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IVUL. !kmC, NO; 246:
ASHEVILLE, N.O., THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 26, 1913.
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PRESIDENT"F1RES"
AHDTHER'fREBEL"
IF! GALIFOBHIA
Clayton Herrlngton, White
Slave Investigator Sudden
ly Suspended from Office
SENSATIONS FOLLOW
1NRAP1D MANNER
ausUc Criticism of Prosl
dent Wilson's Attitude In
dulged in by Herrlngton
SAN FRANCISCO, Juns 15. Clay
ln Herrlngton, federal Investigator
tof white slave cases for ths United
Btates department of Justice, who
tethered the evidence in the Dls
Oamlneltl 'Met and who called upon
president Wlison to remove Attorney
General McReynolds from offloe for
Ills action In delaying the trials, was
suspended front office today on an or
der from Washington. The order
was signed A. B. Blelaskl, chief of the
.bureau of Investigation, department
of Justice, and was as follows;
"I am advised that telegram has
teen received by President of tb
United States sent by you seriously
reflecting' upon the Integrity of attorney-general.
You are hereby sus
pended from duty without pay, pend
ing receipt of , any explanation you
may care to make."
Just prior to receiving thin Inform
ation, Mr. Herrlngton had dispatched
the following, night letter to Presi
dent Wilson: .
"As a cltlien of California, I charge
that officials In the department of,
Justice and of commerce and labor,
in disregard of Judgments of the
courts and in violation of law, have
prevented the deportation of French
prostitutes In this case. ' I demand aa
Investigation of Wveea matters, com
plete information as to which la in
the flies at Washington. On Mar oh
14, Secretary Wilson was informed
.bout some of these 'cases."
Public Statement.
' In a public statement issued tonight
Mr. Herrlngton said:
"The president approves in words
the way in which McReynolds h&a
, dealt wta the rSgws-C&mlnStti and
i ."Western Fuel cases. , Hw disapproves
toi deeds by ordering ' the Immediate
trial of all the defendants, including
(those McReynolds tried to save. He
wueht therefore to rtlsmlss McRey
olds and retain McNab.
I "To sustain a Washington official
whose decision he overrules and blame
'another for doing what he himself
(row orders done is not only inconsis
tent and unjust, but is a humillattnsr
(Continued on Psko ' Eight).
IN CAUCUS TO
THE COMMERCE COURT
Also Reject Plan for Budget
( Committee to Control
All Appropriations.
IS UNEXPECTED
WASHINGTON, June 2 ..House
itemocrats lh caucus today afired
Upon abolition of tho commerce court
avs a party policy, and turning deaf
ears to pleas from their leaders, re
flected a plan for the creation of a
budget committee to control all ap
roprlatlons
: Representative Broussard, of Lou
isiana, champion of the commerce
court, precipitated caucus action 00
the mooted question by offering ,a
resolution to authors hearings on
the Sims bill to abolish the court.
Speaker Clark denounced tho tribunal
M useless and expensive, and Repre
sentative Adamson, of Georgia, chair
man of the lnterotat e commerce
committee, offered a resolution de
claring it to be the sense of the cau
cus that he court be abolished dur
ing the present session, due care be
ing taken to protect and provide for
Jurisdiction over pending and future
litigation. The resolution was adopt
ed by viva voce vote.
Democratic Leader Underwood led
the fight for the budget plan and had
the support of Speaker Clark, Rep
resentative Fitzgerald,! chairman of
the appropriations committee and
others powerful house leadera Mr.
Underwood declared that appropria
tions were running' beyond Jbounds
under the present syirtem and urged
reform through a committee on. '"esti
mates and expenditures" with control
over all appropriations and power to
tlx the maximum for each session of
congress, . This practically was the
plan originally advocated by Repre-
sentative fihcrley, of Kentucky. Op
position to tho proposition developed
immediately, led by Representative
Tribble and Hard wick, of Georgia,
Representative Trlbble insisted that
a budget committee centralizing con
trol of appropriations among commit
tee chairmen and other ranking mem
bers would constitute the "most gi
gantic trust ever formed."
Mr. Hardwlck's resolution to lay
Tiaa,'vw ttbi-ww -earned "Sy
IS to a,
BIG MISSIONARY
CONFERENCE OPEN
AT WAYNESVILLE
With Attendance
More to Follow
ence of M. E. Church South Gets
To Work.
(By Ronald B. Wilson.)
WAWNE3VILLE, N. C, June S6
(SpeclaL) With Bishop James At
kins, of WsyesvlUe, presiding, the first
session of the second general mission
ary conference at Che Methudlst Epis
copal Church, South, was held this
evening with an attendance in the big
Lake Junaluska auditorium of 2,000,
Special trains ta arrive tomorrow ere
expected to swell the total number
attending the conference to 3,000 or
more, Including people from practical
ly every state in the union. This con
ference is bringing together a soore
or more of the most prominent church
workers in the south, The wonderful
Chautauqua grounds which have
been carved out of the Western Car
olina mountains have for years been
the dream of Bishop Atkins, and he
very fittingly welcomed the great
gathering, telllnff something of the
purposes of the assembly and the
plans.
Bishop Hendrlx Leads.
The devotional exercises of the
evening were conducted toy Bishop E.
R. Hendrlx, in the absence of Bishop
Joseph S. Key. The address of the
session was delivered by Dr. Robert
El. Speer, of New York city, on of
the foremost figures of the world in
missionary work. His theme was
"The Evangelism of the World in
This Generation." For an hour and
a half Dr. Speer filled the great open
air auditorium with his splendid
voice and by bis eloquence and mag
netism held the vast audience closely
attentive while he showed not only
the possibility 'but the feasibility of
reaching all people of the world with
the message of the Oallllean through
the gTeat power of united Christian
people wording together and united in
a common cause iby the wonderful
power of prayer. Dr. Speer, the ex
ecutive secretary of the Presbyterian
church in the United States, speaking
to the gathering of southern Metho
dists, declared that the Christian peo
ple' could reach the goal of world
wide evangelism only through united
effort... The pict(rfcf Pavli UritJr--
etone on his knees in the heart of
Africa laying down his life for the
heathen of the dark continent was
held before the audience as one show
ing the desired pathway leading to a
glorious success.
Today's Program.
Tomorrow theirs will be sessions in
the morning, afternoon and evening.
Among the speakers on the program
are Bishop II. C. Morrison, Bishop R.
d. Waterhouse, Rev. Qeorge R. Stuart,
Dr. G. W. Dyer, Dr. Charles fitelie,
Dr Stone-wall Anderson, Dr. C. D.
Gray, Mr. J. 13. McAfee, together with
a number of others.
Both the southern assembly and the
board of trade are doing all In their
power to receive and care for the vis
itors with a minimum of annoyance
and confusion and a maximum of
PROGRESS BEING iOE
IN THE NEGOTIATIONS
IT
Freight Traffic Managers
as Corporation Commis
sion for Time.
SHIP LINE OPPOSED
RALEIGH, N. C, June 25. (Sp.
clay.) That progress is being made
in the negotiations between the cor
poration commission and the freight
tramo managers ui me rauruau coin -
nonius 4nr rhn Hminn finn nt f rof crht
rate discriminations ajrainsf North
Carolina shippers is indicated by the
statement by the corporation commi - 3 -
sion that the conference In progress
at Old Point Comfort the past two
days has resulted in an agreement for.tweve houra
the freight traftic m.uiajrers to have!
time for another conference with the
presidents of the several Interstate
systems as to the posbillty of still
(further concessions by the railroad
companies in oroer to meot rne de
mands by the commission for the
shippers. It Is stipulated that there
will be an early resumption of the
will vv &1I raj ij I frnuii'l'MVU w w.c
negotiations for immediate ajrrement
nr tina) termination of the effort In
that direction.
On his arrival hoTe from the Old!
Point Comfort freight rate confer-j
ence. Secretary Maxwell' of the cor-
poraUon commission found awaiting
him a letter from Preuldent Fred N.
Tate of the North Carolina Just
Freight Rate association, Informing
him of his purpose to oppose the
establishment of a'stamb(mt line fbe -
tween New York and other ports and under the last administration to guard
Wilmington, to force deired freight , against firing into American ten-irate
concessions to North Carolina; t.ory.
shippers. Mr. Maxwell Is not at lih-l '
erty, he said, to make public the Tate1 GOVI313TMENT RESTS.
letter, but it is understood here thatj
It is preliminary to a public state- .. BOSTOJir, Jims 26-ThS govern
ment iby President Tate for lining up'ment completed taking testimony to
the Just Freight Rats association 1 day in Its suit to dlssolvs ths United
MfAfPitr"ffisawTriata"''ror,-ths;
sawnshlp Um,
of 3,000 and
General Confer
comfort and convenience. AH visitors
wbe have registered with the seers'
tary of the lsslenary conference and
assembly have been assigned to ho
tels, boarding houses or the private
residences which public-spirited peo
pie have thrown oven to the visitor
The full program for tomorrow
follows:
Morning.
Bishop Collins Denny, presdllng,
t, Devotional Rev. O. " IB. Watson,
D, ,D. "V, '
9 :16, The Challenge of the City and
Methodism's Reply Bishop Edwin
D. Mouson, San Antonio,' Tex.
9:45-10:15, The Work of the Mod
ern Deaconess Mrs. Lucy Rider
Myer, Chicago.
10:15-10:40, The Social Mission of
the Church Rev. George H, Detwi
ler, D, D., Nashville, Tenn.
10:40-11-05, The Church and the
Country Life Movoment Rev. C. M.
Bishop, D. D., Georgetown, Tex.
11:06-11:80, The Southern Negro
and Southern Methodism Prof. G.
W. Dyer, Ph. D., Vanderbllt univer
sity. 11:30-12:00, The Evangellstlo Re
sponsibility of Methodism Rev. Geo.
R. Stuart, D. D., Knoxvllle, Tenn.
12:00-12:80, Quiet Hour Rev. O.
E. Brown, D. D.
Afternoon.
Bishop H. C. Morrison, presiding.
4:00-4:30, The Challenge of the
Great West Blahop R. G. Water
house, Los Angeles, CaL
4:30-4:45, The Southern Highland
er Mrs. J. H. Splllman, Harrodburg,
Ky.
4:45-5:25, The Church and the In
dustrial Classes Rev. Charles Ste
ale, New York.
5:25-5:40, The Student in the State
School Rev. Stonewall Anderson. D,
D., Nashville, Tenn.
Evening;.
Bishop X C. Kllgo, presiding.
; 8. Devotions.
- 8:16, America In the Plan of World
Evangellzatilon J, H. McAfee, New
Torfc .
t,rhtt Call the'Ho.lttna--IUT.
D. C. Gray, I. D., Atlanta, 0.
Friday Bfornlng, June 27.
Dr, W. N. Ainsworth, presiding.
9, Devotional Dr, O. E. Goddard.
: 16, The Orient Bishop W. R
Murrah.
10, Mexico Bishop B, R, Hendrlx.
10:30, Cuba Rev. R. J. Parker.
11, Address Dr. W. F. Oldham.
12, Quiot Hour Dr, O. E, Brown.
Asheville Represented.
Asheville will e well represented
at all of the meetings of tihe mission
ary conference at Waynesvllle, many
of the residents of this city having
planned to attend the gatherings of
the next few days. For the accom
modation of Asheville residents and
Continued on Page Eight)
U, S. CURT ORDERED
TO PROTECT AMERICANS
Representative Smith of
Texas Appeals to Pre3.
Wilson for Aid.
QUICK ACTION TAKEN
WASHINGTON, June 26. After
Representative Smith, of Texas, had
appealed to President Wilson today to
see that Americans In EI Paso did ntt
1 su.fter jn th, threatened
I
battle bo-
I1" M'n federals and constita-
I t.onaliuLK, at Jaurei, Sir. Smith
1 asaured by the secretary of war that
I two fuli retftmenta of cavalry could be
l assembled on the Texas border within
Brigadier General Bliss has full
I authority to concentrate his forces
whewver necessary, for protection of!
American lives.
., ... . .. . .,
Rio Orande from Jaurei, are five j express on the Canadian Pacific rail
troops of the second cavalry, in ad-1 way. The colonist cars, crowded
ditlon to the machine gun platoon of
mat regiment, ino remainder or uieiriveil from Oluitrow and en route for
t . . ........ v. ..... ...... w w,v,rlVea IrOm ijW&HZG
second cavalry is on patrol duty : he- j WMt ded
' tween Kl rao and HiTa llianca, i ment an'd ,iurlg,
iwnue me wiirieenin cavairy w guara-
Ing the border between El Paso and
Lang's Ranch, New Mcxloo.
Becrolary Garrison of the war de-
partment later called on the presl-
dent and Informed him there were no
I reports fram the border to warrant
I alarm and explained the position of
! troops in the vicinity of El Paso. The
ihad been no change In orders Issued
8Mwta-Wnwry . eompanr-ws
t lawful nonopoar
The Citizeris Cooking School Is Working Wonders.
FREE SUGAR
RAW WOOL ESTABLISHED IN
THE
Both Were Approved Late
; ; Two Day Fight Action of Senate Caucus Is a Ratifi
r-.
WAgHLXGTpH .
June 25. 'Frsef
sugar In lfl and free) raw wool are
now sstabHshef In the tariff revision
bill, having been approved lats today
by the democratic cauous of the sen
ate after a two days fight The
Fur schdui s reported by ths
majority . iwr -r of ths flnanes
the house was approved by a vols of
40 to . Free raw wool as submitted
by the majority, and Just as It passed
ths house, ; swept the senate caucus
by a vote of 41 to 6.
After Long light.
This ratification of Pioeidrnt WU
gim's tsriif policy he hvlnir - Inslstsd
upon ths wool and sugar propositions
before the ways and means commit
tee In ths , beginning, came after a
long series of developments since the
tariff bill passed ths house In which
the president had been an active par
ticipant When the fight of the anti
free sugar and anti-free wool demo
crats was gutting hot tho president Is
sued a public statement decarltig that
any suggestion of compromise 'on the
wpol and sugar schedules Ideas was
absolutely out of ths question and la
ter he stirred all administration lead
ers to action when he made his
charge about the existence In Wash
ington of an "Insidious lobby," inves
tigation of which has brought resultx
regarded as fa-orable to the tariff
bill.
The six democratic senators who
voted against free Sugar but on the
final vote approving the schedule,
were Hitchcock, Nebraska; Newland,
Nevada; Ransdoll and Thornton,
Louisiana; Shafroth, Colorado; Walsh
of Montana.
Opposed Raw Wool.
The six who opposed free raw wool
to the end were Chamberlain, of Ore-
gon; Newlands, Nevada; Ransdellilng a duty of IS per cent ad valorem
and Thornton, Louisiana; Shaforth;on first clous wools and that wools
and Walsh.
No attempt was made In the cau -
EIGHT KILLED II) WRECK
Twenty More Injured Was
Caused by Spreading
Rail Near Ottawa,
OTTAWA, Ont, June 25
Elghi
than
tn a
I persons were killed and more
twenty injured th is afternoon
. .v v4
wreck of the westbound
Wlnntpfig
with Scotch Immigrants newly sr-
diwn the rmbank-
H fntn lht OttMWMV
river. In thesft the eight known vie-
tlms four men," three women and a
child mst death. Their bodi.-s were
recovered and search was continued
Ifor others Of the Injured tho con-
dit'on cf several is critical.
The accident, due to spreadln railt,
occurred only three miles et It this'
city and physicians, nurses, ambu
; "cc and police patrol agu!n were
si on'e ruho'i to ttif scene.
Four cars and the locomotive re
mained on tlis track, but in addition
to ths colonlf.t cars which fell in the
river, two cars were thrown on the
land side of th embankment and an
other, first rjLtA, was Whipped across
the track at right angle.
Ths train crew, with ths exception
nr W
' ''TpL. THAT WA3 SOME'
?XV J DfN,NEft WIFtV HAD
rt
"We can live without poetry, music and art,
Wo can live without conscience and live without heart,
We can live without friends and live without books,
But civilized man cannot livo without cooks."
IN 1916 AND
UNDERWOOD
Yesterday by Democratic
cation of Wilson's Tariff Policy.
cus today to "bind ths members of ths
action of ths caucus Ths question
will corns up when ths entire bill has
been passed upon. Some members
fought It but admiulrtration leaden
said tonight they bollovsd only the
two Louisiana senators would k to
b released froniv tits caucus pledge If
I.., if tf tn'-dw-Ths veetieral i(tnfr,-T", NfWiVn.J, ' tins'- sa.d
ion is the a binding reaolution will
be offered.
: Approval of ths schedule cams aft
er prolonged discussion and after sev
eral amendments had been voted
down, On some of ths amendments
the opposition showed mors strength,
the maxlmuim being ten votes for
Henator Shafroth' amendment to the
tmg&r schedule. ' This would have
eliminated free sugar and iiiubstltut
ed a duty of approximately one half
cent a pound on tcflned sugar. This
amendment was lost 17 to 10, Sen
ators Thompson, Chamberlain, Hitch
cock, Newlands, Shafroth, Lanii,
Rsnadell, Thornton and Walsh voting
for It.
Offered Amendment.
When this had been lost, Senator
Thompson, of ; Kansas, offered an
amendment to retain the Underwood
rate for three years, reducing It fif
ty per cent in 1916, and 25 per cent
aoh succeed ng year until It reached
the free lint Senator Chamberlain,
Fletcher, Hitchcock, Newlands, Sha
froth, Thompson, Tillman and Walsh
supported this amendment. The
amendment offered by Senator
Thornton to eliminate the free sugar
provision and maintain the Under
wood rats Indefinitely, wan supported
only by Senators Randell and Thorn
ton. tknator Walsh offered ths amend
ment to the wool schedule, propns-
of the second and third classes, such
' as carpet and clothing, be free. Ill Is
PHILIP H. M GIVEN
IEL
Made Charges Against Hen
ry Eussel of Boston Opera
House, in Magazine.
U08TUN, Juno 25. Philip H,
JCahn, the music publisher, Who was
found guilty of criminally libelling
Henry Russell, director of the Boston
opera houso, was today sentenced to
mprlftonment in the house of correc
tion for one year.
1 he libel was contained in a series
i of Hieclal artlck, printed In Mutrtc, a
msirazln published by Kahn, In
hich thf, triMtriMl unit l.iiulriu
rhareetc. of Runs-nil was attacked
, the trUi! ciiunsel for Kahn nUet was deferred on account of the
aavrred to iniroaucs evidence to ! congested engagement list of the
support these cnarsss, but Judge I ... .... ' '
Prown would not allow Its admission.
1 7 h-j defense thon refused to contest
, the ran, and Juds Brown directed
the Jury to return ft verdict of guilty.!
.1
uriXiAKf.ws DLTKvrrn.
BIiIGRAIK, June Tho Hul-
garians have been defeated at Zletovo.
An official rport. say that the Herv
lans went Into action only when heavy
forces of Utilitarians began to crosi
the river. After desperate fighting
the Bulgarians broke and fled, leav
ing behind many dead snd wounded
bsA asissd. )n Borvlaa tsmtorr
FREE
TARIFF BILL
Caucus of the Senate After
was defeated 81 to 7, senators voting
for it Doing Chamberlain, Newlands,
KansaeH, shafroth, Thompson, Thorn'
ton and Walsh,. Three senators were
absent, Culberson, Owen and , Lswta
Discussion Lively,
Discussion of ths Issues was lively
SH day. Senators Ransdell. Thorns
Shafroth tooM up most of ths tlin
for the opposition, while ths chlet
administration defenders were Sena
tor James,, Thomas and Pomsrene.
The . arguments were long and ths
weather hot, and most of ths sena
tors removed their coats In ths pri
vacy of ths caucus room,
When sugar and wool hat) bson dis
posed of, ths caucus ratified ths
commit! amendments placing hair
of the antrora goat on ths free list.
Consideration of ths agricultural
schedule was then resumed and a
dispute at ones arose over tho com
mittee amendment putting a counter
vailing duty on wheat snd flour. As
ths time for adjournment had arrived
It was decided to carry this point
ovr until tomorrow.
8om democrats asserted, following
(he adjournment that ths countervail
ing duty would be stricken off, leav
ing wheat and flour on ths unrestrict
ed free list on a parity with eattls
and meats.
MIN'KKS MAS" STRIKE.
CHARLRSTON.W. Vs., Juns S6S.
An official call for a strike of miners
In ths New River coal field was is
sued late tonight from ths local head
quarters of ths United Mine Workers
of America. Fifteen thousand men
are employed in that field. The strike
or!er is fffo:tlv July 1. Miners are
also expected to strike tomorrow In
the Cabin Creek field while conditions
In the Paint Creek district are very
uncertain.
PRESIDENT RECOIIERSS
SPECIAL PROSECUTORS
Names Several Men for Ap
pointment in Famous Cal-
norma uase. , i
WASIILNiaTON, June 25,Presl
dent Wilson today recommended to
Attorney-General Mclteynolds the
names of Francis J. Heney, Matt J.
Sullivan, Thomas Hayden and others
for appointment as special prosecu
tors in ths Caminettl-Dlggs white
slave rate and the Western l-'uel
company coal customs cases. No final
!ele'"" we msds. I he whole sub
! vnomx, pracurauy every moment
ot n, tlrnB trm 'arIv morning until
i '"lfl tonight being occupied with con
fersnia on currency and dapart-
mental matturs. Jt Is expected that
ths Bttorney-upnerM and the president
will confer early tomorrow, however,
and settle Anally on two and possibly
three men to conduct the prosecution
of the rases.
No further comment was forth
coming from the white house or the
department of Justice on the state
ments of TJnitod States District At'
torney John L. MoNab, whose reslg'
Aatissv sva svossptsA ysstsrdar by ths
turgfidonx
IfillTHEfl
HEIRS
L TO
GIERftlPUBLIC
Any Physician In Ashevllto
Can Take Patients to
tho Institution
NO INFECTIOUS
CAbES ADMITTED
Name. "Meriwether Hospital"
and Old Stair of Nurses.
Will be Retained ,
Meriwether hospital Is how a piro-
Ho hospital, open to all members of
the medical profusion In , Asheville.
There will ba no staff physicians, and
any medical man In the ctly whs
takes a patient to ths hospital, will
be permitted to retain charge of such
patient Ths same fores of nurses, - .
headed by Miss Florence Pitts, a
superintendent, will be retained.
This course, was decided upon b
the stockholders in the hospital and
ths heirs of the lats Dr. F. T. Meri
wether, after a long and careful con
slderaUon of what should be dons
with this Institution. Several plana
for Its disposal were considered, but
the plan which finally met with ths
approval of aji present at ths meet
Ins, was ths one to throw ths hospital
open to tho publlo, snd to all ths
menvber of the medical profession
in Asheville.
Will Retain Name.
The name, "Meriwether Hospital,"
which Is engraved abov ths main en
trance, of ths hospital, will also ba
retained. Ths hospital will stand for
all time a monument to ths man
whose skill and ability In tit mtsl
difficult surgical cases mads Ht sreo
t'on possible. For years ths publlo
has tsen accustomed to associate ths .
name "Meriwether Hospital" with
Dr. F. T. Meriwether, and a tsnder
sentiment swaysd ths stockholders in
retaining ths old name.
D. L. Meriwether, a broths of ths
tats Dr, F, T. Meriwether, will have
ths title of business msi.a!r (if lh
hospital, under tin new conditions,
and wilt look after' all ths business
affairs of ths Institution, managing it
for. the. tMmf!tw'f..,,l''trA of his
lal brother, hs U1 have n offics
at ths hospital, and will make. all sr
rangements regarding Its use. .
Miss Florence Pitts, t' whoso sue
eess in management is duo, in somt
measure, ths success of ths hospital,
wAll be retained as superintendent, '
and will rstain ths old sta'f of nurs
es, all of whom aro sxpsrts tn ths '
nursing of surgical rases. The hos
pital, under ths new arrangement
will not bs restricted to surgical ess
es, as many physicians of ths city will
desire to take eases of Illness to
hospital where they can retain charge
of ths patient However, no lnfso
tlous oases will be admitted .to the
hospital.
Tfas Boon JfaedooV :.
"For years there has been a grow
Ing sentiment among many members,
of ths medical profession In Ashs
villa toward ths establishment of s
hospital where any licensed physician
could taks a patient, where ths bom
facilities were not dsiuats to cars
for such patients and retain charge of
ths case so long as a physician was
needed," declared a physician last
nirht. "and ths opening of ths Merl
wether to ths publlo furnishes Just
such an institution, X am certain that
h msdlral profession of ths olty wilt
welcome the news that it Is to bs so
conducted." ,
Meriwether Hospital Is one of ths
most modern In ths stats. It Is built
of brink. Is flre-proof throughout, snd
BULGARIANS ATTACK
SI
Bulgarian, Artilery Brought
Into Action and Fierce
Fight Follows. -.
MUCH EXCITEMENT
BELGRADE, Bervla, 'June 2S.A'
strong force of Bulgarian troops at
tacked tho Servian positions at Zleto
vo and liatkuvuta in Macedonia t .
1 o'clock this morning.
Ths attack, according to official
Information, Was unprovoked. Fight
ing was still In progress at a lats
hour, .
Later re poils from the battls seen
said the Bulgarian artillery had gon
into action and fierce fight was
progress In which both sides had guf
fered considerable loss.
The Bulgarian attack on ths SerV
vlans has created a dangerous stats
of excitement here.
The newspapers publish special sdU
tlons declaring. In large type "ws
baa begun."
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