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ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 4, 1914.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
FORCES OF RUSSIA ARE
! GETTING NEAR CRACOW
9 BATTLE TO
SOUTH OF LODZ
ermans Have Formed New
Line of Fresh Forces and
Again Attack Rus
sian Center.
IGHTING IN WEST
CONFINED TO CANNON
;ussians Advance to Przemysl
Without Serious Check
Reformed Lines in
Poland.
London, Dec. 4. With the
oil in the battle in the west,
rhich has become a heavy can-
onado at widely separated
oints with only occasional in-
antry attacks, interest centers
n the struggle between the
lussians and Germans in the
last. '. '. :
I At last the Eussians have
fpproached within firing flis-
Bnce of Cracow, their advance
torn Przemysl having proceed-
id without real check. They
?ero reported yesterday to be
mounting heavy batteries al
round the town of Wieliczka,
rhich they occupied yesterday
nd from which the outer forts
if Cracow can be reached.
I Important as this is for the
'all of Cracow would lay open
he roads to Vienna, Breslau
ind Berlin the main interest
!n the east continues to rest
with the operations on the ir
cgular front through Lodz
nd Lowicz to the East Prus
ian border. Official pronounce
nents as to progress here are
tuarded and indefinite, and it
difficult to arrive at a conclu
sion as to the course of events.
It is apparent, however, that
h new battle has developed
twith-west of Lodz, where the
i ermans have formed a new
ine with fresh forces brought
from Kalisc and are again try
ing to penetrate the Russian
renter.
J The Russians, too, have had
jlime to straighten out their
line and, in the eyes of the al
lies, another battle following
so closely that just concluded
in this region must help them
,in the long run, for, it is ar
gued, win or lose, the Germans
'must be further weakened, and,
fin addition, soon will have to
jtnrn their attention to the Rus-
Rinn offensive against Silesia
find around Cracow.
lrovlslroi Against Tamlno.
Berlin, (via wireless to flayvllle)
Dec. 4. The German military author
ities are providing measure to pre
vent famine among the inhabitant of
'hat part of Russian Poland occupied
"V the German army, according to
new given out by the official press
bureau In Berlin today.
Another announcement stated that a
report had been received by the Ger
man authorities from Constantinople
eying that the English Intended tak
Ing Portuguese troops Into Egypt, ami
that Mohammedan In Tunis were pre
paring for service on the battlefields of
Europe. ,
Transport at Antivart
London, Dea 4 A dispatch to the
rentral New agency from Berlin eays
lhat, according to an official an
nnunrement, a number of transports,
corted by British and French wsr
"nlpa, have reached Antlvarl, Monte
nirro. The Auwrtnn ship guarding
h coast are said to have retired be
(Continued on page 11)
10STOBTBT
Associated Press Correspon
dent Tells of Impressions
Received on Visit to
Flanders Trenches.
RIFLE PITS, INFANTRY
AND ARTILLERY NEAR
Was in the. Midst of 100,000
Men, Yet Saw Few Move
ments and Heard Very
Little Noise.
In Flanders (via Paris), Dec. 4. A
correspondent of the Associated Press
has just made a visit to the French
trenches In Flanders and thus de
scribes his experiences:
"Standing in the shelter of the deep
trenches in the midst of what Is un
doubtedly the bloodiest battlefield in
Europe, the first and moat notable Im
pression Is one of utter surprise at
the absence of movements and lack of
noise. ' .
"Within the range of vision of an
ordinary field glass are concealed,
possibly, 100,000 men, but except for
the few French soldiers In the rifle
pits, standing or kneeling In the im
mediate vicinity and peering out over
the flat country ahead In the direction
of the enemy, no human presence Is
noticeable. ,
"A staff officer imparted the Infor
mation that behind a slope about 300
yards away many German guns were
hidden, but except for, an occasional
burst of flame a whirring noise told
of the presence of the German artil
lery. "A little farther to the left, there
was reason to believe that the ground
fairly bristled with machine guns
backed by infantry in pits and
trenches. Approach to these position
appeared to be almost impossible, ao
far as the Infantry was concerned, on
account of the barbed wire entangle
ments and other interferences. Cov
ered with brush and brambles, the
ground here, from a distance, has the
appearance of a copse of heather."
HELDj8F0BGER
Wealthy Chicago Man Believed
to Be C. H. Betts,. Want
ed in New York.
Chicago, Dec. 4. Carleton Hudson,
the wealthy resident of this city who
was arrested yesterday on the suppo
sltlon that he Is Carleton II. Betts,
who la wanted In New York on a
charge of having committed forgery
and fraud 20 years ago, was to ap
pear In the municipal court today. It
was expected, however, that a contln
uance would be granted to await the
arrival of otllcers from New York.
The Crime- Alleged.
New York, Dec. 4. Caleton If,
Dolts, fled this city 20 year ago while
awaiting trial on a charge of forging
the name of Mr. Margaret McUowan
to a check for 1500. He waa out on
bond of 11,600, which wa furnished
by Joshua Baunder. hi father's
friend. The bond wa forfeited.
Several attempt to locate Belt
failed. Wednesday, Lowell Thomas, a
Chicago newspaper man, appeared at
the otllce of Henry S. Cook, attorney
for the heir of Baunder and an
nounced that he knew where Itetts
could be found. Thomas later ap
peared In District Attorney Whitman'
office and a warrant wa sworn out.
A detective will be sent to Chicago,
immediately to bring to this city the
man the police assert I Betta
FAVORITES WINNERS
IN GOLF TOURNAMENT
Plnehurst, N. C Dec. 4. All favor
ite won yesterday In the first round
of match play In the eleventh annual
autumn golf tournament here. The
eurvtvnr were:
It. It. Langenhetg, Missouri; T. J.
Moran, Rhode Island; Frank Rhea,
District of Columbia; Btuyvesant La
Roy, Rhode Islnnd; C. L, Henker, Mas
sachusetts; Q. W. Johnson, New York!
Humuol Ilerhman, Rhode Island and
Robert Hunter, Connecticut.
GARLETON
U
we STEP
IH
Last Important Action Prelim
inary to Actual Operation
of the Cotton Relief
Scheme Completed.
COMMITTEES NAMED
IN SOUTHERN STATES
Chairmen of State Committees
to Meet December 15 to
Arrange Details of
the Plan,
Washington, Dec. 4. The last Im
portant step preliminary to the ao
tual operation bf the $136,000,000
cotton loan fund has been taken, the
cotton loan committee having com
pleted the state committees in eleven
of the southern states. These com
mittees will select local committees
at once In every cotton producing
community. The cotton loan commit
tee also announced last night that a
meeting of the chairmen of the state
committees would be held here De
cember 15 to discuss details of the
loan plan. .;
Although the plans for putting the
fund into the hands of cotton pro
ducers have gone steadily forward, It
was indicated last night that possibly
a large part of the $100,000,000 con
tributed by northern banks ' might
never be used. Officials here realize
that some southern producers are not
particularly enthusiastic over the
plan, In view of the interest to be
paid on loans, and the prices now
quoted on cotton on the New York
and Liverpool exchanges. At the same
time It was said the plan is regarded
as successful whether a dollar is bor
rowed under it or not. The very fact
that the cotton exchanges have re
opened and that cotton Is selling for
fairly good prices, officials declared,
was duo to some etxent at least to
the completion of the loan fund.
me state loan committees an
nounced last night included: i
North Carolina: Joseph G. Brown
chairman, Raleigh; W. C. Wilkinson
Charlotte; J. V. Granger, Wllmlng
ton; J. El wood Cox, High Point;
John F. Wily, Durham; Neil Elling
ton, Greensboro.
FOR INVESTIGATION
A Gunman Dead and Her Hus
band Badly Hurt in a
Shooting Affray.
Toledo, O., Dec. 4. One Louisville,
Ky., gunman 1 dead, three others are
hiding In the underworld section of
the city, a Toledo man is perhaps fa
tally wounded, and hi wife is being
held by the police authorities as the
result of a shooting In the residential
district of Toledo last night. The
wounded man Is Harry C. Plummer,
until about a year ago a saloon keeper
In Louisville, Ky. His wife Is said
to have fired the shot that resulted in
the death of the gunman.
The theory of the tragedy formulat
ed by the police I that It was caused
by ome Infraction of the rules of the
underworld and that the four Louls
ville men came here to wreak ven
cgance on Plummer.
ORGANIZE CAMPAIGN
IN HENDERSONVILLE
Special to The Gazette-New.
Hendersonvllle, Deo. 4. The North
Carolina Red Cross seal commission
has appointed Mrs. Charles R, Whit'
aker, of this city, to manage the cam
paign for the sale of the seals In this
section. Mr. Whttaker called a meet
Ing of the ladlea of the community as
a result of which they have organized
the city Into districts to facilitate the
sale of the Red Cross seals.
Information ha been received here
to the effect that Prof. I. W. Hill, aa
slstant In demonstration club work
for the United Rtatea department
agriculture, and Prof. T. E. Brown, of
Raleigh, organiser of boys' com cluba
for this state, will attend the Hender
son county com and potato show to be
held here December II. Prise to the
amount of 111 will be given for th
best corn and potatoes;
till
BE
HELD
SlIECSE
Cleveland and Smith, in Meck
lenburg Jail, to Apply for
Liberty Through Second
,,. Habeas Corpus.
ALABAMA GOVERNOR
INTERESTED IN CASE
Thinks N. C. Officers Violated
"Comity" in Bringing the
"Magazine Boosters"
From Alabama.
(By W. T. Bost).,
Raleigh, Dec. . 4. Before Judge
James E Boyd In Greensboro Tues
day, December" 8, attorneys for
Cleveland and Smith, MecklenburgJ
county, men under conviction andif
sentence of fraud In the courts of
that county, will - make application
lor tnetr liDeny mrougn tne secuuu
habeas corpus proceedings,
The caBe, has been long in the
courts and the men have spent a year
in Mecklenburg jail. Their conviction
has caused quite a lot of gubernato
rial commerce between Governors
Craig and O'Neal, the governor of
North Carolina saying to the govern
or of Alabama that it Is a "fur piece
between Montgomery and Charlotte.
Everything from kidnaping down
to comity has been urged to get these
youngsters away from North Caro
lina. Even those who are not crazy
about living in Charlotte do not un
derstand why the prisoners should be
in such a hurry to get back to Ala
bama. The men had done some mag
azine boosting and handled consider
able money which brought them ' a
world of trouble. They fled to Ala
bama. North Carolina officers went
down for thirtn. It Is said here that
one of the officers was arrested In
Alabama but came back. . When they
were returned to North Carolina they
were tried before the recorder, then
the Superior court and. appealed,
failing before the Supreme court.
Then they took the matter up with
the governor. Governor O'Neal
thought there had been a violation of
comity between states, but Governor
Craig sought a ruling from Attorney
General Uickett who did not think
that anything in the dictionaries gave
that word such a meaning as the
Alabama-North Carolina controversy
carried to it.
They went before Judge Boyd. He
had not received any request from
Alabama to release the men and dis
missed the petition. Governor Craig
had declined to interfere with the
judiciary. When attorneys appear
next time they will have the request
of Governor O'Neal for the release of
Smith and Cleveland. Attorney Gen
eral Blckett will argue the case for
tho state. He goes Sunday to make
the Elks' address at High Point and
on his return will remain In Greens
boro to put the federal points In the
case before Judge Boyd, The Ala
bama governor has always thought
the men were rushed into a trial in
North Carolina. He has called it a
kidnaping."
State's Fine Health Work.
From Warren H. Booker, chief en
gineer of the North Carolina board of
health and assistant secretary, come
Interesting reports of the North Caro
lina health work as shown In the
convention now going on In Jackson
ville, Fla.
Mr. Booker writes that the health
bulletins of this state are being more
eagerly read than those of any other
state and that North Carolina la so
far In advance of the other states in
the exhibit there that visitors declare
there Is no occasion for comparison.
As tardy as he thinks people regard
North Carolina, the state ha the
highest standing down there and Is
heating them all In whole time health
officers. Mr. Booker will return to
Raleigh the last of the week.
STRTESV1LLE UNICES
RESULTED IN ARREST
G. R. Simerly Taken Here Last
Nigh Charge of False
Pretense Mada;
On advice of Sheriff 3. M. Deaton,
of Iredell county, member ot the
local police force' last night arrested
G. R. Simerly, wanted In Btatesvlllo
on charge of securing good on false
pretense.
A telegram waa received by the local
police yesterday afternoon stating that
Hlmerly would arrive In Ashevllle on
train No. 11 and to arrest him. A de
scription wsa given of the man, which
aid that he wore a moustache, but
when p arrived her th moustache
& .
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Big v.: jurance Companies of
State Gently Object to the
Ruling From Commis
sioner J. R. Young.
MR. YOUNG PUTS IT
UP TO U. S. GOVERNMENT
Solicitor Norris May Oppose
Congressman Pou in Fourth
District Other News
From Capital.
(By W. T. Bost).
Raleigh, Dec. 4. Insurance Com.
missioner James R, Young has had
before him a number of the big In-
surance men of the state and their
attorneys who were gently protesting
against . the commissioner' recent
ruung as to tn9 gtamp tax.
The commissioner has not ordered
that the companies must pay the tax;
he interprets the federal war tax
measure to mean that they must, and
sends out a document in which he
says so. These gentlemen and their
attorneys were here yesterday to
make appeal to them. The order of
Mr. Young a week ago reads thus:
"1 have not attempted to rule that
insurance companies must pay the
stamp tax levied by the federal gov
ernment. That is a federal and not a
state question. But 1 have expressed
the opinion that congress intended
that the payment of the same should
be made by the companies and not
by the policyholders. This opinion is
borne out by the exemption of mu
tual companies from this tax and by
the fact that a similar tax during the
Spanish-American war was paid , by
the companies, without any attempt
to -collect It - specifically from- the
policyholders.
"I have ruled that the payment by
the agents of this tax would be a
violation of our anti-rebate law as
set out In section 4766, and about this
ruling I do not think there can be
any question."
Early In the Race.
Though Solicitor Herbert E . Nor
ris has not authorized anyone to
make the statement that he is in the
race against Congressman Edward W.
Pou, the weekly newspapers of the
fourth district are carrying an
nouncements of his candidacy, some
of them printing the news as "paid
advertisements."
The solicitor declares that he
would account It an honor to go to
congress from the fourth, but he
thinks a campaign now Is a trifle
early. Nevertheless, the appearance
of so many articles in these papers
moves those who are expected to op
pose him to begin early the counter
They declare that the solicitor Is he
ginning to take the country weeklies
and he Is expected to keep a watch.
He also takes the dailies and Is treas
uring records.
That the entrance of Mr. Norris In
to thd race will make it interesting,
nobody doubts, He will have a work
ing organization In the county that
will drive Collector Bailey to the ut
most to meet It In the county if
Judge R. W. Winston happened not
to be In the race. Mr. Norria Is ac
counted a powerful prosecutor In the
results that the courts show and Is a
fine organizing politician.
Craven for Lieutenant Governor.
Bruce Craven of Randolph county,
even since the recent election. Is go
ing to run for lieutenant governor.
Mr. Craven has been here this
week. He admitted that being assist
ant to Wilton McLean,' E. L. Pnugh
trldgo. T. W. Uickett, Judge W. R.
Allen, Col. W, . Oshorn, or Carey
Dowd would not In the least embnr
rass him. "I do not think It will be
necesary to spend more than 15,000
In the campaign," he said.
Mr. Craven believe In the primary,
In the Initiative, the "ruff and ran
dom" and woman suffrage. He advo
cated the amendment end knew
their doom when the party deserted
them In convt ntlon. Ite would like to
preside over a recalcitrant or a pro
gressive senate, .'fe would be pleased
to scratch and bite an upper house
majority ef standpatters or put mo
tion to sit excess of progressives. Mr,
Craven dees not see why he Is not
eligible. He Is geographically and his
torically correct
I'rgcs Economy.
Detroit, Mich., Dec, 4. Former
President William H. Taft, speaking
before the Detroit Bankers' club Inst
night, urged economy In the adminis
tration of affair of th efedeiwl govern
ment. "More power," he declared,
"should be vested In the president to
keep hla hands upon the expenditure
of money In the varlou department."
had disappeared. Despite thla at
tempted disguise, he readily rec
ognised by the local officer and ar
rested. He will be held at the local
tntlon pending the arrival her of
officer from tHatesvllla, f
WOULD INSURE
FOR SICKNESS
Before Public Health Conven
tion Dr. B. S.Warren Urges
. Sickness Insurance for
Working People.
SHOULD BE OPERATED
ON A MUTUAL BASIS
Says Changing Conditions Will
Sooner or Later Force En
actment of Such Eco
nomic Provision.
Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 4. Dr. B. S.
Warren, surgeon of the United St Uos
Public Health service, and sanitary
adviser of the United States commis
sion on industrial relations, addresses
the Amerlcal Public Health associa
tion here today on "Sickness Insurance
and Its "Relation to Public Health,"
predicting that "changing conditions
in the United States will sooner or
later force the enactment of a law
providing for sickness insurance."
Dr. Warren said, in part: "The pro
ductivity of a healthy man Is so poten
tially great that, other things being
equal, he has little worry over making
a living, whereas the sick man, or
partially disabled man, Is often a so
cial burden. It Is, therefore, a simple
business proposition for the commun
ity to aid the workman with small
incomes to provide adequate Insurance
against loss due to sickness.
"Changing conditions in the United
States will sooner or later force the
enactment of a law providing for sick
ness insurance. The Industrial' centers
are growing in numbers, size, and den
sity of population so that the Individ
ual can no longer protect himself
against the hazards of living and
working conditions. ' rt Is a social
problem and cannot be left to private
business enterprise,
"At present the income of the peo
pie, who require this insurance, is so
small that they cannot afford to meet
the cost when It la operated by pri
vate business enterprise for profit. It
must be operated on a strictly mutual
basis with the smallest possible ex
pense for administration. On this
account insurance companies operated
for profit should be elimltnated from
this field. It should be operated on
a strictly social basis. ,
"The study of the experience In the
Held of sickness Insurance shows prac
tically unanimous conclusions that the
following provisions are necessary to
the success of the plan.
"(1) It must be compulsory, espec
ially for those with small Incomes; (2)
Cash benefits not to exceed 66 2-3
percent, of the wages for a period of
of not more than 26 weeks In one
calendar year; (3) Invalidity benefits
In elastic character; (4) A small death
benefit sufficient to meet the ordinary
expenses of burial and other Immedi
ate necessities; (5) Medical benefits to
Include medical and surgical re
lief in home, hospital or sanl
torlum, as necessary, and medicine,
appliances and specialist service In
cluding dentistry.
The funds, he suggested, would be
provided by contributions as follow:
Insured persons 50 to 66 2-3 per cent;
employers 33 1-3 to DO per cent; com
munity or state 10 to 25 per cent. The
amount of weekly contributions he
roughly placed ut 60'cents per person
per week from all sources.
TD CRM) FEDERALS
Premier Washington Pitcher
Signs for $20,000,000 Year
Tinker's Deal.
Chicago, Dec. 4 That Walter John
son, premier pitcher of the American
league, hn signed a contract with the
Chicago Federal league club wa the
announcement made by Charle
Weeghman, president of the local club
late yeetcrdny.
Kansas City. Mo., Dec. 4. Walter
Johnson over the telephone from hla
CofTeyvllle farm late yesterday con
firmed the statement that he had been
rlgned by the Chicago club for two
yeara, but refused to y what hi sal
ary waa to be.
"I It more than $11,000 a year?"
he wa asked.
"It la," aald the pitcher, but added
that figure should b announced by
Mr, Weeghman.
120,000 Year.
Rt. Loula, Iec. 4. -Twenty thousand,
dollars a year Is th eelsry Called for
In Waller Johnson's contract with the
Chicago Federals, according to Philip
RUN IS MADE OD
SWINGS RINKS
Suspension of Banks of Abra
ham Has Resulte din With
draw of Deposits by
Many Customers.
FOREIGN DEPOSITORS'
UNEASINESS IS CAUSE
Twelfth Run Experienced ir
20 Years by One Bank
Institutions Were
Prepared.
New York, Dec. 4. Withdrawal ol
accounts by depositors from prlvats
and savings banks yesterday, aftei
the suspension of the banks of Abra
ham Hass, continued yesterday.
Two banks appeared to be the most
affected by the run. Each had taken
steps during the night to meet the sit
uation, which is said to have result
ed for the most part from the uneas-
ness of foreign depositors on account
of the closing of the Hass banks.
Large Crowds had formed In the ,
street early In the morning and when
the doors of the banks were opened
the line of uneasy depositors reached
for several blocks and it appeared
that many added themselves to the
waiting throngs as the day progressed,
One of the two banks adopted the
policy of paying to each of its depos
itors damanding his account the sum
of $100 with the promise that the bal
ance would be paid, if desired, at the
end of a week.
The $100 was paid out in silver and
dollar bills in each case. , :
This is the twelfth run experienced
in 20 years by one of the banks.
CAUSE FOR BE
N ITALY'S KEUTHAL1TV
Premier Salandra Says There
Are no Factors in War
Requiring Change.
London, Dec. 4. The Rome corre.
pondent of the Exchange Telegraph
company has sent a message eayinij
that in the Italian parliament Pre
mier Salandra stated that there were
no new factors In the European sit
uation in the course of development
which demanded that there should
be any alteration In the policy of
neutrality which Italy had defined
for herself.
NINE ARMED MEXICANS
CAPTURED BY CAVALRY
Filibustering Expedition Is
Taken in Texas by United
States Troops.
Rrownsvtlle. Dec. 4. The United
State cavalry has arrested nine
heavily armed Mexicans. They are
understood to be part of an aliened
filibustering i-xpedltlon of 25. The
capture was made after a chase near
the town of Hildago, Tex.
PANICS RELEGATED TO
Df
Governor Hamlin Thinks New
Reserve System Solves
Situation.
New York, Dec. 4. ranlc due to
dlMtrust of banks have been rele
gated to the museum of antiquity by
the new reserve banking system In
operation In the United State. In the
opinion of Governor Hamlin of the
federal reserve board In a apeech be
fore the New York chamber of com
merce yesterday. i , l
Ball, vice president of the BL Itula
Fed era la
The St. Louie Federate engineered
th deal whereby ChlcegO grit Jnhn
aon," declared Ball. "Our prtre for
obtaining Johnson for Chicago
Eddie Plank."