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BACK UP M'ADQQ 24 OPEcSTIllIlL i i-f'
HIID WILLIAMS Growing Fat Tklo BY STOiUll ' .?.p,t; 0nHr4i-vrrsr: ""'--Nritel v
Department of 'Justice Employs
: Brandeis To Defend Them
' Jn Riggs Bank Case
MAY GOTO SUPREME COURT
Both Sides Apparently Are Pre-
panng-To Fight To The End
Attorney General Gregory
; Co-operating With Treasury
Department; Bank Gives Out
, Statement
WuhlnKton. D. C. April It. D
vIopmnta today Indicated that th
: government intends to do IU utmost
to back up Secretary McAdoo, of th
Treasury, and Comptroller ot th Cur
rency Williams In the leral tight pre
cipitated by the Riggs National Bank,
. complainanC in equity proOMdlngs to
en)ln these official from alleged at
tempt to drive Xhat.U)tUtl9Tl out of
business through systematic and lone
. continued persecution.
Attorney ' General Gregory an
nounced today that the department
had employed Louis IX Brandeia, of
Boston, to defend ' Messrs. Williams
and HcAdoo in the Injunction pro-
aceedings. Be declared his department
and the -Treasury were co-operating
in these proceedings. . It became
known also that Jess C. Atkins, for
mer Assistant Attorney General also
had been retained In the case.
Officials declined to say whether the
government at this time contemplates
any ainrmauve proceedings In addt
tlvn to the defense of Mr. McAdoo and
Mr. WHUams la ths Injunction ease. It
was denied, however, that the bureau
of Investigation of the Department of
Justice bad undertaken an Invmtlga-
uon oi ansirs or ins Kiggs MM,
'Lawyers Investigating.
'Lawyers, in the cue gave attentloi
today to the question of whether th
comptroller had exceeded his pow
era in certain acta of which the bank
complains and It was maintained that
for the sake of precedent to be estab
lished, this alone would be sufficient
to insure a trongdefense by the gov
ernment. It was recalled that while
the courts have derllned to Interfere
With the ordinary exercise of the ee-
uvt-iuea iiuh wnrrs aa asoees oi suou
power Is disclosed aa Injuactioa may
; That ths present case may go to
the Bupreme Court seemed sntlrely
pronabie for both sides apparently
are preparing te njrnt to the end.
Bank I Mars stauaaeut.
, Ths bank today . gavs out a state
ment reviewing charges mads by Mr.
Williams last night. It caUed atten
tion .to Mr. Williams' announcement
' that Investigation of ths bank had dis
closed irregularities and that the De
partment of Justice had engaged the
mtn oi iouis u. nruaau some
weeks ego. as special counsel In the
case. The statement recited that at
noon today Attorney General Grezor
. stated that Mr. Brandeis had not been
engaged by the department, and that
the statement that he had been retain
. ed 'was incorrect at the time It was
' made.
Mr.Cregurya own statement htrr
. gara io ine employment or Mr. Bran-,-
dels given out before that Of ths bank
- follows;
' " "Ths Department of Justice has em
V plpoyed Mr. Brandies as special coun
sel to assist in tns defease of ths In
-, junction proceedings brought by the
f Kigga National Bank. Up to the filing
' , uf ths ease the department had not
had before It for official consideration
; ths controversy between the Treasury
: Department and the. Ithm National
Bank, but knewTn a general Way that
i nose existed ana might result In some
j character of litigation. --The Depart
ment ot justice and Treasury, Depart-
wrrmtw-itrmnl-Tid--ieai uiy ' vo
niumtEn I M Ikl. m.tlt -
. ', The bank, in Its statement, declares
; - that Mr. Williams takes credit to him
i sojf for ths fact that the bank is sol
, . vent when in fact he cauiwd the with
drawal of hundreds of thousands of
, ' dollars during the summer and fall of
: ' 114, "at a time when financial eon-
., dltions were exceedlsgly uncertain in
this country because of she great war
. in Europe. -
uerrnoa 1U Loae.
r The- statement answers Mr. Will'
lams charge made In letters to the
- bank, that H I loaned large sums to
' women for speculation purposes by
- saying thatWashlngton has probably
; more women than any city of its aiae
- in the world whe have fortunes yand
adds that its losses through loans to
. ' such clients have beetu-negliirible.
' The ank declares that Mr. Will
- tarns has no foundation for the alle
gation mads in letters that It
tempted young men and women to
ruin through speculation. -
The fact la." says the statement,
' "that the officers of this bank have
. never eulvlsed er encouraged any per
, , aon, man or woman, young or old.
to speculate la stocks or buy stocks
- for Investment, and the comptroller's
" Insinuation to the contrary s a gross
' perversion of the truth, of which no
' officer of the government ought te be
guilty with respect to any matter, and
upecially the comptroller of the cur-
rtucjr be guilty of It for the purpose
f injuring a bank la the public esti
mation." -
" Ths statements points oat that of---
fleers of ths bank who held seats on
' ths Washington Stock Exchange to!
. uatartly gave then up In 114 because
tbey believed the Federal Reserve
Act might forbid aa officer of a bank
acting as a broker on a stock ex
change. 1
. WANT C. K. TO IXVE8TiaATE.
fEngtanel Wenld Lcsra Cossdltlons Isa.
- posed eei Omrrr Imprtsonod la Ger
many. Londoa. April II. The British for
eign ofTtr-e has Instructed the ambas
sador aj Washington, Sir Cecil Spring.
Rice, to ask the linked States to In
vestigate conditions of Imprisonment
Imposed en British oflloeraaby Ger
many aa a retaliatory nneaau'e against
the Imprisonment of Oernua sukma
tm srsws la England,
Kinston's Tiniest Citizen,
Cradled in Soap Box Full
of Promise
iMinsl m tw Km m ens
Klnston. April It. Klnstoa's Unl
est cltlMft, who about eight weeks age
was given tip 'as a dead one Juat after
he had been born, but persisted
trying out the climate regardless, now
promises to become a football player,
When the stork chuckled as ha
brought him he thought probably that
It was an awful good Joke. The laugh
was on the stork, and now It Is ths
tiniest dtlsen, Jolly little fellow, who
does the laughing. He laughs Inord
tnately at everything nearly. Dr. Ira
M. Hardy says. Hs weighed just a
pound and a hall Hs new weighs
nearly four pounds, la finely nourish
ed and certain, barring aocidents, f
love to a ripe old age. - He has a
splendid constitution, the doctor saya
Baby was cradled In a soap box.
Land Torpedo
That Scoots' At
-The Enemy
Kinston Inventor Takes In
f ernal Machine For War
' f are To Washington v
MBMssassaM
(SpMSB The frm m OkneM!
Kinston. April IS. Ray L. Jobson.
local machinist, has gone North
with aa Infernal machine which he
almost expects to revolutionise war
fare. People who have seen Jobeon's
certainly IngenlousUf not so certainly
practicable device say It la a wonder.
-He calls It a land torpedo-. He will
show If to Secretary of War Garrl
son and probably to a board ef army
officers. It coturi eta of a cylindrical
tube mounted on a small chassis, with
small wheels, and a motor In the rear
end of the tube. ' A "tender" which is
stationary furnishes ths current for
the automobile torpedo, which Jobson
claims will snake from M to M miles
an hour. Even his model travels ever
the ground at a speed of ! mile an
hour-- Twef'wlrei TsUfnfs-frW
the torpedo aa tt raced ever the
ground arte-- the manipulator, who
remains with the tender, had touched
a button. One of .these wires carries
the current to the motor, and the
other controls the thing's thunder. At
the moment the operator wishes to
get la his work hs throws the switch
ff ths motive power, whereupon the
torpedo. Instantly stops; then, when
the moment Is at hand, he touches an
other button. A dead-sure cap and
soms pounds of a dry explosive
are snugly packsd Into an inner re
ceptacle or the torpedo. Tnere is
bound to result some changes la the
scenery In the particular landscape n
which the diabolical contrivance la at
ths tlms located. The damage to prop
erty Is certain. -
The oueatlon that military men may
ask Jobson. however. Is, who Is going
to get Into ths thing's way to get
blasrn up with It. There are soms
who are Inclined to regard his inven
tion as a foredoomed failure; more
optimistic ones predict success for It.
however. The cost Is trivial compared
with the marine torpedo. Jobson
ays his machine can be constructed
n any number at not more than list
apiece. '
TO OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY
LINCOLN ASSASSINATION
President TOK6w' laser Executive
Order For Jfrt Thursday
Washington, April 1 1. President
Wilson tonight signed ths following
executive order provdilng that fitting
observance be given to the anniver
sary of ths death of Abraham .Lin
coln, who died arty yearn ago .next
Thursday.
'As an evidence of the profound
affection of tre American people for
tns memory of Abraham Lincoln It la
rereby ordered trat the executive of
fices of the United Statoe shall be
closed and that the national Has; be
displayed at half-mast upon all
Federal buildings and at all forts and
military posts and naval stations and
on ail vessels or tne united mates and
that the representatives of the United
States In foreign countries shall In
like manner pay appropriate tribute
to his memory, on Thursday. April
S, ItlS, the fiftieth anniversary of
his death. ; :
The owners and masters ef all
merchantahlpe of the United States
are requests e -similarly to display ths
national Hag er nair-maat.
Signed) ilWOQimOW WILSON. -
ST.LOUIS ALDDERMAN '
INDICTED FOR FORGERY
Had Arraiured For Road Whew Taken
, la Charge) on Beam warrant.
81 Louis. Mow April It. August H.
Frederick, who hut Tuesday was elect
ed president of the St. Louie Board ef
Aldermen a position la wnicn he
would share with the mayor and the
comptroller the responsibility of draft
ing the city budget today was In
dicted for forgery in the first degree. '
Mr. Frederick was elected by IX.
majority, but his plurality was 1.
below ths high rtan en his ticket, the
Republican.' In a rormai statement
last night he said hs would resign.
Frederick, who was techtnaclly ar
rested but night at ths direction ef
the circuit attorney, was formally tak
en lncharge on a bench warrant today.
made arrangement for a l,e
bond.
The minimum penalty for fursery In
the first degree is ten years Unprison-
About jour Thousand People
From AH Over State Hear
Damrosch Concerts
FOUR GREAT SOLOISTS
ARE GIVEN OVATIONS
Picco, Campbell, Kerns and
Alcock Sweep The Thou
sands Who Hear Them Into
Prolonged-Applause; Entire
Program One of The Finest
Ever Listened To in Raleigh
Is Unanimous Voice of Those
Attending; Music Depart
ment of Woman's Club Reap
Success
Nearly four thousand people from
all over North Carolina yesterday af
ternoon and last night listened to two
great concert by Damrosch's New
Tork Symphony Orchestra, assisted by
four soloists who Justified fully all
the advance claims made for them.
Mr. Alexander Baalafsky in his rol as
concert master and a festival chorus
of one hundred and ninety-four er.
a This was the culmination In
success of the efforts of the festival
committee of the music deDartateel
of the Woman's Club, composed of the
following Raleigh women: Mia Sadie
Duncan chair. Mrs. George J. Ramsey
secretary. Dr. Delia Dixoa-CarralL
presfdeat of ths club, and Mrs. Palmer
Jerman, nrst vict-preaidenL Another
upon whose shoulders ha rested much
of the burden of disposing of the seats
and whose splendid efforts counted
for so much Is MJks Mattle Hlgga.
Tnat . she to deserving of all the
Praise bestowed upon her by those In
touch with the management of the
festival la evidenced by results ob
tained.
From the opening? number at twe-
iurjiwcibe jaa,JaI
were -at rapt attention and ttt -
srdkea only by vigorous appiauw. .
would, be hard for anyone! attending
both programs to do otherwise than
impartially place the praise. There.
has up te this hour been heard no
other note than that of gratification at
the program given. Rarely It is the
good fortune of any audience In any
city to listen to a program so evenly
balanced throughout, with not a num
ber but that was worthy of mention as
first class.
Damresrh In Mack Draoand.
For ten years Damroech's orchestra
has been appearing- at the Spartan
burg Festi val, and since Ita a linear-
ance there has skipped but one ap
pearance, ine missing number was
last year when the organisation waa
abroad at the time, but this year they
are. heeding the Insistent demand
from that place and open there this
evening the flrwt of a three day series
of concerts. ..This organisation Is now
on ths first lap of a Ave weeks tour
nr. unwa. iuo manager, stated
fc. night that he had had to turn
down many flattering offers, from im
portant cities. Their two programs
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BRYAN PUTS BAN ON '
,.. . AUSTRIAN CONSUL
Letter to Governor ef Virginia Inad-
- vertcnUy U nsigned. .
IBr ttm I i 1 1 1 I hwk
RichmondL Vs.. A Mil 1
Stuart today rebel-red from Washings
ion tne ioiiowing letter, written on
Htate Department stationery, but ua
signed: . '.
'His Excellency, the Governor a
Virginia. Richmond. Va.
'Sir: I have the honor to Inform
ypu that C L Droete Is not recognis
ed Uy this government as - a consular
functions In ths United States.
"I have the honor to be. sir,
- Tour obedient, servant" .
(Unsigned).
Governor Stuart regards the com
municatloa aa authentic
Mr. Droete u listed la the city di
rectory aa consular agent of the
Austra-Hungartaa government and
has acted aa such here for years. Since
the wsr began, he has written numer
ous letters to the newspapers jot al
together complimentary to American
neutretity and now U publtmhlne
pro-Teutonic periodical called . "The
Crucible."- When, shewn a copy of the
State Department letter today Mr.
Droete acknowledged that his consular
position was -unornciaL",
----- Crittresed Wilson's Polley.t .
Washington. April 1 1. The letter
te Governor Stuart, of Virginia. In ref
erence te C. L Droete. at Richmond.
I mailed Inadvertently without
Secretary Bryan's signature. Inquiry
at the department today showed that
Droete s published criticism of Presi
dent Wilson's neutrality policy had
been called te the department's at
tention and that Gov. Jfauart waa ad
vtssd that Droate waa not a properly
accredited consul of Austria-Hungary.
FOB STATE-WIDE
PHOIIIBmOX
tVeuleUun To
to. Voters
Florida H
Sabentt Qncstlon
Tallahassee, Fte- April It
lower House of the State Legislature
today by a vote of It to 14 passed a
resolution railing for submission to
the Vetera at the general election of
SI a- constitutional amendment for
state-wide prohibition. The amend
ment, if adopted will become effective
October 1. 11T.
The resolution was certified to the
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After sinking thirteen British and
French merchant vessels since she
slipped from New Tork harbor In a
sea gray coat of paint eight months
ago, the . North Oermaa Lloyd liner,
Kronprins Wilhelm, which was
turned into an auxiliary bruiser, ha
run beak to another American port
for protection against .the allies' bat
tleships, (the suddenly ran Into New
port News Sunday, thsre to keep com-
ASKS THBEE WEEKS
CaptainSays He Will Rush Re
pairs, and May Leave Before
That Time
U. S. EXAMINATION TODAY
Requests Made in Tw $ Letters
The Treasury; No Reques
Made For Coal and Provis
ions As Commander Will De
termine On This Later
IBr at AmteUui rmm.
Newport News. Va., April U.
Lieut-Captain Tblerf elder, command
er of the German converted cruiser
Kron Prins Wilhelm. delivered to
Collector of Customs Hamilton late
today his formal request of the Wash
ington government, for time to
main In this neutral port for tempo
rary repairs to his ship.
The request waa made in two let
term, amplifying the other, which
were forwarded to the Secretary of
the Treasury and their contents not
divulged. It is understood that the
German commander asked for three
weeks time as a, maximum la which
to make the Wilhelm seaworthy, but
stated he would make every effort to
complete lemHrary repairs aad leave
port oeiore tnat time.
It waa learned that ths stipulations
related only to temporary repairs be
cause of necessity for thorouah over
hauling of the Wilhelm. which would
require months, were all needed i
pairs undertaken at - this- time. -
So Krquciit iW HuduHcm.
Captain Thlerfelder in three com-
munlrations did not maks a request
for coal and prorteloim,- -epli4n'lng
that he would do this when the Wash'
Ington government decides how long
ne may remain in these neutral
waters. The commander said he did
not wish to take on permanent sup
plies which might partly be consumed
uunng nis atsy ror -ropaira it la un
derstood that hla request 'Includes.
however, a petition for pesmlsslon to
go into dry-dock Immediately. Until
the Washington authorities grant this
permission his raider must remain at
anchor In the James river. Unofficial
ly the captain of the Kron Prins Wil
helm urged that action regarding his
ship be expedited aa much as possible
snd in this connection he requested
tbe State Department through the
German Embassy to have the naval
board maks an examination of his
ship at once. This may be done to
morrow if permiaatun is given to take
the ship into dry-dock.
The ship yard experts estimates' of
repairs necessary were Included In the
captain's letters to the Secretary of
the Treasury. One letter. It is under
food, relates te repairs to machinery
and the other to the exterior platei
whlph have been warped by coaling at
sea and ramming merchant snipe of
tee antes. -
fantalnf Very DcntuustraUva.
While opinion continues to prevail
that the Wilhelm will never leave this
port until the close ef the war, com
mander Thlerfelder Is much more
demonstrative than was Captain
Thierichens of ths Prins Kltel in his
Insistence that the merchant raider
return to the high seas even if she
must run the gauntlet of allied war
ships off the capes a second time.
We sm get out." be said asmln
today, emphasising his statement by
pounding a table la hla cabin. We
got in and we caa get eutTbe fact
that warsh!pa are waiting for ua must
not deter sa The ships mignT sink
us but that has n fears for me."
The young captain stroked bis fore-'
heed aa he spoke and continued;
"Who am IT - I am as rot bins nil.
Theee men are nil, if we can do any
thing to help our country."
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RAIDER
LdUer la discussing the repairs of
(Continued on raf Six.) ' i
pany with the Interned Prins Eltsl
Kriedrich. which appeared there some
weeks ago. ' c
It la expected she will Intern, and
this- means that her career aa a corn
mere destroyer Is at an end.
Painted In war gray, the Kron
prins Wilhelm steamed out of New
Tork harbor on the0 night ef Aasus
I, before American neutrality had
been proclaimed. Her operations have
AMBITIOUS
DEBATING
Success - in Comprehensive
- Series Friday Offers En
1 couragement For ;
Extension 7
(S. R. WIXTERS); i
Chapel Hill. April It. Tbe full
reeJization.Af Its hopes and plana 'in
It t hlrd. a n n ual Statewide aeries, at
ueesies sumcisntiy juaunas aampi
thnw program of the Debating Union
of North Carolina for .Ills. The hug
success attending the efforts of the
Union In the Comprehensive sriies of
debates ending Friday night offers en
couragement for the extension and
expansion of the scope of territory In
eluded next year. The nine counties
unrepresented In ths Union will bs
urgently solicited to snroll their mem
bershlp In 11.
Toward the end ef shsplng the
plana of the Union for another 'year,
Secretary E. R. Rankin wilL within
the next few days mall letters to all
the siur riii tend enis and principals of
school In the Stat in solicitation of
their suggestions as to any changes
deemed advisabla In the governing
regulations of the Union, The school
superintendents, principals and other
having a vital Interest in the plan
of the Union will be requested to sub
mit subjects from which , an appro
priate query can be selected for the
ltlt series of debates.
Suggrntlons For Ouertee.
Suggestions for queries bave al
ready been submitted to Secretary
Rankin. "Resolved, That tobacco la
more .harmful than liouor." is ths
query "suggested by Dr. W, 8. Kan kin
of the State Department of Health.
Dr. H. M. Wagstaff. professor of his
tory in ths University, urges ths adop
tion of this question: TResoived, That
the Untied States should adopt ths
Swiss". System of universal . " fflllitaj-y
service." Still another. "Reaolvsd.
That the United States should recog
nise the supremacy of the Pan-Ameri
can union In the New World, and
should change ths Monroe Doctrine to
lit ouch new conditions. . The adop
tion of this query by -the Union has
been suggested by Dr. C H. Lever
more of the World Peace Federation.
The hearty co-operafloa of ths
county superintendents of schools
will be sought la the promotion of
the extension program of ths Debat
ing Union. Tbe superintendents will
be urgently invited to lend their In
fluence la enlisting a full quota of
schools In their respective counties.
Buncombe county, which enrolled IS
schools In the Union this year, offers
an effective illustration of the pulling
power of a county superintendent In
the promotion of any particular edu
cational movement.
Work tor Il Series.
In the conduct of the ltlt aeries of
debates the office of the Debating
Union addressed aad mailed no lew
than 4,0 letters to Individual mem
bers and schools enrolled In the con
test. The number of copies of the
bulletin treating expressly of the sub
ject or ship subsidy as mailed mem
bers of the Union totalled !,. Ad
ditional matter dealing with ship sub
sidy, including Congressional docu
ments and periodicals of various des
cription, waa - broadcasted over , the
State to ths extent of 1,00 pieces.
The excellent debates afforded testi
mony of how well the literature and
bulletins - were dtgestsd. By some
schools the bulletin en ship subsidy
waa practically adopted as a text
book. . The tattered and thumb-worn
copies of ths bulletin as brought to
Cha pel Hill . for the v0pal abates
test tiled to ths seal and labor spent
n digesting tne contents of the docu
ment.
- Kami lode of Prrtlsalnartm.
The magnitude of the preliminary
debates is gathered from ths number
ef Judges commissioned Into service.
The preliminary contests pressed Into
vr. . W v aw nian III JUUffWH. V'l I
Dts number il sat In Judgment fori
many consecutive aeurs ia Chapel I
been confined mainly to the south
Atisntic. - -
"Besides destroying enemy merchant
vessels, the Kronprins is reported to
have acted aa a relay station for
wireless telegrams between Germany
and the? German war ships In the
south Atlanllo which were sunk by
the British squadron commanded by
Hear Admiral Sturdee In the battle
off the Falkland Island. '
PROGRAM
UNION 1916
GIRLS WHO WON
AYCOCKCUP IN
STATE 'DEBATE
1 . - s
V i It i - I
- ..lit
Laila Flflmlng and mH Gardner.
STATFAVILLK BOYS
VICTORS DEFEATED
4",
Stewart Cowlca and Cowlrn Bristo.
Hin. . Member ef the faculty,-
duate etudeata seniors and cttisrns of
the village composed the delegation
of Judgea on the -JillL" The diver
sity of argumenta was noteworthy.
For instance, Uncolnton school nro-
duced argumenta denying the neea ot
any., merchant marine. Winston
Sabttn argued "that trade done not
follow the flag and that the marine
did not materially influence com
merce.
Thirty -six counties sent srhoola to
Chapel Hill to participate' in Use
finals. Alamance county was repre
sented by three .schools. The couo
ties enrolled two schools each were:
Guilford, KdKeeombe, Gaston. Moore.
Iredell Scotland, Wake. Franklin.
Robeson. Rockingham.- The counties
sending one school each to Chapel
Hill . were; Harnett. Buncombe.
Johnston, Sampson, Mecklenburg,
Wayne, Henderson. Oranre. -Ashe.
Vance, Durham. . Dare. McDowell.
Caldwell. Cleveland. Cares, North-
Conllnued bn.pgge-Jrtna.j--
UZ50K PASS STILL ;
BARTOflUSSmriS
Upon Capture of This and That
of Beskld Hanss Czar's Ad-,
vance Into Hungary
RESISTANCE IS STUBBORfl
People of Dual Monarchy Said
To Be -Greatly Cheered By
Number of - German.; Rein
I forcements Passing: Thro1
'j Budapest; French Seem Sat
' isfied With Successes
.; j
g sw PesBl. - -,
London, April II. Two gateways
into Hungary still remain barred, de
spite the tremendous . Ruaatan. ham;
mer and. as the Beskld Pass la the less
Important of the two strategically, a
further advance Into Hungary hangs
on ths possession of Uxsok Pass,
where the Invaders are meeting with
stuDoorn opposition. .
- Several daya.ago the Russtaas cap
lured a position which gave them com
mand ora road Teadlng- to the rear of
Uxsok Pass, but slnea than the Tea
tonic allies have checked the anovs
ment. The importance ef the Carnat
thiana operations Is indicated by tbe
half-hearted action along the rest of
the long eastern front. . ,r
The people of the dual monarchy
are said to be greatly cheered by the
number of German - reinforcements
Passing through Budapest on the way
to the Carpathiaa front to take part
In the operations, which are now be
lieved to be in charge of the German
general staff.
The whole situation ia the east plv
ots on Uasok Pass, where the Austre
Oermaa . forces are la such great
strsngth,that the efforts ef the Rus
sians to reach the Hungarian plains
are likely te be prolonged. . . ,
Ia the west the French apparently
are satisfied with their recent suc
cesses between, tbe Mouse and the
IsM-ruine frontier-and elaiaa only to
hsVe come la contact with the Ger
man entanglements ia this region. Of
ficial Oermaa reports assert that de
termined attacks by the French have
been repulsed along this section;
- Probably no sesston of the British
pari is meat since the opening of tbe
war has been awaited with keener In
terest than the sitting which will be
gin tomorrow. '.v. ,.. i --A.
"diy"-as unknown except for a
Period ef two yearn II years ago.
Is-not beyond the noeulslUtlea, t the
government has given ne official hint
as te waat action may be expected.
Several day agw an- opposlttoa
paper- published a forecast at the ov
ernnmni ptan wnicn. it asserted.- con
Itemplatsd the prohibition of ' all
. liquors except light beer which would
be manufactured by the government.
This prediction received some con-
Urination today from a government
j organ which declared the entire buai-
neew oa nm enajiuiacvure ana sajs ox
alcoholic liquors Is te become a gov
ernment monopoly.' .
V Intense FlgbUnsl y
Petrograd. April II via' London
April 14.) The following general
headquarters communication . was Is
sued tonight:
"On April 11 and IS the battle la
the Carpathians developed with great
Intensity from the direction of Bart-
.fald ia the dirsctioa . of Stry. . Our
Icocpa advanced on both banks of the
lOnondswa South of Stropko. They
csnttiren awvrml heiahta Ia t ha Bnrtb.
east of Telepotch and gained a vic
tory In the direction ef Ussok where,
after extremely desperate fighting, the
heights la ths regions of the villages
of Bukowtts. Beneff and Vyssok onlay
fell Into our handa.
- "Ws captured on this section 1,70
prisoners. Including tl offiosra and we
took one gua and , twenty machine
guna. t
"On the heighis south of Voiossatei
especially In the region of Koatoukwa
tbe enemy delivered Impetuous at
tache la great strength. All of thsnt
were repulsed with enormous linsi s
to the enemy.
."Bukowlna On . ah extended front
In the direction- of Zsliwnjky (north
of Csernowita) the enemy on the
night of tbe 11th delivered furious at- .
tacka In an Impenetrable dark new
and torrential rain, but everywhere
our Infantry whe met the attacks with.
the bayonet, maintained L the upper
nana. -
"Us the front west of Nlemen we
repulsed several Germ.a attacka In
the other sectors along the whole of
our front collisions between reeotnner
ters nave become more frequent.
- Calaa la Preex-h Kswe )
Paris. AprU 11. Via London)
Tbe efollowlag official war office state-
merit was issued today:
' Tbe day was calm along the whole
front. We maintained and consolidat
ed our positions at the different points
e we nad mads pre grass during
the last eight day a
-Our aviators successfully bom
barded military hangars at Vlgnoullee
la the Weever and dispersed, not fan
from vigaeuUea, a battalion en the
March." 7
ITuted Editor ef
Oty Star
am sa immammi nmi -Kansas
City. April II Wm. Rock-
hill .Nelson, -editor of the Star, died
early today after being anounsckms
since Thursday. Death waa due to
uraemie poisoning.
Mr. Kelsons last conference with
his associates took place la his bed
im the day Before he became un
conscious. This waa concerning the
flection frauds. That Is fundamental
tor denistocratlc, he said. "I may
not be here te sse the fUrht Won. but
the Star will flgkt en with all Us re
courses until the present rotten sys
tem Is broken dwwa.
Throughoat his illness the problem
of the poor was intense concern t-
him. He made largo gifts to loot!
charitable institutions,
It waa announced todev tnat A
tar aa is humanly ooaaiMe The f
will be eoedorted in rror'ttir, v.
the aims aad ideas ad La ht-A