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VOL. XX. NO. 22. SALUDA, POLE COUNTY, N. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1914. ESTABLISHED MAY, 1894. DECISIVE BLOW IS BEEN STRUCK 3PLE OF CONTENDING FORCES L BECOME RESIGNED TO DURATION. GERMANS AT LILLE (. Have Not Been Idle and Have ' Extending Their Left Win More Widely. r Tflndon.-From Berlin to London L nothing in tne way 01 uerman jus to progress ui icciSw. i-wm rograd came what has flowed with t interruption for weeks consistent fnr T?Rs!an arms. wins w i""4"" ,c ------ Proa Paris at tne usuai mia-auer- U hour was lssuea me usuai com- Ration, so-oaiiea, interpreting me ation along the Dauie line or tne ose in opposition to tne Lrerman m- kaon. . Above all stands out the presence rtat was described , as large - J fn.-mon flovalrv noor T .11 a liScS 01 VJT 1 11. i-i run j , Lily 10 minutes from the Belgian oiitier, as the crow flies, ana behind leiD Ixermau lUllCS mumg uu a, wuo Itreen Tourcoing and Armentieres, latter point right at the Belgian Her. it the same time the official com snlcation makes it plain that the lies have not been idle and hare m extending their line on th6 ft Ting more and more widely. low for blow evidently is - being alt around Arras, the scene of san- piary fighting recently. At Soissons, where the allies re- ktly cleared the German trenches cording to the announcement they ,re pressed their advantage by mak NATION OBSERVES PEACE SUNDAY f " - 'j. V layers For Peace In Europe Are Offered Up In Churches Over the Entire Country. ALLIES ARE SLOWLY GAMING At Aisne Rulers Of Three Warring Nations With Their Troops At The Front While the voices of thousands of peo ple assembled in the churches through-: out the United States was lifted in prayer on Sunday for peace among the warring nations of Europe, the titanic struggle on the European continent continued with all its fury. It is re ported that the rulers of the three na tions at war have gone to the front. Kaiser William of Germany is said to be with his troops attempting to stem the progress of the Russians in East Prussia", King Albert, the Belgian ting, is leading his troops against the Ger man ajemies, and President Poincare of France has gone to join his soldiers in the , north of France. It was announced from Paris that President Poincare's mission to his soldiers was not to direct the. fighting or to interfere with General Joff re's plans, "but to -deliver to 'the soldiers his personal appreciation for their he roic efforts in repulsing the German invaders from French soil. Kaiser William is much alarmed over the con tinued successes of the Russians in East Prussia, German Poland and Ga licia. Vienna fears that the Russians will endeavor to take the Austrian capital. The Germans up to, the pres ent time have, been unable to check the progress of the czar's armies in German territory. Slowly but surely the allied armies of France and Great Britain have been pushing the Germans backward nut nf Franr.A Into Rele'ium. The hat a sUht advanrg, r&nm, SHliiner aoi dose U the Belgiaiiw Washington. Prayers for peace in Europe arose from1 all parts of the United States Sunday. Clergymen, of all denominations read President Wil son's proclamation, itself r a fervent peace prayer, and congregations gath ered to sing peace, hymns and take part in peace services. The president attended the Central Presbyterian church here and heard 'Rev. James H. Taylor pray that the United States might be instrumental in restoring peace to. Europe and that Mr, Wilson might be given wisdom and strength in his mediation, proposals. The church was packed. After" the services a large crowd waited until the president had taken communion, to watch him ride away in his auto mobile. ' ' , ; . J. May Bring Lasting Peace NewVYork. Hope that the European war will be the last object lesson of the horrors of strife and that after tt the efforts of 'man will be devoted to production rather than destruction, was expressed Sunday by Secretary of State Bryan and Oscar S.. Straus, former secretary of commerce and la bor, at a special peace day service at Carnegie Hall. The meeting was one of many, held in this city in accord ance with President Wilson's recent proclamation, designating Sunday as a day of prayer for peace. "Today, when a number of nations, all our friends, have been drawn into the vortex of war," said Secretary Bry an, "our first duty is to use such In fluence as we may have to hasten the return of peace. There will be ample time afterward to discuss ways and means for preventing future appeals to arms. . "Our interests are so entwined with the interests of other lands that no nation can live or die unto itself alone. If we had no higher reason for encouf- f aging conditions conducive to peace, we should find ample justification in the fact that the burdens of war no longer are borne entirely by its direct participants." the allies also is reported at Berry Bac. . - - Antwerp advices say thatin an icial communication the "military overnor has informed the burgo master that a bombardment of Ant werp is imminent. The British press takes occasion emphasize that while the battle the Aisne holds first claim in the patter of sentimental interest, the lantic operations of the Russian, terman and Austrian armies In the Mmay bring the solution of the war 1 v fetrograd official statements con- pe to repeat in a general way what seen accepted here as a fact for W-that the German army along gust Prussian frontier has been pd, more or less.and cut to pieces p.u this is only a small portion of k front it is exceedingly Hard to eet Wng like a clear-cut perspective lf toe conflict. What Purports to be an official dis- m frm Vienna insists in broad erffi3 that the ' Condition nf thA fTor- H, m Austrian armies both in Pol aua Irallcia is favnrahlA and that I aaemptln eto .hrea Fa lzsk Pass the Russians have oeatpn. - "Bi.s.i.i "'"Sling hp TsmotMono fUnng 011 th n11r.a rtf-TIr,raW 'T flint.... Muscovites has ben so often er1 to that it is becoming trite 1 l' HPT. rcmoitin 1 4. L. '5' aside from the ' defeat of a?0 . dTmy ln t&e earlT Ul hp w T1J I. BC a Crushing rodim oA adv ,j - n L U1'cia there has been nothlne un tK t-. lr "'nuu UUl 1U IUH Hit e Wn a,,y uennea connict iiKe c or the Aisne. 7 Jurejy u.;,u Fa- 1 merman stand on ntinn nuuuer, maKing no W mil O fn.i! ... . c'aoru 3UUdUoa euner in iia- Ne nf n The much-heralded he corr ' whicn- u seems, all tn kespondr1ts anticipated, yet ''uraea as a matter of Story torn il ?Udapost-not often , heard as a le SOUrco ,,f Tir0 . inH,j"'ay:ri that though no bat invars 7 had been decided yet, were being repulsed. Ger iim Succe: s. ?ss to Sayville,L. I 'fnanB r i - 1 v0n tt U.' e day written by Gen tw "Ustlen. Published oiciallv ""Ul h rit r. w Rh-a. , 11 urap des Romains on -mnpr i v. 'miuibi aiier 'than "ardfl8hts has beentak rmans. Pive French offi in, j u mom ?ae Dri,r. Idn v men were ""etV The' rprrmlnnV Ul th '""u 111 LUXS call. i atj . . uy Stat ;,"rt:rnaie3- It IS Offl to.; a.ted nar Suwalki and October 1 and 2. der. The fortunes of war have been playing fickle with the contesting ar mies in the north of France. In some places the " Germans gain an advan tage, while at other points along the 150-mile battle line the allies have the better of the- argument. Belgians Reinforced At Antwerp The little Belgian army is again bearing its share of the attack of the German armies. For the past week the kaiser's soldiers have been doing their utmost to erush the defenses at Antwerp and capture the city. Ant werp is one of the strongest fortified cities in the world. The British are watching the attack on Antwerp with much . anxiety, as the capture of this important city, would render possible an opening to the North sea and a future campaign in England. The Brit ish have hurried their artillery to aid the Belgians in the defense of the city. Austria Agrees To Italy's Demands For a time it appeared that Austria and Italy would become entangled in a diplomatic struggle which might end ln the declaration of War by Italy on Austria, but this was happily averted when Austria agreed to the demands of Italy to remove the floating mines in the Adriatic sea and to pay an in demnity to the families of Italian fish ermen who were killed by the destruc tion of a fishing boat by an Austrian mine. It is expected that shipping on the Adriatic sea will be resumed as soon , as Austria gives notice that all of the mines have been removed. German Victory For Africa In China the Japanese troops have been extremely active in their cam Dafgn against the German colony In China, but they have done little fight- ine so far. It is said that China com plained of the Japanese violating their neutrality, but the Japanese have paid little attention to these complaints ana have moved their troops by the most direct routes. They were not molest ed bv the Chinese soldiers. There has been somewhat of a lull, in the fight- in? hetween the British and. Germans in South Africa with the exception of one small skirmish in which the Ger mans were the victors. j In an earnest desire for a hasty cul mination of the war in Europe, Presi dent Wilson issued a proclamation set ting aside Sunday, October 4, as peace day and requested that Sprayers be offered up by the American people all over th,e United States for peace. Germans Routed By Russians Petrograd. -The official statement from general staff headquarters issued "Tho battle of Augustowo ended Oc tober 3,- in a victory for the Russian arms. The German defeat is com nipt A : '" ' "The enemy is in a disordered re treat toward the east Prussian fron tier The valiant Russian troops are in Hnsfi nursuit. the Germans aoan donine in their desperate march trains, cannon and munitions,-not having even time to gather up tneir wuuuucu. Success For Allies At Aisne v Paris. The official announcement issued by the French-war office re ports progress in the region of Sols sons, where several German trenches haye been, -taken. . . - v - - . - i - The battle on the left wing Is in full swing without decisive result. The text of the communication follows: "First On our left wing the strug gle is In full swing in the region of Arras, without decision having been reached. The action has been less vio- ent between the upper valley of the Ancre and the Somme, and between the Somme and the Oise. We have made progress in the region of Sois sons, where some of the enemy's trenches have been captured. "Second On almost all the remain der of the front, the lull already not ed, persists. In the Woevre region we have made some progress between Aprempnt and the Meuse and on the Rupt de Mad." GENERAL VICTOR DANKL I i BEER rSStM BIG CElSoB ALSO TAX ON RECTIFIED SPIRITS, GOVERNOR CALLS ON PE0PL1 PUTTING THE BURDEN ON LIQUORS. TO OBSERVE COMMUNITY SERVICE WEEK DEC. 3-4-5. DISCUSS TAX ON GASOLINE This and Other Proposed Methods of Raising Revenue Discussed by the Senate Caucus. Washington. Liquors would -bear the heaviest burden of the $100,000, 000 war revenue tax as it Is being re vised b ythe caucuses of Senate Dem ocrats which began work on the Fi nance Committee's draft of the bill. The first action of the caucus was to vote an increase in the proposed extra tax on beer from 50 cents to 75 cents a barrel to make the total tax $1.75 a barrel, with a drawback of five per cent for purchase of revenue stamps In advance. The amendment urged in advance, Williams of Misssissippi, was carried by a large majority after Senator Stone had made a vigorous speech against it. A special revenue tax on rectifiers of distilled spirits of five cents a gallon also was adopted. To- Germans Claim Victories ' gether the proposed taxes on liquors Berlin.The following official an- would yield an annual revenue of ' " ; " I wrwr 4V a v CT A AAA AAA nouncement was made: J Uemonrats Of thA Wrtnnrt Cnmmit. i ;ia me siege or Antwerp iorts wa- tee had agreed to the House tax of vre, bt. Catherine and Dorpweld have $1.50 a barrel on beer, which would Deen laKen ana Fprt Waelhem invest- yield at 50 rents nvpr thA nnrm1 tnr ea. wermonae, an important strate- an added revenue of $32,500,000 an gicai point,, nas Deen occupiea. J nually. The further addition of 25 On our western wing a new cents a barrel bv the Senate Demo French attempt to encircle our forces crats would yield another $16,000, nas oeen repuisea. ine Frencn nave 000. With the five per cent discount been ejectea rrom their positions south for prompt payment . figured the least P1 xvOye. I tn hfi dArtvpd frnm hAAT wmilrl Ha an. A aorues irom toui were xepuisea proximately $46j000,000. : , .yvHu ueavy losses. . .,v ' , ; The proposed tax of five cents a " General Victor Dankl Is the Austrian commander whose army , has been un successfully opposing the advance of the Russians In Galicla. Leaders of Thought and Development in Every Part of State Asked te Co-operate For Its Success. Raleigh. "Whereas, the people of North , Carolina in recent years have made a remarkable record of industrial,, edu cational, and moral progress. Today they are moved as never before with a passion for yet larger achievement. They believe 'that which they have done is but an, earnest of the things . they yet shall do,' and they press on with the determination that in every thing that makes for greatness in a state, North Carolina - shall take a foremost place in the sisterhood of . American commonwealths. And 'Whereas, the realization of our patriotic ambition for North Carolina as a whole depends upon the achieve? ' ment of the same ideal in the local community the county, the town, the township,' the school district, the- lit ' tie neighborhood grouped around church or schoolhouse; and for prog ress in each, there must be first, a knowledge of conditions; second, uni ted work of all the people at tasks of immediate- improvement; ajad third, the organization of the people for persistent prosecution of all the larger processes of community bet 'Therefore, I, Locke Craig, gov- ernor of North Carolina, in response to widespread sentiment among our people as - expressed by many organi zations and societies, do hereby set apart the 3d, 4th and 5th days of De- . cember, 1914, to be known and. ob served through the state of North. Carolina1 as .'Community v Service : mine oinKs uuxen ?nip experts estimated, would yield $5,000, .London. A dispatch from Amster-LOOO. Thus the total, to be derived dam says the Dutch steamer Nieuwl- from liquors would be more than half and, from Goole, England, to Rotter- the anticipated treasury deficit caus- dam, struck a mine in the North sea ed by the European war. and sank. When the caucus convened the first amendment offered was by Senator Servians Repulse Austrians Williams to increase the levy on beer Paris. The Servians on the front to $1.75 a barrel. Senator Hollis of from Zvornik, Bosnia, to Loznitsa, New Hampshire moved as a substitute Servia, along the river Drina, have re- that the tax be made $2 a barrel. gallon on rectmea spirits. Treasury. Uerem? every man, woman and Child in the commonwealth shall lend heart. hand, and brain to the services and development of North Carolina and of its erery community and county, and as days wherein the people shall meet, and work together "I call on the leaders of thought and progress in every community to assist in organizing and planning for these 'Community Service Days.' "T stall rr ft? a TT'a vm ara TTnfn t a E!!in?n T Vted dWn after pr0l0nged chambers of commerce, the women's heavy losses on the Austrians. debate. -. Before any votes were taken, how- nf .flfa Mll. wVAN Japs Disregard Chinese ever, there was general discussion of a,TOOM v ',najSB Pekin.-Without further diplomatic the proposed tax of one cent a gal- Tr'an rZ" Vienna Hospitals Are Crowded Venice. Vienna hospitals and all temporary asylums for sick and wound ed soldiers are fearfully crowded. The city council has decided to build addi tional wooden barrack hospitals, which will '"be furnished with ten thousand beds. Buildings of the University of Vienna have been given over to the wounded soldiers. The army of destitute and unem ployed in the Austrian capital. is in creasing daily. Thousands are threatened with star vation. The authorities estimate that it will be necessary to provide free meals for lOO.GOO persons daily. Owing to the rapid advance in the price of meat and the shortage of live stock, the city council has asked the government to permit the importation of 1,000 tons of Argentine beef. French President With Soldiers Bordeaux. President Poincare, ac companied by Premier Viviani and Minister of War Alexandre Miileiand, left for the battle front. The presi dent goes to the battle line not to take part in the strategy, but to con gratulate the troops personally upon the bravery they have displayed in the long and stubborn fighting. German Victory In Prussia . London. A dispatch from Amster dam .says: "The German commander at Koenigsberg, East Prussia, has an nounced officially that jhe Russian ar mies in the battles of October 1 and 2 lost 3,000 prisoners, eighteen big guns and many machine guns. German Women Give Gold Rome The women of Germany, according to reports received here, are busily at work preparing woolen garments for the soldiers in the battle line. The reports" also state that a committee of women has been formed for the purpose of inducing the wom en of Germany to give .up their gold ornaments with the idea of transform ing them into ' money with which to buy arms. Each woman receives in exchange for her gold ; ornaments an iron-ring Inscribed with the words eave sold for this." ; ; controversy the Japanese are proceed- ion on gasoline, the 50 cent horse ing along the railway to Tsinan. Their power tax on automobiles and the troops at Wei-Hsien, who occupied the house bill tax of $2 a thousand on station there, have been reinforced. bank nanital and surnlus. Numerous amendments were offered which were Roumania Remains Neutral discussed in detail at the nieht ses London. The Rome correspondent sion. of the J&xchange leiegrapn nas After a .two-hour discussion the sent tne rpiiowmg aispatcn: caucus voted 20 to 17 to strike from A message from Bucharest, Ru-the bill the proposed tax on gaso- earlIer so as to lnform the blIc nln onnniirooo that tno nroeinanr nf I n t . . x i I ate In working out plans for such community service, and on these days to put aside -matters of private con cern and devote themselves to tie great movements for the common good." "I. I urge that in each community social and economic surveys shall be' made the first days of the week or mania, announces that the president of une Tne committee had reduced the the council of the crown and the con servative and democratic leaders have decided to ask King Charles not to hold the council meeting fixed for this week, saying there : is no need house tax from two cents to one cent a gallon. The caucus then took up the proposed tax on manufacturers sales of automobiles. After, discussion the caucus struck to the conditions now existing and the lines of progress most needed. "II. I urge that on Thursday, 'Public Roads, Grounds and - Buildings Days,' the men, women, and young people of each town, township, or for Roumania to change her policy ot out the automobile Mles tax which. iutri meet, according Z neutrality. Gen Von K luck's Army Outnumbered London. The Daily Mail's corre spondent in France reports fighting in and around Douval. department of Nord, eighteen miles south of Lille, and considers that if the French have reached ; Douval in force, the situation of the German general, Von Kluck, must be desperate General Von Kluck," Jthe correspond ent adds, "has had all the reinforce- It is estimated, would about $10,000,000. have raised WILSON TO HELP CANDIDATES. plan, and work together in one or more of three forms of actual physl- cal service to the community; f "III. , I urge that on Friday,: 'School and Neighborhood Improvement Day,' the older people with the children shall meet at "every school house in Will Give Endorsement to All' Demo cratic Candidates for Congress. Washington President Wirson and town or country to observe 'School his cabinet gathered as a political and Neighborhood Improvement Day board , of strategy and laid plans for the coming congressional ' campaign. "TV. I urge that, oil Saturday, The president expects-congress to 'County Progress Day, a great public m0nt wh on hft snared him and adjourn in a few days. Immediately meeting snail De neia at eacn county vAt finds himself outnumbered at ev- afterward a letter to Majority Leader seat when all the people shall meet ery point. There are many Indications Underwood of the house expressing together to discuss The Needs and from German prisopers, from French the presiaent's grauncauon at tne u vuutjr, tuumi f0ra Qni frr mnmhnrK nf thA Rrit. work accomplished and endorsing comparing its present conditions with is htransport service, the combined Democratic members for re-election its potentialities, and inaugurating testimony of whom it is difficult to dis- will be issued, as the. first campaign movements needed for , Its progress . ' anil iiovoinnmonr believe, that the German army is be- utterance. v V .ri it. ... coming demoralized. The fact that the United States Is V. I urge that ai; these meetings ThA norman nricoTiAra arA dirtv and at neace while Europe is at war. the exhibits illustrating conditions be hungry and suffering from the effects currency and tariff and other bills and made; plans discussed for attracting of bad food, bad atmosphere and bad the handling by the president of the desirable settlers , to places needing sanitation. Their trenches are too crisis following tne outDreaK oi me i84u.V;mh0i deep to make the lifting out of the European war are to be the principal .uu uuj vi uaue, ana dead. an easy matter and ip some cases points to be dwelt upon by the cabinet no attempt has been made to remove members. x - bodies. The president is making efforts to harmonize all party differences before Invaders Have Trying Times Lha Knrnmhor Auctions Tn this rmv A. TltiirA nf thA snffArlnpa I of e German 'troops, cramped in un- section it was reported in official cir derground trenches and galleries along cles that Henry Watterson, editor of the Aisne river, Is given by the Paris tne iouisviue touner-j ouraai, womu correspondent of the Daily Mail. He follow the example of George Harvey says that the autumnal weather with and call at tne vvnite House to ena its damp nights and 'N .bitterly cold I the incident which caused both men dawns, is extremely trying. If the men step from their trenches to the level ground they do so at the risk of their lives.- At night every German soldier must be . at his post In the narrow ditch, sleeping a3 best he may, with his rifle at Ms side." to withdraw .'their support of Mr. Wil son during the pre-nomination cam paign of 1912. There has been a friend ly exchange of letters between the president and "Mr. Watterson, It was officially stated. boys' and girls' industrial clubs pro moted ; wholesome sports recreations -and plays encouraged ; the flags of state and nation raised over school house.s: v "A general program prepared for each of these days is now on the press and .will bef distributed at an early date. , : '.',,.-; : V-' "With the high resolve and faith that North Carolina, under God, shall take a foremost place. .. :- "Done in our city of Raleigh on the 29th day of September, In . the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hun dred and fourteen. "LOCKE CRAIG,'" . "Governor." . YYr.