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AMID MUJDESl CHEERING
WILSON AND MARSHALL ARE
NOMINATED BY DEMOCRATS
President and Vice-President Again Selected to Leadthe Hosts
of Democracy in the November Elections Both Nomina
lions are Made by Acclamation Amid Riot of Cheering and
Other Demonstrations by Delegates
Again the Standard Bearer
BRYAN'S TRIBUTE TO
WILSON'S GREATNESS
Declares Present Chief Executive Has
Faced More Problems Than Even Jack-
sonDemocratic Party Is United on
Woodrow Wilson.
LUIS DE LA DOSA
BACKS UPTHREAT
RAID NG
OR
With Hundred Men, Attacks
Small Detachment of
U. S. Cavalry,
THREE AMERICANS
KILLED IN ACTION
Americans Seeking "Hot
Trad" With Purpose of
. , Chasing Bandits.
De La Rosa today, made rood his
threat to raid the border, when 100
of his men attacked a small detach
ment of the Fourteenth United States
cavalry at San Ignacio forty miles
southeaV of Laredo. His action cost
him eight men killed, several wound
ed and many horses and some equip
ment The American loss was three
killed and six wounded, as follows:
'I ha dead:
Privata Mlneden. Troop M. , , . .
Private Charles F. Flowers, Troop M.
Private (Edward Katanch, Troop M.
The wounded:
Frlvatie Thomas' Swing and James
E. Reuch, Troop I, seriously; Corporal
Wli!iam Oberrrs. Privates William
(Continued on Page Four.)
T
HEADED BY COL WOODS
COLISEUM, ST. LOUIS, June 15 President Wilson
and Vice-President Marshall were nominated by accla
mation tonight by the democratic national convention, the
ticket being completed four minutes before, Friday.
Contrary to expectations, the convention did not fin
ish its work because the platform was not ready and it
will meet again at 11 o 'clock Friday rmorning.
It was announced in the convention tto
ifcbmmiit antooto. t., juns is iui,
' but that the entire resolutions committee was not assem
bled to pass upon it". President Wilson 's own plank charg
ing conspiracy among some foreign-born citizens for the
benefit of foreign powers and denouncing any political
party which benefits and not repudiating such a situation
was incorporated in the platform, just as the president
had sent it from Washington. It was understood that the
president insisted that the plank should be put in the plat
form in the way he had drawn it.
Never in Doubt.
There never was any doubt of President Wilson's
domination tonight but there was a possibility that some
vice-presidential booms might be brought out in opposi-i
tion to Vice-President Marshall. They melted away.
however, when the convention got in session and as soon
as President Wilson's nomination had been made a roaring
chorus of acclamation, Senator Kern, who renominated
Mr. Marshall, cast aside a long prepared speech and simply
declared:
"I nominate Thomas Riley Marshall, of Indiana, for
vice-president."
To President Wilson 's nomination there was only one
dissenting vote, Robert Emmett Burke, of Illinois, who
came to the convention announcing that he was opposed
to the president. His vote technically made the presi
dent's nomination 1,091 fo one.
Coliseum Pull.
The' coliseum was so full tonight that the fire de
partment took charge of the entrances and permitted no
one to come in. William J. Bryan, however, managed to
fwf hv nA mt: an unroarious reception. Senator James
learned of the Nebraskan's plight and rescued him.
At 9:15 o'clock Chairman James rapped the conven
tion to order. The Rev. W. J. Hardesty, chaplain of the
Missouri senate, offered prayer.
After the prayer the crowd renewed its demand for a
speech from Bryan.
Senator Thompson moved a suspension of the rules
to permit Mr. Bryan to speak. There were some "noes,"
but the chairman ruled two-thirds had voted in favor.
A committee headed by Senator Kern escorted Mr.
Bryan to the speaker's place while the floor and galleries
roared their approval.
Senator Jame3 introduced Mr. Bryan as "one of the
leading citizens of the world and America's greatest dem
ocrat." Mr. Bryan expressed his appreciation of the honor
conferred by the invitation.
"Every democratic convention is a love feast to me,"
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.)
Expresses His Pleasure at
Resolutions Adopted by
Virginians.
AMERICAN SPIRIT.
WASHINGTON1, June 15. Presi
dent Wilson today received a delega
tion of Virginia democrats headed by
Colonel James P. Woods, of Roanoke,
and Rorer James, the slate chairman
who presented a copy of the resolu
tions adopted recently at the Roanoke
convention endorsing the administra
tion. Colonel Woods told the presi
dent that the democrats should make
their campaign on the achievements
of the administration.
"I had the pleasure of seeing these
resolutions when they were printed
after the convention," said the preM
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RAILROAD EMPLOYES WILL VOTE WITHIN
MONTH ON WHETHER GREATEST STRIKE IN
HISTORY OF RAILROADS WILL BE CALLED
Railroads and Employes In Conference Fail to Reach Agreement and Representatives Leave to
Send Out Call for Strike Vote Vote for Strike Will Involve Over k00,000 Employes of All
the Railroads in the United Slates.
NEW TORK. June 15. More than
400,000 union and non-union railroad
workers of America will vote within a
month on the advisability of calling a
general strike to enforce their de
mands for an eight-hour day and time
and a half for overtime as a result of
the failure by representatives of the
railroads and the men to reach a
settlement here today after a two
weeks conference.
Hope of adjusting the dispute
through the conference faded when
the railroads submitted a tentative
compromise offer to the men, grant
ing their demnnds, but eliminating the
majority of existing- "double Compen
sation" rules. The conference ad
journed yesterday to give the railroad
managers nn opportunity to discuss
further their stand on this point but
when they met the men today thoy
not only refused to make a specific
offer covering the compensation rules,
but advised that their differences be
submitted either to the Interstate
commerce commission or to a board of
arbitration to operate under the pro
visions of the Newlands act. The men
(declined both offers, and the decision
to take a strike vote followed.
Secret Meeting.
The leaders and the 600 delegates of
tho four brotherhoods of trainmen,
engineers, firemen and conductors,
who attended the conference decided
fin the necessity for the strike vote at
a secret meeting following the break,
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SPARTANBURG, 6. C June 15.' A
petition was filed In the United States
District court for western South Caro-
a . .. m t v.j .... v. -wWlna here today bv A. H, Heyward. of
UfJUL, aiiu 1 iin.il .iirnu; icn wiv Ell- I - - - ' f. T
couragement which they brought me
In generous measure, but it Is an es
pecially graeious act on the part of
the convention to have appointed a
committee to come In person to pre
sent these resolutions to me. I want
you to know, In the first place, that
when you do me honors of this sort,
you make me feel very proud, but you
make me feel also very humble, be
cause In the midst of a great many
unexpected difficulties a 'man can
never be sure that he M taking the
wisest course. He can only be sura
of the motives that prompt him In
that course and for the thoughts that
lie back of the course.
"I have been saturated In an my
life with the traditions of American
history and I feel that the spirit that
animates a nation Is the spirit which
Its executive ought at least to try to
Interpret and put Into action. That
has been my endeavor and that I have
won. In acting upon these principles,
the affectionate admiration and sup
port of my native state give ma deep
nd proud gratification,
ASKS RECEIVER FOR BIG
PMEWON MILLS
Two Holders of Common
Stock Ask Court to Ap
point a Receiver.
Macon. G. and H. G. Welborn, of
Lexington, N. Cl owners of common
stock, asking a receiver for the Park
er Cotton Mills company, a 115.000,
00D corporation, with headquarters at
Greenville, 8. C.
Judge Joseph T. Johnson set Satur
day, June 24. as the date upon which
the case will be heard in Greenville.
The complainants set forth their
allegations In a pamphlet of thirty
odd pages, charging mismanagement
of the properties and a conspiracy on
the part of the officers and directors
of the Parker Cotton Mills company to
sacrifice the Hampton group of mills,
to the detriment of the common stock,
holders.
The present situation was precipitat
ed by the recent action of the officers
of the company looking to a sale of
the Hampton grotrp, to Lockwood.
Greene and company of New Tork,
for the sum of 12,550,000.
The complaint alleges that this Is
not a third of the value of the prop
erties and that the proposed sale la the
gssult oX conspiracy.
IS
GRATEFUL TO FRIENDS
Is Notified of Action of Con
vention by Secretary Tumulty.
WASHINGTON. June 16. Presi
dent Wilson was notified at 1 o'clock
tonight by Secretary Tumulty that he
and Vice President Marshall had
been nominated by acclamation at
the St. Ixmls convention.
His comment was, "I am very
grateful to my generous friends."
Mr. Wilson had gone to bed a few
minutes before, after spending the
evening with his wife and a party of
officials receiving returns from the
convention and waiting for the nomi
nation. He retired, however, only after a
telephone message had come giving
eatisfactory assurances ' that reported
opposition to the emphatic terms of
his Americanism plank would not be
serious and that the declaration con
demning the political activities -oft
cltixena of foreign lineage would go
Into the democratic platform exaotly
as he had drafted It.
THE WEATHER,
WASHINGTON, June 15. Fore cart
for North Carolina: Local thunder-
abowsrs Friday and probably Saturday,,
Merely Declares in Favor of
Leaving Question to the
States.
ST. LOUTS, June 15. Leaders of
the woman suffrage movement, who
Jiave spent the last four airs in St.
Louis in behalf of a platform declara
tion for federal action to secure the
ballot for women were disappointed
tonight when they learned that the
resolutions sub-committee had agreed
upon a suffrage plank recommending
that the question be at once submitted
to the. people of the various states by
their legislatures.
Suffrage leaders announced their In
tention of taking the fight back to
Washington and resuming their ef
forts to have congress act on the
Rusan B. Anthony amendment to the
constitution.
Failure of the convention to declare
that suffrage Is a matter for federal
action, they said, would result In per
sonal appeals to President Wilson to
urge action by congress to act
A leader ef the newly organized
woman's party said tonight that if
results are not obtained at the white
house or from congress the party
would Immediately begin a ca'mpatgn
against democratic members of the
senate and house and will hold them
personally responsible for the party's
faUurs to ne. their dsmand .
GREAT RUSSIAN
MACHINE STILL
HI
ALONG
AT AN EVEN GAI
T
Crushing Austrian Lines in
Its Path 150,000 Teu
tons Taken Prisoner.
VALUABLE SUPPLIES
TAKEN BY RUSSIANS
Austrians Have Evacuated
Czernowity According'
to Reports . ,
i LONDON, Juno 15. After twelvr
day the Great Russian ," offensive
against the Austro-Hungarlans and
Germans from Volhynla to Bukowlna :
shows no signs 6f slackening. All
along the front fresh gains and the
capture of thousands of additional
prisoners guns, machine guns and
war supplies art claimed by the Hus-
a1a.n. PrlMftnArs Hn w., ika nnn
While seml-ofMolal advices from
Petrograd gra i'report" that -r the V
Austrians have evacuated Csernq
wlts, the latest Austrian' officialdom,
munlcatlon says .' their troops' . ara
making a stand north and east of the
olty, and ,at. both .point, have , re- -
pulsed Russian attacks, ',, ,
Aurtruu-Entrenching. ,
In tha drive , westward from- ths , -region
of Lbtsk the 1 Austrians ' ara
counter-attacking r entrenching
I Ihamwalviui . hs1ftntiJi 4m. V,
tana against me itusmans.
No reports of gains for either side
In Gallcla in tha region of Tarhopol
have come through. ; Hera apparently
there Is still a deadlock. '
On the German end of tha northern
front the Russians near Baranovichi
captured German trenches, but later'
were forced to give them up. In
fantry attacks by the Germans along
the Dvina river and the lake region
(Continued on Pag Two)
LANSING DRAFTS NOTE
Is Laid Before President
Wilson and May Be
Sent Today.
IS SHARP IN TONE
WASHINGTON, June 15. Secrev
tary Lansing's draft of the note which
will refuse General Carranza'a de
mand for withdrawal of American)
troops from. Mexico was laid before
President Wilson for his approval to
day almost simultaneously with re
ceipt of news of another border raid
In which the camp of the Fourteenth
cavalry at Ban Tgnacio, Texas, was at
tacked and three, troopers killed.
Punitive steps against the raiders
were left to the discretion of the bor
der commanders, whose standing or
ders are to pursue into Mexico any
hot trail they find. The development,
however. Immediately was called to
the attention of the de facto govern
ment through Special Agent Rodgers
In Mexico City, and will be one of
the elements on which the adminis
tration in its reply to Carranxa will
predicate Its declaration that the time;
for withdrawal Is not yet ripe.
The anti-American demonstrations
throughout the republic, which also
will back, up this declaration, have
worked with the growing seriousness
of ' economic conditions to ' produce
such a grav situation that officials
here fear a new Internal upheaval
soon and have taken further steps to
protect Americans. An army trans
port is being held In readiness at Gal
veston to proceed to Mexico ports for
refugees, another has been ordered to
the vicinity. of Mexican west coast and
the navy transport Hancock; now tak
ing marines to Santo Domingo, will
go from that port to Vera, Crs.
The reply to Carransaa note may
be sent tomorrow. It Is known the
note contains rigorously worried re
fusal to. withdraw the troops, pointing
out tha failure of tha de facto gov
ernment to lend Its eo-operatlon n . -.
hunting down outlaws. Tha friendly .
purposes of the United States are tin-'
derstood to be set forth In unmls-'
takable terms, and It is believed? tha .
note also contains a sharp rebuke be
cause of euggestlons In the Carransa
note which many officials regard as '
Insulting.. Tha Mexican situation Is,
gravely, troubling. dt&lomaUq circles