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5X5H, SERBIA, HAS BEEN
CAPTURED B Y IN VADING
FORCES OF BULGARIANS
Kitchener Is Sent On
Mission To Near East
m Division of Bulgars Has
Entered City Which For
Months Was Serbia's
Temporary Capital
CONSTANTINE ACCEPTS
ZAIMIS' RESIGNATION
Berlin Reports Say Austro
Germans Have Won Victory
Over Russians In Galicia,
Along Stripa River.
Berlin, Nov. 6. The capture
nf TJish. Serbia, by Bulgarian
forces was officially announced
in Rerliii today. -
The capture of Varvarin on
Morava river in Serbia,
nhnut40 miles northwest of
Nish, is also annoncned by the
ftormnn war oflice. More tnan
300 Serbians were taken pris
oners. '
Amsterdam, Nov. 6. A tele
gram from a Sofia, Bulgaria,
news agency says that one Bul
gtrian division has entered the
Serbian cny oi inihu. :
. . - " . "
, Paris, Nov. 6. Newspapers
asnounce that Jimg Constan
tine of Greece has definitely ac
cepted the resignation of the
Zaimis cabinet, says a Havas
dispatch from Athens.
.
Berlin. Nov. 6. Austro-Ger-
man forces in Galicia are said
by the German war office to
have won further victory over
the Russians in the fightm.
along the Stripa river. The
Russians were thrown back to
their old positions on the eas
bank of the river. In the re
cent fighting there 50 officers
and C000 men of the Russians
have been captured.
The town of Kralievo, 35
miles southwest of Kraguy
rats, has alo been captured by
Hie Germans, who are pursuing
the Serbs to the east of this
point. The Germans have
reach Zupanyezac district in
the Morava valley, pursuing
the Serbians beyond Obrez
sicircica. The Bulgarian conquest of
Nish was effected after three
days' of heavy fis:lrting. In
these engagements they cap
tured 350 Serbians and two
cannon.
Near Luk'ovo the Bulgar
inns defeated the Serbians and
in the vicinity of Sokobanya
also won a victory, taking
more than 500 prisoners and
fix cannon. The Bulgarian
and German forces have come
into touch near Krivivir.
London, Nov. 6. The London Poat
says that Earl Kitchener, secretary
for war, has been entrusted with an
Important mission to the near-east
and has already departed from Lon
don. . , ; , ;
In an official statement Issued in
London yesterday, denial was made of
the report that field Marshal Kitch
ener had resigned - as secretary for
war and It was said that Premier As-
quith would have charge of the war
office during the temporary absence
of the field marshal. This was the
first intimation that the war secretary
had departed from London.
The policy of the British govern'
ment respecting both the Dardanelles
and the Serbian campaign has been
the subject ol severe criticism In Eng
land and if the statement of the Post
is correct, the war secretary presum
ably, has been sent to the near-east
to determine by personal inspection
the proper policy to be pursued or
to supervise some movement that has
already been decided on. :
resulted in failure, according
to an announcement ' by the
French war office this afternoon.
Berlin, Nov. 5. Advances
all along the lines of the Teu
tonic forces in Serbia, are an
nounced in the official state
ment of the German war office.
The capture, of 2700 Serbian
prisoners is reported.
It is also officially reported
that the Bulgarians have com
pletely defeated at a point
northeast of Pnlip, the French
forces which were landed at
Saloniki. Part of the French
contingent was routed, it is
stated, and the others were
taken prisoners. The first
French prisoners have begun
to arrlve'Trt KustendiL
The Russians are still on the
offensive in the region. south
west of Dvinsk, but their at
tacks against the German line
were futile and they suffered
heavy losses, the announcement
says. .:.....'
Paris, Nov. 5. Between the
River Aisne and Oise German
troops yesterday afternoon at
tempted a surprise attack on
the French trenches arid direct
ed a very violent but futile
bombardment against the
French positions, today's war
office report says.
NEW FUSE OF LIABILITY
ICT UPJOR DECISION
Case of ShowalterAgainst the
C. C. and O. Is Before the
Supreme Court of U. S.
Former Premier Venizelos
Scored Advisers of King Con
stantino, Declaring That
Greece Faced Ruin.
QUARREL
OIOtlipE'nifflOF
IS :otCT OF CORONATION III
CJT SERMON JAM BEGINS
Large. Numbers Made Deci
sions Last Night Following
Stirring Appeal by Noted
, Evangelist.
NEXT WEEK TO BE
KNOWN AS 'HOME WEEK'
No Services at Tabernacle To-
.'A " ' I - V, '
day Hundreds From Near
by Towns Will Attend
Services on Sunday.
HAD NO CONFIDENCE
IN FOREIGN POLICY
Members of Government As
sailed Venizelos, Insisting
Cotmtry" Could Be Saved -by
Armed Neutrality.
Emperor Yoshihito Leaves To-
Mo for Kioto, Ancient Capi
tal, to Accede to Throne of
Empire of Rising Sun.
WHOLE CITY OF TOKIO
IS IN JOYOUS FETE
Scenes of Splendor Mark Be
ginning of Rites Which Will
Continue Until the Last
Day of the Month.
PLANT OF NEWS
AND OBSERVER
. AGAIN BURNED
The Chapman-Alexander party of
evangelists yeeiterday conducted ser
vices that were attended by many
thousands of people in several coun
ties of western North Carolina. At
Hendersonvllle at 2 o'clock' in the
afternoon, two large congregations at!
that place crowded the First Baptist
and Methodist churches to hear Rev.
Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman assisted by
Charles M. Alexander at the Baptist
church while Rev. C. L. Evarts and
Mrs. Alexander held the overflow
meeting at the Methodist house of
worship.
Returning to Ashevllle in the late
afternoon the noted evangelist last
night delivered one, of the most force
ful and impressive sermons yet heard
at the tabernacle on the subject, "Our
Only Hope." ...
Many came ; forward at the close
of the sermon to ask for prayer and
a large number of conversions were
''"Rev." fir." Chapman prefaced hfs dis
course last night by a tribute to Rev.
J. S. Williams, chairman of the dele
gation committee for the revival cam
paign, and chaplain of the Good Sa
maritan mission In this city. After
long experience with work of this
nature the minister declared that he
has never seen this deartment of a
revival ' campaign so well organized
and executed.
Monday night will be known as
"Home night" and the week will be
designated as "home week." Rev. Dr.
Chapman lays emphasis on the ser
vices aranged for this period, declar
ing that he believes the people will
find them helpful and spiritually in
SDiring to a high degree.
Out of town visitors to tne taDer
nacle next week will exceed in num
bers any delegations that have attend
ed the meetings so far. A special
train will bring 600 people from Spar
tanburg while many who come from
Marshall and Intervening points on
the afternoon train will be able to
return home on a special train leav
ing here at 10:30 o'clock in the even
ing. Many local delegations have also
been announced. -
Last Night
Dr. Chapman's subject last night
was uur uniy nopo, aim
in part, as follows:
"This year thou shall die." Jere
miah 28:16.
'This is a sentence of God against
Athens, Nov. 6. Parliament
will be dissolved tfy King Con
Ntantine and M. Zaimis will
probably reconsider his determ-i
ination and not retire from the
office of prime minister in the
interval which must elapse be
fore another general election
can be held, according to opin
ions expressed in authoritative
quarters.
It is expected that all but
two of the ministers in the
Zaimis cabinet will retain their
portfolios in the new cabinet.
Washington. Nov. 6. Whether a
person representing a railroad em
ploy killed while engaged in Inter
state commerce may recover damages
from the railroad for "Injury to the
decadent," in cases of "instantanteous
death," of the employe was presented
to the Supreme court today for deci
sion. The case was that of W. N. Show-
alter, administrator of Robert K.
Showalter against the Carolina,
Cllnchfield and Ohio Railroad com
pany. Robert K. Bhowalter, a fireman on
the road, was killed outright when
his locomotive hit a boulder which
had rolled down the mountain side
across the track. A Judgment of 116,
000 was rendered for the plaintiff but
was later reduced to 110,000.
The supreme court of Tennessee
held that no recovery could b held
for Injury to the decadent where
death was instantanteous. No claim
for neeunlanr loss to the survivors
was averred in the suit.
Attorneys for the estate, however,
claimed-that the doctrine applied by
the Tennessee court was a rello of
barbarism In the common law abol
Ished by the 1910 amendment to the
federal employers liability act.
NEW COLLEGE NAMED
. THE FLORA McDONALD
. Paris, Nov. 6. Portions of the ad
dress of Former Premier . Venizelos
to the Greek chamber of deputies just
before the. Zaimis ministry are given
as follows by the Havas correspond
ent at Athens:
'The foreign policy does not have
our confidence. Moreover, we consid
er it fatal for the country. In recent
days we have felt more profoundly
still pain at seeing the country men
aced by our eternal enemy who will
turn on us after crushing Serbia.
, "We are saddened by the thought
that tomorrow we will be alone with
out a friend or ally, facing a formid
able enemy."
M. Venizelos was interrupted by a
deputy who asked whether he thought
King Constantino desired the ruin of
the country.
"I would have preferred to omit the
name of the king from -this discus
sion," Venizelos responded, "but since
I am asked I will answer as I
should:
"Under the constitutional regime
the king has no responsibility.". M.
Venizelos said, however, that he did
not mean to throw on King Constan
tino the responsibility for the present
situation, but that he blamed those
who had failed to advise his majesty
as they ought, and said that the
crown could not refuse to recognize
the vote of confidence which was ac
corded by the chamber of deputies to
the preceding cabinet
M. Gounarls, minister of the Inte
rior, Interrupted, He said he thought
the policy of M. Venizelos would lead
to the ruin of the country end that
taking up arms against the central
powers would mean disaster for
Greece and Serbia.
M. Theotokls, minister of commun
ications, asserted that last February
M. Venizelos urged action which
would have led the Greek army and
navy to complete ruin. Developments
Justified the opinion, M. Theotokls
continued, that armed neutrality hurt
saved Greece from catastrophe and
that If the country had not maintain
ed neutrality It would have been lost
without saving Serbia.
Athens, No. 4. (Via London, Nov,
5.) Kli.g Constantlne today summon
ed the leaders of all parties for a
Paris, Nov. 6. A fresh Ger
man attack njraittst the French
Positions at "La ourtino" has
Raletsh. Nor. . By an amended
oharter Issued by the secretary of
slate, signed by the necessary num-
i . -. v. ... l-l .Via Mime
of the Southern Conservatory of Muslo Park, near her today.
at Red Springs has been changed
Toklo, Nov. 6. Yoshihito, emperor
of Japan and 122nd head of the
Japanese imperial house after the
first emperor Jimmu whose reign be
gan 2576 years ago, left Tokio today
for Kioto to make his state entry
into the capital of his forefathers and
there . formally accede to the throne
of the "Empire of the Rising Sun.65
The imperial carriage was preced
ed to the railroad station by the
"kashikodokoro" or "Divine Mirror,"
which represents the spirit of the
grand Imperial ancestress or Sun God
dess, Amaterasu Omlkami, and was
accompanied by the two other sacred
treasures which symbolize the sanc
tity and power of the . throne of Nip
pon, the sacred sword and the sacred
jewel, sometimes known as the neck
lace of yearl-llke gems with the mag
nificent curve, which have been hand
ed down from emperor to emperor
for untold generations.
The whole city of Toklo is in Joy
ous fete un-exampled in Japanese
history since the triumphant entry -of
Emperor Mutsuhlto nearly fifty years
ago. Hundreds of thousands of peo
pie are here from the provinces, most
of them to remain until the great
celebration in Toklo at the end of the
month when the emperor returns
from Kioto. , From the noble to the
richsha man the dominating note is
joy and gladness.
Prior to the departure of the im
perial cortege a Bolemn religious cere
mony was performed at the imperial
sanctuary in the palace.
At the appointed time in the early
morning the hall wherein is enshrin
ed the Imperial sanctuary was dec
orated by court ritualists in a man
ner appropriate to the occasion. This
being finished, His Imperial Highness
Prince Higashl FuBhiml, chief com
missioner, and other members of the
coronation board, all in ceremonious
Japanese dress, took their seats.
The doors of the sanctuary were
opened amid Shinto music, and alter
ocerlngs were made before the altar
Prince Iwakura, the chief ritualist,
read a religious address or prayer
announcing to the splrlt-soul of the
Imperial grand ancestress, Amaterasu
Omlkami, the commencement of the
auspicious coronation ceremonial and
the transfer of the Imperial sanctuary
and the court to Kioto for the cele
bration of the same. Then a cham
berlain and a mald-of-honor, both in
ancient court robe and respectively
representing the emperor and empress
the mystical Bird of ancient China,
whose presence symbolizes a wise
sovereign. It was drawn by six steeds
which for months had been trained
in the imperial stables so that they
might perform their historic service
nobly , and without accident. :
The carriages for the court digni
taries numbered 15 in all, and were
each drawn by two horses. These
coaches were similar in construction
to the imperial coach, the chief dif
ference being the absence of the sym
bolical phoenix, the imperial crest
and the curtains of white brocade.
The crown prince, the other impe
rial sons, princes and princesses of
the blood, princes and princesses of
the imperial house had driven to the
station previous to the emperor and
the ministers of state, elder states
men, peers and other dignitaries had
done likewise, in oVder to receive his
majesty and be present at his depar
ture for Kioto.
Triumphal Portal.
In front of the station was a trl
uniphal portal of green and flowers
and the emperor passed through this
to be received within by the dlstln
guished company which had preceded
him. After an exchange of salutations,
the emperor and court passed over a
carpet of beautiful tapestry especially
woven for the function to the railroad
train, which moved slowly from the
station while cries of "banzai," "ban
zai," filled the station and were taken
up by the great crowd outside.
Imperial Cars.
Ihe Imperial railroad cars were
built for the occasion at the works
of the railway board. The internal
decoration was of cloisonne ware,
textile fabrics and raised lacquer o(
he most, exquisite quality. The cloi
sonne was prepared by Nagoya artists I
and the rest by artists from Kioto. I
The car is divided into seven com
partments, connected by a long corri
dor. The compartment for the use of
the emperor and empress is situated
In the center. The ceiling is composed
of multitudinous tiny panels of pol
ished teak cunningly and beautifully
laid and draped with rare silk bro
cade. The design is the stork and but
terflies. The walls are hung with rare
tapestry embroidered with the impe
rial chrysanthemum , intermingled
with the mythological phoenix. Four
beautiful panels depict the seasons.
The floor Is. covered with a specially
woven carpet of silk velvet.
The imperial household guard dl
vision of the army were to attend the
ceremonies at Kioto as guard of hon
or. Practically the whole division,
consisting of 8,000 officers and men
and 2,000 horses, were entrained for
the ancient capital. The transporta
Hon of this force required twenty
trains each of ten cars. Extraordinary
precautions have been taken to insure
safety of travel between Toklo and
Kioto.
The train conveying the emperor
and court was due to arrive at Nagoya
this afternoon. The emperor will pass
the night there at the palace and
proceed to Kioto tomorrow.
As one testimony of his thoughtful
ness and veneration of the aged among
his people" Emperor Yoshihito has
inaugurated Ms coronation ceremo-
Newspaper Property of Secre
tary Daniels Completely De--'
Stroyed In Fire Which v
Sweeps a Half Block.
DAMAGE ESTIMATED
AT QUARTER MILLIOlJt
Plant of Uzzel Company, Stated
Printers, Also Totally De
stroyed With Many Of- "
rial Records.
the falBe phophet, but it is at the; proceeded before the presence of the
same time a propnecy or some on n . ( hoilp, and mftje obeisance on
who may hear the text as I speak it ui ot thelr majesties.
orreaa it as u appears upon -i.b ....x- Tne ceremony having closed with
ed page. I draw the bow at a ven-solemn chordg of mUBlCi the holy of
ture ana me arrow win iiy .w iuj - holies, which Is the sacred mirror,
its marK. i o. "" 'Mwas slowly borne outside the palace
will strike. God alone knows that,,. h taken to Kioto, together with
but It will strike somewhere. I lhe .ftCred sword and gem. The sa-
"The average if human life was cred lr,aflurM which are the emblem
once 60 years: then u oroppea to 4u
Raleigh, Nov. 6. For the second
time since Josephus Daniels became' ...
secretary of the' navy In the Wilson
cabinet, the plant of his newspaper,!
the News and Observer, was destroyed!
early today In a fire which swept halt
a block of buildings carrying a loss
estimated at a quarter of a million. ,
dollars. I -
The printing house of E. M. VzJ
zell and company, state printers, waa
also a total loss. In the Uzzell plant
was a warehouse containing many,
copies of Supreme court reports anoH
NokUi Carolina laws, the property or
the state of North Carolina. Accord
ing to a statement of the secretary
of state none of the state papers
which were lost cannot be duplicated.
The loss to the state in papers, pa
per stock and printing supplies is es
timated by Secretary of State J. Bry
an Grimes at approximately 70, 000,
about 30 per cent of which was cov
ered by Insurance.
The fire started in the plant of Uz-
sell, and company and ahortly after
ward there was an explosion which
firemen attributed to gas which sent
the. flames into the adjoining build
ing. The editorial and mechanical forces
of the News and Observer had lelt
the building only a short time befor
the fire was discovered. The men had
just reached their homes. Practically
nothing was saved from the News and
Observer and Uzzell plants.
. The News and Observer saved only
copies of the mailing lists, the galley
proofs even being destroyed.
Two firemen were injured slightly
while fighting the fire and were re-
moved to a hospital. W. H. Bagley,
business manager of the News anX
Observer, was severely cut about the)
left arm and side by being caught in
the door of the editorial room as ha
was leaving with some books.
In the plant of the TJzzell company
were many records of the state de
partment and some records of tht
Supreme court. No estimate of the)
kind or amount of the records waa
nles by presenting 300,000 wine cups ! available early today. The Uzzell corn-
today some have declared that It Is
almost, If not quite, 30 or under.
(Continued ot. Page Five).
ABE
Charlottesville, Va., Nov. (. With
beautif pi, crisp football weather and
conference on the situation resulting a fast field to play on, the game to
from" the overthrow of the Zaimis ay between the unbeaten team from
cabinet, and It Is expected that the
ministerial crisis will end within 14
hour.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.
Chicago, Nov. 5. Hogs. uow, re
ceipts 10,000; hulk of sales t.tlQ
T.1S; pigs 3.7St.6(l.
Cattle, weak: receipts S00; native
beef steers 8 010.35; calves 1.7 S
10.50.
Cheep, steady; receipts 1,000; sheep
5.86e.35; lambs (.7001.90,
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H P. A. IV. WIDENEU DIES. . it
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H Philadelphia, Nov. I. P. A. B. t
St Widener. the widely known ft- H
St nancler, died at his horns, tlkln st
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Vanderbllt snu tbs aggressive blue
and orange eleven of Virginia was
looked forward to -as one of tne most
spectacular contests of the 19 IS sea
son. Virginia ; university admittedly
has ths best team that ever represent
ed the university on ths gridiron. In
defeating Yale and In preventing Har
vard from crossing- her goal line Vir
ginia made a remarkable showing for
a southern eleven. The defensive
work of the team has been little short
of wonderful during ths whole sea
son. This feature of play Is depend
ed on by Virginia supporters to hold
ths powerful scoring machine from
Nashville In check.
Vanderbllt ooaches havs ' devoted
themselves to developing an attack
which up to today has carried every
thing before it. Itut Vanderbllt to
day met a worthier foe than any so
far tackled and thers was much spec
ulation oo ths rsi'ilt. -
of the throne, being held In the deep
est veneration and respect, their de
parture from the capital was cele
brated In a most august and dignified
manner
As the royal cortege left the palace
the thunder of saluting guns from
the public parks Informed the multi
tudes of the metropolis, and that was
the signal for silent prayer for the
joyous depsrture of the emperor for
his beatific accession and his safe re
turn to the capital.
. The emperor rode to the railway
station In a coach of regal magnifi
cence through lines of picked troops
from the household guard.
First rode the mounted police In
spectors, then cavalry of the Imperial
guard in their new glittering corona
tion uniform. Next came the Impe
rial ancestral shrine, which was
borns on ths shoulders of villagers
from Kioto and which was guarded
by the Imperial guard.
The Carriage,
Then came the emperor In his
coach drawn by six horses with postil
ions. Finally came a squadron of
cavalry of ths Imperial guard and
mors mounted police officials. Like
all ottier Imperial carriages which
formed the retinue, the regal coach
had been especially built for use dur
ing the accession at Toklo and Kioto.
It la tn the general form and lines of
a ship. Ths color scheme was chest
nut on ths exterior, whlls the Interior
was lined with whits brocade, upon
which ths Imperial chrysanthemum
crest waa woven. Roth sides of the
coach bore the Imperial crest emboss
ed n gold, Ths coach was surmount
d by a golden Image of a phoenix.
to the aged men throughout the em
pire, the minimum age for eleglblllty
to the honor being fixed at 80 years.
The cups are of artistic lacquered
work and bear gojd characters mean
ing "Peace to the Aged," and "Com
memorative Imperial Present, 1915."
To those above 90 will be granted a
special set of cups, slightly larger
than the others.
Program Long.
The members of, the diplomatic
corps who will attend the great cere
monies nt Kioto as the guests of the
court will leave Toklo for the ancient
capital on Monday, November 8, In .a
special train, the cars having been
built for the occasion. They will be
received in audience on November 9
by the emperor at Kioto.
The program of the coronation! Is
long and Indicates that various rites
or ceremonies will be held up to the
last day of the month.
KENTUCKY'S OFFICIAL
COUNT EXPECTED SAT.
Ixiulgvllle, Ky., Nov. S. Kentucky's
gubernatorial election situation mark
ed time today pending an official can
vass of the vote. In the 120 counties
of the state. The official count Is ex
pected to be completed, tomorrow. I
The campaign managers have aban
doned none of their claims. Unofficial
and apparently reliable returns from
I every precinct In the state give Stan-
lev a majority of 1243 votes against
2. OKI. ths unofficial figures of yester
day. l(Kltl(lttltlttlltttitttlttt
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t Special to Ths Gsxetts-News.
H Greenville, 8. C, Nov. . Ths t
t Southern Textile association In K
it convention hers decided to hold H
St the snnual meeting next June at st
It Ashevllle, at which time ths offi- t
St cers will bs elected. C. E. Rail- St
t Ing.' manager of Battery Park
t hotel, J. Bayllss Rector, manager
St of Langren hotel and N. Buckner, st
St secretary of board of trade of
St Ashevllls are hers. St
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pany carried large contracts for stats
printing and one floor ot the buiid-.
ing was used as a storeroom for soraer
state papers.
Edward E. r,rltton, editor of th
News and Observer, staed that the
loss to the News and Observer would
prooabjy exceed 3100,000 and that'
possibly half of the loss was covered
by Insurance. Mr. Brltton atuted that.
ho hoped some of the enrler files of
the News and Observer which were)
In a basement could be recovered.
The previous fire which occurred
nearly three years ago waa only a par
tin! loss to the News and Observer.
This one is complete. Only the front
wall of the building waa standing at
8:.i0 o'clock this morning and it will
probably fall before the fire is extin
guished.
Temporary offices of the News anil
Observer are being established In the.
plant of the Raleigh Times and th
pnper will be Issued as Ukual tomor-i
row morning.
Secretary Daniels was notified of
the (lie this morning by long distr.nce
telephone and left Washington to ar
rive hpre this afternoon.
. The store of the Wake Shoe com
pnnv, a retail concern, was a com
plete loss, as Is the Crystal theater, n
moving picture house. J. L. O'QuInn
and company, florists, lost heavily In
stock and fixtures.
St It S( t si S it list si it it t itit si si canton.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
SCORE SUCCESS
Special to Ths Gasette-News.
Waynesvllls, Nov. I. Ths Minstrel
show presented here last night by th
Ashevllls High school boys tinder th
direction of James Howell mad a
decided hit. Ths muslo In charge of
Willis Cunningham, director of muslo,
In ths olty schools of Ashevllle, added'
greatly to ths success of ths perform
ance. It Is agreed hers today that
last night's was one of the beat ama
teur productions sver presented In
Waynesvllls. There was a recor.l
breaking hous for an affulr of the
kind.
This evening th will shew at
I