THE GAZETTE-NEWS
Has the Associated Press Bervice.
" jn Every Respect Compile,
jjonlxr Audit Bureau Circulations.
THE HOME PAPER
Of Ashevllle and Western V. O.
"A paper In the home is worth m
thousand In tbe highway."
Marshall Field.
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VOLUMNE XX NO. 118,
ASHEVILLE N. C TUESDAY RNOON, JUNE 29, 1915.
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RUSSIANS ARE RAPIDLY
BERLIN IS ASKED
TO RECONSIDER
REFORMING THEIR LINES
: r : t
TIlL llVJ POSTPOXEIIITOF
'IMS SHE
Retirement Behind Guila Lipa
Believed to 3e Due Chief
ly to Battles in Lem
berg Region.
JRUITLESS FIGHTINQ
ON WESTERN FRONT
Germans Have Not Yet Trans-
ferred Troops From East
v Italians Continue Their
Slow Advance. , .
Feared There Has Been
Fighting In Mexico City
Washington, June 29. Uractlcally
six days have passed without definite
word being received here of what Is
happening; in Mexico City. The latest
news came to Vera Cruz by courier
and reached here several days old; It
said that conditions in the Mexican
capital were extremely critical. Za
pata forces had defeated the army
of General Gonzales, it was said,
taking a good deal of ammunition
and other war material. Much con
cern Is felt here that the fighting may
have been carried Into the capital,
thus Jeopardizing lives of foreigners,
Washington. June 29. eports of
fighting were brought from Vera Cruz
by Americans who reached there from
the capital Sunday.
The state department had reports
saying that Carranza was rushing
troop trains from Vera Cruz to the
capital, and that the fighting: was still
going on in the outskirts of the city.
A repetition of the "tragic ten days,
which ' proceded the overthrow .of
Madero was feared.
. London. June 29. -The Kus-
jsian center in Galiciais rapid
ly reforming behind, the River
Gnila Lipa, before General Von
Linsingen's drive across the
Dneister, but the retreat, in the
opinion of London military crit
ic?, is almost entirely due to the
r battles in the Lemberg region,
whore the Russian positions
made retirement inevitable.
These movements have
strengthened the Austro-Ger-man
lines and have consoli
dated the hold of the Teutons
on the regained Galician cap
ital. . -v;
Fruitless fighting sums up
the operations along the west
tern front, where even the ar
tillery duels lack vigor, except
on the line between Arras and
the sea, - where the bombard
ment of positions is almost con
tinuous. The expected detach
ment of German troops from
the east for operations in the
west has not yet occurred.
This is probably due to the
stubborn retirement of the Rus
sians and increased pressure by
Italian troops.
The advance of the Italians
is very slow but if it is entirely
stopped more Austrian forces
will in all probability have to
he transferred from the Gali
cian line unless Austria is wil
ling to surrender the seaport of
Triest, however, being the first
important milestone on the
road to Vienna, will no doubt
be defended to the last.
The Anglo-French troops on
the Gallipili peninsula are
heavily bombarding the Turk
ish right wing without reserve,
according to the Turkish , re
ports, but the other side has
not announced the result of
their operations.
London, June 28. The anni
versary today of the assassina
tion at Sarayevo of Archduke
Francis Ferdinand of Austria,
which turned Europe into a
great battlefield, finds . the
struggle between - Teutonism
and Slavism near what is
thought to be the high water
mark, with the Teutonic armies
for the most part still out
wardly, though not without
difficulty, dominating . the
situation. The penetration of
the Germanic armies from
Lemberg has forced the Rus
ians back from a thirty-mile
front between Borka and Zura
wana, where they offered Buch
stubborn resistance.
The Muscovites admit that
they are now. falling back to
the Gnila river, which , runs
(Uorth of Przemysl and throuirh
(Rohatyn tollaluc, where it
j joins the Dneister.
Military writers here antict
jpate that the backward move
ment will noceBsitato total
withdrawal from the Dneister
)ftnd the- Russians will make
Shipman Discusses Labor
Conditions Jn the South
Detroit, June 29. "Labor Condi
tions in the South," and "Industrial
Progress in New England" were the
topics before- the ' convention of the
Association of Government Labor Of
ficials of the United States and Can
ada, in session here today. John S.
E. Dairies, labor commissioner of
New. Hampshire, .told of the growth
of industries in his territoy, and M.
L. hlpman, labor commissioner of
Dr. Bancroft, Expert Alienist,
Testifies Thaw's Crime
Was Not Result of
Insanity.
CHIEFLY CAUSED BY
ANGER AND JEALOUSY
Killing of White Passionate,
Implusive Act, Culmination
of a Series of Matters
':)'.. Troubling Him.
a i '
Sons of Teutons Want Talk on ML MV A Mr M
1 1LLU IIUUI 1 1 rlL IIILII
Munitions Traffic In
stead of Peace.
TO LEAVE SATURDAY
North Carolina, discussed the labor
situation in the soutnern states.
"Tenant labor In the south, taken' as
a whole, is not what may be called
satisfactory,," said Mr. Shipman.
"The principal reason for this situa
tion Is In the fact that the large sup
ply of frsh land available makes the
tenant careless of fertilization' and
general Improvement. Few arms ' in
the south are cultivated to the full."
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New Tork, June 29. Dr. Charles P.
Bancroft, head of the New Hampshire cause
state hospital for the insane and
member of the federal commission
Chicago, June 29. A meeting of
the Sons of Teutons to have been
held here last night with William
Jennings Byran as one of the speak,
ers, has been postponed. G. F. Hum,
me, chairman of the committee on
arrangements, said, however, in an-
nonclng the postponement that Mr.
Bryan might yet address the Sons of
Teutons, "if satisfactory arrange
ments can be made."
"The subject on which Mr. Bryan
was to talk was really a minor mat
ter," said Mr. Hummel. "We wanted
him to talk on the exportation of am
munition, and he offered to repeat
his New Tork address on "Peace.'
That talk would do us no good. Stop
the exportation of munitions of war
and there would be peace in a month.
"The meeting has been postponed,
not because of Mr. Bryan, but be
lt appeared doubtful if the
1 1 1 . , nn,.l vana t V n! H
the crowa
Corps From Canton and Ashe
ville Will Go to
Tobyhana, Pa.
Lansing Informs Germany
U. S. Cannot Let Prize
, Court Pass on the
Frye Case. .
AMERICA SHOULD FIX
AMOUNT OF INDEMNITY !
Saturday, July 3, has been named
as the date of departure for the field
hospital corps of Ashevllle and the
ambulance corps of Canton for the
summer encampment grounds at To
byhana, Pa. Division Passenger Agent
James H. Wood announced this
morning that a special tourist car
provided for the hospital and ambu
lance men will leave this city Satur
day afternoon at 6:45 o'clock, arrlv
lng at Washington at 10:40 o'clock
on Sunday morning. From Washing,
ton the Ashevllle and Canton men
Right of German Warships to
Destroy U. S. Vessels Car
rying Contraband Car
goes Is Denied.
Newspapers Warned to
Stop Trying Thaw Case
will trnvol nvnr t Vi k PannDvlvonlu -r 1 1 .
Members of the commltte on ar-
vvmun .examined narry maw our- rangements met Mr. Bryan's train Tne two corp8 numbering about26
ins ins sojourn in ew nampsnire, j and explained mat tne proposed
swore on the witness stand today, thp.t I meeting had been called off.
Thaw, lti his opinion, was not only!, Mr. Bryan declined to discuss the
sane, but always has been sane. D?. 'action of the committee further than
Bancroft testified as an expert alienist ! to say that it was due to a mlsunder-
in the Jury "proceedings to determine
the question of Thaw's sanity.
"Thaw's act in . killing Stanford
White," the witness testified, "was not
men each, will be under the command
Washington, June 29. With the
publication of the American note to
Germany concerning the destruction ,
of the American vessel William P.,'
Frye by the German converted cruls-'
er Prinz Eitel Frledrich much Inter
est centers in the character "of the
German reply. The American note
standing. He referred all questions to
members of the committee.
Mr Bryan left for Lincoln, Neb., at
6 o'clock to remain a few days be.
the product, of a systematic delusion fore going to San Francisco and Se-
sucn as Characterizes the true paran- attle where he has speaking engage-
New Tork, June 29. Counsel for
the state of New York do not know
the attitude of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
toward testifying in the hearing to de
termine Harry K. Thaw's sanity, it
was announced yesterday. Deputy
Attorney Gwneral Gee said a kobpo
na server was on his way to Chateau
gay lake, near Malone, N. Y., to And
her.
;. Just lee Hendrlx has warned news
paper men that the "trial of this case
by the newspapers has got to stop."
He threatened with punishment for
contempt of court any editor who
published stories forecasting evidence
yet to be presented in the hearing.
Thaw's counsel lost a point at the
outset when Justice Hendrlck decided
in favor of the state in an argument
as to whether the report on the fed
eral commission" on the question of
Thaw's sanity should be admitted as
evidence. On this report Thaw was
admitted tobatl In New Jersey.,. The
state contended that Federal Judge
Aid rich In appointing the commission
had Instructed it to determine only
whether Thaw, would be a danger to
the community If admitted to bai'l.
The state argued that the broad ques
tion of Thaw' sanity was not Involved
In the finding of the commission.
The report was excluded and Gen
era) Streeter was called to the stand
to testify concerning Thaw's mental
condition.
olac. The killing of Stanford White
appears to us to have been a passion
ate, Impulsive act, growing out' of a
condition ot mind due chiefly to anger
and Jealousy, which was the final cul
mination of a series of circumstances
which had been bearing down upon,
him for a long time. Thaw did not
seem of the type of paramolac but his
act was dun to Jealousy, which Is not
a diseased condition of mind.
"Thaw knew that his antagonist had
treated him Jn an unpleasant way and
he wanted to get even with him. His
Ten Thousand Horses to
Pass Through Ashey ill e
A- solid train of 27 cars of horse,
with each car containing 25 horses,
passed through here , yesterday
from East St. Louts to Norfolk, where
they will be sent to France to be
used by the French army. It was
stated here this morning by a South
ern railway official that the train
which passed through here Is part of
a lot of 10,000 horses which the
French government recontly pur-
ments.
Speaking of his plan Mr. Bryan
said:
"Nebraska will be our home. I
shall do my voting there. We shall
spend our winters in Miami, Fla., and
our summers at Ashevllle, N. C. I
shall spend as much time lecturing
as may necessary. It will not be more
than three months a year. I expect
to devote some time each year speak
ing to students at colleges on sub
iects connected with citizenship. I
Hinill continue my newspaper edlto-
of Major Francis Clemenger of this asking Germany to reconsider herre-
city. united states army oincers wiujfusal to settle the case by direct dip-:
have charge of the instruction of the , lomatic negotiations instead of taklner
.corps from western North Carolina as. to a prize court the claims presented
wen as of others from airrerent parts in behalf of the captain and owners
of the country. A field hospital will 0f the Frye, it is pointed out that
be erected on the grounds and the8Uch proceedings are unnecessary and
men will be instructed in methods ,not binding on the United States In
employed in actual warfare. The pe- view of the fact that Germany has
iod of Instruction will last about ten admitted liability for sinking the ship,
days ana xne memoera oi tne corps under the treatv of 1828.
are looking forward to the trip with
much Interest.
This is the first time that the corps
have gone so far from home for the
annual encampment. Heretofore the
summer Instruction camp has been
conducted at Morehead City or some
other town In the state In connection
with the ' assembling of the state
troops. - . : ,
act was the product otj.a..eane..,roAftfl. lnalg. The eet f my time -wlllb
whichlafter he had Indulged hi cham
pagn suddenly lost control of itself.
"Then you believe that Thaw was
never Insane," the physician was asked.
'I believe he never was."
DIFHT HS IN 1
H01CKS-DREWEHY CASE
reserved for such work as may seem
to be necessary."
chased In the west and middle west
and gathered at East St. Louis for
shipping to Norfolk.
It la expected that one train a day
will pass this" way until the entire
10,000 horses will have been sent to
Norfolk. The first train which con
tained 27 cars, as stated, s had . 073
horses on it. Keepers were , on the
train and two French officers were
In charge.
Judge James L, Webb Has Just
Announced Decision.
Plaintiff Appeab.
High German Officials i
On Important Mission
Judge James L. Weeb of Shelby has
notified Clerk of Superior Court John
H. Cathey that he has Just handed
down his decision in the case of H.
F. Adickes of B'.ltmore against John C.
Drewery of Ealeigh, in which he de
cided in favor of the defendant. This
case was heard here at the term of
court held in April and by consent of
both sides It was agreed that Judge
Wobb was to hear the facts and law In
the case and render his decision. Mr.
Adickes appealed to the Supreme
court of North Carolina.
rankfort, Germany, June it. The
Berlin correspondent of the Frank
furter Zeltung, which has close rela
tions to the German foreign office,
suggests that one purpose of the visit
of Chancellor Von Betnmann-HoOweg
and Foreign Minister Von Jagow to
Vienna was to discuss steps to coun
teract the effort of the entente pow
er to induce the Balkan state to
Join them In the war.
Vienna dispatches Sunday said
Dr. Von Bethmann-Hollweg , and
Herr Von Jagow had arrived there
for a conference with Emperor Fran,
cts Joseph and the Austro-Hunganan
foreign minister. .
United States Warned
Both China and Japan
reklng, June 18. W&rnlng that
the United State would not recognise
sny agreement between Japan and
China which Impaired American
rights In China or endangered the
open door policy, was conveyed to the
government of Japan and China In
Identical notes from Washington,
which were delivered about May IE
The note to China was delivered to
the foreign office a week after China
had conceded to the Japanese ultima
turn Insisting on Chinese concessions
for Japan.
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CAGE TO BE REMOVED
As the remilt of a conference held
in the office of Judge J. FTazier
Gleen yesterday afternoon by several
members of the Ashevllle ar a deci
sion was reached to do away with
the iron bars on the cage In the Po
lice court room which 1 occupiea Dy
the nrlsoners. While the bars win
be taken off, the "pen" will remain
high enough so that the prisoners
cannot converse with people in the
court room, and to prewnt their escape.
CORNELL EIGHT WDNS '
IN TRIANGULAR BATTLE
OF,
-5A.
Will Report Here ' Tomorrow
for Duty Scout Ira
Thomas Here.
Poughkeepsle, N. Y., June 29 In
a triangular battle of blades unequaJ-
ed In regatta history, Cornell won the
'Varsity four mile race here yester
day, defeating Leland Stanford by 8
fet. Tralllne the Calif ornlans camei
Svracuse. two length ahead of Co-
Manager Jack Corbett announced
this morning that he had signed
Burge, a pitcher who has been with
the Winston-Salem team and that
the hurler will report here omorrow.
Burge has been with Winston for sev
eral weeks and has been pitching ex
cellent ball. Hi appearance with the
pitching squad of the Mountaineers
will add strength to the hurling end
of the team.
Ira Thomas scout for the Philadel
phia Athletics and right hand man
for Connie Mack arrived hereyester
dav with the Raleigh team and will
probable remain in Ashevllle for the
series between the Macks and Moun
taineers. Just what Thomas will do
on his visit here Is of course not
known, but a wiseacre stated this
morning that he was on "Big Chief"
Myers trail. Connie having sent the
scout to again watch the work of the
big boy.
The plaintiff was suing for about ! lumbia, who wrested fourth place
$2,000 alleged to be due him and it is from Pennsylvania in tne last ram
stated that he contended that he had of the premier feature contest of the
a contract wltn Mr. urewery re Burn
ing the selling Of insurance on which
he brought suit. Martin, Rollins and
Wright of this city and A. B. Andrews,
Jr., of Raleigh represented the de
fendant while Bourne, marker ani
Morrison were attorneys for the plain
Off.
PROHIBITION IN 1ST
VIRGINIA CUTS ARRESTS
their next real stand near the
River Bug. British writers al
so hold that though the Russian
retreat must be a great retarda
tion to the prospects of Musco
vites offensive, it alBO robbed
the Austro-German forces of
the complete victory which
might have been theirs if they
batKboen able to force the Rus
sians to fight to the finish in
stead of withdrawing their
army virtually intact, -...
In the west the French offen
sive seems less active that from
some time past, pending the
consolidation of the ground re
cently won from the Germans
and a clearer insight into the
next German move.
Charleston, W. Va.. June 29. The
enforcement of the prohibition laws
which went Into operation a year ago
has cut the number ot arrests in 36
towns and cities Id West Virginia
mors than one-half,, according to ta
tlstlcs publlBbsd by the department ot
prohibition
inter-collegiate regatta.
Cornell's victory gave the Ithaca
university tne eoge, xor me nw mm
White Junior eight had won the event
tnr aerond crews, while the Freeh-
man race had been captured by the
Syracuse first year oarsmen.
The 'varsity crews left tne staise
boats shortly after t o'clock, ana
from the moment the Cawrornla on Tu
rn en lumped into the lead until they
slid across the finish, only a few feet
back of Cornell, the race was a con
ttnuons panorama of battling sweep
swlngers and shifting 4iella
GOV. AND MRS. SLATON
HAVE LEFT ATLANTA
SECOND TREATMENT IS
GIVEN AT SANDY MUSH
Atlanta, Ga., June 2.9. Former
Governor John M. Slaton, accompa
nied by Mrs. Slaton, left Atlanta late
yesterday for the Pacific coast by
During the fiscal year of j way of New Tork and the military
Tr. D. E. Sevier, county health offi
cer, and the physicians from the state
health dopnrttient who are assisting
him In the county-wide vaccination
campaign against typhoid fever, yes
terday visited Sandy Mush for the
second time, administering treatment
to 73 of those who were vaccinated at
the first dispensary held 4here. The
third and last administration of the
vaccine at Sandy Mush will take place
next Monday.
Today the physicians make their
second visit to Candler. The health
officers state that on their second
rounds the methods used by them
have been so thoroughly discussed in
the communities that they are called
upon for very few explanations.
1H, the last In hlch saloons were guari stationed at his suburban home I . nTTTrTT T P PVMTIVTCI
I rallied, th arre's in these commit- atnc the demonstrations against the A"" IUXaLm atimwvfis
TUc in October.
ChloasVJuns 11 Chicago's second
sutomobll rac will be held In Octo
ber on the new twe-mlls speedway,
It was announced today. Th distance
will be 100 mile and there will be
prUe-of 1I,000. - V
nit lee numbered K&00, of which ap
proximately half were in connection
with Intoxication. During th fiscal
year of 1115, th flrsty lnwhlch sa
loons wer prohibited, tn arrests
numbered (,86, of which) 1,600 were
traced tb th liquor traffic,
" A
it K it e n K
CALL OF COMPTROLLER.
t Washington, Jun iv. Th sc.
eomptroller of currency today
H iMued a call for th condition
commutation of Leo M. Frank' sen
tence, begun June SI, was withdrawn
early last night The departure of Mr.
and Mr. Slaton was without incident
Acompanled by a few friend, they
motored from their horn to the ter
minal station, where they boarded a
Southern railway passenger train.
Autliortw OrtlTloate,
Chicago, June It. Federal Judge
Carpenter has authorised th Issu
ance by receivers of the Chicago,
Rock Island snd Paclflo railway eom-
M of alt national hanks at th close pany of $1,600,000 flv per cnt re
al r hualneaa. Jun II. . H celver' certificate to tax car
1 Interest due July 1 on underlyl
bond
MAN FROM OFFICE
Nashville, June 2S.The city council
of Nashville has passed a resolution,
the purpose of which Is th removal of
Lyle Andrews, commissioner of fin
ance, against whom charge of remov
ing city book I lodged.
Park Marshall, former clerk and
master here, waa named commissioner
of flnanoe, .
THE WEATHER
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Here follows the text of the note
Wllrh in nAA-aaanA V O . T I
. ..... 0 auuiciscu uj ocuivuxty jaui-
sing to Ambassador Gerard In Berlin: 1
Department of State, .-,
. Washington, June 24, 1915.
Tou are instructed to present the '
following note to the German minis
ter of foreign affairs: '
I have the honor to inform your ex
cellency that I duly communicated to
my government your note of the 7th
Instant on the subject of the claim,
presented In my note of April 8rd "'
last, on behalf of the owners and cap
tain of the American sailing vessel.
William P. Frye In consequence of her
destruction by the German auxiliary
cruiser Prlnz Eitel Frledrich.
In reply I am Instructed by my
government to say that it has care
fully considered the reasons given by
the imperial German government for
urging that this claim should be
passed upon by the German prise
court instead of being settled by direct
diplomatic discussions between the
two governments, as proposed by the
government of th United States, and
that It regrets to find that It cannot
concur In th econcluslons reached by.
the imperial German government
As pointed out In my last note to
you on this subject dated April 80,
the government of the United States
has considered that the only question
under discussion , was the method .
which should be adopted for ascer
taining the amount of Indemnity to be
paid under an admitted liability, and
It notes with surprise that in addition,
to this question the imperial German
trovernment now desires to raise soma
questions us to the meaning and ef
fect of the treaty stipulations under '
which it has admitted it liability.
If the government of the United
States correctly understands the posi
tion of the Imperial German govern
ment as now presented. It is that the
provisions of article IS of the treat
Of 1799 between the United States
and Prussia, which Is continued In
force by the treaty of 1828, Justified
LI13 UUIIIIUttUUCr ul mo . till. Ull
Frledrich in sinking the William P.
Fry, although making the Imperial
German government liable for the '
damage, suffered In consequence, and!
that Inasmuch as the treaty provides
no specific method for ascertaining
the amount of indemnity to be paid,
that question must be submitted to
the German prize court for determina
tion. The government of the United
States, on the other ha ad. does not
find In the treaty stipulations men
tioned any Justification for the wink
ing of the Frye, and does not consider
that the German prize court has any
Jurisdiction over the question of tha
amount of indemnity to be paid by
the imperial German government on
account of it admitted liability for
the destruction of an American vessel
on the high seas. i
Tou stats In your note of the 7th
instant, that article IS of th above
mentioned treaty of 1799 "expressly
reserve to the party at war th right
to stop th carrying of contraband
and to dotaln the contraband; It fol
lows then that If It cannot be accom
plished in any other way, the stopping
of the supply may In the extrem cas
be effected by the destruction of th
contraband and of th ship carrying
It"
The government Of th United
State cannot concur In this conclu
sion. On the contrary, It holds that
thes treaty provisions do not au
thorite th destruction of a neutral
vessel In any circumstance. Pr its
express f vms th treaty prohibits
even th detention of a neutral ves ill
carrying contraband if the master of.
the vessel Is willing to urrendr th
contraband. Artlel IS provide: "liv'
th case uppoJ5d of a vessel tnppH
for article of contraband. If th mW
ter of th vessel stopped will dsllrw
Out th goods supposed to b of con-.
traband nature, b shall be Mmiiui
(Continued M Tag Saves.).
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