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He was Informed that the United states
regarded this issue az independent of the
blockade and that 1t was matter OF
special Importance to American business
interests that 1t should be satisfactorily
adjusted.
To Make Concessions.
The Amba ssador explained to Coun-
selor Polk that the British Government
was ready to make every concession IN
favor OF American interests that would
not involve permitting Germany to use
the mails fraudulently for sending of
supplies or contraband or for other
Illegal purposes. Sir Cecil believes that
the two Governments will have no d.ih-
Guilty in reaching an agreement on this
matter.
The position which Secretary Lansing
tas taken with regard to the British
controversies is admittedly radically diff
ferent from this Governments position
with regard to GermaHy's submarine
warfare.
Mr. Lansing believes that pending
British questions can be settled after the
war. tie believes that the German issue
involving American lives on the high
seas must be settled now. No amount Of
arbitration or monetary remuneration
on the high seas. he contends. Losses IN
commerce can be made up financially and
there is no reason to believe that Amer
leans who have suffered such losses will
not be fully compensated
II is explained that the United states
does not intend to let claims against
Great Britain 20 by default. simply be-
cause Germany attempted TO force the
hand of this Government in it's deal
II. .l..r
would be absurd. State Department offi-
Gals explain.
Infringement Of American commerce
rights III the naval blockade and all
other questions involving American
rights are to be pressed by the United
States against Great Britain or any
other belligerent that violates them.
But they are not TO be pressed TO the
point OF threatening TO back them either
by force or by rcprisals. Both these
contingencies are eliminated by the
Rryan teaty with Great Britain. ac-
cordinG ~ Secretary Lansing.
Secretary Lansing's statement that
treaty obligations prccluded anything
but diplomatic discussion or possible ar
bitration on questions involving the
United states and Great Britain has
admittedly made ii difficult for the
United states to benefit politically at
home in its British negotiations. SHARP
words with nothing behind them would
be useless. it IL explained. and would
not tend TO Increase the concession which
this Government hopes to get from Grea,
Britain.
Nevertheless there are several Of the
Presidents advisers who believe that the
next communication which the Presiden,
sends to Great Britain should hs
couched in as vigorous language a.
diplomatic usage Will stand. Secretary
Lansing however Is understood not to
ndorse this procedure.
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LEVI P. MORTON, go,
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
out Driving Despite Rain
Goes to p-Statc Farm for
Summer To-day.

Lew Parsons Morton. Nice-President
Of the United States lsS9-95, celebrated
yesterday the nincty-seCond anniversary
of his birth. He spent the day quietly
at his home. 400 Park avenue. sur
rounded by members Of his immediate
family. and despite the rain he went out
for two drives. in the morning and In the
afternoon.
Before retiring at s O'Clock last night
Mr. Morton has long believed in going
IT. bed early--hc said that he had had ~
Very happy birthday" lie was particu-
larry anxious to get good nights rest.
a he intends to e. to-day to his country
estate, Ellerslic. Rhneclif -on-the- -fiud-
son. to spend the summer lie Will h" ac-
companied by Mrs, Morton This veuer-
able statesman and banker is very fond
OF Ellersl!e, which embraces 1000 acres.
and has been eagerly looking forward 10
his summer stay there
MIR Morton Is in good health and gets
, keen zest out of living. Mrs. Morton
his companion for forty-three yelrs--is
also well.
Mr. Morton Is a Green Mountain hoy
who fought his way to the top of fame
in business and politics lie was born nj
Shorelam VI, on May IL, 1924, He
had retired from active political life
when in lSSS he accepted the nomination
as BENJAMIN lIarrisons running mate,
Two years after he ceased To be Vice.
President he bcCam" Governor of New
York IS91-96). lie served as Minister
to France. lSSl-N1.
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FIGHT HUGHES WITH CUMMINS.
Roosevelt Republicans In Oregon
Eah0rtcd ~ support IOwRn.

PORTLAND, Ore. May lS.--Roosevelt
Republicans in Oregon are urged by 7,
b. Neuhausen, State chairman OF the
Progressive party, to vote for Senator
Albert n. Cummins for President in the
primary Friday The name of Justice
Hughes appears on the Republican bal
lot. Registered progressives are urged
10 vote for Roosevelt for President and
Hiram w. johnson for Vice. President.
Neuhauscn in a statement to Progress
sive voters says "Col, Rooscvelts $
name is not printed In the Republican
ballot In Oregon. lie is at an extreme
disadvantage when II comes to the ex-
preston of the preferential choice OF
the Republicans OF this state for a can
ddatc for President. Experience shows
that II Is almost impossible for voters
to write In a candidates nam. to the ex-
tent necessary to insure his choice. The
candidate whose name IL printed on the
ballot thus has an enormous advantage,
That being a recognized fact. II has been
deemed the best course for Roosevelt
supporters in the Republican party to
throw their support to tummins as a
tribute To his progressive record as
champion OF peoples rights"
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SAYS DEMOCRACY OF
ALLIES BLOCKS PEACE
German Paper Asserts Kaiser
Is WillinW-DcnicS
Charges by Grey.
>ptc.M Cahle Drspntch 10 Tnr SrN

IoNpoS, May l6-Thc Koclnische
/cuun0 publishes angry comment on the
interview Of Sir Edward Grey with the
correspondent of the Chicago DdiiI
NctrS. The German paper says that 1t
readily believes that a conference to set
tie the difficulties Of the European ma
,ions long before the war would have
been cuurenial Ia Sir Edward Grey, a.
Austria and Germany would have been
outvoted and Sir Edward Grey would
have obtained peacefully what he has
up TO this time not attained by war nor
can ever attain while a single German
breathes.
The newspaper states that Sir Edward
Grcys denial of the existence Of coali-
tion against Germany before the war is
"A deliberate falsehood
Precisely what has become bankrupt
in this war" the /'hUnG says. lis de-
mocracy. according to the taste of As
quith. Grey and poncarc. If France
had had "A king all perhaps would have
happened differently in July. 1914. The
victorious Kaiser can confidently say
that his Government shows readiness
for peace, but the bankrupt democrats
Of London and Paris cannot. We will
continue 10 fight for the victory that Is
the only answer Germany will give Sir
Edward Grey.
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dca, OF trouble by asking them to ac-
company me and count tho people on
the spot.
Longs for a Disguise.

Sometimes when l am most beset I
seriously think Of renting pair of
whiskers or OF doing something else that
will furnish me with an adequate dis
guise. because ! am sorry to find that
the cut of my jib IL unmistakable and
that I must sail under false colors IL I
am going to sail incognito.
yet. as I have matched my expert
cnccs with my anticipations. I Of course
have been aware that | was taken by
surprise because OF the prominence OF
many things had not looked forward
to When we are dealing with domestic
affairs. gentlemen. we are dealing with
things that to us as Americans are more
or less calculable.
There IL a singular variety among our
citizenship, II is true, "a greater variety
even than l had anticipated: but after
all. We are all steepcd in the same at
mosphere. We are all surrounded by the
same environment. we are all more or
less affected by the same traditions. and.
moreover. We are working out something
that has TO he worked out among our
selves. and the elements are there to be
dealt with at first hand.
But when the fortunes of your own
county are, so TO say, subject TO the
incalculable winds OF passion that are
blowing through other parts OF the
world. then the strain is OF singular
and unprecedented kind because you do
not know by what turn OF the wheel of
fortune the control OF things is going
to he taken out of your hands.
"lt makes no difference how deep tSe
passion OF the nation lies. that passion
may be so overborne by the rush of for
tune In circumstances like those which
now exist that you feel the sort of
almost said resentment that a man feels
when his own affairs are not within his
own hands.
You can imagine the strain on the
feeling Of any man who is trying to in
tefpret the spirit OF hts country when
he feels that that spirit cannot have its
own way beyond a certain point. And
one of tn. greatest points OF strain on
me. IL | may be permitted to point IL out.
was this There are two reasons why the
chief wish OF Americans is for peace.
"Duc Is that they love peace and hav.
nothing to do with the present quarrel
and the other is that they believe the
present quarrel has carried those en-
gagged IN II so far that they cannot be
held 10 ordinary standards OF response
hli,y and thar therefore. as some men
have EXPRESSED II to me. since th. rest o.
the world is mad, why should We no,
simply refuse to have anything TO dc
with the rest of the world in the ordinary
channels of action? Why not let the
storm pass. and then when It is all over
| have the rcckonings:
Knowing that from both these two
points of view the passion of America
was for peace. | was nevertheless awar,
that America Is one of the nations o
the world not only. but one OF the chie'
nations Of the world--a nation tha
grows more and more powerful almost 1,
! spite OF herself that grows morall,
more and more influential even whei
! she is not aware Of II and that IL she
Continued on Fourth Page.
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VERMONT FOR HUGHES.
Two to One over Roosevelt. Who
Gets Less Votes Than Wilson.

RrTLANn. VI. May I6 6--Vermonts
new primary law WAS given its frst
tryout to-day when the voters had an
opportunity to express their preference
for the Presidency. Less than "A sixth
of the normal vote was cast.
At a late hour tonight incomplete
returns indicated that Justice Hughes
led Theodore Roosevelt about 2 to | for
the Republican nomination. Elihu Root
ran "A very poor fourth and "A few scat
,ering votes were cast for Weeks. pu
pont and Ford.
The vote cast for President Wilson
was considerably smaller than that re-
ceived by Hughes, hut was much larger
than the Roosevelt vote,
To-day's voting was simply an eN-
preston on the part of the voters, and
the results are not binding under the law
on the delegates To the national conren-
ton
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WILSON INSISTS ON RUBLEE.
Asks senator Hollis To I rye Recon.
siderntiOn Of Vote.

WASH NGToN, May l6,-President
Wilson has asked Senator Hollis to en-
ter the motion IN the Senate to recon-
slider the vote for the nomination OF
George Rublee 10 the Federal Trade Com
mission. and will press the confrma-
ton, bringing whatever rower he can on
the Democratic Senators, who voted
against Rublee Yesterday.
The President, II Is said. realizes that
the confirmation OF I'randels for Asso-
ciate Justice Is tied up in the fate OF
Rublee.
The outcom? will hc watched with
great interest because OF the Presidents
personal interest IN the "ase.
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$500 IN PERIL, SEND US
TROOPS, ARIZONA PLEA
900 Miles Of Border Without
a aGuard-Appcals to Scna-
tor AShurst.

WASHINGTON. May ia telegram
was received to-day by Senator IL. r
Ashurst of Arizona. appealing for troops
10 guard the 200 mile stretch from No
gales to Yuma The message insisted
that the calling out OF the Arizona Ma
tional Guard for service with the Fed
eral forces has left $500 defcnceless
men and women living along the Arizona
border at the mercy of Mexican out
laws
A COPY Of the telegram was sent by
Senator Ashurst to Secretary of War
Raker. who directed that 1t be for
warded to Gen. Funston. for whatever
action the latter could take
The telegram. which came from the
Chamber Of Commerce OF Tucson. com
,i,ining that Gen. Funston himself had
ignored a similar appeal made direct
10 him, was as follows;
Entire southern Arizona border
west of Nogales and east OF Yuma
now without protection. Twenty-Five
hundred defenceless men and women
in that section appealing for protcc'
lion. Arizona National Guard now in
Federal service with result that state
and county can do nothing to help
them.
We appealed 10 Gen, Funston on the
18th. but received no reply. There -
not "A single soldier on the Pima
county border to-day.
Ariyaca. Sasabe, Las GuiJas and
other settlements in section should
he looked after, We appeal TO you to
see that sufficient force IL stationed
there Please advise at earliest op-
JIap Nyir Rpnrp-
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RAISE FUND FOR APPLETON
Friends 0f BriGmdirr-.cncraI Seek
sum Of x8O, 900,

!, hecamc known las, night that "A
fund of $40, 900 IS to be- raised for Rr.g
Gen. Daniel Appleton ny his former as
sociatcs in the seventh Regiment nf the
National Guard, IN which he served as
Colonel for more than a quarter OF A
century Gen. Appleton gave M his
whole time To the regiment. sacr f,cing
for 1t his interest in the publishing
hnus" of ~ Appleton a 90
since his retirement some of h!s
friends In his old command have started
a fund for his benefit The sum 0f
$4,000, It is sad, has already been raised
10y on" group Of men. and the remainder
IL expected to follow quickly.
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WOULD BAR GADSKT'S
GERMAN SONG AT YALE
"Dutch" Carter. EX-Pitchcr.
Protests Because Her NuS-
band Was Indicted.

Walter =. Carter, Dutch Carter. the
former Vale pitcher is making a strong
pro,ep against tho engagement Of Nine.
GadSk 10 sing in the opera Die Wal
kuere' IN the Yale Bowl on June = He
began by writing letter about IL TO
the YGIc Daily Noes. printed at New
Haven Yesterday afternoon, and wound
M by adding little To THE SUN last
evening.
Mime. GadskI's husband : under IN.
dictment "a a German spy" said he,
and under the circumstances don,
think 1t right that she sin. At Yale
Yale is a national institution That
Is the point. Furthermore, Nine cad
ski has been talking IN the newspapers
"Personally / don't care a whoop If
I'm alone in my feeling, but from
what I've heard to-day | don't think
am | wanted the Vale fellows to
know how ] flt, aud now they do know
There are others like me on the cam
pus"
Mr. Garter : a hro,h"r-,n-law of Ius.
ttce Hughes OF the rnitcd states SUI
premc court In his note to the Yoic
DdHy NcWS he said
"l understand that Nine GadsN is
going to sing a German opera IN the
bowl Her husband rs under udict-
ment as = German spN, and as = Yale
man and especially as an American
want to protest against her engagement
TO sing Al a Vale function.
In l. .ff, al
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BORDER POLICY
WILL STAND ON
SCOTT'SADVlCE
Cabinet Impressed by the
Generals Report of In
derstanding.
GEN. PERSHING MOVES
FROM SAN ANTONIO

President Wilson and his Cabinet de-
cided yesterday that there would be no
change in the Mexican policy at pres
en-, with respect to the border situa-
ton.
Gen. Scott reported that although no
agreement was signed at his confer
ence with Gen. Obregon, they had a
,acit understanding on the protection
OF the border from bandits.
Arizona has appealed 10 Senator
Ashurst to send troops to guard 200
miles of the states border, where
900 residents are said to be in peril.
American troops have advanced
north from san Antonio. Mexico. and
Carranza troops have taken their
place.
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BOTH SIDES CLAIM
KEYSTONE VICTORY
PcnrOse and Brumbaugh Fac
tiOns in Close Race for Re-
publican Delegates.
PALMER AN EASY WINNER
Philadelphia Loans Of S114,-
100000 Opposed by Pen
rose Are Approved.

PHILADELPHIA. May II wednesday,.
At an early hour this morning the
result OF yesterdays statewide Republi-
can primaries appears to be much In
doubt. Both the pcurose and Brum-
blugh factions assert with confidence
that they have elected their slate for
delegates to the Republican national
convention.
The North american says:
at is estimated that the Brumbaugh
ticket has "A lead Of $1,000 votes In
Philadelphia, and reports fron Allegheny
county give 1t "A l,ad OF 5000. Returns
from the upstate counties are unusually
slow In coming IN. n half OF the sixty
seven counties having reported AT MD
night. Whether the Penrose ticket can
upset the lead gained by its opposition
in Philadelphia and Allegheny counties
is considered doubtful.
"Of the twleve delegates at large TO
the Republican convention, II is likely
there will be a split between the Pen
rose and Brumbaugh clements, the lat
ter probably gaining eight delegates
The Pubhc Ledger says: with in
/ complete returns at ! O'Clock the results
point tothe election OF eleven delegates
to the Republican national convention,
headed by Senator penrose and backed
tN MS ldCNI'N' iHt 'Nt'''' "' ="
doubtless Will be- Gov. Brumbaugh
| There is bare possibility of Mayor
Smith Of rhiladelphia disrlacins one OF
the penrc~e candidates. owing to the
fact that Smith ran many thousands
I ahead of his ticket.
/ "In the preferential column Tor Pres
/ ident tonors are being divided between
/ Coy Brumhaugh. Henry Ford and Col.
Roosevelt in the order named
'"rhre.-fou,ths Of the district dclcia ates
,o the national R.;lihlican convention
b will he ,bos. favored by the Pcrrose-
! oliver win., and will go To the convention
upins,,uc,ea
! "c,pdido,as for state Offices who
,,vC,red ,.n pe,rose faction have won,
L,sod n, r,,ur,s ,oc,ivad ~, TO / o'clock.
rbo pr,x, az, .bo o,ber hand asserts
,ba, ,ba pe,rose faction has won n
ro,,h,. y;c,or, and will serd the ma
,or,,,. ~ ,,.,.c,,es 10 tho national con-
y,ntion
"The Ford hackers admit that the r
.,,Jjd,t. has no chance" (, continues
..,i,hou,h no did cut into III. vote in
IA. frh, hetwccn penros, and the Brum-
h,,ph faction The vote was l.ht on
account OF the weather Senator Pen
,ns, said a, 4 NJ tha. his slate for
national delegates had carried the city
of Philadelphia. /, was also estimated
that SNYDER. the r.urose candidate fo-
Auditor-General had defeated Ambler
tn. Brumbaugh choice. In this city the
estimated majorlty for Snyder was placed
. At 2o.oOb
Both clements ~ the Republican part,
had united IN supporting l'h!land-r {
/ Knox for United states senator To sue
. ,c.d George T Oliver. and, as Mr. Knox
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CABINET AT ODDS OVER
CALLING OF ENGLAND TO
TASK ON THE BLOCKADE
Some of the Presidents Advisers Urge Against Vigor-
Gus Action, While Others See Political
Gain in "Sharp Notes."

WnsHISutu,. May Following the
|aoinet meeting to-day there were In
dications that the Presidents official
advisers are at odds over the course the
United States should pursue in the dip
lomatic controversies now pending with
Great Britain.
state Department officials having pub
hcly said that they would not permit
Germany to force the United States TO
proceed vigorously against the British
naval blockade and that treaty obliga-
tions limited this Governments action
to diplomatic protests. are in favor of
continuing the British negotiations on
an even keel
They are convinced that all injuries
suffered by Americans will be adjusted
fairly and in due course and see no
reason for unduly pressing for immedi-
ate decisions. or for using sharp lam
suage in the diplomatic correspondence
between the two governments.
But other OF the Presidents advisers
are apparently becoming concerned
about the political effect which the pur-
suance OF this policy may have. espe-
cialiy with regard To- the pro-German
and Irish vote
They point out that the President has
an excellent opportunity TO deal with the
British question now from the viewpoint
OF home consumption" A sharp note
to Great Britain. they add. would doubt
less find much support, esp. cially in the
South and West, wnere the British policy
has been the cause Of great financial
losses
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STRAW VOTE DEMANDS HUGHES.
Receives 3,Oa. of 5,IH7 Votes, md
Roosevelt I,S.7.

BUFFALO, Nay ia Presidential
preference ~ mary, conducted by the
Buffalo Express during the last ten days.
closed tonight. The vote came princl-
pally from the nine counties of western
New York, with few scattering votes
from the central and eastern counties
and Pennsy lvania
The vote which was restricted to
affiliated voters, resulted Hughes
3,O32 Roosevelt, l,S21 Root, 90 Henry
Ford, 60 La Toilette, "a sherman, 30 :.
Knox. 80 Burton. IL Fairbanks, 10 (;
Bomh. 4: Mccall. . Weeks, 3
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LEADERS BELIEVE
HUGHES WILL WIN
Prediction That He Will BE
Nominated on Second or
Third Ballot.
BOOM GROWING RAPIDLY
"FavOrite Son" Conference
Leads Sherman Managers
to Greater Hopes.

WAsHiNGroS. May 16.-The conviction
Is steadily growing among political lead
ers In Washington that Justice Hughes
will be nominated as the Republican
Presidential candidate after the Chicago
convention has gone through the for
mality Of casting complimentary votes
for favorite sons.
Two Republicans, one delegate AZ
large from AN Eastern state and the
other a delegate at large from Western
State, predicted to-day that Justice
Hughes would be nominated on the sec
ond or third ballot The first Republi-
can, who s known to favor Roosevelt.
was asked "Who will be chosen at Chi
cago?'
why discuss the obvious" he re-
piled. Hughes will be nominated"
The second Republican. who would
rather lose with Roosevelt than win
with him, was asked the same question.
"As you know. my state has a candi-
date" he replied. "and | will stand by
him as long as | think he has chance.
Nevertheless, in my opinion the fight is
practically over. There is now no longer
any doubt in the minds OF Republicans
that Justice Hughes will accept the nom
ination IL 1t is rendered. In my opinion
he will be chosen on the third ballot
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WHITE STAR EARNINGS JUMP.
dividends Of 8S Per Cent. Resumed
After u slump.
Spscia, Cable Despatch to Tur St

IoNpoN. May I6-The White Star
Line. whose profits slumped In 1914
owing to the war from dividend of
6h per cent to 35 per cent, shared the
shipping prosperity Of 1915.
The dividend is again ID, with n sur
plus Of fi,?6s,cS3 k9S+l,A21. nutwith-
standing thar half the excess profits
nere taken by the Government, other
special charges met and the Arabic lost.
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The compulsion hill was introduced by
Premier Asuuith in the House of Com
mons on May 3 last II becomes effcc-
tive "A month after ts passage, The
is authorized by the measure
to call to the crlors all males. whether
married or single, between tho ages Of
Is and Al The bill also provides for
the establishment Of an army reserve
for industrial work To which the Govern
mcnt may assign as many men as indus
trial conditions demand.
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QUINCY. Mass. May l6.-The sub
marine fleet of tho United States re-
cciycd powerful addition to-day when
the I.-ll was launched here Tho new
craft is 10 feet long and haa u cruising
radius of more than 5000 miles II is
cne os.the largest In the navy.
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Special Cobi> DespatcA 10 Tnv sr>.

NVfrI07 T0NTT V'sP1T'N 70 THF Mn.
LuNpoN, May l6,- In reply 10 u ques-
tioa in the House of Commons to-day
Sir Edward Grey, Foreign Secretary
said That Portugal had not signed the
agreement not 10 make a separate peace