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ATLANTA. OA. -THE ATLANTA GEORGTAN- -AfONDAV. -TUNE 14, 1915- GOVERNOR TO INSPECT SCENE BERLIN PAPERS TEUTON DASH ON OF SLAYING OF MARY PHAGAN Slaton Determined to I fo be interrupted, for he stood only on the truth. “Our opinion,” said Mr. Howard, “Is Go Into Flvcrv Detail l that th '" ,,, * v »i r > r not go down. ®® • l testified by Conley.” f . I /"v “Was there any evidence,” asked T IHt i 1 a n K vdot. :he Governor, “as to how long Miss 1 Phagan could have lived after the \rffiinients for Com- r nri1 il“ d |JW!M aroun<1 n*r r' I neck 4 || | “About fifteen or twenty minutes Is TMUtatlOn y\rr* IlCdrU. |lhe best evidence we have, but that I is very indefinite, and necessarily so, Continued From Page 1. testimony of I>r Hnrris. Hnd don’t ask any other opinions That was not Mary Phagan’s hair, ac cording to Dr. Harris. That was not Mary Phagan'a blodo on the second floor, either. “Now, these are some of the facts I propose to argue in my case. I will undertake to show that the murder notes are the physical and mental acts of Conley.” Governor Slaton asked: “Mr. Howard, where do you con tend that Mary Phagan was killed?” “I think,” said Mr. Howard, "that she was struck a blow on the first floor, after coming down from the second floor. There is where her mur der started. Then she was carried to the basement later ” Governor to See Factory. “1 have not seem* the building. 1 may go and see it,” said the Governor. “But could the body have been taken down the ladder?” Mr. Howard answered that the evi dence was that it could not. Mr. Howard stated that if Conley's testimony was true, there was no use for argument whatever. It wover; there was io case. Governor Slaton accepted the invi tation of counsel for the State and for Frank to visit the National Pencil Factory building at an early date. Mr Howard believed Conley could have gone down the ladder, dragging the body of Mary Phagan after him Governor Slaton said: “1 would like to have Mr. Dorsey note this—the Idea that Mary Pha gan'a body was carried down Into the basement in a cloth or bag 1 want enlightenment on that against the fact that the body was dragged. 1 recognize the force of Conley's testi mony as to rolling the body out of the cloth—he and Frank. Now, if the body wan dragged, it could not have been In this cloth, for the cinders and ashes and grime on her face are in evidence. 1 want you gentlemen to go into these dertalls when speaking for my information.” Mr. Howard then went into details of the theory of the murder, especially ns to whether the body was dragged or carried to the baeoment. Governor Slaton frequently asked questions about minute details of the testimony in question. Physical Evidence Diecussed. Technical and physical points of evidence were discussed, such as the door into the Clark Wooden ware Company's building, etc. Mr, How ard rontlnued: “If Mary Phagan was killed up stairs, none of theee begriming con ditions could have been acquired. They evidently accrued where the crime took place, in the basement, and for part of her life had been spent In I receiving the blow over the eye. which I undoubtedly she received before death, as she did the injury to other ports of her body,” replied Mr. How ard. Governor Slaton: “What do you say of the efficacy of the evidence, other than Conley's testimony?” Conley’s Story All, Says Howard. “If that was excluded, there would not be even a suspicion,” stated Mr. Howard. The Governor continued “One or two other features impress me. Newt Gee said he was given an afternoon off, an unusual thing, the elevator story also” Mr. Howard here gave nineteen fea ture* catalogued from the State's evi dence, independent of Conley’s testi mony, which he contended he would disprove. Frank was the laat person to see Mary Phagan alive. Frank excused I^ee from i to S p. m. Frank was reluctant to permit Gantt to enter factory building Frank telephoned Iv©e at 7:30 Testimony of Albert McKnlght re garding what his wife, Mlneola. Mc Knlght, said Mrs. Frank had told her regarding the conduct of her hus band that night. Frank’s nervousness next morning w hen Informed of the tragedy. Frank's alleged disinclination to look at the body at the undertaker's Time slip. Frank's early employment of coun sel. Concerning Mrs. Frank. Frank's wife fails to see him at po lice headquarters. Frank's failure to Inform detectives that murder notes were In Conley’s writing Frank's failure to confront Conley In Jail when brought up by Detectives Black and Scott, Chief Hanford arid Chief Beavers. Testimony of witness as to Immoral conduct. Failure of defense to cross-examine adverse character witnesses Failure of Frank to offer to be cross-examined art trial. Alleged blood spots on second floor. Alleged hair of Mary Phagan found on lathe. Testimony of alleged approaches to Mary Phagan. Improper conduct In looking into dressing rooms where employees were. Mr. Howard concluded his outline of the case here and gave way to the State. Former Governor Joseph M Brown then stated that he would later have something to say. Solicitor Herbert Clay, of Marietta, read n resolution from the recent Marietta mess meeting, asking that the verdict of the court stand. Mr. Clay’* Views. Mr. Clay said: “I want to call your attention to the fact that Geo Frank has had a fair trial; that no recom mendation hKs come from the Jury, Solicitor or Prison Commission, and we do not think you should interfere. ’ M. M Sessions, of Marietta, read an article from an Eastern paper, criticising Georgia He said all of the criticisms were untrue. "Gaw and order la on trial to-day, your excellency,” said Mr. Sessions, “and all we ask is fair and square action on this matter. We know, your excellency, that this man should take Just what a native-born Georgian no evidence was submitted to the j would have to take If convicted of . . ... . . ... V. < t'. I. 1. _ t M .. contrary. The physical facts are that the girl was dragged from the elevu- tor.” "If Conley had taken the girl down in the elevator, could he have done so without the knowledge of Mr. Frank?” the Governor asked. “He could have known it. Conley said the elevator made a noise like a Junebug,” answered Mr. Howard, Mr. Dorsey objected to quotations from y the evidence, stating that the references were tnoorrect. Mr How ard stated that the record of the evi dence was supreme—that he was glad Butter-Chickens-Eggs Fresh Eggs, selected and sound 19'»c Fancy Georgia Hens .. 17c Frying Chickens 30c to 40c Broilers 15c to 25c Fresh Country Butter 25c Farm Products Co. 171 Whitehall. Phone M. 279. ^ DR.J.T.GAULT : TV SPECIALIST (for mon) 32 Inman Building Atlanta Georgia Had Consumption Two Years, Now Well as Ever. “I wm afflicted with tutwrculooU for two yoors. Hod two doctors for oifhtoon months. Was unable to attond to my work. Could not walk two biooks with out rest Inf "I rood In a na#or about Lunf-VlU and eommenood taking the romody. Aft- or on« month's treatment I wet able to roaume my work. Havlag sained 65 lbs. since I began taking Lung-Vita “I oar. conscientiously recommend Lung-Vita Jo any one afflicted with tu berculosis. I am sure It will do for thorn what It h»s done If me." That Is what Walter Jjstloo says. He lives at 422 Fifth Avo. N.. Nashville. Tone. LUNG-VITA CONQUERS CONSUMPTION by destroying the tuberculosis germs and by butldlna ug and strengthening the weakened tissues It Is not a temgorary itimulaat. Contains no poison or habit- terming drugs. If you have lung trouble or asthma. Set Lung-Vita front Your Drug gist and GET WELL. If you are still In doubt and wan* more proof, write to Noahvllle Medicine Co., 200 Ste <?er Bldg., Nashville. Tenn. Oruqqlsta Supplied by Atlanta Jobbers. what Frank was convicted of Governor Rrown was the next sponker, be having been named by the Marietta mass meeting to present the facts of that meeting He cited cases when he was Governor wherein executive clemency was asked, and refused on account of not having rec ommendations from Jury, ;udge or So licitor. w “I shall dwell upon the right of the executive department to touch cases of this nature. Judge Roan’s letter has been put in. Several times he conferred with me on caffes, on his own Initiative and when I sent for him. "I don’t find anywhere in a copy of that letter where Judge Roan says he thought the Jury made a mistake. That letter was written when the shadows of death were over Judge I Roan, and any man in that condition allows his heart to rule over brain. Talks of the Verdict. “A verdict rendered must stand, unless there be a necessity for Its be- | lng changed. “Judge Roan did not have to say what the verdict would be; he wan forbidden to say The intent of the I Constitution of this State was to in sure Justice It made it the explicit duty of the Governor to see that the laws of the State are carried out. The State of Georgia never Intended that her Constitution be used to contra dict herself The pardoning power is not given the Governor as a preroga tive “These petitions will have no weight with your excellency, we are sure, for you can't put a petition against the law Ton are to be gov erned by the law alone. Impartial Justice are the key words of civiliza tion and upon which this universe is founded “I will not review any testimony. T am here to defend the courts and their decision. The court* know the case, the Jury heard the evidence 1 did not. I do not see why Geo Frank should have any different process to which any other citizen of Georgia would be allowed, or has been al lowed in the past, when convicted of I murder.” Quotes the Scripture. I Governor Brown quoted much Scripture in defense of his argument in favor of capital punishment “Mary Phagan's blood pollutes and defiles the soil of Georgia to-day, be cause the State has not obeyed the Lord God Almighty’s laws “There is not one of the grand Jur ors. the twelve Jurors, the Solicitor himself—36 men In all—not one has asked your excellency to undo their work ■ It has been charged by the press that it was a howling mob that con victed Frank.” Governor Brown then read the comments by the Supreme Court re jecting the statement about mob vio lence veto, stating that they rejected it for the reason that it was untrue in fact, and the defendant produced no evidence to prove that charge. He continued “The courts have handled the mat ter. They have given Frank a trial. and they should not be interfered with. If you would strike a death blow to our courts and a trial by Jury, give this man a new trial. This case, In the manner in which It has been handled by the press has put ‘Trial by Jury’ on trial. One law for all, or no law at all should prevail. There, are a million people in Georgia,' and how many of them who have asked you to commute this sentence? Says People Look to 8laton. “The people are looking to the Gov ernor’s office to-day to see If Georgia will reverse herself. They want to know if we have a law that will hang a poor man who can not employ law yers and another who can employ counsel and subside the press. They have in this case muzzled the press, and they ask you to overrule the de cision of the Htate Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court, “But I leave it to your excellency’s good Judgment, and feel perfectly safe.” Solicitor Dorsey then addressed th© Governor and asked that he be al lowed to put 4n written form his side of the case, and asked for three hours In which to prepare and present a brief. The Governor thought a mo ment and then adjourned the hearing until 9 o’clock Monday morning, at which time Mr Dorsey will have his brief ready and make his argument. Further Successes Claimed bv Russia By FRANCI8 LAVELLE MURRAY. (Special Correspondent International Newa Service.) PETROGRAD. June 12.—Further successes for the Russians all along the line are announced in an official communique announced by the Rus sian War Office to-day Tn the north ern sphere of operations, from the Dubissa River to Belssagoia. the Rus sians have definitely assumed the of fensive. Attempts of the Austro-German army of General von Mackensen to push eastward from Mosciska to Lvov (Gemberg) have been stopped short bv the Russians. The Austro-German army of Gen eral von Girgensen, whose drive to ward I/emberg was checked on the east bank of the Dniester River, has been compelled to retire, giving up much booty to the pursuing Russians. In the arena of hostilities east of BtryJ the, whole of the Fifth Company of the Seventy-ninth Regiment of the Austrian army was captured. Counter Attacks Successful. A retirement of the Russian forces on the line of the River Pruth was made necejsary by the Austro-Ger man advance at Stanislau, but north west of this district, in the vicinity of Ott.vnia, which lies on the railway line running from Stanislau to Kolo- mea, the Russian counter attacks were successful and 1,100 more pris oners were taken. Anti-German Riots Break Out in Moscow (Special Correspondent International News Service.) PETROGRAD. June 12.—Violent anti-German riots have broken out in Moscow, where much property was destroyed and many lives were en dangered. A semiofficial statement, Issued to-day by the War Office, states that “German war methods and treacherous tactics” are provoking nation-wide wrath against the sub jects of the Kaiser The Russians are particularly incensed over the using of poisonous gases by the Germans in the eastern theater of war. On this Bcore the statement says: “The indignation became stronger after the. Germans took to the use of corrosive liquids and asphyxiating gases, especially after the blasphe mous order of the day in which the German general staff declared that God had given them the use of poi sonous gases to Insure final victory.” Girl Routs Burglar And Court Holds Him When Miss Kate Stamps, of No. 226 East Fair street, awoke somewhere in the middle of the night and saw a negro, with the gas turned high, rifling her trunk, she did not faint, apd she did not shriek, and she did not hid© her head undeT th© spread and quiver. She said; “You get right out of here!” And that is what the negro did, only to be arrested later and tried in the Recorder’s Court Friday. "I was so mad I didn’t have time to be frightened,” Miss Stamps testified, identifying Raymond Arnold, the ne gro. Arnold was held under a $200 bond. New Name Planned For Moseley Park A committee from the Seventh Ward Improvement Club, consisting of J. H Andrews. M. M. Anderson and J. N. lenders, is going to select a new name for Moseley Park. The Park Board desires it. and so does the club So also do the residents in that section. The club has requested the committee to consider the name Gongino Park, in honor of Dr. T. D. Longino, president of the club Extensive improvements, which ul timately will Include a public golf course, are to begin on the park soon. Dernburg Departs; Protected by U. S. (By International Newe Serviced NEW YORK. June 12 - Traveling under a special guarantee of aafe con duct Issued by the State Department. Dr. Bernhard Dernburg, former Min ister of Colonies In the German Gov ernment. sailed for Norway this aft ernoon on the Norwegian liner Ber- gernafjord. SUMMER NORMAL OPENS. VALDOSTA. June 12.—The sum mer session of the South Georgia Stato Normal College has brought a number of teachers to the city who will spend the remainder of the month here The attendance of teach ers this year is much larger than at previous sessions IMPROVEMENTS AT TALLAPOOSA. TALLAPOOSA. June 12.—The new Tallapoosa Inn was opened to-day by Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Brubaker, who owned and operated the Central Hotel, which rned a few mantbs ago On the site of the old hotel Mr. Brubaker is build- p four business houses is HALTED Feeling Is That Germany Can Not General Von Lingensen’s Army Is Yield to Demands Insisted on by Wilson. (Continued From Page 1.) stenrer methods, of the existing diffi culties Reports, unofficial in character, have been received from England that the note is disappointing in a measure to Great Britain, but it Is suggested in this connection that the Bryan res ignation and refusal to sign the note because it might lead to war with Germany caused the capitals of the allied nations to expect a practical ul timatum instead of a note founded on a vigorous and yet reasonable discus sion of the points in conflict between the United States and th© Kaiser’s Note Sent to Ambassador. Copies of the American note have been cabled the American embassies In London, Paris, Petrograd and Rome. This has the effect of ac quainting these governments of the willingness of the United States to tnake friendly suggestions regarding the subject of maritime warfare which may bring about not only a modifica tion of the submarine policy of the Germans, but the blockade decree of the Allies. The entire situation to-day was re garded here as more favorable than it has been for several weeks, and the extreme pessimism which prevailed Immediately after the receipt of the German reply to the first note Is being dissipated gradually. Pessemism Over Note Growing in Germany By FREDERICK WERNER. (Special Correapondant International Newa Service.) RERUN, June 12.- Although the second American note relative to Ger many’s submarine war Is now under consideration by Foreign Minister von Jagow and the attaches of the Foreign Office, no steps will be taken toward the framing of a reply until Emperor William returns from th® eastern battle front. The Kaiser al ready knows the contents of the note, „ cops having been telegraphed to him by the Foregn Minister shortly after It was delivered by Ambassador .Tames W. Gerard on Friday. It may be some time In July before a reply Is sent to Washington, ac cording to The Vosslsche Zeltung. It !s likely that the German Government will wait to confer with Dr. Meyer Gerhard, the personal envoy of Count von Bernstorff, the German Ambas sador to the United States, before drafting Its reply. In offlelai and semiofficial circles there Is a good deal of opposition against granting the demand of Pres ident Wilson for assurances of the safety of Americans traveling upon ships owned by nations against which Germany is at war Pessimism re garding the possibility of continued friendly relations between this coun try and the United States seems to be growing. The Berliner Zeltung. in comment ing upon the situation, sneers at ex* Secretary of State Bryan, calling him "a teetotaler and peace hero, with a well fed face and voice full of unc tion,” who wants peace with every one, including Mexico, except Germa ny." "Europe, Asia and Africa are at war against Germany, says The Berliner Zeltung, "but If Mr. Bryan had had his way, America would have Joined In." The newspaper then scoffs at the delay in the American note, and says that, so far as Germany is concerned, the exchange of diplomatic documents with Secretary Bryan could have last ed forever. Bryan's New Card Angers Officials (By International Newa Service.) WASHINGTON. June 12.—With a statement to-day outlining partly his future plans. William Jennings Bryan, former Secretary of State, was ready to go into retirement “for a time,” ac cording to remarks he made when he issued his appeal to the German- Americans of the United States. This document, in which Bryan asked that portion of the population that came from Germany to uae its Influence with the Berlin Government to come to a peace agreement with the United States, was received with gen eral displeasure in official circles. It was stated by persons close to the Administration that the former Sec retary virtually had given out some of the Cabinet secrets in declaring Pres ident Wilson intends to Insist that Great Britain respect the rights of American shipping. Just as he has de manded that Germany guarantee the freedom of the seas and the safety of American life and property while traveling upon them It was hinted strongly in official circles, also, that Mr Bryan had grown restless as Secretary of State, especially as President Wilson had begun to handle foreign affairs large ly himself, and merely had seized upon the opportunity presented by the Ger man situation to sever his official con nection with the Government. The further suggestion was made that Mr. Bryan's statement to the German-Americans was a veiled plea for^heir support In any political propaganda he may decide to inaugu rate. Bonar Law's Nephew Slain at Dardanelles (By International News Service*) LONDON. June 12.—Word has been received here that Lieutenant Rob- ley, of the British navy, a nephew of A Bonar Law. the Minister of Colo nies has been killed ar the Darda nelles . Reported to Have Been Forced to Retire. (Continued From Pago 1.) the French in the battle around Ar ras. Fresh progress in the region of Font de Buval, north of the Lofette Hills, is reported in an official com munique issued by the French War Office to-day. One hundred and fifty German pris oners were taken, along with a great amoun tof war material, in the cap ture of a number of German trenches at Toutvente Farm, southwest of He- buterne, on Friday Bullet and Bayonet Win Great Victory By FREDERICK REENET. (Special Correspondent International Newe 8ervice.) PETROGRAD. June 12.—The Rus sian infantry with surprising ease has inflicted a succession of great de feats on the Germans in Eastern Ga licia. The main attack of the enemy was at Mosciska, with heavy guns on the railways, but it was spent before the Germans reached the barbed - wire entanglements of the main posi tions. They retreated in the utmost disorder, leaving thousands of dead. Simultaneously, the Russians start ed an enveloping movement against General Lingensen’s army, which had crossed the Dniester. The Russian infantry with magnificent dash at tacked the Germans, who had a quan tity of three-inch guns, and drove them from the woods. They annih ilated an entire division and captured 261 officers, 9.300 men, 17 field guns and 49 machine guns. The fighting lasted two days. The Germans are now entirely sur rounded to the southwest of the Dniester. Evidently they intended to develop in enormous force here and were headed by the Prussian Guards. They advanced rapidly'toward Halicz to conduct the main attack on Lem berg, but all their movements were easily frustrated. The Germans are now apparently waiting for reinforcements. They have lost in six weeks in Galicia more lives than in the previous six months against Russia. Everywhere the Rus sians are in close contact with the enemy. There are signs that the Ger mans are developing activity north of the Pilica in Poland and toward the Niemen with heavy artillery and chemical laboratories in hopes of drawing the main Russian strength there. The latest Russian success was achieved solelv with the bullet and bayonet. Scarcely a shell has been fired in the last fortnight. This strategy Is regarded as a triumphant vindication of General Ivanoff. Dairymen for More Stringent Cattle Law Convened for their annual -dcnic in the woods near Brown Mill Dairy, Farms Friday, members of the At lanta Dairymen’s Association declared for a more rigid inspection of dis eased cattle, and unanimously decided to ask of the next Legislature such law as would make the same possible and reimburse owners for diseased cattle killed. Four hundred people attended the picnic. Charles J. Haden, president of the Georgia Chamber of Com merce, presided. Those addressing the dairymen were Dr. E. M. Nigh- bert, inspector in charge of the Bu reau of Animal Industry, United States Department of Agriculture; Dr. Peter F. Rahnsen, State Veteri narian of Georgia; Dr. H. G. Carnes, president of the State Veterinary As sociation. and others. Italians Gaining Strategic Points (By International New* Service.) LONDON, June 12.—The Rome cor respondent of The Chronicle points out the strategic value of the posi tions recently occupied by the Italian forces, and also speaks of the diffi culties overcome by the Italian Alpine troops in fighting their way through the valleys of Trentino and the Tyrol. At Cortina, across the frontier from Cadore, almost the most northerly point of the line, the Italians, the cor respondent says, have now obtained a position where they command the road from Falzarego Pass to the val ley of the Drave and Balzarego Pass itself, southwest of Cortina, is in their hands. There was furious fighting for two days, however, before the posi tions were taken. “When dislodged,” the correspond ent continues, “the Austrians retreat ed in some confusion, abandoning their artillery and munitions to the victors. It has to be remembered, better to appreciate the valor of tho Italians, that throughout they are lit erally fighting an uphill fight, driv ing the Austrians from one position to another, and continually ascend ing as they advance. “When at last the soldiers of Vic tor Emmanuel gained the summit of the pass and sent the broken Aus trians flying down the reverse slope, they left many dead and wounded behind them as tribute to the keen ness of Italian bayonets.” Recorder to Chastise West Point Railway Judge George E. Johnson. Recorder, and the West Point Railroad, are getting ready to go ’round and round. That is. Judge Johnson is getting ready. The West Point will wait, presumably, to see what is going to happen A freight train conductor was ar raigned in the Recorder’s Court for anchoring his train across the Ashby street crossing and effectually block ing the some for a long, long time. It also was alleged that West Point trains had this habit at all hours of the day and night, and that they tooted within the city limits. Judge Johnson dismissed the -'as© against the conductor, but announced that he was going after somebody higher uo Submarine Picks Its Through Enemy Destroyers In 5,000-Mi. Trip toTurkey w*> URGES BONIS OF (By International News Service.) NEW YORK June 12.—The Ger man submarine No. 51, which sank the British battleships Majestic and Triumph at the Dardanelles, was not shipped to Turkey by rail and there reassembled, as reported from time to time, but it made the perilous voy age around Western Europe and past the great Anglo-French fleet in the Aegean Sea. The distance traversed by the No. 51 was 5,000 miles. The New York Globe prints an in teresting interview with Captain Otto Herzing, commander of the No. 51, which had been cabled to this city from Constantinople. The cablegram was dated Constantinople. June 6, and says: “We left Wilhelmshaven, 33 of us, April 25," Captain Herzing began. “When I was told that I was going to Constantinople, I said, ‘Good! That is worth while.' I let only the first of ficer and the chief engineer into the secret to explain the Increased sup plies taken aboard. We slipped quietly out of Wilhelmshaven like so many other submarines going in*o the war fare. We kept on the surface most of the time, watching for big enemy ships, but failed to see any for a long time, to our great disappointment. “Off the coast of England we were fired upon by a destroyer and had to dive for safety, but along the French coast we encountered no enemies. When 100 miles from Gibraltar we were fired upon by another British destroyer. We waited outside Gibral tar and passed through the Strait early in the morning, in plain sight, but without drawing a single shot or attracting attention. Those were tense but gratifying hours. “Once within the Mediterranean, the watch was redoubled. Here again we encountered enemy ships. but dived to safety under Are. While pawning Malta we were again fired upon by a French destroyer, but were not touched. We then proceeded south of Greece into the Aegean Sea and to the Dardanelles. We arrived there on the night preceding May 25, having come from Wilhelmshaven in exactly one month. “In the early morning light we saw the Triumph and Majestic lying off the coast, constantly encircled by de stroyers. Through the periscope I saw a destroyer coming directly for us. We dived and the destroyer passed over us with the sound like that of a motor car. “We came up immediately. I took aim through the periscope, pressed the button automatically firing a tor pedo and the projectile slipped noise lessly into the water. We dived again. The explosion which followed was as terrific as though it had been in the forepart of the submarine itself. “Then we lay hidden two days and a half, after which we came up again in the midst of the British ships. Just before noon, looking through the per iscope, I saw the Majestic surrounded by ten ships, steaming around her in constant circles for her protection. I could see the Majestic sailors on the deck taking their noonday nap. Then, seeing a welcome space through the ring of incircling ships, I pressed the button and the torpedo struck the ship a little rear of amidships.” The submarine was again sub merged for several hours, and when it reappeared it found that the British ships had fled. The men spent 42 days in the sub marine without rest or let-up. The men were not able to get any com forts, but the German officer said they kept themselves up with good humor. Though the air in the sub marine is oxygenized there is no de vice for keeping it dry and everything in the ship and the men’s clothing are wet all the time. Naval League Official Calls Pres ent Limited Expenditures by U. S. Money Wasted. g Austrian Troops Are ReportedDemoralized By BRIXTON D. ALLAIRE. (Special Correspondent International News Service.) ROME, June 12.—With the Austrian cities of Monfalcone, Gradizca and Rovereto, as well as 100 villages, in Italian possession and the Italian drives against the Austrian strong holds of Trent and Trieste proceeding successfully, the Austrian troops are becoming completely demoralized by continuous defeats. An official statement bearing upon this phase of the Austro-Italian war wap given out to-day by the Italian general staff. It follows: “Documents found on Austrian of ficers who were captured by us show that the Austrian commanders are much perturbed by the grave fact that development? at the front have prejudiced the discipline of their troops. Tn order to stop desertions, the Austrian officers have made spe cial rules more strict than ever known and showing the unheard-of police methods to which they were com pelled to resort to keep their armies intact. Treated as Traitors. “For instance, deserters will not only be punished as criminals, but as traitors as well. If found guilty, all their property may be confiscated and all their citizenship rights taken awav from them. “The Austrian’s general staff has also provided severe penalties for sol diers who attempt to surrender or for those who try to evade military duties by malingering. “Also, we have received well au thenticated reports proving that in both the Carpathian and Italian the aters of war there is a lack of disci pline and there are practices of ad ministrative injustice among the higher officers of the Austrian armies. The troops suffer in consequence and there is widespread suspicion and mistrust. “This unrest and suspicion has spread from the military to the civil ian population as the result of meas ures taken to restrict the liberties of non combatants and to prevent es pionage and sedition. “Extensive authority to Impose re strictions and proclaim regulations have been granted to the higher Aus trian generals in the two theaters of Fierce Battles in Progress. At three points in the Isonzo Valley bloody battles are in progress be tween the Italians and Austrians. One fight is raging around Tolmeln (Tol- mino), another farther south is tak ing place north and south of Gorz (Oorzia), and the third between Gra dizca and Monfalcone. At other points on the front a severe artillery duel is in progress. Attempts of the Austrians to out- maneuver the Italians and strike a blow at the rear of the Italian army at Montenero, near Tolmein, was frus trated. General Ricciottl Garibaldi’s five sons have enlisted in the Italian army as common soldiers. They are grand sons of General Giuseppe Garibaldi, the national hero. Hep, Adamson Only White House Caller (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, June 12.—Repre sentative Adamson, of Georgia, to-day called at the White House to say "good-bye” to President Wilson before he leaves for the South. The Presi dent had no other callers, but spent the day golfing and automobiling Secretary Tumulty made an auto trip to Gettysburg, and the White House executive offices were desert ed. “The President’s course in regard to Germany has my complete approval, and all the people feel as I do,” said Representative Adamson as he 'eft the White House. He discussed with the President shipping legislation for the next Congress. German Submarine Sinks British Ship (By International Newe Servioe.) LONDON. June 12.—The British steamship Leuctra. 3,027 tone, was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine off Yarmouth to-day. CLEVELAND IS NAMED. Governor Slaton Saturday appoint ed Lloyd Cleveland of Griffin, to the board of trustees of the University of Georgia, to sucreed the late Judge Joffre's Drive Puts Germans in Danger By G. F. STEWARD. (Special Correspondent International News Service.) ROTTERDAM. June 12.—It now seems certain that the persistent pressure of the French on the German positions in the neighborhood of Ar ras is having a serious effect on the Germans, who. while officially pre tending that the piecemeal advance of the French is of no importance, fully realize that these successes have, in the aggregate, now assumed dan gerous proportions. Interest in the operations centers around the fight for Lens, which gen erally is regarded as the key position of this part of the battle ground. Reports to-day state that for the last few days very heavy fighting has been taking place to the south of Lens, particularly between Neuville and Fourne, where the Germans have suf fered great losses, but are still put ting up a strong resistance. The German rrOto-ines have been brought up to Enforce the tired troops of the Kaiser, and some hun dreds have fallen into the hands of the Allies. The Germans are being forced back along the Arras-Lens road, and some of their positions to the west of this road have been evacuated owing to the heavy fire of the French artillery, which made them untenable. Several of the .bridges along the road have been destroyed by the French guns. (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, June 12.—Pleading that Congress immediately should au thorize an issue of $500,0000,000 in bonds to provide for naval and mili tary expansion, Colonel Robert M. Thompson, chairman of the executive committee of the Naval League, in a magazine article to-day declared the present expenditure for the navy is money waited. “A navy that In time of war must hide itself behind fortifications or mines is of no use,” he said. "Our navy needs battle cruisers like the English Queen Elizabeth; It must have more scout cruisers, more de stroyers, more submarines and aero-f # planes. The expenditure of $500,000,- 000 extended over five years means the labor of 50,000 men, or one-fifth of 1 per cent of the men of the United States available for labor. “Is it an unwise expenditure to al low one-fifth of 1 per cent of labor to be employed in assuring that peacef shall remain within our borders and the horrors of war be unknown? “The amiable pacifists, who are too proud or too afraid to fight, may an swer that question as they will, but the men of the United States can have but one answer to it.” Two Charge Cruelties In Asking Divorces Explaining the cruelties she said her husband had practiced on her* Mrs. Jennie Pickens, for whom a di vorce from R. D. Pickens Saturday was asked by Attorney John Y. Smith, set out that on one occasion the hus band “knocked her across the room.’’ He would have beaten her more se-g verelv had it not been for the inter ference of her 15-year-old daughter, phe alleged. She charged that pre viously he had beaten her on more than one occasion. Asking temporary and permanent alimony from her husband. Joe Turn- age. an electrician, Mrs. Inez Turnage Saturday declared her husband had treated her cruelly and that, on the date of the separation, June 5 last, he kicked her violently before she had recovered from an operation. Judge John T. Pendleton pet the hearing for June 26. Fleeing Americans Call Germans Bitter / Of Benedict Arnold I BUIE LITTLE DROP (By International Newa Service.) PHILADELPHIA, June 12.—A letter heretofore unpublished, written by Ben edict Arnold, dated “Headquarters. Robinson’s House, August 22, 1780,” has just come into possession of Judge John M. Patterson. The letter asks Governor Clinton, of New York, to authorize Arnold to "re- pair'» the great chain that the Ameri cans had stretched across the Hudson River to prevent British ships from as cending the stream. Arnold had plot ted to remove a link from the chain on. tne pretext of repairing it. thus open ing the stream to the British. Rich Man, Victim of Pellagra, a Suicide AMERICUS, June 12.—George Oli ver, a prominent local cotton man, Is dead to-day, having committed sui cide after several -w eeks’ treatment by Amerlcus physicians for pellagra. Oliver was president of the Oliver Warehouse Company and the Empire State Guano Company. He leaves an estate worth $150,000. His body was discovered early to-day In his office, with a revolver and a bottle of poison near by. He was dead when found. Jersey Posse Battles With Robber Band (By International News Service.) RUTHERFORD. N. J., June 12.—An armed posse of 50 citizens and police men early to-day were closing in on a band of robbers in Cedar Swamp. Hackensack Meadows, accused of holding up two men near here and taking $500 from them. All night the searchers beat the swamp for the fugitives, and once they came so close to the men that a pitched battle was fought, during which dozens of shots were exchanged, but the robbers escaped 1n the dark ness. $500,000 Is Given To 10,000 Employees (By I nternational Newt Service.) TALUMET. MICH . June 12 —The Calumet and Hecla Mining Company and its associated companies to-day were disbursing $500,000 bonus to 10,- 000 employees, which was announced a month ago by James McNaughton, general manager of-the companies. Another British Boat Sunk in the North Sea — i -< —, _ i m — (Bv Int.rnatlonal News Service 1 GRIMSBY. ENGLAND, June 12 — The Britls htrawler Waagn was tor pedoed and sunk by a German sub- rr■ Ln th* North Cm FALLS PER SECOND Day and Night Process of Ex tracting Wonderful Earth Product Goes On. The method of extracting Vitalitas from the peculiar earth substance in which it exists is by no means rapid, nor is it complex. 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