AY CITIZEN 1 36 Today THE WEATHER FAIR AND WARMER VOL. XXXIH, NO 153. ASHEVILLE, N. 0., AY MORNING, MARCH 25, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS TELE Pi OTft 1 j y REALIZATION THAT A STATE OF WAR EXISISTS PUSHES PREPARATIONS FOR WARD Genera! Military Budget Will Be Laid Before House and Sen ate When ttiexExtra Session Convenes a Week From Mon dayCouncil of National Defense Holds, a Long Session With Committee of Seven Industrial Plants. At the Door PRESIDENT IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH EVERY DEVELOPMENT Secretary Daniels Makes Awards for Twenty-four Destroyers, Nine of Which Will Be Built Under Emergency Fund- Situation Is Tense Says Baker. WASHINGTON, March 24. Having taken virtual ly every defense measure possible before the assembling of congress, President Wilson and his advisers in the ex ecutive branch of the government are concentrating their efforts to prepare for the more sweeping steps for which congressional authority will be sought. The-details of the steps to be recommended are held ill closest 'confidence; but officials let it be known today, tffafltlrH hating man items of expense deemed imperative, will be laid ef Of0 the house and senate when the extra session begins a week from Monday. j Defense Council Meets. During the day the council of national defense held a i,ug conference with its advisory committee of seven in dustrial leaders who have mapped out mobilization plans for the country's economic resources; the navy department awarded contracts for twenty-four destroyers and called a conference of steel and other material companies for next week to consider means of speeding naval construction; the war department announced that failure of the army appropriation bill at the last session of congress would not be permitted to handicap the army's preparations; and REED UNITED APPEALS FO Z WILSON "Loyalty Day" at Kansas City Ends With Huge Mass Meeting. SENATOR SCORES THE MAN WHO INTERRUPTS Missouri City, Scene of Wild Enthusiasm with Flags,. ,t AS GERMANS RETREAT BEFORE ADVANCE OF FRENCH TOWARD ST. QUENTIN THEIR TRAIL IS MARKED BY DEVASTATION Associated Press Correspondent Traveling With Forces of France Gives Vivid Description ot the Fighting No Dy ell fag Is Left By Germans as They Move OutPollution of DESPITE FIERCE RESISTANCE OF GERMANS BRITISH FRENCH Allies Make Progress on Both Sides of Somme and Oise Rivers. FRENCH NEARINO THE CITY OF LA FRERE Roisel, Seven Miles East of Peronne, Is Captured by the British. Notwithstanding - "..utu i co tru ji w CV the normani hmtnrm tl- ui,....- burs linn. Brltlah mni --- continue to make progress on both sido of the Homme and Olse riven in ruuee. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) IS TOLD TO LEAVE BRUSSELS Br STATEJEPflRTMENT Department Advises Relief Workers Not to Remain Longer. GENERAL LEONARD WOOD DOES NOT LOOK EOR ANY TROUBLE FROM ALIENS KANSAS f'JTY, Mo, March 14. Kansas Pity brought "loyalty day" to an end tonight with a tremendous ex pression -of patriotism and 103-alty In convention hall, the scene of a huge mass meeting. Resolutions supporting Presldont Wilson In his (guidance of the country and recommending no expense be spared in mobilization of the entire strength of the nation were passed without a dissenting voice. Senator Reed reviewed the events leading to the present International crisis and jnded his address with an appeal for a united cltlsenry behind (Continued on Pace Four) SENT TO HAVRE. WASHINGTON. March 2 4. Be cause of the "German government's disregard of Its written understand ings" for the protection of Americans and American relief work in Belgium, the state department announced to day tnat American Minister Brand Whitlock had been withdrawn from Brussels and the staff of the Ameri can commission for relief in Belgium advised that they should not remain longer in German occupied territory. Minister Whitlock, who had been kept on Belgian territory chiefly to aid the relief work will go to Havre, the temporary capital of the Belgian government. The places of the with drawn American relief workers will be taken by Dutch citizens and . the commission through that means will continue from outside bases as best it can the work of caring for ten mil lion dependent Belgians. The depart ment's announcement, one of the most severe indictments of Germany yet drawn by the- United States, recites that restrictions have been Imposed on the Americans, "which, under or dinary conditions would never have been tolerated," and that Minister Whitlock has been denied diplomatic privileges and courtesy. It says that the most serious development, how ever, has come within the past ten days, when several of the commision relief ships have been "attacked with out warning by German submarines In flagrant violation of the solemn engagement of the German govern ment. Whether Germany will continue to make the relief work difficult for other administrators is not known here. ', The general American execu tors, beaded br Chairman Herbert C. Hoovi will continue their efforts for Belgium and ."Northern Franc out aide German jurisdiction. ' . - v , - Says That This Country Has Nothing to Fear from Internal Conditions. NATION UNITED. NEW YORK, March J J. (Major General Leonard Wood, in an address at a luncheon of the Republican club, here today, declared he did not be lieve the United States would have any trouble with the ."so-called alien population" within its borders. This country of ours is a melting pot, he said. "Unfortunately,, we have not built up an Individual noral obligation. We do not Impress upon i"y are real clt liens I am one of those, however, who does not believe we are going to have any trouble with this so-called alien popu lations." : Charles Edward Russell , widely known as a socialist, asserted that politics, creeds and beliefs are swept aside In an emergency such as the na tion is facing. "Some men are afraid," he said, that we are getting into war Instead of being proud. What Is there to be afraid of except that we might not do the right things? No sacrifice can be too , great for those who inherited valley Forge." TO REITERATES POLICY OF U.S. TOWARD GOVERNMENT Outlines, Clearly and Con cisely, Stand of This Coun try Against Revolt. TO SUPPORT ORDER. tTROAR AT PEACE MEETING. NEW TOR able disorder night of the f : ation. In Mad which resolutl elaring that March 34. Consider. ttended a meeting to- ergency Peace feder- ion- Square Garden. . at ns were adopted ie- overt acts "however brutal," do not afford cause for war to a repuoiic wnos slogan was "con ciliation, arbitration and democracy." Persons in tha audience who took ex ception to some of the remarks of the speakers, were ejected, in spite of protests on tha Part of those on the Uatform, HAVANA, March 24. A note from the American government to the Cuban government reiterating the purpose of the United States to sup port tne Cuban government in Its ef forts to re-establish order and con demning the conduct of the rebels, was delivered today by William H. Gonzales, the American minister. The note follows: "All declarations of the United States government regarding the in conceived conflict in 'uba from the beginning have been clear and con cise. There has been no occasion whatever for misunderstanding and nothing indicating that the United States could be forced Into action which It has declared Its determina tion not to adopt, but to remove all pretext of erroneous Interpretations and reaffirm the condemnation of the revolt by the United States govern ment and Its support of the constitu tional government of Cuba, the Unit ed states government makes the fol lowing unmistakable declaration: ."It has come to the knowledge of the United States government that In Cuba, propaganda persists that In re sponse to efforts of agents against the constitutional government the United States . Is studying ; the adoption of measures tn their favor. The United States government cannot understand how its policy could be misunderstood regarding the situation existing In Cuba, To avoid continuation of mis understandings and misinterpreta tions of the declarations made by the United States government which have been published throughout tha Cuban republic, which defined tha policy of the United States tn Cuba In unmis takable terms. It Is desirable to re iterate tha essential point of those declarations, .to-wit: , J "First The constitutional govern-, ment of Cuba has been and l!l con tinue to. be sustained and '-acked by Uie government ot the Un'ted States , In Its efforts' te r-vtaMlh order hot the territory of the r-atuhUa- with the Breach army in france. from a corre spondent of the associated PRESS. March 24. (Via Beauvais.) The rapidity of the Oerman retreat has somewhat diminished, but the French advance continues eastward of at. Quentln canal. The fighting be tween the advanced and rear guards has been sharp at various points, but the Germans have been unable to withstand the pressure of the French forward move. All obstacles placed In the way of the oncoming French are overcome with Indomitable energy and spirit, with which the men are Imbued more tlian ever , since they left the trenches for the open coun try. The hardships of bivouacs and Iron rations are borne with the utmost etieeriness because the French sol diers feel that they are liberating from serfdom their fellow citizens who have been under the sternest German rule for more than two years. Bridge Blown Up. The Associated Press correspondent with the troops encountered some of the difficulties that confront the pur suing army. At five different places the French, tried to cross the canal, but on each occasion were pulled up suddenly by a yawning opening where a bridge had been blown up, but eventually crossed by a pontoon. As the French progress continues the extent to which the countryside has been laid waste Increases; not a dwelling j-emains intact. This is not the result of artillery Are, but special ly prepared bombs which were placed In the buildings as the Germans left. Cottages and farm houses, which once housed nearly 100,000 peasant farm ers have thus been rendered unin habitable, merely In the districts where the Germans recently have been forced to evacuate. Wells Polluted. Every well has been1 rendered use less and the homeless people must now rely on supplies of water brought In barrels by the French soldiers. This pollution of the wells was deliberate, as demonstrated by a Oer man order found on the battlefield dated March 14, addressed to the Second ' squadron. Sixth German cuirassiers, belonging to the Thirty eighth division, giving Instructions to this end. The correspondent spoke to d ovens of homeless Inhabitants, all of whom asserted that the German soldiers, When asked why they were destroying the property of householders, always replied: "It Is our orders." The wife of the village doctor at Naelo, who had housed the German regimental staff, protested to a Ger man lieutenant against the wilful d structlbn of her furniture. He ap peared to regret what his men were doing, but said:' "I cannot do other-' wise; It Is my command. Most of the liberated people are without money, their metal coinage having been taken by the Germans who gave paper In exchange. Every thing possible Is being done for the refugees by the French civil and mili tary authorities TWO FORTS TAKEN. PARIS, March 24. Two of the advance forts In the defensive system of La Fere, a strong point on the Hlndenberg line, have been captured by the French, who also have occu pied the west bank of the River Olse from the outskirts of La Fere as far north as Vendeull, a distance of about four miles. The new French success Is chronicled In the official report issued by the war office tonight which adds that several villages on the east bank of the Ailette river have also been taken, the German rear guards being driven back. The statement reads: "North of the somme we have forced back the enemy to the out skirts of Savy, where he had estab lished himself In a line of trenches prepared In advance from the Somme to tha Oise. "Our troops, continuing their suc cess, gave battle to the enemy, who defended himself foot by foot and The west bank of tha Ola (mm La Fere northward to Vendeull. tance of about four miles, has been occupied by tha French troops who also captured two of tha advance ' fort in the defensive system of La Fere, supposed to be on of tha Ger- . man strong points. 1. , ; North of tha Somme, the Germans have been forced back to Savy, four miles west of St Quentln. Tha light . lng on th west bank of th Otae, ac cording to French official statement, waa of th most desperate character, -th Germans giving ground only foot by toot and j dsfendlng- themselves tenaciously. . , . ,r 1 .. , . In tha fac Ot th German attemnt ., it check th French vrogreew south of tn oum y flooding soma sections, the French have advanoed en the east bank of the AUett river, capturing sevsral villages and forcing th Ger mans to retreat -..s. -s ,,.'-; ;f.r s Roisel Takeav Rolsal. seven miles east of Paronn . and a railway junotlon -point on th 1 lln between Marcolng and 8t Quen- -tin, has been captured by th British; At Beaumeti-Les-Cambral, near th canter of tha Brltlah Una on ' tha . Somme front,, the Qermaas attacked, and obtained a temporary footing In th village, but later wer ejected. . A British advanc southwest and -west of Ecoust-fit Main, southeast of Arras on a front of on and half miles. ' also Is reported by London. Grand Iuke Nicholas hag been ousted from th chief command of th Russian armies because of his oon nectlon with th Romanoff dynastyj (Continued on Page Four.) ABLE TOM VERDICT Woman of "Oliver" Osborne Fame Must Stand Third Trial for Perjury. NEW YORK. March II. After de liberating sixty-seven hours without reachlnr an agreement, the Jury in the case of Rae Tanzer. charged with nerlurv in her breach of promise suit against former Assistant District At torney James W. osborne. was dis charged today by federal Judge Van Fleet- A new trial will no necessary. The lurors were nearly In a state of collapse, and one was stricken with acYite indigestion this morning ;.nd bad to be attended by a physician. This was the longest deliberation by a federal Jury I11 this district, court officials recalling today that the pre vious record was sixty-one hours in the case of the New Haven railroad officials in It If. Judge Van Fleet questioned the Jurors in th Tanzer caa Individually and learned that almost from the first they were hopelessly deadlocked. They said they had considered the evidence and believed there had been so much false testimony given during the trial that they wer unable to .determln which side to believe. Th alleged perjury waa committed at the trial of Franklin D. Bafford. a hotel clerk, who at the time Miss Tan er brought her suit Identified James W ' rtrna as "Oliver Osborne," which was the name signed by a man who accompanied Ml" Tanser to the hotel. Charles H. Wit has testified eeveral time that he waa th woman's companion. Bafford was eonvKtaa and sentenced to prison. Mlasi Tanser suit against James m. Oaborn was never brought to a con clusion, having ben withdrawn with Sat attorney's request , ... - . WESTERN ROADS MAY ISK FREIGHT RATE INCREASE Officials Want Conference With the Interstate Com merce Commission. WASHINGTON, March 24. Appli cation of western railroads for an In crease in freight rates because of the higher cost of labor under the Adam- son law and of supplies and equip ment was forecast late todav by a telegram to the Interstate commerce commission signed by officials of more than twenty roads, asking for conference to consider steps neces sary to meet "a financial situation re quiring Immediate relief." While the western roads did not state specifically that a general ad- vnnc In freight rates would be re quested, such a request Is expected to follow. Eastern roads yesterday filed a formal petition requesting the com mission to suspend Its rules so as to permit without delay a general ad vnnc In rates, and the commission has called a hearing for next Tuesday afternoon. Southern roads have yet to be heard from tn connection with the proposed general Increase In ra'ea. Because "f difficult conditions and regulations sp ot ring in their leas, there la some dovbl here whether they will Join the ether roads at this time In requesting a general advanc. ' , COOPER WIIX BE THERE, BRAMWBLIa W. Va.. Varca 14. It . waa announced toairht at th bom of Representative Cooper, re pa bl lean, who has ben ill. that he would b abte to attend th opening of th special . session of congress IjirU i. , , FOR WRECKING ATTEMPT Fenton, Charged With Try ing to Damage Machinery, Is Sentenced. (Continued on frag Four.) VICTIMS OF STORM AT NEW ALMNY, INDIANA Measures of Belief Institut ed for People Rendered Homeless. TWO MORE DEATHS. ROANOKE. Va., March 24 Joannes Schmidt, a German miner, was arrested today by detectives at Maybeury. w. Va., a few miles across the Virginia line, for attempting to wreck machinery In the mine where he was employed. He was given a hearing before Magistrate Smith, at Maybeury and sentenced to serve sixty days In Jail and pay a fine of $100. Schmidt was taken to Welch, W. Va., nnd lodged in Jail. The detectives artm that Schmidt placed a spike in one of the mine motors. A crowbar was found in a conveyor before It caused any damage. Schmidt Is known to have taken a number of pictures around Maybeury, which Is one mile from Elkhorn Tunnel, the largest tunnel of the Norfolk jtnd Western railroad system, and through which practically all coal from the West Virginia fields passes. The Norfolk and Western railroad has taken adequate steps to oroteet all tunnels and bridges and heavily armed guards are keeping a lookout for suspicious characters. WANTS ROAM FEDERALIZED. " BALTIMORE, Md.. March S4. An nouncement was made at th Balti more and Ohio railroad offices to day that Danial Wlliard. president of the company will appear before th New. lands committee In congress this week and urge federellsaUna of railroads. By this it was explained he will ad vocate government regulation to th sxlualon of conflicting state lavs, u NEW ALBANY. Ind.. March 4 With but two additional deaths re ported during -th day, the work of, searching the debris proceeding satisfactory and measures of relief in. stltuted for the homeless. New Albany late today began to emerge from tha gloom which had enveloped the city after the storm which wrecked por tions of It late yesterday. The deaths reported brought the list of fatalities to thirty-three. Three fourths of the wrecked area, It was said, had be n explored and tne re mainder might possibly yield addi tional bodies. of the 100 or more who were in jured, it was said probably scvety-five were badly hurt, but that less than V dosen were in a serious condition. Citizens of Louisville have sub scribed more than $12,000 for relief: and sent motor trucks loaded with , food and clothing. The chamber ot commerce has issued an appeal for aid. estimating that $200.000 'is need, ed to proper. care for the Injured and homeless. The work of clearing- away tha wreckage and searching the ruins for bodies today was under the supervi sion of a detachment of state troops. Sixty were on duty today and 109, more were epected tomorrow when, 200 inmates of the Indiana State re-' formatory at Jeffersonville. three miles away. ill be put to work. Monday an additional 100 men will be used witi electricians and other; skilled labor from the Institution in an effort to rehabilitate th stricken' section. An effort to estimate th property; loss was made late today bv a com-' mlttee repreacntlnr local trade or ganizations which placed th lost at $1,111,000. - . When the rescuers today examined the ruins of . the negro school housa which was expected to yield a num. ber of bodies, they feund only a bad-t ly frightened but practically unhurt' ' negro bov, who had been pinioned beneath th debris. eeatj

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