THE CITIZEN1 mmi
THE WEATHER
FAIR,
VOL. XXXDLL, NO. 237.
ASIIEVILLE, N. 0., SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 17, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ENTENTE. FORGES
ON THE OFFENSIVE
OH THREE FRONTS
Italians Report Considerable
Achievement Against
the Austrian.
BRITISH ATTACK III
BULLECOURT REGION
French Are Increasing Fire
in Both Aisne and Cham
pagne Regions.
HeT flchttnal if In progra In Bel
gium. Franc and along the Austro
Itallan front, with the entente forces
on the aggressive. Rom reports a
considerable . achievement by Alpine
troops In the capture of a strong Au
striaa position at Corno Cavento, In
the eastern Trentlno, at an altitude of
more than 10,000 feet. Two field
guns and several smaller runs were
taken from the Austrians. Attacks
on Italian positions in other sectors
were repulsed.
Hritish Attack.
The British attacked again today in
the Bullecourt region on the Arras
lront and along the Arras-Cambral
road, according to indications In the
Berlin official statement The re
pulse of British attacks in Belgium
and on the Artols front yesterday Is
claimed. .
The French are Increasing their
fire both In the Alsne and Champagne
regions and there are indications
that a resumption of the French of
fensive in those sections may be
looked for- Berlin Is expecting such
a move by General Petain, according
to unofficial advices.
In a fight with a submarine In the
Mediterranean on June 11, the Jap
anese destroyer Sakaki was torpedoed
and fifty-eeven of her crew, were
killed and fourteen wounded.' The
damaged destroyer was towed to port.
Gorman Fence Offer.
8tockholm has a report of a peace
offer by Germany to Russia through
the medium of a Swiss federal coun
cillor. The German newspapers con
sider an .article In the. semi-official
North German Gasetta to be a bona
fide offer to Russia. - itussia. was in
formed 111 this article thai her.forns
ula .sf ' "fteace without annexations
an. indemnities" was no bar to
peace between Russia and the cen
tral power, "who have" never de
manded annexation or Indemnities
from Russia." ' ' . . i
Holland t frontier' points have re
ports that rioting of a eneua anarac
fmr develoned yesterday In several
rifm ii n towns. .. '
ciik.i Runt haad of the American
mission to Russia in a speech to the
council of ministers ' in Petrograd,
declared that America was fighting
for Russian freedom a well as her
own and asked Russia to fight equally
for American ana Kuesian irwuuui
TWO-MINUTE BATTLE IS
LATEST DEVELOPMENT,
RUSSIA WILL FIGHT WITH
AMERICA FOR DEMOCRACY
IS ASSURANCE GIVEN ROOT
Russian Ministers Listen With Rapt fltfen
' on to Message Brought by American
Mission and Deliveted by EUhu Roof.
Ringing Response.
American "Ftighiiuiness"
T
Takes British Just That
Long to Capture Ger
man Position.
TWO CASUALTIES.
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, June (Via London.)
(By The Associated Press.) The
war's latest development ' Is a two-
minute battle.
It took the British Just that long
to oapture three-quarters or a mue or
trenahes on Infantry Hill, east or
Monchy La Preux, Thursday morning.
The time for "going over tne top-
was set for 7:26 o'clock and at 7:27
o'clock rockets signalled the, faot all
along tne una aitacaea wai me oo-
lectives had been tanen.
The British stole out of their
trenches In broad daylight without a
single shot of artillery preparation
having been 41 red, rushed across No
Man's land, surprised, tne German gar
rison at breakfast and took three of
ficers and 175 'other prisoners without
the all eh test effort.
It was only after they had accom-
nltahed all this that the British bar
rage was placed behind' the German
positions In order to cut off any pos
sible, relter or immediate counter-ai-tack
from that direction. . ; ,
There were' only two British cas
ualties, and on account of the surren,
der, comparatively few German.
The enemy machine guns captured
had not fired a single round during
the attack, one party or German of
ficers at breakfast In a. dugout refused
to take seriously the sudden appear
ance of the British "tommies" at the
entrance to their underground dining
room and their demand of surrender,
and made' for rifles and pistols. :. A
hand grenade tossed among them
closed the Incident
Later In the day the Germans ware
seen assembling for a counter-attack.
The British waited until they had as
sembled in large numbers and then
turned a torrent of artillery fire upon
them. Inflicting heavy losses. It was
not until Friday morning that the
Germans attempted another counter
attack. And then they succeeded only
in taking a smaller outpost which had
been established in front of the newly
won positions. .'.., . ' . , . .
THE WEATHER. 6 i
WASHINGTON, Juno Forecast
for North - Carolina: Fair Sunday
aad llondax; risinjr trnnnsartaft
PETROGRAD, June 16. (Via London.) "The
Russian people consider war inevitable and will continue
it. The Russians have no imperialistic wishes. We know
that you have none. We shall fight together to secure lib
erty, freedom and happiness for all the world. I am happy
to say that I do not see any moral idea or factor between
America and Russia to divide us. We two peoples Rus
sia fighting tyranny, and America standing as the oldest
democracy nana in nana will show tne war r isicimiu'ss
tc nations great and small."
Attitude of Russia.
These ringing words, expressing the attitude oi the
Russian government toward America and the American
mission headed by Elihu Root, were voiced tonight by M.
Tereschtenko, minister of foreign affairs, responding for
the council of ministers to Mr. Root's address of sympathy
and good will on the part of the American government.
The American ambassador, David R. Francis, pre
sented the Root mission to the ministers in Marinsky pal
ace, explaining that the members of the mission had come
to Russia to discover how America can best co-operate
with its ally in forwarding the fight against the opmrnon
enemy. The presentation was very formal, only a few
Russian officials and the members of the American em
bassy attending. M. Kerensky, the youthful minister of
war, just back from the front, wore the khaki blouse ot a
common soldier.
Rapt Attention.
The ministers listened with rapt attention to Mr,
Root's address.
M. Tereschtenko rose from a sick bed to attend the
presentation and responded without notes, expressing
. . . i 11 Jt ! TT-
great joy m welcoming tne commission irom America, ue
said that Russia's revolution was based on the. wonderful
words uttered ,bv America in 1776. ' He read part or tne
Declaration of Independence aiid exclaimed: ': ' 4 rl;
. ifa- . i r(i" i '""1 t"A i ' Z?
" .Russia holds witn tne umtea oiates max an men are
created free and equal." V -'. - f t ,
M. Tereschtenko said Russia faces two problems, the
necessity of creating a strong democratic force within its
boundaries and the nghting of an external foe. Then he
declared for war and expressed unbounded confidence in
the power of Russia to meet the situation.
Mr. Root's Speech
Mr. Root said: .
"Mr. President and members of the council of ministers:
"The mission, for which I have the honor to speak, is
charged by the government and the people of the United
states or America with a message to the government and
people of Kussia. The mission comes from a democratic
HOOVER D
IRECTED
TO PUT VOLUNTEER
PLAN INTO EFFECT
' ' " " -
Congress' Delay in Passing
Food Legislation Causes
President to Act.
EVERY WOMAN WILL
BE TAUGHT TO SAVE
(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.)
T
SEPARATE PEACE TERMS
Stirring Proclamation Is Is
sued by Council at
Petrograd.
OFFERS OF PEACE.
WITH THREE STATES OUT
Greatest Problem Is Formu
lation of Fair Policy for
Exemption Tribunals.
FOTROGRiAD, June It, (Via Lon
don, June 17.)-tA. stirring proclama
tion placing tho council of workmen
and soldiers delegates on record as
Irrevocably opposed to a , separate
peace, was adopted ' today ' by , the
council.
The proclamation was prompted by
American efforts to lure Russia 'Into
separate peace and exhorts Russian
to "rally around the 'banner of revolu
tion and increase the energy of the
military power for the defense of
freedom." 1 '
- The proclamation cites the ' receipt
of a wireless telegram from Prince
Leopold (Prince Leopold of Bavaria
Is the commander of the German
armies on the Russia front), assert
ing that the government of the cen
tral powers are ready to - conclude
peace with Russia and asking' Russia
to send delegates-to conference with
them. The repjy of the council la a
declaration or us auuuae ana Min
ister of War Kerensky has caused Jt
to be sent to all troops on land and
sea. and It has been widely circulated
throughout tne country.
., "Prince Leopold says he offers a
neace which need not necessitate a
break with the allies. He says that
hnuiim he knows an offer of separate
peace - with Germany . will be , reject
ed by our troops, reaas me proclam
ation. ,, , ,
' SET, DATE FOB HEARING. ..
RALEIGH. June 14. The corpora
tion commission named June 14, for
hearing the petition of the Southern
Railroad company for the annulment
of a number of its local passenger
trains that are claimed to be operated
at a loss and in order that the rail
road company may, use .the equip
ment for moving troops and food
suDOlles. ' under the direction., of the
war departmant. .
RULES FORMULATED.
WASHINGTON, June U. Regis
trations totalling J, 8, 790 under the
selective' draft law had been reported
tonight from forty-five states and the
District of Columbia. The three statu
still missing were Massachusetts. Ken
tucky and Wyoming, whose arrreirata
is expected to bring the total close to
s.kou.uuv. : - .
By the time the registration rolls ot
the provost marshal general are com
plete, oftlcals may be ready to proceed
witn seiecuons ror tne nrst army lncrs.
ment. -;, ...;. ,. .,. ,
The greatest single problem nresant,
ed. fs formulation of a fair Policy of
selecting exemption tribunals. Three
plans are understood to be under con.
slderatlon. One Would provide for id-
pointment through . the- srovernora of
the states, a second through federal
Judges, and the third through a central
committee located in Washington.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
issued a statement tonight to make it
clear that registered men having busi
ness outside the country may leave if
proper permission is given by the war
department This peruiasioa may be
obtained by sending the applicant's
registration certificate to tho office of
the provost marshal general, Washing
ton, D. C. The registration certificate
should accompanied - by a state
ment signed by the applicant to the
effect that he accepts, according to a
war department statement, the follow,
ing terms:
"He la liable to draft ' unleaa ex.
empted, excluded or discharged there-'
iroin, woiiv ftwm irvw III V united
States, the burden of keeping himself
informed as to whether or not his
name has been arawn rests wholly
upon himself; if directed to do so, he
will return to the United States at his
own expense to appear before an ex
emption board or to submit to oxaml
Aation for ervtce,
OVER-SUBSCRIPTION TO LIBERTY LOAN :
WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BY GOVERNMENT
SECRETARY M'ADOO SAYS IN STATEMENT
l$mWUV Be 'Slflcttr tintitei to the Original Two Billions 94 OverSubscription, Aminntlng to
1 m Tirf :. - . m i k. . : ' . ...... ' ..-".,'
yonoiioiraoiwiitYiii cc rarto uoyn Rccoiamgiydmau investors jsui ce
WASHTNtSTON. Juno-. 1$. Secre
tary McAdoo announced tonight that
no part of. the great over-subscription
to the Liberty loan would be accept
ed and that his statement of May 10,
in which ha declared that the issue
would be limited to iz,ew,ovo,ugs
stood good now as then.
Mr. McAdoo's announcement., will
result In paring down hundreds of the
larger suDscrlptions until tne - total
reaches the $2,000,000,000 limit The
over-subscription will not fall, it
seemed certain, below (700,000,000,
and may go as high as $X0,O00,008.
Grand Total Not Known. f
The grand total of subscriptions re
ceived at reserve banks up to noon
Friday, the closing hour, will not be
known until Monday at the earliest
The total of subscriptions that reach
ed the. federal reserve banks after
this hour probably will not be known
until after that , .(
In disposing ot reports that ., the
amount of the issue might be. en
larged to Include all offers, Jr. mo
Adoo in a statement said:
'Allotments of Liberty Donas win
favored . In Issuing the Bonds
not be mad la excess of the 1 1,000,
000,000 offered. I announced this on
May 10, when the detail of the loan
were first published, ; ; t, (
"I have askod tho reserve banks to
tabulate , separately and on supple
mentary lists, the subscriptions re
ceived yesterday, June It, after noon,
in order that I may be in a position
to consider, in making allotment of
the 13, 000,000, 000 of bonds, those ap
plications Which, through no fault of
the subscriber (either because of de
lay on the part of the bank or trust
company transmitting them, or con
gestion of the malls or-at the doors
of the federal reserve banks at the
moment of closing), were, not record
ed on time.
"It Is Impossible now to foretell
what decision will be reached In this
matter, or to determine ' the basis
upon which allotments will be made
until substantially definite i returns
have been received from tho several
reserve banks.--.
Allot Smaller Amounts. i
"t shall avail myself .of the right I
reserved in , tho circular offering the i
bonds, to Allot In full upon' applica
tions for smaller amounts of bonds
and to reduce allotments on applica
tions for larger amounts, -as such ac
tion will bo clearly, in the publW tn
terest", 4 .f-v,,'A.. A ' t "
-Mr. a McAdoo today, acknowledged
with appreciation the work of the
many forces of publicity, which aided
in tho flotation of the .yan. , , , .
"Tho Liberty loan campaign," he
said, "was essentially one of educa
tion and without the generous and
patriotic support of the press of the
nation, the hope of those In charge
that It would be a popular loan would
not have been realised.
."At a time when news space was at
a premium, the Liberty loan was fea
tured at length. The foreign- lan
guage press. In thirty-six languages,
gave dally proof of the undoubted
loyalty of peoples of foreign birth.
"I shall be most, grateful, to the
press if thts acknowledgment is give i
wide publicity', ,-.' - . , , :.,,
FINDING OF GIRL'S BODY
Is Located Under Cellar of
Bicycle ! Shop Whose Pro
prietor Fled. '
NEW , YORK. June 1 . -Discovery
today of tho body of eighteen-year-old
Ruth Cruger,-the missing Wadleigh
High school student, who had been
murdered and then burled six feet un
der the cellar of a shop occupied by a
bicycle dealer who lfed .to, Italy after
she disappeared, cleared ;. mystery
which ; had baffled the police for
months. ' "The girl's skull had been
crushed. ' ' ' ' ' '' "V'! ,;':
Miss Cruger' g parents Identified the
body through articles of apparel she
wore on February II, the day aha left
home and a high school ring. The po-:
lice late today took Into custody sev
eral t persons : who were
clnaelv. " - -' "
The bicycle shop to which the girl
went to. have her skates shar? ene4 the
day she. disappeared, was f conducted
by Alfredo Cocchl, who f ed from New
Lork after the girl's . absence from
home was reported to the police. He
Is now being held at Bologna. Italy,
and an effort will be made to extradite
htm. Recently when detectives tried
to dig up the cellar in a search for fh
body. Mri. Cocciil refused to permit It
Today after she had left the pine, de
tectives entered and solved the mys
tery. I "
l he finding of the body is due chief
ly to the wireless work of Mrs. Grace
Humuton. attorney for the Cruger
family. For the past week she had
laborers excavating under the sidewalk
In front of the house, apparently con
vinced from Information she had gath
ered In tier investigation that the body
wouia be round wnere it was ua
aarthed. .
NEW YORK AUTHORITIES
' JAIL MANYJINARCHISTS
Emma Goldman and Alex-
!v ander '' Berkman ; Among
Those Arrested. -
NEW YORK,. Juno -With, tbs
arrest today of thirty anarchists and
tho seizure of large quantities of anti
oonsorlptlon literature, federal au
thorities believed they had made ma
terial progress In their - efforts to
stamp out an active propaganda In
this city against compliance with tho
selective draft. The first step In the
round-up was the arrest yesterday of
Emma Goldman and Alexander Berk
man, who were held today In $25,000
ball each on charges of conspiring to
prevent the enforcement of the con
scription act. ,. They, were unable to
furnish- bonds and were still .in the
Tombs tonight.
Anarchist friends and-supporters ot
Miss Goldman and Berkman. who
were unceremoniously ejected from
the federal-building when they at-
questioned ! tempted to deliver speeches to a
crowa 01 on-iooner, piaynu a promi
nent part In a. serious clash between
women rioters and the police soon af
ter Miss Goldman, and Berkman had
been taken back to their oells. . 8ev.
eral women and some of the officers
were injured... Three women were ar
reeted. - t ":."!: ;--v.'. ,r
AMERICA HAS COUNTED
T,
Mr. Hoover Directed to Per
fect His Volunteer' Or
ganization at Once. ;
WASHINGTON, June II Cone
gress' delay in bassinr th nimim..
tratlon's food bills drew from Presl-
aenc wiuon today an ordeY- directing
Herbert C. Hoover
dlatelV With tha npMnln.l-
- " " " v.
new food administration Insofar 4a It
Biiumpum iooo conservation and
elimination of waste through tho co
operation of volunteer forces. -
Walt No txnger. '
"While It wmiM in ...
dV'.hL". to walt complete legislation
establlahlns' tha tnnA iini.uu..
the president wrote, -It appears to me
..." mm volunteer errorts oan
m , w nou'd watt no long.
Plan for enllatlnsr
In the country as a vnhinta mamt .
of the food administration have been
announced by Mr. Moover, who plana
to teach the women throurh atata Am.
fense councils and through various wo
men s organisations.. Every woman
will be taught to save food In . tho
kitchen and how to nurchaaa tn )
family. ,...,.,.!., ...( ,
President Wllson'a Imlifimu th.t
tho food' bills bo speeded up caused
the senate today to put the food ntm
trol bill nVrt on tho calendar and tho
measure will ha taken an Mntwtav .
when the bouse also begins debate on
the bill.- ., , ,,
Tho measure was reDorted to hn
senate . today without . recommenda
tions. . .......
In -'his letter to M. BnM.r: tl.
president eaid: ' ; . . . ' ,
"It seems to me that tha Inaugura
tion Of that Dortlon of tha nlan fna
food administration - which' concern
pistes, f, national mobilization of the
great .voluntary forces of the country
which are ready to work toward eav
tng food and eliminating waste admits
oi nn mrtner oeiay, , f
1 Tne approacniiig Harvesting, the
Immodiato necessity for wise use and
snvlng, not only. in. food, but In all
other expenditures, the many undi-
rectd and over-laDDlna efforts belnr
made 'towards1 this end. all press foe
national direction and inspiration.
"The women of the nation' are a1
ready earnestly seeking to do their
part In ! thfsv our greatest struggle for
tho maintenance of our national ideals
and In no direction can they so greatly
assist as by enlisting in tha service of
the rood administration and cheerfully
accepting It direction and advloe. By
so doing, they will increase the surplus .
of food .available for ur own army
and for tha export to the allies.
' I trait, therefore, that the women
ot the country will not only respond to
your appeal and accept the pledge to
the food administration which you are
proposing., but that all men also who
are engaged in the personal distribu
tion of foods will co-operate with, tho
same earnestness and in the name
spirit. J give you full authority to un
dertake any steps necessary for the
proper organization and stimulation ot
their efforts," :. . , .,. . . vfV
ZEPPELIN IS BROUGHT
E
Speaks at Commencement
1 Exercises of Princeton
University.
AGED VETERAN DIE8.
SALTSBtTRT, Iff. 1 June
Captain W. Coughaneur, aged
eighty, died' this afternoon 'from ' a
general breaking down. - He was a
native of Salisbury and ' had . been
prominent locally, having been in the
hotel business some years ago and
had also been . mayor but had in re
cent years lived a- retired life. He
was commander of the local camp of
Confederate veterans. During the
war he' was captain of Company K,
Fourth .North -Carolina troop. He
never marriea. vunerai ctunaay af
ternoon at 4 o'clock, stt, Luke's Spla- i
aatpal church,
PRINCETON. N. J.; June It.
America has counted tho cost In en
tertng tho war and Is ready to pay
tne pnee, 'no matter how great the
aacrlfice, to secure world, triumph of
.democracy over absolutism and ths
.crushing of .Prussian despotism, Sec
retary or state Lansing said today at
the 1 70th commencement of Princeton
university, : at which 296 men were
graduated. ' Mr. Lansing was one of
those upon whom the honorary de
gree - of doctors' of laws was con
ferred,' including, ambassadors and
ministers of the allied countries-at
war with Germany, Herbert G. Hoo
ver and others, as. a part of a patri
otic demonstration on tha - steps of
historic Nassau Hal). - , '
' M, Jusserand, ' French ambassador
to the United States, who also received
a degree, who ' acted as spokesman
for the allied diplomats. In acknowl
edging the honor, said the French
people had been revivified by the ac
tion of America.
i "We have faith In omens." he said,
"and w-remember that America has
never lost a war," . !
E
. i
Bombs Dropped on Kent,'
'But Damage Is Not' i
i Yet Estimated.- rv I
SOME DAMAGE DONE.
LONDON." June - IT. German Ir
hips made a raid on the-east and
southeast coast' of England early thlar
(Sunday) morning. One Zeppelin wa.
brought down in flames, according to
an official announcement after ono of,
the raiders had. dropped bombs In
Kent. " ' " , ' ,
The official statement follows: :
"Early ' this . morning some enemy
airships approached the , east and
southeast coast. About 2 a. m. two
airships came a short distance Inland,7 .
one crossing the east Anglian coast
and tho other coming over Kent -for-a
few minutes.: Bombs are reported
to have been dropped from the latter'
ship. Some damage was done and:
tire broke out in a coast town. imo
further details are yet to hand. '
TRIAL IS SET.
BLUE FIELD, W. Va., June It.
Miss Bessls Young and her mother,
Mrs- Mildred Young, who are charg
ed with first degree murder in con
nection with " the death fit pistol
wounds of Mayor E. E. Carter, of
Bluefleld, - were given preliminary
hearing here today and their trial
was set for next Tuesday. June II.
,' ' RIOTS DC GER3C AST.
AMSTERDAM, June i, (Via Lon
don.) Rumors have - reached Win
nerswgv near the German frontier of
Holland, that grave riots broke out
yesterday in several German towns,
savs KIBUWB ; ROTTERDAMSCHB ,
OOURXNT today.. , . ., .
THE ASHEVILIE CI11ZEN
Circulation Yesterday
.City ,1-4,524;
Suburban .. . . 4,728 I
'Country - . . .1,722
Net paid;.;. .10,974
Service . 199
Unpaid . . . . 142
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