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EA'W CAROLINA PAIR, OCTOBER 27 TO 30 COME ft VOL..LXII. No. 156 NEVf BERN. N, C SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1914 CENTS PER COPY Azss'y ieiia .Romp King of Roumania After Worrying Over the War Crisis for Several Weeks. Gtr- mans Chasing the Belgians who Fled From Antwerp. Fearful Petrograd, Oct." 10 King Charles of Roumania died today. His death was said to have been hastened by worry over the war crisis. It is known that the king, who was of the same family as the Kaiser, opposed the desire of his ministers to become the ally of Russia, saying that he had given his word to Austria to help her if he entered the war at all. No details of his death have yet been received. LARGE GERMAN FORCES CROSS SCHEDLT RIVER London, Oct. 10 Dispatches late to day state that large forces of German troops crossed the Schedlt river headed northeast. It is apparent that they are trying to get to. th? rear'of the Belgian army which escaped from Antwerp. If they succeed, the Belgians will have . to give battle'' to superior forces or cross the border to Holland and be interned there to end the war. REINFORCEMENTS BEING SENT TO THE GERMANS Rome, (via London) Oct. 10 It si HUSH PLACED UNDER ARREST VIOLATED CI'fY ORDINANCE AT v the union passenger station yesterday Captain A. L. Bryan and Policeman ; H. Whitford each arrested a man yes terday afternoon shortly after the trains from. Morehead City and Goldsboro . pulled into (the union passenger station. The charges which they will be tried for at Police Court tomorrow. will be for crowding among the passengers as : they were . getting on and off of. .the trains and soliciting checkafarj baggage For -severahomantbv'rthis,, has been .1 going oiriarfa fdf the last few weeks it -igbets ! become a", nuisance. They, will !" crowd up among the white passengers, V and areN not only in" the way of -the ..traveling public, but actually walk up ' against white laches in 'their efforts to secure these checks.'. Captain Bryan , - and officer, Whitford stated last night that this is a violation of a city ordin- - .ance and it is their intention to break it -up. Some of the officers have 'also - stated that , there ; are other things . going on around ' the depot - that they ? : intend to break up. ''" ,' 1 MINISTERS CONFERENCE AND , PRAYER MEETING . The regular weekly conference of the Ministerial., Association yill be held in the lecture room, of the Fisrt Baptist "church."' Monday f morning - at eleven- . thirty. ' ' ' Y . .. At 12-15 a men's prayer meeting will be conducted. This is for ..ministers ;nd laymen.- Fifteen ministers ,; m , The srflamer EllenS. of the Vance :boro Transportation Company arrived in port yesterday from VanCeboro with . a cargo of cottoni and will leave Tues; day for Vancehoro. 1; "- .'-'::,:':' :'T.il E." Jacobs was a "business visitor to Vanceboro yesterday. Cases m Died Yesterday learned from German sources that re inforcements are being rushed to the German armies in the Russian front, not only by train but also by sea from Stettin Danzig and other ports. THE FRENCH ADVANCING IN ALSACE SAYS REPORT Paris, Oct. 10 Information from Basle says that the French are advanc ing in Alsace. Recently the Germans made a desparate effort to seize Vosges passes but failed and lost heavily in the attempt, thirty seven thousand being killed. An army surgeon states that only four men were left of a Ger man battalltion after one attack. CONTACTS TAKE PLACE SOUTHEAST OF LILLE l-Wtat4.'- Paris, Oct. 10 Tonight's official an nouncement says "Reports received from general headquarters this evening announce merely conracts between the opposing cavalry forces south east of Lille. " A violent engagement at the southeast and north of Arras is in pro gress There was no comment on these engagements. WAS GIVEN BY THE TRYON COTTILLION CLUB IN STANLY HALL (Contributed.) The opening dance of the season was given Friday evening in Stanley Hall by the Tryon Cottillon Club. The event was thoroughly enjoyed by the numerous couples who participated and proved to be a compete success in every Jflt 1 Music was furnished by the Star orchestra and during intermissions delic ious punch was served. Those participat ing were s . ' The chaperonls, Mrs. Robert Nixon and Mrs. Russell Wache. i The Cottillion was gracefully led by Mr. :. Albert Willis and Miss Mary Turner. " v. . The other' dancers- were Miss Laura Ives v, with Mr. Albert Marks; Miss Maud Stewart with Mr, William How ell;. Miss' Elizabeth Hyman with Dr. N. M. Gibbs; Miss Susan Guion with Mr. David 'Morris;' Miss Mary Louise Jones" with . Mr. John Guion; Miss Eliza Branch, of Washington, N. C, with Mr. Haywood Guion; Miss Jane Stewart with Mr. William Griffin; Miss llazel ".Taylor with Mr. Luther White; Miss Sarah Hollister with Mr, Charles Kehoe; Miss Margaret Fagan, of Penn sylvania, with Dr. Ernest Dunn; Miss Mary Nixon .with - Mr; Harold Wash burn; Miss Lila Mae Willis with Mr. De Witt Adams, of: Richmdnd; Mrs. George Stratton with Mr, Everett Mor ris.- Stags" Messrs. Dean F. Bell,-Fre-lok, of London, Eng., J. A. Street, Edward Smallwood, ' John B. 1 Green, Albert F. Patterson, Mullens, of At lanta, Ga.-, Flowers of Richmond, and George : Holland. , j . THE WEATHER TODAY ' Unsettled today,-Probably showers with' gentle to moderate southerly winds, is the day's weather forecast for new Bern and vicinity., ANTWERP BEEN TAKEN BY THE GERMANS was One of thr Most Terriffic En counters in the History of the Wars of the World SIEGE OF THE CITY LASTED FOR TEN DAYS Teuton Forces Captured the City After Long Resistance By the Troops who Were Defending It The Hague (Via London) Oct. 10 Antwerp surrendered to the Germans at 2 30 p. m. Friday, October 9 The war flag was removed from the Cathedral and a white flag raised in its place at 9 a. m. The actual surrender took place five and one half hours later. Reports Confirmed London, Oct 10 An official Berlin dispatch via Marconi wireless confirms the report that Antwerp has been oc cupied. The British war office announces that Antwerp was evacuated by the Belgians Friday. The official announcement of the fall of Antwerp, given out at German gen eral headquarters late last night and transmitted here via Marcon' wireless says "This forenoon several forts of the inner line of the fortifications of Ant werp have fallen. The town since midday has been in our possession. "The commander and the garrison evacuated the fortifications. Only a few forts are still occupied by the enemy and .this is without influence on our position in Antwerp." The Chronicle states that the Ger-; mans have entered Antwerp and that the inhabitants are calm. . q A Long Siege The siege of Antwerp, which cul minated in its fall on Friday, October 9, began on September 29, the Ger mans taking just ten days to reduce the formidable fortifications .which sur rounded the temporary capital of the Belgians. The Germans had however, for a long time previous prepared the way for the attack by taking a number of towns in Antwerp's vicinity. The first direct attack on the Ant werp fortifications was against the forts at Daelhem and Wavre-St. Cath erines. These were reduced in a couple of days by the aid of the big siege guns. Meanwhile the forts at Lierre and Koningshoyckt and also been attacked and these and others of the outer line of the fortifications were taken last week. The last few days has seen the fighting advance to the inner line of forts and along the Scheldt princi pally at Schoonaerde. Severe fighting occured there for several days, but the superior artillery of the Germans grad ually forced t the. Belgians ,bac,k, until in the last day 'or two the fighting had reached practically to the suburbs of Antwerp. , On Wednesday, October 7, came re ports that the Belgian government was moving to Ostend, and that day also brought reports that the population was fleeing in terror and panic toward the Holland frontier. Zeppelin bomb attacks, which killed scores of people added to the terror of the inhabitants. The German forces which have taken Antwerp are said to consist of five army corps. 1 ney were under the command of General Hans -Von Beseler, a veteran of the war of 1870, who was taken from his retirement to do the work of re ducing Antwerp. -.'' : ' General Deguise was in command of the Belgian defenders. King Al- bert aided them by his personal direct- Ion almost to , the Jast, : having quit Antwerp, according :. to , reports, only yesterday morning,' probably when the end was seen, j J .'s Antwerp is 180 miles from London and in England , fear has been ex pressed that with Antwerp as a Ger man" base Zeppelin " airships could be used to attack the English coast line and even London. '; ,v-The distance; from Antwerp to the British coast is less than 100 miles. Antwerp . is on . the river ; Schedlt. Before it enters the North Sea - the Sheldt flows through the Netherlands' territory. Under existing conditions it would be Impossible for Germany to use Antwerp for a naval base without violating the neutrality of the Nether lands. - T PLACED IN JAIL EARL! THIS A. 11. H. Foy Accused With Having Caused the Death of Charles Collins, A Negro Prisoner SHERIFF LANE PLACED HIM UNDER ARREST AT TRENTON The Blow May or May Not Have Been the Cause of the Negro's Death An Investigation C harles Collins, a negro w ho has been serving a term on the Craven county chain gang, is dead. J. H. Foy, a white man wljp was employed as a guard over the convicts is in jail charged with being instrumental in the death of the negro and a lot of trouble awaits him in proving that he is innocent. This is a summary of an affair which occured last Friday near New Bern and cul minated early this morning in the ar rest of Foy near Trenton and his sub sequent incarceration in the county jail. The Story The story of the entire affair is a long one, but in brief form it seems that Collins, who was under the superinten dent of the convict force and who was engaged in working on the roads near New Bern, was subject to epileptic fits and that on Thursday night, Octo ber 1, he had one of these "spells." On the following day, so it is said, he did not feel able to work and so told the guard Foy. The guard, according to all accounts, did not believe this and during an argument which ensued, struck the negro on the head with his gun and ' inflicted a bad wound, the wound which may have caused his death. Guard Discharged As soon as he had learned of the affair Superintendant Provo discharged the guard and he went to his home near Trenton. Collins was brought to New Bern and placed in the county jail where he remained until yesterday when he died. In the meantime the county officials had been awaiting the outcome of the man's injuries before taking any definite action. Yesterday afternoon the wheels of the law were set in motion and Sheriff R. B. Lane and deputies E. J. Bayliss and Thomas Smith set out in an automobile for Foy's home at Trenton. It was after night when they arrived at the scene, but they found their man, placed him under arrest and brought him back to New Bern and placed him in jail. Did Blow Cause Death? Whether the blow which Foy struck Collins caused his death is a matter for the medical experts to pass upon. County physician Dr. J. F. Rhem who attended Collins stated to a reporter last night that the man had previously been struck on the head and that it was possibje that the new wound was not responsible for his demise. How ever, this is a matter of speculation and will be decided by the grand Jury to be drawn out tomorrow for the term of Craven county Superior Court to be held here all during the week. BIG DAMAGE SUIT Started Against Two Railway Com panies Papers were yesterday served on the officers of the Norfolk Southern Rail way Company and the A. & N. C. Rail way Company summoning them to ap pear in a suit in which has been started against these two companies by the widow of the late C. M. Babson, who waa yugd on the local shifting yards of these companies, called this week. The case will be The steamer Howard, of the Inde pendent Steam Boat Line, arrived in port yesterday from Trenton and Pol locksville with a cargo of cotton and cotton seed consignea to tne mew Bern Oil Mills. The Howard will sail 'for Trenton and Pollocksville on her reg ular run tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock. A'Miss Huldah Bowden Teturned" last evening from. Elizabeth City where she has been visiting relatives. - - .- - . ' Mrs. W. HJ Styron has returned from Beaufort where she-visited her mother Mrs. J. W. Roberts who has been ' ill GONVIC GUARD TO RAGE ON TRACK F Speed Kings to Give Death Defying Exhibitions of Sfull The Lists Open to All and no Entrance Fee Will Be Charged fcXHlBUi IO ah CAKKILD TO FAIR GROUNDS FREE THOSE LIVIN OITSID OF NF.W BERN MAY SEND THEIR EXHIBI TS COLLECT BY EXPRESS BIG TIME IS PLANNED Motorcycle races will be one of the features of the Eastern Carolina Fair which is to be held at New Bern on October 27 to 30 and the lists are now open to any rider who desires to partic ipate. The races will be held on Friday, the thirtieth, and prizes amounting towfifty dollars are offered to the win ners. There will be no entrance fee and the only requirement is that as many as three riders shall enter the races. Wednesday Children's Day Wednesday of Fair week will be known as Children's Day and every child, fifteen years or untier, will be admitted to the grounds absolutely free of charge. A wvl known educational ist probably Dr. J. V. Joy ner, .State Su perintendent of Public Instruction, will be on hand to deliver an address. The events on the program for that day are such as will appeal to the youngsters and every one in Craven and surround ing counties is urged to be present. To Care for Exhibits Clyde Eby, the ii'anager of the Fair is now engaged in gii'ing up the ver ious exhibits and in every department these will this year be better ;.nd larger than ever before. Those persons who have exhibits to lie carried out to the Fair grounds have only to call Mr. Eby's attention to this fact and arrange ments will be made to gel then! there without the least cost to the exhibition. Those persons living out of town and who are to make exhibits, are requested to send them along and to make the charges collect and they will be paid here by the Fair Association. In every department it is t lie desire of the Fair management to make the exhibits most complete in every detail rid this can not be "done without the cooperation of the public. Horse Racing. Almost every one loves t" s-. horsi racing and this will be one i f li e real features of the Fair, l ast h rsts from all parts of North Carolina and Virginia will be on hand to participate in the speed tests. Two thousand dollars in cash prizes are being offered to the win ners. One purse of five hundred dol lars, the largest offered at any fair in North Carolina, is being offered at the Eastern Carolina Fair. The Gladway. On the Midway, or "The Gladway" will be one of the most complete aggre gations of side shows ever assembled in North Carolina. There will be some thing doing along this every minute in the day and no one can aford to miss be ing there. Remember the dates, Octo ber 27th to 30th. T JUDGE R. B. PEEBLES WILL PRESIDE OVER ONE WEEK TERM The October term of Craven Superior Court will convene tomorrow morning for the disposal of criminal cases only, with Judge R. B. Peebles presiding. This will be Judge Peebles' second court in Craven county this fall. Dur ing the criminal week of the September ber term he disposed of the criminal docket before the end of the week, not withstanding the fact that he tried a murder case that took two days of the time. , There is an exceedingly large docket for this week, but as the most of the cases are of little importance, it is expected that it "will be cleared by ,f.- ;V ; Wi . S.West : and children .returned yesterday from 'Norfolk, -. Va., where they spent several days. , -."", - MQTOR BIKES DURING THE VJGTORT ONCE FALLS TO What They Did to the Athletics Yesterday Was A Plenty. The Game Was A Good One ONLY ONE RUN MADE IN" ENTIRE NINE INNINGS For Eight Innings Not A Single Man Was Able to Come Across the Home Plate Philadelphia, Pa.. Oct.' 10 "We are happy and we are hopeful,'' were the respective refrains of Boston and Phila delphia rooters a they gathered here this afternoon for the second game of the world's series between the Boston Nationals and the Philadelphia Ameri cans. 1 he Boston men were happy over the fact that their favorites, the National league ha npions, had taken the first game. The Philadelphians were hopeful that the Athletics, winners of the American league pennant, would capture today's conflict. The weather today was again favor able, it being that of a summer day, thus making it all the more agreeable for the great crowd that gathered to witness such a rare exhibition of the national sport. The Boston rooters were greatly in evidence as the teams went through their practice. For eight innings both teams battled hard for a lead, but were unable to cross the plate. 1 he work of Planlr and James on the mound was excellent throughout the game. There were only .nine hits made by both teams, seven of whi, ' were made by the Braves. James pitched a no hit game up to the si;!- inning whe n S-hang hit for two liases, but was out stealing third. In- the first half of the ninth inning Ileal hit for two bases with no one out. James up and fanned for fourth time during the game. One out with Deal on second. Deal stole third and scored the only run on Mann's single. Mann goes to second on pass pass ball and Evers walks. Cater up, but side retired by doable plav. Harry first up in the last half of ninth, walks. Schang fans and Barrv stole second. Walsh batting for Plank is walked. Murphy i:p with man on first and second, bur he hit into a double making three out. SCORE BY INNINGS First Inning Bostoi No runs, one hit and no errors. I wo men lett on bases. Philadelphia No runs, no hits and no errors. None left on bases. Second Inning Boston No runs, no hits and no errors. One left on base. Philadelphia No runs, no hits and no errors. None left on bases. Third Inning Boston No runs, one hit and no errors. None left on bases. Philadelphia No runs, no hits and no errors. None left on bases. Fourth Inning Boston No runs, two hits and no errors. Two men left on bases. Philadelphia No runs, no hits and no errors. None left on bases. Philadelphia Xo runs, no hits and no errors. None left on bases. Fifth Inning Boston No runs, one hit and no errors. One man on base. Philadelphia No runs, no hits and no errors. None left on bases. Sixth Inning Boston No runs, no . hits and no errors. Two left on bases. Philadelphia No runs, one hit and no errors. None left on bases. Seventh Inning Boston No runs, no hits and no errors. None left on bases. Philadelphia No runs, one hit and no errors. None left on bases.. Eighth Inning Boston No runs, no hits and one error. One left on base. Philadelphia No runs, no hits and no errors. None left on bases. Ninth Inning Boston One run, two hits and no errors. Two men left on bases. Philadelphia No runs, no hits and ; no errors. Two men left on bases. Line Up v Boston Mann rf., Evers 2b., Carer If., Whitted cf., Schmidt lb., Gowdy c, . Marnsville ss., Deal ,3b.', and James p. " Philadelphia Murphy rf., ; Oldring lf.i Collins 2b., Baker 3b.; Mclnnis lb., Strunfc qf.,' Barry ss.f Schang c, and ' Plank p. t 1 DOSTOHBHAVES