SOLATED ENGAGE MENT??3
IN WEST; FIGHT UNDER
WAY IN DARDANELLES
? ? ? ?
Loodot. April 19. ? Activity ikmg
the western hnttif Im aeeme to pw
take of Maled wm?a?w rather
than 4|M?H offeturve Arttfffr
dnk kn Met the place of hand
to hattd flctkUnc. whtdh hare brn
the Gesture. of m?t struggle
alooc the hfOM aikl near the Lor
raine bonier, tot the Inter type el
conribat continues to the VeetM.
- where the oflfcdal atatemenU ifTM
on Geman ten Mary.
The ootrobomion. bowerer. end*
wkh tftfie met. the Preoeh olalmtng
to Qk&re oocupUd dominating potf
' tiona here and the Germane declar
ing the attacks of the French hare
faffed.
'Vrtwa the ?rittsto end of the
' lines cxmimH the report officially i
sued by the war -office at London
that No. 60 an Important point two
c?Uh aoMh of EUlebeke. Belgium,
wae captured it an the Germane on
the night df April 13 "
The German communication tells
of driving the BritMb ont Of mi
nor euooeeeee In the Carpathians
flowing that the fighting has not
been mtlrilj nuapaaded near the
paaeee, hat the Rucstna. ' A?aMn
and German official reports agree
that spring Virtually haa put an end
to. all acttvMy alone the remainder
of the eastern front.
Various rumors are current regard
tug the oafctral powers. Austria,
through the medium of Venice, is
uedtted wiih receiving with coifcter
nation the newsdr the rateneion df
the laastrnm* service to all classes
between the acea of 18 and BO yean,
w hile Rome In npmaor for the rtato
ment, ettrtbuted to a high German
authority, that the German general
staff haa. dfnearded all plana for an
ad ranee on $he Frewdh . front, de
.. riding to lamslii on the defensive.
? kwtn ?i?oaw?n?
tX ara wf**r, wtcr i>
tfc* DmMmIoHm, Wli?r? *h? Turin
m rtporM Mltat IKItlM a.
caloat UraiHac pmttUm, bat lh? otrws '
of the brmtatnfc c? of t&a lea v
Arohaugai, the only lacsa n?im ?l>
tba north ooaat of BiHiln w W
iM tbo eatflite iIHm to t> attra
daUbarata In tbafr ?*tam??a to ?a
Vock ?tw cota to (ha Black Ms.
Tka irritation to Holland orai tka
torpadolac of Ow DwMb lMl> Kot
?>fc haa bate craattr *r
(Miw'i a,ri1^ii at bar wtfflac
?? to ???? ?? ??o>??T and W
aa tedamftky l tin htoni thit tfca
vaaaal M? saaft by a German rob
marlna.
' r?
London, April 19. ? The following
official statement was issued tonight
at the urar office:
**A mmceeeTnl action commencing
on 1fca evening of the 17th culmi
nated 'teat night ta the capture and
complete occupation of v aa impor
tant point known aa hill 60, which
Ilea about Owo aUw sooth of Zllle
beke, to the ?Mt df Yproa This
hill domdnatee the country to tho
north and northwest.
"Th^ successful explosion of a
aitee under the hill Commenced the
operations; and many Germans were
Killed ftp this and IB pclsonenr weie
eaptsred. including en officer.
"At dajGmsak on the 18th, thj> en
emy delivered a' heavy counter at
tack agaftnsr this hill, bnl were rc?
pa bed wltti a heavy loee. Tdfr ad
vanced to close formation and our
machine gun battery got well into
jflmiHi
"Desperate efforts were made all
day yesterday by the Germans to re
cover the thill, *rat they -w^are every
where repulsed with great loss. Ih
front of the captured position, upon
wWoh we are now consolidated in
strength hundreds of dead are ly
ing.
"Taaterday two -more German ac
toplanee jrere brought de**r!A tht<
area. Since the 16tti instant the
total loss i -to thO enemy is five aero
Plarea."
Receives Bids
Uncle Sam's
Dirigibles
eel m weatbr. Tb4 disaster occur
red July 1, 1012, wttMn view of
thooeanda of spectator* who lined
Hie be*dh aT Atlantic City. Sailing
out orer the ocean tmder perfect
control tbw great* alwh^p exploded
while more than 500 feet in the air
,emd Aot down Into the -water a
tangled made. Vantman and his
[our companion* were carried to in
WTO opened at the Navy Department
today si# be conelderablj smaller
than either tfc*. Akron or the Amer
ica, and In their deafen and oon
st motion the builders will ham the
benefit of the knowledge gained
A BM meeting al hr- attiene of
Wa?htngton will be Held it the ?tr
Bnll tomorrow night (Wedneedaj)
?t t:M o'clock for the pypoea. of
? mSUtarj compter It
,W requeued that M many a* poeol
Wn oomn out end attend ; Mgwclalljr
?>? bnrfnoes men. u action mint be
ta&en at onoo tf Wuhlngton ie to
hare a compear In the North
na Nutonal Guard. It u
hoped that C!j<> moating will h* ft
luge and enthiwlaatic one. " , -
oisiliT
imim
. i lip
? Internal Revenue collector Ed
ward J aim en and deputy sheriff*
Claude H. Rabwr?*ni and W. R. Ped
rick, raided the homo of Edward
McFarland, who lives in Washington
lights, albotrt onorfourth of a mile
'from Che city Unite, yesterday after
noon and capjyfed McFarland, twbo
was operatlrfc an illicit distillery
within the coflftQ^s of hla home.
A twenty gallon; at il! was conflecat
ed by the offlcens together wtth thi"
t.r gallon* of corn beer. McFarland
had fitted up a -most novel Kill, u*
Ing fca ordinary oooklnic stove fro
wfckfti lila huat was fonducted.
ft -waa reported that he had been
under suspicion for come iins, and
officer* had heretofore searched
hla home 4n irh effort 'to locate th A
s*M, 'fiat had failed "to find any trace
of same.
He was brought here and placed
and later in the afternoon
waa tried before United State; Com
missioner W. H. Rum and bound ov
er tb the Federal Coart, which con
venes here today vndor a S200 bond.
raiT
ra. cm
BE 111
Federal Count lor the Eastern Dis
tifct of North Carolina convened
lure this morning with Judge Con
nor presiding. ' i
The largest number of cases in
tbo history of ti^ city are on the
docket tfor trial at this term. The
I eaSton wiil pro?m.hly last for two
id*** *
ct'KHTK OF MR. ANI> MRS. ROPEB
Mrs. R. C. Clmdwlck and daugh
ter fcfrlaa RniUh. of Hwan Quarter, pre
guttata of Mr. and Mrc E L. Roper
la Eaat Main *tre*t.
It A K KB RAYS
Hat# raI| >, good ptctuni of mofh |
M m you wouW !??,
1REU
HIEBTI1G IIP
L
Tfc*ra win b* ?' rwalar eommunl
cttloa of Orr ixxlgt No. 104. A. K.
and A. M. m> utelr >>?? ttta ittoIi*
At 8:00 o'oJork. Work Is Hot ?r?
4?cr?e. All iuonrt?m onN to
ViitHnm IB th? oil)' oor.tl?l<
ly Incited. <? "? I
Br order of thi? Worth Into) M> t
j m>:mv
p u. wiwim.D.
Ike DUMA CoanatiM of ah- U
I) C. owm hare-S?t*KI?r. April
2?th A niltlW ?owmlltM haa
been appointed to stoet the twenty -
two delegates and tsflce them to ^he
Pub Be School (budding, **4T0 thV
exiretoM will bo MMl t* ate audito
rium.
A luncheon w*H t>? at 1:10
o'clock. Every msmfber of Pamli
co Chapter la tartted.
The dbjest oT this eonvcution is
to promote a dtoser ftetfUfcidtaiice of
its members; to -tocreia* the knowl
edge of and irowe a keener Inter
est in the work 1) el ag done in the
organdtatton.
All members are earnestly re
quested to attend, thua, - toy their
presence, lewttn* ?ncooraffement
and support to the faithful presl
jdeat. Eexfh memtber la requested to
Ircppolnt herep-lf a eomonittee of one
to do all In her power to make tihe
day a success.
The public Is Issued a oordlal In
vUatfion to be present at the exier
cises.
Inauguration
E. K. Graham
On T omorrow
The inauguration of praaident Ed
ward K. Graham will taie place to
morrow at Chapel Hill. The aca
'i-imir. proceeelon wfll start promptly
aj 10.30 o'clock. *? ?? %
Delegates of universes and ool
1c?m ?tll assemble t* the Physics
laboratory Room la the A loom!
Z*uild*ne xo IB o'clock. Prof.
Char** H. Herty, mar?ha3.
Delegates repreeentlng education
al and scientific aocletfe# and leam
.d professions and associations win
assemble fn the Physics Lecture
room in the Alumni Building a'
10:16 o'clock. Prof. P. H. Da*
jsetit. marahal.
The aiuannl will assemble In tflie
UndA?r*'i4ty Inn ait 10.18 o'clock. At
bert -I?. Co*. Mfcxshal.
County and city superintendents
of North Carolina schools and teveb'
crs to ipufbMc and private schools will
assemble In the Geological labora
tory In th?o New Bast Building at
10:15 o'clock. Prof. N. W. Walk
er, Marshal.
State legislators and officers and
Council of State triH assemble In
the lecture room of the Clfcrmistry
Building at 10:15 o'clock. Prof.
Charles l/ee Raper, Marshal.
Justices of the North Carolina 8u
preirO court will assemble In the
Treasurer's Office in <he Alumni
Building at 10:15 o'clock. Prof. P.
; H Winston, Mart-thai.
The "Board of Trustee* will as
semble In Mr. Woolen's officv dn the
Alumni Butldiin^ at 10:15 o'clock
Prof. James M. Bell. Marshal.
The ifacutly ojf the University will
assemble In the Doan's room In the
Alumni Building at 10; 15 o'clock.
Prof. iM. H. Stacy, Maifhal. f.
Speakers, Governor of North Ca.
ollna, Ex-Presidents of the Univer
sity and -the Pi*wident will assemble
In President's office in the Alumni
Building at 10:15 o'olook. Prof." J,
0. deR. Hamilton. Marrtial.
riAYB RAKER
Are you indebted to some OQ? 4
Photograph?
LEAGUE IU
IEE1 im
Tb*' i ??< ??Tvttoul w*
?o? <X ?h? 1 smorlk Uun *111 h*
held ttdtehl U ?:lll wttk
M4m Mm Ann M k?r r.*M?nc? t*
North M.rknt atm It to i
I f
SKIPS urn
two sens
' QFCLflTHES
? you 04 "reakeoua of die dark
race" representing hknseif as an a
gent of on* the local pceaatng oWb?.
c?lM at the raaldencea at Mr. Leo
l.'fivenipovt and Ifr. O. A. Philippe
yeafcsrday morning at 7:30 o'clock
told member? of the family be wa?
fr-nit after a suit vf clothe* to be
rresaed. ssefa tnstanee 1m was
given a suit* of cidthea.
loiter in the morning an agrent of
the Wright Pressing Works called
at tlvee homee, on bib regular trig),
W get cloth eS to be preyed tbr these
gentlemen "Who were club trwembera
of thda firm, tie v? informed that
the clothes bad already been calkd
for, as stated above, and rW.urned
to his place of butfneaa and lnfonn
M the proprietor. Mr. Frank A.
Wright at the Incident.
Mr. Wright eocsmunicated With
^11 other oltfbs to the dty and found
thfct these ckrthea had , 00 1 been call
e<* for by any of tb^r * various a
geote.
The only desa-ipnion that conld be
obtained of the unknown party veaa
that he wore overall*. It 6s thought
he left town on the morning Coast
Mne ftrain with Ma plunder.
tTP-TO-iJAt* A*r> 5fOV?L.
AdmlWag Method* Adopted by in
Enterprising House.
That Washington la fa fit becom
ing metropolkAo in the methods of
advertlrtng used toy our merchants
to caM the buying public's attention
to the many splendid values which
they are oflfering, also that the wkle
awake flnm ot Rues Bros., are keep
lag up with and imt a little ahead
of the times In am advertising re
spect la again practlcall demonatrat
| :d by what La perhaps the moat elab
orate system of advertising ever at
tempted by any business house On
this section, namely: the giving a
way of a $200 Graffonola.
In a reo?nt Interview with Mr.
Rusn regarding tihla decided Innova
tion In advertising, Mr. Ruse stated:
We have been enjoying the pat
ronage and oonfldetaee of the buyers
of fehla community for some time
now and by always trying to keep
ou/ stocks complete the saying that
You can get it at Rune Bros".' has
become a household espn-wslon. In
giving away this Grafton ola we are
actuated by a double purpose, to
hew our appreciation of the pat
ronage of our ftVtnds during the
oast. also to encourage nerw trad?
and to bring maiyy .splendid values
we are now showing in all Mnes to
the attention of every buyer in this
errttory. The plan we" are using in
*lving away this Grafonola is equ
able Bmd (flair to all. simply this, we
will give votes at the rate of one
for every cent or purchase. The
oerwon returning to us on September
1, 1916. the largest numfber of votea
will be given the Graflonola absolute
ly free otf ail cost. No favors will
be rfhown. Our reputation for
'square dealing' assures our custom
era of that fact."
Th*t two hundred dollar Graifo
nola 1e surely a present worth hav
ing and we predict a very "merry
for votes during the next few
mofrths.
Rua* Bros. are surely to be eon
gTefiulated open tiiC?r broad-mVnded
methods and "Trade Oetter" a (Tver ?
iletog system ,
The weather to always eeel e- 1
cough fer furs If they're new.
IB OF
THE W01ANS'
Tk? xnUif ot tk? Woman' 01 tU
CI Mb will bo MM <m Wo?Md*r
tfltvoon M <:?? o'clock M Ik* P*b
He unwr. IMMM at M Vkurtajr
U to oornMIr raqMMod ttial tto
? n??R >i ikk
LEO. M. FRANK LOSES
j IN APPEAL HIGHEST
COURT IN THE LAND
^ April 1?.~ L?o II.
Frfcak, ax. sentence for U?
murder of Ma.. C0 an Atlanta
twaUrry tift W* ai. ? In his
Dght for life in the 8u. ue Court
of t?i Uadtdd mates today.
to a dectfrton to -which Justice*
HotaiM an Hughe? dissented, the
otmrt dtamlaaed Frank'a appeal from
"the federal court of Qflorjla whleh
refused to release him on a "writ of
h*beau oorpua.
Frank contended Chat alleged
"mob violence" at Ma trial and the
faiot that he was albeent from the
court room 'UTtaen the Jury returned
lta rerdiot had femored him from
the Jurisdiction of the courts of
Georgia.
The majority opinion of the Su
preme Court today rejected all
those contentions and declared that
Frank had enjoyed all his leg^l
rlB^ht/r In tho Georgia courts.
Seemingly no other avenue of
escape from the death penalty Is o
jym to Fraftk through the courtB.
The utate pardon officials relieve
i him.
J notice Pitney delfrv?red the opln
ion. declaring that "In all thr> pro
ceeedinge in the courts of Georgia
the falle et right and opportunity
to he beard according to the estab
lldK^d methods of procedure" had
been accorded "Frank.
"In the opinion of this court,"
oonrtlnued the justice. "be is not
shown to have *been drprfWMi erf nry
right guaranteed him br the four
teenth amendment or any other pro
vision of thle constitution or law?
of the United 8tat^-<m the contra
ry, he has been oon-victwNind Ik now
held in custody under due process
of law ?within the meaning of the
constitution."
It In believed by legal authorities
here that only the state nardon rf
flciaJ* -at Georgia now can pave
Frank from paying thp <Wi pen
alty for his conviction of tho mur
der of Mary Phagan. tho Allsrtla
factory girl.
The court's decision was based on
an appeal from the action of the
United Rtaten district court for
nortfl*irn Georgia In refusing to re
lease Frank on a ?writ of hsibeaa cor
pus.
HtU petition for habeas corpua
rested on allegations of disorder
daring Ma trial in Atlanta amount
ing to a mo"b domination and his 'n
YoUmtary absence -when ttie verdict
was returned.
Jnstiofl Pitney in his decision bsld
that the obligation rested on tV
Surpreme Court to look through the
form and "into the very heart and
stfbetance of tho matter." not only
In th-e avertment in Frank'.* peti
tion, lmt in the trial proceedings
In the state courts themselves
"The jfriMtlon contains a narra
tive of disorder, hostile manifesta
tions. an<J uproar," said Justice Pit
ney, "which If it stood alone and
were to be taken as true, may be
conceded to .have been inconsistent
with a fair trial and an Impartial
verdict. But to consider thin as
standing alonw Is to take a wholly
superficial \1erw; for the narrative
is coupled wltfh Other statements
from which It clearly appears thst
same allegations of disorder were
sufbmltted flrst to the trial court,
and afterward! to the Supreme
court of Georgia, as a ground for
avoiding the contsequencs-e rcf the
trial a?d these allegatflons were con
sidered by those courts suoesslvely
at tiirtoa and places and under sir
cumstanoe* wholly apart from the
atmosphere otf the trial, and free
from any suggestion of mob domina
tion or tfes 1 Ike. the facta wert **?
amdned by these courts upon sri
denes srfemKted on both stdst and
both courts found Prank's all sta
tions to be grown diss* except with
respeot to a few matters of irrsfn
lartty not harmful to th* defendant.
"This court holds that sndh a de
trrtTvl nation of fact* cannot In this
ratdng an Issue respecting the cor
rectness of that determination: es
coHateral inquiry be treated an nul
Hty. but imtst be taken ae sstttag
forth the truth of the matter antil
sssbs ressofiehls grountd to shown
for an iotrrference the* tbn Supreme
Ooort of Georgia either was wast
ln? Hi )uiSstfk?lon or ?Hnaam?d
error in Che edterdes erf tU Jar1**e
tkm; and. Mis mere **ertlos by tho
?*? oner that a* (Ml ef the ??t
? w? ?Spr W- "?? *? . <Mr*.
upon full ip*esU*atioo. determined
them to he VU1 not be tmUd mm
pedally not Trhwtf the rmj evi
dence ivpon which th<r . detorminn
tipn wu rented It wKhhSM by htm
who WvlAoks the finding.
"Respecting the fact that P"m ale
was not present in the court roomx
when the verdict was rendered (hla
presence having been wairtxl by hie
counsel, but without Ma knowledge
or consent), the Georgia court held
that becau*> Franks shortly after
the verdict, was made fully aware
of the facts, and he then made a
motion for a new trial upon over
100 grounds not including this an
one, and had that motion heard by
both tta trial court and the - Su
preme Court, he oould not, atUr thin
motion had been Anally ad) a (floated
again* him. move to set aside the
verdict as a nullity becau* of b'*
absence when Che verdict was ren
dered. This court holds that there
Is nothing in the (ourteeoth amend
ment to prevent a state from adopt
I UK adn enforcing so reasonable m
regulation of procedure.
"It is settled by repeated drcia
iotfci of this court that the due pro
cess of law clause at the fourteenth
amendment has not tho effect of im
posing upon the states any form or
mode of jrrpceduife so lone as the
essential rights cf notice and a hear
jng. or opportunity io be beard be
fore*'* competent tribunal are sot
: .*st> .raferod wkh. Indictment by
grand Jury is mot essential to due
process Trial by jury is not (*e?
tlal to it. either in civil or in crim
inal ranee, fill* court In proglottis
decisions has sustained tl^ right of
a .stain to permit one charged with
a capital offense to waive a trial by
Jury and be tried by the court; and
In another caee has sanctioned a
state law permitting the defendant
In a capital cane to be bsent during
h part of the trial."
Atlahta, Ga.. April 1?. ? -Leo M.
Frank's attorneys, wihen informed
of the dociaion today of the United
States Supreme Court, said that they
believed that every means in
Frank's behalf before the courts
now had been exhausted. They ad
ded that they now probably would
prepare a petition for presentation
before the Georgia prison commis
sion. asking for commutation of
Frank's (sentence.
HE "SCALES
99
?par
Tonight jU the New Theater Dan
iel Frohin&n -will prwemt In 5 reele
?of motion pictured "The Scale* ot
Juetlee" etarrtn* Paul MoA Ulster,
supported by Jane Fearaley and tbe
This iw one of the heat picture* that
han been released under the Para*
mount program, end should draw
a food crowd tonljjht. Thin coming
Saturday. matinee and ntgfct the
funniest woman In the world will
be at the "New Theater in the fun
niest photoplay that ha* erer been
made. Marte Dressier In "TllUe's
Punctured Rom Mine," supported by
Charlee Ohaplin,* end Mabel Norma*
of Keytftone comedy fame, will be
the attraction for thta date. There
will be Mt reel* of not hint bat
coed comedy, end every one that at*
ter.de and does not laugh Should tee
a dootor at once. The prteee for
Seftnrday will be 10 and 10 eeste.
and It !e well Worth the price.
? ??
BAKIOt MTU
A ?eod look In* cirl l? the one
that haa pictures takes.
New Theater
f!
jMmfel Frohman Preeenlh the 1
"SOALJCR OT JWITK1" \
In Fire Reel* with
|P?ul HetlMar, HwparM Mm
rrtaw l? u? ik>.