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VOLIIWE XXXIV.
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(ilfKl’WILI.K, I'ltinAV AKTKI{N(IO\ jri,V III,
M MHKIf >.
The Austro-Hungarian
Government Declared War
Against Servia Yesterday
England Will Be Forced to Support
Russia and France in Any Steps
They May Take
iiisijiiiri units
lillle Jesse Voye Catches a
Ihree Foot Shari! al
Mine Heorielle Gailiayx Is 5,000 More Machines In
Jlcnuiiteil Dn the Charge
Aiistriuiis Look Forward lo a Uwr
>Vitli Sorvia Witli a I'eoliiiB of JU*-
Some Flplifintr (h-ciirs
Along: tlie Kordor.
LONDON, July 2S—The Austro-Hun
garian government doclareil wai
against Servia today by a manifestc
which is one of the ti'efest of his
lory’s iiiouientous i') .uujents.
OermaiJV j-aveil tho way for tUii-
(letlaration by announcing her rejec
tion of the British proposal to bring
four powers together in conferenct
'for mediation. Germany explained
her ally could not be expected to sub
mit her acts to an Kuopean council a?'
thouKh she were one of the Balkar
States.
This announcement preceded the de
claralion of war by only two hourt
and showed the harmonious workint’
of the partnership between the twf
nations which firmly together through
(ho Hosinian crisis of 1909.
JiuNsin Holds Coiilrol.
The center of interest has shiftec
sharply to St. Petersburg, which hold.^
the decision whether an European
war, which probably would shift th«.
balance of power if not rearrangei
the entire map of Kurope, is to break
out. Negotiations are afoot thert
between the Russian foreign niinistei
and the Austrian ambassador, whicl:
are designed to “localize” the conflict
The next news expected is the oc
cupatlon of Belgrade and that now
may be an accomplished fact. Re
ports of encounters along the frontle’
have been permitted to pass the Cen-
sor, but military experts here believe
mobilization already has been effect
ed and that a campaign is under way
Englaii^ Stands Vy illies.
There is no enthusiasm in Knglani
for war yet there is ageneral bellel
that her obligations to her partnerf
in the triple entente, and her interests
as a great Kuropean power will force
her to support Russia and France ir
any steps they may take.
The Immediate effect of the wai
cloud is likely to be a compromisi
of Home Rule, since all parties fee:
that domestic discussions must bt
settled at all cost, in the face of out
side peril.
The fierce demands of the conserva
tive papers for a general election have
been hushed. The foreign office ha
become the most important branch o!
the government, and no one wants tc
risk the possibility of losing Sir Kd-
ward Grey with his exceptional in
fluence in the councils of Europe.
Flngrer on the Tritrper.
The British warships everywher*
are taking on supplies. Soon after H
became known that Austria and Ser
via were at war, all the officers and
sailors ashore at Portland and Wey
mouth were summoned to their ships
AI'SriMAXS A HE iOVFl'L.
VIKNNA, July 2S—The people fi
the duel monarchy look forward t( n
war with Servia. which today forniHll>
was declared with a feeling of re
lief.
High olhcials are optimistic tha
(he war will be conlined to these twc
countries. Certain knowledge thai
Russia will intervene, however, would
no^t cause Austria to, alter her coursc
in the slightest.
News of the formal declaration o
war ran through the city before extra
editions of the papers could reach thi
venders and was everywhere greetoc j
with a spirit which might be describ
ed as close to religious exaltation.
•\o rjiance <« Stop 5o«-
Vienna is absolutely wiihout newf
of troop movements which the papers
are forbidden to print. A sharp con-
soryhip has been established over aV
means of cqmnmnication. The even
ing papers published the following
inspired statement:
“In well informed circles the view
is held that so far as Sir. Edwari
Crc'y's proposal to legalize conflict be
tween Austtjia-Hungary and Servia
the former can declare herself entire
ly agreed with Sir Edward Grej’s re
marks, but regarding what he has sail
concerning the suppression of militar>
operations, affairs have proceede(
much too far to allow anything to bi
done in this direction.”
Advices from Belgrade say the Ser
viah capital is now located at Nish
whore the Skupshtina (National As
scniblyi met today. All Servians be
tween is and tiO years, able to beat
arms, have been called out and mob
ilization is proceeding rapidly.
Sliarp FiglitJiif; Occurs-
The Militaerishe Rundschau ru
ports sharp fighting along the rivei
Drina, where Servian volunteers whc
attempted to cross were opposed b>
Austrian frontier troops. It also re
lorts that Servians tired on tieir owr
river transports by mistake, killinp
and wounding several Servian soldiers
The ministry of foreign afT&irs ha>
addressed a verbal note to the foreigi;
representatives infrt'ming them of tht
dclaration of war, and dclaring that
Austria will, on the assumption o
similar observances by Servia, adhere
to the provisions of The Hague coii
ference of October 15, 190S, and the
oeclaralion of war, and deci tring lhi
190H.
Provisions Ont of Sight.
An abnormal rise in the price <■>.
provisions today caused great indig
nation on the part of the public -whc
Hocked to the markets to lay in stores
Vegetables in many cases trebled ii
pr.c « Feeling ran so hig'i that it
many instances stall keepers in the
markets were mobbed and the'police
were called out to restore order.
OfTicial arrangements have beei
made to take care of families of re
servists called to the colors. It is re
ported that Emperor Francis Josepl
has ordered the court removed froir
Ischl to the capital.
. >Var for All Euroite.
The semi-official Fremdenblatt
says:
“War has been declared. To thi.
people of Austria-Hungary there has
been for days no doubt that It was in
evitable, and popular sentiment has
given emphatic repression to its rati
fication of the decision of ttie govern
ment.
“War is also a fact for Europe.”
■Messrs. Ii. .1. U'hicnard and J. G.
.Move and the hitter's two boys re
turned this morning from Beaufort
where they spent two days fishing.
They report a good time and fair luck,
ti’eir catch in the two days running
up to fully 150 pounds. The greater
pan of the catch was flounders, witti
some trout, blues and smaller fish
mixed in.
Master .lesse Move-, only 7 years-
old, had the honor of catching the
largest fish in the bunch. The little
follow hooked a big one that soon had
him calling for help. The captain of
the boat went to his aid and they
landed a shark 3-feet long, almost as
li.ng as the boy himself. Jesse never
stopped there, but caught as many
fish as anyone in the boat. The cap
tain declared he was the most skill
ful descipie of Isaac Walton, of any
little fellow he had ever seen. >Je
was a proud boy.
The party stopped at Inlet Inn
while in Beaufort and foiind it most
delightful.. Mr. W. K. I'orch, formerly
6f Hotel Proctor in Greenvifle an 1
well known here, is now manager of
Inlet Inn and is making it very popu
lar. He sets a most tempting ta.blo
with an abundance of sea food at
every meal. Solicitor h. Aljernethv,
owner of the Inn, spends his vaca-
t^'ii between courts there, and he also
sees that the pleasure and comfort of
guests is well looked after. It is
really a delightful place to go to.
On the way home they stopped over
night in Kinston at Hotel 'I'ull. Any
one who has ever stopped with Jun-.'
Steverson knows what it means and
is always glad to repeat it. There is
no better or more genial hotel keepc
than he, and his house is always
full.
THOrSAND JKUiLAR F1>K
ITT OS BLIXn TKiEU
John U. ( hurles Draw* Largest Sooej
I'enalty Ever Inilicted In J'nin
City Municipal Court.
Winston-Salem, July 28.—Mayor O
1>. Eaton, sitting on municipal court
bench yesterday morning, in the ab
sence of Judge Hastings, imposed the
largest fine in the history of the court
when he fined John D. Charles the
sum of 11,000 and placed him under a
512,000 bond for his gqod behavior dur
ing the next two years.
Charles was jointly indicted -witl
Frank Snipes, Sr., on a charge of hav
ing more liquor in their possessiot
than the la-ws allows. Officers R. B
Ijarly and E. C. Yodng having foum’
them in possession of a four and one-
half gallon keg of liquor about 3:0';
o'clock Saturday morning.
Charles is the same man who was
arrested by Sheriff D. B. Stafford, oi
Guilford County, Saturday night, af
ter a most exciting chase. Charles
was driving an automobile which was
found to contain 12 five-gallon kegs
of whiskey when he was overtaken
In that instance he was placed under
a bond of $1,000 for his appearance
before Spire Mitchell on Monday
August 3.
A reception in honor of the visitors
has been arranged for this evening.
Tomorrow the two associations will
Librarians of Tno States
MARINETTE, Wis , July 20-The ^dam Strohm, city hbra-
. . ... J ,, I'lan of lletroit.
twin cities of Marinette and Menomi
nee are intertalning for Ihree days
joint annual convention of the Michl- Mr. and Mrs. Paul ?>’-'tiick return-
gan and Wisconsin librarians' asso- ed Vis morning fu.iii >’ew Hav“ i
ciation. Members of the two associa Co«n., where the> have been a week
tion arrived In large number today to visit friends and relative:).
PARIS. July 2S—.Mine lleiirietl'
Caillaux, wife of e-x-F’reinier .)osel)^
Caillaux, was acquitted tonight afte:
a trial lasting nine days on the cliarg'-
of murdering on March Itj last, Gasto.'i
Calniette, the editor of the Figaro.
Toda>s session of the trial of Mnio
Henriette t'aillaux came to an abrupt
Use In Slate Toilay than
Iwelve Months Ago
U.\Ll-;iGH, July -What do \oi
ihiuK of nearly ten million dollars be
ing iiivesteil in automobiles in Noril
Carolina, yet such is a fai t. lu(jui''>
at the Secretary of Stan 's ollice yes
terday shows that up to liate licensc^.-
has been issued to 12.00U machiii''.'
Oi if Piirs
Many Va!ua!)le Lives Lost ^r.riyally
Throupl] Lack cf Hospital Eeivice
nCiHiUUt; \ cnixaujk. Liixue lU uu auiui/il.. , r.n/lincr Imw. Itn".
end When the prisoner collapsed dur-| ^hese machines at ’.^TGO.y. l|y|l|[f f|(| || ^ njRIf R
ing a cutting arraignment by Maitre , exceeding low esti- ”111110 00. U, W. UHUmi
Chenu, counsel for the Calmettc heirs [
and had to be carried from the court
room.
Madaiin' Caillaux had been growing
I 4r,ii.(iM0. No wonder the cost of liviiif.' SMio 11a- I’racliciMi in Our mitNt >e»e-
visibly weaker during the address ^
the jury of Maitre Seligman. anothei,
lias increased. And this is not th<
total number of maciiines in the State
paid
I get busy for this tax was due July 1.
of the Calniette attorneys, who began
summing up as soon as the court coa-1 j,.j,^„ment has instructed
voned. A hot water bottle was placed
beneath her feet and a cushion at he:
ral Year- And Hau- Seen the
(ireal Veeil of a ( ountj llos-
jdtal For I’itt.
Washington, .X. C.
July 'jr.th i;n4.
back.
Falls in lienp on Fluor
As tlie hearing progressed i^he ba
came listless and apparently was un
consious of what was occurring it
the sheriffs of the dil'fe.Tent counties j ■|-]n, ilonoi’uble Hoard of
in the state to get behind the owner.-; j (-unnnissioiuTs of I'ilt Couiit> .
oi unlicensed machines and see thiit i (Ireeiivilli'. .North t'iirolina,
they come across with the cash at
oi.i e, or be lined for their deliiuiui’iu-y. j
i-ast Year the tax was paid on ,
ot building a ni'w County llonii- is now
j (lentleiU'-n: —
I see by the jiapers that the mat I el
i;is in tiie state, siiowing an increase
.ourt. Soon after Maitre Chenu begaujof nearly o,0(m) machines within tli^ | bdore you for consideratinn, and hav
a scve^re' analvsis of her ae-tions on the j past twe'lve months. I he tags this ■ read with a great deal ol intere’St tli-.
day of the tragedy she collapsed and^ year are of a green ccilor while la-st
fell in a heap on the Hour of the pris-|y ar tliey were white. Therr is one
<)iicr*ri t'liclosiirt*. ji'ouiity in tin* stiitt*, AliH lit‘11 in wliicli
.Maitre Seligman in his aildres.s said: ^ tl'-'' slieritt rciiorts tluTi' is not a sdiigh-
"Vc)u have heard witness al'tir wit-|g<'s wagon.
iii'ss speak in i)raise of tlie late M |
Calniette. There has been only oi\'
discordant note and that came frou y ^
.M. CaillJiux. WluiT connection witl'jl WIis V XLLJl/ I
the i-ase has the fortune of the mu” 0 0
ili vi'i! man? How many millions must | WI.\’THRVIl>l.i-;, N. C, Inly :J.''-I!e\
a man have in order to permit hif'Cio, Frank Hill of Kinston will iinli
being assassinated witli complete ini
j)unit y
■ I will speak of nothing except tin
assassination of IM Calniette,” Maitre
(lieiiu was saying when the prisonei
swooned. “I will ask the aecusee’
whether when she spoke of her lovf
for hi‘r daughter she thought of the
two children of M. Calniette, whose
pictures never left him? 1 shall no'
attempt to go into the biography .oi
Mme Caillaux. She is a cool. sensibK
woman without emotion or pity. Sh<
has tears only for herself.”
RAIN IK
l\ t OnON BKLl
Hot and Bry Weather 0>er the Sonti'
>1iiking Inroads on 'I'he Crops.
WASHINGTON, 1 >. C.. July L‘S—Rair
is badly needed by growing cotton >u
niaiiv localities, especiitlly in th«
Southwest, according to the wc'athei
bureau's weekly review, issued today
Local showers have maintained the
generally gooil condition of the crof
in some sections, but in many partf
of the Central and Eastern belt, hot
dry weather had retarded the plant
ami in Teixas and Oklahoma consid
erable deterioriation resluted in tin
drought. Conditions in Virginii*
.North Carolina, and South Caroliiu'
are summarized as follows:
\irginia: Hot, dry weather w-n;
unfavorable for the progress of vege
tation. Corn, tobacco, and garden
stuff are at a standstill. Good soak
ing rains are needed.
North Carolina: 'I'iie rain fal
was generallv light and scatten e
Temperatures were high. Cottot
made satisfactory progress, and the
early pianted is fruiting well. Corn
and truck nee>d rain.
SouMi Carolina: Excessive her.
with nearly unbroken sunshine niaVk-
services at St. Luke's l-;pisi-opa
ehurch Sunday, August 2nd at -1 p. ni
A cordial invitation is extended ti
all.
Goods are arriving tlaily at li
i'orn-st & Co, and they a; • til! sell
ing their summer goods c-lieap
We have just a few more pairs o
ladies and gentlemen's slippers am
will sell them at eost while they last
-Now is a good time to get a good paii
clieap at Harrington, Barber & Co.
When Diaz left Mexico that brougfii
lieace in that country and when yon
buy a barrel of Ijady Ijee flour fro'r
A. W. Ange A; Co., that will brine
•peace in your home
in spite of the stormy weather Sun
day night a large crowd enjoyed tin
Children’s Day exercises at tlie Meth
odist church.
Only a few' short lengths in sum
trer dress goods left and we are sell
ing them at a great sacritic' to make'
room for more goods. See them a
Harrington, Barber Co.
If you need a good pair of overalls
lantern, thermometer, lime i.r tobaj
CO twine,'see A. W. Ange Co.
Mr Hugh Stokes spent Sunday wiil
liis people in Ayden
Mr. J. E. Green, our popular K. K
agent is spending his vacation for .
few days around Virginia Beach atu’
a week or ten days around Ashevilh
in the western part of the State
Some of eiur young people are at
tending religious Services at Bear
Creek church near Washington thi-
week.
We are glad lo note that the Post
Office is being remodele-d. When com
pleted our popular Postmasfer, J. i,
Rollins, will be nicely etiuipped tf
give I'ncle Sam's patrons the very
best service.
Miss t'lyde Chapman is spendiO£
this week in the country visiting her
sister Mrs. Hugh McGowan.
You are invited to attend the "Ice
article by Dr. Lau.gliinghouse in th
I’.reeiuille Keflet'lor of July 1-ltl:.
urgiiig the constI'uction ol a <'outit>
Hospital in.-iead ot'. or perhaps ir
addition to. a New ('(Hinty Home
.-Milumgli not a residi-nt of I’itt Countv
t) I hav(.’ worked in your midst for seve
ral years atui have fre(iueiitly had tlii
opponunity of seeing tiii- great neei
1)1 A Hospital in your Couut\. I an
tlierefore taking tho liberty of writ
ing you on the subjeet
In niy opinion the argunienis of IM-
i,augliinglioii>e are nnan.-.werable. Ir
tile lirst pla«i', the plan suggested bv
him Would givi- ilie county an Insti
tution fully e(juiiiped to answer botl
purposes and practically self-supiiort
ing, at ;i cost no greater than that pr '•
poses lor the home alone. In th<
next pla<-e, tlu-re < an be no iiuestio-
but that a County Hospital is urgent
ly nee'ded. Many valuable lives arv
lost annually in Pitt County throuirl’
lac k ot prompt hospital servit e, wbii 1-
iniglit'otlierwise be saved; the losi
of valuable <ime and the ditlicultir.'
of transpeirlation lo ;i /listant hospi
tal frefiuently combineil to make sti '
cessful treatment of a case impossible
I'he saving of eveii a single life woulc
be worth far more than tin i-ost of a
County Hospital
Last, but liot leasi, I’itt County, with
its large population, its great w('alth
I and its splendid and progressive citi
I zeiisliip, i.- one of the leading coiui-
ties in this .State, and has long beei
si'tting the pace for other countief
in its ado|ition of modern iili'as. Sure
ly. it will not fail lo take its accustom-
t :< place in tile inarc h (U civilization
but will lie ulad and proud of its op
ponunity tor t.iking this iniporta-st
stei) forward in the interest of hu
nianit V,
i;. .^pectfully yours.
H. W. C.4K I
ed the week. While crops generally Cream Supper,” to be given b.7 th<
are in good condition, plentiful rains Ladies Aid Society of the Mtdhodisl
are needed everywhere. The arm) ,.i„ircb, on the lawn of the hotel
worm is damagiitg forage in Charle's Thursday night July 30th 1!'I4.
ton county. j Bring your friends.
.>lontanu freight Kates I’edaccd.
HELENA, Mont., July 20- N. a
lance tariff rates averaging -n pec
cent lower than tho ratis*i I creto-
loro existing -were put into effect lu
Hontana today, in complience with ai<
order recently promulgateil by tht-
State Railroad Conimisaioii. The nc^\
schedule is based on the rates in tli-:
State of Washington and is erfectivi
from all but distributing piiint.-: wiiiih
enjoy jobbing rates.
Mrs. Ceo i; Spruill, of Sil
X is \lsiiing her panva
5 : s .1. L. .Moore.