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Administration Leaders Say Gen. Joffre and M. Viviana, Din-
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Internatonai News
SHK Oor-
Premier Vivian and other memibers
atthe French misdton eastwardafter
Act Penalizing Tax Assessors
faction of the Menate, which la Skep-
erty Also Thrown Aside.
.'Two bus went to defeat Monday in
ieutenant
as eimple aa it la to
the house, one being indefinitely post-
administration
The effort of the
poned, and the other
belng
tracked by
Nye, began an im-
!’,'l
con-
a tangiea mas*
man
comea the mission to the
viviani remained on the rails
n^e
and forty yeate
General Joffre and M. vivtani were
and
back
flrat
which had been
we welcome
10 RUSS PEOPLE
the
i- s
Viviant to
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am
we are at the same time condemning
in the German nation's war strateey.'
governor and the federal authori-
ministration to lay before the senate
today, for It is the day of the feast
military
submitted
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ward—11.
Nona: Bailey. Boe. Caldwell, Hud-
HAND OF THE LAW
TO CLUTCH TWO MEN
WANT TEXAS ENGINEERS
FOR WORK IN FRANCE
There's No Other Way to Stop
Supplies Reaching Germany.
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council and the provisional gover-
ment is the result, not of the eounail’s
desire for a bargain with the central
powers. buk of its firm resolution to
make it known to the allies that Hu*-
Ma wants no conquest and no Indem-
GOVERNMENT RANS
GREAT FLEET OF STEEL
The pro
million dot
Disposition Manifest to Dispose
of Pending Business and
Prepare for War Session.
i v«o-
over-
sold Senator Townsend of Michigau.
’"To coerce these small nations into
war on our rids would result In the
kind of a war which could do no good
WASHINOTON- May ' 7—The nen-
ate wrestled throughout today in ef-
side-
bi
by
heeded by willla
mediate investie
The train was
Germans Apparently Have Defi-
nitely Abandoned Zeppelins
for Raiding Operations.
Insd by
lia Sim-
Fox on
liven on
clock in
tmnent of
been so
Swanson
hool for
immediately s lane number of mol-
dler workmen for railroad con
atruetion in Hranoe:
itch was
afforded
bject of
sr g in
name
he pres-
was the
a era.
rochetea
AIRPLANE BOMBS
LONDON SUBURB;
CIVILIANS SUFFER
trol Over Trade With Neu-
trals Not Well Received.
when
ir two
insider
ild so.
GIbon
ir bls
cution
r and
h the
it
All Classes United in Favor of
Continuing War Against
Prussian Empires.
lard. The
re rolled
aux. de-
the opinion that the cars were de-
railed accidentaly. Secret service men.
formidable
noon they
were riding when the crash came was
littered with broken glass.
The special train bearing members
of the missign ‘—• • -- "—*
capital from 81
Ajikawa river, where a large quan-
tity of arms and explostves was await-
ing shipment to Rueda.
Texas Senate Demands Dis-
missal of Every Unpatri-
otic Employe.
grip upon the major
village, but yard by ya
plea for the embargo took largely the
form of protect that the United States
by initiating an embakzp egainst ex-
ports to the smaller neutrals was vio-
lating in form her own claim to be-
ing in thia/war to protect the rights
of the neutral and to protect the in-
tecnity of the lesser and weaker na-
tionalities.
"I am not willing to see the United
States adopt methods in war which
aee m
rork will
and Fri-
rer Gra-
aleb has -
ths Rod
ay come
as Tues-
Ing tor ths rights of the amall statss.
By such a measure as this we only
serve to intensify opposition to the
cause of ourselves and our allleu."
The sudden decision of the senate
to make today's session secret created
________ be fully considered and.
acted upon at as early a date as pos-
aibe, and that no other general ieg-
lalaUon be had or considered at this
tory that the powers granted the pres-
ident should be absolute. T t
de"basoethjkhttohinL the
held a a
and a
ck for
• iyat
i support tre:
had carried the
plot.
The dispatch to the local Japanene
vwepaper came from Tokin. It said
Ing decreased when It became known
that at least not thus far had the cen-
wreath on the tomb
coin late thto atter
6E
PETRQGRAD, May 7.—The revolt-
shaken Muscovite reelm is still in the
throes, of seething internal chaos, but
from one end to the other ot the vast
land the people's opposition to sep-
arate peace to manifest.
Today it to clear that last week's
new outbreaks were due solely to the
fact that Rubala has not yet a central
authority and that the cleavage be-
Joffre and Vivian! Pa
and impressive Trib
Memory of Linos
precoat:
>. Lenile
, Much- •
Ir, Mag-
foungor,
oslin, I.
W Mon-
, Und-
. Neena.
Robert
RINTRENROT
CRIPPLE MUN
RANTS FA
when Governor Lowden declared:
“Marshal Joffre to posmesned of the
qualities of our own immortal Grant
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value. The debate lasted some time,
and the vote to postpone indefinitely
wad 65 to M.
J in reference to organising snd
equipping Texas troops, and contain-
ing assurances of reimbursement to
the state. Mr. Terrell further wants
cording to a special cablegram 1e-
ceived by the Japanese-American
News of San Francisco today.
Mamnuaoarsmgsm c
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nod in streams. -
two hamlets. Ji
a H•
ms so
iperin-
years.
to restrict shipments and Moron the
embargo only where goods were be-
ing asported to points where danger
of their ultimate shipment to enemy
destinaton existed This amendment
plonion to a mystery. It is believed
not unlikely that it was due to a spy
The legimiatok burfb
tign and
Recent-
ent back
th Texas
I comply
veiytnink
e Austin
Terrell of Cherokee wants Governor
Ferguson to furnish the house all the
information upon which to bans*
need and request for an appropria-
tion of $1,000,000 for state defense
and militia organisation. The Chero-
kee statesman holds that the state is
entitled to protection bx federal troops
for the life and property of Ita eftl-
zen» Kainst any foreign foe, and he
also calls for the governor to furnish
copies of the correspondence between
Special to The American
FORT WORTH, Texas, May T—
“city Engineer von Zuben Monday
receved a message from T. H.
thi expiontop occurred in a large
warehouse on the north banks of ths
SPRINGFIELD, UL, May 7—The
French war mission paid a silent but
impressive tribute to the memory of
Abraham Lincoln here late this after-
noon. ~ An immense floral wreath,
borne by General Joffre and Vice Pre-
mier Vivtani, was placed on the tomb
sorship problem Intruded In the de-
bate behind closed doora.
The senat*,-however, has not An-
tshed with its executive business To-
morrow's session also will be execu-
tive and there to a feeling prevalent
at the capitol that perhaps the cen-
sorship reasons will be alyanced when
the embargo rese ts settled.
MUNITIONS EXPLOSION
KILLS FIFTY JAPANESE
planned a program .In the capital. At
the time this dispatch is sent no ais-
turbances had occurred, however.
Berge Sasonott, former foreign min:
inter. In a message to the Englisa-
speaking people today, satd:
"Keep cool; don't get excited; I'm
sure the present Rumgn crista will
pasq off of itself."
FAMOUS EXPLORER
THINKS WAR WILL ,
LAST FOR YEARS
irrived in the Illinois
Louis shortly after a
or Frank O. Lowden,
ernor ' Oglesby and
Benator Johnston of, Harris had
read a telegram from Gen John A.
Hulen, who now to in Washington.
urging the passage of the Harley
appropriating 5.000,000 for I
«ContnuedohPago ror.»
ofAongsdurattnny thebegin
ning," he declared.
tiniest of dots
scenes of earns
and,
"Whereas, there to now no public
demand for and no sane, neessit
get back to France alive." Papers
found on Hacker indicate that he waa
the aligntest trace ot ezcttement
. The secret service men. scenting a
dtzahedint se-dain
2210; 1to Ehosbuduon carin the
roar. Then they leaped from the ob-
servation platform.and ran down the
track to see what had happened, after
into cheers
for any legtsiat-- — -—--
ion of making suitable and proper
apprepriations for the maintenance
of our state government and the
protection pt the lives snd prop-
erty of our citizens; therefore. • It
"Resoivea. by the senate of Texas.
that It to the sense of this senate
that the appropriation bills qnd such
and defense bills ss may be
NEW ok May T.—Tl
that Capt. Frans von -Ri
nanced th labor's nation
council and launched tnt
widespresa propaganda wit
tention of having labor unk
the conspiracy to tome*
among American munition
prevent shipment of munit
this country to the allles
trate the Angto-Franek w
1915, waa made at the tri
German naval efftasr add as
defendants togag? Tbqteat
duced today linked Devid L
Congrensman Frank Buc
the other detendant with tl
The plan. aa revealed. a
all union men to boroott 5
scribing to the half buon
urge uem to withdraw that
made im those banka
Charle H. ‘Cenode, a 1
Chicago, waa today's most
witea enetehdcdchew
con ferine* of the moecalled,
egates ana ' nald ’ heiprinte
pamphloto. designed tn. Em
to any nation on earth. We re fight-
o’clock. Gover
ing at Time, Shaken Up and,
Pelted With Dishes. %
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By GEORGE R. HOLMES.
speth, Harley. Page—•
Present and not vpting:
ton—1. .e
' Absent: Alderdice, Decherd, King.
Lattimore, McCollum. Part■—4.
, chairman of one of the
government engineering boards in
New York, requesting him to recruit
ed the
and Ar-
il meiec-
tan. Zoo
delight-
number
Ion" and
ollowine
Waya,"
ndmoth-
t£ ‘ T
lire
: as ;
visions of the administration espion-
age MU. Adiintstration leaders un-
der pressure from the white house
produced documentary evidence m
Favorable committee report was
made on Hudspeth s bill for increase
in the ranger force and appropriating
4600,000 for the maintenance of the
Pi FRAl
; -ti
' WASH
adjournment The
Curiosity got the better of the hero
of the Marne, however. He swung
don the stope, and accompanied by
M. Vivtani. picked his ny along the
muddy track to the spot where the
wrecked dining car lay on Ito side. He
watched while the secret service men.
with members of the train crow, ex-
amined by lantern tight every bection
of the 300 feet of ras ripped up and
twisted.
suit.
Blood o
skirts o?
2 '
War Mission From Allied Re-
public Given Enthusiastic Wel-
come to Springfield, III.
the heart of thto mtntnzu
At sundown it waa a gn
thousands, and across the
been seen stneo Verdun
AX dan the australt
forward to /lose their i
one of those villages.
Clear through it ran the
of the Wotan line, beta
man's family.
Ths special had just rushea across
what is known as "Bridge Tl "
across a deep gully, when the crash
came. Railway employee pointed
out that, had the wreck occurred
>0« yards turther west, the entire
train probabiy would have been
hurled into the gully and every per-
noon asetaon. __.. ....
The body alm., manireatea
detaro to get through with pn
Mito ana qult, expresstne. 320
fldenoo that a second
Men win be nicsmery in order to
feel with matters to be peered on
at wartungton in ronnectlon with
the war condition* The decitoon to
limit the remainer of the mession to
S^Tup^ ^‘hSTh
Wharton woo adopted by a veto of
11 to « with om present and not
The preliminary investigation Isd
E members of the train crew to believe
that a pin or heavy bolt had worked
itseir loose from the bottom of the
tender of ths second locomotive and
had dragged along until it finally
caught in A rail joint, wrenching the
rails loome-as Ue train sped on.
How ths five men in the wrecked
WASHINGTON, May 7 —Reports of
differences between Major General
Goethais and William enman, th*
two men at the head of the kovern-
ment’s great ship-building program,
resulted late today In renewed efforts
being put forth on ths building pro-
gram. Mr. Denman announced the
United States shipping board, of which
he to chairman, has completed tenta-
tive contracts for a great fleet of steel
merchant ships, as well- as the !«•*
wooden vessels this government to to
build.
Within eighteen months an enor:
other distinguished citizens of Illinois
- mot the train sad conducted the visit-
ors by motor to the behutitul resting
place of Ue martyred president
With heads bared Ue hero of the
Marne and the great French states-
man bore the wreath into the mauso-
leum and silently deposited If on the
sarcophagus. Then Vivtani bowed low
and withdrew. Marshal Joffre aa-
-24=
department today announced that Ue
names of Germans who fought for
liberty would be bestowed upon the
two seised German commeroa gaiqer»
now held by this governmec The
shipo will be put into bervieakto carry
• the entente allles
the censorship provisions sho-ild stand
unamended and why it was manda-
held in Montreal nine weeks, suspect-
ed of being a spy. He told the police
ecutive session with Ue embargo pro- __• Eeponaenh ..
, ARCOLA, BL, May 7.—The special
train bearing General Joffre, Vice
BAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. May 7.-
Four Uousand residence, more than
thirty warehouses and veveral tac-
torles and public buildings were de-
atroyed, fifty persons were killed out-
right and many injured in an ex-
ploslon which occurred in munitions
sheds In Osaka, Japan, Bunday, nc-
ESEPARATE PEACE
NOW DISTASTEFUL
lUen with the excep- of SL George. The "black hundreds."
neveral newspapers announcs. luave
and probably stall pass finally Tues-
MeettM: the effort of one member
to outUta emoynm half. Representa-
aveo CADAlos said: "If you don’t give
us this help our lands will not be
worth SA cents an acre, and we will
be unable to share with you the bur-
dens.of government He showed that
Florida and California already have
appropriated $300,000 each to drive
out canker from their citrus fruit in-
dustry. and called attention to the
fact that the federal government puts
up dollar tor dollar whatever a state
Appropriates for this purpose. He in-
sisted Texso will lose miilions of dol-
lars unless there is an adequate ap-
propriation made.
may be raised for the protectton and
preservaton o. the honor of our
country and the lives and prop-
erty of our people, but on account
ot the limited time congress has
had In which to consider these grave
and intricate questions, there now
• romaine maiy important subjecta yet
to he, and which will be acted
upon by the congress of the United
ates, which will affect the pro-
duction end codservation of food
supplles and the preservation of
the lves and the property ot our
eitizena, many ot which qubjects
and matters When so passed upon
by the federal congress will also
demana the nerlous, unbiased end
non-partisan attention of the legis-
iaturen of the states of the union,
and by reason of which facts it
Sahechsutg"paturcon: nity tromthis wa.Thecouncirsalm
n, NEW YORK. My 7.—Aviatora
11. Merrick and stender were killed at
5 Hempeteed Platas flying Bold to-
day, when their aeroplanes blow up
in midair. They fell 2000 reet _
waa laid aside today, leaving
measure In Ite original form.
Basis of pposition.
aub.
ry club
by Mes-
■ st the
J. Deen.
used la
retreh-
■ parlor
bile the
the long
and Bullecourt,, I
tion, Is Under Bril
.c, —-i
LONDON, May t#
trallans tell' the hog
"out-Hindenburging HU
They took hold of or
"Wotan switch” of the
burg line and pushed
a mile to the mnt.
the case of weden the department
ot commerce to without the necemsary tein
ngure*. It to sold that Sweden does Mfe"
not make provision for the "
the governor to show the need for
the defenss asked; the Imminent peril
of the citizens of Texas and their
property that demands a large in-
crease in the Texas ranger force. Mr.
Terrell's remolution was laid on ths
table, subject to call by a vote of 50
to
Representative Haldusek of La.
Grange and others introduced a reso-
Lution identical with that- of Senator
Hall of Wharton, which was adopted
in the senate, limiting leginlation for
the remainder of the session to ap-
proprlation and military bilis, but it
went over without action.
During the morning session the
house lopped off several big Items
from the educational appropriation
bill, among them being $85,000 for an
educational building at the North
Texas Normal and $82,000 for an edu-
cational and gymnasium ‘building at
the Southwest Texas Normal at' Ban
Marcom. The Sam Houston Normal
appropriations want through without
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(Continued on Page Two.•
the Prins Eitel Fredetioh will be
called the Baron de Kalb, after the
8SXS GO
tween the workmen's and soldiers'
the rate at forty mllee a
leaving Springfield. III.,
oral Joffre and M. Yi
tlcal, just how nereeeary at. this June------- --------—
taro is a complete authorisation to HL, at Tzao tonight
the president to prescribe drastie 11m-
2770".
lution *IU net interfere with the
to as fol-
1 3 . ns
me mbbese mhmI •
OMAHA, Neb., Mey 7—Harry 8.
Day- Haekor. a traveling salesman, was ar-
rested here today by federal oftictnis,
who declare he said Marshal Joffre
and ex-Premier Viviani "wiil never
UMb. postponed indefinitely was that
"midinzn’hotarter wilamspfBrazomvenalizinecoun-
- ’ * ty’tax assessors, who accept for tax-
vast volumes to prove to the satis- a tour- of the middle weseN was
- ■■ ■ ' ---- wrecked in the middle at a cornfield,
midway between Arcola and Filsen.
Whie other secret service men com-
pleted the preliminary ■ Inveetigatlsn.
Nye commandeered the first locomo-
tive and hurried to Fllson, two mllee
from the scene of the wreck. TAGte
. .... .— he filed a lengthy telegram to the
Thia feel- state department at Washington,
ms known Man Killed Eerier by Tat. .
‘ ‘ Only an hour before, as ths train
was pulling out of Decatur, the
locomotive struck snd killed a man.
believed to have been intoxicated,
who was walking along the track.
General Joffre learned of this AC-
cidnt and insisted that a telegram
be dispatched to Decatur and the
victim's name learned. He said he
wished to send something to the
itatons upon exports of the United
States. An smbergo on the food sup-
ply te neutrals to the only way to
top food --- - "
they said.
of the
at the
The bill which was shunted aside
by adournment, to what to known aa
the •Tull crow" B, whieh requires
railroad! to employ an additional
, brakeman on trains carrying more
than sixty cars.
WASHINGTON, May 7 —The navy
Tox- - — -- - ...__but -na-1 ---*
vened in the near future to con- I. ReaCe. but a general pence, with all
steer ths matters above set forth; belligerents renouncing annexation
"aer the matters anovo io .. a ali imperialistic ambitiona.
Penstmista looked for new disorders
while over thes heads i
tall of shelis from the Bri
rage fire thto the Tutoi
and mird lines, nipping In
an German efforts to send i
meats into the hard pros
line trenches. More than
waa gained, and at- night
court, like Bullecourt, tad
virtually untenable. The
“switch point" of the old
Barry Miller of Dallas made an ef-
fort to get this bill up for. immediate
constderation, but Templeton moved
to egjoura. This motion was loaf. »T
to 66, but the vote showed ya lack of
a quorum,end Represeptaufe Miller at
once moved a call of the house. Rep-
rementative Templeton raised the
baggage car escaped death or injury
to a miracle. They were thrown about ----
and suffered severe bruises, but other, che
wise escaped uninjured. • ties
The interior of the dining car in---
which General Joffre and M. Viviani
Most of ths evidence poduced by immdlately
the executive branch of the govern- X
ment for the enlightment of te sen-
« first advising Joffre i
rentain in the car.
. ___________ ... ________. _ __.. ___._______— "tracks" of the qew‘2ge
22 .22 i" 22 2 2__537 ofthekreatemanipatotinoakView Thus they turned the swM
for Undervaluation of Prop- cemetery, as the gift of the repuuile I had been built by the t
a --- France. deran tfie British push h
which will make the going
easier.
But the way It was done
reasons why both the embargo pro-
vialons of the original espionage and
Whereas. Uta United stte cov-
ernmeni to engaged in •
filet with a foreign foe, and to
town, a crista, the extent, serious-
nose and magnitude of which to un-
known and undeterminable at this
time: Bad.
“Whereas, the congress of the
United sttes now la nesnton to son:
mderine ways and means by which
an snormoua and etnictent army
point at order that thajbin had been
referred to the wrongrGBmmittee, hav-
inpensgenatochtsommitteeonua womahundryana
M: Casals, tall encnytetta r 114 - M-i, NnAes 2a
ma roar for two $AF‘o#t 3 this mlasiom t iiitotk"
ication of citrus canker we. r-igrassed
wher gt. . 2 -- - -
iviani laid a ation property at lees than its full
Abaham Un- — - “ — - •
seerion." .
How the Sennte Voted:
Th* vote on the rogolution was:
Ayse: Buchanan at Bell. Buchan-
an of Bourry, Clark, Dean, Floyd.
■ ibeon. Hall. Hendersan, Hopkins,
Johnson of Hall. Johnston of Har.
ria. McNealua, Robbina, ‘ Smith,
Strickland. Butter, Wemtbrook, Wood-
ate dealt with the conduct of Sweden
la the present emergency. The record
of exports of the United States to the
various neutrals contiguous to Ger-
many to complete. In some inatauces
the figures are obtainable showing
just what shipments are being made
late Germany from the neutris ■ In
leaden to force the exact phraseology
desired by the administration Into the
bill resulted in numerous elashes un
the floor.
The point was made by Senator
Martin at Virginia that the restrietive
authority vested in the president
should be absolute. It is pointed out
before America's entrance into the
war matertalc were chipped to neu-
tral destinations contiguous to the
central powers and reshipped to Ger-
many and Aubtra contrary to the
terms of their American manifesto.
Several persons suffered " Might
ruises, but none of the mempers of
te French party were injured.
- _ - . The cause of the wreak to not rot '
from reaching Germany, known. Penneyivania railway em-
ployee who made an examination of
the wreck by- lantern light, expre meg
Epeciat to The Amortoan.
CORPUS CHRISTI. Texas, May 7.
An aeroplane pemed over Corpua
Christi at 7 o’clock tonight, flying
at a high altitude and headed due___
mouth, toward Brownsville. The ma- an
shine was making fast time in going
over and apparently was from over
the odif of Mexico, it was thought
(he mchihe to makingie trial flight
son aboard killed. >
A pilot engine passed along the
route taken by the French miseton
yesterday, snd section hands had
made a minute examination of every
foot of the track. As an additional
precaution, two tract walkers were
______________ stationed near the approaches of
iperty loss will total several the structure bridging the gully. Ths
illsrs. The cause of the ex- track walker at the eastern end of
----- - the bridge told secret service men
he was certain no ene could have
loosened the rails without being
"Shn Redmond, engineer of the
first locomotive, said his engine be-
gan to jump as he hit the section
where the wreck occurred, and he
put on the emergency brakes at
once. His etatemAm weakened the
theory that the wreck was cauged
by a pin or bolt dragging from the
tender of the eeeond locomotive
fast-flyingTeroplane
PASSES OVER CORPUS
The Pullman ear bearing newspa-
per correspondents, immediately be-
hind the baggage oar. crashed Into
the baggage car and left the ralis,
but did not turn over. The dining
car, next behind, left the tracks with
a crash, but ths compartment ear. in
which the secret befvica men were
riding, and the obeervaton car quar-
------1 General Joffre and Vice Pre-
hous number of wooden shipa will be
in werviee," Mr. Denman said. “It is
ths hope, too. that too building of
steel tongage on e ngale much larger....... „ ---------- ne----
-__I to now anticipated may be re]- supplies to the entente anlles
land. We fully hope to construct a ills Kronprinz Wllhslm will ta re-
very large amount of steel tonnage.”----' —--——-*
Denman denied th* government had
contemplated an abandonment in any
"“dap coneroEforro, 10
I soon as they are n
This was announced ——cr
day at the war department
CLEVELAND, May 70
Secretray of War Baker,
speaking here today, indicat-
ed he believed the war will be
By JOHN R LUNSFORD.
, The benate of Taga* demand* din.
mimeni from the state service of all
disloyal and unpatriotic citizens who
revile the flag of the nation and
curs the memory of southern heroes
such as Lee. Jefferson. H<*d and
Jackson. It also wants an.eccount-
lag of the sxsnditure of ths 2125.-
1 000 apropriated by the thlrty-
► fourth legiriature for purported re-
pairs St ihs state capitol, and the
xenators made this known Mondy
whenthey adopted a renoludons
Senator Sutter, reciting an instance
of alalovaity and abuse of southern
heroes on the part of an employe
la one of the state departments,
i which was corroborated by Senator
We,ook, who told at the informa-
tion he had received on the robject
I and said the committee prop teed to
the Suitor reeotutlon "I1...**?™.
trouble finding out the full tacts..
The rollowing committee was aamed
bv T Aw tana nt Governor Hobby n re-
roonso to the resoluton: Henatore
Sutter, Ballsy and Henderson.., tor
The got down to work for
the first me rinoo ths opening of
the called Mion and held an atter-
sir Ernest Shacklston, ths notsd
Antarctic explorer, who, on bls arrival
in New York recently, strongly urged
the United States to-adopt selecive
conscription, rather than the volunteer
system, Sir Ernest said that he be-
llevsd ths war would last two or three
roars more and that the United States
was destined to play an Important rate
In it. Selective conscription, he said,
in his optalon, was the only means by
which large armies may be ratned'an
kept to full strength at the front
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, May 7.-
Albert Lee Roberta of Kansas City,
Mo., was arrested here today on the
charge that he called President Wil-
son a "jellytiah" and declared the
president's policies were dictated by
“Secretary. Tumulty, who wears the
cross of the pope.” He was released
on his own recognisance, pending In-
structions from Washington, slid em-
ployed counsel.
EXPLOSION IN CLOUDS
SENDS TWO, AVIATORS
HURTLING TO DEATH
LONDON, May 7.—The cmber-
some Zeppelins, splendid targets tor
ths Brttsh anti-aircratt guns, have
been defnitely discarded aa raider*
upon London. It to believed, and the
Germans have chosen in their steed
their latest swift and powerful type
of airplanes. *
One of these pala a visit to the
northeastern outskirts of the British
capital today. Four bombs were
dropped One of them fell upon the
root of a dwelling, killing on man
and wounding . man and a woman.
FORMER PACIFIST LEADER
ENLISTS IN THE ARMY
BOSrdN. Mass.. May 7.—Alexan-
der Banwart, whose pacitist beliefs
led him to engage in a fight with
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge in Wash-
ington on April 1, today enlisted in
the army. / _ ______
FINED FOR INCENDIARY TAIK.
CHICAGO, May 7.—Albert Waulters
was fined $60 and coats todey for fiv:
ing voice to the wish that “they would
put a bomb under the Unite States
government and President Wilson and
blow them to h~—2 ______
HISTORIC NAMES PICKED
FOR CONFISCATED SHIPS
VOLUME 6, NO. 3OT.
DISEOVALTYNOT p
TO BE TOLERATED -
Opposition to the administration
burg line and the Wotan :
had been wiped off the max
the British are well oat]
forward turning the whoi swi
taking the new Hindebbt :
Up to this evening more ,
hundred prisoners had filed |
British first line to the cal
hind the front. But succeds
western front is no longer m
by prisoners. The toll of do
safer if more grueeome crite
Nevertheless, France was
to unbounded jubilation tod*
the Paris war office announe
since April 1* ths French
have taken 20,000 primonn
this total more than 6201
been taken in the last tour |
fighting alone.
Four fresh German aretetot
000 men—were identified mi
of Sotmsons, where the '
throughout last night and
launched embittered, though
counter attacks, Paris report
daily. The French, says th«
ment, "yietorjoubsly remisted U
furious assaults and maintains
positions everywhere. The a
were mowed down in manes,
ing large losses in thee I
ments."
The German war office o
described the batties both
Anglo-German and Fraiico-
fronts as victories tor the
arms, it aserted the Britta
bardment caused fire in Bt i
and new damage to the cathe
French attacks north of 'th
snd in the Champugm were >
with heavy loanee and in some
the Germans even forced the
to draw back, Berlin declared
teen entente machines were I
down yesterday, it is asserted.
ene meet
i at «
Graham
went to
t to re-
tered the chamber.
Wetcomea by egtsintors.
Speaker David E. Bsanhan intro-
duced Governor Lowden. who wel-
Accident or Design Not
Yet Determined.
1 ■ ■ ■ 4
Scene of,, the Wreck.
Fifty mllee northwest of Terre
Haute, Ind., the tender of the second
locomotive of a "doubie-header” sud-
denly left the rails. The baggage ear.
' r behind, lunged over on
_____fell creeswise of the ralla.
the preeident complete authority to
restret ^teteMnss The snli
amendment, tacked on last week, pro-
vided that he ahouid have authority
constepation at the capitol. It was
early rumored that the reasons for
ths secrecy wer6 to enable the nd-
at dinner when he srash came.
•ament of outsiders just now ax to
hew much of her products are going
acrese the entteuni and Peief
foil at all at Bull*
British seemed a mat
Meanwhile, the An
busy “switching the si
mllee northentwara
Hee the village of J
same kind muad
—modesty, simplicity and mherent
ability before the enemy.”
Joffre roee amid the din and came
to attention before the- legislature.
"I am very flatteted by the cheers
with which you gteeted me here," he
sold. “I will take them back to the
soldiers of France, and they will be
spienaidly received, tor they know I
am here on behalf of the French
army.”
M. Vivtani delivered an impas-
sioned eulogy of Lincoln snd Preri-
dent Wilson.
"We came herb today," he said, “to
place a wreath of flowers on the im-
perishable grave of Lincoln Thb
radiance of that noble figure, though
France is far from Springfield, shines
on our land."
Floods of telegrama, letters and
proteste were eont up by various
senators against the Bee text book
bill and the Hudspeth home rule
Mil ter referendum vote in cities
of 6000 and more, on keeping open
moving picture show* Most of ths
protests against the open Sunday
MH ame from church congregations
which had met gunday. There were
some petiuons in favor of the bill
as well as in favor of the tekt book
bill. Senator Floyd nent up several
petitions against Ihs full crew bill,
the petitioners Taking tbs ground
that the increase is not needed and
would sfmbly Increase the freight
burdens which already are heavy
sa the farmers
y WAR MEASURE FRENCHMEN ESCAPE HARM
window into ths gathsring 4arkhee4
Nsithsr he ne M. Vivtani betrayed
luted sharply Each member of the
party passed in sigie file and saluted.
Not a word was »poken in ths 'cham-
ber of the deed. The ceremony lasted
but a few minute* From the tomb of
Lincoln the party sped to the state-
house through streets fined with
cheering thousands^v Children from
the high and paronil school* had
beenssxcused.. They lined the way.
The two houses of the Illinois ieg-
isiature were waiting in joint sesmn
to welcome them. Tremendous ap-
plause greeted the visitors as they sn-
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