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THE OAZETTE-NEWS g,, the Associated Pre, Berrlc I, j, in Ewy Respect Couplet. finber Aodlt Buiu Circulation. LAST EDITION WEATHER FORECAST. CLOUDY TONIGHT. ynT.CTg3g.-NO.192. ASHEVILLE, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 24, 1915. PRICE 2 CENTS0" Tra,n9 5Ct ORDER FOR MOBILIZING GREEK ARMY IS ISSUED ging Constantine Signs Decree As Result of Recent Mali tary Preparations on Part of Bulgaria. BULGAR MOBILIZATION IS NOT POSTPONED On Eastern Front Russians Are Resisting German Advance From Riga to Pripet. . ,,. ':" Marshes. Athens, Sept. 24. A decree for general mobilization of 20 classes of Greek soldiers was signed last night by King Con stantine. The decision of the iing has aroused great enthus iasm.: ;' ". Paris, Sept. 24. A message from Sofia, Bulgaria, to the Havas News agency makes def inite announcement that the mobilization of Bulgarian troops, reported to have been postponed, has been decided on. The message says the Official Journal, the organ of the Bul garian government, today pub lishes the decree for the mobili lation of the classes from 1890 to 1912. London, September 24. The Greek minister has received notification from Athens of the issuing of the Greak mobiliza tion decree, it being stated that such action by Bulgaria made it incumbent on Greece to fol low suit. ' , Paris, Sept. 24. An official iecree for the mobilization of the Greek army has been issued in Athens, according .to the Athens correspondent of the Havas News agency. Parlia ment will probably be sum moned tomorrow. Berlin, Sept. 24. Field Mar shalvon Hindenburg has made further progress in his efforts to capture the Russian fortified city of Dvinsk, taking by storm advance Russian positions de fending the city northeast of Smelina, it was officially re ported today. London, Sept 24. Military activity on the eastern front has once more assumed , the familiar phase of a slow Ger i&ro advance, following the re nt impetuous rush of the in fers. The German plan to umde the Russian army on the north and south of the Pripet ner has been a strategic suc cess in a way, but it3 immediate nect has been to throw an in wased burden on the Austri an who seem unable to check e German drive. Unofficial dispatches from Jetrograd state that the latest "ussian victory northwest of bno was of more importance an was revealed in the offi- communications from Pet JJPad, involving the captnre J tje fortress of Lutsk, north tofDubno. TheAustrians re ud to have retreated the way from the Baltic n2j?,RiKa t0 Pripet lltihe Asians are hold J helr line8 Btubbornly, in "a attempt to bring to an end p long retreat The fighting " Particularly sevoro south V; ,of Vilni and east of "J enveloping of tho Vilna having failed it is nssnm- crmany will develop THE OPPORTUNITY TO THE 40 HP. 1NG CAR IS FERINE BILLOT IS THE KEY. Opportunity to Secure Prize Ballot With Extra Votes Added Closes Saturday Night, Sept 25, 10 p. m. The special offer of 75,000 vote3 for a club of $10 or 150,000 votes on a club of $20, besides the regular votes and the extra special offer of 500,000 votes to the candidate secur ing the most subscriptions in her re spective district, 400,000 to the sec ond, 300,000 to the third, 200,000 to the fourth, and 100,000 for the fifth, will close promptly at 10 o'clock Sat urday night Candidates who reside outside of Ashevllle will have the right to mall subscriptions as late as 10 o'clock Saturday night as has been accorded them during other Offers, and If the envelope bears the mailing date of Saturday 25th, we will issue the extra ballot and count same on (he offer and the extra special offer. The opportunity offered the candi dates In this campaign is far reaching U.S. Exports Billion Washington, Sept. 24. Figures to day made public by the bureau of for eign and domestic commerce, depart ment of commerce, show that for the first time in the nation's history ports exceeded $3,000,000,000 In value for a twelve month period. For the twelve months ending with August 31, 1918, exportn from the United States aggregated $3,035,033,280, against $2,280,186,791 In a like period one year ago. Twelve months Imports j period two years ago. It also record of merchandise totaled $1,669,698,934 1 ed a net Inward gold movement of compared with $1,906,657,515 of last year, The month of August showed ex-11913-14 and a net outward movement ports valued at $261,975,771, agalnst.of $4,315,591 In 1912-18. $110,367,494 in August, 1914, an In-1 The aggregate foreign commerce of crease of $151,608,277, or 137 per; the United States In the year ending cent. August Imports totaled $141,- 729,638, against $129,767,890 in Au gust, 1914, a gain of $11,961,748, or 9 per cent. Thus, August trade this year shows an export balance of $120,246, 133 as compared with an Import bal ance in August 1914, of $19,400,896, a favorable change of $138,646,529. Of the August Imports, 70 per cent entered free of duty, against 62 per cent In August last year. Our International gold movements during the first year since the out- Another Protest Made Against Proposed Loan New York, Sept' 24. Protest against the proposed Anglo-French oredlt loan In the United Statee have been sent to President Wilson, tho treasurer of the state of New York. the state banking department, the mayor, comptroller and chamberlain of New York city by the American Truth society. The protest Is ex pressed In a resolution adopted last night at the first of a series of mass meetings to be held for the avowed Small Negro On Scaffold In Georgia Jackson, Ga., Sept 14. Joe Per sons, a negro boy between It and 14 years of age. was hanged In the Jail yard here today for assaulting an elfht-year-old white frtrl, near this place last June. To the half hundred persons around the scaffold the boy admitted that he had committed the crime, and stoically announced that he was ready to die. Although weighing only 78 pounds, the boy's neck was broken by the "Tall, snd officers had not attached any the offensive movement at Dvins, with a view to an ulti mate blow at Riga. It is generally believed the Germans have determined to capture Riga before winter. Ko Mora Passports. HoPa, Bulgaria, Sept. M. (Via London. Sept $4.) The Bulgarian government announced today that no more passports would be Issued to per sons departing for foreign countries, owing to the present uncertain eon- The military authorities fnnounce WIN THE FIRST STUDEBAKER AND THE NOW. THE EXTRA FREE PRIZE and means that some one is going to get a big forty horse power Stude- j touring car a 1916 model Ford tour-j ing car two high grade Story and! Clark pianos and a great many more' valuable premiums. Those who win: the prize ballots on this offer are go-1 ing to have the best opportunity to be the premium winners. This afternoon!?! and tomorrow are the days that every i candidate should put forth every ef-j fort nossihle hfloaua It irans n ! tomobile, a piano, or some other valu- ' va i. luiiuiu ij u ii unn il mcaiia 0.11 a,u 1 -- able premium for the efforts made. Candidates may feel that their ter ritory is fairly well canvassed but by putting forth a ; little special effort while the reward is so great It will be surprising to see the results that may be obtained. ' ' EFFORT COUNTS MOST NOWt Pass Three Dollars Mark break of the European war includedl imports 01 goia s h,uim,uio, againsi $59,312, 32S in a like period one year ago; exports of gold $97,749,270, ex-Taptnnst J153. 884,944 a yer 'earUr. ; " The twelve months ending with August 31, 1915, showed an excess of exports over Imports of merchandise amounting to $1,865,884,846, compared with $373,628,276 in a like period one year ago and $711,765,672 In a like $146,254,775, compared with a net out- wara goia movement of $94,672,616 in wmi Auiunh 19 ia, me iirsi year 01 the European war, was, Including merchandise, gold and silver, $5,129, 715.002, against $4,480,304,760 In the year Immediately preceding the war. The net increase of $649,410,242 for the,vear Included a gain of $754,847, 489 in exports of merchandise and of $189,749,922 in imports of gold and silver, and a decrease of $236,958,851 in imports of merchandise and of $r8,22S,6SS In exports of gold and sil ver. purpose of blocking the loan, under the auspices of the American Truth society, at which Alphonse O. Koel ble,' president of the German-Ameri can Alliance of New York was one of the speakers. The resolution characterizes the proposed loan as unsound, hazardous, improvident, subversive of the Inter ests' of depositors and corruptive of the purposes of tho federal bricking laws. Boy Dies - weight to hls-ody as was suggested might be necessary to successfully ex ecute him. , Pool I nos to Interfere. ' Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 24. After a con ference with the state prison eommls slon today. Governor Nat R. Hurrli declined to Interfere with the execu tion at Jackson, Ga., of a negro boy, variously estimated to be between 12 and 15 years old, who was convicted of assaulting an eight-year-old white girl near Jackson last June. that youths of the class of Hit munt appear for physical examination prior to October 20. The government has prohibited the exportation of all foodstuffs, fuel. Il luminating oils, metals and textile. The newspaper organ of Mi Oue choff, former premier, who Is promi nent In the opposition faction which favors Russia, mad an appeal today to fhe 'opposition to rally In support of the government Premier Rados lavofT believes a speedy reconciliation of all political parties I probable. Frsnk Darbv, Jr.," nf New York Is the guest of Mla l-oiilne Iranth and P. II. Uranoh at - T. ANOTHER FIGHT R Mexicans Attack Detachment of U. S. Soldiers Near Pro- greso and Kill One 'v::.v.: Private. GEN. MADERO ARRESTED BY AMERICAN OFFICIALS Villa Staff Officer and Eight Companions Taken In Cus tody After Crossing Rio Grande to U. S. .., owBVUle sept Z4 Mexl. canst today attacked a detach- , ment of United States soldiers at Progrescv 40 miles west of here ind k,1lfd Prlte stubMofaM of TrooP B of the Twelfth United H ' atea cavalry, according to ad- , .l( t ?.. S The Mexicans appeared from the direction of the RioGrande, one mile from tho , Hamlet. TheAmerican de tachment had bten on duty at I'ro- greto since the recent fight in which a soldier was killed and an officer wounded, and were camped in front of a house. The Mexicans opened fire at Stub blefeld fell. The telephone wire were cut early today and only meager advices could be obtained. It was reported that two American soldiers quickly returned the American soldiers quicklyreturned the fire. They moved rapidly toward the house .firing every time a Mexican showed himself. ' f 'The" MfffclcanS ure- ipcried "fo" have retired iu the diiVjtfnf ' the Hio Grande. ' Washington, Sept. 4. Successive raids by Zapa'.a forces on the Vera Cruz-Mexico City railway have aggra vated famine conditions in the capi tal, according to state department advices dated Septembor 22 and re ceived today. The city wafer system has also been partially disabled an 1 the shortage of wijfcr Is becoming se rious. Fuel, oil, on the supply of which light and power plants depend for operation is virtually exhausted, there being only enough to last until Mon day. A train loaded with fuel oil which was sent out from Vera Cruz was de stroyed by Zapata troops within fifty miles of the capital, and trains sent out recently have been compelled to return on account of raiders. A consular report from Nogales says that Carranza forces under Gen eral Calles have.vwlthdrawn entirely fnun that part of the state and that Villa troops under General Maytore- na are holding the Cananea railway. Mexican leaders Arrested. Snn Antonio, Tex., Sept. 24. Gen eral Raoul Madero, an officer of Vil la's staff, was arrested today by Amer ican soldiers near Marfa, Tex., Major General Funaton, commanding the American border troops, received the report from Marfa today. With Ma dero were eight companions, ail sup' poert to be ofJicere of the Villa forces and they wero also arrested. They were taken In custody when they crosned the Rio Grande to the Amer ican side. CRNNDT BELEIVE THE TS Petrograd, Sept. 24. M. Guchkolt. president of the" Slav conference of Moscow, has sent a telegram to Dr. Dnneff, former Bulgarian premier, M. Qestkow, former Bulgarian minister to Berlin, and other statesmen of Bul garia which says that If Bulgaria Joins with Germany .her action will he a crime unparalleled in the history ot nations. "The Russians are unable to be lieve," says M. GuchknfT, "that the Bulgarians who were liberated from the Turkish yoke by the Russians con template Joining Germany, the In vet erate enemf of the Slav race." JAMES F.J. ARCHIBALD 1Y NOT BE PROSECUTED Washington, flept 24. Jam F. J. Archibald, the American correspond ent who acted a messenger tor Dr. Dumba, the Austrian ambassador, will possibly not b prosecuted by the d partment of Justice. Examination pa- purs relating to .Archibald's activity has not heeo completed by the depart ment officials, but some ofllrlals say there is bo statute rovertng the rase, However, It I said that a a result of 1 th case, conuf-m will b urged to n lt IpmirUuu in this respect On THEBORD MUST FAY INCREASE Tax Commission Overrules Ob jection by Buncombe Dele gationFive Per Cent In crease Must Be Paid. INCREASES TAXES BY NEARLY $10,000 Also Increases Valuation Near ly $1,000,000 City Will Not Accept Ruling Not, Ob ligated, Attorney Says. In a telegram received at noon to day by County Auditor E. M. Lyda, . iuo . state -tax commission at Raleigh, it ; was stated that the commission haU!,,"a lur nupenor court unuer a overruled the objections entered by j "" punuomue couiuy , wnicn appeared before the state mission Wednesday afternoon, amll that the valuation of Buncombe coun ty property .would be increased five uiuc.Bu. , This message was a treat surprise1 to the county authorities, for they believed that they had made a favor-i able Impression on the members ot:mj in th)a 8tate wlthout the commission by, their plea as to ,nit eadpd ,snorance ot the law8 why Buncombe county should not be, AROorJing to a message received l l"tJJ "I8 ITlT.u.. ":e.". agents of the company have I'- vnii ill lA laic Vi. bllO vuuu- ty. According to figures compiled byjwfls flRsisted ,n making'the arrcsta by Auditor Lyda, the action of the state . r,pn,ltv RhPrtff r, w. a rnf. tax commission in enforcing theit ruling to raise the tax rate in Bun combe county five per cent will in crease the taxes of the state and coun ty for Buncombe county $9,396.47 and will raise the valuation $968,708. .Auditor Vy&tt thinks that he will be able to arrange the new Increase on his books so that they will be feady by the first Monday in October, as usual. City Not Obligated? When seen this afternoon Corpora Hnn r'nnnHAl Mnrplig TTrwin sfatail ... v, .iu ,,v,., .v.- ii had delivered to the citv commis - sloners several weeks ago regarding' the increased tax rate, which was to the effect that the city was not ob - Ugated to pay the increase. Mr; Kr - win stated that while he believed that the city would not have to pay the additional tax although he thought the county would. He does not believe that the increase is fair and just and like many other citi zens of the county and city . strenu ously objects to the raise in the tax rate by the corporation commission. The In.-rease In the city taxes, if the higher rate were paid by the tax payers would be about $10,000 a year Mr. Erwln Btated. REV. C. L. EVARTS TOT Central Committee Sets Dates For Special Meetings of Revival Workers. The executive committee for the Chapman-Alexander evangelistic meet ing which will begin October 17, met at noon today at the Y. M. C. A. audi- torlum to arrange a program for a special prayer meeting, a mass meet ing and for classes In which personal workers will be trained for activities during the time that the services are being conducted In the city. On recommendation of the chair man, Rev. Dr. Calvin B. Waller, It was decided to have a union prayer meet ing at the First Baptist church on Wednesdayevening, (September 29. The first lesson for the class of per sonal workers will be held under the leadership of Rev. C. L. Evarts. of the Chapman-Alexander party, on October 4 at the Haywood street Methodist church; th second lesson will be given October 7 at the First Presbyterian church; on October 11 the class will meet again at the Haywood street Methodist churcji and October 14 the workers meet at the First Presbyte rian church. - Announcement was made that on Sunday, October 3, at 4 o'clock In th afternoon (here will be a mass meet ing of personal workers at Central Methodist church and at this gather ing all those who are willing to take part In this feature of th cliy-wtde revival services are expected to be present The central committee will hold another meeting Monday evening, Hep. tember 27, at the Y, M. C. A.; there will be no committee meeting thl evening. Rev. Mr. Evarts has had w!d expe rience In training personal worker In evangelistic campaign and It I ex pected that the class work conducted by him be niterestlng and helpful. C 5 AGREEMENT AS TO LOAN AGAIN APPEARS NEAR KNDXV1LLE MEN TAKEN HERE BY OFFICERS Charged With Selling Stocks Without State License Held to Court. In less than three hours after he had received instructions from the state insurance department to make the arrests, Deputy State Insurance '"ummissioner, Frank Jordan of this ilty had' taken into custody J. W. Agey and H. A. Colie, of Knoxvllle, on charges of selling storks in this I state Without having a state license. 1 The men WPrp hrniB-hf hpfnro TUnc- isiraxf, tj. l,. jyaa, wnere tney waived Preliminary examination and eachjn oonn or ?M0, which they made. The defendants are charged with1 - selling stocks of the Southern Or-j com-jcnard company of Knoxville, of which : It is ! that the lands they sell, are located j 'n '..eorgia and that it is proposed to; I sell a purchaser land, the company) - ' - 7 president, it is cnarBea,ed- The AnHo-Freneh .nmmi-. u Plai't fl trees thereon and in the'eiers are reported , , F u u T.J Z fpri,lnnta s,rllnittrt ,.. just been arrested at Burlington on eilYlllnr nharirAa rnvninlMilnn.n Tn..4an tune represented the state at the hearings before Magistrate Lyda. MBS. BRIT1B A change for the worse has been noted in tl-e condition of Mrs. J. J. ! Britt, who has been ill for several weeks at her home on Charlotte street. It was stated at noon today jthat she is barely alive and has few i chances for recovery, m ; DECREE OF KNIGHT T The Ashevllle Commandery of Knlgtits Templar held an enjoyable meeting last night at the Masonic temple, the corner of Broadway and Walnut street. The degrees of the order was conferred on O. A. Brown of Murphy and Dr. John E. Tldwell of Andrews. A social session followed and an Informal supper was served In the dining room of the temple. K GF.HMAX WAX FIGVHES H is. K London, Sept. 24. The total of subscriptions to the new Ger man war loan Is given by Iteu Ws correspondent at Amster dam nt $3,007,600,000. This is the total given In a nipsxnee to Am sterdam from Berlin. The Bere 9. ft gate of smaller subscriptions Is still unknown. .: XTREmELY CIllIICIl Not Good After Oct. 4th. VOTING COUPON The Gazette-News' Great Free Gift Subscription Campaign. Good For 50 Votes. For. Address.... District Good for 50 votes when filled out nnd sent or mailed to the Campaign Department of the Gazette News on or before ex piration date. Trim carefully and do not roll or fold and fasten together and write came on first coupon. NOMINATING COUPON Good for 2,500 Votes in Gazette-News Great Free Gift Sub scription Campaign. I nominate Address .St No Nominated by '. Note Only th first nomination blank received when properly filled out. will count 2,600 votea Th management reserve th ricbt to rr!t objectionable nominations, Thos who make th nominations run, v, request have their name withheld by th insnagvr, lio will n,.vr circumstance dlvul same. Any oo can make nominations. I t yourself or a friend. Both Parties to Proposed Anglo-French Credit Plan Said to Be Negotiating on Basis of $500,000,000. COMMISSION INCLINED TO INSIST ON MORE Announcement That Agreement on Essentials Has Been Reached Expected Within Few Days. New York. Sent. 24 Both partlei Anglo- tne plans to establish the French credit loan in the : TTnitMi States are reported to be negotiating on the basis of $500,000,000 as tht maximum amount that will be float- said still to be inclined to Insist thai tne 'an be greater. American flnan to have informed ,he ; commission Pointedly that sun) wil nt be exceeded Russia is apparently out of the ne gotiations. If it lar appears neces sary that she should establish a credl here, it seems likely that an independ- ' ent arrangement will be made. Th final decision as to this, however, wilj be deferred, it is said, until such tlm as definite word reaches New York, from Pierre L. Bark of Russia, On behalf of both parties to the ne gotiations it is feaid that matters art , Progressing smoothly and eatiBfaclock- I.v. Tfie commission nnd Its" American ' associates are said to be -drawing ' near an agreement again and an an-J" nouncemeut stating definitely that plans had been agreed on is expected within a few days. Cut for the va loan and several other matters said I he f mlnr nt"re " is thought that such an announcement would have been made on last Wednesday. The reported plan of the commis sion is that when an agreement Is reached It will conduct negotiations with a i'ew big bankers here as rep resentatives of American bankers In general. Hitherto the negotiations have been characterized as conversa tions. Formal negotiations In the British definition of the term will not !e opened until agreement on essen tials is reached. EXAMINATION PAPERS ' EN ROUTE FROM OXFORD London, Fet 241 A thlra set of papers for the annual examination In the Vnlted States for the Rhode ycholarshlp at Oxford have been for wurded In the hope that they will arrive before the time for holding the examinations, October & and 6. The original documents went down with the Arabic and a second set wa loKt in the sinking of tho Hesperian. On account of tho delay. Dr. George furklns, secretary of the Rhode , scholarship trust, expressed the fear that American aspirants for th scholarship might think that no ex jamlimtlon would be held this year. 1 i i
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