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THE GAZETTE-NEWS 0m tbe Associated Press Service. . t( to In Every Respect Complete, Member Audit Bureau Circulation WEATHER FORECAST. IXJOAIi RAIN; COOIER. 1 ASHEVILLE. N. 0.. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 1,1915. VOLUME XX. NO. 198. PRICE 2 CENTS n NEW ORLEANS AND GULF COAST PAY HEAVY TOLL IN RECENT HURRICANE Property Damage to City and Environs Estimated at Sev- eral Millions Death List ; . May Reach Seventy. . CROPS THROUGHOUT THE STATE SUFFERED MUCH Reports Form West and South of New , Orleans Indicate ., Heavy Loss of Life and Property Damage. ' Baton Rouge, Oct. The death Ust - rpHiiltiui from the hurricane wmcn swept JHirougb. the New Orleans Sec tion and the gulf coast Wednesday Is expected to reach 65 or 70, while the property loss will mount to millions, Recording to last reports .compiled here today. .' -.' ' ' ..." '" The loss is distributed as follows: New Or Icons Nineteen dead; 200 Injured; property loss more than two million dollars. . Mississippi coast Thirteen deada; scores injured . or missing; property riumnge estimated at $2,000,000. Vrenier, La. Twenty-five dead; nbout 20 injured; heavy damage to railroads. " . ' t New Orleans, Sept. 30. (By courier to Baton Rouge, Oct. 1.) Nineteen known to be "dead, probably 200 In jured and" damage estimated at sev eral million dollars' constitute the '. toll 'exacted by the hurricane which swept New Orleans Wednesday.' The ' known- dead include "ten white per softs, three negroes lost at Algiers and f six In this city and suburbs. ; The storm probably caused " Heavy property Jqss ajid,, possibly many eura. "", especially near Houna, Rumors' to night originating from sources to the south and southwest of here indicate that the toss of life will beheavy. . Morgan City reported no loss of life hut It was declared t'at the property damage was sereve. The hurricane reached there late Wednesday. The ' full force of the florin apparently swept over Houma, a city of 8,000 In habitants, and as the town is situat ed on low and level ground, it is fecred that it suffered severely. The last report from Houma was received at 9 a. m., Wednesday and , stated that many refugees were ar riving from gulf coast points. St. Ber nard, adjacent to New Orleans parish, was flooded by a tidal wave to a depth of from two to eight feet, couriers reported. - Crops Destroyed, Crops throughout the state were al most totally destroyed, according to reports. Tears are also felt for the safety of residents along the Mississippi south of here. The last word received from the section at the mouth of the Mississippi came by wireless from the steumer Creole, anchored off Port Fnint Phillip. Captain Jacobs report rd that the water was flowing under the levees and that many homes had been swept away. He denied that two members of his crew had been drown ed or that he had seen bodies float ing down the river. Captain Menges and three members of the tug Corsair were drowned In the Mississippi river off Nine-Mile Point, where the Corsair and three frets of barges sank while the storm was at Its height. The fleets Included mrre than 200 barges loaded .with coal, valued at more than f 1,100,000. Clearing Away Debris. The clearing away of debris In the streets of the city began today and It Is expected that the city will begin to assume a normal aspect tomorrow. Btreet rsr service has been virtually suspended until this afternoon. Considering the terrlflo ' fores of the hurricane and that it was prac tically continuous for seven hours. It is felt that New Orleans was fortu nate to escape with so few casualties snd with the damage suffered. A por tion of the western section of the town, about 10 blocks long and 15 blocks wide was flooded . today , with from one to four feet of water. Dur ing the storm the water flowed through the streets in small rivers. Do Not Need OuUlde Aid. ( Mayor Pehrman Issued a statement . today declaring that there was no need for outside aaalatance. He . be lieved the property loss In the city snd its environs would reach several million dollars. Eleven small craft sank In the har bor snd six steamers were damaged. The bark Helena sank and two mem bers of her crew were drowned. The United Rtalas converted yacht Strang er assigned to the Louisiana naval militia was rammed by a huge dry dork at the naval station snd sank. Th gunboat Petrel was In dry dock at the time. The monitor Amphltrlle Was driven aground. , There has been no wire communi cation with the outalds , world today but brief radio mn- telling of the city's condition were aent In Mo bile by the wireless on the steamer Exrelidor. rn ni;er a from Lake Charles, SECOND VOTING PERIOD GREAT SUBSCR1PT10H Kl IIIPUT i 11 1 oil i Starting Monday Regular Vote Yearly Subscription. Candidates In The ' Gasette-Newa I great gift subscription campaign are putting forth every effort this -week to take advantage Of the closing of the second vote" period which Is to morrow night afc 10 o'clock. Next Monday , morning the cam-i palgn will enter Into the third and last voting period, and the regular vote will decline 2,800 votes on each yearly subscription. '.' The ambitious ones realise the regu lar votes gained this week on sub scriptions over next ; week, will ! give them a great lead, and they will have secured votes that .their competitors. who do not take advantage or tne closing of this Vote period can never, make .up, as the regular vote on sub- Jackson County Fair to Continue Over Saturday Sylva, Oct 1 The management of the Jackson CeuntyFalr association which is now conducting a fair at this place has decided to continue the exhibition through another day; and the fair will therefore extend through Saturday, whereas It was originally intended to bring it to a close to night. . ;'.. ' The occasion has been so Success- Morgan City and Baton Ruge report that all telephoneo poles and lines are down and direct communication will be impossible for several days. The cotton and other exchanges In the city remained closed today. The price of cotton on the local exchange closed yesterday with a loss of $5 a bale under pressure which started on the bear side and then extended to the frightened longs. The Illinois Central, the Southern Pacific, Texas and Pacific and 'Frisco railroads started trains out of New Orleans today and other rail roads sent work trains. ' Four Dead at Mobile. Mobile, Ala., Oct. 1. Four deaths and some properly damage resulted here from the hurricane which struck this section late Wednesday. Two men, Albert Fritz and C. D, Smith, were killed by fallen electrical wires, while the infant son and daughter of W. A. Barber met death when the Bar ber home was demolished. Telegraph and telephone companies have started work repairing damage to their wire lines done by the storm. This morning telephone linemen had succeeded In restoring the fallen wires within 23 miles of New Orleans. With every telegraph and telephone line to the west prostrated by the storm which swept this section last night Mobile early today was with' out Information as to the fate ot Co den Bayou, La., Batre, Qulfport and Pas Christian and other points along ths gulf coast. . Three families are reported miss lng at Crab Creek on Fowl river. Although Mobile was fortunate enough to escape the full force of tho hurricane, a furious southeast gale swept the city and adjacent ter ritory practically the entire night, at talnlng a velocity of 60 miles an hour Lat the height of its strength. ' Timely warnings by the local weather bureau prevented material damage to water craft, practically all of which early moved to safe an chorags before the height of the storm. One launch may have been lost and three coal barges were set adrift. Practically the entire water front of the city was flooded ss the result of an unusually high tide. Wire communication was possible last night only ss far as Bay St. Louis, and fragmentary reports from there told of extensive damage to property, but no toss of life. A long trestle of the Louisville and Nashville railroad between Pay St. Louis snd New Or leans, was reported to have been awnpt ajway. Few details of the dam age, however, either In that section or at niloxl. were obtainable. The coast guard cutter Tallapoora. anrh ed here, made repeated unsuc cessful efforts to reach by wireless ths Routhern Pacific liner Proteus believed to be In the center of the torm nfT Vew Orleans her Nn word has come from the Prolans alnra aha entered ths storm are, snd shipping men here thought her wireless might have been dlaabled. Twenty Imml. Memphis. Tenn.. O'-t. 1. evfi or eluht white peren and eeventfei ne. groes wer 1rovnd and a more mt.ro Injured at lYenlnr, Ifl., 'n Vlti - day's stotm, sccoiding to r't'i ru to IN THE GRZETTE-NEV CAMPAIGN . CLOSES; T0- IT 111 D' II ' hi wr. ui. Will Decline 2000 on Each scrlptions count more ' NOW than i they ever will again. , The campaign closes October 'and the effort displayed from 16, now until the close-will largely determine who shall claim the big Studebaker, the Ford, and all the other valuable premiums to be awarded, and the ones who take advantage of opportunities will of course be .declared . the win ners, and , th'e biggest and best op portunity ; that still remains -of the, campaign Is NOW, and . the . manage ment wishes to Impress upon each and every candidate for their own welfare; to turn In every possible sub scription though it be large or small by 10 o'clock tomorrow night (Satur day). 7 . ; ' . .7, 7, Interest and enthusiasm In exhibiting and attendance,' that the manage ment felt it would be wise to extend the program.' ' " 7 The Jackson county fair opened Tuesday, and at 'night the turnstiles showed an attendance of 1,000 paid admittances. Those who have attend ed the Jackson county fairs regularly do not hesitate to assert that the ex hibits this year1 are better, than ever the office of the general superintend ent of the Yazoo and Mississippi Val ley railroad here. The news was received In a message from Superintendent T. E. Hill, sent from McComb City, Miss., who also stated that fifty or sixty persons, some of them injured, also were marooned on box cars and immediate help was needed. Miles of roadway has been washed away by the wind driven waves from Lake Pontchartraln, the message stated. Seventeen Reported Drowned. Jackson, Miss., Oct 1. A report reached here late yesterday by rail road sources that a railroad section foreman and sixteen negro section workers were drowned at Manshac, La., a few miles south of Hammond. A special train from Hammond reached here yesterday. Little is known of conditions south of that point It Is certain, however, tnat about three miles of Illinois Central trades were washed away . between Louisiana branch and Ruddock, twen ty miles south of Hammond. SOUTHERN R'Y ADVISED TO Traffic In Mobile-New Orleans Territory Is Seriously . Disturbed. Division Passenger Agent James H. Wood, of the Southern Railway com pany this morning received notice from General Passenger agent Cary at Washington that railway . traffic south of Mobile Is so disturbed as a result of th' storm of Wednsday night tat passengers going Into that territory are being warned that they will probably be delayed. ' The telegram follows: "Just recelv. ed following wire from Posey, general passenger agent LAN. Railway: 'Un til further notice passengers purchas ing tickets to points on our line south of Mobile should be adjvlr.ed (that they are) subject to delay. Line now in terrupted and unable to detour ac count similar conditions other New Orlesns lines. Will advise further quick ss extent of damage is deter mined.' " HAS JUST BLEU SOLO W. D. Mcehan, of Columbia, who formerly lived In this city has sold hl two-story brick bungalow In Law- rence place, urove purK. to r. 1:. Uluckliurn, managrr 01 the InxurHiu department of the Wacr.ovln Dank and Tniet -omrany, according to real I eitii te report The plnro la lurnted 'on a beautiful Int r.iiniimn'lli.g a firm 1 vie1 and la rnnUti-red one of the prcttloat l-unxttlu'.s in the park. STUrjE OPPOSES IN TO ,'iLLIES oi Foreign Relations umittee in Senate Fears Moral Effect of Loan on U. S.' People. MAY MAKE LENDERS BORROWERS'. PARTISANS Opposes Anything That Tends to Interfere With Our Na tional Attitude "of Hon . - ' , est Neutrality. , . 7 ; 7v ? ... BU St. Louis, Mo., Oct. l.&Senator William J. 'Stone, chairman of the foreign relations .committee of . , the ' United States senate, .last; night Issued ' the following statement, opposing the proposed loan to; France and Great Britain; .. .v'yvVV .'I;';., .-7.f;.;:.7; "In Washington sevetaij days ago a gentlemao pf German antecedents and sympathies, on: behalf at a German. American fraternal Organization pro-1 tested td hie against, the proposed loan to Great Britain, and . France. "I told him .that the one; fear I had was that the moral effect of the loan. ir made, to.be followed, probably by other loans of like Kind, would be to make the holders of the. securities partisans o tliolr borrowers. I:; am resolutely opposed tij , anything, no matter what the excilse, calculated to convert any part of pur people from our national attitudC of honest neu trality Into an attitude, of partisan ship In this European' struggle. "This apprehension is Increased by what I read In today a caners. It is now given out. that syndicate in control of this enterprise, organized by J- Pierpont Morgan not Itself pro poses tp furnish tne fitida ttf be loan ed out ofthclr, ownxtihequers, but that helr. "scheme is tv -tikej the for elflrtt oeorttle-r -unfterwng,' them, I -presiimer&tBS cents" and' t)ierrselt-! them to the public at 98 cental, pocket ing the profits as commissions. I am1 not at this moment so much concern ed about the possible profjts of the Insiders of this transaction, as I am with respect to its poslble ultimate moral effects on the neutrality senti ment of our people. -If hundreds of millions of these securities are .to be sold to and distributed among all classes of our people, there will be thousands who will suddenly have a new and vital Interest In the success of the powers whose obligations -they hold. 'Mr. Morgan is understood to be the fiscal agent In the United States of Great Britain. He and his employ ers in London could not have advised a better scheme than this to foment a powerful and. active pro-German sentiment in this country. "I am an advocate of an honest neutrality, for I believe that neutrali ty is best for our country and our people. I grow impatient when a man talks to me about international ques tions from the standpoint of a Ger man, an Englishman or anything else except from the standpoint of a rock ribbed American. "Long ago the president expresed the hope that oud people would guard against involving themselves In finan cial Interest and alignments with any cf the warring powera What he then said was right and it is right now. "Our people must not become di vided into two great embittered fac tions over this foreign war. . "We must keep our heads level and not be swept off our feet by the smart tactics of cunning men. Above all things, while the war rages, we must stand for America and hold fast that high position that win enatiie lt u stated that the Emblers were us to wield a mighty Influence for the, converted to a belief put forward by good of mankind when the struggle 'a Rev Mr Yoder, whe presched in enda.We must hold ourselves well ln;WMt Asheville sometime ago, having hand. Any citizen 01 mis country wmi does not put America above all the balance of the world Is unfit' U. 5. GOV'T TO CONDEMN 1 The United States department of agriculture has instituted condemna tion proceedings in the district court at Asheville for the acquisition of about 81 acres of land In Swain coun ty as part of the national reservation for the protection of streams snd for ssta The papers were received this morning at the office of the federal court clerk for this district ,' About 76 defendants are Involved In t u m nntlnn nrM t h . hnunitarv hnu! I title is In doubt la known an the J. U. Pller and W. J. Hannah tract Asheville Kncamnm.-nt No. J, I. O. O. if., will corfei'the Oo'den Rule de gree upon several randldutea tonight In the new hall, Dlirumor building. A very cordial welcome will be extended to all I'ntriarch:! who attend. Mr. and Mrs. Oi'oree Kooke and ditu-rhtera, Mlxa Cuocke and Mlns laa- hel funke, hiivo returned to thHr homo On t'hunn wtreet from a month's vt ut to Norloik, Yliglnia Htui h and '(on. TRIED TO CURE CHILD BY FAITH Mr. and Mrs. Embler, Charles Plemmons and Negro Lewis Ramson, Arrested on Manslaughter Charges. EMBLER BOY DIED FROM TYPHOID FEVER j. t,. j TTTit, a Defendants Charged With At- tempting to Cure Child by Faith and Prayer Physicians Called In . William Marlon Embler and wife of West Asheville; Charles Plemmons who lives on the West Asheville side of the French Broad river, near 'Smith's bridge and "Rev." Lewis Ram son, colored, were arrested this morn- In bv Denutv Sheriffs C. G. Lanning land L. E. Revis, on charges of man- ' slaughter, true bills having been re- itnmd aealnst them bv the srand Jury in Superior court yesterday morn- lng, following information that they allowed Ezra. Embler. 10-vear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Embler. to die of ty- phold fever by attempting to cure him through prayer and faith and refusing medical attention. The case is one of the first of its na ture to be discovered in this county and the facts are almost unbelieveable, According to the Information gather ed by the officers, the small son of Mr. and Mrs. Embler was taken ... 1 with typhoid fever and for two weeks Ill l.ttt kaiptui ..ASxaliraA onvl """""v 1, r Jj . . i.j medium ttiieimuii. iicigiiuuis mcu iu get the family to call in physicians, It Is stated, which they refused to do, the officers found, Complaints Made. .' Following complaints made to the snerirr s ornce, Bnerirc ju, m.. mucneu, accompanied by Judge J. C..Pritchard and several, other men several . weeks Igo went to the home of the Amblers in west Asnevuie ana investigated tne case, u ney are saia to nave iouna tne facts as reported by the neighbors ot the family. Plemmons and the negro Ramson were called in ,by the Emblers, It is stated and through faith and prayer they tried to cure the sick child. On several occasions the neighbors saw the negro praying in the house. County Physician D. E. Sevier and Dr. P, B. Orr went to the house, but are said to have been refused admit' tance and it was then that officers were, called in to take charge of the case. Dr. G. D. Gardner went to the case aiH brought with him Miss Ida Johnson, a trained nurse of Asheville, This wis on September IS and Dr, Gardner and nurses continued on the case until' September 23, when the child died. Dr. Gardner stated that as the child had been ill for more than two weeks without any attention his case was almost beyond medical aid, and they tried to only ease the last few days of the small sufferer. Officers Called. On the nleht at SeDtember II. ac cording to the ofncers,-Mlss Ida John- son went in the house, but the parents refused to allow her to take charge and at this time it Is stated that Pl.mninn. mnA Pnminn VMM tVi A m They insisted on praying and Miss Johnson finally told them they could do so. but It must be done In a very oulet manner. The negro started, it Is stated, but his prayer grew so loud that she was forced to seek Police man Ellison Cowan of West Asheville. who came to the house and remained there throughout the night and until ilnext day at noon. oome from Newport Tenn. The Emblers are from the -New- fnnnil aertlon and Plemmons Is said t h from Sandr Msah. while lt is stated that the negro, who now lives on Short street In Asheville, cams fc.M frm Rutherford- countr. TO CONSIDER PLANS - ' FOR BONDS CAMPAIGN tK mihlln Imnrowmtnli enmmlt tee of the local board of trade will meet this evening at lo'clock In the board's office In Temple court with representatives of other organisations In the city for the purpose of nam lng an executive committee to wags a strenuous campaign for bonds nec essary for the erection of a new High school building. The members of the committee be lieve that such a structure la now Aahevllle's greatest nevd and the chair itiun, J. Raylls Rector, has Invited the presidents of the Merchants' associa tion, the Central Labor union, ths Notary club, the Unlveralty club snd the Junior Order of United America Mechanics to send delegates to this evening's meeting. All ether cltlnens who ae Intereeted In a new Illsh rhoul building are Invited to be irev ent. F Anglo-French Bonds to Sold at That' Price Be in Amounts of $1000 or More. New York, Oct. L Although the1 designated price of the Anglo-French five-year credit bonds has been fixed at 98 to the public, it has developed that virtually any one who wished to purchase them in amounts of $1,000 and upwards would be able to do so at 96 the net price to the syndi cate. At the same time a method to main tain the price by. artificial means at 94 during me lire 01 tne unaerwruers' syndicate for sixty days has been adopted. This was done In anticipa tion of possible large offerings of bonds on the market at prices below the figures designated by the under writers. A memorandum containing nine I points which had been agreed on by the committee In charge of the ar rangements for the sale of the bonds was in the afternoon made public by J. P. Morgan and company. The fol- lowing are the chief features on which agreement has been reached: The syndicate is to have a life of 60 days. The syndicate members will pur chase the bonds at 98, the price to in- vestors, and at the expiration of 60 days they will be refunded one and three - fourth. The difference between the Price to investors and the price to the syndicate being two per cent. tne remaining one fourth of one per cent will be used to cover the ex- P6"869;, : , . . .vi'iiiiiji win uv hliuwcu iu a.11 classes of institutions, investors and dealers without restriction. The syndicate will have the right to repurchase up to ten per cent of 1 .1 1 n 1 1 ,i I, " 1 l"D u". w.r,L1"- r.very incorporatea DanK partici mung win simpiy transrer . tne amount subscribed on its books and "p money will remain In the bank, to the credit of the syndicate , man agers until such time as it Js needed It is understood that when with drawals are made they will be pro rated . among , the various banks, , so that ,n ntt caB6 wllI the tom amount held by the bank be withdrawn at one time, The lutntra tvrtlt rv'tntertr'ftn the ,,. snb.irvSed at . the usual raate 0f jwo per cent a year. FORUM Washington, Sept. SO. At the re quest of the Swedish minister Presi dent Wilson today telegraphed Gov ernor Spry of Utah asking him to stay the execution of , Joseph HUlstrom. President Wilson today received a tel egram from the Swedish minister says he did not think the conviction of Hill Btrom had been by fa!r trla, and that his government had Instructed him to make representations In Hillstrom's behalf. The minister said he believed the In solent behavior of HUlstrom during the trial had prejudiced Judge and -ury M,ln" hlm' . In his telegram to Governor Spry President Wilson asked tnat Hiu Strom's execution d stayed in oraer 10 anow additional evidence 10 ds offered In a new trial. WANT INFORMATION AS TO Two pieces or rim class maii sa dressed to the Asheville Development company have given the local post- oinco lores mucn irouoje. ah tne cay earners nave in succession men to locate the firm; all the city dlreo toriee have been searched In vain. The co-operation of 'the board of trade has been enlisted. It was thought that surely any commercial establish ment snd particularly -one whoae very name seemed to place upon lt the obligation of publicity, would be listed In the files of the board of trade. Hut no record has so far been found. S AT 981-4 TO BULK OF BUYERS T .,'' Not Good After Oct. 4th. VOTING COUPON The Gazette-News' Great Free Gift Subscription Campaign.; Good Tor BO Voes. . ' For. . , i Address .,. .....District ................ Good for' 50 votes when filled out and sent or mailed to tho Campaign Department of the Gazette News on or before ex piration date. Trim carefully and do not roll or fold and fasten together and writo name on first coupon. . T ON THE FRONT Hammering at Second Line oft German Defenses in Cham- ' pagne and Bombarding Railway. BRITISH APPARENTLY . CONSOLIDATE GAINS! British Army in France, Estb' mated to Number One Mil- ' lion to Be Increased . by 500,000 men. , London, Oct. 1. The FrencH1 are bearing the brunt of tho fighting in progress on the wes--tern front. They are hammer-' ing the second line of German' : trenches in the Champagnej region in the direction of Grand Pre railway and at the same 1 i me are dropping bombs on the line and station to prevent the Germans from receiving reinforcements. The absence of news from the Biitish front apparently vindi- cates that the British forces are occupied in consolidating , the positions in the strip of terri- otry recently won from . tho Germans. '" Tksm'iMTieW j autc mc tim u lcu tu iiuiuuer one million men and they are to be.mcreased by 500,000. Tho oSl-r lnnlmnln,. P t t,U aijr WlUilllia III ' 111X3 JLJUUUUU newspapers, is beginning to measure me price paid dj tne British for their recent offen sive. n ii n There are no notable changes on me eastern iront. Al . i ( 1 "Vienna announces that the '-i third Austrian war loan bears' an interest rate of 5 per cent. T.-1 1 1. 1 T . the entente suggestion that she' demobilize her troops. Paris, Oct. 1. In the great battle in the Artois district the French forces have made fur-' ther progress by attacking with' hand grenades the German; 1 1 A . A i irencnes. m announcement to this effect was made today by , tho French ' war office. . In the Champagne district a German counter .attack near Maisons do Champagne was checked. The Germans violent-i ly bombarded ! the French! trenches near Soupir, north of: tho Aisne, but made no infaa-l try attack. Berlin, Sept. 30. Loss of a other position in France to tha allies as the result of the great1 battle in progress was announo' ed officially today by the Ger-' man army staff, the Germans having yielded Hill No. 191. , Hill No. 191 is a position in the Champagne region north of the town of, Maseiges. Military Action Ratified. A then Oreece. Wednaadav. ftent. U'nntinuea on pare ) I WESTERN
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