THE ASHEYILLE CITIZEN THE WEATHER FAIR CITIZEN WANT ADS BRING RESULTS VOL. XXXII, NO. 345. ,4 ASHEVTLLE, N. C. MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 2, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS. i it y NIGHT ZEPPELIN One Airship Brought Down in Flames to North of English Capital. FE WBOMBS DROPPED NO DAMAGE IS DONE Raid Still in Progress With Anti-Aircraft Guns in Heavy Action. LONDON, Oct. I. Another Zep peUn raid against London and the east coast of England ia in progress. An airship Is reported to have been brought down in flames north of Lon don, according to the official state ment issued shortly after midnight. Great crowds o&eered the spectacle 0f the burning Zeppelin as It fall in the London district. The great flare from the burning aircraft was visible for a long distance. Cross East Coast. The statement reads: "A number of hostile airships cross d the east coast between 9 o'clock and midnight. A few bombs were dropped near the coast, but no dam age la yet reported. "The air raid Is still in progress and soma airships are in the vicinity of London, where some guns have been In action. "An airship is reported brought aown in names norm or London." Four Zeppelin raids on London and the east coast have been carried out In the last month, the more recent at tacks being made by airships of the newer and bigger types. On Septem ber 3 one zeppeun was struck while flying over the London district and fell In flames. Two Zeppelins were destroyed in the raid of September 23. on that occa sion the raiders ' Hied thirty-eight persons and wounded 126. The fol- lowing night In another raid in which the airships apparently escaped with out damage, they killed thirty-six per sons and wounded twenty-seven. In the raid of September 2 only two persons suffered death and thirteen were Injured. OONDICTOX. DIFFICULT. , AMSTERDAM. Oct J. via London i ne military enno on sne Frank furter Zeitung says conditions ' for Zeppe'ln attacks on England are much more difficult than even a year ago. The British, he save have had time to carry their .defense measures to the highest perfection. The same critic predicts a tre mendous attack by the Russians be fore winter sets in . ATUNTA STREET CAHS STOPPED BY COMPANY IE OF A STRIKE Claim City Police Are Not Giving Cars the Proper Protection. WILL RESUME TODAY. ATLANTA, Ga.. Oct. 1. All city REGULAR SUNDA RAID N ana suburban street cars in and around Atl nta stopped running before noon today, the Georgia Railway and Power company claiming tLat local police were not giving them sufficient police protection against strikers and their sympathisers. Sufficient polloe protection was promised for tomorrow and It was announced that regular service would bw resumed Monday morning. ' The strike waa called at 8 o'clock Saturday afternoon "solely to influ ence the right to organize and the right of free speech," according to organisers of the local branch of the Amalgamated A jociatlbn of Street Vand Electrio Railway Employes of America. Ten arrests, according to tlhe police reports were- made last night and today on charges of "disorderly con duct" as a result of "Interference with movements of cars," and At lanta's streets presented in the down town section an unusual appearance as cars moved Irregularly through crowded streets while their crews were subjected to jeers and hoots. In some Instances police raports showed, trolley poles were pulled down and the ropes cut Arrests, it v us said, were chiefly J for such acts. After the cars stooped ' hundreds of jitneys and nrivate auto mobiles were ressed Into service. There were little or no Instances of actual violence or destruction of prop erty reported by police. THE WEATHER WASHINGTON, Oct. 1. forecast . for North Carolina: Fair Monday and Tuesday; 'warmer interior; moderate northeast to east winds. TTTTTTTTTTTv4tT : 4- , GREECE TO DECIDE. . ' f ; ATHBINS, Saturday, gept SO. w 4-rl London. Oct 1. It 1 x-- 5 , - pected that the postponed session ; of the crown council at which a eoisloa regarding the entrance f Oreeo Into the war enay be pA'f reached, wiu b held today. fr. Rioting is reported on the 4 Greek- island of Zante-between 4 f reservists and followers of former Premier Venlseloa. k v-- RUSSIANS RENEW WEIR DRIVE AT L EM BERG WITH STRONG OFFENSIVE Ausiro-German Positions Are Penetrated and Many Prisoners Are Captured Further Gains by Both British and French Troops Are Recorded in West PETROGRAD, Oct. 1 drive at Lemberg was renewed yesterday. After a period of comparative inactivity the Russians inaugurated strong offensive movements north and south of the Galician capital. According to today's war office report, material successes have been won. It is said Austro German positions were penetrated and that more than 4,000 prisoners were taken. ing bitter resistance. GAINS LONDON, Oct. 1. Still and French troops north of are chronicled in the latest Ijondon and Paris. The Germans have been the Stuff redoubt, which they had held since the heavy ngnting of last week, and also have been torced to give up all except a very small portion of the Schwaben redoubt in this region. In addition, and Flers, the troops of General Sir Douglas Haig have pushed forward their positions. During Saturday night and Sunday German trenches into the hands of the French Berlin reports, however, east of Thiepval and by the court, Courcellette, Moreval and Halle were repulsed. The activity around Halle may indicate the commencement of an entente drive with Peronne as its objective. Big Offensive. In Galicia the Russians fensive with the purpose of official reports from Petrograd and Berlin are at variance with regard to the results of the fighting. Petrograd re- ports that thirty miles northeast of Lemberg, along the k , it t-, - . ' w Brody-Krasne railway, the Russians are forcing their way forward despite the stubborn resistance of the Teutonic toir auies ana nave cap iureu x,tto of iJrzezany, fifty miles soutnwest of Jjemberg, and along the right bank of the Zlota Ijpa, Austro-German positions are reported to have been taken and 112 officers and 2,268 men made prisoner. Berlin asserts that the Brody-Lemberg railway were m . -rl i i ut ine xeutons. xsui on me souuierci wing remn aamiis me Russians gained a foothold, and also advanced in the angle between the Tseniuvkai and Tn the Carnathians. in , ,. , . i , IcHlalxs wxvts uuii-icu tu wc fCONTINTTED HEAD OF PROVISIONAL Official Gazette Publishes Decree Naming Third Member. REVOLUTION GROWS. ATHENS. Oct 1. via London. The Official Gazette of the provisional gov ernment, publishes this morning a decree signed by M. Venixelos and Vice-Admiral Coundourlotis, "by vir tue of the power vested in them by popular decree of September 26," naming General Panyotls Danglis, the lormer minister or war, as the tmra member of the triumvirate heading the provisional government. The Island of Tenedos has Joined In the revolutionary movement. ATHENS, Friday, (Sept. 3. via Lon don, Oct. 1. (Delayed by censor) Notwithstanding the persistent asser tions by adherents of former Premier Venizelos and tha entente that King Constantino' is merely playing for time and does not intend to declare war, those close to the king are -confident he will telegraph his decision to King George, Emperor Nicholas and Presi dent Poincare on Monday at the latest. The Athens stock market is eztraor dlnarily bullish. Once the king's decision has been reached, it is expected a national cab inet will be formed. In consultation with the British minister. M. Veni zelos probably will have a portfolio if he desires and with three supporters of M. veniselos in the cabinet. General Moschopoulos, chief of the general stall, asked King Constantine this noon to grant him leave of ab sence for forty-five days. The king asserted General Genadis probably will replace General Mosonopoulos. ATHENS, Oct- 1. via London Forty-ove policemen, cadets and sol diers who were desirous of Joining the revolutionists at Salonlki went to tha French - legation yesterday. - - Jean Gullleraln, tha French minister, sup plied for them an armed escort from the marines guarding the French lega tion. With this cort the men pa raded through the streets to embark. 8everal Greek officers followed in an automobile, and set out with tha men for Salonlki. . -- GREEK TRIUMVIRATE AT WILSON TO FOLLOW LINE (Via London.) The Russian The Teutonic forces are offer MADE. further gains by the British the Somme river in France official communications from cleared out of positions near to the east, between Le Sars near Moreval and Clery fell in grenade fighting that attacks by the British French in the vicinity of Ran- have started another big of driving on to Lemberg. The JSU 1 - ' '11.1 ....IVI i oixicers uiu uieu, Aim buuui Russian forces along the stopped by th artillery of t i- j -j. ii. Zlota Lipa river. the Ludowa sector, the Aus - jv '..j j j uucumyc auu, nttui UIJJB w ON PAGE TWO.) OF SATURDAY'S SPEECH IN FUTURE ADDRESSES Many Messages of Con- gratuation Beach Home at Long Branch. TO LEAVE TOMORROW. LONG BRANCH, N. J., Oct 1 So many messages congratulating Presi dent Wilson on his speech here yes- terday.were received by him today that he has decided to follow the same general line In future addresses at Shadow Lawn. Hla speeches In Omaha, Indianapolis, Chicago and New York, which will be before non partisan organizations, will . be less political In tone; Arrangements were completed today ror tne president s trip to umana. be ginning Tuesday. He will arrive in Omaha Thursday morning at 11:40 o'clock and will remain there until 10 o'clock that night, returning to iVong Branch Saturday morning at 10 O'clock. Saturday afternoon be will address an assemblage of Indianapolis nere. A busy day has been arranged for him In Omaha. Soon after his arrival he will attend a luncheon at the Com mercial club. Then he will ride at tne neaa or a Historical pageant and later review it After dinner in the evening he will speak in the Omaha auditorium. Henry Ford, of Detroit, who re cently came .out in support of Mr. wuson lor anotner term, has been in. vited to visit the president here, and win luncn witn mm tomorrow. Proa. pecta for peace in Europe are expect ed to do aiscuftsea. tresiaent wuson received a num ber of telegrams today bearln on his message to Jeremiah O'Leary. presi dent of the American Truth society, telling him he wanted no "disloyal" Americans to vote for him. Host of the telegrams praised the president ror ais a land, nut a lew criticised mm. Statements mad by a, brother of I Mr. O'Leary that suit should b brought against the president for libel were received lightly by administra tion officials. No comment was made, except that President Wilson person ally - handled the telerram to Mr. O'Leary and stands back of tha mes- I PI?Fh I IJFAT LVff COA C1YC THI T fFPTAIN 1 st.i-v.i an i - nn -in. DCCfff T AC fLUL 1 lI BE-ENTRANCE OF AMERICA In Speech to Young Democrats at Shadow Lawn Saturday. Tells What the United States May Expect to Case Hughes Should , Be ElectedReviews Efforts of Administration to Keep the United States Fret From War With Honor. The full text of President Wilson's speech, delivered , Saturday ,. at his home. Shadow Lawn, to crowd of young democrats, was as follows! LONG BRANCH, N. J., Sept JO. KlHas m, opportunity to son very plain things j-ibourtha. present pfw f th. mur, poijoy of tbl country, .because young men are very, much won interested in the I 'utur n "r', tn wutvmwiuib;- v m uib wwrur un in i front of you and not behind you. I you. You want to know what sort of world it is going to be, and what sort of guid ance you are going to have In that world I do not know when, from republi can-quarters, you have gotten any suggestions as to what la going to happen In the years to come. This la a most singular campaign. I will not unprecedented campaign be- cause I happen to remember that oth- er parties have tried to get into power succeeded because tha people of the United States are an Inquisitive peo pie they will insist upon your telling imera wnai you intena 10 ao in wm future. Not an Accident. The democratiq party, my fellow citizens, is the only party whose life has persisted and whose vigor has continued throughout all the history of this nation, and that has not hap pened by accident It has happened because it is the only party. I venture to say, all of whose life has been gov erned, or at any rata Inspired, by a definite principle an absolute belief in the control or the people, their right to control, their capacity to control, their own affairs and shane them in the common Interest. The democratic party has com mitted many errors, the democratic party has made some fatal mistakes of action, but the reason It has lived, the reason it is the only party that has apparent Immortality In our politics. is that it is the only party that has consistently based its belief upon the things and tha convictions that under lie all American history 4he belief In the government of the people by them. selves and their own representatives, hands or we will go off and form a "It has witnessed tha Ufa and death party of our own.' of two great parties, and unless I am j "And thereupon the great progrea very much mistaken It will witness the i slve party sprung up- .... I want to early disappearance of another. It I pay my tribute of respect to the pur witnessed the life, decadence and dis-1 poses and intentions of the men who FIRE IN STEAMER'S HOLD CONTROLLED BY THE GREW Blaze Still Smouldering as Liner Philadelphia Makes Port NEW YORK. Oct I. Fire which broke out in the cargo hold of the American line steamship Philadelphia Thursday 800 miles from this port till waa smouldering under a blanket of steam when she arrived hero today. So successful were tha officers and crew in keeping the news from tha 641 passengers, that few war aware of the peril - until after tha big liner docked. Tha first Intimation of flrs was when smoks waa seen pouring from a hate almost directly under tha steerage dining room aft Thr officers, It was said, removed 4 1 steerage passengers at once ana took precautions to keep the new from spreading to the first eoond oabln passengers. While uia Diaxe waa qnion unaer control, no time was lost la steaming to port ' The Philadelphia left Llveroool Saturday, September It. How tha fire started, ft was said. Baa not been de termined. Flooding tha cargo hold checked tha flames, according o tlhe craw. October Doings THt YtAY I AIT STfAYf SmSrf&&&&em$W' N DCDII DI If II Al Cff''CCC Mff I tUr UULltlll JULLLJJ WV ILL appearance of tha federalist party. It witnessed the Ufa, tha Increase, the demoralisation, the decline and tha disappearance of the whig ; party. '"And then appeared upon tha scan the republican party, first of aH or ganised for a great and definite pur pose, to prevent tha spread of the in stitution ofi slavery Into tha free por tions or the United States. That ob ject they, greatly accomplished. And then -there seamed to i descend upon them the spirit of tha federalist and tha whig parties,' and 'ever slnoa then the lnvcreftslng.idjmorallMAaa.t that party nas oeen sviqeni, ... pews interests. 1 "Tha republican party, as now con stituted and led; believes in govern ment by the attorneys of special in terests. They are perfectly willing that the attorneys of the people should ap pear before them and plead for the rights of the people, but they are not willing that the counsels which deter mine action - shall be participated In by the attorneys of the people. , "One of the things that they are most constantly talking about is tha protective tariff and there was a time when a very wide taking of counsel en tered into tha formation of our tariffs, but not toward the end. Then a small group of selected counsellors always determined what tha Items of the tariff should be. The only persons heard were the attorneys for the special in terests, and the attorneys of the peo ple could batter at tha door as they pleased and never get a hearing. "The end of such a parly was fore doomed and now the party that be lieves tn the people and tries to do things for the people has been in pow er for four yers. And what has hap pened? It has redeemed some of the promises raise ly made by tne attorneys lor the special Interests. And it har done something more Interesting than that You remember that four years ago there was a great body of spirited republicans who said: This thing is becoming a fraud and a sham. We have been taking care of soma people bt we have not been taking care of tha great body of tha people. We have not thought about their morals; we have not thought about their health; we have not thought about their rights as hu man beings, and we insist that you nn, . V nnlUv etf ttu nartv In An AT E Car Crew Injured and Ve hicle's Windows Smashed by Missiles. NEW YORK, Oct J. Rioting oo ourred today when an attempt was made by the Yonkers Railroad com pany, whose men are on strike. to run surface cars from Yonkers to tha vancortland park terminus of New Yprk's subway system. One car reached the subway, but not until the motorsnan and conductor had been severely bruised and all windows of th car broken by bricks and other missiles. The entire police force of Yonkers, nu sabering 200 waa called out to quell the1 riot and twenty arrests were made. Several persons were (hurt but none senousiy. Although service on all surface cars. subway and elevated railway lines in New York dty is again nearly normal, and officials of the companies declare that tha strike which began Septem ber has failed, no attempt was made until today to operate cars In Yonkers. Rioting also occurred today in Mt. Vernon, where unsuccessful attempts were made to operate cars. Mayor Fiske, of that city, ' announced to night that unless tha situation changes he will ask that ttha militia fea aUaA oat, -. INTO THEWAR formed that group In our politics. . . . "Thar are stand-patters In tha dejm ocratle party but tha interesting thing about the democratio party la that those men are In a small minor ity In its ranks, whereas In tha party of tha opposition they are In a ma jority and are in control, . . ? ; "Tha Interesting thing for all poll Udans to remember Is that tha pro gressiva voters or this country, U put together outnumber either party, , ,. , This country la progressiva and If you youngsters are going to be tn tha run nin',winhrw'iw yow fortune with tha ''party of -which tha progres sives have tha oontroU "I am a progressive; 1 do not spell It with a capital p, but I think my pace Is Just as fast as those who do. It does not interfere with tha running, and I am very much astonished to sea tha company that soma gentle, men who epell their names with I capital are keeping. They are en. gaged in the interesting enterprise of trying to capture a party which la fortified against them, and refusing to enter a party which la already captured by those who believe In their principles. ... "But you will notice that a party that merely wants control does not have to have any principles. . . Look over the ranks of the supporters of the republican party. Did ' you ever see a more motley company in your life? Did you ever aeo elements so absolutely contradictory of each other as the elements of that party? If they moved In any direction, they would have to move in many direc tions; and If I am trying to get Into power by the support of people that do not agree with one another It is very dangerous for me to profess my own opinion. Want Eurowan Methods. "Back of that party are those who want to Inject into our politics the politics of Europe but not all who have that purpose in mind are on the same rtde. "Some want to Inject those politics in oroer to move in one direction, and others want to inject them in order to move in exactly the opposite direction. In these circumstances, It Is not wise to announce your direc tion, some of them are progressives, or were, and profess themselves dis satisfied with the present leadership and guidance of the party and others are so well satisfied with It that they are afraid that the entranoa of this new element will disturb some of (Continued oa Page Two) TAKEN TO PHILADELPHIA Cruisers Transferred to Make Room at Norfolk Navy Yard. PHILADELPHIA, Oct 1. Con voyed by the United States battleships Minnesota, and ermont, the interned German cruisers Kronprlns Wilhelm and Prins Eitel Frledrich arrived at the Philadelphia navy yard tonight rrom Norfolk. A convoy of twelve warships escorted the interned cruis ers up the coast because It was nec essary to go outside the three-mile limit- Ten of them came only as far as the Delaware Capes. The cruisers were sent to tha local yard because the space at the Norfolk yard was needed for new ships. They cave complements or Ttt omcera and men, and although the Germans will De Kept in close eonnnement, navy omciais saia lacuiuos at tne rnuaael phla navy jard would give them more freedom than they enjoyed at Norfolk. FLOOR OOLLAP8ES. , BINOHAMTON. N.v Y.. Oct 1 Fifty-three persona were Injured this afternoon when the floor of the First Presbyterian church of Johnson City collapsed during the services being held In connection with the laying of the cornerstone. '- Seven are seriously hart but It Is blird all will re cover. - . ....'- SENATOR CLARKE DIES AT HOME LITTLE ROCK, ARK Suffered Stroke of Apoplexy Friday, and Never, Re gained Consciousness. -! DEATH IS SHOCK TO ; PEOPLE OP STATE Was President Pro Tern. of Senate and Prominent in Politics; : ' V LITTLE ROCK. Art. Oct- 1,Gens.' tor James P, Clarke, of Arkansas,' president pro tempore of tha United', States senate, died at his home here at 1 o'clock this afternoon. 6enator Clarke suffered a stroke of apoplexy ' Friday and never regained, conscious ness. News of his death came as a shock as It was not generally known until today that his condition was se-. rious. i. . , . ; , . Born in Mississippi. : Senator Clark wu - v...- City. Miss., August Is, . He waa aucacea in the schools of his native ; state and In U? graduated from the' ww department or the University' of Virginia. He began the practice of law In Helena. Ark.: In 11TB he nm several terms in the Arkansas leg isla ture, and later waa eleoted attorney general of the state and governor. In iius he was elected United Statu un- fr- ? -loctsd last year, for hla third term- His pressht term as Unit ed States senator would not. have ex- 4 PRESIDEVT PRO TEM. if , WASHINGTON.. Oct.,. 1 K..a Clarke had been president pro tern- pore since tne oemooratio party gala-, ed control in lilt. .He was chosen by the party caucus to succeed the late Senator Frye. of Maine, and wm ra. ' elected to the place in. the alxty-fourth congress,, despite determined opijobI. uon. based on his sensational mvnit ( against tha administration ship pur chase sill in tha previous congress. In the Oloslnc davs of tha un - lon he presided over the senate, nwtn to tha absence of Vice-President Mar shall, Tha railroad eight-hour bill vin passed with - 6snator Clarke in ? s chair, hut ho waa one pL two ' erette' senators': to ' vote- agalost tne measure and har refused to sirn it He appointed Senator Honghes as acting president pro tempore when the bill ' was presented at the presiding officer's chair for signature. He was many times the leader- in opposition to measures proposed by his party. The climax to his Independence was reach ed when ha led the democratio rayolt against tha ship purchase bill. ' Senator Clarke acted for several yeara as chairman of the Important committee' on commerce. He also waa tne ranking democratio member of the . roreign relations committee and the committee on military affairs. AMERICAN INTERESTS TO BE REPRESENTED BEFORE JOINT COMMISSIONERS Mexican and American Com i mission to Hold Ses sion Today. AT ATLANTIC CITY. ATLANTIC CITY. J. J Oct 1 . Representatives of the more Important American mining interests in Mexico are expected to appear before the American members of the Mexican- . American Joint commission here to- . morrow in support of a memoran- dum already submitted regarding con ditions in Mexico. Before they are re ceived, the commlssionsrs will hold thslr first Joint session here in con tlnuatlon of the disoussions began at New London tour weeks ago. consideration of plans for the main tenance of peace along the Mexican- American border will 'be resumed, but ' reports which continue to arrive of Villa's activity in Chihuahua may serve as a further delay to agreement ' The commissioners make no secret of the fact that failure of General Car- -ranza's forces to run down Villa has proved embarrassing to, them in con- siderlng means for imorovlnc border conditions. It was considered probable tonutht that General Carransa's latest electoral decree would be discussed tomorrow. A copy of the decree has reached tha American commissioners from Wash ington and while the details of the document have not been revealed, it la said to stipulate that none of those connected even remotely with the Huerta administration shall have the right to vote at the coming presiden ' tlal election. Another subject to be discussed more fully this eek win be the clos-. Ing of the national bank, and tha Bank . of London and Mexico. The official order closing the two banks Is in the handa of the American commission- - ; ers. . ' . . Secretary Franklin K. Lane, head of . the American commission, and Judge, Gray arrived here today. Dr. J.- R, , Mott the third member and the Mex ican commissioners are expected late tonight or early tn the morning. , ;''' ' ; XILLTXG FROSTS. '-; , : WASHINGTON. . Oot - -Reports to the weather bureau tonight show that killing frosts In the middle At lantic states last night extended as far south as southwest Virginia and that there waa heavy frost as far south as tonnes sea, . - - -''" '' ' ' ' ' - ' -: : " '.".' Ii