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Conflict InBelgium Resolves
Itself Into Terrific Ar
tillery Duel.
GERMANS HURRYING
ON HEAVIER G UNS
Seem to Be Making New Offensive
Effort Along Most of Line
Situation in East
London, Oct. 23. A dis
patch from Paris to Eeuter's
Telegraph company says that,
according to , trustworthy ac
counts received at the French
capital this morning,
fresh
troops Drought up by the Ger
mans have enabled them to de
liver attacks with increased
vigor on the French right wing
where the battle has been of
a ding-dong character with al
ternate gains and losses.
London, Oct. 23. Vessels
from the French navy, having
crept around the coast, were
today standing by the British
monitors which are hurling
shells landward . between Os
tend and Nieuport, on the Bel
gian coast, in continuation of
the fierce battle between Ger
many and the allies for the
possession of the North sea
and channel ports.
For the first time since the
war began air craft and war
ships are aiding simultaneous
ly in the movements of land
forces. The Germans are hur
rying forward fresh troops
and heavy guns, the latter to
make reply to the damaging
fire from the ships. Although
they have been forced back at
certain points they appear to
be holding their line between
the sea and La Bassee without,
however, making noteworthy
progress. The fight so far as
Belgium is concerned has now
resolved itself into a terrific
artillery duel in which it is
claimed that the allies by rea
son of their long range guns,
have had the advantage. The
muddy roads and the network
of canals doubtless have hin
dered the invaders in getting
their guns of equal or greater
range. When they do accom
plish this the situation will be
even mofe acute.
It is said that up to the pres
ent time the British naval loss
es have been negligible, al
though both sides must have
Buffered heavily on land. The
Germans claim to have put a
British torpedo boat out of ac
- tion.
Albert, king of Belgium, who
since his retirement from Os
tend has been reported at var
ious points in northern France
appears to be actually at the
ecene of fighting.. This infor
mation is on the authority of
the British admiralty. Dis
' patches say that the queen al
so is with the Belgian army,
but this must be classed as a
rumor much the same as the
reports that Ooneral Von Molt
lce, chief of the German gener
al staff, is eeriousfy ill or the
r' dement that Emperor Will
iam again has moved his head
quarters. The report that
General Von Moltke's son has
been killed also is revived, and
it will be remembered that
only recently it was rumored
than General Von Moltke had
been removed as chief of the
general staff.
That the German line south
of Ostend has been cut and
that a retirement has set in fig
ures among a number of other
unconfirmed news reports this
morning.
On the other hand a corres
pondent of the Times says that
the ..Germans have not .left
Bruges, and that they are still
in groat force in the neighbor
hood of Ostend. What with
drawal of troops there ha
been toward Bruges, this cor
respondent adds, is only a pre
cautionary measure. A mes
sage from Havre says the Bel
gians have re-gained the right
bank of the river Yser. This is
the first information that they
were forced to give ground
there during the recent fight
ing. All of the statements
given out by the allies have
insisted that they were gallant
ly resisting the German as
saults. The use of the word
"re-gained" however, would
seem to indicate that the Ger
mans at times have made ad
vances. The dykes of this wa
terway have now been ,cut,
making the situation for the
Germans more difficult.
The German press 1b branding the
round-up of alien enomle In the
British Idle a fanatical persecution.
and In late dispatches from Berlin
there have appeared alienations con
cerning; atrocltlc committed iy
French soldier, although later dis
patches say that none of these has
been substantiated. The London press
Is congratulating the country on this
gathering up of aliens In the British
Isles on the theory that while Individ
ual hardship may result In some
cases it Is better In general to re
move what Is regarded as a menace.
As a matter of fact the Oerman spy
question Is growing more and more
on the British nerves with the result
that It was decided to take no
chances.
While precautions have been taken,
few Englishmen will admit that they
really expect a visit from Zeppelins
but the Insurance companies are do
ing a large bueli.uss not only on pri
vate property but on public buildings,
Westminster Abbey has been insured.
The Oerman defeat before Warsaw
still dominates the news from the
eastern field.
Continue Violent Attacks.
Tarls, Oct. i The official an
nouncement given out at the war of
fice this afternoon says: "On our left
wing the very considerable Oerman
force whose presence was reported
yesterday fiave continued violent at
tacks In the entire region between the
sea and the canal of La Ilsnee.
1'onltlon Generally Held.
"Oenersrly speaking, the situation
of the allied forces has been main
tained. While the allies have had to
yield at certain points, they have ad
vanced at others. The enemy alio has
evidenced very great activity In the
region of Arraa an! on the river
omm. To the north and to the south
of this area we have progressed, par
ticularly In the reKlnn of Ronslerea
"In fntrr. In the region of Ver
(Contlnusd on pas 9)
pays son ON 0. s.
PAY ROLL WHILE
TO
University Student Gets $1600
Yearly Overman Charg
ed With Nepotism.
(By Parker R. Anderson.)
Washington, Oct. 23. X mild sen
sation was caused on both sides of
tho capltol yesterday when the Phil
adelphia Inquirer reached senators'
and congressmen's desks with a
Washington story under the caption
of "Families Cared for In Federal
Jobs; Wives, Daughters and Sons of
Senators and Congressmen on Pay
roll." The story gave the names of
a number of congressmen and sena
tors who have members of their im
mediate families on the payrool, few
if any of which, perform any real ser
vices for the money which they re
ceive. The part of the story which caused
more than ordinary interest among
Tar Heels was that part which re
ferred to Senator Overman and which
charged Representative Edward W.
Pou, of North Carolina, with carrying
his son, George R. Pou, on the gov
ernment payroll as assistant clerk to
the committee of which the elder Pou
is chairman, while at the same time
young Pou attended the State unlver
sity at Chapel Hill. Young Pou is re
celving a salary of $1600 a year for
the "service."
The Gazette-News correspondent
laid the story before Congressman
Pou and asked If It were true. Mr.
Pou admitted that it was. He also
admitted that at. the present time he
is carrying the son of James Wellona,
a Smithfleld attorney, on the pay roll
of his committe as Janitor while young
Wellons Is attending Washington and
Lee university.
Referring to Senator Overman, the
Inquirer says: "The fact must be tak
en into consideration that the senate
first of all is the upper body, and be
ginning with the most distinguished
and senior nepotist in public life we
have Senator Overman of North Caro
lina. Senator Overman misses few
chances to appoint relatives and near
relatives to office. Within the past
few months he has engaged with his
committee his daughter, Kathryn B.
Overman, In the capacity of messen
ger to the committee. Messengers, it
must be recalled, have duties which
under hardly any conceivable circum
stances could be properly within wo
man's sphere.
"The employment of Miss Overman
In this capacity therefore stands out
as one of the most flagrant instances
6f the abuse of senatorial prerogative
that we have. Senator Overman did
not neglect the masculine members of
his family, however, for Harry J.
Overman, his brother, is a file clerk."
As chairman of the claims commit
tee Mr. Pou Is allowed two clerks, a
secretary and a Janitor. James R.
Collie, of Loulsburg, Is the chief clerk
and receives a salary of $2,f00. Mr.
Collie has been out of town for the
best part of this summer.
George R. Pou, usslstant clerk, re
ceives $1,600. George Is attending the
University of North Carolina.
Robert Wellons, son of James Wel
lons, is the Janitor i.f the committee
and receives $720 a year. Wellons U
a student at Washington and Lee uni
versity. T. B. Ward Is Congressman Pou's
secretary and he has been here prac
tically all the time and has per
formed the work that has been done.
SAY
I ATTACKS ARE
HOT VFRY EFFECTIVE
Bombs Dropped by Gemans at
Warsaw Do Little Dam
age It Is Said.
London, Oct 13. A Petrogrnd dis
patch to Reuters Telegram company
ays:
'The comparative Ineffectiveness of
aerial warfare was proved at War
saw, fire telephone and telegraph sta
tions. They only struck and destroyed
the upper stories of some private
homes while many fell quite harmless
ly. "Only one bomb dropping was at
tended with any success. It fell on
some Infantry burgage and wounded
several soldiers and civilians who wer
standing nearby.
"It was popularly reported In War
saw that limprror Wllllnm had said
that If the town could not be taken
by land It must bs taken from the
air." .
GOING
Governor Locke Craig and Con
gressman J. M. Gudger,
YTiH Speak at Court
- ; - House Tonight.
BIGGEST DEMOCRATIC
RALLY OF CAMPAIGN
Voters - of Bumcombe County
Are Expected to Attend in
Large Numbers to Hear
Issues Disscussed.
Democrats of Buncombe county are
anticipating with keen interest the big
rally that is to be held at the county
court house here tonight, when Gov
ernor Locke Craig and Congressman
James M. Gudger, Jr., will be the
speakers. The speaking will begin at
at 8 o'clock and as the meeting has
been widely advertised it Is expected
that the court, room will be filled to its
capacity at the opening hour. An in
vltatlon was extended several days
ago to Capt., Robert R. Reynolds,
Mr. Gudger's opponent in the congres
slonal primaries, to preside at and
address the meeting tonight, and he la
expected to be. in the chairman's seat
at tonight's rally.
The rally hero tonight Is to be held
In the interest of all democratic nom
inees, congressional. Judicial, legisla
tive and county. Governor Craig will
be the first' speaker and he will be
followed by the present congressman,
who Is asking the support of the de
mocracy of the; Tenth district for re-.
election to the national house of rep
resentatives, v
The democratic campaign in Bun
combe county, and the Tenth district,
was opened .here this. year with an
address by Secretary of State William
Jennings-Bryfki-who sokte r-paok
ed house at the city Auditorium on the
night of September 85. Mr. . Bryas
spoke In the interest of Congressman
Gudger's candidacy, and pointed out
to his audience the duty, they owe
their president, Woodrow Wilson, to
return Congressman Gudger to con
gress In order that he may continue
to aid In upholding the president's
hands In carrying out democratic pol
icies and the democratic legislative
program in national affairs.
Mr. Bryan reviewed the accomplish
ments of the present democratic ad
ministration and showed that the
promises made to the people by Wood-
row Wilson and the democratic party
have been carried out as far as is
possible In the first two years of the
administration. Upon this record, he
asked that the people of the Tenth
district show their approval of the
administration by voting for Congress
man Gudger, a valuable part of the
organization which has accomplished
these administrative measures.
Governor Craig tonight will fur
ther Impress these facts upon the elec
tors of Buncombe county, the banner
county of the district and his home
county. He will go further, however,
by outlining the work of democracy
In every section of North Carolina;
the hundreds of miles of good rads
that have been built and the thusands
of free public schools that have been
built one for every day In the year,
and more to spare since democracy
was victorious over the fuslnnlst forces
In 1900; and the government of effi
ciency and economy that has been es
tablished by democracy In state and
county affairs.
Upon the record of democracy In
the nation, he will ask the democracy
of his home county, Buncombe, to
support the candidacy of Congressman
Oudirer, the man who can accomplnn
something In democratic congress
with a democratic president at the
head of the nation's affairs; and on
tiie record of the party In the state
and Its various sections, with especial
reference to Huncoml. he will plead
for unanimous support of the pmo-
Ct.iMc Judicial, legislative and county
candidates by the local party mem.
bers.
owing to the popularity of these
two men, Governor Cral4nd Con
gressman Gudzer, and the widespread
Interest In the present democratic
campalgif, requests have been received
from many sections of Buncombe
county to have them appear for
spc.tkfng engagements. It will be Im
possible for them to appear every
where that they are desired, but sev
eral speaking dates have been arrang
ed for them In the county.
Congressman Gudger will go out to
Weavervllle tomorrow night, where,
with the Judicial, legislative and coun
ty candidates, he will address the
voters of that section In the Weaver
college auditorium. The speaking will
begin at 5 o'clock tomorrow night
and a packed house 1s expected to
greet the present congressman and
the other candidate
Two other speaking engagements
for both Governor Craig anil Con
gressman Gudger have been arranged
In the county. The first of these will
be at Black Mountain on Thursday
night of next week, October $9, at I
o'clock. The second date is at Pttno.
Crat, In North Buncombe, next Ratur
day morning, October $1, at 11
(Continued on pagt 9.)
Methodists of Two States Have
Eyes on This City as Site
for Their Seminary
or Academy.
BISHOP WATERHOUSE
COMMUNICATED WITH
Committee Is Named to Secure
Suitable Place for the New
Students' College in a
W.N. C. City.
Asheville has an excellent opportu
nity to secure the new theological
seminary or academy which the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, South, pro
poses to build shortly In western
North Carolina.
For some days past the matter has
been under consideration locally, and
those who are behind the movement j
believe that, with the proper efforts, I
the big school can be landed for this
city. It is to be built and equipped
In this section Jointly by the Western
North Carolina conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
and the Holston conference, which
composes all the churches of that
faith in the eastern section of Ten
nessee. That much is definite.
The new college will either go to
Asheville or to Lake Junaluska, on the
southern Methodist assembly grounds
near Waynesville. The place offering
the best inducements will get the col
lege or academic training school for
young Methodist ministers and it will
mean a great thing for the community
securing the college.
Asheville wants the school and
every effort will be put forth to se
cure the same. The local- board of
trade Is behind the matter and In due
time 1he- city council, '-perhaps," ana
others will be called upon to render
aid In landing the coveted prize.
' The matter became a live Issue a
few days ago at the annual meeting
of the Holston conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, In
session at Bristol, Tenn., and presided
over by Bishop Richard Waterhouse.
Then, a resolution was introduced
and passed unanimously approving of
the establishment in western North
Carolina of a college for young Meth
odist ministers, by the East Tennessee
and Western North Carolina confer
ences. It was expressly stated that
the college should be located In west
ern North Carolina, at some point ac
cessible to railroads. In that respect
Asheville certainly has the first call.
Bishop Waterhouse, who by the way
was elevated to the College of Bishops
of the Southern Methodist Church at
the quadrennial conference held In
Asheville about four years ago, referr
ed the matter of establishing the
new college for ministers to the stand
ing educational committee of the Hol
ston conference. This committee Is
composed of Influential laymen resid
ing In Chattanooga, Knoxvlllo, Bristol,
Cleveland and other points in East
Tennessee. They will be communicat
ed with directly by the board of trade
nnd the advantages of Asheville
thoroughly explained. With a similar
committee from the Western North
Carolina Methodist Conference, South,
a visit may shortly be paid to Ashe
ville to look over the local field.
Icttor to Bishop Wutcrhoiise.
Secretary N. Buckner of the local
board of trade this morning addressed
the following letter to Bishop Water
house with reference to the proposed
theological seminary:
"Hcvci-cnd II. . Waterhouse, care of
Holston M. K. Conference, South,
Bristol, Tenn.
"My Dear Bishop:
"Ve nolo with pleasure tho recom
mendation of the educational commit
tee of the Holston conference to co
operate with Uie Western North Caro
lina conference In the establishment
In western North Carolina of a school
for young minister. . Asheville is a
religious and educational center of
cotildcrable note, and the religious
population of Asheville and western
North Carolina villi do more man ac-
llsiitcd to co-opcrat with these two
conferences In the establishment of
this M-hool.
'The great qnadremnlal conference
of tho Methodist crhurch. South, met
here four year ago, and the leading
minister and educators of your
church re no doubt well Informed of
all the conditions here which would
make this the Ideal location for such
an Institution.
"I would be very much obliged to
yon If you will have furnished to me
the name and addrcn of each mem
ber of the educational committee and
other who would be widely Interested
In tho establishment of this school
"Yours very truly.
ASIIEVIMJi IM).HI OF TRADE,"
"By M. Huckncr, Mccrctary."
In Hand of Committee.
Just as soon as Secretary Buckner
hear from ltlshop Waterhouse with
reference to the college or academy
which the MethodM church proposes
to build, the matter will be turned
over to the civic Improvement com
mittee of the board of trade which
(Continued on page 9.)
Became Suspicious of Husband
When People Would Ask
Him "About His Girls,"
Mrs. Carman Says. '
WAS 'DEVIL WITH THE
. GIRLS" SHE WAS TOLD
Admits She Had Inclination to
Hear Conversation With
Patients Denies the
Maid's Story.
Mineola, N. Y., Oct. 23.JMrs. Flor
ence Conklin Carman on trial charged
with the murder of Mrs. Louise Bailey
smilingly Stepped to the witness stand
today for the ordeal of cross exami
nation by the district attorney. She
expressed willingness to reply to all
questions District Attorney Smith
might ask her.
The court room was crowded. Di
rectly opposite her chair, within the
enclosure were the mother, the
daughter and the husband of the wo
man whose life the state asserts she
took.
Mrs. Carman," began the district
attorney, "you said you were suspi
cious of your husband. When did you
get suspicious?"
"About a year ago."
What caused her suspicion she did
no say. A woman did not causo It
"Just rumors."
"Were the rumors about a wom
an?" "Jfo. Just some one asking-him
about his girls. Somebody told me he
was a devil with the girls."
She could not recall who told her
this.
"Somebody was asking him 'How
are all ylur girls? ' all the time," she
I thought maybe there, might
be some truth in what they said. They
would say to me, 'The doctor is some
devfl.' "
"Did you have an Inclination to
near what the doctor had to say to
bis women patients?'
"In a way, yea. Some of his pa
tients."
Mlneola, N. Y., Oct. 23. Mrs.
Florence Conklin Carman took the
witness stand in her own defense yes
terday afternoon and entered a sweep
ing denial of the charge that she
murdered Mrs. Louise Bailey.
Item by Item, Mrs. Carman went
over the story of Cella Coleman, the
negro maid in her employ at the
time of the tragedy In the Carman
home in Freeport last June, and de
clared false every accusation the do
mestic maid had made in her testi
mony Wednesday.. A fabrication from
beginning to end, was, in the essence.
her characterization of the maid's
narrative of events of the night Mrs.
Bailey was shot and killed in the Of
fice of Dr. Edwin Carman, the de
fendant's husband, and of subsequent
happenings in the Carman home.
The story told by the negro maid
was orierea oy uie prosecution as
tending directly to connect Mrs. Car
man with the shooting. The efforts
of Mrs. Carman's counsel In question
ing his client were designed chiefly
to discredit the servant's testimony.
Mrs. Carman responded, with alacrity
and seemingly with entire frankness.
She looked Into the face of the Jurors
with steady eyes when she desired to
Impress them with Horn 3 particular
point and she seemed resentful when
certain points In the story of the ne
gresa were under discussion.
Mr. Carman was on the witness
stand nearly an hour under direct ex
amination. Not "Insanely Jealous."
The wife of the Freeport physician
admitted she had Installed a tele-
(Contlnued on page 9.)
JUROR SNEEZES, SPEAKS
AND THEKFALLS DEAD
S. J. Matthews Dies Suddenly
in Jurors Room in Louis
burg Court House.
(By W. T. Bo.)
Raleigh, Oct. 13. S. J. Matthews, a
Juror In a criminal case at Loulsburg
yawned, then sneeied, and said: "I
have been catching cold," and fell
dead In the Jury room this morning at
6 o'clock. The Jury had been locked
up ail nignt trying otho Fru -tt, on a
charge of administering medic. ne for
criminal effect. i
The case whs completed yesterday
evening and the Juror wrestled all
night. Five stood for acquittal and
seven for conviction. Juror Mat
thews, who wa (0 rears old, gave way
under the strain and excitement,
Judge Whedbee ordered a mistrial In
the case following the Juror' death.
This I ald to be the only ease of It
kind la North Carolln Jurisprudence,
Has Power to Adjourn Houses
Inasmuch as They Have
Not Been Able to Agree
on an Ending.
CLARK THINKS ACTION
WOULD BE ENDORSED
Muddle Brought About by Fil
ibuster of Southern Mem
bers Insisting on Cot-"
ton Legislation. -
Washington, Oct.- 23. President
Wilson was told today by Representa
tive Lever, author of he cotton ware
house bill which the president Is anx
ious to see passed, that he had prac
tically given up hope of action being
tuken on the bill at this season.
Washington, Oct. 23. Probabilities
that President Wilson would exercise
his constitutional power and adjourn
congress, inasmuch as congress itself
Is unable to agree on ending the ses
sion were considered strong today
by administration leaders after the
president had conferred with Speaker
Clark and Senators Kern and Over
man. Speaker Clark said he was sure both
houses now sitting without a quorum
would be unable to agr" on adjourn
ment and he believed ' the country
would endorse such action by the
president.
The president's power for such a
precedent is found in section three of
the article twi of the constitution
which provides that "in case of disa
greement between them (both houses
of congress) with respect to the time
of adjournment he (the president)
may adjourn them to such-time as he
shall think proper." ',
In the senate there was possibility
that the filibusters of senators from
the cotton states might be abandoned,
but in the house the champions of
cotton relief were reported ready to
block adjournment resolution on a
point of no quorum.
Washington, Oct 23. Congress met
today with the program for adjourn
ment completely upset as a result of
obstructive tactics on the part of
southern democrats who are demand
ing legislation to relieve the cotton
situation. The plan to adojurn at 8
o'clock last night, immediately follow
ing the adoption of the conference
report on the war revenue bill, was
frustrated by the -filibuster which pre
vented action In the senate on a Joint
resolution calling for adjournment at
that time and to which the house had
agreed.
As the leaders had no definite plans,
the date on which the session would
come to an end was still problematical
early today. Despite the fact that
they had hoped that the final disposi
tion of the war tax measure would
be the concluding act of the session.
it appeared that the work of congress
was still uncompleted a cotton state
members served notice that they
would continue today the fight for leg
islative aid for cotton growers.
Meantime the war tax bill, estimat
ed to bring in $90,000,000 of revenue,
was the law of the land today, having
received the signature of President
Wilson. The taxes on beers and wine
were In effect today, hut the levy on
tobacco will not go Into effect until
November 1. The stamp taxes will
date from December 1.
Many Already Gone.
The question of adjournment wa
still further complicated today by rea
son of the fact that many members of
both houses had already left for their
homes In anticipation of the plans for
adjournment last night being carried
out. Majority Leader Underwood wa
of the opinion that under these cir
cumstance It would be Impossible to
have a quorum on hand again to pas
an adjournment resolution until after
th election. The question of wheth
er congress would remain In essloo
indefinitely without a quorum of
either house hinged upon whether an
agreement could be reached for a re
cess until after -the November elec
tion . Although Majority Leader
Kern and other democratic senator
had expressed doubt regarding ad
journment at this time. It was believed
that the recess plan might be agreed
to today by democrat from the cotton
state If they had assurances that
measure designed to afford relief In
the cotton situation would be consid
ered following the elections. Senator
Hoke Smith, who led the fight In the
senate In behalf of ueh legislation.
had signified that h might agree to
uch a plan.
Defer Dividend.
Baltimore, Oct IS. D rector of
the Heaboard Air TJu railway at
their meeting her luv decided to de
fer action on th quarterly dividend
on the preferred stool of the com
pany. 8. Davie Wr;ild, chairman
of th bod, said this action
determined Upon "In rlew of th bii'
nes Of flitlons du to th Furr i -n
war, thu conserving th canii -souroM
of tb company."