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r )A • • V x/ ALL TESTIMONY IN AND CASE IS NOW READY FOR JURY. „ ' • v HVE MEN SAW HIM SLAV State Makes Strong Case—Defendant Admits Shooting at Boulware, Who He Says Had Shot at Him—Pleads Self-Defence — Threw Away His Piatol After the Slaying. " ■ , t * After being out two hours, the jury trying Erneat Isenhower returned a ▼erdict Friday afternoon at 3.30 o’clock of “not guilty.!’ The other Isenhower cases were continued until the April term of court. Every seat in the York court roonl was occupied when court convened at 9.40 Friday morning. Many persons were turned away by the bailiff be cause there was no place to se^t them. The York county court house audi torium will seat only about 240 per- ■ons. Before former Oov. Blease con cluded the argument of counsel for tba defense,’Judge Rice warned the audience against making'any expres sion or indication of approval or dis approval of anything that Oov. Blease or Solicitor Henry might say in their appeals to the Jury. Although the Jury have been con- flned in the court house three days, the members of the jury appeared quite fresh when they came into the court room at 9.45. Former Gov. Blease spoke ne hour and 10 minutes. He failed to inject politics into his remarks, as he was expected to do, but dealt with the facts in the case almost wholly. In conclusion he ,told the Jury that the state of South Carolina was watching them and waking their ver dict with intreest, not because of Ernest Isenhower or the latf of South Carolina, but because they were anx ious to see whether the 12 men would uphold the women of South Carolina. “Whether or not the law of South Carolina is binding or is waste paper was the question before the jury,’’ declared Solicitor Henry, who closed the argument of counsel for the etate. “You must try this case in accordance with the statute law and tha testimony," said Solicitor Henry. “If you disregard the law, then there is no safety in this country.” Solici tor Henry spoke about one hour. In his charge to the jnry. Judge Rice told that body they could not return a verdict on the grounds of the "unwritten law. ,T The Indictment was handed to the jury at 1 o'clock. After the dinner recess Thursday afternoon A. E. Hill, solicitor of the seventh judicial circuit, opened with argument for the state, and was fol lowed by A. L. Gaston of Chester, at torney for the defense. After Mr. Gaston, T. F. Me Dow of Tort, for the state, and John R. Halt of York, for the defense, respectively, pre sented their side of the case to the IW . . ;• . Each side was allotted two hours In which to present Its arguments. The following summaries of the testimony given on Wednesday and Thursday are taken from The News and Courier, to whom t!:ey were dis patched by Mr. L. H. Wannamaker rJt. These live witnesse declared they saw Isenhower shoot Boulware; A. Lee Scruggs, county treasurer; W. Vf. Turner, superintendent of educa tion; 8. Y. Rose. Georgo M. Clowney and A. W. Brice, all of Fairfield county. The testimony of these and other witnesses was substantially In agreement as to the circumstances surrounding the alleged shooting of Boulware by Isenhower, therefore a synopsis only of Mr. Scruggs’ testi mony Is given: Mr. Scruggs gave his version of the tragedy from the time Sheriff Hood and his deputies entered the Court House yard with the prisoner, Jules Smith, whom they had just brought from the State penitentiary by automobile, .* the last shot, which witness said he saw Ernest Isenhower fire at Boulware. , According to the witness, Sheriff Hood, his, prisoner and Clyde Isen hower, the latter a brother of the de fendant, had already been shot. Hood’s deputies and Smith had gone on up the steps into the Court House when Officer Boulware, who had been in the sheriff's party, was seen com ing down the steps. When Boulware was part of tR6 ward the steps and f.red point blank at Boulware, who stoppad suddenly, turned^around and went rapidly up the st4ps and into tho court room. Dr. J; E. Douglass of VVinnsboro testified that Boulware was shot about the middle of the abdomen; way down, said wttnossv iBcnUbwer, who was on tho ground, stepped to^tBoulwaro shot twice in quick succes- wss subsUnticlly that of otbet wlt- ne#sM. except that ha testified after the shooting that Itonlware pointed a piatol at Isenhower, who dodged around a post. O. R. Hagood, last witness of the day for the defence, Said he saw Ernest Isenhower “dodging around.” Oh Thursday the morning was con sumed In hearing testimony and the afternoon was given ovet 1 to the speeches of counsel; who were still at it when adjournment was taken until Friday. The defence put up their witnesses, including the defendant. After considerable argument and over the strenuous protest of the state, the court permitted ,.T B. Rabb, of near wlnnsboro, to repeat the alleg ed words of Clyde Isenhower after the latter was fatally wounded, in effect that Clyde Isenhower, who fir ed the first shot in the tragedy did not want to shoot Sheriff Hood, with whom he was on friendly terms, but wanted to kill the sheriffsTfrisoner, Jules Smith, the negro,charged with criminal assault and whose trial was imminent; that Clyde Isenhower ehot the negro—who died soon after- wirdfc; that Sheriff Hood then shot him in thb am, whereupon he’shot the sheriff. According to the wit ness, Clyde Is nhower stated after being shot that he felt God had direct ed him to kill the negro, that he was forgiven and was ready to enter an other world. The Rev. J. P. Isenhower, brother of Ernest and Clyde Isenhower, said Clyde told him he was "shot to pieces” and couldn’t live, charging witness to wind up his business af fairs and see that his daughter—: 'Clyde Isenhower’s only child—re ceived her father's life insurance. Witness declared himself and five brothers wero all personal friends of Sheriff Hood. 'Neither of these wit nesses testified regarding the actual shooting. Ernest Isenhower, the defendant, was on the stand obo hour and four teen minutes and was subject to a rigid cross-examination. Mr. Blease conducted the direct examination. Isenhower’s testimony in substance follows: Thirty years old. born in Fairfield county, lived there all his life, except for time sppnt elsewhere as school teadher. Taught five yeafs in Florence county near Lake City until last June. Had been at moth er's home, seven miles from Winns- boro, about ten days on vacation when tragedy occurred. -His wife died last April, and in discontinuing housekeeping among oihar effect* moved to his mother’s house from Florence county; was his thirty-eight calibre Smith and Wesson “special’' pistol. Defendant said he had been told of the negro Jules Smith's con nectlon with an alleged crime com mitted in April, and tpr which Smith was about to bo tried. Defendant arid on morning of trag edy he left home shortly after sun- rise; knew Smith's trial was to take placePbetore leaving homo he drop ped pistol In his pocket “for no rea son whatever” except it was possible something might occur to make his weapon useful; the negro might try to escape and he could aid In pre venting him. Coming down to the actnal trag edy, defendant said that when he got to Court House Sheriff Hood and party had already entered yard. Somebody called hit attention to Clyde Isenhower some distance away who had hie pistol oot, then saw Clyde put hand with plctol through bannlotera and shoot negro. Smith, who was ascending steps of Court House under guard of sheriff and depujles. Clyde shot negro once, then sheriff shot Clyde in arm. said defendant. A fusillade followed, during which Raleigh Boulware shot at him twice, one ball going through his coat. Boulware went on up steps, soon re turning with pistol pointed at de fendant, who then shot once, and doesn’t know whether or hot his bul let struck Boulware. He said ho knew Boulware about a year before the ohooting, having talked with him once, that they were friendly, that Boulware was one of Sheriff's party. Denied cursing as he shot at Boulware. Had nothing against Hood. Said he shot Boul- ware to save his own life after Boul ware fired at him twice. Said Clyde Isenhower was shot at least seven times. Defendant was ar rested several hours after shooting; was with wounded brother during in terim. First taken to jail, then to penitentiary and locked up until re leased on ball granted by Associate Justice Watts. On cross-examination by Mr. Mc- Dow defendant said ho was not in habit of carrying pistol, denied plan ning with his brother, Clyde, regard ing Smith case; Clyde never told him of any.purpose to kill the negro. Doesn’t know who fired last shot at Boulware; said he fired once; that SPEAKS OF PEACE GERMAN CHANCELLOR ANSWERS A SOCIALIST QUESTIONER DEFINES EMPIRES STAND Reichstag Discussion Sent to This Country by Wireless—Germany Ready tb lJsten to Fropoi Her Enemies, but Alake Move Towards That End. - Berlin refforts by wifeless a dis cussion of possible peace in the reich- stag Thursday.’ It begun, by the Socialist interpellation of Di*. Scheid- Rhlne and the creation of a greater Serbia, including Boenia. , j It was true, the chancellor con vhHied,' that there were some persons in tha countries at war with Germany who. took a > sensible position, but they were fn the minority, and thelf voices, like those of certain members of the English House of Lords, were unheard. Theories advanced by Germany’s enemies, he said; had lost their fbree. ReOpie had ceased speaking of a war of twenty years. The pretext that the war Js being waged for the pro tection of small nations bad lost its persuasive power in view of recent ■events ip Gcpece. “Small countries are in a serious plight since England ’haj been fight ing for them.’Vhe remarked. He dis- as He asked whether the British colonial secretary knew that of the 1,900,000 inhabitants of Alsace more than 87 per cent, spoke German as the-mother tongue. He askOd whether Poland belong ed to'Russia by right of .nationality, D1X1X.W7 Jjiifeiauu IAUJ ligl > ProposalsFrom i n 8 f° r them,’’.-he remarked. He d | cussed the princlpJe of nationality is Not .Willing to applied by Germany’s enemies. I maun, who asked:... , , , , . .. .. “Is the imperial chancellor ready wh ft h <5r this principle lost Its power to give information as to the condi-j y a ^ a PP lied t0 Ind | i a lions under which he would be will-1 Germany s enemies, blinded at the beginning of the wr.r, by false stories, excited by hatred, were now able, after military and diplomatic defeats, to clipg only to the idea of Germany’s annihilation. For this purpose there had beett invented the theory that Germany many who advocate dismemberment ^°“' d r ^f nr 8ta 7 f . ed wlt 0 h n of this country He protested also «*** c ® nor said ’ with P artl c ular em ' ing to enter into peace negotia tions?”.... Dr. Scijeldmann protested against the attitude of Lhose w^o dream of the anncxatidli x>f much territory, and spoke, with equal earnestness in de- Tninetstion of those enemies of Ger- against the crusade in foreign coun* tries in opposition to “Prussian mili tarism” because this conception was wrong, and f rthermore, because it was a matter which concerued no one but the Germ.-.ns themselves. The French ,he said, should abandon the idea of annexing Alsace and Lor raine. Although Germany had won enor mous successes with hqr armies, he continued, they had been gained at the price of heavy sacrifices. In view of the present situation the question of peace was important in all coun tries. The difficulty lay in. the fact that statesnien did not know how to begin negotiations, fearing srch a step would be considered a proof of weakness. In this connection Dr. Scheid- mann spoke of the statement made recently In the English House of Commons by Baron Courtney that the British govcrnmdnt should show Itself ready ty accept any sugges- Aiens wMeh-wtraid wnd tire ■war. He referred to the attitude of Italian Socialists and to the utterances of Count Andrassy, former Hungarian premier. Ho asserted that according j>hasls: “We all agree that our food sup plies are sufficient, that the only im portant question is distribution. The economic unit stretching from Arras Into Mesopotamia can not be crush ed.”.. .. . . y ' As to copper, the chancellor de clared Germany had immense stores, sufficient for years and years. He spoke of Germany's success in pro ducing substitutes for certain arti cles, such as rubber. Referring to the discussion wheth er Germany’s enenijes would be able to bring greatly superior forces into the field, the chancellor mentioned the fact that France already has call ed to the colors the class of 1917, bringing into the war youth under the usual military age. The chancellor referred to the charge that members of the crew of a German submarine had been shot while defenceless by the crew of the British patrol boat Baralong, and said thfl EnglUh press had concealed the facts of this case from the nation. As he made these remarks the whole house arose as an expression of in dignation. Speaking of the guarantees of the to reliable private information the p 0 ,ui on of Germany in the future, to longing for peace .in France was gen eral. — - • Dr. Scheidemann Insisted that his remarks, like those of Baron Court ney, could not be Interpreted as a be included in the peace terms. Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg insisted that the longer the war is continued, with Increasing bitterness by Germany’s enemies, the greater is the need of aign of lessening strength, but were iUC h guarantee made in view of the fact that the war | - We do nftt fight In order to sub- was bringing Europe to the verge of jugat. oth . r nations. ’ he said “We ru *"- .. 'fight for the protection of our life The idea that It was possible to and liberty. For the German gov- starva Germany, he continued, should era men t the war has always been Be abandoned. According to the re- W hat it was at the beginning—a war cent cetnoa there were twenty mil- of defence for the German nation and lion swine and fifty-five million kilo- for her future. > grams of potatoes id Germany, which j “The war ran be terminated only proved there was sufficient food for by a peace which will give the certi- tude that war will not return. We The words of Emperor Wilhelm, all agree about that. Thfere lies and that for Germany this was no war of there always will lie the root of conquest, were recalled by the speak- strength." er. Inasmuch as Germany has de-1 Among the statements made by the fended her frontiers successfully, it I chancellor, which attracted attention, was proper to ask the chancellor for. was that the king of Bulgaria had Ing goods over seas. , Germany's task in the conquered portions of Russia, he said, had been partTcularlyJiard. on- account of con- dUjons prevanihg under Russian ad ministration. The efties were with out sewage facilities and their ad- mieistration had beqn in the hands of the Russian bureaucracy. The Germans had established self- government in Poland, whore the new form of administration was being put into effect with zeal and IbbeBiBenc 61 Germany hatf constructed more than four , thousand- —kRometres—about twenty-six hundred mile$—of roads. The schools had been reopened and were being taught, not in Russian, but in the mother tongue of the pppils. Technical high school had been rebpened. The chancellor 8a id .that as late as February the Russian government had declined to introduce the .Polish language in the university. In Belgium, he continued, attend ance at school had been made com pulsory. The Flemish language for mally suppressed, was now being used. Newspapers of the Entente nations, Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg continued, were full of sensational untruths about Germany, announcing in headlines: “Germany defeated, Germany at her end, Germany begs for peace.” Many other nonsensical reports have been published, such as the assertion that Emperor William was preparing for a solemn entry to Constantinople in order to dictate terms of peace'. Assertions epneernin^ Germany’s depression and Germany’s arrogance alternate in these reports, Vwhich are entirely, untrue..” - This campaign, he continued, be gan at the moment when the diplo matic efforts of the Entente in the Balkans broke down. “After these failures,” he said, “the Entente powers needed some thing in order to divert public at tention from their own miserable conditions ’’ , The cha. ellor urged the people of Germany to consider only the facts— the real situation in this country and on th4 fighting front. “Against the convincing power of the facts of our enemies are help less,’’ he said. “There is .nothing In our situation which could shake our confidence. “If our enemies now refuse to recognize the facta they will have to do so later." When the chancellor finished the whole chamber joined in an outburst of applause. mfsui AMERICAN SHIP FIRED AT BY AUSTRIAN SUBMARINE redeemed the promtM given after the second Balkan war, in which contest Bulgaria had borne the bruht of the fighting and then had been abandon- an expression in regard to conditions of peace. He declared that Germany insisted upon being treated as the equal of other nations and repudiat ed the idea that Germany hegemony ed by Russia. was the end in view. The present I Serbia then had received her re- moment. he declared, might become ward from Russia because the Ser- an historic once, since possibly Gor-' bian vanguard had advanced against many might gain the glory of having Austria-Hungary, the chancellor de- been the first to dare to speak of, dared, but to-day Bulgarian flags are peace. The chancellor replied: "As long as In the countries of our enemies | the guilt and ignorance of statesmen are entangled with confusion of pub lic opinion it would he folly for Ger- floating over reconquered Bulgarian soil. Serbia has been crushed and this is one more small country which has been sacrificed for the interest of the Entente allies. The Danube is free. Mon, second shot striking defendant’s coat; said Boulware was going up steps; that ho shot at Bouhvtire as latter was coming down steps with ■pistol in hand. Having no further use for his pistol, defendant said, he threw it behind some furniture Ut\ that the bullet, vVhich never was! Mr. Willingham's store; has looked located, had necessarily come from below where Boulware waa when shot. With one or tw-o exceptions the witnesses stated that Boulware had no weapon In his hand at any time during the shooting. Tilrner testified that Boulware, after being, shot, reached for his pistol, but did not draw it A. W. Brice testified that Boul ware drew a pistol after ho was shot by Isenhower antL Isenhower ran be hind a column No witness testified that Boulware drew a pistol or had one in his hand before lie was shot. Other witnesses besides those men- said they saw Isenhower shftot towaFikthe steps, blit could not tell at whom he W. C. Cathc&vt^former police chief Columbia, and recently; con- nectsd with the dlspdna^ry raiding squaaxjfi Charleston, was Uie first ^witness’ for tho defence. His mony had np direct bearing on t case. Judge Rice would not permit witness to>«ey whether or not Jules Smith made a statement to Catkcart m»d Hood at tha panltflntiSrv where the negro was confined a while for aafekeeplng. Cathcart was chief in Colambin ft the tlmr • F. L. Lot ban's story of the tragedy for pistol since, hut co.uldn’t find It. Doesn’t-know where it is. 7 > ^ The State-»put up one witness in reply, W. L. Haynes, poNceman at Winnsboro, who said he was related, to the Isenhowers, tha( he talked with Clyde and Ernest Isenhower, that Clyde said if' the negro was taken to his home he’d never come back. Witness said he told Clyde that Sheriff Hood stated.he would die before giving up ,his prisoner. Ernest Isenhower said witness de clared he didn't expect trouble, but If It came he’d “plug the _ many to tnr.kp peace proposals which the chancellor said, and the Turkish would not shorten, but would length- positions in the Dardanelles are firm- en the duration of the war. First er than evef before, although Mr. the masks must be torn from thoir , Asquith last sum me/ proclaimed their faces. ’' " imminent fall. "At present they speak of a war | "Thanks to the far-sighted policy of-annihilation against us. We have of King Ferdinand,” he continued, to take this fr.t into account. Theo-1 "a sfrong bridge has been construct- retically arguments for peace or pro- ed. uniting firmly the central powers posals of peace will not advance us,. with the Balkans and the near East, will not bring the end nearer. . j After peace has been concluded this ;‘lf our enemies make peace pro- bridge will not resound from the Message Received From Craiaer I>es Moines Explains Message of Loat Week. * Word from the cruiser Dee Moines was received Tuesday, at the navy de partment to the effect that the Amer ican boat sending a S. O. 8. call out last Saturday off Crete was the Stand ard Oil tanker Petrolite, which was fired on. oresumably by at. Austrian submarine. One man was wounded, advices stated. The dispatch from the Dee Moines came from Canea. Island of Crete, and reported that the following mes sage had been picked up Sunday: "American steamship Petrolite. Alexandria to New York, attacked by a submarine Sunday morning at six- twenty. longitude 32.25 north, lati tude 36.8 west One man not seri ously Injured.” The commander of the cruiser said he had obtained from the commander of the Petrolite the additional infor mation that the submarine which at tacked the American steamer flew the Austrian flag and “looked like a big cruiser.” The man who was wounded was struck a fragment of an explosive shell fired from the sub- maripe. The attack took place about there hundred and fifty miles west of Alexandria and Just off the western end of the island* of Crete, distant about one hundred and twenty miles. democratic national C0I VENTION IN MISSOURI CALL FOR WILSON AGAI National Committeemen Select Place for Convention—Endorse President ^ and Says Party Demands His Re- election—•-Gathering is vuiet—No " Funds Engendered. The- flefttocratic national conven tion of TMe-will be ue.d at st - beginning Wednesday, June j 4 - at neon The Democratic national com mittee Tuesday night choso the con vention city and adopted resolutions calling for the renomination and re- election of Woodrow Wilson as tho trusted, leader of national Democ- ^Chicago and Dallas contested with St. tools fo • the honor of the con vention but St. Louis easily led from the start and won on the second bal lot. When the trend of the voting was seen, Texas moved that the choice of St. Louis be made unani mous. (Dallas held second place on the first ballot but was displaced by Chicago on the second roll call. The result of the first ballot was: St. Louis, 25; DhMas, 14; Chicago, 43.1 On the second ballot the vote was St. Louis, 28; Chicago, 15; Dal las, 9. The majority tot St. Lqula was gained on this ballot, when John. T. McGraw arose near the end of the call and changed West Virginia s vote from Chicago v tb' the Missouri city. Then the choice was made T» v.i .. M * i V UJC iv 9 c! J Hats at prices less than J/ming specimens, repre- *avored, which will be jbe manufacturer’s cost. <ts that will make any [ are beautiful. ja sin- t going 1 our ■ $4.00 m i* n n 69c posals compatible with Germany's dignity and safety then we shall al ways he ready to discuss them. Fully conscious of our unprecedented mill-1 tary successes, we decline rosponsi- steps of marching battalions, but will serve the works of civilization and peace. The friendship now confirmed by fraternity in arms will then tie bility for the misery which now fills strengthened by the exchange of Eprope and the whole world. No one goods among nations. Rivalry will can say that the continuo the war he- then he limited tcpeaceful pursuits cause we still desire to conquer this of industry which f ster the evolu- or thfrt country as a guarantea.” I tion of nations and assist those coun- In these words the chancellor with' tr4es which are struggling for pro- inipassioneii voice stated jhe position gress. of the German government on the! The chancellor referred to attempts ques 011 of peace. Tfis remarks, were 0 f (|, e Kntente powers to improve c leered with great enthusiasm. J.their position in rhe Balkans by n lien I r von D^thmann-Hbllweg threats against <*reece. He said tho rose to repjy to the interpellation, Yer y nations which had raised a cry presented by Dr. Scheidmann, Social- against “Prussian militarism’’ now ist leader, silence fell oyer the house, . threaten.the Greek government with but was soon broken by nianifesta- the power of the British'navy.-Hav- MILITARY ACTIVITY CAUSE OF REQUEST FOR RECALLS first thing.” Witness sard he under stood defendant to refer to Sheriff Hood. Defendant had already de nied cursing or haying such conver sation with Haynes. This concluded the testimony. y- No Pressure Upon Greece. Vienna reports Friday: ilti Is Bu ttons of approval. Several times the deputies and galleries interrupted him with cheers. Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg began by saying that fn the countries at war with Germany thcr'e had been ing adopted this attitude they could not consistently Continue to pretend that Germany had acted improperly in invading Belgium'. — ~ “Why did not the Westminster Gazette tell this on August 4 of much discussion of the Socialist in- 1 1914?” the chancellor asked. Then terpellation, and that the knowledge the' whole world would have heart! that peacfTWas to be discussed in the | the trnth at the beginning of the war. reichstag had been a source of satis-1 Discussing the military situation, faction, to these countries. ; the chancellor stated, that German This was incomprehensible, in view , forces held strong advanced positions of the success won in the campaign in Russia, and that French and Brit- against Serbia, which ppened the road ! fth attempts to break through the to Germany’s Turkish allies and ( western front had failed, notwith standing fhe numerical superiority of Germany’s opponents there. On the Austro-Italian front. he said, the Aus trian and Hungarian forces were lonsing Explains to German Govern ment Reasons Why This Nation Wants Attaches to Leave. Secretary Lansing has communicat ed to (Jermany through Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, the reasons which caused the United States government to request the im mediate withdrawal of Capt. Karl Boy-Ed and Capt. Franz von Papon, respectively naval and military at taches of the embassy. In the communication, Mr. Lansing is understood to have stated that the paval and military activities of the attaches constituted the principal of fenses. It is said that there was no discussion of facts relating to the reasons for the state department’s re^ quest nor any disclosure oUthe de partment’s information.* Whether Germany expected *a dis cussion of the effect^ has] not been made public. Officials ..haVe been awaiting with interest to see wheth er the Berlin foreign office will be satisfied with the broad and general reasons. The opinion spems to pre vail that Germany might, with the reasons before It, instruct the ambas sador to send the attaches away With out further delay. In some quarters, hpwever, it was thought another com munication might come from Berlin. threatened the most .vulnerable point of the British Empire. £ Although this situation would ex plain a desire for peace on the part of Germany’s enemies, he declared, none of them had made overtures. Instead, they were clinging to the in tentions which they had announced publicly “with naive brutality” at the beginning 0/ the war. The chancellor then reviewed re cent utterances concerning conditions of peace made 1n countries opposed horltatively stated that ffte central powers have brought no pressure whatever to bear on G/eece. The view __ r _ ^ ^ is held that the position of Greece is to Germany, such as the handing very difficult and that the Greek gov ernment is endeavoring to preserve not only neutrality but complete In- defendence. over of Alsace and Lorraine -.to France, the annihilation of “Pruseian rcU la 0 HOKE DEMANDS ACTION Georgia Senator Wants Great Britain Called on to Halt.’ Senator Hoke Smith, in a vigorous holding fast and the only successes of speech in the Senate Friday, called the Italians had establish self-gov- 1 ernment in “towns which they had meant to capture. . The chancellor then took up the administration of the conquered ter ritories.' He said the economic life of Belgium was reviving slowly. The cool mines were almost as busy as in times of peace, having produced thirty-firo hundred thousand tons in the last three months. Belgian), he militarism,” the expulsion of the continued, was suffering bees use Eng- Turks, cession of the left bank of the land was preventing it from export- upon congress, to insist that Great Britain cease 'interfering wit^h the commerce of neutral nations. After quoting the state department’s pro test agalMjTthe British orders In council In wMch the United States assumed the task ot ehampionjng the integrity of neutral rights, the sena tor declared it was now up to con gress to determine what value it will be to the integrity Of neutral rights for the United States to hate become their champion. ^ ■ Store a f| 1 airman McCombs ware entirely without foundstion. He said that ho had worked harmoniously with Mr. McCombs In the pist and purposed toxwork harmoniously with him the future. Chairman McCoom.bs.also arose remark that tho Democratic commit^ tee would continue to work indefati- gably-for the .further succors of tho party. He declared the^-w was not a cloud on the Democratic horizon and that It was the duly of the committee to see that none should gather. • The committee wms confronted by two ronfests which threatened for a time to cause some feeling, but were settled in - a comparatively-short pe riod and the atmosphere peemingly was cleared. Urey Woodson of Ken- . tueky was seated in his contest with Gen. W. B. Haldeman of Louisville and Will R. King '-as seated’‘from Oregon in a contest.with W. H. East erly. * A part of the day was taken up in hearing the cause pf woman suffrage discussed by. representatives of suf fragist organlzrtions and by a body of women in opposition.,,The fom- ' mittee applhrded all the - speakers, but there was no effort to.place the members on record. The resolution indorsing the Wil-’ dbn administration and «fhe Demo cratic members, of the House, and ' Senate w.ho have helped to carry for ward his policies wrs adopted by a standing vote. It follows: w, “We congratulate the country on the splendid administration of W’ood- row Wilson. Under the most trying *• circumstances in our history he has ' steadfastly worked for the cause of peace and has averted war, without yielding one well recognized principle of international law, justice or hu manity. He has vindicated the rights of neutrals on the sea. He' has up held the best traditions 6f his high office and has discharged his trust with such signal fidelity, firmness and efficiency that he has w-on the confi dence and affection of the American people, regardless of politfeal afffllx^ta tions. His masterly handling 6t hotH9 national and International questions^ demands his renomlnatlon and re- election as the trusted leader of the national Democracy tu 1916: “We heartily commend the elfec- - tlve service of those distinguished senators and gepreseaUtivts In con- gress xVho have tirelessly and suc- ceasfully endeavored to assist the proaident in th* work of his admin- ’ Istratlon. ’