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Weather Report
Augusta and Vicinity.—Cloudy
tonight and Friday; probably
showers.
VOLUME XXI, No. 140.
Resume Raid on
Alabama Liquor
Conflict of Authority Continues at Girard, Op
posite Georgia City. Freight Cars Ready to
Remove Confiscated Booze. The Militia on
Guard Again Tonight—Martial Law on.
Girard, Ala.—Captain Smith, of a company of Alaba
ma guardsmen from Opelika, stated today that this town
was under martial law and would remain under jurisdic
tion of the military until the soldiers were ordered away
by Governor Henderson. His men who were to be relieved
from duty until 6 o’clock tonight by the large force of depu
ites sent here to raid places where liquor has been stored,
again took up positions later in the day and have charge of
the situation.
Girard, Ala.—Sl. S. Baughn, special
agent of the Alabama attorney general,
will not remove liquor seized yesterday
and today until injunction proceedings
brought today in chancellory court at
Tuskegee have been disposed of. A tem
porary injunction was Issued today re
tsraining him from laoding liquor onto
cars here he had transported to Girard
for that purpose. A hearing is set for
tomorrow morning.
It has been reported that many cases
of liquor were dropped into the Chatta
hoochee river which forms the state line
here. Ropes were attached to the cases
for convenience after the raid it is .said.
Officers said today they would begin
work on the river soon after they were
satisfied no more liquor remained in Gir
ard and the immediate vicinity.
Conflict of Authority.
Girard, Ala. —Conflict of authority
promised today to continue to be an
outstanding feature in the wholesale
liquor raids begun yesterday morning by
22 special deputies and ending last night
with state guardsmen in control of this
town. The raids ended last night at 6
p. m. but were resumed at $ o’clock this
morning. A state law prohibits raiding
between 6 p. m. and 8 a. m.
Governor Henderson has stated that
no liquor can be removed from places
where it is found until some further ac
tion is taken. M. S. Baughn, represen
tative of the attorney general's office
has five freight cars ready to remove
that confiscated yesterday. The mayor
of the town last night placed guards at
buildings where liquor was found with
instructions to not allow It to be re
moved. Baughn then ordered his force
of deputies which had Deen increased to
105 to arrest any one interfering with
them. He said he would take away the
liquor unless prevented by tne court or
der.
At 8 A. M.
The Opelika company of guardsmen
was withdrawn. At 8 o’clock this morn
ing the deputies again ,ooit charge. They
proceeded with the raiding. Authori
ties believed the deputies should be in
command during the hours which raid
ing is allowed. The guardsmen, it is
stated, will be placed on duty again to
night at 6 o'clock.
Frank De Graffenreid, an attorney of
Seale, the county seat of Russell county,
left here by automobile last night for
Montgomery with the intention, he said,
of taking court action to restrain Baughn
from removing liquor seized. It was
Baughn’s intention, he said, to begin
loading the liquor on to freight cars to
day and should he meet resistance said
he will call upon the miltia.
Eighteen places where liquor was
found were raided yesterday.
Within a few minutes after the raid
ing party resumed operations today an
additional several thousand dollars’
worth of liquor was seized. As the
deputies crossed a bridge from Co
lumbus to Girard a representative of
the mercantile firm of Jones & Por
ter handed the leadet me keys to the
firm's store. Inside tvas found hun
dreds of cases of whiskey.
U. S. SOLDIER IS
KILLED, MEXICO
El Paso, Texas An American soldier
who crossed the bountfary a mile and a
half east of Juarez early today was shot
and killed by Mexican cuarom guards.
General Gavira, Carranza commander
In Juarez, advised General Bell that the
American was intoxic. and fired on
the Mexicans.
arrestFmTtobacco
BRIBES; $300,000 LOST
New York.—Christopher J. Fortman,
for more than ten years a deputy in
ternal revenue collector, was arrested
by the Federal authorities today on a
warrant charging him with demanding
and accepting bribes from tobacco
dealers in return for making false re
ports.
His arrest will be followed by that
of several other collectors, it was an
nounced by Assistant T’nited States
District Attorney McDonald, in an ef
fort to break up a system of alleged
grafting which he said has cost the
government more than $300,000 within
the last ten years.
HIERS FOUND GUILTY AND GIVEN LIFE
TERM IN THE PENITENTIARY BY COURT
Sylvania, Ga.—The Jury In the cane
of Dr. J. B. Hlern charged with the
murder of Willie Randall, an Auguata
chauffeur, returned a verdict of guilty
with a recommendation to the mercy
of the court and Judge Hardeman im
mediately sentenced the prisoner to a
life term In the penitentiary. Hlers
has maintained his Innocence through
out. The verdict was returned Thors
PREPAREDNESS BECOMING POPULAR.
BY FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.
Assistant Secretary of Navy.
Two years ago preparedness was not
a very popular subject.
Look at the situation today and I
think you will note one of the most re
markable changes in public opinion on a
great question that has taken place in
years.
What is being done now is only a
beginning, and I have a deep-seated con
viction that the country is being aroused
now as it never was before and that it is
going through with this proposition to the
end.
Franklin 0.
Rooaavalt.
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
LAST DAY FOR
TIE OLD VETS,
1010 RE-OH
Birmingham, Ala.—A sky as grey as
the uniforms they wore greeted the old
Confederate Vetreans today when they
prepared for the grand parade, the
closing feature of the twenty-sixth an
nual reunion. The business of the
gathering was concluded last night
when Washington was selected as the
next reunion city over Tulsa, Okla.,
and Memphis, Tenn., and General Geo.
P. Harrison, of Alabama, was elected
as the new commander-in-chief.
The gaiety of the grand reunion ball
was marred last night by the death
of John A. Mackey, aged 75, of Birm
ingham, an old veteran. He expired
on the ballroom floor just after telling
a party of young people that when he
died he would like to go amid a scene
of such happiness.
The body was removed quickly and
comparatively few of the dancers knew
of the occurrence.
Birmingham’s resolution to care for
old veterans first has resulted in few
accidents and cases of illness. Plenty
of cots were furnished in the down
town buildings and at the camp at
the fair grounds. At the latter place
the soldiers were placed in the build
ings afld more than 4,500 men were
cared for.
POPEWANTS TO
END 'SUBS’ USE
London. —Sir Edward Grey, the for
eign secretary, announced in the hottsw
of commons today that the govern
ment had been informed by Sir Henry
Howard, British minister at the Vati
can, that representations have been
made to Germany by the Vatican with
a view to inducing Germany to aban
don submarine warfare.
40,000 WOMEN TO MARCH,
G. 0. P. CONVENTION WEEK
Chicago.—The difference between
the twelve states where suffrage has
been granted to the women and the
thirty-six others will be illustrated in
the parade June 7, when it is expected
40,000 women will march ’on Michigan
avenue for the purpose of inducing the
republican national convention to in
corporate a suffrage plank in the party
platform.
Plans adopted by the committee to
day call for a division in the parade
in which twelve young women dressed
in white and bearing the names of the
states where suffrage has been grant
ed will lead a detachment of thirty
six other girls dressed in grey with
their hands manacled and a ball and
chain, in the shape of a toy balloon
attached to their ankles by a cord,
symbolizing the states where women
do not have the right to vote.
no prohibiTionTsuffs,
PREPAREDNESS AND HATS
New York.—Prohibition, suffrage,
preparedness and hats will he taboo
at the biennial convention of the Cen
tral Federation of Women’s Clubs,
which opens here next Wednesday, ac
cording to an announcement made to
day by the local board of arrangements.
Workmen were busy today arranging
check room in the Seventh Regiment
Armory for the 9,000 hats of the 9,000
delegates who will attend the conven
tion. Not a hat must be seen on the
floor of the convention hall, according
to the fiat of those in charge.
day morning.
Th<* explanation for the recommen
dation for mercy Is probably the al
leged character of the defendant prior
to the murder pIUN a sentiment In
Screven County againet hanging any
one on clrcumatantial evidence. There
have been large ernwda In attendance
upon the trial and the verdict la gen
erall.v conwidered aatlafactory.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 18, 1916.
ANTI VOTE,
FIVE YEAR
BUILDING
OF NAVY
Washington.— In deciding upon the
increases for the navy, the house na
val committee today voted to abandon
the five-year building program rec
ommended by Secretary Daniels and
to recommend that five battle cruisers,
to cost $20,433,531 each, four scout
scout cruisers, ten torpedo boat de
stroyers, 20 submarines, one hospital
ship, one oil supply ship and one am
munition supply ship be built during
the 1917 fiscal year.
The committee voted, 13 to 8, on bat
tle cruisers and submarines.
By Administration Leaders.
Washington.—That the house is in
clined to defeat the five-year naval
program recommended by Secretary
Daniels but will provide six capital
ships instead of four in the new naval
bill are being considered by President
Wilson and congress leaders.
The committee sentiment is said to
be against making the plan cover five
years and in favor of making substan
tial increases at once.
President Wilson and Secretary
Daniels are in favor of the increases
the house w'ants to make and it is said
did not ask for more because it was
not believed, when the recommenda
tions were made, that congress would
go further.
Reorganization of Fleet.
Washington. —Plans for reorganiza
tion of the Atlantic fleet, which will
be announced shortly by Secretary
Daniels, include the retirements of Ad
miral Fletcher as commander-in-chief.
Vice Admiral Hnery T. Mayo, now
commander of the first division of the
fleet, with his flag on the Arkansas,
will succeed Admiral Fletcher as com
mander-in-chief.
Admiral Fletcher automatically re
turns to his line rank of rear admiral
and probably will be assigned to im
portant strategic work.
Rear Admiral Coffman, one of the
division commanders of the fleet, will
become vice admiral. All the changes
become effective June 19th. Admiral
Fletcher has completed his term as
commander-in-chief.
URGE PRES’T TO
ACT FOR PEACE
Washington.—President Wilson to
day accepted an invitation to speak
either Friday or Saturday of next week
at a meeting here of the League to
Enforce Peace, of which former Pres
ident Taft is president. The president
in speaking to an anti-preparedness
committee recently suggested that af
ter the war all nations might combine
in a league to preserve peace with a
common police force.
In celebration of the anniversary of
the first Hague conference represen
tatives of the Woman’s Peace Party
today urged President Wilson to take
immediate steps to call it conference
of neutral nations to ma ;e efforts to
end the war in Europe. He was told
meetings celebrating the first Hague
conference, which was held in 1899, are
being held today in many neutral
coountrles.
MISSISSIPPI DEMOCRATS
TO ELECT DELEGATES
Jackson, Miss —The Mississippi state
democratic convention met here today
to select twelve delegates to the na
tional convention, elect a national com
mitteeman and nominate presidentail
electors. Among those mentioned as
candidates for the four places as dele
gates at large were Senators Williams
and Vardaman, Governor Bilbo and
Congressman Humphreys and Harri
son. J. M. Mcßeath, of Meridian, and
Ross A. Collins, attorney general, were
named by delegates as contestants for
national committeemen to succeed
Robert Powell.
ASK STRAWBERRY CARS
ON PASSENGER TRAINS
Washington. Florida railroad com
missioners in a petition filed today
with the interstate commerce com
mission, declare that the present
method of shipping strawberries from
Florida to northern markets in all
wrong, in so far as rates and train
schedules are concerned. The rates,
the commission charges, are too high
and the service inadequate.
The commissioners ask that the rail
roads be required to furnish refriger
ator cars that may be attached to pas
sengers trains or that such shipments
be expedited on passenger train sched
ules and that the present rates be re
duced.
TENNESSEE DEMOCRATS
NAME RYE FOR GOVERNOR
Nashville, Tenn. —The democratic
state convention adjourned at 2:116
o’clock this morning after re-nomlnat
lng Tom C. Rye for governor and B. A.
Enloe for railroad commissioner from
West Tennessee and endorsing Wood
row Wilson for a second presidential
term. The platform declared against
the repeal of the prohibition laws or
the laws passed to ensure their en
forcement.
FIVE MINUTE RULE ON
SHIPPING BILL DEBATE
Washington. The administration
shipping bill passed out of the stage of
general debate Into the house today
and was taken up under the five min
ute rul. All debate ends, by agreement
at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and
voting begins. Democratic Deader
Kltchln today again urged the demo
crats to waste no time.
ONCE MORE BERLIN GOV’T
‘DEEPLY REGRETS’ DEATHS
Barns, Switzerland, (via Paris),— The
federal department announced today
that the German government has ex
pressed Its deep regrets through the
Hwlss minister at Berlin that two Swiss
citizens lost their lives when the Brit
ish steamer Sussex was torpedoed by a
German submarine. The German gov
ernment has promised to Indemnify the
families of the victims.
On May 6th the (Swiss government
filed a protest at Berlin against the
sinking of the (Sussex and demanded an
indemnity for the two Bwiss citizens
who perished.
HIS BUILDING OF ALASKA
ROADS MAKES ENEMIES
V
£ - ‘
COL. W. F. RICHARDSON.
Greatly hated and greatly admired—
a man of many friends and many ene
mies.
Such is the record of Colonel W. F.
Richardson has made as president of
th Alaska Road Commission during the
past ten years.
He has actively directed the con
struction of approximately 1,000 miles
of highway and has been of great as
sistance in the new federal railway
now building.
SENATE IS TOLD
OF GEORGIAN IN
STATE POLITICS
Washington.—The participation of
Wm. J. Harris, a member of the fede
ral trade commission, in the recent
Georgia democratic state convention
at Macon was made a subject of debate
in the senate today by Senator New
lands. He declared that it was im
proper for members of non-partisan
government commissions to take an
active part in politics.
A newspaper clipping which stated
Mr. Harris was the dominant power
in Georgia politics wfcs the basis of
Senator Newlands’ comment.
Senator Hardwick defended the right
of a political appointee to participate
in politics and said the accpunt of Mr.
Harris’ activity in the Georgia con
vention was inaccurate and exagger
ated.
"I hope the newspaper account is
untrue," continued Senator Newlands,
“but 1 wisli to call the attention of the
senate to the impropriety of a mem
ber of the federal trade commission
attempting to influence a political con
vention."
"We do not cease to be republicans
or democrats when we are elected to
office,” responded Senator Hardwick.
BOY SCOUTS GAINING.
New York,—The Boy Beauts are
gaining recruits at the rate of 15,000 a
month, according to a report made
public today at the general conference
of scout executives of eastern cities
in session here.
MAN OF MYSTERY ON THE JOB
Sherlock Holmes, Jr., in Pleasant Frame of Mind Presents
Observations of the City and Things in General. Estab
lishes Headquarters at Howard’s No. 1.
Listen! If Mutt should throw Jeff’s
wife in the Savannah River, would Bud
Fisher out? Officer, do your duty!
I’m feeling gorgeous, this evening.
How are you feeling?
Home weather we are having here in
Augusta. Reminds me of days along
the jsoast of California. Kinder grand
iloquent days. Perhaps you can gather
what I maen, but if you do, you'll do
something I can’t do.
Makes Headquarters.
One of the very first things I do
upon arrival in any city is to formally
make my headquarters. That is, a
place of rendevous, so to speak, where
I can gather myself each day, make a
few little observations, and. breathe it
softly, whisper it low, watch these
"dear creatures," that are usually so
terribly fascinating, and doubly so in
dear old Augusta, so accordingly, I
selected the two Howard’s Drug Stores
to patronize while here, making store
Number One at the corner of Broad
and Jackson, my headquarters. The
genial proprietor, Mr. T. G. Howard,
sent mo the following message: "We
extend you the glad hand and want
you to feel perfectly at home in our
place. Glad to have you, the store Is
yours, so come often and you will find
us always glad to have you.” Now
that’s what I call a man! Allright,
gentlemen, look out for me, but for
goodness sake give me a few days
lease on life, for if I get caught right
at the Jump, my reputation is gone for
ever. You may expect me, and In the
mean time, please do me a favor. Sug
gest to some of those perfectly nice
little fairies that usually flit around
your establishment, to wear flowers.
How In the dickens is a mere man go
ing to describe these late day dresses?
Flowers are beautiful, they wear them
In New York and ’Frisco, and other
places, and I simply must have some
descriptions. And the whole city full
of flowers, too. Will you do this for
me?
As I walked East on Broad Street
this morning, a news boy with a fog
horn voice was entertaining a crowd
with his knowledge of me. ”1 know
him,” he called out, "weighs 165
pounds—” and the balance I lost as i
walked ahead. Glad you knew me,
huddle, so early in the game But
dream on. ’Twould be a sin to wake
you up.
Home times, In the cold gray dawn
of the morning after, a fellow feels Just
a bit punk. Especially when he has
been up against a planked steak when
he ought to be asleep, and that was
my case this morning, but I called for
a cold, frosty bottle of If, K H Bran
new, "the liquid food," and strictly be
tween ourselves, troubles vanished, I
heard little birds singing, I saw little
balding brooklets In the meadowlets,
and' pshaw, I Just, felt so good that my
manager got uneasy and asked me If
I hud swallowed a foolish powder.
Have you tried It? It’s great. For
lunch, for dinner, when you are en
tertaining with a late Dutch lunch, It
will prove a complete success. Be
cause of Its purity and wholesomeness
of Its Ingredients, complies to the ut
most with the National I’ure Food
Daws, and a beverage your physician
will recommend in your home for all
the family. Take It from me, you're
overlooking a bet until you try It.
Now If a man walks down the street
swinging a cane and the man's In a
hurry, Is that the sign of a hurricane?
Doggone! Homebody stop rne, I’m Just
crazy with the sunshine,
AUSTRIA IS
SMASHING
NEW BLOW
AT ITALY
Berlin, (By wireless to Sayville).—
Artillery engagements are in progress
all along the Austro-Italian front on
which the Austrians began an offen
sive movement several days ago. The
official Austrian statement of May 17
reports the capture of new positions on
the Doberdo plateau.
Dead Float in River.
Geneva, Switzerland, (via Paris.) —Re-
ports from Innsbruck indicate that tin*
heaviest fighting of the war between
Italy and Austria is in progress in the
region of Rovereto and the Suganu val
ley, while there is evidence that the
Austrians have begun a general offensive
against the Italians from the Alps to the
Adriatic. Many bodies or Austrian sol
diers killed in the fighting are said to
be floating down the River Adige.
Big Offensive Begins.
Paris.—The attack launched by the
Austrians against the Italian front in
the southern Tyrol which has gradually
extended to the entire Austro-Italian
front, is being followed here with close
attention. It is generally believed In
military circles that the great Austrian
offensive which has been expected for
some time past has begun.
No importance is attached to the fall
ing back of the Italian advance lines
which is considered an obvious move as
they were nbt sufficiently strong to re
sist an attack on a Targe scale. Al
though the Italian central position on the
Lavarone plateau is not yet involved it
is thought probable that the principal ef
fort of the Austrians will be made in
that direction. It seems evident that
the Austrian generals intend to try to
carry out their former plan of smashing
a way through to the Vicenza plain.
Heavy Reinforcements.
The fact that heavy reinforcements
have been moved up under cover of the
formidable series of forts stretching from
Flogaria and Lavarone favors the belief
that Vicenza Is the real objective of the
offensive.
French military authorities are satis
fied that the Austrians are doomed to
failure regardless of what efforts they
may make. It is pointed out that the
Italians have made every possible prepa
ration for just such an attack and that
the most powerful defenses that engi
neering skill could devise have been
prepared on the Asiago plateau and in
the mountains northwest of Arlsero. It
Is on this line that the Italians are ex
pected to make their real stand in event
the Austrians continue to push their of
fensive.
CONVICT LYNCH,
IRISH UPRISING
London.—Jeremiah C. Lynch, of New
York, has been tried and oonvlcted by
a court-martial 111 Dublin on a charge
of participating In the Irish rebellion.
The sentence was to be promulgated
today but no word has been received
by the American embassy here as to
what sentence was imposed.
They were standing in front of a de
partment store window yesterday af
ternoon on Broad as I passed by. She
and her mother, I think, when the
younger of the two said, “Ah, there's
a davenport bed. That's what I've been
raving about." I didn’t even see the
davenport. From there I walked into
a prominent woman’s store. Women
are funny things, aren't they? One of
them looked over several bolts of cloth
and then said, ”1 think I’ll get a spool
of number sixty white thread." If she
went out after an elephant, the natu
ral presumption is she’d wind up with
a doodle bug. Honestly, aren’t they
funny? From this store, I dropped In
to Howard’s, corner of Broad and Jack
son, made a purchase, spoke to the
cashier and distinctly heard two Indies
at a table near the front of the store
discussing “Hherlock Holmes, Jr.,”
neither of whom, however, seemed to
be suspicious of me. From there I
boarded a trolley car for a ride, but do
no care to give the number of car or
conductor. Finishing this ride I again
went, straight up.
I* On the Brain.
While seated in a picture theater last
evening a couple seated Just in front
of me had the following conversation.
Said she, pointing to man several seats
in front of me, “I believe that Is Hher
lock Holmes.” Said ho, "Aw, I believe
you have Hherlock on the brain.” Leave
the girl alone, huddle. I won’t steal
her. But I don’t blame you for feeling
a bit uneasy.
A note comes to me asking, "Are you
looking for a wife?" Really, this Is so
sudden! But when “Duckle” catches
me (that's what I'm going to call her)
Just fancy. Hhe will drape herself
gracefully over the baby grand piano
stool and sing the little ditty, "Beeping
through the knot hole In papa’s wooden
leg,” or something equally as classic,
while I recline in the drawing room
but what’s the use? Come along
"Duckle,” for goodness sake don’t let
a mere man turn the trick.
I walked Into the Georgia Railroad
Bank yesterday and watched a man
with a light suit of clothes on deposit
some money. I strolled back to the
rear, looked Into a private office there,
bowed to a bank clerk, and then out
again to two other banks. Hud any
one been In the office I would have re
peated the conversation today. But
I am going to call at all the banks be
fore I leave, also at the Elks Club and
several other places. If the elderly
Indy at the postoffice will recall the
gentleman who picked up and handed
her handkerchief to her yesterday af
ternoon at 5:45 she will recall Hherlock
Holmes, Jr. And I watched the two
ladles with the little child who stood at
the side of the Hirst Baptist Church
yesterday morning, one of whom ar
ranged the powder on the otfter's face
with her bare hand. 'Twaa a new kind
of powder puff, but I guess worked all
right. I saw them again later enter
ing n prominent department store on
Broad TbHt was yesterday morning.
Well folks, you will have the phrase
shortly. If I am not giving you some
pretty good tips early In the gume,
then I don’t know what tips are, but
I have many things In reserve, all of
which are worth telling, and you will
get them In time.
Now, be as good as you can, until to
morrow, and In the mean time, believe
me, sufficiently, which la enough.
HHERLOCK HOLM EH, JR.
CENTRAL ITALY
SHAKEN TODAY
BY EARTHQUAKE
Rome.—The vast region In central
Italy, extending from Aqulla through
the Abruzzl provinces, Topergua, Pe
zaro, Forll and to Ferrara on the north
and including the Republic of San Ma
rino, has been shaken by nn earth
quake, the shocks being repeated many
times last night and throughout to
day. So tar as is at present known
there were no casualties but details
reaching here are meagre.
The present disturbance Is consid
ered part of the seismic movement of
which the greatest development was
the earthquake of January, 1915, when
thousands of persons were killed at
Avezzano. In that region the shocks
have continued ever since.
Of Great Violence.
Rome, (via Paris). —An earthquake
of particular violence has occurred
along the Adriatic coast between Ri
mini and Cesena. At the latter town
a dozen people were injured by the fall
of Cornice.
Father Alfant, director of the observ
atory at Florence, predicts a repetition
of tlie earthquake which extended to
the Venetian provinces.
FRENCH AIRMEN
SHELLED METZ;
VERDUN FRONT
Paris. —Several attacks were made
by German troops on the Verdun
front last night in an effort to capture
a redoubt at Avocourt. The official
statement of today says the Germans
W6TP repulsed ouch time mid that they
lost heavily.
The French troops after severe
fighting captured a German fort on
the northeast slope of Hill 301.
Three German trenches nortli of Hill
287 were raided by French forces,
which killed or captured the occupants
of these positions.
On the Verdun front east of the
Meuse the artillery on both sides was
active during the night.
Two French aeroplanes dropped 80
more shells on the railway station at
Metz on the night of May 10.
At Hill No. 304.
Berlin (via. London).— I The repulse
this morning of three attacks by the
Frenc hagalnst German positions on
Mill 304, northwest of Verdun, was an
nounced by the war office today.
FOR FIRST HAND
FACTS, MEXICO
Washington.—The state department
is determined to secure information
at first hand on the attitude of Mexi
can citizens toward the American pun
itive expedition and on other condi
tions in Northern Mexico, It became
evident today. Consul Marion Letcher,
stationed at Chihuahua, arrived at El
Paso last night on orders to discuss
with General FunHton conditions in the
state of Chihuahua, and to make a
similar report by telegraph to Wash
ington.
The department announced that oth
er consuls would be ordered from their
posts temporarily for similar confer
ences during the next fetv weeks. Mr.
Letcher and other consuls may be
called to Washington if the telegraphic
reports prove Inadequate. It was ex
plained that means of communication
in Mexico are unsatisfactory and thut
was the solo reason for the action
planned.
BAR OVER HALF GALLON
TO EACH PASSENGER
Steubenville, Ohio.- Officials of the
Kteubenvllle, Wcllsburg and Welrton
Railway Company have announced
that beginning today passengers from
Steubenville bound for West Virginia
destinations will not be permitted to
carry a. package containing more than
one half a gallon of Intoxication! llq
quor.
They said this action was necessary
because passengers have been carrying
so many packages of wet goods that
regular patrons of the line have been
greatly Inconvenienced.
AUSTRIAN AIRPLANES
ACTIVE NEAR VENICE
Rome, (via Parla.) —An official dis
patch from Italian headquarters at Udine
reported that Austrian aeroplanes are
displaying great activity and have made
several attacks on towns In the vicinity
of Venice. It Is stated that the attacks
have caused Insignificant material dam
age. that no lives have been lost and no
military results accomplished.
LABOR AGAINST PARADE.
Seattle, With. A resolution oppos
ing the preparedness parade to be held
here June 10th and urging all mem
bers of organized labor not to partici
pate In the demonstrations were made
public here today by the Central La
bor Council. The question provoked
considerable dlscusalon at. a meeting
Inst night but the resolution was
adopted without a dissenting vote. The
council voted to participate In an anti
military parade to be given soon.
BY PANAMA OFFICERB.
New York. Heven officers attached
to the garrisons In the Panama canal
zone will have charge of the business
men’s training camps at Plattsbnrg
this year, it was announced here today
They will be beaded by Major Peter
Murray of the 2!Hh Infantry, who will
be camp commandant.
The assignment of officers from the
canal zone is due to the dearth of
available men In the eastern depart
ment owing to the numerous trans
fers to Mexico and the border.
ASQUITH AT CORK.
Dublin, (vis London) —Premier Asquith
left here this morning for Pork where he
will arrive, this afternoon. Ho Is ex
pected to hold several conferences with
the nationalist leaders In the south of
Ireland after which he will return to
Dublin.
4 MICE, LONDON TO N. Y„
TO EBCAPE THE ZEPSI
New York. -Four mice, whoso
ancestors had been Inoculated with
tumor germa for 16 years, took up
their residence today In the Crock
er Cancer Research laboratory at
Columbia University. They were
sent here from London to escape
the danger of Zeppelin raids.
In the last German air raid over
London a bomb waa dropped near
the laboratory where the mice
were being kept and It was decid
ed to send them to the United
Htates for fear that another bomb
might destroy the work of years.
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BERSTORFF
WARNS ALL
GERMANS
IN U. S.
Washington. Germany, through
Count von Bernstorff, has instructed
all German consuls In the United
States to admonish German citizens In
their districts to scrupulously observe
American laws. This was done in an
effort to end various alleged violations
of American neutrality.
It was said at the German embassy
that the Instructions were designed to
prevent plot or lawlessness on the part
of German citizens who might be dis
posed to engage In such. The German
government, it was said, looks with
great disfavor upon any such conduct
and desires that they shall not engage
In any undertaking in any way out
side the law.
It was not disclosed whether specific
cases have been brought to the atten
tion of the German government but it
was made clear that Berlin officials
want tlie United States and its people
to understand that they have not
countenanced any illegal affairs with
which German citizens or sympathiz
ers In this country have been connect
ed.
Count von Hernstorff’s Instructions
wore received last night and were for
warded to German consuls immediate
ly.
»
From Berlin.
Washington. The ambassador act
ed on instructions from the Berlin for
eign office. Tlie announcement was
made in an official statement from
the German embassy:
In consequence of cases which have
occurred of late the German embassy
has sent instructions to all German
consuls in the United States to strong
ly Impress upon German citizens liv
ing in their districts that it is their
duty scrupulously to obey the laws of
the state In which they reside.”
THIRD DAY’S BALLOTING.
NEW METHODIST BISHOPS
Saratoga Springs, N. Y.—The third
‘lay of voting for seven new bishops
or general superintendents of the
Methodist Kpiscopal ehurch opened to
day with the announccmnet that no
election had resulted from the fifth
ballot, cast late last night.
Before proceeding with its legisla
tive business the sixth ballot was
taken.
The fifth ballot showed many
change. President Herbert Welch, of
Ohio. Wesleyan University, was the
leader, with 4 votes. Following in
order came Thomas Nicholson, secre
tary of tile board of education, 439-
A. W. Leonard, Heattlc, 428; Secretary
W. F. Oldham, of the foreign mission
ary hoard, 428: Matt K. Hughes, Pasa
dena. Cal.. 419; Chancellor Franklin
Hamilton, of the American University
Washington, D ,C„ 396; C. B. Mitchell.
387; President E. S. Tipple, of Drew
rheological Seminary, 385; E. G. Rich
ardson, Brooklyn, N. Y., 298; C. E.
Locke, Los Angeles. Cal., 288.
BAKER’S READY,
NEW ARMY BILL
Washington.—Only approval by the
house of the conference report on the
army reorganization bill was neces
sary today to complete the legislation.
The senate complete its part In the
legislative process last night when it
adopted, without a record vote, the
conference report on the measure. Fi
nal action by the house Is looked for
within a day or so, when the bill, the
flrHt of the admnißtnttlon's big pre
paredness measures, will lie laid before
President Wilson. With his approval
of the hill steps Immediately will he
taken by Secretary Baker In consul
tation with tlie army general staff to
put the measure Into effect.
ARRESTED; GOVT DRUGS.
Washington.—Dr. Frank Luve, first
sergeant In the United States army
medical corps, today awaited hearing
on a charge of possessing Illegally a
large quantity of narcotic drugs be
longing to the government. lie was
arrested at his home near Hyattsvllle,
Md., last night.
ART EDUCATION IN SCHOOLB.
Washington. Art education in pub
lic schools, libraries and universities,
and city planning were the principal
topics before the American Federation
of Arts In convention here today. Del
egates attended a memorial meeting
and exhibition on tlie paintings of Jno.
W. Alexander in the Corcoran Art Gal
lery.
Get What You
Ask For!
Warnings against
substitution are less
needed than form
erly.
People understand
the motives of the “I
have something just
as good” kind of
storekeeper.
They prefer the
man who places
character above prof
it.
Good merchants
never try to shove
out a substitute.
When you see an
article advertised in
this newspaper and
you want it—ask for
it by name.
And when you ask
for it, insist on get
ting it, and not some
thing else.