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HILVIILILE TIM ASSOCIATED PRESS . SERVICE. MEMBER OP AUDIT BU REAU OP CIRCULATION THE WEATHER RATV AXD COLDER, SUCCESSOR TO THE ASHEVILLE GAZETTE-NEWS. VOLUME XXI. NO. 8. ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 23, 1916. PRICE 2 CENTS0" TOE AS ss IMS HOT uniiic PORTS OF Russian Foreign Minister Makes Striking Statements in Regard to Russia's At titude Toward Sweden. IS SEEKING PORT IN ANOTHER QUARTER Also Gives Impression of Be lief That Roumania Will in Due Time Join With Entente Powers. In his speech opening the Russian MAY 'SECURE SECRET FOR DEADLY ENGINE House Committee Recommends That U. S. Government Pur chase Patent Rights For Wireless Control of Torpedoes Hammond System Directs Torpedo From Shore or LORD CECIL WILL II MANAGE BLQGKAD E Aeroplane. (Parker R. Anderson). "Washington, Feb. 23. The United States will be the owner o the new est and deadliest engine of modern warfare within a few months, If con gress follows a recommendation now Included in the house committee ap propriations bill for fortifications. This news came today from the sub committee of the appropriations com mittee in charge of the bill. The new military device is the sys tem of wireless control for torpedoes tor harbor and coast defense, invent ed by John Hays Hammond, Jr. It is reported that all the appliances, mechanisms, and patent rights em bodied In over 130 secret patent ap plications can be purchased v exsiu slvely for the United States govern ment. - A practical torpedo to be controll ed from shore has been sought by the army since 1886, and many types Have been tried and given up. Wireless en planes of these torpedoes, it will be possible for the aeroplane to be ,10, 000 feet above the enemey'a ship controlling with accuracy the swift movement of the torpedo below. The One Man to Be Charged With : Maintaining Blockade of -.'' Teutonic Allies. London, Feb. . 23. The govern ment through the Marquis of Lans downe has announced la the house of lords that It had decided to turn over all matters connected with the block ade of Germany to one man who ADVICES RECT ON BERLIKJ :ved REPLY Confidential Reports Indicate That Germany Will Inform U. . S. That Previous Assurances Regarding Suhmarine War Will Hold Good, Provided Liners Are Not Armed Pres ident Considers Situation Grave But Not Critical. 1 Feb. question of visibility of the torpedoes . wpuld rank us full fledged cabinet wake from this height is not serious, inasmuch as the explosion of Individ minister. It is understood that the new post will .go to Lord Robert Ce ual shell bursts are being observed oJ, who; slh0 the formation of the today In Europe by aeronauts 10,000 innalllinn .nwrnmollt hnn flAPI! 1111- feet above the ground. With aerial control the Hammond system will not be limited to the de? fense of harbors, but may be em- coalition government, has been : un !der secretary lor foreign affairs. He ,.will retain hi post, Joining the cab inet as blockade minister. t The new minister will be charged ployed along the entire coast line, towUh tne ministration of the order meet an enemy s fleet at any point. ,ln counoll regulating the blockade "as numerous omer aim seciei ura ":.n . rD.nnnlhil1iv tnr tha eeneral the device and its modifications ire policy and practice of the government artillery . with rflT1Mn ... trncln o&Huinir Into or , ...... . t- - ' ' contemplated by the coast corps. Radio experts of the navy have from neutral countries. expressed great interest in certain ; Lord Robert Cecil )a a iawyer of phases of the system for naval use, ,...,... .nA vnnn m. a8 and are in agreement with the army .raember8 of the British cabinet go. In for purchase of the Hammond lnven-the foreItn offlce he has been intl tlonsv mutely concerned with the blockade . mi tuuiiuunuai means ui no- r,,-n. . rttnnWW In thnir rel- ergy Is considered as the ideal enor-! fense, It may be stated that the cost tlong to duma Foreign Minister Savonoffjgy for torpedo control, since wireless of the complete equipment for wire- toucning made striking statements in regard to Russia's attitude toward Sweden and of Roumania's . attitude toward the two groups of belligerents. Russia, the foreign minister declared, Is not Impelled toward the coast of Scandi navia and her sentiments toward Swe den are those of friendship. Russia Is looking for an outlet to the sea quite, another direction, he stated. As to Roumania, the official gave the impression in his speech that he believed that In due time the Rou manians would be found on the side of the entente allies. - "She will know how to realize her national unity at the. cost of her own the complicated belligerent and waves travel from the operator to less torpedoes for the defense of a rights. His elevation to the matters neutral ra hlne.1 the torpedo practically instanteously. j harbor would only equal the cost of wlll iVB th9 unionists another repre- The ordinary uncontrolled type of, a battery of two 12-lnch guns, ..r sentatIva ln the coalition counsels, torpedo as used by the navy is uncer- about half the price o one submar-; Tne wnoe queatlon of the blockade tain even at ranges of less than 1,-jine. ! was threshed out at considerable 000 yards and firing against slow I Decision was reached by the com- ,en!rth ln the house of Iorda thi8 even. moving targets. If the target changes ' mittee to purchase the Hammond ing' Baron Sydenham and Baron Bo its sneed or course after the flrinir svstom nnlv nftpr tho most pxhaus- !, . . ... ... i In .of a standard torpedo, the torpedo tive investigation had been made by f -rirt . r,!wifi while th misses, whereas with the controlled Chairman Sherley, of the fortifica- Marquis of Lapsdowne and Baron torpeao, it is possmie to ioiiow up tne tions sub-committee of tne commit- Buckmaster' defended target until it is struck. (tee on appropriations. It is taken for mBnt. The Hammond torpedo control sys- granted here that the house will pass , ' " " ;' ' ' "'" tern can use the wireless power of a the appropriation, which is aproxi shore station or an aeroplane to con-imately three quarters of a million Jtrol the torpedoes. At Gloucester,": dollars. Sentiment in the senate to- Mass., army officers have steered tho . ward the roposition is also favor- the govern- blood," M. Savonoff declared; "and I radio controlled destroyers .out to; able. will find ready support In defending distances of eight or nine miles Offers have been ' made to ' Ham- against moving targets. The accuracy mond by several foreign governments of hitting Is practically 100 per cent for the purchase of his Inventions, inasmuch as it is possible for the op-; but the young engineer took the .10- erator to constantly compensate for sitlon that, as' a patriotic American. herself against the attempts of a ommen enemy to Interfere with the Independence of her decision. " , ratrograd announces the continued pursuit of the remnants of the Turk- j any error ln the course of the torpe inh forces" which fled, from , Erzerum after its capture by the Russians. The Italians, after hammering at the Austrian positions with their big guns have captured the mountainous region of Ca'llo (Collo)" in the Sugaha valley, and also have occupied the towns of Roneegno and Ronchl. Tli Italians now are almost within striking distance of one of their chief objectives of the war the city of Trent which lies, protected on the north, east and south by a line of forts, fifteen miles west of the captured re gion. Again there has been vicious fight ing In the Artola region of France, In Champagne and along both banks of the Meuse above Dun. To the east of Souchez, after heavy bombard ment, the Germans attacked and captured eight hundred metres of French trenches and took seven offi cers and three hundred and nineteen men prisoners. So powerful was the attack that the Germans, seven battalions strong, got alone occupied first line trenches but at points gained access to some of the communicating trenches. The French by a counter attack, it Is officially announced by Paris, suc ceeded In driving out the Germans suffering heavy casualties. At Brabant-Sur-Meuse tha Germans also broke into the French trenches but here again they were driven out and back to their original positions. Tha entire crew of about twenty two men of the Zeppelin airship, which was shot down by the French near Brabant-Le-Rol, perished In the llames which enveloped the aircraft as it fell from a height of six thousand feet. Berlin admits tha loss of tha Zeppelin. Thar is no change ln tha situation along tha front In Russia and, Galicla, Russian Duma, Opens, Fetrograd. Feb. 23. (Via London) -The new session of the duma was opened here yesterday. , Emperor Nicholas visited the chamber and id dressed tha deputies, the president of tha duma replying. An With aeroplane control the torpe do mechanism is being operated with over two and one half miles distance between the aeroplane and the mov ing torpedo. In the control from' aero- EXPECTS SEASON TO BREAK RECORDS Washington. advices from Berlin indicate that Gormany soon will Inform the United States that the previous assurances that unresisting liners will not be at tacked without warning will hold good for the future ln submarine op erations provided, however, that such liners do not carry armament. Germany will contend, the advices state, that what is now characterized as defensive armament is in; reality offensive armament, where subma rines are concerned and will propose to discuss with the United States what defensive armament properly means. : As none of the French and British liners now clearing from American ports carry any armament whatever, such assurances will be ln the nature of reassurance for the safety of neu tral persons on such liners, even un der the terms of the new submarine campaign. There has Just been a conference between President Wilson and Sena. tor Stone and Representative Flood, chairman of the congressional com mittees dealing with foreign affairs, and Senator Kern, democratic floor leader. It was said authoritatively today that the conference was held In order that the president might In form the congressional leaders of the status of the negotiations with Ger. many on submarine warfare. Sen ator Stone is said to have asked to see the president to learn what the facts In regard to the situation really were. The president thought that Senator Kern and Representative Flood should have the same Informa tion and asked them to be present. President Wilson told the congress ZSLfi: th-Tnew Secretary $awnof V, M.-C. J Just Back From Florida; 'Says Hotels Are Full. he . preferred to States o'wn-'alt the rights to the new war engine. Major Stedman today recommend ed for' appointment to the Naval academy W. C. Bdbbitt, of Oxford. NO alternatives were selected. Committee Considering Nomination Of Fletcher Expected to Recommend Confirmation of President's Nominee for Mexican Ambassadorship at Early Date, Despite Re publican Dissatisfaction With Mexican Policy. 23. Confidential leaders that while tha foreign sltua. tlon was grave It was not critical. It Is understood that the president said that the United States would re main firm in the position that the merchantmen have a right to arm for defensive purposes. The president does not believe there should be much discussion of the foreign situ ation ln congress because of the dan ger of embarrassing the negotiations which are being carried on with uer many by the state department. How far such assurances will go toward meeting the state depart ment's objections that the Lusitanla agreement as at present drawn ap plies only to the past and not the fu ture. probably will only be deter mined only when Germany's formal reply Is laid before Secretary Lans Insr. When the assurances are expect ed has not been disclosed but it Is believed the documents will arrive ln a few days. There has been no intimation that the date set for the opening of the new Teutonic sumbarlne campaign I March 1 has been postponed, though this Is regarded as a remote possibil ity. Intimations from official quar ters are that the United States will not permit the negotiations over the general Bubject of armed ships to be thrown out indefinitely. In reiterating the assurances In regard to the future conduct of sub marine warfare. It is considered prob able that Germany will state flatly that in all previous negotiations the German government has been pro ceeding under the assumption that unarmed liners only were at lsme and that Berlin always understood that the question of armed merchant men did not enter into the subject' CO. CD. P. MEETING QUIET rr ; : Some Discussion Created in the Naming of Delegates to State Contention Dun can a Delegate. 26 DELEGATES NAMED AND 26 ALTERNATES Difference Threatened Over Suggestion as to ''Seeking Out" Suitable Material For Candidates. 15 Attorneys General In Support Of Liquor Laivs WEATHER COLD. DEATH LIST AT TEN IN NEW HAVEN Washington, Feb. 23. Henry Pra- ther Fletcher's nomination as ambas sador to Mexico was taken up today by the senate foreign relations com mittee, with prospect of prompt report to the senate recommending the con firmation of the nomination, despite the fact that the republican members of the committee are still dissatisfied with the president's report on tho circumstances which led up to the recognition of the de facto government which is headed by General Carranza. Some of the republican members think it would be unwise to delay, longer ln sending a diplomatic repre sentative to Mexico to look after American Interests. Pending the , confirmation of Mr. Fletcher's nomination, James Linn Rldgers, consul general at Havana will act as to special agent of the state department before the Carranza government in Mexico. David R. Francis To Be Ambassador To Russia President Will Nominate Former Governor of Missouri to Succeed George T. Marye as Soon As It Is Ascertained If He Is Acceptable to Russia. That Ashevllle will experience one of the best rpring seasons for tourists returning north from Florida, within the next few weeks, for the past four or five years, Is the opinion of Sec retary Ed. B. Brown of the local T M. C. A. who, with Mrs. Brown has Just returned from a week's visit ln Florida. Mr. Brown ' says that Florida has the largest crowd for the past four years, and that the European war has turned thousarids of people of the north to seek reception and pleasure around the resorts of this country rather than take chances on going to Europe. He sass that in the cities he visited In Florida and ln other cities from which he heard, the business this season is rpcord breaking, nearly a 11 of the leading hotels turning peo pie away. Mr. Brown thinks that hundreds of these people will stop ln Ashevllle on their way north and he expects the spring season to be excellent. That municipal tennis courts are one of the most valuable assets of the resorts In Florida Is another piece of information gathered by Mr. Brown. He says that ln Jacksonville and St Augustine, the leading cities he visited, that munlpleul tennis courts where the touritsts can play free of charge, are great drawing cards and many of the tourists in the smaller towns ln Florida move to the cities, while thero, ln order to be able to have the accom modation of first class tennis courts. Mr. and Mrs. Brown were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Lynch while In Florida. , I Washington, Feb. 23. Fii..en southern and western attorneys gen eral Joined in filing with the United States Supreme court yesterday argu ment in support of the West Virginia liquor law which prohibits the receipt and possession of Intoxicating liquors for personal use, and of the Webb Kenyon liquor law prohibiting the shipment of intoxicating liquors Into states for use ln violation of the state laws. New If. Conn.. Feb. It, death. Ual as the result of a rear and collision of two paasenger trains on tha New York,. Now Haven and Hart ford railroad In Mllford, yeerday, stood at ten this morning. Of tha mora than thresfnoora of Injured pas sengers who have been or are at pres ent under medical observation only one was reported to bo In a dangerous condition. Inquiry Into tha causa of tha wrack was begun by Coroner Mix this morning. Washington,' Feb. 2 3. President Wilson will nominate David R. Fran cis, former governor of Missouri, as ambassador to Russia, as soon as it Is ascertained whether Mr. Francis would bs acceptable to tha Russian J government Mr. Francis's soceptance :"?lof tha post has been made known fol lowing his conference with President Wilson yesterday afternoon. He will succeed George T. Marye, resigned. The ambassadorship to Russia is regarded as particularly Important at this tlma because of the many diplo matic questions arising as tha result of tha war. TWO LUMBER FIRMS ARE ORGANIZED SOU. RY. FEATURES ITS Federal Aid Is Awaited In The Flood Districts Moltz Company Now Owns Jennings Boundary Car rier Co. In Carolinas. ' T. W. Bickett Among Those Who File Joint Argument Before Supreme Court in Cases Involving West Virginia Prohi - bition Law Decision's Effect Will Be Far-Reaching. Attorney General T. W, Blcket of North Carolina was among the num ber who Joined ln the argument. De cisions ln the West Virginia case are now before the court . for oral argu ment It Is expected the Supreme court's decision will be the most Im portant of Its kind In a decade. The cases were to have been argued this week but the presence of only seven Justices at the court's sitting resulted in postponement Rivers and Harbors Bill For $39,000,000 Reported Washington, Feb. 23. The annual rivers and harbors appropriation bill, aggregating $39,000,000 In direct ap propriations and authorizations for expoditure In various parts of the country has been favorably reported to the house. The bill makes a not cut of about M. 000, 000 from the esti mates. A lively fight over the New York harbor appropriation and on other new projects Is ln prospect. TEMPLFJITE CHOSEN Shooters' Hill Named Will Cost $1,000,000, Most of Which Is Raised. Alexandria, Va., Feb. 23. The members of tha George Washington National Memorial association have left for-their homes after having se lected a site for tha memorial strus tura for Washington which will take the form of a magnificent templo for the housing of tha relics and pictures of Washington. Tha temple Is to ba erected on tne The Moltz Lumber company, with headquarters at Lake Toxaway, has Just completed a survey for a logging railway from .that railroad point in- to .'the. famous .Jennings timber land f tj boundary, which the Molts peoplo CITY OF MEMPHIS HAS CF Has Four Executives In Many Hours T. C. Ash croft Perseveres. as Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 23. The re. organization of the Memphis munlcl pal commission yesterday gave the city four mayors within as many hours and resulted finally In the election of Thomas C. Ashcroft, cap italist and former newspaper man, as the head of the city government to serve tho unexpired term of Edward It. Crump, which will and ln 1920. . Crump, ousted from office last No vember on his technical admission of ert of Shooter's MM., where the capltol of. tha United. States would failure to enforce tha prohibition and New Orleans, Feb. 28. Those en gaged In relief work ln tha various flooded sections of northern Louisiana today wars awaiting asslstanca rrom NEW PULLMAN PROGRAM th. federal overn,ne.'chr,; i dared by sources considered rename . .Jia in nroanact Federal aid Is re- The Southern Railway company na - . --dl by tha attractlv w, .;:' ,",:,. , iM.w.lton woraers "-".' - selected soma unusually msraiure lor its loneri iuttrimnt . ., frnm tha era- tha new Pullman service frdm Jack- "hare h 'l Adored sonvlll, and August to Ashevllle af . Wdw fcava 1 rendered Ur March I. Tourists coming to this .V.. .ZTZ. city after , that data ran make tha trip without any change of cars. A qutrtrr of a pace on tha new stationery showa a flna vltw of Pis- maun tain. Tha back water from tha Red river was reported early today to ba closer to Vldalla. Tha lavaa protecting tha town has baan topped and atrength- anad and tha gaps la the lavas which s, dlvoree an statutory arauads. have been, historians relate, out ror the modesty of Washington, who feared tha. possibility of suspicion that efforts were being made to n- real estate IT . . . . . till 'k.n.. th. V.llM. ftf hi wars left open to drain out tha eeep." rssony -j uruns.ru. ;w ... .u Kj - .v- .- . ura water, have been closed as a pre- operations osntrss scaw w.,. u ... . - cautionary measure against tha ap proaching flood. ' No additional deaths nave been reported. cost $100,000. already barsn at one. The Up.o, .contain .valuable int lempio is iw innda nt hnrdwood and- while pine most of which has and It Is reported that tha company raised. paid 1200,000 for tha 7,000 arres which comprise their holdings. Tha ' president of tha new lumbar concern 1 I. . Jerome Molts. 'i DKX1K8 MUTINY. RETORT. Another new lumbar firm In the t 1 ' CTTTT VftT mVflPPT- " territory Is the Carrier Lnm- Washington, reu. z. in. m SUIT JTOlt JJlVU&liE b,r romper which has Hrevard and British embassy today Issued a at Charleston as shipping points. Oak, denlsl of ths report which cams A complaint has been filed In tha gum and si-h are tha three prlnclpsl W by wireless from Berlin that K office of tha clerk of Superior court woods thnt will be handled by this t there had baan a mutiny of In- at h I. f Jfoonar asalnat DalaaV nniun. Hnr N. Carrier of Bra- . dlan tTOOPS In Egypt Keener, ln which tha plaintiff seeks raid la prasidant of th : organlta . r en (By V. T. Bost) Raleigh, Feb. 23. The republican, county convention yesterday deprived a lot of hungry newspaper men of their dinner but it left little else by which to be remembered more than! a day.' It was opened at 1 o'clock andf closed at 4 p. m. and ln that three! hours not a word of Duncan, Taft, Teddy, Butler, Wilson, Bryan, Craig, Bickett or Lacy was heard. E. C. Duncan goes as a delegate toi the state convention and in the 2S which the county of Wake sends tu that body there is no Taft, no Teddy, no nothing that savors of factional politics. If the progressives ever had, any thought of demanding a two to one representation ln tha state and congressional conveitions, they aban doned the Idea. ' The cole thing that caused debate was the list of delegates. The com mittee that nominated them and pra sabted them to the convention. piok4, , out as -regulars ana 2 alternates. . It was decided after discussion, to allow ' ' th ealternates to the state congres sional convention and the regulars to tne state convention to go 119 alter nates to the congressional. : And the - rebate on this proposition grew out of ' no factional feeling. It was a mis- - understanding. 1 Another thing that started troubla was the suggestion of a delegate that committee of five 'search out" somewhat after the scriptural plan oC locating aeacons, good men who would make acceptable candidates for office and recommend these to a later convention. Eugene Hester was made chairman. and J. H. Arnold, secretary. Ray; White, Mr. Duncan's private secretary. wasc made assistant secretary and then the convention took a long rest while the delegates and the newspaper fellows nursed the hmtus that tha long deferred meal had left The cre dentials committee had remained oua long. Then the committee on nomi nation of delegates retired. It had 62 men to select Thad Ivey, R. W. Ward, 1 W. G. Brlggs, C. E. McNainara and A. . H. Dupree shouldered this burden. Three, lvey. Ward and Brlggs wera Taft men, the others Roosevelt Two. were Duncan men and three not the count goes. It made no difference. They selected J. 11. Arnold, 8. J. Bennett J. R. Medlln, C. F. Ferrell, M. 8. Chamblee, R. L. Sorrell, W. H. Nowell, 8. M. Wowland, J. 8. Mangum, N. I. Myatt, J. W. Parker, C, H. Hun nicutt J. A. Woodward, C. Y. Holding, A. D. Upchurch, 8. V. Hudson, W. O. Brlggs, E. C. Duncan, F. E. Hester, W. J. Andrews, F. N. Oattls, R. L. Snyder, J. W, Harden, C. T. Bailey and H, T. Junes. These were elected by the convene ticn without objection. The chair then appointed A. D. Upchurch, T. Ivey, W. T. Brown, M. S. Chambee and W. J. Andrews a committe eof five to Inquire into candidates. The convention ad journed to meet at the call of tho chairman. , Colonel J. Bryan Grimes, secretary of state, is ln the eastern portion of the commonwealth, looking after Ms farm. ' The Rex Furniture company of Denton, Davidson county, , has been chartered with Us 1 3,000 authorized, capital paid In. The subscribers ars B. I. Harri son, Mrs. Bailie Harrison, W, W. Russell and Mrs, M. B. Russell of Denton. Real estate Is the chief bus iness of tha company. - The Pallida Lumber company of Forest City Is a t&0,000 corporation which has been chartered. The amount paid ln Is 15.800. Tha subscribers are J. F. Alesnd r, J.. II. Thomas, II. W. Trout of Forest City, and B. B. Dnggett of Caroleen. Gregory John, a Brazilian here touring the country In his peace ship made In Detroit brought the news to) department of his fellow other state , laws and prevented from assuming t fries for a new term which began January 1, pending n, Supreme court decision, was Installed In office as mayor at the morning session of tha commission, relieving W. T. McLaln. Crump Immediately tha state resigned and R. A. Utely, who had cltlsen. Ell Miguel, and Ell's luck In been Installed as vice mayor, assum-1 catching tha gypsy whom ha charge.1 ed the position vacated by Crump. , with the theft of about f 2,200, L. 0. KEENER BRINGS m lUftHnWMHHftnBlltallinelltltit V i- I IJtley'a tenure was short however. and while papers In ouster ' proceed ings sgnlnst ' him wers being pre- "Ell, he gltta de mon en de wom an," Gregory said, "en de woman, aha his daughter-in-law," ths ftoutli pared, he tandered his resignation at. American said. After getting the tha afternoon aemlun of the commls-i money th Brazilian did nothing it Inn and Ashcroft waa elected. Utley waa a co-defendant with Crump In the ouster aull last No vember and had been prevented from amumlng ofllca for a new term Jan uary 1, owing to tho same conditions which held in th Crura proeeoute her. "He want to keeps "e tok flown," Girgory Jt.hn observed. Governor Craig's office two weeks ago honored tha requisition for lh woman charged with the robbery of Ell Miguel who lost llttl Una 1 bavin ths arrest mad.
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