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THE GAZETTE-NEWS Has The Associated Press Service. It Is In Every Respect Complete. Member Audit Bureau Circulation. WEATHER FORECAST. RAIN OR 8XOW; COTJJER. VOLUME XX. NO. 285. ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, J ANUARY 13, 1916. PRICE 2 CENTS n TrlM c MURDER OF ltd V MEN BIGAI1 REPORTED HSI15 TIKE T Tl Unconfirmed Rumors in Chi huahua That Two English . Women and 10 Americans Were Killed by Villaistas. BODIES OF 18 KILLED MONDAY, AT EL PASO Remains of Victims Found in Heapi Near Santa Ysabel and Brought to Texas Town By American Party. Reports of Capture of Sada- gura, Near Czernowitz Re garded as True Although Not Yet Confirmed. POSITION CONSIDERED OF MUCH IMPORTANCE Reports That Russian Offensive In Galicia and Bessarabia Is Suspended Believed Premature. Come Here to Trade? The Slogan And Invitation of The Asheville Merchants All Roads Will Lead to Asheville During the Big Fare-Re funding Sale For Week of Jan uary 22-29 Which Will Be Conducted Under the Auspices of The Gazette-News and the Merchants of This City Coming Event Is Already Attracting Favorable Attention, li Pnsn. Tex.. Jan. il3. Un. London, Jan. 13. News from the eastern front of the capture of Sada pura Is regarded In military circles as probably true, although the cap ture has not yet been officialy an nounced. The town which' lies a lew miles northwest of Czernowita and confirmed reports are current in HI which is the converging' point tor Chihuahua that 10 American men H. five good roads, is of strategio import It and two EngliBh women have t I dnce and previous attacks made to I? been killed by Villa troops at . capture it have been stoutly resisted. Madera, Chihuahua, according to K nn American who arrived Experts here say that Sadagura is hero t really of more importance than Czer- early today with the bodies or tne s-huwua, oh accuum 01 no naiurui iV Amcrlcnim who were killed H I strategic position and its facilities for "Come to Asheville tq trade" Is now the Blogan to be used by every one of our merchants. Shout It so loud that it can be heard for 30 mites in every direction and let the people' of this section of the state know what this big co-operative trading event will mean to them. That this big co-operative" sale will be a great success from every point of view is attested by the character of the firms that have already united in the movement and have agreed to refund the, fares on the co-operative plan to all out of town customers dur ing the big Saturday to. Saturday- sale. - - These merchants are planning to make this actually the greatest trad ing opportunity ever known In Ashe ville or anywhere in this section of- the south. , v Fare-Refunding Tlan. Special attention is called to the faro-refundtng feature of this big co operative sale. Under the arrange ments fares are to be refunded to all out of town customers who do their in the sale, and whose names are Monday. vmn Xot Heard. " ' Washington, Jan. 13 No word tl if the reported killing of ten American men and two English communication purposes. The report from Petrograd that the Husslan offensive in Galicia and Bessarabia has been suspended for the present is regarded as at least rail. . A rate has also been made for 1 the inland towns in the radius of the sale so as not to show any partiality in this respect. This, of course, Is in addition to the many special bargains to be of fered by the merchants during this big co-operative sale. Another Pleasing Feature. . .Another pleasing feature of this part of the arrangement Is the fact that a person : is not compelled to make his purchases all at one store, but he can, 'on the contrary, trade at as many, stores as he may like, the only provision being that the aggre gate amount of his purchases equi! the sum designated in the published schedule. Say, for instance, a person coming from a town where the amount to be purchased is J 15, can If desired, trade at fifteen different stores, spending one dollar at each place, and still be entitled to his fare back just the same as though he opent the whole $15 at one store. Th3 purchases, however, must all be mnde at the stores 'which are participating women reached the early today. by Mexican bandits had S j premature. The Russian offensive, It state department nun, El Paso, Jan. 1$. The bodies of 18 Americans killed by Mexican ban alts Monday near Santa Ysabel, west ern Chjhuahua, " reached El Pasof, tarly today and were taken In charge by undertakers, preparatory to send ing them to relatives in various parts pf the country. The body of Joseph Enders, report ed to have been killed by Mexicans, was not among those which arrived here today. : K. E. Stephenson of Chihuahua, wh.i organized the party to recover Is believed, could not be suspended suddenly, as It was undertaken after careful preparation and was launch ed with unexpected strength. The object of the offensive la said to be three fold: First, to demon strate to Roumania that the Russian forces are able to assume-the initia tive when they choose; second, to di vert Austro-German forces from th Balkan and western fronts; and fin ally, to improve the general strategic position of their own left flank While the full effect of the Rus sian offensive has not yet been deter mined, entente military experts af firm that its second object has been attained; that the situation in the Balkans Is sensibly' relieved and that the operations undertaken by th shopping in Asheville during thi.3 sale. Persons coming to Asheville from any of the towns listed In the schedule should keep in mind this feature and be sure to get their faros refunded before leaving for home, Not only will the people coming direct from the outside towns get their fares refunded, but a farmer re siding near any of the places listed in the schedule will also get his fare or an amount equivalent to the price of railroad ticket refunded to him, whether he comes by auto, team or tho bodies,' said that the heads were aermanll a(ralnst the French In tho almost blown off. The victims weio stripped of their clothing before be ing dragged out of the train to be killed, said Mr. Stephenson. "When we arrived at the scene of the trag edy," he continued, "the Carranza guard remained at Santa Ysabel, near which place we found a number of the bandits encamped. Wf. returned to the troop tratn Champagne region were robbed of their force. Gain For the mil London, Jan. 13. Amid scenes of uproarous enthusiasm, the houre of commons at 11 o'clock last night de feated a motion to reject the military service, bill by a vote of 341 to Sfr. Immediately afterward the house ac to get a machine gun and proceeded ( the peconA readm(r ol the ,)tll tj tho place where tne Doaies were, division. heaped. ine expeuiuun mtu " Chihuahua City recovered the bodies of IS sluin Americans. The party was informed by a st. tlon agent at Santa Ysabel that Ben jamin Snell and Frank Woods had passed that way bound westward half an hour after the troop train was re ported in trouble. The station agent talrt ho warned tho two men" to re turn, but they said they were armed and did not fear trouble. Nothing was heard of the men lat er, and it Is believed that they met the same fate as the 18 Americans. Details of TrnRcdy. , Washington, Jan. 13. The killing of Bart Kramer, an American citizen, by Mexican bandits Is officially report ed In a dispatch to the state depart ment. , It is reported thtot Kramer was killed near Ouierra, 80 miles west of Santa Isabel In Chihuahua. The department in further advised that the bandits which killed the party of American mining men on Monday wai commanded by two former Villa colonels, topes and Beltran. General Reyna also was said to have been In command of part of the Mexican forces. According to the dispatch 85 men were assigned to shoot the Americans. A force of about 600 man were re ported to have been near the scene of the tragedy, apparently being held In reserve. . Aftr killing the Americans, the dis patch said, the Mexicans robbed tho train and later retired In the direction of Carranza. The collector of customs at El Paso reported that ha had been Informed that troop trains, had been dispatched by tho Carranza authorities In pursuit of the bandits on from Juarez and another from Chihuahua. Another dispatch to the department said the Villa recently had been seen near Chihuahua, but that hi present whereabouts were unknown. Senator Sheppard of TixU has re oeived a Ulegram ' from Dr. C. C. Young of El Paso stating that the dead Americans had beeln vlted Into tho country by General Obregon. Senator Sheppard aald he would lay tho message before th tat department. The vote was chiefly Interesting on account of the changed attitude of many of the v one . hundred and five members who opposed it on the first reading. The debate was closed by Arthur Henderson, president of the board of education. In a much applaudod speech. lie closed with the state ment: "I have the authority of Earl Kltch ener and the general staff that wo require at once not only the untr.ar- rled men enrolled under the Derby scheme, not only tho married men who are waiting to be called, but also the whole available part of the 650.000 men with whom thlo measure deals." The opposition n the house of com mens to th conscription bill Ci ambled to a few conscientious objections. A fortnight ago the antl-compuldonlsts claimed 200 votes, but on the first reading they were able to muster only 10S, of whom more than one-half wexj Irish nationalists. When It came to tho second reading of the Mil tho Irish nationalist had withdrawn from th opposition. NEW YORK COTTON. DECLARE SHOE PRICES MUST BE INCREASED New York, Jun. It. Increase In the price of materials for the manufacture of boot and shoe was described, a alarming by the member of th Na tional Boot and Bho Manufacturers In annual convention here. They wild today that tho tlm had arrhr when price of all material naa rearneu such height that th maintenance of present price must be abandoned. GIVES JAPAN'S RULER BEAUTIFUL HORSE Tl HEED EOlTORJSiit iS THE Says Mountaineers Don't Be lieve In Education Embar rasses Cotton Mill Men. listed on the back of the refunding slips furnlBhed to each customer. Full instructions as to how these refund ing slips are to be used will be p'ub llBhed on the first page of the spe cial edition of The Gazette-News containing the announcements and the special bargains of the merchants which will ' be issued in a few days. Watch for It and post yourself thor oughly on this and many other fea tures of the big sale. This edition will also direct you where to trade to get real, genuine bargains. Where to Get Bargains. Following are the merchants who have already united with each other In an effort to bring people to Ashe ville to do their shopping during Tne Gazette-News' big co-operative sale. Paste the list in your hat for future reference so that you may know where to find genuine bargains: Bon Marche. McGraw Dry Goods Co. , 31. V. Moore and Co. Lowcnbcln-Rutenbcrg. , Chaa. E. Henderson. : The Racket Store. Nichols Shoe Co. . Green Bros Ottls Green Hardware Co. , : Brown Book Co. Pack Square Book Co. Asheville Power and Light Co. Coopers Clothes Shop. Globe, sample Co. Hills Market. . J. Ii. Smathcrg and Sons. I. X. ti. Dept. Store. . Asheville Paint and Glass Co. . Dunham's Music House. Toague and Ontes. If. I.. Finkclstelii Loan Oflloe. Williams-Huffman Music Co. The above list is In no wise com plete, as a great number of the mer chants have not yet been seen. How ever, a representative of The Gazette News will call on all the merchants In Asheville and give then an oppor tunity to unite, with those who have already signified their intention of participating In the sale. The more merchants who unite in the move ment the bigger the success of all, and the greater the opportunity of the buying public. JUDGE ALLEN STILL PRESIDENT ASKED TO FIRE President Wavers on Decision to Name Mr. Davis Makes Effort For Allen. 4 HAMMER Petition Presented by Marion Butler For Removal of Dis trict Attorney. DEMOCRATS IN DANGER, HE SAYS i Gazette-News Bureau The Rlggs Building Washington, .Tan. 13. It was learned from a highly au thoritative Bource that the president Is wavering on his former decision to appoint Solicitor John W. Davis, cf West Virginia, to the Supreme court bench to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Justice Lamar, of Geor gia. The president's present attitude Is cuusod by the fact that he ha al ready appointed Charles R. McRey nolds, former attorney general, to the Supreme court, and should he now select Mr. Davis, he would seriously handicap the court by having two men on the bench who have appeared In cases as attorneys which will now come before the highest court of the land. Neither Mr. Davis nor Justice McReynolds could appear In any of the cases In which they were Inter ested as solicitor general and attor ney general, respectively. A late a Saturday night It Is known that Mr. Davis was nearer be ing appointed to this high pluce than any other men who had been men tinned to the president. He may vet get tho place, but hi chances are not nesr so good as they were lost week. With Davla out of th race, Justice William R, Allen, of Goldsboro, would stand about an even chance with the rest of th candidate. The friends of Judge Allen have been active and If he falls to get the place It will not be because the Norfn Carolina dele gation In congress .ha not exertl every effort In his behalf. Th friend of former Governor Andrew Jackson Montague, ,of Vir ginia, now a member of congress from the third Virginia district, have been very active In hi behalf ! many Virginian believe he ha a gflbd chanc to win. A ald before with Davl out of th rac. th president's mind I probably open and any one of th candidate who have not pass ed the ag limit have a good chanc. Postmaster Oeneral Burleson nss Irsued an order removing Postmaster John R. Orer, at Moravian Fal's. from offlc. Whll th department' nrAr aia nnt aiata whv Mr. Groer Is rot riving a much tlm to hi offlc duties a th department desired. Senator Newlands Warns They Face United Republican Party This Year. (By Parker R. Anderson). Gazette-News Bureau The Rlggs Building Washington, Jan. 13. In a letter addressed to the presi dent and accompanied by a petition alleged to be signed by 1,500 or more citizens of Randolph county, former Senator Marion M. Butler today ask ed that the president removo United States District Attorney W. C. Ham mer from office because of miscon duct In office. It Is charged In tho petition that Mr. Hammer, among other things, refused to prosecute cases of alleged election frauds In Randolph county when brought to hi official attention and that Hammer himself helped to perpetrate the alleged election frauds. . The petition asked that Mr Ham mer be removed from office and that any other action be taken that will secure the "ends of justice." Mr. Butler's letter to the president ays that there Is attached to the charges and specifications "affida vit and other evidence supportive thereof;" and on the face of the tran script . Is a memorandum of all the papers submitted. A printed copy of charge and specifications, a signed by voters, Is appended." Tho petition follows: "To the president: We, the under signed, citizens of and voters of Ran dolph county In the state of North Carolina, respectfully represent a follows: i "At an election held In the atite of North Carolina In the county of Randolph on November t, 1914, by th connivance and fraud practiced In part through the advice of and by the acts of W. C. Hammer, United State District Attorney, th voters of said County wer deprived of their right to franchise, contrary to th law of the state of North Carolina and of the United 8tie of America." Toko. Jan. II. King Oaort' coro nation gift to Emperor Toshlhlto I a beautiful bay hors which arrived a few day ao at th Imperial stable from India. Th hor 1 Franconl by New York, Jan. II. Cotton futures Hippodrome out of Royal Hampton. r.prned steady: '.isnuary ,. ,. 1t.3 .March , .1 1 ol Mxy . . . . . . ll.lt - .Inly .. ., , 12tt ii.iiitlirr .... 12.70 Home of the best Engllnh racing blood runs In his vMns. and a a thr rar old he. nlniwlf. won a rar at Don IrasUr. 'taken to India tor ruing, he GERMANY'S BARALONO NOTE EXPECTED TODAY ATTEMPT . ON LIFE ' OF JAPAN'S PREMIER was tmri'hnsnd M a hlg'i prlc by thnls autoinooue. Indian gownnut int stud mi moans. Injured. i Toklo. Japan, . Jan. II. Count Okumat th Japanese premier had a narrow scap from death at the hand of assassin last night. Re turning from th royal palac shortly after midnight andyi h approached his horn, two boml were thrown at Th premier waa not London, Jan. II. Th Copenhagen correspondent of the exchang Tele graph company learn that th publi cation of th German not concerning th Baralong Incident I expected to day. Th British patrol boat Baralong cam upon a German auhmarln whll It wa shelling th British ship. Nl coalan oft th coast of Ireland on Au gust II, 1115. Th Germans allege that after sinking th auhmarln, th crew of th Baralong wantonly mur dered tho member of th subma rln crew. i (IVmiinr made protost to flecr- tmy Iimlng and American Ambas sador I'ss : !ondon. Gazette News Bureau, The Rlggs wilding, Washington, Jan."" 13. Senator Newlands named a tariff commission, preparedness, a government controlled merchant marine, an Inheritance tax and a public buildings commission as necessary parts of the democratic program, If they wish to win in 1916. His was the first frankly campaign speech of the senate. "We are In danger at the coming election," he told fellow democrats, "unless the war continues, and makes the president's sagacious handling of foreign affairs the overshadowing Is sue. We face a united and chastened republican party. "While there Is no need of hysteria on preparedness, that I the foremost subject before us. Switzerland and Australia have pointed the way to an economical and efficient system train the citizenry. This, too, has the advantage of preventing a militaristic spirit In the nation. "Toward business, we must be cau tious. Radical legislation leads to un employment, and tho workers, voting with the employers, place reaction In power again, I am glad tho sugar duty Is to he retained.' "We must hare1 an auxiliary navy. In times of peace, It could oe used to open new commerce routes. But Instead of government operation, which I contrary to the deinocratlo doctrine of Individualism we should lease these ship to private compan ies, under government control. Such a hill would hav universal support. "we must be prepared, too, In a business way. To stop the dumping of cheap goods by foreign combina tions after the war. I believe tho federal trade commission should be given th power of a tariff. It la difficult to harmonize such legisla tion wltTi democratic history and phrsses Ilk 'Protection 1 robbery,' but I far on refuse to be enslaved by a phrase. "Wo should not halt constructive work. Eut our river improvement hould b comprehensive, not local and political; and our public buildings should be apportioned, not by "pork, ' but by a broad system, under which a commission, combined with this na tional art commission, will tak Into consideration th need of tho entire country, and adapt th structures to each locality. "How to rale th necessary reve nue T first, lower tho Income tax limit from 11,000 to 13.000 or possibly ft, 100; secondly, an Inhcrltano tax. Homo stateo now hv such a tax and they should b made to glv hslf th total to the lodwtl government. I Gazette-News Bureau The Rlgga Building Washington, Jan. 13. David Clark, of Charlotte, editor of the Textile Magazine, gave Borne very Interesting, and perhaps embar rassing testimony to the cotton mill men- of the south, while testifying before the house labor committee on the Keating child labor hill. While Clark was called as a witness for the cotton manufacturers, the national child labor committee will use his testimony in their effort to pass the bill. Mr. Clark stated, according to the official stenographer's report, that the reason there was no compulsory educational lay was because tho mountain people of the state did not believe In education and the further reason that Isolated districts would go republican if forced education was put upon them. He further stated to the commit tee that the mill men of North Car olina would resort to corruption, if held up by the inspectors, in order that they rnjght get a clean bill. He said he considered the government Inspection a "grafter proposition, This statement startled members of the committee and caused some embarrassment to former Governor Kltchin, as well as other representa tives of the cotton manufacturers. Later Mr. Kltchin endeavored to ex plain what Mr. Clark meant: In explaining to the committee just what he meant, Mr. Clajrk said that the mill owners would resort to cor ruption if they were driven to it. Questioned by members of the committee, the following colloquy took place. Mr. London What do- you mean by a grafting proposition? Mr. Clark I am not prepared to give you tho facts, but my under standing is that if you pay you get a clean bill of health: Mr. London You believe that your mill owners would resort to cOrrup tlon In order to escape a fair Inspec tion 7 Mr. Clark Not more than any others; not more than was necessary. Mr. London You mean they would resort to corruption of a government official? Mr. Clark Well, yes; If they were held up. Mr. London Well. , if the inspector was insisting upon compliance with the law, do you think that would be holding them up Mr. Clark Well, if it Is to be done by county superintendents I would favor It. Mr. Keating, the author of the bill then called Mr. Clark's attention to the recommendation of former Gov ernor Kltchin to the legislature of North Carolina that factory lnspec tion be provided. Mr. Keating quoted a part of this message to the legisla ture, which reads as follows: "I re new my recommendation of two years ago that factory Inspection be pro vided to insure better enforcement of our law with respect to factory con ditions and labor." Mr. Keating asked Mr. Clark if he felt that the recommendation was not justified and thai the legislature was justified In refusing to act on It. It was at this point that Mr. Clark stated that he ctld not favorf the In spection because It was largely a graf ter proposition. Mexican Situation Brought to Boiling Point by Killing of 16 or More Americans By Villa Bandits. OF I I INDIGNANT OUTBURSTS IN HALLS OF CONGRESS Resolutions Introduced in Both Senate and House Aimed at President's "Watchful Waiting" Policy. Gazette-News Bureau, Rlggs Building, Washington, Jan. 13. Stirred to indignation by the latest outrage to American citizens In Mexico, senators in a stormy debate yesterdav after. noon vigorously demanded protection for American life and called for arm ed intervention. Even Senator Stone, chairman of the foreign relations committee, while upholding the administration, admit ted that if the Carranza government was inefficient this country stood face to face with armed intervention. Demands upon Carranza that hei. take prompt ana energetic steps to capture and punish the bandits wa ; made by Secretary of State Lansing,; who in a statement characterized the : massacre as a "dastardly crime." : - At the same time he denied that the victim had been gtv" r"t"rt,i i of protection by the state department - o-iiu mm pan or tne oiame or tne mur ders at their door by saying they had failed to heed the warning to stay out of that part of Mexico where revolu tionists are active. There is every indication that the administration will give little con sideration to the pressure for armed intervention. Secretary Garrison has Issued no orders to the force on th border and Secretary Lansing lndl cated in his statement that Carranza could not be expected to control ab solutely conditions in a region beset by guerilla warfare. TIE UEMETBt: TANNERY aunAT HiCKOBY ' ' Loss Estimated at $5,000 to $8, 000 With No Insurance To Rebuild Plant. Hickory, Jan. 1 J.t-The Abernethy tannery, located on th outskirts of th city In the rear of St. Paul's sem inary, wa destroyed by fire Tuesday night about 11 o'clock with a total loss estimated at from $6,000 to M, 0O0. Only a tan bark ahed, a quanti ty of bark and the office escaped the flames. The plant wa owned by A. B. Abernethy, of this city and no In uranc wa carried. This wa tho fifth fir loss Mr. Abernethy ha suf fered. The first occurred when nil home In tho west was burned many year ago, and the burning of his lumber plant at Brldgewater sever.it years ago caused a loss of U.000, he lost 12,(00 In a fire which destroyeJ hi 'sawmill at Baker mountain and 1400 when a stable In Hickory was truck by lightning. Mr. Abernethv stated that h has mad no plan for rebuilding th tannery. A. T. Yoder haa been elected chief of tho city fir department to sue oeed.H. E. Whltener. who rMlmal I nn account of nresalnv business du ties. Th convocation of Morcanton 3f the Episcopal church wna In session at th Church of the Ascension h. Only on Chang wa mad In the directorship of th itrt National hank of thl place, th annual meet ing of th stockholder. ). R. Col Int resigned on aorount of III health. The bank declared a I per ilt eml-anmisl dividend January Is . ' Wnehlngton, Jan, 13. The Mexican situation was brought to the boiling point hy the execution of 16 or more Americans near Chihuahua City Mon day by Villa followers. In congress, at the white house and at the state de partment It entirely displaced th-j submarine and all other International affairs. Secretary Lansing after sending demand for satisfaction to General Carranza Issued a statement In which ho declared It was to be deplored that Americans had not followed tho advice of the state department agalnn exposing their Uvea to danger In the guerilla warfare regions, and added that early steps would be tok en to see that the perpetrators of the dastardly crime were apprehend cd and punished. In tho senate the expected storm broke as soon as the body assembled. Senator Sherman, republican, Intro dnced a resolution proposing that un less Carranza gave proper protection o foreign Uvea and property that the United States Invite the Pan-American nations which were associated with the United States In the Mexi can negotiation to Join In restoring nrdr and government In Mexico. Tho Slierman resolution wa read ami without comment or discussion nn referred to the foreign relations com mittee. In the house. Representative Iye Introduced a similar resolution rati Ing on the president to Inform con gress If lie does not think It time) to abandon the watchful waiting willcy. tiic administration was not with out Its defenders. Although at the white house and sis to department ofllcinl wvre evidently deeply con cerned there was no indication thai they lind pro'cded further than to call on Carranza to punish the ban-' dlt wlvo executed tlie Americans and ive proper guarantor for 11 res and property of foreigner. 'Th most significant development of the congressional debate came In tho senate when Chairman Stone, of the foreign relation committee, him self a democrat, declared that It Gen eral Carranza proved himself unfit to restore order "there la only one thing to do, and that la to go down there armed and Intervene." Tho atmosphere waa surcharged with excitement when th senat and house met, and th storm broke quickly. There was arouMd by th latest Mexican atrocity a genvrsl spirit of resentment that most conservative leaders found It difficult to restrain. Senntor Oalllnger Slid Borah on thn ' republican aid In th upper honan , echoed th terms of th Sherman reso lution, which declared that the ( ar rant gnvervnmrnt apC"-red e r les to cop with the liw1-i!.- I i Mexico and declared Inlerviit'i.n tfontlnued on Tatr T ).
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