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THB OAZETTE-NEWB HAS THB MOST EXPENSIVE ASSOCIAT ED PRESS BEKVICB IN THB tt II CAROLINAS it it WEATHER FORECAST GENERALLY FAIR, VOLUME XIX. NO. 173. ASHEVILLE, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 31, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS GERMANS FAST HEARING VICl OR Y A USTRIANS CLAIM LIE EUR FDR MBA I Hundrds of Americana Arrive at New York, Hundreds More are Leaving France. MANY WERE UNABLE TO PAY FOR PASSAGE Work of American Consul Is Praised Refugees Tell of the Situation in Switzerland. PREMIER TIISTOER Publication of Alarming Dis patch Condemned by As quith in the Commons. T7 A TOT7TV TO CTITl TT7TXT TO CHECK RUSSIANS FINE RESIDENCE TO DESTROYED BK FUMES due New York, Aug. 31. A White Star liner from Glasgow arrived today with 855 passengers, all but 45 of whom were Americans, ine can JGiovanni, with 700 passengers, near ly all Americans, also arrived this imorning. Many of them owed for ithclr faro across' the Atlantic, when She boat docked here. Each passenger was charged $100 but if he could not fpay his promise to pay upon reaching :n-. vnrt was acccDted Instead of jmoney. No trans-Atlantic vessels were Jo leave New York today. Havre, Aug. 30. (Via Taris, Aug. J31.) The French line steamer Roch umbeau left on August 30, repatriat ing 800 Americans. Few complaints ?Vorc heard from the passengers re garding the "glorified steerage." Those compelled tu take quarters there have the same privileges as ithcr passengers. The Americans coming from Switzerland have inter esting accounts of the situation there. Edwin Beach of New York, said: jf'Grcat praise must be given to the American consul general, David F. "Wilbur and his staff for untiring ef forts in behalf of Americans needing help at Zurich." W. F. Bradley said the trip from Geneva had heen mosi tedious. "We did not mind; we were so glad to get away. The greatest feeling of unrest prevailed through out Switzerland. When we arrived at Lyons we found trains bearing French and English. All sang their national anthem and as a, finale a man standing on a packing box walv. ed a French' flag and sang the Mar salllege. The situation was a most Im pressive one." Rome, Aug. 1. (Via Pj.rts) The steamer Ancona has sallod from Naples with 1J4 Americans aboard Including Cyrus Townsend Brady. At Genoa the steamer Antilles In preparing to sail with a number of Americans, Including Phillip Collins of Philadelphia. Grain Ship Reached. Curling, N. F., Aug. 81. A big tramp steamer, grain laden from Montreal for Liverpool, Is reported beached on the New Foundland weot coast eleven miles north of here. The steamer struck and Ice berg In the strait of Belle Isle Friday night and.wai compiled to run ashore with her forehold full of water. Several rescue stinmers have gone to the aid of the grain boat. London, Aug. 31. Premier Asqulth publicly reprimanded the London Times In the house of commons this afternoon for having published the dispatch which created such excite ment Sunday morning. "The publication of this dispatch,' said the premier, "seems to me a re gretable exception to the patriotic' retl cence welch the press as a whole has shown up to the present and I trust It will not recur." j Mr, Asqulth opposed the suggestion to allow the correspondents to go to the front, but admitted the people were etltled to prompt and authenttl information of what was happening there and said arrangements had been made which he hoped would prove adequate. He then said: "It may become necessary to ask the house to pass some very drastic rules which I shall be loath to im pose unless the emergency comes. Fresh Troops Are Hurried From Western Front to Prussia to Halt Advance On Berlin by Russian Host. Sunset Mountain Home Burned on Sunday Loss Will Be Big. The London Times -on Sunday pub lished a dispatch from Amiens, France, In which the correspondent took n very pessimistic view of the situation from the standpoint of the. allies. NON-COMBATANTS FLEEING PARIS. FORTS GARRISONED I M IRRESISTIBLE St. Petersburg Denies Reverses on Austrian Frontier Or in PolandFiring Heard Off French Coast Fresh Reserves For France. NEW SCHOOL OFFICIAL IS EXPECTED T $' C. R. Appleton Will' Have Charge of New Manual Training Dept. CARDINALS MEET TO ELECT POPE Rome, Aur. 11. (Via Parle. 11:S1 a. m.) The conclave of the cardinal, to elect a successor to Pope Plus X., who died August 20, wu Inaugurated today with Imposing ceremony. Mass was celebrated In the Pauline chapel In the presence of 57 cardinals and their conclavists. There were present also members of the diplomatic corps, the knights of Malta and the arlstoor rlsy of the papal court, which for the first time since August 10, appeared without their mourning dress. The Slstlne choir sang the middle mass and Monslgnor Maaeella delivered In Latin an oration concerning the elec tion of a pontiff. R. Appleton, who will have charge of the new manual training de partment of the Ashevllle High school this year will arrive in the city to morrow morning and will at once com plete arrangement for the beginning of the class of boys who take this train lng at the local school. The greater part of the plans for the manual train ing department have been compieiea although there are several minor de tails to be worked out and these will not be gone Into until Mr. Appleton's arival here. The department will be located on the third floor of the High school building and already the benches to be used have been Installed and much of the heavier work done. Thaeouse In manual training will be i lectlve and If possible It Is planned to take In boys from all of the grades of the city schools down to the sixth grade, but this will be. regulated by the number of boys attending the High school who decided to take the course, Mr. Appleton is a graduate of the Mechanics Institute of Rochester, N Y., and has Just finished a summer course In the Stout Institute at Meno- monie. Wis., from which place he comes to this city. Announcement Is also made by Su pertntendent Harry Howell of the city schools that the domestic science course, attendance to which was com pulsory last year to all the girls In the High school will this year be elective, which means that only those girl stu dents who desire to take the course will do so. This step was taken In view of the fact that It was found that a great- per cent of the girl students did desire to take the course and many others have signified their In tentions of doing so when the school of the city open on Tuesday Beptember g. Everything la In readiness for the onenlng of all the city schools on the I date mentioned and It is expected that the opening attendance will be the largest In the history of the schools. London, Aug. 31. (3. a. m.) The Post today calls atten tion to a statement by the French embassy as indicating that .the .allied .forces .have again been compelled to fall back before the German ad vance in the neighborhood of LaFere, which is over twenty milesnearer to Paris than the Cambrai Lecateau line, where the allies reorganized after the Germans crossed the French border. Fighting is also reported in the vicinity of Amiens. La Fere is only a little more than sixty miles from Paris as the crow flies. The Post says: "A statement issued by the French embassy discloses a situation of much gravity. A German army on Sunday was attacking on a line between Lanoise-Signy-l'Abbaye, while another German army was at tacking from the west the Ijne between La Fere tp Guise and although unsuccessful at Guise was making progress at La Fere. "These two German armies, therefore, were only 40 miles apart. "The German army attack ing the front at Guise and at La Fere has a clear country be hind them and a severe attack on the flank will see them on their way to Paris." ust-. iiit?s5nnjmg account of Austrian opera- WAR NEWS SUMMARIZED. Fierce fighting continues on ? tho Austrian frontier. Both the st Austrias and Russian army S claims advantage. t From Austrian sources it is st stated that the Russians are be- It inc pursued in the direction of t st Lubln. in Russian Poland. ! t Early aispatches from St. st V. Petersburg state Russians are , s' active chiefly in the vicinity or , K Lubln. I DlsaDtches from St. Peters- H It burg say the Russian advance In t Prussia is progressing rapidly t and repeats a former claim of st successes in Gallcla. IS Fresh forces of Germans have st appeared on the Prussian front It ler, according to a British oftl st cial report. This bears out recent It statements from Belgium that It Germans were withdrawing t troops from their western front H to reinforce the Austro-German WORKING BASIS FOR PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT PRESIDENT MAKING NO PLANS TO SPEAK Cornish, N. H., Aug. II. President Wilson motored to Hanover today for round of golf with his phystolan, Dr. O ray son. Ha planned to take long automobile ride later. The presi dent Is making no plans to go on a speaking tour during tha fall cam palm, although he has taken tinder advisement requests of democratic leaders to speak In several tales. Nogales, Conors, Aug. 11. After conferences between Generals Villa and Obregon and Governor Maytore na, of Sonora recently, It was an nounced a working basis had been reached for a peaceful settlement ui the trouble between Honors factions. Several officers arrested by Maytore na were released. The conferences continue today. Germans Leave Japan. London, Aug. 31. 6:iv a. m.) A Havas agency dispatch from Ghent reports that that district is now clear of Ger mans and that railway and tel egraphic communication has been resumed with Gramont The officials have ordered the railroad to limit the issue of tickets to Antwerp to the strictest minimum. The object is to prevent provisions being taken from Ghent to friends in the fortress and to prevent spies taking advantage of a crowd to obtain the strength of the forts at different places. Toklo, Aug. 11. Count Hemes and forty Austrian and Germans has sailed for Ban Francisco on tha Mary land today. Tha destination la Wash ington. The birthday of ths emperor of Japan was celebrated ' today. A large procession of lantern bearers visited the Ilrlttlsh and Russian em bassies In Toklo and ths ovation was acknowledged by ths ambassadors. The crowds wars oruerly. , tions has been received in Ber lin from an official souce. "The Austo-Russian theater of war has seen dcisive battles in progress for several days. Our forces which were victor ious near Krasnik, pursued the Russians in , the direction of ! Lublin. "The Austrians adpanced al so in the enemy's territory be tween the rivers Bug and Wie per and we have taken posi tions in front of Zamoso. Oth- 'cr contingents of the Austrian army hold their positions northeast and southwest of Lemberg. After crossing the Dneister, they encountered great forces of the enemy." Emphais is placed on the word "decisive" in this official report. "The Austro-Russian battle front stretches for a distance of 700 kilometres, (420 miles.)" The beautiful residence of Mrs. R. S. Howland located on Sunset mount ain, was completely destroyed by fire vesterdav afternoon about i o ciock. The fire started in the roof and is be lieved to have been caused by a de fective flue. The flames soon spread to the entire roof of the house and the alarm was turned In to the local fire department, the laddies making the run in record time. It was found though that owing to the elevation of the house, it being almost as high up on the mountain as the reservoir that no pressure waa to be had and the firemen were helpless to put the fire out. When it was found that no water could be put on the fire the men de voted themselves to saving the furn ishings of the house and it was pos sible by quick hard work to not only save all the furnishings to the house but many of the doors, windows and the handsome ceilings were taken off and carried out. The residence was elaborately furnished and the celling in the dining room was composed of native woods, no less than five va rieties being used in it. The residence was erected several vears ago at a cost of between $50,000 Austrian and $00,000 and it Is understood that it was partially covered with insur ance. No statement was given out as to whether or not the residence would be rebuilt. Journalist Says Armed Auto Trucks are Greatly Facili tating Their Advance on Paris. ARMED WITH SCYTHES WHICH CLEAR PATH Traveler in Belgium Believes Stories of Atrocities tre Ex aggerated. Louvain Destroyed. IPPLE CMP PROMISES TO SMASH ALE RECORDS Bumner Fruit Crop is Now Looked for in This Section. t lines on the east, st Up to noon today no official st announcement had been made at st London or Paris. News dis- t patches Indicate that Germans It t are pressing toward Paris and t H that one army Is within sixty ? st miles of the French capital. W, st Paris Is preparing for a siege, st st Outgoing trains are filled with . It non-combatants while troops t It from the south and west are ar- Hi It riving to reinforce the garrisons t It already In the ring of tho city's H It defenses. ? It . Dover reports that firing. It st seemingly from vessels along the st French coast, was heard there st k Oila mnrnlnlF. It it here today that about 30,000 iniin'v. IDiiooiono VinH hAan to Iran nna Berlin, Aug. 31. (By wire less to The Associated Press.) It was officially announced Indications point toward a record breaking apple crop in Western North Carolina this year. -according to those who are in a position to know. Al ready, the fruit crop Is being harvehiod on a small scale but the big fruit busi ness does not open up until some weeks later. As a result of the excel lent outlook fruit men In this section are well pleased. They expect to get a good price for their output. According to land dealers and real estate men of Ashevllle there Is now a healthy demand on for orchards al ready planted and producing and for land suitable for fruit growing, with but little being offered for sale In the Lund of the Sky. Several big deals have been made In this Immoii;. tion during the past few months and In each Instance a good price was brought for the land In question. There is great activity on the ptrt of the municipal military administration in completing the detals of the plans for the defense of Paris. No official information re garding the military situation on the frontier has been made public. The unusual, animation no- oners by the Germans during the fighting in east Prussia, particularly at Ortelsburg, Hohenstein and Tannenburg. They include many officers of high rank. The German at tack at these three points was across swamps and lakes. CONFIRMATION MADE OF NOMINATIONS OF M'REYNOLDS, GREGORY London, Aug. 31.-12:35 p m.) An official telegram re ticed in the streets today "was ceived in London declares that caused chiefly by the thousands fresh forces of Germans made of persons seeking news. Many families are departing as a mat ter of prudence. It is felt here the fewer the non-combatants in the city the better. . Trains leaving to the west or south were crowded. Paris, Aug. 31. (12:03 p. m. All night long troops from the south and west of France have been arriving at the capi tal and passing by rail around the city to the locations of the encircling fortifications to which they have been assigned. Berlin, Aug. 28. (Via. Co penhagen and London, August 31. (12 :48 p. m.) The follow- h it t st It t st st t t st It their appearance on the Prus sian irontier and at some points they are taking the of fensive against the Russians. Late reports from Belgium have told of the movement of German troop trains east indi cating that the German gen era! staff was withdrawing cer tain forces from their western front to reinforce the German and Austrian armies in the east. Berlin and St. Peters- Washington, Aug. 31. The senate has continued the nomination of Attorney General James C. MeKey nolds as associate justice of the Su preme court. Senators said the vote was "very decidedly" in favor of confirmation. The senate also confirmed without a roll call the noinlmition of Thomas W. Gn-Kory to be attorney general. The vote on the Mclteynolds nomi nation was 44 to . Cummins. Clapp and Jones, republicans; Polndexter, progressive, and Vardaman, democrat, voted again 'Mr. Mc Reynolds. The principal speech In opposition was made by Senator Norrls of Nebraska. London, Aug. 31. A correspondent of the London Dally News who has been traveling through Dutch Lim- burg has sent a dispatch to his paper declaring the belief in that section that the family of the German Crown Prince Frederick William has taken refuge at The Hague. This story has not been confirmed from any other- quarter. Arno Dosch, correspondent of the magazine World's Work, arrived In London today from Brussels and re ported John T. McCutcheon of Chi cago, Irvin Cobb, of New York and Mr. Hanson of the Chicago News, ' safe in Brussels w'.-en he left last Thursday. Referring to the military situation in Belgium. Mr. Dosch said: "German auto trucks are a marvel. Equipped with scythes they mow right through hedges and wire fences If the roads no not suit drivers. These, trucks are heavily armored and they are able to resist anything except ar tillery fire. They enable the German forces to make forty miles a day. The . number of these trucks seems unlimited. 'About 300,000 German troops have made their way through Brus sels and 400,000 moved south of Brussels. The troops which passed through Brussels were later engaged with the British fc-ces. Only a small detachment of Germans were left. In the Belgian capital. I have no personal knowledge of the German atrocities reported from. Belgium and I am Inclined to dis credit moHt of these stories. The Ger mans also tell many stories of Belgian atrocities, most of which I believe. In some eases Belgian boys and old men undoubtedly fired on German soldiers from Inside buildings. This whs the case in Brussels and else where and men In buildings from which shots were fired were In soma c:ises executed. I know of no women or children being killed because of their being found In buildings from which shots were fired. "From what I have heard I belleva Germans have won over the allies and that they are not keeping a straight front to the enemy. , "The line of fight from Nttnur south has been a rigzag. Louvain Is a pitiful ruin. I came through that place on my way out of Belgium and saw the smoking ruins. Only the big cathedral was standing above tho smoke. "1 hncl no opportunity to learn of the events preceding the destruction of I,ouvaln." TALK IN SWITZERLAND OF ITALY'S JOINING HANDS WITH ALLIES CHANGES ANNOUNCED AT THE POST OFFICE or dr reports agree that there agreed to house adjustments In has been terrific fighting in .hrorthrekpr-.?ch b"' now Slthat district for several days. R It St st stlnnrl 1eonns Ttaawtf, military critic the St of the Prill ParWen, reassure Urns It establishes a bureau for war risk Insurance In the treasury department and appropriates 16,000,000 to pay losses on ships of American registry, sustained through hasardi v war. r.KM IMPUKUNAnLEr larl. Aug. II. Lieutenant Col. Geneva. Bwltxerlsnd, Sunday, Aug. Jl (Via Paris. Aug. 2. 4:s0 p. m. Delaved In transmission) There Is much talk on the Swiss side of the border of Italy Joining the allies sgnlnst Germany and Austria. The Swiss have heen called tothe colors snd It Is reported here that the Ital ian filet hove been concentrated at a certain point on the Adriatic to Join the British and French squadrons be fore Trieste. .1. D. Isom, who for the past several years has been registry clerk at the Ashevllle post office, has exchanged places with Ira W. Bouton, who holds a similar position In the Brownsville, Texas, oftloe. The change will be come effective on September 1. Mr. Isom came here several years ago from Texas, having exchanged at that time with a member of the Ashevllle office who desired to go to Texas. These changes are made with the ap-, ..! aw. . ... a m and the postmaster general. Coif Tournament Opens. RtltllttttMMft.KKR 51 who might be frightened by tha poe- tContlnued on pags 11) Manchester. Vt, Aug. 11. More than a hundred of the leading golf players of the Vnlted States were on links of the Lkwsnok Country club today at the opening of the twentieth annual amateur champion ship. CHAIR MAKERS TO HOLD MEETING HERE Ashevllle has been selected as tha place for holding the 1114 annual meeting of the National Association of Chair Manufacturers. About fifty members of ths assocltalon and many other visitors will come hers sometime in November. Ths exact data has not yet been decided. Tha officers Include A. H. Hlghfleld, of Superior, Wis., president of the association, and J. Lb Maultby, of Chicago, secretary. Steamer Arrives. New York. Aug. II. Arriveda steamer Olympic, London.
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