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;. j. f,- rye1 ,-ya wura A A THE GAZETTE-NEWS HAS THB HOST EXPENSIVE ASSOCIAT ED PRESS SEKV1CB IN THB ts CAROLINAS II If (WEATHER FORECAST FAIR WEATHER. : VOLUME XIX. NO. 215, ASHEVILLE, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 19, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS GERMANS" ADVANCE ON PORTS BLOCKED TUX BILL IMLWMl 1LIIIC WILL SPEND 5SI1.I1 mli mm JAPANESE SHIP i WlDIEi .. '"'. Invaders Bring Up Famous Siege Guns More Men For Heavy Blow. ALLIED ARMY AND NA VY IN CONTACT May Be Sea Fighi - Battle In Poland Apparently Favor Russian Forces. London, Oct. 19. By reach ; ing their tentacles out to the ; seaboard, the allied forces have ' established close contact "with I the British navy, which is now on the extreme left of the line and seems from the land view, for the moment, to block ef- fectually a further German ef- fort to turn this wing. That the Germans may have , grasped this is perhaps indi ; cated in the otherwise unex ( plained appearance of four of i; their torpedo boat destroyers Saturday off the Dutch coast southward bound, It is igested that the object was for the destrovers to.convov sub-le marines which would dispute . the command of the sea on the Belgian littoral. Should the German navy un- dertake this venture it would be confronted with much the f same proposition as has met the British fleet since the com mencement of the war and it would assume the same risks i of collidingwith mines hereto j fore faced by the British. ! If, as the allies claim, their ' left cannot now be turned, the only alternative left the Ger mans ia to hack away through the trio of armies confronting them, and Gen. Von Kluck or Gen. Von Arnim, or whoever is in command of the German right, seems in no way loath to make the attempt. That they made a forward movement is evident. The British official informa tion bureau in one of its rare communications, says that the allies in the northern area have driven the Germans back more than 30 miles. The precise lo cality of this advance is not in dicated, but it could have'been only at some point on this west ern wing, where the Germans are trying to resume their in terrupted dash on Paris by way of the coast towns. These, however, are only two points on the. human barriers which are facing one another for hundreds of miles and con tinuing to sway forward and backward without as yet being able to effect the titanic climax which will bring to an end the immediate phase of the giant contest. Observers here think that this climax cannot be far off and the I5ndon papers are quoting approvingly though not in the sense intended the xorda attributed to Emperor Viliiam, who, in addressing is troops somewhere in Vance on October 3, is report 1 to have said: "Before the leaves fall from '.o trees hero we shall all, be 'Results In Great back' in the dear Fatherland." London, Oct! 19. From the point of view of the allied ar mies so far as could be learned from dispatches reaching Lon don, toaay, tne situation in West Flanders and in France as far south as Lille seemed on this, the seventy-seventh day of the war, perhaps more hope ful than at any time since the German advance on Taris was checked Though the news reaching England is meager and to an sur-!extcnt delayed, as always, all tidings seem to indicate that German advance trom Os- 'tend on the FrencfrtoasWowns U U11.J J. has been blocked, temporarily at least, while further . south that was a week ago the extreme German right, the invaders have been again compelled to give ground be fore the allies' wedge force, which has been concentrating on Lille Several reports contend that the Germans have withdrawn from this town, but this is not confirmed, nor is the report that they evacuated Courtrai, nearly 30 miles northwest. It seems plain, however, that the menace here grew marked and that the German army operat ing along the coast .of Flanders found itself in peril of being cut off from the main body. What opposition they met along the sen is only guess work for it has never been dis closed in Great Britain what forces the allies have or at what point they touch the coast. All reports seem to agree that tho city of Ostend is prac tically clear of Germans who apparently are re-forming to the south with reinforcements and the siege guns used to bat ter the Belgian forts and that they now propose to hammer on toward Dunkirk and Calais. One report says that they are beyond .Furnes, less than 10 miles from Dunkirk. Bombarding Lille. Further south in France re inforcements from Brussels are said to have been brought up before Lille, which the Ger mans are reported as bombard ing in a desperate attempt to retake the place. The , Belgians, themselves, have been putting in some hard knocks. According to last night's Taris official com munication, tliey have held the Germans in an attempt to cross the river Yser, Bouthwest of Dixmudo, Belgium. This wns tho first heard of tho Belgian (Continued on Fajre () PASSES MY One of Founders of Charlotte Observer Dies at Summer Home in Montreat, .Aged 62 Years. LONG IDENTIFIED WITH INDUSTRIES OF STATE Pioneer in Cottonseed Oil In dustry and Was Interested in Scores of Cotton Mills in the South. Charlotte, N. C, Oct. 19. Daniel A. Tompkins, co-founder with J. P. Caldwell of the Charlotte Observer and for more than 25 years a central figure in the Industrial world of the two Carolinas, died at his summer home at Montreat, N. C, yesterday afternoon aged 62 years, his death following a general weakening for week or more of his condition which had been that of partial paralysis for about three years. Born at,, Edgefield, S. C, October 12, 18B2, e was educated at the University of South Carolina and ttensseiaer roiytecnnic institute, Troy N. Y., and for years was a master mechanic in the employ of New York and Pennsylvania corporations. Re turning south in 1882 he located in Charlotte and began the development, engineering and contracting, . that made Charlotte a manufacturing cen ter. '' ' .-: , t ' - - - A pioneer In the cottonseed oil mill industry, he built perhaps 200 such plants in this section, while more than a hundred cotton mills are the result of his initiative and advice. Mr. Tompkins was appointed by President McKinley as a member of the Industrial commission and by for mer President Cleveland as director of the Equitable Life Assurance com? pany. THE WORLD IS FACING MEAT SUPm SHORTAGE As R esult of European War, Says Secretary of Pack : ers Association. Chicago, Oct 19. Shortage of a meat supply faces the world as a re sult of the European war, George L. McCarthy of New York, secretary of the American Meat Packers' associa tion, asserted before the ninth annual convention of the association, which opened here today. Light on the questions of the dimin ishing beef supply, the waning herds on American cattle ranges, methods to be adopted to induce farmers to raise more stock and the effects of the war on the cost of food products Is expected to be shed by the convention, which Is to be In session for three days. More than seven hundred rep resentatives of tlve hundred packing and supply houses are amending the convention. Among subjects to be discussed by the convention wjll be a request for the government to make an appropriation to stamp out tuber culosis In cattle and an appeal for the removal of the tax from oleomarga rine. f AM. BAR ASSOCIATION MEMBERS GATHERING -Washington, Oct. 19. Hundreds of lawyers from all parts of the coun try were here today at the annual meeting of the subsidiary and allied bodies of the American Bar associa tion. The association proper will hold Its first session otmorrow. Members of the Maritime Law As sociation division listened to a discus sion of questions of maritime law aris ing from the European war. The le gal education section held sessions for state bar examiners and law school teachers. lir.ttKKXItltttltKttXktltltHK! I st ! DESTRUCTIVE TYPHOOX. t t st H Toklo, Oct 1. It Is an- t nnunoed that a typhoon has t t struck Klao Chow, destroying X M the landing pier. Twenty Jap- t t snese ssllors.were drowned. t C. E. Railing Letting Contracts - .. Today for Work on the Bat tery Park Hotel, to Be Begun at Once. IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE COMPLETE JAN. New Proprietor Plans to Make It One of Finest Resort Ho tels in America The Work to Be Done. Between $40,000 and $50,000 will be spent between now and January 1 in converting theBattcry Park hotel. of this city Into one of the finest resort hotels In America. C. K. Railing, the new proprietor of the hostelry, who succeeded. James L. Alexander in its management last Thursday, October IB, Is letting contracts today for work that is to be done on the hotel, and this work will begin immediately. Mr. Hailing Is confident that - everything will be in readiness for the opening of the winter season on January 1. The Battery Park is, literally, to be made over. The Interior is to be. re modeled, redecorated, refurnished and renovated. About $2000 i sto be spent in the palm room alone In decorations and furnishings, while a large -amount is to be similarly spent on the lobby, the green room and the ballroom. Every guest chamber In the house is to be redecorated and furnished. Twenty-five of tho guest chambers will be decorated and furnished In a manner that will be accepted even to nobility A different color scheme is to be worked out for each of these rooms. The dining room of the hotel Is like wise to. receive a great deal of atten tion. There will be new furnishings, new silver' and china, and, above all, new sen-tea,. To : the- rear" Ur to -be erected a nfw kitchen, bakery and storeroom, and these will be planned according to the most modern and sanitary lines. Mr.s Raling Is now In New York selecting the new furnishings for the hotel. She will also work out thu schemes for decoration in th palm room, the ballroom ana otners. Mr. Railing stated to the represen tative of The Gazette-News this morn ing that all contract work that can be handled by local men will be let to them, and that furnishings and other purchases to be made for redecorat ing and refurnishing will be handled through local dealers wherever possi ble. . I It Is the plan of the new manage ment to conduct the Battery Park on the highest plane possible. The cui sine and service, Mr. Railing states, will be equal to that of any of the New York hostelrles, while he pro poses to make the other accommoda tions In keeping with these two feat ures. He says he will give the people what they want and he expects to have large numbers of winter tour ists here during the, approaching win ter season. That he is ultimately capable of carrying out these plans there cannot be a doubt, since for the past five years he has been manager of tho Plaza hotel. New York, one of the fin est In the country. He will be as sisted hero by Max Thompson, who was assistant manager at the Plaza, and by a steward who accompanied him here from New York. Ashevillo people will be delighted to hear of his plans and will, of course, co-operate with him in every way In making the hotel an unqualified success under his management, since Us success, espec ially as a winter resort, will mean a great deal to the business Interests of the city. POLICE INVESTIGATE EXPLOSION IN N. Y. New York, Oct. 19. The police to day were Investigating a destructive explosion whlcn occurred yesteraay in the basement of a Fifth Avenue apartment house, Jn which Glacomo Kara Korni. Italian consul general In New York, has an apartment Inspects- r.s.n rf thu hureiLu nf combus tibles, after an examination, declared j that the 'damage had been caused by some high explosive. Consul Forni was out of town and his apartment on the third floor was not damaged. WILL COMPLAIN AT SEIZURE. OF VESSEL New York. Oct. 19. David T. War den, manager of tha foreign depart ment of the Standard Oil company of New Jersey, said today he was swatt ing authorization from the board of directors before tal'.lng up a Wash ington the matter of the sHmre of the steamer Brlndilla. He assumed, ha said, that the complaint would be mad?,, Gen. It oca Dead. Buenos Aires, Oct. II. The death Is announced of Gen. Julio Arrentlno Itoca, former president of Argentina. Chairman of Committee of Railroad Presidents Makes Opening Plea for Flat Increase in Rates. BASES 'APPEAL ON FINANCIAL EXIGENCY Declares Needs of Carriers Are Pressing and Immediate Because of Euro pean War. Washington, Oct 19. Public hear ings on the new application of the eastern railroads for increased freight rates, which they contend are neces sary because of the world-wide finan cial exigency due in part to the Eu ropean war, were begun here today before the Interstate commerce com mission. The commission is hearing argument only upon issues - which have arisen since its decVilon in July which absolutely denied increases east of Pittsburgh and Buffalo and grant ed increases west of those points to the Mississippi river. All the com missioners except Chairman Harlan, who is ill, were present. The railroad lines were represented by their principal executives. Indi vidual shippers and shippers organi zations who oppose further increases were represented by counsel, among them Clifford Thorne, who led the opposition at the last application. Today's hearing was given over to a statement for the railroads. The shippers and the.ir representatives will be heard later. Daniel E. Willard, president of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and chairman of the com mittee of railroad presidents, made the opening statement for the roads. "Tho needs of the carriers are pressing and immediate," he declared, "the actual situation, has. become xlwruld -yield hr-ther demand for such tremely critical. The roads are seeking a flat In crease of five per cent in freight rates throughout the territory east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers. Mr. Willard called attention to the decision of the commission in the for mer case, which stated that the net operating Income of the railroads In official classification territory is smaller than demanded in the Interest of both the general public and the railroads and to the fact that the railroads had already taken action to secure additional revenues through various advances and changes of prac tice. "The measures of relief proposed by the commission will not in our opinion adequately meet the existing situation," he added. t Gives Figures. "The annual statements of all the railroads Involved In this proceeding combined for the fiscal 'year ending June 30, 1914, show roundly that the total operating revenues during that year were approximately $53,000,000 1es than during the previous year, while the operating expenses during the same period were approximately $18,000,000 greater. "The net operating Income of these companies for the same period amounted to $258,900,000, or approx imately $77,700,000 less than was earned during the previous year, and equal to but 3. 98 per cent upon the property Investment, a lower return than was shown at any time in fif teen years. Kfferts of War. "The Income applicable to Interest, dividends and surplus, during the fiscal year just closed was $264,900, 000 or 402 per cent upon the total capital obligation' this return also be ing lower than any In firteen years. "A general war such as that now raging causes great and Immediate disturbance to industry, commerce and finance. "It Is known that the railroads of the United States have over $520,000, 000 nf outstanding obligations, which wfll mature In the next twelve months alone. It was shown in the original record In this case that the railroads In official classification territory only had spent approximately $200,000,000 per annum upon their properties for Improvements and extensions during the last ten, year period, and It will be necessary to continue uch expend ltures If the reads are to maintain their standard of service and provide for the growing needs of the future. "Further, as nearly a can be ascer tained, there are more than $1,000, 000,000 par value of American rail road securities held abroad as Invest ments. The demands for cash In Eu rope, growing out of the present situa tion, will doubtless result In large selling of such securities when the markets are again opened. "With all this In mind It wilt read My be seen that the available supply of and probable demand for new cap Ital, as well as the Interest rate thereon are matters of great Import ance, not only to the railroads, but also to those who depend upon them for transportation. Vessel Reaches Tort. New York, Oct. 19.- Arrived: Mln I newaska, London. urn HOUSE Accompanied by Request From Senate for Conference, Af ter Defeat of Cotton Amendment. SOUTHERN MEMBERS INTEND TO OPPOSE Lack of Quorum Might Prevent Measure From Going to Conference Until Tomorrow. Washington, Oct. 19. The war rev enue bill as amended and passed In the senate was referred to the ways and means . committee Instead of to conference when the house met to day tills being the first move In the llllibustering taltlcs of Reresentatlve Henry of Texas, who coiitliuies to In sist upon cotton relief legislation. Washington, Oct. 19. The war rev enue bill, as revised by the senate, went to the house today for action. It was accompanied by a request from the senate for a conference with the house. After the passage of the mea sure in the senate, which was preced ed by the decisive defeat of the pro posed cotton relief legislation, con ferees were appointed. They were Senators Simmons, Williams, Stone, McCumber and Clark of Wyoming. Majority Leader Underwood was ready today to move the appointment of house conferees. He had summoned absent members from nearby districts to make sure of a quorum. Lack of a quorum might prevent the war tax bill going to conference until tomor row, as southern democrats, led by representative Henry of Texas, have announced their intention of fighting for cotton relief legislation. House leaders including Mr. Under wood were hopeful today that they legislation, In view of Its over helm ing defeat in the senate. The con ferees are expected to reach an agree ment on the bill by Wednesday and approval of their report by both houses is looked for not later than Thursday. Adjournment of congress would follow at once. President Wilson is anxious for the house to immediately pass the Lever bill fo rthe establishment of cotton warehouses and said today that he believes the success of plans for loans to cotton planters depends on this bill. It has already been passed by the senate. This is the on'ly legislative proposal for the relief of the cotton planters which the president has ap proved. Regarding, suggestions for the re striction of the cotton crop next year. the president tod callers that In ill! opinion this was. entirely a state ques tion. REBEL TROOPS CAPTURE CAPE HAITIEN; MARINES OF U. S. WARSHIPS LAND .Cape Haltien, Haiti. Oct. 19. The latest devclopnu nt in the Haitien rev- I olutlon is the occupation of Cape Haitien by the victorious rebels. They entered the town today. American marines from the war ships 1n tho harbor have been landed and are In control nf the situation. The rebels entered in an orderly manner and there have been no ex cesses. The ministry of President Zamore, r fair, ing that it was not in a position to control the situation, left Cape Hai tien today on the dispatch boat Pn cifique. The entry Into Cape Haitien follows the recent rebel victory on the north coast near Llmonade, after which the president retreated In the direction of Grand Riviere and other government forces withdrew toward Cape Haitien, TROOPS IN COLORADO MAY BE WITHDRAWN Washington, Oct. 19. President Wilson Is considering the advisability of withdrawing federal troops from the Colorado coal fields as th result of the deadlock with the operators who refuse to Join the president's proposal for settlement of the strike, already accepted by the miner. Gov ernor Ammons, according to Informa tion here. Is planning reorganisation of the Colorado national guard to take the place of federal troop If necessary. WOUNDED MEXICANS BROUGHT INTO U. S. Washington, Oct. 19. Of 125 Mexi can wounded brought to the American side at Naco, Arts., yesterday, after the fighting between Mexican forces, 4 have been allowed to remain. The slightly wounded have been returned to Mexico. The 46 will be sent to the hospital at Douglas, where their ex penses will be paid by the Carransa leaders. Cruiser Destroyed in Kiao Chow Bay Only 12 Men Out of Crew of 283 Were Saved. AUSTRIAN SUBMARDIE SUNK IN ADRIATIC French Cruiser Sinks Subma rine When Attacked by Two Such Craft in Bay of Cattaro.' Tokio, Oct. 19. It Is officially an nounced that the Japanese cruiser' Takachiho was sunk by a mine In Klao Chow bay on the night of Oc tober 17. One officer and nine mem bers of the crew are known to have been saved. There were on board at the time 284 men. The Takachiho was on patrol fluty outside Tslng-Tau when she fouled the mine. Japanese destroyers heard the explosion and saw the flames that resulted. They hurried to the assist ance of the cruiser, which however, disappeared quickly and in the dark ness it was possible to rescue only twelve men. Twenty-eight officers, 54 non-commissioned officers and 189 seamen perished. The Japanese cruiser Takachiho was built in 1885 and refitted In 1900. She was a vessel of 3,700 tons and was 300 feet long and had 46 feet beam. Her main battery consisted of eight 6-Inch guns and her speed was about 18 knots. Submarine Sunk. Cettinje, Montenegro, Oct. 19. (Via London) An Austrian submarine; was sunk in the Adriatic today by a French cruiser. Two submarine vessels went out frmir the "bay of Cattaro- to attaclt-'oy French fleet which was making Its way along the Dalmatian coast. They were; quickly sighted, howeved, by the French lookouts, and well directed shot sent the leader to tho bottom. The other submarine escaped. The French fleet subsequently rec ommend the bombarment of the forts of Cattaro. An Austrian aeroplane dropped several bombs in the neighborhood of the fleet but no damage was done. Takes German Mine Layer. London, Oct. 19. The Central New has sent out a dispatch ' from Har wich in which the correspondent says he has learned upon good authority that the British cruiser Undaunted accompanied by two torpedo boat de stroyers has captured a German mine layer In the North sea. THE WORLD'S MEAT IS Not So Large as in 1912 and 1913 U. S. Has Rec ord Breaker. Washington, Oct. 19. The world wheat crop this year probably will be less than In 1913 and 1912, although the United States has had a record breaking wheat harvest. Statistics announced by tho department of agri culture indicate the crops of all na tions will aggregate approximately 8,741.018,000 bushels against 4.125, 310,000 bushels in 1913 and 3,791,875, 000 bushels In 1912. "In Europe agricultural conditions In most countries this season has been favorable for only moderate yields," the department announced. "It Is practically certain that the present shortage of this season's European yield will be mngnlfied by the com plete returns. Harvests were pretty well over before or soon after hostili ties began and the grain Is believed to have been saved in generally good condition, except In territory actually occupied by the contending armies." Great Britain, Italy, Spain, Hungary and Russia, normally producing mora than two-thirds of the European wheat show this year 237,000,00V bushels less than last year but 34,000, 000 business more than 1912. Great Britain's total Is 6,000,000 bushels more than either year while Russia will have 183,000,000 bushels less than a year ago. Decrease In production In other European countries probably will make their aggregate approml mate 700.000.u00 bushels. Of the 892,000,000 bushels record crop harvested In the United State. 521,000,000 bshel. It Is estimated, will be required for food In this country and 7,700,000 bushels for seeding. This will leave 290.000,000 hunh-n avails; for exportation. The tri quantity ever exported heretofore in one year was lit, 000. 000 bu.hr!,- ' i 1 S01. Last year 141.000,000 1. were exported. 1 I J-
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