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ASHE VILLE, N. C, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 3, 1911
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French and German Reports
Are Agreed As to Un
decisive Resul ts.
DESPERATE RAIDS
REPULSED BY BOTH
New Russian Army Ready to Take
Field Muscovites Again Cross
The German Frontier.
London, Oct, 3. Unusual ac
tivity in the publicity depart
ments of the German and Aus
trian army , headquarters has
furnished an occount of the re
sults of current battles differ
ing so radically from those
from the camps of their oppon
ents, as to render ; the -widely
divergent statements , irrecon
ciliable. .
In regard to the battle of the
'Aisne, , there is noly a single
point on which the French and
German reports agree and that
is that' General von Kluck still
is going northward though, at
a snail a pace anq.inai iie is tu
powerful that General Joffre
has been obliged to admit that
the German commander, has
ben able to mako a French de
tachment debouching from Ar
ras to fall back. -
Further south in the neigh
borhood of Koye, according to
the German staff, the French
have been dislodged from their
positions, but the French state
ment says that all the German
assaults there were shattered.
Again the German assert they
have fought their way south-
war dand have made substan
tial advances in . the Argonne
district and the French coun
ter this by claiming they have
made progress there; while in
the far eastern end of the line
around the river Meuse, the
French claim to have driven
the last German back across
the river, and the invaders say
they have defeated all attacks
of the French in that quarter,
Each eide thus is furnished
.the news it wants to hear. For
the neutral observer, the only
certainty is . that these inter
mittent conflicts along the im
mense line furnish only a ser
ies of small' cumulative results
which gradualy tend in a giv
en direction and to indicate
that no decisive resut has been
attained.
The first Austrian official
statement of any length given
out flatly denies most of the
claims of Serbs while in turn
the Servian official' staff con
tinues to claim victory for
their troops.
. The situation in osnia con
tinues apace while the Aus
trian offensive in Servia is pro
Cecding satisfactorily, accord
ing to the Austriana. The Ser
jyians and their Montenegrin
Allksa claim they havo Sarave
jo almost in their grasp.
lno new ltuasian armv is
ready to take tho field, accord
ing to a Tctrograd dispatch,
end the. MurcovUcs havo o.lce
noro crossed the Gorman fron
tire accorJirfj to this nport.
This is conceivably awkward
for the German invaders who
are said to be retreating from
the Suwalki district.
SOUTHERN WOULD
TAKE OFF T
5
Discontinuance Would Not Be
Permanent Says Official
in Making Request. -
TEST FARMS' COTTON
IS TO BE REDUCED
Women Urged to "Buy-a-BoIt"
Groat Deal of Interest In the
Amendments Conference.
London, Oct. . 3. Although
the German right is less than
50 miles from the Belgian fron
tier, never since war's out
break, v apparently, have the
people of Great Britain been
more reconciled to the idea
that the struggle yet to come
will be long and terrible. When
the Germans first began to re
treat after their rush toward
Paris, hope ran high that some
master r stroke - would, bring
complete rout to the invaders.
Now, however, many observers
emphasize that even should the
allies gain in this battle the
Germans would only faH back
on equally strong entrench
ments. . '
There is nothing from the
French battle line this morn
ing to indicate " a marked
change in the situation. The
fiercest fighting apparently
centers on that part of the bat
tle line stretching due north
for about 40 miles in an almost
straight line from Eoye. The
vicinitv of the little town of
Albert has again been the
scene of vigorous action where
the allies claim progress
Though it seems incredible,
the latest announcements as
serted the remainder of the
vast line was quiet with the ex
ception of the region around
St. Mihiel, from which the
Germans were driven from
their southernmost lodgment.
From Petrograd there contin
ues to 'come uninterrupted
claims of "Russian successes on
the Poland frontier,1 but from
Galicia where the Russian and
combined German i and Aus
trian forces are at death grips
before Cracow has come noth
ing to indicate which side has
taken first honors.
William in East.
A belated dispatch from Co
penhagen asserts that Emper
or "Willianrhas recently been
at Breslau where he decided on
a four-fold offensive movemen
against Korvno, Warsaw, Lodz
and Galicia. When this was
under way, it was added, he ex
pected to return to the western
theater of war.
From the southeastern tip of
(Jalicia filters news of the ad
vanced Russian forces unheard
from for dtys. It was said
that tha entering of Transyl
vania was already under way
and that a battle of tho Aus
tria ns and combined Russo
Sorviin forces was imminent.
British critics Room unable
(Continued on rage .)
(By W. T. Bost.)
Raleigh, Oct. 3. Presenting a re
port of a gross decline In revenues of
320,000 in the two war months, Vice
President and General Manager E. H.
Coapman of the Southern railway has
asked the corporation commission for
permission to take from service sev
eral passenger trains. -
The railway official declared in the
outset that the company is seeking no
permanent discontinuance of the
trains, but that it is guided solely by
desire to meet the vanishing revenues
which he thinks must have accom
panted th eoutbreak of the war. If
the company finds that its curtailment
does not meet the popular demand, it
will voluntarily restore the train, Mr.
Coapman says.
"Our July receipts were normal
he declared, "and were substantially
me same as, me Juiy, ii3, revenues.
Our figures extend, over August and
oepteniDer. uurmg that time our
freight receipts fell oft $230,000 and
our passenger 190,000. The Southern
is one of the very few roads that do
more passenger than freight business.
don't think there , are half a dozen
others In the country."
On the main line the company
would very much like to take oft Nos.
13 and .14, between Charlotte and Dun
ville; and abolish second section on
Nos. 37 and 38. Nos. 13 and 14. are
the trains that pass Greensboro south
bound at 3 o'clock a. m. and 6 p. m.
respectively. On the western division
outgoing No. 15 and incoming No. 16
would be abolished temporarily.
On the Greensboro-Goldsboro, the
general manager does not specify but
It is not Improbable that his company
would-discontinue Nos. 108.
He insist that this is not to be con
strued as anything but a concession
to receding revenues. He prepared a
table for the commission and left it
with request that It act as soon as
possible, as It Is hoped to announce
the changes about October 17.
During his discussion of the Ashe-
vlile early morning train Mr. Coap
man urged as a cause for failing funds
and declination of travel, the closing
of Grove Park Inn after October 15.
Of course, this is not to be permanent
and it is understood that extensions
are to be made on that great hotel.
Delegates to Congress.
Governor Craig today appointed
delegates to the Farmers' National
congress to be held In Fort Worth,
Texas, October 15 to 17.
The following will represent the
State: J. B. Grimes, Raleigh; J. W.
Falson, Falson; It. L. Woodward,
Pamlico; Bennshan Cameron, Stagg-
vllle; C. M. Townsend, Rowland; W. 8.
Pharr, Charlotte; J. R. Self, Llnooln
ton; A. C. Shuford, Newton; W. J.
Cooke, Ashevllle; J, J. Laughinghouse,
Greenville.
Reduce Test Farm Cotton.
The resolution of the board of agri
culture to reduce the acreage of cot
ton An the test farms to 25 per cent.
is in line with the earlier policy of the
state on Its big Halifax farm.
The board will later act with the
union In pledging the bulk of cotton
raisers to grow less everywhere and to
put more attention upon corn, wheat
and food crops. The test farms do
not raise a great amount but In the
several communities in which they are
worked it is meant to make them lead.
Railway officials ad the city officers
are much annoyed by continued car
robberies and four of the alleged
thieves are now In the city Jail await
ing trial. Two of the known six, it 13
said, have escaped.
The men charged with the breaking
of seals and stealing tobacco, meat,
flour and closing, .have caused the
companies to lose much,. It Is said, and
continued degradations given the offi
cers great worry. There seems to. be
no effective way of policing the yards
thoroughly enough to, prevent these
nightly marauders from getting on
the inside of the cars:.
Buy a Bolt Movement.
At the first meeting of the Woman's
clubs yesterday, the "buy-a-bolt
movement was presented and the club
members asked to contribute imme
diately to the cotton cause by pur
chasing now the cotton" cloth that thej
will need this winter.
Governor Craig, Adjutant General
Laurence W. Young, Col. S. Westray
Battle and other North Carolinians
who were In Virginia attending the
Mecklenburg county fair m Chase City
have returned. Governor Craig spoke
at the fair as did .Governor Stuart of
Virginia.
Amendment Conference.
A lot of local interest has been fol
lowing the announcement several days
ago that a conference Is to, be held
here today to discuss the proposed
constitutional . amendments and how
best to advance them before the peo
pie of the state. '
Many democrats are declining to
take part because they declare that
they fear a partisan advantage will go
to the republicans. Other democrats
think so heartily of the amendments
that they would like to; see the democ
racy gal na victory by espousing them.
Failing in this, they will second a non
partisan effort. Both governor Craig
and Attorney General Blckett have
been quoted as strongly favoring them
and It Is not believed 4hat there will
be any serious opposition to them
from members of the' state adminis
tration. 'U .
His People Are Angered Be
cause He Did Not Occupy
Austrian Territory That
Russia Now Has.
THERE IS POPULAR CRY
FOR GREATER ROUMANIA
Charles Stuck to His Tradi
tions as Hohenzollern
People Pushed to
Drastic Action.
In Battle of Niemen the Ger
mans Were Cruelly Sur
rised; Suffer Enor
mous Losses.
BATTLE PROVED TO BE
OF GREAT IMPORTANCE
Russian General Staff Issues
Statement Claiming Con
tinued Successes in
Operations.
"PEACE SUW
TO BLOOSERVED
Asheville Churches Will Hold
. Services for Peace
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Tomorrow.
In accordance with ' the proclama
tion Issued by President Woodrow
Wilson calling on tho people of the
United States to observe tomorrow as
"Peace Sunday" and to devote the
day to prayer for a cessation of the
ereat war now raging in Europe, the
various Asheville churches will hold
special services tomorrow. In almost
every church of all the demonlna-
tlons preparations have been made for
holding special services, and sermons
will be delivered by the ministers on
the war.
Att the First Baptist church the
pastor. Rev. Dr. C. B. Waller, will
speak at the morning services on "An
Exalted Nation," it being a war mes
sage for peace, and at the evening
services he will use as his subject,
"Midnight Escape from Jail." Spec
ial music will be ' rendered at each
service.
Rev. J. Bralnerd Thrall pastor of
the First Congregational church will
speak at the morning service on
"Christ or Harabbs Which?" The
morning service will be held at 11
o'clock in the assembly room at the
Manor.
At the North Asheville McthodlBt
church the pastor. Rev. W. E. Poo
vey, will use as his subject at the
morning services, "The True Basis for
Peace." The subject for' the evening
Hour will be "Three Cheers for the
Church." The evening services will
begin at 7:30 o'clock.
Rev. A. II. Sams, of Shelby, will
have charge of the services, both
morning and evening, at the French
Broad Avenue Baptist church.
Tomorrow will bo observed as ral
ly day at the Blltmore Baptist church
and efforts are being made to have
250 people present at the Sunday
school. Rev. W. H. Stradley will be
present and make an address to the
Sunday school. Rev. W. II. Scruggs,
of Florida, will preach at the morn
ing and evening services.
London, Oct. 3. In a dispatch
from Paris the Post's correspondent
says a statement regaraing me urns
of Roumania has been given out ry
Victor Jonnesco, nephew of the prime
minister of Roumania and secretary
of the Roumanian legation in Paris.
M. Jonnesco says in part:
"From the beginning of this Euro
pean war the Roumanian people have
been hostile to Germany and Austria.
The hostility is pushing the people to
drastic action. The cry is for a great
Roumania and for a liberation of our
brothers in Transylvania. Undoubted
ly the situation has placed the king
in a diellema, for he has already
made his choice between his duty as
a king of a free people and his duty
as a Hohenzollern. The latter proved
dearer tohis heart; he is serving his
caste and will do so in his death.
When - Russia proposed to King
Charles that he occupy Transylvania
and Bukowina, he refused, declaring
his troops were needed to guard the
frontier. Todav Bukowina. which Is
just as Roumanian as Transylvania, is
occupied by Russian troops and has
been declared a Russian province.
"This policy of King Charles will
give him in history the role of a
traitor tBUie interests of his acountry,'
although he Is a hero In his staunch
ness to the Hohenzollern and Haps
burlftradltlons. "If his policy is persisted in It will
mean that the Roumanians In Tran
sylvania will shortly be ' delivered
from the Austrian's yoke by Russia
and henceforth incorporated In the
Russian empire."
King Reported 111.
Rome, Oct. 2. (Via London, Oct.
3.) A dispatch from Vienna says the
condition of King Charles of Rouma
nia has suddenly become worse. The
doctor's bulletin today says he must
have absolute rest U is believed,, ac
cording to the dispatch, that the re
port of the king's Illness Is a political
step to end populnr asltntlon to have
Roumania Join forces against Ger
many.
Berlin Says Attacks of Allies
Have Been Repulsed on
Right Wing and Else-
where on Battle Line.
MOVEMENT TO CLEAR
BOSNIA OF SERVIANS
Austrian Troops Making Prog
ress Against Servians Re-',.
port of Austrian Disas
ter Is Denied. .
London. Oct. 3. The Post's Petro
grad correspondent, speaking of the
operations on the Niemen in Russian
Poland,' says: j
"Later intelligence of the opera
tions on the Niemen show that they
were of greater moment than at first
indicated and losses by the enemy-
were most severe. This was largely
due to the admirable practice of cer
tainVeavy artillery which was at the
disisal of the Russian forces.
"The Germans evidently were not
aware of this and advanced as though
they had only to meet the ordinary
field artillery. They were cruelly sur
prised at the terrible work of these
heavy guns. In their retreat the Ger
mans were under this persistent fire
for ten or a dozen miles and suffered
enormous losses. The result is that
the Russians are agaii. on German
territory.
"For the first time since the war
began we hear of German troops at
tempting a bayonet charge. This was
during a night attack at Raczka, on
September 30, but the Germans were
defeated, losing heavily in killed,
wounded and prisoners. Apparently
the Germans counted on taking the
Russians by surprise.
"The Germans continue ' to' eetir
under the sustained Russian attack.
Their front presents a broken ap
pearance with its salient angle to
wards the Russians and offering two
faces for flank attacks which were
greatly facilitated by the condition of
Germans and the lie of the roads.
"The weather is bad. The tropical
downpour in such a country presents
thj worst possible conditions for
armies wishing to extricate them
selves from any enemy conversant
with warfare of guerrilla nature."
Russian Statement,
Petrograd, Oct. 3. The general
staff headquarters last night issued the
following statement:
"The battle on the eastern front of
Prussia continues on the line of Mert
ampol. No decisive results have been i portunity to learn, Is In the best ol
GERMAN PRINCE TOOK
PART IN FIERCE BATTLE
Oscar Became So Excited He
Collapsed After Success
ful Attack.
Another Italian Boat Is
Sunk By Mine; Fifty Lost
Venice, Oct. t. (Via Rome and
Pari) A report has reached here of
the sinking of another ltal'an boat and
the death of her crew of fifty men
at a point near Trieste aa a result of
coming In contact with a, flowUng
mine.
There II alarm all along tha Ital
ian coast at the presence of Austrian
mines at sea. Water traffic with Aus
tria has been euspended and goods
destined for Austrian porta are being
abandoned on tha docks.
4nnam-e Vrwl 3.ik,
Toklo, Oct I. Tha official an
nouneiitunt ays another Japanese
iu,w wtplnf boat fcl Klao Chow
has been sunk after striking a mine.
Th , casualties are given as four killed
and nine wounded.
The mine dragger was known aa
tha Kayomaru and was aunk In Lao
shan bay.
Tha German forts and ships. It Is
announced are constantly shelling the
Japanese army which Is slowly pre
paring for the big assault on Tslng
Tau, the Uedman stronghold.
A German aeroplane from Tln
Tau, has made two unsuccessful at
tempts to attack Japanese warships.
Japan aeroplanes went In pursuit
of the Gorman aircraft and were sub
jected to bomb fire.
Berlin, Oct. 3. (Via London) Ma
jor General Freer von Der Horst,
commander of the 20th Infantry brig
ade, was killed while leading his
troops on September 28 according to
an official announcement today.
Today's casualty list contains about
9600 men and Includes mention of the
wounding of Prince Joachim, the
youngest son cf the emperor,
Schactzcls, east Prussia.
The Associated Press correspondent
learned at Metr. from the adjutant of
Prince, Oscar, fifth son, that Beptem
ber 24 the prince led his forces to
ward Verdun In a most desperate bat
tie. The French, Including the Turko
sharpshooters In the trees, picked off
the officers of whom so many were
lost that the companies were led by
sergeants during the hottest part of
the fighting.
Princa Oscar led the charge which
was finally successful. He got so ex
clued that he collapsed after tha vic
tory with acute heart cramp. The
physicians ordered him to Meti where
the news of tha bestowal of the dec
oration of the Iron Cross for the first
class reached him. He Jumped from
his bed when he heard It caylng.
am well again."
No crosses were available so Gen
eral von Htrantx took his, given him in
1870, and presented It to the prince
who is recovering rapidly. '
Commanders are taking meaatlre to
suppress stories that the Othollca
took part In cruelties against German
soldiers, which It Is assured Is untrue,
attained. We have at last occupied
the German positions at Preskasno,
west of Symno.
Under a night offensive attack,
the enemy retired from Lelpouny to
Suwalki. The fiercest fighting Is go
ing on In the vicinity of Suwalki. Ger
man retiring forces harried by the
Russians towards Merggrabowa were
scattered.
Augustowo was being bombarded
with heavy artillery from the north
west side of the town up to the af
ternoon of October 1, when the Rus
sian infantry took the offensive, reso
lutely, and drove the enemy from
that region.
Tho enemy also was forced to
evacuate Stschushln and Orajevo,
where the Russiun troops Invaded
German territory.
'The Russians have captured some
automobile trucks from a German
column operating against Ossowets.
On the Mlawa line the
made an offensive demonstration but
was repulsed by the Russian troops,
Cholera In CJrrmnj.
Berlin, Oct. 3. (Via Amsterdam
and London) The following offlclai ,
statement was given out at armj .:
headquarters the evening of Octobei
2:
"The right wing of the Germal
army in France has repulsed reneWec
efforts of the French to : outflank
them. Near Roye the French hav
been dislodged from their positions. .
"The situation on the center of thj...'
battle front remains unchanged.
"German troops advancing In th
Argonne region have won substantia,
advances in a southerly direction.
"East of the river Meuse Frenet,
troops from Toul undertook energetic
night attacks, but were repulsed.
"Before Antwerp, fort Wavre-St
Catherines and the redoubt Borpe
velvt with their intermediate worki
were assaulted yesterday at 5 o'clock.
"In the eastern arena of war at
advance of the Russian forces across
the Niemen river against the Ger
mans in the province of Suwalk:
seems Imminent."
Vienna Statement.
Vienna. Oct. 2. (Via London. Oct
3.) An official communication sign
ed by Field Marshal Potiork, hai
been given out here as follows:
' "Tor me past two-days our troopi
in Scrvla have been attacking tht
enemy. Up to the present time our of
fensive movements against the enem
who is strongly fortified In position!
further protected with barbed wlr
entanglements, have proceeded slowlj
but favorably. - '
"There has been started emphatic
ally a movement to clear the' sectiont
of Bosnia that has been disturbed
by Servian-Montenegrin troops ami
irregulars.
"The announcement from Servis
concerning the annihilation of th
fourth division of Hungarian honvei
Is a further proof of the vivid Imag
ination of the Servians. This division
of troops, as the Servians during tht
past few days have had repeated OP- '
condition at the battle front and II
participated gloriously in engagement!
last week at Vishigrad and elsewhere."
NOT BEEN RECEIVED
Judge Cline Will Take Action
Relative to Magistrates
and Others.
FRENCH COURTMARTIAL
OF GERMANS IS BEGUN
No action has been Jaken yet In re
gard to the resignations of Magls
enemy j tratcs W. H. Gudger and Jomes A. Mc-
miyre ana lapimn wrauy Anacrson,
In charge of convict camp No. 2, re
quested this week by Judge E. B.
Cline, following the report filed by tha
grand jury, In which It was stated
that the magistrates had been guilty
of drunkenness while In the discharge
of their duties, and that Captain An
derson had been guilty of undue
Farls, Oct I. A French courtmar-
tlal has begun hearing the cuses ofi,-ruelly ln lne treatment or prison
Germans arrested In d!r- tise and up
on whose persons there has been
found objects of value.
German prisoners In French hands
suspected of pillage are to be tried.
One man has Just been sentenced to
Imprisonment for five years while
two others were given sentences of
eight months confinement. Pples are
being Judged summarily without a
formality of a courtmartlal. It U aald
a consineraDio numoer already have
been shot
CHINESE STILL PROTEST
AT JAPANESE ACTION
ers under him.
Judge Cline stated late yesterday
afternoon, after inquiring of the so
licitor and clerk of the court If the
resignations had been received, that
he would Investigate the cases and
And out just what his authority In
the matter Is. He will return here
next Monday from his home In Hick
ory and tt is expected that some ac
tion will b taken.
It is probable that the rases against
the men mentioned will be heard be
fore a Jury, If Judge CILne finds that
such should be taken.
London, Oct. I. The North Or
man Gasotte admits the spjwsrsrT-
of cholera In Germany as In Austria,
says a Home dlnpatch, but knsurea
the public that the outbreak Is well
Jn haud.
Peking, China, Oct I. The Chinese
government today replied to thel lat
est Japanese note. It ts declared again
that It considered the Japanese occu
pation of Wei listen In Shan Tung
province a breach of neutrality and
asserted that If the rW of the rail
road In Rhan Tung waa occupied such
action would constitute a further vlo
laUon,
VIENNA GREATLY FEARS
INVASION OF RUSSIANS
Hhlp In Port
Arrived:"
New Tork, Oct. I.
poll, Naples.
Venice. Oct. I. (Via Paris) lit
est reports from Vienna show that
tho population la seriously alarmed
over the possibility of a Husnian In
vasion, Offlclai notions have announc
ed the cl'MiIng of manV favorite Sun
day excursions from VlerVa Into th
surrounding forests because th hlftli
eat points have been fortified.
The Austrian state tnmirl-n n 1
official papers have slsrted to i .
to the new capital. While th's f '
Is not confirmed. It rv. to r
the condition of the poi.iit r