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VOL. 3TCTI NO; 1 15.
WILMINGTON, N. C, XHITSpAY MOBNtfer, JULY 15, 1915
WHOLE NUMBER 39,261
PRESIDENT
WILL
I 1 - . SBtIV''' U consult B..U.W. leU fregnently. Jji
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. "If
COAL SUPPLY OF BRITISH
NA VY WIf L BE CUR TAILED
BY S0TH WALES STRIKE
Large Number of tl-? Miners Will Stop Work Today in Defi
ance of Severe F; s Imposed by Munitions of War Act
- German an ' French Reports of Success in Ar
gonne Conflict War TKeatres Quiet
HARRY K. THA W ADJUDGED
A SANE MAN BY THE JUR Y
AFTER BRIEF DELIBERATION
PACKERS PROTEST
BE
FOR
PRESEHT
He and Lansing May Each
Draft Reply to Germa
ny' Last Note,
BERNSTORFF TO CONFER
t Thinks Way Clear for 'Media
tion on Principle pf Free-''
dom of the Seas.
Cornish, N. H., July 14. President
Wilson spent most of the day working
on the American reply to the - German
note. He wrote a long letter to Sec
retary Lansing and received one trom
the Secretary. It was said ,athe-communication
had. to do with the'German
situation, but nothing was given out.
That the President's plans were tak
ing shape as result of 'his deep study
of the situation was-understood , here,
but it was indicatedjthat-he still was
withholding final Judgment until he
had discussed the subject ; with Mr.
Lansing and others of his cabinet!
Mr. Wilson will return -to Washing
ton in time for Tuesday's, cabinet meetS
ing. . '
The President today, recefved many
telegrams and letters -bearing on ttie
situation. Editorials from newspapers
also came to his attention. : ;
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BERNSTORFF TO COIfFE V I
Will Talk Over Posaibllltlea V ith Sec
retary Lansing. -
Washington, July 14. Officials were
at work today setting down. views oft
the German situation in - definite form
for presentation to' Presiderit i Wilson
on his return .from? Cornish, N..H. ,.'
Th e general --blleflfrttoat.-th -Pr8-..
ident will be here for a regular. .cabi
net meeting Tuesday and that he.inay
bring with him a rough draft of a note
to be sent to Germany.'; . He will-exchange
views, with ; Secretary . Lan
sing, who it is believed, has also map
ped out a draft of a note.;" XeCislon
on the policy to' be followed; w'ill pos
sibly b reported at the cabinet meetr
ing and ' the new note may be com
pleted by the - end of next week.
Before the President returns, ' Count
Von Bernstorff,. the German ambassa
dor, will call on Secretary Lansing to
explain the viewpoint of V his govern
ment. - : v:,'N
The ambassador recommended; to -his
foreign office his Inclusion, in . the. last
note of those paragraphs expressing
the hope that the " United States -and
Germany would work together for. the
adoption of the principle.;of freedom of
the seas. He places much signifi
cance on the expressed willingness of
Germany to follow the; lead of the
United States on -this question, .and
thinks that the way is open, for the
United States to mediate ; the entire
controversy on the rules of, -martime
w arfare as they affect neutral rights.
SURVIVORS OF ARMENIAN - V
ARRIVE AT NEWPORT TVEWS
British Steamer Brings ?.ElgJdt f White
Muleteer .47 ITegrbe. -': Ot
Newport News, Va., July .14.--Eiglit
white muleteers .nd 47.,negro survivors
of the crew of the British ateamer Ar
menian. tc-nedoed-and f sunk -a few
w eeks ago by a German submarine, ar
rived here tonight on' the British steam
er Winnifredian. ; ;v - . -
Frank Hart,, of this t city, said that
Jorges Vivo, veterinarian, -a carpenter
named Brown and four negroes were
picked up by the submarine. . They
have not been seen sijice,- according to
Hart. '. ' . . ..
The white men arriving? ; tonight
were: ' . .
Frank Hart and M. H. McKeen,' of
Newport News, Va.; Louis A. Manton,
of New Orleans, La.; F. B. McCool, of
New Orleans, La.; Box Cox, Memphis,
Tenn.; Jess Osborne, Sidney, Neb,;. :.Cv,
A. Driver, ThomasviHe, Ga.; and C.tE:
Baer, Singers Glen, Va. C-v
CRAXK SENDS LETTER OF ' ...
THREAT TO BOSTON ' PAPER
T Bomb Placed in State Hone ana
Cnstomji .House. , , X
Boston, July 14. A. . Boston news:
Paper today received an anonymous, letf
fer in which the writer, declaring im
self as a German spy, says two bombs
have been placed ' in the : state house,
and another in the customs house tow?
er and that they will be exploded
"about Friday." The governor also to
be killed, according -to the message
""hich was crudely lettered with a.lead
Pencil. - '- .... . ' , ..
It was turned over to the police who
recently examined a -similar rthreat
Against the custom- house without -de-;
termining whether the 'writer v was a
"rank or a practical joker. ,:" " 1 :! ;
ANDERSON WAS WINNER:1'
Took
PetmsTlvanla ChamtPlhl 'i lm
Golf From Looa . '-'t-f':: -Z-
Shawnee-on-Delaware, Pa., .'July J 4.
-Thomas Anderson, the Montclalr
trofessional, won the ' Pennsylvania
state open golf championship, defeating
E. "W. Loos, of Pocono Manor. Anderson
artrt Loos each turned in cards of 149
top the 36 holes, but in the play-off of
18 holes the winner took.' 80 strokes to
his opponent's 81. , - ' . ''..'.--'
Emmet French, anotherj professional,
r'f York, Pa., finished third in the tour
nament with 150 with Gilbert tNlcholls,
jt Wilmington, Del., who recently won
he Metropolitan open ; championship.
i)d Wilfred Reid; of ,Seavlew,terfe ited
'r fourth place, eafch "wfth at total of
London, July 14. Despite the-actiorT
of the government in applying the mu-nitions-of-war
act 'to the coal mining
Industry, which will make the miners
subject to fines if they strike, It is
practically certain that a large number
of men will stop work in South Wales
tomorrow, thus curtailing the supply
of coal for the naval vessels. - v
The Federation of Miners of the
United Kingdom, the labor leaders' and
the general public, upon whose sup
port the miners would depend to make
the strike a success, are all urging
them to continue work until an agree
ment can beireache'd, but the executive
council of the South Wales Union, by
a- majority vote, refused to support
this recommendation and a 'large proT
portion of the men are preparing .to
lay down' their tools. , . j
' It is not believed, however,' that the
strike will last long, as the men them
selves are divided and the South Wales
union has. not the funds to finance a
long struggle; i the miners' federation
of .the United kingdom, after its recom
mendation, is not likely to assist them
from its exchequer. There is also a
possibility that the government !will
utilize the miners v ho enlisted In the
army -and who have not yet left" the
country, to work the mines. ,' .
This dispute -which jeopardizes the
work of navy; occupies the public mind
in England- above all other matters
and the official reports of the fighting
in the east and west take second place.
--. In fact, . except for a part, ins the
Argonne, wrjere the German official
communication claims by the Crown
Prince's army was "crowned with com-!,
plete success," but which the - French
report says was repulsed, there - has
been little doing, except the usual ar
tillery actions and the bombardments
of points ofcbnclTttatJolirrrnT 7?
' This ' is the second , success claimed
by the Crown Prince in the Argonne
in the last few weeks," but,: as. In the L
previous ; case, there, is complete con
flict between the two armies.' The
Germans state that they took nearly
3,000 prisoners, while the French, al
though admitting that their line mom
entarily gave way, declare their courts
ter attacks wrested the progress of
the Germans and drove them back.
.There is no change reported on eith
er the eastern or Italian fronts, while
reports that Turkey is' seeking a separ
ate peace; that some change in the
Balkan situation is imminent, and that
the allies have made further progress
on . the Gallipoli peninsula, still lack
official confirmation.-:
- Germans Claim Sueeea.
Berlin, via London, July 14. Today's
German official statement announces
that German forces yesterday captured
French positions in the 'forest of the
Argonne f 6r , a width of three kilome
ters (li8 miles) and for a depth of one
kilometer and that they also stormed
hill 285. The Germans claim .they
made 2,581 prisoners, took two field
cannon and rendered eight 'cannon use
less. .S
i . Italians Capture Trenches.
.Geneva, Switz., via Paris,' July 14.
The Italians have captured two miles
nf Austrian trenches in the Carhic Alps,
according to a dispatch today to the
HEGRO DEFIES POSSE
MID IS SHOT TO DEATH
Was Accused of Killing Three
White Men ,
Barricaded Himself In His Home and
: Opened Fire . on His Pursuers
-Killed Men on Farm 'Where r
He Wa Employe. ',
Macon, Ga.t- July 14. A posse of citi
zens and " officers today shot ' and In
stantly killed Peter Jackson, a negro
farm ijand, who was accused ot-killing
three white menN last night and this
morning near cpchran, Ga. ' The negro
had barricaded himself in his home and
defied the posse, .who, according to re
ports received here, blew up the house
with dynamite. ':-.'! '.-V';" " -
Jackson,'' it ' was stated, continued fir-?
ing at the crowd after his house . was
dynamited, and he was then shot by
the posse. - : ; '
.The "men killed by the negro were;
W. sHogr,-aged 40, night marshal;
Lynn Sanaers, 40, farm supervisor and
Oscar Lawson, 23," farm hand-r .v-'
Jackson, according to reports of the
trouble, was criticized by Sanders late
yesterday.-' for some .work he had 'done
and the supervisor is said to have
struck the ntgroj Later,, it is aljeged,
Jackson accosted' Sanders and? drew a
revolver and fired twice, 1 one bullet
entering Sander's hearty killing him in
stantly almost instantly. ' . ' ' '-' '-
. Early ' todayCHogg and Lawson;went
to Jackson's home to arrest ; him, whert
it is alleged the negro fired upon thetn
with a. shot ? gun. They died Shortly
af terwards.;-;- i'v ii : ' v r'
r
.St, Paul, Minn; July 14. Mrs. B. B.
Manchester, v pf Omaha, vwas. reelected
supreme guardian of the Woodmen s
: thi: women's branch, of v the
hworld'. today ; Other officers elected; in
5.UT,na.Watts Mississippi
' 'M?s? "Anha Watts, i Mississippi
fM1fli'
Tribune from Villacn''kn Austrian
town 52 miles northwest of Laibach.
SncceM by Turks Reported.
Constantinople, via London, July 14.
An official report issued here today
says an attack by the ; allies made
against, the Turkish lines, supported
by warships, was repulsed with heavy
losses.
t '
COAL PRICE LIMITED.
Bill Before House of Commons Puts
Increase Not Over 91 Tom.
. London, July 14. The text of the
coal, price limitations bill issued today
specifies that coal may not be sold at
the pit mouth for more than four shill
ings ($1) a' ton. above the price dur
ing twelve months ending July 30,
1914.
' The measure was introduced in the
House of Commons yesterday by Wal
ter Runciman, president of the board
of Trade. Violators of the act are
liable to a fine not excessing$500.
J The first breach in the miners' front
was announced from the Neath district
of the South Wales coal field. Men
there totalling many thousands decided
to continue work.
SUCCESS IN DARDANELLES
Allies Alarmed Enemy Who 'Are Now
Trying to Gain Lost Ground. .
- London, July 14. The official British
press representative , with the Allies
in the Dardanelles, in a dispatch dated
July 7 sys: ;
"A successful Allied advance on the
left wing June 28 alarmed the enemy
seriously, causing him to bring; up
heavy reinforcements, including raw
troop and he has been launching vig
orous counter attacks ever since in a
vain1 effort to recover his lost ground.
V'Enver .Pasha, .the,' Turkish minister
of war, hurried" down from Constanti
nople to'stlmulate his troops, a great
tor 'signalize -his- arrival. -; There" had
been some dissension among thi Turk
ish leaders, especially regarding the ad
visability of counter atacks, but" Enver
Pasha insisted upon general attacks
when undertaken repeatedly with great
bravery and tremendous' losses, masses
of ? Turkish troops fading away before
the Allies artillery., , ,
'"Meahwhile the Turkish Asaitic, bat
teries were active, causing some annoy
ance at our landing .places, but there
were few casualties, as all the troops
were well entrenched.
. 1 "The Allies men all pay tribute to
the extreme gallantry and indifference
to the death shown by the Turkish in
fantry,' but their methods of attack are
crude and wasteful. They are lacking
in knowledge of, how to carry out an
assault scientifically.
"The Turks generally mass for an at
tack behind some natural barrier.' Gen
erally our artillery is informed of their
massing before the attack is launched,
whereupon, knbwing all the ranges to
a foot would break up the mass with' a
torrent of shell."
Viscount Hllsade Honored.
London, July 14. Hilsade,) former
high counsellor, yesterday was pre
sented wira an. address signed by more
than 200 members pf the House of
Commons, expressing appreciation of
I his house services. The function took
Place in the. House of Commons.
DR. HOLMES FUNERAL III
rind Children Will Ar
rive With Remains Friday-
Secretary Lane Heads List, of Honor
ary "Pall Bearers Services to
be. Conducted From Church
of the Covenant. -
' (Special Star Telegram).
Washington, vD..C, July 14. Formal
announcement was made today that the
remains of Dr. Joseph A. Holmes, Di
rector of the Federal "Bureau of Mines,
who . died " early yesterday morning in
Denver, will be buried in Rock Creek
cemetery, : in this city,- instead of at
Laurens, S. C, hisbirthplace. The fun
eral services will be held at 11 o'clock
Saturday morning in , the Church of the
Covenant, Presbyterian..' :
.' Mrs. -.Holmes and "the ."four children
are, bringing ' the , body to Washington
and will. arrive Friday afternoon. '
The offices of the Bureau of "Mines
Lin Washington and In the -field will be
closed Saturday outoi respect to the
late ;director.fr. , :;",.' ; ';'': -
: Franklin ;X. Lane',. Secretary of the
Interior, , and official superior of Dr.
Holmes, heads the list' of honorary pall
bearers.' The others are Josephus Dan
iels, 2 Secretary -of r the Navy ; William
B-'Wilsonr Secretary of Labor; Gen.
William- C-Gorgas, -Surgeon General
of the" Ar4iy; Peter M. Wilson, chief
clerk' of the Senate; R. S. Woodward,
president .? of : the.: Carnegie' institution
: Samuel L. Rogers,''; Director of the
Census,'-and Charles M. Galloway, Civil
Service' Commissioner. The active pall
bearers were chosen from -the technical
staff? of - the -Bureau- of ' Minesl r They
are: George S. Rice.' Dr. C. L; Parsons,
03 iTv-Hood.vPr;; G: Ai,. Hulett, Pri 15 T,
SATURDAY
Day and,'Di;. C Kfuaroe.' f - -.
Trains Arriving With Food
from
VILLA STILL FIGHTING
Reports Capture of Another Town and
is Waging Campaign on the Cap- .
ital From the North r Trou- ;
ble. Again in Yucatan.
Washington; July 14.-r-State Depart
ment advices from Mexico City late
today reported t,he capital4 quiet with
order prevailing and trains arriving
from Vera Cruz with food supplies.
Stores and banks had not been reopen
ed pending arrangements for currency
circulation.
Communications between the capital
and Vera Cruz by rail and telegraph
continued and the Carranza government
departments were said to be under
process of jorganization as. rapidly as
possible. Consul ,Gen. Shanklin cabled
that General-Gonzales had given pref
erence to ' provision trains over troop
trains and that arrangements for soup
kitchens to relieve the capitol's desti
tution were progressing and that they
hoped to feed from 8,000 to 10,000 per
sons daily. Additional dispatches con
firmed the report that the Carranza
forces had recaptured the waterworks
from the retreating ?apata army and
that there was no danger , of a water
famine. ' '
General Carranza, from Vera Cruz,
assured his agents here that he extend
ed every protection to Ttfexicans and
foreigners within the capital and an
nounced his intention to issue an am
nesty law in the near future "in an en
deavor to have those in error return to
the true path' i
'In the meantime, activity of General
Villa's forces in pressing a lively cam
paign toward Mexico City from the
North, indicates that the proposed am
nesty wifl not be accepted Ty the most
formidable of the forces 'opposed iv
Carranza. ; t-
General Villa's ' Washington ' agents
report Villa ; stlil In control of Aguas
Calientes. " They annoiinctfd -f urther , ad-
capture of Queretaro, 80 "miles from
Mexico City,, cutting off General Dbre
gon's army from its base of supplies
The exact whereabouts of ObregOn's
army, however, has not yet been as
certained for several days.
Red Cross dispatches, today from Vera
Cruz say the distribution, of Red Cross
supplies in that city . through " the
American consulate had" been ' stopped
by Governor Aguilar, who said the
state government proposed to institute
a-public mess for the hungry, and that
the needy were few. Since that .time,
according to the report, considerable
destitution has -been found. Lnstruc
( Continued on PagerEight.)
GET
VIEWS OF EDISON
Will Confer as to Other Mem
bers Advisory Board '
NEW BOARD APPROVED
Orville Wright land Hudson Maxim Say
They Will Accept Membership in
the Board It Will be Ben
efit. They Say.
Washington, July 14. Secretary Pan
iels and ThomaaA. Edison will talk
over the proposed navy bureau of in
vention . and , the ,civilian adyispry
board, which Mr. Edison ia to head, to
morrow night at Mr. Edison's home at
Orange, N. J. ' . . ' . ' -
Mr. Daniels said today he expected
to get Mr. Edison's views about some
of the men to be invited to join the ad
visory board. . li, the meantime, he de
clined f o discuss the names of other
inventors and experts he might have in
mind. " . . v-. i
BOARD IS APPROVED.
Wright and Maxim See in It Possibility
" vt Good Work. . " . .
New York, July 14. Orville Wright,
who is among those, suggested to Sec
retary Daniels lor membership, in the
proposed . civilian advisory board, of in
ventors and'' technical .experts, was
quoted herf today ; as saying he would
accept membership in. the board if in
vited. ; " ' ,y
' "I have ' had: talks ' with Thomas A4
Edison and with army and nayy'offi
cers who "reaUze' the -necessity of pre-
paring an adequate - air Vswell asea
fleet," - said Mr.- Wright. v "Army .and
navy officers; "agree , that we - should
have from a." thousand" to 1,300 ,;aerp-j
planes for imtnadlate1, duty.? r; ,
"The , board 'undoubtedly, did a goo4
thing if the ;raembersj wouldl stick . tb
its advisory functions and not try ' to
-overstep it.V;-r.: - ." I
-vi- Hudson Maxim, .whose name also was
suggested to. Mr. Daniels, said he would
be glad to 'serve " on the new board. -U -J.
i 'It la a wightyl good "ideaisaid' Mr
Maxim. ' "1 do -not", know " what .' the
powers of the - board Iwill "be, but. i am
sure It will be'.k great ' benefit to .' the
government, .;ajd (lHMpif.i1th'u$-'
1 'ot?tyer-ytie:!'Ae.iiC84rt i4Viiere
Justice Hendrick Will Announce Tomorrow Morning Wheth
er the Previous Commitment of the Prisoner to Matte-
awan Will be Vacated, Thereby Giving Him His
Liberty Thaw Cheered by Great Crowd.
vKew York,, July il4Har;;endall
Thaw was declared sane by . a jury
which for nearly three weeks had lis
tened to testimony given in the. su
preme court here before Justice Peter
Hendrick, Forty-eight minutes were
consumed and two ballots were taken
in reaching a verdict. .
. Justice Hendrick .on. Friday morning
will announce- whether the commit
ment upon which Thaw" was incarcerat
ed in the State Tospital for Criminal
insane at Matteawan shall be vacated,
thereby giving -to the slayer of Stan
ford. White - the -liberty for which, he
has fought in the courts for nine years
It was at the end of a day of ad- !
dresses by counsel and the charge of
the justice that 'the jury retired. While
the twelve men were deliberating, the
crqwd in the court room and about the
court house was augmented by score3
of people who believed that a verdict
quickly would be found.
Crowd Warned' to Keen Quiet.
v Shortly before 4 o'clock a bailiff came!
iron iq jury room ana lnrormea Jps
tice Hendrick that a verdict had been
reached. - .The doors immediately were
locked and "Justice Herfdrick ascending
the bench, warned 'the spectators that
any demonstration would, be met with
severe punishment. . Then the jury
came in. In reply to a question by the
court as to whether a Verdict had been
reached, the foreman handed over a
sheet of legal paper, which was. passed
to the 1 justice on the bench. Justice
Hendrick read it and handed back to
the clerk.
"Gentlemen of the jury," said the
clerk, "the question you have been
asked is this: Is Harry K. Thaw now
sane?. Your answer 'is yes." -
Despite the warning several persons
stood up in front of their seats. The
court, room hummed '.like a "dynamo;
Justice. Hendricks and a dozen court at-
1 tendants rapped for, order.' " . ; .-
Meanwhile Thaw, who until, tlie ver-
diet vsafeed,sat; at -the-ounseli
table witn his chin resting nj a hand
kerchief, had turned and grasped the
hand rof several of his counsel. Then
he .went to where "his 'mother was sit
ting a few feet away and, throwing his
arms about her neck, kissed her twice,
Mrs. Thaw at-the same time, patted her.
daughter, Mrst George, L,, Carnegie, on
the shoulder. ' r,y. .
The , verdict recorded, John B.
Stanchfleld, chief counsel for . Thaw,
made a motion that the commitment
sighed by Justice Dowling, following
a .verdict of not. guilty on the ground
of. insanity, which was returned by the
jury at Thaw's second' trial for the
murder of Stanford White be vacated.
Justice Hendrick asked Attorney "Gen
eral Becker what he had to say; to suchw
a .motion. Mr. Becker, in reply,, re
quested time in "which, the S.tate might
prepare an appeal. Justice Hendrick
reminded the lawyers that he had not
given - his- decision and- that conse
quently it had not been finally decided
which side might desire an .appeal.
He. then set 11 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing as the time whert he would receive
briefs and hear arguments in, his
chambers upon the' motion to dismiss
the commitment. The jury was dis
charged arid then court adjourned.
Shook Hands With jurymen.
.As .soon as the jury was dismissed,
Thaw - crossed ; to the box and. shook
hands warmly with . eia,ch, man. His
GOOD ROADS MEETING
IS LARGELY ATTENDED
State Association Pays Tribute
to Its Founder,
Death of Dr. J. A. Holmes Js Deplored
-State High way "Commission En
dorsed MeGirt 1 Among
Speakers. -. -
(Special Star Telegram.)
Asheville, N. C, 'July i4.-4-Never hei
an annual meeting of. , the North Car
olina " Good Roads Association drawn a
more, general representation from the
various counties of the "State nor has
the' spirit 'of enthusiasm ever . been
greater than at the 1916 meeting, which
convened' in this citv. this morning with
moire than 200 delegates in attendance.
'Exchanges of greetings . developed
warm -words .of welcome and hearty re
sponses at the morning meeting, after
whichVithe - delegates heard strong
speakers discuss matters in which the
good aoads enthusiasts of this State are
vitally.; interested. That Hhe associa
tion miist give its ' hearty ' support to
the North Carolina Highway Commis
stojj and must do everything" fnv. its
powie,r:; to make the work-of that rbody
Successful in' its "undertaking in. North
Carolina was the ' theme' of many ad
dresses'. . '"' J -'k. ': ;-; ' ' : '..-'
Following warm tribute to the late
Dr. Jy A. Holmes, founder of the as-
sociatlon, which "was delivered, by Sec
retary Joseph H. Pratt, the association
adopted resolutions Jn which the death
of .the former State' geologlstof North
Carolina was deplored: A : page of the
minutes of -the Asheville -meeting, was
ordered Set aside in' his memory- ' -
,Galltln Roberts-a'Siinember of
the -'recent;-.,rQenraiAsw .if
renreentiY9f f Bupomjie, ijtjoupty
tefnooii': deciaredi that! he falworsi
mother also shook hands with the jury
men, saying to each:
"Thank you so much for allsthat you
have done." . .
One of the jurors asked her wheth
er she had ever had any doubt of the
Jesuit of this . proceedings." Mrs. Thaw
smiled and replied. in-the negative. The
jury and ThaW; them filed 'into .a room
adjoining the ...court wheTe photograph
ers were waiting. Thaw. himself mov
ed the benches and. chairs around in the
room so that , he and . all the jurymen
might get into the picture.
It was with great difficulty that
court attendants and deputy sheriffs
prevented scores' of men ' and women
from dashing" upto Thaw In the court
room to congratulate ' him. It was with
much more difficulty that the crowd
was' cleared from the tourt house.
iuisiae ane court nouse,- tnere is a
wide flight; of -stone steps which had
been crowded all afternoon with hun
dreds of persons." ; The streets and the
sidewalks on each side of it were also
congested. " When - Thaw, flanked by
deputy sheriffs,, appeared- in the door
way , a- great -cheer went" . up. Thaw
seemed . much please,d.- " "
Still in the center. :o: 'the;-cordon of
the deputy sheriff s. .Thaw crossed the
street and went;tp. the. sjierfff's office.
There he removed Jhjs. coajt,. lighted a
cigar, and looked out of the window
at the great crtiwd being dispersed by
policemen, . - .. .
Tonight, Thaw was taken to the of
fice of a physician 'to ' have a wound
in his hand dressed.' If was while play
ing with a medicine ball in the Ludley
street jail last night that he received
the. injury. . . " :
Two' Ballot: Taken.
iiixpiaining.-wny . two. ballots were
taken, one of the jurors; Paul J. Marks,
a: brother of the' president-of the Bur-
rcfugh of Manhattan, - said that on the
first.. ballot, -the ivote was 11 to 1 that
Thaw, was sanel Th, dissenting Juror
said that he' oast hia-ballot that way
moreas : a matter, of form,;than any
thing .else, soMhat ;he.cv.eTdict would
not be rendered, withdutformal discus
sion. The wtefwas,-runtinlmous on the
f Oilottnd
;t.
Mr. Jdarks also said, ne nd the" rest
of the- jufori.-iwere- of the opinion that
Thaw . - was eccentric, and was possi
bly mentally wak", -bi"t J.t'riey did not
believe that Re" would ' harm any one
else.. . . ' .
.In .sumhfng.iUp jfqrthe State, Deputy
Attorney . .General" "CboTi sketched
Thaw's life from" his '.birth until he
was deported from- Canada; after his-
escape f rom7MattdJah: r He recalled
that Thaw had "thrice. - been declared in
sane. . Het61dv of ;a : a?ege!d attempt by
Thaw to stab.:a 'feriov.istudent at Har
vard and of 't0s . aHeg-ey : attempt to
shoot a cabman. . .
"Thaw was -jnsiane. during all. this
time," Mr. Ctook-wenoh. . "He was in
sane when lie sjiot and nsiantly killed
Stanford Whit.-. And -the; same con
ditions prevail .itoday'j ' ..
Mr. t'ook'epllateliy.' gitfjjed from the
jury box and s&tiok his finger at Thaw,
sitting .five --fe-al(W3f:.-v.He - referred
time and-againto Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
"as the true yjrgih ;- of- -'.his.". Thaw
seemed unaware .that,;.Mr. Cook was
anywhere nearby. He chatted with his
counsel and once turned arid smiled at
"a friend among "the 'spectators.
John B. Stanchfleld', summing up for
Thaw, remirioVeir-th;'ury - that no pre
vious actions ..of -Thaw . were involved
in. the proceeding.1"'" ' .'.. .
"The questiOni" ;Said 'Mr. Stanchfleld,
(Cbtttiriueil -oil --.'.iPage' i Eight.)
mm HEAD IS ALSO
... .- ' -
CLEAR OF
Captain Surprised When Told
of Warning,
Steamer Arrived in Norfolk Last Xight
to Get Coal Will Clear" Early
Today For English
Destination.
Norfolk, Va., July 14 With her mas
ter, Captain J. R. . Moore, ignorant of
the fact that wireless messages had
been flashing "Over the Atlantic at 15
minute'; intervals'. during the past four
days to warn .him of' bombs supposed
to be on the vessel,,, the British steam
er Howth Head,' bound from New Or
leans to Dublin and Belfast, via Nor
folk for bunker coal, passed in Cape
Tlenry at 8: o'clock tonight and arrived
at Norfolk about 10:30 o'clock.
Captain Moore was" surprised when
Pilot A. B. Topping; of . the Virginia
Pilot's Association, boarded the vessel
at Cape Henry to bring her ' to Nor
folk and told him of . the . story about
bombs being placed on the vessel while
she was loading -at -New Orleans and
also, of the vain effort to get wireless
warnings to the Howth HeaiL.
As soon, as he. heard the-bomb story,
Captain Mqore ordered the members of
the vessel's crew to search the bunk
ers.. "The bunker supply, was low and
it was not ' much trouble' to make a
careful and full.investlgatlon.
The - steamer , came up . to Sewall's
Point ;-. and ; started bunkering at once.
She will clear early tomorrow; morning.
Decatur.Y III.,' 'July ' 14; Members of
the Decatur .and-Rockford clubs of the
Three-I , League today rescued., a score
of persons.5., buried when ;' Just as : the
game started, a miniature tornado blew
oil tne rooij oi , tne- grana atana. xvone
EXPLOSIVES
of :th
the'specta torsi wa seriously injured.
grandstand was ' wrecked. ,
State Depaftment Will Make
Representations to
.Great Britain.
5v
NEUTRAL TRADE HURT
Complaint Also Against Delay
in Settlement for the
Seized Cargoes.
- Washington, . . . July. . . i4. American
meat packers appealed to'the State De
partment today to . demand that Great
Britain stop interfering with cargoes
consigned to neutral ports and set
tle for $14,000,000 worth of their prod
ucts now' held in prize courts. They
charge the J British government with
destruction of commerce In food prod
ucts between the baited States and
other neutral nations.
After two conferences between . the
packers nd Chandler Anderson; special
counselldr of the State Department, it
was announced that the . department
would-rrjake representations to Great
Britain, j - , ; -
The pickers. will discuss the difficul
ties furher with Mr; Anderson , totbr
rowi In a statement tonight outlining
tlj.eir, case as laid before the depart
ment,' they declare that'tlte British gov
ernment purposely-deiays- settlement of '
their claim" for seized cargoes and that
they are not inclined to 'reopen trade
with neutral countries. unless they, can
be '.assured' of delivery of their ship
ments to ports designated.
"As reported to the packers by their
representative ' in. England, Alfred Ur
con," says; the" statement,' "the latest
terms for the release, of the cargoes
as laid down by Great Britain are held
to be so .onerous'as to be unaccepttble.
,"In brief,, these latest terms are:
- "That, the .-packers , guarantee ; Great
Britain 'against' claims- arising out of
the "detention . Of" ships.
"That, the packers guarantee Great
.Britain, against : claims of buyers who
bought and paid for large quantities of
products seized.
"The packers assert that this latest
move by Great Britain is. only another
step-to delay a settlement of the prob
lem and that, there-appears to be ab
sent the sincere desire to settle the
controversy."
In their conference with Mr. Ander
son, the " packers ' were insistent that
the .American government should take
firm action and their statement says of
this phase of, the subject:
Attitude Deemed Incredible.
"The packers assert that the attitude
of Great Britain seemed incredible ir
view of the many adjustments they
have made to- meet the 'English gov
ernment in it demand. They take the
position of . being entitled to full" compensation-
for their goods, and . declare
that as American citizens they should
be afforded protection by the United
States an dthat this government should
take. a determined. stand to protect their
rights to ship to neutral countries."
The statement lays particular stress
upon the cases of five cargoes shipped
before . November 25 last in neutral
steamers, for Copenhagen and seized on
the high-.seas on the ground that they
presumably were ultimately destined
for Germany. These cases, postponed
from jsi me. to .time,, are set to come up
in the' prize .court again tomorrow. The
packers maintain that the goods had
been sold at neutral ports before ship
ment, or "where the goods had .not
been so sold, then to the consignors
agents, for sale by them to bona fide
neutral purchasers at such . neutral
ports." . - . -
The packers call attention to a state
ment made, by Premier Asquith in the
Hoyse of Commons, March I, last, "that -vessels
with cargoes which have sailed
before the date of this notification (Or
der in Council) will not be affected."
The statement .continues:
"Shortly after the beginning of the
war, the British ambassador at Wash
ington assured the United States gov
ernment that Great Britain would hot
interfere with the trade "of foodstuffs
between neutrals: With these In mina,
the packers say -they were Justified In
making their-. shipments -to neutral
ports in neutral- ships, - After numerous
conferences the- prize court -authorities
definitely refused, to release the goods
except upon terms of the packers-selling
the -goods-4n Great Britain and to
give English bail to the full value of
the - seized' cargoes. Inasmuch as the
cargoes consisted mainly of fats, oils
and pig products of fat and heavy tex
ture adapted , to colder, countries than
England, the packers declare,, it was
impossible to sell the cargoes ,and- re
jected the proposition." : .
Representatives of the packers who
are here conferring at the - State : De
partment, are Thomas E. Wilson, pres
ident -of Morris. A' Co.; .Gustavus' F.
SwifVSwlftA Co.,Arthur Meeker, vice
president Armour. .&.. Co.. and counsel
lors of these firms.. ......
MRS. NANNIE ; WIIABIS DEAD r
, ' ' t - V , 77-
Representative .of . Orphans Horn
" PaMes at Yaneeyville.
, . (Special Star Telegram). --
Raleifh, N, C.. July 14. The funer
al of Mrs. Nannie - Wbonsen Williams
was held from the First Baptist churih
today, the remains having been brought
from Tanceyvllle 'where she died;"Moi- r
day,. Mrs. WJlliims. made her horne '
here ahd traveled' for the North Car- .
olina Orphans Home, being well. known -throughout
the State.3 . r ..'fft -
Colfax, Cal.", July" 14. Edmund Stover, '
6i San 1 Francisco; news editor'- of k the .
western division ;'of ' the - Associated ,
Press, . and-' f 6rraer Preiidht of the '
Press club of ! that , city, died here" to
night after an Illness of sc monthju V 1
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