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VOL. XXXV, NO. 42.
ASHEVILLE. N. (X, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 7, 1918.
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HEARST NEWSPAPERS WERE
OUTSPOKENLY ON GERMAN
SIDE, BERNSTORFF STATED
Were So Described By Former Ambassador in Seeking Special
Consideration For Dr. Hale, Representative of Hearst in Ger
many, Bruce Bielaski Testifies At Investigation.
Today Is Britain's Day
BERNSTORFF WANTED TO
BUY WASHINGTON POST
OLD NORTH STATE
BREAKS
RECORDS
Spoke Highly of Head of Hearst System
in All His Messages Planned to Stir
Trouble Between U. S. and Japan, Be
Ueving Hearst Would, as Usual, Join
In the Eifort.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 6. Confidential records of the
department of justice dealing with the activities of Ger
man agents and others in the United States, were placed
today before the senate committee investigating brewers
and German propaganda, bv A. Bruce Bielaski, chief of
the department's bureau of investigation.
They dealt with correspondence of Count von Bern
storff, former German ambassador, and others concerning
the possible purchase of the Washington Post and other
newspapers; the sending of William Bayard Hale to Ger
many as correspondent of the Hearst newspapers, de
scribed by Von Bernstorff as having "outspokenly placed
themselves on the German side" and with suggestions of
fomenting trouble between the United States and Japan
as a means of stopping munitions shipments to the allies.
Offered Washington Post.
Mr. Bielaski told the committee that under date of
. Octobor.Jl7,a914, Count von Bernstorff sent this message
from Washington to Dr. Bernard Uernburg ana -lemenck
K Alhert. German nronazanaa aeents in new iorK
FOR'
IN
One -Third of Illicit Stills
Seized in 1918 Found in
North Carolina
DIRECT TAXES FELL
ON CORPORATIONS
Majority of Persons Hit
Lightly by New System
of Taring
WASHINGTON, Dec. Direct
taxes fell Iwavlly on corporation and
on persons having large incomes and
lightly on the great majority of per
sona earning lean than 3,000 a year.
It was shown today by the annual re
port of Internal Revenue Commissi on
er Hoper, for the year ending last
June SO. Although 2,319,000 persona
with Incomes of $3,000 or leas In 1917
filed returns. Including many heads
of families having incomes ranging
between 11,000 and 12,000 which were
reportable but not taxable, they were
aseMied only f2ii.3Vu.000 in the ag
gregate, or less than 110 each. On
the other hand, . 6tl5,000 Individual
with Incomes of more than $1,000
were assessed 1592,613,000.
- Kiopsk Profits, faxes ' fv.,i
Corporation excess profits taxes of
$2,045,711,000 oame from 117.000 con
cern!, while 2 18, 000 corporations were
asflesxed income taxes of $43,173,000.
other assessments b' classes were as
I he Washington fOSt Was OnerCU Hie to rmy lunar follows: insurance companies in
unnniwi 1. 1 tr K,r it V.ou- I come taxtw HI, 000 returna, $3,072,000;
.fi,UUU,UUV, Willi I lie imuriBiauuiug ' " railroad companies income taxes 4.0f8
InrilviduaJs sub-
for
acain after the war for a million and a half.
A second offer was to put tlie paper entirely at our dis
posal for two mouths for $100,000. The paper is of im
portance as the only large newspaper of the capital. How
do you stand on the question of the money! I have not,
yet inquired at Berlin."
No Reply Shown.
There was nothing to show that any reply was made,
but Mr. Bielaski said that under date of October 27. 1916,
the German ambassador sent this message to the Berlin
foreign office in cipher: .
"In the official accounts for the first and second quarters
of 1916 will be found entries of payments to Mr. Theodore !
T.fvmn Aefn rliia T havo in vrrnvT f haf fliis erpnlpmnn is of years.
. . , . i i , it tt '" report deals with the efforts
lierman onein anu is married to a uerman iaav. xieiof the bureau to suppress the mien
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COLONEL HOUSE HAS Y ;
WORKED OUT PLAN3
PUBLIC OPINION RATHER THAN ARMED
FORCE MUST ENFORCE DECREES OF THE
LEAGUE OF NATIONS, LEWIS DECLARES
Democratic Whip of the Senate Delivers Prepared Address on the Proposed Ar
rangiments May Give Great Cause For Apprehension Because of
... Demands of One Group of Nations Upon Another Group.
returns, $29,878,006:
ject to excess profits tax 31,000 re
turn, $88,781,000: partnershln excess
profits tax. 37.500 returns, $93,125.-1
000; munition manufacturers 1,248
returns, s.ib.uiu. Actual collodion
figures differed ellghtly from the as
wasments. Revised reports on collection show
that $3,694,000 was collected from
internal revenue, including $2,838,
999,000 from Income and excess prof
its taxes, $817,553,000, from distilled
spirit. $126,285,000 from fermented
liquors, a total of $443,838,000 from
all liquors, and $156,188,000 from to
bacco. New lira of Taxation.
The year 1918 marked the begin
ning of a new era of taxation, com
mented Mr. Roper, because the bulk
came from Income and profits taxes
rather than from liquor as in previous
TVAHHINUTON, Dec 6. There was
genersl dissuasion In the senate today
on th propose! League of Natrona
with Henatora twh. of Illlirots. Walsh
of Montana. n4 Williams, of Missis
alpl. demoorats. supporting such an
organization. nd antors Borah, of
Idaho, repu-bltss.il, sjid Reed, of Mis
souri, democrat, ovpusing it.
Vol llrougM Cp. '
The reaolutton'of taciitor Cunvnifns,
proposing appt)lntivint of ca, senate
committee to t to .Paris khd keen
the sanate 4nforil''itf avaata at- the
pewrs ewferancCcws not brought up
because of the author's absence. The
senate adjourned tontfrht - until next
Tuesday, when the war reeniie bill
will be taken up.
Senator I oDenln debate d-
Ilvared a prepared address. He as
serted that public opinion rather then
arrived force must be relied upon to
I enforce the decrees of the league of
l nations and said that the successful
operation of the league- may give
greater cause for apprehension than
its .failure because of the demands
tliat moy be made by one group of
nationa on another. Tie said, however,
that he believed the 'benefits to be de
rived by all nations from the league
would compensate for any sacrifices
that might have to be made
v j ... i.- x l . wt l.:. i iiranumctuie and
ouerea us ms services u wui k uii a paiier in asiiin tun, i under the head
sale of intoxicants
"conservation of man
the National Courier. This offer came at the time we j i,ower ""TuMHicr-
were neeniv reffrettmsr tne aeatn 01 joun it. iucijean. i inicit otstiiienes- tne report con
1 - o '
poslthni for "another territorial grab."
"The aenator understands ms Just
about right," Senator Borah replied.
"Tx the people of the Unrfted etatea
want their - Interests determined by
Turkey and Asia, and races ot Kkirwpe
absolutely different in national aplr
fctions 'and Meals, or to do business
under the poHcy of the father ef their
country to keep free from entangling
Kuropean alUaiK-ea," asked; Benator
Borali. t ; .. .
Sainei ObllKatlona - H
Senator VVaiah, pointed 0U.that-lf
thai Uniteit States submits Ita Impor
tant questions to the league, the same
obligations would be placed on other
signs tnrue
"And give Costa Rica, Nicarauga
and Bulgaria, for Instance, the right
to determine the of our army and
navy?" asked flenn or Borah.
Disarmament, Senator Walsh re
plied, should not be dictated nv the
smaller nattona, but,' he declared. Is a
wcrssary preliminary to ths league's
establishment. It should be effected,
however, by separate treaty, he said.
Senator Williams, ot Mississippi,
concluded the day's debate, reiterating
arguments In favor of the league's
establishment.
Senator Lewis said that because of
the demands that may be made by
Replying to Senator Lewis, Senator! some nations as against others, the
This gentleman had given his newspaper an entire anti
English character, so that his death left a great gap which
the National Courier can unfortunately never hope to
fill. The Washington Post has since then been fairly
neutral, but may be entirely lost to us if it cannot, as it
very much desired, be put into the hands of Mr. Hearst."
Under date of August: 2, 1916, Mr. Bielaski said, this
communication was sent to the Berlin foreign office and
was signed by Dr. II. K. Feuhr, a former German consular
agent in the Orient who came to the United States ear'y
in 1914: ,
Changed Tone.
"The Washington Post, whose neutral attitude toward
the belligerents during the present war has won for it
warm recognition from the German side, has of later
materially changed its tone in questions of European poli
tics and seems fairly on the way to join our enemies.
"From reliable sources I learn that this change of front
is due to the Russian ambassador in Washington. After
the death of its former owner, John R. McLean, the Wash
ington Post, together with the Cincinnati Enquirer, came
in the hands of the son of the first mentioned, on whom
his aunt. Madam Baklmieteff, is said to have great influence.
"Mr. McLean, Jr., inaugurated his ownership by nam
ing as 'editorial director' one Bill Spurgeon, who is said
to be a British subject, and a nephew of Robert Porter,
one of The chief leaders of the Northcliffe ring."
Another communication produced by Mr. Bielaski, and
alleged to have been written by . Samuel Untermyer, of
iew York, to Albert in February, 191b, dealt with the
purchase of a New York paper for $2,000,000. The name
of this paper was- not mentioned in the communication,
but Mr. Bielaski said there were indications that it was
the New York Sun. .The letter said:
Opportunity Has Arrived. '
.. "I have received word that our opportunity has now
arrived to acquire that morning and evening paper about
tinuod, "numbering 2,238 were found
prim:i.pnti in uie souineasiern sec
tions, long notorious for 'moonahinlng.'
Of these sieizurea 746. or exactly one
third, occurred within the smgle state
of North Carolina. Ninety-five per
cent of the Illicit (Kstllleriea were sclz-
( CONTINUED ON PAGK TWO)
WAR DEPARTMENT SAYS
HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED
Borah declared he had "yet to discov
er any person who is wllllne; to fol
low the leag-ue to where they a (tin It
it will go If followed to Its logical
conclusion."
Important Questions.
The important questions Involved
in forming the league, Senator Borah
aaid, are those of Jurisdiction and
power to enforce its rulings.
Senator Boj nh said that British For
eign Minister Balfour has been quot
ed favoring the league of nations, but
he said the kind ot league proposed
by the British statesmen "seem to me
as nothing more than an old ladv's
quilting party."
Reading from h statement on the
league made by Mr. Balfour last Au
gust 1, Senator Borah said the foreign
minister rejects the proposition for an
International court and enforcement
of decrees through economic 'pressure,
ridicules universal disarmament and
regnets universal arbitration.
Supporting the league, Senator
Walsh suggested Senator Borah de
sired to have the United .States In a
successful operation of the leauue
may furnish greater cause for appre
hension than Its failure to function.
Illustrating, he said:
"In Asia, Japan, taking Cliina In
her guardianship, will solicit Britain
and France to demand, of us, as a
faithful ally, the abolishment of ex
clusion of the Asiatic from our citi
zenship. And If these Pluropsan miles
decline, they become the victims of
Japan's natural discrimination In
trade. If they consent and uiccess
fully prevail upon us, promptly will
they exact of Japan and her associates
to command us to take down tle
barriers of obstruction to Europe In
South and Central America called
theMonroe doctrine. From all these
our tomorrows are filled with perils
and our todays are filled with warn
ings. "We must Insist now on unre
stricted freedom of the seas. I de
fine this for the United Btates to be
an open sea, free ports, free harbors,
to us to the same extent any nation
extends to Its own people, and as ex
ceeded by the United Mates to other
nationa. I feel that as to us a free
Sua cans I as to Britain and free
Mediterranean as to France is due to
exchange for our making our Panama
canal and Manila bay free to thess
nations. Prom these demands we will
run counter to a eelf-servlnur Interest
lung preserved by these people aa
their, policy of commercial preserva
tion. For us to demand the abandon
ment of Jhsse mean confusion and
embarrassment, from, 'Which oan'fol
iuw irmn-iiwr oiiowea irom similar
situations In past years conflict. .
"I may not live to see the develop'
menr- of this anticipated dmjer and
It may never arise. On the other
hand, there are those In my country
who feel that If these dangers which
I apprehend should arise, that tha
conaedlng of the demands which may
be sought . to Hvold these da tigers,
would be small Jn their loss compared
to tha great gains which, through all
tha time preceding- we would enjoy
from the policy Inaugurated and
established by this league."
Referring to President Wilson's
mission abroad', Senator Lewis quoted
a Biblical passage In which Mosjs
was warned against making "a
covenant with the Inhabitants with
the land whither thou goest, lest It
be for a snare In the midst of thee."
"I put before the country thu
wsrntng," said Senator Lewis, "that
In the . past the great of the world
have been conduoted between those
who previously were allies, and grew
from the execution of compacts of
pasce, so-called, of those who were
called the allies. I
"I will not be blind to this prop
pert even ss between ourselves ui.d
those we now rail the allies. It Is
because of this that 1 speak' ' to
provide a method In the hope that
when thetie things do arise the conse
quences may be minimixed o where
war may be avoided. '
Prominent Delegates to Con
ference Named by Eng-.
land and Franco m
PARIS. Deo. I. (By Tha Associated
Press ) President Wilson will be In.
formed by wireless today af tha plana
for the assembling of the inter-allted
conference and the meeting of the
peace confsrence. He will also be ad.
vised concerning tha recent gather. ,'
ings of the supreme war council at
London, in the meantime reports
that the president baa approved of
anything done at the supreme councH
are premature, as tha steps taken at
that meeting will not be made known
to him until today. , , - '
Tha plans concerning ' tha ' peace
meetings are tha results of Colonel
Edward H. House's long 'talk 'witu
Premier C'lemenceau. following a con
ferencs with Baron 1 Sonntno.' the .
Italian foreign minister, and tha Earl
of . Derby, British ambassador ; .to .
mace. ' . ., ,. i,
WUI Reaaaembi. ' i '
The Inler-alllad confsrence will re-'
assemble on December 14 or' 17. The
meetings will be at the foreign, office
in tha Qual D'Orsay, and not at Ver
sailles. Da.vld Lloyd-Oeorre. the Brit
ish premier, and Foreign Minister Bal-
rour expect to oame here at that time
to meet President Wilson and attend
tha eonference, but 'the elections, in
Ureal Britain may not permit them
to remain more than two or three
days.' ' ... V.-..-..
''Tha opening of tba" peace congress
is sat for ths first week in January.
It was the. desire of the Americans
to begin at tha earileat possible mo
ment. Other' delegates fait' that ' a
later date weh b asoeuery. owing .
to the Christmas holidays and ths .
official functions eotinaetftd with the
presence of PresWwnt Wilson and '
King Victor Emmanuel; of Italy, but
ths. 6rst week In January, finally was
chosen. The Hrst meetings will be for,
the actual framing of tha prellml-'
naries of peace With tha representa
tives of the enemy powers, who. will be ;
present. ' , , i J , '
French DeieeaMa.
' The names of tha French delegates
to the peace congress have not aa yet .
besn announced, but it la understood
they will ba three members of tha gov.
srnment, and possibly a fourth mem
ber. The British delegates will be
Premier Moyd-Qeorge. Foreign Min
ister Balfour, chancellor of tha ex
chequer. Andrew Bonar Law, George
Nlcoll Barnes, labor membar. of the
war cabinet and a fifth delegate not
yet selected. It la anticipated that the
peace deliberations ' will last about
four months, and unless unforeseen '
obstacles arise, that final action will
be reached toward the early part of .
May. w f .?
&OAKKO AGAIN!
BERLIN, Dee. . The Prua-
elan government has formally
4- withdrawn the privilege hereto- -4
4s fore held by the members of the .
Hohennollern family of immuni- -f
ty from tew.
RENOUNCES HIS "RIGHT"
TO -THRONE OF
"AN EYE FOR AN EYE AND
I TOOTH FOR A TOOTH"
Minor Casualties Are Still
Further in Arrears, Is
Said
CLEAR UP SOON
This will Be Basis of Brit
ain's Demand on Hun for
$40,000,000,000.
ISSUEO AT CHARLOTTE
BILL STARTS TUESDAY
Despite 200 New Cases, the
City Will Not Close Up
Again,
.CONTpCtrEP PIT PAGE TWO.l
WASHINGTON. Bee. The war
department nnnoum-ed today that 1(1.
000 major casualties including killed
in action, died of wounds, died of dis
ease or other causes, severely wound
ed and missing, have not yet been
Anally reported to the next of kin.
The arrears In minor casualties is
much larger, it was added.
From cable reports now expected,
the department hopes to clear up the
arrears in major casualties within a
Week, ex-cent for a few names with re
spect to which Identification Has not! 4
yet been completed. The minor oai-'"
uevltles not yet reported to the next of!
kin represent slight wounds involving
relative brief disablement. The total
in this class also includes many dupli
cations, the same soldier having been
slightly wounded two or more UiTs.
The official statement issuedi today
shows that of the total major casual
ties reported by General Pershing; on
November f 7, 60,928 have been re
ported to the next of kin. with 7,560
still to tie reported. Ot the 14,545
missing and prisoners of war sent in
by General Pers-hinw, 14,093 have been
reported to relatives, but of the
lgf.BKl total wounded, onl- IS.141
hava bsan cleared uo flna.ll)
LONDON', Dec. 7. -Oretit Britain
will demand of Germany $.000,000,000
pounds sterling, or $40,000,000,000. for
Or eat Britain end her dominions as
reparation for tile war, according to
The Dally Mali. The newspaper says
it understands that David Uoyd
Ueorge, the premier, will make this
announcement in a apeech st Leeds
today.
This. The Daily Mail adds, is nhnt
the wtir cost Great Britain and her eV
nrlntons and British taxpayers will be
relieved of 400.000.000 pounds pet; an
num ty the tirrman payment.
CHARLOTTB, V. C. Dec. 6. Fol
lowing a conference today between the
city officials and Dr. C. C. Hudson, olty
hearth officer, announcement was
made that "we have determined In
fluenza conditions here do not war
rant the toeue today of any quarantine
order." The health department re
ported "about 200" new cases of in-
Chairman Simmons Ar
ranges to. Give Measure
Right of Way.
Becalls Utterances Made to
Correspondent. Several .
Days Ago
HIS STATEMENT
WASHINGTON. Dec. . In report
ing the war revenue bill to the senate
todfcy Chairman Simmons, of the
finance committee, arranged for be
ginning ot ilt bate next Tuesday, with
exclrstve right of way given the
meaure.
Filing of conimittee reports on the
hill vi deferred until next week.
Senate Simmons will present the ma
fluenza in the olty for the twenty-four 'i)r"-v r';Prt and. Senator Penrose, of
TRIBl'TE TO BtHLKSO.V.
hour period ending at noon today. Tlie
city schools have been closed a week,
which constitutes the only restriction
I in etTect now.
The Mecklenburg county school
board today ordered all schools closed
until January 8. providing conditions
on that date warrant resumption of
school work.
Pennsylvania, will file a minority re
port, ntttiek'ng especially the plan of
fixing 1920 rates. Senators Stnoot. of
Utah, and LaFollette, of Wisconsin,
save notice that they would tile sep
arate reports to present their indi
vidual views.
PARIS. Dec. , 5:25 p. m.) fB
The Aisoolated Press.) Crown Prlnc
Frederick Wllhelm has renounced his
right to the German throne. A dis
patch received In Basel from the Mini
olllolal Wolff bureau quotes the crowi
prince In renouncing the throne at
having said :
"I renounce formally and deilultely
all rights to the crown of Prussia and
the Imperial crown which would have
fa lion to me by the renunciation of
the emperor-king or for other, rea
eoim. "(liven by .my authority and signed
bv mv hand. Done at Wlertngen, De
cember 1. 1918.
(Signed) "Wllhelm." V
In an Interview with an Associated
Press correspondent on the Island of
Wlerlngen. received in New York, De
cember 8, which bore no evidence ot:
delay and presumably was given not
earlier than December 2, FredertcH
Wi.ilam said:
"I have not renounced anything and
I have not signed any document
whatever." 1
He ad. ted that ehouid the UermaB
NEW YORK. Dec. 6. Captain
B. B. Llpsner announced here to
night that he had tendered to
Postmaster-General Burleson his
resignation as superintendent of
the aerial nia.il service. The re-
sons given were that he had been
informed novices are to be placed
in charge of Important branches
of the-service snd special air-
planes constructed lor carrying
mall. 4
The resignation of Max Miller. ! Rhhve. according to tha semi-
first nilot of the service, waa also I official Wolff news bureau of
announced for the same reason. Berlin.
'
J4 .
day that every effort to expedite the
bill's passage would be made and Sen-
i ator Penrose replied that, .vhlle no
J filibuster would be atte-mpted, there
! would he thorough diKc.umJon. As re's-
AM KR1CANS AT MAI.VZ. 4- vised by the senate committee to meet
peace time condltirr, the measure is
Al M ST F. R DAM, Dec. . By designed to ralss $&.9SU.46.0OO as
The Associated Pre) Amerl- I against 18,200,000,000 which would
can troops on Wednesday entered ! have been yielded by the house draft
Senator Simmons served notice to-1 eovernnient doelre to form a republic
he would oe ctmnnu to return iu r-
many as a simple i ltizen.
paesed September . 20.
t
MaJnx, oa-pltal .of the Province of
.LllBHWIj JJT T. Will Wll B, V I II I U W .
principal fortresses of Germany, WIU. DECIDE PARK QCESTIOX.
:
4- on the Wt bank of the river
WILMINGTON. Dec. . The city
council will decide if parks shall be
open here on Sunday or remain dosed
at 4t meeting next Monday night. It
was eaM today. '"
750 MEN STRIKE.
B ALT I MURK. Dec The dscisloa'
of the shipbuilding labor adjustment,
board fixing the wages of workers
Hi the Atbuwio Coast lilants resulted '
in a strike today of 750 machinists,
blacksmiths and riggers at tha Plant'
nfthe Baltimore Dry Docks -and Bala-'
I building company. The company has
referred the matter to tne aajusuns
board for settlement. The men claim
chat their work waa not classed as .
"dirty work" and that they ware' not
paid the extra tn cants aa BOUT for
that cHum of labor. -