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TWIN CITY MlLY SENTINEL
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10 Pages 1 Section
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 21, 1915
4 o'clock Edition
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MRNOR COMMUTE
K'S SENTENCE TO
LIFE IMPRISONMENT
W Secretly Taken to State Prison Farm
llledgeville, Ga. Was to Have Been
Banged Tuesday Statement by Gov.
Slalon as to the Commutation
ata, da., .nine ll. l.co jvi. l'rnnk s sentenco this morning
cmutctl b life imprisonment by (iovernor ttlatim.
it:i:' secretly taken to the state prison farm at Milledtfe-
Jev.'is to have bctfn handed here tomorrow for the murder
Phaiiiui in April, 1913.
Governor Slaton's Statement.
jimr Slalon still was at his country home today when he
U his decision over the telephone to the Associated Press.
jig his announcement the governor d'etated the following
itcmcnt:
that I ask is that the people of Georgia read my statement
mm why I commuted Leo M. Frank's death sentence to
ponnu'iit before they pass judgment.
itling as 1 do about this case, I would be a murderer if 1
ithis man to hang. It may mean that I must live in obscur
lestnl' my days, but I would rather plow in a field than to
the rest of my life that I had that man's blood on my
Preparing Long Statement.
emur Slaton was completing a long statement giving his
for his action and this, he said, would be made public later.
Crowds on the Streets.
fly extra editions stated unoflicially that Frank's sentence
Bcommuted. Early in the morning crowds began to gather
principal downtown street corners. The arrest of a man
apt ml to dismount a policeman by grabbing his horses
lirrtd the crowds at Forsyth and Walton streets, and they
Btlip (illicers to the City Hall, a block away, where they
tprisoMi r, pending the arrival of a patrol wagon. Speak
rted to harangue the crowd from the City Hall steps, but
Wed liy an extra force of police. It was stated that a dele-
ws coming here from Marietta, the home oi Mary rhagan.
Removal Carefully Planned.
removal from the jail here was most carefully plan-
Htlii' ellicers Were able to elude the newspaper men and
ho might, recogniw the prisoner. Leaving the jail by a
'tfslmrtlv before midnight, thev went in an automobile to
Niuil station where a deputy purchased tickets to Macon.
Miiot handcuffed and he did not wear the heavy specta-
Wcrally wore. A black slouch hat was pulled down over
The lew persons in the railway station failed to recog
1 It was half an hour before midnitrht before the report
Mated that he had be( n removed from the jail.
n, (la., the Pullman conductor of the train on which
Mil his lruard rode said he recognized Frank in his car.
'to con linn this report here were futile for some time after
Mien the train reached Macon, several persons saw the
tod Iris prisoner alight and Frank was positively identified.
M.v immediately started for Milledgeville in an automo-
arrived there at 4 :."0 this morning.
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The First Fight Between Aeroplanes and a Zeppelin
Ktmen on Duty,
!.. June 21. Altho
streets disenssoitr the
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p., ' 1,111 i ill nil I'j'iTi
"s t.,,ia y a,.ai protested
his iitiiocfiM e-cif the inunler of Mar.
I'luman mill expressed a coir, id ion
tli;il 'tin' day is mil fur distant when
I will In- exonerated."
Frank will lie known as Convict .
Mass Meeting on Capitol Grounds
Atlanta, (la., June 21.--Incitement
of crowds on the streets this mornin :
after it. was announced that, tlie kov
enior had con ilcil Frank's sentcne
sillisidcil as tliP day wore en. A muss
nieetin',' was held on the capllm
grounds at noon. Tlie crowd niimhcr
I'd LTiOO. Several speakers took ex
ception to the Kovoruor's action.
tOMARGARINE'LAW
WLATIONS DEPRIVE
THE U. S. OF MILLIONS
The deUiro sliowa how the first liotnb from an aeroplane was dropped upon a Zeppelin In actual warfare.
The Zeppelin Is nhown In the front of the picture, proceeding ritpldly to the rlghL In addition to her forwurd upced
she is at the same, time rapidly rising at no less a speed than Xl'i feet a second. The attacking aeroplane Is e,eii
nliove nt n distance of lion feet, and the dotted lines show the course of the bombs as they were dropped on the big
airship. Tlie machine which thus had the honor of first stabblus a Zeppelin lu tlio ribs was not a aettpUmo It car
rli '! ii "v-'ts but was nn "Avro" flliilnue.
DEFENSE OBJECTS KASERMssiMES the
THE GALICIAN FIELD
TO 01
SMfSSAL OF
CHARGE
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loss of many
in revenue, Snore
'! '"at, altho frail-
break
11 was said, ar'
very law-break
:aliui,
aT 0,
"as conducted by
"iriln. of (ho (iilurni.l
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of i rPport r"v'nled
Nmm,.. ;"' 11 ''! defraud-
lt.J m, "t f at lenat "7 ,n.
,amP and goeclal
more Important re
sults of the iincstUaliiin were recov
ery of N.'i! thousanil dollars in mipai-l
taxes. ( vidion since January I of
I'J violalors of the law, L'it of whom
n'ceived prison sentences, and as--es-i
menls of lines aK"ret,':iliiin' H "l0"
sand dollars.
Marshall, Texas, June L'l. At the
opening of the court here today the
state moved to dismiss the charge nC
murder acainsl Frank O'l.eary, one of
five Marshall men indicted for the
killiiiK of William Itlnck. nn nnti
C.illiolie leel nrer.here last winter. T!c
motion was made on the ground that
there was not sullii icnt evidence to
convict (I'l.eary.
O'I.eary's counsel opposed the mo
tion on the proiind that their client's
name "ought to he cleared of the inur
dor eluirne by jury verdict and that
dismissal of the case would always
stand as a slur against his reputation.
Iiislrid Judge I.ytlleton overruled
the state's motion and permitted tlie
trial to proceed.
NOTED SPECIALIST AT
DEDSIDE OF SULTAN
Ueilin. via London, June LM.- I'ro-
fessor James Adolph Israel. Hie wlddy
known (ierman Hpecialist. is at the
bedside oi' Sultan Meliemed at Con
slanlinople, according to t!i" 'I'age
lilalt. He will remain there until tile
end of next week. The nature of the.
Turkish ruler's illness has not been
disclosed.
MEMORIAL SERVICE BY
FAYETTEVILLE FIREMEN
Fayelleville, June LI. The firemen
of Fayelleville yesterday held, meniof
inl exercises. The memorial services
were originally set for Juii" 1::, but
the absence from the city of Chief
McNeill and assistant. ( liief Jones
caused a postponement.
DRILLING PREPARATORY
TO THE ENCAMPMENT
FayettcuMe, June l'l. Company F,
Not-Ill Carolina National Cuard, is hav
ing drills twice u week ill preparation
for the camp at Morehead : lty on July
;. The company has a complement
of over tin men and ( apt. Ii. .1. hainli
is endeavoi ing to make it the best in
the second regiment.
London, June ill. Tlie an
nouncement licit Furpcror William
Jias assumed siipn-me Comni-ind of
operations in tin- (laliciau field Is
interpreted lei, as an Indication
of i o 1 1 j 1 1 1 1 i;. Milan i onli.lence
that the final y i, lory of the assault
on Lemberg i . now so near at.
hand that the emends who, dur
ing the last iiMun mil lis. have
Itnltered llteir way across tlie
province, Willi the Fmpci'ir an
ticipate pari i, ,pat ion lu the ex
pected triumph
Synie of lb
TWO AMERICANS
ARE UNDER
ARREST
Washington, June 21 John
Reed, an American military cor
respondent, and Bordman Rob
inson, an artist, are under ar
rest at Kaholm, Russia, for hav
ing entered the military rone
without permission.
Ambassador Marye at Petro
grad today asked for informa
tion which would establish their
status and secure their release.
(Icniiuns and
to be Kiibstan'
no question Hi
new victories Ii
of the Calici,,
AiiKlro-Cei-m.iii
progressing tin
west of la-lulu
ed here thai
the flight of l'i
Indicated by
.lims made by the
Vustriaiis still are
.iled, but there is
1 1 they have won
i! Ii west, and noi l It
i capital, and the
advance still is
i the (iro'lek lil'ie,
i.-. It. is (piestion
... I liing so vital us
Itiissian army, as
,, una reporM, has
occurred. However, llrillnh ex
perls believe the Russians are
fighting rear guard actions while
withdrawing their armies practi
cally Intact.
They suggest that cither the
Russians have no intention of de
fending l.eiulierg to the last or
Hoy have prepared their main
defensive lines in a position not
vet reached by the Uermanie
forces Willi less than a score
of miles separating them from
l.i mhcrg, 1 1 1 . -1 polnis must mioii
be elucidated.
Italians Take Positions.
Home, June lit. via Fans, Jane L'o. -An
ai niv hcadipiarters slatene lit, most
of wlndi Is devoted to details of the
I wo d.ivs' struggle for the heights on
tlie Id! hank of the sono river near
I'lnva, snvs tiial the Italians look the
I, ii I of these heights June 17 and that
while the Italians' losses wile heavy
lie- re nils attained were 'niporlsnt
The ommuiiiiat Ion says that on the
l-oii.o, which the Italians "passed by
in. mi lone," tlie Austrian positions
have been taken one after another by
(Continued on pugu Ten.)
COLORADO ARRIVES AT
GUAYMAS READY FOR
EMERGENCIES THERE
This a Precautionary Move in Case Mexican
Forces Cannot Stop Yaqui Depreda
tions Fighting North ot
American Settlement
RUSSIAN FORCES
GETTING MUNITIONS
Toklo, Japan, June 21. Via
dlvostock says that munitions
for the Russian army r arriv
ing at that seaport in reat
quantities. Russian authorities
have placed rush orders In the
United Stales for cars to trans
port the supplies to the front.
T E R RfF I C VOLCANIC
ERUPTION AI SEA
SOUTH OF JAPAN
FACTORY PARTIALLY IS HELD PENDING A
E
WRECKED BY BOMB
E
XPLOSION
GULLI VAN HELD TO BE I
TEMPERAMENTALLY UNFIT j
Washington, June 21. James
M. Sullivan, American minister
to the Dominican republic, is held
to be temperamentally unfit for
this office by the report of Sena
tor Phelan, who conducted an in
vestigation Into the charges.
It is understood the report,
however, finds the minister not
guilty of any illegal act.
President Wilson has read the
report and it will be made pub
lic soon.
Windsor, Ontario, June St. The
overall factor) of the I'eabody Com
puny, Ltd , lo. aled in Wulkervlllc, a
suburb, was u-lially wrecked by a
bomb explosion today. The company
is said to li ce just, completed an
order of 1',, llritisli uniforms '
Shortly after tac explosion in life fac
tory 27 slicks ni dynamite wire found
in the rear of me Windsor armory at
tached to a I nee fuse which mid lieell
set for ;J:I5 a ni. but had burned out.
It Is said fiat two bundled ni'-n
slept in the armory last night and had
the dynamite exploded the whole
building would have been wrecked.
N. C. DENTAL SOCIETY
MEETS THIS WEEK
Wilmington. June 2. A calherinx
of much interest this week Is the 41st
annual convention of tlie Nortn Curo
linn Ilental Society, which opens at
the Heashore Hotel, WrlKhtsville
Heaeh, Wednesday evening and con
Unties for three days. There will be
a large attendance, JudglriR Ironi the
reservations that have already been
made. The hoard of examiners will
be in session today, Tuesday and Wednesday.
PIN
Juliet. Ills.. June L'l Joseph ('amp
hell, a iic.;ro "triiKty" at the stile pen I
leiiiiaty, was held In solitary (online
iiii-nt today pemliuK Investlaatloti of
lie- murder of Mrs lOlmuhd M. Allen,
wife oi the prison warden, whose body
was I'hiii I mi a IiI.iiiih bed lu her
ap.it I lie Ills v eslel'dliy,
1'ainphell was convicted In, f 'hi' airn
live years : and xi-ntem ei i i serve
all Indeterminate Hculem e, of from
one vc.n lo liTe He s chosen per
sonal servant to the Aliens under the
"honor systi m "
lie was Hiouiiht to lie the lust per
son to see Mr-i. Mien alive. It is he
lieved that sin. w.is burned bi death,
altho her skull was crushedr
Later Others Held.
Ten convicts lieinicK 'ampin II were
placed III aoldary ( ofitiiiemetit today
lu eomiefltloii with the crime,
A I'l'KTIIKK SH KXS IN
A I'STIMM J HUM A N DKIVK
r.erlln. June 21. A run In r success
in the Austro (Ierman drive at l-ui
le-ii? as announced today bv tin. war
oltiie. The statement says that itawu,
liui.si.-i, 'VI mlh'S northwest of l'Ui
bciy, lias been captured from lb Hun
nans,
Toklo, Juno 21. UcporU of a ter
rifying volcanic eruption at south
of Japan have been brought In by
steaineiB. The disturbance is regarded
here an tlio direct causo of an earth
shock In central Jupan yesterday
the stroiiKest experienced In iieveral
years.
The marine eruption look place at
K.:ii) a. in. Saturday. Its location is
given as about 70 miles southeast of
S.illilo or llachljl Island, 150 miles
directly south of Yokohama.
A pillar of fire and dense smoke ob
scared Hie sun ami hiiK" rocks and
iiiuulltlcH of lava rained down from
the sea. Steamers which observed
the disturbance were struck !iv tidal
waves, but escaped uninjured,
NO TICACK YKT FOUND
OF KAItK STOLEN JEWELS
Han Kriiuclsco, June 21. N'o trace
hud been found toilay of the several
ancient KKVptlan scarabs, 'iitmolids
and emeralds and other .are Jewels
valued at JI.Ynuii and which were stol
en from the Domestic and Crafts sec
lion of the Varied Industry College
of the I'aii Ainerh aii Kxpuslllou on
Saturday liicht lust.
The article were the property of
Kdi;ar I'erera, of New York.
FEDERAL DISTRICT
( OI RT IS REVERSED
Washington, June 'l. - The Huprem
i oil 1 1 today reversed the federal His
! rlcl (.inrt of New Jersey, which ills
missed the Kovi-rnmeiit Sherman law
and i oiiiinodilics clause toil! aK.'ilnsI
I lie Delaware, Uickuwautia and West
.-(ii ItailriKid I'oinpHliv and tin. Debt
ware lo kawanna and WCttern Coal
1'ompany.
SI TRE.ME ( OI RT FFIIOLDS
V, S. TITLE TO LANDS
WashhiKlon, .linn, HI. -The till" of
the I nitisl Stales to five thousand
icies of timber hind in clay county,
;,' ('., contested ti v the lliawnssei
ijiimlier Company, was upheld today
by the Supri'mo Court. A lower court
cad held tlio Kovoriimeut'M claim in
valid. William H. Rand Dead.
New Canaan. Conn, June 21. Wil
liam II. Hand, for many yearn head of
the tirlntiiiK and ifiibllHhliiK house of
Hand, Me.N'ally ami Company, died
her,, last iiIkIi). lie hud been 111 for
soldo time.
(iiiay mas, Mexico, June CO, by
wlrtdesa to San Diego, Cat., June
21- Klftlulng was reported today
alontt the Yaqui Ulvur uorth of Inn
American settlement Indicating
that Villa forcea tiow aro begin
liing active operations against the '
Yaijul Indiana. No Yaipil attack
on foreigners have been reported
roeeutly.
The Colorado arrlvud hero last
night to protect Americana if th
Mexican forces proo unablo to
atop the depredations of the In
dians. Carranza troops are ad
vancing u northern Slnaloa
agnlnat the force of Uonaral Mar
torena. Durncd drldgoa north of (luay
tn a a undoubtedly will delay trans
portation ot the Villa troops for
northern Hlnulo-i Jtp , operit--.
agalnit llio Idvanrlng forces ot '
farrantt, ' " '"
Advices from Acapnlco and fit
Una Crux stain that conditions
aro fiulut except for occasional
brawls amoug I ho garrison at
Acapnlco, wliern tb military com
mandant hus ordered all saloon to
be cloned.
Several case of smallpox have
been reported from Acapulco.
Carranxa Denies Reports.
(ialveaton, Tex., June 21. Clon
eial Carran.u, In a cablegram to
day to Juan T. Iliirns, Coiistllu
llon.il Consul here, declared llieru
was no truth in the reports of a
break between himself und (ien
eral tibregon. No other Informa
tion was contained In the cablegram.
CARRANZA WON'T OPPOSE THE
FEEDING OF 6TARVINQ PEOPLE
lairedo, Tex., June l'l. Ouslavo
I'a pluosa Mirales, private secretary to
tieneral Carranxa, and li'-n, Alfaredo
Iticaut, Carraur.a commander at Neuvo
Laredo, has assured (Jon. ('. A. Iievol,
of the American Ited Croa.1, that !r
rana ofth lals would not oppose the
liaimportatlon of Ited Cross sup pile
thru territory controlled by the con
MlllutliinHllsts, The Meslca-i officials
declined, however, that report of food
shortage In Mexico were krcitly ex
aggerated Aloli,o II, (i.irreit, I lilted
Stales consul, accoiiipuiil d lieneral
lie vol lo Neuvo Laredo where thtj
conference was held.
Two hundred refugees, Itvliidiug
four Americans, arrived here today.
One American said Monterey wan
itilet and asserted that the supplies
of foodstuffs now available In that
city were ample.
SIEGEL READY TO
BEGIN HIS SENTENCE.
Geneseo, N. Y., June 21.
Slegel, former New York bank
er and department store owner,
today waived the stay of execu
tion of the sentence passed last
November and left In an auto
mobile for Rochester to serve
ten month in the Monro coun
ty penitentiary.
Some Advances by French North
of Arras; Gains Made in Alsace
l.ombm, June 21.- The French and
(ierman accounts of operations In the
west show the usual dlver-en -es but
detailed reports from 1'arls satisfy the
iirillHli that the French are making
such advances as will shortly permit
more active operations In the sphere
off upled by tlio Ilivillsh army. The
French advances north of Arrtia, It
I", thought here, must have pushed
the (lei man into a narrowed front
which will render some of their inaiiH
es of troopa comparatively inetfecllve
The gains In Alancu alto that the
French are drawing close to the area
of prominent (ierman formications.
The arrival at the bedside of Sultan
Meliemed of I'rof. Adolph Israel, th
(jeriuan speolallst, indicates that earl
ier reports that the Sultan wan suf
fering from a mild attack of catarrh
do not show hia real condition. This .
fact that the Sultan was unable to
make bis customary Saturday visit to
tlie Mosipie last week showed that hia
Illness was not alight, as such, art
omission is considered Justified only
by the must extreme necessity.