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WEEK
IN CONGRESS OF
GREAT MOMENT
West Greet s-Hero Of Marne
Reserves Greatly Reduced . Consideration of M
in Numbers.
easures
For Preparation For War
With Vjermany.
LL MAKE FINAL
EFFORT TO PROVE
VJUMTER IS SANE
State Preparing For Last Big
Play in The Noted
Trial.
OFINION DIVIDED
AS TO VERDICT.
Some Think Murder in Second
Degree, While Others
Think "Not Guilty"
or Mistrial.
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(By Henry Wood, United Press Corre-
With the French Armies In the field l THE SEVERAL BILLS
May 5. Hindenhurg has all but ex- TA or fOMQirVFRPn
hansted his reserves. Not more than
half a dozen divisions about 90,000 ! -men
are left him today for strength- .rood Control The Most Impoi-
enmg his line or relieving exhausted
troops out of the 43 divisions about j
md.uuu men wmcn Hii weeits agu ae j.
had massed in preparation for an an-
noanced drive against the allies. The-I
joint Franco-British offensive - ias I , - nnit t. v -
forced him almost to tne limit of de- WashiTiertnn Mav K tVo mnet v.
cnse- tal week of war preparations against
Prisoners taken today gave this . Germany by Congress begins Mon
news to French- examiners. Their day. During the week in both House
mere capture was proof enough of the an(j Senate measures of tremendous
greatest number of German army ; importance to the Nation will be
muts the Teutonic Field Marshal has launched, either for final action or
been forced to concentrate in efforts preliminary decision.
w Mem me v rencn advance, jscores
tant--Opposition to Grant
ing Autocratic Powers
To President.
of different divisions were identified
in the insignia worn by the prisoners.
But others talked freely of the des
peration with which their commanders
faced the never-ending bombardment
of the allies' guns, the ceaseless pres
snre of infantry attacks and ever melt
ins nail of their own gray clad sol
diers. Hindenburg's vast concentration of
tmops along the whole French front
makes tho German lines literally de
fended by masses of human flesh as
much as earthen walls. French guns
'hat formerly leveled the earth away
blast away great gaps in this hu
man barrier.
I saw something of this German wall,
t thn extraordinary concentration of
mf ji with which Hindenburg ia vainly
endeavoring to stop the French, and
ne bloody losses of the defenders in
attack by which the French on Fri
(lav wrested f,, j. j.
positions from the enemy.
lin
. uiie one section of French offen
'Jp was capturing Graonne, I watch
J another between there and Rheims
make this gain. It was the third suc
esstul French drive of the week. The
"r kilometers of front approximate-
-o and half miles was formerly
1- hv a sinle German division,
S I'000 men- n Friday, however,
"hPr n ri,rg put five whole divisions
anin' defenders also poured an
j- ' ana machine gun fire on the
arm ,f an "density heretofore un
Woached, and hardly a minute of
loo'e , !nt by tnat they did not
i-v.ouu gas.
Conferees will report out the se
lective conscription army bill.
The i Senate Agricultural committee
will take up the Lever food control
bill introduced in the House this
week.
The House Ways and Means com
mittee will report out the revenue
bill, raising ? 1,600,000,000 by taxa
tion. The Senate Finance Commit
tee will begin consideration of this
taxation bill.
The new shipping bill empowering
President Wilson to take over ship
yards and materials for constructing
vessels will be introduced.
Perhaps the most important of
these measures is the food control
bill upon which the Senate Agricul
tural committee will attempt to reach
some definite conclusion. It is in
tended to amend the bill in some de
tails, but to.be ready for prompt ac
tion on it when it goes to the Sen
ate from the House. There is every
indication the Senate committee will
not report out a bill until the House
has acted on the Lever measure.
"This bill is the most -powerful
measure ever introduced in Con
gress." Senator Kenyon, member of
the committee, said today. "In im
portance it ranks' second only to 1 lie.
declaration of independence."
The committee will begin work on
(Continued on Page Seven.)
CHICAGO MASSES
GO WILD WITH JOY
(By United Press.)
Christiansburg, Va., May 5. When
court adjourned this afternoon, put
ting over, the Charles Vawter murder
trial until Monday, the defense looked
; forward to a final big effort by the
.'commonwealth Monday to prove sane
Jthe man who shot Stockton Heth, Jr.
jThe first witness Monday will be an
j expert alienist, who is expected to tes-
;t-fy that. Vawter was sane when he'
Uvrnfp th o "tnlr.i mv wifr anH net v mv I
bill" -letter.
Mrs. Vawter, for whom Vawter and
Heth struggled, will spend Monday
with her husband at the home of Prof.
i Bernard Williams. She is recovering
from the shock of her ordeal on the
witness stand, when she told the de
tails of her intimacy with Heth, the
"fripnd" who stnnnArl nftfin at Prnf
Vawter's home. j
Although the defense is known to
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Foreign Minister Sends Word
to America That His
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GERMAN INFLUENCE
CAUSED OUTBREAK
fear the effort to prove Vawter sane, ! Milukoff Abneased Trie Pnnle
the supreme effort of the common-i i -p j t-l ol .
anu i uriica i neir onouis
wealth will be the summing up by
' ' I Commonwealth Attorney Lee. He will
Y yfr yjl IT Jf f T T Tf IT'IT'D FT! handle the beautiful Mrs. Vawter with
l t BE tJ MM J M J M 3 - ViJn ? X.XL'out Sloes, It is said, and. will argue
. i that she merely represented collateral i ....... .
Against The Kaiser
Russia to Fight On.
American Naval Consulting
Board May Have Solved
The Great Problem
WASHINGTON HEARS
THE GLAD NEWS
Head of Board Believes Invent
tions Now in Hand Will Set
tie The Question Exten
sive Experiments Made
Edison Has Been at Work
For His Country.
People Wild With Enthusiasm
BATTLE DEADLOCKED.
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(By United Press). l .
London, May 5. Another dead- 1 hlN 1 HOUbAISD 1 UlLkKb
lock on the British front develop- PAPK" HFYTFR PAVII ION
ed tonight. 1 " Z1Z
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4 Field Marshal Haig merely re-
ported there was "nothing of spe-
cial interest," but press dispatch-
Af es showed a battle still raging
with varying success first one !
fr side and then the other taking '4?
portions of the other's positions. 4
"Th,e, air fignting yesterday,"
the British commander-in-chief v
reported, "was in our favor. Six
4' German machines were downed 4
S by our air forces and four others 4
'J driven down beyond control of
4 the enemy aviators. Two of our 4
4 machines are missing."
f i tvr i 'ueuLs.
r rencn warrior ana vompan-, while the jury was inspecting the
ions Given Great Ovation
In Windy City Yesterday
Press Correspondent.)
Petrograd, May 5. "You may fell
Vawter home this afternoon, one ju.i .nuau poyie iue Russian su
ror shnwprt his interpst in the caseluatlon 18 w61i nand-"
hv askiner mip.stion in what annearad 1 This was the statement made to-
to be an attempt to disprove testimony! day bv Foreign Minister Milukoff.
bv Mrs. Vawter regarding one of t'ae Tn man wh. within the past two
timRs she said her husband found, davs, has held tho fate of the new
Heth kissing her in the hall. The
judge quickly silenced the juror.
Principal attorneys in the case will
Russia in his hands, meeting with
stubborn opposition and triumphing
over a sudden outbreak of workmen
A, j tt .L t'stay here tomorrow, working on their i and soldiers, received me in his of
and Heroic frenchman S. ' . . i,tfc fice only a few hours after closing
I'speeches to the jury, which may start
Eyes Dim With Tears Monday afternoon or Tuesday. Guess
Middle West Pledges Its 1 inS as to the verdict was the chief in-
Support in No Uncertain
M
fice only a few hours after closing
an all-night session with Representa
tives of the recalcitrant factions
The Foreign Minister revealed in
anner.
(By United Press.)
Chicago, May 5. The workingmen
of Chicago 50,000 of them this aft-
ing about equally for verdicts of spc-jhis exclusive interview granted the
ond degree murder and not guilty.
Some predicted a hung jury.
Today's evidence consisted chiefly
of attempts by the defense to impeach
prosecution witnesses. Chief attack
United Press the nature of the pact
existing between Russia and the al
lied nations.
"I will tell you they coincide with
alL democratic plans of all demo
cratic peoples," he said.
They include plans for creating.
hum;
as a prodigality in sacrifice of
lan life, in choiir. i
"aP 1 """0 auu iu 6o iui
ation qUent proof of German desper-
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from th uuu oncers learnea later
nbnr V Geman prisoners that Hin
thp fir gt ,old his five divisions holding
sto'n th ne trenches that they must
B,u nn7 Frenfh "regardless of cost."
barriPr- ?en the density of this human
ThTp PPed the vance.
trench never wavered in the
Tinued on Page Eight).
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I INFERENCE STILL NOT t
i. AGREED.
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Wo u-By United Press).
Monai T0n M&Y 5.-Congres-
dran conferees on the selective
night ,army biu (adjourned; tof
inf r. u 1 Monday without hav-
inatint it? an asreement ellm-
ate a, ?fferences between Sen-
renrapLd"ouse bills. Committees
and House
REDUCTION
APPROPRIATIONS
For North Carolina Waterways
in River and Harbor Bill
As Drafted.
EIGHTEEN HUNDRED
TRENCH CAPTURED
Berlin Claims to Have Stopped
Advance in West and Taken
Many Prisoners
no awakening.
Historic Dexter pavilion the plain
people's stamping ground welcomed
Marshal Joffre, Rene Viviani and as
sociates with a reception that must
have been one of the greatest of their
lives.
For nine minutes after the gigantic
crowd spied "Papa" Joffre, the stock
yards hall was a seething mass of
shouting, flag-waving, crazy people.
The hero of the Marne stood at atten-.
to call on his wife. Apparently the
defense was content with its raid upon
Keith's evidence, which was seem
ingly in a greatly weakened state.
POPE ASKS PEOPLE
PRAY FOR PEACE
(By United Press.)
Berlin, (Via London), May 5. Eigh
teen hundred prisoners, taken oh the
French, front, were reported in toi
night's official statement, with more
than 35 machine guns.
"Near Lens and Fresnoy," the
statement said, "weak advances by the
enemy failed.
The number of English prisoners at
this point increased to 1,235 with 35
imachine guns captured.
i "Fighting for the possession of Win-J
terburg developed, but so far without
(By George H. Manning.) ! results to either side.
Wnshineton. D. C. May 5. The j "Between the Aisne and Brimorit
f ontorod nnnn the tpstimnnv nf A.
ernoon demonstrated to the French
mission that the Middle West needs ! Vawter extended to Heth by telephone Z U.?L?I?eVa5j1Sting .the
alities and races, and laying the foun
dation for a lasting peace."
It was the approval of this pact
by the new government without con
sultation with representatives of the
workmen tnd soldiers that led to the
trouble of the past two days.
I Foreign Minister Milukoff im
J pressed upon . me, however, that the
ctuLucii uewiis ui tut! iigmtiiutiui ex
isting between the allies were not
his to reveal. It is true the agree
ment was first approved. by the Czar
as head of the old autocratic govern
ment. But Milukoff declared they were not
the Czar's secret alone and could
not be published without the consent
(Continued on Page Eight).
tion, his face wreathed in a broad Vatican Makes Earnest Appeal
to Nations at This Crucial
Hour.
Rivers and Harbors bill as agreed to
bv the House committee today car
ries an appropriation of $35,000 to
I smile. Joffre has hae worshippers
many times before but it wasn't long,
however, 'before he grasped the .mean
ing that the sinewed workers of Chi
cago meant to convey. His solemn
gray eyes clouded in a mist of tears.
Chicago has worshipped its heroes
in the past, but it is doubtful if any
man will again receive such a wel-l
I come as bowed Marshal Joffre's head,
j Chairman Charles Dawes brought
the crowd to its feet when he sounded
the keynote:
"The working people of the Middle
West want to see this war through to
the finish."
After several hot speeches the party
heights an attack by four French 'dl,l h?.fd away t0 "somewhere in
Awn fliQnlrG f rw afnuf 1 Lllt vv
(By United Press.")
Rome, May 5. Pope Benedict to-!
night appealed to the people of the'
belligerent nations of the world toj
pray for peace. He issued a plea to
invoke Divine intervention for a
just peace, asking that the month of
June be set aside for such appeals.
While the Vatican's statement was
addressed to belligerents it laid spe
cial emphasis on appeals to the peo
ple themselves, urging their prayers.
This is not the first time that Pope
Benedict has asked for peace pray
ers, but it is the first time that he
has addressed his plea to the people
themselves. Previous Vatican ap-
IN
FROM
HICKORY
TAKEN FDR SPY
Arrested With Companion in
Richmond at Request of
Government.
(Special to The tnspatch.)
Richmond, Va., May 5. Charles
D. Littman. of Hickorv. N. C. former-
peals have been general. The PPf'8,iy connected with the recruiting de-
. . , . . onnoo ie of RnpptnpiilflT interest lust I
resistance on the part of our soldiers. me noon aay iuu l V"1:'": tv,o citatinn in Aus- partment of the United states army,
. - x- -J! 1 ' " ' xt- !i T- T7-JIi nnMl n W. UWiJJlfe IU LXIC Oil.LlClCJ.WXl m
complete tne improvements ut The object of their attacK was prov- s umvereiiy, w-r Vviai" D"'"l tria-Htingary. The dual monarchy is was arrested here
hi.
eek
expect to report early next
arp ,nnciP.ally the commit-
soldier, , Veciae age limits for
a. Vs ana to determinp whoth. A
arTuei Roosevelt shall lead
arm,,
-j into iYance
Fear river below Wilmington, and I ed by papers founC "ay our soldiers France and the Allies had. much for
$85,000 for maintenance of Northeast, iror1 knnmeters behind their front which to thank the college men of
Black and Cape Fear rivers. The 'line These objects were not attained,
bill, carrying $zo,5ys,uuu, was auuyi
ed by the committee today and will
bp introduced in the House Monday.
This and $100,000 for continuing I - ". V colleges and universities.
the improvements of the injaaa,jjjj ' , 50Q . It was estimated that nearly a quart-
waterway from Norfolk to Beaufort, ' several machine guns. er million persons lined the streets in
are the only appropriations for i'?.: SJiw the loon to cheer the French mission.
the enemy only gaining foothold in a
front trench
"East of Nuvllle,T the French, who
Amerca. He cited the ambulajnce
service, the aviation corps and the
foreign legion as having been large
ly recruited from the graduates from
provements of North Carolina waier- pveniT,e were unahlp tAt the appearance of General Joffre's
There are various items m me " : - . r . v.;i thrnn(rc
Ways. lucic o.xc .o.xao ,QiT. fnrrr.Pr Hnfnat..
bill for maintaining the present warjvu." -
, y i i rri t- : w i .'Mini nr;a.ni. .J J- iii.uiui t va&v
early today, to-
the greatest of the Catholic nations. ' Kether with a United States sailor, on
Reports have been persistent recently complaint of the Department of Jus
that Emperor Carl is facing an over- received a tiD that
whelming sentiment among his peo- tlce wnicn naa received a tip tnat
pie for ending the war. a German spy was accompanying
; I these two men on a train -down from
LjfljY SPANNFJ -T ' j Washington. Nothing was seen of
DECLARED GUILTY, tne, s?7 wnen the plic met tne!fin
and the two men are still pondering
got the tip.
(By United Press.)
where the department
automobile the throngs went wild.
terways of the-State. The Rivers anaj aaviOBt ine for tmw. QTn ,-r, HarHnsr thvsrh the
Harbors bill-whicn tauea in me iasu u - -7-"- - . r wrr ",7- h at at five
1 . j - aaa aaa nnn. atv smaii earns, vm wuulci aiLactis cioseiv urawiu uuuw hubs, uumci duuci " t.
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Coleman, Texas, May" 5 Harry' They were held for a hearing May 16
Spannell tonight was found guilty on
the rharere of murnerme Malor M. .
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W M MB Wmm MR
?-nSrS,hC.a Nortolk "to iiaufort X torerPossesSioi oAormer saw her coming' and reached out tol years. He had heen acquitted of the
turning the. Norfolk to BjaMort m hHdred of their soldiers i anoent th dn flae-she thrust into! charge of killing his wife at the same
ruced )Ms hands. . jtime Butler was killed.
after it developed that they had 20
quarts of whiskey in their baggage.
Littman, who seemed greatly wor
ried after he was locked up, said that
his wife in Hickory is expecting to
J become a mother soon.
J
(By United Press.)
Washington, May 5. Officialdom
took heart tonight at the prospects
that a solution of the German U-boat
ravages may be at hand.
While without information as to tho
plan W. L. Saunders, of the naval
consulting board, claims has been
evolved, authorities said optimistical
ly that the submarine menace will
be ultimately overcome. ,
Censorship provisions, prevent rev
elation of any details of Saunders
plan. Saunders and his colleagues
however, have been experimenting:
with many means of combatting;
Germany's inroads on commerce, and
it may well seem, authorities say.
that the solution is already at hand.
Monday annivessary of the chief
German U-boat outrage, the sinking
of the Lsitania, with its load of pre
cious human freight will probably
find Secretary of the Navy Daniels
and his advisers in possession
of the scheme Saunders believes will
thwart Germany's ruthlessness.
The Saunders announcement was
taken in some quarters with "a grain
of salt," but the confiding said Saun
ders is an able, discreet man who
probably would not talk unless he
knew whereof he spoke.
If the Saunders' plan is success
ful, it is sorely needed, for nothing
like the number of submarines sunk .
by the allies in the early months of
the submarine campaign are now
being destroyed, officials stated this
afternoon. The reason for this, it ,
was said, is to be found in the great
recent developments in submarine
construction.
The German submarines are now a
type of warship more efficient than
any which, were in existence at the
outbreak of the war.
The comparative immunity of the
U-boats at present is taken as a most
urgent reason for some active campaign-to
destroy the "sea hornets" in
their nest.
While the potentially happy news
of the Saunders' plan was coming in
over the wires from New York, every
government branch was moulding Its
war work, and the British commis
sioners were talking with National
Council of Defense heads on the mat
ter of co-operation.
Foreign Minister Balfour, the Brit
ish Ambassador, Lieut.-Gen. Bridges,
and all the British army officers at
tached to the British mission with
the Council of National Defense this "
afternoon met in the first of the se
ries of conferences to evolve definite
plans as to the part which the Amer
ican army is to play in the war.
The mission was reinforced this
afternoon by arrival ol British labor
party members Charles Bowerman,
M. H.; James R. Thomasr-M. H., and
Charles R. Garrett, Munitions.
Incidentally it developed that a
Russian mission is planning to come
here and that a Japanese mission
may come.
Solution In Sight.
New York, May 5. Solution of the
submarine problem is in sight. .
While the greatest inventive brains
in the government service were con
centrated tonight on practical experi
ments for eradication of the U-boat
menace, Chairman W. L. Saunders,
of the naval consulting board, an
nounced he was "hopeful" of an early
solution.
In this connection it was definitely
learned that Thomas A. Edison, Jresi
dent of the board, has been away . '
from his laboratory at Orange, N. J.," i
for three days, working on govern- .
ment experiments. It is understood "
he has on one of his famous "work ,
Jags," which frequently result in as-M-f
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