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The Detroit times., 1915-09-24
FRENCH AIRMEN
ARE SHOT DOWN

BERLIN via Wireless to Lon
ON, Sept. 23.-Four French aviators
were shot down by German troops
yesterday in what this afternoons
official bulletin described as day
of "the greatest air craft and artil.
lery ac;lon along he entire front"
The French aeroplanes were shot
down while they we're lowering over
the &c man lines, correcting the
range OF their gu1ners, who bonn
barded the Germ n positions heav-
fly throughout the day.
In the Argonne. German shrapnel
evidently pierced the gasoline tank
OF one French birdmen. His machine
burst into flames and went plunging
10 earth. north OF s.: 'Menehould.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-24
CHEsTNt RIDGE IMPROVEMENT
COMPANY. LIMITED.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN. IN
pursuance % the unanimous vote IN
number and value % all the interest
% the association OF Chestnut Ridge
Improvement Company. Limited Mt
meeting of the members OF the ASSOC
citation. duly held on the 10th day ~
September. 1915. AZ the office ~ the
association. in the City OF Detroit.
Michigan. said Chestnut Ridge Inn
provement Company Limited. has
been wound M and dissolved: thar
there are no debts for wage. ~ labor
and no Other liabilities or irsebted-
ross 10 he satisfied. and that the as
sets ~ the association are being dts
tribnted among the members ~ said
association In proportion to their re-
srIectiye interests by tho undersien-
ell. LiauidatinR Trustees. who were
duly elected Mt said meeting 81 said
association. IN pursuance Of the stat
ute 4, such Gaze made and provided
Dated Detroit. Mitch Gent 81 ra's
ryTr~~Nr-T rrrrr IMPROVEMENT
coNp.SY, LIMITED
HENRY Russell. Chairman
ARvfICR' BAsSETT. Secretary.
Henry Ess-.l. Arthur Bassett Chas
H.. Campbell. Liquidating Trustees.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-24
Livestock
MICHIGAN STOCK YARDS.

DETROIT. Sept 23.--Cattle. active
and $50 soc higher than last week:
outlook strong. P-ices raDgef rs fol-
lows Choice dry-fed steers, averag-
Mg from 1900 to LOO pounds. at
ss:5IS5o. choice handy killers. 1915
a 500: light to good butchers steers
and heifers. si56ds.50: common KILL
ers and fat cows. $500 a 500: can
prime shipping bulls. sSls: hgh:
butchers and heavy sausage bulls,
SSn5 $50. Veal calves: Steady Mt 50 q
1880 per cwt. Sheep and lambs. act
choice lambs. ss50GsT5: light TO
fair. 81 Is u s.25 common 10 prime
sheep. s3n550. culls, s2I250. Hogs.
active and steady: quality. fair: prime
mediums and fat Workers. SsTSlo;
light Workers and pigs. $3.50 I.1b,
heavies. sTTT.50 per cwt-
Receipts: Cattle. 9f5; calves. 452:
sheep, 7.32i; hogs. 7.i5l.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-24

conaa. IA: Amer zinc, So; B'Hts &
London. IS; Butte superior.
dated. 90: Calumet Hscia, 90,
Chino. as: Copper Range. san Davis
DAILY. IA: East Butte. IL First "a
tIonal, 3h: Franklin, .. Indiana =
Gianby. 81: Inspiration, ~ isls
RoyRle 81; Lake, i3l; la Rose, ~
Miami. 80 Mohawk T2 Mass, ~
North Butte. ssls Nipissing, Ne
vada Consolidated ]tR Old pomln-
ion. 5iIk; Oseeoln, So Pond creek
ish: Ray Consolidated 4s ~
Mary. 5ln Superior e. Boston. : =
shannon. az: Shattuck, 25 lamar
ack, SIS. Tennessee Copper "9e
The Detroit times., 1915-09-24
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.

Honest error Is to be- pltied. not
rldiculed.-Lord Chesterfield.
In onier to do great things one
must be enthusiastic.-Saint Simon.
one, hsr5oring ambition, gees
To tasks the lazy man would
shul.
And II he governs men or hoes.
The days are all too short. he
knows
No peace until his work is done
Until the goal he seeks Is won
s.. r. Kiser.
Simplicity IL an exact medium be-
tween too little and too rnuch.--Sir
Joshua Reynolds.
Woe unto them that are mighty
20 drink wine. end men Of strength
to mingle strong drink; that JUS
tify the wicked for reward and
take away the righteousness OF the
righteous from him.--isa 5:22, %.
When am very weary
I do not try to pray;
only shut my eyes. and wait
To hear what God will say:
Such rest II is TO wait for Him
As comes no other way.
Alice E. Worcester.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-24
Grain and Provision

DETROIT. sept 22.-Ciose, Wheat
opened with strong tone and hiEher
prices Liverpool was higher ana me
Chicago market strong. Weather WIS
hne in the northwest and thfesAets
we're mEAing god progress
Dealers are expecting a Wild wheat
market during the closing days ul
September Many shippers and others
are heavily short and cannot Se' ',e
wheat to meet their engagements. X
IL said that the Armour company -
still short over five million bushels
for September. Contract wheat II NOV
ceming i'm fast enough To meet inc
needs of shippers and miliers. Snot -
arc buying heavily in the northNes',
intending 10 deliver the spring wheat
on their contracts, but buyers refuse
10 accep. " The Chicago hoard OF
trade has been wrestling with tnis
problem for several days ano nave
not Yet settled "a. Those who bouEht
some time ago expecting winter
wheat 70 be delivered. are not taking
kindly 10 the pr respect or &C eptlnS
spring wheat In the meantime Win-
ter- wheat farmers are holding their
best wheat FOR better prices ana
sending the inferior and damsseo
are light and there t. lottle improve
mcnt in the general quality. MILNE
demand for contract wheat Is active
Foreign demand Is lacking Nhea1
Is moving freely in the Canaulah
northwest and car lots on the Ameri-
can side are about the same as
Wheat was strong early. but weak
ened when n hitch was reported IN
arr angements for the loan 10 inc AZ
pared with Wednesdays close
Corn declined &c and oats advanc-
wheat auotatIons-cash and Sep
tember No red. sl.i2H; December
opened with an advance OF
si.oTh. advanced TO $i.os and o.
clined 10 si.0siL: May, opened al ~ 10.
advanced TO siioLs and declined TO
SI.0s; No. / white, $685..
Course grain quotations - Corn
Cash No. ]. 74re; No yellow &c &c
temter No. white. s!Hc; No
white. siis a s5l4c; sample. sla3te-
rive: Cash No. and September.
93I.e Beans: Immediate AND prompi
shipment 81: October, 500. Sloser-
seed Prime .,s sRos' $50, Tim .o
R Rec in the Detroit market
Thursday included l,eV1t Dds OF
hour. rs cars Of wheat. OF corn.
OF oats and Of rye. SHIPMENTS were
otso bu. of corn and 5000 bu. Of rye.
stocks are los. 500 bu. OF wheat. $500
bu. OF corn. Sal. 500 bu- OF oats and
81 900 bu. OF rye.
day, 743.o0o bu.
Primary wheat receipts we're 49,
900 bu. against e.s52,ooo bu- year
Wheat receipts--Thursday: Duluth.
ssz cars. against 4lS year ago:
NInenapoi.s. 511 cars. against 2t.'
winnipeg. 1862 cars. against .u.'
Chicaro. s5l cars. against $50; south
vest. ISL. 200 bu.. against $4,000 bu.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-24

No I taIiCw. $3.50: No. 2 taiiow. st5o.
No hides. lc on: No. . kip and calf.
re. on sheepskin tas to amount Of
wooD. 26HT5c.
Detroit OsI-Raw linseed oil, SEE;
boiled lirseed. bsc gal in barrel lots.
Kerosene Tank-wagon or iron bar
Tels; Diamond headlight. Sic; per-
lection. &c; pslacine. Use. red crown
gasoline, loo per gal
Prevtsiers-Mess pork. sic: fam
lily. SisM 20, clear sacks. st,Gls,
sraoked hams. lti1 Gisc; picnic hams.
ii !. n isi,c, bacon. 14A qlsc; lard.
in tisrces. sac; kettle rendered. love
per 10.
saxars-Corrccted daily by w. H.
Edgar 4 Sons: Crystal dominoes ?
Id. S9.e0; do. 5-lb.. $50: Eagle tab
lets. $40; cut loaf. SO. SO: cubeS s6.l5.
xxSx powdered. ISIS; standard pow
dered, IS 10. granuiated. extra coarse.
$3.50; do, fine. in bulk. $50. do, %
ID. cottons. sS7s: crystal domino
gran s-'b. and 5-lb. cartons. In cases.
50: crystal domino gran.. HF cases,
1910, diamond y $3.50; confectioners
~ $s.eS No. 1. IS so; No 5. s5.55; No.
6. $3.50 NJ. Z. s5t5 No. s. $50: No.
9. .5s5; No 10. $3.50; No. IL, sS.7
No. IL, $50: 20. IS. ssi5; No. ~.
sS.is: No. Is. ISIS; non-caking mix
ture ss,75; beet graduated. $3.50 per
100 lbs: household powd- Is. "a TO
case, $3.50: do, IS TO case. $3.50 per
case
The Detroit times., 1915-09-24
EAST BUFFALO LIVE STOCK.
Durnfag a stevens.

EAST BUFFALO. ~. Y. Sept. "a
Cattle: Eight cars: market steady;
FAIR 10 good. sSe5Gs5o: plain and
coarse. s750nT75; choice handy
steers. sSfs25. fair to good grassers.
ss75GT25. light common grassers
prime fat heifers. s7e5a175; good
butcher helfcrs. fs5017; light grassy
heifers, s5d55c: best fat cows $50
Z: butcher cows. s5T $50; cutters.
sa75nss5: Gamers. $3.50 so: fancy
bulls. So 2597: sausage bulls. $3.50
SIS: light bulls. 1905.
Hogs: 10 cars; market strong:
heavy. sT.75Hs25: mixed, Ss.30ms.4o;
workers and pigs Ss50dS.sn
sheep: Five cars. market. strong:
top lambs. 1915; yearlings. fns.2s;
wethers. sGT625. ewes. sSns.5o.
Calves: s5T125o.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-24
GAIN
MARKET
Declines Mark Trading
r. cfore Noon-Prices
Improve Later

Ecvo1iug Post CoaDanyJ
NEW YORK. Sept. 23.-in the
sayly hours, today's stock Market
showed pretty plain evidence as 10
gwhnt Kind OF situation was being
created by tho industrial specuia-
1tion. In the later afternoon, how
aver. the railway shares developed
sudden strength. come Of them ris'
ing to 2 points from the earlier
low prices.
Numerous special explanations
we're produced to account for both
NE forenoon declines and the after
naon recoveries. Neither was at
III mysterious, however. granting
the existing situation--in and out
az the stock markst--and the exist
M temper Of the financial comniu-
MY. An extremely favorable month
= statsment OF the Southern Pa
nc railway, showing substantial In
seroase OF earnings over not only
11l4 but 1919, was naturally cited
- ! cause for the afternoon recov-
~: % was Germany's official as
eursncs to Washington that It
would stop destroying American
49, q sea. II was more probable
~ he prevalent spirit of specu-
49, was shifted to the railway
2kssss mersiy because the market
~ tAe industrials seemed to have
tecome precarious. II the advance
n To railway shares were to con-
tinue Il would again be necessary
g watch the action Of the Euro
poan holders Of the shares. The
1ax,s total trading was again In the
nclGhAoghood Of . million shares
The Detroit times., 1915-09-24
CLEVELAND LIVE STOCK.

CLEVELAND, o. sept 23.-Hogs.
Receipts 1000. lcc higher; workers.,
$3.50: mixed .s2sds.5o. pigs. IS,
heavies, 700. fOuRhs. 1850. Csttie
Receipts, cars, steady. sheep ana
lambs Receipts 10 cars. loo higher;
lambs. top. s. %. Calves: Receipts.
$50. steady. top sl2.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-24
INV YORK STOCK MAUKET--rJo-


Alaska Gold s:x Aliis chaim.rs.
AZ; DO. preferred. 71h Am. Acri.
eem- wy Amer Can com. 6o& Am.
Ear & Fdy com, rs: Am. Steel FdyS..
tetH Am. Cotton Oil, 81; Am hide
: =, Lsss ~ Ies DO; prsferres, tss
An emsit q Ref, $50: Am, sugar
nAf I0S- Am Beet Sugar. s-N Am.
IeA = T&l- lz4h: Am. Tobacco. 22sls
AueF. WOODEN. 53it: DO. preferred.
~; Anaconds. al X. Atchison i6sE !:
e NJ 0cf Ss:s,. ss s sslsinS ss,
Hrooklyn r. T.. stN: Butte e. 50.
ger5ox, Calf. Petrol. 2o% Can
P4cf0f. 1klA. Central Leather. 4st !:
C1eo4 y Ohio 49,: Chicago ct w
Pc. ~ Cal 4 Northwest l2sh Chi
~: cSsnc cs az cni a. Z; c = PsS,,
80 TX; ccfn Prcducts REF 0'I is,s /:
Csyctn1e us?et Co.. ~: Detroit Eel
80 Coz 1e1h; ntstiiicrs. secur.. s5
!tte s9sny Y1H DO lat pfd., So: Cen
III 1870 d dss% Genera q =, Mo as,-
tier CT. 4s; onsgenheim Exp,
X InSE5ral<1e C9ppsy slk; Inter.
~ ~ ~ s ~ 1 1sx Int Ha.yy.
@ issx ~ g; =; i! L e VA. .
The Detroit times., 1915-09-24
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK. Sept 23--Flour: Firm
and quiet Pork: Steady. mess, $50
1880 Lard; Firm. middle west spot,
sS2snS35. sugar: Raw, weak: CEN
trifugai. 80 test, s3.ss; muscovade. 80
test s3Is: refined dull. cut loaf.
ss.2o: crushed. ss.lO: powdered. $50:
.granulated. ss30e5.35 Coffee: Rio.
No :, on spot. eA.e. Tailow; steady;
city So q ne. special. exc. country
s1s G6lsc. Hay: Dull; prime. a
GI25: No 3, s5iscdsi.0 clover.
I-cGsh15 Dressed poultry: Dull;
turkeys l362lc. chickens. Ism 2ec'
fowls. lst. a ist%c: ducks. lInl PC
ducks, isTlSc. fowls. l7Tisc: tur-
KEYS. Isc. roosters t2TlsAc: chick
ems, broilers. 10 q zoe, Cheese; Quiet;
state milk. common 10 specials, Ia
l5c. skins. common 10 special. iUl@c.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-24
roLEno GnAIN ND rROvIsIONs

Toi'Eno' ohio sent wheat:
Cash and septeubcr. sl.15ik Decem-
Der. si0sh May. s1.o9Iz Corn:
Cash ana September. 7shc: Deccm.
Der. SIZE: May. 5ac- Oats: Cash and
september. t0'c. December. $50: May,
toisc Rive: Cash p5c. Cloversoed:
cash. sfI.s0: October. si7 rs: Decem-
her. sil-o. March. sI1.T5. Alsikc:
September ssT5 Timothy Prime
and September 50 SIS: October 81 ~ /;
FEBRUARY. s3.s7h.. ButicT; ,cs
creamery 2Tc: tub creamery. 2SM
2siLc. Eggs: Fresh csnilod. 2Gr
Hay: No, timothy. si7NlS: light
The Detroit times., 1915-09-24

GENERAL MOTORS CO.. Sept. rs.
1915. The Board OF Directors OF Gen
eraI Motors Co. has declared n divf-
dend of ~ per cent on the preferred
stock OF the company. TO be paid NOV.
4, 1915. TO the preferred stockholders
of record Mt the close Of business
Sept. 3os1ot5. and has also declared q
dividend OF 80 per ~est.. being $50 per
share. on the common stock Of the
company. 20 be paid Oct. Is. 1915. to
the common stockholders Of record AZ
the close OF business Sept 30. 1915.
JAMES a. SHAW. Treasurer.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-24
rH,ox STOCK YARDS. I'LL.

chic NO Sept 23-Hogs. Re-
ceipts o 600 market slow; mixed
and butchers 1855 II SIS; good heavy.
s. a0IT S.: rough heavy $500 50:
light. sL356Ss5 pigs. 81 so n 80.
Cattle: Receipts $500. market
steady to strong. heeves. ssm 10 30;
COWS and heifers s2S5Ns..5 Texans.
ss.4ON740: calves sTm1O so. sheep:
Receipts Is 900 market steady: ma
tive. s52sd5S5: western. $3.50 n %
Lambs: $3.50 500 western. $500
SIS
The Detroit times., 1915-09-24
CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO H., sept. zs.-Opening
wheat: September. up &c: Decem-
Der. up sc; May. up NC. Corn: Sep
tember. down sc; December. UP &c;
May. up sc. Oats: September. un-
Lr Provtsions: Unchanged TO lower.
Noon--wheat: September. down
fEc: December. down 1&c: May
down lxc. Corn: September. down
~ g: December. down &c: May, down
cenrher. unchanged. May. down nc.
Close--wheat: September. down
2Hc: December. down &c. May. down
Ne Corn: September. down sc;
december, down l nc: May. down &C
down TIC: May. down &c. Provisions
higher.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-24
The following Arr. ar

The following hrris are privileged
to execute orders on the exchange.
Carlyle & Povah, W. A. Hamiln Il
Co, H. w. Noble q Co. w Z Moss
4 Co. Bennett, Smith a CO.. Sinclair
& Couls Lewis q Gorton. w. E.
Reilly a Co, Geo. NJ. West x Co.
Emuet l.. Sprague. T. e Maccrone
q Co. A. ". Wallace 4 Co. VIM. II.
Rose q Co. VIM. A. Neer & Co. w.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-24
WV YOnK pv~rrW wAp~~r

NEW Sorrx' s,p; a s ss''suts.r:
etrady: receipts. ss,i: crcsmerv ~
'misssior er.r.rery nrsts' III 49,:
.epecial. 2Ti< ~ sc. Eges Ffrmsr. re-
~esrtn. 47te. nearby white fancy. a.
&c; nearby ~1txed fancy, 3s0s1c
The Detroit times., 1915-09-24
GENERAL MOTORS co. Preferred
ma ron, ON stock Tyust CertiNcatrs.

rud Common stock TYust CevtiNcstes.
Referring 10 the foregoing notice Of
General Motors Co, checks for the
dividend upon tn. preferred shares
holders OF preferred stock trust GER
tIfcafes OF record at tho close Of bust
ness Sept 10. 1915, and checks for the
dividend upon the common shares
when received will he mailed to the
holders Of common stock trust certih-
Gates OF record NJ the close OF busI-
ness Sept 10, 1h15. Cestvni Trust 60.
Of New Yssk. agt for voting trustees.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-24
BUTTER AND EGGS.

Butter Creamery. extras. csc;
drsis 2ic; dairy. Gle; packing stock.
iSc per 10
Eggs Fresh receipts. candled.
cases included. 25c; current receipts.
CSC per doz. Receipts. Thursday. l.
s56 cases.
NEW YORK sept s3.-Money on
call pc recent: time money per
cent for six months; mercantile pa
per 8 per cent Tar silver: London.
23A pence: Do. New York. iS- C..
The Detroit times., 1915-09-24
Detroit Stocks Elk.

These quotations subject TO COM
mission charges.
Active stocks.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-04
LAWSON GUILTY
Board Member % United Mine Work.
ers Convicted Of Murder IN First
Deoree-Wlll Appeal Case.

TRINIDAD. Col. May 3.-John r.
Lawson. member OF the international
executive board Of the United Mine
Workers OF America. to-day was found
guilty Of murder in the frst degree in
connection with the death a. Ludlow.
Col, october p, 1913. OF John Nimmo.
a deputy sheriff Lawson was sen
fenced to spend the remainder OF his
life al hard labor in the Colorado
penitentiary
Under the Colorado statutes the
jury. which had been celebrating
since Saturday night. was empowered
10 return a sentence either Of death
or life imprisonment Thirty days
were given the attorneys for the de
fense 20 hle a motion for a new trial.
and lawson was released temporarily
I'm custody Of his counsel
Judge Hillyer announced that the
labor leader would be- released on
$4,000 bond pending action on his
motion for new trial lawson 8
former bond On Las Animas county
was $4,000. The new bond was ar.
RANGED for a. a conference between
Judge Hillyer and Horace ". Haw-
klns. chief counsel for the defense
Commenting on the verdict Horace
y. Hawkins. chief counsel for the
defense said
Il do not believe the verdict ever
VIII be sustained 10 b. contrary 10
the evidence. 7 shall hght this case
as long as there are courts In when
20 fight"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-04
MOTHER DENIES
Mrs. Campbell Testifyine in Will Case
Contends Story is False and
Lois is Her Daughter.

ST. LOUIS. Mo. May Mrs.
Florence Campbell. testifying today in
the suit brought TO break the will OF
her late husband. James Campbell.
millionaire traction magnate. said sne
had never seen Mrs. Ann Elizabeth
Hicks. alleged by the Wills contest.
ants TO be the mother OF Mrs. Lois
campbell Burkham. named in the Wi
as Campbells daughter and made
beneficiary to half his $4,000. 900 es-
tate. The contestants claim the Camp
bells adopted the Hicks baby. in or
der 10 have an heir to the estate.
MRS. Campbell testified that Lois
campbell Burkham was her daughter
and that she was born in the Grand
Union hotel. New York. March n.
1898. The witness said she never
knew Mrs. Hicks and never heard OF
her until recently.
She said she never had seen a pur.
ported Photograph OF tho Hicks hspy.
a witness for the contestants testl-
led Mr.. Campbell wanted to buv the
photograph from Mrs. Hicks stem.
mother. The photograph was shown
Mrs. Campbell
That IL not photograph of nv
baby. she said. Il never saw that
baby"
Cross examination started late in
the afternoon.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-04
BOSS" BARNES TO APPEAR
AS WITNESS FOR TEDDY"
CONFESS
Number Of Farminaton Rioters,
Charged With Murder and As-
sault, Sentenced to From
One to Five Years.

Special Dispatch 10 the Inteillgencer.
FAIRMONT. w Va. May g.
Eleven OF the Pennington rioters who
took part in the murder OF Constable
W. r. Riggs and the beating up OF
Sheriff Conway and several of his
deputies were brought before Judge
w. ;. Raymond. in the Circuit Court
today. where they confessed to the
indictments against them and re,
ceiyed various sentences. The trial
OF Eli DumOvich viii likely be taken
up tomorrow. The men who con.
fessed to-day we're as follows.
Joe Dundovich. second degree mur.
der. sentenced TO five years in the pen
itentiary.
Nick Rich. second degree murder
five years.
Philip Stonkovich. second degrOe
murder. four years and six months.
Joe Garoup. assaulting sheriff. three
yearsf
Nelly Garasha. sssaulting sheriff,
two years.
Matt Bardnoch. asssulting sheriff,
two years.
George Behamonich. assaulting
sheriff. two years.
Sam Bernie. assaulting sheriff. one
year.
Steve Bernie. assaulting sheriff. one
year.
Joe Kolic. assaulting sheriff. one
year
Pete Chippisna. convicted OF first
degree murder. was to-day sentenced
10 ? life term in the penitentlary by
Judge Raymond.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-04
OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION
OF SINKING OF GULFLIGHT

ernment's policy until all the facts
were In its possession.
Officials were careful not TO take
for granted the truth OF reports that
a German torpedo struck the Gulf
light Until there ls definite proof.
no statement bearing on the delicate
point of responsibility win be deemed
eNpedient.
Demand Indemnity.
Should the Investigation bear out
the dispatches claiming that a Ger.
man submarine made the attack. the
United States probably will demand
an indemnity sufficient TO cover the
losses incurred by the ship and COM
pensation to the families OF the VIC
Tins. IL Is thought probable that an
expression of formal regret also viii
be requested.
While the question of the right OF
submarines TO attack belligenert mer-
chantmen without giving warning or
time for non-combatants to be trans
ferred TO places OF safety II covered IN
the Declaration Of London. any diplo-
matte action OF the United States
very likely viii be based on the treaty
of 1928 between Prussia and the Unit
ed States. Early In the war the Unit.
ed States served notice on Germany
and other belligerents that i'm view OF
~ iAN' Nili't-A aNViAihN VI tue lfttid.
ration of London by the belligerents.
the Washington government would
not be bound by the Declaration, but
by previous existing treaties and
rules of international law
Already the German government
has taken cognizance OF the treaty OF
1928 as binding in the present day.
agreeing TO pay for the loss of the
American ship Frye under that treaty
rather than under the naelaraflan 80
London.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-04
CARMAN TRIAL
AGAIN OPENS
F 1 V + JURYMEN SECURED
FIRST DAY AND 100 TO
REPORT TO-DAY
Defendant Satisfied With Men
Chosen-State to Rely on Story
of Negro Servant

MINEOI~A. n. Y. May 3.--With i've
men chosen OF the twelve who will
decide her fate. Mrs. Florence Conx-
lin Carmen. on trial here for the sec
ond time in the supreme court
charged with having murdered Mrs.
Louise ID. Bailey in the office OF her
husband, DR.. Edwin Carman, az Free
port, on Juno 30. last. was remanded
10 the sherin's custody late today and
spent the night in the county jail.
Inis action was taken on order or
Justice Blackmsr, following the ex-
haustion or the first panel OF 35 tales
men. An extra panel OF 100 has been
ordered TO report tomorrow.
I am satisfied with the FIRST fve
men chosen" said Mrs. Carman. aTter
adjournment today. Il approved of
each OF them and believe | have not
made a mistake"
Mrs. Carman. who has been out on
bail since the jury disagreed at her
nrst trial last November. was not dis
turbed by the fact that she Is 10 be
locked up during the trial She mad
come from her home in Freeport pre-.
pared for such an ordeal
As at the first trial. IL developed
today that the prosecution will rely on
the testimony OF Celia Coleman, 4 ne
gro maid employed by Mrs. Carman,
and for that reason difficulty was CX-
perlenced in getting a jury. eleven
men being challenged by the state
because they said they would not be-
heNe negro as against the word of
white witness.
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UNITED STATES WILL DEFER
ACTION UNTIL CIRCUM-
STANCES ARE PROBED
If German Submarine l. Response
bic Reparation For Ship and
Lives Will BE Demanded

WASHINGTON. May Pending
an official investigation OF the cir
cumstances Of the wrecking OF the
American steamer Gulhight in the
English channel. the United States
government will defer diplomatic rep
reservations as well as any pronounce
ment OF policy.
Two messages were received today
from American Consul stephens at
Plymouth. Eng. reporting that the
Gulnight was torpedoed on the Scilly
Islands Sunday and that her captain
died OF heart failure and two mem
bers of the crew were drowned.
Secretary Bryan called attention TO
the fact that the source OF his author
ity was not given by Consul stephens
and that the messages read as N he
were reporting on information he had
heard rather than facts officially
learned. Mr.. Bryan said he would
ask for thorough and complete re-
port from the American consul. and
would direct Ambassador Gerard at
Berlin TO make similar inquiry of the
German government for such facts as
II might have on the subject.
The secretary announced that he
did not wish TO make any predictions
as TO the course OF the American gov