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HB GAZETTE-NEWS HAS HB ASSOCIATED PRESS SEHVICE. IT IS IN EVERT bespect complete. :j .WEATHER FORECAST! CLOUDY WARMER. 3LUMEXIX. NO. 267. ASHEVILLE, N. C; FRIDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 18, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS rV'ti I Tfcv lLfN lilt RUB WILL GET SHIPS Jhip rUTcnase Over Government Bought Vessels to Private Par ties, Ransdell Says. SENATOR ANSWERS OPPONENTS TO MEASURE Uomment on Both Sides of the Senate Indicates That Bill Will Not Pass in Its i . Present Form. TEUTONS AGAIN UJN wave crest Seem to Have Upper Hand In East A I lies Pressing Against the Entire German Front. Washington, Dec. 18. With the avrtion that tiie administration ihip purchase bill, approved by the enate commerce committe, will pro vide a fleet of merchant ships fly iu,g the American flag Which will ul jiimfttely lie turned over to private 'shipping firms to operate, Senator (Joseph E. Kansdell, of Louisiana, lias showed the way he nopes to meet objections to the measure. President Wilson in his annual message urged prompt action on this MIL He. devoted particular attention 10 it, und singled it out as one of the important plecea of constructive leg islation he hoped to see passed speed ily. - Comment on both sides of the sen ate shows that the bill will never jass in ils present shape. Opponents ay the government should not enter into competition with private shlp lilnR firms. To meet this criticism Senator Kansdell makes the novel suggestion that the novernment will furnish ships if private shipping firms will only operate them. Senator Kansdell .'aid that was not frlRtitened by the old bogey of "ship rabtidy." ocean freight ' rates 'had I teen trebled since the outbreak of the European war, he asserted. All i business had been affected and the j only relief was for more ships to cxrry American cargoes. . ; If ships carrying the American flag ire bought by the government and turned over to a corporation or shiy pinsr hoard to operate, he looka to see trade developed through Buenos ! Ayres, Montevideo, Para, Cartagena ud other South American ports. Whenever a private corporation sees fit to take over these ships and untune the risk of operating them It Is his Idea that this course will be followed, otherwise the government will continue the business. ' '"I want American officers and an American crew on these ships who will be boosters for this country's commerce In every port they touch," he said. "We cannot .expect the best results when our commerce is hand led by ships manned by German or English or Italian crews." "My own opinion is that the gov ernment should not enter permanent-1 ly into the ocean transportation bus iness, but ultimately turn over these hips to private corporations to op erate. Great Britain practically gave th Cunard line two magnificent steamships costing $15,000,000 by marantooing the bonds representing the pom of these ships, so that the only expense to the company was for operation. A Rlmllar course by this government will In time develop trade and regular 'communication lth countries which are now closed to tli." Democratic sentiment Is , divided, however, In regard to the pending measure. Senator Jamea K. Varda Wi f Mlsalsstnnl. also a. member of m.. ... " : r..: ..... .--i - u.iinmiiiee, opposes me uiii-, l -TV Wn the most extreme form of shmiNUnt DIG. "jbUdy. Senator John H. Bankhead. W Alabama, voted to report It with ' 'nervation, which authorized him w offer amendment on the floor. London, Dec. 18. Again the Germans and Austrians seem to be on the crest of the wave of battle as the intermi nable struggle goes on in the east. Again is Berlin gay with bunting, public and private houses being decked with German flags. And again Petrograd declines to concede victory to the invaders. ' . Berlin and Vienna contend, however, that the Russians are falling back along the entire front' of the immense bat tle line from the Baltic sea to the Carpathian' mountains, with the center of the invading army less than 30 miles from Warsaw.' To the south of the line where during the past few weeks the Russians have been pushing through the Carpathians to ward Hungary the combined Austro-German troops have forced the Russians back, it is asserted, and are now near the fortress of Limburg. The Russian official statements admit nothing and dis miss the engagements that have been going on in Galicia as of no importance; and they class the operations which have been fought to the west of Warsaw in the same category. They claim, however, that on the extreme right near Ll'awa they have thrust back the Germans and that the Russians are still engaged in the attempt to force their way southward toward the east Prussian border. In the west there seems to be no events of importance; at least so far as information of them is concerned. Foot by foot the allies appear to be forging forward in Flanders, and to be exerting pressure on the entire Gennan front from the sea to Switzerland. THE GHARIT1ES Rockefeller Foundation to Be Included in Inquiry by the Federal Commission on Industrial Relations. INCREASED RATES GRA?rED TO ROADS Advance of F'v' ercent Permitted Eastern Railroads by In- 6' . terst? Jommerce Commission Except on Cer tain Specified Commodities. " SAGE, CARNEGIE AND HIRSCH FUNDS ALSO Washington, Dec. 18. The interstate commerce commis- ! sion today granted the applica tion of the eastern railroads for a five per cent advance in freight rates, excepting on cer tain specified commodities. To Ascertain if There Is Ef fort to "Perpetuate Posi tion of Predatory Wealth by Corruption, Etc. and Commissioners Harlan Clement sdissented. The railroads are permitted to make the applied-for-ad J vances in rates excepitng in! rail-lake and rail, lake and lake-rail and lake traffic. E p.ojpis Committee Recommends to Congress Sweeping Reduc- .. tions for North Caro lina Postmasters. ONE DESTROYER NEW HOME FOR ASHEVILLE HIER SOI. IS REPORT London, Dec. 17. The German raid against the towns on the east coast of England has greatly stimulated recruiting in the British Isles, Other, results are., the .preparations,,,, at coast points for the protection of civilian population in case of another attack and the organization of a national guard in London, for local defense. In the western arena, especially in Flanders, the roles of the contending armies seems to have been reversed. All the recent official communications issued by the British, French and German war departments refer to the allies' offensive be tween Ypres and the sea. Consequently ,the Germans appear to be generally on the defensive. A British squadron is aiding in the attack of the allies near Nieuport but nowhere has much progress by the allies been noted. It may be said,7 however, that the allies' attempt to put the German invaders out of France and Belgium has begun. Results, so far as have been recorded in Flanders, point to the converting of the German line into a series of tenaciously held positions rather than one great front. At many points, how i'or. the allies' advance posts have been driven in. The Russians claim to have checked the Austrians m me Carpathians and they also contend that they are pushing the Germans back on the east Prussian frontier, at the northern extremity of the eastern front. . West of Warsaw, however, the Hermans are , continuing their advance. ... The German press, in commenting on the situation, ex presses the opinion that operations of importance are immi nent in Alsace, where the French are reported to have receiv ed reinforcements. New French attacks from the direction of Toul are expect ed in Berlin. It is added that the German gnns have consid- rably damaged the French positions in the Vosges, south ot Denver, Col., Dec. 10. An investi gation of ' all John D. Rockefeller's charities. Including the Rockefeller Foundation, are among those which win be made by the federal commis sion on Industrial relations. That statement wav given out here by Frank P. Walsh, chairman of the com mission. He said that among the other charities which will be invest! gated by the -commission are the Rus sel Sage foundation, the Baron da Hlrsch fund and the benevolences of Mr. Andrew Carnegie. The investigation will beeln in New York city on .January 11, Mr. Walsh said. v.. . . - - Tn the Investigation, according to Mr. Walsh., the commission will seek to determine "how their policies are shaped and by whom, their relation to high finance; the extent to which their charters may be stretched under the United States constitution, and wheth er they constitute a menace or a ben efit to the nation." Among the witnesses who will be summoned,, 'iccordlng to Mr. Walsh's an n ou n ce t t, a re., Arttmiti J-laA ley m president of .Tale; Dr. Charles Knot, president emeritus of Harvard: An drew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, City Authorities Plan New High School Building;, to Be Erected Next Year. SUP'T. HARRY HOWELL MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT MR. GUDGER'S SALARY . WOULD BE JUST $3000 German Official Statement Is That British Lost One, Pos sibiy Two, Destroyers in North Sea Fight. Probable That Congress Will Adopt Recommendation Would Save $17,800 Each Year. Pupils and Visitors at High School Received The News With Thunderous Ap plauseThe Flans. TORPEDO BOATS WERE CHASING THE GERMANS British Admiralty Makes No Mention of Loss of Craft, Although Damage to Two Was Reported. London. Dec. T8."An Amsterdam schboriioard-'arid the city Wrd of vw to ' OttJ B UC llia.li Uiiivim It. is the plan of , the( Ashevlllel :Londoi aldermen to erect a new High school building for Ashevllle next year, and 1r.:.J. P. Morgan, Daniel Guggenheim, i jt jg the present plan to break ground E. H. Gary. . N. Vail, president of the jfor (he bulld, durlng the flr8t haif American Telephone and Telegraph j . companv; George W. Perkins. Frank j ot the year. Announcement to that A. Vanderllp, president of the National I effect was made at the High school City Bank of Now York; T. P. Shonts, thia morning by Superintendent Har- .lacoh Schlff, John Hays Hammond, Cleveland H.- Dodge, H. C. Frlck and Seth I-ow. The calling of John D. Rockefeller, sr.. to the stand, accord ing to Mr. Walsh, has not yet, been decided upon. Mr. Walsh said the commission pro ry Howell. The announcement was greeted by the High school students with thunderous applause. The city has needed a new building to house the High school for a number of years, and there Is no one In Ashe ville who realizes this need more Gazette-News Bureau ; Wyatt Building i Washington, Dec. 18. If congress adopts the report of the house committee on postofflces and postroads rearranging the salaries of first, second, and third class post masters, the payroll for these classes of postmasters in North Carolina will be reduced $17,800 annually. The committee has made a favorV able report and it is probable that the report will be adopted by con- gress. " The proposed readjustment of sal aries would place all offices on sal aries based on new receipts vasls. Tt would mean that the Ashevllle office would be reduced from $3,400 to 13,000: Raleigh from $3,400 to $3. 000; Durham from $3,100 to $3,000, and Wilmington and Winston-Salem from $3,400 to $3,000. ' The receipts of someof the first, i second, and third class ofilcPS ' in ! North Carolina for the fiscal year ' ended June 30, and the salaries that would be put in force under the proposed reailJttTent follow. Office. Andrews Ashevllle Receipts. .$ J.S85.61. 107.081.32 statement claims that some of the British torpedo boat destroyers, which were engaged in the attack on the ( Biltmore 4,433.41 German cruiser which Domnaraea tne l B)ucl Mountain 5.028.11 uritisn east coast towns, nave oeen i rtrevard sunk. The text of the communication I pryson city '"ws: canton . . 'The retreating German cruisers I charlotte were attacked by four British torpe-! Durham do boat destroyers. Ono of the at- j Forrest City tacking craft was sunk; and another pranknn was seen to disappear, alter naving . Gastonia been damaged, and is thought to have sunk.'' BIG GUIS IDE IN BOARD '5 ESTIMATE Rivers and Harbors Committee Out Appropriation for Projects $20,000,000. posed to Investigate the charge that keenly than do the pupils. The en the creation of the Rockefeller and thuslasm with which they received other foundations represents the com-1 this mornJnsJs announcement Indi mencement of "an effort to perpetuate cated very clearly their feelings In the present position of predatory j the matter. wealth through the corruption of the The announcement was made at sources of public Information." i the weekly Music Appreciation pe- riod, the meeting having been at tended bv Mavor J. E. Rankin, a majority of the city aldermen, every member of the school board, repre sentatives of the local board of trade and Central Labor union, and a num ber of others. Including several ladles. The school auditorium was filled toj overflowing, and the most pretentious program of the year was rendered. The exercises were so thoroughly en Joyed by the students and visitors present that they were continued un til 11 o'clock. Then the student body was made still happier by the an nouncement that there would be no c lass room work, today; that the Christmas vacation period would be gin at once. v There were enthusiastic speeches delivered bv Zeb P. Curtis, of the Washington. Dec. 18. Big cuts ini.-honl board. Alderman W. F. Ran- the United States army englneerlni dolph, Prof. Weber, principal of the hoard's estimate for the existing water! High school and Harry Howell, su- i nerlntendent of the city schools. The Improvement projects tnc i reductions WH the lMt 8P(,aker, and his In some cases being over 60 per cent, i nn01inmpnt of plan, for a new Grensboro . . . Hendersonvlllei Hickory The official statement given outbyiHlKh p0nt the British admiralty makes no men- LPnor . , tlon of any warship which was en-1 Marlon gaged in the pursuit of the German : Marshall . . craft having been lost. The British , Moreantnn . . statement said that the light cruiser j Mt Mty 11,768.64 Patrol, and tne aestroyer uoon, wnicn Mumhv 5 337 14 5.817.92 2,948.68 6,779.33 188,140.01 58,159.82 2,752.28 4,236.52 16,644.99 118.810.99 17,874.49 19,600.39 41.324.24 9,796.72 7,219.60 4,170.83 10.123.68 were among the attacking ships, had been struck by shells and that five men were killed and fifteen wounded. EXCITEMENT CREATED BY SOETHILKQUKT DIES English Vessels at Canal De sire to End Careers as Auxiliaries. Newton Old Fort Raleigh Rutherfordton . . Salisbury Shelby Statesvllle Tryon , Waynesvllle . . . Wilmington . . Winston-Salem . 6,994.57 2,650.47 148.692.66 5,075.69 29,021.85 11.494.98 29,072.34 5,694.42 10.613.64 141,665.75 115,798.79 New Ralarv $1,300 3,000 IjCOO J.7C0 1,700 . 1,300 . 1,800 S.500 3,000 1,300 1,600 2,000 3,000 2.000 . 2,000 3,000 2,000. 1,900 1,500 2.000 2,000 1.700 1,800 1.200 3,000 1,700 2,500 2,000 2,500 1.700 2,000 3,000 S.000 3 FE IN IICIIIIUF HIM Austrian Forces Surrendered ThereLozintza Burned" by Austrians. l. Dee, 1.A dispatch from i,h' Servla, from the correspondent ,h ,lav agency, says that the ""an authorities havs re-established thomselveg the vlrlnty of Hodnla, h"s the Austrian forces surrendered re held n prisoners. It was - neu thnt the Austrian loss In silled "a wounded during the recent fight Uk""'" ,h" number of prisoners ,1, n' Th havy casualties are In lsi . r ,h '"""merabU unt.urled hl K yl"" "n ,h n,-l1 "f h"tll- II,... th A,''rlns left In their re- Warsaw, Dec. 18. (Via London) A great battle Is In progress st Socharrew, thirty miles west of War saw. The German wedge, which Is proceeding in ft noutheasterly direc tion from Mow, ha managed, after hAftVV flirhtlng. in which serious !lne are reported to have been In flicted, to establish Itself a quaner of e mile west of wocnaciew. . no Polish campaign now centers at that point. TnrVlsh Barracks nrwtmycd. p.ri. Dee. 18. A Havna agency dispatch from the Athens correspond ent quotes. message from the Island of Tenedos to the effect mat in recent bombardment ins ununn fleet. In the gulf of rsros to me north of the Dardanelles, destroyed the Turkish barracks on tne snore snd damaged the fortifications, i ne Turks were panic slriogen ana iimi to ths Interior. Irfixnliu -.i . . . p.k,! "'""n mere n In. . ... . - '7, Willi ns twen no burned by the the Carpathians from the south, the enemy began a general retreat which they are trying to cover by stubborn fighting In the regions before the Car pathians. "Our troops are attacking on th line of Orodno-Zakllczyu. . "Along the other parts of the front the pursuit haa begun." TO RETURN JQJHE FRONT He Has Conferred Iron Cross of First Class on Chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollwig. were made by the rivers and harbors committee today, when the bill for suih Improvement was reported to the j house. I The measure, as reported, carried appropriations to the amount of $34,-; i:is,680 for existing projects, or $20, 000,000 less than the estimates by the board. There Is no provision made for new project The committee took no action on any of the recommenda- j tlon proposed for changing the present I system of making the appropriations for such Improvements. TliiKKlan Defeat. Vienna, via Amsterdam to txmdom jVc. ,1. The following official conii munlcatlon was Issued yesterday: j "The lstest news permits of no fur ther doubt that the reslslnncs of ths Russian main fore has been shat tered. After the defeat of the south, em wing In ths battle of Minannvn, which lasted several days, our allies also gained a victory near txids. 'The liuMlnn are nw completely routed on the lllvrr lUura "lhrea'ned by jur dnc across Amsterdam. Dee, li According to the Telegraph. Emperor William Is making preparations to return to the front this week. . Kmperor William haa conferred the Iron crom of the first class on his chancellor, Von nethmann-lloll-wig, the dispatch says, Mr Msry C. Robinson and daugh ter Mini Nancy Robinson, art tha Hut tit of relatives in Columbia, SURVIVORS OF E F.I DEN BT They Put to Sea in Cocos Island Schooner Cap tured by Warships. Toklo. Dec 17. (Delayed) Cer- tnln British warships have captured ,Coaiit of Africa members of the crew of the German cruiser Emden who escaped from Cocos island when the Kmden was destroyed off the Cocos Island on No vember 10. Ths German sailors went to sea In s Cocoa Island schooner named Aysha. building proved a very fitting climax to the morning's exercises. Among those who participated In the musical program rendered this morning were: Mrs. A. L. Walker, pianist; John Stewart, violin; John Wood, 'cello; Raymond , Hart, clari net; l. Ii. Grlswald, cornet; Henry Cunningham, trombone: and C. W. Shannon, drums. The following pro gram was given: Maroh "The Boy BcouU." Henne berg; (by request). Humoreske, Dvorak. Overture "Raymond," Thorns. Ashevllle High school march Ray mond Hart. Medley of Southern Airs, Lamp Ths Ghost Dance, Cora, Salisbury; (by request) . GEN. BOTHA CONSIDERS - THE REBELLION ENDED Caps Town. Dec. IS. (By Way of London) General IiOUls Botha, the premier of the Union of South Africa considers ths rslielllon In tha union, apart from ths rounding up of a few stray rebels, ended. ! Is preparing to take short Vacation before bs- ! ginning a rsmpalgn on ths southwest Junius Rsdeker ha arrived from Kentucky and ths middle west to spend the Chrletma Benson With his sisters. Miss Ruth Rsdeker and Miss Carrls Radeker their home, "Hun- jnlcrest," on ths Victoria road. Washington, Dec 18. Two British steamships which have been carrying coal and other supplies to British cruisers in the Caribbean have repre sented to Colonel Goethals at Panama that they have ended their service as naval auxiliaries and desire to be con sidered as merchantmen. As such they would !e permitted to load fuel and supplies for ft voyage to a British port Secretary Garrison hss ssked Col onel Goethals for evidence as to whether the masters of these vessels are acting in good faith. It waa said that on receipt of this evidence, clear ance probably would be granted the ships. Neither ship had been charged with violation of neutrality. Kven though the ships had passed through the canal with supplies for belligerent cruisers, their cargoes were not taken on at an American port, and under the Hay-Pauncefote treaty vessels of commerce and war are entitled to the use of the canal on an equal basis. Officials here viewed the flurry oc casioned by Colonel Goethals' request for naval vessels as ft closed Incident. The colonel. In ft supplemental report, said that except for the Improper sending of ft wireless message by ft British collier, he knew of no neutral ity violations. The cruiser Taenma, ordered to ths ranal font In response to ColonsI Goe thals' request, left Guantanoma, Cuba, yesterday for Colon. Colonel OoethaUi sailed from Colon yesterday on his way to Washington, to appear before congressional com mittees In charge of canal appropria tions. His visit waa announced a tninth sgo and Is without reference to any of . R.O. SELF LEES REmElCE Resigned Position at States. ville Will Be Candidate for Senate Clerk. n. O. Self of Jackson county, who has been holding a respond!) position In the office ofthe collector of Internal revenue ' at ' Statesvllle, passed through the' city today en routs to his home tn spend the holi days with his family. Mr. Self has tendered Collector Watts hi resigns tlon, effective the fifteenth of this month. It Is stated upon good author ity that Mr. Self Is a candidate 'or the position of chief clerk In th state senate, which convenes early In January. He haa been clerk tn thu senats for a number of year. THREE BUILDINGS FOR NEW STATE INSTITUTION Special to Th Gasetts-News. Klnston, Dee. II. The trustees of ths North Carolina School for th Feeble Minded In annual aeiarton hern yesterday decided to' recommend an extension of the Institution Involving an expenditure of about $120,000, In cluding three building. Dr. C. H. McNairy ws re-electiJ superintendent; D. F. Wooten, of Klnston, a new trust., waa mmu head of the executive committee, th entire faculty was retained. ths recent questions relating to canal's neutrality.
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