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Southern . Convention Approves
Plans for Conference.
ON CHRISTIAN PROBLEMS
Votes to Raise $5,000,000 for
Aged Masters; Negro Edu
cation Discussed.
-Atlanta. Ga.. May , 15.-Southern
Baptiata today, approved plant for con
ference for Baptist of North America
to study Christian problem, voted, to
raise 16,000,000 for a .ministerial re
lief fund and approved committee re
port recommending greater co-operation
in the education of the negro.
The proposal for a conference ot
representatives of tha Southern Bap
tist convention, the ' Northern Baptist
convention and the three -negro Bap
tist conventions tn thla country and
the three Baptist conventions In Can
ada to take up Christian problems was
brought before tha Southern Baptist
convention In session here in the from
qt a supplemental report from the
v 4int iiAmmitiM n the northern and
southern conventions. The commltteeJ
' appointed to discuss co-operation in
education of the negro- recommended
such co-operation and In another re
port advised study of problems before
Christianity today.
As presented by Prof. W. J. Mc
Glothlln. of Louisville. Ky., the prob
lems to be studied would consist of
mission (home and foreign), educa
Ubn. evangelist, Sunday schools and
soctaltservlce. -Annuity
for Ministers.
In addition to the ministerial relief
fund which Is In line with action taken
by other Protestant denominations In
America, the" plan also Includes an
annuity feature whereby each minister
ho desiring would pay Into the board
in charge of the fund a small yearly
sum, tha total of which finally would
" go to hla relief.
A year ago the Southern Baptist
convention created the ministerial re
lief board with headquarters a Dallas,
Texas, and, auhorlaed establishment of
' $1,000,000 fund for the purpose. After
an exposition today ,of the work car
ried out it was decided to make the
total $5,000,000, the sum to be raised
ln seven years.
'V'We treat our dumb brutes better
than we have treated bur aged and
disabled ministers," said Rev. Dr.
George W. McDaaiel, of Richmond,
Va., in advocating the enlargement of
the fund.. 16 $5,000,000.
Rev. JOri John J. Hurt, or Wilming
ton, N. C. and several others also
pleaded Jt or increasing the fund.
The lynching last night of a negro
"atiVicktburg. Miss., ws deprecated
.during discussion of a plan for aiding
negro Baptists to establish a theologi
cal seminary, which It was said prpb
, Wbly will be established at Nashville
instead of at Memphis, Tenn., as orlg
fiaeUy proposed. ,
l'f f jCw" "Je t-roacW Heard.
Reifl Pr.' .wl .Hailey, of Dallas.
Texas, h a plea i- f helping to educate
negro preachers said vauch action by
the white. Baptists of the-south would
"reao4 jtf eplendid way upon us and
set tl forward in the right dlrec
tlont""He referred to the way negroes
throughout the country are "stirred
today by the report from Ylcksburg,"
and urged concrete assurance from
Christiana in the south that they
really want to help the negro.
Rev. Dr. J. tV. Halley, an evangelist
pf the national Baptist convention,
One of the two negro Baptist associa
tions, and the one which desires co
operation of the white Baptists In es
tablishing the seminary, was called to
the platform to speak on the seminary
plan. s
"We colored people in the south
know how the southern white people
feel and that there are thousands of
good Christians in the south who agree
with Dr. Halley iu denouncing such
outrages as that at Vlcksburg," he
said. 'He added that financial aid from
the Southern Baptist convention would
prove to the negro population of the
north that Christian people of ,he
south "really want to help the negro."
The commission in charge of tile
plan was ordered continued to carry
out Its work of raising funds and co
operating with the negro Baptists In
establishing the seminary.
. Fraternal greetings were ordered
sent to the Presbyterian assemblies
now meeting in New Orleans and in
St. Louis.
More Women Delegates.
At the opening session here today
of the Woman's Missionary union, an
auxiliary of the Southern Baptist con
vention, it was decided to enlarge the
delegation from each state at the an
nual convention from 25 to 40. This
will give an attendance of 740 at the
convention hereafter. -
Reports of officers took up a large
part of the session. That of the treas
urer showed that In every instance
contributions for the year exceeded ex
pectations. The total cash and box
fund for the year was announced as I
$824,545. There were numerous spe
cial glfts'ln addition to this. Virginia
led all states in contributions with
Georgia second. ' "
The annual address was delivered
by the president, Mrs.' W, C. James,
of Virginia, speaking on "W. M. U.
.Fundamentals. -
, After perfecting Its organization
yesterday, the men's convention de
cided to follow Its custom of' holding
morning, afternoon and night sessions
in order to dispose of all matters be
fre It by the scheduled time of ad
journment. '
One of the first matters scheduled
to come before the women's meeting
was the report of the executive com
mittee outlining the policy and plans
of the organization7 for the ensuing
year,
' Amoifg recommendations prepared
for submission to the convention was
one that -boys' societies should be
pitched on the same plane a Boy
Scout 'troops, and hat girls' societies
- have special features of practical help
fulness such as sewing classes; classes
In first aid and nursing." -
Time sum! Place Not Named. .
. Before approving the report, the
Southern Baptist formally requested
thaMhe Jamaica Baptist, convention.
(Continued on Page Two.,
BAPTIS
BODIES
n
BLOCKADE TROUBLES OF
GERMANY BROUGHT ABOUT
BY HERSELF SAYS HARDEN
in the ptrcumstances. The Free
Lance Editor vThinto, Ger
mans Have No Right to Com
plain. V
Paris, Wednesday, May 14.
(French Wireless Service.) Ger
many's blockade troubles were pri
marily brought upon her by herself,
writes Maximilian Harden, the Ger
man Free Lance, in tha latest num
ber of his periodicals. Die Zuktinft.
predicted such a measure against
uermany ir sne went to war, ma
writer points out, but he argues that
it would have been Impossible for
the blockade to have been imposed
if Germany had not refused at the
Hague in 1907 to accept the British
proposition tending to the abolition
of the right of capture and that of
prohibited xohes on the sea.
The men who at that time were
directing German foreign pollccy,
Herr Harden continues, were con
vinced that In case of the outbreak
of an Anglo-German war the British
people, 'no longer d,evoted to agri
culture, would suffer from famine
much before Germany, a country
highly developed agriculturally and
adjoining Russia, Holland and Den
mark. In' these circumstances, therefore,
in Herr Harden's opinion, the Ger
mans have no right , to. complain
about the blockade Imposed upon
them.
WISH TRIAL
TO CLOSE
Both State and Defense Con
clude Testimony.
Five Lawyers Still to Argue Be
fore Case Is Given to Jury
for Decision.
BY LEE B. WEATHERS. .
Shelby, May 15. Without Aaron
Wiseman, of Avery county, going on
the stand to testify in his own behalf
in hla trial here on charge of killing
Dr. A. E. Hennessee at Glen Alpine,
Burke county, on the night of January
31, 191$, the defense closed Its case
this morning and the state offered sev
eral Witnesses in rebuttal. By 11:80
the state closed and the attorneys be
gan their argument to the Jury, So
licitor' R. L. Huffman opening for the
state.
Upon agreement three attorneys
will apeak for the state and four for
the defeandant. Each side used about
80 witnesses. The courtroom has been
crowded all during the trial, but wit
nesses, were all dismissed today at
noon and most of them went home.
The state is relying principally on
its two star witnesses, J. M. Ramsey,
of Statesville, and Fred Amos, of
Greensboro, who were passengers on
the train from -which Dr. Rennessee
stepped when he was killed, and swore
posltlvevly that Wiseman was the man
who fired fatal shots with a pistol in
each hand, while witnesses for the
defense who saw the tragedy testi
fied that two men did the shooting,
and that they went toward the Pitts
store.
Aaron and Garfield Pitts, who were
acquitted of killing Dr. Hennessee,
were not summoned as witnesses by
either side.
Ramsey and Amos, for the state,
were looking out of . the window on a
damp, foggy night and Identified Wise
man in the light of the coach, they
testified. -At the suggestion of At
torney Spainhour, for the defense,
Russell Greene was put on the stand
and stated that he made a test on No.
35, February 26, to determine If-it
were possible to look through the
window of the coach and recognize
people In the light from the train.
On the night the test was made he
saw .two men, but could not recognise
them until he got oft the trJn, and
found them to be men whom he had
known for years.
L. A. Ward, who made the test
with Green, corroborated this evi
dence. The next best witness for the state
when it reoponed was A. A. McSherry,
a traveling man of Baltimore, who
was on the train the night of the
tragedy, going to Ashevllle, and when
he heard repeated shots looked
through the window and saw the fig
ure of a mai ln a 8toPe position
with head forward. A tan figure waa
behind h'.m and the witness saw two
streams of Are from pistols about 12
or 18 inches apart. He declared that
one man was doing the shooting ai)d
that was the figure in tan. He didn't
see the pistols, but saw the flashes,
and to protect himself lay down, on
the cocah seat:
Mrs. B. A. Hennessee, widow of the
late Dr. Hennessee, was placed on the
ttand by the state to corroborate the
testimony of Sam Byrd as to a con
versation she had with him at her
home the mgnt or the nomiciae. wnen
she asked Byrd' who killed her hus
band, he declared he did not recog
nise them. On cross-examination she
admitted that Byrd said he thought it
was Garfield Pitts.
J. F. Stafford, a travevllng man,
testified that he was the last man to
get on the train and that Wiseman
mounted' the steps before him, and
that when Wiseman told him later in
Marlon' that he boarded the train
after Stafford. .Stafford said. "You
must have crawled through a key
hole." On cross-examination Stafford
testified that two men did the shoot
ing and they went toward the Pitts J
store.
Solicitor Huffman and Attorneys
Erwln and Pless addressed the jury
today.
Court adjourned until Friday morn
ing, when Attorneys C. R. Hoey, Lam
bert, Mull, Self and Spalnhour will
argue the case.
REFUSE TO CALli STRIKE.
Parle, May 15, (Haves.) The Rail
way Men's association, by a vote of
174.800 to 71,700, It was announced
today,, has approved the attitude, of
the central committee in refusing to
call & mike on May,l. The committee
based its refusal on the ground that
better working conditions already bad
been obtained. , , . , , ,
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IE tonsiDOP IDDH-D)
House Democrats to Hold Party
Conference and Elect Leader
Saturday Clark's Friends
Predict Success.
Washington, May 15. Meetings of
the republican steering committee and
the committee on committees will be
held tomorrow to consider final action
before the party conference to be held
Saturday night.
The steering committee will take
up the proposal to remove- several
house Jobs from the patronage roll,
Representative MondelI7 of Wyoming,
republican leader, announced. The
committee also will discuss the advis
ability of asking the party conference
to1 make a general declaration of poll
tics regarding legislative work in
Congress. J ,
, The meeting of the committees on
committees which Is called to con
sider filling of. a number of repub
lican vacancies on unimportant com
mittees, probably will be marked by
another contest over the proposal to
Increase the personnel of the steering
committee. Supporters of the pro
posal also plan to submit It to the
party conference, expecting that to
morrow's meeting will see repeated
a former decision of the committee
that it was bound by party cowfrenc
to select a committee of Ave, Instead
of nine as favored by Representative
Longworth, of Ohio, and others.
House democrats, who will also
hold their party conference Saturday,
will elect a party leader. While some
opposition to Champ Clark ia expect
ed, his supporters declared today that
he would win eafllly. Representative
Kltchtn, of North Carolina, demo
cratic floor leader In the last Congress,
will present the former speaker's
name to 'the democratic conference.
He said that few democrats would op
pose Mr. Clark, while other supporters
said that the anti-Clark democrats
had failed In their effort to get party
leaders, Including members of the na
tional committee, to Indorse their
fight.
MANUFACTURE OF BEER
NOT TO BE PROHIBITED
PENDING COURT ACTION
Revenue Stamps Will Be Issued
by Revenue Bureau Pending
Decision as to Alcohol Con-
. tent.
Washington, May IB, In accord
ance with an opinion rendered by At
torney General Palmer, holdln git to
be the "lawful duty'.' of the Internal
revenue bureau to collect a tax on
malt beverages with an alcohol con
tent in "excess of that permitted by
law," issuance of revenue stamps to
cover beer taxes will be continued and
no attempt will be made by the reve
nue bureau to prohibit the manufac
ture of beer pending a decision by the
federal district court of New York as
to what percentage of alcohol renders
beer intoxicating.
Instruction sto this effect were Is
sued today by Internal Revenue Com
missioner Roper, inlncldent with an
nouncement of the attorey general's
opinion, Revenue officers also were
directed by the commissioner to co
operate closely with the department
of Justice in reporting all violations
of the act prohibiting the manufac
ture of Intoxicating beverages after
May 1. Presumably, under these In
structions, it was learned, revenue
agents will begin at once to report all
Instances of the manufacture of malt
beverages.
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CHARLESTON DEMOCRATIC
COMMITTEE MAKES PLEA
Special to The Observer.
Columbia, S. C, MaylS. Applica
tion was made today by the Grace offl
clals'of the city democratic executive
committee of Charleston, through their
attorney, W. Turner Logan, a member
of the firm of Grace and Logan, of
the Charleston bar, to the state su
preme court to modify that court's
temporary restraining order, Issued
yesterday against the executive com
mittee and the city democratic con
vention, suspending their functions un
til May 23, when an order to show
cause why a writ of certiorari shall
not issue will be heard, so that the
enrollment of voters In the city of
Charleston, scheduled to commonce on
May 20, can start. The court took
the petition under advisement.
SUFFRAGE ACT ATTACKED.
Nashville, Tenn., May 15. Attack
ing the constitutionality of the wo
man suffrage act passed at the recent
session of the Tennessee general as
sembly and seeking an Injunction re
straining the state authorities from
carrying out Its provisions, a bill of
complaint was filed In the chancery
court of Davidson county today on
behalf of certain residents of the state.
J0-J0 SAYS
Partly cloudy today: probably show
ers Saturday,
1..-,
Prohibition will hardly keep money
from getting tight-
. i
COTTON EXPORTS
CORPORATION IS
STRONGLY URGED
Governor Harding Addresses
Cotton Conference.
CHARTER IS SUBMITTED
Proposed $100,000,000 Concern
Would Be Great Thing for
the Country, Harding Says.
New Orleans, May 15. SonUiern
cotton grows and affiliated interest
from the entire southern belt, at a
conference here tonight, unanimously
adopted plans submUted to them for
the formation of a $100,000,000 cot
ton exports corporation, and Uie or
ganisation of a permanent corpora
tion to be known as the Souther . Cot
ton association.
New Orleans, May 15. Following
an address late today by Governor W.
P. G. Harding, of the federal re
serve board, In which he urged cotton.
Interests in the southern belt to "get
together" and support the formation
of a $100,000,000 exports corporation,
delegates assembled here to consider
plans for such an organization were
told that a proposed charter for the
concern would be submitted to them
tonight.
The announcement came after a con
ference between Mr. Harding and the
full committee empowered to draft the
charter.
Mr. Harding declared in his address
that the cotton interests of the south
would, by establishing the exports cor
poration, "be doing not only a great
thing" for themselves but for their
country, which he said at this time
"needs your support."
No Goyeriunent Aid.
Pointing out that there Is small
chance for further governmental aid,
Mr. Harding said there was a splendid
chance for the south to progress on Its
own Initiative ability. The war finance
corporation, ne said, should provej
ui ubjduiuuo iu me uuiiuii uurpuru-
tion, provided the new concern is
soundly financed and ably managed.
"The war finance corporation," Mr.
Harding declared, "can loan funds on
ly on good security and it expects to
get back every dollar it pays out.
"Requests for assistance are cer
tain to be heavy from many varied
interests and in the nature of things
there Is bound to be a long waiting list
after the door is shut."
Quotes Vanderllp.
The speaker read an interview quot
ing Frank A. Vanderllp, of the Na
tional City bank, New York, to the
effect that conditions in Europe are
badly unsettled and likely to continue
so far a long time.
"America," continued Mr. Harding,
"must do the world's financing until
the world gets back on its feet. We
have become the creditor nation of
the world affQ, the net credit to us Is
approximately $10,000,000,000 today.
The volume of domestic commerce Is
bound to exceed foreign trade, but
foreign trade Is the best Index to our
prosperity.
"Gratifying as these figures may be
from a feeling of national pride, they
confer a solemn obligation upon us. tl
is very necessary for us to continue
and expand our foreign trade. Condi
tions In Europe are chaotic. We also
have the' problem of the returned sol
diers and the re-openlng. of plants,
formerly engaged In war purposes."
"Entirely Practicable."
Mr. Harding concluded bv saying
that ordinarily the floating of a $100
000,000 corporation, to be financed in
the south, would seem a gigantic prob
lem, but, he averred, it Is "entirely
practicable" if "we get together among
ourselves."
The value of export cotton, he said,
ought to be $1,000,000,000 a year.
Crop reports from each of the cot
ton growing states, submitted to the
crop committee of the temporary
southern cotton association here late
today, showed that every cotton state
had. reduced Its acreage, except Ala
bama, which showed an Increase of
tlve per cent.
The general reduction, it was esti
mated, woutd be about 20 per cent.
Use of fertilizers, the reports show, are
reduced from 30 to 50 per cent in
states where It Is used. The crop Is
estimated to be between 20 and 30 days
late.
The following' figures were given
from official reports, furnished the
committee by state commissioners of
agriculture;
Texas 20 per cent reduction; Geor
gia 20.5; North Carolina 20.2; South
Carolina 26.1; Tennessee 18; Missis
sippi 15, and Louisiana 15 to 20.
No official reports were received
from Arkansas and Oaklahoma.
ONLY ONE U. S. DIVISION
TO REMAIN IN GERMANY
Special Cable to The Obeerver From
The London Times.
(Copyright, 191 9. by Public Ledger
Company).
Coblenz, May 15. As soon as the
Germans sign the peace treaty the
American army of occupation !h Ger
many will be reduced to three di
visions, .the First. Second and Third,
which will remain on the Rhine until
somfijaLher disposition is made Of the
American bridgehead. Orders 'have al
ready been issued for all the other
American divisions to be ready to
move out of the area before June 1;
General Pershing is desirous of taking-
the first and second divisions back
to the United States with him when
he sails for home in July, so that there
s every probability that the Ameri
cans will be represented In the army
of occupation, after tha!gnlng of the
treaty "by a single division.
CROWDER NOT TO RETIRE. -Havana;
Cuba, May 15, Major Gen
eral Enochs H. Crowder, who hae
charge of the work of revising the
election laws of Cuba, does not con
template retiring from the a United
Btaies army na, mrrior, n eays,
has ho Intention of accepting a position
as political adviser in Cuba.
NANCIES" 1 AND
TO GET AWAY
"Jinx" Hold Them Harbor-Bound
With Them f.or "Hop"
Azores -NC-1 and NC-3
passey, but are Forced
St. Johns, N. F.. May 18. The
United States navy dirigible C-B which
escaped from Its moorings here this
afternoon dropped into the sea about
85 miles off shore, according to a radio
message received tonight by the
cruiser Chicago from an unidentified
British steamship.
The steamship said It was standing
by the dirigible. The destroyer Ed
wards, which went out In pursuit of
the blimp after It had blown to sea,
was notified by wireless of Its position
fand started at once to salvage the alr-
snip.
Trepassey. N. K., May 16 The
"Jinx" which visited the NC-4 on the
Initial leg of the navy's trans-Atlantic
flight last Thursday, compelling her
to put In at Chatham, Mass., for re
pairs, turned Its attention today to the
NC-1 and NC-. holdln them harbor
.bound, while the NC-4 caught up with
tnem ror the big overseas "hop."
The NC-4 landed here at 6:37. Halifax"
time (6:37 New York time), swoop
ing to its moorings in the harbor over
the NC-1 and NC-3, which had Just
returned after an Ineffectual attempt,
to get away on the 1,350-mile flight to
Jthe Azores.
Lieutenant Commander A. C. Reed,
of the NC-4. hoped to have his ma
chine overheauled and ready to fly
with. the other planes If they are able
to get away tomorrow.
The crew of the- NC-4 owes its
chance for an even start from here
with the sister planes to the fact that
the NC-1 and NC-S refused to rise
from the water this afternoon with
the heavy loads of fuel which had
been taken abroad.
."Hop Off" to Come Back.
The NC-1, commanded by Lieuten
FRAZER CHOSEN
Staunton, Va., Minister Heads
Southern Presbyterians.
Succeeds Dr. J. I. Vance, Who
Preaches Opening Sermon
at General Assembly. ,
New Orleans, May 15. Rev. A. M.
Frazer, D. D., of Staunton, Va., was
elected moderator at the afternoon
session here today of the 59th gen
eral assembly of the Presbyterian
church In the United States, known
as the Southern Presbyterian church.
He succeeds Rev. James I. Vance, P.
D., of Nashville. '
Rev. Dr. Vance, retiring moderator,
preached trfe opening sermon,
"If the church cannot build the
new world," he said, "it has come to
the hour of Its supreme opportunity
only to fall; only to break down and
show that for two years men have
(staked their hope on a counterfeit.
No such opportunity nas lacea u
s nee called Into being. I do not be
lieve the church, will fall."
After Dr. Vance's sermOn, the com
missioners Joined in the communion
Union Overshadowing Imsuc.
Union of the two largest bodies of
Presbyterians, the northern and south
ern, was the overwhelming issue be
fore the ((assembly. The report of the
southern church'a committee on the
proposed union, It was stated, will be'
heard tomorrow simultaneously with
the announcement of the recommen
dation of a similar meeting of the
northern church, whose assembly is
meeting in St. Louis.
The name of Rev. George Summey,
of New Orleans, was added to the list
of those eligible and mentioned for
moderator to succeed Dr. Stanton. The
election will be held late today.
NORTHERN ASSEMBLY
HEADED BY A LAYMAN
St. Louis. Mo., May 15. J. .Willis
Baer Pasadena, Cal., banker, late to-
a air Jam mttftA mnAerntnr at the 131st
general assembly of the Presbyterian
here. - This is the first time in history
a layman was chosen as the highest
officer Of the church. Mr. Baer's op
ponent was Rev. Dr. S. Hall Young, an
Alaskan missionary.
PROPOSE TO SHOW THAT
CHICAGO TRIBUNE WAS
TRYING TO AID GERMANY
Effort Will Be Made, by Counsel
for Henry Ford in Trial of
Million Dollar Libel Suit.
'Mount Clemens, Mich., May 15.
Notice that the plaintiff In the $1,000,
000 libel suit of Henry Ford against
W.W rikl-. riallu T.lhiina .At 1 will
attempt to prove mat Tn xrioune in l
urging 'military preparedness - three
years ago did so In an effort to aid ,
Germany, was given to the newly comirf
pleted Jury here this afternoon by At-i
torney Alfred J. Murphy, of counsel:
for Mr. Ford
The statement war, made in the
form Of a final interrogatory to the
enthVjury.,
"We will try to jA-ove." said Mr.
Murphy, "that The Chicago Dally
Tribune In Its campaign for prepared:
neaa was doing so solely In an effort
to embroil the United States In a war
with Mexico so that American muni
tlona would be Used on this continent
Instead of being ehlpped- to the ene
mies of Germany. Docs any member
bf the Jury hold view? or has he held
Views which would prejudice him
fair 'consideration of evl-
against
dencel to, prove this contention?" i ,
AS m 0 D E R ATO RlNUMBERED 1,652
3 TRY IN VAIN
ON THE BIG FLIGHT
While the NC-4 Catches' Up
on 1,350 -Mile Flight to the
Make the "Hop Off" From Tre
to Return.
ant Commander P. N. L. Bellinger,
taxied off down the harbor at 5:04 p.
m.. Halifax time (4:04 New York
time), hoping for a getaway. The
NC-3, Commander John H. Towers'
flagship, followed 18 miutes later, to
the accompaniment of great cheering
from the crews of the base flotilla and
groups of New Foundlanders on
shore.
A short time later, however, both
reappeared, and, coming to a stop
near the motorshlps, began, apparent
ly, to discharge excess fuel to reduce
their weight. A second attempt to
"hop off" was not made, however,
and the big seaplanes returned to
their mooring places.
The appearance of the NC-4, which
had been sighted shortly after the
-NC-1 and NC-3 taxied down the har
bor, was believed to have influenced
Commander Towers In his decision to
postpone the "hop oft" so that all
three planes might start together.
NC-4 Unliarmed.
The NC-4 was apparently unharmed
by her flight from Halifax, but an ex
amination will be made tonight to
determine whether any repairs are
necessary before the "big Jump." She
came into the harbor from the east,
flying low, and was greeted by cheers
from the sailors and natives who had
gathered to see the "one" and "three"
get away.
As soon as the NC-4 had been moor
ed, Commander Read went aboard the
Aroostock to report to Commander
Towers.
The NC-4 left Halifax this morning
at 9:52, Halifax tlmtf (8:68 New Tork
time), but was compelled to land 30
mlnutea later at Storey Head for re-
(Continued on Page Four.)
BATTLE DEATHS
"Old Hickory" Division's Cas
ualty List Revised.
Total Casualties in American
Forces Abroard During
War 286,044.
1 BY H. E. O. BRYANT.
Washington, May 16. The war de
partment Issued a statement today
showing the "battle deaths" and
wounded by divisions. The figures for
the Twenty-seventh, a New Tork di
vision, and the Thirtieth, made up of
Tennessee, South Carolina and North
Carolina troops, are Interesting.
The Twenty-seventh sustained 1,
791 battle deaths, and the Thirtelth
1,652. The Twenty-seventh hack 9,427
wounded ,and the Thirtieth 9,429. The
total deaths and wounded in battle
were: For the Twenty -seventh, 11,
218, and for the Thirtieth, 11,081.
Revised figures made public by the
war department showed that the total
casualties of the American expedi
tionary fforces during the war ,was
28C044, Battle deaths numbered
48.909, and the total of wounded was
placed at 237, 1S5, with the explana
tion that this represented a duplica
tion of about 7.000 by reason of the
fact that many men were wounded
more than once.
Lohmoh by Divisions. ,
Casualties by divisions, and the
losses of each division In prisoners,
which no longer are Included as cas
ualties because of having returned to
their commands,, were announced to
day as follows:
Bftttl
.Division. Death.
2nd 4.41
1t 4,204
3rd ,10J
2th 1.(31
42nd Mil
J8th 2.16S
4th 2.63T
3find 2,1
77th 1,0
27th l,7l
30th 1.6S3
tth 1,0
Wound
ed. 20.(17
19.141
16,001
13.74S
13.22
13.00(1
11,6
10.
,!
.427
429
7,(75
1.261 .
7,3(4
1,1(0
(.100
Mi
(.1(4
(.1(6
M32
(,10
6.21
4,(11
1,111
2.00(
1.610
1.4(6
101
47( '
J
Prison
Total, srs.
26.074
21.346
11.1(4
1S.177
11.006
K.161
14.113
11.114
11, (6(
11,211
11.011
(.133
(.2(1
Mil
M21
1.161
1,010
7,164
7.690
.T(1
164
151
214
714
102
461
70
161
406
lf?
(1
128
26
13(
1(1
10
1((
10
101
21
(7
21
25
4
2(
17
61
3
4,124
11(
33rd 1,001
JJth '
7lth .. .. .. t,2b
toth . . ..... 1.187
S5th ....... 0
7th 1.3
10th
1,141
1,30
(40
m
it
174
SOD
lit
260
(7
17
flit
Ith
37th
Stth
ISrd
Tth .
(2nd
list
th .
ISth
.4((
(.16
6.(13
2,710
2.681
1,111
1,(10.
1,(01
671
(ft
Total ..
Othsr units'
.47,311
. 1,61
132,(73
4,4(1
7,(i(
4.(61
Gran total. 4M0
237.131
HIGHEST MILITARY HOftQJU"'
MAY COME TO GEN. HAJO
apccini kboiv w '"
ine loiiuob urn,
(Copyright, 11. by Public Ledge
" Company)-., . . '
..London, May 16. Should he desire,
Sir Douglas Haig can go to India as
oommanaer in cnier or- me jsrituin
forces there. This is the highest mil
itary honor in peace times within the
gift of the government!
TAR HEEL DELEGATES
ARRIVE IN- WASHINGTON
Special to The Observe. '. ,
Washington, May 15.Reprefrnta
tive Weaver arrived here today tot the
next session of Congress. Senators
Overman arid Slmmbns are-expected
tomorrow nlght."lepreaentatlea Sted
man and KItehin are already here.,
HUNGARY HAS JOT
SENT DELEGATES
to st. nil
Peace Conference Deliberations
May Be Delayeed. ' : ;
TERMS READY FOR AUSTRIA
Wednesday Set as Data for
Meeting Delegation Skoda
Works Must Be Dismantled. "-
Paris, May 15, (By the Asso-i
dated Press.) The conviction Is
growing In allied circles that moit
of the German protests against the
peace treaty so far received were?
written before the reading of gifts'
treaty and are designed as propa-v
ganda. This conviction is strength- '; "
ened by the fact that the text of
the treaty is not quoted and that t iif
the protests have been published'
in Berl'n before they were received V .
in Paris. The conference. how-V'1"
ever, is referring all protests to , .,
corrfmissions, which will consider ,-'
them on thefr. merits. . .
BY THE ASSOCIATED PKES4.' .
Although the peace temaa which the '
allied and associated power are to ,
present to the Austrian delegatloa mr .- '
virtually complete and report haa It ,
that next Wednesday, naa been choeew
aa the day when, the Aastriana are to ,
be called before the peace congress, '
the negotiations may bo delayed by - ,
reason of tha fact that Hungary,
where extremely unstable oondl tlona
still exist, has failed to appoint dele (
gates to go to St. Germain
.The council of four Thursday con,
tinned discussion of the military ttesBvs
to be embodied in the Anstriaa com- x
pact. These, It la asserted, , not only 1
will require demobilisation . . of the'.
Austrian army and prevent foither f
nnn.MJnflnM lal M1l Ma ttm. Aim-!"'
mantling of the fatuous Skoda worma, .
Austria's great armament factories
at Vienna and Prague, where taw
monster Howitzers ana outer mm gsss.,.r
used by the Teutonic amies, darln ,
ine war were maoe. ?
Premier Ctemencean on Thursday m
discussed with Btgnor Orlando and
Baron Sonnlno the claim of Italy '
with regard to Flume aad the jTMbuv .
tlan coast which are stin uneeUled.
While It la reported that the Axaerl' ,
can remain opposed r to afnctlonlnjr
the turning over of Flume to the Ita v
ian. another report fa to the effect "
that M. Trumbltch, head of the Hugo "
Slav oonunlaalon, and Colonel House .
and Thomas Nelson Page Aniertcaa ' -ambaasador
to Italy," have dismissed
the formula of a 4mprnanlse en ,
Frame. , j" v;
A refusal to consider the note of the .
German peace delegation regarding In '
ternatlonal legislation haa been for
warded to, the Gennana by the council .
or, four. All the other German com- ;
munloatoona have been efened to , ,
the peace conference commlMlona for
vnnrta. 1 ' ...''"
Count ' von Brecfcdorff-Bantian.
head of the German detemtJon at' .
Vermlllea, la declared la a Berlin dlsW'" .
patch to have Informed hla aamctatea ,
that the peace treaty aa It stands can- -not
be accepted, aa it enld he tmpos- f
slble to fulfill its terms, and that the-' ;
signature of the German delegation . .
would not be affixed to any document
the terms of which could not be ear
rlcd out. . 1 . ,f , . i
RUMANIAN DELEGATION V; , '
MAY QUIT CONFERENCE
Geneva, May It. (By the Associa
ted .rresaj ine jxumaman oeiega , ,
tlon may possibly withdraw from the
peace . conference. Advices - from v '
Paris, made public by the Rumanian '
bureau at Berne, say that, owing to , "
the decision of thec6uncil of 10 to" 1
divide Banat between Serbia and Ru- -mania,
Premier Braltanio and the Ku- ',.
manlan delegation will quit Parle un-.
less there is a modification of the ,
terms. These are considered by the '
Rumanians to be unacceptable. J ,:
CLEMENCEAU RECEIVES J '
ORLANDO AND SONN1NO
Paris. May 15. (By the Associated '
Press.) Premier Clemenceav receiv-. ,
ed the Italian premier, , Vittorio 1 Or
lando, and the foreign minister Baron
Sonnlno, at the war ministry today. , I
No announcements were made con. . ",,
cerning the conference, s ' "", '
It Is understood t hat ( the American '' '
delegation is unyielding In Its position
concerning Flu me .V,,'. !."iyr
GIVES LECTURE FftOMT'ji
3,000 'FEET JN'THE AIR.
Special Gable to Ttfe Observer From
The London Time, .
(Copyright, lilt), by PuMio ledger
Company). ,"
London- May 15. At aa altitude of .
three thousand feet a British aviator,
rave a lecture by wireless to members
ef the Institution of Electrical Engi
neer assembled In a hall In London.
Describing flight from his poaltlon t. ,
the air the aviator wound up t-- 1
will "feed-unV and rung or?. '
the latest wireless airplane e.
15 PER' CENT K?ZZ -
laancheater. ItVMay 1- -
inand for a 15 per, cent tier'
wages to take effect Juti j v
seated to. officials of tle r
here today. The action H i
that taken tn. other, ci .
councils afAliaed with the I
tl'a, Workers of the Amerlr
tlon of Labor., If It i gra
than 100,000 operatives in
land, will be affected., -
1