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THE GAZETTE-NEWS HAS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SERVICE. IT 13 IN EVERT , :: RESPECT COMPLETE. : ."WEATHEB FOSECASTi WARMER. rOLUMEXIX. NO. 262. ASHEVILLE, N. 0., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 12, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS PENDULUM IS SWINGING IN FAVOR OF RUSSIANS f EUTON PLAN OF ATTACKHAS FAILED )fficial and Unofficial Russian Reports Indicate Germans Have Generally Been Repulsed. MAKE BLOODY AND USELESS ATTACKS" claims of Advantage Are Made by Both Sides in West Where Hard Fight ing Continues. The pendulum of war appar intly has swung back again in lavor of the Russians in the Wern war zone. I An official report from Pe iave repulsed two units of rield Marshal Von Hinden lurg's army near Mlaga and -owicz, administering enor rious casualties and taking nany prisoners and guns. At lome places on the Mlawa front ind before Lowicz the Russians Assert that the Germans "ma'de Berce attacks but that these Vere repulsed and that the at'rmans retreated in disorder. J Near Lowicz, according to ilie Russian statement, the Muscovites permitted the Ger mans to approach their trench es and then put them to flight pith a galling fire. Successes also are claimed y the Russians south of Cra row where, however, the Ger pans are said to be stubborn- resisting. Fighting continues in France find Belgium and claims of ad vantages are made by both the contenders. After having ad knitted the loss of trenches in 'the region of Ypres, the latest 1'rench report declares these Wain are occupied by the al lies. i With the return of the French government to . Paris jfrom Bordeaux a squadron of aoroplanes is doing scout duty (wer the capital to ward off possible attacks by hostile air rraft. , C.ermn Plan Falls. ! Tarls. Dec. 12. The Matin's Pet fnRTud correspondent wires that the German plan of attack In Poland has eomnletcly failed. The dispatch says: t 'The Herman plan of campaign hlch was to turn the right wing of he rturnlnn army at Lowlci and at 'he name time to carry out a similar maneuver on the extreme left at Don "lo ha completely failed. The Oer "iun are reduced to bloody and use- ''" attacks on our fronts." "A Petrograd dlspstch'to the Havas "Roncy gives a brief official state ment given out iy the Rusntan gen ial stnff crftrnjng the situation In 'n CaueacusTIt says: "No Important activities occurred Awing the day of December lO." Prtrograd He-port Petrosrsd. Dea tj. The following "Mement from the i.eneral staff from 'he RiiMlnn rommander In chief was l"tiM last night: "In the direction of Mlawa the Oer mns on December 10 kept up a strong "Tensive through the dy and nlrht ''Ut w succeeded In repulsing them. r troops, themnelvea. taking tho "Tensive, gave chase to the German pl'imns which, In eome place, re 'rted In disorder. "In the reslon to the north of Low. the enemy made nme fierce at ""V.s on the nlitht of December 1-10 "d throughout the whole of the fnl "w'n dy. ve repulsed thees at- and Inflicted enormous lomi on " Hermans. "We repnufl, n ,.T.n jrtacks, "ring which unrne ef c.ir unli per (Cii.tlnue J on 1 a m I) SENATOR WE IS F He Thinks There Has Already Been Too Much Publipity About "Preparedness . for War." BELIEVES IN SECRECY IN MILITARY MATTERS He Scores Those Who Are De . manding an Investigation ' Praises Strength of the U. S. Navy. Washington, Deo. : 12. Declaring that there had been too much pub licity about the national military af fairs, Senator Weeks of Massachu- setts. In the senate yesterday, opposed the agitation of the special Investi gation into the military preparedness of the United States. He praised the strength and personnel of the navy and urged the organization of an army reserve. "Anyone may learn about our mili tary and naval establishments by reading the reports of the secretaries of the respective departments and the reports of the various bureaus and branches of the service," he said, I "and need have no doubts about our relative military and naval position, if he is disposed to study the reports Instead of seeking, notoriety in the press. "In fact there has- been i too much publicity, In my Judgment. . Demon strations during progress of the pres ent war have shown the value of se crecy In military operations and I see no reason for spreading broadcast knowledge of what we have done or what we are preparing to do. "At this time," he continued, "it does not seem a wise proceeding to change our policy or add to our naval equipment except by the omnibus ap propriations, which are to be " ex pended under the direction of the naval board with the approval of the secretary of the navy and the presi dent" Through the reserve system, the senator contended, a much larger army could be maintained at less ex pense than through a standing army. 15 BUT UNDER CONDITION Former Bingham Athlete Must - Surrender Scholarship in the Georgia Tech. Lexington, Ky Dec 12. The ex ecutive committee of the Southern Inter-Collegiate Athletic association, meeting here, has reinstated J. H. Preaa, a student of the Georgia School of Technology at Atlanta, on condition that he eurrender scholar ship which he now holds. Freas l an all around athlete and has been un der suspension because of alleged vi olation of the association's legibility requirements. A. M. Bikes, a etudent of Vander bllt university at Nashville, Tenn., who also was under suspension dur lng a Part of the last football sea' on necause or auegoa vioiauun oi eligibility rules but who was later al lowed to play on the Vanderbllt elev en, was found not guilty In a formal statement Issued by the committee last night Kike was charged with playing summer baseball outside of his home county. "AMAZING PROFITS" OF GENERAL FILM CO, Philadelphia, Dee, 11. Amazing profits of the Oer.Tal Film company wore recited yesterday by Edward P. Orosvenor, aselstant attorney general, oloslng his argument In the govern ment's ault against the alleged mov ing picture trust. On an Investment of 110,000 each of ten manufacture comprising the General Film company mede a profit of 100 percent In 1911, he sld. while It cost Lewis M. Pwaab, a Philadelphia exchange dealer. $10 a minute for ten minutes for releas ing a film too soon. ' Cotinl for the defendant wtll sub mit briefs and Federal Judire Dlck I) son will announce his dc'ion la-tor. 1 EKS WOULD BUILD Secretary Daniels Thinks Ev ery Navy Yard Should Be Able to Construct and Equip. THINKS TOO MANY ARE ' BUILT BY CONTRACT Repeats to House Naval Com mittee His Belief in the Necessity for More f Submarines. Washington, Dec. 12. Secretary Daniels continued his testimony before the house naval committee concerning the naval construction program, hec retary Daniels stated that emergency battleships were being constructed In various places and ; that while 30 months were usually required to com plete them for the sea it was possible to cut this time to two years. Secretary Daniels stated that all naval yards should be equipped to build vessels. The New York and Philadelphia yards should be equipped to build and equip vessels, and the New, York and .. Portsmouth yards should be able to build vessels at low price. "We ought to have a place to build ships In the Pacific," he stated. " The secretary testified that the addi tional gunboat which he had reeom mended In his report could be sent to the Caribbean sea and to the Gulf of Mexico where the dreadnaught can not go. He said that the navy had Ml. 091. 734 available for new construction thl year and this was $5,736,039 more than was available last year. He urged that each yard should build a certain class of vessel and said that too many were being constructed by contract and too few by the gov ernment navy yards. He would use the smaller yards for the construction of submarine boats. Secretary Daniels reiterated 'his views that the government ought to have more submarines. "What country are we likely to go to war with?", asked Representative Hensley of Missouri. "Dahomey," replied Secretary Dan iels, amidst great laughter. THREE LYNGHENGS Eight Illegal Hangings in 12 Months; Five Within the Past 10 Days. Shreveport, La., Dec. 12. Reports from Sylvester today Indicate that Watkins Lewis, the negro who was taken from the Caddo parish Jail by a mob shortly after midnight, was lynched early todry. The body has not been found. It Is stated. Ten days ago two other negroes' were hanged near Sylvester for the robbery and murder of Charles Hicks, the post master and a merchant at Sylvester . Lewis was In Jail charged with com plicity In the crime. Two negroes were lynched near Morrisport last night aftor confessing to the murder of Cyrus Hopkins, a field worker near that place. The negro Lewis was taken from the of ficers, who were taking him from Caddo parish Jail to Mansfield for safe keeping. With the lynching of these three negroes, eight Illegal hangings have taken place In Caddo parish during the past It months, five of them within the put ten days near Sylves ter. RIVERS AND HARBORS CONGRESS ADJOURNS Washington, Dec. II. The National Rivers and Harbors congress haa ad journed after adopting resolutions fa voring the building of r, comprehen sive tystri of water transportation. at an manual expenditure by the gov .i.mnnt of not I'M than 5 0.000. 0 0 0. The resolutions also urge "the contln ulng contract systom," as the best means of securing economy, efflrlen cy and speed in construction of gov ernment work. H"nator Joseph K. Ranmlell of Louisiana, was re-elected preoldent. IS Si Raids by German Submarines on British Fleet at .Firth of. Forth Yesterday Were Repulsed. TWO WERE DESTROYED BY THE BRITISH FIRE The Attack Was Made at Very Strong Naval Base, Where Big Fleet Is Proba bly Stationed. ' London, Dec." 12.- An Edinborough dispatch to the London Dally Mall says that two German submarine attacks, made yesterday at t heFIrth of Forth, were repulsed by the British vessels lying there. . Two of the attacking submarines were destroyed,' the dis patch stated. The British admiralty has received no confirmation of the reported attack." The Firth of Forth faces the North sea and on it is the British naval base at Rosy th. Because of Its admirable situation, there was undoubtedly a strong fleet gathered there. Hence the report of the German submarine raid has cause no surprise. The Firth of Forth Is an estuary of the River Firth and is a bay-like ex tension of that river, which Is about 50 miles long and at places about 15 miles across. The principal port on the lrth is Lelth, the port of Edin borough. ' i EXTRADITION OF V- T Request by State of New York Taken Under Consideration, by Supreme Court. Washington, Dec. 12. The request of the state of New York for extra dition of Harry K. Thaw from New Hampshire to answer an Indictment charging conspiracy to obstruct Jus tice by escaping from Matteawan asy lum has been taken under considera tion by the United States Supreme court after oral arguments. Members of the oourt asked Thaw's attorneys many questions about vari ous points In their contentions. They did not interrupt William Travers Je rome, however, during his argument that Thaw was a fugitive from Jus tice nor challenge the argument of Franklin Kennedy, deputy attorney general of New York, that the law under wh(ch Thaw was committed to Matteawan after the killing of Stan ford White was constitutional. Chief Justice White asked his first question when Philander C. Knox, former secretary or state, appearing for Thaw argued that only those who had committed crimes could be ex tradited, and that New York courts had held In five decisions that Thaw had committed no crime because he was tnsnne. The chief Justice suggested that a man might be aeciarea insane one day and sane the next. Mr. Knox replied that the presumption was that Thaw remained Insane. TWO NEGROES LYNCHED; THIRD TAKEN BY MOB Shreveport, Dec, 12. Two negroes were lynched near Shreveport yester day and last night another, Watkins Lewis, accuse - of complic ity In he killing of Charles M. 1 licks, a mer chant of Sylvester, La., waa taken from the parish Jail here by mem bers of a mob and la believed to have been hanged, Lewis was eecurpd by five men, who gained entrance to the Jail through a window and overpowered the Jailer. The negro was forced to acoompany the men to an automo bile, which hurried away, presumab ly to Join other members of the mob. Endorse Marine plan. New York, Deo. 11. The council of the Society of Naval Arobltects and marine engineers In session here has endorsed President Wlleon'i flan for a merchant marine, and the services of the society 7era offered In behalf of It- New Cabinet. Paris, Dec 11. A IUvs tfiapatch from Lisbon says that Victor Coutlnho, president of the chamber of deputies, hs undertaken the formation of a new calilnet In place of the ministry whloh resigned en Deoember a. HI ASKED FUR U.S. UAVY NEEDS MR. WIGGS HITS MORE BPS IKE GO. JURY House Naval Committee Hears Report of Chief of Uncle Sam's Aeronauti cal Burp u. ADDITION 'e&ULD COST 0VF vTW0 MILLIONS . - Capt .dark L. Bristol Shows How Craft Would Be Used in Our Nation al Defense. Washington, Deo. 12. Two hundred naval air craft 100 for active service and 100 for reserve are urgently needed by the United States navy in its plans for national defense, accord ing to the recommendation of Captain Mark L. Bristol,-chief of the United States aeronautical bureau, submitted to the house naval committee today. It would require an appropriation of $2,200,000 to bring the aeronautical branch of the navy up to the prop.. . standard of efficiency, Captain Bristol told the committee. The purposes of the air fleet were thus described by the chief of the bureau: "The air navy must consist of artic,- planes of the rigid or semi-rigid typo and non-rigid airships to destroy the cruiser, and battleships of the air, re spectively. The aeroplane Is for scout du'y, to discover the fleet of the enemy, to lo cate submarines and mines and to at tack the dirigibles and aeroplanes of the enemy. It Is the torpedo of the air against the aeroplane, cruiser and bat tleshlp of the air. After It has dis covered . the enemy's submarine -and mines. It can direct our air cruisers to attack the hostile craft. It would probably lay counter mines and pro tect our cruisers from the enemy. "It would also drop aerial torpedoes on surface vessels of the enemy and could be utilized over land for recon nalsance and for dropping bombs on land. "The uses to which air craft can be put will probably be better known after the European war is over. "The front of our fleet should be vertical, with submarines and mines under the water; battleships and cruisers on the surface and air craft in the air. "To be successful, our fleet must have command of the air as well as of the sea." "Any nation which has suitable air craft equipment can detect subma rlnes", he added, "for the aeronaut can see submarines and mines very plainly and can direct dirigibles to the place, which can decend comparaltve ly close to the water and drop high explosives to counter-mine the mine to destroy the submarine. T ON 11 EXCHANGE After Interruption of 111 Days, Tone of Trading Strong Buyers Cautious. New York, Dec. 12. Open trading in shares waa resumed on the New York stock exchange tale morning after an Interruption of 111 business duys. The tone of the Initial trading was strong but indicated caution by both buyers and sellers. - The first quotation was on 100 shares of Pitts burgh Coal, which declined H point. Among the marked changes was 7 "4 points In Central Leather, 18 points In Texas company, asd 10 H point In Lohlgh Valley and 10 points In Americas Beet Sugar. The largest single block waa 1,400 In Reading. Among the early de clines were Southern railway com mon and preferred, which suffered a loss of 1 A and I Vfc; and Northern Pacific, which yielded In second ary prlcea there waa some recession after the first 10 minute of trad ing. Dutch Loan. London, Deo. 11. neuter's corre spondent at Th Hague say the Dutch government' proposal for an emer gency loan of 2BJ.OQO.000 florins, (1100, 000,000) waa adopted by the second chamber of the states general. Kcrrlar Ilcin forced. Amsterdam, Dec. 11. (Via Lon don) The Frankfurter Zellung says the flervlans have been reinforced by five ItuuUn regiments which left Arcbanirel October 17 and arrived at RAGING RESUMED jAnlivarl November 21. Road Supervisor Makes Charg es With Reference to At tack on His Management in Jury Report. REPORT CHANGED AFTER READING, HE ASSERTS Declares Section of Report Was Inserted After Report Had Been Made Af fidavits Filed. Special to The Gazette-News. Raleigh, Dec. 12. Road Supervisor W. h. Wiggs in a communication to the News and Observer, hits sharply back at the grand Jury that assailed his roadbuilding in its report AVednis day and makes a hotter news story than the grand Jury's recommendation that County Superintendent Judcl's school board be investigated and Mr. Wiggs be fired. Mr. Wigffs charges that the report of the grand Jury was tampered with and that the section which struck at his management of the road, was in serted after the grand Jury in a boa had made the report. He produces an affidavit from W. S. Horton, mem ber of the body, In which the grand Juror declares that this report on the roads was not read to the court und that It was changed In the office f the register of deeds. Horton's charge is given substantial corroboration by Foreman R. P. Jones who declares that he was not present when thl re port on the roads was made. From these two statements Mr. Wiggs de ducts his belief that the road question was never fully presented to the grand Jury and that Its attack on some sec tions was not Justified. He directs the popular eye to the fact that the chauffeur running the machine in which some of the grand Jurors rode, perhaps their first time In an automobile, ran recklessly and Jos tled the gentlemen of the Jury some what. Moreover, he says fits partic ular car has always been a "Jonah" and that several months ago It found Htllaboro street, the best of them all. too narrow for it and the street cars and It proceeded to knock the car orf the track, almost killing chauffeur and motorman. He says, too, that tho mud on new roads has caused trouble to the grand Jury. The reply of Mr.- Wlggs haa stirred up things considerably. Many were after his scalp Just as quite a few wanted the school board Investigated for- Its adherence to Superintendent Judd while the university professor holds to the county superlntendency. Exchange or Courts. Governor Craig has authorized an exchange of courts by Judges George Rnuntree and W. A. Devln. Beginning January 4. Judge noun- tree will hold one week in Richmond county; January 11, one week In An son; January 18, one week In Moore: January 25, one week In Union; Feb ruary 1, a week In Stanly; February 8, a week In Moore; February 15, two weeks In Union; March 1, one week In Anson, and March 8, one week In Scot land. Judge Devln, beginning January 4, holds two weeks in Forsyth; January 1?, one week In Rockingham; Febru ary 1, one week In Surry; February 8, two weeks In Fortyth; February 22, two weeks In Rockingham; and March 8, two In Forsyth. POPE'S EFFORTS FOR II GHRlSTiAN TRUGE FAIL Failure Due to '' Opposition of a Certain Power," Is Announcement. Rome, Dee. 12. Th Vatican au thorlxed today th publication of a document setting forth the effort by the Pope to obtain a truce In the Euro pean war during the Chiistms sea son. Effort of th Pope unfortunately failed, according to th Vatican an nouncement, "owing to th opposition of a certain power." Approve Dlsml Washington. (Dec. 11. President Wilson haa pproved the ntenc of dismissal from the army Imposed upon First Lieutenant John K. Hume, fifth cavalry, convicted by generel court martial at Trlnldsd Colorado of vio lating his pledge to abstain from In toxicants and of deliberate alieence without leave, Hume rose from the ranka nson ASKS T Candidate for Raleigh Post- office Renews His Request to Submit Issue to . the People. WOULD ELIMINATE CANDIDATE GATLING Arguments Against Mr. Ander sonTreasurer Lacy Clears up Last Indebtedness on Heating Plant. ' (By W. T. Dost). Raleigh, Lee. 12. Stale Treasurer B. R. Lacy has paid the last Install ment on the central heating plant, which keeps th administration warm and issued a check for $3,603.12 to C. W. Christian of Charlotte, whose company put the heating apparatus in. ' -'-. " - The state appropriated $40,000 for this purpose and built a power house in the spare space between the old Supremo court building and the state, museum. The several streets and tho capitol lawn were tunneled and pipes to carry the steam across the square were laid. It took many months to do the work but the heating system appears to be perfect now and the old stoves and heaters have , been cast off. The original appropriation called for an electrical apparatus that would give the state its own light, but the local company made sucn a cut as to reduce the cost of the out fit greatly. Treasurer Lacy thinks the commonwealth would make nothing by installing Us own dynamos. Cha lea H. Anderson, candidate, for postmaster, has renewed, accord ing to the Washington end, his re quest to Congressman Edward W. Pou to give him the benefit of a postofflce primary in the absence of the organization pull that appears to give his opponents, Bart M. Oatllng, and Edward E. Brltton, advantage Mr. Anderson takes note of the fact that mar oppose the primary, particularly that Collector J. , W. Bailey does, but he doubts Mr. Bai ley's ability to Justify his powerful faith In popular rulf nd his Indispo sition to allow a pri.. ',j to settle it. Mr, Bailey gives his n sona which. are not considered bad. The collector feels that there is no way to control the Illegal vote, that there is no way to restrict the primary to a vote of those only who have the right to vote, and that the office having pa trons all over the county. It might be contended that the county ought to be allowed to vote. Mr. Anderson would be agreeable to that, however, and offers to put up the money for it. . - The retired register of deeds also makes the point that Mr. Gatling as an aspirant for county attorney lost this week and that this should reduce the field to a brace of runners, him self and Mr. Brltton. What makes tho prodding of Mr. Anderson somewhat Interesting right now Is a rumor here that Mr. Pou, for several reasons, feels most kindly to his candidacy and that with the congessman the cause of Mr. Anderson has been held as close as anybody. And while Mr, Anderson' friends are remarking the retirement by elec tion of county commissioners, one candidate, and suggesting that Edi tor Josephus Daniels has elevated Mr. Brltton to an editorship with In creased pay, both the Brtttonltea and 6atllngltes are replying that Mr. An derson seeks to be one of the city commissioned at $3,000 . next year. Just a few months off and each mind the other' business beautifully. IS BOMBARDED BY TURKS Turkish Fleet Throws Shells ' Into Environs of Batum, Is the Report. London, Dec. 12. A dispatch re ceived from Constantinople by way of Berlin say that a Turkish fleet ha bombarded the environs of Batum, the Russian seaport on the Black sea. The dispatch stated that 100 Russians were killed during th bombardment and that many were wounded. 1 GERMAN OIL GTEAH7.?. CAPTURED EY BIUTI"" T Ixndon, Deo. 11. A Oermsn i( er with a cargo of 7000 tons nf proceeding to Italy from the t ' Htetrn. h been eclred (l!i i t lirlllr-h wrh!H, aecordlr-i t fort from J'erlta.
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