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VAWTER ACQUITTED OF
 KILLING YOUNG HETH
TRIAL WAS ONE OF THE MOST SENSATIONAL IN THE HISTORY
 OF VIRGINIA.

Chr stans3urg Va, May g-ChlrloJ E. Fawter, former professor Of physics at Virginia Polytechnic institute. was declared not guilty tonight or the mur. der of Stockton Heth Jr.. a wealthy young society man and sportsman. whom he shot to death in the Vawtor home early on the morning of March F. The jury was out two and one. half hours, hut, according to one mrv- man, only one ballot was taken. Naw. tert4 defense had been based on the unwritten law and self-defense.
 After his acquittal Vawter gave cut statement critcsinc the prosecution and the press for the injustice done Mrs Vawter.' who testified during the trial that she had been intimate with Heh, a frequent visitor at the NaRter home
 T greatly regret the whole sad ar. lair and sorrow can-ed." said the statement. Injustice done NIrs yaW. ter by the prosecution and the press is the greatest blot upon the whole sad affair. While l am blameless as fo Stockton's death, 1 real ze that | have been guilty f weakness when should have been st0-ng Tho future stares me darkly in the face. but with Gods help I shall endeavor to build somewhere a happy me for my chil. dren and wife. My immediate plans are To rest
 The trial was one of inc most sen. sational in the history of Virginia. The prosecution produced two letters fr m awter Co Heth, one combining the relations between Heth and Mrs. Vaw- ter and asking Heth 10 pay EQ P. bill of Nawter's and another begging Heth to stay away from the Yawter home and no. to bring liquor C. him. Mrs. Nawter took the stand in defense of her husband. declaring she was willing to bare her life to save him.
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conference he cited the needs for d control and outlined what the allies are doing in this direction
 The first of 1he administration'i i food bills was debated in the house today. Chairman Lever of the ugricul- ure committee. presenting the meas ure with the declaration that it's prompt enactment s vital to success. ful conduct et the war. Several mem. bers from the foed-producing parts of the country attacked the bill as giving too much power to the govern. ment, Representative Graham of Penn. sylvania obiecting particularly to pro visions empowering the secretary of agriculture to send his agents into places of businees to obtain .nforma- ton
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HOOVER ADV9DATEs
 PRICE FIXING BILLS
URGED THIS AS A MEANS OF END ING THE SPECULATION IN
 FooDsTUFFs.

Washington, May 9.-Herbert 4. Hoover reported to President WilsoV today on food conditions abroad and presented the allies estimates of their food requirements from America dur.
 ing the coming year. At an hours conference he reviewed the situation in detail, outlining measures foreign governments have taken 10 conserve their supplies
 On his departure from the white house Mir. Hoover was asked if he would accept a place as focd ditaatCr. If one were created
 "l don't want to be food dicts,tor for the American people," he replied The man who accepts such a posi- sion will die on the barbed wire of the firtIine entrenchments."
 Before the senate agriculture com mittee during the day Mir. HoOver urged that central food department be established He advocated price fixing bills approved by the admin istration as a means of ending specula. tion. and argued for prohibition as war measure. Later he saw the six cabinet members who comprise the Council of National Defense. At this
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TO PLACE BARGE
 LINES ON SStSSiPPl

ST. Louis, Mo. May 9.-Two barge corporations with an aggregate capi- tai stock Of $3.500.0OO, enc operating on the Mississippi river north of St Louis and the other south, were au- thorized at the river conference. which ended a two-day session here today
 The conference also merged all river societies of the Middle West to one central organization, known as the Mississippi Valley Waterways Association, with James r. Smith. a retired banker. as president In work looking toward revival of water trans portation the new association, it was announced is 10 receive the co-Opera. ton of the government as q wa de tense measure
 Following the election of the presi. dent it was agreed that St Louis vas 10 be the headquarters of the organi- zation, and that the executive offices of the barge corporations should be located here
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Wct O. Rheims n tho single instance where toe infantry lef. the trencAe. tnc French attacked and captured Ger man position on a front of more thal foo yards and brought ba k loo Dcs- ouers
 Althoueb the fehdn. along the Ar ras iron has been described as the most violent during the war, announce. ment a2s been mace :a the house or commons that the British casualties are 50 10 15 per cent fewer han those
 stained in the battle of the Somme.
 The ghtins in all the other tneaters except m France continuous Of a -p0- radic na dre. althoueh the operation
 n Macedonia. where heavy artillery dHels are in progress along the en- tire .ront and n Bo mana. where tue Russian have broken through the Teu.ou,c line at one place. mdica.e The coming oi gercml engagements .n a snort tune.
 d. had been forecast the n1mtor ol British vessels sunk during the week ending last sunday Was mailer than during the former week Last week 2i vessels of over 1000 tons. and 22 Of }ese .han 1.600 tons were sent 10 the bottom as compared w.u 2S of more than lGoo tons. and l3 in 'he other category the previous week.
 Germany. however. Is still optimistic th3t her underwater campaign VII ba sHoce. tui ending tho var The naval budget committee of the reich stag has been told that in April no less than llo0Joo tens oC shipping comprised the booty er the suo- marines. while the minister of the navy has as@gred the chamber tha Germany has the necessary boats mcn~uel and accessories to pers cvete m.l tho end
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New York. May 9-New Yorle sur rendered internationally to Joseph Jacques Ioffre, marshal Of France, and the French war commission at i:35 o'clock this afternoon. Not only dH the worlds largest city capltulate to the hero of the Marne. and to Rene NIviani, former premier of France, who headed the war mission to the United States. but it accorded them a triumphal entry
 Never have visitors to New York received go tremendous a welcome At least d million oi its cltizeas turned out to pay homage to the great soldier and the great statesman of sister republic.
 Accustomed as they have become to demonstrations of esteem since they set foot or American soil. the French. men were overwhelmed at the demon stration endered them by New York. Their coming was an historic event and it was celebrated m an historic way.
 The men whom the city honored did not try 10 hide the emotion they felt. From the moment they alighted In Jersey City from the closely guard ed special train which brought them from Philadelphia untll they retired tonight in the Fifth avenue mansion of Henry C. Prick they were not per mitted to forget 1ha tNe wYork was proud to have within it's gates the rep resentatives of the best loved ally of the United States
 The members of the mission caught ther first glimpse Of Bartholdis fa- nous statue Of liberty as they crossed the Hudson river on a police boat on their way to Manhattan Viviani and Joffre stood at the rail, the former in silence wit hh4s hat at his side; the soldier at salute. Then the city's sgyline drew their attention as the boat approached the shore.
 The Frenchmen were greeted by reception committee including Joseph Fl. Choate, former ambassador to Eng land: Jules Juaserand, the French am. bassador; Frank L. Polk, counsellor of the state department; George w. Wickersham former attorney general; Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University; Major Gen. eral John F. ORyan, commanding the state national guard Otto H. Kahn.
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Denomination of
 Bonds Has Been Fixed
The Smallest Bond Will Be $50 and
 the Largest $1OO,OOO.

Washington. May 9-The $2.0o0- 100000 issue of liberty loan bonds, Secretary McAdoo announced tonight will be in denomnatiCns of from $50 to $l0Oo00, will mature in 30 years and may be redeemed by the govern ment in 15: will be subject to pay. ment in four installments and will carry the privilege of conversion into any bonds which may be issued later during tho war al higher rate Of -n- terest.
 Two per cent of the subscriptions must he paid on application The re- mainder will be paid as fellows
 June 2S, IS per cent July 3o 20 per cent August 15, 30 per cent and August &C., 90 per cent
 The bonds will be dated June l5 in stead Of July 1, the date previously desisnated and interest will be pay able semiannually on June n and De cember 15.
 Two classes of bonds will be issued. coupon and registered. The lowest denomination of registered bonds will be Sl00. other denominations beine $500, $1.O0O, $5,000, $to0'o. $50.o0o and $l00o00 Coupon bfnds. payable 10 bearer will be issued in denomina- tins of $50. sl00. $500 and Sl,coo
 Decision to place the minimum de nomination al $50 instead Of Slo0, the
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BAILEY ASKS DISMISSAL
 OF BUCHANAN CASE
CONTENDS THAT ACTION TAKEN BY HIS CLIENT WAS NO Vlo-
 LAYTON OF LAW.

New York May 9,-Tbe government today brought to close is case against Captain Franz Rntelen of the German navy and his seven alleged muniton plot conCederates with testi- mony by Andrew n. Meloy that Rin- telen told htm in July, 1915. that David Lamar and former Representatives Frank Buchanan and II. Robert Fowl CT, all defendants, were engaged in q plan virtually to close up the muni- ton business in the United States within 90 days. The men are charged with conspirng to torment strikes munitions plants and on piers to pre- yent war supplies from going to the entente allies from this country.
 Meloy, who is a financial expert, said he advised Rintelen the plans pre- ,euted to hun were folly and told him the only way to shut off the munition traffic was to match the allies dollar for dollar in their purchases and buy up all supplies After the close of the governments case counsel for Rh- telen made formal motion for a dis ml-sal. which was denied Former nited States Senator Joseph W. Bailey, representing Buchanan. argG- ing a similar motion for his client dc. clared that the sherman law under which the defendants were indicted. did mt apply to the activities proved against the1 and that not only was no crime sJown. but al q, even had they been Gad money from the Ger man goye(nmcnt for what they did, there would have been no crime iu- yolved fine court reserved decision nntn argiment4 for dismissal was com- .pleted bE all defendants.
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SUBMARINE MENACE
 WILL BE CRUSHED
BRITISH ADMIRAL DECLARES NECESSARY ANTlTODE TO THE UNOERSEA BOAT WILL
 BE FOUND

Washington. May 9.-Confidence that the submarine menace will be met either by British and American inventive genius or by the combined nayies of the two powers was ex- pressed by Rear Admiral Sir Dudley .R. s. De Chair of the British mission at a reception tendered him tonight by the Navy League British inyen. tiOns, he said, encourage me to ex- press the confident hope that the nee. essary antitode to the submarine will be found"
 Admiral De Char said American and British naval officers would na be content 10 let things rest with the merchant shipbuilding program as a means to crush the submarine.
 it will be six months" he said. before the full weight of a shipbuild. ing program can be felt. decisive re- suits must be. can be and will be achieved by then by the combined ef- forts cf our nayies"
 The members Of the British mission today continued their subcommittee conferences with American officials in the hope of being able to report be. fore the mission leaves on Friday for the joint reception in New York with the French. As yet. however. none of the eight subcommittees has ad vanced it's discussions to point enabling it 10 report definite conclu- siOns.
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amount tentat vely agreed on last .niaht was not reached until late this afternoon. Another detail not decided until the last minute was the con. version privilege. In all ether re- spects the tentative program reached last night was virtually undisturbed. The present offering it was an nounced, wild be limited to S2,0oO0O0.. GOO ad "no allotments win be made in excess of that amount" This dis poses finally of reports that Mir Me. Adoo had under consideration the ad- visibility of extending the amount of the offer 10 include a percentage Of the cyersubscription which apparently will result when the subscription bo ks are closed June 15, next.
 Applications must be made on O. before June l5. 19l7." reads the form al announcement. subject to the right of the secretary, in his discretion. to close the subscription bo ks at an earlier date
 The statement then gives the terms of payment and continues
 Accrued interest will be payable with the full and final payment August 3o). Prcvt.lors will be made for ehe privilege 10 nay earlier the full subscription price upon terms and conditions determined by the see retary.
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If the Germans Fail to Hold This Point Their Entire Northern Line Is JeOpar- diSed.
The Exact Situation in This Little Vil- lage Which the Germans Recaptured Tuesday Is Obscure French Capture German Trenches on a Front of 400 Yards.

New York. May Sauguinary aa tles between the British and German for possession of the village of Frcs noy goes on apparently without abate. ment. t is a battle of desperation on the part of tho Germans, who ce in tho loss or the village a double me ace--the placing in jeopardy Of the.r entire line north. especially the towr of Lens and ts adjacent coal fields. and deeply projecting sal en- into the,r lines which would virtually plt The British at the llre-h hold of Cam bmit
 The exact situation In the itle vii- lage, which wa recaptred 0y Inc Germans Tuesday after a stubborn de tense on the part ot the Canadians, $ somewhat obscure, The British war office asserts that Prince Bupprgcht of Bavarias men met with rever e. west ot tho village Tuesday nght dar- ing q couutcr.attack. while rEoa.c al adyices are to the effect that they have been expelled from a greater part oi the village. but are stl holding ou, although barely able 10 maintain them selves against the stubborn ouslaHghts of the Canadians.
 On the 0 her hand. tic German ot- ficiM communication as erts that the Germans have held the village against fresh British attacks and Il addition have taken loU more prisoners la making this claim however. he asgai details Of a victory and c'ams of au- Fuinary losses inflicted are lacking n fhe statement ol the German war Of flee
 WCdnesdat saw a return Of unfayur able weathct along 'he AneioGerman front and except around Fresnoy 'he fighting was mainly by means Of the arillerv
 The French meantime have been busy con olidatng tho positions cl.- tared from the German in Tuesday - fighting near ChereuN. repulsus counter-at'achs and engaging in ar tilery duels with the Germans. North.
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New York May 9--An armed Amer iman line steamship which arrived here tonight from a European port re ported that her gun crew fired six shots at a German submarine off the coast Of Ireland on May 2. The under sea boat immediately submerged and s was impossible 10 determine wheth- CT any of the shots took effect.
 The poriscope of the submarine was eipht ed about 6 p. m. and the Ameri- can vessel immediately swung around 10 afford the cmners an opportunity for accura te am. The undersea craft disappeared simultaneously with the firing of tho vrst shot it was said, and
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BATTLE CONTINUES AT FRESNOY

ing March 31 19l7 amounted 10 g. 790oo0000, or about $60 per capita.
 The committee believes tha. the American people were never in more favorable condition to pay rease able amount of taxes for war pur poses in addition 10 those for normal purposes. than at the present time The committee has endeavored Co dis. tribute equitably this additional bur den of taxation and so to levy the pr posed taxes as to necessitate as little re-adjustment or disturbance to busi- ness as possible"
 The committee estimated the war expenditures for the remainder Of this and the whole of the next fiscal year at about oO,OO0,000. exclusive Of the bond issue to finance the fore. gn lean.
 "We have already authorized G bend issue of two billion dollars" 1t added to provide portion of the necessary funds to finance war Therefore, the amount necessary to raise by taxa tion, or a further bond issue. at this time is $1S00, ,000,00O
 The bin today is calculated to raise. in exact figures, $1.S1O420,00Q It is expected to produce this yield
 Income taX--New war income tax. $532, ,500,000: retroactive tax on in comes, $l0S,O0O,0 GOO.
 Additional excess profits, $10S.0OQ. GOO.
 Liquors-Distilled spirits, $10O000- 900; rectfed spirits, $7,50000o; fer. mented liquors. $37ooO GOO; wines. $6,- lO00,O0O.
 Soft drinhs-syups. etc, $2oo0O, GOO.
 Cigars-$l1,oo0 cigarettes, $25,. 100000; tobacco s3o000000; snuff. ! $2,00Ooo0; cigarette papers. $20o, 900.
 Stamp taxes, including documents and playing cards $33,0o0,0oO.
 Increase in customs duties, $20O.. G0OO00.
 Increase in first-class mail matter $7o,00o,0oo in second class mall mat ter. $190oo, ,O00. 1 Disqualification bills, ST. 500,0OO passenger tickets, $75,0o0,- GOO; express bills. $15,000.000. pipe lines, $4,5oo.oo0; seats, berths and staterooms, $75o0O0
 Electric lights gas, domestic power. telephone service, $30,000,000
 Telegraph and telephone message | l$7.OOOO0o Advertising, $7.5O000O
 Insurance. $5,O0O,OO0.
 Automobiles, trucks and motor. cycles, $GS,OOO,OO0; tires and tubes, SIP. ,0o0
 Musical instruments, phonograph records, $TOO0,O0O.
 Motion picture films, $7,0oO,000.
 Jewelry. $7,500,O0O
 Sporting goods, golf clubs, baseball bats, billiard and pool tables and balls, $2,00O,O00. Pleasure boats, $500, ,000
 Perfumes and cosmetics. $4750,000
 Proprietary medicines, $S.5oOOO0.
 Chewing gum, $1,OOO,0Oo.
 Admissions to theaters and other amusements, $60000.O0O
 Dues in clubs and other orPaniza. tions, $1,5OOO0O.
 War estate tax. $6,OOO.000 (esti. mated, however. that the increase will yield. $3S.5O0.OoO when in full opera tion).
 Virgin Island internal revenue, $2O,- GOO.
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American Steamship
 Fires or Submarine
Six Shots Are Fired at the Under-
 sea Boat When # Disappears.

did not reappear. The American ship then put on full speed and proceeded on her course.
 On board the vessel were six men- bers Of the crew of the Norwegian bark Skiold, sunk off the Irish coast by a German submarine on April l, and three members of the crew of the Norwegian bark Vestelo, sunk by a submarine on April %. The Skiold was bound from New York to Glasgow and the Vestelo from Mobile to Belfast.
 In addition to the crews of the Nor wegian barks, the American liner had on board % first. 2S second and 3t third class passengers.
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AUSTRIAN SHIPS BOUGHT.

Wa hineton. May 0-The federal shipping board toasih. announced that Il had purchased rom American own CTS "eyen Austrian mercnantmeu held American ports, totallug 52G5l tons, for Sf77S00G.
 The price is about hal' the prevail ing price orsHp- The vessels will be renared within a few months and placed in the War emergency trade by -be board
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Washington, May 9.-The war tax bill extending its excises to the fabric of every American home was formally presented to the house today by the ways and means committee with plans for gr.,k passage.
 As forecast Of wh9t may come latcr, it proposes special taxes 10 raise $LSooooooo0 in addition 10 the present normal annual revenue Of ST. I50o,Oooooo. When its terms are ef- fectiye the American people will be paying direct taxes of $33 per capfta. The people of the British ieles-half as many-now pay per capita tax of sGo.
 While the principal features of the war levy are the increases in income and profits taxes, increases in internal rates and increases of customs duties, many of it's provisions reach the in nermost structure of every home and make up a list of taxes probably the most formidable every faced by the American people.
 The household light, heat and tele. phone bills. admission tickets to amusements, fire and life insurance. railway tickets, automobiles. automo- bile tire, and tubes, soft drinks. post age rates, golf clubs and baseball bats. club dues and host cf other every day necessities or mNuries come un- der the taxation.
 Increased postage rates on news. papers, arranged n a zone system. are such that publishers say they will force many newspapers out of bust. ness. Already protests against many features Of the law are pouring in, and attacks up,n it will center in the sen ate finance committee, which will con. duet public hearings on it and prob ably make some amendments.
 When Democratic Leader KHchtn presented the bill 10 the house today he announced that general debate would begin tomorrow. an dthat he had hoped to pass it by Saturday. There is some objection, however, to hurrying the bill, and it probably will be passed the early part of next week
 In presenting the bin the ways and means committee made a report. .y- ing in part.
 After carefully considering the ex- perences of the European countries at war the committee believes it is sound economic policy for the present generation to bear fair and equitable D rion of the burden of financing the war and recommend that the re. maining contemplated expenses of the government fer the remainder of this and the whole of the next fiscal year be raised by taxation The effect of this recommendation is that about one-half of thb- contemplated expendi. tnre will be met by taxation and the other half from the proceeds of b1nds
 "It is estimated that the receipts of the federal government. including $ tal receipts. for the next fiscal year under existing law will amount to sl. 500oooo0o The proposed b.u is esti. mated 10 yield during a 12-month period $1.S00, ,0000o0 additional. This will make the total receipts the government fcr the next fiscal wear $3,3oQ ooo.ooo, or about $33 per capita. aa compared to Great Britain. with a population less than half that of the n.ed States, whose receipts, includ-
 ng postal rece epts. for the year end
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MARINE CORPS NOW
 AT FULL STRENGTH

Washington. May 9.-OGiciaJ an nounccmcut was made today that the marine corp- now contains l>Hsl men. Its authorized strength of 174oo was
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passed May l. A bill to authorize a strength of 30,oo0 is pending in con. gross.
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NE " YORK CITY GIVES FRENCH
 BlG WELCOME
A MILLION PEOPLE TURNED OUT TO PAY HOMAGE TO JOFFRE
 AND VlVlANl
WILL REMAIN IN THE
 CITY FOR THREE DAYS

Statue Of Lafayette Win Be Unveiled Today in Honor of the French Com nissiorers-Viviani Makes Longest Speech He Has Made m This Coun- try.
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HOUSEHOLD LIGHT, HEAT AND TELEPHONE BILLS WILL BE
 INCLUDED IN TAX.
PROTEST AGAINST MANY
 FEATURES OF TIE LAW

Committee Estimates the War EE- penditures for This and the Whole of the Next Fiscal Year at $3,soo,- ooo oooo-Praetically Everything in the Country is Taxed.
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WEATHER
 FORE C A ST

Forecast for Arkansas-Thursday and Friday unsettled; local showers,
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A FOR RENT 40 WILL RENT THAT VACANT ROOM

People looking for rooms turn to the classified ads of the newspapers 10 see what is offered An ad in the SenginelRecord is almost sure to bring you customer.
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