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AUSTR1ANS IN THE
TYROL REGION ON
HEAVY OFFENSIVE
More Italian Advanced Positions
Captured Together With '
Over 6,300 Prisoners. ,
ZEGNATORTA IS STORMED
Borne Asserts River Attacks Pail
ed Entente Airmen Busy
Over the German Lines.
From the Tonale pass region in. west
ern Trentine to Monfalcone, , a short
distance from the head of the grulf ' of
Triest, the Austrians are vigorously on
the offensive against "the Italians.
In Tyrol, to the ; south of Trent,
heavy infantry attacks to the east of
the Adige river have forced the Italians
again to abandon some of their ' ad
vanced positions and resulted in the
capture by the Austrians of an aggre
gate of 141 officers and .200 men. In
addition 13 guns and 17 machine guna
were captured.
Vienna says that south of Rovereto
the Austrians stormed Zegnatorta, but
Rome asserts that the river attacks
launched were put down with heavy
casualties the bodies of numerous dead
Austrians floating away In the swift
current of the Adige river.
Aviators Again Busy. '
The repulse of another Austrian at
tack in the Sugana valley is also re
ported by Rome. Along the remain
der of the front there were heavy ar
tillery bombardments with here and
there infantry attacks. Bombing oper
ations by aviators on both aides have
taken place against opposing positions.
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yn ine mie in c ranee ana Jeigium
the fighting has consisted mainly of
srtillery duels most severe to- the
northwest of Verdun. The Entente
Allied airmen have .been , particularly
active against German positions and in
combats in the air with German fliers.
In these latter combats several GeT-
man aircraft were brought dlwn by
British and Frenc ha viators. -In one
of the raids American avjatora flghtJ
lng writh the French army under the ti
tle of the Franco-American flying corps
took part in their first foray as an in
dividual unit. , , :j .
Minor Fights Favor RuMiajas.
. Fights of minor importance with the
advantage in favor of the Russian
have taken place on the northern end
of the Russian front. In Asiatic Tur
key around Diarbekr the Turks again
assumed the offensive against the Rus
sians but again met with' repulse.' '
The" French are showing activity
along the lake Doiran and other sec
tors of the Serbo-Greek frontier, hav
ing occupied Devetepe and pushed
their forces eastward toward Monastir.
The infantry of both sides along (STs
front continue to make, preparations
- for possible encounters.
Of three Americans on board the
uuicn steamer Batavier v., wmcn was
sunk by an Explosion In the North -ea,
one was drowned. One of the Ameri
cans expresses the oelief that the
steamer struck a mine. - -
LONDON CXA13S SUCCESSES '
ON FRANCO-BELGIAN LINE.
London, May 17. The British official
statement on the campaign in France
and Belgium, says:
"There have been considerable artil
lery and trench mortar actions today
about Auchonvilliers, Cabaret Rougee,
Souchez, Calonne, Quinchy, the Hohen
zollern Redoubt and Tpres.' There has
been intermittent shelling at other
points along the front.
"Last night raiding parties of Sea
forth Highlanders entered German
trenches north of Roclincourt. " Five
Germans were killed in their trenches.
Three dugouts full of Germans were
bombed, one being blown up. Our cas
ualties were slight. The whole of the
raiding parties got back to our trench
es. "Fighting continued among the cra
ws of mines we blew up on the 15th
n the Vlmy ridge."
ARTILLERY VERY ACTIVE
IN THE REGION OF VERDUN
Paris, May lT.The official communi
cation tonight says:
"In the region of Verdun there was
m ,activity by the artillery of both
aes In the sectors of Avocourt, Hill
4 and between Douaumont and Vaux.
During the day . one of our pilots in
an air fight brought down a German
ropiane which fell northwest of Raz
onvnie. Another enemy aeroplane, shot
oown by one of ours, fells in the region
f Ban De Sept.
ha ay one of our Bquadrons bom
arded the MetzSablons station on
,,,'ch it dropped 25 shells of large
calibre." .... .
BRITISH ADMIT LOSS OF
3IONITOR BY TURK FIRE.
London, May 17. A British official
ramunication issued this afternoon
v ?ts the loss of a small monitor, the
as a result of the fire of Turkish
batt
eries. The mnnltnr waa rnnrtd
having been set on fire and sunk in
"rkish official statement Tues&ay.
British admiralty denied the state-
th 4. but says later advices confirm
Turkish report. The British state-
mnt says: .
i wo men were killed
wunded."
and two
GpMAN SUBMARINE SUNK "
BY MINE OFF SWEDEN
A Copenhagen, (vi aLondon), May 18. .
fjni, u lorPeao Doai nas oeen
Sm y a Gerraa" mine off Falsterbo,
Ti-i accrdlng to the 'Berlingske
-.i-nde-s Malmo correspondent. All
- ne man of the crew-was avett
WASH BTDN G FTS M A,l RR I ANRHMSF
THE BEXTJEUNION RESCUES IDE 10
Confederate Veterans Desire to
March Down Pennsylvania
Avenue Before President.
HARRISON IS COMMANDER
Alabama Veteran Elected Successor to
General Young Other Officers ,, -
Elected Memorial Bxerel
Are Held.
Birmingham, Ala., May 17.rWashing
ton won the honor of entertaining the
United Confederate veterans in 1917 by
a close vote at the closing business
session here tonight. General George
P. ' Harrison, of Alabama,, was elected
commander-in-chief to succeed Gen
eral Bennett Young, of Kentucky. The
desire of the old Confederate soldtefs
to parade down Pennsylvania avenue
and be reviewed by the President of
the United States led them, to choose
Washington. D. C, for the 1917 reunion
city, at the dosing business session
of their reunion here tonight. Tulsa,
Okla., and Memphis, Tenn. received the
next highest votes in the order
named, v
.General Harrison Elected.
General George P. .Harrison, com
mander of the Alabama division, of the
United Confederate Veterans, was elect
ed commander-in-chief of the veterans,
succeeding General Bennett Young, of
Louisville,-Ky., who refused to permit
his name to be presented as a candi
date . for re-election. Other officers
named were: -
Commander Department of the Army
of Virginia, General John Thompson
Brown, Virginia.
Commander Department of the Army
of Tennessee, General John P. Hick
man, of Tennessee.
Commander Trans-Mississippi de
partment, General K. M.VanZant, of
Texas, re-elected.
The recommendations oi Ine resolu
tions committee, with the exception 'of
one. favoring a reduction in the salary
of the adjutant general from $1,800
to $1,500 annually, and another fav
oring the consolidation Of the Veterans
and - Sons of Veterans 'organizations
were referred to the commanding gen
eral and the heads of the three departments.-.
They adopted the consoli
dation resolution and a committee com
posed pf the; general- officers ana one
representative from each division4was
appointed to. co-Operate with a similar
committee from the Sons,-to report at
the next reunion. v -f ;
- The effort to reduce the adjutant gen
eral's salary . failed when it was learn
ed that the , constitution leaves that
matter in the Wands of the executive
council and commander-in-chief.
. According to the report of the com
mittee on the Jefferson Davis Home
Association, presented by John S.
Leather, ; of Kentucky, showed there
were "no debts against the organiza
tion and they had a balance in the
bank" of more than $800. '
' Annual Memorial Exerelneo.
All other meetings gave way at noon
today for the annual memorial exer
cises, held under the Joint auspices of
the veterans and the Confederate
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IRELAND iS LIKELY TO
HAVE NEW GOVERNMENT
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Premier Asquith Decides the Old
Form Has Had Its Day.
He Is Getting Views and Ideas of Those
Outside : of Official Circles as to
What Kind of System
Should be Adopted. ' .
Dublin, May 17. Premier Asquith
has reached the conclusion from im
pressions gathered during his Irish
visit that; the old. form of government
in Ireland has had its day. The As
sociated Press learns from sources in
the closest touch with the premier that
Asaulth's conversations and confer
ences have convinced him that the fu
ture government must be conducted on
an entirely different system. ?
; The prime minister has taken care to
learn the - ideaes and views of many
persons other than those in purely offi
cial circles and those persons have of
fered greatly varied suggestions. None
of these, it is believed, could be adopt
ed in Its entirety but it Is thought, they
ait s whirled . toeether to form a
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proposal to lay before the cabinet. The
premier nimseii aoes noi Know wh.l
form his" proposal will eventually take
and, ia fact, it . will . probably, be fully
developed only at the cabinet meeting.
Belief is, that the visit gave a good
hint to the premier that the Ulsterltes
would not accept, a direct proposal im
plying home rule. But it Is believed
they might be Induced to enter into a
concerted plan which could possibly be
arranged' to - meet their most serious
objections.
THREE TAR HEEL' NEGROES .
- ABE CHOSEN BISHOPS.
Deadlock Broken In A. M. E. Zton Con
ference at lioalsvllle, Ky. i
: TniRviiu. Ev.. May 17. After hav
ing been deadlocked . for several days
the General Conference or me Aincan
M-vif P!nif.otal Zion church. . it
wa c annAimoni. today. - Elected these
bishops i L. W." Kyles, Wlniton-Salem.
tm n - w -R. -Tlriice. George C Clement.
Charlotte, N. a, and W. JU. Lee, Brook-.
hIISSINGAIhERIGANS
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Jesse Deemer and ; Negro Cook,
Captured in Glenn Springs
Raid, Located at El Pino.
BANDITS ELUDE PURSUERS
Early Withdrawal of the Punitive
Expedition Under Colonel Sib
ley is Indicated.
San Antonio, Texas, May 17. An
early withdrawal of the punitive ex
pedition led by Colonel Sibley, south
of Boquillas, was indicated at depart
ment headquarters today. -The- rescue
kof Jesse Deemer, the store-keeper, and
Monroe Payne, the negro cook, who
were carried across the border by ban
dits when they raided Glenn Springs
and Boquillas 12 days ago, was re
ported today by Colonel Sibley who re
ceived his information . from Major
George T. Langhorne. Major Lang
home reported that he was endeavor
ing to overtake the bandits' who had
eluded him at El Pino from where he
sent the report and where he found
Deemer and Payne. "
Officers here regarded it as probable
that a - successful encounter with the
bandits would bring the expedition to
an end and not at all improbable that
failure to take them also would be
followed by a recall. It was explained
that the four troops of cavalry and the
machine gun company operating under
Sibley was inadequate for extended
operations.
Deemer and Payne had been Jeft at
El Pino by the retreating bandits with
instructions to the , residents that they
be killed, if an attempt at rescue was
made. The villagers refused to obey
instructions, professing their friendli
ness to the Americans when they en
tered the town yesterday - morning.
" .Two regiments of Texas militia were
assigned ' to . the Brownsville district.
They will be the .first ; of the state
troops to go to border stations. In
this- district, it " was ' Ann&uttced.uthere
wfllr be . more ; than7 5,000 fmeiT- within
five " day S.V- ' i 7
Three companies of coast" artillery,
the,T7th, 74th . and 145th left here to
day for the Del Rio district. "
DENIES SAVING WIIjSON "
: DID NOT CONTEMPLATE WAR
Mexico City, May 17. General Obre-
gon, minister of war,", today denied re
ports in. circulation" in the United States
that he had expressed confidence that
President Wilson did not contemplate
war, with Mexico.
. "Please deny the report that I have
made a public .declaration of confidence
that President Wilson does not contem
plate war with Mexico," said General
Obregon. ."I have made no declaration
public .. or ., private, regarding : interna
tional relations since leaving El Paso."
TWO BANDITS WOUNDED AND
MADE PRISONERS BY AMERICANS
San-Antonio, Texas, May 17. Col
onel Sibley, in command of the expedi
tion pursuing the bandits who raided
Glenn Springs, ' reported to General
Funston tonight that two Mexicans had
been wounded and- taken prisoner by
Major Laghorne, in command of the ad
vanced forces,; In a skirmish a short
distance south . of El Pino yesterday.
None of the Americans was wounded.
AMERICAN LOST WHEN DUTCH
STEAMSHIP WAS DESTROYED.
Belief That the Batavler V. Struck a
Mine In North Sea.
London, May 17. The American em
bassy was informed today, that Lulgi
Martini Manclni, an ' American citizen,
was drowned when the Dutch, steamer
Batavied V, was blown up in the North
Sea. Two other . American citizens on
board, were saved.
The .dispatch, to Lloyds from' Great
Yarmouth says that when the Batavier
V. 1,500 tons, was blown up, four of
the crew' were : lost, the remainder
landed at Great Yarmouth. The Ba
tavier. V; was on her way from. London
to Rotterdam.
Two other - American, citizens on
board, Samuel Howard ' Comstock, of
California, and John Joseph Kaleta,
of Brooklyn, were saved. '
Comstock has made a report to the
American embassy" expressing the opin
ion that the Batavier V, sank as a re
sult of -striking a -mine. The embassy
will forward this report to -the State
Departmen at Washington..' Through
consular officials the embassy is ob
taining, affidavits from the ship's officers.-;
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SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATS '
. t ENDORSE THE ADMINISTRATION
Question of Woman Suffrage Referred
to State Legislature. .-
Columbia,' S. C, May 17. President
Wilson .and .'Vice President Marshall
weije. endorsed, for a second term, the
Democratic administration, state and
nation, was commended .and; the ques
tion -of 'woman suffrage was referred
to the state.- legislature ;f or its "earn
est consideration" by the state - Dem6
cratic .convention here tonight. The
convention - still- had 'not, adjourned at
midnight and - prospects f were that -, it
would continue in session most of the
night. bu:k:PC" V -; -: "V' ".
Resolutions adopted ' by. the conven
tion - especially 'commended "President
Wilson's foreign -policy; commendcS
moves looking toward! preparedness
and' recommended action by. the!Uniteud
States looking to.- the formation , of a
world ; court or arbitration", system. ; ;
Senator B. R. . Tillman, was re-elected
national; committeeman r over,: Lowndes
J.;Brownlnvy-;tf::.fiv -
MUSTPAYTOtiEAR
PRESIDENT SPEAK
Charlotte Probably First City Ever
to Charge Admission on Such
an Occasion.
WHITE HOUSE IS AMAZED
Some 3,500 Seats to Be Sold at f 1 to $2
PerHad Wilson Known of Plan,
He Would Have Balked, It is
Said In Washington.
(Special Star Telegram.)
Washington, May' 17:--White House
officials were amazed, when they learn
ed today that only- those who would be
willing, or rather able,' to pay from one
to two bucks a' throw for seats would
be allowed to hear President Wilson's
speech at Charlotte Saturday.
The first intimation that .such a pISn
had 'been agreed upon was hrought to
Washington today into editorial in one
of Charlotte's newspapers which gave
a price list. Three thousand five hun
dred seats, the paper said,- would be
sold at from $1 to $2. per. .
That, the President will be embar
rassed by this procedure is putting the
situation mildly. Probably the Queen
City will go down in history as tbe
first city ever to invite a president
of the United "States to one of its'cel
ebrations and then charge admission to
the public to hear him speak. It is
certain that it will the last time that
such a thing is pulled off so far as the
present occupant of the White House
is concerned. Had it been known -tart
ier that Charlotte proposed to "make
capital ; out of the President's visit, it
is certain the Chief Executive would
have stuck to his first decision not to
visit the State at this time, according
to one close to the White House.
Another amusing part of the Char
lotte celebration is that those ... in
charge of the arrangements wanted to
charge admission to those who come to
hear the Marine Band. Secretary of the
Navy Daniels, however, put his foot
down on this plan, so that, - thanks to
the Secretary, those who , haven't two
bucks to J hear the flirst " Democratic
President in nearly a quarter of a cen
tury, will be able to listen to the mu
sic made. by. the best, known . band in
the -world free of cost.
PV R. A.
MRS WILSON .sTO) ACOOMFAlr ' . V ;
5 PRESTDEftT T6CHAlfcljOT,I'E'
Washington, May 27. President Wil
son will leave i Friday night for Char
lotte to attend the Mecklenburg cele
bration. Mrs. Wilson . will accompany
him. Returning they will reach Wash
ington Sunday morning."
According to plans which he discuss
ed today with Representative Webb,
the President will deliver an address
at an open air meeting, review a pa
rade and attend a public lunch. - The
-Governors of North Carolina, South
Carolina and .Virginia, will assist in
receiving him. . '
CORPORAL irailtlELl
IS III DARING FLIGHT
Carthage, N. C, Man in Expedition
Over the German Lines.
Fran"eo-American Flying Corps Makes
First Flight Since Being Orgnn-
laed as Separate Unit In the
French Army.
Paris, May 17. Corporal J. M Mc
Connell, of Carthage, N. C, today took
part in the first aerial expedition
which the American aviators in the
service of the French army have made
o-er the German lines since the Franco-American
flying corps was organiz
ed as a separate unit. Though Cor
poral McConnell was flying at a
height of 12,000 feet the German shells
were' bursting all around him, showing
that the range of .the German anti
aircraft guns has been lengthened. .
As the corps re-crossed the front
they were subjected to' a particularly
heavy shelling, but all escaped unin
jured. The machine piloted by Lieut.
William K.. Thaw, of Pittsburg, lOBt
part of its tail piece and the propeller
was. damaged by a shell, but Lieuten
ant Thaw brought it safely back to
camp.
Corporal Victor Chapman's machine
was also hit and driven out of its
course, returning so late to its base
as to cause anxiety regarding Chap
man's fate. . ,
The flotilla started at daybreak and
spent nearly two hours reconnoitering
under 'sustained fire, but encountered
no German machines, and no one was
wounded- Sergt.. Elliott Cowdin, of
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THE DAY IN CONGRESS
- SENATE
Met at 11 :a. m.
Senator Owen's corrupt practices bill
was 'reported favorably from the elec
tions committee. -" :
Rivers - and Harbors Appropriation
bill debated. . -
Adopted-without record vote confer
ence report on army reorganization
bill-. V v - . - " -'--.r? :----
' Adjourned at 5:30 p. m. to noon
Thursday. ' '.' : i- .
. . ', C,;.-HOUSE "7 v; ;
i Met: at noon.; . V;-
p SentRural-Credits' hill to conference
- Passed, flood-control ; bill tauthorizihg
five-year -'improvement programme for
Missishippi and -Sacramento rivers. -Adjourned
at '6:12 p. m.-to ll"'a.m
Thursday, - - - -
v
OF THE M
Thousands of Dollars' Worth of
Liquor Seized by Deputies
Yesterday at Girard.
MAKE A WHOLESALE RAID
One Company of Militia and 105
Special Deputies. Were on Pat
rol Duty Last Night.
Columbus, Ga., May. 17, The military
tonight- took charge of the situation in
Girard, Ala., where special deputies
under M S. Baughan, of Atlanta, spe
cial law agent for the' attorney gener
al of Alabama, today raided 12 places
and confiscated many thousands of dol
lars worth of liquor held in violation
of the Alabama prohibition laws. Capt.
Dallas Smith, of Company I, second
regiment National Guard, of Alabama,
from Opellka, issued an order placing
the military in control at 6:30 o'clock
tonight.
The Opelika company numbering 70
men, .arrived . at Jirara late tonight
and began patrolling the streets. They
were assisted by '105 special deputies
from Montgomery, Mobile, Birming
ham, Girard and Phoenix City. Ala.,
and Columbus and Atlanta, Ga.
Five freight cars were ordered to
night, by Special Agent Baughan to
carry the confiscated liquor to some
unnamed- destination tomorrow, proba
bly Opelika, Montgomery or Union
Springs.
, Intent on Moving Liquor.
Word that Governor Henderson, now
at Birmingham, had declared that the
confiscated liquor could not be remov
ed from" the houses in which it was
found without, a court order, met the
response from Baughan - that he : in
tended moving ; it tomorrow., morning
unless prevented by an Injunction or
other" court order. .
i ne rajas wnacn Degan at 8 o clocK
this, morning after a speclal'train car-
rying-yrdeputiesi --arrived from "Mont
gomery, ' will be resumed tomorrow
morning and probably will continue for
a week,- according to Mr. Baughan. .
Girard is a town of 5,000 population
and when the crowds that filled the
streets interfered somewhat . with the
raiders, the guardsmen were brought
in to assist in keeping order and
guarding the confiscated liquor. Two
other companies at Montgomery, one
at Union Springs and another at Troy,
also were ordered ready for service,
according to Baughan.
Raiders Worked During Day.
The raiders arrived at Girard at 5
o'clock this morning and remained in
seclusion, until 8 o'clock when they
suddenly descended upon'' suspected
places. Other deputies arrived during
the day. Under the Alabama law such
raids . may be made only between the
hours of 8 A. M. and 6 P. M.-
Mayor W. E. Morgan, of Girard, this
afternoon appointed a. large number
of special police and instructed them
to protect the property of Girard cit
izens. Special. Agent Baughan instruct
ed his men to arrest any one who in
terfered with their work.
No liquor was found in any of the
places where the special officers . dug
for stocks today. It is believed, how
ever, that a large 'quantity has thus
been disposed of during the past few
days.
Three hundred barrels of whiskey
were found and seized in one plate in
lower Girard. In a farm house ' five
miles from Girard a stock of liquor
estimated 'by Baughan to be worth
(50,000 was seized. Two men guarding
the liquor attempted to draw pistols
but were disarmed, by the deputies.
They were released but later Baughan
ordered their arrest. They had not
been apprehended tonight. - .
Today's raiding was carried out sys
tematically and whenever contraband
liquor was found a guard "of five men
was left to prevent its being carried
away. It was said today that the at
torney general's men had information
which made much. of their work com
paratively easy.
Gfrard has been known' as a "wide
open" town, despite Alabama's prohi
bition laws, which are very stringent.
It is said that many thousand, of dol
lars, worth of liquor, some placing the
amount as high as $500,000, was car
ried across the state line when Geor
gia's prohibition laws became effective
May '1. , .
MILITIA ORDERED OUT AS
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE
Birmingham, Ala., May 17. 43evernor
Charles Henderson, of Alabama, who
is in Birmingham, attending the re
union, declared - he -had been keeping
in closer touch with the situation at
Girard. ' '
"The Opelika company was not sent
to quell reported disturbances," said
Governor Henderson, "as I have re
ceived 'hone. It was simply a precau
tionary measure."
SAID HE KILLED JACK ALLEN
BECAUSE HE HAD TO DO IT.
W. L. Jones, 'a Witness; Says MeCraw
l" Made This Statement- to 'Him.
- Hillsville, Va., -May 17. 'T killed
Jack Allen and. I had to do It. There
are "three more men if I could kill, I
wouldn't care if I should die." This
statement was made by Will McCraw
to W. .L.-' Jones, , McCraw'a brother-in-law,
the morning after the killing : of
Jasper Allen," according to testimony,
given today by .Jones in the "second
day's hearing of the trial at which Mc
Craw is charged with murdering-' Jas
per Allen' at the home- of Mrs. r Brodie
Martin, -near theVirglnla'-North'- Caro-
SENATE APPROVES
AiY BILL REPORT
House Expected to Act Within a
Day or Two and bejuu the Meas
ure to the President.
BILL IS DEBATED ALL DAY
Discussion in Senate Ranged From
Criticism of, British Execution of
Irish to Attacks on Wilson's
Mexican Policy.
Washington, May 17. -The Senate,
after an all day debate, agreed tonight
to the conference report on the army
reorganization bill without a roll calL
The House is expected to approve the
report within a day or two and send
the first of the big national defense
measures to the President.
The bill provides for a regular army
of 211,000 officers and men at peace
strength, and approximately 260,000 at
war strength, and for a federalized Na
tional Guard of 457,000 officers and men
at maximum strength. .
Discussion of the conference reports
embraced a denunciation of Great Brit
ain for. execution of the Irish revolu
tionists, attacks upon the administra
tion's Mexican policy, renewed assaults
upon the National Guard as a politi
cal force, and vigorous - criticism of,
the provision- for a government nitrate
manufacturing plant.
Senator Fall asserted that General
Pershing with the 14,000 troops at his
command, could march on to Mexico
City, taking every : town with little
trouble if he .were unhampered by or
ders from Washington, and that 90 per
cent of the Mexican people would wel
come such action. He' also declared
representatives of . General Carranza
were negotiating with foreign govern
ments against the United States and
that this government' would be forced
to fight foreign forces on Mexican soil
if it did not soon do .its full duty to
the people of Mexico and the United
States. . '. ' ' " . " V
Senator Borah, renewing his attack
on. th National Guard,- as a political
force, declared ; that .it woujd prove to
be . more detrimental to the . United
States than an invading' army. He
characteriTted-Great rtain'S'-execUtioti,
of the Irish as the, greatest blow to
free, institutions . since the European
war began. . .
Senator Lodge ' criticised the " House
for not accepting ; a larger- regular
army proposed by. the Senate.
Chairman. Stone, .o the Foreign "Rela
tions committee, said he was so -anxious
to' see the nitrate provision enact
ed that he would almost be willing to
agree to: any size army, necessary, but
insisted there was no need pf an' in
creased army. ' Senator Brandegee, au
thor of the amendment for a regular
standing army of 250,000 men at peace
strength, declared the English lan
guage was inadequate to express his
disgust at the conference action, and
said he hoped "the good Lord who
guards the drunkard and the fool will
save the nation."
Secretary Baker said tonight that as
soon as President Wilson signed the
bill he would begin consultations with
the general' staff' to put the measure
into effect.
G0NVENTI0N0FI.0.0.F.
Mr, Richard J. Jones, of Wilming
ton, Re-Elected Treasurer.
Gny Weaver; of Ashevtlle, Grand Mas
ter; Calvin Woodard, ot Wilson,
Deputy; C. G. . Smith, of
Goldshoro Grand Warden. -
HIGH
POINT GETS NEXT
(Special Star Telegram.)
Wilson, N. C, May 27. The Grand
Lodge, of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows' of North Carolina, in annual
convention here, today selceted High
Point as the convention city for next
year and elected officers for the en
suing year as follows:
Grand master, Guy Weaver, Ashe -vllle;
deputy grand master, Calvin
Woodard, Wilson; grand warden, C.
G. Smith, Goidsboro; grand secretafy
B. H. Woodell, Raleigh; assistant gran J
secretary, John D. Berry, . Raleigh
grand treasurer, Richard J. Jones
Wilmington; grand 1 representative
Thomas L. Green, Waynesville (for twe
years)...- :-: ;
Grand Treasurer Richard J. Jones, of
Wilmington, is 94 years of age and
has held the office he now occupies foi
more? than 60 " years. V
'Since the Grand Lodge convened here
last night at 8 o'clock, along ; with the
Rebekah State Assembly, the keys ol
the city of Wilson have been in their
possession.
The " opening exercises, to" the pub
lic, were held In the Banner ware
house - last evening at - 8 "o'clock and
Mayor ' B. F. KIHette, In the name of
the city," welcomed the visitors. Col.
John'-F. Bruton, P. G. M, for Enter
prise Lodge, No.' 44, I. O. O. F., and for
other organizations extended the right
hand ''of fellowship. '
Responses - to these addresses were
made by - Grand ; Master Thomas L.
Green, of .Waynesville, ' and Miss'. Bes
sie Bee .Turner, of Grover, president of
the Rebekah assembly.
- The reception committee of . the . lo
cal - lodge was kept" busy ; all day pro
viding homes for the-throngs arriving
ton- every, incoming, train, ,
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BAPTISTS OF SOUTH
MAYADOPTMODERN
BUSINESS METHODS'
Constitutional Change Proposed by;
Texas Man Prompted by In
debtedness of $250,000.
DE. BURROWS IS RE-ELECTED
0. F. Gregory, of Baltimore, and
H. C. Moore, of Raleigh, Re
Elected Secretaries.
(By Rev. T. W. Chambliss.)
Asheville, N- C, May' 17. With the
two great boards Home and Foreign
reporting debt amounting to over
$250,000, a tremendous burden rests
upon the Southern . Baptist Convention
in session here. Tonight M. H. Wolf,
of Texas, speaking calmly and repeat
ing his words, said that the tljne had
come to adopt modern business meth
ods and thus save in the neighborhood
of $100,000 a year now being wasted
because of the antiquated machinery
of the convention.
Mr. Wolf proposed a change ,in the
constitution which woum turn over all
enterprises and work of the conven
tion to one executive board. The reso
lution went to a committee.
Rev. Lansing Burrows, D. ' D., Au
gusta, Ga., was - re-elected president.
Oliver Fuller .. Gregory, Baltimore, and
Hight C. Moore, Raleigh, were re-elected
secretaries; W. B. Harvey, Louis
ville, was elected auditor, and G. W.
Norton, 'of Louisville, was ; elected
treasurer. . .
The' annual .sermon, eloquent and
forceful, was delivered by Rev. Charles
W. Daniel, ; of Atlanta. The Foreign
Mission Board report shows a debt of
5179,796.60. The Home Mission Board
reports a debt of $72,308.'
An interesting conference on evan
gelism was' held this morning under
the direction of Rev. Weston Bruier,
D. D., superintendent of the-'-department'
of evangelism of 'the Home Mis
sion Board. Addresses were delivered
by Rev. W. M. Vines, D. D, of Charlotte, ,
and RevT Prince E. Burroughs, "of
Nashville,- Tenn.. - - ,.
-An interesting session of the Fun-,
day' school ' Field -Workers Association'
Tuesday afternoon resulted, in the
unanimous" adoption of the report of
a commission appointed last May in
reference .to the broader development
of the work of the denomination
through, the Sunday school. This com
mission was composed of representa
tives of all of the denomination agen
cies and they recommended systematio
teaching along all lines of mission ac
tivity with special days each year de
voted to the work of the various
boards. "
The Southern Press Association held
an interesting meeting and discussed
the" importance of the denominational
journal with special reference to the
work of the denominational agencies.
ONE CITY MAY ENTERTAIN
BOTH CONVENTIONS NEXT YEAH
a t..,Hii Tr r. . Mav 17. The open
ing session of the Southern Baptist Con-
i ,.0 to iron nn 'with election of
officers and presentation of reports of
A. 11 . .1 " f Vl A
the various boaras comroneu . ujr
convention, one being the Foreign Mis-ci.-Rriflrfi.
which recommended In its
report that the Southern Baptist con
vention decline to enter inw a uiyu
with other denominations in foreign
mission work. The convention later
will vote on adoption, of this report and
the others presented. 1
Th rrss5tbilitv that the Southern con
vention will hold a meeting at the
same time and place with the Northern
Baptist , Convention next , . year was
hv efforts of members of
the Southern Baptist churches in Kan
sas City to make that place me next
onnvntion city. It was said efforts aTe.
being made to get the Northern Baptists
now in session at Minneapolis, jvunp.,
to meet next year in the Missouri city.
mw Orleans. Hot Borings and several
other Southern cities, also are seeking
to entertain the Southern Baptists m
1917. - '
- -1,375 Delegates at Opening.
Rlftf-tlon of Dr. Burrows as president
for his third consecutive term brought
out that 1.375 delegates were present at
the opening session. . Dr. Burrows got
720. votes for president against tas) cast
for M. H. Wolfe, of Dallas, Texas, a lay ,
member of the .'convention.
Vice-Presidents elected are: B. C. He
ning, of Elizabeth City, N. C; J. D. Mell,
of Athens, Ga.; J. C. Stalcup, of Okla
homa City, Okla.; J. B. Lawrence, of
Columbus, Miss. Mr. Hening was the.
only vice-president re-elected. ' .
Another reDort presented today -. was
that of the Sunday School Board,' 1 which
showed total receipts or S45Z.7Z9, witu
a balance on hand of more, than $30.,000.
Tt was said a larsrer balance .than usual
had been laid aside because of the in
creased - cost of white . paper used in
printing work done by the board.
The Foreign Mission Board announc
ed completion of the Judson Centen -nial
fund of $1,250,000 for aiding for
eign missions. - This fund was virtually
completed last year.
-" Convention " Sermon Last Night.
Tonight , the ; sesskm was . devoted
chiefly to the sermon - of the . conven
tion, preached by the Rev. Dr. Charlea
W.' Daniel,, of . Atlanta, who spoke on
"Christian, Life, as Exemplified by t thei
Life of Paul, the Apostle," and declared
that the spiritual side of Christian life,
is the necessary one, and that rites and
ceremonies do -not make a Christian.
, Turning to the "earthly careers ot
young.men and women," Dr. Daniel as-1:
serted that failure - to win success ,in.
material affairs is due to - aimlessnes
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