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WEATHER FORECAST:
GENERALLY FAIR.
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70LUME XX. NO. 24.
BRITISH
GOOD PROGRESS
papture of Neuve Chappelle
Marks Most Considerable
Advance in West in
Several Months.
'flAKES GERMAN HOLD
ON LA BASSEE WEAKER
Russians Fail to Break German
Lines Cruisers Are Said to
Have Penetrated Dar
danelles Narrows.
Condon, March 1L Under
Wer. of the fire of heavy ar
tillery British . troops have
captured Neuve Chappelle,
three and a half miles north of
.a Bassee, France. This sue
ess included the taking of 1,-
00 prisoners and several ma
chine guns and marks the most
considerable advance reported
tin the west in several months,
The capture of this place is
strategically of. great import
jance as the position commands
Jthe road between La IteRSfiP
and Lille and makes, the Ger
man hold on La Bassee' more
jinsecure. . ; . ,
The British troops are now
within two miles of the fur
thermost point gained by Gen
eral Sir Horace L. Smith-Dor-
nen last October, when with
one army corps, in an effort to
gain Fournes, on the road be
tween La Bassee and Lille, he
forced his way as far as Abu
eis, two miles north of Neuve
Chappelle, but after a desper
ate battle against overwhelm
ing odds, he was forced to re
tire. News dispatches from Berlin
report the failure of the Bus-
sian attempts to break through
the German lines at Angusto-
wo. The battle at Ostrolenka
continues. The fighting west
and northwest of Przasnysz is
reported to be developing fa
vorably for the Germans.
The British admiralty con
tinues silent concerning the op
erations of the allied fleets in
the Dardanelles, but French re
ports say that: armored crui
sers have penetrated the Nar
rows. It is not considered like
ly that the attack will be press
ed until land forces are readv
on both sides of the strait. That
the land forces are almost
ready for action is indicated
hy the report that a irreat
French transport fleet has been
sighted off Nalpa.
Berlin. March 11. Maine Mnhrat.
Ih military crttlo of the Tageblatt
declares thai tha Fr.nrh Hnnlln
Jn Champagne haa closed with a
complete French defeat."
He says that tii iv vimin
In the department of Ardennes was
unquestionably the, point which the
French sought to take. This ettv
mmandj In great dearee the en
ranee to the Argonne and the dla
";ct ould have been evacuated by
J Germans had the French taken
tie city. Via Mmum -l .t.. n
'urn would have been exposed to at
- y , vi .1 ..iv man
.. " me west and south. Another
J" "Ult would hava been the weaken
ln of the nroanr. v.,ii.,.
io ine material aspects of the vle
ry. he says, must be added the phy
c nd moral effect of their heavy
Fire Slackens.
W,? ' March n A vigorous bom
"rment of the Dardanelles fortlfl
wVm pr,nclPfty or the French
tZ.l? W" ntlnued . yesterday,
the L ,0 Tenedos dispatch to
..!. . A dn" tn Prevented the
tha MlTOm """"T the results of
m,hlf,fIr" but th "PM from
.pub ' Turk,,h tonm ""
Ing.
MAKE
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Efj
GET FEDERAL JOB
Former Congressman Indorsed
.for Judge of U. S.
; , Court of Claims.
Gazette-News Bureau,
Wyatt Building,
Washington, March, 11.
Although , he haa been separated
from the government pay roll for six
aays lormer Congressman James M.
Oudger, Jr has not despaired of again
landing a federal Job. Yesterday Sen
ators Overman and Simmons called at
the White House and urged the pres
ident to name the former 10th district
congressman as Judge of the United
States court of claims to succeed
Judge Charles B. Lowery, -who retired
a rew days ago. Senator Simmons
missed the conference at the White
House because his watch was wrong.
Senator Overman, however, told the
president the good things he knew
about Mr. Gudger. The president lis
tened attentively. Senator Simmons
called at the department of lustlce
and Indorsed Mr. Gudger to the attor
ney general. It Is not believe that Mr.
Gudger's candidacy will be given ser
ious consideration either at the White
House or the department of justice.
senator Overman settled the Svlva
postofftce .controversy by sending in
the recommendation of the Rev. Jas.
J. Gray tor appointment to succeed
the Republican incumbent. Before
Mr. Gudger retired from Congress he
recommended James Wilson; Charges
were filed against Wilson and he
withdrew from the race. It is be
lieved that Gray will be . nominated
In a short time. ,:
The following fourth class postmas
ters have been appointed: . .
Balfour, .Henderson county. Caiman
N.: Allison; Barkers Creek,. Jackson
county, James R. Martin; Brickton,
Henderson county, Leland R. Geiger;
Cherokee. Swain county, Mrs. Char
lotte E. Jenkins; Eagle Nest, Haywood
county, Samuel C. Satterthwait, Jr.;
Naples, Henderson county, W. Thomas
Smith; Rockliff, Polk countv. John H
Bell; Rough, Graham county, William
J. crisp; Talpha, Jackson countv.
Nathan Rogers; Thermal City. Ruth
erford county, Mrs. Estelle P. Castles.
GEN. VILLA WILL OPPOSE
Declares He Would Join Car-
ranza In Case of Armed
Interference.
El Paso, Tex, March 11. General
Villa in a statement toho Associated
Press received from' Torreon declares
that in event of intervention of for
elgn troops to subdue the Carranza
forces he and all other Mexicans
would unite against the invaders.
vina denied recent Interviews in
American newspapers, which "he said
had Just been called to his attention.
in wnicn, ne was quoted as saying
mat ne would oppose armed inter
vention on the part of several pow
ers, "to reduce Carranza to order,"
provided that he would be made com
mander of such a move.
"There is nothing more grotesque
and absurd than such an assertion,"
said the message from the northern
leader "since I always have Insisted
that all our troubles be settled solely
among ourselves. Should some na
tion Invade our territory I would be
ready to fight against It until I would
see the entire country In th posses
sion of Mexicans only. All of us
would fight until onlted against the
enemy." .
HUT PtiSOlsliiFJANO
WRECK IN SPAIN
Madrid, March 11. Many people
ar reported killed or injured, when
the mall train from Vigo to. Madrid
was wrecked late yesterday In a deep
cut In Asturlas. A relief train hu
been sent from Madrid to tha scene
of the accident. There are no de
tails of the wreck.
-
ITU PREMIER CIEER
Rome, March 11. Prlnca Von Beu
low, tha German . ambassador, con
ferred with Premier Balandra for an
hour yesterday. There was no an
nouncement made but thara la much
popular comment regarding tha matt-
,tha
GUDG
HOP
ASHEVILLE, N. C,
FORMAL REPLY
FROM CARRANZA
Answer to U. S. Representa
tions Indicates That Car
ranza'Will Provide For
eigners Protection.
FOOD SITUATION IN
CAPITAL STILL SERIOUS
Efforts Being Made, to Keep
Railways Open for Those
Who Desire to Leave
Mexico City.'
Washington, Marchll. Carranza's
formal reply to the urgent representa
tions of the American government rel
atlve to conditions in Mexico City, the
text of which was published in Vera
Cruz yesterday, was being decifered
today by the state department
The reply is directed to President
Wilson personally and was sent In the
cable code. It was received at the
state department last night
The reply as published in Vera rvm-
Indicates that Carranza will provide
protection for foreigners in Mexico
City. Assurances to that effect, offl
cials confidently believe will make un
"c-eaaary lor me American govern
ment to take further steps.
secretary Bryan announced last
night that the food situation In Mexico
ilty continued serious and that' Gen
erai kj oregons rorces appeared not
to have exacuated the city, though this
was expected at any moment '
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the . British
amrjassador, brought to the depart
ment a copy of a telegram from
x nomas Hohler, charge d'affaires of
the British legation In Mexico City de
ciaring the American note, a copy of
which had been presented to General
Obregon simultaneously with Its deliv
ery to General Carranza, had pro
duced a good effect. The charge point
ed out, however, the . necessity at all
times or keeping open railway and tel
egraphic communication between
Mexico City and Vera Cruz.
No more, warships were ordered to
Mexican waters and none will be sent
pending further developments in the
situation.
Mr. Bryan said that Charles A.
Douglas. "Washington adviser to the
Carranza government now at Vera
Cruz, was co-operating with American
Consul Silllman in an attempt to solve
the transportation problem. The sec.
retary said consular reports showed
that the trains from Mexico City were
being used for military purposes or
being held for that object. As yet no
requests had come, he added, from
Americans In Mexico City for trans
portation facilities, but the depart
ment Is doing what it can to arrange
for trains for those who desire to heed
the American warning for American
citizens to leave Mexico City.
In a general way the situation
seemed to some officials to have im
proved. There was an Increasing con
fidence that the United States would
not be compelled to take further stops.
At the state department the official
reports continued to show the condi
tion of affairs as threatening, although
officials thought General Carranza
would Instruct General Obregon to ar
range for the policing of Mexico City
in the event of, evacuation. The Za
pata forces are expected to take pos
session immediately after Obregon's
men withdrew.
WITNESSES TELL
OF THAW'S ESCAPE
Attendants at Mattewan Tell
of Thaw's Escape From
the Asylum.
New York, March 11. Four wit
nesses who saw the sensational flight
of Harry K. Thaw from Matteawan
asvlum testified at hla trial hero .
i Kih i. v. ,
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.Knr wiiiiwuvii Tviiii nia es ;
cape from tha asylum. noweu say mat tne work of build-
Howard Barnum, tha gatekeeper1" th varlou additions cost about
at the asylum, who opened the gate I (Continued on page 1)
for tha . milkman, described how ' '
Thaw' dashed through tha gates and!KtttltKltltltltltK
Jumped Into an automobile which I r
sped away In ft cloud of dust. j KXPOHT KECOIID BROKF.Y R
vii vi uiOT-ijujui(.iun tna witness
said that he knew Thaw well and had
H. h.rf T n.v.J ! n5?., Z ?: I'T";1
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j.T.'. i,iu- ,v , .
James Hleky. tha driver of the!
milk wagon In which Thaw ancanail.
corroborated Barnum's testimony. Be-!
rora entering tha rates, ha Said, ha I
saw
a taxlcab alow ud In front oflM
hospiui rraunda.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON,
RIGHT TO CALL
ELjllOi GIVE
Legislature Passed Bill Giving
Asheville Aldermen Author
ity to Call a School
, Bond Election.
A $200,000 BOND ISSUE
PROPOSED FOR SCHOOLS
Superintendent Howell Return
ed Last 'Night From Ra
leighTells of Needs
of City Schools.
Among the last bills that passed
the legislature of North Carolina be
fore the adjournment last Tuesday,
was the bill authorizing the board of
aldermen of Asheville to can .ra
cial election for the purpose of vot-
ing on a proposed school iJ
of $200,000. No date , ?
calling of the election, that feature
having been left with the city fathers
lur a ume as they may see tit.
Superintendent Harry Howell, of
the city schools," returned to Ashe
ville last night from R!eigh, where
he has been since last Sunday, con
sulting with Buncombe county repre
sentatives in the general assembly in
regard to the passage of the school
bond bill, as it is called.
In an interview with a Gazette
News reporter today Mr. 'Howell stat
ed that the city school board author
ized the bill to be drawn and Intro
duced in the legislature, It being the
unanimous opinion of the members
of the school board that the election
should be called and the matter of
issuing the bonds to the amount of
$200,000 be voted on.
If the election. la called and carries
the city school board plan to build
a new High school building; enlarge
me rarit avenue, bulYdlng; efther en
large tne Orange Street school or
Duna a now building In that district;
pay $4500 owing on the property re
cently bought on Central avenue and
Liberty street as a playground for
the Orange Street school:
l amoiic- miii colored school
$20,000 now owimr nn th I, uin
rav tha
Street colored school and do manvi
other thlnes that
much needed
in the school systems of Asheville.
lllgri School.
The needs of the High school are
so many that Superintendent Howell
stated today that he did hot feel It
wouir De necessary to call to tho of.
tentlon of the citizens of Asheville
the necessity for a new High school
building. It is admitted that th in.
cation of the school is the most ideal
mat could be found in th cltv hut
ine Dunaing itself Is inadequate for
ine neeas or the present day and Mr.
Howell states that every denartmont
and every room Is crowded so that it
Is utterly impossible to do eood work
and the attendance is srowlnir lnre-r
an me ume maKing it more and more
difficult to handle the classes.
Owing to the large attendance at
the Park avenue school the extension
of the work, sewing, cooking and
manual training classes having recent
ly been installed, it has become very
crowded and several additional rooms
are badly needed.
Superintendent Howell states that
tho Orange Street school Is now full
and other pupils coming In all the
time, until he believes that it will be
necessary In a very short time to eith
er build additions to the school or to
erect a new school building in the
Orange street district.
At the Cathollo Hill colored school,
Mr. Howell states the crowded condi
tion has made It necessary for the
board to rent the old church build
ing, where two classes are taueht each
day. At this school six classes are
using these rooms.
The board Is also rentlnr a ehuch
building on Southslde avenue, near
Oates park, for several colored I
classes and Mr. Howell states thntl
very soon a building will have to be
provided for colored students on Vic
toria avenue. s
Horn! Issue In 1913.
The last city school bonds were
voted In 112, when the citizens voted
an Issue of $50,000. This money w...
to be used In building additions to
the various city schools and was ex
pended in It wan not onlv in
sufficient, but Superlnte
ii ,!!
m"e" lnal ,n records
l70,000 wss spent, leavlnir h. t,.r.i
to shoulder a ileht f tin nns
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New York, Murrh
ll. The
XPOrV,r"mih'".l,ort
rn:nFiiiii iv,vuu,uuv, ine largest R.lnallon
" ,mount 'v'r recorded In a single R
dsy n the history of the local
R cnitumi hm... tw- w .
vlous record was tl.00O.O0O onl R
ds last week.
I;
KtHHR RRHHlJ
MARCH 11, 1915.
HABITUAL
DRUG
APPEAL
President Wilson's Mail
Crowded With Appeal
for Aid in Get
ting "Dope.'
CONFESSED USERS OF
DRUGS ASK FOR ACTION
Law, Which Went Into Effect
March 1, Passed in Hope
of Relieving "Dope
Fiends."
Gazette-News Bureau,
Wyatt Building,
Washington, March 11.
Enforcement of the anti-narcotic
law, which went into effect March 1,
took a startlinar" turn vuti.v v,-.
xZ ' " '""J ' " w
'""UCV ""son discovered that his.
i ma" Was Crowded wfth appeals .from
victims to aid them In getting the drug
that has enslaved them.
The president was amazed when word
was carried to him that for several
days letters have been pouring in from
persons In all parts of tne country im
ploring a restoration of the drug sup
ply. Among the writers are said to be
persons suffering from various dis
eases as well as confessed "dope
fiends."
Men and women afflicted with tu
berculosis, cancer and other diseases
are numbered among those who com
plain that they have been deprived of
pain-alleviating opiates by the opera
tion of the law. which was enacted In
the hope of redeeming about 2.000,000
nanitual drug users.
In addition to the appeals received
by the president several thousand In
valids and, drug victims have written
the internal revenue- bureau- of ' the
: treasury department, which is charged
with the strict enforcement of the law.
President Wilson referred all letters
that came to the White House to the
revenue officials with Instructions to
TlnXlsTZ de!!!
i Partment are working overtime advis
,ne wrlters o consult physicians
US
I 0r app,y for treatment to clinics amlisioner Caminette sho
hosniinia
c i causea oy war, came In December : remainder of the war.
Surgeon General Blue of the United i when the number of emigrant aliens! Chief on the program of activities
Mates public health service, announe-f leaving the United States was great- ' ly the customs house oflicials In.
ea last night that he would authorize jer by 2,24 0 than the total of lmml- i connection with the arrival ot the
tne opening of marine hospitals to grants entering. In January, 1,757 j German warship was an attempt to"
drug victims In all cities where local: more departed than entered. leurn the lull details of the sinKlnir
health authorities Indicate that help Is I Departures for the six months 1 "f the American sailing vessel Wil-'
... . .v.uMj u, uuira uy im-: iron nugusi, un, to January, Wall -' imi l". Frye, whose officers and
failure to obtain supplies of "dope." ,ed 18,545 more than arrivals, inclucl-1 irew were brought aboard the Uer
New Tbrk and Chicago, It was said ing both emigrant and non emigrant ' man cruiser. The Eitel Friedrich
by an official, present the biggest prob-; aliens. 8U1I has on board the victims of tne
ems. As was anticipated drug fiends j The heaviest emigration was shown hazards of war. and the master
in the underworld of those cities have j among aliens from southern Italy. Of iCoinnfamier Thiei klisen has usKed
been overtaxing the local hospital fa- j these 75, 29 more departed than were Hie American oflicials for time m
duties. It was from Chicago that the -admitted during the seven months, which to repair his ship, strained al
appeal came for marine hospital aidjended with January. That nresum-' most to the breaking ouint.
in handling the situation there.
Many of the letters received here In
dicate that the writers do not under
stand that the law does not deprive
them of the use of any particular drug,
but requires that it be obtained only
from a phj-slclan authorized by the
government to prescribe it for medi
cinal purposes.
Other letters of Inquiry from drug
gists and physicians disclose that they
are not informed as to the provisions
of the law. The Internal revenue offi
cials hope that the replies they are
sending out to consumers and physi
cians will avert the carrying out of
suicide threats and lead to the refor
mation of drug victims.
The idea of the government officials
charged with the enforcement of the
law Is that "dope firm'-" shall be en
couraged to apply to icluns for
the drug they have i nslnir and
that (he doctors will i.e the oppor- J
tunity to effect a cure In every possible
case.
The usual method employed In cur- i
comZeT 'n"tPad f CUMn "
completely.
Under the policy adopted by the ln-
ternal revenue department, therefore.
scribing tha drug In connection with
mnntPI2S.i0,.J '"."""ii. ov-
ment ofltelals expect that physicians
also will exercls. the.r professional
lipornlrnf iv In tilm n ia.in. .1 ..1
sufferers from severe pain or v
..",, uiuku id
Ictlms
PROMINENT DR. FOUND GUILTY
otduru
Montgomery, Ala, March 11. Dr.
(leorce Robert Norman, physician of
Urookwnod. Ala., was found gulltv
yesterday of the burglary of the state
n.llc nd .late medical ,xam-
papers, it was testified In
the criminal court that ha had sub
stituted a corrected chemistry exami
nation paper, returning th original to
an applicant for $100. Kelly Adams.
lorvxer negro janitor, the physician s
alleged accomplice was fund guilty
Tuesday. t
PROBE SINKING
OF U. S. VESSEL
Ilii
LOTTE
Commission Will Not Order
Ry. Co's. to Build Sta
tion Asked for.
(By W. T. Bost).
Raleigh,. March 11: The corpora
tion commission has dismissed
Charlotte's petition to reciulre thn
Southern, Seaboard, Norfolk Southern
and Piedmont Electric railways to
build a union station where the
Southern station now stands.
The controversy, now more than
ten years old, will be. partly settled by
a further commission nrflpr thnt
both the Southern and Seaboard Bub
mit within sixty days, plans for new
stations.
The .commission bases Its rullnsr on
inaccessibility of the Seaboard and
.Norfolk Southern tracks, the first
being five-eighths of a mile and the
second a mile distant from the pro
posed union station.
The commission also settlps thai
FOR
CHAR
row. between Plymouth and Ply-j eKalq lo tne sinking of the American
mouth Licht company, requiring the;8?"1'1" snil) Wham P. Frye by the
municipality to pay $1,400 for ltsjU,erman auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel
lights, which it had refused to nav. 1','il'dr'(-'h, said: The most searching
IS 1MB IS.
EMM iGflTS
Departures of Aliens for Last
Six Months 18,545 Great-
v..'" er.Than Arrivals. ; ; , .
Washington, March 11. For
first time in American history
the
- turned
me
nuvn tunaiu AUiU't!i
Statistics announced by Commis -
. . "
r i-iiaiiiiv,
amy was due to trie calling of Italian
reservists to tne colors.
RESULTS OF JANUARY
Comptroller Plant Gives Out
Interesting Account of Jan
uary Operations.
Washington, March 11. The re
sults of operation of Southern P.all-
way company fur the month of Jan-;
uary, exclusive of Interest, rentals
and other income charges, are an
nounced by Comptroller A. H. Plant
V.M..:
Lt
j decrease $1,085,966 or
Operating expenses January 1lt
decrease 1730.600 or 16.3S per cent
Net renui, January 1916 ,923,
5 3; January 1914 II 278 119- , in
e" S7 27 '.8? per cent
1 -i.w i'' i-L"i.
Taxes. ral wav. Janimrv lai.-.
215.ISfi. January 1914 I21g,341; do-
I ncnllectllile railway revenue, Jan
uary 1915, 1743; January I9l4"kinne.
Operating Income January 1915,
$70.7;4; .lanusiy 1914 $ l,r.!.7; 8 ;
decrease 1363,054 or 33.31 per Cent.
The compnny spent during the
month for Improvements to Its road
way and structures $1,007, 870.(10 as
against -tl97,2.44 for January
1914; an Increase of f 8 0,245 . IS .
Operating Income as shown above
represents the amount remaining af
ter tne payment of only those
ex-
penwa incurred in tne actual opera-1 refuses Italy territorial concession,
tlon of the railway and f taxes, and no objections will be offered by Onr-J
takes no account of the charges formsJiy If Italy attacks her present
hire of equipment, rental or leased i ally provided Italy does not enter an
lines, terminals, and other facilities,
and Interest on funded debt (bonds)
all of which coats ara charged
) against operating Income.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
American Government Will
Await Decision of Neutral
ity Board Before Act
ing Warship Case. '
DESTRUCTION OF SHIP
CONSIDERED SERIOUS
Warship Still at Newport News
Practically Certain She
Will Interne There Till
End of the War.
Washington, March 11. The staU
department oflicials today awaited the
decision by the neutrality board on
the problems arising from the de
struction of the American ship, Wil-
liam P. Frye by the German auxiliary ,
cruiser PHnz Eitei Friedrich, before
deciding
: on what steps to take. '
President's Statement. ,
Tho following statement was issued
at the While House today;
t resident llson, when asked in
.Huny win ue maue into the matter
and whatever action Is taken will be
based on the result of , this inquiry.'"
Decisions on the various delicate L
problems of international law created
by the arrival of the German cruiser
yesterday at Newport News are e.t-.
l-iected to be reached today.
The most serious problem' in con
nection with the warship was created ,
by the announcement that during her
lour months raiding as a. commerce
destroyer, she hud sent to the bottom'
one Amerkan owned vessel which Hew
the Lag of the United Stales. This
has profoundly stirred otlitiai Wash
ington. :(.. ..J ...-'. ' . 'V
Lies at Anchor.
Newport News, 'Va., March 11.
The German auxiliary cruiser Prim
Eitel Friedrich lay at anchor her to
, uay
j i i wan cuiuajsay a i.
L 'Klu" as next move.
iiitie seems practically no doubt but
. i nut lh 'i-uiu.,1. u.iM ini..n.
Miser win interne lor tne
it was indicated clearly
to Collec
tor of customs Hamilton that tne
cruiser could nut be repaired under
six weeks. Meanwhile, iirillsh cruis
ers whose signals have been heard,
are believed to be lying off the Vir
ginia capes.
Collector Hamilton, under Instruc
tions fom Washington, pianned to get
a formal statement from the com
munder of the cruiser as to why ho
sank the American sailer, sent to tha
bottom off the South American coi.st
with a cargo of 5,500 tons of wneat
for Knglaml.
Commander Thierichsen awaited
Instructions from the German em
bassy at Washington, and he expect
ed Captain Boy Ed, German naval
attache at Washington, to ' be on
hnnd to aid him.
Captain II.- II. Kiehne, the master
of the William P. Frie. slept aboard
, , ' " " ' lN "P"
..i..nr n on ! pit-iiieiiiai statement
toduy concerning the destruction of
his vessel. The commanders of other
vessels destroyed by the German
cruiser were landed and spent thn
night at hotels. Passengers from tho
PlnnrH Htin. .. i . ,
18.93 perle(j '""u"
was maiea eariy today that a
number of Englishmen held by tha
German cruiser had refused to agrea
r.ot to bear arms against Germany
and her allies.
Attempts to hoard the cruiser met
with repeated refusals by the officers
of the watch, who stated that nnnn
would be admitted aboard except
United States officials.
Ti
ITALY TD IM AUSTRIA
Rome, Msrrh 11. Although It
declares It considers such an agree
ment InipriMlbl the Idea Xazlontln
discusses the report that Germanyl
has agreed with Italy that If Auotrl
alliance with tha Triple Entente
The newspaper calla euch an sgrae-i
ment "folly" and says It would mean.'
tha bttrayal of Italy.