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HB OAZSnTS-NBWB HAH thb 10ST EXPENBiya JLSSOCUIT :D PRESS 6ERVICB IN THB :t tl CAROL1NAS II If VEATHEH FOBEGASTi FAifl WfiATKEfti LUME XIX. NO. 205. ASHEVILLE, N. 0., WEDNESDAY 'AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 7, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS FLIES' LEFT WING IS&dW'iN D ANGER mOODFI A Bf9 SUCCESS GHT COMBATS PREPARING FOR if'EIIIIIC GAME B TROOPS 7 on Kluck A ttempting to Outflank Enemy, With Re-Enforcements. UPREME FEATURE IN WEST oth Hermans and Austrian s Claim Success In EastRussian State ments Contradictory. jondon, Oct. ' 7. The con t along the rivers oT north France, although now in 25th day, shows fewer as of an early, end than it I two days ago. Then General von Kluck ap xred dangerously threatened the enveloping movement of allied armies. Today that ouroeful commander, having ained from an unknown irter heavy reinforcements, larently is engaged, in his n, in outflanking the French 1 Britishlines. That coun- stroke is regarded here as " "supreme feature in the tern war theater.- 5oth the Germans and the strians claim'to have check the Russian offensive and ned successes, but as usual ? Muscovite statements fail agree with those of their op aents. ' London, Oct. 7. The great ttle in the western arena of r today may be described as gigantic "sniping" engage nt in which riflemen-have n replaced by ' heavy artil y, masked along 'the heights the Aisne and the Meuse, ese desultory artillery duels to have succeeded the operate infantry charges ring the early stages of the ttle. Those recently at the front nlare the allies were well ntent to play this game; they w outnumber the Germans, il for that reason can give oir troops rest while the in :eppelin ready he Inventive Count Expresses Intention of Attacking Eng. land Soon Zeppelin Staffs are Working Day and . Night in Preparation for Attacks. London, Oct. 7. In a dls tch from Tho Haguo, the oor pondcnt of tho Daily Ex oh3 says the German rea pers reaching thcro indicate at Count Zeppelin is now at .'ilhelmshavcn, on the North a, with his staff. "Wilhclm aven is the point from which 0 great air raid on tho Brlt i'IsIcs is expected to start, o of thesD papers publish 1 interview with tho count in :.ich ho is quoted M stating at ho had not forgotten Eng - 1 and would prove it very n. THEATER vaders must keep their men constantly in the trenches. An important development of the fighting in France is the reported movement of a Ger- man army, said to De u, 1 i-y-i 000 strong, southward through Belgium by way of Temple Neuve and Tournaiin direc tion of French border. Ber lin military critics predicted recently that the allies would meet disaster if they stretched their line on the left wing too far, and it is believed here that the Germans are now seeking to crush the enveloping move ment which has.been. cloginglder authority of the act and 8,000 around General von Kluck, the commander of the . German right, for the past three weeks. The latest Paris communica tion ignores this moverent. It says the situation in that lo cality remains the same but ad mits the fighting along the left wing, north of the Oise, is be coming more and more vio lent. Calm prevails in the cen ter, with the allies gaining a little ground in the northern part of the heights of the Meuse. Following England's load" in the North" sea, where she felt compelled to imitate the Ger man proceedure of mine lay ing, Franco has announocd a similar course in tho Adrintio, where soveral trading ships have been blown up recently by mines. The only positive news made publio in London from the eastern arena , consists of re ports that tho two Russian col- (Contlnued en Pai;a I.) making for raids It is also reported, the Ex press correspondent continued, that Count Zeppelin was fiura moned by Emperor William to Mainz. Ills mnjeety paid to the count that ho relied on hlra for a great work and offered to make him commander In ohlof of the Gorman air fleet, The count smilingly refused, but said h would accept the title whnn ho returned from Eng land. Tho Zeppelin staffs are work ing day and night at WUhelm ulrnven and another station la Mrz established at Emden for ctl.rr tyrr1 cf aLrel-lrJ. WILLIAMS SPEAKS FDR AMENDMENTS Opened Campaign at Monroe Monday Night His Address. Special to the Gazette-News. Monroe, Oot. 7. ' Representative Robert R. Williams, of Ashevllle, opened the democratic) campaign In Union county here Monday night. He spoke for the constitutional - amend merits, urging their adoption by the people of the state, and gave strong nroof for the absolute necessity of changing the state's taxation system, In the course of his speech Mr. Will iams said: "No more conclusive evidence of the strength of tho amendments could be produced than tho manner In which they have bee nreoelved by the people Of North Carolina. Nearly 18 months ago they were adopted by a non-par tlsan commission after most lejngthy consideration and were Immediately published In all of the leading new papers as well as In a formal report submitted to the governor, and copies sent to every member of the general assembly as well as otherwise widely distributed. "Articles explaining their nature and import were at that time writ ten and published. After a copy of the amendments had been In the hands of every membe of the gen era assembly for more than 0 days, they were considered at a special ses sion and submitted by a significant vote of 40 to 3 In the senate and 74 to 14 n the house of repesentatlves. They were again widely published In the newspapers. Six months ago, 600, 000 copies of the amendments were nrinted by the secretary of state un- L!4opie have been sent to the register of deeds of each county In the state for distribution and many thousand copies otherwise ' distributed among the leading citizens of the state; nu merous contributions ' and editorials have appeared In the daily and week ly newspapers within the . last six months advocatLng their adoption, they have received the express appro val of practically every state official In the state; have been unanimously Indorsed by the North Carolina Press association; the officers of the Farm ers' union and every board of . trade and civio or labor organization before which they have been presented as well as by thousands of patriotic In dividuals throughout the state "That they have completely Justi fied themselves before the bar .of pub lic ,' opinion muBt be apparent when we reflect that during this entire per. lod of publicity and consideration, no one has risen who has been willing to become sponsor for any opposition or to advance any reason why ' they should not be adopted, Can there be a,ny stronger proof of the necessity for their adoption,' Our present constitution may have been adapted to the needs of the dayl no document can be drafted which will be perfectly adapted to the needs of generations living under entirely dlgcrent economic industrial" and so cial conditions, and many of the pro- visions of our constitution have be' come obsolete. The four Important amendments are; The tax amendment the amend ment restricting local and private leg. tHlatlon, the amendment permitting tho selection of emergency Judges and the amendment providing a six months' school term, 'The great purpose of the tax amendment Is to remove the straight Jacket which prohibits us from adopt Ing a tax system which will conform to present-day needs and vest some discretion In the legislature, No sy tern Is made compulsory, The present system may be retained or new sys terns put Into practice either lmme dltely er gradually as conditions may require, The amendment does place a limit en the rate of taxation, how ever, which will prevent the rate from becombnifa excessive, The supreme resson why It should be adopted Is that every effort to enforce the pres ent system tins been a failure and that Do administration for 40 years has been able to enforce It Justly Is proof positive that the system Itself is de fective, "The amendment restricting local and private legislation will emanci pate the legislature from the bondage of sorvltud to the vast number of lo cal and private bills which have con sumed the treat bulk of ha tlma and dissipated the energies of legislatures In tha pM, and give to the legisla tures of the future freedom to devot their time and energies to matters of moment and importance,' "The amendment authorising- tha selection of emergency Judges relives us from th condition at present which w4l aw permit an (Ilnon pr birth death to oc.u In tha family f a fiupsrlos caur Judge without sus pending eeurt, (Inlaying Justice and causing great and. unnsuswary expanse to the pounty. The selection ef enter (Contlausd an Pag I.) Western North Carolina Day Attracted Hundreds of Vis itors to Waynesville Fair Today. GOOD RACING PROGRAM FEATURE OF AFTERNOON Display of the Farmers Is One of the Best Ever Assembled in the History of Fair. Some Features. (By Staff Correspondent). Waynesville, Oct. 7. Haywood county is now enjoying the best fair In Its history and thoroughly appre ciative of the efforts of those behind the movement to give the people a good show, hundreds of amusement seekers are thronging . the grounds daily. Today, which was the second of the Haywood County Fair was a success In every detail and if the attendance Is as large for the balance of the week as It has been since early morn ing the big show will be an enormous financial success so It would seem. ' This was designated ' as Western North Carolina day and there are many features on the program. There was ot be speech-making but on account ot several of those on the program being unable to reach Way nesville this part of the day's program was cancelled. t , J. W. Haynes la here from Ashe vllle. He was to have spoken upon the subject of "Co-Operation". The 1914 fair opened yesterday, 11 being military and fraternal day. C. C. Buchanan of Silver Was the orator of the day and a large, crowd heard him. r . i. The agricultural jdisplav Is rompletaJ in every detail and the exhibitors are being warmly congratulated upon their splendid efforts. The cattle Bhow one of the best ever seen in western North Carolina and the display of horses and of other live stock are all in classes of their own. Won Many First Prizes. . D. R. Noland who has won many first prizes at the Western North Caro lina fair In Ashevllle, has an agricul tural display that Is really wonderful and it Is attracting much attention. Other farming exhibits are made by R. L. Noland, D. T. Howell, K. J. Howell, W. G. Ree.s and many oth er successful farmers. This morning an old fashioned ' blue-back spelling book match' was held within the fair grounds, the first prize being won by Mrs. W. T. Finch er of Clyde and the second prize by J, L. Walker of Crabtree. A singing contest is also on the pro gram of entertainment. Tho fair will come to a close on Friday night and there are many fea tures on the program each day. All of the amusements are clean and are being well patronized by those who visit the fair,- Racing Feature Today. An interesting racing card has been arranged for this afternoon and as early u 1 . m.( crowds commenced to gather In the grandstand, The first feature of the racing pro gram will be a 2:30 trot for a $200 purse. The entries for this Igterchttng event are Rbuber Doll, owned by Z B, Bush of Salisbury! Ike Fralley, owned by F, H, Smith of Pittsburgh and Nancy Patch, owned by J, M, Kaysor of Waynesville. The next racing event will be (Continued on Page (.) VIOLENT OUTBREAK OF CHOLERA IN GALICIA London, Oct T. A dispatch from Rome to the Exchange Telegraph company, says; ''A message from Vienna announces the sudden outbreak Of AnlaUo chol era In a moat violent form at Tar now In Gallcla, Forty cases, the m suge said, were reported oot Tuesday," st K t GERMAN LOK9 800,000, It st , ft ft Ixmrtnn, Oct, 7,-An official ft ft list published in llnrlln, says a ft ft Home dispatch to the Exchange ft ft Telegraph company thrives the ft ft tlerman loss In killed, and mix, ft ft Ing up to Hcptenibrr 1 as. 177.' ft ft 000, The authorities admit, (he ft ft dlnpatch adds that the total ft ft lohnes to date are at luast 100,, ft ft 000, ft ft 'ft ftftftftRftftft)ftftftttftftft! RftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftK ft ft ft JAP TAKE ISLAND, ft ft Peking, Oct J, According n ft ft a German news agency dispatch ft ft tha Japanese forrea hav eccu, ft ft pled tha Inland of Yao, the most ft ft Important Island In the Caroline ft ft group, ef new i'hlltppln Islands ft ft In tha Psclflo soean. ft ft ft Btftftftsiftftftsis)fts!nftftftsis: Democratic Caucus Resumes Action on Revenue Bill- Liquor Taxes to Pro duce $50,000,000. REVENUE FROM BANKING SOURCES IS REDUCED Tax on Automobile Sales and on Gasoline Eliminated Stamp Taxes Now Considered. Washington, Oct, 7. Senate demo crats resumed their caucus today on the war revenue bUl, after a midnight session In which the burden of )100, 000,000 emergency measure was lm' posed upon liquors. - The proposed extra tax on beer was Increased from 50 cents to 75 cents a barrel, mak Ing a total levy of $1.75 with a draw back of 6 per cent for purchase of revenue stamps In advance. A special revenue tax on recUfiers of distilled spirits of five cents a gallon also was levied. The taxes on liquors, it Is estimated, will produce more than $50,000,000 In revenue annually. The caucus also eliminated the proposed tax of j0 cents a horse pow er on automobile sales, estimated to raise $10,000,000 and the proposed levy of one cent a gallon on gasoline, estimated to bring $10,000,000 and cut In half the proposed tax of. $2. a thousand dollars on banking capital and surplus, thus reducing the esti mated revenue from that source from $3,400,000 to $1,700,000. i The caucus today considered the various stamp taxes and levies on perfumeries, cosmetics and patent medicines. , , ;. . .. T T TO F E Total Exports of Cotton Yes terday 29,812 Bales 12, . 000 Went to Japan. . New York, N. T Oct. 7 For the first time since war broke out in Europe, a dircet shipment of cotton from the United States to France, was made yesterday. It Is supposed most of the cotton whlcmh has been reach ing France has gone through Great Britain, but yesterday's consignments were to Havre. Total exports of cotton yesterday were 29,812 bales That Included 3405 bales to France (1,47s to Oreat Hrltatn and 7458 bales to other points on the continent. More than 12,000 bales went to japan and approxi mately 1258 bales to Mexico, That represents a gain compared with recent weeks. Exports- for t'he season to date have totaled 181,721 bales, I Ant year in the sane period 1,323.854 bales were exported, T N. C. MEH HIS AID Will Endeavor to Secure Ac tion in Congress on Ware house Cotton Bill. Washington, Oct, T, Tentattve plans for the relief of the cotton siU uatlon were discussed today at a con ference between President Wilson, members of the North lrollna con gressional dcleiatlon and officers of the North t'arollna Farmers' union. It was screed that the President would support an effort to get action In congress this session on the ware-, house bill which the house recently refused to consider. Representative Pou ef the fulea committee promised to. secure the adoption of a. special rule for consid eration of the bilk. The president hw aoanented ta ap prove tha movement began at Pt. IOuls for launching a bankers pool to raise lllMOO.esO to be loaned to cot ft I ton growers en warehouse eartlflcates. Secretary MrAdoo and- the federal re serve board have, already- Indicated. their tentative approve,! vf that move. Hteamera. Heavrh Port, New York, Oot. T Arrived) Ham r Pwtnuk, Archangle) Resana dltal la, Naples, Important Element in Cam paign But Are Telling on Stamina of Men Forc ed by the Germans. POWERFUL LIGHTS USED BY INVADERS Inconvenience Defense of Al lies French Military Crit ics Admit Technical Su premacy of Germans. Paris, Oct. 7. Captive balloons to discover the movements of the allied armies and powerful searchlights to point out the positions and to blind the defense during night attacks are being used by the Germans In the great battle to the north and east of Paris, which is still without definite result. Military science frequently Is lost sight of and the conquest becomes merely the hurling of forces against one another. Night combats have become an Im portant element of the campaign. They are frequently forced by the Germans and as often are repulsed by the allies. They are telling on the stamania of the troops on each side, many of whom already are worn out on the firing Unei. The French public are patiently waiting a ldeclsion. Thei changing ac tions! at various points along the bat tle line, as Indicated by the war of fice statement, furnish opportunity for diversified comment as to their significance. Lieutenant Colonel Rousse, military critic of La Llberte, sees in the recent maneuvers of the Germans an eJo- ment of daring. A large spreading movement on the flank of an adver sary. he says, can have the Inconven ience, generally grave, of enlarging the space which exists between the moving troops and those on the front. This must necessarily have a reason able limit under the risk of trans forming the plan Into a detached op eration which would be very perilous for those executing It. ; Suoh a movement, moreover, says Lieutenant Colonel Rousset. has scarcely a chance of succeeding, and only so when not t";covered, which does not apptar to be the ease, Judg ing from the war office statements. General Pierre Cherflla delares the material organization of the enemy really Is powerful and ' that all the French wounded are unanimous In saying the Germans have had excel-, lent practical Instruction, and that from a technical point of view they fight with a remarkable method. The Germans know, he says, how te be patient and to wait. They understand the ground. There they make themselves Invisible and gtve many a gruesome hurprlse to the impetuosity of the French, Their machine guns are very numerous and are sometimes grouped. They have one company of machine guns per regiment. They are always hidden, of ten set at the edge of the woods seek ing to have an oblique fire. The Ger-1 mana' first line of march. General Cherfils continues, are covered with sheaves ef corn or well conoealed otherwise. In advanoe are their best marksmen. Nearly all Vrench officers wio lost their lives, says the genearl, were killed by these ftrers who were always hidden. The junction of di verse units is complete and the ac cord between the artillery and the in fantry Is of a permanent Intlmscv. The Infantry advances only when supported by the artillery, If thcllr technical supremacy Is manifest, their moral Inferiority, he snys, stands out. They fight only two or four against one and always floe In front of tlhe bayonet, PRESIDENT HOPEFUL AS TO PEACE IN MEXICO Washington, Oct, T, JVaplts con tinued ominous reports from Mexico, President Wilson was said today to be confident that a satisfactory settle ment would be reached between Car- ranaa and Villa, The long talk the president had last night with (Secre tary Kryan and Consul John R. Willi man was characterised at the white Mouse as merely a conference for Information." ftKftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftH ft ft ft PF.!,TROYF.l fiVNK, ft ft . -. ft ft London. Oct, T. The Central ft ft Kews has announced that a Hrlt ft tsh submarine has sunk a Ger ft man torpeds beat destroyer oft ft the Em estuary. S: ft: ft ft! ft A dlspat''! received from Am- , ft sterdam says that a German tor ft porta boat destroys Is reported ft ft to hav besn sunk by a mine off ft ft tha estuary of the river Ems of ft ft tha Netherlands and east Fries- ft ft land In the North sea. ft ft ft' ftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftr:ftftftftftftftftftKftftr. t i Critics Have Selected Bender and James as Pitchers for First World Ser ies Contest. TICKET SPECULATORS ARE EVIDENTLY BUSY, Ninety Per Cent of Those Wait--for Sale Are Boys Many (" Hope to Sell Their Places. Philadelphia, Oct.' 7. The Boston Braves, National league . champions, are in Philadelphia preparing for .the opening of the world's series Friday' when they meet the champion- Ath- ' Ietics. The Bostonians, who ended their schedule In Brooklyn yeisterday, planned a light practice this mornln? on the National league grounds, and this afternoon they were to view tho work of their opponents in a game) with New York the farewell contest of the American league schedule. Neither of the opposing managers has Indicated who will be his pitching selection of the opening game, Mt. xiiajuuijr ui mo w . L.o veteran Indian twlrler, will be Con nle Mack's choice and that he will be opposed by Jam,-, who, they fig ure, is the best fitted of the Boston moundsmen to "repeat" during the short series if necessary. Manager Stallings says he had not yet deter mined whether Jamies, Tyler, Ru dolph or one of his other pitchers will be given- the honor of oipenlng the series. He declared that Deal would fill the place at third base, left vacant by the Injury to Smith. The long line of men and boys nearly four blocks long waiting for the opening of. the- twd?tJHJe. , today, . presented a sorry spectacle at - day break. Many, of them Jiad been in line for 48 hours, snatching only what sleep they could by reclining on, soap boxes, camp stools and chalrsl. . . - Fully 90 per cent of the nearly 2,000 Versonh waiting for ticklets. It was estimated, were boys, . many or whom admitted their only object was to hold positions in the hope of dis posing of them for a liberal compen sation when the hour for the openli.g of the sale arrived. It Is rumored that speculators have employed most of those in line to purchalse .tickets for them In an effort to circumvent the plans of the Athletic officials and corner the market. Purchasers must give their namie and address and any doubt as to their identity. It was said, would result In the refusal to sell them tickets. Only two stats of tickets will! be sold to each purchaser. THE DISCIPLES OF Large Number of Delegates in Atlanta Allied Organiza tions to Meet Also. Atlanta, Oct.. t. Large numbers of delegates were lure today to attend the International conventions of the I Disciples of Chlst, which will open in this city tonight and continue through October 14 Hundreds of del egates, clergymen and mlseitmarie from various parts of the world al ready have reported to the local com, mlltce, Arrangements have been made to care for about 12,000 visit ors. In addition to the general con-, ventlon of the Disciples ot Christ, the American and Foreign Christian Mis sionary socletleh, the International Benevolent association, Dt christian Women's Board of Missions and other affiliated bodies of the church will hold meetings during the eight days. brought IK mo Alrkhlp i Parts, Oct., y-A dUpatch from Troyes, Francs, to th Havas agency states that an announcement comes from Romllly-Rur-rielne, a town 28 miles northwest of Troy, that th French brought down a German anro-. , plan while H was flying over that city yesterday. ftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftl ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft GKRM.I! CRriKER." SIXK?', ft -i . ft Tokm, Oct., BHef was ex- ft prosafKl at the war office today ft that tha German cruiser Cormo- ft i ran and two other German gun boats bad twit sunk In klo ft Chow bay. The (leimtn army ft has oa".p:d th Bhan Tur t -ft T& a far west as Chi i nn. CHRIST GATHERING . A .1 1 lI
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