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A m 1HB GAZETTE-NEWS HAS THB MOST EXPENSIVE ASSOCIAT ED PRESS ERVICE IN THB ,i :: Carolines it ir & m w- a mm mm n r v v a nm k m mm b v r -mr m am a v mm WEATHEB FOBECASTi - SOMEWHAT COOLER. ' VOLUME XIX. NO. 180. ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 8, 1911 PRICE FIVE CENTS ALUES TURN ON GERMANS; F. RESULTING WMmrnxwEEE ENTIRE'- CHANGE IN BATTLE LINE Germans Seem to Be Neglect ing Paris for Time in Ef fort to Crush French Eastern Forces. REFUGEES RUSH LATE MOVEMENTS OF GERMANS IS PUZZLE TO RELIEF COMMITTEE American Headquarters in Lon don is Virtually Over , whelmed. Disappearance Southeastward of Great Force Expected to Attack Paris Is Prob lem Yet Unsolved. GERMAN RIGHT IS SH ARPLY CHECKED IGHl CISIVE FL0005 HELPING TURKISH TROOPS 1 WIN yi"i u our London, Sept. 8. There has been a Complete cnaiiisw i nf holt n In irance witnin uib ast 48 hours, says, the Havre correa- niiont of the Morning foai. "During the first half of last week, ho entire valley of the bclne from aris to Havre wifs menaced. This has mddenly been frustrated ana tne ;Prmans seem to have disappeared mm this section. Why? I have no hesitation in as-. icrting that this was due In large nsnr to the British action suuwi f Chantllly after the battle of Com- i.rnn In which terriDie losses nfllcted on the Germans. The British urned the forest of compiogne, Which was effective In driving . large orcos of Germans from cover. "The Germans have come to recog- ... . 1.. fA Ize the British as a paruiTumnj .. ut to crack and this has saveo me Seine for the time being, ine uei- nnu found a better game to me ast. They are sweeping around, con- cmptuous or fans, to itubu i rn forces If the Frencn as Deieeu he Jaws of a nut cracner. ordes count upon anninuaung i rench armies of the east ana ,ae- rinir VnriH at their leisure. "rvio world's greatest puzzle today" Hin Chronicles Paris correspond- ft.r "Is the disappearance southeast ward of the Gcnrtan host which was supposed to be ready to dash Itself ffnlnxr Paris. To the Close siuuciu n would seem that tho Incidental aim Is o reach the southern and somewnai less strongly fortified side or raris, but I think, on the whole it Is larger and bolder than this. The official communication of Friday reveals that there are three German armies mov ing southward. Friday's communica tion said, 'the enemy has reached I Ferte, passed Rhelms and is reaching along the Argonne. It Is evident that It cannot be the same army wnicn reaches La Ferte 85 miles from Tarls, which reaches Rhelms, 86 from Paris, and which reaches the Argonne forest, 126 miles from laris. The chief necessities of the Ger man tacticians are: First, to get out of reach of tne Belgians; second, to Keep as iar h noshihle from the ever-increasing Itrltlsh contingent; third, to immoou l7.o the army of Paris; fourth, to re diirn th length of the line or com miinlciLtion and reoove' direct touch with Germany: fifth, while accom plinhlng these ends, to smasn me other French armies; Mxth, when the Gorman armies are united, to be able t march directly on r.erlln or Paris na circumstances may dtnet "The present movement to the eastward Is apparently with the object of arromnllehlng these things. The Immense strategics! overturn may In vulva I Via Carman abandonment of Belgium and northern France, hut It immediately threatens the French armies before the Vosgs with a rear attack." To Mask Movement. A dispatch to the Pally Mall from Mantes uys: "The bati.r- Crell. fought on Wed nesday an( the ensuing days, was In tended to mask the new German movement to break through the line ef French fortresnes ranged north- I easterly through Rhelms, i l was a witness or me troops pouring eastwards and of the placing of troops to strengthen the ram parts of the allies that was to check the German torrent. It became clear. I suppose,, to the Gearman general staff, that Just when they were within reach of their objective, Tarts, the strength opposing their march was more than their fatigued, shaken men could penertat within a period that would permit the solving. In addition, the Russian problem. The Oermsns wheeled suddenly, as though In des peration. In an effort to destroy the French strength. London, Sept. 8. The American re lief committee was virtually over whelmed today by a rush of refugees from Germany and Austria, many of whom could not speak English. No fewer than 8,000 made application fo assistance, two-thirds of them women and children. Crowded ships sailed today for America from British ports. All Americans applying -have received temporary financial assistance. Many Americans arrived last night from Brussels, Berlin and other conti nental cities. In Brussels the Ameri can relief committee has received a large house which is stocked with a supply of canned goods for use only in. cases .of emergencies. The last sight of Americans before leaving Berlin was a column of wagons bearing German wounded. The pro-, cession of vans took three hourB to pass a given point. There is much destitution In Berlin on account of unemployment. In va rious parts of the city the American relief committee Is allowing stranded Americans 62 cents each daily for their board. Will Remain. Washington, Sept. 8. At the re quest of Ambassador Hcrrlck, Assist ant Secretary Breckenridge will re main In Paris for a time to help care for refugees there. . Advance of Allies Is Followed by Action Along Whole FrontInvaders are Fighting With Desperation. REPORTS CONFLICTING AS TO A USTRIAN-RUSSIAN BA TTLES Opening of Dikes Proves Wii- ning Card in Fighting Be fore Antwerp Germans Suffer Severely. GERMANS MAY AGAIN MEET SAME CONDITION The Russian Claims of Renewed Success Against First Austrian Army are Denied in Berlin-Fighting Still Centers Around Lemberg. There Are Three Zones Around Antwerp That May Be Flooded Largest Ma ny Miles Square. London, Sept. 8, The pub- One of the most important 2! 90.000 RUSSIANS lie is waiting breathless with the hope that the allies have finally taken the offensive but the cautious tone of the offi cial communications from Franco indicate the forward movement of the allies is only a feeler to learn the meaning of the eastward swing of the German right. No matter, however, what the forward movement may mean tho decisive battle can not long be postponed. Meanwhile the valley of the Siene, lately overrun bv the FRANCE REPORT Home. Sent.- 8. According to the Rome Trlbuna there Is In France to duv a total of 260,000 Russian troops. This newspaper attributes Emperor William's presence at Met.- to concentration of the Russians. battles of the war continues to- day along the line from Nan- tuil-le-Hautuiel to Verdun. The Germans have swept through the entire Compeigne country and are now hurling their strength against the al lied forces which are lined up for 40 miles. A dispatch today reports success for the allies against the German right, which was reported to have suffered sharply in an attempt to cross the Moine. In the eastern theater of the war. the Russians, following MCEJTO1 Prepared for Landing of Rus-i sians on Marmora Sea Fortifications Being Erected. ' INFLUENTIAL TURKS ' CRY FOR INTERVENTION Russian Victories May Help to Influence Turkish Neutral- ' ity Servia to Take Offensive. . Germans, has been cleared! their brilliant success at Lem- thts The steamer Mauretanla, which reached New York 'beptember , brought the first reports of extensive landing of Russian troops at French ports. The strict British censorship maiittatned, prevented dispatch o'f this Intelligence 'by cable. Letters from London, dated August 27, corroborated the reports of the Mauretanla passengers From these two sources It wee gathered that England, early In the war. had placed more than 80,00) Russian troopers In France by means of transports sent to the north of the Pesndanavlan peninsula to Archangel FILLS BETWEEN FREIGHT ;5E Alive and Safe. Chicago. Bept 8. Maurice 0r beault, correspondent of the Chleago Iallr Mews at Brussels, repnrt.a to have dlssppesred In the war ion of f situation. Belsium, la alive and snf according t St,, a cablegram to the Pally Nows, ltttlinllttlttltPlH HjlCr which has given the peasants a breathing spell. The eastward swing of the Germans has caused a readjust ment of the allies' lines. The eastward swing was so prompt ly discovered by the allies' aeroplanes that plenty of time was given to 'the allies for this readjustment. Before the front of their wedge-like advance the veterans of the allies' left wing which underwent a terrible battering at the French-Bel gian borders, are standing firm. They have been reinforced and their losses have bm replaced. Another advantage enjoyed by the allies is that their flanks are protected by the great for tresses of Paris and Verdun, while in the German rear Man- ! bego is still held y the French despite the fall of three of its lUillt'nQro, In the eastern war theater General Ruzsky's Stonewall Jackson tactics has been checked by tlie strong fortress of Frzemsyl, but this delay will not prevent the general for ward movement of the Russian forces along the border from Tilsit to Lemberg. Tho " Russians consider it necessary, however, to take Przemsyl bo that the Austrinns may not have n ainglo strong hold left in Galicia. Remarkable reports continue to come in recrardincr the eneed awaiuSSSjrf OenenJ Ruzsky's march. through vibo soldiers slept on an aver- ago of two hours nightly and made 33 miles daily. It is evident from dispatch es received at Petrograd that the Austrians hoped to make a 1 i J -1 T 1 It. - 1-1 liong Biarui m ljcmucrg, mo uu- having gathered large Furmnn Rogers, a yard switchman employed In the Ashe'vllle yards of the Southern Railway company, this morning at 4:80 o'clock fell between two freight cars and was seriously Injured. He was removed , to the Meriwether hospital, where It was found necessary to amputate the right leg and right arm. He sustained sev eral severe cuts about the body. The Injured man Is the son of Frank Rogers and lives on Atkinson street. berg, are throwing their forces against the first Austrian ar my, which for three days has been desperately trying to break through the Russian line between Lublin and Keholm Details of the fighting around Lemberg contain the statement that the Russians took 28,000 prisoners. On the other hand, advices received from Berlin by the German embassy say that the eastern army advanc ing on Russians, repulsed a violent Russian attack and cap tured 6000 prisoners Reports from the Balkans say that the Turks are placing men along the Tchatalja lines outside Constantinople with the view of opposing possible Russian landing, on the Black sea country. ' President Wilson has set aside Sunday, October 4, as a day of prayer for peace in Europe. nCLFIVS DEATH KEIORTET. The Germans seem to possess a powerful force in the Posen district, the correspondent says, as they move their troops to Posen to east Prussia or Ga licia as the occasion demands. A Reuter telegram from Pe trograd says the 81,000 prison ers taken in recent battles on the Austrian frontier have all been sent to the interior gov ernments where there is diffi culty in knowing how to dis pose of them. dispatch from Rome says the Austrians have concentrat ed 70,000 men at . Solanikia, Dalmatia. French Advance. A Reuter dispatch from Paris says: "Official statements regard ing the situation at the front indicate that the French have advanced about 10 miles up to noon Monday. "This news from the front has produced an excellent im pression. "Unofficial news, and that brought back by soldiers re turning from the front is even more encouraging. Paris has evidently lost a large propor tion of its population, but the return of many of those who hastily departed during the last few days in confidently ex pected." A large number of German troops continue to re-pass Liege on their way back to Germany, says an Antwerp dispatch to the Exchange Tele graph company. , London, Sept. 8. The Dally Mail' Antwerp correspondent, laya: "Seven thousand Belgians were sur prised at Termonde by 30.000 Ger mans Friday. The -G err.. ana at first were compelled to retire; then .they were reinforced and drove cut the Belgians. The Germans, however, suc ceeded in cuttlns oft Antwerp from Ostend. "Meanwhile other German troops were coming up an1 tan Into some forts of which they had misjudged the positions. With great loss they fell back and then the defenders played their winning card by opening the dikes. "By this move the Germans lost nearly all their artillery atid suffered great losses. Their losses in men are said to have been 10.000 but it is more likely they were 4,000. "The flood was the deciding fac tor and the Germans will meet It again beforo they march into Ant werp. There are three zones which may be flooded, round that city. The largest zone is to the south of the city and covers 60 or 70 square miles. The great topic of conversation here Is how long the Germans will take to get In their work. "The preparing and completion of forts continues unceasingly. Unfortu nately the forts will not be able to do all their designers meant them to do. They were to be armed with great Krupp guns, but as In the case of Kamur they were delayod In delivery again and again until now It Is too late. Some of the forts, especially on the southwest, are Incomplete, as the enemy well knows." London, Sept 8.- A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Vienna says that Turkey, to be prepared for a possible landing of Russians, haa concentrated 8,000 men at Tchatalja, 26 miles northwest of Constantinople J and Rodosto, on the sea of Marmora, i Fortifications are being erected along ' the sea of Marmora at other points, j The correspondent says that begin- -ning today the Servian army will as sume the offensive against Austria, j A dispatch to the Times from Con-' stantinopie, says: "There is a large section of Influ ential Turks clamoring for interven tion In the European war and the sit uation seems to be Improving . be cause of the precarious economic po sition, and the unwillingness of the reservists to take up arms except In a defensive war. "The number of Britons In Turkey Is estimated at 600. All British mer chantmen In the Black sea have been ordered home." An Athens dispatch says the Rus sian victories over Austrians seems to have cleared the air somewhat in the Balkans, although complications have not entirely passed off. It is believed the Russian victories assure tho neutrality of Turkey and Bulgaria, by the press. SOUTH i! mi CAROLl'S PRIiR 1 Interest Centers in Contest for Governor Other Offi cers to Be Named. PRESIDENT WILSON BUYS BALE OF COTTON Washington, Sept. 8. President Wilson today joined the "Buy-a-BaJe-Of -Cotton-Club." At the request of Senator Smith and Representative Hardwlck of Georgia, who had come to the Whito House to discuss the cotton situation, j the , president ordered $50 worth of cotton from the Buy-a-Bale-of-Cotton club of that state. He was guaran-i teed largo profits. People throughout the country are Joining the club Sen- ' ator Smith said. He believes that next year the crop will be cut in half and that wheat and other products will be substituted. W. T. Pongue Dies. World recilvrd Information what It regards as a reliable R Austrian source, to the efTect H that the Austrian emperor, W Francis Joeepr, died twelve days W ago. News of the emperor's R dalh was suppressed In Austria- R I Hn:gry, the paper says, be- t t rsuse of the dangerous Internal R stores. These fcvere seized by the Russians, enabling them to quicken their march, indepen dent of transport trains. Desperate Battle. A telegram from Vienna says that General Ruzsky, af ter capturing Lemberg, exe cuted a flank movement ngainst tho Austrians under General Auffenburg and is today engag ed in a desperate attempt to annihilate Auffenburg's army. "Tho battlo has continued three days," says the dispatch, "and is likely to continue sev eral more." A dispatch to tho Star from PetrograxL, Bays many German aeroplanes are appearing on tho Russian frontier, heralding tho arnvaj of reinforcements. Columbia, 8. O., Sept. 8. Demo crattc voters of South Carolina today are balloting in the second democratic primary to nominate a governor. Lieu tenant-governor and a member of the railroad commission. In the third con. gresslonal district the nomination fur congress will be determined between Congressman Wyatt Aiken and Fred H. Uomlnlck, assistant attorney gen eral. Nomination in the primary Is cguivalent to election. Between Richard I. Manning of Sumter, untl-adminlstratlon candldnte, and John (I. Richards of Liberty Hill, administration choice, lies the nomina tion for governor, while Andrew J. Itcthea of Columbia and II. Frank Kcl ley of Lee are opposing for the lieu tenant goverorshlp. C. D. Former of Spartanburg and Frank fihealey of Lexington, are making the second race for the railroad commission member. ship. I Members of both branches of tho j general assembly will be nominated i In each of the 44 counties, i.anmaales making this race felled I,ex!ngton, Va,, Sept. 8. W. T. Poague, for thirty years treasurer of Kamll institution, died today after a long period of ill health. He was 79 years old. He served as a lieutenant under Stonewall J:icksdn. i Paris Optimistic Paris, Sept. 8. Paris is op timistic this morning. Even the surprise at finding that the Germans have been able to tra verso nearly tho entire Com peigne country, does not shake confidence in the outcome of the great battle which, after all the maneuvers, is being fought I to receive In the primary a majority on ground selected by General i'0 vo,' cu" ,,,r ,he omce ,no' Joseph Joffre, the French com-j with the fight for the united states mander n chief. -. r" ,pMV"r'1! , ,T, l . Governor Blease, terminated In tho The turning movement Ofthe nrst primary. Interest Is slight and Germans finally resulted in nSVihR,h,:rto-;aihl b',We'n battle formation which putsi in Colorado, iwnver, 1:010., Kept. . in a state, wide primary today all parties voted for candidates for I'nlted Ptntes sena tor, for congressmen snd for full state tickets. Controversies growing out of the Colorado coal strike, and prohibi tion, was expected to Influence the balloting. Senator Thomas, democrat, was unopposed for re-election. RRRRRRRRRRRKRRRRRRIt n R Pnrls, Sept. 8. An agreement R, R reached by the ltclglan and Rus- R R Man government, according to R R the agent of the 1 lavas Agendo R R at Petrograd, authorizes Belgian R R reservists and recruits of 114 R R to attach themselves to Russian R R armies. K R RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR their right in jeopardy, as yes terday's attack by the allies' left proved. k It may be inferred by the meagre news that the army, (Continued on rag I.) RRRRRRRRRRRRKRRKRRR R R Wsshlngton, Sept. 8. Pnsl- R R dent Wilson today signed a proc- R R lamatlon calling on the people R R of the United Htatis to pray for R R peace In Kurope. K R The president's proclamation R R sets aside Sunday, October 4 R R as the day of prayer. ) H MttWttMKUaMMaB)4 RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR R R R HOLY WART R R 1 R R Milan, Sept. 7. (Via London. R R Sept. 8.) The Recolo confirms R R reports of a plot by German R R emmissarlea to stir up the Mo. R R hammedsns in Tripoli to a holy R R war. It was said the plun u R R intenAtd to Insure - Italy's neu- R R trsllty by occupying her Inten- R R tton with Internal troubles tn R R Tripoli. R R RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR