hin
br thirty thousand people In For
I Li adjoining counties read The
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Sto this section than any, other
(cation
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MY WOT FALL JUST
' YET SAYS ENGLAND
AND WARNS WILSON UNABLE TO
llC NOT TO PLAN TRIPS FOR
ft TIN) ANXIOUS SUMMER .
inetratesl5Milesof Dar-
es and Prepares for
ih on Constantinople.
V FIGHTING IN
POLAND CONTINUES
s Making Hard Effort to
Vain Ground Lost to '
the Germans. -
March 1. The flags of
tain and France are now fly-
e entrance to the Dardeh-
the Turkish forts.
It would appear that the al-
has reached a point 15 miles
Mediterranean entrance to
s, the British press warns the
lit to expect the immediate
bnstantinople. .? , ' v
keless the operation of the
against tlie sea defenses of
!nople are creating a tremen-
in the East. -. .
sclared that the Germans In
lave advised the Immediate
to Adrianople of all cabinet
lad their families.
I in the fighting along the
fettle front has been deflected
foment from the Carpathians
Poland, where the. Russians
pg a desperate effort to regain
d Field Marshal Von Hlnden
i when he threw them back
l Prussia. The struggle con-
the line from the Bobr to the
there Grand Duke Nicholas,
to establish his ascendency.
reports a violent engagement
kena without saying anything
outcome, while Petrograd
have checked the Austro-
kdvance in this region. ' " '
west Interest centers about
fpagne district, where fierce
arked operations of the past
OUS GASES ARE
BED BY THE FRENCH
March 1. The official an-
ent on the progress of the
p out today contains a state
It the French have begun the
special artillery shell which
poisonous gases in exploding.
follows:
western arena of the war
rvicq north of Lille an Ehg
u machine has been forced
fcd by our Are. At a certain
bur front the French have
of a particular kind of shell
exploding threw out poison-
i which however did no dem
otions in the Champagne
icked yesterday by at least
f corps. These forces were
after fierce fighting. In the
we captured mine throw-
ween the eastern Anconne
fcuois the French made five
yesterday to break thru our
Bl these attacks were broken
in neavr losses tn the mi.
bitions southwest of Baden-
fere retained- yesterday la
puempis or tne enemv to re
in. - , ,
east we repulsed Russian at-
fr Consa and northwest of
a. Otherwise there wasnoth-
Washington, March , I. President
Wilson declared today the European
situation '.was demanding so much of
his attention that he was doubtful if
he were aCle to leave Washington this
spring or summer, even possibly to
make his proposed trip to the exposi
tion. "I am tied here by the leg," was the
way his -callers said. the president ex
pressed the situation.: t
,; He told a committee which invited
him to attend the conference on edu
cation in Chattanooga In April that he
would do" so if he found it possible to
get away. He wants tO( attend the
commercial congress in Muskogee,
Okla., about the same time, and said
If he was able to make that trip he
would stop at Chattanooga en route.
The invitation today was presented
by Senators Lea and Shields of Ten:
nessee, Camden of Kentucky and Sim
mons and Overman of North Carolina,
Representatives Aswell of Louisiana
and J. Y. Joyner of North Carolina.
president of the conference.
SUFFRAGE HAS WON IN
THREE STATES OF UNION
Washington, D. C March 1. The
past week has seen more victories for
suffrage in state legislatures, accord
ing to a statement made by the con
gressional committees of the Suffrage
Associations, bringing the number that
have taken unqualifiedly favorable ac
tion up to eleven. ,
' February 1 the Indiana senate pass
ed the bill giving women power to vote
for statutory officers by a vote of 27
to 5. This is similar to the Illinois
bilL ' . t
'" February 23, In the .Delaware senate,
"a favorable .and unanimous report on
the proposed equal suffrage amend
ment was) submitted by the commit
tee.; A favorable report has been made
to the house.
February 25 the South Dakota house
passed a resolution for an equal suf
frage amendment to the constitution
by a majority of 67 to 30. , If passed
by the senate the question will go to
the voters at the nex election.
TRAGEDIAN THAW
EXPECTS J T 0 BE
FREED BY TRIAL
EX-SHERIFF COOK OF
V GREENSBORO IS DEAD
Greensboro, March 1. Ex-Sheriff
John W, Cook, one of the county's best
known men; died Saturday night of
heart failure and was found dead in
the bath room of bis home' early Sun
day . morning by (his eleven-year-old
daughter, who was. la the house alone
with hbn that night Mrs. Cook was
spending the night at the bedside of
a sick friend. Yesterday morning
when the daughter awoke she. failed
to find her father and began a search
for him, with the result that she
found his cold body in the bath room.
A physician was called in and he ex
pressed the opinion that Mr. Cook had
been dead several hours. He probably
died before midnight. ,The funeral
will be held this afternoon, from .the
residence on Spring Garden street and
interment will be at Guilford College.
Mr. Cook was a man, of splendid
business ability and a man of consider
able means. He had been connected
with the Pomona Terra Cotta Company
for several years. In 1894 he was elect
ed sheriff of Guilford county on, the
Democratic ticket and served .the coun
ty most acceptably for two terms. He
was always . active In politics. - His
wife, who was a Miss Blackburn be
fore marriage, and one daughter sur
vive him.
STATE SHIPMENT
BEER HELD LEGAL
RKton, March 1. Th Sn-
lurt held today that the Kan-
court nad exceeded their au-
beer from Missouri Intn lf.n.
Pl,Ce McKevnnlria ilalW
on and laid down these con
's a recognized article of
ne right to send it from
to another la rechralnui fho
n thereof has been uhmfttl
ss and ti,e state which lnter-
r n pments is in conflict with
wuion or the United States."
nNSOITHFW atvltiixj
&OCITIES COMMITTED
r Feb. 27. Ca1 Vo
,7 German soldier of the 26th
Ilantrv. ha w.
U J Frenth court ""'rt
fund him guilty of pillaging
Fer arms and of arson. Among
! against him was his own dl-
on his person. .
WUed any wound
flitted the other charges and
ne s acting under orders.
PERSONAL. NEWS NOTES
REPORTED FROM ELKIN.
Elkln. March 1-Miss WillardGrler
of Matthews, N. C-, arrived here
Thursday to spend some time with
her sister, Mrs. H. H. Barker, at her
home on South Main street. West 1.1-ktn.
Mrs. T. S. Cash, of Winston-Salem,
is visiting her brother, Mr. H. D.
McKaughn, on Gwyn avenue. '
' New York, March' 1. Harry K.
Thaw, the tragedian of New York's
Great , White Way, who r murdered
Stanford White, the noted architect
in revenge for stolen love, will appear
today in what may be his final court
trial. His attorneys are hopeful that
Thaw's legal status will be sufficient!
changed by the new trial to remove
the yawning gates of the insane asy
lum from the visions of their no tor
ious client Thaw today faces trial
on charges of conspiracy In connec
tion with his escape from Matteawan
With him will he arranged his alleged
accomplices In that sensational , es
capado. They are: Roger Thorn peon
the chauffeur of the motor ear which
took Thaw safely out of the state at
ter bis get-away from Matteawan
Richard J. Butler, one one time State
Assemblyman. Eugene Duffy, Michael
OKeete and Thomas Flood. v
Thaw Is himself hopeful of being
freed. -'. He believes he now has th
best chance In his long career wltl
the courts to secure freedom. Witt
William Travers Jerome out of . the
case, he believes his greatest obsta
cle has been removed. He is alsr
hopeful that Dr .Austin Flint, the alien
1st whose testimony ; was strongest
against him in the old days, will not
appear In the preseat trial. -' -
if convicted on the conspiracy
charge, which Is a misdemeanor- in
this state. Thaw can be sent to the
penitentiary, for one . year or , fined
1500. A plea of guilty would be an ad
mission on Thaw's part that be knew
he was committing. an Illegal act when
he conspired to escape, A man who
wilfully commits a crime Is presum
ed to have been sane when he com
mitted the crime. ;: ; v - -
A bard legal knot may be involved
by this phase of the proceedings. For
there are many legal authorities who
believe that an acceptance of a plea
of guilty by a court would constitute
the admission of Thaw's sanity, anc"
that Thaw, tinder such circumstances
could not be returned to Matteawan,
NEGRO IS CHARGED THOMAS C.BQWIE
VITH CHOKING HIS CHOSEN SPEAKER
WIFETO DEATH OF THE HOUSE
FATAL ACCIDENT IS
' NARROWLY AVERTED
OBLkfn, March l.What came near
proving" a- fatl '--accldent " happened
here on Main street in front of tht
printing tefnte rhuwday. Mr; - Joe
Bill Johnson, of Mount Airy, and Mr.
Ed Beamer were standing on the side
walk engaged in conversation when a
pistol shot inside the building- ran?
out and a steel bullet crashed thru
the glass window, passing thru Beam-
er's right arm and striking Johnson'?
left breast . Fortunately his " heavy
overcoat stopped the force of the ball
before it entered his body. Had Beam
er not been standing where he was
Johnson would have been . killed ar
the ball would have struck his heart.
FREED BY BLEASE, SENT
BACK FOR LONGER TERM
Columbia, S. C.,-March 1. "Haw
you ever been pardoned or paroled by
Governor Blease?" was the substanc
of a question put by Judge Sease, hold
ing court at Charleston, to Wluiarr
Freeroan. convicted on two counts
housebreaking and larceny. ' ' -
Freeman answered he had receiver
clemency of some description, but hf
did not remember ."exactly whether hr
was pardoned or paroled." , '
Thereupon the Judge Increased from
three years to six years the term thf
prisoner must serve . for his latest
crimes. : .. ' - :"
"You will . not get pardoned this
time," said the judge.
FORMER WINSTON SALEM MAN
DIES AT FAYETTEVILLE
Henry J. Williams, aged 74, who
died Friday morning athis home in
Fayettevllle, was. hurled at Green Hill
cemetery in Greensboro Sunday. The
funeral was held at 1:30 o'clock from
the undertaking parlor of Huntley-
Stockton-Hill Company.
" Mr. Williams will be remembered
a resident of Winston-Salem 15 br 20
years ago, having a confectionary
stand, first on the present site of the
municipal building and later on Lib
erty, street. His surviving children
are as follows: Mrs. George Starr,
Wilson: Mrs. William Robins, Ral
eigh; Miss Eva Williams, Chicago;
Oscar Williams, South America; Dr.
H. J. Williams, South .Afrlcar Ed.
Williams, Winston-Salem, and Charles
Williams, California.
Mrs. J. W. Hanes returned this
morning from Mocksvtlle where she
has been visiting relatives. .
REPRESENTATIVES HANES AND
MICKEL EXPLAIN THEIR VOTES
Raleigh, March 1. Much feeling is
being aroused here among Democrats
over the action of the Winston-Salem
bar In demanding the appointment of
a pronounced 'partisan Republican as
Judge of the proposed Forsyth county
court This demand that a, partisan
Republican be appointed may cause
the defeat of the MIL While admit
ting that Judge Starbuck is a splendid
mil it is contended that he is first a
Republican and that if the Republicans
were In power In North Carolina they
would not appoint a Democrat
; It is learned that Messrs. Hanes and
Mlckel, Forsyth county's representa
tives, have wired Mr. W. M. Hendren,
of the .Winston-Salem bar, that they
were Democrats ana not Republicans
for manifest reasons should not ap
point a Republican for Judge when
there are plenty of good Democrats
among the lawyers Who really need
and would appreciate the position If it
were tendered them.
On the above grounds the represen
tatives are- opposing the bill creating
the court :
Sandy Shoaf, colored, Is in the city
Jail charged 'With ; the killing of hit
wife at his home on Seventh street,
near the Old Town Road Sunday
night . , , '
) The officers were notified that
Shoaf's wife had been found dead 1b
a room at the borne about 11:30 Sun
day night. Going, to the home the
officers found Shqat and two or three
friends there awaiting them. It ap
pears that early in the evening Shoaf
went borne In an intoxicated condi
tion. r About eight o'clock he and his
wife quarreled and came to blows. It
Is alleged that In the strugle Sana
Inflloted the fatal wounds. , ;
When questioned about the affair
Shoaf stated to the officers that when
he went home about eight o'clock In
toxicated his wife rebuked him and
attacked him, trying to bite him. He
says that he struggled with her and
anally, by choking her freed himself
from her grasp. He says that he itn
mediately left the house and did no:
know that he bad seriously Injured
his "wife. About H o'clock friends
carried him. home still in an Intoxi
cated condition, and his wife was
stretched out on the floor dead. . -
Coroner Dalton held an Inquest over
the body this morning at 10 o'clock,
at the undertaking establishment of
P. M. Fitch, colored and the Jury ren
dered its verdict that-the deceased
was choked to death by her husband.
Sandy Shoaf has been In the em
ploy of the city Cor several years and
has the reputation of being an in
dustrious colored citizen, tho he hai
been given to periodical sprees. Supt
Rawley, of the water department
states that Sandy has been Installing
water mains during the eight years
that he has been connected with thd
department and that he has been a
most faithful worker, with the excep
tion of the weakness mentioned above.
Shoaf will be tried in the munici
pal court as soon as the case can be
prepared. (
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NOflTH CAROLINIANS
GIVEN PROMOTIONS
Ashe County Representative
, Succeeds Lamented Em
mett R. Wooten.
RESOLUTION PASSED
EXPRESSING SYMPATHY
Raleigh, March 1. When the house
convened this morning the Speaker's
desk and chair were, heavily draped
in mourning for the late Speaker,
Principal Clerk Cobb made this state
ment: "It is my painful duty to an
nounce the death of our beloved
Speaker and to declare the office of
Speaker vacant The chair will hear
nominations."
Representative Doughton placed In
nomination Thomas C. Bowie of Ashe
Goumy, wno nas ossn serving at
speaker pro-tem. The nomination was
seconded by Representative Hutchin
son of Mecklenburg and the vote by
roil call and in subdued tones, tho
rote was unanimous. The new Speak
er was escorted to the Speaker's desk
by Representatives Doughton, Hutch
inson and Italian of Catawba.
, Mr. Bowie told the memberi of Uia
house In signifying his appreciation of
tne noner and confidence expressed,
that the election was so closely re
lated to the terrible tragedy that cost
the life of the late Speaker that he
would refrain from any expression at
tnis time. The oath of office was ad
ministered by Associate Justice Wal
ker, . J- .v.-,
Resolutions relative to the death of
the late Speaker were presented in
the house and in the senate and were
adopted, "due to the faot that in the
death of the late Speaker the state
has lost a young man of brilliant
Intellect high character and great
popularity and tendering to his widow
and children, mother and other rela
tives great sympathy in their hour of
sorrow.
There was also presented a resolu
tion by the clerk of the house and en
tered upon the Journal of the assembly.
Washington, D. March 1.
President Wilson today sent the
following nominations to the
senate: To be eonsul general
of Class two George H. Mur
phy, of North Carolina, ndw con
sul general at Capetown;
To be eonsul of Class five
Charles L. -Latham, of North
Carolina,, now consul at Punts
.Arenas. '. , ;
: To be consul of Claas eight
Samuel H, Wiley, of North Caro
lina, now consul at Asuncion.
3AY ALL SHIPPING TO
..' GERMANY MUST STOP
Washington, D. C, March 1. The
Trench and British ambassadors serv-
d personal notice on Secretary Bryan
'.his afternoon that their governments
would be at liberty hereafter to stop
ill shipping to and from' Germany
from neutral ports. ' " '. : , r r
8TATESVILLE COMPANY
.IN HANDS OF RECEIVER. j
The Krlder Stock company, 'incor
porated, of Statesvllle, has fceen plac
ed In the hands of receivers. The
petition asking for the receivership
was heard by Judge Shaw in Mocks
ville and Messrs. James A. Hartnest
and R. P. Allison were named as tem
porary receivers. The receivers gave
bond and took charge of the-com
pany's affairs, closing the store on
west Broad street late In the after
noon, says the Landmark. The com
pany's nominal assets total about
8,000 and its liabilities are about
DEVOE'S FORECAST FOR
THE MONTH OF MARCH
This month will enter with a storm
forming over the lower Mississippi
Valley. 1st to 2nd, heavy rains. 3rd
to 4th, cold and blustery. - 6th to
6th, moderating. 7th to 8th, pleas
ant 9th to 10th, warm and cloudy.
On the 11th (he equinoctial storm
will form over the West Gulf states
and more slowly northward. 12th
to 13th, rain or snow. 14th to 15th.
showers. 16th, cold wave. - 17 th to
18th, moderating. 19th to 20th, pleas
ant On the 2lst a storm will form
over, the lower .Mississippi Valley.
This storm will travel eastward across
the Gulf States. 82nd to 23rd,heavy
rains. 24th to 25th, cold wave, with
rain or snow. 26th to 27th, moderat
ing. 28th to 29th, mild and pleasant.
30th to ?lst mild and cloudy.
Died in Georgia Miss Margaret
Fuller, who (or a long time was tuber
culosis nurse in this city, died of hem
orrhage of the brain at her home in
Monroe, Ga., on last Tuesday morning.
after an Illness of only one day. Miss
Fuller gave up the work of tuberculo
sis nurse In this city and returned to
her home In Monroe, Ga, leaving this
cltr lust three weeks ago. While en
gaged -as nurse, she had about four
hundred patients, by aU of whom ahe
was greatly beloved. She has a large
circle of friends in the city who will
be greatly grieved at her untimely tak
ing off. , - ' ' '- -
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR ..
? REMAINS OF MR. WOOTEN
Klnston, March 1. Thousands of
Kinstonlans and admirers and friends
from all sections of the state attended
the funeral of Emmett R. Wooten, late
speaker of the house of representa
tives, Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
The service was the most largely at
tended ever held here. ;
Mr. Wooten died in Raleigh Satur
day afternoon at four o'clock.
A battalion of national guards in
cluding the band one Klnston com
pany, two companies from Ooldsboro
and a guard of honor which escorted
the remains here from Raleigh, form
ed a funeral cortege and rendered hon
ors due a high state official. Several
fraternal lodges and many prominent
people were In the procession, Includ
ing the committee from the legislature
which came here with the body. The
weather was ideal. More tears were
shed in Klnston this day than ever
were caused by such , another occur
rence here It la said. The illustrious
dead was connected with hundreds in
Klnston. and vicinity by ties of blood,
and bonds of friendship and long ac
quaintance held blm dear to other
thousands.
The last rites 'were conducted in
Maplewood cemetery by Rev, C. W.
Blanchard, pastor of the First Baptist
church. The finale of the service was
the playing of taps by a militia trum
peter, the bell of his horn to the set
ting sun,
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE
BREAKS OUT IN VIRGINIA
Richmond. Va.. March 1. Following
the discovery of 12S fully developed
cases of foot and mouth disease in a
herd of 300 dairy cattle on the farm
of Miller Brothers, In Henrico coun
ty, seven miles north of this city Gov
ernor Henry C. Stuart issued a quar
antine proclamation and announced
tomorrow morning he would go be
fore the city circuit court and apply
for an Injunction against 18 railroads
and steamship lines In Virginia to en
force their full compliance with his
recent proclamation requiring that no
cattle or cattle feed be moved with
out the proper federal certificates.
Governor Stuart also ordered tnat
within a radius of Ave miles around
the Miller Brothers farm there be no
movement of cattle or cattle feed. Spe
cial deputies have been sworn in by
the sheriff of Henrico county and a
virtual blockade baa been put into ef
fectr; ffi H - '
WESTERN FEVER BREAKS
OUT IN TWO COUNTIES
civin Marrh 1 Th wmtftrn favor
has broken out in this section and
quite a number or people are turning
.k.i, ttrii thn not tin r nan.
Among those who have already de
parted are the roiiowing: Messrs. k.
& cimmnni Wm. finarkfl. (I .M.
Sparks and T. S. Baynes, to Spencer,
luauu, "V vw - - V -----
ty and left on Wednesday. Mr. A. P.
Benge. of Wilkes, left on tne same
train for Danville, 111. Mr. and Mrs.
Brlndle, Everett Hunt and Avery
Haves left oa the same train
i init 4n that fntA of Washlncton
t oa thjMui fwirtnlft iMfi
here and think they are making a mis
take that tney win reaiixe wnen u u
too tot. . - -
QUITE A BUSY WEEK JUDGE
FOR PRESIDENT
WILSON
Washington, March 1, President
Wilson has made few engagements for
tne week in the expectation that he
lll be kept busy with work incident
to Hie adjournment of Congress Thurs
day. He will be in almost constant
communication with senate and house
leaders over ponding legislation.
The most pre airing legislative ques
tion nerore the President today was
whether to sign or veto the seamen's
bill Officials generally look for a veto
on account of the effect the bill would
have on treaties between the United
State and foreign nations, j i "
During the week the President will
have to sign bills appropriating many
millions of dollars. A few minor sup
ply measures Already have been sign
ed and the pension bill is now before
Ulm. Most of the large bills will not
be signed until Thursday, when Mr.
Wilson will go to the President's room
In the capltol for that purpose.
The President has not entirely given
up hope of passage of the shipping,
Philippine and conservation bills, and
the ratification of the Colombian and
N'lcaraguan treatiee. His advisers
have told Mm, however, not to be too
optimistic. . . '
It wes believed today that only the
failure of important appropriation bills
would cause the President to call an
extra session of Congress.
The question of whether the Presi
dent will carry out bis plans for arrlv
ing at the San Francisco Exposition
March 21 was undecided last night.
There were strong intimations that he
might dolay the entire trip because of
the foreign attuatlon.
FUNERAL PARTY FINDS
PLENTY HIDDEN MONEY
Burlington, N. J Mar, 1. The rela
tives of Edward Kimble, a farmer, 83
years old, and his wife, Josephine,
both of whom died of pneumonia a few
days ago, assembled at the Kimble
House near Cooperstown for the fun
eral today.
Before the ceremonies a member of
the family who was cleaning up the
kitchen found 1200 In gold In a rusty
tin can which had been thrown into a
rubbish heap. Further search result
ed in the discovery of more gold and
bank notes hidden In crockery, tin
cans and books. w.A-"
The hunt was suspended for the fun
eral, but after returning from the
cemetery the searchers ransacked the
house and found altogether more than
81,000. Tomorrow the barn and out
buildings will be examined and neigh
bors who saw Kimble digging in his
garden have suggested that it be
spaded up.
CARTER
HAS
STATEMENT
Ffl
PEOPLE
Raleigh, March 1. Judge Prank
Carter last night issued to the Gen
eral Assembly, to the committed ap
pointed by the lower bouse to investi
gate his official and moral couduct, and
to the state at large, passionate pro
test against delay in the proposed in
quiry., v ':;
Judge Carter had not spoken to oth
ers than his attorneys until Sunday.
His statement to the North Carolina
people grows out of hie belief that the
Investigation may not reach an end at
Uie present session of the General As
sembly and that unsettled charges
against him may impair tt sot destroy
his usefulness at a Judge so long as
be travels the circuit under the cloud
now resting upon him.
His appeal came a day ahead of
the committee's action, today when tt
is expected to make publlo announce
ment of Its method of procedure.
At this distance from that conference
no member of that committee appears
to know' whether the Inquiry will be
begun under the present session or
whether the examination can be com
pleted within a reasonable time. The
feature which moot disturbs Judge
Carter and his declared hope of an ear
ly vindication, Is the understanding
that Solicitor Abernothy, whom Judge
Carter fined for contempt of court, and
later rebuked In statement on the
court's minutes at' New Berne, is to
bring a vast array ot witnesses from
Now Berne to give testimony In the fa.
nious contempt case. Such procedure
Judge Carter regards impossible ot
consummation during the busiest week
ut the General Assembly,
BOMB EXPLOSION KILLS
MEXICANS ON GUNBOAT
fliLlvaiitnn. Texas. March 1.- -Dis
patches to the Mexican consulate here 1
today said an explosion on the Moxl-:
can gunboat Procresso had resulted
in the death of 30 persons including
Ave women, - The explosion, occurred
yesterday morning while the 1 boat
was at Frogresso. it in said that what.
looked like a barrel of rice was tn
reality a bomb, prepared by enemlev
The Mexican consul bare nai wired
for further information. ' , '. k ,
MAN IS CRUSHED IN A ;
BARGAIN COUNTER RUSH
Latter Came 44 Years Late.
(Mlddlotown, N. Y., Dispatch to New
York Herald.) Mrs. Bridget Glasaey
wrote a letter to her brother, James
Halford, of this place, from her horns
In Dundee, Scotland. July 22, 1870, 44
years ago, and the letter was not re
ceived until a few days ago, Tlie let
ter requested him to send the sister
money to pay her passage to this coun
try, and he does not know whether
she Is now living. 'The cause ef the de
lay Is a myetery.; r '
Trenlon. N. J.. March 1. Five bun-,
dred women tried to got into an in
stallment house here, where a special
sale was m progress under new own
er. They crushed iAwrenoe Clark, a
special officer, so badly he had to be
carried away. The attending physician
bolleves Clark ia injured internally. .
The special officer was standing
near the door and was almost pushed
thru a targe plate glaa window. ( ,
RAT POISON IN ROLLS
AT CHURCH FESTIVAL
Alma, Neb., March 1. One person
Is dead, another is dying, and 80 are
seriously 111 as a result of eating rolls
at a church festival held iere re-cently.-
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Rat poison it is believed, was mixed
with the flour. . , ,
AMERICAN STEAMER DACIA HAS
BEEN INTERNED AT BREST, FRANCE
, Brest, March 1. The ArnsrL
can ilea me r Daela, taken last
Saturday by a French cruiser,
was brought Into this port today.
Paris, March 1. A French cruiser
bas arrested the American steamer
Dacla in the channel and taken her
to Brest This announcement Is of
ficially made.
The steamship Dacla left Calves
ton for Rotterdam on January 31 witn
11,000 bales of cotton to be trans
shipped to Bremen. It was fully ex
pected at that time tnat the snip
would be seised on her way to Rotter
dam, as Great Brttian questioned the
validity of the recent transfer of tne
Dacla from German to American reg
istry. The Dacia touched at Norfolk
on February 11 and then proceeded
on her way.
Was .Hamburg-American Ship.
The Dacla was formerly a Hamburg-
American freight steamship, which
had 4een esed before the war in
trade between Bremen and New Or
leans and other gulf ports. At the
outbreak of hostilities she was in
terned at lort aruur, Texas, un
December 26 the Dacla was purchas
ed by an American and on January
American registry was obtained. It
was then announced that she waa to
be nsed to relieve the cotton conges
tion, and loading was eegun with a
cargo of cotton to he taken to Rotter
dam and thence shipped to Bremen,
where It was already sold. '
Representations were made Imme
diately by the British embassy at
Washington, questioning the validity
of the transfer of the Interned Ger
man vessel and it was generally un
derstood that If the ship sailed She
would fee seised by British oj French
warships and taken : "before a prise
court
U. 8, to Await Decision. , -
While no official word had reached
the state department last night ai
to the seizure of the American steam
er Dacla, it is known that no pro
test toy this government is probable
until a French prize court passes on
the ship's status. This bas been the
genoral policy In all similar cases- .
The Dacia is now owned by an Am
erican, who Is said to have furnished
both United States officials and the
uruiro emu""", uoro wuu pruum
tending to show that the transfer
wss made in good faith and that the
former owners retained no interest
In the vessel or agreement for re
transfer at the close of the war or
any share in profits tbat might arise '
from her operation - - T , , T
8tatemsnt of Owners. ,
New York, March 1. Official notifi
cation of the seizure by the French
government of the steamship Dacia,
formerly of the Hamburg American
line bas not been received by the own.
er of the vessel. In a statement today
'he owner says: "J know our govern
ment if necessnry will ask tor repara
tion to any American cKlien acting
wlttbln his rights, i I know ot no cor
rect statement of international law
that can be Invoked against the Da
:1a and I jxopose to demand my rights.
The American government would
not have granted this vessel the right
to By the American flag If it would not
be recognized and respected by every
foreign power. The Dacia is a much
an American vessel as our haws can
make her and I expect her to soil from
France once more for our shores Dy
ing the American flag. ( have no in
terest In her cargo. The vessel la in
jured in England. I have recently pur.
chased cut English, Teasel and am in
the market for two more. I don't care
whether they are French or Cer.
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