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I: fl If WEATHER FORECAST. i - Every Reap Complete. I DnrnhlW RAIN TONIGHT. v ASHEVILLE. N. C. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 30, 1915. PRICE 2 CENTS 0,1 TrlM 5Ct I I V - 1 Bi. .-.lit BMCT" CjKBAT BATTLE IN WEST $AS BECOME STRUGGLE FOR POSSESSION OF LENS jch Froces Save Taken Im porlaat German Defensive orks Near Paris, ' Reports. CHAMPAGNE GAIN SECOND LINE TRENCHES of Lens Might Lead to stating of Lille High Crest Near Lens In Al lies' Hands, Extensive Operations Launched In Balkans Austro-Germans Moving Against Serbia With 300,000 Men- French and British Troops to Aid Serbs Bulgaria to At tack Neighbor by October 15. WHISKEY FOUND GOES ,1'EEGUr Norfolk and Southern Railway Ml DIN GRAND PARADE "Suit Casesy ..neOne Left on Train. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT TAKE IT h Up Pennsylvania Ave. and Review by President". Wilson Are Chief Events of the Reunion. . . London, Sept. 30. The great on the -western irom know resolved itself clearly trio a battle for Lens in Pas de Calais, nine miles northeast of 'irraa. The capture of this Wvith. it radiating railways be the foreground for the 'retaking of Lille. Both to the Wh and to the south of Lille ie allies are holding high '.-round which dominates the W-the British forces on gNTo. 70 id the French on iNo. 140, the high crest be 'it Souchcz and Vimy. I Official reports from Paris ist night stnd merely that iis crest had been reached, so 'wumably a terrific counter avement is raging there-,- with ? final matseryvof that im rtant position at stake. Bains, fog and soggy ground jsharhpering the operations iboth sides and limiting the tivity of air craft. A few its of clear, dry weather right have marked bearing on ie developments. . j The offensive of the allies ins far has been confined to strokes on a front of 30 miles, lis generally believed' in Eng tod that the attacks are only i preclude of what is coming. At any rate the people would V greatly disappointed if the lensive is not sustained. ! Paris, Sept. 30. In the con Med general offensive move nt on the western front the reach forces have captured sportant defensive works of to Germans south of Ripont, 'I as officially announced bv to French war department to- ay. Ja tne Cliampagne district freneh forces have gained rooting at various points on German second line of de- the official statement t Paris, Sept. 80. The Athens S . correspondent of the Havas : H t New. agency says it is now ex- H t pected that Bulgaria will being t an attack on Serbia within fifteen t l days.. , ' . . Berlin, (By wireless to Sayville. Sept 80. British and French troops for service In Serbia have been landed at Port Kathrln, near Salonlki, Greece, according to a dispatch from Budapest received by the Frankfurter Zeltung, the Overseas News agency announces. London, Sept.- 30. "Three hundred thousand Austrian and German troops have begun an advance on the Serbian frontier In the direction of Orzoba," says the Athens correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph company. , Paris, Sept. 80. Bulgaria and; the central powers have concluded a pre cise agreement, according to authori tative information, says the corre spondent in Salonlki, Greece, of the Temps. Under the terms of the agreement Bulgaria Is to enter the war on Oc tober 15, the correspondent says. Road Appeals to Mr. Bickett For Aid to Getting Rid of It New Rgeulation Re ; garding ''Still Raids. SCENES OF PATRIOTIC ENTHUSIASM ON MARCH GULF STORM IS LOSING E West Indian Hurricane Central Over In terior Mississippi Is Still of Considerable Intensity, However. FINAL DETAILS . OF IHI Ml ARE DISCUSSED COMMUNICATION WITH NEW ORLEANS CUT OFF About 30,000 In Line Led by General Miles Few Are Overcome by Ex v haustion. : Union of Presbyterians In the South Advocated (By W. T. Boat). Raleigh, Sept. 80. Attorney Gen eral T. W. Bickett Is now entertain ing the appeal of the Norfolk South ern fdV aid in disposing of two suit cases of liquorfound on its train. The general counsel, Col. W. B. Rodman, asks for a legal opinion, The! Washington, Sept 29. Historic Pennsylvania avenue up which a union army of 160,000 men marched 60 years ago for a review by Presl dent Andrew Johnson, was lined with thousands of people yeBterday who saw the remnants of that army marching from the capltol to the white house to be reviewed by President Wilson. ! The weather was ideal. The grand Complete' Method for Market ing $500,000,000 Anglo French Bonds May Bo Announced Today. Last Message Said Water in Streets Was Rapidly Re cedingGeneral Rains Are Predicted. SEVERAL IMPORTANT QUESTIONS UNSETTLED railroad simply discovered the whis-1 parade and the presidential review irir nn ita irt a ar,tur iff ,,... i were the crowning events of the an- ... . ' , , inual reunion of the Grand Army of i'j chilli? mail lining 55- WJf -llotU Tr..Kllrt Hot Springs, Ark., Sept .30. Or ganic union of the northern and south ern branches of the Presbyterian church as essential to the highest ef ficiency In the work of the denomina tion in the south and southwest was advocated by Rev. James E. Clark of Nashville, editor of the Presbyterian Advance in the opening address to the Southern District Efficiency conven tion here yesterday. Approrlmately 1000 delegates from Kentucky; Tenpossee, Alabama, Mis sissippi, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklaho ma and Texas are in attendance. The session today was given over to open conferences on the situation and problems of the Presbyterian church, U. S. A., In the south and southwest and Rev, Mr. Clark's plea was heartily applauded. The speaker pointed out, however, that the southern branch appeared not to be ready for such a union and Indicated what he thought the north ern branch might do in view of the situation. Johnson Favors Opening Worlds Series October 8 Chicago, Sept. 30. When the Na tional Baseball commission mecta In New York Saturday to arrange the details of the World series. B. p. John son, president of the Amorlcan league, will vote in favor of starting the series on October 8 Instead of October 9, the date said to be favored In National league circles. '1 see no reason why the elghtli should not be acceptable to every body." Mr. Johnson said today. "By opening the series on that date It Is possible to schedule two games In one city on Friday and Saturday, leaving Sunday for an easy jump either to Boston or Phtladoiphla for the third and fourth games. "To open the series on October 9 would entail a schedule for games for Saturday and Monday In one city; then a Jump during the night to the other city for games on Tuesday and Wednesday. SGQTTISH SDCEff OHDEBSPORTHHT Mrs. J M. Williams to Faint Picture of Flora McDonald of Red Springs. ! GIVEN FOR THE Bt LEAGUE MEETING foHowlBc program will b car. tZ , Z the "tin of th Civic tf, at th T- M- C. A. tomor .'"TBoon, at which tlma prliea . w-fled In tha garden contwt: . ?. A I!,,,0, P"llnt will pra- address will be mada by Harry ''.. !'prln,'Int of tha city '.p. 'n i on1 b Mlaa Ada. ' wror; pn,, offered by E. Brown offered by E, Brown to tha wlnnar by .....uMioner or Public Safety 2. h,mMT w'U deliver an 4 IUtt, tott will read iutMlln,n ,ht Piaa will ba dla Klml. Dataa. ELOTTE FEDERAL BL"DG. CONTRAT IS LET t th - ' -Tna coniraci , -"nxructii.it .r w. n.inin and court housa wai t k , ,n traaaury department : , Co, ot Mlnarva, fct U. S. COURT FORCES REDUCED some man "seich and searzure'' law as j Judge Ras Jones, Forsyth senator, called it two years ago. When the road found itself in possession of more than a quart it sought comfort from its at torney. The railroad tried to hand It over to the federal government but that institution did not want it. 3nen it tried to give tit to the state and the sate was drier than the nation. Then it tried to give it to Mr. Bickett wh. Is drier than state or nation. The at torney general had no opportunity to give the appea.1 the consideration yes terday that it deserves. He will write an opinion fflclally and tell what to do with Illegitimate booze left on the doorsteps of the railroad company. The stata bf.Ard of helath has re ceived a lttea.nd a telegram1 from Dr. G. M. Cooper, head of the anti typhoid fever vaccination campaign, each message Indicating the desper ate illness of his little son but giving some hope. Dr. and Mrs. Coopar buried their little daughter Sunday. Their only child, the little son, then fell sudden ly sick and has been almost hopeless ly ill since. Must Do Business. Beginning with October 1 the Uni ted States government will pui a spe cial premium upon achievement in the wrecking of the blockade stills by providing that no guide or posse man will receive compensation on a raid unless the assault on the still is sruccessful. This came through the order of Secretary McAdoo and is to be ex plained to the extra men .when they start to sluy stills. They are to under stand thaat they get nothing for their society. The revenue department hns in Orange county Jail 90 gallons of whiskey, two barrels, which were Bailiffs and Court Criers Dis pensed With by Depart ment of Justice. United States Marshal Charles A. Webb returned this morning from Washington where he has been In con ference with the officials of the de partment of justice in regard to abol ishing tha services of court crlera and bailiffs In the Federal courts of the wertern district of North Carolina. Thla mfeva has bten under considera tion by tha department for some tlmo and the order making the re-organlza-tlon la effective tomorrow. Deputy marshals and Judge James E. Boyd a secretary, Luther Rlalock, will per form tha duties formerly carried out by tha bailiffs and criers. Mr. Webb stated that tha new rule will result I na saving of from $1,800 to 11.000 In tha expenses of conducting tha court of the dlftrict. Tha marshal said that ha had a conversation with Judge Boyd In regard to tha change and tha United States Judge expressed .Br W. T. Host) Raleigh. Sept. 30. -Governor Icke Craig, president of the Scottish society of America, presided over we meeun of tha executive committee yesterday that detrmlnd to have painted on oil nnrtrait of Flora McDonald; to pre para an address to the people of North Pmrollna and. especially to the Scotch men and to advance the cause of Flora M.rtnniiiH college, known In former vra'a "Red Springs." Tha members of the committee nrent were Governor Craig, presi dent: ex-Prefldent Brnneham Came Durham Mlsa Elolse McGIIl of Red Springs, secretary or ma socituy. State Treasurer B. R. ltr- ur n n v.fil nraildent of tha college; v,. v.. , - - . w u.in uiiir nf oreensooro; " f V m Williams of Falson. i w. . Mr. Wllllama became a mem.mr . .w. .n-i.t. veiterdav. una win the portrait of th rnoiner i : himself a In favor of It m u.a" xna aocioiy i . , i Ita committee elected her to do the work. Tha atate Institution, are now rich with her art particularly manifest In tha pictures of eminent whoae portrait adorn in- court wall. Tha committee arctaca mi iv. meeting will b t Red iP f" day of commencement week, it an nual gathering, ar. th. big thing, in clan meeting, in North Carolina. Oovarnor CralU ha i t.nd.d each of th. last two aalo". and .h.raa th. honor of th o.t dla tlngulsh.d member with : Dr. J. a. McDonald of Toronto. Canada, Ita 'TZrTt Trar,. of lb. cor- pSSTA I. '-Vha'TaU r .v. nnf.renca of tn n" railroad commission and th. Inter L. . -mm.rca commission, both of which bodle. ar. working; out . Um of ry t" rfc"," road. Estimates placed the number of veterans in the line at between 20,000 and 30,000. At the head of the pro cession was Lieutenant General Nel son A. Miles, with distinguished army and navy officers as his aides. Secretaries Daniels and Garrison occupied places to the right and left of the president in the reviewing stand;; Other cabinet members were grouped behind the president. Scenes of patriotic enthusiasm marked the passage of the veterans as they passed the stand. Frequently President Wilson waved his hand at the marchers. As the drum and fife corps of j veterans passed playing "Rally Round the Flag, Boys," many nresent In the reviewing stand Joln- leiT in the 'Chorus. . - "- 1 ne Tiaraun urtvii ruun nun " o'clock and was more than two hours passing. . Considering the advanced age of the veterans there have been few ex. hanstlons. All along the lines of march there were occasional scenes of the reunion of the blue and the . gray wntcn brought cheers and "rebel yells" from the crowds. One Confederate veteran, in uni form, Joined the line of march and, locking arms with a veteran in blue. the two marched off to an uproar of applause. There were many Confeder ate veterans in the city and every where they were seen mingling with the G. A. K. men. The weather was ideal. Only a few of the veterans were forced to retire from the ranks because of exhaustion. Ambulances were kept busy, however, by the few who were overcome and by women and children who fainted or were slightly hurt In the crowds, which almost rivaled those which gather for Inauguration. One section of tne stana was occu- Washlngton Sept. 80. The West Indian hurricane was central over the Interior of Mississippi this morn ing but was greatly diminished in force. The storm, however, was not spent as it maintained considerable intensity and was causing general rains throughout the South Atlantic and eastern gulf states and Tennessee. During the night the storm caused wind of hurricane force in the middle gulf states and the weather bureau ordered a continuance of storm warn ings along the gulf coast to Cedar Keys. Fla.. and along the Atlantic Minimum Subscription Neces-' sary to Enter Underwriting Syndicate Has Not Been Decided On. laKen last year, in uepa.. ""-j , d b cvll war whom many c:.s?AoeUP " they tory Ma concession to the sentiment ,ed veterans parade on here, a.tnougn a - - nBvlvfttlla avenu(1, thousands of license, tsy a provision ol w.D - - ..nrm ,-,, on the white IIIO BCV,ni"in r-,.. - - house grounds for the dress parade br sailors from the Norfolk, Va., training school. The drill was re viewed also by President Wilson wno watched it from the southern portico government it has been the custom not to destroy stilla of 150 or mora; gallon, capacity and the Orange In stitution waa a 179 gallon outfit The department here hoa asked for the - . . a LI.L . -. . 1 .1 removal 01 me rea xaue, wmcn h,M -, v,v officials of debar a posseman from participating! th- whIU houw ,.nd t aw AHAnanaiA frw tnnnlnir a hliT'inr navy iirmi unnu " I,, "though Tt "to not destroyed. And lament departments. ha revenue worker Will partaka of the premium when these stilla are seized and held by the government BASEBALL GAME HAS BEEN T-ast night a number of reunions were held in Camp Mnttehw O. Em ery, and before a dog wntcn re union of the naval and marine veter sns, Secretary Daniels discussed the famous blockade and the effective service rendered by the navy during the entire war. coast from Jacksonville to Wilming ton N. C. Indications are that the storm is moving north-northeast . and that it will cause rains during the next 36 hours everywhere east of the Missis sippi except in the upper lake region. Mobile, Sept. 20. All communica tion -with New Orleans by wire, wireless and rail has been cut H off since the last wireless message was received from the Associated Preta correspondent, which was sent at 2 o'clock this morning. A wireless mes sage was received at Galveston to day, having been sent at the same hour and indicated that the storm had passed and that wataer was yeceflliw from the streets in New Orleans. The death list in New Orleans Is not expected to exceed ten, but the property damage Is probably heavy. Galevtson, Tex., Sept. E0. A wire less message from New Orleans early today stated that at 2 o'clock a. m., the water in the streets of that city was receding rapiaiy ana inai me stage of the river was also going down. . The wireless dispatch placed the numher of dead as the result of last night's storm at five. Indications are. the dispatch said, that the damage to property is considerable. Limited Traiu Held. Houston. Tex.. Sept. 30. The Southern Pacific Limited train to the Pacific coast from New Orleans, known as the Sunset Limited, due here last night, did not leave New Orleans, on account of the storm, it was announced today. New Orleans, Sept. 30.-(Via wire less steamships Excelsior and Creole to Mobile.) Five persona are known to be dead, many people Injured and property loss reaching into the mil lions has been caused last night by the most severe gulf storm in the history of the city. A howling gale with a velocity of ?6 mile, an hour swept the city at 6 o'clock last night, demolishing scores of buildings, stripping the roofs from hundreds of other structures and strewing the streets wllh broken glass and debris. At 7:30 a rising barometer gave ev idence that the storm was subsiding, the center passing to the northwest cf New Orleans. The barometer at It. lowest registered 28.11, and the wind velocity of 8 mile, waa the highest ever recorded here. Railroad and wire communication with the outside world had been cut off and telephone, electric light and trolley service discontinued ' t the city. All railroads have abandoned train service from New Orleans. New Toi-, Sept 30. Complete de tails of the method for marketing tha $500,000,000 Joint Anglo-French flv. year bonds to provide for the pro posed credit loan will probably be an. nounced late today, by J. P. Morgan and company. Representatives of New York banks, trust companies and other tl- . , nancial houses today continued their conferences looking to the adODtion of a definite program which will probably be placed before the coun try .ithin the next fortnight. , . .Here ar esome of the question. . which the committee in charge of tha arrangements sought to solve today: . How much must an individual sub. scribe in order to become eleglble foi admittance to the syndicate, which gets the bonds at the price of 96? What terms will be . offered . tha man' who wants to buy the so-called "baby bonds" lower in denomination than $1.000 by the installment plan? 'When shall th.bir,nda bo placed oa the-'market '. - " Other minor dcUU. conceding-thV-t''- life of the syndicate and' the listing .," or tne bonds. Indications are that the life of tha underwriting syndicate will not ex tend beyond 60 or 90 days, and that the bonds will be listed possibly free or charge on the New York exchange very shortly. It is also thought that the bond, might be offered for sale within ten days. In advance of official announce ment, however, reports as to the min imum amount to be subscribed by (in dlviduals who enter the syndicate and installment terms are pure surmises. One report was that th minimum amount an individual seeking to en. ter the syncate must subscribe would be fixed at $250,000; another report fixed the amount at $l,000,i 000. There Is no confirmation ol either report Lord Reading and tha other mem bers of the foreign commission wer. to be dinner guests tonight of th Pilgrim club. Lord Reading will b one of the speakers at the dinner. CARRANZA LEADER HEADED RAIDERS Directed Party of Mexicans That Attacked at Progreso, It Is Reported. WIRELESS TELEPHONE ACROSS CONTINENT it the No announcement ha been mada In connection with th. eastern district of the state. Thar are It district. In the Unite! State, and m of them are using thl. plan. It I. stated that if .11 nt tha rilatrlpta ara nut on the new bn.l. It will mean a MV.ng of .between thesa two tea ma. $150,000 annually. " t WEEKLY WEATHER AND CROP was announced by member of baseball team representing th police and fire departments, that the gam. cheduled for thla afternoon, at Oates park, ha been Indefinitely post poned. Tha gama waa flrrt set for laat Tuesdav. but owing to th fact that .everal member of the police men' team wer compelled to be In court. It waa net for today and the rain ha Interferred with today playing. ' . Announcement will b mad. later IS to tna oau lor ine annual una SUMMARY. For tha we.k ending Sept. II, HIS. For North Carolina; Cooler weath r baa chack.d th rapid forcing of cotton but otherwlM th.r. haa bn no material chang. during th past week; .. . h. t . n conJitlon. copi.nuea 'Y'V J named, hav. been Plrkln and u eaumaiea inai nnj- half of th crop ita oeen a-minenm. Tha cutting of tobacco la about com pleted. Th outlook for sweet pota- aa la nod and peanuts fair to good. Th. weather waa v.ry favorabl for harvesting forag crop. Rain la d for truck and tau plowing. TWO GERMAN GENERALS REPORTED DISMISSED Washington, Sept. 10. Long dls tanc wireless telephone eommunlca,. tlon waa accomplished for the first time yesterday when experiments ex tending over several months culminat ed In successful transmission of the human vole, by radio from the great naval plant at Arlington. Va., across the continent to the station at Mara lslntid. Cal.. 2.500 mile. away. The experiment, were conducted under direction of Captain Bullard chief o ftha navy', radio service, In cn-operatlon with the American Tele phone and Telegraph company and the Western Elcctrlo company. Sec retary Daniel, announcing tha result last night, predicted that further de velopment of wireless telephony would mak great changes in long distance communication both for military and naval aarvlc In commercial usage j Mobile, Ala., Sept. 10 New Orleans and the Mississippi gulf coast last night were swept by a tropical hurri cane that demoralised communication and led to fear, of heavy loss of life and property. The Mississippi levee. below New Orleans hav broken. The business district of RIIoxl. MIm.. Is under six feet of water and train sprvlca has been abandoned be cause of washouts throughout a large section about Hay St. Imls. Wire communication was possible last nlcht only ss far as Ray St. Louis, and fragmentary report, from there told of extensive damage to property. but no less of life. A long trestle of London, Pept 10. Oerman news paper, report that two general-, un dismissed from German command. In th western war on In connection with th recent French and British offenslv move ment according to dispatch from Amsterdam to th Lxchang t.legraph oompany. NEW LORD MAYOR OF LONDON ELECTED London. Sept 10. Sir Charles Cheer Wakefield ha been elected lord mayor of London by th. council, ucceadlng Blr Charle. Johnston, whoa Urra term .xplr. la November. San Antonio, Sept. 30. The Car. ranza commander at Iaa Peladoe, Mexico, headed the attacking party ot Mexicans who crossed the border last Friday night and In a right with Amer ican soldier captured It-ooper Richard J. Johnson, whom they shot and then mutilated by taking his head and ear. for souvenirs, It was reported today to tho southern department liuadquarter. by Cnptaln Frank R. McCoy. Guadeloupe Cuellar, a Mexican who said he wa. one of. the attacking party gave th detail, of the fight to Captain McCoy In a sworn statement Cuellar was arrested several .day. ago by civil authorities and la held In con. liortlon Willi the Investigation of th. I'rogeso fight, during which Johnson disappeared. t'neonflrmed report, aald Cuellar had made n romplet confession to th. the Iulsvll'e and Nashville railroad i snenn a omce, oui unui l apiain ic haiw.rn iiav St. Iuls and New Or. Coy', report,' made public at armjp leans, wa reported to have been swept away. Few details of tne flam- age, however, either In that section or at Plloxl, were obtainable. , Mobil escaped the worst or in storm, but the wind here was auffl clent to drive the water over the whrve-t the river front and unroof several house. The coast guard cutter Tallapoosa, anchored here, mad repented unsuc cessful effort to reach by wlrelrs the Southern Taclflo liner Proteus believed to be In th center of the storm off New Orleans bar. No word has com from th Proteu lnc she entered th atorm area, and shipping, men hr thought her wlr.les might hav bn disabled. headquarter, here, there waa no veri fication. Johnson' body haa not been recovered. Unconfirmed report, have told of the parading ot tho head of th American aoldler .tuck on a pole, through th small vlllagea on the Mexican .id of th Rio Grande. Johnson', horn. wa. tn Mount Mor rls. N. Y. lie waa twenty-one year old. Announcement la made that the upper planned for tonight by th member ot th Paraca claa of th. First Raptlst church, ha been post poned until next Thursday night. Th. upper will be held next Thursday .night at th church building. -1 '
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