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imtfi fen: THE WEATHER Cloudy; Fair Thursday Iff tv f " Asheville s Livest Newspaper To d a y ' s News To d a y N o t Tom o r row Eve r y Da y i nth e Y e a r" VOL XXII. NO. 282. AS1IEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, OV. IS, 1917 PRICE FIVE CENTS NUMBER OF CASUALTffiS AUSTRO NO RELIABLE REPORTS AMERICANS CARRY OUT SUCCESSFUL AMBUSH OF PARTY OF GERM AJNS Number of A mericans Killed or Wounded By German Shell Fire American Artillery Has Claimed Quite a Few Victims American Patrol Surprised and Routed Germans CONFLICTING REPORTS OF RUSSIAN MUDDLE Persistent Reports That Kerensky Controls Petrograd Not Many Teutons Have Crossed Piave River U Boat Campaign Losing Efectiveness Report That Ex-Czar Made Finland Emperor American soldiers have carried out a successful ambush of a German party in -No-Man's land on the western front, killing ond wounding a number of the enemy, - while German shells hare caused a number of casualties in the American lines. An American patrol one night recently lay in the. mud in nail for an enemy party for which they had arranged an am buscade. GERMANS PUT TO FLIGHT. A German detachment of more than tivice the size of the American party fell into the trap. The enemy troops were sur prised and did not stop to fight, scurrying away with their dead end nounded. The Americans suffered no casualties. The American artillery firing in the American sector is be (timing more active and the Germans have been shelling our trenches heavily. A number of Americans have been hilled or '.rounded, a shell which dropped into a trench causing several lasualtics. American artillerymen also have been belaboring the Germans strongly and it is believed their shells liave claimed quite a few victims, Full to Cross Piave. i Austro-German attempts to cross the Piave have been foiled generally by the Italians and the party that crossed at Ze. 'on has not been able to debouch. Several attempts have been made to cross the river between Zen son and the Adriatic but only in the marshland on the coast have the Ger mans been able to make progress, lino they are under heavy fire and it is improbable that any large number of Austro-Cermans will be able to take advantage of the break because of terrain conditions. Teuton Pressure Heavy. On the line from the Dave to Lake Garda the Italians have retired be tween the river and tho region north east of Asingo, reducing the bulge in tho Italian lino. Austro-German pres sure hero and around Aslago continues heavy. The invaders have trained nomo vantage points on tho Aslago plateau and on Sette Comrauni, west of Aslago. Another threat to tho new Italian defense- is noted in a strong German effort between Lake Garda and Lake Ledro. It was the first In this region but was repulsed. All the movoable art treasures have been taken from Venice and the cities of Vlcinza and Trevlso also have been shorn of their works of art In the event of Austro-German success In breaking the Piave lino and forcing Italians to retire to the Brenta or Adlge. Tho U-Boat Campaign. Germany's submarine campaign ap parently is losing its effectiveness as British losses during the past week were only one ship over 1600 tons and five under that weight. This was the I poorest week the submarines have had sine the beginning of ruthless - GERMAN ARMIES MAKING LITTLE PROGRESS warfare in February. The lowest pre vious week was that ending on No vember 4, when twelve vessels, includ ing eight of more than 1600 tons, vere lost. The best week for the Germans was that ending April 22 when 55 ves sels 40 of more than 1600 tons and 15 -of the lesser category were sent down. Conflicting Reports. Although Petrograd has not been in communication with the Nystad cable station in Finland for several days, from Scandinavia reports persist that Premier Kercnsky has gained control of the capital. Reports come also from Sweden that the Bolshevik! re tain their hold on Petrograd and are preparing for a stout resistance against the forces of Kerensky and Generals Kornlloff and Kaledines. Kornlloff Takes Kremlin. In-Moscow the Bolshevikl apparently have been overpowered, an unofficial report received in Copenhagen being to the effect that General- Kornlloff has taken the Kremlin where the extremists were besieged several days ago. lias tho Czar "Come Bnek?" Another rumor says that Siberia has announced its Independence and proclaimed former Emperor Nicholas as emperor. False Rumors, Snys Monravleff. Stockholm, Nov 14. (delayed) Llout.-Colonel Mouravieff, command er of the forces defending Petrograd, according to an undated dispatch from Haparanda to the Dagens Nyheter, has Issued the following proclamation: "Kerensky has circulated a falso rumor that the troops In Petrograd have gone over voluntarily to the pro visional government. The troops of the tree Russian people ar enot retir nir anil ra tint ni-ranriarlnir Thau only nftv, evacuated Gatchlna in or- ACTIVE n r H t t No Official Advice. Washington, Nov. 15. -The government is still without furth er official advices today from. Russia. The last received on Saturday, dated November 8, were far behind the news dis patches of that time. The latest information to the state depart ment on the Russian situation came through Stockholm last Tuesday and reported the Bol sheviki in control of Petrograd. Dispatches of later develop ments, however, have since some through in news cables. . 5 . 5 . , K der to avoid useless bloodshed and take a defensive pasition nearer Pet rograd. The position now is strong enough to resist forces ten times as strong as Kerensky's. Our troops are in the bsot of spirits; Order and calm prevail in Petrograd. : "Beside the cruiser Aurora, the warships Sarga and Svobody, the training ship Afrika and six torpedo boats of the Baltic fleet have arrived from Helsingfors and anchored in the Neva near the Nicholas bridge, in the center of Petrograd, whence they can bombard tho entire capital. Their crews are made up of Boloshivikis." Food for l'etrogrnil. Stockholm, Nov, 14. (Delayed.) The revolutionary committee in Tot rograd, according to a dispatch from Haparanda, has taken measures for revictualling the Russian capital. Ar rangements have been made for in creasing the stock of wheat and workmen have been ordered to con tinue their work without interruption. SOUTHERN TEACHERS MEETING IN ATLANTA Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 15. Educators from many parts of the south were here today to attend the opening ses sion of the 23rd annual meeting of the Association of Colleges and Sec ondary schools of the southern states. Morning and afternoon sessions were to be held today, and a session at Ag nes Scott college was planned for to night. he association Includes In its mem bership forty southern colleges and universities. COKE PRICES WILL NOT BE CHANGED Washington, Nov. 15. Coko prices fixed by the fuel administration will not be changed, it was announced to day, unless producers establish beyond question that their costs of production justify alternations. If changes in prices are sought the applicants will be required to make out a schedule of their costs in a manner approved by the federal trade commission. Agree to Arbitrate. Washington, Nov. 15. Employes of the St. Louis Southwestern railway (Cotton Kelt) today accepted the serv ices of the federal board of mediation and conciliation for settlement of their differences with tho railway management. A strike had been call ed for 2 o'clock this morning because of tho discharge of six conductors for alleged Infraction of rules. John W. Foster Dead. Washington, Nov. 15. John W. Foster, former minister to China, dean of the American diplomatic corps and father-in-law of Secretary Lansing, diod hero this morning after a long illness. Drug Clerks Organize. Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 15. Drug clerks in this city are organizing to reduce their 90 and 95-hour work week. W. K !, H H t . H day Petrograd In Flames. 5 5 London, Nov. 15. According H t to press reports from Stockholm ? W travelers who arrived yesterday t ? evening in Haparanda, Sweden, H W from Finland, sny rumors are t current there that Petrograd Is ! . in flames. K R (It W THE RECEIVED FROM PETROGRAD BULLETS, AND NOT IISINlEUflE PDPULAHJUSTNQW Some Methodists Would Rather Shoot Heathen Than to Preach to Them LITTLE INTEREST IN FOREIGN MISSIONS J. H. Bennett, Formerly of Greensboro, Expelled From. Conference "My people, some of them and good people they are, too, would rather shoot the heathen full of buckshot than send a missionary to preach to them," said one of the preachers ths morning, the second day of the twenty-eighth . session of the WesWn North Carolina Methodist conference, when making, his report of the y ear's work. ' . The remark came as a burning mes sage from the heart of the man who had, as he believed, done his best to teach the 'truth and had received a kindly rebuke at the hands of the bishop. Like an exploding bomb, the statement went through and over the room filled with prearhers and a hearty laugh followed after a second of tenseness. Continuing tho work of Wednesday, Bishop Atkins was calling the roll of preachers and time after time, the report that the "salary was paid in full but that there was a deficit in conference assessments. Bishop At kins remarked that if the pastors managed to bring up the collection for their salaries they should do the same thing for conference claimants. Tho next pastor called unfortunately had a similar report. He said. "Bishop, the people lived me so well that they just would pay my salary but there is a de ficit in the matter of conference claims." The Pastor Kxplalns. "But you should have made them love the work," remarked the bishop. "If you don't believe that I van preach Foreign missions, ask the pro. siding elder," came the response from the preacher. "I have preached and with all my power, but I have people in my church, and they are good peo ple, who will not do what I want them to do. My people, some of them and good people, too, would rather shoot the heaten full buckshot, than send a missionary to preach to them. They are kind-hearted and pond to me, but they will not give to missions." The conference was stilled for a second and they the humor of the situation was felt. Tho preacher had made his defense nnd done it well. Bishop Atkins enught the spirit, of the moment and smiled as he suggested that the preacher was certainly up against a proposition. Good Year Fvorywlicre. There is very apparent interest evidenced as the reports nre read from the various charges. It has been a good year, conversions everywhere, kirgely increased Sunday school en rollment nnd tho financial reports show a, gain over the previous yenr. The fact that wnr is on rind that men are leaving every community comes to the surface every little while as woine pastor tells of tho effect the se lective draft has had In his communi ty. F.ishon Atkins announced thin morning that n. message from the bishops of the church would be pub lished shortly, directing the church concerning its opportunity and duty in this hour. "Never before," said the bishop, "has the church faced an op portunity so great . There is work be fore us. I urge you to read carefully the address when yon recelvo it and do your duty." J. U. Rennett Kxpelled. J. It. Bennett, formerly pastor of tho Centenary Methodist church of Greensboro, it no longer a member of the Western North Carollnn confer enco of the Methodist Episcopa church, south, and for that matter no longer a member of the denomination. i a; h hi At the morning session Rev. W. A. Newell, secretary of the special com mittee appointed by Bishop Atkins for the purpose of trying J. 11. Bennett on charges of gross immorality, read the report of the committee. The report is sicned by nit of the members and was adopted by the con ference without discussion. The re port follows: "We, the committee of trial in the above case (Methodist Episcopal church, south, versus j. II. Bennett), have heard and prayerfully consider ed the evidence submitted to us and find as follows: That specifications No. 1 and No. 2. in the bill of charges, are sustained and that the specifications proven sus tain the charge of immorality and the verdict of the conimit.ee is that J. H. Bennett be and is hereby expelled from the ministry and membership of the church." Signatures, Ira Erwin, J. E. Woolsey, W. N. Robbing-. W. E. Poovey, C. M. Campbell, C. E. A II lianlson. C. G, Herman, A. S. Roper. G. A. Stamper, J. J. Edwards. V; T. Albright, and E. Myers. W. M, Curtis, representing the con ference, prosecuted the case before the committee and because of the ab sence of .1, II. Renntt, -J. E. Thompson was appointed by Bishop Atkins to represent the defendant before the committee. The discussion and trial were behind closed doors. . , Devotional Kxerclses, In the opening devotional exercises of the second day of the conference, Rev. W E. Aberniithy, of Monroe, lead the prayer invoking divine guid ance and blessing upon the day. . A motion was adopted that the presiding bishop appoint a commit tee of five who -would, provide ways and means to raise 'the 'balance -due from this conference toward the ex pense of , the construction of the church building in Washington, D. C. Reporls of the work in Washington show that the building is jn course of erection and that individual subscrip tions are being promptly paid, but in some instances conference subscrip tions are In hind. Bishop Atkins heartily endorsed the Work of the erection of this building and urged the conference to take steps to meet its obligation. Rev. W. B: Ilunnicutt was recom mended for the superannuated rela tion. In making the report of the work at Statesville, Dr. L. D. Thompson, announced that the church debt had been paid and the new building would be dedicated on the first Sunday -in December and that Rislmp Atkins had promised to preach the dedicatory ser- illOll. Ill Waynesville RiMriei, Splendid reports were made from all the churches in the WaynesviHe district. The Canton church reports the church debt paid in full and the church at Clyde reports 20n more in the Sunday school than in the mem bership of the church. Following this report Hish Atkins remarked: "ft looks like ynu (referring to the churches of this conference) will re port a Sunday school enrollment equal to the church membership. This is our minimum task." One pastor reported that he had ridden 40 miles to baptize a baby and Bishop Atkins remarked that it was worth the trip. In the WaynesviHe district a report came from a Sunday school in the mountains which has a woman ns its superintendent and who has not miss ed a. single service in five years. The church has thirteen members, but this woman has 40 enrolled in her Sun day school. ' ' G. If. Crowell was transferred to the Louisville conference. Rev. W. O. Gnode. pastor at Thom asvllle, made a remarkable Veport. He said that his Sunday school has an enrollment of 1.200 while the membership of the church was some thing over 600. This breaks the rec ord of the conference and puts the Thorn asviiin church in the front rank lit this respect. Yesterday Afternoon. Dr. Plato Durham, dean of tho School of Theology of Emory univer sity at Atlanta, presided over the afternoon session of tho conference and (inn of the interesting addresses (Continued on Page. 9.) A HARD PRIVK. The contestants for tho four au tomobiles and the rest of the 31 iprizos and cash awards offered in The TI.VKN' Great Cliviilmlon Campaign are making a hard drive for subscriptions this week. The 27 prize ballots, segregating ni'llioiiH of voles, are being sought for by those who expect to be in the lead at the clo.-..i of the cam paign. A few suhhcriptions this week will be worth while. Those who wish to assist their favorite candidate- to the very best advant age will pay their subscriptions this week. A H TTTYDTH A TVT n a m "ii JLlf JLJLJXlJLVrJLl 1 PREMIER'S GA USES GRSS 7N BR77SH POLITICS Lloyd-George Asked to Explain His Speech in Paris in Which He "With Blunt Frankness" Criticised the "Too Late" Policy of the Allies Debate on Interpel lation Begins Monday The proposed hew inter-allied war I council has provoked a near crisis in British politics. Challenged in the house of commons yesterday to ex plain his Paris speech On the needs for such a council, Premier Lloyd- (.George read the terms of the agree ment which, he declared, made It clear that the council was merely ad? visory. Formal debate on the -inter- i pellation will begin in the house next Monday. The Premier's Speech. The British premier's speech the one delivered "with brutal frankness" -"-which started -.he political fireworks in England and may end in the of ficial decapitation of Lloyd-George, Was delievered in Paris Monday at a luncheon given in the premier's hon or by Premier Painleye, of France. Alluding to a centralized direction of allied efforts. Premier Lloyd George, who has just i-eturned from the Italian front, said: "Unfortunately, we did not have time to consult the United States or Russia before creating this council. The Italian disaster necessitated ac tion without .delay to repair it. This made it indispensable to commence right now with the powers whose ( forces may be employed on the Italian froht. - "Rut .in order to assure the com plete success of this great experi ment, which 1 believe is essential to the cause, it will be necessary that all our great allies be represented in the deliberations. 1 am persuaded that we shall obtain the consef of these two great countries and their co-operation in the work of the inter allied council." The premier developed at length the reasons for not taking the step earlier. He referred to "timidities! and susceptibilities" when it came to' treating questions on any front not commanded by generals taking part in the inUT-a Hied consultations. Tho allies had committed a great fault, he said, in not adequately as sisting Serbia in holding her line, with the result that the central em pires broke the blockade and pro cured men and supplies from the east, without which Germany doubt - less would have been, unable to main- tain the force of her armies. . "Why was this unbelievable fault eommitled?" asked the premier. "The reply is simple. It was because mi one in particular was charged with guarding the Balkan gate The unique front had become a reality. France and and England were absorbed by other problems in other regions. It aly thought only of the Carso. Russia was mounting guard over a frontier of athousand miles, and, even with out that, sh ecould not have passed through to have helped Serbia, be cause Ruumaui.i was neutral. "It is true that we sent troops to Salonica to succor Serbia, but, as nl wuy, tliey were sent, loo late. Half tho men who fell In the vain effort to pierce the western front in September that same year would have saved Ser bia, saved the Balkans and completed the blockade of Germnay. "You may say this Is an old story. I grant you that. It was simply the first chapter of u series that luis con tinued to the present hour. Nineteen fifteen was the year of the Serbian tragedy; 131(1 was the year of the Roumanian tragedy, which was a rep etition of the Serbian story, almost without change. "This is unbelievable, when you think of the consequences of the all - lies' cause of the Roumanian defeat opulent wheatlields and rich petrole um wells passed to the enemy and Germany was able to escape us. "Through the harvest of 1917 the siege of the central powers was raised once inure, and the horrible war was j once more prolonged That would i no thave happened had there existed j some central authority charged with meditating upon tho problem of the war for the entire theatre of tho war." After reviewing the Italian cam paign, the premier said: "As far ns 1 inn concerned. I had arrived at the conclusion Unit if noth ing was changed, I could no longer accept tho rcsponsiullityy for the di- inn C 1? TI? n l u - h m . . UJUVI X Vll SPEECH rectlon of a war condemned to (ll.sa.s etr for lack oi milt v. "Italy's misfortune may still save : the alliance, because without it I do not think that even todav we would have created a veritable superior council. "National and professional tradi tions, questions of prestige and sus ceptibilities all conspired to render our best decisions vain. No one in- particular took the blnme. No one was in the natural difficulty of ob taining of so manv natrons, of so . many independent organizations, that they should amalgamate all their In-.-., dividual particularities to act together as if thev were but one people.". . Mr. Llovd George later said: '.'I have spoken -today with a frank ness that is perhaps brutal, at the risk of being ill, understood here and1 elsewhere, and not perhaps without risk of giving a temporary encourage- : ment to the enemy, because now that we have established this council It is for us to sec that the unitv it repre sents be a fact and not an appear ance. "The war has been prolonged bv particularism. Tt will be shortened by solidarity. If the effort to organize, our-united action becomes a realitv X have no doubt as to; the issue of the! war. The weight of men and material and of moral factors in every sense of the word is on our side, ' T s.iv it. no matter what mav hap pen to Bussia or in Russia. A revolu tionary Russia, can never be anything but a menace to Hohenzollernisni. But even if we are obliged to despair i of Russia, my faith in the final tri umph of the cause of the allies re mains unshakable. ' MRS. DANIELS IB SPEAK AT U. D. C. CONVENTION IIIpr Arlrlroec Will FVururo 1111 auuuss " 111 1 -dlUI fr" ij ' C .-.: l.Omght S bCSSlOn EleC- i . y-w. tlOn Oi UlllCerS Chattanooga. .'Nov. 15. AVhon tho delegates to the United Daughters of Confederacy assembled at 9:45 o'clock this morning to begin the day's con vention, they found tho desks about clear of all routine business on the program and the stage set for the election. With the election of officers out of the way the convention resumed its session and heard reports from tho custodian crosses of honor, Mrs. Eliza beth T. Sells, Columbus, O., and tho custodian flags and pennants, Mrs. Frank Anthony Wade Norfolk, Va. The delegates were entertained with luncheon at noon by local chapters of the D. A. R. and then went in n, body to Chickamauga park ns gliosis of Colonel Abner Pickering, where they witnessed a review of United States soldiers, A number of Interesting events are scheduled for tonight's Bession, in cluding an address bv Mrs. Josenhna , Daniels and the presentation of flags, medals and prizes. SKK PAGFS 8 AXI) 9. Weaverville invites the ministers and delegates to visit that pretty city, where Weaver college is sit uated. The Methodists in the city, attending conference, have a pecu liar interest in Weaver college, and because of that fact the progressive citizens of Weavervillo invite the visitors to that city. The whole story Is told on pages 8 and V. Turn to those pages.
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