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VOL LXII.-Noi 162 - ; I ' V " ' ; ' NEW BERN, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1914 FIVE CENTS PER COPY
FRANK'S COUNSE SLIGHT GAINS
GETTING READY ARE REPORTED
United States' Note
To England A "Bomb
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FOR BIG BATTLE BY THE ALLIES
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V,.'
In Official Statement Is
I sued Last Night Vienna
. I Admits the , Latter Were
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Forced to Beat ; . a Re
V;teat:4-:-
i iertna,:Dec:30 "(Central
News ;Cable)In an official
5oniniunicati6ri t issued to
-night, ? Vienna - admits that
v- -theJAdstriahs are hastiljr ,re-
treating before the Russians
. along vj: the entire - eastern
front 1 The Czars "troops
are'in byerpowering number
ainVtW 'Aiistrians are not
v abl&ttf cop3 with themr The
v Austrians,,.h'ave 'lostj much
amtihitiof&j -
mmSitory
Athens, Dec, 30 France
and England have made pre
parations to occupy Con
stantinople, it was learned
here today. A fleet of trans
ports bearing a big Allied
army has been assembled
with the fleet off the west
ern entrance of the Dardan
elles. '
The French and British
Warships are preparing to
launch another severe at
, tack upon the Turkish forts
in supreme effort to force
a passage. The chief rea
son for this great at
tackit is said, is the nec
cessity to supply fresh arms
and ammunition to Kussia
ATTACK TURKS
! Constantinople, Dec. 30-
. There are at least fourteen
British and French warships
in the Allied fleet off the
-western entrance of the Dar
' danelles. ' Apprehension was
V -caused here, today by re
' -ports that the Allied, fleet
Is preparing for another ter
i -rifle attack on the Turkish
? -forts defending the water
sway; A statement was . issued
. "by Turkish headquarters ur
- "ging the people .to remain
' alm and giving assurances
:' that there is no chance of
, the Dardenelles being forced
, owing to the strength of the
.-Turkish forts. -
, It is. reported that a fleet
m of French and British Jtrans--fports
has joined the war
( ships, and that all are cfowd-
. cd with troops for the invas
ion of Turkish soil as soon
; as a landing can be effected.
SU',"J.IARY OF WAR
Russian assertions that
an important victory ; has
been won over the Austrian
r - zz in Galicia were con
:d .tod?-" in, an official
tem-at i.n Vienna, in
,hich ttz ' cdirassion -was
ji:ada V I ths Austria ns
were c wiled to retreat
tl zz -the .entire eastern
frc.;t. It is said that the
iltvticn to the north, in
-IV-ni, i3" not affected by
t! " : reversal, althcv;h Pe
i: -"-rsrts th move
i -- -t t - t' 2. rr.rin Czmzn
'.' ; ' -I - Cr.z .1 .ith
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RUD0LF0 FIERHO.
' Villa's AM Hald HMeMlbl
Par MuroVw f ,W.t. BanUn.;
Fierro, who is. charged
with having caused the
death of the American, Ben-
Iton, is now assisting Villa in
his activities in Mexico. He
is said to be one of the most
crafty of men and as sly as
a fox. , ,
ISSUES CALL TO
FARMERS UNION
:
President Alexander Asks
for Meeting In Raleigh
' On' Jan. 14
Raleigh, Dec. 30 President H. Q
Alexander of the State Farmers'
Union has called a meeting of the State
Council of that organization to be
held in this city, Thursday, January
14, at 10 o'clock. The Objects of the
meeting are stated in a letter to
Claiance Poe, member of the execut
ive committee, as follows:
"To prepare a bill for co-operative
enterprises, , including rural credits;
to fix per diem salary of sub-commit'
tee handling fertilizer trade; to plan
campaign to promote co-operative en
teprise during 1915; to decide wheth
er or not we will co-operate with
National Union in pressing the ques
tion of rural credits before present
Congress; and any other matters that
may be brought before the council.
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PADGETT FAVORS
A LARGE NAVY
Two Dreadnoughts " and
; Eight of More Sub
- ' ' marines
.Washington' b, C., Dec. 30 The
House naval subcommittee has been
called' to meet . tomorrow to finally
pass upon .the ; preliminary , draft of
the approjtfiatioa'bjir. , The sub-committee,,
vijla.through with its
measure. whiih , does not touch upon
the naval .building program for next
year,, but' eliminates all provision for
aidry dock at Norfolk which the Navy
Department had recommended.
The bill 'provides $1,000,000 for
aviation development and closely fol
lows estimates, of the Navy Depart
ment including;, 'the .$2,782,535 for
ammunition, for ships, $1,000,000 for
torpedoes,' '.$1,150,000 for purchase
and manufacture of smokeless pow-
Wheff the' full ' committee meets
next week, Chan'man Padgett will in
sist- upon, .the Navy Department s
building ' program ' ,of , two ,- dread
noughts and eight- or. more submar
ines. '. Representative ' Stephens, of
California "will press for division for
battle cruiser and Representative
Roberts of Massachussets and others
will insist on more submarines, mines',
mine layers and sweepers. Several
committeemen are-expected to .urge a
reduction in battleships' and , an in-
reaso in submarines. '
Ex-Judge D. L, Ward returned last
imitit ironx a Dusiness visit to vance
1 . o.
Solicitor Dorsey Is AlsoGet-
ting. State's Contention
In Shape
HEARING SOON
Supreme Court Will Probab
ly "Take Up Case In
90 Days
Atlanta, Dee. 30 Clerk O. C
Fuller, of the United States District
Court, within the next few days
will certify to the record in the ha
beas corpus application of Leo M.
Frank and forward it to the Clerk
of the United States Supreme Court
in Washington as the first definite
step in placing the famous murder
case before that tribunal for the re
view made possible Monday by Unit
ed States Supremo Court Justice La
mar, when he granted a writ of error
on an appeal from the decision of
Judge W. T. Newman.
Solicitor Dorsey will confer Thurs
day with Attorney (Jeneral Warren
Grice, when the Attorney General re
turns from his Christmas vacation,
and will determine on a course of ac
tion to expedite the proceedings.
It is expected that the Solicitor
probably with Grice, will proceed
to Washington as soon as the record
is sent up by Clerk Fuller and move
that the case bp advanced on the
docket for an early hearing.
May be Heard in 90 Days
If the case is advanced the chances
are that it will be heard within th
next 90 days. Should it be placed on
tne docket in regular order, however,
it would not be reached for at least
eighteen months, and possibly two
years.
Clerk Fuller is allowed 3t) days in
which to certify the record and send
it to Washington. The record consists
of the original petition for a writ of
habcag corpus, the decision of Judge
Newman denying it, and the excep
tions to this decision H'ed by Frank's
lawyers, setting out the points on
which they alleged the judge erred.
How Decision Would Work
The effest of a decision by the
United States Supreme Court favor
able to Frank would mean another
hearing before Judge Newman on the
question of whetherthe condemned
man should be liberated from jail on
a habeas corpus writ, according to
the opinion of his counsel. An ad
verse decision would leave the case
where is stands today.
There has been much speculation
on this point, as the impression has
prevailed that a favorable decision by
the Supreme Court would mean the
immediate freeing of Frank without
further hearing, habeas corpus pro'
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R.P. HOBSON TO
MAKE ADDRESS
Will Speak At Raleigh On
Subject of Prohi
bition Raleigh, Dee3Q Among the noted
speakers to be here for the meeting
of the North Caroline Anti-Saloon
League, January 13 and 14, will be
Capt. Richmond Pearson Hobson.
He . will speak on. the evening of
Thursday,' January 14. Another im
portant participant in the program
will be Dr. A. J. Batron of Waco,
Texas, who, besides being a member
of the executive ; committee - of the
Anti-Saloon League', of America, is
the head of the temperance movement
of the Southern Baptist Convention,
He will speak Wednesday night. Supt.
R.' L. Davis is looking forward to an
unprecedented . meeting.'. " He says
that the prospects are bright for the
biggest meeting the league has ever
held. ' It was impossible to secure
the service 'of former Governor M.
R. Patterson of Tennessee, but other
speakers ranking aa high in the cause
as he does will be heard," '
DISASTROUS FIRE IN WAYNE.
- - . ' - PA.
Philadelphia! Deo. 30. Fire swept
away three of the largest buildings
in Wayne, Pa., today, with one cas
ualty. The damage was $100,000.
In the Vicinity of Nieuport
They Have Made Some
Progress
STORMSJPREVAIL
Intense Cold Weather Not
. Inducive to Fierce
Conflicts
Paris, Dec. 30. (Central News
Cable) Slight gains in the vicinity
of Nieuport are reported in the offi
cial communication issued by the
War Office tonight. The Germans
have Ixien driven back at several
points and there is heavy bombard
ment, lit St. (Jeorges on tho Aisne
region and the heights of the Meusc.
Trenches Captured.
Petrograd, Dec. 30. The Russians
occupy Merdenek. near Sarykamysh,
where Turkish trenches were captured
during a scries of bayonet charges.
The Turks lost heavily. The Turks
are committing outrages on the na
tive population. Many women and
children have been massacred. Tht
Russian movement against Cracow
has been resumed. The Germans have
retired to the left bank of the Bzura
and are re-entrenching.
Blizzard Continues.
Paris, Dec. 30. Blizzards in Bel
gium and northern France arc great
ly hampering operations, there is
fear of an epidemic of sickness since
the men are exposed to the weather
with their only protection trenches
half-filled with water. Long range
French guns are shelling the German
trenches around Mulhausen.
German Guns Silent.
Paris, Dee. 30. The French have
silenced, heavy German artillery in
the vjoinity of Aspach. The Germans
are attempting to retake St. Georges,
near Nieuport, where the French
lines have advanced two miles. In
the region between the Aisne and
Champagnie continuous cannonading
is going on. The French have made
a slight advance in the region of Four
de Paris. A German attack on Tete
de Faux, in theosges region, was
repulsed, The fighting in the Alsace
district continues. The French have
taken important positions southeast
of Zonnebake.
Austrians Holding Out.
Vienna, pec. 30. It is officially an
nounced that the Austrian armies
have not been completely routed. The
movement to relieve Prezmysl has
been abandoned, but the Austrians
still hold the main trenches on the
Sromnik, Sorlica and Jabliska front.
It is denied that the Russians have
resumed the movement against Cra
cow. The Montenegrins are bombard
ing Austrian positions at Krievosije
with little result. ,
SELF GOVERNMENT
FOR! FILIPINOS
Hearings On the Jones Bill
Resumed Yesterday
Morning
Washington, Dec. 30. Hearings on
the Jones bill to extend a-greater
measure of self government to Fili
pinos were resumed today by a sen
ate committee with Dean C. Worces
ter, a former commissioner of the
Philippines, as star witness. The
commit tee intends to, hasten consid
eration of the bill, with a view to re
porting it favorably next month;
Chairman Hitchcock asserted to
day that the recent disorders in the
islands would not be permitted to
impede the progress of the bill.
The committee is considering an
amendment 'stipulating a time upon
which independence might be grant
ed under given conditions. : r
BOY, 9. . BRUNK. KIILS
- STEPBROTHER. S.
HIS
-jPineville, Ky., . Deo. ? 30. Moss
Jones, 9, and his stepbrother,. Robert
Gibson, 5, .left alone-at the home of
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius
Gibson, found whiskey and became
drunk; - - - ' ,i -
.They quarreled and .the Jones boy,
securing, a shotgun,, killed his step
brother. - - - ' 1 " ' -
GLENN H. CURTISS.
Built Aeroplane America
For Traneetlentlo Flight.
Glenn H. Curtis is said to
be working on some new
models of areoplanes which
will startle the aeronautical
world. His plans are being
kept secret and the public
is totally in the dark as to
what these are.
FIGHTING GOING
ONJN MEXICO
Continuous Disturbances
Reported From That
Section
Washington, Dec. 30. A constitu
tionalist victory over the Zapata for
ces is reported from Tepeaco, between
Mexico City and Vera-Cruz. General
Obregon, with 4,000 men, defeated
General Eusemio Zapata, with .5,000
men. The casualties on both sides
were five hundred.
' Villa will take stern measures to
back Gutierrez's orders against whole
sale and summary executions for po
litical offenses. Villas action will be
taken as a preliminary complicanee
with President Wilson's request to all
the warring chiefs that a general am
nesty for political offenses be declar
ed. '
John Tull, of Havelock, was
visitor to New Bern vesterdav.
PLANNING FOR
ANNUAL FEAST
Chamber of Commerce to
Give Banquet to
Members
The New Bern Chamber of Com
merce has in past years made a fea.
ture of the annual benquet which is
held during the month of January
and they are again making plans for
this event. Two years ago Secre
tary of the Navy, Josephus Daniels,
delivered the principal address for
the occasion. Last year Senator V.
M. Simmons was the guest of honor
and made the leading address. So
far the speaker for the approaching
banquet has not been secured. The
organization has in mind several
prominent men who they are en
deavoring to secure, but just who
will be selected has not been made
public. . An invitation will be extended
to every editor in the State and the
officers ot all of the chambers of com
merce in' North Carolina. A large
number of these will attend and one
ot the greatest gatherings ever held
is anticipated.
NUMBER OF NEW SHIPS AD-
" v DED
Washington,' Di Cl Dec. 30-One
hundred and fifty vessles which oper
ated under foreign control prior , to
the outbreak of the European war
have been added to the merchant ma
rine since ' August 18. ' The vessels
representing a carrying capacity of
373,840 gross tons.
The Britishers Seem to
Think That This Coun
try Should Allow Search
and Seizure on High
Seas.
London, Dec. 30. (Central
News Cable) The official
Press Bureau tonight denies
the report that the note from
the United States government
protesting against the right
of search and seizure now in
force by the British warships
on the high seas, was present-
ed to Lord Haldane at the For-
eign office yesterday. It is
true that Lord Haldane was in
charge of the office in the
absence of Sir Edward Grey
who 'was on his vacation, but
the note was not received un-
til today.
Washington. Dec. 30 An immedi
ate reply from Great Tiri lain to the
note protesting British interference
with 1. S. commerce is not expected.
Delay in Kngland's reply is regarded
as necessary, because it will requiru
great consideration and care. Party
lines in Congress have been obliterat
ed, and the leaders of all parties have
praised the government's stand. Ac
cording to a high official, the final
cause prompting the government's ac
tion was the constantly shifting pol
icy of England in the treatment of
contraband. A special session of the
British cabinet is expected to discuss
the protest.
England Divided
London, Dec. 'MY- -Kngland is divid
ed into two factions as the result of
the protest of the United States
against the right of English men-of-war
to search American ships on the
high seas. Official .Kngland accepts
the protest in a friendly manner, but
unofficial comment places the action
as unfriendly, and attributes it to
German influence. President Wilson
admits that deception has been prac
ticed by shippers. Issuance of false
manifests justifies Kngland's insist
ence of the right to search the vessels,
it is said. Under modern condition
search is impossible on the high seas
and the only method available is to
tuke the suspected vessel to the near
est British port.
Of Great Importance
London, Dec. lit) The American
note protesting against the British
treatment of American commerce and
insisting upon an improvement, seem
ed to overshadow in the mind of the
British public today the news from the
European battlefields. While the note
caused no surprise in official circles,
it was wholly unexpected by the Brit
ish public, as there had been virtual
ly no intimation that any friction had
arisen between the two governments.
Placards posted by the evening pa
pers were given over exclusively to
the American note and the papers,
gave it the largest headlines they
have given any news during the past
month. Consequently the British peo
ple regard this as one of the most im
portant occurences of the whole war.
Nothing of the kind since President
Cleveland's Venezuelan message has
produced such a sensation.
The first impression of the public
is that the note may create friction
and perhaps some Unfriendly feeling,
although the newspapers point out
that it specifically states the rep
resentations were made in a friendly
spirit.
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Mobile, Ala, Dec. 30 A special
from Auburn, Ala., says: "Manager
Tom Bragg, of the athletic depart
ment of the Auburn Polytechnic In
stitute made public today the follow
ing sohedule of football games for
the eleven representing the institu
tion: .
October 2 (pending).
October 9 University of Florida,
at Auburn. . ' -
: October 23 A. and iM. (Missis
sippi) at. Birmingham. -
- October' 30 Georgia at Athens.
: November 6 Mercer at Auburn.
November 13 Vanderbilt at Bir
mingham. ' , -'
Vi November 23 Georgia Teohs at
Atlanta.. ' , -. ,; H' " "