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VOL. XXXIV, NO. 355.
ASUEVILLE, N. O. TUESDAY MORNINO, OCTOBER 15, 1913.
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PRESIDENT MAKES CLEAR STATEMENT THAT
THERE CAN BE NO ARMISTICE WHILE HUNS
CONTINUE ATROCITIES ON HAND AND SEA
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lln Meantime Allies Continue Their Victor
ious Advance By Clearing Out Old
Laon Salient and Make Progress in
Champagne-'General Foch Has Order
ed Drive in Lys Region of Flanders
Toward Ghent.
PRESIDENT WILSON'S FIGHTING FACE
ENTIRE GERMAN LINE IN
BELGIUM IS THREATENED
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Dispatches Jrom Headquarters, Assert
That Routers Has Been Captured and
Courtrai, An Important Railway Junc
tion, Has Been Outflanked '
EPOCH-MAKING DOCUMENT,
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Jn an epoch-making document President
Wilton late yesterday afternoon thrilled the
American nation with a clear and unmistak
able answer to the German peace note, de
claring that there could be no peace with an
autocracy that persisted in its course of fright
ful atrocities on land, and submarine piracy at
tea.' While such autocracy existed, the presi
dent declared in substance, no final peace could
come.
The chief executive of the United States
also made it plain that the terms of an armistice,
should one come, would be laid down by the
"military advisers of the United States and her
allies." ' The allied armies would fight on, so
that they would lose no military advantage.
They will fight on, says the president, until the
destruction of arbitrary power makes it im
possible for the recurrence of another world
slaughter. In face, the sharp, incisive note sent
by the United States in answer to Germany's
apparent acceptance of terms is a clear, un
mistakable demand for unconditional sur
render. That the president's reply met the highest
expectations of the American people was evi
denced at Washington last night when con
gratulatory telegrams from all sections of the
country poured in. The American press, too,
with phenomenal unanimity warmly approved
the president's course.
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SENATOR
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S PRAISE
'S REPLY
TO GERMAN NOT
E
Senator Lodge Among First
to Issue Commenda
tory Statement
TEXT OF ANSWER IS
BEAD TO SENATORS
Both Democrats and Repub
licans Praise Attitude
Taken by President
Penniless: Refugees ' fn
Serious 'OondltloM
From Exposurs V
from thlr bamx, pnafea4 ownr;f i
bwlttubl mIM warkm twilight ,
atuiklM' Mi. - - - na lMm mA V
WAjrmMOTON, Oct U. tntort
war m wall plaM4 wtth Praaldant
Wilson'! rpl7 to 0rmnys pmn
proffar thai thajr broka all praedant
and applaudad vltroroualy aflar tha
taxt ot it had kaan raI tr Sanar
HKoheoek.V ehllrman vof tha ' aenati
flM BURNED AREA
HAS BEEN STARTED
Now Feared That Dead,
Will Beach bnt-;
' VThousan'd iri)
FEARFUL XIAVOO TJX
MOOSE LAKE ARIlAi.
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x PRESIDENT WILSON ANSWERED THE HUNS' EVASIVE AND INSULTING "PEACEW
nut i. , IS 1'NUOUBTEDLY THE WAY HE LUOKED YOU CAN ALMOST SEE HIM AB HE COM
Bosk's THE Ol'ESTION "WHAT DO YOU MEAN" WILL YOU GET OUT QF FRANCE? AND WHOM
Ti.nrDuMKNT." thr PICTURE IS THE LATEST ONE OF WILSON. JU3T RECEIVED FROUi
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WASHINGTON
FEARS THAT DIPLOMACY WOULD BE
SUBSTITUTED FOR VICTORIES AT ARMS
DISPELLED BY PRESIDENT'S ANSWER
fcenatori, both damoertta and tapubll'
eajia tn formal aUtanjanta pralaad tha
reply m tha forarunaar of an anoondl
tlonal anrraadar br tha ocntra.1 pow
ara. Raodlna; of tha nota, ' which waa
tranamlttad to tha aanata throuih tha
praaa rallary, cami aa tha ollmax to
a day of debata durlna; whloh aenatora
demanded that thera ba no paaca na
otiatlona until Germany had aur-
randarad unconditionally. Befor tha
dabata endad, word raaohad tha aan
ata that tha praaldant'a reply would
be made publlo at I o'olook and It waa
daolded to poatpona adjournment and
await It,
IiOdge la Pleased. .
Sonato lsod, of MaaaaohUMtta,
the republican leader, who hax vigor
oualy crltlolaad the prealdent'a couraa
In dlraotlnt a note of Inquiry to 3er
many arter receipt or tna peace orrer,
waa amons the flrat aenatora to laaua
a publlo statement oommendlnf tha
nrealdent's reply,
"I am vary glad and genuinely
pleaaed," ana senator uoat; -tnai
the prealdant takea tha greund whloh
he doea. Of course, avarythtns he
says about eon duct of the German
government, the German army and
the German navy is absolutely true.
Such oonduot is quite sufficient In It
aelf to put an end to any talk about
an armlatlce.
The president's last clauee in wnien
he in substanoe declines to carry on
any discussion with the German gov
ernment Is eminently satisfactory and
will. I am sura, bring a great aenae
of relief to the Awlcn people who,
I am certain, deeira a unconditional
uvrenaer wn vy mm unun in ine
leld."
RemoTei AO SeubU
Senator Hitchcock, chairman of the
foreign relations committee, said:
My view is that tn president naa
removed 'all doubts, that have been
expressed as to the wisdom of his
course ana previaea against, au Tne
dangers that orttlos have aeen In the
bolloiea he hae been pursuing. He
says in errecr inai it an armistice is
i'6oNmuffiti aCE tWo.)
No Peace With Kalserlsm! Autocracy Must Go;. No Armfstic Can Even Be Thought
of White Germany Continues Her Atrocities On Land and Sea, and Ger
many Must Absolukiy Provide Sefeguards and Guarantees
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.
President Wilson has answered
Germany's peace proposal with
a decision which not only f ulflls
the expectation ef supporters of
i his diplomacy but also dispels
the tears of those who predieted
'".'.'.)."'.; THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) ' :
! Peace talk pervades the air, but it is falling on
deaf ears as far as- the armies in the field are con-
SyjfcCernea. instead or a relaxation m tne intensity or
the fighting, new hostilities on what seemingly is
a major scale are being carried out by the British,
i (QTrench and Belgians in Belgian Flanders.
Having cleared but the .old Laon salient' and
i nade advances northward in Champagne' which
lation which may ba more than
unconditional surrender allied
diplomats and American of
ficials believe it may. cause a
revolution in Germany
Beyond question it speaks for
the entente allies as well as the
ICONTINUED OH PAGE TWOJ
he would substitute victories at United States
arms with defeats at diplo- The dispatch of the presi
mcy I dent's reply was followed by
No peace with, kaiserism!1 the Issue of this formal state
Autoerany, must go ) no armis- ment at the white hou,se by Sec
tlce can ever be thought of .retary. Tumulty: , . .
while Germany continues : her
atrocities on land and sea; one
"The government
tmue to se
Will cen-
with applause of senators as
the president's answer was read
a few minutes after it had been
announced at the state depart
ment. Senator Lodge, the presi
dent's chief critic in his cdurse
Until today, issued a statement
expressing his gratification at
the president's decision. Opin
ion at the capitol and through
out offjeiaj . Washington was
unanimously in approval. ,
The official note which will
mar wrou Lean. js-j--4ic
;-Barred by Ike wKtkCT' Snilhet tllaa
flrovt 'leafytnaj e7e otkf, stjgy wiuvdwajd f
bwewii.fc; ,ltoe of .16taa'taa
iiiypTovlaed ' mergti4 bere; Vaarehteajt
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cur ivTwi uuee - Trn fmm vim i
Heiardi frem' aioo.aM .erwk Area taid).
wwsta (Ms ectlpn of yimedoUC aid
oortkm of norOnrn Wskiw la fout'
4aya ago. Motoptroolte brought ' ta-.
.r.oro and taore boallse thronsiheat th
iidclM. - '. :
tOO VloStaaa VVand. ' '
. During the pat tweratr-f etw ami ;
the ohaored bosMeeetf 100 rictiani have,
been found to the edtaiewd Me Man's
Ijand, wMoh befove b fM fovmed .
ttm sminnv anore 01 uose Lrnxm aw a
J'Cettle elver.. Adjutant .. Oaaeral Rh4
now tonlcM ajUmaad the ba ajn '
her of dead tn th Mooee XAka asxtj :
tKne nrtght aao
Vateanorg.
(leaid in adtotniaer KaaHeM.
inuprwlsed lioepitaJe hk MHI' Vh ,,'
permanent InartlButions A XwwUi rf i
mrina) for tha -eda f tbe ts(ure4
reifugeea, tnavnar of wkoo i. eV
titioal' ooindltMn. ,.- . I -.(
The force of resona fwftntm will fee) p
iKmtoled touuxntrw Oaaarat KhenoifJ
naM. Seatoh f live greM Msrea
larm lajvd laid waste p?h fir if '
Itemed to reenM ta tie Bvdi of fan
(braaa of move Victlroa. Many peeboaa) ,
atso aire Tsueved to ! oees drown
Kettle river rsstionei i
(90. There are beUevwd to 1
d ta iakee tit whloh they evok resura
Many refugee bare la a eertoue oeadl
lion from eapoaura. aaM they etoo4
lor weurs hi toe old water wnaie i
flasnea rajred abouit them.
But a Moment's Wa4ntaa
Itaral residents, reftigeea sajr. ww
rlvem but at momaat'a wemtac berora
the flarr hurrtoaive swwpt 4own-wpai
them. psUl of noke had tnwier t
rwr the . couTitryslde tor hour tM
.majority telievad the IhotooaASK to :
he merely tha usual autumn Area),
omoieJs in oharg of reUef werV
till are witabia to make
eatinmte of the wisMterial dajmaeT w
aultina; from tha flra. It was aaiM,
however, tttat In thas Htrkrt alone, :
llltty ayuare irrtleS her ton rtrtppeq
AGAIN ONTHEWM PATH
Smaah Doors in Senate
When Foiled in Attempt
to Burn Literature.
WASmNpTOW; Oct. 14. Militants
of the national woman's iprty march
ed to the c&ipiftol today intending to
entsr the senate chamber by surprise
and burn antl-auffrmge apeeohes on t?te
enfvta floor.
Press arsrvte for the tnllitanta an
nownoed the "surprise" Saturday so
the police were on hand nd pronrptly
clapped the would-be demonstrators
in tWo ruaird room. .
Later the women smashed the glass
In the doors of the guard rocm with
PRESIDENT MAKES APPEAL
FOR Fouann LOAN
Vital Importance of Pres
ent Drive Has Hot Been
Diminished. ;
cannot be considered unless it M'ith their suppl
is fully, dictated by the allied
commanders in the field in such
terms as ' absolutely . provide
safeguards and guarantee that
Germany's-part, will not bo a
scrap of paper.
: This Is in a few words tha
president's answer.
If It does not bring a capitu-
the
convey the president's decision
rA nvpr 250 OOfll wipti to the German government, and .their hoei. but police reinforcements
na oyer au,W,inenj fmnnrtanf tn the nerman ftmully restored order. The TOilltamts
Bupphes every month (laore important, to tne ' merman , d A,ice p , pre,ident of
people, was aeuvereu maaj uj
Secretary XAnsing 'to the charge
of the Swiss legation who has
been acting as the intermediary.
It iwas given out publicly by
Mr. Lansing at the state depart
ment at 6 o'clock this evening,
i One. outstanding point which
and there will be no relaxation
of any kmd."
Quite outside of the formal
phrases of a diplomatic docu
ment that was President Wil-;
son's word to the world that he
had no thought of stopping the
fighting at this stage. ' , -
Tfy senate chamber . rang
i "t"'- - r !, . . '' , ..
che women's -Darty.
After the senate adjourned
woroen wyre jrelessaa.
AMEHIOASS RKA.CH ST. GKQRGES.
WASHINGTON. Oct. I4.i-Prest- .
?eut Wilson today ienued this state- .
invent on th fourth liberty hant
"The reply of the German trovern--I
lent to my note of Inquiry dated Oo- 4
ttber 8, gives occasion for ne to say .
ti my fellow countrymen that neMher j
t tat reply nor any other recent event
ava in any way dimlntshed tha vKal ;
importance of the Irfbmty loan. Re- ;
Uxatlon now, hesitation ,ao would i
rtean d-efcat when victory seema to be i :
ti trht would ir4n years of war '
i ta'tad of Tetc wpon our own terms.
"1 earnestly Tearest every patriotic
.morlcn Jo !efe to the gorernnrema .
cf the United -States and of the alMfa ,;
t ie moraentoue. discussions litlUated i ,
ty .CJeriamjy and to remanaber that -'
f r eaeft man. h m duty Is to strerrgtaea ,
te- hands of' these govei-nmonts and ;,'
tJ do It In (he rtnot important way .
r ow ltn-rnec-'a teiy, reeiei -oy euo-
(COtmnVSD OH FAC UCBaUU-i
TOTTH THU AMERICAN AH JtfT
NOBTHWEBT, OV VBRDUN, fict. 14, Ssriblug U -ths utnwjst of his ability
le A. M., (By the Aseociatsd Jress),ifjr bed ef the funh liberty loan.
-Th American troops west of thellhct baa muak ba uocessful. Z am
Meuse"ars now beyond Cunel and sore that h Aiiwrican pcopla wui
Ramamne. .-.Their ipateola ar. Uth not UU to s .their duty and tnake
oia Da BatheviUa. .r kt muxmrnrntiA" t. ; !.,.-