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U ; ; : ; ' - - - - - . -- - -. j . . , 1 !j rr 1 .... . ; ' : .. . ' V . . ; : :('" ' '. A: . . : . j r : : 1 ri :. A A . a a '. : I" -'. -.;';!' " ' . rTHB GAZETTE-NEWS HAS "ff Oil -v I , " f fl a'XT ' ' ' - '- SERVICE. IT 18 IN EVERT ft I ' K fU II I I " 1 ' 571 I llV V tT5' ' E'i I 3UAST. VOLUME XX. NO, 41. r ASHEVILLE, N. C. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 31, 1915. i Nr: ftffitc "'VE CENTS " . , . .1 ' . I I A- 1. , ; yj . nillin R-r !T r iilir'i mi r.ir'A . .' V. i . h h fl l. r. iyM.Lu! aKh P fllJs III ; W W W III. k jr II lull I I lllill III BROWNSVILLE 3 AUSTRIA LOSES 18j)0(f ONE DAY Advance Column Annihilated in Less Than Hour in the Lyutta Valley and Ber rig Province Battles. DUKLA PASS BATTLE IN .j FULL SWING AGAIN 'Desperate Fighting Elsewhere in Mountains Allied Fleet Resumes the Bombard ment of -Villages. . - G0MIV1IS5IDN FOR MITGHELL IID Governor Craig Appoints T. E. Blackstock, of Asheville; Others From Yancey. Geneva, (By way of Paris) March 31. Austrian losses in the Lyutta valley and the prov ince of Berrig (northeast Hun gary) on the day of March 28 are estimated to have been 18, 000, according to dispatches to Rwiss newspapers. An advance column of 4000 Austrians was annihilated in less than an hour. London, March 31. The battles lu the Carpathians now rival the bombardment of the ' Dardanelles . in political possibilities. It Is generally realized that the Russian efforts are of vital Importance politically ajnd that the supreme command' of the Teutonic allies is justified In exerting every effort to check the Invaders there. The sudden and dramatlo in flux "of . Muscovites into Hungary might, It Is argued, stir up the Bal kans to quick action. . Fetrograd officially warns the Rus sians not to expect an early capitu lation of -Constantinople, but there ar no -signs' that the alllod fleet has riven up the attack, "as the warships are reported to be shelling the out er defenses of the Dardanelles. The Russian assault In the Bosphorus has lieen Interrupted by a thick foR. In the west the Germans are re ported to have given up the plan of breaking through the allied line near the coast along the Yser and are making new efforts along the forti fied Franco-German border by the "bombardment of Verdun. The continued bombardment of Nieuport Indicates, however, that the Germans are opposing the extension of the allied line on the , Belgian coast. . Internally England la still concern ed over the labor and drink situa tion. The Liverpool dock workers show no Indication of having reced ed from their' demands. Commercial bodies are forwarding offers to back up the government In nny drastic action ' against drink It Jnay take. v Battle Renewed. Vienna, March SI. The cewsatlon of the fighting in the Dukla pnss last ed only 24 hours, according to news paper reports, the Russians then bringing up reinforcements. , The fighting In the .valleys of On lava and, Laborcz has recommenced and la now In full awing. The Aus trians are fighting desperately and the Russians, It Is reported, In Bpite of severe attacks with large forces, were, not able to gain their- objective nt any point for their Invasion of Hungary. The fighting In the Car pathians Is going on during a heavy rain. The battle In Bukowlna yesterday Is reported to have resulted in favor of the Austrian. (;ernian Fleet Active. London, March 81. Rcuter" I.lbau correspondent says that ' as a result of two bombardments of Llhau by the German fleet three persons were killed and seven wounded, and 15 houses dnmaged. Telegraph wires were also wrecked and. the pteamer llnlllca In port there sustained dam unres. . Resumes Bombardment. ' London, March 81-. Reuter's has received a dispatch from. Constanti nople by way of Berlin which snys that th allied fleet has resumed the bombardment of villages near the outer forts of the Dardanelles. Turkish aviators make dally recon nalssances. Raleigh, Alarch 31 Governor Locke Craig today appointed the Mount Mitchell commission, which has keep ing of the mountain summit which the governor saved from devastation and for which the legislature appropriated JZ0.000 after a long fight. . , The commission Is composed of T. Edgar ' Blackstock, . Asheville; G. P. Deyton, Green Mountain, Yancey county; E. F. Watson, Burnsvtlle; M. C. Hunnlcutt, BurnsvUle. and .Wilson Hensley, Ball Creek, Yancey county, Represetnatlve Deyton of Yancey and Gallatin Roberta of Bunoombe were responsible for the appropriation for the commission.' Governor Craig urges the commission to Immediate organi GARTER INQUIRY IS Attorneys for Judge and Soli citor Abernethy Closed Ar guments Before Com mission Last Night. RECESS TO APRIL 27, THEN MAKE REPORT INVESTIGftTIQFi OF FIELD LA TOURfflllE'S FIRE Passenger Charged With At tempt to Blow up French Liner, March 6. it r v.. -y v Several Uncommon Features Enliven Closing. Hours of . Inquiry Which Lasted for Eight Days. Paris, .March Sl.Raymond Swo boda, one of the passengers aboard the French line Betam?r; Touraina which waa imperilled by fire at sea March , has been arrested, charged with setting fire ta 107 vessel, accord ing to the Matin. A Swoboda, It is SKfpected, had. close relations with the enemy. Correspond ence found in his room Is said to have indicated that he-was charged with the task of blowing up the La Tour alne. He was taken to Havre. Investigation by experts appointed by Admiral Charller who conducted the Inquiry into the fire on the steamer has established, it .Is said, that the blaze must have been caused by the explosion of some detonating device. The explosion was of sufficient vio lence to wrench loose doors of cabins nearby. '. - . 5 . . . The authorities believe that the ex- ! plosive was placed with criminal In Three Batteries to ProterOv .e Town, If Necessary, jt ing Fighting Across ' the Border." , VILLA'S FORCES STILL POSTPONE ASSAULT Had Been i- i "tyauaV jGood neaitn Yesteput. r Funeral Arrangements not Maxh? iit 11 n s n '.ft. s ,ir.i-wju; ,.&.. dla" Meantime, Carranza and Villa Armies Are Closing in for Another Battle at Lamposos. . KING ASSERTS THAI HE IS NOT ft Geneva, Switzerland, March 31. (Via Paris) "I am not a hero;, you will find them in our trenches," said Albert, king of the Belgians, at his field headquarters in an interview with a correspondent of the Journal de Geneve. "1 affirm that before the war I and my country observed scrupulously all the requirements of neutrality that the powers prescribed for us with a ,re clstpn of the specifications in aa en gineering contract. .' "Your, neutrality," said King A!)art, referring to. Switzerlandr "Is an tel sovereignty. Ours had been obliga tory by an agreement of the ppwers. Nevertheless, you see the result." The king, alluding to hardships which the Belgians had undergone, said:. i ' (By W. T. Bost). Raleigh, March . 31. Colonel Lo gan Harris wanted to "thrash Judge Carter" yesterday, Attorney Boswellj tent 'n a trunk among the baggage of C. Beckwlth conducted ' hU facial by s features and all .virile concomitants : Bttornpv at Havre, it is said, testified into court to show that, he carried j that an amazing statement was made neither grouch nor grievance," and ! one mgnt during rne voyage ny a lei Judcre Carter and N. J. Rouse warm ly "colloquillzed," as final' acts in the Carter-Abernathy hearing. The committee heard the last argu ment late In the evening and closed the book which has been open eight straight days. The committee an nounced a recess to April 27, when the committee will . meet here again to make up Its report and recom mendations to Governor Craig and the general, assembly. In announc ing this recess Chairman Doughlon stated that it would require two weeks for the stenographer to make up his typewritten reports of the evidence so that the members of the committee can make the study they wish to make of the evidence and ar-J gument. . ; Several uncommon features nar rated vnbove Served to'i-glve excite-' mont tn n. trial that otherwise had ItrAllea -o.: drag -and .wan sltAV ty : -Uring- the few who looked on. Colonel Harris complained that the Judge contradicted him, and Mr. Beckwlth was Boswell to the facts offered by Colonel Harris. Mr. Beckwlth repell ed by countenance and speech the Judge's suggestion that Mr. Beckwlth came at the luage in nis cnarac low passenger In a discussion of the German threat-to torpedo ships. ftOTESTIFIMl ."It Is necessary to tell the truth about these things, but It Is bettsr to terl.sllc attitude of grouch- and grlev use moderate language " because the ance." Mr. Beckwlth had more moderate language because ihe grouch at home yestnrday more moderate, so mucn stronger onei,,,, la " Further on the Belgian monarch remarked: "We had no Ill-feeling against Ger many. We received her business peo ple. We had cordial and relations, "Even alt the present moment, I am at a loss to explain why we have left his If he had PR0CEE1GS1 1 . Sweeping Inquiry Begins Into Alleged Illicit Sale of , Whiskey. Here. ; "'"FTrtlSWtig' he priltmfhfffy v fiVeing' In the case of George Cathfty, tried yesterday afternoon before Magistrate B. U Lyda on charges of keeping liquor on hand for sale, Cathey was held for Superior court under a $500 bond, the ad testificandum proceed ings, Instituted by Solicitor J.f E. Swain. and County Attorney J. Vr. Haynes, were taken up with a view to investigating the alleged illicit sale of j liquors in Buncombe county. m . J .......... . ..n nvnmlrtnA Tl. Vl n Mr. Rouse ana tne juage maa n summoned on "John Doe- hearing more serious. Colonel Harris, ? most lntere8tlng caused laughter even tn the face of J ,ih of .h lnvtia. an imDendlne punishment to the ""V" " " Brownsville, March 81. Three bat teries of the United States Held artil lery have arrived here from San An tonio ready, if necessary to protect Brownsville, when Matamoros is un der attack by the FVilla troops. Mat amoros was quiet ' early today and there were- no indications as to when Villa's forces would renew the attack. During last night there were two skir mishes at widely saparate places. Washington, March 81. While Villa forces are delaying their attack on Matamoros pending the arrival of artillery, the stage is being set for another battle at Lamposos, about seventy miles southwest of Neuvo Laredo. ' " Border advices to the state and war departments said the Villa forces bousd to attack the Carranza garri son at Neuvo Laredo, were expected to reach Lampasos yesterday, "where a battle probably will be fought." Earlier messages said Carranza troops were being assembled at Neu vo Laredo. The garrison will number 1,209 in all and presumably a part of the force will be sent out along the National railway to meet the Villa troops at Lampasos if the bat tle is not already- in progress. . Should more trooDa be necesewrv tis, In the event of an attack on Neu vo Laredo, a regiment of Infantry Is in readiness at Texas City. The situation at Matamoros and at Brownsville, across the border, waa unchanged yesterday. The Villa troops, repulsed Saturday In their first attack, were encamped five miles from the city, the state department T. fVlvjiy..., Ashevjij W -t at hl "d.iinft, shortly nrrer d -'v'tckhi-mornine. Mr. Mell(kwis-'1h his usual health until last night" when, upon retiring, ' he complained of nausea. His wife was awakened this morning about 5 O'clock hy the heavy breathing of her husband and thinking his condition to be serious, immediately summoned a physician, who arrived soon after be ing called. - All efforts to revive the stricken man proved unavailing and his death occurred a few minutes after the arrival of the physician . The deceased had been In ill health for a number of years, although his condition was not regarded an serious. However, during the past two years, he seemed to be greatly improved in health and his death will come as a great shock to his many friends. Mr. Malloy ttvas a man of excep tional mental ability and possessed a great charm of manner which endear ed him to all of his friends and ac quaintances. As has een stated, he was one of the best known men of the city, being very prominent here ilnre his removal to Asheville from hii home at Cheraw, S. C, in the early '90'S. He was born at Cheraw, December 7, 1872, and spent his early days at his South Carolina home. He remov ed to Asheville while in early man hood, where he. was united tn mar riage, in 11.892, to Miss Minnie Fag?, daughter of Captain and Mrs. M. J- Fagg, now woth deceased. The Fagg family was among the most prominent of this section, where they had' long resided. Surviving the deceased Is the wid ow; one son, Fagg Malloy,- now a stu dent at Washington and Lee Univer sity at Charlottesville, Va., the father, George D. Malloy, residing nt ijheraw and two sisters, Mrs. Alexander Kol lack of Darlington, 8. C, und Mrs. Archibald McArn of Cheraw. Tha si n and other relatives have been notified ana pending their arrival; ' tM'jlld iriil arrangements have" been completed. The son Is expected tomorrow morning from Charlottesville and the other rel atives will also arrive tomorrow hen definite announcemetn regarding the services over the body will be given out. Navy Officials Are Prepared for Ar X h-ir Ccv rse in Case of Pri-az EiUl Fred- - jV;erici; Hcpi-ever. - IF" INTERNED MAY BE ' TAKEN TO NORFOLK Reports Say Coal for. German Warships, Is Being Load- v ed on Barges at Se- wall's Point. 1 judge's corporation. Judge Carter tion was that nearly all the witnesses courteJM ,0.Bpd , the smile. Twice the colonel I "a purcnaseu ,.quur u. ..u...uu. . An... nti. .f vaiyi a mvarpnniifi Tipirrn. he would ' "' ' .. j wno innaoueu tiiitmure avciiutj, una told the committee that whip the Judge If.Carter said to the colonel what Carter said to the corn- been made to suffer what we have auf-1 mtteo. E'en the Irascible Judge sat fercd. I can explain to myself sulljctm under the tantalizing challenge, less those acts of cruelty. I ne'erirna lswvers had a good deal' of fun BRITISH 5TERMER SUNK w en SUBMARINE could have Imagined that the German was malevolent. On the contrary 1 considered him as a quiet and domes tic character. I know many Germans. I have German blood In my veins. My mother was the countess of Flanders a Hohenzollern. . Why all these cru elties?" The king, referring to allegations that by certain, conversations Belgium had compromised her neutrality said. "Once again I affirm that it is not true." 6 HE Chicago, March 81. Testimony that Pat Ward-at Skyland had, dur ing the past several months, received large shipments of intoxicating liq uors, although none of the residents at the village had ever heard of Pat; nor did the witnesses know the name about It. Kf h ha1 K o 1iiAfT0 llflllAr -....' v!r,H, on,1 I'M hrlnelne of the colored tiger. .,t fha Wwhprn Incident In which' The lids, am-onri th AhnrnHttlV CUB- ! illicit Investigation into the alleged sale of liquors In Buncombe gallon upon the records apart from ! county will continue this afternoon, Abernathy's counsel. Mr. Rouse had, at which 1 time. It is stated the rec been pressing the Judge for an opln-,or.1s ot the agents at Asheville Bl.t ion as to Its reflection upon the so, ' more. Skyland and Arden will be ex- fl" :.m. i,i, h nrnoe of ! Putney caae only lour wiliiesm we.e ' 1'; . t ,h- .hinlixanimeu, bhenlf K. M. the Judge sprang sometning: -w ------ "-7- : Then of a sensation w.heh he said he had seen Mr. House, J. D. Langston, T. W. Davis and Attorney Wooten In the Newbern bar. He thought they were there to hear some matters of that the western raiiroaus, jnsieua or , injunction or receivership snd cor becomfng Impoverltmed, have In tho'(llaly nVted them to put their mat last five years earned more revenue , ,erB i,ef0re the court, than ever before in their history was -There was a stolid silence." offered yesterday at the Interstate ; jvf,e Carter said. "And then It commerce commission's hearing dawned upon, me that one of the at thn tictlilnn (if the 41 roads for hleh-' . . -i..iv nf th .n.nUop ,. ---- -- - . .luiiK-jn nnn o. , ,,,,, ..,! er rales on certain oommoailion. i v. h.. rnnn.1 Tjiniritnn wrs in mo bu ic.uih..i"i " was advised, expecting to renew the assault on arrival of their artillery. Latest estimates of the losses Satur day said 300 Villa troops were killed and an equal number wounded, while the Carranza garrison had ten killed and thirty-eight wounded. On the American side a dozen guns from the Third field artillery are ready for any emergency. Secretary Garri son said the instructions sent to Gen eal Funston was similar to those given when bullqts and shells fell on the American side during fighting nt Naco. The secretary refused to say, however, whether orders had been given to re turn the fire If the same thing lit p pened at Brownsville. The safe department had but mea ger advices, from Mexico City, Secre tary Bryan characterizing the situa tion as "uncertain but with no disor ders." The food situation Is ug,.in somewhat critical, Mr. Bryan said, but Garza had given assurances something will bo done to meet Ihe emergancy. Reports from the border that Villa had demanded of Zapata that General Mitchell, i Felipe Angeles be Installed us provis ional president in place or (KMiei-al Oarza," livckcd confirmation at she slate department or at the Villa agency here. Some officials were Inclined to credit the wet goods to Ashevihe. Nothing 1 n reponen action or 111a saying mat new was brought out in the cae,! probably considered that Geneial other than wimt had already been! Jarza was coming too much under told ly Uit) ut'licers at lha time of iliu ibid. LOCAL EXPRESS MPffl IS BUSY CENTER TODAY Washington, March 31. Thouwh prepared for another course navy offl clals today were making plans for ihe Internment of the German cruiser Prinz F.ltel Friedrlch at Newport. News. Virtually the same methods of proceedure would be followed as in the case of the German cruiser Geler Interned at.Honolulu and the Cprmor- , ant Interned at Samoa.' ' .' ' The navy department is in receipt Of money from the German govern ment to pay for the feeding and other . expenses of the crew and it is supposed that a similar v allowance would be made for the men in case ofinter ment. Officers would be given a larger measure of liberty on personal parole. To prevent the escape of the cruiser portions of her machinery would prob. ably be removed and navy 'officials here believe that the cruiser would likely be taken to Norfolk. If the ship is kept in her dock at Newport News a coast 'guard, cutter might be stationed near to prevent her being lnterferred with.. The confed erate cruiser Florida. It was recalled. "Was rammed by a nnion merchantman as We Florlda'lJty at buoy In the har- bor of Rio rte Janeiro during the war'' of the states. Coal for Cruiser. Newport News, March 31. Reports received here from Sewall's Point, Va., say that 1,600 tons of coal for the German cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrlch Is bring loaded on barges there, to be delivered late tonight or tomorrow. Officials here state that they know nothing concerning such an order and explained that the only coal that went aboard the cruiser would be loaded under the supervision of the United States navy- ' Last Opportunity for Those With Gallon Thirst to " Get Wet Goods. DRIVER RELEASED AND WET 60DDS RETURNED the control of Zapata and his advisers nnd that General Angeles could dem onstrate the situation in the capital. No foreigners have yet left Mexico City, Secretary Bryan said, although All Ti'sllflcamluin lTocccdinga. Ten wltnestes C W. IMlinKiiam, raui l.vnriv. ltnv Cum?. Uihu nvtir. u.,iv. liM.imi.fi. Frank l'attferaon. i lth the Carranza and Zupala officials George Frady Hugh . Frady, wiaj have promised to afford them facilities Franks and Price bumner testified I to reach Vera Cruz. 'NEGOTIATIONS ARE COMPLETED FDR BIG LOAN TO FRANCE Wayne Ellis, statistician or tne. the lsw partner of the chairman of. wverU vt n.w Iowa railroad commission, asserted onP of tne judlclarv committees. tht;that on numerous occasions they had that the railroads. Judged by statls- Mp lT. E x)avls was attorney for the purchased liquor from a negro on tics which he complied, wers pros-i0oRrt Vn, anrt Mr. nm,e t0 whom IlUlltmore avenue, but none of them peroui. attributed no political mottvp. And I could describe the negro, other thun Tneir net revenues ior tne ism : thouKht after having seen suggestion . .V.,7. .L. vi. i.i 1 New' York, March 81. Bankers five years have been greater than of legislative Investigation in i ?v-"m oC 2ftTJl fcr.wl! itr I torteuy tht ncwotl.tIoii au- vf- ever before," said Ellis. "Compared . nBpprs lt woul(1 ht w ,nst matters! he cafe conducted by Cathey at fchy- . complete(1 bBtwppn j. P. Morgan with 1900. the last five year period , henreforth proceed alarms' length.", land, but each of them denied that, J representative, of the snows a net increase 01 u vr crnii ..j nRt tno rpaiu, m, i,y you tonKji"!""'" " The railroads claim that operating jth(, r,.rk a8,i,. nnd entered this fe-of the trips.- expenses have incressed at a greater If, con 1lpon Solicitor Abemathy to! It is expected thi t some Interest rate than net revenue. The cause oA b, .pr,.rt upon the minutes when 1 Ing testimony will be developed at the this Is that the railroads have charg-,r Ahernnthv's attorneys were not session to be held this afternoon. The Today Ih positively the last day on which packages of liquor exceeding one quart In quantity will be delivered to patrons in quantity will be delivered rn patrons of the various express of fices in North Carolina. The Greer law goes Into effect tomorrow; and those with a thirst exceeding the quart limit will have to get their wet goods today. The manager of the local express office states that during the past few days his office has simply been "flood ed". He states thut there are muny packages here without a street ad dress, a few of them addressed to "some of the city's lwst citizens," and that the consignees must call for them today or forever after hold their peace. There are plenty of packages, too, that have a street address affixed. In order to deliver these today, the local office will have to use Its every ra source. It la stated thst dozens of ex press money orders for whiskey were sold here Monday: and thp Jugs that these orders will bring will still fur ther embnrrae the rapacity of the office and the temper of the officials. The express offices of the entire state todny wlli doubtless resemble n great string of antl-prohlbltlon c!er Ing houses. And nfter today there will be a long "fast;" and expressmen will enjoy a long rest. Whiskey Seized by Police, Property of Members of the Eagles' Club, Returned. Txindon, March 11. The Merman dine steamer Flnmlnla with a general fargo from Glasgow to Cape Town, was sunk off 8ci!ly ue March .18. presumably by a icrraii jhmarlne. The members of the crev -were saved. The Flnmlnla was a Brltlnh steam er of 2.2 IS net tons, hlpp'ng records Jat lorafd the veel st Iondon, March j. ed to operating expenses large amounts connected with auditions nd betterments." . The witness asserted that the rail roads were now paylnir more divi dends than ever before. FfforM to IlaJne) Submarine Abandoned Washington, Maroti 81. Efforts to rale Din fcunken submarlno K-4 off Honolulu liarlMW were ' temporarily uspombHt yesH-rday eftrr a liswxcr with which the boat wss being drag ged toward the shore snapped. present?" Mr. Rouse asked sharply. . "If your purpose Is to renecf upon mo I cifti only answer that I tlesplse your reflection." Jiidge Carter said with fine contempt. Mr. Rouse sprang to his! feet ind asked the committee to litke notice of the attitude of the Judge, For an instant he' withdrew any Intent of reflecting upon the Judge but said the body sitting la a court and that attorneys have a right to no Into such matters a were , before It. Judge Carter took notice of the wlthdraw M and made the simplest sort of re ply to It. Mr. Rouse questioned him (Continued on pace 3) sessions of the court are held in the Superior court room. French government establishing In this country a 1 50,000,00credlt for the benefit of France. BULEARS HGL01N9 UP ARH1S . SENT 6f GERMANS TO TURKS Geneva, March II. -A Sofia dliJ patch says that Bulgaria is holding up shipments of German artillery and lars-e Quantities of ammunition des- 1 lined for Constantinople. ',' , ' 1 . WORST IN FOUR YEARS Mobile, Ala., March 81.-Conditions are worse tn Yucatan than at anv time during the four years of the revolution in Mexico," according to F. W. Blake of Merlda, general manager of the United railways of Yucatan, who with his wife and four children, has arrived in Mdblle on the Amer ican schooner James W, l'aul, .Jr., from Progreso, Mexico. ' CHiCAGQE'S LARGEST DEAL IN REAL ESTATE HAS BEEN MADE Chicago. March 30. The lurgoet single rel estate deRl In the history of Chicago was recorded tudny when the Fine Arts building, controlled by the Ptiidebakers was sold to the Charles A. Chapln estate for 3,u00,-000. Without the name of any Individual being mentioned, nor the club to which the liquors were to have been taken brought into the case, the charges of having liipior on hand for sale, mnda against Charles Simpson, colored, yes. terday uUernoon by the police, v.ero misdlssed In Police court today and the liquors seized, were ordered re turned to the Asheville Dray, Fuel and , Construction company, in whose dray Ihe wet goods were seized. About o'clock yesterday sfternoon, while Simpson was driving a wau-m belonging to the Asheville Dray, Furl and Construction company near the intersection of Haywood nnd College street, hp was stopped by members of tho police force, arrested and the liquors In the wagon were seised, 11 cases In all. The negro furnished bond In the sum of $200 for his appearunce in court today and the liquors were taken to headquarters. It developed that the cases wera -marked to Individual members of the Eagles' club and a member of the club stated today that the members had each signed for the packages and In tended to plar the wet goods In the lockrra st the club. He stated thut thla hud been a rustnm tttl the loral clubs for someilme. FIRE IN NEW BERN DID $30,000 DAMAGE TODAY "New Bern, March 10. Fire which broke out In the Kafer bakery at J : 1 6 o'clock this morning destroyed the bakery and the home of H. I. Crump ler. editor of the New Hern Journal. The loss a estimated at about ISO, 000. Mr. Crumpler discovered the fire and turned in the alarm. PORTUCAL CRISIS CONTINUES TO GE SERIOUS, PARIS REARS Paris. Marrh II. Information from impartial and reliable sources hi' that the Portugal crisis continues m he serious, according to a Madrid dN patch to the Journal. Ninety-five nltr councils have r.ids protems s!nt the dictatorial character f the gov ernment, while only 17 support It. The Increasing price of flour h caused rioting nnd a number of t rles have been stormed. I r'
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