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Lost When Explosion '
Occurs on Ship.
Battles in the East Continue
the Most Severe.
London, May 27. The British
battleship Majestic, another of the
ships supporting the Allied army
on the GaJlipoli peninsula, was
gunk by a German submarine to
day. Nearly all the officers and
crew were saved. - -. ' -.
At about the same time the
keamer Princess Irene, built last
year for the Canadian Pacific-British
Columbia coast, survey,? and
which was taken over by the ad
miralty at the commencement of
the war. was destroyed by an ac
cidental explosion, while at anchor
at Sheerness, where she was under
going repairs. All of her crew,
numbering about 250, except 'one
seaman, and 78 dockyard workers,
aboard at the time, lost their lives.
The Majestic, which was the oldest
battleship on the active liar-of the
BritiBh navy, is the sntl capital f ship
lost by the Allies since the ; beginning
ofthe Dardannelles operations and the
second which has fallen a; victim to
German submarines, which recently ar
rived in those waters. . ;
The submarine menace is a growing
one, both in the Aegean sea and home
waters, and the vessels promise to ;take
an active part in' the operations in: the
narrow waters of the Adriatic, where,
is in the Aegean, islands afford good
shelter. , J ' - .
While the warships are able; to es
cape submarines in the waters around
the British Isles, the increase in their
nsmbers makes the carrying on of sea
borne trade more and more hazardous.
The admiralty still believes that the
American steamer Nebraskan, now on
her way to Liverpool, was torpedoed.
The British steamer Morwenna, bound
for Canada, and the Danish, steamer
Betty have been sunk by submarines.
Only a few days ago the commander
of a submarine informed a Danish cap
tain that he had no orders to sink Dan
ish vessels. . .... ' .
Amidst the activities on land and sea,
and in the air, from the Dardanelles to
the waters around the British isles,
middle Galicia remains the scene of the
greatest and most important fighting,
"here the Germans continue to ' batter
at the Russian lines notheast and south
east of Przemysl, and according to re
ports which have not been confirmed by
official statements, they have severed
communications between the former
Austrian fortress and Lemberg.
Przemyal Surrounded.
if these reports are true, Przemysl,
hich less than three months ago was
taken by the Russians, after a .long
8'e?e, is again surrounded.. It would
PPear, however, that while the Teu
tonic allies are pressing hard on the
wtress, they have not yet formed the
a It' the comPletion of which is being
stubbornly opposed by the Russians.
the Germans have forced another
mossing of the San river 11 miles north
" przemysl Mid have extended by sev
al miles the zone held .by them east
San" To the southeast, they also
'aim to have broken Russian lines, and
nave taken some important positions.
nn ue al1 these claims. Petrbgrad
thrr,eS with the greatest optimism
belief that the Russian reinforce-
"ui8 Will
. 'nslaueht.
stem the German -Austrian
re"Jhfe et the French and British
eraiw r?rthcr advances, which are gen
latter d" by the Gnans. The
air T ho lnemselvs made another
refP on suthend today, make" no
IS vl ut0 lhe Frencn statement that
hafen i1 airmcn: new over Ludwigs
chemi,a, drPPns bombs, -set fire to a
-'cai works. -
theCi?rflirie to the French war office,
of Drni aerplanes carried 110 pounds
the h, f es each- and nred several , of
desoS1 ngs of the factory,: which is
manuf as one of the m09t important
manv T-r'eS of exP1osves in all Ger
'hP V;. ne Frenck aviators were In
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The p Attaek on Southend.
4traP,faoCt number of Zeppelins which
mined'! " thend co not be deter
however Sky was overcast. . Two
raid n Were seen '"nearby "after', the
bom'b hC woman was killed by the
somenr PPed by the" airships and
ish riy damage was done. Brit.
aernnl uvue.
ent,y but tl,68 ascende fco attack the
4r-cbrriir. i ZePPelins escaped to sea.
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Tally.
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ttluia "Turks on the GalHpoli pe-
ounng the armistice which
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TO THE SUBMARINE
Recent Accidents to Underwa
ter Craft to be Probed.
DECLARES MR. DANIELS
All of the Vessels in Recent Accidents,
. However, Were 'Designed Before
1012, Points Ont the See-' '. y
' . .retary of the Navy, -
Washington, May 27. While unoffi
cial reports vindicating that half of the
12 submarines assigned to participate
in the war : game with the Atlantic
fleet were at least partially ineffective.
Secretary-Daniels today announced his
determination to make a thorough in
vestigation ' to find the cause of, and,
if possigle.aremedy for the too fre
quent breakdowns of the navy's under
water craft "i-.- . 1
'With the growing importance of the
submarine " as an instrument of war
fare," said ' the Secretary, VI 1 feel that
too - much attention . cannot be - paid to
this branch of the service; and every
effort of the department will be direct
ed to ' improving the - records made by
.the-submarines during the recent .ma
rine, maneuvers. The" submarines, is
still in an experimental stage, and the
boat of. two . years ago as compared
with those now in active service abroad
probably , is even more comparatively
obsolete than an automobile .of ' three
years ago. . " . . ' " " -
iv.;'--- Various Accidents.. ' . . f:
"Of the 13 submarines which , came
to New York for-the maneuvers one
tance which took them oMt "of ttee-game
for varying lengths of time, c
"The machinery' of a? submarine - is
very delicate. " rrt ' :'' , -i '
"The battery trouble as already announced-
we hope to have eliminated
in our newer -boats, if the Edison battery-lives
up to its preliminary tests.
The other troubles are being eliminat
ed with each new design as the defects
of old designs -become apparent.
"In. tb" meanwhile the plans for the
26 new submarines authorized by . the
63rd Congress are being pushed with
all possible speed and I, am greatly
pleased with the rapid' and efficient
work of the bureaus of construction
and repair ajidj steam engineering in
this matter,- Bids will be invited for
their actual construction : next week.
These boats include two more of the
new seagoing submarines, which we
are going to try; to make the last word
in such craft.
"It must not be forgotten that all
of . the submarines which have been in
trouble recently were designed before
1912. The newer boats, bothnearlng
completion , ahd about, to be begun are
believed to be vast improvements upon
the old models, and it is thought that
the greater part, of previous weakness
es have been eliminated.".
Atlanta, Ga.. May 21. Macon, Ga..
was selected as next year's meeting
place by the Southeastern Master ua it
ers' Association at the closing session
of its annual . convention S here today.
The date will be announced later. Offi
cers of the association were elected
several weeks ago. .
Chicago. May 27. Investigation by
the - police today indicated t that Miss
Anna John son, said to nave come awe
from Lndington, Mich., several years
ago. committed suicide by shiiting her
self last night. . "
KILLING FROSTS REPORTED
IN MANY NORTHERN STATES
Middle Atlantic arid Lake Re
gion States Suffer From
- the Cold Wave.
-Washington, May 27. Generally fair
weather with rising" temperatures is
following t the Cold wave and killing
frosts which swept down from Canada
last night causing damage' in r.the agri
cultural , districts V, along ; .the Great
Iakes, through Northern and Western
Pennsylvania and New York. . '
Forecasters of the Weather?, Bureau
tonight said the territory affected bV
the wave probably would have . light
frost tonight, but that .warmer wea
ther would follow tomorrow. ;
Reports from Upper, Michigan , said
temperatures there fell several de
grees below freezing early today 1 ;r j ,
' ' raid at PhUadelpfcia. .
k Phiradelphia, May 27. The- thermo-
meter In this vicinuy wem
44 decrees during last hight, a recprd,
for May 27 In Northeastern Pennsyl
vania there was a hvy - rrOSt.
' -r Killing Fremt Reported. -'
- Watertown. N. Y.. May 27. A killing
frost t covered this section; . last night
doing great damage to gardens. The
thermometer touched 29. . ,
' Frost in Michigan.
Detroit, Mich,' May 27. Frost was
reported in various places f throughout
Michigan today. buta hlghwmd lskbe
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Nine Negro Fishermen Die . in
Blow Off Charleston.
FLOODS IN-SOUTHWEST
Two Persons Reported Killed at Tal
.v. ihina, Pkla as Result of Storm
' ' -?-Clondbur"st Is' Reported
' r Heavy Rains Fall.
"Charleston; S. C, May 27. Nine negro
fishermen are known to have been,
drowned and it 'is thought several oth
ers perished in a jstorm early today off
Charleston light. - Returning fishermen
report that the wind . attained a velocity
of d miles an hour and that many of
the vessels of the fishing "fleet were
swamped. - ,
TWO KILLED JN STORM;
Wind 'and Rain Storms- Sweep South
' western States Floods Damage. .
Fort Smith, Ark., May 27. Two
deaths - resulted ? today - from wind - and
rain -storms prevalent over '. Eastern
Oklahoma. Mrs.., John "Kirkland, of
Thomasville, Okla., ws drowned when
her home was washed' away in a storrh
of the proportion of a'cloud burst. Sev
eral other, buildings at-that place were
washed away.. : .. s. ' . .
- W. W. Wood was killed by' lightning
at Mannford, QkJa., and two others se
verely injured. : . . C
Stigler, Qkla., swept by a tornado
last Saturday, was visited by a second
storm today which resulted in 'tnuch
damage. The light and power plant is
in ruins and the town tonight is in
darkness.
Over a hundred farmers tonieht with i
a score of teams are laboring to erect
a, levee about Fort Gibson, Okla., the
Aris.a.nsa.a river m inai seuuuu ucnig 41 :
high stage- and rising.
Catherine Clemens, who was report
ed killed in 1 the tornado at Talihina,
Okla., Wednesday, is alive but may die
from : injuries.
KANSAS' CITT THREATENED.
Floods People Leave Homes.
rain storm that broke ver Arkansas,'
Kansas, Western; Missouri and Eastern
Oklahoma today following5 yesterday's
aihs, increased the rising waters and
almost L out off communication with
these districts. '
r Meagre reports tell of at: least eight
deaths either by, drowning or light-
ning.. -.;;,........
. AU streams fn the district were re
ported in - flood - stages. The Arkansas
river3 was 'rising tt our r inches an hour
at Manhattan, Kas., and only three feet
below the .danger mark. Many resi
dents in the southwestern part of Kan
sas City .who returned to IJieir homes
today- thinking the' danger past, were
forced to flee again tonight when. Tur
key creek, rose rapidly.; T
Railroad washouts and damage to
growing crops were reported.
..At Little Rock, Ark., heavy rains
caused.' a 'further rise in the swollen
Arkansas river, threatening damage
along its course. ' ' ' '
A second heavy storm hit Stigler,
Okla., causing $100,000 loss.
'The low. farm lands of the Arkan
Bas'river valley, were Under water with
the river rising at iMuskogee.
. .Eight hundred druggists who were
marooned .at Sand Springs yesterday,
while on their way to a Tulsa conven
tion, arrived there safely.
STORM: INi SOUTHWEST
Two People Killed in Oklahoma Town
- Heavy. Rains Cause Fear of Flood.
Fort,Smith,; Ark., . May 27. Two per
sons are'-reported 1 dead at Talihina,
Okla., as a . result of the storm wlych
last night and early 'today. swept West
ern Arkansas, and Eastern Oklahoma.
Reports ?from Antlers, , Okla., assert
more than" 60 persons were injured it
Talihina: . .... .
(Continued on Page Eight.)
NORTHERN PRESBYTERIANS
GO TO ATLANTIC CITY.
Decided at Seosion ; of General Assent-bly-
Yesterday Action Taken.
Rochester. N. Y.; May 27. The: Gen
eral Assembly of the - PresbyteTian
Church in' the United States today ap
proved the recommendation of the ex
ecutive v committee, that the work - of
the board of f reedmen be extended to
include evangelization 'among northern
negroes. . -
Greeting, from the Southern Presby-i
terian Church was presented, by repre
sentatives of that -body. . . ,
r Next.' year's assembly "will" be' held at
Atlantic City.: 4 , . -', - : . .:
MEXICANS MUST DIE.
Efforts of Governor 'Hunt' in Behalf of
; Condemned Men of No Avail. '
Phoenix, Aris May 27. By a vote
of 9 to 4,. the. Arizona state senate to
night declined Governor - George W.
P. Hunt's request to memorialize the
state hoard, of pardons and paroles to
reprieve five .Mexicans condemned to
die tomorrow-at the Florence peniten
tiary. , . . 4 ' , .
Governor Hunt (had made, a last effort
to save the lives of the Mexicans,' based
upon a . message received today . fromH
Secretary - Bryan, who suggested that
their execution might endanger the
liyes - and " property of Americans still
resident 'in the territory controlled -by
the Mexican chieftain General Villa. .
. The 4Governor. sent. Secretary Bryan's
telegram -to both the - legislature .and
the state board of pardons -and "paroles.
Causes Indictment of New
Yorkers "for Conspiracy.
VIOLATES NEUTRALITY
Discovery of Rubber in. Rosin Etarrels
and Bales of Waste Cotton Made
" ' '. iy V of X-Ray Foreiirn
. ers Are Held toy IT. S,
' New York, May 27. conspiracy
to defraud - the ' United , States through
the filing of a false manifest on ex
ports of rubber in order to conceal its
contraband character, is alleged in in
dictments found by the. Federal grand
jury today . against HaTry R. Salomon
and his cousin, Albert Salomon, of the
importing and; exporting firm of Salo
mon Brothers, . of1 this-city; Albert B.
Newman, a commission merchant; Franz
Rosenberg, of Hanover, Germany, rep-?
resentative here of an Austrian Rubber
Company, and ; Sigmund Carman, of
Budapest, Hungary, ' a rubber expert,
who also issaid to be in . this city.
Two shipramts of a fine grade of
rubber, valued at $50,000, are alleged
to have been falsely manifested for ex
port, probably to Germany by way of
Italy. One lot, it is stated, was found
concealed in 300 barrels of rosin, and
the other in 178 bales of cotton waste.
The shipments were detected as the re
sult of an X-ray" examination, and were
seized. -' ff - -.' "
Violates Neutrality.
While classed as technical violations
of the customs laws, the acts charged
i .ia kv
tQ be violations of American neutrality,
According to information given by
Tlioffint Attnrnev Wood. Har-
ry Salomon was abroad When the war
broke out and being a German army re
servist, answered the' call to. the colors.
In the course vof a few; months, it is
stated, he was made a lieutenant so as
to organize the rubber contraband con
spiracy. According ; to -Mr. Wood, - he
was given a furlough; and came to this
country, where he; established, a rubber
smelting plant at GreeMbint, I I. He
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well supplied with "money.
Salomon Brothers and Company is re
garded as one. of the biggest importing
and exporting houses Tn the country. :
- Statements Issued.
Counsel, for the defendants, in a
statement issued late today, said:
"Franz . Rozenberg, a merchant -of
TTonnvr nrm'a.nv. came to this coun
try for the purpose of purchasing rubr -
ber for certain rubber concerns in Aus
tria. Sigmund Karman of the rubber
concessions, accompanied . him, for- the
purpose, of passing on the.; quality of
the rubber. Newman was .employed by
them to do 'odds and ends. ' ;.
. "In shipping the rubber ; in the man
ner they did,. they. did so for the. pur
pose of circumventing the, enemy and
had not in view a violation of any
statute.. . They did not know that, there
was a statute, on the books which com
pelled them, to give a proper descrip
tion in the' manifest of shipment. , If
they failed to comply with the law in
having given -an improper-description
in the manifest they were- entirely: ig
norant, of. such-violation.-.
"The crime of conspiracy can only be
proved. if the parties are shown to have
intended to violate the statute.-'
"We do not: believe that .-this, inten
tion can, be shown in view of the fact
that it never existed-"
Albert . and Harry .Salomon declared
in a statement that they had learned
with great . surprise of the indictment
found by the grand jury. , -
They' said ' they were informed that
they had been jndicted for viplating a
"highly technical" statute. . ' - .
"We " feel ourselvk. entirely blame
less in the matter," the statement says,,
"and are not conscious of having com
mitted any wrong whatever."
CHARLES BECKER MUST DIE,
SAYS DISTRICT ATTORNEY
No Plea That Condemned .Man Can .Make
. Will : Get;- Stay of Death Sentence.
New York, May 27. No plea Charles
Becker can' make will save- him from
the electric chair, if District Attorney
Perkins can prevent it, according to an
nouncement, by Mrv Perkins today.' .-' ,
In. making this announcement, Terr
kins took official cognizance of a rumor
that Becker, -facing death - for. the muri
der of Herman Rosenthal, was willing
to 5 make - disclosures regarding . "men
higher up," if his life should be spared.
Beckerrs second conviction recently was
affirmed by the Court of Appeals.-. . '
"Thisthingl might as well bejsettled
once and fcrjalV Perkins said. "No
confession! implidatfng" officials, how
ever high, for giving or taking bribej
monev. would' warrant an application
for an appeal for ,clemency to the Gov- J
ernor, for one convicted of murder: In
the first degree. . Important as it may
be that "public 'officials7 should be' pun
ished ruthlessly - for -misconduct in of
fice, it is more ' important that instiga
tors of .murder should ,be punished for
their ;acts." ' ' ' ' -fc o-S;?:vr '
LUTHERANS ''TO.-' CELEBRATE i
ANNIVERSARY OF REFORMATION
Session of Genernl Synod Being Held
at Alproni 0 Taken Action. j f
Akron;: O.: May' 27. Steps for a- nar
tion-wide celebration by $ Lutherans: of
the -400th anniversary of the Reforma
tion .were' taken today byx the;47th..bif
ennial'cbnventfon : of the General Synod
of - the-LUtherahiChurch ; : iVV V-f-Sf--
A J new institution'- - which "will 'be
known s the ."Inner Misisbna'ry Socie
ty." .was-formed. - Members .of-4he- board
in . each 'Church .will- seek homes ' for.
homeless, Tfeed - the 'poor s and provide
workt "ahd homes for girls. ' Dr.:W. ;H.
Greeyer, -D." p.,? Columbia,, S Creditor,
of the,. Lutheran Survey, was a ' speak
ert today." j";. -V
REPORTS
AS TO NEB
5tate Department Has fio Evi-
Ship Was Torpedoed. :
START INVESTIGATION
Dimnced Amerlenn Vessel Should Have
Reached Liverpool JLast Night ;
a Floating Mine.
Washington, May 27. Ambassador
Page, at London cabled" the , State De
partment tonight that Captain Ggne,
of the American , steamship Nebraskan,
had given the naval attache of the ''em'
bassy a sworn statement at Liverpool
concerning the explosion on his : ship
on! the -Irish coast. Tuesday and that
the attache was returning to London.
Lieut." Powers," the' attache', was ac
companied to Liverpool byNaval Con
structor McBride, who is expected to
make an examination tomorrow with
the, hope of ascertaining definitely
whether the Nebraskan was damaged
by mine or torpedo. ' - . '
The 'captain's ' affidavit will be for
warded to the State? Department as
soon as Lieut. "Powers reaches London,
but any decision .as to action by the
American government probably will be
delayed .'until the constructor's report
is received. - - . -
in his report to Consul General Skin
ner at London by telegraph today Cap
tain Greene said his ship either struck
a mine or was torpedoed and officials
here think his affidavit may not be
more definite.
Many officials are inclined to the be
lief the ship struck a floating mine. Na
val officers say "the upward explosion as
described by Captain Greene - is of a
character more likely to have been
caused by a mine than a torpedo. Am
bassador Page reported that he had be
gun an inquiry. The vessel was due at
Liverpool late tonight.
" Any diplomatic action as a result of
the incident will be deferred until there
is definite, proof of the cause of the
explosion. Should it develop that .the
vessel was. torpedoed, the fact that
her; flag, had been . lowered a few 'min-
tea Deior e ,at sunaown would have no
Sheafing
government. which has insisted -upon the
exercise of the right. of visit knd search
before an attack ; upon any- merchant
man.' "'
May Have Been - Mine.
If it is "proved that the; Nebraskan hit
a mine, the case would be similar to the
mishaps to ...he':''merican4-9t,tpn'', ships
Evelyn and Carib, which struckmines,
the responsibility for which has never
been fixed. .
There is no' international convention
in. force relative to the. laying of mines.
The . United States ratified The Hague
convention on this subject, but it is not
operative because .some of the signa
tories, did not ratify it-, - The principles
laid down in that convention, howeyer,
were. that the laying of unanchored con
tact mines should be forbidden and that
all mines should be of a character as to
become harmless on being detached
from, their anchorages.
Count Von Bernstorff, the German
ambassador,' today presented a memo
randum to the State Department, stat
ing that mines, laid by Germany' become-
harmless when - unloosed. Previ
ously,: the British government had given
the! United States similar assurances.
'I
GREENE SAYS .WAS TORPEDO
Captain of .Nebraskan Arriving at Liv
erpool Makes Brief Statement.
- Liverpool, May 28, The , American
steamer Nebraskan, .which was disabled
Tuesday night by an explosion off the
coast of. Ireland, arrived here shortly
before midnight. . The captain said:
"I saw no' submarine, hut am certain
it was a torpedo which hit us.
"Moreover, submarine could not
have .failed to see our -name and na
tionality, which was outlined, in huge
letters on' our sides."
RECEIVE
ENGLAND IS ANXIOUS TO PAY
FOR ALL DETAINED CARGOES
BODY OF GIRL FOUND
IN HOME OF DOCTOR
Chicago Woman Physician and Her Son
-'.: Being Held -Pending Investigation.
" Chicago, May 27. Miss Anna John
son was found dead today 'with a bullet
wound . in the right-side . of "herhead at
the residence 'of Dr. Eva S. Shaver, a
physician. A coroner's autopsy- indicat
ed that an operation had been perform
ed, and Dr. Shaverarid her son Clarence
Shaver are being detained. r v ; -
r The coroner, is Continuing his ' inquiry-to
determine whether the. bullet
wound was inflicted by the young wo,
man herself or whether there, is ground
f Pr? suspicion that' she was shot to hide
another crimel - ; ' ". . ;r . , : :
Miss fjohri son came here a year ago
from LUdiftgtoh, Mich., K and was ' em
ployed as a" hair dresser. ' She occupied
a room in Dr. Shaver's house. Her body
was found today by Wl C. Harvey, an
other 'roomer, ; who failed, to notify the
police for 'Several hours, and when he
did; was -detained.' Later he was - re
leased. .. ' - . " ' '. ' . ' :...,: .
Marshall , Hostetter,. the girl's fiancee,
who 'had been seized ;on : suspicion, was
released, ;but;:Dr.sl Shaver xand her son
were ordered" held, - pending the . com
pletion of the inquest.1 - : ; '
- Na'naimo, B. C.', May ' 27.-7About . 40
mineTS were trapped by a gas explosion
in the reserve mine of the ' Western
Fuel Company here late "today. I- Six
teen r'have been "rescued and two bodies
trlRST AUSTRO-ITALIAN
BATTLE IS DESCRIBED
' ;. ; ' ' I .
Between Chile and United
States is Presented.
WANT STEAMSHIP LINES
it
is Understood That Several of the
South American "Conn trie Deter- CS
mined to Have .Better Ser-
vice to United States.
Washington, . May 27. A definite
plan for creating a market for bills of
exchange drawn on hanks in the Unit
ed States payable in , dollars was pre
sented today at the conference between
business and financial -representatives
of the United States and the Chilean
delegation' attending the Pan-American
Financial Conference.
It was said tonight that the Guggen
heim copper 7 interests, the Bethlehem
Steel Company and the Dupon Powder
Company, all of which have large in
terests in Chile,-are behind the plan
which would involve exchange aggre
gating some: $20,000,000 a year.
' Representatives of the United States
in this 'conference group were told that
Chile exacted an export duty on nitrate
and had provided that.- 90 -day bills of
exchange on oLndon payable in pounds,
sterling shall be practically legal ten
der in the payment . of these duties and
for other purposes. It was suggested
that a law be enacted to make bills
drawn on" banks in the United States
legal .tender to the extent' to-facilitate
the business interests of the United
States which spend millions each year
in wages and in purchases in Chile.
Will Urge Government. ...
The Chileans promised to urge their
government t ake - the . steps necessa-Tyt-l-ltf,"'ws
said -the -same pro
posal woufd'-be rrtadeto other South
American countries where bills on Lon
don are slegal tender, r
Features of the : conference ' today'
were a ? g"eriefal -, aesqioi), a luncheon
given by Secretary. McAdop and a trip
to . Mount Vernon on v the Presidential
yacht Mayflower.. .Tomorrow there will
be. more group conferences and a gen
eral session; "at ' Which the groups are 4
expected'to make reports.
It became apparent today that sev
eral of , the South -. American nations in
tend to make a vigorous effort to have
some concrete plan for improvement of
its facilities . submitted to the confer
ence, before'.- adjournment Saturday.
Several countries have declared them
selves for encouragement to shipbuild
ers either by direct or indirect subsi
dies. The Argentine delegation isanx
ious that at least the United States,
Brazil and Argentina,' as governments,
or through private capital, take action
to assure that the future will not see a
repetition. of conditions that arose in
the shipping world after the European
war began.- . ' . .
While some bankers are known to
feel that American capital will hot go
into shipping: enterprises at present or
until it is assured of certain modifica
tions in existing ' laws, it has become
apparent that a. serious effort to get
private capital or government aid back
of a ship company can be expected as
a consequence; of this conference.
Delegates Remain Here.
Some of the South Americans proba
bly .will remain in , the .United States
after "the conference Closes in the hope
of eniisting capital or of making other
arrangerpents that will assure the es
tablishment of steamship lines.
In connection with the financial con
ference. Dr. P. -P. Claxton, commission
(Continued on Page Eight.)
Foreign Office Informs Repre-
sentati ve of American
Cotton Interests-
; London, May; 27. The foreign office
announced tonight that the govern
ment had infornied the representatives
of American cotton interests whose
shipments on. 17 vessels have been pur
chased by the-government, that it was
ready and anxious to make payment at
once.. The representative, however, ad
mitted his inability at .present to make
any definite claim in respect of any one
of the cargoes of these vessels, but he
has undertake to. obtain the necessary
information -in ", order to present his
claim as soon as -possible.
- 'Whilst most anxious to satisfy all
claims as : promptly as possible," says
the. statement issued by the foreign of
fice, "it is obvious that the process of
arriving at : speedy ' settlement is de
layed by the necessity of establishing
the, real ownership : of each . .consign
ment and of. ascertaining: whether it
has passed from .the; shipper to the
consignee and who is the right person
to receive the payment. The question
is complicated .by the-fact" that Swedish
consignees- ofi ; a .-. number of . cargoes
have, instated proceedings here with
the view. of preventing the purchase by
the, government from; American ship
pers of cargoes which,, it'is alleged al
ready haveTbeen -"bought -and paid - for
by-these Swedish consignees." ' ,
BORDER
Associated Press Correspon
dent a Witness ofthe
Dash Into Austria.
ITALIANS WERE READY
Army Was on March Thirty
Minutes After Order Came ,
From Rome to Start
Austrian Blew;Up Bridg
Obstructed Roads,
At the Italian Front, Eastern Frtuli,
May 26, via Paris, May 27, Italian:
gunners today brought down an Aus
trian aeroplane in the first contest of
the Italian : campaign - between flying
machines and anti-aircraft gups. An
aeroplane, rising - from behind - the
Austrian lines at 9:30 o'clock this -morning,'
darted over the rock ground
in front of E the Italian positions.. A -field
battery fired. 'Thejfirst shot miss--:
ed. , The second struck fairly, causing
flames to burst from the motor. The
aeroplane plunged downward and was
splintered on the rocks.
This was one of the incidents attend
ing, the opening of the Austro-Italiaa
campaign as witnessed by a correspon
dent of The Associated' Press. Along
this part of ite front, where the Ital
ians are advancing in the direction of
rr .1 i. I z . . i
ii wam mere cn;. ounuig ayBiiea, ai-.-
though as yet there has been little
heavy fighting. , , ' ; :
At Palmanova, a town near the bor- -Jy
der, it was possible to obtain a bird's-" T;
eye view of the surrounding country,
which falls away from that point. The
people; of the; village were watching
the spectacle of cavalry charges and
artillery-action -over the nearby front.
It is a picturesque region of green hills
and quaint -villages among" which wind
dustv. white roads; '- "Z i
Italians Were Ready.
' When the order was given earlier in
the week for the advance across the
border, : the Italian troops were ' ready
for the move. The command came at
2:30 o'clock in the morning and half
an hour later, the soldiers were on the
march.. The infantry proceeded in long
files, headed by sharpshooters. From
converging roads . came artillery car
riages, motor trucks and detachments
of cavalry.
The first shot of the war was fired by
a frontier' guard at Bellacqua who,
having seen in the semi-darkness a
shadowy figure approaching, shot dead '
an Austrian soldie attempting to fire
a mine. With the. sunrise artillery fife,
opened and Italian troops everywhere
sprang to the attack, fording the. Idria,
swarming across bridges and climbing
the hills beyond. V
From time to time tremendous explo
sions "we're heard above the roar of ar
tillery.. They marked the firing of
mines as the Austrians blew up their
bridges. The Austrians made little at
tempt to halt the .Italians' advance, al
though elaborate preparations had
been made along the border. Railway '
lines were obstructed by heavy beams, '
laid across the track and . fastened ;
down with chains. The roads were
blocked with trenches, trees and wire
entanglements.
Brashano is the first village-on Aus
trian soil in which the Italian flag was
flown. It was run up on the belfry
of the village church. i.
At San Giovanni Mazano the corre
spondent saw the. first of the Italian ?
wounded and also the first Austrian
prisoner captured, a member of. the -landstrum
from Friuli. - As he jwas
brought into the Italian lines he kept-,
repeating I am' an Italian." .
All along .this . section of the front
there were signs of. war. Roads were
filled with long lines of transports and
Red Cross automobiles. Everywhere
battalions of soldiers were to be seen,
held back near, the fighting line. Pick
ing their way through the crowded
roads were carts drawn by oxen in
which were women and children with
their household goods. Behind them
walked the- men, fleeing from the bat
tleswept region. - - -
RUSH TO THE COLORS
Italians : of All Age and Classes Join
ing the Army Patriotism.
Italian-Frontier, (via Paris), May 28.
The rush to Join the colors continues
throughout Italy, the volunteers includ
ing every age and profession. Already
20, members of parliament and. 50 Jour
nalists of Rome have enrolled.
Lebnida Bissolati-Bergamschi, leader
of the Reform Socialist, has taken the
rank of sergeant in the fourth Alpine
regiment. '
'The -poet Gabriele D Annuhxio has '
received permission to serve as a v.ol-
unteer on a warship. ; -
Peppino Garibaldi and his volunteers
will take service with the - brigade
known as tthe .YHunters- of the Alks" ;
which - was founded in 1859 and was
commanded by an independent corps
during the war. of Sardinia and France
against Austria, by Giuseppe GarigaldL
the Italian patriot. : ...'-"- ,v '
Philadelphia, May 27. The directors -of
"the Baldwin Locomotive Works " to- 1
day ' postponed actJon on the semi-an- '
'nual dividend on the common stock of ,
the corporation, but declared the regu- :
lar semi-annual dividend of 3 1-2 per
cent, on the preferred stock. ' Action -
n the common stock was - postponed, It
was said, because , of business condi
tions during the last six months. ' '
Th efate of the other miners. Who are '
still imprisoned, ' has-not yet been de-
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