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King, -for which he had been on trial the laat thre weeks pent Sunday 'a fre man with hla fam ily at the home of hla father, and going about the streata of Concord, hla boy hood home, receiving the greetings and congratulation of friends. "Not guil ty" was the verdict tendered by the jury Sunday morning at 10:21 o'clock before Judge Cllne, members of coun sel, the defendant, his wife and father and other relatives, and a considerable number of spectators who had gather ed In the Cabarraa county court-room. The Jury, having had the ease Over night, sent a message by Sheriff Cald well to Jadge Cllne at the hotel at 1:30 o'clock asking him to come to the oourthonse, ' The judge was eating his breakfast, which he finished, proceed ing to the courthouse at 10 o'clock. - To the crowd that had gathered. Judge Cllne stated that he did not know whether ' ornot a verdict had been reached, but in the event that . such was the case, recardless of Its nature there must not.be any demonstration npon ltr announcement.. - He instruct ed Sheriff Caldwell to arrest any per son violating this Instruction. He gave positive Instruction, also that the jury man "should not be approached after the verdict waa announced before the Jury was dismissed. Judge CUne's In structions evidently were effective, for there was absolutely no demonstrs (Ion. ';:,:. . - v ,- - ' Many Congratulations. .-.V ,; All waa quiet and orderly until after court had adjourned sine die at the Judge's order. Then ' counsel and friends crowded about Means to con gratulate him, he put hla arm about Mrs. Meana and the -two, with other relatives and friends proceeded from the courtroom. ' On the way to the rear ..door, Mrs. -Means encountered ft sister of the defendant and the two fen into each other's arms and wept V When the jury, filed Into the Court room, Judge Cline Stated that in his charge Saturday afternoon he had in advertently referred to the time -of the shooting as "evening," and asked the Jurymen whether or not they had Interpreted hla use of this word as an expression of opinion on his part as to the fact of the time that Mrs. King' was shot., The Jurymen, all in accord, stated that they had not ' Clerk of the Court Stonstreet then ' asked the formal question as to whether a ver dict had been reached, and Foreman J-. Frank Goodman answered in the affirmative. : ; AakeB by Clerk Stone street whether they found the defend ant, whp had been asked to stan4 and raise his right hand, guilty "or not guilty of the crime charged. ft- r - "Not -guilty," said . Foreman' Good- ' Defendant' Released. ' Judge Frank Osborne, of counsel for the defense,; then asked Solicitor Cle ment if he had any further, charge against the defendant and the solicitor answered "I have not" .Judge Os borne then asked that the defendant be released from custody, and Judge Cllne said: . f y . ; t . A r. "The defendant Is released." - . - WAR MI8SION 18 HOMI -c' . FROM ITS EUROPEAN TRIP New Tork. What the American mission was sent to accomplish In the Inter-allled war conference in Paris "has been successfully and satisfac torily done," was the message brought to the American people by Col. K, M. House, head of the mission, who re tut ned to the United Stat with four of hla colleagues. - ' - HOT STATEMENT Y MR. -HOOVER AGAINST 8PBRECKEL8 VaislMp..isn. Charges made by C! s Er:' file, Tresldent of the Fed- i - -r r'"n:.'ar Company, before at !,. itlns committee that t - it' 'ri'ion Is responsible frit r i drew ftom Food f r I "ver a v' .iwii? ,at- t i i T f ' e's. Aa cpen fniJ 11 a Is r 3 ' ' I"r. IToover t' ' t l"r. fH.'.-ii' ti-,.:. -uT was lns;"r eJ 17 f..e fact that the food sS.i 'v ipf"'tIon cut proflts In s-'.-tr. M VtZO C i CHIP l: 3 ,J PLATf." "T t i to Ct C I f t i. f ' V. " (' 'If '- jS'lf i : J' II iiliillsl.slsMW ajirs Tisi yj Mvttd 1L Maklakoff, -ttuaalan ambassador t France, who was dismissed from his post by the bolshev!klv foreign min ister, Leon Trotsky, for his participa tion In - the ' Interallied conference. Ambassador Msklskoff, who was ap pointed by the Kerensky government, has often expressed" his opposition to the present maximalist government . STItt OFFENSIVE 1 WEST AIDS ITALIANS IN HOLDING P08I- TION& REGAIN SMt L08T TERRITORY " General Allsnby Occupies Jerusalem. . Bolshevik! Fereee Reported to Have '' Attained Heavy Loesss In Fightng :. With Cossacks; . The Oermsns, following their heavy . avtlllery preparations- of recent days, ' have attempted to drive a wedge into the British line west of Cambrai, but although they used numerically supe rior forces, their effort brought them only a minor gain. ,' , : v ' - -" The f attack, launched between ; Bullecourt and Queant, was similar to that adopted by Crown Prince. Rup-j precht's troops when they' . pierced General Byng's. front southwest of ' Cambrai nearly two weeka ago and j caused a retirement of the British on ' the salient General Byng previously, had driven toward Cambrai. The British 'held tenaciously to ; their ground, except at one, point, -where the enemy , penetrated a front line, position. ' : ' ' : : - - VAs in, their previous attempt to wreck, the Cambrai salient the Ger mans, lost heavily, the British mow ing them down, with machine gun and rifle' fire in the fighting, which lasted from, dawn until 1 o'clock ta the afternoon.' V-".':;: ; f :' ' ; Notwithstanding their failure," th9 Germans are keeping up an intensive bombardment' of British and French positions . all along the western front and dally are receiving additional 're inforcements In men and guns from the eastern theater. - :" ': -v--f: ' ' ''-. .7'c'-'f':''':'vV .H "-';;'' " '- 4 Snow is lalllng heavily , in the mountains along the northern Italian front, and optimism' prevails 'among the Italians that this will aid them definitely in holding the Austro-Ger-man8 back from the , Italian plain. Amid the first flurries of the storm on Tuesday .the; enemy resumed his at tack among-the hills and. was re wardsMby the capture of several po sitions,.: Later, however, the Italians in a counter attack regained their lost terrain, after which the artillery duels J were resumed, put witn less sirengm than had previously been shown. The Cossacks, under General Kale dines, -and the , Bolshevik! forces are reported to have met in at least two fights, with the connteirevolutlonlsts the victors in both. The engagements occurred at Mohellv and at Tama novka, and the Bolshevik! losses are declared to. have been heavy. . General Allenby, commander of the British forces in Palestine,", haa en tered Jerusalem' and taken over con trol of the Holy City. "The populace greeted the British commander Cor dially, h i proclamation,, he told the lnhabitanta that ail sacred build ings and holy places would be protect ed and maintained. Meanwhile, the British army continues its successful oteratlons in Palestine, having cap tu,ed several additional oppositions ft on the. .Turks. - - , '.' ;.; v' j ,v cc?orej:..ia fired '"- ' '-:-. CA,hOU AT AUfcTRIANS. ' ; ' .'-5r.'Ji I tllnn .inpy. Headquarters ' ; in : " . hem Ita1y.nie first American r t against Austrls was fired by Rep- t 'itntive Tinkhsm, of Boston, on ) I, r r ave when .Mr. Tlnkham I lar ' f.ing a large 140 mlli . , f r, a shell hurtlilng i ; i 1 1 V. e Austrian poal i. A ! 3 cloud of black ' f ! where the ALLIES . ABE LUG H UltHUI . HUiHIIUL NEARINQ GOAL DESPITE SOME v UNTOWARD CIRCUMSTANCES ' SAYS LLOYD OEORQE. DARKEST HOUR IS JUST NOW Because Russia Hss Quit and Gone Into Revolution and America Is Juat Coming In. Every Passing Hour Is Brighter. .', ' London. That steady progress to wards the desired goal is being made by the allies, despite soms untoward occurrences. Is the Arm conviction of Premier Lloyd George, e declared. : It is because of this fact' the pre mier said, that he would regard peace overtures to Prussia at the moment when her military spirit was drunk with boastfulness as a betrayal of the trust of himself and his colleages. The premier's words were: "It is because I am firmly convinc ed that despite some untoward events, despite- discouraging appearances we are making steady progress toward the goaf that I would regard peace over tures to Prussia at the very moment the Prussian military spirit Is drunk with boastfulness as a betrayal of the great trust with which my colleagues and myself have been charged." It Russia persists In her present policy,, the premier pointed out, the withdrawal by the enemy from the east of a third of his troops must re lease hundreds of thousands of men and masses If material to attack: Great Britain, France and Intaly. America" Is In. "If the Russian democracy has de cided to sbandon the struggle against military autocracy the American de mocracy is taking it up." . Germany's victories were emblaz oned to the world, the premier said, but her troubles did not apepar in bulletins. ; Something, was known of them however The deadly grip of the British navy was having Its effect and the valor of the troops was making 'an impression whioh would tell In the ed. He said those who during the past fortnight were organising a ner vous breakdown in the nation 'were the same as those who recently Were organizing an hysterical ahout over the Flandars victories. Mr. Lloyd George said he was glad to understand that Lord Landsowne's recent letter had been misunderstood ' and that Lord Lansdowne was in sympathy with President Wilson. ' "I i also," ; the premier declared, "agree with President Wilson and do not desire to force a controversy where none exists. "I warn the nation to watch the ma nwho thinks ther eisahalafw-y man who thinks there is a half-way house"vbetween victory and defeat," the premier admonished. "There are the men who think you can end the war now-by some sort of what they call peace by setting "up a league of nations. That is the right policy after victory;'; without victory It would be a farce." s ." Premier Lloyd George, who was speaking at the dinner at the Grey's Inn Benchers, said: ; . Is Darksst Hour. "If this is the "worst moment It is because Russia has stepped out and America' is only preparing to come in. Every hour that passes will see the gap formed by the retirement of the Russians filled by ' the valiant sons of- the j great',"; Republic. , ; Germany knows It and Austria knows It, hence the desperate efforts that they are making ' to ' force the issue before America is ready. ' r WAR RESOLUTION IS 'r. "s. UNANIMOUSLY PA83E0 " Havana. The senate r unanimously adopted; a resolution: declaring that a state of war between Cuba and Aus- j tria-Hungary - exists. The resolution was the same as that passed by the house. ' TWO LIGHTLESS NIGHT : . FOR EVERY. WEEK ORDERED City White Ways and Advertising : Signs' Must bs Darkened Sunday v , and Thursday Nights. Washington Two "Hghtless nights" a week were ordered bv she fuel ad ministration. Next Bunday night will he the first and thereafter Sundav and Thursday cf fevery week will aee the purpose of the, proposed Joint com city white ways and advertising signs' r f'the conduct of the war." darkened, only necessary Street lights The J,nt committee idea Was aban wed and only such lights as the. law del last session because of requires in offices ad stores not open President Wilson's opposition. NO TEUTONS WERE . . . . ' ' ABOARD . fial!fax.--There wero no Germans or Austrlans aboard, the Imo, when- It collided with the Mont Blanc,. Alex B. BJorssen,' second officer of the Imo, testified fcts'es8lon pt the government inquiry Into the explosion. So far as he knew the captain and pilot were both on the bridge of the ship until after the collision. . He had noticed no change ia the Imo's course prior to the collision. Twenty minutes 1 before the explosion, occurred? . fSSSTj Ft, I V: ( I Col. C. I I. McKlnstry, who commands the New York engineers la France, ninny of whom participated In the J.'iimlirnl hmtlfl, fighting aide by side with l ho mlvunclng British. Some of the Arurrk-ons were caught when the (iennniiH flunked. They escaped by ly ing In shell holes, and when the British drove bnck the enemy tbey borrowed rllles nnl fought vallsntly. They were highly commended by the British com manding (ji-nernl. COURT MARTIAL'S SENTENCE EXECUTED FOR "8HOOTINQ UP" HOUSTON, TEXAS, DURING LAST AUGUST. Had Paid Death Penalty Before Ver dict Waa Made Public Forty-One Are Given Life Terms In Prison Faced Death Stoically. San, Antonio, Texas. A trampled clearing In a lonely mesquite thicket on the government reservation here, excepufor the ashes of two huge bon fires, showed no sign that It was the execution place of thirteen negro sol diers of the Twenty-fourth Infantry. The negroes, convicted of participat ing In the riots at Houston, Texas. August 23, last, were hanged at one minute before sunrise. . After dark motor trucks carried the lumber for the scaffolds and a com pany of engineers to the clearing. The scaffolds were built by firelight. Mo tor trucks shortly after 5 o'clock In the morning carried the condemned negroes and the officers and military guard to the place of execution. The trucks later carried the bodies to a place as Indistinguishable as the exe cution site where the burial took place. Then they hauled back to Fort Sam Houston every piece of lumber used In the scaffold so that the site was clear before formal announcement of the executions bad been Issued by the southern department headquarters. Faced Death 8teically. The condemned negroes hsd known of their fate since Sunday. Twelve of them sought spiritual council of army Y. M. C. A. workers. The thir teenth, whose name hase not been disclosed, gave no Inkling that he knew. " Outwardly all were stoical. six ME8S HALL8 AT CAMP 8EVIER DESTROYED Greenville, S. C Six mess halls of the Thirtieth division, national guard, at Camp. Sevier, wore destroyed by fire. The fire started from a kitchen flue In one of the halls and swept by a brisk wind, the flames snread rapidly. A heavy rain two hours later helped to quench the fire. Valuable aid was rendered by the soldiers. The fire oc curred in the infantry regiment that la composed for the moat part of outfits from North Carolina. - INQUIRY ORDERED INTO . ; WORK OF WAR DEPARTMENT Ordered by Senate Committee on Mlll- ' ' tary Affairs. ' v Washington. Steps ;were initiated in Congress today to 'obtain fuller in formation about and establish closer connections, with T the ;- government's war activities, past and future. Y A general inquiry Into the work of the war department, especially ' In arming and equipping the nation's man power, was ordered by the senate military committee,- Capitol leaders said it was the forerunner of simi lar investigations of all phases of executive conduct of , the war, which -.would to a measure accomplish the - - FIGURE8 PUBLISHED ON V . - -THE Mo'fes 'i 6ERMNT8 AiR STRENGTH, - ..On the French Front In .Franca. What ,are considered approximately : '.exact figurea of Germany's air strength wnicn have reached the correspondent how .that the German army possesses 273 squadrillas,-compiislng about 8,500 airplanes.. The squadrillas -are divid ed as follows: One hundred of ar tillery -spotters, SO of scouts,- 23 of bombers, 49 -of chssers and 30 battle plane squadrlllaa for the protection ef the Tjombers. COZIER DENIES !1Y DELAY IN EQUiPiNG ADMITS THAT TROOPS HAD BEEN SUPPLIED WITH FRENCH MA CHINE GUNS. LACK OF GUNS IN CIPS Responsibility Reeta en Secretary Ba ker. Training of New Army Will Not Be 8erloualy Retarded onAo count of Equipment Washington. Leaders of the senate military committee subjected Major General Crozier, chief of ordnance, to three hours of sharp cross-examine, tlon, seeking explanation of delays In providing the war army with weapons. At the executive session they will press questions which the general ob Jected to answering in the open hear ing. Throughout the examinations Qen eral Crozier insisted that there had been and would be no delay in equip ping soldiers sent abroad. He admit ted that because of a shortage of ma chine guna the American troops In France were supplied with weapons of French make, and that there was a lack of both machine guns and rifles in the training cantonments, but de clared that the training of troops would not be seriously retarded. Responsibility for the machine gun situation was placed by the general squarely upon Secretary Baker, who, he said, hsd taken a personal interest in the matter and ordered an Investi gation which resulted in the adoption In June of a new gun known as the Browning type. This statement came when Chairman Chamberlain said he was not satisfied with the explanation that the delay had been caused by in vestigation. "Neither am I satisfied," responded the witness, "but I am not personally responsible." Nearly every member of the committee joined in the exam ination and questions were fired across the table as rapidly as the general could answer. Chairman Crimberlaln took excep Hons to the conclusions drawn from General Crozler's testimony that con gress, by failing to make prompt ap propriations, and labor troubles, were largely responsible for the delay. Gen eral Crozier said he had not Intended such an interpretation, and that mil Hons of dollars appropriated had not been expended. UNITED STATES GUARD IS NAME SELECTED Auxlllary Force of Troops Will Num ber 25,000. Washington. The United States guard will be the name of the 26,000 auxiliary force of troops, authorised by the war department, to supplement state and other forces now guarding war supplies, war industries and do ing police duty essential to the con duct of the war, Including patrol of water fronts. President Wilson has signed the or der for organization of the force and further orders were going out from the war department. Forty battalions will be 'organised to relieve regular troopa, national guard or other purely military units of this guard duty. The order prescribee that the force be raised by voluntary enlistment or draft It is the purpose of the gov ernment to make it up of men not available for war service at the front. Volunteers will be accepted only be tween the ages of 21 and 45. If re sort to draft is necessary men placed in the special classes under the new draft system aa being fit tor limited military service only, will be used to fill up the ranks.. The guards will be clothed in regu lar army blue uniforms for which there is no deed in the army during war times. . They will be armed with Krag Jorgensen rifles, and ether equipment not suitable for modern warfare. AMERICAN ENGINEERS KILLED BY HUN BOMBS With the. American Army In France. A number of American railway en gineers have been killed by German aerial bombs in a town somewhere be hind the British front Details are not yet known, ; It Is now permitted to announce that a German bomb 'fen In a street in a town through which American troops were passing. Pieces of the bomb shattered the windows of a house In which there were offi cers, showering them with glass. ARE NOT EXPECTED TO ; . . 'RE8IST TAX IMPOSITION Louisville, Ky. 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