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THE GAZETTE-NEWS HAS THE) ASSOCIATED PRESS SERVICE. IT IS IN EVERT :: RESPECT COMPLETH. it WEATHER FORECAST: UNSETTLED. VOLUME XIX. NO. 300. ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 27, 1915. PRICE FIVE CENTS BRITISH SIPS BACK IT BASE .Warships Engaged in North Sea Battle Sunday Have All Returned Lion Last to Arrive. LION AND TIGER MOST DAMAGED IN FIGHT Princess Royal and Cruisers Practically Unscathed Ger man Commander of the Bluecher Wounded. London, Jan. 27. Most of the war chips which were engaged In the naval battle In the North sea Sunr day. with the German squadron, re turned to their base Monday and Monday night. It was announced to day. The Lion, the flagship of Ad miral David Bcatty, was the last to arrive, reaching port Tuesday morn ing, with the Arethusa and Laurel, light cruisers, and some of the de stroyers; while the Tiger, the Princess Tloyal, the Indomitable and the New Zealand, battle cruisers, were already there. Tho Lion arrived at 11 o'clock and was greeted with vociferous cheers by .the crews of the vessels lying at anchor. It was spontaneous tribute to Vice Admiral tieatty and his flagship. Captain Erdmann, commander of the German vessel Bluecher which was sunk In the recent battle, has been placed among the wounded, ac cording to the Edinburgh, corres pondent of the Times, tie is said to be suffering from shock. The Lion and the Tiger are tho only British ships engaged in the bat tle which sustained serious damage, the corerspondent adds. The IJon had her,. Reeil.r.ednc94 but.lkat U-.a. maU. ter that can soon be remedied. The Princess Royal and the battle cruis ers which had almost na big a part In the battle are practically unscathed. Believed That State or Nation al Politics Was Discussed Other Capital News. Gazette-News Bureau Wyatt Building Washington, Jan. 27. . It leaked out here yesterday that a rather mysterious conference was held between Secretary of State Wil liam Jennings Bryan and Commis sioner of Internal Revenue Osborn a few days ago. When seen yesterday Commissioner Osborn admitted that hn had been closeted with the Com montr for an hour or two, but said If anything was given to the prats it would have to come from the secre tary. It Is a safe bet, however, that either state or national politics were dis cussed. Some contend that tho Ral iKh postoffice fight had something to do with the conference.. This Is not believed to be true, however, because it Is known that Commissioner Os born has positively refused to take a hand in this controversy. , It is not at all certain that a selec tion for the Raleigh job will be made In time to relieve Willis U. tirlggs February 16, the date that his com mission expires. President Wilson never played a more "watchful wait ing" (turn than those Interested In the Raleigh postoffice tght are play ing now, and If the president would take the time to watch and learn how the fame Is being played In North Carolina and at both ends of the na tional capltol he might learn some thing that would be of value to Mm when he again tackles the Mexican situation. Gatling Is the only obstnete In the way of Mrs. Aycock landing (he Ral eigh job. Uatllng Is being backed by Jtalley. When the latter left here last week he apparently had no Intention of withdrawing his man, but of courm If the all-powerful "silent hand" di rects Mr. Bailey to do so It possible that he will take his man down. As had been expected. It Is being charged that the Raleigh poslorrice Is too large an undertaking for a wo man, and therefore Mrs. Aycock should not be appointed. This may hare the desired effect, but 1t la doubted. Up to the present time no one .hers has had the nerve to came out and say he would oppose the widow of the late Charles II. Aycook. Things must Chungs materially, too, before iny one will com out In the open and oppose Mrs. Arcock. J. R. MoConnell, of Carthage, has secured passports to sail foe Francs, 'where he has accepted a place with the allies to drive a hospital ambu lance te and from the battlefield. on WTH BRYAN IS Many Are Flocking to Her Standard in an Attempt to Land the Raleigh Postoffice Job. BRITTON IS WILLING TO ENTER WITHDRAWAL Believed That Matter Will Be Finally Settled by Con gressman Pou Within Next Ten Days. Gazette-News Bureau -Wyatt Building Washington, Jan. 27. There has been no particular change In the fight for the Raleigh postmastership In last day or two. Bart M , Gatling and Dr. J. L. Mc Cullers has returned to Raleigh It Is now believed that It will be a week or ten days before Representa tive Pou announces his recommenda tion. One Interesting phase of the sub ject is that there are some people who have urged Gatling on Represen tative Pou for the Raleigh job are now trying to "jump from under" and leave Pou with the bag to hold. Others are trying to claim that they have been for Mrs. Aycock all the time. From the time that Judge Allen "hit the trail" for Washington up to the present time no one has mention ed the Raleigh postoffice without figuring Mrs. Aycock in the running. She may be given the place simply because there are few people who can afford to refuse her If she wants the job. It Is known now that she does WftBt-the atfnd hastiflkrd for It. Had not the friends of Mrs. Ay cock come t o the front In her behalf Bnrt M. Gatling would have walked (Continued on fcage 2) Strike Leader in the Colorado Fields Invited to Discuss the Situation. Washington, Jan. 27. -John D. Rockefeller, jr., has Invited "Moth er" Jones, the agad strike leader in tho Colorado fields to visit him and put before him all the Information she has on the strike situation. The In vitation was accepted by "Mother" Jones, The Invitation to "Mother" Jones was extended by Mr. Rockefeller when he entered the room of the city hall, where the federal commission on In dustrial relations Is conducting Its In quiry Into the philanthropic founda tions and Into the causes of Industrial unrest. Mr. Rockefeller testified before the commission and was the first witness called yesterday. As he walked Into room he saw "Mother'' Jones and shook hands, "I wish you would come to see me and give me any Informa tion you have on the Colorado situa tion," he said. "Mother" Jones expressed surprise "That Is very nice of you," the strike leader answered. "I have always said that you can know little about the con dition of workers in Colorado, unless you hear something else besides what these hirelings tell you." IT WILSON SIGHS URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL Carries Approximately Five Million Dollars Also Signs National Park Bill. Washington. Jan. t7. President Wilson has signed ths urgent defi ciency bill carrying approximately five millions. It la the flrat of the general appropriation bills presented at this session pf congress to come before the president Fifteen other bills will have to corns before ths president for his signature before March 4. Ths president also signed the bill creatine the Rocky Mountain National park In Colorado, which will contain about 200,000 aoros of public lands. MRS GIN SUPPORT Zeppelin Is Russian Petrograd, Jan. 27. A Ger man Zeppelin which flew over Libeau on January 25, and dropped nine bombs on the city, was brought down by the Russian artillery fire, at Virg hen, according to an official communication given out today by the general staff of Russian army. The Zeppelin fell into the river and light gunboats coming out from Libeau finish ed the work begun by the ar- Democrats Will Attempt to Fire out Opposition to the Ship Purchase Bill Washington, Jan. 27. Administra tion leaders in the senate, assertlnc that the reDuhlicans were cunUucl-' ing a filibuster against the govern ment ship purchase bill, have deter mined to wear out the opposition in long night sessions. One had been planned for tonight, but It was aban doned as a courtesy to Senator (Jal linger, the minority leader, who had spoken . for several hours and hud not concluded his remarks. After an executive session the sen ate resumed open session late In the day when the night meeting pro nunciament was delivered by Majority Leader Kern. "It Is fair to minority . senators," said Senator Kern, "to state that the majority proposes to meet what we believe to be a filibuster against this bill by holding night sessions." Senator Gailinger declared that he was ready to proceed, but the major ity insisted, upon allowing him to rest and the senate recessed until to day. Democratic senators were aroused yesterday when, after the way. had been opened for business for the first time In ten days, republicans began reading the long Journal of proceed ings as well as speeches on various subjects, submitting them for intro duction In the Congressional Record. The commerce committee voted to report as a substitute for the original the bill as amended by the demo cratic caucus. It rejected Senator Lodge's amendment to prohibit gov ernment purchase of ships owned by belligerents. SOLDIERS IN LEBANON MOUNTAINS SUFFER Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 27. (Corres pondence of the Associated Press) The sufferings of the Turkish soldiers in the Lebanon mountains of Pales tine have been so severe, owing to the exceptional coldness of the win ter, that three hundred and fifty deaths from exposure were reported up to December 25. Fighting between the Turkish troops and the natives has occurred at several points. A considerable number of Turkish soldiers was killed at Ileersheba re cently by Hedouln tribesmen. The Turks, It Is said, had ordered a ship ment of BOO camels from the skelkhs of the tribe, promising to pay JSOon each delivery. TVhon the camels ar rived, the Turkish commander offer ed 1250 for the lot. Tho Indignant tribesmen thereupon broke Into the Turkish arsenal, seized weapons and ammunition and fled Into the desert with the camels. Soldiers who were sent out to bring them back were disastrously defeated; the Bedouins escaped. t COTTOX HIGH IN C.KIIMANY. Washington, Jan. 27. Cotton prices In Oermnny, as reported by cable from American Ambas sador Gerard at Herlln are as fol- . X . n ! lows: K K X Hremen 18. M cents for good middling; Hamburg 16.44 rents for spot cotton; February deliv eries ID. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X KXXXXXKKKXXXXXXXXXX X X x WHKAT C.OKS 1IIGIIF.H, X Chicago, Jan. 27 Wheat swept X to hlghos prices today, easily ex X celling all previous war quota X lions. Duslnesa In Ihe pit was on X a large scale. There wns free X X buying by commission . houses. X X After opening unchanged to 7- X and one point higher, Ihe prices X X rose over two points b.t after- X X ward reacted about ons point. X M X txxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Brought Dow f By Artillery Nefir Libeau tillery. The crew of seven were taken prisoners. The bombs dropped by the airship, did no serious damage in Libeau. The communication also re cords bayonet '-fighting' in the Pilkalen region where the Rus sian offensive drove back the German line from Malzischken to Lasdenon, on January 25. Advance guard engagements are reported on the right bank of the Vistula, while on the left bank of the river the German atempt to start an offensive Two Strong Supports Of English Are Captured Berlin, Jan. 27. The German war office In a statement Issued, says that . .two . points of strong sup porting positions of the-English were captured by the Germans '-yesterdiiy, and the Germans assaulted the Eng lish positions near La liossee. The text reads: "In the western theater of war, the enemy, following their custom, ha"ve placed Mldelkerke, Westende (In Tlel-glu-m) under fire and a large number of the Inhabitants of those towns have been killed and wounded by the fire of their artillery. Including the burgomaster of Mldelkerke. Our Tosses were small. Our troops attack ed the positions of tho enemy on both sides of La Bassee canal. While In the attack north of the. canal, between Gizenchy and the canal, we could not hold the positions taken from the onemy on account of a strong flank ing movement, and the attack of troops from Baden to (he south of ROT-GIIILir'rPLEl. Arraigned on a Conspiracy Charge in New York Today Trial Set for Feb. 23. New York, Jan. 27. Harry K. Thaw entered a plea of not guiity to tho charge of conspiracy under which he was brought to New York from New Hampshire Sunday, when he was ar raigned today. The date of the trial was fixed for February 23. In the meanwhile, Thaw will remain a pris oner in the Tombs, as his counsel have agreed not to apply for hail. HCELlfflN IF COTTON LOAN FUND IS PEHBLE Few 'Applications for Loans Scheme Has Done Good, It Is Asserted. Washington. Jan. -Vnleas there is an unexpected Increase m the demand for loans the 1 1 3u,00o,- 000 cotton fund plan will be aban- doned hortlv after Pebruarv 1. Hub - scrlptlons of northern, western and eastern banks will be cancelled nnd southern bankers and cotton men left to linance the surplus crop m their own way. Application for loans so far have amounted to about 112.000 and nril clals here have no reason to believe there will be mnny more applications before February 1, when the period for mtjklnff them expires. The federal reserve board In Its individual capac ity as central committee of the loan fund, has concluded in view of this showing that tho plan should be abandoned. The IK'. 000 applied for probably will be taken care of by some bunk In New York and the other subscrlh Inr; banks wlil be released from their pledge. I Members of the board said that In spite of the few applications tho loan fund had done Its work In keeping up the confidence of the Cotton men at a time when confidence was need ed. GENERAL VON BUELOW MADE FIELD MARSHAL Amsterdam. Jan. 27. (Fly way of London) A telegram from Perlln an nounces thsf Hen. Von. Puelow, rum munder In chief if the second Herman arm", has been appointed a Held marshal. ENTERED m vement in the region of Gor hmow and Ooumine on Jan uary 24 and 25 was repulsed with' serious lo.es to the Ger mans. In Galicia the German activ ity has increased on the front between. -Gasdisk and Oiriek and Nijneeergtsk and Maiclan ka, where the Germans endea vored to inaugurate an offen sive movement. There are no important changes in Bukowina, it is said. ' --. the canal was completely success ful. .. "In this region, positions of the enemy 1,100 meters in width were taken by storm, and two strong points of support were captured. We took ns prisoners three officers and 110 men. and took one cannon and three ma chine guns." "A battle, successful for us, has been fought on the heights of Craonne southeast of Laon. All attacks of the French south of Argonne have been repulsed, as a result of which CO pris oners of which are In our hands. "In tho eastern theater the Russians attacked our cavalry at Cumliiennen in east Prussia but without success. A fierce artillery attack took place on the-front In east Prussia. Northeast of Wlaelnwek, on lower Vistula about 40 miles southeast of Khnn, we have been Successful. Nothing of Import ance in Poland wpst of I he Vistula or east of tho Pilica has been reported. STEEL--GOHHDH S nnirnr nnmi'ern dwet tsPpcially on the uniqueibe submitted to Buncombe's leglsla- L L II L U L UULflli character of ths organization and the (tors for action of the North Carolina III 111 III M 111 fill ivomierfuI work U has accomPlsned: general assembly. Mr. LIpinsky's UUI LIlU UliUllll the trreat measure it has alwavs nv- atnt.immi f,.ilrm- Offered in Large Blocks at Minimum Price Whole N. Y. Market Affected. New York, Jan. 27. Retween 4ft, 000 and 50,000 shares of United Mates Steel common stock was offered for sale today at Its minimum price of 4 8 when the market opened this morn ing. Notwithstanding the low price, only a few hundred shares were ac cepted. Yesterday afternoon the stock was selling at 5 Ha, the suspension of the dividend, which wasrfuted on yes terday, not being announced until af ter the market had closed. Tho en tire market was disturbed ns a result of passing the dividends on the com mon steel stuck. Active railroad shutvs broke from one to more than three points. Steel preferred, on which the regular dividend maintained, broke four points. w as and the steel bonds were also weak. There was practically no market for the common stock at its minimum. GERMAN COMMANDER IN S. W. AFRICA DEAD Capo Town. Jan. 27.-(By Way of London) Colonel Sedetrech. the commander of the Herman forces n Oimnn southwest Africa, has been i killed at Wlndknek. according to nd - , vices received here. The commsmler 'was examining Fome hand grenades. w hen one of them accidentally f x- l-l. .ilcd. causing his death. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X. oisni'n Rix tixslYtFHKr Washington, Jan. 27. Ret tary of War Oarrlson has con sented to reconsider his recent order discontinuing Asheville as the summer encampment ground for the school of Instruction X Senator Overman and Heprcsen- X X tative Oudger conferred with X Secretary (iarrlson today and ho X promised to look Into ihe mat X ter further before making a def X Inlte derision, X It Is thought Ashevllle has a X good chance of again being so X lected. r x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x XKXXXXXXXXXXXXKXKX X X X CIjOSE stockyards. X X X X Washington, Jan. 27 An order X X closing the Chicago and I'itts- X X burgh stock yards, because of a X X new Infection of foot and mouth X X disease among cuttls wns made X. X today by the department of airrl- X X culture. The yards will probably X X be closed about a week, X X . X xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx T TOHGfll Will Establish Greater West ern North Carolina Asso ciation on a More Lasting Basis. AUXILIARY BRANCHES ARE TO BE PERFECTED Members Will Be Secured and Funds Guaranteed for Con tinuance of Great Work in This Section. following a session neia m me j DurIng the past few days there has Langren hotel yesterday afternoon, been no little complaint heard in the the members of the Greater Western j city relative to some provisions em North Carolina association gathered bodied in the commission charter pro- there again this morning with a large attendance, President W. E. Breese, jr.,' presiding,' .and heard the report of the committee appointed yesterday to plan for a re-organization. This report was submitted, the recommen dation of the committee being in ef fect, that the members who had at tended the meeting should return to their respective counties and complete local organization in each county, upon the completion of which they could be prepared to come back and report, at a meeting to be called by the chairman of the executive com mittee, giving the names of the mem bers of the organizations and the funds available from each unit of the association to be devoted to Its work. A long nnd exhaustive discussion followed the Introduction of the res olution. Members from every county and representatives of the Southern railway being unanimous in their opinion that the time has arrived when the' association should take time to breathe and secure lis found - allcm on a lasting and permanent basis, 8. II. Hartlwlck of tho South- ern dwelt especially on the unique character of ths organization and the wonderful work It has accomplished; tho great pleasure it has always giv en him to attend Its meetings and the unswerving interest felt in the association by both the late W. W. i'lulcy and Fairfax Harrison, the present head of the Southern railway system. A motion to adopt the resolution and recommendation of the commit ter was finully adopted unanimously, and it was also agreed that all in debtedness of the association and to the association be and are hereby cancelled and the association started with a clean sheet on its upward and onward progress from this meeting. As formerly stated, all the indebted ness of the association has been tak en care of, and checks have been is sued covering all obligations; and the organization stands today, at the end of Its three years of useful work, ab solutely free of debt and ivlth a small balance to Its credit. Pending the call of the executive committee chairman, the Southern railway has arrunged to remit to Col. S. II. Cohen, tho manager, for the next three months if necessary, the same Salary he has been receiving sinco the association was organized. and Mr. Dunn, the secretary, will be paid one months salary out of the available fund. A resolution, couched in the most giowiug terms, endorsing tho Indefatigable, consistent und per sistent work of the manager and ex pressing surprise at the tremendous amount of advertising secured by him for this section by the fund, ava.lablo I for tbut purpose, was passed by rising vote, aim acKnowuugeu oy i.o Cohen, who desired to place upon ; record his sincere appreciation of the kindly co-operation, not only of the lOfllccts but i f every member In every j commmiliy, as well as of the press of Ashevllle and western North Caro lina. Tho meeting adjourned shortly be fore 1 o'clock subject to the call of the chairman of the executive com mittee. The sessions held hero mean Oiul lh. o uMfi.'ln I Ifin fa t. I.a " " r . ganlzed on a much broader and more permanent nssis man tnnt on wnicii ; It has been operating: and that west- I ern North C arolina is to receive In future the excellent results attaftted hV lhe organization since Its lncep- tlon. The two days' meeting of the mem bers of the association convened hers yesterday afternoon with a good at tendance from all sections of the seven comities represented In the organiza tion, and a spirit was evidenced from the (Irst that ths members desire the It, work that has proved so gratifying during the past three years continued. This work was partially reviewed by all the speakers, and tributes were freely paid to Manager 8. It. Cohen for the manner In which he has conducted ihs nfTalr of the association during this time. President W. E. Hreese, Jr., called the meeting to order at 2:30 o'clock, and In doing so spoke briefly of the accomplishments of ths organization alnee It organisation. Hn declare! that the usefulness of ths organization I just now beginning to be felt throughout the section; that It has passed ths experimental stags and IS A CDHFERENGE IZE IS UIECESSH S. Lipinsky Thinks the Com mission Charter Passed Up on by Mass Meeting Should Stand. MANY ARE OF BELIEF SHOULD MAKE CHANGES ' Mr. Lipinsky Thinks Such a Conference Would Be With out Result; That It Is v Uncalled for. posed for Ahevllle and passed upon by a mass meeting of citizens last Fri day night. It is claimed by many that tho bill was not in reality favored by all 'members of the committee of 21 which drafted it, and that the impres sion that went out that the decision was unanimous was therefore mislead ing and resulted In a large number of people nto attending the mass meeting who might otherwise have done so. I Some who hold this view have ex pressed a desire for either another mass meeting or a conference of the committee with a view to making cer tain changes in the charter before It is submitted to the general assembly. There are many arguments submit ted by both sides. Few are willing to be quoted on the matter, but this morning a statement was given Tho Gazette-News by S. Lipinsky, one of Ashoville most prominent business j men, In which he expresses the decided view that a conference would be ur V, ; less, aside from being unnecessary. 1 believes that the present charter Is the that the people of the city desire: I therefore that it is the one that should "Judge Murphy suggests a confer ence to amend the commission charter bill before submitting It to the legisla ture who would call such a confer ence? And what would be the result of such a conference? There Is no reason to believe the proposed confer ence would be unanimous. The com mittee of 21. nfter careful and pains taking consideration, reported a bill for a commission form of government. There was no disagreement in this committee on any essential point. Th bill was then submitted to a mass meeting of citizens for ratification; and' I believe it suits the people better than any bill that could be made. I'm sure the committee would not like to he made to do their work over again In order to please a few lawyers who think the bill too drastic. My opinion Is that the bill embodies the proper frtrm it pnvflmmpnt for itn and if we , aTf nt BOnB t0 rhnng0 ,he pnmnt form In a decided way we should let thinps stand as they are. "As to criticisms in regard to schools, I think it only right for tho commissioners, who are to be respon sible for all money spent, to know how practically one-third of It Is spent. As to the recall of the police court I Judge, I can see no reflection on any jbody or nny profession simply to pro vide that If a man does not do his I duty he can be recalled by the people. This bill as It now stands Is a feud ' "' ' "' " legislature given them the opportunity of voting on It.' TO Austrian Official Reports Speak of Successful Fighting in Hungarian Passes. Vienna, (Ry way of London.) Jan. 27. The ofllcial Austrian communica tion speaks of successful lighting in the passes leading Into northeast and northwest Hungary, The communica tion continues: "In the valley of tho lTng at Ls, Torza. Magy and Bcamos, the snemy has been forced to evacuate Important positions after repeated and fruitless counter attacks, with heavy losses." from now on should ha one of thi biggest factors In ths development of western North Carolina. Oenrrs 8. Powell, treasurer of tha association, then submitted his report, showing In Itemized form ths pay ments that havs been mads by tb various counties and the dlsburss mcats of ths association. His report (Continued on pag 1.) 1