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THE WEATHER twmt PAGES EDITION Occational light rains to night and Wednesday. 1 " f Ashe v ill e' s Live 8 1 N ewspaper To day s N e w s T o d a y N o t T o m o r r o w E v e r y Da y i nth e Yea r VOL. XXII NO. 246. ASIIEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCT. 10, 1917 PRICE FIVE CENTS LANSING DISCLOSES MORE EMNCE I Or GERMAN INTRGUB j 8T BERLIN HAD PLANS TO CUT OFF RESOURCES OF ALLIES IN THIS COUNTRY The Secretary of State Makes Public Three Sit uational Telegrams Which Passed Between Berlin Foreign Office and Bernstorff Dealing With Plans to Interrupt Service on the Can adian Railway. ANXIOUS TO AVOID BREAK WITH AMERICA Jeremiah O'Leary Named as One American Who Would dive Assistance Said "Dr. Hale" Would Furnish Information Effort to Be Made to Secure Majority of Congress in Favor of Germany Washington, Oct. 10. Another series of sensational tele vrams which passed between the German government and its em bassy in this country was made public today by Secretary Lans ing. They are remarkable for the degree of cunning and ingen uity displayed in the evident purpose to do all possible in jury to Germany's European enemies through cutting off their resources in America while at the same time avoiding as far as possible in curring the wrath of the American people by actual destruction of life in this country and Canada. The three telegrams com prising this series form the natural complement to the corres pondence already disclosed by the state department conveying absolutely convincing evidence of a well calculated and syste matic violation of American neutrality by Germany during a period of more than a year preceding the beginning of ruthless submarine warfare and the breach of relations between Germany and the United States. LANSING'S Secretary Lansing said the through the state department, they must have moved through one of the neutral legations. Secretary Lansing, who made public three telegrams which passed betiveen the ambassador and the German foreign office, gave out the following statement: TO DESTROY RAILWAY LINE "The secretary of state publishes the folloiving two tele grams from the German foreign office to Count con Bernstorff in January, 1916: " 'January 3. Secret. General staff desires energetic action in regard to proposed destruction of Canadian Pacific railway at several points with a vieiv to complete and protracted interrup tion of traffic. Captain Boehm, who is known on your side and is shortly returning, has been given instructions. Inform the military attache and provide the necessary funds. (Signed) 'ZIMMERMANN.'" . THREE AMERICANS NAMED. " 'January 26. For military attache. You can obtain par ticulars as to persons suitable for carrying on sabotage in the United States and Canada from the following persons: 1. Jo seph MacGarritty, Philadelphia Pa.; 2. John P. Keating, Michigan avenue, Chicago; 3. Jeremiah O'Leary, 16 Park Row, New York. " 'One and tivo are absolutely reliable and discreet. Number three is reliable but not always discreet. These persons were in- awaiea.oy air ixoger tascmeni. in ine unuea states sabotage can be carried out on every kind of factory for supplying muni tions of war. Railway embankments and bridges must not be ) touched. Embassy must in no circumstances be compromised. i Similar precautions must be taken in regard to Irish Pro-German propaganda. . (Signed) 'Representative of General Staff'.' " The state department's announcement continues: INFORMATION FROM "DR. HALE." "The following telegram from Count Bernstorff to the for eign office in Berlin was sent in September, 1916: " September 15. With reference to report A. N. 266 of May tenth, nineteen sixteen. The embargo conference in regard, to whose earlier fruitful cooperation Dr. Hale can give informa tion, is just about to enter upon a vigorous campaign to secure a majority in both houses of congress favorable to Germany and requests further support. There is no possibility of our being compromised. Request telegraphic reply.' " DESIRED TO AVOID BREAK. The desire of tho German govrrn. m rait, at that early stage in the war, to avoid uny excesses on tho purt of (iornum agents lit thin country In ('iirrylnff out their program of tie pt motion tliat would loud to a break STATEMENT. telegrams had not been sent thus leaving the inference that with America. Is evidenced by the strict injunction that In the attacks upon tint railroads, the. embankments nnd bridges should not ho touched. Apparently it was realized that other wise passenger trains might tie wrecked, involving; loss of American 5 JEREMIAH O'LEARY Denies That He Had Any thing to Do With Pro German Sabotage in Mu nitions Plants New York. Oct. 10. Jeremiah O'Leary, president of the American Truth society, denied here today that he had ever had anything to do with pro-German sabotage in munitions plants in this country or knew any thing about it, as indicated in dis patches from the German foreign of fice to former German Ambassador Bernstorff given out by Secretary of State Lansing. "The'Zimmermann message, i gen uine, is a complete surprise to me." he declared. "The only thing I can say about it is that it is a matter about which I could possibly know nothing. What Zimmermann might say to nts military representative I could not in any way control, but I am the controller of my own con duct and as such I can positively say mat J nave had nothing to do with sabotage nor have I ever been an proached by any German agent on tne subject. "It is an outrage for the state de partment to publish documents re fleeting on American citizens wlthouf any proof that they have been con nected with that matter. "I have been active in fighting the British propaganda with my voice, pen nnd energies, because I have been convinced that reason is a far more effective weapon than dynamite. "My work has been out in the open. I have been connected with no secret intrigues. Every newspaper in the country is familiar with my work and Mr. Lansing knows this as -well as they do." life, as many Americans patronize the Canadian railways. MOBE EVIDENCE EXPECTED. As the main puiosc was to cut off supplies of munitions nnd food from the allies in Europe, it was probably thought tills could be accomplished without going to the extreme of de stroying bridges and embankments. Apparently the "correspondence Is sued today must soon be followed by additional disclosures to clear up sonic of the mysterious trnnsnntlons re ferred to, as the filnte. department doubtless has other material in hand. Bernstorff Head of Plots. In tl Is latest step of exposures the state department believes it hns re moved the last doubt thnt Count von Bernstorff was the directing head in America of the German machine for espionage and industrial plots. The revelations of the part played by Jer emiah O'Leary was not unexpected and the fact that his name -was sug gested by Sir Roger Casement, who later was executed In England on the charge of treason, already had been indicated In earlier disclosures made by the department. Who Is "Dr. Hale"? The injection of the name "Dr. Hale" into the German organization was something of a surprise, however, and gave immediate rise to specula tion as to Just what individual was meant. Dr. William Rayard Hale, act ing as a newspaper correspondent, was then in Germany and admittedly close to the Berlin government. Lansing Is Silent. Secretary .Lansing ndhered ,to: the" same policy of silence today as hns characterized "previous disclosures, adding this last chapter of German perfidy without comment or interpre tation. It has been understood that the state department and the depart ment of justice had other records of liernstorff's activities. Smiling Over O'Lenry. Publication of the German foreign office's message referring to Jeremiah O'Leary caused many smiles of grim It was recalled thnt during the na satlsfaction at the White House today, tional campaign last year O'Leary, an president of tho American Truth so ciety, telegraphed the president that neither he nor many other Americans would vote for Mr. Wilson on account of his International policy. The president replied from his sum mer home at Shadow Lawn under date of September 29, 1916: "Your telegram received. I would feel deeply mortified to have you or anybody like you vote for me . Since you have access to many disloyal Americans and I have not, I will ask you to convey this message to them. (Signed) "Woodrow Wilson." Part of Von Igcl Papers. Presumably these papers form a part of those taken by the American secret service men In the raid on tho (Coni.iiuBi on Page J.) GERi.iANS MUST SOON RETREAT Believed That They Will Have the Allies and Give Up Coast More Than 1300 Russia Passes Another Field Marshal Haig, with the help! of the French, has struck another suc cessful blow in the Ypres salient, and the German tenancy of the dominant ! ridge east of Ypres is nearlng an end. The Hritish yesterday captured fur-1 ther sections of the ridge in the di rection of Passchendaele and British guns now dominate that part still in German hands as well as the railway centers of Staden, Roulers and Menin and the railroad between Roulers and Menin. One more stroke, perhaps two, and the Germans must bow before the su perior power of the allies In Flanders and retreat. Should the Gej-mans re tire to the line of Bruges-Thielt-Cour-tral-Lille, they would relinguish their hold on the greater part of the Bel gian coast now used by them for sub marine bases. Their retirement to this line also would make a sharp salient north of Lille unless they choose to. give up that strong hold and retreat to Tournai. Tuesday the British and French made their gains under difficult con ditions. The weather was stormy and the ground was soaked from the rain of several days. From southeast of Broodseinde to St. Jansbeck, where they joined the French, the British made gains all along the line. At Broodseinde the Australians .went over the crest of the Passchendaele ridge, while other troops advanced a mile north along the ridge, gaining all objectives. In the center, Poelcapelle fell into British hands and a considerable ad vance was made between It and the ridge. On the left the outskirts of the for est of Houtholst were gained in an ad vance two miles northwest of Poel capelle. The French took all tho Ger man defenses on a two' mile front, cap tured two villages and reached the for est of Houtholst. German prisoners to the number of more than 1300 were taken by the Anglo-French troops. Heavy losses were inflicted on the Germans and the British and French despite the adverse conditions did not lose heavily in man power. A move to paralyze the German SUCCESSFUL YEAR Chairman Raoul Reads In teresting Report at An nual Meeting Many Visiting Oolfers Meeting in annual session yestetady afternoon at tho club house, the -stockholders of the AshevHle County club transferred important business, heard interesting reports and elected offi cers. Following the meeting of the stockholders and directors of the club, comprising the incorporated organiza tion which held a meeting at which they heard the report of the chair man of the board of governors deal ing with the work of. tho past year and making recommendations for the future. The stockholders selected the fol lowing directors, the five men being chosen to succeed themselves: W. 11. Plummer, Thomas Wadley Raoul, K. L. Seely, Haywood Parker. Dr. C. V. Reynolds.' The meeting of the stock holders was presided over by Dr. Reynolds, vice-chairman In the ab sence of the president, H. W. Plum mer. He dealt at length with the va rious departments of the club nctivl tise and upon the close OX his talk a vote of thanks Was extended to the" president and to the members of the board of directors for their excellent work in behalf of the welfare of the club. Following the stockholder session, the annual meeting of the members' organization took place. At this gath ering three members of the board of governors were elected to succeed themselves for a term of three years, these being Judge J. G. Adams. Stan ley I lowland and Charles K. Rudd. The other-members of the board of governors are Mr. Raoul, M. V. Moore. .In.'in S. Hursey, Dr. J. B. Greene, Dr. T. P. Cheesborough and Dr. F. L. Hunt. The feature of the meeting of the club members was a report of Chairman Raoul, which, however, was declared by tho members to be in complete by rt.ison of the fact that the author made no mention of the handsome cup presented by the chair man during the past year, a motion, based on the statement that Mr. Raoul's modesty should not be allow ed so cause incompete record, pro vided for the Incorporation into the proceedings of the meotinc a state ment as to Mr. Raoul's gift. The mo tion was carried unanimously. A vote of, thanks was extended to the chair man and the members of the board of governors for their splendid effort (Continued on Page ..) OR COUNTRY CLUB IN FLANDERS to Bow to Superiority of Greater Part of the Belgian German Prisoners Taken Crisis Safely fleet in order to force the German government to make peace has been uncovered by the Derlin admiralty. The ring leaders have been appre hended and Vice Admiral von Capelle. minister' of marine, announces that they have been punished. Ah attempt of the government to throw the blame for the movement on the radical socialists, who have been i outspoken recently in their hostility to the government, met with a demand! by a leader of the majority socialists' that it produce proof and that the; reichstag suspend Judgment, j The radical socialist effort to heckle' the government through an interpella-1 tion of Pan-German propaganda was j stayed, however, by the announcement j of the plot in the reichstag, and prob-1 ably rescued Chancellor Michaelis and i his aides from an embarrassing situa- tion.. ---Russia apparently has come safely! through the crisis arising from the I Korniloff revolt, and a new coalition! government, including four members of the constitutional democratic party, j has come into power. The latest effort of Premier Kerensky to strengthen his i country against the enemy is opposed by the more radical elements. The! new government pledges an active I foreign policy, increased fighting pow- j er, the stamping out of anarchy and the calling of a constituent assembly. German counter attacks came promptly last night after yesterday's allied advance in Flanders, but were launched in only a limited area and without any success of moment ac cording to today's olflcial report from London. The British gains all along the line were held except that in the sector northeast of Ypres, south of the railway running to Staden, their advanced troops on a 2000 yard front had to retire a short distance. The French were not disturbed, in the occupation of their new-won ground in the vicinity of Houtholst wood, the Germans undertaking only patrol operations during the night. The French indeed, forged further ahead, pressing eastward from the village of Draeibank and occupying Papegoet farm. RITE SESSION HERE Attendance Very Large at Fall Reunion Big Ban quet at Cathedral Tomor row Night Program The attendance at the annual fall reunion of the Scottish Rite bodies at the cathedral on Broadway is very large, moid than 130 members regis tering on the first day. The mem bers are very enthusiastic over the reunion and it promises to be a great success in every respect. Tho work of the Canton degree team has attracted much favorable comment from the other members at tending the reunion. Tho thirty second degree class will be one of the largest for several years, it is ex pected, anil the members are greatly pleased with the work. Those intending the reunion are received in the reading room to the left of the entrance. Recently the handsome library cases contributed by the A. L. Parker memorial class have been installed there and are being rapidly filled with books. The reunion- will continue through tomorrow night and a feature of the closing hours ' will ' be the big ban-' quet which will be given ill tho ban quet hall at the cathedral at t:30 o'clock tomorrow evening. Supper is served each evening at the cathedral by members of the Order of the East ern Star. Tho following degree work is on the program for today and tomorrow: 10 o'clock 14 Perfect Kin. 2 o'clock 15 Knight of the Eagle. 3:30 o'clock 17 Knight of East and West. 4:30 o'clock 18 Knight Rose Croix. 6 o'clock Supper in Cathedral, 19, 20. 7:30 o'clock 21 Prussian Knight. 9 o'clock 22 Knight of the Royal Axe. By Conton Team 23, 24, 25, 25. 1 Thursday. ' 11 o'clock 27 Knight Commander of the Temple. 28. 29. 2 o'clock 3 ft Knight Kadosh. 44:30 o'clock 31 Inspector Inquisi tor. 0:30 o'clock Banquet In Cathedral. 8:30 o'clock 32 Master of Royal Secret. Refuses Extradition. Rome, Oct. 9 (Delayed). After long consideration the Italian govern ment has decided not to grant the extradition of Alfredo Cocchi. who killed Kuth Cruder in New York. SOU GIANTS, WITH BACK TO WALL, READY TO MEET WHITE SOX McGraw's Men Will Fight Hard In Third Game Today to Keep Chicago From Running A way With World's Series is the Best Forecast. HOW THEY WILL LINE UP The batting order for today's game will be as follows: Chicago J.Collins,, If. McMullen, 3b. E. Collins, 2b. Jackson, cf. Felsch, cf. Gandil, lb. Weaver, ss. Schalk, c Cicotte, p. Umpires: At the plate, Klem; bases, O'Loughlin, Rigler and Evans. Polo Grounds, New York, Oct. 10. The New York Giants havig executed, as they declare a strategic retirement to pre pared positions on the Polo Grounds found themselves today con fronting the Chicago White Sox in the third game of the world's series: The champions of the National league, had their backs to the ivall to ivard off the onrushing pennant winners of the Amer ican league who have captured two straight games and need only to annex two more to win the honors of the series. An early turnstile count indicated over 35,000 persons jam med into, the vast concrete and tvooden stands of the Brush stadium with more coming while play was under way, "We will try and make it four straight," said Manager Row land as he led his White Stockinged uartiors on the field. "It will be either Cicotte or Russell against the Giants. We leant to end the series here." Ixioketl Like Rain nt 8 O'clock. A cold northwest wind and an over cast sky gave the fans little to hope for at 8 o'clock this morning. The rain that caused a postponement of yesterday's game ceased falling at dusk but overhead conditions . this morning gave promise of anything but dry weather, and a warm sun to cheer players and spectators. With anything like fair weather the Polo grounds, with seats for more than 38,000 persons, will hold a ca pacity crowd. Despite last night's rain and the cold, penetrating northeast wind, many fans turned out again dming tho night and waited for the opening of the ball park gates. The crowd began to grow with the first streaks of dawn and when the gates to the two-dollar unreserved seats in the lower grandstand and to the dollar bleacher seats were opened it was nearly as large as the average world's scries throngs of other years. Rain checks possessed by the 1 5,000 per sons who braved yesterday's cold and rain and sat in the uncovered seats in the downpour were honored for to day's game only. Special gates were opened for the holders of the checks. A large num ber of the rain chocks fell into the hands of speculators who in many cases bought then! at a reduction from fans who could not attend today's game. Grounds In Good Ooiulit Ion. Early reports from,!tho cround keepers assured the management of the New York club that it' no more rain fell the diamond would be in good condition. The infield was cov ered when yesterday's rain begin and is dry and fairly fast. The outfield, however, Is somewhat heavy but not too soft to make an Appreciable difference to the fielders. The four umpires made a trip to the Polo grounds early for the purpose of reporting to the national co-imlssion. Betting on the results of the series has not undergone any change. Two to one, and three to one that the American league pennant winners would take the series were the pre vailing odds with not many takers. There appeared to be more waggerlng on the result of today's game than on the outcome of the series, even money being offered by both sides. HcIhhI Giant Team. New Yorkers covered the money of fered by enthusiastic Chicago rooters that the Sox would take four straight. Some of the betting was offered oil the belief that yesterday's postpone ment helped the Now York team, ft was admitted by the Giant rooters that the two defeats sustained by the Nrttioijal leaguers in Chicago had se verely shaken the team us a whole and to some extent had demoralized tho pitching staff. Manager McGraw' pitching plans were shot to pieces by the White Sox butters and the close Cicotte Against Sallee New York Burns, If. Herzog, 2b. Kauff, cf. . Zimmerman, 3b. Fletcher, ss. Robertson, rf . Holke, lb. Rariden, c. Sallee, p. followers of the game feel that the en forced lay-off has. helped the team to pull itself together and has given the twirlers a chance to get a good rest- By the same token. New York sup-Sk porters argue the idleness did not do the White Sox any good. The western team was on edge, playing right on its toes and having twice tasted victory was eager to go in and finish the Giants. The pitchers were going good. Cicotte and Faber by virtue of their victories over the eastern team, were full of confiden-j and anxious to per form again. Rowland Is Confident. Manager Rowland, of the Chicago team, says that his team is still up to concert pitcli and that today's game will demonstrate that fact. He says he foels confident that his team will win In four straight, nnd duplicate the feat of the Boston Braves against the Philadelphia Athletics in 19.14. He declares that his team is the best that has ever represented the American league in a world's series. McGraw Still Hopeful. Manager McGraw, of the Giants, has little to say regarding the situation his team is in. He has told friends that he is still hopeful that his pitch ers and batters will show their true form and even up :he series. He banks largely on Schupp and Sallee coming through succes ully before a home crowd, it is said. . Clcotto vs. Sallee, Many guesses are being mode 'on the pitching possibilities for the third ' game. Yesterday it was expected that Cicottee would again oppose Sallee, I.Jt with the rest that Schupp has ob tained there is a ponibllity that he may be sent to the mound. Tho gen eral opinion, ho-vever, is that it will be Cicotte' against Sallee. McC'arty Improving. Catcher McCarty, who injured his shoulder in the socoiid Chicago game, is coming around rapidly and if the series is drawn out he may get into the game again. White Rariden per forms well behind the bat the Giants need a heavier hitter as a catcher, since the team, as a whole, has not come up to McGraw's expectation in the base-hit line. Unless there is another upset in the , schedule the two teams will play here ' tomorrow. In the event New York wins at least one game here the teams will travel west on Friday and play the fifth game at Chicago on Saturday. If there Is a sixth game It will be played In New York on Monday. Decrease In l'nllllcl Tonnage. New York, Oct. 10. The unfilled tonnage on the books of the United Steel corporation of September 80. last, was 9,833,477 tons, a decrease of 573,572 tons from August 31. accord- ing to the monthly statement of the corporation issued today. " :t. ... MaajUUL-t.'.ol''J!l.';.l'j:.J ;
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