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CIRCULATION
YESTERDAY
19979
FOUNDED 1881—VOL. XXXV—NO. 122
ROCKEFELLER
STATES DIEINS
ON LAWSON CASE
In Written Document He
Urges New Trial If Pro-
cedure Was Doubtful.
HE RESENTS QUESTIONS
Chairman Walsh's Treatment
of Witnesses Held Too
Severe.
WASHINGTON. D. C„ May 21. —
Just before John D. Rockefeller Jr.
resumed his testimony today before
the Industrial Relations Commission
all the commissioners except Frank
f Walsn chairman met in execu-
tive session to consider their “round
robbin" of last night calling for
more moderate treatment of wit-
nesses.
After the executive session the
other commissioners did not make
public their letter to Chairman
Walsh which it was understood
they would do should their sugges-
tion go unheeded.
Walsh Answers Critics.
"The examination of Mr. Rocke-
feller" said Chairman Walsh "has
and will be conducted with due con-
sideration and the truth will be ar-
rived at."
Mr. Rockefeller began today by
reading a prepared statement which
related to Chairman Walsh's ques-
tioning on his view of the regularity
of the conviction of John R. Law-
son a mine workers’ leader. Mr.
Rockefeller spoke of "sinister re-
flections" and said Chairman
Walsh's questions had been framed
to make it appear that Mr. Rocke-
feller conceded there had been will-
ful tampering with the courts. His
statement follows:
"Since giving my testimony yes-
terday. I have read with care the
stenographer's transcript of the
questions asked by the chairman of
this commission in reference to the
Lawson trial and my view of certain
hypothetical cases and the course 1
would take should the facts subse-
quently prove to be as presented.
He Writes His Opinion.
“As these questions all relate to a
criminal appeal at present pending
before the courts of this country I
feel that my position cannot be too
precisely stated both as respects the
questions already asked and ques-
tions of a similar nature which later
may be addressed to me and there-
fore I desire to give to this commis-
sion my opinion on these matters in
the form of a written statement
which will be unequivocal and admit
of no misunderstanding or mislnter- j
pretation.
"As already expressed my opinion
Is that justice should be so admin-.
istered as to be above suspicion and [
if in any material particular the -
trial of Mr. Lawson has been want-
ing in this respect 1 for one. should
desire to see the Supreme Court of I
Colorado to which appeal has been |
taken carefully consider every j
ground that may be urged and grant
a new trial should any material
ground be sustained.
"I have no more right than has
any other citizen in this country to
attempt to interfere with or influ-
ence the courts of justice and ques-
tions which are so framed as to seek
to put me In the position of a hear-
ing to concede that there have been
willful tampering with the courts or
of stating what I am prepared to do
to influence the future course or
justice cither as respects Mr. Law-
son or any other person I cannot re-
gard as other than improper ques-
tions and a direct reflection upon
those who are charged with the ad-
ministration of justice.
He Resents Inference.
"To sinister reflections of this
kind 1 must decline to be a party
even by inference.
"Were I. either directly or indi-
rectly to attempt to influence the
judiciary of Colorado as respects the
present appeal in Mr. Lawson s trial.
1 should be guilty.of the very pro-
cedure against which witnesses be-
fore this commission have so strong-
ly protested and which I. myself
have not less strongly condemned
and I hope the chairman of the com-
mission will not expect from me re-
plies to any questions which imply
that I believe others have been
guilty of unlawful or improper acts
in the administration of justice or
that I entertain a position superior
to that of any other citizen of the
republic either before the law or to-
wards its administration."
When Mr. Rockefeller concluded.
Chairman Walsh said:
"If there are any questions I ask
that vou think should not be an-!.
swered. you should state the fact |.
and the commission will consider
what should be done.”
1
PRAISE FOR N. Y- FINEST
President Complimen'-J Police Force
On Efficiency.
WASHINGTON. D. C„ May 21.—
President Wilson has authorized the <
publication in the New York Police ;
Bulletin of this statement. "The ap-
pearance. management and spirit of
the police guard in New York the ’
other day struck me as admirable. I 1
think the city has every reason to be I
proud of its force and of its present
discipline and efficiency.”
< > »
Texas Folk la*s-c Association Meets f
WACO Tel*. May 21. —This morn- I
ing the yearly convention of the :
Texas Folk Lore Association began । f
at Baylor University. Miss Dorothy t
Scarborough of that institution be- j
ing president. Business of the as- 4
aociatiun will not receive attention .
•tttil tomorrow. ' 5
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
LEGISLATIVE HOUSE
APPEALS FOR FRANK
Resolution Is Presented Ask-
ing Georgia Governor to
Commute Sentence.
AUSTIN Tex. May 21.—The Leo
M. Frank case challenged the atten-
tion of members of the lower branch
of the Texas Legislature today when
Representative Cunningham Intro-
duced a resolution signed by himself
and 70 other members recommend-
ing and urging the governor of
Georgia to commute the death sen-
tence imposed on Frank to life im-
prisonment in the penitentiary. The
resolution declares that Frank "has
been convicted of murder mainly
upon circumstantial evidence and
the principal witness In the circum-
stance being an ordinary negro who
could have committed the murder
himself or may have been mis-
taken." Representatives Bagby Cun-
ningham and Jordan spoke for the
adoption of the resolution Bagby
declaring that he has no objection
to the Texas Legislature going on
record as favoring a commutation of
the death sentence tc life imprison-
ment. while the resolution was op-
posed bv Representatives Savage of
Shelby and Jones on the grounds
that justice as well as mercy should
be considered.
The time given for the considera-
tion of resolutions expired before
action could be taken on It. but as
almost a majority has signed the
resolution it will undoubtedly be
adopted tomorrow.
GERMAN ANSWER TO
U. S. NEARLY READY
It May Reach This Govern-
ment Tuesday—England
Explains.
WASHINGTON. D C. May 21. —
Germany's reply to the American
note sent a week ago as a conse-
quence of the Lusitania tragedy and
other violations of American rights
in the war zone nas been nearly
completed according to intimations
received through diplomatic chan-
nels. The return of Emperor Wil-
liam from the eastern front is said
to be awaited before the document
is put into final form. It may reach
here next Tuesday or Wednesday.
The issuance by the British for-
eign office of an explanation of de-
tentions of American cargoes was
received with much Interest. Some
officials said the United States had
not yet obtained a satisfactory ex-
planation of its original inquiry with
respect to England's right to halt
any cargoes of non-contraband in-
cluding cotton consigned to neutral
ports which cannot be blockaded un-
der international law.
WARSHIPS OFF PORTUGAL
England Sends Two Vessels to Pro-
tect Her Citizens There.
LISBON. May 21.— (Via Paris.) —
In consequence of reports of the
violence of political persecutions in
different parts of the country the
minister of the interior has ordered
ill the civil governors by telegraph
to Institute energetic measures to
stamp out such persecutions. The
abinet also has decided to send rep-
resentatives Into the provinces to
pacify the country and prevent fac-
Jonal feeling
Two British warships arrived yes-
:erday at the mouth of the Tagus
river.
WEATHER
TEMPERATI KEI
—
MAT 20. 2 a. m 75
3 p. m 84 3 a. m 75
4 p. m 86 4 a. m 75
K p m. 88 5 a. m 75
6 p. m 86 6 a. m 75 |
7 p. m 85 7 a. m 74
« p. m 80 8 a. m 71 I
Op m 78 9 a. m 74
in p. m 75 in a. ni 76 |
11 p. m 75 11 a. m 80 1
[* midnight... 76 12 m *3 i
MAY 21. 1 p. m 85
la m 75 ? p m 87
LOCAL FORECAST.
For Pan Antonin and vicinity: Unsettled
Friday night and Saturday.
HOME WEATHER FOR TOURISTS.
(Observations made at 8 a_ m.)
ST. LOUIS: Temperature. 64. partly
loudy; 18-mlle wind from the southwest;
Saturday fair; lowest temperature in last
14 hours. 60 degrees.
CHICAGO: Temperature 64; dear; 22-
nile wind from the south; rain lowest
emperature in last 24 hours. 52 degrees.
MILWAUKEE: Temperature 48. raining:
-mile wind from the south rain Satur-
lay. lowest temperature in last 24 hours.
I degrees.
ST. PAUL: Temperature. 42. raining;
4-raile wind from the west; probably rain.
Saturday; lowest temperature In last 24
iours. 42 degrees.
DENVER: Temperature 16; dear: 8-[
nile wind from the southwest; possibly I
ain Saturday; lowest temperature In last |
4 hours. 34 degrees.
KANSAS CITY: Temperature 46. cloudy. ;
4-mile wind from the west. Saturday fair. I
owest temperature In last 24 hours 46 I
egrees.
NEW YORK: Temperature. 50; raining '
0-milc wind from the southwest; rain
aturday; lowest temperature in last 24 ;
ours. 48 degrees.
WASHINGTON: Temperature 58 cloudy i
-mile wind from the east: rain Satur- I
ay; loweat umparaUxra ui iaax 24 hours.
4 d^gresa. *
JURY IN BARNES
SUIT FOR T. 11.
ELEVEN TO ONE
Question of Payment of Costs
Causes One Man to Pre-
vent Verdict.
DIVISION IS NOT LEGAL
Plan to Split Expense Between
Plaintiff and Defendant
Unlawful.
’ SYRACUSE. N. Y„ May 21—The
- jury in the Barnes-Roosevelt libel
-1 suit came in shortly before 11
’ ' o'clock today and the foreman an-
L 1 nounced that the jury had agreed on
i I a verdict for the defendant.
f When the roll was called by the
’ clerk of the court eleven of the
’ jurors said they were in favor of a
f I verdict for the defendant but the
’ twelfth Edward Burns a Syracuse
1 I motorman arose in his seat and
|said:
One Man for Barnes.
! i "I am for the plaintiff."
3 1 Justice Andrews himself had been
! Informed before the jury entered the
1 room that a verdict had been found.
The spectators were warned that any
demonstration would be met with
severe punishment.
Then the jury was brought in and
the foreman madd his announce-
ment. After Burns had dissented
| Justice Andrews sent the jury back
Justice Andrews was informed by
i the foreman that the jury stood
unanimous in favor of a verdict for
the defendant in case the costs were
split between the plaintiff and de-
fendant.
The jury deliberated on the ques-
tion of costs when it returned to its
room but failed today in more than
three hours of additional delibera-
tion to arrive at a verdict that was
legal.
Costs the Only stumbling Block.
The jury was trying to decide the
question of costs and that alone. It
was apparent when the roll was
called that some of the jurors was In
favor of dividing the costs which at
1 the most it was said would amount
to less than $l5OO. while others were
. Indifferent.
’ The law of libel provides that the
loser in a contest must pay the costs
of the action. Lawyers said there
| was no way in which the costs could
be divided If a verdict were returned
in the event It was said of Juror
Burns refusing to agree with his
eleven companions the costs would
be split.
Shortly after 12:20 o’clock a re-
Icess was taken until 2 o'clock this
j afternoon with the jury still consid-
I ering the case in Its room. A ver-
I diot If any be found cannot be re-
turned before the opening of the
I court this afternoon.
Rooisexelt Looked Pleased.
Colonel Roosevelt declined to com-
ment for publication upon the ac-
tion of the jury. By the expression
of his face however it was most
' apparent that he was as pleased as
I he possibly could be.
His counsel said their client was I
perfectly willing to divide the costs
If there were any way in which it I
could be done. They made it plain |
in the presence of the defendant;
that a verdict was the thing desired
regardless of any costs.
Mr. Barnes was not in court when
the jury came in having returned I
to his home In Albany last night.
Shortly before 2:30 p. m. no word
having come from the jury room.
Justice Andrews announced he was
going home and that in case a prop-
er verdict were found before 5
o'clock he should be sent for.
If no verict were returned by that
time. Justice Andrews said court
should be adjourned until 10 a. m.
tomorrow and the Jury locked up.
Costs Can Not Be Divided.
The illegal verdict was one that
carried with it the condition that the
costs and disbursements of the trial
were to be divided between the two
I principals. The rule of law Is that
! no conditions regarding costs can be
made.
When Justice Andrews made a
‘statement to this effect one of the
(jurors—Edward Burns a Syracuse
motorman. and a Republican dis-
Isented from the conditional verdict
and announced that he favored a
verdict for the plaintiff. The jury |
immediately was sent back to its
room for further deliberation.
MEETS DEATH IN FALL
. . (
Arthur Riklwick on Scaffold for Klc-
vator SlHift Which Collapses.
<
Arthur Rudwick. 40 years old. a I
carpenter engaged in erecting a '
temporary elevator shaft at the ad- 1
dftion to No. 9 school house corner 1
Lopez and Colorado fell 75 feet and *
was killed instantly when the shaft <
collapsed at 1:25 o’clock Friday aft-
ernoon. His neck was broken and 1
various other injuries were sustained. 1
He resided at 402 Compton avenue. <
Harlandale. and is survived by his t
wife. Juanita a son. E. Rudwick i
and other relatives.
Rudwick was working at the top <
of the temporary elevator shaft. <
which was being built to allow •
building material to be lifted. He j
was precipitated onto a pile of brick. s
When fellow-workmen reached his
side he was still alive but died at
once.
Texan Tracks for War. j
WICHITA FALLS Tex. May 21.— <
It was learned here today that a lo- t
cal motor truck manufacturing com- i
pany recently received an order from <
the British government for 300 mo- <
tor trucks. A large portion of the 1
shipment now ig on the docks M *
Galveston. I
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS FRIDAY MAY 21 1915.
PROHIBITION STAND
MEETS OPPOSITION
Kentucky Presbytery Objects
to Declaration of Southern
Church.
NEWPORT NEWS Va. May 21 —
A formal protest against the action
of the General Assembly of the Pres-
byterian Church of the South in go-
ing on record as In favor of national
prohibition wag entered at the morn-
ing session by the Transylvania
Presbytery of Kentucky. The pro-
test came unexpectedly and aroused
intense interest. Heated discussion
on the floor of the assembly is an-
ticipated when the committee on
bills and overtures to which it was
referred makes its report.
The General Assembly at the last
annual session in Kansas City adopt-
ed a resolution advocating national
prohibition and at that a large num-
ber of the commissioners signed a
formal protest against such action
on the ground that it was in violation
of the constitution of the church.
In its protest today the Transyl-
vania Presbytery went into detail
and pointed out wherein the con-
stitution was violated according to Its
views. It is held that the General
Assembly is prohibited by the con-
stitution from dealing in politics and
further than to advise or to discuss
it. has no right to advocate a poli-
tical issue.
The Transylvania’s protest also
called the attention of the assembly
to the action of 1911 convention
when a resolution requesting that a
stand be taken in favor of national
prohibition was presented by the
Transylvania Presbytery but was
thrown out by the assembly a® not
in keeping with the constitution of
the church.
The committee on bills and over-
tures may uphold the protest in its
report or may recommend that It be
treated merely as information and
take no action on it.
In either case it Is said there
will be prolonged discussions. Com-
missioners from other Presbyteries
are understood to also oppose ad-
vocacy of national prohibition by the
General Assembly
CHARGE VOTE-BUYING’
IN SCHOOL ELECTION
Ice-cream Cone Said to Have
Been Price of Some
Students.
Reports that the election held at
the Main avenue high school Thurs-
day to select officers of the school
magazine the Huisache may be ap-
pealed to the school board on the
grounds of "intimidation of voters
buying of votes and other irregulari-
ties" gained circulation at the high
school Friday morning. The Thurs-
day election was marked by the first
appearance of "sure-enough politics
in school elections when the "Stud-
ents’ Progressive League*" com-
posed of members of the Hayne and
Jeffersonian debating clubs support-
ed one ticket and the Congress De-
bating Society supported another.
Of the seven important offices to
l>e filled the "Students' Progressive
League" captured six. by “over-
whelming majority." While protests
from the losing side.up to Friday
noon did not go further than
crumbling rumors gained circula-
tion that an investigation would be
asked.
Professor Walter D. Williams
principal of the high school said
Friday morning no formal protest
had yet been lodged wlth him and
he believed the election had been
regular.
Among the Irregular tactics al-
leged to have been employed are In.
-hided the purchase of about forty
ir more votes at the high school
tor a uniform price of 25 cents a
.ote the intimidation of those forty
with a threat that if they failed to
-ote the straight ticket "something
night happen to them." and the pur- |
■base of other votes principally |
imong the freshmen for a more I
nodest price of one ice cream cone
“ach.
Leaders of the winning ticket ad-
nit the employment of other meth-
>ds to secure votes but maintain the
irocedure was regular In every re-
ipect. A campaign fund was col-
ected and out of this many fresh-
nen and even upper-classmen were
set up” to "hot dogs." ice cream
•ones ice cream sodas and otherwise
latronized. Members of the "Stud-
nts' Progressive League” possessed
f some social attainments were ap- '
minted to “rush" certain gtrls |
mown to be leaders in certain |
■liques. not forgetting to Impress ।
hese leader^ with the necessity of I
upportlng the ticket "in the interest I
>f progressive studentship.”
The "Students* Progressive League"
ras the only side to issue campaign i
Iterature. They put dodgers in cir- (
Illation within a few minutes after
he formal announcement of nom-
nations had been made.
The evening before the election a
ommlttee of progressives called up
n the telephone practically every
neutral" voter in the school urg-
ag them to vote the Students’ Pro-
Tessive League ticket.
Convicts No longer Sonants.
MONTGOMERY. Ala. May 21. —
The detailing of convicts as servants
in the homes of Alabama state offi-
cials and as laborers at the capitol
and other state institutions was
abolished today by an executive or-
der by Governor Henderson. The
order which declares the practice
Illegal will return about 75 convicts
mostly negro women to the peni-
Isntiary and state convict farm.
SERBIANS LOST
REAM TO GAIN
GALICIAN LINE
Russians Declare Tens of
Thousands of Invaders
Were Killed Each Day.
GALLIPOLI FIGHT SEVERE
Warships Join With Land
Forces Punishing Turks
With Shell Fire.
LONDON. May 21.—Although tho
Russian war office concedes that the
Austro-German forces in Galicia
have won further victories it asserts
their successes have been gained at
enormous costs in men.
An official communication places
ithe Austro-German losses in Gali-
cia during the last three weeks at
upwards of 10000 men a day and
estimates that they have lost one-
fourth or perhaps one-third of their
strength.
Deadly l-'iglidng on Dardanello.
The struggle for the Dardanelles
which has Drought on some of the
most deadly encounters of the war
proceeds with unabated ferocity.
The Turkish tnoops from Asia
minor have been brought in to re-
inforce the troops on Gallipoli pen-
insula. Fierce fighting is now said to
be In progress near the neck of the
peninsula. and dispatches from
sources friendly to the allies stated
that the warships are doing great
damage the fortifications of the
Turks.
i Several small engagements occur-
red yesterday in France and Bel-
gium. The official German state-
ment of today says French attacks
east of the Ypres canal and in the
Ailly forest and a British movement
near Neuve Chapelle all failed.
French Admit (aerman («alns.
The French statement admits the
Germans gained some ground In an
assault in the vicinity of Ypres but
asserts they were driven back sub-
sequently.
The Berlin war office reports that
the situation in east is unchanged
except for additional minor successes
for the Gormans in the north—east
I of the Prussian frontier.
The fighting south of Przemysl is
| so intense that in some quarterg in
London it is considered possible that
Strategy might dictate the abandon-
ing of that fortress. Przemysl ap-
pears to be a dangerous salient u£
the new Russian line.
A most interesting feature of the
Russian official communication to
British readers is the reported check
given to the left wing of the Ger-
man armies which it is claimed has
been driven back beyond the River
1 waniska.
Micht Stop Teuton Advance.
It is pointed out here that this
would seem to uncover the German
flank and if the movement can be !
pushed home English observers are
arguing that it might have gome ef-
fect on bringing the Teutonic ad-
vance to a standstill.
No information has been received 1
here to confirm the report which
came to hand last night of a success-
ful German attack on the Russian
seaport of Higa on the Baltic. Some
of the newspapers discredit the
statement
WARSHIPS RENEW FIRE.
Battle on Galli|»oM Peninsula Con-
tinued With PZncrgy.
LONDON May 21.—Dardanelles’
Reuter's correspondent at Athens ca-
bleg that fierce fighting Is in prog-
ress near the neck of the Gallipoli
peninsula. The big guns of the
British battleship Queen El Iza bet n
are being fired from the Gulf of
Raros. thus assisting in the allies’
attack. The Turks are being sup-
ported by the guns of the Sultan
। Selim (formerly the Goeben) which
! are being fired from the Sea of Mar-
I mora. Turkish troopg from Aivall
in Asia Minor are said to have
1 beer transferred to the Dardanelles.
Newspapers of Athens the corre-
; spondent declares say the British
| authorities have Increased to $lO-
000 the reward offered by them for
Information leading to the destruc-
tion of a German submarine the
presence of which has been reported
in the Mediterranean.
GERMAN LOSSES HEAVY.
I*etrogra<l AsM*rt« Tens of Thousands
Arc Killed Daily.
PETROGRAD May 21. — (Via
Tx>ndon) —An official statement is-
' sued here today reads:
"In the last three weeks since the
beginning of the enemy’s operations
in the Carpathians their losses on
Mav 10 May 11. May 12 and May
13. during which the fighting lost
some of its intensity averaged 10.-
000 men a day. On the other seven- ■
teen days they were much heavier
especially between May 16 and 19 '
when they amounted to several tens .
of thousands dally.
“Certain regiments of the enemy
have been reduced to a single com-
pany. Their total losses during this
period. Including 40.000 prisoners
captured by us. undoubtedly have
reached to one-fourth or perhaps
one-third of their total strength.
“The score of guns lost by the
enemy in this fighting is as nothing
compared with their total number
but it must be borne in mind that
owing to the lack of horses and the
scarcity of projectiles (between two
and three million shells having been
expended by the enemy during this
period") the enemy left behind on
old positions several hundred guns j
This circumstance has helped to 1
equalize the odds which were in fa- ।
vor of the enemy.
BANDITS TERRORIZE
MEXICAN CAPITAL
German Charge Is Assaulted
and Foreigners Are
Threatened.
WASHINGTON D. C. May 21 —
Outlaws in Mexico City who as-
saulted the German charge d'af-
faires Tuesday now are threatening
the lives of foreigners according to
diplomatic dispatches received here
today. One message states that an
"undescribable loathsome'* condition
prevails and that the government la
powerless against bandits.
Mexico City again is facing a se-
rious shortage of food. Representa-
tions have been made to the Car-
ranza government at Vera Cruz by
the United States looking to the
shipment of supplies by rail to the
capital and the situation had been
brought to the attention of the
American Red Cross.
STATE RIGHT TO TAX
OIL LANDS UPHELD
Decision of Texas Supreme
Court in Witchita County
Case. Important.
AUSTIN. Tex.. May 21. — Judg-
ments of the District Court and the
Second Court of Civil Appeals were
affirmed today by the Supreme Court
in the case of the Texas Company
plaintiff in error against W. H.
Daugherty tax collector of Wichita
county et al. defendants in error.
This decision is far-reaching as it
upholds the right of the state to
tax oil leases and effects oil com-
panies throughout the state.
The question being as to whether
or not the interests or rights con-
ferred upon the Texas Company by
virtue of a number of so-called oil
lease® constituted property subject
to taxation in its lands; also as to
whether oil and gas in place in the
ground for an independent consid-
eration amounts to a mere license of
privilege to extract it from the
ground are taxable against the own-
er of the fee as belonging to the land
or whether it creates an interest in
the realty taxable against the gran-
tee.
The Supreme Court through Jus-
tice Nelson Phillips held that it did
create an Interest in realty taxable
to the grantee under the law.
The contention of the plaintiff in
error that oil and gas are incapable
of ownership as property until sev-
ered or extracted from the ground
and that therefore these oil leases
conferred upon it no more than a
mere use of surface of the ground
and the right to take from it. is
not sustained by the Supreme Court
and that such a contention is in
marked contrast with the solemn as-
sertion of the instruments them-
selves. exhibited in the record by
means of a common form evidently
provided by the plaintiff in error for
use in its business operations; that
they were not intended as more fran-
chises but as conveyances of the
property and were so understood by
all parties thereto.
ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS
ATTACK KITCHENER
Military Idol at Outbreak of
War. Even Ability
Doubted Now.
LONDON May 21.—One nf the
’most remarkable features of the mln-
| isterial crisis in Great Britain at
present is the sudden outbreak of
newspaper attacks on Earl Kitchener
’secretary for war who at the out-
i break of the war was the nation’s
military idol and was loudly pro-
claimed by the same newspapers as
the only man In the country for the
i position of war secretary.
The Daily Mail and other newspa-
I pers under the same ownership have
' been most violent in these attacks.
: even going so far as to caH into ques-
Ition the secretary’s military genius.
ITALY BUYS WAR SUPPLIES
Everj thine From drain to Horses j
Ordered in U. S.
NEW YORK. May 21.—Large
orders for military stores and food
stuffs for Italy were reported to be ;
in the market here today despite the i
fact that for months the Italian gov- i
ernment has been drawing coal i
wheat and other supplies from the
United States in anticipation of hos-
tl’lties. Many shiploads of horses I
for the Italian army were reported I
to have been made and an order for
50.000 more horses is understood to 1
be awaiting acceptance.
FOURTEEN PAGES TODAY—PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ITALY HAY SEND AN
ULTIHATUH TO HA
In That Event Formal Declaration of
War Will Not Come Before End of
Week Dispatches Assert
TROOPS ARE BEING CONCENTRATED
Parliament Has Empowered King and
Cabinet to Take Necessary Steps.
Vatican Diplomats Must Leave
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.) ?!
ITALIAN FRONTIER VIA CHIASSO AND PARIS May
121. —The Italian military authorities are guarding with strictest
secrecy the movement of troops. It is known nevertheless that
some 350000 soldiers have been concentrated on the coast of
Italy across the Adriatic from Albania. . ■
These troops are at Brindisi Bari and Foggia. ’2
—
PARIS May 21. —The Temps publishes a dispatch from
Rome to the effect that a flotilla of Austrian aeroplanes from
Goritz Austria is patrolling the frontier above Isonzo. It is
| said two of the air scouts have flown over Italian territory
— - — ;
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
CHIASSO Switzerland. May 21.—( Via Paris.) —Prince von
Buelow the German ambassador to Rome is expected to reach
| here from the Italian capital very shortly after the Senate votes
jon the House bill empowering the cabinet to act for Parliament
in matters pertaining to a declaration of war. The German
consul at Leghorn arrived here by automobile last night and
many other Germans are coming in all the time from points in
(Italy by train and by automobile.
i ' VstjxiT
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
LONDON. May 21.—50 far as dispatches reaching this
: country from Rome indicate Italy has not as yet taken final
i steps to plunge her into war with Austria-Hungary. Yesterday
the Italian parliament gave the government full powers to act.
Censorship Is Growing Tighter.
Since that time no news of any decisive developments has
been received. It would appear that the censorship is tightened
iand it is a fact that dispatches from Rome are being delayed.
A Geneva dispatch says Italy may send an ultimatum to>i
(Austria today and that a declaration of war will come before the:
(end of the week.
A message from Rome to London states that King Victor
। Emmanuel has signed a decree suspending the diplomatic im-
munity of the German and Austrian ambassadors to the Vatican.
It universally is conceded in England that Italy from today
enters into full partnership with the entente powers.
Seven Powers Are Arrayed.
This means that the two Germanic nations assisted by thdi
Turks find themselves facing seven European powers not count-
ing Portugal with Tapan in the background.
How long the Balkan states will refrain from joining in the.
fray is not known but it is held here that this period of time-
must of necessity be comparatively brief.
inc rtomt? v<>i i m - i
Hava® In Paris telegraphs
that Premier Salandra Introduced in
the Senate today the bill wnich was
passed by the Chamber of Deputies
yesterday conferring upon the gov-
ernment plenary powers in regard
to the conduct of war. ‘ It is pre-
dicted that the Senate will vote
unanimously for the bill.’ the mes-
sage adds. On receiving the bill the
Senate decided unanimously to con-
sider it as an emergency measure
and name a committee to make a
report. This committee met imme-
diately.
Senate Takes a Rcvcs®.
The Senate took a recess for an
hour after which it was to meet to
receive the committee’s report.
The Messagero states that after
the Italian Senate has met the cab-
inet probably will draft a declaration
nf war.
The demands for compensation
territorial and otherwise of Rou-
mania Bulgaria and Greece are in '
process of arrangement according j
to persons In London who are well
informed. Just at the present the
excessive claims first put forward
by these states are being cut down
Already reports are coming from
Greece of more cordial relations be-
tween the court and former Premier
Venizelos which can only/ point in
>ne direction.
<;alti|M)li Armies Are Formed.
“Gallipoli armies.” already are in-
creasing In some of the Balkan
Hate® and the ti<le sufficiently indi-
cates the proposed scene of their
ictivities.
Nothing yet has leaked out as t i
vhen the first Italian blow will be
•truck. Judging from previous ex- 1
jerience when the occasions for cen-
lorship were far less momentous
Italy will probably now pik into ef-
‘ect a system of supervision over in-
CITY
EDITION
4 P. M.
formation that will stand as a strik-
ing object lesson in many ways to
the comparative amateurs in Great
Britain and France. Military observ-
ers are of the opinion that the
Kalian advance will he bound to
ease the tremendous Germanic pres-’
sure bearing today go heavily on th®
Russian forces on the Galician front.
The Havas Agency in Parts ha®
published a dispatch from Rom®
which says;
“The Messaggero declares that th®
council of ministers will meet after
the session of the Senate and that
the ministers probably will draft a
form of declaration of war against
Austria-Hungary.''
BBEACH OF I \TTII CHARGED.
Germans Say Italy’s Gree® Book
Cannot Alter Facts.
AMSTERDAM. May 21 ’via Ixvn-
don.)—lt be imo increasingly clear
after the death <‘f Marquis San Giu-
Havo. says ’ht X’nrddeutsche Ailge-
meiner Ztitung of Berlin in givinff
a historx < f the negotiation® with
Italy th • strong force® were at
work in Rome to wring special ad-
vantages from Austria-Hungary in
exchang' : r the maintenance of
r.eutra. 'v by lu.ly. Germany there-
fore. made exery effort to brio*
about fr:e: • ' agreement between
the two oourtrtes. but from the be-
ginnr g ne^ nations were made dif-
fi • ;!: becaltaly insisted territo-
rial concessions should take effect
immediately.
Fir*t Demands April 11.
Italy first made known her de-
mands on April 11. They Included
the absolute rx'r.unriation by Austria
of Trent incaiding the German town
of Bosen; a readjustment of th®
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