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THE GAZETTE-NEWS gu The Associated Pre Service. It Is In Every Iteapect Complete. Member Addlt Bureau Circulation. WEATHER FORECAST FAIR AXX WARMER. VOLUME XXL NO. 5. ASHEVILLE, N. 0., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 19, 1916. PRICE 2 CENTS0" TnXa 5 TURKS E TO XPECTED IKE No News Ha3 Been Received, However, of Organized Re sistance in the Vicinity of ErzerunL MEANWHILE RUSSIANS ARE NEARER TREBIZOND Bombarding Town 15 Miles East of Black Seaport In creased Military Aotiv ity In. Galicia. Although no news has been receiv- ized resistance by the MAROONED PEOPLE IN BAD SITUATION About 2,000, Mostly N,egro Plantation Workers, Are With out Food and Have Scanty Shelter Prevented From Reaching Places of Safety by Rapid Spreading of Flood Waters. :,v." New Orleans, Feb. 19. Increased apprehension was felt today for the 2000 or more people marooned In the inundadet territory west of Newelton, who are without food and have but scanty shelter. : Most of the sufferers are negro plantation laborers who were unable to reach places of safety when the water started flowing through the crevices of the levee of the Mississippi river at Buch Ridge plantation. Reports which reached here early today stated that the Buck Ridge crevasse had reached a width of near ly 700 feet with a depth of at least 1 1 5 feet. The waters, said the re port are pouring through the break in the embankment at the ratea of four miles an hour. A quarter of a eeml-ctrcle with a radius of 25 miles from the break Is ea Vl " , .,u- 0f wr. flooded with water to a depth of Turkish forces In the vicinity of Er . ing to information received here. The flood will not reach its climax for at least a week, predicted authorities who are working in the inundated sections. . Concordia parish In northeastern Louisiana Is covered with a sheet of water wit hthe exception of a small area across the river from Natchez. Floods from the Buch Ridge Crevasse and the back waters from the Red, Black and Old rivers, with waters from the broken levees of the Arkan. sas river, have dotted northeast Louisiana with several large lakes, having numerous lagoons reaching out from them. The Big Lake and lagoons are reported to be drawing closer and It is believed that they will eventually converge into one huge lake covering the parishes of THE CORN CLUB REPORTS Five Thousand Corn Club Boys Are Expected to En roll For This Year. " f : Demands Investia fton Of Army Avia.on Service Senator Robinson Charges That This Department Is "Con temptibly Inefficient" Makes Sensational Statements Concerning Col. Reber, Who Has Control of Aviation :V; Corps. rum since the capture of the stron hold by the Russians, Petrograd ad viceB Indicate that it is thought pos sible that the Turks Will make a stand on the western edge of the Er zerum valley, eleven miles from the city. It is not thought probable, however, that they will have been able to erect any very powerful de fenses there. , . The latest official statements from Petrograd report that the Turks are fleeing In. disorder. Details of the frnm Russian sources Indi cate that there was no large capture of men when the city fell. The bulk of the Turkish troops apparently were n nn the. retreat at the time the inner forts were taken, only the rear -a tnklnn- nan in i"" "gMiUf'viin the Russians are show. Ing activity along the Black sea coast ., ,i." Thnv are reported to bo bombarding Vltzesu.. fifteen miles east of Trebltond. There appears to be somewhat mtiitnrv activity in Galicia, Tvtrnerad reporting an Austrian of- .,.(.. thA Dnelster river, near Vscleczko, an attack being launched rfter Intense artillery preparation. It is declared that the assault was re pulsed. Indications are that some Import ant military movement by the Ger mans may be in preparation on the western front. These are furnished by advices from the Belgian frontier re ceived in Amsterdam to the effect that heavy troop movements are In progress In southern and central Uelgium, with long trains carrying artillery and Infantry to be disposed n ion the western and aouthern lines. While full details of the capture of Erzerum, Turkish Armenia, are still lacking, semi-official advices from Petrograd are to the effect that most of the Turkish garrison made their escape. Thousands of Armenians are declared to have been massacred by Kurds before the evacuation. There has been considerable artil lery activity around the positions taken by the Germans recently from the British in the vicinity of Ypres and several attempts by the British to recapture their last ground by in fantry attacks. Berlin says the at tacks were repulsed with heavy casu alties. With the exception of a French assault against the Germans south of the Somme, which Berlin also declares was ut down, the ar tillery of both sides has been the sole Instrument of . warfare along the French front. The Austrian! and Italians at va rious points are still engaged in ar tillery duels and occasional infantry maneuvers, but no notable victories have been won by either side. Vienna reports less activity than usual on the part of the Italian guns. In Albania the Austro-Hungarlans reinforced by Albanians, presumably Irregulars, have occupied Kavaya, which Ilea eight miles southwest of Purasco and three miles from the Adriatic sea. By the capture of this town it would seem that the Teutons nearly have Du ratio surrounded. The gendarmes of Albania, who defended Kavaya, made their escape from the town and fled on a ship into the Adri atic?. Kasad Pasha has been deprived of bis rank and moved fro mthe Turk Ixh army list for having assumed the leadership of the provisional govern ment of Albania and joined the ranks of the entente allies. The latest reports from Ersertim say that the amount of booty. Includ ing provisions and ammunition cap tured in the city by the Runlim la enormous. The Turks evidently had prepared for a long struggle and had turned Enterum Into the main pro visioning center in Asia Minor. In addition the city contained count) Is another 25 miles covered with water, ranging In depth from a few inches to one or two feet. Accord- West . Raleigh, Feb. 19. Wake county with 200 boys reporting, led the corn club reports which have reached the office of Prof. T, ' B Browne, at West Raleigh, for i-the corn club year of 1915. Following Wake county, Wilkes came next with 159, Buncombe With 153, Johnston with 105, and Surry with 104, making a total yield for these five counties of 13,269 bushels. The average cost of the corn produced was 43 cents per bushel, which represent prepara tion of land, - fertilizer,: cultivation and harvesting. Another interesting feature of the work done last year as compared with that of 1914, was the Increase In per centage of boys reporting, which was 37.6 in 1915 as against 21.2 in 1914 The total enrollment last year was 3,504 boys, with 1,318 Washington, Feb. charges against the army aviation service, with a demand for immediate Investigation by congress, were made yesterday before the senate military committee by . Senator Robinson, ot Arkansas. He declared that the ser vice was "contemptibly inefficient" and that its head. Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Reber, not only was making no effort to Improve it, but deliber ately was preventing the f aots from reaching his superiors. The senator appeared before the committee with a mass of data, in cluding photographic copies of let ters which he said had been ex changed between Colonel Reber and Captain Arthur S. Cowan, command ing the aviation station at San Diego, At lonRf nnrt nf fhtfl evidence W&R nro- reporting duced before tne COurt-martial at San GIG CHORUS GO. GIU CUTER ' I --J 1 J Ttl J Jfk. M 4.1.1.. ma . . Tensas. Concordia. Franklin and ylema- r'"y " "umu!1 . Francisco, which recently tried Lieu few high'. . ""-"tenant Colonel Lewis E. ooodier. i rid. rocoiufln nnrinr Tna Tinnr wnnir ni. - . Catahoula, except for spots. This lake in the extreme would be approximately 85 miles long and 60 miles wide. Convention With Haiti Will Be Taken Up Next With Nicaraguan Treaty Approved Senate Will Consider Haiten Treaty, Approval Being Predicted Feared That Amended Colombian Convention Will Not Be Ratified. has received during the past week a gold pin of honor. The campaign for members this year will be conducted on the same principles as was that of last year. It is thought by Mr. Browne and Ms workers that the enrollment should easily reach 5,000 boys. SEN. LODGE STANDS FOR Washington, Feb. 19. With the Nicaraguan treaty out of the way, ad ministration senators were ready to call up for rsAiflcatton the r- Haitian treaty and in turn the amended Co lombian treaty. The Nicaraguan con vention under which the United States will acquire a Nicaraguan ca nal route and a naval base in the Bay of Fonesca for 3,000,000, was ratified by the senate late yesterday. The Nicaraguan treaty has been pending for more than two years dur ing which time there has been vigor ous opposition to its ratification from both sides ot the senate. The ratification of the treaty is expectid to further cement the friendly rela tions between the United States and the Pan-American countries. Prospects are that the Haitlen treaty will be approved by the sen ate. It is feared, however, that :he PAPERS FOR AND AGAINST WARREN-CHRISTY FILED Gov. Craig Receives Communi cations Advocating and Pro esting Against Commutation. Colombian treaty will not be ratified. Included in the ratification resolu tion was a provision declaring that the United States In obtaining the naval base dees not Intend to "Violate any existing rights in the Fonesca gulf of Costa Rica, Honduras and Sal vador, which bad protested against the proposed acquirement. ' Five democratic senators voted against the treaty. They were Cham berlain, Martins, Clarke of Arkansas, Thomas and Vardaman. Fifteen re publican senators Joined the adminis tration forces in support of the trea ty. Immediately after the senate had acted Senor Chammorro, the Nicara guan minister, said he would at once communicate with his government and that he expected ratification of the convention by his government would soon follow and exchanges made to put the treaty in force. Declares Exclusion From the U. S. Ports Would Be Unneu tral; Step Toward War. Washington. s Feb , 19. Senator Lodge, ranking member ot theeeate foreign relations committee, making a speech today, declared that the aban donment by the United States at this time of the principles that its ports are open to and its citizens free to travel on the merchantmen ' armed solely for defensive purposes would be an unneutral act and a step toward war. He said that such abandonment would make the United States the ally of the belligerent whose merchant marine had been swept from the seas. Senator Lodge dwelt on the history of International law in Its relation to the arming of merchantmen for de fensive purposes, citing precedents In the records of the United States. A SCIENTIFIC SECTION LEVER COTTON FUTURES IS Organization Perfected Greensboro, Which Plans to Help Members. at Raleigh, Feb. 19. Communications advocating and protesting against the commutation of the sentence of Mrs. Ida Ball Warren, with Samuel Chris ty, sentenced to die for the murder In Winston-Salem in 1914, of G. J. War ren, the woman's husband, are reach ing the governor's ottlic from various parts of the state. While the com munications thus far have been few, it is understood that numerous peti tlons asking for commutation will be filed soon. The Federation of Clubs of Muncie, Ind., formally filed a plea for com mutation and in the concluding para graph of the document culled the at tention of Governor Craig to the fact that the letter was written on the birthday anniversary of Abraham Lin coln, "the great emancipator." The communication fays It pleads In be half of womanhood everywhere. Mrs. Warren and Christy were to have been electrocuted on March 3, but Governor Craig several days ago granted them a resplt of four weeks. ENCIISH FUBl!CATION IS FINED FOR DISLOYALTY London, Feb. 19. Th picprletor of The Bystander, a weekly publtea- art treasure of all descriptions be- tlon, have been fined 100 pounds for tiueathed by the ancient civilisations the publication of a cartoon depleting throush which It has passed. The a British soldier lying intoxicated be- riumher of guna taken at Enerum Is , neath a tree and grasping a doui oi Greensboro, Feb. 19. A number of progressive optometrists met in the office rooms of Dr. J. W. Taylor, In the Banner building, Wednesday night for the purpose of organizing a scientific section of optometry for North Caro lina. The formation of the North Car olina Sclentlno Section of Optometry was the result and the following offi cers were elected: President, Dr. W. J. Taylor, Greensboro; vice president. Dr. A. O. Splngler, Raleigh; secretary, Dr. Fred Tesh, High Point; treasurer, Dr. A. P. Staley, of Winston-Salem, A committee, consisting of Dr. W. J. Taylor, chairman. Dr. A. O. Splngler and Dr. A. P. Htaley. was-appointed to draft a constitution and by-laws. There were 12 optometrists present for the formation of the section, they having answered tho call issued by Dr. Taylor and others and, following the election of officers, clantlllc papers were read and discussed. The pur pom of the section, It is announced. Is strictly educational and nothing but scientific problems will be studied. The next meeting will be held In the offices of Dr. Taylor on March 1 5, and meetings will be held hereafter at least once per month. New members will be received at each meeting, If the officials are notified. WINSTON MAN BELIEVES SON KILLED IN MEXICO Judge advocate general of the west ern department, accused of improp erly altering certain charges filed by other officers against Captain Cow an. The findings of this court now are in the hands of a special commission of army officers appointed by the act ing secretary of war, to make a re port to President Wilson. Senator Robinson read liberal ex cerpts from his photographs of let ters, and quoted Captain Cowan as writing to Colonel Reber that if the service came under Investigation by anyone outside the signal corps it would be impossible to explain the rotten way In which the work has been handled." Other letters were produced to show that favoritism -vns practiced in the promotion of men In the service. The senator charted that Colonel Reber prompted Captain Cowan to practice "contemptible deceit" toward congressmen who visited the aviation 19. Sensational I onel wrote that "the word 'accesso riea' will be like charity, and cover a multitude of sins. Another letter on which the senator dwelt Instructed Captain Cowan to have prepared de signs for sheets to be placed under the seats of aviators "so we can say we have armored aeroplanes." The committee will act on Monday on Senator Robinson's resolution for an Investigation.. Senator Chamber lain, the chairman, declared that the charges should be investigated and expressed the opinion that the com mittee would order promptly a favor able report on the resolution. Some of the committeemen suggested that an Investigating committee might go to San Diego. Colonel Reber Is stationed In the office of the chief signal officer at the war department, and has direct charge of the aviation branch of the corps. A letter presented to the commit tee which purported to be from Col onel Reber, to Captain Cowan, under date of June 2, 1915, read: . "I wish you would have your en glneerlng department to get me out some drawings for the "size of sheets to be placed under the seats of avla- tors for alleged armor protection. I will have several of these plates made so we can say we have armored aero planes, not that I think it vitally es sential, but in order that we can meet any charge that our machines are not armored." Under date of April 10, 1914, Sena tor Robinson said Captain Cowan wrote Colonel Reber: "Frankly, I don't want to put down in black and white over my signature my opinion about the way the signal service has handled this work. When I think of all the mistakes that have been made while I have had charge of this end of the work it just makes me sick. If I had known as much National Festival Chorus Co., of America, Black Mountain as Home, Permitted to Start Business. $250,000 IS AUTHORIZED WITH $2,000 PAID IN To Give Musical Festivals and Concerts Attracting Great est Musicians of World Other State News. , stntton, and that he attempted to tret Into the annual appropriation bill in connection with the item for the pur chase of airships a provision for the purchase of "accessories" with which to buy automobiles. He said the col- about this work six months ago as I know now I am convinced that cculd have tills whole -unfortunate situation. . . ..',' I don't know very much about how this work should be done." HOWELL EASE SETTLEO IN WAYNESV1LLE THIS WEEK Compromise Reached In Di vorce Proceedings and Case Did Not Reach Court. Waynesvllle. Feb. 19. A case this community rejoices over is a settle ment by compromise In the case be tween Mr. and Mrs. Alden Howell, jr., they are separated and besides divorce proceedings much property was in volved and a question of alimony would have figured. A settlement has been reached by which their property is divided and each is to sign the other's papers in transferring same. No alimony is to be paid and Mr. Howell is to pay $35 a month for tho support of their daughter until her marriage or until she is Zl years oia Will Permit Hedging in For eign Contracts for Actual Cotton Duplicate. Washington, Feb. 18. The Lever cotton futures bill was ordered fav orably reported by the house agricul tural committee today. The bill will be called In the house probably with in the next two weeks. The measure Is an amended duplicate of the "Mil which was held to be unconstitution al in the federal court In New York. Section 11 ot the bill is amended so rh,n. Mlnst actual .Moments or Raleigh, Feb. 19. It was announc consignments for the sale of actualjea lou&y vnui. AT CAPITAL 41 YEARS, DIES 2 WHITE CONVICTS ON FRENCH LEAVE" Paul Thompson and Walter Dryman Escaped Last Night From Sandy Mush. cotton, regardlep of the character of the foreign contract hedging is made. In which the RESIGNATION ACCEPTED Petrograd, Feb. 18. via London, Feb. IS. Geortte T. Marye, I'nllod States Ambassador at Petrograd, has receiv ed notification from the state depart ment at Washington that his resigna tion has been accepted. He Is re quested, however, to remain at his post until the arrival of the new first secre tary of the embassy, Fred M. Dcarlng, woh Is on his way to Petrograd from Madrid. St retary of State Grimes, State Treas urer Lacy and other state officials will attend the funeral tomorrow of Austin Dunstan, a negro employe at the state capltol, who died yesterday. Dunstan was porter In tho executive oitlces for 40 years and was widely known throughout the state. Raleigh, Feb. 18. Austin Dunstan, aged 65 years, a negro who has been in the employ of the state at the cap ltol for 40 years as porter and who was widely known throughout North Carolina ilod today of pneumonia. Ills wife Is lit with the same disease and Is not expected to recover. Paul Thompson and Walter Dry- man, white convicts, escaped last night from the camp at Sandy Mush and at noon today nothing had been learned of the men. Details of their escape are lacking. Thompson was one of men es aping several weeks ago when the whole sale escape was made, but he was captured at Marshall and is now un der Indictment in Superior court, on charges of having escaped from the camp. He was sent up on March 19. 1915, for one year on storebreak lng charges. Dryman has not attempted to es cape before, it Is stated. He received a sentence on March 16, 1915, for one year on housebreaking charges and as the men are allowed five days each month for good behavior, his time would have been out if he had been allowed this time off. It Is be- llevxd though he had violated the rules and did not receive good time, which doubtless caused his escape. OFFICERS ELECTED BY STATE NORMAL CLASS Greensboro, Fob. 19. The mid winter election of class officer has been accomplished by the seniors of the State Normal college and '.he names of those chosen were announc- CASE AGATNST LTTMBER CO. IS COMPROMISED (By W. T. Bost) , Raleigh, Feb. 19. The National Festival Chorus of America incorpor- ated with Black Mountain as the home office, a J250.000 corporation whlciv will begin business with 82,000 paid in. The corporation will devote Itself to; the cultivation of the art and science of music, will give musical f estlvala nd concerts which will attract the greatest musicians of the world to this state if It succeeds in its enterprise. The absence of any spokesman for tha new business leaves much to guess as to the scope of the association but It Is gathered from the charter - that these musical events will be celebrated In various parts of the state. The Incorporators are Walter Thompson, Henry D. Shutt, J. S. Kuy- kendall and G. W. Hinshow, Winston-. Salem; Thomas Woodroffe, Mount Airy; R. O. Alexander, Charlotte; F. S. Westbrook, Ashevtlle, and J. D. Eckles, Black Mountain. Governor Craig's duty In the War ren-Christy case involved the execu tion of a woman is being made no plainer to him by the mall that ha daily receives. V , ' ' ., "-.v . - He has about equal Amount of ad- vice both ways. From Trinity college opposition comes written on one of the Greek letter fraternity's stationery and signed by two boys. They are op posing the commutation of the woman. : Mrs. J. E. Sills records herself against clemency to Mrs. Warren because she Is a woman. Editor Jimmy Calna ap peals for Mrs. Warren and tells tho governor that while he advocates par dons but seldom, the governor can by a stroke of the pen take the woman from hell and put her Into purgatory. David Shaw of SCharlotte lays the woman's whole life to man and re counts the little that the state has done done to give th efallen woman a chance and the lese done to punish the man-author of such a woman's shame. Santford Martin has written a great deal and appealed to many editors to Join in the movement to grant tho woman a prison life. Governor Craig has not received any delegations who are interested In Mrs. Warren. He will hear the case as presented by .Iori and Clement, attorneys for Mrs. Wa-ien. Funeral of Knglnccr Wells. The funeral of Engineer II. L. Wells, who was on the big paaeenger loco motive that ran into a freight at Frankllnton Tuesday morning and killed Jim Holloway Instantly, so bad ly injuring Mr. Wells that he dlecH Thursday evening, was held yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock from the home. Mr. Wells was pulling the Florida, limited, the eSaboard's fast train and had the clear track. A freight pulled on the main line partly and while go ing at a terrific rpced he struck these box cars. His engine, the largest typo In the country, with Its 500.000 pounds ploughed through the three box cars and struck the freight engine. Mr. Wells was badly scalded and when caught In his cab by the overturning1 engine, had no chance of escape. He leaves a wife and a little daugh ter. Lieutenant Governor E. L. Daugh trldge Is in the city and Is watchln the work of opening his headquarter hero. He does not Intend to spend a great deal of time at headquarters. Mr. DatiKhtrldge's son. J. C. Dsugh- I fridge. Is to be In Raleigh and he wilt Judge James E. Boyd signed yester day at Greensboro a compromise 1udg- ment In the case of F. T. Hyatt, ad ministrator of the estate of R. N. Wil liams deceased, ngalnxt the Champion Lumber compnny for the alleged wrongful death of Williams while In the employ of the defendants. The!0e an luted by Paul It. Cappelle and plaintiff will receive 81.000 In setrlo ment of the claim. The Judgment was filed today In the cftlo of United States Clerk W. S. II yams. BRANDEIS HEARING IS POSTPONED TO FEB. 24 Washington, Feb. 18. No witness were ready to be heard before the srii at o judiciary subcommittee Investl- ed today. The officers are Mlaa Temps' gating th nomination of Loul D how estimated at 1,000, most of which wer abandoned In th forest or along ,h road during th panicky fight of th Turkish garrison. Ottls Orwn returned to th city to day after being out of town for th ruin, while beneath th picture wer th words, "Keported Mlwlng." The chart against th publication' was brought under th "defense of th realm" art on th gr'tind that such publications war prejudicial to disci pline and recruiting. An appeal was au-aatad. . Hoddle, Durham, president; Missl I'randels for the Hipreme court bench, .lames E. Cnrrsway. They hace taken rooms In the Capital Club building, splendid reservation for campaign work. In their announcement in managers declare that th campaign will b efree from every bitterness an. I that both the lieutenant governor an his opponent. Attorney General Hick ett, will be the sam good friends dur ing and after this sharp campaign as they have heretofore been. Kalelgh's government congratulated Greensboro's when th papers an nounced the handoom premium which th city bond brought ywrter- ' TO TAKK RTEPS FOR K Frances Bummerell, China Qrove,ind today hearing was abandon!. , day, hu putting me two municunui- tn case will btitlos in me very niRiicn uuk CONTROL OF FLOODS t!vlc president; Miss Alberta Monro,. Th next hearing on W. lilsco. secretary; Miss Mattl Mo-1 r ooruary z. Washington. Feb. 18. Steps fcVArthur, Parkton, treasurer; Mis WInston-flalem, Feb. 19. C. A t will b taken In th near future H Maude Bagwell, West Italelgh. critic. I fi.rfn... r r.vl mnnlv la Inveatl. R looklnr to th control and Pre- .' Although th election of officer l ..nn. h. r.nnrf frnm Kl Paso. Tex . M vention of flood disasters along a, of the Normal rlassea are always oe-! Washington, Feb. 18. An t that Guy Johnson, th American r- th Mlsslsslprl and othr rlvrs. H.crtslon of Interest, th final election ported killed by bandits In December President Wilson and his cabl- ft lot the graduating class I uniquely last, is believed to be hi son, Ouy ft net decided on such action today ft so, because th students consider th 1 1 art man. If th body la finally Idsn- ft after thoroughly discussing th ft . presidency of th last half of the t If led as that of his son. Mr. Hart- T situation, ft i year of th senior clan Is th highest lOM OI nil vun, mi. hav It brought to Davl,ft man will Lhoi Jr Um Ulmul, BlllllftftftBlHBlBllftftlRRftft student. ft I honor within tb gift of thlr fellow ft ft pre union gained In offlrlHl circle ft today wa that Secretary llous ft ton would be transferred to the ft war department to succeed Secre ft tary Garrison, Raleigh's, however, weta township bonds for schools and buyer declared that they brought th highest flgur ft that any bonds of that character had K ever brought In th south. Th fas t ft 'that Greensboro stood high was very ft ft ft ft ft pleasing to Mayor Johnson and his associates. Ort.irrd 1 if titers Ready. Col. James II. Young, veteran fm ternallst of th colored rao and en (.Continued on Pt two). r
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