CITIZEN
CITIZEN WANT ADS
BRING RESULTS
yoL. xxxn, no. 329.
ASHEVILLE, N. 0. SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER, 16, 1916.
PRICE FIVE CENTS. '
THE
THE WEATHEEi
FAIR rr&r.
LINES
SMASHING GERMAN
BRITISH MAKE GREATEST
GAINS OF THE CAMPAIGN
Most Notable Advance Since Anglo-French Offensive Started
Results In Capture of Three Towns, Tyro Woods and Pos-
' i
session of Nearly all the High Ground in Immediate Vi
cinity of Combles
He's On His Way
'ADDITIONAL TRENCHES
ARE TAKEN BY FRENCH
rr - -a
British, French and Serbian Armies Win
Additional Successes In Northern-Mac
edonia Bulgarians Retreat for Twelve
Miles.
LONDON, Sept. 15.-4-Sma,shing the German line on
ft front of six miles north of the Somme in France the
JJrit'ish forces have made probably the most notable ad
vance since the Anglo-French offensive began July 1.
Three towns, two woods and the possession of nearly
all the hjjh" ground between Combles and the Pozieres
Bapaume road fell to the British. Not only did the Ger
mans lose these points ,but the British drive imperils the
Combles and Thiepval positions, at' either end of the
British front. The gaining of the high ground north Of
Combles gives the British command of the approaches to
Bapaume,
Two Miles Advance.
The advance on the northern end of the front was for
a distance of two miles. Courcelette, east of Thiepval and
north of the Pozieres-Bapaume road, and Martinpuich,
south of the road, fell into the hands of General Haig's
men. Farther south they took Flers and High wood,
Mrggp" tJipfr ropRffoT f GiTiffhv.jaTlu.J3Qiileanx
wood, nortn oi uomoies, aiso was iosi to ine urermaiis.
The Germans under Crown Prince Rupprecht of Ba
varia, fought stubbornly to hold their ground, and the
fighting was severe all along the line. More than 2,300
prisoners were taken by the British.
Aiding the British in the encirclement of Combles, the
French have taken additional trenches north of LePiez
farm. South of the river three. German trenches near
Berny-En-Santerre were taken by the French who also
captured 20 prisoners. Berlin claims the repulse of Brit
ish attacks southeast of Thiepval and of French efforts
between Rancourt and the Somme. The official state
ment admits the loss of LePriez farm, west of Rancourt,
Additional Successes.
In northern Macedonia the British. French and Ser
bian armies have gained additional successes, breaking
GREECE IS BEADY
10 JOIN ALLIES IF
Tl
D HER ADVANTAGE
4
So Declares King Cqnstan
tine in Delayed Interview
to Associated Press.
ONLY HIS COUNTRY
COUNTS WITH KING
Ridicuela Idea' That Any
Other Influence Should
Dictate to Him.
if
CONTINUED ON PAGE) TWO.)
INFORMATION OBTAINED
FOR CENSORED MAILS IS
FOR MILITARY USE ONLY
Bo Declares Lloyd-George,
Charging Germans With
Doubt in U.S.
SECRETARY DANIELS AND
AURAL BENSON POINT
OUT NEED OF WATERWAYS
CHALLENGE DENIAL
LONDON, Sept 1$. David Lloyd
CJeorge, British secretary for war, to
day sara the Associated Press the
following statement:
"There appears to be a deliberate
campaign, set on foot In the United
States by German agents, to throw
doubt on the good - faith of his
majesty's government In regard to
- the use of Information obtained
through the censorship
"These German agents with those
underground methods of working we
are quite familiar appear now to
nay resurrected by statement in the
house of commons on August , ai
though that statement was fully ex
plained by Lord Robert Cecil. minister
of war trade, on -August and most
explicit assurances ojt the asms suo
ject were given by htm . In a later
Interview on August !.
"In spite of this these propagandists
are trying to dress out my statement
as something new, nulHflyiag Lord
Robert Cecil's assurances which fol
lowed it. Let me now say on behalf
of the military authorities what has
already beet said on behalf of the
foreign office that wben informa
tion is passed on by the censorship, to
tlber departments it is for the sole
purpose of guiding the action' of the
government In the conduct . of the
war. ' "
That, frankly stated. Is what we do.
But we affirm and challenge any one
to deny It that honest business inter
ests and trade secrets of an Ameri
can merchant or manufacturer are 'at
safe in the hands of the. military cen
sors and of every, other government
department as tfney are In the hands
of the American postoface,'; " -;
Would Be of Inestimable
Value in Case of War,
They Declare.
PROMISE THEIR AID
PHILADELPHIA. Sept It. The
Imperative need of a great system of
Inland waterways and coastal canals,
which in addition to providing com
mercial advantages, would be of In.
estimable military value In time of
war, was pointed out by Secretary
Daniels of the navy department and
Admiral Benson, chief of naval opera
tions In addresses before the members
of the Atlantlo Deeper Waterways as
sociation at the Philadelphia navy
yard today. The ability of subma
rines to traverse these Inland canals
and of battleships to find a haven
there in case of Invasion was cited
by both speakers "as ons of ths great
est arguments in favor of the estab
lishment, of the system. -
Secretary Daniels promised the dele
gates the earnest and enthusiastic oo
operation of the navy department in
any practical plan looking to the tan
provement of the 'inland . waterways
along the coast, while Admiral Ben
son declared the value of such a sys
tem from both an economic and mili
tary point of view was sufficient to
Justify a bond issue to help pay the
cost of construction, ? While Mr.
Daniels was speaking a hydro-aeroplane
flew up the river. Noticing It
he said: ."I can never be happy until
we have at least ten aeroplanes to
each battleship."-'- -
The waterways association which Is
advocating the completion of the in
land waterway from Massachusetts to
Florida elected officers at the final
esslon tonight, ,tr. s, 'V-1
NEW TORK, Sept. IB. On Sep
tember 1 ths staff correspondent of
the Associated Press obtained an In
terview with King Constantino of
Greece that follows. " It is Impossible
to say which of the ' censorships
through which It passed held the dls.
patch at the time. Various ' reports
concerning the attitude of Greece and
King Constantino were, afloat in the
first days of the present month, but
even London received no official dla
patches for several days. The inter
view was given - about the time the
entente neetwsttomg.,jfswon at
Piraeus, the port of Athens, and revo
lutionary outbreaks ' were reported
taking place in Macedonia.
" KING IS FRAJTK.
TATOI, Greece, Sept 1. (Via
Paris. Sept IS.) King Constantino
received the correspondent of the As
sociated Press In his summer palace
here just previous to a visit from the
British minister at Athens. The king
spoke of the present situation with the
utmost frankness, although refusing
to be directly quoted. He said that
Greece is ready to Join the entente al
lies whenever she could see ber cer
tain and definite advantage In so do
ing. The king expressed indignation that
it could be thought by any one, much
less published, that he is bound by any
pledge to anyone not to make war or
that he has been moved in his course
hitherto by any reasons save those he
conceived to be for the greatest good
of his country. He declared that the
situation rfp to the Bulgarian invasion
of Greek Macedonia and Roumanla's
entry into the-war had not revealed
with sufficient certainty the advantage
to be gained by Greece to compensate
for the risks, and unquestionable cost
in lives and property bound to follow
Greek participation in the war.
Greeks In Asia,
Klng Constantino referred with
ORDERS REGULATING BRITISH SHIPMENTS
INTO NEUTRAL COUNTRIES EXTENDED TO
INCLUDE SHIPMENTS FROM THIS COUNTRY
Brlilan Wilt Refuse to Allow Netherlands. Overseas Agency to Accept Shipments From United
Slates Agreement Between France and England Regarding Shipment of Certain
Articles Also Interests the United States,
(Continued on Page Two. J
PRESIDENT'S PLANS ARE
BY
HIS SISTER'S ILLNESS
Appears Probable President
Will Cancel Engagement
at St Louis.
SEES NO CALLERS
LONG BRANCH, N. J., Sept. IB.
President Wilson's campaign plans
were further disturbed today by the
receipt of word from New London,
Conn., that .his sister, Mrs. Anne E.
Howe, who is orltically ill there, spent
a restless night last night. It appear
ed probable that Mr. Wilson would
dance! an engagement to go to w.
Louis September 10 to speak before
an underwriters' convention.
Such disturbing news from Mrs.
Howe's bedside was . received this
morning that the president and Mm
Wilson made plans for going to New
London i immediately. Later in the
afternoon, however. word was receiv
ed that she was slwhtly better and
Mr. Wilson postponed the trip. He, Is
holding himself la readiness to go to
New London at any time. -.
The oresident saw no callers today
but divided his time between playing
golf and working on correspondence.
He plans to spend tomorrow and
Monday quietly at Shadow Lawn un
less he should be called to New Lon
don. - While golfing today he and
Mrs. Wilson were caught In a severe
rainstorm and forced to run to shel
ter. . - f '
Confidence or a aemocraao victory
in Nebraska was expressed in a tele
gram from Senator Hitchcock receiv
ed by the presidsnt today. The sena
tor said a survay or political condi
tions in bis state had convinced hint
(bat Mr, Wilson i tronjr thr
LONDON. Sept 14 (Thursday, de
layed.) The plan of rationing the
neutral countries of Norway, Sweden.
Denmark and Holland, under whlon
no .further licenses will be granted for
the present to British exporters, has
been extended to apply to the umtea
States by the. expedient of refusing
to allow : the V Netherlands oversea
trust to accept further American con
signments and by declining to grant
tetUwNt iMWmvmcnf. American
shipments destined "for' these coun
tries-
wni be Stopped.
In conseauence American shipments
for Holland -will be stopped absolute-1-
while the regular transportation
compaples trading between the United
States and Scandinavia will not take
cargoes without assurances of their
innocent destination by the authorl-
Another blockade measure which
probably will interest Washington Is
the recent arrangement under which
bureaus were set up In England and
France for granting licenses for ex
change of goods whlph figure on the
list of prohibited imports. The Amer
ican authorities contend thai under
the British-American commercial
treaty of 1816 such prohibition must
be enforced equally against all coun
tries. Consequently, any privileges
granted to France and not extended
to the United States are held to be In
violation of that treaty.
LORD CECIL EXPLAINS.
LONDON. Sept 15. Lord Robert
Cecil, minister of war trade, today ex
plained the recent orders of the Brit
ish government refusing to allow Hol
land to accept further consignments
of American goods and refusing let
ters of assurance that American ship
ments would reach Scandinavia. He
said the orders applied only to certain
prohibited articles and not to trade
In general.
Great Britain bas forbidden the ex
port of various articles to European
neutrals on the ground that they have
already received In the first seven
months of this year more than an or
dinary year's supply. Lord Robert
said it was not logical to forbid such
exports from Great ..Britain and to
permit them from America ana otner
neutral sources. -
Lord Robert explained that one
neutral nation, taking normally 11.000
tons of coffee, in seven months of this
year already has imported 60,000
tons, so all further Imports of coffee
to that country are looked upon as
likely to reach an enemy destination.
Th . list -o prohibited- . articles, he
said, varies with different countries,
soeording. to wliafr -they slready had
Imported, ail allowances being made
for imports formerly maae te uermen
porta. , v .': .' -
wast information.
WASHINGTON. Sept-' 16. -In the
absence of Information detailing what
commodities are effected by the new
British restrictions on American trade
with Holland and the Scandinavian
countries officials here are uncertain
Just how heavily American exporters
will suffer. Steps to secure this in
formation already had been taken to.
night, and it was Indicated that
should any sweeping extension of re
strictive measures be revealed, it
would be regarded as a serious de
velopment in the controversy over the
legality of allied blockade methods.
No report on the new brder has
come through official channels,, but
today news dispatches regarding it
were called Immediately to the atten
tion of the British embassy by state
department officials with Informal In
quiries as to the purpose and scope
of the proposal. , It was said a simi
lar Investigation would be made
through the, .American embassy at
London.
Inopportune Time.
In some quarters It was surgested
that the present was a particularly
Inopportune time for promulgating
such a decree, with Secretary Lansing
studying Intricacies of the new legis
lation which the executive branch of
the government Is empowered to take
drastlo retaliatory measures against
nations interfering with American
trade.
While American exports to Holland
already have been greatly curtailed
I by a series of British orders, a eon-
siasrsoie traae, especially in iooa
stuffs, still is done with that country.
Wheat, flour, corn, baste oils and to
bacco are among the most important
articles being sent there.
. In addition to the new order state
department officials are investigating
an arrangement effected by Great
Britain and France for establishment
of bureaus to effect an exchange of
merchandise on the list of prohibited
Imports. Official r, confirmation, has
been received that such an arrange
ment has been consummated, but un
til its erreota are understood no, for
mal protest will be mads. Legal au
thorities .of the department . believe,
however, that such a plan is In eon
travention of the' British-American
commercial treaty of 1116, which pro.
videa for free access of nationals and
ships of the respective countries for
unrestricted commerce unles prohibitions-
of - Imports apply alike to an
countries.
' POWDER WORKS BURNED.
WILMINGTON, Del.. Sept 15.-
Nlneteen powder workers were burn
ed, at least six of them seriously by
the explosion of , several thousand
pounds of smokeless powder at the
Plant of the Dufont Powder com
pany at Carney's Point N. X, to
night
The explosion originated in a blend
In tower and while the comDanv has
npt established the cause, the opinion
is advanced that a piece of metal may
have found its way into the powder
which was being worked through the
tower.
, CLOTHING SHIPPED.
Amerlcan Red Cross announced tO-nlA-ht
tht It. ha A mn. JiiHn. .v
to ths Russian Red Cross fifty-five
ions or doming ror Armenian and
T,ithiianf.n mfiiMuui In VumI. t
intended to have the clothing reach
Russia before cold weather. Another
smpment went to Tsin Tsln, China, to
w iui u oiuena xor leutomc
prisoners.
T
Cavazos is Engaging Villa
Forces East of Town of
Namiquipa.
CHIHUAHUA CITY, Me,. Sept 15.
The cordon of the constitutionalist
forces thrown around Villa and his
band at last come into contact with
rebels along the section held by Gen
eral Cavasos. according to reports re
ceived today by General Trevlno.
While Cavasos is engaging the villa
followers on the Rancho de Las Varas.
. -. u..i.Hin. In iha direction or
east, ui n.iiiiu.K' - - - ,
Bustillos, the commands of General
Vargas and Colonel z.uasua are muv
Ing to co-operate and are expected on
the scene at any time. From infor-
.i ui.,t ttrm all avenues Of
escape for the bandits have been cut
Off by government irwym. .
Chihuahua city la tonight celebrat-
ing inw sruu ; -CI
the Mexican independence day. In the
parade here tomorrow ton
metre guns and fourteen of the fa
mous French T6'i will be a leading
feature. - -
FORD AIDS CHILDREN.
ut u'i i.v&t .irv Masa.' Sent IS. An
nouncement that an unlimited fund
has been set aside by the Ford Motor
company of Detroit to be devoted to
the treatment qf crippled children
(hmnrhnnt the country Who are in
need of -orthopedic or surgical care
and have not tne means io ay iot
it was made today by the Rev. Samuel
S. Marquis, head oi tne ora eauca.
tiona,l department - ; -
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THOMAS FOUND GUILTY
OF
Verdict Leaves Disposal of
Bis Fate in Hands of the
Judge.
RALEIGH. tJept 16. The trial of
E. 6. Thomas on ths charge of crim
inal assault on Miss Bula Nunn, of
Nashville, Tenn.. two (weeks ago in
Pullman car in the union station here,
was concluded at 10 o'clock tonight
with a verdict b the Jury to the effect
that they found him guilty of at
tempted criminal assault but guilty
of sssault on a woman, being over
eighteen years of age. This verdict
inn. tha fnnrl with a SDeclal statu
tory authority to impose a maximum
sentence or two years in tns peniten
tiary' and a proportional fine.
Judge Bond, after taking the ver
dict, thanked and discharged the
jurors and stated that he would leave
further action in the case until to
morrow morning.
The trial had consumed the entire
day with no evidence for the defense,
counsel for Thomas depending on
their plea that Thomas was so under
the Influence of liquor that he did
aot know what he iwas doing and In
tended no criminal act. Pleas for
Thomas were made by W. T. Dortch.
Charles U. Harris and W. S. O. B.
Robinson and for the prosecution oy
James H. Pou and Solicitor Norrls.
Mrs. Thomas sat with her husband
throughout the trial.
THE WEATHER.
, WASHINGTON.- Sept 16. Forecet
fnr worth Carolina: Fair and cooler
Saturday; Sunday talc
EIGHTY THOUSAND
WORKERS TO JOIN
NEW YORK STRIK
E
This is Announcement at
Close of Union Meeting
Late Last lifght ftft
nn'MTwracTA'sT wrier - d
AGAINST STRI
A w
: In.
:.raiin
Says There is No Evidence
of Intention to Violate
Aug. 7 Agreement
INFANTILE. PARALYSIS
New Yoric Authorities
Guard Against Fresh Out
break of Plague.
NEW TORK. Sept. 16.-pjans were
announced today for insuring if pos
sible against a freiih outbreak of in
fantile paralysis when the schools
open here on September 15.
Representative" of the department
of health will be in all of the city's
487 public schools and in each
parochial InsMtutipn. Every child will
be Interviewed to learn whether he or
she has been out of New York during
the summer.
The records thus obtained will be
compared with those of the United
Btatss public health service, if the
place where any child has visited bag
reported cases of the plague and the
child has returned to New fork dur
ing the previous two week will be
required to fum4sh a health certificate
from the aiithorlts of that town; and
in no case will a child holding suah a
certificate be admitted to school until
after having been in this elty. for
two weeks. ' The same rule will apply
to teachera
BOORK INJURED.
NEW TORK. Sept. 1 5.--ffl5lgbtr
thousand workers In crafts closely af-
filiated with the operations of New -York's
traction lines are expected to ,
go on strike by Monday, It was an
nounced at the close of meeting' of i
the Central Federated union here lat
tonight Representatives of 400,009 '
unionised employes were at the meet
Ing, it was said, and passed, rep!u
tlon calling on each trade to ascertain
the sentiment of members regarding
a general strike la sympathy with tho
carmen here who quit their places)
September 0. . u' i "
Tbe Trades. ' : .. -The
trades In whloh the referendum ,
ha been in progress, It is said, in
clude longshoremen, teamsters, pow-;
erhouse employes, stationary - engi
neers and firemen and machinists. Tho
only craft upon which figures were '
available tonight was the machinists'
and it was said ' their vote showed "
about seventy per cent of the mem
bership favoring a sympathetic strike.
Union leaders attach much impor
tance to the action of the machinists, '
most of whom are employed la plants
manufacturing munitions of war for '
the entente allies. - The effect of the
strike In that trade, they2 say, would
be a direct blow at the Morgan in- ,
te rests, the largest holders of stock
In the Interborough Rapid Transit
company. J. P. Morgan and company
are the fiscal aysnta of tha British
government in this eountryv . . .
Several persons were Injured. Bono
of them seriously, in two traotion ao-
oldents tonight The most serious
was a rear-end collision between two
trains m the- Third avenue elevated
line, near the Fifty-ninth street st& s
ien.. ' Many- passengers sunerea se
vere Injuries. . ,. - - . : .', ' ,
j.v..i-,M. hi Oooistfw.'''
Two trolley cars were In collision la the
- Bronx and four persons, one a
patrolman on strike duty, "were Injur-'
ed. It Is said the oars were being '
operated by strikebreakers.
Although surface car service was
much Improved over crevlous days.
subway and elevated trains were more
orowaeq to a ay man at any ems since
the strike was called. Several women
fainted and many persons suffered
minor bruises in the crush, -
Ths publio service commission
tcoutinusd on Pass Two.)
CONFERENCE SUECESTS
II
Would Be in Better Position
to Pursue Bandits Than
Regular Soldiers, '
GEN. BUSS HEARD
PITTSBURGH, Pa., . Sspt IJ.
Nearly a score of persons were In
jured tonight by an explosion at ths
.plant of ths Aetna Chemical company
near Oakdals. this county. Officials of
ths company refused to discuss ths
explosion, which is said to have orig
inated in a tank containing loo par
gels of nitric add, - J
NEW LONDON. Conn.. Sent lSiiAl .
uggestlon that the Mexican govern
ment create a eonstabulartv ' for
border duty similar to ths ruralea or
trn Dlas regime was made - today '
during a brief session of tho Amert-
can-Mexican joint commission Mm.
chiding the second week of its de-',
liberations. Apparently the j)!n for a '
Joint police force previously discussed '
was abandoned as impracticable after
the commissioners had conferred with '
Major General Tasker H. - Bliss, as
slstant chief of staff of the united..
States army. ...
General Bliss it was learned mada
to the joint commission today a d-ls.
punonaie siaiemeni or tne situation
he believed would follow General
Pershing's withdrawal from Mexico '
before a properly constituted con
stabulary is created to relieve his-
troops. It is understood he nolnted
out problems In the way of an effort
to create a border police under dual
authority. .
There 4s no reason to believe the
American commissioners hare sought '
to Impress their Mexican conferees
with the view that Mexico must recog
nlte a responsibility for the depreda
tions her nationals may commit on the
border if good relation? are to be un
impaired. , The whole question, is
creating a nonnmiHtary oollce force to
hunt down bandits in their trrili. re
treats la based on this. feeling and It
is believed the suggestion that the
Carranza government undertakes this
task for Itself as an International ob
ligation from the Mexican commis
sioners. . .
The theory Is that a force bf care-
fully selected mounted police csuld bo
disposed in small posts in the hill
country. The chase would become an ,
Individual pursuit rather than a mili
tary movement wWch becomes Inef
fective If the bandits scatter and min- -gle
wjth peaceful residents The po
Uce would check up the comings and
goings of rery man in suspected .
community.. - Moving swiftly and un
hampered by women camp followers
who form th commissary of a Mexl
can military forces, the rural.-s, K is be-r
Heved, ceuld oo much toward putting
nermaae&t check on brigandage, e