North Carolina Newspapers

ftaztifc THE GAZETTE-NEWS . . -aviated Press Service. THE HOME PAPER Of Asheville and Western N. C. "A paper In the home la worth thousand in the highway." J Marshall leld. ?tJ, U. Erery Respect Complex. 7T TfTTME XX. NO. MS ASHEVILLE, N. 0, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 11, 1915. PRICE 2 CENTS p" No Mwfc uumamnes m Germans; 1 wfanMomtns to :-neviue:::& - -J : .; r ; ntts h Vessels WAR IS BELIEF OF HIGH W ASHING TON OFFICIALS British Torpedo Boats Among Vessels Sent to Bottom By Submarines LEMBIt TEMPORARILY Wilson Document Employs Persuasion Bryan Advo cated, the Government Officials Assert. NOTE IS FOUNDED ON HUMANITY PRINCIPLES Opportunity Given Germany to Prove Port Officials Did Not Thoroughly Search Steamer Lusitania. TWlin. June 11. Ambassa dor Gerard presented the sec oid American note on the Lus itania at the German foreign office at 1:10 p. m. Wanhiuffton. June 11. Washington is now speculating on the possible course or tne rnitpri States in case of an un favorable German reply to the new American note sent to I5er-1 lin and made public last night, in which the United States for mally asks the imperial gov ernment for assurances that measures hereafter will be adopted to safeguard "Ameri can lives and American ships" on the high seas. Friendly terms characterize the document, which renews representations made in the American note of May 15, after the Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk. The German gov eminent, it is declared "must have been misinformed" when it assumed that the Lusitania carried guns, as official lnfor mntion is at hand to corrobo rate the original contention of the Washington government that the Lusitania was an un armed pnscnger ship which, since it did not resist capture could not be sunk without transferrins msscneers and crew to a nlneo of snfetv. It informs Germany that it is "on the principle of human ity, ns xriA no rmnn fhf law founded upon this principle tnat the United States must stand." Ormortnnitv is criven . to Germany to submit any ev idence that American officials did not execute their task thor oughly in inspecting the Lusi lama before she sailed, The issuance of another statement by former Secretary Brvnn n5ti51nrf wtWVi iYia mil.. lication of the note tonight, ;aaaed to ho surprise in omcia .Quarters at th . character ol Mr. Bryan's argument High officials said the note employed the verv nrnnpua norsuasion - rf r - I which Mr. Bryan advocated Jina did not necessarily lead to ;war. . M. a . ii or ma American rejo.nimr o ths Oerman government's replr to nmm toiiowing tn sinking ot nm Uisltania, follows: secretary of stats ad interim, J1 the American ambassador at Ber- London, June 11. British torpedo i boats Nos 10 and 12 were torpedoed yesterday off the eaet coast of Eng land by a German submarine. Forty one survivors were brought ashore. London. June 11. Among the ships torpedoed yesterday by Ger man submarines was tne scnooner Express. Her crew have been landed at Liverpool. The British bark Thomaslna has been sunk by a torpedo from a Ger man submarine off the coast ot lre- ior.ii Tha prow have been landed at Queenstpown. Maasluls, Holland, June 11. The Russians Appear to Have De livered Hard Return Blow to Austro - Germans in Galicia. MysMswen EMPLOYS "OLD SYSTEM Six More Vessels Sunk By German Submarines ITALIANS LESS THAN 20 MILES FROM TRIEST Erltlsh fishing smacks Welfare and Iaurestina have been sunk by Zep pelins in the North sea. The crews were picked up by a Dutch smack and have been landed here. Cardiff, Wales, June 11. The illnooniu otaamoi Rfrftthpnrrnn WHH torpedoed yesterday without warning by a uerman submarine wnue out ward bound from Barry. The crew put off In small boats and were res cued by a steamer and brought here. The Strathcarron was a vessel of 2.807 tons. She sailed from Havre May 25 for Barry and arrived June 2, when It wa9 reported that she had entered government service. French Advance in West Halt ed But Germans Are Not Making Much Head way There. Tendon. .Time 11. Tha British steamer Erna Bolt has been sunk off Harwich, torpedoed by a German submarine. The members or we crew were saved. The Erna Bolt was formerly a Ger man steamer. She was captured by the British ana put into service Dy them. The ship was ot I04u net tons register and 2(10 feet long. William Jennings Bryan Will Spend Summer Here .That former secretary of state, William Jennings Bryan, with Mrs. Bryan and other members of tho family will come to Asheville within the next ten days to spend the sum mer here, seemsa certainty now. The following dispatch from The Gazette-News correspondent at Wash ington, was received nere mis morning: Former secretary of state ana Mrs. W. J. Biyan will go to Asheville for a rest In the next ten da VS. This statement was made to The Gaiette-News correspondent by one who Is in close touch with Mr. Bry an's plans. The former premier has not de- plHeri hour Innc hn will remain III Aahpvlllo hut It la not at all unlikely that he will make the mountain city his headquarters for the summer, l'nltprl StntP Mnrahnl Charles A. Webb is here and Senator Simmons is expected during the day. "Department of State, "Washington, June 9, 1915. "American Ambassador, Berlin: "Ynn are Instructed to deliver text- ually the following note to the min ister of foreign affairs: "in enmnl lance with your excellen cy's request I did not fail to transmit to my government immediately upon their receipt your note oi May it in r.niv tn mv not of May 15. and your supplementary note of June 1, setting forth the conclusions bo iar an rcu-i;..- h hv the IniDcrlttl German govern ment, concerning the attacks on the American steamers dishing ana uui- tllght. I am now InBtructea Dy my government to communicate the fol lowing In reply: " ' . "The government of tne united States note" with gratification the full recognition by the imperial German government. In discussing tne cases of the Cunning and the Gulfiight, of tha tr!neiti of the freedom of all parts of the open sea to neutral ships and the frank willingness or me lm norint Herman government to ac klinowledge and meet Its liability where the fact of attack upon neu tral shlpa 'which have not been gu lv nf nnv hostile act' by German air craft or vessels of war Is satisfactorily established; and the government oi TTnitori Rtnina will in due course lov before the Imperial German gov ornmrnt aa It reauests. full Informa tion concerning the attack on tne steamer Cunning. Itogardlng Falaba. with res-ard to the sinking Of the steamer Falaba, by which an Ameri can cltisen lost his life, tha govern ment of the United states is surpnsea to find the Imperial German govern ment contending tnat an enorc on m part of a merchantman to escape cap ture and secure assistance alters the obligation of the offioer seeking to make the capture In respect , of th safety of the lives of those on board the merchantman, although tne vessel had ceased her attempt xo enci when torpedoed. These are not new circumstance They nave oeen the mlnda of atateaman and of Inter national Jurists throughout the de velopment of naval warrare, ana me government of the United mates does not understand that they have ever been held to alter the principle" of humanity upon which it naajnsuwa. Kiuthin hut actual forcible resistance or continued effort to escape by night when ordered to atop ror-tne purpoaa of visit on the part of the merchant h.a mr haen held to forfeit the llevea of her paaaengere or crew. The government oi tne unnea "" ever, doea not unieratand that the n.rmin aovarnment la seek- int lit thl" ce to relieve .Uelf TTldnn -Til n A 11 Tho OrlmshV iFawlftr TNJnttln trhn m wna ntmlr in thfi North sea Monday by the Bhell fire of a Uerman submarine, rne memoers of the crew were saved. Reply to Germany Conforms' to Diplomatic Standards, Precedents for Which 'Written in Blood.' Hartlepool. Encland. June 11. The crew of the trawler Velocity, which was sunk by a German submarine, was landed here this morning, rney were 52 hours at sea In a small boat without food or water. The subma rine sank the vessel by firing five shells into it. Grimsby, England, June 11. The trawlers Tunisian and Castor have been sunk by a Gorman submarine The Tunisian's crew were allowed five minutes to leave the boat. They arrived here yesterday. The vessel was sunk with bombs. The Castor's crew were picked up at sea. In this case also bombs were used. The submarine pursued another trawler but the appearance of a pa trol boat saved her. THE LATE PREMIER APPEALS TO PEOPLE Asks Them to Hear Before t Judging Expects no Mer. cy If People Decide He Is Wrong. liability, but only Intends to set forth the circumstances which led the com mander of the submarine to allow himself to be hurried Into the course which he took. "Yfinp ptrpllpnpv'R note in discus sing the loss of American lives result Inir from thn ainklnir of the steam ship Lusitania, adverts at some length to certain information wnicn tne im nnrlnl Oprman eovernment has re celved with regard to the character and outfit of that vessel, and vour ex cellency expresses the fear that this information may not have been brought to the attention of the gov ernment of the United States. It Is utitod In thn nntn that the Lusitania was undoubtedly equipped with mask ed guns, supplied with trained gun- nnpfl nnd nnpplnl ammunition, trans porting troops from Canada, carrying a cargo not permitteu unner me laws of the United States tn a vessel also pnrrvinflr nARApnorf.ru. and flprvinflr. In virtual offect, s an auxiliary to the naval forces of Great Britain. For tunately these are mattora concerning which the government of the United States Is in n position to give the im perial German government official In formation. Of the facta alleged In your excellency's note. If true, the gov. ernment 0f the United Slates would have been bound to take ofTlclal cog nizance In performing Its recognlncd duly as a neutral power and In enforc ing Its national laws. ' Ilutv nf I'll It iil Kin Ira. Tt wah Ha dnlv tn see that the Lusi tania was not armed for offensive ac tlrn that h waa not aervlna: aa a transport, that she did not carry a cargo pronioitea ly tne mntuies oi me United States, and that, If In fact she was a naval vessel of Great Britain she should not receive clearance as a nmrrhAntman! and If nrrformpd thai duty and .enforced Its statutes with scrupulous vigilance through Its regu larity constituted officials. It Is able thnrefore. to assure the Imperial Ger mnn trnvprnmpnt that It has been mis- Informed. If the Imperlol German government ahould deem Itself to be in nnAAPAAlnn of convincing evidence that the officials of the government of tha United State did not Perform these duties with thoroughness the rnvnrnmpnt nf the United Htnteft sin cerely hopes that It will submit that vldne fnr conAlderatlon. AVhutnvar mnv hn the contentions of the Imperial Oerman government regarding the carriage of contraoona nt war n hoard the i.uHltania or re- ,iina- tha exnloslon nf that material by the torpedo, It heed only be said that In the view of this government ihu Apnntnntlnna are Irrelevant to thn question of the legality of the methods (Continued on paga ij London, June 11. British observers have formed tho opinion from the latest dis- rjatches'that the Austro-Cier man advance which threatened Lembere: from the southeast has been checked. The Rus sians, the dispatches from Pe.tJ.:. . rograd declare, have delivered a return blow and a hard one. Great masses of Austrians and Germans which forced the passage of the Dneister near Zurawna, according to the lat est official advices from Rus sia have been flung back with heavy losses in men and mater ial. Thus for the moment Lrn- It-Lrir is thought to be safe for nowhere else on the Galieian front have the Teuton allies progressed recently except in their southern extension into Bukowina. News was received yesterday from "Russia that the Musco vites had been reinforced and were moving southward along the Dneister from Mikolaiow to Rohatyn, but it is hardly ex pected they can advance much in the face of strong resistance. If the vietorv is decisivo it is the first successful offensive delivered by the Russian since the start of the Austro- German rush into Galicia. Nothing new has been lenrn- ed in London concerning lie ghting in the Russian Baltic provinces. The Italians are now less han 20 miles from Tricst, the chief Austrian port.- On t be western front the me thodicnl advance of the French troons appears for the moment to have censed. Uerman coun ter attacks, however, do not seem to have been successtul.- BUNKERS HELD SEGOHO MEflllBUST MIGHT Many Interesting . Discussions Are Heard Election of Of ficersDutch Supper. RNNRPOUS INQUIRY II LAST IM Many Witnesses to Be Exam ined in Probe of Examina tion Irregularities. Tho hnnlrpra nf irroun ten of the North Carolina Bankers' association met here last niRht for their seconu annual session. A number of Interest ing addresses were made and omcers for the coming year were chosen. The olilcers are: Chairman, Thomas H. Shlpman of Ilrevard; secretary and treasurer, C. E. Brooks of Henderson ville; members of the advisory com mittee, Erwin Sluder of Asheville, W. r II f Mtirahnll And D. J. Wea- l. Iltlllinrj v l ............. .. r wanvorvllle. Bv resolutions unanimously adopted, Mr. Sluder was recommended for the position oi ui president of the North Carolina Bank ara' ft acOfl n 1 1 fifl . Subjects of interest to the bankers In attendance were discussed anu ciose attontl.m wn civpn to the speaners vniinirinir ihp business meeting a Dutch supper was served to the bank ers on the roof garden of the Ingren hotel. Among those who made re marks were: Thomas II. Shipman oi Brevard; W. H. Itumsey of Marsnan. K W. Ewbank of llendersonvllle; J. Robert Long of Bryson City; I I .lenlilns of ARhevllle; Urowniow jacK- son of llendersonvllle; J. K. Dixon, Jr., of Asheville; Krwln Sluder or Asne vitle; Edwin I Hay of Asheville; n-i . uhoriilun nf New York; C'ash- J HUH ICW! ..,.'" - - i..p Ttrne of the National nan oi pmmra i.f Baltimore anil others. The following menu whs servea i the Dutch supper: Cunape a la isirosoorg Sliced tomatoes Itndlshes Olives Prime ribs of roast beer Sugar cured hum Cold mutton Sliced ox tongue Salmon salad Hnlud I'ommes de Terre Vanilla Ice cream Aesorieu cane Coffee. Annapolis, June 10. Slow progress thus far and Secretary Daniels' order for inquiry into the system of prepara tion into irregularities in examinations at the naval academy might last a month longer. There will be more witnesses for th egovernment and it is known that the defense will have a large number. Tho two were Involved, In the opin ion of the court, through Commander Traut's testimony yesterday. rrun AAmmonilfip nnripr r.rnss-pxam- Inatlon today, expressed the opinion statement, an Washington, June 11. Forme Secretary of State W. 3. Bryan today issued a statement expressing hla gratification over what lie termed was a chunge in the tone of tho Antcrlcnn press In regard to tao American noto. , , Mr. Bryan's statement follows! "f nm irlnil tn notn A p.han?ft In the tone of the press regarding the latest note to Germany. From the tlmetlie papers hcpajj.pul)Uslilng,- rorecasts oi uie noiu uovvn j WKt, day tho jingoes predicted that mat ters would be dealt with with firm ness nnd that Germany would bo told that there must be no further delay in her acceptance of this coun try's defands, etc., etc. Instead of. wailing until the note was issued, they put their own construction on it, in advance, and colored it suit tliclr own purposes. 'It Is a roller to unn vno mpim nnmiiiicWinir tho frlendlv tone of the note and pointing out that It docs not necessarily mean war. Mr. Bryan frankly says that If the public verdict is against him he asks no mercy, asserting that men in pun- . lie life must be "willing to bear any deserved punishment from ostracism to execution." . ,.' .'. ' Mr. Brvan will also Issue another anneal-.- - he- says, to that Ensign II. 11. Harrison, who "Uerman-Amer.au . " graduated last week, was "guilty oi tr.is appeal n uu.u -'-"""" Frregular practice" in not notifying ! vith the issuance of the third slate iho authorities after learning that I ment since his reslgnn t ton the- form- what he had received as "innocent er secret... y . . " dope" was in reality a copy of the rest his case. ; . examination paper. Also under cross The statement examination, he said that it was amer secretary as the real isue, is suspicious circumstance mat ino, ., j . - The text of Mr. Bryan's statement follows: ' ' ' ' ;' " 'To the American people: "You no whave before you the text of the note to Germany the' ' note which it would have been my'orneini duty to sign hud I remained secre- , tary of slate. 1 ask you to Wt'in judg ment upon my decision to' 'resign rather than to share responsibility for it. I am sure you win creon me win honorable motives, but that is' not enough, tiood intentions could not , f., a mlstas at such a time, CONFESSED JUST BEFORE HE handwriting of Ensign A. D. Stru ble was on a copy of an examination miner fnnnd inside of the class room after the last examination in modern languages-. Commander Traill's testimony ns to the course of procedure by the board of investigation of which he was president, w:is that only those I midshipmen were culled In who were I supposed either to have In their pos Apuilnn tho nrldnal papers received i by Moss, or to have seen them. There i undoubtedly were n number, he said. . ntuii -ith fv.r rt fiim n mihiict bb undor such cir- actual exnmlnntlon ..iestlons. But it I cuinstam-es. If your verdict. Is against would have been a difficult mntter to me, I ask no mercy; 1 desire none it t . . m man In hlln prove that this was not merely a co- nave ncu-n unwinv.,. ....... ... Incidence. He life must act according iu ... Ake,l n-hv he did not summon nl! conscience, hut noweer "'"' midshipmen who might have known tlously he acts he must be Prepara ELECTROCUTED M CRUSHED TO DEATH BETWEEN CARS, SUNBURST Aernrdlne tn Information received In tha rltv Ed Ktalcun of Rwa'n county was crushed to death between cars on the Tennessee and N. C. Hal I rood at biintmi-at Iah( RatunlAV. Tha rpnort stated thst the man was attempting tn make a coupling, wnen in some way he was caught between the cars and almost Instantly killed. ' The body was shipped to Pwsln rnuntv where the funeral and Inter ment took place. The deceased was a nephew of W. II. fUalcup of Qulnlan- towu, itjywooa couniy. n.phmnnil June 11. I.uther Can ter, aged '25, .who slew Mrs, Maude Wilson, wlf eor James . nii.nni. nn.i.in.ri..n pmintir Anrll 25. was electrocute j In the stute penitentiary j today. He conressou 10 me cm...'. Tho1 ' rconfesalon exonerated his brother James Cantor, aged Id. who; Is also under fleam sentence uui im been granted a respite until August t, pending appllactlon ror a new trlnl. . TELLS WHY ENGLISII BOYS DO NOT ENLIST Lnnii June 11. "Am I going to Join the army and allow monopolists to grab our food supplies and make It well nigh Impossible for my depend ents to exist? Is the question tnai young men esk who have held back from enlisting," declared a. j. i.n.. nrvanlxpr nf the National Union f i.aIIwa man. before a labor con ference at Cardiff. To breaK up tne naaksiasnt fnnnnti nllPA. Williams moved resolutions sadroesed to the govern ment, which were unanimously passed. after thev saw the examination pn pers In cln. room that the "dope" Ihey hnd In their possesion was im proper Information on the examina tion, tho commander replied: "That I cannot say." Tie explained, however, that Ad miral Ful'am, superintendent of the Apndemv. had been Informed of nil lhp circumstances In connection with the mntter STRIKE OF 11,110 EMPLOYES DEPENDS ON COMMITTEES Chleaarn. June 10. The strike or;' ... Vnnr 14.000 employes of Chicago street , m ft nrl'vate citizen without office or to accept without cominiu..v " condemnation which his own errori muv bring upon him; no must. u wining to bear any desenxd punish ment from ostracism to execution. . But hear me before you pass sen tence. Agree In Purpose. "Tho president and I agree In pur-u-A npdl'e a peaceful solution of the dispute which has arisen be tween the United States and Ger- mony. We not only aesire n, .jui ww. eni.nl fervor we pray for It, but w differ irreconcilably as to the means of securing It. If It were merely a ' personal difference It would be a . mntter of little moment, for an the presumptions are on his side the presnmutioiis tnat go w.m TireAiupiu. a nir 1lnp tomorrow nlaht hinged to day on the action of two union com mittees In Joint conference. The com mittees proposed a meeting with Prpsldent Ij. A. Thisby of the sur face lines to discuss again the arbi tration plans. .(llllltlll,,' M TITV A TWIPP TPOPT-fiART . trtr At. riiow Fits. m .hip hut one of the hundred mil lion or innaonanu.. f "But the real Ismie Is not between persons; It Is between systems; and., I reply for vinaieanon wnnu. r" , the strength of the position taken. "Among the Influence which gov. ernments employ In dealing with each other there are two of which are pre-eminent and antagonistic fores and persuasion. Force speaks ..ok rirn.-i mil acts through the ..inr,,.1im- nerauairion employs tvr- w Ullllimvu..,, t-.- - - pnurta Investtgntlnn and ae . It iConUnued on Pm ' fx w 4