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f5 TEE GAZETTB-NEW8 HAS TUB MOST EXPENSIVE! ASSOCIAT ED PRESS BEBVXCB IN TOT tl , . CAROLTNA8 tt It LEATHER FOEECASTi PROBABLE SHOWERS. , VOLUME XIX. HO. 165: ASHEVILLE, N. 0., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 21, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS WERP IS REM) Y FOR BffiSPE OF GERMAN ANT RATE RESISTANCE ADVANCE JAPAn GETTING READY FOR WAR Strictest Prohibition on Publi cation of Army and Navy Movements Plans Move on Eiao Chow. DENIAL OF DESIGNS b ON THE PHILIPPINES Surprise Expressed That Am erican Press Attaches Sin ister Motives to Japan's . . . 1 Sending Ultimatum. . Toklo, AtigTiBt.21.-t-Japaii 1 .quiet ly preparing for eventualities, follow ing the expiration, next . Sunday of her ultimatum to Germany demanding the withdrawal of Germain warships from the Orient and the evaouation of Klao Chow. The strictest prohibition has been placed on the publication of any in formation concerning the movement of Japanese ships and forces. All corre Bpendence Is censored, and the news papers are closely watched. The activities at the Germany em bassy where personal effects are being packed for shipment are the only in dication of what the answer of Ger many will be; ' Meanwhile notwith standing the most sensational reports of Japanese treatment In the Orient "Wu9t be treated courteously. German professors are expected to remain at their posts unless they are needed for service at home. - : ' ' The war and navy departments are planning for a move on Klao Chow where, contrary, to current reports, the fortifications are really formid able. Since the outbreak of the Eu ropean war, . thousands of Chinese coolies .have.- been employed in strengthening these defenses. It is be lioved here that the taking of Klao Chow will not be an easy task. The Japanese newspapers and lead ing Japanese express surprise at the American press that attaches motives to Japan In sending the ultimatum to Germany. They state that this action was taken only after weeks of con versations with Groat Britain and was at the requestl and with the ap proavl of Japan's ally. Premier Okuma and Foreign Min ister Kato have made repeated and ' categorical denials that Japan has designs on Samoa and the Philip pines or other territory- Baron Elichl Shibusawa, president of the American-Japan association, and Beut Nakano, vice president of the same organisation and president of the Toklo chamber of commerce, are heading a movement Intended to reassure China of Japan's pacifica tory Intention M. Nakano wllf leave for China soon, it Is announced. m NOMINATED FOR GOVLRNOR OFGEDRGIA Atlanta, Aug. . -Complete re turns last night from 14 out of 148 counties in Georgia show that United States senator Hoke Smith was re nominated In the state-wide demo cratic primary by a convention vote of 140, against tt for former Gov ernor Joseph M. Brown, Judge Nat E. Harris, was nominated for gov ernor by Urge majority over . O. llardman and J. Randolph Anderson. None of the candidates for the un expired term of the late Senator A O. Bacon received a majority vote In the primary and the contest will be divided In the state convention. Late returns Indicate that Governor Jonn M. Slaton carried II counties with 117' convention votes: Congressman Thomas W. Hardwlck. 41 coumies with i: votes, and Thomas S. reld er J 6 counties with 16 votes. In -the congressional contest returns Indicate the renomlnatlon of ten of thj twelve representatives. C. 1Y Hartlett, who did not seek renomtna tlon In the sixth district, will be suo- eeeded by Walter Wise, who was un onDosed. Cart. Vlnsen Is trading field of four In the tenth district to uoceed Hardwlt. . Increase Risk. San rrandsco, California, August II. London cablegrams to the Paclflo coast representative of IJoyds has given notice that the underwriters have Increased the risk en Jwww vmm.Is to s.t car cent which Is the TELLSOf EIGHT UTILE T Correspondent Gives Graphic Account of Bombardment of Belgian City by Ger man Troops. 'RESIDENTS RAN ABOUT LIKE DISTURBED RATS" Sea Captain Describes the Shelling of Russian. Sea port by the German -' Battleships. ' London, . Aug. 21. (4:06 a. m.) The fighting at Tlrlemont and Luvaln, is described by the Ostend corres pondent of the . Express who says he witnessed it from a church tower at Tlrlemont first and later proceeded to Louvain. He says; Until luncheon time Tuesday Tlr lemont was quiet. Suddenly, about 12:30 o'clock, came the sound of the first German gun. .The artillery had opened fire. From the bhurch tower It was possible to see distinctly the position of the German guns and the bursting of their shells. The Belgians replied from their positions east of Louvain. It was a striking sight, to the accompaniment of the ceaseless thud, thud of bursting shells with their puffs of cotton like smoke, tear ing up. the peaceful wheat fields not faraway. - ' . "Gradually working nearer, the shelss began to strike the houses In Tlrlemont. This was a signal for the populace who heretofore had been confident that the Belgian army could protect them, to fly blindly and unreasonlngly. All they knew was that the Germans were coming. From the tower the scene was like the rushing of rats from a disturbed nest. The people fled in every direction ex cept one. "I moved down to Louvain where everything seemed quiet and peaceful. The people sat in the cafee drinking their beer and smoking. Meanwhile the Belgian troops were retiring in good order toward Louvain. Bv midnight Tuesday the town was In a panic. Before midnight refugees had begun to arrive, followed by sol diers. At 11 o'clock the Belgian rear guard, was engaging the enemy at the railroad bridge at he entrance to the own. The firing was heavy. The In- lured began to come In. Tiiderless horses appeared, both German and Belgian. These were caught and mounted' by civilians, glad to have so rapid a' mode of escape. "I remember a black-clad Belgian woman running straight down the middle of a road away from the Ger mans. Behind her-eame the retiring Relgglan troops, disheartened bu val iant. This woman, clad In mourning, was the symbol of the Belgian popu lace. "At some of the barricades along the route, the refugees and soldiers arrived simultaneously, making the defense difficult All about Tlrlemont and Louvain refugees continually In terferred adth the work of the troops. The road to Brussels always was crowded with refugees." Kliflllng of Liberal, Stockholm, Aug. tl. t Via London, 7:20 a. m.) The captain of a Swed Ish steamer which has just arrived from Llhcau, tells this story of the bombardment of the Russian seaport by the German fleet: It wason a Sunday evening that the rain of fire began to fall on the city. The townspeople were thrown Into a panic. They ran Into the streets and other open places because their houses were falling and burning. 'fifteen women, seated on a pile of lumber, were killed by the explo. alon ofa single shell. The bombard ment continued for two hours. Many buildings and bridges were destroy ed. Advices from St Petersburg Infll cate that llfaln the capital runs on in the ordinary way. The streets, cafe and amu-ment places run on as usual, No additional military pre cautions have been taken. It Is said The too diupply. It is said, is plentl ful. . The destruction of the harbor works at Hango, Finland, by British warships. Is reported by the master of the Swedish steamer n I front "W receive orders from Ihs port authorities on August second to moor wlh the Dutch coal steamer Aloor, across the entrance of the harbor, where our ship was to be dynamited In order to close the channel ' he said. "Later the authorities permitted us to anchor outslds In security, but the Alcnr was blown up according to prcersm, together with threave!uable oranee." DECISIVE CONFLICT IS YET IMMINENT Most Formidable Shock In History" Will Occur On Belgian Soil, According To French "Military Experts. BRUSSELS YIELDS WITHOUT A SHOT British and French Ships Bombard Austrian SeaportGermans Active in Finland Waters "The most formidable shock in history," will occur on Belgian soil, according to French military experts, when the great armies of Germans and Austrians on one side and the allied troops of Belgium, France and Great Britain, on the other, come into close contact. No definite, infromation as to the place where the decisive encounter is to occur is permit ted to pass the censor, but the general staff of the French army declares itself confident o ' fighting under the best aus pices for its own forces. '; Not a shot was fired by thi Brussels was made' yesterday by caavlry.. This advance guard, owed today by a strong column of German troops encamp ed in the vicinity. After the departure of the ital, communication wa3 cut off parts of Belgium and abroad. The temporary capital of the Belgians have retired, is understood to be strongly forti fied and military correspondents declare .the preparations for its defense cover an enormous area, while it has been provisioned for a long siege. British and French warships bombarded and .greatly damaged Cattaro, an Austrian German warships are reported to have destrpyed the har bor works at Hangow, Finland. Japan is making active preparations in view of the ap proaching expiration on Sunday matum, to Germany. Jt is expected she will at once move on Kiaochow, the German protectorate in China. A final call to arms affecting all able bodied men frotf twenty to forty-two years of age has been issued by the Aus trian government. An Anglo-American roazh nized in Paris and its services French ministery of war. Official news made public Germans continue to pass the Meuse in the vicinity of Huy and that an immense concentration is being carried out in Belgium this" (Friday) morning. No French territory is oc cupied by the enemy except a piece of enclosed land at An diin Le Ronan, in the department of Meurthe-et-MoseUe. Great Battle Coming. Faris, August 21. (9:15 a. m.) The Fctit Parisian's re view of the war situation today says: ' "A great battle is prephnng. Belgium is to be the theater of the most terrible shock in his tory, tho result of which es capes belief. 14 Tho Germans have been making advances since Tna day towards the north, which Wednesday forced the Bel gians, after a fine resistance, to fall back to Antwerp, the Oer man government will claim a triumph, whereas from a stra tegical point of view the result was of modiocre importance. "The Belgians havo taken up their respective positions and it is certain our general staff is far from being taken by surpriso by our adversaries ' tactios, Tho i tm v j ii. Bl.au uau mug Belgians - when entry into an advance guard of German it was reported.'was to be fol- Belgian troops from the cap between that city and other tie country, Antwerp, whither '. seaport, on Wednesday. ! i of the time limit of her ulti riders corps has been orga have been accepted by the In Paris this morning says foreseen them and it is impos sible to surprise them." Shelled Cattaro. London, August 21. (9:10 a. in.) A dispatch to the Ej change Telegraph , company from Cetttnje, under yester, day's date, says the English fleet, assisted by French war ships, in conjunction with Montenegrin batteries on Mt. Lovchen on Wednesday, bom barded the Austrian fortifica tions at Cattaro greatly dam aging them. Tho correspondent adds that in an engagement between Montenegrins and Austrians.in Bosnia, the latter BuWed 200 casualties. - The British war information bureau, has not oonGrmod the report. Enormous Preparation. I ion,- Aug. ii.-d.ie a. m ) The correspondent of the Times at The Hague, telegraphing today, says: 'The preparations for the defense of Antwerp extend over an enormous area. All.closses in the city are join ing in the work today and night but there Is no Blgn of panic or confu sion.. The gates are closed while the work of preparation goes doggedly on. Antwerp itself offers a strange contrast. At almost eevry window ap pear English, Belgian and French flags, giving a festive air to the city which Is preparing to resist to the last gasp." May Pass Throogh. Ghent, Belgium, Aug. 20. (-Via Paris, Aug. 21. 8:60 a. m.) German Hussars and Uhlans arrived this morning (probably Thursday) on the shooting grounds at the gates of Brussels whither the burgomaster went to parley with them. In the af ternoon German officers occupying an automobile, crosser Grand Place (the market, place) going to the city hall while detachments of Germans went through various parts of the city. The telegraph office and railway station were closed for the greater part of the day. Many of the inhabit ants of Brussels are leaving for Ghent and Ostend. The Germans will only pass through the city is the general opinion or at the most, make a very short stay. The only signs of animation In the place are caused by the arrival of peasants who are abandoning the surrounding villages. The German troopers have establish ed themselves on the shooting ground. They are understood to have said they had been cut off from the rest of the army. . Death of Son. Paris, Aug. 21. (6:25 a. m.) Count Guerry de Beauregard, a veter an of the war of 1870, thus announces the death of a son at the front: "One son already has met the death of the brave beyond the frontier at the head of a squadron ot the seventh Hussars. Others will avenge him. An other of my sons, an artilleryman. Is with the general staff. My eldest son Is with the twenty-first Chasseurs. Long Live France!" GQLDSBDRD EDITORS IKE irajpoi I JUDGE Accuse Superior Court Officials of Ordering Liquor Big Sensation Is on. Special to The Gnxette-News. Goldsburo, Aug. 21. Judge It. It. Feebles has served summons through Sheriff Edwards of this county on Mrs, Ch2.. ". Hrown anl Geo. W. Brown to appear belerc Mm tu his home town of Jackson, to answer to the charge of contempt of court growing out of a recent article which appeared in the Goldsburo Weekly ltecord of which the lirowns are editors and owners. The hearing will take place before Judge Peebles, who Is now holding court In Jackson, ttaturday""mornlng of this week at 10 o'clock. The ltecord charged that Judge Peebles eyas too commanding In his official capacity, that he played set back, received whiskey by express, got full, etc., and that If all reports were true he was not a fit man to hold the high and responsible position of judge of he Superior court Judge Peebles demanded that the editors retract the above charges which they refused to do with the re suit that they will have to appear be fore that judge as stated above. - A prominent figure In the above case nd one who gave out the statement Saturday afternoon that ha wiy fight the case In the highest court of the United Slates, la Geo, A. Norwood, president of the National and Savings banks of this city who with another prominent business man of this city were authority for the statements pub lished In the ltecord. Uuslnes men have been callers at the Record office all the afternoon of' fnrlng aid to the editors who will leave for Jackson tomorrow with, their taw vers and several clnee friends and the writer wss Informed by the defendants that they were prepared to furnleh million-dollar bond. if necessary. POPE IS LIKELY TO BE European Conflict Will Doubt less Have Some Effect on Choice of Successor to Pius X. NEW RULES SUGGESTED TO GOVERN CONCLAVE Movement Started to Have Warring Powers Declare Truce While Conclave Is Being Held. Rome, Aug. 21. It Is assorted that the cardinals have discussed the Idea of holding the conclave for the eleo Hon of a successor to Pius X. without shutting themselves within the V.itlcar. throughout their deliberations, as has been the traditional practice. Here tofore each cardinal has had an apartment in the palace, with occom modationa also for his secretary and servants. On the occasion of the last conclave the three days- session of the sacred college entailed an expense of $120,000. It has been suggested tl at the cardinals meet at the Vn lean twice daily for a ballot untft a choice has been made and at the close of each session return to their homos or wherever they may be stopping. These sittings of course would be mi'ir the seaLof absolute secrecy, white permit ting greater freedom on the part of members of the college. The assembling cardinals and otli"3 of the faithful here were gr.a'.ly re lieved today by the denial of a gener ally accepted report that Anna Sarto. sister of the late Pope, had died dufjjig .the night from shock. It was said, however, that she was still prostrated with grief over the death of her brother, whose companion she ruvl been for many years. Among the so-called political car dinals, headed by Cardinal Agllardl, a movement is under way to have the sacred college of cardinals address the rulers of countries engaged In war, asking them to declare a truce while the new pontiff is being elected. ' h's plan as well as the proposition to tt tempt mediation, provides for thi as sistance of the United States as the greatest neutral power. Greatct efforts are being male to prevent the conclaves presintlnj u spectacle of schism among the fnrelin cardinals on account of conflict nnw waging throughout Europe. If sv.eh a breach should occur, It is expected the foreign cardinals would !orm groups as follows: Tho seven from France; five frim Spain; two each from Kngland and Portugal and one each from Ireland, Berglum and Cunada, forming a total of nineteen. Tho two Germans and six Ans,','- Iluimarlans make up another i,roup f eight. The neutral group Is compos?! fri m the three American and one e;n h from Iirar.ll and Holland, foiini'ig a total of five. Separately stands the bulk (f Ital ian cardinals, numbering thlrty-thr?. The wnnle sucrea college liumocra 6G cardinals, so that the next ofe needs 42 votes to be elected The Italians alone or with the five neu trals, are insuRlcli-nt, while any at tempt to Join either the Germun oi Anglo-French group . would rauro othor splits. Thus It appears likely the choice will fall upon an Italian. Nothln Is Officially known about the late pope s will,, but the Glnrnale d - Itnlla says It Is drawn In humblo pious language. He recommends his suc cessor to grant his sisters a pension of 60 monthly each but dors net men tion his niece. Gild Parolln. It also expresses the desire that a pension ot 12 monthly be granted to his valet. The newspaper adds that the late pontiff asks that his secretaries, ? m signor Giovanni Dressan and Oluseppo Peaclnl, be promoted to canonrlra The will contains a recommendation that the burial be a modest one In the crypt of SL Peters. It concludes by Invoking God's forglvenness for tr.u sins which the testator may have committed. . Cardinal Merry Del Val. papal sec retary, today delivered Into the hands of Cardinal Delia Volpe, the whole machinery of the Catholic church, giving him at the same time a detail ed report of all business. With Csrdlnal Merry Del Val. re tire other high officials and heads of departments at the holy see, whom the next pope may re-sppolnt It he so o situ, ' KMer Not Dead. London, Aug. .11 (10:01a.m.) The erroneous statement made In (Continued on p I) IT IT IT FOOD DEALERS Attorney General Expects Sev eral Indictments as Result ' of Inquiry into the High Prices. WILL BE NO EFFORT TO LOCALIZE PROSECUTION President Wilson Has Directed That Prosecutions Be Vig-. orously Pushed. Against ; , the Accused. . h Washington, Aug. 21. Attorney General McReynolds expects several indictments to be returned within the next few days, as a result of the In-' vestigatlon ordered by President Wil son o the increase In food prices at the outbreak of the war in Europe. Officials would not say today In what dies the indictments would be sought, but it was declared no effort would be made to localize the prose cutions in any particular part of the country. Mr. McReynolds has been In fre quent communication with the White House since the Investigation started and expects to make his report soon. The president has directed that prosecutions be pushed vigorously. Itlg Advances. Roanoke, Aug. 21. Price advances since the outbreak of the European war range from eighty to ninety per cen according to statistics gathered by the United States district attorney on orders of the United States attor ney general. Sugar advanced ninety per cent; pork, thirty per cent; fresh, meat sixty pjjr cent and others about tho same proportion. MORE DELAYS IN BELIEF IRK Washington, Aug. 21. There will be no further delay In disbursing to Americana the funds deposited by i relatives and friends at the treasury department, and forwarded aboard the cruisers Tennessee and North, Carolina. Orders have gone forward, it was announced at the state depart ment today, ordering treasury and consular ofticials to bitln payment In conformity with the lists furnished by the depositors. It was stated a misunderstanding had obtained abroad about the funds aboard the Tennessee. It was understood the funds was only for the relief of desti tute Americans without credit or pri vate funds. This has been cleared up and Secretary McAdoo has arranged a credit of $500,000 upon which em bassies, legations and consulates ma draw to relieve destitute Americans. Consular reports from Spain today said Americans were receiving casn In exchange for checks and letters of credit from the banking branch of the firm of Morgan and Harjas. The uteuui'V Infanta Isabel, the re port adds, will be able to take horns almost all Americans In Spain who have already gathered at Darcelona and Cadis. OVER MILLION BUSHELS . WHEAT CROSSING OCEAN Washington, Aug. tl. More than 1,000,000 bushels of American wheat ere' on their way to Switzerland In Hrltlsh bottoms, the shipment of three cargoes having been arranged by Pr. Charles Paul Hubscher, charge of the legation here. Arrangements have been made to allow pamaga through France and Italy of food stuffs Intended for Swltxerland. ' The legation had little fear that Great Ilrltaln would selte the car goes, although she could do so pro viding payment were made. At the British embassy It was said England was In no need of food stuffs. rresldmt rians Cruise, Washington, August II. President' Wilson la planning a week-end cruU along the Atlantic coast on the May flower beginning probably Raturdsy. Wilts House officials, believing the preetdent Is In need of rest, are urg ing him to take the trjp. fcV6t rate now. being Quoted, , i
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