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i jHB GAZETTE-NEWS HAS THE MOST EXPENSIVE ASSOCIAT ED PRESS SERVICE IN THE s: CAROLINA8 u LAST EDITION, WEATHEB FOEECASTi PROBABLT SHOWERS. 70LUME XIX. NO.-189. ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 18, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS BATTLE GOES -ON WITH GERMANS- ST ILL HOLDING STRONG POSITIONS T BEtNPROROGUED Unusual Enthusiasm Manifest ed in Westminster When Announcement Is Made King Cheered. IRISH HOME RULE BILL SIGNED BY KING GEORGE Uoyal Assent Also Given to the Welsh Disestablishment Measure Address of King Read. London, Sept. 18. Enthusiasm un usual In the 8tald executive chambers of Westminster palace was manifest ed today when the two houses of -.iiv,ont were prorogued. While JJItl lltm'-"- " King George was inspecting . Vila aneech was read in the the hFe 'of lords by Viscount Haldane, the lord high chancellor, and in the houe of commons by John H. Whit ley, the deputy speaker. When the announcement was made l the house of lords that royal as ent had been given to the home rule and tho Welsh dig-estabVjfcMWiftUepB-. ptnory bill, cheers were .given. on the announcement of the slgn , - of -the home rule bill in the house f commons tho nationalists and liu "broke l"to loud hurrahs which ,-rre repeated again and again. ...... th. inhor loader, ask- cd if it was m r. Uft ITlnff" oraer 10 biuk Without waiting for ml salon he started the first verse if. and then hroke down wun emotion. The hymn was men i th italiery U, i.y r-i' '"- -,.. ,,nQ well us the memDeru m The volume was heard in the palace omin out of the chamber Will Crooks cried. "God save Irad John Redmond, the Irish nationalist .i,t "find m.ve England. : uT sit mln October I ill uuiuvuii " "in a speech from the throne on the prorogation, King ueorgn The lords and gcnuemen. "I address you in .u.. . fiction circumstances rather than mill " " , l..a speech. After, every enoeavor teen made by my government to pre fervo the peace of the world I was compelled in the assertion of treaty obligations deliberately set at naught ami for the protection of the public law of Europe and the vital interests of my empire, to go to war. My navy and my army have with unceasing vigilance and skill, sustained In wo elation with our gallant and faithful allies, a Just and righteous cause. From every part of the empire there him been a spontaneous and enthus iastic rally to our common flag. "Gentlemen of the house of com mens, I thank you for tho liberality alth which you have met a -iv emergency. My lords and gentlemen We are fighting for a worthy pur pose, and we shall not lay down our arms until that purpose has been ful ly achieved. I rely with confidence ' upon the loyal and united efforts of all my subjects and I pray that Al mighty God may give us Ilia bless ing." ftftftftftftftftftftftftft n ft GERMAN STATEMENT. ft ft Berlin, Sept. 18. (Via wire- ft less by way of Bayvllle.) The ft ft following official statement has been given out by the headquar- ft t ters of the German general ft ft staff: ft "The battle between the" Olso ft ft and tho Mouse rivers still Is con- ft tlmilna- but there are sure Indl- ft rut Ion. that the enemy's force ft Is failing. The French attempt ft ft o cut through the Oerman right ft wing was broken down without ft 5 notable exertion on the German ft side. "The German army to advane- 1 Ing slowly but eurely. A sally ft from Verdun on the right bank ft ft of thw Meuse was vigorously re- ft pulsed." ' ft Another official statement to- ft sued by the general staff, says I the aeroplanes came up to ex- ft ft prctatlona after undergoing long ft and dangerous flights. Home of ft the air craft were damaged but all have been repaired. .Nine ft ft have been destroyed by the ft enemy. W IN MS LUS1TANIA IK GARRY TROOPS Ordered to Halifax to Trans port Canadians Says Report Mrs. Vanderbilt and Daughter Aboard. SIR GEO. M. BARRIE GIVES VIEWS ON WAR Thinks It Will Last Long and One Side Must Be Whip pedFamous Musi cians Enlist. New Vork. Sept. 18. The Cunard liner l.usitanla reahed here early to day under wireless orders, accord ing to passengers, to make all possi ble speed in unloading, su as to be ready to sail for Halifax to . act as transport for Canadian troops. The officers would not verify this report but offered no explanation for rush ing the big liner to her pier at 1 o'clock In the morning. Among the 1,502 passengers were George M. Barrie, E. W. Mason, the English novelist; Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt; Miss Cornelia Vanderbilt; Mrs. DeForest Ird; Mme, Jomelll, and Marshall Field, third. ln speaRIng of the war, Sir George M. Barrio said the ultimate cause of the war is militarism. "In my opinion the war will last a long time and the cause which brought it about is whether soldiers or citizens are to rule in Europe. "As far as England Is concerned, the most striking feature of the war is the way In which young men of Britain are enlisting. One hears the kaiser generally blamed for the war. This Is somewhat less than fair. The kaiser was a young man In 1870 when the war spirit was very strong and he is merely the product of a sys tem. "It Is too early to talk of peace negotiations. No peace would be last ing, nor would it produce the results we all hope for unless one sido is thoroughly beaten." Dr. William C. Karl brought news of musicians well known In America whom he said are now doing military duty. Frltr. Krelsler, the Austrian vio linist, was one of the first to Join the Colors, ho said. Tho other artists men tioned by Dr. Karl as having enlisted were Chaliapln, the Russian basso; Kachmenioff, the Russian composer; (Continued on page 11) 6 KILLED. 1 i HURT Passenger Train No. 2 On Ala bama Great Southern R'y. Strikes Gondola. Birmingham, Sept. 1. Mood liniimls have born sent to Uvlngston, Aln.. where six persona were killed and a seventh Is miming lis a result or Uie derailing of tho Alabama Great Southern passenger train Crljr UwlavrTlio oflU'Jal" belM-ve the switch u LamiMt-nd with and an effort will bo made to trail the alleged wreckers. Birmingham, Sept 18. fllx persons were killed and fifteen seriously In Jured this morning when passenger ruin number two of the Alabama nreat Southern railroad was derailed at Klondike switch, one mile south of Livingston, Ala. All of the dead were passengers. The engineer Is euld to have oeen probably fatally Injured. The engine was derailed at a switch, swerved and crashod Into a gondola loaded with slag which was standing on a side track. The mall and baggags car, two coochee and three sleepers were wrecked. Other sleepere remained on the track. Three of the sleepers left New Orleans at J:0 last night at tached to a Now Orleans and North- stsern train bound respectively for New York. Cincinnati and Birming ham They were coupled onto the Alabama Great Bouthern train at Meridian. aFewer passengers than usual were In the sleeping cars. It was thought that the New Orleans sleepers probably were the ones that WRECK remained on the track, CROWN T URN Berlin Says Germans Are Driving Alii BackParis Claims Progress For The French and British. GERMANS INVADE RUSSIAN POLAND A ustrians Probably Are Reforming At CracowReports of Servian Defeat and Victories. London, Sept. 18. As far as the British public knows the reat artillery battle along the Aisne continues to be a draw. In the pause of the thunder of the huge guns, the infantry and cavalry .units, scattered along the line of batle, are being flung into' the af ray without appreciable effect on the out come. Only the most meagre re ports have been received dur ing the last few days. Roughly speaking the line of the advance of the allies is threaded by six rivers, four of which have already been cross ed. The crossing the Marae, arking the assumption of the aggressive by the allies, was purely a rear guard action in which General von Kluck clev erly kept the Gorman right from being outflanked. So far as the British were concerned the passing 'of the Ourcq was not contested. The Vesle river also was only slightly defended by the Germans, but their resistance at the Aisne was and still is of the most stubborn character. If the allies hold the shore i a 1 1 Ai across tne Aisne wnicn iney gained despite the heavy artil lery fire from concealed Ger man batteries on the heights above the river, two more riv ers, tho Ailettc and tho Oise, remain to . be crossed. The country between th Aisne and the Ailettc is ideal for defen sive purposes, and if the Ger man army holds tho Aisne heights for a few days defen sive works can bo constructed nlonir the other two rivers which may delay the allies' ad vance on German territory for a long time. On the other hand, it is said if tho Germans resume the of fensive the country now occu pied by them affords an cxcel- leit operating base lor them. Reports now coming in say the result of tho battle of the Marno' had a great moral ef fect on tho enemy. General von Hindcnburg's brilliant an tldaring move across tho border lake was successful in driving back Gen eral Rcnnenkampf 's force", the Russians were not completely outflanked, and the previous PRINCE HAS ED ON ENEMY ,t east Prussian victory was not duplicated as the Russian gen eral retired in good order, sav ing his artillery. There is a lull in Galicia where the victorious Russian army is evidently moving to cut off hc -re-treat of Austrans toward Cracow. Germans Yield Slightly? Paris, Sept. 18. The great battle of Aisne continues. All that is known officially of its progress is that the Germans are yielding slightly at some points on the left. Though this fact was given out officially yesterday, it evi dently refers to the situation on Tuesday since it accords with tho English press statement of Wednesday. Many wounded prisoners coming in' from the front indicate that the allies have made the Germnns give ground, the latter leaving their wounded behind. The army of Crown Prince Frederick William, has finally turned on its pursuers at Mont faucon, to the northwest of Verdun, encouraged no doubt by advices of reinforcements coming from tho Rhino garri sons, and the line of defense is clearly established from Noyon (7 miles east of Paris, to Mont fan con. In addition to tho difficulty of re-organizing their forces to withstand the attack on their new line, tho Germans nro no doubt afraid of fin attack on their rear. Tho Belgium troops have had time to rest, and no doubt there is good foundation for the many rumors that King Albert's forces have been re inforced, though from where is only n matter of conjecture. Tinnilnn, KopH 1R. PreHiinuthty the efforts of the allies In the n-oot aro e Ing iIMiIim Into throe supreme atriig jih-s: llrt to ilModge the (iniiun from the heights of the Alsnp. weoml, In lircnk through the fourth nnd llftli (rrmnn armies at tho renter: Iblnl In outflank the (icrnian right under German von Klm k. Tho ixmlllon of tho fourth and fifth Cierman armies am ronMhtiTed not an gtxxl as the othrrK, for If a flanking movement Is sueeeiwfnl the railroad lines upon which the Germans depend would be cut. . The press of Ixmdcm (today dwell on the iMMwIlilllty that the German am striving only to hold the alnmg positions tliey now have assumed with the view of keeping the alllea at bay and affording liieror William op portunity to rash more troop to his eastern frontier. (Continued, on page 11) ... X g WAR NEWS SUMMARIZED. ? S An official statement issued at ! t Berlin today says the battle be- t (t. tween the Olse and the Meuse ? 5 rivers continues with indications ? t that the allies were falling back. K K It is declared the itench at- H t tempt to cut through the Ger- 91 man right wiijg failed and a t H sortie from Verdun on the right t t bank of the Meuse was repulsed. t The German army is said to l ! be advancing slowly but surely. 5 5 It was declared officially in ? Paris at 3 o'clock this afternoon I? t that the allies had progressed t ? somewhat. The western wing ! was declared to have repulsed a t I? vigorous German offensive move- H S ment. H S In prorogueing ' parliament H 5 King George said he was com- H ? pelled to go to war for the pro- ? It tection of the public law of Eu- ? rope, in defense of the empire ? S and that Great Britain would H K not lav down her arms until that H H objective has been reached. ?! (t Vienna reports that the Ser- t W vlans were compelled to evacu- H S ate Semlin which they seized at V ! the beginning of their advance S IS into Hungary. t ft ft ft ft ft ft ft Servian reports are that their t successes continue. t Germans, successful In driving the Russian invaders from east 1 Prussia, are said to be pushing m. their way into Russian Poland. ? A ustrians, following their dls- t astrous clash with the Russians ? ft ft ft ft ft in Galicia are believed to bo at- t temnting to re-form at Cre,cow. t A dispatch from Cettinje says ai the Montenegrins have been re- It ceived with enthusiasm by the H ft ft Inhabitants of thj Austrian pro- m. vlnce of Bosnia. ft ft ftftftftftftftftftftRKKKftftftft ftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftft ft ft FRENCH STATEMENT. ft ft Paris, Sept 18. The allies ft have progressed somewhat on ft their western wing and are re- ft pulsing a vigorous German of- ft fensive movement, according to ft an official announcement this ft ft afternoon by the French war de- ft ft oartment. ft The communication follows: ft ft "The battle continued during ft ft the day of -September 17 along ft ft tho front from the river Olse to ft It the Woevre without Important ft ft changes In the situation at any ft ft point. M 1 ft "First, on our left wing on the ft ft heights to the river Aisne, we ft ft have made slight progress ft ft against certain points. Three of- ft ft fonslve counter attacks under- ft ft taken by the Germans against ft ft the Kngllsh army failed. From ft ft Crnonna to Rhclms, we ourselves ft ft repulsed some very violent coun- ft ft tor attacks executed during the ft ft night. The tnemy tried In vain to ft ft take tho offensive against ft Uhelms. t "Second, on the center from ft ft nhelm to the Argonne the en- ft ft emy has reinforced himself by ft ft constructing Important fortlflca- ft tloni and has adopted a purely ft ft defensive attitude. ft ft "Third. In the Woevrne dls- ft ft trlct the situation Is unchanged, ft ft On our right Is the Lorralno p ft and the Vosges, which the enemy ft occupy in position organized in H a defensive basis on thei? fronj- ler." TRIED TO ASSASSINATE RUSSIAN GOVERNOR Vienna, via Rotterdam and T.srdr n. Sept. is. According to a dispatch received here an attempt was ma-i i to assassinate Count Gorges Brobcnsky, Russian governor of Qalirla, by a I'k rnnlan who Is said to have been Irri tated at the court's remark that anti Russian agitation existed there. Three revolver shot were fired, on bullet hitting the count In the shoulder. The assailant was arrested and after wards all the houses of L'krantar.j were searched. Rteamer Arrives. New Tork, Bept II. Arrived Steamer Cretic, Liverpool. mm MIES APPEAL IHSURANGE Wife of Belgian Minister of State Seeks Aid for Peo ple of Her Strick en Country. DESIRES TO RELATE WHAT SHE HAS SEEN Says Thousands Are Destitute and Have Become Wan derers and Outcasts Implores Help. New York, Sept. 18. Madam van dervelde, who came from Belgium on the steamer Cretic to seek aid for the people of her stricken country, issued this statement as soon as the Cretic docked here today: "Madam Vandervelde, wife of the tMiriiim fninister of state, has come to the United States to appeal to the i generosity of the great democracy on behalf of her fellow countrymen men and women whose country has been ravished through no fault of their own, and thousands of whom or now destitute. Thousands have lost all they had, land, houses, larms. onrt the verv tools wun wnicn they got their daily bread. Thousands .,. ... without clothing, and have become wanderers and- outcasts at the gates of ...e earth. "Madam Vandervelde wishes to tell tho American people that she has seen herself the stream of refugees leaving Malines during the bombard ment; the murderous raids of the Zeppelins and the burning of Lou vain. She wishes to tell them also of the sublime courage of the Belgian a fw hours before she left Ant werp, King Albert of Belgium sent his secretary to Madam Vandervelde to wish her good luck and to tell her .hot tho klnir approves of her Inten- for help for tho rofntrnpa ff the DeODle Of A morlcfl "She brings with her tne iohowwk lAtter from Queen E,llzabctn " 'Her majesty, the queen, wishes to tell you that she approves of your project of putting before puuue opin ion in Mnirliind and" in the United States tho sufferings which tho Ger man Invasion placed upon our popu- lotinn Five of our provinces are ae- n(Ut..,1 nd thousands of families driven out of their houses are at this moment without homes. It is deserv ino- well of one's country and of ha .,r,Uv tn trv to hell) them. Best wishes of tho queen accompany you to these two countries which love to give help to those in distress.' "Madam Vandervelde Implores Americans to help repatriate the poor people, to start them again in life in new homes. Their sufferings are un- I utterably terrible and hundreds of the bread-winners, tatners, nusnanim ami sons have been killed In the war. "Is It not right and fitting that those who can help should do so nt this moment. Madnm Vandervelde Is convinced that her cry for help win bo heard, that It Is not In vain tliat she Is appealing to the American people." ATTY. GEN. BICKETT SPEAKS AT COLUMBUS Attorney-General T, W. nickett will open the democratic, campaign In western North Carolina tomorrow, when a rally will be held at Columbus, Polk county. R. R. llllnm and l ap tain R. It. Reynolds will also speak at Columbus tomorrow, at which time a county tlrket for Tolk county will be nomlnnted. Arrangements are being made to accommodate a large gathering of people at the rally tomorrow and the indications are that the crowds will be larpe. Attorney-General Blckett Is reeog- nlT.ed as one of the best speakers In the state and readily accepted an In vliatlon to speak at the folk county rally. ftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftHK AVSTItl A WANTS ITACK? London. Kept IS. Austria Is desirous of peace according to a Rome dispatch to the Times which represents Internal condi tions, particularly In Bosnia, Crotla and Dalmatla as dlsaa troua ftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftft m SPDK EH III hformal Talk by Secretary of State Before State Commis sioners at Grove Park Inn Today. v RECEPTION GIVEN OP ENTHUSIASTIC NATURE Forty-Fifth Annual Meeting Will Come to a Close This Afternoon Good Pro- gram for Today. ? n n a . . w. n a : - ft ft OFFICERS FOR 1915. ft ft . . ... a ft Prefildont J. S. Darst of West ft. ft Virginia. ft ft Vice President Burton 'Mans- ft ft fielu of Connecticut and J J at . ft Winship of Michigan. ft ft. Secretary - Treasurer TP IT t McMaster of South Carolina; re- ft ft elected. ft ft The evecutive committee will ft ft select tho next place of meeting, ft ft Resolutions were passed ft ft thanking Retiring President ft ft Young; the people of Asheville; ft . n urovo Fark Inn, the press, the ft ft board of trada nnd athara vk. ft i. a. ft aided In making the convention ft ft success. ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft K : An informal address bv Secretsrv nf State AVilllam Jennings Bryan, deliv-; ered upon special invitation or tho . body, featured the morning session to day of the forty-fifth annual conven tion of the National Association of In surance Commissioners In session this weeK at urove Park Inn. This was the last day of the con. vention. Secretary of State Brvan win intro duced by President James R. Young. In his brief talk to the Insurance commissioners he made no reference io me European war situation, as was expected. Besides the address of Secretary Bryan the convention heard talks this morning on "Combination Policies" made by Commissioner Frank Has brouck of New York and "Fire Insur ance and the Prevention of Fira Waste" by C. F. Nesbit of the District of Columbia. The delegates and visi tors present Joined in the discussions. Mr. I try an Is Received. Secretary Bryan received an enthn. slastlc reception from the insurance commissioners of many states and from high Insurance company officials during the entire morning at the Inn. lie told them that although he came to Asheville to take a short vacation. ne was glad to comply with State In surance Commissioner Young's re quest and ay a few words to those attending the convention of insurance commissioners at the inn. While assuring his hearers that he didn't Intend to tell them anything about their oan business be pointed out how invaluable Insurance was to the people when their interests were safeguarded and when absolute secur ity was offered at a minimum cost ti the insured. Mr. Bryan assured those present that tho people of this country wens overwhelmingly In favor of private enterprise Instead of governmental control whrn the end might be st ained by private Individuals. In thla connection he explained that the gov ernment had been compelled to start the postal savings banks because the llnanclers of the country wereoppoel to making deposits absolutely secure. He said tho people became tired of putting their money under an oM car pet nnd that lots of the savings of tho country were being sent to Kurooo un til the government established tho postal savings banks. Secretary Is Humorous. Amid laughter nnd applause H'r. Bryan declared that he frit ashamed of himself when he looked batk an-1 ralled that he got married without any life Insurance and asked a yonn-r Indy to rich her future with him when he had almost nothing In th-j w:iy of property. The secretary of state put himself on record In favor of all kinds af in surance and declared the man would be a public benefactor who devlsnd a way of giving absolute security to the Insured at the least possible cost. Mr. Bryan, too, pointed out that when there was not security, 'reur ance became gambling and that all laws enacted were aimed at com pelling everybody who took another (Continued on page 11)