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A A THE QAZETTE-NKWB HAS THJ9 MOST EXPENSIVE ASSOCIAT ED PRESS BERVICB IN THE :t - It CAROLINA8 It tl WEATHEB FOBECASTi PROBABLY RAIN. I VOLUME XIX. NO. 238. ASHEVILLE, N. 0, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 14, 1914. PRICE EIVE CENTS T FORCE OF GERMAN ATTACK LESSENED S ELECT OFFICERS ,v ' s PLAGE HOPE IN MEXICAN TRUCE T ID BURNING BOMB IN COURT ROOM I SANTA GLAUS STEAMER SAILS Allies Appear to Have As sumed the Offensive at Certain Places. RUSSIANS ADVANCE INVASION FARTHER East Silesians Fleeing Before Them "Austria Reports Defeat of the Servian in vadirig A rmies. London, Nov. 14. Both offi cial and unofficial reports con cerning; the situation in Flan ders agree that the force of the German assaults on the allies' lines disputing the way to Dun kirk and Calais has lessened and the feeling is growing in England that the coveted base for an invasion of England nev er will be gained by the Ger mans. A Paris official statement de clares that from the sea to the river Lys the German action has been less keen; that the allies having assumed the of fensive along some parts" o'f the front, are making attacks south of Bixschotta and have retaken a hamlet east of Ypres. Artil lery duels continue along the rest of the line. . A British official report gives a vivid idea of the tremendous action which preceeded the recent attacks on Ypres by the Germans. From dawn for three hours the Britons were under a heavy artillery fire which gave- away to be succeeded by an infantry onslaught by the Prussian guard, who were hurled back after penetrating the British lines at two points. . Dixmude has been reported as occupied by the allies, but this lacks confirmation. As the allied armies have resumed the offensive at certain points, there is reason to believe that this town may again be the cen ter of savage fighting. Silesians Fleeing. On tho eastern battle ground the ltussians continued to. ad vance. Vienna admits official ly that they ' have occupied Tarnow, Jaslow and Krasno, in Galicia. Residents are fleeing from east Silesia. In this they may be influenced by the belief that the Russians will not per mit any German civilians to remain, in the vicinity of their armies. The occupation of Johannisburg in east Prussia . is regarded hero as being of great strategic . value to the Russians. If, as is presumed, the invaders came from the south for this movement tlity must have overcome extraordi nary obstacles. The Germans are reported as having taken the guns from Cracow to Op peln, in Silesia, 50 miles south east of Breslau, and to have left the defense of the Cracow fort ress entirely to the Austrian garrison. Ir. ths opinion of British observers ths city of Danilg, on the coaat of west Prussia, looms large a Rui Ian objective, and dispatcher reach ing here from Fetrograd convey the belief of th nuMrian authorities that van Uia resumption of th Oarman offensive against Russian Poland will not causa a diversion. In Ne"r Iiust. , The usual absolutely contradictory reports come from the zone of Russo' Turkish battle front. The Russians re port the steady progress over the old battle tcrounds of 1876, while the Turks claim that the Russian armies have been pushed back across the border With heavy losses. Admits Russia n Success. From the headquarters of the Teu tonic armies come conservative state ments of the activities of their armies. Vienna admits certain Russian suc cesses, which Incidentally mean that the Slav power again la in possession of the great, oil .fields of Galicia, but another report from Austrian head quarters balances this by the claim of continued success against the Bal kan enemy in the campaign to force the Servians behind ' their own bor ders. " j ' " " "- Berlin IScports Progress. ' Berlin reports progress on the western front accompanied by the repulse of every a. empied aiivance by the allies. German military experts, commenting on the (act mat the pris oners taken at Nieuport were French, claim this Is proof that the belgiaiin have been so cut to pieces that it haa become necessary for the French to take their places. They believe also that the taking of prisoners on the Ypres front Indicates that the energy of the allies Is flagging. One of these military writers does not conceal tne anxiety caused by the Russian ad vance but sets down his belief that the German frontier has not yet been crossed. Naval News. Tho only naval news of Importance Is the announcement that the sub marine menace off Dover has been relieved by the dragging of chains along the bottom of the channel. This procedure Is believed to have destroy ed certain German submarines which for weeks have been successful In eluding the British guardshlps. Offensive Cheeked, rarii, Nov. 14. The French of tidal communication says that a German attack against the brUge at Nieuport resulted In failure and that various offensive movements of the enemy around Ypres have been checked. The text of the communication con tinues: "In the environs of Bixschoote we have progressed one kilometer toward the east. Between the canal at Ijl Basse and Arras our troops have made minor progress. "In hte region of Lassigny and In the vicinity of the Alsne as (ar as Berry-Au-iiac the Gerniuns have at tacked but without succest. "In the Argonne flghtlnu has re commenced with greater spirit. The enemy endeavored, but In vain to re capture Four de Paris and St. Hu bert Particularly In the vicinity of Verdun, several partial offensive movements on the part of the enemy were checked by the fire of our artil lery before the forward movement of the enemy's Infantry could be under taken. "In the Woevre districts and In Lorraine, where bad weather prevails, there Is nothing to report." LITTLE COTTON USED BY AMERICAN SPINNERS - Washington, Nov. 14. American cotton spinners used lets cotton dur ing the firm three months of the cot ton year than they did In the same period last year; exports during Octo ber were less than ona third of what they were a year ago and almost a million bales more were In the hands of manufacturers and In warehouses at the end of October than there were lust year at that time. This summar izes briefly the effect of tha Euro pean war upon the' American cotton Industry as disclosed by the October consumption and distribution report of the cennus bureau. The United Kingdom during Octo ber Increased Its takings nf American cotton, IS2.045 hales having been ex ported to It Germany received no American cotton while Franca took 21.101 bales, the first It had receiv ed since ths beginning of the war. ENDORSEMENT OF UNIVERSITY Western North Carolina Con ference of Methodists Sup ports New Atlanta Institution. REV. PLATO DURHAM SPEAKS FOR COLLEGE Conference Starts Holding Two Sessions Daily Six Min isters Transferred to W. N. C. " (Lcc B. Weathers.) Shelby, N. C, Nov. 14. After an eloquent address by Dr. Plato Durham, dean of the theological department of the new Methodist university In At lanta, a resolution signed by G. T. Howe and Hugh K. Boyer, endorsing said Institution, was unanimously adopted by the Western North Caro lina conference at the yesterday ses sion with the further resolutions, "that it would be Impossible to consider se riously any proposition to place merely the theological department of the Nashville university under the control of our church, It being beneath the self-respect of, a grsat hurqlk,& ac: cept a mere modlcium of a vast and valuable property which we claim al ready for a generation had been uni versally acknowledged as ours." Bishop (Vaterhouse, presiding, had a letter from Bishop Candler with the request that It be read, and Dr. Dur ham was heard on a report of the work of the educational commission. Bishop Candler wrote that the c'lurch Is now confronted with the greatest opportunity of Its educational history. Dr. Durham told of that Impressive hour In the meeting of the commis sion at Birmingham, when Asa Can dler laid down at the feet of the church wealth which God In His Prov idence has seen lit to nllow him to possess, and "the institution was born, not. out of bitterness of the spirit of battle, but out of the love of the mighty church, to be faithful to her destiny. Dr. Durham said that the entire as sets of the Institution were put In equipment of the theological depart ment, the most Important reason for Its foundation, so that the faculty might be men equipped In the highest measure as preachers of the gospel as well as teachers. As to the attitude of the 'church toward progressive thought, he said: "I conceive that the Methodist church has no right to put a padlock on my lips or Issue an ulti matum to my mind, but she does have a right to know what I am doing, and it was agreed that If any member of that faculty should find In his o'.vn heart that he Is out of harmony with the central faith of the church, he would lay down his commission and that the truth would not be manacled, and If candidates for graduation should be found nut of harmony with the church's faith they will mako It known to the church." The following resolution was offered by W. A. Newell and unanimously adopted: 'Whereas, there Is a great need for a school for delinquent, deficient and wayward girls In this state, therefore, be It "Resolved, that we request the gen eral assembly of North Carolina to establish such a school, to be owned maintained and conducted by the State of North Carolina. Six transfers were ordered to this conference: J. A. Peeler and J. D. nankin, from Southwest Missouri; R. H. Daughtery, from Montana; J. H. Bennett from Columbia; D. II. Coman from Holsteln; It. 11. Rexford, from North Carolina. Revs. Rankin. Peeler. Bennett and Cornun were former members of thl conference but went went few years ato to engage In the forward move ment of the church. The different boards have begun to share their pollrlea of the coming year's work and ths conference begins this afternoon holding two sessions dally, beginning at 2 o'clock with a re port of tha committee on lay activity. Tonight the anniversary meeting of ths mission board will be held. Rumors of what la going on In the bishop's cabinet began to Isak out yesterday and members of the con ference are forming groupa on tha streets and In Bunilay school rooms, discussing tha rumors. Everybody Is Interested In everything, but ths fact that no ona knows much for certain only adds piquancy to tha dlscuaalnn. Tha report of tha Oreeneboro Col (Continued on Page 11.) State Department Officials Be lieve it Possible That Fur their Bloodshed May " Be Avoided. LEADERS OF FACTIONS BOTH MARKING TIME Meanwhile Preparations Are Continued for Withdrawing Troops From Vera Cruz on November 23. Washington, Nov. 14. While plans for the American evacuation of Vera Cruz on November 23, were being carried forward today, hope grew in official circles- that further bloodshed between the Mexican factions might be avoided by the truce the Carranza and Villa factions are reported to lave entered into until November 20. Carranza's call to General Gonzales, the leading general upon whom he depends, to eome to Mexico City was regarded as. evidence that further in t'luences were at work to prevent a new civil war, which military experts say would be the bloodiest yet of the Mexican conflicts. Meanwhile, it was Indicated that Villa, holding San Luis PotosI and the railroad running to Tampico, was resting- his army on its arms awaiting developments. It seemed today that only the most untoward developments could stay the departure of Brigadier General Funston's forces and that the Mexl can factions would be left to settle their own differences. Brigadier General Bliss, in com mand on the border, reported the sit uatlonV unchanged among tha ..' con- "ding forces near. JJacd' ' '? " The announcement that the troops were to be withdrawn November 23 apparently came as a surprise In some official quarters, as it generally had been understood that the evacuation of Vera Cruz would not be ordered until it had been determined which of the contending Mexican factions could control Vera Cruz and assure execution of the guarantees. To whom the port would be surrendered was not explained. ; The seizure of Vera Cruz was order ed when it was discovered a steamer was nearing the port with a huge cargo of ammunition for Huerta who had refused to salute the stars and stripes after American sailors had been arrested in Tampico. At 4 o'clock on Tuesday morning, April 21, Secre tary Bryan received word of the ap proach of the ammunition snip, ne telephoned Secretary Tumulty who determined to awaken the president. A conference over tho tlephone then ensued. In which Secretary Daniels joined. The president was told about the war cargo, and Secretary Daniels asked: "What shall we do?" Immediately the president replied: "Tell Fletcher to seize the customs house." By 10 o'clock In the forenoon Rear Admiral Fletcher had received the Instructions by wireless and an hour later American marines and blue jackets were landed. Bitter street fighting followed and by the next day tho American forces were In complete control of the city and ready for an extension of the campaign. Mediation, however, put an end to hostilities. , Ask Protection. Protection for Holland's subjects and their property In Mexico was ask ed today by Minister Van Rappard. who told Secretary Bryan that It was urgent that the United Slates take steps to look after those Interests dur ing the present situation In Mexico. The nearest nf the Dutch war vessels In the west Indies Is at Curacuao, A colony of SO or 60 Dutch mining en gineers and others is at Tampico and Dutch capital Is invested In mines In that vicinity. It was the first request for American protection for foreign Interests since Villa's selxure of San Luis PotosI and his advance on Tam pico. Agree to Truce. Mexico City. Nov. 14. General Lu cia Blanco, one of the commissioners named by the Agfuaa Cullentcs pear ' convention to confer with General Cananra. stated last night that Gen erals Carransa and Villa had agreed upon a suspension of hostilities until November ' 20, when the Aguas Cal lentcs convention will re-convene and either ratify or nullify the election of General F.lunllo Uutlerres as provis ional prealdent The war department and tha four generala representing the Aguaa Ca llentes convention express tha belief that there la still hop for a paceful aettlement of tha difficulties. Tha students In ths federal district are preparing for an Immense mass meeting and a parade In celebrating of tha coming evacuation of Vera Cms. .. ., Kir!k a Threatened. Various labor org imitations have called upon tha Carranaa government (Continued on Page 11.) So Far There Is No Or1 !nt to Dr. Shaw as Vr?P it g .. . - of National Sur e -Associate CONGRESSIONAL UNION MATTERS BEFORE BODY Certain Members of Congress ional Union Frankly Ex-; , press Dissatisfaction Over Action. Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 14. -The del egates to the convention here of the National American Woman Suffrage association began their activities to day with a primary for the nomination of officers. Petitions of candidates were filed with the elections commit tee last night, but under the assocla- tion's rules nominations may be made d'rect in the primary. On the lists filed with the committee Dr. Anna Howard Shaw of New York had no op position for re-election as president. A petition promulgated by members of the anti-administration element a few days ago and asking Dr. Shaw to accept the position of president emeri tus of the association, was being cir culated, but no candidate In opposi tion has been announced. The result of the primary will be made known tonight. Miss Kate M. Gordon of New Or leans, in presenting to the convention greetings from the Southern States Woman Suffrage conference, today declared southern women were In clined to hold to the states rights idea tn their efforts to gain thei ballot. She' asserted her belief that If the demo cratic party could be Induced to Insert a suffrage plank In its next national platform that "votes for women" would soon be an accomplished fact in the south. An effort to obtain this concession will be made by southern suffragists, she said. Consideration of the regulations of the congressional committee for the national convention was asserted to be complete at today's session. Members of the congressional union, who have been attending the conven tion as delegates from other suffrage organizations frankly expressed their dissatisfaction today over the conven tion's action regarding plans for work before congress at next session. Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch of New York, Mrs. Helen Hill Weed of Connecticut and a number of other supporters of the congressional union departed for their homes today, declaring they saw no chance of composing the differ ences existing between the union and the National Suffrage association. LI Engineers Professed to Be Op erating Apparatus for Lo cating Gold. San Francisco, Nov. 14. Apparatus described as a device for locating min eral deposits thousands of feet under the grpund, established by men be lieved to be German engineers at Al amo, Cnl., materialized recently as a full-fledged radio station equipped to operate over a radius of 2000 miles and was seized by Mexican authorities, according to a letter received here to day from William R. Madden, at E.n sanada, a coast town, 110 miles from the Mexican border. Ths letter confirms advices from Washington that the plant was closed. Alamo Is a mining town 65 miles back In the mining country from En- snnada. The aKatlon was erected by three German engineers, supposed to have been landed somewhere along the coast from the German cruiser Nurn berg, who, seoounted for their appar atus by saying that It was a new In vention for discovering gold. aooui me lime in plant was put In operation the British vlce-conaul at F.nsanada discovered Its real naturo snd at his suggestion, tha plant was conflscaled by tha Mexican govern.. ment and the engineers were arrested. Flying Hospital. Perla. Not. 14. Tha flying hospital organised In France by Mra Harry Payne Whitney of New York la to be silned to work with tha Belgian army In Belgium. Robert Ilaeon. for mer ambassador to France, haa gone to tha frontier to arrange for a suita ble location. Explosive Found Just Under Whitman's Office Barely in Time to Prevent Great Destruction. POLICEMAN BRAVELY EXTINGUISHES FUSE Fifty People in Tombs Court Awaiting Coming of Mag istrate Campbell Police Theories. New York, Nov. 14. A bomb, somewhat similar in construction to the one that wrecked the entrance to the Bronx county court house last Wednesday night, was found today In the Tombs court room Just under the district attorney's offices occupied by governor-elect Whitman. The room was crowded. The bomb contained gunpowder, slugs and bullets. Iits fuse was partly burned. George L. O'Connor, a policeman, saw smoke coming from the burn ing fuse of the bomb, ran to the spot, picked up the missile, tore off the fuse and carried the bomb from the court room. Four men were sitting c the bench in the rear of the court room where the bomb was found. The bomb contained explosive enough it was estimated to have wrecked the building. As O'Connor stripped the sputter ing fuse from the bomb the court room was thrown into an uproar. Ap proximately fifty persons were In the room awaiting the arrival of Magis trate Campbell to open court. It is believed that his arrival was the sig nal to fire the fuse. , Examination showed that the bomb was made of a five, pound oil .can and that It was filled with gun cot ton, slugs and bullets. It was wrapped up In a Jewish daily newspaper tight ly bound with wrapping cord. Magistrate Campbell said that he had no idea who would seek to take his life unless it was the writers of threatening letters he had received during the trial of Industrial Workers of the World, at which he had pre sided. The police believe that the bomb was left In the court room by the same band of anarchists that fired the bomb Wednesday night at the Bronx county court house, and last month exploded bombs In St. Pat rick's cathedral and at the church of St. Alphonsus. The police recorded that Frank Tannenbaum and the In dustrial Workers of the World enter ed St Alphonsus church last year as a result of which TsJhnenbaum was sent to Jail. The discovery In the wreckage of the Bronx county court house, of pamphlets printed In Span ish, extolling the Chicago "martyrs" led to the belief that that bomb was set off In revenge for the execution of the Haymarket anarchists. DENIES THAT FAMINE EXISTS IN VIENNA Washington, Nov. 14. The Austrian minister for foreign affairs has com municated to the Austrian embassy by wireless, via, Berlin, a denial that fa mine conditions exist In Vienna. His dispatch said: "Contrary to reports divulged in America, that a dreadful famine pre vails In Vlv.nna, communications pub llshed by the Vienna burgomaster concernin geconomlcal conditions states that the business situation is satisfactory. Provisions are perfectly surlcient. Ehtraordlnary want of em ployment la not observable. Sanitary conditions are entirely satisfactory. "Our offensive action In Servia Is favorably progressing. There was nothing Important yesterday In north eastern theater of war. The total numlier of war captives arrested in the monarchy is 93.000," W. C. T. U. CONSIDERS NATIONAL PROHIBITION Atlanta, Nov. 14. The question natlonal prohibition was considered by the Woman's Christian Temper- ance union at Its general convention . . . ... , . here today. Many of the speakers dared tha sale of all lliiuors soon would be forbidden in tha United State through action by congress. Tha program for both sessions tndny Included, discussion of ths subject. Prohibition and suffrage victories recently won In several states will be celebrated by the convention tonight naarball Cases Chicago, Nov. 14 With about 100 caa atlil to be disposed of. members of the minor leagues national board of arbitration held here toduy an kd Journed aesslon of the meeting begun early in tha week at Omaha. About 160 casea wer de Ided at Omaha. A roport was not xpaolad until lata today. Naval Collier Jason Starts to Europe Loaded Down With Presents for the Desti tute People. GIFTS FROM EVERY ' STATE IN THE UNION Extra Force Required to Clas sify and Pack, so Great Was the Rain of Christmas Presents Sent. New York, Nov. 14. With mors than 1200 tons of Christmas gifts from the people of America, a Santa Claus ship, the naval collier Jason, sailed today for Europe. A message of God speed from President Wilson was received by Lieutenant Command er C. F. Courtney, U. S. N., shortly before sailing time. The Cocks as ths ship cast loose her lines were throng ed with' thousands of school children. The gifts that the Santa Claus ship carried were gathered from every state of the Union. They Include al most 'everything from toys and dolls to clothing and food. So heavy was the rain of Christmas presents for the children of Europe that a force of 90 soldiers and 60 sailors from the navy yard was required to receive and classify the gifts as they arrived and re-pack them so that an equal distribution might be made in the sev eral countries for which they were in tended. ' . . Summary of Cargo. A summary of the cargo made by commander Courtney shortly before sailing showing the folldwing ' Items: Fourteen -carloads of children'S'doth- . lng, five carloads of women's Clothing, one carload of men's clothing, five car loads of toys and 57 carloads of mis cellaneous presents, foodstuffs, boots, shoes, etc.; a total of 82 carloads. The ship will call first at Falmouth, where the gifts Intended for England, France and Belgium will be discharg ed; then she will proceed to Rotter dam where gifts for Holland and Ger many will be discharged. At a later date another consignment will go for ward for the people of Russia and Po land. Good Will Notes. Nearly all the gifts received were accompanied by notes of good will written by the donors. As the spirit of neutrality of the United States was unwittingly violated In many of these messsages, it was found necessary to withhold them. A large quantity or clothing, that was found unfit for Im mediate shipment w-111 be Bent to El lis Island for cleaning and fumigating; and will afterwards be taken In charge by wives of army officers who have volunteered for the service, and pre pared for a later shipment. Supplies Inadequate. London, Nov. 14. Captain T. F. (Continued on Page 11.) T Super-dreadnaught Hit by Tor pedo or Mine At Bot- i ... . , torn of Ocean. New York, Nov. 14. Rumors of disaster to tho British superdread naught Audacious Which have persist ed ever since the White Star liner Olympic, diverted from her course, arrived at Lough-Swllly on October 29, are confirmed In mall advices re ceived today by tha Associated Press from a point In Irelnnd. After a career of less than two years the Audacious of tha King n.nr.. V OM K t In Iflnn... anrf ' Isrmameni of Ills Majesty's warshlp- Hps at the bottom of the ocean off j the north coast of Ireland. She was I hlt torpedo or disabled by a mine Just before I o clock on tha morB,nit of October 27. With the i . jthe whole crew of 81)0 officers snd imen waa rescued by small boats from One Olympic The rescue was made In a rough aea through brilliant and daring sea manship on the part of tha Whit 8tsr crew. IS AUDACIOUS SftI The battleship's cry for aaalstanre Waa Caught by the wireless operator of the Olympic which was only about ten miles distant The steamer runh ed forward at full speed while hrr crew made ready foe their work. Vol unteers were called for and double,, tha number necewmry to man tl.a boats responded. The crippled tmttli-. hip waa reached a few nilnut.- nf ter o'rlofk and befure noon all tut 100 of her man had been traoff rtri. i
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