Washington. , May 17 - ^VnewsIH OF THE BEST CITIES TO LIVE IN." 3ARRIED PASSENGERS A SO WAS SUNK Hi THE ADRIATIC SKA THIS MORNING. Official View in Washington la Ttu U This Government W1H Take No Action Unless American* Were on Board. Case Similar to Cymric. (By United' Press) Berlin. May 12.? Tha Austrian passenger liner, Dubrovnik, was tor pedoed and sunk without warning in the Adriatic, according to dis patches. The liner was unarmed. Take Jio Action. Washington, May 12. ? Unless American, citizens were on board the Dubrovnfk this government will not' protest the attack. This was the official view on the matter as given out today. The incident will prob ably bo placed, alongside cases like that of the Yakasa Maru and Cym ric, which wert torpedoed without warning but on wich there were no Americans. * MUCH AGITATION OVER EXECUTIONS Premier Arrives in Dublin to Take Charge of Situation, Which Is Grave. (By United Press) London. May 12. ? Premier As nulth arrived in Dublin today to as lume charge of the situation which Is admltedly growing more serious Sally. He immediately ordered the postponement of further court mar Llals. pending the outcome of his ln restlgatlons. He expects to espec ially Investigate the execution of B>ditor B. Kefflngton. NEW BOAT HAS BEEN SECURED FOR THE ELKS BIO STEAMER FROM ELIZABETH CITY WILL BE USED IN TAK ING VISITORS DOWN RIVER. HAVE B??(MT1NG Store* of City Hare Started Work Word Received from Lodges In dicate* That Number of Visitor* 9 LockI Elks reoefltiy received word that the uae of the Light Ifouse ship, Holly, could not be hail for the con vention here naxt w*ek. Immedi ately upon receipt of , the mesitie, the committee. In charge of arnfoge ments became -'bugy and- within a short time, they announced that they had secured the uae of * big pas senger steamer at Elisabeth City. | The Elisabeth City delegation of Elks will make the trip to Wash ington In thla steamer, arriving Wednesday morning. It will be ^ised In taking the Elks down the river Thursday and la aild to be amply large enough to accommodate all those who win go. Decorations Have Begun. Work of decorating the stores of the city wda begun today, the Washington Furniture Co. on Mar ket street being the first to display colors. The window Is being hand somely decorated In purple and white and will present a most at tractive appearance wh%n finished. Other atores also Intend atartlng work either today or tomorrow. The general Idea la to have the window decoration* completed this week; ?ud then start on the outside decora tions Monday. Thla will reduce the chances of any of the flags or ^ban ners being hurt by rain. Word has been received froxh'a number of lodges In the State that they are going to have large delega-1 tlons here for the convention. *It Is' expected that the total number of vlslors will run well above a thous and. Administration Is Landed. Baltimore, Md., May 12. ? The Democratic state convention here yesterday lauded the administration of President WJlaon and Instructed the Maryland delegation to the na-[ tlonal convention at St. Louis to vote as a nnlt for his renomlnatloiv tlMMPEM TO STAY," SftYSHSnOP HIIRSI Declares That He Has Been Told This Officially By Both Scott And Funston. <1 Paao. Tm, May H.? "The United States troops are not coming oat of Mexico. I have been told this officially by Generals 8cott And Punston. . Mexican Minister of War Obregon will have to back down from bis position or light." This was the statement today of Bishop P. H. Hurst, charged w!th the Interests of the Mormon colon ists in the Caaas Grande* valley, whore 500 American men. women and children have again been warn ed to leave for the northern side of the international boundary. "The Americans in Chihuahua are not wanted there bjr the United 8U*te* Government." continued Bish op H^irst, "either bpcause they would be in the way in case of war, re quiring many soldiers to protect them, or for some otlter reason not ? ' 0 eUmoTonight a. Mrrtt?y, rotm rkrl V:' Tha Boatoek Animals Id . Stanley and tha Tradara announced. "Matter* are coming to a head rapidly now. I have been In con stant communication with the high est Government officials now In El Piao to carr 7 on the negotiations with the Mexican government. "The big play Obregon Is making at this moment Is to urge the release to the de facto government o| the 10,000,000 rounds of ammunition now held by the United States at customs ports along the border. Ob-, regon Is claiming that With this I ammunition the Mexican military | forces can rid the country of ban dits and hunt down Villa. " ( IfflO CUSS HUES Oood Program torfam IaM Sight. Larg? A large audlance attandad the ctana aierclMa of tha graduating olaaa at tha high eehool anal tori in laat night Tha program waa a highly Interacting on? and waa wall rendered throughout A Japaneaa lawn party at tha home ?f Mrt Bright waa glraa la honor at th? olaaa after tha eonalaalon of (ha u. arelaaa at tha aadltorlom and pror l?4 ? WW ?a4?f?W? MMr< Win W COAST (?STATIONS OowiuMat Asks for Bids for Bta don* at Cape Lookout ?ad 4 Qmoote. Sealed proposal* hare bees asked by the Treasury Department. U. 3. Coast Guard Service, (or the con structiob of coast guard atstlohs at Cape Lookout and at Hatteraa In let. Ocracoke Island. The bids will be opened on Jane 1 and It Is sup posed that active work on the con struction of the stations will be be gun immediately. TELEGRAPH OPERATORS MAY GO OH STRIKE if Strike Become* Effective, Com munication With Washington Will Be Hampered. (Br United Press) Washington. May It.? A strike of local telegraph operators, that would seriously hamper communica- J tlon with the capital, la threatened ' aa the result of the discharge of eleven operators by the Western Union. President Ouy Blakely, . of the local organisation, charged that the men were dismissed because i thay "ware suspected of belonging to the union." 8. J. Konekampa, of Chicago, president of the National organisation, has promised to back up the local Union In any steps that j It takes. BIRTH OP THE NATION CAUSES A FIST FIGHT South Carolina Congressman Plug* Representative from New Jersey. Washington, May Birth of a Nation" coupled with a general iiscusalon of the negro queetton re sulted In a RstieWT between Repre sentative -Nfcholle, of BotitK Gtfro [|na, And Representative Lehlback, of NeV?- Jeraey, In the *dst&u#atlt -Of a hotel Hi capital Toeeday night, incidentally-. Nilholle who Is one of the "baby" members bl thte ht B?e% and That Little, If Any, Butsw Would be Ixiet Through It* Adoption. "I am willing to ?ose my store lor half a day each week during the lummer monthe if tfce other mer-J ?hants in the city fMOr the idea." The above atatemt^t was made :hla morning by Jfveler William Bell. Mr. Bell added d>at he thought he idea an excellent' one and that le hoped the merchants as a whole vould adopt it. Several other bnatftess men have spoken favorably of 8>e project but lave not yet d?Bktte!y stated whether or noL-thcy Irouid give the lalf-hollday. It ia ainerally admit ed that very little, R any. business will be loat through sosing up. Res denta of the city audi country wonld snow of the closing and would gov irn themflelevs accordingly. II. S. TROOPS, IRUSHIHG WORK ONDMSES T-ine of Ooannuuiication Has Been 1 Contracted. Columbus Ready for Attack. (By United Press) Columbus, N. M., May 12. ? The' withdrawal of advanced American ? forces from San Antonio, Mexico is. in fu'.l swing. Motor truck com-] panies are assisting the movement. Though Cofala and Dublan aro men tioned as the outermost points of the proponed new line, many here believe that the construction will stop at Namiqulpa and will rush the completion of defensive works to meet any possible attacks from hos tile forces. Defensive preparations will be completed here when the In fantry put ' finishing touches on the system of trenches surrounding the city. An order for the conduct of civilians has beon Issued by military commanders. Two ml!itl& compan ies are expected today while the whole of the New Mexico State mllltla Is expected Saturday or Sun day. ALLIES WANT RAILROADS IN GREECE Will Um FVrtff* If ' Tfronwi j in Order to Transport Troop* " to Salonika. Paris, May 12. ? Two Heavy Ger man attacks against the western slopes of I>ead Man's HIU have been repulsed, the war office announced today. Cannonading continued In the region of Avoncourt, Douaumont and Vnnv Aootrlann Are Checked. Roma. May 12. ? Austrian attacks against Italian positions ? t OorlU front were promptly cheeked, ae i cording to the war oBlce. "Our jforces were victorious In an intense artillery duel In the Assa Valley and | the upper But." said tht statements. Want Oreek Railways. Berlin. May 12.-r-The allies hare determined to use force If necessary for the use of Greek railways for the transportation of torh**? Jro*M . m Corfu to SaleMtft'toeerdltl r.'ffin'. Judge O. H. Allen, In Strong Terms, Raps Beaufort Co. iVIth the report of the grand Jury before him, Judge O. U. Allen, In Superior court yesterdaj^ilfiUvered loue strong ? and xftoT altopfcther complimentary ? about Bea'J'ort countyV an hour on theft the close atterrtlfcn of ever?aif? in J the court room. ' | I After the reading of the g^ Jury report. Judge Allen r* that there mast be ior ,ai cally wrong with ' .ounty. He eiated tha' .*n -and re sources of this *'\/ were as great as those of Ro^erson and many of the other larger and wealthy coun ties of the State but that- Beaufort I was far behind In many things. He Said that our court hdDbe, county .home. Jail and practically every other public Instltvtlon were noth ing more than a shame and a dis grace to our people and that an In vestigation should be started and started at once to And out who It Is that Is falling to do his duty. | Glancing over the report, the Judge continued with the statement thai portions of the county homo, j the Jail and the urt house were' reported to be in an unsanitary con dition. 'Also that the oonvlcts did : not get a bath or clean clothes aS| (often as once a w&ek. Again, the prisoners in Jail, who were unable to' Isupp'.ant the allowance made them, by the county with food from their J homes, went hungry for lack of suf ficient food. He mentioned the of putting her in the forefront, jrfcere ahe be longs, kecpB her far 'behind In the background. He said that he had held court in every county in North Carolina and in some of them sev eral times, and hfc- gave It as his un qualified opinion that Beaufort county had the sorriest Jail and courthouse of any oounty In the State, barring none. He even went bo far as to say that if the com missioners would n)ot provide the sheriff with a more suitable office, that the sheriff himself ought to take charge of the situation and move his office into the toilet room of the courthouse; that even that would be preferable to the quarters he la aow occupying. He commented on the fact that negroes and white people all had to stand up together, leaning over the railing of the bar and the Jury box, which greatly hampered and retard ed the business of the oourt, but added that he did not propose to open his mouth to them as they had a perfect right to see and hear, but under present conditions it was im possible to do so in any other man ner. The report of the grand Jury, which was submitted to the court yesterday and which evoked Judge Aliens' remarks, reads as follows; We. the Grand Jury at May Term. 1916, beg leave to submit our re port as follows: We have passed on all bills pre sented to us by the Solicitor. We have Inspected the County Hfbme, Convict Camp, Jail and Court ftotse. and report on same as fol lows: Ootmty Hoiim*. We recommend that one Ssrah Crsgg, InftAne, he removed at once to Rome Insane Asylum, It being Im possible to care for her properly at V*e County Home. owing to her ex tremely unsanitary condition. The keeper states that It Is Impossible to keep her clean. The remalndor of the white de partment should be better ventilat ed, especially the room occupied by Sarah Sawyer. The odor la this particular room Is vary bad. The colored department seems to be In- a very unsanitary condition, the odor being very bad In the rooms, which should be at onoe attended to. The yard and surrounding prem ises w* And In good oondltlon. JOL Recommend that the Sheriff's of fice be remofjrtl from the Jail IB to ???? m*?. **? to ?i?. th. bWiH ? mor? aottkbla o(Bo? u4 to -V* ?W? TOM tor U* tflw Jj ' " ? ' ' ' 1' Recommend that the allowance for feeding prisoners be Increased to at least 60 cents per day. The pris oners complained to the jury that th^were not letting enough to eat. WHj that they were obliged to supplement what ii provided for them by the county with food from either their homes or that purchased ' laewhere. Recommend that the Jail be In spected often and kept thoroughly clean. Convict Camp. Recommend that the convicts shall have a bath and clean clothes once a week, and that they cease work early enough each Saturday afternoon to accomplish this. General condition of the camp fairly good. Recommend that all school houses that are In as bad condition as the Hardlson school house be Immediate ly condemned, and a more suitable and comfortable building erected. Court House. Recommend that the Grand Jury room be thoroughly clcaned and kept so. It Is at present In very unsani tary condition. We find the offices of the Regis trar of Deed9 and Clerk of the Court In good condition. Respectfully recommend that the bar enclosed by the railing in the court room be reserved for court officers, attorneys and Jurors only. On account of the limited space In the court room, the constant crowd ing in the bar of spectators and dis interested parties Interferes with the business of the Court. Also, that no one be allowed to stand around the bar, as It obstruct- the view frdm the center and rear of the court room. Respectfully submitted, J. C. DAVIS. Foreman of the Grand Jury. Gregory Kasputin AsftAKsinaU-Bdent Washington. May 12.? 4k ti tui tion. more serious than at any time since the American troop* crossed the border, confronts the ?dmlnis tratlon at the preseot time. T\ie principal cause for this Is the failure of the El Paso peace conference. Serious consideration of the prob lem is being given by the cablDet to ing given by the cabinet today. The chief question up for debate Is that of withdrawal. Carranza insists that this b? done before other qaestiona are considered and the United States Is insisting that the troops cannot be withdrawn until the border raids have been suppressed. Secretary Baker today telegrapfirfd General Scott to return here and Funeton to return to San Antonio at their dencretion as the resnlt of the conclusion of the conference. The State depsrtment will pata the situation up to Carranza now, military conferences having failed. Arrenodndo is expected shortly to renew the Carranza request, made a month ago, that troops be with drawn at once. The cabinet spent most of its session today tt*.diacu? Inp the Mexican situation. No reply to Carranza's request Is contemplated until after Arrendondo again pre sents It formally. flabacrln* to the Dally IVwa. PEACE MOVE NOW PLANNED BY PRESIDENT WILSON Has Taken Steps To Ascertain Views Of The Entente, According To Reports. Washington. May 12. ? Indications are at hand that the United States Is disposed to comply with Pope Benedict's suggestion that an effort be made to bring about peace. Diplomat* nperlally attach signif icance to a aeries of Incident* which have occurred slnre the receipt by President W1!son on Baturday of the communication from the Pope. The Interpretation batted on the*#? Incidents Is that the Administration Is considering the subject and has already taken steps to ascertain the vlewa of the allies. It la believed that Vatican com munication contained the termR up on which Oermany and Austria Hungary would be willing to discuss] peace proposals, and that the Pope acted at the Invitation of Emperor William and Emperor Francis Jo ?eph. He la ?aid to have received from them letter* tn which they made the position of their respective oountrlea e'.aar. U t? regarded as unlikely here that President Wilson would ap proaoh other belligerent powers un til he had received an Intimation from I/ondon Of the attitude Oreat Britain would take If a basis for negotiation peace were proposed. " The belief prevails here thai [prior to the reeelpt of Oermany'i I note Qararfl bad Informed this Oov I art meat of wH*t occurred at bli IfMfonaM fUHM? | Great Headquarter* It wan stated in an official quar ter today that all the belligerent C'nuntrlea might be ahl? to fight two yeara longer. 4iut that tho reaolta would not Juatify the expenditure In Uvea and money from the alllea' point of view, and that If they could he perauded to reallxe thla the war would be brought appreciably near er Ita clone. It waa also aa!d today that Presi dent Wl'r.on believes the war will end by thla fall.