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tse gazette-news; . the Assort Senrtcfc R In Every Iteepec Complete. Wnber Audit Bureau gradation. turn WEATHER FORECAST. GENERALLY FAIR. CjTMBg. NO. ASHEVILLE N. 0., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 10, 1915. PRICE 2 CENTS Tralna 5ct gin SITUA TION , RAISED BY DUMB A MAY EXTEND TQ OTHER TEUTON OFFICIALS Austrian Ambassador Is Defended By Man Who Will Succeed Him mm pay lM RDHDIP PBPr iiii iiiiiiiiii. i.nnr in nunuiu uhul "tste Department Informed ! cMbald Carried Other . Letters Besides Those ; - of Dr. Dranba. , 4 . CONSIDERS IT ABUSE OF PASSPORT PRIVILEGE Activities of German Ambassa dor Bcmstorff and Austrian . ' Consul General to :, Be Reviewed. Germany Refuses to Grant In demnity for Death of Amer icans Drowned In Sink : ingof Arabic, EVEN IF THE LINER HAD NO HOSTILE INTENT Baron Zweidenek, Present Counel of Embassy Doesn't Think Dumba Meant to Foment Strikes Regrets Haste of U. S. In Requesting Recall Declares Small Sum of Money Doniba Requested Would 1 Cause Strikes. Have Been Inadequate to Washington, Sept. 10. Pres iflent Wilson's! request to Aus tria to recall the Austrian am bassador, Dr. Constaritin The lodor Dumba,- has brought 'about a situation i which con tains possibilities that may ex pend to other diplomats of the Germanic allies. : Dr. Dumba used James" F. J. Archibald, an American bear ing an American passport," to carry a communication to the Vienna foreign office, and state department officials are official ity, advised that Archibald -abao VUiilVU (L VVUiUiUUlVUViUll-, J.V4 Captain von Papen; military ittache of the German' em bassy. '"; Secretary Lansing said to day that the American govern ment considered the sending of any communication by the means which Dr. Dumba em ployed as an abuse of the Amer ican passport, Officials refused to discuss the situation further but it is knoTO that the activities of Consul von Nubcr of. Austria and Count von Bernstorff, German ambassador, are being reviewed by the state depart ment. Text of Not. Ambasadnr PnfloM Inafmrtoil by cable Wednesday to deliver the MlowiiiR note to the foreign office: "Mr. Conatantln Dumba, the Austro- admitted that he proposed to hie Jovernmont nlana tn in.tl In American manufacturing plants en Swd In the production of munitions war- The Information reached this ovrnnicnt through a copy of a letter the ambassador to his government Th bearer was an American citizen named Archibald, who was, traveling nder nn American passport The mbasailor has admitted that he ein Woya Archibald to bear official dis PMcheg irom him, to his government Hy reason of the admitted purpose Intent of Mr. Dumba. to conspire trlpple legitimate Industries ot the Hople of the United States and to In wupt their leglllmate'trade, and by n of the flagrant violation of dip lomatic propriety ,in . employing n merlcan citizen, protected by an T V Passport as a secret bearer ;n;ll dlnpatches through the lines ne enemy of Austria-Hungary, tho rdent dlrecU me to Inform your "llenc.y that Mr. Dumba Is no long rr.Crptab1 ,0 Bovernment of the J fite s ambassador of his msJesty at Washington, itellnlng that the imperial and government realize that the wnment of the United States has rait rnatv but to reouebt the re 1m , r' Dllmt on account of his "proper conduct, the government Of ' tilted Slate express Its deep r,l " tmVcNir has become 4 . mr nd Baauieit the Imperial ovem'ment thot it sincerely fri'n,, continue the cordial anl ,h ;y Watlnns which exist between lry.n SUl0' an(1 Austrla-llun- ii1r!ilVrjr Lansing announcement WtrT. . ,hnt ,h no, r'rh Muntry T 'U )u,'llct'n ,n hl" Z ,hlt nr- umha's recall had h rcJ i senaatlon In 1 . i ,hllt J'rei.l.lent WIIkoh "Bdiirf0 tr ,rv"l" reunrded hH bin it" r,iw bresrh of rrnnrle- Lenox, Mass., Sept 10. I would have been such an ab- Baron Erich Zweidenek, coun- eolutely impossible undertaking $el of the Austro-IIungarian embassy, who will become charge d'affaires after the re call of Dr. Dumba, issued the following signed statement this morning: "I know Dr. Dumba, person ally', very well and. from con versations I have had with him I should not think that it was his intention to foment strikes in American( munition plants. We certainly arid naturally felt satisfaction when we read in the newspapers of difficulties and strikes in factories engag ed in the manufacture of. munir tions for the allies but to fo ment such things ourselves But Submarine Commander Re ports His Conviction That He Was About to Be . Attacked. : t- ! '..."' that it would be for me quite inconceivable that Dr. Dumba should suddenly have had such an idea. 1 " ' One only has to think of the enormous number of labor ers' employed in such factories running into the hundreds of thousands to realize how many millions of dollars would be necessary to produce any J practical effect. . "Dr. Dumba, so far as Jun derltand, asked for only a few, thousands of dollars so it seems to me evident that he had only humanitarian ideas in his mind as he -also mentioned - to iui when he returned from New York. :::::.:.:: CONFERENCE TO HE RECEIVES CLOSE SESSIONS -Pt Surety and Casualty Men In Convention Here Discuss Principles and Methods of Organization Work. Not Established That Hesper ian Victim, Wolff, Was Legal , ; American Citizen. BANQUET LAST NIGHT AT THE BATTERY PARK Officers Will Be Elected This Afternoon Members Plan Outing to Pisgah For Saturday. FIRST VOTING PERIOD CLOSES TOMORROW NIGHT, ! - SEPT. 11 AT 10 OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE THE LARGEST VOTE OF TEE ENTIRE After tomorrow nlgrht, Saturday,! September 11th, the regular vote schedule' will decline Ave hundred votes on. ft three months subscription, 1000 on a six month subscription, 20TO on twelve month subscription, and 4000 on a two year subscription. Can dldates should realise the great im portance of turning in every subscrip tion possible by tomorrow night and secure the largest vote that may be had on' the same amount of business turned In. . The regular vote on a twelve month uhflcrlDtlon now ' is 25,000 starting Monday It will be only 12,000 and can didates will readily see on each and every subscription held oversjunill Monday there will be a loss of 2003 votes. The business turned In up an til Saturday night-)y 10 o'clock to take advantage of the closing of the first vote period possibly will bring you the votes necessary In claiming the BIO 8TUDEBAKER, THR KURD TOUR1NO CAR or some of the other valuable premiums to be awarded. Take time by the forelock and im prove your opportunity by Impressing upon your friends that a subscription now will mean more to you than at any other time. The big extra vote of 200,000 on each and every f 20 worth of subscrip tions turned In does not dose until one week from Saturday night whlc'. In September 18th. At no other tlmu during the campaign will as great an opportunity be tarnished to secure so large a vote, and the ones, that tako advantage of this opportunity may jX pect to hear their names called by the Judges October 16th, when the valu able awards will be made. "PERSE VERANCE WILL WIN." . . hcJ rn)"llHt'nn an- i i nny h t'"""I'rt of A lint U ti n who curried I 'i .1 if. I At. 1 patch bearer, both for the. German and Austro-IIungarian governments, It was declared, was without orders or sanction from abroad. While everywhere It was admitted that the situation might prove a erious one in IU effect upon relations with Vienna, It was pointed out that the language of the American noio Indicated clearly, a deslro to have Dr. Dumba recalled without making a dlplomatte issue of his case. No men tion was made of the drder given the ambassador to proclaim his govern ment's decree to Austro-Hungarlans working In this country. An ambassador la the person! rep resentative of his country, and a r ouest for his recall does rot necessar ily mean more than .that hs Is per sonally objectionable. If Vienna with draws Dr. Dumbs, without rasing the question of the prpprlety nf his Con duct, or Its right to control the action of Austro-Hungarlans In this country. it Is declared that would end tne sit uation, for the present et least Dn the other hnnd. rrons versed in rtlnlomncv wit a decision to uphold i the ambassador would be followed or a severance of dlplomfttlo relations between . the two government Dlploirirtt. In close touch with the imtro-Ilungnrlsn embassy declare, however, thai there Is little room for dnubt that Ir. Dumb will be Imme illutely recalled. Ilaron von Zwlede nek, counsellor, probably would be made chsrge d'affaires until the end of the war. While ordinarily, It was explained, the fnllur to send a Buccewior to an arrbssnador would Indicate the dls p!H.;r of Ms government, the dlf ncultles whU h would attend the eom in of a new amhniwlor make an ex rrntlfin nf this cj. " 1 ir. Innriltt prwfited hi" credentials luiu. fiur tbe UiiiunutuUno fcf President Wilson, succeeding Baron Hengelmueller, then dean of the dip lomatic corps. In Berlin (Via London), Sept 10.Jn its note to the United States on the sinking of the WTitto Star liner Arabic, the German government says that it ""most deeply regrets that Uvea were lost through the action of the com mander; it particularly expresses this regret to the government of the Unit ed States on account of the death of American citizens," and adds: v "The German government is unable, however, to acknowledge any obliga tion to grant Indemnity in the matter, even if the commander should have been mistaken as to the aggressive in tentions of the Arabic.' Text of the nate follows: "On Aug. 19 a German submarine stopped the English steamer Dunslay about sixteen nautical miles south of Klnsale and was on the point of sink lng the prize by gunfire after the orew had left the vessel. At this moment the commander saw a large steamer making directly toward him. This steamer, as developed later, was the Arabic. She , wan recognised as an enemy vessel, as she did JJ't fly any flag and bore no neutral nar kings. "Wlnn 'the approaeheu she artered her original course, buj then again pointed directly toward the subma rine. From this the commander be came convinced that the steamer had the Intention of attacking and ram ming him. ' "In order to anticipate this attack he gave orders for the submarine to dive and fired a torpedo at the steam er. After firing he convinced himself that the people on board were being rescued In fifteen boats. "According to his instructions, the commander was not allowed "to attack the Arabic without warning and with out saving the lives unless the ship attempted to escape or offered resist. ance. He was forced, however, to conclude from the attendant clrcum. stances that tho Arabic planned a vlo lent attack on the submarine. "This conclusion Is all. the more ob vious as he had been fired upon at a greater dintance In the Irish sea on Aug. 14 that is a few days before by a large passenger steamer appar en'ly "lelonglng to the British Royal Mail Steam Packet company, which he had neither attacsked nor stopped. "The German government most deeolv regrets that lives were lost through the action, of the command er. It particularly expresses this re- Icret to tho government of the Unites !Ftntes on account . of the death of American citizens. "The German government lsunaMe, however, to aeknowldege any oblltta tion to grant Indemnity In the matter. even If the commander should have been mistaken as to the aggressive Intentions of the Arabic, "If It should prove to be, the case that It Is Imposlble for the German and American governments to reach a harmonious opinion on this point, the German government would be CE The second and final day's session of the Southern Surety and Casualty con ference began this morning . at .'"..10 o'clock at the Battery Park hotel The .proceedings were started with a discussion of tho rules that should govern members of the conference in regard . to the non-employment of agents of other companies. President A. B. Lanklev of Columbia led the discussion, C. P. Orr of Birmingham presiding. Most of those present gave their Ideas and asked questions that led to further discussion. H. D. Huffaker of Chattanooga, vho was president of the organization dur ing the first five years of Its existence had been expected to deliver an ad dress on the history of the conference but a message was received from him stating that it was impossible for him tn nttend. An interesting subject to be treated today is "What I Think of This Conference," by Charles E. Clarke.Dresident of the Peninsular Casualty company of Jacksonville... Other Discussions. There will be other discussions of topics.. Important to the members of the association. , One of these will bo five minute talks on the future prog ress of the conference as a construc tive body. Reorular and special committee re ports will be heard and at the after noon session officers will be elected and the next place of meeting will be chosen. An automobile trip to Plsffah is planned by the members for tomorrow. Evening Session. The members of the conference last night enjoved a Banquet ana newi Interesting addresses. Young r.. Allison, editor of The Insurance I'leiu nt TAiilnvllle. Kt.. sneaking on "The Times," declared that there are iann- in in hiisineas lust as tnere are and that the progressive nui- ness man keeps up with these changes and 'ices tnem ror me pro "" t.1. entornrtHen The sneaker criticised the federal government for undue In terference In the conauci oi business and called attention to harm ful state legislation against Insurance vut K . m a. m Inu. T Louis Phillips, presioeni oi mo mwr-a nn, mniraivur nn the Importance of all com panlea' taking part m me ueu " of the conference and availing them selves of the benefit of organization Ti....nttnr Mnvor J. E. Rankin. rvMnTniulnner of Public Safety Hlden Ramsey, welcomed the visitor in th. name of the city of Ashevllie. Mr. Ramsey told the insurant ...... Washington, Sept 9. Affidavits bearing on the sinking of the British liner Arabic, taken by American em bassy officials, have been received by the state department. Secretary Lan sing declined to discuss them on the ground that he had not yet rad them The state department so far has re ceived no information concerning the Eerlin dispatch, saying a German sub marine commander had reported to hisgovernment' that he had torpedoed the Arabic because he believed he was about to be attacked. Official confirmation of the death of Wolff, said to have been born at New ark, N. J., in the sinking of the Hes perlan, has reached the state depart ment, but officials indicated that they were still without official information that he was a legal American citizen, IN OF TEUTON BELIEVED NEAR Second Russian Victory on th Galician Front Encourages the Capitals of En tente Nations. , - ONLY SLOW PROGEES BY INVADERS' CENTER then gave an account of the origin and purpose of the conference. He said that up to 20 years ago the industrial classes had no protection through in surance contracts. It was for these classes that the Southern Surety and Casualty conference was organized. Today, the speaker stated, more than a million industrial workers In' the south are protected by this form of in surance. Following a short business meeting In which reports of officers and com mittees were made, President I.angley delivered the annual address of the presiding officer reviewing the work of the past year and dealing with pros pects for the future. The report of the secretary-treasurer, Edwin Shelby of New Orleans, showed that the organization is in good financial condition. . i The Banquet. An elaborate menu was served In the handsomely decorated dining room of the temple. Secretary W. F, Randolph acted as toastmaster and a number of those present were called upon for short talks. The class presi dent,' Mr. Hlldebrand, said words were insufficient to express the' feelings of the members of the class in regard to their experiences at the reunion, Orator Beadles spoke of the deep im pression made upon the members of the class by the ceremonies they had gone through. S. Gallert, a visitor from Ruther- fordton, said that he had never seen more Impressive work than that per. formed at this reunion. J. W. Webber of Muskogee, Okla., commented upon the spirit of Masonry shown by those participating in the ceremonies of the gathering and paid a high compliment to the manner in which the degree work was carried out. Almond Jones and Frank Johnson made short talks, Stage Manager Thomas J. Harklns and his assistant, Curtis By num. ex pressed appreciation for the co-opera. tion of the various teams in perform ing the work of the conferring de grees. Dr. Clyde E. Cotton spoke of the seriousness of the lesRons taught and the manner In which they had been received. A. II. Cobb expressed the wish that there might be a con. ttnuous reunion of the Masons here. Tribute to lr. Mcrltvcthw. Dr. Chase P. Ambler declared that much of the success of the Scottish Rite Masonry tn Asheville was due to the efforts of the late Dr. Frank T. Meriwether and he expressed gratifi cation that a son of Dr. Meriwether had taken the higher degrets at the reunion. W. W. Turnbull expressed Germane Are Also Fortifying Themselves Strongly In Vicinity of Vilna, Re, ' . ports Say. uyff . Sofia, Sept. 7. (By way of. Berlin and wireless to Tucker- ton, N. J.), Sept. 9. According o information received from reliable sources the allies are concentrating forces, including heavy artillery for a general a-t tack on the Dardanelles. .( Paris, Sept. 9. There was very violent fighting last night in the Argonne district, accord-. ing to a statemnt of the French war office. The Germans at tacked the French line with great ferocity hut with one ex ception the line everywhere held fast The. French some prisoners, adds. took the statement nen oean or tne nip- pr(lpare, to su.bmlt tn0 oierence of It Is significant that ' be, a of ,nter. an interview shortly after his ar-l Th ,-ihnn.i fn rival In America Dr. Dumba ounrted ;i)ltnlU pumiant to art,cIe SR of the keynote of his whole activity ln;,h. ., ' n..n.An tn- ,u n.ritie ' the country improvement.ln the con-l etPnv.nt of international disputes. (nun. iii..s nUoU-..u-B- ..f . Aia it assume that as a borers In America. He has been i.onsmH,ffr nf Coirtm, the arbitral decision of the most popular member of not be admed to have the Im- dlplomattc corps, ami - hi personality and frank, manner made him a wel come visitor at the state department He has been In the diplomatic service thirty-four years, holding posts at London, St. Petersburg, the Qulrlnal, Bucharest and Paris. ! TOLL- III portance of a general decision on the permissibility or the converse .under International law of German subma rine warfare. E SENTENCE IS COMWUTED HP! It London, flept. 10 Twenty peo- H H Jured In Wednesday night's Zep- H H pelln raid. ft These figures were given out offi cial)' today: The German ajrshlpi flew over the eastern counties and the London dis trict The following official statement of the casualties was given: Killed Twelve men, two " women nd six children. , Injured Berlously Eight men, four women and two children. Injured Bllghtly Thirty-elght men, twenty-three women and eleven chil dren. fine soldier was killed n1 three Injured. Al the othr victims were Charles Underwood e Henderson county, who was convicted of murder In the aeoond degree and sentenced to ten year In the penitentiary, has been granted' a commutation by Gov ernor Craig. The term was placed at four yeare from the date of Imprison ment, which was December, 111!. REPLY OF CARRANZA MAY COME TOMORROW .u-'. .h r.nresent the balance wheel .u. ..(niu.it, id, nf modern business i his thanks to the Masons for many life- that they afford security and pro. kindnesses shown him while he was tectlon to those wno omerw.w be the helpless victims or acoluu. For Board of Trade. h-hoir nf the board of trade and the business organisations of the city. President Robert B. Jones or me of trade assured the members of the conference of a cordial welcome to this city. Mr. Jones cnaracnu work of the conference as one of the . innuAncea of modern Hie. in addition to the insuiwce afforded, the i... 4.iarftd that the effect that IU buslnesa transaction have on the public U to teach them tne '""' ihrtft .nd the habit of saving. The president of the local trade body gave his audience a brief account of some of the principal poInU of Interest and expressed the hope that they would visit them during tneir ojuuu Judge Stevens. , Bpeakmg for Governor Cralg and . of North Carolina Judge Henry B. Btevens delivered an address of welcome which waa eloquent and filled with facta Judge Stevens gave hie London, Sept. 10. The Bus- ; sian victory at Tarnopol, East ern Galicia, has been followed by another effective blow at the Austro-Qermans at Trem- bowla, about 20 miles farther south. In the combined ac- . . .1 - rir tions more man ia,uw prison- , ers were taken, according to Petrograd reports. The Rus-, sians were unable to follow up their advantage against the Teutons, owing to iLferiority of their artillery and the Austri ans were not pushed beyond , the River Sereth. Basing their judgment on the reports that the Germans are fortifying strongly in the .vi cinity in Vilna together with the events on tho southern wing of the eastern front and the plow progress of the Teuton center, British military critics fnnlinnra u linf rnsaatirin nf the Austro-Gcrman offensive is at hand. Such a development would spell victory for the fac tion of tho German gmeral suffering from Injuries Inflicted by a negro who attacked htm. B. Barker of Rockingham, R. B. Rutherford of Jacksonville and C, Clarke of Chicago, visitors at the re union, spoke of the excellence of the degree work and of their pleasure at being prenent. R. J. Sherrlll, presi Ut"Ill VI II1C vimiruidi viano vs.i . presented the handsome clock, made staff Wllicll arguod that BUch the closing address. The toastmaster announced that the . 191S class had presented to the Ma sons a set of anirons ror tne reamng room of tie temple, the- statement being received with great applause. The secretary also read a message from W. 1L Woodbury saying that business was keeping htm away from this year's meeting and expressing pleasure at the reports he had receiv ed of the success of the reunion. lengthy communications involv ed too much risk to warrant further advance. i Washington, Bept. I. Secret! T Lansing announced today that General Carransa' reply to the Fan-American peace appeal was expected tomorrow or Saturday. Mr. Lnrlng Mid he had received no advices concerning the nature of the reply. It Is unoffi cially reported, hewever, that Carran sa In his reply, hns derllned to ntr 1 Joint coiifurne of the Mexican fao- r..iina'a achievement n war "u ..... . aketched briefly the ..wth nf the state In commercial de velopment The speaker told of the state's 800 qotton mills, It 160 furni ture factories, and etatea mai irom 1180 to 1111 the poverty values in borders had Increased from 00 mil lion dollar to more than one billion. Judge Htevens concluded with a line description of the beauty ot the moun tain section ot th tat and th wliolevuie of U water and ell mate, Tho Rtwpone. Responding for the conference Cor- n.lina A. Cralg. president of the Na tinnal Life and Accident Insurance i company of. Nashville, conveyed to th speaker and to thos whom they repreaanted the ppreclalton of the members for the hearty welcome ac- muiimX Ui CQUVsnUCa. lit. Cralg.. Roiitlilanil Torpedoed. ' Berlin, Sept 10 A statement Issued by the Overseas News agency quotes the Weser eZltung of Bremen as say ing that the British steamer South kind, serving as a transport was torpe doed recently. n Fortify Xew Territory. . Tarls. Sept 10 According to a dlxpatch to the Temps from De- denghatch the Bulgarians are ac- K tlvely fortifying that port and It envlorns, heavy guns henlg R R placed In all strateglo positions. R R The dispatch adds that It large R R piece's were taken through the R R city but n!i;ht .in 1 1 1 .. y Not Good After Sept. 11, 1915. f r VOTING COUPON The Gaxette-Newi Great Free Gift Subscription Campaign. , I Good For 100 Votes For. , . . . .v. . . . . . a a . . . . . 'Address. v.. -....District :,.... ......-. Good for 100 votes when filled out and sent or mailed to tho Campaign Department of tho Gazette News on or bf-foro ex piration date. Trim cnrefnlly and do not roll or fold rr I fasten together and write- name on firFt coupon.
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