North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. XX. NO. 28. SALUDA, POLK COUNTY, N. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1914. ESTABLISHED MAY, 1894. BAUftjn hluw lv (r IfRiinfi MflVFMFNTS Fflfi f!(ll (1 MflHTHQ (1PPM tnn RIIQIMRQV Us Forces Have Been Beaten Back . w rt.. I --U Across ine iser oy ncuui And English ( IE DREADNAUGHT MINED ch Superdreadnaught; Audaclout, Struck Mine At Lough Swilly, On North insn ioast . He.' allies' are. claiming to have thera back across the ser. The i M . ondon and iioraeaux war oinces an- ince mat lue nm" au" xugnsn Ups are occupying advantageous po- 5 on the leit bank of the canal, ion which the enemy for several days W put up a strong and vigorous de ass. . While the Germans are conceded to ive captured Dixmude, the French id British declare that it is now Ely a village reduced to ruins and in to no way se.ve the enemy's in jesis nor assist in any way in their ais to reach Dunkirk on the French Sit' ' The British successes with the reach on the continent have been mewhat offset by the loss .of the su srdreadna ught, Aiidacious, which :ick amine at Lough Swilly, oft the ii north coast, and was rendered pless in only a few moments. Most the crew of the Audacious were lied up by the White Star liner, ;rmpic, which came jto the rescue in ary seas. , " - The Russians announce, at Petro- jid that they have made rapid ad- aces in their invasion of Prussia. ! stria will push her forces against Tia sc 3 to end the Balkan phase the wjr. British - East Indian m assisted by the cruiser, Duke Edinburgh, have captured Turkish JtiatTurba. The London admiral." offices also announce the success- capture of the Turkish garrison of eikh-Said on; the Strait of Bab-el- pdeb at the entranop nf tha culf rt S1 British mercantile shipping greatly ceased during the past week and f marine insurance rates in Lon were cut nearly in half as the re i of the capture of the German iser3 Emden and Konigsberg off the eaa coast. The Emden alone had rd of capturing or destroying 22 ash trading vessels, and these Ger- warships had made , life misera i for British shipping .on. the high a-.The allies have been able to their own nm'net tViQ nivione the yser river in the north of R.and the kaiser's armies are werto the French seacoast than ere a week ago. le most important development of week in the European war me campaign of the Rus 3 against thp I'.omonn .... vj v ! utiino in inc casi "ttssia, Galicia and Russian Pol- nre the Russians have aurnrie. orld with their ability to fol- "P the retrpnt nf ti, n-w.. roiand and a ereat dantror of i!an invasion nf nor 4 p in that direction. After about of apparent idleness in rrissia the UnT again takins the offensive 80 far th r. , Ijio , ""is uave Deen let0 check their artv9n,0 lJe a'lies in Pran j t' ii 'sry much ii. I of a v'"lcu uver ine sue- to nut mT rlbil Ul Uie "ussians , - iney are hoping that the CSt?1? :jrove such ' men Kto u 'J necssary for the ieji"; a portion of the ranee to protect their own be onn, dS1, SI"uld the Ger e compelled to do tM n ,,1 in inn . -j i. UI) great ntv . wee tii r. ,4,"u,;is 01 reserves Nr v mans to retreat with- uoraer in tha WQot A'rmen F'y Over England 'Accord i 5 to th to information IGeraum" .prt'ss in offlcial quar- W,pJlators have flown over H 8h! POrts-of Sheerness and ''"Kent Lsaortined sea- ln a.1 mouth of -the ft. -tl dIJOUt forty milPa from "arwlfiv , Z 11 : - 111 u' , J " liSSBA UUU northeast of Lon- P Off r.nlnn !7,l.iu ,.,VPments of three V011 re Lp! "S tUan fifty miles 11 n . L ' canal , -"".ueu witn in- ' a ale Hie cruisers k Lancaster,, . re- kb "" West r.. 1 '-ies searching k 10 Das 4. '"""sui.xueir SN men 7ugh the"' canal. URavor , u Uie . a S . destroy Nip Hor. Xrs cly ank the h hn 1 I na On J Pnai auu 1V1UU- cast of J enty miiea to-. I uia fi-.. Chile. MM N J u u Lu hi u if 1 1 1 u ui Lii i uii uuuiiiluu mmm BRl :" ' - NOTE The Noble peace priie fund has been dedicated to Belgian re lief work. " - Allies Drive Back'Germans Paris. -The Germans have aeain been driven back across the Yser and the positions on the left bank of the canal, from which the enemy has for Jk a . : 3 . eyerai uays pui up a vigorous ana ae termined resistance, citow are in the hands of the French. and English. . This news is accepted in Paris as proof that the tide, of battle in the north of France , continues to favor the allies. The powerful but futile German attack in the vicinity of Ypres also is officially declared to have cost the enemy thousands of casualties and many prisoners. One - detachment ' ot 120 Germans captured ia declared to have been all that remained of 1,000 men who had started the fight. Some of the pris oners, it i3 said, declared that compa nies of the Prussian Guard and of the Second Bavariap corps, brought up to full war strength of 250 men "early in November, were reduced to 50 to 100 men . i The official report says the progress of'the allies was very slow, but con tinuous. "The most notable incident of the at tack has been the throwing back of the enemy on the right bank of the Yser canal. That part-f the left bank, which the Germans previously held, has been completely evacuated. We have retaken to the south of Bixs choote a small wood, which had been lost following a night attack . At. the end of the day .the enemy had showtf, without success, an offensive to the south of Ypres. The Germans, how ever again attempted several attacks to the north, east and south of Ypres. They were all repulsed with consider able losses to them. To sum up: "All the efforts made by the Germans dur fner the last several days have result ed only in the capture of the ruined village of Diymude, whose isolated po sition on the right bank, of the canal rendered its defense'diffichlt. Between thft .T.vs and the Oise trench; fighting has continued upon the greater part of the -front. Upon the remainder or the fronC so far as Lorraine and in the Vosges, there was detached milita ry firing or minor actions without importance' - Fighting continues in East Prussia and other regions in the east between tho : Russians and the Ge'mans and; Austrians,: but apparently, without de cisive result.; : Russians In. Eat Prussia A battle of some proportions is go intr nn hPtween the Russians and Turks at Koprukeui, in the Caucasus, the result of which may nave a. mark ed bearing on the war in that part of the world. Turkish Transpvts Are Sunk official dispatch from Constantinople reaching London by way or . uernn, coiiuriuu iuui recent Russian statement mat a -u an floo iiflfi sunk three Turkish lCllA AAV V V ' . transports in the Black sea. The Con stantinople report admits that there has been no news 01 tnese smps they left the Turkish capital a week ha Rlftck sea. the near DuuaU"oi v"w . i lar this place was bombarded, it is possible that they were u, :rji25AV.uA.t. BALTIMORE AMERICA) Audacious At The Bottom Of Sea. London. After a career of less than two years, the superdreadnaught, Au dacious, of the King George V class third In, tonnage . and armament of his majesty's warships lies at the bottom of the ocean off the north coast of Ireland at Lough Swilly. She was hit by a torpedo" or disabled by a mine just before nine o'clock on the morning of October 27. With the possible excep tion of one or two men the whole crew of $00 officers and men' was rescued by small boats from the Olympic. The rescue was made in a rough sea through brilliant and daring seaman ship on. the part of the White Star crew. Additional Million Men Wanted London. England is beginning , to learn the cost of the European war. A White Paper shows that the govern ment intends to ask parliament for $1,125,000,000, which, with their $500, 000,000 voted at the last session, is expected to be Great Britain's bill for the financial year ending ' March 31. Of this sum, however, a small part has been loaned to 'Belgium and Ser via, and some will be used to assist the dominions and the allies to jnake their financial arrangements. A por tion of the money also will be re quired for the additional million men Germans Prepare v To Resist Paris. Havas' Petrograd corre spondent telegraphs: "News that the retreating German troops have occu pied all defiles east of the Mazurian lakes, East Prussia," where they have placed heavy artillery, has led to the conclusion that they intend to resist the Russians tenaciously in that re gion. The Germans hope that here the shock of the Russians will be broken. Throughout all Prussia rail way passenger traffic has been sus pended. ' The lines are transporting only troops, apparently with a view to- new concentration, said to have been decided by. a receDt council of the Austro-German general staffs at Cracow. This council Is reported to have decided to change complete tho plan of battle." "" Allies Holding Their Own . London. The correspondent of The rimes in France sends the following egarding the fighting on the Aisne: "On the whole, the allies have the advantage. " The French capture" of Questcy-eh-Santerre was a good deal bigger ajf air than reported. On the other hand, the enemy's- accounts : of a great victory at Vailly were exag gerated. They obtained a temporarj advantage, but the allies -have more than regained the original positions.'- Concessions Offered sRoumania Venice. It Is stated here that Count Tisza, the Hungarian premier, has promised , political concessions to Roumanians in Austria in return for Roumania's aid in the war. Among the concessions alleged to have been promised .are complete amnesty for all political offenders, permission? to use and display the Roumanian, national colors, a revision of the franchise, which will assure to Roumanians" ade quate representation In, elective1' bod- ies and. in parliament and ; a reform of school lawa... " : IN; BOTH EAST AND WEST AR- MlES ARE JN CLUTCHES OF '! JM COLD WAVE. - ' YQUNG BOYS SHQW COURAGE German Untrained Youths Do Not . 'Hesitate To March Against The . - - Trained English Soldiery. London.: Winter has partly para lyzed troop movements in both the East and West. The Russians on the border of East Prussia vare' ; reported entrenching through ' show, clad in sheep-skir jackets similar' to those the Japanese firet word in Manchuria. Blizzards had. swept the. trenches in Belgium and. ; Northern France, bringing great suffering; ' A;; large area of West Flanders around- Dixmude has . been flooded by the heavy rains. The French and German reports are: icon tradjetory as '-to events In the We$t. - , Berlin' says .there was only slight activity because of the snow storpi. Paris announced the Germans, atteppting . to cross the canal near Dixaiude, were thrust back, while the Allies recaptured - several strategic points, repulsed two German attacks southeast; of Ypres, and "entirely de stroyed" a German regiment south of Bixschoote. An observer with the Britjsh'7 army announces that German attempts to. batteiv a wedge through the the I British lines have decreased greatly: in force the past few days and that they .bear no resemblance to at tacks in great force launched against Ypres ;at the end of October. They arejmpre in the nature of demonstra tions in ' force than serious assaults, he jdeclares. ' - w. .. .. The writer pays" high tribute to the bravery of raw German youths " and untrained men of middle age, who he says, do not hesitate to march against therv trained British troops. If the Germans have abandoned their furious battering ram efforts to ttirust- back the Allies' lines and reach Calais, their failure will consti tute a distinct victory for the Allies, it is asserted here, because the Allies have not tried to accomplish more than to hold their own on the de fensive. Petrograd reports the Russian cam paign developing favorably in East Prussia. From kther sources it-is re ported the inhabitants are fleeing be fore the menace of a second invasion. On the Polish frontier and in Galacia two enormous armies are massing foi a battle which may decide the for tunes of the war m the East. The possibility Is being discussed that the Austrians may abandon Cra cow without defense rather than sub mit the city to a destructive : bom bardment. ENGLAND WILL INCREASE ARMY Asquith Asks Commons., for Million Men and $1,125,000,000. London. The meeting of the House of Commons was devoted entirely to war measures. The house granted without a dissenting vote Premier As quith 's request for a vote for 225,000, 000 pounds ($1,125,000,000) and an other 1,000,000 soldiers. The condition and morals of the soldiers, the inevitable spy system and press censorship, were discussed freely. . ' The prime minister characterized the crisis as "the greatest emergency in which the country has ever been placed." He said 1,200,000 , men al ready were under arms; that the war was costing nearly $5,000,000 a day and that the government proposed to lend Belgium $50,000,000 and Servia $4,000,000 without interest, until the end of the war. Timothy Healy, the Irish Nation alist, said the money should be given those nations. Judge Hodges, the Labor member, for Lancashire, endorsed the pro posal with the suggestion: ."Lafer on we can collect it from' the German em peror." '; ' . . . ' - , Reginald .McKenna, .secretary for home affairs, inforrred the house that there were '4,383. alien enemies In British concentration camps. Long antf Healy and Lord Charles Beresford discussed .the question ... of publicity and urged that the country should be given fuller, details of ashievements of troops in the field. William Henry Cowan, Liberal, 'pro posed that Great Britain follow. Rus: sla's example and prohibit the sale of liquor, during jthe war.v. -f Mr. Healy demanded greater liber ality ; in dealing . with the dependents of the soldiers.- EXCESSIVE RAINS; LITTLE FIGHT ING OF COSEQUENCE OCCURS IN FLANDERS. TURKS AND RUSSIANS GRIP Nothing Official Comes From Dixmude, Both Germans and Allies Claim ing Success. London. After four weeks cf most desperate fighting, there is a lull in the battle in Flanders. Little relief, however, has come for the men in the trenches, as the artil lery and rifle - fire has been replaced by a severe November storm. . . In some parts of England the storm has become a blizzard. On the sea a heavy gale rages, and the battle fields are getting their full share jf wind and rain. -- For the most part the opposing arm ies have been content to 'shell each Other at long ranges, but the Ger mans have made several attacks around Ypres, which according to the French general staff, have been re- pulsed with heavy losses. . j-. .i. t.i . t. . ; . .- w is not ueuevecr mat tne uermans have any intention of giving up their attempt to reach the French coast, and the Allies are making elaborate preparations to block any further ad vance in force.. Extensive defense" works have been erected along the Yser Canal, and the French armies are holding that line from the Belgian border south to the river . Oise, and passing for ward approach works which place them in a better position for either defnse or offense. .- ' ; The Germans report that they have taken : a.; few ; hundred British and French' prisoners, " but tS f avorabl e weather has '' impeded their progress. Concerning Dixmude the public must rely on unofficial reports. , It is said the Germans are finding the destroyed village a death trap. They have been unable to debouch from it in the day-time, as all the approaches are commanded by the Allies' guns, and night attacks have met with disaster. : The fact is apparent that neither side has made any significant ad vance, both being so well trenched that neither artillery nor Infantry can move them. The Germans are turning Belgium Into a fortress, which means that if they do not succeed in advancing they Intend to be prepared to winter there. ; The whole coast from Ostend to the Dutch border has been 'placed in a state of defense and civilians are rigorously excluded from that area. A battle of. some propotrlons is go-, ing on between the Russians and Turks at Koprukeui, in the Caucasus, the result - of which may have a marked, bearing on the war in that part of the world. Elsewhere in the Near . East, there has been no engage ment I of importance. ' . .... LORD ROBERTS IS DEAD. Englands Most Popular Soldier Suc cumbs to Pneumonia. London. The dath of Field Marsh- l Lord Roberts has been officially an- a Y T-k 1. t J! . 1 X ncuncea. L.ora no Dens aiea -in France, where he had been visiting the Indian troops. His death was due to pneumonia. . The news of the death of Field Marshal Roberts was received by tele graph from Field Marshal Sir John French. A telegram from Sir John French appraised Earl Kitchener, Secretary of state for war, of the death of Eng land's great soldier, in the following words: "I deeply regret to tell you . that Lord Roberts died this (Saturday) evening. . . ' Field Mahshal Roberts, who was -colonel in chief of the Indian troops, had gone - to France to greet them! Soon after his arrival he . became seriously ilL. He: suffered from a sever chill and pneumonia rapidly de veloped. His great age, 82 years, mit igated against his recovery, the crisis in the disease coming quickly. Sifaation in the East. England, it Is -announced,. 'has no intention of undertaking any military or war operations In Arabia, except for protection of Aragian interests against Turkey or other aggression, or in support of attempts by the Arabs to free themselves from Turkish rule. The Servians and Montenegrins who started out to invade Bosnia and Herzegovnia and wereat one time approaching the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo, are now back in their own territory, and they are offering a stubborn resistance' to the Austrians. FEDERAL RESERVE -BOARD AL READY BUSY FORMING PLANS FOR EXPANSION. IMMENSE STORE OF CASH All ol the Federal. Reserve Banks Are Opened and Make Favorable Re port of Day's Business. Washington. Although the -12 Fed eral reserve banks have just began business, the Federal Reserve Board already has before it plans for widen ing their field of operations, and in creasing their store of cash. No def inite data as to the business done was available, but Secretary Willis tele graphed each bank for an account of its re-discount business and expected to lay a report before the board. v The board may not be willing to draw definite plans from one day's business, but the first week may have a material effect and may result in augmenting the cash of tho banks by more than $150,000,000. The board has under consideration the deposit of a large part of . he loose cash now in the Treasury, .and the transfer of most of the government funds now deposited in National banks. If the first week's re-discount business shows thit the reserve banks can use more cash, the board probably will suggest the adoption of this plans. It has been reported to the board that there is about $110,000,000 In the Treasury available for this purpose and that about $64,000,000 of the $74)00,000 now in banks on deposit for the gov ernment could be transferred. The board made public a circular defining time deposits as including any deposit, subject tojeheck, on which mo uttun. ii a& me rig 11 l uy wriiieii con tract with the depositor or at the time of deposit to require not less than 30 days notice before any part of it may be withdrawn. Any agreement with a depositor not to enfoice the terms of such a contract shall vitilate the contract. The Postoffice Depart ment has notified postmasts that no postal savings funds shall be deposit ed in banks not members of the Fed eral reserve system, and instructing them to ..discontinue deposits in such noJmember banks. President Wilson received many telegrams conveying congratulations on the opening of the new system. CARRANZA OFFERS TO RESIGN. Reported That First Chief of the Con stitutionalists Will Leave After Election. w " . Washington. Peace in Mexico after weeks of dissension among the gen erals of the victorious constitutional ists army, at last seemed in sight ac cording to messages from United States Government agents to the Southern Republic. . Soon after American Consul Sllli man telegraphed from Mexico City early in the day that hostilities-': be tween the forced o fthe Aguas Cal ientes convention and those loyal io Garranza had ceased, came a message from Leon Canova, special agent of the American Government at Aguas Calientes, stating that General Car ranza had telegraphed his intention of .resigning. Secretary Bryan made public Can ova's message, but did not comment on it. Although the dispatch was de layed in reaching here from no other source in Mexico had come, word of a similar nature. Previous messages, however, had described the efforts of the various generals to 1 each a com promise and officials thought it not unlikely that in the interest of do mestic peace, both Generals Carranza and Villa 'would leave Mexico while the National Gbvernment was being reorganized. It was suggested in some quarters that Eulalio Gutierrez, the new pro visional President, might name' Vtila -to a foreign military mission, perhaps as an observer In the European war- ; Carranza, it Is believed, may visit the ; United States. Tone of Commerce Improves. Washington. The pulse, of the Na tion's foreign commerce is showing steady improvement, according to the daily telegraphic statements received by Secretary McAdoo from the tea leading ports of entry. Import bus! ness of one day recently, based on re ports from ports handling 87 per cent of all imports, amounted to $2,330,512; exports from these ports, handling 72 per cent of all exports, amounted to $10,421,551. The daily average for r these ports in November, 1913, wae imports $4,923,397 exports $6,983,428. ;( .V,. - v. the Russian suadrou. v . .