VOL LXII.-Nb.160
NEW BERN, N. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1914
FIVE CENTS PER COPY
MiiicH From American
Cruiser
Boat.Was Attempting to Enter the Gulf Of Smyrna to
Arrange With Authorities far Entry 'of Cruiser When
: ' Shots Were Fired From
: ' formed the Authorities That He Intended to Exe
cute His Orders und He Did. The. North . Sea Now
Military Territory.
London,' Nov. Exchange
telerfram from Athene. Greece.
atates that yesterday mernnjt
launch fro mr the American crui
r. ' aer Tennessee which U anchored
V -at "VwrW .Asia Minor, endeavors
'; " d to -enter , the gulf of Smyrna
to arrange with the authorities
- for the -cruiser; to ' en tijr the ba
-, Jbor. Th fort; opened,. ftre"on the
" American launch and forced It
return to the- ahip- -The, com-
, ' rmandlnrf of fice oft the Tennessee
-then Informed, the governor that
" A lie' had orders from his govern--ment
to enter the harbor and that
' ne Intended to ' execute these
' orders.
THE NORTH SEA IS
NOW MILITARY AREA.
London. Nov.' 17. Premier As-
-quith stated in the House of Commons
today that the British government
had deoided to declare .the whole
North Sea in the military area. All
of Germany's subjects found on Neu
tral vessels are to be held as prisoners
of war." , - ' t.f A
' ENGLAND HARD PUSHED
TO DEFRAY HER 'EXPENSES
London, Nov. 17. 'David Lloyd,
; chancellor of the exchequer, said in
H'th&iluof .Commons"- today that
- England must find by the end of the
current - financial year 535,367,000
pounds ($2,676,835,000) . or there
-f would be a deficiency in the treas
7 ury of' 339,311,000. '
THE GERMANS OCCUPY ,
SOME EXCELLENT POSITIONS
Berlin, ' Nov. 17 The Russian
armies defeated in the east have
been forced back untl only the Vis
tula is i now! between the two forces
The Germans occupy excellent stra-
tegio positions. .. ' , -.:
V"'.:; ,: v - -.
HEAVY FIGHTING TAKES
PLACE IN EAST PRUSSIA.
Petrograd;, Nov. 17. Heavy fight-
ing is reported heres having taken
-place in east Prussia in 5 the vicinity
of Neidenbere . Soldau. The advan-
tage,-: it is declared, was entirely
with the Russians, ; ; ' ?
iTHE AUSTRIA PLAN .
' - TO OCCUPY BELGRADE.
Berlin. Nov. ' 17. An official: com
munication issued : tonight says that
the, Austrian occupation of Belgrade,
the Servian capital, is imminent. -' ,.
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.THE WEATHER.
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her. Jof rtat.'fo w
today. Continuing Cold with
H sh t nortberlywlndawtu?
.
p ENGINE ARRIVES..
New Fire Fl 'litlni .Apparatus ln
, City. ' '
' New Bern's- new ."lotor diyen-'fire
engine has arrived in the city after
a long 'sories of dolays and is -no
awaiting the arrival of a man from the
factory to put it together and get it
in- operation. For years New Bora's
fires have been fought with the two
steam engines which the city owns.
Those engines have . been good ones
in their day and in fact one of them
-now holds the world's record for
quick sleanfing. " The city, Ldwever,
is ovi.-;i and more adequate fire
f 1 ' - j itiis is neodod and the
I '' ' ' -IV -on several months ago i
! . I . . - f r 1' o now machine.
'. ' ' ' 1 ( one of
'' ' : 1 to this
Is Fired Upon
Fort. The Commander In-
TIIEIGEOUftflS
s
Have
Underdone ' Serious Hard-
i: ships Durind the
' ' Past Few' '
Weeks.
FRENCH ENDEAVORING TO
' DRIVE ENEMY AWAY.
Allies ' Believe . That They
Accomplish This Pur.
pose Within Nest
Month.
Will
Paris, Nov. 17. --The Germans,
in the opinion-of Officers at the front,
are- beginning to show signs of' the
terrific strain - they have undergone
for a month past in Flanders and these
offioers expect that General Joffre's
plan of holding the line and permit
ting the German host to wear it
self out in vain, but costly assaults
will soon bear frui.' -rs
A staff officer, writing from , the
battle line, even goes so far as to
predict . that within another month
the allies will be in a position to drive
the enemy from French soil. The
writer, however admits that he is
by nature an optimist..
Some details of the taking of Dix-
mude which the Germans still hold,
but which thus far has brought them
no advantage, have reached here.
The capture, of the town, it appears,
was due to a mistake on the part
of a French detachment." ' '
When the fighting started the Bel
gians wertf entrenched north of the
city, protecting the Keyen Road. To
their right, turned toward the ,west
in the, direction of Essen were the
Senegalese riflemen. To the south
the French Bluejackets occupied
the most exposed position on the
Clerken road. The enemy opened a
terrific bombardment at 5 a. m. on
Tuesday, last,- during which the ad
miral who was in command of the
sailors and who were making a re
connaissance just missed being 'hit by
the fragment of a shell., . (",, . ;.
ti: How the "Mistake Occurred. .
The men waited patiently in the
trenches. Toward 1 p. m. the can
nonading slackened and three dense
Qolumna, of German infantry opened
fire - on the trenches. One column
threatened to. turn the Belgians, who
overpowered by numbers retired on
the outskirts- of the city. They were
followed v by ; the v. Senegalese who
thought -that an order for a general
retreat had-.: ben,Tiven;- : This move
ment uncovered the bluejackets who.
however, continued to hold their
ground. .-.j , - v
While part of the enemy advanced
on Dixmude by. the Essen and Keyee
roads? left open 'to them, the rest
came : at the double quick for . the
sailors.""1 Faced by Prussiai; guards
they : were . jn danger of being .sur
rounded. Undaunted, however, theyi
dashed with the bayonet upon the
G er mans) but were overwhelmed by
numbers and beaten back to the
trenches. Asked to surrender theyi
replied in the- word credited to Gen.
Gambronne at Waterloo, when,? in
similar; circumstances he said: ;
"Dies But Never Surrenders'.:
"The guard dies but never sur
renders." For several hours they
hold off the Germans who were four
times as numerous, charging their
ranks every time they came too near.
Towards evening they were oblig
ed to retire since their only .means
of retreat, the bridge connecting the
city with tho country was about de
stroyed. They crossed the bridge
0" i-T f i v: '.niclio of bullets with
' ! '-.:.- a that the
f -
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GENERAL PUTNIK.
War Minister of 8ervia and .
Leading Army ; Officer. ,
Pneto by American Pre Asaoclstloa
CDTTDN MANUFACTURING
NOUSTRY IS LARGE
REPORT OF COMMERCE DE-
PARTMENT GIVES INTER
ESTING STATISTICS.
Washington, D. C, Nov. 17. Cot
ton and its manufactures comprised
more than one-fourth of the entire
value of domestic products exported
from the United States during the
last quarter' century, according to
statistics compiled today by the De
partment of Commerce. Their value
totalled $9,384,000,000.
Raw cotton exports from 1890 to
1914. were valued at $8,676,000,000.
having increased from $251,000,000
in 1890 to $610,000,000 during the
fiscal year 1914. Cotton manufac
tures during the same period aggre
gated $708,000,000, increasing from
$10,000,000 in 1890 to $51,000,000
in 1914.
Practically all the raw cotton was
shipped to Europe in the earlier
years. Recently, however, Japan has
been purchasing much of its raw cot
ton from the United Statesi During
the fiscal year 1912, cotton exports
to that country exceeded 240,000,000
pounds, and in 1914 were 177,000,-
000 pounds.
Cotton goods have been exported
chiefly to Asia and North America
and in smaller amounts to South
America, Europe, Oceania and Af
rica.
North America now is the leading
market for the United States cotton
goods, having taken more than 40
per . cent of the exports during .the
last fiscal year.
' Imports of cotton during the last
quarter eentury were valued at $259,r
000,000, coming chiefly from Egypt;
while cotton manufacturers totalled
$1,186,000,000 in laces, embroid-eries
and - similar articles made in Ger
many and France, : Switzerland, Bel
gium and the. United Kingdom
SOME ' POTATO.
The Journal is in receipt off -an
Irish potato, donated by A. D. Ward,
which is eight inches in length, meas
ures eleven inches in oircumference
and weighs thirty four ounces. This
potato was grown in California along
tin lines of ' the Northern Pacific
Railway Company. v ' V, ' "-.
' Sev6ral weeks ago Mr. , Ward went
to Sart "Francisco, 'Cal., to meet his
daughter, Miss .Mary, who was en
route : home from an extended visit
to friends; in China, and while in
San Francisco he saw some of these
potatoes, ' Knowing that they were
a curiosity and ' that one would be
appreciated by his Wife he asked one of
the officials on the Northern Paoifio R
Railway Company to "send him one.
And instead of sending one the gen
tleman sent six, the above mention
ed being one of that number. " '
expressed their admiration.
The fighting was resumed with
terrific violence in the streets, the
bliicj.ic-liels defending each heap of
n.' ' ; ') r t had been a house but
'' "i"' jH-ross the Yser.
' .; ...r'i-.. S . '
SERIOUS EFFECTS
EUROPEAN WAR
PASSING
AWAY
Officials of Government Depart,
ments In Touch With Bus
iness Activity Sees Bright
Times Just Ahead.
BIG DEMANDS FOR
EXPORTS FROM U. S. A.
Factories In All Parts of The
Country Are Working Full
Time In Order to
Supply The Trade.
Washington, Nov. 17. Officials of
the various government departments
in touch with the country's business
activities feel confident that the
most serious effects of the European
war on American business have pass
ed. The restoration of the credit
balances with Europe has greatly
eased the situat'on. The increasing
demand from Europe for American
food supplies and also to the sudden
development of an abhormal trade
in articles needed by the huge armies
now in the field aiding to that end
No accurate figures on the con
tracts of the latter character are
obtainable, but orders for horses,
mules, army clothing, harness and
the like have flooded factories and
stock men in some districts. It is
said that including ammunition or
ders, this business reaches the huge
total of over 200 millions of dollars.
In several lines factories are straining
to the highest capacity to meet the
demands.
Other factories 'which have aided
in clearing up the situation are the
opening of the federal reserve bank
system, upon which business experts
look as the backbone of the country's
resources, the opening of the Panama
Canal which has already increased
freight traffic to the west coast of
South America, and the entry of
more than eighty foreign built ships
into American registry under the
emergency law passed at the last
session of congress.
Of the shipping situation officials
said today there was a growing scar
city of carriers for American export
commerce because the bulk of that
traffic was increasing so steadily.
Freight rates have risen remark
ably and it was said shipping com
panies were now selecting their car
goes with the greatest care, avoiding
all articles of even a semi-contra
band nature. Huge shipments of
grain are awaiting transportation at
many ports. It appears probable this
condition will result . in renewed ac
tivity in behalf of the administration
federal merchant marine bill when
Congress re-assembles next month, al
though the new complexion of the
House of Representatives where the
Democrats control by a narrow mar
gin, makes the result doubtful. There
was. vigouous oopposition to the bill
last, session by many Democrats.
WELL KNOWN CITIZEN
IS
JOHN DUNN HURT WHEN GAS
IN VAULT WAS
IGNITED.
John Dunn, a member of the firm
of J. G. Dunn and Company who con
duct a i. merchantile establishement
on- Pollock striet, was painfully in
jured ' late yesterday afternoon by
an explosion of gas which had ac
cumulated in' , the vault and which
was ignited with a match in the hands
of Mr, DunjC A A short time , before
the explosion Mr. Dunn had been
in the vault, and lit a small gas stove
which was located there. Going out
of the vault the door was closed and,
naturally,, after the gas flame had
exhausted1 ih&' supply of oxygen con
tained in' the. air of the vault, the
flame became : extniguished and the
flow of gas continued.. j Mr. Dunn
returned to the vault some time later
and, thoughtlessly struok a match
to light the gas,;: Immediately: there
was an explosion and he was knock
ed down and suffered burns on his
face. He was carried to his home on
Middle Street ' and '. given medical
at' 'ion. 11 is injuries are not thought
to ' ' : .'ions. .:.i:"-:':'''S4;V-.':;7:i
CHARLES A. CULBERSON.
The Senior Unitod State
Senator From Texas.
MN
THE UNITED STATES
WILL HOLD MONEY
WON'T TURN CUSTOMS MONEY
OVER TO THE MEXICAN
OFFICIALS.
Washington, Nov. 17. The United
States will hold several million dol
lars of customs collected at Vera
Cruz until a stable government is
established in Mexico. It will not
turn over to the French bondhold
ers, President Wilson stated, today.
Secretary Bryan announced today
receipt of a message from American
Consul Silliman, of Mexico City, say
ing the newspapers there had pub
lished the text of a telegram from
General Gutierrez approving the con
ditions General ("arranza set for his
own retirement. Sillman reported
the telegram from ("arranza to Gen
eral Gonzales, was transmitted to
Gutierrez, statins;- the willingness of
the (irst chie!" to deliver the executive
power on certain eond tions. also
published. Sill'ii-ii nuid" ::o n:."iit ion
of the conditions.
Secretary Bryan said lie had no ad
vices from other sources, 1ml previ
ous dispatches discussed the wish of
Carranza that he and Villa leae the
country.
COTTON TRADE SHOWS
RECOVERY.
New York, Nov. 17. Two
events on the cotton exchange
today showed a great revovery
of the cotton trade. One was
the purchase of eight thous
and bales as a direct shipment
to Germany. The other an
estimate that this months
export of 1350,000 bales on a
basis of forty dollars per bale.
These shipments place Eu
rope in our debt to the tune of
$54,000,000.
AUTOMOBILE COULDN'T SWIM
OCCUPANTS WALK.
Last night United States Deputy
Marshal C. H. Ange and Samuel
Lilly arrived in the city on foot
having walked from Broad Creek a
distance of about five miles. De
puty Marshal Ange accompanied
by Mr Lilly was returning from a busi
ness visit to Pamlioo county in the lat
ter 's automobile, and ' when they
reached Broad Creek the water was
so high that it was impossible for
them to oross with the car, so they
abandoned it,' and made . the re
mainder of the trip on foot.
SANITARY EXPERT FOR THE
N. C. SOLDIERS. '
Raleigh, Nov. 17. Adjutant Gen
eral Young has announced that Maj.
Henry Page, medical corps, U. S. A.
had been detailed by the war depart
ment to instruct the sanitary . units
of . nine" Southern - States, , inoluding
North Carolina. There are five' such
units in this State with a total of
29 officers and 121 enlisted men, units
IHEIVIM,
THE iBERiGLE
DRAWING
CROWD
Rev. Callaway Arrived Yesterday
And Preached First Ser
mon Last
Night.
HIS MESSAGE DEMANDED
THE STRICTEST ATTENTION
The Work of The Choir One of
The Real Features
Of This Great
Revival.
The revival at the Tabernacle
Baptist church is now well under
way. Rev. Mr. Callaway arrived
yesterday afternoon and preached
his first sermon last night, using as
his subject "The Sychar Revival
or the Transformed life," and the
eloquence and power with which
his message was delivered commanded
the strict attention of his audienee
throughout the discourse. Mr. Calla
way said that he had heard
so much about the Tabernacle church
and the work that had been aceom-
Rev. Callaway
dished under forme" pastorates and
that was heing aceom pished under
the present pastorate as to make him
feel that he was no stranger. Prior
to the announcement of his text
lie had outlined sonic of the things
that was necessary if this revival
campaign is to he what it can be
and his sermon as will be seen from
his subject was indeed appropriate
and preparatory to I he great work
that is expected to be accomplished
through and by the efforts put- forth
n this meeting. A surpris ngly large
congregation was in attendance at
last nights service, very nearly equal
in numbers to that of Sunday night
and it is predicted that by the end
of the week that the seating capacity
of the church will be taxed to its
utmost. A number of pastors from
the other churches of the city were in
attendance and occupied scats on
the platform.
The singing which is being lead
by the gifted Choir Leader and So
loist, Mr. James W. J elks, is expect
ed to play an important part in the
campaign throughout. A full musi
cal program is rendered at each ser
vice. Familiar Gospel Hymns are
sung by the choir and congregation
in addition to the special selections
rendered by the choir and these to
gether with Solo by Mr. Jelks each,
night constitute the musical pro
gram of the nights services and assure
those who are fond of good wide-
awake singing a rare treat. The v
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HLieeb itliu siiukr memoir, oiitbb a -
being conducted daily during this
campaign are expected to result
in . great good. The shop meeting t,
are held in different shops each day, :
from 12:3Q, to 1:00 p. m.,: and the
street meetings are held . between ? :
the hours of; 5:09 and 6:00 p m., 4
and at 7:30 p. m., The afternoon'
service will be primarily for the pur-
pose of teaching and those who are
interested in Bible study cannot wolL,
afford to miss the-afternoon sermons
by Mr. Callaway. ' The nights ser- :
vines will be evangelistic and Mr. Car ¬
away will also preach each night. -
being located .at Canton, Ashe v!I!
Rutherford, Reidsville and New E,s-..
Major Page will visit each or jaii.2:v
tion once a month and will carry n a.
correspondence course for -officers.
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