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VOLUME XX. NO. 56.
ASHEVIU,3,N. 0., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 17, 1915.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
a in. a i -
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DAMAGE BY AIR
RAID UNKNOWN
Attackers Declare Operations
Resulted in Destruction of
. Military Material and
Defenders Deny.
OPERATIONS HALTED
IN THE CARPATHIANS
Resumption of Activities by
Allied Fleet at Dardanelles
Reported Greece May
Modify Policy.
1
London, April 17. The al
i lies on one side and the Ger-
mans on another today are
taking an inventory of the in
juries inflicted by the recent
aerial opqrations with the us
ual contradictory results. ,. The
attackers claim that their as
saults from the air resulted in
the destruction of military
transports and equipment but
the defenders report that the
only tangible effects of such
operations were casualties to
ivilians and slight damage to
roperty.
The people of England, be-
g influenced by recent ex-
ariences, are looking for
petition of the aerial attacks
Zeppelins or Taubes, but
to noon no such attack had
a reported.
The weather conditions seem
f be the chief cause of the
3ent halt of operations in
t' s Carpathians. A corres-
ident of the Associated
ass with the Austrian for
, reviewing the siaution, de
res that the Russian offen
e was checked after the in
lers debouched on the plains
the Hungarian side of Lup
i pass and straightened out
Austrian wedge which had
l driven into the Russian
near Uzsok pass. Tie
us that the Russians suf-
1 fearful losses in making
r supreme effort to gain
Hungarian plains, the cas
es having been particu
' heavy a'rftong the noble
officers of crack regi
s. any eent, British observ
elieve that whatever else
be retarding the Russians,
cd streams and impassable
? are ample reason for the
nt delay.
th the news of resump
f activities bv the allied
in the Dardanelles comes j
port from Greece which i
the impression of a pos
modifieation of the pros
licy of Greece.
Ish colonial officials
issued an official report
ng n victory" for the
i Indian invading forces
'io Turks in Mezopota-
ho western front pirns
owing tliat Germany
tici pate tho long pre--oneral
offensive of the
i ut actnal operations
have relapsed into the
f mid-winter quiet,
i, April 17. Gorman
dropped some bombs
yesterday, ?0 miles
uon. Tho first nt
on Homo bay, east of
ry and about 50 miles
Ion. The aircraft
rapidly loward Lon
iiL'm a few minutes
was reported over Canterbury,
Faversham and Sittingbourne,
It dropped bombs on each of
the towns.
This was the third German
aeroplane attack during the
last 36 hours oh the eastern
counties of England. The two
previous attacks were made at
night by Zeppelins.
The aerial onslaughts, how
ever, were not limited to
the Germans. A French offi
cial report claims a successful
air attack bombardment of the
German imperial beadquar
ters, in retaliation for the
Zeppelin attack on Nancy.
The German report says that
the French airmen dropped
bombs on several towns which
were not protected by anti-air
craft guns.
London no longer considers
itself immune from air attacks.
The Zeppelins on recent raids
at night have gone further
from their strong Cuxhaven
base than the distance between
Cuxhaven and London. The
aeroplane 30 miles from the
capital and choosing its own
course has brought a new con
ception of the effective range
of this type of machine. Nev
ertheless the English public
remains skeptical of the de
structive powers of the air
shins. ' i . r
ITALY EXPECTS
swEiin
Believed Austria Will Act
Quickly When Convinced
of Italy's Intention to
Intervene in War.
PROSPECT CAUSING
VERY LITTLE ALARM
Turkish Emissary to Rome
Convinced That Italy Will
Continue to Maintain
Neutrality, He Says.
ELMS ROBBED;
IS DEFENDANT
Asheville Young Man Tries to
Recover Stolen Money and
J Is Charged With
Blackmail
CASE IS PUSHED BY
TWO RALEIGH BARBERS
Elias Unable to Get Hearing
Today Great Indignation
Because of the Action
Against Him.
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Such Report Is Made by Ob
regon on Celaya Battle;
But State Department
Awaits Details.
CONDITIONS IN MEXICO
CITY AGAIN SERIOUS
Paris, April 17. The belief is be
coming general In Rome that Austria
contemplates a sudden attack on Italy
as soon as the dual monarchy is con
vinced of Italy's determination to in
tervene In the war, according to
Rome dispatch to the Matin. The
prospect is said to be causing no
alarm, however, because of the con
centration of a large force of Italians
on the Austrian frontier.
Turk Confident.
Rome. April 16, via Paris, April 17.
"I am convinced that Italy will re
main neutral," was a statement made
to the Idea Nazionale by Carasso Ef
fendi, member of the Turkish chamber
of deputies, just before he left Rome,
after completing his recent mission for
his government He said he had gain
ed this impression after interviews
with various Italian statesmen. "Until
yesterday," he said, "this was a simple
Impression, but now I consider It a
certainty."
On the Italian Frontier, Via Paris.
Raleigh, Aprtl 17. Despite the de
mand of Don Elias, of Asheville, that
the chargesof blackmail brought
against him by S. B. Equels and J.
M. Mills, barbers, be heard this morn
ing, Police Justice Harris continued
the case until Monday morning. Mr.
Ellas was twice robbed in February
iof $40 but did not suspect the shoe
i shiners in the shop until the sec
ond robbery. Thursday he reported
the case to the police and suggested
a trap for catching the thieves. He
and the chief marked some bills and
a policeman "Mlowed the Asheville
man to the shop, where . he was
shaved. U
Upon paying his bill he discover
ed the robbery of $30 and reported
to the police standing on the out
side. The officer searched the shin
ers, barbers and Elias, but found no
money.
Mills and Equels then became dls-
Silliman Instructed to Ursre
Carranza to Co-operate in
Clearing the Railroad
From Capital
Washington April 17 Consul SIM
man has cabled a summary of the Car
ranza reports of a victory by General
Obregon over the Villa forces at Cel
aya. Rout of the Villa army witht the
capture of 30 pieces of artillery and
N
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mM PLANS
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Go nor's Commissioners on
'X' .....
Revision of Judiciary Sys
tem Meet Today to Ef
fect Organization.
THAW'S LAfflEB
PLANS APPEAL
-v 1
Matteawan Fugitive Surprised1
at Court Order Re-Com- I
mitting Him to Asy
t lumfor Insane.
EXTRADITIONS ISSUED
FOR TWO PRISONERS
North Carolina Shows Great
Gains in the Crop Yields
and Per Capita Wealth
State News.
(By W. T. Bost).
Raleigh, April 17. Governor
Craig's commission for the revision
of Judicial procedure was to hold Its
first meeting here, organizej and map
out the work wrlch the lawyers and
WILL ASK FOR JURY
TO PASS ON SANITY i
The Court Apparently Regret
That It Cannot Rid N. Y. j
of Thaw by Sending : : )
Him to N. H.
many prisoners is claimed. The state the one layman have before them.
department is awaiting detailed re
ports from both sldea before accept
ing definitely the claims of either.- ,
Duval West, special representative
of the state department reported In a
telegram yesterday conditions in Mex
ico City are becoming more serious
owing to the lack of food stuffs and in
terrupted communications.
The state department has notified
Consul Slllian who is at Very Cruz to
urge the Carranza authorities to co
operate in clearing the railroad from
the clptal. , ,
The Carranza agency has made
public a telegram from
pleased and swore out a warrant fori quoting from Obrcgon's report of 36
DiacKmaii. The Asheville man de-! hours of f iEhtin at Celavau ObreKon
April 17. Italy today has 1,200,000 was a busy, day and they could
first line troops under arms, between attend.
mandea trial but the barbers said it
not
SriniLLEBT
AEROPLANI ATTACK
Two German Aeroplanes Fly
Over Amiens, France, and
Drop Bombs.
Amiens, France, April 17. Seven
people were killed and eight were
wounded by two German aeroplanes
which flew over Amiens yesterday.
The cathedral was apparently the
target of the missiles dropped, but It
was not damaged. The first aeroplane
appeared at 6:45 a. m. and dropped
five bomba The exploding projeutile
was fatal to four women and two men
and seven others were wounded, in
cluding two soldiers who were guard
ing the railroad station. The property
damage was trlclal.
The second air machine appeared at
5 o'clock p. m. and one of Its bombs
demolished a house and decapitated a
woman sitting In the parlour and In
Jured another.
CLOSE NEXT FRIDAY
i Congressman Britt. Will De
liver an Address at the
Exercises.
the ages of 20 and 28 years, perfectly
armed and equipped, - General .Zepelll,
Italian minister of war said that a
miracle had been performed when
Italy after maintaining for 20 years a
military organization merely for the
preservation of peace had created one
of the most perfect war machines of
the world, which he said to be superior
proportionately to the German army
at the beginning of the war.
The eagerness of the soldiers on the
frontier to begin fighting is said to be
so great that officers are compelled to
watch them closely to keep them In
check. Men who are In positions to
say authoritatively however, declare
Italy still hopes to obtain territorial
concessions from Austria and thus
avoid a rupture with her allies.
CHRIST! OWNS TO
T
MURDER
Confesses He Helped to Dis
pose of Warren's Body,
Police Assert.
Great Indignation Is expressed both
announced a complete victory , over
Villa,. Who he said, had attacked Wed
nesday morning at 6 o'clock with 42
generals , and . 30,000 men in three
by officers. &d Onttin that a oungi armies: -"-S
man of high character should -be : The state department's advices
forced to defend himself In effort to from Irapuato said that the hostiti-
caicn croons, umcers testiry that ties at Ceaya were still In progress
there Is no element of blackmail, that j and that there was slight advantage
r.iias askea no money, suggested no
wrong doing on proprietors' part.
Judge Harris Is son of Colonel lagan
Harris, prosecuting attorney, but Mr.
Ellas does not object to the tribunal.
Governor Craig today ordered, up
on the universal request of Edge
combe county bar, Judge Frank Car
ter to try the special term of court
of two weeks, beginning May 17. The
request was mad eby Senator Gilliam.
Winston-Salem, April 17. S. P.
Christy, who with three other persons
is charged with the murder butt Aug
ust of O. J. Warron, Inst night con- sent the supreme regent.
ROYAL ARCANUM MEETS
AT ROCKY MT. NEXT WEEK
Special to The Gaiette-News.
Wilmington, April 17. The pro
gram has been completed for the
annual meeting of the grand council
of the Royal Arcanum which will be
held at Kocky Mount Wednesday
and Thursday of next week. Wil
mington will be well represented at
the meeting. '
The address of welcome will De
made by Mayor L. P. Tlllery of
Rocky Mount and S. M. Brlnsoti of
N'ewbern, , will make the response.
The meetings will be preslcdecd ever
by Grand Regent Harvey B.
Craven of Newborn, Uriah W.
Tompkins of New York will repre-
Speclal to The Oaxette-Newa,
Marshall. April 17. The second an
nun county comencement of this
county will be held In Marshall, Friday
April 23. The' object of this annual
event at the close of the school year Is
to call the people together from all
parts of the county to enjoy the day
at our county seat, and to lay plans for
a larger and more eftVrlent work In
our schools for the coming year.
The grand parade will he held at 10
o'clock Friday morning led by the
Mars Hill College band.
Congressman J. J. Brltt will speak
at 11 o'clock. Diplomas will be award,
ed to the 7th grade graduates at 11
o'clock. A school exhibit and an edu
cational rally will be held In the court
house at t p. m. A recitation and dec
lamation contest will be held at I
o'clock p. m. A beautiful gold medal
will be given to the winner in each
contest.
The Fnneh Broad bank and the
CHlxena Bank of Marshall have shown
Interest In the county commencement
by giving the two modal, offered In
the contests. The CIMiene bank will
give the medal offered In the recitation
contest and the French Broad bank
will (It the on offered In the decla
mation contest. .
fesscd that he had participated In die.
posing of Warren's body but denied
that he had a hand In causing War
ren's death, according to the police.
Christy Is said to have declared that
Warren's wife chloroformed him and
that Warren's son-in-law, Clifford
Stonestreet, then strangled him with a
rope. Mrs. Warren and Htonestreet
then pinned the body In a trunk, Chris
ty Is reported as saying, and Christy
obtained a wagon and hauled the body
to a lonely spot on Muddy creek,
where it was found several days later
by fishermen.
Stonestreet, his wife and Mrs. War
ren will be given a preliminary hear
ing next week.
GERMAN SHELLS FALL ON
Delcmont, flwllxerlsnd, Via Paris,
April 17. -German shells fell on Swiss
territory Tuesday for tho third time
since the beginning of the war, &.v
the newspaper Demoorale. 'X,f Ger
mans were trying to destroy the
kV.n.h nhumnllAii finll o t T'u.1lurhnil.
sen hut th aim of the gunners was! Tribune dispatch from Ung
nan ana in projucme. jeu in ins town
of BeiirnevesaJn. An Investigation Is
to be mart by th Hwls authorities.
to the - Villa forces who had com
pletely sourrounded the city and had
cut communications behind the Car
ranza army.
75,
oonu
CHICAGO
16,000 Carpenters, Demanding
Increase of 5 Cents Hour,
Are Locked Out.
Chicago, April 17. Sixteen thou
sand union carpenters striking for an
Increase of five cents an hour In pay
were today under the ban of a lockout
order on the part of their employers.
Painters, lathers, plasterers and sheet
metal workers In slmllur circum
stances and enough allied trade work
ers brought th total beyond 76,000
of Idle men. The strike begun at 4:30
yesterday afternoon and at midnight
the lockout order went into effect.
Yesterday men woh wished to disre
gard the strike order and return to
work were told to take their griev
ances to union ofllclals.
When work ceased on the approx
imately 40.000 or 411,000 unfinished
buildings In Chicago contractors laid
off all employes except a few retained
for odd Jobs. Watchmen wer employed.
The commission is composed of
Chief Justice Walter Clark, Judge W.
J . Adams of the Superior court, Ex
Judge W. P. Bynum of Greensboro,
Senator L. V. Bassett of Rocky
Mount and Senator High G. Chatham
qf Winston-Salem. The members do
not know where they will have their
headquarters or what will be the im
mediate work done, but they will
make the preliminaries tomorrow. It
is understood in Raleigh that Judge
Clark will be made chairman, though
Carranza the organization has not been at
tempted on paper.
The governor has issued extradi
tions for Robert Knuckley, alias I .
Frank, alias Joe Kneckley, wanted In
Henry county, Virginia, for malicious
trespass, and for Samuel Isley, want
ed in South Carolina for obtaining
money and goods by glvjng fraudu
lent checks.
Knuckley Is now held In Draper
and Isley in Lincolnton. Governor
Craig has sent the papers to the
proper authorities.
In the office of the secretary of
state, the Job P.- Wyatt business
filed a certificate of amendment to
its charter putting $100,000 Into
equal proportions of preferred and
common stock. This is one of the
best known business houses of Ra
leigh.
Insurance Commissioner James R.
Young has returned from Chicago
where he went a week ago to attend
a meeting of the commissioners of
the United States.
Mr. Young says the subjects under
discussion were purely routine and
that nothing came out at the meet
ing that possibly could Interest the
people and the papers. He returned
yesterday to a dask piled waist high
with mail matter.
Republicans Arc Pleased.
The city campaign, which has been
conducted with fair regard for Vie
newspapers In the allotment of adver
tising space, will end with the first
primary April 19, but a second pri
mary must be held to determine the
winner.
Rome of the Insurgent republicans
NOW IDLE
New York, April 17. -Harry Ken-'
dall Thaw has been ordered back to
the State hospital for the Criminal In
sane at Matteawan by the appellate
division of the New York Suprem
court. .. '. . '
In an opinion concurred In by all
the Justices, the court yesterday af
firmed th edenial by Supreme Court'
Justice Page pt a motion to return.
Thaw to the Jurisdiction of the state
of New Hampshire, whence he wa(
extradited to stand trial for conspiring
escape from the , Matteawan' asylum,
and ruled that the original order com-1
mitting him to the institution was still
valid.
Plans are being formulated to take4
the case to. the state court of appeals.
, A decision adverse to Thaw came a
a great surprise to his counsel. The
order carried with it the provision
that Thaw could not be taken from I
New York county until five days have 1
elapsed. . . . . . j
.The writ of habeas corpus sworn!,
out in Thaw's behalf after he was ac-.
quitted of the charge of conspiracy, is
finally returnable Monday. , At that!
time counsel, will .present argument'
urging that ithelr client be granted
permission to have a Jury determine .
his present mental condition. )..';.", 3
Should a decision , unfavorable tai
Thaw be forthcoming by Wednesday
the state will have the right to return
him to Matteawan forthwith, provide.
lng his counsel shall not have, obtain- .
ed a stay of execution in the order .
committing him to Matteawan, pend-'
lng appeal.
Thaw himself refused last night t ,
comment on the court's action. . '
The opinion of the appellate division'
was written by Justices Hotchklss an'lj
Scott. Justices McLaughlin, ClarkeJ
and In graham concurred. The opin-j
ion began by sketching the case ofj
Thaw from the time Stanford WhitW'
was killed until Thaw was extradited,!
and went on to say that the motives
which may have Influenced those whol
obtained Thaw's return to thla state)
have nothing to do with the case, and)
that he may be discharged only when.)
by due process of law he shall havej
been ascertained to be sure. '1
All things considered, that part ofj
the opinion written by Justice Scott!
asserts the fact remains that Thaw i:
now In this state and there Is valid!
commitment against him for his res-i
tralnt as a person of unsound mind.
The opinion concluded as follows:
"It may be that the state would
be well rid of so troublesome a guest.
had hoped to win a place on the land that in view of his acquittal It id
commission, but they made no effort, j to be regretted that having once left It
They are not disappointed and wince j he was brought back, but that It Is
the democrats have been cnargea not a matter or Judicial consideration.
The opening business session will
be held Wednesday morning. There
111 be another In the afternoon and
the oloslng session will be held
Thursday morning. Wednesday after
noon, following the business session,
the Arcanlans will be taken for an
automobile ride.
A barbecue will be given Wednes
day night In honor of the visitors.
The toaatmaster will b J. B. Ram
sey. Lieut, unv. is. Li. Daugntrtdg
will respond to th toast. "Arcanum
Viewed from the Outside." Dr.
J. Howell Way will tell about "Ar
canum on th Inside," Mr. II. B.
Craven will discus th cardinal prin
ciples, "Virtue, Mercy, Charity."
Mr n V. Wlnutead will Inllr mi 'Jr.
ranum Her at Home." U. W. Washington, April 17. The Inter
Tnmpklns on "A Message from the,"11 commerce commission has an
Supreme council." Dr. R. L,. Allen ! nounced that It has concluded Its In
n "In Union Ther Is fitrenath ." ! vesication Into th rates and prac-
E. Bonlli of Wilmington
T
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Ulces of the telegraph and telephone !scurlty and
with registering negroes the repub
licans are pleased a plenty to have
this as a reply to any future race
issue In the city or-the county.
The life timers among the republi
cans are greany pieasen. une m (
these said yesterday that he had seen
his party get tardy vindication. "It
took nerve twenty and thirty years;
ago to proclaim yourself a republl-,
can." he said, "because we were soj
much abused to the negro vote which .
we could not he'p. Everybody knows
.y the negro voted the republican,
ticket and 1 see from Mr. H. C.I
Beckwlth. a local attorney, that tne
republican ticket Is the natural bal
lot for the black man to cast because
the negro Is the beneficiary of the
party which gave him his freedom.
"But your articles In the papers
show how unfair and how hollow
have been the charges against the
republicans. Her is the negro who
naturally votes th republican ticket
being actually dragged from his on-
led Into a
All that we have to consider Is his
right to be discharged from the law
ful, outstanding commitment to Mat-'
teawan, and it seems to me clear that
he had no such right. Certainly, If
we were to realise him from the res
training effect of the commitment, w
have no power to compel hi deporta
tion, but must release him uncondi
tionally, leaving It to him to . deter
mine whether he will go or stay1."
IS
DESTROYED; USEE LOSS
Henry E. Bonlli of to vot. the demo- j bushel, of
Bon7, .I he" iC.ndWiUr5 i,tT Jcov.'ed i rZ Jc ticket. I verily believe h" -r..lmpl.me,,
Bonltl Is the gTana secretary. .. ,, . ,' ,,. ,, 'now more democratic negroes than amount of
Special to Th Gaselto-Newa.
Brevard, April 17 The fine bant
of R. H. Zachary, who lives .in
North Brevard ha been destroyed by
democratic; fire. Two fin muloa,' about . 1,500
corn,' some valuable farm
la, and. . a considerable
hay and fodder were also
I always burned. The estimated loss l JO, 090
Klt.XKtttlstltKtK.
t BlWlA.s n U.111L.E. ,Telegraph and Telephone company
and th department, Inst year. It was
ft Geneva, Swltierluhd, April 17. nBd m.A. further lnvettlsatlon
j unnecessary. V
pal nira It mraa tioulin nn th Inl. . nOW mor OfmncriU
. v. - 1 . i rxnuhllrsn neirroes. .While
ciflo complaints wer. settled and th.'knev, the democrat, would be glad with no In'urance.
understanding between th American
John Bunny III,
New York, April 17. John Bunny,
comedian of th screen, was thought
to b at death's door yreterd.y of a
complication of klilney and heart ail
ments. II ha. been III for tbre
week, at hi. horn In Brooklyn. Mr.
Bunny Is II years old. ' .
BY FRENCH WARSHIPS
It vsr, northeast Hunger), say. "I
H that tho Russian, ware vlotori- t
ou. la great battle between R, BRIDGE DESTROYED
( the Hlry anil in vsnry or on-
X dava. A German army of pick- It
d men attacked1 th Russian. It
marching on Bereg, say. the (lis- M.
patch, and wa. repulsed aftor It
thirty-two hour, of .ever fight- H
lng. Th RusHlan. captured H
Tarls. April 17. An tfllclal stale
menl by the French ministry of ma- shot
rlne I. a. follows;
Yeetordsy morning a French hat
tk-ahtp destroyed the railroad bridge hotween this dst and
lure auaiitltU'. of amwi and am- It
munition. It on th line which Join th region of , Monday. They expect. If they stand
to have the negro vote, I did not ex- H is thought the fire wa of Incen
pect to see It on such grand soele as' diary origin, as the first Intimation
It is said to hav been sought m thla'sny of th family had of th trouble
primary." I was when th flames were tn bum-i
liie Tns Nearly Content. lng rapidly from th four oorni-r or.
Th "Ins" are nearly content. Therh building. Th flames spread o
can prove an alibi In th nfgro Teg., rapidly and furiously that it us
1tr1ng, Th sole f"ar of the admin- Impossible to aav anything.
In t ration I. a broadside Monday , Judge B. F. Long who Is holding,
morning too late to answer. j Superior court here this wi k lmov-i
They sr contemplating aboubtilng things along pretty rap'dly. HI
1 1 aa worth of ammunition In on rulings are quick and decti.lv and h
nd a discharge that come. one. noi coniiume mucn nine uiw.-um
without warning. But for that they lng th maitf-r wiin me lawyer. i
would be shl. to win vote. very day order to the herlff to bring h!
th crimirv him any man caugnt spitting en i
HHHtHHltltKIIHHHHXHX
Hlfiyrla with th city et Balnt Jean J up In th first rc te win out In thejeaused c
tjD.'Acr,- . Jwcond. . , 'baccoch
floor er walls of th court hone 1
consternation among th i
ewlng fratrn!t y.