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THE JOURNAL
THE JOURNAL V L W
VOL LXII.-No. 161
NEW BERN, N. C.,WEDN ESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1914
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Twenty Men Drowned
When Swedish Boat
Sinks Off Finland
The Nora . Syerige .
Mine and Is Lost.
rew Saved. The
tack of Bronchitis.
Noblem
pstend. Heavy
Ypres.. ":"
v:i;4TQIClPec Central News Cable) The
Swedish steamer Nora Sverige, struck a mine off the
coast of Finland today arid sank lmmeditaely. Twenty
member of the vessel's crewwere lost. A part of. the
crew were saved.'
KAISER WILHELM IS VERY
WITH AN ATTACK OF BRONCHITIS
AMSTREDAM, Dec. 8 The Kaiser is seriously ill
with an attack of bronchitis and an aggravated case of
catarrh and it will be impossible for him to return to
the front at any time within the near future. This in
formation is official and was given out tonight.
FAMOUS ENGLISH NOBLEMAN
WAS KILLED WHILE AT OSTEND
LONDON, Dec. 8 The Countess Annesty today re
ceived an official notification that the Earl of Annesly had
been shot and killed by the Germans while flying over
Ostend on November 5th in
AMSTREDAM, Dec. 8
Yser the fighting is terrific.
Germans are preparing for
ONE HUIRED THOUSAND
GERMANS WERE KILL
PetrOgrad, Dec. 8
The v Bourse
Gazette estimates the Qerman casual-
ties in the month of fighting around)
Lodz at one hundred thousand. It 1
, says the percentage of loss was par
l ticularly high among the commanding
Atirl nYimmisHinnArl nffinnrs. Ancnrd-
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ing to wounded German officers,. Rus J Ben' Peo- 8. (By wireless to
ing to wounded German officers in . Sayville, L. I Dec. 8.-An official
the prison camp at Biolstock, rus-Jof the general staff states that the
v.t.W ar . numW nf Turkish
officers serving in the German army
in Poland.
The Russian General Staff has
given out an official report covering
the fighting on the left bank of the
Vistula for- two weeks in .November
and 'December.':, Toward the end of
October the Russian troops pursued
the Austrian and German forces, re
treating in a southwesterly direction,
and reached a line from , the river
, Wartha to the river Nidzitsa. This
Russian ' detachment , were . strongly
supported oa the right wing.
" SERVIANS OFFIClAI. REH-v-m0fOtCt
CLAIMS VICTORY.
, "Nish, Sorvia, Dec 8. The Servian
'ejrp$c
eastern front is further emphasized in
the Servian official statement issued
, today, .which concludes as folio wsi , .
' "Th ! enemy rhelnted,,-;iM
to retire In disorder, f; In' pursuit we
tdred and ten men prisoners. ' We oap-
tured two. Howitzers and plnO ' other
guitar1! 41f;mfcaafiioeV"'n)e"
-' and telegraphic material.-'-v' ,
1 ' Amsterdam,' Deo. 8. The feerliner
-Tageblatt . commenting on the cap
ture bf Lodz by, the Germans, conBid-!
ers1 life 'may . positively be called
! -X '. It ill V i i. L '!-
-followed by t5erman pursuit. " ' . "" 1
ALONGSIDE THE YSER.
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- Amsterdam, (via London,) Deo. 8
According,, to telegrams ,'r fro fn Sluis
Holland,; .fierce fighting 'than been re
unied on the .Yser. , '!i'7 '.(fi'il-,"f:;
, The Germans,- according :, to i, the
dispatches, are taking renewed pre
cautions., against rtho .- ibon'bardment
of Zeebnv ' V;.r T" ' '' ': vrrships.
Runs, Afoul German
Few Members of
Kaiser 111 With At
Prominent English
flying Over
Fighting Along the
v-.v .
his aeroplane.
All along the banks of the
It is reported that the
a new advance.
Windows and balconies in the houses
i the seaside there are being pro-
led with 'sandbags and machine
gens in order to reply to such an
attack
. . '
HAAUOLKAltU HCfUHTS
ARE ALL UNFOUNDED,
iruiu rvome i me rrenen
near Ypres, Belgium, had captured a
whole corps of German aviators is
absolutely unfounded. Denial is also
made of the London report that avia
tors belonging to the allies had
thrown bombs on the Krupp factory
at Essen.
: The Russian statement contained
in the official communication of No
vember 29 that the German attack
near Czenstochowa had failed with
heavy losses is declared to be untrue.
On the contrary, it is said, the sev
enteenth . Russian army corp, which
was met in this attack was defeated
on November 29 and suffered e-
tremely; Jaeavy" fbsses. The Russians,
it is declared, left a large 'number of
killed and wounded on the battle
field, and were forced to retreat.
SITUATION IN .THE XC. ,
' ' " .WEST IS UNCHANGED,
BerUn, 'JDee; 8. The situation in
the western '' battlefield 'shows': little
change, it is stated. The allies are
said to have made a few attacks
bU? ,thes5,hav Jbeeri repulsed. " News
of deoisive resulSl in the east is'ejc
peoted here. . The latest '? repirts
from headquarters assert that' every
thing is proceeding according to' pro
gram and that is taken' here t'6 'mean
that the operations this far "lfijjjfjf ljeen
successful
If the investment of Wsa'should
result from . 'the ' present1 operations
Ihe Russians would lose ' their most
important' railway dommuhicatidns.
i.) MrswNat 1 R. HunterSan'ehild-
ren of . Durham; ar viditing- 'the : for
mer's parentsvjM? and'Mrar.'- fj ;B5
Barrington on South -Front jsreet.
i,.OttO Kafer ':i ot Florence, J3.: C.r is
in the city the guest of his torother,
Alfi-ed A. Kafer.-!:';-':;-!"'f'::'" .'-':: -
BALL MAGNATES
MEET IN NEW YORK
American, National and In
ternational Representa
tives Gather in
Gotham
New York, Deo. 8-1 Organized base
ball is represented here today by
American, National and International
League magnates and the opinion
prevails that they are waiting for or
ders from the National Commissior
to begin a war on the Federal League
that will determine for all tim,
whether there shall be three majo
baseball leagues or two.
At a dinner given last night by
President Hempstead of the local
Pague club to visiting magnates
much of the talk was said to have
had to do with the Federal League
activity of late in enticing players
away from the older organizations
Rumors that Prendent Hempstead
had been given assurances of sup
port in a legal fight to restrain Mar
quad from joining the Brooklyn Fed
erals wero tieard todav previous to
the meeting of the National Com
mission wmcii an ion-casters are
unanimous in saying will issue war
orders, including instructions to black
list players -who desert organized
baseball for the Federals.
The meeting of the National Com
mission was to open the day's round
of baseball sessions. A meeting of
tho National League board of direc
tors was set for this afternoon pre
vipus to the annual league meeting.
The presence of President Johnson
and a majority of the American
League club owners also gave rise
to reports that- a special meeting of
that body would be held here this
week to back up the parent organi
zations and the National Commissio
in the fight to restrict the baseball
field of the country.
Questions involving the transfer ot
Jersey City and Baltimore clubs to
other cities remained for the Inter
national League owners to decide.
Syracuse and Richmond are expected
to be selected to take oyer the two
franchises.
SLAYER OF BAFF
CAN'T BE FOUND
Gunman Who Killed Weal
thy New Yorker Will
Not Pay Penalty
for Crime
New York, N. Y., Dec, 8. Tho
coroner's jury today return-- d a -ver
dict that Barnett Bass, the wealthy
chicken merchant who was killed
two weeks ago by gunmen, "met his
death at the hands of persons, un
known." Bass is said to have been
Billed by.men, hired by rival dealers
and a number of arrests have been
made but the, men held have & been
released, ,,(, ..',(';'( ..
v The'.,resin,aijiqn o Deputy P
Uce' popimissioner John McGlin tock
is said, to be due . oh account, of the
small" "suocessjlie met m unravelling
this case. -
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NO FINANCING
it vitiiiv-;';;tt''ti
Plan ''for 'GoveWrhent 1 Aid
" torlow Tn Hfiusp '.'
mt h:H hp f-: ' ' 1 ' "' ;o-"''f!"'''- ,--'f f.r
plan proposed by Representative Hen
ry, of Texas' chairman of the Rules
Committee, for government aid in
finnnnino-, tio i-ntton an d tobacco
crops', ,was" defeated today i.itt, the
House by a vote Qf 237 to 9Q. '
.' The defeat of this plan practically
seals, tne fate of any proposeq govern-
riient aid. for the financing of crops
FOR
GEORGIA GOVER
NOR MAY YET
GRANT REPRIEVE
Slaton Yesterday Reiterat
ed Interview in Which
He Said "I Will In
sure Justice
FRANK'S LAWYERS
WON'T GIVE UP
"While There's Life There's
Hope," They Say, and
Prepare for
Action
Atlanta, Dc. 8 The final efforts
of Leo Frank's defense will be the
most desperate. In anticipation of
the Supreme Court's refusal of a
writ of error yesterday, work has
been under way for some time, it is
understood, in preparation of a show
ing with which the condemned man's
attorneys will go first before the Pris
on Commission and then before Gov
ernor Slaton to ask for clemency.
As exhaustive as have been the
briefs and records of the defense in
former phases of the fight, the evi
dence which the Prison Commission
and the Governor must review will
far surpass the others in bulk, it is
believed.
Governor Slaton reiterated today
an interview which he avo to New
York newspaper men when he was in
that city recently.
I did not know the case would
ever reach me," he said, "and am fa
miliar with it only in a general way.
Without knowing, I presume that the
next step or r rank s derense will he
to ask me to grant a respite until the
State Prison Commission can review
the case and make its recommenda
tions. Will Try to Insure Justice
"Then I expect to review all the
evidence and examine all the argu
ments, and not until I have done that
will 1 form an opinion. 1 shall en
deavor to insure justice as I see it
upon a thorough investigation, as I
should so in every case that, comes
before me, whoever the individual
may be who is involved."
It is likely the Governor's mail
concerning tne rranK case wm De
staggering. Already there have been
many correspondents, men and worn
en, from on end of the nation to the
other,, ,wj0 . explain, their theories , of
the Marjjf Pfllagari tragedy,,'1 many
stoutly defending Frank's innocence,
Others, seklgit pitfye his guilt by a
tioefio" methods of 'logic. It is likely
that no criminal case of recent years
haa, aroused the. widespread , interest
of this..
Particularly ' are there' many corres
pondents who write' ft 6m -New York,
where among many people an inter
est in the case has developed that is
hardly less keen than' Atlanta's.
Counsel to Hold Conference
Henry, Peeples and Herbert Haas,
of counsel for Frank, .refused today
to, make any. comment on the de
cision of. the U. St Supreme- Court
yesterday declaring tiiat they would
have no statement to make until they
had heard from Mr.' Alexander. They
stated that the next -step in the ef
fort to get their ctsse into the courts
again would probably be determined
.at, a conference thatFrank's attor
neys, ate preparing ito hold as soon as
;r,hey , have re'eeived definite, informa
tion from Mb. Alexander.
Judge Hill i who has been ill for
several days, in his apartment in the
Georgia Terrace, informed friends
today that he expected to go to theJthe storm on Sunday night when be-
. 3 . . . 1 tiuon Carta tlinlnnert. Tt Winter
courthouse Wednesday. On receipt of
.this information Splicitor Dorsey de-
cided to make no move toward the
resentencing of Frank until the return.
of, Ju4gt(!Bill."!uTne: judge was so
muchimprove(l today that he had
vinten,ded visiting , the courthouse dur
ing .the day,, but owing to. .tne m
pienient. -weather. Jai-was advised by
8,,pyBi1cian r,epain indoors, for
'B id' Supreme Court? ''
','t Atlafita,' iDeo.1,i-8.'LAttorheys for
Frtok'iar ''''undatftdted ' whether to
take'tni 'case fdiriefct;'tb the Governor
and' the1' Georgia!' pardon Board 'with
a'ploW1 for1' commutation Or ' appeal
to" the United States Supremo Court
again through" the' State" Supremo
Court by means of ja writ of error.
First Church of Christ Scientist,
Middle street...iitegular Wednesday
evening testimonial vservice TwO o
..clock;
-The public ar cordially in-
TWO STEAMERS
HARD HIT BY
THE BIG STORM
Merchant and Miners Boats In His Message . to Con
Battered About Ey ! - Gress He Says That
Waves and
Wind
ARRIVED NORFOLK
IN BAD SHAPE
Skippers Tell Thrilling Stqr
ies of Their Trip.
Wireless Appar
atus Torn Away ;
Norfolk, Dec. 8-With her wireles's
apparatus disabled: and 39 Hours over
due on account of being forced to go
far out to sea to avoid being' drfven1
ashore in the heavy northeast gales
which swept the At)n,tie. coast Fri-.l
day night, Saturday and Sunday, tne
passenger -'and fraght steamer Glou
cester of.lie, Itfercjiants aj)d. , Joiners
Transportation 'Cbmpanyarrived' at
Newport News at 1 5 o'clock; last night
from Boston. The vessel was due at
Newport News between 8 and 9
o'clock Sunday morning.
Officials of the Merchants and Min
ers Transportatioaj'Coeipanjf at the
Norfolk, Baltimore, Newport News
and Boston agencies were worried
about the fate of the steamer when she
failed to arrive Sunday or yesttntay
and failed to answer the wireless calls
sent out Tor her from the wireless
stations on the coast from Boston to
and including Virginia I!o:i; h.
Their fears were stn-nthtt m il v. V. u
Captain James oC the. steamer Jun
iata, which arrived in Norf -Ik yes
terday from Boston liainir h "I
that port '.'A hours afler the (i! u
cester, n ported that he had not sif'ii
ed the steamer on the trip down Ihe
coast, lie said he sighted the (ilou-
eester at WMQ o'clock last
night off Chatham, Mass.,
down the coast, while tin
hound
nniala
was bound to Boston from Xorfolk
Wireless Calls Not Answered
On the strength of this report, K.
C. Lohr, agent at Norfolk for the
Merchants and Miuers Transporta
tion Company, had wireless calls
sent out all day yesterday from the
Virginia Beach station, while the
main office of the company had calls
sent out from all the stations from
Boston to Virginia Beach. The ves
sel failed to respond and Captains
Rn nt f ho ,tr Powhatan and
McDerman of the Nantucket, which
left Norfblk last night for Providence
and Boston, respectively, were told
to keep a lookout ror the Gloucester.
A wireless message was received
from the Powhatan shortly after 9
o'clock last night, stating that the
Gloucester had passed in Cape Henry
at 9 o clock. Tho vessel got by tne
Cape Henry observer and but for
the message-' flora the Powhatan,
the steamer would have arrived at
Newport News without being re
ported.
Ml. Lohr got in touch with tin- New
port News oftico shortly alter the
steamer arrived. He said that, the
Gloucester's wireless was disabled by
the storm and Captain Dodge reported
that he went far out to sea to keep
from being driven ashore in the gale"
Says Wind Blew 90 Miles
Captain James of the Juniata which
arrived yesterday morning, said the
storm was one of the worst he had
ever-irietin )us; travels at sea. He said
that, he lan into the worst part of
tween Cape Henlopetf and Winter
Quarter lightship,. H,e said, the wpd
was blowing at the rate of 90 miles; an
jhour and mountainous seas-wererun-'
j ing. ; ... .
' The wind started moderating yes
jterday hTfofnihg!wbett the steamer was
Wftr-tthe( Virginia; Capes. . The wind
was in the rear starboard quarter of
the1!Juniata':and she Had a good run
down- the eoast, 1 jwrrivjng at Norfolk
at 9:30 yesterday morning.. Captain
James' said: the' steamer would ' have
arrived earlier, but he loafed around
outside as Be did net care to make
J,he capds -before daylight! - especially
as the Cape Charles lightship was off
her station. ' " .
Following their usual oustom, the
merchants of New ern will, a "week
lor ten days before'- Christmas, 'be-
igm to keep their stores open unta
later in the night than the present
IcloBing hour. - , . . , ,
STANDING ARMY
i NOT ADVOCATED
! BY PRESIDENT
This Country Does
n't Need It
WILL DEPEND UPON
TRAINED CITIZENS
j Touches ,Qn( the Subject of
the Navy and Explains
His Views On the
. Subject
Washington, D. C. December 8
President -Woodrow Wilson to
day delivered his address before the
sixty-third Congress. Among the
other matters upon which he spoke
at length was-the country's army and
navy and her preparedness for war.
In part he said :' -
It. is .said in some quarters that we
are not prepared for war. What is
Meafiti by berng prepared? Is it
meant that we are not ready upon
brief notice to put a nation in the
field, a nation of men trained to
arms? Of eourse we are not ready t
do that; and we sl Il never bo in
time of- peace so lore; as we retain.
our present political principles and
institutions. And what is it that it in
(suggested we should
ido' T defend our-
be prepared to
lve-; against at
tack? We have always found means
tn (To Hint, and slip.ll find them wlu-n-e.r
i! is uee..;si!-y without calling
our i. (' a-.vav from (heir nov::siry
;:'!;s to render e.-nnpulsory mili
tary srvi'-o in t iw of pea.'-e.
"Allow n.i- t-i spe:,: with great
plainness ::!! di:v'-tnes; upon this
at n
t ions
-e ti
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1
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con
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y are
hold
their
wi.'i d'-;t (-"in-.-' ii --s
1 te kno'v what A:ii,---:
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hat
ar.
they most f-'ierh ar:-l
1 linpe ti'.'i! some of
finer passions are in my own heart
some of the great conceptions and
desires which gave birth to this
government and which hao made tho
voice of this people a voice of peace
and hope and liberty among tho
peoples of the world, and that, speak
ing my own thoughts, I shall, at least
speak theirs also, however faintly
and inadequately, upon this vital
matter.
At Peace With WrlH.
" ' aro aT P('ace wln llw wo-
.o one who speaks counsel based
on fact or drawn from a just and san-
did interpretation of realities can say
that there is reason to fear that from
any quarter our independence or the
integrety . of our territory is threat
ened. Dread of the power of any
other nation we are incapable of.
We are not jealous of rivalry in the
fields of commerce or of any other
peaceful achievement. We mean to
live our own lives as we will; but wo
mean also to let live. We are, in
deed, a true friend to all the nations
of the world, because we ilireaten nonn
covet the nossr.-si.il! of nunc, desire
the overthrow of none. Our friend
ship can hi- accepted without reserva
tion, because it is offered in a spirit
and for a purpose which no one need
ever question or suspect. Therein
lies our greatness. We aro the cham
pions of peace and of concord. And
Ave should he very jealous of this
distinction which we have sought to
earn. Just now we should bo par
ticularly jealous of it. because it is
our dearest present hope that this
character and reputation may pre
sently, iu God's providence, bring
us an opportunity such as has sel
dom vouchsafed any nation, the op
portunity to-counsel and obtain peaoo
in the world and reconciliation arid
a healing settlement of many a mat
ter that has corroded and interrupted
the friendship of nations. This is
the time above all others when tie
should wish and resolve to keep oi r
strength by self-possession, our in
fluence by preserving our anoiet t
principles, of action. . . ,
,. '.'From the first we have had ija
clear and settled policy with regard
to military establishments.. We never
have had, and while we retain our
present principles and ideals wo nevdr
shall have, a large standing army.
If asked, Aro you readv to defend
yourselves? we reply Most assuredly,
to .the. utmost; and yet we shall ndt
turn America into a milirtay camp.
We will not ask our young men to -spend
their . best-years of their Jivejs
miking soldiers of themselves; Thorp
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