Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-09-02

ten: "The German army is a
the gates of Paris; you can d
nothing but surrender.
England Warns Turkey.
London. Aug, 31.-2:O5 .. m
The Daily Telsgraph's diploma
tic correspondent today says:
turkey may declare war al
any moment. 1t is now only
matter of few days. possibly
few hours. All efforts of th,
Powers in the Triple Entente hav,
failed aud the London Embass,
admtts the sltua tion is grave. The
military party dominant in Con-
stantinople has concluded that thu
present il the best time to obtain
the restoration of Macedonian anc
the Aegean Island.
"German officers are being pour
I'd into Constantlnople. Turkey
apparently counts on the Balkan
States quarreling among them
sslves while Turkey fights Greece
bnt it seams likely that Turkeys
declaration of war against Greece
will be regarded as a hostile act
by the Triple Entente. which will
send feet to dispose of all the
Turkish and German ships.
"The British Govern ment. has
warned Turkey plainly that in
'sarting Any campaign ut this
me- she slgns her own death war.
rant"
Palis Prepares for Siege.
Paris, Aug. 30 -5:30-The de
oees issued by the military COVER
II or ordering all re:idents Of the
district within action of the city'e
defending forts to evacuate and
destr7y their houses within four
days from today was a formal no.
tlee to inhabitants of the military:
zoue, although many army engi.
ueers recently made a tour of the
environs Of the forts and explain
ed that tenants might be called
Oh to destroy property that was
deemed an abstraction Many
houses In the line of fire are ocen.
pied by poor people, Many Of
these families lack resources and
will be without refuge. ..Neverthe-
less they took the sltuation with.
out complaint "
Preparations for an entrenched
CO mp also took another form yes
terday Enormous stocks of
food were placed in the State
rshouaes for pgoyis, s,aning Paris.
The Bois as Sal6 d sia i j 6ShE
transformed into . vast pasture,
filled with COWS and sheep. The
are guarded by reserves.
The beautiful surroundings of the
Chateau of Bagstelle have been
given over entirely to sheep. The
number of sheep pastured in the
parks exceeds 10000
Rome, Aug 27.-12:35 p. m.-
Via Paris, 9:12 p. m.-The cardi.
nails who met today in the seventh
congregation. preparatory to the
conolave to elect a successor to
Pope Plus we're psrturbed over Q
report that seventeen prelattes in
L,ege were held by the Germans
ss HOSTAGES against acts of hostili-
ty on the part of the population
of the Belgian oity. (Watoh this
secs and see how often they will
be caught meddling in State af-
fairs.-Ed.)
St. Petersburg, Aug. 26.-Via
London, 2:15 q. m.-The Novoe
Vremya, today says that although
the general staff has made public
only the bearest details regarding
the striking success of the Russian
arms in East Prussia it is appa'
rent that the greater part of tha,
province now is occupied by Rus
siars and that the Germans ar
demoralized.
"Although no figure Of the cas-
ualties have been given," the
newspaper adds, "the fighting wal
most obstinate and sanguinary
The German retreat finally degen.
Grated into q rout. Their evacu-
alton of the western part Of Rus
sian Poland Is complete. The
Germans evidently we're disap-
pointed and nonpulsed by the
failure of the Russian Poles to rise
against Russia.
"German prisoners are reported
to be indifferent as to their cap
tivity.
"Many tales are told of the
heroism of Cossacks. One detach
ment dashed across a burning rail.
way bridge and fell on the enemy
with such fury that several Ger,
mans we're cut i'll two by theil
swords. The leader of the Cos
sacks received sixteen wounds but
be boasted he put out elsven o1
the enemy before he FELL"
The substance of Tuesday morn
ing's dispatches is as follows:
A long Official statement is is-
sued by the French War Office re
viewing the operations in Belgium
and along the French frontier.
new rstiremsnt, by the allied force
Is recorded, while at the same tim
the statement is optimistio wit
reference to the opposition whic
ALa E.a.al al D>;A..l =