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ASHEVlLDE THE CITIZEN CITIZEN WANT ' ADS BRING RESULTS THE WEATHER FAIR. VOL. XXXm, NO. 252. ASIIEVILLE, N. C, MONDAY MORNINO, JULY 2, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS -i- ) ti V - CTDrrTPUDTIIDlIC JdMILLI UHII IUIINJ TURTLE IN RIVER; lEfE KILLED Belt Line Car on Great Gorge Line, Niagara Tills, Plunges Down Bank. RECENT RAINS HAD . WASHED-OUT TRACK Several Missing and Many I More Are in the Hospital. NIAGARA FALLS. N. T., July I. A Ml line car on th great Oorg rout left th rails. plunged down a twenty. foot embankment and turned over la ten feet of water on the edge of the Whirlpool Rapids at S:0 o'clock Jhls afternoon. Nine persons are known to be dead, two persons known to have been on the car have not been seen since the accident and are probably, dead, an Indefinite number, estimated at from two to ten are reported missing and 19 ore than a score are In hospitals, suffering- from Injuries received in the accident Washout Cause. A washout, due to recent heavy rains, was the cause of the disaster which occurred lust below the can tllever bridge and sixty feet below the point where the smooth water of the upper reaches the Niagara river break Into th turbulent water of the Whirlpool Rapids. The car was In charge of Motorman Louis E. Crandell and Conductor AIavmaw H.Mn T. had all hut nnm. pleted the circuit of the gorge having crossed from the Canadian side . of the river on the trolley bridge at Lewlston. . , There .were more than fifty passengers on board., according 10 general eeumaies. ... The car was one of the open type, ' the seats extending from side to side with steps ori both sides, the run length of the ear. All the seats were . occupied and some of the passengers were standing between them ana there were others on the rear plat' . form. ' . 8traok Weak Snot . ' The ear was running at a speed of about' twenty miles an hour, whan It . 'struck the weak rpot in the roadbed. the time the motorman felt the first , larrta-, sway until the ear was bottom side up1 on the edge of the rushing rapid. A " - ' ' " " " i As It slipped down the twenty foot Incline from the tracks to the edge of the river, screaming men and women Tougat to ajsjcape ana some 01 tneni were able to get free but were unable to obtain a footing on the steep banK There was a mad scramble in the ' shallow water between the wrecked car and the river bank. From the river side the bodies of at least two of the passengers were seen to be caugH In the swifter water end were carried down to the whirlpool. Members of a national ruard regi ment who were on sruarY at the cantilever bridge, saw the accident and were the first t" the rescue. Tne .aMI.h alM rinwn tfiA hnnlr Into tba river and worked In water up to their waists getting. Injured passengers freo from the wreckage and passing them up the bank where an emergency car had been placed to carry tnem to a hospital. The snnports of the roof of the forT ward part of the car had been crushed (Continued on Pago Two) REPRESENTATIVES OF INSURANCE COMPANIES . NOLO CONFERENCE TODAY Will Discuss With Secretary McAdoo Placing of In surance on Soldiers. AVOIDS PENSIONS. WASHINGTON. July 1. Represen tatives of virtually all the great life in surance companies in the country are expected to meet Secretary McAdoo and other cabinet members here to morrow to consider plans for Insuring the '- lives of men In the naval and military service. . '' : ' The administration is- determined that , the ' lives of soldiers, sailors and marines shall be Insured; It is probable that the Insurance men will f e asked for expert advice , on the plans presented by the commerce de partment two weeks ago to the coun cil of national defense. -. Under the proposal, the government would Insure the men in service tof limited amounts, In case of death, in Jury or capture, a system similar to that Imposed ' upon owners In the merchant marine. . in addition to this, men would be permitted to take further insurance. ; . Such a plan. If accepted.1 probably would sound the knell of the pension system.' The total amount of money paid out In pensions growing out of the Civil war. in which z.200.000 ederal fighters were engaged, has DProached $8, 000.000,000. Officials point out that assuming the United States sent the same number of men Into the, present war, and was forced to pay the extreme liability for all of them $6,000,000,000 would allow nearly $5,800 for each man, . In the plans submitted to the defense coun cil, the extreme natniity or if.ooo was suggested. In the merchant marine death benefits- range from tl.Sss ta MOO.' . UNIFORMED MEN BREAK UP PARADE OFTHE SOCIALISTS Red Flags and Motto Bearing Banners Are Torn Down. FIGHTS FEATURED ON LINE OF MARCH Police Make Many Arrests During So-Called Peace Demonstration. BOSTON. July 1. Riotous scenes attended a socialist parade today, which was announced as a peace demonstration. The ranks of the marchers were broken up by self-organised squads of uniformed soldiers and sailors, red flags and banners bearing socialistic mottoes were trampled on, and literature and fur nishings in the socialist headquarters In Park square were thrown Into the street and burned. " Police reserves stopped the rioting after it had been In progress an hour ana a nan. Many Arrested. Many arrests were made. The police took into custody some of the participants in hundreds of nst ngnts that were waged on the Common and In the line of the pa rade on Tremont street, while agents cf the federal department of Justice, arrested In the crowd a number of persons who were alleged to have made unpatiiotio remarks In the heat of conflict None of the soldiers and sailors was arrested. The procession consisted of hun dreds of men and women, many of wnora carried Dames. Most of the marchers carried small red flags with white centers, emblematic of the peace demonstration and there were large banners bearing Inscriptions, some of which read: "Russia has a six-hour day. Why not America " and "Liberty loan a first mortgage on labor." A large American flag was at the head of the procession. Results In Fight, Half a hundred men In the uni form of naval reservists, national guardsmen, marines and Canadian "kilties," . Intercepted the procession at the corner of West and Tremont streets ; and again' at the corner of Winter and Tremont streets. In both Instances the . contact .resulted In a flgtrt? Blows were exchanged and (tags were snatched from the hands of the marchers while women In the Une screamed in fright The. American flag, at the head of the line was seised by the attacking party and the band, which had been oiaying ,TT.s Marseillaise," was forced to play "The Star-Spangled Banner," while cheers were given for the flag. The police had Just succeeded in quieting the street 'disturbance when the reserves .were called out to ouell an Incipient riot at the meeting place on the common. Tne first of the neace" speakers had barely begun his remarks when the reserves ar- rived. They formed a circle in the (Continued on Page Two.', FRENCH PAPERS PRAISE Marvel at Speed With Which . Army Has Been Sent Into France. MAKE COMPARISONS. PARIS, Saturday. June, 80. (De layed.) The French press and pub Ho have extended an . enthusiastic greeting to the American troops, the announcement of whose landing was permitted for the first time tonight All the newspapers give a place of honor to descriptions of the Impres sive sights as the long lines of trans ports entered a French port and de barked the American, forces. The Temps dwells upon the youth, vigor and military aspect of the Americans and the' completeness of Jheir equipment. , i t The -Journal Des Debate In an edi torial says: 1 "The grand. democracy of the new t world does nothing by halves. It enters this vast conflict in full consciousness of the ends to be attained,, and with full resolution to neglect nothing in attaining : those ends. What we witness today In the arrival of the Americans on French soil is magnificent proof Of this fact. "Two months and a half after the Americans entered the war their hardy troops arrive in solid lines upon the European front and It Is not a modest advanceguard as the most hopeful hardly dared to expect ' On the contrary, the forces which have just landed on our shore surpass any thing which could ' reasonably have been expected within so short a time. When we recall the length of time it took England to move her forces to South Africa, and similarly the length of time It took us to move our troops to Saloniki.' this remarkable accom plishment by the Americans is seen In its full significance. The material they bring is on. the same abundant scale as their troops. - . - Those who have been doubtful whether the American concourse would come In time have failed to estimate at' its just value the tremen dous moral and material American power that German brutally has mo bilized against itself. , - "Who can even in Germany1, be blind to th inevitable consequence of be event we bow are witaesms" . F T T For First Time Since the Revolution, Attack on Extensive Scale. NIGHT ATTACKS ARE MADE BY RUSSIANS Field Marshal Haig Con tinues to Tighten His Grip on Lens. The soldiers of new Russia have as sumed the aggressive. For the first time since the revolution Isst March Russian troops have begun an attack on an extensive scale. Along a front of eighteen end one half miles In the region of Brsexany Oailcla, Russian troops hsve stormed the German positions. Berlin says the Russians suffered heavy losses and were compelled to retire before the German fire. The attack was made between the Upper Strips and the Narayuvka river, a' tributary of the On I la Line, In the section southeast or Lemnerg, tne umieian aapitai, where the artillery firing has been heavy recently. Night Attacks. The Russians also made night at tacks on both sides of Brsezany and near Zwyxyn. and Berlin reports that assaults between the Zlota Lip a and the Narayuvka have brought on new battles between the opposing forces. The artillery arm of the Russian forces has been active and from the Berlin report It Is learned that an Intense duel has been In progress from the region of Brsexany to as far northward as the Middle Stokhod In Volhynla, a diatsncs of about 175 miles, . . Berlin declares thst the Russian attacks, which it says were power ful, were brought about through the pressure of the leadln entente pow ers, the tert of the official statement saying: "The Russian government having been constrained to yield to the pressure of the leading entente cowers, part of the army has been Induced to ettack.'l .Bitter Fightm.' The region of the Narayuvka and Uomer fstripa i rivers has . been the scene of much bitter fighting since General. Brussiloff ended his victori ous campaign lastvear, and Brxex an ij on of -jra lrey' fctnbenr. J Field Marshal tHalr continues to tighten his grip on T.ens. , Oir the fort bank of the River Boucher. British troop have captured German positions on front of half a mile inthwest and west o Lens. The British army during June captured 6S German prisoners. Including 175 officers snd sixty-seven guns Includ ing two heavy runs, as well as much other wr. material. . The French and Germans continue to battle at various nolnts on the front from Cerny to Verdun region. Fs ' Cerny. the French jhve repulsed Oerman attacks and In the region of Prunav. eost of Rhelms. s. Gerroon mirnrls attack ws thrown bock w'h Iimvv ln. Oiy th Wt snk of the (Continued on "Page Two.) GERMANY IS OBTAINING QUANTITIES OF FOODS FROM HAL LANDS Attention of United States is Called to State of Affairs. MAY STOP IMPORTS. WASHINGTON, July 1. Evidence that Germany is obtaining vast quan tities of jfood from ths European neutral countries has been presented to the, United States by Great Britain, for the American government's guid ance In determining an export policy. Much of this, the - British statistics purport to show, Is replaced by the neutrals with Imports from America. From Scandinavia and Holland, the Information sets forth, enough fat is going into ' Germany to supply 7,. 700,000 soldiers, virtually the entire army of effectives In ths empire. Ger man Imports from these countries. It Is declared, reduced to calories, will equal the total ration of 2,600,000 troops, the else or the German army in the .west. ' The German purchases of food stuffs abroad are made through the government department of the Inte rior, which has organised a special division to buy from the neutrals. In the early .days of the war the German government stimulated importation of food by excluding Imports from operation of maximum price . laws, but this drew such a vigorous protest from German producers the practice was stopped. 1 Now the German authorities are said to be using coercion, exchanging for foodstuffs bought In the neutral countries, coal and other commodi ties necessary for maintenance of the neutral industries. To some extent these coercions have been r.nmi by the British in operation of their Diocaaae, out witn the entry of America into the war the British be lieve' an arrangement can be made for supplying ths neutrals with mait of their necessary requirements from tne aiuea countries. All of the northern Euronean nan. trals have made regulations limiting more or less food exports to Germany, but producers and merchants, . the British claim, are violating the. law because of high prices they are ob taining. . Some merchants, thev. dr. clara, sav made asilllou an af thi. Eiegal trad RUSSIAN S HE OFFENSIVE A6ANS GERMAN For FORMIDABLE INCLUDING THE FOOD, PROHIBITION AND REVENUE -VI Senile Leaden Hope to Make ence by the End of the WeekConference Held for the I and Means to Speed Food Legislation WASHINGTON,, Jnly 1. A formld - able mid-summer -legislative program, with food, prohibition and revenue the major measures, still confronts congress In Its war'-, session. ' begun three months ago Jemorrow With business ; congested in the senate and the house marking time in recess, ., senate, leader hoped $0; night to make rapid progress on the food control bill, and send It to-eon- fereby.OaV,? : Lu&chln of -the war fftventls Mil. practically re-written front the aouse draft and reduced from $09,000, BOO to $l,S..17O 00O by the senate finance committee, also IS planned this week. Several weeks of 1 revenue . debate probably will follow . disposal of ' the food liquor measure. Food Control.' , Members of the senate agriculture committee and Herbert C, Hoover were in conference today discussing amend ments and measures to expedite the food control legislation. Many ad ministrative changes were suggested and will be presented to the senate by Senator . Chamberlain, but none were said to materially . restrict or enlarge the scope of the measure. Except , for a sharp but probably brief fight expected late this week, the prohibition Issue seems virtually settled. Administration leaders are positive the senate will adopt Senator Chamberlain's substitute for the house's "bone dry" sections. The 'administration compromise" would stop manufacture of distilled bever ages only, giving President Wilson no power over br ana wine. The ques tion will be considered by the com mittee tomorrow before , the senate convenes. . , Prohibition Fight Many of the prohibition champions Four Men and Woman Are ArrestedT-May J Be , Drug Center for West. : CHICAGO, July 1. A large quanti ty of narcotics, cocaine,' heroine and morphine, together with 'much Jewel ry and a suit case filled with valuable silks was obtained by the' police to day in a raid on a flat in which they believe they have discovered one of the principal centers for drug distri bution In the west. Four men and a woman' were ar rested. The woman was a nurse and the men a dentist, a druggist, a prize fighter and an ex-convict The Jew els and silks were believed ti have been stolen. ' ' ' - ' The drug clearing-house has been operated for seven or eight months, according to Chief of Detectives Mooney, who said that men and wom en of apparent wealth would drive up to the address la automobiles and ob tain drugs without difficulty. In pos session of one of the- men arrested was found a list containing the names of many men and women of soms prominence who are believed to have been customers at the flat The list was not mad public ' The flat was raided after the police had trailed Walter Nolan, who they say was a pugilist at one time, a member of the . May-berry gang of IOWa, ' - ' r. W. H- MOODY DIES, KATE RHI Li., Masa. July -f - I. William H. Moody, former ..- associate justice of the United , '- States Supreme court died at his home her at l a. m. to- dy. . - f . W A Safe and Sane Fourth ': I PROGRAM OF LEGISLATION, BILLS, CONFRONTS CONGRESS Rapid Progress on the Food Control Bill and Send It to Confer will make a fight for Senator Gore's amendment to empower the president to suspend manufacture or malt, fer mented and vinous beverages and limit their alcoholic content, as well as absolutely prohibiting distillation for beverage purposes. . Prohibition was diacussed at today's informal meetlna of the committee, but with Mr. Hoover taking part.. He is said to $eel that war prohibition is solely a question et - looasiun con ,.,v, Hnn - ', 'I , -r V'. '. . ' the chsMM,,lJtba. by Mr. Hoover were application or the legislation for farmers' and gar deners' co-operative associations and modification of the committee amend ment prohibiting government em Dloves or agents from selling- their own products to the government The latter, Mr. Hoover said, should b so amended that while - preventing a member of a voluntary advisory com mission from selling his own products to the government, it still should per mit i use of his services . in advisory capacities in respect to products in which he has no Interest "It is feared," said Mr.;' Hoover, "that as drawn the amendment would make the very men necessary for the work hesitate about helping the presi dent in carrying out the provisions of ths bill." ' .-.''. Mr. Hoover also suggested that the exemption civen co-operative farmers' and gardeners associations be strlcksn out. Tne commutes agreea 10 re move exemption of grain elevators of farmers' organizations used .for pub lic purposes, but retained the exempt ing clause as to associations not or ganized or operating for profit. General debate will oe resumed in the senate tomorrow, jj ,, , The senats finance committee plans a final vote on Ha revision of the house war tax bill tomorrow, prob ably after rejecting senator u- IE; T Will Cb-6pt)rate With' Got ! ernment in Securing De vices to Protect Vessels! : NEW TORK. July 1. Organisation has been completed of the submarine defense association, composed of the leading ship owners, shippers and un derwriters in the United States, It was announced here tonight Lucius H. Beers, of the federal council of the Canard company, has been elected chairman. : The purpose of the association is to co-operate with the United States government In seeking devices for the protection , of merchant . -shipping against attack .by submarines. In a statement announcing the elec tlon of officers, the association ex plained that many devices that havs been brought forward might not b valuable for use by naval vessels, but could be ussd to advantage by mer chant and passenger ahtpe. : f THREE POLICEMEN SHOT. 4 .. ... , EAST ST. LOUIS, 111., July ; J. Three patrolmen . wer . shot ons ' of : them seriously, 4 when an automobile in which. they were answering a riot call 4- from Sixteenth street and 4 4 Bolsemenu avenue, was fired 4 4 on by a crowd of negroes atM 4 4 that place.' Major Kavanagh , 4 4 - commanding Illinois National , 4 4 guard troops stationed here, 4 4 - Immediately dispatched Troops 4 4 ' B and K to the scene of the 4 4.. shooting.". ,4 4 - '. - . ' ' ' " ' -'-'' 4 44444444 4 4 4 4 i THE WEATHER.-' ' WASHINGTON. ' July t- Forecast for Nortb CaroUna: Talr Hoodie Purpose of Devising Wajs In Senate. Follette's substitute which would levy all war taxes on Incomes,' excess profits, liquors and tobacoo. Chair' man Simmons expects to introduce the re-draft Tuesday, but may wait until after the Independence day recess. Further hearings will be held this week on the bill appropriating $(00, 000,000 for the aircraft program. The administration bill regulating "trading with the enemy" will be taken up' when the house reconvenes next week. GOVERSJIESTS MEnGK. ' (fsAIOVnO, July ' iZ-Thi ',pro. visional government, which was es tabllshed her nine' months ago by Premier Venlsetos and his followers was merged on Saturday Into the le- gal government of united ureece. i ns officials of the provisional govern ment have left Salonlkl for Athens and steps are being taken to repatriate refugees.. Salonlkl thus returns to normal conditions. Greek steamship companies announce the resumption of service between salonlkl and other Greek ports." r , 4-' MUST. RETIRE. LWNDOtf. July -1. General Chang Hsun, says a Router's Limited dispatch from' Peking, has Informed President s xuan Hung that he must retire because the Manchu emperor, iiauan Tung, has been, restored K to the throne. " Another Reuter's Wmltsd dls- natch from , Peking ' says that Hsuan Tung Issued a mandate. 4 Saturday morning announcing his f succession to the throne of China. . " OLD DOMINION LINER Steamer Hamilton, Delayed ; by Labor Shortage, Strikes Off. Craney; Island. , ; ; NORTOUC Va July l.Th Old Dominion liner Hamilton went ashoro oft Craney island in a dense fog, early this, morning. Tonight she is still aground with wrecking tugs standing by end Is reported In no immediate danger. The Hamilton, delayed because of the labor shortage on local piers, sailed this morning at 1 o'clock for an eastern port, with a record cargo of perishable truck farm produce. An hour later she went aground. . It is not thought ., any passengers were aboard, as the company has been de clining an applications for tickets where there was any expectation of delay In sailing. The Hamilton s 8. O. 8, call for as sistance was picked up first by the wrecking tug Rescue. Others wsre also soon on tne scene. The vessel is said to be fast on a mud flat and all efforts to ' float her have so far failed. Wreckers are confident the ship will be floated on the next high tide. She Is resting well, with a sharp list and weather conditions are favorable. ' The explanation of the accident la that the steamer's pilot in the dense fog. loet the channel In rounding Lambert's Point for the course around Craney Island. ? ; FREJCCH STEAMER SUNK. '. '. J; '.PARIS, July 1. The French steamer Himalaya, of the Messageries Marl times, with 204 passengers and crew, has been sunk as the result of an explosion in the Mediterranean One hundred and seventy-six persons wsre saved. ' ' ; ; ' The steamer Himalaya was of S.I20 tons gross., Sh was last reported at UaaaiUM.. ,..'.. HORNET'S NEST IS STIRRED UP OVER BAKER'S TALK ON COALjITUATION Repudiation of Contract Prices by Secretary of War Causes Comment NO INDICATION OP SPLIT IN CABINET Baker's Action is Certain to Be Subject of Talk at Cabinet Meeting. SaJSBBBgBBJB WASHINGTON, July 1. Official Washington awakened today to the possibilities of trouble ta Secretary Baker's repudiation of the coal price, fixing arrangement, secured by Secre tary Lane and ths coal production committee of the Council of National Defense by which operators east f the Mississippi river agreed to out their mine price from fi t I per toa.' Bo far there Is no Indication that the issue has become, acuta or that there wilt be a split In the cabinet the president has kept around him with few changes for four years and a half, but Mr. Baker's publie criticism of hit collsagus'a course and his admoni tion to the coal committee that it bad exceeded its powers, is regarded a certain to be discussed at length when the president meats his. official fam ily Tuesday.-. .. ',;.. : May Involve Defease. CouactL ' In ths opinion of many officials, th question may Involve the entire make-up of th Council of National Defenee and Its subordinate , civilian committees - of business i men and oboes may be heard in legislation from congress. Some believed that general price-fixing by the V govern menf under law may possibly result Th situation has brought to th front again rannrta itt wtrfa hiwm.. - among cabinet members and other lurirarami omcieie ss to a war pur. chasing policy. . On element aald tn tniiMa mai : f' the memberrrhlp - f the flefonns ' touikii coniraune, TSTnra purrhas 1nr nollnv that n hi,. profits to producers to stimulate pro- ! ductibn. -These officials declare the government, will . obtain . , far.. better service if th government doe not try to flHv itm harnlii V.t m. point to the coal price agreement as the proper way to arrive at buying arrangements, particularly . because throuerh .this nlan th mmm! m.kii. as well as th government njoys th t low prices oduudiq, j. i:'. . Would Cbainuiiimer Supplies. ... Other 'Officials hellava th mm. ; Mint lllAuM hrlna avaw mm..,, . , bear to obtain the lowest possible pric and some, it Is said,' are for commandeering supplies. '' ' No government agency now has the MM. n A. aHaa -i ' ernment or for the general public. The ' federal trade commission which Is in- ' vestlgatlng production and manufac- ' (Continued on Page Two JIUCJIN LINER'S EUII " CREW FIRED UPON TWO mniiiiu Believed to Have Smashed Periscope on " One 'of , "..Vessels. , SIGHTED ANOTHER. LONDON, July 1. Th gun craw of an American liner fired upon two German submarines during her voy- age from the United States to Eng land. Both targets wer at a consid erable range, but the report to Wash-. Ington of the commanding officer will . express the belief that one periscope was shattered. , ,r -- . A third submarine was sigh til but at a great distance and It submerged Immediately. The passengers ex- " pressed the greatest admiration for ths .marksmanship of th American gunners, both in practice and agamtt the enemy. One member of the craw of the liner: was formerly a gunner " In the British navy and he won ap- '. plaus from the American gunners by making a bull's-eye hit on a barrel target during practice. On one oe- t caalon the Americans made several bull's-eyes out of eight tries. - THE SUNDAY CITIZEN Circulation Yesterday City ,: . . k ;. 4,767 Suburban ... . 2,477 Country ... ..; .. 1,093 ; Net paid . . Service . . . Unpaid . . ; 8,337 s , 186" 100- Total ..... 8,623-
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