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CERTAIN OF PASSAGE
OPPOSITION GROWS WB FOR FlU flBSUt PLOTTERS SIR ARTHUR BALFOllR ‘ America's Richest Soldier Swearing In
M “ 1 ,rn “ ,nn M HAVE CAUSED: —
WEAKER WITH
PASSING
Senate TqJtes Early Start in
Concluding Drir# - to Pat
Through President'Wilson's
Measure—House' May Vpte
Late Tbday—Senate Under
Agreement to Vote Not Later
Than Midnight Tomorrow.
Majority of'15 to 18 in Favor
of Bill Expected in Senate.
(By J. P. Yoder, .United Preas Staff
, Correspondent)
. Washington, D. C, April 27.—Un
der "fore# draft" pressure tha sen
ate began today at 10 o’clock—two
hoars earlier than, the houie»-its con
cluding drive to put through the pres
ident’s selective conscription plan for
raising ah army.
A night session is in prospect in
the upper house. Sixteen senators
have said they would speak. “Three
great things to convince the enemy
of the futility of continuing the ter
rible struggle are necessary,” de
clared Senator Jones, of Washington,
favoring conscription in the opening
ddbate. '
.“"We should first drill, train, equip
and make ready at the earliest stage
an army of 1,000,000 men; second, we
should conserve oqjr. national re
sources and human power by destroy
ing throughout the nation the liquor
traffic; third,, wo should stamp our
profession of democracy with the seal
of tincerity by enfranchising the in
tegrity, intelligence, purity and lofty
patriotism of our women," Jones de-
VsrKO GOOD SEASON AGAINST.
"No substantial or overpowering
reason is presented," ho said, against
selective conscription.
"It Is said to be undemocratic. So
. is war undemocratic. We must wage
it with military efficiency. Effective
methods must .not bo disregarded be
cause they Mem contrary to our ideals
of peace. «.
’ "Democracy is again on trial. Lord
Northcliffe says ‘dmeocaady is a bad
war maker.' That It true. Itfertrue
not only because democracy abhors
. war and is not trained to war, but bu
tanes of divided counsels and respon
sibilities when it is forced into war,”
Mr. Kenyon, of Iowa, declared he
would vote for conscription and
against the volunteer system, defbita
tha fact that his constituents feel they
oppose cenacriptlon.
"I will, do It with full realisation of
how unpopular it is In my state,” he
said, “bectuie I try’to view these tre
mendous questions from a national
, standpoint rather than a state view
point.”
HOUSE DEBATE NEAR END.
House debate approached the end
this afternoon when Representative
Kahn, of Kansat, closing, denounced
the volunteer system and begged the
bouse to stand by the president.
' Mr. Kahn, a republican, but leader
of tha democratic administrations
force, received an ovation of cheers
as he rose; Chairman Dent, of the
ndliters committee, was to follow
him, closing debate for the volun
teer proponents. Mr. Dent announced
that he would ask the houM to sit
this' evening and that hr hoped to
get a house vote by 6 o’clock tomor
row evening.
Mr. Kenyon, In the senate, said he
would vote for the Harding amend-
(Continued on page &)
ALLIES WORKER OUT
AT MEETING OF
• (By United Press.)
, Washington, D. C., April 27.—Def
inite plans fortflnancing the allies to
the extent of approximately *500,-
000 a month were considered by Pres
ident Wilson and his cabinet today.
His plans call for about *250,000,-
000 monthly to England; *100,000,000
monthly to France,- and *150,000,000
monthly between Italy and Russia.
. On this basis the first loqn to the
allies would be exhausted-jn six
months. It is probable Secretary
McAdoo will very soon call for sub
scriptions to'another issue of treas
ury certificates in the sum of at
least 1 *250,000,000. He Is accepting
all over-subscriptions for the first is
sue floated and it is believed that by
July 1, the date set for launching
the first series of bonds, fully half ol
the *2,000,000,000 in treasury certifi
cates authorised by congress will
have been sent
WOLFOfWALLSTREET
IN TRIAL
IN NEW YORK
New
HERE’S MORE WOE!.
COAL TO ADVANCE
(By United Press.) .
Chicago, Ills., April 27.—Prices of
coal are scheduled to advance ma
terially within a few weeks, accord
ing to Chicago dealers.
The scarcity of labor, increased
wages of the miners, shortage and
unusual demand, are all given as
factors that will place coal in the
list of “war price commodities.
“The shortage of coal is already
becoming acute,” Fred W. Upham,
president of tha Consumers company,
said. "Coupled with the demand for
export to Italy and South America,
together with increased cost of pro
duction the operators face no other
alternative. , . .
“The car shortage continues and Is,
tfiaily becoming more difficult to se
cure transportation facilities.
The federal government has also
become a large purchaser, reserve
ships being placed in commission and
the increased activities of the first
ifhe vessels has made the demand
mora than double what it formerly
was. operators declare.
(ieorge II. Cnshing, nations coal
expert, today said hd expected soft
eoai of the grade now selling at
*3.75 to Mil at *10 by November 1st,
(By United Press.)
York, April 27!—Declaring
Out he had been virtually kidnapped
from the federal prison in Atlanta
and forced to go to New York, the’
“Wolf of Wall Street” today is on
trial with von Rintelene and the
eight others on cherges of ferment
ing strikes in munitohu works. David
Lamar strode forward and saidr
"If tha courfc pitaets, myrfname da
David Lamar. If it appears that I
waa practically kidnaped here will
this court claim to have jurisdiction
over met I waa removed from the
Atlanta prison by forte and brought
hero against my will. I object to
farther proceedings.”
• LAMAR IGLARED /DEFIANTLY.
Lamer stood twjrling his l tortoise
shell glasses .and gluing defiantly
around the room.
When shown a copy of the habeas
corpus writ on which he-waa trans
ferred hen for trial he demanded a
Chance to Introduce legal authorities
tupporting his contention that the
court had no juriadietion over him.
Judge Cushing granted thie and im
mediately the trial began.
Von Rintelene, an officer of the im
perial German navy, appeared in
court cUfl in eitiiena clothes. Sitting
besidat him wan Buihaiman and
other American defendants. Attor
neys for Bbehanan and the rest were
prepared to demand delay before
pleading and going to trial.
SECRET SERVICE MEN GUARD.
The courtroom waa gu&rded by a
squad of aeeqyt service men. Lamar,
who la now serving a sentence for
Imperaonating a. federal official, qn-
noynced he would nfuM to stand
trial until he had-been taken before
At
(By United Press.)
Cheater, Pa., April 27.—Startling
indications that the Kddystonc disas
ter may have been caused by Russian
plotters came to Ught* today at the
coroner’s inquest into the deaths of
102 victims of tha explosion.
Federal authorities are combiyg
the country for a Russian govern
ment inspector known as “Waikoff,”
who sent a message saying: "Explos
ion occurred today, our cnhvd safe,"
to a radical Russian newijniper in
New York immediately attar the
blast.
The coroner’s Investigation devel
oped that many Russians employed
in the plant attended a radical meet
ing urging an "industrial revolution”
two weeks before the explosion.
Beds, another Russian inspector, and
a close friend of Waskoff, participat
ed in this meeting, according to hla
testimony today.
Walter Dorman, a Russian, whom
witnesses sag was the man urging aa
industrial rebellion, has vanished. He
is being trailed through Niw Jersey.
Hunter Nugent, deputy state mar
shal of Harrisburg, testified that an
other snspicous telegram waa seat
the day of the .disaster to "Miss
Mary Marias,” gf* New York. This
message said: “Explosion has occur
red. I am safe.—Shika.”
Investigators declare “Miss . Ma
rias” is Waskoflfs'wife.
timony as w vtsmuum
Grccnko said the man was well
known around New York as an agi
tator and rabid, revolutionist
"I was certainly aurpriaeif to find
him In a" posTtionof’responsibility in cooperation in getting precisely what
a shrapnel factory," the witness said, they ask for. ...... ,
The jury is expected to take a bal- Balfour will say that the American
lot this afternoon. government asked how the allies want
the inquest reached its dosing shipping handled, with a preponder-
tke-exploslon claimed its one ance of men, munitions, or food; and
jTajid thirty-sixth victim—a that after threshing the question out
gbeawas Mias Beatrice Clothen, among themselves tho British com-
' in the pellet room and mtssioner asked an equal division be-
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the judge who issued habeas corpus
for bis transfer here.
P Attorney Frank Moss, for Fowler
and Martin, asked a continuance, de-
daring the present war. spirit in tha
United States would prevent the as
surances of a fair trial to his clients.
Former Senator Bailey, appearing
for Buchanan, declared his client
should not be pieced on trial with the
other defendant!, suggesting that
Unking his name with von Rintelene
would be to imply that he was an
alien enemy. He asked for a sep-
-arate trial.
Albert Massey asked a continuance,
declaring von Rintelene, bis client,
would not be given a fair trial by an
American Jury at this time.
All motions were overruled and
selections of a jury was begun, i
RUSSIANS HELD UNDER
VERY HEAVY BAIL IN ,
new Jersey phison
(6y United Press.)
Trenton, N. J., April 27.—Follow
ing an investigation by federal au
thorities Paul Melnlckoff and Stephen
Nlchiepruck, Russians, arrested Sun
day night as suspicious persons, have
been commltted’to Mercer county
jail In default of *15,000 bail each for
alleged conspiracy. ’
The complaint chargee that the men
conspired to present the manufac
ture of harbor "Board nets and to
otherwise defraud the government.
Evidence is said to Indicate that the
prisoners planned to damage plants
engaged in making materials for the
nets anil plant of the John A. Roeb-
lings Rons company, nt Roehllng, is
thought to have been included in the
plot.
Sergeant HR), of tha army recruit
ing office in this dlatrict received a
letter from Captain Heidt, recruiting
officer for the state of Georgia at
Atlanta, thla morning giving out the
following information for recruiting
in this section of tha state; There
ere <b be' twenty-seven regiments of
Infantry recruited, which will make-it
be nine regiments of fiyldrartillery
fecruited which means that 1,200 noit
commissioned officers will have to be
recruited; eight regiments of pavalry
will be recruited which will need 1,000
natdPmplialoned officers and Acre
.are to be riwut twenty-five companies
of coast artUIcry to be recruited
which will r^uire about 2,000 non-
commiskioned officers.
Needing this, many non-eomifiia-
sioned officers to thought by the army
authorities'to be an exceptionally
good inducement to men to enlist In
the army now.* AH man who think
that they gre able to stand the exam
ination* for any ofqhes* non-commis
sioned vacancies should make applica
tion a>.toon as possible.
Up to the date.of April 25, the
state of Georgia had recruited not
less than 1,200 men for the army and
the number now required of the city
of Athens and county of Clarke is
thirty men. Thirty men are required
of eaefi and every county in the state
of Georgia \
Sergeant Hill stated today that he
thought that thare would be a large
and Clarke county to come Jorward
during the next few days and enlist
in the army. He stated that there had
been very few of the men of. Athena
to make application for enlistment
in the army during the pest few
weeks, but that he thought that enlist
ments In this city and district would
apply for enlistment before the last
of next week. a - . > •
THE COLONEL REPLIES 1
' V (By United Press.)
New York, April 27.—Declaring
that he wanted to see an American
division on the firing,line in Prance
within a few weeks, Colonel Roose
velt today replied to Joseph Leiter,
president of the Army League, who
telegraphed him asking that he with
draw his proposal for a Roosevelt di
vision.
The colonel arrived from Oyater
Bay en route to Chicago, where he
speaks tomorrow night. He declared
opposition to the administration’s
conscription bill and opposition to
the Harding amendmenl to semi n di
vision to the front immediately un
patriotic,
PENS CHAPTER ONE
Of AMERICA’S
British and | French Cornmis-
Secretary Noll-
itain,. Hare Ex
pressed Their Wishes to
American Government and
American Government 1 Has
Assured Them of Its Complete
Support and Cooperation in
Providing What Is Wanted.
fBy George Martin, United Pn
Staff Correspondent.)
Washington, D. C., April 27.—The
first chapter of America’s part in the
world war .was penned in hlack and
white here today by British Foreign
Secretary Arthur Jamas Balfour,
when he cabled to hi3 home govern
ment his initial regort of agreements
at-the greatest war parley In Ameri
can history, m <
Balfour’s report will tell oar Eu
ropcan allies that tha first problem
settled wii shipmng.
Balfour’s report will be made pub
lic in London ,probably within the
next forty-eight-hours, one of the
commissioners said.
Closeted in the small office ha has
chosen for hia historic work, in the
Sixteenth street mansion, the dean of
diplomats wrote in offset that the
British and French commissions have
expressed their wishes to tha Ameri
can government ’concerning the pal*
it ahall play in the war.
ASSURANCES ARE GIVEN.
The American government has
sured them its complete support and
tween munitions and food.
The auppiying of American fight
ing men/ it wax agreed between Bal
four, General Bridges and Admiral
de Chair can wait It has been agreed,
Balfour will report, that each point in
the gigantic International parlay ahall
be asked about by America gnd an
swered by the Britiab and French
jointly ift this manner.
Tha French commission is 1 in com
plete accordance with the shipping
settlement, Balfour will report His
message, while an official government
report, was drafted to carry to the
British,, French, Russian and Italian
minds the -tremendous breadths the
world war conference has assumed
since getting under way.
D
It. will 'explain that the European
allies have not as they expdbted, come
to a purely technical exchange of
(Continued on page 6.) 1
PROMINENT NEWSPAPER
MAN PASSED AWAY IN
(By United Press.)
Albany, N. Y., April 27.—William
H. Brainard, one of^the best known
newspaper men in the state and for
merly Secretary to State Comptroller
Charles H. Gaus, died today, lie was
ill about two weeks with pneumonia.
Mr. Brainard was bom In Macon, Ga„
in 1856, but most of his life was
spent in newspaper work in Albany. __
NAVAL ADMINISTRATION
OF BRITAIN-UNDER FIRE
London. April 27.—Not since the
days bf Winston Churchill’s occupan
cy of the post of first lord of the ad-
.... _ , ...... miralty has tho British naval admin-
istratioa bjen under such fire -as
that turned loose by nearly all the
British press today.
The newapapers were unanimous in
the belief that the admiralty was not
meeting the submarine war with
sufficient energy. Also there was
widespread discontent over the with*
holding from the people of informa
tion as to losses through the under
sea boats, the gpliral opinion beidfc
that the average Briton was being
lulled into false security and not be
ing impelled to necessary sacrifice*
through such a ettirse.
JEWISH HfeSO DEAD
(By Unlte^Freas.)
Pittsburg, Pa., April 27.-M)r. John
Levy, the first man to answer
’resident McKinley's call for volun
teers when war with Spain was de
clared, is dead here today. He was
rahbi of Rodef Shalom Synagogue.
Dr. Levy enlisted at Philadelphia
and was made chaplain of M Keegan's
Brigade/' ah Irish unit.
Death was caused by pneumonia.
He had a life contract with the syna-
gogue calling for a salary of $15,000
yearly,
Marshall Field, third, graiuison and
xeir of tie Chicago merchant, hats
oined the First* Illinois Cavalry to
* t for*liis country. It has been
heir t
tied he la joint
to property
' y- Marshall Field, 3d;
worth nearly $400,000,000. He thus
becomes the richest soldier in the
service of his country, hut he was
patriotic enough to join as a private.
mr
District Agricultural Meet
Opened Here Friday “
Program Was Carried Oiit at Ar
ranged—Meeting Promises to
Be the Best That Has Ever
Been Held—Students Show
Great Interest In All Contests.
Will Close on Saturday Even
ing.
Tha second meeting of the District
Agricultural High school* .opened in
tide eity this morning In 9 o’clock,
when the -preliminary contest in de
bate was held. Those winning in
both the negative and affirmative de
bate tbit morning will debate in the
final to determine the winner for the
contest
Tha annual meeting of the District
Agricultural school principals was
held at 19 o’clock, ami at 11 o’clock
the essay contest was held. Thie con
cluded the program tor tha momidg
and at 2:30 o’clock thie afternoon
The field meet started at 4:80
the music contest was held.
FIELD MEET : •
'clock and gave promise of being
one of the Jwst that has ever been
held. The ffcid meet will'consist of
100-yard dash, high jump, 220-yard
dash, pole vault, shot put, 440-yard
rug, broad jump, 120-yard-low.hur
dle* and ont-half mile'relay race.
The program for today will be con
cluded this evtning when the debate
and recitation' contests will be held.
If is expected that, the debate and
recitations thia year will be- better
than ever before and It Is expected
that there will be n good crowd on
hand. ' , * ,
SATURDAY MORNING PROGRAM.
9 to 11 a. m. Bread-making, saw
ing and poultry contests, plowing,
grooming and stock judging for boys.
It a. m. Declamation contest, fol
lowed by delivery of prizes.
12:30 p. m. Luncheon.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.'
Trip over College Farm.
Following contests will be In col-
le*e:
Auditorium—Preliminary debate,
music' conteat “ »t
Debate, declamation and recitation.
Boys’ essay In cotton industry lab
oratory.
Meeting of principals in president’s
office.
For bread-making, sewing and poul
try contests report to Mrs. Woods.
Fo- stock-judging, grooming and
plowing report to Professor Jarnagin.
Athletic events on Sanford field.
STUDENTS SHOW INTEREST.
Each of the schools seem to have
shown a great deal tm-re interest in
the meeting this year than last and
it is expected that thia will he one
of the best meetings ever held by the
District Agricultural High schools.
All of the students hnve been mjire
active in preparing for the meeting
in Athena than was at first thought
would be the case and everything
points to a most jmccessfui meet
ing. ■ •FT
I There will be keen competition in
nil of the contests and each of the
winners will hffi-e to do just a little
better than the other fellow to carry
off the honors. Ail of those entered
in the various contests have beeh hard
at work and it .is thought ’’that the
winners will have a hard job on their
hands.'
? The-meeting will be brought to n
dose tomorrow evening.
MONEY IS ASKED
TO RELIEVE THE
-.FOOD SITUATION
(By United Press!)
Washington, D. C, April 27.—Sec
retary of Commerce Redfieid this af
ternoon naked congress for an ap
propriation of *50,000 to-relieve the
food situation by introducing fish into
more general use.
Mr. Redfieid said some action is
imperative to conserve the food sup
ply. A proposed investigation to de
termine what aorta of food can be
used, Jie said would be invaluable.
CONSCRIPTION NOW
NECESSARY TO WIN
(By United Press.)
Washington, D. C., April 27.—
Here's more ba dnewa for bachelors
and more wor for marriage license
clerk,.
Senator Kenyon Gold the senate to
day the conscription age limit must
tie raised to 45.
“Any man who lives to be 45
without getting married ought to be
compelled to go to war,” he said.
CONSCRIPTION AGE
LIMIT OF 45 YEARS
(By United Press.)
New York, April 27.—America
must have selective conscription to
win tilt war, which will probably
last three years longer, fn the opin
ion of Sir Earnest Shackleton, the
anti-arctic explorer who is' in New
York today en route to England.
Shackleton wil resume his position in
the British navy.
TURKISH CHARGE TO
REMAIN IN AMERICA JgXEZ jsbuS
aonien front) were repulsed,
cial statement from Saloniea
today. Consolidation of the
(By United pftsa.)
Washington, D. C., April 27—De-
spite the fact thtt Turkey has broken Llied 'positions is eofttmttfttff.
relations with the United States, the
Turkish charge will be permitted to
remain in the United States for the
time because of his wife’s delicate
health. The secretary of the em
bassy, however,* will dipart, as will
/also the consul genital at New
Vork.
Field Marshal Haig Reports Re-
* polling of Fierce German
Counter-Attacks Widely Scat*
tered Over Entire Fighting
Front—Important Positions
Captured Between Roeux and
' Gavrelle—French Gain More
Ground Around Blood-Soaked
Fields of Hurtebist and Cerny«
(By United Preas.)
London, April 27.—In two impor
tant thrusts today British troops
gained important German positions
while repelling fierce German coun
ter-attacks widely scattered ogsr the
entire fighting front, Field Marshal
Haig reported.
Quarries on the eastern outskirts
of Hargicourt were taken, the enemy
fleeing. Further northward, what
Haig himself termed "important ene
my positions” were captured between
Roeux and Gavrelle.
‘There were also local successes
achieved by the British troops in
minof operations in the neighborhood
of Arras-Camlbrai road.
“The enemy was unsuccessful in
minor attacks at night in tjie neigh
borhood of Nayet, and St % Quentin,*
Haig reported. "The attackers were
driven off with losses after •harp
fighting, the enemy leaving prisoner*
in our hakds.
"Northwest of Lens, German raid
ers under our machine gunfire failed
to reach our trenches.”
Dispatches from the French* front
today* indicated a partial resumption
st leest of General Nhre!!e*$ drive-
in the gain of ground around Hurt*-
bise ana the heights of Moronvillters.
GERMAN TRENCHES'ARE***®
CAPTURED BY TRIHELLS
Paris, April 27—Genueral Triyeileh
troops gained more ground arounl
the blood-soaked fields of HurtMrfsa
and Cetny and stormed and captured
German trenches on the heights ol
^Moronvilliers, today's official state*
*ment said.
Since April 16, in the district be
tween Soissons and Auberive, the
French have captured 130 cannon
from the Germans.
Artillery firing was very active in
the sector from Nanteuil to %mcy,
the war office reported. South of St.
Quentin the Germans suffered hea^yp
losses in several raids—particularly
in those attempted next to the for
est of St. Gobain.
BERLIN* CLAIMS ENGLISH
ATTACK WAS REPULSED
Berlin*(Via London), April 27.-—
South of the River Scurpe an English
attack on both sides of the Arras-
Cambrai road was repulsed with
heavy losses in hind-to-hand fighting,
the war office asserted today. 4 -
Around Chemia-des-Dames on tha
French front, igfantry engagement*
resulted in the elpture of ground by
Germany f3Vces and a number of pris
oners taken from the enymy.
In all the allies lost eleven aero*
S lanes on the western front yeeter-
ay and in Macedonia, two.
FRESH RETREAT BY TURKS
IN MESOPOTAMIA REPORTED
London, April 27.—Further retreat
by Turkish Mesopotamian forces fa
the face of continued British pressor*
of General Maude’s troops was an
nounced in an official statement to
day.
" “On Wednesday night, the .l$th,
Turkish army corps retreftted' Ifid
lost heavily on both baftlcs of' the
Shatt-el-Adhaim, toward the Jdbel-
him ridge from which position they
had issued a few days prOfodriR,”
the statement read. N
They are now retreating. ( ^ •
ACTIVE ARTILLERY
FIGHTING ON 1 RIGA
Petrograd, April 27.—Active Util,
lery fighting alone the Rint Mat,
particularly in duM sector where Ma
ria itarted her December offeutve,
i .’parted in tadayx official state-
menr.
LONDON REfoftTS GERMAN v
COUNTER-ATTACKS REPU&CSO '
London, April 27.—Two ~ ~ ' c
counter-attacks against
Mrs. Frank Edwards has klkg
