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, 4 A THE GAZETTE-NEWS Baa the Asgociajed Press Berrien. ' It 4a In Every Respect Complete. ' Member Audit Bureau Circulation!. WEATHER FORECAST. UNSETTLED. WW VOLUMNE XX, NO. 154. ASHEVILLE N. 0., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 11, 1915. PRICE 2 CENTS 00 Tra,n 5rt r; il r : till II MORE BRITISH FORCES MENACE TURKISH FORTS Recognition of Importance of Forcing Dardanelles Seen In Sudden Resumption Of Offensive. TKOUfB UAVI BJJJI , LANDED AT NEW POINTS Germas Have Not Relaxed Of fensive in East and Rus sians are Still in Peril ous Position. ijonaon, Aug. n recogniz ing the importance to the allies of forcing the Dardanelles to retrieve the Russian reverses jhas been demonstrated in the sudden landing of British forc es in the vicinity of Karchali on the north side of the gulf of Saros and the resumption of the -British offensive at the south end of the Gallipoli pen i insula and north of Gaba Pepe. , The AAustrailians and New Zealandcrs have recently strengthened their positions ? Gaba Pepe. The new landing place on the Gulf of Saros be ing on the flank and rear of the Bulair line, if developed, will menace the strong Turkisn de fenses at the neck of the Galli poli peninsula. . . ; There is no indication that the Germans have withdrawn or are preparing to withdraw, any considerable 'number of men from the east, and their of fensive which led to the fall of Warsaw has not been relaxed, and the position of the retreat ing Russian . forces is still perilous. Italy has not yet declared war on Turkey, but Athens report that Ital ian consuls are leaving the Ottoman empire and are entrusting their af fairs to American officials. If this re port Is true It probably means that lmnpndlne developments In the Bal- i.n. havs dictated the action of JtHly' It waa rumored that Italy would send troops to the aselsUioe of France and Great Britain In the Gallipoli op erations but thus far these rumors have not been borne out. The ports and Rome are maintaining surface relations of peace. For Germany's reported peace over tures to Russia the British press Pre finds only sarcasm. Virtually an me 'British papers reiterate what British officials have so often asserted that ; there can be no peace until the al-, illes have won. The belief Is general In England that Germany . would be willing to conclude peace as matters row stand, but the burden of all written and spoken comment Is that such a situation Is Impossible from the standpoint of the allies. , Steamer Beached. London. Aug. 11. The British teamer Rosalie of 1725 net tons reg ister, which sailed from Shields, Eng Innd. August 10, has been beached. The crew la safe. The Russian bark Baltzer of I4S tons gro has been sunk. . A small t,oat containing the captain and seven tnen has reached land safely. MRS. ROCKEFELLER'S BOD BURIED AT LAKE VIEW Cleveland. O.. Aug. 11. Mra John D. Rockefeller's body waa burled at Lake View cemetery lt yesterday n.mmii. The utmost secrecy was maintained as to the plan. eoJ r- rylng out or uie inwnwui. - arrived early yesterday morning from pleepy Hollow, near Tarrytown, N. I., where It had been In the John V. trchbold vault since, March II. -Reject Austrian Claim. Washington, Aug. 10. The United testes government haa dlapatchtd to Vienna a reply "rejecting the Auftru llunaarlao vlow recently t forth In a note contending that the grt scale tn which war munitions' are being ex- bolt' 3 from America to enemies of me aermanio allies 'i not in vnmr pane with the definition of netl- S. D. GORDON TO BE AT WIONTRERT SOON Closing Conference of Montreat Program will Begin on August 1& Speakers. The fact that S. D . Gordon, one of the best known Bible students, Bible teachers and Christian workers of America is to be at Montreat again will be welcome news to those who heard him with such pleasure and such profit during the summer of 1914 and It will be welcome news to those who' have never heard him but who have been benefited through the reading of hia books. The closing conference of the Mon treat program will begin on August 26 and on that date Mr. Gordon will begin his addresses and he will be heard each morning and each even ing for one week. He is not a minister but Is a layman who has been large ly and wonderfully used in Christian work In America and wherever ne has been heard in foreign countries. He Is a native of Pennsylvania and began his Christian work as secre tary of the Y. M. C. A. in Phila delphia. He became Interested, in the work of the great evangelist D. L. Moody and was a personal worker In a number of the meetings conducted by Mr. Moody and as the result of this work Mr. Gordon began public evangelistic work himself. In addition to his work In the north, he has done ' most success?;! evangelistic work In practically all of the large cities of the south and he has made a world tour or mission stations and in these stations he has engaged in personal work that has been quite as effective as that which he has done at home. He is a trained Christian worker and he works with all denominations with equa success. Few of those with whom he 3s asso ciated In personal and. evangelistic work know of, what denomination he is a member. This last period of the Montreat program will continue for ten days, closing on August 20. During the en tire period Rev. J. L. Houss, of St. Louis, who has been heard already on the program of this season, will con duct the daily Bible hour. The other nenker of the period will be Rer. Dunbar N. Ogden, D. D., of Atlanta, who will deliver four notable aa dresses during the last four days of the period. TRULL COMMISSION Will MEET 1E1KI15T 17 Young Man Not Trying to Ap pear Insane Asheville Drug Store Given Charter , (By W. T. Rost.) T?nleleh An. 11. The sanity com- mission appointed by Governor Craig to inquire into the mental condition or Charles Trull, now In the death cell at the penitentiary for the murder of Sidney Swain, of Charlotte, will con tinue Its hearings in Charlotte Tues day. August IT. ' The commission went to Trull's cell and- examined him. The young fellow impresses the body and those who visit him as doing nothing to make the people think he Is not perfoctly sane. Although he knows that this mm mission Is Investigating him and that Its findings may give him life or death, ho Is not Paying crazy. He has appeared to be doing Just the other thing, making an effort to ap pear sane. Charters were Issued yesterday as follows: Graham Hotel company of Grahtm. authorised capital $25,000 with $3')0 paid In. The Incorporators are II. M Holt, William I. Ward and R. N. Cok. The Mutual Co-operative Ware house company of Greenville, N. C. $100 of Its $50,000 paid In by W, H. Parker. W.' J. Fleming. J. W. Brooks, Green Manning, R. J. Little. Broadwav Pharmacy company of Ashevtlle, $4500 of Its $20,000 capital paid In. Mrs. Albert Metzger Is chief stockholder. 'SIX INDICTMENTS BY EASTLAND GRAND JURY Chicago, Aug. 11. The county grand Jury Investigating the capsizing of the Eastland In the Chicago river Jul 14. with the lose of nearly l.ooo Uvea, has voted Jndlctments charngi four men with manslaughter and two with criminal carelessness. It was eald no Federal officials were among thoae Indicted. The Indictments U1 be formerly . netnmed today. The Kastland will be raised today, according to a statement last night by C. V. Clyne, United mates district at torney, who returned yesterday from Washington. . He refused to dlvulje any information regarding hia trip. r TRAIN LOAD OF Shipment of $52,000,000 In Gold Securities Sent to This Country by British - Government. CONVOYED BATTLESHIP CARRIES TREASURE Largest Single Shipment to Cross Atlantic Special Train Guarded by 40 Armed Men. New York, Aug. 11. A special train carrying $52,000,000 in gold and se curities which had been shipped by jjthe Bank of England from London by way of Halifax to New York, arrived here today. The train was composed of several steel cars and was guarded by 40 armed men. Of the total ship ment $35,000,000 is In gold and Is be lieved to be in the form of American double-eagles. v The weight was about 75 tons and is said to be the largest single shipment that had ever crossed the Atlantic In one vessel. The gold was brought to Halifax Dy a uritish battleship which was convoyed through the war zone and across the ocean by a cruiser and a. flotilla of torpedo boat destroyers to guard against submarine attack. " The cost of transferring the gold 'from London to New York is estimat ed to have been $250,000. The battle ship which brought not only the $52, 000,000 In gold and securities for New York but also a shipment of gold des. tined for Canada, whose treasury has recently sent gold to the amount of $15,000,000 to New York." " -;..'.-'-Secrecy was maintained as to the sending of the great treasure and' precautions were taken to prevent the German secret service from discover ing the plans ot shipment or the route by which the gold was forwarded. At Halifax the treasure was deliv ered into the custody of the American Express company and when the armed train left that port it was preceded by a pilot engine for the purpose of test ing bridges and to frustrate any at tempt to wreck the train by dynamite. The route over which the train came from Bangor, Me., to New York was kept secret. Secretary Cowie, vice president and general manager of American Express company said the transfer of the money was the greatest risk ever un dertaken by an express company.. Eight policemen were sent to meet the train and to guard the gold until it reached the subtreasury. J. P. Morgan & Co., are the con signees. The purpose of the transfer of the gold Is understood to be the re. Inforcement of British credit and the improvement ' of the exchange situa tion as British pounds sorting have been depreciating of late. The secur ities" are presumed to be American bonds which will be used as a basis for further advances to the British government. OFFICERS SEIZE "STILL UNO ITS OPERATOR Wife Tries in Vain to Effect Husband's Escape from Raiders. In spite of the strenuoua efforts GOD IS made by Mra A, S. Ammons to aldjAiirea s aowniau win uoi una it in;0 . Graybeal, canton, naywooa her husband In making his escape th usual snares that catch men. He counly, from revenue officers Ammons was never drank, never gambled and his i Tne examinations for entrance will captured In a awamp yesterday near homo life was one of perfect fidelity e held on the third Tuesday In Feb - Willetg In Jackson county. An Illicit to his marriage vowa He lived well I mary, 111$. All th nominees are distillery that he had been operating near his house was destroyed by J , F. Cabe and W. A. Thompson, spe-lt Is said. He ha bought several au clal employea In th Internal revenue tomoblles and kept good ones. He service. . Wlllet Is a rtatlon on the Murphy division of the Southern railway, but The number who had entrusted i principal and first alternate, of op It la In tjje heart of the Balsam money to him I narrowed now to posllo political faith. Mr. Ward being mountains and the house and fifty odd. Mr. Allred aeems to have;a republican and Mr. Reagan a dem- i'moonshlne" factory wer In a wild and Inaccessible spot. As Officer Cabe dashed around the house after the fleeing blockader Mra. Amnion seized the raider and ed business would automatically re - held him for veral minute. Th;turn to hia client that which he had not sufficient and he waa soon cap The alleged blockader wns Waynesvllle and after a hearing . 1T-.I.-.-1 a...... PitHiMtl-alnna. borne . he. u held for trial at the next term of the Dlstrlot court. Depu- usual promptness, inquiry into, me ty Marshal M. D. Justice went out 'quality of th security offered some to Waynesv.ll on th afternoon train times revealed person entirely un to roprent the government at lb known, property unheard-of and au hcarlng. 'i (Continued on Pag Thr). CREDITORS KIND TO IMRED Friends Whose Money He Mis applied Do Not Want Smithfleld Man Prosecuted. WIFE AND RELATIVES HELP TO MAKE GOOD Prominent Young Attorney and Politician Lived Beyond Means He Makes Full Confession. (By W. T. Botit). Raleigh, Aug. 11. Linville H. All- red, Smithfield's retired mayor andPart of the Mexican raiders in the Pressley girl and $3000 each for Johnston county's 1911, 1913 and 1915 j R1 Grande valley is indicated In thejFrady and Rickman were named by representative In the legislature, has i latest reports which tell of numerous the court. The defendants arranged turned his all over to the families and Individuals whoBe money he used, and no one will suffer for his wrongs. The conference of Monday night, which lasted until -morning, will make substantially certain the return of every' cent that he used in his many misapplications of funds, and if he Is prosecuted it will not be the wish of his friends who have frank ly forgiven him. He will meet the issue with the candor that has marked his ! confessions since he has been under the terrific strain of several days. The story of the Allred troubles has gradually leaked until it all tame. First the resignation as mayor was learned and "business reasons" were urged as explanation for leaving an office to which he had very "reejntly been elected. To gain that office he had made a sharp contest and won handily over a popular opponent. To occupy It he had resigned the commis sion which he held as member of the general assembly. Ana then came the rumor that, Mr." Allred had been asked to resign following "business transactions," nnd allowed to make any sort of excuso for step ping down that he wished. But the leaking was too slow. The vessel was punctured in many places and the effort to stop them were too heavy. The truth is, the young man made no effort at cleverness there. The bottom dropped out and the Whole thing became bare. The west bound trains carried men who were but partially Informed but who talk ed solemnly of the fall of one of the state's popular young men. Attorneys for the many lnteersts conferred, all negotiable property held by Mr. All red was turned over and he lay down to sleep that night with less on his J heart than he haa carried In many days. Editor Sam H. Farabee of the Times, went down to Bmithfiald so great was his Interest in the cise, and remained until the Interests con ferred and reported. He returned yesterday after an Interview with Ex Mayor Allred and n trlk with the people of the town. "Thero la mor? of sympathy than of cen-.uie for Mr. Ai'n'fcC," Mr. Fara bee said to your cortecpondent. "No body has been roasting him and he haa turned over the laat merchantable article which can be used in the pay ment of his debts. I talked with Mr, Allred and he told me of the agonies of the last five years. That is taken to mean the beginning of the troubles which finally weighted him down and creshed htm. He says that even the beds which his children sleep upon will be sold and that he will start life anew with nothing but the clothes on his back. "Mr. Allred told one of the attor neys for the creditors, so I was told, to be at the Allred home when Mrs. Allred, who is visiting relatives at Selma, come home for a few per - sonal effects. This attorney said to Mr. Allred: 'Allred, Mra Allred may county; first alternate, Carroll Rta. have anything sh wants. I wouldn't 1 garli aon of James J. Reagan, Weav oe mere tor vw. in oe "lervllle, Buncombe county; aeooni ai flrst.' " Iternate, Thomas Benjamin Willlama, The editor Of the afternoon paper says the seeker for the cause of Mr. ... . . . . . . ... . . . and tne new resiaence wnicn is aooui flnlshd has cost more than $10,000, i lived beyond his meana It Is aald. Many Transaniona. used quite a number of small amounts I by placing these to his credit. He i ' made the records against himself nimmmtmmmmmmmmamMmmm hoped for the good day when enliven- - l Bom of thoa who have been to taken to bles became known to a few peopU irlng be-'months ago. The hitherto punctual on"? Os.!mai ndHo say punctlllou. man. met 'the papers at maturity without hl MEXICO STILL Latv ports Tell of Numerous Attacks and Several Bat tles Between Sodiera and Bandits. THE FIGHTING RESULTS IN TEN MORE DEATHS Additional Soldiers and Posse Go to Palm Garden Where American Trooper Is Shot by Bandits. Brownsville, Texas. Aug. 11 There 'a "le lessening of activity on the attacks and several battles between tne Mexicans ana soldiers. Ten men were reported killed in the battles j most of the afternoon and a large last night which brings the total ofjnumber of witnesses were heard, al- aeaa resulting from the bandit raids . . . . . BP to nearly 20 though none of the defendants nor Of the ten reported dead one 'was anT of the,r witnesses testified, the a trooper; four were Americans be- attorneys for the defendants being lleved to have been members of the I satisfied with conducting a rigid rroes bandlt bands and five were Mexicans, i examination of the wttncss3s ii:tfo- The trooper was killed last night at Palm Garden near Mercedes, Tex., where he with several other cavalry men were attacked by bandits who appeared suddenly, shot at the sol diers and disappeared. The Mexicans, according to report, cut the telephone wires connecting Palm Garden with MeiVedes; and a farmer finding the break, connected the wires and re ported the shooting to Mercedes. Additional soldiers and posses of citizens Immediately left for Palm Garden. News of the possible meet ing of the Americans with the Mexi cans is awaited. The latest trouble reported was at Sebastian early today when two Mexl- rt4ca.i:i captured-by rangers tried to ee- Vltpe CLiiu were buui ipnu f.-ncu. Warships Sent. Washington, Aug. 11. Two Amer ican battleships, the , Louisiana and the New Hampshire, sailed lrst night from Newport, R. I., for Vera Cruz, in response to an urgent request from Commander McNamee that his little fleet of gunboats in Mexican waters be reinforced in viwe of anti-foreign demonstration at Carranza's capital. It is said President Wilson himself ordered the warships sent, although no official here would even admit that they had sailed. Care was taken to point out that any naval or mili tary activity at this time would be purely precautionary and could not be construed aa having any connection with the Pan-American conference which is to be resumed in New York today to complete a program for re storation of government in Mexico. ililiS FOR Congressman James J. Britt Announces Appointment Clyde Boy is Selected. ongreasman .tame. r.u. filled an existing vacancy from this district for the position of midship - man at the Annapolis, naval academy V T-)I. bv making the following nominations: 1 Vrinclpal, Wallace Fitzgerald Ward, .on 0t , E. Ward, Clyde, Haywood Hendersonvllle. Henderson county; third altemat. Harold Graybeal, son i . . between the ags of 1 ana 10, as re quired by law. It wll) be observed that In making these appointments, Mr. Britt carries out his well-known view of non-partisan military service by naming a ocrat. ,i -,. --,,,,..,, 2 J 1 1 E KPT J" I m New dispatch from Amsterdam My that flv. Zeppelin were lht.d thl. morning off Vll.landt t near th. .ntranc. of ZuyderZe. tt t They wr going In a northwest- t t erly course In th direction of t th Scottish coast. X n ANNAPOLIS IDE DIPLOMATS TO PASS ON FINAL MEXICAN PLAN HEN DEFENDANTS ARE HELD FOR TRIAL Magistrate James Found Prob able Cause; But Reduced the Bonds. Magistrate W. A. James, Jr., yester day afternoon found probable cause in the cases against Miss Myrtle Pressley, Martin Rickman and Ed ward Frady, the young Arden people, charged with arson and blackmail, .nd bond In the sum of $1000 for the to make the bonds. The preliminary hearings consumed duced by the state. Following the testimony given by I. P. Fance, who received the blackmail letters and whose barn was burned, In which he swore that Rickman came to him several weeks before the fire and asked to borrow $80, which offer was refused, other witnesses were in troduced by the state. Mr. Lanee admitted on cross-examination that he carried insurance to the amount of $2000 on his burned warehouse. Deputy Sheriff Luther Revls told In detail of the arrest of Frady and of seeing the Rickman boy and the Pressley girl on a motorcycle on tho road a few minutes before Frady was arrested. Sheriff E. M. Mitchell then told" of the, arrangements he made to have the posses gather and their dig- position, details of which were given in The Gazette-News on the day of th0 arrests. A letter, written by the Pressley girl while in jail, which she addressed to Rickman and which the Jailor found. was introduced. At this point F. A. Hull and A. A. Hamlett, introduced as .handwriting experts, swore mai the handwriting In the letters received by Mr. Lance and the letter found In the girl's cell were the same. The hearings drew a large crowd of spectators, the court room being filled throughout the afternoon. The cases win now go on the regular docket of the Superior court for Buncombe county for the trial of criminal coses, the next term of which will convene here on September 27, GEORGE HRGKHEY TO TO Former Asheville Man Will be Spokesman for Manufac turers of Furniture. George Hackney of Lexington, for AahMMlle. haa been cbonen ''-' , d to th, addressee of weK resuona m 1 come at the opening session or me : Southern Furniture Manufacturers' ! convention Which meets here Wcd- : nesday and Thursday of next week. Xhe first session will be neia at :s o'clock In the afternoon at arove Prk Inn. Mayor J. E. Rankin and President Roberts. Jone. board of trade win welcome i 0rs to Asheville. tn a recent letter to the board -a a. t trade Mr. Hackney saye nn nt hooking forward to renewing his ac- qualntanoee her and that he believes ' Asheville la a pretty good plac to live. . EVINCE FOB DEFENSE IN SUIT FOR DAMAGES In th United State Plftrlct court today th defense 1 introducing evi dence in the case of the Mountain Retreat association against Perley and Crockett and Plckey and Campion. i. L. Schoulhred of V eavervllie, a hy- dro-electrtcl engineer, ha ben ent to Black Mountain today to collect data for expert testimony In beh.lf of the defendant In regard to th alleged damag by forest Area to th power lartt located on the property of th plaintiffs. It Is thought that th caa will probably go to th Jury tomorrow. Pan-Americans Will Approvt Appeal to All Mexicans to , Subordinate Their Differences. PRESIDENT AND LANCING HAVE APPROVED PLEA Situation at Vera Cruz Give! Diplomats Some Concern Conferees' Purpose Misconstrued. New Tork, Aug. 11. Diplomat, representing Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Buatema'a and Uruguay anj Secretary Lansing met today to act identically in a plan which has for Its aim t he restoration of peace in Mex ico. An appeal by the conference ta Mexicans of all faction to subordinate their selfish interests for the national : welfare has been prepared. Both ' President Wilson and Secretary Lans ing have approved the plan and after the conference today decides on the details of phraseology and as to tha length of time the conference will exp ect to be given for a reply, the communication will be distributed throughout Mexico to leadors and offi cials. ' The situation at Vera Cruz where anti-foreign demonstrations are re ported has given the diplomats osme concern, but the conferees are confi dent that when the appeal is . made any misconception as to their will be removed. The conference will probably ad journ late today after the appeal is finally approved and after a commit , tee Is appointed to consult , later with, Secretary Lansing at Washington con. cerning details of the peace plan. The ptatf" contemplates- first" of "air supreme appeal' to the consciences ot the Mexican leaders of all political ; groups. It has been prepared and, arter minor changes- in phraseology are discussed today, probably will be dispatched immediately. A reasonable time will be allowed for answers. ., l ne appeal will be brief, politely ! phrased. It will show clearly "that the ' seven governments whose represents- i tlves sign it, have no purpose to in- ' torefer in the strictly Internal affairs of Mexico, to impair her sovereignty, ; or to show preference for any leader as against another. It will be an elo quent petition that the Mexican lead ers agree to a conference to be held on neutral ground in Mexico to cre ate a Provisional srovernment that can be accorded moral support and) recognition by all the American states. No threat will be made, nor inr Intimation given of what will be the course of the several American coun tries if the suggestions EUtue are oo clined, all consiueratlons being forth time subordinated to the primary purpose the final appeal to the pa triotism ot all Mexicans to redeem the . prestige of the nation before the world and to show whether Its lead ers seek personal aggrandizement or the true welfare of their country. The complete plan that lias been adopted for solution of the. problem has not yet been revealed, but already some misconstructions of the purpose ' of the Latin-American countries and the United States have been spread, which the diplomats fear may pro embarrassing. They are confident, however, thflt when fully and author itatively disclosed It will be difficult for any of the factions to find a Just ground for declining to enter into the spirit of co-operation and non-partt-sanshlp of the suggestion made. -f While the appeal that Is to go forth will not specify the exact course ttf be followed, the conferees have taken ;lnto consideration all th possibilities vi liict mtunuon. it inv rsetlrtn n ference thn h-iI ... ..k" ,j0 b .Tn-,, , " "'7 ",.1 oflh .,,, n. . " Jzl.L'l i mm at lUTirnminir r Ud a rnv,rnm.nt that can be recognized. With this rec ognition, an etnbarco on arma wm.i.t h declare by the United State. against all other contending gronp and such moral support given to th new government as would enable tt through rehabilitation of Its flnnes. to equip a force large enough to cruh armed opposition. Tnkrs Argvutlna to T.k. Buenos Aires. Aug. 11. Dr. Vrrto- rlno d la Plata, president of Argen tina ha received a telegram from General Venustlano Carransa, declar ing that shonld th Washington con ference decide to Interfer In Mexlnatt arTklrs, It WQuld commit an unpardon able error. "Argentina." says the measage, hni md herself an acrompllre In a crime against our race which poanlMy miv help to bring on war between twu American natlona" Jone Lota Murature, the Argentine foreign minister, replied to the m. sag on behalf of Thr. de ta Flasa. H said that Argentina waa taking ,-rt in th conference with th lntntl ' of respecting Mexican sovereignty. Hi added th.'t the conference had !! (Co&Uautd oa Fag Thr).
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