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n-lE ASHEYILLE TIMES ASSOCIATED PRESS SERVICE. UFHBEB OF ATOTT BCTIEATJ OF ' CIRCULATION WEATHER REPORT FAIR AND COLD. VOLUME XXI. NO. 26. ASHEYILLE, N. 0, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH. 16, 1916. PRICE 2 CENTS-0,4 5 ALL GOING WELL WITH THE AMERICAN PUNITIVE FORCES NOW IN MEXICO UMlm IN AID AMERIGANS General Funston Submits Sat isfactory Report Concern ing Movements of Ex peditionary Troops. CENSOR SUPPRESSES THE DETAILS, HOWEVER Only Once Incident of Violence Reported in Connection With Invasion Carranza's Co operation Reassuring.' San Antonio, Tex., March 16. The first reports from Briga dier General John J. Pershing, commanding the American ex peditionary forces in Mexico, to Major General Funston, stating that all was going well, were received at Fort Sam Houston early today. The re ports dealth with the disposi tion of the various units, the distance of the : first ;, day 's march, and the movements of the Carranza troops. All these matters come under the censor ship( however, and were not made public. . (jeneral rers lung's auspi cious start into Mexico without opposition from the Mexican forces and apparently without disturbances resulting along the border 'were the principal topics of conversation at Fort Sam Houston, the headquarters of General Frederick Funston, commander of the1 border forces. , ' Next in interest was the suc cessful working of Ihe C3nsor ship imposed after it was de cided to catch and punish Villa for the Columbus outrage Ever since he began plan ning the expedition move ments. General. Funston has paid close attetnion to the atti tude of the Carranza followers. When Gneeral Pershing wired yesterday that he had crossed the border and that he had been joined by Carranza forces stationed at Palomas, General Funston evinced satisfaction. Tina was heightened today when early reports . indicated that the only violence on the entry of the American troops into Mexico occurred near Ringsville, Tex., where a small detachment of trooops guard ing the Barredo bridge on the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexican railroad was fired on about midnighj; - Wasbincrton. March 16. 0 r - President Wilson was inform ed hy Secretary of War Baker early today that both columns ot American troops were now in Mexico in pursuit of Villa and his bandit band and were meeting with the hearty co operation of the Carranza sol diers. ' '"lurabus, N. M., March Id -(Via Mail to El Paso)f-The American expeditionary forces Mch entered. Mexico y3tcr day spent an uneventful night r: 1 in camp but a short distance across the American line. Washington, March 16. President Wilson and officials of the war department turned expectantly toward Mexico for news of developments follow ing the movement of American troops across the international boundary line yesterday in pursuit of Villa and his band of outlaws. Word of actual clashes between the two forces, however, was not expected for I several days at least. I The prospects today were hat the public would have to content themselves with only meagre news of the happenings in Mexico. What is probably one of the most complete cen sorships in the nation's his tory is in full force. Under it no dispatches that might be of value to the enemy will be al allowed to pass over the lines of communication, nor will de tails which might interfere with General Funston 's plans for secrecy be made public here. SALUDA VOTES FOR Galloway and Powers Capture Still and Two Men Tryon Tourists Numerous.- Special to The Times. Saluda, March It. Sheriff Drako of Henderson county yesterday cap tured a large blockade still and two men In an Isolated section on Green river, Joe Bartley and Tate Richards being the men caught in the act of violating Uncle Sam's statutes in re gard to the manufacture of, Illicit spirits. The men will be held for trial at the next term for criminal cases in the United States court at Ashevlllc. United States Deputy Marshal J. F. Garner of Asheville this morning took the men In custody. In a spirited contest yesterday the Citizens of Saluda voted in favor of o $10,000 bond Issue for a school bundl ing for the- town. There has never been a school building within the cor porate limits, the children being com pelled to go some distance to attend a union school. The board of education Is much gratified at the results ot the election. Only nine votes were cast against the measure. , Reports from Tryon indicate unu sual prosperity In the winter tourist business at that place. One hotel there yesterday stated that applications from seven guests had to be refused n account of lack of room. inEJIfflJO RRLE19H Only Governor's Clemency Can Save Mrs. Warren From Electric Chair. Raleigh, March 16. Mrs. Ida Ball Warren and Samuel Christy, con demned to death for the murder of the woman' husband at Winston Ralam several months ao and sen teoced to be electrocuted March II. were delivered to the state prison authorities today. nimmnr Craig on March 10 will hear petitions for commutation of the death sentences of Mrs. Warren and Christy, but will treat eaoh as a sepa rate case. KKOXVILLE MIIN MAY BE MADE B SEC. Washington. March I. President Wilson la considering the appointment of Colonel L. D. Tyson of Knoxvllle as assistant sceretary of state to suo emmd Mr. Hrecklnrlilse. who .walgned when Hecretary Garrison gave1 up his portfolio. Colonel Tyson has the sup port of the comrrnwlonal delegation from TsonssM for tbs jilaoe. - if ME FORSYTH SHERIFF TO TASK Gov. Craig Will Investigate If Winston Prisoners Are Not Delivered. Kaleijli, March 15. Governor Craig announced today that if Mi s. Ida Halt . warren and Samuel unristy were not delivered by the sheriff qf Forsyth county at the state prison tomorrow morning, he would take steps to ascer tain the cause of the delay on the part of the Forsyth county official In delivering the prisoners. It Is under stood that the sheriff will be asked whv he has not complied with the law and delivered the prisoners to the state penitentiary twenty days before the date of the execution of the' couple for the murder of O. J. Warren, the wo man's husband. They are sentenced to die March 31. State prison officials said today they had heard '' nothing from Wlnston-Balem as to the deliv ery of the prisoners. The wife of Christy has written to Governor Craig from Texas asking clemency for her husband. Mrs. Chris ty declares she still loves her hus band and does not believe he Is guilty of the crime for which he Is to, die. She expressed the belief that Clifford Stonestreet, now serving a sentence as accessory. Is the guilty one of tho three. , : STUDENTS FORM A SAVINGS CLUB 4 B Grade of Orange Street School Learning to Earn and Save Money. While primary students In tho pub lic schools are not supposed to take up the study, of economics, the Ashe ville school children are becoming In terested In this branch of knowledge, the latest class to be formed being tha Savings club ot the 4B grade of Or ange Street school. Thirteen scholars have already enlisted to learn the les sons of earning and saving money un der the direction of their Instructor, Miss Helen Johnson. . Principal W. J. Barton stated today that the boys and girls are taking great Interest in working to secure a part of the circulating medium for their personal possession and Mc. Bar ton regards the idea, as being as im portant as any that can be taught the pupils. . The students earn money ' selling papers and magazines. and. each has a savings bank accoupt with one of the Asheville banks. The members ot the club are Peyton Watkins, Joseph Sternberg, James Nixon, Herbert Nixon, Nell Cauble, Irene Willis, Lou la Saunders, Fred Ross, William Faw cette, Howard ' Pout, Harry Brown, Helen Bard. Augusta Barnett. IN SOT FOE COLD ID to 27 Below Average 13 at Asheville-Lowest For This Date? . . Washington, March 16. Temp, a tures in the south were from 10 to 17 degrees below the seasonable average this morning. The fretting weather extended as far south as northern Florida, and the frost line as far as central Florida, the weather bureau announced today. Pressing weather Is predicted again for tonight with the frost line prob ably reaching to the 21 meridian on Florida. Rising temperatures are, promised for Friday east c the Mis sissippi. All records for the 16th of Maroh were brokeu by the thermometer of the local weather bureau this morn ing with the mark of 1 1 degrees above. Only once since the office was opened In this city 14 years ago has the tem perature fallen anything like so low. On thf same date In 1911 the Ashe ville plateau was swept by a cold wave that sent the mercury down t6 14. Since sunrise today the cold has meas urably decreased. HRMkMMKMaMHKlt Ana trie end Purtngal St War. It London, Murrh II. -A dispatch t to the Bxuhanee Telegraph) oom H pany from Rome says that Aus t trie has declared war on Portu m gal. llllKKsittltete)fti HIT CEIIEIL IK DID Report That Bailey Is to Enter Race Indicates That Entries Are Not Necessar. , ily Finished. UNCERTAINTY ATTENDS MANY SIDED CONTEST Daughtridge Men Claim 58 Counties and Prospect of Others Bank and Other Concerns Chartered. ' Raleigh, March 16. Collector J. W. Bailey's statement to the newspapers respecting Parker Anderson's story ot renewed attorney general talk, Is brief but It shows that the entries are not necessarily all over. : It does not indicate that he will be the next. It tells what newspaper men have often commented upon here that considerable uncertainty has at tended this many-sided contest and that the party does not appear to be satisfied with the line-up Last spring this correspondence committed Bailey to a very large de- felre to make the race. The collector later negatived that categorical bit of prophecy. Then came R. A. Doughtbn who lacked but three inches of cross ing the dead line, but he backed out Then came Winston-Salem men to feel the situation for A. H. Elter while his town papers scorned the idea. Then came the town papers urging Mr. Eller to make the fight. As yet he is silent. The circumstance went to prove the unsatisfactory situation. Several weeks ago party leaders who urged Mr. Bal ley to stay out last year Importuned him to come in this year. He had written a candidate and It is believed that Colonel Edmund Jones Is the man that he would not offer himself. The , colonel is one of the four or five now JH OfrllU UUII 11.111 Jilt. J UCJIVUVI Ml 11 V J course. . Tho party call which has been hard to resist la the one' referred to a year ugo. The democracy wants advocates this year and as advocate it has no pair upon whom It would lean so heavily as Bailey, the successor of Bicket, and Blckett the successor of Craig. Those two would draw tre mendously to the hustlings and this is tha procuring spirit of It all. What Bailey Says. Collector Bailey several days ago promised the Raleigh boys protectiou if the sedition ruuehed such proper tlons as to make necessary a public statement. He was one of the most surprised when he read the story yes terday. . PuulHridge Claims 58 Counties. Lieutenant Governor Xfeughtrldge' campaign managers, James E. Carre.' way and Paul R- Capelle, while others were preparing a place for their can dldate in the collectorship at Raleigh, were figuring upon their preliminary survey and (Irmly re-enforcing thel faith. "We have Just completed a prelim' lhary canvass of the state and the re sult Is highly gratifying," they said, "Out of the one hundred counties In the state It Is practically certain at this time that Governor Daughtrldge will receive a good majority in 68; he has excellent prospects of carrying 12 more, and has a fighting chance In most of the others. We have made no campaign in. Franklin county and don't expect to do so. To invade our distinguished opponent's home county seems to us a proceeding of doubtful prosperity. And we want to conduct campaign that will leuve no bad tasto In tha mouth of any one after It Is over. ''In bur opinion Mr.' Blckett could have been nominated two years ago. Two years before the Baltimore) con vention there was a general under standing that Judeon Harmon would be a strong candidate for the demo cratlo presidential nomination. And yet when the convention was actually held, Mr. Harmon didn't get within telephoning distance of the nomtna tlon. In our opinion Mr. Blckett will be the Judson Harmon bf this cam' palgn. The attorney general Is a fine lawyer end an excellent gentleman but, the people and the party workers indicate that another is their choice for governor this year, and In the democratic party the people rule, The lieutenant governor's headquar ters here are doing a lot of their cam paigning through letters and the mails bear great loads of literature. Thus far the Ulrkett campaign hus been conducted steadily but without the lost lap energy that gives excitement for the final spurt. The race from now on will be a hot one. The secretary of state has chartered a new bank. The Citizens Bank of Gat, with (3,000 paid in capital. There are 66 stockholders with T. H. Hlnes of Gates one of the largest. The bank makes the second chartered this week. Kardlsoii A Hardlson. Inooroorated. lt!of Wadesboro, wee chartered with titit.ooo or its iive.,oo peia in ey t. H A., R. U end H. U. Hardlson, a B. etiMMchum. M. H. McLean, and W. L. H Dockery of. Wadesboro. t The Old Fort Bargain Store com et pany of Old Fort wee chartered by H,Miiidl Bchelnberg and four other H Schnlnberga. Kather V., Pliicus, Isre; Hi snd da. The Paid up capital Is 2,- to, HER PAUSE BEFORE VERDI Crown Prince's Troops' Have Not Again Advanced to At tack Since Success of Tuesday. Che of the frequent pauses which have characterized the German cam paign for Verdun Is again in evidence. After making their gains Tuesday to the west of the Meuse in the direction of Dead Man's hill, the crown prince's army has not again advanced to at tack. - Speedy resumption of the drive in this sector Is not indicated as prob ably, as a slackening of the intensity of bombardment is reported. Apparently there Is anticipation on the part of the French that the next German movement may be to the southwest of the fortress in the flank of the operations, as the French guns have been extremely active on the heights of the Meuse overlooking the Woevre plain. It is officially declared In Berlin that the changes in the headquarters of the ministry or marine involving the retirement of Admiral Von Tirpitz, woh is to be succeeded by Admiral Von Cappelle, signify no changes In the German submarine policy. VOTE TO Congress Passes Resolution to Recruit Army to Its Full Strength. '. Washington. March 16. The senate has approved unanimously the Joint 'resolution adopted by the house Tues day to bring the mobile army up to its full strength which would add about 20,000 men to the regulars. She resolution now goes to the president for his approval. XI. 8. Army "Pathetic." New York, March 15. Colonel Ed win F. Glenn, chief of staff of the department of the east, United States army, in an address last night at an "army and navy" dinner given by the spnmx club, declared that tne united States army is pathetic and all the other nations know It. "We have been occupying the Mex ican border for four years," began Colonel Glenn. "Two-thirds ot our army or twenty-two thousand men have been there. We have only twenty-two thousand there and nine thou sand to reinforce them. They are scattered from tho Texas border to the Pacific coast. "If It wasn't pathetic It would be farcical laughable. l RALEIGH WOMAN'S CLUB TO START CAMPAIGN Will Raise $5,000 to Furnish New $22,000 Home Free Water For Fire Use. Raleigh, March 1. rThe Woman's club enters shortly upon a campaign to raise Immediately 15,000 to go Into, the furnishings ot the . home which will be completed within sixty days. At a mas meeting It was determined- to form an organisation for the campaign which la to run but three days. The club ha raised by rigorous economy, multiplied by the normal Increase In real estate values, enough to pay off Its old debt, buy a new lot and show small balance. It le now erecting a handsome 112,000 home on that 111,000 lot The new building Is to be built largely from borrowed funds but the club desired OSES STRENGTHEN ARMY to go at once Into the buildings enditrol of the railroads, they have been will raise directly rather than by the bazaar, the klrmesa or any of the traditional methods which overwork several hundred women who partici pate in them. The organteatlon la to be formed very soon and the work will proceed. The corporation commission has called upon the Atlantic Coast Line and the Norfolk Southern . to file within thirty davs plana for the new union station which the commission had previously ordered. The former order did not specify i be legally executed. Hut Mcxlclnn the beginning and owing to the tin-i vengeance knows no law. While Gre.i certaln oondltlon of finances the enm-jnedo wee. critically III, he was Ukeu mission did not rush the roads Into from his bed, placed In e common such en expensive enterprise. I funeral car, so prostrate with pt ai- Inaurance Commissioner James R.'cal weakness he had to be supported, Toung annquneee that many towns end when the place of execution wss end cities in the state ere thinking! reached, It wis, necessary to hold Mm well of the suggestion made by hlra upright that his venerable hend that municipally owned water be fur-i might be shot off. lie was a highly nlshed free for fire use. The bis that have adopted It ere Raleigh, KJnston, Greensboro, High Point. Greenville, Rocky Mount end Ashe ville. Home others have failed te ex. press themselves on the eugrrstlon, MEXICO AS SEEN BY AN AMERICA Mrs. M. K. Murphc - ao Liv- V xO"T ed in Mexico f Vor Eight Years, are Now. REVIEWS TROUBLE. She Says All Mexicans Are Treacherous and Given to Lying and Thievery. Living In Mexico, the land of man na, does not seem to affect the quick ness of decision and action of the true American. Two years ago, Mrs. M . K. Murphey arrived in Asheville from Mexico City for a twelve hours stay. Her attention was called to Pine Burr, George Powell's charming sub division, near Weavervllle. Mrs. Mur phey stayed over night to buy the old Aiken place and some adjoining property before returning to Mexico, whore she had then been a resident for eight years. After a further two I years stay in the stormy republic,.! Mrs. Murphey has come back to getting her pine Burr home reafly for occupancy, She also expects to build one or more bungalows, during tne summer, in Pine Burr. : Mrs. Austin was a teacher in the American school in Mexico City. This school is purely undenominational; it Is maintained by the resident Ameri cans for their children. In equipment and in the efficiency and preparation of the teachers it ranks with the very best schools in the United States; and is based upon the public schools of New York city in method. Mrs. Austin yesterday told The Times representative, the story of .the seiz ure of Madero, the bombardment of Mexico City, hen, with other resi dents, she took refuge in the marble home of one of the foreign officials, and the cowardly murder of Madero. She classes Carranza as but little above Villa; all Mexicans, she believes are treacherous, supremely self-important, utterly Immoral, given to ly ing and thievery. Four Parties. ' The four parties: Villistas, Carran- jdstae, -Zapatistas ar.rt ..Felixistas, fol lowers of Felix Diaz, she declares equally lawless; they follow the lead er, purely from ' selfish motives, not at all from patriotic sentiments, and change, their allegiance as readily as a coin can change from hand to hand. She believes .American . intervention' and suzerainty the only solution of the Mexican problem, and only re grets that the United States has not long ago reached a strong controll ing arm across the border. The city of Mexico she describes us a veritable paradise in -wonderful climate, flowers and delicious all the year round fruits. The city is a Paris for brilliancy; the finest street car service, lighting system, palatial homes. The theaters are magnificent, with a continuous season nf Italian grand opera; the resident foretRnM have a most brilliant social lit' sumptuous living, gorgeous attire snd rich jewels characterize society But the expense of living is stupendous. Mrs. Murphey's traveling suit cost In Mexico City $50 a yard, her crepe le chine evening dress J75 a yard; a can of condensed milk costs $3. Prices of food are kept up artificial ly by the native population. . In the invasions of the city that Mrs. Murphey has witnessed, tho troops have been apparently well equipped and uniformed. The Zapa tistas havo held the place attired In white uniforms; the Villaistas In brown khaki, and the Carranziistas in neat greeniBh brown khaki.- In leaving Mexico one 1 obliged to ex change the Mexican money , for gold, if posHlble, or American money. Mrs. Murphey was busy for some time try ing to exchange with officials whose salaries are paid In gold, her Mexican pesos for dollars. It Is against the Mexican law to carry the Mexloun hidalgos, ten dollar of the country; but determined to risk It. She wrappi'J her hidalgos in puper, cut a slit In the lining of her handbag, and drop ped them In: she could close the olit with her hand and turn the bag tip side down, upon request, but was not compelled to empty It by the custom house officials. , Return Trip. She made her return trip with one of the lad Iff of the embassy; they had a stateroom on the Pullman; but had to furnish their own bedding; since the Mexicans have seized con actively stealing everything loose. One engages a sleeper berth and finds It without bedding or even mattress. 1U UnrnhAV Mlta.ii 1 with India nant feeling of the execution, ot III cardn Garcia Grenado by carranza s general, Obregon, about a year ago. He had incurred the Carran.a enmi ty by refusing to serve aa an official after the treachery to Madero. He was an old man, over sixty, and iJherefore by the old Human law. j which Is Ihe Mexican law, could not educated and very wealthy Mexican of the hlglict cleaa; of course all his prope-ty wee confiscated by the Chr re"" government, Villa drone to be a Catholic, but ConUM-e4 t.m page two). RIR PAfflKFR i 1 1 urn niiiiuin . irJrn h m h hilllkill WIIIIIIIIU Steamer Tubantia Struck By Torpedo or Mine and Is Re ported to Be In Sink ing Condition. PASSENGERS ESCAPED IN BOATS, IS REPORT Vessel Was Still Afloat at 8:30 O 'clock This Morning Was Bound For Bue nos Aires. ' London, March 1C. A Reuter's dis patch from the Hook of Holland says that a wireless message has been re- ceived there stating that tho large, Dutch" passenger liner Tubantia, out-; ward bound from Amsterdam to tho liiver Plate, has been torpedoed near the Noord Hinder lightship, it w.ts said that all the passengers were taken off In boats. The London agents of the Tubantia, owned by the Holland Lloyd company of Amsterdam, have received a mes sage which says that the vessel struck a mine and is in a sinking condition, Tho steamer, which is of 15,000 tons gross register, left Amsterdam 'yester day for Buenos Aires with passengers and cargo.' The steamer was to stoi at Falmouth and at peninsular ports where the majority of the passengers were to have bee ntuken aboard. Life-saving boats have left the Hooli of Holland in search of the Tubantht and Dutch torpedo boats are leaving Flushing to hurry to the rescue of tho ship's passengers in life boats. The Tubantia was built in 1913, is 640 feet long and 65 feet in beam. The Hague, March 16. The Tuban tia was still afloat at 8:30 this morn ing. It Is uncertain whether the ves sel struck a mine or was torpedoed. New York, March 16. While car rying 20 Americans among her 900 passengers, the Fabre line steamer Patrla, of French nationality, was at tacked without warning by a sub marine oft the coast of Tunis, accord ing to the story told by the captain of the Patrla on the arrival of the liner here today. A torpedo fired oy the submarine, the captain sal'l, passed 20 feet to the liner's stem. When the Patrla arrived some days later at Lisbon, American Vice Con sul Janer boarded the ship to con duct an Investigation for the purpose of notifying Washington of the cir cumstances of the attack. Captain Dcschelles of the Patrla said that on his return to Europe he would apply to the French govern ment for permission to arm his ves sel on the ground that the submarines In the Mediterranean would not. In his opinion, refrain from attacking merchantmen without warning. DATES NAMED FOR lUFVTPnillTRVCHfllV ii i i i inn i ii i muni Dates for the next annuul Poultry show to be given in Asheville were, mimed lust evening by the Asheville Poultry and Pet Stock association an November 29-UO. December 1 and The appointment of Judges for the event wus postponed until tho next monthly meetlnc at which time new olllcers will also be elected. The plans for the show Indicate an i exhibition by poultry husba)dinen of gold pieces. ontweNtern vuroiina ana oiner smtes Mr Murnhev I double the size nf the lest one. Re ports last nlKht showed tha organiza tion to bo In splendid condition llnnn- clully and. In enthusiasm. . J. COIN INJURED BY FALL Mrs. Rebecca Owen, wife of Rev. Jesse c. Owen, evangelist, mountnln school department ot the mission board of the Southern Hnrltnt conven tion, yesterday afternoon suffered :4 - 1 to the left arm and a dlslocat. ed wrist , wnen. sne ten down some steps at her home No, 43 Highland mrcr i. Dr. A. V. Reeves was culled r d af ter revolving medical sttntion. Mr. Ownn was stated at resting well. It was thought for awhile tnnt she bus tnlned serious Injuries as a result of the full. PRESIDENT INVITED TO VISIT CHARLOTTE Washington. Mrrh 1 Jl,- Senator H'mmons, ht-r-trsontntlve Webb end a large del-satton from North Carolina InvKiwl President Wllaon to vtit Charlotte on May to fr tha M-(k-Irnhurs Indapandance dv ifMn Uon. The preelilent prom wed te at tend, le poaaible. ' .
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