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Gallant Canadians Lead British Offensive;
Take Villages and Pierce Hindenburg Line
ANOTHER SMASHING BLOW BY THE ENGLISH
ON WESTERN FRONT IS STRONGLY RESISTED
Latest Blow on Western Front Preceded by Usual Terrific
Artillery Bombardment ? Powerful Counter-attacks
Are Delivered by the Desperate Germans.
LONDON, May 3. ? 7 :35 P. M. ? The British forces have taken
the village of Fresnoy. Fresnoy was taken by the Canadians.
The British troops have reached Cherisy, crossed the Hinden
burg line toward Reincourt and are reported to have taken Bulle
court, says Reuter's correspondent at British headquarters. (The
taking- of Fresnoy and the reported capture of Bullecourt indicates
that the British troops have smashed their way through the Hin
denburg- line at two points twelve miles apart on the Arras battle
front. Fresnoy is near the northern end and Bullecourt near the
southern end of the Arras section of the Hindenburg line.)
I.S.SIS
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SUBJECT TO CALL FOR
NON-MILITARY DUTIES
Board of Nine Will Include
? Ex-President Taft and
Col. Goethals.
WASHINGTON. May ".? flans ? .r;
a great national service reserve made
LT of men tiui <ubjei r to draft ini.>f
the army and of wowieri. already ap-.
ptoved by the war department. nv- t"
submitted 1 1> ih? Council of Naf.cti.it .
Deft nse t?>day at a conference if ihe
council with "state governors and rep
resentatives of state defense councils.
Members of the reserve would bo
available. for any s^ivue t hoy could
perform for the government.
Tile plans wore presented b;. George
Wharton Pepper. a represent ai-ve or
tiie Pennsylvania def ?n>e council and
chairman of a rational committee of
patriotic and dofen.se soeier i< s.
The reserve would be headed i>> a
board of n!tu: nationally known nu n,
which would operate through a n.t-:
tional committee of members from all
the states. l'nu"r the national
mittee there would bo state an-1 dis-'
trier committee.; and vVasniniuom
a permanent headquarters eotnmitiee;
would sit to carry on administrative ,
work.
Membership on th** hoard of ? nine
has been tentatively accepted, n was
s'ated. by former President Taft. Ma
jor General (leorye W Goethals and
Henry L. S'imson. former secretary rf
war.
The purpose of the organization, a.^;
outlined to rlio defense council. would1
he to furnish any military or civil ser-;
vice which couhi not be perii.rnn d by ?
enlisted men and to aid in recruiting. J
to work under any private employer;
engaged on government contracts, or
on farms and to supply the army rand!
navy. When not in ic; ive service re* j
serve members could aid in home do-;
fetise. They would be civen compen-!
sation for the time ;;pent in govorn-!
ment service. ;
Oni> of the s?*rious problems f :?o i 1 1 s j
th.* Kovernnteni. .Mr. !'? ppor declared. \
is ro utilize rh?- vf forts of th<* thousands j
whu sr.- voUmU'eriinc for any service i
(Continued on Page Eight.) 1
Another period of intensive
lighting? the fourth since the
spring offensive began? is in
progress between ihe British and
Germans over a from of a bom 12
miles in the region from the ea?t
of Vimy southward to the west of
Quoant.
After their customary terrific ?
artillery ' preparation, in whicli
guns of all calibres were used, the
British, along the entire from.,
surged forward in the early hours
of the morning and throughout
Thursdaj iti the bright spring sun.
shine were at grips with the
enemy.
Nightfall found the British well
ii: possession of several points of
vantage, which they had captured
in i he face of most stubborn re
sistance and held with a wither
ing tire of machine guns and ribes
against powerful counter-attacks.
Berlin asserts that the British
attempt to break through the tier
mart line failed under heavy casu
alties. The British war ollice
makes no claims thai the t roups
of Fit-Id .Marshal Haig pierced t liri
Herman front, hut it does assert
thai west of Queant. and near < 'fie
ri sy. goodly salients were driven
into the line, ami that the village
of Fresnov and enemy positions
north and south of the village, on
a front of two miles, and a trench
system north of Oppy were cap
tured and held by the British.
The taking of Fresnov. which
fell to the lot of the intrepid Ca
nadians. who are thus shown to
have pushed back the German
line four miles since their gallant,
capture of Vimy ridge, gives them
the added honor of having cut
their way through the famous Hin
denburg line.
The Germans suffered severe
losses in the attacks all along the
line, an i ; Iso lost hundreds of
men made prisoner by the Brifish.
Wednesday night, in Cham
pagne. the French again hit into
the German front east of Mont
Uau*. and made prisoner more
than 2<?rt Germans.
In ! he Avocourt wood, in the
Verdun sector, they also invaded
the enemy trenches. Thursday
spirited artillery duels were in
progress along the Aisne and
f'liarupngno front's, but the infant
ry rema'ned in their trenches.
The operations on the oth^r
fronts continue of minor character
as compar d with the offensive on
the front in France.
That Russia intends to stick 10
her allies throughout the war has
again been vouchsafed by the new
provisional government. In notes
to the Russian representatives
abroad, th" government says that
the change in the regime in Rus
sia cannot afford a pretext for any
slackening on the part of Russia
in the common struggle of all the
Entente allies.
LONDON". May s p. m. ?
Fighting of terrible intensity
throughout the day at the main
no-nts of the British attack, says
Renter's correspondent at British
headquarters. "The halt ling," lie
adds. ?':tas been in- many places o?
d'-ng-dong order, which renders it
extremely difficult to define the
situation! but I think it may eer
.tainly b" claimed as a successful
day for our gallant troops. The
most .-onspictious gams have b'N-u
on the flanks of ihe long front,
while towards the center, up the
valley of the Searpe, we have
made le*s progress owing to the
intensity of concealed machine
gun tire.
"Despite the opposition of
massed German forces, the Cat a
dian troops took Fresnoy. Oppy,
however, still proved too strong
ly held to attempt, to carry it by
direct frontal attack without
courting a heavy casualty list than
the enterprise warranted. The
wood in front of the turned village
(Continued on Pagre Ten.)
OVATION FOR FRENCHMEN US THEY
LEAVE CAPITAL FOR WESTERN CITY
WASHINGTON. May n.? The French I
mission, headed by" Rene Vivlani,
Marshal Joffrw and" Admiral Choehe- j
prat, left here this afternoon for a !
tour of the middle western and east-!
ern states, after beitis enthusiastically j
received on the floor of the hous*? of i
representatives.
The special train bearing the vis- j
irtors is due in Chicago about noon j
tomorrow, and officials in cotnmunitiep
through which it will pass will
notified in time so that people alone
the route may er<?er :he distinguished
Frenchmen.
Upon leaving Chicago the mission
will proceed to St. Louis, Kansas City.
Springfield. 111.. Philadelphia, New
York and Boston: returning t-o Wash
ington probably in ten days. As a
measure of safety tho state depart
ment has withheld rhe routes to be
travelled and times of arrival and ('<?
parture in the various cities to oc
visited.
Elaborate entertainments and re
1
[cepiions have been planned for the
! members of the mission, and hundreds
; of thousands of people are expected
I to sreet thern. P'roin day to day as
| many details as rati bo xiven with
{nafety will be announced by the de
ipartment of state.
A great c-owd gathered at T'nion
I Station to see ihe party off. Out
Iside on three tall flagstaff* the Hags
iof the United States, France and
j Great. Britain were flying. As the
I visitors and their escort stepped
?from automobiles and walked to the
j train entrance, the crowd separated,
j leaving a broad path, and cheered and
applauded. Officials representing the
i state, navy and war departments, and
'.Ambassador Jusserand, and other di
plomats followed I he Frenchmen to
|their train, while the crowd, closing
I in. pressed against the entrance.
I The marshal, M. Viviani. and Ad
miral Chochepdat ;?tood on the plat
( Continued on Eltfht.)
M'ADGO SENDS 27,513 TELEGRAMS, ADDRESSING EVERY
BANKER IN THE COUNTRY FOR AID IN FLOATING BONDS
WASHINGTON. May 3. ?See ro
tary McAdoo today telegraphed
the entire list of 27. jiaiiunal
and state banks and trust compa
nies in the I'nltnd States author
izing thotn 10 receive subscrip
tions for the $2.otw.iiiit?,ti(ni bond
offering. enlisting their co-opera
tion and requesting them to tele
graph a rough estitnate of lite
amount of bonds each would take
for itself and its patrons.
' "You ean rendi r an invaluable
service to your country." .Mr. Mc
Adoo told the banks, "by receiv
ing subscriptions and co-operating
with the federal reserve bank in
your district. Will you kindly do
this and telegraph me at govern
ment expense as soon as practi
cable a rough estimate of the
amount of bonds you think will be
subscribed by your bank and i's
. customers?"
; Mr. McAdOo also sent a lele
j ^i'iiin to all clearing house associa
tions asking them to co-opera tv
i with i In- iimIi tuI reserve banks of
their districts in i ho securing of
? subscriptions.
| 'I'o i In- federal reserve hanks,
j upon which will fall the heaviest,
amount of detail work in < onnee
lion with the dotation of tin* issue,
Mr. McAdoo sent tHegratns em
bodying his tnos.sa.ucs to oilier ?|a
sliititions anil notifying them thai
the results of tin- estimates asked
for would placed a' Ho i' dis
posal.
The result of the first announce
ment of tin- loan lias been a del
lip- m" subscriptions aggregating
many millions. Virtually ev. ry
large city and every state in the
union was represent ed in tite hun
dreds of messages which began to
come early in the day and which
* poured in with increasing volume
till the offices closed.
Negotiations coniinio-d today
with representatives of the na
tions to which t he 1'nited Males
r is extending credit. Count ?] i Cel
ltre. i In- Jtalian ambassador, nv
I ceived the full nniomit of the first
SlOO.flOO.tiOo loan made by this
government to Italy instead of the
installment of $ur>. 000,000, which
had been agreed upon tentatively
a few days ago.
NKW YOKK, May ".--Subscrip
tions Id the S-, "00.1)110,000 "lib.T? .*
loan" were pourins into the fe.i
j era I reserve bank hero today in
lar.ee amounts. The bank received
1 hem only informally, as prepara
tions for their official acceptance
have not lift n completed. Offi
cials, for ihis reason, declined m
disclose the total of the informal
j subscript ions, bin indicated that
the amount was large and thai
j 1 lie outlook for a mine suh::cri,i
j lion here was propi'ious.
Financiers here predicted thai,
the loan would be !argei\ over
1 subscribed.
i Breaks Off Relations With I
j Germany ? Passports
Demanded.
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, LONDON, ".May :f, 7 : 2 p. tn.?
I Chilean minister to Germany lias
I demanded his passports, accord
i cording to a Central News dis
patch to Amsterdam. The dis
patch says:
"A message received from Ber
lin says the Chilean minister to
j Germany has demanded his pass
port'? and announced a rupiure of
relations between Chile and Ger
many. The news caused 'lie great
est annoyance in political circles,
where efforts wen- being made to
avoid a break with buth Ch'le and
Argentina, in order to preserve
some friendships m .South Amer
ica.
"Instructions have been given
for Chilean citizens ;o be -.reared
as enemy citizens. The dispatch
adds that it is feared that jt will i
he impossible in the prese:?* cir
cumstances for the Chilean loga- I
tion to leave Germany." j
THE WEATHER.
1 WASHINGTON, May 3.? Forecast:
I Ohio ana West Virginia, ? Rain Friday; I
| Saturday probably fair and warmor.
Western Pennsylvania ? Rain Friday; I
Saturday probably rain.
GERMANS DEMAND Yawter's Wife Confesses
| CASH WITH PEACE Intimacy With Young Heth
AMSTKRDAM. May via London,'
p. in. --German m wspapers pub
lish an appeal for "A German I'ettCO, '
?which is signed by a large number of
: unions anil associations representing
i Herman agricultural, industrial and
?'economic interests. The appeal says:
I "Demands for peace without a war
! indemnity and territorial extension
i mils l be regarded by all patriots as tie
j pressing, paralyzing and shameful.
iOur task is lo protect our frontier bei
. ter. strengthen our influence at sea.
?and by extending our production of
raw mate, -lis promote our industry
| and insure our equipment for defense
i of the fatherland."
"We need ground for colonization in
order to strengthen our people and in
crease our production of foodstuffs.
! Only such 11 peace, which is obtain-:
I able only .by a German victory, can
i bring tlie German people th" economic
: alleviation which it needs immediate- j
; )y after the conclusion of peace."
i rOfKN'MAcIKN ' v in London*. May M.
; r. : :??<? a. in. ? Such liermaii w.-spap< is as
: arv now permitted to reach here. al
' though evidently carefully sebeteil for
; the absence of military news or any
j information in regard to the strike
i movement. indicate tnat the campaign
! against i 'haacel lor von Bethmunii lloll
iw-e is again in lull swing. The ? "i>n
! si-rvatives. although insisting as usual
i'.hat the other parties observe a political
! i ruee in the ini. n sis "t the latlierland.
? ha v.- adopted and published a set ->!
i ifsoltn ions sharply attacking the e.ian
j . ? 1 1 1 . t- and censuring the government for
? weakness and vacillation on the peace
j question and in dealing with the striito
limitation. . ,.
The resolution express grave urn-i
and concern at the steadily growing in-,
tluenee of the Socialists, whose p?*ace
making efforts are declared he lead
I ing ilerniany to the brink of rum. -*P",
, i are'tit l.v this nttiick was timed to eoin
i cide With the opening of the Reichstag
i and it. is significant that the resolutions
] are endorsed by the i reo conservative
! wing under Huron von S<-ydliie. Huron
? von Seydlite has hitherto been far less
'an e\x'tr<mist that count Yestarp and
i llerr voh I ic ydebra lid. leaders of the
; regular "r Jaiik^r conservatives.
I Anionic the papers that are directing
j th?ir fire at the chancellor are the con
|Mt'vutiv< orpans. the K reuse /.eiiungj
and lh? I), utsche 'Pages Zeitung. Thj-V
I accuse the Premier of endangering the
i monarchy and of sailing a course pre
' scribed by the Socialists. The Herlin
j correspondent of the IFHinburu' l-'reni
I denblatt. in a long survey- of the situa
J t ion. declares that the political life of
I Germany is now passing through an era
(Continued on Paffo Ten.)
ARMY APPROPRIATION
! Bill NOW AGREED UPON
WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Senate!
j and house conferees agreed tonight
ion the army appropriation bill, carry- i
ling aboui $2S0.00i?.nort for the support
I of the regular establishment for the
: fiscal year ending in June, iftis, and
| on the military academy bill. To
morrow they will take up the war
armv draft bill, with the hope of re-1
turning it for final action before tlioj
end of the week.
| The only serious difference he-1
'tween the conferees on the appropriu
[ t ion measure was- over a senate
'amendment authorizing an increase
iin the army general staff from fit) to.
j 01 . and permitting all members to bej
(assigned to duty in Washington.;
! Under existing law only half the staff
can be stationed here. The house
'conferees accepted the section with
ia provision that ti shout* beVffeciive
lonlv during the period of an emer
gency. -
There has been no discussion ?>t
'the draft bill features so far. and
'.members are not predicting the out
| come of disputed points, which in
clude the difference in age limits 'd
men subject ito the selective draft'
provision in the senate atnendnient
j which would permit Colonel Uoose
i volt to raise four infantry divisions
| for service in France, and the section
(prohibiting the sale of liquor at army
'? posts. Most of the members, fiow
jever, are determined to reach an un
derstanding as soon as possible and
| every effort will be made to have the
Ibill in President Wilson's hands by
J Saturday night.
jTransport Sunk With
Loss of 279 Lives
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! LONDON. May f.:."l ii. m.? The
'British transport Arcadian was sunk
bv a submarine April 1 it is oe
lieved 2T!? were drowned.
The Arcadian. S .<?"!< tons gross, was
owned by the Royal Mail Steam
Packet company of Liverpool She
was BOO feet long and was built at Hat
'row In 1>90. She was withdrawn lrom
I the passenger servlt e early in the war
and taken over hy tin Hritist: ad.ni
ralty.
WITH CENTRAL PURCHASING BUREAU
ANO U. S. AID ALLIES TO SAVE MONEY
WAS1 1 INC'iTUX. I?. May ,
Creation of :i central purchasing com-|
niitt.v in Washington for all supplies;
bought in tin- I'nited States for the al
lied governments was forecasted here
to-day by Sir llardman Lever, tinan
idal expert of the British war mission.
'Sir Hardtnan was careful lo say thai
negotiations to this end still were in-:
complete. Inn he pointed out why a!
joint directing bureau would be essen-.
rial to secure the most economical ad
ministration of the huge credits au
thorized by this country, ami the fair-'
'est distribution of supplies among ihe
i various nations. The American gov
ernment Is preparing to do its pari to
ward seeing that the allies get their
money's worth for every dollar spent
here. ...
Discussing the world's financial situ
ation. the British expert expressed the
opinion thai (Jertuan.v will be practic
ally bankrupt in the credit markets
after the. war.
i The Teutonic government's having
pyramided one internal loan upon an
other. he explained, their interest
charges would he so great that, he
believed they would either have to re-!
pudiate a large part of their debt, j
which in itself would be disastrous,
or face inability to buy the enormous
quantities of material they would need
for reconstruction. i
EIGHT HOUR DAY j
| AND HIGHER WAGES !
GIVEN THE MINERS
IN FAIRMONT DIST.
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Sj-vui Mtftpatrli to |?|?? Inr, iirtT. I
FAIRMONT, \V. Va.. May ::.?Sec- J
rotary Ljiw.-oh, of the Central Wo.n
Virginia Coal Operators' Association. ,
to-night gav?* out a statement to the
j effect thai the coal operators of the
i Fairmont section had granted the
'eight-hour day to alt employe* of their
'mines, together with a substantial in
i crease in wages, effective May L. this
I year. ' )
i The order will affect thousands of
miners in the great Fairmont coal Held
and will be learned with much enthu
siasm by i ho miners in tii" Held.
While the men were already getting
top-notch prices, they were working
nine hours*.' day. The announcement
made to-day means the mun will be
the highest paid in the entire district,
and will also have the long-demanded ;
eight-hour day. j
Argentinos Are Elated i
Over German Sack-down
I IM'KNOS AIKKS. May S.? The news-!
papers, commenting on the German '
note expressing regret for the sinking;
of the Argentine ship Monte IToteu
itlvo and the promise to make repara
tion. describe i he solution of the
trouble as a triumph for the Argen
tine government.
; Public opinion uenernll.v appears to
be satisfied with the amends offered
by Germany.
Hl'KNOS AIKKS. .May At I br
ills t opportunity the German tleet will
salute the Argentine lias with 101
guns. This is part of the reparation
promised for the sinking of tlie
Argentine steamer Monte l'rotegido.
The text of (iermany's note in
answer to Argentina's protest
, printed in ibe morning papers. it
does not deny that a German sub
! marine sank the Monte l'rotegido. but
! says that no report on the sinking of
the vessel has been received from any
i l'-boat commander.
Italy Gels a Hundred i
Million From the U, S,
i j
1 WASHINGTON", May ? Secretary'
McAdoo today delivered to the Italian I
ambassador the $it?i.i;ai,.(ifto wl-lcli ! h o ?
government has decided to advance to
Italy to meet her pressing demands. ?
The SlOO.nOO.OOO for France piob
ablv will be similarly delivered short-.
; iy. ' bringing the total advanced t he I
I allies thus far up to $ JOO.iJOO.OOU.
The allies, In- added, 1i;k1 paid their
way in ihc war *"l?y straightforward
and natural im-ans. by pouring nut
their gold, by selling enormous masse.v
?if American .??< cunties, by raising
loans." As a result, hi' predicted thai
i!ii? end of tlf war would find t In* al
lies in very good > li:? p. ? financially, de
spite their enormous permanent debts.
Sir 1 1 ;? rd in ;t ti said the financial aid
of the I'niied Stales bad relieved
Ureal Britain of a load of anxiety.
The British mission to-dav spent one
of its busiest days since its arrival,
opened by some of the members at
breakfast conferences with American
officials. To-night .Ma Ha I four enter
tained at dinner Secretary and .Mrs.
Lansing, Ambassador and Madame
.1 ussern nd. Assist 'Jnr ""SWTCf ry and
.Mrs. Broekenridge Long. Sir Richard
and Lady Crawford, Counsellor and
Mrs. Barclay and the American at
taches of the mission.
The morning the foreign secretary
spent largely in conference with Sen
retary Lane, at the Interior Depart
ment .postponing a call on the Su
preme Court until Saturday. In the
afternoon he receive d Sir Krnest.
Sliackleion. ibe Antarctic explorer,
the Serbian minister, the Italian am
bassador. the Russian charge and a
committee of the trade members of
the mission.
Siii-i.il l>i<-l-nl>'h 1^ tin1 Iclrlliji-tirpr.
FAIRMONT. W. Va.. May "..?Colo
nel Clarence JollifTe, commanding i ho
First West Virginia Infantry, which is
now in ramp in ( Itis city ami Wheel
ing. to-night announced th.it his resig
nation had I)i i-ii accepted by the War
Hoparinieiit. and lhat he w.uild imme
diately r? ?? i r? ? to private 1 i f?*. Colonel
.loll iff.- litis commanded tin* regiment
for several \ears past. HC will he
succeeded l).v Lieutenant Colonel R. L.
Osborne. . :
Colonel .JollifTe i* from Krnshaw, W.
Va. lie is a graduate of the West Vir
ginia I'nivc rsity. and received his pre
liminary military training in the cadet
corps of that instiint ion.
His successor is from Clarksburg.
Lieutenant Colonel Or-horne ia. also a;
West Virginia I 'ni varsity graduate, j
and was trained in the university ca
det corps.
Other promotions to fill the vacancy
left by the promotion of Osborne will i
be announced later.
British Not Dismayed
At Submarine Menace;
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l.uNI'ON. Ma\ ?!:.*>" p. ill. ? K.i.l'
Ctirxon. member of the war council,
speaking today of the submarine situ
ation. said he recognized the subma
rine menace to be formidable, hut j
stated thai in its calculations the cahi-i
net bad made allowance for .i wastage
of shipping greater than that which
had already taken place. lie did noi i
himself think that in practice f would:
diminish .-hipping so greatly as to af-j
feet the ttllitnale iss?i of the war. ;
The situation hi Russia, Karl I'urxon j
declared. was still regarded .101 with-j
out anxiety.
LONDON". May <">: 12 p. te ? -The
Karl of l.ytlon. civil ord of the ad
tni rally, stated iti the house of lords
today thai the masters of armed ni'T
chantnient were und'T instructions to
allow no submarine to approach with
in dangerous range of their vessels, j
hui to lire upon theni immediately. !
St!!! Room for More
Officers in the Army
W A S H I N G T O n7~M a y li. ? Although
the full allotted quota of 40,000 men
probably will be enrolled in the offl-!
??ers' ? training camps when they open
May 15. there still is "plenty ot' room j
for men of the right qualities." the
war department announced tonight. I
i CHRISTIANSHURO. Va.. .May
[.Mrs. Charles K. Vawier. testifying; to
' day at ill'- trial of h??r husband,
Jill-- Virginia Polytechnic professor,
charged with murdering Stockton
' Heth, Jr.. admitted having iniimriCio*
? with I loth, but declared thai a f?w
minutes before Heth received his
death wounds lie- had attacked her.
Mrs. Vawier, baring her life in de
fense of her husband, said that she
was infatuated with Heth, hut always
had repelled his advances when not
und^r the inliuence of liquor.
Following the introduction yester
day nf letters written to Heih by Vhw
ler. in which the latter revealed that
he knew of the younger man's rela
tions with his wife and ai the same
time asked Heth to pay a whiskey bill,
the defense began introducing testi
mony to show Vawter insane ar the
time. Several physicians testified to
day thai Vawter apparently was un-l
balanced when lie .vrote Hell) about
affairs in the Vawter household.
I The clima>: of Mrs. Vawter s testi
mony came late today wheu she re
lated happenings immediately prior 10
and following the shooting. Af'er
Heth l:ad been shot, .'he testified, Vaw
iter said:
| "I have avenged the family honor
:and r will go to trial with my iip?
sealed to protect your honor."]
"You will not," .Mrs. Vawter said
she told her husband: "I will aton*
for my past sins by baring myself to
save you."
i Mrs. Vawer told a drama Ic stor>
of her home life at Uiicksburg. Fir
a year, .she asserted, :leth had been
"dogging her tracks, * always plying
i her with liquor. One J* she said her
hushr.nd. seeing her emerging from
ileih's room, denounced 'he guest and
a unv minutes later Heth orouc.'it
I Vawter into his bedroom, apparently
Uin.'onscious.
The witness told of another occasion
when Vawter saw lleth trying to cm
I brace her. Vawter again denounced
! lleth, and later Heth again brought |
Vawter imo his room and put him to!
! bed. On the following morning she '
(Continued on Faje Ten.)
Ex-VVheallng Player
j Shoots Negro Waiter
i Who Soon Dies
! INlilANAI'OiTlsTlnd. May 3.- Dan I
Shay, of Kansas f'ity, manager of the
Milwaukee American association base-j
ball team, shoi and fatally wounded ;
Clarence K. Well, a negro waiter, in a
hotel here tonigh:, in an argument:
over a sugar bowl. The colored man'
was taken to a hospital where he,'
died a short time later. Shay wasj
arrested and the police are seeking a
woman who is said 10 have been with !
Shay at ihe time of the shooting. ?
. i
Dan Shay will be remembered as!
an infielder with the Wheeling Inter
state league baseball team of 1S97.
He played third base here, and later!
played with big league clubs.
JOB FOB WOOHET.
WASHINGTON May 3. ? Uob> rt W.
WiK.ill.y former ili rector* of she mint!
was toil.iy .-i ;>j >< , j 11 1 <??! i,y Secretary Mc
.\<l?."o us director <?!" |iublir>ity of ihe
Liberty loan <?!" I'.HT. Mr. Wolill-.v pro- j
j.osi'il rh.it he srr\>- without pay and his!
offer was accepted.
PRICE FIXING
i POWER SOON TO
BE IN HANDS OF
I THE PRESIDENT
FOOD FOR THE PEOPLE
REASONABLE IN PRICE
Representative Lever Intro
duces Bill of Far-reaching
Importance,
i ? j__
OTTAWA, Ont., May 3.? An
1 nounceiuent was made Ja parlia
ment today by Sir Thomas White,
the minister of finance, that
! plans are under way lor Joiat
motion by Canada and the United
States to reduce the price of
J wheat.
Sir Thomas said the price of
flour, wheat or any other neces
i slty could not be reflated by
the Canadian government alone. I
To be successful the regnlatloa
of food prices must be the elaaol.
taneous action of the
States and Canada, he d?
He stated that Sir Geoi pos
ter, the Canadian mini of
I trade and commerce, . la
Washington, is discussln ; ?rlth
! the American authorities fc.j fix.
I lug' of maximum prices for irlieat
on the whole of the North j jner.
' lean continent.
: .
~~l I
WASUINTiTOxj May 3.? Abso
lule authority to regulate in its
I discretion the production, distri
bution and prices of food and
(other necessities during the war
was asked of congress today by
. (he administration.
i In a sweeping bill introduced
with the administration approval
by Chairman Lever, of the house
ijrrieulture committee, it is pro?
|H.sc<l to empower the President,
under the war clause of the con
istitulion, to take these measures *
[whenever in his opinion the na
tional emergency shall require: *?
j To fix maximum and minimum '
! prices for food, clothing, fuel
I and other necessities, and the ar
j tides required for their proauc* *
tjo .
To prescribe regulations to gor
! ern the production of these com*
modities, and if necessary; to re*
quisition the producing -factories, _
, mines or other establishments;
To compel holders of necessi- .
ties to release them in amounts
insuring equitable distribution;
To regulate exchanges in such,
a way as to eliminate market man
ipulation;
To compel railroads to give
preference to the movement of ne
i cessities;
I To levy such importation duties
' as he finds necessary to prevent
excessive "dumping" of foreign
products; and
To impose limitations or pro
hibitions upon, the use of RTaln
I in the manufacture of liquor.
In addition, the secretary or
agriculture would be empowered
to establish standard food grades,
to license and control the manu
facture, storage and distribution ? .
i of foods, . .
To prescribe the percentage of - i v
flour to be milled from wheat and
to regulate the mixing of wheat
flour with other flour in the mak
ing of bread arid other food,
in a statement tonight Mr. Lever de
clared there was nothing in the meas
ure to disturb legitimate business ac
( Continued on Poare Tea
Gives Her Allies Assurances
That She is in War With
Germany to Finish.
PETROGRAD, May 3, Via Lon- %
don, 5:05 P. M. ? The Russian pro
visional government has sent to
the Russian representatives in the
entente allied countries, a note as
suring the allies that the change ::
in government in Russia canno|
afford a pretext for any slacken- ?
ing on the part of Russia in the ?>
common struggle of all the ? ea
tente allies. / ,i "'?*
Tlii'' nolo which is dated May 1 and
.signed by Foreign Secretary MiliukofC
(Continued on Par* T*il)
XKW YORK. .May !!. ? Widespread i
ramifications of the Gorman plot |
to cripple shipments of munitions!
from this country to 'lie Entente Al
lies by fomenting strikes wore dts-j
closed late today at ihc trial herei
of Captain Franz Hinted^u of tnc
German navy, and seven otners
charged with ? conspiracy, Registers
: and ledgers from hotels in this city,'
! Washington and Chicago, lndianapo-|
; lis and A i lam ir City, containing; sug-|
I natures and accounts of the jille?e<I (
| plotters, were introduced in evidence i
jtn show the extent of the propaganda. |
T. U. Horner, of the Hotel Sherman,,
Chicago, testified that on July 21. J
1915, David I-amari one of the de
fendants. registered there, signing the!
name, "E. Rusky." lie wrote the'
name, the witness said, so that he. j
(Horner) cculd not read it. Iiorner1
Isaid he remembered asking him to
[spell it out for him.
Government counsel called L. C.
'Horton, a handwriting expert, to lden
tify the handwriting of "E. Rusky"
signature. Jit? paid it was the same \
writ in? as that in several letters put |
in evidence, written by Lamar. Otaer
signatures in the hotel book were ac
knowledged as genuine by the writers ^
without consent. ? ' -i
Preceding the testimony the cross J
examination was completed of Samuel M
Gomper?, president of the American ^
Federation of Labor, who asserted .A
tliai ho warned former Representative ^
Frank Buchanan, one of the defend- j
ants, against some of his associate* ?;-?
on labor's national peace council, said
to have been formed and financed by
Rintelc-n's money, to carry out the . f
purposes of the alleged conspiracy.
Counsel for the defense asked Mr. :
Gomper-; questions aimed to dratr ad* 'v
missions from him that he was ao?
tuated in testifying against Bociia&aa
by fear that Buehknan might be put
forward to succeed him as president
or the American Federation of l?bof. 5
ilr. Gompers indignantly denied tMi,