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THE GAZETTE-NEWS Bu The Associated Pre Service, It Is In Every Respect Complete. Member Audit Bureau Circulation. WEATHER FORECAST FAIR AND COLDER TONIGIIT. VOLUME XX. NO. 306, ASHEVILLE, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 7, 1916. PRICE 2 CENTS n TtaXaB 5 U. S. WILL HOT DEMAND USE OF WORD "ILLEM" Mere Coice of Words in Ger man Reply Will Not Prevent Settlement in the Lusi tania Case. TEUTION MASSING ON GREEK BORDER News of Attack on SalonUd Appears Only to Have Been Pre mature, in View of Activities Roumania Concentrating Forces on Austro-Hungarian Frontier, as Result of Fric tion With Central Powers, Dispatches Say. NEITHER IS USE OF DISAVOWAL' DEMANDED Decision Encourages Atmos phere of Optimism in Regard to Negotiations in Lusi- tania Case. ' Washington, Feb. 7. Administra tion officials let it be known today that the mere choice of words would not be permitted to staid In the way of successfully concluding the ;u si tania negotiations and that the United States government would not insist on the use of the word "illegal or "disavowal" In the German ac- ' knowledgement that the sinking of the liner without warning and with the loss of 115 American lives was wrong. Inasmuch as the proposal now be fore President Wilson and Secretary Lansing is described in German of ficial quarters as substituting for the word "illegal" phraseology which the Germnn government hopes will be acceptable to the United States as covering the same points without hu miliating Germany and having regard for German public opinion, the an nouncement is taken as strengthening the optimistic atmosphere which sur rounds Ihe' negotiations and. as, leav ing open a way for continued negotla- tlons. " ' ", While recent reports of the active' operation of an offensive by the Teu tonic allies against Salonlkl appear to have been premature the accounts of various troop movements are held in military Quarters to indicate that such an offensive Is probably not far distant A dispatch from Athens tells of the continued concentration of Ger mans, Austrians and Bulgarians on the Greek frontier with the transfer of heavy artillery to the south from Nish. . , With such movements in the Bal kans in prospect reports which come out of Roumania command increased interest. Advices from allied sources declare that the friction between Roumania, supposedly in view of the reports of the threatening attitude of Germany and Austria J collecting forces close to the AusLru-liungarian border. The secretary of news of active op erations on any of the mainflghting fronts is probably for the good rea son that there are few such opera tions of Importance. The chief capi tals of the entente allies, however, appear to be impressed with tho idea that an Important offensive will short ly be started by the Germans on the western front. This belief Is prompted largely by military movements, notably along; the Franco-Belgian front in recent days. i The latest official bulletin from WONDER WHAT ELLER WILL DO mans hard In the Kamerun region of German West Africa, A Spanish offi cial communication says that 900 Germans and 14,000 of their colonial troops have crossed the southwest border and sought asylum In Spanish Guinea where they were disarmed and interned. Except on the western line in France and Belgium and on the Cau casus front, little fighting of moment is in progress In all of the war thea ters. In northwest Russia, there have been aerial raids by both the Ger mans and Russians and In Galicla and Bukowina small lnfantryand gren ade attacks. At one point along the line where the Russian general, Iva- noff, is In command, the Russians found a system of Teuton mines ana having wired It, detonated the mines. The British and French in Belgium have shelled, with destructive ef fect. German trenches in Boesinghe, and the French heavy guns have si lenced a German battery to the east of Boesinghe. In Champagne the French report the wrecking of German trenches on the plateau of Navarln and the blow ing up of munition depots. In addi tion Paris records the demolition of asphyxiating gas reservoirs, the es caping gas waves from which were blown back on the German lines. At tempts by the British to make ad vances southwest of Neuvllle and south of La Bassee canal were repuls ed, according to Berlin. Petrograd says the Russians con- the People Interested in Probable Decision of Former Chair man Now That Everett Has Quit Place. ASKED TO RUN BY WINSTON-SALEM PAPERS MANY CONFERENCES BEFORE PRESIDENT Mr. Wilson Expected to See Numero" . Anators and Repre sentatives This Week in E ;0 Expedite Administra tion Program Lusit?' sVo rf air Also Demands Attention Eastern Men Moved to Think West is Already Well Repre sented in" Race for At torney General. Washington, Feb. 7. The adminis tration's program, particularly with regard to the preparedness and the Lusltania ease, gave promise of occu pying much of President Wilson's at tention during the week. The presi dent is expected to confer with many senators and representatives in an ef fort to expedite the work of congress on the army and navy bill, "vhich he is anxious to have disposed of, so that other legislation, including the ship ping bill, the tariff commission bill and the revenue bill may be taken up. Whether the president will make a southern speaking tour In the interest of preparedness hinges largely on the outcome of his conferences with con gressional leaders as well as on tho Lusitanla case. While it is admitted that the president made a deep im pression on his western speaking trip. it has not yet been learned whether it has had any definite effect on con gress. . The Philippine bill, already passed by be senate will be taken up for coi.i -.enue between the president and Chairman Jones of the house Insular affairs committee. It is said that an effort will be made to amend the bill. The' measure is said to have met with the president's approval as It passed the senate. MASS in El SESSIONS Child Labor Conference Closes With Addresses to Large Audience at Auditorium Yesterday Afternoon. CONGRESSMAN KEATING PRINCIPAL SPEAKER T 1 Will Have 800 Horse-Power and Speed of 40 Miles an Hour, Builder Says. Constantinople reports Improved con dltlons for the Turks who appear to t)nue t0 harraa9 the Turka over nave Deen under severe pressure uy entlre Caucasug region, tnc ttussians. Aimousn me iutkisu forces around Erzerum. seem not to be able to undertake an offensive, they have been able to repulse all re newed Russian attacks, It Is declar ed. No change Is indicated In the sit uation In Mesopotamia, the British relief army being still stalled some distance .from Kut-el-Amara, It appears. The Inauguration cf" an offensive movement by the German and Bulga rian forces which have been station ed along the Greek frontier Is re ported in a Salonlkl dispatch to the Balkan agency. It is said an artillery duel has been In progress for two days In the neighborhood of Doiran, and that the British heavy guns are dom inating those of their adversaries. The British are pressing the Ger- TEH WHITE OFFICIALS COMPLETE SENTENCES Leavens worth, '-Kan.?- Feb: 7. Ed ward Holler, Alexander Aczell, Charles Houghton, Joseph O'Mara and George Sovern, former city officials of Terre Haute, Ind convicted In the election conspiracy case, were released from the federal penitentiary today, having served their full sentences. AH of the prisoners earned time by good be Sen. Weeks Said To Have Decided To Abandon Race New York, Feb. 7. A motor boat manufacturer has announced that a navy department representative had ordered the building of a high speed 16-cyllnder, 800-horse power boat for use as a coast patrol. The boat will have a speed of more than 40 miles an hour and will be equip ped with small calibre gum and tor pedo tube. mi MDHR ACQUITTED: NEGROES FOUND GUILTY Providence. R. I.. Feb. 7. Mrs. Elizabeth F. Mohr has been acquitted by a Jury of a charge of having in stigated the murder of her husband. Dr. C. Franklin Mohr. C. Victor Brown and Henry H. Bpellman. ne groes. Who were accused of the ac tual killing, were found guilty. Mrs. Mohr swooned while theofre man was announcing the verdicts. Her head dropped forward and she wai slipping from her chair, when her attorneys grasped and supported her, while a court officer rushed for a glass of water. "Ia there any other charge against these defendants?" Inquired Justice Stearns. "There Is. your honor." replied At torney General Rice. "But Mrs, Mohr Is on ball on the other charge." "The defendants Brown and Spell man are committed without ball.' said the court, "and Mrs. Mohr Is dls charged from custody on this com' plslnt." The other charge against Mrs. Mohr and the two negroes la that they committed an assault on Mlsa Kmily Burger, with Intent to kill, Miss Burger was shot while riding with Dr. Mohr on the night he was attacked. Brown and Bpellman are accused of firing the shots at Miss Burger, while Mrs. Mohr Is charged with being an accessory before the fact. Is Credited With Having Figured Himself Out of Running For Republican Presidential Nomination t Friends Tell Him He Has About One Chance in 1,000 Senator Is Shocked. TWO ARRESTED ON DISORDERLY CHARGES B. P. Moody and Lonnle Rice, ar rested yesterday on ohargee of an Immoral nature will be given hear ings before Magistrate B. It. Lyda tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock. Tfce defendants wera arrested by Of oar T. R. Parker, (By Parker It Anderson.) Gazette-News Bureau, The Rlggs Building, Washington, Feb. 7. Senator John Wlngate Weoks, of Massachusetts, has developed the first pair of "cold feet" among 'he rjpub llcan aspirants for preldentlal honors. If reports are to be credited the Bay State man figures 'himself out of the running and Is about ready to quit- It was learned from a reliable source that Benator Weeks has held numerous conferences with friends during the last few, days with the re sult that ho has convinced himself he does not possess the qualities neces sary to attract support in the Chicago convention. Senator Lodge and former Benator W, Murray Crane, of Massachusetts, are said to be among those who reluct antly advised Benator Weeks that he was riding to a fall, wnue navin great respect for the opinions of Lodge and Crane. Benator Weeks Is said to have sought the views of othei-e. As the story is told. Senator Weeks was shocked to learn that noarly every one with whom he talked agreed that his chances of landing the republican nomination were about one in a mou sand. Home, however, advised him to stay In the race for a while longer on the theory that his retirement now wuld further rmpllcate an alrady muddled sltuatln. The observers here have been ced ing o Weeks a big slice If aot all of the New England support and sur prise was expressed In some quahters when It became noltod about that oe v. an to get out on tse eve of primary contests. If Weeds does retire tels early In tne flgat, the assumption here Is that an effort will be made to line up New Kngland for former Benator Theodore Burton, of Ohio. It Is known that an By W .T. Bost, Raleigh, Feb. 7. The dropping out of R. O. Everett of Durham as a can didate for attorney general, followed quickly by an editorial In the Journal of WinstonSalem Inviting former State iChairman A. H. Eller into the race has made newspaper readers watch the paper for signs and wonors. The decision of Mr. Everett to quit the field which he has not definitely entered came Monday night. Friday the Journal had a full column asking Mr. Eller to decide to run. It did not pretend to have interviewed him and did not know whether he would ac cept a nomination or not. Three months ago Mr. Eller had perhaps more Interest in the proposal. Friends of the Forsyth lawyer were here direct from Winston-Salem pre senting his claims and calling upon Raleigh people to support him. In the full knowledge of their presence and mission their business was chron icled. The Forsyth papers were quite sure that the former state chairman had no such designs and subsequent events have Justified them. Supporters of other candidates view the latest suggestion as a "feller" and are" pleased to observe that not only the outside papers have passed it by without comment but that the local dallies have not had a "follow-up." They are not belittling the Winston lawyer or impeaching the source of news, quite the opposite; but they are hoping that all entries are In and that those now racing have all the "favorite sons" to beat already In sight. The home paper of Mr. Eller makes the geographical argument for him. He is from the west and it Is assumed that the west Is going to demand the nominee this year. Eastern men are moved to think with Captain Ed mund Jones, W. A Self, Judge Frank Carter and perhaps a fourth without Mr. Eller, the west Is sufficiently sup plied with candidacies. Assistant At torney General T. H. Calvert is the only easterner. And he is but slightly eastern. Geoggraphy never cut a man a pret tier caper than Calvert. He Is a Chatham man, He lives In exactly the center of the state when he Is in the rabbit county. If he goes on one side of the street In Plttsboro, he Is a westerner. If he Is booted to the other, he Is an easterner. Wherever he Is he is always a lawyer. May Mailt a Speaker. The suggestion of the local paper in Mr. Ellcr's town would he a Bickett on the stump. That won hi be a big claim In the behalf of any man In the race now or since the days of Frank Osborne. The democracy Is expected to do a lot of speaking this year. Just why nobody publicly says, but It Is under stood. The most gifted campaigner now In the rare Is W. A. Self who Is a .brilliant speaker, but Pelf speaks, candidacies or no. Judge Carter Is Dutch Papers Demand Reparation Of Germany Call For Prompt Punishment of Torpedo Boat Commander Responsible for Sinking of Steamer Artemis in North Sea One Paper Asks What British Fleet Was Doing While German Flotilla Cruised Busy Lanes. The Hague, Feb. 7. Dutch news papers are unanimous In demanding from Germany prompt expression of regret and reparation for the torpe doing of the Dutch tank steamer Ar temis' by a German torpedo boat in the North Sea. The papers call for the punishment of the German com mander who was responsible for the act which Is described as a violation of the law and- an unjust action against the Netherlands. The Vaderland recalls- previous "German errors," and dwells on the Colorado Representative Re-- - .: . . plies to Mr, Britt's Saturday Night Speech Asheville Speakers Are Heard, danger of other Incidents of this na. ture. Incidentally the paper asks what the British fleet was doing while a conspicuously colored Ger man torpedo boat flotilla was calmly cruising In the busiest steamer track between the Hook of Holland and the Nordhlnder light ship. Tne Nleuwe Courant treats the case as a breaking down of "the vaunted German organization and discipline" which It says seems to need urgent Improvement, especially from the viewpoint of surety of lives of neutrals. Arkansas Flood Waters Are Spreading Rapidly Little Rock, Ark., Feb. 7. The rap Idly widening lake In southeastern Arkansas, formed by the flood waters of the Arkansas river pouring through breaks In the levees, had engulfed a score of towns last night, leaving sev eral thousand persons homeless. Six teen lives have been lost in the last few days and damage that probably will run Into hundreds of thousands of dollars has resulted In the rich farming territory. Still greater damage Is feared If the Mississippi continues to rise as In the last few days. Predicted stages at Arkansas City would endanger tho levees there and a break In the Mis sissippi lcevees would precipitate a se rious situation In tho river valley. All day the 700 men who remained in Arkansas City tolled In an effort to strengthen the levees against the fast rising water and last night they wero hopeful that the levees would hold and the town bo saved. The narrow trlp of levee is the only land In slgl:t there. On one side Is the river, swol len until its surface Is llftocn feoc amazingly large sentiment has been rnchnnt nt I"1, ,r"n,aln Edmund stirred up .for the Ohio senator throughout th eeountry. Without re sorting to publihlty, the Burton friends have been quietly working for their choice in many sections of the country. In the south. It Is known that admirers of the former Ohio sen ator have been doing a little "mission ary work" for htm. Their efforts have been remarkably successful. It Is con tended. In North Carolina, fur In stance, It Is said that practically all the old line republicans are lining up delegates for Mr. Burton and that It Is expected a majority of the North Car olina delegates which go will vote for the Ohio man. Villa Terrorized People. At Laguna Mining Camps El Paao, Feb. 7. Francisco Villa terrorized the mining camps at ! guna. In Chihuahua last Monday and threatened to Kill all "gringos" In the country, according to Mexican pas senger who arrived here today on tha first ' train from the south in eight days. On Monday, th paseenger raid, VUla appeared at Lacuna and ran sacked th town and on leaving mado in threat against foreigners. Oo Wednesday, It Is said. Villa reappeared with 200 follower and told laborers to leave th mines as he did not want any mine owned by Americans to be operated. The passenger declared that on February Pablo Lope who la said to have directed the recent massacre of II foreigner at Banta Ysabel, with to follower rod Into Fresno, a sub urb of Chihuahua City and killed four soldiers, stole a number of horse and cwed. Jones can speak and write. And lawyers say as much of Cal vert. If must go on the etumn he will' make a speech without foolish ness. Before the Supremo courehe appears with grace and has a good voire. The party would not be asham ed of Calvert as Its spesklng nominee, Somo Hold Talk. Hotel talk tho past four days has crystallized into certainty that within another year llulclgh will have an. other big hostelry and perhaps one of It present big ones doubled Options on property In several spot of the city have caused the talk more than any other circumstance. One of the places seriously looked at Is the Cooper Mnrblo yard near the union station which furnishes ampin p for the erection of a big building. The Bushes property on Harnett and Ballabury streets I also avail able an dthe old market site on Fay- ettevllle is the third which has been In the eye of hotel men. They have not authorized a story of tholr Inton tlons but have declared that they are Intervsted In blinding. The Banders string of hotels, head quarter kt Greensboro, I credited with th new enterprise to he built from th ground up. Mr. Banders now has the Wright on Martin street Th Uland ha seriously considered bulldlnc. Its construction make easy a projection to doubt upon It pres ent foundation It capacity. That would give It 100 rooms. Collector Continued on page two above the level of the town, on tho other side of the lovce is the great flood lake nearly forty miles long and twenty miles wide. From it only hn upper stories of buildings in Arkansas City protrude. At the levee are three steam boats, one of which Is ready to carry the workers to safety should they lose their battle with the flood. Thev are living In the second stories of their homes and in box cars on the levee. Ycsterdny the river rose two-tenths of a foot, to 55.7 feet at Arkansas City, and wns still rising slowly last night. At Lake Vlllauc the flood water rose at the rate of half an inch an hour. At Gaines Landing, four miles of I.ako Village, 400 persons were on tho leveo last night without shelter. Residents of Lake Village went in boats to tho court house today where they planned to sond a rescue fleet of rowboats to Gaines Landing. In Clarendon, on the White river, whore the leveo broke Saturday night water Is six feet In the highest por tion of the tov. Convention Of Medical Authorities In Chicago Chicago, Feb. 7. Phtvslclans and surgeons and public health official and loader In medical Instruction were here today for the annual con ference on Medical Education, Public Health and Medical Licensure. The gathering which begins today, will last through tomorrow, and Is mado up of representatives cf tho federated slate medical boards of tho t'nlted States, the Association of American Medical colleges. Council on Medical Educa tion and Council on Health and I'ubllo Instruction of the American Medical aoclatlon. Each of th efour organizations will hold Its own meetings but there Vllt also be several joint gatherings. In the latter the Federation of Btale Med ical boards will play, an Important part as much of the program calls for the consideration of tests which would ensure high standards of professional efficiency among priictl! loners. The first meeting will be of the Council of Medical Education. Later the council will hold a Joint session with the stale hoimls and will hear Surgeon General Coras of the I'nlted stales army, c. Mralntcd of the navy and iaipcrt Blue of the public health service discuss the nutlon.U board of examination In Its relation a'llh the federal medical si-rvlce. 700 Commercial Bodies Represented In Meeting Washington, Feb. 7. Delegate representing 700 commercial bodies from all part of th country gather ed her today for -th opening to morrow of th fourth annual meet ing of the Chamber of Commerce of th I'nlted Slates. Th meeting of th national councilor of th chamber will be held today to revise and ao frov tha program which will b ub mltted for discussion during th three day session. National defense I eroected to feature th discussion of th meet ing. Th concluding session In the annual banquet Thursday will b al most entirely given over to th sub ject of preparedness. President Wilson and Secretaries Garrison and Daniels and othsr prominent speaker are on th pro gram for addresses, With a mass meeting that filled the main floor of the Auditoriu mand part of the balcony the twelfth an nual conference of the National Child Labor committee came to end here yesterday afternoon. Representative Edward Keating of Colorado, was the principal speaker and he delivered a speech In reply to Congressman James J. Britt that bristled with sarcasm -and facts in answer to the arguments made by the tenth district represen tative at the Battery Park hotel Sat-, urday evening. Referring to Mr. Britt's statement, "this bill Is without a scintilla of con stitutional warrant," the Colorado congressman said that In Washington. there is a disease known as "constl- tutionitis," which afflicts memhers who have not the nerve to give their . reasons for opposing a proposed law. The Congressional Record, continued Mr. Keating, furnished complete re ply to Mr. Britt's challenge for any . representative to state anything show ing that the measure has. constitu tional validity. It is a little Strang, said the speaker, that among all the republican members there were only two who found the bill unconstitu tional and had too much conscience to vote for it. Fell In a Faint." Mr. Keating caused laughter and applause when he took up Mr. Britt's statement that the Keating-Owen bill would be worse than none if passed; that it would deprive the children of wdrk, giving them nothing in return. If such were the possibilities, how then could Mr. Brltt use his influ- ence for the Weaver law which pro posed practically the same remedy, asked Mr. Keating? The Colorado man said that a number of Mr. Britt's colleauges felt sure that he would support the bill and that he nearly fell in a faint when the tenth dis trict member voted '"no." Discussing national responsibility, Miss Lillian D. Wald of the Henry Street Settlement, said that If the proposals of the child labor commit tee seemed to be negative It should bo remembered that these were the first step toward removing the causo of the evil. Kev. Dr. R. F. Campbell, pat-tor of the first Presbyterian church, said that responsibility belongs to every L-maen m me nation, citizens can only fulfill their national resiransl billtles through the action of the na tional government, said Dr. Camp bell. Ho expressed confidence In Mr. Britt's honesty and Integrity; but the people should have let their repre sentative know what they wanted him to do. Those who failed to do so are to blame fo rhls failure to help the cause. Tho Asheville minister pointed out the great number of men who were rejected from military serv ice as physically unfit and declared mat a law to protect children is the first step toward preparedness. Rev. Dr. Campbell asked why the federal government should be concerned ahout the Interstate shipments of Im- pure food, diseased cattle and plants and should not take step to safe guard children. Mr. Rellly. Secretary Lovejoy Introduced Mrs. Rellly of Charlotte, with tho state ment that the real orators of the south are the women. Mrs. Rellly said that women's clubs have become great organization working for social reform. Mrs. Murdoch of Alalisma. said thnt no one wanted to take away the right of children to work; the aim was to prevent them "from be ing worked." N. Huckerner said op position came from those who profited by the labor of children. Dr. George T. Winston declaral that the labor of children In this stale ws not necessary to support widows "Whenever you hear a man hollor, 'It' gln th const Itutltno,' you may I be sure It' agin hi constitution," said th doctor. Dr. Winston ar rsstlrally suggr-atad that th cotton mill men might continue their e. ploltatlon of childhood and. export their product to some enlightened country Ilk Turkey. Dr. A. J. McKelway Introduced resolution expressing be tbsnk of tli committee for th courtesy and hospitality of the people of Anhsvllln during th sessions of the ecuiwiencn and Becretary Lovcjoy aald that U4 (Continued Fag T). J
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