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VOLUME XX. NO 163.
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ARABIC NOT CONVOYED;
TENSION IN WA SHING TON
OFFICIAL CIRCLES HIGH
Denial of Report That War
snips Accompanied Liner in
War Zone Increases Grav
ity of the Situation. 4
AFFIDAVITS SAY LINER
RECEIVED NO WARNING
Definitely Known That Some
Americans Were Lost When
Submarine Sank White
Star Liner.
Washington, Aug. 21. It
was announced by the state
department today that Ameri
can Ambassador Gerard at
Berlin will probably be direct
ed to call the German govern
ment's attention to the sink
ing of the White Star liner
Arabic and invite an explana
tion. . - ; ;
This vas the first indictaion
rfom official, sources that Ger
many would bo -'given 'an '.op
portunity to give reasonsr for
the submarine attack on the
liner in apparetn disregard of
President Wilson's solemn
n aming that such would be re
garded as deliberately un
friend. The state department's
attitude is that if the German
government lias any facts
idiich in its opinion might go
to mitigate ( the circumstances
of the attack such as an at
tempt to escape, or resistance
or attack on the submarine the
Berlin foreign office should be
given an opportunity to pre
sent them. '
Today's announcement more
over indicates- that before
President Wilson takes any ac
tion there may be exchanges
of diplomatic communications.
It is understood that it is the
state department's policy to
6how the utmost delibertaion
consistent with the delicacy of
the situation and omit no op
portunity to avoid severing re
lation with Germany so long as
it can reasonably expect a suffi
cient excuse can be given for
the sinking of the Arabic.
Secretary Lansing 'said that
no action had been taken and
, that the state department con-'
tinued to wait official informa
tion necessary to determine
the government's course.
Although it was reported
that the Germany embassy hmi
evidence that Captain Finch
of the Arabic, had been warned
of the attack in time to escape
before tho torpedo was dis
charged, it was said at the state
oepartmef t that no information
of the kind had been received
from the German embassy or
irom any other official quar
ter. London. Arnr. 21. Th Hril-
psh government authorized the
statement today that the steam
er Arabio was not being con
veyed when tornodood bv a
j , German submarine.
It had been reported that
ph linar Tun accomrjanicd by
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Storm In Middle West
Does Enormous Damage
St. Louis, Aug. 21. An off-shoot
of the teirlbia storm which, swept
through Texas early In the week yes
terday, did damage estimated at sever!,-million
dollars to crops and
othjr property, seriously Impaired
transportation facilities and wire
communication and endangered thou
sands of (Ives in Illinois. Arkansas
and Missouri. Six persona are missing
warships when attacked by the I
submarine,
Tension 'Not Lrarned,
Washington. Aug. 21. There ha
been no appreciable lessening of the
tension he, since news came of the
Inking of the Arabia The feeling of
anxiety is caused. In large part, by
the absence of definite Information.
Nexer has the censorship been more
strict, and the few dispatches are
sent In fragmentary form. One cable
gram from London this forenoon set
tled on point over which there has
been such speculation: the Arabic
we not convoyed, and this strength
ens the Impression In some official
circles that the submarine command
er was determined to sink the Ara
bio, and gave little If any advance
warning. Of course If this assumption
!s finally borne out by the official re
ports. It will mean that Germany Is
unwilling to comply with th request
of our stat department for "assur
ances" that American citizens would
not be harmed, when aboard th mer
chant ships of th belligerent nation.
Rrent consular message contain
ed affidavit of American survivors
whloh gav definite Information that
th vessel was torpedoed without
warning, and that som Americans
had been lost.
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ernment for th moment Is roptlv,
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Kverywher Id official quarter th
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ment war the In American govern1'
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and a thousand are homeless.
Ft Louis, Its suburbs and neighbor
ing towns suffered most from the
flood. An unprecedented downpour of
seven to nine Inches of rain in 34
hours converted brooks Into torrents
which swept away bridges, dams,
homes and everything else In their
paths. 1
At East Alton, 111., three hundred
feet of the new levee gave way.
murt now def'd whether it would
many. .
In addition to awaiting Information
from th American survivors, th em
bassy in London and American con
suls, officials expect som word from
Ambaaasdor Oerard at Berlin to Indi
cate whether th attack without
warning on th Arabic had th sanc
tion of th German government.
Should Germany offer an explanation
asserting there were qualifying cir
cumstance, such a an attempt by
th Arabia to escape or ram th sub
marine, the disposition on Oermany's
part to discuss the cas would In all
likelihood be construed her as a dis
avowal of any Intention deliberately
to violate the principle for which
th United States has contended
Th theory that trie Arabio may
hav attempted to ram th German
submarine was snouted by naval offl-
- klL Who . l MM-
vailing Impression that a large pss-
eenger vessel could ram a ubmartn
was rroneous.
n .
: . .7 U
rww ior, auk. n,-rwn,rn
ana mamoer oi tn crew or m
Whit Star liner Cymrlo asserted on
arrival her that th Cymrlo had been
convoyed after leaving Liverpool Au
gust 11 by five British warships and
was not permitted to sail unaccom
panied until sh had left th war ion
behind. .
Several passenger said th perl
scop of a submarine was een from
th Cymrlo which sailed virtually th senger say th Cymrlo k ant In mo
earn course a that taken by the jmetitsry readiness for a death blow.
Arabic When the Cymrlo left the docks a
Th Cymrlo carried lit passengers,
of whom 105 war In th stenrsg.
From th time th vessel cast off
lUunUl (Ja wag sun aa alasxtd IU
DISAGREEMENT
AS TO INQUIRY
1 FRANK CASE
Officials of Baldwin and Cobb
Counties Reported at Log
gerheads Over Who
Takes Initiative.
GOVERNOR HARRIS CALLS
MEETING OF OFFICIALS
Will Ask That All Make Every
Effort to Bring to Justice
Men Engaged In the
Lynching.
Atlanta, Aug. 20. Having offered
T" o'1'600 e first three
convictions in connection with the
lynching of Leo M. Frank has been
announced by Governor Nat E. Harris
that he had called a conference
In Atlanta of the officials of Baldwin
and Cobb counties to consider what
future steps should be taken. .
The state prison farm from which
Frank was abducted is In .Baldwin
county and his body wa found hang
ing to the limb of an oak tree near
Marietta in Cobb county.'.
It has been reported that the offi
cials of the two counties have been
at loggerheads over which should
take the Initiative In attempting to
bring to justice the persons connected
with the lynching. This situation Is
further complicated by the more re
cent report that Frank may have been
done to death In a third county at
some point on the Milledgeville-Ma-rletta
highway, the body being car
ried later to the outskirts of Marietta
for a more conspicuous display. Tho
report Is baaed on the theory that
daylight was nearing and the mob
might have feared they would be
overtaken and Interference with their
plans.
In the proclamation onering ine
reward Governor Harris takes cogniz
ance of doubt as to wher Frank was
killed by saying that the prisoner
was taken from tho state farm In
Baldwin county and found dead In
Cobb county. At the conference, it
was said the officials of the counties
Involved might agree as to th future
conduct of the Investigation. Governor
Harris Mid he had asked for in co
operation of the sheriff, the solicitor
and the county juoge oi eacu tu
"I will ask the uage to cnir5
grand Juries especially on the sub
. , . .
ject," said Governor narri. f
will ask th solicitors to make every
effort to push the Investigation, and
I will ask the shenrrs to co-op"""
with the Judges and solicitor.
This lynching Is a blot upon th
fair nam of th state that can never
be erased unless the guilty mw in
punished to th limit of th lew.
Governor Nat E. Harrl let it b
bnnwn tht th people of Georgia
would resent outside Interference or
advle In dealing with conditions
growing out of th lynching of Leo
M. Frank. . :
The lynching." he ld. wa a
crlm asalnst th civilisation of our
stats and a blot upon Georgia fair
nam and cannot be erased. Non of
us approves of mob vlolenc or lynch
law and all of u regret whst has
happened. I hav and will continue to
exert every power at my command to
bring th members of th mob to Jus
tic. ' ' . L ' i.
"But If the member of th mob
.r. hrnllffht tO JUStlc It Will b
.k,..h the ennraaeoos efforts of
n.nrri. officials and court, support
ed by th sentiment of the cltlsen of
th state, and not tnrougn in r
PPr editorial and resolution of In-
dlmetlon and offer of rewards com-
M" fr" otnr J" , ...
"I afraid the thing will only
'"orv to sagravat a situation that ai
. , deeply humiliating to our
(hM enntlnu will even
luste In a great deal more harm than
good by defaln th effort of the
irtsf to) apprehend th guilty parties. "
The gornor has received tete
grams and letters durlnfc the past two
dsy urging him to tak dorlnlv o
tlon. high flag pole at th mouth of th
Mersey displayed a black nail, algnl
fytng that German submarines were
luiUsur la
LOWOIK of
BOYS AND G RLS
Lieut-Gov. Daughtridge Enthu
siastic About Accomplish
ment of Corn, Pig and
Canning Clubs.
OPTIMISTIC CONCERNING
RACE FOR GOVERNORSHIP
Special Features Film Produc
ing Company of Asheville
Chartered Capt. Lang-
don to Leave.
Raleigh, Aug. 21. Lieutenant Gov
ernor E. L. Daughtridge,- here from
Rocky Mount, spent several hours
with the 235 boys here from every
part of the state as members of the
corn, pig and poultry clubs and talks
enthusiastically of this work and Its
effect on the agricultural interests of
the state. He says this movement
surely means that very soon the state
will be rid of the 40 to 60 millions
dollars drain on the state for food
supplies that ought by all means to be
produced In the state t bring about
self support among the farmers. He
says that It Is all too true that It has
all these years required about all the
revenue that comes from the cotton
crop In this state to buy the food sup
plies that the state falls to produce
for Its yearly consumption. The boys,
he says, are a splendid and most
promising crowd and have the enthu
siasm and grasp of purpose that as
sure high attainment.
Mr. Daughtridge added that the
work of the tomato or canning clubs
among the girls on the farms Is nearly
or quite as far reaching and Important
as that of the boys clubs, These can
ning clubs, he says, assure the saving
of what quantities of fruits and vege
tables for winter home use and to be
marketed at large profit that hereto
fore has constituted a great waste and
direct loss to the farmers.
Optimistic Abnnot Race.
Asked about his campaign for gov
ernor, Mr. Daughtridge declared that
developments to hla advantage have
more than fulfilled his expectations
thus far, and that as matters now
stand he will certainly be In the con
test to the finish and with a line pros
pect for winning th enomlnatlon. He
says that In spite of the claims of his
opponent (Attorney General Blckett),
to have a following assured that gives
him the nomination, he believes that
there has really been no crystallzatlon
of opinion or definite lining up of
forces in which estimates that really
mean anything can be based and he
believes that the sober and final
thought of the folks out in the state
will be. favorable to hlsclalm for the
governorship .
Tobacco Records.
A report by the state board of agrl
culture Issued oday shows that fifty-
two tobacco markets In this state sold
during th fiscal year ending August 1
a grand total of 230,834,444 pounds of
which 203,787,202 pounds were first
hand for growers and the remainder
resale for dealer and warehouses.
The total sales for previous year were
ISO, 648,315 pounds. Wilson has first
lpace rlth 28.S08.09S ounds ftrrt hand
and SO.tSl.OU pounds Including re
sales; Winston-Salem second with 22,
748,(14 ounds first hand and 27,787,
131 Including resalea Other notable
first hand sales were Durham, 7,787,
04; Walnut Cove. 1,027,714: Mount
Airy, 2,971,43!: Madison, 1.899.132;
Elkln. 1,437,864; Pilot Mountain, 08.
906. Ashevllle Film Company Chartered.
Charter were Issued for th follow
ing new corporations:
Tranquil Park Co.. Charlotte, capi
tal 1100,000 authorled and $300 sub
scribed by John Q. Myer. P. C, Whit.
lock and J. P.. Moor for real estate
development.
Th Bpclal Features FllmProduc
Ing Co. of Ashevlll. capital $100, 00n
authorled and 11.000 subscribed by n
II. Reynolds, Marcus Erwln, and M. 8.
Reynold.
Th Quality Clothing Co., of Balls
bury, capital $15,000 authorled and
$14,000 subscribed by Jacob Sacks
and other for general clothing and
furnishings busln.
Th Whbourn-Mann Manufac
turlng Co., Washington, capital $20.
000 authorled and $8,000 subscribed
by H. J, Washburn, R. M. Nicholson
and other for manufacturing a ape
rial device for listing automobile so
they -a in not stand on th rubber
tire.
Th Robeson Auto Co. of Charlotte
capital $12(1,000 authorized and (300
sbscrlbod by Armstead Durwell, E, D
Latta, Jr, and other.
150.000 BULGARS
NOW ON BORDER
CONCERNED ABOUT
OTHER STEAMERS
Shipping Circles Disturbed
Over Rumors and Absence
of News of Lapland.
New York, Aug. 21. The British
censor apparently has silenced the
wires leading to the White Star line
here from England. Only one dis
patch relating to the sinking of- the
Arable a message detailing certain
changes In previous lists of survivors
and missing escaped his blue pencil.
The lack of dellflnlte news from
abroad was balanced by a host of ru
mors that tried the nerves of officials
and left them In a keen state of ap
prehension as to the fate of at least
one more large steamer In or near the
war zone, the Lapland, which sailed
August 12 from this port for Liverpool
with 318 passengers, Including thir
teen Americans, and a capacity cargo
or war munitions and other supplies.
In one Instance, a vague report of
disaster to another White Star vessel
proved true. This was the report that
the liner Bovio, a freighter departing
from New York August 8 with a big
cargo, but no passengers, for Man
chester, had met the Arabic's fate.
A third report dealt with the steam
er Nlcosian, of the Leyland line, a
subsidiary of the International Mer
cantile Marine company, owners of
the White Star line. A rumor that
she too had been destroyed by a Ger
man submarine was current but, like
many similar rumors that agitated
ship owners here recently, lacked con
firmation.
Coupled with this rumor, whose
source could not be learned, was the
report that she was a troop ship. This
was dlsproven by maritime records
which showed that she sailed from
New Orleans August 1 for Avonmouth
and Liverpool.
LERDJNJITTING
Snyder Nosed Ahead of Doyle
by Three Points Other
Baseball Records.
Chicago, Aug. 21. Tyrua Cobb of
Detroit retains his lead oyer Ameri
can league batters, his average being
.896. He Is followed by Speaker of
Boston with ,831. In 113 games Cobb
leads In run getting with 113 scored.
He also remain the king of th base
stealers with a mark of 71, and lead
In total banes with 212. Burns of
Detroit holds the home run honors
with five circuit drives.
Boston with six of her men and
Detroit with three veteran In the
300 class, are tied for club battln
leadership with .267. Foster of Bos.
ton with 16 game won and four lost.
lends American league pitchers.
Captain Larry Doyle of the New
fork Giants ha been nosed out of
first place for National league bat
ting honor by Snyder of 8t. Loul
with .327. Doyle- averag I .334.
Cravath of Philadelphia leads In
run getting with 65 and also leads
In home run with IS.
Carey of Pittsburgh with 21 stolen
bases lead In that department and
Oroh of Cincinnati held th lead for
total bases with 171.
Mamaux of Pittsburgh with II won
nd five games lost lead National
lengue pitching.
In tn Federal league Mage of
Brooklyn with .186 leads th batter.
0. S. DISTRICT COURT
IS ADJOURNED TODAY
After a short session this morning
at which mm routine matter were
considered United State Dlstrlot court
wn adjourned and Judge Jame E.
rtoyd and hi privet secretary, Lu
ther Bialoek will leave this fer
noon for their home In Oreenshoro,
The next term of the court her will
onven on Thursday of th second
waakia Navambea.
I
SNYDER
Bulgaria Concentrates Immense
Bodies of Troops on Turkv
ish Frontier, Says Salon
ika Dispatch,
BULGARIA SATISFIED
WITH ENTENTE OFFERS
Russians Still Fighting Desper
ately But Vainly to Check
Onrush of the Austro
German Invaders.
Naples, Aug. 21. A dispatch from
the Mattlne from Salonlkl says that
Bulgaria lins concentrated 150.000
troops along the Turkish frontier.
Recent dispatches from Sofia ajrrcnri
that Bulgaria was satisfied with the
territorial concessions offered by th
entente powers as the price of her aid
in the war. The consent of Serbia
and Greece 1h awaited before the allies
conclude their negotiations with Bul
garia, If Bulgaria declares war on Turk
it la understood she wUl receive aen-
erous financial assistance from tbe en
tente nations. t
London, Aug. 21. Russian flelJ
armies are fighting desperately but
vainly to check the onrush of tin
An.stro-German : armies. Novogeor
glevsk, tho last Polish fortreM to bold
out 1ms fallen. Oasoweta, north ol
Poland has thus far resisted ouly be
cause of the marshy nature of thi
country, which prevented the Ger
mnns from using their heavy cam
effectively.
Smith of the Brest-Utevsk Field
Marshal A'on Mackensen has , pene
trated far beyond the Bug river. Othei
armies east of the river have render,
ed serious Russian defense on tin
Blalygtek-Brest-Lltevsk line clrtnallj
Impossible.
The naval battle In tbe Gulf ' ol
Riga was still In progress at the tim
of the latest dispatches from Petro.
grnd, which, however, gave no detail)
of the fighting.
J. D. BOURNE LEAVES CITY
TO ACCEPT NEW POSITION
Jame D. Bourne, Jr., known to hi
friends as "Jlmmle," will eave Ashe
vllle tomorrow morning to accept i
position with the Westinghouse Lam)
company whose southern office la j
Atlanta.
Mr. Bourn has been conncte4
with the Piedmont Electric companj
of this city for the past six years anl
ha met with much success In th
electrical business. He Is well knowi
in fraternal circles and ha a host oi
friends In this city who will learn wltl
; "gret that he I moving hi resident
to another town. Mr. Bourne's head
quarter will be at Jacksonville,
SPECIAL SERMON TO
All member of th Junior Order an
requested to meet In th hall of Ash,
vllle Council No. C, opposlt th post
office, at 10 o'clock on Sunday morn
ing to attend religious service In t
body at Wert End Baptist church.
A special sermon wril b preached
to the Junior Order by th pastor.
Rev, J. B. Orlc.
All member of French Broad, Bllt.
mor, and Emma council and nil
visiting Junior In th city r cor
dlnlly Invited and requested to attend
the service.
Negro Ai-restcd.
Will Murray, colored, arrest d bj
detective of th local pollr depart
ment, on advle of th Hnderonvlll
authorities, wher he la ld to 1
wanted on charge of breaking Jail
wa turned over today to offlcar o!
that town.
Died Last Night.
Th body of Mr. Hattt John.on
who died her Taat night, will be ehiiv
Pd to th horn In St. Oeorge, S. O.
thl afternoon and funeral ervlr, m
Interment will tak plao ther to
tnorrow.