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.hlrty- thousand people in For- : Published every Tuesday and Frliay morning. Subscription price, one dollir the year. The onlyy twlce-a-week pub lication in the Piedmont Section at one dollar. f adjoining counties read The Cie in -hls 8ection than My other iblicatioa SIXTY FIRST YEAR WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 28 1915 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, ONE DOLLAR A YLAR liASKAN . t , ivn From AmuasMw nt ana President. Lges Fail to State Whether (ship Was Torpedoed Or r Struck a Mine. K . oc TVta Amarlofln fcndon, way " .. . , Sinn. 1 IvHCII""" -' - ......... ra ttllt1r VAtttAP. fe Bream aiei, "aD "" S i.n nft iVtA amitfi I by SUIirpanuti uiv 5 - L of Ireland. ;."."' he sea was calm at the time, tne r . tk n iltn hoat It was rI uirct: i - int tha ahln wan not rasceriaiueu ... f - ... Sha was struck OUSIJ uaiuoe.. ' . lard and ner noiu suuu mmu -rim L crew returned on board and I Hie -essel under way. No lives ! lost. No passengers were car- Li Information was received to ny the British admiralty and at s communicated to America. bound lor America In ballast. At 8.24 p. m., when steamer was about 42 miles west, half south of Fastnet, she experienced violent shock, throwing hatch beams, cargo derricks and twist ed irons Into the air, filling lower for ward hold, with water. The crew took tO tne-.bOatS.:;f";-.v:",;-- ; :.,-,.:,-.:. : After standing by the -ship one nour, returnea on board and at 1.30 started for Liverpool. About 1.25 met two vessel sent by the British admir alty in answer to wireless calls. One bas attended us ever since. Flag had been hauled down five minutes before. Name painted on both sides ot ship. Had no warning and saw nothing." , i : Message From Ambassador. ...Ambassador Pace cabled: -... "Admiralty has reported that Ne- braskan is now on her way to Liver pool under her own steam. I am send ing naval attache to Liverpool to ex amine ship, which It now appears was outward, bound when she was torpe doed.".,.. ! - : : Gave No Details. The message from Consul Frost said the ship had "struck a mine or tor pedo," but gave no details. Placed Before President. As soon as the dispatches were "re ceived at the state department they were sent to the WhtteHouse v and placed before President Wilson. Pend ing receipt of clearer explanation no action will be taken.. - L Nebraskan is owned by the Mean Hawaiian Steamship Com- of New York and is of 2,834 i her last eastward trip she left i York May 7th for Liverpool. , Report Received by' President". ' ' May it. 'ine , report kmerlcan Ambassador Page on .the lags to the Nebraskan, " was laid Ire theVesldent today. It came table last night and the work of Inhering it was started at once.' Intimation 'as to the contents been fclven. Administration of- lli still await with interest au- btlc advices as to bow the ship I damaged. The British admiralty brts the ship torpedoed but the (tain's report to the owners indi- Id doubt as to whether it was a o or a mine. Not Stated In Message. ("ashington, May 27. Messages re- led by the state department today Ambassador Page and ' Consul t at Queenstown fail to state de- My whether the Nebraskan was Noed or struck a mine. : m o the dispatches said ' the muii American flae had . been led down before she was struck her name was painted on' her w letters ax feet high. To Examine Hull. ashington, May 27 The American l attache at London torn iwn -ut.t lUverpool to examine the.Nefcras, 'hull, Consul General Skinner ca- Matter's Report - v. - aptaln Green, master of W-Amerl- braskan passed Fastnet Rock 7, .oJ n. m. (mm T.SAf.fwin1 ROUMANIA IS, NEAR WAR, SAYS DISPATCH London. May 26. A dispatch to the Daily Chronicle from Bucharest says: "The Roumanian government is ne gotiating with the allies. King Ferdi nand has reviewed the army. Qreat enthusiasm prevails. "The general belief that Roumanta la on the brink of war for the ful fillment of her national ideals has been strengthened by Italy's declara tion of war against Austria-Hungary," says the Times correspondent at Bucharest - - . "Celebration of the anniversary .of the coronation of the late King Carol was held Sunday and was attended with unusual fervor. ."King Ferdinand and Queen Marie were present at a great military re view. The troops wore their new field service uniforms of gray khaki instead of the usual parade dress uniforms." 1 ; 1 " SECOND CONVICTION - OF BECKER UPHELD Albany, N, Y, May 25.-The. '.second convictlpn 'jpf Charles Becker held for the instigation of the murder of Herman Rosen- ,thal was upheld by the Court of Appeals. AUCTI OnTaLES TO CLOSE AFTER NEXT MONDAY. Albany, N. Y., May 26. The court of appeals today fixed the week beginning June 12 for thev execution of Charles Becker, convicted of murder, , The Winston Tobasco Market will dose next Monday, May 31st, and there will be no more auction sales on the market until Monday, August 2d. The market- has been practically closed for some time, only two buyers being on sales, and while there bas been quite a sprinkling of tobacco sold recently, it has been in little de mand... ' The seasons for setting plants bas been the most favorable In years In this . section and an unusualy large acreage is reported.' Mr. James E. Tilly,' of the Pinnacle section, 'who was in the city this week, stated that the. seasons this spring had been tb3 most favorable in four years. FIFTY GERMAN SOLDIERS ARE KILLED BY BOMB Amsterdam, May 27. Fifty German soldiers on a street car at Ostend were killed by bomb from an allied aero plane yesterday, according to messa ges received here today. ' ALK OF POSSIBILIT Y OF PANAMA CANAL BOND ISSUE BEING REVIVED ashington. .i ! UIOVUBMUUV T """'Wily of a Panama canal ne in view of prospects ot re " revenues and of refunding mil- " iny collected is being revived '" result of th. ... . . viiouuiiiB win i ''on yeterdav .n-.ti' .v- .. "p o tmr r... ... . . -..i. i-muse oi tne tarin granting a roduotion of duUes on amOUnt nn J- . . . 5';- terV8 : - Ess iIIb-. , wuica inciuaes per tm "-"aioms revenues bf ' Uko an appeal would ' iio 1, ?upreme rtj If the k don,'? sbnt mil- ' 8 tg- rruldcu. 'iLS OF"rAvrkw. WBOR IN PORTO RICO , . ""Mioner of D K U?!5rfi0ntlBued his testimony kla.!6.01.1 ndustrial relations H . , . T conditions in that IM,.. ' ' l0J the mmmi..!,. th.i there were bad SIX ARE REPORTED DEAD J ; AS RESULT OF STORM . Fort' Smith, Ark, May 27 ; Six persons are reported dead, 1 two at Talihlna, Okla, and four at ChecoUh, Okla, as a result . of the storm which last night y 'sweat ever Arkansas and Okla- , ,' homa. Reports from Amlters asserts that more than ,60 per sons were Injured there. STEAMER ATTACKED BY A GERMAN syBMAKlXMC Cardiff, Wales, May 27. The steam er Morwenna of Montreal was torpe doed and shelled by a Oermea subma rine - yesterday 10 miles west by south of St. Anne's Head.. , - One member of the crew was killed and three in jured. - . , : To Be Strictfy Neutral. V London, May ?7- Sweden, Norway and Denmark have sent notifications to Italy that they will maintain strict neutrality. SEVERE. DARDANELLES Constantinople, May ' 27. Severe losses for the allied forces attempting to force tn.9 Dardanelles were report ed in an official statement from the admiralty Monday. v, ; "On Sunday morning our artillery off Oaba Tepe seriously damaged an enemy cruiser," said the official state ment. "The disabled warship was towed off by Ave other vessels of the allied fleet. - "In tho fighting Saturday in the vicinity of Sedd-el-Bahr the enemy's losses in killed and wounded totaled 4,000." - Reln'orcements are being sent to Qalllpoll peninsula to oppose the new troops no-v being disembarked by the allies," It was reported that the First army corp. comprising 60,000 of thv llnost Tnrkish troops now garri soned, in Constantinople, will be sent ti the Dardanelles. i . Turks Attack Germans. London, May 27. Mutinous Young Turks and their German Officers fought a bloody engagement near , the Asiatic forts guarding the Dardanel les, according to Sofia dispatches. The Germans called other Turkish troops to their assistance and quelled the mutiny, Sofia reported. Many ot the rebels were killed and otflers were removed to Constantinople. Recent operations at the Dardan elles are described in an official state ment given out here. The statement ssys:.'- V "On May 21, the first French di vision made considerable progress and are now close to the Turkish trenches, "On the 23rd the enemy made a de termined attack against the left of the Indian brigade at S p. m. They gained a temporary footing, but a - strong counter attack at once organized, drove the Turks back with the Soss of over S00 men. A number of prla noers were taken. : , Truce to Bury Dead. "On the 23d of May the Turks ask ed for and an agreement was signed for a suspension Of hostilities oppo site the Australian and New' Zealand army corps to enable them to bury the large number of Turkish dead lying close to our trenches. - Over, 3,000 Turks were buried a., between May lrand-'wr.'-V; "V ' ""h was i quiet day lit the southern arena on May 24. The French in con junction with , the , British naval divi sion made a considerable advance dur ing the night, with elight loss. The territorial division also was pushed forward and our new . line consoli dated" v . . - - -..'-: ' ' ' v' RACING NOW BEING RESUMED IN GERMANY Berlin. May 27. Horse racing was resumed in Germany Tuesday with the opening of the spring meeting at Hoppegarten track, in a suburb' Of Ber-' iin, in the presence of a. crowd , al most as large as Is usually present in peace times. The pari-mutuel betting system bas been temporarily abandon ed, but bookmakers are allowed to accept wagers, althq odds are not published,-';; : ' ' ' '..'' - ' .' There are large fields for, all .races,, with 26 starters In the principal event. Subjects of nations at' war -with Geiv many are barred from the grounds. This rule applies to trainers and jock' eys as well as . spectators, and. was adopted to prevent hostile demonstra tions against British race-track follow ers, many ot whom were engaged on, the German turf before the war began'. It had been feared the controversy over the shipment of munitions . of war front the United States might re sult in some exhibition of feeling arainat American trainers and jock eys', but two victories to the credit of Jockey Archibald seemed ' the most popular of the day. FOR. COMPLETE FILE OF LABOR. REPORTS Raleleh. May 27. To comply with Ilia frennpnt reauest for comDlete files of the report ot Commissioner ot La bor and Printing for city, school and. college libraries in the state. Commis sioner M. L. Shipman is right now try ing to call in copies ot the report for the years 1887, 1890, 1891, 1894. 1899, 1901 and 1906. The request is helnr mada uoon all Individuals and establishments having copies not now in use, that they be returnea. Keturn nmtin hv narcel Dost will be refund ed tor copies ot the report for. these years. . Commissioner Slilpman says tnat now he Is unable to comply with fre nnent reauests for complete files ot the report from state, city -and college libraries, state and governmental de partments, and expresses a hope that the issues for this purpose may be supplied by county officers and others who, perchance, nave not piacea mem in iwrminpnt flies. - The reeort is the only official directory of the state's in dustries puoiisnea ana uie ouuieruus requests for copies, the commissioner RiiAAa iniHratAa that Its value to the commonwealth has c6me to be recog nized both at nome ana aoroaa. ' She Was Too Zealous. ' , t San Diego, May t7. On the ground that the was "'over zealous in -the per formance of her duties," the board of trustees of El Cajon have removed from office Mrs. Marlon Rains, the only woman police judge In Calllor nia. Mrs. Rains was appointed police iudire in May. 1914 No specific charges, were bronght against her, the three out of five Sup ervisors who votea lor ner removal saying that they thought a man would do better work In the position. IHflGUP THE ATTACK Vigorous Assault at Dardanelles Continues, Says a Havas Dispatch." s Incessant Renewal of the Attack Appears, to Be Having - -Results. ' : Paris, May 27. A Havas dispatch says the action of the allies at the Dardanelles is continuing vigorously. The Turks appear terrorized by the incessant renewal ot the attack. , BRITISH COLORED TROOPS CAPTURE GERMAN POSITION Berlin, May i7, via London Army headquarters yesterday gave out the ronowing: ? ..j ; , , ."In the western' theater: . -"A night advance against our new ly .acquired position west of the tor est of Belleward easily was repulsed. The number of machine guns takeu from the English was increased to 10. "Northeast of Olvenchy ...colored British troops succeeded fast night in capturing a projecting part of our outmost trenches. . i ; 'Further south between Lieven and the Lorette hills an extensive French attack,, commenced in the afternoon, luneu completely, ; , "In the region , to the north and to the south of the high road between douches and Oiethane the enemy, at nret succeeded t in penetrating our trenches,! but,, our counter i attack again put us in full possession of our positions. One hundred Frenchmen remained in our iands. ! . - , . ,l"it thd rgion south of SOuohes sev eral repeated strong attacks directed by white aud coiored French, troops against our lines completely broke down before our. entanglements, pur opponents suffered heavy - losses ev erywhere. During the battles in the Lorette hills, a Stleslan infantry regi ment especially distinguished Itself. An advance of the enemy in the eastern part of the forest ot LePretre was easily repulsed A hostile flying machine was- brought down south of Lens, , . 'In the eastern theater weak night attacks were repulsed. ; ; - - ' "in the southeastern theater: ."Th attack, by. the. army. j. under General von ' Maekensen is making good, progress.. Southeast ot Radym- no the village of Swlato was takes after fierce- fighting. East of Radym no a crossing over the San was cap tured after Austrian troops had taken a bridgehead west , of the San by storm. i- '.'. ';: .. . 'Further south our trooDS after a battle reached the district east of Laszkl,. and' they also continued to the line of Korezenlca-Zapatow. Booty In prisoners and War: material in creases." . , , . t RUSSIANS CHEER ITALY. Petrbgnad. May 27. Italy's declara tion' of .war against Austria-Hungary was celebrated here by a big demon stration, men and women marching in procession; carrying the flags of the allied nations and singing the national anthems of these countries. The marchers visited in turn the embas sies, of the allies, and the ambassadors and the staffs of the embassies oame out on the balconies .and bowed their acknowledgements. Slr George . W. Buchanan, the British "ambassador, tossed & British flag In the-midst of the demonstrators, who carried it oft at the head ot the procession when it moved away. The streets were so densely packed with marchers that traffic was blocked. The demonstra tion continued until late in the night. TRENCH WARFARE IN WEST; RUSSIANS ADMIT RETREAT IN THE EAST London, May 27. Notwithstanding superb weatherHhe armies in the west, realizing the terrible losses in even an insignificant advance, have reverted to the trench warfare of the winter and it is Galatea and the Italo Austrian frontier that now appear likely theatres for the developments of the spectacular in the next fort night. . - - The Russians have admitted their retreat from the Dunajeo to the Saa and while they declare the Austro German rush now bas been held up they pay tribute to the impetus and the Spirit of the advance ot their an tagonists. The Germans and Aus trians are bringing reinforcements and fresh ammunition., Acoordlnv to tha narmsni h circling of Przemsyl is progressing as mey nave rorcea another crossing of the San It miles north of the fort ress, and extended their lines east of the river. ' " " Italy and Austria are engaged in is suing contradictory , communications relative to border fighting but no im portant engagements are recorded. ; A French A erial Squadron Bombards Chemical Factory ITALIANS WARNED TO EXPECT MANY ATTACKS Rome, May 27. Referring to the naval and aerial activities ot Austria- Hungary aiong Italy's Adriatic coast line, immediately following the declar ation ot war, the Giornale d'ltalia has this to say: ' "The Austrian raid along the Adri atic coast of Italy with attacks upon undefended towns and ... villages is proof of Italy's need, for the defense of her own shores, to have posses sion of porta In the Istria Islands and on the Dalmatian coast, - - "The Italian people must accustom themselves to the Idea," the Giornale d'ltalia goes on, "that the Adriatic coast often will be visited by tne en emy. We should bear in mind what has happened to England. Altho pos sessed of the finest Beet in tne worm. England has been raided, and her coast line is 300 miles from uermany. The naval force of Italy .is equal to that of Austria-Hungary, while the distance between the two coasts is only -seventy miles. Furthermore, the Italian coast strategically is much in ferior. Consequently rslds, would be unayoldable even if the Italian fleet was tbree times as strong as tbat of Aaatria-Huncary. "We were awaiting the Austrian fleet in front of Taranto and Venice. honlnr loay would come near. Instead they attacked unfortified towns and Bred into bosses siosg our coast." Paris, May 27. A French aerial squadron 0M8 aeroplanes, each carrying 110 pounds of projectiles, this morning bombarded a chemi cal factory at LudwUhasem on the Rhine opposite Mannheim. : Fire broke out in several ot tha factory buildings. This factory is one ot the most Important manu factories of explosives In Ger many. The French aviators were In the air six hours and covered 400 kilometers, 240 miles. This expedition was the Frenoh reply to the attempt of the per mans, on Pari. t This information was contained in the French official statement, given out by the war office this afternoon. . - WAR ITALY'S WAY TO SAFETY, ONLY LINER SHE ASSERTS Washington, D. C, May 87. Italy has addressed to the neutral govern ments of the world a lengthy' com munication explaining her reasons tor declaring war, on Austria., Count, di Cellore, the Italian, ambassador, 'pre sented the dooument to Secretary Bry an yesterday, In the form, ot: note to the United States government! c' ' It reviews negotiations ' between Italy and Austria, revealing: thf tbey began immediately upon the dispatch of Austria's ultimatum to Servla. Italy claimed then that the action ot Aus tria disturbed the equilibrium of the Balkans and the peace ot Europe in a way that vitally affected Italian in terests. At an ally ot Austria, Italy asserts the right to have. been con sulted before the sending of the ulti matum, the first news of which was received thru. the newspapers.. Falling to obtain thru diplomacy the satisfaction of her territorial and na tional aspirations. Italy -announces In the note that a declaration ot war was the only' means ot safe guarding her .position in Europe. , , . The document takes its piace in state department archives along with the other notes and messages received at the outbreak of the war from the forelsn offices ot Europe, explaining the positions of the respective govern ments and tneir reasons ior. acuou. Nnna of these has been published, al tho the European governments have covered substantially the same ground in tha various namDhlets detailing tne diplomatic negotiations. pripr.V, the declarations of war. LEE COUNTY FARMERS WILL RAISE TOBACCO r.hior j a Thomas " bas returned from a business trip to' SanTofd. He reports tne spirit 01 progre " . yj' dence on all sides. The farmers ot Lee county are pulling away from the all-cotton crop, and large acreage is to be put In tobacco this year,' Th nannia nf Hanford ha.va organiz ed a stock company for the operation of a warehouse, and the building It now being erected. It is about two hundred by three hundred feet. The company has sent representative toruout tne county . ana .surruuuuiua country, encouraging the raising of tobacco, which has been ignored to a great- extent by the farmers because of the distance to marset. wun w Sanford market it is expected that much tobacco will be cultivated tor the first year. ,..; - THIS HOTEL OIRL CAN'T BE TIPP6P. OR IS SAFE IN T AFTER A mm 1 GRIFT One Woman Killed at South " ende, England, and Sev ; ' eral Hurt.. L Li Southende Has Been a Target ' for Raiders Several " ,.V '.Times. 1 " ) COLLISION . New York, May 27. The Holland American liner Ryndam was safe in port here today with some ot her pas sengers and all her orew aboard attar a collision Wednesday morning off Nftntuckef Island.' ' Tha ' ' Norwegian freighter Joseph, J. Cuneo which ram med the Ryndam was creeping in with ten feet of her bow crumpled. " v The Ryndatt'e Tt - passenger and crew ot 160 were taken on board the Cuneo after the dolllslon; They were later taken on the South Carolina and still later to the Thomas J. Millard. When the Ryndam came in she receiv ed all but a dosen ot her passengers. Then she docked in Hoboken. The Holland-American line will for ward all passengers on the steamship Rotterdam next Tuesday. . Officers of the Ryndam say It was daylight when the ships collided. No statement was made as to the cause ot the accident. , . .. . EFFECT OF WAR ON ; : PIETY OF A NATION ' Rotterdam, May 18. The Rev. Dr. Heyn, pastor of the Kaiser . Wllhelm Memorial church In Berlin, a- court preacher, and a member of the Reich stag, writes In the Vosslsche Zeltung on the effect which the war has had on .the piety of the, nation. He says the German nation-during the past nine months has developed a profund ity Of religious sentiment beyottd any thing In It former history, and that the struggle thru which It is passing has brought It nearer to the' Divine Spirit. ., ' The German people, say Dr. Heyn, have taken to reading the Psarm and the prophetical book of the Old Testa ment. "The God who made iron grow," adds the writer, "ha become living In the German nation, and under HI ringing step we have regained, the. as surance that the Ancient One above will hold our house and protect the true faith." . 1 v v . London, May 27. An admiralty tatement sayi two women were'4 killed In the Southend- raid., Southende, Eng.,' May, $7. Another Zeppelin raid was mad oa this Iowa last night." One woman was kllltd. Several were Injured, ; " , ", ";7 ' The entire town wa Illuminated by tha bunting ot shells but the mater ial damage appear to hava been less than oa the last raid, ' ....( Some report say two and others ' three Zeppelins took part in tha raid. Accurate Information cannot be ob-' talned.; ; - ty -v ' Tho noise of the c propeller 'wii first beard at 11 o'clock. Then cra the explosion. Some t tha bqmttg ware Inoendlary. s ' i 'i ' Crowd assembled-in . the street. 'Mr. May Fabln,, a visitor, was killed a she left a street car., British 1 air craft tried to pursue' tha Oerman craft but oould hot overtake them,- . wuiaiiiut, uiunii'iyai - rorougu and popular peasfde retort Is 40 mile eait of, Londqn and ha! beo ,-tha target for raider several time la the past six months. At no oooaslOn have the remit been serlou.; ' . OIQANTIC STEAMSHIP .'. A CORPORATION LIKELY "Washington, May , 27. Conference between financial and business repre sentatives of the United State add delegate from South - and Central America attending the Pan-American Financial conference were continued In the effort to bring about a clear un derstanding of the desires and need ot the southern republic. " . . The committee on transportation, considering what many delegate re gard a the moat important queitloa the conference face, entrusted it work to a subcommittee, which Is not expected to report until Friday. r ' There were rumor that there might result from the conference a glgantlo steamship corporation backed by all the interested countriel to insure rap id, regular and safe transportation be tween North and South America. It was pointed out, however, that so tar a the United States Is concerned, It official, representative baye no au thorfty td eflter Into' any negotiation , along this Hue and that It 1 well known that private capital In the Uni ted State I reluctant to go into hip ping enterprises without - assurances that there wilt be a modification of the' navigation laws and amendment Jo the seamen's act passsd. by tha last congress. ' , -. t . j KILLING FROSTS BREAK MAY WE A THER RECORDS OaatSIa Wash.. Mv'27. Ml'si MaT Stehle, In charge of thef.loak room at the Hotel Washington, nere,; is un- tlppsble. v . it she would take tip,- sbe eould n.ir. to inn a vaaji. In addition to ber salary. "But,. she say, I would lose my seir-respect. The hotel management could, if It ilaalrari. flra Miss Stehle. and save her salary, and to boot, sell the cloak room "privilege" for 1B0 a montn. But the mere fact tbat it has an employe who actually spurns tips has proved such an advertisement that the bote! couldnt afford to let Miss 8tehle go if it wanted to which ; It doesh'L ' The traveling public cannot be ileve its esrs when It bears Miss Stehle refuse tips. "Thank you." she says, with a gracious smile, "but I do not take tips." ; . A GERMAN SUBMARINE SINKS DANISH STEAMER South Shield, EngUnd.May 27. The Dauish steamer Betty was torpedoed and sunk by a Oerman submarine in the North! Sea yesterday: The crew was saved. ; ITALIANS CROSS ISONZO RIVER. , Geneva, via Pari, May 27. A strong Italian advance today crossed the Isonxe river in Aus-' trla' after a sharp fight with an Austrian, force and arrived be-, fore the .town of Menperfe,' 30 : ' miles from Trlest, - The - first of the u Austrian wounded ere arriving. . The Italian also - attacked at ' srsl points ' along the 40 mll Corinthian frontier, A bat-' tie Is now raging around Bio ken and also west of the Predil pass In Austria. In Adlg the fighting has been limited to Skirmishes.' '. . ." HEAT RECORDS SHATTERED IN MONTGOMERY DISTRICT Montgomery, Ala.. May 27j All heat records for Msy have been shat tered In. this district the past tew days. A maximum of S6 has been recorded at the government station. - Washlagton May 27 Killing frost tbruout the lake region and the Mid dle Atlantic states broke Hay weath er records of many year last night and promised unseaspnably cold weather for the next 24 bour. j J. : Reports of th weather bureau" In dicate heavy damage to fruit and vegetables particularly in New York state. While frost I probable , again tonight in (New England and the Middle Atlantic states warmer westh er H promised Friday; ' j FIND GIRL WITH BULLET. ' ; WOUND IN HER HEAD Chicago, May 27. Dr. Eva E. Sha ver, was held by the police today to explain the shooting to death last night of Miss Anna Johnson, who was said to have come from Ludlngton, Mich, a week ago. The girl was found with a bullet wound In her bead in s room occupied by .Clarence Bhaver, a son of the doctor. . 1 . - ; - Clarence Shaver has disappeared. W. C. Harvey, who lives In the same home and -who found the .-body but who police say failed to notify them until several hoars after the Shooting, was also arrested. -.- - A revolver owned by young Shaver was found clutched in Miss Johnson's left hand. The bullet entered the right side ot ber 'bead.. Three bullets lhad been fired from the weapon. .- -." .
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