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.WOMEN DISPLEASED
WITH SUFFRAGE
AT ST.
Bay Democratic Endorse
ment Is Far From Aims
' of the Suffragists.
THEY THREATEN WAR
AGAINST THE PARTY
Cannot Hoodwink the Dear
Women " With a Mere
Jumble of Words."
BT. LOUIS, . June 16. Leaden of
both the woman's party and the Na
tional American Woman Suffrage as
ociatlen tonight united In denouncing
as Inadequate the suffrage plank of
the democratic platform and declared
they would Immediately resume their
light In congress for national recogni
tion. "W shall return to Washington as
quickly as possible," Miss Ann Martin,
chairman of the woman's party, said.
"We are going to give the democratlo
congress one more chance to make
rood before adjournment. If It does
hot see fit to pass a constitutional
amendment war will follow.
"I regard .the democratic plank
Weaker than the republican. The pre
amble of the latter, at least. Is re
garded by some as giving national en
dorsement to suffrage.
"Thus far we have not worked out
details of our plans for fighting the
democratic party this fall, for we have
hopes that .'the congressional leaders
will see the light. But If they con
tinue to' oppose us, we will fight them.
And it will be a good fight, too. We
have four million women voters, $500,
000 in cash, a good- cause, and a de
termined spirit.1 With all of these we
cannot help but win."
May Declare War.
i' Immediately after the adjournment
of the convention, Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Catt, president -of the National
American . voman surrrage associa
tion, called a special meeting of her
following official statement:
?'No suffragist who was present at
the convention, today, could misinter
pret either, the speeche or the action
taken by the democratlo party : in
adopting the alleged Woman suffrage
' "The democrats admitted freely In
their speeches that 'political exigency
' demanded 'some kind of suffrage
plank,' and they thought .to hood
wink the women by a jumble of words
that were designed to meet the situa
tion, but in no sense succeeded.
"The so-called suffrage plank which
they adopted, after bursts of eloquence
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GREATEST POWER ON THE
GLOBE HAS DECIDED ON
America Will Be Saviour of
World, London Editor
Declares.
MOMENTOUS TIMES
LONDON, Juno 17. "Tbe prepar
edness Issue in America means that
the greatest power on the face of the
globe has come Into the world system
to secure, herself against war and the
effects of war." says Alfred G. Gar
diner, editor of The Dally News, in a
two-column editorial in that newspa
per today.
"So far as the United States is con
cerned the forthcoming presidential
lection is the most momentous since
Lincoln was chosen. So far as the
world Is concerned It is incomparably
more momentous because it Is to de
cide what America stands for in re
gard to the future of the world. And
with that decision, not the Interests
of America alone, but the Interests of
Europe and of the whole earth are
bound up.
"The underlying watchword of the
preparedness issue which is sweeping
the United States Is the idea that the
power of. America should be used to
deliver humanity from the tolls in
which it has been enmeshed by the
past; that It should be the weapon of
a new dispensation and that the af
fair of men shall henceforth be sub
ject to the arbitrament, not of force
but of Justice.
. "The sword which America is forg
ing will be used not to make war but
to make war on war and to lay the
foundation of world security. It
means that America will be the savior
of Europe."
PLAN VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN.
WASHINGTON, June 1. Plans for
the vigorous democratic campaign that
will be directed from the white house
.will begin to take shape after Presi
dent Wilson has conferred with Vance
McCormlck, the new chairman of the
national committee, and other party
leaders, probably next week. The
president probably will receive formal
notification of his renomlnatlon at
Shadow Lwn, N. J.
Hundreds - of congratulatory mes
sages reached the white house today
from all parts of the country.
PLANK
LOUIS
DEMOCRATIC
BREATHES
OFTRUE
Harmonious Convention Ad'iourns After
Adopting v President Wilson's "Ameri
canism" Plank and Endorsing Woman
Suffrage.
iffTTf"
ST. LOUTS, Mo., June 1. The
democratlo national convention finish.
ed its work today by adopting the
party platform exactly as approved by
President Wilson and submitted by
the resolutions committee, including
the plank on Americanism, and that
favoring woman suffrage, but not un
til the harmony of Its three days' se
Ions had been disturbed with a row
over the suffrage plank.
No voice was raised against the
vigorous declarations of the Ameri
canism plank, but at one time It look
ed as if the suffrage plank had been
lost After Senator Walsh, of Mon.
tana, had told the convention that
President Wilson himself considered
it vital to party success, however, it
was voted into the platform by a bal
lot of 8(8 1-2 to 181 1-2. The entire
platform then was adopted without
roll call.
As it went into the platform, the
suffrage plank stands:
"We favor the extension of the
franchise to the women of this coun
try, state by state, on the same terms
as to the men."
The women suffrage leaders consid
ered it a much more favorable decla
ration than they got from the repub
lican convention at Chicago: they
threw all their force behind it and
won the support of the administration
leaders who were found fighting far
them when danger threatened.
Haggard and worn from an all-night
session, the platform-makers were not
ready with their report until after
noon, when Senator Stone, sleepless
for more, than thirty hours, took the
speakers' stand and, explaining he was
too tired to read the document, gave
over this task to Senator Walsh, of
Montana, and Senator Hollls, of New
Hampshire, who took turns reading
the declaration.
"Raus Mit Him."
The fight on the suffrage plank was
in the air. Everybody was keyed up
to it, and when at the conclusion of
the reading of the platform, Martin
Lomasney, of Boston, a delegate,
claimed the attention of the chair, it
was thought he was opening the light,
It 1 was several minutes before the
I shouts of approval and disapproval
. - . v, 'L m-i- . m t . ' "v. .... -
bUUlU .U1I.U BUUILtDUUJ III 11 K
that he wanted to put the convention
on record as sympathizing "with the
people of Ireland."
, "Raus mlt him," roared a Balti
more delegate, and the convention
hall rocked with laughter.
The real fight broke immediately
after, however, when Governor Fer
guson of Texas, who headed the mi
nority report against the administra
tion plank was given thirty minutes in
which to present It.
The plank offered by the minority
was:
The democratlo party always has
(CONTINUED ON
BUT IS NOT HOPELESS
Strike Ballots Are Ordered
Printed for Men to
Cast Votes.
MEDIATION SOUGHT
NEW YORK. June 16. Although
500,000 strike ballots were ordered
printed here today by the delegates of
the four railroad brotherhoods who
failed to reach an agreement with the
railroads in their demands for shorter
hours and higher overtime pay, lead
ers of the men and representatives of
the railroads both said that while the
situation is serious It is not hope!
The railroad managers and the
brotherhood leaders and delegates
each held secret day-long conferences.
They discussed. It was learned, policies
for their future conduct in the nego
tiations expected to follow the return
of a strike vote. The brotherhood
leaders are confident that more than
eighty-five per cent of the men will
vo.be in favor of a general strike.
which, however, according to the
wording of the 'ballot, cannot be called
until all efforts toward an amicable
adjustment of their differences have
failed.
Informal interviews today indicated
that both sides look to a settlement
through mediation under the New-
lands act. The railroads, the employee
believe, may drop at the last moment
their firm stand for the elimination of
'double compensation" rules and con
sent to arbitrate the questions of
hours and overtime.
Rather than precipitate a general
strike, brotherhood leaders intimated,
the men might be satisfied with a nine,
hour day and time and a quarter over
time, instead of the eight-hour day
and time and a half overtime demand.
A. B. Gerretson, president of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Conductors
and spokesman for the men during
the conference, said tonight:
"The public must not lose sight of
the fact that no counter-proposition
has been offered by the railroads to
(he demands of the men.''
PLATFORM
THE SPIRIT
AMERICANISM
stood for the sovereignty of the sev
eral states in the control and regula
tion of elections. We reaffirm the his
torio position of our party In this re
gard and favor the continuance of that
wise provision of the federal consti
tution which vests in the several states
of the union the power to prescribe
the qualifications of their electors."
Besides Governor Ferguson, the re
port was signed by former Representa
tive Bartlett, of Georgia; James R.
Nugent, of New Jersey, and Stephen
B. Fleming, of Fort Wayne, Ind.
The burden of Governor Ferguson's
argument was that suffrage being
purely a state's right question, the
wording of the majority plank was a
presumptuous recommendation to the
states on how to conduct their elec
torates.
Many Questions.
- Antl-eufErage delegates on the floor
plied the governor with qquestlons
which brought i out In the answers
fresh arguments against the adminis
tration plank, When Ferguson had
finished, the convention was in con
fusion and the tone of the uproar In
the delegate sections was indicative of
sympathy with the opponents of the
administration plank.
When Senator Stone took the speak
er's place to defend the plank he was
bombarded - with questions and argu
ment from delegates on the floor.
which eventually exhausted most of
the time allotted to him. 1 1
Anti-suffrage delegates loudly chal
lenged his references, to Ferguson's
statements with cries of "that's not
what he said," and "that's not fait."
Many delegates openly took the posi
tion that the question was becoming
much confused by the manner of its
presentation. Finally Senator - Stone
yielded to Senator Pittman of Nevada,
one of the suffrage champions
The crowd wanted to howl Pittman
down and cried "vote, vote."
"Yes, I know you want to vote,"
Pittman shouted at his opponents.
"you'd rather do anything else than
hear , the truth.
, "Are you men who are willing to
hear women denounced afraid to hear
a man say something in their behalf?
H. want to -awe-"o yu to give your
sisters and daughters and mothers the
right to vote."
"What's that got to do with this?"
chorused the delegates.
Finally, ignoring lesser outbreaks
and shouting above the din and con
fusion, Pittman managed to get
through with his speech.
In an impassioned speech Senator
Walsh swept aside the smaller ques
tions which had been injected into
the fight,' told the delegates that
President Wilson himself knew the
plank was In the platform and con
(Continued on Page "Two)
PAGE TWO.)
FEELING" PREDICTED
BY GEORGE W. PERKINS
Colonel Surprised When
Told of Statement Made
By Perkins.
HAS NOTHING TO SAY
NEW YORK, June 1. Gorge W.
Perkins, after a series of conferences
today with Colonel Roosevelt and Gov
ernor Whitman, announced that ne
gotiations were under way looking to
a "restoration of the good feeling"
between the progressive and republi
can partlea
Mr. Perkins saw Governor Whit
man Just after the governor had
called upon Charles E. Hughes. The
progressive leader then returned to
call upon Colonel Roosevelt. He had
long talks with both.
W. Murray Crane, chairman of the
sub-committee of the republican na
tional committee, which has author
ity to select a manager for the
Hughes campaign, called on Colonel
Roosevelt at his hotel 'ate today.
Both declined to discuss the confer
ence. Colonel Roosevelt appeared to be
surprised when told of Mr. Perkins'
statement.
"I know nothing whatever about
that," he declared. "I have nothing
to say. If I have anything to say I
will say It under my own signature."
Erwln . A. Holt, a delegate from
North Carolina, to the progressive na
tional convention, visited the colonel
tonight.
"I am open to convictions," said
Mr. Holt "but I think too much of
Colonel Roosevelt to see him put up
i a target for defeat."
Colonel Roosevelt's illness. It was
announced tonight after a consulta
tion of his physicians, is nothing more
serious than a slight attack of
pleurisy.
THE WEATHER, '
WASHINGTON. June 1 . Forecast
for North Carolina: Probably local
howers; Sunday fair.
ANY MOVEMENT OF AMERICAN TROOPS IN
MEXICO IN ANY DIRECTION SAVE TOWARD
BORDER WILL BE SIGNAL
General Trevlno So Informs General Pershing, Acting on Specific
No Fears Felt at Washington, Where It Is Believed General Pershing's Expedition Is Able
1? v to Take Care of Itself In Any Emergency.
CHIHUAHUA CITY. Mex., June 1.
General Jacinto Trevlno, command
ing the Carranaa army of the norm.
today advised General Pershing,
American expeditionary commander,
that any movement of American
troops front their present, lines to the
south, east, or west would be consid
ered a hostile act and a signal to
commence warfare. General Trevlno
acted upon specific Instructions from
Carranza. . V .
FUN6TOH WOT ADVISED.
SAN ANTONIO, Www. . J una !.-
General Funston late tonight had not
been advised by General Pershing, of
the warning said to have been given
by General Trevlno that any move
ment of the American troops, except
toward the border, would be consid
ered a hostile act.
REPORTS CONFIRMED.
LAREDO, Texas, June 16.--Reports
that any American military attempt
to cross the Rio Grande In the Nuevo
Laredo district liSTursult of bandits
would meet with energetic resistance,
were confirmed here tonight on what
is believed to be unimpeachable au
thority. Carranza troops In Nuevo
Laredo, it is said, have instructions
to resist any possible crossing into
Mexico of American forces, regardless
of the cause.
Eighty Mexicans arrived here late
today from Corpus Chrlstl, Texas, en
route to points In Mexico. .The party
was Informed by state and federal
officials that they co-uld not remain
here, and Immediately crossed the In
ternational bridge to Nuevo Laredo.
.HELD UNDER ARMS.
EL PASO, Texas, June IS. All
American troops stationed In El Paso
and Its environs were ordered to
quarters tonight to be held under
arms until further notice. The
orders followed reports to military
headquarters that placards printed in
Spanish had been pouted In Juarez In
structing citizens to gather at deMg-
nated points dally to receive military
instructions that thy may be pre
pared tti repel possible Invasion. The
notice was signed by Jesus Vaidez. a
private citizen, who said he wished
his people to "be prepared In the
event of a break with the United
States."
Tl
AND KILLS MERCHANT
Latter's Sister Dies of Shock
When She Hears of Fatal
Accident.
HUFFVILLE, Va., June It. Homer
A. Winrmer, fifty-two years old, a
prominent merchant of Huffville, was
accidentally shot and instantly killed
here yesterday afternoon by Stafford
Dangerfield, when the latter, using a
i J -calibre rifle, shot through a frame
church which stood between the two
men. A few minutes later Miss Bettle
Dangerfield, the rifle user's sister, hear
ing of the, tragedy, died of shock.
According to witnesses Dangerfield
not knowing any one was in the line
of his aim, .remarked to a friend:
Watch, ma shoot through that
church. He fired, a cry was heard
and It was discovered Wlmmer had
been shot through the heart at a
distance of 100 feet
Dangerfield was prostrated when he
learned hi shot had proved fatal. He
was not held. by. the authorities. Wlm-
m. leaves a -wife and six children
"Hands Across the Sea
1A1 statement Issued today by Mayor
Lea after an investigation into the
recent firing of shots at two muni
cipal officials of El Paso from the
Mexican side, said that 1 any fur
ther shots were fired at policemen or
official they will be returned.
As ' further precaution street oar
traffic from El Paso to Juares was
stopped tonight
Reports . of a Mexican raid near
Canutlllo, about fifteen miles north of
herOi caused some excitement" this
evening locally until- it developed
that -the trouble was a private affair
between Mexican ranch hands.
NO CHAXGE IN PLANS.
WASHINGTON, June 18. There
were no indications here tonight that
the administration's determination to
continue the campaign against ban
dits in Mexico would be in any way
altered by General Trevlno's reported
threat to begin hostilities if the
American troops move from their
present positions In any direction ex
cept toward the border.
Genteral Pershing's ordTs authorize
htm to move in any direction he finds
necessary. Secretary Baker is in St
Louis, but the general impression
prevailed that these orders would not
be changed.
There Is no fear of an immediate
clash, howover, for officials believe
General Pershing would avoid taking
amy steps that might lead to serious
consequences until he had communi
cated with Washington. Late tonight
the war department had no word from
him or front any other source to
confirm the report of General
Trevlno's action.
Hostile Move Exported.
Recent troop movements in Chihua
hua state have led officials here to
fear that the de facto commanders
were preparing for .some hostile
move. The Mexican forces now are
distributed In detachments of consid
erable strength on two lines, con
verging from paints near the border
east aind west of General Pershing's
line and meeting at a point south of
his fMd base at Namlqulpa. The ef
fect has been to enclose the Ameri
can troops in a gigantic V.
This disposition of Carranza's
forces has been of the bases of
suspicion here as to his friendly in
BILL BEFORE THE HOUSE
Favorably Reported by
Chairman Hay of House
Military Committee.
WASHINGTON, June H. A favor
able report of the annual army appro
priation bill, carrying f 167,118,099,
was submitted to the house today by
Chairman Hay, of the military com
mittee. Besides providing for regular
army increases, federalization of the
national guard and civilian training
camps authorized by the new army
re-organlzation bill, the measure
would create an executive council for
mobilization of resources for national
defense and permit use of army trans
ports to carry commercial cargoes be
tween the United States and its insular
possessions. Provision is made for a
MOO annuity for Mrs. Harriet Car
roll, mother of the late Surgeon James
Carroll, who discovered the yellow
fever germ at the cost of his life.
The bill probably will be taken up
In the house next week.
FOR WARFARE
Orders From General Carranza
tentions. While the Mexicans are so
posted, officials declare, they cannot
be in good faith conducting any cam
paign against bandits. The break'
lng up of these forces into small par
ties to scour the country for outlaws
is one condition which would be de
manded by the United States before
the American expedition would be re
called.
No Fears.
Army officers have no fears for the
safety of General Pershing's forces no
matter what develops The expedl
tlon is "amply" supplied" and "General
Pershing recently inspected in per.
son the disposition of his troops.
The strategic points at th base
camps and along the line of communi
cation are protected by. entrench
ments. The report of General Trevlno's ac
tion gave rise to renewed speculation
as to the course to be takien by Presi
dent Wilson to make certain the
safety of the border. The entire na
tional guard has in effect been undier
waiting orders for several weeks and
some officials thought It possible a
strong force of guardsmen would be
promptly ordered to the border if of
ficial dispatches confirmed the Chi
huahua City story.
ENGAGE BANDITS.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, June IS.
United States troops engaged a band
of between twenty-five and thirty
Mexican bandits about ten miles east
of San Benito, Texas, late tonight and
after exchanging a few shots the
Mex loans were scattered. It is report
ed three Mexicans were killed. So far
as known there were no American
casualty.
Two companies of the Twenty-sixth
Infantry were immediately rushed in
automobiles from Harlingen, Texas, to
Olmlto, ten miles north of Browns
ville in an effort to cut off the bandits.
who are reported at midnight headed
for the Rio Grande.
SENATOR BURLEIGH DIES.
AUGUSTA, Me.. June 16. United
States Senator Edwin C. Burleigh, for
four years governor of this state, died
at his residence here tonight, after a
brief attack of acute indigestion. His
wife died a month ago in Washing
ton. ATTEND KERR FUNERAL
Executive Offices Closed and
Flags Are Placed at Half
Mast.
RALEIGH, June IS. Governor
Craig went this afternoon to Ashevllle
to attend the funeral of his private
secretary. Col. J. P. Kerr, Sunday.
The executive offices are closed until
after the funeral, the entrance to the
private secretary's office draped and
the flags on the state houfo and the
new administration building placed at
half mast as a tribute to the deceased.
New corporations chartered today,
include: The Selwyn Hotel of Char
lotte, capital $50,000 authorized and
$10,000 subscribed. The incorporators
are J. J. Cain, Columbia, S. C; Samuel
Brone and Jules Hymann, both of
Augusta, Ga.
The Pilot Hosiery Mills company, of
West Durham, capital flOO.OOO auth
orized and f 15,000 subscribed by E.
C. Stone. K. C. 8tone, W. P. Clements.
J. H. Stone and others for a general
textile manufacturing, dyeing and
bleaching and hosiery knitting busi
ness la hosiery, underwear and the
ilkev '
E
ALONG AUSTRIAN
IT
Brilliant Offensive of Slavs
is Meeting With TTndi
minished Success,
RUSSIANS CAPTURE
170,000 PRISONERS
Steadily Advancing Toward
Czernowitz, the Present
Objective.
LONDON, June 16. The forwai
drive of the Russian .armies along the
Austrian front continues with appai
ently undiminished successes. From
the Pripet marshes southward tn
CsernowiUi the forces of General
BrusllofT, according to reports from
Potrograd, are throwing back counter,
attacks and are advancing steadily. In
thirteen days the Russians have taken
prisoner almost 170.000 men and havn
captured Immense stores of war
booty, sajya the Russian war office.
More Jlnsnian Successes.
Battles southeast of Lutsk, between
Kosln and Tarnovka and northwest of
Bucsacs have brought further suc
cesses to the Russian arms. In an
action on the Blulchevka river, south'
east of Lutsk, more than 5,000 men
were captured after the' attacking
Russians had forded the river. The
fighting continues northwest of
Bucsacs, where the Germans are co
operating with the Austro-Hungartans,
but the Russians report the capture
here thus far of ,000 men from the
Teutonic allies.
Attempts of the Austriane and Ger
mans to take the offensive pn many
sectors of the long front were re
pulsed, according1 to Petrograd. The1
Russian war office alan ehrrvnlnUa Mia
repulse of attacks in the region of
Sokul. southeast of Kovel. one of the
uwuum at in present xtussian
drive. Berlin. reports the capture of
100 Russians during an attaok on a
German position north of Przewtoka.
Armies) Inactive. ;,
Around Verdun the French and
German armiee were Inactive during.
the day, there having heen only inter
mittent antlllerv knmhaMniHita: tteoia
Uays it has beett eewfjrmed that ' the
rrwicn aiiaca or x nursaajr on , tnO'
slope south of Le Mort Homme re
Suited in the oaDture tit Oarman
trenches on a front of about two
thirds of a mile. . .
While Tendon nlatms frtfi' ad
vances for the British forces in Meso
potamia, in the region of Kut-El-Amara,
Constantinople asserts the
British have retired from within th
range of the Turkish guns. The oc
cupancy of Xnman Maneura on the
south bank of the Tigris river and the
pushing forward of British trenches to.
within 200 yards of the Turks at
Sannayyat, on the north bank of the
Tigris, are claimed 'by London. On
(Continued Page Two)
STAND AT ORPET TRIAL',
TELLS ABOUT DAUGHTER
Contradicts Evidence Given
By Miss J osephine Davis.
Girl's Chum.
OTHER WITNESSES
WAUKEGAN, Hl June Mr
Frank Lambert, mother of Marlon
Lambert, the Lake Forest high school
girl whose body was found in a snow
drift in Helm's woods last February,
took the stand today in the trial of
William Orpet, the University of Wis
consin student, who Is charged with
the murder of the girl, a former sweet.
heart.
Dressed in deep mourning, Mrs.
Lambert told of her daughter's sunny
disposition, which she retained until
the day of her death.
This contradicted the statements by
Miss Josephine Davis, Marion's most
intimate friend, who had testified that
the victim of the Helm's woods trag
edy frequently was very unhappy and
several times threatened eelf-deat ruc
tion. Miss Davis had stated under oath
that Marion wept on February ( at her
birthday party, three days before her
death because Orpet had transferred
his affections to another girl.
Mrs. Lambert asserted today that
the tears were occasioned by the in
ability of another girl friend, Annie
Paulson, to spend the night with her.
Other witnesses were Dr. Ralph W..
Webster and Dr. William E. McNally,
toxleologtsts. who expressed the opin
ion that the cyanide of potassium .
which caused Marion's death. ., was
taken in solution; Fred L Wen ban,
the undertaker, and , Wilson Frank
land. Walter Sales and Albert Hop
man, who went over the ground in
Helm's woods looking vainly for the ,
container of the poison. ' , .
The defense adduced from the un
dertaker that he picked up a piece of
paper while following the footprints In
the snow. . It is said the defense will
Introduce witnesses on this point in
support of Its contention that Marion
brought poison tn powdered form in a
$aper.to the scene of he? deata.
RUSSIAN ADVANG
FRO
CONTINUES