VOL. XX. HO. a
SALUDA, POLK COUNTY, N, C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25. 1914.
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H0GUE AND CRtssY aunm
IN NORTH SEA.
BENCH CLAIM ADVANCE
. . r:nktinn in GaliciaiSan.
vlans Report Another Victory.
Germans Retake Plateau. S
London The daring raid of Ger-
,ia submarines across me iNorcn
l.-v. rocultpd in the sinkine1 nf
gg WUltu a -
British cruisers ADOuKir, uogue
Ed Cressy has diverted attention
omentarily froni tne Datueneias or
counirv . - ; -
This was one of the things the
Iritish navy had been led to expect.
n i o r franlflr nan oirnwaH
hat their plan was to reduce British
aval superiority by submarine raids
d the sowing of mines, and they
,ve been training their young offi-
8fS IOr Saiuca ui wis a.iuu. : rtcnw;
eless, it came as a shock to English-
men taai Dig suiys bucu as iuuse oujlib.
jcould so easily be attacked and de-
bj-ed while the German fleet has
(remained in safety in its mine and
jfortress protected harbors. v
However, the British fleet must
W the seas to Insure Great Britain's
2ood supply, and in doing so must run
teat risks. The ships sunk, while
Obsolete, still were useful vessels and
is no little satisfaction to England
to know her cruiser fleet still is dou
ble in number that of the Germans and
pat as Winston Spencer Churchill,
Jrf ' lu. 'alty, has said,
'she will be able to Wild during the
var three to Germany's one. Mean
time there have been no important
changes of the battle fronts in North
em ranee. m? ODDosinir armies con
tinue to gain a little here and lose a
little there. These gains may tell in
the long run. but have brought - no
decisive result for either side.
The French official report issued
lite today again lays some stress on
the announcement that an advance. is
being made by the allies left wing
on the right bank of the River Olse,
from which point both the public and
the military experts look for first
indications of how the battle is likely'
to end. :
Although official reports do .. not go
bevond saying that the Germans have
been forced to give ground before the.
french attacks, and speak of Noyon
nd the district around that city as
me center of operations, some , cor
respondents describe the allies ' left
m extending from: just west of Noyon
to as far north as Lecatelet from
Uch point or Peronne,' the new
7 of which there have been so
amy reports but no confirmation is
JPPosed to be operating to threaten
toe German right wing.
" this is true, the Gwrnan riirht
la a dangerous position, for it can
not extend much farther north or
jest of St. Quentin. Its position runs
toence by way of Chauny and south
01 Laon to north of Rheims.
0n the pleatea 11 Clf Prannna aatrara
Siting has been fnin cr nn tnr Aaxra
there lg no late infnrmnHnn an
hol?ttther tbe Germans or the allies
'I the Comma nH in
ip, "vi.iig, jfuouiuus uctc.
iiv, C1U LIie piaieau a lew
a3 hut tv
w i . c wnuan omciais re
W c alms U has retaken u together
1U1 ue villaeft nf n
PRENCH announce results.
Te,Ai.I Batt!e Alng the Olse and
rSPla T VVIHIII M WOa
lounrprT . following official an
in Paris: :
Olse tn i entIre front- tTom tne
ifeste?eQWeVre' the GermaQ3
vit ?eptember 21 a certain
ppreriav, ,UL' "owever, obtaining
J ble results. ,
W . our left wIn on -the
maus 2 the RIver Olse' the Ger,
a WPro i.i:. . . . .
orethl r. gea 10 yield ground
the ouA ,ench a"acks. Between
reiaaiiis i, ; Alsne tfte situation
nt de'ivo ilanged- The- enemy has
lntlne J 3"ous auacK, con-
mSm m with a continued can-
a -
eims audi ? center, between
elZ n th
v,u(iH " -3 cueiuy. air
the enemy; at-
as 'epukprt .ve mvement which
ttlsed . movement which
theArr between Souvain
5ress n0I!Re W6 have made some
Hiver S 6 en the Argonne and
n?e "oc inere has been no
aviowVr6 distrIct the enemy
Sks of !nt fort; he attacked the
a TroT euse alonS the front'
eildicourt sauvaux. Vigneullles and
TS in JU,h0ut' hover, suc
l8 la saining position on these
RUSSIANS CHECK
ADVANCE
VI
Czar's Annies AreHBeginning To Control
The Situation In East
Prussia
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BATTLE OF THE AISI1E
Continued in v France . Between Ger
mans and Allied Armies for
" Ten Days-
For ten days the armies of Germany
and the allied armies of-Great Britain
and France have; been struggling
against each, other- in the 'northern
part of France with no definite results.
The Germans are strongly entrenched
in the mountains in the'1 region of the
Noyon, northwest of Paris.- Their bat
tle line extends to the , river Meuse,
north of the Verdun. Reinforcements,
probably from Lorraine have greatly
strengthened their ranks In Galicia
the Russianshave checked the armies
of Germany. - They have also begun an
assault on the fort at Przemsyl, the
last stronghold of the Austrians in Ga
llclff. The Japanese armies marching
on Kiao-Chow, a fortified city of the
German possessions in China, have
met and defeated a detachment of the
Germany army in China.
Allies Win Battle of Marne.
When the German armies invaded
France from Belgium hey swept the
allies before them and pushed steadily
forward until they were almost under
the walls of Paris. Then the tide of
the battle turned. The allies were the
pursuers and the Germans the pursued.
This was known as the battle of the
Marne. The battle ended when the
Germans had been driven north of the
Aisne river and the allies were the
victors. v
Three Million Men Engaged.
It is predicted that the battle of the
Aisne will be even more appalling
th&n &e battle of the 'Marne. Military
experts estimate that there are nearly
3,000.000 men assembled on a battle
line about 110 miles long,
Thousands
of lives will be sacrificed in the at
tempt of the armies of the defenders
to push the invaders out of France.
The Germans have left a sufficient
force in Belgium to protect their re
treat through that country in the
event they are forced to fall back.
Reinforcements For Germans.
Word has been received that Ger-1
many has recalled the armies she sent
from the north of. France and Belgium
to East Prussia to check the onward
rush of the Czar's armies through
East Prussia, and will send them to
the assistance of the Germans in
France. .
Move For Peace Is On.
The negotiations that have been go-
lng on between the United States and
Germany with regard to a movement
for peace have given little encourage-
ment. Von Bethmann-Hollwegg, the
imDerial chancellor of Germany, has
suggested to United States Ambassa
dor Gerard at Berlin that the United
statin Rficure terms of v peace from
Great Britain, France and Russia.
"Germany,' he said, "wants permanent
peace and protection from further war
fare." President Wilson announced he
would continue 'his efforts along this
line. '. v
Russians Moving Forward.
Undaunted by. the former defeat at
wio-oViorcr in Fust Prussia, the Rus
lvm60v.oi , - '
sians are preparing ti take advantage
of the withdrawal of a large portion of
the German soldiers in that vicinity,
who have been ordered to the relief
of the Kaiser's armies in France, ana
tTrt.
GERMAN
a Tinmn w -hiiiii iihi aaaauiw wax fcvr t
German armies in Poiana. Tne armies
Virr. i fioiiMa nd Poland are
. flnd in the
aireauj ubui,, r---r
A Wmt I 4n f AT T Tl V I
in tc a Prussia It wlll"
vTiTm before there will
. . oriPQ nnshlne their
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way to Benin. .
r igni.iy k- - " -
The European war during tne p
7 j . ori j AfHra The
week spread to Asia and Atricv QThe
. japaJiesei;uw; uw
GeTSonwSn
gun anatuck on the Germfn p
sions m v,"..
I in Africa have . Deguu
against the Germans in Ainca
Austria In ueep uioom.
The deepest gloom ; overspreads Aus-
trla The government uas uicu,
.' 1 I... 1lnH tha
tn the colors: News or
last icsoiiw
victories over the Servians, was
. .
rer; T 'TT
Zl not helped to dispell the depres-
niesberg The Russians are also en- The German cruiser Emden captur
ioying victories against the - Austro- ed six-British merchant steamers in
JO"6, . 4i. h.n nf Datura In ai-r Aa-va nrir sanlf
buffered T by their soldiers fighUng. the Among the collaborators of the, arti
l S in Galicia Vienna lives in cle are Count Ernest Von Revontlow,
Russians in uaiicia. yic" Math ins Rrhereer.
001. ithat-the .Kussians wm
Da?za "their crse in Galicia and in-
change tneir coruists "
stead ox conuuutu6
will encircle the carpauimua
siege the capital of the auai-mumu wijm
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The magnificent cathedral of Louvaln, the interior of which was utterly
wrecked by the German troops, although
the right Is the beautiful old hotel de
of the city's buildings was spared., 7
Petrograd. The official statement
from the chief of general staff; says
that the . Russians are -bombarding the
fortress of Przemsyl, whose artillery
has opened rfire'. &f .-3 .'Si.
The statement follows: j
"Austrian troops which attempted
to check our advance in front of Bara-
now and'Ranirhow (Galicia- were re-
pulsed with heavy losses.
"Fighting is going on against the
garrison at Przemsyl, who have re
plied with artillery fire.
"Russian troops -crossing the forest
are finding batteries abandoned, by the
"Austrians."
New York. Col. Nicolai Golejewski,
military attache of the Russianembas
sy, gave out an official statement from
his headquarters here as follows:
"In Eastern Prussia General Rennen-
kampf finally has checked the German
advance. !
In Austria we are continuing the
pursuit of the enemy. Our troops have
drawn near the fortress of Przemsyl
and the fortifications of Slenlawa (Si
niava) and Yaroslaw (Jaroslau).
British and Germans Lose Ships
London. There has not been a gun
fired in the North Sea for days, so far
as the British public knows. but the
admiralty issued bulletins of import
ant encounters in far-off waters. Suc
cesses and misfortunes were 'chroni
cled impartially.
The German protected cruiser Ko-
nigsberg caught the British light cruis
er Pegaeus, overhauling her machinery
in Zanblzar . harbor and attacked ' and
disabled her. The British lost , heav
ily and the Kohigsberg was able to
steam away.
25 British WereV Killed
The German cruiser; . while ; on the
same class as the British, had more
modern guns, which outranged (those
of her antagonist.
The British loss" is given as twenty
fivA villPfl and eiehtv wounded
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uvui-e V, . ' "
five of them. The Emden reappeared
at Rangoon, possibly having 'taken
- ,Aua fla nnt
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known
On the British side of the score was
the 'sinking of a
cruiser, supposed to have been the
r nwair nr thA Berlin.. bv the
. r.r,o Hnar Parmania familiar
twlW:,"lVrt"--i
to trans-Alianuc irareicia, wau oiiucu
w t r Selember i4 in waters
. odmiraltv desclbes as "off
ieTasi7oast of South America." The
British loss was small, nine killed and
fWpntv.slx wounded. The German loss
r T" v
is unknown.
Germany Urges Italy's Aid
Pomft. Germany continues to " try
to influence public opinion with al
Mndc nf nublications; the latest be-
, amnhlet in Italian which has
been' widely distributed and bears, the
tne uuyai i'01 .
ader of the clerical center in the
,,o,0for ann .Tosenh Preder-
nTld nount Oppendorf, also
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the outer walls remain standing. At
ville, or town hall, which almost alone
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Kaiser Awards Many Iron Crosses
Berlin. -Denial is given the ; report
of the death of Col. Von' ReuJ:er, who
was in command of the German regi-
jnent at the time of. the Zabern affair.
'Hen Bassermann, the noted national
iberator, member of the reichstag, who
a corps captain, has been awarded
the iron cross and promoted to major
or bravery. r;
Prince August William, who is serv-
ng in a minor rank, has been awarded
the iron cross. All the sons of the
German emperor, except Prince Adal
bert, who is in the navy, have been
so decorated. '
"Accordingto a wounded German of
ficer, now in a hospital at Cracow, the
Austrians and Hungarians fouhgt the
Russians with a courage and pugnac
ty defying description.,
"One must see them," he said, "to
appreciate the gigantic tasks they have
performed."
British Detain Many Germans
London. The number of "alien ene
mies" in the United Kingdom, which is
estimated at from50,000 to 80,000, in
cluding women and children, daily be
comes a matter of more concern. Most
of the better class have7 received po-
ice permits to remain at liberty, re
porting at stated time to the police
stations. Of these many continue in
employment, but the discharging of
clerks, teacher, governesses and serv
ants of German or Austrian birth is
becoming more common as the war
eeling grows.
-Shower Arrows Upon Germans
Berlin. A shower of steel- arrows,
released by French aviators over a
mile high in the air, is the most mod
ern terror of war, according to ac
counts of German wounded, printed in
the Munich Medical Weekly. The ar
rows, which are of pressed steel, from
four to six inches long and a quarter
of an inch in diameter, have a heavy
pointed head and a skeletonized shaft.
The arrows seem to have caused more
surprise than actual damage. Only
one man was killed by a head wound
in the attack described, the other?
causing flesh wounds. , ; s
Japanese Victory In China v
Tokio. LieutenantGeneral Kamio,
commander-in-chief V of the Japanese
armies moving on Kiao-Chow, reports
that he met and repulsed a German
detachment. C ;
The official announcement of the
skirmish, says the troops, landing a
Daoshan bay, forty miles north of Kiao-
Chow, moved southward about ten
miles and encountered the enemy in
a fortified position at; -Wang-Kohuang.
thirteen miles east of Tsimo.
' . -"
- Germans Deny Defeats . ,
v Washington. The German embassy
received the following ' wireless from
Berlin: . , . -
"All the French-English . reports of
victories of battles In France are un
true. " ThejGerman retreat of the. west
ern wing was a practical maneuver not
affecting the strategical position: The
French attefhptto break through the
center of the German position was
victoriously repulsed.
There is 'confirmation" of German
successes at' several points of the
long extended battlefield, ' ; "
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STATE OF VIRGINIA
VOTES DRY BY 32,000
STATE-WIDE
PROHIBITION WINS
VICTORY AT
A SWEPING
THE POLLS.
ONLY FEW CITIES VOTE WET
Alexandria, . Norfolk, Williamsburg
and Richmond Vote Wet While
.Danville, Portsmouth Voter-Dry.
Richmond, Va. The statewide pro
hibition forces won a sweeping vic
tory at the polls in Virginia, returns
at midnight showing that they had
won by a majority of 32,825. This
figure will be increased largely Id
ravor or the drys when further return?
are received from counties which to
night are inaccessible.- With com
plete . returns from all the cities and
44 of the 100 counties and with scat
tering returns from other counties,
the total votes is 121,763. It is esti
mated that the -final total vote will
reach 150,000. 'Of this vote the drys
received 77,453 as against 44,618 for
the local optionists. The cities
which were expected to roll up a ma-
Ljority for the local optionists sprung
a surprise by giving 1,315 for the drys.
Only four cities, Alexandria, Nor
folk, Williarnsburg and Richmond re
turned majorities for the wets. The
total vote cast by the cities was 40,
977 of which the drys got 21,146.
MASSES SUBSTITUTE- MEASURE.
Takes the Place of the River- and
Harbor Bill and Carries $20,000,000.
Washington Prompt . passage by
the senate of . a substitute ; measure
providing $20,000,000 to be expended
by the ,army , engineers xisting-
-projeets, finally ended . the long' fili
buster against the -river and harbor
appropriation bill, which originally
carried $53,000,000. The bill now
goes to the House, where it is expected
to precipitate another vigorous fight.
. When the commerce committee, un
der the senate's Instructions, brought
in the substitute no show of opposi
tion was offered and the measure
passed without a record vote. ;J '
Senator Simmons who led the long
fight against the filibuster, made it
lengthy speech just before the vote.
He defended the original measure and
discussed the theory of waterway im-.
provement and the policy heretofore
pursued. - - ' - . y
A tribute to Senator Burton and
the other opponents of the bill who
conducted the successful filibuster,
was paid by Senator Stone of Mis
souri, who declared, however, that
despite the defeat of the bill, the sen
timent of the country was overwhelm
ingly in favor cf liberal waterway
improvement.
v Huerta Debt Problem to Mexico.
Washington. Ofilcials here express
ed the opinion that any problems arts
lng over ;the pledge of Mexican cus-1
tarns by General Huerta to guarantee
a foreign loan probably would have
to. be deal th with by the future Mexi
can Government. This is one of the
questions being considered in nego
tiations for the transfer of authority
at Vera Cruz.". v;, ':;..::.';
General Carranza was reported at
the time of the consummation of the
loan as saying he would Vot recognize
the integrity of any loans advanced
to the Huerta regime. The - United
States is interested because part of the
bonds are held by American bankers.
The loan amounted to about $78,000,
001 and was made last tutumn.
French bankers hold 45 percent of
the bonds, German ' and ' English 19
per cent each, while 11 per cent of
the bonds were disposed of In the
United, States. ' The remaining frac
tion is held by Mexican bankers. To
guarantee this loan 38 per cent of
Mexican- import and' export duties
were pledged. ;
More than a million dollars collect
ed in customs duties at Vera Cruz
during the 'American occupation is
impounded to be turned over to the
Mexicans when the United States re
tires from the port.
Plant No Cotton In 1915.
Jackson, 'Miss. -No cotton at all
should be planted in 1915 in the opin
ion, of the majority ot the members
of the Mississippi . division of the
Southern cotton Association in . con
vention here. The 50 delegates to the
general cotton convention to be held
In New Orleans September .29, will
be instructed to place - that recom
mendation before , the convention.
The planters took this stand because
they . believed surplus would supply
the world for more than a year.
HOLDING GOTTOrj
no PRICES
FARMERS ARE STICKING TENACl.
OUSLY TO STAPLE AND PRICK
IS GOING UP. .
CHARLOTTE FIRMS AIDING
Many Companies Continue to Come
To Rescue of Farmers and Agree
K' to Purchase.
Charlotte. The upward trend ot
the price of cottonand the equally ,
noticeable deficit in receipts of the'
local platform are taken to witness
heartily to the" efficiency of the buy-and-hold
movement which is in full -force
in this community ; as it is ,all 1
through the South. Only one bale of
cotton was recorded on the day's mar-,
ket and it sold for nine cents, the
price that is now being offered, here
for good middling. . This, as. a matter. -of
fact, is the price at which cotton is .
selling throughout the South and the
general tendencies of thelnarket are C
decidedly upward. Mecklenburg far- .
mers are not selling their staple yet.
Whether they will later be forced -to
the market by the pressure of '
indebtedness remains to be seen, the
indications being, however, that by
the time they are r compelled to face .
their debts, the price of cotton will -be
attractive , enough to make" them v
sell. Untir this - price is reached it
does not look as if they; intend to.
bring their ' cotton in. V
The canvass is ; being continued
among the merchants and business
men of. the "city and the farmers of ."
the county. ;The canvass in the city
goes along, but it is believed that for :
the most part the individual; work here
has about been concluded - and what .
cottoK-nCiott:"tSiead:ore--
farmers by the people of the city will
come through y accounts, 'merchants
agreeing to take cotton In exchange
for accounts or in ; lieu of cash for
commodities which they may want to
buy. This is likely . to take a consid-
erable , quantity of the staple off the
market in view of the fact that to
ward the latter part of the year the
planters will begin to look around for
their .supplies for the ensuing year.
If they are able to exchange their "
cotton of this season for supplies to
be used in raising the crops of next
they figure that they will be wonder
fully aided in this regard and by the
operation of this exchange plan.
MAY SUBSTITUTE COTTON.
Indian Shipments of Burlap Pail to
Reach Destination.
Wilmington. On account of the
failure of recent shipments of burlap
to this country from India to reach "
their, destination the Willard Bag &
Manufacturing Co., this city, has been
forced to close its plant temporarily.
This concern has 500,000; yards ship
ped from Calcutta, India, the first
week in August but the German vessel -
in which it was shipped was captur
ed by an English cruiser; The British
Government, however, ; has guaran-7 .
teed the shipment of this and similar f
consignments to America, and it is; ex
pected to arrive in the near; future. "
There is a movement on foot to ;
substitute cotton for' jute and this
would add considerably to the de--
m&nd, as there are between - 50 and
60. million yards of burlap imported .-
monthly. However, cotton cloth costs ;
Just twice what burlap does and this
Is expected to make it rather difficult
to make the proposed movement a
success, especially if the British Gov
ernment is able to carry out its guar
antee. ; -
Able to Hold Cotton.
Maiden The bank here has inaug
urated a plan of helping farmers to
hold their cotton off the market un
til the price, advances. However,' very
little or the staple is" being brought
in. The farmers of this section are
more independent of the' price xf cot-
ton than those of some other sections
for the reason that they raise quanti
ties of grain as well as cotton.
Qurey For Debate.
Chapel Hill. The query that will be
discussed : this, year by. the - schools
having : membership a- in the A High
School Debating Union of North Caro
lina, is: "Resolved, Tbt the United '
States should adopt the policy of sub
sidizing its merchant marine engaged
in foreign trade." This querjr was
decide? -upon after considerable delib
eration by committee from the ; uni-;
versify, and is -. thought : that wide-
spread interest throughout the state
will attend its discusslcn' by the Mgb.'
school boys and tfrls.
s.