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THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN THE WEATHER RAIN CITIZEN WANT ADS BRING RESULTS v VOL. XXXIII, NO. 131. ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 3, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS u CO kwm SENATORS SEIZE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK REGAWLESS OF FATE OF U. S; ARMED NEUTRALITY BILL FAILS TO REACH A VOTE AFTER EXTENDED DEBATE Senators Argue for Eight Hours and Then Recess Until W ofClock This Morning Without Even Setting Time for Vote On ihe Measure So Earnestly Desired by President Wilson to Meet Emergencies NUMEROUS SENATORS STILL WANT TO TALK No Serious Opposition to Measure But Ambitious Orators Refuse to Overlook Chance to Keep Their Voices and Ges tures in Practice. WASHINGTON,' March 3. Early this morning, after more than eight hours' debate on the armed neutrality" bill, in the senate, leaders reached an agreement for a recess until 10' a. m., without setting a time for a vote on the measure- At 12:45 o'clock the recess was taken. The agree ment was reached after Senator La Follettc had with drawn his objection to taking up the bill as passed by the house, with a view to substituting for it the broader senate measure approved by the president. For Quick Action. Democrats in charge of the bill proposed this step so it can go to conference immediately after the senate acts instead of having to be sent back to the house. Senator La Follette, upon whose attitude virtually de pends when a vote will be reached, declined to agree upon a time to vote. Numerous senators still have speeches to make and it probably will be late tomorrow before the bill goes to conference. Administration leaders are confident that the house will accept the senate substitute. Senator Talk. The measure, for which the white house has an nounced it desires as a substitute for the less sweeping bill passed by the house last night, developed little evidence of determined opposition. It gave senators a long-awaited opportunity, however, to declare their convictions in the international crisis; and the debate proceeded with delib eration despite the knowledge that it now is senate action on which the president is waiting. There were no party lines and most of the pacifist ele ment of the senate declared a willingness to fall in behind the president in his move for an arme policy. Senator Stone, head oi the foreign relations commit tee, and by virtue of his position the logical administration spokesman on such questions, withdrew from the task as soon as- the armed neutrality bill was brought m by his committee. He said candor would not permit him to take the floe-? for the measure and submitted an amendment to exempt munitions carrying ships from the protection to be extended other merchantmen. New Leaders Developed. To Senator Hitchcock and Senator Lodge, the rank ing democratic and republicap committeemen, fell the lea vrship declined by the chairman. Senator La Follette, about whose attitude there had been some uneasiness, announced that he would talk at length on the bill, but had no intention of filibustering. As the debate proceeded into the night there were many predictions that it would be well toward morning be fore a vote could be reached. The dramatic features o.f the situation were height ened by crowded galleries and the attendance of several cabinet members and many representatives on the floor as spectators. Among those in the diplomatic gallery was Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British ambassador. Would Extend Authority. The senate bill, in addition to authorizing the arming of merchant ships, would extend the authority requested by the president for use of "other instrumentalities" in ARMING SHIPS WAITS ONLY UPON ACTION Routing Them Out President Is Ready to Give the Order as Soon as Given Authority. SENATE DEBATES ON ARMED NEUTRALITY Cabinet Meets and Discusses Situation from Every Angle. WASHINGTON. March Arming of American ships to defy the Ger man submarine menace waits only upon authority from congress, which probably will be given before another day passes. It became known tonight that Presi dent Wilson Is ready to give the or der, and that the navy department has made its preparations, to begin equip ping merchantmen for defence- at a moment's notice. BUI Debated. The senate debated far Into the night the bill approved by the prest dent authorizing the arming of ships ana tne employment of "other instru mentalities" to protect American cltl zens and providing a bond issue of $100,(100,000. Little opposition developed, and re- TISUT ADVN E AGAINST GERMANS HST No Details Given of Latest Advance of British on the ' Ancre. ?ASSmOElmtEmLEQSLAmOl BY NORTH CAROLINA SENATE A WASTE OF VALUABLE TIME, LAW MAKERS SAY Measare Has Not the Slightest Chance of Securing Standing On House Calendar Because That Body Has Already Passed On Question, and Rules Forbid Its Consideration McNidcr Ouster Bill As Passed. Applies to Buncombe' County. GERMANS PREPARE TO RESIST ADVANCE Turkish Forces in Retreat" from Kut-El Amara Are ; in a Rout. 1 (Continued on Page Two) IN THE AUSTRALIAN BALLOT BILL IT IS NOW THE LAW (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) Victory Attends the Efforts of Buncombe's Senator and Representatives. NO OPPOSITION. Citizen Bureau, Raleigh. N. C:. March 3. (By W. J. Martin.) Following Its triumphant passage In the house last night, after a bril liant plea by Representative Gallatin Roberts, the Australian ballot bill se cured unanimous concurrence of the senate late this evening, and it was ordered enrolled for ratification. Thus the measure which gives the Austra lian or secret ballot to the counties of Buncombe, Henderson and Madison becomes a law after a remarkable fight In the state legislature. The bill waa Introduced In the sen ate by Senator Thomas A. Jones, of Asnevuie, ana was steered through the house by Representatives Roberta and Crowell, In the face of decided opposition. The bill, which waa pass ed by the senate without a dissenting voice, came from the house elections committee with an unfavorable re port, and waa later tabled in the house. Representative Roberta after an eloquent appeal secured Its recon sideration, and lna brilliant speech swept away the opposing majority and secured the -final passage of the bill by a vote of sixty to forty-six. Sena tor Jones and Representatives Roberts and Crowell received many telegrams of congratulation yesterday from the three counties affected by the new lections law. Citizen Bureau, Raleigh, N. C March 2. (By W. J. Martin ) Following the stormy "bone-dry" legislation Indulged In after last, night, there has been a sane sort of survey of the legislative bearings that shows the legislation to be the veriest sort of "clap trap" politics according to the best Informed law makers of the general assembly. No Standing In House. The fact Is that there is not the slightest possibility of the senate sub stitute measure getting any sort of a standing on the house calendar since the special rule for the closing days of the session specifically bars from consideration any bill the subject mat ter of which has been adversely pass ed upon on the floor of the house or unfavorably reported from committee. The houss haa been all through the bone-dry and Intermediate stages of prohibition legislation, even to unfav orable report of the proposed pro hibition commissioner bill that Sena tor Oates offered In the senate after he had joined In voting for Minority Leader Jon-i' bone-dry bill. There seems to be not the sllghest possibility of the recent North Carolina two quart-per-month Importation act be ing In any way disturbed so far as this house of representatives is con cerned. To Amend Constitution. Bills to,, amend the constitution passed the senate todRy In rapid suc cession, subject to ratification by the people- There were the gales bill for initiative and referendum; the Governor Blckett measure, to exempt taxation notes and mortgages to the amount of $8,000 when given for pur chase of farm homes; and th Oates bill to amend the constitution to as sure six months schools for every county. One other, that to limit state officers to two successive terms of office aid county officers to three terms (another Governor Bickett pro position), went to the last because passage was useless since the house had tabled a duplicate. When the Scales bill for constitu tional amendment to Incorporate the principle or Initiative and referendum to be submitted to the voters of the state came up, Senator Scales spoke for the bill, insisting that while the principle has become associated with demaogogery In thin state, the real principle has no such taint, he be lieved the people were most always right and he thought they should be allowed to make their own mistakes to say the least. The vote was SS to 12. and the measure was sent to the house. outer bijla Passed. Other bills passed in the following order: Provide for retirement bonds for counties; financial machinery for municipalities; amend Avery road law; 'allow a woman on the Nash county board of education. Senator Harding Introduced out of order his agreed bill appropriating $160,000 for new buildings for the state school for the blind to be erected on the new site near the city, and it was given Immediate passage and sent to tne no-use. Bills passed: Relative disposal of waste from mines in Mitchell county; amend Gaston liquor law and Include (.fetawba, county. The senate recessed to 8 o'clock. BHIs In House. Bills were offered as follows In the houee: Taylor, of FMgecomhe Provide maintenance of the state museum. Breeoe Restrict adjustment by mayor In certain cases. Cogglns Joint resolution for an In vestigation by a special legislative commission as to gambling by mem- British troops hay made additional progress north and south of the Ancre but the statement from the London' war office gives no details of tha latest advances. Northwest of Pulsleux-AuW Mont, north of the Ancre, and In the region of Warlencourt, south of thai Ancrs .and toward Bapaume, wars tha. osnes of tha latest gains, . ;?; That Germ ana , apparently are pra. paring to make a stand on their pre- aent Una- south of Bapaume, as tha, British statement reports the repulse . ef attacks . aralnst British advanced ' ajMemf Bear sOdsoouxt and U Definite Stand, i , ' A. staff correspondent of Tha As sociated Press with tha British armies reports that tha Germans bow are making a definite stand on Una run ning from Essarts, through Achiet-ls-Petit to southeast of Bapaume, In the fighting on the Ancre region the British Friday captured It pri soners, three machine guns and (our trench mortars. Berlin reports tha ' repulse of local attacks near Souches v and in the Ancre region, with the cap ture of prisoners. On ths remainder of the front tn Franca only raids and artillery duel have taken place. On tha eastern front there has been marked activity in Galicla and In Roumanta- On the east bank of tha Narrayuvka, river in Gallcia. German storming detachments blew up Ru ; elan positions and took 170 prisoners. Five Fruitless Attack. , Tn the Valputna. Berlin record. th - (Continued on Pag Two.) (Continued on Page Two.) E Measure Now Goes to Presi dent Wilson Becomes Effective When Signed. WASHINGTON. March 2 Without a roll call and with practically no de bate, the senate late today adopted the conference report on the postal appropriation bill, which carries the Reed "bone dry" amendment, prohi biting the shipment of Intoxicating li quors Into states which forbid Its sale and manufacture. The measure now goes to the president and prohibition champions prepared to send petitions to the white house, Because or tne belief expressed in some Quarters that the president might veto the bill- Although the appropriations carried in the bill are for the flacal year be ginning in July, the "bone dry" am endment would become effective im mediately upon the attaching of tha president's signature. Besides its prohibition against li quor shipments In interstate com merce, the Reed amendment bars from the mails, newspapers and other publications containing liquor adver tisements when such publications srs to bo ent Into states which prohibit by law tha publication or circulation X advertisements. EPENDENCE OF IS NOT IN ANY PERIL Law and Order Will Soon Ba Re - Established, Ferrara Declares. IS SYMPflTHIESIS STATED Andres Garcia Says There Is No Pro German Senti ment in Country. SENATE LEADERS FAIL TO REACH AGREEMENT Dli' LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM Prospects for Passage of Im portant Bills Before Max 4 Are Dark. CONFERENCE HELD. HAVANA. March 2 The Independ- El, PA50, Texas. March 2. "Mexl- ence of Cuba ia not In peril and order .- i. r. ,i ..ri oon win h r..t hn.v,. i. I ro Pro ally In Its sympathise and to the reply aent tonight by Wllfredo i ny effrt to spread German props Fernandea. member of the house ofigsnda there would meet with little other appropriation bills, or the bTll represenutlves and a conservative jenronrr ment among ths Mexican 1 to mend the shipping law extending WASHINGTON'. March 1 Itannt... Ilcan and democ ratio senate leaders failed In a conference late tonlrht to smooth over difficulties in the way of Important leaislatlon still nanrtinr. and both houses of congress remained in session at midnight with prospects of continuing without recess. Arter consultation with Secretaries McAdoo and Daniels and Postmaster General Burleson, over plans- to as sure if possible enactment before tha session expires Sunday, of the army ana sunary civu appropriation bills. Senators Simmons, Martin, Hughes and other democrats conferred for nearly two hours with Senators Pen rose and Lodge. These spokesmen for the minority sssured the democrats of their will ingness to let the bill extending power to the president to arm American mer chant ships come to a vote after full and free discussion. They would give no assurances about the fate of tha leader, to Dr. Oreates Ferrara. repre sentatlvs in tho United States of the liberal revolutionary movement. Dr. Ferrera In a cablegram aent laat night to Fernandes offered the retirement of all military chiefs of the Cuban revolutionaries from public life, if President Menocal would '"preserve In dependence and liberty" In Cuba and prevent American Intervention in Cu ban affairs. Publication of Dr. Ferrera'a cable gram here today created a sensation and the belief waa expreaaed that tha revolutionary leaders, seeing their da feat near, wished to make tho best arrangements possible. THE WEATHER. WASHINGTON, March I. Fore cast for North Carolina: Rain -urday and probably Sunday; tltUa change in teratarautra, . .authority to the government to com- m a nrlmtf manhanl thin, amA aHfna K Iran consulates, said to- in. -"a v. u.wu ill fi.ias iiki J lug people," Andre (tarcta, iDipector-gen- j ernl of M ntfht upon his return from Mexico forelm owners. ("tv H hfro Ko tt . In rnnfArnr with i "We will have to proceed as we are General Carran. Min ster Candldo , t?l"'r ,Wth ""T- ?f.ttI "1.52" Agulilar of the department of foreign relations and General Alvaro Obregon, minister of war. "If there are any Germans or Mexi cans with German sympathies trying to Influence public opinion In Mexico through official or semi-official post- along the best we can," said Senatot Penrose after the conference. "We made no prog rem toward an agreement on ths legislative pro gram," said Senator Simmons. White for a time tonight the final passage of the naval bill seemed doubtful owing to the dispute with the house over the bond issue in volved, this trouble was cleared ap tlona. they will be discharged aa soon 1 Frotrrmm th neutrality bill is slow, as discovered, I am sure." said Mr. Qercla. "There are not more than six men in the Mexican army with Oermaa names and they have bee with the cenetnutionalist eeveaaeat tress . tts Inception," ' tfc with no vote until sometime tomor row probable. In view ef the apparent deadlock with, regard to the big army, sundry eivU and general deficiency bills, the prospect for their ultimate tore March, t seemed dark.
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