North Carolina Newspapers

XX. NO. 21. vol-. .JOHN FRENCH " SAYS ..SLOW Uements caused by ter- RITORY COVERED. . CHANGE IN SITUATION L of Activity in Far East. no .Cruisers Sink 4 More Ships. White the French and British i offl- jnnouncemenis lnuicaie Bautuac- ,rith the situation aiong ine .oai front m ranee auu wucv, outcome, an unomciai report irom declares tne uerman ngni nas broken and is being pursued by Allies. - i report also declares the Ger have been surrounded in the ie Department and that Peronne been recaptured. , .The official is bureau at London, While making ibjection to the publication 01 tnese torts, deenneu, iu wuc auj "opuu-. aty for their correctness. . . : , Lnouncement by both French and dsh officials declared thers had no change in the situation which oreviously had reported as f av-: Vg the Allied army to some degree. narrative from Field Marshal air h French's headquarters, issued at ion by the official press , bureau the reason for the long-drawn-battle. which has lasted 18 days, e extent of the country, covered," jays, IS so great as iu icuuci own efforts to maneuver and march rand the flank in order, to escape costly expedient of a frontal at : against heavily fortified posi- "is rufers to the fiercely-contested rations of the Allies' left in an en ror to outflank the German, right Unuer General" Von 'ICluclL lri" it operations French and British, flly reinforced, have been engaged several days, and the encounters limes are reported to have been ecedented. '. the Far East there are signs of hmore activity on the part of the anese, who are engaged in Tung fince, China. . The Japanese have ipied the heights outside of Tjsing l the Capital, overlooking sea rement against the German conces- ofKiao-Chow, in Shan, the Ger- p main line of defence. . r pese troops have blown up the bridge at Tayu-Ho, six miles I of Wie-Hsien, which also has "occupied by the Japanese -and e apparently opposing Japanese operations in Shan-Tung prov ?l?er reDOrts nf tha Pnaalon ram. against Austria and Germany a period of comparative calm it fi,. . . . " great armies of these Na- ; getting into position for of 1T and defensive. British fmiral Sir Christopher Crad r - ..wenuy commanded British FPs In Mpvi.on v i, nuicis, uaa ai- Punta Arenas, Strait of Ma JJtis believed to be on its way le Pacific. . .- 16 German cruiser . Emden, which captured 3ix British steamers' five of them in the Bay of sunk four more and cap- ''oilier. - amiiffa Government has issued J0 Ita"ans who have taken sr i Va-ke service in the army C J ncw at war that thls cn of neutrality and is pun j5? imprisonment. - . ; patches declare the Ger- ,.ave begun their attack on the liae of i, .... rWva AniwerP defences; k MoT "Pied Malines, oc- . , I'uii.ttui runway outl am v. . .. . r miles 7 ,JurmDar(iing Lierre, PWus., . ;: .Antw?rP, where oeen destroyed. , n.-'n, ' " h Pair 'orwaert8- German bS3een'PPressed to an e7r 1 forbidden. dispatch -uaueo Tf.! . Company. s. ounK. - -v.. 1 .. nc orrirtai ..,. , mat UUi"u an- lunk lrman cruiser Em- l1 collie 'mi8h stean steamships inn j an-Em-has rUrinit ti, VJCrinan cruiser Nand. Past few days it I! ' II II II II II I! II II If I! ih 8toZlu Indian 1 steam ocean eria lrs Tumeric, King Bier V?a Fyle and captured 'esseig e crews of the tlS ftp.. . . aQler pr V Lransrerred to 4 rh fe?ale' whldt also we tu aier leased in ine crews to Colon- I "V mi r..innin nrnnrmn P i) litDDUUD I iLBNG FIGHT. PRUSSIA FEARS Russian mm Kiiser Orders Great Numbsr Of Soldiers To Strecstbsa Forces Buarding . . , - East Prussia . x CATTLE OF AISIIE UNSETTLED Arrhiss Of Allies And ; Gerrrtans In a Desperate Struggle For Su- premacyMany Killed - In all history there is no record of a battle rivaling- in importance the, great struggle that is now going on between the allied armies of France and Great Britain against the ' Ger mans north' of the Aisne river in the northern part of France. It has lasted for more than two weeks and ! from the.' reports received daily it appears that neither side has gained an appre ciable advantage. To obtain even an idea of the -losses sustained by both the allies and the Germans is an ut ter impossibility. , . ; Troops To East Prussia The German kaiser, as the head of the army, of the empire; Is indeed in desperate straits. ' On the French frontier his soldiers - are fighting one of - the worldys greatest battles. At the same time there is another grave danger looming up on the frontier of Eas Prussia, where the Russian hordes are coming steadily onward, seriously threatening that portion of Germany with- invasion. The- "kai ser is said to - have dispatched thou sands of soldiers tcr East Prussia to effectively stop -the Russians. ; Germany. May Face Hunger ; Another peril -facing: the German people, that of hunger. . It is only a question as ,ta how long v the present food supply of Germany will hold out. Great Britain is determined ta cut off Germany from food supplies from the outside world, AustriarHungary v has none to spare. England is already sup plying food. to the.Bergians, J. Switzer land;: If olland, Denmark,- Norway1 and Sweden have, all announced their in tentions not to ship foodstuffs or other contraband articles for fear of violat ing their neutrality. With the Ger man fleet bottled up in the Kiel canal it would be almost impossible for the Germans to land food supplies either on the North sea or on the Baltic sea. Italy Prepares for war Turkey Is still defiant, but has made no warlike move . in the past week. Little has been heard J from Italy dur-r ing the past few days, but persistent rumors have it that the Italians have renounced their alliance with ' Ger many and Austria, and in - the- event they become engaged In the present European war - it will be in sympathy with the allied armies. It is reported that Italy has massed a great number of troops along the Austrian frontier. The Belgians are doing' their part in harassing the German soldiers In Belgium. Victory For The Japs The Japanese have been gathering their forces around the German prov inces in China. Recent dispatches from Tokio say that the Japs 'engag ed the German soldiers on the; out- fskirts of Tsing:Tau- After -a skirmish of several hours the Germans were forced to retreat within the walls of the city, which is the capital bf the German provinces. Much interest - is being manifested in the campaign of the Japs. agains.t the Germans in Chi na. Although the Japs claim they are waging their warfare against the Ger mans in China for the purpose of tak ing this territory from them and re turning.. It to China, ' the Germans claim the japs' have a more selfish mo tive in view. ' ' .."' Servians Suffer Heavy Losses Little Servia Is having all she can do to hold her own with her powerful enemy, Austria.; For more than two weeks the Servian and Austrian troops have been battling along the Drina riv er. The result of these battles is un known, but it is reported that the Ser vians have suffered heavy losses. There has been very little news from Bosnia since the Servians and ( Mon tenegrins captured Sarajevo, the capi tal, from the Austrians. This is the city in which ; Archduke Ferdinand, heir apparent to, the Austrian throne, and his wife were murdered, which was one of the principal factors in causing the present European war. German People Are Isolated Berlin. The cutting1 of German sub marine cables, the censorship and the exclusion of foreign newspapers from the empire have resulted in shutting out fromGermany virtually all news of the outside world. For the past three days the Berlin newspapers have been carrying full descriptions of the architectural details fit the Rheims ca thedral, while in the last sixteen days only three places have been specifical ly mentioned in the government war bulletin. These are Noyon, Rheims and - Chauteau -Bjlmond. v s - SALUDA, POLK COUNTY, N. RUSSIAN - AUSTRIAN - London. For three" long days,' with out cessation, the ' Germans have hurl ed their masses - against the French and English along the entire front in northern' France. The French official view is that these operations, the fiercest that yet have taken place, are, by high command, meaning possibly direct instructions from the emperor himself. ; :-' -: , Their purpose has' been to break through the allied lines, but both the French and British official reports say they have failed. From Paris it is an nounced that hot only have the Ger mans been unable to achieve their ob ject, but they have lost a flag, guns and men in the attempt - 1 ; , The British, as usual, . are laconic 'The situation is satisfactory," the re port reads "and the counter attacks on the British front have' been; beaten back with heavy losses to .the enemy. ; Attack AI!iesH Night and I Day r On the Battle Front Desperate at tempts made by the Germans on the western end of the long line of . battle to break through the allies'' forces that are . engaged in a turning , movement, have resulted in the most furious fight ing that-has. taken place since the be ginning of the campaign. After fighting . without respite night and day, corps after corps of Germans was hurled against the. flower of the French and English armies only to be thrown back. " The infantry bore the brunt of the incessant fighting, but the artillery of both armies continued throughout . 24 hours to bombard each other's posi tion. Hand-to-hand combats , occurred at many, points, and bayonets . were used freely. Scots Greys Dyed Their Steeds The French colonial infantry, most of whose men wear many medals for bravery in colonial campaigns, was to the fore, and beside these men 'fought the ' Black ' Sengalese troops, while British troops held an important point with" the greatest determination. , The;. French troops showed more than their accustomed dash in attacks, and everywhere .acts of wonderful courage were performed. The cavalry also 1 participated in the engagements at many, points, the allies' horses hav ing enjoyed a long rest, which enabled this arm of the service to distinguish itself.' ' The famous Scots' Greys, find ing the color of their horses offered a prominent mark for the German rifle men, dyed their mounts brown.' The French General Marquet has met death on, the field. r Germans Gain Slight Advance ': Berlin. The following statement on the situation in northern France was received from the head-quarters of the German general ' staff: "Thp. " enemy are using their rail roads in a general attack on the ex treme end of the right flank of the German army. MAtxBapaume (in Pas de Calais, 14 miles southeast of Arras) an advanced French division was repulsed by a smaller, German force. ' ' " "The forts under , ,bombardment south of Verdun have withdrawn their fire ahd our artillery is engaged with forces the enemy.t brought up on the west bank of the Meuse. ' i "Elsewhere the - situation remains unchanged,' rish Volunteers Called Dublin Premier Asquith appeared at the mansion house here' for the pur he exoressed it in the opening of his speech'as head of the king's' government to .summon toyaj ana pa triotic Ireland to takeher plhce in de fense of our common cause." The prime minister received a tremendous welcome. He appeared at the mansion house with John E. Redmond the Irish Nati6nalist leader, and the earl of Ab erdeen, lord lieutenant of . Ireland, His opening words aroused the greatest en thusiasm - - .,-- iy-f sV ZT CaUNCP uniAN ADVANCE V NffTJ - ' oeoRecjuN V' SsV?' AUTRANQ C R MAN UN ) j,T t ; .V.lV --V;. a FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1914. GERMAN CAMPAIGN Canadian ; Troops, to the War. St. Johns; Nr .B.-T. w; Crothers. minister. of labor of Jthe, Dominion of Canada, announced that' -32,000 Cana dian volunteers "had gone to the front a; day: or two ao':ip'' ; -: Mrt Crothers . ma.dei the announce ment ma; speech before the Canadian trades and-labor congress in conven tion here,v . :- t- . .. -'Mr': Crothers -extolled the patriotic spirit 'of. the Canadian volunteers. , The" foregoing brief dispatch is the only' announcement the Canadian cen sor has permitted to go over the wires regarding the disposition of " the Can adian volunteers f br more than a week. .,:..';, . ,: Persons reaching the United States from, Canadian ports have told of act ive preparations ! there. jf or the transpor tation of. Canada's firit contingent of troops to the theater of, war? a month; aga'rophecy:vniade';thatrtne: volunteers would sail about September 15 ; one by one trans-Atlantic ; liners have been called tor -undisclosed mis sion's to Canadiah'.ports; but no .infor mation has been permitted to reach the outside world as to when the troops would sail from or what port would be their destination, ( Beyond the bare announcement that the Canadian volunteers had sailed, no other news of their departure was per mitted to get -past the censor. Japs Defeat the Germans Tokio. It . is officially . announced that the Japanese - have defeated the Germans-in a fourteen-hour battle on the outskirts of Tsing-Taur seat of govr ernment on the German leased pos session of Kiao-Chov?, China. Japan ese casualties are given as three kill ed and twelve wounded. . .German gunboats bombarded the Japanese troops; Japanese aeroplanes proved, effective in reconnoitering ex peditions, and are reported to have escaped unharmed. Servian Losses Are . Heavy Paris. A dispatch to the Havas agency from Nish, Sorvia, says: ..; "The Servians have lost heavily dur. ing the battle . with the Austrians, which has been progressing for a fort night. The Austrians have brought five army corps' into action. With sev eral brigades of fresh troops, they -crossed the river Drina and attacked the Servians, whose numberswere, in ferior. ;. .''..'- ' Germany Announces Losses Berlin The total German . casual ties in dead, wounded and missing, as officially reported to date, are 104,589. The casualty list announced adds a total of 10,257 casualties- to those pre viously announced. The total casualty list is made up as follows: Dead 15,674, wounded 65, 908, missing 23,007. ' Closing In On Austrians London. "The Russians occupied the greater part of the city of Przem syl (Galicia), according to a message from Vienna," says the Rome corre spondent of the Exchange Telegraph. His dispatch continues: - "The; Russians approached the city from the southwest, forcing the Aus trians to take shelter in the eastern forts, where the entire garrison is pre paring to make a final resistance. The I situjation Of the garrison is critical; it 13 CUIUC1J, OUtlUUUUCU British Disaster "Pleases Berlin ' Berlin. The sinking of the three British armored cruisers, the AbOTikir, Hogue and Cressy, of. '12,200 tons each, is the big news feature in Berlin's newspapers. Details -of the battle are not yet available. - The news was. received with partic ular pleasure, as it served to reconcile the German sailors rwith the policy im posed upon them of higher strategy, under which the officers and men of the flee are chafing, despite all admo nitions of patience! from the newspa Derstand nubile opinion.-' - ' " SECRETARY HOPES FOR PEACE SILLMAN AND BRAZILIAN MINIS TER SEND OPTIMISTIC DISPATCHES. PEACE PROSPECTS BRIGHT At the Meeting of the Peace Commis sioners It is Believed They Will . Agree on Calderon For President. Washington. Optimistic - dispatches from Consul Silltman and the Brazil ian minister at Mexico City caused Secretary Bryan . to inform President Wilson that the prospects for restora tion' of permanent peace in: Mexico were , brighter than at any time since the overthrow of Madero by Huerta. In the light ' of all advices both from Mexico City and Chihuahua City, General Villa's headquarters, officials here still are conndent that the new upheaval threatened by the breach, between' Villa and Carranza will be averted' by the; Iatter's retire ment as first chief of the Constitution alists and election of-Fernando Igle sias Calderon as provisional presi dent, j o The state department was notified that the peace commissioners appoint ed by the two Constitutionalist chiefs would hold their meeting at Torreon. This gave rse to the hope that the conference would be able to agree upon Calderon as "the provisional president befgreuthe convention to be held October 1 at Mexico City to set up the new? government . , , The text of the communication sent to General Carranza by the military officer's appealing to him to resign in favor of Calderon was made pub lic by the. state department. It fol lows: ."- ";:' '.-,' . . ; i V 'The ienrals, abiefsj , jamV officials of ; thej division . of " the" North as' . 'well as the civilians undersigned, sincerely, moved by the patriotic 'and dignified attitude of the , greatest admiration which, our brothers of other divisions, the generals P. Lucio Blanco Eduardo Hay, Rafael Buelna and J. C. Medlra, have assumed by . putting, to one "sdie the paroxysm of self-love - in order to save the fatherland fromT this ter: rible and painful danger- in which it finds itself, we address ourselves to you in; order to manifest to you that our brothers of ' the other divisions do not in vain invoke our sentiments of dignity,, our conscience of honor and the just love thatwe have for our fatherland.. v " , . "General . Villa has declared that the whole of this- division will uphold firmly Calderon and already has con fessed before the whole world that none of his- chiefs aspire to the presidencv or vice presidency of .tbe republic. We warmly exhort you to save the "republic from the dangers ot which pride and obstinacy , might lead her. This magnanimous action will be the basis for the salvation of the republic - and will lift you "above the level Of the1 highest, leaving to the generations to' come after us a disinterested patriotism."," SENATOR REED CLOSES ATTACK. He . Thinks Amended Clayton Trust Bill A Very Mild Affair. '""..r Washington. Senator Reed of M's souri . concluded a two-day speech . in opposition to .the conference report on the "Clayton, anti-trust, bill with a final bitter attack upon his colleagues for eliminating specific penalties from the-measure. He predicted the time soon would come when they would be compelled to write, into the law more, severe penalties .for violation of anti trust laws than had been contemplat ed ' originally in the Clayton bfll. The senator said he would move to recommit the bill to the conference with instructions Administration leaders declared, however, the 'motion to recommit would be lost and the re port approved. : " . Senator Reed severely criticised the conferees for- striking from the bill his amendment which would author ize the courts to appoint receivers and kell the -property of convicted corpor ations to persons who would restore competition. - - - - Tennessee td Italy. ; Washington. Orders for the armor ed cruiser Tennessee, now : at Fal mouth, England, to proceed to Briniisi, Italy, were issued by the Navy. De partment. Brindtsi is on the Adriatic Coast of Italv- dlrAntlv niTMi ha f v -w WWM VAAV Strait of Otranto from Turkey and is within 50 miles of the Ottoman " Em pire. The cruiser North Carolina al ready is in Mediterranean waters, hav ing been dispatched there following reports from Ambassador Morgenthau at Constantinople "concerning ' the alarm felt by Americans. , . ESTABLISHED MAY, 1894. ASSURE POHEIIT OF BIG SUCCESS COMMUNITY SERVICE WEEK BE ING PREPARED FOR BY THE LEADERS. SURVEY: COMMUNITY NEEDS Which Will Be JUsed as a Basis of the Work Which is Planned By the Governor. - Raleigh: Preparation is in full swing' now for the' beit possible ob- 1 servance of 'North Carolina Com munity Service Week, ; December - 3, 4 and 5, and, with the mos tthorough co-operation between the ; agricultural, educational and other interests in com munities throughout the state assured, there is no doubt of a high degree of success attending the movement. The plan as heretofore outlined in cludes days specially : devoted respec tively to public roads, grounds v and buildings, school and neighborhood improvement and county progress, these being respectively Thursday, . Friday and. Saturday of Community Service Week. ' Through the appeals made to the people' of the state through the Farmers'JCTnion, State Department of Education , and the special procla mation of Governor Craig the com munities throughout the state are call ed upon to perfect preliminary, organ ization that will assure the most complete and profitable observance of the -week' in each community. . The work of preliminary organiza tion is being pushed by , Clarence f oe and Supt. J Y. Joyner. Under -the general plan for Community Service Week there will be during .the - .first, three days of the week complete ''sur veys, of community needs ; in ; commu nities . throughout the state by v j the leaders of the, moyementinthe..r spectfve communities, and .'these sur veys .will be used as the basis for the community service effort In each. The. proclamation by Governor Craig is being sent into every part of the state "to quicken r interest in and ; as sure -the success of the movement which it is planned shall, be made a permanent institution - with annual observances. , APPRAISED AT OVER $100,000. Commissioners Report on Land Con demned Under Weeks Act Asheviile. The; United States Gov ernment will be called upon to spend more than $100,000 in the' acquisition of 10,000 acres pf timber and mineral lands in Yancey &tt&& surrounding c:?uiities, the reportjoT ihe commii sioners . named by .Judge -James E. Boyd several weeks ago,' - to appraise the property, . placing a valuation on the different tracts that will run Well in excess of that' amount. The land forms an important boundary which the Department y?f:Agriculture is en deavoring to seurefor the , protec tion of westernohi Carolina water courses in compliance.with the provis ions of the Weelwh act,"- Condemnation proceedings were instituted by Dis trict Attorney Wl C. Hammer, upon a recent visit to the city'" and the three commissioners . began the task of appraising 'the. property ' about a. week ago. Numerous attorneys, wit nesses and experts appeared before them.. ;.:..' . ., -U;;; '- Moref; than 600 landowners , will be affected by the proceedings the tract comprising 22 separate) grants 'owned by people . residing in; all sections of the country. A score of the owners have expressed dissatisfaction over the amount allowed them by , the com- missioners.ii V r---, i ji - Money For' Croo Movement. Washingtoh.-rThe Treasury Depart ment has deposited -513,029,746 inC23 states for' Fall crop moving purposes up to September 28, according to ah announcement by Secretary McAdoo. Of this sum Missouri has taken the largest amount,. $1,550,000,- with Mary land second, $1,450,000. The amounts secured by other states include: North Carolina $455,250 ; - South Carolina $525,000; Tennessee $675,000; Virgin it $798,750. ': v:;,- ,r Will Not.8uffer. Scotland Neck. With peanuts sell ing for $1 a bushel, the people of Hal-' ifax county will not experience the dire calamity some ofthe more panic- stricken population predict Cotton has been selling since the opening of the local market for eight and nine cents, and it has been as high as nine . . and one-half . cents. The markets seems to be pretty steady, there be- -ing only slight variation since , the opening. Halifax county, is one o . the largest producers 'of peanuts 'la the state. v 'J- r -1. . J I . - - r