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VOL. XXII. NO. 278.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, SUNDAY MORNING, NOV. 11, 1917
PRICE FIVE CENT
STAGE SET ALONG
PI AVE FOR ITALY'S
DECISIVE BATTLE
Re-Enforced By British
Confident of Result The Piave, Swelled By
Floods, Offers Natural Barrier to Teutonic
Advance Bridges Blown Up
London, Nov. 10. The forced were arrayed tonight for
Italy's decisive battle of the war. The Austro-German invading
armies were reported by both Berlin. and Rome to have reached
the line of the river Piave. Behind the river, facing the Ger
mans over a front of nearly 40 miles, the Italians with French
and British reinforcements, ivere confidently awaiting the issue.
Dispatclies from the front tonight declared the situation
was improving with every hour for the Italians. The retreat to
behind the Piave was methodically carried out. Italian cavalry,
cyclist corps and the famous Bersagelieri, continued their heroic
sacrifice of their oun lives that they might screen the move
ments of the big forces of their own troops beyond. Relentless
execution of a few deserters restored the retreating forces to a
high standard of discipline and morale. ,
As London saiv it tonight, the only grave menace to the
Italian position was the German official claim of having reached
Asiago. This city is in the Trentio, and is 65 miles beyond
Piave river line on the plains. The claim of its occupation in
dicates the Teutonic command is once again trying its favorite
strategy of a flanking movement. The Italian official statement
indicaed a contact with the enemy over practically the same
line of the Piave as Berlin reported. ' Repulse of enemy attacks
on advanced Italian positions in the Ledio valley were reported.
All Italian rear guards were declared to have safely crossed the
river, blowing up the bridges.
IS ISHE1LE11
HUNS' PRISONER?!
William L. Crosby, Former
Asheville Fireman, May
Be In Prison Camp His
Brother Believes Report
Is William L, Crosby, formerly a
member' of the Asheville Fire depart
ment, now in a German prison camp?
According to a story in the .Jackson
ville Times-Union of November 9 he
ls The Times-Union says thut in the
casualty list sent out the namo of
Sergeant William I Cressley was an
error for the. name of Crosby, in the
list of those American soldiers cap
tured in the German raid of Novem
ber 3.
The Jacksonville paper states that
the casualty list Rave Cressley's moth
er's name and address as Mrs. C. F.
Cressley, of Jacksonville and Ashe
ville. Now, Mrs. Crosby's initials are
C. V., and she is at present at her
Asheville home on Monlford avenue.
And she does make her home part of
the time in Jacksonville. l.eland
Crosby, brother of William, stated
last, night that he believed that, his
brother had been captured.
Crosby enlisted in the army and
left for France some months ago as
a truck driver in the quartermaster's
corps. Several post cards have been
received from him by Asheville fire
men, but nobody, not even his broth
er, knew of his transfer to another
branch of the service. It is thought
possible that he was driving' an am
munition truck and was nt the front
when the raid was made in the dawn
of Saturday, November 3.
There was considerable speculation
among Crosby's old friends last night
as to the probabilities of his being a
prisoner of the Huns now. The pros
pect that the report will turn out to
be true brought the war close home
to those who heard this news last
night and there was many a grave
question as to the war situation at
present and of the part that Ashe
ville men will be called upon to play
in it before tho end can be reached.
An unaccountable feature of this
story last night was the fact that the
casualty list as published in The
TIMES Monday contained neither the
name of Cressley nor Crosby.
HOLDING LEAD IN OHIO
Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 10. Ohio's
vote on prohibition will not be known
until Monday.
When Secretary of State Fulton
closed his office late today the "wets"
majority of 1,452 was based on offi
cial returns from the 67 counties by
mall; official returns from 11 by wire
and the remaining ten unofficially
tabulated.
The totals now show; wets,"
B22.741; "drys," 521,309.
- Meantime the anti-saloon league,
"dT" republicans and democrats nave
joined foi-res to attack the final count,
I should the "wets" hold the lead.
and French, Italians
. Floods Help Italians.
Home, Nov. 10. Nature which
failed Italy in drying up the Taglia
mento so the Austro-German invad
ers easily forded it, came to the res
cue of the sorely beset Italians troops
tonight. With the Italian rear guards
safely over the Piave after having
heroically covered the, retreat of the
main army, the Piave suddenly swelled
to flood stage under two days of steady
downpour.
AH bridges across the river have
been blown up by the retreating Ital
ians so that for the present at least
the river offers a splendid natural
barrier to th"- Teutonic advauce.
In the mountains to thi north na
ture also helped the Italians by a
heavy snow fall. The retreating
forces, accustomed to deep snow and
the slippery ravines, were not slowed
up perceptibly. But the pursuing
enemy was greatly hampered. This
circumstance alone greatly facilitated
the Italian withdrawal from danger
ous positions on this wing of the line.
Fierce rear guard engagements
were fought by the troops covering
the retreat to the Piave line.
South of Chiarano. the enemy at
tempted an encircling move. Italian
light infantry and cavalry counter
attacked with a fury and zeal that
completely parried the blow. With
this menace removed, they retreated
to their main lines.
The stage was apparently set all
along the Piave line for the battle
which will mean Italy's stoppage of
the invasion or forced surrender of
Venice and the Northern Italian in
dustrial section.
The utmost confidence was felt here
tonight over the outcome. French and
British reinforcements are now in the
lines. Badly needed guns are in
place. The Italian populace is a unit
in stern unyielding determination to
fight the invaders to the uttermost.
Former Premier Giolitti, one of Italy's
foremost statesmen, as well as a poli
tician, declared to the United I'ress
today: ,
"This moment requires 'absolute
discipline. It imposes on politicians
the duty of silence."
Giolitti gives his complete support
to the war policy. His influence is
tremendous throughout all Italy.
Berlin Statement.
Berlin (via London), Nov. 10.
"Strong English attacks around Poel
eapelle nnd Passchendaele broke
down under sanguinary losses," to
day's official statement asserted.
Washington, Nov. 10. America has
provided 1,764 German prisoners of
war with every comfort and wants
the German government to recipro
cate with its 160 captured Americans,
Negotiations on the treatment of
prisoners started tonight. Through
the Swiss government, photographs of
German prison camps in America
were sent to Germany by the war de
partment.
When a representative of the Swiss
government inspected some of these
camps recently he found conditions
"entirely satisfactory."
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Armistice Probable.
Lugano, Switzerland, Nov. 10.
The Austrian press today gave
great prominence to a rumor that
Austria is soon to formulate pro
posals for an armistice.
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FINLAND 10 Jl RUSSIA EMBASSY
WITH BDLSHEV1KI ilYU RECOGNIZE
ftGlSnEREt.uTHEIlllILISIS
Baltic Fleet and the Finland
Army Have Decided On
Such a Course
GERMAN FLEET IN
BALTIC THURSDAY
London Convinced Germany
Had a Hand In the
Russian Revolt
London, Nov. 10. Behind the cur
tain of censorship held by the Bol
shevik! in Russia tonight the drama
of a national tragedy may be unfold
ing. But the few telegrams and these I
exceedingly contradictory, have been
received from Petrograd since those
dated Thursday night. Of the two
messages sent Friday, received this
afternoon, one announced the Bo,
sheviki as assembling their govern
ment with T.enine and Trntv.kv nt if
head and the other merely stated that I
the finance commerce and foreign
ministries had suspended their work.
Previous messages, dated Thursday,
had declared that Premier Kerensky,
with provisional troops was approach
ing Petrograd.
London eagerly waited for further
word of the possible battle. So far
there has been no confirmation of
early reports today that Moscow had
joined with the maximalists. The re
volt, however, has spread to Finland,
apparently, judging from Copenhagen
dispatches. They reported that dele
gates of the Baltic fleet and commit
tees representing the Russian army
in Finland had decided to join with
the Bolshevikl. The maximalists rev
olutionary committee revealed that
another Baltic port have "occupied all
important strategic points," accord
ing to Copenhagen. --''-
Tbi E6W3 tending to indicate Fin
land's decision against the Kerensky
government, came coincidental with
other Copenhagen reports, quoting the
newspaper Beringske Tldende, that
tho German fleet on Thursday re
ported in the Baltic, was attacking
the Finnish port and naval station at
Helsinfgord.
It was this attack by the German
fleet on Finland that was regarded here
as final evidence of Prussia's hand
in the Petrograd revolt. More weight
was furnished in the reports regard
ing Reval. This naval station was
completely evacuated by the Russians
several weeks agr. when the German
fleet was "nerating nt the mouth of
the Gulf of Riga and German troops
had been landed on Werder penin
sular. The fragmentary rumors and re
ports as to the actual situation in
Petrograd and elsewhere in Russia
were violently contradictory. Ger
man sources, apparently well pleased
with the Bolshevikl coup, had news
that the pacifist leaders were smooth
ing out a government. Other reports
told of ominous troop movements.
Stockholm reported from Haparanda
that the Narod Naianista, a socialist
organ on Thursday had flatly denied
that any of the provisional govern
ment ministers had been arrested and
declared that Kerensky was at the
front at the time of the revolt. This
was in direct contradiction to Petro
grad dispatches, dated Thursday and
received early today announcing plans
for prosecution of all captured min
isters. , ...
JJSPLA1ED
TO ESCAPE JAIL
Plot of Sixty Prisoners In
County Jail at Chicago
To Overpower Guards Is
Frustrated
Chicago, Nov. 10. A plot to res
cue the CO I.W.W. members hold
in the county Jail here on charges of
conspiracy against tho government
was frustrated by guards late today.
As a result, pluns were under way
tonight to divide the I.W.W.'s into
small groups and scatter them about
the country until they nre brought to
trial, probably next month. Ten of
the prisoners already have been trans
ferred to Joliet, and nine to Wheaton,
The plan was for the prisoners to
keep together and at an agreed signal
to overpower the guards. This signal
was to be observed by friends on the
outside, who were to assist the pris
oners in hiding as soon as the latter
forced their way out.
The guards' suspicions were aroused
by a great number of loiterers.
A man who gave his name as J. C.
Russell has been carrying food dally
to William Haywood, international
secretary of the I.W.W. He was in
tercepted late today and a note taken
from him which read: "What can we
do for you on the outside?" ,
The reply, It was alleged, was to
be given to a "woman In red," who
has been among those loitering near
the Jail,
Must Have National Govern
ment Uniting All Factions
Says Bahkmetieff
AMERICA STILL HAS
FAITH IN RUSSIA
May Treat With Any Gov
ernment As Soon As It
Becomes Established
Washington, Nov. 10. Russia's de
facto government set up by the max
imalists was tonight the biggest ques
tion mark in the Russian crisis. Ket
ensky's star was in the descendanry
-si.ciuiam v,,
even Russian embassy admitted, while i
declaring they would never accept the !
maximalists authority.
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A.Ui101U Y. Ill 1U Ul l ItUI I.
Its own destinv bv the United Rt.ntos
and the allies. None will recognize
any new democratic government there !
until the atmosnhere clears. But l-f
lied diplomats stated they would not !
deal with a Russian government which
clings to a policy of "immediate
peace."
The hour of Russia's greatest trial
has come, according to officials. With
the German fleet hammering awnv at I f nle--eiiiciency. mat was practically
Helsingfors, German agents run-1 impossible under the old draft sys
ning wild in the country preaching I tem- Tne new method will enable the
sedition and discord, only a miracle i government to exempt men with closer
can save Russia for the. allied cause j rf ara to the nation's labor needs in
against Germany. , . a" "nes.
The pacifists have won both Moscow A ulace will be arranged near each
and Petrograd, Ambassador Francis ' local board headquarters where- the
reported to the state department
day. More troops and probably the
Baltic fleet have gone over to fhe new
Bolshevlskl cabinet set up bv the
maximalists with Lenlne and Trozky
at its head. The expected opposition
from Kerensky. a lonp of the td cab
inet to be lit -liberty apparently." has
so far failed to materla-T In the Rus
sian news, ine hoi :neviKi ruiect wun j
an iron nana in notn me leaning cities
and without further bloodshed, mean
time sending emissaries to all points
to enlist support. ,
Facing this situation, the state de
partment was at a loss to move diplo
matically. "There is no one yet with whom we
can treat," said one official. "There
Is no disposition to withhold support
from Russia just because there has
been a revolution. It has been plain
from the beginning of the revolu
tionary movement that such things
must be expected.
"The United States government
feels that It must continue to have
faith in Russia e-ven to an extent
which might appear foolhardy from
a financial point of view. As soon
as there is a government flrmlv es
tablished undoubtedly the United
States will seek to learn just where
the new government stands with re
gard to all questions affecting Amer
ica's interests."
So far the maximalists -have been
playing a lone hand, too busy with
international affairs to seek outside
recognition. They have at Inst per
mitted Ambassador Francis and other
allied diplomats to cable but. the dis
patches were withheld and only con
rmation of earlier press reports were
given out.
State department officials tonight
said they were hopeful that next week . have been taken in the brotherhoods
would bring detailed information on j it is declared, nnd the brotherhoods
conditions throughout Russia upon are now in favor of joining forces with
which this government can base its . the Federation.
future attitude, President Samuel Gompers and
The diplomatic sensation locallv 1 Secretary Frank Morrison were busy
was the embassy's defiance hurled at! today with pie-convention business,
the maximalists. The executive council of the Feder-
"Russia can be headed only by ajation was in session, deliberating on
national government uniting all the; the annual report, which will be sub
constructive elements of Russian de-Miiitted at the opening session. What
moerney,'! stnted Ambassador Bakh-'s contained in the report would not
meteff. i be revealed by Mr. Gompers, who
The belief was strong that bel""'! the public would learn its con
Would not have issued such a state- tents when it is read Monday,
ment unless he had received encour- Governor Whitman is expected to
ae-ement at the state department. But!arrlve " Sunday and will address the
it was pointed out that if the mnxi- delegates at the opening meeting,
malists establish their government tin- At a sfssion of the building trades
allv the ambassador and practically ' section today application of the In
hfs entire staff will be relieved of ; ternational Boiler Makers and Ship
office.
T
LEAVE CAMP SEVIER
Special to The TIMES.
Greenville, S. C, Nov. 10. The
First battalion, 105th engineers, In
umuii.R . '-".
ifu tunii. u iiiuiiurm , umi-
nation unhnown. ii is inougni inai
mis iiiuvc uioMiio iiuMi irininui,ii iui
the journey to France. The First
regiment band from North Carolina
18 now nuacneu iu me engineers, us vent ion, President Gompers announc
i membership including Bandmaster . ed late tonight.
I John D. Cole, Joe Johnson, Charles, Secretary Baker has issued an or
j Glass and others of Asheville, Canton 1 flor to Colonel Heavey,' in charge of
(and Wnynesville. Other Tar Heels the Officers Training camp at Fort
from Htatesville, Hickory, Salisbury
and other North Carolina towns are
with tho 105th. " j
Governor Blckett today held ' a'
grand review of tho 60th Brigade, t
composen or lormer isortn Carolina
regiments, following tho review the
governor spoke to an audience est!
mated at 7,000 soldiers. Friday night
tho governor spoke before tho 113th
Field artillery, formerly First North
Carolina regiment. Two thousand
soldiers were present.
CLASSIFICATION OF
REGISTRANTS WILL
BEGIN DECEMBER 15
Questionnaire, Which Will Fix Exact Status of Each
One of 9,000,000 Registered Men, Will Be Made Public
In Few Days Classification Should Be Finished In
60 Days President Calls Upon All To Give Aid
Washington, Nov; 10,--Calling upon
every citizen in the nation to put
personal interests aside and help the
government classify the remaining 9,
000,000 draft registrants, President
Wilson tonight issued a foreword on
the new draft regulations, '
He asied every lawyer to volunteer
his services and every doctor to do
the same, in order that free legal and
medical aid bureaus may be estab
lished for the registrants In conjunc
tion with each local board. The pres
ident estimated that the classification
which the Provost Marshal General
announced will begin throughout the
."jcountry about December 15, should
, . j
""leieu. o uays.-
the mails to the local boards and will
oe maue punnc in a lew aays.
... . , . , ...
.-.-'"um - us ie.i,is uie exact .-pnysicai.
I mental, moral, social, commercial and
rT u.l e.very regiairani
Wl be fixed. It will give the govern-
ment, data on h"w, many sh,P Jbuild
ers, foresters, brick layers, hod car
riers, musicians and every other type
of. ..man power is at its disposal.
Speedy mobilization and equipment of
units for any war task will be pos
to-i"1" may mi oui uieir questions, un
der the direction of county judges or
other officials a committee will see
that there are always plenty of law
yers to help the registrants do this.
Questionnaires will be mailed to five
per cent ot the registrants each day
beginning December 15. Each man
has seven days to fill out and return
the list. On December 23 the boards
LABOR HI
President Gompers and Sec
retary Morrison Arrang
ing Details for Meeting of
Federation In Buffalo
Buffalo, X. Y., Nov. 10. The "big
four" brotherhoods of railroad engi
neers, firemen and enginemen, rail
way conductors and railway trainmen
may affiliate with the American
Federation of Labor during the organ
ization's convention which opens here
on Monday, according to an official
of the Federation today.
If this amalgamation is made it will
swell the Federation's membership
11.111, ul ouu.uuu
Builders union, to bo affiliated with
the building trades, was rejected.
The Mining section and Pattern
Makers' section also held meetings,
prepared reports to be presented to
the convention.
The union went on record as stand
ing behind President Wilson in tho
prosecution of the war for democracy
nnd everything possible will be done
to co-operate with the government.
The United States Department of La
bor was represented at the meeting
by Guy D. Goff, who told the dele
gates what the government intends
doing to meet the need for labor of
all kinds during the war. He said
thnt employment agencies nil over the
country would be opened through
wnlch men will he advised whero they
are most needed.
t -president Wilson will ndHrn th
' delegates at the opening of the con-
Niagara, tp have the men under his
comniund act as guard of honor to
the President and his party.
Included in the President's party
will be Mrs. Wilson, Secretary Tu-
: tnuity and vr. t ary Grayson.
Former Queen Dying. '
Honolulu, Nov. 10. Former Queen
Lillolukalanl, who has been near death
for the past two days, is sinking rap
Idly. It is not believed that she can
I've until Sunday.
W
OPU MONDAY
will begin placing the men in five
classes. They should finish their task
about February 13 and soon after the
second draft call may be expected.
The questionnaire is somewhat for
midable and complicated in appear
ance. But in explanation of this the
provost marshal today said:
"A . rating of the questions shows
that they are simple enough, to an
swer for any person who can read and
write understanding. It is the only
printed form which any registrant
needs to use either in making claims
or filiner proof."
The President's Statement.
The president's foreword to this
document tonight said:
"The task of selecting and mobiliz
ing tho National army is nearing com
pletion. The expedition and accur
acy ot its accomplishment were a
most gratifying demonstration of the
efficiency of our democratic institu
tions. The swiftness with which the
machinery for its execution had to
be. assembled, however, left room for
adjustment and improvement. New
regulations putting these improve
ments into effect are, therefore, be
ing published today. There is no
change in the essential obligation of
men subject to selection. The first
draft must stand unaffected by the
provisions of the new regulations
Thev can be given no retroactive ef
fect. "The time has come for a more per
fect organization of our man power.
The selective principle must be car
ried to its logical conclusion. We
must take a complete inventory of the
qualifications of all registrants in or
der to determine, as to each man not
already selected for duty with the
colors, the place In the military, in
dustrial or agricultural ranks of the
nation in whtch.hi experience and
training can best be made to serve
(Continued on Page 2)
PLANS TO SPEED
UP SHIPBUILDING
Emergency Fleet Corpora
tion Is Reorganized Men
at Cantonments May Be
Used Capps Is Relieved
Washington, Nov. 10 Ship builders
have been promised exemption from
the draft. Further to speed tho ship
construction program the emergency
fleet corporation has been re-organized
and the reins taken from the hands
of Admiral Capps.
With this announcement from the
shipping board tonight the drive to
float sufficient new shipping to over
come submarine losses was immense
ly speeded up. Labor is now expect
ed to be found a plenty. Kven draft
ed 'men now in cantonment camps who
are needed by the shipping board will
be returned to the ship building in
dustry. Secretary of War Baker and
Adjutant-General McCain promised
Chairman Hurley.
Investigation disclosed that to attain
its 6,000,000 ton goai by January 1,
1018, the emergency fleet corporation
needed new direction. Ships were not
being produced fast enoiirrh despite
the undoubted technical ability of Ad
miral Capps.
Charles Piez, of Chicago, takes
active charge of construction as the
new vice-president of tho corporation.
Admiral Capps will not resign, nnd as
President Wilson's appointee, will con
tinue with the title of general man
age. Chairman Hurley, of the board,
who is president of the corporation,
has given Mr. Piez full authority to use
his well-tried executive powers.
The change in the management of
the fleet corporation was precipitated
by the Maryland Ship Building nnd
Dry Dock company which allowed
Chairman Hurley that it had not been
getting co-operation from the organi
zation under Admiral Capps; that gen
eral mismanagement and inefficient
business methods threatened the gov
ernment's merchant marine program.
Piez will have a number of assis.
tants. It is expected later he will
devote himself entirely to the steel
ship program. At present the build
ing of wooden ships is being rushed to
the utmost. James Hayworth. of Chi
, cago, is to have control of this end
of the program. John Barton Payne,
of Chicago, l" made chief of the legal
staff; A. J. Mason of Chicago, Frank
Kirby of New York and Charles Day
of Philadelphia are three others to
assist 1'eiz.
Back of southern pine has been
holding up ship building for some
time. Piez will at once bring Oregon
fir from the Pacific coast.
The shipping board, through its in
dustrial service bureau, will see that
exemption of ship workers affords no
loophole for slackers. The war de
partment, granting exemption to ev-
fry man certified by the shipping
board or fleet corporation, will re
quire a monthly report from each.
METHODISTS 1LU
HOLD CONFERENCES
HERE THIS WEEK
Twenty-Eighth Session oi
W. N. C. Conference
Opens Wednesday
CONFERENCE DATA
IS VERY INTERESTING
List of the Delegates and
Hosts for the Meetings
Important Sessions
The twenty-eighth annual sossion
of the Western North Carolina con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church, south, will convene at Central
Methodist church next Wednesday, for
sessions which promise to be among
the most important ever held by this
body. This conference is one of the
strongest in the south and itB sessions
are always looked forward to with a
great deal of interest.
In addition to the assignment of
preachers of the conference to their
posts for the next year, delegates to
the general conference of the church.i
which will be held in Atlanta next
May, will also be selected at this time.
The conference was formed in Con
cord in 1890 and since then has grown
to be large and strong, including sev
eral of the best-known ministers of
tho church in the south.
The eastern line of the conference
extends to Guilford county, Randolph
to the Yadkin river,, to the South
Carolina line and all of the country
west of this line in western North
Carolina. There are 263 traveling!
preachers in the conference, besides 22
preachers on trial and 28 local preach
ers supplying charges. There are lVi
presiding elder districts, the Ashe--'
ville district being supplied by R. Gi.
Tuttle. During the year the presid-!
ing elder. Rev. Dr. J. H. Weaver of
Greensboro, has died. v
The elder districts of the confer
ence are divided as follows: Asheville,'
Charlotte, Greensboro, Morganton,.
Mt. Airy, North Wilkesboro, Salisbury,
Shelby, Statesville, Waynesville and
preachers and one presiding elder who
Winston.
Of the conference there are 18'
have served the full quota as follows: (
W, F. W'ombie, Hendersonville; P. A.r
Gross, Sulphur Springs; E. W. Fox,
Weaverville; B. F. Hargett, Pineville;
W. B. Thompson, Deep River; H. L.
Powell, Cliff Side; J. H. Bowles, For
est City; A. C. Swafford, Morganton; i
B. A. Oakley, Jonesvllle; D. P. Wat-A
ers, Booneville; P. W. Tucker, Kan-
napolis; E. W. Vick, Park avenue,
Salisbury; J. H. Moser, Bellwood; w.'
B. Shinn, Bessemer City; A. L. Stan
ford, Hickory; J. AV. Vestall, For
sythe; J. S. Hyatt, Winston;-. R. M.
Courtney, West End, Winston; H. K.
Byer, presiding elder, Winston dis
trict. In the immediate vicinity of Ashe
ville, in this district, there are no
changes to be made except in the
cases of W. F. Womble, E. W. Fox,
P. A. Gross and A. Burgin.
There will be preaching each after
noon of the conference by several of
the distinguished ministers who will
be in attendance. The services that
are open to the public will be very
interesting arid those who care to at
tend are urged to be present at the
various sessions.
It is expected that several young
preachers will apply to the conference
for admission.
Central Methodist church, where the
sessions of the conference will be held.
is one of the largest churches of the
conference and list of preaches who
have filled its pulpit contains many
of the best known men in the church.
PuslorM of Central Church
Asheville was made a station In the
year 1848. Before that date, it was a
circuit called the Asheville circuit.
The pastors of Central church from
the time it was made a station until
the present (191") are as follows:
1848-49, Jackson S. Burnett; 1849
50, William M. Kerr; 1850-51, George
W. Alexander; ,1851-52, David Sullins;
1852-53, K. W. Chanceauime; 1853-54.
E. E. Gillenwaters; 1854-55, John H.
Carlisle; 1 855-56, Coleman Campbell;
1856-57, K. E. Gillenwaters; 1 857-58,'
William H. Bates; 1858-59, William
H. Kelly; 1859-60, Philip S. Sutton:
1860-61, E. C. Wcxler: 1861-62, A. D.
Stewart; lS(.'-64, J. D. Wagg; 1864
65, William C. Bowman, 1865-66, Jas.
S. Kennedy; 1866-67, R. Price;
1867-70, Ii. K. Haynes, 1870-71, W H.
Bates; 1871-73, W.-C. Bowman; 1873
74, John Boring; 1874-76, C. T. Car
rol; 1876-77, E. E. Hoss, 1877-79,
James Atkins', 1879-81, J. S. Burnett;
1881-82, J. H. Keith; 1882-86, G. C.
Rankin: 18CJ-90, W. W. Bays; 1890
92, C. W. Byrd; 1892-96, H. F. Chreltz
herg; 1896-99, C. W. Byrd; 1899-01,
J, II. Weaver; 1901-05, Frank Silcr;
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