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A A IHE GAZETTE-NEWS BAB THE HOST EXPENSIVE ASSOCIAT ED PRESS SERVICE IN TBS tt . tu CAROLINAS - tl tl mmm. "WEATHER FOEECASTi '- KOT QUITE SO COLD. VOLUME XIX. No. 244. ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS EFFORT TO CRUSH GREAT SLAV ARMIES CHECKED SUCH IS CM ! BY PETROGRAD Report of Capture of German I Battery a Lodz Suggests Flanking Movement I by Russians. , SO INTIMATIONS OF REVERSE FROM BERLIN Ihedive Reported to ; Have : Joined Turkish Forces to In vade Egypt Artillery . I Battle in West. Germany's effort to crush the great armies of Eussia has net with a check, according to statements emanating from Russian sources. Earlier in he week both Berlin and Pet 'ograd reported that the Bus ian center was falling back be- ore the German advance over he snow covered fields of Po ind, but it is now asserted at he Russian capital that this lovement has been halted. It intimated in the same quar ts that the latest turn in the impaign is likely to have "de sive consequence for the en fly." The official Russian report of ilo capture of a battery at iodz is regarded as significant, uggesting a Russian flanking novement. Large reinforce- aents, it is said, have been hrown in by the Russians, from Berlin,-however, came no uggestions of a reverse. The lermans, it is said there, were aaking steady progress, not nly in the center, but in the lorth, driving back the Rus ians'from the frontier of East Prussia. Unofficial advices rom the west are to the effect hat German reinforcements ire still being rushed to the eastern battlefields. In Belgium the fighting still Irags in a desultory manner. U Brussels, the temperature is elow freezing, and an unus tally severe winter is feared. The fall of snow has ceased, nit the abatement of the storm ins brought no relief from the ardships of the soldiers in the old and wet. Rervia has broken the silence lio maintained for several days 0 deny the Austrian claims to 1 great victory. The Servian elation at Athens, while ad nitting that the Austrians ompelled a retreat from Val ovo, states that the Servians vithdrew in good order with ut any serious fighting, and hat they are now occupying tdvantageous positions, ready o engage the advancing Aus 'rians. ' The khedive of Egypt, Abbas "Iilmi, who was reported sev ral days ago to have cast his it with the sultan of Turkey, is spiritual leader, is said in 'aris to have joined the Turk- h forces in Palestine, prepar tory to leading an irniiHion of Iane Indlcativl, Tonflon, Nv. II. Th warring ' u I on both battle fronts iim to y to Imv com to a paue ultu Interval were necessary for them to aolve the new difficulties of their po sitions raised by the unexpected se verity of the first onslaught of win ter. In West Flanders reports from many sources indicate that all' the military operations have been com pletely suspended, while along the rest of ,the western line only desultory ar tllery duels prevent the front from giving the impression that a truce exists. Now Stories. ' A new crop of stories has arisen that the Germans are sending, heavy guns and submarines by rail to Bel gium, destined for the coast, while other reports declare that long trains, capable all told of moving 200,000 men,' are being prepared to take the German reinforcements to the eastern front Vienna and Berlin agree that noth ing decisive ras occurred in Poland, while Petrograd claims that the Ger man offensive between the Warta and the Vistula has been checked so def initely that the Russians have been able to resume the aggressive, an at' titude which they signalzied : by the capture of a battery of German artll lery to the northwest of Lodz. This, if true, indicates the possibility .that the Germans are in danger of being outflanked. Nevertheless, it is appar ent that the two armies are facing each other and waiting for the next move on what may prove to be one of the most decisive battles of the east ern campaign. Second Phase. A week ago the Germane were re treating from Warsaw. They turned at Bayon, reaching the territory eon trolled by their own strategic railroad system, and brusrlng aside the Hub Blan cavalry, they began to push back the army of Emperor Nicholas until a position between the Vistula and the Warta was reached. This Is the point where the experts predicted that the Germans would make tnelrj stand on the retreat from Warsaw. Now the re-occupation of trls line probably will mean that the second phase of the Polish campaign will proceed on the more or less expected lines. , ' ., - The cold weather is having Its ef fect on the eastern frontais, but con trary to the prcvailiGg..cjinion. Gen eral Von Hlndenburg maintains that this will favor the Germans, because the Russians will not be able to dig themselves in when the ground is frozen. ' Germans Confident. Berlin, Nov. 21. (Bp Wlrelfiss to Sayvllle) "Germany has great ex pectations concerning tho outcome near Lodz," say an official announce fent handed to the press today. "It Is generally taken for granted that the gigantic Russian army. In spite of its great numerical superiority, is se riously threatened by .General . Von Hindenburg's Ingenious strategy and his spirited offensive movement. The Interest retreat of the Russians is made dif ficult by the fact that the Germans destroyed all railroads, bridges and highways. A Russian defeat here may decide the entire campaign in the east, as the Russians are without re serves and lack arms, ammunition and officers." STILL SEEMS IN DOUBT Special to The Gazette-News. Hendersonvllle, Nov. 20. -Solicitor Michael Rchenck, who has been at tending court in Yancey county, and Judge O. V. F. Blythe, who also ran for the office of solicitor in the eigh teenth judicial dUtrlct, have returned from Yancey, and while Solicitor Sohenck Is claiming election by a ma jority of 43 votes In the district, the voters are a lltte uncertain as to the outcome since It is understood that Judge Blythe will make a contest When seen by a representative of the" press, Judge Blythe said: '"I mean to be courteous, but I don't have one word to say about the matter of the election of a solicitor.". It Is the current report that Judge Blythe will contest the election. As stated lust week, there were more votes In the Jack creek box thaa were on the poll book' and Solicitor Bchenck got the majority of these. It being a democratic box. The republi cans claim Irregularities. Negro Maniac's Murders Cause Reign of Terror Chattanooga. Tenn., Not. II. IX A. Rnnln, a small grocery merchant In what is known as Tannery Flat, was shot and fatally Injured at an early hour this morning by a negro sup posed to be the same negro who as sassinated W. 11. Thomas, a grocery merchant In South Chatlanoosa Thurs-day night, and fatally wounded W. N. Agnrw, ! butcher of the same locality Tu!aT morning. Agnew dlod l"t nlt-hL Previous to this a negro night TO OPED EXCHANGE Definite Outline to Deal in Bonds Under Certain Re strictions Will Be De- . - cided on Tuesday. BELIEF PREVAILS IT ...'.IT " ' WILL BE ACCEPTED Understood to Be Less Broad in Scope Than Plan For undated and Rejected Earlier in Week. - New. York, Nov. 21. A definite plan to re-open the New York stock exchange for transactions in bonds under certain restrictions will be sub mitted to the governing committee of the exchange on Tuesday, it was an nounced today. The belief prevailed In the financial district that the plan might be accepted. . The announcement was made In the following official statement Issued by the secretary of the exchange: "The special committee of five an nolnces trat. having consummated its plan for bond transactions on the. ex change under certain specified re strictions, the same will, in accord ance with the constitution of the ex change, be submitted to the govern ing committee at the regular meeting on November. 21. If the recommend ations of the special committee are adopted by the governing committee, the plan will go into operation at an early date." While .the special committee has not discussed its latest plan, It was understood trat the specified Instruc tions were less broad in their scope than those of the plan formulated earlier in the week and unexpectedly reversed on Thursday. It was understood that some of the objections raised by financial Insti tutions and other Interestg against the resumption of bond transactions have been overcome. Atlanta, Nov. 21. Auburn will meet Georgia here this afternoon in the most important football contest in the south for the day. The Alabama fbotball team is the favorite and spec ulatlon concerning the result chiefly centered on whether Georgia will score. No team thus far this sea son has scored against the Plainsmen. The weather early today was fair. The probable line-up: Auburn. . Position.' Georgia Left End. Kearley Thompson Left Tackle. Steed McConnell Left Guard. Taylor Conyers Center. Pitts Henderson Right Guard. Thlgpen Garmany Right Tackle. Loulselle Garrard Right End. Robinson (c) Hitchcock Quarterback. Arnold Paddock Left Half. Hart Powell 'Right Half. Halrston Peacock t Fullback. Harris Thrash Wahoo, Carlisle, referee: Williams, Clemson, umpire; head linesman not decided upon. watchman for one of the largest facto ries was assassinated and attempt were made to kill several other watch men. All of these crimes are credited to a supposed murderous negro ma ntao who has so far eluded the com bined efforts of the police, detectives nd sheriffs forces. These frequent murders have caused reigns of terror In ths suburban dUtrlcts. and If the perpetrator is caught he my meet summitry punishment as there Is much talk of mob violence, 1 Git IMPORTANT SHORT SESSil OF Legislative Body Expected to Concern Itself Mainly With Voting New Five Billion Marks Credit. WILL PROBABLY PASS ON EMERGENCY LAWS Reports of Steady Progress of Germans in East Cause Pub lice to Face Future With Confidence. Berlin, Nov. 80. (Via London, Nov. 21. ) The coming session of the reichstag, which opens on November 22, iB expected to be of short dura tion. It: is probable that it will only concern itself with the voting of a new five billion marks credit and the ratification of the various emergency laws promulgated by the bundesrath. This is to be accomplished if possi ble, without debate. Neither the budget nor new taxation proposals are expected to be submitted. The budget will be laid before the reichstag at Its session in Feburuary. The steady progress reported day by day from the eastern theater of war is most encouraging to the mili tary critics and the public and little anxiety for the safety of the frontier districts is now manifest. Major Moraht, military correspond ent of the Berliner Tageblatt, expects full success for Generals Von Hln denburg and Dankl. He thinks' the heavy Russian losses in killed and prisoners has shaken the morale of the Russians. .' ' ' The continuance of the concentric attacks on the ,nr rth, west and south, he .hold , . place, OieBussiana in an. unenviable position.' The troops which threatened the east Prussian frontier atx Soldau and Its vicinity are continuing their re treat apparently towards the crossings of the Vistula and the Bug at Novoe Georglewsk. The wintry weather In the war the aters is considered to be of the great est importance In the field operations, especially in the Inundated districts of Flanders. Today's reports show that It is colder in the southwest and In the northwest. Both Metz and Brus sels report a temperature below the freezing point. The snow fall in the northwest has ceased but is fairly general in the east and will probably continue for several days so that the battle of Poland will be fought out on snow covered fields. (By Wireless to Sayvllle, L. I., Nov. 21). included in the information giv en out In official quarters to the press today is the following: "Netherlands newspapers have ex pressed their appreciation at the ef forts of the German authorities to re store normal conditions in Belgian towns. "Reports received here from Copen hagen set forth that the French gov ernment has Informed the Greek gov ernment that France will be able to on na'pay only 20,000.000 francs (J4.000,- uvv; on ine secona installment or the Grecian loan (150,000,000) year." of 250,000,000 francs! Issued in Paris last BIG AUSTIN VICTORIES Serbs Today Hold Advanta geous Positions and Await Attack, Grecian Report. Paris. Nov. tl 10:15 a. m. Tele graphing from Athens, the corre spondent of the Dally Mall Issues the following Information issued In. Gre cian capital: "Great Austrian victories are deni ed. The Servian troops retreated Trom their positions around Valpevo, which they had defended for two months against superior forces. Today they bold more advantageous positions, and they confidently await the attack of the enemy. The evacuation of Valjevn nd the retreat, were effected without incident or losses. Five cannon had to be abandoned on the heights, as they could not be lowered, and they were rendered uselesa "No Important encounters have tak en place since the order to retreat was given; consequently great Austrian victories are Impossible.'' Taken In Tow.' Savannah, No, tl. The schooner Henrv W. CrsmD. abandoned Ww- nesday off Cape Ixiokout lightship nd taken In tow by the steamer MofTlmark, was brought Into port Jbers today, CiPLlTS BY C SHORE MIW: .o? Insist That Justice ' e Act Has Entirely Taken Away All of Their Intra state Business. NO MORE SHORT LINES WILL BE CONSTRUCTED Is the Prediction of One of the Officials Railroads Have No Substitute Meas ure to Offer. (By W. T. Bost.) Raleigh, November 20. More short long and short haul clause of the tice act have been here today asking the Corporation Commission to do something that will give them a di vision of the Intrastate freight busi ness, which they declare has been en- tirvly taken away by the new law. It isn't a new story to the. commis sion. It has come to be a sort of "damnable Iteration," as. the late Mr. Shakespeare said it, and the commis sion sees the point. But every time a carrier' discovers something that looks to be really brilliant and learned then law butts in and the carrier goes home to swear at Mr. Justice. The legislature will be besieged in January. There is not any doubt about that. If there were no people wanting better child labor laws, better roadB, better school appropriations, constitutional amendments or woman suffrage, there would be an Imposing lay-out of short line railroad repre-1 scntatives who will endeavor to show that the Justice act has been a hard ship that they can not endure. : "There will be no more short line roaAt built in North Carolina," A. J. Steed, General Freight Agent of the Maxton, Alma and Southbound Rail road, said today. He declares that the small roads cannot operate. He and the other complainants against Mr. Justice believe the Greensboro states man wished to work no hardship against them. Moreover they think Mr.' Justice meant to enrich the state of his birth and his love. But they think Mr. Justice fell down slightly and that even the Inter-state business that is left to the small roads unfor tunately must divide with Virginia, long since rich on North Carolina business. Mr. Steed's visit today was none less 'than the twentieth similar one from small line officials. The provision that works hardest against the short liners is that ruling which makes mandatory the routing of freight by the shortest line unless otherwise or dered by tho shipper. This often makes for delay and great inconven ience in transfer. The railroads do not have any mea sure to offer as a substitute. They merely say the new act is ruining their business nd that there can be no such thing as the continued construction of short lines that connect with through carriers and open territory not before touched by any kind of rail road. Insurance Commissioner James R. Commissioner Scott further Informa tion from the latest Winston-Salem fires, but nothing that gives abso lute light Mr. Scott writes that the proprietor of one of the destroyed houses had been warned to clean up and that "In six hours ho had with a tire." The insurance department has had a war rant served on J. W. Gregory, but the examlnatlo nis not complete. Idltton Is Hack. Edward M. Brltton, newspaper member of the recent conference on the cotton situation In Memphis, has returned to Kulctgh after taking a vs. cation of ten day's, the first that he has had since his trip to Washington to attend the inauguration Mr. Brltton came back through the South and visited relatives. He re- turns to find the postoftlc situation unchanged and it is now conceded in Raleigh that about all that he needs to get It is to come squarely out and ask for It. Though of a faction that has fought him to an hundred finishes and often beaten him. the faction Is for him this time and will read the riot act to those who will not support him. Meanwhile Bart Catling and Charles Anderson, opposing him, faint not. More Pharmacists. Fifty-one pharmaceutical students are closing the second day of a ter rlflo Inquisition for license to "dope" the commonwealth. The Supreme Court listened to argu ments In the case of Norrls, on behalf of the State of North Carolina vs. Ca rey K. Durfey and others, involving the tlrst test case of ths Inheritance law. Ths Inpury began eks ago In the Superior Court and Judge Whedbee held that the-million dollar Tucker estate In North Carolina Is not liable for tatlon on its realty. Attorney . General Klrkett held the same way. jBut Chairman Travis of the corpora- UT FOOTBALL iillTESTS TODAY Yale-Harvard Classic Takes Place in Yale Bowl Over 70,000 People Witness the Conflict. DARTMOUTH-SYRACUSE CONTEST IS IMPORTANT Big Nine Championship Hon ors Hinge on Struggle Be tween the Teams of Wis consin and Illinois. New York, Nov. 21. In the new Tale bowl before one of the largest Jus-!crowds that. ever witnessed an ath letic contest in thig country the foot ball teams representing Tale and Harvard universities will close their 1914 season this afternoon. Another game of unusual import to day is the Dartmouth-Syracuse con test at Fenway park, Boston. Both of these elevens are rated as among the strongest in the east and by some critics Dartmouth is considered the strongest team in the country. The defeat bp Princeton is the oly blot on the records of the two teams, and while Dartmouth is the favorite an interesting struggle is promised. The army and navy will get their final work out before they meet next Saturday. The army plays Springfield Training school at West Point while the navy will receive Ursinus at An napolis. Lafayette and Lehigh, rivals for years, play at Easton, Pa., and a worthy exhibition is promised even though Lehigh furnishes evidence of a victory if past performances count in final scores. ' Rutgers, will face Stevens institute at Hoboken and a victory is expected. In this city New York university will meet Wesleyan. Eastern Classic. New Haven, Conn.. Nov. 21. The contest of the season on eastern foot ball fields, the Harvard and Yale classic, was staged here today before a gigantic assembly, as the dedicatory game of the New Yale bowl. Harvard was a slight favorite be fore the struggle bgan, although the improvement in tne condition of the field after Thursday's storm narrow ed the odds to nearly even money. The forenoon weather conditions were entirely favorable for good foot ball. The sky was clear and a light northwest breeze was puffing down from the Connecticut hills. It was snapping cold in the ground in the bowl was like asphalt early In the day. The forenoon was spent in wel coming the crowd to New Haven. From the railroad station, which was the principal portal to the city, stretching far out toward Yale field, for more than six hours there was an almost unbroken procession. The trolley service out to the bowl was far below speed limit, while motor vehicles, which dashed into the city by the hundreds were shunted onto the less crowded thoroughfares. As curtain raisers the Yale man agement provided for the morning an Inter-colleglate cross country cham pionship run; with fifteen college teams and a Harvard and Yale soccer game. These events were held outside the bowl. The announced line-up for the big game was as follows: Yale Postlon. Harvard Left End. Brann J. T. Coolidge Left Tackle. Talbott Parsons Left Guard. Conroy , Weston Center. White Wallace Right Guard. Walden Pennock Right Tackle. Betts - Trumbull Right End. Stlllman Hardwick Quarterback. Wilson Logan Left Half. Alnsworth Mahan Right Guard. Knowlcs Bradlee Fullback. Lrgor Frank Kereree N. A. Tufts; umpire D. L. FulU; Brown; field Judge, C. A. Wil liams, Pennsylvania; head linesman. F. W. Murphy, Brown. Time Four IS minute periods. In Western Fields. Chicago, Nov. 21. Final games of the season were on the western foot ball schedule today. On the Wlscon sln-Illlnols ba at Madison hinged ths honors of the "big nine" champion ship. In Chlrsgo, Minnesota was ready to meet the crippled university of Chicago eleven In a game to decide second place honors tor the western conference. tlon commission, reads ths law other wise and the Iml ar now before the court. It was nrt poeslble to present ths matter earlier. NO DECISIt Oil TURKISH AFFAIR United States Will Not Take Passive Attitude, However, If Turkey Intended a Deliberate Affront. SUCH IS POSITION TAKEN BY PRESIDENT Must Assume Turkey Can Satv isfactorily Explain Tennes- ' see Incident Until De- r tails Are Received. Washington, Nov. 21. Captain Ben ton C. Decker of the cruiser Tennessee has reported that the firing; on the ships launch by Turkish ,. forts at Smyrna, Asia Minor, was not Intended as an hostile act. - After a conference with President Wilson, Secretary Tumulty today gave out the following statement: "The public already knows whaj happened, namely, a boat from the Tennessee tried to enter the harbor, harbor which the Turkish government had declared closed. A shot was fired across her bow to stop her. The cap- -tain of the Tennessee reports that It was not Intended as an hostile act. 'A full investigation of the matter la being made and explanations have been asked bf the Turkish government. Previous attempts to communicato with Ambassador Morgenthau, in Con stantinople, have led to delays of as much as a week. Washington, Nov. 21. President Wilson has not formed his opinion on the firing upon a launch of the cruiser Tennessee by Turkish forts at Smyrna, and vill not determine his course until informed of all details. Officials close to the president stated today that until contrary information is received, the administration as sumes the Incident will be satisfactor ily explained by Turkey. But It also was stated authorltitlvely that th , United States would not take a passive attitude if a deliberate affront to the American flag were shown. . President Wilson takes the posi tion that full Information should be received before any action Is taken and .that premature discussion qf the question is out of place. He is eager to get details of the affair as soon as possible, and although he went golf ing today. White House officials were in constant touch with Secretary Dan iels and were prepared to inform the pesldent immediately if further word were received. FIGHTING ON M HAS Severe Cold Continues and Old Inhabitants Fear a Very Severe Winter. Burgee, Belgium, Nov. 21. Via London According to the best infor mation reaching here the fighting on the Yser front has completely stopped. The severe cold weather continues and the old Inhabitants fear that there may be a reptltlon of the severe winter of 170 and 1871. At Bruges, It Is reported that 57 empty trains of 40 cars each are mov ing through northern Belgium In the direction of West Flanders. It Is as sumed here that these trains are for the transportation of additional Ger man regiments to the eastern arena of hostilities. BELGIAN BUST FURNACE Running Day and Night to Dis pose of German Killed, Newspaper Says. London, Nov. II. The newspaper Independence Beige, which has brn published In Ixindon since the occupa tion of Brussels, has received nrwa from Charlerol. Belgium, that thn large blast furnace near there Is run ning night and day Incinerating t!t enrpsea of German soldiers klllrl along the Yser line. The bodies nf tti Soldiers r being brought to Churlm I by rail. The coal mines of fhnrl. r . i hv been re-npened nd the mil n there sr working two or three dV, week. i
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