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VOLUME LXXXVIII.
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY. MAY 30, 1917-EIGHT PAGES
NUMBER 150
PLAGES FOR
REGISTERING
ON JUNE 5TH
S ELEC T ED
Heaviest Ward. Will Have
Station in Advertiser
Office
Ji., ■ « —
REGISTRARS MEET
TO GO. OVER DETAILS
—■ « ■ / '
Registration Day Arrange
ments in City of Mont
gomery Complete
B*xh In the various wards of ths
city whsro young man between ths
**«* of 21 and 30, Inclusive June 5
will bs required to register June 6,
wars established offlclally Tuesday aft
ernoon by the city board of' registra
tion. In all except three instances, the
buildings were tendered /to the gov
ernment free of cost.
The board accepted the Offer of The
Montgomery Advertiser for the use of
its office, corner of South Lawrence
Street and Dexter avenue, as the offi
cial registration box* in Ward 4. the
biggest ward in the city. The location
1 is regarded as splendid and every ef
fort will be made to provide the reg
istrars with all necessary facilities in
order that registration may be ex
pedited. ,
Usually the election polling booth In
Ward 3 has been located at the coun
ty jail, but the board decided that
more space and better facilities would
be needed for the particular class of
duties to be performed, and as a re
sult the chancery court room at the
court house was obtained.
The Boxes.
The registration boxes have been
located as follows:
Ward 1—403 Bibb Street, formerly
Durr's stables.
Ward 2—rive Points Are station.
Ward 3—Chancery court room, court
house.
Ward 4—The Advertiser office.
Ward 3—Haygood’s •‘Locker-Inn” 310
Monroe street.
Ward t—City scales office, Madison
avenue, between Court and Perry St.
Ward 7—(Box A.. Highland Park)—
Highland Avenue Are station.
Ward 7 (Box B, Cloverdale)—Pat
tersons Drug Store South Decatur St
Registrars West. * *»* -—
At the call of Mayor Robertson the i
chief registrars of the vseious boxes
met in hie offloe late *buesday after
noon and received detailed instructions
regarding their duties on Registration
Pay. They went over all the instruc
tions forwarded by the government
and familiarised themselves with the
work that is before them. Every
member of the board'of registration,
ns well as the clerk of the body, and
all chief registrars were present, all
manifesting a deep and patriotic in
terest in the work.
COMMITTEES NAMED
TO WORK UP DETAILS
F°R BIG DAY HERE
To make aura that tha ' celebration
of Registration Day, June 6, will be
the moat lmpreaalve event in the hts
tory of Montgomery, If not of the States
F. G. Salter, general chairman In
chare* of arrangements, Tuesday nam
ed live committee* to handle the de
talla of th« celebration. The commit
tees take In parade features, speakins,
music, the closing at all atoras and
fi nance.
The personnel of the committees la
'ha follows:
* Finance—R. H. Jonea, chairman; E.
B. Joseph.
Parade—George w. Jones, chairman;
Leo Strassberger, w. F. Weiss and W.
W. Brown.
Speaking—Michael Cody, chairman;
Dr. B. J. Baldwin. W. W. Hill.
Closing of 8tor*s—Robert S. Teague,
chairman; Sidney Gassenhslmer. !
Music—Harry Danslger, chairman;
R. EL Steiner, Jr., J. H. Patterson.
To Arrange Details.
Mr. Salter Tuesday aald that' the
committees would meet one day this
week to complete the arrangement of j
details for their work, and that he be- !
lleved the personnel of the committee j
assured success in anything they start- ;
ed out to accomplish. The committees
named Tuesday will take.practically all
tContinued oa Page Two.)
TOTE WEA'ilTBUEK j
Forecast UatU T p. m. WcdacMi y.
Far Mntiomtrjr and Vicinity—
VHanta/i hmutag doadlaeM.
Hirer Foreeaet.
The upper Coosa River will fall
Tuesday night and Wednesday. The
lower Cooea and the upper Alabama
rivers will rise slightly Tuesday night
and Wednesday.
Note.—The stages of the lower Coo
sa and the upper Alabama rivers are
subject to Irregular fluctuations, due
to the operation of the dam at Lock ,
No. 12, Coosa River.
Weather Caadltleaa.
Within the laet twenty-four hours
showers occurred In central Tennessee
n6rthwestern Florida, southwestern
and eastern Georgia, from the Caroli
nes northward to the Lake region and
fit. Lawrence valley. In the middle
Plains Staets, and the middle and
northern Rocky Mountain region.
The storm that centered In the up
per Ohio valley Monday morning has
moved northeastward to the Atlantic
ocean.
There la a disturbance developing In
eastern New Mexico this morning.
An area of high pressure, attended
by freelsng weather, centers in Alber
ta. Canada.
The prea of relatively high pressure
overlying the middle and Fast Gulf
States will continue to cause fair
weather In this section tonight and
Wednesday, with, however. Increasing
cloudiness Wednesday. It will be
slightly warmer tonight.
P. H. SMYTH.
. Meteorologist.
• !•.
Montgomery's
Chance for big
Camp is Good
Word From Washington
Strengthens Optimism
of Local Workers
Flv# of the divleolnal camps, or can
tonments of tbs twelve allotted to the
Southeastern District, commanded by
Oen. Leonard Wood, have been official
ly designated by the War Department.
These five camp sites as sat out In the
Army and Navy Journal of Friday are:
Two at Atlanta, one at Augusta, on/-,
at Greenville, and one at Columbia./
The Associated Press of Friday,
dispatch from Charleston, say»*^j|
General Wood has "recommqr,
location of nine of the eg' |
recommendation of Qmf- __
which Included those elf- , de
signated, Is announced /follow
ing Associated Press dispa..a:
‘•CHARLESTON, 8. C„ May 29.—Nino
of the twelve sites for training In the
Southeastern Department have been re
commended to the War Department,
according to a statement issued at the
headquarters of Major General |Vood
here today. They are Sp-ii'iliur*.
Greenville and Columbia, S. C.; Augus
ta. Macon (two), and Atlanta, (two),
Ga.. and Anniston, Ala. Sites for the
other three camps have not been yet
recommended .**
Chances Are Ricrlltnt.
This news of Tuesday naturally
dampened the ardor of some of the
faint hearted workers for Montgomery,
but others who have been energetic
in trying to secure a camp for this
city pointed out that in Washington,
where the final word la said on camp
sites, there was no change in Mont
gomery’s fins tactical position. A
Montgomerian in Waalhngton who had
been In touch with the War Depart
ment telegraphed to the local'commit
tee Saturday night: "The situation Is |
still favorable to Montgomery and it j
Is unchanged. Our prospects excellent, j
as we have convincing assurances."
A Montgomerian close to the War
Department, wired late Tuesday af
ternoon:* "Montgomery likely to get
the camp, although the situation Is still
unsettled."
The news that nine of the twelve
camp sites had been recommended by
General Wood threw an air of pessim
ism over the business district Tuesday
afternoon. But those who had been
thickest In the light for the camp re
mained optimistic.
Department Has Final Ward.
As has been pointed out, the final
word in naming a camp Is with the
War Department. The actual selection
of the camp sites will be made at
Washington and not at Charleston.
Montgomery has from the first been
strong with the War Department, but
the workers for this city have never
been able to get In touch with Gen
eral Wood. Every friendly assurance
has been received from Washington,
and those who have been to Washing
ton to get the camp remain convinced
that promises will be kept and that
Montgomery will get one of the camps.
ExempfsWill
Have to Give
Full Reasons
(AiMTlalH Pno.)
WASHINGTON, May 29.—Men who
claim exemption from army draft when
they register next Tuesday, will be
required later to explain fully why
they believe they should not be called,
Provost Marshal General Crowder an
nounced today. Public ai/thoritles will
determine the exemption of each In
dividual on the basis of the second and
more ample explanation, not on the
briefly stated reason given the regis
trar Tuesday.
All men who are married or who be
long to classee which may be exempt
will not necessarily be subject to
exemption. Furthermore, every man
between the ages of 21 and 30 inclusive
must register, regardless of his claim
to exemption, unless he Is now In the
army, navy, national guard or naval
militia.
What You Must Do.
Each man must state hts full name,
age on last birthday, street address,
date and year of birth, occupation and
the kind of establishment where he
Is employed, military experience,
whether he is single or married at
present; whether he has a father,
mother, wife or child, brother or sister
under 12 years of age, dependent
solely on him for support; whether he
Is a state or federal officer: whether
he Is a native born American: or
whether he or his father Is naturalized,
or has taken first papers.
Men past 31 should not try to regis
ter. as they will be refused and will
only confuse the system.
SENIOR CLASS DAY
AT SIDNEY LANIER
WEDNESDAY MORNING
Closing exercises of the Montgomery
public schools commence today, when
the class day program of the Sidney
Lanier high school will be carried out
in'the auditorium of the school. The
exercises are for the immediate fam
ilies of the members of the senior
class and the members of the second,*
third and fourth year classes, who are
especially invited to attend.
The graduating exercises will occur
at the Grand theatre tomorrow even
ing, when the public in general Is In
vited to atten/i.
The class day exercises today begin
at 11 o'clcck, the program being a*
follows:
Chorus—“Coma Where the Lilies
Bloom". Thompson, Senior and Junior
Classes.
Salutatory—Walter Knabe. ,
Essay—“The Poetry of the Great
War,” Esther J. Frank.
Chorus—(a) "Valso des Roses.” (bl
“La Marseillaise”, Pupils of the French
Department.
Essay—"America’s Duty to Demo
cracy.” Dawson Kelly.
Solo—"May Morning”, Elizabeth
Cook.
Valedictory—Therese Goldthwalte.
Chorus—"Alabama," Senior and Jun
ior Classes.
Class Seng—Word# by Esther J.
Frank.
REPUBLICAN’S caii senator
SALEM, ORB.. May 29—C. L.' Me
Xary. former Justice of the Oregon
supreme court, tonight was appointed
United States senator by Governor
James Wythecombe, to succeed tho
late Senator Harry Lane, who was
burled at Portland today. Mr. McNary
la a republican, 43 years old. Senator
Lane was a democrat
RACE RIOTS
RENEWED AS
mmi HEN
AREWOUNDED
Mob Makes Black Victim
When Threat of Fight
Is Made
WATCHMAN SHOT BY
NEGRO HE STOPPED
Firemen, Called to Negro
Section, Met by Vol
ley of Shot
(Auortalfl Pnu)
BAST ST. LOUIS. ILL. May 2S—
Three negroes were shot, one prob
ably fatally, and three white men were
wounded when the race riots broke
out afresh here tongiht. Croups of
white men continued to form In the
streets, but tot the most part the
police and soldiers on patrol duty have
succeeded In disbanding them peace
ably. One of the negroes shot tonight
was on his way to work when he
was accosted by a whtle man who de
manded to know his destination. The
negro refused to answer and the white
man shot him. A crowd gathered
quickly but police dispersed It by us
ing their clubs freely.
A few minutes later another' hegro
was made a victim of a mob of whites
when It was learned he had declared
the blacks would "put up a fight’' If
trouble broke out tonight. The mob
chased him for several blocks before
he was halted by a pistol shot. Kls
wound Is not serious. Police guards
dispersed that mob with great diffi
culty.
Guardsmen Arrested.
Six men of the First regiment, na
tional guafd of Missouri, were arrest
ed. charged wKh Inciting Aw Hot. • ,
A negro carrying a sack containing
eight revolvers and several rounds of
ammunition, was arrested on the Illi
nois approach of Bads Bridge. Ha had
come from St. Louis, Mo.
Thomas Ritchie, a private watchman
for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
was patrolling the tracks when he
saw a negro approaching with a shot
gun. Ritchie challenged the negro,
who tired, wounding Ritchie In the
shoulder. At 8t. Mary’s Hospital two
white men were taken In a serious
condition as a result of gun shot
wounds. Their Identity has not been
established. They were unarmed.
Flressea Are Fired Osi.
At 11 o'clock Col. C. E. Clayton,
who 1s In command of six companies
of militia on guard here declared he
expected little more trouble tonight.
Colonel Clayton stationed his men,
each Armed with a rifle with 00 rounds
of ammunition, 100 feet apart In the
sections where trouble was feared.
Orders were issued to let no one pass
Into the "restricted zones" without
being challenged.
Three engine companies of fire de
partments responded to an alarm on
North Third 8treet, heavily settled hy
negroes and were met with a volley
of shot when they arrived, but none
was hit. Several other false alarms
were turned In.
The race riots began late last night,
shortly after a committee from the
labor unions met with members of
the city council to protest against
further importation of negroes from
the South to work In the stock yards
and packing plants and were given
Impetus by a report that negroes had
Insulted a white woman and had held
up^two white men in this city.
At that time large mobs were form
ed and In the rioting which resulted,
one negro whs shot, several were bad
ly beaten, and hundrqfls of negroes
were driven across the rveir Into St.
Louis, Mo.
fire Negro Districts.
Later the rioters attempted to des
troy a portion of the negro district
by Are. Three houses were rased be
fore the blase could be checked.
Despite efforts of national guards
men. small groups of white.men per
sisted in forming and the mere pres
ence of a negro on the streets was the
signal for violence. Police estimate
that at least 1.500 negroes have been
ilrlven from the city since the rolt
ing begun Monday night.
Negroes Aral Themselves.
Score of negroes were arrested when
arms were found In their possession as
they attempted- to return from St.
Louis: One of the negroes arrested
rarrled a bomb, according to the police,
rhe national guardgpnen arrested
charged with inciting riot were releas
ed late tonight.
At midnight the police and military
officers declared the situation was well
In hand and no further trouble was
expected. • '
COMPROMISE OFFERS
ARE HEARD THURSDAY
All non-jury cases appealed from
the recorder's court will be tried Fri
day. and those appealed cases wherein
iuries hate been demanded will be
heard next Monday, according to a
statement b>' City Attorney Andrews
Tuesday night. The city attorney and
his assistant will hear all propositions
of compromise on the first named class
of cases T! ursday, and that day only,
and no discussion of compromise will
be permitted after court opena Fri
day.
NCALLGSTBR BEATS SMITH
(Associated Press)
NEW YOJtK, May 39—Bob McAlles
ter outboxed and outpointed "Gun
boat” Smith In a ten round bout here
tonight. Smith weighed 177 pounds
ind McAlltster 1(3 1-4.
Greek Envoy
Breaks Away
to Join Allies
Declares Venizelists Are
Pledged to Objects
Sought by U. S.
(AuitUW Pnn.)
WASHINGTON. May 2».—S. X. Con
tantlnldl, first secretary of the Greek
legation here, today presented his pa
pers of resignation to the state depart
ment and announced his allegiance to
the forces of Venlselos. His action, be
cause of hla long connection with the
Oreek foreign ofllce, gave the diplo
matic corps a shock.
Mr. Constantlnldl declared he had
been discontented with being connect
ed with King Constantine's government
ever since the United States declared
war.
Sees It As Duty.
“As I see It," he said, “It Is the duty
of every humane and honest man to
arraign himself on the side of America
and the'entente. The whole terrible
situation has narrowed down to a sim
ple question of humanity and civilisa
tion against German barbarity and
bestiality of a type almost beyond hu
man belief.
“When a nation of people calling
themselves civilised human beings be
gin to sink hospital ships, murder wom
en and children and use their dead for
manure, lb Is time for all decent men
to turn their faces away.
Ttaae Ts Break Away.
“When King Constantine arralgnod
himself on the side of German barbar
ity and Infamy I felt that the time to
disassociate myself from his government
had come, and I have resigned and of
fered my services to the great premier
Venlselos, than whom In my judgment
no greater statesman lives today. He
is fighting exactly for the same things
that President Wilson so wisely and
graphicaly outlined In his war ad
dress."
It was said that one of the factors
entering Into Constantlnldl’a decision
was the reported action of Queen
Sophia, the Kaiser's sister, who as head
of the Red Cross hospital at Athens,
decreed that aid should be refused to
Greeks wounded at Saloirlkl.
“Volunteer”
System Fails
InEmergency
(Associated Prru.I
WASHINGTON, May 2»—Wap de
partment officials are pointing to the
dally recruiting figures as proof anew
that the volunteer system again has
broken down In time of national emer
gency.
Yesterday's regular army recruiting
brought in 2,237 men, making a total
of, 87,518 since April 1. But army offi
cers declare that a great drive for vol
unteers to fill the army and national
guard to the new war strength will
be necessary unless there Is to be ser
ious delay in organising the newly
authorized regiments. These of course
are of the regular army and quite
apart from the army to be raised by
selective conscription. Despite the fact
that the nation is at war and American
regulars are under orders for the
fighting front In France, less than
200,000 men have enlisted since April
1 In the regulars and national guard.
President May Appeal
The present rate of enlistment—1,200
to 1,500 a day—officials say, must be
Increased to 10,000 or 20,000 a day If
the forces, which in all probability will
be among the first to follow .Major
General Pershing’s division to Europe,
are to go forward promptly. An appeal
to the country from the president may
be necessary to get the men.
The national guard Is in even a
worse situation. The present total
strength of the force Is less than 200,
000'and raised to a war footing, as has
been ordbred, should total 330,000. In
addition the 16 national guard division
plan on which the war department is
working woul require nearly as many
more to fill necessary additional re
giments.
Average Dwindles*
The most striking fact In connection
with the recruiting rate for the regu
lars. officials say. is that even the an
nouncement that General. Pershing
would lead a division to France with
out delay, failed utterly to simulate
enlistment. The dally average recruit
ing has dwindled steadily.
If volntary enlistment fails, despite
the recruiting campaigns that ars in
prospect, the only recourse will be to
fill up the regulars and national
guard with men selected for military
service under the draft.
BELGIAN CATHOLICS
SEE NO COMPROMISE
(Associated Press)
LONDON, May 29—-A dispatch to The
Daily Telegraph from Rotterdam sayj
a new movement by the lea Unit Rhine
land Catholics, ostensibly ties' V'lecl to
renew relations between the German
and Belgian Catholics, has brought
forth the following declaration lrom
Cardinal Mercler, primate of Belgium:
"Catholics over the frontier who have
not found a single word of disapproval
for those slaughtered people In Bel
gium and shot down priests—these
Catholics who for three years have
looked on with folded arms at the
martyrdom of a people—now are sing
ing hymns of brotherllness, peace and
forgetfulness-. But It is our duty to
press for the restitution of violated
rights and punslhment for the guilty.
The hour for the exercise, of mercy
can only strike when wrong has been
righted and when contrition is shown
and penance is accepted."
NO HOPE HELD OUT
FOR MANY MISSING
(AMorlatfd Preee.)
LONDON. May 29.—A Reuters des
patch from an unnamed port says that
all hope has been abandoned of the
rescue of the missing persons from
the sunken Spanish liner C. De Kisza
gulrre. The victims Include twelve
women and five small children.
GERMANS ARE
BEHIND MOTE
TO CRIPPLE
ARMYSYSTEB
Teutonic Influences
Against Draft Registra
tion Are Uncovered
GOVERNMENT CAN
HANDLE SITUATION
Heavy Penalties Give Offi
cials Effective Weapon
Against Enemy
(AnwIiM Preaa)
WASHINGTON. May 29—Attorney*
General Gregory today Instructed
United States attorneys and mar*
shale throughout tbs country to use
their utmost efforts to arrest and pros*
ecute all parsons responsible for ths
agitation which has manifested Itself
In localities from New England to
Texas against the registration, June S
of men subject to selective draft.
This agitation has made itsalf felt {
somewhat In many sections but thus
far there apparently Is little connec
tion between th* outbreaks. Officials
have undertaken an exhaustive In
vestigation to determine If the whole
antt-dratt sentiment Is not rooted In
extensive machinations of German j
propagnandlsts In this country having
a central headquarters.
German Piet Theory.
Color to this theory Is lent In some
degree, by the marked similarity In
the method of procedure In widely
separated communities. Some officials
believe that the entire agitation IB
manufactured by German agents, who.
baffled In their original program call- 1
Ing for an armed uprising of German
reservists In this country upon Amer
ica's entry Into the war, have turned
their energies to this method* et
hindering the military plans of the
government.
If such Is ths case the conspiracy
will come to nothing, officials belleva
The department of Justice, It was auth
oritatively announced tonight, expects
100 per cent of ellglbles to register,
and prompt prosecution uhder the
criminal provslons of the law will be
Instituted In the few cases where the
law Is not observed.
To bring out the full registration,
Attorney General Gregory today In
vited the entire nation to constitute It
self a committee of the whole, and
every man of military age a commit
tee of one to report slackers.
Protection to Uglelals.
All officials will be protected In the
performance of their duty—heavily
protected lh communities where the
agitation has manifested Itself. In
structions sent to all United States at
torneys and marshals read as follows:
“Rumors with respect to possible
resistance to the registration on June
6, under the selective service act
having reached the department of
Justice, it Is deemed expedient to Is
sue the following instructive to you:
"Attention Is called to the duty en
lolnod upon you of protecting to the
fullest extent, the registrars and oth
ers carrying the law Into effect, and
to the corresponding duty to arrest
and prosecute all persons evading or
encouraging evasion of the law, or
seeking to hinder, prevent or delay
those who are well disposed and would
otherwise be Inclined to be obedient.
Criminal Prosecutions.
“Furthermore, the utmost efforts of
your respective offices should be^jdl
rected to ascertaining the name and
finding the locations of men subltct
to registration who fall or refuse to
register, in order that criminal prose
cutions may be Instituted as directed
by the act.
“In addition to the penal provisions
contained nl the said selective serv
ice act, approved May IS, 1917, other
federal statutes which are germane
and may be effective according to tne
circumstances of particular offenses,
are those, namely: Sections (, 17, 132 of
the federal criminal code.”
Dates For
Army Steps
Are Given
(Associated Press)
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS. May 29—
Several dates for definite steps in the
formation of the new United States
arthy were made public today by the
Southern Department of the Army,
after receipt of orders from the war
department. It was announced that on
June 1 the task of forming new re
gular army regiments, using parts of
old regiments as units, will b^gln. On
Julv 16. one-third of the national
guard trocDS will be taken into the
federal se-viee: on July 28 another
third/and on August 6 the last third.
Guard units will be held at home
stations for 16 days In order to give
opportunity for recruiting to full
strength ar.d then will be sent to train
ing camps.
A memorandum from the War De
partment received today states that
in case the regular army and the na
tional guard fail to recruit to full war
strength, n en drafted in the first con
scription draft will be used to bring
them up to five strength.
XORSE SHIP KINK.
CHRISTIANSAND. NORWAY. May
29. — (Via London.)—The Norwegian
steamer Norway, 1.477 tons, was sunk
by gunfire on Saturday while on her
way to her home port. The crew were
rescued by a passing steamer.
I •
Local Man
Is Judge In
Philippines
Native v'of North Alabama
Has His Legal Home
Here
, ♦
Judge William. A. Street,, member of
• prominent North Alabama family,
and whose American home la in Mont
gomery, on Tueaday waa named by
Prealdent Wilson to be aaaoclate Justice
of the aupreme court of the Philippine
Inlands. Mrs. Street, who, before her
marriage, *»s Miss Lallle Abercrombie,
of Montgomery, haa been In Montgom
ery with tlielr two children for sev
eral months.
The marriage of Judge Street and
Miss Abercrombie, who for some years
waa a popular teacher In the Bellin
ger Hill school, was a romance Which
aroused national Interest six years ago.
Miss Abercrombie, who is the alater of
Judge Milo Abercrombie, of Tuske
gee, after resigning her position in the
Montgomery public schools, to the re
gret of the parents and the members
of the board of education, met Judge
Street, her fiance, who was In the Far
East, at Tokahama, Japan. There, In
the house of the American consul, the
ceremony was performed.
Hex* Last Winter,
Judge Street, some months ago ac
companied Mrs. Street back to Mont
gomery from Manilla. After spending
some weeks leave from his govern
mental duties. Judge 8treet left Mrs.
Street and the two children, who had
been born in Manilla, for a winter's
stay in Montgomery. To give the
children the benefit of American life
and American atmosphere, Mrs. Street
and the children spent the winter at
her home on Finley avenue. She will
leave In a few days to join her husband
In Manilla.
Judge Street Is a son of the late
Judge William A. Street, of Ounters
vllle, and a brother of O. D. Street, of
the same town. Judge Street, however,
unlike his brother, has been a life long
democrat.
Reeagnlaed Authority.
Judge Street has written several well
known books on the law which are
now used as text books In several
American colleges. He was himself the
head of the law department of Vander
bilt University at Nashville, and later
the head of the law department of the
University of St. Louis.
Tyhlle .occupying this position he
wap' named a member of the codifies
ifon ocrrhfnlttee for The Philippine^'?*"-'
lands. For the past six years he has
been engaged In the work of supplying
and administering American law In the
Philippines.
His latest legal work, “A Political
and Administrative Code for the Philip
pine Islands," was recently adopted by
the American government, as the basis
of the colonial government of the Is
lands.
The appointment of Judge Street for
aupreme court associate Justce of the
Philippine Islands is for life. The
position pays {7,500 annually. ,
Italy’s War
Mission To
Tour South
(AimcIiM Preit.)
WASHINGTON. May 28.—The Prince
of Udlre and other members of the Ital
ian war mlrslon will leave Washington
next Monday, June 4, on a trip through
tho south and middle west, going first
to Atlanta.
Following is the itinerary announced
today by the state department.
Leave Washington Monday, June 4;
Atlanta June 5: Birmingham, June S,
New Orleans, June 6; Memphis. June
T; St. Louis, June 8; Burlington, lows,
June 8: Chicago, June 8; Pittsburg,
June 11: Harrisburg, June 12: • New
York, June 12; Philadelphia, en route to
Washington, after the visit in New
York.
Travel Oa Special
The mission will travel on a special
train provided by the government and
will be accompanied by their naval,
militia and diplomatic aides. The exact
routes and time of departure will be
kept secret* for reasons of safety but
local committees at the places at
which they will stop will be given full
details.
New light was shed today on the
mission's visit when Deputy Ntttl. form
er minister of agriculture and industry
in the Italian cabinet, said that the
purpose in cpmlng to this country was
much more political than economic and
that his hope was to acquaint Amer
icans more fully with Italy’s Ideals and
purposes. The mission feels that
America is not fully Informed about
Italy owing to the strict censorship and
that the most essential thing Is to
clear away any misunderstanding.
Letter To Senator.
The Prince of I'dlne will present to
the senate Thursday an autograph let
ter to the American people especially
entrusted to him by Kins Victor Eman
uel. The prince with other members of
the mission paid a formal visit today
to Vice-President Marshal at the capi
tol. The vice-president extended the
Invitation to address the senate.
The mission tonight gave a dinner at
the Italian embassy to the diplomatic
corps and Beveral American officials,
Including Secretary Lansing*
AMERICAN SCHOONER
SUNK; CREW ROBBED
(Associated Press.I
NEW YORK, May 29.—The American
schoonet Margaret B. Rousa, which
left St. Andrews Bay, Fla.. February 4.
with pine timber for Genoa, was sunk
by a submarine April 27 near the
French-ltallan roast and the crew of
■ix robbed by the Germans, according
to Captain Fred L. Foot, master of the
schooner, who arrived here today from
i Ftance.
Captain Foot said a detachment from
the submarine boarded his vessel and
took e\erythlng of value. The captain
and crew were set adrift In open boats
and were landed at Monte Carlo by a
| patrol boat. The schooner was sunk by
bombs.
FRENCH FIRE
DRIVES BACK
ALL GERMAN
ATTACKEfiS
Verdun Region Sees Sharp
and Successful En- *
tente Sally
BRAZIL IS RAPIDLY
NEARING REAL WAR
i-S
Hungarian Premiership
Goes to Andrassy, Liber
al, Is Report
(Associated Prraa)
RIO UB JAWBIUU, BRAZIL,
ckiMttr of Ofilln
toalakt u Its last mdlag, aua
Ihtoaalv hu«4 the Mil utkwMd
•he revocatioa of Brasil’s aeatral
Ilr I® the Uenaaa*Asierleaa war.
The MU was aaieaded so as te aa>
tharise the STOTeraaieat to atlllse
Oerstaa ships aow la
ports.
I
■M
(AmmIiM Praia.)
WASHINGTON, May 28.—The follow. -■%
ins summary is compiled by the As- '%
soctated Press from official reporta Is- ' ?|
sued by the various war offices:
Today’s report from the Italian
front shows General Cadorna to be
carrying out his system of oscilatlng
attack. Yesterday he shifted the di
rection of the blow, striking again on S
the front north of Gortsia. Another
important gain was effected there, the '
Austrians being pushed to the extram- ’
ity of the valley of GlObna in the
Plevna sector.
tM81 Pries says Takes.
The War Office announces the cap- j
ture of 21,(81 Austrians since the be
1 ginning, of the offensive on May 14, s’
together with thirty-six guns, of which
thirteen were of the heaviest calibre, »‘j
Berlin has a most Interesting sent- -4
ence In its official report. There has ,::f<
been an Increase in activity along the 1
eastern front, it declares, adding X.
"Russo-Roumanlan attacks are ex
pected." ”
Whether the persuasions of Minister fi
of War Kerensky have stimulated the
Otuasian armies to activity that will
mean an offensive of force enough to
make its effect felt in the other war **
theatres remains to be developed. As J
foe as the Roumanians are concerned,
their armies are reported to have been 4
reorganised after their reverses of last <
fall and may now be in ahape to take
the aggressive again.
Geraens Held la Cheek.
The German Infantry (acing the Brit
ish armies is apparently being held In »v‘
check by its commanders as closely
as that of its opponents, but sharp j
attacks continues on the French lines,
notably In the Champagne region. Two
of these were launched last night In
the Hurtebise district, but each was
easily repulsed by the French Are.
The French made a minor thrust on
their own account In the Verdun re- '.3
gion. where the activity Is becoming ,
more marked of late on both sldea A 1
small German post north of Vachcr
auville was captured In this operation. h
' Brasil la Ready.
Brasil Is rapidly passing from the
status of a neutral to that of an act- '
ive partisan on the entente side of -J.
the world war. VC
The measure revoking her neutral- fe
Ity la now well on its way through
Parliament. . jt
In Austria-Hungary the political sit- '■;%
uation is still In a transformation pe
riod. The Hungarian premiership, ac- r ';
cording to a Zurich dispatch is to be
fllled by Count Julius Andrassy, , a
pronounced Liberal. The entire sig
nificance of his reported accession, fol
lowing the retirement of Cou^t Tlsia .}
representative of the ultra German In
flusnce in the dual monarchy, Is yet
to be developed. The change is nom- %
inally due to Internal political condi
tlons but there are strong beliefs held %
in many quarters that it may not be fi
without marked effect on Austria’s
foreign policy, particularly in relation'
to her supposed moderate war alma as
contrasted with Germany’s reputed r0>
war ambitions.
POSTAL COMPANY IS’ is
AIDING EMPLOYES TO I
BUY LIBERTY BONDS
ISpecial to Tfcf Advertiser.) '
NEW YORK. May 29—The Mutual |
Investment Credit Union of the Postal j
Telegraph Cable Company naa an
nounceil through Its president. Ed
ward Reynolds, who Is also vice presi
dent and general manager of the Pos
tal Telegraph Cable Company, that It
has arranged to purchase Liberty
Loan bonds for the employees of the ■■
company, to be paid for on the part
ial payment plan, it being understood t
that interest is to be paid to purclias- v,
era on the partial payments from the -f
date payments are received at the rate
of three and half per cent per annum.
No charge is to be made to the pur
chaser for money advanced for the
purchase of bonds. Under this plpn
the yield to the buyer Is seven per
cent.. A large number of bonds have +
been subscribed for. i.
RUSSIA WILL BUY
$40,000,000 WORTH
OF ROLLING STOCK I
—.—
(Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, May 29.—Russia hal
placed an order with American manuv V
facturers for 500 locomotives to cost
approximately *25,000,000. and 10.00* Vjs
cars at *15.000,000, It was reported In
financial circles today. Contracts hav«
not yet been signed, but all preliminary
arrangements, it is understood, hav«
been completed. This Is said to be thi
largest single order for railroad equip
ment received in this country.