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VOC LXII.-N6. 162
NEW BERN, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1914
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MliiKWISERS BOMBARDED THREE
eSJGEISH TOWNS YESTERDAY MORNING
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iBritisK Fleet Go3iaIscue and Naval
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i LONDON." Dec. 16. (Central' Nes Cable) A Ger
fiinanfl et ;f this nibfning v shelled thehglish; towns of
JScarJwrpnym
east coast.v. Several English
-1 3rig in hbme waters engaged
r : 'f points 'vand. fierce; fights
ciriiured. f Fiftv shells 5 fell
lK5abafdext)y; four vpf, tbeGerman cruisers wtuchj wtre
driven off by the fife-mthe fbrs. rport f
Middlrtborough days thaf
:WM ') ?patin in ;the; j east c0ast
V - damaged and are believed,
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( Liqyd's agent at ; West Hartlepool repofts .that the
; TMmbardment of HartleDOfll lasted from, 8:20 o'clock
- -dntil 6 :45 and that during
" -Tnc XOWJliWC e ptauw; .ovriUKCp.--.. . uc suuuu vi in m& vo
: - l&eBUc:bytle''' tisiiMiliu -no:- fthipsr could t8eeiy-viBit ' ttiat
tinie : Irge "crowds - ass?mble4 ph thebeach- and
Wte?sn
; owaftetwhi
10nd0n badly scared
: : ' Viien news is learned
QWhenhe Lohdori
eekaement there ?waSH
the line brbombardment vThe Admiralty maatathef;
s: snore announcement oi r inc. uLavn- t v,
t followed .thifiup with what few details could be learne4
! at th.hfvliahif' excited Britons crowded
laruhdetinbi the dispatches.
- -,f TheTofficial arinpuncement said:? , . C- 'v.-'-
, : 'iGeririan movements of some importance are taking
fptace;tni4?mbrning in the North Sea- Scarboroughv and
. Hartlepool have been-shelled and bur flotillas haye at
various points been, engaged.
me.".
: TU6ATIVES SAY GERMAN .
.; BOMBARDMENT WAS HEAVY.
.. f .De6.'l6,r-(vla London) ;
y ;;jSl3.1,ugitiVes reaching . hero "from Scar-
' , ' orougn 8ay,tnat tne v"r"an Dom
' ' v bardment was.-heavy and that great
-- ... - damage '-was done to property. The
-morning 'trai frbm Scarborbuglv' to
! ;Hull brought many passengers .who
ff$&j?At$, Soatborough ; when ; thee shelling
:"ii'ei"'ei?A. ' r failroad ,manfj has
-wired his' wife hore from Scarbor
' ' "Shells are falling thickly arounct.
;., ' -me; but I amaU right,'t
'CITIZENS OF SCARBOROUGH
THROWN INVO. A PANIC.
. HuU, Eng;; Deo. i6Refugees from.
v. the "bombarded , seaport of Scarbor-
:' ough'1 arrired here ; today .Three
irg -churohes at Scarbprough, it is repqrt-
'"- -d, were firei when the "German oru
;' isers bombarded the town.: The gas
1 -V.; works l''were" set afire 'and two ' rail-
i iway platforms destrbyed. V The. in
v '5',s' habitants of Scarborough . were - all
'thrown intd a . panic, . many- fleeing
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SrV& GERMAN SHIPS
: SHELL TOWN OF, WHITBY.
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; London, Dec7 16. Whitby also was
T bombarded by 'the German raiding
fleet. -The historio abbey was par
tially destroyed. .. The Gorman - yes
sols appeared off the English coast, at
daybreak. . . Two cruisers attacked
"Whitby. AU the bombardment s were
'without he slightest warning.: A
..British fleet has boon ordorod north
to engage the enemy. Shells struck
the postoffice at Ilartlopool, infjuring
Wo i'mpliiyi!
f rod
on the north-
warships which were, patrolli
' the enemy- at a V number
followed. ;.. Historic Whitby
ri? Scarborough whtShjwas
tW German vessels particl?
bpmbardmeat were badly
to . haVe been sunken.
FOR NEARLY AN HOUR
thisime the : inhabitants ' m
The situation is develop-
SHELLS BEGAN PALLING
JUST BEFORE 8 O'CLOCK.
.. Scarborough, Dec. 16. (via Lon-don)--rWhen
the German shells be
gan, falling into Scarborough shortly
before 8 ; o'cltfck today T the people
rushed out of their houses in a state of
tba greatest excitement." : . ,' .
. The crowds ran hurriedly to the
railroad station,1, and all who could
boarded a train that was just leaving
for Hull. 1 1 -.
V Several buildings id Scarborough
hare been damaged bythe firo from
the German Varships.
A WORD PICTURE OF
. A THE TOWNS BOMBARDED.
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Scarborough is a seaport and fash
ionable resort' in the northern part of
Yorkshire- on a headland extending
into! the 'North Sea. : It is thirty
seven miles northeast of the import
ant English i city of YoTk0It is a lit
tle more than 200 miles from Lon-
"X-Scarborough has been ' popularly
styled "the queen of watering places."
The town has a large spar j and inter
esting aquairum, ' a mtfseu M and a
fine dnyeiw4vp'Cnieniid,' pier. ' The
permanent1 population! is imore than
40,000.' v..-- -
X., '-y':,X Hartlepool ,, f 'I
Hartlepool is ia seaport or munici
pal borough,' if the southeast portion
oi 'tfie tsountry' of . Durham. It- is
about forty' miles northwest of Soar
borough on A promonotory that ex
tends into the North Sea. : Its popu
lation is about 25.000. .
Adjoining Hartlepool is west Hart-
- lopooIaV.. ' which ' are - provided with
' a 'vast system of docks, irforo the
war had an active trade with tlie Bal-
general scon ;
Will REACH NAGOt
TfflS MORNlWi
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Chief of Staffs of the Arify
Ordered'. There in t
x o Haste ,
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SITUATION IS
Governor Maytorena
His Troops Will Stop
Firing Across Border .
Washington, ' Dec. f lp-Sejial
Hul;8ti chief of staff ,:fe:r
mv. h lew6' ordered to Na ble-
whkhhtt grown critical, .wojral
fifiott' will reach Naeo' tomorrow. ' J
8vmfajr,:'9t- War - Gwrripon eeut
General Sobtt to the Mexican t)oraer
bfeoaus SooH i personalty ftcquajB?-
igd with'yillft nd mftny other leaders,
Hi nnai Attempt to preyeni eoncu
tions which if they continue, &ri oe
tain to result in an armi eloah.f
" Naco Bcaclded ,
Washington, DieV " 16 hBe
American reinforcements were ready
.to entrain today Jor NaeO, Arixona,
administration officials learned unof
ficially that ;; Governor Maytorenti,
ewntoaiiderof thb 'ViUaltiwpS beijt-
inf ha Mofciean o9?irbf ITt&rhka.
announced he . would disopntinie. fir
ing into United State, territory.
Thati compliance with orders, of Pro
visional President Gutierrez it was
believed here, would relieve the tense
situation., ... . ... .
sThe Washington government has
been notified that the orders of
Gutierrez to his commander had been
dispatched. It had warned both fac
tions thafr-unless .firing, ceased Amer-
icaajH-tiUey would shell the Mexican
trtKjps quit ox jneir pvnwH. nuwr
ka J reinforcements ordered - yster
daj' to-Naco were to arrive within
three days:; '
It was the general impression here
that if at the end of that time firing
across the border had not ceased,
the-American troops about 5,000
strong would be ordered to return it.
THE NiCARAGDAN
TREATY PASSES
Foreign Relations Commit
tee Make Favorable
Report
Washington, D. C, Dec. 16. A
favorable report on the Nicaraguan
treaty was made to the Senate to
day by the Foreign Relations Com
mittee. r
Nicaragua cedes perpetually to
the United States an exclusive right
to build a canal by the Nicaraguan
route. '
-' She also gives the United States
the exclusive right to use Fonseca
as a naval base, -v
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VIRGINIAN GOES TO SWIT-
SERLAND.
Washlniiton. D. C, Dec. 16.
-The Senate confirmed today
the nomination 1 of Charles
Champboss. -Jr., of Virginia,
to be secretary of the Ameri
can legislation at Berne, Swit
zerland. . , ;. A i.
INQUEST
-ON . BATTLESHIP
HORROR,
Chatham, Eng. 16. The .inquest
into the deaths of the 800 men who
wero lost" when the battleship Bul
wark was. blown up off. Sheerness,
opened, here to-day. The Admiralty
has already made its investigation
of the circumstances surrounding the
ill ftit o of the warship, .which-sank
in v nibor. . Identification has been
f lmdios recovered. ' 'V
BAD
MINES EXPLODE
NEAR BIG BOAT;
LIVES AT STAKE
Three Hours Out of Liver
pool the Transylvania
Has Escape
PANIC REIGNED
Passengers Sure That Boat
' Had Been Struck and
- Would Sink
hjf .mprning the big Cunard liner
Transylvania, arrived jn port and as
soga 1a the gangways had been Jow-
ied,- passengers disembarking told
of" the. narrow escape that they had
three hours after leaving ILiverpool
fj' tlie Bight of Pe&inber 6
.' According to tbi story told, a heavy
storn wa raging and the seas were
running highi Suddenly and with
out the slightest warning there was a
terrific explosion to the starboard
and the giant ship trembled from stem
to stern. . ,
Every one ojt.thjB three hundred
and sixty-five passengers at once came
to-the conclusion that the ship had
struck a sunken mine and that she had
received her death plow. Regardless
of the fact that tho waves were at
UmearwasMug &a!rir tiM upper
fdka'Th.' passengers floeked there
mUttdBsK and tho waa a scene of
pMdemon1iun. . .
'TSav wptam and officers assured
tb panin strfefteat men and women
ttt thewwfta'Bo- danger, that the
erosion was earned by tbe striking
toeehejf ot two- mines' and. they were
finally persuaded.te return to their
berths-. -:: ' '"
' "It turned out that two giant mines
had really exploded-within a hundred
feet Of the vessel and fragments of
these were imbedded ia its' sides when
it arrived herfe tod7- -
BRITISH WON'T
' SEARCH SHIPS
Will Forego Exercise
Looking Over Boat's
Cargo
of
Washington, Dec. 16 Sir (Veil
Spring-Rice, the British ambassador,
advised the state department today
that his government was willing to
forego the exercise of the right of
search of vessels from American ports
if " the shipmasters would satisfy
British consuls at ports of departure
as to the neutral character of their
cargoes.
Unless this is done cargo ships will
be subject to the ordinary rules of
warfare and may be searched on the
high seas or taken to the nearest
British port for that purpose.
The ambassador and Secretary
Bryan discussed the subject at lepgth.
There is no authority to require an
American ship captain to apply to a
foreign consul in this country for
permission to take away cargo, but
the state department has listened
favorably to the suggestion, that
vexatious interference with commerce
might be greatly fdUced by the adop
tion of the arrangement. After the
ambassador's conference with Secre
tary, Bryan he was referred to Cone
Johnson, the state -department solic
itor, to discuss same of the details of
the plan." . " " -
irTheV department today received a
note from", the French govern
ment saying Frajicijws prepared to
give - v; the, ' saifej4assuranoe " as
given vby Greafy Britain "regarding
the,;' non-contraba', .. character of
American ' cotto8V&., Great Britain,
through Sir Edward. Grey, made
th positive ; deciarailonT that cotton
waa not -contraband, and cablebrams
today from'the American embassy in
London said cottjH"jwould not os stop
ped on the; high ia.,. 4;, .
"' '' i '' i r it
Tho two mast schooner Prisoilla
arrived in port yestorday- from At
lantio with a cargo of oysters, '
FRANK'S COUNSEL
MAY ASK FOR
REVIEW OF CASE
They Are Seriously Consid
ering Taking Such
Action
DEVELOPMENT SOON
Their Plans Will Probably
Mature Today or To
morrow Atlanta, Dec. 16. The probability
that counsel for Leo M. Frank will
again ask the United States Supreme
Court to . review the famous mur
der ease was given added strength1
today by admissions of attorneys that'
they are considering seriously an ad
dress by United States District Attor
ney Hooper Alexander Tuesday after
noon in the Atlanta Law School, in
which, in answer to questions he made
the point that Frank, in his opinion,
still has a chance of appeal.
Beeause of the authority from
which this declaration emanated,
Frank's counsel manifested great in
terest, but would make no definite as
sertion as to the move they contem
plate making in the final efforts to
save the prisoner. They said, how
ever , they expected developments
within' tho next few days. Their at
titude in regard to the uttoranoes of
District' Attorney Alexander lias led
to tne general belief tnat tney are
planning again to go before the Su
preme Court in Washington.
Point Would Permit Appeal.
Such a move would come in the
nature of an appeal for a writ of er
ror on the first motion for a new trial,
which was refused by Judge L. S.
Roan and later by the Georgia Su
preme Court. According to the views
of the United States District Attor
ney and counsel for Frank,' the point
covering the charge of prejudice and
public passion was raised in the orig
inal appeal in such a manner as to per
mit an appeal to the United States
Supreme Court.
Should the writ be granted, it
would mean the taking of the entire
case from the Georgia Supreme Court
to the United State Supreme Court
for review and would determine
whether Frank should be granted an
other hearing. Its. effect would be
wholly different from that which
would have attended the granting of
the writ of error denied by the Unit
ed States Supreme Court recently on
a plea to set aside the verdict of
guilty because" of Frank's absence
from the courtroom when it was ren
dered. The .sustaining of this motion
would have freed the condemned man
without another trial.
The attorneys are expected to con
fer tomorrow at which time the point
will be discussed in all of its- phases
and definite action probably deter
mined. ,
Thinks Frank Still Has Rijilit
The District Attorney's opinion was
developed during his address to his
class of "Constitutional Law", when
a student asked a question as to w la
the United States Supreme court had
denied the writ of error in the Frank
case. Mr. Alexander explannil that
this decision simply upheld i!:-- (leor-
gf a Supreme Court in its rig It m de-
fi.ne "due process of law," as a mutter
of "practice," but suggested that, in
his opinion, the prisoner still lias the
right to plead from the original ap
peal for a new trial on the ground
that he was deprived of his constitu
tional rights of a fair and impartial
trial. '
Attorney Harry A. Alexander, of
Counsel for Frank, was deeply ira
pressed by this opinion.
- "Mr. Alexander is an able authority
on constitutional matters, and his ex
pressions are seriously being consid-'
ered by attorneys for Frank," he said
"we are satisfied the point of an un
fair trial, as made in the original ap
peal, can be carried before the Un:ted
sStates Supremo Court. We are not
yet prepared - to say,. . however, just
what move will be made, i
Miss Julia Wetherington, of Clarks,
pent yesterday in- New Bern. 1
THE BRITISH
AFTER TEUTONS
JNBELGIUM
Bombarded West End Yes
terday In Attempt to
Drive Them Out
BEGIANS FIGHTING
Repulse German Attacks
and Occupy Good
Positions
Paris, Dee. 16. (Central News
Cable; An official statement is
sued tonight says that the British
today bombarded West End in BeK
gium, which is being held by the Ger
mans. The Belgian army repulsed
a Uerraan attack and occupied po
sitions on the left bank of the Yser.
Gains are reported at other points
on the Allied lines.
No Success.
Petrograd, De. 16. The Army
Messenger publishes a series of com
munications from the front as fol
lows: "On th front of Lowic. and Illoir
violent German attacks have had no
success. Otlr troops have repulsed
the Germans, causing them to suftVr
great losses.
"South of Craeow the enemy at
tempted between the 12th and 14th
of December to oppose our offensive
by strengthening its positions. On
the 15th the enemy detoured in
large numbers from the pass of Du
ka and attempted to dei-end th
slopes on the north side of tho Car
pathians Our troops after a strong
resistance repulsed the enemy.
Many Prisoners.
Berlin, Dec. 16. The attempt of
the Allies to advance in Belgium by
way of Nieuport and supported by
warships at sea, was frustrated. About
four hundred and fifty prisoners were
taken.
Ambassador Leaves.
Amsterdam, Via London, Dec. 16.
A Berlin telegram announces Princ
Bernhard Von Buelow. former Ger
man chancellor, who recently ac
cepted the post of ambassador to
Italy, left for Home on Tuesday.
General Bronsart Von Schellen
dorf, former Prussian minister of
war, is dead.
Off to Vienna.
ljondon. Dec. Hi. - A Central News
Dispatch from Constantinople via
Amsterdam states Khedive Kilmi
of Egypt has gone to Vienna for a
conference with the Austirail authori
ties. '
Abbas Kilmi hns been in Constan
tinople for some time and accord
ing to reports, was preparing to lead
a Turkish army into Egypt to wrest
control of his country from the Brit
ish. His pro-Ottoman leanings it
has been stated, cause. 1 his exile
from his own cou itn . Recently
there have been rep irts from Brit
ish sources that h e would be depos
ed as Khedivo and that Prince Hes
sein Pasha would reign in his stead.
AN EX-PHYSICIAN
SHOT HIS WIFE
New York Man Then Blew
His Own Brains
Out
New York, Dec. lti. After shoot
ing down his wife as sho walked
among an early morning crowd in
122 street this morning, Lazarus
Finklestein, fifty years of age and an -ex-physician
and teacher of various "
laguages, turned the smoking re- i
volver on himself and sent a bullet
into his own brain. - -
The woman aftd her husband were ;
picked from the street and carried ;'
to tho Harlem hospital in the same
ambulance. On the w&y he died but -she
is expeoted to recover, '
The pair" had bocome separated
and ..Mrs. - Finklostein's refusal ta
return to bim was the cause of th '
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