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tvitk Stmt THE WEATHER Fair Tonight and Thursday; Somewhat . Warmer O'CLOCK EDITION 8 PAGES VOL. XXII. ISO. 316. ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, DEC 19, 1917 PRICE FIVE CENTS INVESTIGATIONS TO KEEP CONGRESSMEN BUSY FOR AWHILE Five Inquiries by Senate and One by House Dur ing Holidays CONGRESS ADJOURNS UNTIL JANUARY 3 To Investigate Transporta tion System To Vote on Suffrage January 10 Washington,; Dec. 19. Senate In quiries into the transportation system, both rail and ship, have been added to the series of war activity investiga tions to be conducted by congressmen during the Christmas recess. When congress adjourned yesterday until January 3. the senate left behind it five investigations; army prepara tions and sugar in full swing; one on Senator La Foilctte's St. Paul speech pending, and those on railroad ship ping affair to be begun. A house committee is hearing testimony on the navy's activities. The senate's decis ion to investigate the railroad situa tion was taken despite the fact that administration spokesmen indicated President Wilson will present his plans for solution of the problem after the holiday recess. The senate Interstate Commerce 'committee was authorized to start the inquiry before congress reassembles January 3. Senator Cummins, in pro posing the investigation, asserted that he expected it would be constructive instead of critical and the recent re port of the Interstate Commerce own. mission suggesting either government operation or repeal of the anti-pooling laws and a federal loan as a way out of present difficulties probably would be considered. - Kiiual.ly 'luii'k was the action on Senator Harding's resolution to inves tigate the shipping situation. The resolution was prompted, it was an nounced by it.s sponsor, by the con tinual re-organization of the shipping board and the Emergency Fleet cor poration. Chairman Fletcher called the committee to meet Thursday to it it.'! niri its lirc.cedllre.. In its last business day the senate! took final action toward submission j to the states of the federal prohibition amendment and arranged for the dis-1 posnl of Walsh coal and nil leasing! bill January 7. The house passed a J resolution to remove as to the appli-- cation of the excess profit taxes to federal officers, except the president end Supreme court judges and ar ranged to take tho suffrage amend ment January 10.- LIGHTLESS NIGHTS FOR .E Washington, Dec. 10. Requests by vaudeville theater for exemption from the recent lightless night order on the grounds that their patriotic services deserve recognition was denied today by the fuel administration. The the I'ters has cited the fact that they had permitted use of their stages for four-minute-men and by solicitors for Lib erty bonds, lied Cross and other pa triotic funds. Replying to the request Fuel Admin istrator Garfield today wired the A'audeville Managers' Protective asso ciation at New York: "Although appreciating the. patriot ic services rendered by vaudeville houses to the country wo cannot per mit exception in your favor allowing c xcessive use of fuel to ganerate power War demands for coal are largely in rxcess of limited production. It Is un fair to the public to allow display ad vertising. We rely upon your patriotic co-operation to induce your members to comply loyalty with our ruling." r n r Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 18. Herman Frederick Wiihelm Babbel. un alien enemy is tinder nrrcst today on instructions from Washington and will be interned at Fort Douglas for the period of the war, Babbel, it is alleged, recently expressed the. opinion that Germany would win the war and pet even with the United States for taking the part of the allies "if it took 40 years." ' Babbel who Is a ladies tailor and who had for customers many of Salt Lake's fashionable women, dlsplnyed tho Prussian colors at his place of business. Changes in Hnlg's Staff. . I London, Dec. 19. Field Mnr- shall Halg, commander-in-chief of the British forces in France, f The Times says, it understands. If is making important changes in his headquarters staff which up tf to this time has virtually been ? unaltered since he took over the f supreme command. 9. MARSHAL IBB TO BE RE APPOINTED Only Two Letters Received Protesting Against Mr. Webb's Reappointment, Don Elias' Being One 'By GEO. H. MAXXIXG. Washington, Pec. 19 United States Marshal Charles A. Webb will receive his commission within the next few days, as will also Marshal W. T. Dortch, of the eastern district of North Carolina. Senators Lee S. Over man and F. M. Simmons have en dorsed for re-appointment both of these men, whose terms expire within the next week. Concerning the reports published Ir. certain newspapers that objection had been made to the re-appointment of Marshal Webb, of Asheville, Senator Overman said yesterday that he had received two letters, and only two, protesting against the reappointment of Mr. Webb, and that one of ' lose was from Don Flias, of Asheville. Senator Overman did not consider that the protests called for any serious con. sideration and has already formally endorsed the re-appointment as did also Senator Simmons. The appoint ments will go to the senate for confir mation within the next few days. There is no question of their confir mation and Marshals Webb and Dortch will continue in their work, having given the department satisfac tion. ... . All Passengers, Soldiers and Officers, Saved Ten of Crew Lost Paris, Dec. 18. (Delayed) The old French cruiser, Chateaurenault, em ployed as a transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean on the morning of December 14. and the sub marine which attacked her later, was destroyed, nccordlng.to announcement made tonight by the French minister of marine. Tho passengers on the Chateaurenault all of whom were cither soldiers or officers, were saved. Ten members of the crew were lost. The French cruiser Chateaurenault was laid down in 1896..'. She was 442 feet long. With a beam of 55.7 feet and displaced 7,898 tons. Her com plement before the war was COO men. Besides being used as a cruiser form erly, the Chateaurenault had been fit ted' as a mine layer, ' SALE OF CITY BONDS Noon today was the time set for the sale of $127,000 worth of city bonds. ; but as no satisfactory bid was received the commissioners postponed the sale. . The issue is for serial bonds for street Improvements, the bonds drawing five i per cent interest. J Since the last sale of city bonds, i several weeks ago, the bond market has slumped tremendously, according to financial Journals from various sec tions of the United States. File Did 8200,0(10 Damage. Baltimore, Dec. 19. Revised esti mates of the losses caused by the fire late last night which destroyed the four story building at a 1 9 West. Balti more street, in the business center of the city, and damaged two adjoining buildings, placed tho total amount at $200,001'. Morris Brothers company, incorporated, clothiers, and the South ern Commission company, were the principal sufferers. Five firemen were slightly injured. . British IT""f" " '' " lUTMwniii nut 8;vvZ?$'"i, The crew or a British vessel sunk at sea surrendering, after they had taken refuge on life-boat and life-raft, to the U-boat that torpedoed them. This picture was published in a German newspaper with the evident inten tion of bolstering up the hopes of the German people in their campaign of submarine frlchtfulness. ONLY FIVE PEH CENTOF PI Department Not to Modify Orders and Will Not Tolerate "Row" By GEO. H. MANNING. Washington, .Dec. 19. No disposi tion was apparent at the war depart ment today to receive with tolerance or sympathy the suggestion that has come from some of the army camps that the war department would re voke or modify the orders sent to all the National guard and National army camps to furlough no mote than five per cent of the men over the Christ mas holidays. The orders Issued concerning the Christmas holidays at the army camps are not to be changed any and any at tempt to make a "row" over it at any of the camps will have serious conse quences for those starting it, Adju tant General McCain said today. Fol lowing the issuance a few days ago of orders from the war department that no more than five per cent of the men in camp were to be furloughed over the Christmas holidays, there have been some newspaper reports of great disappointment among large numbers of the boys in camp who expected to go home over the holidays. Some of the reports had gone so far as to state that "there would be a row over this order." Adjutant General McCain said to day that no reports have come to him officially of dissatisfaction at any of the camps and when told of the in timations that there might be a "row" over it, he suggested that these are war times and that anything in the na ure of a "row" would be dealt with severely. "Secretary Raker issued the order that the army regulations providing that "no more than five per cent of the men at any camp be furloughed at one time in times of war, would be ob served at all the camps during the Christmas period," said General Mc Cain. "I have no idea there will be any change in that order during Christmas." :'...... HATES TO 2 1-4 CENTS Washington, Dee. 19. Southern commercial travelers r entered strong protest against the proposed Increase Of interchangeable mileage rates from two to two and one-fourth cents on southern railroads when the roads' application was heard today by an Interstate Commerce commission board. . . R. "A. P.royles, of Atlanta, represent ing the Travelers' Protective associa tion, and Rernard M. Levy, of New York, president of the Southern Trav elers' association, argued that two cents was adequate for commercial mileage, The railroads explained that the increase is sought to make southeastern mileage rates equal to those maintained elsewhere. Washington. Dec. 19. Reports to the federal trade commission on the news print paper market for five weeks ending December 2. show a loss of production, due principally to strikes on the Pacific coast and ; breakdowns in mills; a decline in mill stocks of about 4,000 tons, and show aoout t,uuu tons Held at delivery points. A small decline in jobbers' stocks is indicated, and also a decline of about 9,500 tons in publishers' stocks is shown. To Give Aid to South Carolina. Washington. Dec. 19. Steps to re leive a widespread coal shortage in South Carolina w-re taken by the fuel administration in addition to when" instructions went forth to Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee producers to make immediate shipine nts in as large quantities as possible on contracts for South Carolina towns. Crew Surrendering to a . ZFM&fr - ii i ... i 1 tM TEUTONS STRIKE AT NEW POINTS Attempting to F Weak Place in It'' Defense and Rusv ' Aough to Ve nitiaiy ns On the Italian northern front the Austro-Germans persist in strong ef forts to find a weak point in the Ital ian defense and through it to rush south to the Venetian plains. Checked east of the Brenta last week, the in vaders, despite the heavy losses inflict ed upon them by the Italians,-have struck at two new points on the line between Asiago and the Plave. Monte Solarolo, between the Brenta and the Piave, has become the center of fighting in this sector. Berlin claims the capture of some Italian positions there and the repulse of Italian coun ter attacks. Vigorous attacks in this region, Rome says, were repulsed by the defenders. West of the Brenta the Austro-Germans have attacked in tho mountain region and Berlin says more than 1,000 prisoners were captured.- There has been no change on the front In France. Infantry fighting has not increased and the artillery con tinues to be active in certain sectors. German Patrols Active. London, Dec. 19. German patrols were active last night in Flanders near Passchendaele. Otherwise there were no operations of consequence the war olfice reports. The statement follows: "Hostile reconnoiters endeavored to approach our posts southeast nnd northeast of Passchendaele. They were driven off by our fire. We se cured a few prisoners. Elsewhere there was nothing of special interest." I. C. C. Should Not Interfere With System of Car Distrii,ution Washington, Dee. 19. The Inter state Commerce commission should not interfere during abnormal war times with the system of coal car dis tribution worked out by. the railroads car service commission, said an ex aminer's report submitted today to the commission. . The examiner recommended dis missal of a complaint of the Southern Appalachian Coal Operators' associa tion, representing southern Kentucky and eastern Tennessee operators, ask ing that the Louisville and Nashville railway bo compelled to furnish an adequate supply of cars to connecting lines on which coal shipments origin ate and with which through rates are maintained. The operators had asked promulgation of definite ear supply rules and rigid adherence to them. "In a time like this," said the ex aminer's report, "no such action should be undertaken by this com mission, quite aside from the merits or demerits of the proposal as a rule of actum in normal times. The ques tions raised by this case are of the gravest importance, and should re ceive the careful consideration of the commission when normal conditions of transportation are resumed. It is quite clear that any general rules that might he laid down by the commission in this proceeding would be impossi ble of execution in some respects at this time. The commission ordered the estab lishment through rates on coke in carloads from Stopega, Osaka, Glam organ, Esserville, and Dorchester, Va., to Alabama,. Florida. Georgia. Ken tucky, Louisiana, South Carolina and Tennessee equal to rates now in ef fect from Appalachia, Blackwood, .To. sephine and Norton, Va. The decision was given on the complaint of the Stonega Coal and Coke company. U-Boat .rtt', IIMlll ll I I THIRD COUNT! LIST SENT YESTERDAY Questionnaires Mailed to Men With Order Numbers Between 349 and 515 In clusive The Names The following registrants were sent copies of the questionnaire yesterday by the county exemption board, the order numbers being between 349 and 515 inclusive: Grover Franklin Case Tom Hemphill J. B. Ballard Paul Sidney Cochrane Purlin Edford King French Zaigler Flack Royal Linden McKinney James Webb Bailey James Erwin Parris William Clyde Allison John Thomas Austin Albert Roy McCon Bouman Ulus Clark - James Waldrop Fred Lee Wilson Charles Everett Haney Charum Murry Howie . Altmost Johnson Claude Eston Meadows William Thomas Stewart Jesse Marcell Israel Joseph Fred Hall Joseph Franklin Love John Payne .. . William Harry Harvey ;. William H: Sealey Crawford Charles Merrell . . .. Jeter Hensley ' Karl L. Jones Crawford William McEhath Major Bynum Jackson Joseph Voughn Whitaker Lawrence Aubrey Sloop ; Grover Lloyd Justice Charles E. Watkins Garfield Haney . Cashus Melton Morgan Charles Ed Hamilton Joel Milton Anderson Earl Bryan Gooch Owen Bert Sumner Robert E. Scarborough Frank Lawrence Wells Marshall Tomberliii Merrimon Harrowood : Edgar Calvin Burrell Clarence Pearson Ledbetter Luke Spurgeon Metcalt Joe Ward Lloyd Victor Dillingham Alfred Larkin Cook Adolphus Bart Greenwood John Mont Thomas Lawrence Daniel Ramsey ' ' Brilliant Arrowood James W. Roberts James Russell Benjamin Lloyd Hensley Furman J. Wyatt Paul. Vain Creasman Clarence Capps . Garland Thuimau Wright John Wilson. Ernest Hughey Bishop Carl Homer Cugle Ed Flack James Woodard YeKt Ose B, Bailey Harvey Merrick Haywood .larvis Shroat John Lloyd Parker Christopher C. Jackson Ilermon Andrew Warren Wi.odlln C, Filer Jerry Lamar Ingle ' Louis Milton Higgins George Western Cochrane" Joel Oden Brigman Lonnie Owenby James Martin Smith Janies Henry Wilson W. W. Nelon Ed Pcnland George Washington McElrath Clarence Arthur Morgan Ellis Harrowood ; Thomas Johnson Smith William Calloway Earley William Roy Roberts Benjamin Buckner Luna Rojierts Herbert Morehead ... Fred Cecil Cole Bert Eugone Green Fred Alexander Jiicknian Joe Harrison Stepp James Norman Alexander Richard Frances Comer Woody Louis Thortoh Ingle Erastus Long Nathaniel Harrison Snelson Albert Pardini Jerry Hascuc Robinson Austin McKinley Mann George Cornelius Hawkins' Ezra Vono Brookshire I'. Franklin King David Henry i'enley Alvln Herbert. O'Kelley E. Hardle Buckner Fletcher King Thomas Lay Jones David Gaston Warliok Philip Sampson Meadows Waiter Ray Chambers Arthur Moore Grover Cleveland Jesse Clingman i'enland Rube Clifford Stanley . Gordcn Allen Robcrson Kelley Head Baxter l'arris Shope John William Haney G. L. Self John Lloyd Parker. Warren, O., Dec. 19. Liberty motor truck, number seven, comprising one of 811 military liberty motor trucks enroute from Detioit to Newport News, near l'.racevlllc, Ohio, at 2 a. in., today, was struck by an Krie passen ger train, resulting in the death of trunk 1'appclo, of Canton, O., driver of tho truck, nnd seriously injuring John Litzenburg, an assistant, of Mineral City, O. The motor truck fleet, scheduled to reach Warren, o at 6 o'clock last night had been de layed by a heavy snowfall. TEN KILLED AND 70 HURT RAID LAS One German Airplane Which Took Part in Raid Brought Down Another Probably De stroyedOnly Five Machines Reached Lon don Five Injured Outside of London London, Dec. 19. Ten persons Were hilled and 70 injured in London during last nights air raid. Outside of London five persons ivere injured. Official Announcement. The following. -official cOmmunicar. lion in regard to casualties was given out:.- "Last night's air raid casualties were; Ten killed and seventy injured in London; only Tive injured outside London. "Several fires occurred. The mate rial damage yas not serious. There was no damage to naval or military establishments." One Airplane Brought Down. One of the German airplanes which took part in last night's raid over Eng land, was brought down and another is believed to have been destroyed, the war office announces. From 16 to 20 raiders, divided into six groups, en deavored to; reach London but only five succeeded in dropping bombs on the city. - After the main attacks of the raid ers ceased a single airplane flew over I.undon at about 9 o'clock. Anti-Air Craft Gun Effective. The raider, known definitely to have been destroyed, was hit by the fire of anti-air craft guns and finally dropped into the sea off Kent. wmffiwiE"" Supt. Collie Recommends Further Work on Ridge- crest Road In response to telegrams sent by the board of trade, a letter was re ceived today from Supt. J. R. Collie, of the state prison, advising that he has recommended to the state prison board that the convicts at Ridgecrcst which were ordered to be removed December 21, be allowed to remain on that road for the same length of time which they have lost on account of the extreme cold weather for the past two weeks. This information will be agreeable to all those interested in the comple tion of the road from Ridge crest to Old Fort via Round Knob, and the putting of the road in such condition as will be acceptable by the federal road engineer, in order that the "fed eral appropriation for this project may be secured. Supt. Collie and H. B. Vainer, chairman of the prison board, went over in is roao m company witn rep resentatives of the board of trade Motor club. 'Good Roads: association city and County commissioners, about the middle of November, and at that lime they advised representatives of Old Fort township and Buncombe county that the convicts would be re moved on Di-cemb-'x 24. Old Fort township has placed a number of teams ou the road in order to assist the men so that the road could be finished, for final acceptance by tlio government engineer, but on account of the cold weather for the past two weeks the squad of convicts has been unable to do work. A letter has been written to Supt. Collie expressing ap preciation for his recommendation. ALLEGED FORGER HELD R. A. Nelson, the man with many aliases, who was arrested several days ago by members of the sheriff's de partment, is being held in the county jail while the oiticers are working on additional evidence, which it is stated has been securer! against the prisoner. Nelson is said to be wanted in several cities on charges of passing worthless checks and forgery, which are the charges he is being held on here. SPANISH STEAMER SUNK BY U-BOAT Paris, Dep. ID. The torpedoing by a submarine of the Spanish steamer Noviembre. .1.654 tons gross, is re ported In a dispatch from liiarrit to the Kxcelslor, nuoling advices receiv ed there from liilboa. Thirty of the crew have been landed. They say the ship was torpedoed without warning at night and that they were all thrown Into the sea. After swimming about for an hour they 'were picked up hy French patrol ships which put the submarine to flight. IN AIR T NIGHT Two of the crew of three were cap tured alivo by an armed trawler. There is reason to believe another raider dropped into the English chan nel, says the report. A British pilot fired two drums of ammunition into a raider as it was dropping 'bombs On London from a height of 13.000 feet. Lord French's Statement. The statement issued today by Lord French, commander of the British home forces, reads: "The latent reports indicate that from 18 to 20 enemy airplanes-took part in last night's air raids. Three groups of raiders crossed the Kent coast between 6:15 and 6:25 p. m. Three: other groups .crossed tho Essex coast between 6:1(1 and 6:45 p. m. "AH .six groups made towards Lon don. Most of the raiders were turn ed back by gun fire at various places, only about five machines actually reaching and bombing the capital be tween 7 uhd 8 p. m, "After the main attack on London had terminated a single airplane made its way over the capital about 9 p. m. "One raider, hit by gun fire, finally came down in the sea off the Kentish coast, two of its crew of three men being captured alive by an armed trawler. There is reason to suppose that another enemy airplane came down in the channel but this has not been confirmed up to the present. FIRST WITNESSES GALLED I House Inquiry Into Navy's War Activities Cot Under Wav Todav .... - " Washington, Dec. 19. Secretary Daniels and Paymaster-General JIc Gowan, of the navy, were the first witnesses summoned to appear today before the house naval sub-committee delegated to begin an investigation into the navy's war activities. Chairman .'Oliver, of the sub-committee said that he expected a number of leading naval authorities, including those abroad, would furnish informa tion to the committee, particularly re garding the navy'svork overseas. Ho announced that part of the session would be public '- but those at which subjects considered navy secrets were discussed would be helil in executive session. The mirnose of'the invesfitrnlinn ho ! said, is to loa'Ti .what . the navv 'has j done and give it a clean bill of health ii tiin facts, warrant. I Secretary Daniels gave a general re view of what the navy has been do- - itltf. ilVoidinL'- :W IK. PVlll.Mnn inl. ling any facts 'Unit would be 'of value i io uie enemy, jie tow now the navy ' is now building 421 .capital and other important ships. .... I Discussing the use of submarine chassers, he said they were regarded as a necessity but there was "no grent j enthusiasm" about them as a great j weapon for permanent effectiveness. Naval aviation, lie said, has made : gratifying strides but has been hani '. pered by lack of manufacturing fa . cilities. j Secretary Daniels praised the co ordination net ween me personnel of the navy and the personnel of the al lies. One of 'the great problems, he said, was to furnish gun crews to merchant in. mi.- uu-e.tj reserve snips, said Mr. Daniels, "a school for gun ners and the efficiency with which these oillcers have taken hold of the young men and made the young men efficient is really one of the big things of the navy in this war." "When you come to write the story of this war," said he. "one uf the most thrilling chapters will be regarding these young men who went on the merchant ships and risked their lives. 1 refer to those who wept on our own merchant ships of course. We have put guns on every ship going into the submaiiue war zone that requested it." , K What Kind of Peace. t j . ; . Russian representatives have S been ordered by Leon Trotzky, ? the liolshi viki foreign minister, 5 to demand of the central powers H : atiithe peace conference at Drest- H R Lltovsk whether they agree to ; W make peace without annexations ! ! 9. nnd indemnities and "on the t principle of self-definition of na- K f. tions." Trotzky is reported to t '. have invited allied participation W, on the threat that treaties will be t H broken and a separate peaco ar- H l H ranged. Clear Indications of the t ! H internal situation in Russia still H r are lacking. R KKMfcKMMKMKKttftt
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