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VOLUME XX. NO. 53
ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 14, 1915.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ALLIED SHIPS'
ATTACK FAILS
Unsuccessful in Bombardment
of Batteries at Exit of the
Dardanelles, Says a
Turkish. Report.
CRUISER AND DESTROYER
ARE STRUCK BY SHELLS
Pressure by French on German
Line in West Expected to
Develop Into Event of
Vaster Scope.
CHINA
OBDURATE
I
FACE OFJHREATS
Declines to Recede From Po-
sition Regarding Certain
Japanese Demands.
STILL BIG
SOUTHERN
London, April 14. The
I struggle for the last . of the
Carpathian passes held, by the
Germanic allies still was the
center of interest on the war
stage today. The importance
7 of the series of fierce battles
'along the eastern front from
i'Bartfeld to Bukowina was so
fully recognized that activity
in any other field was consid
1 ered relatively unimportant,
Each side claims successes
Vienna says that the invaders
have been checked since March
20. Petrograd says that the
fighting is in progress 14 miles
, south of Dukla pass, which
; would indicate a considerable
Russian advance. The Teu
' i tonio forces are still holding
j: the. Uzsok pass and continue.
their counter attacks but last
night the Russians announced
the capture of three v more
heights within four or five
miles of that vital gateway.
. In the west the allies have
done little in the last two or
three days beyond the consoli
dation of the positions now in
their hands and to prepare for
another effort to oust the Ger
mans from St. Mihiel.
Constantinople, April 13.
(Via. wireless to Berlin and
London, April J.4.) An offi
cial statement issued by the
Turkish war office tonight
Bays: .
I "Some enemy patrol ships
today bombarded unsuccessful
ly the batteries at the exit of
jtlie Dardanelles. A cruiser and
a destroyer were struck by
shells from the fortifications."
1 London, April 14. Field
Marshal Sir John French's
message to hi.9 countrymen at
home that "I know that when
the time comes for our great
move we can break through
the German line," and a Brit
ish eye-witness statement that
"there are plain signs of the
gradual weakening of German
resistence" is accepted h6re as
an intimation of the steady
pressure on the western front
which will shortly develop into
an event of vaster scope. It is
expected that the .next three
months will be especially mom
orable in this epoch making
war.
Military writers believe tha
the reports of the French sue
cess on the Meuse-Mozelle line
an important region between
the rival fortresses of Verdun
.and Metz has given promise of
I the opening of the spring cara
ipaign, which they regard as
signifying the final offensive
which awaits the arrival of ad-
I equate accumulation 01 men,
t equipment and supples.
T The suspension of infantry
'fighting in the all-important
Verdnn district was quickly
ended as wns expected by the
(Continued 00 pege I)
Peking, April 14. The deadlock In
tho negotiations over Japan's demands
on China remains unbroken. China
declines to recede from her position,
notwithstanding the fact that tho Jap
anese minister, Ekl Klokl, threatened
yesterday to discontinue the negotia
tions.
The Chinese foreign minister, Lu
Cheng-Hsiang, refused to discuss
group V of the Japanese demands.
This group relates to a number of the
most Important demands made by
Japan, Including the employment of
Japanese supervision of the manufac
ture or purchase of China's war muni
tions and righu for railway and min
ing operations.
M. Hioki endeavored to draw the
Chinese representatives into a discus
sion of article V of this group, which
has to do with the concession of Japan
of rights for construction of railroads,
Corporation Commission Con
tinues to Entertain the Re
quest of Road to With
draw Other Trains.
WARSHIPS USE
MEXICAN BAY
"til
SEABOARD A. B.
Captain Mexican Cruiser Says; Road Charged With Delivering
Allied Ships Have Been
Using Magdalina Bay,
, Lower Cal., for Base.
RAILROAD TARDY IN
FURNISHING FIGURES
Governor Makes Requisition
for J. M. Glazener Hoop
er Portrait Presenta
tionState News.
BRITISH, JAPANESE AND
AUSTRALIAN SHIPS SEEN
All ' Ships Are Reported to
Have Been Stripped for
Action Had Been on
Long Voyages.
Raleigh, April , 14. The corpora- San Diego, Cal., April 14. British,
tion commission Is still entertaining ! Japanese and Australian warships
the Southern railway's request tojhave been using Magdalena bay.jW. C. Harris yesterday tried the Sea-
Lower California, Mexico, for a coal J board Air line on a charge of deliv-
and supply base, according to Cap- jering ; whiskey to persons not the
tain A Snmmera.ll'. of the Mexican i consignees but reserved Judgment for
auxiliary cruiser Ensenada just in
Whiskey to Persons Not
Consignees Judge Re
serves Decision.
DAUGHTRIDGE URGES
GOVERNORSHIP CLAIM
WILHELM READY
FOR DRY DOCKS
T
SHY
MEN
TO
BE
GIVEN
SUPPDR
T
He intimated that China had favored
Great Britain with railway concessions
and, had not given similar rights to
Japan. He again urged China to grant
the concessions demanded, and permit
Japan to take up subsequenUy with
Great Britain ' any question which
might arise in respect of encroachment
of British railway interests. ,
The" Japanese minister again post
poned consideration of the Manchuria
group. The Chinese foreign minister
asked once more that discussion con
cerning this group be concluded but
M. Hlokl replied that he still was
Without instructions on this point from
Tokiof ; ', " . . .
mm BALES COTTDN
Compared With 493,354 in the
Month Last Year Other
Cotton Figures.
Washington, April 14. Cotton used
during March amounted to 623,959
bales, exclusive of llnters, the census
bureau announced today. Cotton on
hand In manufacturing establishments
and Independent warehouses aggre
gated on March 81, 6,119,317 bales
March consumption compared with
493,364 bales need In March a yeaf
ago. During the eight months period
ending March 31, the consumption was
3,573,216 bales against 3.785,210 bales
In tha same period of last year.
Cotton on hand March SI In manu
facturing establishments was 1,740,-
47 bales against 1.679.239 bales In
last year and In Independent ware
houses 3,378.817 bales against 1,834
00R bales last year. .
The cotton exports for March were
1,208,773 bales against 695,210 bales
last year; and for the eight months
ending March - 81 6.689,678 bales
against 7,936.076 bales in the same pe
rlod last year.
Cotton spindles active during March
numbered 30.918-.6J3 against 31,083,-
868 last year.
PAPERS RECEIVED IN
COUITIOI CASE
withdraw certain trains on its several
roads In the state, the commission
having asked for figures that will
show the business done by the rail
road. ;
While no announcement Is expect
ed for some days, the commission
will not take any action unless the
Southern presents figures that con
vince the commission that further
hearing would be Justified, That
much was said to the officials sev
eral weeks ago and the figures that
will call for a hearing in which all
parties will be examined, have not
been produced.
Considering the tardiness of the
railroad, tho patrons of the line rear
back In contemplation of continued
rides on present schedules.
From Washington the corporation
commission receives advice . that the
interstate commerce commission wili
soon hear the cases growing out of
the rate reduction brought about by
the commission nearly two years ago,
ta which settlement the Virglnrt-erttes
find no pleasure.
The time set 1b May 5 and Examin
er Pugh writes that the testimony
will continue at the Washington of
fice. The case was carried up by the
Virginia corporation commission.
Governor Craig has offered a re
ward of 150 for William Watklns, a
ginger cake colored man, who is
wanted for attempt at criminal as
sault In Warren county. The com
missioners of Warren have of feed a
reward also.
Governor Craig honors the requisi
tion of South Carolina's governor for
one J. M. Glazener, wanted in Ai
ken for obtaining money under false
pretense and now supposed to be
hiding In Brevard, Transylvania
county.
Hooper Portrait Fresento'rt.
The portrait of William Hooper,
revolutionary statesman, orator, dis
tinguished citizen of the republlo and
signer of the declaration of Independ
ence, was presented last night, the
anniversary of the Halifax Resolves,
by the society of the Sons of the
Revolution.
The presentation speech ' was made
in an exhaustive summary of Hoop
ers career by Dr. Archibald Hender
son and accepted by R. D. W. Con
nor, J. Bryan Grimes presiding over
tha meeting. The picture was painted
by Jacques Busbee, artist of Raelgh
and no work that adorns the walls
of state buildings Is a better orna
mentation. Hooper being an axcep
tlonally handsome man, Mr. Busbee
reached high water In this touch.
The Fayettevtlle Steamboat com
pany has dissolved by mutual con
sent following a resolution In January.
Tha secretary of state charters the
Carolina corporation of Sanford at
3100,000 with $10,000 paid In and
the W. J. Edwards and company of
the same place with $400 of the $40,-
000 paid In. Each corporation has
the ame Incorporators, H. P. Ed
wards, O. W. Cunningham and T. U
Riddle.
Washington, April 14.-Develop-ments
yesterday indicated that the
government intends to do its utmost
to back up Secretary McAdoo of the
treasury and Comptroller of Curren
cy Williams, In the legal fight precip
itated by the Riggs National bank,
complainant in equity proceedings to
enjoin these officials from alleged at
tempts to drive the institution out
of business through systematic and
long continued persecution.
Attorney- General Gregory an
nounced that the department of jus
tice had employed Louis D. Brandies
of Boston to defend Messrs Williams
and McAdoo in the Injunction pro
ceedings. He declared his department
land the treasury were co-operating In
ltiee nrnneprtlnfrw Tt hpriimA known
lie Day. v arsmps oi tne amea neeisacier oi great local notoriety, wno nasialgf) tnat Jeswe c Adklns former
assistant attorney general, also had
' 'Ins" at Raleigh Deny Hav
ing Negroes Register in Mu
nicipal Election Make
Counter Charge.
(By W. T, Bost).
Raleigh, April 14. Police Justice
Government Will Back up Mc
Adoo and Williams in
Bank Suit.
Commander of German War
ship Expects Permission
From Washington to
Enter Dry Docks.
EXAMININING BOARD
ALSO EXPECTED TODAY
Capt. Thierf elder Promises to
Ascertain If There Are Any
Naturalized Americans
Among the Crew.
a later look into the law.
This case grew directly out of the
from Magdalena bay by way of Tur-!conviction of Elmo Gill, a white char-
in the Pacific have been using Mag-1 never quite understood the temper
da'.ena bay as a base for a number jance measures that biennially block
of months, according to Captain , his plans. Shortly before the new
Sommeralla. Grler act went Into effect, Gill was
According to the natives at times caught with 101 pints of whiskey and
fleets of foreign warships and aux
iliaries mostly British and Japanese,
have anchored In the bay. The war
ships were all stripped for action and
looked as though they had been
steaming on long voyages. The Esena
da entered Magdalena bay early In
March. Captain Sommeralla says he
saw a two-funnelled cruiser painted
a leaden color with decks e'eared for
action, hovering outside the bay. lat
er the Japanese cruiser Chitose en
tered the bay and coaled from a
collier and' proceeded.
The Japanese cruiser Asama Is etlll
aground where' he 'struck Bet-ember
81. Attempts to salvage the cruiser
have been going on without Inter
ruption. .
FURTHER INDICTMENTS
IN MISS TiZER CASE
Include Rae Tanzer, Her Two
Attorneys and Detective
in Osborne Case.
New Tork, April 14. Rae Tanzer,
Maxwell and David Slade of the law
firm of Slade and Slade, her attor
neys In the breach of promise suit
she brought against James W. Os
borne, and Albert J. McCullough, a
detective employed by -the glades,
have been indicted by the federal
grand jury Investigating circum
stance surrounding the filing of the
suit. Miss Tanzer is charged with
using the malls to defraud. The Slades
and McCoullough are charged with
conspiracy.
There were nine counts in the In
dictment against Miss Tanzer. each
based on a letter she was alleged to
have written o Mr. Usbnren, ad
dressing him as "dear Oliver." It
was charged she used the malls In an
attempt to defraud by making false
representations that James W. Os
borne had promised to marry her and
by demanding money and property
from him. The acta of Indlotment
were returned against each of the
Slades and McCullough. The first set
charged conspiracy to .obstruct jus
tice, and the second conspiracy to
wrongfully Influence the testimony
of witnesses.
V
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t S6 Kiixrn ix mtve.
t w
t Toklo, April 1$. An accident It
it in a coal mine at Bhumonozkt re- K
t suited In the loss of 236 lives, ao- It
t cording to Information received It
H In Toklo this evening.
H 'It
cases.
The United States Marshal's office
here has received today from tha of
fice of United States District Attor
ney Hammer papers In a case en
titled United States versus Frank A
trltt mnA Alhtfa whlnh fa Ann,
demnatlon proceeding instituted , by J hwi another rather small
the department of agriculture for
the acquisition of 660 acres of land
In McDowell county as part of the
national forest reserve. There are
about 100 defendants Involved In the
suit and the summons will be served
In person by the deputy marshals.
The defendants will be summoned to
appear in the district court of the
United States at Greensboro on May
It.
I Seven Indictments now have result-
In the 8upreme eourt the criminal ed from the grand Jury's Investlga-
case of state agslnst Kennedy, from t Ion of the suit brought by Miss Tan
Stanly. wherein a white man Is ap-,ser, Frank D. Stafford, who said he
pealing from the conviction of six raw James W. Osborne and Miss
years for manslaughter, was argued, .Tanzer at a hotel In New Jersey, was
R. L. Smith of Stanly, presenting; Indicted Isst week for perjury. Miss
the defendant's case. . Tanner's sisters, Rose and Dora, were
The defense argued that Kennedy , Indicted yesterday on the same
killed Morton when three were at-1 charge,
tacking him and presents self defense! ' "
as one of the element, i ns court
lot of:
fflHSHJ m DIED
IT
Miss Aurella Carrlger, aged iO years,
died here this morning at a local sani
tarium. The deceased had resided in
Ashsvllls for. the pa.tt 'wo years, and
had numerous relative In rltv.
The body will be taken to Morrlstown
for Interment tonight. 'Mis Can-liter,
during her slay In Ashevllle, had
formed great many friendships by
hir sweet and kindly disposition and
her many acquaintances will hear
with tb deepest regret of her death.
COLONEL KIRPITRICK
IS
his reputation was so much against
him that explanation greatly embar
rassed him. He did say, however,
that the whiskey was not for him,
but he could not explain how a man
who knows him would keep such a
large deposit in Gill's care and Gill
went to the roads.
Yesterday he was brought in to tes
tify. His evidence was that the Sea
board's agent, W. H. Blacknall, de
livered the whiskey consigned to T.
M. Salmon, to Gill. The Seaboard's
evidence was that Gill appeared with
anothfer man who was represented
as Mr. Salmon and that the wWlsKey
went to the other person. The direct
conflict In testimony was about the
only Issue before the - court whose
mind appeared to be against convict
ing a corporation which had no way
to deliver its whiskey if it had to
employ detectives to inquire into ev
erv shipment.
The temperance people nave neen
after the Seaboard for refusing 10
open Its books to citizens, but a re
cent report of the Supremo court set
tled that against the road. Friends of
the system intimate that this action
is a part of a further plan to give
this great interstate toter of booze
more trouble. The Seaboard comes
straight from the parlors of thirst
with great loads of this elixir of
trouble.
Paughtrldge Campaigning.
Lieutenant Governor Daughtrldge's
letters are going broadcast over the.
state and tne nocKy muuni
date for governor Is himself mucn
DleBBed with the progress mat nis
candidacy is making.
The letters sent out ty Mr, iuk"-
trldge do not Indicate tnat ne is B"-
Ing to play the farmers union
Itlsm or that he will appeal to the
formers ns a class. He is persuaded
that the people want an administra
tion by one close to the agricultural.
industrial and commercial init-i
of the state and one In sympathy with
labor. He think the people equany
desirous of an administration "free
from vocational strife and political
agitation." '
The Rocky Mount man expects to
n with Ricket for the mastery. He
does not think he will have to beat
anybody else. "There will be no bit
terness In this campaiKn irum
he said to your correspondent.
Business Is lVttr.
"Business Is better, " he said,
when asked to give en estimate of
things not within the politics! pur
view. "I am s fertlltr.er manufaotur-
. . fafmir1
er ann a im-ri mim
he continued. "Every sack that we
make Is sold and I have not seen col
lections better. We have had an amnK.
Inrly few number of failure. Cotton
f.irmers have sold their crop at low
mrloes and kept money In circulation,
hey have sacrificed their effort but
It has resmiea in me
r hlnV diversification of crops snd
reduction In cotton acreage will do
much to help us next veer. I do not
fear too much tobacco, the crop of
last vear sold so well.
And of course he thinks business
Improvement will help the psrty
which has been the goat during the
months of financial Illness.
OfRHal Ipny Registering Negroes
The city officials deny that they
have registered the colored voters
for tho city prlmsry April H but
charge to candidate running against
the administration the responsibility
for the duturblng element In the
been retained 'in the case.
Officials declined to say whether
the government at this time con
templates any affirmative proceed
ings In addition to the defense of
Mr. McAdoo and Mr. Williams in the
injunction case. It wns denied, how
ever, that the bureau of investigation
of the department of Justice had un
dertaken any investigation of affairs
of the Riggs bank.
WHISKEY PROBE WAS
4
Fifteen Witnesses Examined
But no Evidence Was Se
cured From Them.
Although fifteen witnesses were
Newport News, April 14. Expecting
permission from the Washington au
thorities to move his ship into the dry
dock at the navy yard, here, Captain
Thierfelder, commander of the Ger- .
man converted cruiser Kronprinz Wll
helm, today ordered that the vessel be
made ready to proceed up the James
from her anchorage. ! '
The commander also expected the
examining board of the United States
navy to reach Norfolk today to check
up on his outline of the repairs that ,
would be necessary to make the sh!
seaworthy.
Preparation to receive the converted
cruiser at the dry dock were made at
the ship yard, but the officers of the
company had received strict instruc
tions not to permit the cruiser to enter
until granted authority from Wash
ington. The German commander had not
completed his inquiry into the nation
ality of the members of his crew last
night, as requested by Collector ot
Customs Hamilton, but he promised to
ascertain today whether there are any
naturalized - Amerloans vaboard'"'hU
ship. Collector Hamilton asked that
he be permitted to confer with anr
naturalized American that might be
aboaid the warship and Captain Thier
felder agreed to this. At least one
naturalized American is believed to
belong to the crew.
Details of the sinking of the British,
steamer Bellevue, one of the Wil
helm's 14 victims were related today
by a member of the crew which re
vealed limi the British ship had been
examined yosteraay auernoon oeio.e heI(J a a prlze for u dava before shft
Magistrate B. L. Lyda, by holicitor ! was . t0 the bottom. The Bellevue
was bound from Liverpool to South
American ports and had aboard 4,000
tons of coal, 1,000 cases of whiskey
and several yoks of oxen. She was
captured by the Wllhelm on December
4, last. She was moored by strong
cables to the Wllhelm and everything!
of value. Including the cargo, was
removed before the Bellevue
sunk.
was
J. E. Swain In the Investigation
which was conducted for the purpose
cf finding out if any liquor had been
sold illegally in Buncombe county
during the past two years, nothing
was brought out in the hearing and
a continuance was taken for an In
definite period.
It was stated after the hearing, that
several of the witnesses that had
been summoned were 111 and could
not be brought Into court now so It
was thought best to continue the
hearing. County Attorney J. W.
Haynes, who has been associated with
Solicitor Swain In the probe, is oi't
of the city and will not return for
several days, this too being one of the
onuses for tne continuance. Phlladelnhla. Anrll 14. Determln-
The following witnesses were ex-1 P(, ffnrl k lna a at tomorrow's
amined yesterday nfternoon: Walter meeting of the city council to effect
Johnson, H. A. Moffltt, E. J. Rny.ithe passage of an ordinance which
Dr. Sumner, J. O. Sales, Tom Jack- .n, DPrmlt tne remotval of the his-.
Rankin Blackburn, Furman torlo rihertv bell from its shrine In
Independence hall to the Pennsylva
nia building at the San Francisco
exposition for exhibition during the
PBOPDSE TO TME LIBERTY
on i Tn emu rDM'
ULLL IU
son,
Ward, John Patton, Harry Patton,
John Tipton, Roy Falrchlld. J. H.
Brown. Hernchel Filer. John Garri
son, Henry Miller and Carroll Eller.
ALASKAN GOVERNOR
fair. There are Indications that the
ordinance will pass. Mayor Blanken
burg and other leader oi the city
favor the ordinance. Including an an-
SIGNS PROHIBITION BILL J proprlatlon for the expends of the
in p.
Juneau, Alsska, April 14. Gov-1
ernor J. F. A. Strong yesterday signed I SIXTY-NINE EVENTS
the bill recently passed ny tne territo
rial legislature for submitting the
people throughout Alaska In tho elec
tion of November 4, 1H1S,
a
REFUGEES IN MEXICO
RETURN TO AMERICA
Galveston. April 14. The United
States army transport Sumner sailed
early today from Tamplco, having on
board about 300 refugees who desired
to return to the United States.
TM TJF.T.AV flAPWnrAT.
. V V
Philadelphia, April 14. Sixty-nine
events are on the program of the
University of Pennsylvania's relay
carnival to be held on Friday an!
Saturday of next week. The Unlver-
Ifliy Hi piiuiii vbiuiiiia will- lie r!prp
sented In the race for the fliat time.,
It was announced yesterday thai
Plaxlco, considered one of the fastest
runners In the south, will represent
that Institution In the 100-yard dash.
Bombardment of Carranza
Trenches In Matamoros On
Brownsville, Tex., April 14. Bom
bardment of Carrsnua trenches by
the Villa army besieging Matamoros
besan yesterday. The first few
Special to The Oaiette-Newa.
Charlotte, April U.Col. T. U Kirk
Patrick won In the mayoralty race ln r.nipaPn
the primaries yesterday over V. It. Mo-j ff course the administration I not
the prlmarle yesterday over K. apposing the vote of the Macks le
n McNIftch. Kirk nst rick's tnslor- ' tha fnwwt ! full nf colored men
Ity over McNInch was only 6. iwho are entitled to vol.' ' Mayor "hell exploded In the air over the
Klrknatrlck was a candidal oflinhniion am', ritv Clerk W. II. Saw- town. Only on cannon appeared to
the 'old, or aldermanlc charter; j yer say the bulk of the blacks have
McNInrh the new, or managerial , heen taken In by on of the csnd).
character. The contest vas keen and ', dntes for onmmlwtnner of public
exciting. Kirk pstrlck Is a momber of nflr snd thst th rlty edmlnlstra
tha governor' staff and of a prominent Ition has made tin effort to bring th
family In Mecklenburg, a successful
and nromlnent lawyer, and elder In
the A. R. P. church.
colored man Into th csmpslm.
"Th 'nigger' ha a hard time In
(Continued on Page Three).
be In sctlon. The Villa gunner got
the rang within a few minute and
dropped two sheila a few yards from
the trenchee on the wet Mldelot the
town. Apparently there wa no dam
age. '
Before the range was secured about
four shell exploded ovfer Matamoros,
neai
oh above th French theater,
Washington, April 11. Resumption
of hostilities Is expected In the vicinity
of Celsy and Rlapuato between tb
Mexican faction under th wmmini
of Villa and Obregon. according t
slat department advice. Amerli-at
Consular Agent Carothers telegraph T.
that on April T, after It hours fight
Ing, Villa had decided tn await rn-s
forremsnta. Over 15,000 men, It 1
estimated have now bn gathr,1 frn
th fight by Villa and Obreson Is b
lltved to have an equal number.