THE GAZETTE-NEWS Baa the Aawctoted Pre. Set vie It to b Every Respect Complete. Hembcr Audit Bureau Circulation WEATHER FORECAST. FAIR TONIGHT. VOLUME XX. NO. 218. ASHEVILLE. N. C. MONDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 25, 1915. PRICE 2 CENTS0" Trall A i I - I V Shi mm ENTENTE SAID TO HAVE (ANGEDBA Reports Say France and Great Britain Propose Landing Tremendous Forces atSaloniki POSITION OF SERBIA IS1 MORE DESPERATE Teuton and Bulgarian Forces Only 35 Miles Apart In vaders Hold Most of Serbiaa Railroads. London, Oct. 25. Reports from the Balkans tell of the in creasing gravity of Serbia's po sition. To the north the Bui gnrian and Austro-German in vaders are within 35 miles, of joining hands and to the south oiu! Hlf of Serbia-Macedonia iclil by the Bulgarians if the IS ret Kill that Uskup,' has., been captured is correct. This means that the invaders are in posses sion of nearly all of means of communication. The only news favorable to tlie entente allies is found in the optimistic report concern ing the Franco-Serbian offen sivr near Krivolak, where the Bulgarians are said to be giv ing way before vigorous flank attacks. " If the British forces have left "Siiloniki no news of the move ment has been disclosed. Re ports from various sources say that the entente powers have revised their, original plans for assisting Serbia and now pro pose the landing of a reyiend ous contingent at Saloniki wl i ich would meet the demands of Greece and render effective aid to Serbia. Athens reports that the Greek crown prince has gone to Saloniki to view the inpouring stream for French and British fighting men. It is tSight that the strength of the forces will decide whether Greece will join the allies. Although Serbia does not ad mit the loss of Uskup to the Bu garians, the English papers ac-J cept the report as' they do the announcemnt that the Germans have crossed the Danube at Orsovo. This means that with the Bulgarians holding Pra liovo the union of the Bulgarian forces with the Austro-Ger-m.-ms is near, and unless Serbia or the allies can strike a sudden blow tin. first link in the chain Mwcen Berlin and Constantin ople will bo forged. , T. Enrtern Front. me nKhtlng on tne RtKa.Dvlnsk trnnt hm broken out wUh renewed In l.nJl y lo"lnK heavily, they have fpturea the village of Rape, .outh '",,.of ni nl have taken Illoukst, northwest of Dvlnsk. wtIa, '"v of J1"nches from Petro thnll" ,hope,u1, novr. and at- nnilKh It la mmn .K.. . .... tha V.. II.. , "" ' "T -. L. . 1 " Prael that ther. will nV i .uTe,lce ramlllar dash vi.- i .V 10 ,lv,"c- The general ImZ, L?" th a"'- Plan final r,ur" entering winter quarters, Hon,, Saturday, Oct. aa IVm. i. Un-"V5-Th """wrtan troop, fordid "I"11"' conquered Uskup. ac imnl'. V an mc' communication Mjuiy, Ath.n., A a"Pch from nt.nt- ., "" "V 'oniKi i "s pian UlKSrlsn A abt'por,rL"" C0Mt ,n th. Aegean Porto Lagos. ll.. . . Lr-n ir-""" "'. W th -rL7. A correspondent lusruir. - "n ln """,n head lllu I' .".r,v,w th. general r Ityi: -"Mi. ior ma Russians, lh. ii...... Vh.r ..1 uon ln ard to th. ,k '"""'jr i mom sai- U hn ba sine. U la- .. '""my in mom sat- More Details Of Armenian Atrocities London, Oct. 25. A Ions: account by an eyef-witness concerning the Arme nian atrocities has been telegraphed to London by Reuter's correspondent with the Dardanelles fleet. The state ment is from official sources, the cor respondent explaining1 that it was tak en a prisoner. The account begins at Erzerum, the principal city In Turkish Armenia, last March, and covers his travels about various parts of Armenia and gives details of various atrocities along fa miliar lines how the Bishop of Slvas was shod with red hot iron by a village Dumha Denies Fellow Passengers Snuhhed Him Berlin. Oct. 25. Dr. Constantin Theodor Dumba, former Austrian am bassador to the United States, who arrived here yesterday from America, gave out the following interview: "As to the causes which necessitated my return to Vienna, I need not go into details. The case has been treat ed so fully In the press that it is un nessary for me to renew it but if you ask me if the tales are true which were spread about oru trip which reached a climax In the report that the people aboard the steamer oa ceptlon of the war. The opinion of virtually the entire Russian army is that In General AlexlefC we have at our hand the highest military ability that Russia possesses. He is a quiet, rather shy man with an enormous ca pacity for work, and in a crisis actu ally directs personally the most im portant movements. "It is stated that during 4h4 retreat from Vllna almost every detail was directly arranged by General Aloxleff, while there is no doubt details of the sweeping withdrawal from Warsaw. Denies Charge. London, Oct. 26. A semi-official statement Issued at Athens and tele graphed to Reuter's Telegram com pany here emphatically denies, 'the German report that the Greek repre sentative at Petrograd had a long con versation with the head of the Balkan affairs department, and that the latter used threatening language and spoke of a blockade of the coasts of Greece by the entente powers." Paris, Oct. 23. An official com munication given out by the French ministry of marine this afternoon an nounces that the warships of the al lies on Thursday bomiardcd the Bul garian port of Dedeaghotch on the Aegean sea. The statement says: "The allied squadron bomlnrded the warehouse and wharves of De- deaghatch on the afternoon of the 21st but did not fir Into the residential districts of the city. Besides this the fleet destroyed a number of military posts along the Bulgarian coast." Athens. Oct. 22. (By way of Paris, Oct. 23.) The Berblan minister u Greece announces that German op erations In the northern part of his country have been temporarily sus pended. The Serbians he said, had as sumed the offensive and at certain nlares had forced back the invaaers. The minister stated that the Serbians had repulsed the Bulgarians wnen they entered Vranya. French and Urltlan mimary at taches arriving from Msn aiso saia that Vranya hod not been occupied and further declared that th. Serbans had entered Bulgarian territory. The Serbian minister denies tnai th. Hulgnrlans hav. occupied Kuman- ovo, Plraot or Koprulu. Paris. Oct. IS. Allied troops Wed nesday repulsed strong Turkish at tacks ln th. Suvla and Krlthla re glona on th. Galllpoll peninsula, ac cording to a dispatch from Mytllen. The "Turks ar. said to hav. lost heav ily. Artillery actions conmiuo. Two destroyers entered me .iru.v and bombarded Tsaca Tep. Itojrru British Offer. TmAnn ocl IS. Th. Greek gov ernment has Informed the quadruple ent.nt. powers that It does not se. its way clear at present to accept the proposals. Including cession or i-ypru. and other concessions, offered In re turn for Greek military co-operation with Serbia. While Greece's refusal of th. oner is definite so far as th. prrsf nt Is n crned. It Is felt by Ixndon commen tators that a material strengthening of th. anient, alllej contingent at Sa loniki would have a very material lr. fluenc. Upon th. attltudu .ven of th. Greek government. It also Is bellevod by observers her. that Greec. cannot persist In her present ambiguous o -lion and that publlo opinion which Is generally understood to favor th. an ient, alllwi probably will .x.rcls. Intlu.nce, Tirini.i it.W. Oct II. Th. Italian squadron took part In th. blockad. and bombardment by th. allied fleets ih fiulnrlan coast along th. A.gean rrord nl W a WiriW Asn -v. . - inag. r.o.lv.d hv UdnJ. Are Given blacksmith bv order of the Turks: the men of Tokat were tried tog' In groups of four and taken ouy t a time to the marshy districts ab sacre; and how the declaratic' j' aar tial law at Zlle Included tiv v fisca tlon of all Armenian prop7 7 ,0 The account describe women were tied to the tall carts and exposed to hunger ar .gh weather until they accepted m. or death; how mothers were boybnetted before the eyes of their children and how Armenian girls were distributel aa chattels among civil and military officers. which we traveled avoided us I have!he ht 1?n"V '"racy only to reply that the opposite is! true. "My wife and I felt ourselves un der the necessity of conducting our selves with reserve toward our fellow travelers. It was they who approach ed us. Vs "I have only to say that not only Americans but the British marine of ficers were most friendly toward us In every respect. During the landing and our stay at Falmouth we were treat ed with every courtesy by the British officers." Expresses Appreciation of Their Action In Recogniz ing His Government. Washington, Oct. 25. General Car ranza, through his representative here, Bliseo Arreuondo, has addressed a note to the United States and the other American countries that recognized tils government, expressing his apprecia tion and announcing that diplomatic representatives will soon be accredited to the various countries. He declared It was the purpose of his government to establish friendly and cordial rela tions with all countries. The state department today admit ted having heard rumors from Juaresg attributed to Villa oltlcers that Felix Diaz, and 40,000 Zapata troops were menacing Mexico City. The rumors were not credited. The Carranza agency here received a telegram from one of the Carranzu agents In New York saying that lie had seen Felix Diaz In that city within the past three days. A message was also received from Mexico City by the Carranza ageuoy stating that Zapata's forces had disin tegrated into small bands. 5,713,947 BALES GINNED 10 Washington, Oct. 25. Cotton gin ned prior to October 18 amounted to 6.711,847 bales, the census bureau to day. Round bales Included 64,422; and sea Island 40,257. Th. glnnings by states follows: North Carolina, 264,685. South Carolina, 581,978. SUCCESSFUL TRIAL TRIP BT New Tork, Oct 25. Th. dread- naught Novada, recently built at Qulncy, Mass., arrived her. early to day, having successfully completed her builders' trial and trip from Boston. The new dreadnaught will b. turned up at the New ork navy yard for her official trial at sea on which ah. will have to develop a speed of 20.6 knots an hour. GERMANY TO CONTROL COUNTRY'S FOOD SUPPLY Berlin, Oct. H. Th. German fed ral government has decided to as turn, control of th. prices and supply of .quala throughout Germany. Up to th. present th. stal. provincial au thorities hav. been considered aa com x.t.nt U) fesnJJs UU. futul eUuhUimi, CAB Tims 11 POWERS TO BEGIN FIGHT i ILLITERACY First Sortie From Moonlight Schools Headquarters to Be Made In Nash County Many Will Follow. STATE FAIR OF NEGROES WILL OPEN TOMORROW Colored People Are Asking Wake County Commissioners to Restrain Circus Show ing During the Fair. (By W. T. Host). Raleigh, Oct. 25. In Nash county Tuesday the adult Illiterates living about Momeyer will have an all-day land a night speaking ... i ,i ti3 imirao in,. through , ' , ' 1L It is the first sortie from headquar ters, though many will follow. Dr. J. Y. Joyner, : state superintendent; Franklin Sherman. the state department; Paul Jones, head of the Junior order; Dr. H. Q. Alexander, president of the State Farmers' union; and C. R. Hudson of the farm demonstration forces, will speak. The Illiterates have been gathered by the farmers' union and the wom an's civic betterment association. The census flglures had nhot pictured the conditiolns as quite needful of reme dial work as the betterment society and the union found them. The com munity isn't large, s just an ordinary school district with population enough to support a high school n the coun try. Yet, embraced in that territory are nearly 60 known illiterates who are to be reached. , Mr, Joyner and Mr. Jones will dls- wwthe-'-fmftillght- schools "mid u'rgo- the community to begin work In them. Dr. Alexander will speak for the union and Its work against Illit eracy. Mr. Sherman will discuss the Inserts that dhestroy crops and -use Illustrations that will be thrown upon the canvas. Mr. Hudson will employ, for the hurst time It Is said, the dellneoscopo and with It will picture for those who cannoto read the prlnthed page, the conditions which these workers will make effort to correct. This starter Is designed to aid the moon light school work over tha! county and others will later bo vlsitled. It Is a novel undertaking, certainly the first time any such thing has been done In North Carolina. Through the work of the women, who found thirty Illiterates when t,hey thought only thirty-seven existed th that community, aim the men who discovered yet another thirty, the conditions hnve become nnown and the work of those teachlnlg moonlight schools Isl understood. These teachers know how big Isl the task. They know that Its magnitude has not been properly presented to the people and that the sooner It Is the quicker will be the responh.se. Bulhletlns with les sons for teacher andh for the classes have been sent out from headhquar ters In Raleigh by Prof. W. C. Cros by. The Norhth Carolina Industrial as sociation which this week presents the state fair for the negro, opens Tuesday for the romhalniier of the weep and Governor Craig for the third time ppeaks to the cohlored people. Governor Craig made his firlst speech to a colored audience two years ago and after his reception promised to repeat tha hpleasur. so long as heh was gohvernor. The black peohpla were artistic Ustlciners and upon each fohrmher occasion Govern or Craigl spoke to more thanh 10,000. Perfect control of th. crowd made this terrific out-door effort a realiza tion. The fair thlje weekl will bjo mjurkj ed bjy some fine races, qultej aj njm bjerj of njoted horsemen having askj ed to enter theijr janjlmjaljs. TJheJ exhjlbjltlon Is aitnosJt solely Indusj trlalj and thjej schools In thej sjtajje contribute more than any single In stitution. Some noted negro farmejrjs Jbjring tjhejlr exhibits her. and tak. awJlay big sums of money. Th. county commlsstojnjers hav. been askeu by th. association to pro hibit the circus performance of Bar num and Bailey, and an attorney now has tha case with Instructions to ap ply for a restraining order against th. big tent attractions. Th. commissioner, had passed an order prohibiting any circus within rtv miles of th. state fair grounds daring th. state fair week. As th. order doers not say whether the whit, or th. black fair la to b. pro tected from th. circus, th. blacka ar. taking It .to mean both and will oh. Ject to th. show her. Friday. : It Is not believed that the cirrus will b. abl. to perform without some sort of concession to those fwhohav. raised th. question. Mrs. M. I). TUtnit Dies. ' Funeral services will probably b. h.ld tomorrow over th. body of Mrs. If. I. Tllton, wh. died last night at her home, No. il Ashsland avenue. Th. Interment will tak. plac. her.. Th. dm-eased la survlv.d by a daughter, Mrs, tiira Madison, who la In Callfor- CHARGE AGAINST COTTON BUYERS t ' .;; Federal Trade Commission Will Investigate Allegation of Combine to Depress Price of Cotton. THE TWO CAROLINAS AND GEORGIA INVOLVED Complained That In Some In stances Prices Varied Half a Cent a Pound in Towns Only Few Miles Apart. Washington, Oct. 25. The federal trade commission has ordered an ln- VeStiCTatinn nf tllA rharira fViof o inlnation of cotton I'lnmiun oi cotton' Duvers- exists in - " . a BOlun i.arouna and tieorgia I l to ui-iJiuHs me prire or cotton. ,.xne commlsslon.'hns Issued the following! statement ."The federal trade commission has ordered an Immediate investigation to determine whether that is a combi nation on the part of cotton buvers ri ji - - t i nonm i aronna, isorth Carolina and Georgia to hold clown the price of cot- I tor. 'This Investigation was undertaken at the instance of Commissioner "VV. J. Harris, to whose attention com plaints had come that such combina tions exist with the result that he submitted the matter to the commis sion. "The Information was to the effect that for years past In these three states and more particularly in the two Carollnas varying prices for cct1 ton were offered differing ln amounts as much as half a cent a pound at two points no more than 20 miles distant from each other. -ljue-niirerence in prices awerea in the complaint seems to have been the sole result of the workings of the combination. For Instance it was cited that many cities and towns had no live markets, due to the fact that division of territory for buying purposes had been made one territory to one buy er and another to another." "The alleged practices are said to be confined to certain places Indicated In the complaint to a greater extent, possibly, than to other points within the states specified." Members of the commission said that If the allegations of the com plaints were substantiated the combi nation would constitute a restraint of trade and the commission would be authorized to proceed under the anti trust laws. That would mean Institu tion of the first suit of tho kind brought through 10 commission since Its creation. RECALL RE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER ASKED Five Petitions Are in Circula tion in Spartanburg Great Interest in Outcome. Spartanburg, S. C, Oct. 25. Five petitions asking for a recall of Mayor John F. Floyd and Commissioners Waller and Fielder are ln circula tion in Spartanburg today as the re sult of a controversy that arose ln the city council here last week over a loan of $85,000. The money was borrowed from a local bank with which the mayor Is associated at 4 1-2 per cent. Commissioner Hudson, who Is In charge of finance, pre sented a bid on tha part of another local bank, offering th. city the money at 1 3-4. Mr. Hudson claimed that the mayor had ignored him In th. transaction and that a higher rat. of Interest was being paid than was necessary. A heated controversy took place In th. council chamber and sine. It has been a subject of discussion on th. streets. While no on. has acknowledged responsibility for the present effort to bring about a recall of tha mayor and commissioners who voted with him. this Issue Is known to b. the . beginning of th. agitation, Commissioners Hudson and OiUl man are now ncarlng th. end of their terms, their offices having been abollshod by th. act of the last leg islature, reducing th. city's govern ing body from' a mayor and four commissioners to mayor and two commissioners, I'nder th. city's commission form of government charter to jer cent nf th. qualified electors signing a pe tition for a recall election It will bo hold at th. order of the governor of the atnte. When completed th. pe titions ar. filed with th. governor to gether with a statement of th rounds upon which th. recall Is asked. Th. governor orders tha eloe tlon set not luter thin SO days afl.r s-u4 tlslara,jjlus r.cuLut of tha jMtlUoa, RECORDS STILL OCCUPY MELLEH e Still Many Parts of New Haven Board's Minutes Remain to Be Explained by Former Head of Road. THIS IS THE WITNESS FOURTH DAY ON STAND Government Does Not Plan to Take Mellen Much Beyond Point Already Reached Todd Probably Next. New York, Oct. 25, More of what are described as "musty records" of the New York, New Haven and Hnrt- iora railroad awaited Charles S. Mel Men' ., , . ------ " - a "it-nuu uroom, wnen ne took the iuy iur nis iourtn day s testl- mony at the trial of the eleven direo- tors of the New Haven who arechnrir ed with conspiracy to monopolize the:tne tabernacle by the Chapman-Alex-railroad and steamship lines of New lander party. When the meetings he. 5 . , Air. jvieiien In his previous testimony , -i.i i '--M'muieu me significance of the minutes of the company's board of di-1 .WI,,cn recorded tne olnoialiby Itev. Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman. At steps taken to acquire various com-! several meetings durinir the first peung ratlroadt, bt there were still many more matters which reqired elu cidation. The government was in addition prepared to introduce a number of let ters written by Mr. Mellen having to do with the traffic situation of New England in th eearly '90's. In his testimony on Friday, when adjourn ment was taken until today, he had reached the point where the New York & New England road which was its most active rival. The government does not plan to eontlnue with him much further than that date at present. Mr. Mellen's testimony for the next two days is ex pected to bo of supplementary charac ter, after which Percy R. Todd, one of his successors as the New Haven's sec ond vice president, during Mr. Mellen's absence In tho west, will probably take the stand. 'S y Denies Charlton Was Even Mo mentarily Insane When He Killed His Wife. Como, Italy, Oct. 2.r,. The crown prosecutor, Signor Molllnl, delivered his argument today to the jury in the case of Porter Charlton. Signor Mel llnl denied that Charlton was men tally Irresponsible, even momentarily, at the time he killed his wife. The prosecutor also denied thut Charlton hud provocation for killing his wife and Insinuated that he had married her for her savings and that he hud appropriated her Jewels after killing her. Hignor Mellinl demanded that a heavy sentence be Imposed on Charl ton. GENERAL ELECTIC E Only Machinists Refuse to Ac cept Agreement For Nine and a Half-Hour Day. Schenectady,. N. y., Oct. 5. A large majority of th. 13,000 employes of the General Electric company, who have been out on a strike for the past three weeks to secure the eight-hour working day, returned to work this morning. The machinists, between 2500 and 3000 In number, remained out, The machinists, between 2C00 and 30(10 In number, remained out, the union last night having voted not to accept the agreement for a nln. and a half-hour day at a wage Increase of five por cent. Tho machinists msd. no demonstra. tlon as the men of other crafts return, cd to work. DENIES AGREEMENT WITH BULGARIANS Athens, Oct 15. Th. for.lgn offic. denies both reports of a Oraeco-Bulga- rlun understanding and of existing pour psrltrt for such an understand ing. The N'oshelles, an opposition or gan, notwithstanding th. denial, In sists that such negotiations ar. pro ceeding, ., . ATTENDANCE ON SUNDAY BREAKS T Thousands Hear : Sermons on "Thou Art Not Far' From .the Kingdom of God" . ' and "Eternity." HUNDREDS UNABLE TO FIND STANDING ROOM' More Than 500 Baracas and, Philathea3 Attend Meeting in Honor of Founding of Movement. All records In Asheville for attend ance at Indoor meetings were broken yesterday at the two services held at igan one week ago It was thought that the v k jjuviij V1 u,uuv nuuiu bo sufficient to accommodate tho crowds expected to hear the sermons week however, hundreds were unabla to find seats and at both meetings yesterday hundreds stood in the aisles while approximately 1,000 wer. turn ed away. More than 500 Baracas and Phlla- theas marched In a body to the tab- , ernacle for the afternoon service. ThH Bingham school students also occu pied reserved seats at the meeting s'uimtd In honor of the twenty-fifth . anniversary of the founding of the Baraca movement when Rev. Dr. Chapman preached powerftil-'ner.'" mon on "Thou Art Not Far From th. Kingdom of God." The minister paid a high tribute to Marshall A. Hudson and to the accomplishments of th. classes that are organized ln the work started by him. Charles M. Alexander after two davs' absence from the meetings, was again in charge of the singing yester day. Several selections sung by Albert Brown had marked effect on the au dience, among them being "The Ivory Palaces," composed by Henry Bara- ' dough, and "He Wants a Poor Sinner IJke Me." Reservations. Thin week Asheville church organiz ations and many fraternal organlza- Hons will have reserved seats at tha tabernacle. This evening all the Meth odists In the city will march together to the Haywood street meeting place. Tonight also Dr. A. S. Wheeler whlll lead 125 of the Blltmore estate em ployes to the service. Other delega tions not already mentioned In The Gazette-News are those of Balsam camp, Wroodmen of the World, and Vonco camp. Modern Woodmen of America on Wednesday evening. The business women of the city will alHO meet that evening at the Y. W. C. A. and after supper will inarch together to the tabernacle. The sermon to night is on "The Unpardonable Sin." At the close of each service yester day hundreds pledged themselves to lead lives of service to God and II in kingdom. Preaching last night a very Impressive sermon on "Eternity" Dr. Chapmun said In part: "l would not under any circum stances huve you feel thut I am un mindful tf the life which you must live here for If the present life la lived in harmony with God'a will, then th. future will tak. car. of It self, and 1 am quite as much con- ' cerned about your present as about your future; but some people can only be made to think when such a solemn question as this 1b before them. Where will you spend eternity? Do w. not need to be nroused concerning this important question? I should b. an unfaithful minister of the Gospel did 1 not put It tot you. I have no doubt but that some of you ar. saying 'But Is not this thought of an unending eternity a most startling on.?' And I answer, "it depends upon which way you ar. going, or to put It In another way, It depends upon what th. direc tion ot your Ufa may be.'" Th. evangelist declared that man and women ar. careless In answering the question "Where will I spend eternity?" and he mad. an eloquent appeal for painstaking thought and prayer tn making certain of th. soul's destiny In th. endless ages to com. Yesterday Afternoon. I Yesterday afternoon Dr. ' Chapman spnk. In full aa follows: Doctor Chapman chos. this text:. Thou art not far from th. kingdom of God." St. Mark 11:14. Said he." "In a great cathedral across th. sea yesra ago ther. was built In th-j . tower a famous clock. It. Waa so won derful that unbelieving and supersti tious people felt aa If no man aould mak. It, but that as It waa th. work of the gods. At certain hour. In th. day and at a given signal th. twelv. apostle, would In solemn procession (Continued oni Pag. Five). New York, Oct . 15. T. Waldo Htory, th. sculptor, died Saturdaf from a brain clot. Th. first statu, ver placed In th. house of emmo-i the flgiir. of Sir Vernon Jlurcoiir1, was th. work of Itj ,

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