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Partly cloudy Sunday, probably lo
cal thunder showers, tn the afternoon or
night In east portion; Monday fair. '-"'
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vol. xcyin-o. es : . ;: , .. ;MiK(ri-ffl, , whole otjmkbb a.Knr 1
umizu ziAiES READY
ANY FEASIBLE ASSOCIATION (M
Against Selfish Aggression and for
Territorial Integrity ajid Po-. .
litical Freedom. j
FF.ESIDENT OUTLINES CREED
Hopes United States Will Make
Peace and Provide for the
Freedom, of .the. .Seas, . . '
LESSON FROM WORLD WAR
More Wholesome Diplomacy Will
Settle Future Disputes. x
Washington,'' May 211 Presi
dent "Wilson declared here tonight
before the League to Enforce Peace
that the United States was "ready
to join in any feasible association
of nations to preserve the peace of
the world against "political ambi
tion and selfish hostility' and in
service of "a common order, a com
mon justice and a common peace."
He expressed the hope that the
terms of peace which end the war
would include such an arrange
Dient. .
Outlining suggestions for the
peace which the President said he
hoped the r United ; States would
make, if it had opportunity to. do
so, he included provision 'for "abso
lute freedom of the seas, a conten
tion which has been the keystone
oi an tne aipiomaifio ?xtiscussion
with Germany and "Great Britain,
and virtual guarantees of territor
ial integrity and political inde
pendence. " Vr V ' v .; ; . ': ' .
Interest Only in. Peace.
"I am sure," said the -president, ,"that
the people of the United . States would
wish their government to move along
these lines:
"First, such a settlement with regard
to their own Immediate interests as the
bellig-erents may agree .upon. We have
nothing material of any kind to ask
for ourselves, an dare quite aware that
we are in no sense or degree parties to
the present quarrel. Our interest is
only in peace and its future guaran
tees. . ' - . .
"Second, an universal association of
the nations to maintain the inviolate
security of the high way of the seas
for the common and unhindered use of
all the nations of the world, and to
Prevent any war being: begun either
contrary to treaty covenants or without
warmnsr and full submission of the
causes to the opinion of the world
a virtual guarantee of territorial integ
rity and political independence. -Fundamentals
of Lasting. Peace.
The fundamentals of a lasting peace,
President Wilson said he believed werer
"First, that every people has a right
to choose the sovereignty under which
tfiey live. Like other nations," the
president, said, "we have ourselves no
floubt once and again offended against
II -hat principle when for a little while
controlled by selfish passion, as oui
banker historians have been honor
able eneuerh to admit; but it has be
come more and more our rule of -life
and action. ; ' 1 ;.
"Second, That the small states of the
'orld have a right to enjoy the same
-espect for their sovereignty and tot
tneir territorial integrity that great
and powerful nations expect and insist
upon.
ff"And, third, That the world has .a
--Sflt to be free from every disturb
ance of its peace that, has its origin in
agression and disregard of the rights
peoples and nations." -. : '
"he outstanding lesson of the world
war, the President said, had been that
fn'P'ace of the worW must hence
wth depend upon "a new and more
nolsorre diolomacv. " - '
More Wholesome Diplomacy. ,
ii this war has accomplished noth
n? else for the benefit of , the world,"
said, "it has at least disclosed a
ereat moral necessity and set forward
n ,hlnkins of the - statesmen of the
orid by a whole age. Repeated ut
wances of the leading statesmen of
in great nations now ejagagec
'hoUE-h
-- t i: n
have made it nlain that thefr
it has PflmK t n im tfi.t hs mvln.
p-e of public right must hence forth
ae precedence over the individual in
thPi,t 0f Particular nations and that
a of the world must in some
way br.
nd themselves together to see
that tha
right prevails as against aAc
fo,;."' selfish aggression; that herPBe-
ance must not be set - un
a?ain
'"?t alliance, understanding again1
-rtandincr hut .u. v ,
anding, but that there must b'
a com
obier. 'siecmem ior a common
con,'; and that at the heart of that
flehV ob3ect must lie the Inviolable
of peoples and of mankind."
tMnl iTnrerely do I Relieve in these
eion Sai4 the President, in conclu
fti'nrt U'Jat 1 am 8ure that 1 speak the
h ? wish of people of America
iil.:n ?ay that the United States, Is
feav,f lo becme a partner- in any
!" or i assoclat'on of nations formed
I to realize these pbjects and
tV measure against' violation."
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FG? LASTING PEACE
h , : - ' .; - v i ! - n nniiTrn nnnimn
President's Address' Before
The
Lea
gue
Washinton, May v 27.T-President Wil
son's speech delivered here tonight' bei
fore the League to Enforce Peace, fol
lows; in full: .. .......
-When the . invitation to be hereto
night came to me, I was " gra'd" to ' ac
cept, it not because, it offered me an
opportunity to discuss the programme
of the . league that' you will, I am
sure, 'not expect , of me but- because
the desire of the whole world' now
turns eagerly, more and more eagerly;
towards the hope of pe'ace and there
is just reason why" we should take ou
part in counsel upon this great, theme..
It is right that I, as spokesman of .our
g6vernment, should attempt " to give
expression to what I believe to be the
thought-and purpose of the people of
the United States in this vital -matter.
v We Are Profoundly Affected. '
-This great war that broke so snflJ
dny; uP?n the world 'two. yers. ag.i
ia qicn nasswept within Its flames
so. great, a part of the civilised world,
has affected .us very profoundly, and
we are not only at liberty,- but it trH
pef naps our duty, to speak very frank
ly of it and: of the great ' fntere'sts of
civilization which it affects. ,
With v its causes and its "objects, we
are not. concerned." "f he obscure, foun
tains from which its stupendous flood
has burst forth we are not interest
ed to search for or explore. . But so
great a flood, spread far and wide to
every quarter of the globe.. has 0fJn-J
cessity engulfed many a fair prov
ince of .right that lies very near to us.
Pur own -rights as a nation, the liber
ties,1 the "privileges, and - the property
of our people' have - been profoundly
affected- We r are hot mere discon
nected lookers-ron. The longer the war
lasts, the . more deeply do we becom
concerned that it should - be brought
to an. end -and the world be permit
ted j; to resume its normal - life rand
course; again. And when it does come
to an end we shall be as 'mucri 'con
cerned ,as ,.the Vnalicms . at war 1. too see
peace assume an aspect, of permanence,
glyei promise -of, days f torn wWeh .ths
anxiety- of uncertainty .shall Ibeilifted,
bring- some assurance, -that peace . and
wa; shall alway hereafter be reckoned
part - of the common interest of man
kind.; We .are participants,", whether
we would be or not. In the life of the
world. The Interests of all . nations
are rour own also. We are partners
with the rest. ,. What aff cots mankind
I"s inevitably our affair as well as the
affair of the nations of Europe and of
Asia.
War Without Warning.
One observation oft the causes of the
present war. we are at liberty to make,
and to make It may throw some light
forward upon . the future, as well a
backward upon the past. It is plafh
that this war could have come only, as
it did, suddenly and out of secret coun
sels without warning to "the world,
without any of the deliberate" move
ments' of counsel with which- it would
aeern natural, to approach so stupendous
a contest, .-a- --,'..
It is probable that if it had been
foreseen just what" would happen, just
what alliances would be - formed, just
what forces arrayed against one aft-
METHODIST
WILL FACE A PEUAIW
Must- Obey Discipline in Off iciat
. ingat Marriage of Divorcee.
Marriage of Divorced Pereon in Viola
tion of Rules Would be Act of
Mai-Administration Accord- v,
- ing to Amendment. ;
Saratoga' Springe, N. T:V May 27. A
Methodist minister Vhcvoffiicates at the
marriage of a divorced person, in viola
tion of the rules of the. church is guil
ty of an act of mal-admlnistratibn and
may be compelled to answer charges
before his conference, according to an
amendment to the discipline of the
church- adopted unanimously, today by
the general conference. The. church
has always recognized only.ohe ground
for divorce aftd -has permitted' re-mar-riagS
only of tha innocent party, but
no penalty has 'ever existed, t L - v i
' For the purpose of completing action,
on . committee - reports- the cpftf erence.
was in session late today. .Virtually
all debate .was ahut off, and by adopt
ing this course,, the ''delegates believed
adjournment would be f possible on
TtrnnHiiv morning. The consecration of
the bishops-chosen last week will be.
held tomorrow. v V-
A report adopted today says the In
come of th'e board of foreign missions
and of the Women's iforeigrt -Missionary
Society from regular, sources must
be doubled, in Addition x6 the nialnten
ance of- special sifts at not less; than
the present amount, : The report con
tinued: ' - ' "
"In addition to the-annual Income
from th churches and. Sunday schools,
large : isums a should immediately
available for the purchase of Jands. the
erection, of buildings and for: the prop
er equipment of ; Methodist Episcopa
cies and v educational Institutions
throughout the world." 't: ..- .-
The years , of .1918-19 were set aside
for the centenary, celebration of the
foundation of missionary -work '
George M. FOwles, of New Tork City,
' (ConUnue'd .on' teeTwo:) ;
nises
- " .. , i - ' 1 i i 4
TxWJOIN
to
other, those who brought the great
cpntsBt on would have been glad to
substitute conference for force. If J. we
ourselves had been .afforded some op
portunity to. apprise the belligerents
of' the attitude wbient would be our
duty to take, of the policies and prac
ttcies ' agaitiBt which , we would feel
bound to-use all , our moraV and econ
omic strength, and in certain circum
stances, even our physical strength, J
aiso our own 'contribution to the coun
sel which might have averted the
struggle would have been considered
worth weighing and "regarding.
.'And t;he lesson which the shock of
being taken by surprise in a matter so
deeply vital - to all the . nations of the
world has made poignantly clear is that
the peace of the world must henceforth
depend upon a' new and more. '.whole
some diplomacy. Only when the great
nations of the world have feached some
sort of agreement as to what they hold
to , be . fundamental v to their common
interest and as to some feasible method
of acting in concert when 'any nation
or group'' of . nations seeks to . disturl
thdse' fundamentail things can we feel
that civilization is at least" in a way
of Justifying its existence and claim
ing to be finally established. It is cleat'
that nations, must in the .future be gov
erned by the same high code of honor
that we demand -of individuals
Put Statesmen to Thinking. 'Cv
We 'must, indeed, i nthe. very same
breath with which we . avow- this 'con
viction : admit that we ' have-onrselvie
upon occasion in th past been, offen
ders against the law of diplomacy which
we thus forecast; but our conviction, is
not the less clear, buj raiher, the more
clear , on that account." If this 'war h?LS
accomplfshed nothing else for the ben
efit -of the world,- it has-at least dis
closed a great moral necessity and set
forward the thinking of the states
men of. the wdrld by a whole age. "Bte
peated utterances of the leading statesw
men. of most of .the great, nations now
engaged in .war- have made it plain
that -their-thought-has come Ho -this,
that the principles of . public right
must' henceforth'; take .precedence over
the? individual interest' ,of particular
nations andv taat'th - natl6fis; of tjie
worJd. tnnst; in some way band them
selves, together, t iee- that that ' right
prevatlal against anysojr of,, sel
fislfTaggrealfon j Hhat ' henceforth" ailf
ance'must not-be set up against alli
ance, understanding . against ., 'under
standing, but that there must be a com
mon -agreement for a! common' object,
and that at . the heart of that common
object -must' lie" the invTblable rights of
peoples -and-; of mankind. ...
The nations of the world have become
each"; other's - neighbors. It is to" their
interest that .they should understand
each other; sr In-order that they may
understand each" other, it Is imperative
that they should "agree 'to co-operate
in a common cause, and that they
should so act that the guiding prlnci
pleof that common cause shall be' ever
handed and impartial justice.
Peace ' and Modern World.
This is undoubtedly tfie thought ot
America. . This is what t we ourselves
will say when there, comes proper oc
casion to say' it. In the dealings of
nations - with one another : arbitrary
force must- be rejected - and we must
move - forward to the . thought of the
Continued oh-sage Jwo.)
KUUDREDS OF PERSONS
T
E HILL
II
Three Train Loads of New York
ers F&y Respects to Roosevelt.
Assure -Him of'TTieir Support for the
Presidency -The Colmel Address
es Visitors t tae; Subject
. . .
; of "AnierifBanisnt.
- ' . " - ;, ' '; ' ';
Oyster Bay," N. T.,May 27'. Hundreds
of persons came -here"" today in three
special trains from - New - York and
march eds from the railroad station to
Sagamore Hill, four ' abreast to pay
their respects ' to Col. Theodore RooBe
yelt and assure htm of their support
in the event of his nomination for the
presidency.- The. marchers, headed by
the Seventh Regiment band, sang: "The
Army and Navy Forever," and, other
popular airs. ' ' v
Richard M. Heard," spokesman fbr the
visitors, in addressing Colonel Roose
velt, said:': . ,. -': ''
; !Liinc6in, said ( this - nation could not
endure half f slave and ;half free. It is
equally ft'rue, as' you have pointed ' out
that this- nation cannot,1 now, endure
half hyphenated and half American."
Colonel Roosevelt, addressing t the
visit&rs from - the.- porch ' of his : home,
said in. part: - . .-
i "We have alright to demand of every
man who; comes here. and becomes a
citisen ; that he beepme : ah American
and nothingvelse' j"We.' regard, the: hy
phen: as V bar sfnister drawn across our
national coat of arms and we don't in
tend tc' permit ,tt- to remain -there... To
yott, botht natives of this country ajjji
those born , abYoadj,." and t above all to
you - old native - Americans of old ' stock;
you -cannot, expect, to . get loyajtyif torn
the Immigrant 'j or ..the. Infmlgrantjs.
Cnuaren umeeo. you uian-ij a coun
try to., which . a i prftud ; mkn should- be
loyal. ?And to do .that i you have got
tor- demand-' that the4 country stand' for
courage . and . forV. strength. - No man
ever yet was - loyal, to ,a coward. No
man ..ever yet- was loya to a weakling
--(Continued, on !";': , ,
Enforce
Peace
181
HI
WIIHUKAwAL WILL ..k TERRITORY ABOUT
; NOT BEjlSCOSSED ' , . ' DOOAOfilONT HOTLY
Question Will Not Come Up at the
Conference to be Held by
Gavira and Pershing. .
CARRANZA'S NOTE MONDAY
May , Make Peremptory Deisutnd ,for
Withdrawal But May be Satisfied
- for the Gradual Retirement
- of the Americans.
. Washington," May 27. The adminis
tration's determination not to consider
any proposal for immediate withdrawal
of the 'American, expeditionary force ip
Mexico . was further emphasized today
when officials ,'made it clear that' the
qlftgtion"of -withdrawal would not be
discussed-.'at' the conference to be held
by-. General Pershing and General -Gavira,'
Carranza's -; commander Jn Chi.
huahua. : v r - ". ;
The State ; Department heard unoflT
cially today that even if General Car
ranzas forthcoming note, should "de'
mand withdrawal he wquld ! no.t.t4ini8'rst
to. the point-of- an armed effort tp-expel
' the.-American troops, but wouldjibp
satisfied . with' s,ome arrangement "for
gradual retirement as' de facto ' arn5ies"
assume control " of the bandit ridden
territory south' of the border. ' ; r .
Official information regarding Cth
contents of v the ' Carransa communica'-J
lion stin was tacKing, dut. mere would
be little surprise here if it made per
emptory demand for withdrawal. ; Its,
phraseology, officials expect; will be
dictated;; largely " by the domesti.c arid
'political situation in Mexico,, y where
continued-' presence of the: American
trappers- is " Said to have caused ' much
popular' unrest. . V
Manuel Mendez, attached to Carrany
ea's foreign office, will arrive here Mbn"--Tdayi-ith;the
noteand it probably will
,be presented "Monday -or Tuesday by
the- Mexican ambassador designate. V V
Charles: Douglas.former'; eounsei; for
General:- Carranza' here, conferred with
Counsellor! Polk' today. , -
-- "GeneralObregon ; and many other
officials areisatisfled that Villa .is dead,"
Said Mri Douglas. "I, too, .am of. 'that
opinion, he' has not been seen either by
Mexican or 'American soldiers for over
two months. It is not his nature to
stay In seclueibn ;o long." :" -; r '. "
An" urgeati; deficiency" appropriation
of ..-$ 3.08S.2ftrt"5jet obligations com-ing-dn.
fi the bor-lerfnd -V4t -?texitb
was asked of Congress today by Sec
retary Baker. Of-this" amount -$2,'297,t
975 is for transportation of the army
and its supplies and $161,515 for. army
horses, including those for the border
states militia:
Atlanta; Ga., May 27. David Lamar,
known as the wolf of Wall street, ar
rived here late - today to begin a two
years' sentence in the United States
penitentiary. He was recently convlcti
ed in New Yorkpf.impertohatlng Rep
resentative A." Mitchell Palmer. Lamar
resided in Atlanta in-"the early nine
ties. . f v
First Week of General Federation
Convention Closes.
Much Interest in Proposed Propaganda
for InternatIonali8mPresidency
is Question , Now Being
"Much Discussed.
- New Tprk, .May ,,27. The first week
of', the 13th biennial convention of the
- -. ... .
General- Federation of Women's Clubs
closed, here tonight with scores of dini
ners ahd;receptions, after a day of
committee and conference meetings, at
which were formulated the important
Natioial policiek - of the organization
to be -voted, on next week. '
Much.. interest ; attaches to the pro
posed "propaganda for; international
ism, in behalf of worli peace, and its
corollary a pan-American Congress of
women in 1920. Two 'proposed amend t
ments to the by-laws--alsovafie occupy
ing; the attention 'of the., delegates.
They provide for the Investment of the
$100,000 endowment fund andv for-1 en
larging the board of directors. from 15
to 57 members so that- each '.state may
have a representative on the board.
The, chief atopic of discussion, tonight,
however, was the-presidential election
to be' held -May 31. Interest was en
hanced by -announcement of the, withdraw-
from the race of Mrs. John D.
Sherman,' Nf Chicago;- Miss Georgia. A.
Bacon, ot Worcester. a.nd Mrs.. B. W.
Corkran, Jr., .of Baltimore. The con
test 'now' ie definitely between MiiB. Joi
siah . Evans Cowles, . of - Ios - Angeles,
and. Mrs, Samuel B. Sneathi of Tiffin, O.
Their supporters declat: personalities'
will not figure in the fig ht. The West,
they -say will; be arrayed- against, the
East. . At ..icau'euses this .--afternoon the
delegatlonsf3m New Tork,. Illinois,
Iowa; Maryland and Massachusetts de
cided to go .to the- election unpledged.
" Miss Baco' .now seCorid . vice presi
dent, has announcedher' candidacy for
the t first . vice presjdehcy. She . proba
bly will.be unoppqsed-i - .v.v,':. -'iCi
', Af.'this 'ihdrnlngfsbu'slneas'; session
all -'the5 recommendations made by Mrs
Percy V. Pennyhacker, .. tbef president,
in. her report- .ere, adopted.., They in
clude .-the Pah Ain erTcah Congress, -t a
National sarvey of -motion. pictures, the
scontinuation of thework. ofAmerican-
rural conditions,- and. time-'and. money
saving methods to bring about; close
contact y between the. state federations
jljc tiftii aCftfflnr jCT'-t v ; :
r
so
AFFAIRS
HELD BY CLUB WOMEN
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rv-ormar .President William H. Taft
force; Pea.eVT which was- addressed last
.Wilson. f - .
BLAKESLEE BRINGS
Senate Committeemen Say They
Were Slandered By Postofilce: ;
c, ; ; - Department jdfiftcial
,4;,r ,",vvi-. '.vr
:---
CHARGE HIM WITH LOBBYING
Had Told Committeemen He -Believed
They Had : Surrendered - to Rail
V . roads in Making- Amend
ments to Postal " Bill-
Washington, -May 27. James . I.
Blakeslee, fourth, assistant postmaster
general, told members of the Senate
Postoffice committee at a hearing to
day that he believed their course in
framing amendments to the annual
postoffice appropriation bill constituted-
a surrender to railroad influence.
His declaration - brought a storm of
protest and countercharges of lobby
ing -from committee members:
'Blakeslee -hotly defended his .efforts
to - def eat"The amendments into : which
the, senators were .inquiring. . No acT
tion was taken but an executive ses
sion of the committee.wiil.be hgld Mon
day. to determine what course; shall be
pursued ' -' : vs !' f
' Members of the committee, declared
they- had been - slandered by. the , post
official official in -letters he had written
to postmasters, and intimated that-the
matter might be brought officially - to
the attention of. President Wilson. It
is 'understood Postmaster - General Bur j
lesoh's appearance '.before the' commit
tee'" will be sought ' later. -. Blakeslee
said he had acted without Mr. . Burle-r
son's authority ; in 'airglhg ; pastmsteTS
of many-' Cities tb bripg pressure - to
bear on their ''representatives r in Con7
gresB to "defeat the Senate- amendments.
Senators Vardaman.T Martin e', and
Hardwick were - particularly- incensed
by Mr." Blakeslee's statements. V
, Blakeslee ; admitted ' he had - -written
the lettet-i ' irt 'questlbri 'but '.maintained
that he did not: directly . -charge ; sena
tors wlth'f surrender to,- the railroads.
Hrsaid : it - was" his opinion, ..however,
that their action would be injurious to
the .interests of the peopre 'and showed
that the contentions i of the railroads
had beefr-ept6d, rather than the adf
vice of the. department. He contended
that he had a right as a citizen to en
deavor to defeat the. committee's plans!.
MISS BliANOTE, WESCOTT SAVES ;
"" TWO PERSONS FROIH DROWNING
Reeenes Rev.' C. C Kelsey i and Mies'
Elsie Swindell from Pang River.
Belhaven, - N. C, May 27. Miss
Blanche Wescott today saved Rev. C
C. Kelsey, rector of St. James?-, Episco1
pal church, and Miss Elsie Swindell,
both of . this place, , from drowning in
the Pungo river: - The minister got be
yond his depth'while bathing and be
gan' to sink." Miss Swindell, who flrst
responded" to his call for v 'assistance,
was overcome. - Miss Wescott, who isf a
remarkably strong . swlinmer, reached
the minister as he" was going down the
third time. , She brought him to shore
and then returned, to assist Miss "Swinr
dell, who was able . to .remain above
the water by floating. - 1 ,
AU STRIANS CAPTURE WMM - .
iITAIilANS ON TRENTINQ FRONT
. Vi.enn-1, (via London), .May 27.
Twenty-flve : hundred' '.'Italians, 7 four
guns, four machine - gunsc and - a quantity.-
ojf " war material h.aye : been , cap
tured by the- Austrians -wito stormed, an
oxtensive mountain - ridge tn ? the Tren-
i tipo front, vaccording s to QfticiaT
sta.temnt4 ls9a?a jxjja' wart depart"
ment here. ' , 'Jr.- . ...
STORM OF PROTEST
.w.-.-..-:'.v:-:-:-:-:.j:.y-.w..iiii,iili,.-: ki
is the president of the "League to En-
night in . Washington by President
- ,: '
Jury Finds Him .Guilty of Murder
in First DegTee "for Poisoning
' . ? Father.in-Law. .
I - f - - - : Z - - - : -
RECEIVES VERDICT CALMLY
Prisoner Expresses Relief That Ordeal
is Over Appeal ; May Be Taken
But Chief Counsel Says Ver- i
diet is Proper.
New "fork, May 27. Convicted ... of
murder in the first degree for poison
ing his fatherrin-law, John E. Peck,
a millionaire drug ' manufacturer of
Grand, Rapids, Mich., Dr. Arthur War
ren Waite is' tonight in the tombs prison
where he will remain until Justice
Shearn sentences him on June 1 to
death in . the electric chair. .
Walter R. Deuel the young dentist's
chief counsel, said tonight the verdict
of,-guilty was a proper one. .He de
clared all that could be done for the
defendant had been done .in the trial
which ended "today. One of Mr. Deuel's
associates- saidneverthelessthat prep
arations 'were made to take an appeal,
at once. District Attorney Swann saiif
tonight that; if "anappeal wre- taken
his office. would, be .ready in ten days
to argue the case in-the higher courts.
" Waiae declined to'., make , any state
ment ' from his cell but said he might
issue "some impression" plater. That he
was inclined to accept-the verdict ; as
final and was resigned ttS-his-f ate seem-1
ed be indicated by his remark "this is
a great relief as he-was led from the
court room. .
Apparently Expected Verdict.
The dentist, who admitted not only
the murder of - Mr, . Peck' but also that
of Mrs. Henna Peck,-his mother-in-law,
and who admitted that he at
tempted to. kill, his wife's aunt, Miss
Katherine Peck. apparently had no
doubt that the jury, would convict him.
As the jury retired he turned to his
brother Frank and said:
"The Jury should - not be out five
minutes. It waS a", long drawn out
proceeding.' ." Half an hour later he re
marked: "I- don't -understand this."
"You shouldn't . talk -that way," saId
Frank. "They may be fihalhg you 'not
guilty." .. :.;
"Oh, yes, they will find me guilty,"
insisted Dr. Waite.
The trial lasted six. days. The final
trial of. Charles Becker for the mur
der of Herman Rosenthal lasted 16 days
while Harry"K. Thaw's first trial occu
pied 42 days. ' -' '
The jury which was' out only one hour
and 25 minutes, made a compact not to
reveal the. nature of the deliberations.
The young dentist preserved his non
chalant .demeanor, not, only while fac
ing the jury-to, learn his fate but after
he was lead back to the tombs prison.
Through but the trial he seemed un
moved by any human feeling and he re
cited , the details of ."his deliberate at
tempts to kill Mr- Peck with the bacilli
of various diseases, of his final resort
to poison, of his murder, of Mrs. Peck
by administering disease germs and his
attempts to kill his wife's aunt by plac
ing ground ' glass and germs in her
food.:. - - " ' --v '... . ' :
He heard the verdict without display
ing other emotion, than- relief that the
ordeal was - over. When he had given
his pedigree to 'the clerk of the court
and had been . taken to the tombs he
was allowed to - exercise. . He marched
up and down a corridor whistlfhg -'Tia-patoma."
Warren W.. Waite, of Grand. Rapids'
the dentist's father; ' and ' Frank and
CJyde:Waite, his brothers, were in the
court room when the verdict -was re
turned., ; Frank Waite ;led his father
from the rom without having spoken to
tha- convicted .-man. , '
DR. WHITE WILL BE
SENTENCED TO DIE
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Germans Holding Their Own in the
Terrain, But Efforts to Ad
vance Prove Futile.
AUSTRIANS MEET SUCCESS!
Accounts of Progress in TrentinoJ
Campaign at Variance Bul
bars Invade Greece'.
Verdun and the southern Tyrol re
main the centers of current military
activity. Before the French fortress
the tide of battle is flowing now wtihi
one combatant and then with the other.
On the Austro-Itallan front the advan
tage; seems still to remain with the
Austrians, who continue pushing their
offensive vigorously, although in most
of the sectors the Italian resistance isi
apparently - increasing in effectiveness
Northeast of Verdun the territory
about Fort Douaunvmt is hotly dispute
ed ground. The Germans are holding1
their own .in the, terrain recently won
there, but their efforts to advance fur
ther have been, frustrated by thei
strength of the French defense. InJ
the Thiaumont wood ' sector, nearbyJ
however, the f crown prince's troops
scored a gain Southward. ' j
On the other , bank-of the Meuse, W
the northwest of Verdun, engagements
of probably equal intensity are In
progress. In - a vicious' midnight at-,'
tack the -French succeeded in forcin-jj
their way intb the village of Cumieres'
which the Germans captured last
week; but Berlin declares that the vil-,
lage was soon cleared of the French,'
forces who - had penetrated ; it, a fewi
score of them falling sinto the hands ofl
the Germans in the -process. 1
Italian -and" Austrian accounts are atf
variance -concerning the " progress of ,
the' campaign-in the Trentino. Roma
admits a retirement ; from an advanted
position on the ' Astico river, bat
claims that: a sanguinary defeat was
tnflletedinpcn;har-Aastrtans . in the LA
Garina. valleyfand that they have -ben
held ; in check along all ' other - sectors
of the front. The Austrians, it is point
ed, out' In news, dispatches, have failed
in their two -weeks, oft ensive to attain
their object " of -forcing- their way into
the Area valley and so winning the
road to the "Venetian" provinces.
Vienna's official reports, however, ah
houhce a- sweeping success in the cap
ture of the entire mountain ridge from
CornoCicampe Verde to Maata and pro-;
nouneed "successes over the Italians
north of Asiro where the crest of Monte
Cimone'- has. been captured. The takJ
ing of Batalo, in the upper Posana val-1
ley,; also is claimed. !
There is pronounced activity now In
the . Balkans, artillery engagements!
along the entire macedonian frortt.1
where - the Franco-British forces anli
the -armies of .the" Teutonic Allies ar
facing each other, being reported. Sa'
loniki ' advices ' report the invasion C(
Greek-' territory by a Bulgarian forces
which has occupied several forts alongt
the Struma river, after notifying their'
Greek occupants to evacuate them.
" Reports from the front in Rur-ia2
and from the Caucasus and Mesopo-i
tamian regions do not indicate any re-J,
cent developments of first rate impor-i
tance.
BERLIN REPORTS DESTROYING
,.LINE OF FRENCH TRENCHES
Berlin, via London, May 27. Today's!
official statement follows: ;
"Western Front: North of LaBasse&.
canal, one of our patrols penetrated an)
enemy position near Festubert where;
some , prisoners were taken, the patrol!
returning without loss. , )
"In the Argonne there have been.!
lively mining operations, during whlchJ
enemy trenehes. were "destroyed oyer ai
great width. The French suffered nu-,
roerous losses in dead and wounded;
and also some prisoners were taken. )
"On the left bank of the Meuse (Ver-i,
dun front), the French succeeded temJ
porarily 'i.n penetrating the southernJ
part'of the village of Cumleres duringa
stubborn midnight attacks. In clear-4
lng them out we took 63 prisoners. I
"On the right bank of th Meuse wa
succeeded in advancing as tar as the
heights - in the o-egion southwest of
Thiaumont . wood. A French attack
against our advance was stopped " at
the very outset by our artillery. '
"Two enemy attacks lagalnst 1 ouifl
newly captured positions south of Fort)
DouaumonV completely.; failed.- In en-i
gagements southwest of this fort since',
May 22nd we have taken prisoner 48;
officer sand 1,942 men.
"Eastern Front: In a successful pa
trol incursion south of , Gekkau, we
took a few prisoners. . "
"Balkan Front: There Is nothing to
report."
New Tork, May 27. Two office boy
upder arrest here charged with the lar
ceny of 110,500 from J. P. : Morgan &
Co. intended to join the Texas Rangerfe
and go Into Mexico after bandits, one
of them said today. A third boy is
under arrest ih, Philadelphia where the
first two were caught last night.
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THE DAY IN CONGRESS
-';- ' . SENATE '
.'Met at ll ATM. ; ,' ' '
Resumed, consideration of Rivers and
Harbors bill. .
v Postoffice committee began inquiry!,
ino alleged, lobby . against. , propoeecq .
change in system of railway mail pay.,v
i Recessed: at 5:80 P. M. to 11 A. Mj ; :
Monday.'
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. Met at 11 A. M. ' '
-Took np.the Naval bilL V'!
- ;AdJoyrned at : 6:12 P.U, to 11 A .
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