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! -"Wrrr; rm ... fl d THE GAZETTE-NEWS . HAS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SERVICE. IT 13 IN EVERT it RESPECT COMPLETE. WEATHER FORECAST: FAIR AND WARMER. VOLUME XIX. NO. 313. ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 11, 1915. PRICE FIVE CENTS I- IITT FIRS PREPAREDNESS Congressman-Elect Thinks Both the Land and Naval Forces Should Be Grad ually Strengthened. WOULD ESTABLISH SOME SORT OF RESERVE FORCE FaVors ' Teaching of Military Proceedure in Our Colleges Is for World Curtail ment' of Armies. . HOUSE PASS HG REVENUE BILL Measure, Made Special, Goes Swiftly Toward Adoption Amendments Receive . Scant Consideration. Evacuation of Lodz In Poland By German Forces Is Reported Battle Started in Carpathians February 7 Is Still Raging Furiously Russians Reported to Have Gained in Two or T hree,Flace3-ii.-$'i : r.ch Capture Important Hill British Take Position Overlooking La Bassee. : r . EXTRA SESSION SEEMS CERTAIN GILES TEACHER BILL GETS BIG MAJORITY Senate Passes Measure Provid ing for Uniform Exami nation and Certifica tion of Teachers. The views of Congressman-elect Brltt on the subject of our national defenses are reflected In the follow ing letter to the secretary of the American League to Limit Arma ments which has been made public: Mr. L. Hollingsworth Wood, " Secretary Aemrican League to Limit Armaments, New York City, N. Y. My dear Sir: , I have your letter of the 6th instant, asking three questions relative to our national defences and international peace, and I take pleasure in restat ing your Inquiries and answering them serially, as follows: 1. "Are you In favor of increasing the military or naval establishments of the United States (a) at this time, or (b) at any time?" Tes; I favor gradually strengthen ing both our land and naval forces commencing at this time. 2. "Do you think that an increase in the military or naval establish ments at this time would have an un- ; favorable influence on the position of the United States In world politics, and as a peacemaker?" No; unless we should depar from ; ou .historic policy of non-interfer-", ence with the affairs of other nations and enter upon a -course of foreign aggression, a thing we are likely to do. On the contrary, our position as a , possible mediator between Eurd pan belligerents would be strengthened by a better state of national prepared ness. Only alert, preparea, ana seu respecting nations are powerful as peacemakers. 3. "If you believe In an increase In pur defensive forces, how would you Increase them, and where is our weak ness?" By Improving our standing army, by establishing some sort of reserve force, by encouraging our national guard, and by a better equipment of our sea forces, particularly In the matter of officers. This does not imply a large mili tary force, or a powerful naval estab llshment, but merely such defensive armaments as may be reasonably nec essary for the protection of our na tional safety and hon, Our weak ness lies in the smallnvsand inad equacy of our establishment, and In the luck of training In our defensive forces, both land and naval. I know that war Is the irony of man's happlress and better interests, and I deeply deplore the fact that it Is even possible, and heartily favor the curtailment of the fighting forces of the nations by any agreement what ever, but I am convinced that, at least " for the time being, particularly In the present temper of the world, our only safety lies In efficient preparedness. Yours very truly, (Signed) JAMES J. BRITT. APPEAL IS MADE TO COMMISSION ADDRESS LOCAL GLIB Meeting at Candy Kitchen To day Was Attended by Sev eral Visiting.Rotarians. Raleigh, Feb. 11. The revenue act, made a special order for noon in the house" yesterday, went briskly toward adoption by the house in a committee of the whole and later by the house proper, 21 sections. Minority leader Williams put In an occasional amendment that received scant consideration, but little effort to block any part thus far has been made. Based upon litigation now be fore the courts, and assuming that all of It will be decided in favor of the state, it Is estimated that the Inheri tance tax alone will bring the state more, than $100,000 against the $18, S99.15 which is now collected upon this property. While the house was discussing this measure, the senate was In redhot de bate of the uniform examination and certification of teachers. The advo cates of the Giles bill swamped the opponents by 29 to 15. It Is believed that this vote In slight measure har bingers the vote on the further plan to put the school sj'stem.i he test off a popular election. ' The house got a good taste In its mouth when Dr. A. A. Kent of Lenoir, distributed a mammoth apple to each of the representatives. It took about two bushels to do the work because the apples were large. The senate had no world champion horticulturists and went hungry. That accounted for some of the bad temper shown by the graver body. , Th Senate. There was another big influx of pe titions for the enactment of the legis lation asked for by the State Anti-Sa loon league for t-.e prohibition of th.8 delivery and receipt of liquors for bev erage purposes where the shipments are from without the state. There were also a large number of petitions from local Insurance afents urging that the legislature do not pass the bill for the contingent fee system of aent's compensation. New bills were Introduced In the senate as follows: McRae Designate an "Arbor day' In North Carolina. ," McRae Provide for the aldermen of towns and cities to issue bonds for schools under certain conditions. Polk Provide for the Issuance of certain school bonds. Hobgood Amend the vital statistics law. Cooper Prohibit the sale of all manner of merchandise on Sunday. Ward Increase the salary of the attorney general and define his duties. Hobgood Amend the law as to the Greensboro Northern Railway com pany and authorize cities and towns to resubmit bond issues ot aid In the construction of this road. Paxton Authorize the sale of the Transylvania county home and provide for the erection of another. The Weaver child labor bill, which i had been displaced as a special order ny me prolonged discussion or tne school board, was set as a special or der for next Tuesday at noon. - 1 At a special meeting of the direc tors of the 'board of trade, yesterday. President W. Vance Brown was In structed to forward to the Interstate Commerce commission at Washington a letter which the members of the local association ask the commission to investigate the conditions alleged to be prevailing in Washington, Bal timore and New York, which makes it almost impossible for people travel ing this way to feet their baggage checked through or through Pullman reservations made. The letter from the board, of trade is as follows: "The traveling public from Ashe ville and vicinity to points north of Washington have recently come in contact with a ruling on the part of the Pennsylvania railroad, that to our minds, works unnecessary hardship on patrons of the Pennsylvania railroad southbound. "All roads leading to Washington from the south sell mileage books at a printed rate that are good between southern points to the Washington gate-way, and the Pennsylvania rail road also sells mileage books good from Washington to their eastern ter minal New York, and Intermediate stations. Northbound we experience no difficulty checking our baggage through to destinations mentioned above and securing through Pullman accommodations. This has been true of southbound travel until recently and conditions are now most unsatis factory to the public In the opposite direction . "Passengers holding mileage over southern lines,- or . insofar..-ftc we are concerned over the Southern railway eat' have their reservations made at the offices of this line in New York, Philadelphia or Baltimore and In nearly all cases passengers, also hold Pennsylvania mileage between these points and Washington, and the lni tial line on southbound travel refuses destination or arrange through Pull man accomflmodatlons for us. The outcome of this arrangement Is that passengers are forced to leave the train at Washlnfton and make arrangements for their baggage and Pullman to southern points. The time allowed for these arrangements Is quite short, and, as stated above, this Is In our opinion an unnecessary hardship on the traveling public. "The board of directors In special session today have Instructed me to write your honorable body and call your attention to this condition, and we do most earnestly hope that you will take full notice of these condi tions and apply such remedy as will enable us to travel with some degree of comfort and certainly, particularly as to our baggage and Pullman - ao London, Feb. 11. The east ern war situation occupied the atention of ! Berlin military leaders if reliance can be plac ed in news which comes from the continent. Emperor "Will iam is said tdhave returned to Berlin from Poland and to have held a conference with General Von Moltke, Count Von Aulen burg, General Von Kessel and other military loaders. Correspondents of Danish newspapers say that Emperor William is finding the situation in Poland' generally hopeful bntls greatl ydepressed at the terrible price in the lives of men which had to be paid for such limited - advantages against the entrenched Rus sians. (Jne account which reached Paris places the Ger man loss in the conflicts on the Bzura and Rawka rivers at 45,- 000 dead, but this is not confirmed... Paris, Feb. 11. The evacua tion of Lodz by the German forces is confirmed, according to a Petrograd dispatch to the Havas . agency, which states that 'stores, offices and commis sariat are hasti! y being re moved to Kaliss. A refugee who escaped from meettfitdcbVfteiiJorts'triat the Germans are renewing with redoubled vigor the . construc tion of heavily fortified lines which was suspended six weeks ago. IS BY FOREST C AdnviStration Leaders Lose vvVond in Ship Bill Fight When the Republicans Force Adjournment. Total of 35,370 Acres in South and New England 12,- 867 in North Carolina. DEMOCRATS PLAN TO PUSH FLETCHER PLAN FRENCH PARTY WANTED PEACE Before Battle of Maine Much Pressure Brought to Bear for Discussion of the Peace Treaty. Washington, Feb. 11. The National Forest Reserve commission has ap proved the purchase of 35,370 acres of land in addition to the 1,114,208 acres already approved for national forest purposes in the Appalachians of the south and the White mountains in New England. j Would Have Committee Amend Measure so as to Gain Sup port of Progressive Republicans. GERMANS PROPOSED TERMS AFTER BATTLE An Exchange of Territory, Giv ing France Alsace and Lor raine, Was Included in the Proposal. 10,532 acres in Virginia; 12 867 ac.i -as j Simmons and Representative Kitchln In North Carolina; and 11,970 acres m New Hampshire. The total amount of money Involved Is $233,038. Washington, Feb. 11. Adrainlstrn- Paris, Feb. 11. French news- tlon forces reformed to continue the Papers reprint with the consent fight over the ship purg4ia.se bill at an I of the official censors an article pub enrly conference today between Presl- Hshed by the Derriocrate- de Delemont The acreage approved consists of dent Wilson, Senators Fletcher and ! tna-t previous to the battle of the Marne there was a party in France -ready to discuss a peace treaty, id which would Include the ceding to Germany of the towns of Briery, and Nancy, French Lorraine, the island of Madagascar, the protectorate of Morocco, and the payment of an in', demnity. The article continues: "General Joffre, the commander In chief of the French forces, President Poincare and most of the cabinet; members were opposed to the plan but the situation became so tense that it made necessary the rslgnation of Adolphe Messlmy, minister of war, and the formation of a ministry for national defense. "After the battle of the Marne the , Germans proposed peace through for- r minister Joseph Caillaux, offer- ONVQGATIQN FDR CLERGY HELD AT TRINITY T A convocation of the Ashevllle 'ju risdiction of theEplscopal church met yesterday at 10 o'clock at Trinity church for a Quiet Day service, for the clergy. The service lasted until 3 o'clock in the afternoon, with a brle.f Intermission for luncheon. Rev. Dr. Walter C. Whitaker, rector of St. John's, Knoxville, Tenn., and a former rector of Trinity parish here. conducted the services. . GREAT MILITARY ACTIVITY IN THE UPPER ALSACE Elbert ITubbard state that the new est rule for members of the Rotary clubs Is "Don't take yourself too d n seriously," and evidently the newly organised Rotary rlub of Ashevllle be lieves In this rule, for the meeting held lit 1 o'clock at the Candy Kitchen was full of fun, yet the serlosu work of the organisation was clearly outlined. William F. Parkhurst, a charter member of the Atlanta Rotary club, made the principal address, outlining the general work of Rotarlana, and telling of what has been accomplished by the, clubs organised In Ulrmlnghnm, Jacksonville, Macon and Roanoke, Vs. J. T. Rose, also an Atlanta Kotarlan, made an Interesting talk, and several other Rotaiians from Birmingham and other southern cities who are In Ashe vllle attending the Southern Ice ex change convention, made talks before this meeting. ) M. A. Erskln. Frsnk R. Johnson, George Lee, president; Perry Cobb. secretary; C. It. lioness, C. Pynurn. Caney JBrown, T, J. Harklna, . C. Brandl and others who are active in making the Ashevllle Rotary club a success, were much pleased with the success of today's meeting. Mr. Erskln, dlvlsfbn manager of the Southern Bell Telephone and Tele graph company, and who has worked hard to organize and make a success of the local Rotary dub, said "You may have heard that the national pres ident of the Rotarlana, Frank Mulhol land, of Toledo, says that 'useful men are entitled to be happy-faced men,' and therefore we are smilingly going ahead to make the Ashevllle Rotary club a smiling and happy body for the successful carrying out Of Its plan nd Ideas. Only one member and an associate can be admitted to member ship, front; each line of business, so when a man Is honored with election, he holds something to be proud of." Berne, Switzerland, Feb. l'l. Great military activity Is apparent In upper Alsace, especially In the Lnrg valley and district of Pfetterhausen Rechesy, close to the Swiss frontier, where there have been fierce artillery duels evry day. Two hundrd German vol unteers, having covered their uniforms with sheets so that they would not be such exceptionally good targets against the snow, crept up to the barbed wire entaglements In front 'of the French trenches. It Is aald they were not discovered until they had be gun to cut the wires. Then, under the fire of French machine guns, they fled leaving halt thelr'number on the field, killed and wounded. r . Lodz Is the second sized city in Rus sian Poland and was captured by the Germans several weeks ago. The Germans asserted that the Russians were driven out of Lodz after a des perate struggle. Petrograd asserted that the Russians had evacuated the city for strategic reasons. The Russians aiye reported to have resumed the offensive on the War saw front yesterday. ' S1 CAPTURE IHLL. , St. Omar, France, Feb. 11. Capture of hill Notre Dame de Lorette by the French Is announced bf headquarters. The hill dominates the entire region, and the possession of It has been fiercely disputed for sevef-al weeks. A position of considerable import ance overlooking La Bassee has been captured by' the British troops, near Zlonlaines station.. The Germans at tempted to recapture the position, but the Hritlsh troops had strongly placed then"lves and the Germans were re pulsed with heavy slaughter. Sunday night the British captured two Ot- man trenches near Festubert Klv hundred prisoners who appeared to be of the new class of recruits, were taken by the British. Advised to Icave Homes. London. Ken. ji, The News Co- logne correspondent nays that the population of Insterburg, east Prus sia, have been advised by the military authorities to leave that town. It was decided to stand behind Sena tor Gore's substitute bill riow pending In the senate. The substitute contains provisions for th esnfcguardlng against the vLi,;on of neutrality In the pur chase of foreign: vessels and other pro visions which tt Is believed will com mend themselves to the progressive republicans and the insurgents demo crats. Under the new plan, the measure against which such a historic fight has developed, would be buried In the committee and the Gore measure would bo forced out immediately for consideration. No final decision was reached as to whether or not the bill will also be taken lately ir the house but there were iiuifcationfthat it would. It was said at the V'?hite House that It had not been decWIed to call an ex- 4 tr&. session on March 6, but-Jirl stated that the president will continue to in sist on the passage of a ship purchase bill. The situation was gone Into at length and It was practically agreed that no further overtures would be made to the Insurgent democrats. Washington, Feb. 11. The fight the provinces of Alsace and Ir- rtiix, wnn tne exceptuon ot sirass- buriK Germany was to receive in ex-47 chanp a small zone on the "North sea extending from Calllas to Dunkirk) . and France was to acknowledge the annexation of Germany. "The answer to this was the sign ing of a convention by the allies to make no separate peace. After this Calllauv was appointed to an import- . I over the administration ship purchase j ant poBt in the pay corps, but he Chicago, Feb. 11. A campaign for bill was renewed today under condi tions which convinced many senators that an extra session of congress was certainty was later relieved of the post sent on a mission to Brazil." - and fund of $11,600,000 to provide for m.im:u retired ministers and the widows and "Pe- nowever mat nere sua, orphans of ministers of the Methodist j11!1, ne opportunity for disposing of ; Episcopal church of the United States ? has been decided on at the annual ! Pasaas, of the BhlP Purchase bill in conference of the church here. There are 7000 persons who would be ben eficiaries of the fund, It is said. BANK CASHIER KILLS WOULD-BE ROBBER WEEK Cincinnati. Feb. 11. In a pistol j battle between Cashier William Cross of the Mohawk German Banking and Savings company and two men who attempted to rob the bank, one of tho robbers was killed. The other was afterward captured . Cross was not injured, although the robbers fired at him when he picked up a pistol. some form. The senate adjourned at 8:11 o'clock last night, after a continuous session of 64 hours and 11 minutes, by far the longest session In the his tory of the senate. The adjournment was forced by a combination of re publicans and Insurgent democrats with Senators Norris and Kenyon, progressive republicans. Tho administration leaders deter mined today to press the Fletcher motion to recommit with instructions) 10 amena tne measure In such man ner as to gain the support of progres sive republicans. Adjournment came on a motion made by Senator O'Gorman, and car ried. 48 to 4(1, after Senator Norrts. AT CHAPEL HILL Builders of Highways Are In terested in Good Roads Week at Hill." r Cargo Seized, It Fnlmouth, Englnad, Feb. 11. Special to The Gazette-News. Cfcipel Hill, Feb. 11. The offleet of tfie. North Carolina Geological and , deploring the filibuster, had proclaim-' Economic survey located In the new ei nis conclusion that opponents of, East building of the university ar Ilka Kill nul . .a . i. ' """"t it 10 ai-nm. , busily engaged In preparations for J i TVlftllnh lion r,nlnt.,l . It. . 1 1 It K It K K X t l t It Russians Will light to tho IOnd. n . m Petrograd. Feb, ,10. Resolu P. tlons declaring that Russia would " H carry on the war until the peace H of Europe was assured were H It adopted by the duma yesterduy H It without a dissenting vote. , It H It K ft It It It It It It K Of SUDnort from thn nrni.rp-.li- In Chanel Hill on February 21-27. . "mo, a" 1 111 iiinu a liimi ll'HurlH riT' - - Hy way or lAnflon )i ne cargo :,ne Benate W0l)d not B(,mt , ht Prof. c. M. S,rahan. professor of of the American steamer Wllhel- It, the cau))e WM )fmt AntM a'tne clvll enKno,rlng department of mlna has been seized by the hnlr ,h- .,- r.r,j, W1, .v,. rnivr.iiv of ri-o-i. m h. r liritlnh authorities in accordance It It It ft. prlie court. It ft It ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft Itran In Bread. Romn, Feb. 11. A type of bread containing bran Is being experimented with In Italy. It Is expected that par liament will ask that the use of this Ingredient be mnde compulsory should It become considered necessary. Bart Qrr and J. R. McAvoy Are Fatally Injured By An Explosion with a decree by the British for- ft ; wHh houm, enrteP, on p!ang t0 I topic Is "Top-Soli and Sand-Cloy .Ign office. The cargo goes to a ft tnp bll, befor(, the hmjse n(J -uch aKoads." nrlie court. ft ni,. .k v. ti n,nPnn. r. i,. .v,. .... ... Eimj k. .-,,, iiiuull Bt-nttIP ..fsn..i .v., ttr imrr'unjP republicans Insist their fight will conference Includes a discussion of continue until the end of the session the "Maintenance of Highways" , by no matter what the administration iW. W. Crosby, highway commission forces may accomplish In the house. ;er of the state of Maryland. His dis . It Is considered probable, however, cusslon will come on Thursday, Feh that Fletcher's motion will be detent- Iruary 25. D. II. Wlnelow, of the ed and that Senator Clarke's motion ' United States office of public hlgh to recommit the bill to the commerce : ways, will take part In the discussion committee without Instructions sub-.of maintaining public roads, equently will prevail. Senator Ken- While prominence will be' given yon will vote for this latter motlnn'the topics noted above, other sub- and Senator Norris Is expected to do Jects will be given consideration. so also. That would give the oppost- "Bridges and Culverts." "Bituminous BROTHER OF MRS, G. H. BUCKNER HURT BY FALL Mrs. Geo. II. Buckner received a mowing Saturday, stating her broth er, John Shipley, of Aurora, III., was seriously Injured by a fall and Is not nxpertrd to live. Mrs. Buckner left Sunday night on the Carolina Special for Aurora .to be at his bedside. At 10:61 o'clock this morning a tank attached to the oxygen-actylene wold Ing machine, in the machine ahop of the Enterprise Machine company, ex ploded, Injuring two men In such a way thai they are not expected to live through tbe day. ' Bart Orr. of West Ashevllle, was horribly torn and In jured In the stomach and Intestines by the terrific force of the exploslon, J. R. McAvov a demonstrator here to Install the Heldlng machine had one arm frightfully mangled, and Ms hf arm broktn, besides serious Internal injuries. Doctors Griffith. Glenn, Lynch, Se vier and other physicians were hur riedly summoned. Two ambulances were rushed to the scene of. the acci dent and the Injured men were taken to the Meriwether hospital. The force of the explosion hurled section of a cast-Iron pine about six Inches In diameter through two walls, through a plate glass window In the front store room on the third floor, and, so far as Is known, on acros Mr on ! way. Water pipes were shatter ed; pieces bf metal hurled through the metal roof of the building, and plaster and twisted pipes and broken glass lltered the upper floors. , The welding machine was In us this morning. In lighting th gas jet again, Just before the explosion, the fliuu went out; few seconds later the deafening explosion shook ' the building, aro Roads" and "Macadam Roads" named on the program. The conference, which convenes nt !:S0 p. m. on Tuesday, February S3, marks the second annual gathering lion a majorny or one witn every senator voting. Insurgent democrats yesterday led by Senntor Ilardwlck, sought a com promise with their colleagues bv which the party could be united in aiof the kind assembled In the etat. renewed effort to pass the bill. The;The meeting lsat year published lt plan suggested was that the warring .Purpose as that of awrvlng as a clear democrats hold a conference nfter the ling house for road building problems recommitment of the bill. Some ofn North Carolina. Forty-ve visitors, the Insurgents then would propose : Including road engineers and super- J. H.. McAvoy lives In Wapokane-; that tne bill be amended to provide jintenflents from twenty-two counties, pa, O., and Is a jn of Mra U. Mo-that the proposed government ship were in pttendanee. Avoy, of that city, Mr. McAvoy ' purchase enterprise should terminate H Is with pardonable pride that came here a few weeka ago to sn- t a stated period after the close of ( university studenta are gratified over puervlse the Installing of the oxggen-'the Furnpesn war, and that the pur-; the excellent record whim the law scollyene machine. Bart Orr was m-'chase of Interned shlpa of belligerents : school maintained In the percentaet ployed at th plant ss foreman, and Ate prohibited. of applicants successful In the recent '1ved with hla family In West Ashe- If the democrat united on uch;Supreme court examination. The per. vtlle, ja proposal It would drive away from leentege registered an even 100 of information given out at lha Med- the bill progressive republicans whOithe twenty-one Applicants, every on., wether hospital at 1 o'clock wsa to favor government ownership, but i obtained their credentials to prarti.- the effect that both men had been there Is hope that It might stop the. law. The record Is In keeping operated on, and thnt hopes were en- filibuster. Soma republican leaders, former law students trained In th tertalned for McAvoy'a recowry, and approached by Insurgent democrats, 'university with notably few ex-- -that Orr's Injuries were so series sa admitted that the propose! would re-ltlons do students obtaining credcnH to make the chancea for hit recovery move th most objectionable features .in proficiency from th law rh, . doubtful. . of the bill. fail to secure their llcem. - . A. I
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