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Evening star., 1915-06-21
WHITE HOUSE IS SILENT
AS TO SURPLUS RIFLES
Makes No Comment on New Phase OF
Efforts to Obtain $4,000 Dis
carded Krag-Jorgensens.

The White House today declined to
make any comment upon a new phase
OF the nuch-talked about efforts of the
last ten months to have the govern
ment sell to representatives of the
fighting European nations the 355. 900
discarded Krag-Jorgensen rifles still in
possession of the War Department.
This latest statement, neither denied
nor affirmed at the White House, is
that a well known man who occasion
ally visits the White House went so
far as to get before President Wilson
an offer that he would contribute
s1,200,000 to the democratic campaign
fund II he could obtain the rifles He
was sat upon promptly and vigorously,
according to the story.
For months all sorts of schemes have
been attempted by different persons to
obtain these rifles. Cunning and un-
scrupulous men are known to have
hinted at large sums of money to
prominent officials close to the admin
istration If they would use their inf1u-
ence to have the rifles pass out of gov
ernment hands. or course. no progress
has been made in that direction and the
rifles will not be sold. The audacity of
the tempters has been shocking to
those who have to come into contact
with this sort Of men.
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HENRY SIEGEL ON THE WAY
TO SERVE TERM IN PRISON
Valves Plea for Stay of Execution
and, Escorted by Sheriff, Leaves
for Penitentiary.

GENESEO. N Y, June 21.--Henry
Siegel, former owner of department
stores and banker of New York, con-
victed last November Of misdemeanor
and sentenced to ten months imprison-
ment and to pay a fine Of 81 900, unless
he made restitution to his creditors,
started for Rochester today to enter
the Monroe county penitentiary to be-
gin his sentence. At his hearing be-
fore Justice Clark this morning Sieeel
waived stay of execution of sentence
and Sheriff George II. Root started by
automobile with the prisoner for Roch-
ester. The hearing, which was post
poned last Monday at Siegers request; !;
lasted but three minutes.
When court opened Special District
Attorney Arthur c. Train of New
York arose and asked that the SEN
tence passed in November be confirmed.
without comment, waived stay of ex-
ecution of the sentence, and Justice
Clark entered the necessary order for
commitment.
siegefs decision to accept sentence
was reached. IT is said, when he and
his counsel became convinced that his
offer to make immediate payment of
Slao.0Oo to the depositors would be op-
posed by the prosecution, In view Of
the fact that it was not satisfactory
to majority OF the stockholders.
Siegel said after the court proceed
ings that ever since the trial last fall
he had made diligent efforts to raise
funds and engage in business, but that
hard times had been against him.
He declared that after he had served
engage in business and paw all his
creditors in full.
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army career, Because Of deficiency In
mathematics his plans were frustrated
and he left the academy. In 1893 he
wrote an article for Munsey's Maga-
zine on West Point life.
When the Spanish war broke out, Mr..
Newman enlisted as captain of a vol
unteer company in Albany, but the
regiment of which he was a member
did not enter the field.
He entered the newspaper business
in 1898 reporter on the Des Moines
Leader. His rise in the journalistic
world was rapid and he served success
sively as reporter, editorial writer. city
editor and managing editor on a num-
ber of big papers. Among the cities in
which he has worked, in addition to
Des Moines. are FL Paso, San Antonio
and Austin. Tex: Sioux City. Iowa; Lin
coin. Neb.: St Joseph, Mo-: Princeton
and Trenton, " j. and Waehingt ton,
d. {.
Mr.. Newman was an editorial writer
in Washington several years and also
was Washington correspondent for I,
number of papers His most recent
work. prior to his receiving the Homl-
nation to be Commissioner. was " hlte
House representative of the Newspaper
ENTERPRISE Association. During the last
presidential campaign he followed MI
Wilson for the Scrip papers.
In 1904. Nr. Newman married Mrs
Gilbert Boxby. at Beaumont. Tex he
resides at Florence Court West. with
Mrs Newman, Gilbert f.. Bixby. step
son and Mrs f. F. McComas, his moth
er-in-laW.
Mr. Newman is an Independent IN
politics, although his administrator
has shown him to be progressive IN
many of his ideas.
Evening star., 1915-06-21
Frank, as "convict $685."
Aqain Protests Innocence.
Struggled to Prison Farm

MIILEDGEv1LLE. Ga, June 21.-At
the Georgia prison farm. dressed in
stripes denoting the lowest grade pris-
oner. Leo NJ. Frank today again pro-
tested his innocence of the murder of
Mary Phagan and expressed a con
viction that day is not far distant
when ] will be exonorated"
Frank said he had had no intims
ton of what was going to happen Iste
last night when officers went to his cell
in Atlanta to get him for the trip here.
He expressed gratitude toward Gov
Slaton and said he felt intutiyeIy tha
he would at least commute his sentence
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REFUSES To SUFFER
0BREG0N D|CTAT|ON
Continued from First Page.)

the one which President Wilson might
have had in mind in his recent state
ment that If the present military fac
tions did not accommodate their diff
ferences the active moral support of
the United States would be given to
some man or group of men" who
seemed to give promise of setting up
stable government.
Forecast Impossible.
Until the exact effect of a break be-
tween Angeles and Villa-if it develops
there actually has been a break-and
the outcome OF the differences between
Obregon and Carranza are known, off,
cials do not think it will be possible to
forecast developments in the situation
The CarranZa agency, gave out the
following cablegram from Vera Cruz
regarding the designations of four
cabinet ministers whom Gen. Obregon
has insisted should be retained:
"On account of personal feeling grow
ing out Of press controversy between
Subsecretaries Palavichini and Escu-
dero Verdugo the latter presented his
resignation, as well as those of Lies
Zubaran and Irueta, which were ac-
cepted.
Gov. Aguilar has issued a decree pro-
hibiting manufacture and sale of pull
que in the state of Vera Cruz The
same measure is likely to be adopted
ably be reoccupied by constitutionalist
forces within twenty-four hours. OBJ
regon reports that he is moving north
on Aguascalientes'
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History of the Frank Case.

April &c. 1s13-Mary Phagan
murdered.
April 29-Frank, factory super
intendent. arrested.
May 1-Conley. colored en-
ploye. arrested.
July aS-Frank indicted for
murder.
August s2-2s-F'rank on trial:
convicted of murder.
October 3l-Motion for new
trial denied
February Il. 1914-Supreme
court of Georgia denies new
trial
February 24-Conley convicted
az accessory TO the murder.
March Frank sentenced a
second time.
May second motion for new
trial denied.
November l4-Georgia supreme
court denies new trial, asked on
constitutional grounds.
December S-Tnited states Su-
preme Court denies writ OF err
ror.
December aS-Justice Lamar
gives hearing on writ of error.
February 26. 1915-Unfted
States Supreme Court hears
Louis Marshall in Franks behalf
April 19-United States Su
preme Court refuses writ of err
ror
May 10-Frank sentenced to
death third time.
June 9-State prison board re-
fuses to interfere.
June 12-Appeal to governor
Franks last chance for life.
June 21-Sentence commuted to
life imprisonment.
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Meaning of Congress.

''SeHentE Considering rIe ancient
poics of The law and the restrictions
imposed by the language OF the code, it
is evident that in passing this statute
Congress used the words third per-
son in the same sense of any person
and the phrase person Interested in
the sense In which IL so often occurs
in the law prohibiting a Judge from
presiding in case in which he Is in
terested. permitting interested persons
to institute quo warranto proceedings.
"ln the illustrations suggested the
interest which a Judge had as a mem
Der OF the public would not disqualify
him from sitting In case OF great
public Importance and in which the
community at large was concerned
The interest which disQualifies a Juror
from serving. We'll as the interest
which would authorize this plaintiff to
sue, must be some personal and direct
interest in the subject of the litiga-
ton.
1.-The same definition has often be>n
given in quo warranto cases. The in
terest which will justify such pro-
ceeding by private Individual must be
more than that of another taxpayer IL
must be an interest In the ONCE itself
and must be peculiar 10 the applicant
Demarest agt. Wickham. SO N Y, $40:
Commonwealth aet CluleS 80 Ia 50
27e; state sst. Taylor. eos No. 44e Rob
incon agt Jones. "A Fla 2as In re Stein
80 Neb. 53.. State eN rel Depue ast.
Matthews. "a " Va 372, 3s4 Com.
ex rel Burterheld sgt McCarter. ss
Pa St. eD1 state agt Bosl. as Mo,
5st Bro" N aet. Alderman. 81 Vt, 52s
Mills art. smith Wash 512 Antrim
agt Eiordsn, lsi Ind, 26o. Harrison
Evening star., 1915-06-21
Vice President Chief Speaker.

FORT WAYNE. Ind, June 2I--Vice
President Marshall was the PRINCIPAL
speaker today at the formal dedica
tion of a sixmile section Of the Lin
coin highway east of this city The
ceremonies Of the day conaisted of an
automobile parade and drills by the
Culver Black Horse Troop. in addition
to a number Of speeches.
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PLANS TO LEAVE WEDNESDAY.
President Will Stop Off in New York
on WAY to Cornish. N. II.

Preparations for opening of the sum
mer White House at Cornish. N H,
were begun today in anticipation Of
the arrival of President Wilson Serv-
ants and motor cars went forward
The President will go to Cornish by
way to New York to see Col F. NJ
House his personal friend. who recent
ly returned from Europe. BY present
nlans he will leave here Wednesday
and spend Thursday in New York with
Col House.
Evening star., 1915-06-21
AUSTRIAN STATEMENT.

VIENNA, June 20, via London, June II,
4.4O am.
In continuance of tho vigorous Of
tie near Magierow and Grodek we
have gained a fresh and complete
victory over the enemy. After en-
circling the San and the recapture
of Przemysl the success of the allied
troops in the battle on the 18th be-
tween Lubaczowka and the upper
Dniester caused a further retreat of
the Russians, who had again become
ready to strike, owing to the arrival
of numerous reinforcements The
enemy then retreated. with heavy
losses, in an eastern and northeast
ern direction.
In the following days the Russian su-
preme army command got together
once more the remnants of its de-
feated army for the protection of
the Galician capital with orders
finally to arrest our advance at the
we'll prepared Wereszyca position
troops again stormed and shook the
entire Russian front.
Already Gen. Won Mackensen's army
had broken through the enemy po-
sitions around Magierow and the
enemy had begun a retreat toward
Rawka, Ruska and Zolksiew, while
still offering an obstinate resistance
on the Wereszyca.
nurine the night portions Of Gen. Won
Roehm- -Ermolli's army stormed hos
tile positions on both sides of the
Lemberg roads At the same time
the remaining corps Of this army
everywhere attacked the enemy's
main positions.
since 3 o'clock this morning the Rus
SLAMS along the entire front have
been retreating in the direction OF
Lembers and north and south of that
Evening star., 1915-06-21

Frank Secretly Removed.

Frank Secretly Removed.
ATLANTA, Ca. June 21.-Leo NJ
Frank. who early today was confined at
the state prison farm at AIilledgeville,
was secretly removed from the county
Jail here shortly after last midnight and
taken under heavy guard by train and
automobile to Milledgeville upon orders
Of Gov. Slaton.
The. governor stated to the Associated
Press early today that he had ordered the
prisoner removed to Milledgevlle as a
precaution against any demonstration
which might result from the decision he
would make later in the morning.
Franks removal from the Jail here
was carefully planned, and the officers
were able to elude newspaper men and
others who might have recognized their
prisoner. Leaving the Jail by d rear
door shortly before midnight, they went
in an automobile to the terminal sta
tion. where Il deputy purchased tickets
for the party to Macon. Frank was not
handcuffed and he did not wear the
heavy spectacles he generally wore. A
black slouched hat was pulled down
over his face. The few persons who
were in the railway station at the time
failed to recognize him. and it was more
than an hour after midnight before the
report was circulated that he had been
removed from the cell he had occupied
for many months.
Recognized at Macon Station.
When the train reached Macon sew
eral persons at the station saw the
sheriff and his prisoner alight from the
Pullman and Frank was positively
identified. Obtaining an automobile,
the party started from Macon imme-
ditely for Milledgeville, a distance of
thirty-one miles. arriving at the state
farm at 4:30 o'clock this morning.
So secretive had been the officials
here as to their plans that not even the
superintendent of the prison farm had
been notified that Frank would be
taken there today.
Mrs. Frank declared she knew moth
ing of any. move to take her husband
to Milledgeville, and Franks attorneys
said they had not been notified of such
a plan. Solicitor Dorsey, who prose-
cuted Frank. also said. early this morn
ing, that he had not been informed Of
the plan to remove the prisoner.
Evening star., 1915-06-21
Rock Creek Park Board Meets.

The Rock Creek Park commission.
consisting OF the Secretary of the
Treasury. chairman, and the Secretary
OF War and the Attorney General, as
senbled in the Offices of Secretary Nc
Adoo OF the Treasury Department at 3
o'clock this afternoon No program
for consideration had been arranged
Evening star., 1915-06-21
FRENCH TAKE GERMANS
FIRST LINE, PARIS SAYS

LONDON. June 2l.--t'reuch and Ger
man accounts of operations in the
western theater show the usual diver
gencies. but the detailed reports from
Paris satisfy the British that their
allies are making such an advance as
will shortly permit more active opera
tions in the sphere occupied by the
British army.
Further successes in northwestern
France. to the north of Arras. as well
as in Lorraine and in the Vosges. were
reported today by the French war Of
fee.
In lorraine the capture OF the Ger
man first line positions for distance
of nearly a mile is claimed. The
lighting here was of unusual violence
and it is said the German trenches
were filled with dead.
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Mexicans Release William B. Cox.

William B. Cox. an American held at
Chihuahua, Mexico, on q charge of coun-
terfeiting, was released last Saturday.
George Marx and Samuel Franklin
(Finklestein), held on similar charges,
had previously been released.
Evening star., 1915-06-21
Close to German Forts.

The French advance north of Arras' IL
Is thought here. must have pushed the
Germans into narrowed front "hfeh
will render some of their masses or
troops comparatively ineffective.
The gains in Alsace show that tho
French are drawing close to the area
of permanent German fortifications
The French and the British are Keep
ing up a continuous offensive in the La
Bassee and Arras districts, IN i-or-
raine and in the Nosges.
Evening star., 1915-06-21
Seek Insane Hospital Fueitive.

The police have been asked to arrest
Robert E. Grant, q fugitive from the
Government Hospital for the Insane
Grant, who is thirty-four years old, es-
capped from the hospital last night.
Evening star., 1915-06-21
DENIES REPORT OF BREAK.
Gen. Angeles Passes Through Chi
cago on Way to Boston.

CHICAGO. June 21.-Gen. Filipe An
geles. prominent among the Mexican
generals who acknowledge the leader
ship Of Gen. Francisco Villa, passed
through Chicago today to visit his
family in Boston. Mass.
Gen. Angeles declined to discuss Mex
lean politics. except to deny that there
had been break between himself and
villa.
Evening star., 1915-06-21
Mr.. Newman's Nomination.

Mr.. Newman's nomination to be A
umbia was sent to the Senate June
2s. 1913 He took office, July 10, 1913,
and was Immediately elected president
Of the board Of Commissioners of
which the other members were Col
Chester Harding. Engineer Commits
sioner, and Frederick l.. siddons.
The new Commissioner and his col
leagues lost no time In making plain
TO the citizens of the District that
they were to be given as wide repre-
sentation as possible IN the admins
tration of their affairs Their first inn
portant work was 10 frame the munic-
ipality's estimates for the succeeding
fiscal wear and citizens associations
we're asked to submit requests for i'm
provements desired in the territories
which they represented.
During the course of the budpet
framing, the Commissioners visited
every section of the city and attended
numerous citizens meetings with the
view Of ascertaining the Districts
most important needs.
One Of the departments placed under
the jurisdiction of Commissioner New
man was the assessors Office The
new official gave much attention to the
aQNinlStratlON OF thlS branch and
especially the conducting of the trien-
NAL assessment. which resulted in in
creasing values upon certain classes OF
property. This assessment also brought
about greater equalization of values
Mr.. Newman early indicated his views
on municipal ownership when he adyo-
Gated the harnessins of the water
power at Great Falls for the purpose OF
supplying not only an increased water
supply. but sufficient electric energy
for lighting the city and running the
street railways should they be acduired
by the government Later he indorsed
the Croeser bill for municipal owner-
ship of local street railways.
AZ a member OF the public utilities
commission Mr.. Newman took an active
part In the deliberations OF that body
and the making of plans for the estab.
lishment OF a valuation upon the prop
critics of all District public utilities.
He has been greatly in demand as a
speaker before citizens' associations
and other bodies. has served as the
chairman Of the joint committee or citl .
xens on the celebration OF the Fourth
OF July and has found time to serve the
District in many semi -of1cial capaci-
ties
Mr Newman was born in Lincoln
Neb. in 1877. and fs the youngest Com
missioner the District has ever had He
| spent moai or his boyhood in Dea
Moines Iowa, and in 1897 entered West
Point intending to- fit himself for an
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War Officially Reported.

city, pursued by the allied army one
thousand prisoners and quantity
OF war material have been captured.
On the upper Dniester the enemy is
besinnins to evacuate his positions.
On the front of Gen. Planners army
the enemy renewed the attack at sew
erai points. but was repulsed with
considerable losses
In the Italian theater: After the easy
repulse of minor italian attacks near
PLAYA. Ronchi and Monfalcone, it
was quiet Yesterday on the Isonzo
front Here and on the Carinthian
trontier enemy artillery unsuccess-
fully bombarded our fortifications.
In attacks east of the F'assa valley.
Undertaken by at least one brigade
and everywhere repulsed the enemy
suffered considerable losses
several of our cruisers and torpedo
boat units Thursday and Friday un-
dertook an expedition along the
Italian coast from the frontier of
the empire to Fano. They damaged
the semaphore stations at the mouth
or the Tagliamento river and near
Pesaro, and the railway bridges near
Rimini. across the Meturo and Aroila
rivers. All the units returned safely,
GERMAN STATEMENT.
BERLIN. June Fl:
on the front to the north of Arras
our antagonists rescued themselves
chieny with the fire of artillery An
infantry attack to the north of
Souche1 was repulsed by US. To the
west OF Soissons a partial night at
TACK by the French against our DO
sltions to the west OF Moulin-sous-
ioutvent resulted in failure.
On the western border of the Argonne
we opened the attack. The wuert-
Ienpurg and the North German
tfanasturm took several lines of de-
oIhse oIhse WORKS I situated behind each
meters q mile and one-ffth) and
innlcted heavy losses on the French.
puIing the unsuccessful counter at
TACK by the French the prisoners
anu oooty taken in this fighting
amounted to six officers and ga men
three machine guns and three mine
IhroWers. In the Meuse hills the
french directed strong attacks last
ehinS against our positions in the
trehches to the west of Les Eparses
put put at a point to the west of the
hlehroad their onslaughts broke down
under our fire
10 the east of the high road. how
ever. the enemy penetrated into .
portion of our positions. hut theD
nave been partly driven out again.
seventy prisoners remained in our
To the east of LuneviIie we withdrew
~ the AdcS Oi superior forces
advance posts were pushed forward
by way OF Gondrenton to the main
positions to the north of Luneyille
In the Fosges attacks of the enemy
IN the valley of the Fecht and south
OF tnls position were repulsed with
sanguinary losses To avoid unnec-
essary losses We evacuated sys-
tematically during the night the viii
lage Of Metzeral, which had been
rsauced to heap of ruins by the
french artillery fire
In the region to the northwest of
Shawl and to the west of the upper
Dubysa river several Russian at
tacks. carried out in part by strong
forces, resulted in a failure
The armies under Gen. Mackens.n
fighting for Lemberg and Zolkiew
have captured Rawa Ruska. which
Is in our hands. To the east of
Rawa Ruska the Russians were at
tacked yesterday by German troops
and drfynen hack ope