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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-28
M. MoREHART ON STAND.
Testifies He Sold Nitroglycerin Il
Mechanical In 1910.

LOS ANGELES. Cal. November FL
Tho sale of nftroglycerin to Ortie e
MoManigal. confessed dynamiter IN the
alleged conspiracy to wreck "open
shop" buildings throughout tho coun-
try, was testified to today by NJ. J.
Morehart of Portland. Ind. q high ex-
plosive salesman. at the trial of Ma
thew A. Schmidt, charged with murder
in connection with tho destruction OF
tho Los Angeles Times building five
years ago.
Morehart identified two cans which,
he said, had contained nitroglycerin
sold to Ortie McManigal under the name
of J. w. McGraw on or about August
20. 1910. At that time the witness said
he was in charge of q branch Office of
the Independent Torpedo Company at
Portland. Ind. This explosive later
was used at Peoria, ILL.,. he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-28
ANOTHER BIC BOMB PLOT
Arrest Of Crowley Significant Of
Wide Activities Against
Munition Plants.

New disclosures. rivaling In impor-
tanoe those which led to tho prosecu-
ton of Robert Fay. in New York. are
expected by the Department OF Jus
tice
This became known yesterday. as a
sequel to the arrest of G. c. Crowley
with w alleged plots against munitions
factories omctals Of the Department
Of Justice. however. refused to Discuss
Crowley's case or to predict to what
II might load.
Crowley. according 70 Information
here, did not devote his attention to
the Pacific coast alone. but Travelled
extensively throushout the country in
the past few months. The ramifica.
tions of his Undertakings are expected
to be revealed when tho trap which
the Department OF Justice has set has
been sprung.
For the present tho bureau Of In
vestigation is using every preca.ution
apparent yesterday that other arrests
are looked for within few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-28
RIOT AT COTTON MILL STRIKE.
Three Badly Hurt in Fight When
Plant Resumes Work.

GREENV1LE, s. c.. November 81
In ,:o;.lS which occurred at the OPEN
ing of the Judson cotton mill here to-
day. David Freeze, a striking opera
tive. was probably fatally stabbed. and
two strikebreakers, Gordon Brown and
J. N. Hun1phries severely cut Brown
and Humphries. with two other strike
breakers, D. G. Huggins and T. A Har-
vey, are under arrest, and Sheriff Rec
tor announced that he had the situa-
tion controlled.
started when the strikebreakers. who
jeered them, became enraged when tho
strikers asked sheriff's deputies for
protection. Strikebreakers asserted
they were attacked on their way to
work.
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SANITARY COMMISSION
ON WAY BACK TO u. S.

NEW YORK. November 27.Jerome
B. Green of the Rockefeller Founda-
ton said today that tho members Of
the American sanitary commission. re-
ported to have departed from Saloniki,
undoubtedly are on their way back to
the United States. Mr.. Green said that
the commissions direct -typhus
campaign IN Serbia was completed
about September 10. but that tho com
mission thought 1t necessary to detail
a number of the physicians to carry
out permanent sanitary arrangements
throughout Serbia 1t was on this
work, Mr.. Green said. that Drs.
Stuart and Mendelssohn and their asso-
ciates were engaged when the Austro-
German and Bulgarian invasions In
terrupted their work.
Mr. Green Immediately cabled them.
releasing them from further duty with
the commission. A number Of doctors
were engaged by the Serbian Red
Cross. while others decided to leave
the country entirely.
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''|SU. s. NEUTRAL?"
"NO!r YELLS CROWD
Guests at the Exposition Reg.
lister Their Sympathy for
France and Belgium.

SAN FRANCISCO. November FL
Panama-Pacinc exposition officials and
thousands of tho French and Belgian
residents of San Francisco and sur
rounding towns participated today In
exercises held in front Of Frances
pavilion.
Tho ceremonies opened by tho placing
of wreaths about tho statue Of Con.
Lafayette in the colonnade Of the
Palace Of Fine Arts.
President Charles @. Moore Of tho
exposition. in his address. said h de-
sired to quote a speaker at luncheon
to the exposition commissioners. which
preceded the exercises.
Quoting this speaker. President
Moore said:
AS the people of Belgium were
forced from their homes soon after
the beginning Of the war. 80 they were
forced into the hearts of the people
nearly everywhere.
The most significant fact in connec-
ton with this exposition is the partici-
patton of France. And the finest part
of the French pavilion is the Belgian
section"
1T America NeutralP" "No"
Speaking on France and America"
W. B. Bourn OF San Francisco asked,
rs America neutral2' immediately
there were noes" from all parts of the
assemblage. made up largely of French
people. Feel the heart of America and
you will know the people are not neu-
trail" said Mr.. Bourn. Feel tho pulse
of the people as a whole and you will
know America cannot be neutral
Two trees, one for France and the
other for Belgium. were planted in
front OF tho French pavilion.
Response for France after presenta-
ton Of a case Of Jewels from the Tower
Of Jewels was made by Albert Herman,
commissioner general from France to
tho exposition. Commissioner General
Francis Orion spoke for Belgium.
Vahman Cardashian, Turkish commits
sioner general to the exposition, occu-
pied a seat on the speakers platform.
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DUTCH ENVOY ARB|TER
Chosen to Determine Indemnity fol-
Americans Slain by Pan
ANA Police.

PANAMA. November z7.-wfll1em
Price. United States minister to Pana-
ma, and Ernesto TisdeI Lefevre. Pana-
man minister of foreign affairs, today
signed a protocol agreeing to refer to
the minister from the Netherlands ac-
credited to tho United States and
Panama the question of the amount Of
indemnity payable by Panama as the
outgrowth Of the riot OF July 4. 1912.
This riot was one Of the first and
was the most serious OF those in which
tho Panama police and American SOL
diers and sailors clashed.
One civilian. Ralph Davis Of Los An
geles and a soldier, Harry Morrissey
Of the 10th Infantry, were killed. The
former was stabbed with bayonet
and the latter clubbed to death with a
rife. About sixteen persons were
wounded.
According to the evidence, Julio Out
jano. then chief Of police. left Panama
ten days after the riot and resided in
Ecuador for over year.
The protocol merely concerned the
arbitration of tho amount of indemnity
Panama shall pay, that country having
already acknowledged liability and
agreed to settle.
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'RAD10PHoNE" ROUND WORLD
Predicted by Secretary Daniels at
New York Banquet.

NEW YORK, November 27.-wire-
less telephony will soon extend around
the world Secretary of the Navy DAN
iels told guests at q banquet given at
the Lotus Club tonight in honor of
John j. Carty, who recently has sue
ceeded in extending the uses Of the
wireless telephone.
"We thought until recently that w1ro-
less telegraphy was the last Of mod
ern miracles that had to do with COM
munication,'' said Secretary Daniels.
Recently the world was amazed whom
from Washington. without wires. the
human voice was heard in San Fran
cisco. When fully perfected, we may
talk to our friends from Greenland.s 3
Icy mountains to India's coral strands.
The man whose genius is making this
miracle possible is Mr.. Carly"
At the banquet table were telephones
connecting with the wireless stations
at San Francisco and elsewhere.
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Is TRUSTEE OF CORNELL.
Charles M. Schwab, Recently Elect
ed Accents Membership in Board.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, November 81
Charles NJ. schwab has accepted mem
bership in the board of trustees OF Cor
nell University, 1t was announced here
today by H. W. Peters. secretary OF the
university. in a resume of the college
year before committees Of the board of
directors of the association alumni. Mr..
Schwab was elected to the office No
vember s. Mr.. Peters said. but his ac-
ceptance has just been received.
Mr.. Peters also announced that George
F. Baker of New York was the anony-
mons donor of the new Baker court
group OF dormitories. costing about
s340, 900.
The committee on publicity announced
: that an e.umni quarterly magazine
would be founded and that an active
campaign to form a Cornell club in
every city or town with at least fifty
Cornell alumni had been decidAd upon.
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SIX SHOT TO DEATH;
ONE IS SELF-SLA|N
Pistol in Hand of Unidentified
Farm Hand Only Clue to
Tragedy.
NO MILK DELIVERY
LEADS TO DISCOVERY
Prosperous Agriculturist, His Wife,
Daughter and Son-in-Law and
Two Employees Found Dead.

NEW BRUNSWICK. N j.. November
27.-Six were found shot to death in
a farmhouse on country road three
miles south Of here tonight Five OF
them had been murdered. The sixth
apparently committed suicide after
shooting the others.
farmer and his family were killed
Two farm hands, apparently foreign
ers, also were shot to death. One OF
the employees, according to the au-
others were asleep. last Tuesday night.
and then killed himself
The Dead.
The dead are:
Samuel Weitzmann. fifty years old.
Sara Weitzmann, his wife
David Kigner. twenty eight years
old, son n-in-l law.
Mrs Beatrice Kigner. twenty-four
years old. his wife.
Two farm hands, apparently Polish
names unknown.
That the murders were committed
Tuesday night and were not disclosed
until tonight was due to the remote
ness of the WeitZmann farmhouse. II
is located on lonely crossroad.
berry turnpike.
Milk Route Suspended
Weitzmann. prosperous farmer. had
been accustomed to deliver milk daily in
New Brunswick. None having been de-
livered since last Tuesday morning an in
vestigation of the lapse today resulted
in the discovery Of the tragedy.
Weitzmaln and his wife had been shot
in the head, apparently while they slept
In another bedroom was found the body
of Mrs. Kigner. who also had been sho,
while she slept. In still another room
were the bodies Of three men-the two
farm hands and Kigner
One Of the farm hands had died while
he evidently was kneeling in prayer or
his bed. He was shot in the back Of the
head On the floor lay the body of Kg-
rer.
In another bed was the body OF the
other farm hand. who, the investigators
believe, did all the shooting. In his right
hand was a revolver This man had
been employed by Weitzmann only one
month
The motive for the murders and suicide
is unknown tc the authorities.
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PAUL DAECHE OUT ON BOND.
Accused Conspirator in Bomb Plots
Gives $25. 600 Surety.

NEW YORK. November 27.-Paul
paeche, ono of i've men whose names are
linked with that of Robert Fay. self
styled German officer. in tho alleged
manufacture Of bombs to destroy mum.
tion ships, today left the Jersey City Jail
where he has been lodged since his arrest
and will be at liberty till next Tuesday.
A surety company OF this city fur
nished tho twenty y-five-thousand-dollar
bond required for his appearance there
in proceedings looking to his extradition
here.
Daeche is tho third Of tho alleged con-
spirators to obtain his liberty under
$4,000 bond. Tho other three including
await trial on the government charge OF
conspiracy, In which al SIX arc named
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WILL BEGIN WORK
ON FISCAL REPORT
Joint Committee Meets Tomor.
row to Consider Half
and-HaIf.

The Joint committee of Congress ap-
pointed to investigate the fiscal re1a-
tions between the United States and
the District of Columbia and report to
Congress what proportion of the Dis
trict's expenses the United States
should bear will meet at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning. 1t Is expected. This
will be tho first meeting of the COM
mittee for the purpose of taking up
the work of framing its report The
committee had planned to meet last
Tuesday, but the meeting was post
poned.
Senator Chiffon, chairman Of the COM
mittee, Ia expected to return to Wash
ington in time for the meeting tomor-
row, and all the other members of the
How much work the committee will be
able to do on It's report during the next
week is a matter of conjecture.
Caucus Meets Tomorrow.
The democratic caucus of the Senate
will meet tomorrow morning. and both
Senator Chiffon and Senator Salisbury,
the democratic senators on the joint
select committee. will be expected to
attend the caucus meetings. Senator
salisbury Is secretary of the caucus.
Tho House ways and means committee
is scheduled to meet tomorrow and be-
gin the work of making up the stand
ing committees of the House for the
Sixty-fourth Congress Representative
Rainey OF Illinois Is member of the
ways and means committee and q mem
ber OF the Joint select committee.
Members of the Joint select COM
mtttee, after tho completion of tho pub
lie hearings on the fiscal relations Of
tho United States and tho District
which extended over three weeks,
hoped TO be able to draft their report
ir tims to submit 1t when Congress
opens December s. but it appears now
that Il will be impossible TO do the
work In the remaining time, and that
tho committee will do well II It IL
ready to report to Congress by Janu-
airy /. 1915. the date set by law by
which time tho report OF the committee
must be made. II the committee nnds
that 1t is unable to complete its work
by that date. 1t Will go to Congress and
ask for an extension.
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Bulgars May Shut OF Retreat.
SAYS SERB ARMY IS REDUCED
TO LESS THAN 100000 RIFLES

BERLIN, via wireless to sAyvf1ls,
N. r, November 97-Dispatches from
the Balkan theater OF war to the
Cologne Zeitung state that the scr
bian army Is now reduced to between
$4,000 and 100000 rifles" according to
an item given out by tho Overseas
News Agency. It 10 said that the Scr
bian soldiers do not represent the
Same defensive power rs previously.
since now entire groups surrender with
their officers in cases. which in former
and better times of tho Serbian army
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would not have been considered hope
less"
further. DE serbians no longer -
defending their native SOIL" continues
tho item. '1sinoe the majority Of the
troops from Old Serbia have lost their
tAnaticism and after . feeble defense
Of their positions continue to retreat.
Tho number Of prisoners among the
officers Is increasing. Also numerous
prisoners formerly take nby the Ser
bians have been left behind, which 10
characteristic Of decreasing readiness
for battle"
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COTTON STATES BANKERS
Will Hold Conference in New Or
leans December 6 and z.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex. November
27.-Morehead Wright of Little Rock.
secretary of the cotton stakes bankers
conference, which will hold Its sessions
in New Orleans December and Z. to-
day wired Joseph Hirsch. chairman of
the conference. that 400 southern
bankers will attend tho conference.
Tennessee and Arkansas each will
send fifty delegates, Texas one hundred.
Mississippi. Georgia, North Carolina
and South Carolina twenty-five or more
each, while Louisiana will have a large
delegation. Presidents Of nine state
banking associations have wired they
will attend.
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EXPLOSION C0LLAPsEs MINE.
Twelve Men Entombed, Nine Of
Whom Are Rescued.

POTTSvILLE, Pa. November 81
Twelve men were entombed in a col
liery Of tho Lehigh Valley Company
today, when an explosion Of gas set
tho gangway afire. Nine were rescued
alive. but there is no hope for the
other three.
They are foreigners, and were en-
ployed as laborers. The colliery is To-
Gated near here.
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CATHOLIC ALUMNAE SOCIETY.
International Officers Chosen at
Meeting in Chicago.

CHICAGO. November 27-Formal or
sanization Of tho International Fed
GRAFTON of Catholic Alumnae was per-
fectsd here today at constitutional
convention at which bylaws were
adopted and officers chosen at q pre-
liminary meeting last year were in
stalled.
Membership in tho new organization
includes all alumnae of the five hun
dred or more societies Of the $4,000
Catholic schools. colleges and uni
versities in the United States and Can
ada.
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POPE CONFERS HOUR
WITH COLOGNE CARDINAL

ROME, November 27.--Pope Benedict
today received Cardinal Felix Won Hart
mann. archbishop of Cologne. in pri-
vate audience. The conversation be-
tween the ponttn and the cardinal was
strictly private and no disclosure az
to its nature was allowed.
The importance Of the conference was
indicated by the fact that 1t lasted an
hour and that Cardinal Won Hartmann
expressed satisfaction as no was leav-
ing the papal apartment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-28

the Navy side the Navy band played
the star Spangled Banner" The
President Immediately stopped and
faced the Navy stand. The entire regi-
at attention and saluted and the Pres
ident waved his hat to them They
cheered him until he reached the cen
ter of the field. where the Army cadets
took it up and continued until he
reached his seat. Secretary Garrison
met him half way across the field and
escorted him to his box.
The President smiled at the enthu-
sIasm of the Army cadets at the end
of the play. He remained standing
while the future officers, headed by
their band marched cheering around
the field and then rushed from all sides
toward their flag set up in the center.
Members of Presidents Party.
The members of Mr. Wilson's party
included Mrs. Gait. Miss Bertha Boil
ing. her sister: Secretary and Mrs
McAdoo. Miss Margaret Wilson. Mrs.
Anne Howe, the Presidents cousin !;
Mrs. Anne Cothran. his niece; Jose
Helen Woodrow Bones, his cousin
John w. Wilson, his cousin. Miss Cor
don. Secretary and Mrs. Tumulty.
Thomas W. Pence, acting secretary of
the democratic national committee; !;
Col. and Mrs. House. Col. Harts and
DR. Grayson
Tomorrow the President will visit
quietly with friends and relatives. He
will do some work on his next annual
address to Congress, which he brought
with him and wishes to complete by
Monday He also will discuss the Eu-
ropean situation with Col. House, who
went abroad several months ago to in
vestigate the prospects for peace. 1t
is possible he will see Brand Whitlock,
American minister to Belgium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-28
TURKS CARRY ALLIED TRENCHES
AT DARDANELLES, IS REPORT

by the Turkish war once. received
hero today from Constantinople.
Bombardment OF Turkish positions on
the paninsula by battleships and moni-
tors is declared to have been without
result, ono Of the monitors being
obliged to withdraw under tho Turkish
fire.
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SOLDIER WHO CAUSED
CAVELL EXECUTION is
REPORTED A SUICIDE

LONDON. November 27.-A mes
sage from Brussels. forwarded
from The Hague by the Ex-
change Telegraph correspond
ent. says that the French soldier
whose confession to tho German
authorities resulted in tho ar
rest and execution Of Miss Edith
Cavell has committed suicide by
hanging in the military prison
there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-28

AMSTERDAM. November 27.-A sur
prise attack by the Turks on the posi-
ton of the entente allies near Arr
Burnu, on the Gallipoli peninsula re-
suited in the Turks carrying a mate
rial section of the allied trenches there
according to an official announcement
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SERBIANS RETAKE KRUSHEV0,
r But THEIR LINES GROW THIN
Bulgar Operations Near Monastr Apparently Fmshate
Hopes Of Union Of Franco British Forces With
King Peters Men,

LONDON November z7nndous cheerful view Of the Greek
situation has been succeeded by something IN the nature Of
and the prevailing opinion the time that the
and public jumped quickly the agreeable conclusion that
Greece would concede readily all the allied denands-
Although all the forecasts and speculation regarding Greeces
reply the nnss ernbodyng the detailed
demands of their that Greece and
liberty Of the troops Greek SOIL continue
be optimistic the latest information from Athens clearly indicates
that Greece has yet definitely abandoned the datory tactics
allies Il reported from
Athens that the Greek probably will propose that mill
representing the entente shall be appointed to
discuss with the Greek staff the demands which has hereto
fore assumed already satisfactorily answered
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NO INCREASE IN DEATH LIST.
Reports From Arkansas Storm Leave
Number Of Victims at Twenty.

HOT SPRINGS. Ark. November 27.-
Latest reports received here today
from sections Of the state visited by
Thursdays tornado has not increased
tho number of dead. which stands at
twenty. including the Hot Springs vic
Tins Between seventy-five and ono
hundred were injured. many seriously.
Funeral services were held today for
. majority Of those killed In this Vi
c1nity.
The property loss IL estimated at
$500, 900.
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MINISTERS TO SERBIA
NOW AT ANDRIJEVICA

ROME. November 27.-A dispatch
from Andri1evica, Montenegro. dated
November 25, announces that tho Brit
fsh. French. Russian and Italian minis
ters accredited to Serbia have arrived
there.
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situation Regarded orsve.
Tho Athens correspondent Of Reuters
Telegram Company says with reference
to the new joint note OF the entente
ministers TO rGeece that optimism has
given way to skeptrcdsm
An Athens dispatch to Lloyd's News
says that tho note demanded q reply a&
the earliest possible moment. An IN
terview Of Premier Skouloudis with the
king lasted an hour after which the
cabinet council discussed the various
questions at issue for several hours
and held that several points formulated
are acceptable to Greeca
The situation, this dispatch adds, is
regarded as grave.
Serb Line Grows Thin
The strip of territory held by the
Serbians along tho western edge Of
their national domain has grown nota-
bly, thin under the steady pressure Of
the Teutonic allies. Along the north
ern END - The line the Austrians have
cleared the region Of King Peters
troops for some distance to the south
west Of Mitrovitza. while the Germans
have advanced across the Sitnica river
and occupied the heights nthe left
bank across the Kossovoplain from
Pristina.
Bulgars May Shut OF Retreat
To tho south the Bulgarians are still
further west. They are reported by
Berlin as having crossed . line running
through Stimlia and Ljubeten. the lat
ter place being about twenty miles
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fsast Of PrisYend. wfssun Nss cepss -
| the frontier, 6timlia lying direoe1y
| north Of Ljubeten. The Bulgarian drive
ting OF Of . Serbian retreat IN .
southerly direction. e1cept through Al
banian territory.
In south Serbia there ars signs Of
removed activity On the part Of the
cording to an unofficial report the Ser
! bans have recaptured Krushevo, twen-
| ty miles west Of Prilep and some
| twenty-five miles northwest Of Monas-
tir
The Bulgarian operations in tho
ineighborhood Of Monastir apparently
have frustrated the hopes Of q union
of Serbian and allied troops in south
ern Serbia, henoe the use Of the rail-
roads in Greek territory to effect such
portance.
French Hodfng Own.
In the southern sector. IN the neigh
borhood Of Krfvolak. the French are
at least holding their own. II they
have not gained q slight advantage in
the series Of attacks and counter at
tacks which have given tho fighting
hero the character Of An almost con-
tinuous battle for several days.
Russia is now said to have $4,000
troops near tho Rumanian frontier. in
preparation for m attack on Bulgaria
by land or sea, but this has not pre-
cipitated any definite declaration of
Rumania's Intentions.
The Berlin Lokal Anxeiger says it
Bulgarians have decided not to pursue
the Serbians into Greek territory, This
decision has been made, Il is stated,
In order to avoid offending the Greeks.