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NEW BERN, N. C, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1914
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General MmiMbltke Said
To Have Resigned
Head of General
Dif fererice of Opinion Between Himself
. and the Kaiser jtrie
' ThiriMrig of Seeking Peace: the
Cza in Active
Operation.
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;AMSTERDAMi Via London, Deci 12. (Central Ncwj?
Cable) Following the blowing up - of the bridge over
the river between Demirkapu and Mirowee, all traffic from
Salonika to Euskub was brought to a. stop. Information
has reached here, though not official, that Von Moltke
has resigned as chief of the General Staff of the German
army on account of a difference of opinion between him
self and4 the Kaiser. Von Moltke insisted upon a
plan of campaign whereby the Germans would concen
trate their efforts inan attempt to break the Allied
line at Voidun, forcing the British to retire in a
northerly direction. The Kaiser insisted on driving
them, toward Calais which General Von Falkenhyn did
with disastrous results.
HUNGARIANS ARE ANXIOUS TO
MAKE PEACE WITH RUSSIANS
PETROGRAD, Dec. 12 There is a popular semi
,pfficialvopinion inr Hungary in favor of making peace
with Russia. Even the military men are urging that
this be done and there is a possibility of this action being
brought before official bodies and acted upon.
THE GERMAN CRUISER, DRESDEN,
NOW OFF THE PATAGONIAN COAST
LONDON, Dec. 12 Official reports from Valparaiso
say that the .German cruiser, Dresden, which succeeded
.in making its escape when the British fleet encountered
and destroyed four German cruisers last Tuesday, has
taken refuge in an inlet off the Patagonian coast. It is
not known whether the British fleet will go to that point
in search of .her.
EAST COAST OF THE BLACK
1 SEA BOMBARDED BY TURKS
- LONDON,, Dec. 12 Dispatches received here today
from Coristantinoplej say that the Turkish fleet this
vinorning bombarded Batum and its environs on the
.eastern. coast of the Black sea. More than a hundred
f Russians wer killed and a large number were wounded.
GARDNER'S PLAN
IS ABOLISHED.
H xx!OUSe 'i.KUies U, voiuiiiilucc
wmr1a Tf a Solar Plexus
' i" ?L' 'snihgtonx) C.n pee. ai-
. " 'PI, TTCnca Union "f!nmmittA tO-dft'V
' M;Ml''6ted down Representative Gardner's
: ; .., ; Vdemand 'fori hearing on .the resolu
ffi ; c :' . ; ,4r!-tioi for"- an investigation Into.. the
t 6untry's'-defense " . - 1 " V
i - The Democratic members were
v' 'f"'NfforMalv,r6bDosed to this action, on
4i ':the part of Representative Gardner,
V ,v-.-'V--!-X''"and every one of them voted against
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yVWEUf KNOWN. MARINE ENU1J
NEER DEAD
. . Southport, N-C, Deo. 12.Follow
. ing. illness . front; pheumonia',1; whioh
. (-.'set in after an operation for -appendi
;,,';';i;.adtis';-hs4:ben'rperforitted, Joseph C.
1 :, "Morso; a welt inOWn marine engineer,
. of Southport, died last night, and the
funeral was1 held this afternoon, ser
vices being conducted at the Method
ist church hern. The deceased was
thirty-four years of 'aga and is sur
;,;vived by his wife and one sister, Miss
' Lilly Morsi, of Southport, 1
Mrs. E. G. Ilargett returned home
Wa'sliinston,' I). C, y.-r. vdny
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Cause-VHungarians
KING PETER
- HELPING TROOPS
xiis rtcacutc ju me ruuig
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Paris, Deo. l2.The inspiring pre
sence and' words vof King Peter of
successes' reoently ' achieved-' , by i the
Servian army, says a dispatch from
Nislttd'theMatirt.' ' ) . -
.: "Soldiers! Heroesl iTdur old king
has oome to die 'with you -for the
fatherland, for Servia. Let n drive
out the enemy!" (" s
TheWords, says, the-Matin's di;
patch, were pronounced by King Pe
ter before the order for the general
attack was givea which, resulted in
the' Austrians' defeats , Aooordin$ to
the Nishdispatch, the king's exola-
mation had the- effect of a train of
gun - powder and -the unforgettable
battle .began Tiefore Topola, cradle of
the vKarageorgevitch ;.. dynasty, -l ten
miles from . Mount , OplenatSs, where
rest the ashes of ' the Servian hero's
royal family
J.
' B. L Ebron, of Croatan, was a
vsitor to New Bern yesterday .i : .
Mrs. . Ilortenso Lee, ' of Croatanf
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was a visitor to jnow Jaern yesterday
T. C. ITymnn, left yostorday moni
1 t to Y ' t
As
Staff
STATE TO AH)
THE FARMERS
WU1
Furnish Them
Innoculation
Material
With
James L. Burgess, agronomist and
botanist of the State Department of
Agriculture, has announced that the
Division of Botany and Agronomy
will distribute to the farmers of
the State, during 'the winter and
spring months, inoculation material
for use on the English garden peas
and Canadian field peas. The de
partment will distribute this material
at a cost of 50 cents an acre, and all
those who wish to take advantage
of the offer are advised to send in
their orders at the first opportunity,
and thus avoid the rush which will
occur later on.
It is also announced that the Botany
Division of the State Department of
Agriculture will again clean tobacco
seed for the farmers of the State,
which work was inaugurated in 1910
and has grown until enough seed to
plant 43,000 acres were cleaned last
year. Tobacco growers are advised
to take advantage of this offer to
liave their seed re-cleaned free of
cost at once. Packages should be
addressed to the Division of Botany,
State Department of Agriculture,
Raleigh, N. C, and the name and
address of the sender should be en
closed in the package.
BAKER BUYS
COSTLY YACHT
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Raleigh Man Well Known
Here, Purchases
Craft
New York, Dec. 12. Mr. Ashby L.
Baker, of Raleigh, is to do some cruis
ing in North Carolina waters in the
near future, as there has been a yacht
purchased here for him.
The purchase for Mr. Baker was
made by Mr. D. S. Paris, of Oriental,
who spent several days in New York
this week, coming here especially to
purchase a yacht for Mr. Baker, who
is the president of the Virginia Cot
ton Mills Company, whose plant is
located at Swepsonville, in Alamance
county.
The purchase price of the vessel
was $30,000, and it is stated that Mr.
Baker intends to use it for cruising in
Pamlicc Sound and its tributary
waters.
KNIFE TO CURE
BOY CRIMINAL
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Court Consents to Opera
tion on Robber's
Skull
' Philadelphia, . Deo. 12. Clarke L,
Borton, , a Germantown contractor
decided to-day .to risk his fourteen-year-old-son's
life in a surgical opera
tion, in an effort, to oure the boy's
criminal tendencies.. ; Judge Gorman
consented after sentencing the boy to
the Glen. Mills School for committing
many robberies." v The sentence was
withdrawn, pending v the., operation.
'1 ne boy j. wulard Uorton. is un
4er observation in the psychopathic
ward of the General Hospital. The
opyeration will be performed . early
next week. ' , , -
It Is mentioned :to remove a de
pression in the boy's, skulls disclosed
by .anivi-ray examination; ? "
- "I am convinced,'' said the fathor,
.'.'that my song's actions have been in
fluenoed by this depression. v .When
he was six years old. his head was in.
lured, ,; ana . his ., way wardness ' dates
from t.hn.t norinri T hnliova ia'1n
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uui nuuw ugui irom wrong.', special
ists havo told me the boy is not
criminal. I n n sure he can be curod
THE AUSTRIAN
LOSSES HEAVY
SAY SERVIANS
South of Belgrade They Lost
Twelve Thousand
Men
THEY MAY EVACUATE
Report Reaches Rome That
Troops May Leave
the Capital
Rome, Dec. 12 (Central News
Cable) The Servian legation says
that on December 9, 10,000 Aus
trians retreated from the field south
of Belgrade, abandoning guns, horses
and wagons. A further fierce combat
resulted- fn a decisive defeat of the
Austrians and they lost 12,000 men,
including 5,000 prisoners. It is re
ported that they are preparing to
evacuate Belgrade.
200 Germans Dead.
Amsterdam, Dec. 12. Two hun
dred German soldiers were killed
to-day, when a German troop train
was blown up by the Allies at Gomme
nich. In addition to those killed, a
large number were seriously wounded.
Wearing White Clothes.
Petrograd, Dec. 12. German sol
diers who are located in the mountain
districts are now wearing white cloth
ing, as this renders them less easily
observed on snow clad landscapes.
Battle Progressing.
Petrograd, Dec. 12. Moscow news
papers report that the battle is pro
gressing in Bukovina. There is now
only a march of two days between the
Russians and the Austrians. The
latter are occupying a fortified posi
tion in the, neighborhood of Wygow.
The Austrians have ordered all of the
inhabitants to leave Redutau.
Nuns Flee.
Malta (via London), Dec. 12.
The steamer Caledonia, which ar
rived from Port Said to-day, had on
board many members of religious
orders, mostly French. Sixty-six nuns
were landed here, but the remainder
will proceed to France on the steamer.
A majority of the people were
expelled from Palestine by the Turks
while the others fled because of the'
war menace.
Turks Insulting.
Rome, Dec. 12. An incident of
considerable gravity has occurred at
Hodeiday- an Arabian seaport, one
hundred miles northwest of Mocha.
T oro-o t a..: :.,j r,
AW U. J (J ' LI 1 1 1 Will CHIVIUDB irWIVUU 1111 I
that the Turks on learning that G. A.
Richardson, British consul, remained
in town, triod to enter his house to
arrest him.
Consul Richardson escaped to the
Italian, consulate, wnicn tno Turks
besieged, although the Italian con-jcan
sul, Signor Cecchi, came to the de -
fense of his colleague. Richardson
was taken prisoner, and dragged
forcibly to a boat which then left for
an unknown destination.
As British subjects in Turkey are
under American protection, the United
States embassy, to'fjs stated, has
been asked for inflation of the in -
cident while Italy is inquiring about
the alleged violation of her consulate.
EMPTY PRISON
BYCHRISTMAS
Cole Btease Plans to Free
Every Man Con
fined Savannah, Dec." 12. Governor
Cole L. Blease of South Carolina,
sinoe 1911 has shown clemency to 1,:
430 men. Only 50 prisoners are left
in the penetentiary; The Governor
announces , that he will give them'
their freedom as a Christmas gift.
' The'Governor's pardoning motto is,
"Do Unto Others,'!. He believes he has gambling dive, were seized this morn
a Godrgiveri' power to lighten the bur. ing and brought into court, the stuff
dens of his fellow men, and he has ex-; having been found on the third
erci8ed ;his prerogative to the limit.' ; floor of the building occupied by the
It is luV purpose .-to begin the new , Riverside Restaurant.,
vear with the Denetehtiary olean. One! -,' The" officer "out this afternoon
hundred prisoners received pardons, to make a: number of arrests, inqlud
paroles and communtationa oniing, it: is. said, some which will be
parole
Thanksgiving Day.
sontf for.every paVdon h , has granted,
but he makM no apology thBrt for. He
says tne system 'heas established in
South Carolina .'wiU oertainly. be fol-
lowed bv other Governors. '. v
TWO HUNDRED
NAVY AIR CRAFT
ARE NEEDED
One Hundred for Active
Service and Others
for Reserve
SO SAYS BRISTOL
Chief of Aeronautical De
partment Recommends
These Be Secured
Washington, Dec. 12. Two hun
dred naval air craft 100 for active
service and 100 to be held in reserve
are urgently needed by the United
States navy in its plans for national
defease, according to recommenda
tions of Captain Mark L. Bristol,
chief of the aeronautical bureau of
the navy department, submitted to
day to the house naval committee.
It would require an appropriation
of $2,200,000 to bring the aeronauti
cal branch of the navy up to the pro
per standard of efficiency, Captain
Bristol told the committee.
Its purposes he describod as fol
lows: "The air navy of the United Slates
must consist of aeroplanes, semi
rigid, or non-rigid airships the de
stroyer, cruiser and battleship of the
air, respectively. The aeroplane will
be used for scouting to discover the
enemy's fleet, especially sulunarines
and mines, and to attack the diri
gibles and aeroplanes of the enemy.
It' is the torpedo boat of the air
against the airship cruisers and bat
tleships. Having discovered the sub
marines and mines, it directs the air
cruisers to attack these craft and to
countermine and at the same time
protects the cruisers from the en
emy's aircraft. The air cruisers also
will lay mines, probably will be used
to drop aerial torpedoes on the sur
face ships of the enemy and bo util
ized over land, for reconnaissance
and dropping bombs.
Aircraft Necessary.
"The uses to which aircraft can be
put in war will be better known after
the European war. It seems that (lie
air navy will be just as an essential
part of the country's fighting force as
the battleships and submarines. The
front of our fleet in action has now
become a vertical plant, with sub
marines and mines lienenth the sur
face, battleships, cruisers and de
stroyers on the surface and air craft
in the air. To bo successful against
Iany einy the country must have
I command of t he air the same; as com-
mand of the sea."
Detect Mines and Submarines
"Any nation that has suitable air
craft could detect submarines," lie
added. .."The aoroplanes can sec sub
marines and mines very plainlv,
cuide the diriEiblo to them, which
decend close to the water, drop
,high explosives to countermine the
minos or destrov the submarines. Wo
j oan pick up the mines at their usual
j depth, even follow the anchor lino of
uiio mino down to n. considAr.il.
depth below the mine. The subma-
rine, if it comes to tho surface,
wouid,be attacked by tho surface
j craft. The submarine could dive
deep only for a limited time but must
come up and show the periscope to
get its bearings. A bomb dropped
upon it should not be arranged to
explode until beneath the water. I
say, 200 pounds of high explosive, it
would distrub the submarine not sub
merged more than 30 or 40 feet even
to the extont of disabling it, or it
might destroy the periscope. The
periscope is often discovered by the
wash it makes. One could see a sub
marine 50 to 100 feet in clear water.
POKER JOINT RAIDED.
Wilmington Police After The
'Gamblers.
More than a peck of poker chips,
tables, cards, dice and other parapher-
jnalia, enough to make Justice Har-
' riss' office look like a cyclone-ridden
: quite sensational. '
.The affidavit was si? nod bv Mr. 11:
Maok UOdwin and the papers piacea
in the hands Of Constable John Davis
'for execution.. N6 arrests having
yet been made no names .were made
pttbUo.--WiImingtori Uispatcn. v T
WAR STRICKEN
j PEOPLE WANTED
IN THE SOUTH
Healthy Farmer of Belgium
and Other Sections Wnl
Find Welcome Here
GOOD OPPORTUNITY
Meeting Held Yesterday at
Washington for Discus
sion of Subject
Washington, Dec. 12. The thriv
ing, healthy farmers of B.lc'um,
Alsace-Lorraine, and other war-s! rick
en sections of Europe are wanted
by the South. Taking time b th
forelock, in anticipation of the ru$h
of immigrants of the Agricultural
type, a monster meeting was held
here today of delogates from many
Southern States, editors, railroad men,
bankers, real estato and business
men, who responded to tho call of
Senator Duncan U. Fletcher of Flori
da. flou. William B. Wilson, :
tary of Labor, welcomed tl-
tors and opened the meeting
ere-visi-1
n a
of
to
The
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i the
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bo
stirring talk on the opportu:'
thf rural sections oi this coum
obtain settlers and farm hand-
Department of Labor has bee;
ing extensive investigations in:.
ditions of labor, and is airbr
worthy moves for the assimi
of the floods of immigration i
sections where families are :
and where thrift and usefuln.
American citizenship can be
achieved.
The meeting, which opene-: iiiis
forenoon in the Southern bill -was
ci'lled by Senator Fleteh' ,' last
month. The delegates who aflin-lod
were told of the tentative plan ihat
had been developed, of offerin : in
ducements to the agricultural! in
clined immigrants now out of . .. -k
in center? of large population-, to
setllo on Southern farms, an ! to
caro for the distribution of the horde
of foreigners who will probably quit
the blood-soaked farms of Kii:o;o
to settle in America.
Tile meeting was an cut husi; - i ic
one, anil words of encouragement
were said by dclegat
sections of the Soul!
convention disbands.
from many
ISii'o.e tho
t he immigra
tion policy of the Southern SI ties
will have been esl a'oliinii. ami a
plan (if financing desir.-.-bi-- iigr----.il-tural
settlers will be adopted.
The federal government, is taking
great interest in the inciting, for th
.jubj.'.cl of i :;i ia.gr;. Lion .- one f , no
most important question-; now be
fore Congress, and the labor con
ditions in the congested cities are
such that the powers of the Depart
ment of Labor arc being exerted to
solve the question of more practi
cal distribution of foreign workmen.
"WAR TALK" BY
REV. YON MILLER
Jacksonville Pastor to Be
Heard at Baptist Church
Tuesday
Much interest is being manifested
by citizens of New Bern in the lecture
to be delivered Tuesday evening of
this week by Rev. R. M. Von Miller.
"War Talk" is engaged in daily by
all classes and first-hand information
is at a premium wherever it is given
out. Mr. Von Miller's experiences
and observations during throe months
in the heart of the European war zone
well equip him and it is expected that
he will have some very startling things
to relate. It will be interesting in
deed to hear him tell of the bombard
ment of the Liege forts, his three im
prisonments, the loss of his possessions
etc. He was in Germany, Holland,
Belgium and England from August
to November.
The lecture is not for the benefit
of the First Baptist Church, where it
will be delivered but Mr. Von Miller
himself has suggested that half of ,
the proceeds of the free will offering ,
to be received be sent - to aid tho,.
suffering Belgians. " . v v;
It is hoped that all in the oity who
are at all interested in the Condition
of the peoples - of Europe, and : who
are siuuymg mo war
Tuesday to, hear Mr. Von Millo.
The pastors are asked" t announce
the lecture from their pulpits to-day
ana aiso in, tneir ounuay hvuouw. .
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