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TH3 GAZETTE-NEWS HAS THE) SCOCIATED PR7ESS SERVICE. IT IS IN EVERT :s RESPECT COMPLETE, ji LAST EDITION WEATHER FORECAST: FAIR AND FREEZING. VOLUME XX. 22. ASHE VILLE, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 9, 1915. PRICE FIVE CENTS GERMANS LEAVE NIEMEN REGION Invaders Slowly Withdrawing Toward Own Frontier Obstinate Fighting All Along' East Front. BATTLE NEAR WARSAW HAS NOT DEVELOPED Allies Air Attack on Ostend Feature in West Berlin Optimistic Over Near East Situation. SEIZED BY GARBANZA Wyoisbrook Held at Campeche 9 and Commander, Captain . Muir, Placed in Jail. LEGUME TO ADJOURN House Was in Session Until After Midnight, Putting . Legislation in Shape for Adjournment. HIT OFEVELYN Tl 1 SOFTENING SSls Formertf Tesed Against Her Husband Will Assist Him In This. , Emergency . STATE PRIMARY BILL PASSES BOTH HOUSES 'it London, March 9. Obstinate fighting is in progress along the eastern front with the Ger mans slowly withdrawing from the Niemen toward their own frontier. At the same time the new German offensive against "Warsaw and on the Pilica river has evidently not yet developed into the great engagement ex pected in that region. In the west the only new feature lately has been the al lies air attacks on Ostend. In the Champagne region, where the French Lave been on(the of fensive, a snow storm has caus ed a forced rest for the troops of both 'armies. This was not unwelcome as they have been enpged almost constantly for the last fortnight. Judging from the statements by the British admiralty it is apparent that only one mer chantman, the collier Bengrove, lias faPen a victim to the Ger man submarine war since Feb ruary. 25. The first hint of British retaliation against thel personnel of German submarine vessels is conveyed in the offi cial statement that the officers and crew of the German under water craft U-8, which fell a prey to a. British torpedo de stroyer, are to be denied the usual privileges of prisoners of war. ' The Berlin press comments indicate optimism over the sit uation in the near east. The Turkish opinion that the Dar danelles defenses are impreg nable is endorsed; and the pa pers express the belief the King Constantine can hold Greece to a neutral course. London. March 9. Fifteen Brit ish steamers mink out of a tot-l of f.734 vessel, or more than 800 tons arriving at British ports or departing from January 21 to March K Is the record of achievement of the German submarine., according to figures to siied by the admiralty.. Vessels of all nationalities were taken into account excluding those wd by the admiralty for naval and military purposes. Twenty-nine members of the crews ' the steamers sunk lost their lives. 'In the Champagne district the fighting at Snunln has not yet come " an end. To the northeast of L Mesnil the enemy who had prepared f'r an advance, were Impeded by our Urtillery. "In the Vosge. the mints and the "now have made operations difficult. The engagement, west of Munster and north of Sennhelm continue. "In the eastern arena: East and toiith of Augustowo the Russian at tacks failed with heavy losses to the enemy. At a point northeast , of Lomza the enemy left 800 prisoners In our hands,- after an unsuccessful attack. Northwest of Ofltrolenke a l'"Mlo has developed which still con tl in. v "The engagement west and north west of Prazasny.z have ended fav orably to us. We took MOO prison ers here. The Russian attack, north t the Rawa and northwest of How enlasto proved Ineffective. We took 1,760 prisoners In those engage-ttients." ""in, March 9. The German "' tff has Issued the following "port on the progress of the wan In the western arena: In the hills or Lorette our troops captured two "ore French trenches. They took as runners six orders and 150 men eirorrsfl, March 9. An official continued on page I) New Orleans, March 9. The Brit ish steamer Wyvisbrook has been seized by Carranza authorities at Campeche and her commander Cap tain Muir, has been placed in' Jail, according to mall advices reaching here last night from Progresso. The Wyvisbrook sailed from New Orleans February 15 with merchan dise. Arriving at Progresso, Captain Muir was said to have been Informed by the Mexican gunboat Progresso, which has since been sunk, that the port had been closed to commerce by an order of General Carranza Many Important Bills Failed to Pass During the Present Session of the Gen eral Assembly. (By W. T. Cost.) New Xork, MaCl-h 9. At the Dis trict Attorney 8 irtfice it was announced today that in all probability Evelyn Nesbit Thaw would appear as a wit ness in behalf of Harry K. Thaw, who was placea cn trial yesterday on a charge of conspiracy in connection with his escape from the Matteawan asylum. In previous proceedings af fecting his liberty Mrs. Shaw appeared against him. . A week ago when process servers from the district attorney's office call ed on her with a subpoena to appear at the present trial fur the prosecu tion, Mrs. Shaw is quoted as saying that she was tired of the matter; that she thought Thaw was being persecut ed and that i? she interested herself in the trial at all it would be to do what she could for him. She declared that she thought Thaw had been con ciecb Bulgarian Prime Minister Ov erthrownHis Plans to Oc cupy Adrianople Consid ered Too Radical CONSTANTINE ASKS FOR NEW GREEK CABINET Gournaris, New Prime Minis ter, Will Try to Keep His Country Neutral May Not Have Majority. I Paris, March 9. A ministerial crisis REPLY RECEIVED FROM MEXICO CUPTI B. F. PATTDN AT E Body Will Be Brought Here Tomorrow for Funeral and Interment. Denies Generally Existence of Conditions in Mexico City Which U. S. Asked ; Him to Improve. TWO MORE WARSHIPS SENT TO VERA CRUZ Ralolgh, March 9. The house tried1' fined long enough and that if his law-,simllar to tnat ln Greece has devel- yers desired her assistance, she would oped in Bulgaria according to dis- Wyvisbrook then went to Campeche where, it was said she was boarded liy Carranza officials who took charge and placed Captain Muir in prison. No cause for these alleged acts were assigned ln the communication from li)Usc, Progresso. Neither the' agents of the vessel nor the Mexican consul had any ad vices on the matter last night. The vessel's crew Is said to be com posed entirely of British subjects. adjournment at 1 o'clock this after- The : noon, hut the senate delays made nec essary further sessions after dinner. llotli houses slaughtered bills, near ly half offered today being tabled roensurcs passing one or the other give it. THOUSANDS SEE BRITISH STEAMER GO TO BOTTOM Vessel Probably Torpedoed . Crew Saved Although Giv : en no Warning. Ilfracombe, Eng., March 9. (Sun day, delayed, via London) The Brit ish steamer Bengrove was seen In distress and sounding her siren five miles off this shore at 1:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Forty minutes lat er the ship sank. Thousands on the shore watched her go down. Two steamers were ln the vicinity. One, the Paignton, of Liverpool, res cued the crew of thirty-three, and lo cal lifeboats brought them ashore. The captain of the Bengrove made this statement: "We had no warning. There was a loud explosion forward, which threw everybody on board off thei? feet and covered them with debris and coal, but nobody was seriously hurt. We took to the boats quickly and order ly. We watched the ship sink . and then came ashore through the agency of the Paignton." . ror IS HELD AT NEWPORT Special to The Gazette-News. Newport, Tenn., March 9. The body of Arthur Wyatte, aged about 21 years, who was killed at Crestmont, N. C, last Saturday has been prepared for burial and Is being held here while an effort 1b being made to locate his people who are said to live ln Madlsor. county. Wyatte was employed In the woods and a log rolled on him and death was Instantaneous. The house presented a beautiful sil ver service to Speaker Wooten. It w;is shipped to his widow in Kinstun this afternoon. i Speaker Bowie received a handsome watch and- the clerks were recipients of tokens. Ratification of additional bills this afternoon will complete, the session and adjournment will conic before night. Raleigh, March 9,--The house took a few roll calls after midnight to make certain the necessnry quorum for finishing business today and ad journed afterTmothlng- o-jt ,the sen ate primary non-concurrence. Both bodies will flnlsli and adjourn today, The primary disagreement which looked insurmountable to the unlearn ed was trifling, the conference com mittee says. It began In controversy between Senator Nash, of Orange, and Representative Smith, of that county. When settled the 50 odd counties ex empted by the house Saturday night remained out as to their county and legislative tickets. The chief change was the alternat tng position of candidates on the tick ets. It was agreed that a portion of the primary ballots should have one name at the top and other tickets other names, thus giving all candi dates the same advantages that come to the lead off name on the ballot. The oath feature remains eliminated. The house passed the act providing punishment for making derogatory statements about .banks, passed other acts preventing immoral practices in hotels'and lodging houses: pnssed and reconsidered a measure relative to ar tificially bleached flour, allowed rail roads to give passes to agricultural workers, and constitutional amend ment to prevent local legislation. The hills that didn't pass In the senate were important ones. The mu nicipal suffrage, Inspection of con vents, hospitals, prevention of deliv ery of liquor in Guilford; Instruction of children ln banking were among these ill fated. Last night's session was what Sena tor Ilaymore calls popcorn legislation. LARGE UNO SHE HELD Property of Kanawha Hard wood Co. Sold at Public Auction in Murphy. I patches received in Paris. Premier I Kadoslazoff is reported to have been j overthrown by the iuflluence of King j j Ferdinand and the followers of Dr. j j Ghenadieff, former foreign minister, j because he desired to take immediate taction against Turkey by the occu pation of Adrianople. His opponents are said to have declared that such a policy, which would place Bulgaria ln opposition to Germany and Aus tria, would be too adventurous. Although this Information has not been definitely confirmed it is gener ally believed in French official cir cles that M. Radoslazoff waH resolved to march against Adrianople if Greece threw her fortunes with the triple en tente; and M, Venizelos, lately Greek premier, made such an announcement iat Athens when the question of inter- One of the largest sales of land and other property ever held in Cherokee vention came up. ' county was made Monday morning at 11 o'clock in front of the court house door, when the property of the Kana wha Hardwood ct..rpany was sold, at publid auctfvn -'Vy tlw receivers" ap pointed by the court to settle the af fairs of the company, says The Cher okee Scout The timber lands comprising about News of the death yesterday in Knoxville of Captain P.. F. Patton has been received in As-hevllle and the body will be brought to this city to morrow morning. The deceased was a native of Warm Springs, Madison county, where he was born on Octo ber 5, 1S42, but had been living in Tennessee for the past 10 years. The deceased was a veteran of the Confederate armies of the war be tween the states, having enlisted on April 28, 1801, as a private in com pany K, First North Carolina, at Ashe ville. Later he signed the muster roll at Raleigh cn May 15. He participat ed in the skirmish at Newport News the day before the battle of Big Bethel, which occurred on November 13, 1861. In May, 1862, the deceased joined company B, 60th North Carolina and was made lieutenant, afterwards be ing promoted to captain. He was wounded at New Hope church and was paroled at Franklin, N. C, on May 9, 1865. The deceased joined Zebulon Vance camp . of United Confederate veterans in this city ln 1895. The deceased was a son of the late Tohn B. Patton of Swannanoa, He was married in 1866 to Mary Murdock of Tallehassee, Fla. To them eight children were born, five of whom sur vive him: Mrs. J. F. Kennedy of Knoxville; Mrs. Will .Fraley of Cleve land, N. C.; Miss Agnes Patton of Ozone, Tenn.;' Walter Patton of Knox- oi mis Cruiser Washington and Bat tleship Georgia to Reinforce : Small Craft in the Mex ican Waters. 14.000 acres in Graham county, wer? mot. Athens, March 0. -M. Gounarls, deputy for Patras, has consented at rgiwea'-j, g.f, Kins .Constantine Jto undertake the task of forming a new cabinet. : It is reported that M. Bal tadjts, who was foreign minister ln the Theotokis cabinet, has consented to take that portfolio in the new cab- bid in by the Graham County Lumber company, for the sum of $81,200.00. M. Gounnris will submit a list of cabinet members to King Constantine The sale of the Snowbird Valley ! tomorrow with the understanding that Railroad company's railroad and other ; tn,.re -wm ))e an agreement that the property was then made. This was Ui.unl.or will be dissolved if tlw sup also bid in by the Graham County j prters of the new government are In Lumher company, for the sum or Jl-,-the minority. The new premier is ex 000.00. I ported to try to keep his country neu- The (Jranam county J.umner com- tral. pany have other large milling and timber interests in Graham county which they will work with this prop erty. . This salo will have to be confirmed by the court. NO REPLIES FROM U. S NOTE ABOUT CARGOES FOR GERMANY Washington, March 9. So far final replies have not been received from France and Great Britain as to the in- . E. H. MILLER AFTER SHORT ILLNESS Death of Infant Short Time Ago, Believed to Have Has tened Death. GEORGE M'KKLE OF NEWTON GETS PLUM , Gazette-News Bureau, Wyatt Building, Washington, March 9 Senator Overman today secured the appointment of George McCorckle of Newton to be attorney for the Feder al Trade Commission, .A. DIXON HELD FOR TIE SUPERIOR GOURT Probable Cause Is Found on Charges of Embezzling at Police Court Hearing. ville and Mrs. William Hall place. He Is also survived by one brother, T. T, Patton, of FlMsah For est,;. ; H'-rViKv ! lfJtasftcV.j.n throughout the county and many friends who will be grieved to hear of his death. The funeral services will be held on Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the -parlors of Nolund. & Brown on Church street. The follow ing friends will act as pall bearers: W. K. Johnson, 11. A. Patton, W. G. McDowell. W. H. Byrd. E. K. Me. Powell, D. H. Webb. Interment will follow at Newton academy burying ground. liev. Dr. R. F. Campbell whi have charge of the services. Washington, March 9. General Carranza has made a preliminary re ply to the new representations by the United States demanding improvement of conditions in Mexico City. He de nies generally the existence of condi tions which the United States called upon him to improve. In a statement made orally to Amer ican Consul Silliman at Vera Cruz, which has been laid before President Wilson and his cabinet the constltu- : tionalist chief denies that General Ob- regon, his commander in the Mexi can capital, had prevented food from . reaching the capital or that he had shipped supplies away. The oral statement is taken offi cially to forecast the tenor of the formal answer to be made later. It la generally regarded in administration circles as favorable and as indicating that Carranza no longer will approva of inconvenience to foreigners in the, Mexican capital. : : " In the meantirne orders had gone to Rear Admiral Fletcher :, to send two more battleships to Vera TVO -" ont W'ters, nsked'W. I S. COURT COLLENOER GO'S. MOTION Refusing to take the stand ln his own behalf or to offer any testimony, The morning session of the Uni ted States district court was taken up ln hearing arguments on a mo tion in the case of C. H. Rexford, against the Brunswlck-Balke-Collen-der company. Judge J. II. Merrimon representing the company, asked the court, Judge Boyd presiding, to mod ify the previous order of the court requiring the company to remove about 500 trees from the lands of Rexford within six years. Insisting the mteet naife-froTiT--tley-etat.r to Carranza was an ultimatum, he re plied that the administration does not issue ultimata but expresses its views and act accordingly. Admiral Fletcher selected the ar mored cruiser Washington, ' now In Haitien waters, with Rear Admiral Caperton, and the battleship Georgia, Captain Robert R. Coontz, now at Guantanamo, to go to Vera Crus. - The Washington is the flagship of the cruiser squadron of the Atlantic fleet. The vessel has 41 officers and 902 men and her commander Is Ed ward L. Beach. The Georgia is one of the first lln battleships of the third division, and has 49 officers and 864 men. Thu Washington and Georgia starting to day, should reach Vera Cruz by Thursday. President Wilson said that Carran za had been called upon to take the necessary steps for the protection of foreigners in Mexico City and had. been informed of what Washington had heard conditions there were and I how serious they seemed to be. When asked whether the United States had any new iutentloln with regard to Mexico the president reiterated that the government hud represented Its views on the apparent situation In Mexico City. He added that ln all i such situations it was necessary to The position, Norman A. IMxon was held for Supe-j Tne court ru1ed he said, certain persons would like to j pays about 4000 a year. rlor c"u7 unuevr a onu. oim.ivn : however, that as the compnny and ; have this country Intervene in Mexico, ' ?,reli,"'(ry. !! n . ta'ithe previous owners had had about even if they hud to manufacture the' ACCADEMY OP PINE ARTS Pu0l'Ce f" todLTIde.fe? '"." .-'! S2 years in which to remove the tlm-, situation on which to Inum interven- AT LOU VAIN KiU-OrENED alleged that he embezzled money, ( I goods and other articles of value to IOndon, March 9. The academy of Fine Arts at Louvain was reopened yesterday ln the building formerly oc cupied by the staff of the civil guard. K Japan to Kinploy Force t K Peking, March . M. Hlokl, H K the Jupunese minister here, has K H delivered to the Chinese foreign H V, minister communications from H Japan which China Interprets as R R Implying that unless Japan's re- . cent demands on China ore nc- R R corded by March 12 force will be Rlcompanled the goods, he amount of $1,000 from the whole sale house of T. C. Smith on South I.exington avenue. Only two witnesses were called by tho state at the trial today, Sam Papas, who runs a Greek restaurant on IMltmore avenue and George Free, man, colored, who is employed In the wholesale house of the Smith's. The Greek testified that for several years he had been buying cigars and chew ing gum from Dixon and paying Dix on the money. At times he said the goods were delivered to him by the negro Freeman, but statements, other than the amount of the purchase written on scraps of paper never ac- ber, six more years should be suril-ition. clent; and that the company should' Speaking of the conditions in the forfeit its title to the lands if It Mexican capital President Wison re falls to remove the trees within this IVrrud to the fear that outrages might time. I occur as being more pressing than any Stevens and Anderson and Julius thing that had already occurred. It C- Martin represented Rexford. was feared he said, that the city Consideration of the Gilbert-Hop-1 would be Ifft without protection. kins case is on the calendar for this afternoon's session of the court. !R employed. ;R Toklo, March 9. The Japanese R government has received a R friendly Inquiry from tho United Mrs. Carrie E. Miller, wife of Er nest Miller of No. 73 Elizabeth street, president and manager of the Plpdmfint lllfAOtnrv filmnunv rttitll this morning following an Illness of States In which attent ion Is given fo,.F -va.bi H.-th r-itin- rrm i R to the difference In the Japanese qulry by the United State, concern-1 pneumon,tt A ,a( felUure of her ; R and Chinese version, of Japan's Ing the mean, they meant to pursue - . h . ,-.. , h. AnmlM R demand on.China. 'i Freeman Btnted that he had d R;llverod goods for Dlxon to the Greek Rjand to Dixon's home on Woodfin R street and had several scrap, of pa Riiier on which message, had been to hold up cargoes tor Germany. Pres ident Wilson -aid he had been inform ed unofficially that the order ln coun cil was to have been Issued In Great Britain yesterday. to that of her baby which occurred written to him by Dlxon, Freeman being very deaf . Seven witnesses were summoned for the slate find six for the defense, although only the two for the state were put on the stand. T.- A. Jone. HELD UP, ROBBED, KILLED Durham, March . -BMckett M. Mann, prominent local merchant was held up and' killed her. late la.t night by footpad.. III. "kull vm crushed by a club. His pocketbook In which he had a large .urn of money Is missing. There, ar. no clue, pointing to the perpetrator.. R Replies have been sent supple- two weeks ago, also from pneumo-menung me nme. io me grem nla. The recovery of Mr.. Miller wa. Powers, In which Is summarized expected until the death of her I articles not Included In the orfg- chlld. after which her condition i lnn' nmrn. u is explained mat steadily grew wono until the end! the articles were In the nature of IR reuiiests for the settlement of E, H. Miller and his wife came to" ol,l and long pending questions R- Dlxon made bond and wns released Asheville from Richmond, about wv- R between Japan ana t nina and irom nimnuy, nm raw coming up in R that JHPn niHI not previously . nupenor conn urn wp, R felt any obligation to Impart this R' - ' r to the poer. r RUSSIA PROHIBITS THE R It Is generally understood In Rl R Toklo that neither the United R R 8tnV nr ""V other power lnu,3f. " R registered objection, to Japan's. R London, March . Russia has pro R demands, and the Impression R hlblted the export without special pr R prevail, that Japan is determined R mission of any article of fond or for- R to bring about the acceptance of Rjage, aecmdlng to a Renter'. Petrogrnd FUNERAL SERIES RELD .U. The funeral over the body of Mrs. Ionora A, Long, who died at her home ln Woolsey yesterday, was held this afternoon at the St. Mary's Epis copal chapel and Interment followed at Riverside cemetery. The following acted as pallbearers: Thomas Settle, Joseph n. Tate, Herbert C. Allen, Har mon A. Miller, R. S. Smith and Rex There had been no requests from foreign governments for action by th United States ln Mexico, the president said, although diplomatic representa tives of two lorelgn countries had ex pressed anxiety over affuirs In thu southern republic. Washington, March 9. After a conference with President Wilson, early today. Secretary Dmtel. order ed one battleship and one armor-' ed cruiser from the Atlantic fleet ' to ., proceed to Vera Cruz. Rea" t Admiral Fletcher, commanding the J fleet, can choose any battleship, that he desire, to go to Vera Cru to re- , lnforce the small craft already there. , The only specification Secretary Dan- lei. made was that one of the battle- , ship, designated should be a flagship in order that an officer of high rank might be in command of the craft at Howland. The deceased was a member of a Vera Cruz. . 1 . tl.. . Iht. iil.lnhl-l mi 11 - . .1 LI. ' represented the defendant and Mark very prominent jnmuy .i w.io v ... Jne ienurnK ui wie warsnipi i , R.Prown awlsted City Solicitor J. Fra-ind leaves a nost or sorrowing in Mexican waters ronoweu vigorous R zler Glenn, Mr. Jirown representing; " relatives to mourn ner aeatn. R the drug company. en years ago and the family had re sided here since that time. Surviving the wife are four children, three boy. and. one girl, the 'oldest child being ten years of age. During their residence In this city, both husband and w'fi have made a great many friend, and the deceated will be greatly mourned by all who know her genial and sweet disposition. The funers) service, will be held Thurs day, the detail, of which will be an nounced later. Drelgnrr lesn ter- EXPORT OF ANY FOOD R most If not all of the demands. R R R RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR dispatch. Tho sale of such nrtlcle. to foreign wholesale trader. Is also prohibited. ' rent-esentntinnii ta Cnrrnnr.il - hv thrt ; I United States, demanding tht steps' ( RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR be taken nt once for Improvement of! R R conditions as they affect foreign R (JOULD'S COXNFCTION' F.XDS. R and foreign Interests In Mexicsr R R ritory over which Carrsnxa has ron-l R St. Ixjuls, Mo., March 9.OnT- Rurol, snd that failure to comply wliltj R rial connection of the , Gould. Rj the Warning might be followed by R with the Missouri Paclttc and the Rjsuch action as the American govern-I R Island and Mountain railroad Riment considered n.cesesry to take. R system, wa. ended here today R'lt wa. exacted In administration clr-, R when George J. Gould and other Ricles that the latest steps taken by tii R. renresentatlve. of the Gould In- R United State, would result In a ien! R terests were eliminated from the P. R directorate, of the two roads, R R R Jrrrrrrrrrwrr.rrr.rrrr change ln Carranza'. .tiltude toward I foreigners. 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