, BERLIN IGNORES VITAL
ISSUES: NEXT MOVE OF
WILSON IS UNCERTAIN
S Ignores Principle Wilson Said
“No Word or Act” Would
Be Omitted By U. S. to
f Have Observed.
NEW CLAIM ON LUSITANIA
Berlin Government Refuses to
Disavow Act or Accept Lia
bility For Loss of 100 .
American Lives.
OFFERS NOT SATISFACTORY
Unyielding Attitude Brings Dip
lomatic Negotiations to a
Crisis—No Action Is Ex
pected Before Tuesday.
Washington, D. C., July 12.—
A serious situation, fraught with
extremely dangerous possibilities,
once more confronts the govern
ment and the people of the United
L States as the result of the evasive
and disappointing reply of the
German government to the second
Lusitania note.
Though avoiding public com
ment on the reply today, high of
ficials did not attempt to conceal
their feeling that the reply was
utterly unsatisfactorj^. Filled in
the prefatory part with assur
* auces of high regard for America,
it fails to meet the issues raised
bv this government.
It fails to meet alike the chief
issue concerning the conduct of
submarine warfare with due re
gard to the legitimate rights of
neutral citizens, and it seeks to
shift the responsibility for the
Lusitania outrage.
Counter proposals. Indeed, the Ber
lin government makes, but when sim
mered down they amount, in fact, to no
concessions at all. since they say in
effect that Americans will be safe on
American ships and on neutral ships.
Moreover, Germany seeks as a return
concession for even thiS^that the
American government see to it that
American passenger ships shall not
carry contraband.
Germany Yields Nothing.
Reading of the German reply makes
It plain that Germany has no intention
of abandoning in principle her policy of
making submarine warfare on passen
ger and other merchant shipping of
belligerents as she wills, regardless of
whether neutrals on board those ships
go to their death unwarned. Not only
that, but it appears, too, that Germany
Is no nearer to indicating a purpose
to make just reparation to this gov
ernment for the Lusitania horror than
she was on the day that vessel went
to the bottom.
With the real issue involved in the
Lusitania ease and the greater case
of the conduct of submarine warfare
as much in dispute as ever, the ques
tion once more recurs:
“What is the United States go
ing to do about it?’’
It is the same old question which
stuck up before the nation before the
May 13 note and beforei the June 9
note. It is as remote from a settle
ment as ever.
No Immediate Break.
Belief here today is that there
will be no open break with Ger
many by reasen of the unsatisfac
tory state of the diplomatic ex
changes, but that the situation is
loaded with dynamite in that the
unwarned torpedoing of passenger
ships of belligerents having Amer
ican citizens on board may be re
sumed at any time.
If, while refusing to accept the Amer
ican position in principal, Germany, in
practice, refrains from further out
rages, it is thought here that this gov
ernment will not seek to break off rela
tions. Whether, as the diplomatic ex
changes proceed. Germany wfll do so
Is a matter on which there is some dif
ference of opinion. The prevailing be
lief here today is that while Germany
is insisting on a stand which this gov
ernment cannot tolerate, on the other
hand there is nothing to show that the
Berlin government is trying to draw
this country into the war. That view
was much more pronounced here some
weeks ago than it is today.
War Prospect Dimmed.
Deep as is the feeling of disappoint
ment over the German reply today it
is patent the feeling that a clash with
Germany may come out of it is far less
pronounced than it was for several
weeks after the Lusitania sunk.
Providing the German naval authori
ties do not precipitate a new crisis, the
probabilities are the diplomatic note
writing business will run along for an
Indefinite period. Diplomacy, on botli
sides in this controversy, following its
usual course, seems to hops that ns
time passes the sharp outlines of the
issues will grow dimmer in the mind
or me pumic.
The Probable Course.
Speculation is rife today concerning
tire nature of the next American note
President Wilson is expected to be back
in Washington early in the week and
the tenor of the third Lusitania docu
ment from this government to Berlin
will he discussed at the cabinet meet
ing Tuesday. Enough is known of thf
purposes of the administration to say
with assurance that this government
while it will not put an ultimatum ui
to Germany, will stand firmly by its
previous notes, will demand that assur
ances be given that neutral rights hr
protected, as asked on June 9, and will
insist that the Lusitania sinking war
absolutely unjustified and Germany
through diplomatic methods, musl
make a proper settlement.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C., July 10.—Al
though the official text of Germany'!
note on submarine warfare had not
rosvhed here early today the press cop;
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I
| Guarantees Are Refused;
| Counter Proposals Made
I Kaiser’s Government, Refusing to Accept Full Responsi
bility For Loss of American Lives on Lusitania, Sug
I gests Scheme For Safeguarding Neutral and Non
Combatant Travelers on High Seas When Sailing on
Ships Flying American Flag.
!
Berlin, (via London), July 12.—Ger
many’s offer embodied In the reply to
the United States note regarding the
sinking of the Lusitania and the sub
marine warfare, which was delivered to
James W. Gerard, the American am
basador, Is: '
"1. Reiterated reassurances that
American ships engaged in legiti
mate trade will not be interferred
with, nor the lives of Americans
upon neutral ships be endangered.
“2. That German submarines
will be instructed to allow Ameri
can passenger ships to pass free
ly and safely, Germany entertain
ing in return the confident hope
that the American government will
see that the ships do not carry con
traband; such ships to be provided
with distinguishing marks, and
their arrival announced at a
reasonable time in advance. The
same privilege is extended to a
reasonable number of neutral pas
senger ships under the American
flag, and should the number of
ships thus available for passenger
service prove inadequate, Germany
is willing to permit America to
place four hostile passenger steam
ers under the American flag to ply
between North America and Eu
rope under the same conditions.
Text of Document.
The text of the note follows:
Berlin, July 8.—"The undersigned
has the honor to make the following
reply to his excellency, Ambassador
Gerard, to the note of the 10th ultimo in
the impairment of American interests
by the German submarine war. The im
perial German government learned
with satisfaction from the note how
earnestly the government of the United
States is concerned in seeing the
principles of humanity realized in the
present war. Also this appeal finds
ready echo in Germany, and the im
perial government is quite willing to
permit its statements and decisions in
the present case to be governed by the
principle of humanity, just as it has
done always.
“The imperial German government
welcomed with gratitude when the
American government in the note of
May 15, itself recalled that Germany
had always permitted itself to be gov
erned by the principles of progress and
humanity in dealing with the law of
martime war. Since the time when
Frederick the Great negotiated with
John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and
Thomas Jefferson, the treaty of friend
ship and commerce of September 9,
1785, between Prussia and the republic
of the west, German and American
statesmen have in fact always stood to
gether in the struggle for the freedom
of the seas and for the protection of
peaceable trade. In the international
proceedings that have been since con
ducted for the regulation of the laws
of maritime warfare, Germany and
America have jointly advocated prog
ressive principles, especially with re
gard to thp protection of the interests
of neutrals.
Treaty of Lon-ion Vielated.
“Even a* the beginning of the pres
ent war the German government de
clared its willingness to ratify the dec
laration of London and thereby subject
its-df in rhe use of Its naval forces to
all tha restrictions provided therein in
favor of neutrality. Germany likewise
has been tenacious of the principle
that war had been conducted against
the armed and organized force's of an
enemy country, but that enemy civilian
population must be spared as far as
possible from the measures of war. The
imperial government cherishes the defi
nite hope that some way will be found
when peace Is concluded, or perhaps
earlier, to regulate the law of martime
war in a manner guaranteeing the
freedom of the seas, and will welcome
it with gratitude and satisfaction if it
can work hand in hand with the Amer
ican government on that occasion.
"In the present war the principles
which should be the ideal of the future
have been transgressed more and more,
the longer its duration. The German
government has no guilt therein. It is
known to the American government
how Germany’s adversaries, by com
pletely paralyzing peaceable traffic be
tween Germany and neutral countries,
have aimed from the very beginning,
and with increasing lack of considera
tion. at the destruction not so much ol
the armed forces as the life of the Ger
man nation, repudiating in doing so all
the rules of international law and dis
regarding all the rights of neutrals.
“On November 3. 1914, England de
clared the North sea a war area by
planting poorly anchored mines and by
the stoppage and capture of vessels
made passing extremely dangerous and
difficult for neutral shipping, so that
they were actually blockading neutral
coasts and ports contrary to all inter
national law. Long before the begin
ning of submarine warfare England
practically completely intercepted le
gitimate neutral navigation to Germany
also. Thus Germany was driven to E
submarine war trade.
The Food Blockade.
“On November 13, 11)14, the English
premier declared in the house of com
mons that it was one of England's prin
cipal tasks to prevent food for the
German population from reaching Ger
many by way of neutral ports. Since
March 1 England has been taking Iron
neutral ships without further formalitj
all merchandise coming from Germany
even when neutral property. Just as 11
was also with the Boers, the Germar
people are now to be given the' choice
of perishing from starvation with its
women and children, or of relinQuishim
its independence.
"While e>ur enemies thus loudly ane;
openly proclaimed war without meroj
until our utter eiestruction. we were
conducting war in seif defense for oui
national existence and for the sake ol
peace of an assured permanency. We
have been obliged to adopt a submarine
warfare to meet the declared intentions
of our enemies and tne method of war
fare adopted by them in contraventloi
of international law.
_“With ail its efforts in principle te
i
which was read by officials was ac
cepted as verification of earlier lm
protect neutral life and property from
damage as much as possible, the Ger
man government recognized unreserv
edly in its memorandum of February 4,
that the interess of neutrals might suf
fer from the submarine warfare. How
ever, the American government will
also understand and appreciate that in
the fight for existence which has been
forced upon Germany by its adver
saries. and announced by them, it Is the
sacred duty of the imperial government
to do all within its power to protect and
save the lives of German subjects. If
the imperial government were derelict
in this, its duties, it would be guilty
before God and history of the violation
of those principles of highest humanity,
which are the foundation of every na
tional existence.
Case of the Lusitania.
“The case of the Lusitania shows
with horrible clearness to what jeop
ardizing of human lives the manner of
conducting war, employed by our ad
versaries, leads. In the most direct
contradiction of international law all
distinction between merchantmen and
war vessels have been obliterated by
the order to the British merchantmen
to arm themselves and to ram sub
marines. and the promise of rewards
therefor, and neutrals who use mer
chantmen as travelers thereby have
been exposed in an increasing degree
f fho rlancoro flf IV a V
"If the commander of the German
submarine which destroyed the Lusi
tania had caused the crew and pas
sengers to take to the boats before fir
ing a torpedo, this would have meant
the sure destruction of his own ves
sel. After the experiences in sinking
much smaller and less seaworthy ves
sels. it was to be expected that a
mighty ship like the Lusitania would
remain above water long enough even
after the torpedoing to permit pas
sengers to enter tho ship’s boats. Cir
cumstances of a very peculiar kind,
especially the presence en board of
large quantities of highly explosive
materials, possibly dissipated this ex
pectation. In addition it may be
pointed out that if the Lusitania had
been spared, thousands of cases of
munitions would have been sent to
Germany’s enemies and thereby thous
ands of German mothers and children
robbed of breadwinners.
“In the spirit of friendship, where
with the German nation has been im
bued towards the union and its inhab
itants since the earliest days of its ex
istence. the imperial government will
always be ready to do all it can dur
ing the present war, also to prevent
the jeopardizing of lives of American
citizens. The imperial government,
therefore, repeats the assurances that
American ships will not be hindered in
the prosecution of legitimate shipping
and the lives of American citizens in
neutral vessels shall not be placed in
jeopardy.
"In order to exclude any unforeseen
dangers to American passenger steam
ers made possible in view cf the con
duct of maritime war by Germany’s
adversaries’, German submarines will
be instructed to permit the free and
safe pass of such passenger steamers
when made recognizable by special
markings and notified a reasonable
time in advance. The imperial govern
ment, however, confidently hopes the
American government will assume to
guarantee that these vessels have no
contraband on board, details of ar
rangement for the unhampered pas
sage of these vessels to be agreed upon
by the naval authorities of both sides
"In order to furnish adequate facil
ities for travel across the Atlantic for
American citizens, the (German govern
ment submits for consideration a pro
posal to announce the number of avail
able steamers by installing in service
a reasonable number of steamers un
der the American flag, the exact num
ber to be agreed upon, upon tho same
conditions as the above mentioned
Amerjeari steamers.
"The imperial government believes it
can assume that in this manner ade
quate safety for travel across the At
lantic ocean can be afforded American
citizens. .There would appear, there
fore, to be no necessity for American
citizens to travel to Europe in time of
war on ships carrying an enemy flag.
In particular, the imperial government
is unable to admit that American citi
zens can protect an enemy ship through
the mere fact of th i r nraconoc nn I
board.
Disclaim Responsibility.
"Germany merely followed England’s
example when she declared part of the
high sea an area of war. Consequently
accidents suffered by neutrals on
enemy ships in this area of war cannot
well be judged differently from acci
dents to which neutrals are at all times
exposed at the seat of war on land
when they betake themselves into dan
gerous localities in spite of previous
warnings. If, however, it should not
be possible for the American govern
ment to prepare an adequate number
of neutral passenger steamers, the im
perial government is prepared to In
terpose no objection to the placing un
der the American flag by the American
government of four enemy passenger
steamers for passenger traffic between
North America and England. Assur
ances of free and safe passage for
American passenger steamers would
extend to apply under the identical pro
conditions to these formerly hostile
passenger steamers.
"The president of the -United States
has declared his readiness in a way
deserving of thanks to communicate
and suggest proposals to the govern
ment of Great Britain with particular
reference to the alteration of marine
war. The imperial government will al
ways be glad to make use of the good
offices of the president and hopes that
his efforts in the present as well as in
the direction of the lofty ideal of the
freedom of the seas will lead to an un
derstanding. The undersigned requests
the ambassador to bring the above to
the knowledge of the American govern
ment and avails himself of the op
portunity to renew to his excellency
the assurances of his most distin
guished consideration.
_ “Von Jagnw."
| presslons that Germany had refused
j to give the United States the assur
ance asked 'or in the American note of
June 9.
Everywhere in official quarters the
character of the reply was discussed
along with the probable action that the
United States would be compelled to
take as a result of Germany's willing
ness to concede to Americans the right
to travel on the high seas on peaceful
merchantmen of a«y nationality.
President Wilson will start from
Cornish, N. H.. for Washington In a
day or two to consider with his cabinet
the grave situation Impending.
Those in official quarters famil
iar with diplomatic precedents and
the progressive development of the
American attitude believed that
having stated its position and
asked for assurance which now
had been refused, the only course
left open for the United States
seemed to be an announcement
that it intended to assert its rights
as established under the rules of
international law. This would
mean in effect that the United
States would await a violation by
Germany before taking action to
compel respect for the rights as
serted.
There was a revival of talk concern
Ing the severance of diplomatic rela
tions.
Lusitania Issue Not Settled.
Germany's complete evasion of liabil
ity for the loss of Americans on the
Lusitania has revived the subject more
acutely, according to well informed
persons. Analyzing the German answer
today officials seeing little on which It
appeared the negotiations could be
fourtfier prolonged. The United States
had devoted its attention to the prin
ciple that Americans should be able
to travel on the high seas on unarmed
and unresisting belligerent merchant
ships of any nationality in accordance
with previously recognized principles
of international law. Assurances had
been asked that before any destruction
would be attempted the visit and
search of peaceful vessels and the
transfer of passengers and crew to a
place of safety would be accomplished.
It was recognized that Germany in Its
latest note had ignored this vital ques
tion.
The expression by Germany of a
"confident hope" that the United States
will “assume to guarantee that those
vessels have no contraband on board,
details of arrangements for the unham
pered passage of these vessels to be
agreed upon by naval authorities of
both sides" left the implication in the
minds of many officials that Germany
was prepared to destroy American pas
senger ships if they were found to be
carrying contraband.
It's Up To Wilson Now.
i no rcioicribc in uio
the Lusitania tragedy created a
profound impression. After asking
the United States in the first place
to consider that the Lusitania was
in reality an armed auxiliary
cruiser and carried high explosives
which the American government in
its note contradicted with official
information. The German govern
ment it now seems has formally
justified the action of the sub
marine commander in sinking the
vessel thereby refusing to disavow
the act as the United States had
requested.
Germany, it is claimed, in re
fusinq to accept liability in the
Lusitania affair has lightly passed
over the chief principle for which
the United States contended and
which President Wilson announced
this government wou'A “omit no
word or act" to see observed.
The view that Americans on board
belligerent ships were entitled to no
more protection than neutrals would be
on land in a war zone, was vigorously
disputed by officials, who pointed out
that jurisdiction of the belligerent on
land was complete, while the high seas
are Jointly owned by all nations.
The only definite proposal made by
Germany to change the present status
—the suggestion that four enemy ships
could sail under the American flag if
neutral passenger facilities proved In
adequate—was considered certain of
rejection because, aside from other con
siderations of principle involved the
United States could not undertake to
guarantee any Interference with the
lawful shipment of contraband from its
shores to any of the belligerents.
Officals wondered today what In
fluences had caused the German gov
ernment to completely disregard the
American point of view. There were
Intimations that in Berlin official
quarters the belief prevailed that In
the United States public sentiment wns
divided since Mr. Bryan's resignation
and that the separation of passenger
ind contraband traffic was favored here
as a means of compromising the is
sue.
The official text of the note today
was probably somewhere between Co
penhagen and New York on its way to
the state department. The first word
that came to the state department was
that Ambassador Gera-rd had late yes
terday- notified the telegraph office at
Copenhagen that it was on its way to
the cable.
Officials thought the first sections
would begin coming through New York.
The last note from Berlin took 30 hours
to reach Washington. It will take sev
eral hours to decipher the text after it
arrives.
Sends for Lansing.
Secretary Lansing will take the Ger
man note to President Wilson at Cor
nish, N. H., as soon as the official texl
arrives.
The president will then decide wher
he will return to Washington. Th«
president conferred with Secretary Tu
multy at noon today and asked thai
Secretary Lansing bring the note tc
him
A disposition to await the return oi
President Wilson from Cornish, N. H.
was the feeling in ofilcial quarters her*
today, following publication of the Ger
man reply to the American note or
submarine warfare.
Secretary Eanslng stated that whil<
he had no reason to doubt the cor
rectness of the version transmitted ir
news dispatches, no formal considera
tion could be given to the question un
til Ambassador Gerard's ofilcial copj
has been received. That probably wil
reach here late tonight. No word hac
been received today beyond the fac
that it was being telegraphed betweer
Berlin and the American legation a
Copenhagen, whence it will be cable*
through London to the United States
Officials generally were agreed tha
the German reply was far from satis
factory and that the United States was
faced with another difficult situatior
in its relations with Germany. It was
pointed out that the American govern
ment and Germany had practicallj
reached a deadlock on lhe law in th<
case, evidently neither side being will
ing to recede from its position. Tlx
situation was now thought to resolv*
itself entirely into a question of policy
which depends on President Wilson.
Opinion varied as to the president'!
probable course, but it was believe*
likely that lie would again wait tlx
crystallisation of public sentiment ir
the country and endeavor in his nex
move to interpret the wishes of thi
American people.
QUIGLEY VERY LOW.
Rochester, N. Y„ July 10.—Arch
bishop James Edward Quieley, of Chi
eago, was gradually sinking today, hi!
physicians said, and no attempt ha*
been made to feed him for 60 hours.
NINE BOMBS FOUND
IN CARGO OF SUGAR
—- /
Explosives on British Steamer
Kirkoswald Discovered at
End of Journey.
New York, July 12.—Nine bombs
k-ere found aboard the steamer Kirkos
wald at Marseilles when the vessel
went to discharge Its cargo of sugar
from New York on her last outward
voyage, according to the Klrkoswald’s
officers, who reached here today on
the steamer’s return trip. None of
the bombs exploded and all were hid
den In packages of sugar, the Klrkos
wald’s officers said. The sugar was
taken aboard, they said, at the Fabre
line pier in Brooklyn.
The steamer Kirkoswald, flying the
British flag, sailed from New York May
2 for Marseilles. This was about the
time that the activities of the bomb
placers so far as yet disclosed reached
their height. Of the three other ves
sels which It was learned recently
sailed out of New York with bombs se
creted In their cargo two departed
within a few days of the Kirkoswald.
Like the Kirkoswald, both these ves
sels were British and both sailed for
a French port—Havre. The United
States secret service and the French
government. It was said, have begun
pressing Investigation to these at
tempts to destroy vessels. The Kirkos
wald is a vessel of 4,021 gross register,
Is 370 feet long and was built In 1912.
She was cleared from this port May 1
by J. W. Ellwell & Co., agents of the
Fabre.
BOMB CAUSED BLAST
ON MUNITIONS SHIP
Believed Holt Planted Explo
sive Which Nearly Wrecked
Minnehaha.
Halifax. N. S„ July 10.—A bomb
placed aboard the Atlantic transport
liner Minnehaha, probably while she
lay at her pier in New York, caused
the explosion and fire at sea, in the
opinion of the officers of the steamer,
which put in here for examination.
The explosion occurred in No. 3 hold
and was of terrific force, shaking the
vessel from stem to stern. Those of
the crew who were forward at the time
were stunned by the shock, and two
sailors were hurled into the air.
Flames followed, and for two days and
nights the crew battled to save the
ship.
There Is no doubt in the minds of
the officers that Erich Muenter, alias
Frank Holt, or conferedates, were re
sponsible for the explosion, which oc
curred at 4:15 o’clock on the afternoon
of July 7, the date upon which Muen
ter predicted that some vessel, the
name of which he appeared uncertain,
would be destroyed. The explosion was
far removed from the store of muni
tions.
MRS. MARIA PORTER
TELLS STORY OF CRIME
Says She Heard Plans and Later
Saw Body of Murdered Man
—Then Young Girl.
Des Moines, la., July 12.—Mrs. Maria
forter, located by the Iowa authori
ties at Quitman, Mo., has made the fol
lowing remarkable statement on the
crime for which four prominent resi
dents of Bedford, la., now are under
arrest:
“We were living down there by the
Huntsman and Osley places near Siam.
I was a girl of 15 years and I lived with
my mother and two sisters. One of my
sisters was married to Jonathan Dark,
who was one of the members of the
gang, later killed when he came to
kill me. I was the only living witness
to their crime outside their own gang.
This was in September of 1868. We
lived in a little log cabin.
Heard Their Plans.
“One night I saw five men, the four
who are now under arrest and another
man now dead, crowded together. They
were telling of the coming of the cat
tle buyer with his chest of gold to buy
500 head of cattle. A night or two
later my married sister became sick.
Her little baby was crying and was
very fretful. I told her to go to bed
and I would take care of the baby. 1
took the baby and quieted it. I was
alone, and there was no light in th«
cabin. All of a sudden I heard voices
outside the cabin and went to the door
It was a very and moonlight night. Th«
fort in front of the cabin made a black
shadow over the front of the cabin. I
noticed that the voices were comint
nearer, so I slipped over into tht
shadow and waited.
“Through the darkness there cams
the gang. They passed very near tht
cabin, and were carrying the body of a
man. I could see his feet dangling anc
swinging from the knees as they car
ried him by.
rney iiau mm wiaiipiu uji «
quilt. They were going right i>ast the
house. I didn't dare move, as I was
afraid they would s»a me. Four ol
the men were carrying him; two hat
his shoulder, two others were carry
ing his legs. Another one of the ganf
was driving the wagon along. Jusi
as I thought they were safely by, Jona
than Dark looked up and saw me ant
turned on me.
"Holding to the body with one hand
he pointed the other hand at me ant
said: 'D- you, I have a notion t<
wash my hands in your blood. If yot
ever say anything about this to anj
one, we all will do it, do you under
stand ?'
"Then Dark told the other men ti
drop the body into the well, or carr;
it and dump him below the hill,
don't know which they did, but thi
next day the well was filled up. Dari
1 told my sister that he had to fill thi
well or the children would fall in.
Dark Took Money Chest.
"Dark took charge of the chest o
money that the cattleman brought ii
the wagon, and when they came bad
from hiding the money they said thej
would divide the money later. I don'
know what happened to the boy.
never saw him. The next day all o
i the men came back. They went dowr
Into the hollow. One man came wltt
saddle bags. He rode away with thi
saddle bags full.
"While they were in the hollow
saw Dark carrying the chest. It wa:
1 a big load for him, strong as he was
1 In a short time Dark brought a quit
to the house. It was covered witl
FINAL APPEAL IS
LOST OF BECKER
Justice Hughes Refuses to
Grant Writ of Error—Slated
to Die In Week of
July 26.
Rangeley, Me., July 12.—Justice
Charles E. Hughes has refused the ap
plication for a writ of error to the Uni
ted States supreme court made by
counsel for Charles Becker, of New
York, who has been condemned to die
In the week of July 26 for the murdec
of Herman Rosenthal, the gambler.
The application was denied upon the
ground that there was no substantial
federal question. _ _
CHICAGO CARPENTERS
TO RETURN TO WORK
Strike of 16,000 Workmen
Ended By Compromise—Men
to Get 70 Cents an Hour.
Chicago, July 12.—The strike of 16,
000 union carpenters, which for two
months practically has paralyzed the
building Industry in Chicago, Is over.
Settlement on all points at issue was
reached early today after committees
representing the carpenters, Building
Construction Employers’ association
and building material Interests had
been locked In conference since 2
o’clock yesterday afternoon. The car
penters were ordered to return to work
at once.
The agreement reached provides that
the men shall receive 70 cents an hour
and that they accept what is called a
‘uniform agreement" which will pre
vent strikes and lockouts. The agree
ment is for three years, dated from
May 31. It provides for a closed shop
and also stipulates that there shall bo
no restriction regarding the source qf
building material—whether it is manu
factured here or elsewhere.
The settlement was regarded by both
sides as a compromise. The carpenters
had demanded a sliding wage scale of
70 cents for the first year, 72Vi for tha
second and 75 cents for the third. The
men previous to the strike had been
paid 65 cents an hour.
BUT FEW EXCURSIONS.
Chicago, July 10.—W. J. Cannon, as*
slstant general passenger agent of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rail
road contalnuing his testimony in the
western passenger hearing today, de
clared that the present 2-cent fare laws
had practically tvlped out the practice
of granting special rates to fairs, con
ventions and resorts where the hauls
are short ones.
blood. He told us he had killed a beef
over to Huntsmans and said he had
carried a quarter of It in the quilt and
that was how it came to be bloody.
"But I knew. Dark knew I knew and
treated me cruelly. In a few months
I induced my brother to move down
into Missouri. I wanted to get away
from all this. That left Dark and his
wife in possession of the old cabin.
Down in Missouri we lived very close
to the James boys and got acquainted
with them. Somehow they knew of the
buried money. Frank James made a
trip to Siam.
Warned by Frank James.
“Two days after the murder Frank
James came up to our house in Mis
souri. Frank liked me and I liked him.
Frank told me to be on my guard, as
Dark was coming down to kill me. I
guess that Dark was afraid that I was
talking. We were on our guard. One
day Dark came. He started into the
yard. He saw me and drew his gun,
but my sister was ready. She pulled
quicker than he did. Dark staggered
into the house. The bullet struck him
near the heart. I grabbed the gun out
of his hand and threw it out of the
window. Then we took care of Dark.
He lived five minutes and, as I sat
holding his head, he said: ‘I don’t care
about the man, but. oh. that little boy!
We didn't intend to kill him, but lie
screamed. Oh, the boy is standing be
side my bed now.’ Then Dark died.
Sister Triad for Murder,
“My sister. Mattie, was tried for mur
der. They had a big trial over it. She
was acquitted and. when she was free,
the people in that neighborhood tied
1 ribbons on her arms. They did this to
show how much they thought of her for
killing Dark. Later Sister Mattie mar
ried Bob Little, one of the James gang.
The outlaw folks called him the man
who robbed the bank in Oklahoma.
That is about all I know. I didn’t see
the body of the boy. I don’t know who
he is. I don’t know who the man is,
except they called him ‘Than.’ I was
too frightened to talk to any one about
it. I never even told my husband about
it. I have been afraid and I am afraid
now while' I tell this story. X will not
sleep quiet any more.”
HUNTSMAN DENIES STORY
TOLD BY FRESNO RELATIVE
Bedford, la., July 10.—Bates Hunts
man, undo of C. P. Huntsman, tha
Fresno, Cal., real estate man, today de
nied the story told by the Fresno man
to the effect that he and his brother,
the late Dr. H. C. Huntsman, buried
the bodies of the Macon, Mo., cattle
1 man and his son, alleged to have been
murdered by a counterfeiters' gang
near Siam. la., in 1868. He declared
that he was not acquainted with the
James boys, and knew nothing of the
' incidents mentioned by his nephew in
the Fresno dispatch.
Huntsman was joined in this denial
, by the three other defendants in the
case, Samuel Scrivner and John and
Henry Damewood. Huntsman, how
ever, admitted that he would have a
story to tell when the hearing wai
■ called next Tuesday. He refused to
, indicate what its nature would be.
W. W. Bulman representing the at
torney general’s office, continued hi»
investigation of the case here today. He
said that in addition to Mrs. Maria
Porter, the state would have her sister.
Mattie McAlester, who killed her hus
band, Jonathan Dark, and was after
ward' the wife of ''Bob” Little, the out
law, as a witness.
There will be 14 other witnesses, in
cluding Samuel Anderson, who in
stituted the present investigation
through his threatened civil suit
against Huntsman and his associates.