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Hie New I The Weather rveir Best Advertising Medium in -North Carolina Pull data ' concerning tb weather will be found today oa Page 8U. ..:. . :- VOL. CL NO. 143. RALEIGH, K. C, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 7, 1918. PRICE 8 CENTS w t rn rrrTrfcn t mroi stiyyit ft I'S EFFECT Qbse 1 I 1 1 1 . HL " American Manikins Have Come at Last. . RUSSIANS GIVE WAY TO FLANK ATTACK IN THE CARPATHIANS Forces of Czar Said To Have Been In Full Re treat Since Dawn of Wednesday, Hotly , . Pursued By Austrians. lArN I H il'.A I r.U I.HINA WAAV ft ; M. B-B Weeeae J, , ONLEGISLATIOtl YTffl AN ULmiAltiid Tokio's Final Work at ; Be Presented Today Unless The 24 r , Demands Are Accepted. yuAn makes SOME : . FURTHER CONCESSIONS Chinese Government! It Is Said, v Wilr Communicate With The United States, Great Britain, Russia and France On Re ceipt of Ultimatum, and That Mature of This Communica tion Will Depend On Nature of Ultimatum (Mr UN Milium Nil. "T PeMmc Mr-Tjt:w Pv - Japanese legation ha " Informed th Chlaeoe foralgn office that Japan ' would be unable te accept the farther concealon offered Tharadajf kr China mad would present aa ultima tum before o'clock thla (Friday) afternoon, unless the 24 demand! " were accepted by China without The Japaneoe legation continued . yeeterday 1U effort to perauade - the Chinese government to concede Japan's demands without the norn eltr of serving the ultimatum which waa received early yesterday. The secretary of the location visit ed the foreign office and Informed Vice Minister Tea Tatla that the legation -had received the altlmatuxa and that It would be presented unless China agreed to Japaa'a twenty-four demand before T o'clock In the ere- .-Blnf. V , ' Taao TuUn immediately visited - Yuan, 814 Kal, and after a conference with the executive aad other mem bers of the government, conveyed , the Japanese legation the following further eonoeestona: China,' reiterated, regarding tSheu tnna Province, that aha would grant been gran 14 to. Uermaay there ty treaty. -'- ' -' '. - .. can of UM Ceeweeasown. China agreed to grant Japanese the light to work mines m ttouta atati hurtf and T.arucirt MonlfOll: that U Manchuria, of whatever nature, shah be under "Japanese jurisdiction; in, eobools and hospitals may lease land from the Chinese, thereby, reserving land ownership, to grant a concession . to Japan tit bnild the Nan-Chan,-Chao-Fu Railway, If Oreat Britain consenu to the release of China from the negotiations begun concerning thla railroad two years ago. The Japa nese claim they requested the con cession for Ibis railroad la 1M7. The three stipulations China made to the demands In the nature of coun-ter-propoeeJs last Sunday were not withdrawn by China. Theee were that China asked th right to participate la aa international conference for a . re-arrangement of the altered statu of Shantung; Indemnity for the leasee - Incurred la consequence of Taing-Tau eampalgh-iaad the restoration of the Ulius vl DMniMi mm wtwav iu w.. It la aald that the Cblneee govern--.. ment has resolved to communicate with the United States. Oreat Britain, Itusalaa aad France, oa receipt of the uttlmatunf. and that the nature of this communication will depend oa the na ture of the ultimatum. ) : U.S. WILL AuHtRETO OPEN DOOR POLICY IN CHINA i Secrctsry Bryaa eapaaese-CMaea Bltaattoa. . - Washington, May t. The silence - Consistently maintained by the Halted States with reference to the Japanese - Chimes sat foliation-tnoo - hey- - began nearly four months ago, wae broken tonight by the Issuance of a state ment by Secretary Bryaa explaining the American government's position. The statement waa prepared earlier In the day after consultation with President Wilson. While press re ports had told of Japan's decision to . send an altlmatum te China, no offi cial Information had been received to confirm this toabjat.-..-- -----j-The American govern meat hi Its I iron mi neeraen t. la effect, reiterates ta adherence to the open door policy and the maintenance of tho terri torial integrity of CMaa, aad points out that there has beea ao abate ment of its Interest (a the Welfare aad progress of China." The "sots Interest' of the United States la da. clared to be that th negotiations be tween Japan and China "may be con- ' eluded In a manner satisfactory to both nation," and thus contribute to the peace of the world." T Good Office Beady. 1 The statement waa IntarpretedXn some quarters as meaning that while bjo tender of good offices would be made by the Waahingtoa government the services of the United States were at the disposal of both countries should they deelre that assists eco of any third power ta bring about a diplomatic settlement of the ejueetione at Issue. Viscount Chlnda, the Jape . neee Ambassador aad Kai n Shah, the Chinese Minister sought separate Interviews with Mr. Bryan late to day, but declined to discuss the object o' their vurita. It Is believed they t were shown copies of the statement of the American position. The text of the statement foil own: In order that there may be no mis understanding of the poeiUoa of the I'nited States la reference to the ae gotiations pending between Japaaaad China the followin announcement Is made: "At the beginning- or negotiations the Japanese government eonnden ' tlally Informed thie government of the matters which were under discua- r-(Continued from Page "Five.) ' Legation In Peking Will 4- Suffragettes To ; Meet In Council Conference in Chicago in June To Plan Campaign' Before Next Congress (Br w iiiimi PmmI. New Tork, May . The National Board of th National Woman Suf frage Association Issued a call today for a eonferance of auilrage leader la Chicago Jua to f, to dlaeuae atepe for a suffrage campaign before; the sixty-fourth Congress, p l The caH,: signed by Dr. Anna How ard Shaw. Mrs. MadiU McCormick, Mra Buaao Fltaerlaad aad other suf frage leaders Invitee to the eoafereoev the execetlv eonadl of the natloaa. organ laatloa, president of State) or ganisations aad th oongreeslonal chairman. Th conference, th call saya, I imperative because of proo leme whioh have arlaea alnee th Nashville coavsntioa hut winter. The call resulted from a threw days' triad to National headquartera of Mrs. Modi 11 MoCormick aad a conference of Western leaders here. Among thoaa expected to attend th conference, K to said, are Mra. Win ston Churchill,. New Hampshire; Mia M. Carry Thomas, Brya Mawr; Mra. Raymond Brown, New Tork: Mra. Lillian F. Fetckert aad Mra Mine Vaa Winkle, New Jersey; lire. Frank M. RoeaelnK, Pennsylvania: Mrs. Arc hi bald Headeraoa, N. C.J Mia Jeaa Oer- doa and Mra, K. M. Kah a, Louisiana; Mra, Desha Breckinridge, Kentucky: Mrs. Chariee Elliott. Maryland; Mrs. B. B. Taleatiae, Virginia; Mra. Patbe R. Jacobs. Alabama; State ' Benatot FVaneea W, Maads, Ariaonai, and Sen ator Helea ttiag, Hobhuoa, Colorade. f aft Commends v ' . Wilson's Policy Fdrmer President Says We Most Expect Aid From Neutrals in Case of War (Br Aenlslit Prasl. Iladison, Wl.. May t. President Wilson's neutrality policy Waa com manded today by former President William H. Taft la aa address to the Wisconsin Legislature: "We are In a stats of anxloua ex pects scy. a state of Borrow." aald Mr. Taft . "For a time we are enjoying a feverish activity ta many branches of Industry. We mast take ear that we are not averjoyful aad mialed that all of thla Is real prosperity. Whan peace comes some of thla activity wUl be suddenly cut off. la oar buslnee affair we must prepare for that change. . "We hare been criticised for the sal of arm and ammunition permit ted under tho international rule. The ml ha always been that aentrala could furnish arms and foodstuff a As a nation w eboald not place ourselves disadvantage and take aa oppo-f sit view of thla question. W are always unprepared for war. W must always expect aid from neutrals fat eaee of war. It would be an unwles policy ia my judgment, for aa to change thie view." - THREE MORE CRAFT - SUNK BY GERMANS Ihhuuswi aad Trawler. VH- iobb lorpeatar, tar a I , rnwi. London. May t. The bjum. hay from Copenhagen for CMnena porta waa aunk either by a mine or lorpeoo nue nasi night la the North a. ene went dowa la twentv wile- tea. Her paasengers aad the mem bers ot her. crew totaling 41 persona wo 10 ins smaii oeaio aad all were landed safely a Rama rata tod.. The Cathay waa a punish steamer or . ion; lit reel long. - ne irawwir airattor. -of arlmabv. waa sunk In the North Sea y eater-day by the run fire of a German aubma rin. Th craw waa taken on -boara th submarine. ' Th schooner Earl of Intham ha been sunk by a German submarine off Klnaale, Ireland. The crew, permit ted to take the email boats, waa re. cued by a trawler. The eubmarloe Bred nine shells J tho schooner before she sank. tt!fCOIKTOW DEFEAT COMMlsalOX GOVEBXMEXT ta to Charter Overvrfaetna. laarty MeMai Uncolntoa. May . IJooolntea. evwrwhelmlngly defeated the propo sition to have the eommlaaloa form of swvernmeat last Tuesday. Two amend, menu of the charter were defeated also, one calling for the election of a mayor aad two aldermen aad the other te allow the town to bornm 2t.t for Street improvements. Th city election will sooa be held ana candidate! for mayor aad eight a, dermen win have to be found befnvv June, the month of the election. The Incumbent mayor, C B. Child, wlat not be a candidate. ,.s r teresting Report at State Federation Meeting v ' i s; '. ELKS HOST AT LUNCHEON Joint Conference On Art : and - Music at Which Interesting Addresses Are .Delivered. Mrs. Muffiey Speaks On Possibilities of Music in Pub lic Schools . (BY KT!t A HOtXAJTO COV1WOTOX) I) OoMaboro. May . Today has beea fa full oa for the Federation. In L th mmilnK th meeting opened at 1 o'clock, with aa invocation by Mr. f N. H. D. Wilson, of th Metnooiet I Church. By-law wer amended. committee reported aad much routine business waa gotten through witlL----,-. - - PerKana - tha moat Interesting .re port from the standing committee! was that of Mies Edith Royster, ot Kalelgh. who la chairman of the leg i.tiv -xommlttee. Although the Bttwl '- accomDllshed ta this Un wer meagre, nevertheless- the legislative bodlea, through the influ ence of thla committee, have realised the influence of women s ctao in hetterina- CAadiUon for WOmB Bad children aad greater reaslts will be BoeompUahed later. ' Pol lowing thia basin session, th Ooldsbor Elka rave a barbecue luncheon In tho Elka Club building where delicious barbecue wa served. the delegate and other guest. Th Elka aad their wives and lady friends served the guests at tne luacneoa. .iniBi i ami mm am la the afternoon two Joint oonfor- ncee were beta, tne one on an ana musta being held in the Ooldsboro club room. Tne chairman of the art department, Mrs. B. t. Long, opened the meeUnc with aa Interesting dis- euaslon on fWhat Art Might Mean to Our Club Women." She wa touoweo by Mra ileaeph Hyde Pratt,. wan dia ouaaed, M a telling speech, el trie art giving many eaiuauie euggasuuua. a... Pratt ht a meet attraouve epeaaer ana was heard with close attention. Sev eral reports were heard from different art departments of the State. - Only Ave At the women' elube of the Fed. Iwraaoa have a department of art, but nan ay emoee aaesKt te taxe a -umm branch of work next year.- ' - - Th maalo department then took a tha pregram with Mrs. J. A. Brown. of . Cbadbourae, presiding over this meeting. Jdlm -MalTlcy firvea Prrnontrtlon I aiiee a. u xi ley, oi me uisiern varo- Una Tralaing School, spoke on the possi bill tie of muaio In th public schools and demonstrated her talk with the rendering of some songs she had taught a few hour before to the children of the third grade of Oolds boro. The tots earn la war placed i the stag and responded so well to tl direction of Mias Muffiey that' It w to the really wonderful. Mlas Muffiey talk aad demonstration wa a revela tion . Her com pal ling personality and gift of speech made this on of th notabl teat urea of the federation week. She waa followed by Mr. Wade Brown, ot the State Normal College, who spoke oa "How Club Mak Bet ter Church and Sunday School Musi. So interesting and Illuminat ing was thla address of Mr. Brown's that, although th talk waa th Jaat one oa the program the women lis tened moat eagerly to every word, aad there waa a general Informal disoua- sioa at th close of It oa points brought out In Mr. Brown's helpful speech. fine mwjorl Dy Mra. Parnasa. Th report from the Handera n Citric Club waa given by Mrs. Brook Parbam aad waa enthusiastically ap. p lauded. , At the Joint conference f edUMk-1 lion, aeeith and home economics, Tn the court house. Mrs. C. C. Hook. chairman of education, and Mrs. M H, Qulnerty, chairman at health, pre- toeo ur. j. I. joyner spoks oa aauu luiteracy Mlas Mary o. ham. president of the North Carolina Teachers Assembly, spoke . on the ciuo woman' part la education. There wa a short - address by Mia Kmily McVae- of ClnclnnaU. In behalf of the school teachers of th State. Then followed a aeneral dlacnaaton. The health conference began with lecture oa "New Health Ideals." by Dr. Delta Dixon-Carroll, of Kalelgh. ana -me Hygten or th Mchnal Child," by Mias Bdlth Royeter. Both women ar apteadld epsakera aad be ing prof sssionai. women with 7id ex perience in health and educational work, mad addressee that were most interesting aad helpful. xne Borne economic dODartmeat with Mra, Henry Walton Carter. chairman, closed the meetiaa- with a eUacuadoa of what the clubs are do ing la homo oooaopiios In a kind of resume. Tonight Mra. Wade. Brown rave most delightful sons; recital. JURY VERDICT MEANS $3,000,000 TO WO JIANI Loss Cs sap hell. Mowr Mrs. Etsey Bark. wwira marftuv of etaaaee tasipbHL a aw ii urn i mi. St- Louis. May A aaulmou verdict for the oefendanu la the Campbell wtll oasa waa returned by th Jury here tonight. The verdict declares that Lola Campbell, new Mra EUeey Bark ham, ta be the daughter of Jam Campbell and therefore entitled ta half of hla II .. eetjLts. will ed her by Campbell. VERDICT or x.T FOB HORACE A. TOCKT Hla Brother Dr. I. R. Tosuat For m luyiiiy aaweeas 11 1 ia fc r new, m uwawwt Newton. Mav . . A nHM - e. U.tT was awarded Horace A. Teunt, of matesvUle today ta a eensatioral land suit aaahnt hbj brother. Dr. J. H. Teunt of Newton whom he sued for aa allea-ed Interest In pronertr which defendant aold 'the fathers Power Company for f 1M1Z- Miss Edith Royster Makes In- t X l I ' ix ? :, .Va Ad h.-i (i i ; 't"sJ ' ti v i -. i f m t''';'j( y : : I1 x- . K'1- i t ? V'J . . . -;pdzui I Miss Maael raier. " Miss Melea MsHshea. Bare ere fae drat AmerWa manikins, Mies Msbel Pal Bier, la a white rraeb rtd ktg aabtt, aad Mies Belen MVMauoa, la a Bias tageta drama, a they ware taken t Ute Rorkawar HnBtina ay HiiDtlnir CIu Hew let, I I, tb ether day. They were seat forth with several other yeaus wuaiva by eoe af the- neat knows Aaterleea boeeea as sa experiment, md they wen ecaled a enthueteaiu-iilf by the sevlety wemea ead-enn u eat taab Uir wen thkled ee seatSf. " " s Heretofnie, the : Bjawtxhr hs beea een Baed te Parts. There wa SDmetblng about the buslDeas that ha never appealed ta AmertwB dieas-sisklpc bouses br Asier Iraa wotaea. aad there save beea doubts aa te whether or not tt would be posnlble for yoaagi wontee, f parade arpoiig fi.h- Fire Started in Car of Matches Which Spreads To Car of I Gasoline . IBpenal Tat Not aad Otwnwl. tevxlngton. May . Southern freight trala No. IS, eouthbound. waa wreck ed today near Lake, fets mile north of iLezlngton. Nineteen cars left the track and plied up la indescribable confusion along the right of way. Fire started In a car or matches ana spread to a car of gasoline and a tre mendous blase was tne result. Thirteen of the derailed cars and nearly all they contained were burn ed. Th-oHe of the derailment ra unknown. Member of the wrecked train-crew say that the first car de railed was on of the big coal -ears anu they are unable to gtve any explana tlon of It. Other railroad men assert that the train waa running altogethei too fast for safety bat this I dented by the crew. ' The train waa la chare of Conduc tor Thomas Rose man of Rpencer with Bnglnser Hpergsr at th thrtrll4n -The profferty loss 1 very heavy.- rortu aately the engine and caboose re mained oa the track and no one waa hurt, Th wreck blocked both of tnv- double track a and delayed truffle both way for several hour. JAMES B. DUKE IS DEFENDANT IN SUIT Action Brought By Intrrwtatn Chemi cal Compaay tS.M,eo lnvorved. ' fBr a Am mil Pi sal. r New Tork. May t-Jamej B, Duke, mllilonalr tobacco manufacturer Is defendant In a suit, trial of which was begun today. In the Supreme court brought by the Interstate Chemical Company, - a Virginia corporation which owns and operate phosphate mine in Florida. The complaint charge that Mr. Duke failed to- keep an alleged agreement made- In Sep tember 1111, to cooperate with the corporation; faleely and fraudulently deceived, the plaintiff; and came Into possession of certain properties which the court I asked to declare to be held In trust, by Mr. Duke for the plaintiff. About II 0v.00 I in volved. Another demand contained In the petition la that Mr. Duke be required to participate, to the extent .of tt.- te,e In new corporation for mak ing chemicals, and that the plaintiff corporation's director be offered' fa,- Me. of the new company's stock. IUJGLAND ASKS EfJYPT TO - - . , STOP KXPOKT OF COTTOH That I To All Port Other Thaa Trncn. Baaalaa. Spanish and Par. London. May t. Oreat Britain has reejoeeted th government of Egypt to prohibit the export of cotton to all porta inner a nan r Tench. Russian. Spanlah and Portuguese. Poretga Secretary Oray Informed the House of Commons this afternoon that he expected thla prohibition te become operative. Very shortly. . 3 C MASS OF FLIES lonable folk In the t'nlted Rtatea te ed vertias cltbe. Hut tea expertreee was so aoeeeeeful that the yoaag wvawn will go te aaveral ether aCalrt la the seer fa ta re. . . On this ocrealon Mias Palmer woe a white lines erase riding habit trimaaed with white end bhek linen. blak eatta atork aad black Uw hat. Mlas M. Mahou wore a ny pine taffeu area with yol low aad bleek atrliwd corduroy aad ca se nr mlored fox fur. Her bat was of al l"w with partite ralloHed meehraeai tie lense wua waits rarinsa la thla rotsnw the rauary relored Has fur la aotlreable.' yashloa ezi Xpert la bs wer lt that t x fur will artuslhr by woawa thla ausnaer. lleat ar ae beat tn?x.aregoiujtjtitjra, E KILLED IfJ STORM Buildings Blown Down and Other Property Damage in Southern States (Br a tfiiis Piwsi. Jenlngs, La., May (. Six persona. cne white man and flv negroes, wer killed and a ecore of persons Injured in a tornado which struck Mermen' tau. La., late today according to re port reaching here. It wa mid th wind struck suddenly and that several buildings were destroyed. Forty Banding Blown Down. . Ardmpre. Okuw. May $. Three persona were injured and much pro perty damaged here today by a heavy wind storm. It, was reported that Wilson. Okie., waa struck by a small tornado 1 which blew . dowa forty buildings. No one was eerlouly In juretr-Tnere. winds or almost cy- cionic rnrce were reported ever a wide section of Southern Oklahoma. At Rlngling, Okla., a Baptist church waa reported blown down and other buildings damaged. No one waa seriously Injured. In the Petrolla oil fields: near Wichita . Falla, Texaa. twenty-tly derrick wer prostrated and several houses damaared. The third ward school la this place waa . partially unroofed and several children Injured. Two girls suffered broken arm and were badly cut and bruised. The electric, light plant. many . telephone and telegraph Una and a number ot train building alee were damaged. At oainesviue. Texas, much croo damaae waa caused by the heavy rata ana nigh anna, t . . " Heavy Property Damage. Jackson, M1as , May Heavy properly, oamage -esuiiea from windstorm which passed over the Southern Central portion- of Mlsa 'pii today according to unconfirm ed, reports reaching here - tonight. Vvlr communication throughout thla section tonight was crippled and a details wer available. No casualties were reported. Several buildings were unrooieo in jacaaon. NORWEGIAN SHIP r RIFTING HELPLESSLY Veeerl In' Calf of Mexico Has Heavy . , twin in saevenamnae. -'''-lay a wimi Mr. Mobile. Ala.,' May .The Norwe gian steamship Dictator, from Mobile to Belixe, with a heavy cargo of me. ehandme. la drifting helplessly In the Quit of Mexico off the coast of Yuca tan, according to a cablegram re ceived here by the Orr Laabenbeimet Steamship Company, owner of th vessel. The cablegram came from Xcalak, Hex., at which port three pa aenrera were landed after havtn made aixty miles in a small boat. Aw : siKiance will be sent to the Dlctstot. which baa her furaace burned out. . SIX PERSONS AR Ml TO LEARNTO SHOOT Labor Leader's Advice To Working Men For Protection Against Penn. Constabulary James H. Maurer Declares, Be fore Cnnur issjon. On Indus trial Relation,,-That Penn sylvania State Constabulary . is Used To Break Strikes and Create Reign of Terror - tlv aw aswaaaw Ihwal. Washington, D. C, May -Charge that the Pennsylvania Stat consta bulary used to break strike and to create retgna of terror In strikes ot industrial dispute, were mad before the United Ktatea commission on In dustrial relations -today by James H. Maurer, president of the Pennsylvaala State federation of Labor and mem ber of the State LegMature. After detailing cases la which he said the Stat polio acted against aatoa striker. Maurer asserted that he would advise pennsylvaala ualoa Lien to learn military tactic and how to shoot to protect themselvea "I have arawd on a previous ooca sloa that, trad union moa learn how to ahoot to protect themselves," be told th commission, "aad next week at the convention of the State Fed eration of Labor, 1 again shall ad vocate that ualoa mea learn the mili tary art to protect themselvea against theee agent of the commonwealth who are aed aaalaat them. Maurer eubmtued to th eommis-alnn- namohlat he had arevared on th Pennevisaala state polio which he so titled "Th American Co ink." The witness declared that during tm Westmoreland eoal etrik la Pennsyl vania the state potto preotottated trouble between pickets and strike breaker and arrested only strikers. submitted to former Ooveraor T of Pennsylvania. At the Haselton Trolley stiiks he declared th mat polio were aent In without uniform to rail at strikebreaker to enoouraaw violence. Aa Investigation waa or dered by Oov. Toner, he aald. and a report made, but no action was taken except to discharge a trooper proven guilty of drunkenness. "At ths recent Bethlehem steel strike," aald Maurer, "there waa ab solutely no need for the constabulary. There had beea no trouble until the tat polio reached Bethlehem. Then within a hour after their arrival here waa Diooosnd. Inquiry Into Ponnaytvania Railroad labor conditions continued today. Samuel H. Moyer, former mayor of Altoona, Pa., told of the strike la the Pennsylvania shops there m 111 The striking shopmen ware peaceful Moyer aald. - but t. W. Crelghton. General Superintendent of the Penn sylvania Railroad at Altoona. con stantly" urged him to arrest striker and labor organiser when he had no right to do so, and refused to do so. Moyer said Crelghton did not seem to want to settle the strike aad he Anally told the superintendent, that If he did not take the mea back would toad the strike himself. Thla be said, led to an Order to take the men hack and all but a few returned Creightou began a statement and will continue tomorrow. , NEGRO TO BOLSTER UE- rNECROMAIDIESTlMONY Both Claim "T-at Attreapt Wa Mad To Bribe Ttaeaa ha rsraaaa Case. Mineola. N. T May The arose- cutlon n the case ef Mrs. Florence Conklln Carman, on trial for th sec- otd time charged with the murder of Mra. Louise D. Bailey, brought for ward new testimony today la corrobo ration or ceiia eolemaa, a negro maid la the Carman home, who has beea the Htate' chief witness. Cella herself supplied new testi mony in continuation today of bar ex amination aa a witness against her farmer mist res, when she declared eh had beea offered fie to chance the story she had toM at th first trial whea the Jury dleaereed. Cella said the offer waa mad to her by .a near detective. Following up thie new de velopment the district attorney put on th stand Qeo. Turner, a negro who not-only corroborated Cell la reward to the alleged bribery offer, but was permitted te testify that she had told Mm en July t. last, of Mra Carman's alleged admlna regarding tb kill ing of Mr. Bailey. , The district attorney f roe mails. lng Mr. Ida Powell slater of Mrs. '"arman. put question Intended to show that Dr. Carmaa, hasfcand of th defeadaat. kaew that a woman who waa In tb physician's waiting room th aiarht of th shooting, had goa to Canada. Two young women were in the watting room then and Dr. Carmaa ard hut family have main tained they did not kaew who they were. THd Dr. Carmaa ten yon that owe ef theee young women wrote to him and said It would ruin her to testify at the Bret trial V Ufa Powell waa asked. . She answered "flat" . The defense, opening its case late today, called Mr. Helea Corby, niece of Mra. Carman, aad her husband. Charles: Mr. anJ Mra Piatt Coeklla. Mrs. arman a parents: and 1-year- old Elisabeth Carmaa, who testified that at the time of-the shooting, and suheeouentty Mra. Carmaa was la her room, . . i M0RE THAN 60,000 CAPTURED IS REPORT Headquarters Express Confi dence That Principal Portion . of Russian Army Under Gen. Dimitrieff Cannot Make Its Escape; Declared That Bulk of Army Can Scarcely Avoid Capture; Russians Making -""- 4" t-B A ' atBlaxare'T'i:'- ernPortioa ' . '. Vlsnna. via London, May C . Th strategla achlevemeat of rolllna; up a hostll battl front by a flank, lng attaek. ef watch Cbancetmravfll I oa of the tew uooessfu xampla la mod era history, is In full Ih Wast OaUela. ravored by Uaaed good weather, mil after mil f th Russian Carpathian tract ha beea rendered aa tenable by tb steady, unchecked Auatro-Ocraian. ad- - Th Austrian cavalry at-d lafaatry followed th Oerttc taraalk and already have reached th Whaokn rtvor. Th aupprtlng artillery drop pad sheila on ta road front Semlgrod to Jaalo a ot th principal Una of the retreat for th Roastaaa la th Dukla region. Th Russian force hare been ra full reti ml amoa d.wa n u. a. .-a . are being eloaaly followed by tho Austrian Carpathian army aocordlng to official Bdvteea reerhlng hare. Mora thaa f.M prisoners, already have beea captured by the Austrians la Wast Oalteta. , Expectare Oafar Balk af Ana,. Plld Marahal Von Hi.etae dorT plaa la working ant wtth areolae reg ularity with resaeet ta thla section ot the front. - - Headquarters exsnsaia aonfldence that tho prlaetl at portion ef th ' Kueataa army andso Oea. Radko Dimitrieff. which hi attempting to defend poetttoos Wast ot Xiapbew Pass, cannot make good It retreat. ' Detachment ef thla army may work tlistr way out, bat -I declared b bulk of th army, wtth the heary artillery and baggage, acareely oaa avoid cap tare in view of Field Marshal Hoet sendorfTs rapid ad van o through tb aorlloe breach In th Unea. Program la the Northern half of the frOnt I aiowrer. Ke Ruhi-ma -. . holding desperately to Taraow and Wal Mountain a fortified crest 1.10 to fset high bet wee the Blala and Dunalen eleeg i. -n.hi- to get quantltlea of stores aocomulated rc-ninH iwww away ana cover th retirement of th armies ta the southward. - hawattoa Look CMtlcal The auestton aa to whatK the Una- Stan can make a successful stand on the line ef Ik. W1.l..k - . , Important on from th Aastro-Gr nee military viewpoint, ir they oaa aot- the breech In the n -.(-.. eonsldered complete and tb aitaatioa for the Russian Carpathiaa artnla ua doubtedly would be critical. Tha heavieat artillery was employed In theee ni.i I Un. TK. a . " ter mortar ta action, however, war not to note uerraaa gun but ot Austrian make. They were designed originally for coast dsfeao purposes but nave been found exceedingly wal able for land warfare. They fire pro Jectllea tie aoaade heavier than th Qermaa mortar and are aaderatood to e comparatively mbtl aad quickly set an. Th effect of these mortars during the artillery preparation for battl I described aa .n..rf. k.iu from them have reached tha ' eoea behind Txiww .- n. equipped with highly effec tive smeller Ih.-ii...- . . which war pat Into th ftsld during m K m war. Vlsnna. wmu. u. e ' London 1. Mew a t i.ni. -J . w uie most desnermte fin.i.wi . - ah night long aad throughout today without a break an tho West Onllolaa front. Th Aastre-Qermaa armlea " -continued to gala groand oa the southern asetinn n tk- k-ui. - eaptaring po-ttmn aftar- aoaUloa. ' rrom tho Fiiaatans . Th Bwhtlae -u . " p-mw mm uie difflcnlt eoaatrw ar and foothilla of th Northern Car pathian, aad th Teaton armla are Wal Psf atnbbcrs. resist- - are approaching the WlalokiT River. " r wi iwns suit M in fta. sian hand although under Austre Uerman nee. Th. , e. ..a of the fliiaalan Une nArthn A -.. aepenos e th atruggl now waalnar for emi er nr.. tain, which tower to the south of Tarnow. The Reeaiaaa hay fortifled thla mountaia sntll it ha become e vwrtt. able Ulbraltar. but th archd oka's ma ar attacking It wtth deeperat valor, and are being well served by their artillery. The struggle amy go dowa la history with that for Puli loff H1U. to the south of Mukdea ta th Raaso-Japaaea war. Th Aus-tr-Oormaa advance has rendered a long ascttoa of the Carpathian front untenable to th Ruaataa. who hav retreated from positions in th Dukla "Depression" sad eastward te Lap. bow Psn The snmas ar aot being won Without hardest' fforta The Rueataa fare quickly rallied ' from the -deatoraliaatUMa caused by -Runeav'a vehemeet wuIsmM am hu Riela Ilea ua ihM .re -K,i for every foot of ground oa their re- m . aii nun .n enoges m tne rear of the original Kusataa bee had . been fortified with triple row ot eork la fire pare tioe for such aa era (CoalUwsd, oa Pag Tee-) t
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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