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THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN THE WEATHER FAIR. CITIZEN WANT ADS BIUNO RESULTS VOL. XXXmNO. 213. ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 24, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS WILSON INSISTS E The Quickest Way to Finish the Kaiser! E BRITISH ACTIVITY SO EFFECTIVE AS CLAUSUN BILL T Desire for Some Sort of Heads Italy's War Mission, Which Includes Wireless Wiiard, Marconi. Task of Clearing Out Last of Hindenburg Line is Delayed. Work of the Allied Navies 9 Press Regulation Empha sized to Congress. Reduces the Total of Ships Sunk. I I WEATHER BLOCKS SUBMARINES NOT CENSORSHIP B RINGS ESI TO ALL AMERICANS ON WESTERN FRON IN FORMER WEEKS CAUSES SURPRISE ABOUND CAPITOL Had Been Thought That the Administration Had Ac cepted Senate's Vote. WASHINGTON. May IS. The newspaper censorship fight was re opened is eongree today, following President Wilson's action in person ally Intervening to Insist upon Inclu sion of some form of press regulation In the administration espionage bill. Desire Emphasized. The president's desire for censor ship power of some sort, outlined In a letter yesterday to Representative Webb, chairman of the house judiciary oo nun It tee, was emphasised today to senate conferees on the es pionage bill, who were called to the white house for the purpose. Surprise over the step was expressed generally at the capital, where the belief had grown that the administration had accepted the senate's unfavorable vote as final. Whether the administration will at tempt to force through a censorship organisation was said tonight to de pend upon soundings being made by leaders among the house and senate membership, especially the former. The conferees held another meeting today, but unable to break their dead lock over censorshV?, adjourned until j Friday to sound out sentiment again now that the president's personal In fluence Is again firmly behind the leg lslatlon. Probable Plan. Should the house leaders accept a modified censorship plan the conferees will likely present the following pro vision: "In time of war the president Is hereby authorized to prescribe and nrotmilrat rlll& D nd rjtfiri! 1 t inn a fn. the. purpose - of preventing the dls--eleeei "tothe public and thereby to the enemy, of Information with re spect to the movement, numbers, de scription and disposition of any of the armed forces of the United States in naval or military operations, or with respect to any works Intended for the fortification or defense of any place; and whoever, In time of war, shall wilfully violate any such rule or regulation shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 or by im prisonment for not more than five years, or by both, such fine and Im prisonment: Provided, that nothing In this section shall be construed to limit or restrict, comment or criti cism of the acts or policies of the government or Its representatives, or the publication of the same." President Wilson Is said to have accepted the principle of tlils provi sion, which was offered during re cent senate debate by Senator Over man, of North Carolina, and rejected. AMERICAN DELEGATES TO PEACE CONFERENCE LIABLE TO PUNISHMENT Socialist Agitation is Re garded as Having Been Incited by Germany. PASSPORTS DENIED. WASHINGTON, May 18. Bm- vhatlo disapproval of the peace pro paganda of European socialists was expressed today by the American gov eminent, which denied passports to American delegates to the Stockholm conference and issued a warning that any American taking part In the ne gotiations would be legally liable to heavy punishment. No formal announcement of pur pose was issued, but officials ex plained that the government's course would nave tne two-ioid eirect or dls crediting generally any peace moves by unauthorized persons and of con demning in particular tne present so ciallst agitation, regarded since Its Inception as Inspired by Germany. In making known the decision not to give passports to the American so cialists designated to take part In the Stockholm conference, Secretary Lansing cited the Logan act, of 17, as defining the punishments which might b'e expected by any American now in Stockholm or who mignt go there without a passport and partici pate In the peace discussions. Under this law unauthorized persons who directly or indirectly treat with for eign agents regarding controversies of the United States, jnay be impris oned for three years and fined $5, 00. The American delegates to the Con ference, authorized to represent the American socialist party over the pro test of some ef its foremost members, are Victor L. Berger, of Milwaukee, and Morris Hlllqult and Algernon Lee, of Mew Tork. They were se lected by the party's executive com mittee after a notable group of so cialists, headed by Charles lEdward Russell and Wm. English Walling, had condemned the movement in a joint statement as "the most danger-' eus of ail the kaiser's plota." DELIGHTED TO BE HERE AT THIS TIME Expresses Comradeship of Italy for United States in the World War. WASHINGTON. May 2J The Prince of Udlne, member of the royal house of Savoy, and cousin of the king of Italy, delivered a message of greet. Ing and comradeship to the American people, on his arrival here today as the head of Italy's war mission. Ac companied by some of the kingdom's leading citizens. Including Wm. Mar coni, Inventor of the wireless, the prince expressed his delight at toeing In America at this time, and at the opportunity to express Italy's appre ciation of America's active champion ship of the common world strurcle against autocracy. Ulven Every Honor. The Italian mission, met on arrival in this country bv Italian Ambassador I1 Cellere and Third Assistant Secre tary of State Breckenridge hong, was received with every honor when Its special train reached the capital to day at noon. The prince of Udlne and his fellow members were present ed In order by the Italian ambassador to Secretary Lansing, Consellor Polk. Assistant Secretary Philips and Lieutenant-Colonel John C. Oil more, of the army, and Lieutenant-Commander Wm. N. Jeffers, of the navy. The 'visitors passed out through a cheering crowd in the station, to awaiting automobiles, which passed under escort of two cavalry troops past the capltol, up Pennsylvania AVAnnp hAturwn t i 11 troainrtf rf.no.rt. 1 ment and the white house and out to the Joseph Lelter houne, where they will make their headquarters. An other crowd greeted them as they drove up beneath the trees In front of the house with the cavalry stand ing at attention, and the horns of scores of automobiles tooting. Formal Calls Today. The commissioners tomorrow will J a"y eSS Jr.JT.JSfiSf and then on Secretary of the Navy Daniels, the prince being a captain In the royal navy. Thence they will go to the white house to be presented to President Wilson, who will entertain them at dinner ta the evening. The presence of Wm. Marconi, the wireless inventor, with the mission, led to reports that the famous scient ist has found a solution of the sub marine difficulty. It was stated on behalf of the mission that Marconi has brought to this country several devices evolved by the Italian admlr- (Continued on Page Two E MAY POOL PURCHASING RESOURCES WITH ALLIES Would Mean Making One Man Super-Buyer of the World, T- HUGE SUM INVOLVED. WASHINGTON, May 23. A pro grsm under which the America pov ernment virtually would pool Its pur chasing with that of ail the allies, construct a buying muchlne Into which hundreds of export in many lines would fit as cog wheels and place one man in charge of t.'ii whole (rlFaniic enterprise, Is fist assuming definite outline. This man would be the world's super-buyer. Into his hands the na tions at war with Germany would place approximately $10,003 000,000 a year, a store of money exceeding the fabled fortunes of the ancient Incas and with no parallel In modern his 'ory. So far has the program progressed that the officials entrusted with Its execution already have a definite Idea as to whom they will choose. While r.o final decision has been reached cs to whether one man or t small com miftion shall be chosen, indications are that It will be one man. his velec tlon o be announced shortly. Great Britain, France. Russia. Italv, JzDan. Belelum virtually all the na tlons linked with America in the war have airreed to the essentia: of the scheme, and will sign an agreement making it effective as soon its ine tremendous amount of detail Involved can be adjusted. At present the pro gram hinges on the extent to which the United States wm participate in the pool arrangement. Plans are being formulated under which the needs of the American army and navy would be placed in the hands of the commission. Here tofore the navy has been supplied by its own buyers, and the army, similar ly, has been furnished everything it requires, from brass button to heavy artillery through contracts placed by the war department. The army and navy, experts esti mate, will spend approximately , KOO OOn durlnsr the first year of war. The allies will spend approximately $6,000,000,000 more if American credit and American producers can make it possible for them to spend more. : Tn An this the war department and tv, naw dnartment would have to surrender. In theory but not in fact. a part of their purcnasing preroga tive- - The theory advancea oy ora cials favoring the change i that greater efficiency and larger purchas ing nnwer of the moneys thus ex pended would result, in addition to elimination of any element of compe tition. . .. ; V;w INFANTRY FORCES REMAIN INACTIVE Submarine Campaign Fall ing Short of Mark Set by Germany. Inolement weather Is holding Field Marshal Halgs men to their trenches along the Arras front, and the ex pected re-commencement of the of fensive with the object of cleirlnr out the Uermans from the little sec tor of the Hindenburg line tuey still hold west of Bullecourt, has not yet started. It Is probable that with the lifting of the clouds the big guns will start roaring again and the infantry will be loosed against the Germans in an endeavor to complete the tac tics which will place the entire Brit ish, front In alignment for the next step on their program the smash ing of the Drocourt-Queant switch line and an advance eastward toward Doaal. Infantry Inactive. The Infantry also was Inactive Wednesday along the French front where the Germans bombarded heav ily the new positions captured by the French Tuesday night east of Chev reus and on the Callfornie and Vau clerc plateaux. The number of pris oners taken by the French in this region has now reached more than 400. In the Isonzo sector of the Aua-tro-Itallan theatre the Infantry ac tivity apparently has given away to artillery duels of the greatest In tensity. The Rome war office re- JVtU L 1 1 U 1 11 1 111 I 11 1 1 H I u 1 u uvl 1 u 1 11 u yuBiuuiio uiu audu jaua uau nitwiaj from them Monday night in the Tra vignolo valley on the Trentlno front Submarines Falling Down. Germany's submarine campaign ap parently Is still falling far short of the expectations placed in it by the German admiralty. The report of the British admiralty on tonnage sunk chantmen of more than' iXoo Ton. 1 . .null Vi it ... 4 V w .UKInin ma,. and nine of less tonnage were sent to the bottom. In the first category, the figures are the same as those given i Pvlous week, while In the sec- ond category they AKa-.-zauc. . more. This is far below the : million tons a month average expected by Germany. There seems to be a likelihood that Germany soon will have two addi tional enemies ranged against her Brazil and China. The president of Brazil has requested congress to re voke Brazil's declaration of neutral- (Continued on Page Two) OF IS President Removes Premier and Authorizes New Cabinet. TO BREAK DEADLOCK. PEKING, May 23. President LI Yuan Hung has Issued a mandate dis missing Premier Tuan Chi Jul from office, and naming Dr. Wu Ting Fang. former ambassador to the United States as acting premier, and em powering him to form a new cabinet. This action probably will end the deadlock in parliament and make possible a declaration of war by china against Germany. me provincial military governors wno were attempting to disband par liament left Peking before the Dresl dent took action against Tuan Chi Jul as the president has postlvely an' nounced that he would disregard their demand for a dissolution of the legislative body. The president ae clared that parliament must not be coerced in any way and announced his Intention to conduct the govern ment in accordance with the provl atonal constitution at any cost. The disgruntled military governors probably will instigate projects in the provinces against President LI Yuan Hung for his rebuke to the military power, but the president's firm stand is inspiring admiration in" unexpected quarters. The Indications are that the mili tary leaders, headed by Tuan Chi Jut lost public sympathy through the demonstrations of the mob the night of May 10, when after a riotous secret session in which the house of representatives refused to pass s resoultion declaring war on Germany, the parliament building was sur rounded by a large crowd which de manded war and made threats of vio lence. General Wang Shin Chen, chief of the general staff, had been made commander of the emergency troops guarding the Peklng-Tein Tsfn rail way to prevent the disgruntled mili tary leaders from seizing the line. ANOTHER PEACE EFFORT? 4- AMSTERDAM, May IS. Via London.) The Roman Catholic newspaper Tyd says It under- stands on good authority that In accordance with the wishes of Pope Benedict the Austrian court la Initiating r new peace effort 4) S. i WAR REVENUE BILL PASSES HOUSE BY OVERWHELMING MAJORITY IN ALMOST SAME FORM APPROVED All Voles Opposing the Measure in the House Cast by Republicans Virtual Re-Drafting of the Bill J$Jj$r Senate Is Regarded As Cejriain-Jncreas v : Tobacco Among Jhi Features of the WASHINGTON, May 23. The war revenue bill, framed to bring into the treasury $1,800,000,000 through new taxation during the coming yeur, passed the house by a voto of 329 to 76, late todtty In almost the same form that It was presented by the ways and means committee two weeks ago. All the opposing votes were cast by republicans, although there are many members on tho democratic side: strongly opposed to certain sections ' of the measure. Virtual re-drafting of the bill in the senate is regarded 1 as certain. Material changes already are contemplated uy tne senate finance committee as a result of pub lic hearings held during the long de bate In the house. Final passage of the bill probably can not be accom plished In less than a month. Outstanding Features. Outstanding features of the bill are the greatly increased income, inheri tance, excess profits, liquor and cigar and tobacco taxes, virtual abolition of the present customs free list and a ten per cent, addition to existing tar iffs, new taxes on manufacturers, amusements, clubs, public utilities and Insurance, a far-reaching stamp tax and a greatly increased mall mat ter rate based on the parcel-post zone system. In only four particulars does tne measure now differ substantially from the original drart. Surtaxes on in comes above J40.000 have been In- JOFFRE UNO VIVJANI ARE A6AIN SAFE IN FRANCE Sailed Secretly May 15 and Reached Destination Without Incident. PARIS, May 23- Marshal Joffre and former Premier Vivlanl arrived at Brest, last night on their return from the United States. BAILED TUESDAY. WASHINGTON, May 23. Vice Premier Viviani. Marshal Joffre and the French mission sailed from New York Tuesday, May 15. Unknown ex cept to a few officials and many American newspapers which loyally kept the secret so the distinguished guests of the nation might not be unnecessarily endangered by German submarines, the party slipped away on the same steamer which brought them over, and convoyed by a French war ship. So well was the secret Kept by tne volunteer censorship under which American newspapers are co-operat ing with the government, mat me French commissioners generally were iT.nn tn he still In Washington ,,n in vasterday invitations to them to visit various sections of the country were received m groat num ber. THE WEATHER. . WASHINGTON, May It. Forecast for North Carnitine: Fair continued cooJ Jaurtday; JYMr fiir Trarawr. , creased about one-fourth above the committee schedule. Several articles, Including print paper and pulp and Igold and silver, (slated for a ten per 'cent, duty, have been kept on the free list. Slight reductions In the socond class mall matter rate have been made. A proposed five per cent, tax on all advertising, except newspaper and periodical is eliminated Attacks on the blll( in the senate will center around the excess profits, Income and manufacturers taxes and the second-class mall rate Increase sections. Business men generally are protesting vigorously against . the taxes and virtually every publisher in the country Is opposing the drastictly Increased mall rate. " In a final effort to summon all of his party votes to support of t. e measure, Democratic Leader Kltchin declared that he had been Informed personally by President Wilson tody that he did not desire changes in the bill In the senate, as had been cur cently reported. Mr. Kltchin also appealed earnestly to all members to supply the president wjth money 1 j carry on the war now that the country Is In It. "1 would feel like a miserable cow ard," he said, "to impose a burden on my children and my children's children to pay for something for which they were not responsible, and yet refuse to take out of my pockets money for my share of the burden." Republican Leader Mnnn insisted BY THE SUPREME COURT Two Buncombe County Cases in List Decided by Tribunal. ItAIEIGH. N. C, May 23 The Supreme court delivered opinions this evening In twenty-three appeals as follows: Hunt vs. Jones, Chatham, affirmed; McNeil vs. Virginia Carolina Kail road company, Ashe, motion to reinstate denied; Kearns vs. Gray, Exeter, dull ford, reversed; Trust company vs. In surance company, Mechlenburg, no error; Ryder vs. Oates, Mecklenburg, affirmed; Granlin vs. Trlplott and way company, Mecklenburg, no er ror; Freeman vs. Balfour, I anrtolph, reversed; Galther vs. Jones, Caldwell, modified and affirmed; Mining com pany vs. Snow Lumber company, Montgomery, no error; Wolff vs. Southern Railway company, Yadkin, affirmed; r'randin vs. Triplett and Lumber company vs. Triplett, Watau ga, no error: Brown vs. road commis sioners, McDowell, affirmed; state vs. Parley, Buncombe, no error, state vs. Kllllan, Buncombe, no error; McLen don vs. Ebbs, Madison, no error; Win slow vs. Gasklns, Edgecombe, af firmed; Clinton Hardware company vs. A. C. L. Railroad company, Samp son, affirmed ; Johnson vs. McCleese, Palmlco, affirmed; Green vs. Norfolk Southern Railway company, Ran dolph, affirmed; Dan River Lumber company vs. Smith, Stokes, affirmed: Boyles vs. Electric Rallwa- company. Mecklenburg, affirmed: WIU1m.iis vs. Seaboard Air Line Railway company. Richmond, affirm, J BY COMMITTEE and , A . . . New Bill. that the bill would raise too large an amount of money by direct and im mediate taxes. "This bill approaches killing the goose that lays the golden egg," he said. "Indeed, I am afraid we are killing that goose today." Mr. Mann placed every possible obstruction In the way of the meas ure thenceforth, - even Insisting on a roll call on a motion to re-commit. It was defeated, 246 to 181. Autos to 'Be Taxed. A fight on behalf of automobile manufacturers won temporarily yes terday by Representative Doremus, of Michigan, was lost today, After amending in the committee of the whole, the paragraph fixing a five per cent, tax on automobile manufactur ers so that only those earning a profit of $5, 0(H) and eight per cent, would be effected, the house, by a vote of 233 to 17 4, reversed Itself and the original paragraph granting no ex emptions was restored. The house voted down, S4S to 80, a motion to strike out the Increases m the Lenroot Income tax surtax amend ment which. It is estimated will be productive of $66,000,000 additional revenue. An unsuccessful effort also was made to eliminate the committee r c-ond-class mall matter rate section, which would Increase on next March 1, the present flat rate of one cent a (Continued on Page Two.) BRAZIL'S ENTRY INTO THE Sinking of Tijuca Expected to Convert the Brazilian Pacifists. WASHINGTON. May 23. Brazil's entry Into the war Is regarded here as a question merely of days. Those who have watched South American developments closely believe that the sinking of the steamer Tijuca may provide the incident required to place tne more pacinc memners of the Bra zilian congress In the list of those willing to vote for active hostilities against Germany. President Braz asked congress yes terday to revoke the declaration of neutrality and If congress accepts his suggestion, a formal declaration of war probably will follow Immediately. Brazil was one of the first South American countries to sever relations with Germany. The president's message, empha sizing Brazil's traditional policy ot continental solidarity and friendship tor tne united Btatea, was received by cable today at the state department and at the Brazilian embassy. GOOD CROP WEATHER. WASHINGTON. May 21. Decidedly favorable weather for the advance of vegetation over almost all portions of the corn bell. In most of the western cotton states, and In several of the Atlantic coast states, prevailed during the week Just ended, the National Weather Crop Bulletin today an nounced. From Colorado northward and In much of the Pacinc atataa the week largely was favorable also. AMERICAN UNIT IS PLAYING ITS PART Germans Forced to Ex tend Date of "Starving England." LONDON, May II. .The sinking of eighteen merchantmen of more than 1.600 tons Is reported In the weekly shipping statement. Nine vestals of less than 1,600 tone and three fishing vessels also were sunk. The statement .ollows: "For the week ending Sunday: Ar. rivals, all nationalities, 1.664; sailings, 2. "Sil. British merchantmen of 1,600 tons or over sunk by mine or subma rine, eighteen; under 1,600 tons, nine; British merchantmen, unsuccessfully attacked, nine; British fishing vessel sunk, three." Keeping op Work. This week's figures of vessels sank by submarines show that the allied navies are keeping up the good work o( the previous fortnight, and the American ynlt, although still a small one. shares the credit for excellent work. Not only are the sinkings be ing kept at a fairly low figure, but the offensive against U-boats also eon. tinues to show favorable results. The actual figures In this respect, how ever, are not known. Admiralty Pleased. The British admiralty this week wears, a pleased smile at the mention of the submarine campaign, for tho result of the naval work in the past two weeks are regarded as really in dicating an important victory ever thfe Germans. The German naval people throughout the early month of the ruthless U-boat war freely pre. dieted that England would b "on heT knees" by June 1, and gloomy pic. tures were painted of grim famine cer tain by that date for the people of Great Britain and France. June is almost here, and German victory In the submarine warfare seems as far distant a ever. There has been a constant Improvement In the methods of the allies in opposing and suppressing U-boat. activity, and' these methods have become : mere and more' successful with longer day ' and finer weather and Increasing -;e molarity tm the part .f the skipper of merchantmen with the method of naval control. An admiralty of. (Continued on Page Two.) UNITED m SENATE Placed in Position for Con tinuous Discussion Until Disposal. CONTROL OPPOSED. WASHINGTON. May IJ.The e-ov ernment's first food bill, providing for nuiicnai looastun census and appro-. priaung aoout iib,uuo,ooo for mea sures to stimulate production, wa briefly considered today by the senate and placed in position for continuous discussion, beginning tomorrow, until final disposal. j In the house tomorrow, the seconds and more drastic administration mea sure, for control of foodstuffs, will be pressed for passage, subject to Inter, ruption only by conference reports. This bill would authorise the ereatlon of a food administration, price-fixing and prevention ot hoarding. The bill was brought before the senate today by Chairman Gere, of the agriculture committee. The brief dls. cusston Indicated tome measure of op. position, even to the proposed confer ring of power upon the secretary of agriculture to have agents Inquire into business of food dealer and owners. Opposition in the senate Is 'argely centered upon the control measure Senator Gore is said to oppose the price-fixing proposal and for that reason is not expected to sponsor or introduce the bill as Introduced In the house by Representative Lever, of South Carolina, with the approval of the administration. While congressional leaders plan to expedite both food bills, the aenato i leaders expert to await house action upon the control measure and possibly will postpone its consideration for several weeks until after the war revenue bill has been disposed of. THE ASCIllLLE CillZEK Circulation Yesterday City .... Suburban . Country . . Net paid . Service . . , Unpaid . .. ... .... 4,(J23 . 4,575 . 1,716. .10,914 . 214 . 129 Total,. . . V . 11,237
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