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ITjj) OAZETTS-NEWS HAS THB t I OA I . N . tf' f l ' WEATHER FOBECASTi FAIR TONIGHT. ; 1 f S VOLUME XIX. NO. 145 ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 29, 1914 PRICE FIVE CENTS TROOPS OF RUSSI A RESERVISTS III FACTIONS AGREE o .S. ED MM SENim FRONTIER SIM 1 EM GRANTED AM of Europe Massing Armies at Strate gic Points. EFFORTS MADE TO LOCALIZE Troop Movement In Aus tria and Servia Rap id and Steady. ; Berlin, July 29. The Ger man emperor and Emperor Nicholas of Rnssia today ex changed telegraphic communi cations concerning the inter national crisis. Paris, July 29. The Temps says Russia was officially in formed about half past twelve this afternoon that Austria Hungary would respect the ter ritorial integrity of Servia and wishes even to abstain from occupying Belgrade, the Ser vian capital : ' ;. C London? July 29. Partial; mobilization iof the Russian troops in the Southern and; Southwestern districts was or-; tiered by the Russian war of-' flee last night according to dis patches received here. - It is argued in official circles that although-this action dtn gerously diminished the chan ces of maintaining European peace, it does not necessarily imply a rupture of relations between Austria-Hungary and Russia. Reports of the massing of armies in strategic posts came from all points of Europe to " day but no actual clash of op posing forces was' registered. Diplomats concentrated their attentions on effort sto confine the war to Asutria-Hungary and Servia, the two nations immediately concerned in the quarrel an dthe attitude of the Oerma nan dRussian emperors was closely watched, owing to their near relations to the countries engaged. , Premier Asqulth referred to the In ternational situation In the, house of commons but all the Information that wn able to imparat waa contained In a few words. "The situation at thth moment," he said, "Is one of extreme f gravity and I can only truthfully say wioi me uwnnsn fovtrnnwnv w, relaxing its efforts to do everything In Its power to circumscribe the area of conflict "The Rrltlrh government hag re ceived no information as to in al leged revolutionary outbreak In Rus Warf Poland." Rostrta-Hungary and " Bervla re bounded today with tha march of troops towards positions of attack and defense while military aviators on both sides flitted through the air Hons the frontiers In an effort to discover their opponents' position. No Idea of the plan of campaign could be obtained by the general pub lic, however, owing to the rigidity of the censorship 1n regard to military movement. It waa known that the Auetro Hungarian government had requisitioned the entire train servlco nd that private transportation In the dual monarchy had ceased. It was gleamed from dispatches' from Ser vian points that the Bosnian frontier was looked upon as the most likely point of attack or the Austrian troops nd thither the soUlsrs of King Peter Jere hurried In great numbers. The Montenegro soldiery, evidently pre paring to support their brother Serbs. leo concentrated along the Bosnian frontier. The stock asrhanges sveryhfo In "urope were demoralised and where FIGHTING they were not closed business was almost at a standstill. David Lloyd-George, British chan cellor of the exchequer, today made nte financially tranquillzing statu ment in the house of commons that the bank of England saw nothing in the present financial situation to make It necessary to call a meeting of bankers to deal with it. German Comment. Berlin, July 29. The North Ger man Gazette, the official organ of the German government, will publish this evening this comment on the Interna tional situation: "The peaceful tone of the official Russian communication Issued yester day finds a lively echo here. . The im perial government shares the wish of; Russia for the maintenance of peace ful relations and it hopes the German people win support It by .maintaining a moderate and ou'et attitude.", ,i . a w.-.'.14 side of the frontier Is confirmed by many advices which have reached th'j ears of German officials but It was stated here today that no mobilization order had been issued by the Russian war office. The Russian regiments which have been moving forward to occupy strat egic points on the frontier have been served out with 350 rounds of ammu nition per man, while hasty purchase; of forage have been made for the cav- airy. A number of German regimenst, have been moved toward the frontier as a precautionary measure. The men are equipped for service. 1 There was the most Intense activity In diplomatic circles here today but no tangible, developments were re ported. A French diplomat said he saw some ground for optimism but the German foreign office declared there was nothing on which 'to base a Judgment one way or the other. The German crown prince arrived at Potsdam today and a family council was held In the new palace. The em peror, and empress the crown prince and the other princes of the imperial family were present. ' They conferred for an hour. Try to Localize Trouble. Vienna, JuSy 29. Germany and 1 Italy today continued Ihelr efforts to localize the war declared yesterday by their ally, Austria-Hungary against Servia, No further declaration had been received from Russia? und that country .ln had made no fresh at tempt to Intervene in the controversy. The Russian ambassador to Austria Hungary conferred with Count Leo pold Von Berthtold, Austro-Hungv-rlan foreign minister, but it Is under stood the Interview waa only for the purpose of obtaining information. Nothing whatever Is known here uf the reported Intention of Russia to make a declaration of neutrality In case Austria-Hungary should re nounce the Idea of territorial expan sion at the expense of the Hainan state. ' Dispatches received here datcyi Warsaw, Poland, report that several powder magazines exploded In that city on Monday and that several bomb explosions occurred In the principal postofflce, many persons bolng killed or wounded. Another telegram Bays the entire citadel of Warsaw waa blown up and that semi-official explanations declar ed the explosion to have been caused by lightning. The dispatch stalled there was no truth In the report that a revolt had broken out among the Hussion poles. laUiMJc Demonstrations. Bt Petersburg, July I. Great pa trlatlo demonstrations took place among the populace here today and reports from Moscow state that simi lar mbnlfestatlons occurred there. It was announced today that In (Continued on page ) 12 GERMAN POTASH MINERS ARE KILLED; DYNAMITE EXPLOSION Castle. Oermany. July !.Twelve potash miners were blown to pieces today by the explosion of 10 pounos of dynamite while they were slnklnr a shaft in the Krajall mine near here. PRICES FALLING 10 LOW PITS Seriousness of Austro-Servian Situation Is Reflected In Exchanges Throughout. Europe. SEVERAL FOREIGN ' BOURES SUSPENDED British Consols Drop to Lowest Price Since Eearly Years Of The Last Century Recover. London, July 29. The seriousness of the European situation was reflect ed again today on the London stock exchange. British consols dropped to 69'4, the lowest point reached since the arly years of the last century. Five small failures were reported and it was feared more would occur later in the day. The market generally was in a con dition of animated suspension but a little business was transacted as the forenoon progressed. Sales were ef fected only after much negotiation. The transactions In the American section showed the quotation of Can adian Pacific's at first to be 161. then rising to. 170 and afterward decllntfr again to 166 as compared with yes terday s closing price of 176. South er Railway was quoted at 17 again it yesterday's rlrwi'Mr price of 18 V and- TTirted States fiteel at it as compared with BUM at the close yesterday. Her! In Bankers- Pessimistic. Berlin, July 29. The Bankers asso ciation met today and decided against closing the bourse but resolved to sus pend dealings in securities handled for the settlement. Bankers displayed the most pessi mistic mood today. It Is expected that. the committee of the German Imperial bank will meet tomorrow and raise the discount rate from 4 to 5 per cent. The bourse committee later an nounced that dealings would be per mitted to a limited degree and that settlement quotations would be Issued this afternoon. Trading Feverish. ' New York, July 29 The local stock market opened today with trading feverish and. in large volume. Early losses ranged from J to 5 points In Amalgamated and Utah Cop pers, Great Northern preferred, Read ing,. Can, Qmeltlng and some of the !e.s active issues. Canadian Pacific, weakest of yester day's international stocks, sustained only a slight loss. Steel and some of the other leaders were relatively firm. Paris Iloursc Weak. Paris, July 29. The mourse opened weak today. Prices were affected by the drop In- New ork yesterday but little business was done. French 3 per cent rentes were a little better than yesterday at 78. Dutch Bourse Closed. Amsterdam, July 29. The bourse here was closed for today. St. Petersburg, Russia, July 29. The bourse here was closed today and probably will not open until Mondty. Llveroool England, July Z9. Tne l. ..h.n. h.. .miuniiH nn.m. tlons for the day. Glasgow, Scotland. July 29. Two members of the Glasgow stock et- change were "hammered" today. TO DEPORT FflEO BOALT eM Not Entitled to Be Considered Reputable Correspondent, Says Garrison. Washington, July 19. Secretary Garrison announced today he would direct Brigadier General Funston at Vera Cruz to depprt from Mexico Fred L. Boalt, correspondent for the News paper Enterprise association,' who sent out a sensational story that an American naval officer applied the "law of flight" to Mexican prisoners, A court of Inquiry pronounced the story false. "Ther waa absolutely no truth In his story," said Secretary Garrison to day, "and he had no reasou to think It was true. It was a pure, reckless publication .and Boalt' Is not entitled to be considered a reputable corespondent, Austrians, Hungarians ' And Servians Arranging to Go Home to Take Part . In Conflict. LARGE ORDERS GIVEN BY'POWERS FOR COAL War Funds Are Raised at an Anti-Austrian Meeting in Chicago Austrians and Servians Riot. Washington, July 29. Official no tice calll.ig to the colors all Austro Hungarians in the Unite'd States sub ject to military service in their na tive country was being sent out today by the Austro-Hungarian ambassa dor. . ' ', The call announces that the emper or has ordered "a partial mobiliza tion" and ., reservlets belonging to Eight army corpsjj must Immediately make 'arrangements to go home and take up arms. ., ' Consulates Crowded. New' York, July 29. The consu lates of Austria-Hungary and Bervia In this city were busy places again today. At an- early hour crowds of men "capable of bearing arms filed their names with the consuls and promised to hold themselves in read iness to return- to their native coun tries for military service. " ' At the Austro-Hungarian consulate it was stated that in the event of a large number of reserves in this country feeing called upon steamships Would be chartered by the govern ment to transport them to Austria. How the Servian reservists would get back for military, duty was a prob lem that It was saldy ot the Servian consulate woohl !. solved" iuleklyi when the time tor action arrived. A rumor that the principal Euro pean powers likely to be involved in the Austro-Servian war had placed orders in this country for large quan tities of coal for their navies was confirmed by leading coal exporters today. The possibility of Germany, Austria, Italy and France being shut off from the Welsh coal supply by England being drawn Into the con troversy Is held responsible for the orders placed here. Auntro-Kervla.1 Riot. Los Aneeles, Cal., July 29. Rioting broke out here early today in the portion of the city where Servians and Austrians reside. There was some shooting but no one was found to have been seriously hurt. Police reserves suppressed the, disturbance. Several Austrians were arrested. ' ' War Funds Raised. Chicago, July 29. War funds rais ed at anti-Austrian meetings here last night were counted today and held In readiness to be used for the transportation of Servians, Croatlans, Bohemians and other Slavs who wish to fight for Servia. Currency and pledges said to total more than $10,000 were raised at one meeting for tha benefit of the Servian military hospital service. Intense feeling was shown. The Austrian double-headed eagle emblem was torn from the walls and trampled. The Slavic colony here is estimated at more than SO. 000. Fear LalMr Shortage. Pittsburgh, July 29. Hears of manufacturing and mining companies fear a shortae of labor If the Austro Sorvian war Is prolonged. It Is esti mated that there are 600,000 Ausiro- Hungarian subjects in western Penn sylvnnla and northern West Virginia,' one-fifth of whom are liable for mill tary duty. FIGHTIIiGJDREST FIRES Western Montana Threatened With Repetition of Big Fires of 1910. . r Missoula, Mont.,' July 19, Two hundred men were engaged "today fighting a forest fire In a heavy stand of spruce on Big River In the Flat head national forest. The fire Is the worst of a dozen burning In various portions of western Montana, "We are facing a repetition of 'the great fires of 1910." said District Forester ' Slleox. "unless we can stamp out those fires before they run together." There will be a collection of the Holy Eucharist tomorrow morning at 7:10 o'clock at th eresldence of Mrs. Joacph B. Tate, ,169 Monlford 'Ave., (or all communicants of 8L Mary's church. FREED: TUMULT Frenchwoman Is Acquitted of The Murder of Gaston Cal mette, Editor of the Figaro. WILD SCENES FOLLOW . THE ANNOUNCEMENT Groups of Barristers Come to Blows and Peace-Making Guards Are Drawn Into Melee. Paris. July 29. Mme. Henrlette Caillaux was acquitted last night by a jury In the court of assize of the wilful murder on March 16 last of Gaston Calmette, editor of the- Flga ro. The verdict was returned after 60 minutes deliberation. The announce' ment was llewed by the wildest tu mult. . " i Mme. Caillaux staggered' and then threw her arms about the fleck of her counsel, Fernand Labor!. Her hair fell over her shoulders and her hat fell to the floor. The spectators stood upon desks and chairs. Cries of "Caillaux murderer," and . "Caillaux assassin," mingled. The din was deafening. Several groups of barristers came to , blows and the republican guards, trying to separate them, joined in the melee. The spectacle of Laborl and cnenu, the latter counsel for the Calmette family, embracing each other, calmed the tumult for a moment, but It was redoubled when they lett with Mme. Caillaux. Unable to make himself heard the presiding judge with the other judges marched from the room. The advocates took complete possession of -the court; some mounted the jndce's desks andihijrirfnc'ii';5 ! thp syAt&t' The guards then cleared e, portion- of the room and comparative quiet was restored. Judge Albanel returned and read the judgment, ordering the re lease of 'Mme. Caillaux. Shaken with emotion, Mme. Call-j laux departed by the witness' door. She covered her face with her hands as if to shield herself from the furi ous cries of "murderess!" By way of several narrow corridors and back staircases, she reached a small side door ,in the Palace of Justice, and drove' away In an automobile unob served. M. Caillaux left by the main en trance on the arm of his devoted friend, Dep;;'.y Pascal Ceccaldi, amid mingled cheers and hoots.. , Thus ended the most sensational trial In Parisian courts In years. Each day provided Its dramatic thrill and though the verdict has been pro nounced the final outcome cannot be foretold. The court session today was de voted to speeches by counsel. Mme. Caillaux entered the prisoner's dock pale and worn. She collapsed during the address of M. Chenu, who scored her bitterly. The tone of the speech of Jules Harbeaux. prosecutor general, was unusually mild. To the Jurors he said: "Your duty as the defenders of the Interests of society requires you to find a verdict of guilty, but no one expects you to be pitiless." M. Laborl, who came last, delivered a masterpiece of passionate elo quence. He closed amiu a tempest oi applause, saying: "My wish Is that Mme. 'Caillaux shall leave hero acquitted and that the press Bhall be purified. Let us keep our anger for our enemies abroad." Demonstrations against the Cail laux verdict occurred In several places tonight. In th boulevards larije ex cited crowds dim 'issed the cas" and when the verdict became known there were cries of "down with Cail laux." In one section mounted republican guards had to assist the police In quelling the disturbances. Many po lice and rioters were Injured and many arrests were made. PLANS BASEBALL TOUR OF SOUTH AMERICA Chicago, July 29. A tour of South America this winter by the Chicago Americana Is contemplated by Charles Comlsky, owner of the club. It was understood Comlsky probably would try to arrange for the White Sox to be accompanied by the New York Nationals. . "I don't care whether thetrlp would pay or not," Comlsky lurid. "I want to show baseball to all the peo ple ot the earth. After South America It should bt Africa and then we will have shown the sport to everyone." At the mid-week prayer service at the First Baptist church tonight. Judge A. H Wilson, of the Juvenile court of New Orleans will make an address. Judge Wilson visits Ashevllle annually and has many friends here who will doubtless take advantage of this opportunity to bear him. Carranza and Carbajal Reach Understanding on Plan to , Stop Bloodshed In Mexico. CARRANZA EXPECTED TO DEFINE ATTITUDE To Make Statement Concern ing His Views on Carbajal's Request For General. Amnesty. Washington, July 29. Gen eral Carranza and Provissional President Carbajal have both agreed on a basis for the ar rangement of peace in Mexico, according to a cessage received here today by Jose Castellot, personal representative here of Carbajal. - Mr. Castellot showed Secretary Bryan his latest advices from Carba jal saying that General Villar and Justice Allende the two delegates of the federal government who had left Vera Cruz for Tampico to meet Car ranza, had been instructed to carry out in detail the general basis of peace "already agreed upon." This was interpreted by Mr. Castellot to mean that through private channels and through Reglnaldo Cepeda, ad vance delegate of the Carbajal gov ernment, who is with General Car ranza now, a definite understanding had been reached. With respect to amnesty and guar antees Carranza. It Is understood will pi-oniiae 4jnfij4Uul il igi)xqeTt toso directly responsible ror tne overinrow of Medaro. As practically all of the guilty have fled Mexico, this exception will not be opposed by the Carhajal government. It Is now expected that within a few days details of the peace agree ment will have been worked out. Diplomats here expect that the ques tion of recognizing the Niagara Falls protocols will be among important subjects discussed. Approval of these protocols by the constitutionalists would mean prompt recognition by the United States, Argentina, Brazil and Chile of the new government in Mexico. Encouraging word came today from Vera Cruz, where agents of Zapata and Carranza have been conferring. An agreement by which the southern forces are- to co-operate with the constitutionalists In restoring peace has been drafted and approved by the delegates. Only the signatures of the two chiefs' how are required, It was said, to moke the agreement complete. The only doubtful factor in the sit uation was Villa. As yet nnlv vngue advices have come to officials as to Villa's intentions. Some definite ex pression Is expected soon. Washington. July 29. John U. Sll 11 man. President Wilson's personal representative In Mexico today noti fied the state department that Car ranza soon would Issue a statement specifically outlining his attitude to ward President Carbajal's request for guarantees of safety for the federals. Constitutionalist representatives ho-c (Continued on page 9) FREE COUPON I DEAL A RTa PATTERNdOUTFIT TO-DAYl5AMACAZl NE fltSf HTATION BY Gazette-News SIX OF THE ABOVE COUPONS ENTITLE EVERY READER TO THESE TWO GREAT GIFTS CUT No. 1 IDEAL ART. PATTERN OUTFIT Containing left Ncwwrt Rmhro(WT frnttfirwi of shwJaWy fee tett W '. st IS orau meK raestef retail mine, would nrtm then IK.flS. tefConpMeUMmwtataibroktarr SUtcblng T D rarees. the noted Krtnch smart. IdwU gmbmtdtrT Hoop tiHi eswot ftowtbf nV. s GIFT No. Jt-TODAY'S MAGAZINE FOR ONE YEAR 1 The Omit New Wnmnifi Maula-iv" roa n umtht tho svrt ip tn-dou Won" ! JoMsei, awUed direct to row bntn hf tho poNUhwn of the nsmtno. m.. a of thaao Coannna and Cants to Ml la oa and pwotre u- .T. aridreaa to which lh lodar't Hani Cr It i k -ih ft m vaar no tha Monk hwow. Tt L ... mu. nnMM of frvlzht (mm tha for OatlH sod Ww ml el SMUtog to foe each awoU areraer U aurreat lares of Tret olX-nliredara will add I (W. Extra tr tT Mi watlln.. (aaal TODAY"! MAGAZINE fa Om HAJUK - tnUtmrnd fre. " crrr town. .; Young Man Accused of Crimk nal Assault Has Been Lib , erated on Bond of j $7,500. SECOND VICTORY FOR COUNSEL FOR DEFENSE. Had Succeeded in Having tha Case Continued at Last ' Term of Court Prose- ' cution Opposes. ' ' (Another victory was won by the de fense In the case against Charlie Por rells, charged with criminal assault, this morning, when Judge E. B. Cline granted Sorrells bail In the sum of $7500, which was promptly given by R. Z. Sorrells and Henry G. McKen . zle, and the prisoner was released from the county jail, where he has been confined for several weeks. The first victory for the defense came when they succeeded in getting the case against Sorrells continued until the September term of Superior court for the. trial of criminal cases. Both the granting of the continuance of the case and the granting of bail was strenuously fought by Solicitor R. R. Reynolds and Bernard & John ston of the private prosecution. In granting young Sorrells bail this morning. Judge Cline stated to the attorneys that he had given the case mature reflection .and wanted ,to be fair and just to Sorrells and the' state. He then named the bond. In dolmr so, he warned the attorneys for the ' aerense and told them In turn to warn their client that the fl,sst time he heard of Sorrells trylpg' in any way to interfere or confuse ; the evidenc f of tt.e state, or tryhinr to get witnesses to "leave .the ,clty,?n? .wouldhSVo' f ' the bond and put the defendant back" in jail. The attorneys stated to the court that they would immediately warn Sorrells of tthe court's statement ana assured thetourt that' nothing of the kind would happen. Sorrells was first arrested several weeks ago when parties complained to Deputy Sheriff E. M. Mitchell, at midnight, that there was somo trru ble on the Swannanoa road. On go ing to the scene in an automobile with Jailor Dick Jordan, the officers fo'iud Sorrefls, Mrs. Ernestine V. Hooper, Miss L. Barnes and Walter Hill In a barn near the road. All were brouuht to this city and given hearings eurl:r In the morning before Magistrate B.1 L. Lyda, who continued the cases until the afternoon. At this contin ued hearing Sorrells was held without ball to the next term of Superior court, on charges of criminally, as saulting Mrs. Hooper and Hill wan found not guilty. F. A. Wadford, the driver of the automobile that took the party to the country was held un der a bond of $500 on charge of aiding and abetting In the assau't. . When the case was called at tha last term of Superior court, counsel for the defense, Judge P. C. Cocko and Jones & Williams, made a motion to continue the case until the Septem ber term. This was opposed by the state. After hearing arguments In the case Judge Cllne continued tin case. Then the attorneys for the de fense stated '.hat they would make ap plication for ball In the sum of $5000 for their client, which was done it the last term of court. The state and (Continued on Page Nine). Wednes. July 29 mmntrto Gift ina (inn m Crata torr and rart or hajxiune tha rattrr ha Pattern Yeas as a-.aaaaaaa.oaooo T
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