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it THS GAZETTE-NEWS HAS THE , JSOCIATSD PWtSS SERVICE). IT IS IN EVERT St RESPECT COMPLETE. :: Ml TVEATIIKR FOEEC'AST: PARTLY CLOUDY; WARMER. VOLUME XX. NO. 31. if i.jj i ASHEVILLE,' N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 19, 1915. p&l PRICE FIVE CENTS CAN'T SHIFT MEN FROM ONE FRONT TO ANOTHER Germans Forced to Keep Pres ent Armies Intact on Both Fronts, the British Ob servers Believe. MUST FIND FRESH MEN TO MEET NEW ENEMY Plans of Germans to Deliver Crushing Blows and Shift Troops to Other Front Failed Repeatedly. A FRENCH SHIP DEBATE NEXT WEEK Also Claim to Have Bombard ed Russian City on the Black Sea. London, March 19. The ap parent failure of Field Marshal iVon Hindenburg in his various attempts to reach Warsaw, the reappearance, of the Russians over the East Prussian fron tier near Tilsit, the allied of Tensive in the west, have ac cording to British observers put ,the Germans in positions where they dare not shift any substantial forces cither from the east or from the west. Although there are rumors of reinforcements being bur lied from Poland to France or Belgian to meet the French and British thrusts, military writers here hold to the opin ion that the , Germans must maintain their present strength oii both the eastern and western fronts intact, and tha there is necessity for the Germans to find new forces for both the east and the west if they would effectually meet the increased strength of their enemies. - It is pointed out that the plan to deliver a crushing blow on one theater and then rush troops to the other has mis carried on both fronts. This was seen first in the dash to ward Paris; second, in the rush to Callais; third, in the battle of Ypres and in the repeated efforts on the eastern front as in Von Ilindenburg's" strug gles to break through the Rus , nan lines to the Polish capital, i Considerable mystery sur rounds the next move of the Germans, although the prevail ing belief is that it will be a big offensive in the west, probably against the British troops. ; Great Britain has made no official reply to the German allegations that a British squadron fired on the German cruiser Dresden while that ves wl was within the three-miles limit in Chilean waters and no denial is forthcoming of the German statement that the ( Dresden was blown up by her own men. I The British government is proceeding with the plan to ( mobolize women to replace i men needed in the war. Up wards of 700 women who are ' filing to act as substitutes have been registered during i me past V hours. London. March ill. The Aunt Hans lv received reinforcement and have returned a strong offensive In , 'uk.owlna, according to a Bucharest !.Tatch to the Time. Constantinople, March 19. An offi cial statement Issued by the Turkish army headquarters says that''. Meet bombarded the shipyards and maneu vering places for torpedo boat destroy ers, west of Theodosla, on the Black sea m Crimea, early today and set fir1 to buildings. The allied fleet shelled the forts of the Dardanelles which replied effec tively, sinking the French Battleship Bouvet. . .;."'' ', : FRUITS-TRUCK POSTOFFICE IT RATES REDUCED CANDLER ROBBED Asheville and Hendersonville Will Meet Friday Night in Elimination Contest. Southern Express Traffic Men .Agree to Substantial Re duction in Rates on ; N. C. Shipments. Office Visited Unknown GIVES IMPETUS TO TRUCKING INDUSTRY : .S Parties ar- af e Blown, Witr0v Loss out $700. of The Bouvet was of 12,000 tons: was laid down in 1893. She carried a com plement of 621 men; and her arma ment consisted of two 12-inch guns, two lO.S-inch guns, eight 5.5-lnch guns, eight 5.B-lnch guns, eight 3.S Inch guns, ten three-pounders and ten one-pounders, with two torpedo tubes. The tn-anguiar debate which ;j)r0p From. 75 Per Cent of the 1 I . . 1... T I J U , wus uiitt.ijt:u uciwveu Lilts mgu i schools of Asheville, Hendersonville 0 First ClaSS to 60 Per Cent J and Marion to select debaters to ap pear in the state-wide contest at PrOTJertV Owners Com- arrangement and the teams of Hen- nlgin nt A ceoea-mtmt dersonvllle and Asheville will have Plam &l "SSeSSffient. to decide the question between them for the Marion representatives have withdrawn from tne race. The pre liminaries wilt be held for th.s sec tion next 1'rlday night when the all lr illative team of . the Asheville High school will meet the negative $1G0 BELONGING TO THE POSTMASTER TAKEN WILL BLOCKADE MEDITERANEAN .s. WILL INSPECT 5 PRISONER CIPS British Government Considers It European Waters U. S. Will Protest Against Order in Council. (By W. T. Host.) Ttalelgh, March l9.-After. a confer ence with the .traffic men of the South ern' lixpress company's men In Wash Officers Believe the Safe Was Blown With Nitro-Glycer- No Clues to the Robbery. lne- Agreement Reached Between Great Britain, Germany and Austria. DOESN'T KNOW IF IT IS TO BE REAL BLOCKADE LRNQP. IS IN ASHEVILLE Arrived Yesterday Afternoon From Marshall Leaves for , Raleigh Sunday.: f ; ' shippers cause for greater enthusiasm in their trucking. Mr. Maxwell returned and announc ed the result of the conference yester day. The reductions are a further drop from the Vi per cent of the first These affect es ,,- rrrnn . mooting rn nf:l"e UUUUiIls. S3UIIIB sumu tumo ..hMmni.! in ii. nnriii I stamps were scattered on the floor, ntw ,.nmmn,litiM rp ' nr-ttv well , Investigation showed that the money covered but the complaint had been often made that roasting ears go north at a high rate and almost prohibit those shipments for that reason. The commission had -brought about the same reductions on intra-state j business, but these shipments going nrfh nnrt. holnri- interstate, the local to carry off the , oommiwion'R QTdpx: did not bring the same night at HenUersonvilie. The members of the Asheville affirmative team are, Kester Walton and Wesley Bouterse with MibS Maiiaret Fieidsas alternate una the uegalite slue is represented by Uwen iloberta and C. J. Harueo with Kauduil llams as alternate. ' .- .. The question to be debuted by the I ciasg t0 60 per cent. iwo stnoo.s is tne same one mat win be useu in the final contest at CUauel Hill and the .subject is: "Kesoived, That the Lnited .Stales Should Auopt the Poiiey of Suba.diisitig Its Mer chant Marine in foreign Traue." For either Hendersonville or Asheville to send teams to the state contest, it will be necessary for one of the schools to secure the decision in botn contests next ..Friday night. Should e.thur school tail decision in both contests,-it will mean that th'S'Section will not, be roure- ' "-' " : - Honied in the contest at Chapel Hill. I The Asheville debaters have been i Governor Locke Craig arrived In ,"M"n' P'acuce unuer . ' . T. 11. Franks, ; of the High school Asheville yesterday afternoon from , facjjUy ftnd flre confillent ot heln8 8e. Marshall where he delivered the M-1 lected us the winners in both appeur erary address at the commencement ;mrts ext Friday night, extclsea of the Madison County sem-1 ihe four members of the two inary, and Is a guest at the Battery Asheville teams tojrether with the al- Park hotel. He will return to Raleigh , termites were chosen at the prellnit- Punday. Yesterday afternoon the ; na,.j,,s which were held about two chief executive heard an application weeks ugo. About ID members of the tno , V. noi-rUn rtt AlV RrnukR Who L.i:.,U ..t, 1 . 1 i i: : I- n-n o 0rm nn thB Hun- I .u. .I. ! Ing the commission upheld Mr. Hold- m nun .' ItrB HIII1 lilt UIIII1 II Mill W it M VHI V ... combe county roads for the killing of c;ose for tho places on the teams. Ing but the . '""P"?'"" " .n,y Frank Hugill in West Asnevn.e iasi, H ,8 estimated that over 1,0001 ru 7 'ZZZiXnU year. The governor heard the argu- Uigh school studenU of the state took i nKorporatlo ommtelo to The postoffice at Candler was rob- ibed last night and about $700 In money and stamps was secured by the burglars. : A. Z. Wright, the postmaster, tele phoned Sheriff E. M. Mitchell 'at of the I of the state department, who conferred rnhhfirv. nnp Hmnitv Kheriffa C. J.lwltti this frirptcn nffipo nf flront 'Rri- substantlal reductions in all fruits and ' Lanning and Charles Pinner left fori tain, Germany and Austria last No- vegetables and gives North Carolina 'Candler on the 8:30 train. Over long vmber and visited some of the deten- team of Hendersonville here and the; nrton..'A. J. Maxwell, clerk to the Asheville segative will appear against cor)oratlon . cornmiss!on bl.lnss back! 7 :?? 'c,ock ",oril'naf. Washington, March . 19. An ar rangement between Great Britain and Germany and Austria by which repre sentatives of the United States will in spect' and report upon alien prison camps in these countries, and dis tribute to prisoners supplies from their own governments or other sources, was announced laRt night by the state department, and it was stated that, through the good offices of the Amer can government similar arrangements were under contemplation between Russia and France and Germany and Austria. : The agreements are based 'upon re commendations in a report by Chan dler P. Anderson, formerly counsellor On Determination of Question Will Probably Depend Na ture of Next Steps Tak- . en by United States. distance telephone Mr. Wright gave The Gazette-News the details ot the robbery. When the postmaster enter ed the postoffice early this morning he found the front door unlocked and the safe was open, and the door to it was lying on the other side of and relief desired: It Hx-" (..wcted that .g, real impetus to tfm-'k'lnir' ''In North Cnrolina will follow this action of the express men. Pefore the corporation commission yesterday, John A. Mills and F. T. Hicks, large property owners, appear ed and made protest against the re nspcfsmcnt of their property on Roy Inn Tleltrhts by the county auditor, H. fi. Tfnld'.ng. Tb" property holders declare that Mr. Holding hns raised their property about SO per cent jcrder funds amounting to $175, postal funds of about $165, about $200 In stamps and -$160 belonging to Mr. Wright had been taken. The post master had recently received a sup Ply of stamps from Washington, and jof these most of the two cent denoml- 1 nations were taken, about 1,000 one! icent stamps being either overlooked or purposely left behind in the prob able' -harried departure of the mid night visitors'. The money order forms, which are usually considered desirable booty by postoffice robbers, was left, in the of lice. The deputy sheriffs who visited the scene of the robbery are of the opin ion that the safe was blown with nitroglycerine. Two steel chisels and a small steel punch were found In the postoffice building. W. G. Candler, who lives about .100 vards from the postoffice, H. B. ments of tho attorneys for fcsrooKS, Dalt i these Drelimlnarv contests as Charles A. Webb and Thomas Rollins i tnere Wns a total of 250 high sciiools i not Indicate how they will rule: and of Judge Thomas A. Jones, op posing the efforts to have the prison er pardoned, but rendered no deci sion; stating this morning that it would require several days for him to go over the record In this case. The governor states that he will not honor the requisition of Governor Henry C. Stewart of Virginia for the return of Arthur Hewitt to that state to answer a charge of Deduction. Hewitt is under arrest at Greensboro and the governor will order his re- leas at once. There will be a conference here to morrow between Governor Craig and the commission for the Installation of the statue of Zebulon Vance In Stat uary Hall at Washington. 'Gutson Borglum, the artist who Is designing the statue, will meet with the com mission and, will exhibit to them his model for the statue. Judge W. A. Hoke, of the Supreme court,- chair man of the commission, Is expected to arrive In the city tonight to at tend tomorrow's conference. Mon, Clement Manly, of Winston-Salem, Is also XDected to be present. The Asheville members of the commission are: Miss lAura Carter, Mrs. Harry Martin and Mrs. Van Moore. The conference Is scheduled to meet at the Battery Park hotel at 12 o'clock tomorrow. Governor Craig announces that he will In the near future name the members of tha Mount Mitchell com mission, so ' that the conservation work authorized for this peak by the last legislature can begin. The Gov ernor will name three or four mem bers of the commission from Tancey county and on from Buncombe. entered from 91 counties. All the counties of the state, with the excep The North Carolina Historical com mission met yesterday in the office of the secretary In the state admlnlstra- ' tlve building, to consider Its duties as i outlined In the recent act of the gen- The county auditor has causid many Wake property owners to pro- tlon of nine, are enrolled in the High i " a,n(1 th" fTJw pt.l school debating union. The pren,. ; often to appeals of this character. But narles were held in the various cities; V . under the auspices of the High school Debating Union of the University of North Carolina, B. R.' Rankin, as sistant director of the university of in ocwa., Vi i"C , . ,h enmmle linlnn Th. ..Anion In . -' MlBi-m .,. j -v - tlon received here, is very enthuslas-! tic over the Interest among the high schools In the state In the coming debates. The debates with - Hendersonville will be the first preliminary In the elimination process for the honor of winning the Aycock Memorial cup to be given to the best High school de bater In North -Carolina. The final contest comes on April 9 at Chapel Hill. HMD Ell FACE OF OCEAN Native of Brazil, Excluded by U. S. and Rejected by . Own Country. OFFIGlflL COMMITTED SIE IT CIMB Cleveland, March II. B. O. Hill Kd 16, receiving teller of ths Cleve land federal reserve bank shot and Ulcfl himself yesterday In a room on "vsnth floor of tha building In which 'h bank Is located. Hill, who was Jnriied, waa said to hav. been In 111 haiuj. L THOMPSON DRAWS SENTENCE OF IE KM slon to appoint a legislative reference librarian. The commission went thor oughly Into the matter and adoptei a plan of organization for the work. It then adjourned until Tuesday, March 23, when It will meet to consider tho election of a librarian. Present at the meetings were: Tlon. J. B. Grimes, chairman; T. M. Pitt man, W. J. Peele, M. C. S. Noble, D. H. Hill, and R. D. W. Connor, secretary. iz a Il)rmer "pil' " puckptt and J. Gudger, also living nenrby, said this morning that they heard a noise like as explosion In j the distance between 11 and 12 o'clock last night. Other people In the vicinity heard an automobile about midnight. A few stamps were found scatter ed outside the building and, at some distance from the office on the road leading to Asheville some more stamps were found In the roadway. The deputies who went to Candler this morning are making a thorough Investigation of all the circum stances connected with the robbery. but "P to noon today there was no clue to the Identity of the burglars. Postmaster Wright had only yes terday placed $160 of hla own money In the safe TO BET SEMES TODAY Convicted of Aiding Stealer in Securing False Amer ican Passport. ' New York, March' 19. Richard Madden and Gustave Cook, of Hobo New Tork, March 19. Excluded ken have been found guilty of con from America, rejected by Brazil and ieplracy against the United States In due-apparently to travel as the guest ! aiding Richard P. fltegler, a Oermsn tlon camps In those countries. The department's statement In part follows: "Through the good offices of the United States an arrangement has been entered Into between Great Bri tain and Germany and Austria-Hungary, and a similar arrangement Is under contemplation between Germany and Austria-Hungary and Russia and France, by which representatives of tho United States in these countries will be authorized to inspect and re port upon prisoners' camps and dis tribute to the prisoners the supplies from their own governments and from other sources. The basis of this arrangement Is briefly as follows: , ,. "I. : Each of the belllgrtent govern ments undertakes to furnish for the information of the others a complete statement of its policy with regard to the treatment of prisoners, with full details showing the supplies furnished and the conditions of their life dur ing Internment, supplemented by copies of orders and Instructions is sued to the commandants of the prls oners' camps: "1. The belligerent governments will permit the representatives of tho United States In each county to have access to the prisoners, and will allow the prisoners to furnish statements about, their treatment, the conditions of life and requirements which they wish to have communicated to their own government. "It Is understood that the United States, in undertaking tbto work, as sumes no responsibility of any kind beyond the mere transmission of tho statements and the distribution of sup plies furnished as above Indicated, In accordance with such restrictions and regulations as are imposed by the gov ernments concerned. "Tn addition to the arrangements thus adopted, these governments have under consideration further arrange ments for the exchange and release of detained enemy aliens. London, March 19. Considerable confusion has resulted over the vari ous interpretations of the language of ; the note of Sir Edward Grey, British , foreign secretary, concernings the ef- feet of the British blockade on Medl- ' terranean waters. To clear this up- , the foreign office says specifically that ; the Mediterranean waters are regard- ed as European and consequently the blockade will be maintained there Just as in the North sea. ' Washington, March 19. The United , States considers that Great Britain -and France In the British order-In- , council and accompanying notes, have not answered questions propounded to them as to what warrant there Is un der International law for the establish ment of an embargo on all commercial -intercourse, directly and Indirectly be tween Germany and neutral countries. It was stated officially at the state department that this government still does not know whether the action of the allies Is intended as a legal block ade or whether ordinary rules of con traband and non-contraband are to be their legal basis for future detentions. ; On a determination of this question probably will depend not only the na ture of any steps to be taken by the United States now, but also the basis for damage claims arising out of in terruptions to American commerce. B-HN LI BEFORETHE COURT Litigation Involving Constitu tionality of Law Before Supreme Court. IS in mma club Former Carolina Umpire Will Officiate This Season in Eastern Associati6n. Paul Thompson, the young Madi son county man. wno was arresieo severs! weeks ago by the police, who. caught him In the store of J. 8. Fos ter, on Depot street, whs tried In Su perior court yesterday afternoon and drew a sentence of one year on the county roads on chances . of store breaking. Zllla Taylor, colored, was found not rullty of disorderly conduct A nol pr-.-w was taken In the case against William Burroughs, colored, charted with forgery. Homer Cathey was found not guilty of ona rasa of assault and txcd with the cost tn another. of the Lamport and Holt line until the United States Immigration . au thorities concede that he has recover ed his mental equilibrium, Nathan Cohen arrived at New York toduy after completing two round trips from New York to Buenos Ayres. Hlnce May, Cohen has been a wan derer on the face of the ocean. He assprts that he Is a natlv of Brazil. Cohen arrived In New York In May, 1912, snd went to Virginia to set up a smnll store with a relative. Ill sanity was questioned and tha Immigration official ordered that he be deported to Rln Janlero whence he came, on his first trip south he was iej(.rtert by Brazil and he , was carried to Buenos Ayres and back to Nw York. His efforts to land were futile snd he again went to Buenos Ayres. Jle returned to New York yes terday on the steamer Vnnsarl. In all he hns travelled 13,740 Rifle on on 1 4 0 ticket. ' , naval reservist, to procure a false American passport. Tho Jurors, se-lt-cted for their neutral opinion on the European war, mado "a strong teconimendatlon for mercy." The men will be sentenced today and Immediately afterward Stegier, who became a government witness, will ha called for trial. His counel announced Htegler would plead guilty snd throw himself upon the mercy of tha court. It Is expected that in asking a light sentence for Ptcgler, hla coimsel will refer to International Georgo Cowan, known over tho Car olina circuit last year as "Scrap-Iron" Cowan has been signed to umpire in the Eastern association this year through the recommendation of Man ager Charlie Clancy of the wlnston Salem club. In his, appearances here during the past seuson, Cowan made a big hit with the local fans due to the way ha conducted the games and he was one of the few arbiters of the league who managed to "get away" here without any trouble. In the opinion of thet attendants at Oates park, he was tho best umpire on President Lyon' staff last year and It was with keen regret that his re lease by Lyon was heard of. It can readily be seen that hi ability wus rwogn.zed a hi now position Jrtv him several rices In the baseball world for the rating of the Eastern association Is several notches higher than this organization. All the friends of the forrrTer Carolina league umpire will extend to him their best wishes for a good season in higher company. WILL ASK B0SR0 T0 CULL SPECIAL ELECTION That the citizens of West Asheville who are In favor of voting bonds for the sum of $35,000 with whicn to erect new school buildings in that town, will appear before the board of county commissioners next Tues dnv and ask that boy to call a spe cial election, was tht . eclslon reach ed last night at a mass meeting held In West Asheville, Several of the citizens made ad dresces at the meeting last night and all seemed to be In favor of asking the countv commissioners to can tne special school election. TROUBLES OF THE M IN THE POLICE GOUHT aimsiniH if I h cum t fi nt hmnirht nut In the trial, but given publicity at tha SERBIAN OFFICIAL ON time Stegler wa arrested. The penalty for the offense Is a maximum of two years In prison, $10,000 fine or both. Cook wa ac cused of Introducing Stegler to Mad den, and Madden furnishing Stegler with hi birth certificate to enable him to procura tha passport In Mad- jden'i nauia. DIPLOMATIC MISSION Rome, March II. M. Menado vltch, member of tha reigning fam ily of Serbia and onoa tlm minister from Seruta. to Turkey, arrived here yesterday, pr Jaumably on a dlplomatlo mlasloa. . . .... The following case were called In Pnlic court today: I.izzle Jackson colored, wa found mil trulllv of assault. Prayer for Judgment wa continued In the case of Maggie h-ugenon, coi .in.H. chanted with assault. Mmiirn Murohv. colored, wss fined J2 and the costs on marge m mm- HII It . Arthur Ilayncs, colored, was given four months on the roads on charges nt Inltirlna uersonnl property, ny i.ranlilnir down a door to the house occupied by Flora Itoblnson, colored. Trayer for Judgment wss continued upon the payment of the costs In the case of Joe J. Atkins, charged with pnsnlng a worthless check on the Al lison Irug company for II. Mary Garry, colored, was given $0 dsy In Jail on charge of assault, with appeal bond fifed at $100. John Garry, colored, wa found not guilty of assault. Two "drunk" war up Washington, March 19. Prepare- tlon was made today for consideration by the Supreme court shortly after the Easter recess of litigation Involving; , the constitutionality and interpreta tion of the Webb-Kenyon law enacted in ISIS. The 'Trys" contend that tha Webb-Kenyon law was withdrawn from Interstate traffic shipments of liquor consigned to local option terri tory the protection . previously af- , forded such shipments by the com merce clause of the federal constltu- tlon. The "Wets" declare that tho law was merely aimed af "bootleg ging" and that It has not withdrawn the commerce clause protection frotm Interstate shipments of whiskey for eprsonal use. Express companies and railroad . are much concerned over the proper construction of the law and the- ques tion of validity. Liquor dealers havs gone Into the courts to compel carrleri to accept shipments designed for per- : sonnl use In dry territory. The Kentucky courts have adopted the "Wet'' construction and expresl companies forseelng the alleged ne- cesslty of employing big force of In spector and detectives to ferret out the purpose of each shipment of whis key have appealed to the Suprems court Tha case la to be argued after Eas ter. Somewhat similar case are pend ing from West Virginia and North Carolina, 4 H ATCILLIIISLIISTraT Callalf", Frsnca, March 1 Phowcri of shrspne) from the French artlllen greeted the Zeppelin raid on this rt.t last night. The Zeppelin dropp. ,' jombs, killing seven people but ilu' not hit the railroad fetation t will, r It aimed. The thrubblng t the en glne of the aircraft gave warning i It approach between midnight and I o'clock this morning. After somn 1 : Acuity the airship ws located mean of oarchl!rht and the n " trained upon It. After dropping v erl bomb It mad off.
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