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ASHEVILLE, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 8, 1912.
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Here's To You Woodrow; Now Show Us What You've GotBy Bud Fisher
Famous Stronghold Falls as
Bulgars Drive from Stra
tegic Point on Tchat
alja Line.
CHOLERA AND TYPHUS
AMONG THE MOSLEMS
Negotiations for the Surrender
of Constantinople Already
Begun, Says Reich
post's Correspondent.
OF
BEGINS THlSftFTERNOON
Cases of the Men Charged with
Slaying Rosenthal Are
Consolidated. ;
By Associated rrcss.
I ONDON, Nov. 8. A fierce conflict
Lnow wafting between Bulgarians
and Turks along the Tchatalja
fortifications 25 miles from the Otto
man capital will, It Is believed, prove
to be the finale of the series of re
markable combats that have been
fought during the last fortnight with
practically no breathing spells,
The Turks have a modern line of
' fortifications between Constantinople
and Tchatalja but military experts do
not feel that the Ottoman troops will
make a stand if they are beaten along
their outer lines.
The Turks characteristically con
tinue to keep the world guessing about
their real Intentions. Apparently the
army and the people want the war
waged out to the bitter end and one
ConHtantlnople despatch says the gov
ernment has agreed to this. .
Steps to keep a funatical mob from
the foreign quarter in the capital have
been taken.
A malady resembling cholera has
liroken out in Constantinople. Fugi
tive troops from the fighting front
brought the disease.
The Greek army, commanded by
Crown Prince Constantino,- occupied
Walonlkf, the Turkish Mtronghold In
pouthwestern Turkey-ln-Europe at
noon today. ,.
Informal negotiations for the sur
render of Constantinople already have
been entered upon, according to the
' correspondent or tne Vienna rtcicns
s -;tmt"wUh the. Bulgarian" BTmy."' He
adds that the Bulgarians hope the
" fall of the Turkish line of forts at
Tchatalja will be simultaneous with
the capture of the fortress of Adrlan
ople. The correspondent adds that the
Turkish troops have been repulsed
from the principal point of the
Tchatalja line, the fall of which ie
t-xpected immediately. '
ople. It Is causing devastation umorik
ople, t Is causing devastation among
the defending force. Horrible tales
are heard of trouble arising from the
lack of doctors In the besieged city.
S )NSTANTIN,OPU:. Nov. 8.
I There Is every Indication here
now thnt tho war against the
Bnlkan allies will be continued to the
bitter end, as advised by Naslm Pasha,
the Turkish commander-in-chief.
Officers of the army Join with the
TurklKh press in applauding the deter
lnlnatlun of the coinniandor-ln-chlef
to continue tho fight nnd It is staled
that the population of the Turkish em
plre Is ready to assist by every mentis '
In lis power.
At the same time many moslcms are
said to have sworn to sacrifice their
livi-s to safeguard the glory of Islam.
The Yen! Gazette says today:
"If Europe wishes to tear up trea
ties it may do so, but we will not
By Associated Press.
New York, Nov. S. The four so
called gunmen charged with tho ac
tual murder of Herman Rosenthal fur
instigating which Charles Becker has
been sentenced to the electric chair
were placed on trial today. Examina
tion of talesmen was begun.
New York, Nov. 8. Two hundred
talesmen reported today for the trial
of "Whltey" Lewis, "Lefty Louie,"
"Gyp the Blood," and "Dago Frank,
indicted for murdering Herman Ros
enthal at Charles Becker's bidding.
Another murder case occupied Jus
tice Goff's attention this morning but
it was expected that it would be con
eluded by noon or soon thereafter,
when the selection of the Jury to try
the alleged gunmen was to begin.
Until last night counsel for the four
men had insisted on a separate trial
for each, but an eleventh hour deci
sion resulted in an agreement to try
them together. It is expected all four
will' take the stand in their own be
half.
The state's chief witnesses will be
Bald" Jack Rose, "Bridgie" Webber
and the other informers who figured
so prominently in the Becker trial.
OF ILLINOIS SENATORS
Indications Are They Will
Have Majority on Joint
Ballot. .
By Associated Press.
Chicago, Nov. 8 Sufficient strength
in the Illinois legislature to enable
democrats to elect two senators ap
peared as a possibility today with the
Increase of democratic votes in the
southern tier. v.
Democrats were hopeful that , the
new returns would give them possibly
77 members in the house and 27 in
the senate, a total of 104 on Joint bal
lot. A majority of a Joint ballot, is
103.
If this result is attained the demo
crats will be able to name a successor
tb Shelby Cullom and to fill the place
forfeited by William Lorimer. Falling
short of tli's number, the democrats
may find themselves compelled to ap
peal to the progressives for consider
ation, which might give the progres
sives an opportunity to name a United
Slates senator for the short term.
AS TO EXTRA SESSION
allow the Koran and the history Os-' Merely SaVS He HaS Noted
man to oe lorn up. an me minim
GOLDEN STATE
SILJPBT
Roosevelt Leading Wilson by
130 Votes Official Count
Only Can Determine
the Result.
DEMOCRAS MAY GET
WEST VA. GOVERNOR
:
Republican Control of State
Appears to Be Broken
T. Rt's Minnesota
Lead Grows.
San Francisco, Nov. 8. With 135
precincts missing and Roosevelt lead
ing Wilson on the face of the returns
by 130, California still was in the
doubtful column today. Indications
were that whatever the findings, the
winner's margin would be so small
that an official recount of the entire
state probably would be necessary.
DEMOCRATS MAY WIN
IN WEST VIRGINIA
Mk-Dowcll County Falls to Roll tip the
Kxpected Majority for Republi
can State Ticket.
ministers with the grand vliler, aged
84, at their head as well ns our high
dignitaries, our soldiers and the whole
nation have sworn to sacrifice their
blood In that cause. Those who en
tertain the Idea of abandoning the
fatherland will incur the malediction
of tho ulmlgh'.y prophet"
Fugitive Turkish soldiers are rel
ported to have massacred many of the
Inhabitants of the village of Kllivrl.
on the Sea of Marmora and southwest
of the Tchatalja. forts. The floelng
soldiers, who were half-starved and I
Expressions for Immedi
ate Tariff Action.
By Associated Press.
Princeton, N. J.. Nov. 8. Joseph E.
Davies, democratic western campaign
manager, called on President-elect
By Associated Press.
Wheeling. W. Va., Nov. 8. Failure
to secure figures on the result of the
voting in McDowell county, the home
of Dr. II. D. Hatfield, republican can
didate for governor, brought out the
prediction from democratic leaders
here today that Thompson (Dem.)
had been elected. In the estimate of
the state's vote McDowell county had
been credited with a plurality of 4uuu
for Hatfield, but not a precinct has
been reported and . democrats were
claiming this morning that there was
something more than a possibility of
an even break there. In which event
Hatfield's plurality in the state would
be wiped out and the official count
next week would be required to dc- ,
eide not alone the- governorship': -but ,
tho remainder of the state ticket.
The democratic State committee -.
have been informed of the close vote
for governor and steps are being taken
in every county to Insure fairness
when the official canvass of the vote
takes place.
California Again in Doubt.
6k Associated Press.
San Francisco, Nov. 8'. With d43
precincts still missing the vote for
president early today stood:
Roosevelt, 280,265; Wilson, zau.nu;
Taft, 2,194; Debs, 70,488; Chatln,
298. Roosevelt's plurality 130.
Tho missing precincts are mostly in
the mountains and are claimed by
both Roosevelt and Wilson managers.
MASKED MEN ROB
REGISTERED MAIL
ZTs lome' 01! ! Louisville & Nashville Train H eld up in Alabama by Ama-
teurs, Who in Their Haste Overlooked Valuable
Packages Amount of Loss Not Known.
ful western states went democratic,
The governor's attention was called
utterly demoralized, are said to have to statements of Oscar W. Underwood
f" fire to all the houses In the vil- nnd other democratic leaders that
Urt S .'Hfc1., I they deemM an extra session of con-
disease 'resembling cholera ha gresn advisable to revise the tariff,
broken out among the wounded Turk- "I noticed Mr. Underwood's state
ly nliliera arriving- In Constantinople, ment. I have read several editorials
Bulgaria Insiel on Direct negotiations gwo about lmmeaiam n-un, " " official statement Is made
Holla. Bulgaria, Nov. 8. Tne bui- only comment tn presiuem-eieci
.,nn h.n. mKJntalna the absolute1 n.ade. ' fthe amount of booty
mu-BMHltv of anv peace negotiations The postman who carries mall to . two masked men who robbed the mall
with Turkey being conducted directly , the .Wllson'a home has been obliged cur on' the southbound fast passen-
Bv Associated Press,
Birmingham. Ala., Nov. 8. While
as to
fthe amount of booty secured by the
i
with the Balkan nations in order to to get help. Today on one trip alone
ensure the future position of the van- he carried 1000 letters, mis is tne
i. us states Involved and to prevent the dally average now.
(lunger of further conflict after thej "' ; .
war has ceased. SLAYER LYNCHED
Tho government organ, The Mir, I ,
e xpresses surprise that Turkey recog- ( (, Baker. North Ikoln Man
Mzci her defeat, yet Ignores mo vn- w(o K, W1, 1mi Father.
tors and continues to seek salvation
from tho powera The newspaper re
marks that such mediation In the
pnM has proved costly for Turkey ter
ritorially, and If persisted In now may
cauiae her Asiatic empire to become a
second Egypt.
lttiwltt Plait Army on War Fooling.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 8. The gov
ernment has derided to retain all the
tlmo-explrcd soldiers of the Rurslan
army In actlvo service with their reg
iment until next spring. This places
the Russian army practically on a
war footing, as the order affects sev
eral hundred thousand men whom
places would, In the ordinary course,
have been taken Up by tha same num.
ler of recruits who have Just been
lulled up.
It Is announced that the govorn-
tContinued on page 4)
In-Law, Mobbed.
By Associated Press.
Steele. N. !.. Nov. 8 George Baker,
charged with the murder of his wife
and father-in-law, Thomas Glass, was
taken from tho Kidder county Jan
early today and lynched. It Is the
first lynching In North Dakota within
a decade.
ger train No. 7 "U the Louisville and
Nnshvllle railroad early this morning.
Ihe reports are to the effect that
something under 840,000 was secure.
Montgomery, Ala., Nov, 8. Two
masked bandiu held up southbound
Louisville ft Nashville passenger train
No. 7 at Blount Springs at an early
hour this morning and after covering
ths two clerks with pistols, ransacked
the mall car. The robbers got off the
train at Boylcs, a small station six
miles north of Birmingham, after they
tied ths clerks to a table In tho mall
car. A report of the robbery was
made to Postofflce Inspector Bran-
non whsn tho clerks, James M. Cham
l.erlatn and O. A. Hoover, both of
Nashville, Tenn., reached Montgom
ery today. The police of Birming
ham weer notified when the train
The exact amount ot money and
valuable packages taken by the ban
dits la unknown at present. They cut
open one registered pouch and opened
one registered package Jacket, tearing
tho ends of the envelopes open In
their search for money. Several of
the envelopes contained loose bank
notes which' were left lying on the
floor, the men seeming to be excited
and In a big hurry. One package
opened contained several thousand
dollars worth, of railroad stock cou
pons which were scattered about the
floor.
After searching the packages the
men were thoroughly disgusted, sc
cording to Clerk L'hamberlin, and one
of them took from Chamberlln about
$5 which he had on his person. The
Imndlt then asked for Chamberlln's
watch, but finding it, a cheap one re
turned It to him. ,i
CRUISERS ORDERED
TO TURKISH WATERS
New Jersey Vote Light.
By Associated Press.
Newark, N. J., Nov. 8. The total
ote cast for President Taft last
Tuesday, with a few districts still
missing, will fall, it Is esttmateo, ai
least 68,000 below the vote of four
vears ago. And taking Into account
that the normal Increase In voting
population since 1908 Is figured at
25,000, the political managers esti
mate that the total vote this year was
83,000 less than might have been ex
pected In view of the unusual Interest
in the recent national contost.
Rased on present estimates the total.
Wilson vote In New Jersey was 138,-
000. 11,000 less than the vote cast ior
I'.iynn In 150H. The combined Taft
anil Roosevelt vote was 221.000 In
round number. 4 4,000 less than tne
vote of four ynirs ago for Taft.
Two American Warships Leave Philadelphia Navy Yard
Saturday Revenue Cutter May Be Rushed from Port
Said for Immediate Service in Case of Massacre.
, The Royal George Mill Aground.
ftif Aiuirinted Press.
Quebec, Nov, 8. The steamer Royal passed through that city.
George, stranded Wednesday evening Aocoroing 10 iers iihiiiubi nun,
on the Isle of Orleans, in Ihe Bt. Law. who was In charge of the car, the
renea river, was still hard and fast banillfs were Inexperienced, They
on the rocks today with 600 steerage overlooked numerous small amounts lost.
Fire Wipe Out Virginia Town.
By Associated Press.
Washington. Nov. 8. Two big
American armored cruisers, the Ten
nessee and the Montuna, have re
ceived rush orders to proceed to Turk
ish waters to look after the interests
of American citizens. The vessels now
are In reserve at the Philadelphia navy
yard. They should bo ready to sail
within 24 hours and under ordinary
circumstances should rearh Constan
tinople about November 2H, If they
proceed with despatch. The formal
explanation of the Issue of these or
der Is bb follows:
"In view of rumors of poeslble dis
turbance In Turkey the president has
ordered two rhlps to proceed to the
Mediterranean with a view to rellev
Ing any apprehension that might be
felt by American mbwlonarles ana ea
ucafors who arc In great numbers, es
i eclally at Beirut and Hmyrna. The
American ambassador at Constant!
nople Is under Instructions to ronrer
with his Kuropetin colleagues whose
governments are more Immediately In
terested and are understood to be
urcnaml to take' what measures
might )o necessary It by any chance
conditions of turbulence affecting the
By Associated Press,
Brookneal. Va., Nov. 8, Fire of an
unknown origin almost entirely wiped
out this town early today and causrd
il Inaa of niinrnxlmatelv 1 100.000. hard.
Iv nne.fntirth Insured. No lives wersi safety nf foreigners should srlse."
I The revenue cuiior unsiua oi uvu
Arizona Woman Ont For Office.
By Associated Press.
Prescott, ariz.. Nov. 8. Taking ad
vantage of the success of the woman
suffrage amendment In Arizona, Mrs.
James Loy yesterday filed her petition
as candidnte for mayor of Prescott on
the eoclaliat tlckot. The election oc
curs In January.
her voyage through the Red sea to
California to serve as a refuge for
any aisireasea American in i uraian
Jurisdiction. It is said that she can
reach Constantinople In two or three
days.
ZAPATISTAS DEFEATED
.Mexican Rebels (Sustain Crushing Re-
verso Near Cuernavaca. Leaving,
100 lrd on the Field.
Wyoming For Wilson?
By Associated Press. .
Cheyenne, Wyo.. Nov. 8. Reports
from approximately three-fourths of
Wyoming election precincts Indicate
that Wilson carried Wyoming by a
plurality of one thousand over Taft.
Incomplete returns from in out or
21 counties gave Taft 11,689; Wilson
11,414; Roosevelt, 5700.
Mexico City. Nov. . A crushing
defeat was administered to the Zapa
tlntas rebels In the fighting around,
Cuernavaca. me rebels leit more
than 100 dead on the battlefield and
the remnants of General Dclao's band
sought refuge In the mountains where
pursuit la difficult 1
Roosevelt at Ills Office Again.
pa.wngfrs aboard. Hough weatner or loose money inai werw em-iomi
held rescue tuns at bay during; ths several registered envelopes which
forenoon. ' h opened and threw on ths floor.
Only three small business
taped the flumes.
By Associated Press,
New York, Nov. 8. Colonel Roose
velt motored to New York from Oys
ter Bay today and visited his editorial
room for the first time Since he was
shot, lie said that he had adopted
policy of silence and had no further
comment to make on the election. He
was feeling fine, he said, and tuvd al
i . ( . i . i. .. , tnt I ...... m,iH . rrtvt nf 70 men and
nrmuiini "... - - - - - - - ., .v, . . Kn.t In
houses es- battery or tnree-incn guns is wuny n " .... - - -..-
Port Bald and rhay be recalled from his cheat. , . , ,
Roosevelt Strong In Minnesota.
By Associated Press.
8U Paul, Minn., Nov. 8. Returns
coming now from the rural districts
ef Minnesota continue to Increase the
lead attained by Theodore Roosevelt
over Woodrow Wilson. Progressive
party lenders declare the final count
will bring Roosevelt's plurality noarly
20.000.
For United Btates Senator, Knute
Nelson, republican, leada all other
candidates, with James Mannahan,
also republican, for congressman at
large, next
The entire republican state ticket
has been elected. The state legisla
ture will be aa follows:
Republicans 8l democrats 0; so
cialists 1; prohibition 1.
t&O.OOO.AOO Bonds for Highways.
By Associated Press.
Albany, N. Y., Nov. 8. Unofficial
returns received In Albany Indicate
that tho proposal to bond the state
lor $30,000,000 to continue the work
of Improving the state's highway wns
adopted at Tuesday's elwtlon.