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EL PASC. TEXAS. TUESDAY EVENING. MAY 25, 19 1 5. qeuverep anywhere e cents a month. 12 PAGES. TWO SECTIONS. TODAY.
SINGLE COPT FIVE CENTS.
TALY SEIZES FOUR AUSTRIAN TOWNS
eaties
J
aoan
HiJLj
and China Sign
Ir
Treaties Cover the Shantung
Peninsula, Mongolia and
Manchuria. .,
SECRET NOTE IS
ALSO EXCHANGED
Japan Gives Up German
Possessions In Exchange
For Concessions.
W
rASHINGTON. D. C, May J5.
Tokto dispatches to the Jap- I
anese embassy say that at 3
v m . Mar 25. .wo treaties covering
the negotiations concerning the Shan-
tung peninsula In China, and Manchuria
"
rj Mongolia, were signed and
. hanged between Japan and China wrtfe
a note concerning other questions. No
mrmation of the contents of the note
as contained in the dispatches.
Pekin Confirms Report.
Pekin, China, May 25. (Via Fetro-
grad. Russia, and London, r:ng.) The
new treaty between China and Japan
vm signed at 3 oclock this afternoon.'
Relief is manifest here over the
rieact-ful conclusion of the negotiations .
and it is believed the same sentiment J
s trettTent in Tokio. except, perhaps, j
. . - ig the more radical element.
China G route Many Concessions.
The treaty given by China pwUes
f o - a long list of concessions to Japan,
covered bj the demands heretofore
-made public, embracing railroads.
land, mines, choice of advisers by
china, and the selection of military
instructors and applications for loans.
MI these are markedly in favor of
Japan
Japan's side of the agreement relates
principally to the restoration to China,
of Kiao Chow and thfe fortified port
o" Ts.ng Tau, which were Germany's
T" sfessions until captured by Japan.
IIITSESSlBS
jmrjrnai
Protests Against Commis
sioners Questioning and
Clash Is Result.
Washington. D. C, Xa' IS. W. I
MacKenzie King, director of the in- serving In the western war rone, is a
dustrial relation; department of the former Clifton resident. He "made his
Rockefeller foundation, testified today t home here when his .father, James Col
before the federal industrial relations I quhoun was general manager of the
commission, which is i laouiriif tr into Arizona Conoar -nmnn-ir itii tAtA-
conaitions in the Colorado coal fields. ' he graduated from Columbia univers
'"hairman Walsh and King clashed I Ity. New York. The officer and his
toca-v when King's answers became in
Tolved and the chairman sought to
'imit him Walsh sought to make a
record of what King had done for
meri-an labor. Both the witness and
commisfcioner Weinstock wanted to (
lt the object of that line of oe- I
t onirt- but the chairman emphatically I
i efused to explain I
' I am not on the stand." he said
"and I must decline to be questioned." r
"Mot Have the Fact."
Th chairman insisted that tha I
"reop must have the facts" J
Wh. t do VOU mean bv the nannlat" 1
..inj.w ... 1.
aancu tne a iiuess. 1
"I mean the American people" said i
ino ciiairman. "wnose puoitc opinion i
would be the greatest factor in im
proving conainons in uoiorad
The will and conscience of young 1
""in .' jvociveiBuer. jr., are more
powerful in Colorado than ana
other force that can be brought to
heir at this time." said Kine TECTONIC AMBASSADORS
Tou think that the will and con- 'REACH SWISS FRONTIER
science of John D. Rockefeller, Jr, are n (k. in. tiA ii an
more powerful than the will iaTi -T- un the Italian Frontier, .May 25.
sc"encesf all th? AiSSrlSn li?" Prce von Buelow and baron von Mac
sciences of all the American peopU to chio. German and ..nstrian ambassadors
1 nn
about a change of condition- in-
orador
' That is not just what I said," re
T'!i"d King, and another clash followed,
after which he protested against, his
testimon being "distorted."
Won't Exchange CompIimentK.
Now ou have given your opinion of
" replied the chairman, "and I don't
iter.d to me my opinion of von hara
'io matter how insulting your comment
.la be 1 Shall treat TOU exattlv n
I treated John D. Rockefeller, Jr." i they'wlsh to have incorporated In the
.x. bin tne '.r cle?'ed KlB explained new ordinance of regulation. Mayor
that he was speaking as a practical j Tom Lea announced today that the
man of a Practical situation." council would read the ordinance in
Rockefeller Most Kffectlve. public tomorrow afternoon at 2 oclock,
"I mean to say. he continued, "that j at which time suggestions will be glad-rniT-Wnt?2at0mimPT0VimC?i,d,M,Sa.ta
' lved from the owners and drlv
o,?m h- Sahn n nJZ32SJLti?r ' " Tne council is considering the or
co?.!? dbo8 rnore" oSTySFSJS t& 1 dInane ' pH"te "" "'""""
line than efforts to focus public opln-
ion on the situation could do In several
ears
EARTHQUAKE IS RECORDED.
Seattle, Wash, Jfay 25 An earth-'
quake lasting 15 minutes was recorded
Monday by the seismograph at the
Vm ersity of Washington. It was com- j
puted that the disturbance was 2200
miles northwest of Seattle. 1
ncrete Roads Are the Best Roads For El
U. S. AMBASSADOR SAVES 50 LIVES
TIMS EI III
T8 HIS
HIS
Release the Noncombalants
Who Were Destined To
Death at Dardanelles.
CONSTANTINOPLE
SHORT OF FOOD
t
People Must Tae Their
Turns At the Bakeries;
Fuel Lacking.
v,x THENS. Greece, May Si Henry
'Z MOrgenthau, American ambassa-
: to TurJcsy, promptly Inter-
1 j, -. it .. .... . . .
rTWD a ."n ot lne J.urKsn minis-
ei-!ir'a,la Meey smo me lives ei
rusji ana jrrenen noncoraoaiants. ac-
coraing to a recent announcement, the
nencombatants wepj to be placed on
the walls of the fortifications at the
Dardanelles in order to force the al
lies either to cease firing or kill in
nocent people of their own nationality.
There was a grave' fear that the non
combatants would be killed before
adequate warning could reach the al
lied warships.
AmbflHUdor Jrotrs1iG.
Unon bearing that :c British and
1 Preach men had been sent te the Dar
daneBesj ambassador MsataMHu 'at
dace made -"rigorous representations to
foreign minister Knver Bey. The lat
ter replied, ft is stated, that he most
do something, for wounded Turks in
great numbers were arriving at the
capital, aiad a deep impression was e
ing created thereby.
The ambassador continued his ener
' getic efforts, however, and this, coupled
! with a British threat to hold Bnver Bey
personally liable for any Injury . to
British subjects, resulted in the return
oi tne noncombatants from toe Dar
danelles to Constantinople. They were
accompanied by Hoffman; Philip, secre-,
tary of the American embassy.
'Thousands Are Wounded.
Advices reaching here from Constan
tinople by mail describe the arrival In
the Turkish capital of thousands of
wounded from the Dardanelles, where
the first Turkish army corps, composed
of the test fighting elements in the
country, has been engaged.
In Constantinople there is a shortage
of petroleum, wool and coaL Bread
also is lacking, and at the bakeries
people must take their turn.
CLIFTON YOUTH IS
. BRITISH GAPTAIN
Clifton. Ariz.. tav 95 rnt "Rr -nr
Colonhonn of the British array, "now
famllv as a IThnla hava vrtan.- M.iul.
here who are watching the progress of
the war with added interest.
GERMANY WILL ENDEAVOR
TO KEEP PEACE WITH U. S.
... "
Amsterdam, Holland. May 25. Advices
" Berlin say Germany will deliver
t6 eP'y to the American note concern-
mP the sinking of ihe Lusitania prob-
aMy Saturday. The note, it is de-
dared, will be couched in the friend
liest Of terms. On account of the re I
...a .ai.u. .i i li-,.a ., . I
vcu. jvauiaiivaaiivns n-im laiy, me ieei-
,nK ta Berlin with respect to the United
stales is mucn more cairn, ana every-
wing possioie will oe aone to avoid
trouble. i
The note will explain that on prin
ciple Germany cannot openly stop sub
marine warfare.
n"?.Zl?? i-?"ff
w --? "DO ,e" "" " nigui. .
reached Chiaaso, Switzerland at 3:30
oclpck this morning. They were re
ceived by the Swiss authorities. ,
JITNE MEN CAN PROTEST
TO COUNCIL TOMORROW
Jitne car owners and drivers will be
a-la-av a r.iana tf nraoant anv anaaul
tinaaai ,h. mavn, anA rttv annaall tkat
MTHIirii ic AmiTITTFn
OF CHARGE OF MURDER
Trinidad, Colo, May 25. On the Jury's
first ballot, Robert Uhllch. a union
leader, was acquitted Monday night
of a charge of murder of Mack Powell,
a eowbov. Oct. S. 1913. Powell was
killed in a fight between mine guards
and strikers near Ludlow during the money. The court ordered the case sub
coal strike. mitted on briefs.
TlfflSSElTIIS
HflVEWEflRFlEHT!
Lattimore Calls Gibson a
Liar and the Fannin Sen
ator Opens Hostilities.
Austin, Texas, May 25. Prompt ac
tion hv mntibfrn of thaa Sanaa this
?.ZZVL&L1ZI'!:
ter between senator Gibson, of Fannin
county, and senator Lattimore, of Tar
rant county. The trouble starred when
senator Lattimore called senator Gibson,
a liar.
Senator Gibson had asked senator
Lattimore to answer a question, which
he refused to do it. Then senator Gibson
made the statement that he could prove
Lattimore had at one time been con
nected with an insurance company as
attorney.
"You are a liar," Lattimore responded.
Gibson then grasped an ink well and
only the proximity of a stenographer,
sitting at Lattimore's desk, prevented
Gibson from hurling the welL He.start
ed for the desk of Lattimore, several
feet away, but was grasped by friends.
Ill Fcrlinc Sarted Monday.
HI feeling was started yesterday
when a telegram was read from Sam J.
Hunter, former representative from Ft.
Worth, to the effect that Lattimore was
attorney and vice president of the
Southern Cooperative Insurance com
pany. This, it is said, Lattimore ac
knowledged yesterday.
me resoiuuon requesiing ii km-
tors to disclose connections with n-
surance companies showed Astin and
9ark ,s J"enls of the Gibson bill, and
Page, Suiter and Lattimore as oppo-
netttS Of the blU. all Connected With. in-
surance-companies.
Lieutenant governor' Hobby was also
StOCkhOlder. An agreement WaS
reached to vote on the bill after three
hours debate.
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A final vote on the Oiheoa bin will
a?l..t i'. v.m,.
be tatKB prdbaMy late this afternoon.
" V. a--- .. - -T- T
accoramg to an ssneement ox tne leaa-
era. senators xcraeaiss, tiariey ana l
Wiley spoke during the morning. Sen
ator Bailey, of Dewitt, spoke this after
noon. o Congressional IledUtrietlng.
Action was taken today By the sen
ate commlttee-on congressional districts
on the congressional redistricting bill
Introduced by senator Clark, the Clark
bill being substituted for the Dayton
Fly bill passed by the house on Monday.
The committee favorably reported the
Clark bllL
This action by the senate committee
kills' all possible chance for congres
sional redistricting at this time, as the
two bills are radically different
and there is not time enough for the
two houses to get together on a MIL
Progress Made on tlppropriatlon. -
Considerable progress was made to
day in the house in the consideration of
the Wagstaff house educational appro
priation bill and all attempts to amend
the' bill failed.
The house passed the appropriations
for the experiment stations, carrying
$87,S0 each year; for the Prairie View
NormaL earrrinsr S121.755 for the first
I and $126,065 for the second year; Col
lege of industrial Arts, carrying jze.
187 for the first and J262.S for the
second year; Sam Houston Normal, car.
rying $185,308 for the first and $74,800
for the second year; North Texas Nor
mal, $12.5M for the first and $74,100
for the second year.
Two 1 et Remain.
There are still two normals, the
Southwest Texas and the West Texas
State Normal, to" be acted on fry the l
bouse, ' and then the bill will be con- i
(.imicu. a
U. S. TRADE BALANCE WILL
EXCEED $1,000,000,000 SOON
Washington. D. O, May 25-. With
secretary Redfield's estimate before
them that the trade balance In favor
of the United States will total J1.900,
000,000 on July 1. president Wilson apd
the cabinet today discussed the relation
of the statistics to the International sit-
The flrtmint-.tra.tlan view of the situ-
.. .. .. . . .. ..
atlon is that the greatly increased ex
ports to neutral countries snown by of
ficial figures are not due to exporta
tions p Germany and Austria, but to
the "fact that European neutrals, unable
to get commodities from European
neighbors, are forced to bay from the
United States.
TWO OVER 106 YEARS OLD
DIE IN TEXAS IN APRIL
Austin, Texas, May 25. Vital statis-
tics for the month of April, as coa
,.,, In fh(, rmra f .a..,, rertstrai
talned in the report, of state registrar
of vital statistics Davis, show 4118
-births and 2027 deaths.
One death was recorded from Hunt
county, of a white male 10 1-2 years
of age; and a female negro from Palls
county 110 years of age.
Tuberculosis and pneumonia were the
leading causes of death.-there being 21
of the former and 107 from pneumonia
Twins to' the number of 24 .sets and
two sets of triplets were born during
ApriL
1V03IBX FIGHT FORECLOSURE
SUIT DROUGHT BV JAP
Los Angeles, CaL. May 25. Fighting
foreclosure proceedings instituted by
N. Oka, a Japanese, Mrs. Mary Leet and
Miss Clara Walter set up the claim In
the superior court today that under the
California alien land ownership law
Oka cannot own land In this state and
therefore cannot take from them a lot
given as security for a $1500 mortgage
loan.
The women also contend that under
the treaty between the United States
and Japan, citizenship is withheld from
Japanese, and that no noe not entitled
to citizenship has the fight to lend
1T1HK SUBMARINE
IKS WARSHIP
Amsterdam, Holland, May 21, (via , Berlin, Germany, May 25. Gen. Mack
London, Bng, May 5.) A telegram from j ensen has renewed his offensive against
Constantinople says a Turkish subma-
rine sank
Russian warship in the
Black sea.
The dispatch adds that Turkey sue
ceeded for some time in concealing the
! fact that this submarine was in opera-
tion, and thei the complete results of
its activities are unknown.
A wireless dispatch Monday reported
that a Russian warship, probably the
battleship Pantelehnon, had been sunk
in the Black sea with the loss of 1400
men. The dispatch gave no Intimation
that the vessel had been sunk by a sub
marine. .
T
C.AW I IFF RflAT MASHFn
SAW Lltfc BUA1 aftlASHtU
BY PROPELLER'S BLADES
. .
;iew lora, w-sw a iu mi
of the Lusltania was cut to pieces and
its occupants killed by the ship's pro-
peller blades, was told Monday bjr a
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?"r " "J- ri "? "SI 'rr
k. ..... t i -.- n.n...
raala .r Ih. onln.lon of ffca, tor.
nedo. Dr. Foss said:
--. x- - rr-
Tiere was some excitement bet no
i went Daca ana psseea out me pre-
servers, taking one iryself. Then I
i dropped into the water. Soon I saw I
j a meooat break from the davits and
I r,u in ,, , .imt n t, . I
i pelier blades. The blades ripped
through the little boat and battered it
into Wts. 0ne ot tho me,, WM ,t to
I aifM iatT mv awa Th. war ira
I rea where the boat went down.
rhe boners exploded and shot un a.
HahH that aiinH HAhri all amtinH
; i .uam mv as fast as I eon Id and
met a womata stmgaUiuc for breath,
Ehe had a chld. in-Jiaat -iirnTf .
an oar and gave IUtoKerAo-it
I Jtoand
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-a snort atsnoce awayi
anouier iiiiissiii i gntaeo irev to tne
oar auo. v nn tne- two women cling-
ing to the oar. one of them with her
baby. I towed them, using the oar as a ago. He had no recollection of en
towline. to a boat. When we eot there Hating and will probably be discharged,
we found it full and waterlogged. It !
capslsed in a few minutes. What hap- ..... ,... nrT
pened to those who were in it I can j GERMANS THREATEN RIOT
only imagine. ip nripiiu tc uCADn
"Some time afterward I saw another
woman in the water. Her strength
was nearly gone I managed to save
her by assisting her to a raft on which
there were eight others. We were
picked up by a tug."
CANADA IS INTERNING
ALIEN ENEMY MINERS
Vancoover. B. C May 2t. Internment
of alien enemies on a wholesale scale
was begun today In the coal mining dis
trict of Vancouver. By noon 115 Aas
trtans and Germans in the Southfield,
Cumberland and Nanalmo mines were
placed on a special train bound for the
internment camps.
The alien enemies were taken into
the mines a year ago as strike breakers,
when the coalpits were tied up by the
United Mine Workers' strike.
BERLIN STILL DELAYS
ANSWER TO U. S. NOTE
Berlin. Germany. May IS. The Ger
man government has been so busy with
Italian developments that It has had I
Ao time to elaborate the draft of the
note to the American roverament in re- .
ply to the American demands growing I
out of the Lusitania incident. j
xi as aMuai uere lias QUIC aiu uul uai .
is aaauai uere me nuit? aiu iiul uai . .
for several days, and that in the I
i ready I
meantime the delay will serve to let
the public view the matter more dis
passionately. The War At a Glance
ITALY has Invaded Austria.
Official annoarcement was
made by the war office at
Rome today that Italian forces had
penetrated Austrian territory along
a line running about 40 miles north
from the gulf of. Trieste, capturing
four towns within two or three
miles of the frontier.
An Italian destroyer raided the
Austrian port of Buso near the
frontier, destroying tirb landings,
railroad station and barracks. Two
Austrians were killed, the lirst
casualties officially reported In the
new campaign.
Teutons to Strike at Verona
It is reported in London that
the Austro-German army will make
its first move by striking at the
Italian center, in the vicinity of
Verona.
Tnrklxh.AunuIt Falls
Dispatches from Athens reiterate
the report that the Turkish1 attack
on Gallipoli peninsula, made with
the pick of the Ottoman army, was
a failure. It is stated that wounded
Turkish soldiers by thousanus are
arriving in Constantinople.
CcrnwM Make 3iglit Attacks
Eight attacks were made by the
Germans Monday between Arras, in
northern France, and the Belgian
coast. The French official state-"
ment of today asserts all these at
tacks were repulsed and that heavy
losses were inflicted on the Ger
mans. Holland Sends Germany Protest i
The Dutch government has sent
to Germany a protest against the
sinking of the Lusitania. which re
sulted in the death of Dutch sub
jects. The note follows the line of
the American communication to
Germany.
GERMANS SEIZE
2I.MMSSIIS!
j the Russians north of Przemysl and
captured 21,000 prisoners Monday, ac-
cording to the official statement given
out in Berlin today by the German war
office.
SUPPLY OF GLYCERINE
FOR EXPLOSIVES LACKING
Chicago, I1L, May 25. Unless some. The shortage was developed by the
way is found of increasing the produe I official audit of the books of the as
tlon of glycerine immediately, the total , soclatlon by Norman E. Veaxey, as or
available supply wiU be' exhaasted dered by the convention when it ast
within SO days, according to statements ; met In El Paso While the andit was
at a meeting pf the Western Kltro-; t progress, assistant secretary Dick
glycerine Manufacturers' asMu-iattAn 1 u.JLt, .., ........a a a -a., wti.-
-; - -. ... ..
i. . j. ,
,." IS8 tPyeerine supply is exhausted.
,t will Mt only have an Important
? The war speakers said, bat
m2? ?". . including development.
' orpugnt 10 a aeaa stop.
; .h.tV.rfJ, -".'"i"1116 8
we saatienng eoect necessary
for
shooting oil welisT said Albert Oppen-
ft..f ,.. u... I
rL "i ". .company- -Viycer-
ta i
i. i .i i:.. vz' . -''
finln..! o.n.Ur. ., .v . , 22
. : --.-.----. m.w m uv Vi
I lacreasina: the nrodnrtia ..!.'..
' can make n of th iwvii. f hnru
and men killed on the field of battle."
i
RcrflVFRS MJVnBV Tf CTMr
HE IS ENLISTED FOR WAR
I Toronto, Canada. May 28. Suddenly
recovering his memory. Burley Douglas
Bailey, an American, has found he is
enlisted tar war f-v1, In b 1A.al
Canadian dragoons. He enlisted March
11 under another name.
t Tt!!v uhn fa a prarfnaa. Cvwi-H...
universitv. rr-lin hwir rxan Mi-ht.
sing, fell 40 feet while engaged in tree
sargery.in Denver, Oeeax. and ns lost
r wWl on route to a
phystetaB.
. . " ---. -.. isjwaj vrna nrv
jteeovery rrem tn-s
ueved to have been raps (id tarosgh a
; fractured Jaw received whOe playii
i aAhaii at ik. t,a,-.nv ..i .-.
1 " ai-auuui u iiuniu
Panama, May 25. German residents i
nere protestea against allowing Jules
de Lannoy. a Belgian, deliver an ad
dress on the subject of German's In
vasion of Belgium, and it is said they
informed the mayor of the city that 109
Germans were ready to start a hostile
demonstration if the Belgian were al
lowed to carry out his program.
De Lannoy was commissioned by the
Belgian government to interest the
Latin-American countries In the fate of
Belgium. The mayor refused to allow
de Lannoy to speak on the ground that
Panaman neutrality might be consid
ered to be involved.
FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS BUY
HORSES BY THOUSANDS
East St Louis, 111, May 25. For-i
eljn nations at war are baying horses
by many thousands in the United
States, and particularly in this market.
Representatives of the French govern
ment Monday began filling an order
for 20,000. France already has bought
30.000 horses here.
Representatives of Italy Saturday
completed the purchase of 11,500 horses,
They had irevionslv honsrht 8 AAA Rr-it-
lsh agents have bought 30.000 horses.
They have a standing order for 1.200
a, ncu.
ITALIAN DIPLOMAT LB.VVKS
BERLIN; FARBWELL CHILLY
London, Eng, Mai 25 An Amster
dam dispatch to the Exchange Tele
graph company says that Rleeardo Bol
lati, Italian ambassador to Germany,
left Berlin with his staff this morning
He was driven to the railway station
through less frequented streets.
It is said that the German chancel
lor. Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, de
clined to receive signor Bollatl for the
customary farewell call, and that for
eign minister von Jagow advised the
ambassador not to attempt to conclude
his mission in the usual manner.
ITALIANS KXPKCT TO "WIN
ONLY AFTER SACRIFICES
On the Italian Frontier, May 25. Tha
newspapers of Italy generally seem ta
understand fully the seriousness of tkto
situation into which Italy has launched
herself.
The Corriere Delia Sera, of Milan,
warns the nation that a victory for It
aly can be obtained only after grave
sacrifices and hard trials.
Italy, according to the newspaper,
must expect many reverses, because
submarines have changed naval war
fare. COURT OF ITALY BAT
BE, MOVED TO I'LORBNCK
Florence, Itkly, May 25. The Italian
court may be moved from Rome to this
city1. It is stated. Florence Is .more cen
trally located with respect to the Aus-tro-Italian
frontier. The queen will di
rect the Red Cross work, works of art
were recently removed from all f sootier
cities and towns to places of safety In
the interior.
U. S. PUBLISIIBS A NEW
NEUTRALITY PROCLAMATION
Washington, D. C May 25. A neut
rality proclamation by the United
States, covering the entry of Italy in
the European war. was published today
by the. state department under date of
May 21.
SWEDES . RE AGITATING
FOR 'WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
London. Eng., May 25. According to
a dispatch from Copenhagen. Denmark.
s. propaganda has been started In Swe
den In favor of war against Russia.
Paso County, Now and Forever
UK IHLL'S
DEFICITIDEOP
Special Meeting of Panhan
dle Board to Consider
3825.45 Shortage.
To consider the matter of a shortage
I in the financial affairs of the associa
tion, president J. H. nations has called
a special meeting of the executive board
of the Panhandle and Southwestern Cat
tlemen's association to meet in El Paso
i An Mav zS. '
luuiru aioa.,r,F;u "- ovtav vi laaa, uw&o.
u u said, were not located.
Details of the shortage ane of the
I restitution made by tt? young matfs
??. sreSSy T&iUiam HirreuTof
the oeiaUon. are contained In the
telegrams sent oat by nreaident Nations
the various memberi of the executive
The telegram follows:
Telegrams Sent
i -dim mireii
Tjfc Harreir. shortajre. as hown bv
I
the audit, is S3835.4&. Since the COH-
Since the con
11 has not drawn
.-.i-. -nrtnim w.
wpiiMi siunnn nimui a ih ing
' sMry for two montns and has paid out
from his own accounts S530.70. The as
sociation evidently owes Dick JiM bal
ance dne oi: salary, which waft not fig
ured in audit. With- these credits al
lowed Dick will be dne association
$2(44.71. which amount was deposited
with me today for the association. I
think this all right, bat full explanation
will be made to board and everything
be made satisfactory to them at meet-
i lng called here for 2th instant. This
settlement, as explained to me. does not
allow ,'fer additional expense credits;,
that Dick evtomntly should . have, bat
vrnfch I assure "William Harren wm-be
adjasted iasiiMity "
Mar Be in South Amtxlrt.
WUHmsa Harrell. secretary of the, as
sociation and father of Dick Harrell.
stated Tuesday that he did not know
where his son. Dick, was. as he had
seen nor beard nothing of hiss since he
came here from Amarillo, about one and
one-half months ago. registered at the
Hotel Sheldon and then disappeared.
'I have heard nothing of him or from
him since that time." said Mr. HarrelL
"I do not know where he is and I only
wish I did. I think he is fa South
America, but have nothing-definite re
garding that."
Texas Girl Tthinks She
Has Been Honored Enough,
Declines To Act Sponsor
Austin. Tex, May 25. Miss Katie
Daffan. who was appointed sponsor for
Texss by Gen. Felix H. Robertson, com
mander of the Texas division. United
Confederate Veterans, for the annual
reunion to be held at Richmond, Va,
next month, has declined the honor on
the ground that she has been given
every honor in the power of the eon
federate veterans and feels that some
other TDapghter of the Confederacy"
should share the honors. Gen. Robert-
f son has accordingly announced the ap
pointment of Miss Helen Kutn jones,
daughter of Capt. J. C Jones, state
pension commissioner. Mies Jones is a
university student and is president of
the woman's council of the university.
ALLOTMENT MADE FOR STATE
GUARD AT INSTRUCTION CAMP
AaiatliL Taia.ai MlV 25. AdViCOS have
! been received by the adjutant general s
department from the war department
that two officers and 14 non-commissioned
officers or selected privates and
one cook of the machine run company
at Dallas ire authorised to attend the
camp of Instruction at Leon Springs,
ay 5 to 14. The squadron headquar
ters and troops A. B. and D of Hous
ton, Amarillo. and Corsicana, respec
tively, will also participate at the same
time and place. A squadron and ma
chine gun troop of the regular army
will also be in attendance.
LASSEN GIVES FEW FUFFS
OF SMOKE, THEN SUBSIDES!
Redding. Calif, May 25. Lassen peak
gave a" few weak puffs of smoke early j
today ana sunsiaea iito its nrst periou
of quiescence since Thursday at mid
night. A great dark canopy of smoke clouds
which for days has hidden the pea'-.
lifted today and the crater was visible.
The sight calmed many of the fearful
ranchers and they began their second
return to their damaged homes in the
valley.
TWO SUITLIRD U. S. WITTf
INFERIOR STEEL. VERDICT
Pittsburg, Pa. May 35. Dennis K. !
Bullens and uavia J. Simpson were con
victed and Samuel Wetmore was ac
quitted in the federal district court
here today of conspiracy to furnish in
ferior steel for the United States gov
ernment. The men were officers or employes of
the Carbon Steel company of Pittsburg,
which filled a subcontract in connection
with the construction of the Panama
canal.
BECKER'S CONVICTION
IS UPHELD: HE MUST DIB
Alhanv. N T. Mav 25. The second
conviction of former police lieutenant J
Charles Becker tor instigating the mur
der of Herman Rosenthal, the New York
gambler, was upheld today by the court
of appeals.
Becker now must die. unless he can
obtain clemency from Gov. Whitman,
who, as district attorney of New York,
prosecuted him. or can obtain a re
versal by the United States supreme
court.
Only Feeble Resistance Is
Encountered, Official Re
ports From Rome State.
AUSTRIANPORT
ALSO BOMBARDED
Italian Destroyers Deliver
Cannonade and Qisemharl
Troops, Taking Town.
T ONDON. Kng May XS. Italy has
I registered her' first success in tha
war against Austria-Hungary by
forcing her way over the Austrian bor
der and capturing four towns within a
' few miles of the line. According to
i Roman war office reports contained in
dispatches here, the resistance was only
' feeble. In addition. Italian torpedo
boats attacked the Austrian port o
Kuso and landed troops there.
The statement says these operations
took place Monday m the Austrian,
crown land of Carnlolo and in the Frlu
j 11 district. It reatis
Auxferiaas Opes Fire.
"On the Canuolo front. Austrian ax
I tlBery opened fire against our 'positions
' without results. During the day of May
24 oar artillery fired on positions occu
pied by artfiiery of the enemy.
"On the Friuli front our troops ad
vanced everywhere and encountered,
only feeble resistance. We have occu
. pied Caporetto. the heights between tha
' Idna and Isonso rivers, Cormons, Cer
vignagno and.Terzo The enemy with
' drew, destroying bridges and burning
I houses.
Bombard Anfltrian Port,
"Our torpedo destroyers opened fire
against the enemy's detachment at the
port of Ruso. snd have disembarked
troops. We captured 70 Austrians. who
have been sent to Venice. Our loss was
one dead and some wounded.
Austrian Ships Again Slshted.
The Italian ministry of marine has
given out an announcement- which
reads: '
"A steamer arriving at Barletta re
ports that she sighted an Austrian war
ship, escorted by four torpedo boats.
"This probably is the warship which,
was driven off from Barletta after hav
ing fired seeral shots."
'Won't Make Separate Peace.
It is generally understood that Italy
has arrived at an agreement with ner
new allies under the terms of which
she wiU sign the existing treaty not to
conclude a separate peace.
On the east front the signs of a check
to what at one time seemed an over
whelming Austro-Gerrcan offensive
movement, are becoming more and
more apparent. E en the flying wedge
which was dri en into the Russian cen
ter along the river San has been com
pelled to give some ground by the en
ergetic counter attacks of the Russians.
Germans Break British Lines.
In the west Gen. French reports that
the Germans, by use of asphyxiating
gases, succeeded in penetrating the
British lines at two points, but ha
claims that seme of the trenches lost
as a result of these tactics were re
gained in the subsequent fighting. Tha
contest is still raging
Cabinet Is Incomplete.
Domestic politics continue to absorcl
attention in England but the delay is
obtaining definite results and the mem.
bership of the new cabinet has not as
yet been announced. This delay, accord
ing to the Manchester Guardian, a min
isterialist organ, is due to the insist
ence by the Unionists on eight places
in the cabinet as representing their
numerical strength, a clean sweep is
looked for in the admiralty where it is
expected that baron Fisher as well as
Winston St.ncer Churchill will go.
German! Suffer Heavy Losses.
The French war office at Paris this
afternoon gave out a report on the
progress of hostilities which says:
"It was a night of considerable
activity. Monday night, between the)
sea and Arras. In Belgium, following
a violent bombardr-ent a German at
tacking column endeavored to gain a
footing on the hiehwav between
Langemarcke and Ypres. It was
definitely checked.
"The Germans delivered two attacks
Monday to the north of Ablain. In
each case they were repulsed. To the
north of Neuville they delivered four
attacks, each of which was checked by
the fire of our artillery.
"In these various -essive en
deavors, all of which resulted In com
plete failure, the enemy suffered heavy
losseb. '
ENGLAND UNDERSTANDS U. S.
PARLEYS WERE UNOFFICIAL
Washington. D. C May 25. A state
ment on behalf of the British govern
ment was handed to the state depart
ment late Monday by Sir Cecil Spring
Rice, the British ambassador. It was
designed to clear up the misunderstand
big concerning the participation of the
state department's trade advisers in un
official arrangements regarding cotton
cargoes shipped from the United States.
The note sas the British govern
ment quite realizes these arrangements
in no way lnole the United States
government.