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THE GAZETTE-NEWS 0M tbe Associated Press Service. v in Every Respect Complete. fife ikffrfiil I i . tEanrrf! Attrtf : "Tzr : Uefflber Aodlt Bureau Circulation VnT.uaffl XX. NO. 181. ASHEVILLE N. 0., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 11, 1915. PRICE 2 CENTS0" Trta Bct : . I NOTE ON ORDUNA CASE ON W - f'' ld- mm NOT RUSSIANS STILL SITUATION Understod Germany Will At tempts to Justify Atack on Cunard Liner Several ! Weks Apin. SITUATION REGARDED FAR FROM FAVORABLE Already Made Delicate by De velopments in Passport Case and Berlin's Disappoint- jng Note on Arabic. Washington,: Sept. ' 11. The note delivered to 'American Ambassador -Gerard by the Berlin foreign office yesterday and which was believed to be a supplemental communication on the sinking of the Arabic, is now understood, to be note relating to the unsuccesful at tempt of a Germansubmarine to torpedo the Cunard liner Orduna on July 9. The note had not boon received at "Wash ington early today and the state department has no information as to its wherabouts. In circles close to the Ger man embassy, however, it was said the note concerned., the case of the- Orduna and that while the contents wer not known it would probably be found that Germany had claim ed some sort of justification 'for the attempt to sink the liner. The Orduna was chased and shel'.ed by a German submarine after a tor pedo had missed the vessel by a few yard. The liner was enroute to the Unltrfl States and carried 22 Ameri cans. Ambassador Gerard made some In quiry at. rterlin at the direction of the Washington administration. ' What effect attempts to Justify the ittack on the Orduna wfll have in a li'uatlon already made delicate by the German statement In regard to the linking of the Arabic, was the subject of wide speculation by officials here who regarded the atmosphere as far from favorable, and the note was lm patiently awaited. Overnight consideration of the note on Arabic lndiclated a eoftenlni of views anionic one set of officials, who were Inclined to favor further iieg tiatlons with Germany. Tholr vluws ire not understood to be those of the President, but they will be urired on the president before he makes up his mind what action the United States hould dike. Washington, Sept 11. President Wilson devoted several hours today to studying the German note on the Hiking of the Arabic. No official comment was made on the document "ut It was plain that Germany'a eg Puliation was disappointing. Count on Berpstorff, the German ambas dor, had assured Secretary Lansing iai mil satisfaction would be given it was determined that a German submarine sank the Arabic Germany's statement that the lm Prlal government cannot Acknowledge nr obligation to grant Indemnity Is w considered as full satisfaction by "ciais of this government. is understood that the United tat government would be willing to --".mi 10 i ne Hague the question as " now the Indemnity should be paid, It Is Improvable that this govern "it win consent to arbitrate the Principles Involved. An answer to wmany la expected to go forward rHi(Hy( Dsvelo Tnr V. - " - t -. . ami r""al1 cf Dr- Dumba, Austrian t ni.T"101' ,nvolvlng the use of the J!j 8t"es pasnnort to forward "ages by other Teutonlo diplomats, "upiod with Germany's disappointing .. nK.Wll.ory explanation of tho ""King Of lh Vfhl. cf... ii- ... - - n". null 1 1 1 v I aimwiu, "T Count von Bernstorff had given """ranees that full satisfaction would " liven If t WB, ubiuhe4 that a eUi i" "uhmr1ne sunk the ship, om fi .. Ill,,,rt0" vl'w the friendly : W,n Ckrmanio powers .....a more toward the breaking man ever before, "opes that th submarine crisis had h.,Z.y teo: and that a break ., L 0Tnny and the United BI.Z v rn avolrteA were dls v4 hr misgivings, had1?1"0''1 "'Port that Mcond note ilgr tj,rr Ifom tli Berlin for L? W"hln"n Mmtohed wfl-ui r ba,,1 of optimism In rin. . "rtrs, so far as the eubma- Wntroversy w.s conc.rn.d. ' "obabiy will oo-.aj unUl oQlolali Von Bernstorff Denies Employing Archibald New York, Sept. 11. Count von Bernstorff, German ambas sador to the United States em phatically denied today that he had used or attempted to use James F. J. Archibald, the American messenger of Dr. Cons tan tin Theodor Dumba, tho Austrian ambassador, as a message bearer to Berlin. "In view of the repeated as sertions by several newspapers that I sent a message to mv Funeral of A. Will Be Held Tomorrow San Diego, Cal., Sept. 11. The fun eral services of Albert Goodwill Spald ing, one of the pioneers of baseball, will be held today from the family home at Point I.oma, Mr. Spalding died suddenly Thursday. . The cere mony will be private and will be fol lowed by cremation, s For the last ten days Mr. Spalding had apparently been rallying from what was supposed to be a slight par alytic stroke and yesterday he seomcd to be In god spirits. Last night, hOW- can learn whether to expect anythlngl additional from Berlin. It may be stated, however, that if nothing comes in tho nature of a mod ification of Germany's explanation, an American note will reach Berlin prob ably early next week which wtll set forth the views of the United States in a brief and unmistakable manner. Germany's declaration that, while she regrets the loss of Americans, she reeognizes no liability for Indemnity, even if the submarine commander was mistaken In believing the Arabic was about to attack him, and practically offering to arbitrate the principle, Is regarded in official circles as leaving the whole submarine question practi cally wheer it was left by Germany's unresponsive attitude toward the Lusl tanla negotiations. Captoln von Papen is involved In the Dumba case because he forwarded by James F. J. Archibald, the Ameri can corespondent traveling under an American passport, a personal letter In which he made offensive statements about American officials. Moreover, Ambassador Dumba's letter to the Vi enna foreign office, found, on Archi bald, mentioned von Papen as having approved what the state department In its note to the Austro-Hungarian government characterized as a con spiracy to cripple the legitimate In dustries of the United States. Consul General Juber Is drawn into the case hwnuEe the Dumba letter disclosed thnt he was connected with this strike plan. High officials Indicated today that the government would take steps of some kind against the editor of a Hungarian newspaper in this country from whom a memorandum .was en. closed in the Dumba letter outlining carefully prepared plans for putting Into effect the scheme for handicap ping munitions plants. Count von Bernstorff ie Involved technically, because Archibald carried a letter for him, but as It was a copy of a statement previously made to the ambassador by Secretary I-Anslng, wholly of an Innocuous character, om dais do not regard the German am baasador status In the affair as ap proaching that of his military attache or the Austrian consul general. ALLEGED BLOGKADEH IS HELD FOR Til At a hearing in Hendersonville yes terday bofore the United States com missioner, Alonso Lyda was held for trial at th next term of Federal court at Ashevllle for the trial of crimin al cases. Chief Deputy Marshal John T. Jordan brought Lyda to Ashevllle and placed him In the county Jail. The prisoner was arrested Thurs day by Revenue Officer J. A. Gallo way near a distillery that he Is charg ed with operating. Four other men were on the premises but they made their escape. DANIELS SIGNS PLANS FOR TWO BATTLESHIPS Wahlngton, Sept IK Plana for two new battleships onthorlswl by the last congress have been slgnedby Sec retary Danlola They will be the larg est and most powerful warships aver designed for the American navy. In addition to formidable main batteries of twelve l-lnch rifles, each will be provided with new safeguards against tttslo attack aa4 auu-J aiaajou IS CRITICAL government by Archibald," said Count von Bernstorff, "I wish to state that I never gave Archibald a single paper ' or anything else. V "I thought I made this plain at "Washington, but I feel that a repetition is now needed. "I did hot attempt to use Archibald as a messenger chief ly because I did not think it was safe ; and it certainly did not prove safe." G. Spalding ever, he complained of a severe oaln In his head. His valet summoned Mrs, Spalding, but before she arrived -ie lapsed into unconsciousness. Besides the widow, there survive three sons Albert Goodwill Spalding, Jr., Keith SpaW.ng and Rurand Churchill, a son by adoption. In the first primary election In Cali fornia for United States senator in 1910 Mr. Spalding entered the race against John D. Works of Los Ange les. T ON HAYWOOD STREE1 Committee Has Selected Oppo site Margo Terrace, Own ed by G. S. Powell Announcement was made this morn ing by Rev. Dr. C. B. Waller, chair man of the committee on arrange ments for the Chapman-Alexander evangelistic campaign, that the lot on Haywood street, owned by George S. Powell, Just across the street from the Margo Terrace has been selcted for the erection of the tabernacle. Work will begin at once on ar ranging the material and building the tabernacle, which it is estimated will seat 6,000 people. It Is planned to have all the arrangements for the meeting completed and the tabernacle ready for use sevral days before the time of the meetings, which begin on October 17 and continue for six weeks. The state insurance commissioner refused to allow the committee to erect a building which is not fireproof on the lot on Market street, which was selected by the arrangement commit tee and then it was necessary to go beyond the fire limits. All member of the commute are much pleased with the selection of the Powell lot. RECOMMENDS INCREASE Washington, Sept 11. Secretary Lansing will recommend that the number of midshipmen at the naval academy be Increased to capacity. This would mean the appolntmont of practically 800 more than has been enrolled thla fall, or about 1200 In all. FARMERS'UNION MEETS TODAY AT HEMPHILL The FarnVera Educational and Co operative union of Buncombe county, will meet today In the Hemphill sec tion. A large atendance Is expected from the various' districts of ' the county to take part n the diacussons on the subject or "Winter Cover Crops." B. fl. Mlllsaps, district farm dem onstration agent, last fall began a movemnt to arouse the interest of the farmers in thla method of protecting the fertility of the soil during the winter. Clover and vetoh are reoom mended as crops which will hold the most expenslxe part of fertiliser. - Branch V. 8. Dank Open. New Orleans, Pept, 11, The branch of the Atlanta federal reserve bank has been opened for buslneaa. It will serve the member banks of Louisiana, IIUL.UI Boys in Raleigh Company Be For Most Part Charged With Refusal to Under go Inspection. TROUBLE AT SOLDIERS HOME ABOUT SUBSIDED Major Butler ,; Hoots at Story That Republican's Intend to Vote NegroeM in the Third District. (By W.T. Host) r Raleigh, Sept " 11. The sentences imposed upon the nine privates in company . B of. the Third North, Caro Una regiment . luwe been announced after a delay oX many months. .The. boys. la the. local company were tor tne most part charged with re fusal to undergo inspection, attend the annual encampment and work to gether for the good of the organiza tion. Some of these offenses were serious breaches, but all except one will get off with a reprimand ajud some with fines. The men who were ' charged with giving trouble were Privates W. A. McDade, W. M. Drake, -W. B. Barbour, Walter Coley, Willis E. Moody, Ebon C. Go wer, W. G. Gower. D. J. Stevens and W. N. Batting. The court martial was held in December of 1914 and the violations were for 1814. Privates McDade anLBarbour are given reprimands. Private Drake ia publicly reprimanded and fined $5. Walter Coley is reprimanded and fined $. He is sentenced to Jail three days if he falls to pay the fine. ' Private Moody Is reprimanded severely and put on probation sixty days. -If he fails to pay a- fUlb i 2 lw Is dis charged fiom the service.' The two Gowers are reprimanded. El. jn C. Gower"s chief offense being his fail ure to notify his officer of the physi cal condition making his attendance upon the encampment impossible.' D. J. Stevens is fined 5 and the sentence pronounced too lenient W. N.' Bat ting is reprimanded and discharged for failure to pay a former fine. ' Will Demand Service, Governor Craig V'gns these orders and it is his determination to see that the guard is not" crippled by Insubor dination. The. department feels that service is voluntary and that no man ought to be made to enter it, but once in he should stick. The city courts have some other cases affecting the guard and these will be settled there. There is nothing else before the department. Soldiers' Home Trouble. The Soldiers' Home finally got Into the public prints after energetl ef forts of the inmates, some of whom have ebeen working eight months to bring it bak. Threats from some of them three weeks ago to present the management to the grand Jury came near amount lng to something, but the trouble seems to have somewhat subsided. One of the local papers printed a story which causes a statement trom the board of internal improvements. The hinted dismissal of Superintend ent Llnebury is denied. Major lintler Doesn't Want Them. Major George E. Butler asks a "comeback" to your correspondent's Thursday morning story. In which is set forth something of democratic ter ror over the prospect of Major Butler's candidacy for congress against George Hood. "Your Ralelgn letter was no less In teresting than amusing," Major But ler says. "I. am at a loss to know what Imaginative political genius from the cast could have handed out to you such a cock and bull story about the designs of, the republicans In the third district Democratic fences must be getting awfully shaky to Imagine that the republicans In thla district or any where else In the state would now or at liny time In the future attempt to us the colored voter for political ad vancement i How utterly silly the thought' Our party polled 48 per cent of the white vote six years ago and has grown some since, it must be ad mitted. The negroes now vota only In the democratic primaries In which the republicans have no concern. We are wlllln gto abide the results of the constitutional amendment which worked the negro's dJsf ranch Wement The amendment was unconstitutional when passed. It no longer discrimi nates as to suffrage qualifications and Is now constitutional and la the law of the stte. ."We did not attempt to test tha eon stltutlnnallty prior to 1908 and we shall not attempt to do so now. Tha elimination of the colored voter la making free. Independent voters In nth Carolina as fast as It Is making North Carolina republicans. Why de stroy the goose that Is laying the gold en eggsT No, there has been no con ference between ex-Benator Butler and myself about political conditions In the third district since the election In 1910. Wa shall not make any ap peal to tha colored voter In this dis trict or In tha state In 191, nor .will any reputable repnhllcsn In tha state do so. Roma frightened democratlo f.Vi ,ftUni' ao. iX REJECTS OFFER Answer Is Said to Decline Pan- American Offer For Con. ference to Establish Pro visional Government. FIRST CHIEF" CLAIMS HE CONTROLS COUNTRY Mexican Leader Is Willing to Discuss International Prob lems Involved Confer ees May Accept. Washington, Sept. 11. General Car ranxa in his reply to the Pan-American peace appeal, it was learned to day, has agreed to discuss any Inter national aspect of the Mexican situa tion but has declined to enter into a conference on Internal affairs. , General Carranza's answer, which was received vesterdav declines the offer of Secretary T.anslno- and the Latin-American diplomats to arange a conference of the American factions to form a provisional govern, ment. . : . Carranza's main contention is shown to be that his forces are in practical control of the country and that to en ter such a conference would have no beneficial effect. The answer declares, however, that Carranza does not wish to Ignore the- friendly interest of the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Bo livia, Uruguay and Gautemala and for that reason he wifl say If there is any international problem to be consid ered with the representatives of the Pan-American governments he will appoint representatives to meet them.' It was pointed out by American offi cials that there are International as well as Internal question in the Mex ican situation that need consideration and 'adjustment, one of which is that Caranza is not In a position to afford adequate protection to lives and prop, erty. and another which concerns the payment of claims to foreigners grow ing out of the revolution. . At the mediation conference at Nia gara Falls Carranza declined to ac cept mediation of internal affairs of Mexico, but offered to enter Into a consideration of international , ques tions. The proposal was rejected on the ground that Carranza must not be permitted to limit the sonpe of me diation. It is now pointed out that conditions have changed and that the Pan-American conferees are in no sense a mediating commission. TO TO TO County Board Appoints Com mittee to Visit Haywood Board About Road. At a recent meeting of the board of county commissioners, County At torney t. W. Haynea and Commis sioner John W. Rutherford were ap pointed a committer to visit the coun ty commissioners ofj Haywood county and ask them to meet the Buncombe county road at Turnpike, as a part of tha Ashevllle-Murphy highway. The last legislature passed an act creating the Ashevllle-Murphy high way and appointed N. Buckner and Church Crowell as trustees. The Bun combe county commissioners at once started to fix that part of the highway In thla county, with the result that all but about four miles Is now finish ed and It is stated that work will be started on this remaining link at once, Haywood county will be asked to complete Its part of tha road and meet the Buncombe road at Turnpike, which is on the county line. It Is be lleved that tha Haywood commission era will respond by beginning work on that section leading towards this county and when thla Is completed the highway through two counties will be completed. AFTER SHORT ILLNESS Durham, Pept 11. -J. R. Ptagg. aged 67 years, vice president of the Durham and Southern railway, died at his home here thla morning follow ing an lllncs of two weeka Mr. Stiurg was a native of Burlington, N. C, but came to Durham s a young man. For a number of years ha was with the American Tobacco company and served at one time aa the private sco res ry of Washington Duke. Mr .Ptagg martio.l Mis Mary Ivyon. HAYWOOD granddaughter of Washington Dukalsent back that be waa being hold lor at i. B. aad B. X. Pvka.HJ.000 ransom. , . WINNING ALONG GALICIAN FRONT fliislul BY CONFERENCE Probable That Asheville Will Be Chosen as the Conven tion City, 191 At the final session yesterday after noon ,' of the Southern Surety and Casualty conference elected officers for the coming year and . considered invitations from five cities which are desirous of entertaining the conven tion next summer. The officers chosen are: C. E. Clarke, president of the Peninsular Casualty company of Jack sonville, president; P. M. Estes, gen eral counsel of the Life and Casualty Insurance company- of Nashville, vice president; A. H. Kohn, secretary and treasurer of the Carolina Life Insur ance company of Columbia, secretary and treasurer; C, P. Orr of Birming ham (chairman),. H. D. Huffaker of Chattanooga, A. M. Mayes of Durham. R. H. Dobbs of Atlanta and A. W. ChrlswUof Washington, members of the executive committee. The selection of the next place of meeting was left to the executive com mittee. The first invitation received and the one given most applause was that from the city of Asheville, the other four being Atlanta, Nashville, Chattanooga and Birmingham. Many or the members of the twenty-six In surance firms present took the floor In behalf of the chief convention city of the south and all praised the hos. pltallty extended to them here and the efforts for their comfort and enter tainment made by the management of the Battery Park hotel. It is con sldered probable that this city will be named as the place for holding the 1916 meeting. C. K. Clark of Jackson vtlle delivered an address on "What I Think of the Conference." The speaker dwelt on the Importance of co-operation In any business or line of endeavor and de. clared that the company that failed to enroll as a member of this organiza tion was endangering its chances of success. Representatives of a number of in surance Journals have been in attend ance on the sessions, and the reports of the sixth annual convention of the conference at Asheville will receive wide circulation. IS BY GHiTY WORKERS Three Days' Canvass Conduct ed by Associated Charities , Produces Great Results. With $552 raised yesterday by the workers In the Associated charities campaign for funds to be devoted to charitable work the total amount se cured in three days' amounts to $1,- 607.55. President .1. G. Adams stated that from the cards still out the or ganization Is assured of receiving ad ditional subscriptions that will make a total of more than 12,000. The com mittees will report to tho board of directors at a meeting to be held at the American National bank building Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. CITY AND COUNTY AGREE ON THE ROAD MATTERS One of the results of the Joint ses sions of the city and county commis sioners, which was held yesterday ar ternoon, was the agreement reached whereby the county will sell to the city crushed stone from the quarry at Newbridge at a nominal price tor the construction of the roads from tho end o Chestnut street to the city lim its and from the Nntlonal 1'onket com oany's plant to Smlth'a bridge. It was stated that work would bo started on these connecting links once. In order that It can be completed before cold weather. It will be good news to the people of the Weavervllle section to know that tha link on the Ashevllle-Weavervine road vUl be built at once. . AMERICAN KIDNAPPED BY MEXICAN BANDITS Washington, Bept 11. Btata and war department olttclals are aroua-id over tha kidnapping of an AmerLran cltlsen by Mexican bandits at Cmum bua. New Mexico. John Lowanbruok waa aelxed by a band of Mexicans, said to ba soldiers, carried across tha bor der from Columbus, and word waa Score Another Success at tha Southern Extremity of Line in Which 5,000 Prison- j : ers Were Taken. v SUCCESSES ARE NOT ' OF VITAL IMPORTANCE Von Mackensen Continues v t? Hover Along Line of De fenses Which Alone Guard Important Railways. j London, Sept 11. Another, success on the southern Gali- cian front which resulted . in the capture of 5,000 prisoners is announced by the Russians.. Even Petrograd papers admit, however, that this section , of i the fighting area is not of the' most vital importance, since j Field Marshal von Mackensen is still hovering along the line': of minor fortresses which forms the last remaining defenses on the way of complete control of the railway system desired by,! the invaders. The Russians declare the in itiative in the isolated engage ments on the southern wing is gradually passing into their -hands. . ' ' Near the, center of the line Field Marshal von Mackensen is still pushing his way vigor ously . through the Pripet marshes toward Pinsk. North and south of his headquartera a strong offensive has develop ed near Frodno and on the road to Rovnp. On the other rfonts there is not as much activity as in th eastern theater, so far as official reports indicate. , Sharp fighting is in progress along .1 lie Austro-Italian lines;' but there is no further news from theVosges and the Ar gonne, where the Germans have launched a heavy attack! against the French trenches. 1 The only new feature in the near-eastern diplomatic puzzle is an assertion from Bulgarian' sources that Sofia feels that her past neutrality should be a sufficient reward for Turkish concessions. The fortress of Dubno. one of the triangle in VoJhynia, a short distance north of the Gallclan border, hu fallen to the Austrians. No reports have been received c the operatlona on Galllpoll penlnaula, but a .Sofia dispatch saya tha allNS are concentrating large forcea for a renewed general attack. It has been officially announced that no Americana were killed or In jured In the latest Zeppelin raid on London. Berlin asserts that German naval airships In thla raid attacked with good results the western part of London, factories near Norwich and the harbor works and Iron works at Middlenboro and that numerous Area . were observed after the raid. Berlin, 8ept 10. French trenches near Pchradtsmannele and Hart m an n' a Wellerkopf, In the Vosgea, have been captured by storm by the Germans, according to an official statement Paris, Sept. 10.; Artillery . fighting continued yesterday and last night all along the line In France, according to atja French official statement which says that In the Vosgea the Germana .used asphyxiating guars and Taming liquids as a result of which a French, trench of tha first Una had to ba evac uated. , The French . by counter attacks. however, suceeded In recovering tha greater portion of tha lost ground. 1 - ' .l'i i Zrppdln Shot At. J . f I i . Hw-1- ) . - , ' Amsterdam, Bept 11. JTha Mais bode saya It haa received InfnrmaUort from Rooxendall that a Zeppelin com ing from the direction of Belgium an l flying at a great height on bnlnr r' ? at by tha Dutch frontier guor 'i i Bight, turned toward tha sou.X