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-1 TBB GAZETTE-NEWS HAS THE MOST EXPENSIVE ASSOCIAT ED PRESS SERTICB IN THE II II CAROLINA8 II It mm $m .WEATHER FORECAST) FAIR WEATHER. VOLUME XIX. NO. 230. ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 5, 1914. PRICE PIVE CENTS ! -sVTl IB. M II W II H ... Xfl M General Attack on Germans And Retreating Aus trians Indicated. TWO EFFORTS BY GERMANS IN WEST Results Promise Importance Naval News Looms , Large In London. London, Nov. 5. Naval news looms large in London to day. ' The British public is seek ing further details of the ac tion last Sunday off the coast of Chile, but no efforts are be ing made to minimize this dis aster. . Great anxiety is - felt concerning Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Craddock, whose fate probably will not be known until it has been definitely de termined what has become of his flagship, the cruiser Good Hope. The British public, however, is not left without some crumbs of comfort, as Berlin officially admits the loss of the cruiser Yorck, blown up by a mine near Jade, one of the outlying defenses of "Wilhelmshaven, while in shipping circles in London it is declared that the career of the German cruiser Koenigsburg t in the Indian . ocean has been ended. Sir Percy Scott, England's i greatest gunnery expert, and a champion of the use of the sub v marines as against the dread f noughts, has rejoined the ad f miralty. As he has been known . as a supporter of Baron Fisher, it is expected that he will up- hold the new policies already inaugurated by the nrst sea I lord of the admiralty. In the East. Further details from the scene of the fighting in the east indicate in the opinion of Eng lish experts that the forward ' movement of the Russians has become general. Even the Rus sian left wing, which has been held stubbornly by the Aus trians for weeks past, has joined in the advance. This is admitted by a conservatively worded official report given out in Vienna which declares that the Austrians, having main tained their position on the Lysa Gora, where Teutonic al lies pivoted in order to let the rest of the army complete its wheeling movement to a new line, are now retiring. At the same time Austria sots forth certain minor successes along the lino from the river San to Jaroslau. Petrograd, however, makes positive assertion that the Austrian movement is a retreat amounting to a rout in which the Russians have taken many prisoners and much booty. Ac cording to reports in the Rus sian capitol, General Von Ilin denborg, the German comman der, is continuing his retiring movement in Russian Toland, while doppornte fighting along l!i o frontier of east Prussia lins c '-llo'l the RuB'ians to cross to Be of Supreme the border at several points. A significant phase of the east ern campaign is indicated by a report from Roterdam that the Ninth German army corps has been transferred from Bel gium to east Prussia. In the West, i In the west attention is con centrated on two points: Ypres, where much of the hardest fighting of the war al ready has taken place, but where it is expected the Ger mans are yet to deliver the full fury of their assault in the ef fort to gain the French coast, and at Boissons, w"here the Ger mans have gained-from the French some positions captur ed by the British when they first crossed the river Aisne. Along this line a tremendous attack probably already is un der way. The outcome may be of the greatest importance. The Turkish ambassador left London today and Great Bri tain gave , formal announce ment of a state of war between the empire and Turkey. These events coupled with the action of British cruisers in bombard ing Turkish ports constitute the extent of the known activ ities this morning in the Turk ish situation. French Statement .Paris, Nov. 6. The French official announcement given out In Paris this afternoon says that the allies have made slight progress to the east of Nleuport on the right bank of the Yser. The text of the communication fol lows: 'On our left wing the allied forces have made slight progress to the east of Nleuport on right bank . of the Yser. From Dixmude, to the Lya the German attacks were renewed yester day at a. number of points with less energy. Particularly with regard to the actions of their infantry. "The Franco-British lines have at no point drawn back, and our troops. undertaking the offensive, have made notable progress In several direc tions. "Between the region of La Basses and the Sommet the day was notable particularly for an artillery contest In the region of Roye we have main tulned our occupation of Lequesnoy en-Hanterre. and advanced perceptibly In the Inn of Andechy. "On the center, between the Olse and the Moselle, there ho been a re cuirenc of the activity of the Ger maiik, manifested particularly by their artillery fire. "Humming up, It may be said that th attacks of the nemir at various points on our front have been re pulsed. In some Instances after an engagement which lasted all day long. "On our right wing ther is notlv Ing new to report" Deplores Turkey's Action. Parts, Nor. 5. A dispatch from Bordsaux to the Havas agency says that General Mehmed Cherlf Pasha, ths leader of ths opposlt'in In Tur key. whose sympathies with France are well known, has telegraphed to President Polncare and the council o ministers his Indignation at the step- taken by Turkey which, he declar Is Its death sentence. In the Far Fast, Toklo. Nov, J. lit is offlcJallran nnunced tht the bombardment of Tslng Tun continues vigorously, Th (Continued on page I.) B MEN BURN TO DEATH IN BEDS Firemen Effect Thrilling Res cues From Burning Lodg ing House Score of People Overcome. New York, Nov. 6. Six men were burned to death In a fire which swept through a four story lodging house at S62 Eighth avenue this morning. Fif ty men were Sleeping in the structure when the fire was discovered. Fire men mad many thrilling rscues. Most of the 44 men who were saved were carried to the street by firemen. A score of sleepers were overcome in bed. The bodies of the six men who perished were found on the bed springs the mattresses had been burned eo charred that they could not be recognized. More than a dozen unconscious .men were carried down the fire escape and extension ladders. Fifteen panicky men on the top, of the roof were quieted by firemen and they crawled perilously along a nar row ledge to a window of a building adjoining. . Within thirty minutes the fire was out. The origin was traced to a store room on the second floor which con tained benzine, used for cleaning. Destructive Fire. Fire In the factory of Gale Brothers shoe manufacturers, menaced the en tire factory section of Quebec this forenoon and brought all the fire fighting apparatus, in the city to the scene. The flames were quickly quell- edW. Four hundred workmen in the factory escaped, although for a (jmt It was feared that many would be cut off by the flames. The damage will approximate $80,000. NOT MUCH DINGER OF MEAT F, Union Stock Yards Will Be Closed But There is Good Meat Supply. Chicago, Nov. 6. Danger of a meat famine resulting from the closing to morrow of the Union Stock yards, the largest live stock market in the world, for the purpose of eradicating foot and mouth disease is remote, officials of leading packing companies announced today. Prices of meat will not be perclpl- tately affected, they said. Storage houses are well supplied with meat, It was announced, and many of the Chi cago packing companies are operating plants In other cities where there has been no Infection among cattle of foot 'and mouth disease the malady which caused federal and state officials to order the Chicago yards closed. There have been no cases of the disease reported In the west," A. G, Leonard, president of the Union Stock yards and Transit company, said, "and the west la the biggest source of sup ply of meat animals. The packers are well supplied to handle shipments at Omaha, Kansas City and other west ern plants." Orders closing the Chicago yards will go into effect at the close of busi ness tomorrow and continue until the opening of business on the second Monday thereafter. The order affects directly and Indirectly 85,000 em ployes. A great majority will be Idle during the suspension. TAXATION AMENDMENT II NOTilE PASSED Returns from 65 Counties Indi cate Nine of the Amend ments Passed. Raleigh, N. C, Nov. . f stlmaMd returns from (5 of ths 100 counties In North Carolina Indicate that nine of the ten constitutional amendments have been carried, with tax amend ment, against which the greatest op position had been directed, In doubt, Two-thirds of the counties heard from gave the amendments, excepting that on taxation, majorities, but the fig ure wer mainly estimates. J. W. llalley, chairman of ths campaign committee which sought to secure ths adoption of the amendments, rav out a statement In which he claimed that all th amendments Wers carried. WOULD Ml DISUSE Besf Way to Stamp Out the Plague) Mr. Steadwell Tells International Purity ' Congress. WOULD INSTRUCT YOUNG TO LEAD CLEAN LIVES Nothing Can Be Accomplished in Darkness, He Declares Dr. Gajns Talks of the "Modern Woman.' Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 6. "Frank, clean, open minded discussion of so cial diseases as the best way to stamp out the plague," was urged by B. S. Steadwell of Le Crosse, Wis., presi dent of the World's Purity federation. before the International Purity con gress which convened here today with about 500 delegates In attendance. 'Nothing' can be accomplished' In darkness," he said. "And nothing can be -accomplished by prudery. The doctrine that the white slave traffic can- and must be annihilated must be given the widest publicity. One of the problems confronting the American people today is the creation of a sen timent that will abolish the double standard of morals. The world needs Instruction that will help young peo ple to live clean lives. This Instruction must come from Individuals who have not forgotten their youth; Such In struction from one who has forgotten the. temptations and experiences of his younger days and who Is totalling out of sympathy with, the' activities of the youngef generation Is almost useless."1-'' V ".- ' Intelligence, purpose aggressiveness and altruism these are the charac terlstlcs of the modern woman as de scribed by Frank Henry Gaines, presi dent of Agnes Scott college, . Decatur, Go., at a meeting of women held co incident with the opening of the con gress. The term 'modern woman is a much abused one," he said. "We are too prone to judge of the whole of woman kind by a few freaks. As a matter of fact the modern woman Is one who has wide Interests and who has heavy responsibilities." TO MEM FRIDAY Several Big Matters Are on the Docket for Considera tion Tomorrow. The regular monthly sessions of the board of county commissioners will be held tomorrow and Saturday, the ses sions having been moved up from Monday and Tuesday owing to the election on last Tuesday. Several matters of interest are scheduled to corns before the board at this meeting, chief among which Is the matter of making some definite decision in regard to the proposed bridge across the Swannanoa river at Blltmore. Those Interested in getting the bridge built state that renewed efforts will be made to the board to have the matter settled at this meet ing. According to several reports, which are current, the whole matter now hinges on whether or not the Ashevllle power & Light company will make the contribution to the fund of building the bridge that was at first proposed. At the last meeting of the board, when the bridge matter Was taken up, H. W. Plummer, general manager of the Ashevllle Power & Light company was out of the city and It could not bs flamed Just what posi tion the company would take on the new plans that were submitted to tho board by Engineer Charles B. Wad dell. And then too the Investigation re cently ordered by the board In the case of Captain Grady Anderson, in charge several weeks ago, will be made by ths board at this meeting, although It was first set for Monday, November (. AH of th rhsrgee that have been made against Captain An derson will be thoroughly threshed out at ths Investigation, It Is stated. It will be remembered that at tho time ths Investigations were being conduct ed by the grand jury, under Judge Cllne't order, several weeks ago, In regard to ths alleged misconduct of certain Ashevllle magistrates, wit nee were also hrard by th juries In regard to alleged cruel and Inhu man treatment of prisoners en ths part of Captain Anderson. Th result of ths investigations by th board will b awaited with Interest, GOUNTY BOARD THE DEMOCRATS LE1DJB01IT 25 Party Leaders Profess to Be Satisfied With House Mem ' bership Claim Gain in the Senate. NORTH CAROLINA TO FIGURE PROMINENTLY N. C. Men Will Take an Ac tive Part in Contest for the Leadership of the Senate. Washington, Nov. 6. Democratic administration leaders today claimed a "substantial majority" In the house, and continued control of the senate as a result of the elections for the next congress. On returns which were not complete the democrats asserted that their majority in the senate had been increased from 10 to 15.. In the house returns indicate that the present over whelming democratic majority of 140 had dwindled to about 25. With this the democratic leaders professed themselves satisfied, declar ing that it was the greatest majority ever returned by .any. party in an oft year against tariff revision. The mem bers also asserted that the returns showed that the progressive party had practically disappeared ' ' and ' that therefore the democratic victory was a triumph over a reunited republican party. Republicans, however, were jubilant over the result. They asserted that the progressives were returning to the fold and that by 1916 the way would be cleared for a sweeping republican victory. They were, prepared to wel come back "Uncle Joe" Cannon and many of his erstwhile followers who had fought their way back to seats In the house, after their defeat In 1912. Three breaks in the solid south' which democracy has held for so many years were pointed to as indications of democratic weakness. Republicans elected from Maryland and North Carolina and a progressive .seated in the third Louisiana district gave com. fort to the opponents of the admlnls- tration. The next congress will see a general reorganization of the house. Speaker Clark, who was returned by a goodly majority from his district will un doubtedly be the democratic choice for speaker. But the election , of Rep resentative Underwood to the senate from Alabama will precipitate a con test for the democratic leadership In which North Carolina will take the leading part. The reduced majority for the democrats also necessitates many changes In the organization of the powerful house committee. In the senate a slight Increase in the democratic majority will strength en the administration which during the present congress has at times been somewhat embarrassed by the slender margin of control. SENATOR LAURENCE SHERMAN RE-ELECTED OVEU SULLIVAN Chicago, Nov. 5. Senator Lawrence T. Sherman, republican, was re-elect ed In Tuesday's election by 6,000 or more plurality over Roger C. Sulll van, democrat, according to almost complete returns available today. The missing precincts are scattered in ru ral regions of the state and are about equally divided between republican and democratic territory. Senator Sherman early today declared that his plurality would total 10,000 or more while Sullivan still contended that of ficial count would make him winner. CURTIS APPARENTLY LEADS IS RACE FOR SENATE Tnpeka, Kus., Nov. 6. With re turns practically complete In all but three counties in Kansas early today , former Senator Charles Curtis, re- I publican appcare. to be leading In the Irace for the United States senatorshlp by about 1 000 votes over Kepresen toatlve George A. Neely, democrat With the re-election to congress In the sixth district of John R. Connelly, democrat, all but one of the congres sional districts had made definite re turns. Th fifth whs yet In dotibt al though Guy T. Helverlng, democrat. Incumbent, seemed to be leading by t slight majority over W. Calder Head republican. Let returns made little change In previous estimates on state officials. Including governor, which In, dlcated the election of the entire re publican state ticket by pluralities of from 16,000 to 30,000 BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS CLAIM VICTORY Oklahoma City, Okla., Nov. 6. Robert L. William, democrat, and John Fields, republican today -were making claims of victory In th gu bernatorial contest. Williams was leading by less thnn (.000 votes on re turns from half the state. Th Okla homa's congressional delegation will b composed of six democrats and two republicans. In both districts where republicans wers named th result were close, Dick T. Morgan having been elected In ths elshth by about 1,000 and Joseph A. Gill having d (Contlnud on pat I.) BRITT VICTORY NOW CONCEDED mill"' s Britt Carried the Box By Good Majority Over His Opponent. a Upper Hominy No. 1, which was the last precinct in Buncombe county to fllethe official report, was brought in this morning by an officer of the elec tion. - With the following roports from Ivy No. 2 and Upper Hominy No. 1 the complete reports from every precinct in the county are now In the hands of the county authorities woh are mak ing the official canvass. Upper Hominy No. 1. For congress, Gudger 90: Britt 117. For solloitor. Swain 94: Gudger 112. For state senate, Weaver 93; Fortune Hi. Ror representative No. 1, Rob erts 92; Harkins 114. For represen tative No. 2, Nettles 94; Hunter 112. or clerk of Superior court, Cathey 94; Worley 113. For sheriff. Mitchell 98; Harrison 108. For register, Mack- ey 94; Clark 112. For tax collector, Patton 79; Miller 117. For treasurer. Brookshlre 94. For board county commissioners, Johnson 95; Cole 94; Brookshlre 94; Greenwood 111; Rob inson 111; Hill 112. For auditor. Lyda 94; Yoorhies 112. For board of edu cation, Murphy 94: Gaston 94: Sams 94; Michaels 112; Lindsey 112; North up 112. For coroner, Morris 2. For surveyor, Israel 101; Fanning 104. Ivy No. 2. For congress, Gudger 92; Britt 60. For . solicitor, Swain 105; Gudger 48. For state senate. Weaver 95; Fortune 59. For representative No. 1, Roberts 93;- Harking 58. For representative No. 2, Nettles 94; Hunter 59. For clerk Superior court, Cathey 94; Wor ley 6T. For snerlTT, Mitchell 94; Harrison- 69. For registrar of deeds, Mackey 95; Clark 61. For tax collec tor, Patton 91; Miller 58. For treas urer, Brookshlre 92. For commission ers, Johnson 92; Cole 94; Brookshlre 94; Greenwood 64; Robinson 69; Hill 59. For auditor, Lyda 94; Voorhles 59. For board of education. Murphy 91; Gaston 91; Sams 88; Michaels-69; Lindsey 69; Northup 69. For coroner. Morris 89. For surveyor, Israel 94; Fanning 60. French Broad. For congress, Gudger 86; Britt 97. For solicitor. Swain 109; Gudger 88. For state senate, Weaver 107; Fortune 89. For representative No. 1, Roberts 104; Harkins 89. For representative No. 2, Nettles 93; Hunter 102. For clerk of Superior court, Cathey 108; Worley 89. For sheriff, Mitchell 121; Harrison, 77. For' register of deeds, Mackey 107; Clark 87. For tax col lector, Patton 102; Miller 88. For treasurer, Brookshlre 110. For com missioners, Johnson 111; Cole 114 Brookshlre 118; Greenwood 86; Rob lnson 84; Hill 85. For auditor, Lyda 111; Voorhles 86. For board of edu cation, Murphy 104; Carton 102; Sams 94; Michaels 88; Lin.'f.ey 88; Northup 88. For coroner, Morris 109. For sur veyor, Israel 108; Fanning 89. Ivy No. 2. For congress, Gudger 92; Britt 60. For solicitor. Swain 105; Gudger 48. For state Benate, Weaver 96; Fortune 59. For representative No. 1, Rob erts 93; Harkins 58. For representa. tive No. 2, Nettles 94; Hunter 69. For clerk Supeilor court, Cathey 94; Wor ley 67. For sheriff. Mitchell 94; Har rison 69. For register. Mackey 95; Clark 61. For tax collector, Patton 91; Miller 68. For treasurer, Brook shlre 92. For commissioners, John son 92; Cole 94; Brookshlre 94; Greenwood 64; Rohlnson 59; Hill 69 For auditor, Lyda 94: Greenwood 64; Robinson 69; Hill 69. For auditor, Lvda 94: Voorhles 69. For board of education. Murphy 91; Oaston II Rams 88; Michaels 59; Lindsey 69 Northup 69. For coroner, Morris 8'J For surveyor, Israel 94; Fanning 60, IiOlrentor No. S, For congress, Gudger 64: Britt 81 For solicitor, Swain 82; Gudger 68 For state senate, Weaver 79; Fortune 69. For representative No. 1, Roberts 79: Harkins 69. For representative No. I. Nettles 80; Hunter 69. For clerk of Superior court, Cathey 81 Worley 69. For sheriff. Mitchell 80 Harrison 68. For register of deeds, Mackey 74; Clark 70. For tax collec tor. Tatton 79: Miller 70. For treaa urer. Brookshlre 78. For commission era, Johnson 82; Col 84; Brookshlre 79: Greenwood 66; Robinson 66; Mill 74. For auditor. Lyda 80; Voorhles 69. For board of education. Murphy 76: Oaston 76; Sam 71; Michael 70 Northup 70; f.lndeey 70. For coroner, Morris 71. For surveyor, Israel 79 Fanning 70. Limestone, For congress, Gudger 91; Britt 104 For solicitor: Rwsln 111; Gudger 86 For state senate. Weaver 109; For tune 86. For representative No, 1 Roberts 110; Harkins 17. For repr sentatlv No. 2. Nettles 128', Hunter 68. For el. Tit Superior court, Cathe 109: Worley 17. For sheriff, Mitchell 121; Harrison 7 S. For register deeds. Mucker 107) Clark 16. For tax collector, Pstton 113; Miller 12. For treasurer, Brookshlr 109. For com IContlnuad on pa I) i REPORT Manager of Mr. Gudger's Cam- paign Congratulates Re publican Candidate, on Election. OPINIONS DIFFER AS TO SIZE OF MAJORITY Mr. Britt Maintains He Leads' by About 1000; Democrats ' Contend Majority Is About 500. J. Scroop Styles, chairman of tho1 democratic congressional executive committee, this morning conceded the election of James J . Britt, republican progressive candidate for congress and congratulated Mr, Britt upon his vic tory. This ends all conjecture and speculation upon the part of demo crats who were hoping that something might turn up from some of the other counties in the district which would change the appearance of things. While It wa sgenerally believed Tuesday night that Mr. Britt had been, elected and yesterJay practically ev-' eryone conceded his election, the for mal statement by Mr. Styles was not1 ; made until this morning. . The only thing that now remains in doubt is tho exact majority by which, Mr. Britt was elected, and while the democrats concede him the election they still maintain that his majority will be very much lower than the fig ures given out by the republicans. Mr. Britt says that the Very best In formation that he has been able to get from the 18 counties in tho dis trict, part of which is. official, places his majority around 1,000, and lie thinks that It will go slightly over this mark. The democrats maintain that this majority will be cut down to 600 and possibly lower than, that. Conservative estimates by men of both parties place Mr. Britt's majority at between 700 and 800, - ' . - Official figures from the outlying: counties are slow In coming In, al though with, the official canvassers at work today in all the counties,- It Is highly probable that the official veto . can be given In full tomorrow after noon. Jackson county is still much In doubt with each side claiming it by a small majority and ft will take tb official count t know just how It do stand. In Henderson county . both sides agree that Mr. Britt carried ft by a majority around 700, but In Haywood differences as to the size of the democratic majority still exist. It Is conceded by democrats that Mr. Britt's majority In Cherokee will go around 400 and possibly more and In Clay and Graham It is slightly below the half hundred mark for Mr. Britt. The best Information from Swain gives Mr. Britt the county by about 800, and McDowell goes to Mr. Britt by a small majority. Transylvania and Polk go to Mr. Britt by small majorities the best re ports state. Each side claims Ruther ford by very small r-ajoritles, Macon was for Britt by a small majority and the official vote in Buncombe Is 157 for Gudger. The democrats had claimed no until today that Mr. Gudger had won tho district by 19 votes and produced their ngures to prove this. Now that Mr. Styles has concede Mr. Brttfs election thlnra will asaln become normal in the old fighting tenth and the most strenuous congres sional campaign In many years will go down In history. Mr. Britt will tako his seat In the 64 congress on March next. Solicitor's Race. In the county sollcltorial race all things but the majorities have been settled. J. E. Swain has won over Vonno Gudger for solicitor, but onlv the Buncombe county m&lnrltv hn been given yet, as the returns from. Madison county are slow in coming In. Mr. Swain's majority in this county Is officially given at 1149. According to statements by democrats the re publican majority In Madison will fall to about 200, while the republicans still say that will go above the 601 mark. In this county the total vote east for congressional candidates was 6J32. while In the sollcltorial race th total vote was 6209. Sheriff-elect E. M. Mitchell Is lead ing the county tlckot with a majority of 1389 and E. M. Lyda. auditor, is second with a majority of 1259. Th maporltles of the other successful county candidates range down to about 700. Republican-progressive headquar ters, which hav been maintained In th Nat Green building on .Patton avenue for several months, are being dismantled today and will be cloned tomorrow, while the democratic head quarter In th Commerce building will ajso b closed this week. Sailings Cancelled. Belfast. Ireland? Nov. t. (Via Lon don) Th winter sailings' of the Whit Star lln steamer Olympic tmv been cancelled and today th e Jw.r ptld off.
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