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VOLUME XX. NO. 310.
ASHEVILLE, N. 0., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 11, 1916.
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GARRISON QUIT BECAUSE
PRESIDENT WOULD NOT
INSIST ON ARMY PLAN
Sec'y of War Resigns Since
Mr. Wilson Does Not De
mand That Congress Adopt
Continental Soheme.
WAS ALSO OPPOSED TO
PHILIPPINE POLICY
Sherley, Lane and Roosevelt
Among Those Prominently
Mentioned is Garrison's
Probable Successor.
Washington, Feb. 11. Sec
retary Garrison has resigned
from the cabinet because Pres
ident Wilson declined to insist
without compromise on the
adoption of the continental
army plan .by congress. The
j. j ; j j
resignation was lenuercu tuw
accepted yesterday and with
Mr. Garrison Assistant Secre
tary of War 'Henry C. Breck
enridge also left the service of
the government.
Today the president found
himself personally in charge of
the administration's plans for
strengthening the army andi
in working out a definite mili
tary policy. President Wilson
lias not selected a successor to
Mr. Garrison, and it is prob
able that even after the new
head of the war department is
named, the president, who has
made a careful study of the
problems, , will continue to
handle the preparedness plans
to a great extent himself.
The reasons for Secretary
Garrison's resignation and the
acceptance by the president
are disclosed in lengthy corre
spondence made public be
tween them. This correspond
ence revealed that while the
secretary left the cabinet prin
cipally because the president
did not ' irrevocably" support
the continental army plan,
Secretary Garrison's opposi
lion to the administration pro
gram setting a definite time
for Philippine independence,
as outlined in Senator Clark's
amendment, to the Philippine
bill, was an important factor."
Secretary Garrison charac
terized the amendment as an
"abandonment of the duty of
this nation and a breach of
trust", for the Filipinos.
Assistant Secretary of War
ISrcckenridge, who shared Mr.
Garrison's view, resigned be
cause of loyalty to his chief;
and his resignation was also
accepted.
Mjor General Scott, chief
of staff of the United States
army automatically becomes
secretary of war, ad interim.
There was considerable
speculation over a possible
huccessor to Secretary Garri
son. Thoso who wcro most
talked of in this respect in
cluded Representative Sher
ley of Kentucky, chairman of
the house fortifications sub
committee; Secretary Lane of
the interior department; and
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt
of the navy department
It is'cxpcctod that President
Wilson will appoint a succes
sor U Mr. Garrison lmmedi-
" (Conunusd oa dui twaL
Armed Merchantmen Will
Be Treated As War ships
Germany and Austria Formally Notify U. S. That Teuton
Commanders Have Been Instructed to Sink Such Vessels
Without Warning, After March 1.
Washington, Feb. Hi-Germany and
Austria have formally notified the
United States that beginning March
1, 'commanders of their submarines
will consider armed merchant ships
of the entente allies to be warships
and will treat them accordingly.
Under such Instructions command
ers would be at liberty to sink without
warning any armed vessel, whether
passenger or freight carrying.
The notifications were presented or
ally to Secretary Lansing by Count von
Bernstorff and Baron Erlcjx Zwledi
nek, charge of the Austro-Hungarlan
embassay here.
Notes from their governments are
to follow.
The Intention of the Teutonic allies
Is considered In official and diplomatic
circles here to be a development of the
memorandum proposing the disarming
of merchant Bhips which Secretary
Lansing recently sent to the entente
powers, r High officials of the state de
Insists On Arbitration
Of Railroad Disputes
Chamber of Commerce of U. S.
to Compose Wage Controvereies in Way That Will Not
Impair Public Service Interruption Would "Be Na
tional Calamity."
Washington, Feb. 11. A resolution
calling on the railroads and their em
ployes to settle the wage controver
sies by arbitration was adopted yester
day In the convention of the Cham
ber ' of Commerce of the United
States, v
After reciting that the interruption
of railroad traffic in the United
States would be a "national calamity"
and If brought about through the ar
bitrary action of either ' side would
"constitute an act Inimical to publio
welfare and fraught with grave conse
Lansing Asks
Of Attack
Washington, Feb. 1 1. Secretary
Lansing has announced that he has
sent to the Austro-Hungarlan govern
ment a dispatch asking for the In
vestigation and explanation of the at
tack by an Austrian submarine on the
American tank steamer Petrollte.
Secretary Lansing said that the pub
lished statement that a ilemand had
been made on the Vienna i?overnmnt
was "not true," but that It was wltl
ln the range of possibility that de
mands of some sort might be made
should the Investigation and explana
tion asked for warrant them.
The dispatch calls attention of the
Vienna government to the affidavits
of members of the crew of the Petro
llte and to Information from other
sources to the effect that the Petro
llte was stopped In the Mediterran-
Boy Scouts Gain 46 Per
Cent Membership In Year
Washington, Feb. ll.fc-Increase of
48 per cent In the membership dur
ing 'the past year was announced to
day at the annual meeting of the na
tional council of the Boy Scouts of
America. The Increase to 112,622
.boys scout masters made the yenr the
most prosperous In the six years m
tory of the movement Among the
elgnincant Items of the chief scouts'
1 London, Feb. 11. An official state
ment Issued by the German naval
stag and forwarded by Reutert eor
reacondtnt at Amsterdam says; "On
4 VlHIIW ft
partment seemed disposed to consider
the development broad enough to war
rant the claim that the fundamental
questions involved In the conduct of
submarine warfare have been settled
in accordance with the contentions of
the United States. This Is based on
the belief that with Germany and
Austria giving natlce that they will
sink without warnlngf all armed ships,
the two governments can not legally
claim the right To sink unarmed ves
sels. That is the principle for which
the United States has bo vigorously
contended since the beginning of the
negotiations over the conduct of sub
marine warfare.
In view of this situation, American
citizens, it. Is stated by high authority,
now may be warned that they will
take passage aboard armed merchant
ships at their own risk, and be enti
tled to no more protection from the
United States than if they had em
barked upon a belligerent Warship.
Calls on Companies and Men
quences" the resolution declares It Is
sense of the chamber that the roads
and men "should In the Interests of
the public weal must settle their dif
tlcultles without recourse to measures
that mlgh impair publio service."
A supplemental resolution pro
vides for a committee to Investigate
"such phases of this critical situation
as relate to the Interests of com
merce and publish Its reports from
time to time as to the best means fcr
keeping the public service unimpair
ed." Explanation
On Petrolite
ean near Aiexanana, fc.gypt, oy an
Austrian submarine wnicn urea in
the tanker and wounded one of the
men In the engine room.
Also that the submarine command
er asked for food which Captain
Thompson of the Petrollte refused.
Thereupon the commander of the, tor of the troops In the national
submarine sent a boarding party to; guard. He goes first to New Bern,
the steamer and removed one Amerl-;then to ReldsWlle, Rutherfordton anl
can member of the crew who was
held as a hostage while the Austrlana
nek ihe food required from the Pe
tfolife's stores.
Novel questions are Involved In the
case. A warship under certain stress
may take food from a merchantman,
If 1 gives proper receipt or payment.
but It Is realized that If submarine
are permitted to do so every merchant
ship might be made a base for their
operations.
report was that scout troops have
have been organized In almost every
church denomination In the country;
that 1, 489 troops meet In churches
and 2,886 troops meet III school build
ings, armories and community Insti
tutions; there are 7.017 scout mas
ters, who Inclade clergymen, physi
cians, lawyers and other professional
and business men of the highest
standing-.
our naval aeroplanes dropped bomb
freely on the harbor works, factories
k..b. t ...
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The official British announcement
of Wednesday said that raiders drop
ped bombs In th vicinity of Ram-
gat and tht neighboring town or
Rroadstalr and that th material',
damage was confined to shattered
glass. Two wemen and on .child'
war ioiursd. .
CORRESPONDENT COLONEL Ml
HAS EXPLAINED LOOMING LARGE
Governor Acoepts Mr. Fletch
er's Explanation as to the
Source of "Stop It" Sol
diers Home Story.
DECIDES HE WILL NOT
CONDEMN THE STORY
Considers Story as to How He
Was Given Orders to "Stop
It," More Amusing
. Than Offensive.
(By W. T. Host).
Raleigh, Feb. Governor Craig
has accepted the explanation of Ar
thur Fletcher as to the source of the
story that Washington whispered or
thundered to "stop it," and respecting
the newspaper man's assurance that
he printed the recent rumor in all
good faith, has dropped the inquiry.
Governor Craig was perfectly will
ing to let the newspapers have the
last word and after thinking It all
over decided to make no statement
condemning the story as untrue. He
Is certain that Mr. Fletcher was given
the story by someone whom the news
paper man regarded as credible and
the governor understands that news
sources must be guarded else they
run out
The roundabout way In which Gov
ernor Craig was to have gotten his in
structions from on high was more
amusing than offensive. The govern
or has learned that he was to get
wisdom by devious paths. One of 'he
state officials who moves in "nis-chiev-l-eous
ways his blunders 1o
perform," was to have gotten another
state official to request Senator Sim
mons to. request,, order., 01. any ether
old thing! "Governor Craig Step' the
Soldiers' home row. Then, Engineer
Dave Wright was to send word to
Congressman Ed Pou to tell Senator
Simmons to tell Governor Craig that
this blamed Soldiers' home troufMe
was giving more republican thunder
than that bifurcated party had heard
In a hundred years, and to tell Cral?
"to stop It." Governor Craig now un
derstands that t2i.re was no way tr
keep Fletcher from hearing some of
this and none to stop some of his par
ty associates from going about it In
that way the old way. He Is disposed
to laugh at the crudeness of an en
terprise that began so near his doors
and failed before It got half a block
away.
Fletcher was a welcome visitor in
the governor's office yesterday. In
fact all that was settled before and
each had hoped nobody would hear
any more of it.
Mecklenburg and Cabarrus counties
yesterday came in on the ten-county
proposition of the state board of
health to conduct . a typhoid fever
campaign this year. They are the first
of the group.
Last year the state board conduct
ed the fight in 11 counties and vac
cinated 100,000, giving substantial
immunity to one twenty-fifth of the
whole population. This is a repeater.
Sergeant R. L. Edwards, who has
been at Milton, Fla., with the hospit
al corps of the regular army, is here
now and has become sanitary Inspeo
AsheviUe.
Bryan Crimea Admits Candidacy.
If Jim Hartness has had any
doubt that liryan Grimes will oppose
him for secretary of state, Hartness
; should now be as sure of a fight as
i Grimes is, for the letters are out.
Many of these went out this week
Colonel Ortmes, who must put up his
hands against the charge of long ten
ure uses that as an asset rather than
a charge off. "As secretary of state"
his letter reads, "I have endeavored
to Increase the efficiency of the office
and enlarge Its usefulness to the peo
ple of North Carolina. The conduct
of the affairs of the department of
state under my administration Is
known, and, I believe, is approved by
thousands who have had business
with the secretary of state."
"Pleasure to Visit, Hut"
"It would be a pleasure to me to
visit trie various counties of the state
and personally meet the democratic
voters, as my opponents are doing,
but the publio duties of my office re
quire my constant und unremitting
attention and leave me , little or io
time to devote to a personal canvas.
I am compelled, therefore, . to , rely
solely upon my record aa secretary of
state and as a democrat to Justify my
asking your support in the forthcom
ing primary."
It must Instantly Impress the read-
r that Hartness and
Captain Hay-
wood Clark, opponent of Grin
ihave luckier Jobs and luckier lots
Hartness has been II years clerk of
th court tut Ilk Carnegie, has been
fortunate In his lieutenants and ell
has gone merry as a marriage bell.
I And Ilk Captain Clark. Mr. Hartm'ss
I Mitvwi a card. otherwiM denominate
d as toting a pass, and each can
travel. The thing that gives Clark the
light to rid la hi connection with a
railroad as conductor; th thing
Continued on peg two)
Extreme Efforts Are Being'
.Made to Bind Delegates to
Support Roosevelt for
Nomination.
HIS BACKERS HAVE
PLENTY OF MONEY
Are Actively Spreading Idea
That Lion Hunter Is Only
Man Opponents Also
Extremely Busy.
Gazette-News Bureau,
The RIggs Building,
Washington, Feb. 11.
Frank Hitchcock, expert collector
of .southern delegates during both the
Roosevelt and Tuft campaigns, denied
today that he and Royal E. Cabell,
former commissioner of Internal rev
enue in the Taft admlnlstrationfi are
trying to line up these same delegates
again this year for either Justice
Hughes or Koosavelt. .
The story, however, is substantially
true. There la not the slightest doubt
that Mr. Hitchcock and his backers
are working over time to get southern
delegates pledged for their favorite
candidates. This candidate, it is ad
mitted, is either Hughes or the former
president depending upon which one
develops the most strength
Not only are extreme efforts being
made in Virginia but It is said by a
man who is In a position to know that
unusual inducements are being offered
the leaders In North Carolina to line
up men as delegates to tho Chicago
convention who would be willing to
vote for one of these two men when
the time comes to make a quick nom
ination.-.,. ., . . . ... i
The story set politicians buzzing and
furnished diverting pre-campaign
reading. It explains, for one thing, it
is said, why the Weeks and other pres
idential booms have not attempted to
make much headway from Washing
ton. More than two minutes ago it
was announced th-it Senator WeekR in
tended going after the nomination
with a determination to win. Hut up
to the present time he apparently has
not made much progress. Neither have
any of the others.
Following tho expose of the Roose
velt crowd as portrayed In Col. S.
Hrown Allen's letter coram the report
from New York that a compact organ
ization of able old-line republicans
leaders, with headquarters in New
York, Is taking every precaution to
prevent the nomination of Colonel
Roosevelt and those who are on the
Inside declare they have "no fear" that
the colonel will steal the nomination
at Chicago, notwithstanding the ef
forts of Mr. Hitchcock to line up dele
gates for him with the aid of Justice
Hughes' name.
As evidences multiply that the colo
nel Is going to be a perfectly willing
candidate for the nomination, the or
ganization referred to Is making extra.
efforts to offset the energetic schemes
of the Roosevelt supporters, who lus
tll declare that their man will be
nominated.
The struggle between the Roosevelt
and anti-RooBevclt leaders Is the most
Interesting feature of the presidential
campaign. Plenty of money is back
of each organization. The Roosevelt
men, led by George W. Perkins, Cecil
1-yon, of Texas, and others, are plan
ning day and night to pick off dole
gates here and there for the colonel,
these delegates to do everything with
in their power, when the convention
meets, to bring about a tie-up of fav
orite son candidates, so that the name
of Roosevelt may be sprung when It
looks as if no man before the conven
tion can be nominated.
In every way possible the Idea Is to
be dinned into republicans through
the country that Colonel Roosevelt
'1 the only republican who can be
elected."
If that Idea can be forced In the
minds of a million or so republicans. It
will be a tremendous asset for the
Oyster Hay statesman In the conven
tion. Roosevelt supporters of promi
nence are to get their views along thin
lino into newspapers, wherever It Is
possible to do so, and the Roosevelt
organization for there Is one of large
proportions well financed will at
tempt to obtain the nomination of old
time Roosevelt men as delegates in
every state and congressional district.
Those men may permit themselves to
be pledged for other candidates and
will abide by their pledget: up to the
psychological moment. Then they will
join th ready-prepared stampede for
the colonel and It will "all be over."
But th antl-Roosevelt men se and
understand th ram fully. They are
beginning to spread th Idea that "any
good republican'' nominated aa "tho
only man who can be elected" Is a
widespread feeling of confidence that
"any good republican" will win. With
tht
as their slntnn they are going
ahead quietly, sureiy ana ssrciy. h is
Mild, In perfecting every posslula th, oondltlon of Electrician Miles, one
schem to se that men selected a of th, injured, lind Improved euffl
delegate In th different tt are Cntly to permit th Investigation to
not of th sort to b stampeded and cuntlnu. Th Inquiry had been post
will not go to Roosevelt under any poned so that th court might get th
clxcumstancea tiiraoar of Mr, Mile.
U.D P ,itj f VERT
WdL satisfied
Ladies Make It Plain They
Are Not Satisfied With Ex
isting Conditions at the
Soldiers' Home.
PRESENT MANAGEMENT
BELIEVED INCAPABLE
Smiled Their "Satisfaction"
With Understanding Change
in Home Management Was
Implied By Col. Boyden.
(ByW.T. Bost) ;
Raleigh, Feb. 11. The appointment
of Mrs. Eugene Little upon, the board
of directors of the Soldiers home, oc
casion for general jubilation is fol
lowed by tho melancholy discovery
that there is no vacancy on the board.
A worse finding, still, according to
the high-ups, la that this is an office
and therefore disqualifies frus. Little.
If sho were eligible, it Is held, she has
no place and If the place were ready
she would have no right. Notwith
standing this all, it is expected that
Mrs. Little will be given a directorate
and if anybody tries to make trouble
with the Supreme court, Judge Clark
will again dissent sharply and print
his opinion all over the land.
Daughters Not Satisfied.
During the Soldiers' home contro
versy and after the reports of the do
mestic science expert and the board
of internal improvements had made
their statements, the Daughters of the
Confederacy here took a h nd In the
effort to bring about such a change
of management as would guarantee a
larger measure of harmony In the
home. ;
The Johnston Pettlgrew chapter of
Raleigh attended the Monday meeting
und nodded satisfaction with all that
had been done, but as nobody knew
what had taken place, nobody could
fathom the content. Governor Craig's
statement to the papers Wednesday
morning brings one rrom tne LJaugn-
ters,
The ladles "hope that his brief
statement of facts will not convey the
Idea that we are satisfied with exist
ing conditions at the home. The fact
that on his brief visit to the homo last
Friday he found that improvement
had been made In conditions since the
careful Inspection and full report of
Mrs. Nellie Price, agent of the state
board of Internal improvements, did
not convince us that that the present
management is capable of conducting
the affairs of that institution satisfac
torily." Disagreements as to Facts.
It is munlfest that tho Daughters
who smiled their "satisfaction" with
Monday's conference, thought they
were winning a point. They took as a
part of the general agreement the im
plied change of management and were
willing to give Colonel A. H. Boyden
six months In which to get the home
In working order again. "In giving an
account of his visit, we are confident
that the governor had no Intention of
discrediting Mrs. Price's report and
the verbal statements made to him by
Mr. Webtj of the state board of inter
nal Improvements, Carey Hubter of
the state board of charities. Dr. W. 8.
Rankin of the state board of health,
and others."
Now, there's the trouble. Governor
Craig did give credit to Mrs. Price
and Alex Webb for the work they did.
He thought they had brought about
the good conditions. Auditor Wood
and Mrs. Price have always disagreed
as to the conditions. They don't see
the same things at all. The Daugh
ters back Mrs. Trice.
The ktatement of the Daughters con
tinues thut tho approval of Colonel
Hoyden's request for six months In
which to put the home In condition,
"was with the understanding on our
part that tho necessary changes to
bring this about would be made with
as little delay and as little friction us
possible. There was no thought on
our part that conditions in the homo
could psribly be made satlsfuctry
without changes in management."
But tho Dnughter have confidence
that Colonel Hoyden will deliver the
promises made to them.
GFE-2
Washington, 'Feb. 10 Investigation
of the explosion which wrecked the
submnrlne E-2 In the New York navy
vtrit recently kllllnar four nun n,l in.
Jurln(I nn othcrgi wa, today ordered
P..llm.,i. gpcretarv n.ni.1. ..m h.t
STRUGCLE AL0G
western front
RAGES FIERCELY
No Signs of Lessening Inten
sity in Violent Battle Which
Has Been Going on For
' Several Days.
NOTABLE ARTILLERY
BATTLE IN BELGIUM
Believed Germans Have Post
poned General Offensive in
West For More Favor
able Weather.
The western front is still the cen
tral field of military interest. Latest
reports show no signs of lessening in
the Intensity of the violent Btrug,jl
which has been going on for several
das near the Belgian border, while
further south there are signs of re
awakening activity on the part of
both Germans and French.
In Belgium, according to official
reports, a notable artillery battle has
been in progress during the past ten
days near Ypres, but the opinion ap
pears to prevail among military jD
servers that the Germans have decid
ed to ostpone their offensive for more
favorable weather. It is reported that
they are very busy, however, strength
ening their lines. '
In Russia artillery play along tho
Riga-Dvlnsk front is notably heavy in
character, but the infantry does njt
appear to be active. In Volhynla tlu
Russians report a forward movement,
in the capture of a hill between th.,
fortresses of Rovno and Lutskb, but
the latest authentic reports indicato
that the Russians were held to tholr
old positions In Gallcia and on the
Bessarablan frontier, despite their
desperate attempts to advance.
The Belgian official announcement
says there is no foundation for the
recent report that Germany made
peace proposal sto Belgium.
In entente quarters the visit, of
Premier Briand of France to Italy is
expected to result In closer military
co-operation In the Balkans by tho
nllies. The belief is expressed that
Italy will shortly send troops to Sa
loniki, according to London papers
comments.
Thre has been nod dimlnuatlon In
the severe fighting between tho
French and the Germans In the Artois
region of France. Northwest of Vlmy,
according to Berlin, a large section of
a French trench has been captured
by the Germans,- while near Neuvllle
craters that had been previously lost
to the French were retaken. A few
prisoners and twenty-two machine
guns also fell Into the hands of the
Teutons.
Paris asserts that In the district
around LaFolie, to the southwest of
Vlmy, the Germans were forced out of
communicating trenches they had oc
cupied and also that two strong at
tacks by the Germans against tho
French between Neuvllle and LaFoliu
were impulsed, the Germans being
able to hold only one mine crater.
Berlin admits that the French south
of the So mme river entered a section
of the German first lino trenches.
There have been bombuidmnts on the
remainder of the front.
In Volhynia and the East Gallclan
frontier the Russians are strongly on
the offensive. Northwest of Tarropol
the Russians succeeded In penetrating
Austro-llungnrlan trenchee, but later
were ejected, while on the Beesarablim
frontier the Russian were driven
from an advanced position to their
main position. In Volhunla recent
lighting resulted In the Russians' de
feat. In small engagements by Infantry
at several points of the Austro-Itallan
front come reports that the Italians
were victorious.
Importance Is attached In Petrogrnd
to the advance movement by the Rus
sians In eastern GalUlA Just north of
the Hukowlna boundary, where they
report having effected a crossing o(
the Dnelster. The Austro-German po
sitions In the entire district of Cxcr-
nowlU, capital of Hukowlna, will bo
threatened if this movement Is con
tinued, according to opinions of Petro
grud military commentator.
Allies Wrcngt h'npl.
Paris, Feb. 11. Troops of th en
tent allies continue landing dally
with artillery, says a dupatch to th
Temps from Balonikl.
STRAUS GIVES $350,000
TO JEWS IN POLAND
Long Baech, Cal., Feb. 11. An
nouncement was mad today thut
Nathan Htraus, th philanthropic,
and Mr. Htraus of Kw York, wIim
hav been In southern California for
soms time, hav contributed tlo,0o
at th ruf of Jews la Poland,
I