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Key to Escape for Serbian Ar
mies Depends on Speed With
Which Allies Send Troops
From Saloniki.
RUSSIANS GAINING ON
MOST OF EAST FRONT
In Riga District, However,
Germans Are Drawing Near
er to the City King Ferdi
nand With Bulgar Army.
Rome, Oct. 22 From informa
tion available here today it ap
pears that! the Greek; govern
ment is likely to reply to the
representations just made by
tlifi allies that Greec will
abide by her policy of arnied
neutrality.
Troops Transferred.
Paris, Oct. 22. The Serbian
army at Valandovo has been
ordered to leave for tile north
to reinforce the trops there, ac
cording to a dispatch to the
Journal from Athens. It is
stated that Valandovo is being
guarded by forces of the en
tente allies. " "
Paris, Oct. 21. An official
statement issued yesterday at
Nish as forwarded by "the
Ilavas News agency, says:
The Serbian ' army is now
menaced seriously. The Serb
ian war office reports that
the railway line to Saloniki has
been cut in two places.
Txindon, Oct. 22. Serbia's military
position Is critical. Hammered by su
perlor forces on two sides, her armies
are threatened with being crushed as
no army has been crushed during the
war. Not only Is this fact admitted in
England, France and Russia,' but it Is
reflected In official Serbian statements.
The key to escape for the Serglans
from this situation Ilea In the speed
with which the French and British
nations can throw troops to the north
ward from Saloniki in the hope of re.
llevlng the pressure on the Serbians
from the Austrian and Germans in
the north and from the Bulgarians In
the east. The Bulgarians are battling
under the eyes of King Ferdinand.
Notwithstanding the pressure of su
perior artillery of the Germans and
Austrians, the flank attack by the Bui
garlans seems to be the most menac
ing to the Serbians. At few places are
the Teutons aa much aa 20 miles aouth
of the Danube. In fact the ground
they have gained will average In depth
not more than 10 miles.
The Bulgarians are displaying tre
tnendoua .energy, Indicating carefully
luid plana previoua to the declaration
of war. With 20 mllea of the Nlsh
Salonlkl railroad In their hands, the
Bulgarians have gained a strategic ad
vantage which It will be difficult to
overcome, 1
The movement of the entente troops
lrom Ealonlkl la still unknown to the
public, but If any considerable forces
have been detached for the task of
doing for Serbia what England at
tempted to d,o tor Belbium It must be
heard from. soon.
From Sofia and Saloniki coma do
Wale that the . entente forcea have
taken Strumltsa, which would mean
that Bulgarian soil la still free of In
vaders. H la reported that Turkish cavalry
Is co-operating with the Bulgarians
knd that a great battle la raging at
the Macedonian town of Veleio.
where the Serba won a victory over
the Turks In the Balkan war of 1912.
Accordlnkto unonfflclal report tha
.Hulgarlane hava taken the town.
Greece still hesltatea over Eng
land's offer to cade her th Island of
Cyprus and according to reportna a
considerable extension of Greek ter
ritory along tha Aegean and of
colonies In Asia, concerning which
there la no outward change on tha
trt of tht Athena government
On moat of th lovf eastern battle
front tha Russians aeem to be In as
cendency, but both Petrograd and
Berlin reporta emphasise th Increas
ing danger of Rlaa'a boaltlnn. Prom
the southwest the Oermana are near
m village 0f oial, which la only 12
njilea from Riga. Tha Germans art
J'o Increasing their hold along th
uvtna to th aouthaaet ,of th city,
"l" in that quarter within eight
mllea of their anal.
The lliwlun, aiuart that th Oar-
the rkinn fn oui
Year of Special Blessing,
Says President Wilson In
Proclaiming Thanksgiving
Washington, Oct. 22. In designat
ing Thursday, - November 25, as
Thanksgiving day, President Wilson
said: -'
"It has long been the honored cus
tom of our people to turn In the fruit
ful autumn of the year in praise and
Thanksgiving to Almighty God for
His many blessings and mercies to us
as a nation. The year that is now
drawing to a close since we last ob
served our day of nationat Thanks
giving has been, while a year of dis
cipline because of the mighty forces
of war and of changes which have dis
turbed the world, also a year of spe
cial blessing for us.
"Another year of peace has been
vouchsafed us; another year in which
we not only take thought of our duty
to ourselves and to mankind but also
to adjust oureelves to the many re
sponslblllties thrust upon us by a war
which has involved almost the whole
of Europe. We have been able to as
sert our rights of mankind without
breach of friendship with the great
nations with whom we have had to
deal; and while we have asserted
rights; we have been able also to per
form duties and exercise privileges of
succor and helpfulness which should
serve to demonstrate our desire to
make the officers of friendship the
means of truly disinterested and un
selfish service.
'Our ability to serve all who could
avail themselves of our services in
the midst of crlslses has been in
creased, by a gracious Providence, by
more and more abundant crops; our
ample financial resources have en
ablcd us to steady .the .markets of the
world and facilitate necessary move
ment of commerce . which . the war
might otherwise have rendered im
Casper Is Given Severe
Sentence and Heavy Fine
Alleged Head of "Moonshine
and Is Fined $33,000 Other . Defendants Fined $1000
Each and Draw Sentences of Six Months to Two Years
Fort Smith, Ark., Oct. 22.s-JohnL.
Casper of Kansas City, alleged head
of the "moonshine conspiracy," who
pleaded guilty in tho United States
district court Wednesday, ha been
sentenced to nine years and three
days in the Leavenworth penitentiary
and ordered to pay a fine of $33,000.
Six other men who entered pleao
of guilty received sentences ranging
from six months in Jail to two years
In the federal penitentiary.
In addition to Casper the following
are bombarding the Rlga-Dvlnsk
railroad beyond the Dvlna, interfer
ing with the forward movement of
Russian reinforcements,
According to dispatches from Chrls
tlanla the Russian ponrt of Archangel
has already been closed by the Ice.
If this is true Russia will be deprived
of this means of bringing in supplies
unleaa Ice breakera can be worxea
uccessfully.
Messages from Stockholm say that
the British submarine campaign
against German shipping In th Bal
tic Is being carried on actively, me
sinking of four more German ateam
era la reported.
Communication Cut.
Paris, Oct 21. The diplomatic
corpa at Nlsh, after preparing to quit
the temporary capital of Serbia hns
postponod departure, communication
having been cut With Saloniki, accord
ing to a dispatch from Athena.
The message saye that traffic be
tween Saloniki and Monastlr has been
aiiananltad aa a result of floods, and
that th occupation of Vranya by the
Bulgarians haa atopped communlca
tinna hatween Uskub and Nlsh. Tele-
graphlo communication with Nlsh has
been Interrupted tor lour nays, u
stated.
' l a . gi;
SIXTEENTH LORD PETRE
IS DEAD OF WOUNDS
London. Oct. 22. Th death of th
sixteenth !ord Pair at th age of 14
year aa th reult of wounds rclv
ed In Franc add another tragedy to
th aombr record of thla noble house.
Ther har been ven Lord Petr
In $1 yeare. Thorndon HaU. tha eeat
of th family, waa burned down 40
yeare ago. destroying the family rel
ic. It waa th romantlo tradition or
thla hous that Inspired Miss Hraddon
to write "Jdy Audley'a Secret.
On of Ixird Pair ncirtora was
tutor of Ann Boleyn. Another dbd
In tha Inwar at the Instigation of Tl-
iiu Dataa. A member of th family
atol a lock of hall- from .araomia
Kdrmor. a frollo that led to a
reuo
ftlfi to pnpa'a mockery of th affair
ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRID AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 22, 1915.
possible; and our people have come
more and more' to a sober realization
of the part they have been called up
on to play in a time when all the
world is shaken by unparalleled dis
tresses and disasters.
"The extraordinary circumstances
of such a time have done much to
quicken our consciousness and deepen
and confirm our confidence in the
principle of peace and freedom by
which we have always sought to be
guided. Out of darkness and perplexi
ties have come firmer counsels of
policy and clearer perceptions of the
essential welfare of the nation. We
have prospered while other peoples ,
were at war, but our prosperity has I
been vouchsafed us, we believe,-oniy
that we might the better perform the
functions which war rendered it im
possible for them to perform.
'Now- therefore, I, Woodrow Wil
son, president of the United States of
America, do hereby designate Thurs
day, the Twenty-Fifth of November
next, as a day of Thanksgiving and
prayer, and invite the people through
out the land to cease from their
wonted occupations and in their sev
eral homes and places of worship ren
der thanks to Almighty God.
"In witness whereof I have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed.
. "Done at the City of Washington
this Twentieth day of October In the
year of Our Lord One Thousand Nino
Hundred and Fifteen and of the In
dependence of the United States of
America the One Hundred and For
tieth.. .. . i ' ;
..r4- ."WOODROW WISOW.
"By the President:
"ROBERT LANSING,
"Secretary of State."
Conspiracy" Gets Nine Years
were sentenced:
J. Hniy Brown of Harrison, Ark
former government guager, two years
in the penitentiary and fine of $1,000.
S. L. Williams of Winston-Salem
N. C., former government ..revenue
agent; Charles Brewbaker of Kansas
City and George Hartman of Kansas
City, one year and one day in the pen
itentiary and fine, of $1,000 each.
John Farrabee of Kansas city and
John Coffey of Fort Smith, six months
in Jail and fine of $1,000 each.
10 PAY MARKET VALUE
FOR AMERICAN GOITON
Washington, Oct., ,22,. The British
board of trade has arranged to make
final settlement for all. American cot
ton which waa brought and which waa
not covered by aale contract on the
prices to be paid. , The market value
at the port of shipment on the date
shipped and contracts made on th
earn date will be used aa a guide la
arriving at prices to be paid.
Thla action la In consequence of the
British order placing cotton on tho
contraband list and In determination
of the British authorities to support
tha market against the effort of that
action. '
MEXICAN CORN CROP
FAR BELOW NORMAL
Mexico city, wet. 13. Th corn
harvest ha begun with th prospect
that about 86,000,000 bushela'wlll be
garnered, Aa th normal crop total
In th neighborhood of 110,000,000
bushela, which la Insufficient for Mex
ico's 15,000,000 Inhabitants, tha mis
ery and dlatres which haa prevailed
for monthe past will be greatly ac
centuated during1 th winter months.
AmerU M Red Croaa representa
tives hav tried vainly for th paat
fortnight to purchaa corn and other
cereala and hav finally been com
pelled to plac their order In th
United States with th hop that de
livery will b made In time to re
lieve th grav situation which th
Mexican poor will hav to face during
th cold winter. Corn la atlll selling
at prohibitive price for thoe who
need it and th prospective crop
ahortag of (0 par cent will greatly
Increaa. even thla price.
N. A. Reynold haa moved hi real
estate office from th Reynold'a
building on I'atton avenue to IVi eaat
HUH
London Post Characterizes Of
fer to Give Cyprus to Greece
as Bad Diplomacy and ;
Bad Precedent.
REFERS TO DESl'ERATE
SITUATION IN BALKANS
Says SJTaTrs Hae Been In
"Nerveless Hands" French
Writers Fear British Of
' fer Comes Too Late.
London, Oct. : 22.g-Great Britain's
reported offer to cede the Island of
Cyprus to Greece to induce the latter
country to Join the allies is opposed
by the Morning Post which editorially
characterizes the move as "bad dip
lomacy, " y ". . ' ,
"Cyprus is a very nice island," says
the Post, having fertile soil, a peace
ful population, satisfactory revenues
and a flourishing trade. We now pro
pose to give it away in order to
bribe Greece to fulfill her plain ob
ligations. We do not like the transac
tion. It is a bad precedent and might
well encourage other countries to ask
payment for neutrality or support.
"When the British empire is re
duced to selling a part of itself for
the military support of Greece, things
might be considered as In a bad way.
Our strength in the Balkans seems
to have been in nerveless and incom
petent hands. Meanwhile Serbia is
struggling desperately against great
odds and the chance of her saving
herself grows more remote.
"The desperate conditions In 0".e
Ba.llfan8vji7.nnitte4-merely
from mistakes but , from inability to
stand by our, friends or to stand up
to our enemies.
"There is a field here for courage
ous strategy and able diplomacy, but
if the strategy Is to take the form of
driblets andn diplomacy the shape of
gifts, our national advantages and re
sources will not suffice.".
Welcome Offer.
Paris, . Oct. 22. Paris newspapers
welcome Great Britain's reported offer
to cede Cyprus to Greece as a sign
that entente diplomacy has entered
the domain pf reality. Some of the
papers express the opinion that the
proposition to make gifts of Eplrus,
Smyrna and other territory is like
disposing of a bearskin before the bear
is killed, but add that the Island of
Cyprus belongs to England and Is a
gift worth having, being the finest Is
land In the archipelago after Crete and
of large population.
Nevertheless most of the writers ex
press strong doubt as to the success
of Great Britain's movement and say
they believe it is too late and that the
Military situation of the allies in the
Balkans Is badly compromised.
Some writers say editorially that
Greece's intervention would transform
the situation radically, especially If
Roumania also moves, but add that
Premier Brallano of Roumania refus
ed an appeal of M. Venizelos, when the
latter was premier of Greece, when the
situation was much better than It Is
now.
POPE BENEDICT FAILS .
' IN KEWPEAGE EFFORT
King of Belgium Refuses to
Take Initiative in Movement
to End War.
Paris, Oct. 22. Pope Benedict haa
Just received from King Allx-rt of
Uclglum a reply to an autograph let
ter of the Pope urging King Albert to
Initiate steps looking to the conclu
sion of peace. King Albert replied
In the negative. He thanked the Pope
for hia promise to use his Influence
with Germany to bring about the evac
uation of Belgium by tha Germans In
the event of peace.
King Albert declared he would never
lay down his sword whlla hi country
was In slavery.
The Pope la represented aa being
'greatly disappointed at th outcome of
his efforts.
LAUNDERERS HAVE
Y INCREASED PRICES
. london. Oct. 22. Tha latest Indus
trial combination to fore up Ita
price la th Launderere' association,
which adds 10 per cent to laundry
bills bcaus th British publlo Is al
leged to wear 1 J, 000,000 fewer collars
sine th war than before th war.
Thla saving In collars la based, aaya
th secretary, on the assumption that
the $.000,000 men now In th army
and navy used to send an avpruve of
fw ouilm a, weak to b wa l.ud,
ER TROOPS
ARE H
EDI
Twenty-Eighth Regiment of
Infantry Ordered to Frontier
Because of Renewed Raid s
By Mexican Bandits.
ANOTHER REGIMENT TO
BE HELD IN RESERVE
Fresh Troops 7ill Be Used by
General Funston for Protec
tion of Small and Isolated
Military Posts
Washington, Oct. 22. The twenty
eighth regiment of infantry has been
ordered from Galveston, Tex., to Har
lingen, Tex., by the war department as
a result of the renewed Mexican bandit
raids on border towns. Teh troops will
be used by General Fredrick Funston
to give additional protection to smaller
posts such as Ojo de Agua, where
three American soldiers were killed
and eight were wounded yesterday
morning, by a Mexican band.
The Twenty-third infantry, now at
Jacksonville, Fla., in connection with
the National rifle matches is to be re
turned to Galveston, where it will be
held in reserve for use on the border.
Brownsville, Tex., Oct. 22. About
75 Mexicans who yesterday morning
attacked 15 American soldiers at Ojo
de Agua about 60 miles up the river
from here. Three soldiers were killed
and six were wounded, while at least
five Mexicans were killed in the 40
minutes battle which followed.
Some of the Mexicans fled across
the Rio prande into Mexican territory
when they saw American cavalry re
inforccmentacoming up. . . v
The Mexicans slain in the fight wore
hats witu white bands bearing the
words, "Viva Villa."
San Antonion, Tex., Oct, 21. Three
United States soldiers were killed and
six others were wounded In a fight
with Mexican bandits near Ojo de
Agua, abput 2 o'clock this morning.
The American troops were guarding
the place, which Is near Mission,
Tex., and about 60 miles north of
Brownsville, when they were attack
ed by a large number of bandits.
In a preliminary report from Ca
tain Frank R. McCoy received at
southern department headquarters at
3:45 o'clock this morning, the In
formation was given that five dead
Mexicans were found after the attack
ing party had been driven off.
The killed and wounded Americans
were all members of Troop G, Third
cavalry and company D, signal corps,
The dead are:
SERGEANT SHAFFER, Troop G.
Third cavalry.
FIRST CLASS PRIVATES JOYCE
and McCOXNELL, Company D, Sig-
nel corps.
Tho wounded Included Privates
Bowner, Hehr, tanglanris and Juble.
Troop O, Third cavalry and First
Clnss Sergeant Smith and Corporal
Cansler, Company D, Signal corps.
Another Raid and fight.
Brownsville, Tex., Oct. 21. Mexi
can bandits raided rancn property
near Sebastian, Tex., today and fought
with Texas rangers and deputy
sheriffs who pursued them. There
were no casualties on either aide.
Sebastian Is 40 miles north of here
and fully fifty miles from the Ojo de
Agua battleground, where Mexicans
attacked American soldiers this morn
ing. Troops AnibiiHlied.
Topolnbampo, Mex., Oct. 21, by way
of San Diego. Cal., Oct.22. A detach
ment of troops haa been ambushed by
Yaqul Indians between the plantation
of the United Sugar company at Los
Mochls and San Diss.
PARIS CLAIMS GERMAN
ATTACKS WERE FUTILE
Farls, Oct. 21. Following a futile
bembardment of last evening to the
east of Rhclma, the Germane renewed
their attack In thla region, according
to an announcement by tha French
war offlce, which aaya that dcaplte
the very violent preparatory artillery
Are, the Germans were again checked
and cut down by th fir of th French
The report aaya tha Germans did
not succeed In winning a aingla posi
tion In th French first Una trenches.
EX-PRESIDENT TAFT TO
TESTIFY IN R. R. CASE
New York, Oct. 21. Counsel for
the defenae In th New Haven con
spiracy case announced today that
the government waa expected to call
Former President Taft as a witness
In connection with conferences be
tween Mr. Taft and Lewis Oas Led-
yard In regard to th taking over of
th Boston and Main railway th
New Haven.
R. L. Batla, attorney for th gov
ernment said tha government would
of"lf po-albl" avoid calling th formr"nal action wa taken upon any
' .president. , 'tht a nuasUoD..
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N.C
1
n
Special Trains Brought Town-
ful of People to State Fair
In Spite of Downpour
and Muddy Features.
H. A. PAGE PRESIDENT
OF PUBLICITY BUREAU
Five Vice-Presidents Will As-
sist in Plans For Advertis
ing State Davis Heads
Anti-Saloon League.
(By W. T. Bost)
Raleigh, Oct. 22. "North Carolina
day" at the state fair yesterday may
or may not have established a record
for attendance upon a similar occa
slon but it was the best attended
rainy day when everybody knew what
he was up against.
Special trains Drought a townful of!
people wno Knew tne racing wouia De
impossible and that the mud would
be the feature. Later In the day
threats of sunshine allured many more
here and the state's big day was a
great revenue producer.
Raleigh closed all her banks and
let the clerks enjoy the day that be
longs to the state. It was the one sin
gle day thus far upon which nothing
spectacular or delectable was offered;
this was the day without speaking,
the time of demonstrating with farminlfcl.t and will sing under the leader
tools and the buildings in which ev-
erything is shown were for their first
time Jnilv tax,rt for SDace. All were
lammed.
Henry A, Page has been elected
president of the permanent organiza
tion forming the North Carolina State
Bureau of Publicity for Agriculture
and Manufacturing.
Five vice presidents will assist Mr.
Page in giving publicity to what Is
best in . North Carolina. They are
Clarence Poe of Raleigh; Leonard
Tufts of Pinehurst; Hugh McKae of
Wilmington; R. C. Hood of Greens
boro; and C. O. Kuester of Ashe
ville. John C. Forrester of Greensboro
is secretary and Alf A. Thompson of
Raleigh treasurer.
It was announced that Field Agent
Bion II. Butler has raised within 80
days the sum of $2,145 from Nortn
Carolinians who are giving $50 or
thereabouts to put North Carolina be
fore the world. Mr. Forrester spenK
ing for the organization declared his
firm faith in North Carolina's willing
ness to raise $25,000 or $50,000 to
advertise what the state is and can be
made. X. P. Smith, Clarence Poe, C.
W. Gold, J. Van Llndley, and R. C.
Hood of Greensboro; Bion H. Butler,
J. A. Pride and A. W. Mclean spoke
briefly of tho organization.
Mr. Hood said after the meeting
that the man who next fills the gu
bernatorial chair hns a glorious
chance to Immortalise himself In
bringing to the serious attention of
the world what North Carolina nas
of the stuff to make good worlds.
The meetings here were not attend
ed by tremendouns crowds but uy
workers.
Rev. R. L. Davis Is again superin
tendent of the North Carolina Antl-Sn-loon
league and was chosen by an un
divided vote.
The ninth' election of Mr. Davis!
lime weiinesaay mgiu, wnen iv.
L. S. Massey presiding in the ab
sence of Archibald Johnson, called
.V. n.nnlloi, in nrflor M P. Johnson !
was re-elocted chairman of the board mon is i nreo .m-u.ik. ,,..ni..E -.
of trustees and Rev. L. E. M. Free- lour." The text and sermon follow:
man secretary. Text: Evening, and morning, and
The board Indorsed tho action or at noon, will I pray and cry aloud.
the Anti-Saloon league of America, ! Psalm Iv. 17.
asking the submission by congress of. The sulnted Spurgean, In comment
a natnlonal prohibition measure to Ing upon this Scripture, says that the
the states. . In resolutions declaring ' Psulmi-w, Is determined to pray fev
thelr belief that the proposed nation- ently. lie has found the three dlvls
al measure Is no violation of the prln- Ions of the day. and haa set up an
clple of state's rights, tho meeting de-laltnr at each division, being d"termln
clared that the liquor evil Is not bound cd to meet Uod faco to face. Ther
by state lines and that therefore thn'a a time when meditation Is prayer,
subject Is national. "From time lm- there Is a time when attitude la prayer,
memorial. It haa been a corruption of there Is a time when It Is a prayer to
natlonul politics and has had a larue miy onr Father, which art In hea
hand In dictating the affairs of gov-!vcn nn,i there la a time when In
ernmenL The federal government haa praying we simply give a cry out of a
always looked upon It aa a national ! t,.0Ken heart. But h?ra tha Psalmist
problem and the revenue law touch- nng come to plac wrier he Is determ
lng the manufacture and sale of H-jned to pray feverrntly. I waa con-
quora are proor or tnis racx. r. nen
iiiv nwriiiiiiciit , . " ' " - - - " j
brandy stills and gets a profit of $1.10;
on every gmion maniuaciureu ami
Issues federal tax receipts ana even
sella liquor at public auction In dry
statra. It holds that thla la a natlonul
problem. Aa long as the federal gov
ernment gets $250,000,000 revenue
from Its monopoly of the manufacture
of liquor, It aeema to us that this Is
a natlonul evil and requires a nation
al remedy." '
Th board did not crltlcla any
member of congress who voted
against the Holimin resolution upon
the ground that It la a question for
th states. It discussed aome of th
proposed measure ol run proniuiiion
stopping cluba from using lockera.
prohibition of th manufacture and
aale of wlna, limitations to tha poa
session of whiskeys for any purpose,
prevention of the advertisement of li
quor In newspapers sold in to atata
or advertisements on billboards, No
PRICE 2 CENTS on Tnln BCt
PHEAGHER AND
SOLOIST MOVE
HIGHS
Rev. Dr. Chapman Declares
That Men Are Being Lost :
Because Nohody Cares
For Them.
ANOTHER SERMON TODAY
ON EFFECT OF PRAYER
Alfred Brown Stirs Crowd
With His Wonderful Solos
Many Requests Made
For Prayer.
The wide-spread interest that is be
ing aroused by the Chapman-Alexander
series of revival services is evl-
fenced
by the increasing number of
requests by group delegations for re
served seats at the tabernacle. Chair
man Rev. J. S. Williams announced
this morning that the students of
Fruitland institute will attend the
meeting this evening In a body, coming
to Asheville by automobiles. : About
400 students and instructors f-om the
city High school will also attend to-
shlp of wniis T Cunningham. It il
... .
! ProbabIe that the delegates to the Blue
j Ridpe conference of the A. M. E, Zion
church will occupy reserved space at
the tabernacle at onight'e service,- '
also. The management of Mars Hill
college has asked for reservations tfl
be made for a large delegation front
that institution on Friday, October 29.
Last Night's Meeting. "
A powerful and impressive plea bj
Rev. Dr. Chapman for personal effort
In the salvation of souls and the won
derful solo singing of Alfred Brown
combined to make last night' meeting
one of the most impressive yet held.
The evangelist took as his subject
David's lament. "No man cared for my
Soul." declaring that hundreds of peo
ple In Asheville feel Just that way
about the apparent Indifference of
Christians to them.
The speaker said that perhaps a
sense of unworthiness kept church
members from sayinjr the words that
would often lead some unhappy man
or woman to Jesus and the great audi
ence seemed to hang on his word aa
he plead for the personal work that
he declared was an absolutely neces
sity supplement for an all the preach
ing he could do. Dr. Chapman mads a
special plea for attendance at thla
evening's service.
In the absence of Mr. Alexander,
who was Indisposed, Rev. C. L. Evarts
led the song service. "The Prodigal
Son" and "He Wants a Poor Sinner
Like Me," as rendered by Alfred
Brown swayed the congregation so
that Dr. Ohspman declnred when Mr.
Brown repeated "The Prodigal Son"
that this song was a fitting benediction
to the evening service.
Hundreds stood up and asked fot
prayers for members of their famlllei
and for their friends; many also raised
Uielr hands In token of their deslr to
make the first step toward righteous
ness. Thin Afternoon.
Tho subjm-t for this afternoon'a ser--
lluctin a mission Just outside of New
York on the Hudson river, and had
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Petrograd, Oct. II. An Important
Russian auroea In th region of Bar
onovlchL reaultlng In th captur ol
aaveral German pealtlona with , ItB!
prisoners, ten machine guna and one .
piece of artillery la announced by tha
Russian war office.
Baronovicht 1 In th rentral por-
f.t,on of ,h Ru"","n
'of th lilver I'rliaU
. .
oil
i, tut the Citrmuiia In 'Tha Mu I" 1