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...... ..... ' 3 VOLUME XX. ASHEVHJ.2, N. 0., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 11, 19, PRICE 2 CENTS Vo MoPB" SPEECH NOT INDICA TION OF WILSON'S INTENTION President Says He Was Ex pressing Personal Views at Philadelphia Not Re ferring to Lnsitania. U. S. TO TRY PEACEFUL SOLUTION IS BELIEF Pointed Out President Often Speaks Implicitly Rather Than Explicitly Cab inet in Meeting. DECLARE WAR ON ITALY IS RUMOR Persistently' Reported That Teutons Have Acted or Will Act in the Anticipation of Italy's Declaration of War Against Them Rumore Unconfirmed. Parte, May 11. It Is being persist ently rumored that Germany and Austria have already declared war on Italy or are about to declare -war In anticipation of Italy's declaration of war against them. The rumors lack confirmation.' Another rumor Is that Italy has signed an agreement with Great Britain, France and Russia to take ' part in the war not later than TEIITJS BACK Muscovites Repulse Strong At tack Near Lomnitza and Begin Offensive at Tar v now German Loss. SCHOOLS !N N.C. Distributed Over 29 Counties and Age of Students Av erages 45 Years Bulle tin Being Prepared. ALLIES ADVANCING ON GALLIPOLI PENINSULA May 26. This is also unconfirmed. French observers of : Italian mat ters infer from the audience yester day between King Victor Immanuel and former Premier Giolittl that the non-intervention party In Italy has withdrawn all opposition to war. Mil itary writers predict that the advent of Italy Into the war on the side of the allies will mean victory over-Ger- Washington, May 11. Pres i ident Wilson said today that the speech he made at Phila idelphia was not a declaration of policy with reference to the ! Lusitania and that he Was not thinking of any special matter except the newly naturalized : Americans. The president used the expression "thinking of the cane some people were trying to raise." Washington, May 11. The : sinking of the Lusitania and the resulting situation con tinued to hold the undivided attention of official Washing ton today. It was expected that President Wilson would give some indication ' of the course he would pursue at the cabinet meeting today. . President .Wilson j returned early today from Philadelphia where he addressed a gather ing of naturalized American citizens. , His speech while it contained no specific mention of the Lusitania. disaster was interpreted by some to inti mate that although the United States would remain at peace, it would endeavor to' show Ger many that from the American viewpoint her action in sink ing the Lusitania was wrong. President Wilson said , he would make his decision on the policy to be followed in the Lnsitania case as soon as he had all the elements in his mind, that for the present he had nothing further to add to hia statement of Saturday. The president made it clear that he was expressing his personal attitude and not re ferring to any specific case in his speech at Philadelphia and that lead to the belief in many quarters that the president had not reached a decision con cerning the Lusitania disaster and that his speech denoted his personal feelings as to the ideals the United States should have in this siutation a3 well as on other phases of the world war. . ' His statement was taken that he was endeavoring to ex plain broadly how the United States should seek to serve the cause humanity by the use of influences to secure the ad iherence to the rules and prin '. ciples of international ' law, wherever it was contravened. Although the general trend !f comment was one of but iprise at the limits which the president placed today on the interpretations of -his fcpeech, those who follow his speeches closely pointed out that Pres idont Wilson frequently spoke implicitly, rather than explio tly. ' . Washington, My 11.- The Ohwm government officially has expressed rt rt for the loss of American live on Lvj"'.ar.' and reiterates that Oer many by the middle of the summer. many holds Great Britain responsible for the disaster. The text of the Ger man embassy today and was formaUy communicated to Secretary Bryan by Count Bernstorft. "The German ambassador called at the state department and expressed his deep regret that the events of the war had led to the loss of so many American lives." Later press dispatches from Berlin announced that the foreign office had cabled to the embassy a note to be presented to the state department, ex pressing "deepest sympatic at the loss of lives on board the Lusitania," but placing the responsibility upon the British government's plan of starving the civilian population of Germany.' " This note, which probably is In re sponse to Ambassador Gerard's re quest for a statement of the German government's attitude had not reached the embassy . last night. Dispatches Hiving the text of the note were heard ;y secretary Bryan and at the em bassy without comment. It is kilown, however, that the statement of the German position is Just; what has been looked for In official circles. .The British and French ambassa dors were at the state department lata to express their ''horror: and sympa thy" over the destruction of the Lusi tania. It was made apparent that they had nothing to suggest as to the action of the United States. That America must settle herself directly with Ger many for these facts, was the sub stance, of opinion among the diplo matic representatives of the allied powers. Chevalier van Rappard, minister from the Netherlands, also called at the department and made It clear that the situation of his government is identical with that of the United States in regard to the Lusitania. What will be the policy of ' the United States still is giving rase to a wide range of speculation, in- official and semi-official circles. There is continued discussion here of the suggestion that the United States sever diplomatic relations with Germany without a declaration of war, but It is pointed out that suoh a course would have serious, effect upon hu manitarian work the. United States has been conducting throughout the war. Whatever la done, it Is believed, prob ably will be prefaced by mi exchange of notes with Germany - Coroner's Verdict. Klnsale, Ireland,- May 11. The coroner's jury investigating the deaths of five persons' drowned when the Cunarder- Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine oft the coast of Ireland hurt Friday, has re turned a verdict here' charging "the officers of said submarine and the emperor and government or uer many, under whose orders -they act ed, with the crime of wholesale mur der before the tribunal of the civil ised world." Captain Turner, of the Lusitania, was th eprlnclpal witness. He told the Jury he did not see any submar ines either before or after his ship was torpedoed. He was on the bridge when his vessel first was struck and Immediately gave orders for the low erlng of the boats and the placing of the women and children In them. He said there was no panic: that "it was all most calm." Vienna Comment. Vienna, May 11. Newspapers of Vienna Justify the sinking of the British steamer Lusitania on the round that she was "virtually an auxiliary cruiser." The Nau Frel Presse says'. "The sinking of the Lusitania is equivalent to a naval defeat and perhaps the result of the Incident will be the collanse In America of faith in .England and greater regard for the German empire." Paris Comment.' Tarts, May 11. While the French' press continued to display Intense interest In the sinking of the Lusita nia the editorial comment la turned to political possibilities and the prob able attitude of President Wilson. The Mwtln believes that the Issst the United Statee can do will be to expel the German ambassador. London Comment. London, May 11. The principal thtme of the London editorial com ment continues to be the advocacy of drast treatment of Germans In Orea jfirltaln snd curiosity sa to what actlf the United States will take In refe Is to the Lusitania disaster. Th i ' at first entertained that w.' would adopt drastic steps, slowly is vanishing. The Times dooes ont complain be cause of lack of drastic action at Washington and says that Great Britain understands not to look to the United States or any external agency but to rely on herself and her allies. Turkish Losses Estimated at 45,000 Allies Take Strong ( Positions Despite Des perate Resistance. CONCLUDES 'T IN SATER TRIAL AMERICAMUST BE EXAMPLE OF PEACE: WILSON STATE MOST SERIOUS RIVAL OF KENTUCKY Bulletin Is Going to Transfer Some of Sympathy for Il literate Mountaineer to Piedmont-East. The government this morning con cluded its introduction of evidence In the case of Thomas Sater on trial In the United States court for the alleged robbery of the Candler postofflce. The defense, which Is being conducted by Judge Thomas A. Jones, Introduced no witnesses and the arguments to the Jury began with the speech of Assist ant-District Attorney Clyde H. Hoey for the. prosecution. " The case " was given to. the jury for consideration shortly after the convening of the afternoon session. It is expected that this case will complete the trial of cases on the criminal docket for this term of the court, and It Is probable that the prisoners already convicted at. this term but not sentenced will be brought Into court this afternoon to receive the judgment or tne court tn' their cases. ."". The evidence offered by tire govern ment this morning was further cir cumstantial testimony tn an effort to show that the (206 founi In his pos session at the time of his arrest here was not accumulated by Sater through sales of Jewelry. The shipping clerk of Gordon, Morris and company, Chi cago Jewelry dealers, testified that Sater had bought only $18 worth of Jewelry from his firm in the last two years. IWtnesses for the United States swore that Sater claimed to have made the money In question by peddling these articles of personal adornment. Yesterday's Sessions. The trial of Fred Fore charged with violations of the white slave law came to an end yesterday at the conclusion. of the testimony of the second wit ness for the government. Judge James B. Boyd directed that the Jury return a verdict of not guilty and that the de fendant be discharged from custody. The indictment alleged that Fore had taken an Ashevllle woman to Knox ville for Immoral purposes In violation of the white slave statute. After hear lng the testimony of the first two Wit nesses Judge Boyd stated that the case did not come within the contemplation of the federal law in regard to white' slavery. On the dismissal of the case against Fore the trial of Thomas Sater charged with the robbery of the Candler post office about two months ago was call ed. Ten witnesses were examined be fore the close of the afternoon session. The evidence presented by these wit nesses was was to the effect that Just before the robbery at Candler the de fendant and his wife were guests at an Ashevllle lodging house and that both were out of money. Witnesses swore that Sater borrowed ' money from other guests in the house with which to purchase household supplies. After the Candler robbery it was jes tided that the defendant and his wife had funds; that Sater paid the debts contracted shortly before and that he seemed to be in easy circumstances, The government also presetted ev Idence to the effect that Bt.ter was away from the lodging house during the night that the robDery occurrea, and that the next morning he spent most of the time In bed. The knife found In the postofflce following the robbery was Introduced by the government. It had soap sticking to It in the groove of the blade similar to that used on the safs when it was blown open, it was said The alleged yeggman la a young man of rood appearance and ' he showed much Interest tn the test! mony of the government witness Jones and Williams are defending Baterl the govetrnment's ease Is be Ins- presented by District Attorney W. C. llsmmer and Assistant District Attorney Clyde R. Hoey. Petrograd, May 11. Strong Austro-German ,' columns at tacked the Russians in Javor- ina, above. Lomnitza Saturday and were repulsed with heavy losses, , according to a Rus lan omcial statement issued last night. The . Austro-Ger man losses were so heavy tha heaps of cormart dead inter ferred with Russian fire from the trenches. The Russians charged and caused the Teu tons to retreat. Allies Advance. London, May 11. The allied troops on the Gallipoli penin sula continued to advance Fri day and Saturday, according to an Athens dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company. The aUiesare reported to have occupied strong positions in spite of the desperate Turkish resistance. The Turkish loss is estimated at 45,000. Strong Offensive. Geneva, May 11. The Tri- buna has a dispatch which says that the Russians have begun a strong offensive at arnow as well-as at Courlan and on ; the Stry, driving the Austro-Ger mans back with heavy losses. Cruisers Exchange Shots. London, May 11. A Renter's dis patch says that a squadron of cruls ers of the Russian Baltic fleet near Wlndau exchanged long distance fire with a hostile cruiser and - torpedo By W. T. Bost. BEH1TIIS Justice Clark Tells Commission Courts Have Not Kept up With Progress of Eco nomic Thought. EDUCATIONAL PROCESS boat which escaped. Pont-a-Mouson Suffers. Pont-a-Mousson, France, May 11. This town which probably holds the record for bombardment by the Ger mans Is again being subjected to in tense fire. JUDGE ELENN HOLDS HIS FIRST TERM OF COURT Police Present Him With Handsome Bouquet of Flowers. a Following the administering of the oath of office to Judge-elect J. Frazier Glenn, this morning by Mayor J. E. Rankin, Judge Glenn assumed the duties of Judge of the Police court and held his first session. The first defendant to face the new Justice was Ella Hunlsuckle, colored, who was found not guilty of charges of assault.'' O. K. Bennett, on behalf of the members of the police department presented Judge Glenn, with a hand some bouquet of flowers and the court 1 responded In a few remarks, In which he outlined the policies he said that he would follow during his term of office. He, made It plain that he would not discuss a case that was to come up in his court, outside the courtroom, either with defendants of attorneys Interested In the cases. The other three cases on docket this morning were continued. A. D. Driver Is being held at the police headquarters under a bond of J 5,000 on charges of attempting to criminally assault Alley King, .last night. The case was not gons into this morning, but was continued until to morrow morning, Wlnthrop Johnson and Eugene Wil son, little negro boys, were arraigned on charges of stealing a watch, valued at $25 from William Cook and Judg ment was suspended until tomorrow .morning. . Raleigh, May 11. The progress of the moonlight school Idea In North Carolina makes an Interesting part of a bulletin which W, d Crosby, secre. tary of the conference for social ser vice is preparing now. - i There are 82 schools In the state now. These are distributed over 29 counties and their students average 45 years. It Is not believed that any state trying out the idea will show a better general condition then this, the high average showing how intense is the desire of those attending to learn rudi mentary things. When Mrs. Cora Wil son Stewart, head of the Kentucky Illiteracy commission was here In Feb ruary, she told the story of boys of 84 competing with girls of 82 and one man of 94 learning to read. But she declared North Carolina her most seri ous rival. ' - Not Mountaineers Alone. This bulletin is going to transfer some of the sympathy for the moun taineers to places nearer home. The Illiteracy in the state ranges from 3 to 27 per cent. New Hanover has tne lowest. Stokes has the less desirable distinction, but the mountain coun ties show only 17 per cent against 12 for Piedmont counties and 18 for the eastern. This Is one of the surprises that the campaign against illiteracy will develop. The forces are hard at work. Governor Offers Reward. Governor Craig has offered a reward of $200 fo Ed Williams, the motorlous blockader and alleged slayer of Mrs. P. I Phillips, a son and a daughter May 1 In Graham county. The governor did not receive notice of this murder until Thursday of last week and has been unable to learn anything additional. What facta are against Williams are not avallble. The rewrd of the stte mkes $500 for the capture of Williams. Mr. Philips gave $300 for this purpose. Tho funeral services over the re mains of William Davis, the twelve years old son of W. T. Davis, assistant sanitary Inspector, were held yesterday from the home, Rev. C. A. Upchurch officiating. The lad was wading in Crabtree creek yesterday afternoon with his child step-brother Joe Merritt when little Davis went beyond his depth. He was caught by an under-tow that drew him to the bottom of the water, 15 feet deep. The young companion barely escaped In the effort to rescue. The body was found an hour after the drowning. Representative Plato Durham Ebbs of Madison county, the democrat who wrought a miracle In, coming to Ral elgh by the November election route, and J. II. White, one of his republican supporters, camo here yesterday to borrow $3000 from the superintendent of public Instruction with which to extend Marshall academy, the biggest public school of the extreme west, They got the money and declared that between now and the reopening of the school year they will build enough to take care of all the students who have been uncomfortably hous in past months. The Marshall school Is one of the most advanced of the high schools and carries twelve grades. While here Messrs. Ebbs and White called upon the corporation commis sion and Mr. White looked over the capltol which he barely escaped oc cupying 18 years ago and missed more easily Just a few years ago. The fus lonlsts wanted to nominate Mr. White as auditor but It cost $500 to make the race and Mr. White did not feel like losing that amount He eschewed politics. And the man who did run came along and was elected. Mr. White was the republican nom inee for corporation commissioner sgalnet W. T. Lee of Haywood county, The Marshall man did not expect to win then, but It did not cost so much to lose. He wanted to see his success tul opponent today but Mr. Ixe was down town at the visiting hour. Both Marshall men declare that the west Is overwhelmingly with Judge Carter In his candidacy for the attor ney generalship, Mr. White being among those who , think enthusiasti cally of the Nju1ge'.i prospects. The visitors believe that In a primary the Judge will run with great popular ap plause and the republicans of the west are numbered arwong the Judge's best friends. Whether" these would forego their party to vote Up such a primary Is not suggested. When Ebbs left Raleigh tn March .(Continued on Tags I.),' IS THE OLNY REMEDY Hope lies in Young Men Says La bor Unions Have Same Right Organize as Capital. to There Is Such a Thing as Be ing too Proud to Fight, ; Mr. Wilson Says in Philadelphia. "HUMANITY FIRST" THE KEYNOTE OF SPEECH Can Be So Right That, Force Is Not Necessary to Con vince Others, President Tells New Citizens. Washington, May 11. The courts are too much Inclined ; toward cor porations in their litigation with the poor because the Judges and lawyers have not kept pace with the progress of legislation and the trend of public opinion is the belief of Walter Clark, chief justice of the Supreme court of North Carolina, who testified before the federal industrial relations commission. Justice Clark was the first witness called by the commission In its inves tlgatlon of the relations between la bor and the law. Other prominent men followed him on the stand. What is responsible for the appar ent reluctance of labor as Individuals and as organizations to submit is sues to the courts?" Judge Clark was asked. "My Observation,' Judge Clark re plied, "is that as a rule the courts are slow to adopt progress, economic ideas and advanced legislative action, The courts ordinarily are composed of elderly .men. Most of the Judges as lawyers were employed by corpora tions and when they are called to the bench they ere unconsciously biased by the views they held while at the bar." "How could this be modified T" "Only by the slow process of edu cation and the development of pub' 11c opinion. As the older Judges pass away their places will be taken by younger men Imbued with the pro. gresslve ideas of the times. Judge Clark referred to a child la bor decision he made In which he held a corporation . to be liable for the Injury to an eight years old child. The decision was in advance of the existing laws, he said but he took the ground that he- must consider economic conditions and make his decision on the grounds of justice and common sense. Judge Clark disagreed with the principles underlying the Danbury hatters' decision and some cases which have been recently decided and declared that labor, as he saw it, had the same right to organize as capi tal and there was no reason why la bor should be held collectively re sponsible. The usurpation of power by the courts or by any department of gov ernment, Judge Clark declared. Justifiable cie for unrest. tr- was 1 IS SENTENCED TO DIE Reiterated the Declaration His Innocence To . Die June 22. of Atlanta, May 11. Leo M. Frank has been resentenced to. be hanged on June 22 for the murder of Mar Phagan, the Atlanta factory girl. Th sentence was passed by Judge Ben H Hill of the Fulton county court. Mar Phagan was killed April 16, 1913. Before being sentenced Frank made a statement In court In which he re- Iterated the declaration ot his innocence. CANADIAN MERCHANT SAYS HE IS AMERICAN Victoria. B. C, May 11. Moses I .en, whose grocery store and ware. house were attacked byantl-German rioters yesterday claims to be an American clttren. He has laid his ratte before the United States consul here. He claims for damus-es amount to between $10,000 and $15,000. Philadelphia, May 11. The first intimation of the course the United States probably , will pursue in the situation re- suiting from the loss of Amer icans on tne Lusitania, was given by President Wilson last night in an address to 4000 -naturalized Americans here. While he spoke by intimation, the president's remarks were interpreted to mean that while : the United States would- re- main at peace it would seek to z convince Germany of the in- " justice to mankind of the trag- , edy. - - - - , "America," said the presi dent, ' must have ' the con' sciousness that on all sides it touches elbows and touches liccti to vvitii. an tu uauujiis ui. , mankind. The example of America must be a special ex- amnlp. And it. must, ho ati t. ample not merely of peace be- cause it will not fight, but be cause peace is a healing and elevating influence of the world and strife is not. "Tli o - man being too proud to fight. " There is such a thing as being so right that it does not need to convince others by force that it is right." These remarks precipitated a tumult of applause and pa- ; triotio enthusiasm attended by waving of thousands of Amer ican flags. The president made no direct reference to the Lusitania tragedy, but the au dience did not hesitate to read the application of his statement. The sentiment expressed in the president's speech was epi tomized later by one of his closest advisers as "humanity first." While it had not yet been determined, he said, ex actly what steps would be tak en by the United States in the present crisis, the idea upper most in tho president's mind was to show that whatever course is adopted no matter how vigorous it will have as its objective the good of hu manity. Introduced by Mayor Blank mburg, who spoke in a dis tinctly German accent, a wel come and an appeal for a sin gle allegiance to the United States, the president carried forward the idea of the weld ing of foreign blood in the make-up of America by point ing out the true goal of right American citizenship to be n loyalty, not to the country of one's birth, but to the land of one's adoption. "It is a very Interesting circum stance to me In thinking of Itirw nf you who have Just sworn allpRlmir to this BT"t government, thut y j (Continued on I'ngs 1 ) n
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