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- . ! v 1 .VO: THE GAZETTE-NEWS Baa Uie Associated Press bervk-e. It la In Every Respect Oomplete. Member Audit Bureau Circulation. VOLUME XX, NO. 126. Violent Taking Heavy loll of Lives and Property MORE THAN FIFTY KILLED SCORES INJURED; DAMAGE ESTIMATED IN MILLIONS Wind and Rain Storm Extends From Nebraska to Ohio. Cincinnati and Vicin ity Suffer Most v TWO TOWNS ALMOST ENTIRELY WIPED OUT Assumes Proportions of Torna do in Eastern Missouri, Demolishing 162 Blocks . In Saint Charles ' Cincinnati, July 8. Avail- able, reports early today show that 33 persons are dead and 15 are missing and believed to be buried in the ruins of build ings which were wrecked - by the heavy rain and ,wind storm i which passed on over Cincin- nati and its . suburbs last TUght ! According to figures coin- piled today more than 50 per- ! sons were killed and several scores were injured by the vio I lent wind and rain storm which extended from -Nebraska to li Ohio last night. , ' , V i The property damage is esti ' mated at several millions of I dollars. The greatest ' loss of I life occurred in Cincinnati and I vicinity, where 33 are known to be dead and 15 are missing. Eighteen of the dead were deok ' hands, drowned by the capsiz ing of the tow-boat Convey,; on the Ohio river. - ; -1 In eastern Missonri'the storm assumed .he proportions of a tornado, demolishing "16 2 blocks in BivCharles, tv.city of about 11,000 population; St. Petem a town of about 300 in habitants, and Gilmore?a vil lage of about 100 people, were almost wiped out of existence. In St. 'Charles and St Peters there was no loss of life,' and in Gilmore only one person was killed.- - ; - ; . In Linooln and Guster conn ties, Nebraska, the wind and hail caused heavy crop dam age and in the village of Cal loway several buildings were unroofed. In southern Illinois the storm did heavy damage. In Mound City the business part of the town was flooded."",. In, central and southern In diana three people are reported killed and many were injured, Telephone and telegraph lines wore put out of commission and many buildings were unroofed. WILL NOT ALLOW SHIPMENT OF METALS London, July 8 Btepe have been taken by the British government to prevent the further export from Breat Hrltaln of lead, spelter, antl nony, nickel or any other metal neo- MMry in the manufacture of muni Inns of war, It wm announced by Hlnlnter of Munitions IJnyd-Oeorge in he house of commons today. tninnnx.nm.Ki-.. i !lI IY I All I l.KK' f f mm Tentative Proposals of Berlin Not Acceptable To U.S. In But Situation Is Not Regarded Seems Anxious to Compromise Draft of German Reply Washington, July 8 Further mes sages from Ambassador Gerard at Berlin have been transmitted to Pres ident Wilson at Cornish, N. H., out lining the German point of view on submarine warfare as embodied in a tentative draft of the German reply to the latest American note. The dispatches tended to show that Germany la anxious to compromise certain questions in conhectln with her submarine campaign. - It was intimated In official quarters that the Berlin proposals in their pres ent form will not be acceptable to the United States, but the situation is not regarded in well Informed circles as hopeless. They take much encourage ment in. the fact that the tentative draft of the German notewasHubn4t-4 ted to Ambassador Gerard. This was believed to indicate that if the prelim inary draft was found not to be satis factory to the United States there might be made changes to meet the American viewpoint. President Wilson personally will decide what reply, if any, shall be ?ent to Ambassador Gerard's message outlining the tentative draft of a note submitted to him informally as a pro- Dosed answer to the American com- The Chapman Party Begins Meeting at'Montreat Saturday Rev. Dr. and Mrs, J. Wilbur Chap man. Mr. and Mr. Charles M, Alex ander and Mr. Barraclough, pianist, cf the Chapman-Alexander party, wm arrive f.t Montreat next Saturday, and will !nd a. week at the Presbyterian assembly grounds. ' Dr. Chapman and Mr. Alexander will conduct a week's meeting at Mon treat. and for this reason, Mr. Bara- clough joins them. Mr. Brown, the soloist. Is in New York. He will not Outcome of Mexican Fighting Causes Anxiety Washington, July S Increasing anxiety la felt in official circles over ths situation In Melon City. No word was received yesterday concerning re suit of ths fighting between the Car ranta and Zepata forces, but -meager official advices reported renewed hos tilities on the outskirts of the capital. With reports at hand describing the condlUons In the Mexican capital as "pitiful" and rapidly growing worse on account of the food shortage, offi cials hers anxiously awaited thw out come of the fighting because of the possible effect on the safety of foreign ers there. It Is hoped tkat United States Con sul General Shanklln and Charles J. O'Connor, In charge of relief measures In Mexico City, will soon be able to arrange for the transportation of food to aid the famine stricken population of the capital, Mr. O'Connor, Red Cross ropresen tatlve,Nrcported that the relief prob lem is an Immense one. Apprehension had been somewhat relieved during ths day, however, by Buhowina Is Roumania rarli, July I. A Havas fllpatch from ltome says the Olornale d'ltajla has received the following from So fia: "A 'conference was r?M1 Monday by It. Von HHhniann-Holl-weg (Imprrlnl fiprmnn rhnncHlur) Wottll.b Wm J- . !.!., 1. (au-UtMB lUt- WW ASHEVILLE N. 0., Sweeps Middle West States Present Form as Hopeless, as Germany . -i Gerard Gets Tentative munlcation concerning submarine warfare. Secretary Lansing and others have transmitted to the president at Cor nish, N. H., their views on the policy they believe ought to be pursued. - It was intimated that Mr. Wilson might not be ready to axt until Fri day as' delicate questions involved re quire care and deliberation. During the day Count von Bernstorff the German ambassador, back from his summer home at Cedarhurst, ask ed Mr. Ianslng informally concern lng tho latest phases of the negotia tions in Berlin. The secretary out lined in a general way what had been transmitted by Ambassador Gerard, but gave no intimation ; as to , the course the United Btates would fol- rowr-eteurrt' von- Bernstorff saKf he 'hart no advices1 of his own concerning the situation. , '-; r , :.; It was said that Count von Bern storff learned that Ambassador Ge rard's -message was not of a charac ter which necessarily would require an answer. The situation is perplexing officials here because they are reluctant to en gage In an Informal discussion of questions they hold were stated clear ly In the America note. - A lexander Join the party at Montreat The fact that Dr. Chapman and Mr. Alexander will be at Montreat will add hundreds to the numbers already there, and will give Asheville people their first opportunity to hear the not ed evengallst preach, although he was here several months ago, at Patter son meeting at the Auditorium. The meeting begins Sunday morn ing July 11 and continues nutll Sun day night. July 18. " t receipt of a dispatch at the state de partment from Vera Crus, stating that the investing Carranta forces intended to facilitate attempts of foreigners to quit the capital and to transmit their messages to the outside world. The department's advices added that the Carransa officials were confident of taking Mexico City "in a short time. Bllaeo Arredondo, Carranza's agent In Washington, reiterated In a state ment that in, those parts of Mexico over which Carransa has control. there is no famine danger and "no shortage of foodstuff supplies so serious as to threaten hunger even to the poor est of our population In the future, Immediate or distant". The contention between the Red Cross and officials of Villa's agency here Over the attitude of Villa's offi cers toward relief measures resulted In a statement from the agency that Vina forces hud offered every aid to alleviate suffering In war disturbed districts. Miss Mabel ' Board man, of the Red Cross, asserted there had been lack of co-operation by both Villa and Carransa officers. Offered to for Neutrality l-iter of foreign affairs), Count e pjten Tlmra (Hungarian premier) alid Tltu Majoresco (Roumanian pre mier) to dlm-uas the attttuds of Ron mnnla and Ilulxarla. "Itoiimanla la wild to have bn onr.Tfd llnknwlna and Ilowarabla for lur iipiitralliy until the eud of the THURSDAY AFTERNOON; JULY 8, 1915. DC 1 FORESTRY DAY Association at Montreat Hears Addresses and Holds Conferences on Topics 1 ' of Importance ' - .- - ASHEVILLE MEN TAKE PART IN PROCEEDINGS Great Interest Centers in Fire Protection Conference This Afternoon Plans Made to Protect Forests Today Is state and national forestry day at the Montreat meeting of the North Carolina Forestry association. The program opened this morning with an address on "Our Appalach ian National Forests," by William L. Hall of Washington, D. C and at 11:20 o'clock. Oebrgo 8. Powell of Asheville, secretary of the ' Appa lachian Park association, made the first of a series of conference talks. Mr, Powell, discussed "The Appalach ian Park Association,. What It is and What it Car-AccdmpIlsh.." ., He- .was followed by Representative Gallatin Roberts of this city who took as his siSbJeet, "The New Forestry Laws of North Carolina." Mrs. Thomas C. Wetmore of - Arden - addressed the members on "Second Growth White Pine in old Fields," and W. W. Ashe of the United States Forest service treated tho subject, "Some Important North Carolina Timber Trees.'.' George B. Cobb, secretary of tha Tryon Forestry club, closed the morn ing conference with a talk on "Fire otectlon In Tryon Township." The children's exercises Just before the regular morning conference be gan were thoroughly enjoyed. They presented "A Chrysanthemum Show,' and "The Voices of Nature." These additions to the regular program were prepared under the direction of Miss Foreman, ths Misses Adams and Mrs. Lingle. Rain seriously Interrupted the ad dress of George S. Powell, This Afternoon. , I One of the most Important confer ences of the three days' convention begins at 8:30 "o'clock this afternoon when the entire subject of fire pro tection will be dlscusrnd by state and national forestry officers and by own ers of timber, and timber lands In western North Carolina, Commission en James G.Sttkeleather ' and D. Htden Ramsey will represent the city government at this meeting and a large number of lumbermen and rail way officials have been Invited to take part in the proceedings. Definite plans will be made for carrying out protective forest work In western North Carolina during the coming fall fire season. State Forester .1. 8. Holmes recently annonnred that an agreement has been reached with the United Btates department of agriculture which will assure the em ployment of a number of forest fire patrolmen and it is thought possible that ths state win furnish a small number of patrolmen also. Oovernor Locke Craig Is expected to be present this afternoon at the conference on forest fires and deliver an address. ' . ' This evening at S o'clock Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, rtate geologist, wilt give an allustrated lecture on forests and conservation. Excursion Tomorrow. Tomorrow the members of the as sociation will go on an excursion to ths summit of Mount Mitchell, mak ing the trip over the Mount Mitchell railway. A plcnlo dinner will be served on top of the peak and forest of fleers and others) will make short addreenes. Yesterday afternoon the members of the association went on the forest ramble conducted by Rtate Forester J. 8. Holmes and Dr. W. C. Coker. Three hours were spent In studying the trees and shrubs of ths forests In ths vicinity of Montreat and this field excursion proved to be most In ternstlng and Instructive. At the evening session, Philip W Ay res, forester of the society for the protection of New Hampshire forests, gave an allustrated lecture en fores try work. Pictures of ths mountain areas In the United fHates ware shown an dthe speaker pointed out how the forent growth protects the streams which constitute the water supply of ths nation. Mr. Ay res declared that the destruction of forests means the loss of the natural reservoirs that are the principal snurres for future sup ply of the country".! population which H Inerenxlng at ths rats of one mil Hon ft j'cuur. DRII PROBLEM Nil DUE So Insists Former Governor Patterson in Address Be fore Convention of Anti Saloon League LIQUOR MEN EAGERLY TOOK TO STATE'S RIGHTS Now Seek Delay When Senti ment for State Prohibition Threatens to Overwhelm Their Business Atlantic City, N. J., July S Former Governor' Malcom R. Patterson, of Tennessee, who was ono of the speak ers at today's session of the national Anti-Saloon League convention urged that national prohibition was the prop er way to deal with the liquor ques tion. . i . "The case against the Liquor Traf fic has been made out", h said. The witnesses, who testify, conform to ev ery legal requirment of credibility; they are intelligent, have the means of information and are wiling to speak the truth. They are science, ex perience, and religion. -""Science, -without bias,' cold,' acru- rate, calculating, testifies that alcohol Is a poison to the body. "Experience comes, and sets before our view an inept, sullen, moaning, straggling, unhappy procession of vie tlms; so long that it would almost reach across the continent; so sad that It would move a stone to pity. She shows the dry husks of hope, insanity and sudden death, disease, want, waste and bloody crime. "Religion comes an delivers her tes timony.- She relates -how hearts have been hardened to her eternal truths; she exhibits rents In the garment of Justice and and blody smears, mercy fleeing before hate, passion In flame, and love with a broken wing. "There has been no false testimony delivered; thre has been no exagger ation, no contradiction among these witnesses." Mr. Patterson discussed state rights. The duty of the government, he said, was to suround the citizen with good environment to dig no pit falls in his path; to make it easy as possible for the citizen to do right, as hard as posiblo to do wrong. "This is the highest attribute of soverlgnty. The offorts of our govern ment to suppress the lottery; to stamp out polygamy; to destroy human slav ery; to prevent the use of narcotics; to eradicate the diseases of cattle; to preserve the public health; to give the people pure food, were all in harmony with the purpose of Its crea tion, and to maintain the liquor traf fic is a postltutlon of its power. "It la not surprising that the liquor traffic would seize upon states rights for safety. In the past when a town or county proposed to outlaw the saloon, this cunning malefactor sought to stay ths local sentiment by tolling the people that It would favor state pro hibition, when It knew that state ac tion was remote or Impossible. When the sentiment for state pro hibition grew until It threatened to overwhelm the traffic it then sought delay until the government should act and now when the tide has rushed on until it has reached the walls of the capltol the traffic would sweep It back with the broom of states rights. "Stripped i,of an technicality the question Is a broadly national one and the government alone can solve Iti If a lottery conducted In only one state is a proper subject for national authorlty and the sale of narcotics wn1?h affect a comparatively small number of the people, who will deny the the same authority over the liquor traffic "The doctrln.v of states rights as a defence to human wrong and the violation of ths conscience of clvlll tlon was- burled forever under the apple tree at Appomatox." Ammunition Laden Ship Is Fighting Fire In Hold Nsw. York, July . The Atlantic Transport Company's steamer Minne haha, on the way from New York te London, Is fighting a firs in hold No. I, according to a wireless mensag re ceived from ths captain. It Is not be lieved that the fire la serious. The veiwel left New York July 4 for Lordon by way of Halifax. Bhe had -.lot res'led Halifax when, the captain yinX Vvi tnyiKj( tolling of firs aboard. AUSTRIAN ARMY NOW FORCED TO TAKE DEFENSIVE GENERAL HUERTA LIKELY NOT TO BE PROSECUTED Will Probably Be Released if He Agrees to Return to , North of U. S. ,i Washington, July 8.-It is believed here that the case against General Huerto, charged with conspiracy to violate American neutrality by Incit ing a new Mexican revolution, might be abandoned. Iluerta is due to appear next week before a United States commissioner for a hearing. Although officials are reticent, persistent reports are cur rent that there will be no prosecu- tlon and . that Huerta will agree to leave the Mexican border and take up his residence somewhere in the northern part of the United States, and interfere no more in Mexican politics. It was pointed out In official quar ters that such a settlement would ac complish the chief end desired by the government prevention of Huerta's return to Mexico, comptycaUngi the situation there. : : ' . Several messages were exchanged yesterday between the department of Justice and Federal Attorney Camp at El Paso. .'-f Mr. Camp, It is understood. Is thorougholy familiar with conditions on the border and it Is believed It was his suggestion that the case . be disposed of without further legal pro ceedings. i : : ' SEARCH 15 CONTINUED FOR REST OF HOLT'S DYNAMITE New York, July 8. Police continued today their Investigation to ascertain whether Frank Holt placed bombs In any steamers on the Atlantic, as a re- suit of reassuring messages from the Saxonla and Philadelphia, now in mid- ocean, saying that they had been searched for bombs and that none was found. These were the two vessels. Holt wrote, one of which was to sink July 7. Kurther efforts to discover what became of 60 sticks of dynamite miss ing from Holt's store of explosives here are being made. Although It ap pears that he had bought 40 per cent dynamite, that found in his trunl- Is 60 per cent strength. This suggested the possibility that all of his explo sives had not been found. .. Arrangements were made today to hold an Inquest or Holt's suicide. Ills identification as Erllch Muenter, indicted at Cambridge for the mur der of his wife, was considered by authorities to be complete. J. P. Morgan who was wounded by Holt has so far recovered as to be able to walk about his house. SOLDIERS TO HELP BRITISH FARMERS London, July 8 Soldiers are to be sent from the training camps to help British farmers with their harvests whereever thre Is a shortage of labor. The farmers must house and feed the soldiers, and pay them 65 cents a day which will be used to defray traveling expenses. HAROLD MOORE IS WITH LUMBER CO. TTarold Moore, who has been I member of carrier force of Ths Ga zette-News for mors than a year, has accepted a position with a large lum ber company at Sunburst and has as sumed his new duties. Ths Minnehaha carries no paasen itrn. At ths offices of the line It was said that the captain's message stated the fire was not serious. Ths vessel carries a considerable quantity of imunltlon, but officials of the com pany aanertrd that the fire was far removed from the section of the ship whore the ammunition Is stored. The ship's crew numbers approxi mate! 10 0, - THE HOME PAPER Of Asbevflle and Western N. 0. "A paper In the home la worth a thousand In the highway." Marshall Field. PRICE 2 CENTS No Mora. Russian Reinforcements Place Austro-Hungarians in Dif- . ficult Position Between Vistula and Bug -3 BIG TROOP MOVEMENTS OP GERMANS IN WEST! General German Offensive Has Not Developed But Early Drive Toward Calais , Is Predicted London, July 8. Strong Russian re-inforcement be-' tween the Rivers Vistula and : Bug have compelled the Aus-. tro-IIungarians : driving oiy Warsaw from the south to as1"?- sume the defensive.: This sec tor where the Russians are . making a stand is held almost exclusively by the Austrians, and according to official re ports, the Austrians seem to bo finding themselves in some difficulty.- The expected German offen sive in the west has not yet de-' veloped but reports of big troop movements on that front' persist. Berlin's claim that tha Germans have retaken trenches Ww ; -.4. j near YPre9 13 not COnifmed ,1U British and French repotrs. At several points the Germans ara attacking violently DQt he only appreciable , loss conceded by Paris is in the St. Mihiel dis trict, where a trip of trencho meauring 700 yards has fallen into German hands. The Ger man official statement mora than doubles this distance. j Letting the Turks attack' with resultant heavy losses and exhaustion, appears to be' the recent role of the British oper ating against the Pardanellos. Official dispatches heretofore have spoken of the fearlessness and valor of the Turks, but he late report of General Hamil ton said that for the first time tho Turks are showing no dis position to attack. London, July 8. The' retro grad correspondent of the Times says that according to private reports ' all passenger, traffio on German railways lias been suspended. It is believed that largo forces of Gennnns are elaving tho eastern front for the west and tho correspon dent predicts that the Germans are reinforcing for a rush to ward Calais. Rome, July 7, via Paris, July If Tho Italian armored emb er Amalfi was tocdoed nn l sunk at dawn today by an An train submarine which p'iri: pated in a rcoonnniesnni1" the upper Adriatic. Hi 1 officially announced 1 ministry of marine the tin mhi rs cf th--1 cr cruHeiM s re ; ui I. J
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