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The Omaha Daily Bee The sure way to satisfy your wants ia through use of the want ad pages of The Dee. Try a Dee want ad. THE WEATHER Fair VOL. XLIV NO. .202. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, Al'JML 20, 1915-TWKLVK PAOES. On Trains aad at oMt Mews Btanda, So SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. i JORK CHOSEN TO TRY BARNES SOIT AGAINST COLONEL Talesman of German Birth Says Bemarki of T. R. Concerning Belgium Would Not Preju dice Him. ASKED ABOUT POSSIBLE GRUDGE All Questioned if They Bore Roose relt Any 111 Feeling Be came of 1912 War. PRINCIPALS FACE ONE ANOTHER . SYRACUSE, N. Y.f April 19. The jury which will try William Barnes' $50,000 suit for libel against Theodore Roosevelt vai completed today. When the afternoon session opend, Oliver D. Burden, a Syracuse attor ney of Colonel Roosevelt's staff, asked the talesmen whether they be lieved a person holding public office might be criticised for maladminl- tratlon or corruption while In that of fice. Not Prejadlced. .In reply to question, one talesman, native of Germany, said that the fact that Colonel Roosevelt, "although hav ing always been friendly to Germany, bad criticised the violation of the- neu trality of Belgium," would not prejudice him against the defendant. lOach talesman was questioned closely as to whether he had any grudge against Colonel Roosevelt because of his actions during the presidential campaign of 1912. The court upheld an objection by Mr. Barnes' counsel to a question as to whether one of the talesmen believed that a citizen had a right to criticise a person in public office, if his rhctive for so doing was to further the cause of honest government. Mr. Barnes and Colonel Roosevelt sat at adjoining tables, but neither paid any attention to the other. The room wa crowded and outside the court house a great crowd, kept in line by policemen, was awaiting opportunity to get In. Hpeclnl Jury Panel. Examination of the talesmen in the special panel of seventyflve called for th case began as soon as Justice Wil liam 8. Andrews ascended the bench and opened court. Each side was Informed by the court that It would be allowed six peremptory challenges. . The talesmen were questioned by Wil liam I. Barnum, a Syracuse attorney, for Mr. Barnes. He wanted to know whether "the political prominence heretofore" of either one or both of the principals would affect the 'decision of possible jurors, lis also asked talesmen whether they be ljeved politicians might Jbe- libeled just as other citizens. The fact that the defend ant has been president of the United IContinued on Page Two, Column Four.) Eailroad Stocks Active and Higher XKW YORK. " April 19. Extensive speculation In etocks was resumed today. Investment iKsves were niot prontfnent. Vnlon Pacific, ft. Paul, Northern Pacific. 'inadlnu Pneiflc, Atchison, Baltimore Kc Ohf. New York Central. Reading, lehigli Valley end other dividend payers rote 1 to 1 p lnts in the first hour. lnlled States Steel was agalna the a tive feature, Its opening oalt.ns repre- ,,fcptr ent0rs In Omaha, mads a total of renting 1,500 she res at 6v3"4. from which VK, It aoon roue a full point over Saturday- M B.rbeau, nthropologlat of the clow. The. wm. a marked sub.ldence oC;vif tor)a mUMum of Ottawa, Canada, rppciiryiar gyrawuiiff m war siieciame.s. Mexican Petroleum was the only stcck In the spcrihl group to make an appreci able advance, gaining 7V4 points. I)ulnc.a In the flrrt hour totalled Almost 475,00,1 tfliart, In the afternoon speculation i tended over four points. The Harrlman also rose higher. Southern . Pacific being helped by a favorable supreme court de rision. 81'aree of the Gould system also lose materially. There wao a wild scrarnble to sell the list In the llnal hour. Steel leading the decline ly selling down to 5ST4. The day's total trading amounted fo 1.40,000 shares, the largest total since the inception of the boom. ' The Weather Forecast till 7 p. m. Tuesday: For Omaha. Council Bluffs and Vicinity Fair; not much change in temperature. Temperature at Osukt Yesteraay. Hours. Dee 6 a. m 6 a. m 7 a. m...... 8 a. m a. m 10 a. m 11 a. m 13 m 1 p. m 2 p. m S p. m...... 4 p. ni p. m S p. m 78 7 P. m 77 S p. m T6 4 oMaparmt Itc Loral Retard. 115. 1S)1. 1913. 1912 Highest yesterday M 7 67 lowest yesterday 66 34 44 44 Mean temperature b 44 M I'redpitation w .OS T T Temperatures and precipitation depar tures from tbe normal: Normal temperature 52 I :( for the day 17 Total deficiency vlnce March l..lnoh Normal precipitation Inch ltoflciency for the day iMnoh n'lcrcy Mwh Mlh ' 'or "rtol lilV."..:: " Zn Uxes cor. period, 1U. 1.T5 Inches Reports from Statloaa at 7 P. M. Station and Stat. Trap. High- Raln- of weaioer. i p. m. est. iau. Iavenpoit. clear , lenvor. cloudy )s Moines, clear , LanJxr. prt cloudy... North Platte, clear Omaha, clear Huehlo. clear Rapid City, clear Salt Lake City, cloudy, feant Ke, part cloudy. rheridan. clear Mnui City, clar t',,lfntiiiA dear ; xa .00 o M HO 78 i .) m t .so 72 74 .00 77 U . fi .10 72 7 . t 72 T M u .1 11 ; . 7 SO .iiO 74 711 .00 T indicates trace of precipitation. U A. WtLUH. Liocal Forecaster. SLATED TO BECOME HEAD OF STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION. Y Sf; c. PERKINS SL-'i) TO HEAD If JlTORS Republicans Choose'' Aurora Man for Vice Presidency, Which Means Presidency in 1916. REGISTRATION IS NOW 193 Clark Perkins of the Aurora Re publican Is slated for the presidency of the Nebraska Press association a year from now. This was decided yesterday when a republican caucus of the Press association, now in ses sion at the Rome hotel, agreed on Perkins for vice president for the now ensuing year. The standing custom of the association is that the vice president each year becomes president for the ensuing year. Thus the fight Is shifted back a year and made on the selection of a vice presi dent rather than a president. Likewise the old custom is to choose this vice president each year strictly on party lines. It is an un derstood principle that the demo crats choose a vice president one year and the republicans select one the fillowing year. This Is the year fir the republicans to choise, si a scire if them held a brief clnference at the close of yesterday's sesslin and agreed upon Perkins. Pettt Makes Talk. A. S. Pettit of Bruning. one of the new members of the association, talked on "Making It Go in the Smalt Town.' He declared It to be a good policy to answer question that people askpd the editor by telephone, thus, showing the publj$,.hat the newspaper office Is a necessity In the city. He gave a variety of questions he lit asked within the range of a few min utes. "When , do the county oommlsslon ere meet next?" "When does the grand Jury sit?" "Do they consider Jack John son knocked out or was it a de'clson on points?" . The afternoon talks by pioneer news paper men of the stats brought many old timers to the floor. It proved that there were In the house twenty-one men who had been In newspaper work In the fetate twenty-five years or mors. , , . Registration la Heavy. The registration of out-of-town news 1 aper men and women the first day was 165. This, with the registration of newe- i poke briefly in the morning, giving some lr (creating data on the American In Clans. He aald the old Idea that the : American Indians were of Asiatic origin ia ocen eniiriy uiapeueu mu iuii aci- ; ei.tists are now entirely at a loas to ii The Commercial club of Omaha and the Kontenelle hotel Jointly tendered the visitors a banquet at the Fontenelle hotel last night. Borne music and cabaret fea tures were furnished. BralaereVa Opealaar Wort, "I should liko to see the newspapers' of the state take a more active part in poll ties; not the politics that cushm the op ponents, but the politics that exercisea its influence in the selection of men for pub lic office, men educated and competent to perform the public aervice." Tr waa a mgsestion left the Nebraska Presa asso ciation at the opening of Its convention at the Rome hotel, by President H. A, Bralnerd of Hebron. "We should work for education and en lightenment in the field of politics," he continued. "There ia a vast possibility for . Improvement in the newspapers of the state. iuch time has been spent In the Improvement of the breeds of horsea, cattle and swine, but we hear little about the improvement of newsapers. News that does not have an eduction value I a detriment. If tne cannot ay anything (Continued on Page Three, Col. Three.) RECLAMATION CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT GERING CHEYENNE; Wyo., April 1. (fipeclal.) i t'ntted States Bonator F. S. Warren j wIM go to Qerlng. Neb., next Saturday, April 24. to attend a meeting between . lepreaentAtives of the reclamation service, j Senator Kinkaid of Nebraska,- Congress- I man F. W. Mondell of Wyoming and ! J representatives of farmers In eastern I Wyoming anl western Nebraska who are ,nlU1 " th ''out.h n,t th Nortt iCCt 0,-h. I tton service. The "south side" ditch la I planned to reclaim lOO.OuO acres In tho Goshen Hole country of Wyoming and "Nebraska, and In the valley of the North Piatt, river adjacent to th. Wyoming-Nebraska Una, aad tho settlers and members of congress at the Gering meeting will make strong representa tions !n favor of completion of th. project without delsy. There I. ample wster n the great Pathfinder resorvolr on the PUtte in cential Wyoming to reclaim the "south elO" lands, but the reclama tion rert'ioe for several years delayed construction work. HIGHEST COURT RULES AGAINST FRANK APPEAL Opinion in Case of Brooklyn Man Convicted of Murder of Girl at Atlanta Denies Habeas Corpus Writ Asked. PRISONER S RIGHTS PROTECTED Justice Pitney Holds that Points Raised Do Not Amount to De nial of Justice. HOLMES AND HUGHES DISSENT WASHINGTON, April 19. Lea M. Frank, the Brooklyn man under death sentence for the murder of Mary Phagan, an Atalanta factory girl, lost another step in his big fight for life in the supreme court of thi United Slates today. In a decision to which Justices Holmes and Hughes dissented, th court dismissed Frank's appeal from the federal court of Georgia, which refused to release him on a writ of habeas corpus. Frank contended that "alleged mob violence" at his trial and the fact that he was absent from the court room when the Jury re turned its verdict had removed him from the jurisdiction of the courts of Georgia. The majority opinion of the supreme court today rejects all tose contentions and declared Frank en joyed all his legal right in the Georgia courts. Seemingly no other avenue of escape from the death penalty Is open to Frank through the courts. The state pardon officials might relieve him. Justice Pltney's Opinion. Justice Pitney In the majority decision stated that th: obligation rested upon the supreme court to look through the form and Into the very heart and sub stance of the matter, not only of the averment In Frank's petition, but in the trial proceedings In the stats court them selves. "The petition contains a narrative of disorder, hostile manifestations and up roar," said the justice, "which If It stood alone and were to be taken to be true. were conceived to be Inconsistent with a fair trial and an Impartial verdict But to conaider this as standing alone Is to take a wholly superficial view; for the narrative la coupled with other state ments from which It clearly appears that the same allegations of disorder were sub mitted first to the trial court fc Oeorgla as a ground for avoiding the consequences of the trial, and these allegations were considered by those courts successively at times and places and under circum stances wholly apart from the atmosphere of the trial and free from any suggestion (Continued on Page Two, Column Two.) Steel Trust Passed Dividend to Avoid Reduction in Wages NEW YORK, April M.-Wrectors ot th United States Bteel corporation. It became known today, In voting at their last quarterly meeting In January to pass the dividend on the common stoctc, did so in the fare of opposition on the part of many stockholders who thought the dividend should be declared even It the rorporalion had to reduce wages to obtain the money. Albert H. Gary, chairman of the cor- Deration, divulged the situation at tha annual stockholders' meeting; In Iloboken today. In a formal statement Judge Garey said: 'We were sorry to hear that so many stockholders Insisted that common stock dividend be paid even If we had to re duce wages to do It. "The management was sorry to bo obliged to pass the dividend on the com mon stock.- We had been hoping and hod expected to continue the payment of the dividend without interruption, but conditions were such that It was Impos sible. We were confronted with the choice of passing the dividend or reduc ing wagea. In view of the present high cost of living we believed that tha men were entitled to the wages they were re ceiving which we think are not too much." Continuing hie statement Judge Gary raid: "I assure you that the country will prosper and I want to plodg. again that th management of thia corporation Is going to be thorough, open and careful. "Our poottlon among the natlona of th. world Is taking the lesd. Finance. In dustry and commerce are better today than ever before." Tbe announced plan of reducing the directorate from twenty-four to eigh teen members wss approved at the stock holders' meeting today. N. H. Directors Entitled to Bill Of Particulars NE3W YORK, April 1 William Rocke- felIer ,ntltld to . bl of particulars mptityinK tn, ,MCt 0f tenses charged In 'ith. Indictment In which he and twenty other, connected with th. New Haven railroad management are s roused of criminal conspiracy. Federal Judge Hunt so decided today on th. motion mad in behalf of Mr. Rockefeller aad eleven co defendants that the government be re quired to furnish a bill of particulars. Th. eleven defendants who benefit with Mr. Rockefeller by tha court's decision are Charlea F. Hrooker, George MacCul lough, D. Newton Barney, Jama. f. Hem ingway, Lewi. Cass Ladyard, A. Heaton Robertson. Frederick F. Frewster, Henry K. Mcllarg, Alexander Cochrane, Robert W. Tslft aad Charles M. Piatt. Leo M. Frank Has Lost Out in the United States Supreme Recourse for Those Who Believe He Did Not Have a Fair Trial is to Write the Governor for Clemency. The decision of the United States supreme court apparently ends the legal proceedings to sec. ire a new trial for Leo M. Frank, under sentence of death in Atlanta, where conviction was admittedly forced by race prejudice and threats of mob violence. Nothing remains for those people convinced this man did not have a fair trial but to join in a nation-wide popular appeal to the governor of Georgia to accord Frank his executive clemency. A proper form for such a letter would be: Hon. John M. Slalon, (iovemor of Georgia, Atlanta Your K wllenry: Keeling that full Justice has not been done In the case of 1o M. Frank, and believing hint still entitled to the benefit of the doubt, we appeal to ou in his behalf to save hlin from the death sentence, and to save Georgia's good name from discredit. The act of merry which we request v.111 win Ton the gratitude of all liberty. loving cltiscns throughout Ihe nation. (Signal tire) Every right-minded person must be interested in preventing the execution of a man whose guilt is decidedly doubtful and every American citiien, no matter where he resides, has a right to join in the appeal to the governor. Write your letter now; don't delay. Sixteen Attempts of Austrians to Recover Heights Are Repulsed PETROORAD. (Via London), April 1 Austrlan attacks on the heights of the Mesolaborcs district of Hungary, where the Auatrians for six days have been furiously attempting to regain osltlons recently taken by the Russians, appear to have definitely subsided. Tho attacks, which exceeded In violence 111!) atlju on thin front, reached their greatest Intensity on April 17. when six teen assaults are reported to have been made on that one day. The encounters ended in the evening In a deaperate bayonet charge and sustained hand-to-hand encounters, which left the Russians, GOVERNOR YETOES EFFICIENCY BILL Norton's Measure for Commission to Survey the 8tate of Doubtful '.Legality.' v,. ALL BILLS ARE DISPOSED OF (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, April 19. .(Special.) After a strenuous Job at signing bills passed by tbe legislature, the larger number of which came to blm In a bunch, Governor Morehe&d laid aside his pen this forenoon and declared the Job over. Three bills of im portance received the executive ap proval this mornlngi These were tho Omaha hospital bill, the maintenance bill and the penitentiary industrial appropriation bill. Tha Norton bill for state efficiency survey commission waa vetoed by Oov- omor Morehead. The governor objects to Inconsistencies in tha bill Itself and Ha encroachment on ground now occu pied by the board of control. One of the real reaaons for th. veto. It is thought, Is that tho constitutionality ot th. bill has been gravely questioned. It carried an appropriation of $4,000. What BUI Provided. The commission waa to consist of sis members o,' the legislature, and therein lay the objection. Th. constitution pro vides "that ntUher members of the leg islature uor employes shall receive any pay or lrul jites other than their sal ary and nuieage." Th. appropriation waa onl f 'or th. commission's expenses. How.v.r, it Is contended by some that "any pay or perquisites" might Include "expenses." The governor has exercised his veto power very sparingly. Three measures have been vetoed: one at the memorial of the legislature Itself, th. Omaha light bill; and two st the request ot the Intro ducers themselves. These two bills were II. R. 16. authorising district judges In vacation time to make heirs proper de fendants la suits Involving estates Cronln of Holt, the Introducer, requested that this bill be vetoed because Ita sub ject matter was covered in another me as ure. H. R. 429, limiting justices of th. peace In Douglas county to 11,000 a year In feea, was vetoed at th. request of Palmer of Douglas, who Introduced It the bill halng paased after It had been decided to postpone th. establishment of a municipal court to January 1, 1!UG. The governor did not exercise Ills power (Continued on Page Two. Column One.) HE-GATL'CITY'Of'THE'WEST Nebraska Editor are "topping' off" for their an nual state convention and the fact that they find Om aha so attractive and hospit able aa to make them repeat their visits is another con vincing argument why other travelers should put this city on their route c.rds. acrotdlng to report received by the Rua alan officials, firmly enounced on the height of Telepotch. After this the Aus trian attack appeared to have spent Itself and there are no Indications of a resump tion of activity in this region. Austrian assaults upon the other I in- portant height in the East Beskld. namely Zeloe. were repulsed chiefly by the fire of rifles and machine guns. After three sharp counter attacks the Austrians here, too, gnve up the attempt to regain the summit. On the northern front the swampy condition of the thawing ground prevents operations on a large scale. KAISER CHANGES PLAN OF CAMPAIGN ' 1 " 1 : i Rumor that General Staff Has De temined to Abandon ArgresiiTe , Movements in tha West AUSTRIAN FORCES SENT EAST ROME, April ll.-(Vla Paris. April it)-' Officlsl communications received by tha Italian csblnet and statements mad. by Oermans In official circles have given th. Impression her. that th. German general staff has abandoned plans for a general offensive movement on tha French front and has dsclded simply to maintain th. defensive. This Information has caused a deep Impression her. because It Is be lieved to signify that Germany has no hop. of penetrating further Into French territory. Heavy Artillery to Poland. GENEVA, April l.-(Via Paris)-A Vienna dispatch to tha Tribune says that at a council ot wsr presided over by Field Marshal von Hlndenburg It was decided that th. Austrian heavy artillery now before Verdun (m th. department of Meuse, France) should be transferred to Poland and that the Hungarian cavalry now on th. western front be sent back to 'Cracow. Villa Movement in Western Mexico Now Collapsing MAZATLAN, Mexico. April 17.-(Ry Radio to San Diego, Cal., April 10.) The Villa movenitnt on th. west coast ot Mexico Is said to be rapidly collapsing. Guaymas la th. only port on th. mainland rommandsd by th. Villa forces. It in believed tha Liow.r California towns held by Vlils troops are unable to resist an attack. Zapotlan has been evacuated by the Carransa troops. General Dlegues, rt Carranxa commander, arrived today at Colima, 14& miles south -ot Guadalajara with many wounded. The home of a Chines, merchant wa seised by Carranxa officials at Man- sanlllo. As s result of a decree Issued at Maxatlan. oil Chinese have disappeared from the booths in tho markets there. The Yaqul Indie na are now conducting an Independent warfare and are giving trouble to both the Villa and Carranxa forces. It is reported that Carranxa forces have uct'upiod the city of Teplc, which wa deserted by Villa troops a few days ago. The Carranxa custom officials have ar rived at "an Bias from Trple to open temporary the custom house there In order that tho Pacific Mall steamer City of Psra may be cleared. Lion Boat Vanilla Is Sunk by Torpedo Of German Subsea I LONDON. April 1.-Ths British trawler Vanilla was auuk by a torpedo from a German submarine In th. North Sea yesterday, according to a report made today by Captain Hill, skipper of th. trader Fersao. Captain Hill said be waa within SO yards of the Vanilla when she wss struck. H. mad. aa attempt to pick up lku .... It,. k. tk.l K ' marina attacked him in his effort st ' rescue. It fired a torpedo at th. Fermo, 1 which forced her to Seek safety la flight. His Appeal to Court Only LEO M. FRANK. SPAIN FRIENDLY TO TRIPLE ENTENTE Former Premier of Spain in Address Says it is Time for Nation to State IM Attitude. - CITES CARTAGENA AGREEMENT MADRID, April 1 (Via Paris) "Silence at present Is a crime, for If we wait until the moment of victory to show our sympathy for the victor It Is probable we shall be too late,' mas the assertion made by Count Alvrae DeRomanones, former premier of Spain yesterday. He pointed out that Spain's foreign policy since the Cartagena agreement In 1907 has been more and more favorable to the triple entente. . '. "The present, hour are grave and Important, . said .ve forme r, premier, that It is necessary for Spain to make a solemn declaration. Without violating our neutrality, we must Say who among the belligerents wo consider our friends." . , . Count Romanes' address wag en thusiastically cheered by hla hearers. Triple Vaderstoadlaa. Th. Cartagena agreement was a triple understanding reached between Great Britain, Franc, and Hpaln, following a visit ot th. lata King Kdward to Carta gena In , 107. . Th. agreements between flpaln and Great Britain and Hpaln and Franc, were distinct, although following the aame lines. Great Britain's chief Interest In th. agreement was th. removal of any cause for uneasiness in regard to th. possibility of a land attack on Gibraltar, Spain for the first time recognising Great Britain's right to hold th. peninsula, "pain, on the other hand,-benefited by having a strong power guarantee Its position In th. Canary Islands and th. Mediter ranean, Including th. Balearic islands. No attempt was made by Germany to conceal Its Irritation at th. conclusion of th. agreement, for It was felt that Its chief aim probably was th. further lsola tlon of that country. Petrograd Butchers Will Not Sell: Meat An1 "RinttJ Pocm1fitn Hwta" authorities, announced In Oen "LIU IViUUO XlCOUi.li aye today, et a carload of maehln. PETROGRAD, April l.-(Vla London.) Petrograd butchers refused to sell meat today In protest-against a recent gov rnment order warning all retailers that prince must not be raised above . rates fixed by th. government. Customers, who went to tho shops' for their usual purchases found them empty. . Th. butchers said there was no .prospect that a supply of meat would be available. This action led to disorders and In some shops excited customers broke Into the meat cellars and, on finding them well slocked, insisted that they be ' served. Incipient riots, which . resulted In the partial wrecking of several shops,, were ended by th. police, who .mad. an In vestigation as a baals for court pro- cedur. agsinst tha butchers. Pinop. In which no meat was found were closed by the police and will not be permitted to reopen until special permis sion has been obtained. Butchers who concealed meat will be fined or Impris oned. Queen of Italy May Lose Her Right Arm IX)H ANOELEH. Cel., April 1.-Q.ueen Kieana of Italy may auffer the loss of her right srm ss a result of Injuries re- reived several years ago while working among the Meaalna earthquake aufferera, according to an autograph i.tter which sllsa Irma Guthrie Wright, a consln of Georse Guthrie. American ambassador to Japan, said today she had racdvod from the ouean.. , Miss Wright recently returned from Italy, where. It la said, a be has been a protege of Queaa Kieana. The letter said a malignant growth had appeared on tbe queen's right arm at tha point of th. old Injury after th. birth of a princes, last January and that the royal surgeons feared an amputation would be necessary. ALLIES TRYING TO BRING ITALY TO FIRING LINE Triple Entente Powers Are Making Strenuous Efforts to Close th Back Door Into Germany and Austria. EMBARGO ON ALL F00DSTUTTS Italy and Roumania Said to Have Prohibited Passage of Shipment! to Teutonic Civilians. GENERAL LULL IN FIGHTTNCr The Day's War News HHITI.II ARMY has bearan aaother rive at the Impwrt.at aeetlon af Ik. tierman llae rrhlcfc bold roa- aered n.ltfam. Sharp. fVKhClasr ee arret! yesterday la Belsilaas ana the afflelal Freaeh report today states the- the British raa taren 800 yearde ot ' tlrrnss trearhes. MKVTKNAXT ROLtll) OARBOS, one af the heaf hits' f Preaeh aviator, nkme eaalolts darlaar the war waa hla fame, ha. been ess tared by the derma St.. AI'TH KWT1CITY af official freaeh aad British war report. Is ebal leaated by th Oernais war offlee, wblrh eharaeterlse. a. lareatloa. their rlolm. to Tletorlea. AHtSDONMENT by the ftermaa area, eral staff of plan, for a aenerol offenslre la Fraaee Is Inferred la Rome from Information reeetved there. It t. aald thl. deelsloa I. ladleated by official ommaalea tloa. to the Italian cabinet. OKIEVt DISPATCH aires the Im preaaloa that the Aa.trlaa. aad tie rnmpalaa. COYKIDKVT ASSERTIONS from Her. Ita last week that the Rasalaa ad vance In the Carpathlaa realoaa had bean halted are offset ay the elalm of the Petroatrad war offlee that tho principal chain of talna, comprising; aeyenty-flre-mile section of the front, I. now In poa.ca.lon of the Ra.sla.. and that TO.OOO Anstrlnn. have been captnrrd In the In.t few week.. .' COUNT AI.VARO tn ROMANICS, for mer premier of Spain, has made a . ; pablla statemeat that a ".oleosa ; declaration" shoald ha an ad. fcy Spain ta shew wh.ro Ita arntpathr , ilea In tho war. 'jto palata oat that Spain's relations with the triple entente ha. been mora and more friendly dnrlngt recent yeare.-' LONDON, Aprll 'l.l-Vb.ether tne negotiations ' between - Rome and Vienna concerning ' Italy's demands for territorial concessions have been broken off remains for the moment an official secret, but it appears to be universally agreed that the tension is approaching the breaking point. It is suggested here thai the Italian for eign office in awaiting an. ultimatum from Vienna on the' subject of Italy's, military preparations along the fron tier aa a pretext to sever the remain- ing ties barring an outbreak of hos tilities. . . t Th. alertness with which every move, dlplomstleslly or otherwisemade by Italy la now followed in Xondon Indicates the high Importance attached here to .fforts to bring Italy to the fighting Un.. One of th. main reasons advanced for thia deslr. to Include Italy In th. partnership of th. allies Is m no other wsy Is It pos sible to close effeotually th. door through hich supplies still are reaching th Teu. tonlo silica la considerable amount. ' I i jl cua in iminr ia i na am ria of American manufacture whioh was pn tno way to Germany from Genoa. Ship ments of iron, copper, antimony and sul phate have been reaching Germany with a fair degree of regularity. . It Is aaserUd today that a sudden em bargo has been placed at Coma on a trainload of those supplies, and that Italy ' (Continued on Page Two, Column Five.) If You Are (1) A man who wants to get into business - (2) A man who wants to get out of businsss - we can help you You can obtain an introduc tion to each other by simply rlnrMnrr a wati! n.A in IVia Riisi. 1 P , - wbs Chance column of The Bee. ! ! TT . , Here every tlay Opportunity , lH beckonintr her hand and it's a . 7 , , , , ' WIS man that heedS her. 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