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WIDE SPECULATION AS
TO STATEMENTS EFFECT
ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
gome of Nebraskan's Former
Colleagues Said to Have
Opposed His Pub
lishing Views.
HOPES PEOPLE WILL
ADOPT HIS POLICIES
Eobert Lansing, Commissioned
Secretary Ad Interim Will
Probably Receive Per
manent Position.
GERMAN REPLY TO FRYE NOTE
Washington, June 10. The German
reply to the second American note re
garding the sinking of the American
vessel William P. Frye by the Prims
Eltel Frledrlch, reached the state de
partment today. Acting Secretary of
State Lansing said that the note would
not be made public until It was stud
ied. .
The German reply insists that the
stopping of supplies to enemy belliger
ents may be effected by the destruc
tion of contraband and by the destruc
tion of the ship carrying the contra
band without violating treaty stipulations.
DISCOVERS
OF
BUT?
The reply contends that a prize
court is necessary to fix the amount
of compensation and that there is no
occasion for direct diplomatic nego
tiations unless the prize court fails to
award compensltion; that the obliga
tlon of the belligerent to pay indem
nity remains regardless of the action
of the prize court and should the prize
court fail to award compensation Ger
many would undertake to arange an
equitable indemnity.
Ae a precaution and preliminary
provision Germany suggests that the
American : claimants enter their
claims on record.
Old Woman Collecting Sea
Weeds Reported to Have
Found Lusitania Vic
tim's Corpse.
Washington, June 10. For
mer Secretary of State Bryan
la ureDaring another statement
toncerning his attitude on the
situation between the United
States and Germany which he
will issue for publication with
the appearance of the text of
the American note m the morn
ing.
Washington, June .11).
William J. Bryan's resignn
tion as secretary of state and
the circumstances leading to it
still held the center of interest
in Washington today, over
shadowing even the dispatch
ing of the new note to Germa
ny. The effect of the resigna
tion on the nation's foreign
relations and policies conse
quently afforded wide specu
lation. Chief attention was concen
trated on the possible effect of
Secretary Bryan's personal
statement. In this statement
he announced his intention as
a private citizen to submit to
the public for judgment his
views of what the American
policy toward Germany should
he.
' Mr. Bryan's statement was
received with undisguised
amnzement in official quarters.
Some high officials indicated
that they believed it most un
fortunate that so profound an
expression of opinion, should
be mado public while the dis
cussion with Germany was in
progress. It is known, too,
that Mr. Bryan told his col
leagues in a general way of the
tonteents of his statement and
orae had advised asrainst it.
The propositions which Mr.
Bryan explained he would
wge on the people are: An of
fer to Germany to submit the
Questions of dispute to an in
ternational commission for an
'uvesugatioh covering one
Tear; and meanwhile that
American citizens should, by
Koclnmation, bo , warned not
w take passage on belligerent
ffssels or on American ships
fjymg ammunition.
lhpso suggestions, Mr.
wyan. explained, had been
Emitted to " President Wil-
Wbi ho had not felt that he
justified in adopting them.
Mr- Bryan hopes to create pub
lic sentiment in the United
States which would make war
wifh Germany impossible.
Considerable spec ulation
was present today as to who
would succeed Mr. Bryan.
While President Wilson is not
expected to make a choice for
some weeks, it is believed that
Robert Lansing, counsellor of
the state department and com
missioned as secretary of state
ad interim, would receive th
permanent appointment.
Mr. Lansing began today his
first full clay as secretary of
state. Likewise, Mr. Bryan
began his first full day as a
private citizen since March 4,
1913. He spent the day quiet
ly devoting much of his time
to reading telegrams of con
gratulation from friends all
over the country.
Mr. Bryan has not yet de
ermined definitely his plans
or the future.
HAD WASHED ASHORE
ON COAST OF CLARE
William J. Bryan's first act as a prl
vat citizen was to issue a statement
explaining his reasons for leaving the
cabinet and announcing that he In
tended to lay his view of what the
American policy toward Germany
should be before the public for Judg
ment.
The principle advocated by Mr.
Bryan Is embodied In treaties of peace
negotiated by the ynlted States with
thirty nations, and was accepted by
Germany, although' no convention
ever was drafted. The statement is a
condensation of the argument which
Secretary Bryan hag been making re
peatedly to President Wilson In tne
last few weeks and upon wnlcn ne
hopes to build up a public sentiment
In the United States that will make
war with Germany Impossible.
Statement of Bryan.
Mr. Bryan gave out this statement
on his position:
"My reason for resigning Is clearly
stated in my letter of resignation,
namely, that I may employ aa'a, pri
vate citizen, the means which the
president does not feel at liberty to
employ. I honor him for doing what
he believes to be right, and I am sure
that he desires, as I do, to find a
Deaceful solution of the problem
which has been created by the action
of the submarines.
"Two of the points on which we dif
fer, each conscientious in conviction,
are, first, as to suggestion of investi
gation by an International commis
sion, and second, as to warning Amer
icana against traveling on belligerent
vessels or with cargoes of ammunition.
I believe that this nation should
franky state to Germany that we are
willing to apply In this case tne prin
ciple which ws are bound by treaty to
apply to disputes between the United
States and the thirty countries wnn
which we have made treaties provid
ing for Investigation of all disputes of
v.rv character and nature. These
treaties, negotiated under this admin.
Istratlon, make war practically Impos
sible between' this country and these
thirty governments, representing near
ly three-fourths of all the people of
the world.
"Among the nations with which we
have these treaties, are Great Britain.
France and Russia. No matter what
disputes may arise between us, and
these treaty nations, we agree that
there ahall be no declaration of war
and no commencement of hostilities
until the matter In dispute have been
Investigated by an International com
mission, and a year's time 1 allowed
for investigation and report. , This
plan ,was offered' to all the nations
without any exceptions whatever, and
Germany was one of the nations that
accepted the principle, being the
twelfth, I think, to accept. No treaty
was actually entered into with Ger
many, but 1 cannot see that that
should stand In the way . when both
nations endorsed the principle. 1 do
not know whether Germany would ac
cept the offer, but our country should,
in my Judgment, make the offer.
"Such an offer, if accepted, would
at once relieve the tension and silence
all the Jingoes who are demanding
war. Germany has always been, a
friendly nation and a great many of
our people are of German ancestry.
Why should we not deal with Ger
many according to this plan to which
the nation has pledged Its support?
"The second point of difference Is as
to the course which should be pursued
In regard to Americans traveling on
belligerent ships or with cargoes of
ammunition.
"Why should an American citizen
be permitted to Involve his country in
war by traveling upon a belligerent
ship when he knows that the ship will
pass through a danger zone? The
question is not whether an American
citizen has a right, under International
law, to travel on a belligerent ship;
the question is whether he ought not,
out of consideration for his country, If
not for his own safety, avoid danger
when avoidance is possible.
"It is a very one-sided citizenship
that compels a government to go to
war over a citizen's rights and yet re
lieve the citizen of all obligations to
consider his nation's welfare. I do
not know Just how far the president
can legally go in actually preventing
Americans from traveling on belliger
ent ships, but I believe the govern
ment should go as far as it can, and
that In case of doubt it should give
the benefit of the doubt to the govern
ment. "But even if the government could
not legally prevent citizens from trav
eling on belligerent ships, it could, and
in my Judgment should earnestly ad
vise American citizens not to risk
themselves or the peace of their coun
try, and I have no doubt that these
warnings would be heeded.
Mexico Cited.
"President Taft advised Americans
to leave Mexico when insurrection
broke out there, and President Wilson
has repeated the advice. This advice.
in my Judgment, was eminently wise
and I think the same course should be
followed In regard to the warning
Americans to keep off vessels subject
to attack.
"I think, too, that American passen
ger ships should be prohibited from
carrying ammunition. The lives of
passengers ought not to be endangered
by cargoes of ammunition whether
that danger comes from possible ex
plosions within or from possible at
tacks from without. Passengers and
ammunition should not trevel togeth
er. The attempt to prevent American
citizens from Incurring these risks Is
entirely consistent with the effort
which our government is making to
prevent attacks from submarines.
"The use of one remedy does not
exclude the use of the other. The
most familiar illustration Is to be
found In the action taken by municipal
authorities during a riot It la the
duty of the mayor to suppress the mob
and to prevent .violence, but he does
not hesitate to warn citizens to Keep
off the streets, but for their own pro
tectlon and In the Interest of order, he
warns them not to Incur the risks in
volved In going upon the streets when
men are shooting at each other.
"The president does not feel Justi
fied In taknlg the action above sug
gested: That Is. he does not feel jus
tified, first. In suggesting the submu
slon of the controversy to Investlga
tlon. or second. In warning the people
not to incur the extra hazards In trav
eling on belligerent ships or on ships
carrying ammunition. And, he may
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If It Is Millionaire's Body It
Was Carried by the Cur
rents 250 Miles Per
sistent Search.
mam
Commissioner of Agriculture
Graham Finds Growing
Crops in State in
Fine Condition.
RUSSIANSHAVE
CHECKED RUSH,
LONDON THINKS
Btm'sft.mm.m'ei
SUBMITS REPORT TO
AGRICULTURE BOARD
Raleigh With Bryan in Quit
ting; Some Glad He's Gone,
While Friends Applaud
"Disinterestedness."
London, June 10. A report has
been received -.here from Ireland that
the body of Alfred Gwynn Vanderbilt,
who lost his life when the Lusitania
went down, has been found. The body
was washed ashore last night and
found by an old woman who was col
lecting sea weeds on the Clare coast,
near Doolln, north of the cliffs of Mo-
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A watch found in the clothing was
said to have Mr. Vanderbilt' s initials
engraved on it and papers in the
pockets apparently identified the body
as that of Mr. Vanderbilt.
This Information came to London in
a dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
company. Up till noon neither Mr.
Vanderbllt's secretary here nor the
Cunard line had received confirmation
of the report that It was Mr. Vander
bllt's body that had been recovered.
After the Lusitania sank members
of the Vanderbilt family conducted a
persistent search for Mr. Vanderbllt's
body along the Irish coast for many
days, chartering tugs to patrol the
waters adjacent to Old Head, KInsale.
A reward for the recory of the body
was also offered.
Doolln Is In Clare county on the
southslde of Galway bay, on the west
coast. By the sea It la about 250
miles from the point where the Lusi
tania went down. If the body is found
to be Mr. Vanderbllt's it was carried
by currents around the southwest end
or Ireland. ' 1
MOTORCYCLISTS WILL
MEET THIS EVENING
F. A. M. Club to Discuss Race
Track Question and Name
the Committiees.
Ashcvllle members of the Federa
tion of American Motorcyclists will
meet tonight at 8 o'clock at their dub
room. No. "8 Patton avenue, for Inal
discussion of the proposltldn of ixilld.
Ing a race track and horse shuw
grounds In or near Ashevllle. It Is
stated that a committee will reaom-
mend location for a course where h'Jh
speed machines may be ridden with
safety. It Is thought that the otd,i.'.ce
track near Sulphur Springs will be
selected, as only a small amount of
work. It Is claimed, will he necessary
on this property in order to pla u It in
good condition. A committee will be
appointed tonight to have charge of
raising funds for the proposed track;
another committee to arange for tne
July race meet will probably be turn
ed.
J, J. Pollard and N. Buckler will
meet with the club tonight. The mem
bers state that they are much encour
aged by the spirit of co-op-ni:lon
shown toward their plana for a race
course by the business men of Ashe
vllle. . Automoblllsts, bicyclists and
those Interested In horse shows 'n
Ashevllle are invited to attenl the
meeting this evening.
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(By W. T. Boat,)
Raleigh, June 10. Commissioner
W. A. Graham of the department of
agriculture, in his report to the board
of agriculture finds in all growing
crops as near a perfect "stand" as he
has ever seen and small grain crops
wheat and oats evolving from appar
ent failure a month ago to a normal
yield.
The cotton reduotlon I think is
about 29- per cent," he declares in his
statement of - conditions, "and tne
sales of fertilizers 37 per cent" He
then makes the financial statement
showing a balance on June 1 of $39,
294.60. His itemized statement presents
interesting detail. From fertilizer
tags he collected $115,531.55; cotton
seed meol tags $17,600; feed stamps
$13.98.40; test farms $11,781; hog
serum Jl.fi 00; and condimental food
licenses $780. The fertilizer tonnage
from December 1914 to June 1915 is
577,657.76 a decrease from the pre
vious year which showed 792,288.36.
That accounts for the 37 per cent re
duction. '
Some Legislative Work.
The commissioner finds cause for
substantial satisfaction with much
that the legislature did for him. The
price -of hog serum hos been reduced,
the standards of the United States
deartment as It affects cotton are
adopted; cotton graders have been
employed, the provisions of the food
and drug act are adopted, $5,000 has
been appropriated for serum direct
to the board; the killing of buzzords
and ultures to prevent hog cholera
spread authorized, regulation of
frtuts and vegetable sales, regulation
of bleached flour, appropriation to
the Lever bill funds, railroad passes'
to the department staff of demonstra
tion and Institute workers, $10,000
fo rthe prevention of the foot and
mouth disease spread, obtain better
tobacco market reports, credit unions
and rural associations, packages of
meal and flour, boys road pntrol.
protection and regulotlon of agricul
tural fairs, prevention of the spread
of contagious diseases In live stork.
burial of hogs to prevent cholera, as
surance of land title registration,
compensation for animals kflled by
Ihe county commissioners, reclama
tion and Improvement of swamp
lands, provision for storage charges
by making a Hen on tobacco, forest
protection of fire.
The commissioner now heads the
deportment which hes the greatest
nntliiitc attendance In the union. It
Increased from $16,444 In 114 to
$20,000 In 1916.
He discusses his recent trip to
Muskogee, Oklo., in which he made
an address on agricultural problems
In North Carolina and was delighted
at the . reception snd the Interest In
North Carolina. "It wm gratifying to
note, the position of North Carolina
In achievements over other states.
due to th attention the board hn
given to the development of the
adult farmer. The congress was
much Impressed with what Is being
done and the Inducements It offers
to those coming to the state."
Kovefnor Craig Returns.
Governor Locke Crnlg Is hack
from Annapolis but must go Imme
dlntely to Hendersonvllle where he
win make the commencement ad
drem and deliver the dlplomos to the
students of Fasslfern.
Governor Craig went to Annapolis
to visit his bovs who are In school
there, leaving Raleigh last week for
the university commencement and
golnir on to Annsnnll. Ho was In his
office today hut wll' soon go to Ashe
vllle to spend a portion of the sum
mer.
The Jitney But Oarage company, of
Fsvettevllle. was chartered today by
Secretary Bryan Grimes, and 100
Ben Rozier, Robert Irwin and D. S.
MacRae are tho Incorporators.
Much Bryan Comment.
Raleigh, the capital, found itself
almost unanimously with Secretary
Bryan when the papers brought the
story of his resignation.
Joy was the word. Those who be
lieve him disposed to be taurus in the
Wilson dlplomatlo china shop, are
happy. Those who believe him to be
the highest of patriots, applaud his
disinterestedness. Those who believe
him a preacher of peace for good
reasons and more a believer in na
tional cowardice than national war
fare, find it possible to applaud him.
Those who "told you so" are ecstatic.
Those who think him the lncornation
of selfishness are glad to see him go
and finally those who beliece a dem
ocratic victory next year affect to
believe that It bnd been impossible
with him in the Wflson cabinet.
Quite a few democrats think Bry
an quit under the smart left by the
first German note. If the names of
the democrats who commented In a
very irreverent way upon Bryan were
printed in one paragraph, it would
fill two-thirds of a column and cre
ate national consternation. Verily
they would write as the country ed
itor of his hated rival: "Tour absence
from our midst fills a long felt
want." It Is positively amazing this
anti-Bryan feeling here in Raleigh,
the j!lty that invented him and se
cured,-a patent upon the process.
Evident That Teutons Havef
Met Stubborn Opposition 'y
Near Center of Gala- " :,
clan Front, .J r
TEUTONS UNABLE TO
CROSS THE DNEISTER?
But Berlin Contradicts Petrol
grad Claim French Re
port Usual Slow But
Steady Advance.
BANKERS WILL MEET
HERE THIS EVENING
Members of Group Ten Gath
er for a Business and
Social Meeting.
Arrangements have been completed
for the meeting here this evening at
8:30 o'clock at the Langren hotel of
the bankers of the tenth congressional
district, known as group ten of the
North Carolina Bankers' association
After a business meeting the bank offi
cials and employes present will enjoy
a Dutch supper on the roof garden
of the hotel. This feature of the
gathering has been carefully planned
with a view to the excellence of the
menu.
After the supper has been served
there win be talks by a number of
bankers on topics of Interest to those
present, the speakers selecting their
own subjects. Those already on the
program for this feature of the even
Ing are: Thomas H. Shlpman of Bre
vard, cashier of the Brevard Banking
company; W. B. Ramsey of Marshall,
"ashler of the Bank of French Broad;
ni. W. Eubank of Hendersonvllle, pres
ident of the Citizens' National bank,
and J. G. Merlmon of Ashevllle, attor
ney and director of the American Na
tional bank. General discussion will
follow the talks.
The Indications are that the meet
Ing will be well attended and the oc
casion promises to be most enjoyable
In 4 social way as well as Instructive.
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AGED MAN DOES
REMARKABLE FEAT
New Orleans, June 10. Albert
Panltopf, 78 years old, white haired.
danced blindfolded among eighteen
eggs, laid In two rooms at mterva.s
of a foot, for several minutes without
breaking a shell. For more than DO
years Prof. Pankopf has ben per
forming this feat, but at the annual
Schlchfest of the 8axonla and I'neral
Rherman benevolent association ho
lanced as never before,
OFFICERS NAMED IN
HIGHWAY ORGANIZATION
"Lexington, Ky., 'June 10. At the
Dixie highway meeting held her Rat
urday the TCast Kentucky and Tn
nessee Dixie highway association wss
formed and the following . officers
elected: President, W. J. Sparki.of
ML Vernon; vice president for Ten
nessee, A. F. Sanford, of Knoxville;
vice president for Kentucky. W. T,
Himmon of Williamsburg; vice presi
dent for Ohio, W. C. Culkins, of Cin
cinnati
London, June 10. & careful
reading between the lines of
the various official announce
ments issued during the last 12
hours leads British observers
o believe that the , Russians
have succeeded in.' gaining a
breathing space on the eastern
front.
That stubborn opposition
nas been encountered near the
center of the line in Galicia by
the Austro-German forces was
evident in the Petrograd state
ment that 2000 Austro-Germau
prisoners had been captured in
a series of counter attacks near
Przemysl. ,
According to Russian re-
ports, the Austro-German!
f orce3 in southeast Galicia
have not been able to cross the i
Dneister at any point other'
than at Zurawana, 40 miles
from Lemberg, which was
reached Sunday. Berlin con-j
tradicts the Russian statement i
by the claim that the right;
wing of the Teutons under!
General Lissingen has ad)
vanced 10 miles further and
has occupied Stanislau, an im-j
portant Russian railway cenJ
ter. ;
In the west the French make
their usual claims of slow but
steady progress, accompanied
by reports of repulses of the
iicrman counter attacks. Ber
lin admits that the French
have possession of the entire ,
village of Neuvillo St. Vaast,
while only sections of the
"labyrinth" are left in Ger-.
portions of the French front'
thero have come reports of
minor advances.
According to Vienna the ef
forts of the Italians to cros.
the Isonzo have been repulsed
after a serious engagement.
It is apparent that tho Italians
have met their n rst difficult
problem in their invasion of
Austria, although they claim
to have gained footholds at.
some places on both banks of
the river.
The resignation of Secreta
ry Bryan is still an absorbing
topic of discussion in England
at present. The text of the
American note to Germany is
awaited with great eagernesv
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