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UMBAY CITIZEN THE WEATHEBi FAIR m. VOL. XXXH NO. 330. ASHEVTLLE, N. 0., SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 17, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS. E FACING CRITICA SMALLER PAPERS L PAPERJITUATION 3hairman Hurley of Trade Commission Makes Pub lic Statement. JIVES REASONS FOR PRESENT PRICES V O Offers Suggestions by Which the Newsprint Situation Can Be Relieved. WASHINGTON. Sept. 18. Chair man Hurley of the federal trade com mission made public today a state ment he delivered Tuesday to a meet In of the executive committee of the Newsprint Manufacturers association In New York which, met to consider the commission's proposals for means to protect smaller newspaper publish ers who are . dependent on the open market for their print paper and who are is danger of being cut off from their supply. Ckritical Situation. "I cannot Impress upon . you too trongly," said Chairman Hurley, "the critical situation now confronting these smaller dailies and weeklies who have built up a. circulation of a few hundred or a few thousand subscrlb- Ors on the basis of an outlay of pa ler of from two to three cents a oiud and are now obliged to pay In many, cases more than six cents. "In fairness I should say that such unreasonable and burdensome prices are usually for sales through Jobbers who'tn some Instances appear to be making excessive profits. According to reports recently received, the sales men' of one such house have been Urging publishers to buy at Ave and ''-'one-half cents, telling them that the price will ' soon be seven cents and possibly ten cents per pound. ' ' Mr. Hurley said the commission felt that- through, oo-operation action the association could do much to re lteve the paper shortage' by putting a paper supply' into the open market, though the commission had no power to compel such action, continuing ne saia; One Source of Snpply. ' "The reason why such high prices can he charged islmply. that the" un protected iubltahef bag but one source ol suDDiv ana, tnat is sometimes un certain.: .No one buf1mitlw dealer whom he has been patronizing will sell him a pound of paper. This be ing thr nase, it occur to me that to remedy the situation it is necessary for a number, of the larger companies in your association, to create reserve stocks of paper which will, be offered In the open market to publishers need' ing help at a reasonable price. It would not require a very large stock to control the situation. The mere pub lic announcement that' such action had been taken would tend to dissi pate the tears or puDiisners ana ma terially help to keep prices within reasonable limits. "The important question is how can the companies who wish .to co-operate with the commission in this work pro cure a sufficient reserve stock of paper to make the Plan effective, me com mission has already made two sugge tlons to this end: . Two Snnmnonev 1. Working a number of mills MORE GERMAN PRISONERS ARE CAPTURED BY BRITISH GENERAL HAIG REPORTS Cause and Ellect (Continued on Page Two. J ANOTHER REPORT THAT REACHES UNITED STATES Norfolk Waterfront Men Say U. S. Warship Picked Up Message. NAVAL MEN SILENT NORFOLK. Vs.. Sept. 16. Water front men here tonight declared that American warships o.'f th Virginia coast and merchant vessels . plying along the Atlantic seaboard today picked MS radio mesages purporting to be passing between the British cruiser Lancaster and the French cruiser Conde, in the Atlantis, detail ing a British admiralty announce ment hatt; the German merchant submarine' Bremen had been de stroyed m the English channel on August 3. Navy yard officials tonight refused to discuss the subject A similar report was ' brought in by merchant ships several weeks ago. At that time the nersons interested in the submarine liners declared the Bremen had not left Qennair n the date that she was reported to have been caught in a net and destroyed by a British patrol boat -' REVTTEB FORMER STORY. NEWPORT NEWS. Va., Sept 16. Marine men here tonight recalled the wireless reports that the Bremen had been destroyed In the English chan nel had been picked w by merchant vessel several weeks ago. Those re ports said that two members of she submersible' crew bad been killed. Those report never - have been verified and marine men did not put much credence la them. j THE WEATHER. Continuation of Battle in "Certain Locali ties" is Also Reported Comparative Calm on French Front Berlin Admits Loss of Large Villages. LONDON, Sept. 16. General Haig, commander o: the British forces on the Somme front, reports the capture of additional German prisoners to the number of 1,700. making the total number of captures for the last' two dayi more than 4,000. The continuation of the battle is reported jn the Brit ish official statement in "certain localities" south of the Ancre river. The British proceeded methodically with their attack begun on Friday and the Germans responded with heavy counter-attacks both against the .British and the French. Comparative Quiet Comparative quiet, however, reigned along the French section of the Somme front, although the French report some progress north of Bouchavesnes and the capture of a trench northeast of Berry. . Berlin admits the loss of the large villages of Cour celette, Martinpuich and Flera, but declare that strong British attacks against Combles were ineffective. It is es timated by the Germans that twenty divisions, or about 400,000 men, took part in the Anglo-French drive of Fri day. Berlin says the British made progress and that the French assaults south of the Somme were repulsed. Bulgarian troops, assisted by Germans and Turks have regained from Roumania virtually all that part of Dobrudja taken by Koumania during the second Balkan war. Under the leadership of Field Marshal von Macken sen the forces of the central powers have driven the Rus siaria and Roumanians back to a line running from north of Silistria, on the Danube, to Mangalia, on the Black sea coast. . ' Roumanians Advance. The Roumanian advance in Transylvania, Berlin re cords, is meeting with, stift resistance from the Austro German forces in the vicinity of Fogares, twenty miles north of the frontier. Attempts of the Roumanians to cross the Alt river were cheeked. ' At Hatzeg, Roumanian positions were taken. : Italian troops are succeeding in their new offensive toward Triest, Rome says. Several important positions on theiine of the Vallone were taken from the Austnans, and the Italians also captured more than 1,000 prisoners. Violent Fighting. . According to the entente capitals, the advance of the French, -British and Serbians in Macedonia against the Germa'n-Bule-arian forces continues successfully. The most violent fighting is taking place west of Lake Ostrovo, (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.) T This is Construction Placed on Convention Call by Americans. NO SESSION HELD NEW LONDON. Sept. !. Official announcement In Mexico that a con vention would be held before the close of the year to consider changea In the constitution has been construed by the American members of the American- Mexican, joint commission as corro borative of the assertions mad by the Mexican representatives that, as rapidly as possible all steps possible are being taken to' restore normal conditions In the war-tried country. Directed by the American members the conversations begun two weeks ago have had more to do with the 1n ternal affairs of Mexico than with border conditions. The maintenance of peace along the International line and the question of withdrawing the American troops now in cmnuanua, will, it 1 expected in time be made the subject of an agreement- No work was done by the commis sion today, but sessions will be re sumed Monday. CITY BUT IS DRIVEN OUT With 600 Followers, Pene trates City But Loses Many of His Men. TREVINO WOUNDED WAJSHiNOTON. Sept 16. Forecast or North Carolina: ' Fair Sunday and Monday, not much change in .tem perature; moderate northeast - and past winds. MUST WITHDRAW TROOPS. NEW TORK. 8-t. H. Withdraw al of American troops from Mexican soil Is one of the indispensable con ditions upon which an amicable set tlement can be achieved between the two countries, Luis Cabrera, Mexican minister of finance and a member of the -joint commission for the adjust ment of the border difficulties, assert ed here tonight Mr. Cabrera attended an informal luncheon today on the anniversary of Mexican Independence. v HAJTLY SATISFIED. ' . ASHLAND. Ore., ' Sent Sum ming up his campaign of the last nine days In eight northwestern states, four wet and four dry. 3. Frank Hanly, prohibition presidential candidate. In an address" here tonight declared that assurances of support given blm had been flattering and that he had noted widespread dissatisfaction among re publicans over the recent campaign of Cha. JB. Hughes, made In virtual ly the same territory. . EL PASO, Texas., Sept Villa attacked Chihuahua City with (00 men, penetrated 'part of the city and was driven out with heavy losses by the. constitutionalist army. The cap tured .Villa follqwers were immediate ly put to death. General $revlno was wounded in an arm. This news was received In Juarez late tonight Immediately upon the es tablishment of telegraphlo communi cation with Chihuahua. During the afternoon, the operator at the station of Sau on the line of the Mexican Central railway, twenty five miles north of Chihuahua, report ed that he could hear distant sounds of cannonading. ; Dispatches from Chihuahua receiv ed here yesterday reported that a fea ture of today's Hidalgo day parade would be twenty-four field gtfns. Gen eral Trevino said last week that scouts who "had interviewed ranchers on Villa's line of march learned of a boast by Villa that he would celebrate the eve of Independence day In Chi huahua. The hour that the attack was made is not known here, as tonight's dis patch to the Mexican officials in Juarez lacked details. It told briefly of the repulse of Villa's 600 men. the capture of those who penetrated the city and their death and tne wounaing or uenerai Trevino. Juares showed no signs or military excitement tonight IH CAROLINA iTIOi L GUARD ORDERED TO II Will Be Sent to the Border as Soon as Practicable Orders Say. OTHER GUARDSMEN. WILL START SOON Tar Heels Say They Will Be Ready to Move in Week's Time. SECRETARY MAXWELL SUBMITS FIGURES IN ANSWER TO CAMPAIGN ARGUMENTS OF CANDIDATE-CHAIRMAN FRANK LINNEY Says That North Carolina Is the Most Economically Managed State In the Union, and That Mr. Linney Is Carefully Mis-Stating Certain Reports as a Means of Decrying the Democratic Administration Submits Figures. RALEIGH. Sept 1. A. J. Max. well, secretary to the corporation com' mission, who as a pastmaster In state taxation and financial as well as rail road facta and figures, is out after the scalp of Frank Linney. who is be fore the people of the state in the dual role of republican candidate for gov ernor and chairman of the state re publican executive committee, who has dared to impeach some of Mr. Maxwell's figures showing this stats as tne most economically administered government In ths union. . Here is Mr. naxweu a latest aemoutton oi can didate-Chairman Linney' "houses of cards. , .,.y'v . . PeooM Not Fooled. 5 "In these. DlSlnr times of Wood row wiuon peace, prosperity and aohleve. meat, the people of the state are tak- ng no stock ' In efforts of republi can orators , to create an Impression of extravagance in state government in the - face of the official figures of the census department showing that we have the cheapest government In the United State. But It Is worth while to have exact Information on this subject and there are just two misrepresentations that I wish to cor rect with exact information. "The statement that the revenue receipts of our state government from general property taxes Is less per capita than in any other state Is met n some quarters by the statement that the receipts from general property taxes Is by no means a test of govern mental economy; that our state gov-, eminent may sttlll be extravagant on account of Its receipts from sources other than the general property tax. and that the proper test Is the total expenditures by the state government from whatever source derived. Census bulletin 'Wealth, Debt and Taxation,' on pages 25 and 40, pre sents a statement of 'Fer Capita Gov ernmental Cost Payments of States' for 1918 which gives substantially the same relative results as the table that has been extensively commended upon heretofore, showing per capita reve nue 'raceiDts of states from general property taxes. This statement shows average per capita cost payments by the state government of all the states of 18.17. with North and South Caro lina tied for the foot of the list at 1.48 Der capita. This statement em braces all expenditure by the states under the following sub-divisions: "All general departments; protec tion to person and property; conserva tion of health and sanitation; mgn ways: charities, hospitals and correc tion; education; recreation; miscella neous and general; apportionments to education; all other and interest "I note that Mr. Linney to quoted as having said in his speech In Wa tauga county that the statement that the cost of our state government Is only HAS per capial Is incorrect and quoted from 'Wealth, Debt and Tax ation' to show that the oorrect figure Is 84.45 per capita. I am glad to learn that our republican statesmen are dig ging into this valuable publication of the United States oensus department, but 'must Insist that they quote ac curately from It. Mr. Llnney's figure of 84.45 per capita Is a total of per capita cost of state government of 81.40 and of average per capita cost of county governments In the state of 82.99. total 84.46. But If. he wishes to combine those two figures tor North Carolina, he should treat the' figures of other states tor comparison In the same war, and when he does he will find that North Carolina still has the cheapest government, state and coun ties combined, of any ' state In -the union except South Carolina". ' . Stands the Test. "Our republican friends can figure It either way they llket on the basis of either receipts! or expenditures of the state government, or by combining expenditures of both the state and; of the country governments of the state, and the net result la practically tne iu.mii Tne Claim oi lower govern mental coat oer capita in tnis state stands the test of analysis from any angle other than the necessities oi a republican campaign argument. "The main feature of Mr. Llnney's speeches seems to be his attack on the state treasurer because ne aid not, prior to 1914, charge interest on the average balance of the state funds on deposit with banks, since mis pomcy has been changed by a democratic legislature, without any suggestion from republicans, it Is not quite clear how Mr. Linney expects to make po litical canltal out of It but since he seeks to make it the prominent issue on which he Is running for governor, I thought it might throw some light on the good faith with which this Issue is brought forward by the republicans to investigate the present practice In the counties where the republicans are now In control. If the payment of interest on the average balances car ried In banks Involves a vital princi ple. It applies to the counties as well as to the state. And I find that while the republicans are making a cam paign on this Issue, and nearly two years after the state has adopted the interest policy, that in none of the six teen counties of the state under re publican management Is Interest charged on average balances. Mr. Linney says they need no other legal authority than the parable of the tal ents. Mr. Linney cannot Inaugurate any reform on this line In state affairs, for the policy he Is advocating has been In force nearly two years, but he could at least use his Influence with the republican county treasurer in his own and other counties to follow the lead set by a democratic state admin istration, and which he says they are required by the principle of the para ble of the talents to apply. Another Quotation. There is another Scriptural quota tion which Mr.. Linney should bear in mind: "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor." "The twport of the board of internal improvements, pn which Mr. Linney reiws. -was anowji berore a legislative Investigating committee to be Incom plete and misleading In that it did ,not take : into onslderalton ' TJV amount oi auditors ... warrante out standing,, and also the amounts of money actually . "aid out on auditor' warrants by banks in which the state treasurer carried balances, and which payments aid not enow on the trea urefs books until monthly statement of such payments was rendered to the state treasurer, and the audit on which this report war based tooki In each Instance the balance shown on ths treasurer's books, on tie last day or tne month. Mr. Linney nononly declines to notice these patent entpla nations, but he distorts In a most vital way the report Itself, as the following statement will illustrate 'The auditor's report showed that on February 88, 19X8. the books of the state treasurer showed borrowed money 8560,000; balance In banks 8588,985. Mr. Linney makes the statement-)' as follows: "'On February 28, 1918, Ihe had In banks 8508,985, and btrrowed 8560, 000.' "Of course he had already borrow ed the 8650,000, and this amount went to make the apparent balance of 85(8.925, and that amount had not only been borrowed several months previous to February 28, 1912, but the large part of It actually paid out prior to February tf. 1913. by banks in which the deposits were carried, and ifor which statements were to be ren dered on the first of - the following monbh'. "I also note that Mr. Linney has fallen Into the bad habit of Butler, Little. Hicks, et al. of making the charge that the expense of our state government Is over five f'lMon dollars per year. It Is regrettable that any one who aspires to the office of rov ernor of the state on any ticket wmild resort . to misleading statements of this character. I do not envy Mr. Linney any argument he may be able to build in favor or nis caaiaacy or his party bassd upon accurate state, mente of facta But It Is not credita ble to him or his cause that he finds It necessary to conMnu" to dissemina tion of this statement mat is, ana has been repeatedly sfown to be btossIv false to the extent of nearly two million dollar." SE Declares South Has All the Best of Legislation at Present. HUGHES STARTS TODAY. " BRTDOEHAMPTON, N. T.. Sept. 18. Charles E. Hughes expects to leave here 'or New York tomorrow afternoon. Contrary to previous an nouncements, Mrs. Hughes will ac company her husband on his coming middle-western - trip, which starts Monday morning. Mr. Hughes will not return to Bridgehampton again. as he is closing his summer home kera. ;.,f, i. . ,, TO TEftnONTHE ROADS Convicted of Asault on a Woman and Sentenced by Judge Bond. , LYNFIELO, Mass.. Sept. 1. Sen ator Henry Cabot Lodge In an address here today charged the democratic administration with passing sectional legislation. He said southern con gressmen control the caucus of the democratlo party and that with few exceptions they have headed the prin cipal congressional committees. Sen ator Lodge declared that sixteen northern states paid eighty-five per cent of the direct taxes within ths last year and that Massachusetts alone ; paid only one and one-half millions less than the eleven states of the old Confederacy. , AGED JOURNALIST DIES. NEW-TORK, Septri 8.- Horace White, for many years one of the countrVs foremost journalists and au thority on financial subjects, died at his home here today, after, a long 111- i neea. He was eighty-two Tears old... P Answers Charge That She is a Backwoods Community by Voting $250,000. RALEIGH. N. C Sept 16. E. S. Thomason. acquitted by a Superior court's verdict Friday night of any felonious Intent In entering the Pull man berth of Miss Eula Nunn, of Nashville.. Tenn-, at the Raleigh union station on the morning of September 1, but convicted of an assault on a woman, was today sentenced to twelve months on the county roads by Judge Bond and will at once begin the serv ing of his sentence. In Imposing tne sentence the judge spoke feelingly of his regret at hav ing to further wound the wife and mother) but said that Thomas, intoxi cated, still assumed all the risks grow ing out of his act; that no money could wipe out the Injury done the girl through the unpleasant notoriety given her; that he could not look on himself as worthy of his office If he failed to vindicate the law and' do his duty toward making a Pullman berth as safe In North Carolina for a woman as her home. NORTH WTLXE8BORO. N. C, Sept it. Wilkes county today by a four to one vote answered the charges against her of being a backwoods community, by voting $250,000 good roads bonds. The largest registration ever record ed in the county was mads. Thirty days ago the sentiment of the county was overwhelmingly against a bond Issue, but a campaign of education inaugurated by fine North Wirkesboro Commercial club with Leonard Vyn as chairman, and Ex-congressman R. N, Hackett. Hon. T. B. Flnley, ex. Congressman C. H, Cowl as.' Rev. A. T. Abemathy, Solicitor 3. J. Hayes and other speakers covering every part of WASHINGTON,. Sept Thg North Carolina national guard, num bering about 8.100 men. was today or. dered to the Mexican border and the war department announced that all national guard organisations held . at! state mobilization points are schedule ed to start for the border soon, proba bly within two weeks. -.- ; The North Carolina guardsmen are mobilized at Camp Glenn, near More head City, and include three regiment of Infantry, two troops of cavalry, an ambulance company and a field hos pital corps. Baker In Charge. Secretary Baker Is personally super vising all guard movements. He la determined that every guard unit un dergo border service and training be fore It Is discharged and Intends to use the troops in state camps to relieve those on the border so that the latter may return home and be mastered OUt. r ; One thing that may alter this pol icy, though officials now think it will not, Is the lack of funds available for transportation: - Reports Indicate that the department practically. . has ex hausted Its funds and will faee a heavy deficit before another appropriation can be secured from congress to meet the-expenses of the border campaign. If the guard movements continue it' will be necessary to have an urgent deficiency appropriation . . bill put through as soon as congress meets In December. - nt? .-( Other Gnardsrom. i". ' Exclusive of the North Carolina or ganizations, there are 18,000 guards men who- have been held in state camps. These are scattered through out Alabama, Colorado. .; Mississippi, Florida. Georgia, Virginia, West Vir ginia, Wyoming, Minnesota, Michigan, District of, Columbia. California. Mrv; land with several small units in othef states. Report to the war department received during the last few days show -that these unite have been properly equipped and recruited and are pre pared for duty, - iJ-;,;;5,, vy; ",. : ' tm-ri TAKE "week.: ' ? . '? ' MURGHCIAO UiTIY I. C, Bept 1. --National guard officer at ' Camp) Glenn say It will be at least a week before the troop In camp will be en route to the border. The units in clude approximately 8,600 men ex clusive of one company of engineers and a newly organised company at' Charlotte, which It ' wa! understood, will be ordered here immediately. It was not- known 'whether the two en gineer companies would go to the bor w4,k Ik. nth., n.lta a bahU low later. v ? Railroad officials her several day ago stated it would take not less than three days to assemble car for the movement of the troop. - GO TO EL PASO. " ' ' SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Sept If. General. Funston announced tonight that the North Carolina guardsmen, ordered to the border today, will be stationed at El Paso. , 'S Manager of German Ocean Transportation Company Arrives. RUBBER CARGO BEAD? NEW LONDON. Bent. 16. A ben. slstent report that the German sub marine merchantman Bremen, a sis ter ship of the Deutschland. would arrive here -within a week, gained credence tonight by the arrival In this city of Paul O. , Hilken, manager of the German Ocean TransDortatlon, company, which was organised to op erate the undersea craft. Mr. Htlken wa accompanied by G.: Prusse, who was credited with havting constructed the Deutschland, and who was a pass enger on the Deutschland when that vessel arrived at Baltimore. Although neither Mr. Hilken nor Mr. Prusse would stats definitely to night whether the Bremen is on her way here, elaborate preparations have been made wnich indicate that the undersea liner probably1 is about due. Ths North German Lloyd steamer Wlllehad, which was brought around from Boston a few weeks ago. ha been moored' near the U. 6. 8. Dolphin. outside of the New London pier, for liv ing a berth inside and today a pon toon of rafts, with big board fence was floated around to the prow - ot the steamer and there moored. With the pontoon fence in position submarine ineide would be screened from outside view. The board fence . surrounds the warehouses and the of fice buildings leased by the Eastern Forwarding company, subsidiary- ot the German Ocean Transportation company. . . . . , ; . About twenty carloads ' of - rubber av been received here -within the last few weeks- andr are stored in the warehouses. The material rs encased the count resulted In this, the arreat- est victory ever achieved bv the In- In small box marked via Saa Fran- austriej mountain county. .- usoo
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