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1 4 I LAST EDITION. TBB Q AZETTE-NEWff BAB THE HOST EXPENSIVE ASS.OC1AT. ED PRESS SERVICE IN THE It it CAROLINA3 it It 1 1 M ' J I i ."WEATHER FORECAST. FAIR AND WARMER. 3 VOLUME XIX. NO. 227. ASHEVILLE, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, NQVEMBEv A; 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS ft rti swill. HOLY WR FEARED BY ALLIED POWERS Turkish Land Forces Have Penetrated Egypt; Eng land Has Prepared. BATTLE IN SAND DUNES CONTINUES Slight Advances Are Made By Both Armies At Fearful Cost In : ' Number of Killed. - London, Nov. 2. War has not yet been formally declared on Turkey bat the withdrawal from Constantinople of the ; ambassadors of the triple en tente powers i9 regarded in London as being equivalent to a signal for hostiliites which Turkey has anticipated by a naval raid in the Black sea. It also is reported that , Turkey has sent out a land expedition which penetrated into Egypt and the evidence accumulates that Turkey intends to pro- - i . , . k i - ciaim a noiy war. impie meas ures,' however, it is asserted, have been taken by Great Britain and Russia against this probability, and it is evident that the first trouble is expect ed to arise in Egypt, where, it is said, the khedive intends to a sk Great Britain for an expla nation of her attitude . toward Turkey. , . Berlin claims that Turkey was forced to throw in her lot with Germany because the porte , recognized that an en- ; tente victory would mean the disruption of the Turkish em pire with Constantinople, Ar menia and Turkestan going to Russia; Arabia to England and Syria to France. On the other hand, in the event of the defeat of the triple entente nations Turkey was to be guaranteed territorially, to be given aid in reconquering Caucasus and Egypt and be given, perhaps, something more. mi. . i i j j The usual charges and nials are being made as to thejenck, was ignited and scuttled during responsibility of the first at tack on the Black sea, but these are issued chifly for con sumption by the neutral pow ers ince the inevitability of conflict was recognized by both Bides. 1 ' The principal factors are not greatly concerned over which nation lired the opening shot.i . ' The battles on the sand dunes along the .Belgian corit still are dragging on with painful monotony. Advances by either side are only for short distances and are at fearful cost. Further, east the allies claim to have penetrated t the north and to the ennt of Lille wh'.ch is believed to have lorn ro-occupied 'by. the allied troops. ' Other reports claim that the allies daily aro creeping near er to'Oftend which even now 1 artlly enn be paid to bo or-cu-'-"i in a military sense, but ns r as tl-.o Germans hold the r V"! tr.vri foes not ct-l any considerable force to re tain it. Another unconfirmed special report also states that a large German force was cut off from the main army when a Belgian bicycle corps blew up' a bridge and that many thousands of the invaders surrendered. In Near East. Petrograd, Nov. 1. (Via London, Nov. 2.) The newspapers report that the cruisers Ooeben and Breslau and four Turkish torpedo boats bombard ed the shore near Sebastopol yester day morning, shelling the railroad and docks. The Russian shore batteries re plied. The warships disappeared along the Crimean Bhore,H"tothe eastward after inflicting trivial damage. Theodosia, on the Crimean coast. 100 miles northeast of Sebastopol, al so suffered a bombardment on Sat urday when a Turkish cruiser sailed close enough to throw SO shells Into the city. ' News has been received at the for eign office that the Russian ambas sador has left Canstantlnople, but the Turkish minister here has not yet re oclved b's passports or instructions from Constantinople. Ghent Isolated. Washington, Nov. 2. Ghent is iso. lated from communication according to a dispatch received by the Ameri can government sent by messenger to Fluls, Holland, by American Consul General Henry Albert Johnson. The dispatch added that American government had ordered the consu late at Oetend closed. . Officials here Infer that the fighting was so fierce In the coast towns that all Amerlcaps have withdrawn to the interior. Wrecked Towns. Rotterdam, Nov. 1. (Via London, Nov. 2.) Advices from Belgian coast towns state that the exchange of ar tlllory f-m between the Germans and the warships has wrecked most of those towns, Westende, Westkerke and Middlekerke are all in ruins. There has been no resumption of the German march on Calais and pres ent appearances point to an abandon' ment of that movement Tiirklxh Activities. London. Nov. 2. A dispatch to the I Times rrom Fetrograa, aatea Bunnay, de-tv. ,w nr,n.h ,. v. The Turks also wantonly bombarded Anapa, a Russian seaport of the Black sea at the western extremity of the Causasus range, Means Practical Cessation of the Meat Packing Busi ness It Is Stated. Chicago, No. 2. The Union Stock yards, largest In the world and the state of Illinois as well, were quaran tined against the shipment of rattle, bona and sheep on orders from Wash lntctnn today, according to a state rnnt made by Pr. B. E. Benne't, chlff of tf local branch of the Unit ed Rati burmu of animal Industry at the yarrts. "This mans the practl cal equation of the mint packing bunlnfiHi at the yards for the time be ing," aaU Dr. Dennett. ITHndtvl r!norti. -I-onrton, Nov, I The Turkish am- lnw.Hil.ir to lrft Uiltnln, Trwflk 1'n.ihB, wi lnui'lod Ms inports to- union STOCKYARD IS PI11ED? NEW HAVEN IIIJ1CTEI Jury Finds Bills Against Di rectors and Former Di I rectors of Unfortu nate Railroad. BENCH WARRANTS ; ISSUED FOR THEM Rockefeller, Vail, Baker, Skin ner, Brooker and Billard Are Among the Num ber Indicted. New York. Nov. 2. Criminal ln dictments were returned today by the United States grand Jury against 21 directors and former directors of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company,, including William Rockefeller Theodore N. Vail, George F. Baker, William Skinner, Charles F. Brooker and John !. . Billard. The indictments charge conspiracy in violation of the Sherman anti-trust law to monopolize commerce. Under section two of the law under which they were returned the maximum pen alty upon conviction is one year im prisonment and $5,000 fine. s The complete list of those indicted is as follows William JRookefeller, Oeorgs-MacJ Cullough Miller, Charles F. Brooker, William Skinner, D. Newton Barney, Robert W. Taft, James 8. Elton, James S. Hemingway, Lewis Cass Ledyard, Charles M. Pratt, A. Heaton Robertson, Frederick P. Brewster, Henry K. McHarg, Edward Robblne,! former general counsel of the road; Alexander Cochrane, John L, Btl'lard, George F. Baker, Thomas de Witt Cuyler, Theodore N. Vail, Edward Milligan and Francis T. Maxwell. Bench warrants were issued for the 21 men named in the indictments, up on, request of the district attorney. Several, It was understoood, were to be brought into court to answer the indictments this afternoon. PUNS OF ROCKEFELLER Help Is to Be Hurried to Des titute in Europe as Soon as Possible. . New York, Nov. 2. To lose no time in carrying out its decision, announced yesterday to help the destitute non combatants In Europe with the Rock efeller millions, the ockefeller found ation was engrossed today with plans for getting the first relief ship away tomorrow, and immediately sending Its own commission to Europe to di rect further work. This Is the first time thnt the Rockefeller foundation whose endow ment Is 1100,000,000, has undertaken charitable work In such a direct snd wholesome way; Its philanthropies, heretofore having been concerned mainly with work along scientific lines. ' The first move in sending a relief ship to Europe Immediately Involves sn outlay -of 275.000, and from the announcement or plans It would ap pear that this wsa only a small part of what was contemplated, and that the appropriation might rank as the largest Individual donation ever made for war relief. , The commission which will be sent to Investigate conditions will leave within a few days. The chairman l Wlckliffe Rose, director general of the international health commlulrm. Other members of the commission will soon be named. FLA. SLEEPING CAR TAX HELD VALID Washington, Nov, 2. Ths Florida psrlnr and sleeping car tax today was upheld as constitutional by the Su preme court The Florida statute Imponed a tax of II, SO upon earn fiOO of gross rs relpta of stats business of parlor snd sleeping far romtanlh This Is the ocnnd time the tax was brought to the Supreme court's attention by the comrsny, Junilre Holmes announced the de- Clnlnn t'l 1y. French and 1 English Contend ; Balance of Gains in Flan ders Battle Is In Their Favor. KNOWN GAINS GIVE HOPE OF SUCCESS French Military Experts Be lieve the Germans Have Already Made Their Strongest Effort. ; Paris, Nov. 2. The allied troops. according to official Information here are still determinedly meeting- the latest vigorous offensive movement of the Germans in Belgium and in France. To date the French and Eng lish assert that .the balance of the gains is in their favor and they look to see the failure of the German of fensive in this section Indicated soon by a general and definite withdrawal of the enemy upon the right bank of the Yser. While it is admitted that the allies have not regained all of the lost ground in the valley of the Yser, their known gains In thnt region give ev ery hope of a general success. In the vicinity of Nleuport and Dlxmude the enemy has been repulsed beyond the railroad, while the Inundation effect ed between the Yser and the Nleu-port-Dlxmude line has rendered the ground there so swampy that the German trenches have become unin habitable. This last fact is noted in the latest Belgian official statement.' Referring to the developments on the line trom Dlxmude to Ypres the S'S'an. stemmV ta precise, ; in- ltslbeen thrown back across the river announcement that Poelkpelle has been surrounded by the allies. Poelk apelle is an important point, as it Is the center of a network of communi cation of routes and railroad betkeen Dlxmude, Ypres, Roulers and Thor out. The French assert that there. Is more significance In the announce ment than that In one-week 17,000 uerman prisoners have been taken than appears on its surface. They as sert that when suf i a number can be gathered in It indicates that the German troops are becoming worn out or are suffering from depression. lieutenant Colonel Rousset. the mflitary critic, in reviewing the re cent operations, declares it is Im possible to say how long the war will last or whether Germany still ' can find enough men to prolong the con test He believes he is able to afflrnV, however, that they have already made their strongest efforts. The French official announcement given out in Paris this afternoon says that yesterday the German attack on the French left wing, particularly be tween Dlxmude and the Lys continued with great violence. In unite of the counter attacks of the enemy In this region the French made slight prog- ress. MOUNT VESUVIUS .GAIN E1PTS; PEOPLE II FEU Special Prayers Offered and Processions March to Fa vored Shrines. Naples, Nov. 2. (Via Rome) Mount Vesuvius Is again In eruption ar.d the Inhabitants In Us vicinity have become greatly alarmed. On Sunday special prayers wers made and pro cessions of people went to favored shrines, as a repetition of tht disas ter of 1908 is feared. The activity of the volcano first manifested Itself by deep detonations and rumblings. This was followed by glgantlo columns of moke and soon thereafter an abund ant eruption of lava began. ' The last eruption of Mount Vesuvius occurred In the spring. of ltOf. Sever al vfllsges were destroyed and the property loss was estimate at $10, 000,000. About 600 persons were kill ed and fifty thousand were rendered homeless. Many nations, especially the United States, sent aid to the suffer ers. There have been several eruptions since 1 06 but all were of a minor character and no serious losses re stilted. Cherry Is the wood mi st used sa a backing for the tnetnl .lstes from whlrh Illustrations sr printed In magazines and periodicals. It Is rhnsen above an otheri because It nobis lis shape, does tint wsrp or t vlst, works smoothly and doea not spilt GERhiiAflS AVETt WAR K WELL Official Report Fighting on the Front in North of France Is Regarded as Very : - : Favorable. REPORTS ARE MADE OF AUSTRIAN SUCCESSES Admiration Expressed for Ex perts of the Turkish Fleet Which Bombarded Rus sian Towns. Berlin, NoV. 2. (By Wireless) Information given out today for the press in official quarters Is as follows: "The progress of the fighting on the front in the north of France is regarded here as highly favorable. The report given out yesterday with Its news that the French had been thrown back across the Alsne at a point near Soissons and that the op erations already had been extended to the west front of Verdun, is regard ed as the most favorable issued for some time past. Letters from the front reaching Berlin describe the fighting between Nleuport and Ypres as probably the fiercest of the whole war. The Ger mans forced their way southward by repeated night attacks. The toll .of death was great on both sides. "The fighting in Poland has not yet recommenced, but in Galicia accord ing to special dispatches, events would appear to-, be approaching . a decisive movement. A dispatch received here from Cracow says the Russians have - San and ejected from Lezalsk, whence the Austnans pursued them for a dis tance of four miles.- "An- Austrian official reDort d- clares merely that the Austrian forces in central Galicia have retained the captured positions to the north and east of Turka, near Stary-Sambor. to the east of Przemysl, and on tile lower San river. They repulsed an at tack near Disco, the Russians losing many prisoners. A Russian column composed of infantry, cavalry and ar- unery nas De i defeated to the north of Kuthy, on the frontier of Buko wina, and Gallcla. v The experts of the Turkish fio who bombarded Odessa and Sebasto pol .and destroyed two Russian -. ships, nineteen transports and several on lanns excite unbounded enthusiasm here. . "El Imparclal, a newspaper of Madrid states there Is daniror nf m. rest In Algiers. The natives have re- lunea to enter military service, and have killed French policemen. "L'Echo de Bulgarle, a semi-official newspaper published In Snfio clares that the relations between Bul garia ami Turkey are In excellent shape. The secretary of the king of iumnria nns gon- to Constantinople to confir with leading Turkish states man. "The Dagblad, published at Stock holm, Sweden, declares In a dispatch from Petrograd that the Russian san itary service Is lacking in hospital requisites, such as bandages for the dressing of wounds. "Some Russian hospitals took like slaughter houses, this paper snys. "The Hulgarlan minister at Rome has declared In an Interview that a close understanding exists between Uulgarla and Turkey. '"Bitter quarrels have broken out at Darmstadt between English and French prisoners of wnr. As a re sult It became necessary to move the Englishmen, smong whom Is Colonel Grey, Into another camp." .MRS. J. M. WELBORN Funeral of rt1 Known Woman Is IMng Hold Tills Afternoon from Woolsey Home, Funeral services over Mrs. 3. M. Welhorn. who died yesterday morning at her home In Woolaey, will be held this afternoon. Rev. J. H. Thrsll. pus tor of the First Congregational church officiating. The Interment will follow in th West Ashevllle cemetery. Friends of the deceased learned with sorrow of her passing -yesterday ,nj many nnrai offerings attested the high esteem In which the deceased was held by her friends In the city. While she had been In ill health for sometime, her condition did not grow serious until a few weeks ago, when relatives and friends realised that the end was near. 4 The deceased wea. the tvf nf nev. J.-M. Welhorn snd the mother of Charles W. Welhorn, foreman of the compoalng Tfnm of The Gajtette-News. Ktrli Neutrality. ( I.ondnn. Nov, 2. The correspond. nt of the. Times a! H'ifU. lUilKarla. snys h la Informed on the highest at, thr!lr that Hulirarla will nwin.ain ilia strictest neutrall y THINGS ASTIR IN FIGHTING TENTH Democrats and Republicans in This District Profess to Anticipate Victory Tomorrow. ' CITY OF ASHEVILLE THE PIVOTAL POINT Gudger Figuring on Majority of About 1000 Britt Men Contend Figures Will Be Reversed. . r. HOURS AND PLACES It t FOR VOTING TOMORROW. , ! K 5 The polls will open tomorrow ? It morning at sunrise, 6:65 o'clock K It and close at sundown, 6:32 It H o'clock. ' H ! ' There are six voting precincts H H In the city as follows: ? First, County court house; Sec- It t ond, Langren hotel; Third, Mc- l S Gulre's warehouse on Nqrth Lex- t It Instton avenue; Fourth, Brltt's It It livery stable on West College It i street; Fifth, Westmoreland's t It store on Roberts street; Sixth, It It old Slagle hotel on Patton ave- H H nue. t IlKXItKKKltlgKKKKItKftKltIt As goes Maine, so goes the country, was the way the political wiseacres were wont to put it in the good old days before T. R. put the republican party on the rocks. AS goes Buncombe so goes the Tenth district, is about the way the moderns In this section are stating the case. In the last analy sis, it is Ashevllle that may be re garded as the pivotal point. Of course It is not quite like this, but it is al most so. In 1910 the counties outside Buncombe added 450 votes to Mr. Gudger's majority, while In 1912 the other counties added 84S votes. But broadly speaking It is Buncombe that gives the democrats their majority and- It-Is in Ashevflle that most of the work Is done ftnd the big vote Is rolled up. Both sides are today expressing the utmost happiness In the anticipation of victory. A number of democrats admit that they are viewing the situ ation with alarm, but they Insist that this Is the most favorable sign they have been able to discern, that It takes a scared democrat to work. They say It Is old General Apathy whom they fear hot Mr. Britt. In these war times It is proper to say that the Gudger genera staff is figuring on a majority of about a thousand, and all decline to concede anything less than 800. All things being even the democrats prob ably have a majority of about the figures given, and then there is not much doubt that the now dominant party has an advantage In the matter of the payment of poll taxes and in the way nf superior organization In most of the counties. The Britt forces, on the other hand, say that all signs fnll In times of war and rumors of war, and calamity, and that the Britt demonstration In this city Friday night could ntt ppsslbl.' presage anything short of a landslide, under which Mr. Otitlg.r will be burled beneath num berless tons of debris. They admit It will take democratic votes to set this slide In motion, but they hint at whole schools of these votes that are to be available. Mr. Oudger and hla friends rejoin that they have been hearing alk of this kind since the world be gan, but that It Is always different on election day. Without reference to staff managers and statisticians, the congressman said today that his ma jority would be nearer 2.000 than 1,000. Hehaa been talking today with Governor Crslg, who la hack from Haywood county, and he snys the gov ernor and a number of supporters In different parte of the district repre sent the outlook as most promising. The Britt people say the Gudger fig ures will be reversed by tomorrow night, with no great difficulty, so this la about the best that can he done for the man who Is looking for light In the form of an Intelligent forecast. Among the Interesting developments of the closing hours of the campaign was the receipt, by Congressman Gudger of a met e from the presi dent, and a statement from republi can headquarters relating to the ex penditures of Mr. Oudger. Demo crats point nut that a vote against Mr. Oudger must In the very nature of the rase be construed as a vote against President Wilson, and that such a vole must be regarded as a CARRANZA TO INSIST ON HIS CONDITIONS Washington. Nov. 2. General Cnr rania will Insist on an absolute ac ceptance by the convention at Agtiaa t'allenles of hla Condition that both Generals Vlfla d Zspitta retire t prlv: j life, along with hlmr:f f hnuld they re'e. t hit stipulations civil war will result repudiation of all the president's good works. Following is the message from the president: , t t t K ' ? S - K PRESIDENT WILSON TO CONGRESSMAN GUDGER The White House, , Washington, Nov. 1. It James M. Gudger, Jr. It Ashevllle, N. C. H May I not upon the eve of It It election send you ihy greetings, H It and express my earnest hope It H that you will be sent to my sup- It It port by the people of your dls- It Hj trict. It It Wood row Wilson.. It ; it ?! igl(ltllltltltltltltitltltttltttts - I It Is said that Mr. Pence, acting j democratic national chairman, has' been in communication with demo- : cratlc party leaders In this state. The I national leaders are of course anxious'. to have Mr. Gudger returned. , The statement given out by repub lican headquarters is designed to sup plement assertions made by Mr. Britt relative to Mr. Gudger's expense ac- count, and they assert that the Wash- 1 Ington dispatches quoted bear out all the republican candidate has charged. ' The republicans and progressives will hold three meetings today, and tonight which will be the final rallies of the campaign. They expect to closo . the campaign with a whirlwind finish. The first of the three meetings will be hem at the Elk Mountain cotton mill tonight at 7 o'clock, when Hon. J. J. Britt, congressional candidate and : Thos. S. Rollins will deliver speeches. They will then go to the Grace school house where they speak at 8 o'clock and the final speaking of the cam paign will be held at 9 o'clock at the Southern passenger station. Arrangements have already been made for these speakings and it Is ex- ' pected that large crowds will greet the : speakers at the three places they are billed to 'speak. The speaking at the "r Southern passenger station Is arranged primarily for the railroad men. In or. u i mey -muy ue given cnance to hear the speakers without having to leave their work for any great length of time. , It Is expected htat the last speaking of the campaign, at the Southern passenger station, will be at tended by people from all parts of the depot section, as It will be the first time that any of the candidates have spoken at the station during the cam paign. Final democratic speaking takes place tonight at the Burnsville Hill schoal house at 7:30 o'clock when Judge Phil C. Cocke, John B. Ander son, Marcus Erwin and Judge Thomus a. jones win address tne voters of thnt section. The political rally which was to have been held In the cotton mill sec tion by the democrats tonight has been called oft on account of a religious meeting being conducted In that sec tion at this time. The meeting at Burnsville Hill tonight promises to be largely attended as it ltr well adver tised. As to Amendments. . (By W. T. Bost.) -Raleigh, Nov. 2. Though disinclin ed to pre-election boasts, both Chair man J. W. Bailey and Clarence Poe, members of the amendment campaign committee llnd no reason for altering figures on the Tuesday election and Doctor Poe presents a significant Item to the fellow fighters with him. "I have discussed the amendments In the rPogreaslve Farmer, have talk ed of them without partisanship," ho but two letters that did not like my stand. Inasmuch as the Progressiva Farmer circulates very largely amon.T the farmers, I take this to mean well for the amendments. Our circulation In North Carolina Is forty let me see," he said, and picking up his Inst sworn statement. It showed 40,000. No circumstance during the cam paign Is looked upon more favorably Uy Raleigh members of the committee than this one. The readers of th farm paper have had as much amend ment matter as the subscribers to tho dallies. Likewise the "comeback" of the Greensboro Dally News was consider ed mighty strong yesterday.' The pa per discovered for the (Irst time, good democrats and republicans told your correspondent, that there Is actually an organization working against th amendments. Chairman Travis, of the corporation commlarlon, wee not In town, neither was Clerk A. J. Man well, and th latest on the Hnlston- Southern Power-Southern railway and Travis episode could not be gathered from the corporation commission office. Turks on Move). Iondon, Nov. 2. A Rome dispatch to the Central News asserts that Turk ish gunboats are reported at the en trance to the Oulf of Sues. Numerous detachments of Turkish ravulry. ac cording to the Same dlpstrh, hnve reached Akahah, a fortified vlllsire of Arabia on the gulf pf the same imm. Kt'llin la (ioctwnT Amsterdam, vis, lirnlun, Nov ? - The correspondent of the lt..n 1. telesraphs that the Torti- '1 .- tiul:n Kelini whlrh bit.r!. ! foji.,1, m the mil-rr Ic rt -n , . rt t ! 'lv.it
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