WEATHER FOftECAST
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cooler Saturday; -JnJ extreme
! west
portion.
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Germans Will be Forced to Go
Up Hill Against
; Enemy. .
SIX ENTIRE VILLAGES
CAPTURED BY BRITISH
More Than 3,000 German
Prisoners Taken and Their
Casualties Were Heavy-:
Haig Dominates ." Line of
Communication.
British soldiers are now entrench
ed on the crest of most of the high
ground in the famous Ypres sali.ent,
as a result of a tremendous blow
given the Germans yesterday, crt.an
eight mile fronts east and north e"
of Ypres. Driven from the hifcii i
ground, the Germansnow wiir be
ish, whnc the British artillery throws
shell after shell upon the German de
fenses and lines of communication.
Field Marshal Haig's latest stroke
surprised his adversaries, as they
were about to" renew their: attacks
against him. The British barrage
mowed the massed Germans diwn and
those remaining were annihilated in
the rush of the British troops. At
no point along the attacking front was
the German resistance very great, al
though the British had difficulty in
overcoming the concrete redoubts
bristling with machine guns.
The villages" of Reutel, Noorden
hoek, Polderh k, Molenaarelsthoek,
Broodseinde and Gravenstafel were
captured In their entirely,! and . the
C'TA.f
By the capture of Broodseinde, the
BritishT established themselves well
over the crest of ihe-ridge, five miles
east of Ypres. ..From here they can
bombard the?: Boulers-Menin railroad,
the principal German line pf commun
ication in the Ypres sector.
In addition to the loss of positions
of great importance, Germans sus
tained very heavy casualties, as a re
sult of the British barrage. More
than 3,000 German prisoners were
taken, half of them being wounded.
The German losses were so severe
that Crown Prince Rupprecht at
tempted only a few counter attacks.
These were easily broken up.
The political situation in Russia
again has become acute, and Premier
Kerensky has thrown down the gaunt
let to the Democratic Congress. Con
trary to the demands of the Congress,
he has premised that he will today
announce a new coalition ministry.
This will include members of the
powerful Constitutional Democratic
party to which the Congress has been
bitterly opposed-
The course of events during the
night gave further evidence of the
severity of the shock given the Ger
mans in yesterday's thrust. They.
kept up a heavy artillery fire during
the night, but did not deliver a single
counter attack. Meanwhile, the Brit
ish were busy consolidating their new
positions. ;- ;
On the French front, General Pe
tain's troops had to cope with several
surprise attacks by the Germans last
night, notably in the Champagne and
in upper Alsace. The German efforts,
however, met -with no success. North
east of Verdun, where the Germans
recently regained a bit of territory
from the French, the ; violent artillery
action is continuing. .
French Repulse German.
Paris, Oct.- 5. French troops dur
ing last night repulsed German sur
pnsr attacks in" the Champagne and
in upper Alsace, the official state
ment from the war effice today says.
There was violent artillery' activity
alf'ng the right bank of the Meuse in
ihe Verdun region. The statement
''Hds: - - - . .
"The enemy attempted without s,uc-
( h:; se veral surprise-attacks during
'he n'sht, especially in Champagne,
east (i tho Butte De Souaine,' and in
"i i" Alcnce, near Machelbacb. -
"There were violent artillery ''ac
tions on the right bank of the Meuse,
;n ihe region of Beionvaux and Hill
344." ,; ' '
No Further Counter Attacks.
London, Oct 5. The Germans have
undertaken no -further counter attacks
a?'nnst the positions east of Ypes,
p 'incd by the British in : yesterday's !
offensive, although they kept " them1
under a heavy fire during, the night,
The British are" consolidating, their
R' " ly won ground. 'The official state
iu. nf given out today follows:
"Our new positions east of Ypres
v.epe heavily shelled-- by, the enemy
juring the night but,no further coun
1r attacks were made.. Our troops
have been engaged with organizing
"' captured positions. - .
"A hostile raiding party ; endeavored
f enter our trenches last night north
f Oouzeaucourt, but was n driven oft
v-'''ll loss." ,y v
A GREAT VICTORY
AliHD BY THE
BRITISH TROOPS
Final Reports May Make Yes-
s Drive An Une
qualled Triumph.
vGERMAN RESISTANCE
COMPARATIVELY WEAK
u T o J '.i
Haig s 1 roops rrogressec Wlth
Less Fierce Opposition
Tr-nn Expected Assault
Was With Precision
(By Associated Pre83.)
. ,British Front in France and Bel
gium, Oct. 3 (Delatyed). British
arms today achieved one .of the great?
est victories of the war in a tremen-
dous assault began, at dawn against
the German positions east and north- i
east of Ypres. Indeed, when the.
whole story of this battle has been'
told; it may take its place, as an un
equaled triumph of thf ee years of
conflict, for .each successive report
from the seething caldron, along this
front adds to thg importance of the
success recorded. v - , . . -
Taking the battle as a whole the
the Brltlih Advance tniinornfeiS.
But despite the heavy blow dealt tonhs manufacturer of a patnent. device
trie enemy, it was not considered
probable that they would make stren
uous counter attacks as soon as they
could re-form their shattered forces.
The story of today's fighting is that
of perfect organization, which work
ed with clock-like precision. It was
still dusk when the British began the
steam roller advance. For days, an
intense bombardment had been main-f
tamed over the German front, but the)
artillery fire which opened as the
great barrage dropped, was appalling.)
Solid lines of vivid fire belched from
the earth and from the murky sky'
above, as the great shells and shrap-
nei Dursi along me ijrerman iinea. juay. xtc otviu vu. ica.mb.
On the left of the advance the "As I watched our splendid young
ground in the region of Poelcapelle 'soldiers at their drill, cheerful and
was not in bad condition except. determined, I could have no doubt of
along the Strombeke river, where' their victory with the united nation
it was very marshy, necessitating a behind them. In the face of these
slow advance. The tanks operating splendid soldiers I saw the spirit of
with the troops here, dia excellent. resolute America."
service, reducing a number of strong -
redoubts and concrete' . pill boxes. V Richmond Doing Well.
Poelcapelle was well garrisoned, but I . (By .Associated Press.)
apparently did not offer strong re-' Richmond, Va., Oct. 5 Liberty
sistance. The British were within loan committees reported much suc
reach of the town by 10:30 oklock. -cess here today, several corporations
Mfiantime. others were- 'making' hayings made applications for the
their way over Abraham heights, near;
" . . It
Gravenstafel. There was some eel-or Virginia rasing tvv,vuv worm, u
lar fighting here, . but it ' was brief . j having already been announced that
The main trouble was encountered the First National Bank subscribed
near the fort, where the Germans bad $1,000,000. It is probable that Rich
eight strong concrete redoubts, mond's second subscription now
( Continued , from Page ight amounts to about $5,000,000.
BASEBALD EXTRA
The Dispatch will issue an extra edition Saturday af- 1
ternobn immediately following the conclusion tf the first
,' of the series of games between the Chicago White Sox
arid the-New York Giants for the world's baseball honors. :
The game, which -will be played in Chicago, will be re
ported by Associated Press- experts who will send the
story direct from the ball park. As each play, is made it
will be flashed over the leased wire to The Dispatch office
where it will be put in type, and in a very few minutes '
? aftr the last man js out, TTie Dispatch boys will be on the
streets with copies of the paperv carrying a detailed ac
count of the garrie. There is more interest in this year's
World's Series than in a long while, as teams represent
ing the two largest cities, o well as two sections of the
country ; will be engaged in tho contest. Today's reports v
say. that Chicago men are offering 5 to 4 on the White
, . Sox, and that New York supporters are also talking 5 to 4
on the Giants, but that actual batting is' at even money;
which means that there is to be a great battle. Read all .
k -about it in The Dispatch Saturday afternoon. Owing to
.time difference the game's played in Chicago start at 3.
f o'clock eastern time, ending too late for the regular ,,
edition of The Dispatch, and will have to bfcovered- in '.
extras. , . Games played inNew. York will begin at 2 vv
; oclock, eastern time, and -will end in llie tq be carried
r By, Georae H.,Mannino1 '
-Wa&hingtcn Ocf-5. Congress- -55-".man
Godwin is making a- strong,
effort i to ? have the shipment of:
, $10,000,000 worth of nitrate -of
soda from Chile imported through'
-tthe port of Wilmington, and has "s-
;the matter In very good shape. D i t x -j a
;He has secured the unanimous ! DntisnJapanese andv Amen
; endorsement of the, North Caro- t can Warships Scbur the
,llna delegation for ttie - .plan. ?:- c iL p' .
Congress appropriated $10,000,000 -X-A poutn4racinck ' -
somo" time- aeo tn pnahlp. t.ho crnv- : . " t S- ! .J,-.tr-:-jy'.-.i!.
; ernment.: to take over a $10,000,-:. .
juvu smpment or nitrate from
Chile and .import it into the Unit- 4f
ed States to . be distributed -x-4c-y
among '.the farmers at cost price
'for f crUzer It is believed this
-Jv-cmpraent would relieve ; the
:r.hortai;c of fertilizers from W
X- which, the farmers are suffering
end break the high -prices charg-
X- cd by the fertilizer trust. The
'importat'on of the s" ipment
7 through Wilmington would mean
' Carolina to obtain their sbare of -3f .
' 'the fertilizer.
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BRITISH AND S
-pi a ' xt t rcc
Have Access to All . British
Information. ,
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 5. Co-operation
between the British admiralty and
Vice Admiral Sims and other Ameri
can naval officers, Secretary Daniels
declared today, has been complete
since the outbreak of the war.
"The spirit Shown at the, admiral
ty," Secretary' Daniels said, "has' been
one, of perfect openness and frankness
and co-operation. Our officers' have
had access to every bit of informa-
tioh admiralty officials have had in
relation to submarine warfare. They
have opened every door to . Admiral
Sims and his . associates.'
Mr. Daniels' . statement was prompt
ed by, published reports: that British
inventions for combatting submarines
had leen withheld.
-Reports of lack of; cp-pperatiojfte-i
sbmething in a financial way for f Wasmngn;With definite
; the port, and make it easier for : information5 of he preihcei of two
- the farmers of Eastern North n.m,n i';;rMi'u;VW; c,Ut,
IS
'eident: early innhetwariVhen a 'Brijtheii Pacific sltifronr " South! Pacific
im-;wanted by the American navy, masked
what was regarded as an exhorbitant
price. The matter was referred to
the ; admiralty, he said, and the de
vice is now being furnished at a
reasonable rate.
AMBASSADOR SHARP ;
VISITED AMERICANS
(By Associated Press.)
American Training Camp in France,
Oct, 5 The American Ambassador
to France, William G. Sharp, visited
the American training camp yester-
bonds, the Life Insurance Company
- ' w. , a j lfA . A AAA AAA AT- S i.
MANNED BY CREW OF
THE FAMOUSSEEADLER
iGerrrian RaideMHaye Ac-
cbunted Fdr ; Fpiir: Known
American Vssel, and t)th-
s are Missing---fNews Just
edeived-!,g.f
ers
R
By Associated Press.)
GermaH'i'serMder.iIie'South Pa-
cific .oc.ean; aiiheuatcad tn" dispatches
iruui oawuaM&&tfja'-eparTinenT.,
a hunt forthei,comnier( destroyers
;has been , set fit ; motioniVTbe two
t raiders are manned by the crew of the
I famous Seeadlerhicma'de; her
1 way late : last ' arfil ? Germany
I through the Allies' patrol into the At-
lantio, southward ,aroun South Am -
erica, preying on shipping,; and thence!
to the South Pacific; where she strand-J
ea on Mopen& island and had to be
J abandoned.- The Seeadr if destroyed
I iiuee American; samnK" snips, tne
iscnooners a. us jonnson, Manila, ana
Slade m the South pacific- When
she stranded, the Seeadler had aboard:
27 white men and ITiaaUye prison
ers, who, with the ; crow, 'reached
shore in safety? :",f;? "; v
Part of the Seeadlers crew put to
sea again in a : power;slcp armed
with machine guns bombs and two
months' supplies. IrlJih- Septem-
Der tne Tencn scnooner ? Laitece ar
A
rived at Mopeha. from Tahiti, and was
seized by the, remaining numbers of
the Seeadler's crew,who ; puti to sea
September 5. The prisoners .were left
on the island to shift -for themselves.
Captain Hador Sniith,r; isf , the Amer
ican schooner C. SIae, -itid three oth
er prisoners, left iPthe island a in an
open boat , and reache4 ! Samoa Sep
tember 29, where the news, of the sea
raiders vas made knqw to the Amer
ican naval authorities.' ;
The number of thedersctimjt,
beyond the four mentioned 1n the dis-
patches from Samoa cainot Ve ascer-
ports and their owners .have abandon-
ed hope or their safety.
British, Japanese and American
warships , will - scour the South Pacific
for the two German raiders. .
The R. C. Siade.
New York, Oct. 5r-Shipping rec
,ords show thit an Amenc:-ra schooner
named the R. C. Slade, sailed from
.Sydney, N. S. W., April 24, for San
Francisco. She was tuilt in
deen, Wash., la 1900, and was of 673
tons gross, 17P.6 feet long, 38.7 beam
and 14 deep. She was owned by the
.Pacific Freighter Company. -
DRAFT OFFICIALS
SENT TO PRISON
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Oct. 5. Maximum pris
on sentences of two years each were
imposed in the Federal court today
upon Dr. Henry Seligman, physician
of a Brooklyn nraft board, and Na
than Ehrlich and Lazarus Jacobson,
clerks, as penalty for receiving mon
ey for exempting a man examined for
the draft. Seligman in addition was
fined $3,000.
Indiana Judge Dead.
(By Associated Press.)
Fort Wayne, Ind., Oct. 5. Judge R.
K. Erwin, chief justice of the Indiana ;
Supreme court, died early today at a
hospital here, following an illness of
several weeks. Judge Erwin was 57 j
years old.
OF
Two Newspaper Men Swear
.That Heflin Told Them'
About "Lucky Cards."
(Tiv Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 5: Investigation i
of charges by Representative : Henin
that certain members of Congress baa
acted "suspiciously" : in connection
. with the war, and investigation of an
I interview in which he is alleged , to
have declared that he had heard mem
bers obtained German money by be
ing "lucky at cards", was begun to
day .by j a House committee.' r
r- Plans for hearing Heflin, as the
firsts witness, -were disarranged by
Postmaster General Burleson, who
NUESTIGTION
HEFLIN
suddenly arrived at the capitol in his
interrfev; Heflin-. repudiated. V
Both newsnaper men swore: Heflin ;
told them in -the House lobby that he )
had heard that r . "pto-Germati ana, j
j peace at any price members of Con
'eresa' crot- monev easily at a Washing
suddenly arnveu ai, uic ujyuui m ""teu you, uuu i uu yuui unu K.aya.u.
carriage and took Hefln away. The ' H y0u feel that you' want some advice
committee then heard two neWaperf aboiit the contest,, ask the Contest
men Inexecutive session about the Manager, who knows, rather than the
ton earnings' house,' xonductedly- a tions, as each, new, subscription lls
German, :by, being "lucky, at cards."' Tgood for. twice as many regular votes
l When assailed in the House about j as an "Old. one; 'On the other, hand,
the ' interview Heflin first denied that the $60 Diamond'Ring'Is to be award
he had said It "on the floor."." Later i edv the -candidate, who. turnskin the
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WILL DEF,EAT GERMANY,.'
(By Associated Press).-; -X-j
American Training. Quarters
in- France, : Oct. 5. General Pej-
-X- shing in an interview today took
X- exception to :tne .statement
which, according "to information -X-
received heret is being spread
through America . by means .of i:-X-
Gorman propaganda -that the vwar -5fr
on the western front will result -X--X
in a stalemate. He denounced
X- this as an effort to weaken -Am- j
erican initiative. ' - .
X- vV Am erica has resources in men Sf
and material, once they are. pre- -X-X-
pared, to add weight to f the Al- &
lies which must force a military -X-v
decision against Germany,' fthe
general said- He added thaV'the -Jf
American trodps- were imbued
X-' with the spirit of aggressiveness
and victory. ' '
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R epresentatives of Factors In
terested in Moving Cotton
Meet. l
i (By Associated Press.)
e Washington, Oct. ,5. More than 75
representatives of the factors inter
ested in-the movement of cotton crop,
including .growers, packers, carriers,
merchants and millers, met here to
day to. devise more economical' flaeans
of baling, loading and handling V cot
ton, made necessary on account of. , the
wai. The ? delegates come - front, ,? all
parts of the- South, North and Middle.
West, and represent the entire cotton
industry, from the field to the finish
ed cloth. ... - lr: r: '
. Discussion" at the morning session
ardibalei "in which the cotton' is pack
ed,r' 22 1-2 pounds td- the. i cubic
foot, and nfany speakers f avoredthe
use of high; tensity machines to in
crease the compression to from . 32 td
J 35 pounds per; cubic foot. :"'
E. F. Greene, of Boston, chairman
of the National Council of American
Cotton Manufacturers, was elected
chairman of the meeting and W. D.
r- : ; :
CHEAPER WAT FOB
t iiini lain nn 1 r iisi
Aber-iAdams of Charlotte, N. C, secretary-
treasurer of the American Cotton
Manufacturers' Association, was made
secretary. -A
committee on resolutions, - head
ed by Stuart W. Cramer, vice chair-!
man of the National Council of Amen-j have a one cent postage ,stamp affixed
can Cotton; Manufacturers, was elect- to them in addition to bne cent stamp
ed and ordered to report at the after-j impressed on such cards. Ppst cards
noon session with drafts of resolu-j (private mailing cards) bearing writ
tions expressing the sense of the con-; ieh messages must have two cents
ferenceo . postage prepaid on .themV ' V
FIRST PERIDB
All Candidates are Advised to . Make Every Minute oi: The
Last Day Count More, Ex tra Votes Given on EadiA
$15 Worth of Subscriptions This Week "than Ever '
Again.
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IMOTCE. TO OUT-OF-TOWN
CANDIDATES. '
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.To all candidates, living otft-
side the city of Wilmington w
the Contest Manager - wishes to
state that all subscriptions
3f mailed any time Saturday Iwill
-x- be credited as First Period Bus- vF
5fr iness. This' is done to give the
out-of-town candidates an equal .-X-
opportunity with the city candi- vi
dates
-5f -X- 4fr -X- X- -X-
Tomorrow night is the- end of the
first period of The Dispatch contest
and competition for . the $60 Diamond
Ring. After tomorrow night - extra
votes issued ' on each $15- worth of
subscriptions will be reduced j 10,000
votes; and a candidate who fixpects
towin must not lose a minute-of the
last day. - v , ' I
Do not listen to-what 'otharrpeople
i tell you, but run your own campaign
one5 who think' they knoW.-But,- wnat-i"
ever you do, get
air the $15 "wclubs"!'
you possibly can before tomorrow
night
-canaiaaies snouiu ecueuu-ai,j..uicu
efforts toward securing new, subscrip-
largest amount of - money jior new
2 i , . i .
instructions on
Increased rates
for letter mail
Postmaster General - Burleson
Issues Instructions to All
i ; Postmasters '
NEW POSTAL RATES
BEGIN NCWEMBER 2,
" ,
Three Cents For Letters and
Two Cents For, Postal
! Cards- Drop' Letters
Two Cents.
(By Associated Prss.-) :
Washington, Oct. 5. Detailed in
structions to postmasters on the in
creased letter mail 7 rates, which, be
come, effective November 2, under the
terms of the War Tax bill, were is
sued today by Postmaster General
Burleson. 'They do not' apply to mail'
to most foreign countries which are
fixed i by - international treaties, but
the will apply to all domestic mail,
and j under that - classification is in
cluded mail- to Canada; exicorCuba',
Panama, the United- States postal
agency ; at Shanghai, and .ail persons
itt;nhemiiita.;mrvice nthe-ynited
The. poistbfaceljttepartmeitiue'd
these instructions:' ' t - '' i v ;
. ' r "Postmasters "-. shall on and ' after
November 2, see that postage is paid
at the- rate; of three cents; an" ounce or
fraction thereof on letters' and other,
first - classi matter, except drop let
ters, AH drop ..-letters, - that, is, let
ters mailed - for. delivery from -the of
fice .at-which posted, including those
for delivery by ; city, rural, or . other
carriers of such office, are required
to have postage paid oh them at the
rate of two cents an ounce op fraction
thereof. ' Postal cards ; are ' required
to be prepaid two cents, and, there
fore the one cent postal cards must
OF GOES
subscriptions, during the two weeks
ending tomorrow nignt, who. does not
win one -of the more valuable prizes.
Th special ballots issued . on " sub
scriptions and 4 the extra -votes given
with each $15 worth of subscriptions
need hot bevoted this week.-. They
canl be held in. reserve until the last
day of the contest and they will ctfunt
for i just -as many votes as they, will
tomorrow. - Only the -subscriptions and
the money must . be turned , in ; by 9
o'clock tomorrow night in order I to
count as first period - business and ap
ply on theUiamond Ring ; - . -.
Those Candidates who now hold the
positions of honor " will have to , put
forth diligent and energetic efforts In
order to maintain their positions. No
candidate can be sure of winning the
Briscoe -and :Ford ' automobiles, vthe
$200 jand $100 cash prizes, or , any of
the, other prizes; for v that-f matter.
Tany; of - the Candidates' who a have
"been- well down in the list have.' made
rapid gains during the last few days,
and it is, expected that some! of them
i - - , ,. Tf
will L J
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i
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ii 'tne canaiaaies naa ine sngniesi
idea; of how great the public interest
,in tie .contest is,' 'and how eager,' and
anxibus the; public is to know -the full
particulars;; -they" would b& more sur
prised ; than' they, ever - were before.
They-would certainly take advantage
of .this great."wa7e of enthusiasm ' by
doubling :; their efforts nr the 'solicita
tion, of -votes' and 'subscriptions.".- ,
(Continued on ; Page ' Seven) . :;.
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Sub-Committee Named to FJulv
jy investigate -negea uis-;c
- loyal Utterancesli K f J
NO ACTION IN CASE 1
What LaFbllette Said and :
. Its ruthtulness r .oryan r
Probably a Witness,
!. - T ' A i.-.a V :-
ummaiT mauirv . into.' tne aneep.a ais-'
Wisconsin, maae oerore tne jn on-par
tisan League, at St. Paul, Minn.;x a :
luriniKut ko. was oraerea loaav dv -
the Senate, Privileges and Elections .
committee. ""j, :0.HY'h1fib
Hve memDers was directed .with ati
lette s speech, and" second, '- into the
therein; ? -
The limited . scope 'of .the r Inquiry ;
was regarded a : temporary: action '
UUUIl UIH: UUUltilUUH DKL1UUU8 DrBSEni"
Senator's PTtiiilsioni1; Th bh rMrTtitrilf-
tee which probably, will be appointed '
during the "day and wilkbe headed ' bt 4
S enator pomerene, of Ohio, inras order-"
ea to report at tne December session
0AJongress.-vrf ?:.;pi t-:. u: .
petitionshargingvSehator Stone; ;of I
Missouf i chairman of he? Senate ;Fbr i!
eign . KeiationsOTmmittee,r with .dl3
loyal statements j and - acts and decid-
was -reached after, a two hour; session
ana wiin . a . speecn .in - ine ssenaie- oy
S : I v . , - t . 3 ii. 4 ' '' J. .
Senator LaFollette impepding.; The '
subcommittee was - authorized to , rer
quest authority to employ stenograph-;
ers and make . other neceary. expenditures,-'
indicating: that', formal '? hear-J
ings may- be had,tiwith possible ex- ',
amlnation fot witnesses at StPatil
The resolution for authority to make :,
the sub-committee inauiry and for its. '
general authority. was scheduled :jto be
brought ; before the , Senate , later, to
day, and many thought :it ; would-be
the basis of sharp debate, in conhec;
tion witn tne proposea speecn ui.oen-
ator LaFollette replying, to thp.charg-,
es. of his critics-. V : V ' "f "
Th sub-committee ' expected to hold
a preliminary meetingllate today;, and .v
begin -its ? inquiry next week- The
general exgectatioi was .that, public ;
hearings wouid he held' at which ! Sen
ator LaFollette -would be given an op
portunity to be heard.1. s .
Senator. Pomerenemade. It : plain ;
tvio - tVia ciih.nmtn1tt . authority t is
J . . -v. . . . . . . rti ' n t 1-
bUab bU.' v al .
i nmitea soeiy to me ai, raw yeecu
and does not expend to any otner ac
tio or charges against the Wisconsin .
-rAf letter -irom wenatury pujuo .uc ;-
nouncing imputations 'and ; reflections
In. the petitions - and t other communi
cations on file, was presented to the
committee .'and made' the basis: for Its
action, as to him. v senator. stone, oi?
fered to appear before the committee,
but it was , held that Investigation
was unwarranted and also that:
- "The record discloses- that though
Senator Stone opposed the. declaration
of warr he has , since it .was adopted, '
voted for all such .measures; consider,
ed by the ' Senate ' on which' a record
voie was. i4&u -j y-f , . -
- , The report as to Senator Stond wa3
The 'i committee's action both as to
Senator LaFollette and Senator . Stose
was unanimous;- No record vote wa3
taken.-', , . v.''.":5i'-'-'
Whllei the 'course; of procedure has
not been definitely outlined, jthe suh
committee proposes " to j ask Senator
LaFollette to appear- He will be ask
ed whether the copy of ' the St " Paul
speech ; before the- committee is as he
delivered it. ; The" sub-committee also
proposes to call former Secretary 4 of
State William 3 Bryan to question
him on " Senator LaFollette,s : state-.
inent that Mr;'; Bryan several tlznei
urged President a; Wilson . to prevent
the. sailing, or tne -liusitania oecause
it was . alleged an ammunition '., cargo
was aboard. Z'Wj. -
All committee members f, emphasiz
ed that the scope . Of inquiry, ordered
is extremely Jimited--solely to : the
accuracy;-of. Senator LaFollette's St
Paul : speech and; the accuracy cf
regarded as a formal Inquiry into 'any
thing else.' . ' : v" " :
-Senator LaFollette refused to com
ment On the committee's action, .tut
It was . understood that ft . would not
change his plans to make an'addres3
in : the Senate 'before: adjournment re
garding criticisms' made. ' - ,
Endorse -LaFdllette, .
" Sacramento, '.CaL, "Oct .5.-Without
discussion and - without a dissentir j
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