Newspapers / The Asheville Times (Asheville, … / Feb. 2, 1916, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Asheville Times (Asheville, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
: 1 Crfl: C Vrf . i ft Stf" A 4 THE OAZETTE-NEWS Dm The Associated Press Service, It Is In Every Respect Complete. Member Audit Bureau Circulation. mm WEATHER FORECAST PROBABLY SNOW. ASHEVILLE, N. 0., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 2, 1916. PRICE 2 CENTS n T" etc. i mitt at J- wu a . . l- mt it m it mm jk&mm up- m .. 1 1 VOLUME XX. NO. 302. V APP1 PEOPLE KEPT BID 1 While Washingotn Considers Status of Liner Only Prize Crew Commander Is Allowed to Land. PASSENGERS ANXIOUS TO OBTAIN LIBERTY Collector Hamilton Unable to Tell Who Are Civilians and Who Are Prisoners of War. Norfolk. Feb. 2.--Whlle the United fitates government la considering what treatment shall be accorded her the former British passenger steam er Appam lies at anchor off Fortress Monroe with . the passengers and crew of the steamer, and unlooked for guests In the crews of seven other vessels which were, destroyed by the German raider which captured the Appam restlessly awaiting liberation from their Ion confinement under guard of the German prize crew. which brought the liner into Hamp ton Roads yesterday. Until orders are received from Washington no one aboard the Ap pam will be petiitted to land ex cept lieutenant Berge, the prize crew's commander. Customs and lm migration authorities do not yet know which people on the ship are civilians and are entitled to liberty and which are prisoners of war, or whether the German prize crew constitutes an Rrmed foreign expedition in Ameri can territorial waters and subject to internment. Collector of Customs Hamilton, in to whose Jurisdiction the liner fell when she steamed Into Hampton Roads, after her voyage across the Atlantic, Is Investigating conditions aboard the liner. He made a full re port to the treasury department last night and momentarily is expecting Instructions as to the disposition of the vessel. It is understood here that Lieuten ant Berge has asked the United States to permit him to lay up the liner in Virginia waters as a fair prize of war, and the liberation of nt least all the civilians who were aboard the ship at the time she was captur ed. Officials here do not think this will be done, the impression being that the German naval officer will be informed that unless he puts to sea after receiving provisions and fuel, the liner will not be held as a prize. Overnight large supplies of food were loaded on the steamer to fill the larders almost empty when the Appam entered the capes. A large percentage of the number on the Appam were women and child ren and there were said to be several high colonial officials who were re turning to England from Africa. There wero also on board four wound ed soldiers who were taken from -ine of the ships which had resisted cap ture was shelled by the raider. According to information gleaned from those who talked with Lieuten ant Berge, the Appam was captured without any show of resistance on January 15, the day on which press dispatches said that wireless commu nication with the Appam had sud denly ceased. A prize crew was placed aboard, and on the same day the raid er which captured the Appam gave chase to another British steamer which was bound from Australia with a cargo of meat This steamer gave tattle and was sunk but not before a large part of the cargo of meat was taken off for use by the Germans. Six more vessels were destroyed In rapid succession and their crews tak en on the Appam, wh.ch was then headed across the Atlantn forHamp ton Roads. The run was made with out Incident. It was said. When the Appam came within the Virginia Capes early this morning and took on a pilot. The ship was it tacked by the Fort Monroe wlrelcns station and the vessel. It Is said, re plied "The German cruiser Buffalo." When the Appam arrived off Old Point quarantine officers went aboard and after Inspection brought TJeuten snt Berge ashore. The ship was giv en a clean bill of health, the four wounded sailors being the only sick cases. TUIiIrr Was Ktcsmcr? New York, Feb. l.Th British tpmer' Appam was captured about Jnminry 15 off the Canary Inlands by a small steamer hsvlng the appear and of a tramn but heavily armed, according to Information obtained from Norfolk by Daniel Bacon, freight agent of the line which owns the Ap pam, K-S at Key West. Key West, Fla., Feb. I. The Unit ed states kubmarlns K-S, which be csins detarhed from her tender eft inn Hcaiih Carolina coast last Bunday united her last night. All on board wr reported well. Mm. W. lrrow left, for Detroit y!ry where the goes to Visit her parents. MAROONED PEOPLE NUMBER Relief Partis Making Systemaatic Search for People in Flood Districts Along Arkansas River Many Difficulties Pre sented Feared Other Br eaks Will Occur. Little Rock, Ark., Feb. 2. Relief parties early today began a systematic exploration of the overflowed areas In southeastern Arkansas for the several hundred people reported to be ma rooned along the river banks and in isolated places with scant food sup plies and only make-shift shelter. Several river steamers and a number of small boats started yesterday for the flooded districts in the Cummins section where the Arkansas river broke through the embankment at several places, but they did not reach the section until night and could mako but slight progress In the dark. The removal of between 300 and 400 negro convicts from, a narrow strip of the prison farm levee at Cummins was a difficult task. The steamer charter ed to rescue the convicts reached Cummins shortly after midnight but Sees Reasonable Hope For Lusitania Agreement Semi-Oflcial Berlin Statement Denies Alarming British Re ports Concerning German -American Relations New In structions Sent to Ambassador Bernstorff. Berlin, Feb. 2. Instructions sent by the German government to Am bassador Von Bernstorff at Washing ton are of such nature as to give reasonable hope for positive under standing concerning the Lusitania af fair, it was announced here today. The announcement, which is eml-of-flclal, is said to have been made "in connection with alarming English re ports about the nature of the German-American relations." Readjustment In Coal Fields Ordered Washington, Feb. 2,t-ReadJust-ment of rates on bituminous coal from the Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia fields to the south east and points in North and South Carolina has been ordered by the In terstate commerce commission. The report declares that the rates of the Southern and other railroad from the Pocahontas West Virginia district Bhould not be less than 20 conts a ton lower than that from Coal Creek, Tennessee, district to HIGH POINTERS SHIPPED COURT Released to Secure Money They Skip, But Magistrate Holds Valuables. Magistrate B. L. I ..yd a is looking for three men claiming High -Point as their home who preferred to leave a Waltham gold watch, valued at about 130 and two overcoats, in good oondltlon, rather than pay fines into the court last night which aggregated $14 55. Five men, J. K. Greer, 'Floyd Reed, Eugene Jether, John Nails, jr. and Albert Htencll, were arrested yes terday afternoon by railroad detec tives here on charges of trespassing on the Southern railway by beating their way on trains. The men, who claimed High Point as their home were brought before the court last night and each was found guilty, be ing taxed with the costs and Judg ment suspended. Two of the men paid the costs which amounted to $4.83 in each case. The other three begged the court to be allowed time to wire to their homes for the money, rather than be locked In Jail all night This request was granted and It Is under stood that the men received the money this morning and proceeded on their way, without notifying the court of their plana. But In the meantime the court had secured a gold watch and . two over coats as security and he Is still hold ing them. P. g- i 1 Foster Allen Dead. Forest City, Feb. 1, News has reached her of the death on Mon day of Foster Allen of Sulphur Springs. Mr, Allen had been sick for about twelve months. The deceased was the son of Phillip Allen and was only II year of age. The burial took HUNDREDS E was unable to make a landing wing to the terrific force with which the waters rush through the breaks in the levee. Efforts to force the Betamer to the bank were resumed at daybreak. Five breaks In the Arkansas river levee were reported between Cum mins and Douglas, a distance of about 20 miles and it Is feared that virtually the entire stretch of embankment will be washed away. Approximately 100,000 acres of farm lands and a score of settlements and towns In half a dozen counties will be flooded. Strenuous work continued today to prevent breaks at other points near the mouth of the White and Arkansas rivers, especially at Snow Lake, where the embankment, protects a populous section, known as the Locanla circle, is in danger. The text of the statement follows "It is true that on Saturday, Jan- uary 29, a telegraphic report from the German ambassador" at Washing ton arrived at Berlin showing that up to that time that it had been Impos sible to adjust the Lusitania case in a manner satisfactory to both govern ments by friendly verbal exchanges of views. On Tuesday Instructions were sent to the German ambassador which gave reasonable hope for a positive understanding." Of Rates points on the north of the line of the lem through Greensboro. Durham, t,'i.k c '' ..menu nim Dvniiii io uoiuHDoro; to nolnt n,.th nf thi n. .... a line beginning at Barber's Junction !""e0d Vth, thun?e" applause. Ho and r,nsin- hr,,.h oi..v.. .JPk slowly and gravely with em- order says the fields should be the same. wuiii LueaQ The commission ordered the estab lishment of a rate from the mines In the Pocahontas district to Greensboro not to exceed that from the same dis trict to Durham AUSTRIAN SUBMARINE DID NOT SINK TIE PERSIA Foreign Office Submits Reports That Submarines of That Nation Not Guilty. Washington, Feb, 2. Secretary Lansing Jias announced that he had received a dispatch from Ambassador Penfleld at Vienna saying that the Austrian foreign office had Informed him that all the Austrian submarines operating In the Mediterranean had reported and that none was concerned In the sinking of the Peninsular & Oriental liner Persia. Secretary Lansing also stated that he had addressed to Ambassador Mor genthau for presentation to the Turk ish government an Inquiry as to whether a Turkish submarine was responsible for the sinking of the ship. The state department considers that the statement from Austria-Hungary clows the question as to whether a submarine of that nationality aunk the Persia. Washington, Feb. I. The fednral trade commission, created last year with wide powers over commerce will Issue soon a series of ruling to dofln unfair competition. The ruling will cover some 40 cases which were In vestigated under that section of the law which empowers the commission to prevent unfair competition. Many cases have been settled. It was learned today, without formal ac tion by the commission, some concerns against which complaints had been mad yielding rather than put up a light nrriw ,.v. v, t .v ";!Phntl gestures to enforce his words. TRADE COMMISSI TD MAKE KUN RULINGS PRESIDENT NOW FARTHEST WEST Scheduled to Make Two Ad dresses on Preparedness at Topeka, Most West erly Point of Tour. ASKS SOME QUESTIONS IN DES MOINES SPEECH Wants to Know if People Want President to Be Where He Can Do Nothing . But Protest. Topeka, Kan., Feb. 2. President Wilson touched the farthest point west on his tour In the Interests of national preparedness today. Elabo rate arrangements had been . made here to meet his train on its arrival at 10 o'clock, and to entertain him during his stay here. The president's speech was sched uled for 1 o'clock this afternoon, af ter which an overflow meeting was to be addressed, it . Asks Questions. Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 2. Presi dent Wilson, in addressing the larg est audience of Ills present trip, in which he is advocating preparedness here last night, asked this question: "Do you want the situation to be such that all the president can do is to write messages and utter words of protests;" "Why, to ask that question Is to an swer it," he said. . "Whenever. International law Is violated by one or the other belliger ents," the president said, "America was called upon to register a voice of protest, of Insistence. "Do you want the situation to be such that all the president can do Is to write messages and utter words of protest? If these breaches of interna tional law, which are in daily danger of occurring, should touch the very nonor of the United States, do you wish to do nothing about it? Do you wish to have all the world say that the flag of the United States can be stained with impunity? Why, to ask the question is to answer it. 'I know there is not a man or wo man within the hearing of my voioo I "X0?" of the honor of the United Slates." m(, , , Tne Presidents address was punc I uia . .. n ... . i . . ,,. , . . uio uruitbluuull umi lilt u imeu cames wanted peace drew a quick responso and his assertion that the self-respect of the nation must be preserved elicit ed another great demonstration. A throng that filled every seat in the coliseum cheered him to the echo. The president declared he was try ing to weigh carefully every word he said. He reiterated that he had been daily charged to keep the country out of war and also to uphold Its honor. "And many a night when it has seemed impossible for me to sleep," he said, "because of the apparently inrxtrlcable difficulties into which our international relations were drift ing, I have said to myself, 'I won der if the people of the United States fully know what that mandate means to me.' And then sleep has come! be cause 1 knew that there was not a community In America that would not stand behind me in maintaining the honor of the United States. "The difficulty of keeping America at peace during this tltanio struggle across the sea cannot be disclosed now; perhaps it never can be dis closed. How anxious and how diffi cult this task has been! Rut my heart has been In it. I have not grudged a single burden that has been placed upon me with that end In view. For I know that not only my own heart but the henrt nf all America was In the cause of peace." There are actually men In America who are prenchlng war, the president declnred; men who want the united States to have entangling allies abroad. He said he did not think they spoke the voice of America, which he declared to be for peace. He added that others go furthr thin he In advocating peace. "They preach the doctrine of peace at any price." he added, while -me nln the audience called "never! never!" He snld these men did not know the circumstances of the world. FOURTH OF MIDSHIPMEN MAY HAVE TO QUIT Annapolis, Md Feb. I. It was un derstood on reliable authority here today that 220 midshipmen, or about one-fourth of the entire membership at the naval academy will be asked to resign soon- because of their fail ure to pass the half-yearly examina tions. Many midshipman claim these examinations were much harder than usual, but this la denied by the In atriictors. Th number of failures In each claaa I said to be as follows: First, or graduating class 10; second 10; third APPAM CASE AMY INVOLVE TREATY U. S. Government May Deal With British Steamer Captured by Germans Under Prussian-American Treaty of 1828 If Liner Is Finally Held to Be Prize of War. Washington, Feb. 2. State depart ment officials indicated today that if the Appam was finally held to be a prize the Prussian-American treaty of 1S28 was more likely to govern the case than The Hague convention. This would mean that the A imam would be turned over to her German captors and in this case some of the German officials here expressed the view that the prize crew, rather than let the vessel fall back Into the hands of her British owners, as would seem Inevitable, if they were forced to take her out of American territorial wa ters, they would take the liner out side : the three-mile limit And fllnlr her. In case the shlD is held in i .: German fleet auxiliary the prize crew would have the choice of leaving af ter a certain time fo robtainlng sup plies and getting repairs made, or of Interning for the war, as did the Prlnz Eltel Freldrich and the Kron prlnz Wilhelm. The neutrality board met toflav tn consider the case of the Appam. Sec retary Lansing also has the matter under consideration. The British am bassador has formally asked that the vessel be released and returned m her owners under Article 21 of The Hague convention, which the British official claims, to have superceded the Prussian-American treaty. ... i In any event officials here regard it as a foregone conclusion that the Appam will remain at Hampton Roads until the end of the war. Brit ish cruisers are patrolling the At lantlo lanes of commerce and prob Berlin Denies Zeppelin Raid Was In Reprisal Stated Midland Section of England Was Chosen for Raid; Because It Is Center of Munitions Industry One Pur pose to Show Efficiency ofGeramn Air Forces. Kerlin, Feb. 2. Rumors have toon circulated here that the Zeppelin raid on England Monday night was made in reprisal for the British action in the Haralong case bu the Associated Press correspondent is assured in au thoritative quarters that the attack was not made under that head. It was stated that the midland section of Knglund was selected for the ruid because it is the center of the muni tions industry and the purpose pf the uuacK was to fring home to the people or England a realization of tno fact that Great Britain's boastel derenslve preparations were not avail able against Germany's air forces and that It was intended also to in terfere with preparations for carrying on i.nusn operations in France and Flanders. The admiralty reiteraiaes the state ment that not a one of the Zeppelins which took part in the raid was in jured. Grrrk-Runuinlan Alliance. Petrograd, (via London, Feb. 2. In connection with the negotiations which are alleged to be proceeding between Greece and Rpumanla and the report that Houmanla Is ready to form an antl-Belglun alliance, it Is stated here that four-fifths of the Roumanian troops are under arms and that the main Roumanian forces are concentrated on the Bulgarian and Hungarian frontier have not been Increased. Roumania continues to make dif ficulties for the central powers with respect to tho purchase of grain. With the Purpose of exerting pres sure on Roumania, Austro-Bulgarian troops are concentrating on the Dan ube. According to Information from Con. stantlnuple, the Turkish government OPERATION RESULTS OF SOUTHERN RY. GIVEN Washington. Fob, 2. The results of operation of Southern railway for the month of December, 1915, and for the six months of 1915 ended with December, compared with the same month and period In 1814 and 11. exclusive of Interest, rentals, and other Income charges were an nounced today by Comptroller A. H. riant Tho comparison with 1812 Is made for the reason that In 114 the effect of the business depression was reflected throguh the revenues of the company. The figures follow: Gross revenue, Dcember, 116. 16. 19M70, an Increase as compared with 1(14 of $914,722 or 17.31 per cent and a decrease as compared with 1911 of 1404,221 or (.12 per cent. , Operating expenses, taxes and un collectible rlalway revenues, Decem ber. 191 S, t4.09O.420, an Increase as compared with 1914 of IM,1S or 1.68 per cent, and a decrease as com pared with 1912 of 1503.111 or 19.97 per cant. Corresponding result for th six ably already are advised of the ar rival of the steamer and no doubt are oft the Virginia capes guarding the entrance to the harbor. Just outside the three-milo limit. As a merchantman the ship could remain voluntarily in port and the only question for the United States would be the disposition of the Ger man prize crew and the prisoners of war who were carried on board when the ship sailed. ine probabilities are that if the Appam still has the character of a merchantman and the nrize crew does not care to run the gauntlet of rosuie cruisers outside the three miie limit, the customs authorities wi.i take charge of her and after probably Interning the prize crew will return the ship to her owners. : 'Insurance Question Puzzle. London, Feb. 2. There is perplexity regarding the question of insurance on the British liner ArDam. it wan nd. mitted at Lloyd's today, as the case is an unprecedented one. The unliiHnn of the puzzle depends largely on the amtuae or the United States as to whether the Appam Is to be considered a merchantman or a German cruiser. .mo - vessel is considered a war loss by the underwriters, however, and it is ueuevea sne will not be announced at Floyd's as having arrived safely in port as would have been done had she completed her voyage to England The destruction of the seven other vessels by the Gorman raider which captured the Appam means a large loss to the underwriters. It will prob ably amount to $3,000,000. has ordered the evacuation of Erze rum. Zeppelins Kill 54. London, Feb. 2. Fifty-four per sons were killed and sixty-seven in jured In last nights Zeppelin raid. The figures were contained in an official statement Issued here yester- aay. It was officially stated that two hundred and twenty bombs were dropped by the Zeppelins during the air raid and that bombs were drop ped at several towns and in rural districts in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Staffordshire. Some damage to property was caused. Kxcept for a German Infantry at tack north of ATras, checked by a fusillade of hand grenades thrown by the French, artillery duels and bombardments have predominated on the western front. A single Infantry attack near Monte Rombon, whore the Italians repulsed the Austrlans, Is the most important operation aside from the usual artillery actions reported from tho Austro-ltallan front. From Riga to the Strlpa river the Austro-Germans were worsted by the Russians In several Infantry engage ments, according to Petrograd, but the fighting has been mostly by the big guns. In the Caucasus around Lake Tor turn and Khyskaln, the Russians are declared to be still pursuing this Turks. Reports received In London an nounce satisfactory progress by the British and French forces operating uxuiriai uermans in east and Equatorial Africa, west month's period are as follow. Gross revenue 1915, $34,376, 793, an Increase as compared with 1914 of $1,611,217 or 4.92 per cent and a decrease as compared with 1913 of $2,605, 246 or 7.04 per cent Operating expenses, taxes and un collectible railway revenues 1915, $24.11 T.H03, a decreaso as compared with 1914 of $1,704, 393 or 6.60 per cent and as compared with 1913 of S2.7BR.C2a or 10.25 per cent. LAND AUCTION COMPANY MOVES TO TEMPLE COURT The Southern Ijind Auction com pany has moved Its offices from Pack squar to th rooms In Temple court formerly occupied by the board of trade. The new quarter of the com pany will be equipped with hand some furnlrur and fixture. Chihuahua City, Feb. 1. Francisco Vllle, according to reports received her today, had been driven out of the Plcathoa hills and Santa Clara Canyon, and Is now surrounded by Carranta forer. nar El Vail. COURT REFORM N COMING Recommendations for Revisal of Judicial Procedure in N. C. Will Be Ready aw Ul x llllli aZIIIIiri MINORITY MAY URGE GRAHAM SUGGESTIONS Some Indication That Recom mendations May Call for Re. touching of System by the Legislature. (Ry W. T. Boat). Raleigh. Feh. 2 rvi ter Clark, as chairman of the com mission appointed by Governor Craig to revise the form of Judicial proced ure In North CaroHno !,,- 'i cent, IU T5atXI member of the commission the report -.cu upon ana it will be ready for nrlnt im,... - - . ' r---v luBlr return of it. These conipn will u , . . . r, . 6 " commis sion to allow it to make whatever cor- "u,uns ar necessary. At the lasc meeting the mpmhoo ,.... it - . n.b.ll itjjUn me changes. Major v. A. firaho v. only lay member, presented somo'sug- gestlon Which maw fnrm th. - " uevnia ul a. minority report. Even his nroirressiw. hrother-in-law. Phiof T..,t could not come all of the major's re commendations. The members h tlon of their efforts or whether these changes will make necessary the amendment by popular vote of many existing conditions. That it will h necessary for tb lotHiot - - --o-.muiu iu re- touch the system is suggested by all "tv-iiiurj O, The Wayne nnnntv lv-i,i- ' too late to figure in the deliberations j-iaiciai reform commission, but it caused manv anr7.iLn. recent controversies about the lynch- i"s may innuence. The outlawry of the mob ma v not Va , - - ".w.,wui. murui effect , a lawyer not a member of the commission gathers from a member. The report of .Tnd rini, ...i-i k - ' " ' . 1 1 U IJ ably get to the naner tv. i.t... of the week. The directors of tho .t.t. - " -" I'triiiieii- tiary are exnecte.1 within th. . week to elect the successor to Warden T. P. Sale who died Friday morning Immediately after fvocini,-(i, -...i ford county murderers, Jeff Dorsett and Ed Walker. Mr. Sales' candldnrv n. th. tlon was opposed in early 1913 by 8. J. Busbee. H. G. Gullev nnrt nh. Gulley has not announced whether ha "in iry u again or not. He Is one of Collector J. W. T!nllrf' A.n..tl. Deputy Sheriff O. U Parham of the office of Sheriff Spam i . - oa. avuwciA candidate and Mr. Busboe is with ono of the big convict camps. The fact that the executioner's work told upon the great physique of War- ie nag noi tended to make the position more Donular Knhnj,. i..,h.. ed his courage. It has developed since his death that the warden dreaded the mysterious electricity and feared on Of its cauriccs that mlirht mb. execution incomplete if not actually wiiure. vvnciner tno last one was that or not. the faiiurA .t th. chlnery in the most critical time In maue me airct cause of the Warden' death. The prison board meets in Raleigh, each month and may come earlier this time in order to select the new warden, who now has an uncommonly larga number of prisoners occupying death cell. That number Is referred to by Governor Craig and other lawyers to show that North Carolina Juries will convict criminals. Colonel Grimes has not shown hi political blue print to anybody yet and haa kept hlg frlr.nds and opponent gUCSHlng a tO the kind nf i-.mi..l.,. mui ne must conduct this year, has had a reannnithl-v .o tim. He 411 1 defeating all oouosltlon in' V-en rm ha fore. He has not Intimated whether he will get a manager or not The secretary of state 1 being ad vised that he roust make a fight and that he should not delay Its beginning. The fore of the Hartness campaign Is Indubitably being felt and th mA,. tlon of Manaeer Duvi Nnmiwrt . of FalUburv. far ami iu-iv th h.t .in gle stroke of the Hartnes forces, will dispel any hope that the candidacy will soon have spent Itself and that the Grimes forces can sit down for an easy time of It Colonel Grttnea and Colonel Hart nera have about equal expectancies among the organizations. The Hart ness people will look unto the prohibi tionists for their moat formidable sup port; the Grime candidacy ha much to expect from the farmers, among whom he is a slxable agriculturalist. But so Is Dave Norwood, a farmer, so Is Poll McCanles and so la Jim Hart nes. "And ther y air," a Mr. Dooley say. Insurance Commissioner Jama R. Voting received a telegram from Hop Mills relating th second arrest In that plac In connection with the hurnlmr of a residence. Lust week Will Juhnson was laJUd on this chars. Tha nun nt th mn. ond man was not given, but tha d- panmsni win prosecute the th nxt trm of court J i
The Asheville Times (Asheville, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Feb. 2, 1916, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75