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&&EO?H&rW .WHS THE GAZETTE-NEWS 0a, the Associated Press Senrtce. U t in Every Bespect Complete. Member And" Bureau Circulation WEATHER FORECAST. GENERALLY FAIR. vnLUME XX. NO. 219. ASHEyiLLE, N. C.j TUESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 26, 1915. PRICE 2 CENTS-0" T"" bc fl (I BULGARIAN ADVANCE IN maxjEdcxni a slo Allies Not In Sufficient Num. bers, However, to Assume Actual Offensive In That Region. SERBS YIELDING LITTLE GROUND NEAR VRANYA In West There Is Evidence That Allies Are Again Pre paring For Offensive Ital ians Hammer Austrians. London, Oct. 26. The race for the road to Constantinople has reached an exciting stage. The Bulgarians are within a few miles of forming a junc tion with the Austro-German forces, while the French in small force have joined the Serbians. The French troops are not j-et sufficient in number to as sume an actual onensive. in Macedonia, but the rapidity of the Bulgarian advanve in that region lias already diminished. Along the old Bulgarian frontier from a point northeast of Vranya to the Roumanian border the Serbians are yield ing little ground. The actual junction between the Bulgar-J ians and their allies - should noon show whether the Serbians will be able to hold their moun tain positions until the entente powers can bring up stronger forces. The Italians are still ham mering away at the Austrian front which is shaken but not broken. It is is expected in Lon don that the Italian offensive will prevent the Austrians from ponding reinforcements to the BalkanH. The liussians are stubbornly defending Riga and Dvinsk find are continuing their offen sive in Oalicin, keeping their opponents engaged busily along the whole eastern front. In the west there is evidence that the allies are again pre paring for an offensive which may prevent the Germans from diverting any forces from that iront. Berlin, Oct. 26. The German advances on all fronts are re ported in today's official state ment. German, positions over a Iront of 250 meters in the Champagne district which the French captured Sunday, have ucen retaken. Paris, Oct. 2G. The fighting nas continuod in the Cham lagne district at La Courtine with limited fluctuations, ne cording to an announcement by we urench war office. The stubborn French resistance and tjio offensive action of the rcnch troops have checked the counter attacks of the (fer inans. ernn. Dot 9 TT,.r fighting i8 still in progress for Possession of the Baltic port of J??t ,The official report gvien out today by the German army adquarter8 makes no mention r Iurth Progress for tho Qer- and indicates that tho "JMane are now on the often lve one part of Riga front r irmi, . ur nuro, was to . ' of Evansvlll., id.. who : . Stories Of Executior 1 Brussels GiveO Jenial Berlin, Oct. 25. -"Germany's ene mies appear to be anxloua to counter, act the indignation aroused by the fact that Germany sailors on a sinking sub marine who had surrendered and with hands raised were shot down one after another," says ' the Overseas News agency, "for this purpose they are giv ing the widest publicity to invented stories about sentences by court mar tial against conspirators in Brussels. "The fact is that the conspirators knew what they were doing and what might be expected under the law. The conspiracy was carried on during a period covering nine months and Another Greek Cabinet Crisis Narrowly Averted Athens, Oct. 26.rr-Another cabinet crisis has been narrowly averted. During a debate In the chamber of deputies a difference of opinion de veloped between Stephen Dragoumls, minister of finance, and former Pre mier Venlzelos, leader of the major ity party. The debate was on the sub ject of Turkish property in Macedo nia which was confiscated after the Balkan war. Heated remarks were exchanged FOURTEEN DIE. II PITTSBURGH FIRE Employes . Lose Lives -When Flames Trap Them in Paper Box Factory. Pittsburgh, Oct. 26. Fourteen per sona wore killed and eight Injured by a fire in a four-story building, the two upper floors of which were occupied by the Union Paper Box company, here yesterday. Of the dead all were young women employed by the company except one. Many of the bodies were so badly burned as to make identification dif ficult. Mayor Joseph Q. Armstrong at onco ordered that the police, city coun cil and the coroner make thorough In vestigation of the fire. The flames started In a pile of straw in the rear of the first floor of the building. William C. Kimbel, general manager of the box factory at once warned the girls employed on the third and fourth floors to leave. The flames gained headwwy so rapidly. however, that escape by stairways and fire escapes was soon cut oft. Some of the girls attempted to go to the dress ing room for their hats and there fire men found a majority of the bodies. Joseph L. Bash, aged twenty-four, and A. J. Seagle, employed on tne second floor of the building, were about to Jump when they were attract ed by the screams of Rins in tne win dows above. The men told the girls to Jump. One by one as the girls leaped, Bash and Seagle caught them, lowered them as far as they could and then let them drop to the sidewalk. OF HAVEN TO OJBMITTEI) Some Records Touch, on Suit Resulting in Receiver For N.Y. & N. E. Railroad. New fork, Oct !. With Charles 8, Mellon on the witness stana ion, in th trial of the New York, New u.van unit Hartford directors, coun sel for the government prepared to ...hmit in ha faderal court more let ters and records from the flies of the New Haven, to show the various steps taken In consolidating the system. Frank M. Bwacker, special prose cutor, was expected to continue today the questioning of Mellen about the move made by tha New Haven to truh tha New York and New England railroad, which waa regarded as its bitterest rival. When the hearing adjourned T"er day the Inquiry had covered the de mands by tha New Haven for tha pre payment of freight cham W New York and New England and th abandonment of the Pooghkeepsle brldg route by certain rallroada in shipping goods to Naw England. I om of the letters produced touch n na aaidatnith suit as the result of which thv New Englnad road was placed In reclvershlp and absorbed oy the New Haven. . v wmoxji? countless sox were helped to join the armies ofne countries now fight ing against Germany. "The German Judges faced the alter native of giving away to their natural feelings of pity and endangering their country by encouraging similar move ments or of applying the law. "All the stories concerning the de tails of one of the executions at Brus sels are pure Invention., The Court martial proceeded in a most careful manner and cleared' up everything. : "The execution was a sad necessity but Jt was carried out as prescribed by law and without Incident." and there were constant Interrup-; tions from the government side. M . i Venlzelos tartly reminded the govern- ment that the control of the chamber of deputies depended entirely on thel"""u,u uc uunnineu oy ine nagmey vote of his party. jwere entitled to fly and on the The chamber was thrown into con- iernment's failure to adopt the sugges-!aKei,,s fusion and the sitting was suspenuea. The cabinet assembled hastily and as the result of its consultation M. Dra- I goumis made a conciliatory explana tion which brought about a settle ment. P. CHARLTON WILL SERVE SHORT TIME Has Served-Nearly All of Six Years and Eight Months Imposed. Como, Italy, (Via Paris). Oct. 26. Porter Charlton, the American who has been on trial here charged with murdering his wife In 1910, has been condemned to six years and eight months imprisonment. Baron Sclacca, the presiding Judge, before the case went to the Jury, asked Charlton whether he had anything to add to the defense. With tears in his eyes, Carlton exclaimed: "I trust entirely in Italian justice. I can only say that I am a most un fortunato man." Both the prosecutor and the counsel for the defense made stirring pleas, the former for the imposition of a heavy sentence, and the latter, com posed of Slgnors Gataneo and Mlchelli Picardl, for acquittal on the ground that the prisoner waa totally irrespon sible when the crime was committed. Signor Picardi declared that no man In Charlton's condition could be re sponsible for his actions under any law. The Jury found Chnrlton only par tially responsible and that there were extenuating circumstances. Owing to amnesty, Charlton will serve only twenty-nine days In prison. Porter Charlton killed his wife In their villa on Lake Como June 9, 1910. Ho was twenty years old and Bhe wus many years his senior. Hho was Mrs. Neville 11. Castle, a daughter of Henry II. Scott, of San Francisco. Charlton's father is Paul Charlton, former Federal judge of the district of Porto Rico. Charlton and his bride were on their honoymoon when he killed her. Placing her body In a trunk he threw It Into Lake Como, where a boatman found It. Charlton fled, returning to the United States, lie waa arrested when he landed in Hobuken and Im mediately confessed. In hit confession Charlton said his wife was subject to tits of violent temper, and that when enraged she showered abuse upon him. It waa during one of these flu, he said that he killed her with a mallet. BROWN AND McDONALD RELEASED ON BONDS Charleston, 8. C, Oct . B. R. McDonald and II . J. Brown charged with assault and battery with Intent to kill, as tha result of tha shooting which took placa in tha rooms of tha city democratlo executive committee on October 16 In which one man waa killed and several wounded hav been released under bonds of $1,200 each. Tha charges grew out of tha wound ing of H . A. Turner and W. E. Wlnrate. Previously the men had giv en 1600 bonds each on charges result ing from tha wounding of Jeremiah O'Brien and II . L. Wllensky, 1 ma Congreas Adjourn a. Lima, Peru, Oct ft. Congress ad journed last night An extra session waa called today for tomorrow, THAT OF D BRITISH PARTY Lord Post Calls on Asquith For Reforms on Threat of Forma tion of Another Op position Party. DEMAND MADE FOR A SMALLER CABINET Intimates That Asquith Is Not Showing Energy and Detenn-. ination He Is Capable of Showing. London, Oct. 26. An editorial in the London PoBt today threatens the I government with the formation of altep Ij' s,'l7- aml Pnul Daeche, were new opposition party. The editorial ! comments on the delay in "jettison ing," the declaration of London which Dldrt t ,,,.. - , J,,low "P steamships which leave Ncwi"'1 ana 1S6r' according T. ,"" , , cnnracter 01 vessels j York with munitions for the allies, which is as dependable a tlon tor a 8maner and less unwieldy , 'nJ 4so ,as a,way from the viiwkcu iriiueiiuy luwura conscription. The editorial goes on to say; Yet we seem to remember a time when Mr. Asquith showed energy, fire and determlnatlon-which drove the peers out of their entrenchments. If he would show again Germany some thing of his old engery and skill and resources, his government would bo held in more respect and his cause would be more prosperous. "What a reputation he might reap if his country was more dear to him than his ease!" -' The paper continues that if the path Is too rou!?h, let effajra beglven l.n to thiHhunds- of "titne'rs' Bnd"says that the reduction of the cabinet for In stance is a necessary reform without which there is no hope of a satisfac tory handling of the war. "If this is not done," says the edi torial, "there are those who will place the truth before parliament and be fore the country and have created a national party which will oppose the government and fight even in the midst of war to get reforms neces sary If the country is to wink." FATHER OF ASHEVILLE 15 Mrs. J. M. Trentham's Father, William R. Hamilton, Found Dead in Richmond Recently. Special to The Gazette-News. Itlchmond, Oct. 26. The police re ceived a letter today from Richard Humilton of Ktowah, N. C seeking details relative to the murder of his brother, William It. Hamilton, sign painter, age GS, whose body, with head crushed and throat slashed, was found In a field on the outskirts of the city lust Wednesday. The saiuu mall brought also a let ter from Miss Klla Hamilton, of lllantyre, N. C. the murdered man's sister, asking for details of the crime and expresnlng the hope that he died In the fuith and was prepared to meet his Maker. The police are now working on the theory that Hamilton was sliUn by n jealous assassin, who removed a roll of money from his pocket merely to cover up the renl motive. Though deeply religious, Hamilton was addicted to drink at times. In one of his pockets was found a hnlf filled flask of "North State'' rorn whiskey. He has an aged father residing at Penrose, N. t, and a daughter, Mrs. J. M. Trsntham, of Ashevllle. OK TO BIG FIRE Colorado Sailing From Charles ton With Cotton Deserted off Cape Romain. Charleston, Oct 15. Tha mallory liner Colorado, tthlch sailed from here last night with a cargo of cotton .for New York, caught flra and was aban doned, according to a wireless mes sage from the steamer Suwanee, which reported that the burning vessel waa sighed off Cap Romain, ' 10 miles north of here. Another report said that a Mer chant A Miners ship had rtscued tha crw. Tha Colorado carrkd no pas GERMANS HELD Robert Fay and Walter Scholz Arrested For Conspiracy While Testing a High Explosive Machine. FAY ADMITTED BEING GERMAN LIEUTENANT Machine Would Disable Ships Said to Be Designed to Delay Munitions Ship ments to Allies. New York, Oct. 26. Robert Fay, a ,letenant in the German army, Wal- Rrru,?n01 t,,ls morning in a Weehaw- ken, X. J., police court on charges in COnnWliOll will, nn allnn-nil ' lAnt tn ,"nef'tioii with an alleged The three men were discharged but gov-jwere immediately nrrested by federal 0,1 charge of conspiracy sworn to by Cliicf Flynn of the fed eral secret service. . Fay and Fholz were brought to New ork by federal officials to be arraigned later before United States Commis sioner Houghton on complaint of Flynn. The complaint charges that! the threP men In conpunction with Dr. i llerbert Klenzle, held In $25,000 bond, ! yesterday and 'Max Brietung, still at liberty, conspired to commit an offense against the United States. After failure to locate Brietung either at his home or at his office, po lice today sent out a general alarm for him. Daeche agreed to go to New York with the federal officers, but when he was advised by .counsel that he had right to be arraigned before the near est United States commissioner, he claimed that privilege, saying that the had nothing in common with the other two and did not care to go to New York wltout being arraigned. He was then turned over to an assistant of Chief Flynn. Chief Flynn said he was In posses sion of information which showed that Fay told a man named Velg that the proper way to stop the shipments of munitions of war to the allies was to blow up chemicals works where re pairs could not be quickly made. Fay also ridiculed some of the bombs found on various ships, declar ing they were no good and made by amaieurs. jukb uumus no "" them. He said they would do no ef- fective damage. According to Chief Flynn Fay asserted that he had left Holland for America on the Rotter dam he carried a letter from a very high official but that on the first day out he destroyed It, fearing that he would be searched and the letter found. New York, Oct. 26. Robert Fay, who Is said to be a lieutenant in the German army, and his brother-in-law, Walter I Scholz, arresded Sunday while testing explosives near Grant wood, N. J., wer arraigned before a justice of peace at Wechuwken yester. day on a charge of conspiracy and were hold without ball for examina tion today. Fay admitted that he came here lust April, through an arrangement with the German secret service. ir the purpose of blowing up or de laying steamers carrying arms irtid ammunition from this country for the nllles. Fny declared, however, that while here he had acted Independent ly of the German embassy or other German agonts here . He added that he hod told t'nptnln von Papen, mili tary attache, and Captain K. Boy-Ed, naval attache of the German em bassy, of his plans, but said that both told him not to" Interfere with steam ers sailing from American ports or American ammunition plants. Paul Daeche, of Jersey City, was arrested at his home yesterday and also was aralgned wllh Fay and Scholi. He was charged with con spiracy and held without bail. De tectives said, however, that Daeche had given valuable Information, and they expected him to be an import ant witness In the case. Fay later gave out a statement to tho newspapers, which said: "My only object when I cam to this con try was to Interfere with the enormoil shipments of artillery am munition to the allies.' Being a nyin ufacturer myself and knowing that any ordinary damage that may be dona to a factory may ba repaired within a few hours, I decided It was useless to bother with ammunition plants. Therefore, the Intimations that I have been connected with va rious explosions or accident! in such plants In tha United Statea Is entirely wrong. ' "I wo serving with my reflment In tha Champagne district and saw tha terrible havoc and loss caused by tha French artlliVry Are. Boveral French battsrlos were annoying us. We made a night attack and dyna mited tha guns, but to our great dis may found next day that tha dyna mited gun had baen replaced, "Dur.. my spare time I had In vented a devlra to explode mines by (Continued en pag I) T Reported That A. & M. Pro fessor Will Chronicle Part North Carolina Played in War of the States. $25,000 TO BE RAISED FOR SUCH PURPOSE Suits of Various N, C. 71our Mills Against Commissioner of Agriculture Involv ing Tax Postponed. (By W. T, Boat). Raleigh, Oct. 26. Dr. D. II. Tlill 'president of the A. and M. college,! jwill write, the history of North Caro- Una during the years of war between to rumor as categorAal declaration. For very good, reasons little has, been said about it because the work would require a leave of absence from his duties at the college and a suc cessor temporarily would be neces sary. Dr. 1-Jill has not yet said any- thing to justify the story but it just got out and has been talked since Fri- day. The writing will be worth $25,000 but of course not all of It goes to the writer. This appropriation covers tho expense of all clerical hire and would blanket all expense of Inquiring Into all the records over the country. One man has offered $5,000 to head the canvass for funds which are to be raised by popular subscription.,, The gentleman who-did thia piit-the taboo upon his name and left the country. Everybody in North Carolina knows who would do just such a thing as this and will put it on him without a question. Dr. Hill Is said to be the unani mous choice of the people for this work. He is a fine writer and a finer spirit. No detail will be spared and no statement will be open to ques tion. The archives of all the states whose soldiers faced North Carolina's will be consulted. It will fake every day of three years to do the work. Colonel Bryan Grimes introduced the resolution and immediately a sen timent began brewing for him. ITe Is likewise a historian. The proposed work will nnwr lh fm,. vn r solely. But Colonel Grimes next vear expects to write a history of his four terms as secretary of state and this will keep him fairly busy. The senti ment for Grimes as historian was strong unions the supporters of Ilurt ness for secretary of state. The suits by various flour mills against the North Carolina commis sioner of agriculture which were to have been token up yesterday in the Superior court of Wake, have been continued without date for the return of Attorney General T. W. Hickett. The mills are bringing action by In junction to restrain the state from the collection of the tax of $25 imposed upon the mills which use artificial bleaching process. The mills resist) IT HISTORY this on constitutional grounds and ' "onl or eveT pit rail He has raised a further upon the ground of discrlml-! J'"''rler and before every danger that nation. About thirty mills In the stute j lurkH ln mir Pathway He has raised a are interested in the fight. They must I unKer signal. God in all His word, pay the $25 tax upon each brand of I by ""'ms of prophecy In the Old Tes flour which uses the concoction and tnm,'nt 1,11,1 fulfillment In the New, is must say on their sacks that the flour , ""shlng out the clear, white light, tha Is artificially bleached. They do not like that and do not see why they rhould give their own goods the knock as they regard it. The collection of the tax would bring to the state department more than $4,000, as it is estlmnted now and there is no disposition to allow the arrest of the measure which many millers urged the state to adopt. The will of William Kearney Carr, who died early In October at his home in Washington, was known at that tlmo to have carried a stipulation as to his laboratory and the day follow ing his death these columns carried the story that he would give this splendid equipment to the A. and M. colleue. The munificence of the gift was not then known. It had been estimated at $25,000 hut Raleigh people today de clare that it Is easily worth $100,000 and Is the best of Its kind south of Johns Hopkins. Mr. Carr waa a brother of Ellas Csrr, of Raleigh, and the oldest son of former Oovernor Kilns Carr of Edgecombe whosa ad ministration was embraced between tha years 1R9S and 14(7. Governor Carr whs a great friend of the A. and M . college which had Its beginning a very short while prior to his elec tion. Edmund Jones, one of tha candi dates for attorney general, has re turned to his home In Lenoir county after spending several days In the city and visiting the fair.' Mr. Jones csms In and went out so noiselessly that no Interviewers pes tered him. Ha and nus Belf will di vide their territory which la mighty close In and Judge Frank Carter Is tha other western candidate while R. O. Everett of Durham snd T. H. Calvert of Raleigh mors strictly repre sent the east. And east Is mnt and west Is west nsxt year, they aajb FIRST CONVERTS MADE AT EAST NIGHT'SJERVICE Hundreds Ask For Prayer; More Than 50 Converted After Sermon at the Evening Service. POWERFUL SERMON ON 'THE UNPARDONABLE SIN' Subjects of Sermons Today, "The Secret of Power" and "The Agony of ' , Christ." At the close of an Impressive ser mon last night by Dr. J. Wilbur Chap man on "The Unpardonable Sin," hun dreds of the immense audience at tha tabernacle 'asked for prayers and more thnn 50 were converted, making publlo professions of their determination to lead new lives. Many personal work ers left their seats to go irtfo the con gregation to ask friends, relatives and neighbors to give their lives to Christ and large numbers responded by going forward in token or their desire hot tl resist the influence of the Spirit thai was evident in last night's meeting. The solos by Albert Brown were in themselves powerful appeals to the unconverted, the songs having a mark- ! ed effect n the great congregation. It nHH one ot tne most impressive ser vices yet hold. , Large Delegations. Large delegations were present eom posed f men belonging to the various Methodist bodies In the city, the Moth ers' club of the West End Welfare so. clety and employes of Biltmore estate. Reservations will be made this even ing for the men of the Baptist and Christian churches and students from Weaver college. A report from the finance commit tee, John A Nichols, chairman; was announced last night to the effect that the expenses of the campaign will amount to practically $3,600, $1,000 of which has been collected. Rev. Dr. Chapman stated that in all his expe rience he had not found a more thor ough and effective organization for an evangelistic campaign. The minister also declared that the newspapers of the city are giving admirable accounts of the sen-Ices and again urged the people to send the pnpers to their friends. This afternoon Rev. Dr. Chapman's subject la the "Secret of Power," or "Filled With the Spirit." Tonight ha will preach on "The Agony of Christ" Lat Night. Lust night Dr. Chapman spoke in part as follows from the text "Thera is a sin unto death." First John. 5:16. in beginning he said: "There are some texts of Scripture which are so remarkable in their statements that we could not, If wa desired to do so by any possible chance forget them. They cling to us with a tenacity that is Indescribable. nut God is always fair and Just. Ia way of escape and Jesus Is saying to us. 'I am the light of the world. Ha that followeth me shall not walk in darkness.' He is also saying, 'I im tha way, the truth and the light.' Hebrews 6:4, 5 and 6, and Hebrelws 10:26-2) should be borne in mind. "Such Scriptures as these are sharp (Continued on. Page Five). SUCCESSFUL TIL TRIP hi DREADHAUGHT New York, Oct 16. Tha dread naught Nevada, recentlv built at Qulncy. Mass., arrived hers yester , day, having succcsafully completed her builders' trial and trip from Boston. The new dreadnaught will bs turned up at tha New York navy yard for her official trial at sea on which she wilt have to develop a speed of 20.$ knots an hour. ' DR. KflO WILL BE NEW Peking, Oct $. President Tuaa flht Kal haa annouacad tha appoint ment of Dr. Wellington Koo, minis. tr to Mexico, Peru and Cuba, to r Chine minister to the United Plata, as tho sucreaanr to Kul Fil InhsU, !. has been recalled to i'akli.g.
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