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4 A HE OAZETTB-NBWS HAS THE I08T EXPENSIVE A880CIAT ID PRESS 8BRTICB IN THB :i tt CAROLINAS II tl LEATHER FOEECASTi UNSETTLED WEATHER. LUMEXIX. NO. 210. ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, OC TOBER 13, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS AIR GROUNDS ARE THRONGED GIGANTIC CONFLim IN EAST IS AT HsfD ATHLETICS WITH BACKS TO WALL Si Greajt Western North Car ina Fair Has Most Aus- , picious Opening in Its History. )OL CHILDREN OF UNCOMBE IN PARADE ands of Visitors at River a Park Today Delight ed With Exhibits " ,' and Midway. L OF T MAM?JEQTH PARADE THIS IE TO THE Practically Every School in Buncombe Participated in Lino of Review. RKKRKKKftltKtltKK First Dav'a Program. R . (Educational Day.) School children's demonstra- R ,n. . . Gates open at 9 a. m. Moon Speaking In bandstand R y Prof. A. C. Reynolds, prlncl- R al of Cullowhee Normaland In- R ustrial school, Jackson county. R 8:00 p. m. Free acts o'n the R midway. JJ 7:45 p. m. Fireworks display. R 9:00 p.' m. Free acts on mid- R way. JJ Exhibit halls open all day R BOYS' CORN CLUB AT HEAD OF BIG PAGEANT long; fun on the midway. Thousands of Young American Hope fuls Brought Gladness to Hearts of Elders Here Today. Combat Between Slav and Teuton Promises to Be Of Decisive Nature VIOLEJSIT FIGHTING IN NORTH FRANCE Paris Reports Perceptable Progress For Allies at Various Places A ustrian M orate Impro ved. l Second Day's Program. I (Wednesday, Labor Day.) t 9:00 a. m. Gates open, t 2 p. m. Worklngmen assent bin Pack sauare. R 2:80 p. m. Address at fair R R grounds by Judge Thomas A. R R Jones. . JJ R 3:00 p. m. Free acts on the R R midway. , J R 7:45 p. m. Fireworks display. R R 9:30 'p. m. Free acts on the R R mlriwfl V. . m ' -r.,HinD- sf nhlbltn-. fun on the R i. m " n ' " o - - R midway. - HRRRRRRRRRR""" London, Oct. 13. All eyes today are turned to the east ward, where the Teutonic allies and the Russians are preparing to engage in what may prove one of the most decisive com bats of the war. Evidence is accumulating to show that this gigantic conflict will be deter mined' in Russian Poland and the only, question disturbing British experts is as to which side has chosen the battle ground. ' Berlin admits having with drawn from the Niemen river, and at the same time discounts " The fair Is the thing. In a blaxe of glory the fourth an nual Western North Carolina fair op ened Its gates at Riverside park this morning at 9 o'clock and from Indi cations the big four-days' shpw this year promises to easily eclipse In ev ery respect the previous efforts of the TTnii nfmorlatlon. here are twice as many exhibits on display at the fair already than was ever the case. The midway Is ready, the toy balloon and the pop corn man Is happy and everybody fhir eves turned towards the big show at the beautiful park on the banks of the French Broad river only a pleasant distance to riae, irom ww hnirl nf Asheville. Thi. la durational Day. Tomor row hits been set aside as Labor Day, There are special programs for every hou rof the big sho wuntll the gates in.A nnnn the 1914 exhibition. Secretary D. Harris, the execuUve .officer of the Western North Carolina Fair association, who has worked so hard for months and months to make the big show a success was on the .,,,,r.ri. hrleht and early this morn ing a long time before the hour set for the opening of the gates lor mo first cIrv 9 a. m. He was delighted and too busy to talk much but he gave out this morn ing to The Gazette-News, the follow hrlof atntement: "The Western North Carolina Fair association ofllcera are Indeed well ni..M with nrosnects on opening day. We have twice as many exhibits so ever before, and the very beet midway on the road today. I antici pate ' reoord-nreklng crowds during the entire 'four days of the show, which opened this morning. We are presenting many fentorce never yet attempted, and which are euro to please. The street railway company promises to put In service every piece of available rnllln stock and thi crowds to and from the fair ground should be handled, s usual, with dis patch. We are entirely satisfied, and The Gaiette-News cannot make that too strong." Educational Day Features. There were many features on the program for the opening day of the 1914 fair designated as stated above? (Continued on uag 7) THINKS ROUMANIA WILL NOW AID ALLIES itrograa, Oct. It. (Via London) An official statement given out to day expresses ths belief that the death Saturday of King Charles of Roumanln, removes an obstacle to the turning of Roumanla to ths cause of ths allies, to which end recent Ttus slan dlplomatlo efforts were unavail ing, it M said further that the sym pathies of the Houmanlan people, who In th pant have shown thattliev were oppimed to the championing of I'rup-ia by Its late king, will now aiwrt themwlv. ConnffjiKntly, according to TUiw1nn siilhorltiiyi, Kntimsnla will now rnn lo menace lMiasa by furnishing pro vH'onn and transporting troitps !r r; r. ,.. Paris, Oct. 13 The desper ate efforts of the Germans to effect a turning movement to the north of the long battle line in France continue to hold the interest of French observ ers of the war. According to an official announcement, Ger man cavalry some days ago had advanced in the west to as far as Casael (27 miles northwest of Lille . That section of the war zone continues the scene of particularly violent actions, the opposing squad rons fighting desperately to gain slightest advantages, .on RRRRRRRRRRRRRRKRRXR R R BRITISH COMMAND REVOLTS. R R : . R Cape Town, Union of South R R Africa. Oct. 13. (Via London) R R It has been officially announc- R R ed here that a command under, R R Col. Maritz has rebelled in the R R northwestern portion of the pro- R R vince. Martial law has been pro- R R claimed throughout the union. R R The proclamation declares R R "the srovcrnment of the protec- R R torate of German southwest Af- R R rlca has through widespread R R secret propaganda persistently R R endeavored to seduce citizens of R R the union and officers and mem- R R bers of the defense forces of the R R union from their allegiance, and R R to cause rebellion and civil war R R within the union and these ef- R R forts have so far succeeded that R R Lieut. Col. Soloman Gerhardus R R Maritz, together with a number R R of his officers and a portion of R R the forces under his command, R R has shamefully and traitorously R R gone over to the enemy afid is R R now In open rebellion against the R R government and the people of R R the union, and Is In conjunction R R with forces of the enemy invad- R R ing the northern portion of the Rj R Cape province." BATTERY PARK TO CHANG The parade and demonstration of the Buncombe county school Children this morning through thelty and at the Western North Carolina fair was the biggest thing of its kind ever held In Ashevllle. Thousands of students of the vari ous Institutions throughout this city, noted for Its educational, advantages, participated. Some of the little boys and girls who took part In the big pageant seemed hardly strong enough to make the long tramp, but they were Just as enthusiastic as were their seniors. Many grown young .men ana women, e.11 students, were In line. In many Instances community pride com pelled the mothers and fathers of the students to participate also. All carried banners designating the schools to which they belpng. The students wore badges and many of them carried pennants. Drum corps I A h.,a1d1 nt i Via jllvtalnrifli nf thn school parade.-whlle all of the iMtlttp-jgubofc tions of learning naa yells or ineir own pa rtlcular, eonjpositlon. And 1 Is a "lusty-lunged" set of boys and girls making up the enrollment of the public schools of Buncombe .county! This fact was clearly demonstfated this morning. Many of the schools had their sev eral classes In the parade linked to gether wkh streamers of bunting of the national colors. Several schools had large American flags. One or two classes carried garlands of fall leave) and flowers. The Cedar Hill school carried a large banner decorated wWh sprigs of cedar. The entire scheme of the parade showed much thought upon the part of the prlnj-lpals ana teachers, as well as the patron of the many schools participating. Early this morning school children from all sections of Buncombe county commenced to gather on the court house lawn. By 10f30 o'clock all was ready for the parade to move. The Buncombe County Boys' Corn club lead oft with a large banner that re quired the combined strength of sev era! to manage in the fall winds. The boys made a fine showing. Many were overalls andcarrled corn-stalks upon which were attached suitable banners and pennants. Col. T. Gilbert Wood, land an in HANDS THURSDAYDCT. 15 C. E. Railing of New York Has Arrived to Take Over Fa mous Hostelry of Asheville. C. E. Railing, a prominent and widely known hotel man of New York, accompanied by Mrs. Railing, has ar rived in Asheville and will take over the management of the Battery Park hotel for a term of years. It Is stated and will take complete charge. He will spend a large amount of money in remodeling and refurnishing the hotel and proposes to make of It one K I of the finest resort hotels in the entire Three Times Defeated Mack- men Are Facing the Neces sity of Winning Four Straight Games. WILL WIN GAME TODAY SAYS GEO. STALLINGS "Would Be Fatal to Future ol Team to Lose Today," De clares Harry Davis, Mack's Coach. . R' RRRRRRRRRR RRRRRRR ASSERTS BELGIUM T MS NEUTRAL dustrlal agent for the Southern raU wav in Asheville: N. Buckner, secrl- tary of the local board of trade; John A. Nichols of the Agriculture com mittee of the boarU of trade; E. D. Weaver, county farm demonstrato and several others, all clad In overalls and carrying appropriate ' pennants, were in the first pai t of the parade. Then came the brass band of 18 pieces from ths Great Argyle Shows at the fair. The West Asheville public schools came next These schools composed an entire division of the big parade and the boys and girls, and the young men and women participating in tins section, were roundly applauded alorg the line of march. Oh. you John Nichols, you Weaver- vllle farmer"! exclaimed a vnlce from Masonic headquarters In the Drhumcr building as the parade rounded the postoffice corner. This called for laughter and applause. Everybody was In a good humor and entered Into the spirit of the day with enthusiasm. The banners carried by the Hoys' Corn club were unique, to say the least of it The following were some of the Inscriptions: "Don't hide your light under bushel." "The Corn Stalk I Mightier than the Gun." "Oh Shucks, hoys, If you are beat don't get on your ear." Corn was certainly king so far as the school cvhlldren's parade was con cerned this morning. Prof. W. H, Hlp'ps, county superin tendent of schools, was about ths hap piest man to be found. He was de lighted . over the record-breaking showing made. Members of the county bosrd of education and other friends of the schools warmly congrat ulated Professor Hlpis upon the show ing made. A corps ol assist aits aided ths county superintendent In formlns the big parade and everything went oft without a hitch, Tli following 1 a partial lint of the o Iiij'iIh nt ths county participating In (Continued on Tsre I.) gion as being of no strategical importance. It is now clear that Russia has abandoned the narrow point in Galicia between Prz emysl and Cracow, Russian forces having virtually occu pied all of Galicia with the ex ception of these two places. Petrograd claims this opera tion is due to strategic reasons, while Vienna maintains that rejuvenated Austrian armies have relieved the Przemysl for tresses and driven the invaders out. It is unquestioned that the more or less demoralized Austrian forces, stiffened by German reinforcements, have resumed the offensive, but there is no information here to indicate that the Russian re tirement is anything in the na ture of a rout resulting from vigorous fighting. Whntever may be the inten tion of the armies operating on the ends of the great Russian battle front it is clear that these ' movements have palod into insignificance beside the tremendous advance irLthe cen ter. And England Was Planning to Land Forces There, Is German Contention. Position of Armies, Broadly speaking, this now Is the position of the antagonists awaiting the word to open the engagement: The main German armies in Rus sian Poland are moving toward the Vistula rrver on a north anil souin front extending through Plotrkow. 90 miles southwest of Warsaw, Klelce and Husk, on tho Bug river, 10 mncs east of Lemberg, To the left of this army, between Lods and Kallsx, is another German force, and on the right of the main German ermy Is an Austrian force. The Germans at - the same time are not lessening their at tempts to find at other points on the battle line weak spots in the allies' front. All their ef forts, it is said, are being met successfully by the French and English opponents. The latest German flag cap tured by the French belonged to a nactive regiment, which was part of the corps stationed at Stettin. This fact, accord ing to the French, indicates that the Germans have concen trated on the French frontier forces which ordinnrilv would be assigned to guard the Rus sian border. The withdrawal of the Ger mans from the vicinitv of Ver dun is officially indicated and is taken to show the further disengagement of the enemy's forces operating around the groat French fort on the Mouse and what is rogradod in Paris as the retiring of tho en emy toward the frontier. Germans Take IJIIe. Paris, Oct. 1!. The following offi cial announcement was given out in Purls this uftvrnoon: "On our left wing our forces have resumed the offensive In the regions of lliuebrouck and of Uethuna axainst detachments of the enemy composed In lurge part of cavalry coming rrom the front along Bailleul, Estaircs and La hussee. "The twon of Lille, held by a terri torial detachment has been attacked and occupied by a German army corps. "lletween Arras and Albeit we have made notable progress. "On the center, also, we have made progress in the region of Uerry-au-Uac, and we have advanced toward Soualn In the west of the Argonne and north of Malencourt "Between the Argonne and the Washington, Oct 13. Count Von Bernstorff. the German ambassador, haeJssaad a. statement elaborat.ng on, the claim of a telegram from Berlin that documents found In the archives of the Belgian general staff at Brus sels show details for landing an Eng lish force in Bellum had been work ed out long before the war. The statement follows: "The German ambassador drew spe cial attention today to the telegram which came from German headquar tera. This telegram proves the Ger man contention that the allies did not Intend to respect Belgian neu trality. It even proves more, namely, that Belgian neutrality practically did not exist and that the Belgian government was conspiring with the allies against Germany. Notwith standing the denials coming from French sources, it. Is a fact that French prisoners were taken at Liege and at Namur who acknowledged that they had been In those fortresses bt fore the German troops entered Bel gium. "On the French side. It has been asserted thnt the German chancellor In parliament had acknowledged that Germany whs doing wrong in violat ing Belgian neutrality. It must, how ever, not be overlooked that the chan cellor said: 'We know that the allies do not Intend to respect Belgian neu trality nnd Germany in the position sho is in, attacked from three sides, cannot wait whilst the allies can wait. At mat y. " '"'"" had under consideration Is chives were not nt the disposal M ymar( jn Washington. He me urrmitFi ptiv-i iiiuruu "If the chancellor had known at the time he made his speech thnt Bel- glum was not neutral he would cer tainly have spoken of the alleged Btl ginn neutrality In a different way. "Germnny has violated the frontiers of no really neutral country, whilst the allies are on record for disregard ing all obligations toward China. country, One of Mr. Railing's plans Is to ca ter particularly to the winter tourist business. He was manager of the Plaza hotel in New York for a num ber of years, and later of the Hotel enis in Atlantic City. He has a wide acquaintance among winter tourists, therefore, and he expects to conduct the Battery Park in such a manner that he will be able to bring these tourists here year after year. As soon as Mr. Railing takes over the hostelry this week he will begin the work of remodeling and refurish ing, which will be carried to comple tion under his supervision. In addi tion to working over completely the present building, the new proprietor will build a new kitchen that will be one of the most modern and sanitary to bo found anywhere. The improve ments will make of the hostelry s high class tourist hotel in every re spect that,'vlll, catr to the very best business. .'. -f ' Mr.. Railing's plan to cater to the winter tourist buBiness will be receiv ed with enthusiasm In Asheville. It was as a winter resort hotel that the Battery Park first became famous all over the country, and informer years it was always crowded to capacity during the winter season. Asheville people have come to real ize the enormous bust ess that n be brought here during the winter season by a systematic advertisement of the advantages of the city and s;c tion as a winter resort. This adver tising began last year on a big sia'e and resulted in bringing many hun dreds here. It will be a still bigger campaign this year and with fuller preparations made to take care of this travel there is little doubt but that the number of winter visitors will be increased many fold. James L. Alexander, who has been proprietor of the Battery Park for a number of years, made a trip a rew weeks ago to the east and points in Canada to consider several hotel prop ositions that had been proffered him, and It was understood on his return that he would take a hotel in Canada, lit Is understood now that Mr. Alex ander will rest here for a year before taking over another hostelry. No def inite Information can be had as to his plans then, although it Is known that one of the hotels he, with others, haB the New was most successful in the management of the Battery Park and his hosts of friends here will regret very much to see him leave Asheville permanently, T The bulk of the Russian troops are ih rant bank of 'he Vistula, but . of their forces still are on I Meuse on the right bank of the Meui the west side of the river. The nsture our troops who hold the heights of of the' country makes It probable the Meuse to the east of Verdun have that the center of the battle line will (advanced , a ... . "Tn ft be between psnaomir nu ivinpiiuu, both on the Vistula river and about sixty miles apart. In order to take ur these positions the Hermans have been compelled to abandon strong positions along the Blver Wsrthe and avail themselves of th transportation fa cilities of Ruswlsn rallroaos. whlrn sre Incomparably poorer than those they have besn accustomed to. The Russians are described as keen to en gage ths enemy In a country of their own choosing and near the bsse of their supplies, Ths Germsns are said to be Will retiring In th direction of east Prus sia and In I'l-trogrsd there Is a re (Contlnued on Thk .) To the south of the road from Verdun to Melt, In the region of Apre mont. we have gslned a little territory on our right and repulsed a German attack on our left. "To sum up, yesterday waa marked by perceptible progress on ths part of our forces at various points on the field of battle." England Buys (iralu. Kansas City, Mo., Oct 11. England alnns of the bslllgerent European powers Is buyng grain up to the nor mal, according to ths annual ennven tlon of the Grain Uralers' assocla lion which met here today, Meet to Consider Improve ments of Latin-American Commerce. RUSSIAN CRUISER S WTTH Torpedoed by German Subma rine Complement of 568 Men Drowned. Atlanta, Oct. II. Southern manu facturers, wholesalers, bankers and others interested met here today st the call of the Atlanta chamber of commerce to attend a foreign trade conference which was expected to lust two days. The conference has for Its purpoat ths consideration of measures calculated to . broaden th scope of trade between the United Htates and Houth and Central Ameri ca, particularly as to exports from southern porta A number of men formerly con nected with Ih I'nlted States consu lar service In Boiith and Central Amerlra wer prempt and explained In detail th business conditions with which they became familiar while serving In those countrlea Several New Yor flnanclnra were expected to attend and to discus methods of handling foreign exchange. Heveral hundred persons wer present at to day meeting. Pctrogrnd. Oct. 18. An official communication Iwturd yesterday an nounce tliatm Octolier 11 the Rus sian armonxl cruiser l'allada torpe doed In the Baltic sea by a German submarine and sank with all tier rrew. The text of the communication. made publlo by the marine department follow: "October the Tenth. German ub marine wer Righted In th Baltic Sea. Th am day, early In th morn ing the submarines attacked the cruiser Adtilral Makarov which had topped to search a susnected bark flying the commercial flag of Th Netherlands. "A ulmarlni of the enemy launch ed several torpedoes which luckily missed the mark and caused no dam age whatsoever to lh cruiser. "On October 11 at 1 p. m., the sub marines of th enemy ssaln attacked our cruisers Unvsn and Pslloda, which were patrolling th Initio. "Although th crulnera opened In Fenway Park, Boston, Oct.. 13. Th Athletics, three times baseball cham pions of the world, today fought with their backs to the wall to stave off the Boston Braves. Defeated in three suc cessive games, the American league - contenders. In the fourth game, - to day faced the necessity of winnig the next tour contests in oraer to retain their title. Opposing them with men acing bats and seemingly impervious defense, the Braves, still bent on the. compelling- dash which' carried them from last place to the front of ths National league, required only one more game to complete their success with world's stries honors. The- cap turing of four Straight games by Bos ton would create a new world's series record. - A northerly breeze brought slightly cooler air fpr today's struggle. The sky was partly overcast but there was no prospect of rain. "The Athletics," said Harry Davis, formerly their captain and now their coach, "will play today as they never did before. It would be fatal to the future of ' the team to lose four . straight" A lie luui in Ktuiio will BU LHB waj of the other three," predicted George , Stallings, manager of the Boston team. "The Braves 'will be. world's champions tonight. I truly believe the Braves cannot be stopped." While the bleacher crowds thronged the gates of Fenway part this fore noon many of them after all night waiting the two teams that were to enter the great struggle of the after noon consulted with their mentors. Manager Mack held a long session with his men at their hotel, at which their plan of campaign was discussed from all angles. The Braves had their session at the club house where Man ager Stallings characteristically laid down his orders for the day. Players on both sides predicted that Rudolph and Bender would oppose each other again in this crucial test. Both managers maintained their poli cy of masking their batteries until Just before the game, but the names of these two men constituted an open secret. Rudolph pitched Boston to victory at Philadelphia last Friday In the first game of the series In which Bender was forced from the box by the bombarding Boston batsmen. But the Indian, of noted craft and stout heart, has not lost his cunning and three days of rest were pclleved to have restored the strength that he expended In his vain efforts of Fri day. Strunk Is Out Philadelphia, In its hour of need, has suffered an unexpected handicap. Amos Strunk, the centcrfielder, who, alone of the once great batting team, had lived up to form, was forced out of the remainder of the series by a boll on his right hand. Walsh played In his place yesterday and will con tinue In the line-up. Boston's formidable army was un changed. Principal In this, the Ath letics have found Is tow-headed Hank Gowdy who In this series has sup planted Frank Baker as a long dis tance hitter. No player who has ever taken part In a world s serlea has equalled tho record of Gowdy. . Although the Athletics yesterday recovered some measure of their but ting strength, they were still far from their true form. The slump was a matter or oeepesi concern 10 in Phlludelphlans. The- pointed out thnt In fielding they excelled the Boston team by ,909 to .90s In the three games thus far and to their falling off in hitting alone do they attribute their three failures. The team batted onl .ICS In the three games. Batting Order. The probable batting order for to day's game, to start at 2 o'clock was: Boston: Morsn, rf.; Evers, lb.; Con nolly, if.; Whltted, cf.; Schmidt, lb.; Deal, lb.; Maranvllle, ss.; Gowdy, c; Rudolph, p. Philadelphia: Murphy, rf.; Oldrlng If.; Collins, 2b.; Baker, 2b.; Mclnms lb.; Walsh, cf.; Barry, s.; Schang c; Bender, p. - time a very strong fir, on of tn submarines succeeded In launch!: 4 torpedoes against the Tallada. whrp upon an explosion resulted and ths cruiser sank with all her crew." Th armored cruiser -Psllsda .ir I'led a compietment of tSS men. Drntnutive Fire. Spencer. W. Va, Oct. 12. T' tire bunlnrss rtlntrlct of f'i -ilpntrnyed by ft re enrly l,-,v i loud of ai'iroxlni'Sv i j i
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