rTflAZETTE-NEWS: i i au . . - a mm a i w -a kv - r r mm m . ' - - - WEATHER FORECAST. FAIR. J0i2i2: ASHEVILLE, N. C. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 3, 1915. PRICE 2 CENTS0" TrauM 8Ct - . - ' "-' SUFFRAGE GETS Equal Suffrage Amendments Pefeatedby Large Majorities In New York, Massachu setts and Pennsylvania. EEPUBLICANS MADE IMPORTANT GAINS flave One More Congressman, Governor of Massachuetts : prohibition Amendment Defeated in Ohio. emphatically au,u -yeaieraay rejeciea a eiaie-wiae proni- ,o..,lmpnls in New York, bition amendment to the constitution. ,.nmts apparently elected a governor . .. J i 1. n,l..n .tot. tin- in Mary anu aim M' . . nrlt In th tntn in ivcni"-"j " ' r ,,, i th(,:vent for six years a Vote on a consti ieraocrats are cla ming ' B tuUonal proposal which has been gubernatorial contest but : twlc. defeat. Late returns, how "l llLlL AC,?.US evr. indicated that th. proposal was elves ronuci v.u..B.w ...... o -----. rpiePtfi(i -v mr.i a innrl nf B.029 rejeciea. ii votes over Edwin P. Morrow, his re publican opponent. Mississippi was the only other state to elect a governor and as usual chose i democrat. The only opposition to the democratic ticket, headed by ' Theodore Bilbo, was furnished by so cialist candidates, nominated by pe tition. In New Tork. ii. nuLiuey, ucumvi - i In New Tork, Former Congressman Jacon Goulden. Republicans will sue-; cacus by an overwhelming majority. ceed repuoiicans in ine -uuru-iuaw und thirtv-slxth congressional dis tricts in New Kork and ln the twenty fourth district of Pennsylvania. In New York the republicans will r.iih,. i!n,,t w r,rnidnt and for,wll for lieutenant governor. which Mr. Root conducted a vigorou tpeakini; cnmpalgn. In Massachusetts. Pamuel McCall, republican, who Will succeed David I. Walsh, demo crat, as governor of Massachusetts, 100. In New Jersey the republicans gain ed two atnte senators and two . mem bers of the assembly and will control the power in both houses. In Ohio. Ptate-wlde prohibition was rejected In Ohio by a majority of 80,000 to 40,000 vot, Luat year the prohibi tion Amendment was defeated by a mn.'ority of 184,1112 votes. Tlppnbiicans elected , mayors ' ln Hex-eland and Cincinnati. Charles Mll rny. ppKresslve candidate, was chos en mnyor of Toledo. The city of To "niii iunf unit win tane ovrr an . iu nvini u...b. 'ne llnoj controlled by the Toledo Railway and Light company. The proposition that the city pur fhase the street railways In Detroit was rejected after a bitter fight. "'imhlnirton, Nov. 3. No comment as mnrle at the white house on the 'wlnns of yesterday nor on the fle J'at of the suffrage amendments, and " was announced that there would be hone. Pbllartelphla, Nov. I. The attempt I.t H"0"' Nor- .-Pecretary n.ln, has ,nrtt,ucUonl to Am. .d,.r Pag, at London to aacer. !roU0n. th' Hrlt1," "vernment the '"in " for the aelzur. of the Amerl eni, m,,r "o0'". which waa tak n hito Haiifa, ,..rday by pr1l. m,,' .""P'lchfs to the atate depart lalif.. C",u, 0n"U Toung at CJfJ h tlw British prise 7 ,h1 B0 "metal reason haa It - nown ror the aelsure. added that apparently the a long Investigation, THREE STATES known until the slow work of count ing the votes is completed. . Claim of the antls place the major ity against suffrage as high as a quar ter of a mililon. Boston, Mass., Nov. 3. The defeat of woman suffrage by a vote of ap proximately two to one was indicated by returns from the greater part of the state in the election yesterday. With less than 100 precincts to be1 heard from, the majority against the proposed constitutional amendment was 108,044. The Anti-Suffragists showed over-1 whelming strength in the cities gen- erauy anu in mo . mmrgponuui uis trict of Boston. , Mrs.' Katherine T. Balch, president of the Massachusetts Association op posed to Woman' Suffrage, expressed satisfaction over the outcome. She said. that the majority against the amendment was Just what she had expected, and pointed to her pre election estimate of a majority of 100,000. "Wets' Win In Ohio. Columbus, O., Nov. 8. For the sec- Elections in ien j d ti , tWQ ohlo voterg v7rliu8ettB and Pennsylvania 'and ' Estimates based on partial returns re- i mas.ai. o-irHHrtnni ceived up to midnight show that the gave tne ; pu . d proposal was defeated by a majority rinlM"se ,000. There was considerable uncertainty Ket, oesiuts a 'J as t0 the fate o the constitutional ; KV htn r.nMiMi and ' stability amendment which wouia pre-. Prohibition Wins. Richmond, Va,, Nov. 3. Results from the election of the entire mem-; opening peace negotiations, since un bershlp of both branches of tha sen- der the present circumstances such oral assembly in Virginia show that I proposals could come only from the there will be a heavy majority in the ' quadruple entente, senate . and house pledged to the en- The paper saiys, however, that it Is sctment of prohibition legislation ef- j not Impossible that Prince Von Bue fective when the state goes dry on i low will meet certain political person November 1, 1916. iages at Lucerne, notably Giovanni Out of the 140 members of both pGlolitti, former Italian premier, who is i.nih ronnhiicnna und . tnri . I reported to be about to arrive there miliam S. Bennett, republican; wui penderltg wm not number more than lucceed in the twenty-third district twenty. The dominant democratic fac-1 the late democratic congressman,',, ... controj the Joint democratic Full Ticket. , Jackson, Miss., Nov. 8. Democratlo voters In Mihsissippi yesterday elect ed a full set of state, county and dls- retain oontrol of the lower house or "- , the legislature, although they lost one Theodore G. Bilbo, for governor, and member of the assembly. The repub-jLee.M. ltussell for lieutenant gov licans also elected a majority of the ernor The total vote polled waa not mayors chosen ln various cities of the expected to reach 20,000 . 8tate I The only opposition to the demo-, In "addition to defeating the uff rage Vatic candidates came from the so-1 nmenrlment by a majority of about j oiallst party, which had ln the field 210,000, the people of New Tork re-iby the score of 8 to 0. Klinberly. I nrtiot u ... .i.io cnnstitiitlon ; of state offices, headed by John T. drafts h , pnnvntion of which Tester for governor and P. T. Max- Dr. SI law's Statement. ' New York, Nov. 3. At th head quarters of the National American Woman Suffrage association, where Dr. Anna Howard Shaw and her lieu tenants received the returns, optimism won by a plurality of S.663 votes. The ebbed as the heavy vote against aul republicans retain control of the Mas-jfrage grew with late returns. . . - I i . . 1 . I Hnl Aim MAmAB sacnuseiti legislature. " . The republicans were returned to 'said Dr. Shaw, "we should not have power In Philadelphia, where their, won the state we. at least, haye won randirtnte. Thomas B. Smith, wa. the greatest victory in the history of elected mnvnr hv a. mnioritv of 75.-lour movement We have won the Deen tor us in any 'Whatever the result .J0'1 Massachusetts and P""WvMta. J not let anybody think that we will ,a stoD. even for a moment. This only one battle and we are ln a war. We intend to keep on fighting until we win." ,8J: ... i-j.- inhi The anti-sutfrage leaders were jubl-, ,n?. - . - "Defeat of woman 'n rw Tork. MaiaaehuMtta i ""8y'v.a" AMHTch IH" voted against the 25-ye'ar street New York State AoclaUon Oppod SEVENTEEN ARE INJURED El Wilmington, i.., i,ov. dan man war h&tilv Inlurfld today DY . ... a v. with v Wonitn th right to vote met j the heavy explosion of a large Juan- i r. "."' i - Hn badly the little band of the DuPont Powder company at Car- ZT" 'h0 brve,'r "mpalgned thejney'e Point. K. J. It to Mid that the il k. ,, ,"""lfl fof ",u"1 rights explosion wm 01 a canoaa ot we polls were beaten will not be cannon powder. Sec'y Lansing Asks Why British Seized Steamer good faith In transferring the registry of the vessel from Danish to American and change of ownership waa ques tioned. 1 The Hocking ,waa formerly the property of Albert Jenaen, a Copenha gen, Denmark, coal merchant, when the ahlp waa called the Cronland. When the ahlp waa bought by Mr. Wagner and application waa made for regltitry, It wae at first refused ana then nnal'y allowed Auguat 10, ter, IIS n E ' Formal Denial of Report That Von Below Will Discuss Peace Terms in Madrid and Washington. . PRINCE IS ON WAY TO SWITZERLAND, HOWEVER . .. -- Newspaper Says German Dip- lomat Will Discuss Possibility of Peace Between Italy and Germany. Madrid, Nov. 3. Formal denial wag made in a statement issued by the it,i;i .p I possible peace terms in Madrid and in Washington. A dispatch from Corun na says that the former imperial chan cellor of Germany, who is now on his to Switzerland, where he is re- ported to have been sent by his gov- eminent to initiate peace negotiations, s expected to arrive aboard the Dutch steamer Tubantia. To See Italian. Zurich, Switzerland, (by way of Paris), Nov. 8. The Neue Zuricher Nachrlchten, which is in close touch with clerical circles, denies that Prince yon Buelow, the German diplomat has come to Switzerland with the object of incognito. " The object of the interview between the two statesmen is said L to be to study tne possiDiiuy or peace Deiween Italy and the central powers. REDUCED RATES TO Union Endeavors to Make It Pay Even Busiest Farmers to Attend. Raleigh, Nov. 3. Tteduced railroad ! rates upon all systems In North Caro . Una having been offered the State Farmers' union for its convention ln n November 16 17 and 18 Crockby. educational sec. n,,rl . ,. f, th. retary. Is encouraged to hope for the greatest crowd of all conventions. The round trip fare has been re- imu i ,h. .Ini. r.fA Bni h7 cut 1vm farmers in the remotest portlon f Korth CoroUna the lowest :,., . ., . , . possible rate. The delegates will not De tne BOie DenFiiciantrn u hub cuii- cession and those who are not dele 1 gates may have the privilege of at- tending the convention, hearing the nnrtirlnatln in the tours of the several Institutions of note , D rnara wth the trlp to chapeI ,,,. ' to go through the university. -e ; -J." meeting the strongest . 1 jcates of the measures which the union seeks to write Into law. The warehouse sys tem upon which North Carolina farm ers need perhaps the greatest enlight enment la to be discussed by two emi nent South Carolinians. Congressman A. F. Lever and ex-Senator John L. McLaurln, predecessor of Senator Smith who ahared the authorship of ilia c.iiiiii.-amvv. - - , wttn Mr. Lever. Senator McLaurln , . ... N tn raro,llm , how well it naa worsea in nouin vara- w"" uaM w marlieU at Washing- w, ,,nd charlea J. Brand. Its ha to North r.rolln. t0 talk mar- ketlng to the farmera. Upon this need Dr. Clarence Poe has recently writ ten a notable work. Unaolentlnc mar. ketlng having cost North Carolina farmers their millions, the union has brought the best exponent of Intent gent bartering to be found tn the country. These three from the outside are acknowledged to be the grsatest speaking attractions that the union has yet had. " And ex-Judge Jamee B. Manning on the subject of land segregation be tween the raree, John Sprunt Hill, stu dent of rural credits, who has conduct ed an extensive study on both aides of the Atlantlo; Dr. O. M. Cooper upop the very quintessence of democracy township organization; and Roland F. Reaslsy on taxation evlla that promote absentee landlordism, these all to say nothing of tho- fin. aldetrlpa, make I the eonvsnUun notable. RUMORS WHISKEY SEIZED AT EAGLE'S CLUB X. B. Lange, W. W. Patton and Colored Porter, Jim B? v Arrested on R's vv uig Charges Tb; .ming. DEFEND ivfS MADE 1 BONDS OF $500 EACH Police Seized Seven Gallons of Liquor and About 14 Dozen Bottles of Beer Cases Set for Tomorrow. acting on nnorifmuon lurnisnea Dy . i M .... tTamJ temTne ln Pollce court this morning under ad testiti- candum Droceedines. natroimen nn,i plain clothes men about 11 o'clock seized about seven gallons of whiskey and about 14 dozen bottles of beer at LtmgTW w" Pattoa'nde'ol Bl -r; ; T"i . piumf Jim racon. rnese aeiend-; wno cio reicuseu unaer Donds or ?S00 each for their appearance In Po- ncc court tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. I Hammitt was hefnro th ,.t n 1 rhfl.rw nf n h c .jvoo uw iwnu v - , ing his usual custom Judce J. Fra-i zier Glenn had an ad testificandum!. ILarge reservations were necessary warrant taken out against Hammitt; for the delegations that visited the and then placed him on the stand, i tabernacle last night. Among them Under questions put by the court he was a party from Black Mountain. stated tnat ne had bought service tickets at the Eagle's club and that he . ucei Hum mo- porter, Bacon, on these tickets. Of fleers were at once sent to the:efl to clve mi sin to come forward club rooms on Broadway and the quors mentioned were seized and tlwjwere many conversions. Albert Brown ton." lOCKer no. 11 two quarts; in locker No. 12 one quart; four dozen beer in led the chorus singing of the large one -place, two dozen in another Plao,cnoir 0f sr voices and of the child find four dozen in another place. Four ren ln the sunbeam choir, quart bottles each containing liquor! Kigewhere in this issue of The Ga- were found on the counter and bottles of beer in the ice box. 126 RESPITE IS ACCORDED E Execution Stayed From No vember to December 5 By Governor Craig. Raleigh, Nov. 3. Governor Craig has given respite to Wylle Brice, Mecklenburg counl0a negro charged with criminal assault and sentenced to die Friday, November 5. Oovernor Craig gives Rrlce four weeks and names the date of death for December 5. He will look Into the case to see if it further Justifies clemency. The action postpones all of the executions set for November or have the privilege of preaching con earlier, cerning Jesus and the Resurrection. No Major Charles M. Stedman, con - gressmun from the Fifth North Caro - Una district, is attending tne Supreme court and appearing tn one of the cases for the lirxt time in several years. Major Stedman had not vlnlted Ral eigh so much as a day in many months. His old friends and relatives unaccustomed to seeing him were de lighted with him and his evident lino hoalth. While In the city Congress man Stedman vlHited his brothe. -Inlaw, C. B. Wright, who lives In Ral eiKh. KING'S COlIi! STILL S London, Nov. 3. Physicians tn at tendance on King George, who waa in jured last week while on the French front by the fnlllng of his horse, gave out the following bulletin today: "The king haa not had so good a night He la still In some pain. His general condition 1 improved and he ta now able to take solid food." etltltltltetlillHHHHItnnnnnn at it t NEARLY 1,000,000 at ft UUlTISIf TROOPS, at K at London, Nov. I In his ad- H at drevs to th" liouie oi riuiitiMin- at yesterday Mr. Asquith stated at at that Field Marshal Hlr Jomi at at French, commander of the Urlt t Ish forces on the Franco-Delglan at front la now In command of at nearly a million troops, at Premier Asqulth Bald that the t British casualties In France and t FlanderB amounted to 1177,000 t men. He asserted that Germany at had not mad a net gain of a foot at of ground since April. MatllBtltBltBKtlltBlBlBlBttait BUSY DAY FOR TS Rev. Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman Delivered Forceful Sermon This Morning on "Evange lism For the Church." REGULAR SERVICES FOR AFTERNOON AND NIGHT 'The Church at Work' ' Is Sub ject of Afternoon Discourse; Tonight's Sermon, "What Is Heaven." Thl8 morning at 10:30 o'clock Rev. Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman delivered a , , , .. , slrong sermon at Central Methodist church on "Evangelism for the to Church." At the conclusion of the; service Dr. Chapman addressed a confe'nc of ministers of this city j Mtlfl mnr' fvnm tmvnn n m xuaattxyn I - '-ajuiiiia on evangensiic worn, with particular reference to the con- duct of the revival campaign in Ashevllle. The morninar sermon in full . r,.v. .,.. v. m..I . LillM H-lltTIlUUIl U.I1U UVHIllIllf iLL the reeular hours at the t!ibernanl. The evar.srelist delivered a logical and convincing discourse last night on the suweci ot a personal aevn. wnen later he appealed to those who wlsh- E1EIIS 11-'more than 100 responded and there Ton- wi , m.un Dfteot ChnrluM M. Alexander zette-News is one of the Alexander hymns, words and music, and . a story written by Mr. Alexander. This evening the members of the Rotary club, the Asheville fire de partment, the men of North Asheville and the business women of the city will attend the meeting In delegations. This Afternoon Dr Chapman spoke as follows this morning: "Evangelism Is the hope of the church. It has always been so in the past, and will continue to be so until the church is completed and has been taken away from the world at the re turn of the Lord Jesus Christ, her Head. The church has made all her great spiritual advances along evange listic lines. When the evangelistic spirit has wanted, or when men have souRht to substitute anything else in the place of this spirit the cause of Christ has suffered. "In the early days of the church two noted examples of evangelistic zeal were given to us. St. Peter and St. Paul went everywhere preaching the Gospel. They counted no sacrlllce too great, no service too hard, and no Journey too long, if only tncy mignt 1 minister since their day has been in lany sense worthy of his high calling ; if he has been mcKing in me spun which possessed these two. "The wonderful thing to me about preaching Is this that which has made men great in the past Is within the reach of oil ot us. Successful preaching is not of necessity the re BUlt of grat Intellectual equipment, or even mental training; these are not to be despised, but successful preach ing Is possible w!ien men are right with God, when they are called of God to preach, and are filled with Hla Spir it Not n Method. But a Spirit "Evangelism is not a method, but a spirit If it were the former, it would be bondnge for the most of us. for we as a rule quite as unable to use each other'a methods as David found tt Impossible to fight with Haul s armor, but since evangelism Is a spirit it ta possible for us all to put Into practice those principles which results In evangllsm of the very highest type. The greatest opportunity thnt the world has ever Been for preaching ts now fneing us. This la true for two reasons. 'The first reason may be aomewhst strange, but nevertheless I think the opportunity la here, because of the general aag in spiritual matters tn the Christian churvh during the past two or three years. lndd. for the past (Continued ot. Page Five). FUSION TICKET BEATEN IN NORFOLK COUNTY vtii, V. . Kov. J Fusion In Norfolk county, which for years haa B"t water. Their canteen, were empty controlled municipal affaire, met de- ;and many had not tasted food for 24 feat yesterday at the hsnde of the hours, according to the statement of democrats, who elected their eandl-'certain Maalcan ofllcers. . Villa Intends dates for all state office and four of to take Agua Prieta, the officers asld. th aU supervisors. W. C. Corbltt.j A ,n, npoded west of Agua democrat waa elected to the "tate(T.r.ta killed 100 Yanut Indiana, ac- senate over Harry Alexsnder, ni slonlst by approximately 100 major! lty. The democrate elected both mem- bers tn the house of delegate by safe najorlLUMs IILUHHO RENEW ATTACK With Men Freshly Watered and Provisioned Is In Better Condition to Resume Siege of Agua Prieta. CALLES SCOUTING PARTY , IS CUT TO PIECES Fresh Troops Reported to Be Approaching Agua Prieta to Reinforce the At tacking Army. Doug'as, Ariz., Nov. 8. With his army freshly watered and provisioned General Villa was in better condition ew the siege of Agua Prieta, held by General Calles, the Carranza commander. General Calles' ' reconnolterlng pnrtyiillg of French troops at rf A( K A wAn .n "irii , ' r - - ... . ciniie gun squaaron a nine soumeasi of the Agua Prieta defenses and was cut to pieces this morning, according American observers. Only rive men returned to the trench es. . i unaa 'orces sunerea severely in ji . t i i ti i j. their march across the desert of tliat British and I rencli trans- northern Mexico and the invaders 1ortg had pn sgnte(J off were ulmost exhausted after their two 1 clays assault on the fortified border'Greek JOOl't. iwn 11. Fresh troops are reported north of Gallar"do pass, heading for Agua Prie- ta. ViUa made a brief attack early last' night on Calles1 ss- outer works, but the I4I.V.CT AOA ,1 . it, .., jVhat a stronger effort wiU be made e.today by the The damage done to the defense woras Dy. viuas artillery so tar nasiv,, ,.;i,T ll, u.i. -been insignificant, according to ob-.j a POSSlbfe flank attack to servers on the American side. threaten the rear of the Bulgar- lnwn today revealed that the main ' . . i , ,. , . vnia. forces had gone to the south- n army is problematical, but west of the town, leaving only a rear the appearance o fresh troops guard with a few quick-firers and , 1 ,-, . , , . three inch guns to worry the garri- in the JBalkans is regarded 111 aon- , ' i London as a gratifying materi- Douglas, Nov. 2. After four des- ' . ? perate attacks on the town of Agua Prieta while its Carranza defenders kept blazing away practically all night with flashing guns and I bunrt.ng shells General Francisco Villa drew olf his forces shortly after daylight today, lluif a dozen persons on the f tf r J thflt 0rpat Brit. American side of the border were wounded by bullets fired by the Mexi- nin and France are in full CaThe;oLTofhe Carranza garrison 'agreement in regard to the are reported by General Calles to be means wliei'1'by til i S end shall 45 killed and 75 wounded, although i ntnJnn,! unofficial reports stated hia casual-, l)e ait-H-IBt U. ties at 250. I With the exception of the re- The dead and wounded of the. Villa1 , .inr. . ,p 4i, ' forces in large numbers were si atter- ported landing of the entente ed over the desert outside the barbed troops in Greece, the Balkan wire entanglements which surrounded ., ,. , vui i j the town. ituation presents little besides The battle continued practically 'a tangled 11MSS of rumors, ill wlthout Intermission from yesterday , ,. ., . -.r . afternoon at 1:46 o'clock until this eluding OllC that Monastir IS morning at 6 o'clock, vnia launched already in the hands of the Bul- hls fiercest attack with the combined . iiii.ii t i lire of machine guns, cannon and garians and that the Serbians rifles. American army ofllcers who n,.p amost surrounded 1)V AllS were with the men in tho trenches . , facing the borOer all night pronounc- tnail, tiei'lliail and Jjlllgarian d it the most violent firing they hud troops and are hiistilv retreat- hearJ. 1 i i j i ' l Villa opened fire on Agua Prieta lllg to their last defensive pOSl . Inn !T7.Kni!;v?,iftb,.f n? vanlU in the Albanian moutl- support of the final rush of his Yaqul Indians about 3 o'clock. General Calles taillS. replied with every weapon in the gnr-l I ' rlson. Douglas trembled under the vi- Tipri:n Vov O T11P fierman bratlon of the continued crash and; 1TU11, -NOV. 1 lie Ut mian , concussion. Bullets from the Mexican 1 advance Oil Riga fl'Olll the WeRt side rained on the American town i i fii,- iv. from the ITnited States army trenches "M made further progress, the near the borrier to a point a mile or, mure jruiu mm line. (HiNtom Hoiihp IVpitored. Scores of women and children cow ed behind brick or adobe walls. The United States custom house which was fired upon by a Villa machine gun platoon yesterday, when Louis Taylor was shot In the hack, was again pep- pered by Mexican bulleta. the roof and porch being perforated In many place. The American trenches were plentifully sprinkled by bullets also. Private Harry J. Jones of Company D. Eleventh infantry waa hit In the stomach and probably fatally wound ed while guarding a company wagon near the field hnspltnl. Private James Tnnk of Company D, Eleventh Infantry was struck In the leg by a bullet which fell In a section of the trench a few feet from the custom house. No move wea made by the American force to return the lire. Ktopprd to Get Water. When VIUu'B forces drew off after daybreak, It was reported that he had --- naming m. mm m i.i-mi iuuiu cording to' report Born, to Mr. and Mrs, James Al bright Chambers, a daughter. FRESH FRENCH UPSLAIED ON GREEK SOIL Regarded As Material Proof of 1 Asquith's Declaration Con- ( cerning Importance of Saving Serbian Nation, MASS OF RUMORS COMES FROM BALKANS One Report Says Monastir Is, In Bulgarian Hands German i Troops Sent to Serbia From Russia. London, Nov. 3. The land. t . i ' , , . ,Vaia on tne ureek' coast is re poriGU ITOm iiona in a tCICgram to Berlin-and seems like a se i 1 O tit' iit' quel to yesterday's information ! Whether the f OrceS will bo able to connect speedily enough ui, 4- ' umci uuiAuite uuvya 1 ' 1 1 il Tl 1 allSneU agamm tne I5UIgananS Krivolak to Strumitsa to relieve trie pressure tiiere ana w- ciuici .oHuxlji o positive announcement in the house of COimilOnS yesterday tfaat independence 0f Serbia . 1 . IS One OI tile essential Objects army Iiendquarters announced todav. Tn the Dvinsk region fierce fighting is taking place. The Tiussinns, undertaking . a strong offensive movement, were .repulsed .with heavy losses. These rumors, however, are discred ited, since official communication from Her'ln, Vienna and Hotla record no such results. The Austro-Oerman forces in northern and western Serbia und the Rulgarlana In the east con tinue their attacks, against which thu defenders are gradually yielding, but ti itnatlon does not show any vital change. atlng against Serbia ta fixed at 150,000 men, according to an authoritative statement reaching liondon. The num ber of prisoners captured by thla force Is surprisingly email. Austrian offi cially admit that they have been able to rapture only 20 officers and 4.000 men. The paucity of the officers taken suggest thnt there must be many ci vilians among the (.000 odd prisoner captured. Petrograd furnishes the Information that additional German troops, have been sent from the Russian front to Serbia and military onset rr here be lieve that the opportunity will aoon come to Rusula to complete the devel. opment nf her offensive which dm j been underway.