VOL. XLI
NORTfI CAROLINA MARKET.
Prices of Cotton, Corn, Oats, Peas,'
Buttar, Egga, Etc, on North Caro
lina Markets During Paat*
Week.
Airline—Cotton » l-2c.: corn 90-»sc. bu:
oats 70c bu; beans »2.26 bu; peas. $2 25
bu:_Western creamery butter 32c. lb-
N. C. creamery butter 30c. lb; eggs 15c!
dos.
Jwhevllle—Corn »1.10 bu; oats 80c. bu:
beans »2 26 bu; peas >2.10 bu; sweet pota
toes 11.30 bu: N. C. creamery butter 85c.
lb; eggs 18-20 c. do*.
Boiling Springs—Cotton 9c; corn $1 00
bu; oats 75c bu; peaa J1.75 bu; N C
creamery butter 32c. lb; egga 15c doz
Charlotte—Cotton 9c; corn 92c. bu; oata
68c. bu; beans 11.75 bu; peas, $1.75 bu
sweet potatoes »160 bu; N. C. creamery
butter 32c; eggs 18c.
Durham—Cotton 9 l-4c; corn 95c bu
oats 66c. bu; peas J2.00 bu; iweet pota
toes »1.00 bu: Western creamery butter
30c. lb; N. C. creamry butter 35c. lb:
eggs 17 l-2-20c. dos.
Fayetteville—Cotton 8 >-4c; corn »1-
95c. bu; oats 64 l-2c. bu; peas $2 00 bu-
Western creamery butter 30c lb; N c'
creamery butter 32c. lb; eggs 15c. Dos
Hamlet—Cotton 8 l-2c; corn 11.00 bu
peaa 12.00 bu; sweet potatoes 31.25 bu;
Western creamery butter 36c. lb; eggs
20c. doz.
Henderson—Cotton 9c; corn >I.OO bu
oats 70c. bu; peas $2.00 bu; sweet pota
toes 75c.-SI.OO bu; Western creamery but
ter 33c lb; N. C. creamery butter 32c lb
eggs 17 l-2c. doz.
Hendersonvllle—Cora 90c.- bu; oats 68c
bu; beans $2.25 bu; peas $2.25 bu; N. C.
creamery butter 82c. lb; eggs 13c. doz.
Hickory—N. C. creamery butter 30c.
lb; eggs* 16-17 c. doz.
Greensboro—Cotton 9c; corn 97c. bu;
peas $2.00 bu; sweet potatoes $1.25 bu;
Western creamery butter 82c. lb; N. C.
creamery butter 32c. lb: eggs 16c. doz.
Lumberton—Corn sl.oo' bu; eggs 15c.
dos.
Maxton —Cotton 8 l-2c: corn $1.02 bu;
oats 71c. bu; beans $2.00 bu; peas $2.00
bu; N. C. Creamery butter 35c, lb; eggs
16-20 c. doz.
Newton—Cotton 8 1-2 to 9c; corn SI.OO
bu; peas >I.BO bu; eggs 16c. doz.
Raleigtl—Cotton 8 3-4 c.; corn 935. bu;
beans $2.00 bu; peas $2.25 bu; sweet pota
toes $1.50 bu; Western creamery butter
s2c. lb; N. C. creamery butter 31c. lb; ,
eggs U6-18c. doz.
Salisbury—Cotton 9c.; corn $1.02 1-2 to
$1.05 1-2 bu; oats 75c. bu; peas $2.25 bu; I
sweet potatoes SI.OO bu; Western cream
_ ery butter 33c. lb; eggs 16c. doz.
• Scotland Neck—Cotton 8 3-4 to 9c; corn
90c.-SI.OO bu; oats 70c. bu; beans $2.00
bu; peas $2.00 bu; sweet potatoes, SI.OO
bu; N. C. creamery butter 30c. lb; eggs
l«c. dos.
Vanceboro—Cotton 8 3-4 c; corn 80-85 c.
bu; oata 80c. bu; beans $1.90 bu; peaa
$2.60 bu; sweet potatoes $1.00; eggs 14c. >
Wadeaboro—Cotton 8 l-20.; corn 90c.-
SI.OO bu; oats 65c. bu; peas $2.25 bu;
N. C. creamery butter 31c.; eggs 18-20 c.
lb. I
Wilson—Cotton 8 3-4 c.; corn 90c. bu;
oats 68c. bu; egga 16c. do*.
Winston-Salem —Corn 96c. bu; oats 76c.
bu; beana $2.00 tfu; peas $2.00 bu; N. C.
creamery butter Sic. lb; egga 18c. dos.
Norfolk, Va.—Cotton 9c.
Chicago, 111.—No. 2 white corn 77 1-2
to 76 8-4 c. bu (delivered in Raleifh 92-
90 l-4c. bu); creamery butter 20-27 1-lc.
lb* eggs * 18-18 l-2c. (firsts).
New York.—Extra creamery butter
27 1-2 to 28 1-2; eggs 22 1-2 to 23c. (ex
" tra).
New Orleans—Fancy creamery butter
80 1-2 tb 31c. lb; western eggs 16- 16c.
dos.
LAND OF THE LONG LEAF PINE
Bhort Paragraphia of Btate Newa That
.. Have Been Condensed for Buay
People of the State.
The commencement of the Univer
sity of North Carolina will begin May
80.
Governor Craig la the chief speaker
at the State Normal commencement
at Greensboro.
Lonnle B. Ferguson, of Mecklen
burg county, was klolted to death by a
mule recently.
Thos. L. Qreen, of Waynesvllle, was
chosen grand master of the Odd Fel
lows at Hendersonvllle.
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Wommack
of Clemmonsville celebrated their fif
tieth wedding anniversary a few days
ago.
Four new rural routes hare Dee.t
ordered for North Carolina. They are:
six daya a week, Mooreavllie and Saint
Pauls; two days a week, McConnell
and Youngsville. These routes will
begin June IS.
In a whirl-wind campaign'the citit
ens of Chapel Hill voted a bond lasue
of 135,000 for a new building for the
graded school, the elections a victory
for the advcotes of the school building
by a rote of 87 to 42.
After serving for more than 40
years as a member of the board of
trustees of Wake Forest Colelge, and
for a long time he was president of
the board, Judge Charles M. Cooke
of Loulsburg has tendered his resig
nation to that body. ,
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GRAHAM, N. C.
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Leave Messages at Alamance Phar
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382 Office Hoars 2-4 p. to. and by
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THE ALAMANCE GLEANER.
WISH CRITICISE
NTCHEKMI
NEWSPAPERS MAKE SOME SE
VERE ATTACKS ON SECRBTRY
OF WAR.
HOWEVER HE PLEASES SOME
Arthur Hendsrson, a Labor Leader,
Gets First Appointment in the
New Cabinet.
London.—The first authoritative an
nouncement as to an appointment In
the new- British Cabinet outside of
Premier Asqulth and Sir Edward
Grey, the Foreign Secretary, Is that of
Arthur Henderson,- a labor leader,
who succeeds Herbert Louis Samuel
as president of the local government
board. The trade unionists are highly
pleased at the appointment.
The Times and The Daily Mail at
tacked the competency of the War
Minister, Lord Kitchener. The im
peachment of The Dally Mall was par
ticularly vicious. An upheaval of
popular resentment against these
newspapers and their dominating spir
it. Lord Northcllffe, quickly followed.
The stock exchange men held an ex
cited meeting, formally burned copies
of The Times and The Daily Mail and
j adopted resolutions supporting Lord
I Kitchener. Other meetings of pro
test are being planned and a large
. section of the press has come to his
support. The Pall Mall Gazette says
the attacks made on Lord Kitchener
have made him more popular than
ever.
The criticism of Lord Kitchener
appears to have had Its first inspira
tion In a message last week from The
I Times' military expert at British
headquarters In France. The expert
asserted that the British offensive had
been crippled by a lack of high ax
plosive shells and called for more
shells.
When the proposed reorganization
of the Government was announced
several newspapers suggested that In
attempting to raise and organize
great volunteer armies and at the
same time manage the equipment and
supplies thereof the War Minister had
taken upon his shoulders a heavier
burden than any man could carry.
They proposed that organization and
supply should be made separate de
partments and opinion tettled on Da
vid Lloyd-George, Chancellor of the
Exchequer, for the latter work.
Some newspapers discussed the pos
sibility of Lord Kitchener being
made chief of the armies in the field.
The Daily Mail, however, attacked
Lord Kitchener's South African record
aa a fighting general and questioned
his capacity to command an army in
the European field. It also criticised
adversely his methods of raising vol
unteers. ■ •
ITALY APPROVEB BILL.
Senate Vote Giving Government Full
Power Almost
Rome, via Paris—The Italian Sen
ate by a vote of 226 to 2 passed Pre
mier Salandra's bill granting plenary
powers to the Government in dealing
with the situation that has arisen
through the inability of Jtaly and Aus
tria to reach an agreement concern
ing Italy's demands.
When the vote which vitually as
sures Italy's entry Into the war was
announced, there was a great demon
stration of enthusiasm Inside the
Senate Chamber, shouts of "long live
Italy!" Intermingled with the cheer
lng and bandclapplng of the Senators,
the Ministers, Army and Navy officers
and the people in the galleries King
Victor Emmanuel and members of ths
Royal household witnessed the demon
strations.
Mud From Lasaen Peaks Crater.
Redding, Oal.—Laason Peaks crater
bubbled over and sent a river of mud
cascading down the mountainside. Hat
Creek Valley In the eastern part of
Shasta county was partly inundated.
A number of farm booaen in the
path of the flood and considerable
livestock were destroyed.
Residents of the valley fled in time,
however, end no lives' were lost.
Another Grandchild for President.
Washington—A baby gill, the seo
ond grandchild of President Wilson,
was born to Secretary and Mrs Wil
liam G. McAdoo. She wIH be christen
ed Ellen Wilson for the late Mrs. WB
son. * *
Hie secretary and Mrs. McAdoo,
who is the president's youngest daugh
ter, were married at the White House
just a year ago. Mr. McAdoo went to
his office at the treasury department
for the first time since he was operat
ed on for appendicitis nearly two
months ago. >
Independent Telephone Company.
Memphis, Tenn.—Announcement was
made at the annual meeting of the
Tri-State Telephone Association here
that the Independent telephone eompa
nies of the South virtually had com
pleted arrangements with the Foetal
Telegraph Company for the use of
wires of the telegraph company to es
tablish a long distance telephone ser
vice throughout the Southern States.
It was stated that thewo-cnUei inde
pendent companies would enter Into
active competition with the American
Bell system.
Hick Headache.
Mrs. A. L. Luckie Esst Rochester,
N. V., was a victim of aick head
ache and despondency, caused by
a badly weakened and debilitated
condition of the stomach, when she
began taking Chamberlain's Tan
lets. She says: "I found them
pleasant to take, also mild and ef
fective. In A few weeks' time 1
was restored to my former good
health." For sale by all dealers.
' adv.
NEMVTO
GUIDE .THE EMFIBE
NATIONAL QOVERNMENT FOR
DIRECTING WAR IN PROCESS
OP FORMATION.
PERSONNEL NOT ANNOUNCED
There Will Be a Complete Change ef
the Whole Government.—Earl
Kitchener Will Be Leader.
London.—The National Government
which will guide the British Empire
for the duration of the war la in prog
ress of formation.
No atatement as to the personnel
of the new Ministry has been made
except ■ that Premier Asqulth and
Foreign Secretary Grey will retain
their posts. Thus far all statements
as to the allotment of officers have
been largely surmise. It appears cer-,
tain however that there will be a new
civil head of the Admiralty and War
Office respectively and possibly chang
es in the professional heada as well, or
at any rate, a readjustment of respon
sibility. • '
Earl Kitchener, Secretary for War,
it la generally agreed, has too much
to do, raising new armies and seeing
after the output of munitions and
some of these duties will be shifted
to other shoulders. Chancellor Lloyd-
George and Andrew Monar Law, op
position leader, are about equally fa
vored for civil hear of the War Of
fice and A. J. Balfour Is mentioned
for a similar position in the Admiralty.
There Is some doubt as to whether Mr.
Balfour would consent to accept this
(ilace.
However, there Is to be a complete
change in the whole Government, in
cluding not only the Cabinet, but the
Hinder-secretaryships as well, and
posts will be distributed among the
Liberals, Unionists and Laboritles, ac
cording to their strength In the House
of Commons. The' Nationalists, It is
understood, have decided to stand
•side. T. P. O'Connor, in an article in
his weekly newspaper says that John
E. Redmond, the Nationalists lesder,
respectfully refused the offer of a seat
in the Cabinet and adds: .
"I have no doubt he felt that such
a refusal was Imposed upon him by
the conditions of Irish public life.
The Irish party has a long unbroken
tradition behind it of single-minded
and self-sacrificing devoting to the
cause of* Ireland and probably many
of Mr. Redmond's countrymen might
th.nk he would have broken that tra
dition or he at least would be charged
with breaking It were he to take any
.office until home rule has been estab
lished."
GREAT BRITAIN EXPLAINB DELAY
Government Endeavors to Correct Mia- i
understanding of Attitude,
i London—ln an effort to correct
iwhat the Government believes to oe |
a misunderstanding of Great Britain's '
attitude toward American ahlps and i
American cargoes in other neutral bot-1
■torn a detained under the order-ln-coun
«il the Foreign Office has issued an ex
planatory memorandum.
■ This explanation Is supplemented
by a statement that cotton cargoes
which the Government agreed to pur
chase under the cotton agreement
have all been bought by the Govern
ment and that actual details concern
ing the payment only await proof of
ownership and papers showing the
actur.l contract price. It is explained
i*.at as must of theee papers must
come from the United States there
will still be some unavlodable delays
before the owners of the cotton get
their money.
Shortage of Food In Mexico City.
Washington.—Mexico City again is
facing a serious shortage of food, ac
cording to state department advices.
Secretary Bryan said that representa
tions had been made to Carranaa
looking to the shipment of supplies
Cuban Independence.
Washington.—President WHson ca
bled to President Menooal of Cuba
congratulating Mm on the thirteenth
anniversary of Cuban independence.
Ne Heps For Italy.
London. —Any lingering hope that
Italy would maintain her neutrality
was abandoned when the Italian cham
ber conferred oa the government extra
ordinary powers In the event of war's
ootfcreak. This Is considered a vote
for war, tor wblob the government has
made all preparations and the pros
pects of which hare aroused the great
eta enthusiasm throughout Italy. The
Oerman and Austrian ministers were
etMl in Rome bat their one care now
Is to arrange for the safety of their
nationals.
Freight Agents Adjourn.
Richmond, Va.—The American As,
sodatlon of Freight Agents adjourn
ed Its twenty-eighth annual conven
tion here after selecting Cincinnati.
Ohio, as next year's meeting piece
and electing ue following officers for
the ensuing year:
President, H. J. Orifflng, Mobile.
Ala.; viee presldsat. J. L Harrlac
den, Omaha, Nab.; second vice presi
dent. P. L. Kemp. Chicago. III.; sec
retary, R O. Wells. St. Louis. Mo.;
treasurer, C. E Fish. Cincinnati
Per a Torpid liver.
"I have used Chamberlain's Tab-'
lets off and on for past six years
whenever my liver ahowed signs
of being in n disordered condition.
They have always acted quickly '
and gave the desired relief," writes
Mrs. F. H. Trubus,, Springviiie, N.
Y. For sale by all desiera.
adv.
i
The ninety-ninth annual session ;
of the Episcopal diocease of North i
Carolina was in session at Trinity !
church, Greensboro, last week. - «
GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 27 1915
FI6URATIVELY SPEAKING
tCoprrtgbLi
GERMAN REPLY DaAYED'IiG™fW«Rm
THE ITALIAN BITUATION 18 RE
QUIRING MOST OF GERMANY'S
ATTENTION.
In Diplomatic Clrclss It I* Believed
That Reply to American Notn
Will Be Concllitory.
Washington.—Two Important fac
tors are working to delay for some
time Germany's reply to tha Lusltania
note. /
First, the next few days are expect
ed to show whether Germany will be.
confronted with a new military situ
ation by the entrance of Italy Into
the war.
Second, Interested diplomatists here
believe the interim of delay will reveal
whether the United States of its own
Initiative will send a general protest
to the Allies against alleged violations
of international law by Interfering
with commerce between American
ports and neutral European countries.
Officials here generally think the
Austro-Itallan situation may absorb
the attention of the German govern
ment and delay final composition of
the reply. It is realized that should
Italy become a belligerent Germany
would lose all hope of obtaining food
stuffs or other supplies through the
Mediterranean and if Roumania fol
lowed Italy's lead, as predicted, the
wheat supply from southwestern Eu
rope would be cut off. In such circum
stances It was explained In diplomatic
quarters Germany jrould find the sub
marine even more Invaluable as a
weapon for reducing enemy supplies
and commerce.
The Idea that the United States will
send » note to the Allies seeking modi
fication of the order-ln-council has its
origin in quarters where the conviction
Is held that such a move would demon
strate to Germany that the United
I States intends to be equally vigorous
' In insisting on the observance of neu
■ tral rights by Great Britain and bar
I Allies, making unnecessary an offer
by Germany to return to the maritime
rules of international law if the Allies '
do likewise.
Although without definite informa- .
tion there ia a disposition In well-In
formed quarters here to believe the '
President will withhold any represen-1
tations to England until 'Germany's I
reply Is received, because of a desire
to obtain a frank understanding with
Germany without complicating the
situation as existing between the
United States and the Allies.
FOR TARGET PRACTICE.
Atlantic Flsst Goes to New England
Coast For Extensive Maneuvers.
New York. —The Atlantic fleet of 64
warships, the most powerful ever
gathered under the Mnerican flag,
steamed away for extensive manueu
vers at sea off the New England coast
after a stay of 10 days In this harbor.
President Wilson reviewed the fl re
mile line as It passed the Mayflower,
off the Statue of Liberty. Boon after
the last man-of-war bad disappeared
In the gray mist over the Atlantic,
the Mayflower weighed anchor and
started back to Washington, with the
President snd bis party aboard.
Passengers law Submarine.
London. —The Cunard liner Tran
sylvania. which arrived at Olasgow
from New York, encountered a sub
marine off the northwest coast of Ire
land, according to patupngers who ar
rived In London.
They say the submarine appeared
about 400 to SOO yards away. The
periscope and part of the conning tow
er were to eight for several minutes.
The Transylvania's captain Immedi
ately swerved the ship.
Crisis for Britain.
. London. —Persistent rumors were in
circulation In the lobby of the hoysa of
commons that a coalition government
was about to be formed. Unionist lead
ers held a conference with Premier As
qutth and It is stated that the quee
lion of a coalition was settled. > v
cording to theee reports the coelatlon
of offlcee has not been Anally deter
mined. It Is rumored that A. J. Bal
four. former premier, will saeeeed
Winston Spencer Churchill as First
Lord of the Admiralty, the Utter ftk-
Ing some other office.
Te Cere a Celd laOee May.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund the,
money U it faile to cure. B. W. j
Grove's signature is on each box. 11
*S cents. sdv.j
. -"fe • i 1
A fHkn and two together I
witMcWuiaidersr>|t- eAOent of cor/i
and fnrage D. 8. Dsvl%] 1
at Waxhaw, was destroyed oy fire {-J
, Tuesday night a week. The origin 1 1
of the fire is unknown, but it is | J
hsve been due to careless smelting.' ■
AUBTRIA 18 DIRECTING ATTACK
ON RUBBIA WITH FAVORABLE
REBULTB. J *
Germans Hope to Be Ready to Meet
Italy Who Has Decided In Favor
of War.—-Troops Move-
London.; —While Italy Is confidently
believed to be making final prepara
tions to enter the war on the side of
the Allies, Austria, who would be the
direct object of her attacks, is, with •
her German ally, attempting to inflict
such a defeat on Russia that she will
be able to divert troops, If necessary,
to meet her new foe in the south.
Dispatches from Rome continue
somewhat contradictory, but most of
them agree that Italy has decided on
the side of war, that the German and
Austrian Ambassadors are preparing
to leave Rome, and that the Consul
Generals of those two countries eith
er already have loft their posts or
will do so soon.
On the other hand, a message, com
ing through Paris says that Austria
has submitted new proposals which
she hopes will Induce Italy to remain
neutral. Meanwhile the Austrian and
German armies continue massed at
tacks against the Russians who are at
tempting to form a new line behind
the River San, both north and south
of Przemysl and west of the Vistula
River, In Southern I'olamJ.
These attacks, according to Austrian
reports, have met with
their greatest success north of Przem
ysl. where the Germanic Allies have
crossed the river and have occupied
Slenlawa on the eastern hank. They
also claim to have captured positions
southeast of the former Austrian fort
ress, while th»Wr heavy guns are keep
ing up a bombardment from the west.
In Southern Poland their progress
Is not so marked, the Russians hav
ing had strong forces concentrated
at Ivangorod. which they brought
Into the field and checked the ad
vance.
UNTERMYER DEFENDS OFFICIALB
| Bays McAdoo and Williams Had Right
i to Know All.
Washington.—-Denounclatlon of the
financial practices of officers of the
Riggs National Rank and praise for
the "ardor and enthusiasm" of Secre
tary McAdoo and Comptroller of the
Currency Williams characterized the
argument of Samuel Untermyer, coun
sel for the Treasury officials, support
ing the Government's motion to (lis
' miss the temporary Injunction obtain
ed by the bank.
Difficulties between the bank and
Treasury officials, Untermyer assert
ed, were due not to the arblt."iry use
of power by the Comptroller, Ijut to
reforms Instituted by Secretary Mc-
Adoo and Comptroller Williams which
abolish "Illicit favors" the hank had
enjoyed. Penalties Imposed by the
Comptroller, he said, were legal and
fully Justified.
Untermyer reviewed allegations of
"dummy loans," of excessive loans to
officers and of a stock brokerage busi
ness conducted by the bank s officers
through the bank In violation of the
law, and asserted that the Comptroller
was but performing his duty In in
sisting that he be acquainted with
details of these transactions.
Americans at Panuco. *
Washington.—Reports of hardships
sustained by Americans at Panuco,
Mexico, were minimized In a dispatch
to the State Department from the
Vice Consul at Tamplco. Several
Americans bad been arrested the Vice
Consul stated but all bad been re
leased. , " .
Bitterness In Mohonk Meeting.
Lata Mohonk, N. Y.—The twenty
first annual Lake Mohonk Conference
( on International Arbitration develop
ed unanimity of opinion virtually on
one thing—the undeslrablllty of war.
Although Daniel Smiley, host of-"the
conference and John flassett Moore,
who presided, did their best to re
strain the speakers from vontroversy
that might embarrass members who
were citizens of European belligerent
nations or offend partisans of those
countries, some of the address reflect
ed bitterness of International crisis.
Chamberlain's IJnlment.
This preparation is intended es
pecially tor rheumatism, lame back,
sprains and like ailments. It is a
i favorite with people who are ac
quainted with its splendid quali
ties. Mrs. Charles
bash, Ind., says of it, "I have found
Chamberlain's Liniment the best
thing for lame back and sprains
I have ever used. It works like
a charm and relieves pain and
.soreness. It has been used by oth
ers of my family as well as my
self for upwards of twenty years.
ti and 50-cent bottles. Por sale by
all dealers. adv.
ITALY FINALLY TAKES
PLUNGE INTO WAJ
* —• —
FORMAL DECLARATION IS MADE
THAT A BTATE OF WAR
EXIST 3.
| SENT TO AUSTRIA - HUNGARY
j Teutonic Ambassadors Have \yalted
| In Rome Until Last Moment
Hoping in Vain.
RonnT via Paris.—ltaly la at w*r
with Austria-Hungary.
With the iHnuance of the genr;r.tl
! mobilization order the Ualian Cijvi.rn
i nient iaaupd a proclamation declaring
| war on Auxtria.
Prior to tl.is, and after a lengthy
I consultation, the Ministers of War
; and Marine proclaimed all tl.e prov
! lncos bordering on Austria and the
i Inlands and coast towns of the Adri-
I ntlc In a state of war which was
equiva'ent to tiip
i martial law. the, step usually preced
ing the formal deciatation.
Although drnstlc action has been
looked for momentarily, Italians of
all classes have been electrified by
me sv.-lftly moving events. Great
crowds gathered around the Quintal
to await the Ministers, who called on
tne King for the purpose of discussing
the question and signing the decree.
When Premier Saiandra and Slgnor
Sonnlno, the Foreign Minister left
the Palace tiip people cheered them
enthusiastically. General ZuppDi,
Minister of War, and Vice Admiral
Viale. Minister of Marine, rematned
with the k!ng for a conslderab'.o
time alter the others left and later
they had a conference with Lieuten
ant General ('adorns, Chief of St it*
and Vice Admiral Phaon do Dovel.
Chief of the Naval Staff.
Austrlo-Itaiion front, on ho Aus
trian side of wh'.rh feverish prep
arations have been going on the last
few days to make the fortifications
j as strong as possible, and to clear
| tiie way for effective artillery action.
The German Ambassador, Prince
' von Buelow, and the Austria Ambas
sador, llaron von Macchlo, are still
In Home so far as Is known. They
have waited to the last mohient In
the hope that 'some way might be
fouad to prevent a clash at arms.
They will he given safe conduct
when they do leave and so far as
German and Austrian residents In
Italy arp concerned, every effort has
ben made to see thorn safely out of
the country. • . . _
VILLA TROOPS VICTORIOUS.
Route Obregon and Win Victory Over
Csrranza Forces.
I Washington.—Complete victory for
the Villa forces over the Oarranza
army was claimed by the Villa agen-y
here on the strength of a dispatch front
IMaz Lombardo, minister of foreign af
! fairs ti-t Chihuahua.
The message, dated at Chihuahua fol
lows.
"An engagement was fought at
points between Leon and Slnaloa be
tween the forces of General Villa and
those of General Obregon, resulting in
the complete rout o' the latter. A part
of our forces occupied Slnaloa wh'-'e
the remainder actively .engaged In the
pursuit of enemy, driving him beyond
j (Vlaya. This pursuit Is being contin
ued . Large quantities of war mate
rial were taken. Including small arms,
ammunition and some field artillery.
Nearly all of Obregcn's trains fell In
to our hands. De!a'",s have not yet
arrived, but reports Indicate the actli-n
was vory sansfuinary. the enemy aban
doning a lar ,e number of men on the
field. -
"General Villa will shortly issue a
proclamation of amnesty In favor of
those i •arrsn-zlstas who wish to sur
render and whi'-li will be applicable
to all political offenders whose act*
are not deemed to have been serious
ly prejudicial."
King Seriously 111.
Athens, vln lx>ndon - King Con
utantlne of Greece who Is 111 with
pleurisy, beennte more feverish after
undergoing an operation. Ills tem
perature has Increased to 103.2. v,
Roosevelt Wins Libel Suit.
Sracuse, N. V.-rTwelve men  hosen
as a Jury to determine whether Theo
dore ftoosevelt libelled William
liarnes when lie ch'rged that he work
ed through a "corrupt alliance by
crooked bt:s!a(jr« and crooked poli
tics." and that he was "corruptly silled
' with Charles f Murphy of Tammany
Hall," relumed a verdict In favor of
the former president. In the belief
of the Jury everything Colonel Itoose
velt said about the former chairman
of the Republican state committee wae
true, and Mr. itarnes was not libelled.
Rsply Will be Friendly.
Washington.—Bucb sdvlces as have
been received from Ambassador Ge
been receive! from Ambassador Gerard
recently lister given no Intimation
as to the character of the German re
ply to tne recent American mat be
yond the generality fhat It will be
friendly In tone, fhe German answer
1s expected to reach Washington so»in.
Cntll then the situation as between
the United Stales and Great Britain
over alleged violations of international
law In connection with the Brltlah or
der In council will not be developed
by officials here.
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THE BATTLE OF
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[Asrlculturel end Commercial Praee Service]
It Is Interesting to watch the forces
of civilization battling for supremacy.
The struggle now going on between the
rußber and the iron tire promises to
be the liveliest contest of the Twen
tieth Century.
The struggle is a silent one and
there are no war correspondents to
write vivid descriptions of the con
flict but the results are more far
reaching to present and future gen-'
eratlons than the war of Europe.
The rubber tire has been maneuver
ing for point of attack for several
years and has captured a few unim
portant positions In trafllc, but It has
now pitched a decisive battle with
Its Iron competitor by hurling a mil
lion "Jitneys" at the street railways
and the battle is raging from ocean
to ocean. Upon the result of the
struggle depends the future of the
rubber tire. If It Is compelled to re
treat. its doom is sealed, but If it wins
the buttle It will revolutionize the
transportation methods of this nation.
If the rubber tire conquers the
street traffic Its next struggle Is with
the railroads of the country, and then
the greatest battle between economio
forces ever fought out on the face
of this earth Is on, for iron Is the un
disputed master In transportation, and
Is fortified behind billions of dollars,
and millions of men.
Stephenson applied the steel tire
to an Iron rail In 1814, but it was 1869
before the golden spike was driven
at Promontory Point, which bound
the country together with bands of
stgel. It took the Iron tire fifty-five
years to creep from ocean to ocean,
but the rubber tire while warm from
the creative mind of the Inventive
genius sped across the continent like
an arrow shot from the bow of Ulys
ses. The roadbed was already pre
pared and therein lies the power of
the rubber tire over that of Iron, for
government builds and maintains the
public highway.
But Iron Is a stubborn metal and
It lias mastered every wheel that
turns; has fought battles with every
clement above and beneath the earth
and has never tasted the wormwood
of defeat, and when rubber hurls its
full force against this monarch of
the Mineral Kingdom, It may rebound
j to the factory stunned beyond recov
! ery.
The rubber tire first made Its ap
pearance on the bicycle, but It proved
I a frivolous servant and was dismissed
for Incompetency, it has always been
too much Inclined to revel In luxury
to bo taken seriously as a utility ma
chine and Its reputation is not one to
Inspire confidence In heavy traffic
performance.
But to those who care Jo waft Into
| dreamland, It is enchanting to note
j that there will be a marvelous dlffer
ence between a rubber, and an Iron
age. The rubber tire will scatter the
cities throughout the valleys for with
transportation at every man's door,
why a city? It will traverse the con
tinent with a net. work of Macadam
I highways as beautiful as the boul»
vard built by Napoleon. It will par
alyze the taw making bodies of this
nation for how could the legislatures
run without the rail roads to operate
on?
FEDERAL INDUSTRIAL
COMMISSION
By Petor Radford.
The recent Investigation of the
United States Commission of Indus
trial Relations brought together the
extremes of society and has given the
public an opportunity to view the rep-
I resentatlves of distinct classes, side
by sld«, and to study their views In
I parallel columns.
I Capital and labor have always been
glaring at each other over gulfs of
j misunderstanding and if the Federal
| Industrial Commission attempts to
| bridge the chasm, it will render the
1 public a distinct service,
j The farmer has been sitting on the
fence watching capital and labor fight
' for many years and Incidentally furn
i Ishlng tho sinews of war and It Is
quite gratifying to find them talking
j with. Instead of about, each other.
I When honest men smile and look Into
each other's souls, italways makes
: the world better snd far more satis
factory to tho farmer, who In the end,
bears the burden of conflict, than
resolutions, speeches or pamphlets
. containing charges and ' counter
j charges.
j The love for justice makes the
whole Vndcrstandlng Is sn
! arbiter far more powerful than the
: mandates of government, for there is
| no sutborlty quite so commanding as
an honest conscience; there Is no de
cree quite so binding as that of the
Supreme Court of Common Sense and
no sheriff can keep the. peace quite so
perfect as Understanding.
We suppose the time will never
come when capi'jil and labor will not
be occasionally blinded by the llght
i i, lng flashes of avarice or frightened
' by the thunder peals of discontent.
! Hut Understanding is a Prince of
1 Peace that ever holds out the olive
branch to men who want to do right.
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and opportunity of himself, and fam
ily, bj' '.here is nothing in a human
heart quite so divine as Justice and
Understanding Is Its handmaiden.
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SUNDAYJCROOL
lesson IX.—Second Quarter, For
May 30, 1915.
THE INTERNATIONAL -SERIES.
Text of the Lesson, II Bam. vl, 1-19|
Ps. xxlv—Memory Versos, Ps, xxiv,
7-10—Goldon Text, Ps. cxxii, I—-Com
mentary Prepared by Rev. D. M.
Stearns.
David having been established cl
i king over all Israel began at once ta
think of a place for the ark of t j
lord, the symbol of the presence of
the Lord In the midst of His people.
The last record of the afk was when
the Philistines returned It In a new
cart with an offering; the men of Beth
shemexh transgressed by looking Into
It, and 60,0110 perished; they were gla I
to send It on to KlrJath-Jearlm, when
It fonnd a resting place for many yep t
in the house of Ablnadab In the hill I
Bam. vll, 1). I think that there is no me, .
tlon of it during the reign of Saul. In
our lesson chapter and in chapter Til, 'A
It Is mentioned sixteen times, and iu
the parallel record In I Cbron. xlil, X"
and x\ 1 it is mentioned twenty-fl .i
times. It always suggests righteous
ness which God requires, bat also that
righteousness provided in Christ, who
1b the end of the law for righteousness
to every one that believetb. The blood
on the mercy seat speaks of the sacri
fice on Calvary, and the cherubim beat
en out of the same piece of gold ail
the mercy seat tell of the oneness of
Christ with His redeemed.
The Lord of dwelling, be
tween the cherubim (verse 2; I Chron.
xlil, % I Bam. iv, 4; Ps. lxxx, 1)
tells of the tnercy of Cod in Christ and
of His provision for communion with
us (Ex. xxv, 21,>22), for it is our privi
lege to say "Truly our fellowship is
with the Father and with His Son
Jesus Christ" (I John 1, 8). Although
David's desire to provide a placs
far the ask In Jerusalem was com
mendable. be was certainly out of
fellowship with Ood In the way he
took to accomplish it andsln bis adopt
ing the method at the Philistines, when
he really knew better, as we shall see.
David's folly in the matter of a new
cart to bear the ark Instead of the
shoulders of ttie priests (chapter vll, 8;
I Cbron. xlil. 7; xv, 2, 12-15) brought
about the death of I'izah, terror in the
heart of David and the ark resting for
three mouths in the house of Obed
edoin. When the Lord Instructs us a.4
to how lie desires His work to be dons
there Is nothing for us to do but obey
and avoid all methods but His own.
One of the most grievous things in
so rnlled church work of oar day is the
worldly methods which seem to bavs
been adopted on all sl/les instead of
prayer and fasting and looking to the
l»rd alone to carry on His work In
His way by Ills Holy Spirit. As truly
as the I>ord gave Moses that plan of
the tabernacle mid David the plan of
the temple (Ex. xxv, 0, 40; I Chron.
xxvtll, 12, 10), leaving no room tor sug
gesttons or Improvements or modifica
tions of any kind from them, so baa He
as plainly told us His plan for subdu
ing tbls world to Himself and making
It a new earth wherein dwelleth right
eousness. We are not permitted to be
conformed to this present evil world
In any way, "nor are we to think of
making this world, which Ueth in tli t
wicked one, a righteous world, for it
cannot lie done white the devil la its
god. ruling as he does In politics an'!
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When the ark finally reached Its
place In the tent that David had pitch
ed for t there was great rejoicing be
fore the lyird, and David blessed the
people In the name of the Lord of
hoots (v«jrses 12-10). There is alwnj
blessing associated with obedience t 
the I»rd. Chapter vll is one of tin
most important records In the wboSu
story of David, for It tells of God's un
conditional covenant with David con
cerning the everlasting kingdom yet to
be set up on the earth, with Israel us
Us center and an Immortal man upon
the throne of David at Jerusalem (vl I,
12 24i. That David knew that thu'
promised son was not Solomon, but tho
Messiah, Is plainly stated In Acts li.
30, and Messiah risen from the dead,
an Immortal man, for no mortal man
could reign forever. The same person
Is spoken of In the same way lu Isa.
lx, 0, 7. and also by Gabriel to Mary
In I.uke I. 32. 3.1, and the kingdom thus
foretold will surely and literally come.
That the church Is the kingdom,
that the klnglom Is here now, that It
Is only a so called spiritual kingdom
and within us. Is who!ly without foun
dation lu the Word of God. The much
misunderstood saying In I.uke xvtt, 21,
would not IK> SO misunderstood If peo
ple noticed that the words were spoken
to blaspheming hyiiocrltes. The mar
ginal reading is the correct one. Da
vid's thought at.tbta time was to build
a temple for the and even Na
than the prophet encouraged him, but
the will of the Ix>rd was otherwise
(chapter vll. 1-11; compare I Chron.
tvll). Tlfe'iplaiis for the building were
given to David, and lie was allowed to
make great preparation for It (I Chron.
xxvlll. 12, 10; xxix, 1-5). Note David's
question when he heard of tbls won
«rful King and kingdom (vll, >0;" I
Chron. xvII. 17) and compare theL ques
tion of the disciples In Mark Iv, 41.
Be Is the same in all the Bible (lory,
and Hla name Is "Wonderful." With
out Him we can do nothing, bat if as
branches we abide In tho Vine He will
surely bear fruit through us.
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