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WIIiMESTGTON, C, MONDAY MOKOTG, MAY 29, 1916
WHOIiE NUMBER 39,596
Local thunder Showers Monday. Tues- ; - 1 Ci
BULGARIAN ARMY OF
ABOUT 25,000 MEN IS
IN GREEK TERRITORY
Invaders Have Reached Demir
Hissar, Headed for the Aegean
Seaport of Kavalla.
FOUR FORTS ARE OCCUPIED
Greeks Evacuate Rupel, Dragotin,
Spatovo and Kanevo With
out Resistance.
SERBS LAND AT SALONIKI
Only Artillery Bombardments in
the Region of Verdun.
The Bulgarian invasion " of
Greek Macedonia has reached to
Demir-Hissar and from that town
forces of Bulgars are said to be
making their way southeastward,
toward the Aegean seaport of Ka
valla. northeast of Saloniki.
Unofficial estimates place the
number of the invaders at 25,000.
Along the Struma river the Greeks
have evacuted the forts of Rupel,
Dragotin, Spatovo and Kanevo to
the Bulgars, without offering re
sistance. .
Coincidental with the Bulgar
ian invasion comes a report that
the rejuvenated Serbian army
the ancient enemy of the Bulgars
has landed at Saloniki to rein
force the British and French
troops already there. This force
has been variously estimated, at
from 80.000 to lOO.uOp,' officers and
men. It -was reorganized on the
island of Corfu. -
o Infantry Attacks.
. Only artillery bombardments have
been in progress on the French front
around Verdun. No infantry attacks
have been made. Around Lemort
Homme, northwest of Verdun, and in
the sector west of the Thiaumont farm,
northeast of the fortress, the bombard
ments have been violent. In the Ar
gonne forest the French have captured
craters caused by the explosion of Ger
man mines, and in Alsace have put
down an attempt of the Germans to ad
vance. In the fighting Saturday night
the Germans in the Champagne region
at several points penetrated the French
line and took 100 prisoners.
Petrograd reports an attempt of the
Germans in the Lake Drisviaty region
to start an offensive. The movement
was stopped by concentrated artillery
and rifle fire.
The Austrians are still on the offens
ive against the Italians in the region
southeast of Trent, but Home reports
hat wherever infantry attacks were
started the Austrians met with repulse.
On the Isonzo front at San Michele
the Italians in mining operations de
stroyed Austrian trenches and took the
defenders of them under the rifle fire as
they fled.
Turkish contingents which tried to
advance against the Russians on the
Caucasus front in the region of Rivan-douza-Dergala,
were repulsed by the
Russians, according to Petrograd.
SERBIAN ARMY, REJUVENATED,
HAS BEEX LANDED AT SALONIKA
Paris, May 28. After crossing the
Aeeean Sea without loss the. Serbian
army in full strength, now has been
landed at Salonka, according to a dis
patch received here today by wire
less telegraphy.
Serbia's new army has been various
ly estimated to number between 80,
000 and 100,000 officers and men. It
was reorganized on the Island of Cor
iu. aproximately 700 miles, distant from
Salonika.
The Serbian army totaled about 300,
'00 men at the outbreak of the war,
'Jt this force was greatly depleted by
typhus and by the engagements
iou?ht in an endeavor to check the
--ustro-German and Gulgarian inva
sion r,f Serbia and Montenegro. The
femnant of the original armies saved
"self by retreating through the Al
oanin mountains to the Eastern shore
3f '! Adriatic.
On reaching the seacoast the Ser
bians were transported to Corfu, where
tney were SUppiied wlth new rines
clothing and efficiently equipped
L , rther service on the Balkan bat
tlefield. Al'STni- ATTEMPTS BREAK
DOWN, ACCORDING TO ROME
me. via London, May 28. The It-
-n tb Lagarina valley the enemy
uitiplied his effort, but, while in
easin? his losses before our positions,
'inha was he able to break down the
.'p resistance of our brave troops.
Friday evening we repulsed a-vio-nt
attack against our lines south of
foiv f'ameras- Friday night and the
, '0,vin? morning three additional at
cks in the direction of Buele Pass
of vWere rePulsed. On the remainder
m, front as far as the Astlco, ar-
y actions were in progress. Our
- di niim.. 1 J f
"'age
- of enemy troops and columns
ECE PROTESTS .
AGAINST INVASION
It is NotSelieved That Action of
the Government Will be More
Than a Protest.
PRESS COMMENT VIOLENT
Because the Bulgarians Were Permitted
to Invade Greek Territory Prac ,
tically Unopposed Citizens
to Hold Meeting
Athens, via 'Paris, May 28. Greece's
protest - against the military opera
tions undertaken .by the Central Pow
ers and by Bulgaria in Greek Mace
donia was forwarded last night to the
ministers - of Greece at Berlin, Vienna
and Sofia. '
The Bulgarians entered Greek terri
tory virtually unopposed and this has
caused violent comment in the press
and considerable agitation among the
population.
The Greek military, authorities here
claim they were unable to communi
cate with their troops in Eastern Mace
donia. The belief is general here that
it is the intention of the Greek gov
ernment to confine its action to a pro
test. GREEK CITIZENS TO PROTEST
AGAINST INVASION OF GREECE
Saloniki, via Paris, May 28. As an
outgrowth of the popular indignation
resulting p-om the violation of Greek
territory a big meeting has been call
ed here for tomorrow to protest against
the action of the German and Bulga
rian troops.
The position of Rupel is an impor
tant one. It dominates the defile lead
ing to Demir-Hissar bridge which is
the key to Seres and which also is
reported to have been occupied. An
adversary . thus controls the "railroad
from Salonika to Kavalla."
VENIZELOS COMMENTS ON
INVASION BY THE BULGARS
Athens, via London, May 28. "Who
ever dreamed to see the Bulgarian flag
supplant the Greek flag in Macedonia?
Just for this we have maintained that
mobilization at the cost of the economic
ru? the country."
a.j.. i ciMicius, me lurraer oremier.
thus Writes in the Herald, the Venize
list organ.
Feeling runs high over the Bulgar
ian invasion of Greece. The Herald ap
peared today with a black border as a
token of national mourning.
SAYS WAR MUST BE FOUGHT,
UNTIL GERMANY IS BEATEN
London Times Discusses Wilson's Re
ported Plan of Mediation.
London, May 29. The Times today,
discussing recent reports that President
Wilson was preparing the way for
American mediation in the war, declar
ed that mediation of this character
cannot be entertained because, as the
editorial phrases it, a compromise be
tween right and wrong is impossible
and the war as a matter of principle
must be fought until Germany -is
beaten. - '
"President Wilson's electioneering
speeches," says The Times, "are bring
ing him on dangerous ground. We
should be sorry to emulate the sug
gestion of the Frankfurter Zeitung that
President Wilson probably considers
his political prospects will be helped by
a conclusion of peace, but we think it
right to state quite clearly that- the
Allies are not and will not be disposed
to allow American internal politics to
intruder into their personal quarrel,
be intruder into their personal quarrel
They respectfully decline to admit that
their righteous, honorable war can by
any strained exercise of natural im
partiality be assimilated into a German
war of unprovoked aggression, mur
der and outrage. They will listen to
proposals of peace only when they .come
from the beaten foe."
MILITARY FIELD MASS
Celebration in Memory of the Dead
of the Army and Navy
New .York, May 28. Thousands of
persons were present today at military
field mass celebrated at the New York
navy yard in memory of the dead of the
United' States army and navy. The cel
hrant was the Rev. John B. Chidwick,
chaplain of the battleship Maine when
she -was blown up in Havana harbor.
At the close of the mass father Chid
wick delivered a brief address in which
he declared that those "who die for
their country .die for GOd." Those
present included soldiers, sailors, ma
rines and national guardsmen besides
the army and navy veterans of the
Spanish-American war. - - -
Washington, May 28. Memorial Day
wlll be observed here Tuesday, with
elaborate exercises at rimgiori .,.
tional cemetery, where are buried thou
sands of dead soldiers. President Wil
son will "deliver the principal address.
In the evening the President will go
to Baltimore for a theatrical perform
ance given by the Friar's Club,-of New
York.
Oetroit, Mich., May 28 Henry jFord
may return to Europe to renewals ef
forts to bring about peace among the
warring nations: This possibility was
Sue fuic rtonight by Theodore De
Lavigne, who ; is in close touch with
w- Z-U . w said iMr. Ford may sail
GRE
.for Stockholm about June ; - :
TO BE ENRAGED
Hilles ves Opinion as to
V" .ae Republican Platform
Will Deal With.
WILL ROOSEVELT GIVE IN?
Or WlH He Become Outraged and Run
on the Progressive Ticket Should
the Republican Nominee
Not Please Him!
Chicago, May 28. Chairman Charles
D. Hilles, of the Republican National
Committee, today expressed the opinion
that the platform adopted by the Na
tional Convention next month would
be along the most vital questions. From
information obtained in talking with
party leaders he believes the princi
pal planks will include:
A statment on preparedness for ad
equate military and naval defense.
A declaration in favor of a protect
ive tariff to be prepared by a non-partisan
tariff commission created by Con
gress with special attention to the
needs of the country's industries after
the European war ends.
A declaration in favor of a merchant
marine.
A statement dealing with the alleged
shortcomings of the Democratic na
tional. administration.
Chairman Hilles said there was' a
difference of opinion among the party
leaders as to national woman suf
frage and he did not know what ac
tion the convention would take.
The National Congressional Union
will urge the Republicans to insert a
plank in favor of a suffrage amend
ment to the constitution and Chair
man Hilles has promised the women
a hearing before the commite'e on res
olution. The only other organization
thus far to ask for a hearing is the
Navy League of the United States,
which will send a committee to plead
for a plank for the enlargement of
the navy.
In speaking of the probable action of
the Progressive national convention
called for June 7 in Chicago, Chair
man Hilles said:
"I imagine everybody assumes that
the Pregressives will nominate Roose
velt for President. If the Republican
convention adopts straightforward
sincere, ringing aeclara.tlbB3s.iijf !lth
vital public questions how being dis
cussed and nominates a man clearly
equal to the important tasks which will
confront the next President, Roosevelt
might not think there would be any
need of his entering the field. But if
the Republicans nominate a man wh
Mr. Roosevelt thinks :is a misfortune
and. adopts a platform which he re
gards as 'bung' he may feel so out
raged as to run, and perhaps re-elect
President - Wilson."
Chairman Hilles denied the report
that the organization had ever thought
of attempting to 'force the nomination
of a- candidate for President the first
day of the convention.
"Such a plan has never been, dis
cussed by members of the National
Committee and it would be impossible,"
he said.. "The convention will follow
precedent. It will meet at '11 a', m.
Wednesday, June 7, listen to the ad
(Continued on Page Two.)
JAMES J. HILL IS III
A
1
Pioneer Railroad Builder Passes
an Unsatisfactory Day.
Special Train Sent to Chicago For Sup
ply of a Certain Kind of Sedative
Covers Distance of 431 Miles
In Eight . Hours
St. Paul, Minn., May 28. James J.
Hill, critically ill at his residence here,
passed a restless, .unsatisfactory day.
While the ptoneer railroad builder's
pulse was - good his temperature was
high and he suffered considerable pain.
Intermittently the patient' was uncon
scious. : t ;
Shortly after 1 o'clock . this after
noon, waiting newspaper men and oth
ers were aroused sharply when the
Rev. Father 'Thomas' 3". Gibbons, vicar
general 'of the St Paul arch diocese
and pastor of the St.. Paul ;Cathedral,
hurried from the. .cathedral edifice,
where, he had been saying mass, to the
Hill mansion. At this time it "was re
ported that Mr. Hill? had suffered a
slight sinking spell and that members
of the family haa-teen called to the
sick room. At 4 o'clock it was said
Mr. Hill had rallied:, somewhat .
His pulse was reported better, but
a high temperature continued. At 6
o'clock tonight the patient's tempera
ture was reported unchanged. .
Throughout the day . men of promi
nent i railroad,' business and pro
fessional circles called at . the. - Hill
home. All came away grave, -uncommunicative.
, '
One of the 'physicians in attendance
upoh Mi". Hill' intimated .that a cer
tain! infrequently used sedative might
be of some possible slight: benflt to
the ' patient.' Other doctors '.present
questioned the possible '. efflciencyVof
these sedatives; and, as added argu
ment against the- use, stated that none
of it could beobtained at any point
nearer than Chicago.,;: T ? ;
Louis J- Hill, president of -the Great
Northern Road and' son'; of J. j,""THill,
chanced Ao , oVerhear'" this conversation
or the surgeons. He hall his secretary
(Continued S tae.-.Two. , -
SEROUS
001
EXODUS MAS BEGUN
FOR CONVENTIONS
Many Members of the House and a
Score of Senators Have Al
ready Left Washington.
IS MUCH POLITICAL TALK
House Will Vote on Naval Bill Friday
Senate to Take Action on Rivers
and. Harbors Bill and Bran
dels Nomination.
Washington, May 28. The pre-con-vention
exodus of members of Con
gress already has begun, many mem
bers of the House and nearly a score of
Senators having left Washington for
preliminary business pertaining to the
Republican convention in Chicago next
week. Democratic leaders will begin
to depart later in the week on polit
ical missions connected with the St.
Louis convention.
For many days the halls of the Cap
itol have bui&zed with political dis
cussions and administration leaders
have encountered trouble in keeping a
qtorum present in either House. Real
izing that this difficulty will increase,
extraordinary efforts are being made to
hold members whose presence is not
imperative until next Friday.
To Vote on Naval Bill.
Important legislation that will re
quire attendance of members during
the week includes the $241,000,000 na
val appropriation bill in the House and
the long fought Rivers and Harbors
Appropriation bill in the Senate. The
House will end debate on the Naval
bill Friday and a vote before adjourn
ment. The bill will then go to the
Senate where the Naval Affairs com
mittee will take it up after the con
ventions end.
Decisive action on the. $43,00,000 1
Rivers and Harbors bill in the Senate)
is expected by Thtirsday or Friday at
the latest. Tomorrow the Senate will
vote on a motion to recommit with in
struction that the bill be re-reported in
the form of a blanket appropriation of
$20,000,000 to carry on existing pro
jects. While Senators who have per
sistently fought the bill have made
many converts they were doubtful to
night that they could muster enough
votes to send the bill back to the com
mittee. If they do the commerce com
mittee! will at once report the proposed
substitute resolution which could be
passed Immediately.
"Vote on Brandeis Thursday.
Another important event of the nom
ination of Louis D. Brandeis to the Su
preme Court. The vote will be taken
Thursday and opposition leaders have
conceded that confirmation will result.
Majority and minority members of the
Judiciary committee are preparing re
ports for and against Mr. Brandeis
which will be submitted in lieu of dis
cussion in executive session Thursday
to be, made public after the vote is
taken.
Another matter which Senate leaders
hope to dispose of before the conven
tion is the Philippine self-government
bill, substituted by the House for the
Rnatft Indeuendence measure. Adminis
tration leaders are ready to accept the
House bill without reference to me
Philippines committee and they hope to
force .a vote on it despite1 some Re
publican opposition.
iBe Ready for conventions.
As soon as this business is disposed
nf loaders . of bcfth. Houses will be
ready for the conventions. Agreement
already has been reached for the Sen
ate to recess for three days at a time
beginning 'next Saturday. The . House
plans to keep going without recess,
considering unaispuwsa ii. wi
important matters which 'must await
the return of absent members, are the
fortincatixnjomalifiOnsiMar.
Sundry Civil and' Pension Appropriation
bills, already pending, and the Army
Appropriation bill carrying approxi
mately $150,000,000 which will be for
mally reported Tuesday.
. Tomorrow the Senate committee on
postoffices and postroads will meet In
executive session to consider the case
of Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
James I. Blakslee. who charged In a
letter to postmasters that members, of
the committee had. surrendered to the
railroads in their disposition of. the
Postoffice Appropriation bill. .
Mr Blakslee and the committee had
an exciting word war over the matter
yesterday. '
ROOSEVELT SAYS .DANIELS'
SCHEME IS Pt'RElY POLITICAL
Saye Conferring Officer's Rank ! New
Form of Porlt Barrel-
New York, May 20. Colonel ' Roose
velt, before leaving today on a speech
aklg trip to Chicago. Kansas City
a,. t.mh made oublic two letters in
which he referred to the proposal to
confer an. officer's rank on a . certain
number of engineers participating
yearly in the naval training cruises for
civilians "purely as a P01"860;
recommended by Mr Daniels- a new
Wo roric Darrei. wmui whj
i""", iwJ'rtlans with thirty add!
tional and yeany Viia.x f, -
. OTAna' come.
lo addressed to Henry
Reuterdahl and:the other to Tho;W.
fimmTttefhVci orti telephone room 1
committee, .wnicaj: c1.ljlfler ' basement of the coliseum annex?
mems-ior im if . ,
WAS FAT ALLY INJURED.
Peter M. Morden Dies From Wonitd.
Sustained in Trolley Aceiden,
: Norfolk, Va, May 28. -In a .crossing
collision early this morning, .between
a Bay fihore trolley car. Ocean .Vlfw
line. ,: and a wagon. Pr M. .Mrden.
one f the best known. truckers a tljat
section of Norfolk . wuniy. waa,
injured and Mrs. "Mifren, his wife, nd
yibung son Jjtjurei ;The car struck the
wagon while 'going 4a,& full speed, hrl-
ing it fronvuie
tjaM - Mr- MurdehT -
a3 aavitHl hOUrB
rs; . after the accident
The ottter; injured -iir recover
E
TO II CLOSE TODAY
Seven New Methodist Bishops and
Two Missionary Bishops
Consecrated Yesterday.
IMPRESSIVE SERVICE HELD
Meeting: at Saratoga Spring Charac
terised as One of the Most Im
portant Ever Held Prospects
For United Methodism '" -;
Saratoga Springs, N. Y., May 28.
Seven new bishops and two mission
ary bishops of the Methodist Episco
pal church were consecrated this aft
ernoon at an impressive service whicf?
was almost the last important busi
ness of the 27th general conference
before final adjournment tomorrow. All
of the board of bishops participated
in the service. The bishops conse,
crated and the station to which they
have been assigned were:
Herbert Welch, Seoul, Korea; Thom
as Nicholson, Chicago; Adna Wright
Leonard, San Francisco; Matthew S.
Simpson Hughes, Portland, Ore.; Wil
liam Fitzjames Oldham, Buenos Aires;
Charles Bayard Mitchell, St. Paul,
Minn.; Franklin Hamilton, Pittsburgh.
The missionary bishops were Eden
Samuel Johnson, Africa, and Alexander
Priestley Camphor, the only negro
chosen to the Episcopacy this session,
Liberia, Africa.
The conference is characterized by
the delegates as one of the most im
portant ever held, principally because
of the plans adopted which, it is be
lieved, will Jead to the unification of
Methodist churches within four years
and perhaps by 1918.
The conference has placed the
church on record as favoring renewed
effort in the foreign and home mis
sionary field. A revised ritual is to
take the place of the form of service
which has been in effect for many
years. The missionary Episcopacy has
been retained.
Efforts are to be made to obtain
within the next four years a $10,000,000
pension fund for retired clergy and
their widows- .. . ...
" The conference urged members of
the church to ally themselves with po
litical efforts against the liquor traffic.
A new section of the discipline will
ask that members refrain from the use
of tobacco.
Suffrage was. endorsed and polygamy
denounced. Efforts to remove the
amusement clause from the discipline
again failed and members are still lia
ble to expulsion if they play cards,
dance or attend theatres.
Ministers who officiate at the mar
riage of divorced persons now are
made answerable to their conference
for an act of mal-administration.Pre-viously
there was no penalty.
The conference pledged to President
Wilson the co-operation of the Meth
odist Episcopal church in an effort for
peace in Europe and urged that the
United States take the first step in the
formation of a league which will in
sure future peace.
COLISEUM AT CHICAGO
IS
Coat -City $195,000 to Prepare for
Republican Convention.
Arrangements of the Big: Hall Declared
Superior to Those of Any Hall
Ever Used by the Party
For Similar Purpose
Chicago, May 28. Work of prepar
ing the Chicago coliseum for the Re
publican National Convention June 7,
has been completed. The big building
with its 12,025 seats Is ready. It will
be kept under police guard day and
night W a. precaution against fire. It
cost Chicago; about $95,000- to provide
the Republican party with a suitable
meeting place for Its 1916 national con
vention. The arrangements of the
hall ' are declared to be . superior to
tbosi -of any hall ever used by the
pafty for a similar purpose and credit
is-given Colonel "Wnliam F. Stone, of
Baltimore, sergeaht-at-arms of the na
tional committee, who had full charge
of" nreparlng the "hall. He personally
supervised tbe'.-wprk of arranging the
party's national convention halls in
1904, 1908 and 1912.
There are sufficient exits to give easy
access to every part of the hall and
special . exits leading, to the large tel-
the
where
hundred of special wires, have ? been
Installed to connect the conveiitlon
hall 'with, the outside world.'-'
He has established a restaurant, an
emergency hospital, and a branch post
office for the useof -delegates and- oth
ers. When James B. ! Reynolds, se
retary of the Nationajltepuhlicin Com
mittee, undertook- the.task of allotting
tickets 'to'the various news associations
and newspapers of the5 - country . he
found there, were more than, 5,00p . ap
plications for the 700 -seats provided.
He- is now preparing the .temporary
role of delegates and alternates for
tKe convention and -later "will' com tail e
thje evidence In the centeetiefelobe
heard-by the National -'ConynlUee,
June L
GOHFERENG
GOMES
NOW READ HESS
E TAX HALF
This Will be the Government's Toll
for the Fiscal Year Ending
Next June 30.
IT IS M'ADOO'S ESTIMATE
Volume of Money Pouring Into the
Treasury Has Steadily Increased
Month By Month Increase In
the Liquor Tax Receipts
Washington, May 28. Half a billion
dollars will be the government's rev
enue tax poll for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, next, according to a state
ment issued today by Secretary Mc
Adoo. This sum, which Mr. McAdoo
says exceeds by many millions all pre
vious estimates, will be made up, sub
stantially, as follows:
Taxes on whiskey, beer, cigars, cig
arette and tobacco, $303,000,000.
Taxes on the incomes of individuals
and corporations, $115,000,000.
Emergency tax collections, $83,000,-
000.
The volume of money pouring into
the treasurey has steadily increased
month by month since last fall until
it is now greater than at any time
since the effects of the war began
to be felt, Mr. McAdoo accounts for the
situation as follows:
"The great boom in business is large
ly responsible for the increase in re
ceipts from ordinary internal revenue.
The prosperity of the country with the
attendant wider scope of employment
and increase in wages has, in itself,
received in a larger consumption of
taxable articles, greatly augmenting
the government's revenue."
Consumption of whiskey, cigars,
cigarettes and tobacco has increased
according to revenues received, while
consumption of beer has decreased
during the fiiscal year. For the first
ten months of the fiscal year receipts
of taxes on cigars, cigarettes and to
bacco increased $5,505,121 over the
corresponding period a year ago, due
in large part, the statement says, to
the great improvement in business con
ditions. The statement continues:
"Notwithstanding the spread of pro
hibition, collections on distilled sfcir
its for the first ten months of the cur
rent fiscal year increased $10,013,140
Lover the corresponding period of a year
ago. Thisls due lri"gTe"at measure to
the effective enforcement of the In
ternal revenue taxes on distilled spir
its. It is estimated that through the
campaign of the Treasury Depart
ment against undergauging, equaliz
ing and blockading distilleries, the
revenue of the government has been
increased by probably $5,000,000 an
nually."
The only article of taxation showing
a decrease is beer. The commissioner
says the tax in beer on account of
fraud has been negligible and that the
decrease is due principally to the in
crease in the prohibition laws.
It is estimated that expenditures
from the internal revenue appropriation
for the current fiscal year will amount
to $7,200,000 and even if the collections
amount to only $495,000,000, the cost
of collections will be $1.45 per cent,
the lowest in the history of the Inter
nal revenue service. If the collections
amount to $500,000 the cost of collection
will approximate 1.44 per cent.
GERMANS ASSERT LOYALTY
TO THE "UNITED STATES
"Creed" is Submitted to Representative
Gathering In Chicago.
Chicago, May 28. Loyalty of Ger
mans to the United States was declared
today at..a representative gathering of
ixermans irom an over ine. ccruniry. a
"creed" was submitted by the German
American Newspaper Publishers' Asso
ciation in which it was asserted that
the Germans might be hyphenated
Americans, but their Americanism i:
unhyphenated."
The "creed" presented at the meet
Ing will be acted upon at another
meeting to be held tomorrow. Some of
the things which the tentative creed
advocated were:
An adequate preparedness based on
patriotism; American ships for foreign
commerce; maintenance of the Panama
canal free to American ships; insist
ence by Americaof the freedoft of th
seas. The meeting today was presided
over by J. B. Meyer, a Philadelphia
manufacturer, and the majority of the
representatives in attendance are hdfe
to attend the Republican convention
It is the intention to form in Chicago
a central body, which shall keep fit
touch with ' all German-American or
ganizations In the country with a view
to guiding them In matters of national
political Importance and on other ques
tions in which they are Interested.
AUGUSTUS POLLACK HONORED
Organised Labor Erects Monument to
His Memory Hold Big; Parade.
Wheeling, W. Va May 28. A monu
ment erected from unds; donated by
organized labor was unveiled on the
public square here today to the late
Augustus Pollack, well known stogie
manufacturer A parade In which 10,
00 marchers representing every branch
of Industry in Wheeling participated
preceded the exercises. Local labor
leaders claim that the monument is the
first-ever raised to the memory of an
employer of labor.
Cotumbua, N. M.. May 28. Little ere
dence is placed hy military authorities
in reports from Chihuahua that Car
ranza troops have" discovered Villa In
hiding near .Jlmlnez. . Several officers
here today expressed '-their conviction
that VUla is still ajive. but asserted
that, General Pershing, expeditionary
irCommaBder. Is in -possession of Infor
1. ... . 1. - 1 1 4
maiion. as to in pruuauic wucicauwuvb
of the bandit . chieftain, which doS
not coincide with that. -of General Tte
vino. v No-? details; of General Persh
ing's report can be: obtained here, how-
DOLLARS
MEXIGAU DEGREES
ARE IMPOSED UPON
AMERICAN MINERS
Message Tells of Actual Oonfisca
tion of Property of American
Citizens at Tampico.
PROTEST TO WHITE HOUSU
Carranza's Note Expected Today;.
Pershing. Gives. Further De
tails of ! Cruses Battle.
Washington, May 28 On the eve on
receipt of General Carranza's notei
which officials believe will, renew the?
demand for withdrawal of American)
troops from Mexico, and with anothe
conference between American an
Mexican military commanders about t
begin, a protest was received at th
White House today, reporting serious
difficulties between American oil opW
erators at Tampico and the Mexican)
authorities.
The protest came in the form of a tel-(
egram addressed to President Wilson
by 84 American citizens residing at
Tampico. They declared
military officials wr w.rrll7r
decrees designed to rnkkeTrss
for Americans to do business in tha
country and said one of them had been
arrested and imprisoned for three!
hours because he refused to pay Ma
emloyes wages fixed by the authorities?
... 00 ut ierraB previously agreedJ
upon with the men.
Assert Right to Protection. 1
SiBwrs of the meeeage asserted?
their right to protection from the
American government, and announce
ed their determination not to com-
Ply with arbitrary and confiscatory
orders and decrees by the Mexicans.
White House officials sents the pro-
test to the State .Department for in-
vestigation. Other complaints already
have been received regarding recent
decrees by the Carranza government
and it is probabl that there will ba
representations on the subject just as
soon as the controversy over the pres
ence of American troops in Mexico la
adjusted. -
"It has become practically impossible
for an American to do business ofj
any nature in this section of the coun
try." the Tampico message said. "be-
thorities that we believe to be directed
thoritles that w ebelieve to be directed
primarily against American citizens.'
For a year a series of decrees have
made their appearance which have been!
progressive in that they are consist
ently becoming more anti-American.
we believe that the authorities had no
the remotest idea, when they first be
gun to issue such decres. that the
would be able to enforce them, but tha
wnen nothing was done by our gov
ernment to secure their repeal, thk'
these edicts have been made more strin
gent each day until our property laf
threatened .with confiscation and in!
some cases has been actually conflscat
ed, and our personal liberal is men-4
aced.
Liberty Restricted.
"A military decree was issued som
months ago providing that lands mlgh
not be leased in the state of Vera Cru:
for oil purposes without the consen
of the state government and this de
cree has been modified until now n
foreigner is permitted to acquire leases
real estate or assignments of lease
from a native. , ;
"A decree was issued a few days agri
by the local military authorities pro
viding that labor should be paid, and
merchandise would be sold on a basis
of Mexican gold, the consideration to
be paid in Mexican paper money at $xt
arbitrary value fixed by the govern-
ment, regardless of the commercial
value of this paper money as regulated
by supply an ddemand.
"All of the above decrees violate
Mexican law and are in contravention
of the rights of Americans guaranteed
by treaty between Mexico - and the
United States. We desire to know if
the American government will permit
the above decrees, or any of them, to
remain in force where the rights bf
Americans are involved.
"An understanding with the author
ities as to the future would not be
sufficient. The decrees already in ex
istence must . be repealed where they
affect Americans." ;
Note Expected Today. j
Manuel Mendez, General Carranza'w
personal messenger, bringing the new
note to the United States, passed)
through St. Louis yesterday and should,
reach here early tomorrow. EJlseo Ar-j
redondo, the Mexican ambassador desTg-i
nate, may deliver the commmunicatiorrj
tomorrow. Otherwise, its delivery prob-!
ably will be postponed until Wednes-;
day, government officers being closed;
Tuesday in observance of Memorial'
Day. .
So far no official summary of theV
new note has been received but all In-,
formation supports the uniform belter
In official quarters that it will renew
tue suggestion that the American ex
pedition be withdrawn. There Is no
indication that the administration l
prepared to grant such a demand.
Further details regarding the recent)
engagement near Cruses between seven
men of. the Seventeenth Infantry and.
an outlaw band of 20 under the noto-j
rious bandit leaders Cervantes and Ben-;
comoh, both of whom were killed byj
Private George Hulett, were received
at the War Department today fron
General Pershing. His message, dated)
from Namiqulpa May 26, was . as foM
lows:
Trooper Shovr Splendid Conduct.
Detailed account of the fight yes
terday showed splendid conduct on thel
part of detachment of enlisted men.
Without an , officer and under Lance
Corporal Davis Marksbury (who died
from wounds), these men fought
against great odds. Drove off, enemy4
who charged them on horseoacK. jss-
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