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VOLUME LXXXVII
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA. MONDAY,
Cotton Quotation*
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NOVEMBER 27, 1916-EIGHT PAGES
NUMBER 332
TWO TEOTON
COMMANDERS
iOINFORCES
Von Falkenhayn’s Troops
Invading Western Rou
mania Effect Junction
With Mackensen’s Men
ROUMANIANS HAVE
BEEN RETREATING
German General Has Cap
tured Two Towns; At
tack of Enemy's War
ships Was Failure
< Associated Pw—.j
LONDON. Nov. 26.—With armies of
the Teutonic allien advancing; toward
It both from the west and the south
west. Bucharest, the capital of Rou
manla. apparently Is in peril.
Field Marshal von Mackenaen's troops
have crossed the Danube from Bulgar
ian territory to Zimnltxa, and are In
touch near Alexandria, 47 miles south
won of Bucharest, with the forces of
General von Falkenhayn’s army from
Craiova. All along the front on the
Wallachlan plains east of the Alt
river, the Roumanians are in flight,
burning towns behind them, says Ber
lin .
To the north, on the heights of Cur
tea-Dearges, in the region of Dragos
lavele, northeast of Campulung, and in
western Moldavia near Oituz, the Rou
manians are offering (Strong resistance
to the southward advance of the Teu
tons. On all these sectors attempts
by the Austro-Germans to advance
have been held back by the- Rouman
ians.
Hefsfsreemesto Missing.
An yet there has been no indication
of the arrival of Russian reinforce
ments to aid the Roumanians on the
Wallachlan plains but the Russo-Rou
mantan troops In Dobrudja are active,
possibly In an endeavor to push back
the Invaders to the Tchernavoda-Con
stanza railway line. Sofia reporta that
this reinforced army Intended a gen
eral attack along the entire front, but
has been compelled to confine Itself
to partial attacks.
.In the Macedonian theatre bad
weather prevails and there has been
no Infantry action except on the left
wing of the entente allied line, where
the Italians have made further pro
toward Trnova, near the Monas
tlr-Presba Lake road, according' 14
- Paris.', >-• •<*■•--v'-r-c: ? . .-.w
Freweh Claims bested
This statement, as regards the gain.
Is contradicted by the Sofia war office,
which says an Italian attack here was
repulsed and that the attackers lost
a large quantity of war materials.
Sofia also denien a recent French re
P°rt that the French had captured the
town of Dobromlr, saying the Bulgar
ians a-e fully In control there.
The French front also Is experienc
ing another spell of Inclemept weath
er, end except for small attacks at va
rlous points, little activity has been
display fed by either side.
SoI’Jf6 hT been c°nsiderable artillery
fighting along the eastern front at
\arlous places from the Riga region to
the Carpathians with the Germans the
aggressors and also on the Austro!
InUtative°nt W“h *he Austrlans on the
Germans Cross Danube
In Face of High Flood
Conditions Prevailing
, fAaaaelate* Press.)
—NoV» 2t—(By Wireless.)
—General von Fslkenhayn's trooDs
north'"!* .we8ter" Roumania. from the
north and west, have effected a Junc
tion with Field Marshal von Mack
ensen e forces that have advanced
8,?uth and crossed the Dan
V^e ‘^1? Roumanian territory, the
"ar Office announced today
vr„DrJVln8r . toward Bucharest. von
Ma,Ct.?n,**n *. advance has reached the
outskirts of Alexandria, forty-seven
m'if® Rom the Roumanian capital.
The Roumanians, retreating east
ward from the Lower Alt. are burn
ing towns as they retire, according
to the official statement which also
reports the repulse of a Roumanian
cavalry division that offered battle
In protecting the retreat.
The Danube has risen to a high
level says the report, but neverthe
less von Mackensen’s entire army in
tended for the western Roumanian
operations has crossed the river un
der his personal inspection. \
Advancing south down the Alt val
ley. General von Falkenhayn's forces
have captured Rammlcu (Ramnitsu?)
and Valcea.
Along the Black Sea coast In Dob
rudja an attack on von Mackensen's
1. ies aided by a bombardment from
warships, was a failure, declares the
official statement, which reads:
“Front of Archduke Joseph: Rus
sian companies again attacked posi
tions near Batoa Neagra, in the
Gyergyo Mountains but failed to gain
the slightest success.
Italian Aviators
Repulse Austrians
ROME, Nov. 26—(Via London)—Suc
cessful resistance to operations fcy,
Austrian aviators along the Austro'
Itallan front .Is reported by the war
office in today’s statement. Two hos
tile machines were brought down
Otherwise only artillery engagements
are recorded in the statement, which
follows:
There has been artillery activity
alow? the entire front. Our batteries
destroyed enemy defenses in the Ton
ale zone, at ViU Canonic a, and have
hampered the usual enemy movements
in the Adige and Astico valleys. The
enemy’s artillery fire was everywhere
effectively countered.
“Kn«my airplanes attempted in
cursions at several points along the
front. In all cases they were driven
back by fire of our anti-aircraft bat
teries or the prompt intervention of
our aviators:
“An enemy squadron which succeed
ed in dropping some bombs on Tolmez
zo without causing casualties or dam
age was chased and dispersed by
Itslian aviators. An enemy airplahe
was brought down. Of the two occup
ints one was dead and the other was
:aken prisoner. A second enemy air
(l oatiaued Ob Pace Two)
,.k*
Villa’s Auto
Is Wrecked
by Shell Fire
Hand-to-hand Fighting Is
Carried on in the Narrow
Streets of Chihuahua
City
(AuwlaM Prtn.)
CHIHUAHUA CITY, Mex., Nov. 25,
by way of Courier to Marfa, Texas,
Nov. 26—Francisco Villa's automobile I
which was being: used by him to di
rect his campaign against the Car
ranxa troops was struck by shell lice
today and was abandoned near Fresno
southwest of the city.
The shell holes and bullet marks
were plainly seen on the aides of the
big automobile when it was found on
the battlefield after Villa abandoned
it and rode away on horseback.
The battle today (Saturday) started
soon after the telegraphic communt
catlo nwith Juarez was cut. The wire
went down at 10 o’clock a. m. and
the battle was raging by 11:30 a. m.
The bandits' attack covered the en
tire southern front with flanking
operations to the east and west. The
most desperate fightlpg occurred at
Zarco avenue within the city. • The
bandits threw their - best equipped
forces against the lntrenchments which
had 1 een thrown up across this street,
and street righting followed.
Raked by (Inn Fire.
The de facto infantry met these
charges with counter-charges and the
battle waged back and forth in this
narrow street until the Villa bandits
were driven out of the mouth of the
avenue onto the plains, where they
were raked with machine gun tire
from the house tops and the artillery
fire which had supported effectively
the Infantry efforts.
General Trevino is prepared for an
other general assault, although the
indications today were the enemy
would not attack again. At the time
this message was despatched by
courier there were no bandits to be
seen west of the city. General Carlos
Ozuna's cavalry charges in this direc
tion completely freed this sector of
Villa forces.
Hand to Haad Battle.
The losses on both sides are report
ed to be heavy as some of the fight
ing during the past 21 hours has
been almost hand to hand encounters.
The wounded who fell outside of the
city could not be rescued from the
"no man's land” beyond the first line
trencheB because of the firing by both
the bandits and the government forces.
Rescue parties are expected to be
sent out tonight to bring In the
wounded and bury the dead. Women
are serving as volunteer nurses in
hospitals of the city.
The troops on loth the bandit and
government sides appear very tired
after three days pf almost constant
fighting. The government forces how
ever, are in good spirits. They cele
brated the victories which they claim
over the Villa bandits as they hud
,.around, their xatnjt Urea
I A force of cavalry has been sent
out from Guerrero to'pursue Rodrigo
I Quevedo and the Murgula brothers
; who have been operating northwest
and west of Chihuahua City.
Tom Watson
Faces Trial
Again Today
Georgian Will Answer
Charge of Sending Ob
scene Matter Through
the U. S. Mails
(Associate* Frru)
AFGUSTA, GA„ Nov. 26—Thomas E
Watson, author, publisher and one
time head of the national populist
ticket, wll go on trial In Federal dis
trict court here tomorrow for tha
third time on charge of having sent
obscene matter through the mails.
The first indictment was quashed on
technicalities. Watson was re-indicted
and last fear the trial Jury disagreed,
ten standing out for acquittal and two
for conviction.
The phrases cited in the indictment
were published in Watson's magazines
in articles attacking the Roman Cath
olic church and various dignitaries of
that church. Some of the language
cited is in Latin, and Watson claimed
Immunity for it, and also for other
parts on the ground that It had been
culled from works on Roman Catholic
theology which had gone through the
mails. He also cited quotations from
classical literature of many nations,
which he contended were similar to
the matter on which he was indicted.
Watson, formerly a member of the
bar. plans to act as his own leading
counsel, as he did lastg year, and has
summoned two former governors of
Georgia and a number of other prom
inent men and women to attest to his
character and that of his works. The
government, Judging from Its list of
witnesses subpoened will rely mainly
on its contention that the matter can
be shown to have ben mailed and That
on its fare it violates the law cover
ing what may be mailed.
Hecause of the prominence in this
section of the defendent and of the
wide publicity given his case. It was
agreed by both sides that the selection
of a Jury would be difficult.
! Russo-Roumanian
j Advance Has Failed
I (Amocl»<fd FrfW.)
| SOFIA, Nov. 1:6. — (Via London.)—
i The re-inforced Russo-tierman army
! In Dobrudja has failed in its purpose
| to advance along; the entire front, the
I War Office announced today. The
: Bulgarian fire caused the effort to be
confined to local attacks on the Bul
garian- right wing;, which were re
pulsed and a successful attack made,
says the official statement, which
rends:
"Roumanian front: In Dobrudja
the enemy brought up larger forces
than hitherto against u*. All at
tempts to attack failed under our ar
tillery Are. An order found on the
persons of Russian prisoners shows
that the enemy intended a general at
tack but had to confine himself to
partial attacks on our right wing
near Herlsch and Tepeffl. After a
successful counter attack in which we
took prisoner a captain and fifty men
we counted 300 enemy dead.
"On the Danube there was infantry
1 and artilery firing.••
HEN WARNED
OF POSITION
OF RAILROAD
Nashville, Chattanooga and
St. .Louis Railway Presi
dent Issues Signed State
ment on His Attitujde
STRIKE VOTE BEJNPf
TAKEN N
Employes ^triting Will
Lose All Rights and
Privileges as Such Em
ployes Now Enjoying
lAHorlatfi Press)
NASHVILLE. TEN’S'., N’ov. 2«_Nash
ville, Chattdnooga and St. Louis rail
way officials today sent out letters to
Its employes, now being polled for a
strike, stating their position on each
of the twelve grievances proposed to
be discussed at a conference they re
fused to entertain with a Joint com
mittee of the four brotherhoods' re
presentatlvesi The employes were noti
fied that if they join the strike all
rights and privileges as employes
cease and if they again are permitted
to join Ahe service It will be on the
basis of new employes.
President J. H. Peyton gave out a
statement today anouncing the
position of the road In refusing to
entertain the conference. He also gave
out a letter dated November 25 to tbs
brotherhood representatives asking
that the railroad be permitted to have
a representative present at the count
of the ballots in view of nn alleged
miscount In a recent strike vote.
Peytoas Statement
Brotherhood representatives claim
not to have received Mr. Peyton's let
ter, and will hot discuss his request to
have a representative present at the
count until the letter 1s received.
Mr. Peyton's statement Is as fol
lows:
“The Nashville. Chattanooga and St
Louis Railway has written contracts
with Its engineers, firemen, conduct
ors and trainmen, In which there is a
specific agreement as to the method
of handling grievances, and, among
other things. It Is provided that two of
the orders may combine tdgether in
presenting to the general manager of
the company a grievance effecting
them- •• ... . :• ••> - - -
"Recently we were notified by the
four orders that In the future they
would Insist that when a grievance
affecting anyone of the orders was ap
pealed to the general manager, he
should hear representatives of all four
of the orders before rendering a dicl
sion. No Reference was made to exist
ing contracts. We were not consulted
as to proposed change and our consent
was not asked.
Decline Ta Surrender
“When we declined to consent to
this virtual surrender of existing con
tracts, we were promptly notified that
the new practice was generally fol
lowed by railroads in the United
.states.
“We at- once secured information
from J. t®. Walber, manager of the
bureau of information of the Eastern
railroads, that in the eastern territory
over 36 railroads have received no re
quests for joint meetings with com
mittees. and in the southeastern ter
ritory we have advice from Dr. Char
les P. Neill, manager of the bureau
of information of the Southeastern
railways that out of 21 railroads con
cerning which he had Information at
hand, only two had made it a practice.
"We again declined to consent to the
arrangement and were promptly noti
fied that a strike vote would be taken
among our employes.”
Australians
Deny Being
Made “Goat”
British Colonial Troops
Say German Report Is
Untrue, and Claim It
Clumsy Ruse
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, Nov. 26; Via London, Nov. 27
—(From a staff correspondent of the
assisted press.)—Wireless reports
from Berlin Saturday charging that
the British have favbred their own
contingents at the expense of the
colonial troops, particularly the Aus
tralians, in the recent fighting, were
dcnouned today at the Australian head
quarters as false. That the Austral
ians have been in hard fighting is true.
They have the honor of being con
sidered among the best troops on this
front and have been used the same
as the other famous divisions,
j The official representative of the
Australians told The Associated Press
correspondent today that they would
have been aggrieved if they had been
treated as inferior in organization,
personnel or material. lie added that
the recent attacks had their natural
j difficulty hut that the Australians and
j British had been side to side and that
I the heaviest lighting fell upon the
| shoulders of the Kngllshi Scotch and
Irish divisions.
| The German wireless story in char
| acterlzlng recent attacks as "stupid
and futile” and made solely . for the
sake of prestige had overlooked the
fact that the Australians brought In
7.00ft prisoners, said the representative
of the Australians. He added that tho
Australians had fought hard and suf
fered along with the'other good sol
diers hut that they regarded it an
insult to the Germans to take up their
cause. He concluded by asserting that
tile Germans would he delighted to
create a situation under which they
would be faced by no more Australians,
but that this would be Impossible.
The storms of the past few days
have virtually brought all activities
to a standstill, not even a "tank”
I showing Itself.
*
Attorneys to Battle Today
For Life of David Overton
TUMULTY, 100 PER CENT EFFICIENT, I
KEEPS “I DID IT” CROWD FROM WILSON \
I I ■■■! I I I _JL_*_ I
Secretary Tumulty at his desk.
Pleasant Mr. Tumulty, the president's 100 per cent efficient secretary,
has been a v*ry busy man since Wilson'u recent victory. Almost every
train from the west has brought politicians who want to see the president
and tell him just how they won the election for him. Their onslaughts have
been determined, but Tumulty has absorbed them both craftily and pleas
antly. This to a brand new picture of the secretary, who la now assured of
four more years In Washington.
Most Beautiful Suffrage
Worker Dies at Hospital
In Far-Away California
Net Change In
Cotton During
Week Is Loss
Opining ■- Sessicrrr ■ Prices
Were Highest Season and
This Week Trade Looks
Bullish
^ Associated Press. (
NEW ORLEANS. LA.. Nov. 26—Wide
and sometimes violent. fluctuations
resulted from the trading in cotton
last wait and the changes carried
the active months in the contract mar
ket from level 02 to 62 points under
to 37 to 43 points over the previous
week’s close the extreme range being
37 to 110 points. The net change for
the week was a loss of 6 to 3« points.
On the opening session prices were
the highest of the season, July reach
ing 21.03. Heavy realizing of profits
started among longs and the shelling
out movement increased as the week
wore on, but Thursday and Friday the
market commenced to show resistance
to the selling pressure and on Sat
urday decided strength was displayed,
with the market advancing again.
The turning point came Friday with
the eager acceptance of the first De
cember tenders by holders of long
contracts. It was reported' that the
cotton thus taken up would be ship
ped to Russia. On the week-end spot
accounts were extremely favoral le, in
dicating spots in the interior had not
shared in the reaction which took
place in contracts while not a few
points quoted the highest basis of the
season and reported that holders were
not eager sellers.
This week the market is likely to
be affected on the opening by private
crop estimates which the trade ap
pears to think will be bullish. Aft
er that tlie spot situation probably
will be considered above all other
factors unless forecasts of the next
ginning report are ot a sensational
nature. The present ginning period
will end next Thursday and by the
week-end private forecasts are prob
able. The next ginning report is of
more than usual importance because
It will be used as a basis for forecasts
of the government's estimate of the
crop to be issued December 11.
Home Rule Is
Demand Now
(AiModutril l*re««i.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.—Resolutions
opposing: conscription in Ireland and
favoring: abolition of martial law and
Immediate operation of the home rule
act, were adopted here today at a
special conference of the .United Irish
Ueagrue of America. About 75 dele
gates from various parts of the United
States attended.
Tlie speakers agreed that the home
rule act should be put In force at once
“as a matter of simple justice to Ire
land for her acts in the war.”
Revolt of Women Now
Threatens the Germans
t Aaaociafrd I’reaa.)
LONDON, Nuv -••—The Amsterdam
correspondent of die Kxchnnge Tele
graph Company ountea the Berlin
Vorwaerts as ptihlishinir an editorial
declaring the eoeialistii will oppose the
compulsion bill I" die reichstaer unless
the government i m,sillers the demand
that allowances !• v soldiers’ wives be
increased In proportion <" die Increased
cost of livlntr. The Vorwaerts save,
anion** otjier tilings. if women are com
pelled to work in war munitions fac
tories while then children ure Inade
quately provided for. they will revolt.
The correspondent adds that the edi
torial has made a deep impression In
political circles.
n
Mrs. Inez Milholland Bois
sevain, Although But 30
Years, Had Most Event
ful Career
, T-°S AXGELP;g, CAL., Nov. 26—Mr®.
Inez Milholland Boissevain, widely
Known suffragist and welfare worker,
died in a hospital here shortlv before
midnight last night after an illness of
ten weeks. She was 30 years old.
Mrs. Boissevain was stricken sud
denly while addressing an audience in
this city during the recent political
campaign and fainted on the platform.
She was removed to a hospital and her
husband and parents rushed from New'
York to join her here. Miss Vida Mil
holland, her sister, w'as with her when
she was stricken, and has been in con
stant attendance since that time.
Mrs. Boissevain's illness was diag
nosed as aplastic anemia, and blood
transfusion was resorted to in at
tempts to improve her condition. Miss
Vida Milholland tw'ice gave blood for
this purpose and on four other occa
sions friends submitted to the ordeal
in hope that benefit would result.
Hope I® Abandoned
After each transfusion temporary
improvement was followed by relapse.
A few days ago physicians stated that
there was practically no hope for
Mrs. Boissevain, but thereafter* she
rallied and it was thought that she
might recover. Late yesterday she,be
gan to sink. Her husband, Eugene
Boissevain, her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Milholland of New York, and her
sister, Miss Vida Milholland, were
present when she'died.
It was stated that Mrs. Boissevain’s
trouble originated in her tonsils, which
became inflamed as the result of too
constant speaking during the cam
paign. She had been weakened by over
exertion and when she became ill her
system failed to resist the advance of
the disease.
Arrangements were completed today
to send the body of Mrs. Boissevain
to her home In New York tomorrow
night for burial. No funeral services
will be held here, it was announced.
Many messages of sympathy were
received today by members of the fam
ily from frteuds and prominent work
ers in the wdman suffrage cause.
Had Active Career
Inez Milholland Boissevain had been
for many years widely known for her
activity as a woman suffragist, a so
cial welfare worker, an advocate of
socialism, and aa a practicing lawyer.
As a student in Vasaar college, 1905
9, although known as the college
beauty, and possessed of wealth and
position, she shunned ^society as such,
and shocked the more conservative col
lege opinion by her radical social views.
One of her acts during this period was
to hold a suffrage meeting in a grave
yard at night, when permission to hold
the meeting in the college chapel had
been refuiaed her. She also made a
name for herself as an athlete, being
captain of her class hockey team which
won the college championship, and a
member of the 19o9 track team, at
which time she established a new re
cord for the college in the eight
pound shot-put at 31 feet, 8 7-8 In
ches.
Wan Probation Officer.
Aside from her college activities,
she worked among the poor children
in the city of Poughkeepsie, and had
herself appointed court probation offi
cer. Luring her first college vacation
she visited London and there joined
the lankhurst suffragettes, making
several speeches ami being once ar
rested .
During the 190S presidential cam
paign 'she won new fame as "the girl
who broke up the Taft parade.” While
the? parade was being held In New
York city, she stationed herself in a
window and shouted: "Notes for Wom
en!” through a megaphone. Some of
the marchers fell out of the parade
and gathered around her to hear her
make a speech for the suffrage cause.
Following her graduation from Vas
sal- College, she attempted to enter
Harvard Law School, but thka permis
sion was denied her on the ground
that it was not a coeducational Insti
tution. The incident gave rise to a
heated newspaper controversy in which
Inez Milholland ami other prominent
feminists took part. She also became
active about this time in the working
girl’s cause, taking part in the -shirt
1 lwntlune4 On Pise Tv*e>
Defendant Says
Jury Will Give
Him His Freedom
Nalls and Brooks Have Been Transferred to County
Jail at Guntersville Where They May Be Allowed
to Make Bond After Overton Trial Is Ended—
Madison County Disappointed at Testimony Fail
ing to Clear Remaining Mysteries in Connection
With the Killing of Judge Lawler
BY ROY O’NEAL. <
HUNTSVILLE, ALA., Nov. 26—With a great many of the myster
ies of the tragedy that resulted iii the death of Probate Judge W. T.
Lawler on thq night of June 14 still unsolved by witnesses whose testi
mony consumed four days during the trial of David D. Overton, who
is accused of the crime, Madison county eagerly awaits the arguments
of counsel in the noted case to learn the theories to be advanced by
the State and defense.
The public undoubtedly is disappointel because the testimony
was not more illuminating. The maze of evidence advanced by both
sides has failed utterly to clear up numerous important points, and be
yond the fact that has been admitted that Overton killed Lawler, little
more is known of the killing than was generally known before the
trial.
State’s Claim Not Strengthened.
The State’s chain of circumstantial evidence against the defend
ant is not strengthened by proof of any motive Overton may have had
for doing away with Judge Lawler and it leaves Overton on the bridge
at Whitesburg badly wounded besides the body of Judge Lawler,
whom he had beaten over the head and shot.
The State failed to show that Overton had assistance in doing
what was apparently impossible for a wounded man to do, dispose of
the body weighted as heavily as it was.
How this feat was accomplished may never be known anl it is one
of the mysteries of the ease since it is estimated the body, with weight
attached, must have weighed at least 300 pounds and had to be lifted
over the railing of the bridge to be dropped into the creek.
Overton I* Confident.
The defendant’s plea of self defense, pn the other hand, is not' ]
backed up by any circumstantial evidence. No witness kau keen in- J
troduced to show, that any person saw Overton and LaWler ridiqg to
get her toward Whitesburg in Overton’s buggy. His case would have. |
been greatly strengthened if any other person had known of the drive ']
to Whitesburg. j ‘
Overton had many callers at the jail during the day and was 1
visited by his wife and daughter. To callers he expressed a feeling of y
his confidence that the jury would acquit him. He believes the State <
has fallen flat in its case, and that the theory of the prosecution was;
to have been that a conspiracy was made to do away with Judge Law-;
ler, which it has not proved. f
Democratic
Deficit Was j
$300,Q00j
Total Amount of Fund for
Campaign Was $1,584,546
With Texas Leading In
Contributions
< Associate* Prcu.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 26—Wilbur W.
Marsh, treasurer of the Democratic
national committee made public here
tonight the official statement of cam
paign contributions and disburse
ments which will be filed in Allany
tomorrow in compliance with the law
of New York state. Mr. Marsh an
nounced that there is still a deficit of
more than $300,000.
The sti ement, largely a duplicate
of the one filed In, Washington gives
the total amount contributed to the
democratic fund as $1,584,348 of which
$465,558 was received in amounts of
less than $100. It contains, however,
an additional list of contributors of
$100 or more up to November 24 and
also an itemized statement of dis
bursements made through the New
York headquarters.
In the number of contributors, Texas
led with 14,622 with an average of $4
per person. Every town in Vermont
with over 500 population sent a con
tribution the total from that state be
iug approximately $14,000. Referring
to Vermont's showing, Mr. Marsh said.
. “if trie same ratio had been main
tained throughout the country a cam
paign fund of more than $$14,000,000
could have been raised by subscrip
tion .”
New York states was the heaviest
contributor, with Illinois, Ohio, Penn
sylvania and Texas following in the
other named. The statement showed
that $166,000 of the amount raised in
New York state was turned over to
the treasurer of the state committee.
Roumania Was Not
Prepared to Fight
(Aaaoelated I'm.)
HKRLIN. Nov. 26— (By Wireless! —
Roumanian officers taken prisoner are
‘‘“•V!" ,J,y t,le war correspondent of
the Iterliner Tairhlatt In a dlspateh uti
der date Of November 24 as declarii.R
to him that the Roumanian disasters
were due to Roumanian unreadiness.
Insappolntment was expressed that
they had not been supplied by the en
tente with sufficient cannon or mach
ial* KUnS OI% "'***' other military mater
corespondent says the prisoners
described conditions on the front with
the Roumanians as chaotic with an
indescribable confusion of units and no
proper method of seeing to the carry
ing out of orders.
i
Counsel for the state maintain that'
the testimony has got before the Jury!
in good shape, making a strong case
against Overton.
Arguments Come Today.
Arrangements for the argument will
be made at the opening of court to
morrow. It is generally believed that
both sides will take two hours and
that the arguments for the state will
be presented by Solicitor J. F. Thomp
son. Solicitor Tate and Attorney
Douglas Taylor. Arugnients . for tho
defense will be made by attorneys '
Charles Grimmett and B. M. Allen.
There was some talk that Overton 4
himself wdbld deliver an address to
the Jury, but the defendant denied * j
that any arrangement like this had ’*1
been made. , ; i
Member. of the Jury remained most :'"S
of Sunday tn the hotel but were taken-'
out In a walk over the city in ths
afternoon. Ten of them are farmers*
and the close confinement is plainly
recognised In them. ‘
This aiternoon Judge B. M. Miller Is
sued an order transferring Charles M.
Nalls, also a former circuit court clerk,
and Tercy Brooku, a ferryman of
" hitesburg, both charged with parti
cipation in the conspiracy to assassi
nate Judge l.awler, to the county Jail
at Guntersvllle, Ala. They were taken
by automobile this afternoon.
Both Nalls and Brooks had been pris
oners In the county Jail at Birmingham
for the past four months awaiting tho
Overton trial.
Attorney General William L. Martin
stated tonight that neither Nalls or
Brooks had been removed from fear of
violence and he also hinted that Judgo
Miller would set a reasonable bond for
them the moment the Overton case was
terminated.
It was also stated tonight that im
mediately following tho verdict David
D. Overton would bo transferred to tho
county Jail at Birmingham for oats
keeping unless, of course, there Is an
acquittal.
Majority Is
3,773 Votes
( Aaravlatfd Press)
SACRAMENTO. CAL., Nov. 26—
President Wilsons plurality in Cali
fornia is 3.773 votes, according to
semi-official figures announced today
by Secretary of State Frank C. Jor
dan. The figures include the vote of
a hitherto questioned precinct lu
Orange county.
1 he president’s plurality represents
the difference between the vote of
466,283 for Francis J. Heney. highest
democratic elector, and that of 462,
516 for J. F. Carlstrom. highest re
publican. To he made finally official,
the figures must be certified to by the
secretary of state. This will be done,
it was said, tomorrow.
Returns announced today also show
that the amendment providing for to
tal prohibition was defeated by 106,
967 \otes while a second amendment
for partial prohibition lost by 50,320
votes. Seventynine per cent of the
states registered \oters participated
in thu election.
(■Kit W A A ADMIRALS PKOMOTKD
(Associated Press)
BERLIN, Nov. 26 — (By Wireless)—
R*ar Admirals Wurmbach. Jasper.
Hebbinghaus. Mauve and Bchnke have
been promoted to vice admirals says
an Overseas News agency announce
ment today*
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