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SEVILLE ' CITIZEN H THE WEATHER i LOCAL SHOWERS CITIZEN WANT ADS BRING RESULTS JOL. XXXII, NO. 220. ASHEVILLE, N, C, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 30, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS as: J. J. HILL WILL BE FROM RESIDENCE famous Railroad Man Dies ' at His Home at St. Paul, Minnesota. END WAS PEACEFUL FAMILY DECLARES Empire Builder Passed Away After Several Hours of Unconsciousness. ST. PAUL, Minn., May 29. Ths funeral of. James J.: Hill, pioneer ran road builder and financier, who 'died at MS, o'clock this morning, will be ' fceld at bis home at 2 p. m., Wednes day, members of his family announced tonight, : Interment will be In a private mausoleum to be erected at North Oaks farm. Ave miles northeast of St. Paul, long the summer home of the empire builder. " " Mr. Hill's death was caused by an Infection due to bowel trouble, his physician stated today. Following au operation , performed Sunday after noon he sank rapidly and his extreme age, seventy-eight years, militated against recovery. Funeral Not Public. . The public will "not have an oppor tunlty formally to pay tribute to the . leading citizen of ths northwest, but Mr. Hill's associates and the faithful employes will be admitted to the house t view the body before the funeral services. The general offices of the Great Northern railway and the First, Rational , bank and Northwest Trust company will be closed Wednesday. Telegrams poured In this afternoon, from all parts of the country with expressions of condolence. A' con stant stream of family friends called tti hnrnA innil' nt tin rAMlriAnn of Louis W. Hill next door, The family statement was as fel lows: "Mr. Hill passed away very peace fully after several hours of un consciousness.- AH the members of the- Immediate family were, present except one : daghter, Mrs. Anson Beard,, who .will i arrive, tonlgiht, and on randaon, Barnes N, B., Hifl. son ; of vr,?. andt Mr; ti,msJ,Hlg,:;who wllfarrlve from Cambridge tomorrow. a-Will Officiate at Fnnral. - "Vicar General Gibbons attended Mr. Hill during his last hours and will officiate at the funeral services at the house and also at the grave The publlo services will be held at the residence, 240 Summltt avenue, at 2 d. m.. Wednesday. Interment will be in private at North Oaks, where a family mausoleum or me morial chapel will probably be built, "Following the simplicity . which the family kno would be the desire of Mr. Hill, ti.e request Is made that no flowers or floral offerings be sent to'th house. Tuesday at 2 p. m. at the residence an opportunity will be given the veteran employes and the (Continued on Page Two.) SOLICITOR OUTLINES STATE'S CASE AGAINST INNES, OPENING TRIAL (Will Attempt to Prove Lar ceny and Murder, Dor sey Declares. SEPARATE TRIALS ATLANTA, Oa., May 2. The state attempt to prove that Victor B Innes, of Eugene, Ore:, not only took S8.746.20 from Mrs. Elolse Nelms Dennis but that he murdered Mrs. ijDennls and her sister, Beatrice Nelms, solicitor General Dorsey announced here today at the" opening of Innes' trial for larceny after trust. The Nelms sisters disappeared in Ban Antonio, Texas, in June, 1914, and Innes and his wife later were acquitted there of charges of murdering the two Atlanta women. Both husband and wife later were Indicted here on lar. ceny charges. The state today elected to try Innes first after the defense had won Its point that the two should get separate trials. First witnesses called were in tended to show Innes' alleged connec tion with the murders and Solicitor Dorsey produced a sausage mill in which he. asserted he would prove the women's bodies were ground up at Ban Antonio. On objection of the de fense, Superior Court Judge Hill, pre siding, ruled that the state must first' show that the $9,745.20 mentioned in the' larceny indictment, was entrusted to Innes before taking up any other part of the case. It was Intimated that the state would later bring evidence regarding the murder. Mrs. John W. Nelms, mother of the missing women, then took the stand and before ad journment testified regarding - letters he said her married daughter reeeiv 4 ed from Innea, who it is said, acted as attorney for Mrs. Dennis prior to her disappearance. '. Mrs. Nelms referred to Innes as that "demon" and was told by the court that such language would not be allowed. ITALIANS HOLDING BACK AUSTRIAN HOSTS IN THE SOUTHERN TYROL REGION Germans Have Been Able to Make An other Slight Gain in the Verdun Region No Operation of Moment on Russian Front During Day. LONDON, May 29. The Verdun region and southern Tyrol continue the theatres where the most sanguinary battles are taking place. While the Italians are holding back the. Austrians from further advances and inflicting heavy losses on them in counter-attacks in Tyrol, their German allies have been able capture of three hundred meters of French trenches north west of the village of Cumieres on the left bank of the Meuse near Verdun. Intense Fighting. Fighting of great intensity has been around Hill 304 and between Le Mort Cumieres, but except near Cumieres all vicious onslaughts were set at naught by the vigorous counter offensives of the French. The sectors east and west of Fort Douaumont", northeast of Verdun, have wit nessed still another violent artillery duel, but no infantry attacks were launched. The artillery of both sides has been bu3y along the remainder of the front in France, and Belgium. In Tyrol the Austrians south of the Pasina torrent the Italian positions but the Italians repulsed the attack ers with considerable losses. On the 'Asiago plateau the men of two batteries which Mosciag by the Austrians were relieved by an Italian reg iment and their guns brought safely away. More Bombardments. Except for a report, from have repeatedly bombarded Riga, no operation of moment has taken place on the Rus sian front'. , . - Mnor successes have been obtained by the Russians (CONTINUED ELECTION OF OFFICERS F PE0ERAT1DELEEATES Large Number of Illinois Delegates, Pledged, May Bolt. SOUTH MAY SHIFT NEW YORK, ' M; y 29. The elec tion of officers, although two days off, and the report tomorrow of the nomi nating committee, absorbed the at tention tonight of the ten thousand delegates, alternates and visitors at tending the thirteenth biennial con vention of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, in session here. Al though it is unofficially reputed that Mrs. Joslah Evans Cowles of Call fornia and Mrs. Samuel B. Sneath of nhin will be reaorted as the only candidates for f.:o presidency, It is expected that a large number of the Illinois delegation, said to be pledged to Mrs. Cowles, will bolt and propose as the state's candidate Mrs. George Bass of Chicago. Mrs. Bass ha an nounced that she will permit her name to come before the convention Delegates from most of the south ern states, heretofore claimed by Mrs. gneath's supporters. Insisted to night that there had beci. a sudden shift to Mrs. Cowles because of ru mors circulated regarding Mrs. Sneath's alleged Intention of per mitting the federated negro women's clubs of the south to join the federa tion. Both Mrs. Sneath and Mrs. Cowles Issued statements 'hat the negro question plays no part In the campaign. There Will be no contests for the other offices, a member of the board of directors said tonight, except for that of auditor, to which Mrs. William P. Harper of Seattle and Mrs. Sarah Evans of Portland, Ore., aspire. Mies Oeorgie A. Bacon of Worcester Is as yet unopposed for first vice president anKwill be succeeded as second vice president by Mrs. Eugene Rellly of Charlotte, N. C, without opposition. Mrs. Reilly is the present recording secretary and It Is expected she will be succeeded by Mrs. John D. Sher man of Chicago. Mrs. William B. Williams of Lapeer, Mich., Is ex. pected to succeed herself as treasurer. Mrs. Emma Klpp Edwards, chair man of ths supply committee, an nounced tonight that to date the dele gates had requisitioned one hundred thousand' hairpins, one thousand drinking cups, six hundred hatpins and three hundred packages of face powder, Ul of which were especially. provided for ths us of the delegates. to make another gain in the in progress Homme and the German , in the Lagarina, valley and threw heavy assaults against were surrounded on Mont "4 Petrograd that the Germans the railway line to the east of ON .PAGE TWO.) FAILURE OF CARRANZA'S NOTE TO REACH EMBASSY PUZZLE lOFFICIALS Mexican Attache Arrives From Mexico Without Communication, TROOPS MOBILIZED WASHINGTON, May 29. State de partment officials were somewhat mystified today over the failure of the new note from General Qarranza to reach the department or the Mexican embassy. The department's advices Indicated that It was to be expected yesterday. Manuel Mendez, foreign office at tache from Mexico City, supposed to be acting as a special messenger, ar rived here today but declared he had no knowledge of the note whatever and merely had come to Washing ton on a, vacation. Ellaeo Arredondo, the Mexican ambassador-designate, with whom Mendes conferred, said that none of his messages from the foreign office contained any mention of a new note. Word that the note was coming and that it probably would renew the suggestion that American troops be withdrawn from Mexico, reached the department last weeki Later dis patches from Mexico City said the Carranza government was taking pre cautions to guard against premature publication of the note and that nothing concerning its . contents would be revealed until It had been presented tn Washington. Be facto government officials were quoted as saying they expected It to be handed to Secretary Lansing today. Mr. Arredondo made no appoint ment at the state department today and as tomorrow is a holiday It Is certain the note will not be presented until Wednesday, should It arrive, to night or tomorrow. The protest of eighty-four Ameri can oil operators in the Tamplco re gion against decrees of the de facto government affecting their work Is still awaiting consideration at the stafe department . , - Rumors transmitted by ths border military commanders as matters of In formation for the war department said 22,000 Carranza troops were mob ilised near Chihuahua City. Officers here showed little Interest In this re port. General ' Scott's comment be ing that General Trevino appeared to be acting In accordance with the Scott-Obreron, GENERAL HAIG, COMMANDER OF BRITISH FORCES IN FRANCE, PAYS HIGH TRIBUTE TO ABILITY OF FRENCH AROUND VERDUN Says That Only Great Offensive Themselves GallantlyHave Cost Germans Heavy Losses or Prestige-'Britlsh Troops Have Been LONDON, May tS9. General r, Douglas Halg, commander of ths British forces in France and Belgium, In a dispatch 'covering 'the operations of the British army in that territory from December IB last, when he took over the command, until May 19, pays high praise to the French defence of Verdun and reviews In detail the ac tions in which the British have taken part "During this period," he says, "the only offensive effort made by the enemy on a great scale was directed against out French allies near Verdun. The fighting in that area has been prolonged and severe. The results have been worthy of the traditions of the French army and of great service to the cause of the allies. Heavy Losses). The efforts made by the enemy have caused him heavy losses both In men and in prestige and he has made these sacrifices without gaining any advantage to counterbalance them. "During this struggle my troops have been In readiness to co-operate they might be needed but the only assistance asked for by our allies was of an indirect nature, namely, the re lief of the French troops on a portion of their defensive ront. This relief was glad to be able to afford." While no action comparable with that at Verdun has been fought on the British front. General Halg says the struggle has been continuous and that T NEEDS MORE COLLECTORS McAdoo Says Tax is Being Collected Fast as Force Can Work. WASHINGTON, May !. Secretary McAdoo today Informed Chairman Lobeck of the house committee on ex penditures in the treasury depart ment, that the department la enforcing the Income tax law "with all the vigor whioh the small force authoris ed by congress will permjt," but that an adequate office and Held force for the investigation of returns must be provided f the government la to get all It is entitled to under the law. Mr. McAdoo's letter, which replies to the Keating resolution regarding alleged Income tax frauds and eva sions, expressed regret that congress authorized Only half of the 11,000,000 increase asked for to provide an ade quate method of collecting the Income tax and says It Is hoped that the re mainder may yet be granted. It de nies a report that the government Is losing $220,600,000 annually by In come tax frauds, explaining that this estimate was based on the assumption that the annual national Income Is $4. 000,000,000. The government actuary," Mr. Mc Adoo says, estimates the gross na tional Income at 120,000,000.000 and the net Income at 119,000,000,000 or about $?S per family, and the total wealth of the country at about 1200,- 000,000,009 of which only If 0,900,000, 8Qe la earning iaoo "A Small Hot Bird" 1' I Has Been Directed Against the k, there haveen jnay, Bharp. local ' tions. The maintenance and repair of ths trenches alone - entailed con stant and heavy work.' He speaks of the continual activity of the artillery, Infantry, airmen and sappers and min ers and adds; "Ever-present threats cause a more constant strain than any other form of warfare." There were sixty local actions dur ing the period under review, some of which, says General Halg, "although Individually Insignificant in a war on such an Immense scale, would have been Considered worthy of a separate dispatch Under different conditions." Special Raids. The British commander maves spe cial mention of raids or "cutting out parties" which have been made at least two or three times a week against the enemy lines. "Thty consist," he says, "of a brief attack with some special object, on a section of the opposing trenches and are usually carried out 'at night by a small body of men. The character of these operations, the preparation of the road through our own and the enemy's trenches, hand to hand fight ing in the darkness and the uncertain ty as to the strength of the opposing force give peculiar scope to gallantry, dash and quickness of decision of the troops engaged and much skill and daring are frequently displayed In these operations. "The Initiative In these minor op erations has been taken and on the WAS BELIEF OF LYMAN Man Charged With Fraudu lent Use of Malls Takes Stand. NEW TORK, May 29. The belief that he was suspected of being a Ger man spy and munition ship destroyer, caused Dr. John Grant Lyman hur riedly to close up the brokerage busi ness he was operalting under the name of J. H. Putnam and company In this city and flee to Florida, he as serted today at the opening of his trial In the United States District court on the charge of using the malls to de fraud. Lyman, who also is wanted, by the federal authorities of Los Angeles for fleeing from that city whfle un der $20,000 bail after being convicted for operating a Panama land swind ling scheme, dismissed his lawyers and acted as his own attorney. Dr. Lyman indicated his defense during examination of talesmen when he asked who their sympathies were with in the present war. "I have a letter from Captain Guy Gaunt, the British naval attache," he said, "which I propose to Introduce In evidence showing that I have been suspected of making bombs to out on munitions ships and if such an astute detective as Mr. Flynn of the United States se cret service and Captain Gaunt were deceived by the Information they re ceived concerning Mexico, how much easier would It be for an ordinary ma a --Uo b deceived. French and That They Have Borne Without Resultant Ready Germans recently have attempted some bold and well conceived raids against our lines, many of which have been driven back, although sonje suc ceeded in penetrating." General Halg mentions the arrival of the Ansae and South Africans and additional Canadian forces In France and says that this made possible ths taking over of a greater extent of front. He then tells of the improve ment in the different branches of the army and In the health of the armies. He says: "The sick rate has been consistently low, There has been no serious epi demic and enteric fever, the bane of arimes in the past, has almost entire ly disappeared owing to preventive measures energetically earned out." The dispatch closes with a tribute to Field Marshal Viscount French, who, says General Halg, "starting the war with our small expeditionary force faced an enemy far superior in num bers and fully prepared for this great campaign." KILLED BY AtJTO. RICHMOND, Va., May 29. Miss Ethel W. Payne was struck and kllLed tonlgiht by an automobile driven by Lloyd T. Wilson, Jr., son of a widely known Baptist mlnlstei. Wilson was returning from a hospital to which he had taken his mother when the young woman attempted to cross the street in front of his ch. AT U.SJAVAL ACADEMY "Press of Business" Pre vents Attendance of Sen ators and Congressmen. ANNAPOLIS, May 29. The cere monies of commencement week at the naval academy began today. A few minutes before the time scheduled for the official reception to the board of visitors, composed of members of the naval affairs committees of the sen ate and house, it became known that the inspecting officials would not be on hand. It was thought they would arrive during the day, but word came that press of cengressienal business kept them in the national capital. The situation, although unprecedent ed in the annals of "June week" events, did not Interfere with the ex ercises. Henry B. Mulllnnix, of In diana, la honor man of the class that will graduate next Friday, having led his fellows through the four years' course. Second honor will be taken by Norman P. Earle, of Illinois. Ralph E. Davison of Missouri, who stands third received three of the four awards for proficiency in prores. sional work. Six other graduates at tained the "star" grade, a mark of eighty-five per cent or better. t THE WEATHElR, ' WASHINGTON; 'Mar 29. Forecast for North Carolina: Thundershowen tpiasday; WedB.sdAjsaxtlj; cloujljr, T BE LARG E FACTOR T Supporters Open Headquar-.1 ters For the Colonel in the Windy City. WOMEN TO PROTEST AGAINST SUFFRAGE Will Appear Before Conven tion to Prevent Insertion of Suffrage Plank. CHICAGO, May 29. Republic Roosevelt headquarters were opened In Chicago today by Herbert L. Sat terlee and Lawrence Graham, of Ney York, and active work getting dele gates to vote for the candidate begun. The headquarters were opened sev eral hours before Colonel Roosevelt arrived here en route to Kansas City where ha 1s to deliver an address to morrow. George von L. Meyer, former secre-1 tary of the navy, is expeoted In Chi-; ago tomorrow to assume charge of ths pre-conventlon ' campaign for, Roosevelt Hitchcock's Plan. Indications are that ths plan of Frank H. Hitchcock to have the name of Charles E. Hughes presented to the republican national convention as the first candidate may result in an Inter, esting fight between Root, Roosevelt and Hughes forces. Hitchcock's arrangement Is that when tha roll of states Is called In alphabetical order, to make nominations for president, tot have Alabama, the first on tns list,, yield In favor of New York so that. Hughes may have ths advantag of having his name presented first , j ' When friends of former Senator Ellhu Root and Mr, Roosevelt learned of this plan they declared they woulrt attempt to get recognition from the, chairman to present ths name of their' candidate before that of Justice, Hughes. They said that ths chairman of the convention, would be obliged, to settle tha dispute at ths time it arises. , , Opposes Suffrage), , -1 Ybrlf Wat'a "Anti-National Woman Suffrage 1 association, has notified Chairman Htlles, of the republican national committee that she will ap pear before the convention committee dn resolutions to oppose Insertion in (Contlnusd on Page Two) S MEET E if r Delegates Present at Chica go From Twenty-Five States. ADOPT RESOLUTIONS CHICAGO, Mwy 29. 'An official; statement of the meeting of German American leaders held here yesterday and today was given out this after noon. . Delegates were present from twenty- five states and Alaska and other states were represented by proxy, These delegates, it IS stated were "author ized representatives of churches of many different denominations; of social,- business and quasl-polltica or ganizations and of the German-Amer-ioan Press association. All large organisations! of Ameri cans of German ancestry throughout the country were either directly rep resented or assured the committee of sympathetic support,"' continues ths statement. It quoted a format "platform of principles," the substance of whkrh, was, made- public yesterday and an nounces adoption of the following resolutions: "We' demand a neutrality in strict sccordance with the advice contained in George Washington's address to the American people. "We, urge a. foreign policy which protects American lives and Arasrl-;-can Interests with equal firmness and "We condemn erery official act and; policy which shows passionate attach- ft ment for one belligerent nation or Uw.'j veterate antipathy for another.,! 't "W denlore those " utterances. - voiced by officials,, ex-officials and oth- ers designed to crealte, or tending to! create a division among racial lines among our people. ; "We hope that no party will noml-, nate for the presidency a candidate whose view tend to establish such dl-( vision. ' "We trust that the republican eon-i ventlon will' unite all the elements In ths party upon a candidate whos , views are In harmony with those herepf -inbefere expressed. ,. ' , ' . "We trust the democratic conven-j' tlon will nominate for the presidency J one who subscribes to ths views ax- pressed hereinbefore. i the presidency who Is not in accord' srtth the views expressed hereinbefore ' is unworthy the support of a frae and. ROOSEVEL WILL CHICAGO FIGH SYMPATHETIC ,.lndjdentTAaestorata tf
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