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-&. --ri. y?- THE WEATHER Fnir Sunday, preceded "by - rain ' near -tne coast; slightly ? warmer -Monday, VOL. XCVI-NO. 0. WIIiMIKGTOls, NCn SUNDAt MOKSlNGMECHS, 1915 WHOLE NUMBER 39,152 -f 1. - ALL EUROPE READY FOR RENEWAL OF OFFENSIVE FIGHTING IN MOUNTAINS U , , - J ONE SECTION i SUB1R1GIII piiiiFSTOiniiflIi;FLiEPNE1 ATTACK LAUNCHED UPON MATAMQROS CARTER WILL TELL - : i mi- . Chain Loop Attached to Pis abled Craft Slipped Late Yesterday. Afternoon. NOW NO HOPE FOR CREW Numerous Heartbreaking Mis haps Occur While Vessel :" is Being Lifted. Submarine is Lodged in Lips of Ocean Crater. Honolulu, P. I.,March 27. Gouvinced that the 21 members of the crew of the submarine' P-4 . are all dead, it was reported at 5 o'clock tonight that the officers di-rtctinp- the rescue work had decid ed to postpone further efforts to raise the vessel until tomorrow, to give their worn out crews a night 's rest. " ' -' :- ' ' Hope that the submarine would! be raised before nightfall faded this afternoon 'when a chain loop attached to the disabled craft slip ped and she settled back - again, to the ocean bed. The most optimis tic of the naval officials here con ceded tonight there was no reason able chance of anv of .the: subma rine's crew of 21 being taken,j)ut alive. -r ' r ; t r ; - Ms-: The powerful dredger California lifted the FA fifty feet before the ! mishap occurred .which; plunged the submarine back into -the. lips of the ocean crater in wliich it is believed to have lodged. .. " Hard to Get Hold With Chains. Owing to the great depth 50 fath oms of the submarine's resting-place and the peculiar formation . of the ocean's floor the task of passing chains under the vessel is extremely diffi cult. Divers cannot workV effectively at that depth and the casting about for a hold is necessarily haphazard. As soon as the F-4 is elevated to a point where di vers can operate " lifting chains will be made fast to her bow and stern and then it will be compar--atively easy for the. dredger to bring the vessel to the surface. ' The rescuers worked with feverish haste today, spurred by confident pre dictions of officers that life still would !e found in some of the F-4s crew if the boat could be raised before night. There were numerous heartbreaking mishaps. Once a cable, groaning with the dead weight of the hulk, suddenly sagged, releasing its hold on the. F-4. Just .alter a chain had been successfully Passed -under the vessel it slipped- off the smooth plates. The disappoint ment of the workers reached its cli max when the hulk, after having been raised fully 50 feet again shook off tne chain and sank. Thesubmarine had then been under water more than 4 hours. ' Air bubbles rising to the surface to day were taken to indicate that at Jeast one of the F-4's three compart ments have burst. ' '" 5 VO AVORD TO WASHINGTON." UHieiaU of the Navy; Department Give l p Hope of Crew -Being? Saved. Washington,. March 27. At-, the. -close of a day which brought no report to the Xavy Department f romeither Rear Admiral lloore, commanding the naval station at Honolulu, nor Commander smith. of the first submarine division 01 the Pacific fleet, officials- had aban 'lonefi all hone that anv of th officers or crew of .the submarine F-4 survive. Theories of the cause of the accident severally advanced tonight were that boat either Btrock ft Todk or tofSl "n.iation while submerged, or v that btr htil had been' crushed" by an im- Paot against the cpral ocean bed. IIT or MISS RILEY V.- - ' STONE REMOVED TO CHATHAM in Which Lee County Lady, Is. ue ing for False Arret. (Special Star Telegram.) ' ''nsboro, N. C, March 27. Attor "ys for w. H. Stone, Jr., today had case of Miss Lou Riley vs. W,' H. rv1' Jr- moved from Lee county. to "d' nam -county for trial the first Wed-nesday- in May. ' TMs 'case fs the 'civil nd of the m,at.ter .grow;n,g, opt pf .the. rrest here of Miss Riley on a charge Jirceny from the. store of- ElHs poi, & Co The criminal case here at lr&.cted much" attentibn ahd resulted ixt a verdict of not guilty for Miss Riley. ( .Roston, March, 27, L.. D. Hurtig. .o 'I'Mnnati, with a plunge of 70 feet, ni Perry McGillivray, of the Illinois Mnietiu Club, by winning the 220-yard ass, jn 2:26i35";ttntght became the ;,;'-t.i'nal amateur -swimming champions r' i-'use events. ' : V. , ' -tU -'Cy- .Charlottesville Va..': Ma rch 27. Vlr- 1 T f1 v-t Ainherst- A M ER I ff i N ST E AW1ER DEHVg ABANDONED Ul-Fate- jMallory Liner Now PrMibly on Bottom. SPRUNG LEAK AND LOST Wireless Calls Sent Out and Six Liners -Responded Captain Confident, Ship Sank After All Hands " V Were Removed. i New York, March 27. Captain Predr eriek G. Avery, of the American steam er Denver, abandoned March 23rd af ter wireless palls had brought rescuing steamers to her aid, arrived today with Mrs.' Avery and 13 members of his crew on the Megantic ! K , Captain Avery declined to talk of the-losstof his ship until he could con sult the owttersj but members of the crew said the Denver had been leaking for -several , day s before her abandon ment and, .that for two days the flres under the boilers hacl been, out The Denver was heeled over to an angle of 4 degrees when the rescuers hove In sight. . ' .; Captain . Pavid . T. Smith, of the American; cotton steamer Kvelyn, sunk by a mine in the North Sea, was passenger - on: the Denver and was brought to port on the Megantic. T ; Other members' of the Denver's crew were saved by the steamer Manhattan, npw on. her way here. . From members of the Denver's crew pa the Megantic, . it was , learned . the cause of the ship's plight probably was due- tothe giving way. of some plate amidships after a-storm exceptional violence through which the Denver had fought her" way. ' ' ' : The leak was discovered oni the af ternoon of Sunday, March 21, the mem bers of the ; crew said, and thereafter the water gained rapidly. Monday morning the fires under the boilers were ; extinguished ' and wireless calls then were gent out. . Answers .' were promptly received from six ships." The Manhattan reach ed the Denver at 1:30 on the afternoon of March 23rd, within half an hour the St. Louis hove into sight and she was soon followed by the Megantic. ; - . The sea still was running high then and while the Denver's boats were tak ing the crew to the Manhattan the St. Louis circled , arpund the sinking Mal lory liner,' spreading oil. Y Captain Avery, his wife, and Captain David T. Smith, of the Evelyn, were in the 'last boat- that left the Denver. Captairr Smith, said the Denver could not have remained afoat for more than two hours after he leffher'as the for ward decks were I awash and she was listing so badly that her rail was under water. : -- ' .'To Captain David T. Smith, who was a passenger on the Denver fell the ex perience of being shipwrecked twice on one voyage. He . was master of the American steamship Evelyn that hit a mine and went - down off the Borkum Islands on February 19th, while bound for Bremen-wth a cargo of cotton. ! Philadelphia, March 27. Willie Hoppe, professional champion, tonight won-the handicap 18.2 billiard match from Joseph' Mayer, amateur champion, scoring 2,000 points in the five, blocks played t 'Mayer's 1,394. DESPERADOES ESCAPE A'. . ' ; V it- -! . , -T- Two Banks at, Stroud Robbed V in Open Daylight. N ine of Gang Thought Surrounded by " Posse vof Several Hundred Men , ; Escape from Woods Leader V of Band Wounded.' Oklahoma City,' March 2 7. Despera does. who early today robbed two banks at Stroyt, Okla.of approximately $5, 000, tonight escaped from a patch of woods'. fl,ear 'f Stroud where they were thought , to be trapped and up to late hour had eluded posses of several hun dred men scouring , the country about Strotjd.j . . - i-xThe' leader. of the bond, who with one of his companions was wounded - and eapuredas they' were leaving Stroud fcas .admitted .that he is ienry Starr, a noted desperado, according to dispatch es .from ".Chanler where-the men ,were Paul Curry, 18 i years "old, sdn of the town- marshals wounded- , and ' helped capture" Starr when' the "band rushed frpm the .banks and attempted to es cape. Less than an hour after the rob bers fled- under a ' hot fire they were surrounded by a determined posse.' f, Starr; has'served prison' sentences. for several -bank robberies, in ..the South west arid has been - accused of others. It iB .said that in 1912 r after : Starr's band yhad rpbbed ;.a: train, near Pry or OKLAHOMA TOWN RAIDED Sapulpat-today.' r -L . Is General Opinion of Officials at Washington GOVERNMENT IS TO ACT Commander on German Cruiser Will Not AsK to Be Interned But Will Poree Government to Take Action Time Mont Up. Washington March 27. The German commence destroyer Prinz Eitel Fried rich will be -interned at Newport News byr order of the Washington govern ment, within a few days, according to opinions expressed here -tonight in of ficial quarters. No one in authority, however, would discuss". the ship's status! . . ,'' There' was little doubt that a time limit for the making of repairs to the Eitel had been set , by the government and that the limit is close to expira tion. When the period granted shall expire, .Commander Thirichens of the Eitel will be formally notified that un less he puts to sea within 24 hours his ship and crew will be interned for the war. The German captain could appeal for time to make further re pairs, but this onlywould be granted, it is thought, on a-new and unexpected showing as to. the- unseaworthiness of his yessel. ' It appeared to be -the1 general opin ion that Commander Thierichens would not'ask that his ship be interned, but would wait out his time limit and com pel the government to act. Officials recalled - the statement . of Captain Kiehne, of the American ship William P.. Frye, sunk by the Eitel, who de clared when he reached shore from the cruiser that, she would not to put -to sea again during the; war. He refused to ; say on what he based his predic tion, but officials believe his long As sociation with the I Eitei's officers af ter the Frye was sunk qualified him to .speak with some authority. . - WiU Not Delay Vessel. It was suggested to officials today that- the, presence 5 of numerous-. Brit ish horse transports at 'Newport News might serve to delay the . dep.arf.ure's:rf the Eitel, should rthe- commander de--termine 'to, attempt a--dash to sea past the patrol of warships said to be main tained by 'the Allies beyond the three miles limit. Under neutrality laws no belligerent warship such as Ihe Eitel may leave port within 24 hours after the departure of - an enemy merchant craft. - By sailing in and out . of the harbor at frequent intervals, the British mer chant shippers could delay-the Eitel's dash, but it was thought no such man euver would be attempted as the con viction was general the Eitel woiild not put to sea and the Allies were not de sirous of delaying the time of her in ternment. With the ship's . release from the vigil of the Virginia capes it is' re ported search will be made for the KrOnprinz Wilhelm, another- German raider of which nothing - has been heard for many weeks. Secretary Daniels and Acting Secre tary Brenkinridge, of the War De partment conferred today regarding the measures to carry out neutrality 'aws in the case of the Eitel as laid iovn by the State Department. The neutral ity board has advised, with officials of the Treasury Department which, un der the law, is responsible for the in ternment of the Eitel if it should come to that, or of her departure from New port after notice. Mr. Breckinridge said no orders had yet been given - to the post commanders and declared chat even in case of a naval 'battle within the three mile limit should the Eitel make the dash, there would be no fir ing from the forts without express orders from Wilmington. Prince Hatzfeldt, " counselor of the German embassy, visited the State De partment today to ask if all - those aboard the Eitel except the crew had been removed. The embassy under stood, he told counselor Lansing, that some of the persons whom the immi gration authorities refused permission to land remained aboard. Prince Hatz- feldt was informed that the State De partment's information was that every body had left the Eitel -including the undesirables, who would be deported. PRINZ EITEL STEAMING UP. Steam Being Raised' in Both Boilers and Water-Taken Aboard. Newport News, Va., March 28. -At midnight the German converted cruiser Prinz Eitel -Friedrich still was tied up at the local ship yard, and with the ex ceptions , of smoke issuing froip both funnels, indicating that steam was be ing raised in additional boilers, and the taking of water by means of a hose attached to a. hydrant on the pier, there were no outward appearances of any unusual activity .aboard the sea raider. The gang, plank still was out and the cables were fastly attached to the anchor ' posts.- Numerous guards patrolled the . docks and deck of the warship. - , - Y -. At Fort Monroe all Is tranquil. .Fol lowing the revocation of all passes late this afternoon, some of the- artillery men were allowed liberty tonight and the searchlights were "not in use.r Neith er were the - batteries - in readiness for action as on Friday nighf when the fort assumed unusual activity. How ever, It was understood, that' a "careful watch was being maintained and the garrison" was on the alert for' any de velopments. ' t; .- Invitations which had been issued to a ' dinner; on board thecruiser tomor row were re-called 'tonight .without ex planation. It was! also learned tonight tcontlnuea on iJage . I'wo.j 1 - Mo., girt who had fled from the .train in terror, at the . gang's z shooting, v The meeting nded in the marriage of Starr aa tbe-'fclrL:. ' v :.Mrs. Cora Starr, said to have been the heroine ot tne romance obtained a Villa Besieging -Town .'Oppo site Brownsville, Texas. f- NUEVO LAREDO IS'ffEXT Sucecss In Attack on Border Towns Will Give Villa Absolute Control of Northern States Tani' pico Is. Fortifying;.'. .v.-: ' Washington, March : 27-r-General Villa today launched his attack on Ma tamoros, opposite BrownsviU'efTexas, possession of which would giye him practically undisputed control' of the Northern Mexican states. - Driven out of Piedras Negras, the only "ports of entry v on the Texas border remaining in the hands of Carranza were Nuevo Laredo and Matamoros. . Only, a small garrison is at ;Nuevo Laredo; -but- at Matamoros several thousand Carranza troops arc concentrated. ' V General Villa's, plan of campaign for a month has been directed against those border towns because his, troops could make no substantial progress in the South with their lines of commu nication constantly threatened; .from the rear.-' ' "' it Aside frpm the, strategic value of the Northern border, towns, - General Villa believes he will be able to con centrate his attack thereafter pn.Tam nico and Vera Cruz and the Southern points. '-': " ' - Fighting; Near TampicoiYgU State Department reports indicate that there has been continued-fighting at Ebano, near Tampico, . with . some damage to the oil tanks. Apparently the Villa forces have not aproached near enough , to Tampicoto threaten the city as no requests 'have been made for transportation of. foreigners, Tam pico is being-heavily fortified in prep aration for the attack. r Navy Depart ment reports indicate the Carranza garrison -has successfully 'Withstood preliminary attacks. - - .v'-'" r ; A statement issued by the Villa agency tonight -was- as , follows: "The convention consul at - Browiwville, Texas, wired the confidential agency that ' the battle for possession f Ma- morpa. had begun.' - " "'iV "The -Confidential-agency Jtas eeiv - 4 ed official newsofia 'severe defeat of Gonzales' army by' the convention forces under General Angeles, at Mon temorelos a week "ago. The ' dispatch added that Gonzales' , army was ; re treating towards , Tampico. Numbers of Carranzistas' are arriving . at; Lar edo fleeing from Cannon de Santo Do mingo where the Villaistas defeated them and captured, many horses and a large amount of ammunition." Situation Improving. According to official ladvices the sisal situation at Progreso Is improved. The collier Jupiter sailed with a cargo of hemp and wo merchant steamers are poV ' loading: Extra j duties on sisal have been, collected, since Marsh 20. It was previously reported those would tc imposed-after April 20. A State l;epj.rtment summary today srys in part: ; --r-' "A mail report dated March 22 from Piedras Negras states - that Americans and other foreigners are being shown every courtesy., f it Is; said that wher ever a wrong has been done by the new .faction- speedy redress has been given and that .better conditions are expected in. the district after-the new party has had '. time -to make appoint ments to the many civil offices'. "The same report I says the state ments to the effect that General ftaoul Madero with 6,000 troops was at Sab inas en route to .Piedras Negros appear to -have been unfounded,' as refugees arriving from the Sabinas coal fields report that there; are only 1,200 troops under ' general . Pereyra garrisoning Sabinas and the surrounding country. No attempt" has been made to seize any property in that section and absolute protection is said to be s;iven to all." UTTLE PROSPECT OF -GERMAN DYE STUFFS State Department Unable to Offer Encouragement. Congressman Webb Calia for Informa tion Caesar Cone Says His Mills ' Have Enough to Last to j.' . , May 10. ( Special Star ' Tele gram. ) Washington, ip. C., .Marcri ;27. There is little prospect- of the cotton mills in the South or elsewhere receiving dye stuff from Germany until the present war is over.- This, in substance was the -information glyen Representative Yates Webb today when the latter call ed , at ; the State -Department to make inquiry i about the prospect i of vship ments coming-frrii Germany , ji The State Department officials are hopeful, but they admitted that they could'-notv give 'any" encouragement at this time: - Mr;.. -Webb's - district ; has more cotton mills than any other " in the State. -Webb left for hometonight. J -. ' - P. R. A. . ' L- s'- "A. ' - -i" PROSPECT LOOKS GLOOMY J Caesar Cone Predicts Cotton Mills Will v" - ;. . s-'have -to Shut Down. , ;' "(Special; Star' Telegram.) :' '; i ' ' Greensboro,;, N. C.,' . March 27. In ;. a statement today, Mr, Caesar Cone -said his 'mills had dye-stuff enough to last them until May 10 j and he predicted that: practically alllof""the mills xf the South would - be. forced to shut down Lby - July -1.' f.. He -Is hopeful, but , says there is not jnuch, basis for hope. Scene of Investigation Now Shifts Back to Raleigh. NEWBERN END FINISHED Ex-CongreMgnmn Tboma and Several Other Wltnesae on Abernethy Side Heard y Legislative Committee Jndge Absent Yesterday. (Special Star Telegram.) Newbern, N. C, March 27. The last day of taking of testimony by the legislative investigating committee who have since Thursday been investigat ing In Newbern the famous 'Judge Carter-Solicitor Abernethy . contempt case, might be termed as another day for Abernethy, as only witnesses for him were placed on the stand before the bearing,! came to a close a few min utes before noon. v Judge Frank Carter was not able to be present at the hearing today, on account of a severe headache, neither was Judge Manning, who was one of the attorneys looking after the Ashe ville 'man's - interests,- or -hand, having" been called - to Raleigh, and this only left Col. P. MJ, Pear sail on deck for the judge. -However, the colonel look ed after the latter's interests in his usual capable- manner. - At the opening of the session, Chair man Doughton read a letter from Colo nel Meektns, of Elizabeth City, one of the witnesses of the previous day, in which the latter asked that if, at any place in his testimony, f he had stated that the Carter investigation had any thing to do with the defeat of Mr, Ros- coe Turner as recorder, that such be stricken- out, that- the campaign for that office had preceded the investigation.- Capt. Daniel Fulford, whose son, Can non, was - killed by Jesse Creel, during the trial of whom' Judge Carter took the solicitor off his feet, with a re quest for a' statement in regard . to the Baugham case, stated that ' he thought the Judge's action had injured the cause of the State, having ; "com pletely floored the solicitor." " Bx-Congressnian Thomas Heard. titiTWMfiiiii i - .vcrftttaoaevfnetwost. witnesses .examined was. .former' Con gressman- ; Charles R.-' - -Thomas, of this city.-' Mr. Thomas ; stated that on the niorniiig the judge fined the. solicr itor he was "angry very ngry." He declared he did not think that the so licitor's manner was either defiant or contemptuous. He recounted the entire events - of the court week 'bearing on the cases 'and upheld -Soliditor Aber nethy in his every, act. Mr.. Thomas -declared -thatthe solic itor acted- even milder than he "would have done ; under, the same circum stances. Mr. Thomas was asked by Colonel Pearsall if he would have sat down when told to do so by the judge, "That would have depended on how I felt at that time," replied the wit ness, "I think it doubtful if I would have taken my seat." Representative- Stacy then asked Mr. Thomas if he thought . the provocation was sufficient . to - warrant some per-, sistence and received an affirmative re ply. ' Whiten urst "Mistaken." At this juncture, Mr. Thomas asked permission , to make a statement in regard to the testimony of H. P. White hurst, in regard to himself , at first be ing willing to sign the "Newbern bar resolution,", and then refusing to do so. "Mr. Whitehurst is . mistaken," said the witness. He declared that he thpught the Legislature had done right in ordering an investigation. He de clared that Ex-Judge D. L. Ward had asked him over the telephone to sign a "paper" commending-' the judge's kindness in coming to hold a special term' of . court. This "paper" turned out to fce the resolution asking the Legislature not to investigate and he refused to, sign. . After Mr. Thomas had concluded his remarks, H. P. Whitehurst, at the v lo cal bar, ; arose ands. asked that R. A. Dunn and Ex-Judge D. L. Ward be summoned. At this juncture, Attorney D. E. Hen derson asked permission to speak a !few words on the question of personal privilege. He, stated that he under stood that in the records of v the pre vious day there-was nothing reflecting on his character. This was finally et- tied by the committee stating that the lent character and that no uncompli mentary remarks were made about him. : ., This practically brought the inves tigation to a close and . Chairman Doughton announced, that the hearing would be resumed in Raleigh on Mon day, morning at which time Judge Car ter will go "on the stand and tell hi Bide of the story. James Baugham Present In. the court room today was young James Baugham, of Washington, , N.j ' C, ; wlio might; be termed "the . cause of ; it . all." It was the case of the State vs. Baugham, who was charged with having caused'the death.of James Ringold, - that the. whole affair grew out, of. The young man took a marked interests in the " entire proceedings of the day - and evidenced 1 great interest whenever his name was mentioned. -. Interest here in : the- case ' grows greater and a number of , Newbernians will - go to Raleigh Monday to hear the conclusion of the case. yw f ; ; . At Friday's Seaaionl Y ". . J. M. Howard one of the two jurors fined. $10 and costs, said he was about 25 minutes late. He . .had - forgotten about having to go to court until, some body made a ' remark that reminded him her was due at the court house. The judge asked " him for ari. excuse and said "that's the way-with you business men."' He put . him in custody of the sheriff until the fine was paid. He didn't- have . the money and paid his Ave bycheck. 'What'. the rnatter with the Judge?" he'. had 'asked Attorney D. E. Henderson. "-"He's sick," was the re ply; ."he's got fever rightnow.1, ' si Clyde Eby, the Mther juror came In .-"- --.Continued from, age' Two. . TAFT MEET ONCE AGAIN Laying of Corner Stone of Red Cross Home the Scene. TOOK PROMINENT PART Former President Made Address While Mr. Wilson. Personally Supervised the Laying of the Corner 1 Stone- Is a Monument. Washington, March 27. President Wilson and former President Taft were central figures here today at the lay ing of the cornerstone of an $800, 000 marble home for the American Red Cross, erected as a memorial to the wo men of the'. Civil war. They kneeled together to spread mortar beneath the cornerstone. - ' A distinguished gathering including members of the cabinet and the Su preme Court and officers of the army and navy, attended the ceremony. Mr. Taft, Assistant Secretary Breckenridge, of the War Department, Miss Mabel T. Boardman of the Red Cross and Justice Lamar of the Supreme Court spoke. The 'President personally supervised the laying of the cornerstone. -Mr. .Taft referred to the buildine as a "concrete evidence of the removal of 1 peak 15 miles northwest of Muel the scars of our sectional conflict and , . . of the complete union of the people of iiausen. in at is considered an im our republic." He praised the Red Cross as offering to "the people of the United States a certain and effective means of relieving hunian misery in their own country and in the world." A Memorial of the Past. -. Mr. Taft declared the new structive would.be "a memorial of the past and an earnest of the future," adding that "it is a recognition " of moral rather than physical suffering, agony service and therefore a higher sac It is loving testimonial not only to the patriotism of women," he con tinued, "but .to " the . silent tenacity of their gentle sympathy and affection for their fellow beings, of which the love of the mother, the sister and the daugh ter are 'types. . ' "The Red Cross Is a successor in this country of the sanitary commission of the civil war, and now exists jj most of the countries of the . world, as a means of ameliorating human disaster, and thrusting into the honors and' cru elties of war, .the touch . of, humanity and the saving and remedial effect of medical science and trained nurs ing. , It husbands and gives use ful direction to the contributions moved by pity and love of man. We should, therefore, . unite in , our efforts to strengthen it, to add to it endowment funds and to recognize it as a great public agency." Miss Boardman gave credit to Cap tain James " A. Scrymser, of New York, for making the building possible. Cap tain Scrymser gave money for the structive, she said, because the wife of one of his comrades in the civil war, General -Francis C. Bartow served as a nurse during the war. Mp.; Breckinridge and Justice La mar praised the work of women of the North and South during the civil war. t Justice Lamar declared that the work of these women was pre-eminently that whieh belongs to the house and the home and it is most appropriate that this monument to women should be a house. The building is to be completed by ApriL 1916. Congress appropriated $400,Q00 for it and the additional $400, 000 was raised by private subscriptions. TO DENY TESTIMONY OFFERED Terre Haute Election Fraud Case Moves Forward- Three Election -Inspectors on. Stand Admia Doing Certain Things But , Claim Within the Law. More Witnesses. Indianapolis, March 27. That a gen eral denial' will be made to the govern ment's charges by the . 28 defendants on trial in the Terre Haute election fraud case, was indicated today when the defense began . introduction of evi dence. , v ' . s , Three defendants, Harry S., Mont gomery," president ; of the board, of works; William 'Crocket, superinten dent, of the city crematory, arid Lewis Nunley, assistant city engineer, denied absolutely . the testimony of govern witnesses. - . - The three men served as election in spectors and admitted they worked the lever on the voting machine that reg isters the vote, and also instructed vot- ers now to manipulate the candidates' keys. A. O. Stanley, chief counsel for the defendants, asserted he had read the state, election laws and 'could find no section which prevented the. inspec tors performing that function. Federal Attorney Dailey . contended it i- was immaterial " Whether the acts violated an Indiana law, .as. the govern- DEFENDANTS Time Rapidly Approaches When Trench Warfare Will be a Thing of the Past. BATTLES ARE RAGING Mountains in Both East and West the Scene of Des perate Conflicts. Little Action Reported From Other Sections. London, March 27. While there has been some fighting on the East Prussian frontier and in Buko wina, the mountains of both the East and West now are the scenes of the most bitter engagements. In the Vosges the French, after a long and bitter fight, in which the position changed hands more than once, have finally established themselves on the summit of Hart man TJSWpllArlrrvn-p n nimmfiin ' portant success, as it gives the French command of considerable country occupied by the Germans. In the East, the Carpathians continue the scene of the most vio lent battles, the Russians attacking night and day, ; their last official communication ' the Russians claimed to be advancing successfully on . the Bartfeld-Uzsok front in spite of the fact that the Aus trians have been strongly reinforced. Tonight,, however, the Austrian offi- , cial ' account says the Russian attack has miscarried and that the Russians have suffered heavy losses. The Aus trians also claim' to have repelled the Russian offensive in. Bukowina and to have "forced, their opponents 'back to the frontier.' The struggle here has been carried on "under terrible weather conditions, the men having-to haul the guns and carry off their charges through deep snow. On the western front, beyond the French success in the Vosges, where the Germans abandoned much material and left, numerous dead, there have been no events of importance, neither side apparently being ready as yet for the big effort which everybody has. been expecting. There have been the usual bombardment of positions and other warfare and aviators have shown much activity. . Airmen Are Active. Each day Allied airmen fly over the German lines in Belgium and France, gathering information. They vary this duty by dropping bombs on railway junctions and doing as much damage as they can to military' works. A Zeppelin this afternoon passed over the island of Schiermonnik-Oog. north of Holland, flying in a westerly direction and an attack on some Eng lish town was expected, but if such were her intention her arrival along the English coast has not yet been re ported, j Official returns -for the last week ol effects of the German submarine block ade , of England, show three vessels were sunk and one torpedoed, but reached port, while total sailings and arrivals were 1,450. v? Holland's request for an explanation from Germany of the sinking of . the Medea and the' capture of ' two other Dutch steamers is creating much "in terest in diplomatic circles where it Is pointed but that vessels of other neu tral countries have not been molested. : Diplomacy continues its activity in Italy and the Balkans, the latest re- J port being that Germany is making an oner oi part or 'rurkisn European ter ritoy to Bulgaria in return for Bulgar ia's continued neutrality. . Y TO BE GUEST OF HONOR , . f President Wilson to Attend Luncheon Aboard Argentine's Great Fighter. Washington, March 27. President Wilson will takea short vacation be ginning tomorrow night and lasting until - Tuesday morning, going to An napolis to attend a luncheon in his honor on board the new Argentine bat tleship, Moreno, 'Monday afternoon ; as the' guest of Dr Romneo S. Naon, the Argentine ambassador. The President? will. go to Arinapoli on the Mayfower, accompanied by Secretary- Daniels of- the Navy Depart, ment, Secretary Joseph' T. Tumulty; Dr Cary T. Grayson and several aides. leaving here at 10 o'clock tomorrow night. - - ' , ment sought to prove that election' in spectors all over the city had received the same kind of Instructions as a part of the alleged conspiracy. A number of the election inspectors who have pleaded guilty have testified that they received such; instructions from Mayor Donn M. Roberts. r- Y r YNunley ; stated that Elmer Conover, who had pleaded gulltyr suggested the, scheme to manipulate t the register, of the voting machine so that it would not register, but would Ioothe voter and not Roberts as the government's' wit ness testified.- - t- . . '! i 4 ! tl M V Y-IYf. p i -1 . ' ' T f 'if:: m Yl f ' ' i I) Y,M Y 1 i I, - . 't ( .
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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