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THE ASHEVILLE citizen THE WEATHER: PAIR. CITIZEN WANT ADS BRING RESULTS VOL. XXXIV, NO. 24. ASIIEVILIaE, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 17, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENT'S TOLL m CATHOLIC CHOOL MAY DEATH EIGHT CHILDREM 01 COLORED SCHOOL WIPED OUT BY HOUSE FLAMES; FIVE KNOWN TO BE DEAD Flames Sweep Building While Teachers Battle Bravely to Get Their Small Charges to Safety, and Delay In Turning In Alarm Allows Fire Great Headway Before Firemen Are Able To Reach the Scene. THREE MORE BODIES ARE BELIEVED IN WE RUINS Most Disastrous Fire In the History of Asheville, From ihe Standpoint of Lives Lost, Visits the Catholic Hill School. O from THE DEAD: Identified: Henry Thompson Elsie Thompson. Mary Jamison. Unidentified: Two children. MISSING: Addie Losran Hazel Harriswent back to recover her new coat. Inez Davis Hannah Simolton Daisy Dobbins. THE INJURED: T4A.it.Hnft Henderson Mission hosnital 1umted or pushed off fire escape; back hurt, burns on face and hands. Helen Davis Mission hospital serious burns ibout head and body. James Henry Mission hospital jumped third floor window to board walk injury to back. Annie Walker taken to home slight burns. Katie Shuford slight burs taken to home. Ernest Ingram treated on scene injury to7 foot m using fire escape. Vivian Sargant taken to home jammed on fire sscape injuries slight. In what has been the most disastrous fire from the viewpoint of loss of life in thehistory of Asheville, the Catholic Hill school, an institution given over to the educa tion of colored children, was totally destroyed yesterday, ind from five to eight of the children were burned to death. The fire, which started in or close to the furnace room of the school, had gotten well under way before it was dis covered, and by the time the various classes had been warned, the smoke was belching through the hallways and the flames making headway up the main avenue of escape, the central stairwell, which serves for all three floors of the building, and faces the front doorway. Splendid discipline was responsible for the saving of the majority , Df the 300 children in the school at the time, the teachers soolly guiding their children out, and only one serious sase of panic being reported. This occurred when the children in the 3B grade, located on the third floor, be came frantic over the suffocating clouds of smoke that were sweeping into their room, and in spite of the efforts Df the room teacher to keep order, swept her aside and bolted for the halls and the fire escape. Five of the identi-1 Red dead and missincr were from this class. Tha charred Qodies of the five little ones were carried to Murrough's Fndertaking establishment before darkness ended the jearching among the smouldering ruins last night; and at & late hour three of these children had been identified by jrief -stricken parents.. Besides the five bodies already recovered, it is expected that three others will be found imong the soaking ashes and charred timbers that are all ;hat is left of the Catholic Hill school house. Started in Furnace Room. The fire is reported to have started in the furnace room of the building, which is located in. the basement of the school house, a three-story brick building, erected on i steep hillside, so that in the rear the second story opened nit on the ground level. The building had been improved inly last spring, to make it as safe as possible in case of ire; an outside fire escape with a double stair being built n the front and in addition to this escape, there were ihree regular exits. Repairs had been made in the furnace room, the brick casing of the boiler having been put into rood condition, a new lining having been applied to the arebox, and new grates and doors installed. In spite of . T - (CONTINUED ON PAGB TWO.) RADICA ACTION L NECESSARY TO AID I.S. 0..e Day's Work So Declares Frank A. Van derlip, Called as Expert in Rate Cases. BOLSHEVIK ARE HOLDING PAST TO R U S S IAjyCAPITAL In Command of Petrograd Latest Dispatches From Russia Declare. COSSACKS CONTROL KIEV, IS REPORTED Italians Are Holding Their Lines and Growing Stronger Daily. RATE INCREASES ONLY TOUCH SURFACE Government Must Take Over Roads or Take ; Some Other "Cttioitr WASHINGTON. Nov. 16. Frank A. Vanderlip, New York banker and chairman of the government' war savings committee and Paul M. War burg, vice-governor of the federal re serve board, called by the Interstate commerce commission today as expert witnesses in the fifteen per cent ad vance rate case, testified that radical action was necessary to remedy the railroad financial situation. Mr. Vanaerlip was of the opinion that the proposed rate Increase only touched the surface of the situation, while Mr. Warburg declared that should It be granted Its effect from a psychological standpoint in restoring confidence among the Investors would be a greater advantage than the lm- UNUSUALLY LARGE CLASS OF YOUNG M. E. MINISTERS IS RECEIVED INTO THE WESTERN NORW CAROLINA CONFERENCE Impressive Sceufas They Step Forward to Fill up Jhe Rinks and go. IVftere They May Bt Needed Lay Delegates to the General Conference of the Methodist Church Are Elected Business of Session Proceeds Smoothly. , (Continued on Page Two.) (By Rev. W. A. NewelL) An unusually large olass of young ministers was received Into the West ern North Carolina Methodist confer ence at the regular meeting of the conference at Central church yesterday. Reception of these young men, stepping forward to fill the vacancies in the ranks of the ministry, Is always an impressive event of. the conference, and the reception are admitted on trial?" This a time of great feeling. In the conference. Here come the young men pressing on to fill the ranks. Under a divine compulsion they answer a call that conies from beyond the Infinite and Methodist 8tart forth without faith in themselves VUb Willi M.I1 ChUlUlllg WUIIUVUI.O 411 111U power that called. King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table followed the gleam of the Holy Grail Into the shadows of death and the king's sword raid, J. W. Flttgerald, C. O. Ken nerley, J. H. Lahnlng, F. H. Price, E. L. Shelton, R. H. Kennlngton, C. C. Williams, H. R. Deal, D. O. Wilson, T. P. Jimlson, R. L. Foster, M. W. Heckard, J. F. Btlllwell. M. B. Wooe ley, John Cllne. A class of seven young men wag received into full connection at 10 o'clock. -The bishop read the discipli nary questions. We give these quel' of yesterday's class was no exception, thirsting to drink of that cup and of In addition to the l.rn class of anotner wnicn orougnt great arops or Hexnm that rhs vm1r1 maw Irnmv Vis flashed above the overcrowding waves ob1(at0 ftMUmed by a Methodist m.v I'olinbC hnf trw-na man n rn - Have you faith in Christ? Are you going on to perfeotton? Do you ex pect to be made perfect in love In this life? Are you groaning after it? Are hltit twnvyi 11 Maatat In tha flni young ministers received into confer- den And th4r enBl(fn a cro on ft nee, six lay delegates to the general lonely hill upon which alt the light conference were named, and one cler-iof sacred story beams. They know its l you resolved to devote yourself wholy leal delegate, the remaining five cler- -fi.I'iJJ ,,Jl wrk.L AJZ JSX1 KS TO PROBLEMSOF THE WAR Resolution to This Effect Meets With Univer sal Approval. WILL ADJOURN TODAY. aHATFANOOCkA, Team., Nor. 1. Devotion of its energies and resources to the nresslnej problems of the war In preference to ordinary activities as suggested by speakers, met with ap proval t today's session of the annua) meeting of the United Da lightens -f the Confederacy. Action toward this and was p reposed In resolutions which will be acted on tomorrow. The spirit In which the suggestion was received was given expression by Mrs. F. N. Williams, of Newton, N. C. "It Is no news to you to hear of war," she said. "Ton all know that thou sands of our boys are mobilizing for service on the fields of France; that women and children of Bel g am and portions of the allied nations are leal delegates to be elected today. The lection brought forth keen rivalry, and several ballots were cast before the result was finally announced. Conference work Is proceeding with the regularity of a well-oiled piece of machinery, with Bishop Atkins as the residing 'genius of the organisation, any problems have come up, as is usual at sessions of tha conference, but all have been met and handled with expedition and dispatch. Conference Convenes. The conference convened at 9 drink of this cup which. I drink?" as the elder brother, and youth replies, "I can." They do not understand It now, but when the time comes they will drink It without a shudder. Unusually Large Class. The class is an 'unusually' large one and very promising material. One 1 member la the noted Tom Jimlson, the famous evangelist; another Is . Robert Swartngen, one of the dlstin ! guished lights of the Methodist Protes ; tant church, and the others are young men or exceptional promise, in all o'clock and the Bishop James Atkins the history of the conference no larger requested Rev. H. M. DuBose to con- olass has sntered. duct the opening exercises. 'I The class Is as follows: G. W. Clay, Question No. 1 was called, "Who D. A. Clark, G. M. ,Ervln, J. B. Fltx- to conform to tha church? Will you diligently in struct the children in every place? Will you visit from hcuse to house? W1U you recommend fasting and ab stinence, both by precept and ex ample? Are you In debt so as to em harass you? v Will you especially observe the fol lowing directions? 1. Be diligent. Never be unem ployed. Never be trlfllngly employed. Never trifle away time; neither spend any more time at any place than Is strictly necessary. 2. Be punctual. Do everything ex actly at the time. And do not mend LONDON. Nov. !. -The first word received direct from Petrograd for several 'days with the exception of the brief dally wireless statements - an : nouncing the absence of communica tions from army headquarters, cam today in the form of an official wire less message mentioning ' Colonel - Vfouravleff, the Bolshevlkl .military .leader, as in command of the Petro grad military revolutionary district, 1 ' The message says that Colonel Mou ravieff has commanded the Kissinov (Kishinev?) soldiers' and workmen's co u noil to tak the moat energetic steps to liberate their comrades in the Kissinov prison who are serving terms :, at hard ' labor for revolting against "the deposed provisional overnmsnt." COSSACKS HOLD KIEV. PETROGRAD. Tuesday. Nov. II. . Dispatches from Kiev say that the Cossacks' and military cadet'1 are iri control In that city after considerable street fighting. The Bolshevlkl made a stand at the government palaoe, where later their leaders were ar rested. J Moscow advices are to the effect that tha government troops control the central portion of the city and the Bolshevlkl the outlying districts, where there Is much disorder, v The (Continued on Page Two) (Continued on Par Three.) IE PUIGED DNCAMP SEVIEH Soldiers Forbidden to Leave Reservation or to Receive Visitors. GREENVILLE. 8. C, Nov. If. Major L. D. "dasser, acting chief of staff of the Thirtieth division, author ised the statement tonight, that Camp Sevier would go under a sweeping ... a la -has TYists-wt (tier rliiaa tA r'.:"K . ot Dneumonia ana meningitis, ins killed and wounded on the firing line, With womca and children calling for bread, with our boys calling for Red Cross supplies, I urge that until this war is over the United Daughters of the Confederacy excepting the educa tional fund and that for the needs of the women of the sixties, spend Its entire fund for the boys at tha front and for the needs of our allies. When women and children ask for bread, shall we tell them that we have to build monuments and memorials?' Action on ail resolutions presented waa postponed until tomorrow when the convention will adjourn. Miss Mary Custle Lee daughter of General Robert E Lee of Virginia,; Mlas Mildred Rutherford of Athena. Ge.. and Mrs. G. A. Sullivan, of New Tor, were elected honorary presi dents of the organisation. This afternoon's session waa taken up la the hearing of reports of vari ous standing oommltteea; the Intro duction of resolutions and Jtnoonce f&Mite. A reception closed today's program. men will not be permiuea 10 jeave the reservation. They also are prohibited from visit ing Paris and Camp Sevier, two small towns in the reservation.. All theatres, T. M. C. A. buildlrgs and other public buildings In the camp will be closed. Men will not be permitted to enter the post exchangee, though they my be served on the out side. . Visitors will be permitted to enter the camp, the object of the quaran tine being to prevent the men from gathering In closed buildings. - Major Oasser stated that the situa tion waa aot considered serious and the quarantine is purely a precaution ary measure. UU.fl. Total Subscriptions for Country Over Twenty-six Millions. THE WEATHER. WASHINGTON. Nov. - If (fast for North Carolina; Fair Satur day and Sunday; Utile shssurs le eta -peraare. , NEW YORK, Nov. H.- With two week days remaining in the 135,000,- 00 war fund drive of the Young Men's Christian association, it was an nounced from the headquarters of the national war work oouncM that the grand total of subscriptions raised throughout the United States totalled tonight iZI.IIO.Sel. George W. Perkins, chairman of the finance committee, eent broadcast yes terday to the army of 100.000 workers In the campaign an appeal for extra efforts. The result was a general in crease throughout the United States and in particular a close race between the eastern departs ent, with head quarters here, and the central de partment with headquarters at Chi cago, for the honor of leading. - The eastern department' now stands first with a total of 11.20(.st against fS.l7s.4M ior the central department The other departments ' reported as follows: Northeastern, Boston II, 111,185; western, San Francisco $(84. 40t; southwestern, Dallas MOt.OOQ; and southeastern, Atlanta, fllt.04t. The council announced that every member of the faculty of a large negro college In Alabama has sub scribed to the fund and that the work- j ere In a saw mill In Alabama and the employee In a match factory ! Cali fornia will give eare pay. IR TAXES MADE EXCUSE FOR BIG HIKES Department to Investigate Excess Profit Taking With Tax as Excuse. M. Clemenceau Has Com pleted His Task of Forming Cabinet SETS NEW RECORD. WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 War taxes have been made the excuse ty many retailers for price advances far In ex cess of the taxes, and in many cases for making additional charge for articles not subject to tax, according to reports from many localities reach ing the Internal revenue bureau. The legal division today waa asked to in vestigate and determine wlieiher the practice can ba. stopped by legal means. C. B. Hurrey, supervisor of business oo-ope'ration la the bureau, announced he would welcome report of similar overcharges. Talking-machine, cigarette and con fectionery dealer and moving picture housee were reported especially as having raised prices unduly, attribut ing the Increases to war taxes. WILL VISIT AMERICA. PARIS, Nov. It. lit. Clemenoeatt presented the ministry to President Polncare this afternoon. The new ministry follows: . ' v Premier and minister of war, Geor ge Clemenceau. , Minister of foreign affairs, Stephen Plchon. Minister of Justice, Louie Nail. Minister of interior, Jules Paras. , Minister of finance, Louie Klota. Minister of marine, Georges Ley gues. ' - Minister of commerce. Etlenne' elemental. Minister of public works, Albert Claveille. Minister of munitions. Louts Louc he ur. V; Minister of instruction, Louis Laf--ferre. Minister of colonies, Henri Simon, Minister of agriculture, Deputy CetW Hard. Minister of labor, Victor Boret Tha rapidity of the formation off the ministry establishes a record In French politics. Premier Clemenceau began his task at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon and completed it within : twenty-four hours. A committee of radicals and radical socialists, by a vote of fifty-nine to , twenty-eix, approved of tnetnfbere ot the party participating In the minis try. The attitude of the socialist! af ter the resignation of Premier Pain leve however prevented Premier -Clemenceau from inviting any member of that party to hold office. LONDON, Nov. 11 Premier Venl- eloe, of Greece, who Is here confer- ring with the British government and will also have a conference with Colo nel B. M. House, head of the Ameri can mission, regarding the war, an nounced today his Intention of vtoltlng the United States next spring. He will be accompanied by M. Verseelo puto, managsr of the Orient bank in Athens, and expects te visit the oitles f America. v v " V THE ASBEVILIE CillZEN , CirculatioB Yesterday Gty, . . , 4.234 Suburban - , . . ; 4,362 Country ..... 2.010 Net paid . . .10.806 Service 196 Unpaid , i . . . 167 Total .... .11,169 I
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