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VOLUME XX. NO. 167..
ASHEVILLE N C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 26, 1915.
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GERMANY REGARDS THE
AFFAIR AS ELIMINATED
AS CAUSE OF DISCORD
Had Already Adopted Policy
Designed to Settle Whole
Submarine Policy as Af
fecting America.
ASSOCIATED PRESS GETS
IT ON HIGH AUTHORITY
Imperial Government Willing
to Make Ample Reparation
if Submarine Commander
Disregarded 0rder3.
Berlin, Aug. 26. The ; Asso
ciated Press is in position to
staee on the best authority that
the Arabic incident may be con
sidered as eliminated as a
source of discord between Ger
many and the United States, or
at least it is regarded by the
German' element in that light.
Moreover, Germany in its de
sire to continue friendly rela
tions with the United States
had adopted before the sinking
of the Arabic a policy designed
to settle completely the whole
submarine problem as it affects
America on the basis of good
will and mutual understanding.
This is shown clearly by the
statement of Chancellor von
lMlmiann-IIollweg last night
to the Associated Tress, partic
ularly by the concluding re
mark to the effect that not un
til all the circumstances in con
nection with the sinking of the
Arabic had ben cleared up
would it be possible to say attitude ot tlie Herman goveni
wliothcrthe "commander of j ment is correct it probably
ononf rvnr Kiilvmnrinoa wont ho- means that the Imperial gov-
vond his instructions, in which
case the German government
:ase the German government
would give complete satisfac
tion to the United States."
Furthermore, during the con
versation, the chancellor twice
fi?,ain referred to the instruct
lions to German submarine
commanders. He did not spe
cify in detail the nature of the
instructions but it may be said
that they were disgned to pre
vent a repitition of the Lusi
idiiia incident and promised an
opportunity of escape for
Americans on torpedoed ships
which the United States de
sired. Germany asks tho suspension
of judgment on the Arabic case,
U imperial government being
confident that the sinking of
the Arabio was not an unpro
voked attack, but attributable
to some misunderstanding or to
some act of the vessel itself.
Should it develop,' however,
that tho submarine acted con
trary to instructions ample
reparations will be offered.
Germany is Btill unable to
Understand why Americans in
Such troubled times will travel
ton belligerent ships instead of
taking American or other neu
tral tearaers, but since the
Derraan government will do its
itmost for their safety.
In other vords, Germany had
. r'd to gjv to Bubmarine
Washington Is Further
Persuaded Berlin Wants
To Avoid WarWith U.S.
Washington, Aug. 26. Count Von ,
Bornstoifr, the German ambassador, ;!
conferred today with Secretary of
Mate Lansing for nearly on hour, the disclaimer that there was any ln
and although both refused to discuss ' tcntion that Americans should be
the meeting In any way, it was under- harmed and indications are that to
stoo dtlie ambassador reiterated that day's conference had been arranged
statement that it was not the intcn-; by the state department rather than
tlon of the German government that ' by the ambassador.
any American lives should be lost on
the Arabic.
Another communication supple
mental to that which the German am-
-lllia III UIAI Willi II 11.13 7U1I1MI1I Mill-
hassaclor transmitted to the state
-mi-. i .....i trn.n
herlln and pending the receipt otj
this Count BernstorfT will remain at I
the embassy. Confidence is expressed j
that the next word from Germany I
will lie the announcement that pend-!
Ids further negotiations submarine
wnr on passenger ships will he dis-
continued, and. that
German sub-
marine commanders
have already !
been Instructed to sink no merchant j
vessels without warning.
.
Will Kcnew t'roposaisY 1
It Is understood that Germany will
pt the same time revive her propos
als for a modus vlvendl for relaxing
British restrictions on neutral com
merce.' -i.. ' . ' '
In German quarters It was said the
step which had been In contempla
tion by Germany for some time would
be announced because of the victories
in Poland. Germany, officials explain
ed, considered that the successes in
the campaign against Russia per
mitted Germany to recede a step on
the sea.
Count Von Bernstorff took nothing
commanders instructions which
would conform very largely to
the position taken by the Unit
ed States, as to the principle
of visit and search: Greater
efforts were to be made to pro
tect the lives of Americans on
nlll men-bant ships. If this in-
formal'- respecting the new
jernment is entertaining the
hope that the Washington gov-
eminent, with the questions
settled witli Germany, will deal
much more firmly with Great
Britain.
Berlin, , Aug. 26. Ambassador
James W. Gerard of the United
Ptates hns called on Foreign Min
ister Von Jagow and asked If the
German government had any Infor
mation concerning the sinking of the
steamer Arabio. Mr. Gerard learned
that the government had no official
Information whatever on the aub
Ject Washington, Aug. 16. While rov
ernment official! were awaiting a fur
ther statement from Germany In re
gard to the Arabio cae unofficial
word waa conveyed to President Wil
son that close frlende of German am
bassador Von Bernstorff believed the
telegram of yesterday foreshadowed
action which would be satisfactory to
the United Statea. President Wilson
wu Informed through these friends
that Germany wanted to maintain
friend y relations wnn me unueu
Statea and that the next message
from Von Bernstorff would ba of a
favorable character. Secretary Ln
alng would make no comment on the
telegram.
.The message, however, la regarded
aa an answer to the inquiry which
the state department had directed to
Ambaasador Gerard at Berlin, be
cause It ahowed that tha German
government ttaelf lacked Information
neceaaary for an explanation.
' No fresh Inatruotiona have been
eont to Mr. Gerard.
President Wilson kept open house
for an hour about noon today and
met all callers. Senator Blmmona of
North Carolina, Kepreaentattv Oard
ner of Texaa, a, group of New Jersey
state officials and visitors from oth
er atatea shook handa with the presi
dent, who aald his health waa ex-
eel lent
Several times th German situation
tH referred to but the president
to the state deDartment to sunnle
ment the telegram he Bent Tuesday .!
Tho ambassador, however, reiterated
. No engagement has been made for
the German ambassador to visit
President Wilson and indications are
! . 1. . ... ,
do-:?'1 lu be made at.thls f6'
No deport has been received from
Ambassador Gerard at Berlin.
: "muhwu visit to ;
ecl"f tary Lansing and advices from :
"y, . "",,u",u"s ule merman cnan-
ceIlor statement put a much better,
face on the whole situation and there
was a notable relaxation of tension
.
ul ,ne vvnue nouse ana at tne state
department. It was made plain at both ;
P'-ces mat aitnougn officials were ;
murh encouraged by the apparent de-
Bl.a nt r!arw,n.ir .,t,1 I I. i
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w.ni .00 umini .-.inies, rresment :
Wilson would not finally decide on;
the course he would pursue until he
has before him a definite statement
as to the Berlin government's inten
tions. It Beemed certain that there would
be diplomatic exchanges over the
Arabic case. In addition to satisfying jj refer to the statistics of the federal
the American government In this; census bureau of 1910, with reference
single Instance it was expected that ; to the effect of the death penalty up
thcy would take on the general on the commission of murder. These
onaracter covering submarine war
fare and the general rights of neu
trals on the seas.
made only general comment, express
ing hope of a peaceful solution of the
differences.
Mr. Simmons after calling on the
president, said he believed the situa
tion looked much better as the re
sult of the message lrom Count Bern
storff. "I do not believe the telegram
would have been sent unless the Gor
man government Intended to meet
the position of the United States,"
saldSenator Simmons. "I think the
inntsage shows that Germany does
not want to break
with the united 1
States."
No More Advices From Berlin.
New York, Aug. 25. Count von
Bernstorff remuined In seclusion today
with his plans for the next few days
undeveloped. The German ambassa
dor has received no further advices
from his governhent bearing on the
sinking of the Arabic, he said he did
not know when such word would be
received.
it was in the range of possibilities,
he said, that he might go to Wash
ington to confer with Secretary Ian
slng before he received further word
from Berlin, but it would be If at all
no the Invitation rtf Beceetary Lansing.
He would probably go to Washington
as soon aa he heard from Berlin.
SAYS CARRANZA IS MAN
TO ANSWER PROPOSAL
Washington, Aug. 26. General
Heynaldo Uarxa, ("arrnnr.a command
er at Lampozoa, Mexico, responding
to the Pan-American peace ap
peal. Joined his military asosclatea In
declaring that the proposal could
only be answered by Carranxa hlm
eelm. State department officials said
Carranxa'e reaponse had not been re
ceived. A personal message from Carranaa
denied the report that Villa troops
had recaptured Durango.
'BRONZE STATUE OF JOAN
ARC FOR NEW YORK CITY
New York, Aug. 2D. A atatue of
Joan of Aro astride a charger in
bronze ta to be erected on Riverside
drive and 3rd street will rest on a
pedestal cut from stone taken from
tha prison at Rouen, France. The cost
of the monument will be about 125,
000 and the (.mount has been Valaed
entirely by private subscription.
Anna Vauin Hyatt designed the
status.
Trawler Bunk.
London, Aug. I. The trawler In
tegrity of Lowestoft has besn aunk.
The crew waa landed.
Trawler Bnnk.
London, Aug. !. Tha sailing
rswler young Frank of Lowestoft baa
been aunk by a submarine, Tha crew
was landed, ,
AGAINST DEATH
AS PUNISHMENT
Gov. F. P. Dunne, of Illinois
Tells Governors Capital
Punishment I3 Wrong
In Theory and Act
DOUBTS IF PENALTY IS
DETERRENT OF CRIME
Statistics Show States Having
Capital Punishment Have
Highest Percentage of
Homicides.
Boston, Aug. 26. Governor Ed
ward F. Dunne, of Illinois, addressed
tho conference of governors today in
lavor of the abolition of capital pun-
lahment, which he pronounced
"wrong in theory and in act." He said
the principal argument advanced by
the supporters of capital punishment
was that it acted as a crime deterrent
ut ,i.,Kt...i v. ..
w.w .... uuuuim lllUL lb CtCI litui UtJ-
terred or that it now deterred. He
cited a number of incident from hls-
t0ry to show that even in the days
when penalties inflicted for crime
were most severe the extreme mea-
BUres taken failed to suppress crime.
coming down to the present day he
saicl:
"I am not going to attempt to sup
port my arguments by elaborate quo
tations from statistics. There are eer
tain figures, however. which are
rather significant, if not conclusive.
statistics show that in twenty-one ot
the states having the highest num
her of homicides per capita In the
population, there Is not a single state
that has abolished capital punish
ment. Those twenty-one are those
which have enforced the death penal
ty from the time of their organisa
tion. Following these twenty-one
states come three states, Illinois,
Maryland, and Kansas, all having the
same number per capita of homl
cldcs. Of these states, Kansas - has
abolished the death penalty, Illinois
and Maryland have retained it.
"txt us now consider the twenty
states which these statistics show to
have the lowest number of homicides
.Inor ranlln tmnni these twenty, are
" ., ,k.,
11 Wit! 8UMCS UUl XVUJlB w.
have abolished capital punuihment.
The federal statistics, to my mind.
show that capital punishment has
failed to act as a deterrent, and that
In the states where it has beer, abol
Ished, there Is a less per capita of
homicides than In tho stat.-s where
It has been retained.
"Up to 191S, six states ha.1 abolish.
ed capital punishment, Washington
followed In that year. The- United
Htates statistics of 1910. show that
five of these are among the twenty
with the lowest per capita of homi
cides, each with a percentage less
than .OS In each 10,000 of popula
tion. The other non-capital punish
ment slate Kansas had the same
per capita of homicides as Illinois and
Maryund, both capital punishment
states.
"Illinois wss disgraced by 681 hom
icides In 1910, after a century of en
forcement of capital punishment,
which In Wisconsin, where it had
been abolished, the homicides have
not been much over Pity per ceni,
nor mnlta. ot those committed In
Illinois.
rhrlBtisnlty long ago revoked the
doctrine of a tooth for a tooth and
an eye for an eye; Christ prayed the
father, as He saw the thief hanging
by His side: 'Father, forgive them,
for they know not what they do.'
Christ himself was suffering tha lin
gering tortures of death st the hands
of passion and fury. He did not seek
tho destruction of those who were
murdering Him and the thiet by Hi
side, but He prayed that they ahould
see and know Ood'e truth. Verily.
God himself hsa reserved to Himself
the final penalty for. the sins of His
children.
"Society becomes criminal when It"
seeks, by violence and the blood of
Its vlctlma, to right a wrong commit
ted aanlnst It by such product of Its
own neglect. For this class we cannot
conceive of execution performing sny
function. The hanging of hundreds of
thousands of them, even the masancre
of their young would not decrease
the crime that springs from slums
and the tenements, so long aa the
slums remain under tha tolerance of
an Intelligent society.
"Another evidence that execution
Is not e fTectlvw Is afforded In the rec
ords of Ivnchlnss and mob violence.
Whether these have occurred In the
north or In tha south, they have not
.(Continued on Par Three).
GERMANS ARE GAINING
MG RALROAD SYSTEMS
mi
L
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U. S. Has Submitted Treaty to
Republic Proposing Plan to
Preverit Exploitation
of Haitiens.
NO AGGRESSIVE PLAN
IN VIEW, SAYS LANSING
Treaty Provides That United
States Have Charge of
Money Matters for Period
of Ten Years.
Washington, Aug. 20. Secretary
Lansing states 'that the treaty which
the United States has submitted to
Haiti for a ten years control of tho
Island government's finances has for
Its sole purpose the establishment of
a stable government which will be
entirely turned over to the Haitians
themselves.
The American charge at Port-au-Prlnce
had asked the Haltien govern
ment for an answer today.
Secretary Lansing confirmed the
outline of the plan contained In dis
patches from , Port-au-Prince and
said:
"We have only one purpose; fhat Is
to help the Haltien people and prevent
their exploiting by Irresponsible revo
lutionists. These are not property
revolutions but unorgan'.ed enterprises
which Involve no questions of princi
ple and they are ruining the country.
While they are !n progress the people
are starving In the streets of Port-au-Prince
because they cannot get sup
plies with which the country abounds.
''Things are going from bad to
Worse and something must be done.
The United States government has no
purpose of aggression and Is entirely
disinterested In promoting protection.
We have not even asked for Mole St.
Nicholas."
Mr. Lansing added that of course
the arrangement would have to be
Word came from Port-au-Prince
yesterday that Charge Davis of tho
American legation had extended until
today the time for action by the Hal
tien parliament on the proposed treaty
to establish for ten years an American
tlnanclul protectorate over the Island
republic.
Noon yesterday had been fixed by
the charge as the time by which he
whould expect approval of the treaty
drafts submitted by the United States.
The Haltens protested vigorous"?, how
ever, against such a limit on debate In
parliament and the extension was
granted. Officials here did not com
ment on press reports that the parlia
ment and ministry threatened to re
sign if the American government In
sisted upon immedate action.
itolon atenos, the Haltien minister,
conferred With Mr. Lansing during the
day and presented a communication
1 from his government requesting an ex
planation of certain points In the
American proposals.
'Although the minister would not
discuss the negotiations he said that he
felt sure that his government was
anxious to bring about an understand
ing with the United States as speedily
aa possible. He made It clear that his
government did not oppose the at
tempt ot the United Statea to bring
about peace and reconstruction In the
island. Klots and uprisings, he ex
plained were In many cases due to
Ignorance ot the Intention of the
United Statea and a misunderstanding
of tha presence of American troops
on Haltien soli.
"I hope nd desire," said the min
ister,, "that a real entente will be
created between the two peoples but
such art entente la only possible when
both sides make concessions."
Philadelphia, Aug. It. The United
States armored cruiser Tennessee
passed the Delaware breakwater this
morning from Annapolis to Phlladel
pnla navy yarn. Alter taking on
stores, medicines, coal and ammuni
tion, the warship will aall to join
Admiral Caperton'a fleet In Haltien
waters.
The Tennenaee carries 160 marines
NT
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FINANCE
taken aboard at Annapolis and also! of the work by the Industrial manager
has on board twelve l-lnch landing i system, claiming the result In scl
guns. A company or two of marines entltlo ahop management la slinriar to
from the navy yard will also leave, the bonus system which organled la
on the Tennessee, It was said. 1 bur opposed In other plants.
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CHARGES OF GRAFT
CANADA
IDE
Held That Enormous Over-Pay
ments Were Made For Gov
ernment Contracts.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Aug. 26.
Charges that enormous over-payments
were made to the contractors who
erected the new parliament buildings
of the province of Manitoba; that these
over-payments in part at least were
designed to provide a campaign fund
for the recent Roblin government and
that some members of that govern
ment were cognizant of what was go
ing on, were sustained yesterday In the
report of the royal commission, com
mission which inquired Into the
charges.
The commission's finding were
published and Thomas Kelly and Sons
are the contractors named.
The commissiners say they were
hampered by absence f material wit
nesses and reluctance of others to tes
tify, these including four ex-cabinet
ministers, Premier Koblln and Messrs.
Howden, Coldwell and Armstrong.
"Sir Redmoid Roblin," they .lay
made common cause with the con
tractors to resist discovery and took
an active part in securing for con
tractors able counsel for the purpose.
"Howden made many falso state
ments In his affidavit," says the re
port. The commissioners were fur
ther handicapped by the destruction
and mutilation of records, the refusal
of contractors to produce their books
and their withdrawal to a foreign
country to prevent their being com
pelled to do so. The commission feels
Itself justified from this In drawing
unfavorable Inferences so far as the
contractors are concerned. Ir. Simp
son, charged with being treasurer of
campaign funds collected through the
contractors, had left for military serv
ice in France, and William Salt, an
Important witness, left the country
and was kept away against his will
by large bribes, the report says.
The total amount paid the contrac
tors was $1,664,242. The commission
estimates the total value of the work
done by the contractors at $812,636,
and puts the excess payments at $801,-
093 without Including $121,870 which
It was found should have been held
back.
Cliargo Fraud.
The commissioners charge fraud in
the letting of contracts which they
say netted the contractors an illegiti
mate profit of $122,950.
ATTEMPTED ASSAULT OK
EIGHT YEARS OLD GIRL
Daughter of Prominent Meck
lenburg Physician Negro
Being Hunted.
Charlotte, Aug. 25. The eight
years old daughter of a prominent
Mecklenburg county physician was
the victim ot an attempted assault by
a negro near her home, about nine
mites from the city.
The negro is reported to have call
ed the little girl from her horns and
Inquired as to directions al""it a road
when he selied her and oarrled her
10 inti wuuue near py ana auempieu
assault.
County and city officials and cltl-
xens are searching the country for
the assailant and exoltement Is high.
GRIEVANCES OF LABOR
Washington, Aug. ti. Executive
omclala of tha metal trades division
of the American Federation of Labor
today presented grievances of the
machinists employed at the Norfolk
navy yard to Assistant Secretary of
the Kavy Roosevelt and urgsd a read,
justment of the working schedule.
The grlevancea of the men were
based on the principle of supervision
Rpidly Gtting Possession of
Whole Triangular System
of Which Bialystok
Forms the Apex.
NO FURTHER ADVANCE
ON RIGA-KOVNO LINE:
Great Masses of Artillery
Avail For Use Against
Brest-Litovsk Balkans
Still on Fence.
London, Aug. 26. The in
vaders of Russia with Ossow
etz captured are now rapidly
gaining the whole triangular
railway syste mwhich has its
apex at Bitlystok and which
also serves Grodno and Osso-
wetz. Masses of heavy artil
lery freed by the fall of Osso
wetz and Kovno and now be
ing brought against Brest-Litovsk
and Grodno, but . not
without great difficulty. Here
after the field maneuvers in
this country will be marked by
more use of heavy artillery
against the fortress, but the
open movements may be check
ed when the Eussians dig
themselves in after their line
is formed back of Brest
Litovsk. .
No further advance is re
ported on the Kiga-Kovno line,
but the Austrians and Germans
are getting rapidly within
range of Brest-Litovsk! riot . if
wuiisiciiiuiiig uie swampy na
ture of the region. There aro
no hints to show that the Rus
sians fear that they will be
trapped along this line.
In the near-east the Balkans
continue to preserve an appear
ance of precarious balance be
tween the warring groups. Tho
central powers claim a diplo
matic victory in the form of a
Turko-Bulgarian agreement,
while the entente powers have
apparently brought Serbia
around to the view that conces
sions are necessary to procure
Bulgaria's adherence in re
forming the Balkan league.
Berlin, Aug. 25. The Rus
sian advance position to tho
southwest of tho fortress of
Brest-Litovsk was broken
through yesterday by the Ger
mans, according to an official
announcement made here.
Cologne, Germany, Aug. 25. ,
A dispatch to the Cologne
Gazette from Athens says:
"Bulgaria has aSsuref
Athi-ns government that no
hostile intention against Greece
is entertained by Bulgaria.
Evidence is at hanj , thai
Ronmania has not abandoned
her efforts to induce Bulgaria
to join in action against Tur
key on tho side of the entente
allies.
Paris, Auf. IB French official re
ports on the fighting at the Derdanel
lea betwesn the data of August t
snd IS relats that the British loft
wing has mads progress sgalnst the
Turks, occupying 100 yards of Turk
ish trenches north of the sons of the
fighting and that a French aviator
on August 10 succeeded in linking '
Urge transport