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1HB GAZETTE-NEWS HAS THB MOST EXPENSIVE! ASSOCIAT ED PRESS SERVICE IN THB i: n CAROLINAS j: u LEATHER FOEECASTi FAIR. ASHEVILLE, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 28, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS WITH UNABATED FURY ALLIES MATE ATTEMPT TO DRIVE BACK GERMAN ARtVS BOLD STAND ST I I. ttnt Tnurw ttv urn iqt " ' ' ' " : : 'i JAPS RUNG iElipB Troops Occupy Position With in Short Distance of Ger man Leased Possession in China. ENEMY APPEARS TO MEET WITH DEFEAT Peking Dispatches Confirm the stories of Fighting on Sat urday and Sunday Last by the Japanese. GIVING THINKS TO VERA CRUZ Uncle Same Issues an Official Statement in Which People Are Warmly Praised for Their Conduct. NOT LEAST TROUBLE - WAS EXPERIENCED All Military Orders Were Car ried Out by the Authori tiest Without Least of Friction. Both Sides of Euro-mean Strua ale Seem Willing to Fight to FinishNo Chance to Give Up. 'in nnimnu i mi EMPERIOR WILLI AM NtWTHIMM! LAW i LOCATED BY ENEMY GFTfi FIRST TRIM W hi I W I lllllh State ' Election Is Being Held by Parties in New York State Today. FIGHTERS Washington, Sept. 28. Tho Japan ese delegation announces that Jap anese troops, after fighting on Sat urday nd" Sunday, occupied a posi tion within 7 1-2 miles of Tslng-Tau, the seat of government of Kio Chow the German leased possession In China. A German report, undated, but evi dently having to do with tliw same engagement, says that the Germans retired only from their outpost posi tions, falling back on the first line defenses of (he city. An earlier dispatch from Toklo said the Japanese had had a success ful engagement with the Germans on the outskirts of Tsin'g-Tau. RETORT OP FIGHTING IS CONFIRMED UY OFFICIALS Peking, f pt. 28.-t-A German dis patch received here from Tie Nan, capital of Shan-Tung province, which probably came from Jslng-iTau In the Klao Chow territory by wireless tele graphy conforms closely to the re port given out at the Japanese lega tion. The German dlsp4tch Relates that the outposts after several brushes with the enemy retired to the. first line of defense beyond the villages of Tsang-Kow and Ll-Tsun. It is appar ent that the German lines follow the highlands and are avoiding the low land bordering on Kiao Chow bay. Washington, Sept. 28. Vera Cruz citizens were congratulated by the state department today for their ox cmplary conduct during the American occupation. ,' ' . Along Great Western Battle Line Allies Are Attacking the Flank Of German A rmy. L CLOSE TOGETHER Crisis Is Near at Hand With Conflicting Forces so Near Together And Action Now Looked For. London, Sept. 28. "The great effort on the part of the allies to drive back a part of the left wing of the German army continues with unabated fury," says the Telegraph's correspondent behind the French front. "Both sides seem willing to fight the issue to a definite' conclusion in the northeast of France and to neglect for a time Alsace-Lorraine.' "From indications both sides at the center are too strong to"hEdSa to allow an offensive movement of either toward the left owes much to the citizens or vera i winar. If the German right can be turned the Germans must Cruz for their exemplary conduct L A , t j.:r,i ':: 1 P l, l l; UMIUIUVIU lllVj A V 1 HUVjVl IUOltlVfll Vll J Vlll ft-.. W - V 1 l V XV 1111V and withdraw their immense forces either through Belgium or Luxemburg. ! ALLIES HAVE AGAIN MADE BIG ADVANCES m T Greatest Democratic Rally ia Years Held at Auditorium Here Saturday Night W. J. Bryan Spoke. GUDGER'S RECORD IN CONGRESS IS UPHELD during the time the American forces occupied that city," says the sta. ment. 'There are many Instances of peo ple In ' a city occupied In this way causing Immense trouble, but few similar to the present Instance when the? city was guarded under the strict est martial law (a -condition which seldom .cvartea friction). ;Xo attempt at assassination has been made and not a single crime of violence of any Importance has been committed against the forces occupy ing Vera Cnia, , . , . "The orders given military author ities wore all carried out without question and the attitude, of the poo pe has , been found to bo generally helpful. The officers and' enlisted men could go anywhere without fear and the necessity of being armed." E OH THEJORDER Germans Are Now Moving i Toward the Nieman Results Expected. RUSH UPON THE ENEMY Strange Story Is Brought to London From the War Front. London, Sept. 28, "Many, if not the majority of the German troops concentrated on the Russian border, Fi) the Fetrograd correspondent of tun Times, "while the troops In France and Belgium, are ma(niy composed of reserve corps. "The official bulletins show that the Germans have moved toward the N'ieman, more than 15 miles In two dnys, but according to the latest ad vice their advances has been check ed and according to the speed of their movement and the narrow front of their deployment .which does not exceed 15 miles. Gen. . Rennenkampf hm not to deal with' an advance of first rate Importance. The tendency here is to regard the advance as an altcmpt.to cover , an Important en gagement elsewhere, most probably In ft direction In which the Germans feel themselves more vulnerable, probably along the line from Kallsi to Cra . Cow." New York, Sept 28. The "Over seas" edition of the London Mall con tains the following human interest war story: "Trooper S. Carglll writes: 'I saw a ghastly affair on Tuesday. A Ger man cavalry division was pursuing our retiring infantry when we were let loose on them. When they aw us coming they turned and fled, at least all but one, who came rushing straight at lis with his lance at the charge. caught hold of his horse, which was half mad with terror, and my chum wna lust going to run the rider through when he noticed the awful glaze in his eyes and we saw that the poor devil was dead. PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS CLINCHED HOLD ON PENNANT MANILA IS FACING SEVERE COAL FAMINE Manila, Bept 28. Fears of ft coal famine here because of the refusal of Philadelphia, Sept. 28. Now that tha Phlladeluhla Atniellcs nave clinched the American league Cham plonshlp, officers of the league are preparing for the world's champion ship. The pennant which was clinched yesterday gives Connie Mack his sixth victor, a new record In that league. In 102. 1806. 110, 1U and HUthe athletics have won and In the last three years they have also captured the world's championship. Tha national commission will hold a meeting here next week to consider J.... Ilrll.ln' tn r.rmlt II. nllinS for the big CeDCS the first Import without guarantees against re-lgume of which will probably be play- Mpri.ent, has been averted here by Japan putting on several merchant eonl vessels to be operated under ft bond twice the value of the cargo, thus preventing the necessity (or In spection. Heveral cargoes of coal have put back from Corregldor Islnnd because of tha pnnxlmlty of British war ves sels. The meat situation' presented ft sim ilar problem. No Exchange, by College. New Torlt, Fept 28. Ther will be ,no professional exchanges between Harvard and Berlin and Paris this iyr, as usual It Is staled by the board of trusteei here today. ed October I or . 1 VIOLENT FIGHTING OCCURS. at p.rl.' Bent. 28. An Amater. Warn dispatch to the Petit Paris Ian says violent fighting has oe- i curred between the Germans and Belgians at Schooten, east of Antwerp at Termonde, and at Hofstadt. There the heavy 0r- man artillery became stuck In the mud and ,the Germans were obliged to retire. It Is confirmed It says the dlspieh that the Ger- X man are fortifying Liege. "The armies cannot keep up the struggle much' longer and unless one side soon obtains a decided advantage we shall see stalemate result all along the front. Then victory can be won "only" by the side which is able to bring up absolutely fresh forces whicli have not felt the strain of two months of continuous fighting. "The strain of the modern fighting is something never known before. One may be un der fire anywhere within sev en miles of the enemy. Officers from the front declare that the Germans are more formidable adversaries when on the de fensive than when advancing to an attack." In the past 48 hours there las been extraordinary activ ity wherever antagonists faced each other in the great theater of European war but none of the encounters apparently has been decisive. Official communications of vesterday stated the attack on the German right has made a distinct advance and this state ment was echoed by German adviocs which state the allies have made extensive advances against the German extreme right. By making desperate sorties the Belgians have retaliated against the threat of Germans to bring up their great siege guns beforo Antwerp. Along the great western bat tle line the allies' attacks are being made on each German flanks. Each side has evident ly realized that mass attacks in tho center are unprofitable at the present. Kenorts of actions come 0 from almost every section of the Russian frontier. Emperor William is reported to be in East Prussia and the German offensivo probably under his eyes has recommenced against General Rennankampf. Pctrograd believes that this movement, becauso of its lim ited front, is a diversion to re lieve the threatened- German line from Kaliasz to Cracow Tho Austrian forces still are retiring on Cracow and besides having taken some of the forts around Przemysl the Russian cavalry is- said to be pouring through the . Carparians onto the plainsfdf Hungary.' Electrio currents are a mark ed feature of the defensive preparations. Wires have been laid over all the strategic points along the frontier and these connect with a powerful power station at Riva. A Pctrograd dispatch to the Telegraph says that on Sun day in the Russko Slovo ap peared a spirited account of the destruction of the Hungar ian guard, a cavalry division in the region of Grodik. It follows-: MX. WUOIUIUUIU 1U1 tC Vi Austrians fell upon the ad vance guard of General Brous siloff which was composed of infantry, Cossacks and light artillery. The plan of the en emy was clear, lie hoped to shatter our advance guard and then break through our center. Our infantry and artillery had strongly entrenched them selves and in reserve were sev eral Cossack detachments. At first the Austrian infantry moved out for the attack. It was met by the deadly fire of cannon and machine guns and the enemy wavered and fell back. Then the cavalry was sent out. Tho flower of the Austro-IIungarian army, the Budapest Guard division form ed of Magyrs, bright-jacketed Hungarians, galloped furnious- ly down in close order. It ap peared as if nothing could ar rest their impetuous course, not even tho awful shrapnel fire of tho artillery which brought death and destruction into their ranks nor even the rain of bullets from machine guns. "The commander of the di- s 1 1 vision, ueneral t ronreicn, could not stand the disgrace of defeat and shot himself on the battlefield. As was afterwards explained, he had promised to bring to tho Austrian emperor on tl'e latter's birthday, news of the complete destruction of tho Russian army. By throw- (Contlnued on Page I.) New York, Sept. 28. New York's direct primary law had its first trial today when enrolled voters of the state expressed their preferences for party candidates for governor, United States senator, 150 members of the state assembly; 61 state senators; 43 congressmen; 15 delegates at large to the constitutional convention and for local offices. Democratic candidates for the gubernatorial position are Martin H. Glynn, and John A. Hen- nessy; republican aspirants, Charles S. Whitman, Harvey D. Hinman and Job D. Hedges; progressives, Fred M. Davenport and William Sulzer. Kor United States senator the des ignations are James E. Gerard and Franklin D. Roosevelt, democrats; James Wadsworth, Jr., William M. Calder and David Jayne Hill, republicans. German Fury Is Reported From London to Be Un availing Paris News From Front. People of Tenth District Asked By Mr. Bryan to Return Him for Important Work. CATHOLICS OF WORLD Head of the National Federa tion Says Advise and Counsel Sought. London, Sept. 28. Telegraphing from Hordeaux Sunday the Times correspondent suys: "The rival armies are now close to each other. A few yards sepurauy? the trenches today. Everywhere the Ger man fury was unavailing and at the close of the day tho allies had again advanced. The battle has to some ex tent become a race between the allies right against the German center and right. The failure or the enemy to shake off the tightening pxlp of the allies on the Oise and north of the Somme, was accompanied yesterday by a renewed attempt to smash the center. There was massed tho flower or the army the Prussian guard distinguished Itself from the outset of the campaign by Its ability to give and take hard knocks. Further to the right the German offensive first met M aomo - success. . The attack wa launched in the morning through the hillv. wooded country between the road from Somme to Chalons and the railway between St. Menehold to Vouzlers. At the end of tho tly the 1'Ycnch recovered the lost ground. Baltimore, Sept. 28. President L. E. Denechaud told the thirteenth an nual convention of the Federation of Catholic soch'ties today that the Catholics of the world looked to the assembly for leadership and counsel. The Catholic societies of the United States should take the Initiative In creating and fostering united action for world peace, he said. "Public sentiment should be quickened and congress importuned to cause this na tion make the first overtures for a sincere and lasting agreement among the peoples of the world for Interna tional peace." Referring to reports of cruelties perpetrated by some Mexican author ities upon defenseless priests and nuns. President Denechaud said the federation must raise its Indignant protest at this inhuman persecution and respectfully request the govern ment to require a full explanation and reparation for the indignities and atrocities committed and for poverty despoiled. Among those attending the conven tion are Bishops B. J. Keeley, of Savannah, Ga., and D. J. O'Connell, of Richmond, Va. PROGRESS OE THE FIGHTERS AS IS REPORTED FROM PARIS Paris, Sept. 28. A Havas dispatch from Nish, dated September 27, says: "The German troops advancing In Bosnia have occupied Roumanla mountain near Sarajevo. "The Servian troops from Belgrade drove the enemy from Ada Tzlgnlia and from Ada Mala, inflicting heavy losses. "Austrians are redoubling their ef forts once more to the north .to cross the Save and the Danube. The last attempt to pass Into Servia near Bel- cm do cost them some hundreds of dead, among them a number of offl cers. "Otherwise there Is no change In the situation on the various fronts. WATCH IS MAINTAINED ON IMPORTANT HARBOR New York. Sept. 28. The fifth day of tho watch maintained over New York harbor by tho auxiliary cruiser Caronnlit off Sandy Hook almost In the center of the Incoming and out going paths, came with sunrise this morning, but urougnt no cnango in her position. In neutral waters. Inside tho har bor, lies the German steamer liar barossa at Stapleton Island, where she has been for ft week. Her own ers refuse to say when she will go to sea. GERMANS ARE REPORTED TO HAVE CHANGED THEIR TACTICS London, Sept. 28. Tho condition of I the armies facing the long fire along the Aisne must have become unbear able at least to the Germans as re ports Btate they have changed their tactics. The opinion is expressed here that General Joffress master hand Is showing as It is believed he has suc ceeded in pushing his lines Inside the deadly heavy guns; forced the enemy to deadly hand to hand combats. Since attacks have been made all over the line the military experts here cannot see now what resources the German emperors' generals can call upon to retrieve their fortune. The Tarls Matin expresses the opinion that tho troops the allies found fronting them on the left were not from the German left wing but are part of the forces detached from near Charlerol and sent to east Prus sia, but now sent back In haste. The general opinion Is that the battle has reachpd the most critical ns well as the most violent phase and that the Issue cannot be delayed much loneer. The losses of the last few days on both sides are said to exceed all other battles of the war. Has President's Approval. Washington, Sept. 28. President Wilson favors the antl-lnterlocking directorate provision of the Clayton anti-trust bill against which protests have been made to the senate by bankers. MUST SECURE SUPPLY OF POTASH ELSEWHERE Washington, Sept. 28. Calling at tention to tho dependence of the United Stales on Germany for Its pot ash supply as emphasized by the war and the fact that this country gets all Its sodium nitrate from Chile, the geographical society today suggested several native sources of nltrlgen. which Is a combination of the two and yields among other things nmn- One of the greatest democratic ral lies in the history of Buncombe county. - . or the Tenth Congressional district , urday night, when a great throng of people from every part of the district came in to hear Secretary of Stats William Jennings Bryan speak on the ministration and the necessity of re turning Congressman James M. Gudg- er, jr., to the national house of repre sentatives. It had been advertised that this would be his subject, and owing to the fact that the first an nouncement of his appearance was made Friday afternoon, the big crowd attending evidenced the wide interest in the success of Mr. Gudger In No vember; likewise the almost universal approval In the Tenth district of th ' Wilsdh administration. Every avail able seat was taken In the Auditorium ' aim mere wen; iiiaoy woo uouia tUUV-?: gain admittance because the aisles were crowded. The meeting was presifled over by J. Scroop Styles, chairman of the dis trict democratic executive committee, and the Peerless Leader was introduc- ed by Robert R. Williams in a brief but eloquent tribute to the speaker and the administration of which he la an important part. Mr. Bryan spoke for about an hour and was frequently interrupted by deafening applause a he told those present of the work of the present administration, the first democratic administration for 13 years. He pointed out that tne people of the Tenth district owe it to Mr. Gudger and to President Wilson, to re-elect him by an overwhelming ma jority because he is needed In con gress to aid in carrying out the Wilson program for the next two years, and because his election Is necessary as an , endorsement of the first two years of this administration. He spoke in part as follows: The Young Men's Party. "I like to see these young men talk ing part. The democratic party is more a young man's party today than It has been before In 50 years. The democratic party Is becoming a younj man's party because young men look lnrward and the democratic party Is a turward-looking party. The young man feels as he is going to be her for a long while, he must help to put things right and make the best possi ble conditions under which to live and he finds the democratic party tha party which tries to make thing right. He finds the democratic party bused upon principles which r.re fun damental after a struggle of morn than 'JO years for the rescue of this nation fvom bondage to victory. "I am glad we have these your men taking an active part and unless my prediction fails, you will find that at the November election, there Vld be more young men voting tne oemo cratlc ticket than hae ever voted it before. Tim I.ocul Democratic Condition.. "I shall not speak of the local can didates, not because 1 am not Inter ested In them, but because I do lot know them as well as you do, neither do 1 know the issues they represent in the state and county. 1 have two rea sons, however, for being Interested In their success. In the first place, thoy are helping to win success In national politics and other things being equal, 1 nm glad to do wnal J can 10 nnip those who are helping others and I want to suggest to all those who are Interested In holding up the hands of (Continued on Page .) nnnnnnnnn SEEKS INFORMATION. . London, Sept. 28. The Mall's Paris correspondent says the American ad Bpnnlsh embareles nla and several sulphates very vnlu- have requested nffirlat details of able. tho bomb throwing from an ; A domestic supply of nitrogen aeroplane lust night. The mes- i compounds lies In the fixation of at- sage dropped by the aviators ; mospherlc nitrogen by electricity, said: !Cheap hydro-electrle development Is "To the people of Palis; ' necessary. It Is stated tn establish the Greetings from German sero- ' Industry which would make our large plane. (Signed) von Decken." agricultural and Industrial plants free from dependence on the foreign sup- ! ply. AVSTRIANS IX RETREAT. r Washington. Sept . 28. The French embassy today received R the following dispatch from us foreign office In Bordeaux: . "The Austrians In the south of Przemysl continue tnetr retreat w. toward the west. The east Prus- w. K sla situation consists of the Oer- K mans attempting to march' to Suwalkl east of Garajew where . they were repulsed.