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THE AS THE WEATHER? FAIR AND WARMER CITIZEN WANT ADS BRING RESULTS . IK NO. 356. ASHEVDLLE, N. 0., MONDAY HORNING, OCTOBER 15, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS CITIZEN f VOL. XXXTTT, centrist LEADER PEACE PLANS WILL BE ACCELERATED jLJEntberger Says Develop- w aents Will Not Inter- i fere With Program. MAJORITY PARTIES STICKING TOGETHER EM IER KERENSKY APPEALS TO FLEET TO SAVE COUNTRY Garrison at Kronstadt, by Its Action, Has Weaken ed Power of Fortress. NINETY WARSHIPS COVERED GERMANS Erzberger Is Leader of Party Which Demands Deference for Reichstag. BERLIN, Oct 18. (Via London, Oct 14.) Mathlas Ertberger, leader of the centnlst party in the reichstag, yhlch has demanded greater defer-, ' ence to that body from the govern ment, told The Associated Press today that the developments of the last week would not interfere with the majority party's peace atitude as based on the resolution of July 19, or in any way retard the movement for parliamentarization. If anything, he asserted, the. latter would be more likely to be' accelerated as the result of the government's predicament growing out of the events at Tues day's session of the- relchstag. Stands by Issues. Herr Eraberger asserted that the majority bloc which Jiow is made up of socialists, eeluristff and progres sives, continue to present Itself in a solid phalanx behind the issues for which it Stands and that It is not improbable it will be augmented by substantial' support from the national Kerensky Says Hour Has Come When Baltic Fleet Must Act. rBTROGRAD, Oct. 14. The Ger man forces which landed on Oesel Island, In the Oulf of Riga under the cover of ninety war vessels, had occu pied up to 10 o'clock Saturday morn ing the whole northern and eastern part of the island and were within twelve versts of Arensburg on the southern shore, according to an an nouncement made by the Russian naval general staff. The Russians still occupy Serel Point and the Svorb peninsula on the southwestern coast. Only Demonstration. It nx develops that the Germans did not occupy Dago Island, north of Oesel and at the head of, the Gulf of Finland, but contented themselves with making a demonstration against it Premier Kerensky In an urgent appeal to the Baltic fleet to defei'd the fatherland in this hour of trial" divulged the fact that the garrisons of Kronstadt, the chief fortress and military port of Russia and the sta tion of the Baltic fleet, twenty miles west of Petrograd, by its attitude al ready has weakened the defensive re sources of the fortress. Eight dreadnoughts, a dozen light cruisers, forty torpedo boats and thirty mine sweepers participated In the INTEREST CENTERS OF OESEL TONS GERMANS IN Teutons Steadily Pressing Russians Toward South eastern End of Island. PRINCIPAL CITIES ARE NOW IN FLAMES We'll Keep The Faith With The Dead Heavy Rainfall on Fron' in Flanders Prevents Further Drive. liberals In connection with some of the people of Petrograd received the news more peninne issues growing out oi , of the occupation calmly. The news- the present situation. Even without that support the coalition would have an ample working majority. papers publish interviews with some pt the cabinet ministers and others wno agree tnat while the operation The fact that the centrists and seriously affects Russia's strategic po- progressives did not loin the socialists In the vote on the resolution of cen sure and that the far left party de clined to support the measure creat ing the post of vice-chancellor, does not signify, an at-jeneo of complete concord among the. oallion parties on the major issues, Herr Eraberrer oeciarea. in spite or the situation which Is being described in tho liberal jsaipress as 1 being more than a "latent ffcrlsls' it is not expected tho reioh sstag will 'convene before December 8, the data set. At Thursday's adjourn ment, . : v !m . ,- -v - ; Emperor Expected, - The emperor is expected back Oc tober 22 from his trip to- the near east and It is assumed he will confer with the factional leaders of the relchstag. .. - The liberal and radical press con tinues outspoken m demanding the resignation of the men responsible for the launching and collapse of the government's indictment of th inde pendent socialists in the open session of the relchstag. Dr. Gustav Stresemann, floor, leader of the national liberals. In a signed statement accuses Chancellor Mich aelis and Admiral von Capelle of fail- ( Continued on Page Two.) ALL DUTCH SHIPPING TO ENGLAND IS STOPPED ON or Britain Has Stopped All Cable Communication With Holland. SERIOUS MEASURE. AMSTERDAM, Oct. 14. The Maas bode says It learns that all Dutch ship ping to England has been stopped on account of the pending differences; be tween Great Britain and Holland. o Great Britain on October 11 stop- pea an commercial cable communica tion with Holland until such time as The Netherlands government placed absolute restriction on the transit of sand, gravel and scrap metal from Germany to Belgium by way of Hol land. The British- government con tended that this concrete raw mi terlal was being used by the Oermans In great quantities In the construction nt dugouts to the detriment of the ritlsh soldiers. ine xsetneriana government re plied by saying that 'It would satisfy tna uniian aesire to stop tne transit of sand ami gravel to Belgium only wnen in untisn government showed. notwithstanding the declaration of the German authorities and the In vestigations of Dutch officers, that the materials were being Used for war purposes. ' ,' SERIOUS MEASURE. AMSTERDAM. Oct 14. Cornelius Van Aalst president of the Nether lands Over-Seas trust In an Interview printed in The Handelsblad. describes the restriction ' placed by Great Brit ain on cable communication between Holland and other countries. Includ ing the Dutch colonies, as a veryewe ' rlous measure- which could only have been devised by persons unacquainted with the situation and with feeling In Holland. .- - -,- Herr Van Aalst declared that Dutch ' commercial men would never yield to edch a measure or try to Influence the ' government - to yield." He . though uermany jnigm iorego improvements . -en Belgian, railroads. The United States, which. In psTrt, , be said, boasted of Dutch origin, owed a tremendous lot . to Holland, and, therefore, was under moral obliga tion to help her. - In conclusion, he sition, it does not constitute an imme diate menace to the Russian capital. Appeals to Fleet Premier Kerensky today sent a telegram to the commander-in-chief of the northern armies, in which he said;- . 'Tell the redoubtable Baltic fleet that the hour of trial has arrived. Russia expects for her safety a vali ant effort by the navy and I. as gen eralissimo, demand that the' sailors make sacrifices. - "Th hour a come whan' the Bal- tlc fleet can defend the honor' of the fatherland and the great traditions of liberty and of the revolution. It Is time to reflect seriously and to cease to co-operate involuntarily with the cause of the enemy. The garrison, of Kronstadt has by its attitude already caused the defensive resources of, the fortress to be incomplete. lAtt all remember that the father land will not forgive criminal levity. Let the abominable crime of the battleship Petropavlovsk be redeemed, let the fleet repulse the enemy under command of its officers whose patriot ism is well Known to -all Russia." Officers Shot. As the result of a misunderstand. lng that arose on board the Russian battleship Petropavlovsk out of the action of the general assembly of the democratic bodies on calling upon of ficers of the army and navy in Fln land to sign a pledge of fidelity to the (Continued on Page Two.) With the armies In Flanders Inac tlve, except for bombardments. In terest centers on the operations of th Germans In the Island of Oesel. situ ated at the mouth of the Gulf of Riga and the key to the entrance of the Gulf of Finland. At last accounts the Germans, who landed under the cover of a great ar ray of naval craft, were steadily pressing back the Russians toward the southeastern Dart of the Island and also putting ashore other forces with the huge armada guarding them against assault by Russian war' ships. The entire northern and eastern sections of the Island were In German hands and the Invaders were only short distance from Arensburg, on the southern shore, which was In names. Cerel, which lies on the Svorb penin sula, the southernmost extremity of the island, also was on Are. Whether the conflagrations were caused by the German guns or whether they were started by the Russians is not known. Although the German communlea tlon says the Germane suffered no losses during the landing on Oesel island, the Petrograd war office says that in attempting to cover the land ing of the enemy on Dago island, to the north of Oesel, four German tor pedo boats are reported to have been sunk and one cruiser ran aground. The small detachment which landed on Dago island was forced later by the Russians to return to the ships, while the Russian fleet, which at last ac counts had suffered no material dam age, was hindering the German war craft In the waters between Dago and Oesel islands. ' . As yet nothing has coma through to show that the enemy has attempt ed to attack the mainland of western Esthonla. nor has there been any In dlcation that the Russian front In this region has been moved. ...Sunday again saw heavy rainfall on the front in Flanders, and there were only reoonnoltaring enooanters and artillery activity. Near poelca pelle and Becelaere the British troops Saturday night repulsed German re- connolterlng detachments, while the French attacked German patrols and took a number of prisoners. To the south along the Alsne a lively, artillery duel continues between the French and Germans. On the Austro-Italian front espec ially In the Isonzo region, the recip rocal bombardments continue heavy. The only Infantry engagement report ed was In the Chlapovano valley where Austro-Hungarlana attempted an- at tack, but were repulsed by the Italian fire. NEGROES FIGHT. COLON., Oct. 14! Sam McVey and Jftn Johnson, negro heavyweight pug ilists, fought twenty-flve rounds here today. , McVey won the decision. WHITMAN WILL VOTE FOR MAYOR MITCHEL, IE SAYS; Acknowledged Leader of the Republican Forces in New York to Bolt. GIVES HIS REAS6NS. WILL CHECK SHRINKAGE IN THE GILT-EDGE BONDS Will Exercise "Intelligent Discretion" in Valuing Bank Holdings. v4-- ' grg ami mi $m4mMWM I IlLWi 7,, way BRORDWJAR POWERS CONFERRED ON WE PRESIDENT UNDER IRADINGWiTH-ENEMY ACIHAVE BEEN PUT INTO OPERATION Executive Order, Issued Last Nigh , Delegates the' Authority for Enforcement tf the Varioui Pro visions of the Act lo fhe Officials Who Will fare Charge ' ' '.,-'. : .. v - i-w,' ''. -8.ufc.. t 1". ti v V":,;-. i-'.i V.i lis; PRESIDENT NAMES "LIBERTY DAY' TO AID LIBERTY LOAM IN UNITED STATES Sets Aside Wednesday. tf , October 24, as Day for Patriotic Celebrations. asks impressive; 7m EMPHATIC RESULT Official Reports of Subscrip tions Show Little Prog ress Toward Total. M" f Each Particular Section. I e. i WASHINGTON, Oct "14. Broad war powers conferred upon the presi dent by , the tradlng-with-the-enemy act were put Into operation under an executive -order Issued tonight dele gating the authority under the law to various government departments and to a newly created war trade board. The trade board is composed of the- members of the exports adminis trative board, which it, will replace, with the addition of a representative of the treasury department. It will continue to license exports and will exercise a similar control over Imports as soon as the president proclaims, under authority of the tradlng-with- the-enemy act, the articles to be restricted. Trading With Btaemy Forbidden. Trading or commercial dealings in every nature with an enemy company or agent in, this country or abroad is forbidden, except under license of the war trade board, which also is au thorised to license enemy or "ally of enemy" companies doing business In the United States, excepting insurance companies, whose supervision la en trusted to the treasury. Censorship of malls, cables, radio and telegraph messages passing out of the United States is placed In the hands of a censorship board consist ing of representatives of the war, navy and postofllce departments, the war trade board and of George Creel, chairman of the committee on public Information.. To the treasury Is assigned the regu lation of transactions In foreign ex change and exportation of gold or silver coin under license, the enforce- dolng business within . the . United States. Regulation of the use of 'enemy owned or controlled patents for the war, and of the granting on publtca. tlon' of patents containing Informa tion valuable to the enemy, is given to the federal trade commission. Foreign Language Papers. . The postmaster general is entrusted with supervision over and the licensing or foreign language newspapers. All such papers except - those granted licenses are required under penalty to file with their local postmasters be fore publication true translations . of all matter relating to the UnltedJ States government or the governments of any other nation at war. The same section of the law makes, tt unlawful to circulate in any manner matter made unmallable by the espionage act. The president's order . defines the powers of the alien property custodian to act as trustee lor all enemy prop erty within the United States or to issue licenses exempting enemy com panies from his supervision. An ap pointment for this position will be made soon. The secretary of state la empowered to license the transportation of enemle to or from the United States through the existing passport means. The secretary of commerce will re tain his present authority to review the decisions of customs collectors re fusing clearances to vessels carrying cargoes in violation of the trading-wfth-the-enemy act . The new war trade bbard Is to con sist of Vance C. McCormick, chair man, representing the secretary of state; Dr. Alonso E. Taylor, repre BONDS DROPPING. NEW YORK. Oct. 14. Governor Charles S. Whitman, acknowledged head of the republican party In New York state, announced tonight that he would vote for the re-election ' of Mayor Mltchel in the coming munici pal election. .He declared the only Issue Involved Is whether Tammany Hall shall rule the city and since it Is "plainly Impossible to elect a re publican, the only hope of defeating Tammany lies in the candidacy of Mr. Mltchel." : "I expect to vote for Mr. Mltchel and I believe that republicans may properly support him and maintain their party regularity, too," said ' a statement Issued by the governor. "But even if such were not the case and the choice were between the obligation of partisanship and the obligation of citizenship, our duty: would be entirely clear." ' -Mr. Whitman prefaced - his state-1 ment by admitting that William M. Bennett carried the republican pri maries and Is the regular republican candidate. As such he is- entitled "leaailv and morally to tne republi can name, the republican emblem and the use of the republican machinery," especially watchers, challengers and workers at the polls, the governor said. . '". "'' ' ' The governor deolarel tnat mere 'la no Hohenxollern Issue In th municipal campaign. He said he had no reason to aouot me Americanism of either John F.- Hylan, the demo cratic candidate, or Mr. Bennett.; . i i i ii i r " ' CORONER KILLED. v , COLUMBIA. S.- C, Oct' 14. John A. Scott, aged forty, coroner of Rich land county, was shot and klljed late tonight by jecseHelms, a police of. Acer . near Artnursvuie. b. i; ac said the American government was cording to word received her by th slaying a high band. , aountr authorities, - . .. : WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. Treasury officials, concerned over the down ward tendency of the bond market as an outgrowth of Liberty loan flnanc lng, have determined to take steps to check shrinkage in gilt-edge bond values, so far as consistent with gov ernmental action and sound financing. To this end the comptroller ot the currency tonight. Issued a statement announcing that he, has instructed all national bank examlnen that they need not require national banks hold lng high-grade bonds of unquestioned Intrinsic value ami merit to charge them down to present abnormal fig ures, but to exercise "an Intelligent and conservative discretion" as to the Prices at which the banks can con tinue- to carry such securities. ' This action, it Is thought, will tend to prevent undue tightening of the money market was the further de cline of bonds, ' a process which, if continued for a considerable period of time, ml gift lead to heavy losses by the investors In such securities and to the consequent .detriment . of the properties upon which they are as sumed. . '-,. "f- : Similar action 'was taken by the comptroller at the outbreak of th European war when security values dropped precipitately to low records, - For months past, virtually all se curities have been' steadily diminish ing In quoted values. .High-grade bonds of unquestioned value have shrunk until they are at the present time almost as low, in many cases, as they were when . the New York tock excaangA was closed in the ear ly days of the European war. Rail. road and Industrial bonds paying five per cent, and in. soma instances six, are selling at below par, a situation without precedent, with this single exception, in the history of th Ueues involved,' ment of the law's provision against I senting the secretary of agriculture; transmission to the enemy of informa- I Thomas D. Jones, representing the sec tion by any other means than regular i retary of commerce; Beaver White, malls. The treasury also must license representing the food administrator; Insurance or re-insuranc companies i Frank C. Munson, representing the of the enemy or ally of ' the ' enemy I shipping board, and a representative of th secretary of the treasury, yet to be named. All but the treasury representative are now member . of the exports '"administrative ' board, whose work hereafter will be done by the bureau of exports of the war trade board. i -Name is Changed. The name of th present export council Is changed to ' war trade council, with the secretary of th treasury and Chairman Hurley of the snipping Doara added to Its member, ship, the secretaries of state, agri culture and commerce and th food administrator. This body will act in an advisory capacity to th president and th war trad board, Ths p. Miuent's order vest In th war trade board power to license trade "directly or Indirectly with, to or from or for,-or on account of, or on behalf of, or for th benefit of, any other person, t wtth knowledge- of reasonable cause to believe that such other' person Is 'an enemy or ally of enemy, or Is conducting or taking part in such trade -directly or indirectly for, or on account of, or on behalf of, or for the benefit of. any enemy or ally of enemy." Only with consent of the board may agents of enemy com panies do business m th united State after November 5. Enemy companies also may not change the name they used at th beginning of th war without special license. Secretary McAdoo is vested by the president with and Is expected to turn over to the federal reserve board "the executive administration of any In vestigation, regulation, or prohibition of any transaction in foreign ex-1 change, export or ear-marking of gold or silver coin, or bullion or currency, I transfer of credit In any form (other than credits relating 'Closely to trans actions to be executed wholly within WASHINGTON. Oct 14 President Wilson In behalf of th Liberty loan tonight issued a proclamation setting aside October 24 as Liberty day and, urging th people of th nation til assemble on that day in their re. spective communities and "pledge to one another and to the government that represents them the fullest measure of financial support." 1 i.ei me result b so Impresslv ant emphatic," the president urges.-"that' It will echo throughout th emulre of our enemy as an Index of what America intend to do to Wring thi war i a victorious conclusion." i The Proclamation.' " Th president's nroclamntlnn fnl. lows: . . , "By th president of tha Unlta.!- 8tates of America, a proclamation. "Th second Liberty loan give th people of the United State another opportunity to lend their funds to their government to sustain their country at war. Th mlaht of tha United State is being mobilised and organised to strike a mortal blow at autocracy ; In defense : of outraged American rlghta and of th cause of liberty. Billions of dollars are re quired to arm, feed and cloth ' th brave men (the ar going forth to ngnt our country battles and to a- slst th nation with whom w are making common cause against a com mon foe. To subscribe to th liberty loan- Is to perform a service of patriotism. . -v;; f .,v-;;. .Ai .-'..'., :- "Now. therefore. Lf Woodrow Wil son, president of th United States of America, do appoint Wednesday,1 the. twenty-fourth of October, a Liberty day, and urge and advise th people to assemble in-their respective cmi munitie and pledge to one another v and to tha government that represent them th fullest measure- of financial support. Or th afternoon of that day I request that patriotic meeting . ha IiaIA In .imp flfv lAwn and hnm. (Continued on Page Two.) DR. HILLIS DESCRIBES IT' LIBERTY LOAN I.OTIG T. P. O'Connor Tells o5 Britain's Determination to See War Through." BABIES CRUCIFIED. (Continued on Page Two.) . TRIBUTE TO PRESIDENT Delivers Stirring Patriotic Address at St. Paul's M. E. Church. LIBERTY LOAN FAILURE ' MEANS GREATER TAXES NEW YORK, Oct. 14. -Governor Whitman paid a stirring tribute to President Wilson tonight In a patriotic address to the congregation of St. Paul's Methodist-Episcopal church. "A we contemplate th solitary fig ure whs Is ruling over th destinies of our hundred million people," the governor said, "and consider the tre mendous task he has neror mm, w ar . no longer democrats, or republi cans, or progressives, but Americans all."-, : . : ' .... - ' . V-v What certain persons termea rn.na.lhv" In the attitude of the Ameri can people toward the war,. he assert ed, in. reality, was ''our national poise." . ' ' "Today th united states leaas th whole world in mustsrtng materials and In the sweep of ths human mind." he added. "The European nations had th false impression that Ameri ca Is the land of th. dollar and thought th Yankees wouldn't fight. All history gives the lie to these slanders.- Our dollars hav carried food to th hungry,' help to th wounded, ana naui to tne sick.- reac is our AavoUoa. put not our obseto.' I - - ' So Declares Speaker Clark, in Interview Granted al St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Oct 14. Failure of the Liberty loan will mean higher taxes. said Champ Clark, speaker of the bouse of representatives who accom pan lad by Mrs. Clark, passed through here today on their way to Fort Sill, Okla., to visit their son, Lieutenant- Colonel Bennett Champ Clark. "The sale of bonds, according to th papers Is lagging," said the speaker in an interview. just wny wia inres and a half per cent, bonds went Ilka hot cakes and the four per cent. Issue Is slow is a puts!. "One thing, however, la cock-sure, Congress is going to raise money enough to carry on tne war. ir tne people will not buy bonds, then taxes will be increased, wnicn is not a oleasant orosDcct." , Th sneaker said that the Idea of taxing excess war promts on 'muni tions at sixty to eighty per cent is growing In favor. i THE WEATHER. E Fire Broke Out Steamer Was Miles Out at Sea. When Thirty WASHINGTON, Oct 14. Forecast f ai North - Carolina: Fair Monday and Tuesday, moderate south winds, cause. AN ATLANTIC PORT, Oct. 14. A large British steamer, loaded with munitions and six thousand barrels of oil In bulk was towed back Into port tonight with tire in her angina room under ' control after a twenty-four hour battle to keep the ship from ex ploding. The tire broke out Tester day when the ship was thirty miles out of this port . Blue flames were seen coming from th engino room compartments. In these was stored the oil in every available reserve water tank. Th lifeboats were swung out and wireless calls for help brought several government vessel and two tuga The crew In panic rushed into the boats but were ordered back by th naval gunner, who were called into service. Fire was still, burning In several tanks tonight but it was said to be well under control and away rrom other combustibles. Th cargo is valued at over tl, 000. 000. The ship practically new. An Investigation has been started by admiralty and United State officials to ascertain th CHICAGO. Oot 14. German etroe - (ties were described by , Pr. Newelt Dwlght Hlllla. of Brooklyn, and united Great Britain' determination to sea the war through was set forth by T. P. O'Connor,? member of parliament, -at a Liberty loan rally her today sponsored by the National i, Security league as tne fourth of a cyoie or pa trlotio mass meetings. Both speakers hav visited the dev. astated portions of Belgium and northern France ' and -' pictured . the) scenes they had witnessed, while Pr. - Hlllis quoted portion of affidavit . . cured by allied agents in proof of hi . assertion that' th crime were th direct outcome of Germany' pre-arranged plan for making war. "Make yourselves , more frightful' than tha Hun under Attlla." he as- . serted th kaiser charged his soldiers. . "See that for a th)usand years n unemy mentions the very nam of Germany without shuddering." After detailing authenticated In stances of wanton slaughter, crucifix ion of - babies and ether lndescribat ble crime, he asserted: .' "Whether - this war goes on .Ave years or ten years it will go on until these Frenchmn and Belgians who hav suffered ar on German soli." According to Mr. O'Connor - th "fundamental issue of this war Is the , conflict between essential Christianity - and essential paganism." t Racial and religious line have dis appeared in Great Britain, he assert ed, in the united ' determination to crush junkerlsm. r : "It Is the Sermon on th Mount" he concluded, "or the German waft book that is to decide th future mu-. rallty of th world." . .. . s 4 THE SUNDAY CITIZEN Circulation Yesterday Gty . . . ; . 4.646 Suburban . . . 2.340 Country , . , 1,199 Net paid .. Service . . Unpaid . V Total ,-..' , 8.185 221 . 76 8.482 Buy a Liberty Bond.
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