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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-05

This rainy weather is the solt that the boil weevil likes best.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-05
WITH BRYAN

From the Knoxville Journal and Tribune
 American horses and mules would be slad to know that they might also remain neutral
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-05

Having disposed of the Clark Thompson wedding, Missourians are now asking. Whats next on the programme?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-05

An attempt to put the tip trust out of business in Illinois is meeting with the usual legal obstacles.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-04
What the War Moves Mean
By j. w. T. Mason, Former European Man
ager Of the United Press.

United Press Leased Wire Servicel
NEW YORK, May 4. 11 q. MI
The full meaning Of the Russian de-
feat in western Galicia cannot be
known until further details are an
nounced describing the extent OF Ger
many's victory. The only detail as
yet made public is that the Germans
were commanded by Gen. Won Mack
sensen. This is an important admis-
sion. General Won Mackensen. who
is Won Hindenburg's ablest army COM
mander, had control Of the German
operations west of Warsaw.
His transfer to Galicia tends to
confirm the suggestion OF the new
Baltic campaign that the Germans
have abandoned hope of capturing
Warsaw by direct attack. The new
army with which General Won Mack
ensen crushed the Russians, has prob
ably been withdrawn from its lines
about the Polish capital. A purely
defensive campaign In northern and
central Poland would require far less
men than offensive operations, and
the Galician fighting, therefore. does
not necessarily mean vast new con-
tingents have Joined the eastern bat
tie line from the German training
camps.
The front along which the Russians
have been forced to retreat, meas
ures about sixty miles. The Rus
slams have been in undisturbed pos
session of the district since cary
last winter. They have had ample
time to construct elaborate entrench-
ments and perfect all their defenses.
Elsewhere throughout the war the
Slavs have been at their best in their
defensive trench fighting. Won Hin
denburg's inability to follow up his
east Prussian victories, as we'll as the
defence of warsaw, prove
the excellence of Russian soldiers IN
positions.
The sudden expulsion of the Slavs
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-04
Secretary Bryan Has Asked For Explanations OF
the Sinking of the Gulflight and Attack
From Air on the Gushing.
ENGLAND WILL ALSO Be SENT PROTEST
British Prize Courts are Moving too Slow to Suit
Uncle Sam and Cotton May be For
bidden Export as Retaliation.

tied up in England by alleged dila-
tory tactics, supplemented Senator
Hoke Smiths vigorous protest and in
timations that congress may retaliate
by forbidding cotton exports to Great
Britain.
A protest seemed the only course
open to the department at this time.
it was explained, inasmuch as the
British government takes the attitude
that such cases cannot DO rushed
The present British attitude how
ever, officials said openly, seems ex-
tremely arrogant and careless OF
American interests.
The foreign office, it was declared,
apears to have taken the attitude
that neutral shipping Is altogether
subject to British dictation and con-
troll.
The British embassy has issued
within the past twenty-four hours an
other set of drastic conditions sup
posed to facilitate prize court exam
ination, but American shippers were
said to be taking small interest in it.
particularly in view Of the fact that
prize court procedure has not been
hastened.
The embassy declined, indeed, to
give any assurance that cargoes. un-
der any circumstances, would escape
search on detention.
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Continued on page p
FRANCE

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PARIS, May 4.-Desperate efforts
by the Germans to advance north Of
Ypres have failed The British forces
repulsed night attack on May 3, in
fiictinq heavy losses. It Is apparent
the attack started on Sunday is to be
continued by the Germans, despite
their repeated repuIse and the fright
full losses they are sustaining. Un-
OFFICIAL reports from the front are that
the poisonous gases thrown in special
Iy constructed shells by the Germans
have in many cases been blown back
on the enemy's trenches by the wind.
The OFFICIAL communiaue this after
noon dismissed the situation with the
laconic comment that the British had
repuIsed night attacks. 1t was also
stated that the French offensive in
the Argonne was continuing success
fully, an advance having been made
in Yesterday's engagements.
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The War in Mexico
Latest Developments Among Our Revolution
ary Neighbors of the South.

Zapatista force threatens Obregon's
rear.
The body Of Jack Mayes, s5. of San
Francisco. killed at Aguas Calientes,
in a trial flight in one Of the new
Villa aeroplanes, was enroute to Ell
Paso today.
Did Mexicans Get It?
DALLAS, Texas, May 4.-What
happened 20 some of the Texas Ma
tional Guards property, alleged miss
ing. is today stirring the state. The
war department has undertaken ar
investigation to determine if some
guardsman or guardsmen sold it to
Mexicans. Former Governor Colquit
today declared the charges a reflec-
ton on the guards and Indignantly
denied. the war department claims
that they had called the matter to his
attention during his term.
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Eli PASO, Texas, May 4.-With
n1president Huerta,. of Mexico, re-
ported coming here to confer with
.ofmer cronies on the ground today,
e United States authorities were
a'iSeiy preparing to prevent viola
'ons OF neutrality. Much ammuni-
osa .oh arrived at El Paso. consigned Ito
and not believed to be intend
~ ,or any OF the warning factions al.
ready in the field.
foa me iull which followed Villas de-
.o at Ceiaya last month Is expected
soon to be broken bv a decisive clash
oe.ween Villas reorganized forces
rss oarranzistas under General OBJ.
Cson, Ca,, both in the vicinity of Aguas
sS,n S,ehtes. No confirmation is avail
w early today OF reports that .
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from their trenches in western Ga
hcia suggests, therefore, that the Ger
mans brought an Overwhelming force
to bear against a weakened enemy. 1t
Is probable the Russians were lulled
into false security by the inaction of
the Austrians and Germans in west
ern Galicia. More troops than safety
warranted doubtless, were withdrawn
from the Donajec trenches and sent
to the Carpathians. If this assump-
ton is correct, then Won Mackensen's
victory is a duplication of Won Hin
denburg's two major successes in
east Prussia.
The Germans, discovering the
weakness of the Donajec lines, must
have made a rapid concentration and
struck the under-manned Russian
trenches before Slav reinforcements
could arrive. An admirable railway
system runs throughout Galicia. In
the Donajec engagement, it was at
the disposal Of both sides, and in fact
favored the Russians more than the
Germans, owing to local pecularities
or strategic construction. But Slav
officers have never been trained to
get the most out Of railways, because
of lack of proper trackage in Russia.
E1OW ldT DaCh lne huSSiduS WeTS
driven beyond the Donajec is not yet
announced by Berlin. Under norman
circumstances, the distance would be
little If the Slavs have constructed
secondary entrenchments behind their
front lines. But assuming that the
prime cause of the Russian defeat
was lack Of numbers along the entire
battle front, normal circumstances OF
trench warfare would not prevail. I'm
der this condition, the Russians would
have to continue gaining ground until
large reinforcements arrived from a
distance.
There Is no means yet Of telling
where this arrival probably occurred:
hence, the extent of the German vic.
tory cannot be stated.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-04
! .ader of Colorado Strikers Under Sentence to
Life imprisonment on Charge of Muir
der During One Of the Riots.
PROTEST AGAINST TYRANT ROCKEFELLER
United Mine Workers Will Call Another Strike
Unless the Verdict is Reversed and Law
son is Given Liberty.

made when the verdict was returned
yesterday afternoon after the jury was
out since Saturday night: "They can
get me. Doys, but not the cause I
stand for. They can never retard this
great movement for the uplift of
humanity by removing any indi-
vidual."
Lawson referred to his testimony
before the federal industrial relations
commission in which he attacked
John D. Rockefeller as responsible for
alleged injustices that have prevailed
in the Colorado mine fields for years.
Rockefeller can take the life, lib-
erty and property of any man who
opposes him. said Lawson. He may
remove me from the field of action in
this great struggle, but he can never
remove the principles Of unionism for
which I stand" Lawson's wife. an in
valid since the shock of the Ludlow
massacre, and his fifteen year old
daughter Fern were at q relatives
house in Los Angeles when the YER
dict was returned. Lawson wired
them the news, remarking to. friends:
.Our women get rough bumps, but
,hesS = miners and union mans
wife and she will rally and under
stand"
kilograms poured in today from the
labor leaders all over the country
promising financial and moral support
to Lawson in his fight against the
verdict The United Mine Workers
of America with Offices In Indian
apolis, stated the fight will be carried
to the highest court possible A
change of venue will be the first step
taken. President John McLennan OF
the Colorado district Is arranging a
monster demonstration and protest to
be held in Denver.
Lawson's Invalid Wife.
LOS ANGELES. Calf. Nav A.
Well return to him now" said Mrs.
John R. Lawson, today, speaking for
her invalid self and her young daugh-
ter Fern, who were sent by the labor
leader to friends here to escape the
strain of the murder trial at Trinidad.
81 have not slept since / received
Johns telegram stating that he was
found guilty and sentenced to life i'm
prisonment. .
"My daughter and I have not lost
confidence They never will send him
to the pen. This verdict will be put
aside.
why. am entirely familiar with
every side of the case and the ver-
diet is an outrage. My husband was
twelve miles from where the deputy
was killed that day. l am astounded
over the verdict.
"Ten million laboring men arc cry
iue for justice for my husband. l am
proud to say that the workingmen by
whom lie stood when they needed a
leader and friend. are returning his
friendship by their loyalty to him in
this case"
Mrs. Lawson suffered a complete
nervous collapse at the time Of the
Ludlow massacre year ago last
month The suffocation. of innocent
women and children in the death
hole" so unnerved her that she has
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-04
Murderer Identified.

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DAVENPORT, Iowa, May ARREST
ed today on a minor charge. Alex
Skinner, negro, was identified as the
man who killed w. F. Nichols, a con-
struction foreman, at Marion, Arkan-
sas, June 2, 1914. by throwing ham,
mer at him. Skinner confessed after
the third degree" He says Nichols
struck him. over an argument about
wages. The murderer has been living
here since last August while the po-
lice of several states have been look
ing for him. Identification was made
by means Of circular sent out by the
Marion police. The sheriff from Mar
ion will arrive tomorrow to take the
negro back.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-04
TURKEY

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PETROGRAD, May 4.-The Russian
Black sea fleet has again bombarded
the Bosphorus forts, doing consider
able damage, according to dispatches
received here today. Tho lombard
mont opened at day break, Sunday.
The Turkish batteries replied Inefrect-
uaIIy and the warships steamins close
In shore, scored several hits. Near
one Of the forts two shells burst. I'm
mediateIy afterwards there was tre-
mendous explosion and flames were
seen bursting over the Notifications.
Several Turkish ships fed into the
strait at the approach Of the Russian
fleet, but two Turkish vessels, large
steamer with a heavy cargo. and
large sailing vessel flying the Persian
flag, were cut off and sunk by Rus
sian cruiser. Returning northWard
along the Bulgarian coast the war
ships encountered another Turkish
calling vessel. The crew was taken
off and the ship sunk.
FIERCE RoMsARDMENT.
ATHENS, May 4.-The lombard
ment Of the Notifications guarding the
DardanelIes was renewed with In
creased vigor by the allied fleet today.
Queen Elizabeth, Warsprtte and other
"hig gun" ships are raking the forts
from the Aegean sea and the gulf of
Saros while a squadron Of French and
British warships have penetrated the
straits and are concentrating their
fire on kild Bahr and Chanak ka-
Iessl. Practically every unit Of the
fleet is engaged, according to reports
reaching here.
A squadron of four British battle
ships 10 pounding away at the land
forts in the gulf Of Smyrna and the
reports reaching here are the response
10 feeble. It IL believed, however,
that the Turks are outstanding their
ammunition In anticipation OF impor-
tant land operations.
Allied troops landed at Ephesus, the
noted Bible city, which lies thirty-five
miles s. S. e. Of Smyrna. It 10 be-
lieved that they will cooperate with
tho warships In the capture Of Smyrna
which has several times erroneousIy
been reported surrendered to the Brit
ish.
on the peninsula Of GalipolI, the
allied troops are pushing forward, but
, raturaiiy their progress 10 very slow.
The Turkish positions are very strong
and SO we'll placed strategicaIly that
it 10 necessary to try to reduce them
by artillery rather than by direct at
tack. British losses are very great
and It 10 understood that number Of
transports have been transformed Into
hospital ships to carry the wounded
back to Malta for treatment.
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TRINIDAD, Colo, May 4.-Trfnidad
: "a the Spanish word for the Trinity
the father, son and holy ghost. 1t Is
on the santa Fe trail to the Pacific
ocean. q path trodden by the mission
srv fathers. In this city today John
r. Lawson, beloved by the O,0Oo
union miners in America he leads,
faces a sentence of life Imprisonment
for being in Ludlow nearly two years
ago when mine guard was killed In
a pitched battle with strikers. Appli-
cation for new trial to be filed with
In the next thirty days will be based,
according to Attorney Horace n.
Hawkins, on the following grounds:
Judge CRANKY Hillyer was dis
qualified from action because OF Colo
RADIO Fuel Co., and other interests,
and on account of expressions OF hos
tility toward lawson, the defendant.
previous to trial.
Putting the jury in charge OF
bailiffs who were Rockefeller mine
guards.
3-yerdict is contrary to evidence
ard based on passion ana prcjudice.
4Tssuing an open venire contrary
to law, instead Of drawing names
from jury box.
5-Giving of improper instructions
to jury as requested by prosecution.
6-Refusing to quash panel Of Jurors
composed Of men selected because OF
their coal company Affiliations.
1-Excluding competent and proper
evidence and admitting improper and
incompetent evidence.
S-Refusing to allow the defendant
alternate challenges to the Jurors,
over-ruling challenges to jurors who
showed themselves prejudiced and
adopting a system of challenging con-
denined by the supreme court OF Colo
RADIO.
Judge Hillyer said that while 1t was
not the usual custom to let men out
under bond In murder cases, ''this
case is different
lawson was given his liberty under
$4,000 bond furnished by his attor-
ney
The Judge would not comment on
the propriety OF Jesse Northcutt, chief
attorney for Rockefeller interests,
springing an alleged black hand letter
q week old on the morning of the day
tne verdict was expected. threatening
10 kill all coal company officials,
from Rockefeller down as low as they
could go II Lawson was convicted.
Northcntt, who took a leading part in
previous strike cases was told by At.
torney General Fred Farrar to keep
out Of the Lawson case because it
looks bad. Several union men remain
70 be tried on charges OF murder DUP
ing strike riots. No one ever has been
punished for the death of twenty
women and children in the Ludlow
massacre and nearly as many more
oeaths OF strikers in other riots. De-
tense OF Lawson claimed the strikers
nad a constitutional right to defend
.heir lives and property from attacks
private mine guards.
me prosecution would not comment
'pon the verdict of guilty and recon-
mendation of life Imprisonment for
LsWson beyond expressing satisfac-
t'on. Lawson reiterated his statement
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Motion is Denied.

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CHICAGO. May 4.-The United
States circuit court of appeals today
denied the motion of attorneys for
the convicted Terre Haute politicians
for a reduction in their bail bonds.
The decision was on the grounds that
they had not properly complied with
the order Of Circuit Judge kholsaat
to take the matter up with District
Judge Anderson at Indianapolis be-
fore applying to the corrt Of appeals
for relief.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-04
iowa Man ct Head.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
PEORIA, ILL.,, May 4.-E. E. Rich
ards. of Cedar Rapids, iowa, has been
elected president of the American
Poultry association, results Of a refer
endum vote showed today. S. t.
Campbell, OF Mansfield. Ohio, was
elected secretary. and was the only old
officer to remain. A A. Peters, OF
Denver, Colo, and Jos. Russell, af
Toronto, Ont, were named vice presi-
dents. San Francisco defeated De-
troit for the fortieth annual meeting.
which will be held the third week in
November.
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UNITED Press Leased Wire Serv1ce.]
WASHINGTON, May 4.-Germany's A.
expected reply to Secretary of State
Bryan's request for an explanation or
the torpedoing Of the American Oil
steamer Gulflight and the lombard
ment by an aviator of the American
steamer Gushing. both in the German
war zone" formed the chief subject
of official speculation here today.
Though Bryan's attitude made 1t
certain his departments investigation
will be calm and unhurried, the fact
was not denied that cumuls<ive acts,
coupled with the Cushing and Gull
fight, was matter for serious con-
sideration.
President Wilson has asked state
department officials to make thor.
ough examination Of the law govern
ing the Gushing and Gu1fiight Incl
dents, 1t was generally believed the
administration was gravely consider
ing Germany's disregard of the presi-
dents "strict accountability" warning
in his protest against the German
war zone" decree. An early reply
was expected from American Eonsul
Stephens, Plymouth, England, to Sec
retary Bryan's request for more de-
tails Of the Gulflight affair. The con-
surs second message Monday implies
that a German torpedo struck the
ship, but the word German" was de-
leted by the department on the as
sumption that the report was not off,
cial in its source.
State department officials inclined
to believe Germany would find 1t
harder to explain the aerial lombard
ment of the Cushing. than the tor
pedo attack on the Gulflight, inasmuch
as the latter was loaded with condi-
tional contraband and bound for an
enemy port.
Prize Courta Too Slow.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-That the
state department cannot long with
hold a protest against the deliberate
methods of British prize courts, was
the opinion expressed in official cir
cles here today.
Reports from london that millions
of dollars worth Of foodstuffs are
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-04
JAP AN

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TOXIC, May 4.-The Japanese eabi-
net has decided to send an uitimatum
to China. setting a time limit within
which China must acquiesce to
Japan's demands for special conces-
sions, according to authoritative in
formation today. The cabinet held
another prolonged session today. OFF,
eiaI information is lacking.
Japan's demand on China include In
general: Special privileges in Shan
tuno province, along the Yanstse riv-
er district and in Fukien province, op.
posite Formosa. China yesterday ac-
cepted a few of the requests with re-
gard to Shantung province, but with
a number Of restrictions. She reject
ed entirely, those referring to the
Yanatse section and Japan's CONNER
ciaI demands. r....
GUTHRIE HASTENs HOME.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 4.-United
States Ambassador Guthrie arrived
here today from Japan on the steam
er Manehuria, enroute to Washington.
His mission is so urgent that he even
refused to visit the Panama-Paeifc ex-
position between his arrival and the
time his train east departed. He re-
fused to discuss the Chinese-Japan
crisis or admit that mis- present trip
was concerned with that situation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-04
Employees In Panic.

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CHICAGO, May 4.-Panic stricken
from flames and smoke fumes, 100
employees in the Garfield Sanitary Bed
ding company plant in South Robey
street, fed to the streets today when
fire swept like a great wave through!
the inflammable material. Many of
the workers who fed were girls, some
of whom were carried down fire lad
ders.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-04
GERE;>;.ANY

sEHLn : 4. (vla copenhaaen.)
t-Unoffir Q ports that the new Ger
man WI . In western Galicia has
almost led the successes Of Gen.
eraI Hinde,ibera in the Mazurian lakes,
aroused wild enthusiasm here today.
Ono report, not verified by official
sources but considered trustworthy,
put tho Russian losses In killed.
wounded and prisoners at 100000.
German military experts hailed the
defeat of the Slavs as the most Import
ant success achieved in the last two
months Of fighting. They asserted
positively today that the Grand Duke
Nicholas must now abandon his en-
tire campaign to force the Carpathians
and invade Hungary and fall back in
to northern GaIicia.
Tho Russian left wing, now under
furious attack by combined Austro-
German armies, Is declared to be In
grave danger. BY smashing hard
against the Russian right, the Austro-
Germans have put large body Of the
enemy In danger Of being entirely cut
off. It was unanimously predicted
here today that the new disaster to
the Siavs must force their retreat In
western GaiIcia for a distance Of
about thirty miles.
REPORT OF ENGAGEMENT.
BERLIN, May q. Via wireless to
Sayvilie, L. 1.-THE German admir-
aItys version Of the North sea tor
pedo boat engagement was made pub
lie today as follows: "At noon May
a German submarine sunk the British
torpedo boat destroyer Recruit off the
GaIioper Iishtship. On the same day,
near the Noordhinder liehtship, in an
engagement between two German pat
roI boats and several British armed
steam trawlers, one traw!er was de-
stroyed. A division Of British destroy
ers entered the engagement The Ger.
man patrol boats were lost. Accord
ing to the British admiralty major
Ity Of the crews wore saved"
OFFICIAL REPORT.
BERLIN, May q. (via wireless to
London)-The German forces operat-
ing in Belgian territory, have again
hammered their way through the al
lied lines. In an official statement Is
sued today, the ssar Office declares
that the Germans have captured zev-
encote, Zonnebeke and Westhoek. The
allies In retreating, were subjected to
avery heavy thanking fire from the
German batteries north and south OF
Ypres.
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The Peace Maker.

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CREIGHTON, La, May 4.-Mrs. w.
c. Lang, wife of a merchant here. was
killed late yesterday when she rushed
between her husband and DR.. Otis
Egerton during quarrel between the
men. Several bullets struck the wife
as the men fired at each other.