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VOL LXII.-No. 160
NEW BERN, N. C. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1914
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Aennessee.-rromRtApoiogy, is Le
; , ' ' nianded Frpmt Turkey and .American
; ' 4 Representatives are tolduo Thoroughly
. ; InVestfeate the riiatter.: Russian Troops
are ? Making progress, British ii Forces
'are Holding Their
t . Washington, D. C'NoT. 'i8.
Prompt action wai taken today
, Jy thJkmcrlcaA iovernmnt to
t -determine ' whether the . Turkish
; government had a hostile pur--pose
In firing on ..the' American
cruiser Tennessee yesterday when
she attempted to enter the har
. hor of Smyrna, CaptaliT Benton
..'C Decker, and all United States
officials near Smyrna', have been
' instructed to send a- report on
' the incident. Up to late tonlihf
, . no reply has -been received. ' he
;r salient fact seemsto demand prom
"; . pt apology' from Turkey .or dras
ftlc action'' by the United' States
is - that Captain , Decker. reports
' - to .the ' government ..J that the
launch was fired on. without x
j"use. JVavy officers here point out
that had there been .any excuse
for a violation of neutrality, Deck
er would not have been. ,ea ier to
' set this forth in his dUpatch.
THE TENNESSEE NOW " X
f AT PORT OP CHIOS.
Chios, at which port i the .cruiser
Tennessee has arrived ia thefJbapf-
. tal of the island of the same name,
located about four; miles off the
coast of Asia Minor and near, the
Gulf of Smyrna The island formerly
1 belonged to Turkey, but as a ref-ult
of the Balkan war was turned' over
, to Greece. , , A great portion of the
. population of 60,000 -are Greeks.
Dispatches' from "Athens yester
day reported that' the Tennessee ' had
arrived at the p&rt of Vurja in the
Gulf of Smyrna and that her appear-
' anoe had put a stop to the ill-treat-
ment of British," (Russian and French
' residents, The authorities of Smyrna
. the dispatch adds, fearing' a bombard-
meni, naa leir lor ine interior.
Captain Benton ; Clark Decker is
-,.in Command of the Tennessee which
left .JvTew York, on. August; 1ft with
' nearly $6,000,000 in gold on board
foi the relief o( the American tour
ists stranded in Europe. Tne war-
. ship first wept lo Jlnpland and "then
.to Franoe, and finalTy entered the
Mediterranean where she visited sev
eral ports in pursuance of her relief
THE RUSSIAN TCOOPS ,
ARE CARRYING POSITIONS.
Petrograd, Nov. 18. Russian troo
Jps -arn crfing! -iposition -After; txmi
i ,;tion1 ) r ' rrifio battle near Sofdau.
THE
ati: nor
LINES.
, ' London, Nov. i Ur'1:r tremen
dous pressure from lim Gorman in
fantry and , a . heavy fire from i. the
artillery, the Drti .h 1 oops in the
vicinity of Arri hold v their- lines
today and at asr poit dro ve the
Germans back onefive hundrodyarda.
GIN DLSTKOYI O BY nr.E YES
IT' IUY.
. Nov. I S. B. Frank Jones,
1 ii lore', had the cotl a
on i farm, .,i.t
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GENERAL CARRANZA MAY
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BELIEVED THAT HE WILL OC
w CUPY CITY AS SOON AS . . ..
1 THE AMERICANS LEAVE.
i Mexico City, Nov.a 18. General
Alvaro . Obregon, who 'yesterday as
sumed supreme command of the cap
ital, and of the federal district, last
night received -a telegram from' Gen
eral Pablo Gonzales, in which the
latter declared .that General. Villa,
by advancing ' his troops southward,
had - repeatedly1' r broken the. truce
agreement entered into on November
12 bet wen .general Gonzales . and
General Eulalio-iCfttierrez; recently
chosen provisional president of the
Auguas Calientes convention. Gen
eral Gonzales concluded his. message
with the following: ""j11 . .
"For my part I believe that I have
complied with my duties as .a soldier
and a citizen. I have tried to avoid
the shedding of blood whicki the en
emy appears thirsty for, and the war
which we are obliged to prosecute
with all vigor forthwith is justified
by the unworthy conduct of our op
ponents. "
A large body of troops belonging
to General Obregon's division ar
rived here last night from Irapuatdi
2d miles southwest of Guanajuato..
' General Alvarado, post command
er, has issued a statement in which
he declares that General Villa is a
greater enemy to the cause of Mex
ican democracy 'than was General
Huerta,' He says that Villa has
forced an unnecessary civil war on
Mexico.
' It is reported here that General
Carranza will move his captial to
Vera-jj, Crua -'Immediately upon ' the
evacuation of that city by the Ameri
cans. BADLY INJURED.
Counijf Commissioner H.
T.
White Suffers Jiccldent.
County Commissioner H. T; White,
ol 'Cove City, had' the , mtsfortune
of getting one hand caught and badly
out in - the saws : of his . ootton gin
Tuesday afternoon. Something went
wrong with1 the gin and Mr. White
was attempting to remove some ob
joct from the -breast of -the' gin with
out stopping the, machinery .when one
hand was caught by the saws, and
out so severely that it was necessarily
for two or more of his fingers to be
amputated.
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COTTON TO BE SENT.
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GENERAL JOFFRElOFi THE FRENCH ARMY
Photo by American Press Association.
The commander In chief of France's
headquarters.
SULTAN DENIES
HE STARTED WAR
DECLARES OUTCOME WILL
END ATTEMPTS AGAINST
THE GLORY. OF ' THE
TURKISH EMPIRE.
Constantinople, Nov. 18. Via,
London, The Sultan of
Turkey has issued a proclamation to
the army and navy in which he. ac
cuses Great Britain, France and Rus
sia of ' having instigated war. upon
Turkey.. :? He adds in this connection
thathe outcome will put an end to the
attempts 0 directed ; against the
glory, of the Turkish Empire.
Exor ting his apldiers and sailors to
bravery the Sultan says:
"Not only the future of our own
country, but the future existence of
300,000,000 Moslems depends on your
victory. a
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ANOTHER BRUNSWICK GREEK
" SLAIN BY NEGRO.
Brunswick, Nov. . 18.---For, the sec
ond time within , three months a
Greek merchant here has been killed.
Sunday morning ; Nick Papadimos
met his death at the hands of a negro
who was trying to rob him. . One
night in August James Donkas was
stabbed to death and robbed. ;
Two- weeks ago - Pete Calases, an
other' Greek merchant, was4 shot at
by a negro, whosemotives evidently
were, robbery.- : '.'f. v
TOMORROW BIG DAY AT DILL
. WAREHOUSE.
Tomorrow will be the big day at
the Dill tobacco warehouse.' ! Every
farmer that sells the weed at this
warehouse on that day will have an
equal chance of winning one or more
of the , prizes, which, will he: given
away absolutely . free. Prizes aggre
gating two hundred dollars in value,
headed 1 y a :' '' ;-u dollars cash prize
given 1 ., (' '.sors of the ware
! '" , i to the winnen.
land fighters is here shown at his field
BURNS DETECTIVES TO
.: FIGHT TIE CHARGE
DAN, S. LEIION GOES BACK TO
ATLANTA TO APPEAR
IN COURT.
Atlanta, Nov. 18. Dan. S. Lehon,
manager for the Southern division
of the Burns detective agency, ar
rived in Atlanta today for the hearing
before Judge Hill on the demurrer to
the indictment against him on the
charge of subornation of perjury in
the' Frank case. Mr. Lehon was ac
companied by ex.-District Attorney
Adams, of the New Orleans parish,
who will be associated with Judge
Arthur Powell in the, conduct of the
defense. - m
The demurrers entered by Carlton
C Tedder and Arthur Thurman, who
were indicted with Detective Lehon
on1 the same charges, also are set for
hearing before Judge Hill.
' The attorneys for the three men
take - the position that the cases
should be thrown out of court on the
ground that the indictments are void,
inasmuch as the testimony they are
alleged improperly to have procured
could not have been used in behalf of
Frank, the defendant, since it was
purely hearsay and therefore' inad
missible. It will be argued that per
jury can be committed only in faslely
swearing to some material and com
petent circumstance " .-,
The three were indicted, on the
statement of. the Rev, C. B. Ragsdale
that he was , paid $200 to make an
affidavit alleging that he, had heard a
negro, whom he afterwards identified
as Conelyt 'admit the killing of the
Phagan gi ' , . , -
THE
-JAlh TA IS RECEIVING
' REPAIRS.
The gas freight boat Jaunita is on
dry dock at Meadows Marine- Rail
way receiveing repairs. ' .
NO CASKS ON DOCKET IN PO
LICE COURT. -
Th.
'in-j no cases on the docket
f si on of Police Court
i rtcrnoon.-' ' - 'y
THE METHODIST
HOST GATHERED
IT
Seventy-Eiht Annual Session of
North Carolina Methodist
Conference Convened
There Yesterday.
MANY MINISTERS AND
LAYMEN ARE ATTENDING.
Two Bishops Present and
Aiding In the Exercises
Much Interest.
Manifested.
Are
Washington, Nov. 18. The seventy-eighth
annual session of the North
Carolina Methodist Conference open
ed in the Methodist chureh at
Washington today with a full attend
ance of ministers and laymen. The
homes of the hospitable city of Wash
ington are crowded with the visitors
and delegates, every courtesy being
shown them since the time they were
met with a veritable Washington wel
come, such as the people of this city
are famous for. The cool crisp wea
ther is putting everybody in good spirit
and promises well for the conference
which will continue through next
Monday. '
Bishop Richard Green Waterhouse
president of (he conference, arrived
Tuesday night from Slu-lhy where he
has been presiding over the sessions
"of the Western North Carolina Con
ference. He called the conference to
order at 9:30 Wednesday 'morning
The first ceremony of the conference
was the communion service with
wnieh everv annual conference
opened. Following the devotional
service. Rev. R. H. Willis, secre
tary of the lt st conference, called the
roll of ministers and lay delegates. Mr.
Willis was then elected to succeed
himself as secn-'arv of the confer
ence
The first business of t lie morning
was the appointment, of the commit
tees. Rev. II. A. Humble of Queen street
Methodist church, Kinston, preached
the opening sermon Tuesday niHit to
an audience Ibui l:ixed the eap.:eily
of the church. Mr. Humble is one
of the most popular and able of the
preachers of the conference. The
choir rendered special music that
was greatly enjoyed.
One of the pleasantest features of
the annual gathering is the reunion
of old friends and comrades. The
conference has been peculiarly for
tunate this year, only one member
Rev. J. E. Thompson of Fayetteville
a superannuate, having died. Greet
ings are exchanged on every side and
there is a Methodist air of good fel
lowship pervading the place that is
very much at home in Washington, a
strong center of Methodism.
A number of distinguished visitors
among them the connectional officers
of the church, are present to add in
terest to the conference and inspira
tion by their presence as well as their
addresses.
The conference is honored by the
presence of two bishops Bishop Wa
terhouse, the presiding officer, and
Bishop Kilgo, who is right at home
in his old conference, which delights
to head the roll with his name as an
honorary member. With two such
spirits a great awakening of spirit
uality and quickening of religious
feeling is expected.
CONDITION OF E. B. HACK-
BURN IS IMPROVED.
The friends of E. B. Haekburn,
will be glad to learn that
his condition is very muoh improved.
He is expected to be out to-day if
the weather is favorable.
STRAY BULLETS WOUND
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' Naco, Ariz., Nov. 18. Sis
persons were ' . wounded ; by
stray bullets on the American ,
side of the .- International
boundary , line roday; during
a . renewed . Attack 'on , Naco
SenOra by the forces of May-
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WASHINGTON
SUED BY FRIEND
FOR LOVE OF WIFE
William Bayard Blackwell Ask 2.
$200,000 From Neighbor at
Morristown W ho Is Have
pmeyer's Nephew.
BREAK IN SOCIETY
FAMILY IS EXPLAINED.
Denial of Complaint That Is Not
Yet Filed Reveals Cause
of Separation.
New York, Nov. 18. John Meyer.
Jr., son of a director of the Sugar
Trust and nephew of the late Henry
O. Havemeyer, has been made de
fendant in a $200,000 damage suit
brought in the Supreme Court by
William Bayard Blackwell, an at
torney, one of the wealthiest resident;
of Morristown, N. J., who is known
there and in Manhattan as a "gentle
man farmer."
Mr. Blackwell asserts Mr. Mayer
alienated the affections of his wife.
The fact that the action had been
instituted came to light late yester
day afternoon, when Crocker & Wi
ckes, attorneys at No. o Beekman
Street, filed Mr. Mayer's answer. In
vestigation showed that the com
plaint had not been fiie ! by Davis
Sy mines tV; Sehreiber of 'o. 55 Lib
erty Street, counsel for .Jr. Blackwell.
Service was made, however, several
days ago.
From the answer and information
obtained regarding the complaint it
appears that Blackwell and Mayer
were neighbors during the summer
the former residing at Uavenswood.
on the New Vernon Road, and the
latter at his country place, over
yonder, not for away. They had been
friends for years, and it was not until
early in the summer that Air. Black
well believed he bad ground for com
plaint. Just when the allienation of Mrs.
Blaekwell's affections began the hus
band does not set forth it, '. In- papers,
but lie says his wife caed to care
for him between spriti-- .. ! the date
the complaint was drawn, prior to
which time they lived in the utmost
harmony.
Mrs. Blackwell was Ms Beatrice
Bogert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Thurston Bogert. The wed
ding was celebrated in January, 1902,
at the Marble Collegiate Church,
Fifth Avenue and Twenty-ninth St.
The Rev. David J. Burrell officiated.
It was a society event and was at
tended by Mrs. W. Bayard Cutting,
Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt, Mrs. K. N.
Tailer and others socially prominent.
Mr. Mayer married Miss Marie
Natalie Foote, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Foote, of Morristown,
in 1907. dwing to the death of 11. O.
Havenmeyer the wedding was not a
large function.. Miss Foote was con
sidered one of the most beautifu!
women in New Jersey and has been
much courted. Her family is socially
prominent in New York.
Mrs. John Mayer, Sr., was 1 lie
sister of the late Theodore A Hav -meyer.
July 14, 1900. she was found
dead from a gunshot wound in her
home. The Coroner entered a verdict
of accidental shooting. In 1909 John
Mayer remarried. His bride was
Mrs. Bessie McDonough Shoobotham,
daughter of Capt. William B. Shoe
botham, of Ontario'-, Canada.
POSTMASTER AT SOUTHPOJIT
DIES IN WASHINGTON.
Southport, N. C, Nov. 18. Advice
were received here today of the death,
of Howard C. Curtis, one of South
port's most prominent young citizens
and postmaster of this town, having
been one of the first Wilson appoint
ees. He passed away- at 2:30 o'clock
this morning at the hospital in Wash
ington, N. C, where he had been for
treatment, death resulting from heart
failure. .':.- : '
THE WEATHER,
The . weather forecast - for
.New Bern and vicinity is faisr
and warmer today. .0 Lidh
northeast winds.
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