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sat THE GAZETTE-NEWS Has the Associated Press Service. It is in Every Respect Complete, A A THE HOME PAPER Of Ashevllle and Western X. O. "A paper in the borne is worth thousand in the highway." Marshall Field. ' VOLUME XXNaO ASHEVILI S, N. 0., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 3, 1915. PRICE 2 CENTS Pa' More. Przemysl Fortress Again In Austrian Hands; President Not Szvayed By Bernstorff 's talk EAGERLYAWAIT HOPE PRE VmESm MEXICAN NEWS Officials in Washington Anx- lirTL DIIRIC CCC ious to Learn How Mexican Leaders Received Pres- IMIDP 111111 I IT idea' Demand, U LYl flMMK If WW llllllla lalal. INTERVENTION LIKELY ONLYAS LAST RESORT Pressure Will First Be Exert ed to Have Factions Unite in the Selection of Pro visional President. Confederates Cheer Leader's Granddaughter Who Ap pears as Sponsor for the South. Ambassador Bcrnstorff Has Sent It. tssage to Berlin Which He Believes Will Help Bring Satisfactory Reply From His Government BIG GUNS USED GENERAL JULIAN CARR EULOGIZES R. E. LEE Wnshinston. June 3. News of how President Wilson's de mawls on the factional leaders in Mexico for the prompt res tonition of peace were being received hv the leaders was being awaited with intense in tercet in official quarters here todav. The president !a state ment was sent to Villa, Car rana, Zapata and others and publicly calls on them to settle .heir (lillerences ana warns them that unless thev do this in a short time the United States will lie "constrained to eeide what means can be em ployed to save Mexico" from further devastation by internal wars. The communication was in terpreted by officials, diplo matists and Mexicans here as meaning that the United States would exert pressure 5rst for a union of the factions in choosing a provisional pres ident; and failing in this the United States would accord support to the elements that (lid agree. The possibility, of ultimate intervention was con-' sidered, but it is generally thought it will result only in the event of a reign of anarchy which the Mexicans are unable to end. . ' Washington, Juno 2. In a statement to the ; American people today President "Wilson served notice on ttie faction al leaders of Mexico that un less within a very short time they united to set up a govern ment that the world could rec oguizo the United States would be constrained to decide what means could be employed by the United States in order to help Mexico save herself and serve her people. The statement was signal ized as a change in the 'watch ful waiting policy' which has governed American, relations frith Mexico for more than two years. The statement was re garded everywhere in official anf diplomatic quarters ns a notice that thcro would bo a new and vigorous policy to re peace below the Itio Everywhere it was Despite Drenching Rain Busi ness of Convention of Unit ed Confederate Veter ans Is Carried on. riiption. Several and visitors assembled Washington, June 3. Presi dent Wilson, following his con ference with the German am bassador yesterday, was going ahead today with the prepara tion 'of the American govern ment's response to the German note on" the Lusitania. The communication is being penned by the president himself and will go forward before the end of the week. Interest in the conference was heightened as details of the meeting have come to light. One of the most important re sults, it was learned in high of ficial quarters, was the renew al of the" determination of the president to ascertain wheth er Germany will -abide by the rules of international law or whether she will follow her own rules of maritime war fare. - - ."" The conference was cordial over the Lusitania disaster and other violations of American rights on the high seas was emphasized by the president. ' A feeling of hope prevailed In the German embassy where the conference was regarded as satisfactory. The German am bassador expressed the belief MEXICANS FIRE ON i IAN LAUNCH Richmond, June 3. Despite the persistent downpour of , rain which hati during the last two days the con vention of the United Confederate Veterans is proceeding without inter thousand veterans yesterday at convention hall and cheered Miss Anna f'Hrter. T.ee. ernnridnllflrhter nf general uooeri .uee. aiiss jL.ee, at-: i j? . ji i. a ai i tired in black, appeared on the plat-1 and friendly, but the intense form as the ponsor tor the south, ac-i feeling in the United States companied by Miss Sarah Morris Leech and Miss Ollle Gertrude Mc- Laurin, maids of honor, and chaper oned by Mrs. Mary B. Pitcher. The granddaughter of the leader of the confederacy was presented to the convention by the acting commander in chief and aa she bowed to the ur vlvon of the tguth'i defendtra there was a deafening outburst of appiaus which culminated in rebel yell wnlch General .Lee was pronounced by Gen eral Julian S. Carr of North Carolina as the "world's greatest hero." Prayer for the peace of the world was again a feature when the con vention openc' and It will be repeat ed at vcYi (session until the close. This was determined as a result of a petition sent Commander-in-Chief Harrison by companies of southern women who wrote that It seemed that prayer for peace In the midst of the business sessions would recall the blessings of peace of our own country Is enjoying and would be a great help to all who heard '' and an in splratlon to those of other sections of the country who might read of It. Early In the day the rain which marred the ceremonies of yesterday set in again, but the enthusiasm of the delegates was unchecked. The veterans here sent the follow ing greeting. In the form of a unani mously approved ' resolution, to the president of .the United States: 'The United Confederate veterans n twenty-fifth annual reunion, as sembled at Richmond, - Va., send greetings to Woodrow Wilson, presi dent of the United States. As sol diers, who know only too well the hprrors of war, and as citizens of a reunited country we are glol at heart that we have af Washington a presi dent who, strictly neutral between warring nations, will with wisdom and courage stand for all regard and re spect for the honor of the American flag and a proper observance of tne full rights of the humblest American citizen." The rsolutlon was adopted toward th close of the business session or the reunion. Its reading was received with tumultuous' applause by veter an who wear the .uniform of gray, and who later-cheered the name of the president again when Congress' man Heflln, of Alabama, declared that the defenders of the south had been spared to see a man, born In the southland, the son, of a Confederate soldier, the president of the United States." store Grnndo. interpreted as a warning that 'he patience of the United States is exhausted. , What steis the president is nrcnared to tako in tho event that the darning is not acted on was not ttndu known. In high official garters, nevertheless, - no doubt existed that he was pro- that the communication he 1 sent to Berlin conveying the viewpoint of President Wilson would enlighten the German foreign office accurately as to the American viewpoint and pave the way for a better understanding. President Wilson emphasized In an Informal talk with Count von Bern storf, the German ambassador, the in tense feeling of tho American people over the slnlkng of the Lusitania and other violations of American rights on the high seas, and impressed on him that the United States would in slst on an adherence by Germany to the accepted principles of internation al law as they affect neutrals. No announcements were made after the conference, which had been ar ranged at the ambassador's request but It was stated authoriatlvely vit there would be no change in the plan to send In response to the' German reply to the Lusitania note an in quiry to ascertain definitely whether th.-" Imperial government will abld-j by international law or follow its own rules of maritime warfare 4.. , In, twenty atMit'sf conversation the president unci the ambassador ex changed views on the delicate situe tioh which has arisen in the relations between the Unltod States and Ger many. The meeting was cordial, thel conversation friendly und they dis cussed fundamentals and not details. Count von Bernstorf later told friends that the Interview had been satisfac tory and that the president hod spok en clearly and frankly. The ambus saor felt hopeful when ha returned to his embassy, (He believed the re. port which he prepared for transmis sion to Eerlln would enlighten the German foreign office on the true state of the American government's opinion and pave the way to a better under- AUTOS ilC, NUMBER 16,296 standing. In official and diplomatic quartets opinion was divided as to the effect of the conference. Some thought it would be beneficial and bring frsm Germany a conciliatory reply to the next American communication. Oth ers pointed out that the German am bassador similarly was hopeful when President Wilson's note of May 13 was dispatched, and that he recom mended several methods to the Ger man foreign office of meeting the American position satisfactorily. It Is an open secret in diplomatic quar ters, however, that the ambassador's suggestions were not followed then and speculation was widespread as to what influence his communication of yesterday expressing as It did the viewpoint of the president himself might have on his government. In view of the difficulties which the embassy has experienced in commu nication with lierlin on account of the cutting of cables, a request of the ambassador that the United States as sist him in transmitting his messages concerning the delicate situation that hus arisen. The ambassador's report of his talk with the president will be sent in code through the state depart ment and will be delivered by Ambas sador Gerard. The conference at the white house was the outstanding development of the day In the international situation. The president is understood to have explained the American government's position and to have reiterated that it was based on legality. It is be lieved the ambassador was told that if the German government would con- duet Its submarine warfare in accord, ance with the dictate of humanity. In a way that would not endunger the lives and property of neutrals there would be no objection to the use of umlnr-water craft aa a commerce de stroyer, The exercise of the right of. visit and. search, however, the presl dent Is said to have explained, would be Insisted on when submarines en countered unarmed merchantmen! of vessels which do not resist capture. About 5000 Licensed During Last Fiscal Year, for Which About $3,500, 000 Left the State. Teuton Attackers BombaroV Former Austrian Strong hold With 16-inch Guns, Petrograd Reports. i i FORTRESS FALLS AFTER! THREE WEEKS' SIEGE j MOTORCYCLE IS NOT KEEPING THIS PACE School of Instruction for Naval Reserves to Start at Ra leigh Senator Simmons Visits the Capital. The Muscovites, However, Layj Claim to Important Success--es on Left of Lower San Bayonet Fighting. (By W. T. Bost). Vienna, June 3. Przemysl is again in Austrian hands, ac cording to an official an nouncement made here today. 'v Villa Troops Attack U. S. Boat Six More Americans 1 Killed in Mexico. T Reynolds-Blomberg Case Will Be Heard in Shelby by Judge Webb. huh DEGREES FROM UNIVERSITY Sen. Simmons, Gov. Craig and Mr. Sprunt of Wilming ton Honored. The great Austrian fortress of Przemysl situated between Lemberg and Cracow, in Ga- llicia, was captured by. the1 Russians March 22 last, after oneo f the longest sieges of i modern war. Since that time the Austro - German armies ' have made vigorous efforts to' re-take it, large forces of men' and artillery being diverted for the drive eastward from the great fortress of Cracow. Recent dispatches stated that tho Austro-German forces had been successful in their operations to the north and: southeast of Przemysl and that the forts girdling the positions had been taken. When the fortress fell into the hands of the Russians it had undergone a siege of 201 days. The Austrian garrison originally consisted of 170,000 1 men ot winch 4U,UU0 had been killed during the siege. About. 1 20,000 men surrendered to the Russians with the fortress. Raleigh, June 3. An increase of 5,000 in the number of automobiles purchased between Juno 30, 1914 and Juno 30, 1915, is the estimate of the department of slate which put num ber 10,290 on the seventy-fifth ma chine registered yesterday. The excels may be more than 6,000. Chief Clerk Joe Sawyer does not see how it can be smaller, lie is now with in 83 of that number with .four weeks yet to report. Estimating the average machine at $700, an exodus of $3,000,- 000 of North Carolina's money makes tho department moralize somewhat. The gasolino buggy is stiil slightly behind tho booze bill, however. The motorcycle has not kept pace with the automobile. There are only 1,438 now licensed by the Mate and this Lb a gain of several hundred only, A vaster Increase marked the year be. tween June 80 of 1814 and 1918. The fact Is psychological even as recent adversity has been. Two years ago the public service corporations began to use the motorcycle considerably. but it had poor luck in competition with the company which made Wood row Wilson's, Senator Simmons', Hen ry Ford's and Parker Anderson's ma chines. These benzine buggies could go anywhere that tho cycle could and carry something besides. Then tho mall deliveries gave up the fussy thing. One fellow clown in Wilson took a trip out on his Xo. 13. lie lost $13 the first day. the machine iostled it from his mail pouch. The some letters und the third day It Ml j Emmanuel lias Ollered lllS Ser-1 ..m.i riiMttxl nff n 1.1 inch natch-,: ' i ! ti ' of skin, he Bald. He had the number) Paris, June 3. King Victor, ROUMANIA GIVES ORDER FOR 500,000 WAR SHOES Binghamton, N. T., Juno I. A rush order for half a million' pairs of "war" shoe has been placed with a local shoe factory by Roumanian agents. tltirstlltKRK WEATHER FORECAST e . K PAHTIiT CliOUDY. K K It H H t . Houston, Tex., June S. Captain Oscar I-ane, .of the American tank steamer Winifred, which arrived here from Tampico last night, gave out a statement In which he reported that three weeks ago, Villa soldiers fired on a launch In which Lieutenant Green of the United States cruiser Sacramento and the United States con sul at Tampico were proceeding up the Panuco rived to investigate the killing of two Americans. At the time. Lane said, an Ameri can flag was flying from the stern of the launch and a white flag from the boat's bow. One of the bullets passed through Green's hat and grazed his head. Captain Lane also reported the kill ing of six Americans, Including J. N. Bennett, an oil man, and John Smith, chief engineer of the East Coast OH company.- He described conditions in the oil fields near Tampico as serious and asserted that there was a general feeling of hostility to Americana Bennett was killed "While en route from the oil flolds to Tampico to meet his wife who was en route from Gal veston, according to Lane's statement He was with a small hand of Car ranza soldiers at tha time. They were overtaken by a detachment of Villa troops and In the exchange of shots the American was killed. Hmlth, Lune said, was shot from ambush. Announcement Is made that owing to the absence from the city of It. R. Williams, counsel for L. Blomhcrg In the matter of Mrs. M. 8. Reynolds against Mr. lilomberg regarding re pair work on the building now occu pied by Mr. Ulomberg at the corner of Patton and Lexington avenues,, the ho&rlng will not be held here today but will bo heard by Judge James L. Webb at Shelby tomorrow night. It will be remembered that Mrs. Reynolds last week asked for a re straining order to restrain Mr. Blom- berg from doing further repair work on the building. In which he proposes to open a motion picture show. Judge Wibb granted a temporary restraining order and the work was stopped. The outcome of tho hearing tomorrow night will be awaited with a , great deal of Interest here. Judge Webb arrived here yesterday afternoon from Marshall where he has been holding Superior court for the trial of civil cases since last Monday. The cases on the docket having been disposed of the court adjourned yes terday. HORDES OF RUSSIANS. PASS THROUGH OMSK Omsk, Russia, June t. Since the beginning of the war, 6.193 officers and 2A(,944 men have passed through this city on their way to the camps In Siberia. Chapel Hill, June 3. The Univers ity of North Carolina has conferred the honorary degree of doctor of laws on Senator F. M. Simmons, Governor Locke Craig and James Sprunt of . iwni I.B.OU., i iic i.unui a ..,..,. , , conlpiiicency In the panic. Senator Simmons lust year nut ne, Lp,ltpnlint Kdward Connor Is was unable to bo present. , Iip,,,n h,, of inducting Diplomas were granted 138 young! rwul ot ln.,t ruction for the naval re men. ,iusiiee j. niiicnen i-mrrH-r in the District of Columbia delivered the changed. Issuing licenses and renewals tneiti01)S which preacners in me siaie ui-itnimiii driven to conclude, thnt the auto is a great extravagance, a murderer of the merchant who hus accounts ngnlnnt their owner and a generally b.id In stitution. The fact thnt North Caro lina has about $12,000,000 Invested in them cauncs much comment as to the vices as intermediary in tho adjustment of territorial ques- have arisen be tween Russia and Roumania, according to the Milan So-colo. serves. lltprary address and fioernor addressed the graduates. Craig 0 I Serious And -Government Disturbances In Japan Tokto, June ' i iAntl-irovernment mtsa meetings In Toklo hav resulted In sorlous disturbances, the situation outside th building where tha meet Ing waa held wn most serious, There were many arrests and the manifestos which hail been Issued were confis cated. Police reinforcements were ssnt front all parU ot th city. YEGGMAN TAKEN The telegraph operator at Bailey, N. C, on the Southern Railway about twenty miles from Ashevllle this morning telegraphed Sheriff Mitchell that he was holding In custody a man whom he believed to be a companion and partner of Paul Rosa, alias Paul Haynes, who was arrested yesterdav afternoon on charges of robbing the postofTlce at Honeah, near Union, 8. C. Deputy Marshals Garner, Poole and Thomas left Ashevllle In an auto mobile for Bailey Immediately to ar rest the alleged yeggman. CHICAGO ORAIN. Chicago, June 1. Pressure from the new crop with virtually no export demand had a bearish effect on wheat today. Th market after op ening S to 1H lower, recovered to above yesterday's final figures but again underwent a sharp decline. tho nffirpra und will be carried on chiefly by correspondence. Headquar ters will be maintained In Raleigh. Hopeful feir Wilson. Senator F. M. Simmons, who hns Petroprnd. June 3. Przemysl was bombarded Monday by 16-Inch guns,! according to a statement given out l:lHt nttrht hv tho T?imut,in wnr ftfrtoo herOjThp AustrlHns attacked on the north-! ern front at a point where the fort.il had been nlmost completely demolish ed nnd took several Russian guns ex-, The school will be In tho interest ofjwnPr thp arrirnntion had been hnusted, but the Austrian were Anally repulced. . lletwein l.ysmlinetza and Rtry tho Anstrliitm with heavy forces of men. and artillery succeeded to a certain ex-, been visiting In ItnlclKh. attended the (t,n, Th(, f;KntinK contlnuod Tuesday. commencement at the university and made an adilress there. Senator Simmons enjoyed a fine quiet hero and was gone with as ll(- fle Interviewing fu he has been forced to undergo here. lie talked to a few Intimates and these declare that he Is prophesying the re-election of Presi dent Wilson. And thnt lacks much of unwelcome news to a big division of the revenue service In Raleigh. Young Not Offended. Former Representative E. F. Young, of Harnett, who Is hero at tending Federal court, was not of fended et the story Indicating his In terest In the congressional race In the sixth. Mr. Toting derived thnt he Is think ing seriously of Hying for the nomi nation to succeed Congressman God win who Is also a Harnett county man. The visitor has not made up his mind to announce himself yet. but he Is strongly nf the mind to do It. The rare Is a year off. The Harnett county attorney Is re garded hv his fellow county men ns the one to tske the measure of TTnn nlbal InFeyett In the home county and a half a doxen others graciously , (Continued on rag 1.) Ir. Gallcla between Przemysl and tK' Vistula stubborn fighting Is going ..n.. The P.usslans gained several successeitt of Importance on the left bank of th lower S.in, some of the fighting belnif , with the bayonet. On the right bn!c the Russian took an Austro-German base south of Knlukoube with 1,200 prisoners and elqht quick-firer. tn the Shnvll region and on tho' Narew front srverul Austrian attacks have been repulsed. . t . Thp battle for Przemysl, one of tha most (stubborn and sanguinary strug- I gle of the war, continues with un- bated fury, lloth sides have poured re inforcements Into the Held and losses, are piling up to an unprecedented ex-' tent. . 1 The Germans and Austrian rlalm) that some of the forts on th northern i front have fallen and that on the southeastern front fthelr troops are! progressing towards the railway that' joins the fortress with Iiemberg. But the latest Petrograd communication! says th Germans who got Into one' fort were driven out and Makes no ' mention of th capture of Stry or of other successes claimed by th Tcu tonlo allies. To the southeast, simultaneously (Continued on rag t.) V Continued on Fat ) 4 V
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