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VOL. XCVII7-KO. 35.
y IliMXN GYOK, 3ST. C, THURSDTT MORNIN QCTOBER 28, 1915
T7HOLEmMBBB 39,365
1EUI0SIG ALLIES
NOTE OF PROTEST
EPISCOPAL BOARD
JUDGE ROBERTSON
ss
RESISTING VILLA
MEN WILL BE SHOT
THE. WLAIMLK. f T TT Mrr
CHURCH AT GHAPEL
HILL GIVEN m
Presbyterian Synod at Gasto
nia Has Busy Session.
SENT TO BRITAIN
ENDS DISCUSS
fiSftDE SECflET DEAL
TRADE LEGISLATIQ
T
Can Now Send Supplies to the
Turkish Armies and to Bul
gars on Aegean Sea.
SERBS RE-TAKE VELES
5erious Situation in Bulgaria
May Help Allies in Hold
ing on to Macedonia.
London. Oct. 27. The German army
wla.U'ii crossed the Danube at Orsova
is joined by the Bulgarians, who in
vade' Serbia near Prahoyo, and .the
entral powers now have an oen road
through northeastern Serbia and Bul
garia to the Aegean -sea and Constan
tinople. They are thus in a position
;o send guns and munitions by river
md 'railway to their . Bulgarian and
Turkish allies who will be greatly
itrengthened thereby.
the invasion of northern Serbia by
;he ustro-Gerrnans continues apace,
ifhuc Bulgaria la putting rorth a
iVf.flg effort to secure control of ad-
. ytUr.'..! sections of the Belgrade-Sa
- KniVu railway. .- , "
Strba BeoeennT Veles. . '
j, o fu as the north, is concerned, Ser-'
i d, u is feared by her allies, is 'doom
id. tut m the south,, reinforced T)y the
British and French who are' fighting
ay her side, Serbia is using all her
jtrenpth to throw the Bulgarians back.
ifta tha French victory at- Krivolak,
ie Serbians, according to the Athens
reporC, were able to re-occupy Veles,
in ii.-.cortant railway and road June
don just south of Uskup, where a big
attle still Is in . progress.
It is argued here that if the Bulgar
ens can be held in the south1 until the
ingiC-rrench reinforcements, .now on
.he way, arrive,' Bulgaria may yet be
robbed of Macedonia, on which she has
let her heart. But the, Allies also will
lave to make aft attempt to block the
Jerman road to Turkey, and their big
ittack may be directed elsewhere.
The internal situation- of -Bulgaria.
rbieh is reported serious,-may have
Nftne ecect on-the campaign. A mill
pry conspiracy against King Ferdi-
iand, Athens dispatches say, has been
inearthed and the leaders shot. Many
f the inhabitants of Bulgaria are .said
:o be loyal to Russia and are showing
inclination to join the colors.
Rumanians Display Uneasiness.
Th-3 Rumanians, too, are 'displaying
lome uneasiness as to the inactivity of
Jieir government, and agitation in fa
ror of the Allies is ; being carried on
iccording to unofficial reports, by m
luential leaders. The Allies, however,
ire "depending on their own resources
ind arranging to throw into the Bal
tans as many men. as can be spared.
At the present time, the Allies can
lot weaken the other fronts, as the
lermans are showing considerable ac-
ivity. The latter have made still an
ther center attack in the attempt to
-capture LaCourtalne in Champagne,
rhich the French recently took from
hem. Strong German patrols, herald
tg an attack, were also observed in
he Loos region, but were dispersed.
Germans Lose Gained Ground.
The Germans continue their attacks
gainst the Russians in the Riga and
Jvinsk districts and claim to have
tenetrated the Russian positions near
lie railway north of Dvinsk. They
uld not hold all the ground gained
is the Russians launched immediate
iour.ter attacks. While the position in
his region remains serious for the
Russians, they-appear on the whole to
e holding their own.
In the South, on the other hand
ilonsr the Styr river ana Galicien
Tontier, the Russians report successes
loth in carrying through their own at
tacks and repulsing German attacks,
riie Italian are persisting in their of
ensive, and, although their progress
6 slow, they apparently are making
.chances.
much damage: by bombs.
lealzi Church and Famous Painting in
Venice Snffes In Air Raid.
Rome, via Paris, Oct. 27. An ejeam
nation of the famous Scalzi chiirch in
'enice which suffered in a recent raid
y air craft, shows, that the first bomb
e!l in the left, nave. It demolished
w'o beams and pierced the ceiling,
rhich was entirely destroyed by the
feond bomb. Not a foot of TIepolo's
naErnificent fresco remains intact, and
is considered virtually Impossible
, restore even a "small part of the
masterpiece. .
.MA JOH GENERALS PROMOTED.
fnmbpr Have Been Made Ueutenant
eneals In British Army.
London. Oct. 27. The following tna
r erenerals in the British army have
'"" made lieutenant generals for dis
suished services rendered: '
K1T -John Stevens- Cowas, member, of
he army council; Sir Archibald James
1'irmy. chief of the imperial staff at
headquarters, London;. - Sir
iisrs Carmichael jMonro, the new
.pr.der- of the Gallipoll peninsula;
f.v !!liam Roberts Robertson, chief
genral staff.: and Sir William
"laeil Birdwood. who on the with
r'Wfli of General Sir Ian Hamilton,
r-hiced in temporary command on
I,; .'a'i,f"'li peninsula, pending the ar-,
. i .-ai there of General Monro ; '
l.n':din
Oct. - 27. Edwsin) Wlnaht
1 Si
''PPln agent and an A morlm n
was remanded in Bow street
on a charge of trading with
interests. Ma wa ririoA n
iail.
"inacnts attorney mm mh oh.
a comnlete a n swor tA'.flia
He arrived in England four
ay., v.
on nis first vial t ii
-ry since the issuance of the war-
Agar interference With the
erce of America.
STARTED SUNDAY
bout 10,000 Words Long and is
4iowa to Repeat Protest Against
V Order in Council of So
. Called Blockade.
Washington, Oct. 27. America's long
considered protest against British in
terference with commerce between the
United States and Europe has been
dispatchd to London by special mes
senger and will be presented by Am
bassador Page at the British foreign
Office next week. It became known to
day that the note, which is about 10,
000 words long and covers exhaustively
the argument of the American govern
ment on all phases of interference
with neutral trade, was approved by
the Bresident last Saturday and start
ed on its way 10 j-ionaon Sunday.
aieianaer . w . jitk, intra secretary
of the American embassy at Berlin,
who had returned to Washington car-
Tying documents frvm Ambassador
Gerard, was entrusted with the mission
oh his return journey to Berlin.
Was Kept Secret.
Until .today the fact that the com
munication had been sent was kept
secret, instructions having been given
to - officials that no announcement of
any - kind was to be .-made about it.
That it contains a repetition of argu
ments made in the note of March 30th
which recorded the Washington gov
ernment's first protest against the or
der in council of so-called blockade, is
admitted, but no intimation was given
by officials today as to what measures
are proposed in the event that there is
no modification of British practices.
Not only does the latest communica
tion cover the various notes and mem
oranda sent by the British government
since March 30, but it also acknowledg
es and discusses the lengthy note that
came from Great Britain in January
in response to the first protests by the
United States against interference
with neutral .trade. '
...Note. Bryan Wanted to Send. , . .
v .Lit , was the . .note pow . .on- its way,
which - former Secretary Bryan advo
cated sending at the same time that
the second Lusitania .' note was dis
patched to Berlin last June.
President Wilson declined to send
it at that time because of the fear
that the United States might be placed
in the position of bargaining for its
rights with Germany on the basis of
its attitude toward Great. Britain.
With the clearing up of the submarine
controversy through the satisfactory
settlement of the Arabic case, it was
announced at the State Department
that the note to Great Britain would
go forward. After - three weeks of
CContlnued on Page "Eight.)
v mm
4
DEFECTS IN SUBMARINE F-4
WAS CAUSE OF THE DISASTER
Members of Vessel's Crew Who Lost Their Lives Absolved
From Any Blame,by Navy Board of Inquiry Graphic
Story of Battle of the Men for Their Lives.
Washington, Oct. 27.- A graphic sto
ry of the battle for life waged in vain,
300 feet beneath the surface of the sea
by the 21 men who perished in the
navy's submarine F-4 - last March at
Honolulu is told in the final report of
the loss of the vessel submitted by a
board of inquiry headed by Rear Ad
miral Busch and made public today.
Examination of the wrecked hull con
vinced the board that the disaster was
caused by a leak resulting from a cor
roded battery lining and the failure of
the boat to respond to the rudder
change which should have returned her
to the surface. .
Discarding the theory once advanced
that chlorine gas brought quick relief
in death to the crew, the board, from
igns within the rusted and battered
hulk pieces gives out in its report a
dramatic account of how the doomed
men strove desperately to save "them
selves as their vessel sank. Fifteen
met death in the engine room, where
they sought refuge at the last; six
died at their posts in the flooded for
ward compartment!.
: All members of the ship's company
are absolved from blame in this trib
ute: Not Due to Carelessness.
"From the facts established we find
that the accident resulting in the dis
aster to the U. S. submarine F-4 on
March 26, 1915, was not due to care
lessness, negligence or inefficiency on
the' part of the officers or men of the
vessel and that, furthermore, the per
sonnel remained at their respective
stations until, all effective means em
ployed to afvert the disaster impending
had failed, and thereafter sought ref
uge." v-t'
After' a'revjew of all the facts es
tablished in the investigation the board
states its conception of the disaster
as follows; -
"The primary cause of the disaster
was the corroded condition of the lead
lining (of the battery tank) and in
consequence of certain rivets in the
port wall of the forward battery steel
tank; and, " -- '
"The secondary causes were: (a) The
poor diving qualities of the vessel;
and ib) the consequent failure of the
Will Send Seven Delegates to
Missionary Congress
FOR CONFERENCE ONLY
Delegates -Not to Take Part in Legls-
lation Upon Ecclesiastical Ques
tloa' ..No Action Taken Upon
Resignations. .
' New Tor k, Oct. 27. The Board of
Missions of the Protestant Episcopal
church, after -a spirited controversy
lasting two days, today voted to send
seven delegates to the Panama Inter
Denominational Missionary Congress,
to be held in February. The contro
versy developed around the' purpose
of the congress and the action of the
Roman Catholic church in declining to
participate.
After long argument today the
board passed a resolution that "it
shall be the purpose of the Panama
Congress to recognize all elements of
truth and goodness in any form of re
ligious faith," and also stating that
the Episcopal board delegates will at
tend the congress with "no purpose,
authority, or power of committing the
board to operation."
The quarterly meeting of the board
adjourned today without taking action
upon the questions of resignations
tendered by five prominent members
yesterday when the board, voting two
to one, defeated a motion to rescind
the resolution passed at the last meet
ing favoring participation at Panama.
Efforts to cause the five men to re
consider their action were made with
out success.
i The five members were the Rt Rev.
Reginald -'H. Weiler, Bishop of Fond
du Lac, Wis.; the Rt. Rev. Alfred Har
ding, Bishop of Washington, D. C; Rev.
Dr. William T. Manning, rector of
Trinity church. New York City; the
Rt. Rev:- G. Mott Williams, Bishop of
Marquette, Mich.,-and 'the Very Rev.
Selden P. Delaney, of Milwaukee, Wis.
The first three men did riot -attend to
day's meeting. Bishop Williams and
Rev. vMr. Delaney attended the "meet
ing but took little part in the discus
sions.' -
e Rt Rev. Alexander Mann, rec-
resolution stating, the -purpose of the
Panama Congress, as understood by
the boajrd was solely for conference
but no instructions to delegates. This
brought forth considerable opposition
and in the discussion which developed
that ' the. main Objection among mem
oers of the Protestant Episcopal
church to . the Panama congress was
not based upon the fact that the Ro
man Catholic church . had declined to
participate, but upon a question of
whether or not the board had author
ity to authorise a conference with
delegates from board, or . boards of
other denominations.
. It was decided that the board could
(Continued on Page Eight.)
vessel promptly to respond to meas
ures taken to bring her to the surface.
Unknown to Commanding Officer.
"Unknown to the commanding offi
cer, the vessel acquired some negative
buoyancy forward of the center of
gravity through the leaky rivet in the
port wall of the forward battery steel
tank.
"Water accumulated in the forward
battery lead lined tank and, through
ooroded slop tanks, overflowed . into
the battery cells in contact with sul
phuric acid in the cells generating
chlorine gas.
' "The vessel developed a strong ten
dency to dive.
"Upon those intimations of danger,
there followed: Up-rudder, but due to
the poor diving qualities of the vessel
aggravated by the additional quantity
of water taken in through the port
Wall of the forward battery tank, ves
sel did not respond, but, in fact, con
tinued to descend, and downward mo
mentum gained before propellers were
stopped.
"Automatic blow was tripped and
blow valve on auxiliary tank opened.
In the endeavor to check the down
ward momentum maneuvering with
propellers probably took place.
"The appreciable length of time re
quisite for air to build up in ballast
tanks for the expulsion of sufficient
quantities of water resulted in vessel
reaching crushing depths.
Seama of Vessel Opened.
"Seams of the vessel began to open,
and probably . through - open torpedo
tubes and' seams water entered the
vessel. The conditionof positive buoy
ancy was never attained. -
"There followed " . actual ' disaster.
Vessel began filling -with water. Per
sonnel abandoned stations 1 and many
sought refuge in the engine room, clos
ing the door. - - ; N
"Under great pressure, engine 'room
bulkhead failed suddenly, leaving ves
sel on. bottom, completely flooded."
.- From its examination of the valves
of the automatic device which was set
to expel water from the vessePs bal
last tanks at a depth of 100 feet, as
required by -' departmental regulations,
the board found that the - accident
which . started the F-4 : on her down
plunge had occurred before the 1,00
foot mark was reached, The most ef
. CContlnued " on rage Eight.) -
Purchased Meriden Railroad
for the NewiHaven.
GOVERNMENTS CHARGE
His activities Brougit Ont for First
Time in Alleged Violation by New
Haven rLettera "Are Identi
fied by afeilen.
New York, , Oct ' 2TThe activities
of Judge A. Heaton Robertson, of New
Haven, one of the, eleven former di
rectors of the New York, New Haven
& Hartford railroad on trial for alleged
violation of the Sherman' anti-trustt
law, figured today for ' the first time In
the presentation of the' government's
case. He w&a represented as secretly
purchasing for . the .New. Haven, the
Meriden, water bury & Connecticut
River railroad, a iine which "John M.
nan, men vvee president or the New
Haven, thought should be "swept off
the face of the earth." -
Judge Robertson was" said to have
kept it for more than two years,. turn
lng its rolling stock overi to" the New
Haven meanwhile and finally the road
useir unaer a lease authorized by the
New Haven board' of directors: This,
it was stated; was after the patrons of
the road had . complained, that- it was
not operated and the NewHaven'Tnan-
agement feared that the real ownershin
would become known and. make possi
ble trouble in the Connecticut legisla
ture uniess the road, was operated.
Government Preaenta Letters.
The history of the 'transaction in the
form of letters written by Hall, was
put in by the government - in pursu
ance to its effort to show that even af
ter the xwew Haven ? directors were
apprised by- the trans-Missouri rate
case decision in 1897 that' the Sherman
law was applicable' to Tallrvads, if they
continued in their allegedllegal acts.
Cnarles S. Mellen. on Uie stand for
the alxth day served as the Instrument
for Identifying thV signature of the
etters. V . ,.
ttdward D. Hobbies, one of the de
fendants, but then ie-ttorney for the
Meriden.' . water bury & - Connecticut
river also figured in the transaction.
That :lMdLBjA
the new rork & New England road,
had along with the NeviEngland gone
into the hands of a receiver and Judge
Robertson bought it in at the receiver's
sale in 1896. Hall wrote to Robbins
asking him in whose name the check
should be made.
I would like to have it arranged so
that payment of the check should not
be disclosed, . ha wrote, "I don't. see
why Judge Robertson .cant grant the
particular right to you."
JUater Hall, wrote to Robertson:
Kept Trip Seevet.
"Mr. Dear Judge: I have received
notice from the . New England railroad
that they are . prepared to deliver to
the purchaser . the, Meriden, Waterbury
& Connecticut river stock and quite a
large amount of freight equipment and
desire to do ao MayJ. I suggest
that you join the president, myself
and perhaps the,- chief engineer in, a
little expedition next Saturday over
the lines of your recent' acquisition.
Please say .nothing about this as
we do not wish to advertise our trip
any more " thah" Is necessary. If we "go
with you we can act as witnesses to
the delivery of the property."
In July, two years later, Hall wrote
to Henry C. Robinson, then director
of the New? aven, asking his advice
as to what to do with the Meriden road.
"The question," he wrote, . "Involves
one of policy which it seems to me im
portant to settle before it drifts into
politics and gets us into a position to
do us posible considerable harm in
the next legislature,"
OVERSEAS AGEfiTS TO
GO JBROilO IMS WEEK
Directors Meet and Plan For
Immediate Action
Redfleld's Letter Outling Government's
Favorable Attitude Satisfactory to
Board To Perfect Organ
isation. New York, Oct. 27. The American
Overseas Corporation, organized to fa
cilitate trade with neutral nations, de
cided at a meeting of its board of
directors here today to complete its or
ganization and to send agents abroad
immediately. .. This was announced af
ter a letter we,-read ' from Secretary
Redfield outlining the government's
favorable attitude toward the - enter
prise. Alexander J. Hemphill, provisional
president of . the new corporation,
said: . ; . '
"The1 government's attitude as out
lined in Secretary Redfleld's letter is
entirely satisfactory. to us and we will
now go aheadwith our plans. "Agents
will be sent abroad hefore the week
end. We will confer immediately with
shippers and take steps to perfect our
organization.', . , ; v
PREPARED FOR OPERATIONS
Representatives-of Overseas Corpora-
tion ' to - Inform 1 Redlleld. -Washington,
Oct. 27. Representa
tives "here of the American Overseas
Corporation were instructed tonight to
Inform Secretary . Redfield of the De
CContinued on Pasre Two.)
To Aid American Merchants
and Protect Home Industry
LIMIT FOREIGN TRADE
president Confers With Secretary Red
field and Chairman DavielPlana
f"' fo Tariff JLay Amend-
ments Rejected.
Washington, Oct. 27. Legislation to
aid American merchants in their efforts
to take advantage of trade opportuni
ties" resulting from the European war
and. to protect home industry against
ruinous foreign competition upon the
restoration of peace, was considered
today by President Wilson in confer
ence' with Secretary Redfield, of the
Department of Commerce, and Chairman-
Davies, of the Federal Trade Com
mission. The President favorably received-suggestions
as to legislation
that ; would put. limits upon foreign
'competition and enable exporters to
co-operate in the establishment of for
eign sales agencies.
As a result of the conference, the
Secretary of Commerce will recom
mend -to Congress the enactment of a
law making selling by foreign firms
at less than the cost of production
here, "unfair competition" punishable
under the anti-trust laws. A similar
recommendation will be made to Con
gress by the Federal Trade Commis
sion which also, is expected to propose
an amendment to the Clayton anti
trust law to legalise combinations for
the operation of co-operative selling
agencies abroad.
Both of these subjects probably will
be dealt with by the President in his
opening message to Congress.
In considering proposals for legisla
tion to prevent foreign manufacturers
flooding the American market with
products at prices below the cost of
production at the close of the Euro
pean ' war, commercial officials have
rejected plans calling for tariff law
amendments. Dr. E. E. Pratt, chief of
the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce, who has been in charge of
the investigation of this subject by the
Department of Commerce, said today:
.-ib qusrio;of-the-tsifr-has been
raised ' in connection with -the building
of new industries. The tariff question
can be left out of the discussion. We
are hot likely to j-each any conclusion
in such a discussion." -
Secretary Redfield made - it apparent
that - he believed Tthe "anti-dumping"
problem . could ;' ' best- be met ' through
changes in the Clayton anti-trust act.
Harrisonburg, Vai, Oct. 27.- News" of
the -death of James B. Stephenson, a
prominent Harrisonburg lawyer, was
-received "here "today from Chicago,
where he had gone to , visit his- child
ren. Mr. Stephenson was a law class
mate of President Wilson at , the Uni
versity of Virginia,
PRESIDENT INVITES
K1TGHIN AND GLARK
ammnssnanrsl .
To Confer With Him on De
fense and Other Matters.
North Carolinian Not Expected by His
Friends to Support Present Pro
. gramme of the, Admlniatra- .
a, tion "Preparedness."
(Special Star Telegram.)
Washingtop, D. C, Oct. 27, President
Vviison today wrote to Representative
Claude. Kltchin and Speaker "Champ
Clark' inviting these two national lead
ers to a conference, to be held at the
White House with in the next ten days,
the date to be fixed when it is ascer
the Scandinavian countries for han
tained the time' that will be most con
venient to Messrs. Clark and Kitchin.
The fact tnat the President will in
vite Mr. K-itchin here was stated ex
clusively In this correspondence ten
days ago.
. National defense in particular and
the legislative programme in general
will be gone over and an effort made
to- get the views of Speaker Clark and
Majority Leader .Kitchin. It is hoped,
too, that Mr. Kitchin may be persuaded
to vote for the billion dollar army and
navy programme which Secretary of the
Navy .Daniels and wecretary of War
Garrison are advocating.
One of the serious problems in con
nection with so large an appropriation
for National defense, is that there
is a shortage of money in the
United States Treasury at this time,
and the prospects for filling the
coffers are not as bright as many
the coffers are not as bright as many
would like to see. It has been sug
gested that the money be raised by
a bond issue. But this would mean a
bond issue each year for five years and
Democratic leaders high enough to see
above !', water realize that this would'
mean party suicide.
Unless the President changes his
present programme, Mr. Kitchin, it . Is
believed, will not support his national
defense Plan. To do . so, the Second
district congressman would be compell
ed to completely change this veiws on
this subject and, being a man with cour
age enough to back up his convictions,
those who know him see little hope of
ever winning him over to the admin
istration's side. '
P. R- A-
if
They Refuse to be Disarmed
by U. S. Troops.
TREATED AS OUTLAWS
Should They Cross Border to Attack
Mexican Town Carranza Soldiers
Would Toe Allowed to Return.
Fnnaton Has Authority.
Washington, Oct. - 27. Should Villa,
troops cross the border and attack the
Mexican town of Agua Prleta from
the Texas side, as press reports from
the scene have indicated, they might
do, they would be treated as outlaws,
disarmed and in the event of resist
ance shot down by United States
troops. Officials at the State and War
Departments made this clear tonight,
although no official advices had been
received that such developments were
in prospect. !
Major General Funston, Commanding
the American border forces, has full
authority to take any necessary steps
to prevent violation of American terri
tory by Mexican armed" parties, short
of actually invading Mexico. An order
to cross the border would have to
come from Washington: but if bullets
fall on the American side during any
battle across the line. General Funston
may use his artillery to drive the 'Com
batants away.'
Carransistas Could Return.
With the recognition of the Carran
za regime ,as the def acto government
of Mexico, the border, situation is
somewhat changed. Should armed men
in revolt against that government
cross the line, they would be consid
ered, officials explained, merely as out
laws to be placed in custody and sur
rendered to ' the Carranza forces on
application for extradition. Should
Carranza soldiers be - defeated and
forced to flee into American territory,
they would, be disarmed but permitted
to return to Mexico at some other point
on the border .where their arms would
be returned, to "them. '
In the event of; a battle at Agua
Prieta in wti"ich General Funston found
it necessary to-use his guns to protect
Amwieaisr- itveAxsnraroPerty,'' it f s said
that they undoubtedly would be train
ed upon the outlaws; not upon the
Carranza forces.
FORCES NEAR BORDER
Advance Guard of Villa Army IS Miles
East of Agua Prleta. -
Douglass, Ariz., Oct.. 27. The advance
guard of General Villa's forces invad
ing Sonora was reported late today by
cowboys to have reached a point near
the international border, 18 miles east
of Agua Prieta, opposite here, where
the Carranza. Torces of,-General Calles
are concentrated.-
General Villa was reported to be near
(Continued On Iage Eight.)
TRAIN AREIN HIDING
Estimates of Loot Taken from
$9,000 to $60,000
i
Outlaws Boarded Train and Ordered It
Stopped in Secluded Section of the
Oklahoma Hill Eight Men
in the Gang. t
Muskogee, Okla., Oct. 27. The unin
habited fastnesses of the Kiamichi
hills, in the far southeastern corner
of Oklahoma, rendezvous of bandit
gangs since frontier days, tonight
were believed to be holding five of the
eight men. who early .today held up
and robbed a southbound limited train
of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Rail
road at Onapa, 27 miles south of Mus
kogee. Three of the outlaws were thought
to be in Texas, after having boldly
ridden into Muskogee to secure medi
cal attention for one of their number
and then boarded anotner southbound
train. ' .
Despite the statement of express
officials that their loss was small, a
report from McAllester declared the
robbers obtained 560,000, being sent
South- for the cotton marketing- sea
son. Other estimates placed the '
amount stolen at 9,000, though from
the general offices of the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas road, in Dallas, came
a statement that the men secured only
four sacks of cheap jewelry.
The band boarded the train at Che
cotah, north of the scene of the rob
bery. After passing Onapa, a station
without telegraph facilities at night,"
the train was in a sparsely settled ter
ritory, remote from interruption and
affording wild foreets and marshes
for escape. Here the robbers climbed
over the baggage and mail cars into
the engine, forced the engineer and
firemen to stop the train; routed the
conductor from the passenger coaches
and the other members of the rew
from the baggage and express cars.
All were lined up by, the track and
tied while members of the gang stood
guard. Work was then begun on the
expresf safes. Three safes proved im
pregnable and were abandoned. A
fourth safe was opened.
The robbers held the train two hours
and sent back a detachment which
stopped a freight train coming up
from behind and placed the freight
crew under guard to prevent interfer-
BANDITS
WHO
ROBBED
REV. E. L. SILER RESIGNS
Aahevllle Presbytery Asks-for Coatia
. nation of Appropriation Memo,
rial Service Held Dr. Wells
Presents Report
(Special Star Telegram.)
Gastonia, N. C, Oct. 27. Followins;
a brief business session this morning,
the North Carolina Synod .of the Pres.
byterian church, in its 102nd s eastern,
here, held a memorial service at. 11
o'clock, this being preceded by the ad
ministration of the Synodical commun- ,
ion. Rev. H. B. Searight read a me
morial of Rev. J. E. Ballou, who;died
at Tarboro, April 1st, and Rev. Neal
L. Anderson read a memorial of Rev.
B. B. Palmer, colored, who died near
Milton May 14 th. Both these memorials
were adopted by a rising of Synod and
were' ordered spread on thaInutes.
Rev. R. E. Henoerlite, of Swan Quar
ter, conducted the opening devotional
services this morning.
The Preabytery of Asheville, whtch
has been transferred to the new Appa
lachian Synod, embracing portions of
the mountain sections of North Caro
lina, Tennessee, Virginia and Ken
tucky, presented a .petition asking a
continuance of the appropriation to
this Presbytery for another year from
the home mission boarcL, The petition
was left in the hands of the. committee
of home missions.
Rev. E. Li. Slier tendered his resigna
tion as permanent clerk, the same to
take effect at the close of the present
session. This was referred to the com
mittee on 'nominations.
A number of reports and communi
cations were read and referred to the
proper committees.
Following .an earnest plea by Rev(
Melton . Clarke, of Greensboro, in ' be
half of the University church at Chape
Hill, a subscription of more than $1,
000 towards the salary of the . pastor ot
that church was taken in just a few
minutes. Rev. W. T. D. Moss pastor
of 'the' University" Jchurch, was one of "
the principal speakers at last nighfe
session and made a splendid impres
sion' on Synod and on the congrega
tion. Rev. G. W. Shipley, the head of the
Albemarle Normal and Industrial In-y
stitute, at Albemarle, addressed th
house for a few minutes on the wnf it
and the needs of that Institution.
While It belongs to the Presbytery of
Mecklenburg, he stated that it was
educating worthy girls from all sec
tions of the State and asked for the
support of Synod.
There was no session of Synod this
afternoon, recess being taken until
7:30 in order that the numerous com
mittees might have an opportunity to
complete their. work
Tonight's servioe was devoted to
foreign missions. The principal speak
er was Dr. Egbert W. Smith, of Nash
ville, Tenn., secretary of the foreign'
mission board, who thrilled his au
dience with the plea he made for the.
extension of God's kingdom In the for
eign fields. Dr. Smith is a North Caro-.
linlan. Short addresses were made by
three foreign missionaries at home oo
leave of absence. -
Rev. J. M. Wells, D. D., of Wilming
ton, presided at tonight's session and
presented the annual report of the for
eign mission board.
Tomorrow will be a busy day, as. all
the standing committees are to make
their reports, Rev. A. W. Crawford
will make .the report of the home mis
sion board tomorrow night and there
will be several short addresses on this
subject.
HANS SCHMIDT'S FATE RESTS
WITH THE COURT OF APPEALS
Arguments for New TrialMay Re
quire 'Weeks for Decision.
Albany, N. Y Oct. 27. The-fate ot
Hans Schmidt, the rormer Catholic
priest under sentence of death for the
murder of Anna Aumuller in New York
in 1913, rests with the court of ap
peals. Arguments for and against a
new trial -were made before that body
today. A decision is not expected for
several weeks. Should the court rule
against Schmidt his next recourse will
be an appeal for executive clemency to
Governor Whitman, who, as. district
attorney of New York, prosecuted the
case.
TWO CONVICTED ON CHARGE
.OF BREAKING NEUTRAL-ITS
Found Guilty of Conspiring to Hire
Men for British Army.
San Francisco, Oct. 27. Ralph K.
Blair, and Dr. Thomas Addis were
found guilty in Federal district court
today of conspiring to hire men in the
United States for British military 'ser
vice. The cases against Lieut. Ken
neth Croft,' of 'the British army, and
Harry G. Lane, were not considered.
The state wanted them for witnesses.
Clieve E. Lawrence was found not
guilty, as was the Blair-Murdock Com
pany; FERGUSON OFFERS REWARD
For Arrest or . Delivery, Dead or Alive,
of Two Band Leaders.
Austin, Texas, Oct. 27. Governor
Ferguson tonight offered a reward of
$l,ou0 for the "arrest and detention of
Aniceto Vlzano and Luis De La Rosa
or for the delivery, dead or alive, to
any sheriff in the state of Texas."
Iizano and De la Rosa are reputed
to be the, leaders of the bands of Mexi
can outlaws operating in the Ibwer Rio
Grande valley.
Governor Ferguson also announced
that he had urged President Wilson,
to insist upon the co-operation of the
Mexican troops along the boundary
with the United States border patrol
in sunoresslnsr disorders.
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