South Bend News-Times, Volume 32, Number 155, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 4 June 1915 — Page 1

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THU WEATHER I N r I A X A I't i r tonight; Sa'urday increasing ( Ioji!,ra .- 5. luvi:r Michigan. Fair tonight and Saturday. V BEND v EDITION VOL. XXXII., NO. 155. SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FKIDAY, JUNK 4. 1915. PRICE TWO CENTS

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S CRISIS Immense Capacity for Effort and Sacrifice Among Humbler Classes; Unrest Higher Up Is Discouraging. RUSSIANS CLAIM NEW VICTORY ON LOWER SAN Declare Destruction of Artillery at Przemysl Made Efforts to Hold Out Futile Austrians Are on Offensive. LON'DOX, Juno 4. Political conditions in the British Isles at this most critical time in English history, are causing some j-nxiety In the circles of higher statesmanship. The unrest is 'icficctfd ir; the cabinet shake-up. The (ianpfr of Fnglanei s position in the world war is shown by the growi:nr calls for eonscriptiem and the persistent attacks against the government. Lvery one feels that the allies are going to win eventually, hut in the . meantime domestic troubles are draw- : ing attention to a dangerous lack of u nity. David Lloyd George, head of tho new ministry of munition, has been delegated to tour the Rrilish Isles in a campaign to arouse the patriotism of the people and impress upon them to a ital decree the importance of unieral action against the enemies of Lr.g land. Premier As-1 nith returned today from France, where he went upon a mission of high importance in connection with too conduct of the war. affiliation U Dangerous. The general federation of trades unions has adopted a resolution saying, that tiiere is an immense capacity for eil'ort anil sacrilice among tho . people in the humbler walks of life, but thev are discouraged to find vac4 illatfn and peisistent disagreement at hiuh places. 'There is no need for panic in industrial legislation mr even of conseiiption," savs the resolution, "hut thuc is an immediate need for tho suppressi-m of partisan jealousies in the government." That tin Irish nationalists are po.ued I'pcau' they got no representation in the new government is evident. .Mir h comment was heard today on ih speech of Luircnce Ginnoil, an Irish nationalist, in the house of commons when he delivered a sava t e uttack against Premier .xsquuii. RUSSIANS CLAIM VICTOHV. PI Til' 1 RAP. June 1. Although it is otliciallv admitted that the Rusv! ms have evacuated Frzenivsl. tho Kussian Avar office another important today announced success for tho Muscovite troops on the lower San. in the vicinity of Kudnik. where 4,0'K' German prisoners Mml numerous canion and machine guns veie ia.... The Russians claim to have pierced the Vitro-Ccrman line at that point. Iludnik la s in the San valley, about :v, miles from Hieniawa. The othciai tatomont follow s: ( u Tuesday th- battle in (..alicia onti!iued with undiminished desperation along tho entire front between the Vistula and the N:dvorma region. I'pon the lett bark of the lower San after :i powerful advance on Wednesday we pierced the enemy's line and captured an important position which the Austro-C.ermans had fortitled in the vicinity of Rudnik. We raptured 4.000 prisoners and took numerous guns and machine guns. our offensive along the whole line as far as the Wisloka continues suct esf ully. "As to I'rzonn.-l. in view of the state of its artillery works, which vcro destroyed ly the Austrians before they surrendered the fortress to us in March, we recognized the futilitv of trying to hold the place. . rsTiiiANs o. orrr.Nsivr:. RoMi:. June 4. After retiring Mcadilv before the Italian invasion the Austrians have finally assumed the offensive. An otTicial statement, bared upon dispatches from L'eut. Con. Count Luigi Cadorn t. chief of the general staff, announces that tno Austrians are striving violently to ret.iko the oosition w hich the.v lost to i the Italians at Monte roco. All along the Carnia frontier the Austrians are delivering fierce attacks in the Alpine passes. hut everywhere these have been repulsed. The othciai statement follows: "Ai-Mig the entire front movements of troops preparatory to lighting aro out liming lavorahly. "We deem it expedient to call atten: ion to the slow though dctermined offensive of oiir troops in the mountain.-, on the left bank of the lsono river, overcoming the Austrian works v. !n. h are strongly defended Nvith big uut s. Our troops have pro-rt fti .-tr.tduv through mountain goi ,,ti1 over precipitous cliffs. Along t'ne ironti r of Carnia the Austriai.s aro ti.-ivlv but unsuccessfully attacking o;;r j-ositiins. Li 'an:i i the Austiians are on dcavormg v. ithoiit suceos to retako the po.-'t '.n lot to us at Monte Creee. We art now comphte masters f Monte Xt rti." SAYS HE THREATENED HER Marie Kaminki Wants Diioriv AN.. Sl.ooo Alimony. and Charging that t hr at erirfj h r struck her. Mrs. her husband had life and had often Marie L. Kammskl ' pet itiojie.i the circuit court Friday morning to rar.t h r a divorce from

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BERNSTORFF SENDS ENVOY TO GERMANY Personal Representative of Ambassador to Explain Situation in United States. NRW YORK. June 4. The diplomatic negotiations betw een the United States and Ccrmany over the German submarine war and the sinking of the Lusitania hae taken on a new phase with the departure of Meyer Gerhard, a special envoy, for Germany, to discuss personally the American situation with Dr. von Jagovv, the German foreign minister. It was announced today by a representative of the Scandinavian-American line, that llerr Gerhard sailed for Copenhagen on board the liner United States vesterday: Herr Gerhard, who goes to Germany with the approval of I'res't Wilson, is acting as agent of Count von Rcrnstorif, the German ambassador to Washington. Count von Hernstorff had explained to Urcs't Wilson that he was Inning the utmost ditliculty in communicating with Reiiin, the cables passing through Hritish hands. Consequently it was deemed ailvisal.de to send a personal representative to Uerlin to explain to what extent feeling has been aroused in this country by tho Lusitania's destruction. " The United States' fs a s'low ship and probably will not arrive at Copenhagen until about June 13. ilerr Gerhard has been living for some time at the Ritz Carlton hotel, headquarters in this city of the German ambassador. He is said to have been attached to the Germany embassy. lr. Pernburg. former German colonial minister, who has bem regarded as the spokesman of the Sniser in this country, is planning to sail on June 1-, safe passage to Norway having been granted him. YOUTH KILLED BY TRAIN Tragedy Follows His Call on Girl Williaiiistown. in ORKHN'snFRO. Intl.. June 4. Charles Hall. 10 vears old. a junior in the 'Milroy high school, was killed by a fretcht train on the Michigan division of the Rig Four railroad north of this cuv late last ni-'ht. He had railed on a trirl in Williamstown and the it i supposed ht sat down on track t rest and fell asleep. ask nirritoiT im aid. Di:TiiiT. Mich.. June 4. Tho Detroit fire department was asked f"r aid in fighting a fl".H0 tiro at Redford. Mich., which was supposed to have h. en started !' robber. early t'ttl.iy after thev had houses and tlortc. loot-J icrcs vl

MEET TODAY 10 PUN 0 Chamber of Commerce Committee Gets Together on Arrangements. Iavid L. Guilfoyle, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce baseball committee, issued a call for a meeting at the chamber headquarters at o o'clock this afternoon-for tho purpose of laying plans for South Bend's "Raseball Day" to bo held here on June LTo-borute preparations arc being made for the event which promises to be one of the most important in local baseball history. It is the intention of the committee in charge of the affair to bring out a record breaking crowd for the afternoon which will be featured by a. contest between the Saginaw Ducks and the South Rend ciutfor the Southern .Michigan league. At previous meetings the Chamber of Commerce and other organizations interested in the movement planned holding the celebration cither on Juno I or June but it was telt that much better results vould be attained if the d;V- were far enough oif to give the boosters a chance to get in some good "licks" in preparation. With so many minor leagues on the rocks in the country today South Rend may - consider itself fortunate in having a club, particularly a club with the speed ami of the brilliance of that which has been gathered together by Fd Smith and Ben Koehkr this season. At the present time the lloosiers are leading the league which is enjoying one of the tightest races in minor league history. In the letter which was sent out by Chairman Guilfoyle it was stated that by a little work at this time the club could be placed upon a firm basis while waiting would endanger the life of the team and the league. The difficulty in securing a team at this time should be an incentive toward boosting the present club and making it profitable enough to continue here, AOs pointed out. it In other southern Michigan towns the fans are responding liberally to tho calls for the "Booster Days" which are In Id annually. Many women in P.attle Creek and Flint are working with the men fans in selling tickets and it is probable that the women of South Bend will be caller: upon to assist in the ticket selling campaign. MAKF.S MRS. YOIIK DFPFTY. 'Mrs. J. M. York, 1 3 California aw, has been appointed deputy township trustee by Trustee Witvvcr. Mrs. York lias been in the otheo for some time, having been appointed in the winter by Mr. Klingler.

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CLEAN-UP CRUSADE MAY PROVIDE DEFENSE Attorneys for Newcastle Major Hint Accused Olliecr Was Seeking jAidence in Resorts.

XKWCAsTI-r:. Ind.. Juno 4. With the prosecution's case against Mayor J. Leb Watkins charged with accepting bribes from "blind tiger" operators and gamblers fairly underway, and the defense withholding its pending statement until the case against Watkins ! all in, reports gained ground today that an attempt would be made to prove that the mayor was in reality engaged in securing evidence against the liquor law violators when he is said to have visited at least two places where liquor was illegally sold and furnished money to Ernest Hutchins with which to b'uy beer at the place of Ollie Skinner, Watkins' principal accuser. During the cross examination of Hutchins. Atty. Henry U. Johnson of Richmond asked him if he was helping the mayor "clean up the south side," but Hutchins declared that he had told Watkins that the latter was elected mayor to wipe out the blind tigers and accused him of not doing so. Tho prosecution has established the fact that great quantities' of intoxicants were shipped into Newcastle and deliveries made to Skinner and others in violation of the law. DANIELS GIVES ADVICE TO FUTURE ADMIRALS Tells Annapolis Graduates They Must Strhe For Self Mastery and Self Control. ANNAPOLIS. Md.. June 4. Scc'y of the Navy Daniels, in presenting commissions to the graduating class at the naval academy today, advised the future admirals to strive for selfmastery and self control. This, he said, "must be attained if you would be worthy of the noble heritage that comes to every Ameiiean privileged to enter the naval service." He added: "The man who secures the earnest cooperation of all on board ship does not owe it to regulations or strict discipline, important and essential as they are. He owes it to the spirit of justice and appreciation which pervades tho ship. No otlioer can possess these qualities unless he is captain of his soul, master of his tongue, dictator to his appetite. Therefore, young gentlemen, I put this most ditlicult of all tasks on the first rung in the ladder upon which you must place your feet if you would climb to tho lighting top and direct the lire of the turret guns." He pointed out the progress made in the navy since the "middy" days of Dewey, emphasized the worth of submarine and suggested the probability of a "submersible battleship which shall fire when at the surface of the water, then dive, reload and emerge LU 111 U ililiU KILLS HIS BEST FRIEND Slaps Him on Rack and Latter Drops Dead. PAN FRANCISCO. Calif., June 4. A dejected man stepped upon a train for New York today. He was going away to try to forget that he had killed one of his best friends. Frederick Thompson, an amusement promoter, was about to gain success. His nevvept idea. "Toyland." was a great hit at the San Franoisoo fair. Crowds were Hocking through his gates, leaving a Hood of coins in Thompson's cash box. Thompson, elated by his success, had the habit of playfully and vigorously slapping his acquaintances upon the back or chest when lie greeted them. He thus accosted Thomas K. Hughes, former secretary of the late "Dig Tim" Sullivan of New York. Hughes dropped dead. Thompson was exonerated last night of any intention of harming" his friend. fl F Carranza and Villa Both Play Crofty Game for United States Support. WASHINGTON, June 4. Administration officials today still waited for develonments in Mexico following the warning of I'res't Wilson that the leaders restore peaco to the republic promptly. The next step must bo taken by tho faction chiefs south of the Rio (Irande, and the administration is doing nothing decisive ptndlcs the receipt of definite advices. Othciai word has reached the state department that Pres't Wilson's statement has been delivered to the principal Mexican leaders. Kspecial care was taken by the department to assure delivery of the statement to avoid excuse for undesirable actions by some of the leaders. Carram-.a has indicated through his agency lure that he will make a strong bid for recognition by taking Mexico City and setting up a" temporary government there. Yilla is believed to be playing a crafty game to win the support f this government, for it has been said for him indirectly that he will accept the principle of the president's proposal for a peaceful settlement of the differences between the factions. Gen. Ievol. general manager of the American Red Cross, conferred with war department otlicials today and will go to Texas to assume personal charge within a day or two. Gen. Devol has asked the railroads of the country for reduced or entirely free rates of transportation for food to the border. Miss Mabel Foardman is organizing! relief committees in New- York. Chlcago. St. Louis and other cities to accumulate fi.u.l supplies or tunds with which to purchase them.

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EVERAL LIKELY TO BE "POISON PL 9 9 Evidence Uncovered at Secret Hearing Said to Provide Partial Alibi for Late Coroner Who Was Suspected. iSPENCKR, Ind.. Jur.e 4. The possibility of more than one person being involved in Owen county's sensational "poison plot" aimed at County Recorder Surber and many other prominent -politicians of this county. The inquiry conducte 1 behind closed doors by the local oih.ials is said to have developed the fact that the late coroner, Fdward Drescher, against whom considerable suspicion was entertained in connection with the "poison by mail" plot, was at home in Spencer when at lea:it one of the quinine-siryennine bottles was mailed. Whether this fact serves as an alibi for Drescher or indicates that he had an accomplice, was a subject of conjecture here. Additional mystery was thrown around the case when word came from Indianapolis that the stomach of Coroner Drescher, which was sent by express to that city for analysis, had failed to arrive nromptly, and that a tracer had been sent out to ascertain the cause. Many citizens are reticent in discussing the Drescher tragedy until absolute proof that he committed suicide is obtained. The scribbled note left by Drescher before his death, in which he stated that he had eaten a radish and that his heart had "balked" was a matter of considerable interest. Neighbor Corroborates. A woman neighbor asserted that she paw Drescher gather radishes in his garden an hour before he was found dead and that she actually saw him eating one of them. Still another intendec victim of the "poison package" scheme has turned up. One sample of the "quinine bottles" was received at the home of Charles .Schmidt, living about four miles from Spencer, several weeks ago, but was not reported until yesterday. Mrs. Schmidt was packing the trunk of her daughter, Mildred, prior to departure for attendance at the state normal school at Torre Haute at the time and was on the point of putting in the medicine for possible future us by the girl, when a. warning was received by telephone against its use. Roth the federal authorities and those representing Owen county are at a loss to provide a sunsianuai motive for a possible connection between Drescher and the poison plot. Three suggestions have been advanced. Including political animosity, a desire to obtain fees for autopsy and inquests on victims and a deranged mind. Whether anything more than a suspicion against Drescher has been established by the evidence has not been vouched for by those in charge of the probe. START NEGOTIATIONS TO PREVENT CAR STRIKE Conferences Is Held Rotween Representatives of Chicago Companies and rjnployos. CHICAGO, June I. Negotiations looking toward a settlement of the wage dispute which threatens to cause a strike of 14,250 street car motormen and conductors and elevated train guards were started today. A conference between representatives of the unions and the presidents of the surface and elevated companies was called for early this afternoon and hope was expressed on both sides that an agreement to arbitrate the wage and working conlitions differences would be reached. While this threatened strike presented a more hopeful appearance today. prospects of peace between the 16.00 0 striking union carpenters and their employers seemed more remote. It was officially announced that the carpenters' district council had Hatty declined the contractors' latest compromise offer of an increase of cents an hour in wages. The contractors, it was understood today, had decided to bring in non-union carpenters to take the places of the strikers. FOG DELAYS TRAFFIC ( ldcago Cars Run Mowly and Shipping Is Halted. CHICAGO, Juno 1. A dense fog interfered seriously with street car tra!lic and shipping lait night and early today. Street car and elevated service was slowed down to avoid accidents, and ships atout the Chicago harbor were compelled to keep their toff horns and bells founding constantly. The big steel freighter Tuscarora of the Iehigh Valley Transportation Co., llmnd- for Ruffalo. collided with the Harrison crib and was damaged so badly she had to put back into the harbor. KILLED BY ELECTRIC TRAIN Chicago Conductor Cut in Two by South Shore- Car. CHICAGO. June 4. Samuel Rowersock, a street car conductor on the Calumet electric line, was cut in two and instantly killed tonay by a South Shore electric train. Rowersock left his car at 111th st. to get a newspaper. As he started to jump aboard tin South Shore train bore down upon him. CUTTER AIDS SCHOONER WASHINGTON. June 1. The coast guard cutter Seminole today was ordered to the assistance of the threemasted schooner Carrie Strong of Thomaston, Mo., bound from Portland, Me., to Rrunswick. Ga.. which was driven ashore on Fry ins Ran Shoals. N. C by the gale which swept the Atlantic coast yesterday.

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LONDON. June 4. The Danish three-masUd sailing ship Sulvater. bound from Copenhagen to Rristol, Kngland, has been sunk in the North sea by a German submarine. Tho crew v av ca. ZUlllCAl. Switzerland. June 4. The liussians are preparing to evacuate Jmberg. Galicia. according to advices received hero today. Several departments of t lie Russian government which were i sta bliiu d at Lembcrg have already been removed to Zloc;:.vv, s miles to the east. VI KN'NA, June 4. The Aus-tro-Gcrman drive against I e nil-erg, the List Galician city of importance Ik al by the Russians, is nw in fiili swing. 'Hie great army of Gen. von Mackenzen w hich stoma d Przemysl yesterday, is stepping on toward the east. ATilt:x. June 4. A Mitylene dispatch states that a German aeroplane Hew over Mourdos. dropping bombs which killed and wounded IS French Souavts. LONDON. June 4. The Swedish steamship Lappland has been sunk by a German submarine in the North sea, 50 miles off Peterhead. Scotland. The crew was saved. The Lappland hailed from Stockholm. She was a vessel .f 2,::s tons and was built in 1 Si) G. She vas feet long. LONDON. June 4. When parliament convened today. announcement was made that King George had given royal assent to the bill passed yesterday which obviates the necessity of reelecting the newly appointed members of the cabinet to parliament. PARIS. June 4. Further progress has been made by the French in the furious battle north of Arras, it is oilicially reported in a communique issued by the -French war oilice today. East of Souchoz the French stormed an isolated inn which had been fortilied and turned into a block house by the Germans. Fifty German prisoners and three machine guns were captured there. ATI 1 FNS. Juno 4. Alexandretta. a port on the oust of Asia Minr, was bombarded by a French warship on Thursday because the German consul refused to lower the German flag from the consulate. The building housing the consulate was destroyed and other structures were damaged. RRRLIN. June 4. Such rejoicing as this city has not known since the great victory of Cield Marshal von Hindcnbufg over the Russians in Fast Prussia took place today in celebration of the capture of Pr.cmysl by the Aus-tro-German army under Gen. von Mackena n. A holiday was granted to tho school children and nearly every building in the citv Hies the German flag. CARDIFF. Wales, Juno 4. The crew of the Welsh trawler Iliorl and four survivors- of the crew of the Welsh trawler Victoria, which w;us sunk off Scillv Island by tho German submarine "C-:i4" were landed at Milford today. Si- members of the Victoria's crew Avert; killed while The trawler was being shtllc-I by the submarine. FILM OPERATOR VICTIM Live Wire Ignites Roll ami Youth Loses His Head. CALF MKT. Mich.. June 4. Rernard ojiman. 17 years old. was the only victim of the lire in the Snvoy moving picture theater here last night. hman, while working in tho operating room, placed a roll of 1dm against a live wire and the excited young man threw the blazing roll into the lilni room. Alphon.-e Rutt nberg. manager of the theater, was badly burned in an attempt to save Ohman and was himself saved by a member of the audience. The audience of -0o filed out orderlv. Good Reads Men Criticize Work on Lincoln Way in West Part of County. Much dissatisfaction Is bMng vo!ced in many quarters on the way tne work is being d'.ne on the Lincoln highway in the western end of the county. Good roads advocates who have been over some of the route state that some of th-. work already done is "deplorable." They say that appear ances indicate that good road building expert advice in is sadly Licking and that funds vdej by the county for the building of the national highway through St. Joseph county are being "simply wasted." Men who have been over the road state that in places the foundation for the ro.td will never be lasting Acs and fre.dv coreiing te statements bmse seems to Le cmpleived Oult which after much tratlic will not s'and the strain and will work out to the sides of the road. It is held that road building today needs scientific management ar.d that such is lacking on the Lincoln highway in this county. Kfforts to have some sort of expert advice are reported to have been frustrated and that expert examination of materials ued also have been lacking. SHIVRLY is imri: i:i. NLW YORK. June 4. Son. hivdy showed slight improvement today. He ioe.nl a comfortable night.

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CABINET TAKES UP REJOINDER TO GERMANY'S NOTE

Bryan Divulges Nothing of Conference of Wilson's Advisors But Intimates Some Points Remain to be Cleared. SENDING OF SPECIAL ENVOY RAISES HOPES More Satisfactory Reply to New Note is Expected When Berlin is Informed of True Attitude of the U. S. WASIllNOToN. j,ino 4. --Thrrf. ls absolutely rpdhin- to divtiL'cd regarding the ca'dr.et meeting." said Sec'y of Slate Rryan at the conclusion of the session today. He a,0 the impression that several elements involved in the American reply to Germany on the Lusiiama tragedy must be cleared up before the note is sent. From another source the information was obtained that r.o conclusion was "reached on any matters pending." Counsellor Lansing of the state (jr-. partnniit was present, but he d-chm v to discuss his share in the meeting. No hint was given out as to wli.tt action was determined upon regarding the German note, but there was nothing to indicate that any ehungo in plans to obtain a decisive t. pv which has bean contem ola ti d Mere mitigated. Kcjojmlcr To Rc Uriel. The rejoinder according to an administration official- w ill be bio f and to the point. It will not t;,, int., an exhaustive discussion of" the legal and technical phases of the matter a? raised by the Rerlin government, but will pres hme on the general ju. -tion does the German povrnnout intend to conduct her future warfare on the seas in accordance- with the principles of humanity and of international law? It was the general belief in administration circles that the te.ioinder would bo put in shajx- for transmission and forwarded to la rim tomorrow. Some. references to the charge of Germany that the Lnsitama e, asarmol are also under discussion. Rut persons clove to the administration assert the president will restate that this government made full anei searching investigation before the Lusitania sailed and found no guns either mounted or unm"urit-d on thn ship. The good faith of the Fmted States, it will be stated, is pledged to this assertion. Little importance is placed by officials of the state department in the allidavits. An investigation of the circumstances under which they were obtained i-- being made as a matter of form, but it is held by official's that the persons who signed the documents, being unacc'itomed to ships, could not ha- obtained as reliable information as trained customs inspectors whose business it is to examine vessels closely. Optimism H InervaxaJ. The announcement that Count on Rernstort'f, the German ambassador, has arranged to send a personal envoy to ihrlin to tell the kaiser of th? real opinion of the people of the. Fnited .States relative to the sinking of the Lusitania, s'-rvcf today to ,r:crease the optimism in official i!-ar-.ers that a satisfactory s. ttb mer.t of 'the difficulties with Germany m.iy i reachf d. It was stated iri iliplomatic ijuarters close to the German embassy that Count von Ib-rnstor.'Y is convinced of the good faith of the- Fnited States in the matter and believes that the reply of Germany t the presj.h nt's "ri-in il note would have.- been more 'n diatory had officials in Rerlin i ti more fully advised as to the real attitude or this country. The sending of the emissary of !h German em'-assy. it was Mated, will not delay the forwarding of the president's rejoinder, but it is txpe, tei to ciu-a the kniser t' postpone his iep!v :;nt.a the facts carried by the air.ba ob irepresentative- have been laid bef..r the Ibrlin authorities. A safe conduct for this envoy to I.Tlin run been promised by the enemy count rie rf Germany, at the request of Fr s't Wilson. Milifari-ts nominate. It was believe,i in some diplomatic quarters that Germany would ra as satisfactorily r-plv to the pr sid-nt a could be desired, be. -a Ue ,,f t n, evidence that the military and na a! staffs have been dominating th ib rl!n foreign ot!e-e. The re was a : tr: -vr opinion generally in official ?;. rt-rs. he.weve r. that Germar y woabl ::r.d a wj.y out of the matter by accepting the state nK-r.t of the United S". that th Lu-.tama was umrm superceding its own evidence. d, as GIVE YOUTH 60 DAYS Death Sentence Commuted to Allow l iliug of Aw-cal. FRIST' )L. Ter.n.- June 4 The. death s-t ! nee of James Cant r. the 1 '.- ar-ohl Virg'-nian. for as .vi'd and murder of Mrs. James R. Wils-m. nar Fri-t.d. lias been suspended -' el.tvs to alb.w counsel to appeal LuthT Cant r, an eld r broth r, who confessed, will go to the tb-c'ric . h.ur jui;c u T , FiRi: i.mgi:s 11011:1.. RICHM'NT. Vu., June L Thi Lexington hotel w a d im.ig.-d eariv today bv a fire which caused pame among; the s "ores of delegates to the Confederate reunion vh were stoppin; there. No one w;us injured.