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TU IC M'MTKH \\ ATl ILMAN, KetAbJ Consolidated Aur. 2,1 JAPANESE MOVE SOON. ANNOt \. I MI VI OK INTERVEN? TION IN sllH IUA EXPECTED IN WASHINGTON. Congress of Russians Scheduled lo Mevt Vctcrday Hut No News of Convention Reaches I'uited States ? it..i/U\ Clxangvs Tm*ti<'* Too Lsstgy Washington, March 14.?Japan's avowal of her Intention to intervene In Siberia ami the announcement of the courses to he taken by the Cnlt Od States ami other governments1 aligned against the central powers are expected to follow closely upon the adjournment of the Russian con m of Soviets called to meet to? day at MOOOOW, official Washington and diplomats here still retain faint hope that the warring factions of Russia may yet rejoct the German peace terms signed at Hie <t-Lltovsk, but ulmost all information that has reached here indicates that the light? ing spirit of the disorganized people is too wounded o r?siat. The state department tonight was still without official knowledge of the presidents message of sympathy and promise of aid addressed to the Rus? sisn people thiourb Uli congress. Word that the soviels actually had convened also was lacking. Home little encouragement was found in the altered attitude of Trotaky, former Rolshevik foreign Minister, a* reported by Ambassador Francis. The anthussador said Trot? aky had been n/.ioted as saying that he fu.oi?'d putting the army under "Iron discipline" and continuing the fight ngairst Germany. This change In mind is boNovod here to have come too late. Failure of the Soviets to endeavor to muster the nrength of Rusr.la ugainst flgfsagsjj probably will bring t-> ar IWUdslH conclusion the nego? tiate n -???neernlng Japan's Interven Usn. MANY TRAITORS IMlKTKD. Thirl *? four Industrial Workers of the World I nder Arrest. Wichita. Kuns.. March 15.?Federal Indictments were returned here today against thirty-live alleged members of the InduMti w I Workers of the World. With one exception the In? dicted men -re now under arrest, and some QjOTl been interned for the period of the wor. MCCIl < OTTON < ONSl MED. Census Bureau Announces Total Cs4s! During Seven Months. ffssdlhliinri March 15.- -Cotton consumed during February amounted |g 119,1 tl running bales, and for tho i- i^f seven months the total was tit,000 bales, the census bureau an? nounced todav. The imports of eot ton during February amounted to t -* :. bales, compared with 56,000 OSJ aifo. There were nearly m half million more cotton spindles active In February, 101S, than last February* slEZE GERMAN TRENCHES, -r French 4sH0jS**1 and Ibdd (.round in < hampotfiie District. Berlin, March 15.?Mrotlg French detachments gained a footing >es terday west of Nunoy road on the '.eiinan CfOWS PfhSOO'l front <? 'ham - pugriH distixt) any a today's army hond?|uarters statement. slHFs IN COLLISION. Iwcntv-sU IVrsnns Missing as Result of Atcldcnl. London, March 15.?Twenty-six ii lost I ?' llM result oi I < ol 11 si on be t we e 11 I ii. vnl vessel and the Hrltuth Bteamei it ithmore. M<?Mi?W BECOMES <\PIT\I.. t?w Capital Itewtorod to IHssHsosi M II? Id I.OIIK Ago. Moscow. Thursday. MOfOn 1C?This City bus again become the OOsOMtl capital of Russin. It was IVtei the Gr*ut who moved the M? :?t ol Kovei n intuit fron? Moscow to l'et i ourad. i'o|*nhiiii< n. Muri h 15.?Men in the workshop* or the Austrian railways struck and refund to obey the or ders or' the OlINtsry to return to work, the llerllu l^okal Anlieger elates The stiike is reported to he spreadim* to other factories. Petrograd. Thursdav. March H All Russian Congress of Soviets, meetlni; nt M oscow today, by a vote of IrVl to to decided lo ratify the ponce treaty with the central powcis. kfeed April, 18*0. "Bn (net aj 881. 81 TANKER SINKS SUBMARINE. I -BOAT SENT TO BOTTOM IN BRISTOL CHANNEL. Aim of of Qn Crew had at First, But; Shrapnel Shell I Inally Fssds Mark. - An Atlantic Port, March IT.?At the end of an hour's battle between a tier man submarine and an American tank steamer, the Paitlsboro of the Vacuum Oil Company, which a-rived here to-, day. the u-boat was apparently sunk, according to officers of the American vessel. One of the crew on the tanker was' wounded by a shell fired by the sub- i marine. Two other shots struck the American ship, which was not serious ly damaged. The tight took place In Bristol Channel on February 24. The tanker tried to escape and was pursued. Af? ter the American vessel had been in torpedo range lor some time without any attempt being made to sink hot in this way, the u-boat began shelling her. The tanker halted and gave bat? tle. The officers said the shrapnel ?hell? fired by the American gun crew either fell short or passed over the u l.oat for a time, but tlnally orte struck the submarine fairly in the center and she disappeared immediately. L KB MANS ON THE MOVE. r Too Busy Carrying Off Bodies From No Man's Land to Stand up and FlKht. With American Army in France. Thursday, March 14 (By the Asso-' elated Press).?One of the American patrols last night encountered an ene? my patrol in No Man's I^an<l in the TOQl sector nnd opened tire. The Ger? mans lied, carrying with them several bodies supposed to be of men killed or wounded. They were so busy get? ting u'vay thit there was only a feeble reply to the American tire ami none of the American patrol was in? jured. Two enemy airplanes Hew over the American lines during the night, one (b opping flares as signals, j The American artillery continues to do effective work against the enemy Hues and silenced a battery which was tirimr big shells in its direction from ft point In the rear of Sonnanl wood. Several other places where activity was observed also were shelled. New German troops have entered the line in front of the Americans. Apparently they have been told they are opposite Americans because many times the new arrivals have been seen observing their opponents curiously through held glasses. In the intermittent bombardments at various parts of the American sec? tor considerable nuinbers of mustard phosgene and chlorine shells were used. American aerial observers in the rear of the lines have been formed into a squadron under command of a French captain. Charles S. Gordon of Iowa, the first man wounded in the Luneville sector, has been awarded the cross of war. BAKUM ET E F F HEARD PROM. Bnsslan Ambassador Denounces Ac? ceptance or German Peace. Washington, March IS.?Russia's acceptance of German peace terms was denounced by Boris Bakhmoteff. the Busslan antbasador, who last No? vember formally repudiated the Bol? shevik! government, M. Bakhmeteff said the Condition! imposed by Ger? man.',' threaten the existence and inde? nt ndenee of the country. Hs declares the Busslan embassy will oontlnus to advocate cooperation with the allies in the war ?m Germany. INCREASE ship OCTPFT. southern Commercial < ongicss to Launch \oi l\ c t ampalgii. Baltimore. March It, The South? ern Commercial Congress, which held a meeting here today, wdl launch an letlVC. campaign to inerease the out? put of Southern net Raatern ship yarda Delegates are attending ths meeting from all Southern States 'i hr meeting olosss tonight. \\ Mm POWER l l <.ls \ i ion Ilonas Begins Henri sum on t%dmlnl*a (radon's lull Washington, .March 1^ Open hearings on water power- legislation, whisk will afford opportunity for ? full explanation of the administra? tion's prOPOSSd bill, were begun today by lits house Interstate commerce < ommlttee. id Fear not??et ?0 the ends Thon Ali JMTER, 8. On WEDNEI INCREASE IN FREGHT RATES. A(TI()X ALLOWED IX COMMOD? ITY SHIPMENTS. South Affected Only by Shipments to ami I Vom Specified Territory. Washington, March 15.?A general increase of about 15 per cent, in com? modity rates was granted today by the, interstate commerce commission to j railroads east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac Riv-, eis, supplementing ?'t similar inerease: allowed last June in class rates. The order applies only to articles shipped In large quantities such as coal, brick, grain, foodstuffs, oil, j stone, cement, lumber and other sta? ple products shipped under the com? modity classification. The new rates will go into effect as soon as railroads file new tariffs, probably within a feto weeks. The action will odd about $5S,-000, <k'0 to revenue of the Eastern roads, although it will not actually increase their earnings since the sum will re? vert to the government on the system of common operation, and railroads will be paid on the basis of a fixed compensation outlined in the railroad bill just passed by congress. The rail? road administration is not directly re? sponsible for the raising of the rates action on which was taken six months ago. Southern territory is not affected except for shipments originating lr. the East or destined for that section. In general today's order of the com? mission allow increases averaging 15 per cent, in rates not raised by the commission's decision last June 27 in the 15 per cent, case, which has been pending for many months. In addition to ordering the general increase in commodity rates, the com? mission took special action in ,'i num? ber of pending cases oloaoly related to the 15 per cent, case and consid? ered in conjunction with it. increas? ing rates in most eas"s. The commission ordered that in raising the whole scheme of commod? ity rates, existing differentials or rela? tionship between cities or districts be preserved. This provision will serve to maintain present relationships un? der the long and short haul laws. Western and Southern roads had planned to await action in the Rastern commodity case before asking in? creases for themselves. Now that, the government controls the railroads, ac? tion affecting these sections will be taken only by direction of the rail? road administration. Southern lines I had not asked increases. HARTSYIT.LE CHIEF KILLED. .lohn O. Eoltiom, Policeman, Shot by J. II. GuUcdge on Sunday. Ilartsville, March 17.?Ilartsville was shocked today when John O. Fol sr m, chief of police, a genial and poi> j uiar officer, was shot and instantly i killed this morning on the street near j the building in which is the office of the plant of the Pedigreed Seed Corn i pony by J. H? Oulledge, overseer of jthe farms of J. L. Cokcr & Companv, who surrendered himself to the au? thorities' and was taken to Darlington and turned over to Sheriff Register. The killing occurred between O.fcO and 10 o'clock this morning and r s there is little passing on Sunday on the street on which the tragedy o*' lined nothing is known as to what happened or what words passed be? tween the men prior to the shooting. If appears that Gulledge met Folsum at the lire department headquarters and that the two rode off together In the chiefs ear; parties had seen them passing just a few- minutes before the shooting. The body of Mr. Folsojn was found on the ground beeide his automobile. The door of the oar was open. It If not stated whether the fatal shot* were tired while Mr. l-'olsoni was at he steering whel or as tie wan alighting from the car. Parties hear? ing the shots said that there WOI'C Tour tired at close range. The bod was taken inside the Pedigreed Seed Company's building and the Inquest was held, beginning at iu.:io. Mr. Folaom wan elected ohlef of po? lice several months mho and was gen? erally liked. Gulledge came here ;i lew scars ago from Pngelund and ha - been employed by J. I* Coker A Com i>:. ny as a n ovei seoi . The dead man leases a wife and two married daughters Gulledge has i wife ami three small children. Washington. March Is The ad? ministration's war finance corporation bill, already passed by the senate, was before the home Again today. The leaders are confident of reaching it Dual voto this week. tust at be thy Country'*, Thy God's ? SDAY, MARCH 20, 1911 AMERICANS HOLD TRENCHES. GAIN IN LUNEVILLE SECTOR MARKS FIRST PERMANENT ADVANCE. Sweatern Discarded by Sammies for First Time Since I^nst Summer. With tho American Army in France, March 14.? (By the Associat? ed Press)?American troops in the. Luneville sector have occupied and! are holding enemy trenches northeast' of Badonvillers, which they forced the Germans to abandon through re i cent raids and concentrated artillery tiro. The trenches have been consoli? dated wdth ours. This, though a small forward j movement, marks the first permanent j advance by the American army In Prance. The consolidation of the trenches enables the Americans and ? French to operate from higher ground than heretofore. The Germans made only feeble at? tempts to retake the position, but each time were repulsed. Sunshine nt Last. With American Army in France, Tuesday, March 12.?(By the Asso? ciated Press).?After weeks of rain, (snow, wind and murky weather there came to the American front toda.y its J first bath of genial spring sunshine, j Tho skies were cloudless, and In the moderate temperature that prevailed sweaters were discarded by the men lor the first time since last summer, while In the villages where they are billeted and In the, cantonments in the training area, the camps were decorated with rolls of bedding being given an airing. Men and horses basked in the sunshine in the streets and on the hillside?a grateful ex? perience after the winter damp chill. Bverywhers one could see equip? ment hung out to dry, tent Haps and hut Windows open and hospital pa? tients breathing the sweet spring air. Meanwhile, the transport was being expedited by the rapidly-drying roads. HUNS SHELL AMERICAN SECTOR I With French Allies, Per*ning*i Men Hold Trenches Subjected to Hears Artillery Fire. I With Am< rlcan Army In Prance, j Friday, March 15 (By the Associated [Press),?The American troops in the rector east of Luneville, in conjunc? tion with the French, are still hold? ing the enemy trenches northeast of Badervillers, although the German? have made another attempt to drive them out with artillery. Shells, most of them heavy and some of them of the 12-inch type, have pounded the positions intermittently, but the Americans and their allies have held on. Consolidation of the position has been continued and the series of op? erations In this particular part of the sector has brought the French lines up on a front of nearly three miles. The parapets have been turned to j wards the enemy and dugout en j trances have been changed, and new dugouts have been built to protect the men. Tonight it appeared as if the enemy would abandon his attempt, to drive out the Americana and French, realizing that this is an almost hope? less task. No infantry activity has developed so far in the sector. MRS. HIRSCH GUILTY. ! Convicted of Attempting to Extort Five Hundred Thousand Dollsrs From Mayor Asa G. Candlcr. Atlanta, March 10.?Conviction of attempting to extort $500,000 from Mayor Asa G. Candler, and sentenc? ed to serve one year in jail and pay a line of $1,000, Mrs. Margaret A. Hirsch, wife of an insurance man. i late today returned to her cell in the county jail, which she has occupied since her Indictment a month ago, I Counssl for the defense announced n motion of appeal would i>o made la j ter and bond was llxed at $3,000. The case was given to the jury late this afternoon and a verdict was re turned In 26 minutes, Mrs. Hirsch re? ceived the vertiicl of guilty cn,ml.". betraying no signs of emotion, rthe remained sealed while Judge Mill pro? nounced eentenee and al tbe eondu slon looked up and minl l haven'I word I <? sn y " Stockholm, March 10.- An attache of the American legation but today for Finland, carrying n formal pro? test from Minister Munis to General Munnorheliu, the commander of the government forces, against the attest by Germans on the Aland islands of Henrj Crosby Emery, and h demand is made ?>n the Finnish government lo secure the release of ESmery. w? Truth'*." THE TRTJ1 BATTLE PLANES READY. ADEQUATE PROTECTION IN AIR BY JULY. Virtually Full Memlcrship of House Military Committee Given War Secrets. Washington, March 15.?American built battleplanes will be in France by July in sufficient quantities to insure 'adequate air protection of the sectors ! then held by American troops. This statement rests on the highest au? thority and was nu^de tonight with full recognition of all failures and disappointments that have hampered the development of the air program. Figures of the aviation situation as well as facts and figures on every oth j er branch of the government war preparations were la d today before Virtually the full membership of the house military conm itiee. Yeserday tin y were disclosed to the senate com? mittee. Acting Secretary Crowell again presided at the session at the war department where the new policy j : of taking congress directly into the ' confidence of the executive branches i of the government was launched. ' The comment of Representative Kahn (California), ranking Republi? can member of the house committee, expressed the sentiment of the house members on the new policy. He said lit means teamwork by the whole gov , eminent on the enormous problems that face it. The figures revealed to the committee the immediate current demands of the war program and the progress being made in meeting them, he added, made it cle.-.r that the coun? try was still unawake nod to the enor? mity of its undertakings. Mr. Kahn predicted that great results could be looked for from now on if the wcekl\ conferences with the legislative COIU mitee are continued. It w;is disclosed to the committee members that the avi ition program U far short of what it had been hoped ' for. Figures estimating that deficiencj in percentage that have been quoted however, were shown to be wrong . The actual delay can be figured onl! . in point of time. The airplane pro I duct Ion program today is substantial ' ly <;o days behind what had been hop ed for by the most sanguine officials The foreign contracts which were tc have provided the Initial fightim eqiupmenl for Qeneral Pershlag's all forces are still further behind. Then is every prospect, however, that som< of the delay will be mftde up. Even should the fiO days' lost time stand, however, and even thougli i there should be no deliveries o i th European contracts, General Tersh ing will receive a considerable num? ber of American built planes by Juiv. Estimates of the time required to gel a completed battleplane from the fac? tory In the United States to the front I have been placed at 1H> days. The war department now Is concentrating its efforts of reducing that period with l bright prospects of cutting it in half. Speeding up efforts art; being directed elso at every other element in the air? craft program. FOUR THOUSAND BOYS WANTED. -. South Carolina's Quota Named to Campaign for Working Reserve for Farmen?. Washington, March 17.?Quotas of boys which each State is to furnish In the campaign to enlist a boys' working reserve of 250,000 for the farmers, which opens tomorrow, was announced by the department of labor tonight. In includes: Georgia. Alabama and Virginia. 8, 000 each; North Carolina and Arkan? sas, 7,000 each; Soutl Carolina, I, jOOO; Florida, 2.r?oa; Kentucky, 11,600; Oklahoma. 11,000, and Texas, 2G.000. AUSTRIA REDUCING ARMY. _ I Old Men arc Being Released From Active Service. Amsterdam, March iv -Vienna dis? patches say that the demobilisaion of three oldest landsturni lines serving with the Austrian forces will begin Im? mediately. MORE CONCRETE slln?s. Ten lu Be Rtlill al IUgJSSSj ?< k, f?a., ? Ninety-day CSSSSUSSS. Boston, March in.?The munching ?>n the Pacific const of ? concrete ship by the Liberty Bhlbhutld ng Com pan) was announced here today. The keel for the flrsl ??i ten three thousand ton concrete ships hws been laid at Brunswick, <;a The contract calls for the delivery of the tust ship within three months and the balance .it the rate of one per week thereaf? ter. i sour xtoN, Ftrtintm *???, vmm, Vol. XLVI. NO. 10. CONCRETE SHIP LAUNCHED. PACIFIC coast YARD TORNS OCB bi<; ship. < laini ^ladc That Vessels of This Cons< nctlon Can ?>c Turned Out More Rapidly and at Let?? Cost Than Btthor Steel or Wooden Ships, A Paoiflc Port, March 14.?So suc? cessful was the launching here today of the larger reinforced concrete ships, that builders announced they immediately would begin construction I of 50 similar ships of larger size and ; expocte \ that all would be complet I ed Within 1 S months. Six weeks from the day concrete was poured into the forms, the 7,900 ton sh'p, christened "Faith" took the water. Hngireers declared themselves so satisfied with the launching that it would be unnecessary in their opinion to give the Faith a trans? pacific towing tryout as intended, j Every step of the construction has I been WO ehed by the government. The I vessel i. :JL'0 feet between perpen 'dieulars. 4 l.?i feet wide and 30 I deep, and when loaded will draw 24 i feet of water. Her displacement will be 7,'.?<!<) tons and she will have a car? rying capacity of 5,000 tons and make ten or eleven knots an hour with I triple expansion engines furnishing j 1,700 horsepower. She Is ten times 'larger than any concrete boat now on record in this country. Advantages claimed for the new vessel are that concrete construction i j does nor interfere with steel construc? tion, p] y of concrete can he had; concrete essels can be built for the present cost of wooden vessels; con? crete vessels of 7,500 tons can be launched within *m days after work ?tarts; while the cost of the "plant" Ibi "as $:ir.,000 to $500,000" compared I with ? stool shipyard. ! "When the first steel vessels were I built, per pie said they'd not float, or If 1 they did they would be too heavy to ' he set .iceable," said W. Leslie ? IComyn, president of the concern, ? which bi.ilt the boat. "Now they say t the same thing about concrete. But *lall the engineers we have taken over ? this boa including many who said it ? was an impossible undertaking, now ? agree th ' it is a success." ? The Poor of the vessel is ahcut four i and one-half inches thick; the side four Incites, with a great steel shoe ! down the bOW, Imbedded in the con ' cretc are 540 tons of steel; a continu? ous basket work of welded steel mesh, ? j and hundreds of heavy Iron bars, also l welded together. A watertight wood flooring resting on the Vjttom beams constitut ng the double b -torn of the vessel. No pro? vision is nade for water ballast, ths theory b* ng that the vessel will j travel without be Heer, riding safely with her heavy bottom. Six concreto j bulkheads divide the raesei. The 1 j main dec!; is wood laid on concrete .stringers; the shelter deck is con I concrete. The dead weight is put at 609 tons more than that of 0 steel vessel of like capacity. The vessel Will burn oil, using 160 barrels a day :and her reinforced concrete tank will carry 30 days' supply. PEXXSYl VAXIA TRAIN WRECK ED. - j Rrg DoulsVll in op on Cars in n Deep Cut. I _ Efarrisburg, Penn., March 15.?The Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Chicago ESxpreea o the Pennsylvania rail? road was Struck by boulders while ! passing through a deep cut early this morning. Ths rocks wrecked two sleeping ears, killing two women and Injuring IB It is estimated that one o< the roil s Weighed twenty tons. It will be aecsosery to use dyiminito I to remove t from the 1 racks. The t oi cars} 1 ?e officials said, prevented a heavy los of life. LABOR FOK shipyards. - \ oltuitecrs Will Not Bo Called la Large Bfamoera Vow. Washington, March 15.?Men who have volunteered for shipbuilding will not be called in largo numbers for some time, (he department of labor announced today. BATTl.F.s IN THi: AIR. British and Germans Active on the w .'stern Praest. London, Thursday March 14._ There was severe aerial lighting on the western front Wednesday be? tween large groups of British and German ma'Mnoa British airmen accounted ft 24 enemy machines. The official ; i.ition statement says live British n ivhines are missing;