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VOL. XI IV--XO. :w.
OMAHA TlirKsnw MOKXING. .1VSY.
1!H5--twklyk rA(.i:s.
On Trims and at
Plotsl Maws Stands.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
SHIP LIYE CATTLE
FROM AMERICA TO
EUROPETRENCHES
France and Driven to Battle
BeeTei on Hoof Will Be Landed in
Front, to Be Slaughtered
There.
rHOTJSANDS ALREADY ON WAY
Packer Busy Selecting Stock Phys
ically Fit to Stand the Ocean
- Voyage.
CAUSES BIG RISE IN PRICES
CHICAGO, June 2. Live cattle
are being; shipped from this city to
France to furnish the allied armies
with beef during the summer cam
paign. Agents of one of the large
packing companies have been busy
for a month buy'ng live stock phys
ically fit to stand an ocean voyage,
nnd as a result the price of this class
of cattle has risen $1 a hundred
pounds. Sixteen hundred live rattle
were shipped to Paris a week ago
and a consignment of 1,000 was dis
patched today.
The cattle wilt he shipped to. a French
port, driven directly to the battle front
aid slaughtered in the trcncht.1 aa
needed.
Passes Through Pittsburgh.
riTTfBt" RGH, Pa., June 2.-Tho first
shipment of live cattle for export in al
most a year, or ainoo the Kuropean war
began, passed through this city today
hound for the Atlantic seaboard. ' There
vcro eighty cars containing about 1,W)
hfad. The shipment waa gathercJ from
n-.tddleweat points.- It is not known to
whom It la consigned beyond that it is
lestlned for France. It will be put aboard
ship at Bayonne, N. J.
Negro Conley Denies .
That He Wrote Anna
Maud Carter Letters
ATLANTA. Ga., June 1 James Conley,
negro factory sweeper, who last niKht
completed his sentence of one year as
accessory to the -murder of Mary Pha
gan, denied today that 'he -had written
the Anna Maude Carter letters which
figured In Leo M. Frank's extraordinary
motion for a new trial.
Conley'a, denial. made in ,the presence
ot Solicitor Dorsey, was the first, Intima
tion that Conley had not been the author
of these letters, by which Frank's law
yers, sought to show that t'onlev had
Htten without Assistance ' fhe fanraoa
"murde notes" found beside Mary Pha
gan'a body. Conley testified at Frank's
trial that the ootea were written by him
at Frank'a dictation.
Frame's counsel contended that tiie ex
pressions and general form of dictation
in the. Carter letters were identical with
those of ' the "murder notes" and that
Conley had written both Independent of
outside suggestion.
Counsel for Mrs. J. W. Coleman, mother
rf Mary.'Phagan. announced today that
neither Conley nor Frank would be called
upon to testify before commissioners In
the suit which Mrs. Coleman has brought
against the National Pencil factory. In
whose buUdtng the ' Phagan girl was
found dead.
Allies Promise Safe
., Conduct to Dernberg
WASHINGTON, June 2. -The. British,
French and Russian embaaiea here have
aaaured the State department they will
give safe conduct to Dr. Bernhard Dern
burg, former colonial secretary of Ger
many, when he leaves the United States.
It ,haa been known that Dr. Dernburg
la about to leave the country and it la
reported he will go to Norway some time
thia month.
few weeks ago when Dr. Dernburg.
aa a climax to a series of speeches
aroused the resentment of the Washing
ton government. Justified the sinking of
the Luattania in a public address, there
were broad intimations that through the
German embassy he might be invited to
leave the cointry.
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VILLA AGENT LIKES
NEW WILSON POLICY
New York Representative of North
ern Chieftain Says it is What
Faction Wants.
CARRANZA VERY HARD-HEADED
NEW YORK, June 2. General
Villa's representative In New York
City, Francesco Urquidl, said he was
much gratified by President Wilson's
new policy toward Mexico.
"That Is fine," genor Urquidl said,
after reading the president s pro
nouncement to the Mexican leaders.
"That Is Just what we expected from
President Wilson. To be perfectly
frank, I might say that we the
Villa people have tried on more
than one occasion to do just what
President Wilson has suggested. Mr.
Carranza, however, is a very hard
headed man.
"Everything President Wilson sets
forth is true; all right thinking men in
Mexico know that."
The military mastery of Mexico. Penor
t'rqukll said, would depend much upon
a great battle which Is now being wanted
around Leon, northweit .of -Mexico City.
Thia battle between the Carrsnxa and
Villa troop,: he . said, had been in
ptokrsi fdr eMtht dart. ' Mere men than
nad .fought In any other battle in Mex
ico's ' teent roubles ' Were- taking part,
he said, and te the victor would probably
go control of the situation in the repub
lic. Yaejnla Present Bl Problem.
DOfOI.AS, Ariz., June 2. Mexican
leaders of nJl factions at the border
here, when Shown President Wilson's
statement, pointed out that the great
state of Honors, In northwestern Mexico,
ia now under the actual government of
Taqul Indians, who have proclaimed a
republic of their own, astd are entirely
out of hands.
Under, the administration of Porforio
Diaa, the Yaquts were despoiled of their
rich lands and they have been rebellious
ever since, joining leader after leader
and breaking away as promises of resti
tution were not fulfilled.
Americans Killed at Tampleo.
GAL.VKSTOX, Tex., June 3. Captain
Oscar, Une of, ths tsnker Winifred,
which arrived 'from Tampico last night,
reports that ten or twelve Americans
have been killed by Mexicans near Tam
plco in the last few days. . His informa
tion was baaed on reports received in
Tampico Just before his departure.
Denies Hlabt to Intervene.
KL PASO, Tex.. June 2. Francis Me
Manus, Villa consul at El Paso, made the
following stutement relative to Piesldent
Wilson's note:
"Except to emphatically state that I
do not In any way recosmixe the right of
the United States to Intervene in the
domestic affu'rs of Mexico, I have no
statement at this time to make regarding
the Wilson note. 1 can odd, however, that
foreigner arid Meixcans alike who have
gone a!out thtlr legitimate purs-Jits In
territory controlled by General Villa have
received protection."
Germans on Furlough
Must Avoid Booze
BS.RI.;J. June 2. 'Via bondon-The
military authorities have issued an order
applicable to Berlin forbidding both of
ficer ot all rank and private soldiers
from visiting any of the large number of
rt-stauraiita and csfes In Berlin, as nell
as bars and wine rooma
The ordor points out the purpose of
furlough granted officers and men
physi'-al recovery from the rigors of life
at the front and . the recuperation of
nerves and body Is seriously endangered
iy xisits to these restaurants and wine
rooms.
A number of west end resorts aferlng
especially to the military will he hard hit
lv tl is reg.tlstlon.
RIFLES FOR BULGARIA
DIVERTED TO GERMANY
T)PKN"J!AGI.N, June i!. tVIa Ixndm j
The Sedh steamer Pan. which sailed '
from here n f i w days apo with a cargo'
of r if U s bound for Bulgaria, is reported !
lo have bcn seen nesr Palstcrbo, trans-'
t
ferring its eaiga to a German torpedo 1
boat.
Tne Panisii government held up this
slupintnt for several months owing to
doubt J to its bonsfide destination, but '
perriittel it to proceed Bsturday on the
alleged premise of the captain and the i
owners of ths vessel that it would ha
taken direct to rei1a-Li h. j
Tra government ' has ordered an in-1
veatiiatioo. I
-School teacher and pupils getting a lesson in
Germans Regard Capture ofStry
Victory of Strategic Importance
BETU.IN (Via l,ondon. June :. Some
of the difficulties encountered by the
Austro-German forres In capturing the
important town or Stry. In Oallcli.
."omheasi of rrxemyal, are drsi-rthd b
correspondents of the Morgenpost nnd
Vosslsche ttung. They say tlint the
capture of Stry was preceded by a lnrae
number of severe fights of which the
most bitterly contested ss at Llsowlce,
At this point the Russians had en
trenched themselves strongly. Their
trenches mere protected by barbed wire
entanglements. Once these had been
taken the Teutonic forces encountered
strong defenses along the railroad em
bankment Finally the vlllnse Itself was
stormed.
The Russians fired I.isowlre and other
villages In the vicinity when the-attacking
troops approached. ,Amng the bias
ing houses a night battlo with bayonets
and clubs took place.
The Russians offered strong resistance
Ex-Confederates
Cheer Name of Lee
for Several Minutes
RICHMOND, Va., June l-Th's was
fl.ee day at tho encampment of the
United Confederate veterans here. Heveral
thousknd veterans gasembed early In con
vention liall and cheeked for many iriin-
utea Miss Annl."Cart' !,- grand
daughter of General Robert E. Io,
when she appeared on the platform. The
incident culminated :n repeated "rebel
yella" when General Lee-was pronounced
by General Julian p. Carr of North
Carolina "the world' greatest hero."
"We are yet Sttgnatised aa rebels by
some of our loyal compatriots," General
C.'arr said. "To the . latter epithet the
south has no very particular objections.
During the Christian era the three grand
est namea In political history a r Alfred
the Great. William " the Wlent and
George - Washington. Technically the
first of this Important trio waa a rebel.
Actually and legally the last two were
rebels, and the last named, greatest and
grandest of the lot, waa a aouthener and
a slave holder."
The convention approved a report of
the committee appointed at the last con
vention to award credit lor designing tho
stars and bars. Credit for its origin was
given to Major Orren Randolph Bmith
of Louisburg, N. C, thus settling a con
troversy on many years standing.
At the convention of the United Sons
of Confederate Veterans, William Jen
nings Brandon of Little Rock, Ark., waa
sleeted commander to succeed Seymour
Stuart of St. Louts.
Italians Fail to
Find Austrian Fleet
ROME (Via Paris), June 2.) Announce
ment waa made at the ministry of
marine today that the Italian fleet spent
all of yesterday In cruising off the Aus
trian const without sighting the Austrian
fleet. The statement follows:
"Yesterday our fleet cruised the entire
day mar the Dalmatian archipelago
without sighting the enemy. While wait
ing our hlps destroyed a newly installed
semaphore and wireless station on the
Island of Llssa, which had been re-established
after the bombardment by the
French f'.eet last November.
"Ovtr shlos also destroyed the observa
tion station north of the Island of
C'urzola. THAON PI REVEL.
"Chief of Naval rHaff."
Check for Sixty-.
Five Millions Drawn
NKW Oliiv", June 2.-A . he k for t,
WS.'mi, reKarivil by the New fork ban.. -em
as ihc laikcsi ever drawn In this
country, was on deposit to the rrdit of
the Pennsylvania KaHroud company In
a local bank toJa).
It w dra n b Kuhn, T-oeh i Co.
yesterday in payment for general mor-
gage 4'v lr iint liomls i3.ucj by the :
railroad company and sold on public sub- j
m ript'xn si'ti r being underwritten by a !
s?nik ite formed bv the benders. It 1
win deposited bv officials of the Penn- 1
sylvaria in the bunk on which it was j
drawn. i
Percival Block in
Vancouver Burned
VAVfYlVVEK, P. C . June 2. -One wis
killed, five wounded and dsmages to the
extent cf 130.000 was done In a fire in!
the Percival bWk In the heart of the
wholesale district last night. A collision
between fire trucks cost the life of a
driver and Injured flye firemen,
on retreating, bringing up new forces for
one counter nttark after . another. The,
Anstro German troops, nevertheless drove
them back and pushed forward half way
tn the Pnelster rlvsr.
Oerman military authorities assort that
this victory is of large strategic Im
portance. The broad plain north of Ptry
does not afford effective, opportunities
for defensive operations so that the Rus
sians ate expected to retreat to the.
Pnelofer llpe at Roadwow. where they
probably wilt make a stand In the swamp
land. Should they be again forced back,
the only other opportunity of making a
defense before Lemherg would be In the
lake district south of that city.
The assertion is msde In Berlin ithat
the capture of three, forts near Trsemysl
and tho victory at Ptry Indicate the
complete expulsion of the Russians from
rSalii'ln. The last railroad line available
for the Russians out of Pnemysal already
ia under fire.
Mrs. F.H.Cole Leads
the Discussion on .
Civil Service Reform
PORTLAND, Ore'., Jun 3. The second
day's session of the mid-biennial council
of ,the General Federation of Women's
Cluba opened today with a. meeting at
Which elvlce and clvlt service reform
i)fi in for the greater part of the dis
cussion. Dr. Carter Helm J one ot Seat
tle, Wash., presented a pa.Pr on "The
New Civic Idealism," and Mrs. Jamec C.
Wilson Of Wenatchee, Wash., discussed
tho subject of civics and women's places
in civic affairs as brought out by the
granting of the ballot In Washington.
Mrs. Frederick H. Cole of Omaha. In
charge of the discussion of the civil
service reform, spoke on "Morale and
Methods of Civil Service Reform ' and
Money." Mrs. William P. Harper of
Seattle, Mrs. Josephine Corliss Preston,
state superintendent of puhllo Instruc
tion of Washington, and Mrs. Roy B.
Fletcher of New York City read paper
on various educational topics; Mrs.
Fletcher giving particular stress on the
need of more vocational work In' the
public schools.
Famous Bronze
Horses of St. Mark's
Cathedral Hidden
ROM K, June l.-t Via. Paris, June S.)-
The famous gilded horses which hava
adorned for a century the principal por
tal of the cathedral of 8t Mark's at
Venice, have tw-on removed from the city
to a place of safety because of the fear
th'it they might be damaged hy hostile
aviators or warships. ,
The four horses of St. Mai', of
bronze, five feet hlfili. are among the
finest of ancient bronzes. Tbey probably
oi ce ndorned the' triumphal -trch of Nero
and afterwards that of Trojan. Coa
stantine sent tliem to adorn the Imperial
hippodrome - at Constantinople, whence
IV.ae Knrlco Dandalo took thein to
Venice In VM aa the spoils of war. In
they were carried to Paris by Na
poleon, but In.lSli they were restored to
their former position by Emperor Fran
cis.
CHICAGO CARMEN TOLD
TO BE READY TO STRIKE
CHB'ACtO. Jan. 3. A warning, "pre
pare to striko Saturday," was sent to
H7.00) car and . elevated railroad
emploves this afternoon. This was on
the heels of ultimatums sent to the
heads of the traction companies demand
ing linmediute assurance of wage m
creares snd requesting lmmediste repllts
The ornnics pre iously liate stated
that they cannot pay more than the
present scale, while union leaders have
stated that they will not aept arbitra
tion iin'evs tue SKreement to do so rsr
rles wltli It an advance assurance that
the r finunci-il condition will be lin
pro' en
For building activity under
way and impending. Omaha
as a bright spot on the map
among the cities of the
country. Take a look for
yourself.
THt'QATECITY0RHLVt5t
BLOW UP GROUND
BENEATH FEET OF
GERMANJOLDIERY
Seventeen Mine Fields Exploded
Under Trenches of Invading
Armies in Gallic Republic
SAPPERS AND MINERS ARE SLAIN
Barbed Wire Fortifications and
Passes Demolished by Force of
Mighty Blast.
ENGINEERS PLAY GREAT PART
TARIS, June 2. The part played
hy the engineer corps in the fighting
In the region of Arras is described
in a narrative from an official ob
server attached to the French army,
given out heretoday:
"In the vicinity of Carency the hat
tie has been conducted hy the use
of mines since January," the ob
server writes. "The calm courage
shown hy our men In the face of
great dangers Is especially worthy of
mention. In this region the galleries
and the subterranean connecting
trenches are more than a mile and a
half In length and the quantity of
I explosives used from March 6 until
May t la more then twenty-eight
tons.
"On Mav an attack was begun no
Carency. Fairly In the morning the at
tack was prepared by artillery and
simultaneously by the explosion of sev
enteen mine fields. which dentroyed
completely a niHlorltv of the enemy's
barbed wire fortifications and fortifica
tions and demolished the enemy's subter
ranean passes. German sappers ami
miners were Wiled outright, only sev
enty being raptured.
"This gave great courage to our In
fantry In charging owing to the knowl
edge that the ground beneath waa not
mined and they need not fear that any
minute they might be blown up.
"Many other placea also were cap
tured, owing to the splendid work aJid
long preparation of the engineers. Their
work waa particularly valuable at Iyer
ette and Decauvllle. The work of the
aappera. In the construction of trenches,
bomhproofs, platforms for guns and
Superimposed galleries also has been ex
cellent. Aa soon aa ground ha been
gained engineers are brought up to or
ganise it against nonnter attack.
"A letter taken from the body of a
German aavs:' '
" 'The' French engineers cause us to
lead a life of infernal dnmnatlon.' '
President's Note
,: Flashed to Agents
of U. S. in Mexico
WArmiNdTON. June J.-Presldent
Wilson's warning to the leaders of the
several Mexican factions waa given out
here early thia afternoon.
The statement prepared at yesterday's
cabinet meeting waa Intended for Issu
ance early, today, but was delayed by
minor changes made In conference be
tween the president and Secretary Bryan.
It waa to have been made public at 10 a.
m.,'but was delayed until shortly after
noon. While It was given out at the
White House It was being flashed on Its
way to Consul FSUIlman at Vera Orui, the
Bratlllan minister ' at Mexico Cltv and
Consular Agent Ce rot hers, who will de
liver it to the leaders of the factions
with which they deal.
Whita House official refused to
amplify the president's statement, saying
that any further steps In his new policy
would he announced aa they were decided
upon.
T-ate today President Wilson conferred
with Mlas Mabel T. Boevrdman ef the
executive committee of the Red Crosa
on relief of the famlns sufferers.
Secretary Bryan announced tho receipt
of a dispatch from the Mexlran Red
Cross, emphasising the great need In
Mexico City. Another appeal to local Red
Cross committees throughout the country
will am Issued soon to expedite gathering
of supplies at the border.
Germany Formally
Offers to Pay for
Steamer Gulflight
BR RUN, June (Via I.ondon.) The
German government has transmitted a
oommunkmtlon to James W. Gerard, the
American ambassador at Berlin, explain
ing that the torpedoing of the American
tank steamer Gulflight off tha rVilly
Uplands on May 1 was a mistake. Ger
many disavows any Intention of attack
ing harmless neutral ships In tha cases
where it is at fault It offers to compen
saie. Ambassador Gerard waa Informed two
days aaro by the German admlrallv staff
that tha Gulflignt had ben torpedoed in
error, the comioandiir of the submarine
nol noticing the American flag until
aflex he hsd given the order to fire.
The communication from the German
government referred to In the a ben e dis
patch evidently Is In line, with the policy
of Germany aa outlined in the German
answer tu the American note on the
lUislasnia incident, and as explained in
other d!a:at'hea from Ber.'ln.
! RUSSIANS CAPTURE
GENERAL VON PRITVITZ
( PKTROGRAD, June ?.-Vla I.ondon.1
I Newspapers published In the Battle
1 provinces are authority for ths statement
that a Russian patrol has captured Gen
eral Von rrltvlu, commandant of the
Gernukn forces at IJbsu. together with
several other German off! -era. The petrol
hsd an-ennounler with the general's
escort, gome of thein were killed and1
tha remalncier taken piIiodti. General
Von I'ritvits wsa slightly wounded on the
head.
!R0U MANIA AND
! BULGARIA AGREE
j Former Will Make War on Austria
Hungary and the Latter is to
Attack Turkey.
!
i TERRITORY DISPUTE SETTLED
PARIS, June 2. llulgarig and
Xoutnania have arrived at a com
plete understanding, according to a
Ilucharest dispatch to the Petit Par
islen, Roumanta having agreed to
ede territory In Dobrtidja. The
two countries will enter the war siin
t'ltnneouely, the dispatch says, Rou
mania against Austria and Rtilgarii
against Turkey. The army staffs of
the two power are said to he busy
ro-ordlnatlng military plana.
Dobrudja la a part of Roumajna
hounded on th east by the Black Sea
and on the north and west by the
Psnube river. A consequence of the
second attack, Roumanla took from Bul
garia a large slice of territory anl art. led
It to Pohrudla proxlnc.. on the si-utls.
Much bitter feeling existed In Bulgsria
for some time aaalnst KoumHiila on tills
account, but more recently a charge In
the relations between those Balkan
statea waa observed. l.as' December the
Bulgarian minister at Petrograd waa
quoted as saying that Roumanla had ar
ranged to restore to Bulgaria thnt por
tion of tiobrudja whlrjj had been an
nexed by the former country after the
second Balkan war.
The l'ruth river fori.e the boundary
Mne betwen the Russian territory nf Bes
sarabia and Moldavia. tirt uf Ro.imaii'a.
Banst la a region in eouUiern TTungary.
bordering on the Kiist on ltiiinnia mii.1
on the south on Perbla. It Is one of the
most fertile districts in Europe. The
chief town la Temesvar
At arm
HF.Krsr.
nnMAND
Rnnmsnls Asked aitre nf Territory
mm I'rtee of lewtrwllty.
t.ONPON, June 1 According to news
from the Austrian frontier, saya the
Morning Post's Berne correspondent, the
Austrian ministry met Monday, repre
sentatives from Berlin being present, to
discuss the Roumanian not. It la un
derstood that Roumanla's demands will
be refused. The relatione between the
two countries already are strained.
Trof. Basllesco, a Roumanian deputy,
in an article in the Geneva Journal, esti
mates that the Roumanian army has
now 1,010,000 men perfectly equipped,
which will present a problem on a new
sjiO-mlle front to the Austrian strategist.
A Copenhagen dispatch on April 21
quoted the Roumanian minister to Italy
as having said that Roumanta had de
manded cessions ef territory from Aus
tria In return for remaining neutral In
the war, but that Austria had refused to
aeeuicsce. Just what these alleged dee
mends were Was not stated, but tha min
ister waa reported to have said that there
existed a. defensive alliance between
Roumanla and Italy, and (hat Italy would
not accept any ofree from Austria with
out having received the sanction of Rou
manla. While there hare been several rumors
recently concerning Roumanla - and the
war that It should remain neutral and!
that It waa negotiating with the . allies
and was believed to be on the brink of
war nothing haa come through any. ot
the demands made on Austria.
! Carranza Takes , .
San Luis Potosi
BROWNSVITXK. Tex.. June S.-The
Carranxa consulate here today an
nounced that C'arransa troopa hid cap
tured Ran Iviils Potosi, capital of the state
of that nsme, on Tuesday,, killing three
Villa generals and capturing one. The
names of the generals were not grvwn.
ZEPPELIN CONGRATULATED
ON RAID ON LONDON
M;sr;VA, June . Vla Parle-fnere
was crest rejoicing yesterday at Frted-rl.-hshafen,
the headquarters of the Zep
pelin balloon works on 1-aka Co-France,
tha town being gaily decorated with flags
In honor of the first atrial attack on
London proper. Many congratulatory
telegran s were received by Count Zep
pelin. The Day's War Newt
tl'ITRO-UCRNtV arlp oa Prarnirsl
Is tlahtenlnar. Tse official an
nua nee nie t from lbs Herllo war
office today slates that farther en
trenchments to the north of the
rlt have been csptwred.
GF.RM A! WAIt OFFIC E: also an
nounced that d arias; the month of
May more than SOO.OOO Hasslans
were takes prisoners.
IEVKRE FIGHTING errsrred yes.
terday on tbe western end of tha
Frasro-Rrlflaa front near Arras.
Tbe French war offlra claims that
the allies penetrated Keaville and
raptared several boasea, aa well as
trenches, near the loai. The Ber
lin aanoanreinent, however, as
serts this attack waa re poised.
RHITIMH STKAMKH HtDIBH, front
Alexandria, Karpt, for Liverpool,
was torpedoed yesterday In fha
North Sea. Serea persons, laelnd
lac n woman, were drowaed.
ATTIT1 DF. OK ROI M AMA Is said
In London to he rnaalns; concern In
Berlin. The feeling Is expressed
In soma quarters there t hat Aas-trla-llaae-urr
should rnaka terrt.
torlal concessions to I nan re Rou
manian neutrality. A Barbaras!
j dispatch to Paris says Balgrarla,
has obtained territorial (rants
from Koumaala aad that Row.
mania Is encased In similar nego
tiations with Hussln.
SHI.IIK IRMT Is once mora 1
- the thick of battle. The Germans
are aaaaaltlna; their poettloa at tha
front. It la said, however, that
the Germans were unable la ad
vance nnd that they suffered from
a heavy fire of Belsjlaa gaaa.
OERNSTORFF HAS
HALF HOUR TALK
WITH PRESIDENT
iEiecutire Believed to Have In
! formed Ambassador that United
States Stands By Law
of the Sea.
WILL DEMAND REPARATION
Diplomat Given to Understand that
Payment for Loss of American
Lives Will Be Insisted On.
ALL OFFICIALS ARE RETICENT
WASHINGTON. June 2. Count
Rernstorff. the German ambassador,
had an audience with President Wil
son today at noon. The president
received the ambassador In the his
toric Blue room of the White House.
The ambassador motored to the
White House through a downpour of
rain. The president, wes ring; a cut
away suit, appeared ' In the Hue
room promptly at 12 o'clock. The
ambassador was In a formal frock
attire. Isaac Hoover, the chief
uaher at the White House, an
nounced the ambassador.
The president and ' ambassador
at on a Davenport and began a half
hour talk. Inasmuch aa the confer
ence waa of an Informal character,
no announcement concerning it was
expected to be made.
Rarhmaaie f Tlewa.
It. waa understood, however, that the
object of tbe ambassador's call was to
gain from the president an Idea of the
Points In the last American note which
the United flutes la determined to Insist
upon and to g1 the president sn Idea
of the German viewpoint.
Ths president It waa said, showed will
ingness to explain the position of the
United States and to make clear that It
had bean decided on onlr after careful
consideration by the cabinet yesterday,
when t waa decided to send a note of
Inquiry, asking whether tho Imperial gov
ernment would abide by the principle of
international law.
The president, It was also understand,
gave his views expecting the ambassador
to enlighten the Berlin government .oa
the earnest Intention of the United Rtatea
to obtain a strict accountability for the
Iowa ef Americana en the Lsisttanla. The
visit waa friendly and cordial.
While Count Bernatorff was In the
Blue room with the president, the Italian
ambassador, Count Mace lit De' Cellere.
arrived, but the two dtpjometlste whose
nations are oa apposite etflee In' the war,
did not meet. , "
ri-. . . ;
All prrteUla Ketteemt.
White Housa efflclsis declined to make
any statement regarding- Count Ben),
srerffs vlslO saying the .engagement waa
made at the , ambassador's ' rexinest and
that It wnold be '.Improper for the 'presi
dent to say anything concerning It. ,
Reports that the .ambassador had made
any definite proposals were generally dis
counted. The president has already began
the preparation ot the next note te Ger
many and- It vu not. expected that the
call , of the ambassador would hare any
material effect on either "Its sense or Its
wording. , '
, Immediately, after his rlnlt to the White
Houso Count Bernstorff returned to the
embassy and. went Into a conference with
the head of the chancellery. It appeared
that he was about to communicate with
Berlin.
, With, the exception, ot the .hour divided
between the German and Italian; ambas
sador, President Wilson apent the entire
morning In hie study working on the new
note which officials expeo. will go before
the' cabinet Friday and be dispatched to
Berlin immediately afterward.
The president listened to a varied ex
pression of opinion. at a meeting of his
cabinet yesterday, taking little part in
the . dlrsusslon. himself. Latter he began
the preparation of a note to he dis
patched before the end of this week em
bodying his own Ideaa and what aeemed
to hint the concensus of opinion of his
official family. ' ,
Note 1 areapnnsirr.
The verdict of a majority of the cabinet
was that the Oerman reply to tha Ameri
can note following tha sinking ef the
Lusitanla was unresponsive and unsatis
factory, that It disregarded the good will
of the United ritates, doubted Its facta)
and disclaimed all blame for the destruo-
tContlnued on Psge Two, Column Three. I
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