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J ''''. : . ... ; . , .... , ,. THE GAZETTE-NEWS ff (I ' ff (1 ! fl rl '- I '. . , i 0M a.. a-!."- sm, J VA V f v .JSwV WEATHER FORECAST. ! Pie MliftiMig. -r ' ' ; ; , .. ..... . . I .. . 1 v - . 1 i VOLUJffiXXNO. 174. ; ASHEVILLE N. 0., FRIDAY -AFTERNO OP -gtTEMBER 3, 1915. PRICE 2 CENTS00 TraJn I - ' ' ' : ' : 11 . 11 - & MSSIANSEVAEUATING STRONGHOLD OF GRODNO petxograd Admits Russi an Forces Are Withdrawing From Last of the Strong Fortresses. UTTLE GERMAN GAIN IN CENTER AND. NORTH Bussians Continue to Retreat Along Galcian Border But Inflict Heavy Losses on the Teutons. London, Sept. 3. The evac uation of Grodno is under way. Petrograd admits officially that the Russian forces are being withdrawn to the right bank of the Niemen. The loss by the Russians of their last strong fortress has been expected. ; It had been evident for some time that Grand Duke Nicholas had no intention of allowing a number of men sufficient to maintain a long defense to be penned up in any fortress that could be invested. Along the Galieian border General Ivanoff continues to retreat hut not without inflict ing heavy losses on the Austro Germans, who have been shak en several times by vigorous counter attacks. In the center and extreme north the Oermar.d are making little progress. The Russians claim another local .success near Vilna. The great artillery duels continue on a larpe part of the western front held by the French forces. The ulti mate purpose of this activity is still ohsrttt-. pleased with the attitude of the I'nited States toward the promises cf Germany to modify submarino war fare, complaining that any promise which does not include orocection for merchantmen Is inadequate. The negotiations between Turkey and Bulgaria concerning railway con cessions to the latter are again under ay. it is not expected In quarters favorable to the entente all Ins that the negotiations) will be successful. Describes Battle. t The representatives of the British PrMM at the Dardanelles, in a. dis patch received yesterday, describes in octal! a great battle which ended Au gust 10, after a four days hand to hand struggle for the crest of Karl rhr, which the Anzao corps actually reached, but was unable to hold. "It was the most ferocious and sUs wined soldiers' battle since Inker "". says the report, "But Inker man was over In a few hours; where- the British forces kept up this ter "We combat with the Turks for four thI1n"tlV day" and n,ht" amld8t hills, dongas and ravines 800 feet "ove the sea, to which point all wa ff, rations and ammunition had to home along the paths which do "t exist except on the map, and iZ?-hlch everr man wh0 fell CcMS t0 b6 b0rM-ln a"n0"t .,"11 WM a combat of giants In a tni. Tntrjr- U t00k P' wittrely wh2?2Una' both ,lde" tighUng to JvL ,,h utter 'lfJ- for life In rit. "-h' "p Md ""(rout. Dea th. . t0 hand flshtlns; chocked d !n!ih Imort t0 th top with cam. d funded. The battle only "auitton of both sides." rnK0 IYf"" Pope. OlbhSnl T0n' Sept " --Crd-r.at a rnTM C0Tn t0 Washington with rP to p,0Mhop ,or Pac n Eu- n the nJ . chewwn prals mirtf .bf"ef that the United States ta"nfth. P0,lt,0B t0 help B Afto S,.h ,Europn war to an end. dlna im.i the m"ee the ear th pSm',!0' hit " hour with th- world "tuatlon alk.d 1 " 'merged smHing and ,or eonfer- th ?tftU O'Pwtment t. Ut !nC wlth Secretary Urn. Ulked t.,.o. ' "nounced that he had ' hlmT, Wlth th President and Prarnt 11 "Hcatlon over the ""h OernT.r"' ' th "irotiatlons rfari n 01"r the submarine r, X.tMrtu" ot th. eltua- I !a o b. mZZ Pce eem- "Opt , '"' ! on I, , lh"r an; Pod.-. """nienmg. The text ot the "nr w.. .TB' "ot made public. m . It":? ." formal comment "" n ewhlte ho,, Unom trllnt ,.. ' " '! that the ; i Jv.u n P188'"! with the 0 TOMORROW NIGH T, Candidates Should Not Fail to Take Advantage of This Opportunity. The 100,000 bonus vote offer closes tomorrow night (Saturday) and not a candidate nominated in this campaign should fall to take advantage of this most liberal vote offer. Never again during the campaign , will as many votes be ' Issued on the same amount of business turned in. : . To securo this extra large vote it is only necessary for candidates to se cure four V six-months subscriptions and turn same into the subscription department by 10 p. m. tomorrow nighf. There is not a candidate but who can go to four of their friends today or tomorrow and secure the four subscriptions. Two three-months count as one six-month or a one year subscription counts as two six months. : Franco-British Experts Assist Russian Leaders Strategists to Be Detailed For Grand Duke's Staff and Fi nance Board to Advise Russian Minister, According to Lokal Anzeiger Paper Expects Weak Protest Against Cotton Contraband Decree. Berlin, (By wireless to Tuckerton, N. J.), Sept 3. The Overseas News agency says: V "The Lokal Anzeiger hears from Paris that France and England: are ready to assist Russia by detailing ex pert strategists for the headquarters of Grand Duke .Nicholas to replace incapable Russian staff officers. They plan also to establish a Franco-British minister of finance. Accused Widow Directs ' Funeral of Her Husband Mrs. Elizabeth Mohr, Though Under $10,000 Bond For In citing Murder of WealthyProvidence Physician, As sumes Full Charge of Funeral Arrangements. Providence, R. I., Sept. 3 Although accused of inciting the murder of her husband, Dr. C. Franklin Mohr. one of the wealthiest physicians of the state, Mrs. Ktizabeth Tiffany Blair Mohr, released on bond of $10,000, assumed full charge today of the fun eral services of her huaband from whom she had been separated several months. Mrs. Mohr sent out Invitations to the services and asked Francis J. Bas sett, rector of the Church of Epiph any, to read the Episcopal funeral rit ual In the parlour of the physician's home In the exclusive residential sec tion of Vie city. 'Mrs, Mohr also directed that the burial take place In Swan Point ceme tery. Only close friends were asked to attend -the services. The accused woman arranged 'or her two children, who have been liv ing with her, to return to their t -mer home for their father's f visral. Charles Manning Mohr of New York, a son of the physician by a formor wife, also attended the funeral. Detectives today are searching in ft brook near the scene of the kining on the Nyatt road in Barrlngton, as ac cording to one of the three negroes, who accuse Mrs. Mohr of hiring them to kill her husband, the revolvers with which tey killed te phyelctan and vith which Miss Emily G. Burger, the phy sician's secretary and companion en the automobile trip, was wounded, were thrown Into a brook. Arthur Cunhing. Mrs. Monr attor ney, who. obtained her release last night only by offering hie own prop erty as part security for her ball, said today that he would begin a seiroh for the physician's will after th fun raJi Providence, R. I., Sept I. Mrs. Elizabeth Mohr and three negroes, George H. Healis, Cecil V. Brown and Henry BpeUman, were taken from here to Warren, county seat of Bristol county yesterdr and arraigned before Judge Hammlll In connection wltn waa understood that the pope made no definite suggestion a to ft peace movement, and that hu message was purely ft personal one to President Wilson and not addressed to the heads of other neutral government. , , Germany Would Arbitrate. Berlin, Bept J. (Via London, Bejt. I) Germany, according to Count Bernstorff'e instructions, offers to eub mlt the claims for compensation aris ing out of the Lunltanla and Arabic Cse U Xb Jlaaue. .. ...... SATURDAY Pi By taking advantage of this offer candidates, will- greatly assure success for themselves on October 16,, when the valuable premium are to be awarded. .' Votes are what count in this cam patgn, and the candidate who wins the big-Studebaker, the Ford tour ing car, and the other, valuable premiums are going to be those who take advantage of opportunities. Are you going to let this opportunity go by? . v. Candidates living outside of Ashe- ville may mail their subscriptions and remittance as late as 10 p. m Saturday night and credit will : be given . on this big offer, all that is necessary is for the letter . to show time of mailing. - "Thea lokal Anzeiger remarks that if it is true as reported that the treas ury department at 'Washington la ready to loan $30,00, 000 to cotton planters to offset the effects of the arbitrary measures adopted by Great Britain, the strength of the American protest against the cotton contraband declaration by England wfll naturally be In accord with American indulg ence of England."' the murder of Dr. Mohr, husband of the woman.' Mrs. Mohr is charged with inciting murder and Is held with out ball. '"'The negroes are charged with murder and are also held without bail. All four pleaded not guilty. They were locked up pending a hear ing on September 16. The police entertain two possible motives for the crime jealousy on the part of Mrs. Mohr of Miss Burger, the physician's assistant, and the de sire of the wife to obtain possession of her husband's considerable estate. A few hours after Dr. Mohr's death his wife made application to the mu nicipal court for the appointment as custodian of the property, and her ap plication was granted. According to Brown's story Mrs. Mohr promised to pay 5000 nine days after killing. He said he asked Spellman to help out in the affair and brought his half brother up to talk the matter over will Mrs. Mohr. Healis was present at the request of Mrs. Mohr, Brown said. Spellman was to receive $1000 and Brown and Healis $2000 each. ' The arrangements were carried out in detail, according to the confessions. At a designated spot on the Nyatt road Healis stalled the motor and Brown and Sleppman, who approach ed on motorcycles cut through the bushes and fired on the occupants of the car. Brown said he shot Dr. Mohr and that BpeUman wounded Miss Bur ger. After the shooting they went back to the motor cycles, having thrown their revolvers Into a brook. Brown declared Mrs. Mohr told them to be sure to kill Dr. Mohr and to kill Miss Burger if they could; that they were instructed to shoot anyone In the tonnau of the car. After Healis and BpeUman had cor roborated Brown's story two detec tives brought Mrs, Mohr to police headquarters where later she, was for. mally placed under arrest. Mrs. Mohr vigorously denied the charges. MODERATE STORM ON . THE ATLANTIC COAST Washington, Bept I. A storm of moderate Intensity la central this morning oft the North Carolina coast and was apparently moving northeast ward, attended by fresh northeasterly gales off the middle Atlantic coast Storm warning have bsen displayed Xroxa Cane tlatLtraa te Cape Cod, FEU EFFlii TS OF HIGHER TAX Democrats See Only Trouble If Rumored Increase in 80 of Counties Is Car ried Out. INCREASE CLAIMED TO BE GENERAL POLICY Revenue Collections Show Gain of $33,00 Over Last Year Grimes Announces Candi dancy to Succeed Self. ' Raleigh, Bept S. Raleigh has been full of visitors this week who can see only trouble for the democracy next year ir tne rumored Increase of valua tions in eighty of the 100 counties is carried out The corporation commission has not prepared its report for the papers and is not ready to say what its general findings will be. It is prepared to an nounce that an increase has been the general policy and that large increases in taxes received by the state treasurer will be the natural result. Chatham county delegations have been here. They want relief from the proposed re-assessment which is oon slderably higher than they think it ought to be, 16 per cent is their un cierstanding of the ; raise. Chatham has about 150 voters to spare and no desire to spare them. Thirty-five or forty counties are as close and may, be closer.. Upon Its taxing record in the war-year of 1915 good democrats fear the fate of the democracy. The Gre tjville Reflector editorially announces Secretary J. Bryan Grimes as a candidal to succeed himself and the local colon ns contain the names of perhaps --100 promlnent Greenville Citizens. whoitjiue a iU to the -demo cratic voters of North Carolina. Colonel Grimes has no avowed op ponent but James A. Hartness of Statesville, and Conductor Clark of the Coast Line are mentioned often, That Mr. Hartness has every inclina tion to run crops out every . day in some 'state paper but the Iredell gen tleman's indisposition to wreck all tim bers between him and his work in Ire dell, thus destroying his opportunity to perpetuate an artistic crawfish, is tribute of high character to the es teem in which Colonel Grimes is known to bo held by the democracy. The Reflector editorially adverts to the fact that the democratic party has always retained Its secretaries of state unless defeated by the opposition or removed by death. It would not, therefore, allow Colonel Grimes to be sacrificed to the outside feeling against the "Raleigh tenure." Bailey's Big Collection Clllector J. WK. Bailey announces his collection for August as $543,724.81 against $446,825.84 for August of 1914. This is a gain of $88,000. The circumstances seems to be the one thing that Is "psychological," an Invention of Secretary Redfield and the president, but a fine one every other trouble has appeared to be something worse, but In Winston Salem the tobacco sales have grown with the general paralysis of business. Clement C. Manly discovered when his city crept to the Pinnacle in tobacco markets of the world that the more ' murder there is in the east the more tobacco is needed to nerve tlKi fighters to courafy It is even so in Durham and thesu two cities pay much of the Increase in the Bailey and Watts dis tricts. T. J. Sandridge and E. Dent Smith, who have been selling stock in the organizing Shenandoah Life Insurance company of Roanoke, Va., are out on $250 bonds and promise to return the stock sold. They were indicted by the insurance department for selling stock without license. In Dobson Stacy Wade, deputy, found only three shares sold, but else where the trial of the agents has been found with thousands of dollars, the report says. This Is particularly true In Btonevllle, Rockingham county. A much wanted man there is P. H. Orr. E IN THE CASE AGAINST ARB A compromise was reached in Su perior court yesterday In the case of Grove Park Inn aKalnst Charles A. Arb and the plaintiff was awarded $300 and coats. The case was called yesterday and has been hard fought rents and accounts alleged to be due the plaintiff being Involved In the ae. The' only other case tried at the morning session was that Jim Peck against the Southern Railway com pany, which was non-suited, after all the evidence had been taken. UK t 1 H FOUR TRANSPORTS OP . . R M TURKEY TOIU'EPOKD K ' 9. Parts, Bept. $. Four Turkish H transports have been torpedoed t I by ft British submarine. t KIKKH . r : - i 1 . a I Every Foot of International Boundary Line Closely Pa trolled in Efforts to Cap ture Marauders. . SOLDIERS AND CITIZENS WILL SHOOT ON SIGHT Raiders Kill Two Americans, Kidnap Three and Commit Other Depredations Near Brownsville. Brownsville, Tex., Sept S. Search for the band of Mexican marauders who yesterday killed two Americans and lost one of their number in a fight with United States soldiers was beng pressed with vigor today. Spread out in a close cordon which left no foot of the international boundary line unguarded, the American forces were ready to shoot on eight if any of the fifteen remaining members of the band made an effort to ford the swollen Rio Grande into Mexico and to safety. In addition to the soldiers, hun dreds of citizens headed by Texas rangers, were pursuing the trail . of the Mexicans bent on avenging the theft of cattle, the burning of bams, terrifying of women and the deaths of half a dozen United States citi zens.:' i- The tactics of the Mexicans yes terday led army officers to believe that this band was responsible for much of the outlawry of the past several weeks. First burning a rail road trestle, the 'bandits proceeded to make away .; with, some ranch horses, then to burn an; Irrigating pumping station and an automobile, while twelve of their number capped the day with the kidnaping of three Americans. Earl Donaldson, a farmer of Fay ette, Mo., and A. H. Smith, an engine tender, were killed and their bodies thrown Into a dried lake. Stanley Dodds, a Contractor was unharmed by the Mexicans, presumably because one of their number thought he was a German. Dodds escaped from the band when it was attacked by United States soldiers. Anlceto PIzano, who Is said to have been engaged with other outlaws In inciting revolutions against the Uni ted States, Is declared by officers to have been the leaders of the bandits. Brownsville, Tex., Sept. 2. United States troops are on the trail of a band of Mexican raiders who set fire to and partially destroyed a railroad trestle 14 miles north of Brownsville shortly after midnight Special troop trains from Browns ville, Harllnger and San Benito were hurried to the scene. A party of Americans travelling In an automobile from Brownsville to San Benito passed the trestle shortly before It was set on fire and report that they were fired on by a band of between 25 and 30 Mexicans. Col. R. L. Dullard, In command of the United States border patrol here, was aboard a passenger train which crossed the trestle Just before it was set on fire. Col. Bullard was return Ing from a trip of Inspection In the lower Rio Grande Valley. He report. ed the situation quiet at all other points. About thirty shots were fired from the Mexican side of the International boundary yesterday while an army aeroplane was flying near Brownsville. It Is not known whether the shots were directed at the aircraft ALU!! HELD UNDER ITT L Hearing In Police Court This Morning In Jail In De fault of Bond. At the conclusion of the evidence given by Sadie Allison, the 11 -years old stepdaughter of Talmage Allison, this morning In Police court in the case of attempted criminal assault, alleged to have been committed on her. Judge J. Frailer Glenn announced that ht would hold Allison to Superior oourt under a bond of $2000, Allison was arrested several days ago by the police on the charges al leged to have been committed last May, he having been able to elude the officers since tnat time. It was brought out In the case that the moth er of the little girl, who appears to be halfwitted, who is the wife of .MV'cs, was in Jail at the time. The court appointed R. M. Well to prosecute the case In the Police court and McKlnley Prltchard was counsel for Allison. In , default ot the bond the defendant was confined In the county JaU. TRAILING MEXCAN TRULL DIES IN ELECTRIC CHAIR INDICTMENTS IN LEO FRANK CASE .'... ! : V. ' , .. ' (T ;..!'- Grand Jury Unable to Find Anyone to Identify Any of Lynching Party. Marietta, Ga,, Sept 3. The Cobb county gTand Jury Investigating the lynching of Leo M. Frank reported late yesterday that: "We have found several clues, but we have been unable to find anyone who could Identify to find anyone who could identify any party. We have done our best under our oath, and we regret to state that we have been unable to find enough evidence to in diet anyone for this crime." i he report says the Jury had the active co-operation of Governor Nat E. Harris, the state attorney general, Solicitor Herbert Clay, and other of ficials of Cobb county, and adds: "We have been unable to connect anybody with the perpetration of this offense, or to identify anyone who was connected with it, although we have investigated the Information furnished us by , officers and other parties and have followed up letters, signed and unsigned, and to this end we have subpoenaed and examined many wit nesses In an effort to disclose the per petrators of this crime, but none of these witnesses could identify nay of the parties. "We find, from Investigation, . that the officers of the law, and the citi zens of our town and county, knew nothing of this crime until they heard of the body being found near Frys gin In this county. The city of Ma rietta and the county of Cobb were quiet before this trouble, are quiet now and all reports to the contrary are untrue." Anonymous letters, referred to In the report, still are being received by officials of Cobb county and others, but tho tendency now. is to ignore them. NO OTHER HTS TO BE MADE AT E Nashville, Sept 3. A. B. Anderson attorney general of this county, who had warrants Issued against Lyle An drews, deposed city commissioner; Charles Myers, former city treasurer: and W. L.. Murray, former city audi tor, charged with the theft of city funds to the amount of $26,000, has announced that no suspicion in this connection attaches to any other city officials not connected with the olty revenue department. In a former statement the attorney general Indi cated that other arrests were possible. The city money Involved Is alleged to have been misappropriated during the years 1911, 1912 and 1918. SUFFRAGE BILL BEftTEN Montgomery, Ala., Sept 3. So, far as the Alabama legislature Is concern ed equal suffrage is a dead issue for the next four years. Wednesday was the fortieth and last legislative day and consideration of the senate bill for equal suffrage was made a special order. However, Senator Holmes, who Introduced the bill, secured an Indefin ite leave of absence on the thirty-fifth day and cotton warehouse legislation consumed all but a half hour of the working period. During that halt hour the suffrage bill was called up, a vote was taken and It was defeated 21 to 10. WILL COURT MARTIAL T Parts, Sept S.rDispatches from the Portugeuese frontier, says the Journal's Madrid correspondent state that' persons arrested as the result of insurrectionary movements at Braga have been taken to Oporto, where they will be court martlaled. At Caxlas the insurgents tried to storm the barracks but were repuls ed by rifle fire. Although the gov ernment professes to attach no im portance to the revolutionary move ments, every precaution Is being tak en an dlt has been announced that anyone approaching the barracks or military buildings day or night will be shot at sight CARL RAY MARRIED TO MISS DUNLAP JUNE 14 Winston-Salem, Sept . It was announced here today that Carl Ray, pitcher on the Greensboro team of the Carolina Baseball league, and Miss Bertha Dunlap, ft school teach er of Stokes county, were married at Martinsville, Va oa June It., Youth ; Who Killed Svdnt Swain, Aged Mecklenburg Merchant, Has Paid the Death Penalty. WAS TWICE REPRIEVED " BY GOVERNOR ORAlC In Confession TruU Attributed His Downfall to Whiskey, Women and Evil As- '' sociates. Raleigh, Sept S.t-Charles U. TruX the young white man convicted s Charlotte for the murder of Sydney Swain, an aged merchant oa May 18( 1914, today paid the death penalty i the electric chair at the state prison Trull was twice reprieved by the goT ernor, once to allow an appeal to thef Supreme court and the second tlm to allow a special commission to In quire into the question of his sanity. Trull made a confession of hul giillt Wednesday night to & ' clergy man when he was Informed that all means for obtaining a commutation of sentence ha dbeen exhausted. In. the confession he told the mlnlstei that he blamed whiskey, women ani era associates for his downfall. - The tickets of admission to Charier E. Trull's electrocution were sentoul Wednesday when his last chance tot stay was gone. He was to die this morning at 10:30. Trull Wednesday unburdened him self when hope had gone and for the nrst time told the story which th state proved when the Jury found him guilty ' of -murdering Sldnej Swain. Rev. J. W. Potter had been getting him ready for the dying day end Trull putting all lies behind him told all about the murder and every, body's interest In It He acquitted his lawyers of any knowledge of his actual conduct Last week he declared that he had done his best to tell tho truth but they would not allow him to do it Trull probably thought all lawyers 1 dislike truth. At last he said none of I them knew any such thing and that I he lied to them throughout. f The delayed appointment of achlet ' of ' police, following an indictment against the proposed new chief, Jamet K. Turner, charging him with keep ing a disorderly house, has quite up set Mr. Turner's friends who were delighted at his prospect of appoint ment, i The wiser members of the adminis tration believe the attack to be poli tical even if it has any merits in court, they say. The issue has not been brought to trial. In this corre spondence a few weeks ago first mention of the Turner prospective appointment gave his foes the chance to move. The city administration and the factions that make and unmake It are far from the smooth operation that marked it through the first blen nlum of the commission form. A frame up against Turner is the' general feeling in officialdom. Whert . the work was done is another thing, The lost-outs and their friends make an imposing political force and a able array of malcontents. The frlendi of Mr. Turner fear its effect upon hit election when the commissioners speak. Rev. Dr. Livingston Johnson's desk was banked with memorials yester day protesting the Rocky Mountain First Baptist call, but the corres ponding secretary of the Baptist state , convention hud mailed his favorable, reply last night and love's labor waa lost The minister explained hie imme diate settlement of the issue.' ! had been considering the call six weeks" he said, "but it had not reacher the papers and we were taking it quiet ly." ' FOR AIDING AUSTRIANS Eight Sailors Charged With Selling Contraband and Using Pigeons. Barl, Italy, Sept $. Eight Alba nians have been sentenced to ions prison terms for communicating with Austrian with carrier pigeons. Cap tain Shadlr Mustapha of the Albanian bark Bella Scutarlna waa sentenced to 20 years Imprisonment and seven members of his crew were condemned to ten years each in prison. Italian authorities found on the vs. ad a large number of empty petrole um cans and a considerable sum of gold. The men were tried before naval court martial and it waa alU.' that the money was received fro ; Austrlane for contraband and U fence conveyed by pistons. K
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