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VOL. XCV-KO. 156.
WELMIKGTOK, N. C MOKDAT MPKNTtTG, MARCH 22, 1915
TVHOIiE NUMBER 39,146
PARIS BOMBARDED FROM THE
AIR BY HOSTILE ZEPPELINS
REPORT SMALL DAMAGE DONE
ADMIRALS OF ALLIED FLEET
IN CONFERENCE DETERMINE
S DEVELOPING
TO RENEW BOMBARDMENT
I ; ' : -11 " M . IK- Jz&Zji f. ifli w LftVvRi UittewaS3EY II. ' ) " oP,.
ACUTE SITUATION
DEPARTMENT OF.WAR
THANKS GEN. SCOTT
BURLESON WES
FURTHER CHARGES
S
OUT
HER EUROPE
Relations Between Italy and
Austria Thought Nearing
the Breaking Point. .
Four German Zeppelins Started Toward the City, But Only
:Two Reache here Dozen Bombs Dropped in Out-
GREECE MAKES A MOVE
Austrian and German Subjects
in, Italy Have Been Given
Warning to Leave.
Italian Officers of First Line
Called to Colors. 1
skirts of - ty by Airmen People of Paris More
Curi' ( ThanFrightened View Raiders.
.. -. -
Paris, March
raided Paris ea.
dropped a dozer
age done was
Loudon. March '21. The rela
tions between Italy and Austria
are believed to have reached an
acute stage. A Rome dispatch
says Austrian and German sub
jects have been advised t by their
consuls to leave Italy in the short
est possible time and that a num
ber of Germans who recently ar
rived in Italy are being watched
because of a suspicion that they
are military spies.
There have been reports for
home days that Germany's efforts
to secure the continued neutrality
of Italy by inducing Austria to
cede Trent and other territory to
her were not meeting' with sue
cess. Italy, it was said, demanded
that the I' territobe'1eedto'-Er
immediately, but that the Teutonic
allies desired to make the transfer
after the war.
Austria Strengthens Border
Following this came reports that
Austria had commenced strengthening
her Southern frontier, and according to
a dispatch received in Paris from Rome
today Italfen officers of all arms be
longing to the first line, who have
been on half pay, have been called to
the colors. In military circles here
the order is considered significant, it
being contended that these officers
would not be called from the public
-administration unless the situation was
serious. No Austrianvnews on the sub
ject is available in London, the censor
in that country having, it is said, pro-
. bihited comments. ' .. ,..
There also are reports that Greece
is preparing to adopted a more active
attitude. Following a series of pro.
longed cabinet meetings at Athens the
ijieek minister of marine is quoted as
having said that the Greek government
hafl received all guarantees and to
have indicated that the country was
about to engage in some enterprise.
As the chief objection to former
Premier Venizelos's policy of helping
the Allies against Turkey was declared
to have been that Greece had no guar
antees that she would, receive ade
uuate compensation, this statement of
the minister of marine is considered
in high circles in London as "an inti
mation that the new Greek government
is now satisfied "with the Allies' guar
antees. .
Action In Dardanelles
The Allied fleet is preparing for a
renewal of the attack, on the Dardan
elles, delayed by unfavorable weather.
At a council of the admirals, a.boafd
the French battleship Suffren it Is re
ported that a decision. was reached to
n ake a new general attack in which
-'ll the warships will take. part. -
Reverting to their policy of last fall
the Germans early today attacked
Paris with aircraft. Four Zeppelins
started for the city but only two reach-?
l it. These dropped bombs, Injuring
a number of persons and setting fire
t'J buildings. The French airmen whose
duty it is to guard the city, pursued
the Germans but owing to the mist
thy were unable to overtake the air
ships. .'
As far as the land operations are
concerned, the eastern front holds the
n.ost interest. The Russians accord
iKic to Petrograd, are pressing I the
'"rinans back to the East Prussian
'"Hitter, their latest achievement be
lrK to defeat three German columns
m the road from Ostrolenka to Myszy
ut i-. From the same sources comes a
statement that Prsyml is at its last
c'l'P and that the garrison is, getting
ri'l of its ammunition preparatory to
"tirrendering. - -,. .
Little Action in West
!: the West the only news comes
ircfJ. the German official report, which
Iaims minor successes in Champagne,
-N'ortli of Beausejour and in the Vosges
v- l ere they took French prisoners. . .
5ineral Botha, at the head of the
-.iion of South Africa forces is re
p'ted to have gained an import
success over the Germans in GerV
"'uXi West Africa, capturing an en
"niohed position an taking 200.pris
I' li rs and two guns near Swakopmund.
1 h lighting was still in progresswhen
"" district dispatch was sent. " .
Iu Kn gland leaders of public opinion
art- devoting their ; attention to the
M'jsUon of increasing the output of
u 'J'litions and of generally speeding
the manufacture and movement of
"'Jpplies required by the army. Threat-
oisDatr.hes arn tieiner settled j bv
inen . being . granted war. bonuses
other questions ' are being re-
Zeppelifr airships i
this morning and
mbs but the dam
portant. Seven or
eight persons were injured, but only
one seriously. Four of the aircraft
started 1 for the capital following - the
valley of the Oise. but only two reach
ed ;their goal.' Missiles also were drop
ped at Compiegne, Ribecourt and
Dreslincourt, but without serious re
sult, j . : -
Paris remained calm while the "ae
rial Invasion -was in progress and
residents of the city exhibited, more
curiosity than fear. Trumpets gave
the signal that all liehts must be ex
tinguished as warning was received of
the Zeppelin's approach. ' Searchlights
were turned on . the clouds, anti-air
craft guns opened fire and aeroplanes
rose to attack the Germans, but their
operations were hampered by a heavy
mist. - - . . '
An official communication regarding
the raid- declares it - served only . to
show how well the defensive arrange
ments would work out when put to the
test. The statement follows:
Official Report Made.
"Between i;15 o'clock and 3 o'clock
this ' morning, four Zeppelins started
toward. Paris from the direction - if
Compiegne following the valley of the
Oise. Two were compelled to return
martre caused the keenest interest and
excitement, but there was no panic.
Thousands strainedstheir eyes in an
effort to catch a glimpse of the in
vaders which many claimed to have
seen moving swiftly in the vicinity of
Madeleine. Balconies and roofs in
Passy and other quarters were used
as vantage points by the curious,
while many of the more 'timid sought
refuge in cellars. The comparatively
few persons who were in the streets
were interested spectators, apparent
ly careless of possible danger. All
taxicabs were stopped and the occu
pants forced to alight
Soon a distant roar was heard,' but
it was not known whether it was caus
ed by 'the explosion of bombs dropped
by the Zeppelins or by the nre or anti
craft, guns. -Then reports were re
ceived of the explosions of bombs in
the Batitrnolles quarter and in" the
Rues DuLong and Des Dames.
Reports followed of two explosions
between Puteaux and Surenes, suburbs
of Paris. Residents of the district
reported having seen a" large dirigi
ble flying toward the South and then
returning to the North- "The search
light, on Mont Valerin flashed its "rays
on,, the craft and cannon fired on it
Gradually . the Zeppelin disappeared
from view.
Eight Bombs Thrown.
Official reports show that eight
bombs were thrown at Asnieres, where
three persons were wounded. An in'
Chief of Staff Again Demon
strates His Ability.
AS A MAKER OF PEACE
A Soon as Weather Permits, Bombardment . of Turkish Forts
in the Dardanelles Will be Renewed is Decision- De
struction of the French Battleship Bouvet is De
V scribed by a Rescued Member of Her Crew. '
before reaching Paris, one at Rouen 60 . cendlary bomb set fire to a ; house at
miles of Paris, the other at Nantes on Neulliy. but no one was hurt and the
the Seine) 38 miles from Paris. The
other two were attacked by anti-aircraft
guns and only4 passed over out
lying districts ,of the northwestern
part of Paris and neighboring suburbs.
They withdrew after having dropped
a dozen bombs, some of which did not
explode.' The damage done ' was un
important, :- Seven or . eight -persons
were injured, but only one-seriously.
"The different: stations for,, anti -aircraft
defense opened fire' upon the Zep
pelin which iwere constantly kept, il
luminated by.' searchlights. One appear
ed to haVe been hit. - The ; aeroplane
squadron took part- in the action, b.ut
mist hampered pursuit.' - ! 5 , ..:
"Summing up, the Zeppelin raid on
Paris, was a complete failure. It serv
ed only to. demonstrate how well the
defensive -arrangements .were contin
ued.' The population was calm. On
their, way back the Zepeplins dropped
a dozen incendiary or : explosive" bombs
on Compiegne, doing only unimportant
damage.' , Three bombs were dropped
on Ribecourt and Preslincourt, to the
North of Compiegne, without, result."
The lights .of the city flickered and
then disappeared as city firemen has
tened through the - streets blowing
trumpet signals announcing the pres
ence of the hostile aircraft.
No Panic In City.
Buzing motors of the aeroplanes and t
flames were quickly extinguished.
One projectile fell through the roof
of a residence at LaGarenne into the
nursery where a baby was asleep . in
its cradle. Almost every -piece of fur
niture in the 1 room except ; the cradle
was destroyed. ! The ; otiijd. was not
touched.
Two women living in the Rue Pocard.
at'LevalloiaPerret' were awakened by
an incendiary bomb ' dropped through
the roof. The chemicals whicluthe-mis
sile contained .burst Into ; .flames,, but
the women -escaped unhurt! ..1.1;
Ten persons living in, a house in -the
Pace Courcellais also - at Levallo, ; .-is
perret, had narrow ' escapes when : a
bomb wrecked - the' buildings :Two
youths who fell: into "the cellar 'were
covered with debris but they, were only
bruised. - . . V;
' The first bombs began to drop on
the outskirts of Paris at l:45and the
last t fell at 2125 o'clock. At 4:30
o'clock the firemen went through the
streets trumpeting the signal ;that all
danger was passed and the city . lights
were turned on.;
Traveled - at . Great Height.
The Zeppelins traveled at a great
height, estimated at considerably more
than a mile
A bomb that fell at Neuilly set fire
to an occupied house , near the Ameri-
searchlights from the vicinity of the can hospital. Dr. Hunter S. Carlett, of
Eiffel tower to the heignts or xvioni-1 vwrnuauw sc
LOSS OF THE CAR1B IS
TOLD OF BY OFFICERS
Vivid Description of Blowing
Up of American Steamer.
Offlcer of Destroyed American Steamer
Reach New York and Tell Graphic
- Story of Their Experiences
Aboard
R IJflVAHOE HELD
STEAME
OP BY BRITISH CRUISER
And Forced to Go to English
Port Suspected Her.
After Making : Suceeseful Arrangement
for Protection of American Neu
trality on Border, Scott
Ieal With Indians.
Washington, March 21. A laconic
telegram came to the War Depart
ment today from Brig. pen. Hugh L.
Scott, chief of staff, at Bluff, Utah, an
nouncing that the general was bring
ing four Piute Indians who recently
lead a band of their tribesmen on the
warpath when the Federal authorities
attempted to arrest Tse-Ne-Gat for
murder. The message addressed to
Secretary Garrison said:
Have (ow
sired by Marshal Niebker and am at
tneir desire, personally conducting
them to Salt Lake City to turn them
over, to the marshal.- Leaving every
thing peaceable behind us in Southern
Utah. Should reach, Thompson Tues
day and Salt Lake City Wednesday.
Secretary Garrison, gratified and re
lieved of moie anxiety . than he had
cared to confess, at once dispatched
the following to the general:
I heartily congratulate you on ob
taining success in circumstances which
seemed to make it . impossible. I ap
preciate your work in the .highest de
gree." -
Newspaper dispatches last night told
of General, Scott's arrival at Bluff with
the four -Indians, Tse-Ne-Gat a'hd his
father, "Old Polk," Chief Posey and
the latter's son. Tbe party rode in
just ten days after General Scott, un
armed and accompanied only by an or
derly anct iwo JNavajo scouts, naa start
ed off on .a snow covered mountain
trail for the distant hiding place of
the Piutes.
Indians Showed Fight.
The general went to the scene after
the Indians - had . driven off a posse
headed by Marshal Nebeker which iin
dertook , to arrest ; Tse-Ne-Gat. , One
member of ,the posse and two Indians
wfere -killed: In the, battle. Some of the
pidef: off leers !at the' War -Department
-snotrtr their hea -loeroUy:4ind...rey.
caned1 ;afrpwfng experiences or . their
own in- the Jhdiari countf y, -when the
chief of staff' undertook this mission.
General Scott started . out cheerfully
however, confident of success and
scouting the idea that he was risking
his life.. ; v
- Throughout a long and distinguish
ed career, the general has been noted
for his astounding;success as a. peace
maker both with the Indians of the
West and with the fierce, tribesmen, of
the Philippines. This is only one of
many, times that he has gone, unarmed
to seek out and bring into camp a fu
gitive savage who, though willing to
fight to the death for liberty against
a troop of cavalry succumbed to the
eloquent arguments of the white chief.
Since he has been chief of staff,
the general has been called upon once
(Continued ton Page Two.)
; Paris, March 21. Admirals of , the . the fortress by superiority of fire
Allied fleet who conferred aboard the sems to be established. Various oth-
French flagship Suffern", Friday, are
believed to have decided unanimously
to renew, soon the general attack on
the Dardanelles, says a Havas dis
patch from Tennedos.
The French battleship Gaulois, the
dispatch says, which was badly damag
ed by the Turkish forts is anchored
in deep water off Mavrais Island,
while her sister ship, the Charlemagne,
is standing by. It has been found
difficult to make immediate repairs to
the Gaulois because of stormy weather.
Damage Done Unknown .
Complete' details of the damage suf
fered by the forts has not been ob
tained but the Allied commanders be
lieve it was serious. Fort Kum Kale,
which had been repaired by the Turks,
directed an acurate fire against the
warships. , ,
Thet Havas correspondent obtained
from a survivor of , the r Bouvet the
following story, of the sinking of - the
French battleship: . .
"The Bouvet advanced at full speed
into the narrows. We bombarded Fort
Hamidieh, whose batteries responded
vigorously. The Turkish shells ' at
first were poprly aimed, but they soon
determined the correct range. Shells
burst on the Bouvet. and on ..'all sides
of her, causing serious damage.
"My station was under- the bridge
of the Commandant, who had just
given orders to change our course when
I heard a terrible" noise. It was-the
explosion of the powder magazine.
"Immediately the Bouvet commenced
to list heavily and many of her crew
were -swallowed up by the rush of . wa
ters. The forts kept up an increasing
fire against our ship although she was
sinking. I was saved by an English
boat'. ... '
Torpedo boats are dragging ; along
the shores of, the Dardanelles for bod
ies, of drowned --. sailors, which ;- are
placed aboard the hospital ships Can-.
er dangers and difficulties will have to
be encountered but nothing has hap
pened which justified the belief that
the cost of the undertaking will ex
ceed what always has been expected
and provided for. .
"The British casualties in the per
sonnel are 61 men killed, wounded and
missing. . '
, Admiral De Robbeek Reports
"Admiral DeRobbeck has telegraphed
the admiralty as follows:
M 'I, desire to'bring to the notice of
your lordships the splendid behavior
of the French squadron. Their heavy
loss leaves them quite undaunted.
They were lead into close action by
Rear Admiral Guepratte with the
greatest gallantry.' "
An" admiralty statement tonight
shows that the totalcasualties among
the officers of British ships engaged
in the fighting in the Dardanelles last
Thursday, when the Irresistible and
Ocean were sunk, were four killed and
.two - wounded on the Irresistible and
three killed on the Inflexible.
A casualty list of the men shows
that 20 on the Inflexible and four on
the Irresistible were killed.
Makes ; Statement That Rail
roads Defeated Legislation.
APPROPRIATION
BILL
Defeat of Measure by Last Congress is
Result of Campaign Made by
"Certain Railroads," Says the
Postmaster General.
MOST GLORIOUS SUCCESS
German Papers Thus Describe Otto
man Resistance to Allies .
Berlin, March 21, via London, The
Berlin press , gives- prominent place' to
news from the Dardanelles. The Nor
ddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung says the
success of the Turks appears greater
as mdre details are learned and adds:
"It can be said already that these
battles may worthily, take their place
along the annals of the most glorious
deeds of the" Ottoman Empire."
WAS STRUCK BY BOMBS
Damage
Turkish Report Says Much
Done to the f leet
Constantinople, March ; 21, via Lon
don. : A Turkish official statement to-
Washington, March 21. Postmaster
General Burleson issued a statement
tonight reiterating his charge that cer
tain railroads brought about the defeat
of the postoffice appropriation bill in
the last Congress, because of its pro
vision for changing railway mail pay
from a weight. to a space basis. He an
nounced his intention to renew his' re- l
commendation for this change when the
new Congress reconvenes.
The railway mail committee repre
senting "certain railroads", the state
ment declares, "engineered the fight
against the appropriation bill, and fin
anced a propaganda designed to mis
lead and wrongfully influence the public
mind into an attitude of antagonism to
the department."
Pay Not Balanced.
Under the present system, according
to Mr. Burleson, some railroads gel
much more than their share of the money-paid
for transporting the mails and
substitution of the space basis not only,
would save money for the government.
but -would make possible more equitr
able: treatment of the roads. Of the
Department's effort to have this legis
lation included In- the appropriation
bill, the statement says:
"It is bad, and a determined, well
considered effort to end a system under
which the postal authorities are com,
pelled to stand helplessly by while the
railroads loot the postal revenues. Al
though the railways contend they are
under-paid for carrying the mails, the
facts are that they are over-paid -far
carrying the mails, and. that -they re
ceive . from . the government amounts
whieh,- for a haul of any. considerable
ad-SouM during the, bat- length, exceed by. about, two to one the
found. - .i . nn.nnktioo.' ofohiiaviiui i a "i bttiohti tin : f hev reeiv from crtffpsa
OPERATIONS INTERRUPTED
BODY OF YOOIIG H
FOUND ON R. R.
State-
British Admiralty Give Out
ment as to Dardanelles
London, March 2i. The admiralty
tonight.made the following announce
ment: . ' -'
"Unfavorable weather has interrupt
ed -the- operations in the Dardanelles,
as Aerial cruisers have been im
possible the amount of damage done to
the forte by the bombardment of the
ships cannot be ascertained.
- "No; great expectations should, how
ever, be based on this, 'as- owing to
the 'losses, caused' by drifting mines
the attack was not pressed. to its con
clusion 'bft that day.
"The power of the. fleet to dominate
tie in the .Dardanelles; established that
the . French, battleship-Bouvet. was
struck bys two heavy bombs. Frve of
our grenades reached the Queen Eliza
beth and "-.the " Inflexible. On our. side
one long range" was damaged and about
20 soldiers killed.- - '
"The enemy;-atempted no action to
day against the Dardanelles."
Dallas, Texas, March 21. The Cleve
land Americans defeated - the local
Texas. League" team here 'today. 10 to 8
in a ten inning game. Coombs and
Horstad pitched, for Cleveland.
San Antonio." Texas, March 21. The
New York Nationals defeated the San
Antonio (Texas) League club today 11
to 0. Schauer .and Schupp pitched for
the Giants.
TRACKS
I
Snsplcloned - by British - Cruiser, Clyde
Line Steamer ia Carried Into Port
as a Mine Planter Held for
, ; Six Days.
New York, March 21. The destruc-
Vineyard Haven, Mass., March 21'.
tion of the American ship Carib by aThe American steamer Navahoe was de-
mine off the German ,coast February
22 while en route with a cargo of cot
ton from Savannah to Bremen was de
scribed today by officers of the vessel
who arrived here on the Holland-American
LineV Nlieuw Amsterdam from
Rotterdam. - Tbe mine was hitf the of
ficer said when the Carib was with
in a two hour run' of safe waters of
the Waser: river. A Holland North Sea
pilot .. taken off the Hook of Holland
was on the bridge ' - j
The explosion, caused ; one. of the
Carib's boilers to blow up,killing Wil
liam Bazzle of Jacksonville; Fla., third.
engineer, an . oiler and a coai passer.
The Qfficers declared the mine blew
a hole in the Carib big enough for
a life boat laden with men to have en
tered. . The 28 survivors took to ; the
lifeboats and were picked up by the
German patrol boat Anna Busse and
taken into ' Bremerhaven.' The last
seen of the . Carib,: the officers said,
wajs when she setled, bows on, In about
70 feet of water her top masts mark
ing her resting place, v j ;
The, men who lost tneir lives
th-
tained in British .waters six days on
suspicion that she had. been engaged
tn placing mines, her officers said to
day when the ship put in here short
of - provisions. : The vessel left . for
Hampton Roads after a short trip.
The Navahoe is -bound from u Bremen
for Hampton .Roads in' ballast for or
ders, -v Her commander, Captain Louis
Congdon said hat when 47 miles
porthwest of St. Kilda Island, his ship
was seized by a. British patrol cruiser.
A prize '" crew ' was put on board and
the ' ship was taken in Stbrnoway in
the Hebrides. Captain " Congdon ap
pealed to the American ambassador in
London and after six days was allowed
to proceed. The Navahoe formerly was
the German, ship Thuringia,, and since
then has been under British and Ameri
can' registry r at different times. Her
sister ship, the Carib was sunk by a
mine off the German coast February 22.'
Book-Keeper Meets Untimely
End Near Fayetteville.
H. H. Riddle Probably Struck by Mid
night Train Coroner's Jury Re
commends Thorough Investiga
tion of the Affair x
VIENNA IS SUFFERING
FOR WANT OF BREAD
' v. : - v,
Situation in Both Kingdoms
Is Becoming Serious
Shortage of Flour Cause Extreme Suf
' 1 ering Among Working Claiw
Demonstrations Are Made .
Scandal Whispered.
THE ABER HATHY-C ARTE R
TROUBLE PROBE STARTS
Legislative Committee Assem
bles in Raleigh for Session-
amounts they receive - from express-
companies, for-similar service." . '
Mr. Burleson r denies that the 1915
postal-deficit will be attributable to
the parcel post system. Statements to
that effect he brands as "absurd false
hoods," adding, "clearly it was fabri
cated with5 the foolish purpose pf arous
ing a public .sentiment in favor of re
stricting or withdrawing the parcel fa
cilities now. provided by the postal service-
Were '.'it not' for the parcel post
the coming postal deficit would be much
larger than it will be." ,
EARLY CLASH EXPECTED
NEAR TAMPICO; MEXICO
Drawing
Charges Against Judge to Be Inves
tigatedLength of Session of
Committee and Scope of Work
1st Unknown Decide Today
The Navahoe . for a number of years
made regular, trips to Wilmington from
New York and Georgetown but a '.few
ently were -instantly; killed and nothings months ago was replaced by the Seml
was seen of them or their bodies, al- ;nole, a larger i and - handsomer hip.
though e vry 1 possible . effort : was ? made
to recover them. Olher men of the
fire and engine room - watch fought
their way tfcrough a blinding cloud of
steam, dust and fumes of the ex
ni nsi v !iin the ladders to the deck;
fniHne- exhausted into the. arms, ofj
their companions who. carried : them to
th . life boats. - ' ;
So rapid was the inrush of the wa-vl
ter from the noie in tne partus, muo
that - some of the "men had almost to
swim to the ladders to reach,, the deck.,
The crew of the Carib is-aboard the
steamship Southerner , which left Rot
terdam for New York.. March 5.
She is a-fre-sht steamer and is some
what smaller than the Cherokee and
the - Seminole," which now makes- "this
port on-the Clyde line run. -
J Forth 'Worth, .Texas,.' March 21. St.
Louis ' Nationals today won . from the
Forth Worth (Texas) .League club to
day 11' to 4. .Robinson and Lotz pitched
for St,v Louis. '
Houston, Texas, March ' 21. The. St.
Louis Americans'; defeated r the Hous
ton ( Texas) League club 12 to 6 here
tojlay. ;Weilman" pitched .for St. Iouis.;,
(Special Star Telegram)
Fayetteville,. N. &7: March 2 1 The
conductor of .". the A. C. L. Bennettsyille
train, going south this morning, saw
the body of a man j lying between the
double tracks one and a half miles
south of Fayetteville. It proved to be
H. H. Riddle, about j 26, bookkeeper for
the ' McMillan Trading , Company,
McMillan's Siding," Robeson county. He
was killed, it . was thought, by a freight
train going south Saturday , midnight.
Coroner McGougan visited the spot and
"brought the body to Fayetteville to
the Rogers undertaking establishment,
j where .the inquest was held this-after
noon. ;' ; ' -'-? - "'"'':'' y
, Six witnesses , testified that Riddle
was put down from -an automobile last
last night at Holt-Morgan village, and
the other, occupants left going south.
Riddle was drunk, witnesses said. Two
of the' witnepses, Melyin and Wjervalee
and Riddle came back ..to Fayetteville
in another car. Riddle was left at the.
gate of a house , of the" red light dis
trict. .The next heard of .him was the
finding of his body. The occupant of
the house said a " man, unknown, trited
to ' enter her house about that 'H hour
but was refused and went pit.' ' .
' -The two men who left him at the
house ;' went.' to another " place - and as
the evidence of Melyin was conflicting"
with that of .another withess . one of
the jury went with the Sheriff and Mel
vin to the house where be claimed to
have" gone, and ."tbe 'woman, there .tes
tified that he. was there from 12 last
"night till 2 this- morning. -The coroner
told the Jury the body "was found be
tween the tracks with the.headto the
north with' One shoe and his hat 10 feet
further , south. It is thought the
impact' of the- train- turned' Riddle som
ersault. His left arm was broken ?and
there were marks of. a, severe blow, on
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Venice, . (via London), March 21.
Many- districts in Vienna are 1 reported j
to have been virtually without bread'
for a week. The government order
curtailing" production one-fourth has
been repeated, but the situation is said
to have shown no improvement, bak
ers being, unable to 'obtain flour. .
Tbe working classes in. the Vienna
suburbs are reported to be feeling the
bread shortage greatly. Hundreds are
declared to have gathered in front of
bake shops Thursday morning and
within two hours the entire stocks of
the' bakers were sold. At many places
crowds threatened violence " and the po
lice1 were called out.' -
The sight of cakes and tarts in the
windows is said; to have intensified the
wrath of the people who declared flour
was being made into delicacies for the
rich instead : of being used, in .bread
for . the poor. . .. a ; -:. ; ;
The . authorities are organizing a mu
nicipal bureau for the distribution of
flour among the Vienna bakers, one
fourth of whom' already have closed
thAir ' Rhons. The bread Question" Is
said to be getting, acutt in Budapest. ,
Bakers there have raised a tund to nuy,
wheat flour in Roumania.
.. The bread situation is .deelared to be
causing apprehension in ooui
doms, t,- , .r
'i Hungary is said to have a. cloth scan -
dal of considerable proportion. - Twen
ty persons have been arrested, and a
number of suspects -have fled the coun
try. Contractors are-said to have sub
stituted good material tor uniforms to
the war office which sent-them-to the
clothing- factories to be made up. Dur
ing. the transit, of the, cloth the swind
lers - substituted such . shoddy . - goods
that-"the 'uniforms .were .literally rags
in-a few aays. r-
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Carransa and Villa Forces
- Nearer Each Other Important,
Washington, March 21. Carranza
and Villa forces are expected to clash
soon in the vicinity of Monterey and
Tampico in one of the most important
battles of the present civil strife in
Mexico. '
' The Carranza agency here tonight
received advices from Vera. Cruz saying .
Villa troops ' had . evacuated. San Luis
Potosi; at the approach of General
Benjamin "Hill with the the advance
guard of General Obregon's division,
which is moving north. '
This is the first intimation of tbe
direction General Obregon took on
evacuating Mexico City, Carranza offi
cials here admitted that their forces
were concentrating for the defense of
Tampico. General Obregon is report?
ed to have an arm yof about 22,000
men. General Pablo Gonzalez, the Car
ranza . commander at Tampico, is Bald
to have 12,000. , ; . . , '
General .Villa : is at Monterey wi th '
his main column of 20,000 men and-i
understood to have several thousand ,
me nalong the railroad lines, approach-
ing San Luis Potosi and Tampico.
Eliseo Arredondo, head of . the Ca.Tr
ranza agency, returned to Washington
today after a conference 'with his chief
at Vera ,Cruz. v. He issued: a statement
which branded .as false reports that
property? in Yucatan was being de
stroye4.an,d cities being sacked.
It said that Carranza exhausted ev- .
ery means of bringing about a peace'
ful solution pf the Yucatan trouble be- i
fore he sent General Alvarado to sub- -
due the rebels. .- - ' , - 4
.(Special' Star Telegram)
Raleigh, N. C, March 21. There ar
rived 'on various trains today all the
members of the legislation commis
sion for the investigation of the
charges against . Judge Frank v Carter
in the Abernathy-Carter contempt case
with a view to determining whether
there are grounds to Warrant impeach
ment proceedings against Judge Car
ter.' '
Thev were in informal preliminary
conference tonight in the room of Hon. I
R. A. Doughton who is to be chosen GBRMAN STEAMER 'ATTEMPTED ; :
tomorrow as chairman of the com-I ... . . ,
mission. 1 TO LEAVE WITHOUT PAPERS
" Ten o'clock tomorrow in Represen- ' - ' n- ' '
tative Hall is the time and place for Shot Fired Across Bow and Direct at
the initial meeting. ; Her, Caused Change of Mind. .
Judge Carter, Solicitor Abernathy
and the1 respective counsel for each
have arrived.
The witnesses wil be coming in as
they are needed from day to day as
the ' hearing progresses. .
Mr. Doughton and other .members of
the commission agreed tonight that
there is no. way 6f estimating the time
that will probably be required to com
plete the hearing or the scope that
the investigation will take. All this
will be' thrashed out'' in the initial
meeting tomorrow. '" ,
MIXE LAYER ON VACATION
king- "j Member of Royal I T.' Frank' CrewTis-
Newton -March' 21. Mr; and' Mrs. J.
B. -Roekett, - Mr. M. L. Rockett and
Miss " Bessie ?Baker, of . Hickory town
ship motored i. to Newton w. this week.
The Junior. Mr. Rockett is on a leave
of a"bsence- vfrom.; the government
mine-layer. Gen, Royall . T. Frank,
now- at. Wilmington, - He has been in
the government service - six . years.
Mine-laying goes on in' peace as well
as ; war, and 'tlxese boats visit alt-ports,
forts and .rivers laying the mines. -'
Sanr Juan, P. R., March 21. r The
German merchant steamer , Odenwald
attempted to leave port this afternoon
without obtaining clearance papers, but
was stopped as she was passing out the
harbor , entranced by two shots across
her, bow from a five-Inch, gun, and di
rect shots from a maxim. She then re
turned,' and was .taken in charge-by
the collector pf customs.
Perm'issibn to sail .was refused :the
Odenwald by the collector; pending in
"struti'ons from Washington. The steam
er has , been , at Sari Juan since August -6.
, Three vdays ago- she began coaling
and taking-on. provisions. Failing to
obtain-clearance papers, her command-;
er. apparently decided to risk the at
tempt to put .to sea. A heavy gun on
Morro Castle sent, two shots across her
bows, but .it was not until the machine
gun opened a direct fire that the steam
er headed back to port, s . . -
Mobile, Ala., March 21. The Detroit
Americans defeated Mobile again today
5 Jo 2i ;Cobb In four times to 'the bat
hU & home run: and ; single. Boland
and Ledgetter pitched for. Detroit. .
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