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jHB GAZETTE-NEWS HAS -HE ASSOCIATED PRESS 6EBVICB. IT 13 IN, EVERT RESPECT COMPLETE, t: WEATHER FOEECASTi FAIR; COLDER. jLUMEXINOTO. , ; ASHEVILLE, N. 0., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 22, 1914. ' PRICE FTCECE i 1 , . ' -I HI PERSISTS mssiANswmNmGON EXTREMITIES OF LINE? I ' hve occupied a forest near the route l IllPPT lILPL between Noulette and Souchen and 11 I Air n I ill" 111" have also taken possessin f sme of !U I IlLUl' -UlLUL- tho enemy's first line trenches alons me mgnway Detween Notre de Lorette and St Loos. 'The enemy has bombarded Arras. "Our heavy artillery has silenced re peatedly the artillery of the enemy east of Carney and east of Albert "Our artillery has also demolished German trenches and hurled head over heels two cannon of a battery near Horn, southeast of Carnoy. Our heavy artillery has secured for us dis tinct advantages on the Aisne and in the section of Rheims. "In Champagne, in the region of Prosnes and Perthes, as well as in the Argonne, we have made gains along our entire front, particularly so to the northeast of Beausincourt where we won 1200 yards and took trenches. "In the forest of Legrurie we have blown up four mines saps and estab lished ourselves in the position thus made. "Between the Argonne and the Meuse we have made progress along our whole front particularly in the vicinity of Varennes where , we ad vanced about 600 yards. . "In the region of Bethincourt on the right of the Meuse we have gained at La Croupe; at one point over two kilometers; northwest of Brabent and the forest of Consencoye. "Finally on the heights of the Meuse we have made slight progress in the forest of Deschliers, northeast of the port of Coyon, ussians Claim Defeat of Ger- 'mans and Austrians at the North and South Ends of Battle Fronts. UTCOME AT WARSAW STILL PROBLEMATICAL Lence of Kaiser in West In dicates He Considers Oper ations There More Criti cat Than in East. London, Dec. 22. Only at he northern and southern ex remities of the immense battle il A t 1 me in me east are mamed GERMANS RESTORE - RAILROADTRAFFIC Repairing Lines, Bridges and Tunnels Which French De stroyed in Retreat. lianges noted today; in the Vestern theater the stubborn id laborious siege operations p persisting. Briefly, this urns up this war situation in arope as far -as can be told :rom the official communica m given out. by the various ar departments. , The ultimate outcome of the trmna army's advance on Tarsaw is problematical, as a decisive conflict in this op eration remains to be fought. ilthouffh the Russian center 'ad been forced to retire it has ceived reinforcements and is Ming a line along the Bzura iver to its junction with the .Vistula. North of the Vistula jfiver, if reports from Petro Tad are to be credited, the ermans have been whipped nd pushed back across their 'rentier until their line in be nd Sohlau, which is midway 'tween Lautenburg and Nied- murg in East Prussia. ' To the south,' according to .'ie eoiiteiitions of the Russian sports, the movements of the Ustrinn army in the Carpath ns has been defeated, simul--neoutdy, with the defeat of y garrison of the Przeraysl 'rtress which was hurled back A'rattnipting a sortie against investing forces. The British press comments a General Joffrea's order for ! general advance by the allied Tuies to drive the invaders J' of France and Belgium, as d from Berlin. The pa "N say that while they are un If to vouch for the authentic- !' of this document, it seems coincide with the fact that allies ar exerting pressure the entire flermnn front Kmperor William, according 'ie latest advices, has re to the western front Berlin, which seems to ,',lrto to British boservers :,h akiser regards the op ,ll'oos m the west as more irtant than those in the 1 M the present time. Cal -Th official Mm- Kcpnlse French Attack. Berlin, (By wireless to London) Dec. 22. A German official statement glv en out yesterday says: "The French at tack near NIeuport was repulsed. "We attacked the positions of the Anglo-Indian troops at two points and stormed and captured their trenches, dislodging them with heavy losses. We captured one plece of field artillery, five machine guns and 270 prisoners, among them 10 officers. "The trenches lost by us on Decem ber 18 at Notre de Larette have been recaptured. . In the neighborhood of Souhan and Chalons the French troops yester day delivered a fierce attack and In one place penetrated our positions. "The fierce attack to the northweBt of Verdun has completely failed." FEW CABLEGRAMS ARE DELAYEDJY CENSORS Are Rarely Stopped Although British Government Han dles Large Numbers. AGED Ml SHOT H IN ROW W. B. Grant Slain Early To day in Southside by E. M. Jarrett, Who Then Surrenders. Amsterdam, Dec. 22.4-The Telegraff learns from Berlin that the Germans have restored th erallroad communi cation from Charleville, in the depart ment of Ardennes, opposite Mezieres, to Fhetms, and from Hirson In Aisne to Montmedy In the department of Meuse, about 25 miles north of Verdun which the French destroyed in their retreat from this part of France. The railroad to Gizet in the department of Ardennes on the Belgian border, ac cording to the same dispatch, will be opened shortly. Bridges over the Meuse here, at Lumes, and Donchery, all southeast of Mezieres, are again opened. The blocked tunnel near Montmedy and Mohon, the last named south of Mezieres also will soon be in a condition to be utilized, It is stated. KILLING IS WITNESSED BY SEVERAL PERSONS Slayer and Victim Had Occu pied Adjoining Business , Houses Not Far From Scene of Tragedy. LESS IISK 1 WfM. About 1000 Gallons Less Than in 1913 Represented in Raleigh Police Court Blue Monday. HILLES EXPECTS T T Predicts Great Republican Suc cess in 1916 and Gives Reasons for His Predictions. IRE FOREST DANGER SHIPMENTS SHOW FALLING OFF TOO William B. Grant, aged 72, was shot and almost instantly killed at 7:30 o clock this morning in the store of the Blue Ridge Mercantile company on Southside avenue, by E. M . Jarrett who at once surrendered This dispatch Indicates that despite the war operations the Germans are restoring the railway communications in the north of France which the French army destroyed in its retreat to the south. Governor 'Craig Is Coming to Asheville for Few Days Before the Legis ture Meets. 'LOGICAL DEDUCTION" FROM LAST ELECTION (By YV. T. Bost). Reviews Conditions as He Sees Them in Various States Which Are Now Democratic. Season of 1914 Carried Great est Danger From Forest Fires Since the Forests Were Established. DROUTH AND OTHER CONDITIONS WORSE Raleigh, Dec. 22. The forty de fendants who stood up and answered charges in the city court yesterday made an imposing list of drunks and ' fliHnrrlPrHpS hilt wltViul . tViov vnrtr-a- to Patrolman Charlie Pinner, on j apntfir, Rhm,t , ftnn f .ii., nr duty at the Southern Railway pas-1 whiskev tnn thfi m. flntfi.rhrIsU Loss of Merchantable Timber' Was Comparatively Small Most of Fires Were Soon Extinguished. The British Government Sends Note of Inquiry to the State Department. Washington, Dec. 22. Censorship on a unprecedented scale is In opera tion now over the complicated system of cables connecting Europe with America. After some friction, the mnchtnery created by the British gov. eminent is handling an average of 60. 000 cablegrams each day, and even this figure does not represent the full volume of business, because many ca blegrams, from their privileged char acter, are not subject to censorship. An official statement of the busin?s of the British censors obtained here makes It appear that in this great mass of business few cablegrams have been delayed or stopped. It is ex plained that when a properly Ad dressed . message destined for the United States is stopped, the censor Invariably Informs the American am bassador, with an explanation of the reason. Washington, Dec. 22. Great Britain has addressed a note of inquiry to the state department in regard to charges against that government which Colonel Goethals had admitted were baseless against the conduct of certain British colliers in the waters of the canal zone. The communica tion implied the British ship captains were harshly treated. So far Secretary Daniels has not learned Just what led to the recent dismantling of the radio apparatus of a British collier at Panama, e-en the name of the ship being unknown. He has ordered a full report, which will be laid before the state department. Naval experts suggested that radio messages sent by British warships in the Caribbean directly across the- isth mus to the other British naval stations might have been attributed by the op erators In the naval wireless tower on the Isthmus to British colliers In canal waters. CHILE AGAIN PROTESTS SCALE OF HIRE FOR COMMANDEERED SHIPS London, Dec. 22. The scale of hire for vessels chartered by the British government for use as armed cruisers troopships, hospital ships and jjther purposes has been drawn up by an admiralty sub-commlttoe, and from these rates i is possible to make a rough calculation of the earnings In three months of some of the btggtwt vessels which are well known 'la the Atlantic trade. They are as follows: Earnings Tons, Complains at Certain Actions of German and British War Squadrons. ttsi "tlnn rtvn fc. . i m v. f ftfl - " ui vj ink r rviitii IfZ x"t,,rrtr l roiiows: ,r, day of December 10 Un r no Vfn of any treat 1m . in IlelKium, if exception Is "i i.TJ" trorr'' which we have i L V vlclnl,y I-nmberttyde K 'n ff Cruk.r. which U or Blxsrhoote. We hre or- .,,,k"B! hnt,m In Wertelerrt to of zhi,jh,u., he L and the Aisne we tVo.Viinirtnn. Dec 12. After a .rrhinui invcwllirutlon of activities of the German fleet In the southim raclflo recently. Chile has protested fnrmallv in Germany against alleged Uorrr.au vlolstlone of neutrality in Chilean wetera. The protest transmit tod by the rvn.n minister at Berlin mtm forth that the Oerman ships prior to their successful engajrxment with Rear Ad miral Craddock1 British squadron, etayed as Ion a five days at one Island owned by Chile and transfer red euppllce at another amall Inland, after a ""ven Th J 7" tMrt 1 understood t" efluchod in vigorous languagn, dfltnandln rpr- "UAt'the eame time, the Chilean jrov emment hs protected to Great Brit atn. chartnr that the Brltleh cruiser (Harrow recently took coal from vesMU In Chilean wetera. Vessel. Aqultanla . Caronla . , Carman la . Cedrlo . . Tunisian . Empress of Britain . .45,647 . 19.800 .19,600 .21,085 .10,676 Speed. (knots) 23 18 IX 17 16 In 3 mo. $055,850 308,400 308.400 315,000 158,640 ,14,189 20 241,500 In addition the government la rec ommended to pay the cost of pre paring for vessels for state purposes, for time lost between end of char ter period till restoration of vessel In normal work and for higher wage. GERMANS ARE SHORT OF SOME SUPPLIES ConenhaiSen. Dec. 12. Agent of the commissary department of the Gorman army, who are here purchas ing supplies, admit that Germany's shortago In some rcepecla la aerlous. They etate that Germany would be glad to release all prisoner of war because of the difficulty of providing uppllea for them. The egnnts find their task here mails dlfsult by the twinlsh prohi bition sgslnst export of many ar ticle They have sucowded, however In purchasing large quantities of meat, which may still be exported to Germany. They would like to get a million palre of boots and shoe, but the list of prohibitions Include all article made of leather or hid. senger station and is now held withy out bond in the city Jail, pending the outcome of the coroner's inquest. which will be held this afternoon at the undertaking establishment ofj Hare and company, on Biltmore ave nue. The killing grew out of past dif ferences between the men, it is be lieved by those who knew them and who are familiar with incidents of the pa3t few weeks. Story of Eye-WItncsscs. According to eye-witnesses to the shooting and killing, the deceased came into the Blue Ridge Mercantile company's store about 7:30 o'clock this morning with a note, written in pencil, which he tlsked S. D. Carn- latiifcr.-a clerjutiiojcead. Mr. CamaUrir said that the note was badly written and that Mr. Grant said that he found it stuck under the door of his shoe shop at No. 370 Southside ave nue this morning. It contained the most vile language and threats against Mr. Grant. . Giving the note back to Mr. Grant the two, with several others in the store discussed it. At this time E. M. Jarrett came in the store. More talk of the same sort was Indulged in, in which Jarrett took a leading part, although it is stated that Mr. Grant did not say anything then until after the other men had been talking for sometime. Finally, according to the witnesses, Grant and Jarrett started an argument, which became more heated as it progressed and the two began to curse each other, .Grant ad vancing on Jarrett. At this time Jar rett pulled a pistol, the witnesses say, and stepped back, when Grant told him to shoot, to which Jarrett replied that he did not want to shoot him. Victim Said to Have Defied. Mr. Grant had his hand in his hip pocket, bystanders maintain, and ad vanced on Jurrett the second time when the latter fired three shots, each taking effect. Ono of the bullets entered about the middle of the chest, another in the left shoulder and the other tn the chest. The wounded man turned around and, starting to fall was grabbed by Mr. Carnatzer. He was placed In a chair in which he died about 20 minutes later without ever speaking a word from the time he was shot. Jarrett walked out of the store, through a side entrance Rnil went at once to Patrolman Charlie Pinner at tlio passenger station, and sUVrendtr cd. lie was brought to the city Jail and locked up. When asked for a statement, his pttornoys. Judge T. A. Jones and O. K. Bennett stated that they had ad vised their client not to talk for publication. Dr. E. It. Morris, county coroner, arrived on the scene soon after the arrival of pr. Jere Cocke, who had been summoned, but Mr. died before cither arrived Ing the pockets of tho dead man, Coroner Morris found an open pocket knlfo in the right front pocket, which witnesses sny the dead man opened after he wns shot. In another pocket wore found two other knives and a large sum of money. After the examination by the cor oner the body was removed to the undertaking establishment of Hare and company, on lllltmore avenue. IMHvniM'd wai Powerful Mian. The deceased conducted a shoe shop at No. 870 Houthsldo avenue for sevt-ral yenr and whs well known In the city. He was a largo man, stand ing more than six feet and weighing ovor uw poupus. in oini-r uays no win noted for his enormous strength. His widow snd three children sur vive. Lawrence Grant, Mrs. Minnie Clark end Mr Maud Mitchell, child ren by hi first wife, live In Oregon; Bessie Grant of this city I a daugh ter by the second wife. He leave two lister ami one brother In Rutherford county; Mr. Mory Elliott, Mr, Harah Elliott and S. B. Grant. Mr. Jsrrett l married and live on Holly trMU He ha three email children. He was formerly connected with the Houthslde Furniture com pany, hi place of business being net door to the shoe hop run by Mr. Grant. He I a native or Dllisnoro mas Monday did last year. The express and railroad offices In dicate a vast falling off in the whis key trade for the close or the year. It is declared by the receivers of the wet goods that more than 5,000 pack ages were received last year on whis key day than this year. Further examination shows a great falling off in the number who have drunk and fallen down. The police records were comparatively without blemish until Saturday. The large city prison was congested this morn ing. Governor Craig said today that he will finish his message to the legis lature this week and early on the next he will go to Asheville to spend a few days before' returnirig'-to Ral eigh to feet the incofing body. He has been working on his state paper many days and has it alfost in shape to present to the legislature. The Episcopalians of Christ church and the Church of the Good Shep herd announced nearly $11,000 as the result of their great canvass yester day for funds to prosecute the work in all departments of the church. Each congregation has recently put a small fortune into new buildings, but the congregation responded hand somely to the appeal for funds to diminish the parish debts and to ex tend the work into all fields. Gregory Writes Bickctt. Attorney General Blckett has re ceived a letter from United States Attorney General T. W. Gregory ac-1 knowledging receipt of the letter of Mr. Pickett several days ago appris ing him of the status of the Cape Pear and Yadkin valley dismember ment sixteen years ago. Mr. Gregory's letter was a simple announcement of having received the North Carolina attorney general's letter, In explaining the delay in re sponse, Mr. Gregory said that his de partment is very greatly crowded with work now and that it is diffi cult to get to it soon. The letter was very satisfactory. The contents of Mr. Pickett s letter will furnish long speculation here. The case made out by tho state New York, Dec. 22. Foreseeing a sweeping republican victory through out the country in 1916, in which labor and business will Join hands to rebuke the democratic tariff policy, Charles D. Hillos, chairman of the republican na tional committee, says tho republicans will capture both houses of congress. He also predicts the election of repub lican governors in many states that have hitherto been undisputedly democratic. Mr. Hilles is of the opinion that the tariff will be the issue and that the people will speak in no tincertaln terms their opinion of a tariff policy which he says has reduced wages. ! stifled industries and caused want throughout the country. "An analysis of the results of the last election," said Mr. Hilles, "shows conclusively that the republican party will return to power in 1918. Not only will a republican president be elected, unless there Is a revulsion of feeling in the meantime, but the party will gain control of both snate and hous?. It requires no gift of prophecy to as sert this. It is a lorrlcal deduction from the recent election. "The issue in 1914 was the tariff, and every state where the effect of the Underwood bill hod time to be felt went republican. Every great manu facturing state and every great labor center repudiated the democratic par ty and voiced condemnation of its re cord since it came into full control of the government. Tho disastrous effects of the now tariff have not yet been fully felt In the great agricultural states of the west, but even there the reaction against democracy was un mistakable. "The issue in 1916 will be squarely on the tariff and on the legislation of the democratic party. The revolt against democracy is not confined to business men. Itbor indicated very clearly In the last election that It un derstood Its own prosperity is Inextri cably wound up with the prosperity of business, and that unemployment and reduced wages inevitably follow demo cratic tariff tinkering. "The Wilson administration hns been essentially an anti-business ad ministration, modifying its policy only where legislation might include the south 1 nits adverse Influence. Because the democrats Increased their major ity In the senate In the last election they nre inclined to believe that they can save the upper house. In 1916 from through the aid of A. L. Brooks, of t the wreck they foresee. Their belief is Greemtboro, Is considered strong, but j founded on hope and not on fact, the mid-term in national politics !s "1b there any doubt that New York deemed somewhat against quick ac-wlll send a republican to succeed Mr. tlon, to say nothing of the hundreds (VGorman? Tho result of the Inst of controversies of similar nature election shows clearly that a republl- that annulment of this sale might create. Hut there lfl not the slightest doubt here that this purchase was violative of every court ruling made to fit the case. Chairman E. I. Travis, of the cor-i poratlon commission, is working on his letter dealing with the subjoct of taxation and embodying his views which he means to present to the legislature when It meets in June. Mr. Travis has had many stnto tnx svHlems belore. him In this lnvestlga- Grant had tln anA brieves that he will be n search- nllin ntslst the leeislature In work ing out an Improvement ovei the present system. Professor Collier Cobb and Austin H. Carr of the university, stopped here on their return from a long tramp in some of tho lower counties and left for tho university last night. They admitted having walked a few thousand mile but declared unpro fessional to say how many. Professor Cobb recalled when prodded about hi pet "pud" that sixty boy that he ha tramped to death and dopd with his geology have done big things since leaving and have actually eaten tho "pud." General Julian 8. Cnrr' youngest on, who has been tramping with him, In before graduation a real business man and maker of a fine grade of flour, Charle II. Anderson, candidate for the poetofflce ha congratulated Bart M. Gatllng, who referred Mr. Anderson to the statement of Con gressman Pou denying that he ha made any recommendation In the postofflce case for llalelgh. Mr. Ontllng likewise congratulated (Continued on page 9) and ha been living In Aehevill for time he married. four or five year He wo In the United fltatea army and after hi re tirement served s a policeman at the Jemeetown expoelUon, at which can Senator will succeed the present representative of the Empire state in the upper house. "Maine Is back In the republican column, and a republican senator Is sure to succeed Mr. Johnson. New Jersey returned to the republican col umn In emphatic fnshbm In November, and no one will succeed himself or be superseded by a democrat. "The election of Mr. Harding In Ohio this year by more than 50,000 Is a clear sign that Senator Pomerene will be retired two years hwnce and his place be taken by a republican. Sen ator Meyers, of Montana, voted to place wool on the free list despite vig orous protest from every quarter of his state. Is there any possible chanre that he will bo re-elected after two yenrs more of free wool? "Senator Plttman, of Nevada, will bo succeeded by a republican. Mr. Plttman has not the prestige nor the money nor the long service of Senator Newland and yet Mr. Nowlands was returned to the senate this year by only thirty-eight votes, after the hard est rsmpalgn he ha ever made. "West Virginia Is sure to go repub lican In 191B. Senator Tolndexter, of Washington, I the only progressive In the senate and he Is sure to be uc- ceeded by a republican. Washington In 1914 elected a republican senator end republican from every congre slonal district. "Thu far w can see a certain gain of eight seat which, with a republi can vice president would give control of the senate. But In Maryland and Nebraska, where there are democratic factional fight tiie republican chance are excellent, There I good fighting ground In Arlxona. Missouri and Ten nessee, and It I a modest claim to say that one republican will be elected from thee five sinten. "The republican psrty ha only to safe and van In th next two rear to Washington, Dec. 22. The season of 1914, according to the officials of the forest service, carried greater dan ger from fire to the national forests than any year since the establishment of the national forests. To meet this emergency and to prevent great loss of public property, the department of agriculture was obliged to exceed the amount appropriated for fire protec tion and incur a deficiency of $349, 243. The conditions of the drouth and other factors of forest fire hazard were said to be worse than in 1910, when the disastrous Idaho fires occurred. Weather bureau reports show that iii most of the Kocky mountain and Pacific coast region last winter's snows were much below the normal, and ss a result there was an early spring and an early drying out of the forests. in western Montana and northern Ida ho there were forest fires In considera ble numbers by the end of May and they continued until October. In Cal ifornia, where there is normally a very ' long season of drouth, the fire season - ' . started In some portions five weeks earlier than usual, and In the southern part of the state the fire danger was still great at the end of November. A long dry seasonsustained periods of high temperature, recurring hard and steady winds, and, in certain places, unusually hot, dry nights, rendered tho forests exceedingly inflammable and the problem of fire prevention unusu- i ally difficult. Moro Than Six Thousand Flrcs, The total number of fires during the season of 1914 which threatened the national forests and which had to be handled by the protective organiza tion of the forest service were 6112, N or about 1000 more than occurred in 1910. This number represents the , Ilres reported up to December 1. At that time reports indicated that there was still a dangerous condition In southern California and in certain por tions of the national forests of the east. Tho service says that the total for the year will be Increased by the fires in these regions during Decem ber. The most serious conditions are re ported from western Montana and northern Idaho and on the Pacific slope. The weather conditions in tho--central and southern Rocky mountain regions were more nearly normal. A a consequence only 15 per cent of the total number of all national forest fires occurred In thepe regions and they were handled without difficulty and! with very small loss of property. Of the entire 6112 fires which threatened the national forest 81 per cent wen extinguished by the protec tive organization before they had cov-1 ered 10 acres. Tho percentage of fire that burned over more than 10 acres was smaller than In any pervious year. While detailed report have not ye: been received appraising the exact loss to he government through the forest fires, a preliminary estimate show that the loss of merchantable timber will probably not exceed $400,000. In 1910 the corresponding estimate of loss wa nearly $16,000,000, but later estimates materially reduced the amount. Through the work of the protective force tho fires this year were largely confined to old burns and to less heavily timbered areas. The loss to the government through the i destruction of young trees which had ' sprung up In these openings Is larger1, than the actual loss to green timber, i lloglon of Grcatcwt Knnger. In Montana and Idaho alone. It In said that the value of specific bodln' of timber which were threatened by the approximately 2000 fires whit h started and were put out, aggregated the enormous sum of over $59,000,000. . It wa In this section that the Irugest amount of money had to bo spent to prevent a recurrence of the great dis aster of 1910. In Oregon and Wash ington, the 1200 fin which were han dled by the department threatened up ward of $24,000,000 worth of timber. And these figure according to th department expert do not Include th value of noh-meroiiantable timber and young growth on about 6.000, 001) acre of land, and several million dol lar worth of ranch and other privets property which lay In the patch of th; (.Continued on pat I.) insure a sweeping victory i 1916. Th i pubtlo ha sickened of the nostrum! lend panacea exploited In the laat fewl I your and want canity, honeely amH efficiency In public olflce, Thene the republican party can supply, and that party only." :
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