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Volume 3; Number 127.
Italians Continue Their
Retreat Before Germans
While Retreating Italy's Sons
Are Fighting With a Death
Defying Valor, Which Causes
Rome War Office to Immedi-
' atelv Recall Its Charge of
Cowardice. Is Conceded that
Italians Are Fighting a in
laying Battle. This Mighty
Battle Will Decide Fate of
Italv. and Some Believe It
Will Decide the War.
ABATED TO SOME
EXTENT
(By International Newa Service.)
LONDON, Oct. 29. With death de
fying valor that has caused the Home
war office promptly to recall its charge
jf cowardice, the Italian armies east
of the Isonzo, now fighting on Italian
oil, are throwing themselves into the
teeth of Mackensen's monstrous steam
toiler. They have succeeded in slow
ing up the Teuton sweep through the
passes into the Venetian plans. But
though its break through momentum
seems spent and its speed has slack
ened, the Teuton machine rolls on
relentlessly. Its center has reached
the gates of Udine where a few days
ago Cadorna had his chief headquart
ers. Every dispatch from Rome, official
and unofficial, conceded that the Ital
ians are now fighting a delaying bat
tle, mat tney must Keep on retiring
until they reach the Hne of the Tag
liamento river twenty miles from
Udine.
On that line Italy with every avail
able man and gun any every ounce of
energy will make her supreme stand.
A second battle of the Marne is look
ed for. Upon its outcome rests the
fate of Italy. In many quarters the
belief prevails that it will decide the
war.
Not alone Italy but all the nations
allied with her heaved a deep sigh of
relief when the Rome war office to
day corrected the statement about the
"cowardice' of the allied army. It
is believed to have been a statement
born of bewilderment caused by the
crushing initial Teutonic blow.
' In all the allied capitals consireda
ton is being given to the possibility
of rendering help to the Italians.
Both the English and French govern
ments expressed the hope and the de
sire to render immediate assistance
to their ally but are finding it dif
ficult to get that assistance to the
Italians before the swiftly moving
Teutonic armies have accomplished
their purposes. V.
EIGHT PER CENT. WAR
TAX ON RAILROAD
FARE IN EFFECT NOV. 1
The war tax on railroad fare will
become effective on November the
first. The tax is eight per cent of
the fare for a trip less than thirty
miles IVhofA nno ie (mini to rwlo nnn
dollar's worth on the train their
ticket will cost $1.08, the extra eight
cents going to the government to help
whip Germany.
The tax on pullman fare is ten per
cent and becomes effective on the same
dte as the regular fare.
There, is also a tax on excess bag
gage of one cent for each twenty
cents or "fraction thereof" paid in ex
cess "of the amount allowed free.
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Rain today, Wednesday Fair; colder.
NEW BOAT LINE
III HE!
NOVEMBER 7TH
First Steamer Leaves Baltimore
On that Date, Arriving '
Here Nov. 10.
OF GRAVEN STREET
The long talked of boat line between
New Bern and northern polls is soon
to be a reality. It was announced
here yesterday by Mr. M. D. W.
Stevenson, local agent for the Virginia-Carolina
Navigation Company,
the concern which- wiil operate the
steamers, that the first boat will leave
Baltimore on the seventh of Novem
ber and is scheduled to arrive here
three days later.
Mr. Sievtnson has just returned
from Baltimore where he conferred
with Mr. C. W. Harrao.i, president
and general manager of the company
and he states that Mr. Harrison as
sured him that the present schedule
will b? carried out and that the first
boat will arrive here on the tenth of
November. ,
The company has prrchased the
steamship Riverdale, 450 tons) capaci
ty, and this vessel will be put on the
run to New Bern. As the ' schedule
is arranged the vessel will leave Balti
more on Wednesday of each week, ar
riving here Saturday and returning
will leave here Saturday night reach
ing Baltimore Tuesday. r
The main office of the company will
be in the Continental Trust building
Baltimore. City pier No. 2 has been
leased for the Baltimore landing.
Stevenson dock at foot of Craven st.
will be the New Bern terminal where
merchandise of all kind will be re
ceived from and delivered to New
Bern merchants and manufacturers.
This is an excellent dock and a large
warehouse will be at the disposal of
the company.
Mr. Stevenson stated last night that
a good schedule will be maintained at
all times and that their rates will be
lass than those charged by the rail
roads. Stops will be made at Norfolk,
Elizabeth City, and Washington, aires
later it s expected that other stops
will be made.
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE
BUILDING WILL SOON
BE READY FOR SERVICE
Work on the new telephone ex
change which is being erected at the
corner of Broad and Hdncock streets,
for the Home Telephone Company, is
progressing nicely. The building is
practically completed and electricians
are now engaged in wiring the build
ing. The contract for this work was
awarded to the New Bern Electric
Supply Company.
When completed the building will
be one of the most modern telephone
exchanges in the State. The storage
batteries and furnace will be in the
basement and the offices on the
ground floor. The entire space of the
second floor will be utilized by the
exchange.
NEW BERN, NORTH
GERMANS BURN NEW RESEUTIR
TOWNWERDEfl COMES TO UGH
AND DEPART! MEANS
Russian' Town Taken By Teu
tons Leveled In Ashes.
Provisions Taken Off
(Br International News Service.)
PETROGRAD, Oct. 29. The Ger
man landing "force which recently dis
embarked on Werder peninsular has
departed, the war office announced to
day. Before leaving they burned
Werder and gathered great stores of
provisions which they took with
them.
A new note of alarm was sounded
by the officer's of the Petrograd gar
rison who adopted a resolution saying
that they could not longer vouch for
their troops. The resolution asserts
that army irresponsibility is com
plete in face of the country's ruin.
A large number of Russian cities
are under martial law to insure order.
Premier Kerensky and his war
minister are at headquarters discus
sing a plan to reorganize the army
along racial lines.
MINOTTO WANTED TO
.S.
War Man Who Tried To Get
Into Naval Intelligence
Service. '
(By International News Service!
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 29.
Count James Minotto, under arrest in
Chicago and soon to face trial looking
to his possible deporation, is the man
who tried to get into the naval in
telligence service. His arrest was a
direct result of that episode as it
sent secret agents on his trail with
the result that two of his close as
sociates, Fritz Kuhn and George von
Seebeck, German bankers, of New
York, were arrested and interned at
Ellis Island. .
It was brought out here for the first
time, however, that Minotto, who mar
reid the daughter of Louis F. Swift,
the multi millionaire Chicago packer,
is a 'deserter from the Italian army.
Message to 'that Effect Was
Received In New Bern
Last Night v
A message received in New Bern
last night from Ex-Judge and Mrs.
0. H. Gion, who are at the bedside
of their son Lieutenant W. B. R.
Guion, who is critically ill at Camp
Sev'er, S. C, was to the effect that
his, condition is somewhat improved.
A message received here Saturday
night that Lieutenant Guion was ill
and Judge and Mrs. Guion left Sun
day morning for the camp.
Lieutenant Guion is first Lieutenant
in Battery A, Field Artillery, which
was organized here during the sum
mer. As soon as it was announced
that the battery was to be formed
in New Bern Lieutenant went to work
securing members, and it was, to a
great extent, through his hard work
that the battery left New Bern with
a full membership of one hundred and
ninety men.
MOVING PICTURES BE
SHOWN AT COPLON'S
WED. AND THURS.
Belding Bros, and Company's $50,
000 moving picture film entitled "The
Silken Romance" wiil be uhown to the
public tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock
at the store of S. Coplon and Sons.
In the afternoon at 3:30 the film will
be shown again, likewise .on Thursday.
All the scenes in this picture were
photographed in Japan and America,
and the latest Parisian and New Yom
styles relating to silk costumes v. ill
be beuatifully progected to the spec
tators. This is not an ordinary steropticon
exhibition, but a real motion feature
film that has been assembled together
at great expense and time.
NEW ALARM
IMPROVED
CAROLINA, TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 30, 1917.
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Will Attempt Prove Will of Late
J. C. King a Forgery By
Handwriting Expert
SOLICITOR EXPECTS
(By International Neva Service)
CONCORD, N. C, Oct. 29. While
the grand jury was examining wit
nesses for the State against Gaston
B. Means today on the charge that
he murdered Mrs. Maude A. King,
an entirely new revelation was made
through the arrival of James I. Ennis,
a Chicago handwriting expert.
Mr. Ennis is to be used, it was
stated tonight, to support the claim
that the second will of the late James
C. King, from whom Mrs. King in
herited a large fortune, was a forgery.
State solicitor Haden Clement, who
expects an indictment tomorrow, is
planning to strengthen the circum
stantial evidence he is to present
against Means by an effort to prove
the accused man had a distinct in
terest in getting rid of the wodow. In
this effort the second will of James
C. King is expected to play a lead
ing part.
II FREE-WILL
BAPTIST REVIVAL
WELL ATTENDED
t 1
Great Crowds Heard Rev. Ira
Waterman Deliver Two
Strong Sermons
i
Rev. Ira Waterman, an evangelist
of great prominance in the State of
Missouri, and who has won for him
self rare distinction in North Caro
lina during the past few months as
a speaker of marked ability and a
Bible scholar of much note, began a
series of meetings at the Free-Will
Baptist church Sunday morning. The
service was largely attended, and it
was evident from the beginning that
Mr. Waterman was able to carry con
viction with his message. The eve
ning service was also largely attended
and much interest manifested throug
out. Last night Mr. Waterman spoke to
a large number of people who gave
him the best of attention and who
seemed deeply interested in the mes
sage that the preacher brought which
was directed largely to the church.
These services will continue through
out the week, there being service each
afternoon at 3 o'clock, and in the
evening at 7:30. It is hoped that
every one who possibly can will be
in these services and receive the bless
ing that is sure to come through the
gospel messages that Mr. Waterman
will present from day to day. A cord
ial invitation is extended to the public
to attend.
KAISER ACCEPTS RESIG
NATION OF IMPERIAL
CHANCELLOR MICHAELIS
(By International Newa Service.)
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 29. The Kaiser
has accepted the resignation of Dr.
George. Michaelis as imperial chan
cellor, the Stuttgart Neustes Tage
blatt learns. From another quarter
it is reported that the Bavarian pre
mier Count von Hertling has been of
fered the post and has requested time
to consider.
FARM DEMONSTRATOR JONES
CO. SPENDS DAY IN CITY.
Mr. N. K. Rowell, farm demonstra
tion agent for Jones county, spent
yesterday in New Bern attending to
business. Mr. Rowell is from Marion
S. C, and has spent several years
in arm demonstration work. He is
very much impressed with Jones
county and the possibilities there for
the farmer. i
A neatly tuned ankle causes a
turned head. Patrrson Call.
THE FRENCH ARE
LIGHT SUCCESSFUL IN
CASE COUNTER ATTACK
Drive Germans From Trenches
Won In Major Attack
North Verdun
(By International Newa Service)
LONDON, Oct. 29. The Germans
made a major attack today north of
Verdun, penetrated the French front
to a depth of five hundred meters and
then were ejected by a French counter
attack from the greater part of the
positions they had taken. Apart from
this there were only minor operations
on the west front. The British made
successful raids in Belgium and the
Belgians captured a German post of
twenty-one men, later taking twenty
three prisoners in another raid.
The Crown Prince's assult was de
livered on the right bank of the
Meuse north of Courier wood. In
other sectors of the front the French
carried out a successful local opera
tion. British and Belgian aviators execut
ed a series of effective raids on Ger
man aerodromes and military works
in northern Belgium.
gen. von mm
Famous General Said to Be Di
recting Drive Against
The Italians
(By International Newa Service)
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 29. An un
confirmed but apparently well au
thenticated private dispatch from a
German source late tonight stated
that General von Falkenhayn, who
co-operated with Mackensen in Rou
mania a year ago is now commander
of the Austro-German forces on the
Treltino front. ,
The dispatch adds that the Teu
ton high command has mapped out
the Italian campaign almost on iden
tical lines of the Roumanian offensive
The Teuton Trentino army is expect
ed to thrust southward momentarily
and form a huge "nutcracker" drive
like that north and south of the
Danube. The Danube is likened by
the informant to the Tagliamento
MANUFACTURERS OF
COUNTRY BE LISTED
Will Refuse Those Making Un
necessary Articles If Coal
Supply Necessitates
(By International News Service)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. The U.
S. food administration is making a
survey of the country's manufactur
ers and listing them all with regard
to their necessity to the nation's eco
nomic welfare during the war. They
are graded from useless luxuries to
absolute necessities.
When the census is completed the
fuel administration will be better in
position to manipulate coal supplies.
When coal is scarce it will be denied
manufacturers of unnecessary com
modities. As the coal supply must
be . stretched to cover the needs of
some of the allies the present scarci
ty is expected to continue.
JONES COUNTY CITIZENS
ARE PATRIOTIC TAKE
SHARE LIBERTY BONDS
(Special correspondence).
POLLOCKSVILLE, Oct. 29. The
Pollocksville Banking and Trust Com
pany has pruchased fifteen thousand
dollars of Liberty bonds, second is
sue. Jones county has done her part
the other banks and individuals hav
ing bought considerably of these
bonds; besides this, a number of her
young men have volunteered and are
now in training and expect soon to be
in France, doing their bit with all
their might. Jones county has always
done her patriotic duty and can -be
relied upon to continue to do so.
A woman who can't blame her un
happiness on the man she got can al
ways blame it on the one she didn't
get. Binghmton Press.
GERMAN MILITARY
WORKS ARE RAID
ON ITALIAN FRONT
LARGE CROWDS
ATTEND REVIVAL
Each Service At Tabernacle
Yesterday and Sundays
Largely Attended
BV
OR, C. S. BLACKWELL
Sunday marked the beginning of
what is expected to be a great revival
at the Tabernacle Baptist church, with
Rev. Calvin S. Blackwell, D. D., of
Norfolk, Va., preaching and Mr. W.
Hugh Rowe, of New Bern, leading the
singing.
- Mr. Rowe has been in New Bern
for several days getting his choir in
readiness for the beginning of the
meeting and the first service showed
that he had been doing good work.
The majority of the seats in the large
choir gallery were taken at the first
service and the singing was suple
mented by an orchestra of six pieces.
The musical program was all that
could be wished for and was thorough
ly enjoyed. i
The attendance at the first service
was in excess of what had been ex
pected. The main auditorium of the
building was filled.
Dr. Blackwell was introduced by the
pastor of the Tabernacle church, Rev.
H. L. Swain, who stated that since he
had been in the misistry one of his
strong desires was to have Dr. Black
well with him in a series of meetings
and that he was happy over the fact
that this wish of many years was
about to be realized. He stated that
there were a number of men who had
contributed largely to his life, but
that Dr. Blackwell had done more
for him, while his teacher in former
years, than any other man.
Dr. Blackwell is a man seventy
three years "Young" Mr. Swain ex
pressed it, and yet he has the vigor
and the enthusiasm of a much young
er man. He used as the scripture
lesson for the Sunday morning ser
vice, "And the books were opened."
He said that every individual was
writing one of these "Books' and that
his business in New Bern was to help
the people get ready for the opening
of these "Books" on the Judgment
day. He compared the different books
of the Bible, beginning with Genesis,
whichm he termed the "Baby book" to
the different stages in the life of the
individual and showed very effectively
how the average individuals are writ-
I ing their "Books." The sermon was
a masterpiece in, every sense of the
word and .showed conclusively the
wonderful ability of the minister.
The evening service begun prompt
ly at 7:30 o'clock with a chorus of
50 or more voices and an orchestra of
six pieces. No great amount of ad
vertising had been and it was not ex
pected that ' the building would be
filled the first day, but the seats in
the main auditorium and the Sunday
school rooms were taken and it be
gan to look like the annex to the
rear woul have to be thrown open to
accomodate the crowds. The song
service lasted for about thirty minutes
and better singing perhaps has never
been heard in the Tabernacle than
that of last night.
As a lesson for last nigh,t Dr.
Blackwell read the three instances in
which Christ raised from the dead
a girl, the young man, and Lazrus.
The girl had only been -dead a few
minutes when Christ had been called
in and raised her from death. The
young man had been dead for twenty
four hours. Lazarus had been in the
tomb for four days. The period of
the death did not add to nor subtract
from the certainty of their death. The
Divine power in restoring them to
life was the same in each case.
Dr. Blackwell stated with emphasis
that the boy or gipl who first wilfully
disobeys God and obeys the devil, at
that very time that boy or girl is
dead spiritually, just as dead as the
old woman or the old man who have
spent a long life in wilful sin against
God. "The trouble," he declared, "Is
that we do not believe they are dead
when they first-step over the line and
that no effort is made at that time to
save them from spiritual death.
"We are exerting ourselves to save
men from bodily death by erecting
hospitals, supporting medical schools
and preaching on sanitation, but the
tragedy of death is not the death of
the body but the death of the soul.
We try hard to prevent a funeral of
the body but pay the required spirit
ual attention to prevent the funeral
of the soul. Do we send for the
preacher to pray over the little boy
of girl when there is a sign of disease
of soul, degrees of soul fever, as it
result of sin."
This lack of belief in the Scriptural
AT TABERNACLE
STRONG SERMON
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FOR THE HIGH
E5
i.upplies Will Be Cut
Dealers Charging
, sive Prices
Off From
Exces-
STATE ORGANIZATIONS
TO BE ON THE WATCH
(By International News Service)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 29.
Herbert C. Hoover has found the
remedy for high food prices. All
dealers who charge excessive prices
will find their supplies cut off until
the end of the war.
Food administration has at its com
mand extensive tables showing whole-
j sale and retail prices with cost
figures in practically every city of
the country. It will be able to de
termine at any given time when any
retail dealer is charging more than
he "should charge. When it decides
he is charging too much it will cut
off his supplies through control of
the wholesaler.
The organization of the food admin
istrator in each state will be on the
watch and send to the food adminis
trator at Washington the names of re
tailers asking excessive prices.
Will Be Used As a Starter For
The Next Loan When
It Comes.
(By International Newa Service)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 29.
Sufficient money will yet be left over
from the second Liberty Loan to start
the subscription for a third loan when
that shall become necessary.
This will be a nest egg variously
estimated at from half a billion to a
billion and a half dollars, but the ex
act amount will not be known until
the Liberty Loan officials are ready to
announce the complete amount of the
subscription on Wednesday of this
week. The government will let i the
subscribers take up four billion dol
lars and then one-half of the over
subscription.
DR. L. S. MASSEY RETURNS
HOME AFTER VISIT HERE
Dr. L. S. Massey, editor of the
Baleigh Christian Advocate, left last
night returning home after spending
the week-end in New Bern. Mr. Mas- 1
sey preached at Centenary church at?
both morning and evening services
Sunday.
teachings of spiritual death through
sin causes more infidelity in the
church and does more harm to the
church than all of the so-called in
fidels, for their kind of infidelity is
less dangerous than that of the moth
er or father who will not believe that
their son or daughter is dead in sin,
because they donot show death in sin
to the same degree, as the older per
son who has spent years in debauch
ery and crime.
There are large numbers who though
believing in the certain truth of God,
"The soul that sins must die have
little . or no faith in the power of
Jesus to raise them from the dead.
The joy of Heaven will not be com
plete unless it is compeled by the
conscious recognition of: "You pre
vented from going down to a miser
able death, you rolled away the stone
and brought Jesus into raise me from
death in sin to life in righteousness
through Jesus Christ."
It is the opinion of those who have
heard the great men in many of the
denominations that Dr. Blackwell is
to be numbered the greatest preacher
of the land. His logical and forceful
presentation of the truths of Christi
anity are backed up by a life of three
score years as a Christian and,,
more than two score yearsMKUjg
Gospel ministry during which time W
has personally led thousands-to a liv
ing, active and consecrated life in the
service of Jesus Christ.
Dr. Blackwell is an artist of rare
ability. He has labored with the large
and rich congregations of the land.
He said to the pastor at the close of
the sermon last night: "I don't re
member to have had a more evenly
balanced music nor a more consecrate
ed choir to sing the Gospel. Mr.
Rowe promises to be one of the great
lingers of the Gospel.'
. The congregation was large and .
the spirit of consecration and devo
tion was evident.
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