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f ortys.x.h Y.ar-N., m OGDEN CITY, UTAH, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 19, 1916. Bntd as S.e.nd C,a.. M.tU, t the Po.Ul, on, uuh.

; Violent Fighting On Large Scale

1 Is Resumed on Verdun Front

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Igermans bring up new forces and

i aitack with extreme violence

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I Two Divisions Charge French Positions Results in the Main

If Prove Unsuccessful Attempt to Regain Fort on Hill 304

I Fails Both Infantry and Artillery Active Aus-

Ir trian Advance Continues Italians Make

I? Repeated Fierce Attacks on

Frontier Ridges.

l Altnough the Austrian offensive on

?i ihe Italian front Is meeting with stif

1 fer resistance that at the outset,

7 ground is still being wrested from

!' General Cardona's forces, which, ac

cording to unofficial reports, have a'

points been pushed back as much v

five miles

The main line of attack is in the

i southern Tyrol, where the recent near

I approach of the Italians to Rovereto

J had threatened that place, a key po

ll ( sition in the defense of Trent. The

5 latest report from Vienna shows con

5 i tiuued progress for the Austria ns in

? the alloys southeast of Rovereto.

I Thpre has been notable fighting on

I j the Verdun front where the Germans

I i have thrown fresh troops into the

I I conflict, and have obtained a footing

4 '. ' in a small post near Hill 2S7 east u

the Aocourt wood

i ' The Berlin report on the Verdun

J fighting declares that French posi

; i tions on both sides of the Haucourt

$ : Esnes road were taken.

v : A report through Paris says a fleet

jl of 150 transports has been assembled

l ( at Fiumo to take troops, munitions

j i and supplies to Durazzo on the Al-

banian coast.

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I Paris. May 10, 12:01 p. m. Violent

," I fignting on a largo scale was resumed

j1 4l on the Verdun front last uighL Two

I 5 fresh divisions of German troops at-

l tacked French positions at Avocourt

:wood and Hill S04 west of the Mouse.

4 The war office announces the attacks

: iu the main were unsuccessful, al-

; (hough the Germans obtained a foot-

d . ing in a small post south of 1111,287,

' which lies just to tbe east of Avo-

: ; court wood.

i Tho Germans attempted to recap-

' ture the small fort on the northeast

: slope of Hill 30-1 which the French

: took on the preceding day but their

effort failed

Infantry and Artillery Active.

Infantry fighting was confiued for

the most part to the sector west of

the Meuse. East of the river and in

' the Woevre the artillery was active.

The official statement says that the

troops employed by the Germrais in

their attacks had been sent recently

to the Verdun front.

Sub-Lieutenant Navarre, one of the

beBt known French aviators, who re-

cently engaged in a fight with five

German aeroplanes brought down his

i tenth -machine in an aerial combat

at Dolante In the Argonne.

i The text of the statement says

. "In the western part of the Argonne

? region the enemy has endeavored to

penetrate a small salient of our line

at a point near St. Hubert. This at-

"i tempt was made after the explosion

1 of a mine. Our curtain of fire check-

( ed the German's decisively and they

I were thrown back into their trench.

German Attack Extremely Violent.

I "On the left bank of the Meuse yes-

') terady evening German forces renew-

c, ed their attack in the vicinity of Avo-

f court wood and Hill 304. These at-

,, tacks were of extreme violence. In

-; them participated large numbers of

- men belonging to two divisions recent-

;' ly arrived on the field. The. enemy

r' found It Impossible to dislodge us

'- "from our positions In the Avocourt

'" wood and west of Hill 304. Neverthe-

' less on the center the enemy were

, able to occupy a small work south of

) Hill 287. Several endeavors to con-

tlnue their progress at this point were

y definitely checked by the French fire.

i On the northeast slope of Hill 304 an

endeavor to recapture the small fort

j taken by un yesterday resulted in fail-

ure.

"On the Tight hank of the Meuse

v and in the Woevre there was moderate

.: artillery activity.

"Enemy aeroplanes during the night

of May 18-19 threw down three bombs

on Gerardemer. Tho material dam-

:' age was Insignificant, A German

aeroplane was Drought down yester-

day bv one of our pilots near St.

' Menehould; the enemy aviators were

1 taken prisoner. Sub-Lieutenant Na-

varre brought down his tenth German

aeroplane. The enemy machine crash

ed to the earth at a point near Do

lante, in the Argonne'

1 Austrlans Advancing.

Berlin, May 19, by Wireless to Say

I vilie, N, Y. Austrian troops are con

tinuing to advance at points on the

Italian front, the official statement of

I May 18 says, although the Italians

I are undertaking -vigorous counter at

tacks. The AuBtrians crossed the

Luan valley and captured Costabella.

Today's official Austrian report

( says:

(L "Italian front: In the coastal reg

' ton and on the Carlnttfian sector artil

lery operations were Impeded by fog.

i Southeast of Monfalcono tho Italians

I attempted to recapture positions near

Bagni which they lost recently, but

they were repulsed.

Repeated Hostile Attacks.

'"In the Col di Lana district repeat

ed hostile attacks were made without

success. In the southern Tyrol, Aus-rian-IIungarian

troops attacked and

apturcd the frontier ridge of Maggio

between the Astico and Leno valley,

crossed the Luan valley southeast of

Piazza and took Costabella. They re

pulsed several hostile attacks south

of Moschere on the Zegnatorta.

"Yesterday we captured more than

900 Italians, among whom were 12

officers and took IS cannon and ma

chine guns.

nun., u-i i uiidi in II iu.-jb tnui iiiuuo,

"The official Italian reports of May

16 and 17 state that the Austro-Hun-garian

losses in these engagements

uere enormous. These reports were

invented in order to diminish the im

pression made by the Italian retreat.

The losses of the enemy can be esti

mated only by those who hold the

battlefield. The Italians are not in

that position The Austro-Hungarl-ans,

while appreciating at its full val

ue the sacrifice of every brae sol

dier, are able to declare that the Aus-tro-Hungarian

losses have been ex

ceedingly small, thanks to the ability

of the infantry, the powerful protec

tion given by the artillery and the

experience in war of the command

ers!" For example there fell Into the

hands of the Austrians on Folgarla

plateau an order issued by an Italian

dlviison commander In which the pla

teau was characterized as a position

of fundamental importance to be held

at all hazards.

Berlin, May 19, via London. 3:05

p. m. French trenches on both sides

of the Haucourt-Esnes high road, on

the Verdun front west of tbe Meuse,

have been captured by the Germans,

the war office announced today Nine

French officers and 120 men were

taken prisoner.

Berlin. May 19, by wireless to Say

ville. The text of today's German

army headquarters statement says:

"Western front: West of the Meuse

we captured French trenches on both

sjdes of the road from Haucourt to

Esnes extending to the southern corr

ner of the Canard (Duck) wood. Nine

officers and 120 men were taken pris

oner. "A new attack hy the French

against Hill 304 broke down with con

siderable losses to the enemy.

"East of the Meuse the artlllqry

fire on both sjdes Increased tempo

rarily to great violence.

"Airmen on hoth sides have heen

active. First Lieutenant Boelcke shot

down his sixteenth aeroplane, south

of Ripont. The Lunevllle station and

the aerodrome and barracks at Eplnal

were bombarded.

"Balkan front: An air squadron at

tacked enemy camps near Kukush,

Causica, Mihalova and Salonlki."

Dally Progress Made.

Berlin, May 18, -via London, May 19,

12-12 p m. The Austrian offensive

south and southeast of Rovereto is

making progress daily. The Austrian

front already has been advanced 'five

miles in places.

These gains have been made in the

face of great difficulties. The moun

tains are still covered with snow. The

Austrians fought their way ascending

and descending slopes varying In alti

tude as much as 4,000 feet within a

mile. Dispatches from Austrian head

quarters indicate the successes achiev

ed are due to the superiority of the

artillery, which has such a crushing

effect that it is possible to launch In

fantry attacks after comparatively

short preparation.

Captures of men and war materials

are increasing daily. The number of

prisoners now exceeds 7,300. The

Austrians also have taken 31 cannqn

and 35 machine guns.

The positions captured have been

In the hands of the Italians for

months. They include points to which

the Italians attached the greatest

strategic importance.

American Flyer Attacks Germans.

Paris, May 19, 1 p. m. Corporal

Kiffen Rockwell of Atlanta, Ga., a

member of the American flying squad

ron, yetserday attacked a German

aeroplane operating near Hartmanns

Wellerkopf. The Gorman machine

was brought down In flames.

Germans Sink Many Ships.

Berlin, May 19, by Wireless to Say

ville. Since January last German and

Austrian submarines have sunk hos

tile ships with a total tonnage of 671,

500, the Overseas News Agency an

nounced today, these figures includ

ing ships sunk during April.

' Cymric Boilers Explode.

Berlin, May 19, by Wireless to Say

vllle. Amsterdam dispatches to tho

Overseas News Agency state that sur

vivors of the British steamship Cym

ric, which sank on May 9, stated on

arriving at Liverpool that the sinking

of the vessel was due to the explosion

of her boilers

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APPROPRIATIONS

FOR CANAL FUND

Washington, May 19. Appropria

tion of 16,S00,000 for continuing con

struction and operation of the Panama

canal, and a fund of $4,535,000 for its

fortification are among items in the

sundn civil bill reported to the' house

today by the appropriations commit

tee. The bill carries an aggregate of

$127,237,221, almost $21,000,000 less

than the executive estimates.

It authorizes construction of a dock

at Cristobal at a cost not exceeding

$1,500,000: appropriates ?500,000 for

government powder plant on,a site

to be acquired by purchase; condemna

tion or gift, and authorizes facilities

at Rock Island arsenal for manufac

turing field artillery ammunition at

a total cost not to exceed $1,250,000.

AUSTRIANS PLAN

STRONGJTTACK

Steamers Assemble at Hun

garian Seaport to Transport

Large Force to Durazzo.

Paris, May 19, 3:35 p. m. One

hundred and fifty steamers have been

assembled at the Hungarian seaport

of Flume to transport, .troops, muni

tions and supplies under protection

of the Austro-Hungarlan fleet to Du

razzo, Albania. This information was

received here in advices frejn Inns

bruck. It is supposed here that tho

Austrians Intend to make a strong

attack on the Albanian town of Av

lona -which is occupied by the Italians

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BRITISH DESTROY

FORT AND TOWN

Warships and Aeroplanes

Bombard El Arish on Turk

Line From Syria to

Egypt.

London, May 19, 2:14 p. m. British

warships and aeroplanes have bom

barded the town of El Arish, in Egypt,

near the border of Palestine, and are

believed to have destroyed tho fort

there. It was announced officially to

day. El Arish is on the Turkish line

of communication from Syria to

Egypt.

The text of the British official state

ment says:

"The. general officer commanding in

chlefin Egypt reports that our ships,

aeroplanes and seaplanes successfully

bombarded El ArlBh, an important

post on the enemy line of communi

cations from Syria to Egypt, on the

morning of May 18. The ships bom

barded the fort southwest of the town

and are believed to have reduced It

to ruins.

The aerial attack was divided into

two phases. The seaplanes opened

the bombardment, being followed lat

er by the aeroplanes. A column of

troops about 1,000 strong was seen

south of the town on the march and

three bombs exploded among them.

All the camps were effectively bom

barded. "All the ships and machines return

ed safely.

"Lieutenant-General Sir Bryan Ma

hon has assumed command on the

western frontier of Egypt and Lieut -General

Milne is now commanding the

British troops at Salonlki.

DEATH CALLS WIDOW

OF GENERAL DODD

Pittsburg, May 19. Mrs. Priscilla

C. Dodd, aged 83, widow of General

Levi A. Dodd, and the only woman

who witnessed the hanging of Mrs.

Mary E. Surratt in Washington, D. C,

July 7, 1865, when tho latter was

found guilty as one of the plotters of

the assassination of Abraham Lincoln,

died hero late yesterday.

General Dodd was on duty In Wash

ington at the time of the execution

and his wife secretly viewed it.

BIRRELL TALKS

ON SINN FEINISM

Former Chief Secretary of Ire

land Is Witness Before Brit

ish Royal Commission.

HOME RULE BILL

Great Explosion of Rage and

Disappointment Due If Irish

Measure Was Not

Adopted.

London, May 19, 11 31 a m Au

gustine Birrell, who resigned as chief

secretary for Ireland after the Sinn

Fein revolution, appeared today as a

witness before the Royal commission

wliigh Is conducting an inquiry into

the Irish rebellion. Mr. Birrell stated

that he had read Sir Matthew Na

than's statement of yesterday that

the government had advance infor

mation of the Irish rebellion and that

he did not know that there were any

additions he wished to make. He

then read a statement which he de

scribed as dealing with Sinn Felnism.

Mr. Birrell continued

"If the home rule bill -had not

been placed on the statute books

there would have been a great ex

plosion of rage and disappointment,

both In Ireland and In the United

States, which, when war came would

have assumed alarming proportions.

The events in Ulster and the gun

running at Larne by the Ulsterites in

1914 undoubtedly had a great effect

on disloyalists elsewhere.

"Ireland had preserved an unbrok

en front at the outbreak of the war,

through the patriotism of John Red

mond, Mr. "Birrell continued, "but

there were many "vvho did not agree

with his attitude. It was impossible

to overestimate the effect which the

advent of the Ulster leader, Sir Ed

ward Carson, to the cabinet, had ex

ercised upon the minds of the people

of Ireland. If Mr. Redmond had ac

cepted office in the same cabinet he

would not have remained leader of

tho Irish party.

When It was seen that the war

would be prolonged, Mr. Birrell said,

Ireland soon developed not wholly

unreasonable expectations of a Ger

man landing and of partial risings in

different parts of Ireland; and prom

ises of German assistance were at tho

bottom of the outbreak.

Sinn Feinlsm Spreads.

Answering Baron Harding, Mr. Bir

rell said:

"Sinn Feinlsm had spread all over

the place. The Sinn Felners were

sick of parliamentary parties and

they desired to be left alone. I real

ized for two years that certainly

there was a dangerous movement In

Ireland, but after consultation with

the various Irish leaders I came to

the conclusion that a policy of non

intervention was tho safest. To dis

arm any one section of the popula

tion on tre evidence we had would

have been dangerous."

Baron Hardinge: "You need not an

swe rthis question but why were the

Irish leaders who advised you in this

policy to bo relied upon?"

Saw Danger aHead.

Mr. Birrell: "In the first place I

had formed a pretty clear estimate

of my own and I don't think I ever

was much influenced by ohter peo

ple. But Mr. Redmond for example,

always took the view that tho Sinn

Feiners were negligible, and he said

so in the house of commons. I did

not attach much importance to his

opinion because I was quite sure they

.svero dangerous."

Continuing, Mr. Birrell said he had

daily reports from the Royal Irish

constabulary and these reports were

of such a character that ono could

form a general estimate of tbe state

of feeling in tho countryside.

Felt Nervous Over Condition.

"I always felt that I was very ig

norant of what was going on in the

cellars of Dublin and I was exceeding

ly nervous about that. .1 had heard

that the castle was to be taken.

"Steps wore taken to deal with

these reports but nothing came of

them, and I should bo very curious to

'hear if anybody knew this thing was

going to happen.

"I had very decided views. So

much so that I had conferences with

Generals Kitchener and French on

March 20 and March 27 to persuade

them to send more soldiers to Dub

lin." nn

FLETCHER ASSIGNED

TO NAVY BOARD

Washington, May 19. Admiral Flet

cher will bo assigned today to tho

navy general board to succeed Rear

Admiral Badger retired, when on

June 19 ho surrenders command of tho

Atlantic fleet to Admiral Mayo.

PAYS TRIBUTE TO

AUSTRALIAN DEAD

! . Lfr7ftiar

Prime Minister Hughes.

Mr. Hughes, prime minister of

Australia, sent the following "Anzac

Day" message to the newspapers of

the Commonwealth: "With a full

heart, the Australian nation today

pays tribute to its heroic dead. We

grieve with those who loved them,

but glory in the manner of thnir

death. This is the tribute they

themselves would most have wishei

For gladly they faced and met death

that cy their sacrifice their country

and its liberties might bo saved." .

PREPARING 1916

G. 0, P. PLATFORM

ptrong Planks Favoring Ameri

canism, Military Prepared

ness and a Protective Tar

iff Being Considered.

OLD GUARD FOR ROOT

Progressive Party Planning

Convention Work Many

Delegations to Vote'

For Roosevelt.

Chicago, May 19. Preparation of

the Republican plntform which will be

submitted to the national convention

next month had statted, according to

Fred W. Upham, chairman of the local

committee on arrangements for the

convention, who returned from New

York today after a conference with

Chairman Hilles and other members

of the Republican national committee.

Strong planks favoring American

Ism, military preparedness and a tariff

for the protection of American indus

tries, it Is said, are among subjects be

ing considered. The plank on Ameri

canism and military preparedness

will, it is declared, be sufficiently

strong to meet every reasonable de

mand of Progressive Republicans, ac

cording to reports received here.

Old Guard For Root.

"I talked with nearly all the 'old

guard' leaders In the east and left

New York convinced that Ellhu Root

Is tho most favored candidate for

president in tho Atlantic states," said

Mr. Upham. "IIo will have a majority

of the delegates from New York and

the other eastern states on the early

ballots, but the leaders aro still figur

ing and have not decided whether

they will be able to nominate him. If

Root is not nominated I think a west

ern man will bo chosen.

"One of the most prominent mem

bers of tho 'old guard' told me that

he felt certain that Roosevelt would

not receive more than eighty votes on

the first ballot. I think Hughes best

chance will bo as a compromise can

didate in the event the convention

runs more than five days."

Nominating speeches for presiden

tial candidates may be limited to ten

minutes each, and seconding speech

es to five minutes for each candidate,

acordlng to present plans.

Mr. Upham aaid the local committee

had received more than 60,000 appli

cations for convention tickets.

Tickets for the convention are bring

ing from $50 to $250 each.

Progressive Party Plans.

O. K. Davis, secretary of the Pro

gressive party national committee as

sumed charge today of tho plans for

the party national convention to be

held at the Auditorium June 7.

"Our principal difficulty thus far

is to find seats for those who want

to attend our convention," said Sec

retary Davis. "Most of the states

have elected double or triple delega

tions while several have chosen four

times the number of delegates fixed

by the official call."

"Is Colonel Roosevelt coming to Chi

cago for the convention," he was ask

ed. "Not that I know of," said Secretary

Davis.

F. P. Corrick, Progressive state

chairman of Nebraska, said ho had in

formation that tho entire delegation of

fourteen from Washington and at

least six of the eight delegates from

South Dakota to the Republican na

tional convention would vote for Col

onel Roosevelt for president on the

first ballot. I

GENERAL HERNANDEZ WITH ARMED I

FORCE IS MOVING TOWARD BORDER I

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Alleged Political and Military Free Lance Approaches Rio H

Grande From South With Total of 500 Men Intent Is H

Unknown General Allowed Glenn Springs Raiders H

to Pass Through His Lines Without Molesta- 0 H

tion Regiment of U. S. Cavalry From H

Below Border Rides Into Columbus. H

Marathon, Tex., May 19. Rosalia

Hernandez, with three hundred arm

ed followers is camping at Rancho de

Enclnillas, near Laguna de Jaco, 165

miles south of the border and forty

miles south of where the American

expeditionary force camped yesterday.

According to reports, Hernandez has

a total of 500 men under his com

mand in the Immediate vicinity of his

headquarters.

Hernandez is alleged to be a mili

tary and political free lancer and

does not subject himself or his fol

lowers to the dictums of either Car

ranza or Villa. It is not known for

certain whether the Glenn Springs

and Boqulllas raiders were connect

ed with his band but It Is said that

ho made no efforts to apprehend them

upon their retreat through his lines.

Sibley Moving Slowly.

It was said here today that Colo

nel Sibley's expeditionary column is

expected to reach Boqulllas lato Sat

urday afternoon unless he Is advised

by his superiors to remain on Mexi

can soil, or Is reinforced with more

cavalry. Major Langhorne with the

Eighth cavalry Is trailing slowly be

hind Colonel Sibley and may not

reach the border until late Sunday

or early Monday morning.

It is not known what disposition

will be uade of the troops of the

second punitive expedition in tho

event it is deemed advisable to with

draw them to American territory, un

less they are used for patrolling the

river In the Big Bend country. There

aro still many unprotected points

along the Rio Grande in the Boqull

las section where bandits from Mex

ico could raid with impunity and he

safe from pursuit for many days.

Clemency Is Denied.

Phoenix, Ariz.,. May lg.The state

board of pardons refused again today

to interfere in the case of Francisco

Rodriguez, convicted of, murder and

it was stated ho probably would-be

executed late today.

Villa Under Assumed Name.

El Paso. Tex., May 19 Francisco

Villa is operating south of Parral un

der an assumed name, according to a

story current in Chihuahua and

brought here today by travelers from

that city.

According to this story a report had

come from Parral that the bandit us

ing the name of Augustln Garcia,

which he employed at times In the

daj's before he became a military lead

er, had gathered a force of 200 men

In the neighborhood of Borjas. Tho

bandits have been committing num

erous depredations, according to the

reports.

El Paso, Tex., May 19. General

Gavlra, Juarez commander, said to

day that his investigation had devel

oped that while several customs

guards were on hand yesterday when

Sergeant Harry Furman, of the Twen-

ty-UlirU UUilUlljr, naa rmicu vutj un

man was concerned in the shooting.

This man is under arrest while In

vestigation of the killln gcontinues.

He declares that he grabbed the

brldlo of Furman'8 horse, bringing

him to a halt, and that the American

opened fire on him. The Mexican

then returned the fire, he says.

Army men said today they could

not understand how, if Furman fired

first, he could have missed his ma,n

at such close quarters, as he was a

good shot

A telegram was sent to Furman's

relatives In Brooklyn today asking

what disposition of the body is desired.

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COWBOYS BREAK

UP BANDIT GANG

Twenty-five Mexican Em

ployes of Hearst Ranch, Kill

Fifteen, Wound One and

Capture Six.

Field Headquarters, near " Naml

quipa, May 19, via Wireless to Colum

bus, N. M. Twenty-five Mexican cow

boys from the Hearst ranch at Babl

co'ra broke and scattered a newly

formed gang of bandits near Madera,

about a week ago, killing fifteen,

wounding one and capturing six, ac

cording to news roaching here today.

The band had been organized by

Atezutro Domlnguez and Pedro Cas

tillo, who announced their enmity

for Americans and Carranzlstas. Fol

lowing tho theft of a number of horsos

from the Hearst ranch for mounts,

they began a sort of guerilla warfare.

Ranch Employes Surprise Bandits.

Employes of the ranch surprised

tho bandits in camp near the ranch

Viojo. The six taken prisoner were

delivered to Carranzistns authorities

In Madera.

Among the dead wore Dominguez

and Castillo, the toll bringing the num- H

ber of Villista slain up to nearly 250 H

since the American punitive expedi- H

tion was sent across the border about

nine weeks ago. H

The cowboys captured .thirty horses, H

a number of rifles and other booty. jH

PRESBYTERIANS I

TAKE TIRST STEP I

Plan Inter-Denominational H

Evangelistic Organization to H

Put Revivals of Country H

on Efficiency Basis. M

SALARIED EVANGELISTS H

Much Criticized Thank Offer- H

ings to Be Eliminated IH

Churches and Non-De- H

nominational Lay H

Board to Direct H

Atlantic City, N. J., May 19. By H

the adoption of a recommendation of- , jH

fered by its permanent committee on H

evangelism today, the 128th general IH

assembly of the Presbyterian church H

took the first step in the establish- H

ment of a proposed intcr-denomina- H

tional evangelistic organization H

which will put religious revivals the H

country over ,on an efficiency basis H

under the immediate direction of the H

church In America, and an advisory H

non-denominational lay board. H

Tho plan when carried to its con- H

elusion will make evangelists salaried H

members of an evangelistic commit- H

tee of all the churches. The evangel- H

ists will be assigned to certain dis- H

tricts that need them. This arrange- H

ment will eliminate the much criti- H

cised thank offering at the end of jH

revivals. H

The evangelistic merger of the H

churches is provided for in a resolu- H

tion to co-operate with the Federal H

council of the church of Christ in IH

America to develop t systematic con- H

trol of evangelistic work. Within the H

next six months this resolution or its H

counterpart will be adopted, it is H

promised, by each of the twenty-six H

denominations in. the federal council. H

Members of a lay board will be H

chosen by the church committee. The IH

theological branch of the work will

be under the direction of the church. H

committee. IH

GERMANY NOT TO I

ANSWER WILSON I

Only Remaining Cause of H

Friction Is Case of Von Igel H

Papers Still Being H

Washington, May 19. Germany con H

sidering the submarine controversy H

with the United States closed, has M

determined to make no response to H

the last American note upon the sub- H

ject. Information to this effect is H

contained in confidential advices re- H

celved here from Berlin. H

It was indicated at the state de- H

partment when the note was sent H

that the United States did not feel a H

reply was necessary and that should , IH

ono not be forthcoming this govern- IH

ment would consider Germany had IH

acquiesced, H

With the apparent end of the sub- H

marine crisis and Germany's adraonl- H

tion to her citizens in tho United H

States to obey local laws, German of- jH

ficials feel that the only remaining H

cause of friction is the case of Wolfo , H

von Igel, former secretary to the re- j jH

called German military attache, ar- jH

rested in New, York in connection IH

with a plot to blow up the Welland M

Count von Bernstorff has asked for H IH

tho return of papers taken from von IH

Igel, but the request so far has been IH

refused by the state department. IH

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MOUNT ETNA AGAIN ACTIVE! IH

London, May 19. 2:04 a. m Mount jH

Etna Is again active, according to a H

Rome dispatch to the Exchange Tele- H

graph company. A now crater 315 H

meters wide, has opened. IH

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Sixty miles of thread woven from 4 vM

the fiber of a species of Italian nettle IH

-weigh but two and a half pounds. jH

I May Festival at State School for Deal and Blind Has Been Postponed On Account of Rain I