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THB OAZETTE-NEW9 HAS THE -OCIATED PRJtBfl SERVICE. IT 18 IN EYXRT ll RBSPBCT COMPLETE, it WEATHER FORECAST: FAIR. ! VOLUME XX. NO. 59. ASHEVIL2, N. 0 , WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 21, 1915. PRICE EIVE CENTS 1 1 7 : ! AGAIN ATTACK TURKISH FORTS Dispatches Indicate Both Land and Sea Forces Are Op erating Against the Dardanelles. 20,000 TROOPS LANDED ON SAROS GULF SHORE , Heavy Firing in Gulf of Saros and Dardanelles Consider able Military Activity - on Western Front. Berlin, (By wireless April 21, The Tagea Zeitung today published a special' dispatch, the origin of which is not giv en, which says that 20,000 British and French troops have been landed near Enos in European Turkey on the north side of the Gulf of Saros. j Try to Run Straits. Constantinople, April 20. (By wireless to Berlin and London April 21.) An official statement issued by the Turk ish war office today says : "It is now definitely known that six torpedo boats attempt ed to penetrate the Darda nelles Monday night." There has been no previous announcement concerning an effort on the part of the allied naval forces to run the straits. Important Success. Ilazebrouck, France, April 21. Emphasis is given the im portance of the success of .the . British troops near Ypres by details which have reached here of the operations. They tell of the capture of positions possessing considerable stra tegic importance and which had been defended by the Ger mans with desperate gallantry for weeks. A number of Ger man prisoners passing through here just after the engagement i expressed little regret at leav ; ing that vicinity, as they said ' they had been in the trenches ( all winter. Gains Likely Small London, April 21. -Dis-: patches fro mthe French front show there has been consider able military activity but there is little evidence that either side has made any material , gains. Whatever small ad vances may have been made seems ,to rest with the Ger- mans between the Meuse and the Lorraine frontier and with i the French at Flirey. The English papers are de j voting many columns to corri- ment on the optimistic speech of Premier Asquith'last night I at Newcastle. The utterances of the pfemier are regarded as giving notice of the putting , into effect of a sort of indus ! trial conscription by which the employers will bo expected to (forego some profits, the trade I unions suspend some of the I rules necessary in peace, and the tax-payers contribute in demnity to factories in cases jwhoro there is loss or injury jwhich has been caused by com- jmandeering. Sofia Is responsible for the 'report that a nombardmont violent enough to shako build ings at Dodcngntch has bfen going on in the Dardanelles nnd in the Gulf of .Saros. Ictll of lint dm. Harlln, April 21. Official new from German east Africa of the defeat of the British forces on January 18 and 19 in a two days battle near Jassinl has Just reached Berlin. - The British forces are said to have lost some 200 mnn . - 1 1.1 amounting to about 700, including the capture of four companies. Three hundred and fifty rifles, one machine Run and 60,000 rounds of ammunition fell into the hands of the Germans. The loss to the Germans was seven officers and 11 men killed and 38 wounded. Mafia island, off the coast of Ger man East Africa, was occupied by the British January 10. OR. M'BRAYER MADE AN IT Large Audience Heard For mer Asheville Physician in Health Talk. Special to The Gazette-News. . Winston-Salem, April 21. Every citizen of Winston-Salem would have profited by hearing the lecture at the court house last night by Dr. L. B. McBrayer, of the state sanitarium for tubercular patients at Montrose. He told of the value of human life, and rebuked the state and the municipali ties of North Carolina for spending thousands and thousands of dollars for fire prevention and for the prevention of diseases among cattle and orchards, while relatively only a few hundred dollars are spent in teaching Its citi zens how to prevent diseases which destroy human life. He declared that this is a disgrace to the fair name of North Carolina. He called attention to the fact that the legislature appropriated $100,000 for farm demonstration work, teach ing people how to battle against dis eases of soils, crops, orchards, etc. and refused to provide $100,000 for the prevention of tuberculosis, which is one of the most deadly enemies to human life. Speaking of conditions obtaining In Wlnst m-Salem the speaker said: "Winston-Salem had 112 children to die in 1913 from diarrhoea! diseases. That means more than anything else that your milk is bad. It might be bad when it comes from the dairy or It might get bad after it goes into the homes. But someone is responsible for lives of those 112 children. Ashe ville had only 20 the same year. Dai ries have no right to kill children by selling them unclean milk. The chil dren are helpless." Ho closed with reviewing the Influ ence that women has had in improv ing health conditions in the state, and at the end paid a beautiful tribute to woman. P1IESS ClOOB REPLY Has Reduced Demand to Irre ducible Minimum, Japa nese Papers Think. Toklo, April 2i.--The crisis con earning the negotiations with China was the subject of a protracted con ference of the cabinet today. Mem bers of the Qennro and elder states men of Japan had been communicated with on the subject. The semi-official press expresses the belief that Japan has brought the unsettled clauses of her demands to an irreducible mini mum and that if China continues to procrastinate Japan will probably press for a reply within a given period of lime. FRANK'S ATTORNEY'S TO APPEfl 10 el prison COMMISSION Atlanta, April 11. Attorneys rep resenting Leo M. Frank, whoa ha beas corpus suit was decided ad- versely by the United States Supreme court yesterday, have announced thst they would mak no effort to obtain a re-hearlng by that tribunal, and added that they would appeal for executive clemency to the Georgia prison commission at an early date. RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR WOMAX n.ECTED MA TOR. R I R R Chicago, April 11. Mrs. A. R. R R Canfleld, aaed 14 year, was N I elected mayor yesterday of War- R R ren. III. She ha da majority of R R four votes. She la the first worn-. ( K an to be chief executive of an H t Illinois municipality. Warren has ? . a population oC 1,700. t i n no FlfSTOBY Colonel to Continue Testimony Which He Began Yester day in Suit Brought by Wm. Barnes. TELLS OF ADVICE HE RECEIVED FROM BARNES Says Plaintiff Hold Him Peo ple Are Unfit to Govern Themselves and Money Is 'Sine Qua Non.' Syracuse, N. T., April 2 1. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt resumed' the wit ness stand in the Supreme court to day and continued his story of his dealings with William Barnes In an effort to prove that he was ustlfled in making the statement on which Mr. Barnes has sued Colonel Roose velt to recover $50,000 for alleged libe'. Before the colonel took the stand counsel representing both sides and the court discussed in chambers the legal question u., to what should be and what should not be admitted as evidence in the hear ing. At the end of the conference It was announced that tne court naa decided not to admit evidence regard ing certain things which were not specified in the pleadings. This bar red a great mass of evidence dealing with politics, and political methods and Mr. Barnes' alleged conversation with Colonel Roosevelt on the ethics of bofslsm. Thomas F. Smith, secretary of the Tamany organization for the past 20 years, arrived today at the i court house to answer a subponae served on him by a representative of Col. Roosevelt's counsel. This -wias taken as an indication that his examination would be very thorough. When Col. Roosevelt resumed the stand, Mr. Bowers questioned the witness, who said: "I had a conversation with. Mr. Barnes in regard to the gubernator ial election of 1908. This took place In Washington and possibly at Oyster Bay, too. "What was this conversation?" Mr. Bowers asked. Mr. Ivlns for Mr. Barnes objected to the question and was overruled. 'The conversation was In regard to Mr. Barnes domination of the party," Col. Roosevelt answered, and contin uing he said: "Now Judge, it was a continued conversation. We" talked over the letters I wrote In 1900 to Mr. Piatt in which I repeatedly referred to the domination of the party by Messrs. Barnes and Senator Piatt. Syracuse, N. V., April 21. Theodore Roosevelt, former president of tha United States, who went on the witness stand in the Supreme court here yes terday wna to continue his testimony today In an effort to prove his conten tion tht he was Justified In causing the publication of a statement on which William Barnes sued him to recover $50,000 for alleged libel. Under oatl Colonel Roosevelt said that the former chairman of the re publican state committee had urged him not to antagonize men of large business interests who contribute to both the democratio and republican parties so that they would be pro tected. Mr. Barnes told him, Colonel Roose velt swore, that It was essential to protect big business Interests, because nless they were protected they would 'not make contributions to the party falling to protect them, and that with out ,uch contributions It was impossi ble to carry on tit eorganization. v un o tuorganlzatlon, leaders and bosses, the former president quoted Mr. Barnes as saying, party government would be Impossible Colonel Roosevelt . also quoted Mr. Fames as telling him that "the people are not fit to govern themselves. They have got to be governed by the partv organization, and you cannot run an organization, you cannot have loaders, unless you havs money.'; , Colonel Roosevelt was. called to the stand aa a witness for the plaintiff, after a technical question of proper Identification of the plaintiff and de fendant In the action.. He replied In the affirmative and then was made a witness in hi own behalf. The colonel sketched his political carllr an,i Wtn considerable pride discussed the regiment of rough riders he organised for service In the Spanish war. He told where the recruits came from, where they gathered, where they went, and Just what they did. Ho vn described the first brush with the Spanish forces and would have related RDQSEVEL order he had given the men underpin him, over 4,000,000 voter left with him had not counsel for the plaintiff objected. Then he rave detailed testi mony about hi relation with the late Henntur Thoma C. Piatt, with Mr. Humes, and conversation he had with both those men on various occasions. II will continue hi testimony to morrow. Colonel Roosevelt talked to th counsel for both sides, off" red an geatlon and entered Into a (Hacusslun of more then on potat with Justice William S. Andrew, prcaldlng, whom THE CASE AGAINST J.J. Prominent Lumberman From Swain Co. Charged With Violating Anti-Jug Law. The case against J. J.- Combs, a prominent Swain county lumberman, arrested yesterday by the police on charges of violating the section of the recently enacted Anti-jug, regarding the shipment into North Carolina of more than one quart of liquor at one time, was called in Police court today and continued until tomorrow morn ing. The police stated that they were not ready for trial and asked the court to continue the case in order that they could further Investigate it. , Mr. Combs was taken into custody when the police found he had a trunk, which it is alleged had Just arrived with the defendant from Kentucky, containing about 14 gallons of whiskey. He immediately gave bond In the sum of $200 for his appearance In Police court. :v . . .' - " The defendant claims he had pur chased the liquor in Kentucky, having just returned from that state and was bringing it here for his own personal jto be concluded at a not distant date, use: that he was not trying to violate The reports at this time cannot be as any law by doing bo. It Is understood i cribed to a definite source hut thev are the liquor Is extremely good. This is the first arrest for a violation of the new anti-Jug law to be mado in Asheville and the outcome of the trial will be awaited with interest, not only by the friends of the defendant, but by attorneys in. the city. . : , he addressed as "Judge." He wa3 entirely at his ease. He cut all his words off shortly, except when he mentioned the name of Mr. Barnes. He drew out the name of his oppo nent and put a peculiar pronouncia tion upon the last syllable. Mr. Barnes himself appeared much Interested in the first part of Colonel Roosevelt's testimony. As it progress ed, however, the plaintiff in the action seemed to lose interest and he first re tired from a sett close to the witness stand to one farther away and then he left the roonv. : . v j ' Mr. Barnes' attorneys ' bad "resteS before Colonel Roosevelt was called to the stand. They reported completion of their case in twenty minutes and called as their private secretary, John McGrath. He testified that he gave out the statement complained of to newspaper reporters at Oyster Bay. Syracuse, April 21. Counsel for William Barnes in his $50,000 damage suit for lobel against Col. Roosevelt rested case yesterday after offer- ering evidence to prove the alleged libelous statement. . Mr. Barnes" counsel only placed one witness on the stand. He was John McGrath, Col. Roosevelt's private secretary, who testified that he had ' given out the statement complained of to news paper reporters at Oyster Bay. A partial list of the 68 papers In which the statement appeared was read. Counsel for the defense con ceded that the statement had ap peared In the papers and also con ceded that the .plaintiff's detailed statement as to the , circulation of each of the papers , was correct. Largo Crowds Attend. Syracuse, N. Y., April 21. Counsel for William Barnes In his $50,000 libel suit against former ' President Theo dore Roosevelt began the presentation of his case to Jury yesterday. William M. Ivinn chief of Mr. Barnes' legal staff outlined In his opening argument the complete case for Mr. Barnes. As was the case . Monday a large crowd gathhered at the court house early yesterday In hope of being per mitted to enter the court room. Tha members of the Jury were permitted to spend the night at their homes. Col. Roosevelt arrived at the court house sometime before his opponent. The crowd chepred him and he waved a rpply with his hat. Mr. Ivlns began his addresn by ex plaining to the jury the law as to libel ous tatoments: "We must consider the occurrences out of which the al leged libelous matter arose," he said. 'These occurrences were anteredent to the prlmsry eleollon In this state last fall. Who are the principals' wnne a memner or tne assemDiy in the early eighties, the defendnnt estab lished a reputation aa an author. At that time he begnn tt make himself a factor in public affair. He had more Influence that. any single newspaper." Mr. Ivlns outlined Col Roosevelt's political career and added: "During all that time he continued to be fluent with his pen and gradually became the grea'est factor In American politics. "When did the interests of the prin cipals begin to diverge? I will toll you. During the gubernatorial cam paign of 1910. It Is enough to my that a controversy arose as to whlnh should control the convention. This resulted In victory ot Col. oovelt and he gained the control of lo re publican party at that time. Ih1912 Col. Roosevelt left ihe party and to show how many peoMe had conddencs him." RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR R th powers In China, Insurance R R RlR of the Independence and Integ- R R Chicago, April 20. A petition R for a receiver for tho Chicago, R Rock lalana ana rr-no Ran- R road company wa filed today R In the United fttate District R court by th American meet R Foundry company. R RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR v r OF EARLY PEACE Persistent Rumors in Rome That Peace Is to Be Con cluded at a Not Dis tant Date. REPORTS REFLECTED IN HIGHEST SOURCES Fact That Hostilities Have Not Been Pushed as Ag gressively as Promised Believed Significant. Rome, April, 21. During the past 24 hours persistent rumors have arisen in Rome of a general peace in Europe reflected in high official quarters and are given heed by careful observers of International politics. It is pointed out that Rome would be an excelle'nt field for conducting peace negotiations as Prince Von Bue low, one of the ablest German diplo mats Is in Rome as ambassador to Italy, while the official relations be tween Italy and Germany as well as with the Triple Entente are cordial. In certain quarters the idea prevails that the advent of spring has not seen the resumption of such aggressive hos tilities as had been promised and this is regarded as significant BRITISH IN EAST ftFHICA Berlin Claims Germans Cap tured 700 Men and Much Ammunition. Berlin, April 20. A German victory over British land forces in East Africa In which the British are said to have lost 700 men' is described in mall ad vices made public by the Overseas agency. The British troops sent ashore from cruisers and transports encoun tered German forces near Panganl says the announcement and, lost 700 mn, among them four companies cap tured, besides many rifles and a large quantity of ammunition. The Ger i man casualties are reported to have been seven officers and 13 men killed and 14 officers and 22 men wounded THE BOONE IT IN KY. WILL BE CONSTBUGTEQ Highway Through Cumber land Gap to Louisville Is Assured. Those who have taken part In tho movement for marking the lioone trail In North Carolina and Tonnes- see will oe interested in Hearing that the construction of iloone Way, a liignway irom rao urcnara, Ky., to Cumberland Gap on to dlhtttnce ot OV(,r 8G0 mil Louisville, a es, is now as- sured. This information come lo Asheville In a recent letter from the secretary of the commercial club of Mt. Vernon, Ky to the aecretary of the board of trade here. The letter follows; i am mucn pieaseu to oe ame to advise you that Laurel, the last link In the chain of the counties through which Poone Way will pass In the mountains, yesterday voted a bond Is sue. Boone Way, long talked ot and fought for. Is now a certainty. It ha been derided to route Boone Way on Into Louisville, 210 mile from Cum berland Gap via ML Vernon and Lex ington." RftttttXXftXtt . X BRITISH CHINESE roUCY. H n n t London, April 21. Preerva- t R vatlon of common liaerest of all R R R rlty of that republic and th R R principle of equal opportunity K R In commerce and industry tor R R R all nation n declared todiiy R R R by foreign Rerretnry Urey to be R R R the policy cf th llrltlsh govern- R R R ment i R R R i R DIRECTORS f.RE CHOSEN JBY ASSOCIATED PRESS Association Rescinds By-Law Relating to Service of Com peting Agencies. New York, April 21. At- the an nual meeting yesterday of the Asso ciated Press, the following publishers were elected as directors for a term of three years: Victor F. Lawson, Chicago News; W. H. Cowles, Spokane Spokesman Review; D. E. Town, Louisville Her ald; R. M. Johnston, Houston Post; Herman Rldder, New York, city Staats-Zeitung. The members of the association unanimously voted to rescind the by law giving the board of directors the power to order a member to dlscon tinue the service of a competing as sociation.' A recess was taken until 10 a, m. today when announcement was to be made of the vote to change th eby law relating to hours of publication At the afternoon session the mem bers were addressed by Frederick W. Lehman, former solicitor ' general of the United States. Mr, Lehman In his address said: "The original atttude of the law to ward the press was one of repression. It was a governor of Virginia who thanked God that they had no print ing press in the colony, and would not have for a hundred years. It was the general court of Massachusetts which suppressed, upon its first ap pearance, the first newspaper at tempted to be published in what is now the United States, "The eighteenth century brought with it an increasing sense of indi vidual worth and dignitq which In sisted upon finding expression for Its thought. Of course that freedom was accompanied with responsibility for its due exercise. We have laws which 'have not other idea than that they punish the publication of matter of- nave wn an almost impossible vtc fensive to public decency; we require tory. that that which is paid for shall ap- "Msger," unfairness, bribery, re- pear as paid material, and in these davs when John company has taken the place of John Smith and we!ouBht against participants in don't know who John company sig nifies, we must have some . manifes tation of that also.'. I . FATHER'S LOST MEDAL RETURNED BY HIS SON Charles A. Webb Recovers Medal Mysteriously Lost 26 Years Ago. After mysteriously disappearing 26 years ago, a debater's gold medal won by United States Marshal Charles A. Webb while a student at Chapel Hill, was recently found and was returned to Mr. Webb last night by his son, Bruce Webb, who Is now a student at the university. In 1889 Mr. Webb graduated from the university and as a member of the Dialectic Literary society engaged in a debate on the question, "Re solved, That Woman Suffrage Is Un wise." Although the champions of equal suffrage were not as numerous In North Carolina at that time as they are now, Mr. Webb chose the negative side of the proposition and argued so convincingly in favor of the franchise for women thnt he was awarded the debater's medal. Coming to Axheville, Mr. Webb spent the next two years teaching In the public schools here, and In 1891 returned to the university to study law. After completing his le- ual studies Mr. Webb came back to i Asheville to take up th e practice of , law, and soon after s mlHBCd the medal. Thorough search le place failed to In every conceivable place failed to discover the medal and the pioneer advocate of woman's rlKhts cave it up ns loct. A few days aro the police of Chnpcl Hill raided a negro dive there and at j the bottom of an old trunk the medal was found, The chlrf turned the I trophy over to Bruce Webb who for- warded It at once to his father bv registered mall. INSTITUTES HABEAS JudT Jamea I Webb, presiding at the presfnt term of Superior court, thl morning signed a habeas corpus proceeding. Instituted by Tcllceman Kmery of Old Fort, who I In Jail without bond at Marion on charges of R , killing Claud Terrell at old Fort ev R'rral week ago. JudTe Webb act th hearing1 In th proceeding for next Monday pt Ma rlon, between noon and I o'clock, at which time hm will decide whether or not Pollirman Emery will be al lowed balL ACCUSATION OF RALEIGH "INS" Unfairness, Bribery Repeating and Illegal Registration -Some of the Charges ' Brought by 'Antis.' NOTHING IS LIKELY TO COME OF CHARGES North Carolina Section of the American Chemical Society ' Elects Officers Other News of Capital (By W. T. Bost). Raleigh, April 21. Though tha primary Monday was a remarkable exhibition of administration strength, -surprising every candidate now hold ing office by showing him immeasur ably more strength than he expected to develop, the antis do not concede their defeat, merely acknowledge that the adminlstrationists claim vic tory. ' Yesterday not a few workers on either side have the deprivations of Monday being such as to make work the day after disagreeable. It is not liquor but walking, starving and such hard labor as only an opponent of the "good government" forces knows. The "ins" j peaung ana niegai registration are :ome of the charges that are being the election. Affidavits were offered yea-, terday( to show that certain admlnls-i tration workers jilarot ijb-ioUas.'vth-1 to a vair of 'antis" and that a third, , man was reused registration because he did not reach his majority until the close o the books though he was grown between the closing and the reopening for the vote. One of Marshall Dortch's deputies Is charged by the "antis" with hav ing voted twice as a non-residenU Rome of Collector Balley'e deputies are very sore over it, for tne majority of Mr. Bailey's deputies will be found on the 'good government" side and dead against the administration. No warrants have been Issued and noth ing is expected of the accusations. The are rarely prosecuted. They serve In campaigns two days before election and one day afterward. As to Mr. Negro. All hands are railing at the negro. ' One of the administration workers swears that he superintended the voting at one precinct and that 22 of the 38 votes cast for a defeated can-' dldate were colored men. The great- cr amount of nigger holler, however,, has been on the other side. Since the colored patriot waa dragged in and registered without any desire of his own, administration workers say they will caress Cuffy Just as fondly as any other "Mister Man" if tho other side Insists upon bodily votln the blacks. f The charge of repeating probably, grows out of tho sizo of the adminis tration majority. The corrected vote showa Mayor Johnson with 1.4 8S votes, Anderson with 587, and Cooper with 481 fur mayor. Thai eliminates Cooper and Anderson and Johnson will content for the mayoralty. Mr. Anderson de clarn that he will be the next offi cial. That leads to an Interesting In-, quiry. Everybody always wants to know where Collector BalU-y win j stand. He generally lets them know., i He Is a good irk-nd of Mayor John- ',", nnQ "-' "' '" I An,U'on- " 1 a,1y "h0"lli cu"'"l known as a eupporter or jonnson ll would tell In the campaign. C. U. King, commissioner of pub lic safity, received 1,171 votes. Hi closest competitor la J. H. Ooancy who polled il. The eliminated can didate re Crlnkley with 158, Hun- i nlcutt with SOR, Norwood with 311 and Monle with 40. The case ot Cl ink ley wa pathetic. He did ten tlmve n much personal work any other. Mr. Hiinnjcutt blew In ponald- ': erahle literature which costs. Keawell, commissioner of publlo work, defeated Hymo 1641 to 85. Justice W. C. Harris polled 21tJ. having no oppoHltlon. Tha victors are happy whether vic tor or not. They Inflict, that they sro and the chargee Indicate aninethtng of the Mime cntlment among th "antis." Th North Carolina section of the American Chemical society, 'f whlih Ir. Charles H. Herty, of thp unicr Ity, la president, adourned yester day after a aeaslon of two day which had the chief social foaturo, a banquet to Dr. Hrty. The chemlate had Dr. Ih Miller of ,th University of Toronto, whn.n lecture en physical chemistry w; a tremn10t,y Interesting to the -1-entlwl but a trifle difficult to fi.llnvr ; when a city election had Hie h-t I ahotitlng and an A. and M. vleti v over OenrKla had lloeneed tlia t (Continued on I'age Tl ). A ? 3 ' ?
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