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RUSSIANS
OPEN NEW
WARFARE
IN SOUTH
WILD EK>Ht?lA8M IN PETRO
CKAD OVKB SI m:sh or
GRAND DUKE'S CAMPAIGN.
TURKS IN GRAVE DANGER
Force* That Hold British Back at
* Knt-El-Amara Are Threatened.
Uot^ TOrnks and Germans Cleverly
Outwitted by Bn? tan Maaeavres.
X (By Uftlted Press)
Petrograd. ~3aT 16? Developing
a ?wlft offensive along the extreme
southern frontier, th^r Russians to
day erossed the Persian line, south
vNt of Lake Urumlah and are now
within eighty miles of the Turkish
main line -of communications south
of Bagdad. Unless speedily check
ed In their drive towards Nlneh and
Morul, they threaten to put off the
Turkish forces that are holding the
British back at Kut-El-Amara.
The announcement caused the
wildest enthusiasm . and surprise
here and the belief Is general that
the Grand Duke has completely out
witted the Turkish and German
forces by first feinting in the direc
tion of Erslngan and Diarbekr. three
' hundred miles northwest of where
bis main Russian armies were bound.
The feint effectively drew th* Tur
kish reinforcements toward the Rus
sian right wing at Erzinghan .while
the left wing drove the Turks back
in the South.
BIG MASSACRE ?
ISWATOD
(By United Press)
Washington. May yo. ? The danger
of Christian massacres in Syria has
been privately reported to the State
department. It Is Indicated that it
might surpass in horror the many
Armenian massacres of the past.
STRIKE OF TELEGRAPH
OPERATORS fS AVERTED
(By United Press)
Washington', May 15. ? Superin
tendent Halg of New York today
ordered the reinstatement of eleven
telegraph operators who were dis
charged from' the Western Union
offices here. His action avoided the
threatened strike of a large number
of /Opentart .
HE LOST HIS ZEPPELIN
This la Lieutenant Commander Hroit
haupt who vu In command of the Zep
pelin L-15 when It broke up In the
mouth of *Jie Thames during 4 recent
raiding expedition. ^
?
STORES TO CLOSE IT 4:30
Merchants Agree to Let Clerks Off
80 That They Can View
Kike Parade.
Practically every merchant In the
city has agreed to close his store atj
4.30 Wednesday afternoon In order'
that their employes may have an op
portunity of witnessing the Elka'j
parade at six o'clock. The 'following]
have Joined In the movement:
. Chas. M. Little. Powell * Bite
*worth, A. J. Cox. J as. Ellison A. Co.J
iE. K. Willis, Spencer Bros., Lewis
& Calais, both stores, E. <3. Weston.
Waaihngtoa Furniture iQo?. W. 3.
Morton, R. L. Stewart, J. F. Buck
raan & Son. E. L. Brooks. Davis &
1 Bobbins, \yilliani8 & Harrison Co..
J. G. Paul & Brp., McLcJlan Stores
Co., Jackson & Robinson. E. R.
Mlxon Co.. A. R. Styron Co.. E. P.
Martin. Adams Suply Co., E. Peter
son & Co., S. M. Jenkins Co.. S. R.
Fowle & Son. Carolina Distributing
Co., McKeel Richardson Hardware
Co., E. W. Ayers, Pegram, Wataon
Watron Hardware Co.. H. T. Latham.
J. S. Campbell. Walter Credle & Co.,
Bowerit Bros. Co., W. M. Bell. W. C.j
Malllson & Son, Suskln & Berry.
Southern Furniture Co., James E.
Clark. Cherry Furniture Co., J. K.
Hoyt. '
TAFT ACTS AS WITNESS.
Washington,}. May 15. ? Former
President Taft appeared as a witness.
In Washington's gloomy court today
to testify as a character witness
against Charles Glow, president of
the Rigge National Bank, who, with
two other officials. Is a defendant In
a perjury charge.
WM(1 200 PREm MS
TO Tltt PART 111 PWDt
Elks Intend To Show Visitors That Wash
ington Deserves Its Reputation
For Pretty Girls.
WAITED: Two haMtrvd of
tfce prrttfcvt girl* In Waahlnff
W*?i to ride In MutumobOeft in
U?? PMiulo Wfidrnwdajr evenlnc.
TICK KI/KH.
Washington ban alway* borne (be'
refutation of baring more pretty
Klrfc than any other town of tta else
In the State. In order to convince
the rialtlng Bike of the truth of tBle
Beumo T onight
That Water Carrtor of Sao Juan
Drama to tiro part*
"THE Tt; RHINO POINT"
Woaurn Drama In ooa raal
v "ALL ABOARlV'
Ona ml f-omadr
WroatllBK Matah Wadnaaday
Max Smith rt Jo* Wlllla 1
Prlmw AAlOr Matins A NUrht
statement, it I* intended to display!
some of Washington's . feminine
beauty in the big parade, which will
be a feature of the opening day's
session.
Fifty automobiles will be available
for the parade and two hundred of
th?. prettiest girls in the city are
wanted to ride 'in these cars, which
will follow the marching Blks. Of
course. It is Impossible to include
ALL of the pretty girls In the two
| hundred, so It will be "Brat come.
Arst Chowan." The parade will start
at six o'clock. ' ,
No one but Blks are expected to
partlctftte . In the parade. Tfce an
I nouncement Was made in Saturday's
Dally News that everyone was re
quested* to wear Palm Beach suits.
This applied only to the Blks. Other
citUens, of course, have the privi
lege of wearing Palm Beaches. but
the request was not especial I y la
tended to apply to then.
TOMY'S 'HIOTORIAL
This Is the official day for
the Straw Hat. to corns out of
' the Haberdashery and see its
ova shadow.
The Straw Hat Is a glorified
bunch of hay.- 'it is supposed
to be worn upon the head, but
it frequently graces the ear,
the eyebrou or the back of the
neck. ? * J
Pat men i do not wear Straw
Hats; they just set them on
their heads when they're not
fanning.
The Straw Hat Is tempera
mental. If it does not like a
man, it will fly off and the
owner must put it on a leash,
which he fastens to his coat
-with a black, oval button that
looks like a liver pill.
Next to a dog flght, an es
caped straw hat in a wind
storm is the most exciting
thing in the world.
The 8tra.w Hat eats Ave
dollar bills, if you don't believe
it, get one today and see.
CHARLES WALKER
KILLED BY AlllO
~Wmt* Ron Over By Clarence Fau
oetto'a Machine on Hackncy
A venue Saturday.
1 Charlee Walker, aged 3 7, was run.
over and Instantly killed by an auto
mobile driven by Clarence Faucette
Saturday afternoon. The tragedy oc
curred .on Hackney avenue.
It Is claimed that two cars were
coming along close together. Wal
Iker got ont of the way of the first.
| and as ho did so, ran directly in
front of Faucette's machine.
The deceased is survived by a
;w:lfe and several small children.
FK IK ARMY CAMP
General Fun* ton Bellevm Firm at
Fort DIIsh Were of Incendiary
Origin.
I (By United Press)
San Antonio. May 15. ? The two
Ores, which started la widely separ
ated points at Fort Bliss reservation
in El Pa&o Saturday night, doing
considerable damage, were probably
?ef Incendiary origin, Genoral Fun
ston announced today.
EXCITING DUEL AT
BISHOP'S CROSS
Offlcw and Negro Empty PUtoU at
Each Other. Neither Ik Injured.
A pistol duel. In which Luther Al
len. colored, and Deputy Sheriff ftf.
M. Jones emptied their revolvers at
each other at a distance of ten feet
apart, occurred Saturday at Bishop's
Cross. Neither man was wounded
Allen arrived at Bishop's Cross
with two suitcases containing liquor.
Jones was waiting for him and as
the negro started to walk off. he told
him to stop. Allen replied that Jones
would have to kill him to get him
and refused to halt. Jones drew
out his gun. Allen did likewise.
They both blazed away until each
had emptied his revolver. Then Al
len ran off, leaving his coat and the
suitcases behind him.
STUDENTS PUT ON PLAY
I>raiTUttic (Hub of Washington Ool
Icglate Inetltue to Present
Play Tomorrow.
"The Mountain Oirl," an intense
ly interesting drama in four acts,
will be presented at the Bellrao
theatre tomorrow night by students
of th? Washington Colloglate Insti
tute.
The play h ae an excellent plot and
contains several exciting situations.
It has been well rehearsed by th?
students and 1s em's to make a favor
able impression. * t
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OOMTC TO OORAOOKE.
Pamlico Inn^topw opsn. Prices tc
suit everybody. w?d
bathing. Ratss ff.0(f to p?i
day Write for special rates pat
moa*h. W, t>. TAWIJ^. Proprietor,
*-U-inuK>
TO M FROM
LOS ANGELES
WNEWVORK
TWO AVIATORS TO MAKE DAR
ING ATTEMPT TO CIIOSS CON. '
TINENT IN SIX DAY'S.
SELf-BALANCING PLANE
Left From Their Starting Point 1\>
d?y. Median bnn Will Kalance
Plane Autonatleily. Is in.
vc-ntion.
i I'v United Press)
Los Angeles, C*L, May 15. ? Two
thousand feet over Nigger Slough
near here today, two men waved
adieu to a neck craning throng and
headed east toward the Sierra Mad re
mountains In an aeroplane. Their
destination was New York.
OBcar Brlndley, veteran air p'lot,
and A. J. Macy, inventor, settled
back in their seats, to let the first
self-balancing plane in America fly
them from the Pacific -to the Atlan
tic.
The two men plan to cover nearly
4,000 miles ending their ride at
Mineola, L. I., next Sunday. Just six
day*.
Macy. a Chicago electrical engi
neer, by the cross continent flight
plans to demonstrate to the govern
ment of Prance. England and the
United States, a Ynechanintn of his
owntlnventlon which will balance an
aeroplane perfectly.
The pilot has but to steer the plane
in the deeired direction ? up or
down, to left or light, then relax
and let the automatic equilibrium
device keep the plane on a flying
keel.
Neither Macy or Brindley make
any exaggerate claims for the de
vlco. "Nothing could be a fairer
test than tne flight from Los An
geles to Now York in 'six days," thoy
say.
The plane Is a hundred horse
power Marl:n tractor of the military
type; especially equipped for the
trip. The route taken will bo via
Salt Lake, Denver. Omaha. St. Louis,
Chicago and New York.
$25,000 FIRE
OCCURRED HI
ROCKY HT.I
TAR RIVER LUMBER OO. ALMOST
COMPLETELY DESTROYED
EARLY TODAY.
FIRE STARTED AT 2:15
Lark of Suffldeot Preeeurc Handl
CApfxxl F1r? FUni
AlrtMMlj R^vun for Rebuilding the
Plant.
I (By Eastern Press)
Rocky Mount, May IB. ? A fire
loss, amounting to 'over $25,000, oc
curred at the saw mtt plant of the
,T*r River Lumber Co., early this
moraine and gave to this city Its
heaviest single (ire loss in four
years. The mill has a capacity ot
4 0,000 feet a day and in one of the
largest In the State. > '
The. fire broke out at 2:15 a. m.
A general alarm was sent In and
drew hundreds of spectators to the
scene. The Are department success
fully kept the flames from spread
ing but were handicapped by Inade
quate pressure from a private line.
The steam engine worked effective
ly tor a while but developed trouble
and wan forced to abandon its work.
Fogt^Atieiy there was no wind.
Eipn while the flames weer rag
ing at their height, W. L. Groom,
president of the Company, wss bufcy
at his desk, sending ont telegrams
and making arrangements, for the
rebulltfinft of the plant. There Is a
?0-day supply of lumber on hand for
the planing and trimming depart
ments. so the output of the mill will
not be Interfered with for some
time.
LOGT: ONE LIGHT TAW RAINCOAT
mfd. by America* Rubber Co ..
slse 44, short i>M?s Return to
J. HAVSN8. 4-lMtr
GOGGLES FOR THE ARMY MULES
necl i;? ?yeB of ,he ftrm>' P*ck mules from th? dust and Hand of th?
. lexicon desert during the pursuit of Villa, the big goggles shown in th? nh?.
tograpli ha*f been devised and placed on the animals.
More Merchants
Favor Closing
Stores Fridays
The movement for closing the re
tall establishments of Washington
half a day on Fridays, during the
summer months, la rapidly gaming
in popularity and it la now assured
that a largo number of the promi
nent merchants In the city favor the
Idea of cloning their stores on that
day and thus giving the elerks a
short holiday preceding Saturday's
heavy ruah of trade.
C. A. Flynn, manager of the Har
ris Hardware Co.. stated that ho
strongly favored the idea and was
perfectly willing to co-operatc In
the movement with the other mer-.
chants.
Hugh Watson, manager of the
Pegram-Wataon Hard war Co.. when
seen this morning, said that he be- 1
'.leved no merchant would regret the'
movei once It was started. His store
will close if the others do.
J. W. Oden, manager of the
Southern Furniture Co.. said today
that he waa willing to close for half,
a day on Fridays, providing that the|
other merchanta did the samo thing. j
F. J. Berry, manager of 'The Hu)>/|
when broached on the aubject today,
said that he believed none of the re
tall merchants in the city would loao
anything by closing half a day on
Fridays. He stated that he waa
willing to close his retail depart
ment on thoae days, providing the
other merchanta "lined up."
I. H. Morris, manager of Jamea R.
Clark ft Co., expreaaed himself as
favoring the Idea.
Tom Robblns. one of the proprie
tors of the Blue Front Bargain
KEEP TRASH Off STREETS
NtreH C'onimiaM inner I'rgrwt ('itlirnK
To Keep City (lean I hiring
( V?n vent l<>n.
Street ComminRloner McDevitt ha*
Issued the request that the citliena
kf^dly refrain from putting traih
end rubbish out on the atreetn Wed
nesday and Thuraday. the darn of
the Rika* convention here.
Bvery citizen la also urged tr
clean up around hla property in or
der that the city will preaent aa an
attractive appearance aa poaalble
during the convention.
SINGING CLASS HERE
Will Render Program at the High
School Auditorium Tonight,
the Hinging Class of the Oxford
Orphanage will entertain the resl
rfenta of Washington at the High
School auditorium tonight. The
children arrived In the city early
today and a number of them are be
jt&f cared for by looal cltliena In
their homes
The program tonight promisee to
he an excellent one and It Is hoped
tbst a large number will be on b*nd
to hear K.
;
MM*. WW
House, also expressed himself in fa
vor of closing the stores Fridays.
"If all of the merchants dose their
stores, it is a sure thing that none
of us are going to lose any business."
is the way Mr. Robbing puts it.
"I am very much in favor of the
idea." Baid Charles M. Little, when
broachod on the subject this morn
ing. "Who else have you sot?" The
Daily News reporter mentioned the
list of those he had already seen.
l"That'a good." continued Mr. Lit
tle. "Now I've been talking to some
of the merchants myself and you can
adU these to your list: Sponoer Bros.
Powell & Ellsworth. E. K. Willis.
Cox & Co. and Paul BroH. The last
two did not definitely say they would
close, but stated they would not hold
back if all of the other merchants
decided to close their placp of busl
Iness.
With those mentioned in previous
issues, the complete list of those
merchants who favor closing at one
o'clock Fridays for the day. is as
follows:
P. P. Maxwell.
William BeM
R L. Stewart
Washington Furniture Co.
H&rrts Hardware Co
Pegram-Watson Hardware Co.
Southern Furniture Co.
Suskin & Berry.
James E. Clark.
The B'.ue Front Rargatn House
Chas. M Little
Spencer Bros.
Powell & Ellsworth
E. K. Willis
Cox & Co.
Paul Bros.
CASEMENT
[SON TRIAL
TODAY FOR
HIUIFE
ENTIRE WORLD IS INT*ItESTKI>
IX PATB OF I1U80.VER
CHARGED WITH TRKAMOS.
| DETAILS OF PLOT CIYEN
Cluimnd TTuu Ornuui Auxiliary
('iiiincr, Wliich Wh Sunk Off Ire
land, ( Tarried Lu^e (jiiiollt)' of
| Munition** fur KebrU.
II) WILBUR 8. FORH8T,
j United frfw. S Lii IT Corretpondnit.
London. May 15. ? Clad la a seedy
dark suit, with frayed sleeves, Sir
Hodger Casement. once a favorite in
the British consular service, went to
trial at the Bow street police court
today, charged with high treason,
puniBhable by hanging. He entered
the court room, umlllng and nodding
to some who knew 1ilm before
knighthood. The room was ao pack
ed that the prisoner could scarcely
move. The United Proas eonatpoa
dents were assigned to seats within
three feet of him.
Casement was acocmpenled by
Daniel Bailey, the soldier who was
arrested at Wadsworth Sunday on
the name charge.
Attorney General Smith, in the
opening statement, declared that the
Crown would prove that Casement
plotted, not only the Irish rebellion
but palnned land expeditions from
Ireland to the British coast. Ex
changed British prisoners will prove
this, he said.
s Smith reviewed the life and
history of Casement, the latter be
came nervous. When Smith told
how he was knighted for fine ser
vice in behalf of the government.
Casnment bung his head. Smith aiao
mentioned Casement's attempts to'
wean Irish prisoners to Germany
from their home roan try. "Tlie ma
jority treated this suggestion con
temptuously. As a result they were
punished and the quantity ef rations
allowed them was diminished. A few,
unfortunately, were seduced, among
thoae being Daniel Bailey, who oc
cupies the dock with Casement."
said Smith.
Smith also said that the German
auxiliary, which was sunk off Ire
land when Casement landed, carried
20.000 rifles and a million rounds
of ammunition, besides'-ten machine
guns and many bombs.
imi.KJHTFl l, WASHINGTON PARK
5-1 6-ltc-f p
SAYS GERMANY IS BEATEN:
END OF THE WAR IS NEAR
Samuel Hill Declares Teutons (Cannot
Struggle Mueh Longer Against
The Strain.
(By United Pre*a)
Npw York, May 15. ? Germany In
beaten. The end of the war In near.
Samuel Hill, anftoclated awlth hi
father-in-law and railway enter
prlaew, who arrived here today from
Liverpool on th*> liner Phlladelphln.
aayn no
"Germany can't fttruggle much
longer again* the financial atrain
an deoonontlc conditiona." he Raid.
J "The German people are trying to
1 hid their true condition and put up
J a brave front, but they are In a barf
I way. There will not he another
'winter campaign Germany cannot
poMlbly go through one. Peace will
coem aa suddenly an war began."
Ifr. HtU'a statement was born out
by a number of other pasaengera on
bowd tbf liner, wbo ikM ttot ?
would b? impoRMible for tho war to
l?*t many inohthn longer.