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XHB GAZETTE-NEW8 HAS THB iBZOClATED TKXBB 8ERVICB. IT U TS EVERT tl RESPECT COMPLETE, tl WEATHER FORECAST: PROBABLY SHOWERS. VOLUME XX. NO. 69. mi ASHEVIUi2,N. 0., MONDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 3, 1915. PRICE 2 CENTS P" No More. v. 11 ,11 i v s - v pi 11 ii ii i it ii - V . . . . tT" : I I GREAT ACTIVITY 'Hare Sunk or Damaged Sever al Vessels Crews of Two Trawlers Believed to Have Perished. j INVADERS OP TUEKEY : REPORTED ADVANCING London Fears German Invas ion of Baltic Provinces May Seriously Threaten Rua- ' sian Communications. , London, May 3. The week- end was marked by relatively jmild activity in the North sea and the resumption of the sub marine blockade by German craft which destroyed or dam aged three vessels off the Sicil ly islands, one of the victims being the American tank steamer Gulflight. " : 1 ; No further official announce- I merits nave Deen made con cerning the fighting in the Dar danellea but unofficial reports agree that the allies are pro gressing toward the narrows under cover of the fire of their naval guns which have inflicted ; great damage on the Turkish defenses, including, the report; ' ed total destruction of the town 'of Dardanelles. ' A late Turkish official an nouncement claims victory near Gaba Tepeh in the Galli jpoli peninsula, which is said I to have resulted in the retreat 1 of the colonial British troops to the shelter of their warships. This account, however, ' does not agree with- the British of ficial report of Saturday which declares that the British forces have resumed the offensive af ter stubborn resistance by the Turks. , : . Petrograd continues to as sert that the German advance toward Riga is only a raid but an uneasy feeling is growing in London that the invading forces are of sufficient strength to seriously threaten the Rus sian communications. 1 " Other sectors on the eastern front record only slight en gagements, while in the west the troops are evidently taking a breathing spell after their .1 A? 1 Jl . DHCUUUU3 ttCUVliy VI- U1B lUBb two weeks. ' ' Two Trawlers Sunk. ' Aberdeen, Scotland, May 3. Trawlers making port today declare that a German subma rine sunk two trawlers Sun day. The members of the crews are believed to have perfthed Apparently the submarine ran amuck of the fishing fleet. In vaddition to sending . the two trawlers to the bottom, the sub rts Turkish Successes Kepo Over Allied Berlin, May I. -(By' Wireless) The French soldiers who, landed on the Asiatic aid of the Dardanelles have all been expelled and the Galli poll peninsula has also been' cleared of Invaders except at Oaba Tepeh point, where the landing of detaoh- jincnis was unaer me cover oi w tuns of the warships and where they re tenaclounly maintaining their po sitions on the count, says en Overseas dlapatch from Constantinople. "There was a terrlflo bombard 'Jnent by the allied fleet on -April 17 nd 28 hjr ht h a few Turklnti oM-' " 1 ..' ii were l"!o1, wMte ) i . r :il V. - in 3 u jdM A BINES marine chased three others for 20 miles. A patrol boat was seen approaching and the sub marine submerged. : Swedish Steamer Sunk. London, May 3 An Ex change Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen says that the Swedish steamer Ellida, tim ber laden from Helsingborg to Hull,, has been torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea by a German submarine. The steam er went to the bottom in less than three minutes. - - The 16 men and women on board had barely time to es cape ; in ; one . of the vessel 's small boats. After cruising about two hours, they were picked up. by a Danish schoon er and landed at Lemyig, Den mark. Ed Williams Said to Have Killed Mother, Brother : and Sister-in-law. Information reached Asheville yes terday afternoon of a shooting affair In Graham county, near Topton, which resulted in the death of two women and one .man. ' ..'.', ." v ; According to the report, Ed Will iams went on Saturday evening to the home of his father-in-law, Philip Phil ips, and shot and killed his mother-in- law, Mrs. Philips, a sister-in-law and a brother-in-law, Charles Philips. Williams escaped and yesterday morn ing had not been arested. The shooting is said to be the re sult of a quarrel of long standing be tween Williams and the members of his father-in-law's family. There had been reports of Williams' connection with moohshlning operations in that section and It is thought that Will iams held some of his relatives re sponsible for these rumors. Williams Is told to have been drinking heavily at the time of the aleged shooting. EQUAL SUFFRAgE DAY IS BEING OBSERVED Nashville, Tenn., May 1. Equal suffrage day in Nashville was usher ed In by . lowering clouds. In honor of the ladles there wax a half holl day. Plans of the local suffrage league Included a big parade participated In by city officials. New York, May 1. As a -part of the general suffrage celebration throughout the country today, over 200 meetings under the auspices of the equal suffrage party was held in this city. Other organizations . took part in the celebration. II. S. STEU DAMAGED BY II UK Washington, May t. American Min ister Van Dyke at The Hague has re ported to the state department that the American steamer Cushlng, from Philadelphia for Rotterdam, . was damaged by a bomb dropped by Ger man airmen In the North sea but tnat no lives were lost. Land Forces dead and wounded. "In addition to the French armor ed crulsor Jeanne D'Aro the British battleships Majestic, Triumph and Vengeance were partly set on fire. Aided by tenders they slowly pjtumed to the Island of Tenedos, They were severely damaged. "Several transports and destroyers were mink." Paris. May S. Baturdar'a war statement was issued as follows: " "No change has been reported in the general situation at the front since last night's communication was Issued. "Ten more sheila were dropped on Dunkirk yentord.iv aftornoon and there . eere "veal v! Uii Tl GRAHAM CON TS BICKETT PLAGE Collector Admits He Is Con sidering Making Race for Attorney General of v i North Carolina. WILL HARDY SERVE HIS PRESENT -TERM He Is Able to Give up Well Paid Certainty for Uncer tainty and Less Pay : If He Wishes. '(By w. T. Bost).' Raleigh, May 8. Collector Joslah William Bailey is going to run for attorney general of North Carolina. He will hardly serve out his official aays in the office which he r holds. Collector Bailey does not admit the right of any correspondent to make such prophecy In such categorical statement. He confesses a serious In. terest in the rumor that first came from Washington but took its start among his powerful friends at home. IX he once enters the race he will collect no more. As a practical politi cian exigencies might force him to ride two horses but not two offices He would retire as collector. Are you going to run, Mr. Bai ley?" he was asked. "You may. say tnat I am seriously considering It, he replied. "I would like to be at torney general of North.' Carolina." mat, a aoout as radical a wish as Bailey , could make. He la not going to up and run meremly because he would like to advise the state of North Carolina. He Is In the hands of his friends, and enemies. He has- oodles of both, but. his friends outnumber his enemies and In the race once' It would be a govern. ment contract upon the hands of his enemies If they removed him from the race In a primary. He Is one of the first of the favored. His was the most eloquent mouth - that . opened for. Simmons in 1912 and Bailey saved the fourth district for Woodrow Wllr son when the Philistines had almost captured It for Champ Clark and Os car Underwood. Why does Bailey want to be attor ney general? Politicians ' have been asking yesterday and today. He draws bigger salary as collector than he would as North Carolina's legal dl rector..- He is not worried about run nlng and campaign expenses and he feels reasonably certain that he-will hold another term if the Jury decides the Barnes-Teddy case Bailey's way, He might not win if he ran, they say, and it looks un-Balley like to chase a rainbow even in his new automobile which is not a second . hand one as your - r correspondent " slanderously wrote a few days ago. PRESBYTERIAN BUILDING L BE E Addition to Sabbath School - Room and New Heating ... ) i " Plant Planned. The correlation of the First Pres byterian ohuroh .yesterday morning vo ted to enlarge the Sabbath school room and to install a new . heating plant for the church. The cost of the Im provements will be $17,600 and it Is expected that the work will, be started in the near future. Rev. Dr.. R. F. Campbell called the attention of the congregHtlon to the matter and asked the superintendent of the Sabbath school,. George - H Wrlg ht,.to explain the situation to the church members. Mr. Wright said that the rapid growth of the school had so crowded the present quarters that adltlonal room Is necessary for saiisiaciory wpra. Dr. A. W. Calloway of the building committee said that the tentative plana of the committee called for the erection of an adltlon to the school room 40 by 60 feet fn slxe and three stories high. Rev. Dr. Campbell announced that no colectlon would be taken yester d ay, but that gift contributions would not be rfused. Mrs. Moorefleld an nounced gift of $1,000 for the work, and Mrs. J. K. Hoyt announced a sub scription without stating the amount. GUARDING BRIDGE3 PROM INCENDIARIES Vancouver, B. C, May $. As the result of two fires which broke out yesterday on the Granville street bridge, all brldres are being guarded here today. Inndlarles are believed to have started the fire. Willi GARTER REPORT NOT IMPORTANT Majority of Laymen Think the Commission's Findings Not " Unfair and Amount to Very Little. CARTER IS SUGGESTED FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL Not Known What Investiga tion Will Cost State But It Will Be Heavy Party's - Plight Unenviable. - ' (By W..T. Bost). Raleigh, May 8. The story in the Greensboro Daily ' News yesterday suggesting that 'Judge Frank Carter might run for attorney general Is not taken to mean that he will resign un der the reprimand of . the legislative investigating committee. A few have been found who think the report was unfair and that the committee was throughout the hear lng unfair. Even members of that body confessed a feeling, perhaps based upon harmony, that they were being looked upon as unfavorable to Judge Carter because of the questions that they asked. Attorneys for the Judge recite things in evidence which the committee did not mention In their , report, particularly that . por tion of the testimony which in large measure would have explained Judge Carter's treatment of Eldrldge , Lee, the magistrate, whom the Judge re buked so bitterly.' They also direct attention to the fact that the com. mlttee, while asking many questions as to -Judge Carter's private life, did not Inquire into . Solicitor Abernathy's in me same way.-' ; i- , : ( v The vast majority who have read the report do not agree that the com mlttee was unfair or that the report amounts to a thing. The laymen con. stltute this majority and they regard if a great victory for Judge Carter. They evidently feel strongly against the lawyers. The report may do much, to make that definition sharp er. No evidence of injustice .to lit! gants was offered and only an ele gant assortment of sore toes was pre sented, many of these uncharitably disposed laymen say. As an evidence o fthelr glee, they refer to these very significant facts: Solocltor H. E. Norris thought Judge Carter's disposal of the Mott- snow case In Goldsboro, taking it from the Jury and directing acquit tal of murder, was nigh on to in famy. But the three appearances of the solicitor as witness failed to find him mentioned in the report' except in a Harnett county case in which the judge rebuked him for not mak lng a speech. The Cook case in Goldsboro, where' In a defendant waa acquitted of mur der and made to pay $1,000 to a wid ow for the slaying of her husband. was one of the Judge's awful acts, but the committee said nothing about that, though it did rebuke; the judge for getting mad at Matt Allen who wrote a letter tp "Judge Frank C. Carter." The judge apologised for that to Mr. Allen, and said he was ashamed of it when he testified, but the committee rubbed in into him, The committee rebuked him for his treatment of John D. Bellamy, but did not say Carter's soaking a fine of $2,000 to Starkey, the great tiger, was wrong. It did not -even refer to the Elisabeth City chalngang Inoi dent. Members of the committee were heard to say they thought mighty little of some of the witnesses gainst the-Judge who tore things up down there. What It Cost. Neither the auditor nor the treasu rer could give any idea as to the cost of the investigation which has shown the Judge to be so much betteE a fellow than people thought ha was. The witness tickets have not 6ome In yet but J. C. M. Vann, who looked after this, estimates the fig ures at $2,600. It will doubtless be more, There were 160 odd witnesses. Many of these paid stiff railroad fare. The committee did its work so well that it kept down the cost by sever al hundred. Nobody envies the plight of the party in explaining that this waa not largely a political row, not Simmons and Kltchln, but between others. Governor Craig has read the ' re port He has not indicated what he will do with it Of course he haa no thought of convening the' legislature to sit upon the case as the commit tee has presented nothing worth ex amining and haa further recommend ed that nothing be done beyond the expugnlng the personal opinion of Judge Carter aa to Solicitor Aber nathy. The committee did not ex punt the Judge and It la all over. Shortly after 11 o'clock last night the membera Jf the fire department answered an alarm to Sunset drive, where a servants' house to the rear of the residence of 11. 'LJndeey was burning. The building, which was maU was totally destroyed, ffiS Notices in all Large Cities of U. S. That Those Sailing on Allied Vessels Do 1 1' So at Own Risk. . POSSIBLE THE WARNING MAY BE SIGNIFICANT Might Foreshadow Increased Submarine Activity or Op erations by German Fleet -Reported Cruising. . Washington, May 3. In an official note made public by the German em bassy in every important-city in the United States Americans are given renewed warning that they travel on ships flying the flags of Germany's enemies at their own risk. While the notice is regarded in official and dip lomatic circles as nothing more than a reiteration of the German warning nrst given when the war zone was declared around the British Isles there was much Interest and specu lation as to whether it foreshadowed increased activity of German subma rines or a possible movement of the German fleet recently variously re ported as cruising in the North sea. Count Bernstorff, the German am bassador, was- away,! but embas sy officials emphasized the statement that in l giving tke notice they had acted m accordane with general In structions from the Berlin foretgn office 1 . How the state department regard ed the notice was a question of some doubt. -Y hen the first notice of the submarine blockade against. England was given, the Washington adminis tration made representations to Ber lin, giving notice that American lives and American property must not be endangered. 1 TO tTTEi CHRISTENING New York, May 8. President Wil son spent nearly three hours here on his way to Wllllamstown, Mass., to attend the christening of his grandson, Francis Sayre. He was Joined here by Miss Margaret Wilson. Other members of the party were Dr. Cary Grayson and Miss Helen Wood row Bones. While the president's train was passing through West Philadelphia an air brake became Jammed and the cars came to a sudden stop. Several panes of glass were broken and every one was shaken up but there was no serious damage. LIST OT SOUTHERN FIELD OFOCERS AT GETTYSBURG Charleston, W. Va., May . Gen eral Charles S. Peyton, aged 78. the only surviving confederate field officer at the battle of Gettysburg, is in a se rious condition at his home at Ron- ceverte, W. Va., as a result of a stroke of paralysis. He is the commander of the West Virginia division of the United Confederate Veterans. BENNY KAUFF WILL NOT GET REINSTATEMENT Cincinnati, May 8. The national baseball commission has refused the application for reinstatement of Benny Kaurt, the Brooklyn Federal league player who signed a New York Na tional league contract last Thursday. STALLED MOTOR CAUSED CAPTURE OF AVIATOR Milan, (Via. Paris) May 8. The motor which stalled 2000 feet In the air waa responsible for the capture by the Germans of Roland Garros, the famous French aviator, according to copy of the Krelga Zeitung of the Fourth German army which has i bached her. I n FOOD DEALERS FACE TRIAL fc n at t Washington, May $. Thirty It C commission merchants and food t t dealers will face trial on the t t charge of conspiring to raise the at t prices of food at the beginning at t of the European war. Demurrers at I to the Indictment were over- at t ruled in the district . Supreme at t court here today. tt t The aulta are the first of a K If serin to be brought by the de- at t partment of Juntlce after a coun- 1 1 try-wide Investigation at H H t H H H H j SHIP'S SINKING CREATES STIR LABOR SITUATION IS MORE SERIOUS Total of 32,200 Men of Var ious Crafts, Striking in Chicago. , Chicago, May 8. Chicago is fon fronted with the most serious situa tions in the building Industry in 15 years. By the addition last Friday mgnt of 1,200 bridge and structural iron workers the list of union working men on strikes or locked out was swelled to 82,200. The structural iron workers, by striking, forced into idle. ness several thousand ' members " of other allied unions, bringing the num ber of Idle men in Chicago from strikes and lockouts to 125,000. The strike of the carpenters Is said to be the keystone of the situation. If peace negotiations now in progress are successful it is generally believed that the other unions will fall into line. The customary May first agreements with many of the unions have been signed and outside of the building in. dustry the prospects are said to be for Industrial peace. E IS NAMED BY GIRL Miss Tanzer Changes Her Story Again in the Fa . : mous Case. : Now York, May 8. MIsa Rae Tan zer, the young milliner who sued James W. Osborne for $50,000 for alleged breach of promise to marry her and who later withdrew the suit saying that Osborne was not the man who courted her under the name of Oliver Osborne, changed her ; test! mony again Saturday and under oath Identified James W. Osborne as her admirer, Oliver Osborne. SPONSOR FOH U. S. GUTTER Newport News, May 8. The coast guard cutters Tallapoosa and Osslpee were launcnea Saturday at 10:15 and 11:10 o'clock respectively. The Osslpee swerved sharply to the right on leaving the ways and bumped into me pier, no serious damage was caused, however. N The distinguished company at the celebration included officials of the United States government, members of the senate and house commerce com mittees and others. Miss Sally Flem ing McAdoo, daughter of the secretary of the treasury, U years old, was sponsor for the Osslpee and Miss Ma bel Hartwell of Mobile for the Talla poosa. . RUSSIAN STEAMER SUNK DY i GERMAN SUBMARINE FRIDAY London, May 8. The Russian 2,000 ton steamer Ssorono, carrying coal to Archangel, a Russian port on the White sea, has been torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine believed to be the U-23. The vessel was torpe doed Friday at noon near the Blanket Islands. The crew of 24, mostly all Russians barely had time to take to the boats when the snip sunk. All were rescued by a patrol boat. SEVERE EARTHQUAKE SHOCK IS RECORDED Washington, . May 1. An earth quake shock, described by scientists of Georgetown university aa unusu ally severe waa recorded by the seis 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 mornlngl The indications aug gested that the center of the disturb ance was in Japan. LARGE NUMBER HAVE t BOOKED PASSAGE New York, May 3. The largest number of trans-Atlantl travelers to leave New York in a single day this rrlnr Saturday booked rnjiuin nn alv big liners. s AG Washington : Officials 'Aroused " Over Destruction, of Amer- ican Steamer Gulflight i 1 m " t oj uenoan rorpeao. . CASE FIRST OF ITS KIND OF THE WAR, Not Likely That Any Action Other Than a Demand for, Damages Will Be Taken. '.-. by United States. V "Washington, May ' 3. President Wilson will reserve Judgment on the torpedoing of the American steamer Gulflight until the full official details of the sinking are received. The pres ident inquired about the incident when he ; returned from , Williams town, Mass., today but was told that so far as the white house knew no official word had come. : . On the face of the news dispatches officials admitted that the attack on the ship was a serious matter but hsaid that they intended to make a very thorough investigation and that no hasty action would be taken. Washington, May 8. The - United States government is today awaiting the result of the investigation Into tha case of the American steamer Guf light reported torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine with the loss of the captain and some of members oi the crew. Pending developments of the offcial facts, however, no action will be taken by'the governmenC ; " " " The reported attack . has aroused official Washington. As viewed here, the ocurrence Is regarded in, a very serious light. Officials, however, "de clined to discuss the character of the representations which will be made to Germany. .. - . r - . . , . In official circles It was thought that ' the Inquiry would probably disclose i that the attack on the American ves sel -was not deliberate. In which event It is considered that no action will be taken by the United States govern ment beyond a demand for damages. The United States sometime ago sent a note to Germany in reply to Germany's proclamation of . a war ' zone around the United Kingdom in which it was said that the United States would hold Germany to "strict accountability" for the loss of Amer ican lives and vessels. The inquiry, which is to be made through American diplomatic chan nels, will be directed with a view to ascertaining the manner in which the Gulflight was torpedoed by the Ger man craft and to fix the responsibility for the attack. I It is believed it will be several days I before the investigation is completed.., . , Names of Victims. I New York, May 8. The two Amer icans in adltlon to Captain Gunther i who lost their lives when the Amer-j ican steamer Golfllght was torpedoeit' oft the Scllly alands were Charles C. Short of Chicago, wireless operator, j and Eugene Chapaneta of Porth Ar- thur Tex., a seaman, acording to a i cable received here today by the Gulf Refining company, ownera of the Gulf- i light. L Will Spend This Week on the Mountain With a , . Surveyor. The Mount Mitchell commission, appointed several weeks ago by Gov ernor Craig to purchase tho mountain for a atate park In accordance with the bill passed at the last session of the legislature, is to assemble tomor row on the summit of the peak. T. E. Blackstock, of this city, chairman of the commission, left this morning for Mount Mitchell and will be Joined there by the four other members of the commission who are from Yan cey county. The commission will go over the boundary thoroughly with a surveyor, to find out the number of acres, the ownership of the various tracte and the general condition of the timber on the area that is to be Included in the state park. It U thought that most af the tracts do-, sired can be purchased without hav-; lng to Institute condemnation pro- , oeedlngs. It Is expected that most of th!a j week and perhaps some of the follow ing week will be spent by the com- ' minsloners in familiarizing them selves with the various dot a 11 con nected with scqulrlyr the land f r the state. This Is t second mr " of the cninmliwlon; tho orrnr mertlnir held la J ,ri - refks r. .
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