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Journal 'Mm . ..vi: .Vv;::VOL. LXII-No. 125TiJ ,V . . NEW " BERN, Hi C. SUNDAY; MORNING AUGUST 9, 1914 FIVE CENTS PER COPY li A 1 i' f ft 41 Chased; the; Teutons Out of Their Stronghold at Muclliausen -Defeated tlie Germans Earlier in the Regulars Landed at Ostend Calais v. v' t . dermans and Up - Austrian Troops Cross The Border into Russia -Several Vil manFronher. PARI, Aug. 8. The French army of invasion is attacking fortifications guarding the German stronghold at Muelhausen, sixty-one miles south of Strass burg.: This movement followed 'the victory earlier in the day oyer tr.e Germans at Altkirch. .4 The fowrifs ;heavily fortified and defended by a large -iforce and the sanguinary conflict is expected. , THE TRENCH INTEND TO SWEEP AWAY THE GERMANS News of the capture of Alsac and the attack on L,uelhausen indicates that it is the intention of the Fxehch to sweep he Germans. fr6m the Swiss frontier to v rStrassburg. Detail, of the strength of 'the 11 attacking"! column i' Are withheld, r Should the attack; succeed j' the French wilt Jiave broken the first'line of the -German's defense- and -beable to put Gerraanv on . the, defensive in this , -quarter. ! BRITISH JFLEET LANDS '- TROOPS AT OSTEND CALAIS '.'CThe British and Greach 'ileet trans ports ;qonvoyed. by two1 battleships and three cruisers landed tejXty-tWo thoii-' ' sand rpciilara at Ostend - Calias . and 1 X Dunkirk; Thcs troops were-Janded under ' 'the difectiort of. the. French', officers; It v 7 admitted that this is onlx.th? advance ,rr ' ' ara ana tne onqn war omcw nas J ' snips prepfcq ttl ruuii a ,huicm. vuyn- "? i sand mefa across the dMntlt ; The an. r '(r? t nouocement that the British troops had . - Janded ' caused 'iwiM emthusiasm here. ' PARtS'AwI,i'li:'lfficialry;;an, i v "utounced thatfe'4ort-i' Liege coaiin . 1 tp - K'Ae holding out.-: ''The Germans who en - . " V '-A5S tered the city tvaiSuited Yesterday be--i fore the arrival of the Belsian: division Z jJHr hltJkAhad om.e-!te'lhe'.r'-cuertfThe 1 . "i1 evaauation was without ,.miitary signi ' "JiiT Vr,r, J r ficance-&9 the (ott command "thfe routes 4 'and raUr . ls.OThfeithdraal.of..the ' v German roops, hoy ever,,' wa an un,- f , ' ' uetiIeaaofaldrfea;,v.i.fv:.sf , ICT-- s" '-The' opmtiOM'of theteeman.er ' , based on the hypothesis of rapid sue " V1" 'K'i" cess. ?Theywere orftanUed with lktle , t ' . regard Jor . provisioning-i The, Belgians " n retarded the advance for. 79 hours with - . the result that their army was incresaed ' ' with troops destined to reinforce'Liege. , t ine connaence oi ine uetgians aas 1 been increased by the German request - for suspension' of "hostilities Kin1 Al bert in an order to the third division v and the fifteenth mixed brigade who assisted in the heroic defense of Liege, ' ' took occaseion to salute them and the ; army in the name' of the nation, add 1 that France and her soilders were com . ing to their help. ' ' 1 ' , 1 ENGLISH TROOPS ARE NOW ' ON . FRENCH SOIL. PARISH Aue: 8.-rIt isv officially an- nounced'i today? th ) -Eilisfc'. i.trbops tinder the direcrion' of French officers are disembarking on' French, spih -' r. . KING ALBERT SENDS t V'5-' ' AN i APPEAL ,TQ . FRANCE. BRUSSELSr Aug; S.-J-King Albert had apaled o France for aid ,in ;rer tulsin the Germans, according 6 the xchange Telegraph Company. ; The . 1 King in, a message to President- Poin care thanled him for his promptness In Tesponu.ng to tne Belgian apneah i. president oincare responded ;. tnat the French troops were proud to second the brave Belgtan -army;" He also in recognition of its gallant defense con ferred the cross of the Jcjion of honor : on the city of Liege. 1 ' ' .;'' ;':.'.",,;. TKS ITALIANS SEIZE' -':.'. . A G2RMAN VESL. LONDON Aur. 8.-rThe German ships seized by the ' Italians -are, the Kot ' " j Albert, which belongs to"the Norui German Lloyd line and salted trr 1 New York-July 4 and.a'-ivecl at C 1 on July 17, and .the I ikke, a I" .American ' liner. ."ii.e; tit he v ( n July 15, arriving in Genoa 1 pn r '1. 1' ; '-.vv fc1" ' ' ; 1; -"! C" r""!AFT? : '. I.-i 'i. i AS-iAULT. r . .-- . : ; ' v r t ? ay French Against Dad Them BotOed Uftircctanc f rncc (lor- I has issued an official statement saying . that 1265,000 Germans participated ! in-the assault on the forts at Liege, but 1 tnat tney completely tailed to make an I impression on the fortifications. Three anay corps engaged in the attack were !'Cut.up,att,d rendered useless, it is de clared. ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT BE- v TWEEN FRENCH AND GERMANS LONDON, Aug. 8. According to late dispatches an important engage ment between French and Germans oc curred. in Belgian Luxemburg. Another report states that an armistice of two hours only was granted the Germans in order that they might collect their wounded. EXTRA EDITION OF THE JOURNAL THIS AFTER- NOON Everyone Interested in the great war now In progress in Europe and newspaper offices all over the country are be ing beseiged by eager news seekers. . - . :r- In New Bern a great inter est Is manifested in the con flict and the columns, of the . Journal . are , being eagerly peri used by Its many readers ' while each night in front of ' the bulletin board is an eager crowd of spectators.-' ' In order that the citizens ; with the trends of events and secure the very latest news, the Journal will this after Jnoon get put an extra edition ? which will contain the very ' latest, war .news.' --. 4 The cost of such an edition is Jarge and for the same rea- son as it is the custom of the larger city dailies., this extra .. edition eill not be delivered to '!; subscribers to the regular edi- ; tion but will be sold at the of-: flee and oa the streets by new- SboyS.:'v';V,;5 :,i ''-Gjli W-- ' Events yesterday and last night lead to the belief that the news received today and ' which will be printed in the t Journal this afternoon at 4 i o'clock will be of especial ln- terest and the edition will " doubtless be in demand, f t? paul Brooks now sojourn- . :ingin craven-county . Paul Brooks, colored who id wanred in Greenville for skipping his bond; was arrested 'id 'New Bern Friday night Tjy Chief Lupton and Officers Whitford and Rowe and placed in the county jail. ; Brooks got into someroulbe, the nature of which sould nnt be learmed. in Pitt cOiinty and w? "fid o?t ;toj court under a rather-, h ubtjd Hvh I his friends raised for- . " Later. 'I coming alarmed over w t might be t rc t of the t ra.. he sWped andc- 1:" t3 C- " he c day. 11 - orlicers here -were ,not. -1 !k-ont for'hiA, and tb iR'ing:'t,fiitn ,;near t 1 pa - k '-., 4 : -S" e Smi:'.'.'t'.Grtenv! 1 " ed of t e afrest, ; 1 , j i...er the.r .ner'-Vesu - , 11- - r - r-ock t.i n::a"GoUa ff l nl spent yesterday in II BE IDE AT THE Solicitor Chas. L. Abernethy Sells The Place. rVILL BE USED AS CLUB SOON Plans for Remodeling and Modern izing Place Being Drawn. BEAUFORT N.C. AUGUST 8 Messrs. J. W. Murray and J. M. Cook of Burlington, and associates have pur chased the Inlet Inn from Chas; L Abernethy. Ye Old Colony Club, has been organized and this Club willt op erate the Inn, which hereafter will be knowiras Te Old Colony Inn. The Club which consists of approximately 100 members prominent men from all sections of the State will have its headquarters in the Inn. Already plans have been worked out for remodeling and modernizing of the building, and when the work has been finished Beaufort will have a fine up-to-date tourist hotel. Every room in the hotel will have bath in connection, and the bather may take his choiccbe- tween salt and fresh water. The dining room is to be enlarged by extending it to the water front. There will be two sun parlors for winter use one on the first floor with southeastern exposure and the other on the second floor with southwestern exposure. The entire building is to be steamheated and 'bells are to be installed in every room. The full front is to be changed, giving it an extreme colonial effect. Massive colo nial pillars will reach' from ground to gable, thirty feet' high. A swimming p ool,- with warnr'and cold water is to be constructed fof the pleasure of .the guests. The Inn grounds are to be beautified with palms and shrubbery indegirious tO' a sSifli-tropical climate. The plans call for tie erection next spring of a dance pavilllbn east of the hotel. -' Next spring, it is also planned to build a baby infirmary on the lot across the street east from the Inn. This building will have sound proof walls and the kit chen will be equipped, for the proper pre paration of baby foods. The infirmary will be. in charge of a person skilled ia the pare of babies. , Club will own its boats, which will be' for1 the exclusive use of its mem bers and guests- of the Inn. . The boats will be in charge of competent boatmen and skilled guides and fishermen are to be provided. V " ., , Messrs. Murray and Cook are nego tiating for the lease of a tract of land on North river and hi the Straits section to be used as a game preserve for the Club members. Another tract of land of aboilt 40 acres near Beaufort will be leased, if possible, for' golf course. If this lease is comsujnated Mr. Murray declared r ; that "the1 finest golf links in the South would be constructed on the landii'j.'ja;i .-. ' '. - A; . ThaN. S. Ry. has promised the new owners of the Inn to give this resotr all the advertising: privileges enjoyed by Pinehurst, Virginia Beach and otherre sort' places on its liae. As an effective pietis of co-operatioay tka railroad com pany hfs promised to operate a through parlor car from Norfolk to Beaufort the year round and give through excusiroa is both winter and summer; rfWeri t . -2 ' - ' " !i ng-' of the building will be u- - . ; V.rXffcxmirtyrdays, io ,t iw ". te f' ?';he by the time touK i -'sfii ii' " uj, X. iudiward fly,? a i ' W. Z: '.ii' Las" been the com lit U of the Inlet Inn fdthe t two or 'three month,: will 'remain p;.riiiny ith the ev owflfers, and FAMOUS INLET INN : ia hoped thdt they can persuade" him 1 3 re lain permanently as manager, jMr. Torch is courteous and. genial and has a . v -y of jpaking hU guest j feel thoroughly . home. .V- ".' : v .-; -' "' . ';, I Army (Serai an MONEY OUTLDOK 15 DESPITE THE MONEY Bankers Incline Toward a More Hopeful View of Situation. MODERATE SALES OF STOCKS. Money Markets Retain Their Nom inal Tones of Past Few Days. N5W YORK, Aug. 8. Develop ments in the financial district today were mostly re-assuring . Bankers in clined to a more cheerful view, des pite the greater scope of the conflict abroad. Cables from London sug gested a hopeful outlook in the finan cial sense with prospects favoring an early reduction in the British bank rate. Wall street's greatest problem the disposition of the large amount of American securities brought over by the Olympic found early solution in the willingness of banks to facilitate deliveries of these stocks, most of ,, , , '., , 1 sold here for future de- which were livery' immediately prodeeding the closing of the exchange. Sales Moderate. There was some inquiry for the bet ter known stocks at prices a point or more over last Thusrday's quotations, but sales were moderate and trading limited to outside brokers. Money markets maintained their nominal tone of recent days. Some banks advanced loans from 6 to per cent., but the former rate pre vailed in most cases. Banks were loath to renew expiring loans on the ground that the absence of trading made it unnecessary and .that it was dteemed best to strengthen reserves ; JNevertneiess, arrangements were under way for the completion" of large loans, possibly up -to W0,000; ftrkt-fin n ahfara nrhica Mftirn ai-a r, ywtivu inuvvio) t uvou csiscais-q ai v; vwil" f used by reason of thenar. FoMKn exchanger Was tiOns at a nuntmuri - sound catedrttoMis?j i Mitkhi(l advicevf?om' ' all ', ine country shows ' inherently,durii conditions. Balances at the tOc&li clearing houses again were paid largely in certificates together with emergen cy1 currency. : Application at the sub-treasuryefo- day absorbed about two-rhird: of tthe $45,000,000" currency Off handgthere. Savings banks mostly were free from anything in the nature of runs. r- Steel and iron quotations were with drawn, by leading manufacturers to day. 1 ! WAR BULLETINS. BRUSSELLS, Aug. 8. The war officers state that Belgium and France plans of campaign are maturing as well as could be expected. V, LONDON, Aug. 8. The Russian Embassy is informed that the Germans have occu pied Warsaw. LONDON, Aug. 8. The Lord's officer in Antwerp let graphed today that 28 German steamers and . two German sailing crafts were in the port of Antwerp and had been sela- ' ed by Belgians, r . , K . BRUSSELLS," Aug; 8. Sol- - dlers returning from the front ' say that the trenches around -.. Liege , are literally filled with t- the bodies of dead Germans. " (From the Laarinburg Exchange.) Quf? neighbor ' over in Robeson eem ta bar fciving a political cam 'ign altogethar in keeping with the -ofr weathetu Ai the energy expended ..'.creing -wouli make prosperity with - Vz r if it were devoted to'sOme usefu ' nCS."" ' ' K 'sr ' ' ' . 'K 1-". T MORE PROMISING WAR Loansrmade will prdbably sfand Un til the staple caajjjhpjps ClKBDOTtS WlllIUUL UciHKCr. l;. TJ TV T'liTViU. JW iiii..n-T ninth anrl tentH mrM Of Iftasion Fortificatiois The Belgians are Still in Possession of the Forts at Liege Englilh Troops are Now on French Soil King Albert Sends an Urgent Ap peal to the French Nation-President Poincare Makes Satisfactory Response to this Request-Large German Vessel Seized by The Italians-Germans and French get To gether at Luxemburg and Many' Were Killed During the Fight. THE FRENCH TROOPS HAVE ENTERED MUELHAUSEN PARIS, Aug. 8. The French troops, according to an official report, have en tered Muelhausen. This is the second city of importance in Alsac that the French have captured, thb ,r.MMu ARAMnnM ATTEMPT TO TAKE LIEGE BRUSSELLS, Aug, 8. Germany, it is believed, has abandoned the at tempt to capture Liege after their en tire army was hurled back today in a terrific assault on the front. A move ment of the German troops across the Meuse was begun tonight. The plan of the Germans is apparently to pass ar ound the forts between Liege and Huy. KING ALBERT IN COMMAND LEADS AGAINST INVADERS 1 BRUSSELLS, Aug. 8 King Albert in personal command of the calvary division this afternoon lead the sortie against the invaders which was success ful that the Germans now find them-selves-'between the forts and the cal vary .This condition gives the Belgians af inestimable advantage. At the same ttne the forts continued their bombard ment, finally compelling the wing of the German lines to eive way and re conntlyTrl tire oa tjie main column near the river. .' Jt- .' .1 i-t . .. or 4.1 x. rjViri-aBd the Beleian staff says that ays efir i- L.ij :j::.i.. .'-.caa noc noiu ouu inuciiuitciy. tits demand for armistice was re- iused' tSday the German General, Von miniQiu-prucrcu luc viilii TOR GAR TO BE T ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE LIGHTFUL TRIPS TO SEASHORE. DE- This afternoon at 2:30 oclock the Norfolk Southern Railway Company's motor car'will leave for Morehead City ' The fare for the round trip will be one dollar and it is expected that an unusually large number of New Bern ians will take advantage of this oppor tunity to make a quick, dustless trip down to the seashore. The car will stop at the depot at Morehead City and boats will be ready to take all who care to go over to the beach. The management of the Char les Hotel have arranged to serve a special seafood, supper to the visitors. The return trip" will start at 9 o'clock. WHAT WOULD IT MEAN. (From the Durham Herald.) If that West Durham man was hit by m train while drank and-asleep on the track that perhaps means, another suit against the company. , 1 SUPERINTENDENT AT KANNAPO- :.:4-;:'''V;LIS.y; (From the Concord Tribune.) -' Mr. A." Luther Brown has been chosen superintendent - of the mills, of the Cannon ' Manufacturing Company at Kannapolis, and has accepted 'the position. . t.iH' Miss Lilliex Tolson, who 'has ibeen spending the Summer at Ocean. View and Norfolk, Va., has returned home. ntH pjojwnar; witnj against. ;tae torts dui iney were again ;ti9w moeUeffTsrita loss estimated at twelve Hi THE SERVIANS HAVE CAPTURED FOCA PARIS, Aug. 8. Nich dispatches say that the Servians today captured Foca in Bosnia. The Austrians are still unable to get across the river Danube. NEPHEW OF THE KAISER HAS BEEN TAKEN PRISONER BRUSSELLS, Aug. 8. It is declared that among the number of prisoners and wounded brought here to day is a nephew of the Kaiser who was in command of a division of the German calvary. GUARDS ARE WATCHING ENGLISH WATER WORKS LONDON, Aug. 8. Guards are closely watching the English water works in consequence of threats which have been made against the country's supply of water. Three trawlers this afternoon brought in eighty-two Ger mans who are being detained. THE AUSTRIAN TROOPS CROSS RUSSIAN BORDER ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 8. It is admitted here tonight that the Aus trian troops have crossed the Russian border near the Romainian border and have fired several Russian villages. THE STEAMER OCEANIC ARRIVES AT SOUTHHAMPTON SOUTHHAMPTON, Aug. 8. The steamship Oceanic arrived here in safe ty this morning. RUSSIAN TROOPS HAVE CROSSED GERMAN FRONTIER STi PETERSBURG, Aug. 8. A half million Russian troops, armed with seven hundred big guns, have crossed into the German frontier -:i viGtiwis or r ere jinx ATE W TEN DAYS A PROUD FATHER AND TWO DAUGHTERS IN AN ARKAN SAS CAVE. BENVILL, Ark., August 8. A marr f"j named Ewing has been found living in- , V a cave five miles east of here with hlsj, ; two little daughters, ten and eight" years old When discovered their clo . -thes were worn to strings, and accord- - ; v.i; on the children, they had subsisted' on the bows of trees for ten days. T:ie oldest of these children said -- "We haven't seen a piece of breadT for more than a month. ; Five years ago Ewing was a well-to , do farmer. First his stock began to) die. By the end of a year he owned , ' only one cow and no other property. t Two years ago his wife, who was therV ruling spirit on the farm, died, and sua ' months later she was followed by their A only son, and the only grown daughter , This left the old man alone with the ;j two small children. :' .-yrM'X But te real climax: came : about" ,.- seven months ago, when his houseandl all it contained were destroyed by fir& , He then sold the cow andydisappearedc-v-Ho effort t nnd hint was made, far "'-: -wen the neighbors had offered to hpWCV- hihv m. ,the trouble he became angry and exclaimed "No; I,cannot accept ; any fts'f No Bwing has " ye ever stooped so low as to beg, an,d may God grant that I am not the first to do so." 4 a. i V .. jJ-. .C.'W-. ''.v,-r:v'.SVf V. . . -;'i ;';
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