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VOLUME XX. NO. 241
ASHEVILLE, N. C WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 24, 1915.
PRICE 2 CENTS n Trains 5 CM.
(Incite trill- toitoti wwre
INVADERS' ADVANCE IN
SERB! A IS NOT SO RAPID
Contradictory Claims of , Vic
tory Leave Real Situation
in Doubt Hard Fight
ing Continues.
ENTENTE POWERS MORE
HOPEFUL OF GREECE
Berlin Has Revived Report
That Russia Contemplates
Great Campaign In Bal
kans, Through Roumania.
London, Nov. 24. Contradic
tor)' claims leave the present
situation in doubt, but evident
ly the advance of the Austro
German forces and their Bul
garian allies is not so rapid as
earlier reports indicated. Ap
parently heavy fightingis under
way in the section where the
Teutonic forces are attempting
to form a junction with the
Bulgarians. '
The fate of Monastir is still
in the balance. Reports eman
ating from Athens are to the
effect that the Bulgarians, hav
ing regard for Greek suscepti
bilities, are k waiting for the
Germans to come up and oc
cupy the city.:,..., .
In the' entente capitals jp
Kflwed confidence is , professed
that Greece is now. moving to
T'r.i'd a complete agreement
v.ith the wishes of the allies.
iVrlin has revived the report
ciiti uiu i.vukiuiis uuiimmputit;
0 great campaign in the Bal-
1 iins for which a large army
lias gathered at Odessa. The
reports . do not indicate that
the Berlin government is at
nil sure that , Roumania will
refuse passage for the Russian
troops through her territory.
Petrograd report slight ad
vances along the Styr river
with sharp checks for the Ger
mans and Austrians on the
northern and southern portions
of the eastern fronts. Vienna
says, however, that .nothing
worthy of mention has occur
red on that line. Nevertheless,
there is apprehension in Berlin
and Vienna over the result of
the expected Russian offensive
in the extreme southeast.
The Italians are looking for
the immediate fall of Gorizia,
which according to latest re
ports is dominated by artillery
on both sides and from "no
man's land." , "-
Notable progress by the Bulgarians
In the region southwest of Prlstina
lth the capture of 1,000 Serbians, 44
cannon, and 21 machine uns( was
announced at the German army head
quarters today. Teutonlo troope have
mho taken 1,600 additional Serbian
prisoners, and have captured six
rannon.
CBS 'AT ECVERL1ENT
Washington. Nov. 14 The watch
of the guards at all principal govern
nient buildings tn the capital was re
- doubled today, on order. Guards sta
tioned in strategic positions com
manding all entrances to the build
ings which house the state, war and
navy departments are under orders
to question, and. If necessary, to
. rch any persons of whom they
htve doubt. Hundreds of tourist pa
through the buildings dally. Blnce
he bomb explosion which wrecked
room In the enpltol last summer,
nil bomb plots have kept gnvirn
hnt detectives busy, there baa been
"ore than ueual activity among
rds here but now the wateh I to
even more strlnt
Onerds employe by rwey eetn
nl ar eontlni!ly on duff In
Iinnls l.4lng tn brMts or.f the
"'omfl ry prlrl y the gte-
f te the wm,
President's Message Deals
With Defense Revenue
Washington, Nov. 24. President
WilBon has laid before the cabinet
a practically complete draft of the
message he will read before congress
December 7.
He has decided to touch on the
question of raising revenue for nation
al defense, but probably only In very
Droaa .terms. Some of the cabinet
members wanted him to devote the
entire address to the question of na
tional defense, but as read at the Cab
inet meeting, today, it deals with other
legislative matters.
The president favors outing appro
priations, as much as possible for pub
lic buildings and rivers and harbors
improvements.
.Washington, Nov. 28. Chairman
U. S. May Act
An Austrian's Frotcst
Washington, Nov. 24. Officials of
the state department and the depart
ment of Justice today were consider
ing the protest of Baron Erich Zwel
denik, charge of the Austro-Hungar-lan
embassy, that the statement. Is
sued in the name of the department
of Justice apparently tended to con-
am .Via f AnotHan nnnanlni nffl-!frhA
V .1 V.AC lCL. I. U ww..u . .-
former Austrian consul. initiative and V without instructions
The protest was lodged with the 'from the Vienna government. .
state department. The statement was! Offtcta's consider the complaint
made by A. Bruce BlelasUi. chief of more or icps luFtified and that un'ess
the bureau of Investigation of th de-, there is a disclaimer of authority for
partment of Justice after a confer--Mho statement the -Atmtrlan foreign .
iv. Tr- rnrlenr in New York office micht make lnautriea.
'Wo
His Co-Operation
Against Outlaw Bands on
the Border.
Laredo, Tex., Nov. 24. Governor
Ffirirnaon. of Texas, and General Ven.
ustlano Carranza, head of the de facto von Bernstorff. the German ambassa
government of Mexico, - yesterday ' dor, have failed thus far to bring the
pledged the ' co-operation ' of their United States and Germany near an
forces In maintaining order along the early settlement of the issues grow-Texas-Mexlcan
border and evolved Ing out of the sinking of the Luslta
plans to rid the lower Rio Grande nia, with a loss of more than 100
valley of outlaw bands. American lives. It was said today by
The two executives met in the ad- persons ln a position to know that
ministration building at Nuevo Lre- the points of view of the two govern
do, Mexico, opposite this city, at the menus still were widely different,
suggestion of General Carranza, and j fn German circles the belief - was
were ln conference for more than two 'expressed that a satisfactory agree
hours, following which the governor ment could not be reached without
and his staff were guests at an elabor-i
ate banquet
Discuss Raids.
Bandits raids was the principal sub-
Ject discussed The Mexican "'u -
made by Mexican officer to appre-1
iienu ny cuipnv won iMittnv iun .
m, V'l 1 Oil HID ...ui. b.ub
A A A A .LI.IJ -1 I Vu t.l.l.M
aiwmpi to snm -i "J
reiuge.on me u.
same with respect to any lawless 1
band on the Mexican aide seeking ,
asylum In Texas was agreed to by
Governor Ferguson. .
When Governor Ferguson returned
to the United Btates. he expressed
pleasure at having met the first chief.
Carranza was characterised by the
governor as "a man of solemn mien.
Arm conviction, not prone to -hasty
judgment, but rather deliberate, ot
great determination and a man who
will undoubtedly make a wise ruler
over the destinies of Mexico."
finpertor Court.
The case of Mrs. Belle Rogers and
W. F. Roger against the Southern
Railway company, In which they seek
to recover the sum of $40,000 for the
death of Furmen Rogers, an employe
of the company at the time ef his
death, will probably be concluded this
afternoon. The evidence In the case
was probably be concluded this after
noon. The evidence In the case was
finished yesterday afternoon and the
arguments by the attorneys before the
Jury were made when court recessed
for noon.
Pythlans to Continue) Aid.
At a largely attended and enthusi
astic meeting last night, Plngah lodge.
Knights of Pythias, voted to continue
their appropriation for the Good ftara-
aritan mission during the approaching
year.
The work of the mission is eonild
sldered to be one of the most Import
ant phi enthropla sotl.Ule parried on
In Ashevllat and the support It Is re
celvlng le a greet encouregmst to
the management.
Chamberlain, of the Senate committee
on Military Affairs, announced today,
that he planned to introduce a bill for
national military service, mode ed af
ter the Swiss system. He stated that
plans to bring the matter up for the
serious consideration of congress, and
begin 'a plan for military education.
Senator Chamberlain, and Chairman
Hay of the House Military committee,
May or tne House Military committee,
officers of the General Staff, and Sec- jV
retary Garrison were to have a confers ,
ence, this week, on the Army Appp
priatlon Bill.,
-. Republican leader Mann tod'
cepted President Wilsons lnvit ,0
. A
confer on national defense legiV ion,
?isv ,ior
Oil .
Senator Gallinger, the Republican
senate leader has already accepted.
Favorably
i I
! General Rodriguez, who escaped
and wns to Ihe effect that he. had from Cananea and misled the Carran
obtalned much valuable Information S8ah'ef- ,a ported on h's way to re.
concerning the activity of Consul inforce-the .Nogalee trarripon with an
General Von Nuber of Austria and armv ot between 2,000 and 7.000 men.
his associates, l.eftrence to the con-' Colonel Cardenas, with 1,200 Car
sul general was what the charge ob- fanza cava ry wa ,ast reported as
jected to. heading for the Ponora r'ver valley in
It is understood that the statement the be!lof that a few hundreds of Rod-
was issued without the knowledge of
flttnrnpv p-onArn' TVin nrntffRt vpnja
- ! r: ' I' ' ' '
ST LL U f ETTLEr
U. S. and German Government,
Unafcle to Agree Over
Case Optimistic. '
Washington, Nov, 24. Conferences
between Secre Unslng and Count
arbitration. Officials of the state de
partment were more optimistic, how
ever, the opinion seeming to prevail
Hint UlkAIIKALClJ' VJDI 1 1 1 U 1 1 ,T nwuiu lu""'4n,)uu , ,
lnto the American way of viewing the,wr,uen , the sU,e pWfn conwrn
The United States' point of view Is
hliuumii iu uoiuiion k'"" iiu
Af l (7. ,un, vbavou, ...tvw ... ..', (
, A .. A J I Ik. I1.I .
a. ...u-t .....
m. .nn .n.mn.., i.m.,h t bpe opp0,ln the or,erly
1 Mas of American cltisens lost In the J,i, .w. -
disaster. The United States Is averse
to taking the question to The Hague.
T OF GUILTY IS
GIVEN IfUiP USES
Tennessee Co. and Shipping1
Clerk Convicted in Federal
Court at Chattanooga.
Chattanooga, Nov. 14. The Jury
In the cases of the United Plates vs.
T. C. Miller, manager; U C. Myllug.
superintendent; Frank Fox, shipping
clerk; and A. G. Smith, travelling
salesmen, of the Tonneasee Coffin and
Casket company, which have been
pending In Federal court during the
past week, returned a verdict yester
day, finding The Tennessee Co Mil
and Casket, company, and Fox guilty
of shipping liquor Into adjoining
tales, without proper!;.- I landing the
packages on the outside, verdicts of
not guyty were returned In the cases
of P.etterton. Myllus and Smith.
Government Indictments were based
on the al egatlons, that the company,
through, lie omc.aia, naa maae it av
custom to enclose bottlee ot whiskey
In coffins and caskets, which they sent
to customers.
tletterton, who Is police commis
sioner at Chattanooga, denied knowl
edge of the fac's, and declared he
hsd leued ordere to have It etopped.
The Jury accepted h's view of the, eons were drowned. tKla, by the
esse. Pentenre, on the company, and 'washing aay or a t-riU: tst Hie
Fox, waa passed until tiaturUay, Salto lUver, near Uvcontw, luly,
GEL OHGi'5
US CHANGED
Failure of Commanders Makes
It Necessary to Make New
Moves in Effort to Crush
Villa '3 Revolution.
RODRIGUEZ ESCAPED
ANMISLEtf OBREGON
,v ' ,
AvV eadcr Imported to Be On
-C --
,ay to Reinforce Garrison
n.t. Tfrvo-n.lps flnlTeo Alo
IM.V M HUM
Ooias to Noalcs.
Douglas. Ariz.,. Nov. 24. Aval'able
Carranza reports onrlv tdav. Indicate
that fa'lurps of his ( ommniTlprs com
bined with erronnons infdrninHon. has
i
resulted In the comoMe change of
an of General O'rpirrm i r.wh th.i
Villa forces n Rono-a. and end revo-
lutfonary strife. In Mexico.
raBn. i soumvvara from Can-
ana. as a lure,
was tne mam Villa
K..,
General Calles at Mobena I" appar-
ently in Ignorance of the movement
r General Rodtlguez. and has said
ti1" "J? wiu be ,n Nogales In five days,
"en- "'eBuez reported to Obrenon that
ne !f,??rt?d a onr from the attack
on v" a forces . bight miles north of
puards pt the Carranza ' and Villa
forces are reported to have been flKht
In? for two days at Lehota whieh was
said to. havebeen, .occupied for 'the
second ttrne hy . Carranza troops,; late
last n'ght. '
-General OcORta leader of the Villa
forces out of Santa Cruz was reported
to be retiring In the direction of No
gales. General Obregon Is preparing to
summon two more divisions of rein
forcements to Sanora in addition to
the 4,000 troops who are expected to
reach him at Pedros Nogras. .
UFir.yEB3-tFP.iE-
rai ra. 'rap
Union, However, Is In Favor of
"Orderly, and Natural
Growth of Navy."
Raleigh, N'uv. 24 Prof. W. C.
Crosby, educational secretary of the
North Carolina Farmers' union, said
great deal has been
ing the action of the union in resolv
ing agalnxt the large naval program
0j jn8 aUminls! ration
he wishes to
I remind those siieaklng critically of
tn. unlon B HCtion. that the farmers
The union, he says, merely object
ed to any Increase In appropriation
for defense and said nothing against
the present work done by the adminis
tration. Mr. Crosby does not under
stand thnt there Is any sentiment
against what Is now being done.
He thinks that there Is a great
deal In the view of John Pprunt HUI
that the fnrmere ere so much Inter
ested In the passage- of a rural cred
its bill and measures thnt vitally af
fect them as a dass aa to make them
little Jenlous of the attention thnt
may be paid to other things which
miist some before the next congrexs
The farmers spoke only for those
who were present, bnt they have had
a great opporttin"y to come into eon
tact with the thinking of the peop'e
back home. Ami the sentiment wee
pretty general that the men at home
wish to keen the price of Pence as
low as poss'ble even If the great fleet
must preserve It.
U. S. C2UISER SAN DIEGO
SENT TO TOP01ABA11PO
Washington, Nov, 14. Admiral
..' . ''
( wins ow, commanding
V r
O SSI! lO AO-
fleet, has l'C"i ordered to
plal ampo. xlco today with - his
'fianshlp the vruiser Bun Diego, which
wl carry HI additional marines
J r,ajy ,0 snu tna protect Americans
and other foreigners.
cheat lo:3 or life
HI BSIDGIS DISASTER
1 Rome, Nov, IJ. One hundred per
UW1W CO
GETS CDIICTS
Corporation Will Work 300
Men, at $1.50 and $1.75 Per
Day on Development
Project.
FEDERAL COURT OPENED
WITH 82 INDICTMENTS
Baptist Mission Board Has
k fl1 1a KTaayaIvt Villi
WUaU&VUCU XI CO! 11 X Uil
A.4. e..v
'Scrintions
fHy W. T. Host)
RaleiRh, Nov. 24. The- state Is
ready to deliver to the Aluminum.
tympany or America tne nrst gquaa or
convicts to.be put upon tne
' srrent rle.vp nnmpnt snhmA near nlfl
W hitney, now Eadin.
Some of these men are among the
lot which Senator Hugh Chatham vol
untarily returned to the state several
weeks ago. That Winston-Salem gen
tleman csi me down here and said that
while his railroad would like to have
the men indefinitely, he realized that
he -had a disproportionate number of
see somebody elae get the benefit of
their work. These have not been re
turnd but will be a lowed to come
hero when th6call Is made. With
them it is quite probable that Badln
will get 300.
Superintendent Mann cannot begin
will, the 300, of course, but will send
about 100 in the first batch. These
will draw $1.50 and 11.75 daily, the
old contract under which they worked.
When Senator Chatham returns his
workers another 100 will be added.
The E kin and Alleghany camp will
retain a number of workers and will
lie kcpl at normal camp during the
winter. The resumption of work at
Pndin is said to be contemplated upon
scale large enough to complete the
work ln another year.
Two More Candidates.
New Hanover and Brunswick coun
ty lawyers are pressing the names of
Representative W. P. Stacy of New
Hanover, and B. H. Cranmer of South,
port to succeed Juf'se George Roun
tree who has resigned to return to
the practice of law.
Mr. Stacy is a member of the fam
ily of three Blaoy boys, all of whom
won the Mangum medal at the Uni
versity and took such hlch rank at
colk'fre. He was one of the eaders
in the 1915 general assembly and is
considered a young lellow with such
uncommonly good sense and Judg
ment as to make him worthy of the
big office. His Brunswick neighbors
present Mr. Cranmer Just as heartily.
Other names have been thrown out to
Governor Craig but none pressed with
quite the enthusiasm that these two
lawyers have behind them. -
Judge H. O. Connor , yesterday
morning opened Federal court for a
term of two weeks for the trial of
criminal cases. Eighty-two indict
ments have been made.
This Is a vast reduction from the
last court and the retailer Is hard
nressed for manufacturing ground.
The court has no big cases at this sit
ting, but whlakoy Indictments will,
make lit) the bulk of them. The last
six months has been a period of offi
cial preaching ln which sheriffs and
state olilcere have joined wun ino
Federal department In running down
blockadcrs. The result Is tnat many
such cases have been
tried In the
slate and county courts.
Judge Connor yesterday put three
foreigners through naturalization pa
pers and although all three represent
ed different nationalities they are al
lies in the continental war.
Peter Ijiinlinos. a Greek, renounced
his ob lfcat.on to King Constantino I Salisbury, Nov. IS. The North Car
whose country seems now on the point 'olliia Stale tiunday School convention
of Joining the allies. Jacob Piechatka,
a Hum. an. not only went bark on the
czar but aked to change his name,
Nobody objected. Judge Connor sign-
ed him up with the United States and rollment was around luo, which In
allowed him to call himself Jacob dicules that there will be an attend-
Aaronson.
- Ktood Examination.
Pleclintka-AHroiiBon could speak
but Indifferent English though a
bright young lellow. Judge Connor
asked him to niui.e a dieunictlon be -
tween the two governments under
whlih he i.iui lived. "Le one 1 Icef un-
der las Czar," he said, "1 leef under
pres-ee-dont," he said to Judge Con-
nor. Ihe judge smiled encouraging-
ly and told him to pioceed. Aarou.on
hoved along nicety. Atier prompting
I torn Juuge Connor as to tne source
of governmental autnor.ty, he said:
Ue Car. he ae monarch, ne de law.
In United olaies Coiisieas pass law."
judiie Connor ' tften let lum swear
' 'ort th old 'l"'ln,t a.'" W n'u'
I . , I- nk..A,.l.l.
ma, n.a v m ,-... vw ....
u an uninUeu luuy to the
lie
wuuniry. aoioiisou uulaieu his uu- r of t j,euker, an address by A.
..eiisi In pobgamy. y. McAlleter of tlrecnuboro.
A. II. fluoil Is an Englishman who At the afternoon seMion the usual
works at tne fcxperlmeiil eiauou. Hs formalities of greeting and respon.os
hu no dniuuity in meeting tne tent, mnae. up the program, but the words
A'l new sulijouts are intelnguiit nat- or w,Koine were warm and the re
urally. the utie Oreea bw.ug qu.u,uonse by Dr. C. P. Mil-aurhiln of
Limul and the Ru4in at.pu.nnny s Cuncuid. wee In tra-ious Ung isue.
gouJ cltinn. Mi. Russiili m a m.i.iiie- The main aJdres ns Wilunm
tuird man. a. iirown of Chic to. brld eevrtttary
M'uiu t r. u. .vimuoii ano
AisHiStant Dwtrlcl Attorney Uiean ar
, tCuuUnutd on page I'
CHARGES
WAS DIRECTOR
OF CONSPIRACY
M. P. CONFERENCE MEETS
IIT WISSTONJEXT YEAR
Assignments Read Just Before
Adjournment Rev. C. W.
Bates Returned Here.
r.n.hn. XT TV., nln..
uein session or me iMortn vjaroima
lan churcn- ln session here since last
o'clock. Throughout the day com-
- ".v
" ' """'
.':,,,,,, ro tha Mrt' n,
the stationing committee. However,
this matter was delayed from time to
time because of the difficulty of sup
plying a. I the fields.
The next conference meets In Winston-Salem
on Wednesday before the
fourth Sunday ln November.
Rev. N. G. Bethea was elected to
preach the conference sermon and
Rev. J. D. Williams was elected to
preach the ordination sermon.
The appointments of ministers fol
Cresell j. H. Abernathy; Anderson',
A. D. Bhelton: Ashboro, C. L. Whit-
aker; Asliboro, C. I Whitaker; Ashe
ville, C. W. Bates; Buncombe, T. B.
Martin; Bmlington, J. E. Pritchard;
Char otte, unsupplied; Cleveland, W,
C. Lassiter; Concord, W. R. Lowder-
milk; Davidson, 3. U. Hulln; Denton
Ueo. L. Reynolds; Fairview, , J. H.
Bowman; i'allston, J. H. Moton; Flat
Rook, C. A, Cecil; Forsyth, A. O. Llnd.
ley; Gaston, W. H. Neese; Graham, O,
B. Williams; Granville, D. R. Wil
liams; Greensboro, R. M. Andrews;
Viroenvil.e Morgan; Guilford, 8.
M. Neeiiham; Halilax, R.' A. Swearln-
gen; Haw River, W. F. Ashburn; Hen
derson, S. F. Taylor; High Point, A.
G. Dixon; Denanon, R. C. Stubbins
Ienoir. H. D. Gannon: Lincoln. D. M
Doy; Littleton, W? E. Swain; Mebane,
W. F. Kennett; Mecklenburg, J. H.
Stowe; Midland, J. F. Alexander;
Mocksvllle, T, A. Williams; Mt. Ver
non, J. A. Burgess; Mt. Pdeasant, R.
S. Troxler; Oak Ridgo, I W. Ger
rlnger; Orange, C. H. Whitaker; Or
ange, C. H. Whitaker; Pageland, J. Q.
Quick; Pensaco a. Homer Casio; Pied
mont, J. W. Self; Pinnacle and Mt
Zion, Kd. Suits; Randleman, J. B.
O'triant; Randolph, W. M. White;
Richland, Joel B. Trogdon; Roanoke,
C. J. Edwards; Reiiisvllle, E. G. Low
dermilk; Rockingham, W. B. Curratt;
baxapahaw, H. 8. B. Thompson; Shel.
by. J. D. Morris; Slier City, T. Hi.
Davis; Spring Church, R. L. Hethcock;
St. Paul, G. F. Mllliway; Stan ey, W.
D. Reed; Tabernacle, T, M. Johnson;
Ihomasville, B. O. Prltchett; Uwhar
rle, IS. A. Biaswell; Vance, A. L. Hun
ter; Welch Memorial, unsupplied;
West Forsyth, T. F. McCulloch; Why
Not, unsupplied; Winston, J. D. Wil
liams; Yadkin College, H. L. Powell;
Yorboro, W. A. Lamar.
TATE SUNDAY SCHOOL
Coi;.v T Prvtortanino- Mr.ro
mooavomiuj "aav. & .v.v
Than 100 Delegates Ses-
sions of Great Interest.
opened Us annual sesHlon in this city
lloniity alternoou with an enrollment
that was pleasing to the officials of
the asaoulaUon In two ways. The en
jance large enough to make the mis
Isiuns Interesting and hclplul, and on
'the other hand, that the aim of the
officials to keep the attendance from
being burdensome to the local enter
tamers was euccesslul.
Headed by a bend and with flags
end banners unfurled, the paewde of
Sunday school children ranging from
Infants In aiini? to grtvy-haired men
(lli women marchud through the
principal streets of the city, winding
up at the community building, where
(ne (PMona 0( the cenvontlon are b
nt hold.
. 0f the state officials are pree-
(nt and no serious changes ln the
n.ujir n th. ,1 -oili-ni nrnirrsm are
anticipated. One m on the program,
a ... .VL - -
nuwevir, raa to oe unuimu un c-
count of the eerloua Illness ol the fath
of the ntrrnnllonsl K'inila.v B hool as -
enrUtlnn. Mr. Urown's subject as
"The BunJuV School Asuooiallon."
BOY-ED
U. S. Prosecutor Accuses Get
man Naval Attache of Direct
ing Expenditure of $750,
000 to Aid Raiders,
ASSERTS MONEY WAS
SPENT BY MILLIONS
Officials of Hamburg-American
Line, Now on Trial, Named
Chief Actors in Alleged
Country-Wide Plots.
Not York, Nov. 24. The govern-
ment brought forward today mora
witnesses to prove the Earl Buenx
managing director of the Hamburg-
American Steamship line and his three'
associates had conspired to ' defraud,
the United States when they sent neu
tral fleet of steamers out of American
ports to supply German warships op
erating in the Atlantic and Pacifla
early ln the war.
While counsel for the defense have
conceded that $2,000,000 of German
money was expended substantially tn .
the manner alleged, evidence thus far
has only dealt with $750,000 which
was said to have been expended under
the direction of Captain Karl Boy-ed,
German naval attache. Of this '
amount, according to the chief wit
nesses for the government $500,000 .
was sent to San Francisco to fiance
supply ships which were to leave the
Pacific coast porta
The charge of conspiracy Is so
broad that It takes in about every act
that might be proved to have been
committed ln this country by the de
fendants during the first two months
of the war in , furthering German
naval warfare. - :
The prosecution expects before the
trial Is over there will have been wrlt-
ten int the records of the case a
I larRe Part Of the history of the raiding
Qf German commerce destroyers dur
ing the early part of the war.
The government has 60 witnesses
of more still to be heard. Members
of the crews of many of the supply
ships will teil of being rescued by
B..tish warships which sunk or cap
tured their ships, or of getting safely
back after their ships had completed
their mission.
New York, Nov. 24. Captain N.
Boy-ed, German naval attache at
Washington, was the directing head
under which was spent $750,000 ln
chartering and supplying neutral
steamers with coal and provisions for
the German warships ln the Atlantlo
and Paclflo ln August, 1914, the gov
ernment charged and asserted that It
Is prepared to prove the charge, in
beginning the trial on the charge ot
conspiracy of Dr. Karl Bueni, manag
ing director of the Hamburg-American
line, and three subordinates.
Roger B. Wood, assistant United
States district attorney ln charge of
the prosecution asserted that the en
tire sum of money had been expend
ed under the personal direction of
Captain Boy-ed and that from $500,
000 to $800,000 had been spent at
San Francisco for the German war
sli'p lietpzlg and perhaps the Dres
den. This, the government charges,
was part of a conspiracy which ex
tended from New York to Philadel
phia to New Orleans and San Fran
cisco ln which German money was
spent by millions and in which the
defendants were the leading charac
ters. In the performance of thla alleged
conspiracy. Prosecutor Wood said
that the defendants "rode rough shod
over the laws and treaties of the
United States as contemptlously aa
If they had been mere scraps of pa
per." William Rand of counsel for the
defense admitted that the defendants
had chartered and supplied twelve
ships which left American port for
the relief of German warships. In do.
Ing so, he said, they had acted oa
orders received by cable from tf
home offices of the line In Germaw.
"Dr. Ruent undertook to comply
with the Instructions,," said Mr,
Rand, "end with this end In view Is
sued orders to George Hotter and
Aiolph llachmeister (co-defendants)
who obeyed . them. ,The Hamburg
American line owned or chartered a
number of steamers, bought coal and
provlrlons and supplies Which were
olsded on the steamers and caused or
attempted to cause the steamers to
sail from the porLvof Newport New
iew Tors. Philadelphia. Pensscols
and New Or cans with this object In
I "The sum
.
view.
a ao expended from time
in time wet
ware atipolled bv th Hnm
- .'office of the comnanv In Hamntm
by means of credit with New York
lenks end bankers for the Hemburg
Amerlcnn line."
Among the wltnexses who testified
to Car-taln rny-ed'e connection with
he all?od conspiracy wna Gustavo
W. Ku!pp''mpff. a Qrmen Importer
srd exporter lth oflces here.
Kirenka-i-T-fe rtrv on the w'n-.
Mnrd vm the! be hsii hern nmnn..r 1
jby telephone $ the T'snh
i can r ". ....
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