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THE GAZETTE-NEWS HAS
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SERVICE. IT IS IN EVERT
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CLOtTDY AND COLDER.
VOLUME XX. NO. 4.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 16, 1915.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
n f"t A
WILL USE FULL
FORGE OF NAVY
Great Britain Will Clamp on
Every Ounce of Sea Pres
sure to Choke the Ger
man Food Supply.
SUCH IS STATEMENT
OF LORD CHURCHILL
i Lloyd George Explains War
i ;Will Cost Allies Ten Bil
lion Dollars First Year
Arrangements.
' London, Feb. 16. The countries
fighting against Germany, Austria,
; and Turkey, thus far have thrown
;, only a third of their strength Into the
field . To maintain this force and to
bring the remaining two-thirds into
action will cost $10,000,000,000 dur
ing the current year. ;
This announcement made in the
house of commons yesterday by David
Lloyd-George, chancellor of the ex
chequer, who, with Winston "Spencer
Churchill, first lord of the admiralty,
gave the British public perhaps a
closer view of the machinery behind
the great struggle than had been "af
forded 'since the outbreak of the war.
.'" Mr. Churchill declared amid cheer
ing that Great Britain finally had de
cided to clamp on every ounce of sea
pressure to choke Germany's food
supply In retaliation for the German
submarine policy, while Mr. Lloyd
George drew additional cheering when
he spoke of loans to countries expect
ed to throw In their lot with the al
ios. These countries the chancellor
ild not name.
The announcement of the govern
nent's decision with Ireland to Ger
nany's food supplies came almost
irvMwldenlly (with-the receipt of two
dispatches from the United ' Stales,
one saying that Count Von Bernstorff
he German ambassador, had Inform
ed the Washington government , that
lermany was willing to abandon her
lubmartne policy, provided Great
iritain ceased interfering with car
roes of foodstuffs, and the other say
ng that he again had advised neu
ral shipping to avoid thoso waters
(chlch Germany had declared would
become a dangerous military area
three days hence.
? Mr. Lloyd-George detailed financial
arrangement the allies decided on at
the Paris conference and put into
round figures what heretofore had
been guessed the rmarkable increase
In the productivity and efficiency of
the Busslan people by prohibition of
the sale of vodka. This productivity
and efficiency he placed as high as
60 per cent.
Great Britain, the chancellor said,
had resources which would last five
years and Prance perhaps sufficient
for three years.
Mr. Lloyd-George paid tribute to
the burden that France is bearing
and gave a pledge that the allies
would stand by Belgium financially
until the time for the settlement
came.
Mr. Churchill disclosed for the first
time the total naval tosses in tho war.
These, he said, were upwards of five
'thousand officers and men, most' of
them victims of submarines.
' Mr. Churchill outlined what Great
Britain purposed to do as a counter
to the German policy. In view of
what he styled "piracy and murder,"
Mr. Churchill said It was Incumbent
on Great Britain for the first time
to apply the "full force" of her naval
power. A formal declaration to this
effect, he added, "would be made
forthwith."
MOTHER OF. W. S. DICKSON
D1E0 JH1S MORNINE
Death Due to Heart Failure
and Occurred at Home
in Chapel Hill.
message was received here this
Morning front Chapel Hill telling of
the death at an early hour this morn
ing of Mrs. Dickson, mother of W.
H. Dickson, for many years connected
with The Gatette-Neas. De&ih was
due to heart failure. Mrs. Dickson
had been 111 for several months and
only recently returned to her home
In Chapel Hill from Johns Hopkins
hospital In Baltimore, where she had
been for treatment. She gradually
grew worse after returning home and
her many relatives and friends felt
that there was little hope for her re
cowry. The deceased had visited her son
In this rlty several times- and the
many friends She made here will
learn with sortmv of her passing. No
details of the funeral have been re
ceived here.
MUCH INTEREST
111 liK TAX
House Makes Maximum Ap
propriation of $6000 to
i Be Used in Enforc
ing' This Law.
INCOME TAX REVENUE
INCREASE EXPECTED
House Is Quiet on Carter-Aber-nethy
Controversy Ru
mored That the Matter
Will Be Dropped.
'(By W. T.Bost)
Raleigh,. Feb. 16. The passage of
the revenue act upon Its second read
ing yesterday with only the voice of
Bryan of Wilkes against it, brought
that measure within a day of its Jour
ney to the senate and left the sub
flnance committee free to proceed in,
the afternoon with the machinery act
which is now in the making.
The editorial in the Greensboro
Daily News on income taxation was
read with a good deal of Interest and
gave fervor to quite a few who advo
cated the maximum appropriation of
$6000 to the state auditor's depart
ment for the enforcement of the tax
laws that appear to miss the men of
maney. Whether this preachment of
the Greensboro paper had anything
to Minority Leader Williams' with
drawal of objection to the appropria
tion to the appropriation on the
ground that it Is too large, that depo
nent who speaks as often as he wishes,
says not. Various representatives de
clared their belief that the state can
collect thousands by, having someone
to go to counties over the state, and
work for the listing of incomes as well
as taxes embraced under the head of
"doctors, dentists, lawyers, etc."
The University News Letter, which
the News credited with the Informa
tion as to income taxes, was on many
desks this morning also, it did not
carry any' editorial, however. It was
not arguing the question, Just telling
the body. The adoption of section 90
of the revenue act, covers this appro
priation, the first part of the section
applying J2500 to to the treasurer for
purposes of enforcing collection. All
agreed that the house ordered money
well spent.
No Carter and Abernethy.
The house was still as the grave on
the Carter-Abernethy controversy.
Somebody has gotten hold of some
body or Bomebody has caught a, dread
ful case of frigid feet.
Whether this is the last of It or not
nobody knows. Whether Representa
tive Whltford declined to assume re
sponsibility for his alleged part of the
program, isn't known, because he does
not say. New Bam people here Satur
day dropped th story that Judge Car
ter's last move against. Solicitor Aber
nethy made certain that Mr. Aberne
thy would next move. And Judge
Carter had friends here.
Mr. Whltford was not here Saturday
and when asked about the story that
he would offer the resolution looking
to the Investigation of the New Bern
trouble and an inquiry Into Judge Car
ter's conduct, was not able to say what
his course will be. He did not have
any resolution up his sleeve then.
W. J. Martin,, press correspondent,
quotes Chairman T. D. Warren of New
Bern as having said the stir in New
Bern is gone, that both the Judge and
the solicitor were' unintentionally to
blame and that there Is nothing for
the legislature to do. But It is yec
declared by a considerable number of
visiting lawyers and traveling men
that Solicitor Abernethy is not ready
to stop and will present his case fur
ther before the state
Dog Tax in 70 Counties.
Representative Currle of Cumber
land pushed a state-wide dog tax
through the house with 80 counties
objecting. They are exempt
The tax Is $1 and. $2, a premium be
ing placed on female growlers. Many
counties objected before they under
stood that the tax Is discretionary with
the county commissioners. Those
counties speaking from history, were
quite pleased with the workings In
their own bailiwicks. Representative
Mauney of Gaston came here on a dog
platform,
Mr. Currle has made the champion
fight of the session. ' Killed In every
guise before the committee, the bill
finally cam out In substitute form
and the substitute was slain. Then a
substitute for the substitute was re
ported favorably. ,
The House.
New bills were Introduced as fol
lows: 4
Tucker Amend the health law of
the state.
Hall Amend the rertsal relative to
building and loan associations.
Etherldge For the relief of the
veterans in the Soldier's Home. . .
Nettles and Roberts Prevent
fraudulent advertising In North Caro
lina. , , .
Nettles and RobertsRegulate the
(Continued on page I)
Progress of Teutons Seems To
Be Confined to East Prussiq
No Visible Forward Movement by Germanic Allies Either
thians Advance on East
Successes Only Artillery
Has Distinction of Being the
First Town in State Tak
ing Such Move.
An article that will be of great in
terest to all people who are interested
in the conservation of forests appears
in th February issue of the American
Forestry. The article was written by
George B. Cobb, secretary of the
Forestry club of Tryon and is in full
as follows:
"To Tryon, Polk county, North
Carolina, belongs the distinction of
organizing and putting Into practical
operation the first township organiza
tion for the express purpose of pre
venting forest fires, and conserving
and perpetuating the timebr tracts bf
the old North State. The state has,
in years past, sufferd greatly from
fire, Insect pests and blight. Now
special committees of this club are
successfully safeguarding, and at very
small cost, the trees of the county
from such ravages.
"This Forestry club, organized
more than a year ago, has over 60 ac
tive members.
"A chief warden directs the fight
ing at all forest fires in the town
ship, which, as soon as discovered,
are reported to him by telephone or
signal. With several lookout stations,
established In the "thermal belt" sec
tion along the south side of the Blue
Ridge rage of mountains and across
the Pacolet and Skywlcker valleys
below, practically overlooking the en
tire area of the township, it hrre been
possible to cope successfully with
every fire that threatened in 1914.
"The organization of this club, was
the outcome of an Idea advanced by
George B. Cobb, editor of The Polk
County News, Tryon, in an editorial
published In October 1913, enumerat
ing the many benefits forest land
owners would realize from the sys
tematic co-operntlon of all interested.
The idea met with universal approv
al, resulting in organization of the
club the following November.
"The officers are: E. R. Rankin,
president; W. B. Stone; vice presi
dent; W. H. Stearns, treasurer;
George B. Cobb, secretary; C. M.
Howes, fire warden.
"Standing committees of three
members each for forest protection,
forest preservation, forest perpetua
tion, and finance, complete the or
ganization. "This small club has proven so
satisfactory to all Interested, and Its
work so efficient, that it has met the
approval of the state forester and the
North Carolina Forestry association.
which advocate the formation of like
township organizations for forest pro
tection, in place of county organiza
tions whlc hin many cases have prov
en too large, and too scattered for
quick, effective work in forest fire
fighting.
"Through the efforts of this club
the commissioners of Polk county
offer a standing reward of $60 for
the apprehension and conviction of
any person setting flrea in the open,
contrary to the laws of the state."
EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS
IS
Amsterdam, Feb. 14. The actual
exchange of British and German pris
oners. Incapacitated for future service
In the war Is now under way. A train
with seven British officers and 93 sol
diers, blind and maimed has arrived
at Oldenzaal.
German Prisoner Ijravo.
Folkstone, England, Feb. 16. Two
Incapacitated German officers and 92
German soldiers, who have been pris
oners here, have sailed for Holland
where they will be exchanged for Brit
ish wounded held as prisoners by the
Germans.
BERLIN SAYS ENGLAND
mil' SINK NEUTRAL SHIPS
Berlin, Feb. II. An official state
ment Issued here states that It is the
Intention of Great Britain to try to
cause conflicts between Germany and
neutral nations; and It Is thought In
shipping circles that English subma
rines, In order to further this purpose
will, sink one or more neutral vessels
In the naval war xone.
It la salo known In shipping circles
that Great Britain has laid 'a large
number of mines against German submarine
Prussian Frontier Seems Less
Duels in West.
London, Feb. 16. The gen
eral offensive of the Teutonic
allies along the eastern front
continues successfully for both
sides,', according to reports
reaching Londoili, but without
visible forward movement
eithre on the "W'nrsaw front or
in the Carpathians. Buchar
est reports thai? the Austrians
have re-occupied Czenowitz,
the capital of ukowina, but
the report has not been re
ceived from any other source.
Petrograd , , officially admits,
however, ;that ,the Austrian
troops have advanced . into
Bukowina ; in considerable
force, and reports desperate
fighting in - the Carpathians
where the Russians claim mi
nor successes.
On the East Prussian front
the Eussians have not been
able to regain Hheir fortified
lines, but the German advance,
while not checked, appears to
British observers, to be pro
ceeding with less speed.
Paris reports that the sole
activity on the western front
consists in artillery engage
ments . and claims that tho
guns of the allies silenced a
battery of the enemy northeast
of Yprea ' and - destroyed Ger
man trenches near Bauraines.
Jn diplomatic circles the Ger
man replies to hte notes of neu
tral powers concerning Ger
many's proposed marine war
zone around the British Isles
is awaited with keen interest.
Great Britain's reply to Amer
ica concerninrthe use of neu
tral flags by British merchant
men is considered of secondary
importance.
Nlsh, Feb. 16. A Nlsh dispatch to
the Havas agency says "Albanian raid
ers have been routed and driven across
the Serbian frontier. , The movement
was composed of certain Albanians led
by Austrian priests and Incited by em
issaries of Essad Pasha who preached
a holy war."
The movement was directed by Ger
man and Turkish agents. .
ST
SOME BCK FOR TRIAL
Chicago, Feb. 16. Jack Johnson,
the negro pugilist, Is to be Indicted for
conspiracy to violate the United States
laws and to be brought back to this
country, according to a statement to
day by Federal District Attorney
Clyne.
Johnson fled the United States after
he had been sentenced to serve one
year In the federal penitentiary for
violating the Mann act. According to
the district attorney an effort will be
mude to extradite Johnson when he
comes to Mexico to figure in a boxing
mutch at Juarez.
NEGRO TRIED FOR
DISTURBING MEETING
The case of John Wlke, colored,
charged with disturbing a religious
meeting, was heard In the court of
Magistrate B. L. Lyda this morning.
It was alleged that the negro with
several companions attempted to
break up services being held In a
colored church on Mack street. Prob
able cause was found for the deten
tion of the accusd and he was bound
over to Superior court In the sum or
1100, which he failed to give. Several
more arrests are expected in the case.
0. J. NORTON ATTEMPTED
SUICIDE AT WINSTON
Winston-Salem, Feb. It. Oscar
James Norton, bookkeeper for The
Danville Register, made an unsuccess
ful attempt to-commit suicide, by In
haling gas In a local hotel last night.
There were letters In hU pocket which
disclosed ithat'he hud threatened to
kill a woman In Danville.
, Norton formerly resided ln Durham.
on Warsaw Front or in Car '
Rapid Russians Claim Minor
CPENEIJIS AHING
More Than 1500 ' Delegates to
Charlotte Meeting Have
Already Registered.
Special to The Gazette-News.
Charlotte, Feb. 16. With "Facing
the Situation," as the general theme
and "To the Fore," as an Inspiring
motto, the fourth annual convention
,
" ""..uiio,, W..W. purcnase mil irom the senate to the
of the Southern Presbyterian church house where It is planned to pass an
of the United States assembled this ' amended measure has been approved
morning in the city auditorium. . j J60? ca"cu' Meanwhile
, " x. , , ' the administration -leaders continued
The first day of the convention will! their efforts to ' force a cloture rule
be given to the consideration of the;ln lhe senate to end the republican
theme "At the Front," when report ' filibuster, while the Special senate
will be had from air the foreign j committee named to inquire into
fleldR- '.' , , , (What influences might be at work for
Addresses will be made by Morgan. or aainst the . bill began work on
B. Speir, chairman of the Charlotte , plans for procedure,
convention committee, and Dr. James President Wilson 'told callers' that
Lewis Howe, member of the execu-jhe favored any reasonable cloture
tive committee of laymen's move- ruIe ln the senat6. He beUevea ln a
ment, Lexington, Va. !rul which would stop obstructive tac-
n. crir win mane tui iwuiot ui ;
welcome, and Dr. Howe will respond.
"A Tourist's View of Missions," will
be the theme of Rev. J. H. Mills,
D. D., of Washington city, minister,
lawyer, traveler and lecturer.
This evening C. V. Vickrey, sec-
Wfnl'v iv-i Icolnno jt a3 n sa r I nn mnvamflnt !
m , 7, ,7 r 7
oi i oik, win Know muwng piu- t0 falli therefore he had not finally
tures of the orient in connection w!thjdecided to cauing an extra session
missions. . !of congress.
One of the great featlro addresses j Tne d(,Cislon to inquire into alleged
of 'the convention Is that by Dr. John lobbying by agents of the "shipping
n- Mott- chairman of continuatfonitruatt against the bill and Into ln
eommittee world's missionary confer- titrations of negotiations for opinions
ence.Now York, will be delivered on belligerent ships to sell to the
tonight. government was unanimous. With the
Up to 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon decision departed the last hope of
Chairman M. E. Trotter, of the reg-:80me of the most earnest champions
istration committee, reported 1,500 of ttle shipping measure that the bill
delegates registered and many other ;couid be passed m the Benate by
"counties yet to hear from." Two , March 4
hundred more delegates from other; Although democrats of the house
states and delegates from Davidson jm caucus last night sought to pave
college, Erskine college and Union the way for passage of the amended
Theological seminary at Richmond 'shipping measure ln the lower branch
are yet to report. Staunton, Va., Is'0f congress within a day or two, sen
to send 100: Gastonla, 75; Clarks-, ate republicans held to their determl
ville, Tenn., U; Mobile, Ala.. 30;natlon tnut the fiiibllster agalnst It
risnervine, a., nauanooga iD;:snouid continue. Even some adminls
Athens, Oa., 25.
RFFECTRDUTES HERE
Postofnce Here Knows of no
Change Affecting Service
From Asheville.
A news dispatch from Washington
In yesterday afternoon's Gazette- (
News, carried the Information of se- The Investigation ordered yester
rtous reductions of the rural free de-day, administration leaders suggested,
livery service all over the United) might bring out facts which would
States. J, C. Bradford, assistant; throw light upon opposition to the
postmaster ln the Asheville postofllco,
was asked this morning what effect,
If any, Postmaster General Burle
son's order would have on the rural
service connected with the Asheville
office. Mr Hradford stated that he
had received no Information of any
changes affecting rural routes, other
thiin the news story printed yester
day. Mr. Bradford said that the
changes, according to the news article
would affect only those routes having
a small number of patrons, where the
expense of the service Is out of pro
portion to the number of patrons on
the line, an dthat none of the rural
lines centering here would come un
der such classification. All the rural
lines leaving this cllJ( except one,
draw the maximum salaries allowed
for rural delivery carriers. Aa to the
effect of this order from the past
master general on line running Into
the country from such offices as Bllt
more and Candler, Mr. Bradford said
he did not know what will be done
with such lines. .
TEAMS WILL BOWL AT
Y. M. C. A. TONIGHT
, The T. M. C. A. bowling team ln
the state telegraph league will again
have the alleys tonight. The tesm
to represent the association tonight
will be composed of Hoffman, .Sevier,
James, Suggs and Maxwell. The
standing of these five men In the last
weekly 'league announcement showed j
them to be among the leaders of all
the participants .and they expect to
Increase thMr lead over 'the other
teams tonight The public Is cordial
ly Invited to witness the games.
mm ship
BILL INQUrRY
Senate Commitee Arranges for
Probe Into Charges of In
fluence for and Against
the Shipping Bill.
WAY PAVED TO SHIFT
CONTEST TO HOUSE
Democratic Caucus Decides to
Attempt Passage of the
Amended Measure in
Lower Branch.
Washington, Feb. 16. The way
1 a , , . .7 """'""l
;ngnt over the administration ship;
tlca but nB dla not deslre that falr
debate should be cut off.
President Wilson believes a major
ity favors the ship purchase bill and
that evidence of the need for passage
is accumulating. '
He told callers he did not expect the
.
iul nor tnB appropriation measures
tration senators were Inclined to the
view that appropriation measures
should be taken up and rushed
through before March 4. Should this
result, it was Intimated there might
be no further effort to force a vote
on the ship bill in the upper branch,
nor would an extra session be called
to consider it, at least for several
months.
While no definite announcements
on the subject of an extra session
have been made, the view waa sub
mitted by persons close to the presi
dent that the ship bill issue would be
taken before the country. It would
be shown that the house had passed
the bill after a desperate effort had
been made' to break down rpubllcan
opposition In the senate and that re
sponsibility for failure of the measure
was due to a republican filibuster.
bill.
The Inquiry will be conducted by
Senators Walsh, Simmons, Reed. Bur
ton, and Weeks.
T.M.CL TO
T
Mass Meeting Next Sunday
Afternoon Will Be Very
Large Event.
Plana are being formulated at the
T, M. C. A. for a monster mass
meeting for boys to be held at the
association next Sunday afternoon at
i o'clock, the time of the regular
meeting of the boys' Bible class. Ow
ing to the proponed mass meeting,
tho Bible, class will not be in session
next Sunday but the members of the
das will attend the meeting for
boys. Dr. Fred E. King of Buffalo,
who Is a representative of the Home
and School Educational society has
a special message for the boys Olid
his subject will be "Boanerges." All
boys of the city are urged to attend
this meeting and It Is assured that
they will find much Interest In the
program. Mr. King Is snlil to be one
of the most Interesting talkers who
has ever appeared In this rlty and
his talk at the mens' meeting last
Sunday was a revelation (p. those who
heard him. " - . .
IT
ITtt REPLY
Washington Anxious to Learn
England's Attitude To
ward Germany's
-Proposal
WAR ZONE DECREE TO
BE IN EFFECT 18TH!
Unless Great Britain Will Per-t
mit Food Shipments to
German Civilians to W
Go Unmolested. ,
Berlin, Feb. 16. The Cologne Ga
zette says that if the American sug
gestion that Great Britain rfrin
from the use of neutral flags if com
plied with at once would remove, or
reduce to a minimum all danger to
neutral ships. Few ships carrying 'the
stars and stri
' - . . . . . 1 1. V : 1
naval nr.. ,.
..al SUI. prescrioea by Oer-' f
t is maiea ana to recognize
these ships as American would be j,
equal to a guarantee of their Bafety. ,
The Cologne eZitung says that thef
Germans must wait with patience and
show that February 18 will be a day
of hitter earnestness.
Washington. Feb. 16. Officers hers
are awaiting with the keenest interest
indications of Great Britain's attttudo '
toward Germany's proposal to dror
ner plans for the destruction of Brit-,
ish commerce as recently outlined in,
her naval war zone proclamation if
Great Britain will permit cargoes of -
.u supplies to proceed unmolested,
me use or civilians in Germany.
Germany's son. wnr nn& i v
will become effective February ,18, un-
less the compromise proposal made to
me -American state, departmepj. att it
promptly transmitted to t W
cepted.
The full text of Grunt T?rtlol.
plementarv renlv tn tho
of December 26 regarding interference .
with American commerce bv British
war vessels was laid before President
wnscn toaay. It Is a document ?00
words In length and it Is rpmiirAA ami.
eral days to translate it from the coda
in mcn it was sent.
General Conditions (Ist 4 Honrs).
Washington, Feb. 16. Count Von
Bernstorff, the German ambassador to
me niiea states, has presented to the
state department a not. frnm m
government announcing that Germany
will consider recessions from the an- .
nounced Intention of attacking British;
merchantmen, if Great Britain will"
withdraw her efforts to prevent food ,
from reaching German civilians. Tha i
note declares that the German plan
to attack British merchant Vffau,, , warn '
a retaliatory measure adopted because ,
ui me auegea violation, of Interna- .
tlonal law by Great RHtal
to starve the non-combatanta nf K...
many; and the latter government ia r
reaay to withdraw its purposes ex-.
pressed In the naval war sone declara-.
tlon as soon as Great Britain it,
of her own volition or as the result of
representations made by neutrals, ex-:
presses a willingness to return in tk.
usual practices of international, law
infecting xooa supplies.
Tho German note 6ays that Berlin
has been informed that Enelixh tn .
chant vessels have been armed and
nave Deen ordered to sail in. groups to ,
try to sink German submarines. Since
the result of this order would be that
the British merchant vessels , would
resist search by German vessels, they
must be considered as warships. It is
declared that Great Britain's intention
to use neutral flags on merchant ves-'
sels will result In a danger to all
ships which enter tho war sone; there
fore neutral vessels are urs-erf tn nh.
serve the request to go around north,
or scouana ana outside the war zone
watera .
It Is stated that the note waa re.'
celved by the ambassador from his
foreign office and promptly presented
to the state department. It is not
reply. It Is said, to the recent Ameri
can communication regarding the war
tone and a more comprehensive amt
detailed reply to that representation
Is expected soon.
Today's note la considered mnrt
of Intermediary reply possibly pre
sented because the date when the war
tone declaration become effective is
so near at hand.
TWO REPORTED KILLED
01 BOMB HT S0FI.1
' Berlin. Feb. 1. Two members of
Sofia's arlstocrarr era, rennrted tn
have been killed and tea Injured when
a oomb exploded at a masked ba'l
which was attended by the most ex
clusive society people of the Bulna
rlan capital. Advices state that th
persons killed were the son of a frr-
mer war minister and the dauthtur
of the present war minister.