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IN THIS ISSUE "THE MIELJTON DO LEAR. MYSTERY' r IT . NIMt's NEWS It's In 73. r Read It FIRST In THE JOURNAL " . . THE JOURNAL r ; A ' , i VOL XXII. No. 161 NEW BERN, N. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1914 FIVE CENTS PER COPY A' NOTHER BIG BRITISH BATTLESHIP IS BLOWN UP -NEARLY EIGHT HUNDRED DIE Dai mm The Bulwark. ; While bneerness, IN ear London, Uestroyed by the Explosion of, its own -Magazine. The Band was playing on Dock, when the Accident, which was Entirely Unex- pecfed; Occurred. out of the Entire Crew Were Saved. London, . NOv. 2ff. (Central NewstlaWeiThe; BritbdiBat-l tlesblp "Beulwark" was blown up today In the harbor of Sheer neu 1by an 'explosion of Its own matfazlne. .vAll of the : crew of seven hundred and eighty one were lost 'with the exception., of twelve. The Bulwark waa one of the old battleships of the English navy and had a tonnarfe of 15,000 Sheernesa j Harbor la , In a the mouth of the- ThameaJrtver and Is thirty five miles from London. The official report . from the Rear Admiral states that the ex plosion was1 from Internal and not external cause, thus dotni -away with tfie Germans torpedo the ory. .The , explosion was so vio lent that the ship was rent as under. There was no upheaval of water and when the smoke had. cleared away, the ship had en tirely disappeared. An official 'Inquiry Into the cause of the ac cident Will be made tomorrow. THE LOSS OF LIFE WAS EXTREMELY HEAVY. London. Nov. 26. (Central News 'Cable) Winston v Spencer Churchill, the first lord of the ad miralty, said in the house of Com mons' today announcing the dis asters "The loss of the ship does not tfreatly . affect our military position. bu Ijt&ret that the loss of life was very heavy." 'The tragedy came at a moment of jayety for the band was play intf when the explosion occurred. A. dispatch from Chatham says that the accident occurred while ammunition was being... loaded on the ship. "S BEST JOB::. TD BE SEEN HERE WILL E. CULHANE TAKES THE . XEADING PART IN "THE . TURNING POINT - ' t .r .: America's best, character -s actor, Will V. dilhanrt nnnnm-tnil .Viv 4 Iat. . .' will present for the first time in this . . eity .at Masonio theatre on Monday, . Npvember 30, - ; The Turning Points When mana- : -.; ger hunts around and finds a good play engages a company of clever and equ pi tLci pl.iy; in a lavjsh manr ner, both in a sceinio and an electrical way, and offers the same -to the pub-! Uo fori Wyv wroVaL nd patronage, he t&Mts M ' ;;e the 'support f . the "theatres jers." iThe 'aeUng company that; will play "The Turning point in this city is made; up "of. the same 'ar tists who presented "Paid InFulL" in thia city last falL . .That alone should be a guarantee of .its worth, as no better acting company has apr pearfj Lore in;years.. Will .E. Cui hane who has made-so "many admiis ers by his artiitio handling of the part of Capt. Wijliams, will be seen as Mortimer, a partj that was. written ex pressly . for him. 1 If , you want to laugh, 'don't miss "The Turning Point." 'Prices are 50o., 75o., $1.00. Feats now on solo at V.'oo l-Lnno's in the Harbor of Only Twelve Lives so IAIN COMPLETE I'M EXECUTIVE . COMMITTEE , MEETS AND SELECTS THE OFFICERS CM? THE HOM - " - Kinston, N. C, Mi. 26. At meeting of the executive committee of. the Thomasville Orphanage at the &.enneay jviemonai ome, me eas tern branch of the orphanage near Falling . Creek, the organization of the new institution was completed by the election ofj $the following officers for the coming, year.: Sup erintendent, Hev. G L. Merrill, of maysvuie; superinienqeni 01 ine Farm, Herman Sujton, of Kins ton; Teacher for the School, Mrs. Mary Cooke, of Louishurg; Custodian of the Biggs building, Mrs. Bettie Dunn of Scotland Neck. , The Biggs and Lenoir county buildings are the dormitories at the home. There are now 51 children in the Kennedy home, and 413 at Thomas ville, where the main institution of the kind owned by the North Caroli na Baptists is located. This makes a total of 464 children being cared for by both the orphanage and the Branch. Four children from Lenoir county are now at the orphanage, the latest addition to the little family being Miss Elizabeth ' Blackburn of Kinston. Another, a little boy, is to be admitted as soon as there is a va cancy. . , There has recently been construct ed a long distance telephone line to the home, and the rural free delivery route going out in that direction from the Kinston postoffioe- has' been ex tended to serve the institution; These conveniences place thehome in direct postal, telegraphic and telephonic communication; with Kinston. ' Fall ing' Creek remains ie freight sta tion. ' T v,r :. v The Baptist orphanages- are now oaring:' for more children and doing greater work than eVer before, and the prospects for a useful future are splendid.' . EXGELLEHT ORDER; Ul the w:mm THE ZAPATA TROOPS ARE NOW -,w ij uuhuk ur;. i he -.. - Washington,' Nov. 26".J-A' telei gram received Jlere tp-night from Con sul siuiman ana tne urazuian min ister to MeXio . City' says that ' the eapa-.forces of General Zapata, now in jtaWr txoellent'eirder. 1 - ..The Zapata, troops are under the command of Col. Zaldana. v r The - following telegram was re ceived by the Carranzista agent from "the" first phief" who established the eapital at ? Orizaba4 "News relative to' the capture of General Obregon, VUIareal and Hay by General Blanco Is utterly false. ' ' ' INFECTED CATTLE IN LONDON i - COUNTY, VA.' . 'Washington, D.' C.C NoV. 26. Infected'cattle from Hageretown, Md. have spread the foot- and mouth di sease in. London' Countv.' Va. Five cases have been discovered arounoT Watorford and it is probablo that the county will be placed under quaran tine. , , '. . OF DIXMUOE DFFI GIALLY CONFIRMED French Marines On Tuesday Nidht Drove The Germans From Their Entrench ed Positions. SWEEP EVERYTHING BEFORE . THEM WITH GUNS. Field Marshal Earl Kitchener Makee Thrilling Speech In The House of Com mons at London. London, Nov. 26. Central News Cable) The Allies have at last act ually re-taken Dismude says dispat ches from Dunkirk. Tuesday night the1 French marines drove the Ger mans from three entrenched -positions and following up their suc cesses, pressed on into the town, sweeping everything before them whh their machine guns. The Germans fled for seven miles. KITCHENER GIVES SUMMARY. OF WAR OPERATIONS. London, Nov. 26. Field Marshal Earl Kitchener this afternoon in a speech in the House of Commons, summarized the war operations, Am ong other things he said -"The Rus sians with heavy losses, yet suffer ed. The Germans have made no ad- vances since I last addressed this house The British are in touch with the Turkish forces, thirty miles from the Suez canal" while the losses of the Allies are admitted by Earl Kit chener, he said that they are slight compared with those of the ememy. THE BRITISH TROOPS NOW NEARING OSTEND. London, Nov. 26 The British troops have, pushed as far as the out skirts of Ostend, encountering only small detachements of the enemy. Circumstantial reports that the Ger man retirement in Flanders has not been confirmed. The Board of Trade states that 89.3 per cent of the Bri tish has been placed in this condition. THE RUSSIANS ARE PUSHING THE GERMANS Petrograd, Nov. 26. The Russians are in pursuit of the latter suffered a great reverse at Lodz where forty thousand prisoners, or an entire army corps, were taken. POPULAR YOUNG LADY . WEDS AT WASHINGTON MIS ANNINE NELSON BELL . , THE BRIDE OF DAVID A. BLAND. . The following announcement from the. Washington "Daily ;News will be of interest in this city as the bride. who is a sister of J. Carlyie Bell; has! man; friends.: B., "Miss ' Annie Nelson "Belli daughter of Mr. John T. Bell, Wharton's,' N. C, was united in marriage this morn ing at 6:15 ' o'clopk , to Mr. David Alton Bland, of Ayden, N". C. The wedding took place 'at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Harrison on West Second street and was im pressively performed by the Rev. E. M. Snipes, pastor of the First Metho dist church, in the presence of a few friends and relatives of the contract ing parties. ',. Immediately after the consummation of v the . nuptials the bride and grbdm drove to the Nor folk Southern station and left for a touy of northern cities before going to their f uture borne in Ayden. "The bride is a charming and at tractive' young lady and has a wide circle of friends in this city and else where, f The groom i8 a prominent business man in i Ayden. He is a brdther of Mr; T L Bland, of Rocky Mount, who is the proprietor of the Hotel Louise here. J C WE UNIVERSITY OE VIRGINIA DEFEATED HI. CAROLINA TAR HEEL FOOTBTLL PLAYERS COULD NOT SAAND THE PRESSURE. Richmond, Va., Nov. 26. The football team of the University of yirginia defeated the football team of the University of North Carolina her todHy by tin- score of 20 to 3. The lino-up: North Carolina Virginia. Loft end Winston White Left tackle Ramsey Ward. Left Guard. Cowell Coleman. Ccnt'r. Tandy D Evans. Right guard. Jones. F Moore. Right tackle Gay ., Barker. Right end Homewood Gillette. , Quarterback. Bridges Gooch Left halfback Tayloe Mayer. Right halfback . Fuller Word. Fullback ' Reid Sparr. Officials Innes Brown (Vander hilt,) Referee, MacGoffin (Michigan;) Umpire, Armstrong (Yale,) headlines man. OFFICIALS AT CHURCH. Cabinet Members Observe Thanks (gtvinct Day. Washingtcn, Nov. 26. Members of the cabinet, the diplomatic corps, the supreme court and other pro mi - nent figures in official life, gathered today at St. Patrick's church for the annual Pan-American Thanksgiving celebration. President Wilson was in Williams- town, Mass., spending the day with his daughter, Mrs. F. B. Sayr, and it was the first time since the Pan-1 American celebration was organized several years ago tMat the president of the United States has not at tended. The diplomatic representatives, in brilliant uniforms, assembled with other dignitaries and marched into the church in a solemn but colorful procession where mass was said in celebration of peace and Thanks giving among the Americans. MT MY HEART" PLEASED NEW BERNIANS A PLAY OF REAL MERIT WHICH " WAS PRESENTED BY A CAPABLE CAST. There has been many attractions in. New Bern in past years, some good, some bad and others that were just "medium.." Having., been thor oughly versed in the value of theatre- cal attractions the local theatregoers are iff a position to know a good show and' the fact that, the universal op- pinion of all who saw Peg O' My ' I Heart" at the .Masonio theatre last evening was that it was one of the best ever at that theatre, should to be a source of gratification to the mem bers of the company. . Two performances of "Peg O' My, Heart" were given, one in the afternoon - and. the other at night. The matinee was well attended and at night the . house' was packed, the audienoe being one of the largest of the year. The play was one of fc6se full of . pathos one seoond and brimming over with mirth the next. Onev moment there were moist eyes and the next peals of, laughter filled the nou8:,7')jj,,:;::i;-v-s-;. '. The principal part, that of "Peg" was in the Hands of Miss Rea Martin, a young lady, just past sixteen years and the manner, in whieth she handled the various situations;, at all times saying and doing just the right thing showed conclusively that she is an artist in her chosen profession. " . The otli,er -members of the cast also handled their respective roles in a FORMER IN MAN BELIEVED 10 BE SUICIDE Henry G. Wunsch Found LylnjJ In Wation With Bullet Wound Near The Heart. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY FOUL PLAY. The Deceased Was Known To Have Been In 111 Health And Had Becopic Despondent.' In its issue of Wednesday the Jour nal told of the death at Richmond, Va., of Henry G. Wunsch, a former resident of this city. Mr. Wunsch was found dead in his wagon with a bullet wound in his body. The Richmond Times-Dispatch yes terday had the following to say of the affair: "An inquest will be held today at noon over the ri miins of Henry G. Wunsch, the butcher, of Second Street Road, whose body was found n-ar Strawberry Hill Farm early Tuesday morning pierced by a revolver ball. When Mr. Wunsch failed to appear for work at his stall at the Second Mar ket early, a clerk telephoned to the Wunsch residence, on Second Slreet Road near Highland Park, and when it was found that the butcher had left home an hour before, search for him was immediately begun. "The body was found lying in the bottom of the butcher's wagon, which stood in a side road near Strawberry Hill Farm. A revolver ball had crash- led through the left breast of the body, penetrating the heart, and t he man had ! apparently been dead for an hour. Near the wagon lay a pistol, which was identified as having belonged to Mr. Wunsch. The horse, that pulled j the wagon, had turned the vehicle 'around, and stood quietly grazing by the roadside. The man had apparent- ly taken his own life. "Last summer Mr. Wunsch under went a serious operation, jtnd sicne then he had been in poor health. He complained of being unwell for weeks, but Tuesday morning he appear ed to be in better spirits. He left home about 6 o'clock in cheerful mood. Abner L. Winston, a negro youth, found the body. "Mr. Munsch was born in Germany orty-six years ago. He leaves a widow and five sons. Charles H. Wunsch, of 12 South Harvie Street was his brother. Mr. Wunsch occu pied stall No. 5 at the Second Market, where he was popular with his asso ciates. On Monday the dead man attended the funeral of Charles Lies- feld, his cousin, who accidentally killed himself Saturday while on a hunting expedition. "The body was found in Henrico County, but the City Police Depart ment sent detectives-Sergeant John Wily to assist the county authorities in any investigation that they might care to make. : No evidence of foul play was found. Mrs. Munsch knew nothing of the tragedy until the dead body of her husband was brought home; She ha d thought Mr. Wunsch was at work in his stall at the market, and was pros trated with grief. most remarkable manner, particu larly so did Mr.Gordon Mendel shon as "Alario" a young English man and Frederick Meade as '.'Jer ry . ine roies oi tnese two maae them stand out more prominently than some of the others and special praise to them does not indicate that the acting of the others was-not equally as good. ' ' RESULTS OF FdOTBALL GAMES YESTERDAY. University of Virginia 20. University of N. C S. ."'-' Washington end Lee 7, . m: o. v' . - . WakeForest 0, Davidson 1. ? '.; . TOE ALL NIT E WELL ATTENDED Unique Feature Introduced Bitf Revival Being Held At The Taber nacle. at FORTY OR MORE PERSONS SPENT NIGHT IN PRAYER. Rev. Callaway Loud In His Praise Of the Interest Shown By The Members In The Meeting. The all-night prayer service at the Tabernacle Baptist Church which convened directly after the close of the evening preaching services on Wednesday night, was well attend- e3. It is stated that forty or more were in this meeting until about 2 o'clock in the morning and that thirty odd remained through the entire night and on through the Thanksgiving prayer and praise sprvice at 6:30 yes terday morning. Those who attend ed this service, which included many of the most prominent members of the Tabernacle church, state that it was one of the greatest and most beneficial services of the kind that they were ever privileged to attend. The entire night was spent in reading the Bible, in thanking the L:rd for his manifold blessings, and in seasons of prayer. At the afternoon ser vice yesterday there v -n s v.Tal tes timonies as to the b,'lssint:.- receiv ed as a result of this all-night prayer meeting. Mr Callaway was loud in his praise of the loyalty and Christ ian interest of the Tabernacle folks and slated that this service was the greatest of the kind that he ever at tended. The interest grows and the meeting goes forward day by day. The afternoon service of yesterday was characterized by another wonder ful exposition of Bible truths by Mr. Callaway on the "Second Coming of Christ". This was the fqurth of the series on this subject and the fifth will be preached this afternoon at ::.'(). Those who are interested in the teachings of the Scriptures will miss a grand treat if they do not at tend these afternoon services. Mr. Callaway's wonderful delivery of the Scriptures, coupled with the oratory and earnestness in delivery of his messages has won the hearts of his hearers and this together with the wide-awake song services, under the leadership of Mr. Jelks, is drawing great crowds especially at the night services. In the night, services all efforts are centered on reaching the unsaved in the congregation and Mr. Callaway's E vangelisitc addresses front:, night to night are powerful and elo quent appeals and doubtless will re sult in a number uniting with the churches of the city. The services for today will be as usual, at the shop 12:30 at the Chureb. 3:30 p. m., and again at the Chureb 7:30 at night. Sunday is expected to be the great est day of the meeting and full pro gram has been planned. Announce ment is made particularly of the af ternoon service on Sunday at 3:30) for men only. It is stated that Mr. Callaway has a wonderful message for the men in this service and it is ex pected that a great company of men will be present to hear the Evange lists' message to men only. Other services for Sunday willl be announce-' ed later. THE BATTLSHIP HIEBlfiSn WENT ASHORE YESTERDAY RUN HARD AGROUND NEAR THE CAPE HENRY LIGHTHOUSE. Norfolk, Va., Nov. 26. A radio message to the Navy Yard from the v battleship r Miohigan tonight stated, that she (went ashore on the Tail of : the Horseshoe? near the Cape Hen ; ry lighthouse ' today during a fog. - It is expooted that she will be f oat- ed at high tide tomorrow. ' '' PRAYER
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