Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 3 April 1915 — Page 1

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WAY CHANCE •TO TRY FUGHT

W owliBj Gale Drives Blinding Snow lOTer \irginia Capes and Screens

Pri*5 Eitel Prom Enemies.

[TOT OF WIRE SERVICE KJEPS MATTER A MYSTERY

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lepamertt Message Comes After

Attorning Doubt, and States Vhlat Ship Is Still At Her Dock.

fASHi NGTON, April 3.—A whirling: ad snow storm which enveloped rgi nia capes last night and toid not tempt the German auicn iser Prinz Kitel Friedrich to ash for sea through the cor-

f3®* ^nuch effort got in touch with

'ai"d,

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aCjs

TTiT!

THROWS

DStile cruisers outside and at dock this afternoon an official dis:h frpm Hampton Roads said the raider, still was moored to ner

he storm which drew the curtain secrecy over the Prinz Eitel for a hours by destroying all means of y*\mimication with the Hampton district, save wireless, besides ,ng Commander Thierichens a fateopportunity to resume his com-

?1~te-destroying

voyage freshly coal-

"fetipplied and equipped, started a if of rumors and reports, which widely, saying the German ~av*f had dashed behind the curtain f~° flakes and past the watch dog3 entrance to Chesapeake bay,

w0^Wn

the governmental agencies

News, Va», it was established

r%inz

Eitel had-attempted no new exploit, but still furnished today ^stery as to her commander's fu-

Icouraei

fv^f^led, provisioned and repaired, Ljas Eifcel has been lying at her wfc ry, le

the

been lying at her wharf

#ajT t456ay mystery, leaving unanswered the question of whether Commander Thierichens would finally elect intern his ship and men for the war attempt a dash through the fan of ed cruisers which have hovered outthe three mile limit beyond the pes,

Chance Held Small.

'®lThe chance of an unarmored ship ea-king through that cordon was re°*t!ed as so small by naval officers

sh,

It.fcad been the almost general „ion that the Eitel would be inched when the last moment of her ie had expired. But such a storm today's makes every lane out to a comparatively safe route, and any admirers of the German cornier. recalling his daring exploits %ven months of sea rowing before ws^-me to Newport News would not fci^irpnised if he accepted the forturiS^Portunity the elements afforded. irmA belief in marine circles that ingmit of the Eitel's stay under the trality regulations does not expire j§ome days, but on the other hand i/re is nothing to prevent the German

E'l_imander

dashing to sea at any op-

3tunity in the meantime. Secretary tjiels used the navy wireless to learn 1 "jjatest developments in connection J.the Eitel. He sent messages '-J*?®?11

tfle

Arlington station to Hear

ti 4*tira.l

Beatty, commander of the

and to Rear Admiral

.3 '1m, aboard the Atlantic reserve fleet fehip Alabama, which is standing hav^f *n ®amPton Roads. but ni

EJT SHIP COMPANY

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rtion oi as pla. YORK, April 3.—The interna_F

ercantile

Marine company, or-

Mor»an

and

company

a great fleei of steam-

plying between the United States Europe, was placed in the hands a receiver today by the federal ourt. The receiver named was P. A. °n Franklin, vice president of the ns»t-- ,a ny. ^Action against the company was aiken by the New York Trust company,

f!f'

Histees of its $52,744,000 four and a per cent collateral trust bonds, in-

2 on

.rest on which has been defaulted. irt"/*e py°ceedinss

arc

wnderstood to be

i7atio°n^' th iT- franklin was placed under a

"feft bond and empowered to conlmania

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ain lnt(^^e

tjUtiines9

USTRianIEMENCY

'asm in

ery are hoi' tteiitlo/i of

company.

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M-DONALD?

erlin Rel/1 Board Said to Have Reported Unfavorably. sian •JBERUN/IA fpril 3^—Viei'

,jANAPOLIS, Ind., April 3.—The the state board of pardons

G.000 RUM/ March meeting, has been preW last thte

var o'.ice alf

to Governor Ralston, but has

jathians, ar^"

mad°

pubHc owing to

Bwofs

ien co

on| Pag

•m*

J:hc

absence from the state. The

Henry ,F. McDonald,

who shot

lat all glut* court room at Terre Haute just ow and Us-vears ago yesterday, was con•Mse^and A„«Zt'°ard-

ami

wll||^ pw' f*n'6ne

und-rstood

tmim

Roberts' Defense

TT. S. WEATHER REPORT.

•ri'lMPKHATI HK llKCORO. 6 a. N'c»on 12 a. ni :7 S i. 4 7 Relative humidity at 2 p. m., »4 per cent.

l.Ot'Ali (OMHTl».S AT Al'IClI. 3, 1UUV. Station

nildtty, SI per cent.

A. !»».,

pressure,

29.60 temperature, "1: highest temperature yesterday, 46 lowest temperature last night, 2$ precipitation, 0 direction of wind, north: velocity of wind, fl miles per hour state of weather, cloudy relative hu-

FORECAST.

Tf RRK HAUTE—Fair tonight anfl Sunday rising temperature. INDIANA—Fair tonight and Sunday rising temperature Sunday.

ILLINOIS—Fair tonight and Sunday rising temperature.

OTHKR tiOCAIi REPORTS. Temperature by Buntin's thermometer: 7 a. ni., .".2 2 p. ip., 51.

River stage—1.3 feet.

NEAR AN END?

Britain Professes to Believe That Russians Are In Fair Way to Achieve Success.

CONDITIONS IN WEST NOW BORDERING ON STAGNATION

Germans Being Kept In Dark As to When and Where Great Allied Offensive Move Will

Begin.

The attitude of Russia concerning Italy's territorial aspirations its defined in a semi-official announcement from Petrograd which assumes special significance because of Italy's warlike preparations and the efforts to adjust the boundary question with Austria. Russia in effect expresses sympathy with Italy's desire to obtain the territory about the head of the Adriatic inhabited chiefly by people of Italian stock, which would include the provinces of Trent and Trieste. Russia would not oppose still further expansion, but warns Italy not to press her claims to a point which might bring on another conflict later. At the same time it is said that the imperialistic attitude towards the Adriatic attributed to Russia is absurd.

The British embassy at Rome denies a report that Lord Roseberry is going to Rome on a special mission

for

In the west conditions bordering on stagnation prevail. The allies are keeping the Germans in the dark as to when and where the big thrust will come, and meanwhile they are speculating as to when the invaders of France will risk a serious offensive,

Continued on Page 2, Column 4.

Weather Forecaster W. R. Cade Saturday issued a message of

cheir

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•i. XL.—NO. 124, TEEEE HAUTE, IND., SATURDAY, APRIL 3,1915.

Great

Britain. Vienna reports assert that the recent fighting in Bukowina has been more important than official reports show. It is said that the Russians who sent in reinforcements in the hope of gaining a decisive victory in Bukowina have been defeated and forced to retreat.

LONDON*, April 3.—The fluctuating struggle in the Carpathians seems to be nearing its decision, according to dispatches reaching London. By successive rushes amid ice and snow Russian troops are said to have carried a series of Austrian lines and, in view of British observers, they bid fair soon to break through in force between the Lupkow and Uzzok passes.

boys and feiris and men and women o/ the city, who are preparing to appear on the street Easter, clad in their finest. This will be the first, chance for the spring shoppers to show the results of their purchases.

Mr. Cade says Sunday will be :lr and probably smishiriey and that the temperature will be warmer than Saturday, probably «oing a/i high as ."( degrees. With a temperature of 04 degrees and plenty of sunshine, the streets of Terre Haute should be a veritable fashion show.

As a result of the Easter Shoppers week, many new hats, suits and shoes have been purchased In the city and

BIG FIGHT EXTRA.

All Tribune agentfs arg urged to notify the Tribune oarly of the number of fight extras they will want for Monday afternoon. The Tribune will onjy ,/Jfl

tho^4n

in a village where.

SCHOOL CITY BRINGS ACTION AGAINST CITY

Names M^yor Roberts As One of Jlefendants In Suit to Recover $800 Spent.

Mayor Donn M. Roberts was made one of the defandants in a suit flled in the Superior Court Saturday morning by the School City of Terre Haute in which the plaintiff asks for $800. The Southern Surety company also has been made a defendant as the bondsman for the mayor. Attorneys Davis, Bogart & Royse filed the suit.

In the suit it is charged that the mayor obtained a restraining order against the school city, the county treasurer and the county auditor to prevent the additional levy of 7S cents a $100 for school' purposes. This necessitated a law suit and the school city spent S800 in fighting the restraining order and winning the case.

NEW JERSEY OFFICIAL SUCCUMBS IN STREET

NEW YORK, April 3— Levid S. Crater, secretary of stfte of New Jersey, dropped dead this afternoon In front of 173 Broadway, this city. He was sixty years old. Heart failure was the cause of death.

WILSON GOLFS IN SNOW.

WASHINGTON, April 3.—President Wilson played golf today in the snow storm. The president went 14 holes with a guest, and then was forced to stop because of the snowfall becoming so heaSv.v.

Sunday Weather to be Propitious For the Annual Easter Promenade

Easter Sunday is the regular day for displaying the mfor the first time.

EASTER FINERY DOOMED.

Storms in East Will Prevent Display of New Clothing. WASHINGTON, April 3,-Kastor /inor.v in the fa-stern purl, of the country is threatened with disaster by snow, wind, rain and cold. Avcyelonic storm today swept north nlong the Allantic coast. From Florida to Maine the weather, forecaster here predicted snow arid gales.

Only a single hope for Easier parades was held forth, and Mint'was expressed in a tentative prediction that the snow and rain might bo followed by "clearing weitther Sunday ftflernoon."

So wld'-Hprcnd was the dialurbanee Hint, storm wfirnlngs were displayed on Hie Atlantic consl from Wilmington, N. I.o 10,-iMtporl, Me.

Temperatures down to freezing were predicted in Hie entire country enst. of the Mississippi river. In the northwest MfttcrL.$»'14bo

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"WATCIj, THE TRIBUNE (JROW1

German Troops Aid Austrians in Defense of Cracow

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El LATEST BRITISH MOVE

Bars Business Messages to Any Resident of Belligerent Nation,. Wherever Located.

WASHINGTON, April 3.—Secretary Bryan had before, him today Great Britain's formal announcement of her new cable censorship policy. A memorandum on the subject had been transmitted to the state department through Ambassador Page at London.

In it Great Britain serves notice of its Intention to stop all messages sent over cables under British control relating to trade in contraband or nonc?ntraband "to which a resident in an enemy country is one of the parties." In this connection the communication points out that it is clear that in view of the great importance of restricting the "enemy's supplies and withholding facilities from them for carrying on warfare, his majesty's government cannot be expected to afford the use of British cables to enable neutral and enemy countries to make arrangements with each other for the conduct of (hat trade."

Officials here construe the action to mean that in accordance with the allies' blockade problem Great Hritnln will not permit the sending of messages from the United States to Italy or any neutral country If they refer in any way to n. transaction in which a, resident of Germany, Austria or is Interested.

TERRE HAUTE

Art Smith, the Terre TUuito aviator, writes from Fowler, Ind.. that he has tin offer from the Russian government to join the Russian aviation corps In Warsaw and operate one of the war machines. Smith evidently does not inlerid to rush off lo the fronl, however, as he 'tnnouuees that he will maUe his first llighl I his year at a celelit-al Ion to he held 111 Fowler 111 Mnv,

HORSE KICK FATAL.

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TWO VIEWS OF CHACOW-S FAMOUS CITADEL AND MAI' SHOWING CITY'S I.OCATiON. A German army of 160,000 men is said to have gone to the aid of Austria, the German fighters to aid tne Austrians in the defense of Cracow and the Carpathians. In the mean time the

Russians are sweeping slowly westward. First they took Lemberg, then Przemsyl now they are eager to take Cracow, as it seems to be the easiest gateway into Gerinany.

PRICE SUES 1AWYER AND PWHINC CO.

Asks $5,000 Damages Each From Blankenbaker and Spectator, on Charge of Libel.

Attorney Henry

Price Saturday

filed suit for 55.000 damages against Felix Blankenbaker and suit for $5,000 damages against Donn M. Nixon, the publisher of a weekly paper. Price and Nixon have been engaged in an intermittent controversy over Price's position as representative of the National Hygiene society, which debate was precipitated by Price's announcement that he had been engaged to _prosecute cases against owners, of property in the segregated district here under the new Rule law passed by. the last legislature.

Nixon and Blankenbaker said they had communications from Secretary Clark to show that Price was never given such an assignment and the paper Nixon publishes said sundry and diverse things against the lawyer. Price's two complaints filed Saturdat morning in the Circuit Court are as follow?:

Stale of Indiana, county of Vigo, ss: In the Vigo Circuit Court, February term, 1915. lienry C. Price vs. The Spectator Publishing Co., and Don M. Nixon, publisher.

Plaintiff complaining of the defendants. respect fully shows to this court, and alleges as follows:

That the defendants, contriving and wickedly and maliciously intending to injure this plaintiff in Ids good name and

credit,

and to bring him into pub

lic scandal and disgrace among his neighbors and other pood and worthy citizens, that this plaintiff ha.s been and was snilty of the offenses and miscondifct hereinafter mentioned to have been charted against him by said defendants, and to vex, harass and oppress him. said defendants did, on the 27tli day of March, 1915, at the city of Terre Haute, county of Vlffo, state of Indiana, falsely, wickedly, maliciously and purposely compose and publish and cause and procure to bo published and circulated in a newspaper called The Saturday Spectator, of and concerning this plaintiff, a Tabic, defamatory libel, contalnlnu lite fal«o, scandalous^, malicious, defamatory and libqlou !er of and concerning this (IvvJ ..«*-v.-, buy: ren1

Nugent

bqlouA mat1s Vjjuaintfc,*

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worked

needed false hundreds, he

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A'lTOK\KV AUGUSTUS O. STASiLKY

would not have needed to take two or three hundred people into his confidence as these conspirators would make you believe he has, he would not need an elaborate card index of the voters and plan and scheme for the complicated system which these perjurors and suborners of perjury have tried to'make this jury believe he did. AH that Roberts needed was one pian, an inspector in each of these twentyseven precincts. They could have counted the vote when a democrat voted and they could have rejected thrf" republican vote. That was all that was needed to steal that election. •'These men have told too much. They have concocted fantastic stories and have gone beyond themselves. By their own words they have proven that is not so much the law they want vindicated as it is rengcance on Donn Roberts.-

Scores Holler, and Nugent. ... "I say that Holler and Nugent concocted this scheme, and I will show you why I believe it. They ruled the police departnq*nt. They were the powers In the 'tenderloin.' they ^ere the masters of the 'red light' district. So we have In a city like Terre Haute of 60.000 people, 560 false i-egistrations, and all of these but 1

St was in the

"red light' district. An innocent man cannot be blackmailed, but Holler and Nugxmt knew their power over Jeffers and his ilk. They knew the force of the law which they held, and it was among this kind of people that they accomplished their ends. "Does anyone believe that Mayor Roberts would have gone into such a bunglesome conspiracy? Does anyone believe thnt a man who aspired to the governorship would risk himself in such a scheme? "These men have perjured ihoniselves as you have heard. W'c have only to revert to ,1 offers' testimony regarding By I Redman. .Teffers said Ttedma.il pftt} Vdm the day after election.

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Sunday

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SAYSHOLLERANDMIGEKT FRMDUPVonnuums

Declares Haiti Mayor Engaged to Steal Election, the Twenty-Seven Inspectors Would

Have Been All Accomplices He Would Have Needed

CALLS ,'EFFERS ARCH PERJUROR

By Staff Correspondent.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April 3.— Thousands who have wondered what would be the defense of Mayor Donn M. Roberts, of Terre Haute, in the election conspiracy case, which has been on trial here for four weeks, got their answer today when Attorney Augustus O. Stanley, the mayor's chief counsel arose to present his argument for the mayor. Stanley declared: "Mayor Roberts would have been the wildest kind of a fool to have attempted to do half the things that have been charged against him- here. Holler ond

concocted this dam

nable scheme, and they had an able assistant in Joe Jeffers. What.a rope of sand they built?" It was Awhile Mayor Roberts, wias, occupied' in a campaign for the governorship" of the state .that they hatched- this. "Why/'ifRo^Hs^.ltad'pteJinVd'SU^i a foolish congpir^cy ail ^thatji-ei n^d to do was io. get in'spi^Qraty^ ^outd! do his bidding arid_^^5fci^Y^n^:T^~* chines ^s.xop JfaYer here. He registrations

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FOUR O'CLOCK—ONE CENT

and that he 3id not »ee Jefferrf or did not pay Jeffers the day after election. "The county commissioners have sworn here that the inspectors were duly appointed and sworn in. That doesn't sound1 like a conspiracy. If Roberts-did order the inspectors to fool the voters by operating the machine::. every bit of testimony heard here proves that Jeffers was the only one that followed these alleged instrnc-: tions. That does not look like an organized conspiracy. "The "whole thing' is a damnable scheme on the part of these perjurers and we will trace the evidence bit by bit and tear down the web of guilt which these perjurors have sought 1 cast about these men."

Morning Session,

When court convened in the

Tento

Haute election fraud trial this inor ing, Fred Morrison, an employe of city engineering department, of Ter Haute, one of the twenty-eight und^£ indictment, withdrew his plea, of rices guilty "'ajid pleaded guilty.

Morrison was inspector in A, Sixth, and had been charged with the* numerous offenses' said to Tiave beettj committed by the board in that precinct, his particular part aaid to been the operation of the voting niachine lever over the protest of the! voters.

Morrison is twenty-se^-en years of age. He is married and has three small children and another vi^it froni the stork is expected at his home in Terre Haute within a few days.

His tly-ee sisters came here

Friday

and appeared in the corridor of thet federal building with tear-stained eyes,4 seemingly bordering on hysterica. It was known yesterday that Morrison was under stress and wh« court opened this morning District Attorney Dailey announoed that Morrison, one of the defendants, had something to" say to the court. Morrison arose and said that he wished to change his plea: to "guilty"' and that he would withdrawas one of the twenty-eight who had demurred to the indictment and jyho have been on trial.

Morrison took the witness stand In his own defense and denied absolutely the charges. Two members of tly board corroborated him. One of these#£g~o\^' William Davern. was charged withsj perjury and held to the grand jury un- pT

der bond of $5,000. m.iO Stanley Continues. A. O. Stanley, chief counsel for 'the defense, who began the closing argu-f' ment in behalf of his client yesterday^ continued today. In rapid order ht took up the evidence .against Edwarr Driscoll, Secretary of the democraii county committee: William S. Crocket' superintendent of the city emetey^

and George Ehrenhardt, member the board of works and inspector registration. He denied a case hgrv

been made by the government in ear case. Attorney Joseph Roach, who is crevf

ited

htisband. and Attorney Otis Cook

Taking up Crockett's case, he that the only testimony that had introduced against Crocket^ to effect that he was at the "ted ba? precinct on the second daj( of the registration was that "of pkrasites and co-conspirators on whose %Wtimony would not convict a man Qf the trivial offense."

Passing to Ehrenhardt, he sun there were only shown to havt iiteen illegal registrations, a

K-se only live voted, lie said if bors of the election boards are convicted of felonies for not st

rnem,

Continued

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with doing much work in tb||^ cases which the government has work*0^ ed up, appeared in the court room fij

8ee

the first time Saturday morning. I#1 was accompanied by his wife. pag Secretary E. H. Clifford, of th}®. Chamber of Commerce, Spencer Ball, president of the Chamber ~__ Commerce, Mrs. S.

Stimson and bed

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among the Terre Haute people in courtr^.^jp Saturday morning hearing Stanley'-"yrrt' argument.

Attorney Stanley began his argument Saturday by taking up the case* of Edward Driscoll. He said suppos-. Ing Driscoll did distribute registra-" tion blanks and assist on the pniK books, suppose he did assist iri check-i ing ui the registration, he could no: he* convicted for conspiracy for this.

Stanley followed this line of argument In nearly every case, saying "Supposing that the defendant d:d: these things, they do not prove that he was in any conspiracy and do not entitle him to be branded as a fclcn the rest of his life."

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