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IMffl CITIZEN THE WEATHEBi , '; . "FASH ' " ' CITIZEN "WANT AD3 BHINO HESULTS VOL. XXXII Na 321.; ASHEVILLE, N. 0... FRIPAYRNING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ed Q SFHITF BITIFIFS; ULIIII I L 1111 III I1.U .Ratified by More Than! Two-Thirds Vote With out Boll GalL a ADJOURNMENT IS TAKEN BY MISTAKE Amendment by Norris to Beduce Price Overwhelm ingly Defeated. WASHINGTON, ftept 7. Th treaty providing for the purchase from Denmark of the Danish Wert Indies for $15,000,000 tu ratined by the atate senate tonight by more than a. two-thlrde vote. There waa no roll call and lew than half a doien sen a tore, Including Senator Norris, Jones and Clapp voted against lt- Favorable action on the treaty at this session of conn-ess had been strona-lr u reed by the administration particularly because of the Influence Jt might have upon the situation tn Denmark, where the lower house of parliament has aaoroved It and eTreat fight Is being made for ratifica tion in the upper nouse. Seventi Honrs' Debate. The vote tonight followed several fcours of - debate In executive session while the senate was awaiting the conference report on the emergency THE DANISH INDIES PURCHASE TREATY g revenue bill, the only obstacle to an lournment of congress. Finding that no serious opposition developed, ad ministration leaders arranged for a recess from .: 16 to S:S0 o'clock' to round np a quorum and force final W .4 .... T)u U - .(innmwiant In. stead of a-recess was taken, causing fc- few minutes . delay while the ergeant-at-arms looked for a minis ter to offer the invocation required finder the rules, but when no minister was to be round a precedent was es jtablishsd by dispensing with the in .vocation and voting began soon after' wal-d. An amendment by Senator Norris to reduce the purchase price rrom 925,000,000 to $10,000,000 was defeat, ed'hy an 'overwhelming vote and the treaty was approved lust as it signed 'by Secretary Lansing and Minister Bran in New York. August 4, Negotiations for the purchase of fh islands, a lHUe group east of Porto . fticoi aye been In progrisi Inteir aslttently for half a century Because of ihelr atrateslc. value, particularly slnceh doastrwctlem t to Panama canal the American government na i v been anxious to acquire them to pre- k.... v . f.iA4fc f.AM fallfnav InfA the ninoi os any tui p.w waaaH Interference was credited with block In negotiation on the subject tn 190 J, after the United States senate Had ratined a treaty. Conference Secret. Practically . nothing was known about the recent conferences between Ranreterv Lanslns and Minister Brun and there was no announcement of th fact that negotiations had been renewed until shortly before the pact was signed. Uven the terms or tne Purchase were kept secret until one of the confidential copies of the treaty to the - senate had disanoeared and Its substance published. In Denmark, the treaty-has develop ed a political crisis that may result in . a nw seneral election of members of parliament and re-organisation of the C cabinet., , ' . ' L trhder the terms of the treaty Den Inark, would sell to the United States the Islands of St. Thomas, St. Jonn and St. Croix, together with adjacent . Islands and rocks. St. Thomas and St- Jonn are a part of: the vtrcin islands so named by an - lmporuillL comma, iiuun kuu depot of trade with an excellent harbor, is twelve miles long eastmnd west and from one to three miles . - . 1 . . I - J Droaa.- inw vmy .rum. o& .fvu bay rum. - St John is elgUt mile long east and west and of irregular breadth. Its . area is about forty square miles. It occunles an excellent position near St Thomas and its port of Coral Bay on the east side Is said to be the best harbor of refuge from cyclones In the Antilles. : .- i ; t-.- t fit- Croix, also named by Columtms (Continued on Paste Twci HENRY FORD FILES SUIT JOB MILLION AGAINST THE CHICAGO THINE Seeks Damage For Alleged . ' Editorial Calling Ford ; an "Anarchist." OTHER ALLUSIONS CHICAGO. Sept 7. Suit- for II. 000.000 ,wa filed by Henry Ford, the Detroit manufacturer, against The Chicago Tribun in the United States District court her 'today.' Mr. Ford aak for oronal damage a ' com. penaatlon for an editorial printed-, in The Tribune June 23. which, it- la charged, called Ford an 'anarchist.' The bill charge that The Tribune "ought to bring the -, plaintiff into public hatred, contempt, ridicule' and financial Injury, by publishing the editorial. ---'" -.- The editorial, It is charged, .referred Mr. Ford a "ignorant, a deluded uman being ". and an anarcnisuc nenw to : the nation which protect him tn hi wealth." k . -. ?. The editorial also charged that em ployes of Mr. Ford's would lose their position if thev went to the border as members of the national guard. - FRENCH CAPTURE MORE TRENCHES; AUSTRIANS ... - . - ARE FORCED Comparatively Quiet By Heavy Shelling From German Guns Against FrenchRussians Moving To ward Lemberg. LONDON, Sept. 7. The infantry of the belligerents in the Somme region of France was inactive Thursday ex cept south of the river, where the French, to the east of Deniecourt', captured elements of trenches from the Ger mans and brought forward their front more in alignment with their newly acquired line running through Belloy-En-Santerre and Berny-En-Santerre. The day, however, was a continuation of the violent bombardments which always advances by the entente allies. ' In addition, great aerial and British aerial squadrons tage behind "the German lines. Artillery Active. South of the Somme so lery fire that under it the Germans were unable to make their customary counter-attacks, according to Paris. The Germans are heavily old first line German trenches Vaux-Chapitre region and the dun sector, which were taken mgnt. In Galicia the Russians j-iemberg Keeping up tneir pressure against the.Austro Germans westward from the rejrions of Brzezanv and 1T.1! vr V A naiicz. iear crzezany we the Teutons from fortified Naraiuvka river, a territory points nave crossed the stream. Near Halicz the railway line has been cut by the Russians who now are heavily 1 J" TT.1' 1 in M DomDaraing naucz, wnicn, of the central powers are still laany Prisoners Taken. In Wednesday's fighting officers andinwbf the i Teutonic allies were made nrisoner. Both -'Benin and Vienna admit retreats between the Zlota Lipa-and Dniester rivers. t Likewise Vienna concedes a retreat of the Austrian forces' before the Roumanians rp i j. t- :i' ciu xiauByivauia., iwvmy nines i.roin me xvoumaman Dor- der. .The retreat was made in the face of a threatenine en veloping movement. To the southeast of this same region the Roumanians have occupied the .Gyeyrgyo-Ditro-Orsova pass. . - The Russians in Turkish; tinue to drive the Turks from their strong mountain de fenses; according to Petrograd, and also have put down a Turkish offensive west of Erzingan. On the Macedonian front and in the Austro-Italian theatre the fighting is still t 3 1 Demg aone mauiiy oy means In German East Africa (CONT1NUSD ON EXPECT ALLIES TO MAKE OF THE TRADE BLOCKADE Retaliatory Provision of Revenue Bill May Have Good Effect. NO PROTESTS YET WA 8HINOTON'. Sent 7. The ex pectation of officials here is that any change the allies may decide te make as a result of the trade reprisal pro visions in the revenue bill will be made gradually rather than in the form of blanket modification of the block ade. By exercising greater leniency in eases of detained cargoes, by less rigorously enforcing the blacklist, by permitting mall , to pass through more quickly, and by similar modifi cations, it is pointed out, a greater part of the annoyance to Americans eould be eliminated without a formal acknowledgment of defeat in the dip lomatic controversy. ' Some . officials believe passage or the legislation already has had a softening effect on the allied attitude toward American trade interesta Of ficial and unofficial dispatches from London .in the past few days, they point-out, nave not reflected such an uncompromising , sentiment as has ever been apparent heretofore.- With the retaliatory authority in the hands of the president these official pre dict, the allies will realize more fully what sweeping effects their restrictive measures have had on this side of the Atlantic, and important modifications quietly will be put into effect -Just that it is understood waa the purpose which the slat department hoped to accomplish by proposing legislative action. - iTv.-Vv.- .No -protest have com '.from any country, according to Secretary Lansing today, although th bill has been discussed informally - with Sir Cecil- Spring-Rice, the British ambassador. TO RETREAT Day Is Featured Only proceed attempts at fresh activity was shown by French in bombarding points of van violent was the French artil shelling the French in the a mile in length between the town of Chenois, in the Ver by the French Wednesday are still actively in quest of f 1 -. Russians nave anven back positions and advanced to the of the Gnita Lipa, and at some aiinouen in names, tne rorces stubbornly defending. in the Halicz feector. 5.645 M ; " , i near Olah Toplitza in east- c it.. -r..' - i , . . Armenia near. Qgnott con J 1 !! oi anmery. two additional portsKilwa PAGE TWO.) ADOPTS PLATFORM FOR ITS WRAL CAMPAIGN " " , V- 'i'i ' ..V .'i ; Will Raise Million Dollar Campaign Fund by October, 1917. TO MEET IN SPRING ATLANTIC CITT, S. 3., Soft. ?.- Alter a ion aerate, wnicn carried the afternoon session of th conven tion well into the evening, the Na. tlonal American Woman Suffrage as sociation today adopted a platform outlining it plan of campaign for se curing -the submission of the. federal suffrage amendment to th state legis lature for ratification. ' f It wa r decided that the nit an nual convention in 117 be held in March or "thereabouts;" that a lobby be continued at Washington, and that the association conduct a nation-wide campaign of education, agitation, or ganisation and publicity tn support of the federal amendment. , A million dollar campaign fund Is to be raised between Ofitpber, this year," ana Oc tober. HIT. It was further agreed by tla con. vention that no state association shall ask the legislature of it state for the submission - of - an - amendment or referendum to the people until the na tional board or executive cou..dl of the association shall have been given en opportunity to - investigate con ditions and glv eonsent . Th platform was adopted wiimut amendment after parliamentary tilt. . Debate on the resolution of Presi dent Carrie Chapman Catt, prevented yesterday, which interpret th con stitution" to mean that th submission of tne federal amendment is the im mediate and principal aim of the as sociation and that all stats work Is merely- in nreoarednea to that end, followed.' - .'. 1. WITH CONFERENCE REPORT Oil REVENUE MEASURE APPRO VED, BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS Only tht Physical Impossibility NighUst Appropriation Measure, the General Deficiency Bill, Adopted By Both, "WASHINOTOW,- Sept, -'T.--Congres will adjourn tomorrow .moraine at 10 o'clock. After nine months devoted to legislation, both houses held protract, ed sessions tonics to wind np. their affair by approving 'the conference agreement on th emergency revenue bill to raise approximately 1160,000,. 000. desired by-the administration to meet the extraordinary appropriation for ''"national defenseand the Mexican mreny V 4 .? '."'''fj irMiy'thhWIoirlmpoasreiHty or engrossing th rvena measurk. in time for; the president's approval- be fore tomorrow morning -w preVen ted final adjournment tonight despite, the waning protest , of member of both houses who threatened, but did not exeout tha threat, to prolong the session by demands for - action, on measure which were forced over until December. ; Agree to Adjourn. ; f Leader of the senate and house agreed upon a concurrent resolution to adjourn at 10 o'clock In the morn ins; and scores of member left town on midnight train eager -to reach their- home for participation In the national political campaign. The last appropriation measure, the genera) deflclenoy bill, wa adopted by both homes while waiting for ' the conference report on the revenue bill. and . the senate ratined the - Danish treaty to provide for purchase of the rDanish West Indies for , i:S,000,000. The corrupt practice bill to limit cam paign expenditures and the immigra tion bill, which President Wilson had announced he would veto if passed, were put aside and will b taken up and pressed to a TOte early in the December session. . The revenue bill as it will go to President Wilson for approval tomor row, contain drastio provisions em powering the president to retaliate against . foreign Interference with American commerce, create a non partisan tariff commission, increase the duties on dyestuff to encourage their manufacture in the United State, ' provide mean , . to ' prevent SENATOR SHERMAN AGAIN ATTACKS PREST GOMPERS Alao Takes Occasion to Crit icise Postmaster General For "Frying Fat." WASHINGTON. Sept 7. Senator Sherman renewed his attack on Presi dent Samuel Compere, of th Ameri can Federation of Labor, during the debate on the Owen corrupt practices bill today in the senate declaring the labor leader and Postmaster General Burleson were the two most prominent figures on the demooratlo aids of the presidential campaign. Mr. Gompers he said, was to deliver the two mil lion labor vote to the democrat while Mr. Burleson used the postmaster of the country "to fry fat" for it - Senator Sherman quoted from a Texas newspaper of 1009 to show that Mr, Burleson then wa part owner of a ranch where hundred of convict la borers were employed. In 111 I. he eald, the foreman of th ranch was tried for. causing the death of a negro conviot who had been whipped, but v acquitted and in isis was ap pointed postmaster ;at Long-view, Texas. -- ir," -continued senator onerman, there 1 any tainted money in this country as Mr. Bryan ' has hinted, it certainly I to be found in the posses sion of the present administration." - When debate was resumed today. Senator Reed reviewed the eight-hour railroad legislation in a long speech. and referred to the utterance of Chas. E. Hughes, th republican candidate, on the Adamson bill. Hs put in the record Mr. Hughes' vetoes, a gover nor of New York, of bill for two cent passenger fare, full train crews and as lncom tax. . Wouldn't It Get Your Goat- A Y0V eAfCLyHAii PMC ro i4rr yoir tmw WILL ADJOURN. of Engrossing tbt, Revenut ; Houses Scores 6l Soloni Leave the dumping of cheap foreign-mad good into American market after th war and provide for tfecom, inheritance, munitions, corporation stock, . liquor and miscellaneous . internal revenue tax.' - i Chamberlain Protest. During consideration of the report in- the senate, Senator Chamberlain, of- Oregon, protested vigorously against, elimination by th conference committee of a retaliatory provision against 'Canadian control of - Pacific ooast fisheries , and Representative Gardner; of Masasohusey i anHvenea tha- hoase WHh .wtu denunciation of the retaliatory proposition against foreign interference - with . American Mr. Oardner charged congress whh hypocrisy and his criticisms of th ad ministration aroused th ire of aom of the democrats, two of whom, Repre sentative Deoker of Missouri, and Cul lop of Indiana, mad speeches In re ply. - Representative Bennet - of New Torn.! republican, said he disagreed with both f Representative Gardner and Decker, but that tber were ques tions . of national honor that arose above partisanship. Representative-Docker, amid rounds of democratic applause, thanked God that there wa In the white house a president who wa willing to resort to negotiations Before resorting to in word. He asserted that the view of Mr. Gardner and Mr. Roosevelt were pro-airy. .- t "Tou claim to be devoted to Hu manity and to despise commercialism," said Mr. Gardner.; "Why don't you ipass an amendment refusing American harbors to Germany interned snip until she repudiates ths tmsitania crime? These retaliatory amend ments would be looked upon all over the world a a blow in support - of Germany' ugly cause. What ha con gress done? Tour only protest have been aimed at the allies who are fight ing our fight and the fight of civilisa tion." . Revenue Provisions. -The revenue provisions of ths bill Include a normal income tax. of two per 'cent with Increased surtax, .an inheritance tax, a tax of II H per cent on net profit of munition manufac SECRETARY BAKER PAYS TO Says Passing of Child Labor Bill Was a Democratic Victory. WINSTON-SALBM. N. C, Spt, 7. Secretary of War Newton D. Baker addressed th voter of thia county in the court ihouae ' her today, HI speech was an able exposition .of the policies and achievement or the demooratlo administration. Secretary Baker laid great stree on th fact that America was still at peaoe at a time when world-wide strife wa pre vailing. He paid high tribute to Wilson' : diplomatic victories, saying that the greatest military nation that the world ha aver seen ihed admitted herself In error and conformed to the dictation of Wllaon, - His statement that the pawing of th child labor bill was on of many demooratlo victories - brought ' pro. gtrnged applause from th crowd. He paused and then said: - I am glad to hear that' f am glad to hear that I t$.Y atuflled the question for twenty years and I am proud that a demooratlo administration passed that law." . Hs stated that Wilson' Mexl- can policy wa no more than admitting- to. Mexico the same nrlnetple for which w fought In the revo lutionary war and which van tatd in our Declaration or independence. He aeld that America wa destined to day a larr part In th peace treaties which will be ma" after the present war. "America," n aid. .-win o ani to ay the rights of king and th pretense of prince are oothliur as ompared with peace to man." THIS MORNING Bill Prtventei Adloummtnt Us Capital. v-v... turer, a license tax of fifty cent on each 1 1.000 stock of corporation cap ltallied in excess of M00; win, beer and liquor taxes: brokers taxes, and a re-enactment of the theatre and amusement taxes of the existing war revenue. All stamp taxes , in th present law are repealed and all, that were included in thia bill were ellml nated in conference. - These were re garded a "popularly obnoxious." Democratic Leader Kltohln called up th conference report on th reve nue bill in the house at I: BO o'clock tonight. Democrats applauded ..when, ;rJanriounctft elimination of th ttamn taxes, , He was piled with dues tions by member on botb aide and responded good-naturedly to some of the more pointed queries, . Represent atives Stafford., of Wisconsin, rspu oil can, said it wa a grave mistake for th house conferees to accept the senate amendment .increasing duties that th conference committee -1 Inclined to believe the amendment might cause a alight increase in print paper prices, it said th situation with respect to Canada was the war' rant fur th agreement, upon th amendment. The house acted quickly after brief debate and sent th bill to th senate before 10 o'clock. . ADOPTS REPORT. WASHINGTON. Sept T- Th sen ate at 11:65 tonight adopted th con ference report on the revenue , bill without a record vot clearing th way 'for adjournment Of congress at iv o'ciocx tomorrow, At 1:07 a. m., the senate reoessed until s o'clock. Th currant resolu tion for adjournment at 10 o'clock was left on the table for action when the senate resumes. Following disposition- of th bill Senator Hughes, of New Jersey, pro voked the anger of 8enator . Penrose and other ' republican , leaders who threatened to demand th presence of a quorum, by insisting on reading a speech of the late President McKlnley favoring the eight-hour day. Senator Hughes- declared the McKlnley attl (Continued on Page Two FRONT AT COMRLES FIGHT The German Communication Lines Beyond Somme Are . in Allies Hands.' PARIS. Sept 7, Emperor Wil liam, eooordfaig to La Libert' cor respondent at the front 1 watching In person th flerc struggle that is going - on for . the possession of Comblea The chief gain of yester day' battle, the. oorrpondnt says, wa that of the ' French general, Michelor'e forces, whioh reached the railroad running from Roy to, Pe. ronne and held it for a distance of two and a half' mile, with the re Ult ; that th German line of com munication behind the " Somme " are now entirely in the hand -of the en tente alllea Chaulne. says th correspondent 1 only about two-third of a mile dis tant from' th French line and i ex pected to fall at any time. - ; The capture - of Berny-En-Sankerre enables the French to dominate Bar leux, which 1 th last point of sup port of th German aecond line of defense anld complete the encircle, ment of Deniecourt park, for which a stubborn struggi la : rolng on. ''iaviii'TBBS WEATHER. WASHINGTON. Sept 7. Forecast for North Carolina: Probably fair Friday: Saturday local thundsrshoww BORDER TROOPS 0RDEREOH0MEBY IR DEPARTAIErrn I . ,-. Twelve Begiments o Statf I MiUtiaWiUBel?ent . -Backe -V in- FBESH MEN MAY BE SENT TO THE BQBDEI? May .Presage General With drawal of Pershing J WASHINGTON. Sot T. Order , wr Issued by th . war department today for la discharge from federal: service as soon as practicable of twelve national guard, regiment, eora. prising of about 18,000 men recently withdrawn to their home states from th Mexican bordr, and a number of smaller organisation of aom 1,100 college and university srtudsnts. - ' ; Order for th musterlng-out of ad dUlonal uhit are expected to follow soon. ' Th next regiment to leave th federal service will be th Fourteenth New Tork Infantry which will go as soon as its members are fred from dan ger of paratyphoid contagion. A num--ber of oasea of the disease alardy have been reported in that regiment and it will be 'held as a matter of pre caution In the camp until th Infection ha . been eradicated. Surgeon Gen. raj Gorge said today a rigorous campaign against th disease was be. ing waged and that he expected to see it stamped out promptly. A spe cial . paratyphoid- serum 1 being manufactured and special precautions are taken to prevent th Infection from apreadlng. - . There . are . about forty .thousand guardsman still In state mobilisation camp and thee probably will be dis patched to th border very soon to relieve men now serving there. Sec retary Baker favors giving - all th tat troop a chance for th training to be acquired on the patrol line, - Today' order were construed by com official a a preliminary move to th withdrawal of General Persn. ings regular from Mexico. Officers of the general staff Insisted, however, that the release of the guardsmen re sulted principally from the Improving, condition on the border, - - TltR a-arHrlrml rrAnr trvr i. ell nrarw taenia th federal service to move to the, border a scon as possible, 'al though', held in abeyance by Gnerat Fu niton's request received by the de partment when the railroad strike was Imminent, ha not been revoked. Secretary ' Baker ' 1 - expected to lift th suspension shortly , and permit troops ' waiting in mobilization campi ta move as soon a they are ready. -; -' ' - The order releasing the college men ' require them to go to their home mobilisation camps for mustering out and., resuming . their statutes in the state guards - :-. t U . .. '..----a.a--a---a--aaa-a , : SURIVAY : AND . ELEVATED LI STILL BEING OPERATED Strike Has Little Effect on Transportation Except : Surface Lines. . SCHEDULE FORMAL NEW TORK. Sent T. SUbwav and elevated transportation lines on Man hattan Island were being operated to nlsht on what officials of tha Inter- borough Rapid Transit company said were virtually normal schedules, al though it was admitted that service on th surface line of the New - Tork - Railway company was seriously af fected by th traction strike called late laat nlf bt v., -i-y.-- -.. Theaor p. snont. nresment ox in. Interborough issued a statement lata today in which he said the strike was a failure and that If polio protection continued as good as It ' had been throughout the day, the city waa a-' sursd of normal transportation facia-' tie. . ' -. f :-" Disorder that occurred In varton part of the city resulted In only minor injuries to a few persons, ac- : cording to nolloe report. ' Disruption of service . on mrfac lines diverted much of their usual traffic to the elevated and subway lines and during the rush hours thia, venlng there was considerable con gestlon. "."V - Mayor Mitchel arrived from the Plattsburgh training camp tonight and with Oscar 8. .Straus, chairman of th nubile service oommiesion will tomorrow , take up the strike Uua tion. -' - ' i- i- . -.- , wm. B. Fitxcerald. "organiser of '. th Amalgamated association and Frank Hedley. general . manager of the Interborough, testified at a hear ing on the strive before the pubua service commission. - Failure of the union to He-up the subway and elevated lines ' la at. , trlbuted by some union men to the fact that thousand of atrtk-break ere, congregated here and in nearby ' cities In preparation for the threaten ed nation-wide railway strike, were available to the Interborough. :. . ' BROADEN PAPER INQUIRY. WASHINGTON. Sept 7. A resotu. tion broadening the scope of the fed eral trade commission Inquiry Into the cost of newsprint ' paper to Include paper used by the government print ing office was adopted tonight by the senate on motion of Senator Fletcher who said ths cost of paper' for gov ernment document had risen more) xithan 10 per cent tn the last roar. 3