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VOL. XXII. NO. 285.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, SUNDAY MORNING, NOV. 18, 1917
PRICE FIVE CENTS
TEUTONS DRIVEN
BACK BY BRAVE
ITALIAN TROOPS
At One Point Where Austro-Germans Succeed
ed in Crossing .Piave, They Were Forced
Back With Heavy Losses Believed That
Climax of Teuton Drive Is Near at Hand
Possibility of Sea Battle in Adriatic
Home, Nov. 17.-Italy's line is!
holding. Her doughty troops have!
flung back enemy attacks and at one
point where the Austro-Germans suc
ceeded In 'crossing the Piave river,;
have forced them back, broken and
bleeding. The official statement to
dav brought rejoicing In the capital.
Ijtaly knows that great forces of men
and guns from her allies are on the
way to supplement her own efforts.
Some British artillerymen have al
ready gotten into action. On the
Adriatic coast British monitors are
likewise co-operating with Italian
naval vessels in bombarding enemy
positions around Vecchia. With the
present Piave river line holding,
these reinforcements in men and
guns, .soon to be in action, will turn
the tide completely against the Teu
tons, according to the public's belief.
Successful Exploit.
Rut the exploit of the Italian forces
which aroused the greatest Joy here
was the war office official announce
ment that between Salettuol and
Sunte Andrea Di Barbarano the en
emy yesterday at dawn had forced a
crossing of the Piave, only to be driv
en back later. The enemy suffered
terribly from the furious Italian at
tacks. (Sante Andrea is about three miles
north of the Zenson Loop about mid
wav in the Piave river line. It is on
the main highway to Trevisopy.)
The war office also asserted the en
omv's none of occupation in the Zen
son' loop of the Piave "was being more
mid more restricted."- Violent fight
ing Is in progress here? the Austro
(ierninn forces battling desperately to
keep their precarious foothold on the
fur side of the river.
- ;.. Battle, in Adriatic 7 '"'.''
Great speculation was aroused here
tonight by the possibility of a sea bat
tle in the Adriatic. . The war office, in
paving tribute to the work of the
Italian navy on the right wing of the
uiniy ashore, mentioned that naval
ten planes and shore batteries had re
pulsed ''five enemy destroyers before
Cortellazzo." ' .
( Cortellazzo Is located almost at the
mouth of 'the Piave river, on the
Adriatic.)
Ualian naval forces are known to
be in this section. During the retreat
to the Piave river line the war office
announced that vessels- had landed
sailors who greatly assisted the re
tirement of the army to prepared po
sitions. .
People Standing Firm.
The unquenchable spirit of the
Italian populace under the adversity
of the Germanic invasion was aptly
BRITISH CAPTURE OF
JOPPA EXPECTED SOON
Turks In Retreat Before Ad
vancing British Forces,
Dispatches State '
London, Nov. 17 The fall of Joppa,
Palestine's ancient seaport, to the vic
torious British troops, was momen
tarily expected tonight
Official dispatches from General
Allenby reported the Turks in retreat
before the advancing Brltjsh columns
and endeavoring to prepare entrench
ed positions north of the city.
On Thursday General Allenby re
ported his jiers had captured
Ahushushel. -dge, five miles south
east of Itamelah. taking 260 prisoners
and one gun. He said the bodies or
431 Turks had been counted there.
If thip Egyptian expeditionary force
keeps up it present rate of speed the
envelopment of Bethlehem will be
complete on three sides within two
weeks. Joppa (or Vaffa) 'is consider- I
ably north and west of the Holy City.
Directly south of It another arm of
the British army has now reached
within 14 miles of the town.
MEETING OF CONGRESS
Washington, Nov. 17. With con
gress only a fortnight away, leaders
were returning here today after heart
to heart talks with the folks back
home. Here are the results:
Speaker Clark: "The people, the
west. Is more loyally for the war than
Washington realizes. Officials here
think the people must be educated.
The people think the officials ought
to get busy."
Senator Galllnger, republican lead
er: "It will be a non-partisan ses
sion.' Our party will support the
president every minute."
1 Chairman Flood, of the house for
. sign affairs committee, la conferring
I with state department officials over
I possible international action congress
L nay be called on to take.
Illustrated In a letter circulated here.
It was written by Crown Prosecutor
Pezzatti. of Udine, now In the hands
of the enemy.
"if it ts necessary," fezzatu de
clared, "we will destroy the river
banks and inundate the Venetian
plains.
"Though we see tne iana 01 our
father and our own hearths and
homes disappear, still we cry "viva
Italia.' " . '
Climax Near At Hand. .
' Washington, Nov. 17. The climax
of the Austro-German drive is nearing
on the Sette communl plateau, ac
cording to official Kome cables, re
ceived here tonight. These told how
the Austro-Germans, repeating Ver
dun, are hurling vast bodiesof men
against the Italian position's on Monte
Gropha, and all along the eastern end
of the Sette communi line, in fruitless
efforts break through to the Venetian
plains. Entire German battalions have
been annihilated, Rome reports,
Possession of Monte Gropha would
give the Teutons . a strong position
from which to maneuver against the
rest of the Sette communl line.
"These operations constitute the
most serious element In the present
State of the offensive," it was stated.
For five days the Teutons have
thrown fresh battalions against the
Italians on Monte Gropha, Monte Sls
enol, Monte Zome and other strategic
points, trying to overwhelm the .de
fenders by giving them no rest be
tween attacks. '
- Entire Battalions Crushed.
"Owing to the difficulty of the
ground for the deployment of large
bodies and troops," said official Uis
patches, "entire German battalions
were annihilated by the effective fire
of our artillery and bayonet counter
attacks. In the region of Monte Fior,
an entire enemy division was forced to
retreat after having suffered consider-;
able losses."
The Italians have almost completely
expelled the Teutons who forced a
crossing of the Piave at Zanzon, where
furious fighting Js still going on, the
dispatches added. Italian withdrawal
from positions on Monte Tomatlco was
carried 01 successful to a prepared
line. In th face of furious enemy at
tacks. The Monte Tomatico with
drawal was reported to be unimport
ant, as the position had been held
chiefly for observation purposes.
Several bodies of Austrian troops
were captured in the Zanzon sector.
SUFFRAGETTES, IN JAIL,
oy
Government Trying To Stop
Flow of Information
Miss Paul Forcibly Fed
Washington, Nov. 17. Thirty-one
suffrage pickets In the Occoquan, Va.,
worKnouBe, wnere they are held for
persisting In picketing the White
House, are tonight getting a touch of
imprisonment under real war, condi
tions. A cordon of American marines was
thrown about the workhouse today.
Confronted with the task of prevent
ing the imprisoned women from pass
ing information to the outside and
keeping visitors out. the authorities
called on the government for aid.
Tonight as the women some of them
from among the leading families of
the country--went to sleep on their
cell cots Uncle Sam's soldiers of the
sea guarded them.
Miss Alice Paul, on a hunger strike
at the district Juil, was again forcibly
fed today. She was given three meals
through a 'stomach tube. This clones
the first week of her hunger strike.
Suffrage headquarters declare Miss
Paul is being "brutally" treated, but
county authorities assert she is being
shown every consideration under the
circumstances.
Extra police are on duty about the
Jail where Miss Paul and seven other
picketera are confined.
A delegation of women appealed
to Secretary Baker In behalf of the
imprisoned women today but were re
ferred to Attorney-General Gregory.
Having failed In their attempts to
gain the release of the pickets through
intervention of government officials,
the women have appealed to the
courts.
Judge Waddlll,' in Richmond, Va.,
granted a write of habeas corpus for
the Jl womwn at Occoquan today but
made It returnable November 27.
Suffrage leaders protested against
fixing the date ten days away.
'Burn America to Hell."
Mobile, Ala., Nov. 17 James Alyea,
a German shot tonight, by guards at
the magazine of Harwood Mill, pre
dicted a fate for America more hor
rible than Belgium. He said if Ger
man armies failed to invade America,
German agents here would "burn
America to bell." '
NINETEEN KILLED
WHEN ROCHESTER
IS
Seventeen More Deaths Re
ported by Admiral Sims
Two Had Been Reported
MEN IN OPEN BOAT
PERISHED AT SEA
Second Officers' Boat, Con
. taining Twelve Persons,
Given Up For Lost
Washington, Nov. 17. Seventeen
additional deaths on the torpedoed
American steamer Rochester were re
ported by Admiral Sims today. The
killing of two crew members by the
explosion was previously reported.
Ernest H. Gragg, of the naval guard,
perished in the open life boat along
with three members of the ship's
crew before they could make shore.
One crew member was lost at sea.
Twelve persons in the second officers
boat are missing and undoubtedly lost,
including five gunners. The Rochester
was sunk Nov. 2.
Today's announcement follows:
"Dispatches received from Admiral
Sims today state that Ernest H.
Gragg, seaman of the naval armed
guard and three of-the ship's crew
who left the Rochester In an open
boat when that vessel was sunk by a
German submarine died before the
boat reached shore. .
"One member of the crew was lost
at sea. The chief officer and third
officer of the ship and Stephan J.
Stavish and Joseph P. Hoff, seamen.
of the armed guard were landed safe
ly. Gragg was burled in Ireland. He
enlisted at Houston. Tex., on Febrn
ary 10, 1917,' and gave as his next of
kin: mother, Mrs. Cora Gragg, 515
Gregg street,. Corpus Chrlstl, Tex.
The second officer's boat in which
there were 12 persons has not been
found, and it is believed to have been
lost, In this boat were the following
members of the armed guard:
"Bernard Joseph Donovan, seaman
second class; aunt, Katie Lynch, No.
92 Heckman street, Phlllipsburg, N. J.
"Marshall Underwood Corun. sea
man second class; mother, Annie Co
run, R. R. No. 12, Lexington, Ky.
"Mearl Ralph Cox .seaman second
class; father, Abner C. Cox, No. 4524
Garfield avenue, Kansas City.
"George Franklin Wheeler, Jr., sea
man second class: father, George
Franklin Wheeler, Spring Lake Road,
Waterbury, Conn.
"James Crowley, seaman second
class; mother, Catherine Crowley, No
559 East 140th street, New York.
"Five members of the armed guard
were picked up by a British patrol
vessel. The following of the armed
guard are now known to have been
saved: -
"William Frederick Eisenhnrdt
seaman, second class: father, John
Edward Eisenhardt, No. 2314 Grevl-
ver street. New Orleans.
"Thadd Hyatt Fellows, seaman, sec
ond clnss; father, Harry E. Fellows,
No. 1232 Clay avenue, New York.
"William Foulis, gunner's mate;
mother, Sarah Grassick, 479 West
146th street. New York.
"Joseph Powell Hoff, seaman second
class; mother, Carrie Hoff, Dovle, La
"Edward Norton McCausland, chief
boatswain mate; father, Harry Mc
Causland, Rt. Johns, N. B.
"Stephan J. Stavish; uncle, John
Slavish, Bound Brook, N. J.
"Warren Brown Thompson, seaman
second class; mother, Julia Thompson,
imiayton, N. j."
VILLA THREATENS TO
El Paso. Tex.. Nov. 17. American
border patrols were exercising great
vigilance tonight in view of a threat
accredited to Francisco Villa this his
forces would raid an American bor
dor ranch or town unless the United
States lifts the customs embargo
against ujinaga. Tne port remained
closed tonight and the customs of
flee here was in receipt of orders from
Washington that no port held by Vil
listas would be opened.
Juares had quieted from the wild
excitement which attended the sight'
ing of a supposed bandit advance
guard near the city today which the
civilian populace believed presaged
an attack on the city. Many civilians
crossed the river and took refuge
here.
, Whether Juares or Chihuahua City
would be the next objective of the
bandit forces was uncertain. Villa
at the head of th ? main body of
Pass, but whether he was proceeding
to attack Chihuahua City or Juarez
was not made clear.
Polish Legion Approved.
Washington, Nov. 17. The war de
partment will not approve organiza
tion of "foreign legions" in this coun
try, except a Polish legion, Secretary
of War Baker said today. "The war
department approved the Polish le
gion," said Baker, "because Poland is
fighting to regain independence." The
Polish legion probably will fight un
der the American flag.
SQMEWHER
A-
ISM III FLIGHT
The Bolsheviki Apparently
Has Full Control of Both
Petrograd and Moscow
THE PREMIER MAY
YET COME BACK
Pointed Out That Petrograd,
Moscow and Finland Do
Not Represent Russia
London, Nov. 17. Kerensky's me
teor, like a star that has risen, flashed
spectacularly across Russia's firma
ment and tonight had apparently lost
in the abyss of Russia's international
strife. Tonight It appeared that Ker
ensky, once idol of the hour, unknown
abroad before last March, had risen to
supreme height since that time, flee
ing somewhere from his enemies.
The Bolsheviki apparently have
strengthened on Petrograd. In Mos
cow they were rapidly gaining com
plete control of the city. Direct dis
patches from Petrograd reported the
city rapidly assuming a normal aspect,
with negotiations proceeding for a
permanent government to replace the
make-shift constructure errected by
the Bolsheviki with Lenine and Trotz
ky at its head.
The fact that the moderate socUI-
ists were reported to have attained
such strength as to force the Bolshe
viki leaders to concede their party rep
resentation in the future government,
was one source of optimism here.
Not all observers of Russia had giv
en up hope of Kerensky's rehabllia
tion In power. It was pointed out that
several times in his rapid rise to pow
er Kerensky has- overcome almost In
superable obstacles. "
Moreover, Petrograd. Moscow and
Finland do not represent all of Russia
th great peasant population of the
steppes has not yet been heard from .
Kerensky always has been the Idol ot
the peasants and is a member of their
political party. . ,
The only information regarding the
former premier today came from Bol
sheviki sources and was naturally col
ored to make it appear that his down
fall had been absolute and complete.
118 latest message dated November
13. said the socialists faction had
agreed to a compromise ministry, com
posed exclusively of socialists, includ
ing some Bolsheviki, but he was not
advised as to personnel, and had had
no communication from those in pow
er. This word indicated that the radical
group anticipates that it will remain
in power, and likewise showed the
first symptoms of a return to some
thing resembling a government.
The United States government will
deal with the socialists If cases touch
ing American interests arise, but thus
far there is no suggestion of recog
nlzing the existance of a defacto gov
eminent.
The bloody fighting in Petrograd
narmed no Americans, Ambassador
Francis reported. The cadets and wo
men soldiers battled with the malcon
tents. A Stockholm message report
ed that Lenine had tried to cash a
cneck for 100,000,000 rubleswhere
upon the bank immediately closed.
Diplomats here foresaw that the
tioishevlki and Maximalists are des
tined to get the upper hand If they
remain in power a time longer, ns
their support Is growing constantly
mrougn tneir promises of peace, food
ana land.
The Russian embassy remained out
wardly optimistic, though it had no
word from Petrograd.
Hunger may yet force a revolutinn
in Petropf-ad. Railway employes were
scneauieu to strike todav if their de
mands for Increased wages were not
met by some governmental order. All
messages from Petroerad wer o-roat.
ly delayed and it whs not known here
tonignt wnctner the strike threat had
actually oeen put into effect.
If the strike has been started, it
means utter paralysis of all transpor
tation Of food products to Pptrnirrn,1
Two weeks ago before the Bolsheviki
coup, supplies were runnin nlnrm
ingly low there. Bv now timv or.
probably very scarce. And there are
muusiuius ot troops in the capital.
Revolt in Siberia.
Toklo, Nov. 17. The Bolsheviki
nave Hwinea ineir revolt In Siberia.
Dispntches received from Harhii
And Vplnrilvnatnlr InHnu . i .. , . .
" - . wj icjjwueu riot
ing at several Siberian cities still in
progress. All telegrams for points
west or Tomsk have been stopped,
The wires In that nttv V. n Kann
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ed by Maximalists' leaders. One of
mo last mi-nsiiKes to ne received from
mere reporten me i-ioisnevikl fighting
Cossacks In the streets.
Many Japanese telegraphed here
touay ttiai uiy were leaving KUssta
using icaiiui ui me unurcny ana. riot
In of plvil WAP.
According to the Siberian versloi
Kerensky Is supposed to have galnei
the uppor .hand In Petrograd.
1 Fish Farms.
Washington, Nov. 17. Fishermen
believe that they can make an acre
of water produce ten times as much
as an acre of land. Today a special
committee for the United Anglers'
league called upon Dr. Moskowvits,
city commissioner of markets, and
submitted plans for the establishment
of fish farms.
HE
ALLIED WAR COUNCIL
TO CREATE UNITY IN
AIMS AND PURPOSES
All Allied Powers Expected To Lay Cards on Table and
To Agree on Aims of War America Expects No Gain
and Has Clear Idea of Purpose of This War Every
Department To Be Brought To Highest Efficiency
Washington, Nov. 17. Military
unity, unity of purpose during the war
and unity of aims and conditions, is
what America expects to see grown
out of the allied war council soon to
convene In Paris. -All ot the allied
powers. It is expected, will lay all of
their cards on the table. The United
States has but one aim in the war
the crushing of Hohenzollemism. If
any other nation has any select trea
ties or agreement, the United States
will expect that they be made known.
To Clear Atmosphere.
That the American mission, he'aded
by Col E. M. House and now In Eng
land, will enter the council with this
view, was learned on high authority
by the United Press today. It Is hoped
that tne allied atmosphere, which has
been clouded from time to time, will
be entirely cleared by the council.
The "pulling and hauling" that has
marked the conduct of the war to
date will disappear, it is believed.
House Mission Is War Mission.
The American mission headed by
Col. House, is a war mission, in that
its business is to try and find out the
quickest way to win the war. It is,
therefore, a military mission and to
all intents and purposes will discuss
only military matters. This must be
interpreted, however. In a broad sense.
The thought and condition of the peo
ple of the various countries have their
bearing on military success or defeat
on the battle front. These subjects.
therefore, will come up for discussion
along with various others that enter
into the broad field.
America Expects No Gain.
The people of the United States
know what they are fighting for. It
has been made clear that America
expects no gain out of the war other
than that which will be gained by all
humanity in stamping out the world s
menace to democracy. Complete un
derstanding among the peoples of the
allied powers is one of the factors that
will aid in winning the war. And out
Business Men Must Stop
Thinking About Profits,
Says Ford Transporta
tion Basic Need Now
Washington, Nov. 17. Machinery
will win the war, Henry Ford de
clared here In a statement made pub
lic tonight. '
Ford, who has become connected
with the shipping board, to speed
production of America's merchant Ves
sels to beat the U-boat, asserted that
"the nation that knows best how to
use tools and machinery will win."
To be victorious he declared busi
ness men must stop thinking about
profits. "I despise the profiteer,-'
Ford said. ' He urged standardization
of shipping. Predicting that this
would be the last war. Ford urged
that the government should preserve
its great cantonments when peace
comes, for training men In Industrial
pursuits. ,
"The factories and personal organ
ization of the Ford motor company
are at the disposal of thP United
States government and its allies," said
Ford. "The production of automo
biles for pleasure must be reduced.
The idle carR standing along the
streets show that enough cars have
been built to last for a while.
"Transportation for armies and sup
plies Is a basic' need of war time.
Railroads alone cannot handle the
freight. The Germans are reported
to have moved recently an army of
800,000 men from the eastern to the
western front by auto trucks. The
Ford plant can produce 2,000 one ton
trucks daily and Its production can
be increased In a few weeks to 3.000
Each truck can haul eight soldiers
with full equipment. During the first
month our shops could furnish trucks
to haul an army of 490,000, there
after for 720,000 men In each month
"We are ready to furnish the gov
ernment these trucks at Bhop cost
without profit.- I will take no profit
for anything produced for any gov
ernment during the war. I despise
the profiteer who makes money out
of the war. The tractor for plowing
needs Immediate "attention. We can
save ships by sending tractors to
plow 'the land In .Europe to grow
crops there."
Gettlug IiOoso Change.
Washington, Nov. 17. A fresh
money channel into the war pool
which will win' the war was being
dug across the United States tonight
It was the channel which will divert
the nation's loose change Into the war
chest here, and It was being dug by
48 state directors of the new war sav
ings certificates, campaign returning
to their respective states after con
ferences here.
leftist 'Vjfcii'iai .lHHi
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MACHINERY
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of the allied council may grow a clear
statement of war alms, based on an
exchange of views and conditions over
the Paris conference table.
Allies Must Pull Together.
The feeling of officials in Wash
ington is that there can be no more
than one "central power" for direc
tion of the war. The allies must pull
together. This might be accomplished
through some central directing body
composed of representatives of the
various nations or through some medi
um that may be established as a re
sult of conferences of the council
Win War Only Interest.
V s1'"8 inierraieu in It Is an established fact that the
just one thing now winning the war. members of the North Carolina Meth
The members of the American mis-! odist conference are standing behind
sion have that alone in view They i the government in this hour of crisis
have been conferring with British of- i and it is equally apparent that the
iiciais tor tne past wees; ana me con-,
struction put upon the work ahead of
them gives promise of the Paris coun-
en uemg une ul me iuubi iiiipui luiii i
conferences since tne Beginning ot tne
war.
, As casualties arrive in increasing
numbers and the course of German
propaganda appears to point certainly
to another "peace drive" irom uer-
many during the winter, the determi
nation of the government to speed up
every wheel of its war machine is be
coming more pronounced.
"Drafting" of Henry Ford into the
government ship building business is
but one of the steps being taken to
bring every department up to the
highest efficiency.
Political Offensives.
The "political ''.offensive" against
Germany is also to be continued with
renewed vigor. News of first real
fruits of this came this week in of
ficial reports of German prisnoers sur
rendering, giving "republic" as their
pass word to their French captors.
These surrenders were the result of
pamphlets dropped over the German
lines .offering special consideration, to
Germans who are willing to work for
a German republic.
GARFIELD URGES
ECONOilN FUEL
Fuel Administrator Asks
Manufacturers To Volun
tarily Control Consump
tion of Coal
Washington, Nov. 17. Fuel admin-
lafpfAn i iu. i , ,
istrator Garfield tonight issued a plea
to manufacturers and the public for
"an iron hand" economy. Should this !
not be forthcoming, he emphasized,
the government must begin arbitrary
limitation of coal supplies. This,
resort, to be avoided if possible." I
Technical advice on the use of fuel'
was the service Dr. Garfield offered '
industrial concerns, many of whom
have already begun a voluntary cur
tailment of their coal consumption,
he said.
If voluntary economy does not pro
vide enough for war purposes and to
keep the people warm "there will
come a time when some limitation
will have to be imposed upon the
manufacturers of non-war products,"
Garfield warned.
"In such an event the business
world may feel sure that all the
bearings of such limitations will bei
given thorough consideration and
that the necessary coal will be ob
tained with the least possible inter
ference with industry."
Dr. Garfield's promise to give non
essential business the utmost consid
eration followed a. similar announce
ment today by Priority Director Lov-
ett, of the war industries board.
"I feel safe In saying the board
will take no action designed to elim-
inate any non-essential indilstry
wlthout reasonable notice and an op-
portunity to be heard," said Lovett
"It is the desire and policy of the
board carefully and liberally to con-
serve the Interest and welfare of In-
dustrles.'
Meat Priees Will Drop.
Chicano. Nov. 17. Meat prices will I
come down, Joseph P. Cotton, head
Of the meat committee of the food nd-
ministration, declared toniuht as the
result of federal regulation of the;'11'. bB funeral services for the fol-
profits of the packing industry.
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SPOKE FDR IRK
AT ARMY
Urged M. E. Conference To
Send Very Best Men To
Preach To Soldiers
CARRIED HIS POINT
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Report of Board of Educa-1!
tion Shows Colleges Are .
In Good Condition 1
conference proposes to do its dead
Ipvel best for every movement that
tends toward the uplift of the people
uiiu tne salvation or the men,
In yesterday morning's session the
annual report of the board of missions
suggested that the churches grant
leaves of absence to pastors, loaning
them to work in the various armv
camps. The report was read and the
motion to adopt was about to be put
when Rev. Dr. Plato Durham asked
recognition and the appeal that came
from the eloquent lips of the speaker
was like unto flames of fire and the
thunderings' of an earthquake.
"Our boys are going to hell at the
rate of 10:000 a year and here you
are talking about loaning a preacher
to a camp for a month. If you had
studied over the plan for a year-you
could not have gotten a worse one.
The leaders of the Young Men's Chris
tian association asked you not to make
the plan. You propose to send a man
a month. If he is suited to the work
and wins the heart of the boys, about
the time he gets acquainted he must
go back to his charge. It is ridicu
lous. The worst thing you can do-.
"Other denominations are sending:
their best men, paying their salaries. ;
Will you publish to the world that
you have no men to send? The spir-
itual life of the men in the camps is ',
in the balance. I honor Charles W. ,
Byrd. He said to me, 'just tell me
to go and I will go.' I
"I have gone. I preach every Sun- i
day at Camp Gordon. I preach with- 1
out money and without price. Let me 3
tell you, it takes good men. Scores I
of men have been sent home by the $
Y. M. C. A. leaders because they
could not 'put it over.' Every man j
can't talk to soldiers. If you have a ?
pastor who has power over men, send 5
him and let him stay." , - J
Dr. Durham offered a motion that i
the entire section be referred back to
the board for revision.
C. H. Ireland, of the board of mis-
sions, spoke for the report and said v
that the suggestion had been misun- t
derstood. The board meant for the '
pastors who were loaned were to re- ?
main for three months. Of his in- ,
tense feeling for the men, Mr. Ire- K
land sald" tncre C0Uld he no exception
laivwn. xitj jiiiu mice huiih in uiu
L!lmna. and three ner.hews and thr t
were 44 men in the camps from his
home church,
vvnen tne vote was taken on tne
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Last Rites Will Be Held To
day, Monday and Tuesday
For the Children Lost In
Fire
The agony of waiting and searching
' fr ,ne dead children lost in the
-atnoiic Htll nre ended yesterday, and
last night the parents of the sevnn pu-
Pi's made arrangements for the funer-
al services.
I Henry Pearson stated that services
'or his children, Henry and Elsie,
would be conducted at Mt. Zion chapel
at i o clock this afternoon. Tomor-
row the bodies will be taken to Green
ville, S. C, for interment. Henry, u,
boy of ten, lost his life in the brave'
effort to rescue his sister, going back
after he had reached the outside of.
me ournmg Dunaing.
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock there 4
lowing four children: Mary Jamison,
Hannah tilmolton, Inez Davis, Daisy '
Dobbins, and Interment will take 'i
place later in Asheville. , .
The last rites for Hazel Harris will j
be held Tuesday at the home and the t.
body will be taken by the parents to ?
Virginia for burial. -
With the finding of two bodies yes- $
teraay, an rr porteu in me lam eaition
. . V""' " V.'" -" ;!
. t ,C' V.T:;. Ai. "
r ,,." in , 3
tn" city 8 hl8tory- Au t'10 missing are g
now accounted for, two children re-
ported on Friday as missing havimrfl
been found; they had escaped unhurtfe
from the buildinir - V
Arrangements have been made bf
the school authorities for the re-open
ing of the school Monday morning In a
the hnlMlno- nn ralhnll,- Villi uhloh 1
, have been used for some class room J
lwork heretofore. J".
CAMPS
FUNERAL SERVICES
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