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VOL. XXIII. NO. 126. .
WILMINGTON, NORTH " (CAROLINA, FRI DAY AFTERNOON; MAY 25, 1917.
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Meeting of Newspaper Men
on Vital Subject.
BELIEVES SUBMARINE
W1ULBE CONQUERED
So Declares Secretary of Navy,
Daniels, While Secretary
Baker Tells of Selective
Draft Exemptions Indus
trial Problems Discussed. .
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, May 25 The magni
tude of the task facing America in
conduct of the war was put before the
country's technical and trade paper
editors today by cabinet members and
others taking a leading part in pre
paring the Nation. All speakers pre
dicted that the war would last longer
than generally predicted.
Secretary Lane deplored any feel
ing that America is fighting for some
abstract principle.
We are in the war," he said, "to
see which shall exist, a combination
of feudalism and science or a combi
nation of civilization and science.
Secretary Daniels declared that al
though the country faces a grave situ--ation
in combatting the submarine,
he believed it would be conquered. '
I have the faith and the hope,",
he said, "that we will overcome . it;
soon. We will have to follow IFar
ragut's method and 'damrt.the tdrpeA
does and go ahead. -
Secretary Baker outlined the course
to be pursued unaer uw 4jeiwu.ie
draft law. E3itjpsftajWJd
not be madenaustif&ut
dividual cases, although -.--niost men
in some trades would be relieved of
military service. " ;
The labor problem was discussed by
Secretary Wilson and Secretary Red
field outlined war preparation ork
of the commerce department bureaus.
Other speakers included Herbert C.
iHoover, George Creel, Walter Gifford,
director of the Council of National
Defense; Frank Scott, chairman of
the general munitions board, and
Fairfax Harrison, chairman of the
general railroad board.
SWEDISH STEAMERS
CAPTURED BY GERMANS
(By Associated fress.)
Petrograd, (Via London), May 25.
Four Swedish steamers with cargoes
of varied character, bound for Russia,
have been captured by a German sub
marine in the Gulf of Bothnia, the of
ficial news agency announces.
Owing to the presence of subma
rines, it is added, the traffic betw'een
Finnish and Swedish ports has been
suspended.
A Copenhagen dispatch on May 22
carried a report from Stockholm that
three Swedish steamers had been cap
tured by the Germans off Oerikder
lighthouse and taken to a German
port.
BUNK MASKE PUT TO
DEATH IN RALEIGH
. (By Associated Press.)
Raleigh, N. C, May 25 Bunk
Maske, negro, was electrocuted in
tne penitentiary here today for the
murder last March of Edgar Williams,
a member of the police force of Win
gate, Union county. The negro killed
the officer while resisting arrest on
a minor charge.
GREEK STEAMER
TO BDTT
On Way From New Orleans to
France She Was' Torpedoed
By. a Submarine. ;
v ,rBy Associated Press.)
frp T rk' May 25. The Greek
eight steamer Odysseus, a vessel
1 o,463 tons, which left New Or
Ma ,the Iatter Part of March for
bv A was torpedoed and sunk
cLr erman submarine April 13, ac
bnth Ag 10 two members of her crew,
n Americans, who arrived here to
L on Norwegian vessel.
stvi!f dysseus was formerly the
nam?el .Gre&orios Livieratos. her
ahP i g chanSed shortly before
ovrnll New Orieans. The sinking
burred near the French coast. -
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U-BOAT ACTIVITY
BEING OVERCOME
WITH AMERICAN AIO
i
Reduction Being Shown
Number of Victims of
Submarines.
in
SIGNAL DEFEAT
- AX Anrc rCDMAMV
VWAHO VaEiKIVlAiN I
1 .
In Her Dependence on Under
sea Boats to Starve Out Al
liesPraise For Ameri
:j can Navy.
,(By Associated Press.)
London, May 25. "The successes
against submarines have resulted in
a distinct improvement in our food
situation," said Premier Lloyd
George stoday in the House of Com
mons. The premier said more effec
tive blows had been dealt the sub
marine' during- the last three weeks
v. j sj- e
mu iu au -vuireayuuuiuc ucnuu ui I
x the war.
The shipping losses for Mayi the
I premleTiSaM. probably ; would show a
t reduction itpm the April figures. In
speaking of the success of the anti-
of : gratitude to ? the great. American
people for;the . effective assisWnce
they have rendered and the craft they
have placed at our disposal. Now
that the American Nation is in the
war, it is Easier to make arrange
ments for the' protection of our mer
cantile marine than It was before."
Mt. Lloyd-George asserted there
was no danger to the country from
starvation, ?btit that the utmost econ
omy of foodstuffs was still assential.
"The submarine menace need causei
no rear mat tne war is going to De
lost for that reason," he declared.
m. 0
aepenamg mainiy, on suDmanne war-; Cniriestoh, S. C, May 25. Major
fare for success. saW Mr Lloyd- j General Wood arrived at Southeastern
George. "All f-Crfn say is that if that , headquarters today from Savannah;
is their main hope of success it is(Vnere he spent yesterday closing his
doomed to disappointment. I say it recent tour He will receive reports
witn a inii sense or reonsioi my auu
on benaii or tne government, aiter
full consideration of the whole facts.
mat aoes not mean wmt cue ywy.c ,
need not economize, that farmers
need not plough their, land. It means
that if every one does his duty the
German hope of triumph in the war
based on submarines is the greatest
. . . . . , , . i ..I m
miscalculation in the whole series 6f.i:v
miscalculations of that sated empire. I
If every one does his duty patr:otical-1
ly, each in his own way to the com-1
mon good, tnen tne suDmanne is not
going to defeat us."
REGISTRARS NAMED
FOR BRUNSWICK.
(Special to The ntspatch.)
Southport, May 25. Sheriff J. , E.
Robinson, Clerk of. Court A. T. Mc
Keithan, and County Health Officer
Dr. J. A. Dosher, visited every pre
cinct in the county Tuesday and se
lected registrars for June ; 5th. Men
two. to do the w6rk without compensa-1
tion, and it is expected there two will
make no charge. The County Regis- nere 0Dserved public health day in
tration Board had to cover the county ogt' profitable ani impressive way.
in one day. Had they had more time, ..pybuc Health Nursing" as a voca
no doubt more volunteers would have1 tion was discussed by Miss Virginia
hAPn found. The registrars selected 1 mvun n0 PnlnmVita Q i anil tHo
are:
Northwest, W. G. Adorns; Town
Creek, W . S . McKeithan ; Bolivia, J.
C. Muzzell; Exum, D. B. Edwards;
Ash, D. B. Long; Shingletree, J. L.
Simmons; Shalotte, J. H. F. Frink;
PVvine Pan. G. T. Rourk: Dews, W.
R. Holmes;. Pigotts, .- iviroyi paigii 'afid m tne sale or Kea uross
Mosquito, S. W. Smith; Southport, G. ; seais - Mrs . Mack Davis told the his
H, Rourk and J. W. Thompson. jtory of public health work in Fayette-
- ' ' ' ville, 'and Miss Mary L. Wyche, of
. .. . . m ttw .. Henderson, delegate to the National
BRAZILIAN FLEET Organization of Public Health Nurs-
PATROL WATERS toS, ;niade her report,
r A 1 WAlUW, Miss Columbia Munds, of Wilming-
:: : Jr Associated Press.) - ton, told of the work of the Sorosis
' Rio de 'tSofm 25.-Acoording, milk Station, and Miss Nora Pratt, of
to the Journal Do Commercio, it was'; Raleign, .that , ot her work with the
decided at a meeting of, the parlia;coUnty chbols "IaUh Insurance'
mentary and diplomatic commissions was a -time y topicdiscussed byMiss
called yesterday by the foreign min-!E. 1 A. Kelly, of Fayettevi le. Other
ister to adopt the principle of reyoca- papers . were read by Misses Jane
tion of Brazil's neutrality in the war; Brown and-Pearl Weaver, of . Asheville,
between ; the ; United States and Ger-nd Miss Carrie Speas. Receptions
many and to police the South Atlantic .were iven the visiting : nursesby the
with the Brazilian fleet. 1 Civic 'Association and by the Elks.
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PRESBYTERIANS DECLARE
FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
(By Associated Press )U - ' '
yallas, Texas; - May- 25.--By a
9. lg.Cllority -tUe - OeneratMs-
fesmj&aof the ' : Presbyterian
Chu;.:: & the United ' States of
r 4 today; adopted a: resolu- 4.
vS. Jh.rlne' for woman aiiffra.ee.
Ki; 'John B.: Bendail, of.Cjies-
i and was
paised jtfter -iWfe
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Senate Finance Committee to
Reduce Amount Provided ;
by House Bill
- (By Associated Preas.)
Washington, May 23. Sentiment
among members of the Senate Finanee
committee, considering the War Revi
enue bill, was said today, to be strong
ly in favor of reducing the total
amount carried in the bill as passed
by the House from $1,800,000 to about
$1,250,000,000 and of raising the dif
ference by short term bonds.
This question was up for determina
tion when the committee resumed to-'
day its work of revising the bill. Most
,of the committeemen are understood
- favor the proposed recommendation
ion the ground that the House levy is
too great a burden to be borne this
year by business.
The committee' already has agreed
upon a number of changes in the bill
and was expected to consider further
revisions.
Indications are that the committee
draft of the bill will be ready for the
Senate's consideration within ten daysvi
How much the $1,800,000,000 war
tax levy as proposed in the House
bill shall be reduced was the sole
subject of consideration at today's
meeting of., the Senate finance conV
mittee. The opinion of Republicans
an4 Democrats alike was in favor of
material reduction. Some favored re-
T . . r .
aucuon to ,ouu,uuu,uuu, a numDer to
l $1,250,000,000 ;anG a iew even lower.
It seerded certain that a substantial
reduction will be agreed upon event
mm bill
uallv and short term bonds issued toiere Bred altogether! Neither Por
mak up the difference i ;.
uch upoiTwhether th'e committee de
cides to limit: use of cereals in man
ufacture of liquors.
' Elimination of taxes on gross sales,
sotoe of the House stamp taxes, and
on some manufactures, are among J
aitcyo-oetintic Hairier onnsMaror) I
To expedite the committee's work
night sessions are planned next week.
The bill reached the Senate from the
Hottse today and formally was re
ferred to the finance committee.
(JEN. WOOD SOON TO
MAKE DECISIONS
(Br Associated Press.)
t f Lieutenant-Colonel W.
B. Ladue and Lieutenant-Colonel H.
J. Gallagher, who have headed two
rtloa f irisnHon. onft reviewine
r.r M .t- th thr
investifratine post facilities. General
Wood is expected to make an an
nouncement in the next day or two as
i, alUllig Ka.uiii ones icwmmtuuvu
." .
m flls neparimeni-
LOCAL NURSES
OH THE
Heard at Session of 'State
Nurses Convention Being
Held at Fayetteville
. (Special to The Dispatch.)
Favetteville. N. C. May 25. The
'Qxofa Mlt1.9ca.' onnvpntion. hein held
Rihbes. of Columbia. S. C, and tne
"Social Service Side of District Nurs
ing" by Mrs. J. C. Hanna, of Wilming
ton Dr. L. B. McMcBrayer address
ed the convention on the "Nurses' Duty
In Disease Prevention." Doctor Mc
Brayer urged that private duty nurses
co-operate In tne better oaDies cam
PROGRAM
MAY 6E ADOPTED
U ' .:-
rerees ygree Un Such For
Espionage Bill at Request
1 of President.
PROVIDES FOR
g A JURY TRIAL
.U1' : -
Would Apply Only to War In
fjr j --'formation and Not Bar Crit-
icism Censorship of
Mails Provided.
(Bv Associated Prfsn l
Washington, May ,25, Cqjaferees on
the Espionage bill have drawn a so -
called modified newspaper censorship
section which will be brought before
Congress with the influence of the ad-
ministration for inclusion in the pend
ing Din. it must De accepted by both
Houses to become part of the bill.
" The wording Of the new section con
fines prohibited publication exclusive
ly to military information and retains
the provision that a jury shall decide
whether published information is use-
j.iu iu iu eueiuy. il is considered a
much more liberal section than others
pfeviously proposed
tration.
Dy tne adminis -
AWnSSmS? glGf' 8Ubj6Ct
only , to formal action at tomorrow s
meeting, to the Senate amendments
extending the use of search warrants
and for a censorship of the mails.
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A FATAL AFFRAY
NEAR NORFOLK
- (By Associated Press.)
Norfolk, Va., May 25. Until the
P.ers, inquest, the time for which
nas not oeen fixed, mystery will sur
round ; the. killing of R. L. Johnson, a
general storekeeper in the public
road at GJlmertpn, Norfolk county,
late Wednesday: night. W. E. Porter,
a detective agency' man, and L. W.
Lewis; a Norfolk & Western section
foreman, are under, arrest.
Porter admitted firing three shots
t,o r -AmAiL v, A
a him MaiTnir. th iVtoV -aroB rr.olof the water swelled the leather and
acing , hinr with, a . gun. V Five shots
, ,-, -v, "
'lnor Lewis ,w.Ul.;maKe any. stat
ter b-turaed toonte itlfhfe
wife, following a dispute, when the
shots were fired which ended John
son's life. V,
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SOLDIERS' FAMILIES
' tP.-"JW " f W "
TO BE PROVIDED FOR
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, May 25. Foreign sys
tems of compensation for .the families
of soldiers are under study by the gov
ernment with a view, to instituting an
insurance plan for the American mil
itary and naval forces.
Assistant Secretary Sweet, of the
Commerce Department, who has the
subject in charge, has conferred with
members of the British mission.
Many plans have been suggested to
the Government and a number of per
sons interested In fhe sugject have
sent in drafts of legislation.
"There have been 7 abuses of the pen
sion system," said Mr. Sweet today,
"and a program should be worked out
in advance of dispatching troops to
France."
RIOTING IN RUSSIA
BECOMING SERIOUS
(By Associated Press.)
Petrograd (Via London), May 25.
The agrarian disorders, Wholesale con
fiscation of property, incendiarism and
other dangerous symptoms of anarchy
which followed the overthrow of the
old authority in many important indus
trial centers, and agricultural districts
of Central and Southern Russia are be
coming more serious, according to dis
patches from various points in Bes
sararabia a"nd Siberia.
In many cities the soldiers' commit
tees have succeeded in anticipating re
volts and in restraining tne impulse
of the population towards indiscrim
inate confiscation and all kinds of law
lessness. In others, however, the
peasants, defying restraint, have burn
ed or sacked and appropriated govern
ment and private properties and a gen
eral state of anarchy prevails.
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ITALIANS CONTINUE TO GAIN -
(By Associated Press.) -X-Rome,
May 25 (Via London).
Italian troops engaged in the of- .45-
fensive movement south pf Gori-
zia have captured the fortified
heights north of Jamiano, the
War Office announced today. &
-X- The Italian positions have been
3fr extended still ; further the an-
nouncement adds.
South of Jamiano to the sea
4 the Italians also gained ground,
JC- driving south, of the Jamiano- 4f
AS- 'Rrisstnv9!fl. road, -r
( The hatt fl is still raffing: rrom
- the sea- as far 'north as Plava.
The Itss ., yesterday and the ,
day before k a total of 10,245 -55-.
prisoners aw "much war mate-
& rial ' -51
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ANOTHER BIG LOAN. TO
y GREAT BRITAIN.
(By Associated-Press).
Washington, May; 25. Another
loan of $75,000,000 was made to
Great. Britain today by the Unit-
4 ed Stetes, bHnginir up rthe total
loaned that nation,, thus far, to
, ?400,000,000 and the total of loans 4-
to all the Allies. $745,000,000.
A payment of $75,000,000 also 1
I was 'made to Italy today as part
v of th6 $100,000,000 loan announc-
ed some" time ago. The Italian .
' government already" had received
$25,000,000.
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1 Identity of The, . Woman's
Body Found in a Creek Not
Yef Established.
(By Associated Press.)
Mobile, May 25. A young woman,
whose body, with the throat cut, was
found in. Chicksabogue Creek had
not been identified to the, satis
faction of the police last night. The
night clerk of the St. Andrews Hotel
told the authorities that he thought
I 1 1 WHS a .1 a flTCrri Vll In a nrnman
1 wno had apartments at the hotel until
I loaf WnnHatr "m nrniT at . ITa cnr1 o V
left the hotel at 2 'clock in an "to-
, mobile, in company with a man the
cierk did not know. They were quar-
reling, the clerk said.
r- r ,
J Porter Gainey, a private m the
First Alabama Infantry, said he saw a
woman fall from an automobile into
Chicksabogue Creek, about 3 o'clock
Monday morning. The machine in
creased, its speed and disappeared.
J Before the soldier could get a boat
tne Doay sanic rrom view. He as
sumed it was a case of suicide and
so reported to the authorities.
The coroner, after an investigation
yesterday, returned a verdict of mur
der. There was a knife wound in the
neck of the woman, and blood had
spattered on ner waist. , She was.
fashionably attired and the costume
! Jfas complete with the exception of
Ithe shoes. It is thought the effects
v... v,
at l"c ,
a suiaii guiu ua.au ring was on ine
third finger of the left hand. It bore
novi
negro chauffeur who, drove the . couple
away from the hoteL
The. -hotel clerk was (unable to i give
any information that would help in
identifying 'the woman's companion.
He had hot registered at the hotel.
The identity of tjie woman is still
unrevealed. The body, horribly
swollen, her every feature distorted,
is being viewed by thousands of per
sons as it lies in a local undertaker's
morgue. The police, detectives
members of the sheriff's forces worked
continuously throughout the night,
running down probable clues. There
are two women missing in Mobile,
and officers are making every effort
to locate them. The body has not
been identified as a Jacksonville
woman.
TO INTRODUCE MEAT
CARDS IN FRANCE
(By Associated Press.)
Paris, May 25. A decision to in
troduce meat cards at an early date
is understood to have been reached
at a conference just held by Premier
Ribbt, Louis J. Malvy, minister of the
interior, and Maurice Violette, minis
ter of subsistence.
TAR HEELS SLOW
This State Has Furnished Only
Sixteen Per Cent, of Its
Quota.
(By George H. Manning.)
Washington, D. C, May 25. North
Carolina has enlisted in the regular
army from April 1 to today only about
16 per cent, of what the War Depart
ment estimates to be its proportional
quota. This is one of the lowest per
centages of any State in the Union.
The State should furnish 4,412 re
cruits for the regular army, the War
Department estimates, taking the
number of males in North Carolina
according to the last census, In pro
portion to the total male population
of the United States. Up to today
only 705 have enlisted in the regular
army from that State, only, two of
these enlisting yesterday.
Indiana, Nevada, Oregon and Utah
have enlisted over their full quotas.
The total quota for the United States
is 183,898, being the number needed
to increase the regular army from
ts strength on April 1 to war
strength.
The greatest number enrolled yes
terday by States was-. New . yora, xoy ,
Pennsylvania, 144; Illinois, 156,-and
Massachusetts, 89. North Carolina
had only 2. The total enlistments
for yesterday were 1,517 and the total
for the United States since April 1
were 81,437. , .
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ENLISTNb
1
1
REFUSED
Governor Bickett's Reasons
For Refusal to Exercise
Executive Clemency
FOR REDUCTION
OF TRAIN SERVICE
The Southern's Application to
Corporation Commission.
Checks For Firemen's
Relief Fund.
(Special to The Dispatch.)
Raleigh, May 25. Sweeping train
reductions in all passenger service are
asked by the Southern in a statement
to the Corporation Commission, Vice
President E. H. Coapman filing a com
plete list and offering a supplementary
letter showing the reasons.
"The necessity for the request to
eliminate certain passenger trains, ful
ly set forth, in the accompanying let
ter, is so well known to the miblic and
riat. wT'i t.t-.r:iA-in IT
real need tQ giveV these reasons In de
tail -the. opening paragraph says.
It then cites the abnormally large
volume of war business, and, on the
ground of co-ordination, which it re
gards as imperative, says, after quot
ing a railroad resolution at the open
ing of the United States' part in the
war, that the situation then is the sit
uation today. The carriers had pledg
ed themselves to "co-ordinate their op
erations in a continental, railway sys
tem, merging during such period all
their merely individual and competi
tive activities in thte effect to produce
a maximum of national transportation
efficiency.
Governor Bickett finds impossible
the pardon of John W. Gulledge, of
Wadesboro, who is under sentence of
18 months for embezzlement in con
nection with the Southern Savings
Bank of Wadesboro.
Governor Bickett thinks Gulledge
had no criminal intent. "But the Gen
eral Assembly in its wisdom and. as a
result of. the history of like cases,' has
declared that an intent to steal or em
bezzle is not' a material element in
the offense denounced by the statute."
The Governor thinks there was no
doubt of the defendant's knowledge of
that law. "And yet, the evidence dis-
closes that he repeatedly and system-,
atically invested the funds of the bank
in transactions for his own benefit. By
this device and by that he made loans
so that he, or a private corporation in
which he was interested, got the
money of the bank and used it, not for
the benefit of the bank, but for the ben
efit of himself and his associates. The
plea that he thought the - investment
safe is utterly without merit."
Governor Bickett honored requisi
tions from New Jersey and Pennsyl
vania and made one on, Pennsylvania
yesterday.
The State yesterday chartered three
$100,000 corporations for Lillington
and into the authorized capital of $300,-
000 the incorporators are to pay $295
000. Airthree are under the same ar
ticles of Incorporation, the same stock
holders and have the same purpose.
The Central Carolina Land Company,
paying $95,000 of its $100,000, is char
tered to do a timber and real estate
business and the incorporators are E.
A. Tennis Waldorf-Astoria, New York;
J. R. Baggett, Lillington; S. H. Ran
kin, J. Emerson Shaeffer and C. T.
Logan, Salina, Kansas. The Carolina
Town Site Company, and the Keystone
Construction Company, each chartered
for $100,000 and, paid up, have the
same men and purpose.
DENOUNCES PROPOSED
PLANS FOR PEACE
(By Associated Press.)
Copenhagen, May 15 (Via London).
-The Berlin Vorwaerts declares
that no German, after the horrors of
Va . throo. vcara . nf . war. . r.onld think ;
nnmhaaincr noaco nn th terms
dicated in the speech of Premier Ri
bot. The Socialist organ asserts that
rather than this the war must last
for another three years.
PARDON
V
G
n
Blow Conies Just at a Time
When Dual Monarchy is -Being
Torn
POLITICAL SITUATION
APPEARS PERILOUS
Pan-Germanism Hates to See
Assembling of The Austrian
Parliament-No Change of .
Importance in Any Other
War Theatre.
Austrian official statements, supple
menting the announcement from
Rome, indicate that the Italian offen
sive in the Julian Alps and on the
Carso plateau is steadily growing in
importance and extent. General Ctt
dorna is apparently making a supreme'
effort for a decision, and the brilliant
successes he has already won have
aroused high hopes.
The Italian commander is apparent-'
ly following the Anglo-French tactica
of striking mighty alternative blows
at his enemy's flanks. The. roar of
his guns can already be heard In
Triest, but the wilderness of volcanic
rocks, and caves which lies, between
him and his goal makes a rapid ad
vance under' the most favorable cir,
cumstances a. practical impossibility.
The most 'advanced Italian posts, are
scarcely more than. 10 miles from thcr
great . Austrian naval base, but this
distance is Hot to be com.
ot to De compared wim
an pniml fTterit in an . boen eountrv.
The Italian blow is struck at a time
when political conditions in " Austria'
Hungary have reached an acute phase.!
The resignation of Count' Tisza, "Iron
Man" of the dual monarchy, ' an(H
staunch pillar of pan-Germanism and ;
junkerism, comes on. the eve of, the -
assembling of the Austrian Parlia- -ment,
a step bitterly fought by. the
bureaucrats since "the outbreak of the ,
war,' and as bitterly contended for by '
the democratic leaders. . . The tjfo
events give decided color to the nu-
merous reports that the young Em .
peror Charles has democratic leanings
junker ring in Berlin.
t
A further and highly significant In ..
dication of the Austrian Emperor's po !
sition comes in the report that he has .
summoned Counts Albert Apponyi and ;
Julius Andrassy to an audience. Both j 1
men have been conspicuous for years :
as leaders of the liberal element in : ,
the empire, and have been consistent .
opponents of Count , Tisza. Count Ap- ,
ponyi has delivered numerous lectures v
in the United States and Count An
drassy is credited with having a. warm
admiration for England and England v
institutions. He has for. many years
advocated universal suffrage for Aus
tria-Hungary and is .also the father,,
of a scheme for a world forum. T '
No change of importance is report
ed from any of the other war the-
atres. The British are preparing for
another drive in the Arras region, but
reports of bad weather on that front
may possibly delay the blow. In Rus
sia, Minister of War Kerensky Is vig
orously working to restore the morale 1
of the army and is reported to have s
met with considerable success. Pre
sumably the demoralization in Rus
sia's fighting forces has forced a halt
in the, British campaign In Mesopo-.
tamia, as nothing has been heard :
from that region for some time. ;
The Members Left Washing-
ton Quietly Last Evening
,on Special Tratin. h
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, May 25.The British
mission left Washington'' last evening
for Canada. - Official '. announcement
was made today at the State Depart
ment. The mission-crossed the Cana
dian border some time early today.
The mission left here very qultely
last night on a. special train. The de
parture was withheld from publication
at the request of the Government for
considerations of safety. A : was tne
in-'case with the departure of the French
mission, American newspapers, wuut
under a censorship wholly voluntary
on their part, co-operated loyally with
the Government. '
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