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THRILLING EXPERIENCE
' ' " CAUGHT IN EUROPE BY THE
a ." , WAR HE COUtDfiTT GET
Rev. C. T, Rogers, pastor of the
- Methodist church at Jacksonville, On
slow county, has recently returned from
' Oermanjr,whei;e he went tc visit Rev.
R. Voh Miller", - noer pastor of the
same town.; Rc . - rs was in Berlin
when War'was dclcaret! but succeeded
In getting out o! : t -tr and back
to the United States. In an interesting
Interview he tells i l crperlence In
getting back to t! is vuuiiiry and of the
hardships endured enro-.-.te.
Rey. Rogers was stopping at Leipzig
when war was. declared and his account
of the. incidents following this follow
"At Leipzig, where I was stopping,
I learned fro n .brother Von Miller that
war had been delcared and that in
eighteen hours all trair.s would be seized
by the military. I tt once decided that
it was my next move. On Sunday
, morning, Augv 2, I left that city for
Belgium or, at leas! I thought I was
lound for Belgium. 1
- His Kodak Causes Trouble
"After travelling for sveral !io-.irs,
I decided to try and take a few camera
shots'-of the buitil 1 'iier.cry. We
were In the Tonntrlns for several
hours. Not long after trying to take
' a shot v. ith. my camera I gave it up and
r sat down. Abo t the time I took a seat
the train stopped and, on looking 1 saw,
several guards r .nnlng to o;ir car. 1
Irhew in a tfo-uent th.it tl.ey svspected
that a spy was soniewiiere oa board.
They came 'directly to my apartnient in
which there wen five . people. After
looking vtoiind at us they seized a gen
tleman' utc!'tl an 1 exanJned it af'er
which thy ga.e eg a searching look
and paxaed on. Then I realized that no
doubt my'caricra had caused the tro.i-1
L. m i ' V r 1 1 j
ble. A few Mauont (arther on I had,
to chw trW Here, a, soon as I
took a Mat, I mSAced evwal guards
begaa vadai around me and I knew
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that I a i lor trouble, A few min-1
utei later aa officer came, exumined my
lunagc a.J laed on. I did not have
.
loiu to will bit wa noon on mv wav to
the border town, Dalhet n where I was
to change train again. Here I was
taken into a room and my baggage re
examined after which I Was led to the
waiting room, ( . . ,
Spend Nijlht In Park '
"I, 'stayed irt the waiting room from
: S p. m.- to 1 arm. - At that hour I was
x put out by a soldier and told to go to a
hotel. .' The landlord of the hoatelery
refused to open the door and I was
forced to spend the night- in a part.
: There I met i man who very' much re-1
'sembled Jesse James. . I could not 11 n
derstand his language," neither could he
" understand mine, and there we were,
i out beneath the stars spending thft night
; in misery. Cold ? Well I should' say
so, ,The people over there had not
changed their" heavy underwear and
;wctc wirqiiiiK : iicavy '..uvrituaia . wjiu
had on my light .summer tfuit . I
. ' t' tu . j .
ad, however two suits of heavy under-;
wear and at once put them on but still
I was cold and could not even nod.
However, my, friend had climbed upon
a table and was sleeping soundly.
" ' A Terrible Nijjtit
- ' "It was a terrible night, but finally
;v . - . : :-p. :
aay aawneci ana 1 numea to tne station
Mjt. found" that there would be no train
before 10 o'clock. ' About 9 o'clock
' train came in and' a gentleman walked
into the waiting room.. I took him for an
' American and upon speaking to him I
found, much to my delight,' that such
was' the case." This was Prof." Henry
c Bowman of Springfield, ;Mass. andvit
was indeed good to meet him. ;About
.10 o'clock: our train came and we lost-
no timr in hoafdiW it. but lust about
that tinn irp had potteri teated. .the
cuardsthrew open the doorsand ordered
us out at the same time remarking Uiat
there would be rio more train for the
border and if wY wanted to get there
' we would haveto walk;' It was eighteen
. milM tn tli hnrdir but w itartpd out i
and had gone about a mile'' when we
were met by a German officer, Who
said we would have to return as no '. as3lst . - Christmas sale are re
one was allowed to go across the border, 1 quested to meet at the home oT Mrs.
I t - .iim J.. A. Meadows this afternoon at: 4
(C ' ' -. ' ft) t o'thx k, to select'-woi k. '
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Tht French Recovered all the lost
Somme. Germans Driven Back
French War Office Confident of
Paris, Sept. 29 The French and Brit
ish trooj:s today drove hoite the finish
ing' blows against the German armies.
On the banks of the river Meuse where
the invaders l ad gained some ground,
the French today recovered all their
losses north of the river Seramc. The
forces of the British and French nave
diiven the Germans back towithin
thirty-five miles of the Belgian border.
This last operation is of the greatest
importance as it indicates that the Allies
are able to divert the strong flanking
forces to threaten the pathway that
Von Kluck must use if he retreats
v.ithout weakening their main line.
THE FRENCH ARE
CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS
Paris, Sept. 2 The French war offi
cials are now so confident of ultimate
success that they are permitting the
position of the troops along the front
to be published. Vicious attacks , by
General Von KUxk today against the
Allies left again were repulsed. Large
bodies of troops were sent forward to
assail the French advanced positions
ALLEGED RETAILER IS
Mailer is
SENT TO
PROBABLE CAUSE FOUND
1IMC,r ECmiN
IN
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I Reuben Jarman, colored, who was
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!r?st JT ; m r h
? United ,Sft.tes Deputy Marshall C H.
1 Anna nn a warrant rnnrtrlntf nlm wltn
; retailing spiritious liquors without a
government license, was yesterday given
""'r . . . .
a preliminary hearing vefore United
States CoTmissioner C. B. Hill, who
found probable cause and Douna tne
defendant over to the next term of
Federal Court under a justified bond in
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tne sum 01 two nunurc-u Uu..-,
tnecieienoanc was unau.e 10
was piacea in u.e cuuuiy j. -
convening 01 coun w.uc. ... .u.-
day, October the twenty.-seventh.
- There, were four witnesses for the
Government, all of whem testified that
cney nave uuu&hl 1.11c wcv suj
Jarmari: They also stated that he had
the reputation of being a "blind tiger."
DENY THE SINKING
OF FRENCH WARSHIP
" ! Washington, Sept, 29 Official denial
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by the Austrian forts at Cataro was
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"auc luua' "y "lc
here.,
' "The French secretary for the navy
has made known that this news is
to justify such' a report. , Up to date
(September 29) no French warship has
vbeen touched bv , an Austrian nro-
been 'touched .: bv . an .Austrian pro-
'jectile," said the admiralty statement,
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attnoutea ,rne. report m rne
vologne Gazette, , - ,
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ONLY TWO. CASES IN POLICE
I , COURT, YESTERDAY
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ft Tnerevwere only two cases disposed
of at. Police Court yesterday afternoon,
these being against -Wheeler Smith and
John .Grimes, both colored, 'charged
with being disorderly by engaging in
an altercation in, the street. A verdict ,
8""ty was renuerea, m ooin cases snn
th defendants were fined five dollars
each and taxed with the cost." ; .
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liHIUS I MA5 SkALU, 1 U Ht HALM
. Ladies of the Centenary church, who
V NEW. BERN. N,C. WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 1914
Btow T He G&raum ' Arodes
under cover of a titanic fusillade from
the artillery. They were routed' by the
French and Brinish in a bayonet
charge. The most important phase- of
the official announcement this after;
noon was the statement that the French
held the heights between Albert and
Combles. This position is only thirty
four miles from the Belgian border.
The fact that the French have reached
such an advanced position portends
grave danger. Combles, still held by
the Germans, controls the main rail
way through I.illey which the Geman
right receives the majority of its sup
plies.' Dispatches from Otcnd tell of
the arrival in Belgium of great bodies
of exhausted Germans. It is believed
that these hdve either been replaced on
the battle front by fresh reserves or
that their withdrawal marks the be
ginning of the German retreat across
the border for which military experts
have been looking throughout the last
week.
THE ALLIED FORCES
county super'tendent:
MEET HERE TODAY
PROMINENT EDUCATORS WILL
GATHER IN NEW BERN TO
DISCUSS BUSINESS
New Bern wiil havc as its ucsts
today twenty.five or more of the
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internments 01 tne puonc scnools in tne
southeastern part of the State. Coun
ties as far west as Cumberland and as
far south as New Hanover will be rep-
resented
The first session of the meeting will
be held in Griffin auditorium this even
ing beginning at 8 30 e'clock. Dr. J.
o
, y Joynre( Sute Superintendent of Pub
,ic Instruction wi be present and wii,
assist , the evening' program.
A the matters fce
brought up for ai.BCUSsion at this ses.
;Qn rf amendments t0
the
school and a number of other matters
of importance.
Tomorrow evening and night another
interesting session will be held
GERMANS PLAN EARLY
SIEGE ON ANTWERP
Rotterdam, Sept. 20 Activity along
the' Belgian frontier indicates the Ger
mans are planning for an early siege
of Antwerp. More than 25,000 German
naval reserves have been brought from
Kiel and Hamburg to Brussels and are
held in readiness to. serve on the im
prisoned German fleet should Antwerp
and Ostend be taken.
As a direct result of this move the
British authorities, along the Scheldt
have increased their watchfulness for
during a-- siege of Antwerp England
might like to send-- reinforcements
through ; the ' Dutch Scheldt, which
would be a. breach of neutrality, while
on the other hand . a"'.German victory
would being danger-of an attempt on
the part of Germany , to use the mouth
of the Scheldt as a base from which to
attack the British naval forces in the
North sea. , ,
: Communication ; with? Antwetp has
been almost suspended. .
- Card of Thanks
Wc.wish; to thank the officers and
crew of the revenue cutter Pamlico for
recovering the body of our : brother
Arthur Harris, Sunday evening. '.
(Signed) C. D. and A. D. Harris. ' V lti
Ground dn lthe Banks of the River
To a Pouitfjfoar the Belgian Border.
Their Success in the Present Great
ON TEUTONS' TRAIL
London, Sept. 29 An official war
office statement tonight states that the
Allied forces operating against Tslngtau
yesterday, attacked the advanced Ger
man positions and drove the enemy
back from these positions. The Brit
ish and Japanese now occupy all the
high ground overlooking the enemy's
main line of denfense.
TSINGTAU IS NOW
ENTIRELY INVESTED
Tsingtau is now entirely Invested.
In the fighting the Japanese lost 150
killed and wounded, They ca ptued
fifty Germans and . four guns. Ther
Chinese troops have ir.terferred wit
operations by blowing up the railroad
bridges at Tayhu He. Whether this
was done by the order of the govern
ment was not stated. It is unofficially
reported that the Japanese fleet dis
abled the German gunboat Iltle which
was assisting the land forts in bombard-
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CEREMONY LONG AGO
THEIR LODGES ALL OVER THE
WORLD PAY TRIBUTE TO
THE FLAG
In an article a few days ago the
Journal told of a new ceremony which
the Pythian Lodges of the world will
inagurate at their first meeting in
October. This new ceremony is the
salute to the flag of the United States.
The Woodmen of the World have
long had this same ceremony and W. M.
Pugh, one of the local members of this
order, has written the Journal the fol
lowing letter in regard to the same
"Editor the Journal
"I note in your issue of 26th lnst that
the Pythlans have adopted a flag
ceremonial for the honor of "Old Glory"
at all of its sessions. This is commenda
ble we appreciate it, but wish to say
that the 'Wodmcn of the World' or
ganized in 1891 adopted a flag cere-
monial and has practiced it ever since,
'Old Glory's' position i4 on the wall farmers of the South and that they
just, above the head f. the counsel were now doing everything possible,
commander of every session of the camp W. J. Swann made a report for the corn
is opened by a 'Salute to the Flag of mittee and said that he had been in
Our Country' and every leading member communication with bankers in Nor-
entering the Forest after the session
is opened approaches the stump anid
salutes 'Old Glory' bcifore' takcing his
seat.
Respectfully,
M. Puh.'V, v
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NEGRO RUNS AJMUCK
Mosfi Gaskins Saunters Forth On ;
the WarpSth , j
Mose Gaskins, a demented negro who
lives in" the vicinity of Bayboro, threw,
that section into a small-sized panic a
few days ago when he secured posses
slon of a "shot gun and, after geing into
the wopds threatened to kill anyone
who "attempted, to capture him. ' The
negro's condition had not been serious
and When he asked for the loan of the
gun to shoot squirrels,' it ws given to
him. ' He' departed and for twenty-four
hours was "hot seen. Relatives started
out. td find" the. man and after locating
him they" were told to keep'away or get
killed.' Later" the . maniac went home
and was there' disarmed end placed tn
the county" jail 'where' he 'will remain
until Tie can be placed frfttie asylum for
the colored insane "at Goldaborof '
lng the Japanese positions.
A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT
DESIRED BY THE POPE
Paris, Sept. 29 A Temps dispatch
from Rome says that the Pope is per
sonally working to Inagurate peace.
His Holiness has already exchanged
letters with the Austrian Emperor with
that object in view.
THE RUSSIANS HAVE
ALMOST CLEARED GALICIA
London, Sent. 29 A Pe'.rograd dis
patch to the Router Telegram com
pany states that an army iiussi-in,cr
has announced that the Russlnas have
almost completely cleared Gallcia of
the enemy, who has taken refuge m the
Carpathian passes. The same s.v.;n es
conllrm the reports of tile pro'res-lve
destruction of the Austrian army.
An eye witness states that t wo Cer
man army corps took part of the battle
of Jaroslan, according to the same dis
patch. Russians had to take most of
the enemy's trenches at the ba unci's
point.
PIIJCO FARMERS ARE
TO REDUCE
WILL NOT PLANT SO
COTTON NEXT
YEAR
MUCH
The farmers of Pandlco county held
a meeting at the Court house at Bay
boro a few days ago and at that time
ways and means for warehousing their
cotton were discussed. A committee
composed of W. J. Swann, J. T. Dawson,
James Sprulll, C. J. Weskett and Z. V.
Babbitt were selected to ascertain and
report at another meeting as to what
could be done to relieve the present
situation. G. T. Fame!! was selected
as chairman of the first meeting and at
a meeting held Tuesday a number of
letters which had been received in ans
wer to a resolution were read. These
letters were from Senators at Washing
ton and also from Congressmen. The
whole tone of the letters was to the effect
that Congress had done much for the
folk and New Bern and that both they
and the cotton buyers promised to do
everything possible for the Pamlico
county farmers. Other members of;
the committee made short talks in
which they reported about the same
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I coiiuiiions us uiest set lorin ny iir.
Swann. The matter of reducing the
acreage In cotton in that countv was
next brought up and discussed and it
I was agreed that the acreage planted in
the fleecy staple next season should
be reduced thirty-three and one-third
I per cent. Another matter Which came
in for considerable discussion was in
regard to reducing the cost of picking
the cotton, but no definite action was
taken on this particular question.
COLORED MAN TO BE BURIED
TODAY
The funeral services will he conducted
over the remains of Arthur Harris at
St. Peters A. M. E. Zion church this
afternoon at 2 o'clock by Rev. George
Avant. The interment will be made
in Greenwood cemetery.
C Miss Alice Bowman, one of the facul
ty of the New Bern public schools, has
returned from Woodstock, Va.,, where
she, has been, spending the. summer,
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MIS
THIS WAR IS MURDER
EX-
HIGHLANDER WOUNDED AT
MONS DESCRIBES CHARGE ON
GERMAN BATTERY
Pittsburg, Sept. 2 A letter written
in Antwerp on September 3, carried to
Luzerne, Switzerland, by a nurse in the
Antwerp hospital, and finally given to a
New York business man for transmis.
slon to this country, has been received
in Pittabtrg. The writer, J. L. Cam
eron, cx-mcmber of Coaipany A, ISthin-a
fantry, Pennsylvania National g'tard,
now a British soldier, was verio.isly
wounded at the battle of Mont.
Addressing his Pittsburg correspond
ent he says
"The last letter I sent you was from
the hill co:!i!ii near the Pathan border
in India. After I v,a drafted to South
Aral 1.1 and had a number of scraps in
th.it country with the na'ive tribes,
fighting in a terribly hot climate with
::;ig!-.ty little water.
"But all that was child's plav ntong--ide
tills way. You know what Sher
1:! .'ii said about war: but tills is not war,
i; u;
in tl'.e
rd-.r.
'.IIIV.L
I an n e.v an invalid lying
; h lt.il, niMie ! he worse
otf, lcch lo:
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rlebl
below the elbow.
" i was a corporal i
t'ameron Highlander
of business near Mu
t
iv ! got put out
We had been
fighting seen
airmen locate
rs vhen two of our
n,.. !:e! battery and
we were ordered to charge. Two bat
teries of 12-lmh guns and two iiaxims
opened on tt and continued tiring until
you could have boiled water on their
jackets.
"Then the order came 'get that bat
tery.' We had to cross a field in which
corn was trampled down and the soil
very heavy. On our left came the
Turcos, devils from Algeria, singing
their tribal chant and shouting 'Allah
Akbar!
"When we rushed the battery it
seemed like Hades had broken loose.
The howl and shr'ek of shells from the
big German guns was awful, whl.e
rifle bullets sung and squealed a wierd
death anthem. Both the Germans and
our men went down like corn cut by a
sickle. We got the battery of six guns
all right, It cost us 90 men and officers.
"The German infantry support work
ed In close formation and what we did
to the sons of the Kaiser was a plentv.
Our regiment and the Turcos took 200
prisoners, killed six officers and 122
men.
"In about an hour the Germans at
tempted to retake the position, but -,ve
had been reinforced by the rifles and
a Gloucestershire regiment. About 10,
000 Germans took part in the attack,
supported by IS guns. But we were
prepared and waiting. As they came on
the Turcos again set up their tribal
chant and met them with cold steel.
Then there was a rush and we 'Tom
mies sent them pack heller skelter with
more than 1,000 dead and wounded.
"The Turcos are ihe greatest close
range fighters in the world. I have seen
Sikhs and Gurkahs work, but the Turcos
have them beaten to a standstill when
It comes to stabbing work. They would
storm the gate- of hell at the command
of their officers and nothing that I have
ever seen could stop them.
"The battlefield along the from lines
over which the allies and Germans
fought was a shambles to.) horrible to
describe on the next day. Dead men
and horses lay everywhere and the
cries of the wounded were heart render
ing. But nothing could be done for
the wounded until night fell. '
C. M. Wade, of Morehead City, pas
sed through New Bern yesterday morn
ing enroute home from Wilmington,
N. C, where he has been, attending
to busineas matters for the John F.
Bell Boat Company. Ten different bids
were opened in the Government build- -
lng in Wilmington for the contract of
constructing a. boat which wilt be used,
by A. T.. Patterson, government engin-
eer, and out o this number Mr. Wade
bidding for hisf 'company was the low""'
bidder. ' . . i
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