VOL. XLI
hmrthuhhiwins 1
ANOTHEfI IfICTORY
JUDGE HENDRICK UPHOLDS. DECI
SION OF JURY THAT HE IS
BANE.
RELEASED UNDER BIG BOND
Allowed to Qo Where He Plfsses Un
der Bond Pending An Appeal.
Free From Mattewean,
New York.—Harry K. Thaw was ad
mitted to $35,000 bail after Justice
Hendrick had upheld the decision of
the Jury which declared him sane. La
ter Thaw shook off the grip of the law
motored down Broadway to the ap
plause of admirers, crossed the ferry
at Jersey City, hade the sheriff good
■bye and whirled away toward Phila
delphia, with his car throwing dust on
a procession of automobiles Oiled with
newspaper men under orders to stay
with him.
He reached Newark, 10 miles away,
about 2 o'clock and stopped for lun
cheon. A crowd quickly assembled In
the street outside the restaurant. They
cheered on his exit and Thaw, smil
ing his appreciation resumed his trip.
His announced intention was to motor
to Philadelphia, about 100 miles by
roadlvay and there take a train for
Pittsburg. Outside Newark, Thaw lost
some of the cars which followed him.
Apparently he headed back for New
York as a ruse to elude the newspaper
men. This created some speculation
as he had previously said he wanted
to attend a theatrical performance oh
Broadway and had abandoned the idea
rather reluctantly when he saw the
size of the crowd awaiting his depart
ure from the court house.
For the first time since he killed
Stanford White at the Madison Square
Roof Oarden more than nine years
ago. Thaw was free to go and come as
he pleased. When Supreme Court
Justice Hendrick who presided at the
jury proceedings which ended a few
days ago with a cerdlct that Thaw was
sane, announced from the bench short
ly before noon that he had adopted the
jury's verdict the writ committing
Thaw to Mattewan seven years ago
automatically became inoperative.
The state's lawyers appealed from
Justice Hendrick's decision and Thaw
was released In $35,000 bail pending
the result of the appeal. Under the
terms of the bond he is to hold himself
amenable to the court's orders until
the appeal Is finally decided.
RUBSIANS ARE PUSHED BACK.
Germane Give Them Little Time to Re-
Organize Army.
London. —The Austro-Oerman armies
which appear to be working In per
fect concert *s the result of the Ger
man organization are giving the Rus
sians little rest or time to reorganize
after ther retreat from Gallcla.
Simultaneously with the German
effort to reach Warsaw ,the Austrians
have attacked along the Dniester and
have crossed that river at several
points.
General von Mackensen's army,
which doubtless had been waiting for
Field Marshal von Hlndenburg to
move in the north, also has come to'
life again and lighting has been re
sumed In Southern Poland.
In fact, there Is fighting of more or
less severity all along the Russian
front except In central Poland, where
the Russians are in such strong posi
tions, that in the opinion of military
men, it would be impossible to break
through,
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
DR. L. J. MOOREFIELD,
PHYSICIAN
OFFICE IN NFW PARIS BUILDING
Office Hoars 9 to 11 a. m., 2 to
3 p. m., 7 to 9 p. m.
'Pho :e 471 or 99. Graham, N. O.
E. C. DERBY
Civil Engineer.
GRAHAM, N. C.
Natloaal Haakot jflmwr BTS*a-
BURLINGTON, N. G,
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JOHN J. HENDERSON
Attoraey-«*-Law
GRAHAM, N. C.
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J", S. C ©OIZ,
Attorney -at- Law,
GRAHAM, N. C.
OBoe Patterson Building
■scant Floor.
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OFFICE IN 8 JMMONB BUILDING
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LONG * LONG,
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JOHN H. VERNON
AtUraey aad Coaa*elor-at-Law
Pom—OSti (M Beoidoaeo 331
BURLINGTON, N. C.
Dr. J. J. Barefoot
OFFICE OVU HAD LET'* BTOBK
Leave MB— gee at Alamance Phar
macy 'Phone 97 Residence 'Phone
882 Office Houra 2-4 p. m. and by
Appointment. „» _
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TEK ALAMANOE GLEANER.
LAND OF THE LONG LEAF PINE
» —————
Short Paragrapha of Btata Newa That
Hava Been Condenaed for Busy
People of the State.
North Wilkesboro has voted a 15
per cent Increase In school taxes.
J. A. Whitley, aged 74, a Confeder
ate veteran, died recently at his
home in Rocky Mount
Naval Constructor W. B. Ferguson,
permitted to resign by Secretary
Daniels, Is a native of Waynesvllle,
and a brother of H. L. Ferguson, a
high official of the Newport News
Shipbuilding Company.
The safe In the freight office of the
Southern Railway at Mount Airy was
burglarized antf S2OO taken. The door
of the safe was blown open. No clue
has been found as to the burglars.
Detectives are on the ground.
Thomasville Is well pleased with the
city manager plan of government
which went into effect the first of July.
Mr. Jones, the manager-elect, came
from Hamlet, where he successfully
managed the affairs of that place for
some time.
The big lumbering company at the
Junction of the Southern and Mt.
Airy & Eastern Railway are getting
In shape for a.fclg business. The lit.
Airy & Eastern Railway penetrates a
fine timber region and the quantity
seems almost Inexhaustible.
1
A special from Spray announces the
letting of contracts by the Marshall
Fields interests at that place for a 8,-
000 horsepower steam plant, a bleach
ery and two mills lor the manufac
ure of ginghams and sheetings, the
new Investment totaling $500,000.
S. W. Miller, who had charge of
John Lambeth's farm near Thomas
ville the past year, recently threshed
on the farm 1,363 bushels of wheat,
477 bushels of oats and 181 bushelß of
mixed grain. The average for the
wheat was about 26 bushels an acre. '
About 70 orphans from the Kennedj
Memorial Home, the Baptist orphanage
near Klnston, were taken by Capt. W.
L. Kennedy, who gave the site for the
home, on as peclal car to Morehead
City. The little folks spent the day at
the seashore at Captain Kennedy's ex
pense.
The Azalea Woodworking Company,
near Ashevllle, one of Western North
Carolln'as biggest industrial concerns
will build on the site of the building
which recently was destroyed by fire
with a loss of more than $40,000, a
plant 60 per cent larger than that
burned, according to President W. O.
Rlddick.
That in spite of the effects of the
war Wilson has made continuous head
way Is shown by the tax books for this
year. ' The figures for this year for
Wilson county are $10,166,226 real and
personal property .against $8,666,418
for last year. The figures for the town
of Wilson are for this year $6,002,281
against 4,125,121 last year.
Electing .as their officers the same
officers who have served during the
past year, the members of the North
Carolina Good Roads Association
brought to ariose at Ashevllle the
most successful meeting In the history
of the organization. The officers are:
President Henty B. Varner, of Lexing
ton; Secretary Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt,
of Chapel Hill; Treasurer Joseph G.
Brown, of Raleigh; Director D. Tuck
er-Brown, Raleigh.
NORTH CAROLINA MARKET.
Prices of Cotton, Corn, Osts, Psaa,
Butter, Eggs, Etc., on North Caro
lina Markets During Psst
Week.
Aeherllle—Corn, 18c bu; oats, Mc bu;
ra. 11.25 bu: Western butter, lie lb;
C. butter, M-toc lb; ess*. 18c do*.
Charlotte—Cotton. »c; com. Mc. bu; peas.
11.75 bu; Irish potato**, 11.60 bbl; N. C.
butter, 82c lb ;efs*. 20c do*.
Fay«ttevllle—Cotton, >Hc; corn, »8c bu;
peas. 11.76 bu; Iriah potatoes, $1.60 bbl;
W**t*rn butter. 10c lb; N. C. butter, I2c
lb; ecs*. 17-tlc do*.
Oreen*boro—Cotton. tttc; corn, 11 bu;
oat*, (lc bu; Iriah potato**, 11.60 bbl;
Western butter, tie m; N. C. butter. 19c
lb Hamlet (Ho; corn, 11.06 bu;
pea*. 12 bu; Iriah potatoes, It bbl; West
ern butter, 82c lb; N. C. butter, 80c |t>;
ess*. 20c do*.
Hendersonvllls—Com, II bu; oats, «7e
bu; N. C. butter, 12c lb; ens, l«-17c do*.
Alckory— N. C. butter, 80c lb; eggs. 15-
18c do*.
I.umberton—Cotton, lite; com, 11.11
bu; Western butter, tic; N. C. butter, Kc
lb; ess*. 20C do*.
Max ton —Cotton, le; pees. 12 bu; Iriah
potatoes, 11.50 bbl; Western butter, 16c
lb; N. C. butter. 16c lb; egg*. 20c dos.
Monroe—Cotton, te; com, II bu; oaU,
60* bu; peaa, 11.26 bu; Irish potatoes,
11.26 bbl; ess*. 11-18 c dos.
Newton—Cotton. I*c; corn, »Sc bu;
oat*, 65c bu: peaa. 11.50 bu: Iriah pota
toes. 11.75 bu; e«ga 11-Ue dos.
Raleigh—Cotton. 1.114 c; com. Me bu;
oat*. Sic bu; peaa, 11.76 bu; Iriah pota
toes. 11.76 bbfi Western butter, tic lb;
N. C. butter. 2*c lb; eggs, M-tle dos.
Salisbury—Cotton, SE; corn, Mc bu;
oats. 67c bu: peaa, lI.M bu; Iriah pota
toes. 11.75 bbl; Weatsm butter, 88c lb;
N. O- butter, 81c lb; eggs, lie dos.
Scotland Neck—Cotton. I He: corn. No
bu; oaU, 16c bu: peaa, (2 bu; Irish pota
toes, II bbl; sags, lie dos.
BtateavHle—lriah potatoes, SI.M bbl;
**sanc«boi-o—Cotton, lite; earn. Me bu;
oat*. 40c ba; peas, $1 bu; Iriah potato**,
iI.M bbl; Western butter. Mc lb; eggs, 15c
Wadeeboro—Cotton. I He; corn. Mc bu;
eats, Mc bu; peaa, $8 bu; N. C. butter,
ISc lb; egg*. 1517 c dos.
Wilson—Cotton. BHe: corn, ft bu: oats,
MHc bu; peaa. 11.71 ba; eggs, M-UHe
**Wlnstaa-Salem—Corn, 11 ba; oats, 60c
ba; peaa. ft bu; Irish potatoes. 11.71 bbl;
N. cTbutter, Mc lb; ems. lie dea.
Chicago. ID—No. 1 white eorn 71*-
""""
N*w Orteana-Buttw 2»-Me (fancy
areamery); eggs. M-Me (Western.
Dtsrrbeea Qalckly Cured.
"About two years ago I had a
severe attack of diarrhoea which
lasted over a week," writes W. C.
Jones, Buford. N. D. I became so
wesk thst I could not stand up
right A druggist recommended
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. The first dose
relieved me and in two days I was
as well ss ever." Obtainable every
where. .'/ adv.
HI Hllwu i- ..
W~„,_ e_ a _ t L ft i, Chief Attention tfas deflected during the week from the movements of Kurope's armies to the shooting of J. P. Morgan, the biow
''®"S onapsnois lrg up of a room In our national capjtol and an explosion, whlls at sea, oo the steamer Minnehaha, loaded' with munitions, all at-
Of the ' Week trlbutcd to Frank Holt, a Cornell professor who was later practically Identified as Professor Erich Moenter, wife murderer. The
a«»a«Kln killed himself In Jail at Mlneola, N. Y. The IJberty bell started on It* way to Ban Francisco exposition oo a special flat
torn Philadelphia. With the escape from El Paso, Tex., of General Orosco of Mexico, held under bond with ex-President Huerta for planning another ra-
Tnlted States authorities again arrested the latter and Jailed him. Franklin D. Roosevelt, asrfstant secretary of the navy. Is convalescent after operation
tendlcltls. The Thaw iusanlty trial continued, his wife being arrested at her mountain retreat for contempt.
ANNUAL MEETING;
OF AMERICAN
PLOWMEN
National Farmers' Union Renders Un
selfish Service to Agriculture.
By Peter Rsdford.
The Nstlonal Farmers' Union will
hold its annual convention In Lincoln
Nebrasks, on September seventh, and
will round out the eleventh year of
Its activities in the Interest of the
American plowman. When that con
vention is called to order every farm
er In America should pause and bow
his head In honor of the men gath
ered there to render a patriotic and
unselfish service to agriculture. That
organisation, born in the cotton fields
of Texas, has grown until geograph
ically it covers almost the whole of
the United States and economically
It deals with every question In which
the welfare of the men who bare
their backs to the summer sun are
Involved. It has battled for a better
marketing system, rural credits, cheap
money, diversification, scientific pro
duction, agricultural legislation and
has carried on Hi work of education
and co-operation In season and out.
The Farmers' Educational and Co
operative Union of America brings
the question of organization squarely
before every farmer In this nation.
Without organization the farmers can
neither help themselves nor be helped
by others and through organization
and systematic effort all things are
possible.
The farmers of the United States
contribute more and get less from
government than any other class of
business. They have better securities
and pay a higher rate of Interest
than any other line of Industry. They
market more products and have less
to say In fixing the price than any
other business and /bey get more
political buncombe and less construc
tive legislation than any other class
of people. The farmers can only ac
quire such Influence In business. In
government and In economics as will
enable them to share equitably the
fruits of their lsbor through organiza
tion and every farmer on American
soil who desires to help himself snd
his fellow plowmen should rally
around the Union.
POLITICAL GOSSIPS
When one CISM of people has sny
thing to say, it hau become largely
tha custom to make a political Issue
out of It Instead of a friendly discus
sion, to print it in a law, book Instead
of n newspaper and to argue It be
fore a Jury Instead of to settls it in
the higher courts of Common Sense.
As a result, politics! agitators, polit
ical lawyers, political preachers snd
masculine women are powerful in
politico and dissension, selflshnsss, in
tolerance and hysterica run rampant
in public affairs, for when the low,
damp, murky atmosphers of misun
derstanding envelops public. thought
It breeds political reptiles, vermin,
bugs and lice which ths pure air of
truth and tbs sunshlns of undsrstand
lng will choke to jfeeth. «
Wa hava too many self-appointed
Interpreters of industry who ars In
capable of grasping the fundamental
prtndpise of buslneee and who at best
can only translate gossip and add
color to seneetlonal stories. No busi
ness can stand upon error and might
rttlee—right or wrong. No Industry
can thrive upon mlsundsntandlng,
for public opinion Is mors powerful
than a King's sword.
When prejudice, suspicion snd
class hatred prevail, power gravitates
Into the hands of the weak, for dema
gogues thrive upon dissension and
states men sicken upon strife.
Tha remedy lloe In eliminating the
middleman—the political gossip—snd
this result can be accomplished by
the managers of bnsinsss sitting
around tha table of industry and talk
ing It over with the people. Inter
change of information between Indus
tries snd the people Is ae necessary
te success In businsee sa Interchange
in commodities, for the people can
only rule whan the public under
s tan da Away with political interpret
er* who summon evil spirits from
their prison cells snd loose them to
prey upon the welfsre of the people
fat the name of "My Country."
GRAHAM, N. C„ THURSDAY, JULY 22 1915
APPEAL TO GOVERNMENT
WANT PAY FOR PRODUCTB SEIZ
ED BY GREAT BRITAIN ON
FREE BEAB.
Settlement Offered By Qreat Britain
Is Not Bat*factory.—State De
partment Takes up Work.
| Washington.—American meat pack
ers appealed to the state department
to demand that Great Britain stop in
terfering with cargoes consigned to
neutral ports and settle for $14,000
worth of their products now held In
prize courts. They charge the British
government with destruction of com
merce In food products between the
United States and other neutral Na
tions.
After two conferences between tha
packers and Chandler Anderson, spe
cial counselor of the state depart
ment, It was announced the depart
ment would make representations to
1 Great Britain. The packers will dis
cuss the difficulties further with Mr.
Anderson. In a statement outlining
their case as laid before the depart
ment, they declare -that the British
government purposely delays settle
ment of their claim for seized cargoes
and that they are not Inclined to re
open trade with neutral countries un
less they can be assured of delivery
of their shipments to ports designat
ed.
I "As repprted to the packers by
their representative In England, Al
fred R. TJrlon," says the statement,
"the latest terms for the release of
cargoes as laid down by Great Brit
ain are held to be so onerous as to
be unacceptable.
"In brief these latest terms are:
" 'That the packers guarantee
Great Britain against claims arising
out of the detention of ships.
I "'That tha packers guarantee
Great Britain against claims of buy
ers who have bought and paid for,
large quantities of produce seized.'"
EFFORTS TO FEED MEXICANS.
Oensral Gonzales Qixsa Provision
Train Right of Wsy.
Washington.—State department ad
vices from Mexico City reported the
capital quiet with order prevailing
trains arriving from Vefra Crux with
food sullies. Stores and banks had
not been reopened pending arrange
ments for currency circulation. Com
munications between the capital and
Vera Cruz by rail and telegraph con
tinued and the Carranza government
departments were said to be under
process of organization as rapidly as
possible. Consul General Shanklln ca
bled that Gsnersl Gonzales had given
preference to provision trains over
trop trains and that arrangements for
soup kitchens to relieve the cspltal's
destitute were progressing and that
hoped soon to feed from 8,000 to 10.00S
persons dslly. Additional dlspstcbes
confirmed the report thst the Carranza
forces bad recaptured the waterworks
from the retreating Zapata army.
Turklah Lines Captured.
London.—Two strongly held Turk
ish lines defending the Dardanelles
been captured by the Anglo-
French forces on the Gslllpoll Penin
sula. says the announcement by tha
British official press bureau.
Met In Alaeka.
Juneau, Alaska. Temperatures
over southeastern Alaska during the
last 10 dsys hsve reached a maximum
hitherto unknown to the oldest In
habltsnts. The weatber bureau ther
mometer has Registered as high as
to degrees In The (bade, 100 degrees
mark has bean reached by street
thermometers.
Ceal Price Bill.
London. —The text of the coal price
limitations bill Just Issued speclflee
that coal may not be sold at the pit
mouth for more than four shillings ($1)
a ton above the price during the li
months ending Jane M, 1114.
Justice Delsney Dead.
J New York.—Justice John L Delsney
of the New York supreme court, died
at his home here. He wss 65 years
old. Wkile a member of Tammany
Hall he gained distinction as aa
orator.
■eaeSUd by
"Last winter I used Chamber
lain's Liniment for rheumatic pains
and stillness snd soreness of the
knees, and can conscientiously say
that I never used anything that
did me so much good-" Edward
Craft, Elba. N. Y. Obtainable every
where. adv.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE OLBA.VER
11.00 A YEAR
INSPIRATION OF 1
THE COUNTY FAIR
By Peter Radford.
When you enter the agricultural de
partment of the county fair, you fssl
your soul uplifted and your lifs takes
on a new power—that Is the inspira
tion of the soil. You are overpowered
by the grandeur and magnificence of
the scene—that Is the spirit of tha
harvest. You can hear the volca of
nature calling you back to the soil—
that Is opportunity knocking at your
door. It Is a good chance to spend a
quiet hour In contact with the purity
and perfection of nature and to sweet
en your life with Its frsgrance, elevate
your Ideals with Its beauty and expand
your Imagination with Its power.
These products as rood are lit for
the gods, and as an article of com
merce they ought to bring tip-top
prices on any market In the world.
The products of the soil are teachers
and preachers as weiL Their
gives human life ,Jts first entertain-"
ment, their perfection stirs the genius
in artists; their purity furnishes mod
els for growth of character and their
marvelous achievements excite our
curiosity and we Inquire Into the won
derful process of nature.
Before leaving tha parlor of agricul
ture where nature la parading In hsr
most graceful attire and science ts
climbing the giddy heights of perfec
tion, let us pause and take a retro
spective view. How many of you
know that after these wonderful prod
ucts are raised, they can seldom ba
marketed at a profit? Take the blush
ing Elberta, for example—they were
fed to tha hogs by the carload last
year. The onion—the nation's favorite
vegetable—every year rots by tha
acre In the Southwest for want of a
market and as a result hundreds of
farmers have lost their homes. Cot
ton—nature's capitalist—often goea
begging on the market at less than
cost of production.
It ts great to wander through tha
exhibits wblle the band Is playing
"Dixie" and boast of the marvelous
fertility of tha soil snd pride ourselvea
on our ability to master science, bat
It Is also well to remember that there
is a market side to agriculture that
does not reflect its hardships In the
exhibits at a county fair.*
UNIVERSAL PEACE
This nation is now in the midst of
a controversy aa to how best to pro
mote universal peace. That question
wa will leave for diplomats to dis
cuss, but pesce within nations is no
less Importsnt tbsn peace between
nations snd It Is heavily laden with
prosperity for every cltlzea within
our commonwealth.
Many leading politicians and ofttlmee
political platforms hava (egtefsd war
upon business and no cabinet crisis
ever rssultad. Many men hava stood
In high plsces end buried "«aa bombs"
st Industry; thrust bayonets Into bos-
Inees enterprises and bombarded ag
riculture with Indifference. Party
leaders bars many tlmss broke* dip
lomatic relations with Industry; sent
political aviators spying through the
affairs of buslneee, and political sub
marinee have sent torpedoee crushing
Into the dee tiny of commerce. Dur
ing tha past quarter of a century we
hava fought many a duel with prog
race, permitted many politicians to
carry on a guerrilla warfare against
civilization and point a pistol at the
heart of honeet enterprise.
No man should be permitted to en
out for universal peace until hie ree
ord baa been searched for exploetvee.
for no vessel armed or laden with
munitions of war should be glvsn a
clearance to sail for the port of Uni
versal Peace. Let ua by all moose
hava peace, but peaee, like charity,
should begin at home.
Philip, the Macedonian king, while
drowsy with wins was trying a eeee
and the priaoaer after sentence wss
pronomeed. exclaimed. *1 appeal.
"And to whom do yon appeal T" fa*
quired the astoalsbsd monarch. 1
appeal from Philip drunk to Philip
sober," replied the prisoner, and the
king granted the request and at a re
bearing gave the prison sr bis liberty.
Ths people drowsy with the wins of
discord ofttlaMs pronounce a verdict
on public questions which they reverse
in their mors calm and deliberate mo
ments. The next beet thing to tnshe
lng no mistakes Is to correct these.
WILL PAY FOR NEBRASKAN
ADMIT* VESSEL WAS TORPED
OED BY A SUBMARINE AND
LIABILITY.
Herman Note Says the Nsbrasksn
Showed No Flag Nor Markings of
Any Kind Till After Shot
Washington.—Germany's admission
Of liability and expression of regret
for the Qerman submarine attack on
the American steamep Nebraskan,
pleased officials
general opinion that legal points rais
ed would require the dispatch of a
note further to conserve American
rights In the war sone. A memoran
dum stating Oermsny's position
reached the state department through
Ambassador Gerard at Berlin.
Legal officers of the American gov
ernment who examined tha Germrfh
memorandum pointed out that ,ln
many respects the case resembled
that of the William P. Frye, the Am
erican ship sunk l>y the Print Eltel
Frledrich. In loth cases Oermany
has expressed regret and has offered
to compensste American citizens, but
the action of the German command
ers has been declared Justified. To
admit this, officials here say, would
establish a dangerous precedent.
In the Frye case Oermany contend
ed that It was a fair Inference from
the language of the Prussian-Ameri
can treaty of lttl that aa American
ship carrying contraband could be
destroyed If there were no other way
to .stop transportation of contraband.
The United States objects to this con
struction of the treaty and in the case
of ths Nebraskan probably will place
on record Its view that the sttack,
even though payment Is assumed and
regrets expressed, was an Illegal acL
THOUSANDS HAVE DROWNED.
Widespread Famine In Canton, China,
Honlf Kong.—Tells of thousands of
natives, it Is estimated, have been
drowned by the floods In the Chinese
provinces of Kwantung. Kwangsl
and Klangsl, and the desolation In the
devastated districts Is terrible, ac
cording to the latest reports reaching
hare.
A fire-swept area of one mile and
raging floods are handicapping rescus
work In Canton.
The city was In darkness, the water
having Inundated tha electric light
plant.
Tha state department at Washing
ton summarized Its dispatch on tbs
flood situation as follows:
"Canton Is Isolated except to powJY
ful steamers. On ghamssn (an Island
In Canton harbor) tha foreign settle
ment la Under 10 feet of wster. Thou
sands have been drowned. Tens of
thousands are taking refuge upon lt«
bouse taps snd other high places snd
are starving.
"Thousands of homes In Canton
Have burned. American mission
property In the region between can
lon, Koagmoon snd Wu Cbow Is eith
er destroyed or badly damsged.
"So far as Is known no American
lives have been lost"
Bids en Submarines.
Washington —Bids for 1( new sub-
Marines authorised by tha last Con
grass will not be opened aatll Sop
i tember It. Secretary Daniels sn
oouaced a faw days ago, la order that
two ahlpballdlag companies which
hava obtained patent rights to build
boats of a successfal type now used by
twe or more of the European belliger
ents, may hava a chance to compete.
Mr. Daalsls acted, it ts aadersteod,
spon the strong recommendation of
hie advisory council, which discussed
tha matter.
Strike Threatened at Kmpp Werfca.
Geneva, Switzerland, via Paris.—A
report has reacbod Baeel that a big
strike Is threatened la the Krupp
Works at Eases. Oermaay. It Is ssld
ths ualoe of metallurgical workers snd
the association of mscbanlce demand
higher wagee, because of the coot of
living sad shorter boors because of
the great strain under which they
work. Ths workmen according to
those ed vices are Is aa dagry mood
threaten destruction of machinery
aaleee their demands are granted at
an early date.
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PRISONER ATTACKS
MID CUTS La*
THROAT WAS SLASHED SY WIL
LIAM CREEN WHO WAS SERV
ING LIFE SENTENCE.
RECOVERY IS VERY DOUBTFUL
I V '
, Flow of Blood .From Wound la Finally
Stopped—Creen Saya He Planned
Attack Alone.
MlUedgevllle, O*.—Leo M. Pflank.
Whose death sentence for the marder
of Mary Phagan recently iraa com
, muted to life Imprisonment waa at
tacked by another prlaoner at the
I state prison farm here and seriously
i Injured by belnc cot In the throat.
Te attack on Prank waa made by
! William Creen, who also is serving
a H'j term %r murder. Frank's re
covery Is aald to be doubtful.
The attack on Prank, which was
made ahortly after eleven o'olcck, was
made from behind, a file knife belnc
the weapon used. Prank'a left jugular
vein waa cut, but neither the spinal
cord nor wind pipe were Injured.
The attack on Prank waa made In
the dormitory which the prlaonera oc
cupy In common at night. All lighta
were out at the time. Creen la alleg
ed to have had the knife secreted in.
hla prison clothes.
Two oonvlct physicians gave first
aid and treated the wound until Doctor
Compton, the prison physician, waa
summoned from his home half a mile
away. The three men took li stltchea
In Prank's Neck. Dr. H. J. Rosen
berg, the Prank family physician, ar
rived from Atlanta with nurses. He
aald that while Prank's condition It
precarloua he has a chance for life.
Mrs. Prank waa In MlUedgevllle at
tjie home of J. M. Burns. She waa
not told of the attack until after the
physicians had finished their work.
She became hysterical, but later was
calmed and waa taken to* the prison
boepttal.
The cut extends from the front of
the neck around the left aide to almoet
the middle of the back of the neck.
Neither the windpipe nor the spinal
cord Is hurt, but the jugular vein la
party severed. The phyalclan'a great
eat fear was that some of the sltchea
might slip, causing more toss of blood.
Creen said, when taken from soli
tary confinement long enough to be
questioned, that he planned and exe
cuted the attack alone. He waa not
communicative and gave a* his only
excuse that he "thought tt should be
done." He aald, however, that he re
gretted his act.
BATTLE IN RUSSIAN-POLAND.
Tuetone are Fighting For Control of
Lublln-Cholm Railway.
London. —The Ruaalana and Austro-
Oermans are engaged on aeveral fronta
In Russian Poland In deaperate bat
tles, the result of which Is likely to
play an Important part on the future
of the campaign. The most Important
struggle Is on between Uie Vistula and
the Bug Rivers. The Austro-Oermans
are fighting for control of the Lublln-
Cholm Railway which would be of
great value In their s(Torts to advance
on Warsaw. The Teutonic Allies are
using vaat numbers of men, but the
Russians are relisting stubbornly and
Inflicting heavy losses on their adverea
riea.
To the north In the neighborhood
of Praanysx, Field Marahal von Hln
denburg Is conducting just aa deter
mined an offensive, with Waraaw aa
hla objective.
Berlin la celebrating the successes
gained by von Hlndenburg, which are
declared by German army headqoar
| ters to be of great Importance. Mean
. while Petrograd, so far as official ut
| terance go, ahows no dlacouragemenL
ment.
'
Distress In China.
, Washington —Plood waters In China
are receding .but dlatress among the
I population of the Inundated dlatrlct Is
Increasing according to advices to the
navy department from Captain Hough,
of the gunboat Wilmington at Sha
meen.
Villa Forcea Defeated.
Douglas. Arix—After a six hour bat
tle tn Anavaeachl Paas, west of Agua
I Prist, Oeneral Callea, Carransa com
mander in Sonora, waa reported to
have decisively defeated Villa troope
under Oeneral Jose Maria Acoata. The
Callea force waa said to number 3.004
while Acoeta's waa reported aa half
that namber. In a message received
here by A. Oarduno, consul for Car
ransa from Oen. Callea at Lamorita, 20
miles wast of Aagua Prieta. the Villa
j troops were reported aa fleeing In all
dlreotlooa. •
Verdict In Lueltanla Case.
I London.—"Torpedoes fired by a sob
marine of German nationality" caus
 ed the loes of the steamship Laattanla
and Its passengers, according to the
. findings of the court of Inquiry. The
I court announcing ita opinion, held
. that no blame attkched to either Cap
tain Tamer, commander of the ves
sel or the Cunard line. Ma owners. "In
I the opinion of the court the act waa
done not merely with the Intention of
sinking flie ship bat aleo with the In
tention of destroying the Uvea of the
people on board." the opinion nays.
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SOCIETIES NAME
NEW NAVAL BOARD
SCRETARY DANIEJ.S ASKS VARIED
ORQANIZATIONB TO ELECT
TWO MEN.
• 7 *
MR. EDISON FAVORS PUN
In This Mannar the Secretary Hopes
to Procure Ableet Scletiflo Talant
of the Country. ■%
Washington. Sixteen American
scientists to form, with Thomas A.
Edison, aa chairman, the advisory
board for the proposed bureau of in
vention in the Navy Department, will
be selected by leading scientific so
cieties of the country. Secretary
Daniels announced he had written to
the prealdenta of eight societies ask
ing that two members be selected by
each organisation to become members
of the board.
Following are the societies address
ed:
American Chemical society. Presi
dent Charles H. Harty, Chapel Hill,
N. C.; American Institute of Electri
cal Engineering, President Paul M.
Lincoln, Pittsburg; American Institute
of Mining Engineers, President Ben
lamin B. Thayer, New York City;
American Mathematical Society, Pres
ident E. W. Brown, Yale University;
American Society of Civil Engineers,
President Hunter McDonald. Nash
ville, Tenn.; American Society of
Mechanical Engineers, President
James Hartneas, Springfield, VL;
American Aeronautical Society, Act
ing President Frederick W. Barker,
New York City; Inventors' Guild,
President Edward Weston, Newark,
N. J.
"Much dependa on the personnel
of the committee," Mr. Daniels said
In announcing hla plan, fend I have
been desirous, first of all, that It
should be made up of the ableat men
in the country who have demonstrat
ed their leadership in their profes
sion.
"After consultation with eminent
men in the navy and civilian life I
have decided to aak eight societies
having large memberahlpa, each to
select two members who will make
up the advisory committee.
"In this way I feel stare we will
have the hearty co-operation of the
thousands of trained experts who
make up their membership. The
members of these societies will nat
urally see to it that their most emi
nent representatives are chosen. We
will, therefore, contain for the Navy
the direct advice of those selected to
serve on the committee and also the
Interest of all the members of the
societies who make the selection."
REMINGTON WORKMEN STRIKE.
All Shope Will Be at Standstill With
in Week.
Bridgeport, Conn. —Negotiations to
bring about a settlement of the diffi
culties between the machinists of
Bridgeport and the Remington Arms
A Ammultlon Company, engaged on
a gigantic scale in the manufacture of
war munitions for the allied armies,
have failed.
Labor leaders announced that the
first of the machinists would throw
down their tools and walk out-and
that within a week all work In the
Remington shops and In the shops of
sub-contractors would be at a stand
still.
Just how far the strike might
spread In other manufacturing com
munities of New England, the labor
leaders were unable to estimate. #
The announcement was made by
John A. Johnston, vice president ot
the structural Ironworkers, after a
meeting in the machinists' ball, which
was attended by membern of the ma
chinists' union and by more than a
dosen beads ot International labor
organisations.
Lee Frank Haa Faint Chance.
MlUedgevllle. Qa—The condition
of Leo.M. Prank, suffering from a
serious knife wound In the throat in
flicted by William Creen. a fellow life
term conviet at the Georgia prison
farm here, remained critical.
Britain Buya Much Cotton.
London.—The British, government
alnce 11th day of March has paid 700.-
000 pounds sterling ($3,500,000) on cot
ton cargoes, 2S shipments of which
have been purchased In pursuance of
the arrangement with American cot
ton shippers. In giving this Informa
tion In the house of Commons Lord
Robert CecH stated that the total num
ber of veaaels with cargoes made up
solely or partly of cotton which had
beeo diverted to British porta since
March 11. waa 4>, and to other British
porta 11. .
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Protect Against German Effort
Waahlngton.—At the Instance of the
British government the state depart
ment baa called upon the department
of justice to Investigate the activities
of certain German sympathlxers in the
United States who are alleged to have
been employing unlawful means to
strike at Oreat Britain and her alliea.
Until Inqolry haa developed whether
there is sufficient evidence to warrant
prosecutions no namea will be made
public sad officials as well as thoae
of the Britlah embassy are reticent .
about discussing the matter.
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