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i4 1HB OAZETTB-NBWB HAS THE MOST EXPENSIVE ASSOCIAT ED PRESS ' SERVICE IN TUB st It CAROLINA3 tl M nWn 4 ."WEATHER FORECAST. FAIR WEATHER. f f X. ,tv VOLUME XIX. NO. 225. ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 30, 1914. . if PRICE FIVE CENTS ADEFENSimW E INV ADING FORCES TURKEY MAY SHIFTATTACK mm 1fiMf ai r u ii WW TURKISH i AGAINST MAY DRAW III tm m m m m m m mm m mm a m mm. Russia Will Simply Seek to Protect Her Interests In The Black Sea. TURKISH WARCRAFT ARE KEEPING BUSY Russian Gunboat sel SunkGreece Expected To Join In the Fray. , Bordeaux, Oct. 30. It was ' announced officially here today that two Turkish torpedo boat destroyers entered the port of Odessa on the Black sea yester day and sank a Russian gun boat. They also inflicted dam age on the French liner Portu gal. London, Oct. 30. Turkey's sensational entrance into the arena of the European conflict is the most striking incident of the past 12 hours. It seems a fateful coincidence that one of the famous German cruisers, whose taking, over by Turkey ,-JecLto the first friction between " ihCPorte and : Great Britain, France . and ' Russia, should , have been the instrument of hostility which makes war be tween Turkey and Russia in evitable. " ' Petrograd disclaims any idea of aggressive warfare against the Turks. Russia asserts her intention merely to protect Russian interests around the Black seafrom attack. It is interesting to notf that the ' Russian press expresses the belief that the ontry of Turkey into the field is of more interest io England than 'to Russia on account of England's trade routes to India and other points in the Far East. English newspapers take an equally philosophic view of Turkey's action' and express the belief that, while the mili tary situation will not be great ly changed, Turkey in Europe is doomed to extinction. Un less Bulgaria joins the enemies of Turkey, an invasion of Eu ropean Turkey by land is im practicable, according to Brit ish observers, and tho warfare will be naval. Turkey's navy, assisted by tho former German cruisers Goeben and Breslau, is considered hero to bo far more formidable than her ar my, which is said to be ineffi ciently equipped and poorly fed. Greece will jump at the chance or again measuring swords with her ancient enemy, it is felt in London, and with the two battleships recently purchased from the United Ktatcs she will be in a position 'to meet the Turkish ships on equal terms. ; In the Black sea the Russian fleet has no ' fcingle units ' ns powerful as cither the Oocben or the Breslau,- but the num ber of her vessels, it is argued in Iwlon, will give hor com mand of this inland Boa. Tha amta of Albania considered a nnjit.r I'lwn of tha diplomacy of th irnt powers, tin effectually dlaprov r I tu theories ilit aha w a com- t ration t-y resolving herself In- ' p vrral Bri'ii' govrni lUf ii fa, aom ' i ara fu".'- g mora tnn l and Merchant Ves pendent municipalities. The disrupted European concert Is represented at Avlona by Italy and by four wander ing commissioners with no govern' ment to accept their advice. Greece has Invaded , northern Epirus and complacently announces that her ac tion has met with the approval of the powers. In the north Essad Pasha, representing Turkey, evidently Is pre paring to occupy the unstable throne recently deserted by Prince William of Wled. , . SIX ITALIAN WARSHIPS IT To Italy Is Entrusted Duty of Enforcing London Confer ence Decisionis. London, Bucharest, says : Oct. 30. A dispatch from Rumania,, to the Times "There aro now. sir Italian warships at Avlona. The whole duty of enforc ing the decisions of the conference of London In Albania will be entrusted to Italy as the sole neutral power among the signatories. "At present Albania Is under six d!fTerent regimes. Scutari is governed by a local commission composed of Moslems and Christians, Avlona Is also under a local commission; the Merdl tes, a Christian tribe In upper Albania, have formed a separate state, the Mai- lssorl tribes remain under a patrlur- chal Institution; the southern districts are under the Greek invaders vl lie Durazio and the central regions are under Esand Pasha, "The International commission Is re duced to four members who ppnonu'' the ghost of European concert Ex cept In the south the country Is re markably tranquil. Prince WlllUn of Wled, although given assurances' by the king of Italy of the support ri hlsl claims, In the future will probably find his prospects as sovereign compromis ed by his acceptance of a posltloi on the German staff. "It Is announced at Athens that 1h powers have informed Greece that they approve of the reasons given for the occupation of northern Kplrua. The Greek troops were received ewiy- wher with enthusiasm." THINKS SOUTH AFRICAN Germans Believe Revolt in the Boer Colony May Take on Large Proportions. Berlin, Oct. JO. (By wlrla Pree Information given out In nltlctal German circles today says: "It la ha ltered hare that the South African re volt may taka on large proportions aa General De Wet and Beyer are highly respected leaders of the florr nation. "Dr. Rhomberg, former counsellor of the German embassy at Toklo, In an Interview explains that It Is Japan's aim to free Asia from European and American Influences, and to subdue China to Japanese supremacy. 'The German war material com pany., limited, announcea that the atorka of copper In Qarmany ara sum clent even for a war Inaling a long time, ud that private Industries' also mny ba supplied. "An Irish workman, writing In an Irlah newspaper, declares that Ira land's participation In the present war on th aide of England would not cor respond with Irish Interests." Hrluc I Vice. Llvrpon, O'-t. 19. Tha directors of tha cotton eaohanire have reduced tha price of January-February deliv ery five prtlnla o 4.80 pence, th changa lo take affect at tha opening tomorrow PRESBYTERIANS Committee Recommends Fa vorable Answer to Ashe ville Presbytery as to Creating Synod. GASTONIA CHOSEN AS NEXT MEETING PLACE Synod Pledges Support to the Home Mission Week Al so Stands for Minister ial Relief Plan. Special to The Gazette-News. Hickory, Oct 30. The Presbyterian synod of North Carolina In session here since Tuesday morning took a recess at 5:30 o'clock yesterday ufter uninantmously selecting Gastonla as tho place of next year's meeting of the synod. The committee on assembly's home missions made its report which was adopted, the synod fully endorsing the work the assembly's committee is do ing and pledged its support to make effective home mission week in No vember. Rev. R.'L. Fritz, D. D... of tho Tennessee Lutheran church, and Rev. W. L. Boggs, of the synod of South Carolina were Introduced. The committee on-Christian educa tion and ministerial relief made its report which yus Adapted.. The, report siiowed that the assembly's committee was active and successful in'fosterlng Christian education. In ' the department of ministerial relief the church has enrolled as ben eliclaries 65 ministers whose average age Is 71 years; 03 widows whose av erage nge Is .63 years and 15 orphans. During the year 10 ministers and 11 widows have died. Th total gifts for the cause during the past year from April to ' April amounted to $102,547 against $97,295 the previous year. Of this $5,000 In crease $4,000 came from legacies to the ministerial relief. New Synod Discussed. The synod met at 9 a. m. and was lrte in devotional exercises by Rev. J. F. Gorrell. The order of the day, the new Ap palachian synod, was taken up and Dr. R. F. Campbell, of AshevlHe. ad dressed the synod on the importance i f erecting a new synod In the mount ains, Including' the presbyteries of AshevlHe and Ablgdon, and parts of other preabyterles In North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky. He argued that this would unify the work in the mountains', thut It would de velop the work, Internally, and that It would magnify the work in the eyes of the whole church. Rev. C. C. Carson, of Bristol. Tenn., also addressed the synod on the Importance of the ere-tlon of the new synod. Rev. O. G. Jones, of the synod of Arkansas, also spoke In favor of this movement, expressing his love for the mountains and his belief that the new synod would advance the work In tho mountain aectlon. . Now Synod Created.. . The committee on bills and over ture! recommended an affirmative an swer to the overture from AshevlHe presbytory, asking that synod over ture the assembly to set off the new synod. The synod received this re port and tha discission continued. A committee consisting of mem bers from Concord, Orange and KWs Mountain preshyterlea were appointed to consider what part of these pres byteries the synod should ask to be ceded to the new Appalachian synod. Thla committee la Revs. 8. M. Rankin, A. W. Crawford. C. M. Richards, C. A. Munroe, W. R. Mlnter and R. A. Miller. Afternoon Session. At the afternoon aeaalon Dr. A. D. Mct'lura of Wilmington made tha re port on the address to tha ohurche. which was adopted. This report calls for more earnest prayer and effort for reaching the unaaved, for more earneatneaa In maintaining tha family altar and for greater atreaa upon tha Bahhath day. Tha auditing committee 'reported approving tha treasurer's report and commending the neatness with which ha kept the book. Thla report was adopted. - Th moderator appointed tha fol lowing commlMee on holding elders" and dnnrnns' Inatltutea: Rev. Meaera. William Hlack, A. I). McClura, E. L. Hller, and Elders W. H. Relk and T. H. Palley. Tha matter of tha debt on th Ale manna monument wa reconaldered, and It waa ordered that tha debt on tha monument and tha balance due for publication of tha cantennlal ad I Continued on pase I ) nun Mill tl I II I Bl 1 1 I iiiniiniiuiJGaBJ.iiSEB a,.. f ..., Washington Officials Fear Pro bable Far-Reaching Effects of Turkey's Entrance , Into the War. BALKAN STATES MAY ;"' BECOME EMBROILED Conflict May Also Extend to Egypt, Persia and Arabia, and May Disturb Mus selmen in India. Washington, Oct. 30. Turkey's en trance into the field of warlike oper at ions, though not unexpected, has caused a sensation in official circles here because of the probable far reaching. effect of this action. Prob ably no one factor in the great Euro pean struggle la regarded bo uncer tain in Quantity and quality as the Turkish empire. The probability that by yesterday's act of war against Rus sia the liulkan states may be drawn into the great conflict, thereby cut ting off a vast quantity of food sup plies has brought home to the officials here the realization of the interest of the United States in this last develop ment, ' - The result of Turkey's entry upon the scene as a belligerent, as viewed by the : military experts here from a purely technical point of view, would be to greatly embarrass Russia at . the outset. In official Washington for months t has been known that the Ottoman government was preparing for , mill tary .'rM'wis.'JNo.dbipatCBeft. ..hay.e been received from Constantinople In several days. , ' Ambassador MorgeiithaU previously had reported the activities of the war party, the efforts of the large com mercial interests of Turkey, already weakened by previous wars to pre serve Turkey's neutrality and of the critical conversations . between the Turkish foreign office and the dlplo- fatlc representatives of the belligerent countries. Diplomatic representatives In Wash ington of the allied powers have be lieved from the outset that as soon as Turkey had fully prepared her army and navy for the conflict she would cast the die for war. Great Britain, Russia und France v have, through their umbassadora, made it plain to Turkey, It Is understood, what the consequences of her entry might be. They are understood to be thut the Anglo-French fleet which has been comparatively unoccupied in the Mediterranean, would bombard the ports of Asia Minor. Greece would probably Join the allies against Tur key and that the Balkan states might be drawn into the general Imbroglio with the possibility that Italy might be found fighting Turkey as well. ' That tho conflict might extend to Egypt, Persia or Arabia with the pos sibility of tho Japanese fleet support ing operations of tbe allies has been discussed here In quarters friendly to the allies. ' ' When reports were current of war among Mussclmrn In India It was made clear that Japan would offer her services to Oreat Britain, feeling that the spirit of the Anglo-Japanese alliance compelled her to support her ally In maintaining the apciel Inter ests of England In eastern Asia. The general opinion here la that at least In tho beginning and for some time thereafter Turkey would be greatly circumscribed In her military and naval activities. . One of the uncertain elements In the political side of the problem Is the effect upon the great Moslem pop uliiuou of Indlu. Then, too, there ore probabilities that Egypt will he drawn Into the war through her political and religious affiliations with Turkey. From a purrly military point of view It Is believed that Russia will have little to fear from an attack by the Turkiah army. From a naval view point alao Turkey cannot work much mischief. In the opinion of tho experts here. Whfle her nnvy has been In crraaed by the addition of two Ger man armored cruieera, the Breslau and tha Goeben. the Russian Black aea fleet still la regarded aa mora than a match for those vessels. Turks Visit Odesaa. London, Oct. 0. A dispatch to th Dally Mall from Petrograd declare that Odeasa was alao vialtad by Turk ish warahlpi. It saya: ' "Two Turkish destroyers fired shall lit Odeaaa harbor, sinking a merchant ahlp. Tha Turka also bom barded Novoroaayak, a seaport of Cau casia. "Two Turkish officer landed at Theorinaln, on th southeast coaat of Crimea to demand th surrender of the port. Th governor promptly Im prlanned them. "There la keen Internet her aa to tha attitude of tha Balkan statea. Bui aarla, rerently gave, aaaurancea that ah waa bound by no treaty compell , (Continued on page t.) , A BOMB State Chairman of Progressive Party in North Carolina Again Revives "Theft' ' Charges. DUAL-PARTY HARMONY SEEMS TO BE A MYTH Speculation as to Effect of - Walser's "Open Letter" on the Race of J. J. Britt in Tenth District. Just upon the eve of the appearance in AshevlHe of James J. Britt, the re publican-progressive candidate for congress In the Tenth' district. In his final rally of the present campaign, Zeb. V. Walser, chairman of the prog ressive state' committee In North Caro lina, drops a bumb Into the "harmony of these two parties in the state. This bumb Is In the form of an "open let ter" to the progressives and supporters of Col, Theodore Roosevelt In North Carolina, in which the progressive chairman proceeds to "pour the sweet milk of concord Into hell," as Lady Macbeth would put It. All the old scores existing between the two fac tions of the old republican party are revived, and again Mr. Walser pro- ceeds, on' behalf of the progressives, to term the republicans Taftltes, he fc,,, them thieves and robbers, , Mr. Walser mailed a copy, of this communication, to The Gazette-News, with ah accompanying personal letter asking particularly that it be publish ed in full. His communication fol lows: l "To the Progressives, and Supporters of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt: "Former Congressman Cowles, the nominee of the progressive and progressive-republican parties in this state for United States senator, being un able to continue in the race, has with drawn and sufficient time to secure a meeting of the progressive state com mittee to name another was not left. "Colonel Roosevelt is making "le most aggressive and brilliant fight of his life In the great states of the north and west, and h's requested mo to tender his good wishes to his friends and supporters in North Carolina. "The Taftltes cry for peace and har mony. There will be no real peace and harmony so long as Charles O. Hllles, private secretary to Mr. Taft, Is chairman of the republican natlona" committee, and William Barnes Is chairman of the executive committee. It was these two men, aided by Mr. Penrose and others, who perpetrated the great Bteal at Chicago and at Char'cUe and robbed the people of thj United States of their right to narr.e Theodore Roosevelt for president. There will be no peace and harmony nn inn: as the men who assassinated th republican party In order to be able to pick the pockets of me corps-;, banked by a vast multitude of police men, nro In control of the party. The shameless and discredited political freebooters who stole the conven'.im In 1912 will do likewise In 1913 if they wish to. "Governor Hadley, of Missouri, pro phetically said: The nominee of this convention, tainted with fraud, will not deserve nor receive the votes of the people of the United States." See proceedings national republican con vention, page 35. "Tho progressive party, whose plat form coptalns all the greut prlnciiil-'S contended for by the old republican party, Including In addition the glo rlona principle of social and Indus trial Justice, can b mudo a majority party In North Carolina. On the con trary, tha republican party, fighting alone for half a century, has faik-d to become a majority party. "Hoporta from all pnrta of th atate Indicate that Colonel Hooaevelt la stronger today than he waa In 1911 and It seems a certainty that he will be nominated and elected president In llll by th largest vote ever given to a candidal for th presidency, and that tha political leper who engaged In the grand larceny a Chicago win ! burled so deep under th avalanche that th hand of reaurrectlon can never fathom their grave. "Fraternally woura, "ZEB. V. WALSER, "Chairman Progreaalv Btat Com mlttee." ' , Thoa who are Interested In tha preaent fight In the Tenth district be tween Congressman Jamea M. Gudger, Jr., and Mr. Britt for a aeat In th- alxty-fourth congreaa will await with Interest the effect that thla communi cation from tha . progreae.lv atate chairman will have upon th situation hrra regarding th ramltdncy of Mr. Ilrltt, who la the candidate alike of th Continued on page .) Will Abandon the Yser As saults French Military Experts Believe. BATTLES ON ALL FRONTS IN EAST A u st nans-Germans Figh ting With Energy and Tenacity to Re- gain Lost Positions. Paris, Oct. .30. Paris re gards the situation this morn ing, in Flanders as highly fa vorable. In official circles there prevails an air of satis faction surpassing the impres sion created by the official com munications. The second visit of President Poincare to the battle front is regarded as a good sign and is taken to pres age important development;',. Military critics regard the prolonged assaults of the Ger mans along the Yser as having failed and they expect that the nemy, following their custom will now make another effort elsewhero. The great activity-!. in upper Alsace during the last few days suggests an attack from that quarter. It is declared here that all tho German wounded at Saint Louis have been taken across the Rhine and that all appli cations for safe conducts in upper Alsace have been refus ed. In spite of the general hopefulness prevailing in the French capital the deadlock in the extended battle line in France and Belgium continues today, according to all the in formation that lias been made available here, regarding the great battle raging between ,he Germans and the allies The latest French official commun ication, briefer than ever, declares simply that there Is no Important news to report. While the fighting appears to be somewhat more general, it is not so fierce or continued as it was for the betlcr pqrt of two weeks after the battle line In the northeast extended 4nto Belgium along the Tser and to the coast. Evidently both sides are recuperating as much as possible from the strain of these tremendous efforts and are strengthening their lines with tho fresh troops brought up by reinforcements. No one here doubts that the Ger mans will shortly renew their efforts to take the channel ports, but there' Is every confidence that the allies, as heretofore, will chock them In this objective. Winter haa made lis presence felt all along the battle line. The last few nights have been very cold, and In the Voagea a heavy snow has fallen, stopping the German operations there. On the rest of the lines the cold has not Interfered with the fighting which however, as previously noted, la of a desultory character because of tho ex hauettnn of the troopa. General Berthaut, a French mili tary critic, declares that the outlook for the Germans I bad all along the line. He predicts another effort against the allies left which will be a serious one. The Idea Is advanced by some observers that the Germans will abandon their effort to get through to Calala and try Instead to reach Boulogne, but It Is not believed that thla slight change of route will in crease tha chancea of sunceaa. Many rumora are circulating In Paris, due In large measure to the lack of new from th front For ex ample, It waa perulatently , reported laat night that Oatend had been re occupied by tha allle. A Hat of promotions Issued by th war office gives th assignment of eight generals to fill tha plarea mad vacant by th death In batn of Gen eral Itaffenel, Farbade, Dupuya, Fl belle. Rouquea, Rrldoux, Buttettl and I)lou. Thirteen other general ar -sinned to fill th pUcea mnda vacant by transfers from tha actlv to the reserve Hat. ArranKementa r being mad for 'ceremonlea In honor of th dead In the villages of Pantln. Dagneux and Ivry in northern France. Monuments dedicated to the soldiers of the allies who. died for their country are to be erected in the cemeteries of these vil Allies Make Gains. Paris, Oct. 30. The 'French official announcement given out In Paris this afternoon says that the forces of the enemy which had passed the river Yser have been compelled to withdraw by real son of inundations of low country brought a'oout by the Belgian army. . . , . , , The text follows: "On 'the extreme left , Inundations brought about by the Belgian army In the lower valley of the river Yser have compelled the forces uf the enemy, which had passed this river, to with draw. They were subjects to a vio lent cannonade by the Belgian and French, artillery durtng their number of retreat . ' ; "The Germans endeavored yesterday to deliver very violent. counter. Aitack on the French and British army corps which were progressing to the ndrth- east and to the east of Ypres, At tho end of the day . our troops had, not withstanding, continued their forward movement in the direction which had been assigned them and had also tak en possession of various points of sup port. "The British troops, assailed at sct- eral points to the north of La Basses by superior forces, resumed the of fensive with energy and reconquered to a considerable extent the terraia yielded to the enemy. At several other points on their line of combat the British troops repulsed the attacks of the Germans, inflicting on them important losses. On the remainder of the front there has been no general action, only par tlel offensive movements on our part as well as on the part of the enemy. We have made progress almost even -where. General Lull. London, Oct. 80. In the area of purely military activities there seems to be a general lull. Special dispatches from west Flanders continue to de scribe the terrible fighting which haa marked the great buttle there but of ficial communications from both sides indicate thut there has been llltlo change in the relative situation of tha opposing armies. One special dispatch dwells on an occasion early In the battle when tha Bclglun army exhausted und almost without ammunition waa on the point of retiring before overwhelming num bers, when much to their surprise two German divisions opposed to them, suddenly retired. The Belgiuna admit that had their Intended retreat been carried out the way would have been cleared for a German march on Dun kirk, os the allies had not yet come up In sufficient force to cover the Belgian retreat. Petrograd la atill cautious In tha matter of statement concerning tha extent of her successes in Russian Holnnn. She now declares that th Germans and Austrlana may be ex pected to resume the offensive at any moment, as they have received rein forcements. Buttle on all Side. Petrograd. Oct. 30. (Via London General Maslof, military critic of tho Novoe Vreinyn, In summing up th war situation In the east saya: "Although generally apenklng. th trend of tho Ruaalan military opera tlona Is becoming Increasingly favor able, battles rag on all front with unprederented tenacity and stubborn ness. Not only the Germans, hut tha Austrian, denplte their recent da feata, are fighting with Intense energy, and It would not be surprising If the (Continued on page ,) K?tltttliitltltltltttlltkti AMERICA PnorKRTY DE. TfioYi:n. Waahlngton, Oct 30 AActlng Beeretary Lanalng today an cnoun receipt of a telegram from th American rharg d'affalrea Petroarad, aaylng Odrima hnn been bombarded and minn Amer ican property deetroyel, h t : n n n n n . i
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