TURKEY FINALLY
ENTERS INTO WAR
Itaiy, Greece And Balkan States Are Now
' Expected To Be Entangled In
The Hostilities
CHRISTIANS ARE IM DANGER
Grave Fears Are Felt Fop Safety Of
Christians in Turkey Massacre
Is Threatened "
The war situation in Europe has de
veloped a number of new difficultjese
,-ithin the past week. , Turkey has
entered into the great game and made
her introduction into hostilities -by
thelling two Russian towns. The bat
tle along the Yser between the. allied
armies and the Germans has sunk Jnto
a lull due to, the fact that the sol
diers of both "opposing armies ar r ex
hausted after days of constant, fight
ing, - ' ' :
Much concern is being felt ; in , this
country over the entrance of Turkey
Into the European war. It, is gener
ally believed by the war department
officials of this country that Turkey's
warlike attitude will ultimately mean
that Greece, Italy and the . Balkan
States will be drawn into the conflict
A very grave danger is said to be
facing the Christians in the Ottoman
empire. According to the latest re
ports from Turkey thVpeople are stir
red with a hatred for the Christians
within their borders and an uprising
and massacre is greatly feared;'' This
'will place the United States in a deli
cate position, for there, are thousands
of Americans in Turkey who must be
rescued . -" " ' 1
It is the unanimous belief of the al
lied powers that Germany was the
guiding hand in the hostile move" made
b7 Turkey. The : leading newspapers
of London predict that this , will mean
the complete overthrow of the " Turk
is hempire and that when the ' war is
enfed Turkey, as a goyernmenV will
to nfy more. Italy is exectet take-
the Tirks, while Greece, it is believed,
will not lose another opportunity 'o
crush her oldtime enemy. " J -
In East Prussia and Russian Poland
the Germans are not faring so well in
their campaign against the .Russians.
Dispatches from Berlin admit that the
German armies were forced -to retire
from before Warsaw". The Russian ad
vices say that the retreat of the Ger
mans is in the form of a riot and the
Russian arms ..are inflicting heavy
losses upon the sfleeihg Gentians.
The second uprising in British South
Africa, which was led by General
Christian DeWett and General Chris
tian Frederick Beyers, promised for a
time to be more serious than the first,
hut that at the present time it had
heen greatly subdued.- Premier Bo
tha, the British leader in . South Af;
rtca, issued a proclamation calling
pon the people of th Union to as
sist the government to suppress any
revolt that may arise against the moth
er country. . - . ' . ;
Failure, for the time at least, re
sulted in the attempts of the Ger
mans to secure command of the sea
Ports along the coast t of . France.' In
the event that the kaiser determined
upon an assault on England, the pos
session of the seaports along : the
French coast, together with the com
mand of the Antwerp, Ostend and the
Belgian coast, would prove invalua
ble. ,
The fighting in the region of the sea
coast has been the most severe since
the Germans invaded Belgium.
Day after day the Germans have
hurled great masses of troops against
he lines of the allied armies but each
"me they were rlpulsd. It is said
by military experts that the very safe-
f of England depends upon the-abll-
jjy of the allied armies to hold the
J-ennans in check and defeat their ef-
orts to gain command "of the sea
coast. ..
'hen the armies of the kaiser push
onward towards the coast of Bel
PUJ? an(i began fighting their way
J-the direction of the French coast,
the lin
es of the allies were;' quickly
Utea. The lpft winr nf ha alHort
es in France was extended . until
tha?aChed 10 the sea- It was then
j 1 the British fleet played such an
thnptant part iu the struggle against
c th 1?aaS' The flre was 80 t?rrif"
tA ,af the Germans were compelled
10 itndraw. further inland.
LoGerman Bombs Kill Women
flro n (JonTwo German aeroplanes
Frano two bomDs a Bethune,
enu f accordinS to the correspond
to J?, e :Dail3r Ma. The first failed
tmoSr ' DUt the second, which' fell
of thP market women, killed nineteea
bomb and injured forty others. Two
on.theWere also drPPed at Dunkirk,
chine qS? day from a- Taube ma
an and , , feet UP in the air. A wom
'indow were killed and all the
hashed m tlle neISnDOTnooi were
. are terrIfie(JThe onen of the town
"BUT fTVAS A GLORIOUS VICTORY"
RtEtfrr ar
What this war will mean to
Allies Advancing-At Yser
Paris. The following official com
munication was issued:
"In , Belgium, according to the latest
advices, there is nothing to report in
the region of NIeuport or Dixmude.
"On our left wing the enemy has di
rected .-. violent attacks .against the
Crorit of the British troops and on the
out ' any success. ;.;::V ; ;:7-:
"There has been a recrudescence of
activity in the region of Rheims and
along the heights of the Meuse at the
south of Fresnes-on-Woevre." -
Paris. The French ; official an
nouncement given out" in Paris says
that - the forces of the, enemy which
had passed the River Yser have been
compelled to withdraw by reason cf
inundations of the low, country brought
ablaut, by the'1 Belgian army; - "
The text of the communication is as
follows : .-
. "On the extreme left inundations
brought about the Belgian f army in
the Jdwer Tallew of the River Yser
have compelled the. forces of the ene
my which has passed this river to
withdraw. They were" subjected to a
violent? cannonade b y the Belgian and
French' artillery during their move
ment of 'retreat ;
"The Germans. endeavored to deliver
very violent counter attacks on the
French and British army corps which
are progressing to the northeast and
to the east of Ypres. At the end of
the day our troop's had, notwithstand
ing, continued their forward move
ment in the direction which had been
assigned them and had also taken pos
session of various points of support.
"The British troops, assailed at sev
eral points to the north of LaBassee
by superior forces, resumed the of
fensive with energy and reconquered
to a considerable extent the terrain
yielded to the enemy. At several oth
er points on their line of combat the
British troops repulsed the. attacks of
the Germans, inflicting on them .import
ant fosses.' -' . ;:'V:-;" .
i "On the remainder of the front there
has-been no general action, only par
tial offensive movements on our part
as well as on the ' part of -the enemy.
We have made progress almost every
where, notably before certain villages
between Arras and Albert, : upon the
heights of the right bank of the Aisne
down stream from Soissons. and here
and there along the Meuse to the north
of Verdun." -
South Africa Rebellion Broken
London. Col. Conrad Brins, who has
been engaged in suppressing the re
bellion started by Lieutenant Colonel
Maritz. in northwest Cape Province,
reports that the -invasion' of the cape
has finally been broken, according to
a Capetown dispatch to Reuters Tele
gram company.
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Protests Against U. S. Passports
-Washington. Complaint that many
Germans posing as British subjects are
receiving passports out of Germany
from American diplomatic agenesias
filed at the state department by Sir
Cecil Spring-Rice, the British ambas
sador. Information has reached the
embassy that many aliens have cross
ed the channel to England with pass
ports obtained by misrepresentation.
Acting Secretary of State Lansing said
the American officials in Germany
would be cautioned to exercise vigi
lance. , . ,, 'r x
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a million mothers.
, Turkey Enters Into War
, London. The complications of the
European war have been increased by
the entrance of Turkey into the. con-'
flict on the side of Germany and ,Aus
tria. After the Breslau - had bombard
ed TheodosialtrasiiTurkish destroy-,
ers sank thltusslan gunboat. Donetf
in Odessa" harbor,' and" dimagecf three
Russian, and one French merchant
men. ' .' -
No official declaration of war has
yet been made, but Turkey's action
seems to make it probable that the
area of the conflict may be greatly wid
ened. The Balkans present such a net
work of hostile interests that Greece
and the other Balkan nations may be
easily drawn into ther vortex. t
Greece, it is believed, will ; likely be
the first state now neutral to . throw
her weight against the Ottoman army.
Bulgaria holds a remarkable position.
She is bound to Russia by racial ties
and to Great Britain by obligations
for. diplomatic support in the last war.
Her interests and sentiments ate vio
lently hostile' to both Turkey and
Greece.' --
- Christians In Turkey In Danger
London. There have been great
manifestations in Damascus, "Asiatic
Turkey, in favor of a war against
Christians, -and especially Great Brit
am, according to a dispatch to" the' Ex
change., Telegraph from Athens. The
massing of Bedouins along the Egyp
tian frontier, the dispatch adds, is be
ing continued, r ;.
1,000 Austrians Taken Prisoner
London. The Petrograd correspond
ent of the Exchange Telegraph com
pany sends the following: - ,
"It is t officially announced that on
the east Prussian front hard fighting
continues. Persistent German attacks
have been repulsed.
"Beyond the Vistula the enemy's
rear guard has been hard pressed by
the Russians on a front extending
from Lodz to Zwichost. The Russians
captured heavy guns and several aer
oplanes. - Russian' Ports . Bombarded
London. The Russian gunboat Do
nota was sunk, a part of the crew
were ; drowned and - the others were
killed or wounded by the Turkish tor
pedo boats which raided the fort of
Odessa, according to a message to
Lloyd's agency. The Russian Steam
ers Lazaroff, Witiaz.and Whampoa and
the French steamer Portugal were
damaged by shell fire and a number
of sailors killed or wounded. Shells
also were fired on the. suburbs of Odes.
sa, near a number of oil tanks, but
the tanks were undamaged. A sugar
factory, however, was hit; Some civil
ians also were killed, or Injured by
the shells.
Pitiable Plight Of Belgians
Brussels. Famine menaces nearly
seven million persons in Belgium1 un
less they receive-immediate help from
the outside. Brand Whitlock, Ameri
can minister, asserts that less than
two weeks' food supply remains in cit
ies, while cond itions In country ; dis
tricts are worse.- His reports from Na
mur, Louvain and Liege say affairs in
these cities are worse than in Brussels.
Nearly half the people who have re
mained in Belgium are N wandering
helplessly from: town to town seeking
shaher with friends and relatives.
VILLA PARTISAN IS
NAD PRESIDENT
WILL HOLD OFFICE 1 TWENTY
, DAYS AS PROVISIONAL RE
PUBLICAN EXECUTIVE.
GEN. CARRANZA IS WAITING
Has Failed so Far to Acknowledge
Intentions to Keep Promise and
Abide by Decree.
. El Pa30, Texas. The conference of
revolutionary chiefs at Aguas' Calien
tes has . disregarded General Car
ranza's protest ' and elected EJulalio
Gutierrez "provisional President of
Mexico, according to an official report
reaching the border. - Gutierrez was
appointed provisional governor of the
State. of San Luis. Potosi by Carranza..
tHe is regarded, however as more of a
sympathizer with Villa in. the present
controversy.
: TThe voting at the convention did
-.not': end until after midngiht. Gutier
rez received " 88 votes. ; His nearest
competttior was Gen. Juan Carbal, the
Sonora commander, for whom . 35
delegates voted. . v - :
. Although General Carranza has
stated that he would give up the ex
ecutive power at- the completion of
the transaction of the Aguas Oalien
tes convention, the first chief of the
Constitutionalists had not recognized
Eulalio Gutierrez appointed , by the
convention to be temporary president
of; Mexico. , r
Carranza now in power at the Nat
ional Capital, issued a further demand
for. explanations from convention,
which previously had retired both
himself and Villa. . Evidences point
ed to a" possible conflict between the
Garranza and . Villa factions, it was
sjatd.y It was reported that both sides
f l4 iwBgun r troop. moyements.. The
Sort . term t:pf office; limited, ta- 20.
days, accorded' to Gutierrez was out
of consideration for Zapata delegates
who had no vote in the convention for
lack of authorization from their chief.
Within the 20 dajs allotted it was ex
pected Zapata could arrange to allow
his agents, to " vote foi him. . f
A message from the Central Bureau
of Information at Mexico City, given
out, by the. Consulate General's office,
reads: . . . ; v. '
"As soon as the first chief , was in
formed of the action of the Aguas
Calientes convention, he stated to the
convention delegates that he was dis
posed to do as he had promised to
give up his command and executive
power as soon as the convention had
fixed the form of provisional,: govern
ment and arranged -for Zapata' and
Villa to give up -command of their
forces. ' , '
"Also he asks that an explanation
be made to him of the motives which
had impelled the 'convention to decide
to accept his resignation and the mo
tives for which it had considered ex
pedient, his resignation from power."
REACH AN AGREEMENT.
England and Germany Will Pass Na
tives Homeward.
Washington Germany and Great
Britain haVe reached an understand
ing through the medium of the Amer
ican government whereby each will
permit" all subjects' of their enemies
except those between the ages of 15
and 50 to return to their .respective
countries. In no case will women and
children be detained. The detention
of those between 15 and 50 years is
due to the fact that both Germany and
Great Britain desire to keep all who
could bear arms from joining an
enemy's colors. , ' ,
In the same connection the state
department was advised from Petro
grad that Russia had expelled all Ge
man and . Austrian sub jects.
Won't Censor Movies.
- Washington. Acting Secretary of
State Lansing issued a statement an
nouncing that the state department
had declined to act as "censor" for
moving picture films dealing with the
European war. Mr.Lansing had been
advised that a concern was exhibiting
such a film, claiming to have the sec
retary of. state's' permission, for 'its
presentation., ' . .. ... V
May Lose Tobacco.
Washington. An appeal for aid for
the tobacco interests of the Dominl-
cafl republic was made to the state
department by the Dominican, minis
ter. He said there was fear that the
entire crop, the , principal product of
the northern part of the island might
be lost, as it had been sold in advance
and was "to have gone to Hamburg,
Germany. ? No ships can be found to
carry it ?r The financial stringency: al
ready is being felt the minister ex
plained, and,' the tobacco cannot
kept long -without spoiling.;
A
LOGZES
TO GREAT
MUST ALSO SHOW GOOD FAITH
AND DISMANTLE WARSHIPS 1
IF ASKED.
TO GUARANTEE PROTECTION
Triple Entente Would Then Assume
Responsibility of Preservation of
Inviolability of Turkey.
London The Grand Vizier of Turkey
has apodgized on behalf of his govern
ment for. the warlike, operations of
the Turkish fleet under German com
manders in the Black Sea; but it was
stated authoritatively that the Porto
will have to go much farther than this
before the powers of the Triple En
tente will agree to resume friendly
relations with the Ottoman govern
ment. - ." r " '''. .
There is every reason to believe
that despite the apology of the Grand
Vizier, which it is understood comes
from the peace party in the Turkish
cabinet and may not be : adhered to
by Enver- Pasha the minister of war
and his : Young Turk followers, France,
Russia and Great Britain not only will
demand reparation for the operations
of the Turkish , fleet in the Black Sea
but - will insist that Turkey's entire
fleet, or at any rate the cruisers Goe
ben, Breslau "and Hamldiechibe put
out of commission until after the war,
Turkey's 5 security being guaranteed
in the meantime - ;
This would give Russia such supe
riority in the Black Sea that there
would be no danger of Turkish raids.
lt is suggested also .that demobilizaV
tlon of the Turkish army would be de
manded, which would mean that those
troops which have crossed the Egyp
tian frontier "must be withdrawn..
However, as . the; .terms of Turkey's
apology have not been pubJishedand
must ; be considered; by 'the Entente
powers before the apology is accepted
or refused, there seems to be a long
way to go before diplomatic relations
between the Ottoman government and
allies can be resumed.
. Meanwhile a Teport comes from
Constantinople of the seizure of an
other Russian steamer and also that
Bulgaria,' whiclT had been asked to
choose the side on- which she would
fight had. . commenced to mobilize
her second line troops.
The Germans continue to strike
hard blows on the Allies' lines in
their endeavor to et through to the
coast Thus far they have found
every road blocked but apparently
disregarding dosses they continue to
attack.1
The floods, the Belgian army and
the British fleet having barred their
way southwestward along the coast,
the Germans are now striking on a
line stretching, from Ypres in Bel
gium, to Labasse, farther south in
France, but seemingly with no more
success. The stubbornness of the"
fighting along this line may be gath
ered from the fact that the town of
Messines, which the Germans now oc
cupy, has been taken and re-taken
no less than four times since last Sat
urday, each time with enormous
losses in killed or wounded. Attacks
also have been made along the entire
battle front 9& far east as the Vosges
region, but according to the French
report with the Germans having no
more success than In the Northwest
The belief Is growing here, and it also
has been expressed by those return
ing from Belgium, that the Germans
are making a last effort to get through
to the coast and that if it fails they
will fall back to positions prepared in
Central Belgium. "
i Although the . fighting is continuous
on the East Prussian frontier, 4 ; in
Poland and in Gaiicia there is no im
portant -change in the situation and
it is believed none is likely until the
Russian armies come up with the
Germans, who are retiring from the
Vistula toward the Warthe River. On
this river it is considered likely an
other big battle will be fought..
The backbone of the rebellion in
South Africa seems broken. CoSonel
Maritz's command in the northern
Cape Province has been defeated.
The German cruiser iSarlsruhe has
added three more British steamers , to
her; list of captures in. the Atlantic
,One, the Vandyke, is a vessel of about
1,000 v tons'. - . i .
; There were reports of naval activ
ity in the Straits of Dover. A dispatch
from Dover jsaid a Britishltorpedo-boat
destroyer was observed in action, ap
parently against a Germansubmarine.
Got His Passports. ;
' -London, The Turkish Ambassador
to Great Britain, "Tewfik. Pacha, was
handed his passports . today. ; .
A
ALAMANCE COTTON
SHOW WES BIG HIT
MISS MARY FREEMAN'S IDEA .
SUCCESSFULLY CARRIED OUT, S
. AT BURLINGTON.
SPLENDID COTTON EXHIBITS
Entire Exhibition May Be Carried to
Other " Towns in State. Many .
Special Features. . -'
Burlington. The Alamance Cotton
Goods Show, which was scheduled to
close after two days was such a suc
cess that it .was decided to hold the '
exhibits over for another day. The
building where the "show was held
was : thronged with 'people from the,
opening to the -close, and, the hopes
of the promoters have been more ;
than realized in the matter of the"pub
licity given the goods on display. . v.
The idea was "originated by and suc
cessfully carried out by Miss Mary
Freeman. ; She conceived the idea im
mediately . after the National . Cotton
Fashions Show was held In Washing
ton, and patterned the exhibition here ,
after that show. " The exhibits here
were not so elaborate, of course; as
were those of the National exhibit,
but the mills represented had the
same class of goods as was exhibited -in
-Washington; - in- fact, there were
two bolte ; on exhibition that were in
the National ,show and ' from which
Mrs. Josephus ; Daniels and Misa
Genevieve Clark selected their dresa
patterns. . ' "! - . (
, The exhibit of the GlencOe, Elmira
ana ja&esiae miiis carrioa on nrst Tjyy,
prize. TThisT. exhibit was in charge of
Mr&, Walter Green, who was assisted
by Mrsi James H. Holt. Mrs. Banks
Williamson, Mrs. John. Barnwell, Mrs
Ai-D, Pate, Mrs. Chester A. Smith and ;
Mrs. -PaiiT Morrow. "-The" booth' was
inaae. oi maassive. jcoiumns a, a sap
port, ; and these- were draped with col
ors C'of" dyed, cotton and bolt bands of
FrankMn flannels, the chief product
of the'GIencoeMill. The floor cover
ing was 6f; darpet from Elmira, whiie
solid ' indigb cloth from r Lakeside was
draped from ; center., to outer edges.
The pure' indigo cloth from the Lake-,
side Mill is made solely-for export.
The Qssipee Mill: had a unique ex
hibit, an Old-fashioned spinning frame
beside modern cotton mill, effective
ly showing, the advancement of the in
dustry. ; This exhibit was in charge of
Mrs.JamesN. Williamson, vwho was
dressed, in 1 cotton " from head to foot,
her headpiece being a natty little hat
from' cotton fabrics. Mrs. Williamson
was -assisted by Miss Minnie. William
son, Mri Q.Fr Crowson and MrsJD.
E.' Selte.:TheOssipee Mill makes
onlyj flannels "and captured first prize
and 'a goId;medal at; the Jamestown
Exposition1 for Its exhibit there.
The ; Holt-Granite Manufacturing -Companyv'
exhibit; was- in charge of
Miss Freeman aid they show . the
mo'st , extensive line of the show the
line- , consisting . of suitings- dress
goods oiitihgsj : cheviots and denims.
.-The Auroral exhibit -was incharge
6i ' MrsT Lawrence S. ' Holt, Jr., and
' Jiiss "' Anna. Morgan' Faucette and was
the most uniqueiir arrangement of the
whole fchow. 4 A cabin was built of
boltsof cloth;c400 in number, and no
two ' bolls of .. the same : pattern, and
four bolts of ; solids red cloth formed
a . chimney to; the . cabin. This mill
makes t nothing . but' ginghams. There
were "pictures on the wall from the
NationalTCotton Fashions Show show
ing a girl wearing a cotton dress that
cost complete 75 cents.
..' Bonded Warehouses for Durhav.
:Raleigh; A' charter has been issued
for the JEJdgempnt Bonded Warehouse
Company , of 'Durham, capital ,49,500
authorized and $4,000 subscribed for
storing cotton and issuing negotiable
certificates' of deposit and for engag-,
ing jiri operation , of cotton mills or,
other lines of business.
, More1 Bird, .Says Meekins.
Asheville. Thomas S. Meekins, em- "
plOyed by, the government as inspec
tor bf birds and game, left " after
spending a week in Western North
Carolina familiarizing himself with
conditions in this section of the state.
Tobacco Market Helping. '
; - Warsaw. - The .Warsaw-:, tobacco
market is doing a great deal toward
helping the financial situation here. .
Each day large breaks of the., golden ,
leaf are sold', and. the' prices. that pre
vaiirare'.helping to open j the clouds
that have hung over the business peo
ple; -the CtimeT merchants are" receiv
ing more. payments on their accounts' ;
and the other . merchants say that
their business has 'increased steadily .
within the' past few days. Very little t
cotton is being sold by the farmers, .
althoush more is ginned,
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