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ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT
HAS BUSINESS OFFICIAL.

Rut the list is far from eXhauat-l
there. For instance the Ordnance De
phrtmcnt OF the army is filled with
men Of great business achievement.
zen who are aiding The regular army
officers n building up an ordnar:, IN
dustry Of perhaps $4,000 600. 900 in cy-
tent. Amone the more important fig
urcs In this branch OF the sovcrnmea,
service are:
Colonel Samuel McEobcrts. former
executive Vice president OF the Nation
a! CRY Bank OF New York, now head OF
The procurement division
l!eutcunn;-Cc. oncI Clarence W. Wac
son. former UHitad States Senator and
leading American coal producer. aasis-
tanl 10 Colonel McRobcrts
!.isutenani-c Colonel James G. Heck.
man. former head OF "a grca, mnil-ortcr
! house in Buffalo, nov chief Of ordnance
supplies.
Then there is Edward Il. Stcltinius
nov Assistan, Secretary Of war. former
member Of tho firm Of j. i. Morgan q
90, and former mead or the old ~.
lie! va. Purchasing Eoara
There - another group Of expert adj
'isers and officials in tho Treasury DC
partncnt assisting the secretary IL
handling the enormous financial prob
lrmA connected with the war. In thi:
ii.l are
= FrruE =. vander!!p. Dresden, Of tn.
%aNon"! Guy Bank Of New York "a,
iTcr,". o! Tie va savings campaign
Lewis y Franklin. wee president %
nc Guaranty Trust Company OF New
Yp'". now war loan director or TIA.
Treasury Department.
Albert StraIs. OF tic New York bank
,nG h"iiec .: !. & W Scligman. rep
'csrutins tic Treasury on Tho Wa
Trade Ho,rd
%ormau 81. n,vis. Of Morgan &. CO
MO 8. .orttng on the Ioaus TO foreig,
Ept crnutcuts
Amer Ha,hbonc ana George Frank
iin, "min'nt soy Yor. lawyers. wh.
&c Working on 'ortlEn loans In tn
Tr>aaury.
cIarhaoh Potter. Of 81 Louis. = prom
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nent Western banker. who is assistant
war loan director.
OTHER PROMINENT MEN
GIVE TINE TO AMERICA

The roster Of such men might be
extended indefinitely. as there are
scores OF leading men OF affairs here
working harder than the, ever worked
before and practically all OF them
working without pay. But the fol-
lowing should be mentioned IN any
lis; tina, Is Intended to include even
IN" more conspicuous:
Robert $. Lovctt, chairman Of the
hosrd OF the Union Tactic Railroad and
prior;ties commissioners.
Francis s. Peabody. leading coal man
OF The West. director Of explosives Of
III" department. % Interior
Henry r. DAWSON. of Morgan & Go
New York, war director of the Rcd
Cross.
Bprweli s. cutler prom!nen, man.
ufacturcr OF Buffalo. chief OF the Blu
rean or Foreign and Domestic Com
mcrce.
Daniel c. Jacltlin mul,,nillonaire
business men OF San Francisco. head
Of the powder production industry.
Mark EeNua. millionaire oil producer
OF California. oil administrator.
Bernard n. Baruch New York ;inan-
c!er. chairman OF the War Industries
Board.
Julius Hoaenwald. Chicago merchant.
in charge @: production activities OF
the Council OF National Defense.
John IL. Kirby. Leading Southern lun.
herman, lumber administrator.
\ study OF this list viii convince
most people that the administration Is
not seeking 20 run private" war.
but on the contrary is capitallzing
the best brains that IL can command
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Samuel u. Irleet

samuel Pcachcy Fleet died ycster-
DAY afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at his
nome at Wilmington and Iaburnum
avenue. lie was the son Of G. L. and
nanny X. Fleet. lie IL survived by
'hree Sisters and five brothers.
The funeral Will take place from bis
residence this afternoon al o.clocI
The burial vii! take place at RIvcrvfew
ana only relatives will be present at
the services.
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tminouia Tank I:xpIodcs.

CHICAGO, April rs Explosion of a n
immense ammonia t;,nl; in a cold .stor.
"3c plant recently taken over Nv tbs
government for war work. injured Sc.
r!"uSly eleven men. one q city fireman.
overcome by fumes Il dozen others 81.
urdiN amd caused u panic anon; hun
dr"nS OF employees. many of them
women and girls. The blast rocked
The *iH-:tory building as il by earth.
quake
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ROW Fatal to l.umbern.n,

NEW ORLEANS. April 2s.--Eucene
u. Williams. prominent lumberman
and ciuoman OF New Orleans. died 1T
hospital here today. Mr. Williams
was struck on the head by billiard
ball alleged 10 have been thrown by
Martin j. Byrnes during an alterca.
ton in local club the nigh, OF Ap-N
IL
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Chaplain Tells OF Fight.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. April 2S.--Rev. John +. De-
vale curate OF st. Johns Eapt;s,
Church II New Bedford. Mass. as
signed by the knights OF Columbus as
chaplain 70 the American infantry reg
inenis whose colors were to-day deco
rated by II French general in an i'm
nreSSiTe ceremony marked by rcgi-
mental review. told correspondent
his experiences in the two-day battle
in the Aprcnont woods in the sector
northwest OF Toul. when Americans and
irenchmen routed 500 German Storm,
troops fortnight ago.
Chaplain pcvalle was among those
~ the regiment who were awarded the
French War Cross for conspicuous
bravery under fire.
OH should go among the bows I'm
the ranks. That's where YOU und
heroic Americans who are a cred;; 10
our beloved flag. The nation will he
astounded to know how they fought
There was no thought of fear. Tncy
Just pitched in. No enemy in the
world can conquer such a spirit"
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Especial 10 The Times Dispatch
DANNlLlE. VA. April 2s-Mrs.
Jacob Thomas, who died yesterday af-
ternoon At the ago OF cishty-Hve, wa.
buried this afternoon. The deceased
was native OF Halifax County. but
had lived here since lS7? There were
Ave children. all dying in Infancy e1-
cept Mrs NcrGic Hughes, deceased and
Mrs. II. }. Brandt. who lives In New
York.
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Mrs. Mary &. Brent Prentice.
Especial TO The Timcs.DI-patch 7

t'pc'iai W me mes Dirpatch.J
FREDERICKSBURG: VA. !tpril rs
Mrs. Mary G. Brent Prentice died yes
terday at the home of her nephew
George ;. kcplcr. In stafford County
near this city. at tho age O. lightly
years. The funeral was held to-day al
Inc home, services conducted by Rev
u. =. Gilmore. OF the Fredericksburg
Presbyterian Church. The body wa.
taken TO Ashtabula. Ohio. whore burial
VIII be made at her old home.
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Mrs. MndaIinn FraneIope

AIRS Madaiina francione died ycste,
day at the home OF her son. 2soe Ivo.+
trace street. aged ciElity-six. She had
Su" ercd from an illness OF seven
months. Mrs. Francione Is survived nv
one son. u. l'ranciouc.
The funeral arrangements will be
announced later
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L. $. ARMY Nnrnas,e. L,nx.

CHICAGO. April 2s - The United
States Army ha" surpassed tho record
81 Jana nese army. heretofore con.:d
cred the model OF the world in hold
ing down the percentage o. disease
among its forces. Surgeon General Will
liam Gorgas declared in an address
here yesterday.
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RICHMOND MAN INJURED
&. SoancS. Fighting With the Canadian
Forrcn In France, Wounded
im Action.
fBy Associated pr.s.

81
- ~ APRIL "y.-C. Sosne. o.
Richmond Va. has been wounded in
action with the Canadian forces &C.
cordins 10 ,o-niSh,s casualty list.
Mr.. Soanes formerly made his hom.
~ Richmond where lie was connected
with tobacco interests. He was prom
iNeniiy known In sporting circles hay-
ing assisted in introducing soccer foot
""il mere. lie enlisted in the Canadian
oversees forces. just after America en-
tered tn" war. with A. II. " M,rk
roth. of The Times Dispatch STAFF. and
Il number OF other british subjects
living IN Richmond. and the PARTY was
gwen ii "ousing send-on AT Elba sta
non as nc first Richmond soldiers 10
:'aNe tor the lighting zone.
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parents. She leaves her father. George
w. Dukc, mother. two brothers. Chas
Z. and T.. Raymond Duke. and thr..
sisters. Mrs. NJ. y. Pcatross. Mrs. =
y. Davis and Miss l;stclle l.. Duke. The
FUNERAL will take place from tho resi-
dence. is South First Street, this after
noon at 3 o'clock.
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Important News
Quickly Told
Events From, Various Sources
Reduced to Minimum
Space.

ENGLEWOOD. y. j.. April "S.--E rev.
'lous Mayer. general OF the Carme!itc
ordcr, ana one OF tho most widely
known Catholic prclatcs of the United
StscS died here to-day He was born
in Germany. and Ma seventy years
old.
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0tcd .Iurixi lcsd-

PHILADELPHIA. PA, April Is
Associate Justice Stephen L. Mestrezat
OF the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
d!ed mere to-day. lie formerly was
counsel Tor 'he Baltimore and Ohio
ha lroad and numerous other large
corporations.
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More rny for ri,x I.,,

LYNC'ItEGRC;. VA. Hrrii aS.--Nu,,-
c'p"i authorities are making arrange.
mcnts to increase the pay OF labor in
thc various city departments from, s.
ia %" day The increase 10 ~,
p"clcd to he effective Cor this month
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chosen President of Republic

LISBON. April "s.--Dr. Sldonlo racs,
l'rcmicr and Foreign Minister. was &c.
day elected President OF the republic
by direct universal suffrage
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Miss Margaret Itobjnson.

iSpecial =" Tho Times D;spatchl
liEATIISNlLLE VA. Aprii .S.Nr.
Margaret Robinson widow CT John
= Robinson died Friday a, her HON
near SIMPSONS Wharf this coun-
~, in the eiShtieth year OF her
age. She was a native Of the Eastern
shore Of Maryland. and IS survived by
one sen. Herbert Robinson. of North
cumberland. and three daughters, Mrs
w. g. EeaHc, Of LANCASTER; Mrs. r.
Jackson Embark, Northumbcrland. and
Mrs. ELLA V. downing. of Baltimore
Burial al Edsciy Methodist Church.
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oIh Carpets.
lhcrc ~ biz demand for old car
p''H. ADVERTISE them Tor sale in tho
classified columns OF this p,nrr phnna
Randolph J. ''' "V"o
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tnred BY the Russians In 1925. in 1855
and again in 1877. and in ISIS MAS
coded TO Russia
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.ATCi'iSuN. kANS.. April os.-Ealie
T.. Wacgsnc-. general solicitor for the
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
and for for;y-fou- years connected with
its legal department. died here to-dav V
after long illness, aged seventy
wears
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NEW YORK. April 3s.-rwo hundred
telegraph operators held meeting
here to-day 20 protest against the A..
legged discharges ~ telegraph companies
Of operators who Joined the union.
Resolutions were adopted declarin.
such action WAS contrary 10 the agree
ment between labor and capital to in
sure industrial peace during the war.
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PARIS. .\pr!l 3S.--Premicr Clcmen-
ccau hes returned from the batri"
from; confident and treasured the Echo
dc Paris states. The Premier con-
!erred with Lord Milner on Friday.
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DEATHS IN VIRGINIA
Mrs. Lanrn b. Itenki,..

Mrs Laura Il. Hopkins. widow OF
clarence H. hopkins, died Saturday
at l:l5 o'clock at the home Of her
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Ensy to 10.

~ " easy to insert Want Nd I'm
IN" mcS-piSpatrh-just phone nan
doiph !, aud All experienced Want Al
taker VIII serve you
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Eccenr aispatehes nave rcpor,,d s.c
cesses for The Turbs To- rtarsc,.
where the already naG captured lbe
post Of patunn, OH The castcru snor.s ar
tho E!ack sea, and were prc,,lo. %,
towards Kara.
Eara WA a strongly fartiaed ,o,,.,
and Of rreat stratrrlc inpor,sr.. =.
knssia. 1t Ice on an elevation Of G..
o'o ieet. and ~ connected ty rau~a.
with TINS several tmos - has neon
the scen" Of notable ha,tlas bc,neaG
INC Russians and Tuf.s. 1t was can.
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DEAIttS.
--==---
l.CCk pied,

LUCk ---D,ed. at nj. Tesdence, IT'S Merry
street, south Riehmond at $40 O'Clock
sunday evening. April IS, A. r. Luck
Ne leaves TO mourn ,hcir loss his wife mi
four daughters. Arr. J g. Cox. Grp 4 j.
schultz. MIR. A. A whitley and SITS. Alice
Luck
Funeral arrangements later
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-16
M0NARCHs ARE SELECTED
Teuton Emperors Pick Rulers For
Conquered Provinces.

London, May 16.-The Austrian and
German emperors at their meeting at
German great headquarters, German
newspapers say, according to an Ex-
change telegraph dispatch from Copen-
hagen, selected monarchs for Lithu-
ania, Courland. Esthonia and Poland.
Much interest is displayed in Allied
capitals as to the meeting between
the German and Austrian emperors
and their diplomatic military assist
ants and especially in the truth be-
hind the apparently purposely vague
official statement on its results.
That a more firm alliance between
the two countries has been cemented
is certain, and IL is believed Austria
Hungary has been forced to make up
for her delinquencies as an ally of
Germany by getting deeper into the
power of the stronger nation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-16
HITS LIQUOR TRAFFIC
Minnesota Public Safety Body Is
sues New Order.
Commission Forbids Autos and Bug
giles Carrying Intoxicants Into
Dry Territory.

st. Paul, May 16.-The Public
Safety commission has ruled that
liquors cannot be carried on public
highways in dry" territory.
Order No. 35 unhorsed and barred
liquors of all kinds from motoring In.
to prohibited territories and directed
every sherifI, deputy, marshal. con.
stable and other peace officers to see
that dry districts were made "bone
dry"
Mr.. Barleycorn also lost three out
OF four licensed saloons in Blooming
Prairie, where his presence was tol.
Grated by law The commission closed
forthwith three drinking places leav-
ing but one to satisfy the thirsts
brought to II between a. m. and 5
p. m.
Complaints that liquor was being
supplied I'm many dry counties and
towns, and reports that large quaint.
ties were being seized in dry places
from automobilists claiming to be
merely passing through" to the next
"wet" district, 1t was said, were the
cause of the. order.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-16
Executive Demands Defeat OF
Senate Inquiry Resolution
Offered BY Chamberlain.
WOULD MEAN DISTRUST
Author of Resolution Declared Willing
To Limit Scope of investigation
To Aircraft Branch of War
Activities.

Washington, May 16.-In a letter
TO Senator T. S. Martin of Virginia,
democratic leader in the senate, Pres
ident Wilson declared he would re-
gard passage of the Chamberlain
rsolution calling for an investigation
of aircraft and other war activities
as a direct vote Of want Of conf
dence in the administration" and an
attempt by congress to take over
conduct of the war.
81 deem 1t my duty to say" the
presidents letter said, that | should
regard the passage of this resolution
as a direct vote of want of confidence
in the administration. The purpose
which it undoubtedly expresses has
been expressed again and again in
various forms during the present ses-
sion and has always seemed to orig
mate in a rooted distrust of the gov
eminent
Functions Clearly Defined.
"Those executive functions are
very clearly understood. They have
! been defined both by the constitution
and by long experience and no one
can doubt where the responsibility
| for them lies or what the methods
are by which those who are respons.
| ible can be held TO their duty.
"Such activities on the part of a
| particular committee al the senate
as this resolution would look forward
| TO would constitute nothing less than
IN attempt to take over the conduct
of the war, or at the least to super.
| intend and direct and participate in
the executive conduct of it as to in.
| terfere in the most serious way with
! The action of the constituted execu.
tive.
Calls for Support.
81 protest most earnestly against
the adoption of any ouch action and
shall hope that every senator who in
tends to support the present admin
istration in the conduct Of the war
| will vote against it. These are SER
ious times and it is absolutely neces-
sary that the lines should be clearly
drawn between friends and oppon.
ents."
1t was developed that the Presi.
dents attitude was due 10 the form in
which Senator G. f. Chamberlain OF
Oregon, chairman of the senate mil
itary committee, introduced the reso
luton. The resolution authorized
and directed" the committee ito In
Quire into and report to the senate
the proeress of aircraft production in
The United States or into any other
matters relating to the conduct oI
the war by or through the war de
| partment"
The expenditures committee hat
met to redraft the resolution. Sen
ator Chamberlain and others of tho
military committee have declared
there was no objection to limiting the
scope OF the resolution to army oper
ations, and have disclaimed any in
tention of planning any general in
quiry into "the conduct of the war.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-16
AFFECTS "a STATES
Another Draft Call Asks for ST..
600 More Men.
General Group of Northwestern States
Not Included In Latest
Army Order.

Washington, May 16.-Provost Mar
shal General Crowder has called upon
"a states and the District of Colum-
bia to furnish 81 800 more men quail
fed for military service to join the
National army.
Movement of drafted men to the
camps under this call is to extend
over two periods from May 20 to "a,
and from May 29 to June 2. These
dates were fixed because during the
five days beginning May %, approx
mately $4,000 men called for recent
ly will be moved to the camps.
Among the states not drawn upon
are Iowa, Minnesota, North and South
Dakota, Upper Michigan, Wisconsin
and Montana
This call marks further develop
ment of the governments plans for
Fastening men to France and replac-
ing them as rapidly as they vacate
the training centers. In all 4,600
draftees will be journeying from their
homes to military camps between May
20 and June 2. Including numerous
calls for technical and specially quail
flied men, the total number summoned
during May Is something like 100000,
nearly half of the 100000 expected to
be called this year.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-16
Measure Gives President Wide
Powers to Reorganize Gov
ernment Departments.
TWO OPPOSE PASSAGE
No Amendments Are Made to the Bill
From the Form In Which II Came
From the Senate and IL Now
Goes to Chief Executive.

Washington, May 16.-The Over-
man bill, clothing the president with
wide powers to reorganize the gov
ernment for war purposes, has been
passed by the house. The bill had
already passed the senate and now
goes to the president for his sigma
ture.
The vote was 295 to 2. Not a sim
gle change was made in the measure
from the form in which it passed the
upper branch of Congress. The OPP
posing votes were Gillette of Massa-
chusetts and Sterling of Illinois.
Provisions-f Bill.
Here are the main provisions Of
the bill:
Authorizes the President to consol-
idate or coordinate any executive or
administration commissions, bureaus,
offices or agencies of the government.
Permits the transfer of duties, func-
tions and personnel of one office or
bureau to another.
Enables the President to divert
money appropriated for one office to
any other office to which the func-
tions of the former may have been
transferred.
The only restrictions placed upon
these new powers are:
l. They are limited to matters re-
lated to the conduct of the war.
2. Changes made under the law
in, fnr ed he
after the war.
3. Nc bureaus or offices may be
abolished without a report to Con
gress.
Joe Cannon Defends Bill.
Although Acting Minority Leader
Gillett and other Republican leaders
opposed the bill, 1t was defended by
Uncle Joe" Cannon who. In a speech
compared the attacks on President
Wilson with the attacks levelled
against President Lincoln in the
Civil war
An attempt, supported mostly by
Republicans to exempt the Interstate
Commerce commission from abolition
or reorganization was defeated, 81 tt
213. A similar move as to the Wal
Finance corporation and Capital Is
sues committee was beaten, 81 to 109
These were the. most nearly success
full of many attempts at amendments
Representative Webb, of North Car
olina, in charge of the bill. said ht
had been assured of these bodies
even were their powers curtailed, b,
asserted, the President would avail
| himself of the advice of their experts
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-16
Russia Is Asked to Make Conces-
sions Which Will Destroy Her
as a Nation.
SWEDEN SENDS NEWS
Berlin Demands Giving of Moscow
and Other Large Cities to Ger
mans and Also Making Finan-
ciaI Concessions.

Washington, May 16.-The State
department has received from Swed-
ish sources details of the latest Ger
man demands on Russia. Berlin asks
financial concessions, ceding of Mos
COW and other large cities to the Ger
mans, and that Russia cease arming
troops and dissolve all recently formed
units.
Declaration that Germany, not con-
tent with economic domination of
Russia, is seeking military occupa-
tion, have come from Russia often in
recent weeks. The reports to the
State department said that the con-
cessions now asked would make of
Russia virtually a German province.
Recent dispatches said that the
Russia soviet capital might be, trans
ferred from Moscow to Nijni-Novgor-
cd and that immediate measures had
been discussed for defending Moscow
against possible attack
Anarchists In Revolt At Moscow.
Moscow, Sunday, May 12.-Fight-
ing began last night in the center of
the city between Bolsheviki troops
and anarchists. The Soviet troops
surrounded the anarchist headquart-
ers over which a black flag was fly
ing and fired on the flag.
The anarchists replied with hand
grenades and machine guns. Simil-
ar fights occurred on other streets.
One of the groups known as THE
Anarchist Federalists," who were us
ing bombs, showed the white flag af.
ter a half hours fighting.
AT noon today fighting was still in
progress.
White Guard Stays 500 Russians.
Moscow, Saturday, May 11.-An of
ticial statement issued here declares
that after the occupation of TANNER
fors, Finland, by the Finnish White
Guard, five hundred Russian officers
and men were shot.
The Russians, it is declared, were
taken to the municipal theatre at
night. The next morning, the state.
ment says, hey were brought out in
groups of so, lined up and moved
down with machine guns.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-16
REJECTS SUFFRAGE MEASURE
Prusslan Diet May Be Dissolved BY
the Premier.

Amsterdam, May 16.-The Prussian
lower house has rejected a motion
to restore the provision for equal
suffrage in the Prussian franchise re-
form bill. The vote was 236 to 1856
IL was or paragraph three
Paragraph hrce was the most i'm.
portant part of the franchise reform
measure providing for one vote for
each man in Prussia, thus prohibit
ing plural voting as well as giving
universal male suffrage. This para.
graph was deleted from the measure
in committee a fortnight ago. Pre-.
mier Won Hertling of Prussia is re-
ported to have been empowered by
the emperor to dissolve the diet In
case 1t refused to pass the bill.