SENTINE
A5SOCIAJED PRESS DISPATCHES
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 21, 1915
CITY EDITION
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L Offer In !reat Urit-
lieing- Considered,
!s London Paper.
II ON SITUATION
otable One. Says Lon-
hronicle, in Discuss-
Greck Attitude.
it. 21 - I n o nany v mum-
liiaicrslamls that Great
Lomimmlcitt'il I" ber al-
of Uie island of Cyprua
i ihut the oiler is now
dimi hy Greek gov
jifiprr, in a:i editorial.
oi tin' ('.ree'ck nation 18
if. .finis Hlic Creek pre-
iind M. Wniz'-io.-, tlia for.
and in order that its will
I over li-Tinati mfiuenco
ps in At in n., ii" uiiK-o
lanctil'!'' evidence ol two
pood will toward Hollen-
r power. As a prooi oi
have uttered Cyprus.
is a imtal'ie one, not only
iniignilialc. lint because
j ssm.i-i'iinK in our hands
if the Creek nation al
ia ii'V rn)i"iit to reject
l will haw to rev ise its
seriousness of Hellenic
Evening Standard.
'i proposal of the Brit
it to pnreliase Hie co-op-eee
in tin- war by ceding
Hid (if CypriK is regard
iwluli jiros as aiitlientic,
wans "universally ap
Kveiiine Standard say?:
In hrilies. especially nse-
iid iiiiiiueftiiiiialily tile, of-
:s a bribe. The only
distinguishes this bribe
i bribes is that Germany
penph 's territory anil we
ck pnerninent refuses lo
liartain with Serbia, bow
nre it will carrv out an-
I lie encii'.'enielit can
n wliii 1 1 . vi- iii-it dishon-
written miilcrlakinss? Is
flliis kiml In Im' rewarded by
ri'ish. ti-rritiirv ."'
IMPORTANT S UCCESS1S
REPORTED BY RUSSIANS
Sentences Imposed
In Whiskey Cases
A t Fori Smith, Ark.
Nine Years and Three Days At Leaven-
i
worth and $33,000 Fine In Case of
John L. Casper: Other Sentences
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SITUATION
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Fort Smith, Ark., Oct. 21. I
John L. Casper, of Kansas City,
alleged head o the "moonshine"
conspiracy, who plead guilty in
the United States District Court
here yesterday, was sentenced to
day to nine years' arid three days
in the Leavenworth penitentiary
and ordered to pay a line of $33,
000. In addition to Casper the fol
lowing were sentenced:
J. Henry Brown, of Harrison,
Ark., government ganger, two
years in the penitentiary and
7 fined $l;n0; S. L. Williams, for
mer government revenue agent;
Charles Urewbaker, Kansas City,
one year and one day! In the pen
itentiary and fined $1,000 each.
John Farrabee, of Kansas City;
John Coffey, of Fort Smith, six
months in jail and fined $1,000
each.
Over a Score Arrested.
The defendants arrested in connec
tion with the so-called "moonshine"
conspiracy number over a score
seven of them officials or former of
ficials of the United State3 Internal
Revenue Service. They were Indict
ed by the Federal Grand Jury last
June.
The government authorities predict
that out of the case may grow a gi
gantic prosecution of many other
men who, it Is alleged, have defraud
ed tho government of the United
States out of between $10,000,000 and
$15,000,000 during the last ten years.
The alleged head of the conspiracy
Is John L. Casper, an officer of the
Hush Distilling Co., of Kansas City,
who with Guy L. Hartman, of Kansas
Mty, James C. Urewbaker, of Kansas
City, and others arc charged with
maintaining an illicit distillery at
Fort Smith and with shipping thou
sands of gallons of spurious whiskey,
manufactured at the plant, to the dis
tilling company.
The six revenue officers are named
with other defendants in a blanket in
dictment for conspiracy and one of
them, Knox Booth, is accused of ac-
epting bribes from Casper ana Hart-
man, liooth was formerly supem,-
tendent of the Tennessee Revenue
Hivislon and was removed from of
fice after the issue of the warrant for
his arrest. Government officers say
he confessed and gave valuable In
formation as to the working of the
alleged conspiracy.
P WERE heavy""'
AYS A CORRESPONDENT
; ! i.eii'iiiii, Oct. 21. The
' "rtr "'rn'p,,il,.nt in the
'i)iuu,.vt,.ni t.at ...
'"ir'l Is'in?., battle is in pro'
" l as already )ften
"ip points where the Ital
"" their str.Mit'est. attacks,
r '"ii'P":i.,i to tie,. ,m the
'"n Karlrelt and Tolmlno,
" Hiail. The Italians
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tT. "'" ,: " sliKlitest pros
'""'nut: a Mt,.r rPSit j)y re.
111 t"r an attempt at a for-
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Consecrate Suffragan Bishop.
.Mnntelair. X. J.. Oct. 21. Hi v. Dr.
Wilson H. Stearly, rector of St. Luke's
church, Montclair, was today conse
crated Suffragan Bishop of the Newark
Diocese of the Protestant r.piscopai
church. THany bishops attended tne
ceremony which elevated him to his
new office. Ulshop Kdwln S. Mnes
nresided. and the consecration sermon
was by IU. Rev. Dr. Charles I). AV1U-
iams of Michigan. Dr. hteariy wni
formerly: a pastor at Cleveland, O.,
and he was unanimously cnoseu sm-
fragan-bishop last .May.
NEGRO ATTEMPTS TO
ASSAULT LADY; AN
ARREST IS MADE
A negro giving his name as Robert
Dlanks, aged about 25 years, was ar
rested about 11 o'clock today on the
charge of; attempting1 to criminally as
sault Mrs. B. A. Manion, who resides
on tho corner of Sixth and Pino
streets, between 3 and 10 o'clock this
morning.
Ulanks was taken before Mrs. Man
ion by Sergeant Thompson and she
identified him as being the negro who
made the attempt to assault hor. The
prisoner was then committed to jail to
await trial.
When seen at the homo of her neigh
bor tills afternoon, Mrs. Manion gave
a Sentinel representative a statement
regarding Ulanks' going to her home.
She said that ho rang the door boll
and when she opened the door he
walked into the hall, holding a pack
age in his hand, lie asked Mrs. Man
ion who lived I hero and if she knew
where another lady resided, saying
that tho package was for her. The
negro then asked for a match. . Mrs.
Manion stepped in tho room, picked
up a match box on the mantel and
handed a match to Ulanks. Ho lit a
cigarette and then advanced Into tho
room. Walking up to Mrs. Manion
bo drew his pistol and exclaitned:"You
arc alone and if you halloo or make
any noise I will kill you." Following
tills threat, the negro pushed Mrs.
Manion aerosB the bed, un which lay
her ono-month-oldi baby. Mrs. Manion
says that she screamed and aroso from
tho bed, when Ulanks caught hold of
her again and pushed her on the bed.
This time she fell on tho feet of Jier
infant, and the another gave another
outcry for help.
Tho negro, in the opinion of Mrs.
Manion, became frightened. Any
how, he rushed out of the house and
was soon out of sight. Mrs. Manion
does not think he was in the house
longer than five minutes.
Officers were at once notified. They
soon made the arrest. When captured
tho negro gave evidence of one who
had been running. Ulanks protested
vigorously, saying that a negro
named Frank was the one who went
to Mr. Manion's home; that he
(Blanks) had stopped at a warehouse
and sent the other negro to deliver
tho package.
Blanks has been driving for Ogburn
& Weir, grocery merchants.
Sergeant Thompson thinks that
tho negro arrested, after leaving the
Manion home, ran under Gorrell's
warehouse and came out of Piedmont
warehouse, near which place ho was
arrested.
Mr, Manion, who was notified soon
after the attempted assault, is book
keeper for the Imperial Tobacco Com
pany, and is a splendid citizen.
SEVERAL GERMAN
POSITIONS ARE
T
AKENBY THEM
Total of 3,552 Men and Ten Ma
chine Guns Captured, Says
War Office Report.
FIGHTING IN THE IS!
Germans Renew? the Attack in
the Rheims Region Hut Are
Checked Again.
Petrograd, by wax of London, Oct.
21. An important 'Russian success In
the region of Jlaronovichi, resulting in
the capture of several German posi
tions, 3,553 men. and ten machine
suns and one piecVpf artillery, was
announced today bjr the war office.
DaronovicM Is" In the central por
tion of the Russian line, to the north
of the Pripet river,
German Renew Attack.
Paris, Oct. 21Followiug their
futile bombardment last evening to
the east of Rheims, the Germans re
newed their attack, in this region, ac
cording to an announcement mado
this aftornoon by the French war of
fice, in replyt to a very violent pre
paratory artillery fire, tney again were
cheeked and cut down by tho firo of
tho French artillery and machine
guns. They did not succeed in win
ning a single 'position of tho French
first line trench e. :
Outstundlig Features.
London, Oct. 'tL The two out
standing features' on , the Russian
front are Uie cotiUnfied offensive of
tho Russians, sgn V't tl'o Pripot and
tne new-' GeVmiiiinsive oorrth of
Riga. In the latsrHrrlct, the Ger
mans are making J st determined
effort to force tl M ina river in a
country presentin. JAny difficulties
to tho Invaders.
Serbian Army Menaced.
Paris, Oct. 21. Tho official state
ment Issued yesterday at Nish, as for
worded by tho 1 lavas News Agency,
says that tho Serbian army Is now
menaced seriously. The Serbian war
office says the railroad line to Sal
oniki has been cut in two places.
Establish Close Blockade.
London, Oct. 21. Tho fleets of the
allies have already established a close
blockade of the Aegean on the coast
of Bulgaria.
It has not been established whether
the Bulgarians have occupied Vraiiya,
on the Nish-Salonikl railroad, concern
ing which there are conflicting reports.
It is a fact, nevertheless, that railroad
communications between Nish and
Uskup hac been interrupted, and if
tho Bulgarians have not actually
crossed the line, they have at least ad
vanced far enough to interrupt traf
fic, which accomplishes the same pur
pose. The principal pressure on Serbia
is now coming from the Bulgarian
side. Recent dispatches reveal no fur
ther advances of importance by Field
Marshal von Mackensen's German-Austrian
forces.
UNITED STATES NAVY AS
IT WOULD BE IN 1925
Washington, Oct. 21What the
United States navy will be in 1925, if
the administration's defense program
is approved by congress, was describ
ed today by naval experts. The
trength of the navy will be:
Battleships of tho first line, 27.
These ships would all carry more
than eight big guns each, most of
them mounting twelve H inch 50-
calibre rifles, the new weapon re
cently developed by the Ordnance
Bureau and believed to bo the equal
or superior of any navy gun now
afloat. With two exceptions, they
would all bo able to steam more man
20 knots' an hour.
Battleships of the secoifd line, 14,
all carrying four heavy guns e ...
and some of them having a speed or
nearly 20 knots. ,
Reserve battleships, 9. Those Bhlps
are all now In commission or are
reserved. The oldest ship is the Iowa,
.n,i..iSii in m7 Three of tne
older ships, the Oregon, Massachu
setts and Indiana, will have gone to
the scrap heap within two or im
yenat'tte cruisers, 6, all "10"n,t'n
eight H-lnch BO-calibre rifles and hal
ing a speed of 35 knots. ,
NO MORE POST SEASON TOURS
FOR AMERICAN LEAGUE MEN
Scout cruisers, 13, Including the Sa
lem, Chester, and Birmingham, the
only scouting ships now in tho navy.
Destroyers, !i8. This figure allows
for tho retirement of sixteen destroy
ers hunt Deiore ana aoes noi
take Into, account nineteen torpedo
boats, many of which are still in ser
vice. Fleet submarines, 18. The Schley,
the first vessel of this type designed
for any navy, will ho ready in a few
months. She will make 20 knots In
the service while the others will
make 25 knots or more.
Coast defense submarines, 149.
These figures Include all submersi
bles of this type now built or build
ing and allow for tho retirement of
nine boats of the A and B classes
which are now doing duty In the Phil
ippines and at Panama, and giving
satisfactory service despite the fact
that they are twelve years old.
Gunboats, 31. These vessels arc
for river and shallow harbor use. The
new program will add only two yes
gels of this type.
In addition, there are ten armed
cruisers, five target cruisers, four
Hirst-class cruisers, twelve second
class cruisers and nine coast defense
monitors available for reserve fleet
duty. It is not planned to build any
more ships of these types.
Chicago, Oct. 21 The post season
tour of picked teams of the American
and National leagues which opened
yesterday at Oshkosh, Wis., will be
the last in which 'American league
players will be allowed to take part.
President B. B. Johnson, of the
American league, in making thia an
nouncement said that the players
brought together to represent the
American organization were a "Joke"
team and that "tho practice of con
tinuing baseball half thru the winter"
Is an Injury to the sport and to the
players themselves. President John
son added that the national commis
sion will draft legislation to forestall
plans for future post season tours.
REPLYflTLGIAN
KING TO POPE IS
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NEGATIVE ON
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AS CLAIMED
Dispatch to Russian Legation
Denies That Itulgarians
Have Captured It.
Tito great fifteen, twenty and thirty
Mory Hkyscrupcrs of the Wall Street
diet rift aro alight these nights with
thousands of clerks drying to keep up
ttth tho boom antf tremendous trad
lug In war stocks. This photograph
vrs taken from a point on Wall
Street, a block east of the bank of
.1. P. Morgan & Co.. at Wall and
Broad streets. In the distance is
seen the tower iiko structure of the'
Bankers Trust Company, a concern
named by the Congressional Money
Trust Investigation as one of the
seven leaders In the "money trust."
The building In i.llvn with brokers'
uml alniest every window is lighted
these night:-'. At t'i extreme end is
Trinity church, at the head of Wall
street. In the foreground on the left
Hide urn toweiiiit; buildings, which .no
filled witli brokers.
Some clerks worked night and day
until I hey dropped. There were many
, uses of exhaustion. Six niontlm ago
Wall Street vta-t complaining of slag-
nallon, and brokers salil their olllce
, xpetiscs were grealcr than their in
comes. Now I hey cannot, get clerks
to keep their books end count their
profits.
Serbian Legation at Athens De
nies That the Rulgarians
Occupy Zajecnr.
USING ALL POSSIBLE
PRESSURE ON GREECE
London, Oct, 21, The entente pow
ers are bringing all possible prc.;sur(
to bear on Greece In order lo elicit
an unequivocal definition of her pol
icy towards 1 ho other Balkan i-ta!";i
and the European belligerents. They
have intimated clearly that on ac
count of the geographical position of
Greece and her treaty with Serbia her
announced policy of neutrality will be
difficult if not impossible to main
tain. It. has become a ipiestion, in the
opinion of the allied diplomats, of
...- .in im. iin.ece to continue what, is
considered tin ambiguous policy until
their opponents in the war are nbln to
utilize the neutral position of Greece
lo their advantaiie.
The Greek government is now con
sidering I he British offeror the inland
of Cyprus which, according lo an
Athens message, Britain will cede Im
mediately on the condition that
Greece Joins the allies.
The Itussian foreign minister, M.
I'avatioss, has issued a rdalemenl that
be considers the allies Jiiclllled In
taking any incisure to prevent, their
enemies from taking advantage of the
neutrality of a third power.
Rome (By way of Paris), Oct. 21
Pope Benedict has Just received from
King Albert of Belglurrl a reply to an
autograph letter from the Pope urging
the. King; to initiate steps looking tow
ards the conclusion of peace. King
Albert's reply was negative.
The King thanked Pope Benedict for
his promise to use his miiuence wuti
Germany lo bring about the evacua
tion of Belgium territory In the event
of -peace.
King Albert declared he would never
lay down his sword while his country
"was in slavery." Pope Benedict is
represented 'as being greatly disap
pointed at the outcome or his efforts.
THREE U. S. SOLDIERS,
FIVE MEXICANS KILLED
Brownsville, Texas, Oct. 21.AboutO
75 Mexicans at two o clock this morn
ing attacked 15 American soldiern at
Ojo He Agua, about 60 miles up the I
Hio Grande from here. Three soldiers
wero killed and six wounded and at
least five Mexicans Killed in mo i"
minute battle which followed. Some I.
of the Mexicans tied across me nio
Grande Into Mexican territory when
American cavalry reinforcements
camo up.
Attacked by Large Band.
San Antonio,, Oct. 21.--Three I'nited
States soldiers were killed ami mj
others wounded in a fight with Mexi
can bandits near Ojo De Acini, about
two o'clock this morning. I lie iroops
guarding the place, which is near Mis
sion. Texas, ami about :ti) tunes noun
of llrowtit-ville, were attacked by a
largo band.
In a preliminary report from up
tain Frank It. McCoy, received at
Southern headquarters at 3:45 o do, s
Thursday a. in., the Information was
given that five Mexicans were
fnnn.l dead alter tho attacking party
had been driven off.
Bandits Raid Ranch Property.
Brownsville. Tex., Oct. 2!.-Mexican
bandits raided ranch property near
Sebastian today and fought with Tex
as Rangers and deputy fherlfts who
pursued them. There wero no casual
ties on either side.
Sebastian is 40 miles north of here
and fully 50 miles from the OJo De
Agua battlefield, where Mexicans at
iacked United States troops this
morning. .,''. , . i .,
EX-PRESIDENT TAFT
MAY BE A WITNESS
New York, Oct. 21. Counsel
for the defense in the New Hav
en conspiracy case announced
today that they expected the
government would call former
Preoident Taft as a witness in
connection with conference
between Mr. Taft and Louis
Ledyard in regard to the
over of Boston at tviaino
Cass
taking
stock by the New Haven.
WEATHKIt KKDl'CHS FAIR
A I T K M ) A N ( ' V. SOM K WHAT
Italelgh. od. -I. Kalny conditions
considerably luarreii uie ninie rair
this morning, but Hie weather changed
to fair toward noon, and the day s pro-L-raiii
is nroi ieding with thoro success,
allh;, liie niornfiig rains made Inroads
on the atti udaiH e Unit would ollier-
wise have broken all records.
The North Carolina Agricultural so
r iety wilt meet lor tho election of offi
cers tonight ano ai on in muni,
made to impress K. J. I'arrish. of Dur
ham, for servi, o another year as presi
dent.
Rediscount Rate Approved.
Washington, Oct. 21. Tho federal
reserve board approved a rediscount
rate of 4 per cent oil commercial paper
with a maturity of 60 to 90 days for
the Richmond federal reserve bank.
Alliens, Oct. 20, by way of Paris, Oct.
1. A dispatch to the Russian loca
tion announces that tho Bulgarian
have not taken Vranya as reportoil.
They are said to liavo been held up
by the formidable defenses of Vlus
Ina. However, they have occupied
the railroad north of tho town. Tho
great battle is still undecisive, it Is
stated.
French troops guarding tho com
munications are said to' have loft
Glevgell in Hie direction of Vranya.
rho Serbian legation denies that
the Bulgarians have occupied Zajo-
cur. It Is stated that the two forts
tho Bulgarians claim to have takou
are temporary 'fortifications erected
In r.M3 which the Serbians did not
consider wortli whllo to defend.
Postponed Departure.
Paris, Oct. 21 - Tho diplomatic corps
at Nish, Serbia, after preparing to
quit that city, postponed -their de
parture, the communications having
been cut at Salonlkl, according to a
special dtMitei from Athens.
The mnssago mild that tralllc. be
tween Salonlkl and Moiiastir has been
suspended as the result of Hoods and
that the occupation of Vranya. has
stopped communications between Us
knb and Mill. Telegraphic commun
ications with Nish have been Inter
rupted for four days, it is stated.
MEXICAN TRAIN WRECKERS
ARE STILL BEING PURSUED
Brownsville, Tex., Oct. 21. Mexican
bandits who wrecked a St. Louis,;,
Brownsville and Mexican "puasengor .
train and killed three Americans nbar
Brow nsvlllo Monday night succeeded
in evading the United States troops
and stati) rangers searching for the
outlaws. Several hundred civilians
also continued in pursuit of tho men.
Reports that several Mexicans ware
captured by citizens and lynched could
not bo verified.
Olllclals stilted that their investiga
tion so far had failed to fix responsi
bility for the execution of tho 10 sus
pects hanged or shot to death by
posses of civilians.
THANKSGIVING
PROCLAMATION.
Washington, Oct. 21. Presi
dent Wilson today, in a procla
mation designating Thursday,
November 25th, st Thanksgiv
ing Day, called attention to the
fact that the United States has
been at peace while most of Eu
rope has been at war.
"We have been able to assert
our rights and the rights of man
kind without a breach of friend
ship with the great nations with
whom we have had to deal," said
the president.
NEW ORLEANS BANKERS LEND
GOLD TO GENERAL CARRANZA
New Orleans, Oct. 21. New Or
leans bankerji announced that as a re
sult of tho recognition of tho Car
rau.a government they closed con
tracts to lend $10,000,000 In gold to
the Mexican administration.
It. was also announced that arrange
ment h had been made to handle tho
entire Mexican sisal crop thru New
Orleans; that tho sisal operators of
Yucatan and Campeche were to erect
a million dollar manufacturing plant
hern for tho purpose of handling
their raw product and that Mexican
capitalists wero to establish a new
transportation line operating six
steamships between New Orleans and
Mexican gulf ports. ,
FORTY INJURED BY
FERRY CRASH IN
A HEAVY FOG
New York, Oct. 21. Forty men and
women wero injured today when the
Lackawanna ferry boat Netherland
crashed Into tho Barrod street pier
during a fog and hurled a number cf
passengers under the hoofs of a doz
en horses which were on tho boat.
Six of the injured were rushed to
hospitals and the others were treat
ed by ambulance surgeons after be
ing landed.
The crash occurred during what
bay men designate as the worst fog
of the year. Ten steamships, Includ
ing the Orduna from Liverpool, wore
held up for several hours. .