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of THE GAZETTE-NEWS HAS THHS ASSOCIATED PRESS SERVICE. IT IS IN EVERT t: RESPECT COMPLETE. :t MM h 1 -. ninri iw VOLUME XX. NO. 6. ASHEVILLE, N. 0., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 18, 1915. PRICE FIVE CENTS WEATHER FORECAST i v ...-, . FAIR. l U A IJ II GERMANTHREAT LITTLE FEARED British Shippers Seem to Think Hostile Submarines Are Already Doing About All They Can. , LAND OPERATIONS . NOT LOST SIGHT OF Jessie May Carver, of Fair- view, Arrested for Mur der of Infant. British and French Are Vig orously Attacking Germans in West Germany's Eastern Plans, London, Feb. 18. Foreign Secretary Grey's reply to , the American note of protest against the seizure and deten tion of American vessels by the British fleet and Germany's threat of submarine blockade of the British Isles, effective today, as well as England's intended retaliatory measures absorbed the public attention today. The reply concerning the American complaint as to cargoes seized and delayed was much discussed, but the German proclamation of a war zone in the waters around the British. IsJes was uppermost in the minds of hip owners and traders. As the Germans, how ever, have for some time been attempting to sink ". British altimatum has created but lit tie alarm. . All the important shipping companies have an nounced there, will - be no change in their sailings; and the British, French and Bel gian cross channel steamers will maintain their schedules The Dutch Mail line between Flushing and Folkstone has suspended sailings, however. and their is some talk that the mails may be carried on Dutch destroyers. There has been on Increase In In suraivce rates of shipping:- and In fact, the government has actually re duced the rate on some fighting ves sels, and at the same time has ar ranged to compensate the families of sailors who are ., killed or Injured as a result of the submarine war. There has been an increase in the coal price and coal freight rates, but this Is said to be due mostly to the Increased de mand particularly from Italy and to the shortage of ships. Notwithstanding the Interest In the Important question of shipping Inter ests, England has not lost sight of the importance of the military opera tions on the eastern and western fronts. The fighting In east Prussia and Bukowlna, where tho . extreme wines of the Russian forces have been ensured is still considered the most Important. Petrograd Insists that the Russians carried out their retirements In perfect order. An Important battle Is raging In the vlclnlt yof Augustowo, where last fall the Russians stopped a German attempt to Invade Russia. The Ger man plans of operation are still not certain, but It is believed that they till have their eye on Warsaw in the hope that by taking the Polish capital they will be able to break the Russian power of offensive, leaving the Germans free to give the greater part of their attention to the allies In the west. Anticipating this possibility the al lies, during the last two days, have been making vigorous attacks in France and Flanders. The outoome of these attacks is not. certain ss the French and German reports are con flicting. TDHEVES AT-MT. OLIVE STEAL 3 BALES COTTON RL GHAHGED MURDER OPPOiejSSAY Measure Has Failed to Gain Ground; Democrats Block ed in Trying to Send It to Conference. NEGOTIATIONS START FOR UNDERSTANDING Charged with one of the most re volting murders imaginable, the death of her new born baby, Jessie May Carver, aged 18, was brought to the county Jail this morning by Deputy Sheriff Ed. Williams, from her home in the Cane Creek section of Falrvlew township. According to the Information garn ered by the county offllcers a child was born -to the Carver girl on the night of January 8. at the home of her par- nt Mr. and Mrs. J. O. carver in Falrvlew township. In attempting to hide her shame from her parents the trlrl left the house during the night, which was one of the coldest of the winter and the child was born several vards from the house, In the yard The officers say that the young mother then took the new born infant to a laurel thicket about 40 yards from tne house and ther it down. : Soon after she returned to the house other mem bers of the family heard a baby crying and the mother and sister of the Car ver e-lrl secured Pine torches and after search found the Infant ui me thicket wheer It had been thrown by the voune mother. The infant was brought to the house and Investigation showed that when It was thrown into the thicket terrible wounds were cut In the head and face and. despite' careful nursing and treatment, It died during the morning of the day following its girth and was burled by the Carvers. . The young mother grew terribly m and has since been connnea to ner bed, although the officers have kept close watch to see that she did not fm aif attempt to leave the home. Several days ago It was realized tnat her condition was Improved and pre naratlons for her removal to the coun ty jail were made, but without her knowledge, for, until her arrest, this morning it is believed that she thought no one outside her Immediate family knew of the killing. When arrested today she broke down and cried and it was thought for sometime tnat sne would be unable to make the trip to Ashevllle. Democrats Said to Be Willing to Take up Appropriations if the Bill Is Sent to Conference. MRS. H. W. DYSIIBT NRMEO AS TRAVELERS WD AGENT Bureau Is Opened at Southern Passenger Station for Aid to Women and Girls. INVESTIGATION OF GOflDUGTQF JUDOE CABTER IS ASKED Washington, Feb. 18. President Wilson lias virtually decided not to call an extra session of . congress March 5 no matter what may bo the fate of tho administration ship pur chase bill. No official announcement to this effect has been made but con gressmen have such an understand ing. Tt was reiterated at the White House that there was hope of getting: through the legls lattve program be fore March 4. I Washington, Feb. 18. The amend- government snip bill, rushed Raleigh, Feb 18. Solicitor Charles L. Abernathy this morning presented through ' Representative Davis of Carteret a petition to the house to appoint ' a commission to investigate the official conduct of Judge Frank Carter; and ' Representative Clark of Bladen .offered; ; another providing machinery for a public hearing. Mr. Clark's resolution declared that criticisms of Judge Carter are that he is "harsh, uiijust and dictatlonal to attorneys and "-litigants;" and that much evidence t as been presented to show Injustice to Solicitor Abernathy. He thought an investigation necessary to clear the charges against Judge Carter. The Clark resolution also says there are serious intimations against Judge Carter. :. . countering mis . memorial came a highly laudatory resolution from the Craven county bar, thanking Judge Carter for his unselfishness In trying the Craven dockett when Judge Car ter was ill. The resolutions went to the committees. ; Solicitor Abernathy and many friends are here -now. Representative Roberts lost his bill in committee today. The measure was designed to take expert witnesses from control , of' jlltigants and put them in the hands of the courts. mm bill Pla J HOUSE tousure Urged by Dr. Joyner for Uniform Examination and Certification of Teachers Tabled. SEA WELL INSURANCE MEASURE PASSED Insurance Companies Have Not Given up, However, and Will Continue Fight in the Senate. ed Mrs. H. W. Dysart has been named as travelers' aid agent for the local T. W. C. A. and has establish ed her bureau in the ladles' retiring room at the Southern Railroad pas senger station. The establishing of branch of work was mane poBsioie oy a large contribution given by a lady who has repuested that her name be withheld from publication. The work to be done by Mrs. uy- sart Is In line with the work outlined by the travelers' aid committee or New York, the purpose being to ren der any aid possible to young girls and women traveling alone on train The following have been named as members of an advisory committee to. aid Mrs. Dysart In her new work: Miss E. Grace Miller, general sec retary of the local Young women Christian association, chairman and treasurer; Ed B. Brown, general sec retary of the Asheville Young Men's Christian association, secretary: Miss Weaver, secretary of the Associated Charities; Rev. J. S. Williams, chap lain of the Oood Samaritan mission; Rev. R. F. Campbell, D. D., presi dent of the Oood Samaritan mission; and James H. Wood, division passen ger agent of the Southern Railway company. REPBLICANS REPORTED ' TO BE ORGANIZING through the house, failed to gain any ground when it reached the senate and administration leaders were again uncertain as to its fata. Yesterday It was discovered that the amended bill had failed to satisfy recalcitrant democrats or progressive republicans. Without support of eiUier of these factions the bill could not be passed. Democratic leaders realized nothing could be done unless the measure could be ; changed In conference" but efforts to send it ' to conference failed. Another attempt will be made today, It was said. It was reported that a Dendinsr mo tion to take up the bill today might prevail, put republican leaders, it was declared, would insist upon an understanding that other leelalRtlnn hiiouju De considered before they wuuiu cease opposition. Chief Interest centered yesterday In me special senate committee's in Quiry into charges of outside influ ence on the ship purchase measure. As t othe ship purchase bill itself, republican leaders insisting it is dead. expressed willingness to quit their fil ibuster if the snate will take up ap propriation bills. Administration dem ocrats were said to be willing to do this if the shipping bill first could De sent to conference. Negotiations for an understanding were under way mi nigm ana may culminate today senators Norrls, Kenyon .and La roiiette, progressive republicans who favored the senate bill, would -not a.innn . .1 V-wr I n outwit, inn weeKs-uore measure as it passed the house because they be lieved it to be too temporary in char acter. Insurgent democrats onnnsed the measure because they thought its character too permanent. Senator HardWIck sought to amend the mo tion to send the bill to confertir with the Instruction that it be made terminable two years after the war. This was defeated by republican-progressive votes. Administration leaders held a long conference late In the day and con sidered several proposals to the re publicans for ending the filibuster by sending the bill to conference. No agreement was reached, however, and the democratic leaders sought to hold th senate In session for the night thinking this might bring about some compromise. They were unable to get progressive republicans to stand with thorn and a motion to adjourn ear. rled . i. HAS PASSED AWAY Died at Her Home Here Fol lowing Long Illness The Funeral Tomorrow. BRITAIN DENIES RESPONSIBILITY REPORT -JUG BILL VOA III Bill Would Prohibit Inter-state Shipments Except for Sacrament. Complete Reply to American Protest Says British Fleet Has Not Caused U. S. Trade Depression. Special to th Oaxette-eNewe. ML Olive, Feb. J I. A cotton stor eg warehouse here, owned by E. J. Martin and Son company, one of the loading mercantile firms here, was entered by thieves three or four nights ago, who suoceeded In getting away with three bales of cotton. It bJ Jleved that the theft was committed either Baturday night or Sunday or Hunday night, the cotton having bvin missed Monday for the flmt time. No Identifying trace of tbe thieves remain. Special to the Oasette-New. Oreensboro, eb. 1. A report from Cumberland country received at re publican headquarters Indicates that the republicans are organizing for a strong campaign in 1IH. The same report is received from the sixth dis trict. Gilliam Qrtssom expresses the belief that this news is typical of what is going' on all over th state. GORDON, OF MULLINS, IS KILLED AT HAMLET Bpeotal to the Oasette-Newa. Hamlet, Feb. II. C. W. Gordon, a prominent ettisen of Mulllna, 8. C, was Instantly killed by sn engine en the C. A. and W. railway in Hamlet at 1:10 yrsterday morning, FUNERAL TODAY 0IEH .11. BMTTME !llru. SueanA.iftewd3, one of the oldest ladies,, and a member of one of the pioneer families of Asheville, died at the residence of her daughter. Miss Annie L. Reynolds, 339 Merri mon avenue, yesterday morning, at 7:46 o'clock, after a brief illness. Mrs. Reynolds was the widow of Colonel Dan Reynolds, who died at Weaverville 36 years ago. Their coun try home was half way between Weaverville and Asheville now known as Reynolds Heights. Mrs. Reynolds before her marriage to Colonel Reynolds was Susan Adeiia Baird, eldest child of the large family of Israel Baird and . Mary (Tate) Balrd. She was born April 9, 1826, and all her life, has been spent in this county. Her brothers were Capt. Wil liam B. Balrd, who died in this coun ty some five years ago; Dr. J. S. T. Baird, who died two years ago, and Israel Charles Baird, who is still liv ing. Her sisters were Margaret Balrd, wht was the wife of Judge A. S. Merrimon; Sophronla, who married J. M. Craigmlrea; Harriet, who was the wife of Capt. Natt Atkinson; Emma, who married Mr. McAbee, and Catherine, who was the wife of F. H. S. Reynolds, who lives In West Asheville. Only two of this large family are now living, Mrs. Atkinson and Israel Charles Baird. Mrs. Reynolds was the mother of a large family of sons and daughters, all of whom resided in this county and are well known to the citizens. The sons being Henry, William T.; Daniel L. ; John C; and N. A. Rey nolds. Dan 'el L, and 'N. A. still survive her. Her daughters are Mrs. James V. Sevier;, Mrs., C. P. Weav er; Mrs. B. W. Morris, and Miss Annie t. Reynolds, all of whom are living. Mrs. Reynolds has for the past ten years been an Invalid, having had a fall In which her hips were Injured. She was possessed of a remarkable constitution and strong mind. She was of a kind, affectionate nature and counted hor friends by the score. The funeral will be conducted from the residence No. 33 Merrimon ave nue Friday at 11 o'clock, the inter ment will be made at Riverside ceme tery. The pallbearers will be selected from among her grandsons. Mrs. M. L. Brittain, aged tl. died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. R. Cheek of Weaverville late yes terday afternoon. The deceased had been Hi for sometime and while her death aa not entirely unexpected. hr passing will be learned of with keen regret by her many friends In this community where she has prac tically passed all her days. Mrs. Brittain was the widow of the late Hanson A. Brittain and is sur vived by frvv children; four daugh ters and one son who reside as fol lows: Mrs. 3. R. Cheek and Mrs. D. R. Parker of Weaverville; Mrs. J. II. Moton 'of F listen, N. C; Mrs. F, XI. Mclntlr of Asheville and R. P. Brittain of Weaverville. The de ceased was a life long member of the Methodist church and for many years took an active part in all the church affairs. The funeral services will be held this afternoon at Clarke's chapel at Weaverville snd Intnrmen.. will GERMANY REPLIES .TO SCANDANAVIAN NOTE Copenhagen, Feb, 1. Germany's reply to the Joint note of the Scandi navian powers conoernlng the recent war none proclamation, has been re ceived, but no announcement has been made concerning Its contents. Against Capital Punishment. Olympta, Wash., Feb. II. A bill to repeal the 1111 antl-caltal punish ment act has been favorably report ed in the state senate. k tviikey nrxns. n 5 tendon, Feb It for .atl.factlon for the IneuU Tucker. Vernon. ',on' st offered an attache at the Greek tt t ieratlon at Constantinople. t (By W. T. Bost), ' Raleigh, Feb. 18. State Superin tendent J. Y. Joyner sat In the house gallery and from the lofty tier of that amphitheater watched the uniform ex amination and certification bill die yesterday. There were few inverted thumbs. The superintendent and his clerical force were present in . the flesh throughout. It was manifest from the lack of floor enthusiasm that his measure was lost. AU the enthusiasm came from hte opponents of the act. Mintz, alone, of the Joyner protagon ists, was loaded at all for shots and Mr. Mintz was hard pressed at every stand.. The republicans solidly lined UP for the statu quo, but 50 democrats lined with them. The death of the bill would Indicate a stato-wide fear that the state board of education is a large-sized institu tion. The acrimony that broke out In the senate, however, did not appear. No assaults upon Dr. Joyner or his policy appeared to be in the mind of any man. And what was done must be set down in the end as a house state of mind observable throughout the spring it is slow to change. " And yet, : the house Is every day changing the county schoolboards by popular vote. The tendency is indutl ably toward publlo control of the pol icy of the schools. Republican coun ttes everywhere are demanding their right to name their school heads. Theywill get it as this session. And more democratic counties than repub lican are are willing to make the break. Konse For Peac. The house recorded itself for peace. Tuesday it Indorsed the administra tion's plan to float a few ships on tne high seas. It sent to Washington a memorial, both houses did, declaring itself with the majority of the major ity party in the ship purchase act. Yesterday the house voted to send President Wilson a cheering message on the preservation of peace while the world shakes. It went through with out protest, leader Williams smiling when he softly voted "no." The house voted with gusto for Rep resentatlve Stacy's motion to table Senator Cooper's bill appointing Cuth- bert Martin a member of the scshool- hoard of New Hanover Instead of Jaes Osborne Carr, Mr. Stacy's nom inee. The New Hanoverians, on no sort of legislative terms, now have each other's bills In the morgue. They have noe been able to agree on policy or nersonals. They cannot get togeth er on matters of fact. But when Stacy smiled broadly moving to table the Cooper bill, everybody knew what was up and the house squelched the Cooper bill by unanimous vote. Ayes and Noes. The house did not take ita vote on the examination and certification bill without every man's going on record. The motion was not the adoption of the bill but laying it everylastlngly away. Not even the amendments had a chance to gain favor. Opponent of the bill stood up and made the sus tention of the call for aye and f no certain. The following voted to table and therefore asainst the bill: Allen, Bailey, Barco. Bell, Boat, Bowie, Bryan, Camp, Carawan, Car roll, Clayton, Collins, Coughenour, Dean, Deaver, Denton, Deyton, Dough ton, Douglass, Dula, Dunning, Falr eloth, Foster, Freeman of Rlohmond, Orler, Hall, Hampton, Hendrix, He wett Hoover, Hutohlnson, Johnson, Kent, Killlsn of Clay, Leonard, Long of Union, Mauney, Mayo, Meeklns, Mewborne, Mlckle, MoBryde, MeKoy, Noland, Norman, Tage, Philips, Puett, Benfrow, Robert of - Rockingham, Scott, Sellers, Shepherd, the four Smiths, of Cleveland. Orange, Wake and Watauga, Homers, Valentine, Vann. Walden, Wall, Whltford, Wll Hams of Cabarrus. Williams of Yad kin, Wlnborne, Wlnslow, Wltherspoon. Noes. Bpeaker Wooten, Allred, Ben nett, Brocketf, nrown, Brummllt, Cameron, Capehsrt, Carr, Cherry, Clark. Conley, Currle, Darden, Davis, Ktherldge, Eure, Freeman of Mecn lenburg. Galloway, Grant. Inseoe, M Jones, King, Klttrell, Iughlnghniiwe. Long of Halifax, Mueon, Mlntx. Net- nuiirmiiuif, omas, Raleigh, Feb. 18. There was a Joint committee executive hearing and ultimate favorable report last night the Thomas anti-Jug bill of the state anti-ealoon league "to prohibit the shipment Qf intoxicating liquors from any point without the state of North Carolina to any point within said state, and to prevent the delivery and receipt of any intoxicating li quors so shipped within said state." An especially remarkable amend ment was that of striking out sec tions 3 and 4 that provided for the PLACES SOME BLAME ON GERMAN SUBMARINE Suggest Shortage of Shipping: Facilities and Diminution of Cotton Routes as ; Other Causes. Washington, Feb. 18. The German reply to the American note concern ing the German war zone decree has not been received by the state depart ment. Dispatches on other subjects wer received from Ambassador Ge rard in Berlin yesterday, in which he RtAted tllrit t.TlA Amprlpfln tint A .-. hflt act not to apply to shipments of wines j Deen delivered, but that the German lor sacramental purposes wnen re- .niT i,ai not ,iiivprrvi n him. ceived by any minister or other duly authorized person of such church." Another amendment struck out "or otherwise", in section one so as to make the section read "that It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, or any agent, officer or employe thereof, to ship, transport, carry or deliver in any manner or by any means whatsoever, for hire "or otherwise" stricken out here, ' any spirituous, vinous, fermented or malt liquors, or intoxicating bitters, from a point without this state to any per son, firm or corporation, or any agent, officer or employe thereof, m this state." There wa3 three hours discussion of the bill by the Joint committee be hind closed doors and in the end the senate committee withdrew, not hav ing the bill before it, and the house committee voted for the favorable repont-a. amended with two dissent ing votes. - PLAINTIFF GIVEN 110 Case of F. S. Sluder, Adminis trator, Against Southern Was Settled Today. A compromise Judgment was signed today by Judge James L. Webb In Superior court in the case of F. 8. Sluder, administrator, of the estate of the late C. D. Miller against the Southern Railroad company, by the terms of which the plaintiff was awarded the sum of $5,000. The suit was brought several months ago and was on the calendar of the present term of Superior court for civil cases. The plaintiff sued for $25,000 as a death claim, C. D. Miller having been killed on March 20 lost, while employed by the de fendant company as a switchman In the local yards. It is alleged that he was riding on the pilot of an en gine when he was struck by some cross ties that slipped down on the track. The suit was brought under the Federal Employers' Liability act and Zeb F. Curtis and Harklns and Van Winkle were attorneys for the plain tiff, while Martin, Rollins and Wright represented the defendant company. 14 MEMBERS OF ZEPPELIN CREW ARE INTERNED London, Feb. 18. Fourteen mem bers of the crew of the Zeppelin dl- riirlble which was destroyed by an explosion on Fance Island have been rescued and will be Interned by the Danish authorities, according to a Reuter's dispatch from Copenhagen. The Zeppelin, while cruising over the Island with another dirigible, caught on fire. The crew succeeded In land ing before the explosion. PARLIAMENT REFUSES TO FIX PRICE OF FOOD London, Feb. 18. The house of oommons, after a long debate refused to take a division on the motion of the labor party that the government take over means of transportation and fix the prices of food and eoal. The subject Is thus c'osed so far as parliament Is concerned. i . .... i ... -t '.-" b 18 Turlcev bus k' Pcgram. Roberts of Bunco he Greek dd 5 "" 8,f,?' 8wIn' Thn IiiMiranre Bill IaM, What the house did to the Ollee- Mlnts examination and crrtlfWtlon l tt eYrnrjui ana . ininrmtn,. win i -i ' i -v take plaoe In the adjoining cemetery. HHHHH H R J (Continued on page I) EMPEROR SENDS WIRE OF GERMAN VICTORY rterlln, Feh. 18. The president of the province of east Pninsla at Ko enlswbiirg tins received this telegram from Emperor William, who Is at the eastern front: "The niiin are completely beat en and our beloved east Prussia Is freed of the enemy." Washington, Feb. 18. Great Bri tain's second and complete reply to the American note of protest, which. on December 28, last, asked for an early Improvement In the treatment of American commerce by the British. fleet, was made public Inst night by mutual agreement between the state department and the British foreign office. The note, addressed to Ambassador r Page by Sir Edward Grey, under date of February 10, denies that the de pression in American Industries is due to the activity of the British fle'et, and suggests among . other causes the shortage of shipping facilities, the consequent dimunition of cotton trade and the destruction of many neutral) ' ships by submarine mines, "laid by the enemy Indiscriminately." The communication contains the an nouncement that Great Britain Intend to fake retaliatory measures against, the German submarine campaign on" enemy ships, but does not reveal their nature. ' Conceding that foodstuffs Intended tor the civil population of a country are not contraband, the British gov ernment points otu that in any "coun try where there exists tremendous or ganizations for war as now obtains in Germany, there is no clear division between those whom the government Is responsible for .feeding and those whom It is not" "It will still be our endeavor," says the note, "to avoid injury and loss to neutrals, but the announcement by the German government of its Intention to sink merchant vessels and their car goes without verification of their na-, tionality or character and without! making any provisions for the safety' of non-combatant crews or giving! them a cHance of saving their lives, j has made it necessary for his majes ty's government to consider what' measures they should adopt to protect tneir interests. It is impossible for' one belligerent to depart from rule; and precedents and for the other to'. remain Dound to them. 1 Towards the close of your note of! the twenty-eighth of December. vour; excellency described the situation pro- aurea oy me action or Great Britain, as a pitiful one to the commercial In terests of the United States and said that many of the great industries of the country were suffering because ' their products were denied long estab lished markets in neutral European countries contiguous to the nations at war. It is unfortunately true that Ire' these days, when trade and finance are cosmopolitan, any war. narticn. larly a war of any magnitude, must result In a grievous dislocation of commerce, including that of the naV tlons which take no part In the war. Your excellency would realize that in this tremendous struggle, it Is Impos-' sible for the trade of any country to escape all injury and loss, but for'; such losses his majesty's government is not to blame. Sir Edward asserts hat only eight of the 773 ships sailing from the Unlt- ed States for the neutral countries' have been placed In prise courts, and, that only forty-five have been "tern-" porurlly detained to enable particular consignments of cargo to be dlscharg-. ed for the purpone of prlie court pro- v ceedlngs." The note does not go Into detail ss to American ships detained on the high seas or taken to British ports fop search. The statlntloB of exports iroia the I'nlted Ktntcs are analysed snd thn observation made that "If cotton be excluded, the effect of the war hm been not to decrease, but practically to arrest the decline of American exports ' which was in progress earlier In the year In fact, any decrease In Ameri can exports which Is attributed to thn war is rssetnlally cotton." The communication contends that; even though trade between the United States and the allies has diminished. the volume of commerce with neutral countries haa been maintained, thn volume of commtroe with neuirnl countries haa been maintained, an I the Inference "may fairly be drawn'' that a "substantial part of this tr! was in fact Intended for the enn;, ' (Continued on page $)