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EASTERN CAROLINA FAIR OCTOBER 27 TO 30 COMB, ' ' ; 4 T-77 :;. v r.. i r K 4 t f ' - ."'4,:' NEW BERN; N; C.?t(jESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1914 FIVE CENTS PER COPY ; : VOL ;IXII.-No. 160. ENTER T WAR r tr . , . v A II L HE ..-. . "5 Koiiomn liiTun in mm h uvlij Is Getting Ready To Getln Russian Ambassador At Constantino pie Moves OOicial Archives To 0 dessa. Russian Fleet Clears For Action- -French Aviator Drops Bombs On German Railway Station And Blocks Thirty Trains. LONDON, Oct. 19 Indications that Turkey is about to enter the war comes from various sources. A' dispatch from Bucharest states that the Russian am bassador at Constantinople has moved the official archives to Odessa. That the Russian fleet has cleared for action and is cruising the Black sea and that a train of one hundred and fifty cars of -ammunition, artillery and other war munitions bound from Germany to Turkey had been seized by the Rou- mantan government.. w -w , .. 30 GERMAN TRAINS STRANDED IN FRANCE. PARIKS, Oct, 19. Thirty German trains are stranded in France as a re sult of the brilliant exploit of a French aviator who drove his airship over the German lines in a dense fog and drop ped eighteen bombs, blowing up the "Tergnier railway station and partly destroying the viaduct. The airship returned to the French lines unharmed. HEAD OF GREEK CHURCH LEAVES CONSTANTINOPLE. LONDON, Octt 19. A dispatch from Berlin via Amsterdam says that the head of the Greek church, who is also the head of the Russian church, has been requested to leave Constan tinople, Furthermore, and this is most ignificaant, the sublime ports has re fused the request of the British that the trews of German cruisers Goeban and Breslau be discharged since these ships have been purchased by Turkey. GERMANS ARE REPULSED ,.. i IN A STRONG ATTACK, LONDON,' Oct. 19. A dispatch tonight to the Telegraph from Harve says- '""The Germans attempted a r strong attack upon Nieuport but; were , vigorously repulsed. They, also tried to break through the line ot Dximude -where they were "-also thrown back I with heavy losses to the enemy iifcboth engagements." Other dispatches from the front bring news of French successes in Alsace where they captured German ' fortifications before Colmar. An at ' tack by the Germans upon Tharin was defeated. ",' n THE BELGIAN TROOPS , ARE TIRELESS FIGHTERS. ' . ' PARIS, Oct'. ' 19. Tonight's official statement says' ; ' 'The German attack v between Nfeuport and Dixmude : was ; repulsed by Belgians ably, assisted by the ' British squadron. Between Arras . and Roye slight progress has been made The French, troops at several 'points are , coming' up to wire entanglements of the Germans . The GFrench gain ed ground .on the right bank ofthe - Meuse. T " i "4 - - " - Rev. E. R. Harris, of Morehead City, who conducted' services . at the Taber nacle Baptist church returned home yesterc'ay afternoon. . 1 Game GOVERNOR LOCKE CRAIG HAS NAMED DELEGATES THESE WILL REPRESENT STATE AT ROADS CONGRESS THE ATLANTA, Oct. 19 Governor Craie has iiamed delegates to represent the statli - it Hhe ' Fourth American Road Congresls'tyhich jvill be held at Atlanta, Ga., during the week of November 9. According to advices from Atlanta, delegations have been named for most of the states and preparations are being made for unprecedented attendance. The problems of city street construct ion and maintenance will this year receive exceptional attention as the construction of high class roads now approximate the methods adopted for street paving. Among the prominent city engineers who will discuss this subject are Charles E. Bolljng, city engineer of Richmond, Va.; F. L. Ford, city engineer of New Haven, Conn.; L. D. Smoot, city engineer of Jackson ville, Fla.; John Weatherly, street com missioner of Birmingham, Ala.; and G. S. Brown, city engineer of Charles ton, W. Va. Many difficulties have arisen in con nection with contract work in the con struction of bridges and highways and it is expected that the Congress will devote much attention to ways and means of improving the methodsvand conditions under which contract'-work is being done. The opening paper at the special session will be presented by John J. Ryan, secretary of the New York State Jload Builders Association. Colleges and universities will take an active part in a session to be devoted to ways and means of furthering and improving!' the courses of instruction in highway engineering at educational in stitutions. t Dr. Hector J. 3. Hughes, Professor of civil engineering at Harv ard university; Prof. E. J. McCausIand, dean of engineering of the University of Missouri; Prof. C. M. Strahan, dean of engineering, University of Georgia; and Dr. E. P. Matheson, president of the Georgia School of Technology, will be prominent figures in the technical discussion.. WHAT THE KAISER rr ' , 7 DID A 1EAR , AGO. . BERLlNVOctober 19. It was recall ed, today, inldiplomatic, circles that yesterday c wa9 -;the;. first anniversary of the dedication of the "colossal mon ument' at Leipeic, erected on the bat tlefield to. commemorate,'' the centen nial of that historic ' conflicts involv ing the nations .of Europe. , The Kais er . was the central figure a,t the dedi cation and made a speechv extolling the bravery of .the Teuton. : : A . half million spectators witnessed, the mar tial array : which the Kaiser provided for the dedication. ; , .' i '''4.' : ; -i i . h . S. D. Edwards, of Newpoort was a business visitor to the city yesterday. H. J. 5TAUB IS IT Deceased Came to His Death From Natural Casuses Says- ' ... Well Known Physician THE ASSASSINATION THEORY IS COMPLETELY SHATTERED Wound in His Head Believed to Have Been Caused By Contact With Floor After the community had been greatly excited Saturday night by the news that H. J. Staub, a well known citizen of this city, had been murdered by some unknown party at his farm two miles out of town, County physic ian Dr. Josephy Rhem exploded the theory by declaring, after he had per formed an autopsy on the body, that Mr. Staub had not been murdered, bfit that his death was due to natural causes and that the wound on his head, 'which led to the murder thory, was caused by contact with the concrete floor of the cow-shed where the body was found. The result of this autopsy was made known to the coroner's jury and they returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased had come to his death from natural causes. Another thing that led to the belief that Mr. Staub had been foully dealth with was the fact that he was known to have had some trouble with a man and, when his body was found with a gaping wound in the top of his head, it was naturally supposed that he had been murdered. Now it is supposed that this wound was caused when the body struck the concrete floor. It never be positively known that this is a fact and there are many who still hold to the opinion that Mr. Staub was struck by some person. According to the theory of a well known physician,, even this would not have caused death as the autopsy revealed the fact that the deceased was dead before he struck the floor. However, the decision of the corner's jury has cleared up mat ters and shown that murder was not committed in this case. , It is the general supposition that Mr. Staub lay for some time in the cow-, shed where he was found and that he probably suffered untold agony for a long while. That such a supposition is erroroneous is proven by a statement made to the Journal last night by a gentleman who saw Mr. Mr. Staub near the termination of End street a few- minutes before 5 o'clock and at that time he was going in the direction of his farm. The body was found about 6 o'clock and as some little time, probably fifteen minutes, must have been consumed in .reaching the farm from the vicinity where he was last seen, his death must have occured during the next forty-five minutes and was evidently very sudden. Mrs. A. R. Cornne and son Albert, Tr.. left yesterday afternoon for a short visit to friends at Riverdale. SUBMARINE SUNK. French Ship Sends Austrian Ves- sel to "Davy Jones' , ( Locker." . . " ,'r " , ,:''' '.'-'V'tii, .' ' . CETTINJE, Oct. 19 AnAus- trian submarine was sunk by . a French cruiser ; today. Two submarines emerged from Cat- taro Bay to Attack the French fleet enroute to "the Delmatian coast. They were qui ckly sight- ed and one sent to the bottom. The other escaped. ;?v- ' The French fleet subsequently recommenced bombardment of Cattaro forts. An Austrian Aer- oplane dropped several bombs in the neighborhood of th eet but no damage was done. f MURDERED V1RG MAN SHOT ANOTHER T A. Helms to be Placed on Trial for His Life Friday Because He Slew Destroyer of His Home HAS THE SYMPATHY OF THE PUBLIC The Husband Maintains His Sto- cial Mien in Regard to the Affair Is Not Sorry for Crime SUFFOLK, VA., Oct. 19 In one of the larger cells of the Nansemond county jail at Suffolk, spending most of his time answering letters from friends or reading the papers, B. A. Helms, charged with the murder of Sidney Saunders on the night of August 22, is awaitin? trial, which will begin Fri day, October 23. Never, since he sur rendered voluntarily to the police a few minutes after the shooting, has the calm manner he has maintained wav ered for a moment, his attitude being that of a man . who felt that he had taken the onlv course left open to him. From the beginning he has main tained that he killed Saunders in de fense of his home. At about 8 30 o'clock on the night of August 22, in a 'field near his home, Aelms came on his wife and Saunders, and according to his own statements, he drew a revolver and fired five times, three of the shots taking effect in Saunders' body. One b ullet entered the small of Saunders' back, penetrat ing his abdomen and the other two lodged in his right and left shoulders. About 12 hours later he died in St. Andrew's hospital without ever having made a statement. Immediately after the shooting Helms sent for a police officer, and remain ing at the scene of the shooting quietly surrendered. He was taken to the ity police station where in tue presence of Mayor J. E. B. Holladay, Chief of Police Brinkley and several others he made a statement in connection with the shooting. In substance his state ment was as follows' Helms Warned Saunders "Tonight about 8 o'clock I foi:nd Saunders and my wife near my house in a field, and drew my revolver. Saund ers started to run and I fired. Saund ers fell and I walked toward him and said' " 'Saunders, why it it that you still insist on trying to break up my home?" ' "Saunders got up and started toward me, when I told him to remain where he was, as I didn't want to kill him." In an interview the night of the shooting, Chief of Police Brinkley stated that several months prior to the shooting, Helms had come to him aid told him he had been requested to move from a house he occupied on North street. He said that the request came from his landlord because of the fact that there was a rumor current to the effect that Sidney Saunders was paying attention to his wife. He then moved to a house he owned on York street, and at the same time, according to the statement of Chief Brinkley, wanted to get out a warrant for Saunders, but was persuaded not to take such a course on the promise of his wife never to see Saunders again. Helms has fa little girl about three years old, to whom he is deeply at tached, and it was for the sake of the child that he. agreed to bury the past. A little before ti e fatal night, Helms again became '.suspicious that Saunders was. still paying undue attention to his wife, and not; finding her at home at night on August 22 he started across a field in fro&t.jfhis house and found her in comn with Saunders. At. the iiyM the next clay Helms was;, preser, And while he was not questioned "'he was calm throughout, never letting the slightest sign of emo fiori cross Jih face as the details of the affairs were reviewed in his presence. Later the grand jury returned a true bill against him. , " , - V In spite f .the offers from many men of. meajts to go on' his bond in any Continued on Fage bight G OF WIFE TRAINMEN MEET. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 19. One hundred and twelve chairmen of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Order of Railroad Conductors are gathered here today for the discus sion of working conditions of rail road operatives in the east, and to morrow will open a three days' confer ence. All railroads east of the Miss issippi river are represented. General conditions on the various lines will be discussed, and plans will be made for the coming year. "TEDDY" AGAIN NEW YORK, Oct. 19 Announce ment was made here that Col. Theo dore Roosevelt has subscribed funds for an exploration expedition in South America to be headed by Leo E. Miller, of the staff of the Museum of Natural History, who accompanied the former president on his own recent expedition. The Miller party will sail this week for Porto Columbia. The object of the expedition is to make zoological studies, gather col lections and acquire data in the regions explored. SIX-YEAR-OLD BOY SENT BY PARCEL POST ROMNEV, W. VA., Oct. 19 The postmaster at Highview accepted tor shipment by parcel post ("icorge Larick, a six-year-old boy, who was "mailed" from there to a small town in Virginia. Although it was a technical violation of the law, he was delivered to the ad dress tied on the lanel of his coat. The postage amounted to 50 cents, and a- special delivery stamp was also at tached. THE GERMAN ADVANCE FROM OSTEM) BLOCKED At Least They Have Temporarily Been StoppedDunkirk Is Be lieved To Be Their Next Objec tive Poins. LONDON, Oct. 10 From the point of the allied armies so far as could be learned from dispatches reaching Lond on today, the situation in West Fland ers and in France as far south as Lille seemed on this, the seventy-seventh day of the war, perhaps, more hopeful than at any time since the German ad vance on Paris was checked. Though the news reaching England is . . j, i meagre and to an extent ueiayeu, as always, all tidings seem to indicate that the German advance from Ostend the French corfst towns has been blocked, temporarily at least, while further south in a region that was a week ago the extreme German right, the invaders have been again compelled to give ground before the allies wedge force which has been concentrating on Lille. Several reports contend that the Germans have withdrawn lrom this town, but this is not coiirmed, nor is the report that they evacuated Courtrai, nearly 30 miles northwest. It seems plain, however, that the I . 1 I .L.. menace here grew niaritcu ami uui the German army opcralmg along the coast of Flanders found itself in peril of being cut off from the main body, What opposition they met along the sea is only- guess work, for it has never been disclosed in Great Britain what forces the Allies have, or at what point they touch the coast. All reports seem to agree that the city of Ostend is practically clear of Germans who apparently are reform ing to the south with reinforcements, and the siege gftns used to batter the Belgian forts, and that they now propose to hammer on toward Dun kirk and Calias. One report says that they are beyond Fumes, less than 100 miles from Dunkirk, Further south in France reinforce ments from Brussels are said to have MRS. CARMAN ON TRIAL FOR KILL ANOTHER Special Venire of One Hundred and Fifty Talesmen Were On hand For The Jury. DEFENDANT CHARGED WITH SLAYING LOUISE BAILEY. The Case Has Attracted Not Only In The U. But In Foreign Countries. Interest S. MINEOLA, LI., Oct. 19 From a special panel of a hundred and fif ty talesmen summoned to the Su preme Court here today, a jury will be selected for the trial of Mrs. Florence Carman, charged with the murder, June 30th of Mrs. Louise Bailey. Hun dreds, anxious to attend the trial, were doomed to disappointment by the court's announcement that after" two hundred seats in the court room were taken the doors would be locked. For both sides forty-three witnesses are under subpoena for appearance today, but it is believed the jury will not be completed before Tuesday af ternoon. The interest will be aroused both by the merits of the case, which has considerable mystery in it, and by the manner in which the woman of Mrs. Carman's high social standing Continued on Page Four brought up before Lille which the Germans are reported as bonbard ing in a desparate attempt to retake the place. The Belgians themselves have been putting in some hard knocks. Ac cording to last night's Paris official communication they have held the Germans in an attempt to cross the river Yser, southwest of Dismude, Belgium. This was the first heard of the Belgian forces since the evac uation of Antwerp and now they are appropriately and picturesquely de fending that little splotch of their own country that the invaders have not taken. King Albert, unheard of for some time, is said to have cheered the men in the field. Some of the London papers describe the German evacuation of Ostend as a retirement to the east on the theory that the Allies' progress to the south threatened to isolate the Ostend garri son, making a retreat imperative. The dispatches are tar trom unanimous on the direction of the retirement, however, most of them describing it as a passage to the west and any attempt therefore to analyze it is but conjectural. From various sources came reports, none ot wnicn were connrmea, uiac some sort of naval craft are being pressed into use by the Allies in the canals of Flanders and perhaps from the sea. Sunday a dispatch direct from Dun kirk said that heavy firing could be heard there, and it was believed that gunboats were being used in the canals. It was added that heavy firing was progres sing south of Ostend, which, if true, meant the presence of Allied force9 at a point further north than heretofore suspected. This is contradicted by the report that the Germans are west of Fumes. ? , , - t r, i.W
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