THE (UZETTE-NEWS
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VOLITINE. XX NO. 152
ASHEVILLE N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 9, 1915.
PRICE 2 CENTS- Trains Sets.
EAST WILL CONTINUE
TO BE MAIN WAR ZONE;
RUSSIA REJECTS PEACE
Germany Evidently Looks to
East for Settlement of War
Move on Serbia Is
Expected
ENTENTE ALLIES RENEW
PRESSURE IN BALKANS
Austro-Germans Making Pro
gress Iin Enveloping Op
ations One Russian
Arm Already Cut.
London, Aug. 9. Russia having re
jected what in England as a bona tide
proposal by the German emperor for
peace, with part of Poland traded lor
Galicia, the great struggle In the east
must continue, and as there are no
indications of an Immediate general
offensive in the west the struggle of
the KusaUYi forces to shake them-
Eelves free from the Austro-GermanT
grip will be the chief factor.
Operations In the Dardanelles '. will
be closely watched because of their
; possible bearing on the Balkan situ
lation again, simmering b"y reason of
rthe renewal of the quadruple entente
'allies pressure on Bulgaria and
Greece. Never before has the Im
portance of the operations there been
so keenly realized as now, by Great
Britain and France, especially as
there are many indications that Ger
'many plans to deliver the next hard
blow at Serbia. , It ls Increasingly
manifest that Germany look's to the
least for a settlement of the war.
By overrunning Serbia Germany
would occupy a very favorable strate
gic position to Invoke Bulgarian aid
in reaching Constantinople : on the
main line. Expectation of such in
tention on the part of Germany has
doubtless brought a renewal of the
negotiations between the entente al
lies and Bulgaria. . . - .
Turkey claims success In recent
trench warfare on the Gallopoll pen
insula but there ls no noteworthy
change In the situation.
The Austro-German forces con
tinue to progress both to the north
east and southeast of Warsaw and
the Auetro-Hungarlan forces claim to
have cut the Russian forces In two,
when they retreated after losing the
Lublin-Chelm railway.
On the whole, the daring German
scheme to destroy the Russian army
before It can retreat is unfolding slow
ly, as must be the case from Us very
magnitude. With the three main rail
ways, besides those built since the
war. It ls believed In military circles
here that Grand Duke Nicholas will
be able to extricate his Warsaw armv.
Th eevents In the east, however, will
continue to hold the world's attention
for some time to come.
The Germans have gained minor
successes in he Argonne forest, where
the array of the crown prince has been
" trying for weeks to find a week -iput
in the French defenses, but a Gorman
effort to recover lost trenches on the
LIngekopf In the Vosges is declared to
have cost ttfam dearly.
There haj;leen some heavy fighting
Jn the Cauoafeus between the Russians
And the Turks, but official reports are
contradictory that it ls impossible
to say In, whose favor the encountsr
Ii going. Interest continues keen in
tfce diplomatic negotiations In the
Balkans. Reports Indicate that Serbia
at last ls willing to cede Macedonia,
but that Greece ls opposing any sug
gestion htat she should give Bulgaria
Kavla, the seaport In the Vilayet of
Balonlkl. It II thought, however, that
this opposition may be changed with
M. Venlzelos' return to power, expect
ed when the Greek parliament re-assembles
early In September.
M. Venlielos offered Kavaia, to But.
garla when ha was premier simply In
return for her continued neutrality
While Greece went to the assistance of
the. allies, but King Constantino put
, bis root oown on the whole policy, and
the political crisis which resulted in
the resignation of the Venlzelos oabl
be followed.
The Petrograd Bourse. Gasette says
Bermeny has made peace proposals to
Russia, but that they were rejected
There la do confirmation of this stae-
Bent.
M DESTROYS MOODY
HOME NEftfl FRANKLIN
peelat to The Gasette-News. i
Franklin, N. C, Aug. 7. The large
untry home of Frank Moody about
ur miles from this place was oc
troyed , by fire recently. The
puss was located on the welt known
larnard farm, one of the largest and
lost valuable In this part of the
lata, which was recently purchased
r Moody and Howell of Waynes.
Ills. The loss Is estimated at 1 1,000
rilli the amount of Insurance un
fiown. About 11,100 worth of Jewel
f was destrgyed in the flames.
Further Mexican Bandit
Raids Feared In Texas
isrownsvine, Tex., Aug. , B.srWlth.
the expectation that United States I
soldiers sent to Norias - ranch lastltoday' There. " ls stated, was a de
si- - in . ii .. ,u ii. .
.u .,..vD u iuUUu iuTOu t0' 200. Fourteen ranchmen, later re
by the attacks or Mexican bandits, lnforced by United States soldiers
border officials today gave attention and rangers, repelled all attacs of
to reports tnat vuv Mexicans had;
crossed the border Into Slldago
county, Tex., In small parties and were
apparently making their way to con
centration camps. Unusual precau
tions are being taken to preserve
peace by officials and ranchmen, who
fear an outbreak. :
nutans 01 me ngnting at Norlas the lower Texas patrol, today dls
ranch, 60 miles north of Brownsville, patched additional troops to Ray
last night, were awaited with Inter- mondvllle, Lyford and Sebastian to
est here. Owing to the isolated nature strengthen the detachments at those
of the country and the fact that wire places.
Bobon Leader
Revolution
Washington, Aug. 9. Official dis-1
patches say that Dr. Rosalvo Bobo. I
Haitien revolutionary leaders, has for
mally resigned as Chief executive, ias
dismissed his cabinet and ordered ,U1
his generals In the north to deliver
their arms to the American authori
ties. Dr. Bobo, as well as Generul
Bourand, another presidential aspir
ant, has given assurance of making
every effort to preserve good orJor."
Rear Admiral Caperton, command
ing the American naval forces In Hai
ti, reported last night that he had
taken over the administration of the
customs office, at Cape Haitien, and
had nlaced Paymaster Charles Morris
'
E
OVER LITTLE BOY
The funeral services over the body
of Charles William Durham, aged 12,
son of Dr. and Mrs. B. J. Durham of
Woolsey, who was killed yesterday
morning at 11 o'clock, when struck by
an automobile belonging to Chambers
ft Weaver and being driven by Roy
Smith, were held this morning from
the residence. Rev. Dr. Calvin B.
Waller, pastor of the First Baptist
church, officiated and the Interment
followed In Riverside cemetery.
The following friends of the family
acted as pallbearers: J. W. Nee'.v,
fDr. R. G. Buckner, Dr. B. F. Hall.
William Farr, T. E. Bruns andtW. U.
Shuford.
Coroner Dr. E. R. Morris visited
the sc,ene of the death of the child
soon, after the boy was killed and
upon an examination he stated that
no Inquest would be held. Smith, the
chauffeur was turned over to Dick
Weaver by the county officers, Mr.
Weaver being responsible for the mfo
keeplng of Smith "until such a time as
he Is wanted by the county omcers,
who ore making ft thorough Invest) ra
tion of the matter.
Chauffeur's Statement.
The chauffeur, Smith, statd to a
reporter Just after the accident oc
curred, that he was driving down Mer-
rimon, avenue In front of the estate of
W. T. Weaver and hart about reaihol
the bottom of the grade ewhun the
little boy came out of a private ilrlve
into the street on a bicycle. The pri
vate drive Is almost at right antic to
the avenue. He said that he saw the
boy but not In time to stop Inn tor,
tie claims that the little fellow ran
lno the car. He says his passengers
win support the statement that the
car was not speeding.
The machine passed over the boy
on the right side of the street acrws
from the drive entrance and. possibly
ten to 14 feet from the car track. The
wheel passed over the child's neck,
and before he .was picked up he had
bled terribly, the main artery ivldu-it-ly
having been severed.
Deputy Sheriff Luther Revla was on
the car, Just ahead of the Weaver 'ill
oar, which reaches the square at 11
o'clock and which passed the snene of
the accident almost as It occurred.
MA Revis left the car and took young
Smith Into custody. , The chauffeur
had stopped his machine and gone to
th child and then had turned his
car back toward Aahevllle.
Hald to Re Caref ill DrWec.
Smith drove the officer to the home
of Sheriff Mitchell, He was much
shaken. While Sheriff Mitchell was
making arrangement by telephone fct
the preliminary Investigation, he told
Smith's father his son said he till .not
see the child. "Yes, sheriff, I saw
him," th young man corrected, "but
he ran Into ro."
Bmlth was driving a heavy f-pae-
senter car, the property of Chambers
ft Weaver. He Is said, to have repu
tation as a careful driver. ' He stated
that he had been driving several )eur
and had never before Injured any n j.
FUNERAL S
ICES
lines had been cut only the most
meager reports were , received here
iiacneu iorce 01 Mexicans rrom
60
the outlaws wbn tft novoroi iaj.i1
when they retreated to the south.
Five Americans were wounded, three
being soldiers.
All passenger trains were stopped
for fear they would be wrecked by
outlaws as they passed through the
district. Col. Rocksom, commanding
of Haitien
Has Resigned
of the cruiser Washington tempora
rily in charge. No mention was made
of the reported seizure of the customs
office at Port au Prince.
Business conditions In Cape Hal-
tlen, the dispatch said, were Improv
ing, and there was an apparent dis.
position among the natives to support
the city government being re-organized
by Admiral Capertbn.
The admiral's dispatch reported 'the
arrival of the oHitien gunboat Nord
Alekis, at Port au Prince with 800
disarmed Haitien soldiers who were
escorted to their homes by American
marines after pledging themselves to
keep the peace, ' '
OFFICE
'lolo, Aug. B. Premier Count
Okuma virtually has decided at the
request of the emperor to remain in
office, and has arranged the following
cabinet: '
Premier, Count Shlgenobu Okuma.
Foreign affairs, Count Shlgenobu
Okuma.
Finance, Tokitoshi Taketoml.
Marine, Vice Admiral Tomosabure
Kato.
War, Lieutenant General Ichlnoeuko
Oka.
Justice, Yukio Ozakl.
Communications, Katsundo Minou
ra, or Viscount Masakata Sengoku.
Commerce and agriculture Mimn
aka Kono.
Education, 8. Takata.
Interior, Kltokuro Ithlkl.
The assumption by Count Oknrrf
of the foreign ministry, after Takaa-
ki nato nad declined to retain that
portfolio. Is to be temborarv. nindtn
selection of a permanent mlniat.,-
Premier Okuma's decision to .
main In office was contingent upon
vne construction of a cabinet accept
able to him. The association of Oku
ma supporters has sent out circulars
urging support for the premier on the
ground that his Idea Is to make Ja-
pan a nation of foremost rank, capa -
PREM
11
RETAINS
.rt, f y 'Z" th moat Pow-oon and W. A. Knight of this city
erful countries. The count the rlr. I . .
cular. say. resigned because .lle I Wa declared the "'"" Mr. Knight
Hons of election bribery crested a sit-1 defeated WMiam .Wallace of Rich
uatlon repugnant to one of his lofty! mond In the 3 holes finals In the first
principles, but nevertheless he was flight Saturday, 4 up ami J to play,
unwilling to be a cause of concern to. The lust matches were witnessed by
the emperor, who asked him to re
main In office.
The appointment for the war. ltts -
tlce and commerce portfolios are thei.laat Wednesday. :
same In the cabinet which restgn-ed I Mr. Wallace lost the match by poor
July SO In consequence of charges of
Irregularities In the elections affect
ing members of the government.
no.RGvmeng.Plwd . . .-,
I). S. DISTRICT COORI
HEARS DAMAGE SUIT
The rase of the Mountain Retreat
association against Perley and Croc
ett and others was begun In the Uni
ted mates uistrlct court this morn
ing, with Judge Jsmes E. Bovd nre.
siding. The plaintiffs own a boundary
or toresi isna in tne mack Mountain
section and through their tttorneys.
Judge J. D. Murphy and Garland
Thomasson, are asking for IS.000
damages on account of fires alleged
to have been started by an engine on
a logging railroad operated by (he
defendants,
The defenee.ts repressed by Mur
tin, Rollins and Wright of this city.'
Mrs. Harry Wjtson, who underwent
sn operation at the Meriwether hoe-
nltAl In n 1 . . .
, . ..u,,munr, ia reported Ml-1
day as being Improved,
The South Finds
TO
Machado Is Chosen as
President of Portugal
Lisbon, Aug. 6, via Paris, Aug. 9.
Bernardino Machado has been elected
by congress as president of the repub.
lie of Portugal. , Senhor Machado who
had the support of the rW principal
parties, was elected on the third bal
lot by a majority of 1S1 of the 173
members present
The new president is popular with
all classes in Portugal, and although
large erowds had assembled outside
the congress chamber to await the
I A.
GULF
The Hirst Invitation Golf tourna
ment on the Ashevllle Country club
1 course came to a close Saturday aft?r-
large gallery, the attendance at tho
club on Saturday being the largest
1 perhaps since the tournament began
1 putting In the afternoon, for several
times in the afternoon he had putts
for wins or halves and missed them
white Mr. Knight always was able to
take advantage of Mr. Wallace's fail
ures. The cards for the morning round
were as follows;.
Mr. Wallace
Out ,..,....S4 453 435-37
In 604 e6 436-43 RO
Mr. Knight
Out m 442 436-I7
In 6S4 48 .41-4171
The cards for the afternoon round
were a follows;
Mr. Wallace
Out ...43 144 456-42
In M4 148
Mr. Knight
Out Ht MS 6 .IB 41
In 52 455 4"
It Is practice ly assured now that
the Invitation Golf tournament Is per.
msnent and will be played each Aug
ust, as almost every one of tho play
er expressed a wirilngnrsa to come
beck here next year. . ,
The following are the results of all
tbt matches Kturds:
First r light
W. A. Knight (Ashnville) defeated
William Wallace (tiluhmond) up
and I to play.
. Iefitl s.ignt.
V. M. Loitun (Citations) defeated
GUT WINS
TOURNAMENT
a Niv Friend
MEND LAST YEAR'S WORN PIACES.
result of the voting, his election was
considered a certainty.
Senor Machado has been prominent
for years In the pub'llo life of Portugal,
serving as premier, provisional min
ister of foreign affairs, minister of the
interior and minister to Brazil. He
was considered the foremost man in
the republican party, and before the
overthrow of the monarchy he was re
garded as the logical choice for pres
ident, by this party.
In January, 190S, Machado was ac
cused of conspiracy against the club
but the charge was never proved.
W. M. Shand (Columbia) I up and
1 to play.
Second Flight.
J. W. Spralt (Jacksonville) defeat
ed E. F. Muyberry (Charleston) 3
up and 2 to play.
Defeutnd Eight,
Eden Taylor Jr., (Macon) defeated
W. A. Floyd (Greenville) 8 up and S
to pluy.
Third Flight.
Fielding Wallace (Augusta) defeat
ed Dana MacVlckar (unattached) i
up and 2 to piny.
llofoaunl Eight.
L, M. Ansluy (Columbia) defeated
A. L. Jennings (Ashevllle) 2 up.
Fourth Flight.
J. G, Adams (Ashevllle) defeated
M, N. Mcduire (Richmond) t up and
2 to play.
IofcatHl Eight.
J. E. Slrrlne (Greenville) defeated
a. F. Wombwell (unattached) 11 Up
and 10 to play.
Hfth night.
Homer Reed (Columbia) defeated
4. T. Newman (Columbia) t up and
2 to play. t
Dof rated Eight.
E. B. Lyon (Durham) defeated E.
I. Frost (Ashevllle) 1 up.
Sixth night.
H. Spencer (Cleveland) defeated
James L. Wright (New Orleans) t
up and 1 to Pi?.
Seventh flight,
J. R. Lyon (Vtolse Idaho) defeated
Dr. E. T. Hudglns (Columbia) up
and S to play.
Defeated Eight.
Tstes Bmlth (Spartanburg) defeat
ed A. F, Prlngle (Charleston) up
and 5 to play.
Eighth Hlght,
J. Epps lirown, Jr., (Atlanta) de
feated J. Epps Brown (Atlanta) I up
and T to play.
lhretd Eight
J. ft. Hiirsey (Atlanta) defeated II.
W. Plummer (Ashevllle) i up.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.
Chicago, Aug. Hogs, slowj re
ceipts 2li.0n0. Hulk of soles 4 100
.90: pigs S. 1607,60.
Csttle, weak- receipts 22,000. Na
tive steers t.tOQlv.U; calves 7.500
IJ.2S.
Sheep, slow; receipts 12.000. Bhcep
I.20O7.19; lambs 7.2&j.&0.
"By Bart"
AUGUST EXGURS
TO
Low Rates From Cincinnati
New Orleans and Many
Other Points.
The Southern Railway company is
making arrangements for the hand
ling of a number of excursion trains
from southern points to Ashevllle next
week. On Wednesday, August 11, sov-
eral' special trains from Georgia and whs considered in the ordinary way.
Florida points will arrive in the chief 1 Today as evidenced not only by the
.. . . , - xt ... i successive plans of several leaders,
city of the recreation region of North .ut the a(,t)on8 ft nj8tatement, 8f
Carolina. leaders and the people as well, by
This ls one of the annual mountain ! their very patience. Indicate a healthy
and seashore excursions operated by growth which the Mexican people
the Southern and these August out- ha?!5 VT""? iTTSnKaft
" land the flnlsed product Is about ready
ings are always the most popular and , t0 emerKe from the furnace? i
best patronized of any during the "It Is my belief that foreign capital
tourist season. Tho rates are the moBt must be encouraged to invest In Mex
attractive offered during the summer; ico and must receive every guarantee
and in the past these excursions have' and protection. I do not mean I eolal
been very successful. The tickets .will, privileges must be given as In the rule
be good until August 28. J 0f Porflrlo Dias but capital tending'
On August 14 thcie will be a si mi- to establish Industry must be encour
lar tourist movement from cities and aged.
towns In south Georgia and points In
Iuislana as far south as New Or-
leans. The tickets will allow the vis-
ltors to remain In this territory until)
August 29.
Low rates excursion tourist trains ' Important bearing on efforts to re
will be operated on August 18 from store peace In Mexico, was held tji-
Waahlnf ton and on Tuesday, August
10, a similar train will arrive from j and Secretary of the Treasury Mc
Richmond and points in Virginia. On j Adoo. 1 Questions arising from the re
August 24 there will be a large excur- cent Pan-American financial oonfer
slon from Goldsboro and points In ! ence also are said to have been taken
eastern North Carolina.
Division Passenger Agent James II .
Wood has received Information from
W. A. Heckler, general passenger
agent for the Queen and Crescent
Railway company, that the final ex
curslon from Cincinnati and points
west will be operated to Ashevllle on
Monday, August 23. Already several
of these special low rate Journeys to
western North Carolina have been
conducted bringing hundreds of visit
ore from the west to this city and to
other resorts In the mountains.
MUDDY CREEK TRIAL
IS NEARINO END
Wlnston-Balem, Aug. T The Muddy
creek murder trial Is nearlng sriend.
Judge Cllne announced this morning
that there would be no noon recess, as
he Is anxious to conclude the ease to
day. Three arguments were made for
the three defendants Mrs. J. C. War
ren, Christy and Stlnestreet, who are
charged with the murder of J, C. War
ren. Solicitor Graves will make the
concluding speech for the state this
afternoon. Those who have followed
I the evidence closely expect a verldct
for first or second degree murder.
VILLA LEADER
APPROVES PLAN
Gen. Raoul Medero hinks Pres.
ident Wilson's Mexican
course will Make Satis- j
factory Solution.
BUT MEXICAN PRIDE
MUST NOT BE HURT
Mexican People! Beginning to
Think for Themselves, He ,
Says Would Encourage
Foreign Capital
Washington, Aug. 9. -Carnnza of
ficials here today said that the Brazil
ian minister at Mexico City, tho nly
diplomatic representative the Unitod
I btates has in Mexico, had been with
drawn by his government bjcauso
General Carranza was prepared "0 ex
pel him from the country as he illd,
Ortega, the Guatamalari minister.
The Brazilian .minister has rep jrt'Sd
to the state department that io reason
was given for the expulsion of Senor
Orteg-a and that he himself Intended
to sail Wednesday from Vera Jrua
for the United States.
The participation of Brazil and
Guatemala in the Pan-American peace
conference at Washington, which is
considering action in Mexican affairs
had apmething to do with this raci it
development, it is believed here. Offi
cials who hoped that Carranza would
Join In a peace conference with lis
adversaries and meet the efforts of
the Pan-Americans to effect a settle
ment of factional strife express dis
appointment. i:
El Paso, Tex., Aug. 9. General
Raoul Madero, commanding a divis
ion of Villa forces, Villa governor of
the state of Neuvo Leon and member"
of the family of the late , Francisco
Madero, issued a statement today con
cerning the place plans of the Pan
American conference. After prefacing
his remarks with the declaration that
the subject matter was his personal
view and that no official weight nor
significance could be attached to It,
General Madero said:
"Nothng is more desired by the
Mexican people than the re-establlsh-ment
of peace and a stable govern
ment; but deprived of sovereignty, the
people naturally demand that If as
sistance is to come from outside
sources It must be accomplished with
honor to ourselves and wlthOnt in any
way Infringing on our national pride.
"During the revolution many opin
ions have been advanced' calling for
armed intervention. President Wilson
is following an even course which now
seems culminating In a satisfactory
solutlon.
The' people of Mexico are begin
ning to think for themselves. In 1910
the principal reform was political: ,
that is to say, a certain man for presi
dent, with no re-election and equal
franchise. The agrarian problem
"t ine thing that must be dealt with
j la a sound and safe tariff law.'
Not So Sanguine.
'New York, Aug. 9. A conference
which was believed to have had an
j terday by Secretary of State Lansing
up.
Washington, Aug. t. Admlnlstra-'
tlon olflclals won have predicted 'in
early peace parly between Mexican
factions are not so sanguine. Reports
from Mexico City that General Car
ranta had ordered Dr. Juan J. Ortega, 1
the Guatemala minister to leave ths
country within twenty-four hotu
were responsible for this change i
mind. Guatemala Is represented In
the Latin-American conference, and
Carransa's drastic action Is regarded
here as Indicating a disposition of un
friendliness toward the conference.
Friends of Miss Louts Gadsden of
Summervtlle, S. C will learn with
regret of her dentin which occurred
suddenly on Monday, August t, at
Long Island, N. T,
Mtss Oadsden was well known In
Ashevllle. She was a former student
of St. Mary's college, Raleigh, and
visited here frequently, on several oc
casions , being the guest of Mrs.
Charles K. Robinson. Miss Oadsdea
belonged to one of the oldest South
Carolina families. One of her grand
fathers was the late Bishop Oadsdea
and- another the late Governor
t Thompson. r