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rt f0 A rt ft THE GAZETTE-NEWS HAS THH HOST EXPENSIVE ASSOCIAT ED PRESS IERVICH IN THS II .11 ' CAROLTNA3 it if WEATHER FOEECAST j SATURDAY FAIR. .VOLUME XIX. NO. 213. ASHEVILLE, N. 0., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 16, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS 5 J HER ' BRITISH CR UMER SUNK; WARSHIPS MAY DEFEND OS! END AND ALLIES ADVANCING ALONG RIGHT WING Hammer Crown Prince Un til Almost In Sight of The Metz Forts. LONG BA TTLE LINE' IN EAST THEATER Berlin Expects Desperate Fight At - - Ostend and Thinks British Wiil Use Dreadnaughts The French war office announced this afternoon that the progress of the allies indicated in Thursday's commu nication had been confirmed. The field of action on, the left wing of the allied armies extends from the region of Ypres to the sea. v : Berlin was silent but news dispatches reported that the Germans marching on Ostend are within ten miles of their objective, having occupied Blankenherghe, a towfl on the Bel gian coast cannected by, rail with Ostend. : The belief grows in London that Ostend will not be oc cupied by the Germans until they have fought desperately for its possession. , . It was reported that British -warships will take part in the defense of the town. ' v The French embassy at Washington has received advices saying that the allies have captured Hannescamp, 10 miles north of Albert. There is no other news regarding the fighting on the northern end of the battle line, in France. Both armies, however, are known to be contending for every foot of ground when they come in contact. . The Paris statement says Russian troops have repulsed German' attacks on Warsaw and Ivangorod in Russian Po land, and that a battle is being fought south of Przemysl. Paris, Oct. 16. The steady hammering of the allies on the German left wing of the French brought battle front has them almost within cannon range of the forts at Metz. In spite of this menace part of the German crown prince's army hangs on dog gedly to the positions it has taken on the Meuse near St. Mihiel. The fighting on this end of the long battle line is said to have been desperate on both sides during the past week, though overshadowed for the, time by the operations on the allies' left. More im portant developments, howev- er, are V keel for between the "Kf nil art OYiA 4 ll rt TVfrttlrtllrt Tl-rVl 1 1rt the battle of the four rivers - goes on in the west. In the early days of the war the Germans seemed to have the advantage of the allies in - the . equipment and handling of machine guns, but in this hilly, wooded country the French have shown that they can also use them with great effect The Germans rush through the Argonno forest, as well as in the hills of "Woevre, met with a telling fire of gnt lins from free tops, where guns wore bo cleverly conceal ed that it was impossible to (Mod thorn and everywhere rfforts to regain lost ground rn-t denrly find failed. The J'icsrh Air-ins contingent dis tinguished itself in this rough country. - , The French are now in pos session of the route from Nan cy to Metz as far as Dagny on the Lorraine border and men ace the route from Verdun to Metz in the neighborhood of Etain, endangering communi cations of the crown prince's army with the German forti fied camp. Alsace also continues the scene of daily struggles for the possession of point of vantage, the result of which it is diffi cult to ascertain as fortunes vary so rapidly. Towns are taken and re-taken repeated ly. The heavy fighting in the southern end of the battle line indicates that the Germans have profited by the weaken ing of the French forces to re gain ground they had lost there. London, Oct. 16. The occu pation of Ostend by a German army is momentarily expected Being directly across the chan nel from England almost oppo site the mouth of the Thames, Britons take a peculiar interest in the operations around the famous seaside resort aside from the question of whether or not the taking of the city would mean much from ft mil itary standpoint. The latest news available in Tondon pays the Oermnni were within ten miles of the city, (Cont!mi4 on I'tg I ) piillf i Avery's Creek Plant of Ashe- ville Power & Light Com pany Only One Not Dis abled by the Rains. FRENCH BROAD HlVER HIGHEST SINCE 1910 Rainfall Second Heaviest Since Weather Bureau Was Es tablished Here The Drought Broken. Ashevllle and vicinity, from Tuesday afternoon until last night, experienced the heaviest rainfall for a continuous period since the local weather bureau was established here in 1908, the total rainfall, as given out by the local ob server, belng.-S.lJ inches. Th-tsTs-the-heaviest rain to occur In a, period ot twenty-four hours since 1910, when the bfg flood occurred m this section. Rain began to fall here last Tuesday afternoon and continued until yester day .afternoon about 6 o'clock. Th rain was almost Incessant and consid erable damage was done throughout Ashevllle and many sections of west ern North Carolina. The storm, according to the local weather bureau, started in the gulf states arid then moved tiorth. striking western North Carolina Tuesday, and then moved on north, it now being in the middle western states. French Broad Overflows. The French Broad river began to rise yesterday morning, it being re ported that It was at 1.07 feet above normal at 8 o'clock yesterday morn ing and at 8 o'clock this morning it had reached the highest mark since 1910, when it went to 10.6. The read ing this morning showed that it was tl.06, although It is believed that around midnight it reached a much hthger point than this. About 8 o'clock this morning the river began to fall and at noon today it was again assuming Its normal state. It If thought that by night It will again be in the regular banks. Power limits Went Out. The Ashevllle Power & Light com pany reported that all of the power plants, those located at Marshall, Ivy, Hominy and the Weaver plant on the French Broad river, went out of busi ness last night at 11 o'clotfk and the cars of tne company ana me oiner power in the city was used from the steam plant on Avery's street. Work on restoring the plants to their normal condition was started early today and It Is thought that they will again he ready for running In the early after noon. High water and driftwood were causes of the plants going out of busl ness. Wenvorvlll Traffic Delayed. Owing to the Weaver plant being out of business, the cars on the Wea vervllle line were not operated until 10 o'clock today. The first car on the Weavervllle line was due to arrive here at 6:30 o'clock this morning, but did not arrive until 10 o'clock. Many of the people along the route waiting for the cars did not know or tne trou ble until the first car arrived to pick them up end were told by the crew on the car. Telegraph Troubles. The Western Union Telegraph com pany reports the only damage done to their lines waa the washing away of about eight poles between Rldgecrnsl and Old Fort, although the washing away of thea polos did not effect the handling of the regular business of the company. The Postal Telegraph company re ports no damage whatever, other thn.n the small trouble experienced when a heavy rain falls. The Ashevllle Telephone company suffered some trouble when the ba'i'c water In several manholes put the cabll connecting the city market and the Ashevllle Hrt department out of business, although quick work on the part of the employes of the company restored the cable to working orji-r by noon. The cable went out of busi ness at 6:30 o'clork this morning. Manager Ersklne stated today that the trouble experienced by the company (Continued on Page I.) , LIVES OF 300MENLGST The Hawke Is Torpedoed in North Sea by a German Submarine and Goes Down at Once. FOURTH CRUISER LOST WITHIN THE MONTH Thus Far German Submarines Have Destroyed Six Brit ish Cruisers in the . North Sea, London, Oct. 16. The Brit ish cruiser Hawke has been torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea by a German sub marine. Out of a crew of 400 men 50 were saved. The news has been officially confirmed. The admiralty gave out this announcement: ' ' Hi Majesty 's ship Theseus, Capt. Hugh Edwards, was at tacked by a submarine m the northern waters of the North Sea yesterday afternoon,, but was missed, las Majesty s ship Hawke, Capt. H. P. E. T. Williams, was attacked about the same time and was sunk. The following officers, with 49 men ot tne crew, nave been landed at Aberdeen from a trawler: Boatswain Sidney Austin, Gunner James Dennis and Acting Gunner Harry Ev- itt. The remaining officers and men are missing. "The Hawke was a cruiser built in 1889." The HawRe is the British cruiser which collided with the White Star Line steamer, Olympic, September 20, 1911, near Oslwrne bay, on the north side of the Isle of Wight. She received serious damage. The Hawke was of 7350 tons displacement, 3G0 feet long, of CO feet beam and drew 23 feet of water. She was a sister ship of the Edgar, Endymion, Grafton, Theseus and Gibral tar, and was launched in 1891. Her armament consisted of two 9.2-inch guns, ten 6-inch guns, twelve C-pounders, five 3- pounders, two machine guns and two torpedo tubes. Her regular complement is 544 men. The Hawke is the fourth British cruiser to bo torpo doed and sunk in tho North Sea within a month. The Ab oukir, Hogue and Creasy which succumbed to the attack of a German submarine some three weeks ago, carrying tixty Brit ish officers and 1400 men to their death. Six Lost ' While the Hawke was laid down in 1888 she was launch ed on March 11, 1891. Among her officers at the time of this disaster were eight naval cadets. Other British warships lost since the , outbreak of hostili ties arc tho cruiser Amphion, sunk in tho North sea by a mine August 0 and tho cruiser Pathfinder, torpedoed in the North Bea, SeotemW 10. Tho OVER loss of the Hawke makes a to tal of six British cruisers de stroyed by Germany in the North sea since the beginning of the war. . SENATE TAKES UP Considers Amendment Propos ing Federal Relief for Southern Planters. Washington, Oct. 16. With practi cally all other disputed points in the war revenue bill disposed of, the sen ate today again took up consideration or tne amendment proposing relief -o cotton growers by a government bond Issue. Southern senators, urging the pro posal for passage, presented many pe titions asking that some means be provided immediately to relieve the threatening situation in the lof.on states. A telegram from Sir Ch tries Macara, an English cotton manufac turer, suggesting that the United States and Great Britain co-operate to maintain cotton prices, also was read Into the record. Senator Overman called at the White House and In a conference with President Wilson emphasized the de termination of southern senators to secure some relief legislation at this session. ; While the president ap proves the cotthh pool plan inaugu rated by Festus J. Wade of St. Louis, he has not favored any of the various legislative proposals. He is anxious for congress to adjourn immediately, and will seek to prevent It beging kept in seealon by amendments to the war tax hill. Before discussion of the cotton amendment was taken up today the taxes on tobacco, wine, telephone and telegraph messages as framed by the senate finance committee were adopt ed. The tobacco section as agreed to levies a graduated tax of from ti to $2,496 on manufacturers of tobacco, cigars and cigarettes. Manufacturers of all still wines will pay eight cents per gallon on their product and manufacturers of sweet wine would pay 55 cents per gallon on grape brandy or wine spirits used In the fortlttcation of sweet wines. Senator Pomerene proposed an amendment which would make per manent the 55 cents a gallon on grape brandy or wine spirits used In the fortification ot sweet wines. VIOLENT CYCLONE PLAYS HAVOC IN CONCORD, N. C. Over 100 Houses Were Un roofed; 15 of Them were Totally Wrecked. Charlotte, N. C, Oct. 1. Crashing through the heart of Concord. N. 0., a cyclone yesterday afternoon at i clock left a path a mile long and a hundred and fifty feet wide that look ed like the mark of an accurate siege gun. Over a hundred houses were unroofed, and otherwise damaged, 15 of them being total wrecks. Many people were blown down on the streets or struck by flying pnlllers In their homes, but none waa seriously hurt. A mother and her three day old In fant were blown out on the street from their home, whim an Instant later collapsed. Rescued by neighbors from the debris, neither seemed the worse for the mishap. The damage will reach several thousand dollars. Chocks Forent Urea. New Haven, Oct. H. Rain today materially checked the many forest fires In Connecticut, some of which had grown to serious proportions, and brought the much needed "damp" to keep the tobacco crop at Its best con ditions It broke a drought of about six weeks. I.onjr rrought Itrokca. Philadelphia. .t. II. More than an Inch of rain fell In Pennsylvania In the last 24 hours, breaking a drought of forty-" days. flnmbanlcrf port. Toklo, Oct H. An official an nouncement ys Japnnew and Iirlt lh warships bombsrdrd litis and flul chuan forts at Tstng Tau, October 14, COTTON MEASURES M TRIED Ti HOT Nephew of S. Sternberg Writes Him That Censored Dis patches as to Cause of War Are Untrue. BELGIANS COMMITTED ATROCITIES, HE SAYS Decares One of Mr. Sternberg's Schoolmates had Eyes Goug ed Out by a Belgian Woman Nurse. One of the most interesting of the many letters received in Ashevllle from the European war zone has Just been received by S. Sternberg from one of his nephews in Germany. This letter, which came only a few days ago', is dated August 21 at Aurlch, Hannover, and it sets forth some of the reasons, from the writer's stand- ponit, f the present war. Excerpts from this letter follow: "Not a soul gave the matter of such an unexpected war, which was forced on us Germans by sheer pressure, even a thought at th time. It becomes more evident day by day that our enemies' wanted this war, for the sole reason that .the Germany of today has grown too large for them (the enemy) and with the avowed purpose of bringing our country back where she stood prior to 1870, and further to humiliate and belittle us. However, the press of all the countries, com prising our enemies places the blame with us, where as as a matter of fact, we tried our utmost heretofore, as we have up to the last moment, using every precaution to avert this terrible war. We regret exceedingly that owing to the strict censorship maintained we are unablcto send press dispatches to the United States and other neutral countries, tnere-fore,- unable at this moment to show the American people the exact state of affairs. All press dispatches by our enemies are as a matter of course infamous untruths, as to their version of how this war ensued, and now the German government has published (without exception) all the corres pondence, negotiations, etc., that transpired between Russia and iur selves, prior to lur mlblllzlng, which negotiations prove conclusively that Germany did its utmlst to avoid this European war. Am mailing you, un der separate cover, the German Im perial Irgan. The which prints these negotiations as they actually transpired between Russia and our selves, and from which you may draw your own conclusions. These farts cannot be denied by the enemy. Ev erywhere In Germany patriotism is at fever heat, everyone calle". to the colors- Is itching to go to the front, knowing and believing that we will win out, although how It wtl'l end no one really knows. Within the first eight days one million, two hundred thousand volunteers begged for tho privilege of emitting. "llrother Joseph has done likewise, and I am awaiting my turn to Join my regiment. We anticipate, with ev ery hope of ultimate success all om- lng events. "A hospital for the wounded sol dlers (to accommodate 6,000) Is in course of construtlon here, ready for all emergencies. Within a few days, mother and sister will have plenty of work to do, as they have been ac cepted by the authorities as Red Cross nurses. They are mighty glad (al though an awful task for the unlntl ated) to be able to render some as sistance. Apropos as tc the artoctties with which the emeny't press blames us, there la absolutely no truth to It W'e are above such things, hut talking about atrocities, your school mate Dorenkat, was one of the many victims of an almost unbelievable fate. The poor fellow shot and severe ly wounded at the battle of L!ege. waa carried to a house owned by a Ilelglnn, A nrfglan Woman, pretend ing to nurse him, gouged both of Dorenkat' eyes out while he waa In this helpless state; further the pop ulace treated our troops with the greatest cordiality, almost as friends, and I nturn our troops treated them with every kindness snd respect, until at an appointed hour, they shot at our troops from housetops, out of win dows, from amlitmh, poured boiling wtlr on them as they psseed under their wlndnwa, ("owsrc'lre of this na ture Is, of course, sickening snd such action would never even surgM"! It self to a German. r0 you wnW whv our troops are maddened at surh Incidents?" NOAH IS NOW IT TI HELM Assisted by Secretary D. Har ris, He Has Put the W. N. C. Fair in Good ; Condition. THE BIG EXPOSITION IS AS GOOD AS EVER The Grounds Are Dry and Ex hibits Still Anchored Big, Crowds Expected Today and Tomorrow. .,. Fourth Day's Program. (Friday Day of Mirth.) 9:00 a. m. Gates open. 3:00 p. m. Free acts on the t midway. 7:45 p. m. Fireworks. 9:00 p. m. Masquerade and It "tacky" parade on the grounds; K four prizes to the winners. t 8:30 p. m. Free acts on the H midway. Judging of exhibits; fun on t the midway. ( Special music; new and Inter- H estlng features to entertain. tt Midnight Gates' clqaafOf th aw-. day. Fifth Pay's Program. (Saturday Special Added Program for Last Day.) 9:00 a. m. Gates open. 8:00 and 9:00 p. m. -Free H acts on the midway. Special music, parades, free t shows, distribution of exhibit ft t' samples and other special added t l attractions. . t t 11:00 p. m. Regular fireworks t ? program. t Midnight Gates close upon t n fair. K Wt Kt Two more days of the big fair. With old man J. Pluvlus, that arch' enemy for years past of all out-of- door fun and frolic, In full command' of the field at Riverside park and elsewhere in this section since last Tuesday afternoon, early, thousands of visitors have thus far been nre- vented from enjoying the big fourth annual exhibition of the Western North Carolina Fair association. There are two days left, however, . and the management of the fair and exhibitors last night expressed tho ' hope that the weather conditions; would change In order that on tha ' last two days of the big show thosa who have not yet visited the grounds, and others who have been down &ul . (Continued on page 5). no ATTACK U. 5. FORCE His Men Have Machine Gun Trained on Our Troops in Vera Cruz. Vera Crux, Oc. Evident pre parations by a small detachment uf men under General Agullar for an at tack last night on the American out posts around Vera Cruj have resulted In the strengthening of the American lines. Borne 200 Mexicans are in a position about hrlf a mllo from the Americana outposts and they .hava two mounted gun trained on the American o Idler. Thilr warlike ac tivity Is attributed In Vera Crus to ovor-lndulgence In liquor but their boasts that they were about to InauK urate an attack that ultimately would drive the American out of this port are taken more or leas serlounly on account of the persistence of the re ports that Agullar will not be nhie n rentrnln hlmiwll! much longer end that the Impatience of his mm to rn-ti-r Vcr. Cru I rendering his con trol ovor them doubtful. Agullnra force la eatlmittrd tween 4,000 snd II. 000 mn l'M ersl pleep of artlll'-ry. It l r , In Vita Crui that 'ilUr a wnxor Unit he vt l im 1 In thu eity rn u r 1 . AGULAR ABQU
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