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r r 7V ' VOL. LXII. tfo. 129 : 1 Y EB?RP!lfrpvHURSDAY AUGUST 13, 1314 FIVE CENTS PER PY TTV 0 i 0 tl Y' eated German Hwsliip Near U. S. Coast Del K , 'vt ''.' gft ' - ierl . 4 ' -s Terrific Encounter : vIIcmshirc-Brilisli Boat Tells ol Victory by Wireless. Summer Residents on Isle of Shoals See the Con flict State of War Exists Between Austria and En gland -Gerinp 5k tezicc Krealis Diplomatic Mate TIRST ART WAR BOSTON, MASS., Aug. 12. A wire less dispatch picked up at the radio stations along the -New England coast late this afternoon stated that the British' cruiser Suffolk had defeated a . German "warship in a terrific encounter ' jetf'miks off Portsmouth, New Ham- i-pohire harbor today. - The Suffolk, which wirlessed the flash through the i other,, claimed . to have won the vic- -ory over the German ship. ' The lar ' ter craft was said, to Jbe ip a sinking 'conditions Summer residents at thj Isle of Shoab, of die" Ne. Hampshire coast,, over the long distance? telephone declared thit they; had 'plainly heard .4tnd seen, the two battleship In Action -and had seen the smoke from, their guns nd heard their roar. o ; . -AUSTRIA' AND ENdLAND ;!' NOWs IN ' STATE ! 0 WAR. LONDON, Aug. 12.r-The. Foreign Office "announced tonight that a state of war "existed between Austria and Eng-' lofld fs from midnight and offipia) an ; wnfe- mentfthaTe, ileea imadc: for the Aur An-Hungarian; ambassador ana ' iMirkT'AiMinii .nmniYAW t: SELS,Afig'..'Yr The. WaV jounced, tonfght? that "r the ek oil the French's "Betgan '. ' i GajhansV- are 8 i feata lJtong'tn pttoh? 'pf x&6point I BtlUcon'timies;he v cComt'hied "btf-f fghtir- hai.leeo: So .'e r ht; at . ARE lit j. "tta ' forts Wi t-. u V t . n t: e . .1 . ";... vl have Uui.fet up,t" . i id - Krupp; L0e feuns' U batter the f or ; . ? ' .The- latter -are re .- fire Ja-hunpering; th movement of the . German troops across the Meuse by way of pontooo , bridge. In places 4 these have been destroyed by thenre t-rm the forts. .THE GERMANFORCES, - J , SWINGING1 SOUTHWARD BRUSSELS, Aug lThe German '-forces, are 'swinging southward from . Liege and are using hordes, of peasants to open the way" for them. It is stated .that the French are missing in' great ; strength before, this advance. It js believed that today 'sattack on tie Bel- gian centre while heavy, -was, mostly designed as a mask for the. advance of the .Germans Into French' territory. One reason for .his, belief isi!Jiat the Germans are operating neaf Giver on thv - f 'Lva .froctr, ment of Ardcnellcs. .k TWO Crr.: IAN REGIMENTS ' t- - V.T.r.Z ANNIHILATED.- -" LONDv:T. Aug. 12. An Arome - ipatch says that a message from Basle, .1 erland, states that two-German 'i, ... ..try regiments were totally wiped '' today during a - battle with the ""Fruuch at . Muelhausen, they were Eighth Baden Infantry 'and Fourth "Tr xe Willianm - Infantry. The com . f nder of the twenty-fourth division as 1'V.e.d says the same dispatch. . r" c : :.nt taking place r t: .;:cnt -' eelgiu:.:. A s. lZ-It 'is"..."; ' . t . . k,.c a 'general engigej..,i is j ' ,2 at Tn.,i4.i.ut'',"lE.!'ui'. ; Ten Mi es Off Forces Have Renewed Attack. The Germans assaulted the Belgian's position there at dawn today and the attack continues. This is believed to b e the opening of the attack on Brussels, the Belgian capital, which is only twenty five miles west. The war office announces that this engagement was quite "ser ious", and that the Belgians are en- ergetkally resisting the attack which is in iorce with infantry supported by artillery. The allied army is rushing forward reinforcements for the Belgians at Tiermont. The German army of Messeleis striking at Caapin, the French fortification north of Verdun. The Ger man attack at Longwy has been check ed' also at several other points on the frontier. - - - ' PRINCE GEORGE OF '-' " SERVIA was wounded. A" dispatch from Nish states Jthat Prince George of Sexyia- was wounded white v watching the, bombardment of Belgrade by the Austrian today. A fragment of an exploding shell struck him on the head, rendering, him uncon- fscious. ?The wound is noC-cdnsidered serious. , . . -, , t , ' FRANCE AND AUSTRIA k---:- HKEAK . 1 HE1K KELA I IIJNX. PJsLONDON, Aug. , 12.-TJie Foreign Office states iat diplomatic relations "between France and AuajyiV haye been broken on. The v renoh govenMnent has neqwested Great Britian ;$oommuni caie c to the ; Austrian ambassador -. in tendon following the declaratipi Jthat Sarihg declared war on Servia ahd thus Ltafcing' the initiative in v the hostilhties I?; Europe, Austria ; the Hungarian foyernment in a state of war, and has -tervened ia. this conflict by; declar g war on Russia, who is also today '""htjng' the side oi France, In face of ..est iFraWc!a1ftelf bltgedi u declare the Austrlalf ' govefnraent" that itiwill'taWall measures permitted to reply to these acts of 'mentneer - f r SEGOND PART" OF WAR -. ''-:'V RUMORS AS TO LOSS QF r . t 'y--r, LIEGE FORTS, ARE FALSE. tONDON,Aug 12. The military positioan at Liege, Belgium, along the Franco-German."- frontier,' where the opposing outposts are in touch and in Alsace, where severe engagements be tween a -French invading force and the German defenders recently were fought, are thus explained in a dispatch from the French foreign" minister received here this morning "" "Rumors . regarding the loss of the forts of Liege by the Belgian troops are entirely false.' Only small greus of German soldiers entered the towa itself under eoveq ;of the darkness. All the encircling forts, twelve in number." are intact. v V - . , . A "Small unimportant engagements have occured along the whole line where the French and German armies are facing each other, from Belfort opposite the southernmost part of Alsace to Liege in Belgium. -" In these "encounters the French cavalry has maintained its superiority over the German mounted troops while our artillery has been splen didly served. ' ' 1 i "Our troop have kept the crests ad passes of the Vo. ,es mountafna and they dominate,the heights of Alsace. ''', A Kne between Thartn (22 mil'" south'" : of Kc'mar, Alsace) and Altir , occupied by the Frer (the f ar'f-y i invasion of. .mi... . Tl.s (CO Portsmouth, New a slightly to the rear of Muehlhausen. "The French government indignantly denies that there was any violation of German,,territory by the French army before the declaration of war." THE GERMANS PLAN TO ATTACK THE FORTS lujnuun, Aug. 12. The corres pondent of the Exchange Telegraph Company at Rome says that a dispatch from Berlin gives an official statement by General Von Stein regarding the siege of Liege. The German commander denies the loss of 20,000 men, but does not give -figures of the big losses. He says only a small number of Germans were ' engaged in order to mask the movements of the bulk of the army. The enemy's advance attacking forces, he says, was completely annihilated and while admitting that the forts re main intact, explains this by saying "The emperor did not wish to sac rifice life unnecessarily, but so soon as the heavy artillery arrives the forts will be taken without the loss of a man.' Gen. Von- Stein admits that the capftire of ths forts is ajdlfficfult pro blem because of the wjawwhle'lgiftun about them and; further .-:b&.u&t!e population of. th;nfudin;t!(e womenJ shot at the German troops from behind, 'firing induKrittMitftely :aitibng the surgeons and wouttdedj. The Ger man commanders concludes with jifie remark that it must ttot be forgotten tha-the Belgian forcejs numerlalb supeijor to ours. , ZgFf. MANY RUSSIANS SUFFER UNTOLD HARDSHIP? fST PETERSBURG, via . Aug. 12. It is' announced from erament S3urces that 36 'prominent Russians who spent the beehft resorts-in the south of Germany, inclading the countess Vorontiow-Dach- b6w, wife of the viceroy of the coucuset, he tw daughters M, Schebeko, a member of ; the -council of the- empire and other titled personages sunered great hardships at the4 hands ot Ger-I man officials. . , " s . - ? According to . this - report some of these were temporarily imprisoned dur ing their journey -to the frontier, 'which owing to frequent hindrances occupied seven, days. It is asserted that the aristocratic- ladies were roughly hand led by police and members of the mil itary.1 L -.t i : RUSSIAN COMMANDER f . ; TELLS FINNS TO LEAVE. f LONDON, Aug.-12. The Russian commander of the fortress of Sveaborg, Finland, has ordered all -"-the inhabi tants of that place and Helsingfors to leaver as a battle or a bombardment is believed to be imminent, according to the Copenhagen correspondent of the Daily Mail, who also says-' ' , -i , "It' is ascertained that the German torpedo boat destroyer which was re ported to have been -'sunk by the ex plosion of one of her boilers off South Cedser-oa August 5; ; really was de stroyed by a mine aid by a German warkMrf.-V' ; ! -: "The, Danish and Sweedish steamers t reported," ceased running as a re si of Information thaR the Germans t , laid contact ' mines'. in the North ": " ' .; A; . Skinner'1 is spending"' several in ; the " mountain! of -Western 3v Carolina, T THE T ANIMAL SAID TO CACKLE LIKE A HEN IS VERY FOND OF MUSIC. ROXBURY, VA., Aug. 12. After a pleasant visit on the Eastern Shore am happy to be home again with rny kind people and to enjoy the fine melons, peaches, fried chicken and other goood things that this country produces. Yes, my subscribers and thousands of readers of the Journal, you shall hear from me weekly as you request, but I fear this cruel war news will crowd me out. Well, I found in the neighborhood waiting for me two sweet young ladies from Varina, Henrico county. They brought with them a curosity a billy goat with a covering of feathers instead of hair. It is as proud of its dress as a young girl with her new spring hat. The goat cackles like a hen, or tries to. (The goat tangoes beautifully by the music played by its mistress. - BELGIAN BRAVERY AT LIEGE COMMENDED BY KING OF ENGLAND BRUSSELS, Aug. 12. King Albert of Belgium to-day re ceived the following message from King George of England. - ;F' heartily congratulate you pon the splendid way in which your army is defending its country, and especially for the gallantry displayed ag- V'alnst the repeated attacks tswpon Liege. You must, In ff?rb Proud of yur bravefiizations. fytfsfiiiiL deeply touched .byM 9M:tin congx'tvii(t)9na) Mttifitem wtt;.lr hert"4C fiMd...Mprea8 tuhIiinjf1 'gratitude of tbBelgiftiarmy .and nation, .y ':ii$&th fettheQOfOOa The manager s - lthiiiiud ifciC. Arthur Pearson. , iad nation. AYS ANiUFFRAG MteWDke y th;lNPS:yFONWQMEN. mM& WwilloBi th Be Goodilt May 'Be Ba mmmsum sa,rapa-. PltMufeGH, AuaMin' adirV ....... bvtnVM'jltmev. i&SBba&oSim pffneipal featurt of t6dav in . Ditcussisffiwa&ii' suffrage he said' .It'inay be iooiiit may be bad. It all 1 depends upon the women them selves." . - After expressing disapproval of the "colored" news reports which it is as serted v"are being sent by the Anglo American press," delegates of the 1,500 Catholic . societies affiliated with the organization ' voted to raise a fund for widows and orphans of the European war now raging. . PRAYER SERVICE Will Be Held , Thia Evening Centenary '' Church At This evening at 8 o'clock in Cente nary Methodist church the regular mid week prayer service will be con ducted by the junior pastor. . . - .These services . have increased in interest1 and attendance for. the last few weeks. They are intensely ? spirit ual and helpfuL Amid the toil and wor ry of the week every one needs to wor ship God and receive spiritual food' The members of the church are especial ly urged to be present. The public is cor dially invited. ; Let; the men people take on e hour from their work for then worship of God.Tji ; - , j-v-vv-l-"'. ,.:;S'..:,.'::i -v ri'. 1 Mr! and Mrs.. G..W. Skinner have' as their guest Kir, L.- W.- Howell, of Suf- folkVa, T BY FRENCH AIRMAN SCOUT FIRED ON AND CHASED BY GER MAN AEROPLANES. PARIS, August 12. A thrilling epi sode ol the aerial warfare going on be tween Germany and France was re lated in an official report received from Belfort at the war ministry today. the hero was a young French officer who had begged to be among the first sent out to scout over the German irontier. ms wish was granted and he was sent in the direction of Metz to ascertain the positions of the German army. Alter securing his information he was on his way back when he was sight ed by three German aerial scouts. They gave chase and fired upon him. The French scout responded in kind, but the number against him was too great and when he was wounded he had to dash for Belfort at full speed. He ar rived there with his aeroplane riddled by German bullets. Though seriously wounded he is ex pected to recover. Thousands Join British Army QUEEN MOTHER ALEXANDRA ADDS RECEIPTS TO PRINCE OF WALES'S $2,500,000. LONDON, August 12. Recruiting for the army is proceeding at the rate of several thousand men a day. The business men are organizing their em ployees into a fifth line of defense. A majority of the ablebodied men of the country are thrilling in their home or ip'Oueen; Mother Alexandra, who start I ihl ih MMi amv - A ' f r r i yrao auu aauuia reuei lunu, .tas consented to unite her receipts with th Prince of Wales's fund. Queen Alexandra and former Queen Marie Amelia of Portugal to-day visited 4hro Priace of Wales' and, ;whey$ettwere informed that it fi&Llm. 'Swfr Wfcountry residence, ' ,9&m$'i&i$tihta&t for convates- l-mans have been forbidden to en- iabaifking husiness, ; excej iifth -pTeuisrof .th. Home Secretaty? he-order includes bank directors. In the directorates of English banks are many prominent Germans. The White Star line steamer Olym pic's sailings for August and September have been cancelled. The directors of the Cotton Associa tion at Liverpool decided to-day that, as the financial position has improved cotton may be sold with the usual ten days allowed for payment, but if any buyer in overdue with an earlier pay ment, he must provide a bank guarantee for new business. FIFTEEN HUNDRED SEE PICTURE FIFTEEN HUNDRED QUO -VADIS": SHOWN YESTER DAY AND LAST "NIGHT AT , THB ATHENS THEATRE " "Quo Vadis", probably the most spectacular motion picture ever made; was exhibited at the Athens theatre yesterday afternoon and last : night and fifteen' hundred New Berniaas and pro bably more witnessed the spectacular production, ';j.'?V ,. This picture is par excellence in the motion picture world today and realizing this the theatre goers'of New Bern dt not loose the opportunity of viewing it. AGAIN WE HAVE WITH US THE IUUI5 CASE THIS TIME A "HOUSE OF MYS TERY" FIGURES IN STORY. ATLANTA, Ga., Aug. 12. The poli ce and Mrs. John W. Nelms, mother of the strangely missing girls, Eloise Nelms Dennis and Beatrice Nelms, were stirred today by reports from San Antonio, Tex., of startling disclosures in the hunt being made there by Marshall Nelms and secret service men, which further involves Victor E. Innnes, the Portland lawyer, and which it is believed may have a bearing in bringing local gov ernment investigators into the case in an effort to find the present where abouts on Innes so his movements can be watched. According to rdports, R. P. Green a special agent of the Southern Pa cific Railroad, saw Beatrice Nelms in company with Victor Innes in San Antonio on June 14, the morning af ter the reported arrival of the two sisters in that citv. Green's storv is that he saw Innes and Beatrice-, whom he identified by her picture. emerge together from a house at No. 120 Wilkins avenue, and proceed to a car line in South Preso street, half block distant. He never saw nei ther of the two again. The Wilkins street house is the one found to have been occupied by Innes and his wife and which they are said to have rent ed on June 1 for the month. Traces of Acid on Floor. This has led to the theory that the two girls, on their arrival in Sai Antonio, went direct to the Innes. home. An examination of the house is re ported to have revealed traces of acid on the floor, as though it had been, used ' for cleaning purposes. Horace Kekon, head prescriptionist of the Fisher Drug Comapny, told the inves tigators a man answering the des cription of Innes came into his store ami ; asked for the price on twelve gallons of sulphuric acid. j Marshall? Nelms: and the secret ter. VlcVfinen'ifcere- bending thr energies tfcittfe -tracing" fcf tfie?thrt; trunkal hfc8 they haveVboen' h.(oHd yrwi shipped aay from the'Wilkins avemie hdttse urie? 28, the day Innes and hi-fe! vacate it. The'trunks arf, saite na,vt beeSMpped to-ErPaspl' btrt-at that -..pojnfc'tae trail, has beeii';' TheaWgaiioHafeo tii&M to tn " MeUcan&4tf,rc4 lifeigtfi.ttf;-- shtfen tovliaeatiSelea1 abW tfcetewWle- of jwic or f th pi JulyJ" Efforts ; ate Befngf made3 .MW(0,.LHig VaillC IIUUK San Antonio W El Paso. The investigators excavated in ther back yard of the Wilkins avenue house and found a section of vertebrae, which, was tunred over to experts for exami nation. VISITORS COME TO SEE GREAT MOTION PICTURE A number of. young ladies and gen tlemen came to New Bern list eveninj on gas launches Spray and J. F. Frank lin to take in "Quo V tdis" which was screened at the Athens Theatre last night. The parties returned after the show was over. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Lamb and W. R- Sauls of Fort Barnwell, spent last ev ening in iNew uern taking in yuo Vadis at the Athens Theatre. Other theatres have charged as high as two dollars for this same picture but' the managers of the Athens put the jifice down to twenty-five cents and ia ' consequence the b. K. U." sign traav displayed a short time after the doors had been opened. Later this was chang- -ed to "No Admittance" every seat he - igh filled and all standing room being taken. . , ' ' : r ' ' '. ),: Messrs Lovick and Taylor, are to be cdmmended , for bringing ' this great fm It:H Wtbt,thc(r if Sorts t t if--
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