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VOLUME XIX. NO. 241.
ASHEVILLE, N. 0, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 18, 1914.
PRICE FIVE CENT3
GERMANS MAKING
RENEWED EFFORTS
Fresh. Onslaughts In Pro
gress oh Both the Main
Battle Fronts.
DECISION IN EAST
FIELDS SEEMS POSSIBLE
Russians Penetrate Southern
' Galicia; Austrians Fleeing
f Allies Flood Country
. to Stop Advance.
? On the two main battle
.fronts from the Belgian sea
coast to the Swiss border and
along the eastern boundary of
Germany renewed efforts
were being made today to
bring about a decided turn in
the progress of the war.
' The situation in eastern
Prussia, presented, apparently,
the greatest opportunities for
a quick and important change,
although Russian and German
statements were still in sharp
conflict. The German war. of
fice announced officially today
that the operations against the
Jiussians were " proceeding fa-
vorably;" The Russians, it is
said," have been compelled to
fall back from Wloclawek and
T . m, ' , . , . , '
UpnO. Ino latest Statement
from Petrograd, however, as
serted that the Germans were
retiring along .the whole cast
Prussia front It was also indi
cated in advices from Petro
grad that an important Rus
sian force had penetrated to
the extreme southeastern sec
tion of Galicia, where furious
fighting is said to be in pro
gress. ne Austrian troops
are reported to be fleeing in
great disorder.
In Belgium the unwearying
Germans have begun another
of their fearful onslaughts, in
f a region which is becoming
more and more restricted. The
allies havo succeeded ia flood
ing a further area so that the
I heavy infantry fighting is al
most impossible, from the 'sea
. coast nearly to Ypres. A new
bombardment of Belgian coast
towns by British warships is
said to have inflicted heavy
damage on the Germans and to
have destroyed large quanti
ties of ammunition and stores.
The French government, ac
cording to unofficial advices
from Paris, intends to carry
out the plan announced some
time ago for its early return
to .Paris. It is reported today
tli at the legislative and admin
istrative staffs of tho chamber
of deputies will return to Paris
tomorrow, preparatory to shift-
ing the saxt of govenmcnt
Ktartllng Change.
London. Nov. 1. No change In the
operations in liiiml.in Poland has been
more startling than that or the sudden
rnuinption of the offensive on the
part of the (jcFrmnns, a movement
fry which the heart of the Russian
tine hn been attacked and Warsaw
rnln threatened.
As usual, conflicting reports arrive
from the i.elghborhood of theae op
erations. Petrograd does not deny that
the Germans have reaumed the offen
alve, but fllnpatehes from the TUia
alan capital declare that surh a move,
nmnt will not cause the slightest dl
vtmlon from the, ftuaalnn Invasion of
iiK Prussia, which Is proceeding
lowly but steadily. Meanwhlla, Her
lln rlalma a victory near Llpno m
;srlll!ng Tluselati force, which ac
coMlni to tJermnn reports, must
nuike a aland hrfnre rrosslng the VI.
t-i n river, es a retirement behind thnt
r i won!! be too difficult. l!rltn
reports that the Russians are near
Kutno, but Vienna' claims a victory
for her ally at this place, . . . . .
Grcat Battle.
From this flood of conflicting re
ports emerges clearly the fact that
a great battle Is under way in western
Poland on the line between the river
Vistula and" the river Warta. ' It is
equally clear that the Russian advance
lias been brought to a halt In the
meantime Russian passage continues
through the Carpathians, before Cra
cow, and in east Prussia. '
Bad weather condition still are
having their effect on the operations
in the western arena. Artillery duels
continue, but it is hardly likely that
either side 1b attempting', to make
much use of its infantry. ,
"Marked Progress." "
Paris claims in an official commun
ication that the invaders renewed
their attacks to the south and east of
Ypres without modifying tho situation.
At the same time the allies, accord
ing .to this announcement, have made
marked progress at every point at
tacked on the Yser, in the Vailly
region, and on the heights of tho
Meuse. Special dispatches announce
heavy German losses in fresh fighting
at Dixmude and the existence between
Nleuport and Ypres of a' protective
sheet of water which renders any
further danger of a German advance
in that region negligible. The Ger
mans are reported, also as having
completely abandoned the left bank of
the Yser, the flooding of which en
dangers their possession of Dixmude.
. Naval Affairs.
The giving out by the admiralty of
th official report of the captain of
the' British crulBer Glasgow on the
navaU. engagement, November 1, off
the coast of Chile, settles - beyond
question the fate of the cruisers Good
HPe and Monmouth, but offers no
solution to the mystery of the battle-
shlp Canopus. According to the Glas
gow report, Rear Admiral Sir Chris
topher Cradock, commander of the
British squadron, signalled the Can
opus that he was about to engage
the enemy. This Is the only mention
in connection with this naval en
gagement, of the one battleship pres
ent on the British side.
The only reference to naval activi
ty is a report of the bombardment of
Knocke and Zeebrugge on the Belgian
coast by a British fleet. This Is an
operation which had been expected
for some time, as the Germans had
gathered considerable equipment and
munitions of war at these ports.
ENDURANCE BICYCLISTS
Fifteen of Eighteen Teams
Still Whirling Along
at Top Speed.
New York, Nov. IS. Repeated
sprints that almost overlapped held
cyo'.lsts in the six day race at top
speed for more than an hour during
the night and established a new rec
ord for the time. Today fifteen of the
eighteen teams that started still
whirled over the b!c bowl at Madison
square garden.
At the close or one or these bursts
of speed the Wohlrab-Ryan team won
brick the lap they lost Monday night
and again took rank with the leaden.
During tho early morning Oeorgo
Seres of the team of Seres and Dupuy
developed water on the knee and re
tired from the race. At the same time
frank Cavansgh of Plercey and Cav
anagh retired because of a . severe
cold. Dupuy and Plercey combined In
a new team.
The standing at I o'clock this morn
ing was as follows:
Uoullet and Orenda: Clark and
Hoot; Cameron and Kaiser; Lawrence
and Marin; Egg and Verrl; Moran
and McNamaru: Walthour and Hal
atead; Fogler and 11111; Lawaon and
Drobach. and Ryan and Wohlradall
1,164. miles and 8 lapa: Bedell end
lu-Jell; Thomas and llanley, and Mit
ten and Anderson, 1.154 miles and 7
lupa; Plercey and Dupuy. 1,154 miles
3 laps; Kopiky and Hansen, 1,114
miles. The record for the fifty-sixth
hour was 1,1(0 miles and t laps made
by Thomas and Ryan In 1911.
Not Our Bustnena,
Washington, Nov. 11 Questions of
neutrality of South American coun
tries do not concern the United Elates
In a strict cna, Prealdent Wllaon de
clared yesterday. He epraed the
hopa that suurtnee of neutrality
Ivan I v Ecuador and Colombia would
be auHlrlarit to nullify Oreat Britain
and France, whlr-h contend tha Oer
ninn fleets lmv been receiving aid
from poria of thosa natluna.
COTTOH BELIEF
Ill
The $135,000,000 Loan Design
' . ed to Help Cotton Inter
ests in the South Has
Been Raised.
CERTAIN INTERESTS .
TRIED TO DEFEAT PLAN
Delayed by Selfish Opposition
of Textile Interests, Says
McAdoo Sure of Suc
cess of Scheme.
M'ashlngtnn, Nov. 18. With the
$1 35.000,000 cotton loan fund fully
subscribed steps wcer taken today to
clear the way for the actual transfer
of the money to Southern cotton pro
ducers. The federal reserve board,
acting as the central committee, which
has general supervision of the tuna,
carried out the provisions of the un
derstanding with subscribing banks
in naming a "cotton loan committee.
Washington, Nov. 18. The 8135
000,000 loan fund designed to help
cotton producers whose great crop
threatened to become a burden on
their hands upon the outbreak of the
war, today stood complete., Secretary
McAdoo declared In bis announcement
that 'the'loqn .plait "had eeni"dejayed
by the selfish opposition or certain
textile manufacturers and local In
terests who have tried to defeat it."
"We believe," he added, "that the
carrying out of this plan ia going to
be beneficial not only In helping tno
cotton situation and the foreign sit
uation but also by promoting the
general prosperity of the country
which now has such a happy Impulse
that It would be difficult to retard
It."
The country-wide effort to furnish
aid to cotton producers and find a
bottom for the cotton market came to
a successful conclusion last night
when Secretary of the Treasury Mc
Adoo announced the completion of the
$135,000,000 cotton loan fund. In
making his announcement Mr, Mc
Adoo declared the success of the plan
was assured.
The secretary's statement came a
the end of a day devoted to efforts
to obtain subscriptions necessary to
complete the $100,000,000 portion of
the fund assigned to banks In non
cotton producing states.
Kuhn, Loco and company of New
York, agreed to subscribe $2,000,000.
At a luncheon given by John Skelton
Williams. Bernard M. Baruch of w
York said that he might Invest In the
fund up to $1,500,000. His offer was
taken to the extent of $1,000,000 and
the fund completed. A few hours af
ter Mr. Baruch's offer word was re
ceived from several banks that they
would subscribe to en amount of
about $2,600,000 but their assistance
was not needed. As It .stands the fund
is over subscribed about $300,000.
The following Is a list of the cities
and the amounts subscribed to the
fund:
New York city $50,000,000.
Baltimore, $2,600,000.
Boston. $2,086,000.
Chicago, $14,000,000.
Detroit, $1,082,000,
Cincinnati. $2,000,000. ,
Cleveland, $2,000,000.
Kansus City $2,000,000.
Louisville, $1,000,000.
Minneapolis. $1,000,000.
Philadelphia, $4.(40.000.
Pittsburgh, $1,000,000.
Richard. $1,126,000.
St. Louis, $11,600,000.
Kan Francisco, $360,000. I
Washington, $1,000,000.
Banks total. $97,292,000.
Kuhn, Loeb and company, $2,000.
000. Bernard M. Baruch. New York,
$1,000,000.
Grand total, $100,292,000.
RECEIVER IS SOUGHT
FOR BIG NEW JERSEY
AUTOMOBILE COMPANY
New York, Nov. 1$. A receiver Is
sought for the United 8tates Motor
company, a New Jersey corporation
with authorlied capital of 1427,600,
000, and plants at Hart fold. Detroit.
Dsyton, Providence, New Caatle, Ind..
and Tarrytown, N. Y., In a suit filed
today In the state Supreme court by
Emanuel Matter, of this city, a stock
holder. Mrs. Sarah Twltty and daughter,
Mias Wilms Twltty of Velham. Oa ,
who have been tha guerti of Mrs. U,
Hruner on Pouth French Broad ave
nue, raturn home
n
still mm
Repudiates Gonzales Telegram
Saying He Would Retire
in Favor of Gener
. al Gutierrez.
HAD NO INTENTION
OF DOING SUCH THING
Successor Must Be Man He Can
Trust Battle Imminent,
Report Villa Is
v Advancing.
Washington, Nov. 18. General Car
ranza has repudiated the telegram
sent for him by General Pablo Gonza
les to General Gutierrez in which the
first chief, was represented us saying
he would retire. This was announced
today In an official dispatch
f rom j
American Consul Silliman.
Carranza declared that he had been j
misunderstood. In tho telegram which
Gonzales sent on behalf of Carranza,
the first chief was described ns reaiy
to resign . If both he and Villa re
linquished their commands and met
In Havana not later than November
i5 . No mention was mado of the man
to whom the executive power was to
be delivered, and Carranza now de
clares that he never Intended to re
sign in favor of Gutierrez and will not
deliver his place to any other than a
man whom he could trust to carry out
conditions he Imposes.
While American Consul Silliman re
ported that the great efforts were
being made to patch up the difficul
ties through intermediaries, othed of
ficial advices said movements were un
der way and that a battle was Immi
nent north of Mexico City where Vil
la, troops were' how-- advancing south
ward. -'. V'-.,. - V-
In connection with, Carranza's re
pudiations of the message sent by
Gonzales, Villa adherents here de
clared that at the Torreon conven
tion which was convened during the
summer In an attempt to heal the first
breach between Carranza and Villa,
Gonzales acted as spokesman for Car
ranza and signed the agreement which
later was similarly repudiated by the
first chief. .
Truce Broken, He Says.
Mexico City, Nov. 18. General Al
varo Obregon, who yesterday assum
ed supreme command of the capital
and of the federal district, last night
received a telegram from General
Pablo Gonzales, In whtch the latter
declared that General - Villa, by ad
vancing his troops southward, had re
peatedly broken the truce agreement
entered In on November 12, between
General Gonzales and General Gutier
rez, who has been elected provisional
president.
A large bod, of troops belonging
to General Obregon's division arrived
here last night from Ira Puato, 29
miles southwest of Ouanapuato.
General Alvarado, pos' commander,
his Issued a statement In which he
declares that General Villa. Is a great
er enemy to the cause of Mexican
democracy, than was General Hucrto.
He says that Villa has forced an un
necessary civil war on Mexico.
It Is reported here that General
Carranza will move his capital to
Vera Crus Immediately upon the evac
uation of that city by the Americans.
CMS J1GEL - UEUBEfl
BOARD UAJifflN
Judge Chambers and Judge
Pritchard Are Other Mem
bers of the Board.
St. Louis, Nov. .18. The selection
of Charles Nagel, former secretary of
commerce and labor as third member
of the federal board of mediation and
conciliation, was announced here last
night by Judge W, L. Chambers of standing army. Into the reserve, and
Washington, chairman of the board, that men so trained should not be
Judge Chambers departed last night .held In the first reeervj for a lonser
for Chicago, where the board will period than five years. It would ap
meat on November 10, to arbitrate j pear that the size of the regular or
differences between 98 railroads op-1 standing army to be used as a school
e rating west of the Misalaalppl river
and the 64,000 employes of these rail
roads. United States Circuit Judge
Pritchard of Mchmond. Vs., is the
other member of the board.
Cargoes of Cotton.
Savannah, Oa.. Nov. 11. The
steamships Caroline, and Berwynd.
flying the American flag, are expected
to sail from Savannah within the next
ten days with csrgoes of cotton for. plus 117,100 reserve): In the third
Bremen. This will be the first cotton! year an army of III. 100 (106,000 plus
hlpment from this port since the out-1176,100 reserves): In tha fourth year
break of th European war. Fxporters
aid other steamers probably would
follow, although the report that a
third ship had bean chartered could
nut be verified here.
Gen. v otherspoon Urges First
Line Army of 500,000 Men
and Organized Militia
Strength of 300,000. ;
OUTLINES PLANS FOR
CARRYING OUT SCHEME
Declares It Would Be Impossi
ble to Defend Canal and
Territories With the
Present Garrisons.
Washington, Nov. 18. Declaring
that it would be impossible to defend
the Panama canal and American ter
ritorial possessions against attack
with present or proposed garrisons,
unless they could be apl"y reinforc-
ed, Major General Wotherspoon, re
tired chief of staff, in his report today
recommended tho increase of the reg
ular army to a strength of 205,000
enlisted mon. He proposed that that
force could be augmented, through a
system of reserves, until there was
created a mobile strength of 500,000
first line, troops equipped for a six
months campaign.
General Wotherspoon said there
was need for more forces to protect
rear approaches to American coast
defenses, and those points not covered
by fortresses, and urged that the or
ganized militia be developed to a
strength of 300,000 men.
"It is manifest," General Wother
spoon asserted, "that the great water
way of the Panama canal cannot be
protected against the operations of a
first class military power by the pres
ent or Drooosed garrison we contem
plate placing there without the pow-
er and ability, to reinforce rapidly
from the united states.
"That an effective defensive against
an enterprising enemy in the Philip
pines could be made with a deficiency
of 83 per cent of the manning details
of the coast defenses of Manila and
Snbig bay, and with a mobile force
of a little over 7,000 American troops
supplemented by less than 6,000 Phil
ippine scouts, Is manifestly impossi
ble; that we can retain our valuable
territory of Alaska, in its Isolate posi
tion, against an enemy with any mili
tary power by placing there a garri
son of less than 600 men verges on
the ridiculous unless we have ample
forces at home to occupy that terri
tory In the very earliest stages of an
impending conflict. As regards the
Hawaiian Islands, all military persons
will recognize that the proposed gar
risons In this possession Is far below
what It should be to meet a serious
attack."
able Outlining his view of the army's
first line requirements. General Wo
therspoon said:
"Careful consideration of our needs
would indicate the advisability and
necessity for having at all tlm.-s
available nt home and, in addition to
the necessities In our foreign posses
sions I nthe first line of our military
establishment, a mobile force of nt
least 600.000 thoroughly trained -nd
thoroughly equipped fighting men.
with adequate supplies for the opera
tion of this force for a period of at
least six months. This Is a conclusion
that seems to have been reached by
all thosewho have given careful con
sideration of this question, It Is also
urged that we should have as a sec
ond line a thoroughly equipped and
trained force of organized militia of
not less than 300,000 men properly
proportioned ns to its staff and sever
al arms with stores and supplies nee
essary for Its operation In the fk-ld
for a like period."
Outlines Plan.
General Wotherspoon outlined the
plan through which he would double
th strength of the regular army and
create the reserve, The enlisted men
would servo a ahort term with the
colors, then pass Into reserves for pe
riods of five or more years, being at
all times, under obligation to respond
In case of national need.
"Assuming," the report continues,
"the adoption of a ihort term of en
listment say three years for the
passage of the men thoroughly train-
I ed
In Ihe school of the regular, or
for the training of reservists, should
be about 260,000 men.
"If from such an rmy. organized
on a basis of three years training, we
discharge yearly that Increment below
the grade of avrgeant which had torn
pleted IU three years training, we receiver oi tne company, aecnnea to
would have, with due allowance f.rt how many men had been em
deaths, etc., In the first year of Ha ployed Union miners say the number
complete operation an army of 261.700 waa not large.
(206.000 plus H.700 reserves); In the
second year an army of 122
(106.000
an srmy of 419.100 (106.000 plin
114. 04 reaervea); In the fifth year
army of 41.600 (106.000 plus 291,600
jnaervra). After this the army would
1 (Continued nn page I)
U.S.VESSELIS
FIRED UPON BY
TURKISH FORT
ON NEW! CONGRESS
Some of Committees Lost All
Democratic .Members
Chairmanships Vacant.
Washington, Nov. 18. Effects of
the recent elections on the personnel
of congress was shown in a list nam
ing members who will not be in the
64 th congress. Seyeral committees
lost some of their most active mem
bers. Of the democrats on the com
mittee on expenditures in the post-
ottice department none remains.
The committee chairmen who will
not appear in the ne"xt congress in
clude:
Post, Ohio, elections committee, No.
1; Goldfogle, New York, elections
committee No. 3; Gudger, North Caro
lina, expenditures In the postofflce de
partment; Graham, Illinois, expend!'
tures in the department of commerce
Underhill, New York, industrial arts
and expositions.
Chairmanship vacancies were creat
ed by elevation to the senate of Repre
sentatives Underwood, ways and
means committee; Broussard, Louisi
ana, expenditures In the department
of justice, and Hardwlck, Georgia,
coinage, weights and measures.
Of the 14 democrats on the ways
and means committee six will not re
turn to congress.
One-third of the 21 members of the
appropriations committee will be miss
ing in the next congress, one-fourth of
tne judiciary, one-tnira or tne oanKing
and currency, Including all tour mem
Ders farming "next xo me cnairman;
while the foreign affairs, Indian, inter
state commerce, military and public
lands committees all lost one-third of
their membership. Some of the small
er committees lost half.
BLUER WORKINGS OF
NEW CURRENCY SYSTEM
Few Millions of Commercial
Paper Re-discounted on the
First Day's Operation.
Washington. Nov, 18. Federal re
serve board officials reviewed with In
terest today reports of first operation
of the twelve regional banks In the
new currency system. Gold and money
amounting to $170,000,000 had been
transferred from the member banks to
their reserve Institutions, and it was
estimated about $70,000,000 remained
to be shifted to meet present require
ments.
Commercial paper worth only a few
millions was redlscounted by the re
serve banks on the first day of thel
operation, but officials said today they
expected a great amount of rediscount
business to be transacted In the near
future. Emergency and clearing house
certificates outstanding or In the pos
session of banks are secured by paper
which officials think will be subject in
most esses to rediscount by the fed
eral banks.
TO
Go to Prairie Creek Under Or-
ders of Federal Court
Strikers to Appeal.
Fort Smith. Ark., Nov. 18, Non
union miners from the Carksvllle
end Jlmtown camps left here early
today for the Baehe-Denman proper
ties at Prairie Creek, whtch are to re.
sums operations at onre under orders
of the federal court Franklin Bache,
The non-union men stopped at mii
land, about three miles from Camp
Garrison, where the federsl troops are
located. It was stated today that the
union miners of this district, through
Kdward Cunningham, will present
an! their side of the controversy In Hurt
ford vallev to President Wlltfin, Sec
retary of War Garrison and Secretary
of Labor Wilson tomorrow
Captain Decker of Tennessee
Confirms Report of Hostile
Act in Report to the
State Department
WAS MAKING OFFICIAL
VISIT AT SMYRNA
Washington in State of Amaz-i
ed Wonder Tennessee Had
Threatened to Stop the
Cruelty to Aliens.
'Wasington, Nov. 18. The
United States cruiser Tennes
see, or her launch probably
the latter was fired upon yes
terday by the Turkish forts at
Smyrna.
Washington. Wov. 18. Captain
Decker of the crulser Tennessee re- ;
ported to Secretary Daniels today that
while proceeding from Vonrlah to
Smyrna to make an official call the i ,
vessel was fired upon.
Officials Amazed.
Captain Decker's report, confirming
last night's news dispatches which
officials hoped and believed were In
accurate, threw them today into a
state of amazed wonder. Every effort
is being made to get more complete
reports of the Incident from the Ten
nessee's commander. The report from
him docs not say whether the Tonnes-
see or her launch, as was reported Jn,
news dispatches, had lieen fired upon.
Aside from being considered as A
hostile act, the firing may bo explain
ed In various ways. The first report
said the 'cruiser's launch had been
turned by three shots from the forts
as it was entering the harbor of Smyr
na. Officials say the launch may have
been entering during prohibited hour
or the forts may have taken than
method of warning tho ship against!
mine fields In the harbor.
There has been considerable uneasi
ness about the Tennessee and also tha
North Carolina, her sister ship, sines
they went to Turkish waters to look;
after the Interests of Americans, at
tho end of their voyage to tho Euro
pean continent with gold for stranded
tourists. Reports of mishaps to both
ships have been frequent but always
have been disproved by official dis
patches.
Ambassador Morgenthau's reports
of Internal conditions in Turkey sines
the Ottoman empire Joined the dual
alliance in the war upon the entente
powers, convinced officials here it
would be well to have both ships re
main In the Mediterranean for the
present. Both cruisers have been go
ing from port to port in Turkish wa
ters or those near by.
Turkish Threat,
So far, Ambassador Morgenthau's
reports concerning the safety of Amer
icans have been reassuring. An un
dercurrent of uneasiness was created,
however, early this month when the
Turkish commander at Beirut address
ed a note to the American consul
general, which he Intended for the in
formation of the French and British,
government, declaring that for every
Mussulman killed In a bombardment
of any open and unfortified port, thren
British or French subjects would bo
put to death The note added that
the Turkish commander could not
take the responsibility for any upris
ing against Chrlslans which might
follow such a nevent.
It was pointed out, at the time, that
bombardment of any open and unfor
tified towns was unlikely as It Is pro
hibited by the Hague convention.
Those Turkish officials who remain
at the embassy here were confident
that if the Tennessee had been fired,
upon t was the act of some local offi
cial who would quickly be taken up
by the Constantinople government.
Further than calling for Inquiries
from other American officials In tha
vicinity It appeared that Washington
was awaiting details from the Ten
nessee before proceeding. It became
known also that England and Franca
were asking their commanders In the
Mediterranean for In formation at lam
Incident.
Tha theory of officials is that Cap
tain Decker had been ashore at Smyr
na to pay his respects to Consul Gen
eral Horton and that tha consul, who
had returned the visit, was being tak
en back to Smyrna' when the launch
was fired upon It was pointed our.
that In making a visit to Smyrna, the
ordinary proceed ure for the Temieaiu-
would be to anchor outside the hiirtmr
and send a launch ashore. Anuihfp
view la that the firing may not bvn
been Intended as an unfriendly m t
but merely ui warning tout the pint
Was closed. Thjt ia aald to In an
uaual form of notifying a foreign in
ae that a port Is cloned when -r
notification has not been mmle,
(Continued on fnc
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