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5' THB GAZETTE-NEWS HAS THB ASSOCIATED PR7SBS BEBVICB. IT IS IN BVERT :s RESPECT COMPLETE, t: iWEATHEJft FORECAST: FAIR AND WARMER. mm mm VOLUME XX. NO. 351 TURKISH FORTS AGAIN SHELLED Allied Fleet Renews the Bom- bardment in Dardanelles Ships Accompanied by Mine Sweepers. RUSSIANS PUTTING PRZEMTSL IN ORDER Another Biff German Offensive Impending; in West Ac cording: to Late Unof ficial Reports. Paris, March 24. Bombard ment of the Turkish forts in the Dardanelles was resumed at 10 o'clock today by the al lied fleets . according to an Athens dispatch to the Havas agency. The warships were accompanied into he strait by "a number of mine sweepers. Busy at PrzemysL , London, March 24. The real significance of the surren der of the Austrian fortress of Przemysl to the Russians and the stipulation as to how quickly the Russians will be able to press the resulting ad vantages by an advance into Hungary and Silesia continues to be the chief topic of military discussion. The Russians are putting the fortress in; orderH sending the prisoners to the rear, feeding the starving peo ple and "attending to the sick and wounded. This task is an enormous one and it is pre sumed that the Russians for some time will not be able to divert elsewhere the strength which for so long had invested the city. This strength is es timated at six army corps. Officials' reports disclose no movements of imyortance in the west, but unofficial reports from Roterdam and Amster dam indicae that another Ger man offensive in the west is impending. Stubborn fighting continues in the Carpathians. In the north the Russians admit that they have been thrown back from the East Prussian fort of Memel, and they characterize their advance to this point as merely a reconnaisance. Further to the south the Russians claim that the Ger man attempt to take Ossowetz is weakening, the majority of their big guns having been withdrawn. The strength of the last Turkish advance on the Suez canal is so negligible, accord in? to dispatches reaching London, that British observers find it hard to believe that a Wed passage over the water- 1 way ia seriously considered, j Their theory is that the Turk- Sfih troops, under German offi I wrs, have been led into the ex pedition to keep the British forces on the alert, to prevent j the withdrawal of British for ,C(1s, to harrass the British con tingents in their positions; and that they have never really fonteniplated an invasion of Egypt Fnccre Tended. London, March 24. Force of al troop longed on the Oalllpnil 'nlnmila yesterday from transport In ""If of fiaros. according to ft "Paun from Athens to th Dully I!""" A ""'rJ "ck tin ths 'r(1nl-forte l to be undertaken i arrival of further Tallinn and rncn warship, which art now on T to ths Dardanelles, S OF VILLAGEJISGOVERED Found on Slope of Blue Ridge Mountains Near the City of Tryon. Milwaukee, Wis., March 34. The remains of an ancient Indian villus on the slop of Blue Ridge mountains. near Tryon, N. C, were discovert hv George A. West, president of the Wis consin Arcnaeoiogical society, while on a recent visit to that state. The dis covery was made near the Mimosa hotel, a well-known plantation home which has been in existence for more than 100 years on land belonging to Mrs. Charles Ersklne, a Racine writer, who has publlshe many Interesting books. The evidenc of th m mi lage was found In a cornfield between the plantation and ed at Howard Gap, on Skyuka moun tain, in nonor or Captain Howard and the foldlers who assisted him in feating the Cherokee Indians in 1775. i iouna specimens of pottery of unusual design and In nnmermiB mion titles," said Mr. West. "It appears mat me village cemetery contained 30,000 graves and was In existence over three centuries." ' SPAIN PREPARES TO CONTROL GRAIN STOCKS Madrid, March 24. (Correspond ence "of The Associated Press) The Spanish government Is taking steps to secure' an adequate supply of grain until thp next harvest. Its procedure Will be "similar to that whinh other countries have "been obliged to adopt," It will take over a number of Spanish owned vessels, and use them to con vey cargoes of wheat and oats from the United States to Spanish ports, principally Barcelona. Rates of freight by ship to Spanish ports have Increased In consonance with those of neighboring countries. The increase has in fact been rather more pronounced than to some French ports. For example, It Is nearly ten per cent cheaper to ship grain from the United States to Marseilles than to Barcelona, because ship owners give a preference to cargoes destined to 'Marseilles, where there are fairly cer tain of being able to unload without delay. SEIZURE OE FOOD BY GERMANY IS DEFENDED Amsterdam, March 24. The Frankfurter Zeitung publishes an ar ticle In defense of the seizure by a German submarine of the Dutch steamers liatavler and Zannstroom in North sea and the confiscation of their cargoes. "Insomuch aa the Anglo-French populations have declared food pro' ducts contraband," says the paper, "and the aim to prevent the Import ation of food Into Germany 'It must he regarded aa a fairly Justifiable counter measure for Germany as far as she is able to prevent Importations Into Great Britain." ZAPATA REGRETS THE DEATH OE NANUS Washington, March 24. Secretary Bryan haa announced that regret for the killing of John 11. McManus, an American In Mexico City by Zapata troopers had been expressed In behalf of General Zapata by General Palafox, in charge at Mexico City. Negotia tions for the payment of Indemnity to the famjly of McManus are progress ing satisfactorily, it was stated. Naples, March ti Contraband am munition was found aboard . the steamer Finland by customs officials, according to a report printed In the Naplss newspapers. It was said that six customs guards accompanied the steamer to Genoa for ft mors thor ough search. Ths, Finland In ft vessel of 727 tons. She left New York February 27 and arrived at Olbrsltsr March $, and then clearsd for Naples and Gsnos, ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, W pine for iRiiiy Austrian Government Consid ers War With Italy More Than Probable, Says News Report. TROOPS DISPATCHED TO TYROL AND TRIESTE Austrian Engineers Dynamit ing Buildings on Italian Frontier That Would Be in Line of Fire. Geneva, March 24. Thn AimtHor, government considers war. with Italy is more than probable, according to uispaicn rrom Vienna, Large num bers of troops have been sent to the Tyrol and Trieste, and ii.r.n.iv. works are being constructed. j ine Ueneva Tribune professes tol have advices from A nutria tv,t th.i dual monarchy Is considering the t signing of a separate peace treaty with Russia without consulting Ger-' many, onenng as concesssion to cede iu nussia a part or Gallcia. Tear Away Buildings. Geneva, March 24 An ,,r,o.,, ed dispatch to the Tribune from the Allelplnn V, 1 . mcr Bays mac Austrian military engineers are dynamiting all buildings between Fudana pass and Trent to Lake Guardo In the Italian frontier which would be In the line of artillery fire. The eastern portion of the town of Rovereto has been aban doned and all the buildings torn away. All persons suspected of pro-Italian sympathies are being sent Into the interior to be Interned, it is said.' ' Refuses German Request Rome, March 24. Italy is said to have refused a request by the German government that a. of Prythea be permitted to continue us journey through fftat district to Abyssinia. The refusal Is reported to have been based on the belief that the object of the mission was to incite an attack by Abysslnians on British troops In the Sudan. PURE NEGRO JOINS ENGLISH REGIMENT London, March 24-. (Correspond ence of The Associated Press.) James Slim, a pure negro and a native of Jamaica, has enlisted as a private In the Coldstream guards. Eefore tho war, it would have been Impossible for a negro to Join a white regiment In England, let alone one of the proudest and most famous of the crack regi ments. The fact of Slim's acceptance Is a strong indication of the demo cratic effects of the war. Slim was in France when the war broke, and joined the French foreign legion. Wounded In battle, he was sent to a hospital where he expressed the wish to Join Kitchener's new army. Word was sent to Kitchener with trie result that he was allowed to enroll in the Coldstreams. Slim is now train ing with the reserve battalion at Wind sor. AUTOGRAPH COPY OF GOETHE PLAY FOUND Berlin, Marph 21. (Correspond ence of The Associated Press.) An autograph copy of Goethe's comedy, "The Accomplices," written In his youth, has been tound among the ef fects of an aged woman who recently died In Dresden. The manuscript was In a packet that had not been opened for forty years. It had long been known that there were In existence two copies of this early comedy which was written In 1719 but Goe the researches had hunted vainly for it. The owner left a will giving the manuscript at 20,000 marks (IS, 000). and the city has required the payment of Inheritance taxes thereon at that valuation. KILLED SMUGGLING PAPERS TO BRUSSELS Rotterdam. March 24. (Corre pnndenoe of The Associated Press. ) KruHsels' supply of .Kngllsh newspa pers, which havo to be smuggled across the border on account of thS German prohibition aralnst their Im portation, has been curtailed by the violent death of ft daring Belgian who had for many weeks brought In 200 copies ft day. He had made friends with ft Bavarian sentry who. It Is said, for a consideration, closed his eyes to the armful of papers which the Bel gian carried. A few days ago, how ever, ths sentries were ennnged. and the Belgian was unable to persuade the Wurtemburg guard to let him pass. Waiting until nightfall, the nswspoper man crawled under ths barb wire de fense, end In so doing exploded ft mine, which literally blem him to places. , IKISU'riS. WILLIAMS DEATHOGGUf(S DEFENDS JUDGE Widow of General Stonewall' Jackson Died Early Today at Old Jackson Home in Charlotte. SHE HAD BEEN ILL y FOR MANY MONTHS Mrs. Jackson Was Close Stu dent of Military Affairs and, Aggressive in Efforts . for Confederacy. Charlotte, March 24. After many months Of Illness and after three days! of suffering from an. attack of pneu- monia, Mrs. Thomas J . Jackson, ! widow of the southern general, died! at ner old nome here at. n'niv this morning Mrs. Jackson had been ' ifLSi' Mrs ckon' V 0adaUghter f inse of'rr tS. anTorrenmtWesGraham '"H "ed woman of 60, The funeral will be held tomorrow .,. ,,, " ow afternoon at 6 o clock at the First T.?nJi 'v. eb0d3r wl!,,b!Beulah Towler, and of Judge Carter taken to Lexington, Va., accompanied Dy a military escort and will rest beside, those of her husband and daughter. Mrs. Jackson had been ill since last August. Her last appearance was In Richmond In May. Mrs. Jackson was born near this city July 21, 1S31. She was the daughter of Rev. Robert. Hall MorrJ son, a Presbyterian minister and founder of Davidson college. Mrs. Jackson attended the Salem academy and college and left school In 1S49. She was married to General Jackson, th na .major, in July, 18R " ww- men serving as military m- structorln the Virginia Military insti - tute at Lexington, Va... Mrs. Jackson was a close student of military tactics and was aggressive in her efforts in behalf 6f the confederacy. After her husband had died of wounds, Mrs. Jackson wrote t: volume of memoirs, dealing with his career. General and Mrs. Jackson had two children, both daughters. One dlnd In : Infancy. The ether was married to William B. Christian. At the daucrh Iter's death in 1889 she left a daughter who is the wife of T. R. Preston, a Charlotte attorney, and a son, Thomas Jackson Christian, now a lieutenant In the United States cavalry stationed in the Philippines. JAILED. FCR TRYING TO Three Defendants in Election Fraud Cases in Custody of Marshall. Indianapolis, Ind., March 24. Sher iff Dennis Shea, City Judge Thomas Smith and Street Inspector Alexander Aczel, alias Steel, three defendants In the Terre Haute elections case, weru orderd Into the custody of tho United States marshal here late yesterday by Judge Anderson for alleged tamper ing with government witnesses. Judge Anderson also asserted that he would put all of the twenty-eight defendants In Jail If he heard of fur ther attempts to Influence or bribe government witnesses. "I shall try tg teach you gentlemen there is some law In this country." ri dared the court after the Jury had retlr"d. During the afternoon seven govern ment witnesses, six of whom have pleaded guilty In the election Case, testified that they had been taken from the Vigo county Jail on a writ of habeas corpus and brought to In dianapolis. They had been arrested on various minor charges. The ar rest of these men appeared to aroimo the Indignation of the Judge and he questioned United States District At torney Frank C. DaJley as to who was responsible for their Imprisonment Judge Anderson took up the ques tion of tampering with witnesses after the jury had 4-ntired for the day. H recited alleged attempts to lulluence witnesses before the grand Jury and Instances testified to In court since the beginning of the trial. TRADE CONDITIONS IN FRANCE GOOD, IS SAID Paris, March IS. Presidents of 75 chambers of commerce mtt here yes terday to discuss the general commer cial situation. Trr.de Is Increasing and there Is the usual prosperity In certain parts of Trance, It was assert-0. "3H 24, 1915. Aged Clinton Woman Appears in Behalf of Judge Carter and to Defend Her , Family Name. TRAVELS TO RALEIGH ALTHOUGH VERY ILL Testimony Impresses Specta torsSolicitor Norris De tails Incidents Trying to Embarrass Judge. (By W. T. Bost). Raleigh. March' 24,-Mrs.: J. M. Williams, landlady of the Montague! hotel in Clinton, the stage setting of j the Carter comedy now being enacted i. d.ui.v h.j , ,.. , nurse to the ceter aisle in the hall the lower house yesterday and U ' lmf townsmen of Clinton made the beat Li , , , whom she declared to be a perfect gentleman. As much of tragic cir cumstance as comic comment was dispensed by her and the Impression that she created went far to remove the evil spoken of her yesterday. The defense has Introduced no evidence to prove the good name of the women but has relied on cross-examination. This method has gone far to relieve embarrassment to the defense and It has shown little of its purpose. Mrs. Williams Is a little woman of unpretentious type. Intelligent, good at repartee, somtewhat picturesque in speech, motherly and kind. ..She K,i, . . a' v.,.Ji ., 1 wlth" e speech Uiied those Lh nt..kH w -t .nm w .iih. risk of my life to vindicate my honor. the honor of my daughter and of Judge Carter," she said with more power thnn her weakened frame war ranted. "These are the most cruel and dastardly charges ever put upon nn Innocent woman," she declared as her pretty nurse picked her up and walked her out. It bore no look of counterfeit an ger, spurious debility or artificial age. She lets the years hang heavily upon her and won't object to being de scribed as older looking than she Is. She defended her daughter who is much In the hospital and wretched In health. "She could not have climbed the steps to Judge Carter's room to save her life," she said. "You know how men talk about grass widows," she said again. "I knew this and my daughter during her separation and before the death of her husband, was as careful as a woman could be." To repel the charges of lncontinen cy, she appealed her age and to the enfeebled condition of her health. She had violated the orders of her doctor and come here at the risk of her life. The certificate ot Dr. Sterl ing Ruffln showed her In no condition to travel or to bear excitement. But she in a Presbyterian and believes that what Is to be will be. And In that church she showed good standing. The member sister with her and 'hold meetings In her rooms. Mrs. Grady, whose husband testified sorrowfully, he declared, against Mrs. Williams, was pictured a lovely woman and both had been frequent exchange visitors. Other Judges Quoted. Mrs. Williams had sat In that "fa mous swing" with Judge Will Allen once and had played cards with other Judges often in her room the hotel. Solicitor Shuw had dined I at her private table and no Judge had wulk1 around her house for another. Judge Long alone had failed to eat there unless It was Judge Whedbee, But Judge Long, she said, "is ft dys peptic, does not like to associate with people, besides you can't feed him anyway." That caused "Judicial no tice" and barristerial pathos. Aside from the evidence of Mrs. Williams. Solicitor Norris made the news flffre of y,t.rdy. He was the and had the date written down. of moral dereliction he said little, though he admitted a suspicion when Judge Carter had Mr. Norris to eaoh a big check to go to Norfolk and perhaps Washington. Mr. N'orrls thought It strange that the Judge did not go home. He admitted, however, not knowing whether the judge did go home pr not. Mr. Nnrris was one of the attorneys whom Judge Carter has handled with occasional severity, as he thought, a noticeable thing being that the attor neys who suffered at his hands testi fy much more directly to the Judge's action than those who look on from the outxlri. This furnishes tha Inter esting psvrhologleat side. Toymen who laugh at what lawyers get from men on rrnas-examlnatlon, get con siderable satisfaction from what Is going on. Solicitor Norris Is some cross-questioner and has burnt ft . i , ... 4 . - v .ununua on pas l g STABLE AND 44 HORSES U. S WILt ATTEMPT TO ,TE ODEUD Because Steamer Attempted to Leave San Juan Without Clearance Papers. Washington, March 24. Attorney General Gregory late yesterday In structed the United States district at torney of Porto Rico to institute libel proceedings against the : German steamship Odenwajd, which attempted Sunday to leave San Juan harbor, without clearance papers. ' Under these proceedings the vessel may be held in the . custody of a "' f . ' h? to the United States under the recent Joint resolution of congress presciibing penalties in such cases. While the department of Justice was oZwd" a S Official's had before them aVeport Jrom STn Juan that fear was felt that both the Oden wald and another Hamburg-American liner, the president, might, under cover of darkness, slip past the guns of Morro Castle and dash for sea. Sec retary Daniels was Informed of the situation and, after a conference with the president, he Instructed Admiral Fletcher at Guantanamo, to dispatch two destroyers to San Juan, while thejhorse was purchased about two'years coast guard service directed the cutter ago fro mthe Ashtvllle Fire depart. ...;....,..., ,B , ,. mums to steam at once for that port Attorney General Gregory's action, indicating the purposes of the govern ment to undertake confiscation of the Odenwald by due process of law In the district court for Porto Rico, attracted much attention In official and diplo matic circles. It is the first definite action begun by the administration under the new law recently enacted by congress. It, was explained ttjat thq owners of the ship imtffht give, bond and secure her release from custody pending disposition of the case In tho court, although it was not likely that this would be done. WILL BEHELD FRIDAY Asheville and Hendersonville Teams Will Debate Win ner to Chapel Hill. The debates to be held between the High school teams of Hendersonville and Asheville are scheduled for Frl day night when the Asheville negative team goes to Hendersonville to meet the affirmative team of that town and the negative team of Hendersonville comes to Asheville to meet the affirm uft-e team of the local High school. The debate here will be held in the auditorium of the High school build-1 Ing and will start at 8 o'clock. The affirmative team which represents Asheville High school Is composed of Kester Walton and Wesley Bouterse with Miss Margaret Fieldi as alternate and the negative team which goes to Hendersonville Is composed of Owen Roberts and C. 3. Hardee with Randall Harris as alternate. The subject for discussion Is, "Resolved, that the United States Shojld Adopt the Policy of Subsidizing Its Merchant Marine Engaged In Foreign Trade." For either High school to send Its repre sentatives to the state wide debate at Chapel Hill on April V. It will be nec essary for one school to gain the ver dict in both sides of the question to morrow night. A list of ten names was tent to Hen dersonville several days ago whlrh contained the names of people in this city who would acceptably (111 the Judges position In the debate to be held here. From this Hit, the Hen dersonville team was to select the ' t M, a, (h,. . names ot three persons whom they fled the local team that they wlshad the following to act: Rev. K. M, Uoyle of the Haywood 8trft Metho dist church. Arch IX Monteath, a local attorney and Judge Jamas ft. Wehli who Is now presiding over tha seaslon of Superior court. These men have been commnnkated with but so far have given no notification of their ac ceptances. SEIZURE OF DAC1A LEGAL. SMS FRENCH COMMISSION Paris, Uftroh 24. A commission named to enquire Into the capture ot the A merles n steamer I 'a via by ft French cruiser has declared ths seiz ure valid. The case has been In ft French prise court for some time for d (011100, PRICE FIVE CENTS BURNED Large Livery Stable of Cham bers and Weaver Destroyed by Fire at 4 O'clock This Morning. " ., HORSES DEAD BEFORE FIRE WAS DISCOVERED Loss Will Reach Thousands Many People Lose Horses in Fire Company Will Continue Business. With losses reaching Into the thou sands, although the exact losses could not be figured out by the own ers today, 44 horses burned to death and a large number of carriages. uuBsies ana otner equipment con sumed by the flames, the large livery siame or Chambers and Weaver on Willow street was gutted by fire at 4:30 o'clock this morning. - A total of 44 horses were burned to death in the fire; 24 of which were owned by Chambers ami Weav. er, valued, according to Mr. Thorn. hers at an average of $175 each and 9A mkUL . ' v niui-ii werp .nwnpn hv v.i.na people, some of the values running as high as JtiOO and $600. Hill's Market lost a delivery horse, which was valued at about $400. This iti-ui ain was named "Jack!" He was me winner of many races for the lo cal laddies at the Wilmingtoh meet two years ago. Insurance to the value of $230 was carried on him. Wagon and harness were also inat hv win-. The Southern Express company lost inree neaa of horses and of the two horses that escaped from the burning bullrtisa one was owned by this corn- pany. Kllbler and Whitehead lost one nose: r.i n rrr - Bde,nff, it... v. , pany two; Zindel's bakery two; Wil liam Hill, colored, a hack man f C.corge Alexander, colored, a farmer on Reaverdam one; Q. R. Alexander of the National Cash Register com pany lost a Valnnhla iltnn v,. which he carried insurance to tha value of $260. He had won man ribbons with the horse and was plan ning to exhibit him again this year. M. K. Kelly lost a valuable mare; Mrs. Carrie Carr Mitchell one horse; A Mr. Knott one horse; Tom Mitchell a trader, one. Mr. Mitchell had one other horse in the stable, but with tha Chnrntu... 1 Tl . much ni,u weaver norse no escaped. The Red Cross Undertaking estab lishment was another heay loser by the fire, having two hearses, one black and one grey, with an ambu lance and casket wagon in the stable at the time of the fire. A member of the firm stated today that while he could not give the loss In dollars and cents, he was certain all the vehicles were practically lost. The first person to discover tho fire was a negro boy who was pars ing the stable shortly before 4 o'clock this morning. He saw smoke coming from the roof 'and immediately raised me nutrrn, nrousing uurus Malhert. colored, who sleeps In the office of the stable. Halbert started at once cuttlrfg the halters holding tho horses, but failed to open the doors, stating this morning that In the ex citment he could not find his key and besides he had only one Idea. that of cutting the horses' halter. About 4:30 someone telephoned to tho central fire station about the fire and while a fireman was taking the message an alarm was turned In from Pack square. In a few moments the firemen were on the srene of the tire, hut before they arrived It Is be lieved that the great majority of ths horses hud already died. Aa soon as the firemen arrived they began to lsy lines or hose and brexk in the duors to the. stable. Hut it whs soon found that all of the horse with, ih' exception of two had Oled snd these two ruclied out when the doors were opened. While moft of the horses were cut loose from their stalls, they were evidently overcome by the dens Ismcke, for the aisles of the stables. leading by the stalls, weis filled with dead bodies ut Vua animals, many of- which were only a few feet from the stalls they hud occupied. Five streams of water Were played on the fire by the laddies, who con tinued to fishl the flames until about 7 o'clock this morning, siinougn thai fire was under control within IS or IS minutes sfter the firemen arrived snd began -work. Ons llns of hoas was connected on Church street; two on Hnuth Iexingtnn aenus and to on Blltmore avenue. Every member of the fire department and every piece of equipment, with the exception of th big red truck, which has been dis sbled for several day,' were called out by the fire. Hut for the fast ii.'l heroic work of the flrtmen U is be I laved that the flsmes would hava spresd to nearby building, but they were able to confine the fire to th Chambers and Wesvar atshle. Ths firs nrlglnated In the rr rf the stable, where a great amount t straw, ud by tha liveryman for t i (Contlnue4 on pais It
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