i. BRITISH MASTERY
f OF SEA UNBROKEN
I t BY DEFEAT, CLAIM
,
r John Bull Still Supreme on Water, Claim, Because Grand Fleet
Which Was Hurrying to Assistance of Battle Cruiser
Squadron In Battle Off Jutland Did Not Get Into Action
and Is, Therefore, Still Intact—Entire German High Seas
Fleet Engaged.
GERMANY IS CELEBRATING GREAT SEA TRIUMPH
Losses Heaviest of Any Sea Fight In History — London Ad
miralty Claims English Were Overwhelmed, While Berlin
Claims Enemies Had Stronger Forces—Loss of Life Ex
tremely Heavy—British Known Losses, 15 Ships — Ger
man Known Losses 11, London Says.
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London. June 5.—There is a report in
p* circulation which lacks confirmation
that eight German warships took ref
uge in Danish waters after the North
eea battle. It is said they were notified
to leave within 24 hours and that the
British fleet is waiting for them.
i London. June 5.—The British public
t who retired last night cast down by
' the first news of the North sea battle,
as contained in the earlier British and
German reports took some comfort
from the later British reports pub
lished in the morning papers. This re
port, while it did not decrease the
British losses, except in destroyers,
which were reduced from 11 to eight,
shows the losses of Germans were
mUicli greater than was at first re
ported.
/According to this latest account of
Blip great naval engagement, the Ger
Anan losses included two battleships.
/one battle cruiser, one light cruiser and
j six destroyers sunk, two battle cruis
/ ers damaged and three battle ships hit.
Naval writers also point out that the
German fleet retired as soon as the
main British fleet appeared on the
scene so that there is no question about
the superiority of sea power remaining
in British hands. The loss of British
ships is of course admittedly serious,
while the loss in officers and men has
I cast a gloom over the whole country.
Grand Fleet Not Engaged.
Captain William Hall, chief of the in
lelligenee division of the admiralty, au
. thorizes the Associated Press to say:
"The German report of the loss of the
flarlborough and Warspite is absolute
,• untrue. Both of these dreadnaughts
re safe in harbor.
"The German report that the entire
British battle fleet was engaged is
equally untrue. A portion of the Brit
ish fleet much inferior to the total bat
tle fleet of the Germans engaged that
fleet and drove it back into its harbor.
The British control the North sea."
The British admiralty stated today
that the battleship Marlborough was
hit by a torpedo, but was towed safely
to port.
, The Known Losses.
The known British losses were:
Battle cruisers, Queen Mary, Invin
cible, Indefatigable; cruisers, De
fiance, Black Prince and Warrior;
torpedo craft, Tipperary, Turbu
lent, Sparrowhawk, Arden and four
others not named; one submarine
sunk, according to German reports.
The reported German losses were:
The battleship Pommern, the
V dreadnaught Westfalen, of 18,600
[ tons, the cruisers Weisbaden.
Frauenlob and Elbing; six un
named torpedo craft and one sub
marine. The names of the other
vessels sunk or damaged are not
known at this time,
v The German admiralty admits
the loss of the Dreadnaught West
falen, according to a wireless dis
patch received here today from
Berlin.
Tonnage Loss Greatest.
""Great Britain’s admitted loss in ton
nage is placed at 114,810 for six battle
I . cruisers and cruisers. That of Germany
“ excluding the tonnage of the Weis
\ "
baden, of which vessel there is no rec
ord, is 15,172. The tonnage of the cap
ital ships sunk by the Japanese in their
fight with the Russians in the battle of
Tsushima, in May, 1905. aggregated
93,000. Twenty-one Russian craft were
destroyed in this fight, including six
battleships and four cruisers. The re
mainder of the sunked craft comprised
coast defense and special service vessels
and torpedo boats.
Beatty Took a Chance.
Careful comparison of the British
and German reports of the sea fight
off the Danish coast seem to indicate
that Vi-e Admiral Sir David Beatty’s
cruiser squadron came in contact with
the German main fleet, or possibly in
the first instance a portion of that
force. Although aware that he was
opposing a stronger force than his own,
the official statement makes it appear,
naval observers say, that Vice d
miral Beatty courageously engaged the
Germans. I.ater presumably the
whole German fleet appeared. Vice
Admiral Beatty was then completely
outnumbered and before Admiral Jel
licoe’s main fleet was able to get into
act'- the Germans made off.
British naval experts comment on
the apparently fair and impartial na
ture of both the German and British
official statements. It Is believed the
German losses were greater than was
admitted in the official reports, but it
is noticeable that the German commu
nication confessed to more serious
losses than were given in the British
report.
8,000 Lives Lost.
According to estimates made here,
which, in the absence of official figures,
can only be conjectural, the British
losses in men must be somewhere in
the neighborhood of 5,000. It is simi
larly estimated that the German losses
were at least between 2,000 and 3,000
men.
No attempt is made here to mini
mize the seriousness of the British
losses in ships and men and that ac
cording to present information tha
German fleet had the best of the ac
tion.
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Copenhagen says the German tor
pedo boat V-28 was sunk during the
naval engagement. Three survivors,
who were rescued from a raft by the
Swedish steamship reported the dis
patch says, that all the rest of the crew
of 102 were lost.
According to this statement, the sur
vivors of tie V-28 said they believed
20 German torpedo boats were de
stroyed :.nd that the German losses as
a whole were "colossal.”
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WESTFALEN GREAT SHIP.
London June 5.—The German battle
ship Westfalen displaced 18,602 tons.
She was 451 feet long, 88 feet beam and
26 feet deep. She carried a comple
ment of 961 men.
The Westfalen was equipped with 12
11-inch guns, 12 5.9-inch guns, and a
number of pieces of smaller caliber.
She was also fitted with six 18-inch
torpedo tubes. Her speed was 20.4
knots.
The Westfalen was built in 1909 at
a cost of approximately $10,000,000.
I Entire German High Seas Fleet
In Action Against the British
Berlin, June 5.—(By wireless from a
staff correspondent of the Associated
Press, via Sayville).—The first naval
battle of the grand scale during the
present war has been attended by re
sults which, according to the informa
tion recei* ed here, are highly satisfac
tory to the German" not only in re
spect of the comparatively losses of
the two fleets, but in the fact that tile
Germans maintained the field after the
battle. This is shown. German com
mentators contend, by the rescue of
!’ the survivors,
j Full Fleet In Action.
The full German high sea fleet was
engaged under personal command of
Vice Admiral Seheer. the energetic
German commander who succeeded
Admiral Von Posl. The British fleet
is now estimated as approximately
twice as strong in. guns and ships as
that under Admiral Seheer. Detailed
reports have not been received, but the
main engagement apparently occurred
,i bout 130 miles southwest of the south
ft..—
BRITISH II081
j
ft -
Rapture Heights Southeast of
Ypres—Ridge Stormed By
Kaiser's Forces, Ber
lin Reports.
/ietlin. June 3.—(via Bondon.)—The
t/dges of the heights .youth of Zillebeke
tViutheasi of Ypres, Belgium, and the
lBritish position beyond have been cap
tured by storm Dy German troops tile
war office announced today.
ern extremity of .Norway and lf.O miles
off the Danish coast. The battle was
divided into two sections. The day en
gagement began at about 4 o'clock in
the afternoon and continued until
darkness or about 9 o'clock. This was
followed ty a series of separate en
gagements through the night.
The exact ranges and course of the
day fight have not been ascertained.
I it is assumed the ranges of the day
j engagement were not extreme, pos
i sibly at a distance of about eight miles,
as the weather was hazy.
British Badlv Handled.
The German torpedo boats and de
stroyers were more effective than the
j British, affording to a considerable ex
tent, successes of the Germans against
nil overwhelming superior force. It is
understood the Queen Mary and the
Indefatigable were both sunk in the day
battle. It has not beer, learned when
the Warspite and the other British
I warships went down. (The loss of the
Warspite is denied officially by the
British.) All German warships except
those mentioned in the official report
reached Wilhemhaven in safety. Thus
far nothing lias been reported regard
ing the extent to which any of these
vessels were damaged. A fuller leport
I from Admiral Scheer is expected soon.
it is staled at the admiralty that at
| least 29 British capital ships were en
gaged .and the British torpedo boat
flotillas were severely bandied. The
battleship Westfalen alone sank four
j torpedo boats during the night en
I counters.
! German personnel and material alike
stood tlie test brilliantly and the dam
age sustained by the German fleet is
small in ebm'purtaon with the British
losses. The battleship Ponimern. which
! was sunk was commanded by Captain
[ Boelken.
Berlin Celebrating.
( Berlin is dec treated v\ith flags and the
achievement of the German fleet has
[aroustd the greatest enthusiasm. There
was a remarkable demonstration in the
>ei< ' stag when Bear Admiral Hobbing
ha-.ift, German naval attache to the Ger
man embassy at Washington announced
I the result of the battle.
TRAIN BLOWN FROM
TRACK BY TORNADO
Eighteen Persons Hurt, One
Seriously—Cut Prevents
Cars Overturning.
Bloomington. 111.. June 3.—A tornado
Mew the Wabash, Chicago-St. Louis
fast mail train No. 17, from the track
! near Saunemin, 111., early this morning,
I injuring 18 persons, one probably fa
j tally. The accident occurred in a deep
I cut which kept the cars from over
| turning and probably prevented heavy
loss of life.
The combination baggage and smok
ing car and four coaches were lifted
from the rails. A Pullman sleeper
crashed th-ough the smoking car, tear
ing it to pieces. It was in the smok
ing car that the most injuries to pas
sengers occurred. The other Pullmans
remained on the track. One woman
was thrown through a car window a
distance of 20 feet and received no fur
ther injuries than a few scratches. A
heavy deluge of rain followed the acci
dent.
A special train, made'up at Decatur
and carrying doctors and nurses, was
rushed to the scene. The injured wer'
taken to Forrest later.
BRANDEIS WINNER
AFTER HOT FIGHT
Senate Votes. 47 to 22, to Con
firm His Appointment to
Supreme Bench—Four
Votes Switched.
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4 LOUIS D. BRANDEIS. 4
4- 4
4 Born at Louisville, Ky.. Novem- 4
4 ber 13, 1856. 4
4 His parents were Jewish immi- 4
4 grants from Bohemia. 4
4 Educated in Louisville public 4
4 schools; in Dresden from 1873 to 4
4 1875 4
4 Graduated from Harvard law 4
4 school in 1877. ♦
4 Admitted to the bar iri 1878. 4
4 Practiced law in St. Louis in 4
4 1878. 4
4 Has been practicing in Boston 4
4 since 1879. 4
4 Counsel in many cases of na- 4
4 tional importance, political and 4
4 otherwise. 4
4 Honorary member Phi Beta 4
4 Kappa. Harvard. 4
4 Given an honorary A. M. degree 4
4 at Harvard in 1891. 4
4 Married Alice Goldmark, of New 4
4 York, March 31, 1891. 4
4 Nominated to United States su- 4
4 preme court by President Wilson 4
4 January 28, 1916. 4
4 Confirmed by the Senate June 1, 4
4 after a bitter contest. 4
4 4
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Washington, D. C., June 3.—The nom
ination of Louis D. Brandeis, of Boston,
to the supreme court to succeed the late
Joseph Rucke Lamar was confirmed by
the senate by a vote of 47 to 22.
The vote, taken without debate, end
ed one of the bitterest contests ever
waged against a presidential nominee.
Mr. Branedis will be the first Jew to
occupy a seat on the supreme bench.
Only one democrat, Senator New
lands, voted against confirmation.
Three republicans, Senators LaFollette,
Norris and Poindexter, voted with the
democratic majority and Senators
Gronna and Clapp would have done so,
but were paired with Senators Borah
and Kenyon.
The negative vote of Senator New
lanos was a complete surprise to the
Senate and the Nevada senator, recog
nizing that his action had aroused com
ment. later made public a formal expla
nation.
"I have a high admiration for Mr.
Brandeis as a publicist and propagand
ist of distinction,” said Senator New
lands: “I don’e regard him as a man of
judicial temperament and for that rea
son I voted against his confirmation."
Throughout the fight President Wil
son stood firmly behind his nominee,
never wavering when it seemed certain
that an unfavorable report would be re
turned by the Senate Judiciary com
mittee. Before the committee voted he
wrote a letter to Chairman Culberson,
strongly urging prompt and favorable
action.
How They Voted.
©enaiors wno voieci iur coniirmauon
were:
Democrats--Ashurst, Bankhead, Beck
ham, Broussard, Chamberlain, Chilton,
Culberson. P’letcher, Gore, Hardwick,
Hitchcock. Hollis, Hughes, Husting,
.lames, Kern, Lane, l^ea, of Tennessee;
Lee. of Maryland; Lewis, Myers, O’Gor
man. Overman, Owen, Phelan, Pittman,
Ransdell, Reed. Saulsbury, Shafroth,
Sheppard, Shields. Simmons, Smith, of
Arizona; Smith, of Georgia; Smith, of
Maryland; Smith, of South Carolina;
Stone, Taggart. Thomas, Thompson,
Underwood, Vardaman and Walsh. Total,
44.
Republicans—Lafollette, Norris, Poin
dexter. Total, 3.
Voting against confirmation were;
Republicans—Grady, randigee, Clark,
of Wyoming; Cummins, Curtis, Dilling
ham, Dupont, Fall, Galllnger, Harding,
Lippi tt, Lodge, Nelson, Oliver. Page,
Smith, of Michigan; Sterling, Suther
land. Townsend, Warren and Works.
Total. 21.
Democrats—Newdands. Total, 1.
The following pairs were announced.
Senators named first being for confir
mation and those named second
against:
Johnson, Maine. with Wadsworth;
Swanson with Jones, Martine with Smoot,
Clapp with Kenyon, Gronnu w’ith Borah.
Bryan with Catron, Pomerene with
; Weeks, .Johnson, South Dakota, with
Colt; Martin with McCumber, Williams
with enrose, Tillman with Goff. Robin
son with Burleigh. Total, 24.
Senators who were not paired and who
did not vote were:
Clarke, democrat; Sherman and Mc
l./ean. republicans. Total, 3.
Many Senators Paired.
Of the senator* who were paired
many were absent because of the ap
proaching republican national conven
! tion in Chicago. All absent senators had
arranged to be paired in the vote, how
ever, except Senator Clarke, of Arkan
ses. and McLean, of Connecticut. Sen
ator Sherman, of Illinois, was paired
with Senator Thompson, of Kansas, but
released the Kansas senator so that he
might vote.
The nomination of Brundeis was «ent J
t othe Senate January 28. It was re- ,
ferred to the judiciary committee and !
Clifford Thorne, railroad commissioner !
of Iowa, was the first v/itness protest- |
ing. Immediately a flood of protests |
against confirmation and memorials iu
favor thereof began to pour in.
BULL MOOSE RADICALS
SEEK TO FORCE TEDDY
ON REPUBLICAN PARTY
George W. Perkins, In Role of
Pacificator, Having Trouble
to Hold Down Militaristic
Faction of Party.
WOULD ELIMINATE HUGHES
Reverse Effect of Clubbing Is
Feared—Justice and Colonel
Leading Factors With Lat
ter Gaining Strength.
BY JOHN SNURE.
Chicago, Juno 6.—Aggressive bull
moose today are advocating a plan to
effect the elimination of Justice
Hughes and force the republicans to
accept Roosevelt.
For the present, they are being held
back by George W. Perkins and others
of the more moderate leaders. The
colonel himself is said to be exercising
a restraining hand. The proposal the
radical elements of the progressives
make is the one they have urged from
the beginning, to have the third party
convention nominate the colonel at the
outset, without waiting for the suc
cessful patching up of negotiations
with the republicans.
Would Force Huqhes Out.
The effect of such action, they insist,
would be to force Justice Hughes to
eliminate himself. As one of the bull
moose belligerents put it today:
"Justice Hughes will never leave the
certainty of the supreme court for the
uncertainty of a campaign for the pres
idency. if he knows a third party ticket
headed by Roosevelt will be in the
field if he runs."
For the rest, it is argued that, once
Justice Hughes is out of the way, the
nomination of Roosevelt by the repub
lican convention will follow.
Ttiis plan of the more warlike of the
progressive party leaders may or may
not materialize. Put they are insistent
ly talking it.
Opposed Bv Colonel.
Mr. Perkins plus the colonel may
succeed in diverting them to more
pacific paths and then again they may
not. Men prominent in the bull moose
campaign today did not hesitate to say
they were having difficulty in holding
back the radicals.
On the other hand the more embit
tered of the old guard kept up their
talk of bolting the colonel if he were
nominated. Up to date regardless of
a vast amount of talk of eliminating
Hughes and Roosevelt and of the old
guard planning to kill them both off
the fact remains that they are still .he
foremost figures in the field.
The battering against Hughes has not
crushed him and Roosevelt stock is un
questionably higher than it was a few
days ago. The favorite sons are having
much to say about combinations but
the skepticism concerning the ability
of anyone of the favorite sons to throw
his vote to another candidate continues.
Hughes in With Both Feet.
Instead of the statement from Justice
Hughes’ secretary to the effect no one
was authorized to represent him at
Chicago having the effect of eliminat
ing him as some of the auti-Hughes
men at first, insisted it would have
nothing of the sort has come to pass.
As a matter of fact it is perfectly plain
that when .Justice Hughes wants to
eliminate himself he will select such
parts of the English language as mean
elimination. He is understood to be
quite capable of using words which are
perfectly to the point.
What has happened since the state
ment that no one is authorized to rep
resent the justice is that Hughes boom
ers here have sought to turn it to
account of saying that gentlemen who
have feared Hitchcock would be in the
saddle if Hughes were nominated and
elected need have no apprehensions.
W JJC r 1111 y r m 10/0 ■ —
Though the radical bull moose and
the more rancorous of the old guard
are on each side threatening trouble,
it is palpable that the most of the re
publicans here and the most of the bull
moose who are on the ground would
like to see peace and harmony restored.
And it is a hopeful sign that there has
been some preliminary parleying be
tween the two camps. George W. Per
kins has seen a number of the G. O.
P. chiefs and there have been informal
confabs, but no plan of action.
Perkins Meets Leaders.
George W. Perkins, manager of the
Roosevelt campaign today had further
conferences with republican leaders
looking to reunion of the republican
and bull moose parties. Mr. Perkins
said that all talks so far had been in
formal. No plan had been worked out
for formal exchange through commit
tees or otherwise. He expressed the
belief this might develop by tomorrow
or Monday. The national committee
of the progressive party will meet
Monday and may iRsue a statement.
Speaking of the likelihood of formal
exchanges, Mr. Perkins said: “1 sup
pose they will be a natural kind of
evolution.”
Mr. Perkins did not admit there was
a threatened split among the progres
sive party leaders as to whether to
proceed at once to nominate Roose
velt. “Our people are, of course, very
anxious to go ahead with their work,”
he replied, when questioned on this
point.
Big Split Is Shown.
Interviews by Mr. Perkins and by
•Chester H. Rowell, of California, em
phasized the difference of views to
holding a club over the republican
convention. It is clear that Rowell and
many of the more aggressive bull
moose are eager to jam things through.
Tilts is the view of Governor Johnson.
"Harmony is not necessarily predicated
on the nomination of Roosevelt," said
Mr. Perkins, reiterating what he said
in January, “hut nobody else lias been
presented by the republicans who fills
the place Roosevelt fills."
“International and national develop
ments of the last three months have
emphasized in the minds of progres
sives that Mr. Roosevelt is the man,"
saiel William Hamlin Childs, of Brook -
lyn. who was in the room.
Mr. Perkins’ attitude continues to tie
one of desiring to work e>ut a harmon
ious adjustment with the republican if
possible.
Roosevelt Platform Anhow.
Chester II. Rowell, of California,
said: “My judgment is tlint in spite of
tlie Hughes talk, the prospects are
more and more favorable to Roosevelt.
The policy for the progressives is to
be very positive for Roosevelt and
Roosevelt alone, not in the sense that
it isn’t conceivable there is any other
candidates than Roosevelt, hut in ‘.he
sense that there is no present occasion'
to consider or discuss any other such
candidate. The republican party is, in
any event, going to fight on a Roose
velt issue. There’s no occasion for
discussing the proposition of it being I
a Roosevelt party by proxy."
Mr. Rowell declared the republican
party should see to it there was no di
vision republicans and bull moosers.
lie made it plain that thus far the re
publicans had no man in sight whom
he favored for nomination or who
could fill Roosevelt’s place.
Two Roosevelt Factors.
Two things entirely apart from the
convention, it was recognized both in
the Roosevelt and anti-Roosevelt camp
today, might profoundly affect the out
come of the deliberations here next
week. Both may help powerfully to
ward the nomination of Roosevelt.
One is the monster preparedness
parade in Chicago today. This is wide
ly heralded as a demonstration that the
middle west is really for preparedness
and that it sympathizes with the
Roosevelt doctrines.
The second Is the reported German
naval victory over the English. The
interest stirred by the news accounts of
the great sea fight among those gath
ered for the conventions is profound.
It was at once hailed by the Roosevelt
men as showing that this nation must
follow the counsels of the colonel and
prepare, and that no man can be
cocksure of what sort of a naval and
military situation will grow out of the
European war.
Strong For Preparedness.
That the republican convention will
be in a mood to mince no words on
preparedness and will be the more vig
orously disposed than ever on that sub
ject in view of the seeming lessons of
the latest sea fight is evident. And
the more vigorous it gets, the better
it will be for Roosevelt. This is the
way his friends look at it.
Worried About Pork.
Arguments that if Hughes is nomi
nated the republican politicians who
ordinarily have a sny as to patronage
will be given the cold shoulder at the
White House, are being used on the
delegates and especially on men who
are leaders in their states. Such argu
ments are being put forth from the
Roosevelt camp and camps of the antis.
Especially they are directed at south
ern delegates, but not alone at them.
It was asserted by anti Hughes men
today that the spreading abroad of this
idea was having an effect. One of the
things Penrose is pondering hard on is
whether, if he throws his votes to
Hughes, he will be able to go to the
White House and put his feet under
the table, or whether he will find the
head of the establishment not at home.
Penrose feels Roosevelt would show
him more consideration than Hughes in
this respect but on the other hand, if
Hughes is going to win, he does not
want to be found opposing him.
Penrose would like Fairbanks, but he
is sweating blood because he doubts if
any of the favorite sons can win the
nomination, and he doesn’t know'
whether to turn to Hughes or Roosevelt.
Progressives have renewed their asser
tions that no man will get their support
who does not come out in the open on
Americanism and preparedness. This
is fully recognized as aimed at Hughes.
vvsavwi uih wubimosi,
Down under the surface, one of the
big questions the leaders in the vari
ous camps are discussing Is this: "To
what extent will the drive of big busi
ness for Roosevelt materialize into
delegates?"
Frankly and openly Roosevelt leaders
here say big business is for the colonel.
They are not pussyfooting on this mat
ter. The practical political problem is
what delegates big business can throw
in the Roosevelt direction.
It is impossible today to get a de
finite answer to the problem. Rumors
were again current, however, that the
whole Pennsylvania delegation might
be thrown to Roosevelt.
Anti-Roosevelt chiefs have begun
trying to turn Roosevelt republicans
away from him by stressing the argu
ment that if big business is for him he
cannot really be progressive. The an
swer the Roosevelt admirers make to
this is that the colonel Is the one man
who, if put into the White House, can
cope with big business.
Leslie Shaw, "Dark Horse."
They do say around the hotels in Chi
cago today ttiat the presidential bee Is
buzzing about the head of former Gov
ernor Leslie M. Shaw. Mr. Shaw has
been at the Congress hotel for weeks
sending out letters dealing with tariff,
trade expansion and political subjects.
Many have wondered why. Now that
the delegates are gathering, Mr. Shaw
Is busy about tile corridors talking with
them. While it is generally believed he
is trying to influence the platform
along lines favored by the Home Mar
ket club and the American Protective
Tariff league, it is also whispered about
that he is anxious to make a speech
to the convention and feels that he
could influence it mightily.
He might even, so runs the gossip,
as he thinks, capture the nomination
either for the first or second place.
That Mr. Shaw will do what he can to
head off Cummins is well understood
Former Senator Wilson, of Iowa, who is
here is not lying awake nights for Cum
mins. He is primarily for Root.
SLOW PROGRESS MADE
IN DELEGATE CONTESTS
Chicago, June 3.—Instead of taking
up the Louisiana delegation with its
12 contests over the four delegates at
large and the eight district delegates,
the republican national committee to
day turned to a Missouri contest. A
Kt. Louis congressional district con
test. the Eleventh, was decided in fa
vor of A. C. Kunze and Frederick W.
lircckman, who asserted the regularity
of their selection.
The Louisiana < ontests were re
garded as likely to develop much dis
cussion of the evidence and argument
heard last night. The delegates headed
by Artnnnd Romain contended that
they represent the regular republican
organization of Louisiana.
.1. Madison Vance, negro contesting
delegate tit large, the leftder of the op
posing faction, attacked the regularity
of the Romain delegates, charging that
the negro voters qualified to attend tho
convention had been unable to attend,
ns the convention was held in a New
Orleans hotel from which negroes were
barred.
SINK UNARMED SHIP.
London, June 3.-—Lloyds report ttie
sinl '.ig of tlie unarmed steamship
Elmgrove.
The Elmgrove was owned in Glas
gow. was 310 feet long. 3,013 ions
gross and was built in 1892.
I
FISHER DEMANDED
Daily News of London Says
It Is Imperative That a
Change Be Made In Brit
ish Admiralty.
London, June 6.—The Daily News
calls ror the return of Lord Fisher,
formerly first sea lord of the admiralty,
to the head of the navy.
"No single event,” says the news
paper, "would more effectively counter
act the danger of a diminution of con
fidence in the navy if one exists, than
the return of Admiral Fisher, wh»
in time of peace brought the navy to a
state of unexampled efficiency. The
country needs him in this urgent hour/;
RIGID NEUTRALITY
State and Justice Departments
Ask Congress For 18 Meas
ures to Amend Exist
ing Statutes.
Washington, D. C., June 3.—General
revision of American neutrality laws
was proposed to congress today in a
memorandum submitted by Attorney
General Gregory and concurred in by
the state department as a result of
the government’s experience with prob
lems arising out of the war and df re
lations with Mexico.
Enactment of 18 new laws is recom
mended to correct defects in existing
statutes to cover present omissioas of
law, "for the observance of obligations'
imperatively imposed by international
law upon the United States" and to
make crimes against American neu
trality punishable under federal laws.
At present many such acts do not vio
late federal criminal law.
Almost every phase of activity in
the United States on behalf of foreign
governments, which has resulted in
federal prosecution under the broad
charge of conspiracy, would be made
specifically criminal by the proposed
legislation. In addition the powers of
the president would be broadened with
respect to withholding clearance to
suspected vessels, further employment
of the land and naval forces to pre
serve neutrality, imposing a more rigid
censorship upon wireless and cable
messages to belligerent countries and
seizing arms and ammunition about to
be exported in violation of an embargo.
Outline of Bills.
xne proposed legislation la as fol
lows:
1. A law making It a crime to pre
vent or attempt to prevent exportation
of American goods by threats of vio
lence to persons engaged in the manu
facture or exportation of such articles,
or by damage to the articles or the in
strumentalities of their transportation
or their place of manufacture.
2. A law making it a crime to set
fire to' any vessel engaged in foreign
commerce with the United States or to
place bombs or explosives aboard her
with intent to injure or destroy the
vessel or its cargo.
3. A law authorizing the govern
ment to forbid the departure from
American ports of vessels with sup
plies believed to be destined for war
ships or supply ships of belligerent
nations on the high seas.
4. Under this law, collectors of cus
toms would be given the right to In
spect foreign vessels in American
ports at any time. Attempts to deceive
inspectors or to prevent the inspection
would be made criminal.
6—-This proposal would broaden the
powers of the secretary of state in re
quiring information under oath and
proof by affidavit of such facts as lie
deems desirable in applications for
passports; would make misstatements
in applications for passports punish
able as perjury, and would make crim
inal the "fraudulent obtaining, transfer
or use of passports and the alteration
or forgery of passports issued.”
6— Making criminal the “fraudulent
use. application or counterfeiting of the
seal of an executive department or gov
ernment commission."
Now Radio Act.
7— An act amplifying the rather re
stricted provisions of the radio act
witli reference to the powers of the
president to censor or prescribe the
manner in which wireless messages
and also cablegrams shall be transmit
ted to belligerent countries of ships up
on the high seas, or otherwise.
8— A law making it a crime to set
on foot, participate in or attempt to
participate in any naval expedition
against a power with which the United
States is now at peace.
3—Authorizing the president to de
tain or seize arms about to be exported
In vlofation of any embargo.
10— A law making it a crime for any
interned officer or soldier of a beliig
i orent government to attempt to escape
| from the United States and also mak
I ing it a crime for any one to aid or
' attempt to aid in the escape or at
! tempted escape.
11— A law making it a crime to swear
falsely to any document intended for
use b> a foreign government in any
I dispute or controversy with the United
I States.
| 12—This proposal would make it a
| crime for any government employe to
| I'limmunicpte to a foreign government
I or its *‘gents or to obtain without law
I ful ai ihority Information relative to
the n3 iional defense.
13—A law making ft a crime to mint
lor print money within the United
| States for revolutionists in a country
l with which the United States is at
peace.
I 14 A law making it a crime to cen
| spire to destroy or injure property
1 within the United States belonging to
] any foreign government with vMch the
J United State* la at seat*.