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A 4 GAZETTE-NEWS HAS ASSOCIATED PRESS ICE. IT IS IN EVERT IESPECT COMPLETE. LEATHER FOSECASTi COLDER; SUNDAY FAIR, 2E XIX. NO. 273. ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 26, 1914 PRICE FIVE CENTS 11 ml jam n 11 ' r O DECISIVE ACTIONS ON EITHER OF FRONTS IKS ATM I. 5. SJIIDfIS ,rad Claims the Russians ire Resumed Offensive in Several Places Poland. I OFFSET BY NEWS FROM BERLIN Hindenburg Still Trying Jet to Warsaw French Heport Progress in Nieuport. ndon, Dec. 26. While 3 was no cessation in mill activity on Christmas, nev eless there 'were no decis- j actions accomplished on er ot the immense battle jts in eastern and western ope. A spectacular element ;ie recent news was sup kI in an aerial duel between rmnn airship and two Brit I biplanes over the waters pie Thames, which was wit j.scd by thousands of people. p (Jcniian craft escaped. Ytrograd has reported that Russians have resumed the usive at several points in pliind and that they have cap- am Ji.wu men. xiiis ciami offset by the iJerli nroports the ulcerations in Poland, it; Austrians continue their urageous effort to strike pwn tbe vallev of the Nida in e direction of Carnow. Brit li observers express the opin- tn that this movement will be bo late if it is n fact that the astro-German attack in the nter of the front has really i'n checked. General Von Hindenburg, the lonnnander of the German ores, is still hoMng his bull log grip alonx the Vistula, and cms to be making his present noveincnt toward Warsaw rom the vicinity of Thorn. In the west the French claim o have made steady progress n (. vicinity of Nieuport, V),ile Berlin balances this claim W reporting the capture of cer tain French and British trench h. The French report the tak ing of trenches at Puisaleine, wliiil) they held in spite of vio lent counter attacks. Athens meantime tells of the refusal of the Turkish authori ties to permit the departure .from Tripoli, Syria, of British j and I reach consuls and a num I W of British and French citi j zons on an American merchant Rliip, which was convoyed by an American cruiser. , , , . ' I The refusal resulted in an at tuck by the Turks on the crew the merchant vessel while tlie sailors were embarking some French people. This at tack coosed, however, when the arnhip threatened to bombard the town. Subsequently the Warship escorted the merchant man to Feoraohcch, north of the Dardanelles, in Turkey. French Statement. teo. l. Th French war hM m,1 Publlo th following ornriM statement n Par!ii: I Om hm ( n Iha T .M Mr tilVS t'roT4 by epplng lo th dunes and we have repulsed attacks In the vicinity of Lombaertzyde. At Vwarte len, to the southeast of Yres we have occupied a gToup of houses and drove back the enemy who were at tempting a counter attack. This was done In spite of the spirited artillery fire directed against us by the enemy. 'The Belgian army has pushed forward along the right .bank of the Tser to the south of Dlxmude. The Belgians organized their defenses at the bridge. I 'In the region of Arras the heavy fog has made all Important operations Impossible. "The east and southeast of Amiens, especially in the suburbs of Lasslgny there have been artillery engagements. "In the region of the Alsne the Zouaves through all of yesterday bril liantly held back a number of attacks and made themselves masters at a point on the road to Dunstelne and of trenches which the Germans occupied December 21. "In Champagne we have strength ened our positions which we had taken in our advance the night before hi tbe region of Craonne and R.heims. "In the vicinity of Verthes all coun ter attacks on our position which we conquered December 22 were repulsed. Northwest of Mesnll-les-Hurlus we oc cupied trenches 400 yards In length and drove back counter attacks. The Germans endeavored to make an of fensive movement In the direction of Villp-sur-Tourbe but our artillery dis persed 'them. "In the Argonne we have taken pos- COUNT WILL FUSEES Census to Be Taken of Fugi tives to Ascertain Where Those of Military Age Are Quartered. REBEL REIT IE Eight Filipino Leaders Under Arrest at Manila Planned to Attack the United States. Forts. REPORT HEMf' B! COMMISSI Secretarry Connor of N. C. His torical Commission Gives Interesting Review of Two Years Work. AMERICAN SAILORS ASSAILED BY NATIVES MANY OF REFUGEES HAVE FOUND WORK Some Have Come to the United States But Mostly Those Who Had Been Here Before the War. ' Army of 10,000 Tagalogs Near ly Ready to Fire on Stars and Stripes When Sedit ious News Leaks Out. LESS RED TAPE AT CANAL NOW Ship's Captain May Take His Vessel Through Big Ditch Without Signing a Single Paper. INCLUDES TRANSFER TO NEW QUARTERS IN. J. Bra TO LI 111 CITY Secretary of State Acquires a Picturesque Site for Home on Brow of . Sunset ( Mountain. Much Has Been Done in Classi fying and Arranging the Papers; Much New Ma terial Received. SOMETIMES REQUIRED 24 HOURS FOR PASSAGE London, Dec. 26. (Correspondenc; of The Associated Press). A general session of ground in the forest of Li- census of Belgian refugees in England grurie and In the vicinity of Bagatelle we repulsed German attacks. "In the Verdun region the preva lence of fog rendered impossible any operations of importance. A counter attacks attempted by the enemy was unsuccessful in the forest of Con3en- voye. "In the forest of Apremont our ar tillery demolished batteries of the enemy and caused the evacuation of trenches. "In the Woevre French artillery si lenced several Gorman batteries. , "In the region of Pamlesant, north east of St. Die-our Infantry advanced with a rush and established Itself in thev tmltoiT thus" Rntfieil.""' "'"'"; 'V "There Is nothing of importance to record In upper Alsace. . Russia, Poland: On the Hzura rive- the (termnns have maintained them selves in new positions: on the con trary at a point to the north of Sochacsew they were driven back to the river to the eou.hwet of the town. An effort to debouch from Bolimou. failed. At present the Germans are essaying to cross the Rawka river southeast of Shlernlewlez. "South of Uawlia the Germans are resisting stubbornly the pronounced Russian offensive along the north bank of the Pilica. hns been ordered that Klne: Albert's cabinet may know where the Belgians subject to military service are quar tered. It has been estimated that 20,000 Belgians of military aee came to Eng land, but such estimates are necessa rily inaccurate. In the rush from Antwerp and Ostenrl It was Impossible to keep any accurate records. Many of the refneeep who had money cam independent of any organized agency and consequently the governments of Fels'lum and Eneland have no knowl- ed" of their moyftnents. Manila, Dec. 26. .Eight Filipinos have been arrested here bn charges of sedition as a result of an abortive ris ing In the city of Manila and its en virons. Further arrests are probably l in connection with the occurrence. Knformatlon of the threatet ed upris ing were learned of by army authori ties and a general warning was Issued. This declared that fully 10,000 Fili pinos in Manila were ready for a con centrated attack on Fort Santiago the P-ua Cuartel Kspana, the Cuartel In santeria and the medical depot. Mili tary units were prepared and a street patrol was placed on duty. Constabulary agents, members of the secret organization, disclosed the plans. Gatherings were dispersed at Pacumboyan, Taco and Nacotes, near Malabon. At Paloocans a squadron of American sailors, who were attacked by a force of Filipinos as they were approaching a dance hall, used spearn as weapons' and routed the natives. The rising was evidently poorly or ganized and lacked leaders. It seems to have been composed for the most part of persona trustir f Implicitly in Arrangements Will Now Be Made for Passage of Ves sel in Advance of Her Coming. VIEW IS SPLENDID ONE OF SKYLAND y . The employment- of BeMansuJ.nJ.the wrd- of -At-termv Mfcfcrt -forme En'anfl fins raised many stubborn j revolutionist who has been conducting rtuestions. Relief committees have not j continual propaganda from Hong encouraged Pelglans to accent em-j Kong to which city he was banished uUivmcnt where they would compete Dy the American authorities sometime with English labor and mere has been I ago. It is stated that he advised his a studied effort on the part of English j followers to begin-the Anti-American committees throughout tbe island to I demonstrations on Christmas as the prevent P'-lelans from accepting a J American officers and men wou'd then lower waire than that ordinarily paid j ne celebrating and therefore not pre- to Engllnhnien or Englishwomen. pared lo meet an attack. IN CLASH T 5 Fighting Occurs Near Vera Cruz Carranza Hears of Villa's Defeat. In France the refugees have al most Invnriably found employment, cr, peclally the men of all ages. The Frenchmen have nearly all gone In.o the service, with the result that Bel gians who have any knowledge of rail roading, bridge building, electrical construction or engineering work of any sort are Instantly put to work Raleigh, Dec. 26. The report of Secretary R. D. W. Connor of the North Carolina Historical commission for the two years ended November 30, last, has just been made to the com mission, the members of which are Messrs. J. Bryan Grimes, chairman; W. J. Peele, D. H. Hill, M. C. S. Noble, and T. M. Pittman. The report is unu sually Interesting because of the amount and variety of the work done, including the transfer to the new quar ters, in the State Administration build-' ing, of the commission its invaluable records and of the great collection of objects in the North Carolina Hall of History. On the 12th of January last the commission began the removal of its collections from its uartera in the cap- Itol, which it had occupied seven years, to th enew building, where it has the seqeond floor, especially designed for Its purposes. The two large exhibition rooms contain the great collection of rellcvs, manuscripts, rare editions and portraits; there are also a document room, the offices, and rooms for the repair and mounting of manuscripts. The building is equipped throughout with steiM furniture and Is believed to be fireproof. The commission is doing a vast work in classifying and arranging the public archives from colonial days to this date. There Is an immense mass of these documents, which came to the commission In great disorder and without arangement In any proper fashion. The correspondence of the governors since 1776 1 scomposed of Panama, Dec. 26. So much red Understood That the Buildings Will Be in Keeping With ; Scenic Beauty of J k Grove iPark. In accordance with his oft repeated 1 tape has been eliminated by the ca-! plans to reside for at least part of nal officials that a ship's captain ! the time in Asheville, Secretary of may now take his vessel through , State William J . Bryan, has bought a without having to sign a single pa per, and without any waste of time. Heretofore the formalities were so numerous that it sometimes required twenty-four hours for a ship to com plete her passage. Shipping companies have been no tified that hereafter it will not be ten acre plot of land adjoining the I Grove Park Inn tract of 1,000 acres I from W . E . Grows. That Secretary . Bryan will improve the land with ' suitable buildings for his home Is al so given out. Mr. Bryan spent several weeks In . Asheville last summer and expressed necessary for them to appoint a i himself often as being much In love shipping agent on the Isthmus, for with the Land of the Sky. The pur- . the reason th-U the Panama canal is cnase is described on the map of the prepared to undertake all work in Grove properties as the AltaVista connection with the payment of tolls, purchase of coal, water and other supplies. They have been Informed that all that is needed is to cable to Panama the probable arrival of a ship, the deposit at the office of the nearest assistant treasurer of the United States of the estimated amount of tol's, the probable supplies the vessel will need and other data and the officials of the canal will see that the ship safely passes through with the least possible delay and without the payment of agent's fees by the owner, i " -.--' A few days ago a ship arrived at Chrlstobal, her owners having ap praised the canal officials of her coming. The deposit had Been made and Bhe was ready to pass through the canal when the master appeared at the port captain's office for his papers. lie was given his clearance papers, receipt for tolls, permit to pass through all the locks, health It Is reported that In some of the nfnilnn.fl thaie n'eVrt mltldP linrisinS ' a .ii ..t.nfininn. I been classified In 158 baxes. This, ex The situation at present, according tensive work as It Is, Is a mere begin to an official statement, appears to be "Ing upon th evast collections In the under control of the authorities. I ? archives, which are to be classl- Governor General Harrison was fled, arranged and Indexed. r.,v nt the time of the outbreak and The arrangement of numerous col- tract and one of the prettiest view- points in Western Carolina. It cresta a ridge summit adjoining the F. L. Seely place on Sunset mountain from which it Is separated by the exclusive i automobile highway ascending from ' Grove Park Inn. It can be further locally Identified from the fact that" it Includes the patch of sourwood D iisii es which shows m autumn as a scarlet blur on the mountain as seen from Asheville. The importance to Asheville of Mr. Bryan's acquisition., is not..Ukely u be exaggerated. It means that a dls- ' tlngulshed public man who has trav eled the world over is so well pleased with the actual experience of several weeks spent here last summer that he wishes to own a home here, at least for the summer months. It means that many thousands of other people will be firmly convinced of the superlative attractions of Asheville and the western Carolina mountains. It will carry the same positive af- eertiflcnto. and other necessary vs.- about 24,000 manuscripts and this has pers and was told to proceed into the flrraatlve endorsement as does Bllt canal, lie was astonished at not hav- more estate. Ing to obtain from various officials Tne AltaVista tract has the Corn ell these documents and further at;b'ned advantages of scenery and ac tho fnct that not a single signature : cefslblllty. From the standpoint of was required of him. His stay In the I viewpoint Mr. Bryan could hardly port of Cristobal was exactly one j have chosen better. To the west and Some Belgians have been leaving I Englnnd for the United States, but they are chiefly older men and women who formerly lived in America and have relatives and mends there. There has been no large movement of Belgians toward America, as yet, and no objection has been raised 'to their departure from England where they had papers showing who they were and what their reasons were for leav ing. I Winfred T. Dennlson, secretary of the Interior, was in charge In his absence. The foreign chamber of commerce, supported by a Filipino body recently made public a protest against the leg islative amendment to the Internal revenue laws which would have re sulted in additional tax. Representa tions from the chamber of commerce regarding the law were forwarded to Secretary Lane asking that they be presented to tho president for his Intervention. Vera Cruz, Dec. 26. Fighting, has occurred between the adherents of General Carranza and those of General Villa In the outskirts of Vera Cru. The Villa forces. In unknown number re advancing, while the Carranza forces have been obliged to fall back. A strict censorship has been en forced. General Carranza received news yes terday from Tamplco that followers of General Villa had been defeated at Ebano station. An official report said that in tho attack one of the Cedlllo brothers, acknowledged to be a fighter of Importance, and who formerly was with C'srranza, was killed and that the Villa force loBt heavily. It was added that three cannon snd a few machine guns were taken by Carranza's men. The defeat of Zapata followers near Aplxaeo, state or Tlaxcala, capital of the state of the same name, were an nounced last night The lines of fight ing at Aplzsco ars said to have extend ed about seven miles. The Zapata casualties are estimated at 600. Tho defeated Mildlers rd to safety In the foothills of the Sierra Mallnchs. II II General Sir Thomas Kelly-Ken-ny Wore Many Medals Won in Service. TRIPLE ENTENTE FOES Parts, Dec. 16. The only obstruc tion to Houmanla's Joining the triple entente, according to the Figaro, was the lack of guarantees on the part of BulKurla In regard to Bulgaria's neu trality. , Tho Figaro says that It now learns fi ora good sources that such guaran- BEN. SCOTT PLEASES Washington. Dec. H Brigadier General Hugh Scott's mission to Mexi co ha progressed satisfactorily ac cording1 to dispatches received from him by the state department. He expects to confer with Oeneral Martorena at once. General Calles and Mr. Tasquerla Villa leaders hays already talked ever the aituation Eonora the dispatch stateik In London, Dec. 26. General Blr Thomas Kelly-Kenny, formerly adju tant general of the British forces, died today at his home at Boolaugh Lodge, In County Clare, where he had lived since his retirement In 1907. General Kelly-Kenny saw action on. many fields. He was mentioned for valorous sctlon In 1860 at the cap ture of Psnd-Ku, and Paku fort and for bis services In Abyslnnla in 1867 and 1808. He had received several service medals for actions In both campaigns. After a long tour or tne nome sta tions he fcgaln saw service In Pouth Africa and was given the rank of lieutenant general. He accompanist Prince Arthur of Connaught on a mis sion to the Mikado In 1905 and visit ed the United Btates In 10. Oeneral Kelly-Kenny was nearly 78 years of st K R FnEJfOI SUBMARINE BUNK. R 2 K Perls. Deo. H. Tne itanan R press states according to advices R R to the Mstln that a French sub- R R marine has been sunn wnne at- t m i.mtitinr to ttrocdo an Austrian R R battleship In the Austrian naval R R base at Pola. The crew of the R R submarine, the message stated, R R was rescued and Imprisoned, lections of private and seml-publlc pa pers of noted men Is In progress and those of Calvin II. Wiley. William A. Graham, Jonathan Worth, David I Rwaln, Walter Clark. W. II. S. Bur gwyn, John Henry Boner, Charles B. Aycock, Bryan Grimes, the Pettlgrew family, Z. R. Vance, Archibald D. Mur phey, William L. Saunders, John II. Bryan. Mrs. Cornelia T. Spencer, nnd the Charles E. Johnson collection from 17r,5 to 187!i, have been completed. The E. J. Hale, Dartmouth, Vance, Murphey, Saunders, and the Cornelia, P. Spencer papers have been prepared for binding or are already bound. By the photostatic process of repro ducing manuscripts the commission has secured copies of many manu scripts bearing on colonial history from the library of congress, John Wood of Edenton, and others. The collection of maps has been In creased. Th commission has secured the file of 81 bound volumes of tho Fayettevllle Observer from 1825 to 1864 from Major E. J. Hale. In the report of the secretary to tho commission there Is contained the re port made by Collector Fred. A. Olds on the Hall of History. This tells of the transfer of the many thousands of objects from the old Hall of History hour while at Balboa there was no;nortnweBt 'h blue mountains rise In stop required beyond slowing up toK,a"t steps to the far heights of the drop the pilot In the outer harbor, j Balsams, the sharp spires of Plsgah It Is pointed out by canal officials','""' Co,l mountaip and the dark dome that many papers at first in use P' Thunderhead standing as sharply proved to complicate matters and oc- f'ned sentinels of the forested rnslon dclav. The bulkv copies of the heights. Southwest is the while pile ship's manifest have been abolished, i of Blltmore house and beyond the and the boarding officer of the ter mlnal port now obtains only a short abstract. For a time It was necessary for a I In the Immediate foreground Is Ashe- ship's master to have the signature of not less than five canal officials be foie his vessel was permitted to enter the canal. This number has now been reduced to two, the captain of the port of entry and the health officer. These, however, the captain does not himself have to obtain but are af fixed In the course of the regular routine of the port captain's office. tees have bt obtained as a result of the Joint acv.un of the- representatives I In the State museum to the new hall of the triple entente powers at Sofia, which began February of this year. with the further, understanding that In thirty duys, work being pressed day In tho event thut Bulgaria Intervened and night, the objects were on display 1 i at all It would he against the eno- j In the handsome new quarters. niies 01 tne inpie tnmnie, AVALONA OCCUPIED BY ITALIAN FORCES Rome, Dec. 26. A company of Ital ian sailors has occupied Avlona, a sea port of Albania on the Adrlatlo sea. necent dispatches from Athens said anarchy reigned at Avlona and that the region around the Albanian sea port was a prey to civil war. Parti sans of Kemal Bey last month forced the government to haul down the Turkish flag and hoist the Albanian colors. Kssad Pnsha commander-in-chief of the Turkish forces In Albania then sent 800 soldiers to Avlona and they dlnarmsd the Inhabitants and re stored the Turkish nag. Italian naval forces occupied Avion October 16, but the expedition was In the nature of a relief and sanitary or ganization to aid the large population which had taken refuge In tbe city from the persecutions ot the Insur gents. Miss Millie Hsmrlck Is at home from Msrs Hill school, passing the holidays with her parent at B"- more. Th scores of portraits formerly In the State library were placed In custody of the commission, and those In oil have been given careful treatment and placed In the eastern Hall of History, Additions have also been made by transfer. In August at the annual convention of the North Carolina Daughters of the Confederacy a reception was given them at the Hall of History which wss largely attended. Orest pains are being taken to com plete the collection of the flag of the North Carolina regiments of eonfed erate troops. The flags of eight regl ments were located In other states, one has been returned by Maine, and an other comes In January from New Jersey. Peveral have been lent by per sons In North Carolina. The collector mad personal Journeys Into th east ern and western sections of th stats and secured objects of historical In terest and value. Th plaster replica of the murbl statue of Washington, th work of ('nova, was transferred from ths rsp Itol lo th Hall of History, properly placed snd nss become an objei t of attraction. .Th same treatment was given th marble bust of John C. Cal houn, the work of Hiram Powers. on (Continued oa peg f.) CABINET SELECTED BT PRES1DENTEUTIERREZ Provisional Head of Mexico Names Both Villa and Zapata Followers. billowy sea of mountains Included In the 87,600 acres to be acquired by the United States as a forest preserve. vine, so close tnat its houses en croach almost to the Bryan tract. Citizens Are Pleased. "I am not at all astonished at the announcement that Mr. Bryan has , purchased a home site In Asheville," said N. Buckner, secretary of tho (Continued on page S) EMPEROR OP JAPAN HAS DISOLVED DIET Legislative' Body Refused to Pass Measure for an In crease in Army. Washington, Dec. J 6. Provisional President Gutierrez ot Mexico has completed selection of hi cabinet. with the exception of the portfolios of Justice and Interior, by appointing men from both the Villa and Zapata followers. Ills representatives her have received a message giving the composition ot th new cabinet as follows: Foreign relations, Jose Ortli Rod. rlgura. War, General Jos Isabel nobles. Finance, F. F. Vlllarreal. Publlo works. Valentin (Jama. Education. Jose Vasronceloev Communications, Jose Hod rl gust Cabo. Agriculture, Oeneral Manuel Pais fox. -1. Gam and Palafox are Zapata fol lower. The Is'Ur formerly wss r psta' ecrUry. The other .member are follower of Villa. Vascone! formerly wss special representative of Carrania b'r and visited England on a special niiswon. Th tlututres government the msa said. Is doing away with th military tribunals snd Is admlnWer- Ing Justice through civil Irlbunala Toklo, Dec. 2. Th emperor he i dissolved th Imperial diet because It rejected the measure for an Increase In the army. This upheld the minis- try' program for military strength , snd brought cheers from th govern- , mem sine oi ins nous. The premier. Count Oku ma, scored th opposition "for Impeding the na tlonal welfare." Falling to find a flaw In the policy of Foreign Minister Kato ' regarding China, he said, they cen- ' tered their attack on the army. He denied th proposals meant th ex pansion of th army and militarism. Th army measure was rejected by a majority of 6t, but th house im proved th naval Increase by a tna Jorlty ot ern. A rescript suspends th nous or , peers, pending th election, which t probably will be held in March. Considerable opposition developed i In the house of representative to ths ' budget for 1I1S, which showed en t-1 mated expenditures o 156.000,000 yen , (1171,600.000) and a decrease of ths revenues of 140,600,00. Becent fli- j r-stches from Toklo have stated that j there wss gos i reason to believe tlii ! unless the anufi adopted the biidic-l It would b dissolved by th mprr. ,