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NW E TIME FOR ACTION
BAG OF PRISONERS SWELLING
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Work of U. S. Vessels.
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stricken, had no time for • *ati
back like so many
or the receiver if the coun-
bi
>r. ea little as he did that which
chami
than an hour before he was led into
to Just
books on physical research.
hile the
That Imper America.
WASHINGTON, D. c.
Mai
years have
li
same
replace
the
in the brotherhood
on being
of arms with the American nation.
TOUNTEDSTAIES
(Continued ea Pago Sevan.)
PRESIDENT UK
"The marines are at a
enthusiasm at the prospect of foretgn
BRAZIL PREPARING
ple and that it will
be united with them
TO DECLARE WAR
Inc part they have
ly his call at the white house. where
UPON PRUSSIANS
VILLA'S BROTHER
warfare.
Announcement to this ef-
noon after the loss of 458 Ilvee in the
t
u8
BRYAN URGES BUYING
abiding citizens freedom
"The justness of our war meas-
following the closing of the banks'
William J. Cline, assistant cashier
of the Auburn State bank. was also
the same lofty plane as outlined
by
United
n
set enide l
gllyng
of time to make
MURDER MYSTERY IN IOWA.
the men refused to halt
when the police found her body In a
much
noes which they have shown to me
churches at this Uma
(Continued on Pace Two.)
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SQUARE DEAL FOR
ALIEN RESIDENTS
Urges Employment of Eminent
Engineering Skill to Make
Structure Absolutely Safe.
Suggests That Conditions Are
Being Aggravated by Delay.
Alternative Proposals.
Wilson Deprecates Discrimina-
tion Against Unnaturalized
Germans and Austrians.
of American Army Will Be
Made Lieutenant General.
JAPANESE WARSHIPS
NOW OPERATING IN
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
BALFOUR UTTERS
HEARTYFAREWELL
Benno
bridge
DOING FINE WORK
IN WAR WATERS
PERSHING HOLDS
FINALCONFERENCE
‘Aril
pedition to France Believed
. to Have Been Settled.
Hun Army Thro
fusion by In
. slaught of Ro
treat Becomes
Rout
today
the
and
Friday
vimt to
Other South American Repub-
lics Probably Will Then
Follow Suit.
Crown Prince’s Veterans Shat-
tered and Driven Back With
Heavy Loss in Attempt to Re-
cover Vauclerc Plateau From
the French.
Head of British War Mission
Waxes Eloquent on Eve
of Departure.
Policeman
[le with the
> chart and
TOWAi
LINES
May M.—
ompamsing
an will
cousin.
SHENECTADY,
.•The General
n. who
II. Dial,
r• bi
mice
Kihg’s Cousin Expresses Deep
Admiration of Motives
to Have Been Sunk by Ad-
miral Sims’ Fleet.
ITALIAN PRINCE,
ONWARMISSIGN,
VISITSPRESIDENT
ad nis
low and
town, one 1
denta." -
So unexpected and
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torpedoing of two large vessels, one
the British transport Transylvania, of
tied on In the Mediterranean a sub-
marine campaign of extreme vigor.
WRECKERS OF BANKS
TAKN IN CUSTODY
Preetdent Wiison at the white house
today, delivered a personal 'letter ot
teufettation from King Victor Em-
mahuet and in « formal address told
of the joy felt by the Italian people
was about to happen.
His every demeanor showed Waite
elergyman piyed Waite read Keate
poems with an intensity that was un-
canny.
the coat of their present contract.
M them continue their contract with
the American peo
also in the future I
pre 1.
acted.
Waite went to his 'death with the
taintest trace of asmile on hie lipa.
He was by far the least concerned of
the little crowd in the death chamber.
He ecanned the witnesses calmly, al-
Determined. It la believed, to try
to atarve out the allied Saloniki ex-
though three are permitted by law.
Admiral D. W. Coffman, now at-
tached to the Atlantic fleet, la the
man who holds the title. • He la out-
ranked only by the commander of the
fleet, Admiral Mayo, who holda the
rank of full admiral.
AMERICANPK
for knowing______ -
submarine, and In those weeks
Italian drive compels the T
rush many reserve divisions I
east, originally destined for 1
to aid the hard primal A
Special mention is made
Roma war office of the a
rendered by the Brittsh artl
Clever Piece of Strata
The vietorlous Italian oar
the eUmax to one of the
The largest subscriber
bonds today waa F. B. M
ley A Co., who took IKI
000.
Goal. .. ,
. ployes,
plenty
thia leap that on a front d
miles Austro-Hungaran troops,
two men is that they "feloniously
conspired to commit the crime of
larceny and received deposits while
LONDON, May 14.—Italy**
army has taken a sudden ie
ward Trieste, heart of "Italia
Since. Present Battle Began
British and French Have
Captured Nearly 30,000 Un-
wounded Teutons; Compar-
ative Quiet on Aisne Front.
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y
of Ral-
l. bbl ns
company today i
200.000 renthe
also buy bonds
payments.
PHILADELPHIA
The City of Broil
wilt Bay 51,6000,0
bonds, It waa ana
-CHICAGO, Muy
hundred bond ealt
began a systematic
y elect-
school
i portent
tiernoon
The forelgn ottice today, tollowing
the action of the congrensional com-
mutes. ssnt telegrama to the chan-
cellories of other south 'American re-
publics, explaining to them just what
this stand with the United States
means. "
n meet
Uh Mr
prayers of the Rev. A. N. Peterson.
‘ t preceded him into the death
Wait gutetly replied. And he re
sumea his terrible calm—a calm that
was not broken by prayer, that was
not moved by the tenra »t his brother.
Frank; that did not disappear when
the ashen-faced brother told Welts
his mother was dytng in her Grand
The Thterborough R
Transit company today
scribed for 51,000,000 of
bonda.
Manor.
Feder-
motored
2 and
Manor
, United
tion.
yourselves.
her inaction
1 insdste4
Hla relikion I don’t know Maybe it
can be best defined <u a sort of splr-
a itualinm, abd again I am not nure But
George-
keman.
retreat." much less for any _
detense. Their first line*
unatorg
June 1.
ton An-
ra"
Murder Expert,
h Electrocuted
ths American's circulation in Aus.
th and Autin's trade territory ex-
ceeds by more than 50 per cent,
that of any newspaper over pub-
shed in the Capital dty,
. A< . . ; ' 1
appeal pursuers and policemen.
I kind- Frank A. Lauer in a atrugi
man waa ahot throuzh the
Jacob H. Schiff is a firm
ifever In the bonda He
Hevea they will jump
per cent Interest
80001
n
red for
part of
• Jour,
ondertul
by his
ndmirers
er Mr
her .on
— vernt
ell dooms that best He insists upon
WITH KM
N
-,s —
through you. thank that
lareer public to whom your i
for the unprecedented personal
fury, for ten hours it raged. It 3
too late for the Austrians to a
reinforcements to the Cato army,
the Itaitans were at the same 5
hammetng away in the Gortidi
tors, following up their bomba
ment with infantry attacka. ' 3
British heavy guns, “evidence of
brotherly co-operation of our all
aa the Rome war office refers
them—had blasted all defense vs
to pieces when the infantry adv
on the Carso front came. The M
of the surprised foe was made or
piste by the rain at bombs 1
machine gun fire from atrei
working hand in hand with the
tantry. Ten tons of bomba w
scattered among tbs Austrian U
by no fewer than lie machine?
hirh nitch of events, would have graduated on June
set of foreign 1, 191s.
The mayor says that the per-
manenc, ths absolute stability. Is
the first consideration He regards
the erest gatee as a minor diffi-
culty. He has doubts of the strength
at the dam as ft ataada today aad
Wishes these doubts removed from
hi mind Md from the minds of all
cltiaeaa Thu can be done, be sus
STAB
rj ar je Sam s
pamLot xaioe, sturntt m.
mayor's statement or communication
^1-^ «.y 20 1011.
To the Honorable City council of
the City of Austin, Texas;
On April M. 1916, and again on
Nov. 1, 1314, in written communl:
tract with the dam bliders, and thetr-ecupntionn.
With the amount thus saved, Ki a their.oecuauonn
half miinon dollars, finish the dam
in our own secure way; rebuild
it to stand for all time not for
twenty-five years only; substitute
undoubted stability of structure for
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I I ‘ "if
W. Waite,
CHICAGO, May 14,—Thomas
"You will read the message which
the king of Italy, a faithful Interpre-
ter of our country’s thought, hak ad-_________ _
dressed to you. Permit me, however, plays of strategy of the
to express the great sympathy and ----— --------
deep admiration which I feel for this
moot contemptuously. He heeded the
11,000 prisoners beongine
ten times as many division
000 den.
Berlin asserted officially
that the French attacks on
name to the senate within e few days.
With his present rank General
of the
IBS dim-
rill hold
mes of
e fire:
second
William
1 "treet.
against so long aa they mind their --------— ----—
own bustnena and don’t nhow antag- Eect wee.made inthe commons, today
ontem to the American governmeut's
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LEADS ITALIANS - V T
IN GREAT DRIVE ’
AGAINST TRIESTE J
ROCHESTER, N. Y.. May 14.—Go.
in* suddenly insane. Michael Gluntt,
40 years old, this afternoon killed his
daughter-in-law, Mary Gluntt. by
chopping off her head. Brandishing
the bloody knife In one hand and a
heavy revolver in the other, he ran
from the house and fought a running
battle over half a dozen blocks with
: Tb^^bri^m^
♦ a liberty bond cupl i
♦ booming the gifts
LONDON, May 14.—Japan has sent
a fleet of major warships to Medit-
erranean waters to help the British
and French fleets in combating U-boat
Before Going Overseas Leader Falling Off in Number-of Mer-
chantmen Sunk Attributed to
to pursue
DUBUQUE. Iowa, May 14.—The
mysterious ajsappearance of Bernice
Caldwell from the home ft her
senate immediately that the repre-
sentative of the American navy
abroad may associate on even rank
with the British and French com-
manding officers.
There is at present only one vice
admiral in the Americn i
rations addressed
protested against
and delay at the dam. . ------
that, in my judgment, the firm and
the absolutely necessary ster..to.be
taken in maturing any intelligent
plea for finishine the dam waa E
careful investigntion and report. to
' by a competent engineer
navy, al- their trenches when the murderous
tiro from the French "seventy-fives'
♦ NEWS OF LIBERTY LOAN
attacking voley on the G
Tungaradorna hedtluld the A
Into fancied security. It cry;
last ptace to expect a blow,
the “drum Are" started, and
it was kept up with over Inert
now exists. It is the part of sanity
and national good benn to avoid ary
implications of S»^u*t persecution."
ALLEGED AUTOMOBILE
THIEF KILLED BY POLICE
WASHINGTON, May 11—With re-
porta reaching the navy deparument
ot,tremendously effective work by the
American destroyer flotilla in the
submarine sone. Secretary Daniels
announced this afternoon that Presi-
dent Wilson would appoint Rear Ad-
miral William S. Sima, commander
of the force, a vice admiral.
The nomination will be sent to the
I I. :
ministration officials and ths French
and British missions. Other confer-
ences between the president and Mer-
shal J off re brought out broader de-
talls of these plane.
Pi rtalag to Be Promoted.
It waa late when General Pershing
left the white house. Before he did
so it was reported on high authority
that before Perching leaves for
France, or very coon after he arrives
there, he will receive the renk of
lieutenant general. This will requtre
the approval of congress, and it la ex-
urso should be matched by the fmr- McFarland, prenident of the Auburn
urns "nouid do matcned or 1° mr State bank ana the Morgan Park
Stats bank, was arrested tonight.
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ITAL
wer polley. The following appeal to
the public to treat them fairly was ta-
sued today by the government’s offi-
cial press bureau, the committee on
public information:
qmithabeencbrousat.to.the “tte: pedition anto cut i tf trom rein-
terra mantmisaig forgements,germany. has ot late cAP-
laborers who have not completed
nearly 16,000 Iona, had been made
public ottictaily.
Preetdent Wilson for the
States.
was not afraid of death. Until lees
PRESBYTERIANS ADJOURN.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala., Ma 14.—The
general aseembly of the Southern
Presbyterten church cloned late today
after concluding the question of a
union with the northern Presbyterian
body In a heated debate thia morning.
The amsembly agreed to the appoint
ment of a committee to coater with
a similar committee of he northemn
body, but added in the femojutlon that
such a union between the northern
The machine was recognised by the_______ ____ — ____ ,. ___
policeman, who fired three shots aften mother last aturda waa solved today
ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 14—Patrol-
man Degam late this afternoon ehot
and killed John W. Tucker of Dupo.
III., whom, the police aay. was escap-
ing in an automobile belonging to Dr.
W. A. Rowe of Kirkwood, Mo. Tucker
was riding with John J. Edwards, who
la belftg held. ,
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LIBERTY LOAN BONDS {
1 DALLAS, Texas. Mey 14.—William
’ Jennings Bryan addressed- 6000 peo-
pie at the Fair Park Coliseum here
tonight and urged them to demon-
: rtreto their patriotism by support-
’ Ing the president and purchasing
, liberty loan bonda In his temper-
ance addrees he stated that a na-
tion that could raise seven billion
in a day could do without the sa-
loon tax. He Also stated that wom-
en suffrage and prohibition would be
inevitable result of thia war. He
remonstrated at the use of grain
, for making alcoholic beveragea
BEHEADS WOMAN AND
BADLY WOUNDS OFFICER
than he read the Bible, but prepar-
ing for the “beautful adventure." s
he called it. ho left off the berious and
I Haplda home.
"I pray for him in his cell," the
clergyman said, tonight, "and he
amiles et ms and thanks ms calmiy.
great and nobis country.
"As an Italian, sailor and prince, I
consider it a happy omen that I and
my colleagues, who have been chosen
by the goverzntent from khong the
worthiest, should be the symbols sof
the tultiliment of a sincere aspiration
of ours. I rejoice that Italy now is
united in a brotherhood of arms with
their naturalteation. Buch doubtful
Mal la contrary to the spirit of ths
president’s proClamaUon of April 6,
which definitely promisee to iaw-
GEiEAla CADOBNATasisa
paper guerenteea. But as there are
other men as wine and aa honest
as I am who greatly prefer the
method of guarantiee, as set out
in our proeont contract with the dam
bulider, at even a much greater
not to the city, to the direct pur-
shase plan, and aa my supreme wish
is to finish the dam on any safe
and reasonable plan, and am not
wedded to any exclunive plan, I am
pertectiy willing, if my oollenzues.no
esire, to subttute a plan' with
guaranteoa at a greater cost, for a
municipal ownership plan at a less
wet. This latter method, the guar-
inly method, would be for the
sreditors to finish the dam, aa we,
ihe city, reasonably want it rin-
(shod; we, the city, after oompstsnt
sviee, to tell them howl deduct
the additional coot, which is euro
to come from what we would other-
Wine owe them, end after we have
reimbursed our expendituren from
the ghostly chamber he
resorted to poetry. Even
The police believe Edwards mart
Tucker were membore of I__g
11 automobile thieves who have ____
stenling machines In St. Louis. CM-
Jeago, Bpringfleid and other cilea.
Reports that twenty-eight Ger-
man submarines had been accounted
for during the last week by American
and British patrol boats went uncon-
firmed at the navy department today.
It was pointed out ‘that all reporta
on the capture or destruction of Ger-
man submarines were withheld for
several reasons, one the psychological
effect on Germany and the other that
Germany herselt may not know, and
thus be able to replace a lost vessel.
“When a German submarine leaves
Ha base," said an official, "it is not
expected back for five weeks. It takes
supplles to last that length of time
and is given a certain sea area in
which to operate.
"When that ‘supmarine goes out the
Goman admiralty loses all track of
it and doos not know until the bub-
marine either returns or fails to re-
turn what has become of it. .
" "If the Americano or British vere
and to all thorn that accompany
me" I
lS 10 hi ’ - . " L- ' .
PROMOTION FOR ‘BLACKJACK' SHIPPING LOSSES REDI
LONDON. May 14.— rhe ‘German
crown prince again threw tresh
troops against the new French Unco
on the Veuclere plateau, "leaping
board" toward Laon. Again the at-
tempt ‘ was shattered. The Teuton
storming waves had scarcely left
1.
Mayor Wooldridge submitted to
the city council Thursday morning
his suggestions relative to the com-
pietine of the dam. In his com-
munication to the council he goes
into the question in a very thor-
ough and comprehensive manner and
proposes several alternative plana
The mayor expresses the belief that
the least expensive method for the
city would be to effect a compro-
mise with the dam builder* And take
over and complete the dam without
any -year guarantee, making the
structure so strong that no guar-
antee will be necesary, but is wil:
Ing It should be completed by the
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MAYOR WOOLDRIDGE A:
SUBMITS PMNS TO
action.
As he has previously indicated.
Major Wooldridge mays the prelim-
inary atop mint be a critical in-
apecton by an eminent hydraulic en-
gineer and a report by him showing -—,
just what must bs done to make the who
dam abeolutely permanent and Indo- - -
structibie by nods or drift. This
ho conmiders neceseery whether Ate
completion of the structure is to be
done by the city, by the original
bullders or by the receiver. He ex
presses the belief that the bullders
are finaclally unable to undertake
the work, end that it must be done
by the dty after a compromise has
boon effected or by the receiver.
*7 am proud. indeed. Mr. Pres-
deal," the prince aaid. " belonging aa
"| I do to a hous which has never con-
cetved royal power otherwise than as-
sociated with the most complete Jib
- erty of the people, to have Sin
On the eastern front, north at
Petrogtad war ottica, 1 hanks 1---
nose with which we treat in our pri-
ShvS Si^ ’JaVnot'X*- #usasre
h -I0! William J. Cline, i
plated the formal procesnes of acquir-
ing eitizenship. Employers who make
this 'the basis of dlscherglng them
will ereat dissension where none
n pea led
Anugh-
tored to
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try late this afternoon at the Na- anavpromnsea" them AEelnutmGsrmap.
- - dub. It followed elm por or thi government.
RIO DE JANEIRO. May 14 —Brasil
la rapidly approaching adhesion to
the attitude of the United States In
the war. Only a few remaining steps
need be taken for completion. j
Following the stand of President
Braz and Minister Pocanha, the con-
gressional committee today agreed
that Brasil should align herself with
the greet northern republic. This ad-
hesion, it was speciticlally pointed out.
applles to the United States only and
must not be considered as approval
of the program of the European al-
Ilea
. The. assumption of such a stand has
boon forecast for the post two or
three days not only in the utterances
of government officials. ,but also In
articles appearink In ile most re-
sponsible newapapers of the country.
BrssIl’s attitude is to be pitched on
WASHINGTON. May 14—Preal-
dent Wltoon ta determined that un-
naturalized Germans in thia country
eball not be molested or discriminated
alumni
. et 4
I’ P.t-
reet
Vauclerc plateau were beaten off.
A succesatul raid on French Unes
at Apremont were also reported by
the German war office.
• wounded, but
Cumonentsarety ezmccsufugrco: by common Ideala for the carrying out
1 these wort."then Riht"MOn o the work ot liberty and civi2-
Arihu mgmion t uTuottM statn The prertdent, replying, pratmeaehe
gave hia farewell word to this coun- Itallans for the daring part they have
arrested. The charge against the
this I know. he is absolutely con-
vince thst he will go on living.
"This terrible thing neems to be. In
hie estinatien, an adventure. Ho I*
in the city’a interest. . ...
. It to now about twenty months
sines anything has been done by
anybody at the dam, looking to the
completion of that rtructure. In
the meantime, power la daily going
to waste and the dam and the deli-
cate and costly machinery In the
- power bouse are deteriorating: end
. In addition to these materiel in-
jurles to the dam and power house
and Ite contenta, the reputMion of
Austin for capacity and courage con:
tinues to suffer. Bad conditions at
the dam are ebout aa they were
when I laat nddressed you. only ag-
gravated by the gnawing topee of
time. Once more the lake is about
to be emptied without reference to
our wishes and- interests, and- the
time la beginning to approach when.
If we do not do nomething at the
dam, our right to impound the
waters there and our right to use
theme stored waters for power pur-
pones will be gerioualy endangered.
Would Employ Engineer.
I have been unable, after much
thought upon thia subject, to ar-
rive at arty other preliminary for
the resumption of work al the dam
but an investigation and report In
the city". Interest by soms emi-
nent engineer, nor have I met any
thoughtful man who has carefully
consdered the subject who pro-
poeos say other preliminary stop, nor
have I bo<n abie to arrive at any
other ultimate, final and ettecuve
solution at the dem situation than
the one or ths other of those stated
in my communication to you of
Nov. 1 past, which communication
I shall road and file as s part here-
of. But in this communicauon to
yourseives I shall modify and stress
one of the alternatives for the com-
pletion of the dam which I stated
but did not atress in my/communi-
cation of Nov. 1, l»14.
Personally I fa strongly believe
now as I did in November past that
thedFlse thing for this dty to do is
-Hreaty discount our present con:
dlera, the second Ines, overru
friend and foe, were thrown
indescribable panic, and the
behind just fled as fast and aa
as they could.
When the blow had struck h
General Cadorna’s right wing I
less than ten miles from Tri
There it stands now, besting off
ter "come backs" by the Au
Hungarians who have -m
rallied. Nine thousand fighters
were oa the Austrian Ode when
burprime camo are nofamong
counter attackers They are
oner. In Itahan hands. Tk.no
The proportion of prisoners
rarta and rooming house in the outakirts of the
a gang of etty. Apparently she had died otsuf-
ave boon tocation. Two men noquatntances of
ths dead woman are being held pend-
In* a coroner’s investigation.
area patfol led by the lost supmarine
la free from danger to merchant veg-
eels"
concerning the activitits of the
American flotilla, the mme official.
Who has had access to the cohnden-
tial reports of Admiral 81ms Said;
"There la no doubt that the pres-
ence of American destroyers haa been
largely responsibie for the reduction
in merchant tonnage lom in the war
zoe last week.
"Although it may not beem prob-
eble. we know it to be true that e ves-
eel just beginning the work of hunt
Ing submarines is far more effective
than one which has been on patrol
work for a year or more. I have no
doubt a number of German sub-
marines have been captured or de-
stroyed by the joint petrol."
To obtain officers for the inereenad
navy Secretary Daniels today author-
tsed the graduation on June 14 thia
year of the third dam at Annapolis
which. In the ordinary courae of
• have
stay In
Spurns Reltglous Cohsolation. pected* President Wllsoo wUl mnd hla
Welte spent his tart svening almost -
Ham s: dims now la charge of Amer-
Icon naval operation. In European
waters l. to be appointed a vice ad-
miral by President Wilson.
Win Be Ranking Officer.
With his new title General Peish,
Ing will be ranking officer of the
United States army There ere only
two American office ra now holding
the rank of liqutenant general, both
retired. They are Gen. Netoon A
Miles and Gen. 8. M. B. Young.
Officer, for the marine force to be
commanded by Col. Charles A. Doyen
were benig melected today.
Incidentally, the marine corp*
launched a drive for an additional 10,-
000 recruits authorized in the bill
signed by Preetdent Wiison Monday.
The marine corps ta preparing to
train other unite for eerlr bervice in
Francs The reinforcements will be
drilled at the new barracks now being
const rue tod at Quantico. Va. and at
Norfolk. Philadelphia and Mara
Islana.
beryice." mid General Barnett. an-
noondng a "marine corps week" from
June it to it. By the end of thi. time
he expects the corp, to be recruited to
full war strength.
chased them back under cover. Aside
from this vain attempt by the Ger-
mans there was no action on a major
scale in the west during the last
twenty-four hours
Between Soisoons and Auberleve
the line comprising the Aisne aha
Champagne fronta, the French have
taken 8600 prisonerm These be-
longed to four different diviatons,
40,000 men, and many were un-
wounded.
The British in that period took
WASHINGTON, May 14.—"We
leave thl» country even more con-
vinced than when we came to it.
thet the United States of America
when they take a great cause in
hand, a cause which appeals to none
of the lower motives they ere not
going to relax their endeavors for
makers
meed to
of th»
in ex-
atnistra-
held by
aasoci-
nrz3-A--
OSsINING, N. Y- May 24—With
the same calm demeanor that charac-
terized hl* stay in the death house
Dr. Arthur Warren Waite unflinch-
ingly walked to his deeth in the elec-
tric chair at Bing Bln* prison tonight
for the murder of his father-In-law,
John E. Peck, wealthy merchant of
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Three shocks were necessary. At
11:11 o’clock Dr. mos C. Bqulre,
prison physician, pronounced Waite
Prince Udine was attired in the full
dree, uniform of the' royal Italian
navy and wore the odlor of the An-
nunziata, the highest Italian order,
end one conferred only upon members
of the royalty. —
Before going to the white house the
members of the mission yaid culls to
Secretary of State Lansing, Secretary
of Wer Baker and Secretary of the
Navy Daniels Returnin* to the Ital-
Han embassy, the delegation held a
several hours’ conference with Am-
bassador Dicellere and mapped zut
the work to be done here In co-opera-
tion with officials of this government.
The next few days will be spent
by the delegation In social prelimi-
naries By Monday It is expected the
actual work of the mission will be
undertaken end the meeting, held
with thi. government’, representative,
on problem, of shipbuliding. agricul-
ture, fuel and war suppllea
menace thi. advance spells to
•b eo grave that Italy reJoicod
as not since the Gorista vet
France and England made 1
Cadorna’e drive by their own
sive in the west
The entente "big push." n
everted e powerful ausfro-d
offensive to put Italy out 3
war. On the other hand, the |
sides showing
and wounded,
entirely unexp
chosen, together with the gentiemen
of this mission, to greet xuon be-
half of my king snd country.
o. #
slone except for the two hours pre-
vious to his execution, when the Rev.
Dr. A. N. Peteron was with him
praying. He Iietened to the cler-
WASHINGTON, May 14. — Final
plans for the participation ot Ameri-
can troops on the French front were
made at an extended conference be-
tween President Wilson and Maj. Gen.
John J. Pershing, who will lead the
first American divibion overseas, late
this afternoon.
General Pershing called at the
white house at 4 o'clock. He had
been busy all day with war depart-
ment otticials, working out detalls of
the expedition.
It was the first time the general had
met Preetdent wilson, sad after the
conference it was mid it probably
would be the last before General
Pershing departs for France. Presi-
dent Wilson set forth very plainly hl.
views concerning the part the United
States forces must play.
General Pershing knows just what
will be expected of him in France.
The uses,t which the first American
force/will be put were worked out at
the recent conferences between ad-
navy. Secretary Daniela announcing
thia afternoon that Rear Admiral Wil-
Insolvent"
State's Attorney Hoyne, who
caused the arrests, obtained another
warrant for Mark P. Bransfield, Mc-
Farland's partner, who was vice
president of both institutions, but
Brangfieid could not be found.
Hoyne declared the bulk of the
bank's assets In mortgages were tor-
gorles
AUSTIN. TEXAS, FRIDAY
.4
com-
his
al to
he said good-bye to President WI-
•on on behalf of himself and the
other members of , the mission.
Although no official statement was
forthcoming from either the state
department or the white house con-
cerning Mr. Balfour’s call upon the
president, it was admitted by mem-
bers of the British mission that the
plans of the Pershing expedition
wars discussed
Mr. Bsifour's talk to the news-
paper men was a sort of heart to
heart meeting.
“After all," he said, “the co-
operation of two great countries is
not merely the question of working
through the Instrumentality of ex:
porta, the sending of men here and
there with the proper distribution of
your naval forces, the method by
which the financial operation can
beet be secured, or all the other end-
lees questions which have come up
for dally discussion. Those are all
Important They don't stand alone.
“Thore is bomething in a sympa-
thetic and mutual comprehenaion.
there la bomething the worth of
which cannot Indeed be estimated
merely >by enumerating army corps,
or millions or billions of dgjlars, the
cataloguing of destroyers, but which
to represented by nomething differ-
ent more spiritual, more important
—a sympathy of soul between the
two great and free peoples, who are
not only engaged In a common teak,
but are conscious of their mutual co-
operation.
“Gentlemen, you have shown dur-
ing the month’a experience which I.
have of 'your, labors that the Ameri-
can press is animated by the high-
eat patriotic prlnclplee; that it haa
ahown ttaelt. eo far aa I am con-
earned, aa incapable of mtsrspresent-
Ing or perverting In the sma llest par.
ueutar anything which I may have
said or done.
"These are, I suppose, the last
words I shall say in public before
I leave the hospitabje area of yor
great country. May I not only thank
you, as I have just imperfectly tried
to do, for the ehare you have taken
In any such sueceme aa the mie-
Mon may have had, but may I.
Pershing would be junior to all the
generals now in command of forces at
or near the front, including even the
elereymetf,™"ho on t whom *bu wish all American officers to Europe, or
4awn.sai'.'sres
"There m nobody, thank you." mandera The some is true at the
h. each
rppine
or any
ra. Mc-
sr was
Ht han 1(
> order,.
EL PASO, Texas, May 1;_
Ilte Villa, brother of Ffncisco
w^e taken Into custody by "
agents on his arrival from San
today. It is reported he vra
ning a new expedition into Mi
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