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WlIiHINGTOJST, N.4 C- MONDAY HORNING. MAY 13. 1918
WHOLE NUMBER 39,411
til;
It
DA y NOT DISTANT
WHEN HUNS WILL TRY
ALLIED LINES AGAIN
4-
heir Armies in Flanders -and
picardy Still Inactive Except
For Bombardments. . ;
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ARE NOT YET : PREFACED
french in. Two Minor Attacks
Take Slice of Territory and
Capture Number Prisoners.
ITALIAN THEATRE ACTIVE
Italians Take Vigorous - Initiative
At Col Delia Orso.
The German armies in Flanders and
picardy are still : Inactive. v. Except tor
their artillery wings, which are carry
ing out bombardments on various see
tors, they are doing little work any
where. . ' ;1 v. ; - , '
Evidently the enemy is not yet pre
pared to test his strength againBt the
reinforced lines of the allies, although
it is still expected that the' day is not
far distant when he again will try to
break through the allied front! Mean
while the British and French armies
are letting no opportunity pass to peck
at the Germans at points where the en
emy front is considered particularly
vulnerable.
North of Kerrfrriel the French have
recovered another slice of territory, in
a sharp fight in wmch they came into
hand-to-hand combat with the Ger
mans. In addition, more than 100 pris
oners were taken. ':
The Germans endeavored to. offset
this advantage by an attack 'against
the French northwest of .Orvillers-Sorel,
but the 'defenders turned their artil
lery on the enemy , and" successfully
withstood the attack. Inflicting heavy
casualties and capturing more prison
ers. .. .
CoiisiderabTeactlvlty Ts Ijiplfogress
in the Italian theatre. ' Between the
fcsiago plateau and the Brenta river,
on the northern front, the Italians have
itormed Austrian positions at Ooldella
Orso .and destroyed : the garrison in
hand-to-hand fighting. At several other
points along the northern -front the
Italians have worsted the enemy in en
gagements evidently started with the
intention of rectifying the line. The
Austrian emperor,, accompanied by his
foreign minister, has paid a visit ' to
the Italian front, afterfard proceeding
to German headquarters. ,
The taking of the initiative into
their own hands apparently augurs
well for the morale f the Italians,
and it is not improbable that, with the
snows in the mountain passes having
melted and the spring freshets on the
wane, it is their purpose now to make
things interesting for. the invaders.
BRILLIANT EXPLOIT CARRIER '
OUT BY ITALIAN TROOPS
Italian Army Headquarters, Satur
day, May 11. (By the Associated
Press,) After a long period of inac
tivity, owing to weather r conditions,
Italian troops on the ' mountain ' front
executed a brilliant operation last
night, capturing the dominating posi
tion of Monte Corno, : destroying an
elaborate system of enemy, defenses
and taking 100 prisoners,, two guns, a.
number of machine guns and much war
material. ' " '
The action was in the Area valley.
hlch leads down from the Iagrina
valley and is the main line of approach
from Trent and Rovereto. It was here
that the Austrlans attempted to reach
we Venetian plain in the ,nrst greac
offensive. Recently they have erected
Powerful defenses, with battery posi
tions built in rock and electrically
barged, and with a system of barbed
wire entanglements.
There was considerable snow, remain -
H on Monte Corno, which is 6,000
et high: This increased the, difficul
ties of movement of the comparatively
"mall Italian force which carried, out
the attack. It was preeded by a
8hnrt artillery action. . . - ; .
The infantry advanced over rock and
Pcipitous heights. The. enemy was
taken by surprise and could make llt
tll effective reslstnoe. The movement
as carried out by moonlight. All the
e,ie"iy'a defensive works were pecu-
V- An Italian position was. estab
1Bhed on the crest of the mountain and
tne surrounding nlonAn.
The chief effect of the action is to
Jislodgo the Austriane from the dom
inating height in the center of the
main highway from the . mountains
an1 to give the Italians the advantage
"that position with the command It
"a over the heights and approaches.
he result srives ereat satisfaction, es-
woially as the vletory was won on the
v.epy spot where Dr. Cesare Battistl, a
"Puty from Trent, who went over to
'ne Italians, and others of hi heroic
"Mid WPI-A nrlnn thfl Urst
Pensive. Battistl was nut to 'death
J the Austrians on the charge A of
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Wer to the United States. u. -
U. S. HUSKIES" STIR
GREAT ENTHUSIASM
London Papers Give Unstinted
Praise to. American Troops , '
Who Paraded Saturday.
JOHN BULL HEARTENED
Engllvh - Soldier lieclareti Troop Fin
rat SiffHt Slnee War Bearan .
. Womtq Hold Up Babie to See
Wiio Fllit With, laddy.
London, May 12. The appearance of
American .national army men on pa
rade in the streets of London yester
day aroused the enthusiasm of . the
Sunday papers as have few events ln
many, months. The writers 'unite in
giving unstinted praise to the appear
ance of the men and predict .for them
a record of splendid achievement when
they reach the front. . -
" Since the, thrilling days of .the first
month of the war," says the Observer,
"London, has not known such a no
table scene :. xof enthusiasm as that
evoked yesterday. The finest sight I
have seen' since the war , he'gan was
the verdict of a young soldier who has
seen service on four fronts. The men
are a fine 'looking bdy and appear to
be In the pink of condition. " The com
panies filed past with light, elastic step,
creating - & mighty favorable impres
sion of their marcning qualities ana
physique."; , .;-.. .
-Continuous Ovation. Given.
"Londoners , cheered : yesterday as
they have ' not cheered for-. - many
"Froih, the moment when the 'first' bat
talion 'detrained to ; the last minute
farewell wtyen the crowd called out
'come back sooarY.'.the day was one of
heartening friendliness. ?
. "It was the . women who gave the
Americans ..' a special welcome. - God
bless you,'' they cried all along the
route,' Mothers lifted - their .children
that they,- might '. have a sight' of - the
soldier! from across the sea who w"5re
going-to fight side by side with daddy,
"And the waiting crowds found a new
name for the visitors. As the first bat-
tallion swung out' from- Waterloo sta
tion some one called out to a friend
that they were 'a real husky lot.' The
word pleased the fancy of the crowd
and soon everyone . was calling for
cheers for 'the huskies.'
' Hands Aeroa the Sea.
"It was a gTeat friendship which
was struck up between the London
crowd, and the American boys who
have come across to give them a hand.
That was the feeling that persisted to
the last . when the visitors said good
bye for the time being to London."
The Weekly Dispatch prints a letter
written home by ah American soldier
yesterday , describing the day's pro
ceedinga of which the following is an
extract: . - , ., ' . '' - :.
"The whole, march gave One a sort
of atrhdme feeling. I think that was
the biggest tiling about it if you ask
me that they, should want us to feel
at ' home and the we should feel at
home. Some of the fellows say It was
the biggest moment they ever hope to
have, . standing in front of , the palace
What it- made us feel was that we
were all in It together."
Flower of American Manhood.
The gunday Pictorial says: .'The king
could not help but notice the grit and
determination of the Americana re
fleeted in their clean-shaven faces and
square jaws. '
"Finely built, clean-looking troops,'
says the Sunday Herald.- They made
an excellent impression. Everywhere
they, were enthusiastically welcomed,
As. one . broad-shouldered ; giant said
'Sour people's hearts seem 'as big. as
the - streets are broad. We had to
leave New' York without a, cheer and
this makes up for it. . ;
Lord Denbigh addressing the Anglo-
French : society of London yasterday
said one of the most Inspiring - sights
he had ever seen was the march of the
American battalions in London. - They
were a fine a lot of men as he had
seen for, a long time. - They looked to
be men of, that, quality -which would
train , very i fast. ; They would become
good , eoldlers - very .much faster than
thebbche would have them' he decler-
d. - . . ' ., , ' .
Poflowlnsr the- KtnaTm ' "
: The Weekly Despatch, which has In
augurated a campaign for hospitality
to American soldiers says on that;8ub
iect:
I 'The king message to . every Ameri
can soldiers upon his landing .upon our
soil Is a magmfioent lead to the coun
try.' The king leads.' Who will not
follow?" v .-.r' . -
WILSON S UtPREM K WAR LORD .
i ; f - . FOR PEACE BY VICTORY"
Paris, ;May. 18.--A visit fo Burope by
President Wilson "as our, supreme war
lord for peace by- victory" may bring
the final - decision In the war, 'says
Paul Hyacinths Loysen, editor of The
Rights of Man, in a statement prepar
ed for the Associated -Press concerning
the American labor delegation ', which
has Just completed its visit to France,
v 'M. Loyson attaches the greatest lm-
fortance to the' moral support given
y- America tok France, which feels the
ftraiirjpj neUc iouc jtbta p tba'
AMERICAN
y
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UNTIL COMPLETE
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Entente Strategy to Oppose
Sledgehammer Blows With
Smallest Possible Forces.
. ... ,
OONSERVE THE; RESERVES
Another Tremendous Assault On
Narrow Front Is Expected By
The Allied Commanders.
Ottawa, May 12. So confident is
the Entente of its ability to withstand
any drive the Germans can launch
that, it has been decided not to use
tlje American army until it becomes
a complete and powerful force, accord
ing to a cable summary of operations
on the western front received here" to
night from the war committee of the
British cabinet. ' '
"The position now Js," said the sum
mary, "that the Germans, determined I
to concentrate .every- available unit on
one enormous offensl e, 'are draining
their country dry;, to force a decision
before it is too late, .while the'.Entente
are so confident that, having been giv
en the chance of a email immediate
American army for defense or waiting
until they are reinforced" by a com
plete, powerful, self-supporting Amer
ican army, they have chosen the lat
ter, j-'. '
Entente Strategy Outlined.
"To the sledge hammer- uses of
masses of men by the enemy the Allies
are opposing the strategy of meeting
the blow with the smallest force capa
ble of standing up to 'the shock, while
keeping .the strongest reserve : possi
ble. Troops on the wings are permit
ted to give ground within limits when
ever the enemy has been made to pay
a greater price than the ground is
worth the whole aim being to reduce
the enemy to such a state of exhaus
tion that our reserves, at the right
moment, can. restore the situation.
In : the ; present operations the ' Brit:
i sir -arm -ha" withstood - maj'tlmesr Its
own weight or enemy mases. "It has
retired : solwly .exacting the fullest
price. Meanwhile, Foch holds the bulk
of the French in reserve, sending units
only to points hard pressed. , This
strategy has justified - itself in that in
three weeks it has seen the enemy
brought to a standstill without a sin
gle strategic -objective being fulfilled
and with losses so .immense that his
reserve is in danger of proving inade
quate to his policy.
" Hans Realise Preenrlou Pllrht.
"The German commander, seeing
ttiow , nearly he fs delivering himself to
the allied reserve, has been compelled
to accept temporary failure and call a
halt. His position is tactically expos
ed in two dangerous salients on water
logged ground., His countrymen are
dangerously dissatisfied at the price
paid for his failure to terminate their
sufferings. ; .Hie allies .are , on. the
verge of quarreling . and daily exhibit
their growing dislike and distrust of
the taskmaster - who robs them of
their lives and food. .
- "His reserves have nearly reached
complete exhaustion. These of the
Franco -British are still intact -while
th . American preparations develop. The
time draws closer when defeat is in
evitable.; Therefore, he must renew
the off ensive. 'His preparations proceed
feverishly, but it takes months properly-
to organize such an offensive. He.
must be satisfied with what he can do
in weeks. "'We may, therefore, expect
a renewed .furious onslaught before
long. The enemy is so committed . to
his strategical plans that we may
await his main- blow on the Arras
(Continued on Page Two.)
UTERES! CENTERS
ON REVET1UE BILL
McAdoo, Simmons and Kitchin To
Settle Question. v
House to Take Upv 15-B411ion Dollar
Army Mennrc ' Prewldent'a le
partmeivt Bill . May , Go
. Throuarh This Week.
' 'Washington, May, 1 12. Interest at
the capitol centers this week upon the
question- whether plans '"for ; adjourn-J
ment about July 1 shall be abandoned
to undertake new revenue legislation.
Many other important matters are
pending, ' howeyer, Including disposi
tion by . the house of the Overman bill,
with its .blanket authority for the
president to reorganise government
departments and launching ". ln; "the
house of th .$15,000,000,000 army pro
grain. " , ' ' .-;
. .'The revenue situation will be dis
cussed Tuesday ' at a conference be
tween Secretary BcAdoo id Senator
Simmons and ; Representative Kitchin
of North r Carolina chairmen of , the
senate" flnaJpe and house ways and
means committees, , respectively. Pres
ident Wllsomis expected to participate
in later conferences,- to decide ; finally
whether It is necessary tor :, congress
tA remain In session. ,. Congressional
leaders f believe
action now - can f be
gwiuoil. through"; some temporary- ex-
-jysontlnued-oa 'Pas Vomx
ARM
ALLEGED LYNCHERS
OF PRAGER TO 60
ON TRIAL TODAY
Lynching , of JSnemy f Alien At
tracted International Atten
tion, Reprisals Threatened.
I,OOSE TALK THE TROUBLE
Prager Was a Socialist and His
Utterances Aroused Anger of
. Miners in Illinois.
Edwardsville, 111., r May 12. Eleven
men, indicted on charges , of murder
in connection with the lynching April
5 of Robert Paul Praeger, enemy alien
at Collinsville will go to trial at 9
o'clock tomorrow morning In the Madi
son 'county court here. Selection of a
jury will take up several days, It is
believed. s . . :
The lynching of Prager, German
enemy alien, was the - Culminating
tragedy in -a series of dissociated dem
onstrations waicji for ; several weeks'
had been held in various'- sections of,
soutnwest xinnois as a. warning to
alleged disloyalists. ,, The activities of
persons who counseled, : aggression
against pro-Germans . previously, had
been confined to the tarring and fea
thering of their victims, painting them
yellow, forcing them to kiss the flag
or to make -public "manifestation- of
their allegiance to the; government,"
bucn demonstrations were held in nu
merous small towns, for the most part
mining camps, where, it Is said, . Ger-,
man .agents flourished and carried on
their propaganda work almost in the
open; ":.' :
' Practically all of these ; outbreaks,
however, had been conducted with
some semblance , of authority and in
several instances with the tacit con
sent of civic authorities. : At no time
had anything approaching fatal" vio
lence .: been resorted, ,tp, .the accused
persons merely being given forceful
lessons" in loyalty;. , v 1, ; :., -:
, Prager: a -baker by trade .and a mih-
-erV; by.- f bxce? j e vctrctmTDstanCes wair-2
years oia, unmarried and7 lived In Col
linsville. He was a -socialist and . on
several occasions is said to have been
warned against his; extreme views.
A week before his death he went to
Maryville ,a small mining camp six
miles from here, and is said to have
expressed himself- vigorously, but so
far as is known his remarks were not
disloyal. On AprlJ .4 - he returned to
Maryville. Several miners of A: that
city resented ;hls presence there . and
when they became - menacing Prager
left for Collinsville. . '..
Began in a Saloon.
The .miners followed him and at the
outskirts of this city met soma men
In a saloon where Prager's alleged
disloyalty was ' discussed. The 7 men
decided to punish him and as they
started up;; the street to perform this
act they gathered many recruits. .
Shortly after ; 9, .o'clock they found
Prager. Barefoot and -with an. Ameri
can ' flag draped around him he was
paraded through the streets..,. A local
policeman, sensing, trouble, . rescued
him from the crowd and escorted hini
to the city jail .for protection. ... This
precaution was taken at Prager's re
quest. The crowd" then dispersed.
Meanwhile, on order "of 'Mayor Siegel.H
all saloons were closed. , . : --!; ,
About 11 .'' o.'clocrf j the ; pien . ' again
gathered In force tor the. number of 3Q.0
and marched; to theoity-halL. and- de
manded that ; ; Prager be released, to
them. Mayor . Siegel and !two police
men barred their t entrance - to the
hall, the mayor, appealing Ho -them-to
be calm. They refused to leave. Siegel
parried for tiine '.arid when' he was
assured that Prager had -been spirited
away her' allowed a committee from'
the crowd to search the . jail., v s ;
Found Hint in Basement. 1
According to testimony given at a-
coroner's inquest by Joseph Riegel. he 4
and another man .entered, the . jail and
finding no oe there, , weat into' the
basement. Within ; a few. moments
Prager was found hiding under a pile
of tiling. He' was . dragged; out and
delivered to' the, mob which led . him
down the street. . '' "-
.All reports indicate that at this, time
there was no Intention, to .hang Pra
ger. It was planned to tar" and fea
ther him or administrate some other
severe punishment. Once Loutslde the
city limits it was found . that tar and
feathers were fnot to be, obtained and
a passing automobile ' In which w,as a
rope, suggested ; hanging.; The ."rope
was knotted around the ma'n'a' neck
and he was escorted. about a mile down
the road leading to St.,Xouis. - . T t.
The" mob stopped at a large, tree, by
the roadside and after a, few unavail
ing attempts by'oldr persons to throw
the noose over , a : limb,, a small boy Is
said to have been boostedr up the::tiree
where he quickly adjusted the rope. -
Prager then .wai drawn into the air
but at : the suggestion ; of . some one In
the mob he w a lowered in. order ' to
bind his Xhandsahd ;feet. With.; this
respite he was . given , opportunity to
make a dying 'statement' If ;he. so 'de
sired. - HeZ eliVto;!;: his - knees and 'for
three minutesrpraye4:';inGerman. He
then : wrote' a short. note to r bis, aged
parents who live -in Dresden, Gerxna
ny. This done the' knot, war tightened
around his' jiecls nd dosens of hands
grasped the rope that swung min ten
feet into the air to his deathi He was
left dangling for two..fcours. , . ; :,,'.
- Wm a "Quiet' Lynching. ' f f ;
The mob. left the scene -quietly; In
fact, ' so quiet were al) the -. Incidents,
leading up to the, hanglng that many
residents : of this - city ; were; unaware
of the lynching until ! later In tha
morning.- ."-', ' l' -
- As -soon as news of .the. tragedy i be
came Ttnown to officials 'ap ; investlga
tlon'v was started. , "Coroner- Boy .Lowe
, ,.tCoatlnue .Pfi. ElUti
1MB
TANT GAINS
BY FRENCH
IN . LATEST ATTACK
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Famous Hill, 44 Taken and Retak
... en r During May 8,-Has Been
. Finally Captured by Allies.
GERMAN'S- HAVE ! LOST MAY
" . T ' .
Prisoners Say Casualties Were
.Ve Severe in German Assault
On Voormezeele Wednesday.
With the British Army in. ,Brance,
May. 12. (By the Associated Press. An
important section of high ground near
the Vyverbeek river, north of Kemmel,
has been completed; by the French in a
strong attack. Both Hill 44 and God
deseone , farm which lie between La
Cyltte and Virstraat were stormed and
occupied giving the French positions
which, had been a bone of contention
for many days.
. The,. Germans also, received a knock
oh. the southern battle front when they
made a drive 4n an attempt to capture
defenses on .-. the elevated south of
Mailly-Baineval. Here the enemy suc
ceeded af te - hard fighting in obtain
ing " a fbbtlng . in the French front line
at -. one place, --but their success was
shortlived - for a prompt counter-a;
asejilt,. drove them out and besides
their dead they left more than a' has.
dred prisoners in the hands o( the de
defenders. The j battle' for Hill 44 was the out
eome ' of the German attack May 8.
When the Germans, assaulted, the alt
lie were holding the elevation. Bitter
fighting ensued all day long and the
Germans In the course o f time captured-
the hill. The British counter
attacked and . forced the enemy out.
The next da-ythe Germans again drove
forward. . The made such a heavy as
sault that they again captured the hill
which --they . held -until yesterdy. ;
v , Noothe ' rfnfan.tr : yaction of ; impori
, taJMjaihaaaccutred 'L in- tha - last JJ14-,
hours. Raids and minor operations have
been continued by both sides and the
artillery has been ;very busy at - many
points.- The . German . gunners have
been-pounding the back area "hard and
during the last 24 hours great quanti
ties of gas . shells have been thrown
by" long range guns.
5 Prinoners Report losses Heavy. :
Prisoners recently captured 'declared
that the German losses in their attack
"between Voormezeele and Xia Clytte.
May- 8 were i heavy. Especially severe
cascualties weer inflicted by. the allies
machine guns, which ; w?re worked ;to
the. last . mipute.-.: -One prisoned :saj
he saw; rapids flrers shooting ;iuto the
adyanced German .lines at a range of
about four yards.-!; The allied artillery
and: rifle, fire also. took, a heavy toll. : .
Considerable disorganization was
caused behind the German lines . be
caues the gas from " their gag shells
blew back over, their own territory and
forced them to don gas masks. For
tunately; for, the enemy, the gas was
only. an irritant, not lethal. -.
: - An interesting entry has been found
in the t dairy, of a German candidate
officer. Writing at Caix on the south
ern battle front,, April 22, he. said. that
an attack which had been planned to
take; place previously .had been delay
because a German naval division bad
pillaged Albert and created, disorder.
SGIOHEPILCY SECTOR ACTIVE
; AND AMERICAIV S ARB : TOO:
Wjth the- American Army In France,
May. 12. 'By the Associated Press,
The "Saicheprey salient shows signs of
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mil
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Von .Capelle's Ideas Are Given
Support.
Claimed That Rutnlesa - Warfare la
' Doing More Damage Than Ever -';..
' Sink Ship Faster Than
)'X if;"t ' They Are Built, -
Amsterdam, Saturday, May 11. In a
debate In the relchstag today on the
second . reading of the naval' estimates.
eis reported In a. Berlin dispatch. Herr
Pflager, centrist,' said on behalf of the
main committee that even though there
were differences of opinion regarding
the poll ileal slgnigcance of the subma
rinaw.r,the reoent rechlstag .was as
one as i concerned .Its' military achieve
ments.' ; Ail held the view; that , the U-
boat campaign should not be given up
'br'-jreatricted irr any way," and that, the
construction of submarines should be
promoted as far as possible. Tnat was
the opinion also, he said,; of the high
est government offlclala aod the army
and navy commanders.
'f Vice 'Admiral Von ; Capelle, minister
of the navy,, stated - that unrestricted
JJ-boat warfare meant a vf ry strong
naval" offensive ' against pne jsnteme.
- The! Reports for. April are favorl
ahle." he; added.'. -""Naturally, - losses
occur; but the ; main' thing 'Is ; that" the
ME
REICHSTAG COM
ENDORSES
U N
Increase.. In submarines exceeds ; the
v t ;'.Ootiued-o- Pac .-Two.rt: r
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GRAVE MISCONDUCT
OF
IS BORGLUM CHARGE
HIGH OFFICIALS AT
CHARLOTTE SUNDAY
Daniels, Baker, Black, Gorgas and
Chamberlain Visit Camp Greene
And Secretaries Speak.
ON AN INSPECTION TOUR
Baker Declare Visit Haa No Special
Significance Regarding Future of
Camp Greene Ianiehr Talks
to 5M0.
Charlotte, N. "C, May 12. Newton D.
Baker, secretary of war, and 'Josephus
Daniels, secretary o fthe navy, spent a
strenuous day in Charlotte today. Sec
retary Baker, accompanied by Major
General Gorgas, surgeon-general; Major-General
Black,' chief o f engineers
of the army, and Major General Cham
berlain, inspectorgeneral, spent a good
portion of the day making an official
inspection of Camp Greene, while Sec
retary -Daniels delivered three address
es,, chief of which was to a mass meet
ing of more than 5,000 persons InTthe
city auditorium this afternoon under
the- auspices o fthe war camp com
munity service, following which he ad
dressed the 77th field artillery at Camp
Greene. This morning he delivered an
address In Trinity Methodist church.
Guests at Dinner Laat Ntrht.
Secretaries Daniels and Baker and
those accompanying the- latter were
the guests o fthe Chamber of comerce
at; a dinner at the Southern ; Man'uf ac
turersJ club - tonight ' at which ' Secre
tary Baker spoke - briefly, telling of
some of his experiences on his. recent
visit ,toR Frnce, ; especially, llliistratlng
the : adnrfraoAa;ndy -afl
French hold fo"rther American soldier.
The two cabinet members and Gen.
Black left tonight for .Washington,'
Major' General Chamberlain' left for
Atlanta and General Gorgas remained
here over night. .
Secretary Baker said before leaving
that the official , inspection, of Camp
Green had no . particular- significance
but that it was in line with the war
department's - policy to inspect all , the
camps and cantonments. with, a view to'
gathering first hand information with,
a -View to '.determining what' is the best
possible use to, make, of : each In . the
government's program to speed up the
movement . o f trained . men in large
numbers to France., He said that Camp
Greene would certainly be used, but to
Just what extent and for what particu
lar phase o ' fthe training of men for
overseas service he could not sa y at
present, pending the report of the
board of inspectors .who -accompanied
him. ' ,. .....
CALrl. TO PHtYSiCIAJfS.
Doctors AVIio Could Nt Join Active
' Service Are; Wanted.
Washington, . May. -'IZ- Organization
of the volunteer medical ''service corps,
to be comprised - of., physicians who are
ineligible for admission to' the medical
reserve corps of, the '.army, has been
started by the medical section of the
council of national defense., The mem
bers will be classified according to
their ability to : aid ; existing govern
ment agencies upon , request of the
army, navy, ;' public health service or
the -Red Cross. - .
A circular letter ' has been sent to
several thousand doctors . who applied
for. admission to the army corps, but
were refused because of physical dis
ability, over age, civic or institutional
needs. Each physician is asked to
pledge himself to apply for a com
mission in the -medical reserve corps,
If at any time he becomes eligible
through correction' of the . physical de
fect that led to rejection or the lessen
ing of public or institutional needs.
SUSPECTED - AUEX HELD.
Man at Klwrton Starts Some Animated
Speeulatl on. '
- Norfolk, May. 12.- A j special from
Kinston. Ji. ; C, . annbunces the arrest
of . a man under the name of George
Jenkins, known -ty "have given several
other ; ames, who? is believed- to . be a
dangerous alien enemy and in the
opinion of some, may be the man want
ed -in the : mysterious tragedy oi Mrs.
Maude King, near-Concord, N. C...
,. Jenkins Is being fheld n a vagrancy,
charge pending further Investigation.
In l),ls pocket ' a registration, card,
made out in the name of Leon Ambros.
of Baltimore, Md.," was f aund, as - well
as a map of the d Southern railroad
Junction at Spencer, JX.--C and other
papers and documents about which of
ficials are silent. . :
The authorities at Concord have
been wired; a description of the man
In custody, to see if he is the German
believed to have shot .Mrs. King. The
department' of ' Justice has also been
notified 'of the arrest..: Jenkins is said
to tell conflicting stories a sto his re
cent movements. - .
ARGEIVTCSrE REPUBLIC "HAS
RECOGNIZED FINNISH REPUBLIO,
Buenos V Aires, May , 12, Argentina
has recognized the republic of Finland.
President Irlgoyen soon .will begin
negotiations fo rthe purchase of thiye
more German vesels In port here.
The opening Hay .,16 of the sssion of
congTss In which there . is a radical
majority is awaited with much inter
Sculptor Writes President to De
ny He Is Guilty of Betrayal ;
Of Wilson's Trust.
AYS IT IS 'TRAME-TJP
Reiterates Setidtts; Charges Against
. Army , and Civilian Members .
Aircraft Board. ' ' .'
FOR FULL' INVESTIGATION
Wants Committee to Make Ex
haustive Inquiry. ::
Washington, May 12. Gutzon Borg- 1
lum, storm center of the aviation con
troversy, made public, tonight another
letter to President Wilson,' denying
that he had betrayed the president's
confidence, renewing his assertions of
grave misconduct,; In the government
aircraft production organization , and ;
insisting that the senate military com-,
mlttee should conduct openly - and
thoroughly tha investigation which he
says he was prevented from making
Mby the war department under Secre-
tary Baker." . !
In regard to the documents put into
the senate record Friday -designed to
show that the .sculptor ' attempted to
capitalize his' friendship with' th
president by secretly organizing a cor- 1
poratlon to produce airplanes, the let
ter says Senator Brandegee, of Con
necticut, will ' submit to' the " senat
Tuesday or Wednesday detailed evi
dence and affidavits1 relating' to' "thU ,
deliberate, frame-up." ? . ;
'' "Disloyalty Unthinkable'
"It is a: matter of; the gravest . con
cern to me, it ; addsr-! ''that - credence
nature,- or ithat ' they could have, been
in your possession and I have received '
no intimation, of; the falsehood until
Mr. Marshall intimated' that there was
some sort of a charge or charges of
disloyalty to you. This Is so unthink
able , that. I dismissed and declined to
even discuss them."; - , . - .-
Mr. Borglum repeats his published
answer to the-;Cbarges and continues:
"It Is absurd to state that pro-Germane
are clamoring, for Investigations
while the .secretary of war is a party -to
statements, untrue and. unfounded.
Issued to deceive the. nation and serv
ing no other possible purpose except .
to xwarn Germany to hurry her own
airplane production . as we ; are ', for
ever 'Just; at. the peak: of productloo.' .
Wantoo Abiuw at ITuit
"Never,. I believe, in the history of r.
the country, Jias a group of men been .
given so completely, a nation's resour-
ces, together with the administration
and the people's confidence, ; as have -
the aircraft ; group, : and -. never ; has
such confidence ;been more wantonly
abused. I refer here to. Major Gen-'
eral Squler; Howard E.' Coffin, Colonel
Deeds and Colonel Montgomery. Theso
civilians and -military members appear
everywhere In. the program, planned to
meet our military; needs, and they, ap
pear ' everywhere In the deliberate and 11
elaborate machinery that placed and
held the collossal contracts .among r a
few they appear V everywhere ? In the
fine network of falsehood and camon
fiage, , and , they Included Mr. Baker, as
their partner in the common : state-
ments to the public they deliberately
lied, to you and framed up their state
ments, particularly, their failures, and
misleading congress before . the senate
military committee, and they directly
are', responsible . for. no engines, t no ,
planes, no propellors and our vanished ,
appropriations. ; . . t ?
. Demands Fullest Investigation. ; '
"Had there not 'been this malicious
effort to discredit me with you and im
pugn .my honor -on; he .floor , of. the
senate I might have with the rest -of ,
America, thought, of with" shame and ';
anger, still beholding my peace, await
Ing and watching-for. the, intermina
ble shifting from one department to
the ,other of responsibilities that can
lie only at;the-'door of the executive
members of .the aircraft board?, The
scurrilous Blander .- by ; Deeds'. Jfriend
was a. foul and unfair blow andjn the "'
circumstances' of Its - Importance and
Its purpose to Invalidate me, discredit
me, gave it abnormal public interest
and unusual publicity. : This, Mr. Pres
ident, compels me-to demand that the
investigation, by the military commit
tee of the senate shall be complete and .
exhaustive, in the . matters relating to
aircraft production. ,
"I know-you will, agree with me in
this, that I have a right, to demand it
as you know noi harm, can come -to
anyone but those. who. are guilty"'
"I am loyal to 'you as our president -
and. L shall remain so but I am
not loyal to nor can I support men or
methods Inimical to our' country's good,
planned to deceive you and . the' nation .
and discredit us in . the . eyes of the
world." "T. ; '.' .' ,' ;;;.'"';'
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KENTUCKY . SLACKERS ARE WO .
, MILK-AND-'MITAH , VARD3TT
White sburg, Ky., ; May 12 News
reached here that the government of-
fleers trailing, draft slackers In - the
mountains along the ,Vlrglnla-Ken-tncky
border,' have .killed a .third man 1
within the last- few days and . are still . ,
hunting members of - theMulllns. and;
Wells families v who are . said o be-;
heavily armed .""and . defying ,., arrest, v
James TUdenMuMlns, and ope: of. his
brothers were' killed last week, and.it
is reoorted two; more "of "the MuUfna.
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