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committee appointed for this purpose
however.
Whether the delegates Will consent t.
the two days delay IL "A matter Of some
doubt Tonight As GOV. johnson, who
is generally looked on as the lid lfl-
In the Progressive following, has N.rtu-
ally agreed to such "A programme Mr
Perkins and his assistants seem TO think
that the situation can to this extent be
controlled. Then too the delegates are
clinging to the hope that Roosevelt viii
he taken by the Republicans and are
willing to pat no obstacles in tae way
OF this
|, Will only be when an attempt is
made to swing them TO somebody else
that there Is "A chance of the lid being
taken off The sentiment of most OF
the Delegates Was expressed by Henry
MoskowitZ of New York. who said
1T is Roosevelt or nobody and the
Republicans might aS well get reconciled
to II now as any time"
j. J. O'Cornen and Walter johnson
of the New York delegation said that
their delegates would never stand for
| Hughes and that they would insist upon
making nominations Thursday at the
latest
Mr.. Perkins admitted that he had had
! conferences with some of the Repuhlican n
leaders during the day. but apparently
| they got nowhere. In IA statement which
Mr.. Perkins gave out early this morn,
| ing he announced that he would US.
every ounce of his ability to bring about
harmony between the two conventions
But not for one minute" he added
"wii lose sight OF the fact that yot
can pay too high price for harmony.
| The Progressive platform tx helms
| shaped by William Drapcr Lewis N
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HUGHES GIVES FIRST
HINT OF HIS VIEWS
Urges Undivided Allegiance to
Flag. a Strong and
United America.
TALKS TO CHILDREN
On Willingness to Sacrifice
and Endure Rests National
Hope. He Says.

WAsHiNGroS, June 5-For the first
upon him as a possible Presidential can
didate Associate Justice Hughes. in
public address to-day. disclosed at least
partially his attitude on the question OF
preparedness
The occasion for the speech was the
annual ceremony of the presentation OF
a national flag to the honor members
Of the graduating class of the Natoha'
Cathedral school. where his daughter
is a pupil In presenting the nag he
said
This hag means more than associa-
tion and reward" said the Justice. III
Is the symbol of our national unity, cur
national endeaNor, our national asp'ra-
ton. II tells YOU of the struggle ior
Independence. of union preserved, ot I'D
.,ty and union one and inseparaOle ;
OF the sacrifices of brave men ana
women to whom the ideals and honor
OF this nation have been dearer than
life.
1T means America first; 1t means an
undivided allegiance 1t means America
united strong and efficient, equal 10 her
tasks 1T means that YOU cannot pe
saved by the yalor and devotion of your
ancestors. that to each generation comes
its patriotic duty; and that upon your
Willingness to sacrifice and endure as
those before YOU have sacrificed ana en-
dured rests the national hope.
"lt speaks of equal rights or the
inspiratiun of free Institutions eNenSn-
ned and vindicated Of liberty under law
intellts,ntly> conceived and impattlaly
administered.
"There IL not n threat In II but scorns
seif-indulgence, weakness and rapacity.
II is eloquent of our common interests,
outweighing all divereences OF opinion
and of our common destiny.
Given as "A prize TO these OF the
highest standing, 1t happily enforces the
lesson that Intelligence and zeal must SO
together. that discipline must accompany
emotions and that We must ultimately
rely upon enlightened opinion
Senator Martin Of Nirsinia was the
only man in high public life to hear the
address.
Justice Hughes's appearance was al
most unheralded and almost escaped at
tention, except ON the part OF the stu
dents and their friends.
Justice Hughess daughter is n mem
/ her of the graduating class and last
! October before there had been much dis
cuesion Of the possibility of his Nomina-
| ton, he consented to make the Uresenta
! tion Of the flag. tile raising uf which is
| a fixed ceremony at every commence
ment OF the institution, His speech to-
/ day is the result.
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R. M, SHAW WEDS MODEL.
Once Prosecuted Man lie Accused
of stealing First Wife.

Robert Marsden shaw, banker OF
90 Broad street, who prosecuted Richard
Darling under the Mann white slave act
a year ago in White Plains on the
charge of stealing" his first wife. Mrs.
Katherine Lyall Shaw, was married
again last Thursday to Miss Lillian
Mahoney, 10 years old, young woman
"a nose head has been the model for draw
ings by Charles Dana Gibson and Henry
Hutt
The aunt and uncle OF the bride, Mr..
and Mrs. James Mahoney OF 1O3 West
Is0th street opposed the marriage OF
their niece with "A divorced man. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev
HAYDEN Holmes OF 2s Garden place, The
only witnesses were Miss Fannie Hall, a
friend of Mrs. Shaw. and broker whose
name could not he ascertained
Mr.. Shaw brought an alienation suit
against Darling for s50.OO0 and SINH
TAR suit for $4,000 against Mrs l.Nall.
his mother-in-law, hut neither was tried.
Mrs Shaw was unsuccessful later in a
suit to annul the marriage
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RUSSIANS CAPTURE
$4,000 AUSTRIANS
IN NEW OFFENSIVE
Violent Infantry Attacks
Score Many Gains on
$50 Mile Front.
>bsc'd' tabie Despatch 10 THr sr>

SpeC0t 'do6 DeSbdtrh 10 TUE StN
LONDON, June 5.--On front of $50
miles. from the Roktno swamps,
not far south OF Pinsk, down to the
westernmost strip OF Bessarabia. near
the point where the borders Of Austria
Hungary, Russia and Rumania meet.
the Russians during the last twenty
four hours have hegun the long ex-
pected concentrated infantry attack
against the Austro- ungarian lines. an
attack thoroughly prepared for months
and initiated by forty-eight hours Of
one of the most violent artillery ava
lanches recorded since the war began.
The net result of the first day OF the
new drive. according to the Petrograd
War Office. consists In $4,000 prisoners
taken in important success achieved in
many sectors" The great attack is still
In its preliminary stage, the Russian
official report indicates saying that the
fighting Is developing"
From statement issued tonight by
the Austro- Hungarian War Office 1t ap-
pears that the fighting Ia in full blast
and that Emperor Francis Joseph y
army defending the Bukowina, Galicia
and Nolhynia lines are face to face with
the most furious general onslaught
launched by the Russians since the war
began, undertaken at "A moment when the
main Austrian army on the Trentino is
confronted with the alternative OF sweep
ing into the Italian plain or halting its
offensive to avert new Russian IN
vasion.
The Russian official report on the new
offensive against the Austro-Hungarian
lines follows:
Yesterday the fighting extended
from the Pripet River to the Ru-
manian frontier.
We achieved important successes In
many sectors, capturing 10000 men.
guns and machine guns. The hghting
is developing.
The Austrian statement with regard 70
the operations on the Russian front fol-
lows:
The attack OF the Russian south
western army. expected for long
time commenced on the whole front
between the Pruth and the bend of the
Styr near Kolki. A great battle de-
veloped
Near Okna bitter struggle com
menced for the possession OF our ad-
vanced positions.
| Northwest OF Tarnopol the enemy
( penetrated our trenches at various
points. but was driven out in q
, counter attack
/ On both sides of Koklow. west OF
! Tarnopo. the Russian attacks broke
/ down in front Of our entanglements.
/ Near Novo Alexinico and north
west OF Dubno the attacks OF the
enemy broke down under our fire.
Near Sanow and around olyka stub
born fights are in progress.
Southeast OF Luck We brought down
an enemy aeroplane.
II the new offensive succeeds only II
forcing the Austrians TO withdraw troops
from the Italian front military expert
here argue that 1t will have performed
an inestimable service for the Allies
II the Russians succeed in breaking
through the Teuton front in the Buko
wilma or Galicia the consequences woul'
n. disastrous to the Central Powers II
many respects. II Is believed such
success would decide Rumania to inter
vene on the side of the Entente am
ultimately change the Balkan situation
In favor of the Allies.
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II am not IN a position to tell you
what to do said NJ, Whitman. You
in oregon have shown the who" coun-
Try what to do. | feel that the Hughes
sentiment is Very general here, but II
or,y family reflects the Hughes scnt!-
uvut over the country, In various
trims through New York State ! have
gaurcd that sentiment,
"New York. the voters, | mean, Is
overwhelmingly for Hughes I am ce--
tain that he will he nominated. ! only
wish that the New York delegation was
AZ united as Oregon's, but We will give
Justice Hughes n majority"
Then Col. Bnl Hayward Of New
York. who Is coadvis"r with Whitman
and Hitchcock as to tn. Hughes boom,
said he figured that II would he Hughes
very early in the ballotng -certainly not
later than the second ballot,
There were more cheers and more
haudshaking. The Hughes delegates
had undoubtedly acquired lot OF con-
tidence.
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NO MORE GERMAN EXPORTS.
Oul, Dyes for American hank Notes
Wiu lie Permitted Ia Pass.

LoNpoH, June 5,--No more permits
for the importation OF German goods
into the United States will be issued
an official announcement made tonight
states,
II is probable that the British Gov
,rumen, will continue to permit, how
ey'r. the passage of consIgninents OF
dyes for IN. sole use of the United
states Government in the manufacture
az hank notes, Assurances have heen
given that any dyes imported by the
american Government viii be used for
Government purposes only.
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letting ON the political situation in
tho financial district yesterday was more
talked of than actual, Gossip had II
that there were many bets made on
Roosevelt to win the nomination at odds
of 9 to against him This money, Il
IL said, Is being offered freely. and II is
known that one offer was made to bet
$4,000 .aJ these odds without any Of II
being t&lon
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ARKANSAS CYCLONE KILLS 50.
~ 900. 900 Damage Also Reported
In Central Part Of state.

LITTLE Rock. Ark, June 5-Accord-
ing to reports which have reached here
tonight ffty-nlne persons were killed and
property loss and damage to crops OF
probably $1,000, 600 was done by a
cyclone which swept central Arkansas
this afternoon. At Hot Springs -four lives
are reported lost. The town OF Judsonia
.c said 10 have been destroyed.
The main path of the storm was ap-
parently from the southwest. All wires
in the damaged section are down and
only meagre reports have been received
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should appoint conference committee
Gov. Hiram Johnson of california. who
was present as the holder of "A proxy,
was on his feet Instantly to object. Gov.
Johnson expressed himself as being
thoroughly IN accord with what had been
done by the executive committee and
with the statement of last January, hut
declared himself to be opposed To any
plan by which the National Committee
or "A subcommittee of that body should
do any comforting with the Republicins
The functions of the committee, he
pointed out, expired with the assembling
of the convention. and this was mat
ter for the convention itself to handle.
Rainbridge Colby. Victor Murdock and
several others took somewhat the same
ground Mr.. Colby said that he was in
favor OF the convention delaying ts
nominations for a reasonable time. hui
no said that there should be no idea en-
tertained OF "string!ng along Two
days, he thought, was ample time
Sentiment for Harmony.
Apna,en,ly the sentiment In the COM
m,t,ee was in favor OF getting together
with the Republicans. II II could be ac-
complished without any sacrifice OF prin'
cin,es or leader. Further than that
there was no expression.
The committee. after being In session
two hours. adjourned to meet at
o'clock Tomorrow afternoon. Al this
meeting It was decided to have present
the state chairmen. This II with the
object, II was said, Of getting them to
work among the delegates 10 delay the
nomination OF candidate until Friday
at the earliest.
Meantime. according TO the decisions
| reached, the Progressive leaders expec,
informal conferences will be carried or
with the Republicans. There was nc
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TURKS GAIN IN CAUCASUS.
Ru.slnu Left Centre Reported
Driven hack :S Miles.

CoSsrASTISoPLE,, via London. June ..
The Turkish army operating against
the centre OF the left wing of the
Russian front in the Caucasus gained an
other victory over the retreating Rus
SLAMS and drove them back about twen-
ty-five miles. according to an official
statement issued to-day
Fer the past week the Turks have
been gaining ground steadily la this sec
tor, which is between Erzcrum and Erz-
ingan.
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Whle it would seem that little less
than miracle can change. the out
look for MIR l,oosevclt'S nomination.
there is no disposition on the part of
Republicans to minimize the power
that the Colonel wields in the present
situation. Mr.. Roosevelt will prac-
ucallN dictate the important planks in
the Republican platform and his IL
likely to be the controlling voice in
the selection OF the Republican
nominee
What Col Roosevelt's own prefer
rnoc Is as regards the candidate,
barring himself was as uncertain to-
siEht as 1t has been at any time since
the Republicans and Prosressives be-
gan 10 arrive In Chicago, despite the
conferences held to-day and tonight
10y tn" Progressive leaders and between
the Bun Moose lieutenants and the
Republicans
Republican leaders were insisting
through the day upon Hughes or some
'favorite son" candidate, The Roosr-
Welt followers were standing Loyalty bv
the Colonel and declaring that Hughes
could not be considered by them until
he had made "A statement which would
| show that his views were In accord
with the principles OF the Progressive
party. one wing OF the Moose party
has thus FAR refused to consider the
! jursr, even under those circumstances
and has insisted upon Roosevelt's
/ nomination.
ending the stand Of the mos,
influential leaders. including the Colonsi
himself, IN favor Of harmony pro.
giaInm". ,there were signs to-day that
were alarming to the men In both par
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Russians Say Turktsh Offensive
Was RePulsed.

SPECIAL FdIIf Ut tSPdTfN 10 IHE SIN
PErRoGRAp, via London, June 5.-The
Turkish offensive in the region OF Erzin-
gan was repulsed, according to the offi-
cial statement issued by the Russian
War Office.
II is stated that near Rowanduz. In
Nesopotamia, 100 miles northeast OF
Mosul, many Kurds who are fighting
with the Turkish regular forces were
killed Two mounted guns were also
found by the Russians after the Turks
had buried them to prevent their cap
ture.
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CHICAGO. June 5.--The Hughes senti-
ment took form and substance this after
noon at a meeting of $50 delegates in
the Sherman House. They came from
dozen States. They assembled vountar-
lily to form an organization. They made
an impressive showing in numbers ana
energy and spirit
tntil this meeting there had been
no concrete expression whatever OF the
Hughes strength 1t had been an i'm
palpable sort OF thing recognized. but
difficult to put finger on. The meeting
changed this situation. II gives the
Hughes cause a strong push forward.
Il seemed to bear out the predictions OF
Hughes workers on the inside that at
the least 900 delegates will vote for the
Justice on the first ballot
The meeting had certain definite re-
suits. \ committee was named to take
up collection for Hughes badges and
distribute them to the delegates. who are
weary of going about untagsed. Every
one of the lj0 present was instructed
TO go ou, in the hotel corridors and high
ways and byways and talk Hughes.
preach Hughes. argue Hughes. Every
man was instructed to come to another
meeting at 3 Z. NJ. tomorrow and to
bring with him. il possible. at least one
other Hughes delegate
workers Get Together.
Another result was the getting to-
gether OF various men that have been
working for Hughes without credentials
t,l Of. .afIf
from the Justice. Although Charles w.
Fulton OF Portland, leader of the oregon
State delegation, had most to do with
spreading the Hughes mass meeting idea.
the session was attended by Gov. Whit
man of New York and by Frank II.
Hitchcock. who have been regarded as
rivals for the honor of leading the cause.
and the three Joined hands and agreed
to "whoop' II up together.
The meeting WAS an experiments
test OF the Hughes strength. Senator
Fulton OF Oregon. as the leader Of a
| delegation OF ten instructed for Hughes.
| had informed the newspaper men twenty
| -four hours previously that while oregon
| did not desire to be presunptuouS. IN"
| fac, that II was the first and only state
| Instructed for Mr. Hughes seemed Ia
I give IL the right to take the initiative
In concentrating Hughes support. There-
fore he asked every delegate who en-
pected to vote for Hughes to meet at
the oregon deiegdtion's rooms AZ l.. NJ
to-day.
! Fulton himself was none too opt!mis
/ tic There were many reasons why
a small company rather than lar-.
one was 20 be expected. There were
/ many State delegations holding the''
! own meetings. for one thing. scores
! of delegates had engagements of one
sort and another Many, perhaps were
/ not ready TO come out into the open
! and so Senator Fulton would not have
1 been cast down II the meeting mad
"fZzled But IL didn't.
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MOOSE IN A MUTINY:,
FOR NOBODY BUT T,R,
Suspicious Of Perkins. the
Delegates storm at COnven-
tiOn Marking Time.
TWO DAYS WAIT FIXED
Conference Committee with
&. q. p. BlOckcd-Straus
May Lose.
TWO DAYS WAIT FIXED

CHICAGO June without word
from Theodore Roosevelt himself II IL
going 10 he next to impossible FOR
George W. Perkins and his aids In this
situation to control the Bull Moose con.
yen,ion
The delegates to this convention be-
gan arriving by the hundreds to-day.
All decked ou' with Roosevelt badges
and buttons, these delegates. the same
type that came forth in 1912. are saying
they will take Roosevelt or nobody and
many OF them are actually suspicious Of
Mr. Perkins and the men vino are striv-
ing 20 hold them in check
The men from the East appear 10 be
"a rabid as the men from the South and
West They have come to hold a Roose-
Welt convention and they don't want
any other kind. There appears 10 be no
such thing as control by any leaders
among them. They have only one leader.
and he Is in oyster Bay. judging from
their talk they will take no orders from
a viceroy 10 nominate any one but their
idol
This was the situation confronting Mr..
Perkins, Horace Wilkinson. William
Hamlin Childs and men OF the cooler
headed type when the Progressive Ma
,ional Committee met this morning
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M,..ouri starts with 20.

Missouri, heard from at once stated
that there would be at least twenty
votes for Hughes from that state on the
frs, ballot and more Subsequently.
.'rhcrc has been an effort to get our
delegates to give n complimentary vote
To- senator john W. Weeks of Massa-
chusr,ts." said an earnest M!ssourian.
hut the feeling Is growing among us
that this ls a poor time just To be CONF
pimcut'ng some fellow. ,,.-
Alaska came along through Wi.liam
A. Gilmore and pledged her two votes
to Hughes. and then kentucky. In spite
of the claims made 10y III" fairhdhNs
people that eighteen OF kentuckN's votes
Will be for the Hoos.er candidate from
first to last, stated that AT least twelve
maybe fifteen. of her twonty-siN Will oe
for Hughes on the first ballot
Wh!. these reports were being made
delegates kept drifting through ~"
DOORWAY Presently all OF the seats IN
the room were taken Then delegates :
were friugci along the back anu s'de
walls Finally there was q solid crowd
Of delegates n the back. senator fu'-
ton was smiling largely The SIZE OF
the meeting had beaten all expectations
and IL had showed a ilGnch too.
More animation was due Somebody
observed Gov Whitman OF New YORK
standing in the doorway and raised
Vel Senator Fulton hurried to the door,
caught Whitman 10y the elbow, guided
him tu the cha.-mnr's table and then'
almos, hoylshly appealed
"DioNcfuor, tell us what TO do.
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Regarding the action taken at the
meeting Of the committee MI 'e' Mus
said tonight:
"I think that we made II perfectly
clear that our convention Will walt ana
not nominate right of the BAT ana tha'
we will be prepared 10 meet the f''P"o-
licans half way in whatever time may
be necessary FOR conference purposes
say this in order TO dispose OF the ru
mors which have been clrcuiateu 'h"'
~, ar. TO nominate right away.
"rhe feeling was that our January
statement. which We reI!'irmed to-day.
was tantamount to an invitation 10 the
Reuublicans to confer. In the statement
which we shall issue on "Wednesday ana
wilson is now being prepared We shal!
nres.nt our case for Roosevelt to the
Republican voters
IN day. but there have been no counter
nrouoslls made as yet by the Repuolt-
cans l suppose the reason for this IS
ina, they are trying to get together.
"Is Mr. Roosevelt coming 10 thicaso
Mr.. Perkins was asked
mo: that matter has not even been
discussed" replied Mr., Perkins.
other rrogressives, some OF whom are
known to be favorable TO Hughes, were
ro, worry cheerful on the developments
! nf
I'VE can't control these people. They
want Roosevelt and nobody else, They
,r,end to go into the convention, take
control of II and nominate him no mat
ter what any one says
Oscar Straus who is for Hughes as
second choice. said that ne would IKE 10
.ee the convention go so far AS to wait
| for the Republicans to nominate ana
then il they should nominate Mr.. hughes
10 ask the latter for statement or MS
views holding the Progressive conven-
ton open for this purpose even uhtil
Monday II necessary. But" he said.
ct, ia extremely doubtful whether the
delegates would consent to such plan''
strauss Defeat Indicated.
Az result of his expression for
hughes as second choice IL is even doubt
ful now II the New York Progressive
delegation will elect Mr., Straus chair
man, william Hamlin Childs sent tele-
gram to J. j. O'Connell. New York
/ county. on the delegates train asking
him to vote for Mr. Straus. Mr.. O'Con-
mel, refused To do 50 and has announced
himself as a candidate against MIR
Straus on account OF the latter's Hughes
talk here. The indications are that Mr.
Straus will be defeated.
There were only two absentees when
the National Committee met this morn
ing. A crowd of htlegates waited outside
door while their deliberations were ir
prosress The meeting was in secret, MIR
Perkins made long speech. going over
the work OF the executive committee
since last January.
At the conclusion OF the speech res
oluticn was adopted approving Of thu
January statement which the executiv,
committee had issued, The selection O
Raymond Robbins az temporary chair
man Of tho convention was also ap
proved.
When Oscar r. Hundley Of Alabam,
proposed that the n3tional commitss'