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THE GAZETTE-NEWS Has The Associated Press Service. It la In Every Kespect Complete. Member Audit Bureau Circulation. WEATHER FORECAST RAIN A COLDER; FAIR THURS. VOLUME XX. NO. 309. ASHEVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 10, 1916. PRICE 2 CENTS u 5 I EXPEL HUES, Sofia Government Organ De clares Bialgaria Cannot Per , mit Foes to Remain at Saloniki. POSSIBLY FORECASTS IMPORTANT OPERATION Heavy Artillery Play Marked on Both Eastern and West ern Fronts French Pre mier Visiting Italy. . Signs that a military operation of importance may be impending in the Balkans are furnished by the Bul garian newspaper at Sofia, which has a loading article asserting the right nf Bulgaria to Invade Greece for the ' purpose of attacking the French and itiitish troops on Greek territory The paper declares that Bulgaria can lint permit theso foes to remain so near her border and that they must l,e driven out, Itecent reports from the Balkans regarding the inteitions of the Teu tonic allies as to movements from South Serbia and Bulgaria against the entente forces at Saloniki have lieen contradictory. Dispatches an nouncing the Important concentration nf troops and heavy artillery alonif the Greek frontier, however? have lieen frequent. . On both the eastern and western fronts activity during the past few Jnys has been more marked than for 'cine time. Some important move ment may develop lit the north end of the Russian line where the in-ill-lery play has been reported i heavy and( continuous. The l'i profess confidence In the aecut- j i.. their lines, despite the threat f Germany's heavy guns. In Ualicia the Russians are on tne . . 1 0 MUS INSISTS iiRgresslve alio ai one puiuv m . .-- " " , : . A. ported to have crossed the Dneister. ago. Not being a self-ejector the gen In the west the Initiative for the tleman from Pero.uimans had th) present seems to be with the Ger- habit of hanging about until a second mans, who are hammering the French ! conference decided to enforce the first lines from1 time to time and making occasional gains notably near Neu vllle. no fart below the Belgian fron tier und south of the River Somme. The visit of the French premier to Italy is receiving marked attention, on the eve of his departure from Paris the premier is quoted as declar ing his confidence that he would ob tain from Italian statesmen support of the strongest ort In carrying out the establishment of closer and more effective co-operation among the en tente allies. The total Prussian losses In the war are estimated by an Amsterdam newspaper as !, 377,37 men. The bombardment of Smyrna on the coast of Asia Minor by a squad ron of French aeroplanes Is reported from Athens. The French and the Germans have been engaged In furious combat on the sector of the western battle front between Ix-ns and Arras, where re cently there has been great activity. Berlin reports that to the west of the town of Vlmy the German cap . tnred French positions over a length .f 800 yards. Paris admits, that the Hermans, after the explosion of two heavily charged mine, got a foot hold In portions of a French trench, but says that they were driven out by hand grenade attacks. Bnuthwcst of Vlmy. In the vicinity of the road running from Neuvllla to Thelvis. the Oermaiia discharged (mother mine and then essayed nn Infantry attack against the French, which was repulsed. Paris also reports that th French In a grenade attack drove the Oer nuina from a small post between Sola sons and Rhclm and that the French batteries have badly damaged Gar limn organization In the forest of Apremont, southeast of St Mlhlel. on the Russian front Berlin re cords the repulse of Russian Infant ry attack on eeveral point in the . Rliia region. A Petrograd dispatch snvi severe fighting la developing In this district, the preliminary artillery duel having changed Into bombard ment of great Intensity. Nothing new ha come through concerning the situation nn the Aus-Im-ltallan line In Belgium or tn Asia, where Russians and British at vnrlou point are engaged wltb the Turk. INQUIRY IN REGARD TO BRANDEIS CONTINUED WaMnglnn, Feb. It The senate Ju Hilary nob-committee continued to dny lis Inquiry Into the nomination of l4nil I. Ilrsndels for the Muprcme ti ii tt bench. Itepremntatlv nf tho r nlted Hhoe Machinery ronipany, with whkh Mr. Hrandels wae onoe exaoula led aa counsel, were beard. WANTING BR1TT TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR Republicans Would Like For to Uphold Party Business Want Honor Gets Many Gazette-News Bureau The Rlggs Building Washington, Feb. 10. The visit to Asheville last week by Congressman James J. Britit, the only republican member of congress from the state, and the able way in which he defended his position in voting against the Keating child la bor bill, i-as started a boom for the tenth district congressmen for gov ernor on the republican ticket. The fact that Mr. Britt Is being groomed for the place was given the Gazette-News correspondent yester day by a North Carolina republican who is on the inside . of republican politics. He said that he knew of many letters and telegrams which had been sent to Mr. Britt urging him to make the race for governor at the republican primary this year. when seen at his offices at the capltol Mr. Kritt admitted that many of his friends had asked him to run. but stated that he is a candidate for renomlnation and election to congress and that he could not run for both places. "Yes, I have received a few letters and telegrams from the state urging vote against legislative matters ine to make the gubernatorial race,"! which in his opinion are good meas said Mr. Britt. "Here are come ofures. simply because they are spon them. You see they come from some sored by democrats. Soldiers Home Insurgent Is Given Walking Papers Old Man Small Finds He Is "Ejected" When He Investi gates Request for Money to Pay "Some Bills" Refus edMust Even Wait for Delivery of Pension Money Until Safely Out of Raleigh. (By W. T. Host) Raleigh, Feb. 10. Insurgent C. W. Small, large trouble-maker at the Sol diers' home, came into office of State Auditor Penn Wood Tuesday, asked: "Am I ejected?" and discovered that he wa.. ) The order had never been rescinded rind It wuh mnrie nenrlv threfl weeks manifesto and hanging on was im possible after that. Hesitating but momentarily upon the order of his going, Captain Small asked the state to give him money with which to pay some bills that the state had not made. One of these was 138 raid to be due Dr. H. W. Glass cock who rubbed the ancient milita rist's bones but made no charge. Col onel Wood reminded Captain Small that the doctor hnd no bill but Cap tain Small could bear the thought of making a young doctor work for an old state without pay. Other bill In proportion were found. Something like a barrel of liniment was the burden that he asked the state to assume. Colonel Wood not only declined to do this but ho told Mr. Small that he would be compelled Warship Roon, Alleged Captor of Appam, Taken New York, Feb. 10. Advice re ceived here assert that the German warship Roon, alleged to be the cap tor of the Appam, ha been captured by th British battleship Drake, after a three hour fight J 00 mile east northeast of Bermuda, according to a tory printed by The New York Evening Globe. The capture of the Roon I all Dy Th Globe to have been followed by the aeliure of two merchantmen fly ing the German flag, one of which was armed. The story I contained In a message which the Globe states It received In cod from a reliable ouro In Bermu da. Th message read: "Drake here today towing Roon. Took her 200 knot eat-norlhat Bermuda, three hour running right. Lost Danforth II men. Her losae about on third. Struck a w came Norway Placing Orders For Many Ships In U. S. New York. Feb. 10. Th total number of steamship to be built In this country for Norwegian Inter! thl year was brought up to II to dsy by the announcement that eon irirta had been awarded for the building of six vessels of 1.000 ton each at Manitowoc, Wis. According to shipping men Norwegian have been purchasing as many ships a were avsllabl for several month. Whan unable to further purchase steamers Tenth District Congressman in State Britt Does Not Letters Urging Him to Run. of the most Influential men of the state, Tou will observe also that there are a number Of these letters from prominent democrats. "The very unfair attitude assum ed by some of the democrats on my position against the Keating bill, I believe, is responsible for the demo cratic letters, But as I said before I am a candidate to succeed myself In congress, and therefore cannot " ac cept the. gubernatorial nomination, even If tendered me." Mr. Britt, It Is known, is willing to have his democratic brethren criti cise him for voting against the Keat ing bill. In fact, the position of those attacking his vote reaches the point of being ridiculous when it is recall ed that every democratic representa tive from the state voted the samel way as did Mr. Britt. Both Senators; Simmons and Overman will follow! the course laid down by the house members. Mr. Britt wants it, known that he is a republican and that he will alwaysj be one. But he made it plain to thoj Gazette-News correspondent that par- i tisan politics cannot Induce him to to wait until after reaching Plymouth before thP $60 pension woi'ld be forth coming. He will be regularly placed on the list. The auditor took no chances on his remaining in Raleigh wiih money on him. During the colloquy between auditor and the audited, the military record of the hero of discord was examined. It took a long time to And him but he was at last unearthed in the roster with the second cavalry. Thus he cleared himself of any imputation as an Importer. He was all right in the war, albeit history holds its tonpue is to whether he fought us much in tho army as he has done at the Soldiers' home. While the management hopes for peace now, it Is not to be forgotten that the worst things said about the Soldiers home were said before Old Man Small went there and they were said and written by people who made their Investigation before the 1915 general assembly. The Small phase of the controversy Is entirely Inciden tal. The attack upon condlions at the home was made by persons in the employ of the state and backed by such people a Carey J. Hunter and other members of board of charities. The governor' report has followed the clean-up. abeam. Two merchantmen with her, one armed. Took both. Brought here. Seogravo on lighting Roon, said: 'Please Gpd, today I will avenge Cra dork.' Roon badly knocked about by 9.2. Thirty-two officers and 719 men taken in the three prizes." The Seagrave mentioned In the message Is supposed to be Captain Heagrave, who was with Admiral Cm- dock when the latter went down with hi flagship, the Good Hope, which wa sunk in an engagement with a German squadron off Chile There I no Danforth among the officer In the British navy list. For several days report have been current In maritime circle, here that the German commerce raider mid been either sunk or captured by the British. The British consulate, how ever, ha received no official conflr mat ion of this report. already built, order were placed with' American builder The Norwe - slan consul general here said In ex - planatlon of tho placing of the orders! that formerly Norwy obtained many , ship from England but that now the! British ship yards are busy building British ship. He said that unheard of prices are being paid for veel built In America, Thrh Norwegian agent hoi c ' said that prlres are at least 10 per vnt higher than before the war, PREPAREDNESS FEATURES OF Daniels and Garrison Princi pal Speakers Before U. S. Chamber of Commerce. Washington, Feb. 10 Discussion of national defense featured the con cluding session of the annual conven tion of the TTnited States chamber of commerce today. Secretaries Daniels and Garrison were the principal spean ers on the program. The National defense committee of the chamber had prepared a report on Us recent Investigation," and gener al discussion of the preparedness ques lion was to follow. The annual election of officers and the consideration of resolutions were among the other matters- before the meeting today. President Wilson Is to speak at the annual dinner of the chamber tonight. RELIEF WORK IN FLOOD IS Resoue Expeditions Penetrate Further Into Overflowed Areas With Supplies. Little Rock, Feb. 10 Relief expe ditions operating out of Dumas on the western edge of the flood lake In eas tern Arkansas today penetrated fur ther into the overflowed areas with emergency supplies for the refugees marooned In . Isolated settlements, while mcHiis were devised to provide for several thousand refugees along the Mississippi river front, A telephone message from Lek Vil lage said there were 4000 people tn that section In need and that others were encamped at Rudora In Chlco; county. jj,... . Tho waters' lein through the-eref, asses of the Arkansas and White riv ers levees continued to subside today. At Batesvllle the factories resumed operations and virtually r.ormal con ditions have been restored. MRS. ALBERT OILER Friends Surprised When Ne gro in U. S. Treasury Dept. Is Appointed. Gazette-New Bureau The Rlggs Building Washington, Feb. 10. The administration again showed its Indifference toward It democrutlc supporters when Secretary of the Treasury MoAdoo allowed James Johnson, a negro republican, to be promoted to a position In the book keeping department, over Mrs. Albert Uwaler a descendant of one of Wash ington' oldest famllle. Mr. Gwaler lias been In the treaa- ury department for thirteen year' and. has looked forward to the time, when she would be given a promotion, one that everybody except Mr. Mc- Adoo'a republican chiefs, admitted she deserved. A fow days ago a vacancy wa cre ated by the death obf the head book keeper. Mrs. Gwaler expected to Le promoted to this place, and all other friend shared the belief with her. They were surprised when It wa an nounced that Chief Clerk Wtlmutn. a man with about a much democracy In his makeup a Merrltt O. Chance, republican postmaster of Washington announced that Johnson, the negro. would have the place and would be "bos" over white women and men. Mr. Gwaler ha an Invalid bus hand, and U the only support of the family. Her husband ha been an In valid for year and she ha been forced to work In order to keep the family going. Now she has been hu miliated by her own party, by he placing of a negro' mun In charge of the work which her friend feel she should have had. PRESIDENT WILL NOT MIKE EXTENDED TRIP Washington. Feh. 10. President Wilson will not make an extended southern trip to speak In the Interest of preparedness. He told th southern 1 senators and representatives todsy 1 who Invited him to visit various cities, that he might make a few speeches but that at th present time he would not make a trip similar to i the on ho mad recently tnrougD the middle west. Whenever It la possible the presi dent wilt accept Invitations to mnk visits to allies whbih will notl keen him sway from Washington long. It was said. H UNDRE D r LAYMEN'S More Than 1350 Delegates Present for Opening Session of Missionary Convention and Registration Should Pass 1800 by Sunday Many Notable Men in Attendance. Special to The Gazette-News. Greensboro, Feb. 10 When Exe cutive Secretary A. C. Bridgman an nounced at the close of the opening session of the North Carolina conven tion of the Laymen's Missionary move ment last night that registrations to that hour had reached 1,350, tremen dous applause greoted him. Of this number, 627 are from Giuiford county 269 from Winston-Salem and 464 from the rest of the state. Even as he made the announcement several other men arrived, having come In on a be lated train. It was the opinion of of ficers of the convention last night that the total registration would reach 1,800 before the closing session Sun day night. In the absence of Dr. D. Clay Lilly, leader of the team of speakers for the local meeting, A, M. Scales called the Initial session to order last evening. The large' auditorium and annex of Went Market Street Methodist church was then will filled with men of the state. The personal of the body 1-j splendid. There was not a woman on the main oor. There were young men and old men, gray heads, red heads and .bald heads; but not a sug gestion of millinery. It was found tha there would be room in the gal leries for the women who had gather ed In the First Baptit church, so they were invited to the main session. After a hymn had been sung, the audience stood while Rov. Mr. Weath- erly offered the invocation. The con gregation then stood and sang "The Son of God Goes Forth to War." Mr. Scales, in a few well chosen words welcomed the visitors to Greens boro. He asked the delegates to make known their wants, and every ef fort would be made to supply them. He then introduced Dr. John N. Mills m .th.e8rst .speaker.. Dr. MJUs, as ho said, Is not a missionary or connected with any mission board. He is a tour ist who became interested In missions, and at his own expense, is traveling over the country to tell what he has seen himself In mission lands. John N. Mills, of Washington, gave a tourist's view of foreign missions. Defends U.S. Businese Men On Belligerents' Charges Speaking Before U. S. Chamber of Commerce Mr. Filene of Boston Declares Recent Referendum of Chamber Proves Americans Are Not Chiefly Interested in "Coining Money From Europe's Ag ony." Washington. Feb. 10. Addressee by Dr. Wellington Koo, Chinese minis ter. Edward A. Filene of Boston, member of the executive committee of the International Chamber of Commerce, and Senator Duncan U. Fletcher of Florida featured yester- day' session of the convention of the I Chamber of Commerce of the United . ,n ,;reiWntlnK R urv,y of condltlon which were expected to confront 'Jic iTnlted State at the end or the war, Mr. Filene declared that the cham ber's recent referendum approving the proposal that Ihl country take ihe Initiative In establishing an Inter- jclple to greed for blood money must national court to settle tho disputes! reckon with the vote on this referen of nations ha "effectively given the dura." m m mmm m mmmm Vice President Marshall Is Willing To Run Again Portland, Ore. Feb. 10 Vice Presi dent Marshall Is willing to run f 'T a second term, according to a let'er made public today by Potmrtor Frank S. Meyer of Portland from Mark Thlsttewalte. secretary to th vice president. Mr. Meyers wrote sometime ago asking If the vice pres ident would permit the use of hi name In the Oregon primary. Mr. Thlstlewalte'a letter says In reply: "1 am saying that th vice prest- Hughes Does Name Used Washington. Feb. 10 Representa tive Hlemp, chairman of the Virginia republican committee, has made pub lic a letter from Justice llughea de claring: "I am totally opposed to th use of nvy nam In connection with the nomination and to the sulNtion or Instruction of any delegates In my Interest directly or remotely. ATTEND MEETING Mr. Mills spoke, not as a missionary or missionary secretary, but as a pri vate citizen who had spent the larg est part of the last 20 years in travel. For the past three years he has given time to speaking to conventions and colleges on foreign missions, doing it entirely at his own expense. "Travelers in heathen lands see just what they go to see," he said. "IT It Is tigers, they see tigers, for they are very plentiful in India and Korea, If It is Christians, they see Christians, for they are to be found by the hundreds of thousands in ev ery country. "When William Jennings Bryan and ex-Vice President Fairbanks returned from their tour around the world, Mr. Roosevelt from his year In Africa and Mr. Taft from his repeated visits to the Philippines, China and Japan these men crowd Carnegie hall. New York city, to the doors while they speak for entire evenings on the value of foreign missions. ; "Missionaries are now picked men and women. It is more difficult to enter the missionary service of the church than to enter the army, the navy or the civil service of the gov ernment. Missionaries often become advisors to kings and governments on affairs of state and commerce. Many of them have been decorated by the rulers of the countries where they labor. Ex-Chancellor MacCracken of the University of New York, pro nounced Dr. W. A. P. Martin, for 65 years a missionary in China, the fore most foreigner In that country. "The 4,000,000 Christians in India are Influencing Hindus and Moham medans to remodel their faith and practice to conform to the Christian type. Adonlram Judson made such an Impression upon Burma that The odore Parker, the great Unitarian preacher of Boston, declared that had foreign missions accomplished nothing else but the production of th,ls man, that would Justify all they have cost. "Many of the men highest In offi cial life In China are Christians. Yuan ShI-Kal sends his children to Chris tian mission schools, and pays the salary of a secretary In the Pekln Young Men's Christian association." lle" to the charge that the "chief In- terest of American business men in the war is the chance it give them to coin money from the agony of Europe. "The vote indicates." said Mr. Ft lene, "that American business men. If they feel that thereby they are do- ing their share In keeping the peace of the world, will be willing to help punish the violators of International agreement Dy putting embargo onihad i,een seen In the more exciting buwub, mo won uii inuiiuiuns OI I war. "Hereafter the charge that Amerl can business men will sacrifice prln- dent would gladly accept renomlna. I tlon If the democrats want to renom inate him; that the vice president In' unwilling to seek renomlmitlnn in J labor this attack on Lacy must stop, doe not think that a man hoHIng Mr. Write wrote various letter for the office should be riding around orW,. purpose and I credited with ha v- -"" rr..iri.ng u nocra.a to vote for him again. The lce president could not bring himself to ask anyone to file peti tion for him to run, but If neh pe tition are filed for him, he will cer tainly not repudiate the action." Not Want As Candidate Justice, Hughes' letter, msde publlo with hi consent was In reply to a le'ter from Mr. Memp which Inform ed the justice that Frank II. Hitch emk. postnster general under Presi dent Taft, had Inaugurated a move ment In th south favoring the Jus tice for th republican presidential nomination. GOV. GOES FOR NEW III Arthur Fletcher Does Not Dis close Who "Tipped" Hun to the "Real Solution" of Soldiers' Home Matters. DEMAND MADE ON REPORTER FOR NAME Governor Declares That Only on Matters of Business Can Fletcher Receive Dour- tesies of Office. , By W. "R Bost. Raleigh, Feb. 10, GovernorOalg!. demand upon Arthur Fletohi nwa-' paper correspondent for tha name of the man who "tipped" eft Fletcher : as to the "real solution" of the Sol diers' home, furnished the distinctive newspaper excitement today. The exclusion of the paper repre sentatives from the Monday confer ence between the governor and va rlous representatives of the contro versy, set the chroniclers to every conceivable enterprise for getting the real news. Fletcher made his contri bution. It was next to the last para graph In the Fletcher story that made the governor angry. The governor admits his feeling and Fletcher admits catching it. Tuesday the governor demanded that Mr. Fletcher name his man and gavo him until 8 o'clock yesterday. The newspaper man had not replied six hours later in the day. Governor Craig declared that only upon matter of business could the former editor of the Lexington Dispatch receive the courtesies of the office. The paragraph which offended the governor so greatly was the follow ing: "Certain it Is, however, that the. powers that be have realized that It Is time to atop the squabble. It Is almost as certain as anything can be. to quote a mun who knows, that word has come down from that shrewd far-seeing politician in Wash ington who runs things In North Carolina, In particular, and up from the boys in the trenches, generally, to stop the row and stop It quick, be cause the elections are not far dis tant and already too much political capital has been furnished the oppo sition." "The "real solution,' the article concludes, "Is more than likely to leak out In a few days anyway, as too many people know about It for It to long remain secret." Governor Says "False." Both Governor Craig and Lawyer Reporter Fletcher admit that the gov ernor denounced the "whole thing as false." The Imputation that Gov ernor Craig had been stopped by1 Senator Simmons was too plain to be mis-read by anybody who reads.' The newspaper man flat-footedly re fuses to name his Informant and his unwillingness to talk has set the other fellows to work to find out who started this thing that has caused the governor to get Into his flrt se-i rlous row with the newspapers. - . . State Officials In It That Inspiration from state ofBetels turn of things yesterday, cannot be denied. "It Is almost as certain as anything; can be."' to quote Fletcher, that one state official did ask another state official to write Senator Sim mon to write Governor Craig, "to quote a man who knows," "to -stop the row and stop It quick." But Governor Craig vehemently repels the "slander and libel" as he denominates It, and says no such "word" fever came In such way or at all. Said to lie Imrfi Friend. Yesterday It was learned that that beloved engineer, Dave Wright, who was killed Tuesday In a wreck, re senting the various "Investigation", of Treasurer lory's hooks, had de clared that In the name of organised -nnt a warning, whether delivered or not Is untold, to Senator Simmon that these Investigation designed to beat lMcy, had already cost the state 116,000 and that If they did not stop, the labor people would forsake th party and resent Its treatment of It treasurer. Dave Wright cannot sn awsr now, but "It Is a certain as anything can he, to quote a man who knows," the governor displeasure! finds Its genesis here. State Insurance Commissioner Jas. R. Toting, has returned from Rae ford where he went earlier In th week to discuss the double tower stairway plan for Nhrth Carolina schools recently adopted by the tt hoard of cdur scion and recommended for all new building and sll exten sion. Ranfortl adopted the plsn. Tl.U makes five town system tHat h chosen Mr. Young's anil the hooi board's scheme .fire protection nd (Continued im Tag Twol.
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