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VOLUME XIX. NO. 198.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 29, 1914.
PRICE TIVE CENTS
VICTORIOUS RUSSIANS PUSHING
THEIR INVASION INTO HUNG APZ
Hand to Hand Fighting Now Raging In
France Cannot Last Much Longer
Losses Are Colossal
EARLY ATTACK ON
ANT WERP EXPECTED
Germans From France Arrive In
Brussels, Is Report Unfav
orable Weather Prevails.
London, Sept. 29. The 18th
day of the battle of the Aisne
thus far has brought no decis-
111 1 11 ' T J
lvc. result, out au indications
continue t6 point to an ap
proaching end of the homeric
struggle Hand to hand fight
ing now raging with fury, is
'bound, it is said, to come to a
quick end.
The fog which the French
foreign office says prevented
action in the "Woevre district,
covers metaphorically the re
inainder of the district. All
jthat is permitted to go forward
from the allied side is that they
are holding their grip and have
constantly thrown back the
masses of the Germans who
lave been bravely and inces
santly hurled at them in an ef
fort to break the human bar
Tier. In Berlin it is said there is
io change and that the state
ment by the allies that the
scales have turned in their fa
nor is incorrect.
and the statement, which if
true is important, comes from
Brussels that large numbers of
battle-wearied Oennan troops
are arriving there from
France.
An official communication
issued at Budapest, acording
to a Rome dispatch to the Ex
change Telegraph company.
admits that the Russians have
succeeded in crossing the Hun
ganan frontier at several
points in the Ung district de
spite the fact that reinforce
ments have been sent against
them. Ung is a county in the
eastern part of Hungary.
A Petrograd dispatch to the
T- i mil
neuter leiegrapu company
states that an amy messenger
announces that the Russians
have almost cleared Galicia of
the enemy who has taken ref
uge in the Carpathian passes.
The same source confirms the
reports of the progressive de
struction of the Austrian arm.
An eye witness says that two
floods in the valleys. The
Rhine is swpllon and Dollar-ill
and Thur rivers have over
flowed. The plain between Mulhau-
sen and Rheims is overflowing
to a great extent and it is im
possible to move heavy artil
lery. This gives advantage to
the allies as they have com
paratively light guns.
i ii i . l
bow siaes, nowever, are
handicapped and if the bad
wes)ther continues it will re
sult in prolonging the cam
paign on this side of the Vos-
ges and the Ardennes.
mi T-i i .
ine jrencli are prenanno:
winter underclothing for their
soldiers.
Reports German Bull
Killed Prince .alhert
London, Sept. 29. The Ghent cor
respondent of the Dally News sends
the report that a German doctor says
Prince Adelbert, the Emperor's third
son, has died In a hospital.
Dryle Page, King Albert's physi
cian, according to this report, was
ordered to hold an autopsy in the
presence of two German doctors and
it was found the prince had been kill
ed by a German bullet. In other au
topsies of Herman officers it was
found also they had died from a sim
ilar cause.
STILL DISCUSS
COTTON
PLANS
JUDGE PEEBLES
Jl
EDITORS
Governors and Congressmen
Agree That Acreage Should ,
Be Restricted by Spec
ial Legislation.
On September 13 an Ostcnd dis
patch by way of London reported the
death of Crown Prince Frederick
William, Prince Adalbert of Prussia
and Prince Karl of Wuertemburg.
STATE OR NATIONAL
REGULATION QUESTION
GREAT CROWD MET
DEM
CANDIDATES
Opening of Democratic County
Campaign at Fairview Is
Most Auspicious.
PLEA FOR SUPPORT
. ON PARTY RECORD
"-"'
ernor Charles B. Aycock became gov
ernor and In the nation since the open
Ing of the Wilson administration. Ho
asked on this record that the people
of the county give their support to
democracy at the November election.
Mr. Weaver was followed by Galla
tin Roberts, candidate for representa
tive in the lower house of the general
assembly, who declared that -the dem
ocratic party is the best friend the
people of the state ever had, and pro
ceeded to prove this on the record the
party has made. He corroborated Mr.
Weaver in the statements he had
made and produced other statistics to
make the record still stronger. He,
called attention to the fact that over
four million dollars was expended last
year in the public schools and educa
tional institutions of the state; that
the democrats in the last general as- I
The losses have been coloss-1 German army corps took part
al. Even the official reports
contain a gruesome picture of
Hio thousands lying on the fire
swept field between the two
armies and of the ghastly litter
of wounded.
The Germans have no longer
to explain the inactivity of
their aeroplanes as they have
again taken to the air and one
appeared at Bialstok, to the
southwest of Grodno, some f0
miles inside the Russian fron
tier. This dirigible apparent
ly was more fortunate in get
ting away than was her sister -fliip
which was shot down in
the neighborhood of "Warsaw
the day before.
, It seems now to bo officially
admitted at Budapest that the
liiiRsians have secured a good
foothold on Hungarian soil.
London, Sept. 20. The fan
like Russian advance is sweep
ing across Galicia and closing
,in on tho Austrians in the gaps
of the Carpathians and the
plains of -Hungary.
The battle along the western
Ifront in northern France is
;igain checked by weather con
ditions. The Germans, ex
hausted bv their Ions march.
jnro said to Buffer especially, ns
they occupy limestone trench
es which do not drain readily.
. Tho latest official communi
cations from Paris report the
conditions on the allies' left
7"ing ns unchanged while the
center has resisted tho violent
"Oerraan attempts to break tho
French lino.
The most important part of
tho communication is that the
allies havo advanced slightly,
in the battle of Jarouslau, ac
cording to the same source.
The Russians had to take most
of the enemy's trenches at the
point of tho bayonet.
Paris, Sept. 29. Compara
tive calm on the battle line yes
terday, after Sunday's storm
of shot and shell was surpris
ing. It was supposed that the
extreme violence of the Ger
man attack meant a determina
tion to finish the campaign on
the Aisne by breaking the al
lies' lines nt all costs, and the
pressure, it was expected,
would continue, especially on
the allies' loft where '.he Gcr
mans had brought up rein
forcements. The center, how
ever, was the only point ser
iously attacked, probably on
the supposition that the line
has been weakened to reinforce
tho left. One theory is that
the armistice of four hours
granted by tho French for
burying the dead, was not suf
ficient and that the invaders
needed the entire day to re
mo've bodies encumbering the
trenches; and another is that
further shifting of troops is in
progress preparatory to a vio
lent shock elsewhere, all clTorts
against the left having failed.
In any case tne opinion is
prevalent hero that the Ger
mans are losing valuable time
and that the return of winter
will find them buried in the
rocky clay of tho country.
Military operations in the
extreme east in tho Vosges and
in Alsaco havo been hindered
by weather conditions, as there
is snow on tho heights, and
May Besiege Antwerp.
Rotterdam, Sept. 29. Activ
ity along the Belgian frontier
indicates the Germans are
planning for an early siege of
Antwerp. More than 25,000
German naval reserves have
been brought from Kiehl and
Hamburg to Brussels and are
held in readiness to serve on
the improvised Gorman fleet
should Antwerp and Ostend be
taken. ;
As a direct result of this
move the British authorities
all along the Scheldt have in
creased their watchfulness for
during a siege of Antwerp
England might like to send re
inforcements through the
Dutch Scheldt, which would
be a breach of neutrality;
while on the other hand, a Ger
man victory would bring dan
ger of an attempt on the part
of Germany to use the mouth
of the Scheldt as a base from
which to attack the British
naval forces in the North sea.
Commerce with Antwerp has
almost ceased.
The moment for the siege,
according to official circles,
will be at the culmination of
the battle in northern France.
Should Germany win in this
battle, the attack will be push
ed at once, while in case of a
German defeat the troops now
building the line of the Scheldt
will be used to resist any Bel
gian attempt to cut tho route
of the retreating Germans.
It is impossible to get cor
rect figures regarding tho
strength of the German troops,
but according to the best infor
mation to be had from Brus
sels enough German troop
trains have passed through the
city since last Monday to bring
the number up to lo0,000 men.
Candidates Tell of What nomocracy
Has Done for People. In Nation,
State and County.
Geo. W. and Chas. A. Brown,
of Goldsboro Record, Ad
judged in Contempt V
v Fined $500.
Farmers of South Trying to
Formulate Agreement to
Reduce the Cotton
Acreage.
EACH SENTENCED FOR
60 DAYS; APPEAL MADE
Editors Accused Judge of
Drunkenness, Sleeping on
the Bench, Playing
"Setback," Etc.
Washington, Sept. 29. Governors Special to The Gazette-News.
ad congressional representatives of Jackson, Sept. 29. (Via Weldon)
southern states continued their con- The secon(J he contempt
ferences over plans torelieve southern!
farmers from depressed prices caused i proceedings against Charles A.
hv tho TS,,rnTO!n wnr Tho nrMont Brown and George W. Brown, edi-
question is whether the legislation
The fortification of Antwerp are
reckoned the strongest of the world.
In 1R0, 23 years after the taking of
the city by British and French troops,
Rrlalmont, the noted Rclglan build
er, supervised the re-fortltlcatlnn of
the cltv. and since 1S77 It hns had a
line of forts well out from the inner
defenses. In 1907 the government de
cided to do away with the Inner line
of walls and replace them with an
Inner line of forts on the right bank
of the Scheldt
The greatert Importance Is attornea
to the outer works. They consist in
part of new fortifications ana in pan
of old fort rebuilt,
It in probable that thl ideal was
realized and that the fortification
pvstem la now practically complete.
The outer chain of fort Ilea from
ten to eleven miles ouUtde the city
and ha a front of about eighty mile.
Rnnslan Statement.
w..hlinn. Sept. ---Colonel
Jolelewekl. military attache of th
(Continued on Pa- t.)
A large and representative gather
ing 'of democrats last night greeted
tho dumnnKMn nnuntu n n H .liciti-lnt
candidates at the Fairview HlglV
school building for the opening of the
county campaign. The meeting was
called to order shortly before 8 o'cloek
by Prof. Rebert Hutchinson, principal
of the Fairview school, who extended
to the various candidates present a
hearty welcome- or 'part of the peo-
ule of the township. He took occa
sion to tell those present of the mar
velous growth of the school within
the past few years, and especially the
added enthusiasm of the patrons of
the school since the high school fea
ture has been added since this
growth has been attained through the
efforts of the democrdatic administra
tions, the remarks by Prof. Hutchin
son were most acceptable to the men
present who are seeking an endorse
ment of the present administration
at the hands of the voters of the
county.
State Senator Zebulon Weaver, who
Is seeking re-election, was the first
speaker Introduced, and his speech
might be taken as a keynote of the
present campaign In Buncombe coun
ty. Mr. Weaver stated to his hearers
that he and the other
candidates are asking the support of
the voters on the record that tne
party has established. He pointed to
the accomplishments of the party In
the nation during the past two years,
while President Woodrow Wilson has
occupied the White House; also the
work of the party In North Carolina
since 1901, when the democrats came
back into power after the Russell
administration.
Mr. Weaver stated that he had
made efforts to tlnd out lust what
platform the republican-progressive
candidates in the county are makinfi
their tight on this year, but had been
unable to learn of anything except a
fo.u rush nrnmlses. coupled with a
vitriolic attack on the present school
svstcm. He dismissed the promises by
calling to the attention of those pres
ent that the promises of these people
in the past have availed nothing tor
the good of the people, lie tnen 1001.
up the matter of the school system
which thev are attacking.
Tho speaker showed by statistics
that when the democrats c-une Into
power In 1900 the school property in
the state had a valuation of less than
one-sixth of what It Is now; that the
length of the school term nas uecn
practically doubled; that more than
4 000 school houses have been built In
this time, averaging a new bulldlnK
for every day in the year for 10 years,
and more to spare; that the teachers
arc much better paid now; and, final
ly, that provision has been made for
the benefit of the children of the ru
ral districts, so that they may nov
receive a high school education such
a. tiwv ml L-lit receive if living in a
sembly increased the sum for the pen-
sions to old soldiers to $500,000; and
that the state under democratic rule
has made ample provision to take care
of its helpless and insane.
Mr. Roberts also took occasion to
refer to the congressional race in the
Tenth district and called attention to
one of the planks In the "little plat
form" adopted by the republican
progressive convention in Henderson
ville, which condemns the democratic
party for not building up a merchant
marine. Mr.' Roberts simply called
the attention of his hearers to the
necessary to restrict planting should
be federal or state. A prohibitive tax
of ten cents a pound on the 1915
yield in excess of the 1914 crop seem
ed favored. A tax of $50 on every
acre planted in cotton in 1915 in ex
cess of 50 per cent of the 1914 acre
age was also discussed.
An all day ond a night conference,
however, had failed to bring the con-
gr ssional delegation and the govern
ors together on whether the tax
should be levied by the state or na
tional government, in opposition to
state action was Governor Slaton of
Georgia, who declared that no matter
what the outcome of the conference
might be he would not call his legis
lature together.
Congressmen urged that it would
be difficult to pass legislation for the
cotton states, representing about one-
fact that the democrats have had i tnlr(1 tne population of the country.
about 18 months in which to accom
pllsh this feat, while the republicans
had approximately 60 years without
doing It.
Ho then made the statement that
the man who is running on this repub
lican-progressive platform for con
gress two years ago voted for a man
for governor of North Carolina who
had a whiskey barrel for a platform,
rather than vote for Governor Locke
Craig, a man of whom every citizen
of Huncombe county is proud.
H. U Nettles, candidate for repre
sentative, was the next speaker intro
duced and he declared himself a
farmer and the friend of every farmer
in the county and state. If elected,
he said, he will do all in his power to
look after the best interests of the
agriculturists in this and all sections
of North Carolina.
Favor Reduction
New Orleans, Sept. 29. Represen
tatives of the farmers of the cotton
growing states met here today to dis
cuss the action of Liverpool in the
cotton situation as a result of the Eu
ropean war.
It came out in the preliminary dis
cussion that the acreage planted next
year should be sharply reduced. Dele
gates from Mississippi proposed that
there be a complete cecession of cot
ton planting.
Today's convention resulted from
plans formulated at a cotton confer
ence formed here in August. Dele
gates from several states to the meet
ing were selected at state cotton con
ventions recently held.
Plan to Curtail.
AiiciiRtn. fin.. Kont. 29. A tnnsR
meeting of the farmers of Columbia I r '
tors of the Goldsboro Weekly Record,
was had before Judge R. B. Peebles
at the court house here yesterday.
The editors were adjudged guilty of
contempt and each sentenced to Jail
on two counts and fined $500 each.
The defendans brought their counsel.
Judge W. S. O'B. Robinson and Matt
H. Allen of the Goldsboro bar, who
were both present at the hearing, ap- .
pealed to the Supreme court. Tho
bond was fixed at $500 which the de
fendant editors furnished and return
ed to their home yesterday. Follow
ing is the judgment of the court:
"State of North Carolina, county
of Northampton, In re contempt
Charles Brown and George Brown,
editors and publishers of the Weekly
Record, a newspaper published at
Goldsboro, N. C, judgment:
"First, That the published state
ment in the Goldsboro Record of Juno
0, 1914, that R. B.- Peebles frequent
ly went to sleep on the bench and
woke up suddenly and played hell was
false and without foundation in fact.
"Second. That the statement in the
said issue thot Judge- R. B. . Peebles .'
was so full of whiskey that he went
into the solicitor's room mistaking the
solicitor's room for his own room is
absolutely false and without founda
tion in fact. That tho said Judge had
not touched a drop of intoxicating
liquor within five and one half hours
previous to the time. That It is true
that the sold judge went into the
solicitor's room, which said room was
opposite his own room and lay down
to rest at about 6 o'clock in the even
ing; that said judge went to the so
licitor's room for the purpose of rest
ing himself for the reason that the
solicitor had inadvertently locked the
to the judge's room and had
Among other candidates who spoke county was held at Appling, the Kept tne Key m ms pocKei ana mat
during the evening were: W. E. John- county seat, yesterday and the Colum-l l"e "mu, w,,en f"'u JuBe reiurnuu
lu uie iiulci iiuiii nit: mull iiuii: 1110
solicitor was not present in the hotel
and the said judge went into the so
licitor's room to rest purposely be
cause of the fact that the solicitor
had the key to his own rooma nd
mil in u,. ... .,,,,,1.1 ; nnlrunn. ititr. tllu
ty; J. J. Mackey, candidate lor regis-1 more than ten acres of cotton to eechl ,Vi v, r th
V... ..It.-i-orl ono of hm Unn t.n-Dn A ll .... 1 .. ., . ( ur.l i mini mini uic iviun. vi.
LIT UL UtrU3, Willi iTii,.v ' ; .nil- muni- mini iniv. on iiiiiiiiiiiiiid o i
characteristic discourses for about iiOjto be punished by a fine of $7.50 for
minutes to the great delight of hleach additional acre planted.
ii .... nn,l thon oviirotiuori IliH re. 1 Morinfflo anil I.lnnnln ooni-itloo a r.
.uu.. - , i T.,,1..., ii li tinu,l.,u mi . chu. In
tn follow fnliiml. nvumnln T (a " i'uuiio.i.... ...
believed that the yield will be de
creased from 4 0 to 50 per cet next
year as the result of the meeting.
son, candidate for the chairmanship bla County Protective association
nis nearer, boar(j of county commissioners; formed for the purpose of curtailing
democratic M Rrookshire, candidate for com-1 acreage of cotton for next year. The
missioner, both declaring for better i great majority of farmers from the
roads and a still more progressive ad- adjoining territory attended and
ministration of the affairs of the eoun- signed an agreement not to plant
llcitor with the key to the door there
of. "Third. That statements that Bald
grot at not having tuno io exnoii.
them any; K M. Mitchell, candidate
for sheriff; John 11. Cathey, camlluaie
for Superior court clerk; B. A. Patlon,
candidate for tax collector; and E. M.
Lyda, candidate for auditor.
At the conclusion of these talks, J.
Scroop Styles spoke brlelly In support
of the candidacy of J. fc. Hwain ior me
sollcitorshlp, the man who defeated
him In the May primary; and for
Congressman Jan.es M. Gudger, Jr.
Chairman J. W. Ilaynes of the county
executive committee cloBed the meet
ing by delivering a short talk on be
half of all the candidates, and then
asking that those present support tin
proposed amendments to the constitu
tion of North Carolina. He also asked
that they give iholr endorsement to a
state-wide primary for all elective olli
ces and lor all parties by voting for
the democratic candldutes, who have
endorsed such an act unanimously.
city. He pointed out runner tnai mis
educational feature makes it possible
for the boys of the rural districts to
prepare themselves for the University
of North Carolina, and that they have
an equal chance with nil othera of
entering and receiving training In this
Institution, Hie opponent, he all,
had attacked the policy of the state
In aiding the university and, there
fore, all other like Institution of
learning.
He concluded his talk by making a
brief comparison of the county as It
Is now and aa It was when the fusion
11 delivered It to the democrat In
1900. Thl comparison wo very pro
nounced a to the condition of the
roads, a well a that of the schools,
It belnir hown that the county now
ha approximately 1(0 mile of mac
adam road, and alao outlined briefly
what ha been accomplished for th
people In North Carolina lnc Got-
DF
r.ONFEREGE .UNITED
said issue played set back or pitch,
took a drink every ten minutes and
got very drnk were false und without
foundation in fact.
"Fourth. Thai the publication In
said isKUe that Judgo Peebles is unfit
to occupy the high and responsible
position of judge of the Superior
court of North Carolina Is absolutely
tine and without foundation In fact.
"Filth. That the statements In an
editorial published in said poper of
I June 27, 1914, reiterating all of said
I charges and statementii except the
Rirrl I.io-rlt nt St Ano-lltttinp clmrKe Ulllt "eemes went to
cirQ ijignis ai ax. iiugusnne ,,.,.,, on th, ,ipncn und woke up (1.
denly and played hell were all false
PIGEON'S MESSAGE TELLS
OF BRITISH SHIPS SIIIC
Cylinder on Leg Stamped
"Germany 12-12,"
i mi without foundation In fact.
"Sixth. Thot each one of the false
statements contained in the editorials
of wild linldMioro Record, of the issue
of June 6, 1914, were made with the
intent to defame, degrade and Injure
he reputation of said Judge It. U.
with the i Peebles.
stamped "Seventh. That all of said charge
-llear-
Washlngton. Sept. 29. Develop
ments In the Mexican ltuatlo today
awaited the outcome of the confer
ence of Villa and Carranza leaders.
A feeling of optimism obtained In
official circle where tho administra
tion hoped the difference would be
settled thu Insuring peuce.
At the cabinet the matter i dis
cussed and Secretary Bryan brought
late dispatches from the consular
agent of Merlco.
Th president attitude was de
crlbed o still one of "watchful
waiting."
St. Augustine, Kla., Sept. 29
Ing on Its leg a cylinder
words, "Germany 12-12,"
thereon, a pigeon fluttered In from the j contained in said Issue of said paper
Atlantic this morning and was picked 0f june 27, 1914. in an editorial were
up by George V. Corbett, a brother of j false and each charge made In said
Mayor Corbett. editorial and each of the charges
I In the cylinder was a message type- nmde were made with the Intent to
i written In Kngllsh, reading: defame, degrade and Injure the repu-
"September 24, 1914, off Florida tal ion of said Judge It. It. Peebles,
coast; Just sunk two British ships "Klghtli. That the court finds from
Ger H. S. I 12-12." 'the facls thill said Issues of said
The marking on the tin cylinder i Goldsboro Record of June , 1914.
was Identical with that on a carrler'an, June 27, 1914. containing the said
pigeon which dropped dead here yes
terday from exhaustion. The first bird
had apparently lost its message.
BURGOMASTER MAX OF
BRUSSELS RELEASED
Taris,
edltorlols mentioned above were both
circulated and rend In Northampton
county, 1 find these fnets from the
Inspection uf the Issues of the paper.
"Ninth. If Is therefore considered
n ml Judged by the court thst the
above named Charles A. Brown be
sentenced to be confined In the com
mon Jnil of Northampton county for
Ixindnn, Pept, 29 fiurgomnster ' the period of thirty days, and In ad
Max of Brussels, who wa arrested 1 dition thereto he be fined the sum of
yesterday on the order of the mill-$250 for tho publication of sold edl
tarv governor on the charge that he lorlal.
had ordered the banks to refuse to "Kleventh. it 1 further considered
ubv nart of the Indemnity which, and adjudged that said Charle A.
was due. ha been released, according Brown be aentenced to be confled 10
. .... . . I J .. . . l I k . MAmmnM Inll nf Vnrlh.
umrna j-.xensnge correBpon- uitya nm - ji.
.ampton county, and In addition there
to be fined the nim of $260 for th
publication of ald editorial of Jun
Million Idle.
Ooneva, Sept. 28. (Via.
Sept. 2.) A Qispaicn nere irom , , nn
Munich estimate that 2,000.000 per-j dent,
on are Idle In Germany and lncrea- j Th release wa contingent upon
Ing dally. Lack of raw material It 1 th payment to th German of
aid U th cause. I $0,000,000.
(Continued on Pax I.)
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