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EL PASO MORNING TIMES SUNDAY. MAY 5 1918.
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DEMINQ-CAMP
ODELL POURS HOT SHOT INTO
AMERICANS WHO FAIL IN DUTY
DURING PRESENT WORLD CRISIS
Secretary of Federal Land Bank of Omaha Severely Criti-
cize Deming Merchants for Not Attending Meeting in
Big Theater Building; Few Present.
Opens His Address by Asking Women and Children to
Move Into Front Seats Declaring That "A Lot of People
Will Have to Move Up in Front Before War is Over.'
(fining i" j l'- b'i'I Demrnr merchants
In perthiilai came in r..r a evere raa-
ligation at llir hand of Frank '. i:irll
of (naba I' fid ay afternoon it the iatn
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CODY NEWS
em n iifr i in am moon tri't this !
p. Mil thai M in out co near Mai.
i) in rrecpnrt. II. ih most Oer-
n iity in Hi i : i Rutel a city
i h" mora Hermann in it IB pro-
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' popula mm than Berlin every
town fi'il tip Mr Tiif tan
I - tw MM.' their I Would hk
uk in Hi buMneea iiMn nf tin
;i'ii .t-k Dunn if tin tear paltry dollars
llirv by KMtpiai thilr nil. If open
iii.-Hic more to them than wmnina the
v v ir there lit a reporter in itir
if. Hence I Imp he will get that jnd
i 'ii ii in Hi i i!
i tu- trouble in Hila country n iimt
u don't rcalie we are at ar. Iiul
v will realize it before wi'rn through
i in .fralrl The peupie buy liberty
It is -the peni investment in ine oth
and then Hunk it all over. Rut wi
muí win Pv buying bonds ml ihei
tui (fFitina' ii W have a msn'a au.
iil. bcrora u. S will hete lu git
i i 'I give airai ii ah'l nivr nut it It hm l
lull f'iliir. tf rlvilltai
iii f mm c -.r ..lit i.u ii i Mlili rii
pMKli un tin fnilromf "f lliM war.
unir haif hwi hahiiiur r .r yar ñutí
w hav !' ii i "ui t ii tt in n i r lnu :
idilty. Put il ih" licrtiiaii plain 'houlrt
mi i red Valiliiloii wtmlfl br Ih pru
' i m iai op i ui iiT i irrman in Mi' i n a."
Haya Mul M kf I p.
Iirfeirintr In Ihr ipplaunn uhhli
I irrc( MMnr nf hu ifirnaiki the -1 ei k i
th'i larril ' hani lappiitir ann'l win the
i v m . i ' i llirrn ruoilftll prutlr In'
j I in s anil i 'in '. In ao oil aim turn rtriiilnt
iii-lih rlown anl inahri it pm pr rent
I l.ll Ihii.ing h a Ii piral llttlr Mini i
.ni rity rely tiiv "ii tli gtllitary Klrrttith
I of Itin i nile.l viah' "
i Mtcll iln larfil Mi- war l nnl a
.ir again-t tin- lirnnan nutor-rarv atuti''
l uí wui aaalntt thn Herman eiiple
ii it I Kalil it liuif Hi' Aui'TU an !" '-
i ir "w.tke up." lie i-ulil h ily -in
nuher oí M'r ;uth ipv i-lmi -lull
I .ii Camp nity muí tlml In- and
Mi - itell thank"! i"l thai M aa
it 01 ri I'M' 1 ' in 1 Hi ' i' ip IT ".i i'.' i iiiin 1 1 111 1 11 ar f "
ii-atiru an. I Ih- pi-. ! Ihi-n .niilip. to give linn only un i Ii
' U tiihiB me u if 1 . Ilii'ir intililrv H iPdai-d Ptav ! '
Mi M.tcll "(..'i llic iii '-sa iiHiitieitlott-t lime in tlm in- 1
Inili-h of 1 1. . r in j loiy ..r tin- world and tlmt the soul I d
Amerlra mutt Pa tourhen ltti
i hot iron.
ttealea (.rrmm I If I' h ' 1
In relafiur how Oorrnny ror yrgra
had - i -a i tha tdaa of Oannan em-
I'm v ovar the vrorltl asd how otter
nation even America had arrepicf) It
he aicialmeit "What a aet of damn roola
hai f been ' .Not a alna le Prnaalan
U mytr done anyiliina to advanra hu-
manity in Hie cala of civilization."
:Miinuina. the npeakr told how Ghar
man' liad ome under the (hmilnation
of Pruaalanlam and under II the heart
and all Hie human lympathlra of the
old-time tiiBMera lit art literature ánct
miiaic bad been emanad out and how
the modTn commoirial and induafial
life of Uermauy had come to beotw
or theft of Ideaa from other nation.
In cloalnr. Mr. iMed appealed for a
rettmaecratlon of Americana to their
rountry aald nod hen not mrfoiten the
world but that it had alwaya been
necetsary to fttbt to gain liberty and
to pie nerve it and that America mum
now paaa thrnuah the rtra m O
rreat' i aervlce lu the worldthe er-
vlee of humanity.
Oneral Hwlnion ftpeafca.
While Gfneral Sainton pose tie eat
on the Mre of ihn table an article uaed
by in- i American apeakeri to pound
on. and talked to hla audience In a
free and eaty manner and yet one of
deep 1 1 . . i'.' in openlnr lili
mar' t he aaid that when Ainerha really
doetj uifep up Liberty Loan rampaiinn
will be incidental afraira.. helher the
rir-t or the tTith ano that no rear earn-
Iiaixn will he nerMary. He pitd Itow
hard it I for Amerieani nnoo milea
away frnin the battle line to rcaitxe
a tint the ' Uermarta ari dolut. He tald
ll v. i hat way In Lnajand at flrM.
hut ilia' Hie em ly motto of "Bunlf:enB
a I sual" had been discarded for tire
motto of "Win the War" ai mat ta
ihc 11101 Important bimuieia m the world
mi'! the only liiUiR fiat n-illy mattcra
ju-i no
In 1 fiatiiia bow Germany had pre
mud lor "liar Tir" for more man V)
in recounted the "peaceful pene-
tration" poli' v puraned hy (Jormany Itiat
or houlnir Hie aceda of dltrord int'inid
the t'Opulatloiia of other countrtea an a
to limder Huir rritanr" when fer-
many ikuU beahi the work or con
l'i-ihut iln- world. ilir peaker ah1
tie Hun have overt brown i-very law
ol 1 noil in in and ha 'ven dene
M.it'.i the word war n iln-re It notli-
luif no mailer bow foul they will not
do in win. lie then rrlah'd numnoua
Incident" all "f llim authenlh aleil
ahow ina tiie brutality or uie Ocrinami
in iirrylna out their policy of hum
htlneaa. romm Iliad aa-alitM women
and children and wounded -otdtera.
Ian ratal fcrrera.
"' ir rapan y in ai lo two Id ir mlMakev
both pty'lioloatcal whhh will keep bet
frpm winnlna ihe war. fMw didn't be
in-ir that I nkland would tro Into the
war when ihe invaded trame and later
he dldul belieie that Aluerlra would
1 nine In ' ih-' tared (JCIIOI IT ffw I uto 11.
who tli' ii paid a glowing U'lbute to
Hie rremh nailon and atno to America
ami thf AiiKTli an aohller.
The sneukpr'n description
tank j
ni factor
Ihc jirpienl wnr and wlilcli he
redlP'd with hn Hnr Invented wat rry
iii-tc'llna. Ho told how ho rui Uit
lea frotii an American frac tor In
tented by a ntrten or Peoria. 111. and
how the first taak wa built wtm rreat
awracy. He aald the tank had aerved
the purpose for whleh it was m rented.
that or destroying the efficiency the
enemy had attained through the uaa of
machine run neete.
in rloeint. General Swlnton paid of
conree the big German offenalve ta an
effort to put the British and rrancs out
of buaineaa before the America ai
rive. "Uowever we'll atlll be Iharaj
righting and holdlnr the line Wnen ah
coma but for Oode aake coma quick"
ronduded the speaker amid great ap
plause.
ratrtotle Haafe.
before the apaaklnr HlH Freda Starr
accompanied on the piano by Misa
Marian Klallnrbnry. aang Aroafiea My
Country." wftb auch realtor that MM
was forced to respond to an encore
and at the conclusion of the tneettnr
she sang "Keep the Home riraa Burning-"
A. A. Temke presided and In-
troduced the speakers nh abort but
appropriate remarte. Seated on the plat-
form .were f. A. Ma honey chairman:
Phil MfLaurblln secretary and other
mernbera of the Liberty Loan committee
Hon. Lealle M. Shaw who apoke Friday
night at the Tabernacle wee aleo on
the platform.
PRESIDENT INTERFERES
WITH DEATH SENTENCE
GIVEN TO FOUR OF GEN
PERSHING'S SOLDIERS.
rronilnued From Para Ona.)-
1'ilvate
Conn.:
Oliver
Conn.;
Manley Andonek ew Britain
loyd Apel Worthlnglon Minn.;
barber Warehouse Point;
Hciu-end Detroit mi n . Lr-
neat c. Hell. Mlddlefieid Conn
W . rown . Concord ft. II.
( 1 upper. New Haven Conn. ;
Blchard
Charlea
John J.
i.row'oy New Haven
Parr New feritaln Conn. Maurice ream-
ley drantieviile. It. I.; Peter Oryilee
l.yaagorg Au'Ula Polknd; Julius J
lloiiine Luwett Masa i Howara Ilnnl
Providence It. John W. Jones
Maridan Conn.; Joseph Kaloaauckps.
New Britain Conn.; William T. King
long hiand city. ft. Y. Carl lArson
New ii. Conn.; Jnarph I'. McLaugh-
lin Woboni MaiB. rieorge W. Marshall
r.iirtondale Mass.; Albert J. Pipar Aú-
nala. Maine; (lalden Purvis' llam.ltdn
11 : Arthur 3. Floy .New britam. Conn.;
Joe it iibeu Bonion Mans.; Hafonte
New York; Anthony Simons. Thornton
11 L; Harry W. Riser Monaon Mass.;
Samuel A. Strupp Pepuebecg Conn.;
Karl A. Thompson Boston Maes-; Wil-
liam II. w i ii. Lynn Masa.; Joseph W.
I lesion Jr. providence. B. I.
MU.ing in action Lieutenant Maurice
Bnowden Redmond Pittsburgh pa.
Ml FBI IT CONTRACTS UNTIL JUNE
hy Asaoxlated Prega.
Washington. May I. Contracts for the
Hale of dried peaches apples prunes or
raisins from new crop fruits cannot be
uisdn before June 1 under a ruling today
by the rood administration. The admln-
Miaiion originally ruled that dried fruiti
mi Id be gold by May I of the yoar in
inch the crop la produred. The change
wan made to allow the various Interests
afrecied voluntarily to agree uimmi a rea
sonahlf 1.1-1- on which business could b
done protecting ihe producer manufac
hirers nmt conlumera.
GERMAN Ii
II. S. FLIERS
TO DEATH
In Desperate AerUI Fight Orer
V. S. Linee fa Tool Sector
Both Machine Plunge to
Earth Behind German Line
Wrapped in Maw of Flames.
Daring Airman Single Out Ene-
my Single-Seater and Engages
Assailant: in Thrilling Battle
Which Follows Both Planes
Take Fire.
By Assoc'aied Press.
With ihe American Army in France
May 3. in a desperate air right over the
American Unea nortbwcai of Toul today
Chaa. W. Chapmsn Jr. or Waterloo Iowa
and s (Jermari pilot with whom bs was
fiahilug plunged to earth Inside the Oer-
ftiati linen both their machine wrapped
in names.
ii" American pilots In flat pursuit
machines were patrolling over the Ameri-
can lines when they encountered a Ger-
man formation of an equal number of air-
planes and promptly attacked.
chapman alnrled out one or the euemy
sintfte -scalers and they moved orr bat-
tling desperately auddently both ma-
chines ware seen to burst into Names
and almost at the same time plunged to
the earth behind the aennan Lne.
The four remaining American pilota
cnaaed tna otn?r enemy nucuines back
over their territory but all or them es-
caped ihe four American machines re-
turned asfely.
Amerit an Filers elf With Rose.
It was fthurtiy arter 9 o'clock tbls morn-
ing when thn American patrolling ina-
eh me a left the ground one after the other.
I hey circled above the hangara until they
sot Into a V-bapo rormatton. Then with
tbo roar of motora they bit for the line.
They had patrolled the (tectum once and
were etarttnr on a aecond tour when
sparkling specks were seen In the sky
far away within the German Unas. The
American airmen turned quickly but kept
ihelr formation. The men in the front
Unes watched the two furmatuma and aaw
the German rrotip continue on lta course
and the American planea atarttnr out to
bead them off. The American pilots soon
recognlxed the other formation was Oer
man and went up hlgltcr but the enemy
did not Beem to see them until the Amer
Icana were almost ovrrliead.
Baltle la r.
Suddenly the American formation took a
dive toward the tiermana who awunr
about sharply. Then the machine giins
came Into action and the bejue was on
while watcherB un tin ground were un
able to tell which was which aa all to
machinea darted in and out up and down
and turned ami hanked.
Then one machine a flcrman. left the
formation and another in whleh waa
Chapman followed his gun spitting bul
lets. The German banked and Chapman
did like lac while both were pouring
lead into each other. Two buret of ríame
were eeu and the machine went spin
mug down long tails of fire and amolie
ireamlng out behind them.
ciiapman'a companions continued the
battle wtih the Germán each following
one of the enemy. The German bow
ever soon loal all atotnacp ror the fight-
ing and one after another turned and fled
homeward diving nplnnlnr and-slr-sar
mug in eecape the Ameriran bullets.
The Ainerlcau riyera returned home sad
dened over the loas of their comrade the
Ilrat of their number to fall to return
nttcr retltnr Id boche chapman waa
very popular and was regarded aa an
excellent pilot.
AR ril.LF.RY Mini IN AVRE
REU10M: FRENCH AIRMEN lUUM-
DOTAN EIGHT (.KRNaN AIRPLANE).
By Associated Press.
Psrls. May 3. Ihe statement laaued by
the war uf rice tonight reads:
yThera was no infantry fighting durlug
Iba i "in - or the day but there was great
activity by the oppoalng artillery In tlte
region and aouth or the Avre. uur hat-'
lertes took under Uieir fire and dispersed
bodies of enemy troops south of Villtra-
Bretonneux and before Caatel. There
were lively artillery engagements on lbs
right bank or the Meuae. Light German
airplane were brought down May t and
twelve others gravely damaged rail be-
hind their l.nes during the series of com-
bats with our avlatora."
FA ILL RE OF f.KRMAN ARMS TO
BE FOLLOWED Y PE4CK
DRIVE. BAYS LORD CCCIt.
By Assoc'ated Press.
London. May ;t. in the personal opinion
or Lord Robert Cecil minister or block-
ade the failure of Germany's "knockout
offensive" on tha western front will re-
sult in a big peace offensive directed
mainly aratnst Great Britain and possibly
made in an attractive form but wblcb
will not afford any terms the allies can
look st. '
In this opinion made in a statement to
tha Associated Presa Lord Robert ex-
pressed tha further belief that tha new
peace offensive would be largely for Oar-
man eonaumptlon becauae "tha rulers ot
tiermahy know if they have to rely on
their own resources they cannot hold oat
much longer.
"Par sup aim." Lord Roneru continuad "I
alwaya eapected a peace movesumt as
the immediate consequence of Iba western
offeualve. It evidently is part of tha ane-
ni) 'a plan; but I think it la mainly in
tended for home consumption. It la ex
tremely rash to prophesy on anything
tounerieo with this war. but again u-
preeaitig nay personal oplniou I believe
the German general idea is to continue i
figfitiiuj in the west until they bave rot
complete commercial hold in tha ease
"They hope to establish themselves with
a oermanoptule guvrmuient tn Hussta and
with that country once an lta leer- and its
resources behind them they belksve their
is no Traaaaai why they should nut fight the
murtd Torsi er and be uneottqueraJAle.1
FIGHT
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SENATE IS READY
FOR FINAL BALLOT
ON SEDITION BILL
Agreemem b Reached to Di
pote of CtmimuLt Report
t 4 o'clock Today.
By AsaoHated Preae
weinmnon. May 3 -An agreement
1o
oia at
0 clock .tomorrow on the con
franca report on tna sedition bill
penalising disloyal aera and utterance
wag reached lata today by the aenatc
after another day or attack on feature
alleged to limit rteed'agri of spaaeh and
eatendlng the postmaster general's mail
cenaorahip powers.
Criticism of tha measure was con-
tinued by severs! aanatori. led by Hen-
ator Sherman of ijllnola. Republican
who tram aasalted adminisfrállon or-
finals including Attorney General Orer-
ory and Secretary Baker. The Illinois
aenator e barged fhn attorney general
with taring vigor in prosetttrmr and
with mov mg a Tdnnesaea district at-
torney who was proceeding . under the
enemy "alien law against Malof P. It.
siahiman publiaber of tha itaanviiia
Banner.
heustor Norrts of Meorsska also at
tacked the censorship clause and an-
nounced that he would move rdr its
eitmlnstion. He said tha power pi..-
poned for the postmaster rhrat to
withhold mall whleh he believe would
violate the esplonsge laws -la too rreat
to give any man.
The cettsorablp provision was defended
by Senator Klmy of I'talt one of Its
oulbora and senator McCumber of North
imknta Hepuimcan. The latter dcciercrd
that the lerialatlon will nut harm loyal
American hut i- needed to curb dla-
loyallats.
Attacking the ríanse which would per
mit the portmsater general to decide
what Is unmallable matter Senator Mor-
ris Republican of Nebraska declared
that the power courerred was too great
for any one man.
"What a power this would be In the
bands of an unacrupulous man tn a
political campaign" said Senator Nor-
ria. "Ha could raise a slush fund lhat
would rnake the Liberty loan look like
Xi cents."
Senator King Democrat or Utah re-
piled t:tat the provision would give tha
posuiiaaler general no greater power
than he had lu peace tlmea to stop
fraudulent irhemea.
Seoator Sherman he publican of Illi-
nois said laws already cxteted to punish
such men as w. D. Haywood the I. W.
W. leader and A. c Townley bead or
the Non -partisan league. . "
Senator heed Democrat of Missouri
interrupted to say he offered no de-
feu ae of Townley -but thai the latter bad
denied btfure the senate military com-
mmee pi.it be had made statemems at-
tributable to bun In the nawapapers.
Senator itiVrman read a abatement signed
by aeveutccu aniens of Noith Dakota
who declared Townley had aald that
-American autocfarey dragged us Into
the war that we did not want.
Attacking SecreUry Baker for an al-
leged atatement in an address at Jeraey
City aoine months ago that Georgo
Washington's soldiers "stole ' suythlng
they could lay their bands mi" Sen
atar Bhermsn demanded to know how
we could "blame the liaywooda and
tha Townleys when they deliver dia
tribes against soldiers living when the
speech of the secretary or war was of
the soldiers dead."
Senator Fall Republican of .Tew Mex-
ico said the hill's provisions prohibit-
ing KiurUous remarks sgslnst the Ameri-
can uniform would have subjected Sec-
retary Baker to prosecution. Ha favored
the 111 he said to stop auch crms-
Lang Chase Ends When
Arizona Fugitive Is
Overtaken and Killed
By Aasoclated Press.
Hollirook Aria. May aWesley Kirk
sllss hoy Davis a fugitive from Justice
(oi tha past three year and noted
Oklahoma bad man was shot snd killed
this nit.it after an all night and day
chase over the deserL
k'lrk cama Into local prominence last
night when he attacked and heat up
Mexican after which Ire escaped. Soon
aner una Sheriff W. J. Ballard of Jar
ferson county okla. arrived here with
the information that he wanted kirk
sheriff Newman of una county immedi
ately took np the trail and followed It
all night and moat of the day. When
overtaken kirk fired point blank at the
sheriff without -hitting him. the shrrtrr
ended kirk lira Willi a perfectly directed
shut Hum a 10-30 rifle.
Kirk arrived here with hti uncle Jim
StlUwell rnd a woman. The automobile
In wMcb they were traveltnr is alleged
to have been stolen at Waurika. okla.
on April i: Stillweli and the woman are
lu Jail here. The man 1 alleged tn have
left a wife and four children In Oklahoma
when he eloped with the woman In whose
company ha was arrested They will be
tsken back to uklslioma.
Eleventh District
Exceeds Loan Quota
Over Four Million
By Ajsoctated Press.
Dallas. Texas Msy I. With official
subacrlptious of si.Mtt.suu. the elev-
enth federal reserva district at noon
today exceeded lta mínimum quota of
ihe third Liberty loan by a little more
Iban It.ooooo. and loan cnnmiiitees
everywhere were endeavoring to tn-
aure tha over-subscrtpUon to the
highest possible sum.
among principal clues Dallas Waco
and El Paso stood at the bottom of the
list Ih percentages. In tha order
named. In the remaining one day of
the campaign. Dallas must subscribe
l sra.uuo to reach its minimum of 17-
m.UOO. Campaign commit lees ei press-
ed confidence that the city would "go
ovar Iba top" before tomorrow night.
nniciai subscriptions by nates at
noon today were: Texas. S7g.vw.t-i
Louisiana. wo : a. ma. -...
SuO; New Mexico tf.ttaV.aV a.. : yakV
nouia aiau.eoo.
Situation in France
Satisfactory View
of London Official
By AseoTlated Press.
London May a. A representative at
General Badcliffe director of .military
operations at the war office today auca-
med up Uie military situation on the west
ern front aa foilvwax
"lu the norm while tha Germans failed
in their objective they rgtadn their right
flank ecute by the capture of krnimci.
but we nraat rerard the operation from
the viewpoint aft economy of ffreej and
they usad Op five divisions from the gen-
eral reserve IkteMes aere or eight di-
visions previously employed.
Tbe malts or the paat weak on the
whole were satisfactory berauee the en
amy used up a larger number of fresh
divisions than the allies without strateglr
lesulL in. all be used or the north front
ii trash dlvKlon. besides the nine di-
visions already there.
"Tha affect of Ihe opersttons in the
oorth win be to reduce materially the
number of fresh divisions the Germans
have available.
"Afg to the future the German- bare
large numbered of division recovering
whicbcaa be used anortly. It la dirflcuii
to make an exact comparison of the a lay-
ing power id the two armies hut the
facta shown are in our favor. If the
enemy continue his offenalve in the
north he must Impair his chancea or sue
cese in the south.
"The mam aim is to separate the Anrm-
FrenrTi armies in the south and If the
an amy continue tha campaign in the
north without important results be ts us-
ing up bis forces ta no purpose."
236 Ships Launched
Thfo Year by Ship
Board Figures Shou)
By AM)ciaid Presa.
Washington May 3-Ftact figures on
the progress or the inerciisnt shipbuilding
program ibis year were disclosed today
far tha first time. They show tlial under
direction of the shipping board there
have been launched 336 steel and wooden
vessel' with an aggregate tonnsgc of
There are now operating l7 ship yards
Willi 7U ways In use. There are 3M steel
ways. jh wooden way- either completed
qr under construction; four concrete ways
u ig ways devoted to naval work
Thr tsinti-hlnr or sin I shin Inelmlo IS
vessels with a total tonnage or iJO.fan.
constructed under government contract
and 13 with an aggregate tonnare or I-
tvnaj7 omaincd by reqnintton. ihe
grand total of coutracl and requisitioned
ships already launched l t 33.187 ton
Already delivered are 13S steel vessels
wlih a total tonnage of 977.371.
Wooden mips launched n jmber K wi
an approximate tonnage of v. .
German-Alliance Official
Indicted for Disloyally
By Associated Pre.
St. Louis May a. The grand jury in Its
first psrtlal report to Judge D. P. Dyer
In the United Statea district court today
returned disloyalty indictments arauist
31 men Inlcted five saloonkeeper for
selling liquor lo soldiers snd indicted
men snd one woman on charges or
draft evasion.
Dr. Charles II. Weinberg president of
the Missouri State German-American Alli
ance until Its recent disband men t wss
one of the men Indicted.
Mls Anna Brats was indicted
charge or having signed the questionnaire
or Walter1 Hoffman aa bla wife. He also
was indicted
'Twenty-six man who were arrested in
a raid on an L W. W. meeting recently
were indlc'ed on charrea of attempting
to create disloyalty by circulating 1. W
yv pamphlets.
INTERNAL CONVULSIONS
SHAKE AUSTRIA.
(Continued From Page One !
met and aeVeatad the lufka In engage-"
ments tñ the vlelalty of tha river Jar-
dea. Attache by the Ottoanaa treoe
aa tara as erees! ve day were bcalea on
with heavy lasses ta the eaeaay aad
la the rtrhthsp the British took añore
than 30 prlseaera.
Dispatches f rem Paris announce that
another ef the German long -range goes
engaged la bombarding the French
rapllal ha keen gut out at action
eugh a direct M by the French
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PRO-GERMAN GETS TCN YEAR.
By Associated Presa. I
Sioux rails S. D. May Conrad
Kornemann former president or the south
Dakota branch or the German -Amer: can
alliance and editor of a German language
newspaper here who was convicted In the
Lnlted ütates district court here several
weeks ago of violating the espionage
was sentenced today by Judge J. B. El-
liott to 10 years' Imprisonment and a fine
of it.oot). John ll. Woir. or Kimball a
D. also convicted under the espionage
act waa aeuiuecog hi rive years imprw
onment and flued fl.uOO. Both cases will
be appeal :d.
AVMTORH IMl'REO.
By Associated Pre.
BabVlou M. Y. May L Ensign spencer
T. Alden. of Fort Wayne Ind.. was killed
and Philip P. Mooeei student aviator of
Boston was seriously lujured when i
naval liydroplane whlrh Uiey were oner
atlnr. "aid) slipped" mu feet and rail mi.
Great South bay near. Fire Island Inlei
today.
llltni.tl) Willi SEDITION.
By Aaso( ialed Press.
Lincoln May a. Alleged to have made
disloyal remarks including a atatement
that "tbls was a rich man's war" Charles
Dean who Is said to bave represented
hium-ir as an organiser Tor the non
partisan league has been charged with
violating Uie Nebraska sedition law At
birney General w. B. Heed announced
today.
ill. MUM. IN kit. I
London. May aTelsgrama received In
Zurich report tha continuance of violent
righting In Kiev between partisans and
the old government snd those or the new
peasant government the Exchange Tele-
graph correspondent at Zurich reports.
mi. LROtIS IN RLMA.WA.
New Castle -on-Tyne May - The Amer-
ican Red ( toss mission to Muñíanla which
left Jassy on March has arrived her.
The Americans took a circuitous roukt
through Russia and left Russia by a
northern port. All era wall.
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GOVERNMENT PAm
WAY FOR EVIDENCE
OF I. WJ. PLOTS
Feder.l Attorneys Devote Day
to lymp; Ground work off
and Forestalling DeUya.
By Associated Press.
Chicago May J-Tbe rroverajnent todBy
cleared the Way Tor presentation of avi-dem-c
intended to prove that 111 leaders
of the industrial Worker of the World.
Oh trial la federal district court here n
tared a conspiracy last year lo obstru-1
enlistments munitions production and
oilier war industries.
A number of witnesses all employe
and fimtnhers or the L W. W-. appeared
tor the rovfrwncnt and identified signa
tures literature and alleged seaiuoua
matter but all of Uiein asserted that there
had bean no secrecy about the acUvltles
of the organization.
The object of the government in calima
these wliiiesses was to establish in the
record identity of flocumcotary evident '
seized In the government's raid laat Sep
(ember and thus prevent possible dela a
through legal technicalities.
Alexander Kohler manager of the or-
ganization's ptibll&hing bureau lold itl
the rapid growth or Ihe bureau shortly
before the declaration of war against
Germany. He teaUfled that in 1017 before
the government's nation-wide raid the
bureau lu a abort period turned out M-
OftO coplea or "The Appear to Workers."
K.ooo song books oO.ooo atlckerettea
which were to be pasted about Industrial
plants where strikes were contemplsfed
and thousands of copies or other jook
snd pamphlet. In July Btnou copies of
Fluabetb Gurley I! y mi's book on asbot-
age were primed.
A corps of secret service agents tonight
were sent out m aeareh or A. It. Bird an
employe In the publishing department
of the I. W. W- and wboee teaumony is
said iq be Important to the governmens
In laying the groundwork for lta case.
An investigation of the cause for Bird's
sudden disappearance was also ordered.
iu hat il Iteesc. bookkeeper for the ag
ricultural branch of the organisation at
Minneapolis testiried that he established
Ihe bookkeeping system now in use In all
the association headquarters throughout
tho country and that the records would
show the exact amount of money spent 1
on various kinds of propaganda.
The government presented as exhibit
copies Of sfickerettea ror use In calling
strike and In membership compalan-i
which were printed in German.
RESIGNS XS INSPECTOR.
By Times Special orrciKndent.
san Angelo Tevas. May -Dr. I. p.
Paxton has resigned his position here a
Inspector In charge or the sheep and cat
tie ecab eradication work lu Texas for
the bureau or animal Industry united
Slates department or agriculture to be-
come aasoclated with a Pallas firm thai
manufactures serums snd vaccínea ror
livestock. He hta been succeeded by Dr.
W. s. Newman or Bismarck N. D. '
In ihe year that Dr. Paxton ha been In '
charge of the work here whlrh ha been
In connection with the state liveio k
sanitary commission he has been instru-
mental in securing tin release from Uie
state and rederal quarantines of every
county In the state with the exception of
IL Tom Green Is one or the it counties.
LIBERTY LOAN IS
OVERSUBSCRIBED
(C4Dnilnued From. Pare One.)
will be about éroout) or 3 per cent greaTer
Iban the second loao.
Chicago passed its quota at t o'clock tbh
arteriioon and suhscrlptlonj continued to .
pour in. v
PHOENIX OYER. SUBSCRIBES AND
WU END HAY WITH RALLY.
By Aasoclated Press.
Phoenix Ariz.. May i -The drive Tor the
third Liberty loan will close liare lonighi. i
With a monster rally and parade in whim
all except 0. A. R. and Confederate veter-
ans will walk. There are to be no other
vehicles in the parade which will be
headed by Gov. ü. W. P. Hunt and Mayor
Peter Corps tetn. A marching chorus or
too voices. ( accompanied by Die Indian
school band will feature ihe parade
whleh will be Joined In by practically
every organization in the city and county.
Following li parade aland will be es-
talSllshed at every corner in the downtown
district and the organizations will vie wit)
each other tn the tale or bond. Liberty
loan headquarter and Ihe Jank will he
kept open until midnight to receive sub-
scription. Chairmen H. J. McClung or the stale
committee today announced t'-at subscrip-
bons have gone more than W.ooonrjo the
allotment for that portion or the sute in j
the twelfth federal diatrlct being a m.ui.. '
The effort now la to make the state 100 per
cent over -aubscii bed.
New Hotel Lenox
Fer etwee. eoeT meeara reams. Every
rasa has rahoae hot and cold water
No more than you pay for unoiudrru
roe eta. HIVi East overland St.
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