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TH3 GAZETTE-NEWS HAS TBS ASSOCIATED PRTCS8 SERVICE. IT IS IN EVERT :t RESPECT ' COMPLETtt .; It "WEATHER FORECAST: fair. . VOLUME XX. NO. 25. ASHE7ILLE, N. 0., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 12, 1915. PRICE FIVE CENTS ..... v- BRITISH GAINS OF IMPORTANCE liWTisif" Believed Sweeping Advance Will Be Followed by Pre liminary Attack to Gen eral Offensive. .. GERMANS EXPECTED TO TRY TO REGAIN GROUND Colorado Republicans Start Movement to Relieve Judge of Job. Battles in North Poland Have Not Reached Maximum In .y. According to Present Indications. London, March 12.. The sweeping advance , of the Brit ish and Indian troops around Ncuve Chappelle m the direc tion of the strong German po sitions at La Bassee is regard ed by some London newspapers as the commencement of active operations on the left flank of the allied front in the west and as likely to be followed by an other important offensive thrust, preliminary to a general advance in the sprmv. It is believed that the Ger mans will seek to retaliate. If they do this it will compel them to keep intact, if not to reinforce their armies in the vest, which is just what the allies desire, as they wish to aid the Russians-in thivway. iMhe allies had not kept the Germans busy in the west it is believed that the Germans would again have shifted men to the east to strengthen Vbn llindenburg's army, which is fighting hard to regain the as cendency along the Vistula and the Niemen rivers. The battles in North Poland are not thought to have reach ed their maximum intensity but Von Ilindenburg, with heavy reinforcements, it is said, is ex pected to make another flank movement against Przasnysz, with the ultimate idea of re suming his advance along the Kiemen. The battle line of op erations extends roughly 80 miles between Orzyc and the Vistula. There has been no rcent news in London concerning the Dar danelles attack. Delayed Con stantinople dispatches say that the damage to the Turkish forts is not serious and that life in the capital is entirely normal. Reports from other sources describe the Turkish capital as being on the verge of a panic. Bulgaria Preparing. London, March 12. Bulgaria is transporting heavy artillery to Jantha,' near the Greek frontier, according to a Saloni- ki dispatch to the Daily Mail. , JOFFRE THANKS WOMAW FOR TOBACCO SUPPLY Denver,- March 12 .-By the terms of atentative agreement the republi can caucus of the Colorado house of representatives has decreed that the functions of the Juvenile court shall be transferred to a new division of the district court. Some of" the members facetiously designate the bill to be introduced legalizing the transfer of a bill to abolish Judge Ben Llndsey." Judge Llndsey has been the Judge of the Juvenile court since Its estab lishment eight years ago. He hasi won International reputation because AMERICAN PLAII IS" INADEQUATE Such Is Likely to Be Conten tion of British in Reply to American Proposals -Recently Made. ENGLAND WOULD.LOSE MOST BY AGREEMENT MEO OF ZAPATA - KILL AMERICAN Prominent Resident of Mexico City Shot When Zapata's Forces Entered Capital Investigation. Great Britain Also Disinclined to Trust Promise of Ger many to Stop Sub marine War. CARRANZA WARNED TO KEEP RAILROADS OPEN THAW WITNESS STAND Cross Examination to Be Con tinued Concerning His Story of His Escape from the Matteawan Asylum. VESSEL ALMOST SURE TO INTERN follislf ninnrn it nil nnii rim r itRLtibn Reports of Naval Experts Indi '; cate That Prinz Eitel Friedrichls Utterly ; Unfit for Sea, Latest American Note Empha sizes Importance of Provid ing Transportation for . Aliens in Capital. London, March 12. The British reply to the American note suggest- of his advocacy of measures designed ling that Great Britain allow food- HE TOLD STORY TO EXONERATE T JDS Defense Will Complete Case Today May Go to Jury Tonight One Co-defendant Discharged. jeveral Bills Affecting Bun combe County Passed by Last Legislature. to help wayward children and work ing women. ' I Members of the legislature behind the bill say that if Judge Llndsey had confined his activities to the court and to questions affecting children In the state of Colorado the transfer would not have been necessary. The bill will be Introduced by Rep resentative Sabin of Otero county. It will provide that all Juvenile court matters shall be handled by the Dis trict court, an, additional Judge of that court to be named to take care of the extra business. Incidentally it is said In legislative circles that the new Judge will be Greeley W. Whitford, a former Judge of that court and a leader of the stand pat republicans. The house has a republican majority and the senate has only one democratic majority. The argument of the sponsors of the bill Is that Judge Llndsey has not attended to the business of the court, that he has been absent from Denver for several months every year, and Instead of earning, his salary of 24, stuffs to enter Germany, In return for Germany's abandonment of her sub marine warfare on merchant vessels and her policy .of mining the high seas, which Is expected to be made soon, is likely to emphasize the fol lowing points: There Is a strong feeling in Down ing street that the "quid pro quo" put forward In the American note does not go far enough. Foreign of fice officials point out that since the opening of the war, Great Britain has interfered with only one ship- j because, it "was ment or looa destined for Germany, I and then only after the German gov ernment, by assuming control of all foodstuffs, had ' abolished the dis tinction between, the civil and the military poulation. High German authorities have de nied repeatedly the British claim to out oft supplies of food from civilians is a legitimate act of war. Great Bri tain, it is insisted, never adopted this view until the Germans themselves made it impossible any ' longer to draw the line between non-combat- New York, March 12. Harry :K. Thaw, on trial for conspiring In con nection with his escape from the Mat teawan hospital, was to resume the stand today under cross-examination, A CRUISER'S COMMANDER SUBMITS STATEMENTS Washington, March 12 . John B. McManus, originally of Chicago, one of- the prominent Americana In Mexi co. City, was killed yesterday, when the Zapata troops entered the city . A AmAMtnn. flair uruu fliriiin .... u. V ; a hm,s. the door of which . KMalf;d : kerning the story he told yesterday by ' the Brazilian consul, according toi01 nis escape irom tne insane asylum, j court dally has been lecturing Chautauqua and other places. at OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN BY AMERICAN LEGION advices to the state department to day from the, Brazilian minister in Mexico City. General Salazar, the post com mander, has promised Ihe Brazilian minister that he will punish those responsible for the muruer which is said to" have been done for "revenge, charged, McManus had . killed three Zapata men when they were in-the city previously. . General Salazar also told the min ister that he would arrange for the transportation of food into the city. The accounts of the killing of Mc Manus vary. Many persons said that he fired the first shot at the Zapata 000 a year by presiding :WWnW?tfa,ni:s" and armed forces. Further- Provisioh Made for Council of Advisory Members at the First Meeting. Farls, March 12. General Joffre has sent a letter to Mrs Clara Wash nKlon Loop of New. York thanking her heartily for the large supply of ! '"hncco she had gathered for dlstrl Dution among the French soldiers. New York, March 12. Officers were elected and provision was made for a council of nine advisory members at the first-meeting yesterday of the board of directors of the American legion. Inc., which is organizing a first line reserve for immediate call In case this country is threatened with war. The officers are: President, Ormand E. Powers; Vice-president, Julian T. Davis, Jr.; treasurer, Henry Rogers Winthrop; secretary. Dr. John E. Hausmann. ' It was announced that these . men have accepted Invitations to become members of the advisory council Theodore Jloosevelt. Elihu Root, Jacob M. Dickinson, George'von L. Meyer, Truman H. Newberry, Henry L. Stlm son and Luke E. Wright In Its announcement of these ac ceptances the legion says: "They shall consult with the board of directors In matters of the Judg ment and experience of these men of national reputation In directing the policy of the American Legion, Inc." The advisory membersnip, it was announced is limited to 300 and will ba representatives of all parts of the country. In telling this story.lt was said that Thaw desired to convince the Jury trying him and his co-defendants on an indictment charging conspiracy, that he had recovered his reason. He wanted also to take all blame. Thaw testified that the men the state alleges conspired with him were not conspirators, but men he had em ployed to assist him out of the state after he himself had effected his es cape. He said he paid them $6,000 for their services and gave Roger Thomp son, who accompanied him to Canada "a present of $1,000." The witness declared he thought he had a legal Tells Why He Blew up Frye Of the legislation of a local na ture aflecting Buncombe county, and ASKS IOr Time to Re passed by the general assembly, tne most material is that amending the noir RViit on TTo Can nharter nf West Ashnvilln: nRrmlttlna r tne quaimea voters oi Aanevine iu "Rnirl Arm in vote on a commission form of gov- IiaiQ Again. ernment; increasing the age ot com- . .... ,. pulsory school attendance from 12 to " ; : 14 years; authorizing the paving of Washr.Bton, March 3 2. Confiden Woolsey avenue from the city limits; to the intersection of the roads near!1'"' ' nmciais nere on tne the Grace Episcopal church, and re- j condition of the German converted quiring the Aahevllle Power andicrulsu prinz E'tet Friendrich. in dry Light company to re-locate Us road-lock now, seem to indicate that the bed in the center of the roadway, and vessel wilt certainly be forced to In to pave between Its rails and ' 12 . tern. inches on each side thereof with such ! Assistant Secretary Peters of the material as the board of county com-, Treasury department told President , missioners may require and to pay ! Hsnn today that he expected , the .nan oa fh.v uroro Irvine t n f 1 T"ni an ntrnno t hi. hnmfi. (liners, said , rlffhl t0 nee from the hospital as ho men began the rhore, It is added. Great Britain is in vited by .the United States to forego a clear belligerent right, on the un derstanding' that Germany will abstain from committing only two of many crimes against both law and human ity.. . Authoritative British spokesmen lay stress on the "inadequacy" pi this proposal from two standpoints. They ask, first, what guarantee- Is forthcoming that Germany will keep to her agreement. Supposing, they urge, that an understanding were reached on the . lines suggested by the United States, would the United States secure Its strict observance: They assert that Germany has vio lated so many compacts and conven tions in this war that British states men are disinclined to trust her un supported word. Second, they urge that the two of fenses specified in the American note submarine warfare on merchant vessels and the mining of the seas are far from being the only, or even the worst, offenses of which Germany has been guilty. Th claim Is set up that she has bombarded unfortified towns, dropped bombs on places In habited solely by civilians and sunk both British and neutral ships, as if that were the ordinary legal way of disposing of them. Great Britain, It is pointed out, has Indulged In none of these practices and such mines as she has been com pelled In self-rd"fenHe to lay have been laid In strict accordance with The Hague conventions. Finally, It Is declared by the same authority, that these being the fac tors that mainly Influence British official opinion. It may be Inferred that the natural sympathy of the British government with the American suggestion, both on Its merits and from Its source of origin, must to some extent be mitigated by other and wider considerations. that the Zapa.ta shooting, v . Trip American's hat was full .of bullet holes, It is said. Indicating that the attack was made at a short AM tance . " " "" ' The killing of McManus was Im mediately reported to Generals Baro na and Guerra, who promised to make an investigation. The United States has sent another remained there his reason ultimately would .have beep, dethrone. . . j . . . Thaw told his story after his attor neys liad-mde many vain attempts to .get. Into . the record the testimony of a half dozen alienists and more than a score of laymen, who have had an opportunity to observe his actions. The presiding Judge, however, refused to admit any more of this testimony for the same, and to tax the proper-; uerm an commander would not wit ty owners on each side of this road-ture to sea aeain. He said that re- way with one-fourth of the cost and Ports from Newport News showed the the residue of the cost to be paid ; Prinz Kite! Friedrich' to be in a very by Buncombe county; providing for, bad condition and that the vessel was the sale of the Children's home prop-! ntterlv unfit for sea. ', erty situated on Woolsey avenue and; After conferring with the president, for the purchase of another suitable Mr. Pefprs talked with Captain Klehno piece of property and the erection ofi of the William P. Frye. sunk by th a modern home; regulating the meet-; German warship, over the telephone, ings of the board of county commls-and directed him to get sworn state sioners and authorizing and empow-1 ments from as many of his crew as possible. . President Wilson directed Mr. Pe ters to make a thorouch Investigation of the sinking of the Frye. Captain Klehne Is expected in Washington to morrow to confer with Mr.'Peters and Counsellor Tensing. Sworn statements are to be taken of all the incidents connected with the sinking of tho ering the board of commissioners to regulate the prison system and the erection of telephone, telegraph and trolley poles, bill boards, overhead bridges and wires as well .as the man ner of constructing and 'maintaining iH.t.0fl wmif .j v.j v.. railway crossings at puimc iiu.ro. ana tne act reaucing me rauwnora of the tax collector from three ana note to General Carranza in reply to ; hn wa necessary to show that Thaw his response Wednesday night to the notice that he and General Obregon would be held personally responsible for the , safety of .Americans and other foreigners in Mexico City. This latest note Is understood to have emphasized the importance of keeping railway communication open between the capital and Vera Cruz. It' was dispatched so quickly fter the receipt of Carranza's ' reply that the Impression prevailed in diplo matic quarters that the United States had determined In advance to make representations for the unrestricted passage of Americana and other for eigners from Mexico City to Vera Cruz. Carranza's note produced no form al comment, in so far as It gave had sufficient mental capacity to enter into a conspiracy. The law of Key.' York provides that an Insane person m.i; c ommit e. crime If he has suffi cient mental capacity to know that ho is doing a criminal act and has an in tention to commit it. At adjournment last night Thaw still on the witness stand under cross-examination had four co-defendants instead of five. After the state' had closed its case. Michael O'Keefe, on the motion of counsel, was discharged as no evidence had been adduced to connect him with the alleged crime. Thaw testified later, however, he one-half to three per cent, resulting in a saving to the county of approxi mately $1,000. The act for the Improvement of the Woolsey road Is an innovation In re gard to the maintenance of public roads in the county and the enter prising citizens who are affecttd are very much pleased with the move ment. , The present property used for the purposes of the Children's home is worth about $25,000 but the build ings upon it are not suitable for the purposes of maintaining the home, land It is thought that other property can be acquired and suitable build ings erected that will result in a sav ing to the county, the difference In the value of the two properties amounting to from $12,000 to $15, 000. The necessity for strictly regulat ing the placing of telephone and tele graph poles In the county was Im perative as existing conditions make had five '-employes." Special Deputy Uhe malntennnce of the roads more Attorney General Kennedy, In charge of the prosecution, considered that Thaw had so Involved his four re expensive as well as very difficult All of this legislation is construe. tlve and the high stand which Sena- assurances of an Intention to protect i maining co-defendants that he re- j tQf Weaver an(j Representatives Rob- questea mo court to cancel meir uaii rtg an(J Nettieg have taken should n.1 Annflnt liAm i.it;l ... ..... IPTTT lirnnmrn ttmioti RACING IN ARIZONA Phoenix, Arte, March 12. A bill to permit horse racing and the us of th Parl-mutuel machine Is before Governor Hunt todav. after having j ' paused th house Just before final j JMJuomment. Tli bill had passed i senat several lays ago. Washmgton, March 11 .-Secretary McAdoo went today to a hospital for operation for appendlrltl tonight tomorrow. The secretary was st office early today and It was said nt thera wera no complications In ca. EXCLUDE FROM CHAMBER REPORTERS OF II PAPER Denver, Col., March 12. Repre sentatives of an afternoon newspaper were excluded yesterday from the house of representatives for the re mainder of the - legislative session. The action grew out of an Investiga tion by a special committee or me al leged receipt of a package of cur rency by Representative W. W. lowland. Speaker Stewart stated a reporter for the paper had told membera of the investigating committee that un less the committee- took speedy ac tion his paper would attack the com mittee. On his motion the reporter was excluded from the house. Later other representative cf the paper appeared and a raucua was held to determine further action. After tha caucus. resolution offer id by Speaker Stewart that all rep resentatives of the newspaper ba ex cluded from all part of the cham ber for the remainder of tha legisla tive session waa adopttd. CONGRESSIONAL TOUR OF foreigners it was regarded favorably. Carranza's denial that General Ob regon had intended to Incite the pop ulation of Mexico ,Clty or to prevent the entrance to the capital of food supplies waa followed In the note which went forward yesterday by a .nfn.n.t .hat t thin WAPa tma tralnfl should be furnished to carry freight;" Into the city. The note, also, It Is be- lleved, called attention to the reports of an early evacuation of Mexico City and again asked for arrange ments to police the city before Obre pon's forces withdraw! Secretary Bryan also directed an Inquiry to be made by the Brazilian minister concerning the report fur nished by Senor Juan Rlano, the Spanish ambassador . here, that four Spaniards had been killed in Mexico City. It had been reported also 1h:t Swedish subject had been killed. On the whole officials thought the Carranza note relieved a critical sit uation, but the warships ordered fo Vern Crux were not recalled and the opinion prevails that they will be kept there Indefinitely, possibly to take away foreigners. Senator Overman to Be Among the Number of People t6 Make the Trip. , bonds ana connne tnem until a verdict i. .nr.. nf nrtrt not onlv to the should be reached. The court com-ipp le of punc0mbe county, but to - t I ,1 miiA i4vnnnA mill avw1aJ I 1 r .... . i"'"1' uric. n,i. vumpiriru tlie people throughout the state, ah today and the case is expected to be f tnese gpntiemen were members of with the Jury before night. hmnnrtnnt committees and chairmen of some of the most powerful com mittees In the general assembly, ow ing to their recognized ability. Sena tor W'eaver Is considered one of the strongest of the younger members of the lower house while Representative Roberts will unquestionably have strong support for the next speaker of the lower house of the general as sembly. REPEATERS" TESTIFY IN ELECTION FRAUD CASE Describe How Fraudulent the Registrations Were Made Roberts in Passion. RUSSIA ORDERS 49,000 TONS OF LIGHT STEEL RAILS Washington, March 12. Plans for a congressional tour of the Hawaiian Islands under the auplui of Prince Kalanlanaole, Hawaiian delegate, were announced today. . The 130 people In the party will Include 55 senators and representa tives and their families. The expense of the tour will be borne by Hawai ian!. ' . Among those who have accepted Invitations ara Senator Overman of North Carolina and Representative disss of Virginia. . . The party will leave the last part of April. It will spend 22 days on the Islands and. will return by way of Ban Francisco about May 21 ' Pittsburgh,- Pa.. March Russian government has ordered 40,-! 000 tons of stce) rails of light weight from an f American steel nil here, Russian and Ifance have also order ed about 16,000 tons of barber wire. Indianapolis, Ind March 12.' Chauffeurs and men who said they were foremen of "repeating crews, detailed at the trial here of Mayor Donn M. Roberts,. of Terre Haute, and twenty-seven other alleged election fraud conspirators the manner In which fraudulent registrations were maae ana now rtoDerts new into a passion when an automobile loaded with repeaters stopped In front of i democratic headquarters, which was 12. Theja rcKlptratlnn place also. Get away from here," shouted IS FATALLY AT Mrs. Sykes Tries to Extinguish Child's Burning Clothes Dies From Burns. MEN IN PASSPORT CASES ADMIT THEY ARE GUILTY Rio Jankro, Braxili March 12. Two men und'r arrest In connection with alleged Dutch paiorts fraud Informed the polio, It Ik suld. that they stole the puasports but did not falsify them. They are reported to have declared that the passports were bought from a German clerk In the Netherlands consulate who sailed for Europe on th Dutch ateamcr Tublna two weeks ago., , Roberts, calling the men a vile name, testified Otto Trappier, who said he was foreman of an automobile load of repeaters. The lncldnt waa also described bv Jess Kllppert, driver of the car. He said Robert struck at him. Frye.. Administration official bettered that the German government would not re fuse to make full reparation for the loss of the hull and Cargo of the FryiV Out of thn sum expected to be paid by the German government the Amer ican government would be reimbursed for the amount of the policy in the7 hull, which was Insured by the war risk bureau. I'Timiinlne Cruiser. Newport News, Va., March 12. American naval and ship-building ex perts are inspecting the German con verted cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich today to determine whether repairs are necessary to make the vessel sea-'; worthy. On their report will depend . now long ine cruiser win De auowea to remain in port. Commander Thierlehens of . the eon-. verted cruiser Prinz Eitel Friendrich, which late yesterday went into dry dock for repairs, submitted two state ments In German last night to Collec tor of Customs Hamilton of this port. One stated his reasons for sinking In' South Atlantic waters Januarv 2 last, th American sailing ship William P. Frye with her cargo of 5.200 tons of . wheat consigned to Queenstown. Tho other related to the length of tima that will be required to repair his ship. Collector Hamilton announced that he regarded the answers of the Ger man commandpr as state papers anl that he would forward them to Wash ington. It was learned, however, th.it the commander of the German ship frankly has stated to American gov- ; ernment ofllrials that he sunk tho American ship Frye because he re- irnHnH hal narvn oa nnntpa hfl nrl . t war. In the communication relating to the repairs necessary on the Eitel Friedrich, Itw as believed that th German commander stated that th vessi'l could be made seaworthy with in a few days or a week at most. Whether he started In the communi cation that he wished to depart ris soon as American n.tvn't authorities could pass on repairs that are to hi made, was not dlsclorcd. The Ger man commander previously made It clear, however, that It was not his In tention to Intern his ship. As to condition of the Eitel Fried rich, It was reported that whereas ah had been making eighteen knots an hour at the beginning of her historic wrecKing career or mercnani neiim erents I ntwo oceans, she scarcely dared make twelve when she reached American waters early Wednesday morning. After the German cruiser went Into drydoek she discharged the crvs of British, French and Russian ships shu had sunk, having released the Anieri Special to The Gazette-News, High Point, March H2. Ashboro was shocked considerably to learn ct a very sad accident which occurred last nlKht. About 6:30 when the litt1" child of William Sykes. who, while playing near the fire, had It clothing I rnn t.revl. lne afternoon. The French ignited It. ran screaming ror neip 'o Its mother who In try ing to extinguish the flame, had her clothing Ignited also and was so badly burned that she Trappier, who has pleaded guilty. In (died at 12 o'clock midnight Mrs. leaves tier nusnann, milium addition to making out false reglstra tlnn applications and assisting In reg istering them, said that he supplied 110 names for three houses. In which thre were only twelve legal voters, A number of witnesses aald they did 'juries. not touch the keys of the voting ma chine when they went to vote. They said the inspector did the voting for them, Oscar Surratt. one of three, said some of the men registered twenty Ove time, Svkes Hykes, of the. Ashboro Chnlr company, and several children. It is under stood that the burned child will not recoer owing to 1h extent of Its In- prohibition In Alaska, Juneau. Alaska, March 12. A bill tnr nrohlbltlon throughout Alaska 'has been Introduced In the lower house of the territorial legislature. crews loft on the Old Dominion lino for New York. A few Rumlails went, with them. The Hrttlsh crews plan to return to England on Prlflsh ship laden with horses from this port. MAYOR MITCHELL PEOr.TISES vote fOR mm sufff::e New York, March 12. Mav Mltchel, speaking at a mtng un-i. the auspices of tho Woman's siiffi.i league of Prooklyn, promlwd to v. for woman's suffrsjs in Noveu.'.
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