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OLUME XX. NO. 68.
ASHEVIU2,N. O., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 1, 1915.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
fLANDERS YET REMAINS
CRITICAL THEATER; NEW
GERMAN MOVE PUZZLING
Celling of Dunkirk and Fresh
German Offensive on Bal
tic Take Precedence
in War News.
ALLIPOLI ALMOST CUT
OFF FROM MAINLAND
Believed in England Germans
Have Not Given up Cher
ished Idea of Cutting
Through to Ports.
London, May 1. Develop-
out nt the northern extrem-
fties of the two battle fronts
ilie shelling of Dunkirk and
ho now German offensive aim
m! nt the Baltic provinces
ake precedence in the war
rows todav. British aviators
iave discovered and attacked
he German batteries, which at
' distance designated by the
rritisi observers to be 16 to
ES miles, have hurled great
Shells into the French, port,
rut it remains to be seen
phetlier the bombs dropped by
fthe aviators have put the
guns ont of business.
London papers say that the
Fuelling of Dunkirk means that
the Germans are ctill clinging
to the cherished idea of occu
pying the French coast nearest
England, and more than one
editorial writer points out that
Flanders still remains a criti
cal theater of operations.
Special dispatches from Pet-
rograd disagree, as to the pur
pose of the German thrust at
the extreme Eussian right. One
theory is that the land advance
lias connection with a prob
able movement with the Ger
man fleet in the Baltic, looking
to the invasion of the Baltic
provinces. Another theory is
that the advance may be aim
ed at Libau and Riga, the for-!
ni"r ; stronor Kussian naval
ha'-" and the latter one of the
most important Russian ports
on the Baltic; or that the Ger
mans may attempt to strike at
the railroad running between
Petrograd and Warsaw, via
Luenaburg and Vilna. Fur
ther to the south the Germans
have failed in repeatedi at
tempts to get to the line. ,
The latest official state
ments concerning the fighting
at the Dardanelles seem to
have reassured the British
public that their army is fair
ly wi ll established in its land
ing operation's but at the
same time it is indicated that
much fighting must ensue be
fore a firm grip is established
Gallipoti Being Cut Off.
Paris, May 1. The Gallipoli
peninsula is gradually being
cut off from the rest of Turk
isb. Thrace, says a Ilavas
agency dispatch from the Ath
ens correspondent. It is now
said to be impossible for the
; Turkish forces to pass from
jone shore to the other. .The
i main Turkish forces are be
tween Gallipoli and Maides.
! The French Sengale.se troops
are reported to have conduct
ed themselves with the utmost
valor on the Asiatic side, oc
cupying Yenishehr and Nech
ori, and Nagara is being vio
lently bombarded
Allies Now Holding Tip
Of Gallipoli Peninsula
Serious Damage Done to Turkish Fortifications in Bombard
ment by Battleships," While Land Forces "Were Debark
ing, According to Chronicle's Correspondent.
London, ' May 1. Serious dam
age has been done to : the Turkish
fortifications as a result of the bom
bardment by the allied ships which
was simultaneous with the landing
of troops at the Dardanelles Mon
day, according: to '.. the Chronicle's
correspondent,, who says:
"The bombardment grew terrific
about mid-day. British and French
ships were clearly visible at the en
trance of the strait the largest part
of the fleet being at the entrance near
the European side in the Kreukeuki
bay. There was heavy firing on Kil
id BaKr and on the mountains be
yond. In the ' distance several small
Airman of Allies Drop
Bombs on German Soil
Amsterdam, via London, May 1.
"Allied airmen have displayed great
activity over South Baden," says the
Berlin Lokal Anzelger. "They paid
four visits to"Haltingen on Wednes
day between 7 o'clock In the morn
ing and noon, and dropped bombs for
the purpose of destroying the engine
wdrks. Only one bomb scored a hit
and t!re was little damage. Two men
were slightly wounded..
"Seven other bombs were dropped
GRRND LODGELO. 0. F. MEET
Meetings to Be Held at Hen
dersonville, May 18-21
Train From Here.
The program for the annual ses
ion of the North Carolina grand
lodge I. O. O. F., which will be
held at Hendersonville, May 18 to a
has been arranged. The grand lodge
will convene on Tuesday afternoon.
May 18 and continue to 21, and the
organization will be perfected that
afternoon. On Wednesday afternoon
and night, degree work J by Blue
Rldee lodge No.' 205, or Asnevme
will occupy the time of the delegates
nnrt Hambure lodge of WeavervlUe
will nut on the initiatory degree.
aurnnnnnna Rebekan loage oi
Aahevllle will assist in conferring de
irre work on Wednesday night. The
remainder of the time of the session
of the grand lodge will be taken up
In the hearing or reports ana me
transaction of they routine matters
that always come up at the annual
meetings. , v
A anecial train will be operated
from Asheville on Wednesday after
noon May 13, and will return after
the work of conferring the degrees
Is over that night The headquarters
for the grand lodge will be at the
Kentucky home, during the meet In
Hendersonville.
A feature of the approaching meet
ing Will be the fact that for the first
time in the history fthe rjorth Car
olina grand lodge, subordinate lodge
will pay the expenses of their dele
gates, the grand lodge paying only
th erailroad fares of the delegates.
Heretofore the grand lodg has paid
all expenses.
MOIL WAY TESTI1
AT KM.
E
Th nnun.1 Ma festival of the
Normal and Collegiate Institute win
be presented by the physical culture
department on the campus, Friday,
May 8. In order that the speolal fea
tures of the program, "the Dance of
the Fireflies," and the "Dance of the
Fairies," may be given with the col
ored light at twilight, the hour at
which the, program will begin, Is set
for 8: IB p. m. The program Is one
hour and a quarter In length. Friends
of the school, are Invited to be pres
ent. '. Ottawa, Canada, April 10. A csJ
i itat tunned today contains the
names of 128 additional members of
the Canadian expeditionary forces In
Europe who are dead, wounded or
ships directed the fire of the larger
vessels. ... .
"The noise of the firing was contin
uous. the discharges coming imm
times twenty to the minute.
"Away to the left the threatened
line of transports effected a landing
in. the late afternoon on the coast
opposite and on the . peninsula.
"The effect of the naval bombard
ment was severe. Tall columns of
smoke could be seen rising on the
heights of Seddul Bahr, at Kephec
Point and at Chenak.
"The net result of the operations,"
the correspondent concludes, "is that
the allies are In complete possession
of the tip of the Gallipoli peninsula."
on the tdwn, one exploding at the
railroad station, doing great damage
to two express engines and slightly
wounding several people.
"Nine bombs were dropped in the
surrounding dlstict and fell harmless
ly In the open fields.
"The same day airmen appeared
over Mullhausen 'but were driven
back by shell fire. Nine airmen' flew
over Loenaph without dropping any
j bombs.". .
OF
DISPUTES ARE REFERRED
Agricultural Department May
Be "Swamped" as Result
of New Land.
Washington, May 1. The New York
cotton exchange advised the United
States agricultural department today
that a very large number of disputes
over the classification of cotton were
to be referred to the department under
the new cotton futures law. This cou
pled with further Indications from
cotton brokers, including one - who
gave , notice that he would appeal to
Washington every bale - delivered by
contract on the floor of the exchange
before settlement, was expected to re
sult In a' near-swamping of the phy
sical resources of the department. .
Department officials pointed out to
day that many thousands of bales were
involved contracts which are being
held up for reference to Washington
on every shade of dispute and that the
intention' of the law was that only
disputes which could not be'settled in
any other way were to be referred to
the department.
Officials stated that they wished the
co-operation of tho cotton men in
handling the questions as beneficially
to the cotton Industry as possible.
FOURIIIER AND ZEICH
Fournier Batting .463; Zeach's
Average .428. Cobb Leads
in Stealing Bases.
Chicago, May 1. Jaques Fournier
of the White Sox topped the American
league batters with an average of .463,
according to the averages published
today. Other leading batters of the
American league follow; '
Zeach, Detroit, .428; Cobb, Detroit,
.420; Lapp, Philadelphia, .417; Jacob
son, Detroit, .400.
Cobb with nine, leads the base steal
ers. Heinle Groh, Cincinnati, with .429
leads the batting In the National
league. Other records are Duderus,
Philadelphia, ,425; Connolly, Boston,
.407; Whltted, Philadelphia, .400;
Schmidt, Boston, .898., Bnodgrasa of
New Tork and Descher of , St. Louis,
with five each, lead the, National in
base stealing.
Eddie Lennox of Pittsburgh leads the
Federal batters with .600. Westerslll
; of Brooklyn Is second with .476. -
IKES REPORT
III GARTER CASE
Investigating Committee Finds
Judge Acted "Arbitrarily,
. Unwisely" Moral Con
duct Unquestioned.
ABERNETHY CRITICISED
BY COMMITTEE REPORT
Committee Says It Is Unable
to Commend Solicitor for '
Refusing to Obey the
Court's Request. .
ByW. T.'Bost,
Raleigh, May 1. "If it were within
our power we would expunge or mod
ify these records, to the end that the
injury done thereby might, In a meas
ure, be repaired, or at least, that the
Influence of the same might be re
moved," the' Carter-Abernethy lnves
tlgating committee sums, up the hear
ing that ended with its report yester
day.
"With reference to the conduct of
Judge Carter at New Bern as herein
before set out, and the other Incidents
mentioned herein, he lost his .temper
and used Intemperate language; but
the committee further finds thai In
no Instance did he act corruptly. The
committee further finds from evidence
that in various other counties in the
state, whore Judge Carter has held
court, he was even-tempered,' Impar
tial and fair."
This report, signed by every member
of the investigating committee, came
in late yesterday afternoon following
sessions of the committee that covered
in all about six weeks. ' Throughout
the day the capital has been visited by
people resident and visiting,' led here
by a desire to hear what the commit
tee recommends and to know whether
there will be any such thing as im
peachmcnt proceedings. No prospect
of anything more exciting is held out.
Recommendations.
The committee recommends:
First; That such parts of the records
of Craven county, referred to in this
report, which reflect upon the official
conduct or private character of Sollc
ltor Charles L. Abernethy, be expung
ed. If such can be done by the exercise
of constitutional authority.
Second. That no further action be
taken with reference to house resolu
tlons Nos. 1155 and 1442, except as
here Indicated."
The committee does not Ignore the
phvsical condition that evidence show.
ed Judge Carter to have undergone
prtc- to his elevation to the bench ana
succeeding that time. To this nervous
disorder it charitably ascribes some of
the Irascibleness of temper and the
harshness of speech that came out In
testimony . before It.
- No Immorality.
There is, of course, no criticism of
the Judge's moral, conduct. , Adverting
to the committee s r early suggestion
that there was nothing In these
charges, the members go further and
"trust ,that theso rumors are. now at
rest."' s '.'
Judge Carter never worried after
that finding and had the advantage of
that splendid acquittal throughout.
His treatment of men In his court
never appeared quite so severe there.
after. The flimsiness of the charges
as they affected his moral character
really helped him when the row be
tween he and Abernethy waa fliiing
countless columns in the state news
papers.
, Criticise Abernethy.
The criticism of Carter la much se
verer than that of Solicitor Abernethy,
but the committee finds as a fact that
his "reply on Thursday Is a terse re
fusal to comply with the court's quest.
We cannot cpmmend tho solicitor for
declining to obey the court's request,"
the committee continues. "However,
it should be said in Justice to him.
that sufficient cause had been offered
to tax his patfence sorely," etc. The
committee also finds that this request
of Judge Carter could have been pro
ductive of "no good."
MASSACRE OF CHRISTIANS?
Jufa, Trans-Caucasia, April 29,
via Petrograd and London, May
l. A renewal of the recent
massacres of Christians is now In
K progress over the whole district
of Lake Van.
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BRITIsn ORDER SHIPS.
at r-
London, May l.The British
government by an order Id coun
ell has commandeered the whole
meat carrying capacity of . all
British steamers plying between
England and the Argentine and
Uruguaylan republics. The ac-
tlon was taken under the defense
of the realm act.
'
ton nuts mis
in miF if
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Uncle Sam Will Attenrv to
Recover Lands foT&
Wards.
Complaints were filed this morning
In the office of the clerk of the United
States court here In two cases entitled
United States for and on behalf of the
eastern band of Cherokee Indians
against A. H. Hayes and William
Moody. The complaint against Hayes
alleges that he is in unlawful posses
sion of about 44 acres of land belong
ing to1-the Indians In Swain county
and that after having been notified to
restore the land to the Indians he re
fuses to do so. The plaintiffs ask that
the defendant be ejected from the land
and that they be allowed $100 as dam
ages.
The defendant Moody Is said to be
in possession of about 41 acres of land
In .Graham county to which he has no
lawful title and the court Is asked to
eject him as a trespasser and allow the
plaintiffs $100 and damages.
The lands mentioned in the com.
plaints are part of the large govern.
ment reservations for the Indians In
Swain and Graham counties.
MRS. MARY FORTNER DIED
YESTERDAY AT SAVANNAH
Deceased Was on Visit Was
Assistant Matron of Pease
Memorial House.
Mrs. Mary Fortner died yesterday in
Savannah, Gtu, where she had gone a
few weeks ago to be with her daugh
ter,- Mrs. Harvey Jackson, while re
covering from an attack of grip. The
news of her death came as a shock to
Lher friends in Asheville.
The deceased has been assistant
matron of Pease Memorial house ever
since that department . of the Presby
terlan school was opened seven years
ago, and a member of the Oakland
Heights church. Being a woman of
amiable character and sterling worth
she was highly esteemed and greatly
beloved by all.
Mr. and Mrs. Jackson will accom
pany the body to Marshall, N. C, to
day, where interment takes plods to
morrow. Marshall is the former home
of the family, where Mr. Fortner is
burled.
Dr. Cosgrove, Miss Stephenson and
other members of the school faculty,
together with a committee represent
ing the students wil Join Mr. and Mrs:
Jackson here and go with them to
Marshall.
CASE PREPARE EVIDENCE
Syracuse, N. Y., May 1. Counsel
for William Barnes and ' Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt were engaged
today In preparing evidence for pre
sentation In the Suprem court next
week, when the . trial of the Barnes
$50,000 libel suit against the colonel
will be resumed.
. At the oponlng of court on Mon
day Michael Dolan, general manager
of tb Argus Printing , copmpany of
Albany will be questioned further
about the printing situation at the
capital. Other witnesses, who will tell
about printing matters will follow.
Attorneys for both plaintiff and
defendant said today that It would be
Impossible to complete the presenta
tion of testimony - before sometime
week after next.
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE '
SHOCK IS RECORDED
Washington, May 1. An ' earth
quake shook, described ' by scientists
of Georgetown university as unusu
ally severe was recorded by the tela-
mograph there between 12:12 ' a. m.
and 2 a. m. .
London, May 1. A severe earth
shock ' was recorded at the observa
tory at Cardiff and the Isle of Wight
this morningi .The indications sug
gested that the. center of the disturb,
ance was In Japan. . . , .
NEW ADDITION TO LOCAL
PLANT WILL BE BUILT
An addition which will be about 160
feet in length will be built at the
plant of the National Casket company.
on Riverside road. Work on the new
addition was started yesterday and It
is stated that about $26,000 will be
spent In' making the necessary im
provements to the plant The contract
for the construction of the addition is
In the hands of Merchant and Boyles
and the wen finished the addition will
be used for storage and shipping pur.
poses.
CONDITIONS OF
, ' . . .
NAVY DISCUSSED
L BANQUET OF
TRINITY COLLEGE MEN
E. C. Brook3 Delivers Admir
able Address at Meeting
of Local Alumni.
Asheville alumni of Trinity college
with many from neighboring towns
gathered last night at the Battery
Park hotel from their annual banquet.
E. C. Brooks, head of the department
of education at Trinity, delivered an
admirable address reviewing the early
history of the college and urging the
former students to co-operate with
their alma mater in carrying out her
purpose of educating young men and
women of North Caholina. At a brief
business meeting following the ban
quet the old officers of the alumni as
sociation were re-elected as follows:
President, Zeb, F. Curtis; vice-president,
Donald S. Ellas; secretary-treasurer,
Robert C. Goldstein.
The committee on arrangements had
done their work well, and an elaborate
menu afforded an atmosphere of good
cheer and fellowship in which college
days were reviewed by the older stu
dents and recent graduates.
Tho Sneakers.
Introduced by the toastmaster, Mr.
Curtis, Mr. Brooks was given a warm
reception. The speaker gave an ac
count of the early history of Trinity
that was for the most part unknown to
the former students as he viewed the
struggles of Braxton Craven in tho
founding of the normal school for
teachers, the first In the south, which
later grew into Trinity College. In
pleading with the alumni to remain
loyal and work together for their col
lege Mr. Brooks emphasized the neces
sity of a union of -forces for the ac
complishment of any work. The
speaker paid tribute to Dr. Craven as
the greatest pioneer educator of the
state who had literally given his life
to the cause of public education in a
day when education was largely aristo
cratic. . Other speakers on the program and
their subjects were: "Rev. J. H. Barn
hardt. ''The Opportunity Which Trin
ity Offers to the Toung Man"; Rev.
W. L. Rexford, of Marshall, "Recol
lections of College Days"; Rev. E. M.
Hoyle, "How to Best Forward Trinity's
Interests in western North Carolina."
A number of men made impromptu
talks and the recounting of college ex
nerlences and discussion of plans for
greater activity of the alumni associa
tion kept the banqueters .until a late
hour. Those who made' talks were:
Rev. James Wood, President W. A.
Newell of Weaver college, Superin
tendent Haynes of the High Point city
schools, Messrs. Frank M. Weaver,
Matthews, Fox, Jacob Landow, R. C.
Goldstein, D. S. Ellas, Dr. L. W. Ellas,
and C. K. Robinson.
Mr. Goldstein paid an eloquent trib
ute to Mr. Brooks as a great educa
tor and inspirer of youth. On Mr.
Goldstein's motion a rising vote of
thanks was extended to Mr. Brooks
for his address. '
To this expression of appreciation
Professor Brooks responded feelingly.
D. S. DISTRICT COURT
Several Important Cases Ex
pected to Be Tried at
This Term.
District court of the United States
will convene here Monday morning.
Mav 3. at 10 o'clfck for the trial or
civil and criminal cases. Judge James
E. Boyd will arrive from Greensboro
Sunday afternoon and will presiae
over the sessions of the May term.
Members of the Jury have been no
tified, and will be here for the open
ing of court and wltwnesses in sev
eral important cases have been sum
motecd to be on hand.
The famous case of Gilbert versus
Hopkins Is scheduled for trial at this
term of court, and the witnesses have
been notified to be ready for trial.
This case Inolves the title to .large
tracts of timber land in some of the
western counties said to be worth
$1,000,000 and after being continued
many tiroes It Is thought that it will
be tried at this term of court.
Another case that has been con
tinued twice is tnat of United States
versus Case In which the defendant
Is charged with counterfeiting in
Cherokee county. This case Is ex
pected to come up for trial and the
defendant will be represented by
Judge Murray of Chattanooga and
Martin, Rollins and Wright of this
city. . .
The case of the United States ver
sus Thomas Sater, known as "N. C.
Tommy," may be tried at this session
of federal court also, as the govern
ment witnesses have been summoned
and It is supposed that the United
States representatives are ready foi
trial.
Congressman Addresses For
mer President Taft on the
Question of "Prepared- -"
' ness of Sea Forces."
SATS DANIELS HASN'T
ANSWERED CRITICISMS 1
Gives Details of Increasing In
feriority of American Fleets
Compared With Those
of Foreign Powers.
v
Washington, May 1. A letter ad
dressed to former President Taft has
been made public here by Represen
tative A. P. Gardner, of Massachu
setts. It was written by Representative
Gardner in reply to Secretary Daniels
reqent communication to President
Garfield of Williams college dealing
with the preparedness of the navy.
The letter in part is as follows:
"Washington, D. C, April 29, 1915.
"Hon. William H. Taft, '.
"New Haven, Connecticut,
"My Dear Professor Taft:
"I have received your telegram of ;
April 26. Tou ask me to comment on
the views of Secretary of the Navy
Daniels as published In the morning
papers of April- 26.
"It appears that President Garfield
of Williams college recently wrote to
Mr. Daniels asking for an auth'orlta-
tive statement, so that he might be
in a osition to 'meet the statements
made by Representative Gardner of
Massachusetts alleging that the Uni
ted States is at present unprepared
for military emergencies.
If President Garfield of Williams .
was looking for an answer to my as
sertions, he was disappointed. In the
oourse of his very long letter, the ,
secretary did not undertake to meet
the assertions which I have -made, al
though he successfully met a good
many assertions which I did not
make; assertions, by the way, which
no one outside a lunatio asylum
would be likely to make. .
"For Instance, the secretary tri
umphantly asserts and overwhelming
ly proves that the American navy is
larger and more abundantly equipped
than eer before, Inasmuch as the
American navy has not been at war
for 17 years, and as the scrap heap
Is almost unknown in our military
system, it did not take two newspap
er columns to prove that our navy
and its equipment must continue to
Increase so long as congress continues
to appropriate for them. ,
Comparison Worthless.
"I assume that President Garfield, -like
the rest of us, would have been
glad to be told how our navy com
pares in size and strength with for
eign navies. I doubt very much
whether he takes a. consuming inter
est In a comparison between our
navy as it Is under President Wil
son and our navy as it was under
President Taft, or even under Presl- '
dent Roosevelt; yet that is all the
comparison which was vouchsafed In
the secretary's letter. While he was
about It, by the way, don't you think
that Mr. Daniels might, perhaps,
have put that comparison in a little
clearer light? Tou will observe that
inu all matters he compares the navy
under tho first two years .of Presi
dent Wilson's administration with the :
navy under the last two years of your
administration. " . .,
"Perhaps President Garfield might
also have been interested to learn
whether or not our naval experts
think our navy sufficient for our de-.
fense. To the average sordid mind
like my own that really seems a more
important question than whether our
present deplorable condition is tho
fault of Mr. Moyer or Mr. Daniels, or t
the Archangel uabriei. xet l can nna .
no word In the secretary's letter which H.
I reveals the fact mat nis orncial
; council or aovisors, me general Doara
of the navy, has solemnly warned
him that our lack of naval policy
has placed us in a position of Infe
riority to foreign nations, and that
inferiority is continually on the in
crease, He tells us that the situation
as to mines and torpedoes and am
munition has vastly improved, which
is of course the case; but he denies
us definite figures as likely to be-,
tray Important naval secrets.
"The question of our readiness for
war with an .efficient .. enuemy Is
worth dl'icusslu'f' at some ength. The
secretary's more assertion that- our
ships were In a position to make a
brave showing against the Mexican
navy and the southwest wind at Vera
Cms will not stand for one moment
against the positive views as to our
unreadiness for war expressed by
Commander Yarnell and Admiral
FIske, chief of operations of . th
fleet.
"Some of tho particular assertions
which I have heretofore made, and
which the secretary entirely leaves
unanswered are these:
, "Relative strength of our navy; I,
Invite your attention to the fact that
on the first of July, 1914, before the
European war broke out, our navy
had fallen to iourth place, acoordlng
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missing.