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THE WEATHER: FAIR. 23 Pages Today ttrvr wv -vt oon ASHEVILLi; N. C, SUNDAY MORN 1 NO, SEPTEMBER 27, 1914. PRICE 5 CENTS IT VULA . , VJ. OOJ. OPPOSING ARMIES CONTINUE TO FLA1 ; E4 C ATTHEOTHER ; . : - . . . . . WINGS THEIR PJfiS OF OPPOSING ARMIES W NORTHERN FRANCE CONTINUE TO STRIKE HARD AT EACH OTHER I Both Sides, According of the German Forces on the Right Wing of the Allies Being the GreatestEach Trying to Break Through Other's Position VIOLENT BATTLE RAGING . BETWEEN 01SE AND SIMM On the French Extreme Right, the French Fore ? es Have Again Taken the Offensive Lull in f ighting in Galiciafor Past Few Days. . The territory between the rivers Somme and Oise is the scene of the fiercest battle along the great front in northern France where the Germans and allies have been striving for two weeks, have been trying to force each other back. This ground includes the French left wing, which has thrown tremendous forces against the German general, von Kluck's reinforced army in an "endeavor to outf lankJiuu True 1FrenclTorHcial vnuggle as a violent, one and says the allied troops have made a slight advance. In the Woevre region the French also report some gain, but describe the situation on the heights of the Meuse as unchanged. Germans Cross Meuse. Prior to this, however, . the Germans had " crossed the river Meuse near St. Mihiel in the Woevre district to some French have undertaken a fierce offensive move ment the Germans have held a part of the ground gained prpbably at great loss to both sides. All belligerentshave adopted a more rigid . cejisorsHip, the French merely stating their gains and the losses of the enemy. K The Russians have attacked the Germans in. the region of Druskinhi in the province of Suwalki, Russian Poland, bordering on Prussia, but no de rails have been given out. J? The Russians are reported as driving the Aus trian army back on Cracow, Martial Law. The Netherlands government has declared martial law in the eastern province, according to tai American dispatch, to prevent the exportation oi contraband to Germans and at the same time Great Britain takes a clear position as to contra band, making it necessary for neutral countries I transporting foodstuffs to give assurances that the I goods are not for German consumption. I - Prince Oscar, the emperor,s fifth son, accord ing to announcement from Berlin, has been obliged to withdraw from his regiment because of an af- lection of the heart, brought on by over-exertion. He is at Metz under the care of physicians, The latest reports indicate that the Austrian seaport of Cattaro in Dalmatia is being bombarded by French and British warships and that the Aus trian fort of Pelagosa has been dismantled and abandoned. ; LONDON, Sept. 26. (9:26 p. m.) The wings of the opposing armies in northern France still are striking hard blows at each other in an ef fort to break through the respective positions. . v Both sides, according to the official reports issued todays have made some progress today, the Ckurcns on the allies' right being perhaps the gre:ut' v' ":.' !'- ;:; -A three CV3 or j nsKa and French, arc eilent as to how this fight is WOXnSVKD to Official Reports, Are report - describe- this extent. Although the! more a Violent battle ha3 OX PAGE Si.) Making Progress,' thai CARRAFJZA SAYS FIGHTIf Explains That Zapata Has Never Agreed to Attend Conference, PLACES ALL BLAME ON GENERAL VILLA Villa and Zapata Are Work- ing in Harmony Against WASHINGTON. Sept. M.rJeneral Carranza today predicted further fighting tn Mexico, according to furth er advilcea to, the state department. Tn chief explained to diplomat, who gathered at hi request,- that Zapata had refused to attend or send dele gates to the national convention call ed for October 1. and that his forces were active tn the south, . He also described events leading up to the rupture with General Villa, saying the blame for further bloodshed would be Villa's as his own troops would act only on the defensive. Official Information has .come to the war department from General Funston and others that Zapata and Villa are working in harmony against Carransa, and exipect the support of former federals. One of Villa's chief demands has been certain officers who supported Huerta be taken Into the new national army, but Carranza has given such officers no guaran tees. Already It has been reported that Francisco Carbajal, former pro- (Contlnued m Pao Twenty-four.) PREPARED TO. RESIST His Loss in Battle of Friday is Given as About Ninety Men. OTHERS LOST 100. NACO, Mexico, Sept. 26. General Benjamin Mill's force of about 1.500 men, with eighteen machine guns and plenty of ammunition, is here to night prepared to resist another at tack by Governor Maytorena's men. Reliable. Information concerning yesterday's fight at Santa Barbara In which Hill was defeated, gives Hill's loss at about ninety men killed or wounded and left on the 'battle field Thirty-five wounded were brought here. General Hill's men say May torena lost over 100 in killed and wounded. The Carranxa faction at AguaPrie ta declared General Juan Cabrol, whose attempts to compose the 80 nora situation failed, now is hasten ing via Laredo and Mexico City for Manzanttlo on the west coast SOIJUEIIS MOMLIZIXG. . LAREDO. Texas, Sept. The re port, that Onral Carranza was mo- billcinK a . strong: force ; of constitu tionalist at ilonteroj- was confirmed by IrAVcU's who reached the border trnight from that city. , .' , VILLA MAY ATTACK. that rimcraJ Villa noon would attack do' orcc of Carransa. ,' Ten train! of YIIi soldier left Chlhuaha to day for SattiUo. ' Other troop ar moving couth from Torreon. CAN BE EXPECTED m some r, : 1 ja .1 ABVW ASSESSED VALUATION OF VANDERBILT ESTATE ;- ;. Report of Frank R, Hewitt DediHg With tfaliu of Propgrtjf of Late G:orgt r W' Vanderbih is fdsd at Of id of Clerk of Sirrerior Court Marcus ErwinLarg est SingU Plaotnf Che valuation of the estate of the lata Oeorfe W. Vanderbllt at M,17,oe.3l, Frank R. Hawltt yes terday filed hi appraiser' Import at the offloe of the clerk of the Superior court. The report Includes an Item bred statement of all of the North Carolina holdings of the deceased at the time of hi passing from this re port the state will levy the inheri tance tax provided by law. The tax provides that one -per cent.: of fh value of the property shall be paid into the state treasury with certain deductions allowed for the widow. This tax wtH be collected at an early date and from the Vanderbllt estate, tho state of North Carolina will col lect the largest (Angle Inheritance tax ever paltt Into the treasury under the inheritance tax law. The report I a comprehensive one and Includes the valuation of all of the holdings of the deceased in this state at the ttne of hi death. Tho new of the filing of the report will be read with considerable Interest In view of the fact that it forms the basis upon which the Inheritance tax will be levied. It Include the rtsgah Forest property for., the sale of which Mrs. Vanderbllt has made an agree ment with the government. Actual Vain. In making his report, Mr. Hewitt states that he has not based his fig ures aiven In the report on the as sessed values of the lands and prop erties, but that he has baaed them on the actual values as far as he ban been able to ascertain after diligent (arch and inquiry He was appoint ed appraiser of the estate May 6, by IS GRANTED NEW LICENSE Can Operate as a " Limited Public Service Station" Under New Contract. WASHINGTON, ept. 26. A license to operate the Sayville, U I., wlrefess station as a "limited pub'tc service station," was Issued today by the de partment of commerce. Correspond ence with the department published tonight reveal difficulties of wireless communication with Germany, the iSayvtlie station being virtually the only means of communication .'Th correspondence, shows that for several days at a time it Is impossible to com municate with Germany and that messages often have to bo upeated six or etgir. tlm-r to insure their be ing correct. " . Assistant Secretary. Bweot of the department,' wrote the Atlantic Com munlcatlon company, which owns the stitlon, saying the license permitted operation in connection with the coast station at Nauen and Allvese in Ger many and' with the coawt station at Cartagena, Colombia The original 7lcense.TIaiuc4'or " .tnclHohTlP''r ftittted communication only with shljjs at sea. . Th new. I'.ccnso a1ioT"tha company to charge 76 cent per word for mesmgeNto Germany until Janu ary 1, Ills.' Going Some! 1 7 BY ASSESSOR Inheritance Tdx vr Paid ilarcu Erwln, clsru 'of the superior court, oon after the filing of the will of nr.. Vanderbllt. ..Atr. Hewitt ha been engaged In securing the Infor mfetlon necessary for his report tnc that time, and has covered every part of the ground where Information could be Mcured. The report carries a detailed ac count of all property held In Bun combe, Haywood, Henderson , and Transylvania oountles, tabulating amount Id Buncombe county by th township In which the estate lie. The table for each township Include all live-stock, land, timber, farming Implements, road machinery and vart. ous other belongings of the estate. Bach Is given and ail of these are added .together and from this amount the amount of liabilities is deducted leaving the total of net valuation. The liabilities Include account payable, 17,031.6; bill payable, $76,604.82, and accrued Interest. $53.33, or total liabilities of 188.24. The amount of total arsett of the estate not including the Pis gah Forest lands, minus these liabll Itlos, Is estimated at , 229,735. 21. Forest Holding. Tn appraising tho Pisgah Forest holdings the appraiser stales that these lands are valued at the amount secured from the government at ti per acre, plus the amount secured from the Carr I,uniber company for the timber rights, minus the amount of timber cut from the property and other damage done at the time of Mr. Vanderbllt's death. According to these figures the forest holdings, estimated at 99.1 6.22 acres, sre val. Invaders Are Making Forti fications and Trenches Near Antwerp. l)XDON. Sept. 26. A dispatch from Amsterdam to Reuters Telegram company says the Telegraaf hears the whole German line of communication In Belguim has been fortified to tha northwest of Antwerp, where the in vaders are making fortifications and diKging trenches. Communication with Antwerp la now very difficult the report says, no on being allowed t-o enter the tone with out a special pass. The Volks Zeltung of Cologne says the Germans have heavy siege gun around Antwerp. The street car line between Brumtels and Minove, this newspaper says, I being exclusively, used by the Germans for the transpor tation of provisions for the German west of Brussels where skirmishes with the Belgians are ofra dally occurrence. The Zeppelin airship which on Thurs day niicht dropped several bombs, cruised according to the Volks Zeitung over th whole province of Flander. 11 111 11 " 'jjiaemtr wmruiii'DjfLw j tTlK M KATHKIt- -,' -' - " .- ' " - ' ( - WAFHINOTGN, Sept. 26. forecast for North Canillna: Fair flufcCay and Monday. - THE AS GIVEN IS $4,61706.29 in the State, ; ued at 114 per icre, or at toUl value of IMM.UI.OS, including the proper - tie la all four countla. , Thl added to the net amount of asseU on th rest Of the esUte equal the total amount of valuation, An Interestlna Item ia th. renort U tha tact that stnrert t the mnnilnn the owner bad ilverware. watchea and jewelry valued at MOO. The household good, furniture and other thing were all of Immense valu and the road machinery used 4n the con struction of roads over the estate I valued at about f 1,000, The mansion la valued at approximately 12,600,000. Mr. Hewitt ha been .fcuslly eh gaged In going ovr the estate since he wa assigned to th task, and an Idea may be gained as to tb amount of work to be done when It I un derstood that much of th land Is valued at different prices and that practically the only way the appraiser had of estimating these value was to make a personal Inspection. It Is set forth In the' report that the appraiser desire to thank the employes of the. vust estate for the able assistance rendered by them in the work. He state that he ha been extended every possible courtesy am that he has been suved much valu able time by the willingness of the heads of the different department to help him. The Vanderbllt estate Is probably the most famous private estate In the United States, hav4n been visited by thousands of tourists since It was cre ated by the late multl-tnllltonatre. (Contlnn'lJ on Page) Nlnp.l SAME FOBTHE PRESENT Rates Remain the Same Un til Commission Promul gates New Rates. RALEIGH, N. C, Sept. 28.-An or der by the corporation commission to day dir?cts that the joint haul nd lo. cal rates of all Independently owned and operated railroads in thl state lens than seventy-five miles long on intrsstate movement remain the same as at the lime of adoption of the Justice rate act, 'except any changes since made" by the tommlssion until the commission shall promulgate new rates. ; Also ordered that rate os Joint hauls between line more tha a seventy-five miles, long arid! salrf short lines be the new local' rates of the Wng line as fixed by the special rate commission' to or from the junction point with tho short line less twenty Ave per.- cant, plus the rat . Of the short line a fixed above from the distance over It, r : . , W ILKOJ IGX mi.L. WASHINGTON', Bedt. 2--rres(lent Wilson today signed th trsde cnmmls slon bill. II will not appoint t i.o e. mi. mission until the Peceml"-' eoprrew: II J. FOR Jin " -vi j- Secretary of State Hakes Eloquent Plea for Support , of Administration. ' , . GLOWING TRIBUTE PAID TO PRESIDENT Says Repudiation of Hn Gudger Would be Repu diation of Wilson. 1 Greeted with enthusiasm by mora -than 1,600 people at the Auditorium : last night. Secretary of State Bryan, eloquently eulogised President Wilson , and mad strong appeal to the Tenth . district to re-elect Congressman J. M. ; Oudger, Jr., both a an endorsement tit the president' polici and to tn- -( sure a democratic con ires. , ' 'if Oudger' record l . not food, Woodrow Wilson's record I aot good, for they stood for the me measure all the time. It you are not satis, fled with the vote and the position of your eonfresMnan then you cannot i be satisfied with the position of the president, for they are Identical, Oud. supporting the president; n. tit that splendid congress that eooondod the president' efforts," Mid Mr. Bryan, " Grt Audltwfc ' ' ...Many lsdte were In tie an''""' which Included mf nvre.y A . people but a turn'' -tl people fron vuwu , eMstrlott not merely stralghtoui femo--rata hut . Indnendnls. Tim isvin 1thetle understanding which clearly ! ' between .peaaer ana auaisnce 1 vldenced the hUh regard and nVe-, tion In which the secretary Is held by the Popl of hi summer home, ' Tne meeting wa called to order by . Congressional Chairman 3. floronp Htyle. Who won applauss With hi statement that Woodrow Wilson was th wisest statesman that over at in the president' chair, Mr, Styles pre sented Representatlva II. It. William to Introduce Mr. Bryan- Thl Mr. Williams wild wa unnecessary and that he would welcome the man ' (Continued on Pago Eleven). - ' ; '- - " '-- ' '. - - 1 Secretary McAdoo gets Long Message From Chairman Travis. ? ; TO PUBLISH NAIIE3, (By Geonro H. Mannlnf.) ' WASHINGTON, D. C, ept M. Secretary McAdoo today received a five hundred word telegram from Corpor' atlon Commissioner Travis giving summary of th condition of th etat bank of North Carolina, and declar ing that tho statement show that th ' state banks are boarding money. Th . report wrr made on September It from 400 out of the 426 tat bank. Commissioner Travis' telegram read In part as follow: Thl disclose that North Carolina state bank aro hoarding money, are carrying lower, reserve than tn lilt, ' and have borrowed for ue of their customer more than twlo th amount 1 they did In the name period last year. . This accords with our general infor. matlon that our bank ar doing aJ they safely can to meet the present condition. "We have not detailed Information a to intei eat charged on existing loan or demand for new accommoda- ; tion, but our Information through our bank examiner and otherwise 1 that th bank are charging or de manding higher Interest now than ,. thev 014 under normal condition. ;"We will be pleased to co-operate In every way possible In the effort of your department to . see . that ' th ' abundant currency la oc distributed snd 'used as to meet the 'demand of every section tjndV the extraordinary condition" that prevail. . We will cheerfully furnish any further or de tailed lnformaton In respect to other banks that you may delr." - The .treasury department Jmshp 1 r names of additional batiks t ' are hoarding reserves, but probably ilonJny ,soi. other North Vnr-' Isiued to I 1 mk, wli. 'i Ill BRYAfJ HEARD INSPEEGH
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