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s. i ID J'OUMMAL II .. I I I I - 1 I . . 3. VOL. LXII. No. 11? GERMANY German Ambassador Sends Russian Minister Forma! Proclamation In Behalf of Government Berlin, Aug. 1Germany Has Declared War Against Russsia France's Action in Ordering the Mobilization of Her Toops To-Morrow, Forced the Kaiser to Take this Step-Orders Were at Once Wired to the Commanding Officers of The Army and Navy to A T J T4 1 ASSUulC nla X Ual 11U11 its uuiuuiauuci ill vJiiici oa uwii iiniu viciaiiuus JJC- gin Berlin is Wildly Excited To Night and Jhe Streets are Jammed With Madly Cheering Throngs. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 1. Ger- neutrality will last until the end of the many fromally declared war on Rus- war, but Italy will stand aloof from hos sia shortly after 8 o'clock tonight. The tilities as long as she is convinced that German, amvbassador formally placed her interests are not being infringed. in the hands of the Premier the formal declaration of war. zt recited the fail-i rue of Russia to comply with terms of the Kaiser's ulltimatum and declared that the only thing left was a recourse to arms. THE NEWS OF DECLARATION HEARD BY PARISIANS PARzS. Aug. 1. News of Germany' declaration of war reached Paris by way mained at Tsing Tan, Japan would take of St. Petersburg shortly after 10 no action against them, but should they o'clock tonight. Simultanious with the attack British interests or should Tsing Teceipt of the news, the president and.Tau be attacked, a situation would the cabinet held a condference. zt was arise which would be dealt with by expected that the German ambassador, would demand his passport before morn ing. No attempt was made to minimile the seriousness of the dsituation. France expects war and is ready for it BRITISH KING AND HIS CABINET IN CONFERENCE LONDON. Aug. 1. The king and his cabinet went into a conference to-, interrupted. night immediately following the an- nouncement the Germany had formally H. H. Whitford left yesterday after declared war on Russia, zt was ex-s noon for a short visit to Morehead Ciry. pected that a definite statement of Englands' intentions would be forth- pVP kflPIMfllictC coming tonight. Orders to complets JJt OpCWallaia themobihlation of the entire VBntish army are known to ahve been prepared "but whether they have been secretly issued is not yet known, ztaly regards her obligations under the triple alli ance as covering only a defensive war. She may remain neutral in the coming conflict. THE GERMAN AMBASSADOR HAS DEPARTED FROM RUSSIA WASHzNGTON, Aug. 1. The Ger man ambassador to Russia has kleft St . Petersburg; accorbing to reports reaching. the White house to-day.' Am bassador Herrick at Paris renarted that a plan to have, the United States take over the affaris of the German embassy in fans was under discussion. PORT OF HAMBURG ... HAS BEEN CLOSED HAMBURG, Aug. 1. The port of Hamburg has been closed. No ships are allowed to leave. THE UNITED STATES TO ACT FOR FRANCE. LONDON, Aug. 1. Reports from a numbrer of points agree that Diploma tic relations were served at noon to day; The German Ambassador to .Russia ha Demanded his pssports. ' The German ambassador to France has aked the United States to act for his eountry when he leaves Paris. Tel ephonic communication between Eng land and the continenet h.as ended. GERMAN WARSHIPS HAVE BEEN GIVEN WARNING. BERLzN, Aug. I. All German ship- ping has nebe 9rdered to make for the ' nearest neutral port. 'The government today sent word to German ship owners that their craft must ,seek safety, at once. , ITALIAN GOVERNMENT DOES NOT FEEL VERY PEACEFUL. ''. Xi ''': ROME, Aug. l.--The German am vK ' bassador to Italy today asked bo foe v . V ' ' . ; informed as to Italy's attitude in the "i if " ' t event4 of waif ; between Germany and 1 i - Austria-Hungary on the one side '.And Ijir; Marquis- Di San XJuilano, the ' . Italian foreign minister, said he would .'-'-jtii;"rreserve his reply until he had consulted ''-V -'VTjcii Premier Salandra.'' i&s&.ii fVt''t&i According to the Messagero, during i the interview -which followed between , '"4 the Marquia Di San Guilano and Pre- ' ,0?. ' V mier Salandra the two Italian statesmen W?. ''vi1:':v were in complete agreement as to the V- V' " , ' H" f conduct to- be pursued by staly :M in the present crisis. , The Messagero ' "- 4 'li 1,1 declares as it is not a question of a & defensive war on the part of Germany "i rfe. Austria-Hungary , the Sthei twoi ji, members of the; triple alliance (ifsly) 'l"-.'has decided to confine, herself, t& pointing "v'out to' her allies that her treaty obliga! ' : tiens'with" them do not oblige'her to - ',' take i'p ar" s in the present criss and that f c w 1 reamin neutral. The news V'",'i n!'j that it is not certain that be Prepared to act at Once - si in (Yief rto C JAPANESE AMBASSADOR GIVES OUT INTERVIEW. In regard to the far East, the Japane se Ambassador in London said today that as lone as warships belonging to the na- tions composing the triple alliance re Japan in the spirit of Anglo-Japanese alliance. Telephonic communication between London and Paris was interrupted today the respective governments having tak en over the service in order' to prevent leakage of news. Communication be- tween Paris and Brussells was similarly Wonder At Cure WOMAN'S SIGH,T RESTORED BY LIGHTENING FLASH DISCUSSED. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Aug. 1. Eye Specialtiests last week said that the im possible had happened in Camden, where Mrs. Louella T. Haines, 85 years old, had recovered her sight after lightning had flashed past her face leaving tracery on the lens of her spectacles. They doubted the authen ticity of the case. Mrs. Haines was not fully enough recovered from the shock of her ex perience to be seen yesterday' but members of her family at her home, 318 West street, said that Mrs. Haines, who was somewhat stunned by the flash, now sould see with one eye, the sight of which had been impaired, and did not have to use glasses. The sight of the,' other eye, it was said, has been destroyed. In view of this statement the special ists, while desiring to investigate the case aeciare it to De tne , most re markable cure on record and well .OI .wmhai ms son, co worth the inquiry of men of science. ward Qrant SParrow' w,th the Jadmon: Oha nf .n-;aiu. a.vi wu ! practice economy, study busi- suspend his judgment until a close investigation could be made by men of repute in eye surgery. The doctor who withholds his name, said- "In my work I am accustomed to all manner of surprises-! In the last 10 r years progress of eye surgery has been remarkable and has taught us to regard tWe many heretofore sup posed impossible cures effected as quite plausible. . This particular ' case, how ever, makes' me wary of believing the. reports about it; : If it is true a rigid investigation might yield some knowl- tdgeife- .u ;that would ' revolutionise eye Aiirgei' shUfy?; f Another, specialist said that a cure of blindness by a flash jdt'$ lighhing never c before was. fegisteriid'.bMany eye surgeon. -.He thought possibly thai the lightning . only had an indircV ef fect on the woman and thai her1 sight was improved by the nervious exqitev ibent produced by the stroke. " ; - f. s; Duffy drug co. to be op EN TODAY.- F. S. Duffy's drug store will be open today from 8 20 to 10 30 A. M. and 4 to 6 P. M. - NEW BERN, N. C. SUNDAY MORNING AUGUST 2, HAS The Kaiser is Expected to!tcntl ancI witJvl t(lisi'la of an excite mcnt. The Jujke instructed the jur- n no T n - ! f n i .-a r. T I ...... : .. i, 1 : . .' . r INVESTED IN AUTOS INCREASE OF ALMOST 5,000 MA CHINES IN THE STATE OVER PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS. What do you think gentle reatler of nearly ten million dollars being inves ted in automobiles in North Carolina, j yet such is a fact. Inquiry at the Secre- ; tary of States office shows thaj: up to dat,e license has been issued to 1?,600 machines lor the yea r eroding June'30th, 1915. Averaging these machines at S750.00 each, which is an exceedingly low estimate, would show the value to be $9,450,000. No wonder the cost of living has increased. And this is not the total number of machines in the State, for quite a number have not yet paid the license tax. And they had better get busy for this tax was due July 1st, and the department has inslructedthe sheriffs of the different counties in he State to get behind the owners of unli censed machines and see that they come across with the cash at once, or be fined for their delinquency. Last year the tax was paid on 7,618 in the State, showing an increase of nearly 5,000 machines within the past twelve months. The tags this year are of a green color, while last year they were white. There is one county in the State Mitchell, in which the sheriffre ports there is not a sin gle gas wagon. Gives Advice To Son in Remarkable Will ADMONISHES HIM TO PRACTICE ECONOM Y STUDY BUSINESS REFRAIN FROM OSTENATION NEW YORK, August 1. In a re markable will filed here, Edward Wheel er Sparrow, President of the Lansing i r ... r. . i. ... . I LumDer company, leu me greater pan iiess ami retrain irum osiiiauoii, i no son gets a gradually increasing income from $25,000 a year, between the ages of twenty-one and twenty-four, to $15,000 a year, when he reaches thir ty, At which age he is , to receive the full income from the estate. Hv) father the testator prescribed "I charge upon my son Edward Grant Sparrow, the practice of econo my, and that he refrain from ostenta tion and display, as such practices are not in keeping with '. the pursuit of learning and are, always offensive to good" manners and gentlemanly de meanor. I wish here to impress; upon both my kin and particularly upon my soht ifci. , d8sirabiUtyv of - Acquiring as tohraugh- 'a' knowledge of business as is tally1: advise my son Ho' makc -a ,siudy of forestry to Qualify ; himself with knowledge, and fntelfigence in 'matters which will arise ia'' the administration of my estate, c I hav arranged in my disposition of my estate so- that -my son . will, have A liberal income,. and if called into any public station his needs will be amply provided for by his own furtunet" DECLARED Mrs. Wakefield To Prison For Life CONNECTICUT WOMAN GUILTY OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER. I NEW HAVEN, Conn., Aug. 1. Mrs. j Bessie Wakefield at 0 M) o'clock to- night was found guilty of murder in the second degree for the part she played in the slaying of her husband, William I Wakefield, on June 22, 191.?. i The jury deliberated seven hours. Mrs. Wakefield, dressed in black, I listened to Judge Reed's charge in- ors in the diller'nt degrees of crime and defined reasonable doubt. He referred to the prisoner's state ments to coroner Mix, when she is said to have confessed that she aided James Plew in the murder. These statements he said, had been made after she had been told that she need not speak unless she wished to. The Court told the jurors to give consider ation to the fact that she had no one to advise her at the time. The jurors were instructed to dis regard the previous trial, in which Mrs. Wakefield was convicted of first degree ! murder and seniCed to die. Made Hysterical by Verdict. As soon as the jury retired Mrs. Wakefield drew close to her mother and conversed with her. As hour after hour weal by and no word came from the jury room the woman's spirits seemed to rise. She seemed to believe the longer the deliberation the better chance she had for an acquittal or of a disagreement. But when the jury came in and an nounced its findings, which can have only one result life imprisonment Mrs. Wakefield became hysteria!. Her mother tppt aloud. When Mrs. Wakefield was brought to trial tfi second time, after the Su preme Court had set aside the first degree murder verdict, Mrs. Wiliam J. Ulickensiderfer of Standford, who raised (he money for the appeal, tried to per suade Mrs. Wakefield to plead guilty to murder in the second degree. It was suggested that after a few years efforts would be made to free her. The trial had started and the woman would not make the plea. Under these circumstances it is doubtful if Mrs. Blickensderfer would finance another appeal, even in case of an error should be found fn the proceedings just closed. Shot, Stabbed and Strangled. Wakefield's body was doun in Cheshire woods a few days after the killing. He had been shot in the back of the head and stabbed over the heart and snoe laces had been used to strangle him. A bungling attempt was made to make it appear a suicide. The au thorities found that Wakefield had quarrelled with his wife and Plew. The latter was known to have come between the husband and wife. Plew pleaded guilty of murder in the first degree and was hanged. After Mrs. Wakefield's conviction on her first trial and her sentence to death, a hue and cry was raised by suffragettes and woman's organiza tions in all parts of the country, who held that Mrs. Wakefield should not be put to death. She is the mother of , several children. EXPECT TO WIN PRIZES. New Bern to Make Attempt to Se cure Next Tourna ment. FortV or mo.' memhera of the four local fire companies left this morning at 4 20 o'clock jf or Winston-Salem where they will attend the State Firemens' Tournament; which is to be in session there this week. v Each one of the four companies have sent nose wagons to the twin city and they will participate in the horse hose wagon races to be held on Wednesday. tne local lire laddies nave been orac- ti&rig each day for the past three weeks ana are in excellent condition and they expect to bring, back the greater part of the prise money. . . '. New Bern .wUh also make a bid for the next tournament and there is every reason to believe that she will be suc cessful in landing thiav.'." VjK.y j The Journal has made arrangements t secure bulhetnw from Winston-Salem immediately after each race Wednesday aad these, will be? placed in front of the Journal building 6n Pollock stree t and the public is; extended: and invitation to take advantage ot these. 1914 The Single Men Defeat Ghent Team THE GAME W AS LONG D Raw N AND EXTREMELY DRAGG Y. (My II. S. Wiley.) zn a drawn out, draggy game t lie Single Men took the long end of the count over the Ghent team by the seven to three. The game was interesting in spite of the drawn out features. The Single Men scored in the first which C.lieiil tied in the fourth. zn their half of this inning the Single Men counted for three more, zn a game bid for victory Ghent scored another in the fifth and again in the sixth, this tally failing to count because the runner did not touch first . The Single Men com -pleted their tally oi seven in the seventh ininig. The eighth was scoreless and a punitive rally of the (ilient team in the ninth inning which netted them a lone tally, was ended by the batter popping to second. R 1 1 K Ghent i ) 10 Single Men 7 7 4 Batteries, Mitchell and Barnes, I'rey more and Scales. Struck out Mitchell 9, Freymore 6. Umpires Daniels and Woodell. Woodward, a new man on the Ghent team, showed real class in left field, capturing several flies after hard runs. The awful condition offlthc grounds was again evidenced causing several errors and slowing up the runners on the paths. Girard Mitchell hit for two bases in the sixth, with two down, this hit scored Blades but the runner failed to touch first and the play was made to that sack by the Single Men for the third out so the tally failed to count. Fred Aberly, George Terry and "Lucy' Fred Aberly, George Terry and "Lu cy" Tolson were enthusiastic rooters for the Ghent team. Shad season being over we would suggest that Ghent borrow a few of the nets for use in their field. Mitchell pitched clever ball but was rather wild. Game Wednesday, come and bring your girls. CAS COMPANY REDUCES COST OF APPLIANCES LOCAL FIRM HAS ADOPTED AN ENTIRELY NEW METHOD. it will be of great interest to the pe ople of New Hern, both who are using gas and who are not using gas, in find that the Gas Company is reducing the price of all the appliances it has on hand. Previously, appliacnes were sold at enough profit to make the handling of them a benefit to the Company as appliance dealers. A new policy has now been adopted, and appliances will be sold only at a price enough above cost to pay for han dling them. This liberal policy should appeal to every New Bernian and should mean the sale of a reat amany appli ances. The greatest reduction will be on Gas Ranges, every one of which will be sold for sums Three to Five Dollars less than it was sold for previously. An announcement of details of this re duction appears on another page, and should interest every New Bernian. MOTOR CAR TO MAKE TRIP TO THE SEASHORE. Will Leave New Bern at 2:30 O'clock This Afternoon. The Norfolk Southern's motor car will make another trip to Morehead City this afternoon. Leaving New Bern at 2 30 o.clock, the car w ill make a quick run to the seashore and uDon arrival t therp thnse urhn rai-p I rt An an will hf carried over to the beach . The managers of the Atlantic Hotel have made arrangements for an es pecially prepared sea-food supper and Worth's orchestra will also render a special musical concert. The trip is proving more popular every Sunday and there is every reason to believe that another large crowd will go down this afternoon. a MARINE NEWS. . The steamer Howard is on the New n . if : T- . i .. . i c . r Union street for a general overhauling and painting. The vessel has been on the ways for two weeks and was released last Friday morning and made its reg-i ular trip up Trent river. The steamer S. J. Bennet was used in place of the 1 Howard while she was on the railways.. The steamboat Helen is making trips to Vanceboro in place of the gas boat auni.ta which is on the railways at 'anceboro being rebuilt. i- The masher who undertook to flirt with the chorus girl in Charlotte met his Waterloo' and got his face mashed. A few. spunky girls like that one will do much to break up the habit of flirt ing with girls,' who Are members of theatrical troupes and others, who have to go Upon the streets' without escorts. , FIVE CENTS PER COPY WAR DESERTS - HER TITLED HUSBAND LIBEL PLEA REVEALS THAT Tllfe HON. J. T. MITFORD S GER MAN TIRED OF HIM. i.w.miu.n, .vug. 1. J he separatiofl of the lion. John Freeman Mitford.asol tf. Baron Radesdale. and his wife, fori rfiC-riy Maria Anna on I ncd land erf ulc daughter of Berlin's coal king, who, ere married in Berlin on January 5. belame- known today through an application . made by the husband to the high court for criminal information against Edi- lor l)e Wilt Fenioii, of the piun L'n, for libel. I he ncw.-p.iper according to the Hon. Mr. Mil ford's application, alleged ' that the separation, rumors of which had been circulated sub rosa, had been brought about by the morals of the Hon. Mr. M it ford. The application was refused on techni cal grounds, the lord chief jnslice hold- ing that a criminal information was in ad nissablc in such a case. A letter was read at the argument on the application written by Mrs. M it ford to her husband's mother, paying tribute to Mr. M it lord's devot ion and behavior and referring to him in an affectionate manner. The letter apologized for the pain the bride was causing, but did not explain the reasons fur the separation beyond saying, vaguely, "Our ways near us apart." In an affidavit Mr. Mitford dinied the Piun Un's allegations that declared that he and his wile were the happiest per sons in the world until last May, when his wife became ill and went to a sani tarium. The husband says he visited .,, I her in the sanitarium and at this viiit his wife astounded him by declaring that she intended to leave him. The bridegroom was inu h grieved, he says, and was unaware of the cause. He says he always treated his wife affec tionately and respectfully. He says .: that he hoped the separation was only temporary. The lion. John Freeman Mitford is a cousin of I ad Randolph ( "h ..rchill, who was Miss Jennie Jerome, of New York. Fo.ilcin i on Fried!. inderfuhl was reputed to be the richest single woman iu Germany. Her engagement to Prime Alexander Rmnanovisky of Russia was announced on October 5, at the command of the t zar, who would not consent to the marriage of a Jewess with a prince of the royal ! I i.t I. The Hon. Mr. Mint bird hid bcettr" working as an unpaid clerk in a Han j -burg Bank to gain experience in GcrL man business. His engagement to the heriess was announced on October 21 last. On the evening before the wedding; Herrand Fran von Fricdlandertuhl gave a "polterabend" in honor of the forth coming marriage, which included a din ner and ball and incidental entertain ments anil was most magnificent in ev ery way. The gifts to the bride were costly and represented in the names of their donors practically every well know n name in the financial aristocracy of Europe. Sees Man Lying Down, Kills Him On Impulser SLAYER SAYS HE HAS IRRESIS TIBLE DESIRE TO MURDER THOSE WHO RECLINE. TOMPSTONE, Ariz., August 1. W. W. Kermeen, whose defense was that he had an irresistible impulse to kill any man he saw lying down, was found guil ty of murder of J. E. Harrell, of Bisbee, r1mer bank Tclerk of Los An8Je,e8 a"d Oklahoma. He was sentenced to be hanged. jwo weeks after Harrell's body waa ( A k:iu n-i Af fund on a hllltoP near .Bl!b1eer,last T4n , Kermeen was arrested in El Paso, TdKir He told the police he was out hunting; with Harrell and shot him in the back as Harrell lay on the gortnd to fire at game. s.-:f vi, -s. ., , At; first he said he committed the murder' because he needed. ,;the bank clerk'g ,rhduey, but later -ha repudiated ; this part of the confession.- ', - ' - ' , Kermeen is wanted at Reddm?, Cal.. to answer the charge of killing l wo man. V ' - '"
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