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VOL LXII.-No. 163
NEW BERN, N. C, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, i914
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MilWILLE; THE-SGESE OF BIG EIRE;
'I;,-.', ; LOSS ESTIMAtTED AT ABOUT $750,000
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Flames Originated In Steam Heating Plant of Banner
WarehouseThe Water Supply Gave Out and Buck
et Brigade Was Formed T6 Check the Fire But This
Proved Ineffective One,
v The Buildings destroyed
? Death. . . v
A telephone message received by
th Journal at midnight brought
the information of a fire which oc
curred j last night fcat - Farmville
m hich did damage estimated . at
three quarters of million dollars.
The blaze originated from ! the
steam plant In the . Banner Ware
house and before it had been got
ten under control the Planters
Warehouse, the J, Banner ;. Ware
house, the American Tobacco Com
pany's storage. ; warehouses, ;? the
Farmville Warehouse Company's
stables and "E P. Pipkins grocery
store had been totally destroyed.
A valuable' saddle horse owned
by the Banner Warehouse Company
and a horse belonging to the Far-1
mers .' Warehouse . Company were
burned to death. . ,' .', A-
J- Shortly after .the fire' broke, out
the water auonlv of the town gave
out and it was necessairy ar, fight
the flames with buckets of water
and this proved ineffectual. , . . '
Estimates of the loss vary from
three quarters to a million dollars
and this is partially covered by in
surance. ; , , t
'In each of the warehouses there
was a large quantity of tobacco and
the ' storage, warehouses of the
American Tobacco' Company were
literally jammed ; to; r the doors
with the weed. , , .," ,.
; Farmville is located in Pitt county,
and has a population of about two
thousand inhabitants. It is . one
of the leading tobacco markets of
the State, and in fact.' obtains its
chief revenue from that source. .-..-,.
MRS. JOSEPHUS
OFF TB
MM
TO ATTEND CONVENTION ; OF
THE UNITED DAUGHTERS i
OF THE CONFEDERACY! . ,
Washington, TX C, Nov:-9.Mrs.
Josephus Daniels, wife of -the secretary
of the navy, left today for ; Savannah,
Ga., to attend the convention of the
. United Daughters of the Convfederacy,
Mrs; Daniels carried with her a spe
cial "cotton exhibit which appeared
at the National Cotton Fashion Show.
She will ask the copyentlon to. en
'dorse the national ("use more cotton"
movement. ' 7 . . ',
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STEAMER AFIRE OFF CAPE
- HENRY.
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Va., Nov. ' 9. The
r"rr"-l randt has been
' t ns lela afire
I ! n.llcs east
of Cape II;'
Grave feius ere entertained
f r t e safety cf t' c 1 bonrd
cf i'.e vessel as it h i t I own
1 v Ki"y the ship ii 1 1 n "
(!! rvro rivFs rrw
, colored, who was
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Grocery Store ,Was Among
Several Horses Burned To
v v -h
SECURES RELEASE FROM
HDLLE JAIL GERMANY
REV. VON MILLER OF JACKSON.
VILLE WAS PLACED IN "',
- " DURANCE VILE. " '
Wilmington, Nov. 9. Rev. R. M
von, Miller, pastor of the Jacksonville
and Richlands Baptist churches, who
has been confined in prison at Holle,
Germany, ever since soon after he ar
rived ot a combined t pleasure, and
business trip to his native conutry
in July, had. been released, through the
efforts- of the .Stae. Department ; at
Washington and is now On his way5 1 o
America.'-.. He' isexpected to reach his
home -at 'Jacksonville between the 15th
and 20th of this month.
" This information was received here
this morning by Rev. W. G. Hall,' pas
tor of Southside Baptist church, and
chairman of the executive committee
of the Wilmington Baptist Association,
which committee has been active in
an effort to secure- the release of Mr.
von ... Miller ever since it was learned
three weeks ago .that he was in prison.
The letter received by Mr. Hall was
from ; Mr;- R. P. 'Hinton of Jackson
ville, another member of the committ
ee. . Besides Mr. Halt and Mr. Hinton
the committee is composed of Messrs.
D. L. Gore, Geo. E. Leftwicb, of Wil
mington; F. P. Powers, of Wallace;
J. T. Bland, Esq., of Burgaw.
" The news of the release of Mr. von
Miller; was . specially pleasing fto his
wife and four.' children, -who . are at
the family home at Jacksonville. '
Mr. von Miller left in July for his
former home in Germany on business
in connection withthe estate left by
his father, -i- rfe was accompanied by
Rev C. T. Rogers, pastor of -the Jack
sonville Methodist church, who , re
turned home as soon as possible after
the war broke Out.-, -, - .'
It is believed that the imprisonment
of Mr.; von Miller was caused by some
enemies. - Three weeks ago word was
received here that Mr. von Miller was
in prison.;. The executive committee
of the Wilmington Baptist Association
took, the matter up immediately with
Congressman-H. L. Godwin and Sena
tor Simmons and Overman,' who in
terested in the State , Department in
his 'behalf. ; This resulted in the: re
lease of Mr., von Miller, according to
a cablegram ; received at Jacksonville
Thursday. . He has already sailed for
America. .
Mr. - von Miller has lived in this
country for 15 or 20 'years, and has
been a -member of the Wilmington
Baptist Association for about five
years. He formerly lived in Wilming
ton and has many friends . here who
will be interested . to know of his re
lease. . ' . , , ,
FALSE FIRE ALARM
About midnight Sunday . a false
alarm was turned in from Main street
in Pavie Town, which makes the se
cond false alarm from that box during
a week 's time.
' The firemen were also called out
y ' r ' iv morning- about eight o'clock
t ii ,h a blaze in the home of
? " ' ' i . :. on Droad . street. The
:' t -- -iscd ly an explosion
11 v -0 was a v ' '
TOOAGCO HUB
cohtriid
S IY BE
SENT TO 51'IEEOEfl
Neutral Vessels May Carry Them
To That and Other Countries .
Without any Fear of Brit- i
ish Ships.
HOWEVER, THEY MUST
NOT BE RE-EXPORTED.
Great Britian Notifies Her Min
.," isters In Norway and Other
Points of Her Decision'
In The Matter.
Washington, D. C, Nov. 9. Con
traband goods on neutral vessels bound
for Norway, Sweden and Denmark
are not to be molested by the warships
of Great Britain when the government,
of the country to which the shipments
are consigned, guarantees that they will
not be re-exported to Germany and
Austria. This announcement was made1
by the State Department today which
eave the telegram from Sir
Edward Grey to the British ministers at'
Norway , and Sweden, and Danish gov
ernments. RUSSIAN TROOPS HAVE
CROSSED RIVER WARTHE,
: Petrograd, Nov. 9. Russian . troops
are in the' Posen province says a dis
patch received, here" today. Unofficial
reoorte declare tnat tne advance gu&ro;
t'ZZJL-.Jj j.ti.-jSi iir .1.. I i
lias cruasea mc nver vyaruie auu iiuw
holds Pleschen.
FIGHTING CONTINUES WITH
UNABATED FIERCENESS.
Vienna, Nov. 9. An ; official state
ment issued tonight says: ."Fighting
continued with unabated fierceness
yesterday in the southwestern war
theatre." Notwithstanding the stub
born 'resistance of the enemy, trench
after trench was taken by our brave
troops in the Plain of Krupan.
NO NOTABLE CHANGE
v IN THE ALLIES POSITION.
Paris, Nov. 9. An official state
ment - issued ' at midnight says that
there Has been - no notable change in
the situation due to the difficulties
encountered in fighting in a. dense fog
which' 'prevailed over the battlefield
for a considerable extent.- In the north
the day has been a good one and we have
been able to maintain positions between
the river Lys and Lngemarck and made
some progress in other sections, notably
toward Dixmude.
"THE - PRICE OF MONEY.
Thespis ' Club to Present This In
December.
, The members of the Thespis Club,
one of New Bern's live dramatic clubs,
are now engaged in rehearsing for "The
Price of Money" which is to be pre
sented at the Masonic theatre on Fri
day, December' 4...f X;1
This play is said to be even better
than "The Iron Master" which was pre
sented by the club last' winter and which
made such a lasting impression on local
theatre-goer!. '. . e ? n; . m
' A number of. new faceiwill be seen
in the cast of the coming production
and, according to all rumors, the pub
lic has in store a rare treat- - . :
WM. WILLARD INJURED SUNDAY
EVENING AT PASSENGER .
STATION.
William Willard, who is an employee
of the Norfolk Southern Railroad, and
who lives on Hancock 'street, received
a painful but not serious injury Sun
day night when he was suddenly taken
with an attack of acute indigestion
white in C. E. Taylor's lunch room-.at
the Union Passenger Station.. -.He was
s iir.; on one of the stools at the coun
ter v i ( i he liad a peculiar feeling, and
t i , Mil: immediately lost control
' ' ' 1 fv 11 to the- floor striking
object which inflicted
GOOD
THE CZAR'S TROOPS
LOST i Til
CLEARING
POLAND
Speed with Which He Did This Will
Have Great Effect on Campaign
In Other War Theatres In
v;: Europe.
SILESIAN INHABITANTS
FLEE FROM HOMES.
Invasion of Germany by The Rus
sians May be Deferred for Sev
eral Weeks While Mission
Is Accomplished.
London, Nov.' 9. -Russia dominates
the - military situation today. The
speed with which she has cleared the
invaders from Russian Poland must
necessarily have a great effect on the
campaigns in the other war theatres.
Already the inhabitants are report
ed fleeing from ther prosperous Sile
jsian homes Respite the fact that Ger
eral Von Hinderburg's strong army is
between them and the advancing Rus
sians. But something besides the might
of the German arms may enable them
to remain still, and for some time, in
security for a significant message from
Petrograd announces that Russia may
defer the invasion of Germany until
her historic mission toward the Bospho
rus is accomplished.
. This mission includes the complete
If ibjection of Austro-Hungary as well
eh the invasion of, Turkey, and if, this
'." "V r .1 "I' J t-.:.i.'
lis tno actual pian oi tne granu uusc
Nicholas, the Russian commander in
chief, the Russians may be content to
hold their present positions along the
German border while making an ag
gressive war toward the south and
east.
Persistent reports continue to
reach London that the Germans are
sending heavy reinforcements to their
western lines. News of a contrary
nature, to the effect that the Ger
mhns are preparing to retreat through
Belgium, also is rifle, but the experts
seem to place more credence in the re
ports of reinforcements and the com
ing week is looked forward to as one
of the most crucial of the war.
Cossacks raids, across the German
border continue and Berlin now ad
mits that the Russians are well be
yond the river Warthe. The Russian
advance has been made over bad
roads at the amazing rate of four
teen miles daily and the German re
treat has Jiow passed Czernstochowa
without stopping. The Russian' line
is Well back of . the Warthe between
Czernstochowa and Kalisz.
Another ; Petrograd report states
that Czernstochowa is still held as
the last German position in Russia,
but that this is . regarded as unten
able; -The latest Paris official communi
cation states, that the invaders are
concentrating their activity about;
Ypres without as . yet achieving any
result. The allies are reported as
holding their own everywhere on the
Aisne, while to the northwest of Sois
sona they ; have reached a new - po
sition on the. Vregny plateau.
NORFOLK "SOUTHERN DIREC-
TORS PASS TnKUUUH.: -v
A . oartv . of . Directors and
Officials of .the Norfolk Southern Rail
road oassed 'through New; Bern Sun
day enfoute'from Morehead City and
Beaufort where they had been inspect
ing the conipanyfl property to an in
oection of the Northern Division. The
party reached, Norfolk yesterday and
the memberi ptthe Board of Direc
tors left in the afternoon for their homes
in New York City. "
GOOD RECEIPTS AT THE DILL
TOBACCO WAREHOUSE. .
Although i the salc9 at the Dill to
bacco warehouse' were small yesterday,
the prices p;.;d were good, the average
L ' 'x -about fourteen cents. The small
? i ; y were due to the inclem-
OF
S ARE
Five Thousand of Them Gathered
Yesterdayin The Georgia Cap
ital To Attend The Annual
Gathering.
MEETING WILL LAST
ALL THIS WEEK
Muc Enthusiasm Manifested By
Those Who Are Attending The
Conference-Several Carolin
ians are Attending.
ATLANTA, Nov. 9. About five
thousand men interested in good road
are here today for the session of the
. i a r 1 f I
rounn merit-ail ivuau ungicss,
will continue through this week. There
was a alrge amount of enthusiasm ob
served about the places where the del
egates congregated. Probab'ly no state
' was not represented. Atlanta has made
elaborate arrangements for entertain
ing her visitors. The city has been
decorated at great expense..
j Forty-seven natio-ial and state road
associations are taking part in the con
gress, prominent being the American
Highway Association, the American
Automobile Association, the American
Bar Association, the American Banker's
Association and the National Civil
Service Reform League.
Many railroads have put on special
trains for the congres and the good roads
l of Georgia have been tested by hundreds
of motor cars bearing the delegates, here
! rh -i .l - ij i .1: :
j nesiues me aaaresses anu uiscussiuub
; there are many social features and ex
Jhibitions covering 40,000 square feet
of floor space. The U. S. Government
I exhibit comprises accurate models of
every type of road from the imperial
j roads of ancient Rome to the modern
(boulevard and county market road.
Among those expected to address
the' Congress are Fairfax Harrison,
president of the Southern Railway;
L. W. Page, director of the U. S. Of
fice of Public Roads; U. S. Senator
J. H. Bankhead; Representative Dor
sey W. Schackleford; Representative
Wm. P. Borland, and many State com
missioners of highways.
This afternoon Governor and Mrs.
Slaton gave a reception in the Georgia
State Captial to the delegates, visitors
and their families. AH the Atlanta
clubs are keeping open houses for the
delegates.
This is the first meeting of the Ameri
can Road Congress in the South and
is a recognition of the great energy and
progress that has been made in that
section in the movement for improved
roads. In 1913, about $40,000,000 was
expended by southern states on their
iublic roads, in addition to the labor of
thousands of state convicts. Georgia
alone had their entire convict force
numbering nearly 5,000 engaged in
road construction.
The tremendous importance of guard
ing against extravagance in road ex
penditures is shown by the fact that
while a recent report of the census
bureau indicates that the total bonded
debt of the 48 states last year was
$142,157,000, in the single year of 1912
the states spent about $142,000,000 on
roads. The total ehdebtedness had been
accumulated; for years, and yet in one
year an amount equal to about one
third was spent on roads. This subject
will be dealt with exhaustively at the
congress. . '". -: , - .
One of the principal results hoped for
by the management pf the congress
wi 1 1 be the estab lishment of state
railway departments in the six southern
states, which' have thus ' far. failed' to
adopt the plan of state supervision,
namely, Georgia, South Carolina, Flori
da, Tennessee, Mississippi and Texas.
Aside from these six states only . In-
dianna and Montana have failed,' to
establish state . highway , departments
for educational or constructive worte-
SERVICES SUNDAY AT, COUNTY
, ' JAIL. ' , . 1
Services were conducted at the county
jail Sunday morning at ten o'clock by
ADVOCATES
ROAD
NOW
ATLANTA
the Salvation Army. . .
FRANK BEA1N
CREMATED UNDER
BURNING AUTO
Fatal Accident Occurred Sunday
Evening Just Outside the
Limits of the
City.
WALTER ALVIS HAD
VERY NARROW ESCAPE
Was In The Machine When It
Turned Over But Managed to
Extricate Himself Before
Tank Exploded.
An accident which was horrible in
every detail and which costXthe life
I of Frank Beaman, a young manVwhose-
home was on L- street and who wis em-
I . . . t. chnc f tKW.
folk Southern Railway Company,
curred shortly before 7 o'clock Sunda
evening near the county bridge over
Tack Smith s creek when an automo
bile being driven by Mr. Beamaa was
overturned and he wa pinned beneath
it and burned to death by the gasoline
which in some way escaped from the
tank and became ignited from a kero
sene lamp on the front of the machine.
The Accident.
With Mr. Beaman was Walter At
vis, who also resides on C. street and
who was a very intimate friend of the
victim. Mr. Alvis was caught beneath
the car also but managed to extricate
himself before the gasoline tank explod
ed and made every effort to lift the
machine off his companion but failed
in so doing.
According to the statement made by
Mr. Alvis, the machine began to run
from one side of the road to the other
just after passing the National cemetery
going west and Mr. Beaman finally
lost control of the car and it was over
turned. Mr. Beaman was caught
beneath the steering gear and was
fearfully mangled in addition to being
burned.
Calls For Help.
Seeing that he could not take the
car off the man underneath, Mr. Alvis
began to call for help. Hubert Hanks
was near the scene in his machine and
he rushed up to the spot where the
blazing car was lying and combined
his efforts with those of Mr. Alvis in an
attempt to get the victim out from be
neath it. A few minutes later a gen
tleman who lives just west of Jack
Smith's creek, also came up and ren
dered whatever assistance possible but
it was unot until other help arrived that
the blazing machine was taken from
the charred remains of Mr. Beaman
and he was then beyond the ken of
mortal aid.
Fearful Sight.
The body was burned beyond alt .
possibility of recognition and those r
who viewed it turned away in horror ;
and even strong men wept. News of
the accident spread quickly and within
twenty minutes after the car had taken
its fatal turn, probably three huii lred :
persons were on the scene. In the mean
time the J. K. Willis Company, under
takers, had been notified of the tragedy 1
and they hurried an ambulance to the
scene and took the body in charge, v
carrying it to their parlors where it was '
prepared for burial. . The funeral was
conducted from Centenary Methodist.' ;
church yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock
by Rev. Euclid McWhorter assisted
by Rev. Reynolds and t the interment -
was made in Cedar Grove cemetery ' .
Wife Prostrated.
: Mr. Beaman is survived only by hist '
wife and when the news of the tragedy
was broken to her, she was prostrated
with grief. ; Only a short time before.' -'"
her husband had gone out of the house '
in the very .best of spirits, expecting
to return shortly and this only added
to make the circumstances -more pa-.
thetic. ) -i ,
' , . Car Destroyed.
The machine, a Ford, wass a'-nost
completely destroyed, in fact on'y the
metal parts ; were remaining. 'Mr. -Beaman
had owned this only a. s rt
while. - - . : '. . .
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