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TLVVtl . rull data, concerning the a ether will be tound today Pas Three) , : Best Advcrtis'nj ; Medium in North Carolina VOL O. NO. 104. RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY (lORNINC, MARCH 2$, 1915. price 8 cc;t: RUSSIA LOOKS TO CRACOW Ending of Long Siege r Fortress rRegded"Trem"gndou5" Cain for the Allies -. f . y GIVES CONTROL NEARLY - ALL0FEAST6ALICIA .Relieves For Service Elsewhere Russian Army -Which - Has , Been Beselgipg City; Noth- - ing Since, Capture of Lem berg Has;; Aroused Such - -EnthusiasmHn-Petrograd, Crowds. Stand hv Pelting Snow Storms and Read Bul . . letins; Fate of Stronghold Was Inevitable " iiiiiiirii ,- ltiff4,-Mwi JS-H4:. J, m. via lxmdoe ;lt p. m.1 -Ths garrt eoa of Praemyal capitulated today to ' lb investing Russian army. The "ffrt '"tf alH-J" ered here of great Importance. Jt gives Russia control of nearly all of eastern Oelicla and relieves fur aerr Vca elsewhere tho Russian arms- which has been besieging the city. Nothing: since tha eaptura of Lent, berg aad tha victorious sweep of tha Russian army through Oaltcla la tha - beginning of tba War hoa aroused an equal degree of eothueiaera. Newe paper offices and army headquarters war bombarded WKh treaii etand- Ing la a pelting eaowatorm be fur a tba bulletin beards. 4 : rate Certain tor'Pua Week. Tha fata af tha fortress haa baaa ; Inevitable smew-the fallura - of laat waak whri tha drive southward waa mad a. Thara haa been dally artdanca of a ahortage of provisions and re ports of tha ravages of disease reached- the besiegers front time to rims. -Oradwally tba Hnee, a boat tha city .war drawn tighter, until within tha laat fortnight Ktiln riflemen were within range of tha outer workc Rua atoa artillery povnded tha forts cease- .sasaly ' Tha Austria aortle of laaf Bdturaay waa preceded by such aa extrava iraat uaa of aromunltlon by tba artll lerv aa ta leave tha impreaslun thai . ana waa oa ewa el Ita resources and deairad to consume tha remainder of Ita ammunition prior to surrendering. . Always liunice of Dancer. ' Although Praemyal bad baaa elimi nated as . k positive menace to tha Russian troopa operating I- Uallcla ainca It waa Isolated and aurrounded aarty tn Octobar, It always had bean a potential source of danger. Many stubborn battlea hare been fought by tha besiegers with portions of tha gar tiaon which attempted to 'break through - tha invading Hnaa to join relief columns which on soma oc casions - pushed ta within Si milee of tha city. Move oti Cracow Xext. It la belle red here that tha next lm portaat development la Uallcla will - he a saw Russian advance toward Cracow, tha Auatrians havin-t -been virtually' driven out of tha territory aa -far aouthwaid as the Carpathlana Tha garrison of Praemysl original, ly mambered 0,00S, or 10, 0 men, but sorties and sheila must' have cut a considerable number of thousands from that totat - 1 ' The. beaiertng army la understood 'to number about HOOe ofneara and Hreal-raaarne CondJtiona. lembet, Oallrls, March it- (via . London 1:19 p. m. ) Austrian prison era from Praamy! captured ahortly before tha garrison surrendered, say tba fortress for a long tlma waa In a condition of aml-famlne, lacking bread and other foods. Except for tha horsea of tho Aus tria a ctflcera no animal, they say, ..waa vial bla ta the town, all having been killed to feed the soldiers, who recently had little te eat except con cervea which led to much typhoid and other sickness. CondHlona were such, tha prisoners add, that they al most led to a mutiny of tho, troopa who urged that tha city be eurrea- dered. " r Hege Bltarr and Kclemirwa. Tha alega of Pnamysl, an Austrian stronghold In tho province of Uala da. beaaa la the early days .of the war. Jt haa been a bitter and relent less alege. ' With tha faO of Pnemyat tha only Important fortified towns tn Oalicia which atill la la Austrian hands la Cracow. In , northwestern Uallcla, close to the "German border. Karly In tha war the Rusnlaa' of fensive campaign aa outlined unoffi cially, contemplated Invasion of Ger many throoah east tPruaaia, , on the north, and Hi leal a. by nay of Oalacla, "on tha wrath. -The Ruaalana suc ceeded la penetrating Gallcla. " but tha Auatrians, by holding I'rsemysl and Cracow, blocked attempts . , go troea the HHealaa border. Itrfrooed With Vigor. . Tha alege of Priemyal had been on of tba most ptctureeaue phases of the war la ihe, east. The Austrian gar rtanrr, defended the city with determi- 'na-r9n and vigor, aad during-the ear lier months Inflicted , considerable loss 's on - the Ruaalana by frequent sortlea. . Tha only means of communication elth outside wurld waa by wire hrea telegraphy aad aeroplanes. Although there have been several reports recently that tha surrender .f Prtemyel. news from tha city Itself deerribad-ewndltiuna there aa almost normal, except for the regulations imposed by. the military authorities. All jeuppliee of food were taken over by the arm V officials, who Issued ra tions to soldiers and civilians aiika. H wearer Ally for KumOana, rrasmvsl was well stocked With .unmunltiea and provislona when the atege began, but there have been la licatlona recent'if that hunger 'Was aa effec'ive a:ly of the ttasaiana. It . waa reported aeroplanes were mak- -(Co .'inued aa 1 Two) of Powerful Austrian PALMER FOR H. G. Noted Pen nsylvanian Jo Take l" " Place of Secretary of ? ? Treasury , M'ADOO UNABLE TO COME Important International . Con- " ference Holds Him in Wash ington On Date Set For His Speech;. .PalmerExceptioa- alIy;Handsome and a Fluent -Speaker .' .....y "Waahlngton. D. C. Mar, St. for mer' Repraaentatlvo . A. Mitchell Palmer, of Pennsylvania, today wired hla acceptance at an. Invitation from Kha Vnivaralty of North Carolina to maka tha ' commencement address at that Institution June f.v William O. MeAdoo, Secretary of-the Treasury, who waa achedulad to maka tha ad. drees, waa compelled to withdraw hla acceptance noma daya ago because of the International finance conference which will be In eeaaloa on that data. He accepted tha Invitation before tha data for tba financial .conference had been set Mr. Palmer, who retired from Con frees March 4, after making- the race for the Senate against Boiae Penrose, haa been appointed a judge of the court -of claime of the- district ot Cdlumbia by the president and will be swora In abeut the first of IJune. Hla career ta' loirmr thowghr tortrf. haa been brilliant. Ha represents Wilson democracy ta Pennsylvania and la a national political figure. Ha t Thalrman of the executive com mittee of tha national democratic committee, and fn the laat congreao. waa a leader of tha Wilson forcea In tha House. A Karat Kpeakcr. Palmer- la a striking figure In de bate, - exceptionally handsome and a fluent speaker. He la Quaker by lineage and affiliation and so devoted to that faith that ha declined ona of tha two righting portfotioa In tha presldent'a cabinet. He waa asked to be secretary of war la tha Wilson administration, but declined on the ground that the post would not be In keeping with his religious beliefs. In politics he haa alwaya been clean and straight forward. He went Into the laat senatorial campaign , with hardly any hope of wininng In spite of the fact that his congressional district would have certainly sent him back to the House had ha desired to come. Becretary MeAdoo-regretted his in ability to go to Chapel Hill and ox pressed tha hope that ha will be able to go some time In the future. - Judaro Grahaan a VMtor. -Judge A. W. Graham, of Oxford, who waa recently appointed by In ternal Revenue Commissioner Os borne as apectal attorney for the en forcement of tha new cotton 'futures legislation with headquarters ia New York, came to Washington todny on departmental buwine. Ha waa ac companied by Frank Fleming, also ot -Granville, who hag Just returned from Belgium and relates some Inter esting stories of tha European war. SlaiawM to Raleta-h, ----- Senator Slmmona left for Raleigh tonight for a visit to hla daughter, Mrs. Louia Mahler. From there he will go ta hie farm In Jones county for a rest Ha Is anxious to pursue further while In the Btato hla hobby of raising yellow Chinese- beana Mnaoak Hsccrcds Hlmarlf. Representative Page today recom mended the apointment-of Norman O. Bmoak. aa postmaster at Wilkee horo, which will be advanced from fourth to third class April 1. Mr. Bmoak ta the present poetmaater, having qualified under dvtl eervice rules. : - Fmvrth Claim PoKtmastcra. The following fourth class post masters were appointed todays Sam pel H. Kueely. Cahala: Henry C. Ventera. Shelmerdlne, a new affteo la Pitt county. . - ' .- Booth Price was- appointed rural carrier at Lake Toxawsy. Appointasrots Omflrmd. ' Tha supreme court today confirmed tha appointment of W. P. Hale, D. B. Burns and Dr. Joaeph Hyde Pratt aa eomri taii Ion era to carry aut the decree , of the court In running a boundary line between North Caro lina and Tennessee, Tha - attorney generals f tha two-anen agreed on the commissioner Aoma time ago. .s PORTRAIT Pr"TrI0 - IXTr:RTTK COMMERCE 81 PRKMK COITKT HOLDS. tar ttw i mm run Washington. March 1. Tha VI r rlnia law requiring aeddlera In the 8tate to obtain fUata licensee waa held tn a Supreme Court decision today to be Inapplicable la the traveling ealee men of a Pvracuae. N. T., portrait company. The ccurt held the Syra cuse Company's entire buslneas waa Interstate commerce, COASTGCtRt fTTIOX FOR " ; PASAMA EXPOsmOJf. Washlngtoa. D. C March it.. Act ing -Becretary Newton, of the Treas ury, announced, today that a coast guard station writ he established en the Panama-Pacific Exposition rrounds at San Frandsco. Exhibition drills will be given whtla the exposi tion last and the station will bo re tained after it Tl COMMENCEMENT c . r,S6IVE0l)L ALSO A THREAT Mention Name and Get Shot Is . Warning To Associated J . Press Man POSITION OF TURKISH .1 ARMY DECLARED GOOD V.'- - 1 " Suez Canal Held To Be No Ob stacle; Ammunition and Oth er War Supplies Plentiful, Is Claim; No Truth In Rumor Turks Are Dying in Droves - Statenien t Savs; Perform ance of Russians CalieJl : "Pitiful"; Claim The British Force Tied Up - " 1 ( oa AjMoUud rnss. : Constantinople, March It, (corre spondence of tha Aaaoclated Press: ) "It you mention my name In connec tion with what I hare told y otv 1 will apply our military 4aw and have you ahot. Your promise not to do so may be all right, but we donf trust reporters and editors any more. They have lied too much. And let me assure you that If you uaa my name tha protection of your embassy wui not help you. The Turkish army has tothlng to conceal, but It dooa not want to be lied about Thia was the admonitory conclusion of a statement obtained by a corre spondence of tha Associated Press from a man who would permit that aa authority a "aeml-offlolal" source be given. - , Hla statement In part follow: Position "Exertion." "Tha position and condition A' the Turkish army tn tha - Caucasus U ex cellent. We don't expect that , the decision of the- European war ta to take place In tha Caucasua. Our op eratlons there nave primarily Keen for the purpose of obliging-tho-Rua alana to keep a large force there In order to ease our allies In Poland ana Gallcla. Some of the Russian com panies In the Caucasua have dwindled down to twenty-five men Instead of II. we recently wiped out a Kua- slan"regTmlrt no" completely thnt-fun-l rral ear-vices had to be held for tne entlrn oraaJitxaJUQOaa Ther waa not a man left. . . - -The crossing of tha Bueg canal three -months ago by a battalion of Turkish Infantry demonatrated that the waterway la no obstacle to ua. We don't Intend forcing operatlona against Egypt -uat no w - Supply conditions do not allow a general offensive. The railroad which will serve to make communications through the let kilo- metera of deeert easy, will be com pleted soon. I cannot tell yon where that railroad la being built. Our forcea are advancing aa fast as Is feasible one army along tha coast of tha Madlterrean. along tha Oulf of Sues la another, and a third In the renter. "We have no trouble fading our men In the field. Ia the Cauoaaua wa have not alwaya been able to give them enough bread, but tha meat supplies In that region are so plentiful that we have mads up tho rations In that way. There has been no difficulty supplying our troopa 4 in tha south with food, though the ecarclty or wa ter there haa been aomewnat or a problem, ona which wa are meeting, however. "Talk of a scarcity of ammunition and other supplies of war la rank nonsense, We have an ammunition factory able to meet our demands and there la In operation a plant In which we are able to'tusn out Held artillery. You are at liberty to Inspect both. . . The resources of this country In man fit for military service have been a surprise to me, . We don't have to take men from Turkey In Europe ror service In tha Caucasus and 1 against Egypt. Right now wa are raising several crops In Anatolia. We have In Turkey ta Europe six army corps to give a proper reception to an) force which may undertake to land on theaa shorea. Tha spirit of Our troopa Is excellent. "Tha stories alleged that tha Turk ish troopa la tha Caucasus and else where are dying In droves are Inven- tlona. There haa been noma sickness and there haa been In all other armies. " A good many of-, our men have had their hands and feet frosen. The winter la tha Caucasus baa been severe. "There fa nothing to ho said about tha much advertised defeat of our troopa In tha Caucasua - Tha Rua- ians aim ply magnified tho affair oat of all proportions as to what actually occurred. We have not gone to the trouble of Issuing a detailed denial because we don t think It worth while. "The performance of tha Ruaalana la tha Caucasus haa been pitiful. They have a railroad line Into the very theatre of war. Wa have none. They can bring ap their supplies on trains, Wa must carry them for milea and miles on pack animals and camels. "Whether ar not wa Intend Invad ing Kgypt ia a political question on which I have no right to apeak. What I can say la that tba Sues Canal will be -'crossed by the Ottoman troopa lust aa It was crossed two weeks ago. We Will aoon have, a railroad at our disposal aad until that tlma- nobody need count on a general crossing of the canal. Tha men who crossed the canal marched through the desert for over lea kilometers. - We arc not follsh enough to Imagine that a large organisation could do It, Wa could do tC however, if we bad water. We are getting that. Jlow I cannot aay.. "Meanwhile we have tied up In Egypt a large British force. But that force will not be large enough when we are la at position to assume a gen eral offensive. The fact la that sorrn people-are lying to keep . up their cruixrse. We don't havo to da that. We know exactly what there la be fore ua and are acting accordingly. "I consider the general military situation of Turkey and her allies the heat jSlnce-Hhe outbreak of the war. Tho Uertnaa and Auntro-Hunganan armies have done .wonders." - STATEMENT AMD JUDGE KICKS BOX AND KISSESWDMAFJ JlESIGNATEllWAR'S Such Is Testimony Before Committee To Investigate Conduct of Judge Carter MANY WITNESSES HEARD Testimony Directed " Toward , Charges of I Immoral Con duct and Abrupt and Dicto- rial Manner While Exercis Ing Authority As Judge of Superior Court Bench Another step toward the aolutloA of tne verierA oemei n j langia waa tak en yesterday when the legislative committee heard tha first batch ' of wltneeaea uader-aaxhorltjr vested la It by tha Oeneral Aaaembly of Kit. That Judgo Carter - kissed a young married woman of fVllmington. that ha had klsksd A . box against tha shins of tha sheriff af Sampson coun ty when ho bad ordered tha box re moved, that ha had otherwise con ducted himself In A manlier unbe coming a judge both on and off tha bene hv ware facia toward the "eslah Ushment wtlch testimony was direct ed. On tho other hand' there waa not a word of testimony te prove the fact, of any overt act pf Immorality as charged la tba eom plaint against tho Judge. Both Judge Carter and Solicitor Abernethy were In tha hall of the House of Repreeentattvea yeaterday. and with each ona waa a full array of counsel. Roaae A Land. Pace at Boushall were taking care of the In terests of Solicitor Abernethy, while Kltchin A Manning were championing the ease of Judge'Carter. Judge Manning did all the croaa examining yesterday, and Chairman Doughton for the legislative commit tee, did snoot of the direct question. ing. For tha most part, tha others of tha seven members of tha committee sat atlenf.-wst observant- and -atten tive, putting ta question only ocoaa- Itnally. . Judge clatter appeared quite In- tereeted In the proceedings. He calm and entirely collected. Time and again ha offered a word of suggestion. or wtrhtpered romment-fto--rrta-attor- tteys. Whan the kissing episode wax related he jrrln;-1 broadly. , v. M . V oea ha tha Com. Thus far the namea of four women have been brought Into tha case, ona waa Involved la tha kissing eplaodai Beyond thia there was no eviuence and aha passed out of tha scenes. Two others were given bad charac ters by n number of witnesses. One waa a gray-haired . grandmother, of hfty-nve or sixty years of age. The other waa her daughter, of sober ma turity, with grown children. Both mother and daughter are In vary feeble health. The last waa a steno grapher, against , whom absolutely nothing haa been proven, or uvea spoken, to indicate any misconduct. At tha opening of tha hearing yea terday morning before tho- commit tee composed af Meesra. Doughton. Dunning. Vann, Hutchinson, Allred, Stacy and tlrler. the point was made by Chairman Doughton that tha New Bern . Incident referred to In tha charges would bo tried at New Bern in order to save expense to tha State of North Carolina., In tha mean time, the committee will hear all tha Witnesses testifying -to other details cnurgtd tn tha complaints in tta- elgh. Aa anon aa wttaeevee were ex amined yesterday they were excused, upon filing their namea, places of res idence and mileage with the secretary of the committee. Mr. Vann. ' Chairman Doughton Would givo no estimate as to tha time. when the hearing will be completed, but mom bera of tha committee appeared to be optimistic that It will bar' concluded much more quickly than at flrat Im agined. . Thoroughness, however, haa been adopted aa the one standard above all others which will guide the boor and this will be tha first aim. The attendance In tha Hall of the House of Representative waa not large yeaterday.' considartng tho in terest which Baa been aoown in the caae. . Thla Is due largely to tho fact that many people believe that : the hearings are to be conducted In executive session. The committee) la given fint discretion la thai regard. However It waa 10:1$ yeaterday morning when Secretary C M. Vann read the resolutions under which the commit tee was about to conduct tha invest! ration. When he had finished. Chair man Doughton offered a few word of explanation. - " "We do not meet hare to try Judge Frank Carter or to prosecute ttU We are assigned to Invest! rate the conduct of Judge Carter aad Solici tor Abernethy. ; Immediately wit nesnee were awotu and the taking of testimony was begun. Chairman Doughton doing most of the ques tioning. r . Col J. D. Carr, . f The first wltnesa waa .Cot 3. D. Carr, a practicing attorney of Clin ton. It was la Itll. according to tha witness, that court waa being held In Clinton with Judge Carter presiding. He f ore the arrival of Judge Carter for hla nnt term. Judge Oliver Al len had ordered a jbox to be placed under the witness cnair in order to elevate it where tha witness could be aeen. Now Judge Carter ordered the sheriff to remove the box.- When he returned ror the next term, court had hardly started when Judge Car ter noticed -that the box waa etui there. In. aa angry manner he or dered that It be removed at once, and while Mr. Tern Crompler waa tn the act of remiWing H. Judge Carter came .down from the bench and gave the box a kick, which eent It crash ing against the leg of Mr. Crumpler. causing painful akin wounds. t One of tne wttae-esear rtuer caosea of complaint against Judge 'nrter. which he recited aa tending to prrve abritrary and unbecoming conduct waa In the esse ot atate va. Jaliaw D. Haggevt In which the defendant had been found guilty of fornication and adultery with Lou's. Tew. In the ' 1 - v ' 4 (Continued on Page Two.) PRZEIalYSL'S FALL BIGGEST CAPTURE -' wasenBsaawasBBjanBBMee-- London Newspapers Do Not Even Except The Surrender v.. of Antwerp OPENS DOOft TO CRACOW '. AND HUNGARY'S PLAIN'S Moral Effect Will Be Tremend- ous; Stimulate Feeling In Favor of Allies in Rumania and Bulgaria, London Be lieves; Italian Situation Re ceives Attention But News is Scarce; Several Interesting Rumors Are Unconfirmed IksKlsl u TIM Ken m nhnnai.l . iMvdon, March II. The long ta veatmeot of the -mid-Callclan fortress of Praemyal haa ended. Depleted by disease, subsisting on horse flesh, aad aurrounded by a superior force ef Ruaalana. thr garrtson, has aurrewder ad to the besieging army after A d tense lasting many months, which, up -to the preaen4i-ta recorded as Aut. trta'a moat not?eworth ontrlbutkm to tha war. Petrograd. London, and Paris are celebrating the event tonight Petro grad and Parte In the spontaneous manner characteristic of those cities lendon with silent and grim satis faction, which la tha Britten way, , The newspapers assert that the fall ef the. fortress marks tha moat Im portant, capture of tha war, not es ceptlug Antwerp, In that It not only releases constdorable Russian forces which can be thrown Into the fluc tuating struggle la the Curpfthlana. hut -open "the -door to-Cracow and the plaina of Hungary. Moral Kffect TrrmrvMloaa. It la argued, too, that tha moral affect of the surrender will . be tre mendous the allies declaring It will stimulate feeling In their favor both In Rumania and Bulgaria, Just as tho operations In the Dardanelles are causing an agitation In Greece and Holy. 1 Tha , Italian. altiiatlnn , la.-recieiving attention, although rumors, rather than tU event to ba,thq. basla of mm - i inv newBja,pi sippiiicnm The Italian embassy at London had no contrroatlon tonight of the re port that freight traffic between Italy aad Oermany by way or Bwitaerland had bean stopped, nor waa there con firmation ef the reported massing of Austrian and Oermsn troopa along the Austrian littoral or tha as sembling of artillery at Trieste. . Frffl With Honor. Praemyal fell with honor, the British press concedes, for it with stood the onslaughts longer than any place d,uring the war, the Investment having begun Sep. It, something 'more than six months ago. The duration of tha alege compared with the length of time It took the Ger mans to capture such strot.gholda aa Liege, Namsr and Antwerp, waa-doe to two causes one being the dslre of tha Russiana to keep the lose of Ufa among the besieging army at minimum tha other to the lack of great guns, which the Germans had In Belgium. The Investment was hot a oloaa one. the garrison having had up until re cently e. radius of about 1 1 miles in which to move about, and some dis patches told of shooting expeditions Indulged In by the officers of the garrieoa. ' Mrsari Situation Interesting. - Nothing -of - great -Importance haa been recovered overnight It. the west. In the east, aside from the fall of Praemyal tha situation around the German port of. Memel ia the most Interesting. FTora "thig town"The Oermana maintain they have driven the Russians, while a controversy Is being waged by the press of the two countries aa to the merits of the Rus sian contention .that civilians fired on them In thla latest Incursion In east Prussia an act which demanded, re. prtsals. There U no late news from the Dardanelles and the belief tn Eng land seems to be that the operatlona oerhana will be more nrotracted then at first expected. Thomas Safer, Said To Be Yeggman of Note, Taken at Asheville . aa4al W TW Ken sts Obwenr.t " Asheville. Mar. St. Thomas Bator, known throughout tho eountryaa North Carolina Tommy, aaid to oa a. yeggman with a bad record today waa taken' by postal Inspect ore and dep uties from the office of the United States marshal aa be attempted ta board a train for Knoxvllle. I'nable to furnish bond in the aum of tl-eot he la held In the Buncombe county Jail awaiting a trial before the United ota t s commissioner. Hater, who ia reported to have sev eral aliases la charged with robbing tha safe of the Caadler poatofflce a few days ago and when takea had Zt In his pussraslon. He Is It years of age and baa been here for the past several weeka with hla wife, a guest at 'a local boarding; house. tie naa oeen peoaung jewelry ana told the o fore re that the mnnev foud fn hla p ssi salon wsa derived from the sale of Jewelry. He la aaid to have beea dierharged: from the Atlanta pen itentiary leas than two years ago after completing a term of four years for robbing a postofnee at RusselVille, .'WORTH CAROLINA TOMMY CAPTURED - ; -. FEDERAL GRAND JURY TAKES HOLD fiN mmiMixup cas: Mysterious "Oliver Osborne' the Accuser ot I f v Miss Rae Tanzer Keeps Out of Sight and There Is Search for a," Flirtatious Man An- sweririgHis Descnpuon Breach of Prom - iseCase Goes Over H11 Wednesday Which , Is Expected to Be a Day of Developments SHOTS ACROSS BQ17 OF HAMBURG LINER Odenwald Detained ' In San Juan Harbor By The Guns of ' ' Morro Castle MAY PROSECUTE , CAPTAIN AttemptedTo Leave . Without Clearance Tapers; Action .-Taken Under Resolution of j tongress lo Protect Amerl - oai NeutralityOther-Ve& -sels Also Being Detained intiw lmiiiiiirwss.1 -Waahlngtun, March IS While the guns of Morro Castle detain the Hambarg-Americaa liner odenwald tn tha harbor of Ian Juan, Porto Rico, offlclale Of tha I'nlted States govern ment are considering tha question whtther lha steamer' captala shall b proaeeutsd for attempting to leave Ran Juan Saturday without clearance pnpera. " " v" r----; -.. Lieut, Burnham, eommaadlng the Porto Rlcan regiment, cabled the War -Department today - that- it - had been necessary to fire shots across tha Odenwaid'a how te keep her from putting to sea Hunday. although on Friday ha had warned tha captain that ho would be fired oa If ha started out of th harbor without being cieareo. Clearance, bed .beea 'Withheld - on account of what the customs official 00 ruddered susplolou - circumstanoea The ahip. It ia aaid, haa no other cargo than coal and auppllea. Congress ( The Aatborlty. I'ndiera Joint resolution pa seed by the Last Congress the President Is authorised to direct collectors of customs to withhold clearance from any vessel which, he haa reasonable cause to believe to be about to carry fuel, arms, ammunition, men or supplies to any war ahlp, tender or supply ship of a belligerent nation. The resolution further pro video that If any such vessels depart or attempt to depart from the Jurisdiction of the I'nlted States without clearance, for the purpose set forth, they shall be forfeited .te the United States and "the owner or master or person or persons having charge or command, hall be liable to fins. or imprison tnent, ,- It became know today that the Treasury Department had had lis at tention called to the Hamburg-American liner Snxonls, now laid up .at Winalow, Washington, with a cargo of grain loaded at Portland. Oregon, last July for Hamburg. Recent ac tivities aboard the Teasel have caused officials to take steps to assure- that he will hot put to sea again without Inspection and clearance. Two tUopped at New York. . New York. Mar. IS. Two steamers leaving New York harbor were stop ped today by shots across thetr bows, fired toythe dispatch hoax - Dolphin, stationed ln the harbor to - guard American neutrality. Uotb ships lat (t were allowed to proceed. The Americas ship Banta Clara wag halted by a (hot when aha failed te atop at signals. The American steamer Newton waa 'Stopped because ne raiiea 10 aisptay signals a capita whiatle warninas bv tha DolDhla. Neutrality ofneera from the naval tug Narkeeta boarded tba Nowton and ordered Captain Abbot to ho tat his signals. Trilcrk-hem Visits CoUeraor. Newport News. Vs., Mar. SL-eCap tain Mag Thtertrtiene, of the Uerman cruiser Prlns RHsl Fried rich, today paid official vlaita . to Collector . cftfT"1!. ntrrV"-' m.wf"-.0trnr' ' f..- u.miit. w. .A ..ln.l Haynea. - commandant of Kort Mon- I roe. The visit was rather in the turn of a aortal call, aaid the collec tor. At the fort the Oermaa captain was the guest of the eammandenfat luncheon -and later witnessed a spec ial dress parade. Sunday the officers ef ttfy le-man warship acrwmpannTd by an officer of the United States Armv and the members ef the crew, accompanied by a nonommiesisned offlcrr from Fort Monroe, were al lnwe1 o come ashore and visit New- port News and other points of Inter est on the Vlrgtma peninsula. MvsTrvnxr M.n rfu:rtf: ... CITY TOR NATIONAL B.UfKS. Washington, Mar. II. Nashville. Tennetnsee, waa designated today by the Federal Reserve Hoard as a re serve dty for national banks. The board announced that cities must have tl.vvo . population, combined capital and sorplua - In national hanks of IJ.a0a.6we. and depoelta of 11. , to be aa designated la the future.. . Dura Into Mobtle ReaaW IB ski !' 4 ras.t I. Mobile, Ala.. March SS. W. M. Clements, former nwaaglng editor of the Birmiria-ham News aad aecretary of the. Southern Newspaper Publish ers' Association, haa purchased aa Itr lereat In the Mobile item Company arid haa assumed charge? of the editorial department of IhaUpaper. Mr. Clem ents ia one of the best kaown -newspaper men In the Southern States. He was bora la Louisville, Kf. . -- . I, , ; ' .,m ta,. NeVTork. Marj II. The Federal grand jury haa begun .Investigation of tha complaint made by James W. Os borne, former Assistant District At torney that Mlaa Kae Taaxer uaed the mails In furtherance of a scheme to defraud. It became known today.' The Toung Jlew York Wuaaa a - Who la Suing Jsntca W. Osborne - for . Rrrewh of Prom "me and W ho H Charged With Attempt - to Black mail and I'se of Malls to Dcfraad. ' Miss Tanner recently sued J. W. 0 barnaIut; ISfl.vfltf ulleglng breach of premise. Msiia after a ntadapared who said ha waa Oliver Osborne and that he Waa the man who bad culti vstedt ths girl's acquaintance. David II. Slade. counsel for Miss Tanser, today waa served with papers directing Mm te produce before the federal grand Jury a letter delivered to blm last Friday and aaid to have bjn written to a young woman nam ed Helen Kaiser by Oliver Osborne. Tha caae also cams up in ths Su preme Court today, where J. W. s borae had applied for a bill of partlc. ulars In the breach of -promise case. On motion ot Mlaa Tanser' s counsel, this motion feat ever until Wed nee day. .. Slade Prcarnted For Contempt, Maxwell Slade. law partner of David H. Slade. appeared for him be fore the' grand Jury. hut declined to be sworn or to surrender the letter. He then waa presented for contempt to Judge Cushman of the Federal court, , Slade explained to tha court that the Helen. Kaiser. letter waa evidence held by him in tha Interest of hla client and for that reason, ha eon tended, he ahould not he required to furnish the government evidence which he considered to be at vital Importance to Miss Tamer's case. Judge Cusham directed Slads tore- -turn to the grand Jury room, produce the letter and be sworn so as to tell the-c Ire u msta a oee under which It waa. received by his firm' On Blade's plea -that he be allowed tlma to confer with counsel, ha was given until tomorrow. Aa to the b1llof particulars asked for the New York World of yesterday aaid that In an affidavit In support ef his motion Mr. Oaborne sets forth that he I badly In need of certain Inform ation Slade et Slade did not Incorpor ate In the complaint they draw for Miss Tamer. He first asks that the house address of the- plaintiff be-glven, . He also . wanta to knew Juat what be aaid whea he la alleged to have promised to marry Mlaa Tanser. aad when aad where the acta complained of were committed. "- 1 ' ' -." " Mr. Blade unld ystorday' that ha would oDDose the motion In so far aa I urn ne nira-n.i w early trial aa asked for by Mr. Oa borne. Wncre Is Otlvcr Onhorner--Where Is Oliver Osborne T" Tha'. appears to be the great query In New York in the ault for ie.ot) brought by las Rae Tanser against Mr. James W. Osborne, following the disappear ance ef the man said to be "Oliver 1 is bo roe- who declared to James W. Osborne that he ta the man who was courting Rae Tenser. The New York Herald ot yeaterday 1 had -the follow Ing en tha matter: la Lost To Sight. ore than ever befare the where abouts of 'Oliver Oaborne,"' the wit ness who voluntarily projected him self Into the legal entanglements growing out - of Mlaa Rae Tanstr'a . Mil breach of promise action' against Jamea W. Osborne, promi nent lawyer and one time Assistant District Attorney, were hitldea hi mystery yeaterday. Apparently tnia mysterious witness, whose disappearance Was aa wholly iinsxpected as waa hla sudden en trance Into the case, haa laat himself Completely to tha federal prosecutors who caused Mlna Tanser s arrest or a charge of -BMmr the mails ta e- - fraud. Even the man s real name Is not yet positively known to the frd- I agaota who have oeea aeeaing ,ai last night reports were In cir culation that the nun, living under another name, had' beea found yi-- terday mocesng in the vk-tnity ot Fifty-ninth street and Third avenur, and since then .haa been carefully IfriaUneaaV oa. ' esrraaw) I, - V; n . . ...... - f i .. . ...... . v ' ' .r - . , - ,' '''' : v - ' v ( f .i, :i i
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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March 23, 1915, edition 1
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