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1 THE GAZETTE-NEWS Baa fb Aasscaited Press Service.. It to Q lhS7 Respect Complete Member Audit Bureau CtronlMtana. VOLUME XX. NO 145. IE - "ICjEnQ Teutons Jake BnpoftcMC,6f: lhu$ Cutting One Line LUBLIN FALLS TO CAVALRY OF THE AUSTRIANS Important Point on Lublin t IChelm Railway Falls After : ' Weeks of Desperate -I Russian Defense. i VISTULA IS CROSSED , AT SEVERAL PLACES Teutons Are Now Near Kovno, t Stronghold on Prospective i New Line of Rus sianArmy. , Yi6nna 'July 30, via London, July 31.Austrian cavalry en tered Lublin Friday afternoon, according to a statement issued by the Austrian war office. . With "Warsaw' captured a great wave of enthusiasm will sweep over Germany and Aus tria and it is predicted that the armies of the central powers will seek to force a period of trench warfare in the east, meanwhile throwing a great weight f men and guns to the western front with the idea of resuming the ' drives toward Calais and perhaps Paris. In the west there is little worthy of note to break the monotony of mining and bomb ing from the North sea to the Swiss frontier. The British public is so little impressed with the events in thet east that David Lloyd George, minister of munitions, in hia speech yesterday, appar ently thought it necessary, to drive home the gravity of the situation in the minds of those V f i m mo are incnnea to oe over- optimistic, reminding them that reverses to Russia will mean increased pressure on the western allies. He summed no j lis opinion with the admission that the situatoin was serious if not perilous. Oossing VbrtnU. Petrograd, July lo, by way of Lon don. July II. The crossing ths Vis tula river at sevral points on pon toons and ths efforts of ths Tsatonlo allies to construct bridges across the river, curiously enoufh has llolted less dlsouslon from the Russian mili tary critics than the crossing of ths Eletra, near Trainikl, and ths ad vance of (hs Teutons southward from Bousk, which lies betwen Rig and Ponlewesch and Kovno, Ths operations art net Kovno are naturally regarded with Interest be cause of Its Importance as one of the etronirhoMs of the prospective new Russian line. The Germans proceed ing fro tnthe Anuthweat have reached an advanced position near Kqyno and have also pusljsA ' northeast from BuwalkL - - ' , Meanwhile, ths Russians are defend ing rellnntlylthe positions on the Na rw river betveen thr Vistula and tho ttepm and the Big. They claim not 1 tills success In ths sectors of Chmlel nd Flukt, where they caused ths Au-trlans heavy losses and they took 1.000 Auntrlan prisoners In ths Bokal ne f-f the mot thrilling minor ao M' t if tho war In this thentnr Was (' i ' sir nf an Aulrlnn soronlnne, , ' ' -Vi-ftit 1'iArowskl and Cornet Plonski, east of the Zlota Llpa river, Firing constantly at the Aus trian machine from, a higher altitude. the Russian machine forced the enemy to descend. The Russian aviators fol lowed and an Austrian lieutenant sur rendered with a. non-commissioned of ficer. The Austrian aeroplane, which was not damanged, was a new ma chine of 120 horse power. L APPRAISE GOV'T LAND Men Named For Macon. Co, Work Federal Aid For - Roads... . Judge Jmdbs B. Boyd het named the appraisers who will estimate the value of two tracts of land in Macon county condemned by the federal gov. ernment to form part of the national forest reserve. George H. .Dalydum ple, W. L, Digdon and W. B. MoGulre are the commissioners named for one boundary; W. H. Dalyrumple, W.. L. Hlgdon and Arch Slier will decide on the value of the other tract. Notices of appointment were mailed to the commissioners yesterday afternoon from the office of the District court clerk In this oity. It Is stated today that some of the land Included In the many oondemna. tlon proceedings instituted In Macon county within the last few months lie la the territory through whloh the proposed Ashevllle-Murphy-Atlanta highway has been surveyed and other roads planned by the county authori ties will be within the government forest area. For this reason It Is be. lteved that Federal aid may be se cured for the road construction in this county. The North Carolina Good Roads association at its recent meet ing In Aahevflle endorsed the Idea of national as well as state aid for high. ways and plans are being made in several counties to secure government assistance In the good roads move, ment. CITY SCHOOLS TO OPEN Announcement Is made by Superin tendent of City Schools Harry Howell that all of the schools In Ashevtlle will open for the fall terms on Tues day, September T. Usually the schools open on the first Monday In Septem ber I this year the schools win open the seventh. Extensive preparations have been made for the fall terms in the olty schools, only recently the city com missioners elected the members of the various faculties of the schools and ordered various Improve.. Kits mads In many of the schools. Many new teachers win greet the pupils this year and dosens of new pupils will enter ths schools bars, this year Jtor the first time. . j , TWO BLUEJACKETS KILLED BY HAITIENS Washington, Jury II. Reports from the American legation at Port-au-Prtnoe. Haiti, say the city Is quiet and the disarming of the natives Is going on. Recommendations are made for a larger force to Urol the city and for moral effect. . Washington, uly II. Two Ameri can bluejackets were killed Thursday night In an attack by natives on Port-au-Prlnoe, Haiti, held by Rear Ad miral Caperton with 40 men from the cruiser Washington. The attack ing party was beaten off without hav ing approached closer than the out skirts of the city, and order was main tained In the city Itself. No sailors were wounded and the loss of the at tacking party was not reported. The dead: William Onrrtperi, e.msn, of Brooklyn, IC. T. .?. " Canon H. Whltohurst, rdlnsry sa taftiu of Uorjolk, .Vv- ASHEVILLE N. 0., TO ACT INjyiEXIGD Armed Intervention Not Con templated But Warriors Will Probably Be Told to Stop Fighting. DATE MAY BE FIXED FOR TERMINATING WARS Steps, Toward Restoration of Peace Will Be Taken on President's Return .to " Capital Next "Week. . Washington, July 91 Definite steps toward the restoration of peace in Mexico will be taken ' Immediately upon President Wilson's -return te Washington, next week. The speclflo action the president may have decided upon has not been disclosed but It was authoritatively stated that prepara tions were being made to carry out promptly the program determined upon. Only an unexpected move in Mexico Itself to end the strife, it is said, would further delay ' affirmative action by the United States to restore constitutional government In the war torn rcmibllo, - Armed Intervention Is not regarded a a contemplated In the president's program. Man ofHoials - believe no forceful measures will be required. Presistent reports have reached here that the faction leaders are Inclined to yield to the demands of this gov ernment for a peace conference. Reports lire generally crdited that a message will b sent to the opposing leaders fixing a final date for them to cease hostilities, and assemble a con ference to settle their differences. Possibilities of another failure to bring this about are being considered by the president, tl Is declared. In for mulating his plant - Whether In that event a general embargo on arms exportation will be Imposed or American troops employed to assure transportation of food to the starving people of the country, cannot be predicted. It Is known, however, that the army and navy are ready for any eventuality. A Red Cross statement last night said conditions around Hermoslllo, So nera, were "getting worse every day. The government Is taking aft wheat from farmers without asking, and all flour."" i A statement signed by forty Mexi can residents of Ronora and forward ed to the Red Cross said there was great suffering, many families having only one scant meal a day. HAW CREEK MAN DIED AT 1SPITAUAST NIGHT B. F. Smith Said to Have Shot Himself at His Home . Yesterday Afternoon. . After suffering' about two hours from what Is said to have been a self inflicted wound, B. F. Hmlth, aged it. of Haw Creek, died yesterday evening at 6 o'clock at the Mission hospital. It Is stated thai Mr. Bmlth had been suffering a fit of melancholia due from ill health, Testerday aftemnea about 4 o'clock he la salt to have gone to a barn at his Jiome nd shot himself through the forehead. The shot was eaxd by members of is family and the wound ed man was found lying en the floor or the barn In an nnuonsnlous erudi tion. He was rushed to the Ilsslnn hospital where an operatlcii was per formed In an effort to save bis liXo, but JiS (UJs about. ( 'lock. PRESIDENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON, J U. S. PROTESTS TO LZ American Attacked; State De partment Asks Why Wants Road Open. Washington, July II. Representa tions have been sent by the state de partment to General Zapata by way of Mexico City regarding the report ed assault by three Zapata soldiers on Allan Mallory, an American citi zen, near Puebla. The communlca tlon Inquiries as to the responsibility for the attack and asks protection in the futuee. ' The message was sent to the Brazil tan minister in Mexico City who is asked to forward it to Zapata, believ ed to be In camp south of the capital. The representations follow close upon the communications sent to Car- ranza, Zapata and Villa, asking in the name of humanity that railway com munication with Mexico City be open ed to provision trains. Secretary Lansing said latest ad vices indicated fighting aloffg the rail road, but that the report of the occu pation of Pachuca by the Carranza ioroes , and also of "V ilia de Guade loupe, close to Mexico Citr indicated that It would soon be possible to get provision trains to the capital. ' Business Stagnation. Laredo, Tex., July Sti. In northeast Mexioo the food shortage Is serious, there Is general business stagnation and Indications point to a general closing down of the mining Industry according to an American who reach ed the border today. MILE PEOPLE TO HAWAOTAOP Mr. Reeves Called to Black Mountain and Clyde by Suicidaof Win. Cathey. Correspondence of The Gazette-News Weaverville, July 81. Several of the leading citizens of Weaverville have made arrangements with the Radollffe bureau of Washington to put on a four days chautauq.ua. there August 5, 6, 1, anfcjr8. Those Interest ed In the scheme have arranged with the company to I ring a large tent In which the exorcise. . will be held, which will be placed somewhere on main street.' ' The first day wl be called "Ag ricultural day," and the program will lnolude addresses and concerts, "Ed ucational day'1 will be largely taken up with entertainment features; the third day will be "Town Boosters' day" and In this a glee club will play an Important part. There will be a speclaj program on the fourth day, Sunday, s Edwin Reeves returned . yesterday afternoon from Black Mountain and Clyde, having been called to Black Mountain by news of the suicide of his brothen1n-law, William Cathey of Clyde, a young man of bright promise, Mrs. Reaves went directly to Clyde, whither Mr, Reeve took the remains of the young man. It is thought that the act of the young man waa. , induced by bad health, as he had undergone an oper ation a few weeks ago, though Mis family had supposed him completely recovered. Mr. Cathey Is said to have commit ted suicide by hanging himself at the Oresham hotel,. In Black Mountain; It la stated he fastened a reps to a second story window, placed It around his neck and leaped out, TWO NEUTRAL VESSELS DETAINED AT KIRKWALE - London, July ll( Delayed: by Cenior)--Tne Danish steamer Tu borg, frrm Baltimore fur Nykjoblng. rntnurk, and the Norwegian steam er totn 8vnnoh'to Helring- berg, have feces, utalneA 4 Xlrk wall, 6 m ULY 31, 1915. of IMssian Retreat GOMPERS HGIIN IKES CHARGES Reiterates Statement That For, eign Influences Are Work ing to Cause Strikes In United States. URGES LABOR MEN TO FROWN ON ATTEMPTS Denies Saying Officers of Inter national Union Received Money to Cause Muni tions Plant Strikes. . I Washington, July 81. Bamuel Oompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, has reiterated the statement that , foreign influences were working to cause strikes in the United States and called upon the workers to discountenance any such attempts. He made public correspond. ence with the Central Federated union of New York which made Inquiries regarding a statement Httrlbuted to Oompers that officers of the Interna tional nnion had received money to pull off strikes at Bridgeport and else where in ammunition factories. "I nevrr mentioned the Internation al union," said Mr. Gomi'f.-s, "nor re. ferred to ammunition factories. What I did say was that I had authentic information that efforts were being made to corrupt men for the purpose of inaugurating strikes among the seamen and longshoremen engaged In handling American products and man nlng ships for European ports; that the corrupting Influences were being conducted by agents of a foreign gov ernment and I had no doubt but the same agencies and Influences were at work elsewhere with the same pur pose In view; that we should all enter sympathetic protests and frown upon foreign Interference,, no matter what motive actuated It, particularly when the motive waa ulterior and detri mental to the good name, growth and permanence of the cause. "That efforts have been made . to corrupt some men for such purpose Is true but that they have Inaugurated strikes Is untrue, and untrue because men who give their time and services to the cause of the workers have In terposed in time." ' ... HAYNES IS HELD ON F Prisoner Will Be Taken to Florida Soon to Stand Trial ''At the hearing before United States Commissioner T. D. Shelton yesterday aftetnoon Paul Haynes was held for trla(ln the District court of Florida on' the, charge of robbing the poatoftlee ati Elfers, Kla, The commissioner fixed the bond at 85,000,, which the defendant waa unaMe to furnish. It Is stated that within a few days Haynes will be taken to Florida. Pos-1 tai Inspector B. B. Webb said after tile hearing yesterday that he would ask - for warrants against Hayne charging him with the robbery of poatnfltces at Crystal Beach and Oo na, Fla. The principal witness against Haynes was A. A. Keith, postmaster at Klfers. ' He swore positively to the Identification of the prisoner And to lomi of the stamps I.' Ms possession at the time of his arrwat at Alexander by City Iotective..O., M. Davenport and EperUI Otnoer W, R, Thou mo vt the SwuUtierft Railway eontpany, AMERICANS DIE WHEN STEAMER TRIES TO FLEE TO GIVE OF THE Federal Grand Jury Seeks Evi dence About Stability of the Steamer. Chicago, July 81.- The federal grand Jury, which is investigating the Eastland disaster today sought evi dence relating to the stability of the vessel. During the day United States District Attorney Charles F. CHne was expected to present evidence showing the history of the Eastland, reports of her previous "cranky" be havior and the knowledge that the owners of the boat had of thsse- mat ters. - T. ...... . Mr. Cline announced ; that . the methods of the steamboat Inspection service would be gone Into Independ ently of any other investigation. The examination of federal Inspec tors was continued by Secretary Red field's board; . Labor leaders have issued state ments that the department of com merce inquest would be a whitewash for federal Inspectors. These labor leaders telegraphed a protest to President Wilson but re. celved no reply. After Thursday's testimony before Secretary Redfleld .Mayor Thompson and others said that the examination of witnesses seemed unsatisfactxnqi while Assist ant Attorney Sullivan . thought the questions put by Secretary Redfleld were too leading. The questioning of witnesses yester day was turned over to A. L. Thur- man, solicitor of the department of commerce, although any one In the room was allowed to put Queries. Sec retary Redfleld said the determina tion of guilt, if any, lay with the fed oral grand Jury and the federal tridl court and that his" Investigation was only to determine whether steamboat Inspectors had acted according to le gal requirements. PETER UN F DEAD IN HIS ROOM Funeaul arrangements over the body of Petre Kernan, aged ' 66, who was found dead In his room in the Swan-nanoa-Berkely hotel yesterday after noon, have not been arranged yet, friends here awaiting Information from relatives of the deceased as to the ldsposltlon o( the body. After suffering from dropsy for sev eral months, Mr. Kernan arrived In Aahevllle several days ago from New York where he had been for a short time. Boon . after arriving here he was compelled to seek medical -aid and had been confined to his bed for several days. Friends of the deceas ed who visited him Wednesday state that he appeared to be greasy im proved and the news of huT death was received with a distinct shock. Yesterday morning a maid at the hotel was In Mr. Kernan's room and talkod with him regarding his con dition, at which time he appeared to be In good spirits. Returning to the room during the afternoon she found It locked and upon Investigation it was found that Mr. Kernan waa dead on the floor. . He appeared to have been dead for sometime. Physicians and the .coroner were summoned. After a thorough examination the cor oner Issued a certificate of death naming the causes as natural. The body was removed to the undertaking establishment of Noland-Brown com pany on Church street, where It will be held pending word from relatives. Mr, Kernan eame to Ashevllle sev eral years ago from New - Orlaena, where at one time he wag publisher and owner of the New Orleans Dally News. He waa greatly Interested In the politics of New Orleans. Since coming to Aahevllle he has done some of the largest construction work In this section.. He also had btmlnens In terest la Atlanta and New York, HISTORY EASTLAND WEATHER FORECAST. K f iii. M. " i M PRICE 2 CENTS Mo Four U. S. Citizens Killed By Shells of Germans In At tack on Leyland Liner . Iberian.' DISREGARDED ORDER TO STOP; GOES TO BOTTOM Case of Americans Killed Prob ably Similar to Those Kill ed i Armenian Con sul Reports. London, July 31. -The Ley land liner Iberian ' has t been sunk by a German submarine. Five members of the crew were i killed and two died in a rescue boat, while 61 were landed safely. Four of the seven dead are said to have been Ameri cans. :'' '':' ', '. The casualties on the liner Iberian were caused by thes hell fire of the submarine. The vessel was then torpedoed and the steamer went to the bottom.-; . ' ' ... ' Tried to Escape.. ; Washington, July :31. Con sul Frost at Queenstown, re porting the destruction of the Leyland liner Iberian stated , that the steamer disregarded . the German submarine's order, to stop and was consequently shelled. , The case of the four Ameri cans killed in the shelling of the Iberian turns on whether the ship was warned by the submarine and whether the vessel tried to escape. The state department has no details of the atack other then the con sul's report, but has taken sepa to secure them at once. The' degree of protection which a neutral government can afford its subjects on such vessels as the Leyland depends on the circumstances. In the case of the steamer Armenian, which was torpedoed with th loss of twenty Americans, th Americans lost the protection of their government when the Armenian attempted to escapa after being warned by the sub marine to stop. ; 1 I Dr. Charles D. Bulls, correenond. lng secretary of the Sunday school Doara or me m. k. church, south, with headquarters at Nashville, Tunn. will be the speaker at the men's meeting to be held at the T. M. ('., A. tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. Dr. Bulla will use for his suhjix-t, "Your Life." He la a rerv stronn speaker and will no doubt be heoH oy a large audleno of men. The musical program arnuiKwl r r the meeting will ooturtat of enliwt!, by a mixed quartet, com pom-fl f Mrs. Jennie Inon, Mlns Fmm !.' qtiardt, R. W. Hammenlnnri W. B. Moore. Mrs. Ir-nn 1 Pnttle Hnore will renlr n Mtns LiioMe DlnlUiis l I oonijinUX'
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