North Carolina Newspapers

1 THE GAZETTE-NEWS HAS THE HOST EXPENSIVE ' ASSOCIAT ED PRESS SERVICE IN THE (I It CAROLINAS II If .WEATHER FOEECASTj PROBABLY RAIN.. VOLUME XIX. NO. 212. ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 15, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS II moors SPARED FURIOUS FIGHTING FAIR WILL RUN A ALL THIS WEEK R FROM JE EAST ON FRENCH BORDER FEDE1 HELP Only U. S. Aid Can Forestall Disastrous Results in Cotton States, Say Letters to the President. GOV. COLQUITT SEES i CERTAIN BANKRUPTCY Situation Grows Worse Day by Day, Says Cruce All Want Congress to Take Early Action on Matter. M! Washington, Oct 15. Declaring that the crista confronting the cotton industry la so serious that only feder al aid can forestall disastrous results, the governors of four cotton states In telegrams made public here today ' appeal to President' Wilson and con Kress for immediate relief measures. Gov. O. B. Colquitt of Texas char acterizes the outlook as one of "cer tain bankruptcy" and advises that the situation is "dally growing worse.' "Emergency currency issued to the banks has not relieved the cotton ctn tBH " avs the Texas executive, "but the deposit of government funds in hanks under the express condition that it be adanced upon cotton at its fair value at a low rate of Interest for . one year with the legislatures of the cotton producing states or through an act of congress curtailing the acreage and production for 1915, would in my opinion, very nearly save the situa tion." . Loans to farmers at four per cent on warehoused cotton are suggested ' by Gov. Earl Brewer of Mississippi. "The government cannot possibly lose," he says, ''for this would be a gilt edged security." He also urges Aurtallment of next year's crop. "The cotton situation in this state grows worse day by day," says Lee Cruce,. governor of Oklahoma. "The producers of cotton are absolutely at the mercy of the spinners and specu lators. In . my opinion the federal government should pass a law re stricting acreage for the year 1915 and should In addition offer substan tial financial aid in ..holding the sur plus production for this year by ex tending credit at a low rate of inter est." Gov. J-hn M. Slaton of Georgia, in his telegram, says that while his state contemplates early steps to cope with the situation, he is convinced that the farmers must look, to congress for any adequate relief. Approves Wade nan. H,' E. Walters, chairman of the board of directors of the Atlantic Coast line, called on President Wil son locfay to discuss the cotton sit uation. He approved the Wade plan for a S160.000.000 pool for relief of rjlantera. telling the president this : was the most practicable suggestion yet brought forward. ' If the present low prices continued Mr. Walters declared, large sections of the south would be bankrupt. He urged the president to support the warehouse bill now pending in eon grese. Mr. Walters later . discussed the situation with members of the feder al reserve board and urged that ev ' erythlng possible be done to facilitate the early realisation of the Wade plan. He said the railroads of the south were seriously embarrassed because of the absence of the usual large movement of cotton. Fight lu Senate Begins, Washington, Oct 15. The fight for cotton relief legislation In the pend In it war revenue bill was begun In the senate today. Southern senators vigorously press ed the amondment authorizing a 1:50,000.000 bond Issue for the pur Cham of 6.000.000 bales of cotton at ten cents a pound. Senator Overman also proposed a new amendment to authorize the secretary of the treas ury td loan to the southern states the amounts collected by the government under the cotton tax Imposed during and after the clvn war. The total loan under the Overman amendment would be 155,935,518.31 It would be held by the states for five yeira, subject to the disposition of congress. "When loaned to produc ers of cotton," the rate of Interest would rot exceed three per cent. A $600,000,000 appropriation to protect cereal farmers along the lines of the cotton amendment was pro posed by Senator MoCumber. Senator Hoke Smith, supporting the bonding amendment, reviewed the situation In the south and dnclare4 the bimlneim fabrio of the entire section depended on the marketing of cotton. He said budnem throughout the entire south would be affeoted adversely unlens something was done to aid the cotton farmers. Roumanian Denial. Berlin. Oct 15 (Via I-ondon) The Roumanian envoy to Switzerland l ii' '- I fin der'lartiig it i untrue ihtil li'ninumla had been Influence! " y tr al! ; 'fnrt of th trip! '--f t to r1rw hT In'o the "' '-y r' !,i-ri7.fi rumors t ! 1 ') i ( o I is. Owing to Russia's Failure to Progress German Masses to Be Transferred to West Front WILHELM MOVES BASE . FURTHER INTO FRANCE Invaders in Belgium. Moving . - ' in Part Toward Ostend and in Part to the Frontier " of France. London, Oct 15. "Germans arriv ing here," says the" Copenhagen cor respondent of the Times, "state that owing to the failure of the Russians to make progress against the Ger mans, the Germans have? decided to Immediately transfer considerable masses of troops from, the eastern to the western fronts. "This transfer probably already has begun, as ordinary train trafflo is de layed '48 hours." . From the same source, the corre spondent says he learns that there is a large amount of sickness among the German troops. , 'The Plan for the occupation of Paris drawn up by the Germans be fore he battle of the Marne," con tinues the correspondent, "contem plated a demand for an indemnity of a billion dollars and unless the entire sum was paid within a fortnight prop erty of equal value was to have been taken to Berlin. Including art worns and libraries and retained there until full satisfaction of the indemnity was made." . German Statement. . Berlin, Oct 16. (Via Wireless to fiawille. Li. I.) This official . an nouncement 'was made in Berlin to-j day: , , German troops In Belgium now are marching In part towards Ostend, and in part in a southwesterly di rection toward the French frontier, The ' headquarters of Emperor .'Wil liam have been moved farther Into France. "There has been heavy fighting In France east of Soissons and the Ar gonne. The French official reports about success in the Woevre district are untrue. The Germans nowhere have lost ground. Etain (11 miles to the east of Verdun) is In German hands. French attacks against1 our nositlon near St Mlhlel have been repulsed. The war booty secured in Antwerp cannot yet be estimated. Twenty six thousand Belgians and two thousand Englishmen have been Interned In Holland. In the harbor of Antwerp we found thirty-two German steam ers, the boilers of which apparently had been disabled. Russian forces have been' defeated near Schlrwlndt (In eart Prussia, 19 miles to the east of Gumbinnen) with a loss of 1.600 prisoners and 20 can non. German troops have repulsed the Russians south of Warsaw and hold southern Poland as far as the Vistula river. Emperor William, acting On a pe tltlon handed him by Cardinal Hart nu.nn of Cologne, has ordered that French Catholic priests among the prisoners in Germany, who entered the French ranks as common soldiers hall be treated in Germany tn the same manner as are French officers, "It Is reported here from Stettin that German torpedo boat destroyers discovered six vessels of Norwegian, Swedish and Danish nationality load ed with goods and provisions destin ed for London and Grimsby and also for Russia. All were taken Into Swtn- demunde." ... IS II YET CONFIRMED Washington, Oct 16. Acting Secre tary Lansing said today that the State Department had no confirmation of published reports that the resignation of Gen. Carranza had been presented ot, or accepted by the Mexican con vention at Aguas Callentes. ' The latest message from Special Agent Kanoca, dated yesterday after noon reported that Uen. Eduardo Hay had lntroduoed a resolution to adjourn ths convention until October 20 to await the arrival of the full represen tation of Zapata delegates. Some, of the delegates oppoaed the resolution, saying that Hapata, had had ample notice, but It was Indicated the con vention would adopt the resolution. Flunk 8. Thomiu of Topeka, -Kan-Hi, who claims to be a clone friend of Villa, Ixaued a statement here ' last nlf'it to the effect that a telegram had bn received at the headquarter of rein 1 ' us at Juarez, saying that Gen. ''nrrrHiya'a reelgnatlon was pre- I"-1 st J p m. yenienla v and ac ri -t, l. Vr. Th'imaa admitted tmlHy I - 1 C "till sJvlir on tli ub- Allied Forces Battling Des- perately to Prevent An Advance of Invaders GERMANS ONLY 15 MILES FROM COAST Reports of Allies9 Progress Comes From ParisConflicting News Of Important The Germans moving on Os tend are reported to have occu pied Bruges, 15 miles east of the former city. This report is confirmed from neutral sour ces. A German official statement coming direct from Berlin says there has been heavy fighting east of Soissons and the Ar gonne and the Germans have at no point lost ground, it is declared. French claims of successes in the Woevre dis trict are denied This afternoon's French of ficial statement announced that the allies have made marked progress in the region of Lys and between Arras and Albert. On the center the allies, it is said, have advanced in the di rection of Craonne, while a German offensive movement to the north of St. Die has defi nitely been checked. The reports and claims re garding the situation in the eastern theater are as conflict ing as before.. ' ' A dispatch from Petrograd says the. Austro-German army was completely defeated Wed nesday in the neighborhood of Warsaw, Russian Poland, suf fering enormous losses in cas ual tie and prisoners. A wireless message from Berlin says it wa sofficially an nounced there today that the battle to the east of Wirballen in Russian Poland, continues after eleven days of fighting favorable to the Germans, re peated assaults of the Russians having been repulsed with henvy loss, Paris says that the fighting continues along the front from Warsaw to Przcmysl but gives no details, A Russian advance in east Pmssia is suggested in a dis patch from Amsterdam, which quotes a German, correspon dent at Rastenberg as report ing that the civilian population of Goldap has evacuated the town "for military reasons and precautions." Paris, Oct 15. The right wing of the allies is beginning to show signs of activity. Ac cording to reports reaching n x t MEXICAN PRESIDENT. t W n Aguna Callentes, Max., Oct II. X t Unofficial reports ot the re- t H suits of the peace conference X W here yesterday say that a sue- H M eessor to Gen. Car ran i for the t t presidency of Mexico Is to be X I Men t named soon. The reports. H are brief, do not expluln when n (. arrania is io rengi or indicate when the conference la to finish w'it wor. ' p.nKH .. XXX , Battles in East here today 'there was almost continuous firing of heavy ar tillery yesterday along the frontier. A force of Germans delivered a spirited attack on French troops, in which num bers were wounded. As night closed this force of the enemy was driven back in the direc tion of Muelhausen. Gloom Lightened, London, Oct. 15. The gloom which has enveloped England since the fall of Antwerp has been somewhat lightened by official announcement that the allies are. mpre - than holding their own in the furious fight ing along the Franco-Belgian border; but this feeling of ela tion has been tempered by the growing realization that the Russian invasion of , Silesia, which was believed to be im minent, must be postponed in definitely pending the outcome of the battle in Russian Po land. Russia seems to have been compelled to follow the steps of her enemy in the west, and sacrifice the fruits of her vic tories, by sending reinforce ments to another part of the long battle front. The resump tion of the Austro-German of fensive in Galicia was an out come of the action of Russia in sending heavy reinforce ments to the river Niemen, ev idently under the impression that a German invasion of the Suwalki district was a real menace and not merely a di verting movement. The with drawal of Russian forces from western Galicia however, is re garded here to be not ad com plete as first reported, for Vienna admits that Przemysl is still invested on one side, while Fetrograd reports that tho garrison of this fortress has been invaded by disease and is on the point of capitula tion. Probably Under Way. Other dispatches from the Russian capital refer to activ ity along the Vistula River, wiere several attacks are said to have been repulsed, and de clare that the great batth probably now is under way un less the Austro-German ad vance has been hampered by bad weather. Some idea of the fierceness of the fighting in eastern France can bo gained from the fact that the town of Roye, now in possession of the allies, wlhas been taken and re-tuken no tlpgg than twelve times. TllCre mi. .. ,, i fc IS XIO question in tllO Rlinds of ' British observers but that the -1-1 Orrrr.an army is ir.r..it!vr uos- perate efforts to r'-V a the channel coast and thai the al lies are no less determined to prevent such an extension of ine battle line. Expect German Raid. England already is specu lating on the possibility of a German raid, which might be possible if the Germans secure a base on the coast opposite the narrow part of the English channel. The Germans are reported as hav ing been turned out of that corner of French territory which juts into Belgium and having retired but are said to be strongly entrenched. This report declares the Germans intended to dash on Calais colncidentally with the attack on Antwerp, but their ef forts in that direction appear to have been checked. Berlin reports the occupation; of Lille. Typhus Appears. ' According to dispatches reaching London, typhus has shown itself among the German troops along the western front and rumors of the out break of various other diseases are Increasing. England Is taking note ot these reports by sending to the front three of her most important medical men to co-operate in the prevention of epidemics. A correspondent in Italy - reports that war fever in that country Is abat ing, even the most determined antl Austrians now agreeing that no belli gerent move should be made before next spring. Turkey continues In a truculent mood and trouble may already have begun In the Black sea, where heavy firing has been heard and where it is believed that the famous German cruisers. Goeben and , Breslau, which have been sold to Turkey, may have engaged the Russian fleet Ostend in Panic. ' Ostend is now virtually a deserted oity, with its docks still crowded with terror-stricken refugees. Intent . only on grtttrttr' as-fcrr-as pdssible from the scenes of suffering. t ' The re-patrlation of Belgian fugi tives promises to become a serious problem both in England and Holland and these countries may call upon the United States to assist in the work. Further detachments of Canadian troops are landing today. Austrian Statement. Manchester, Mass., Oct. 15. The Austrian embassy has received from Vienna the following resume of re cent military operatons, coiverng a period up to October 10: "Our counter-offensive (that goes hand in hand with the advance of strong German forces toward the Vis tula line in Russian Poland) has al ready successfully advanced to the line Rozwadow-Lancut-Sanok passes In the Carpathians. "The Russians retreat everywhere, ;helr desperate attempts to take Przemysl were repulsed and they 'are about to give up the "Siege. The Russian columns that crossed the Carpathians are at three points thrown back with heavy losses. The passes are already in the possession of our army advancing on the offen sive. Our advance in Servia proceeds slowly and binds the Servian main forces. . The Servian-Montenegrin forces which have been advancing to wards Sarajevo were thrown back in several fights and are now retreating partly toward the Servian, partly to ward the Montenegrin Sandshak frontier." Cliolrra In Irxemysl. London, Oct. 15. "I hear that the enemy approached to within ten miles of Warsaw but were thrown back to a distance of 30 miles," says the Times' Petrograd correspondent "The fat! of Prxemysl is Imminent. The garrison there Is being decimated by cholera. Private advices say the main forts already have been taken by the Russians. "There Is ho change in the situation In east Prussia Allies Position Improves, London, Oct 15. Telegraphing from Calais under yesterday's date, the Dally Chronicle's correspondent says "the position on the allies' left wing, which Is now the most Import ant section of ths long battle line, grows dally more satisfactory. The fight around Lille hasbeen extremely satisfactory to the alllm. "The Germans have been pushed back as far as Courtrai (in Belgium, 26 miles southwest of Ghent) where Ihfy are ertronchlng. It appears that (Continued on Page t.) NAVAL BATTLE BEGINS IN THE BLACK SEA London, Oct IB. A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Bucharest coming by way of Rome says: "Heavy cannonading has been heard the paat day off Kustendje (In Roumanta on the Black sea) . It Is holleved the former German cruisers Ooehen and Breslau, which now fly the Turkish flag and which yesterday undertook to escort from Sulina (an arm of the Danube traversing the dis trict of Dohru'JJa, Roumanla) several transports laden with munitions have either attacked or been attacked by the ltuedlnn fleet." L ARE CHARGEDJD LIQUOR Sixty Per Cent Due to Whiskey Says Speaker Better En tertainment, Solution. Chicago, Oct. 15. Sixty per cent of the industrial accidents in the United States are charged to liquor, R. L. Palmer, chief inspector of the Penn sylvania department of labor and In dustry, told delegates to the national congress for Industrial safety today. "It will not be long," the speaker said, "before the saloon will be as much separated from the Industrial plant as it is now from the church. As a matter of business we win have to furnish workmen better entertain ment than saloons do.'" E. K. Pritchett, representing a manufacturing concern of Grand Rapids, Mich., said that after em ployes had been forbidden to use al coholic beverages arrangements were made for milk wagons to call at the factories. "We permitted the men to stop work and go out and buy fresh bottles of milk," Mr. Prichett said. "We found this arrangement practically has solved the drinking problem. R. W. Campbell of Chicago was elected president of the national council. . IT UP BOUNDARY DISPUTE To Settle Location of Line Be tween Commonwealths of . N. C. and Tennessee : Washlngton, Oct. 15. The dispute between North Carolina and Tennes see over the exact location of the boundary line between these common wealths was taken up today by the Supreme court after five years pre llminary proceedings. The case Is one of the few original suits instituted in the' Supreme court Itself, and at- traded attention because of the sov ereignty of the parties at bar. A com mission marked the boundary line In 1821. when only tho Cherokee In dians Inhabited this mountain wilder ness. Neither state paid much atten tion to the exact location of the line until after the civil war, when the first white man took up his abode. By that day time had bedlmmed the markings and the action of the boun dary commission. Both states pro ceeded to grant titles to the land, a tract of between 30,000 and 40,000 acres, and each insisted upon taxes being paid to It. At times the land was sold for taxes first by one state and then the other. OFFICERS ELECTED BY Disposition of Wexler Plan to Change the Federal Reserve System to Be Made. Richmond, Oct 15. Election of of ficers and disposition of the Wejilnr plan to bring about changes in the federal reserve law today occupied the attention of delegates at the for tieth convention of the American Bankers' association. Convention leaders agreed that the Wexler plan would be adopted. It would authorize the appointment of a committee by the association to confer with the resrve board over changes that would make member ship In the new banking system more attractive to state and savings Insti tutions and trust companies. Recom mendations of the nominating com mittee for new officers were: for president William A. Law, Phlladel phla: for vice president, James K L nrh, Pan Francisco. The agricultural commission of the association today outlined Its work and other committees submitted re porta The convention will adjourn late today and the majority of the dele gates will go by boat to Jamestown and Newport News tomorrow. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx X X It SIGNS TRl'KT BILL. K X X X Washington, Oct 15. Presl- X X dent Wilson today signed the X X Clayton anti-trust bill, Complet- X X Ing the administration's trunt X X program. There was n ceremony X X connected with the signing. X ntxxxxxxstxxxnxxxxf. Secretary Harris Issues State ment to Effect That Big Ex position Will Close Sat urday at Midnight. , EXHIBITS AND MIDWAY WILL STAY ON GROUND Change in Plans Made So That Many, Kept Away by Rains, ! May Have a Chance to Visit the Gr eat Fair; K.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX!' x it X . Third Day's Program. X! X (Thursday, Western N. C. Day.) X X 9:00 a. m. Gates open. X X 3:00 p. m. Free acts on the "X X midway, weather permitting. X X 7:45 p. m. Fireworks, weath- X X er permitting. .X X 9:00 p. m. Free acts on the X fee !...... . i miuvvtijr. X Judging of exhibits; fun on X X the midway all day. X X Rural singing contest. X X Veterans of the blue and the X X gray armies admitted to grounds X X free of charge. X X Special music. X X Midnight Gates close for the X X day. X X - X X Fourth Day's Program. X X (Friday Day of Mirth.) X X 9:00 a. m. Gates open. X X 3:00 p. m. Free acts on the X X midway. X X 7:45 p. m. Fireworks. X S 9:00 p. m. Masquerade ana sc X "tacky" parade on the grounds; X X four prizes to the winners. , X X 9:30 p. m. Free acts on the X X midway. X X Judging of exhibits; fun on X X the midway. X X Special music;' new and -tnrer-' tL X estlng features to entertain. X X Midnight Gates close for the X X day. X X X X ' Fifth Day's Program. X X (Saturday Special Added X X Program.) , X X 9:00 a. m. Gates open. X X 3:00 and 9:00 p. m. Free X X acts on the midway. X X Special music, parades, free X X shows, distribution of exhibit X X samples and other special added X X attractions. X X 11:00 p. m. Regular fireworks X X program. X X "Midnight Gates close upon X X fair. X X X xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Bad weather does not ston a good fair. The fair here will continue through Saturday night The two above important statements in connection with the fourth annual Western North Carolina fair, tho big gest and best show of Its kind ever held In this section, are given to th public today by the officers of the association. Dampened, but not at all discour aged by the rain of the past few days, the fair management is deter mined that the public shall not ba prevented by the weather elements from attending the big show at River side park, and for that reason has de cided to extend tho fourth annual fair through Saturday, making It a live Instead of a four-day exhibition. The announcement Is being received with great delight In all section. Be fore reaching a definite conclusion on the matter. Secretary D. Harris con sulted a number Interested and the unanimous opinion was that the show should be carried through until 11 o'clock Saturday night, thus giving an opportunity to those who have been prevented, by the recent bad weath (Contlnued on page 7) L . Panama, Oct 15.- A serious land slide In the Cuebra cut at a late hour lost night Interrupted completely all traffic through the Panama canal. Several ships in the canal have been unablo to cmnplete their passage. The reports Indicate that there were earth movements on both sides Into the channel from the slopes of Gold and Contractors' hills, which are vir tually opposite each other. Colonel Goetl.als and other offlciuls are thin morning making an examination of the extent of the damage. It Is raid that trafllc through ihn canal probably will be Interrupted f r tome Uine, TtlceV People) Indignant Venice, Oct. 15. (Via rarl)lt reported from Trltitte, Antrla ' all able hod led men In Aif hrlnif cr.rniH'lli'fl to iik t In ltg f,,rt-fir..tl..ps. v p .-, t'i ilo t 1 1 - ' H