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- . v - , - ; THE ASHE V: THE WEATIIEIi: Vororart for Xorth Carolina- Fair CITIZEN WANT ADS - ' BRING RESULTS Tbanday aud tWt. wanurr Friday. VOL. XXXV, NO. 13. ASEEVILLE. N. 0., THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 7, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS" mME fZISIdMEmW mi E MM TO llAtim FORPEMi MlLMMlnLllU 11 HUM 1ft ff 11 IK PRICE SHE MUM. PR ARMISTICE DELEGATION HAS ARRIVED AT ALLIED LINES TO SECURE TERMS Meantime in France and Flanders Enemy Forces Are Given No O Rcs' aid British, Gains, Reclaiming Numerous Towns, Thousands of Prisoners. AMERICANS ARE ALMOST AT THE GATES OF SEDAN Latest Gains By British on Western Side of Battle Front Have Been Productive of the Capture of Several Towns of Great Importance. GERMAN DELEGATION ARRIVES. LONDON. Nov. 6. ranniatica;flelegation. Jiaa reached c the4 aUied-linsi This ihforaation rej'piBlobhj:ot the .hbsC of T commons late tonight. '. ' ;."r-"" , 'VV' 1 (BT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) ' Deserted by all her former allies; her great military machine in the process of destruction by the onslaughts of the entente allied armies: tion rudely dissipated, Germany begs for a cessation of hostilities, notwithstanding the hard terms she knows she must pay. Scarcely had the decision at Versailles with regard with Germany been made sTjeedimr emissaries to Foch to learn wnat tne com mander-in-chief's terms are to be. Giving Huns No Rest. ' Meantime in France and Flanders the. enemy forces are being given no rest. Along the whole battle line in France, the British, French and American troops nave made further material gains and reclaimed numerous towns and villages. Thousands more of Germans have been taken prisoner on all the Oeraliy tne enemy lorces are in siow retreat, dui never theless, at some points they are offering sharp resistance, particularly against the Americans in the Meuse river region and the .trench m the old Argonne sector. The latest gains of the British on the western side of the battlefront have been productive of the capture of several towns of great importance, the gaining of more territory to the east of the Scheldt canal, where the Canadians are on the attack, and in the taking of several railway junctions of high strategic value. Americans Near Sedan. Along the Meuse, the Americans continue steadily to push forward and at last accounts were almost at the gates or oeaan, a dominating point on tne uerman line iCt communication to the east. Both east and west of "the river the Germans have materially stiffened their re sistance against men from overseas using . large num bers of machine guns and gas in great quantities in an endeavor to impede their progress. ) , To the west of the American sectors the Germans near Bethel are holding a bridgehead to protect their re tiring armies east and' west. In doing so, .however, they are forming a dangerous salient in which, capture. is likely should the French break through. Numerous ad ditional crossings of the Aisne have been made by the FrencL Altogether, the situation of the German army is a critical one.- "- AMERICANS IN SIGHT OP SEDAN. " WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES ON THE SE DAN FRONT, Nov. 6 430 P. M. (By the Associated Press) 4 American ; troops this7 afternoon were fighting XJ within sight of Sedan, famous for the great battle fought in the FrancchGerman war in 1870. """'',, ; : v From the hills in the region 4of Chemery and.Maison celle, where , the Americans according to last accounts .' 4 ; fc ' " (OomiircEDox.PAGEinGHTJ.. - -r. French and American 11 :30 P. M. -The German her dream of world domina of the supreme war council to a cessation of hostilities, public tnan Germany was sectors under attack. Gen- - , .'i Troops Make Material Villages and Capturing T T E TO THEY EVACUATE Have Shown No Change in Their Barborons Tactics FIRE ON TOWNS AS THEY LEAVE THEM Captured v Order True Character of Hypo- critical Leaders f ' WASHINGTON. Not. . German forces In their retreat from Belgium are bombarding- defenseless towni, using: jas snells, and devastating the countryside, according to an eye wit ness account made publlo today by tne Belgian legation. "The Belgian governmept has been informed," said the statement, "by a reliable eye witness who follow close ly the operations at the Belgian front that, at the very moment that the German government has announced her protest against inhumane acts and while Germany offers to stop aerial bombardments in the Interest of the civil population of the occu pied territory, the Germane have bom barded tne villages and town which they were obliged to abandon during their retreat; they have used especial ly gas shells for this purpose. -, Heart-Rending Scenes, indescribably heart-rending scenes have occurred, the unfortunate oonu- lation having no gas masks or means of protection against these death I spreading fume. A Belgian soldier. entering wyngneme, his home town, (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN.) DESPITE PROSPECTS FOB PEACE PRICES SHOW AN Federal Reserve Board Gives Monthly Review of Conditions BUSINESS ACTIVE WASHINGTON, Nov. . Despite peace prospects "prices generally throughout the United States are showing a tendency toward a further upward, movement according to the federal reserve board; s monthly re view of business conditions as re- ftorted In each federal reserve dls rlct. Increases are particularly no. tlceable in commodity lines not af fected by the government's price fix ing program. ' Many manufacturers and other1 pro ducers are reported following a con servative course by keeping only stocks on nana in proportion for new business conditions after - the war. Rising prices and credit inflation the board says, must do opposed by strictly personal economy. - The board's explanation goes Into detail to enow that bank loans for purposes other than short trra com mercial transactions are becoming steadily '' greater, in voiame and in proportion to reserves, causing Infla tion and resultant increases in prices. . General business activity through" out the country is reported by prac tically all reserve agenta. -.- '. . The marked reduction' in output of clothing materials, shoes and - other articles' of tentorial use, indicate, the board said, that civilians in a few months may have great difficulties, in getting these goods. - . Banking conditions arc reported "about as satisfactory as could be ex pected under the . circumstance' Building operations ' trt racUcally HUNS N 1 BOMBARD 01 C.ITT tt.tJD INCOmmEmEmRtlSlIiWCRTBVHA-i REPUBLICANS WILL HAVE MAJORITY OF (SIXTEEN IN HOUSE; SENAEVERlCLQSE Political Overturning Which Takes From Democrats Control oi House-Foreshadows Upheval in Legislative Affairs and Changes In Powerful Com mittee Chairmanships Which Will Be Increased If Senate Is Republican. WASHINGTON, NdV. . With con trol of the house of representatives placed In the hands of the republl cans oy a majority or sixteen ana probably more, the attention of the country tonight was centered on con testa In three states Michigan, Idaho and New Mexico which' will decide whether the democrats shall lose con trol of the senate as well. At mldnieht returns from live con gressionaj districts were missing in Montana, New Mexico and South Da kota. Without them, however, the repub Ucans have won 234 seats in the. house of representatives sixteen mere than tne zlg votes necessary tor a major' lty. Democrats Have Its. The democrats on the face of those returns, had 1S6 Beats and if the five missing districts were to be conceded to them they would still lack eighteen votes or the number necessary to con trol the house. Tonight's returns show plainly that Speaker Clark, instead of being de feated as was reported as being likely last night, has been re-elected by substantial majority. The contests which will decide the political complexion of the senate were very close. As the senate stands without a decision in these contests there were forty-six democrats' and forty-seven republicans. In Michigan the race between Henry Ford , and Truman H. Newberry was so close that It -was said an official count might be required to determine the winner. Both parties were claiming tne sea. - lUdurni now. In New Mexico where the republi cans 'were claiming tn election oi Senator Fall by a majority of 1,000 at least, not a single county had re ported complete returns. In Idaho where 74.000 votes out of an estimated total of 95.000 had been counted. Senator Nugent, the demo cratic candidate for re-election - leading Frank R. Gooding, the repub lican candidate by a little more than 100 votes. - The result Is in doubt. With the house firmly in the hands of the republicans, control or tne sen ate is more important that ever to the democratic administration. If the ad ministration can retain control of the senate, it can In a large measure check the activities of a republican house.. It is doubly important to the national administration, because of the van 'which the constitution as signs to the senate in the ratification of the -peace treaties which wilt end the world war. ..-. . '', x .'.-.--In the senate reposes the preroga tive of ratifying any treaties which the president may make. . . uppoeing iiaims, . - .-, Republicans made ; one . of their campaign argument on the conten tion that a republican senate should be elected to participate In the work of making peace. . - The democratic administration, on the other hand, contends that the negotiation of treatlee is wholly the function of the executive branch and that the senate's part Is to ratify them - V,. m me senatorial ; mnrm mil frees- Michigan. Idaho aa YOU CAN bssst sm v iv j' ..'T - o s m ia . -aMi rj i ' . yAHt TO ' KAKta IT. 4J;f: New Mexico the figure showed that the republicans had lost one -that of Senator Weeks of Massachusetts, while the democrats had lost tlx. The senators who will be retired are Sha froth of Colorado; Saulsbury of Dela ware; Lewis of Illinois; Thompson of Kansas; Wilfley of Missouri and Hoi lis of New Hampshire. Upheaval Forewhad owwf. The political overturning' which takes from the democrats control of the house of representatives fore shadows an upheaval in national leg islative affairs, changes In powerful committee . chairmanships, and i situation confronting President . Wil son which, in a measure, parallels that confronting President Taft In the midst of his administration. .The situation also Is analogous to that faced - by President Cleveland at the beginning of -his first term, . Since, by the system of committee control which prevails In the house, all legislation and the virtually unllm ltea powers efor investigation of gov ernmenlal affairs lies within the Initiative and control of the majority, the possibilities are obvious. They will be Increased If the final returns for the senate assure the republicans eon trol there. Question of Speakership. First.- comes the Question of the speakership, a place which many statesmen and politicians have de clared Is second only to ' the ' presl' dency in Importance. Representative Mann, of Illinois, the republican leader, would, on the basis or his no sltion, be the logical' candidate of the malorltv. but that Is complicated by several factors, one or wnicn nae oeen Mr. Mann's continued ill health. There also are some factional differ ences to" be considered. Representa tive Gillette of Massachusetts, actually Mr. Mann s senior In point of service, has been acting republican leader and Is to be reckoned with In the calcula tions for the epeakershlp. There also has been some talk of Reore sentatlve Longworth of Ohio, Colonel Roosevelt's son-in-law aar a candidate upon whom tne republicans could unite. Foraner gacoreos KJU'iun. Next In importance is the leader ship of the democrats when they be come the- minority party after March I, next. As chairman or the way and means committees. Representative Kttchln of North Carolina, now is tne damocratlo floor leader. He Is exnect- ed to be eupplanted in both plaoes by Representative - josepn , w. roraney, of Mlchlran. one of the old republican wheel-horses, upon whom will fall a very Important part in carrying out with the treasury department the gov ernment's financial program ' for the remainder of the war. This will pre sent a situation where a republican house, and probably senate, will be dealing with a democratic secretary of the treasury on Immense financial questions in which they fundamental ly may be in disagreement.. . j.-At least - two more graat xdDfrty loans are to be provided for and no one can estimate tbo need for further war. taxation after the end of the nanal rear which tne pending war n..mi. hill ! framed .to cover. - - . . . .. . . . Speaker Clar was maoaiqr leader j before the democrat cam Into c son. trol. A question to be decided Is in to be dec whether Mr. Kltchln 1 to step down from that place In the new congress to give Vay for 'Mr. Clark or whether the speaker will be obliged to take place in th usual run of committee assignments.- - - There are in the house several com. mittee which have power to investi gate expenditure of the executive de partments. During control of the democratic majority, the republicans have been powerless to 1 compel in vestigation of things which they have attacked. In control of tHos commit- i tees. whioh m time of peao are virtually of no Importance, th field of Investigation of ll democratlo ad ministration . by a republican house is .mum. wimv vfvn kiiiiuri pn tn eve: of the next presidential election. The !. republicans, of course,- do not come j M.w uvwuon ij BaTniage, until the meeting of the new. congress, whloh will be the first Monday In De cember, 1010. unless President Wilson should call It In extraordinary eesslon sooner. The present democratic con gress expires by limitation March I, 1919. . Deader of both parties rather believe the president win avoid an extra session If it is possible, ' War Problems. Republican policies In the now con gress cannot be developed until th complexion of the senate is certain. In reconstruction, fiscal and other leg islation, however, the republican art prepared to Initiate new policies In the next house, with a bearlnr hum the presidential campaign of 1920. Al though somewhat dependent upon the senate v outcome, the house republi can are planning a definite construc tive program dealing with after-the-war problem. ' They hav pledged themselves to vigorously prosecute th war to It conclusion. After organising the new house the republicans also will be In control of j the elections supervision committees. I which will deal with several contests; expected from yesterday' balloting, i I'ronaplo t;rintrroanri!p, ,i With the seniority rule followed. committee chairmanship -would Include the following changes' Ways ana mean -Fordney of Michigan,' succeeding Kltchln of North Carolina. s,.r Appropriations umette or Massa- ehusett. auecedlng Sherley of Ken tucky:--" ' " ' " ' Foreign affairs Porter of Pennevl. van!, succeeding Flood of VlrInlJ. Rule Campbell of Kaneaa. lus. eeedlng Pou of North Carolina. - . Agriculture Heugen or Iowa, sue-i eeedlng Lever of South Carolina.' - 1 Banking, and: currency Piatt - of New York, succeeding Glass f V!r-1 glnla. Thta come about through th . defeat" -of Hayes Of- California, after fourteen years' service, and defeat at primaries or Woods or Iowa, who out-; ranked- Piatt. v.-; ' . ; Immigration Slagel of New York. ! succeeding Burnett of Alabama.- - ! Interstate commerce sseh of Wis- oonsln succeeding 81m of Tennessee. Judiciary Volstead . of " Minnesota. succeeding Webb of North Carolina. Labor J. M. C. Bmlth or Mlchlran. T TO FOR ZEB WEAVER - . - ) ; . j 1 Now Probable That Con- gresaman'a Lead Will Reach 100. J f CARRIED DISTRICT J BY OVER 1,000 VOTES 1 HER RETuH 5 ADD MAJORITY . . Solicitor Swain's Election in Doubt, While Digges i: 'i Is Probable Winner f I. Probable Majorities. ;. ; 4 . -.....- -.. weaver I Brlt . f Bunoombe .f0( I 4 Cherokee ,..- ' -100 Clay .............. a f 68 .Graham ... ' 10 4 Haywood ......... t)S f - v Henderson ........ lie.-' Jackson ........... 190 I - McDowell ......... v 1 t.t v' .' 4 Macon It I V .' Polk 49 Rutherford ...i.... 411 ; Swain ,t..i.;.'..i.'t . Transylvania j,,. I , 10 Total ....... ...I.ltT l l.tia Estimated majority for Weaver. 4 f u7 v;. ' :; fuller return from the Tenth dis trict jresterday.added to, thajniorUy for Representative Zebulon Wenvei-, hi manager last . night calculating that the congressman- had carried the district by more than 1.000. ;,; t ' The democratlo ticket In Buncombe county appear to have been elected, , but In one or. two -case the -margin will b small., This especially truo of th race for registrar of deed be tween George A. Dlggea, Jr., . and "Daddy" Clark; with Fairview r.d Plat Creek yet to -hear from last itlb-ht, it - was estimated that Mr. Digger, wot) Id win by.,, majority of -six or Din. . ; i - i " : ' Neck and -VtrilUt'A: I Clyde .Reed, republican, and Otto Israel, democrat, ran a.teck and neck race for several hours early Wednes-' day morning, but as the report kept coming into neaa auarter it apouara that Israel waa elected. Pritchard May Win. 'u Solicitor J. B. Swain, whose else! tlort' wa fairly - certain yesterday morning, was not so ura of hi ina-' Jority by nightfall. , More nomplete return from Buncombe county gave, the solicitor a majority of III, agnlnat George M. Prltchard, majority of 108 in. Madison county. These . ftrur. would giv th. election to Mr. Pritchard by 165. Republicans in lsted last night that thes . figure' would not be materially changed by th official count, but th democrats were disposed not to give up hop until they had seen th - tabulation from every precinct in Buncombe and Madlaon. - Th next most interesting vnt m i the 1911 election will b th seaaion (CONTINUED ON PAGB NINE) LID E ARE REPORTED KILLED . I "C'- ' .' - . i. y . sssstsaaSBBbssfeBSHBeeBr ' " ' 4 . r - - Said to Have Been Killed in the Bombardment of Charleroi NO CONSUL THEBE AMSTERDAM: Nov. Th Ameri can consul -and seven British war pri ; oners hav been killed by the Bern-" hardment of Oharlerol. south wt of ' .iiiiuiiur, n fMUBium. accoraing ;-w Berlin dispatches received here. : - - The name of the consul is given as Eugen Davens.- . '',;.. . .,., Charleroi i a fortress. It lies Home twenty miles east of the British posi tions on th Vlenelennes sector.- ' : NO OOSStHj THKRK. . WASHINGTON. Nov. f . The TTnlt d State government did. not main tain a consul at cnarieroi, prior to tfta entrance of this country, tpttt the war .ana no information waa avauaDie to night to indicate the identity of anv consular agent who might be referred to in an Amsterdam dispatch sarin k an American consul had been killed during th allied' bombardment of Cnarieroi. It wa assumed the dhw nateh. baaed on Berlin advices, miaht refer to a natlv Belgian, who prior to the war, acted a consular agent for th United States. -Charleroi aim be -ing within -the -German lines-no1 ac credited representative of th United State government would now be in th city. ,
Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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