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(1 r A . rt d THE GAZETTE-NEWS HAS TBS MOST EXPENSIVE ASSOCIAT ED PRESS SERVICE IK THE II It CAROLJNA3 n tt .WEATHER FORECAST! l PARTLY CLOUDY. ,; J VOLUME XIX. NO. 214. ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY" AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 17, lP PRICE FIVE CENTS OSTEND TAKEN- GERMANS TO GO FOR OTHER PORTS RELftL DETAILS OF FRISCO SALE Director McMurty's Testimo ny Tends to Show That Daniel Grein Domi nated Rock Island. NEW HAVEN CO. DISINTEGRATES FESTIVAL DAY ENDS 016 FAIR Next Objective Apparently Dunkirk-"On to Boulogne And Calais" Is Cry. the I STANDING FIRM Russians Open Attack Along Entire I Front of Immense Battle Line f "Report Successes. 1 London, Oct. 17. Gorman force today occupy Ostend, at the northern extremity of the region where the German right '.wing and the allies' left are struggling in the latest phase of what was once the battle of the Aisne. - Reports reaching London say that German imagination has been fired by the faking of Ostend and they cry now is not only "on to Calais,' f but "on to Boulogne." . tTTI t J.1 vvnai progress, n any, me Germans have made since they entered Ostend on Thursday morning is not known here, I but their, next objective appar ently is Dunkerque. Opinion in England seems to differ as to what part the British fleet will play should the battle con- tinue to skirt the coast line and ; the reports that British dread ' naughts would back up the French, British and Belgian forces from the straits of Do ver seem to originate in Ger man sources. . London papers generally deprecate the lm portance of the German occu pation of the Belgian coast, , pointing out that the British mine field prevents the ene my's bringing ships to operate from the none too safe harbor of Ostend. The fact remains, ' however, that as the fighting ; gets geographically nearer to England the public, heretofore ' discussing and speculating on a Zeppelin raid, is bound to ask itself what will come next. Must Be of Value. : It is admitted as unquestion ably true that if Germany is ' able to enginer submarine at- : tacks from a base further , away, Ostend certainly would ; be of Bome strategic value. The allied left is holding its ground. At somo points it is even going forward, having oc i cupied Laventiek, driving the Germans back in the direction of Lille. One report was that the Germans had been driven out of Lille but this has not been confirmed. The presence f Uhlans has been reported recently within 40 miles of Ca lais. . Little dennite news was available today of the fighting along the Vistula river, where the Russians claim to have re pulsed German attack. Wheth er the German advance on Warsaw has been permanently checked only the future can rhow. One report says the Germans are preparing to win ter in roland. According to a dispatch from Fetroprrod dated Friday but received here today, the Knssians now have opened their attack along the entire line with special energy in the south, where Gen. Brussiloff's cavalry is said to have cap tured several Austrian detach ments, together with trains carrying reinforcements and supplies. In retreating from Warsaw, it is said, the Ger mans lost 42 guns intended for the siege of that city. Paris, Oct. 17. The joining of the allies barrier between the coast and Ypres to . that of the existing front through northeastern France has made it impossible, in the judgment of French military experts, to turn the French and English lines, and it will be necessary for the Germans to attack on the front. It has been thought here that such an attempt would be made beween Ostend and Ghent, but to challenge this prediction come reports today that signify develop ments were taking place near Lille. The brevity of recent official communications is being com mented on in Paris today and the fact that fighting has been going on is making the people of the city ask if the present comparative silence is not the lull preceding the storm. The strength of the positions of the allies near Lille, in the face of repeated and unsuc cessful attacks by the enemy, has given them great encour agement. Col. Rousset, the military critic,- today declares it is too late for the Germans to envelop the Franco-British line on their left. "I see in the change of front operated by the enemy," the colonel writes, "only an admission of increasing embarrassment. German stnrtegy is' at the present time a little discon certing and I believe that the directors of this strategy are themselves completely discon certed." Both Made Mistakes. A steady downpour of rain last night drenched the fields of battle adding to the discom forts of the troops and the dif ficulties of operations. Gen. Cherfils, discussing in an article published today somo of the mistakes made by the French and the Germans, says the forts of Rheims were considered indefensible and consequently disarmed and abandoned. The Germans now have installed themselves , in these positions and for month past the French have vainly tried to drive them out "We can derive a lesson (Continue on rw I.) EUD JUST STARTING WAR :.:.. ' We Have Sent Only Advance Guard," Declares Times ' Correspondent Replying to Criticism, EMPIRE CAN' NEVER LACK MEN, HE SAYS When Allies Need Rest Eng land Will Be in Position to Make Good War 1, 200,000 in Field. London, Oct. 17. The Times mill tary correspondent, replying to the Frankfurter Zeltung's statement that Great Britain was unable to raise more than 600,000 troops, says: We have at the present moment exactly double that number, namely. 1,200,000 men, and the number grows almost faster than we can cope with. This Is only the beginning. "It Is our way, as well as that of America, to begin to raise our armies after war breaks out and to go on raising them until our ultimate ends are achieved. With 200,000 men at homo, the army In the field and the the hundreds of thousands forming In India, Canada, Australia and else where are merely the nucleus upon which other armlet . will eventually be built. - ."It is only a question of, time. It stands to reason that an empire of 400,000,000 can never lack men.' This war for us has hardly begun. We have sent merely an advanced guard into France. In the spring the re mainder of the advance guard will follow and somewhere toward the end of 1915 the main body will begin to come within view, "We are sorry that we are even slower than Russia In making our weight felt, but a year or so hence, when the nllles need a rest, we shall bo In a position to make good war. "Nothing can arrest the steadily ascending figures of our army. Their cost is of little account since Ger many will ultimately have to pay In territory as well as money. 'Imagine things at their worst. Im agine the last Cossack on the Urals and the last French doorkeeper evict ed from Bordeaux. Then we would begin a maritime war against Ger many and still be no worse off than when we began war against Napol eon." GEN. AGUILAR PROMISES TO GRANT DEMANDS Vera Cruz, Oct. 17. John R. 8IIII- man. President Wilson's personal rep resentative in Mexico, before leaving here this morning for Mexico City, reported to the state department at Washington that General Agullar had promised to grant all the demands of the United State In connection with the evacuation of Vera Cruz. Mr. Sllllman visited General Agull- ar's camp beyond the American lines last night and conferred with the general until a late hour. Agullar promised to issue a proclamation giv ing assurance that no one who had been employed by the Americans shall be prosecuted for that, although It Is an offense for which the law pro vides severe punishment. General Agullar disclaimed respon sibility for the hostile demonstration made in front of the American lines Thursday night. Official Reports of War Paris. Oct. 17. The official state ment given out at the French war of fice this afternoon la as follows: "In Belgium the German troops oc cupying western Ilrfgium have not crossed the line running from Os tend to Thourout to Roulcrs to Me nln. There Is relative quiet along the greater part of the front "On our left wing there has been no change. In tit region of Ypres on the right bank of the I.ys. the allied troops have occupied Fleurbalx, as well as the Immediate approaches to Armentieres. "In the r1cn of Arras and also In the vicinity of Bt Mlhlel we have oontlnued to gain ground. "In the Russian field of operations thers has been no change of Import ance on the front In east Prussia, "Along the nUd die reaches of the Vistula river ths Austro-Oei-man armies have bssn driven to the defsn- 1 TAX BILL TO PASS T Senate Will Dispose of Reve nue Measure Late Today; Will Be Finally Ap proved Tuesday. CONGRESS TO ADJOURN TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY Senator Simmons Tells 'Presi dent Cotton Relief Amend ment Will Probably Not Pass. Washington, Oct. 17. The senate will pass the war revenue bill late today, conferees of the senate and house will meet Monday, the bill will be finally approved Tuesday and ad journment of congress will come 1-te Tuesday or Wednesday, according to plans laid before President Wilson to day by Chairman Simmons of the senate on the amendment for relief of the cotton situation would be close but that probably the proposal would fall of adoption. Republican senators declared . pri vately today that some of their dem ocratic colleagues, sensing defeat in their efforts- to secure federal ala for the cotton farmers, had asked r-epub-'licuna to help 'Incorporate the bond in(j;a.nysndmjfit in the revenue bill In tho ' hope tjiajr1Jf wouldd uluinate'iy defeat the entire measure, was said President Wilson would veto the bill if it passed with the amendment lncludded and that while congress was held in session to frame a new revenue measure some means might be devised dto put through an ac ceptable cotton relief plan. Senator Smoot predicted that such an attempt to pass the cotton amend ment would fall. "Much as we would like to kill the war tax bill, we will not vote for this cotton amendment," he declared. Senator Shephard, speaking in the senate In fuvor of the amendment, criticised a statement yesterday by Senator Williams that senators who proposed the amendment were not sin cere but merely wanted a record vote and were talking for the benefit of their constituents. "We are sincere in this amendment and propose to do all In our power, by out votes, to make It a law," said Senator Shephard. Govrrnors Meet, Memphis, Oct. 17. Four governors of southern states and representatives of three others had arrived here early today for the conference called by Governor George Hays of Arkansas to consider tho cotton situation fac ing the south as a result of the Euro pean war. Governor Hays said that no plans for the conference had been formu'lated, the sewtlon of which was delayed In the expectation that other officials would arrive. Thos present Include beside Gov ernor Hayes: Governors Brewer, Mississippi; TTnll Louisiana; Blease, South arolina. Governor Blease was accompanied by Claude M. Sapp of the South Caro lina legislature and former United States senator J. L. McLaurln. 'Actress Dies. New York, Oct 17. Verona Jar beau, widely known as an actress In comlo opera. In former years, is dead at her home In Nanuet, N. Y. She was born In New York fifty-three years ago. slv along the entire front. To the south of Przemysl the fighting con tinues and the Russians have taken 400 prisoners." I Austrian Claims. Vienna, Oct 16. (Via Amsterdam and London, Oct. 17.) It was offi cially announced In Vienna today that the fighting continued yesterday, Thursday, along ' ths entire battle front from Btry and Samhor both to the southeast of Przemysl to the mouth of the river San. , "In Marmaros-Bilget. Hungary, the enemy has been pursued by Austrian detachments, fhlrh. have occupied Palls. "In the valley of ths Black Blstrlca the Russians are retiring. Our troops have followed them to fclelona. The river Blatrlou and ths town of Melons, are in Oallcla, close to the Hunraiian rVmtler and to the north east of i u-niaros-SilfeU WITNESS KNEW LITTLE OF FINANCIAL DEALS Director Boggs Thought It " Best to Dispose of Frisco to Yoakum Even at a Loss. Washington, Oct. 17. Some de tails concerning the acquisition and subsequent sale at a loss of millions of the Frisco lines, were developed today when the investigation into the financial operations of the ' Chicago, Rick Island and Pacific railway were resumed by the interstate commerce commission. George B. McMurty, of New York, a director of ht eRock Island oper ating company and of the New Jer sey holding company of tho Rock Island, gave testimony tending to show that the board of directors practically was dominated by Daniel Grein. The witness said he knew per sonally 'very little concerning the fi nancial operations of the several com panies. Asked about specific tran sactions including the- Frisco deal, he replied: "I didn't have time to go into such details," Mr. McMurty said he relied upon the reports of the executive commit tee which had direct charge of them. George T. Boggs, of New York, a director of the Rock Island operating company and an official in various capacities of that company for many yearB, giving his version of the pur chase and subsequent sale by the Rock Island of the Frisco lines, said he believed it to be for the best inter est of the Rock Island to dispose of the Frisco stock, to B. F. Yoakum and his associates, even at a loss. "The time had come for a change. said tho witness, "and It was neces sary for us to do the best we could In the circumstances," "As a director of the Rock Island Id you cast your vote according to In structions? asked Solicitor Folk. No, but I acted upon my best Judgment." RUSSIANS EVIDENTLY PLAYJAffllTING GAME Giving Germans Time to En trench Polish Peasants Resist Germans. London, Oct. 17. .Telegraphing from Petrogrod regarding the situa tion In the Russian field of opera tions, the correspondent of the Times says: "It looks as If those high In Rus sian command had decided to play a waiting game. Otherwise they would not give the Germans time to en trench and thereby prolong the whole course of operations. "Reliable information shows that the Germans seriously contemplate wintering in Poland. Peasants have risen at many places, notably Klclce and Mlechow, Regardless of the most terrible reprisals they are forming guerilla bands and attacking the In vaders. The railroad near Nowo Ra domsk has been wrecked and train loads of German soldiers killed. "All roads from the Vistula to the frontier are encumbered with the German transport wagons and dead horses. The roads are Impassable ow ing to ruins." CONVICT FATALLY STABS GUARD MAKING ESCAPE Folsom, Col., Oct 17. Posses searched the country surrounding Folsom state prison today for Frank Creeks, who escaped last night In a break for liberty, which cost his cell mate, Harold Flash and J. B. Drury, a sergeant of the guard, their lives and resulted In serious Injury to two prison guards. Creeks Is armed and It Is thought that he will fight to the last Creeks, a life termer, and Flash serving a 20 year term for robbery, had obtained a knife, a dumb-bell to be used as a bludgeon, and a piece of VnetaJ with which to unlock the door of their cell. Gaining the yard they leaped upon Sergeant Prury and Guard Kerr, felled Kerr with ths dumb-bell and fatally stabbed Dniry Kerr recovered In time to shoot down Flash. Creeks, armed with a gun h had taken from Drury, ecaped after a rutinln. eiwVit rlt! f n nth., .n. r A m ohe of whom he woundsd. Decree Filed Today Prescribes Details by Which Sub sidiaries Must Be Disposed of. THREE SETS TRUSTEES ARE NAMED BY COURT Fifteen Men Will Rule Subsi diary Companies Until They Can Be Dis posed of. New York, Oct. 17. The dissolu tion decree asked by the government against the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company was filed in the federal district court here today. '.' The government's complaint is dis missed by preliminary agreement in so far as It applies to all defendants, Individuals, and corporations, with the exception of the railroad company itself, the New England Navigation company, the' Boston Holding com pany, the Providence and Danlelson Railway company and the Boston and Maine Railroad company. The decree provides for three sets of trustees, the first to take over the Boston and Maine holdings of the New Haven; the second to take over the trolley holdings in Connecticut, and the third to take over the trolley holdings in Rhode Island. These trus tees are to act as officers of the court In carrying out the methods provided for the ultimate sale of the holdings, The decree was filed with the clerk of the court by Attorney . General Gregory and bears the signature of Federal Judge Mayer. The three sets of trustees are to manage tho properties, subject to the orders of the court until they are sold. Each set of trustees, is composed of five men. . IUNDFI IRE One Civilian and Four Soldiers Hurt Bullets Hail Heavier. Naco, Ariz., Oct. 17. Five men, a civilian and four soldiers of the United States cavalry were wounded today by Mexican bullets that flew far over the international bunodary near Naco, Ariz., fired by Governor Muytorena's troops on the Carranza garrison of Naco, Sonora. One of the soldiers was shot through the head while on duty at a railroad embankment 400 yards from the boundary. He is still alive. The civil ian, a railroad carpenter, was shot through the right hint while walking on a sidewalk on the American side of the line. The storm of bullets today was heavier than any that heretofore has struck on the American side. They; came from Maytonrenu troops which attacked the Naco garrison directly on the south side of the town. The attack begnn before daylight and continued more than six hours with brink fire on both sides. Enter Shelby Store, Steal $15 Worth of Cheap Stuff and Pass up Rich Booty. Special to The Gazette-News. Shelby, Oct. 17. Burglars entered the Jewelry store of T. W. Ilamrlck company In the heart of the business section of Bhelby some time during Thursday night and stole about $16 worth of chesp watches and rings, leaving untouched a traveling man's trunk containing $60,900 worth of mounted diamonds, valuable watches, rings, etc. The valuable Jewelry be longing to the firm was ss usual placed In a hlg vault but msny other valuables were left out so the hurglnr could have msds a rich haul If he had so desired. The traveling man .a very much delighted that his valuable trunk was untouched since he left the trunk In the store contrary to the rules of the Insurance company in which ths Jewelry was potected gainst fire end burglars. Mr. Ilam rlck has no clue whatever. i 1 BULLETS Today Is Day of Fun and Frolic at W, N. C. Fair, the Biggest Ever Held in Asheville. FIREWORKS BEGIN AT TEN O'CLOCK TONIGHT" Thousands Went Down to Riv erside Today, and Thou sands More Expect ed Tonight. It .. .- . ' ' ' K g Program for Fifth and Final Day : t . 9:00 a. m. Gates open. t St 10 a. m. Fun begins on the it midway. t t 3:00 and 8:00 p. m. Free t It acts on the midway. t Special music, parades, free ? st shows, distribution of exhibit st t samples and other special added t S attractions. t st Exhibit halls open until mid- s? st night; no displays to be removed st during the day. sfr H 10 p. m. Special combined t st fireworks display. t sf Midnight Gates close upon t fair. st While there will be fun and st st frolic, no boisterous conduct is H st to be permitted upon the st st grounds. Ample police protection st st has been provided for and con- st st fettl battles, rubber-ball tossing st st and other objectionable features st It are entirely tabooed. "S t , This Is the last day of the fair. With Improved weather conditions, large crowds attended the fourth an nual Western North Carolina; -fatr; Ing h1d this week at RIverBlde park,' yesterday afternoon and again last night, and another throng of happy sightseers commenced to board fair ground cars early this morning for the scene of the festivities. It depends entirely now upon the weather to make the grand finale of the big fair a success. The management, tne ex hibitors and others Interested have done their part and can do no more, it remaining in the hands of the weather man to handle the situation. For the first three days of the an nual show weather elements treated the Asheville fair rather badly. Com mencing yesterday morning, however, conditions began to improve. The fourth annual fair will come to a 'close tonight Exhibits with Just one or two exceptions, will remain Intact! until the last visitor has left Rlverstdsi park tonlgM and those who go down I this afternoon and tonight will enjoy all of the privileges of the big show. There should be a record breaking crowd and every arrangement has been made by Secretary D. Harris' and his assistants to handle the sltua-i tlon. There is to be fun and plenty; of It, but no disorderly conduct will, be tolerated. Tho use of confetti and rubber balls and small whips will not. be permitted and women and child ren visiting the fair grounds are as (Continued on page 2) SOUTHERN UK GO. E Only Trains Will Be Taken Off as Will Least Affect Local Travel Washington, Oct 17. "Owing tt material and progressive decreases in the volume of traffic," the Southern raMway has decided to temporarily curtail Its passenger train service. This decision was reached after con ferences with state railroad commis sions and the change will be effective tomorrow. President Fairfax Harrison, In a statement announcing the retrench ment plan, said that In cancellation of trains thoxe had been selected "which It Is thought can be removed without affecting the actual require ments of local travel under existing conditions." "This Is a dlsngreehale duty," con tinues the statement "In ths perform- enoe of which the management of the Southern Railway company asks tb understanding and patient eo-opera-tlon of the people of the south. "The changes hsve afl been care fully considered so ss to rauso a min imum of Inconvenience. ArratiE ments have been mde wherehy nirnr trains will meke all stops now bri -niaJls by the trains to be dlwonts usd. "Restoration of present srvlc n additions will be msds from : time as conditions may Ju'-'y." CURTAILS
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