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IrnV.I -idttt to-t.V i ' Hii ..'.,7 'lliJ.;ftJWt in' wn- ' ut:l W (. i Mi'iik. I'resh vavatr..' n n ip caJf R .i?ldly u'ivix "i'f i mi imi t)i ..'ivW ji.'Utmvafd, ,(.':iii-Vcv 't i,i..''"nlng trurl.A 1 vi i i . l,''0i,' oiAiit vmen, w:.lv .' l- Oi.lilaii, ' i held t)nn , i v l- )'i pi.i'i'i l'0;m at- t: i'inlil if .1"' ii r,.i,. t uf ,1 t tie Bl iiiiii) ft--.rii .(' ''',ii '..t'.terai 10 V;t( .nit! i'". ,1 tnr'li'u ' said it one ' n witi were The i and i rent ' FEWEBHOUHSAAE v Pittsburg, May X. -Not a street ear moved here early today. Confer- encea ot offlclala and atreet car men until midnight resulted In agree ments on every proposition, except that of wages. A quarter of a mil lion of passengers walked to work. There waa no disorder. Cincinnati.' May ' 1. Thtrty-flve) hundred machlniste struck here to day. Several shops, including muni tions plants, granted their demands. Toungttown, O., May I. five thousand men were out of work here today, following a strike of 1,000 machinists demanding an eight-hour day and a closed shop, with 50 cents and hour minimum 'wages. Pittsburg, May 1. Mayor Arm strong la acting as mediator and a speedy settlement la expected today of the barbers' and city filtration plant strikes. Higher wsges are de manded. Akron, 0 May 1. One thousand carpenters went on strike today, de manding a closed shop, an eight hour day and 55 cents an hour min imum wages. Tort William, Ont, May X. Sixteen hundred grain elevator workers went on strike here today, making a toUl of 1,000 now out. Port Arthur men are also striking. TURKS CAPTURE 4 BRITISH GENERALS Berlin, May 1 (By Wireless to 8ayvlIIe), Four British generals and BIO English and Indian officers were among; the prisoners taken by the Turks at Kut-el-Amara, accord ing to Constantinople dispatches. British losses In the Mesopotamia fighting during March and April were esttmsted at 10,000. More than 13.- 000 iBrtttah prisoners already have been counted.' ' Booty taken at Kut-el-AWra by the Turks has not yet been counted, the dispatches said. The ' Turkish commsnder-ln-chter, Hslll Pasha, al lowed General Townshend to keep his sword. ' vlv 1 When flags were displayed In Con stantinople in honor of victory, It was observed that several British com mercial houses flew the British flag. FIIWT BIUP TIIKOton CANAL IS POKT AT IiOS AXGETiKS Los Angeles, May 1. The steamer Lewis Luckonbac-h, first ship through the Panama canal since reopening April '!, Is in Port Los Angeles today, Sailors on the vessel boasted of the record for the slowest time between New York and the Pacific, 1S days having been consumed in the voyage. . " The Toyo Kalsha ateamer Anyo Maru will leave here tomorrow' en route to South America with a large number of Japanesa Immigrants. : ALASKA RAILROAD .i - m;',' ' 8ewsrd, Alttska,.May 1. -Work on the Alaska government railroad was resumed at Anchorage this morning, the strike which threatened to tie up ths Work all1 summer having appar ently been settled to the satisfaction of all. The strikers accepted Satur day the wage ecale offered finally by the government investigating com mittee 45 cents an hour for unskill ed labor and 70 cents for skilled, labor. . RESUME WOBK Oil al I i I 1 T 0 a li l I 0 g OERARD Hi Gc)raaa Reply to UlSato Frca the United States cn SsbawKe Warfare Net Ex pected Bcfcre Next Week B . '' J 1 .' . .' ';( r V . Berlin, May 1. American Ambas sador Gerard telegraphed today that he can not possibly reach Berlin be fore tomorrow. This was Interpreted as meaning that his conferences with the kaiser were still in progress. .Berlin. May X. Germany's reply to the American aubmarlne demands will be deapatohed to Washington this week, unless the unexpected oc curs. Tne tentative drait trained laat Friday baa not been sent. It la still undergoing changes. , The decision on - fundamental questions has not been altered, however. " Certain newspapers warn the pub lic not to count to a centalnty upon America'a full agreement with the attitude of the reply. The American embassy baa been without word from Gerard since ha went to the front on Thursday. He Is expected to return tonight. The Voeslcbe Zeltung editorials saltf that continued friendship of the United States and Germany depends on President Wilson. Theodore Wolf in the Tegeblatt reiterated that everything possible must be done to avoid a break.' In the Tages Zeltung,' Count Rev entlow held to his original declare' tlon that Germany must yield noth ing. DKLKGATK BAYS ALASKA ' "IS STRONG FOn IIl'GHKS Seattle. May 1, William A. Oil more, former mayor of Nome and one of Alaska'a two delegates to the republican national convention in Chicago, who la now in Seattle, said today that Alaska republicans are for Hughes as & candidates lor pre sident. He said that a resolution asking that delegates be Instructed for Rooeevelt was voted down st the territorial convention. ANOTHER PLUM DROPS Washington, May 1. President Wilson today nominated John L. SUey, ot Spokane, for register of the Spokane land office. Bl Paso. May 1. The question of withdrawing the American expedl - tlon from Mexioo upon which de- pehds peace or war with tha de facto government, was up to President WU - PEACE OR VAH WITH LTXICO IS IIOV liri f nhhrciiirilT uii phm m nrnmr Ul IU I UL.UIULIU IIILUUI1 IU ULUIUL n r,r i .. - ' . , V i , i r i i mvm vw-v I U1IU UUUiVIOUVV lUmj lw UVI( f 4 Van W- A rapid-fir exchange :of telegrams j regon today.: i Washington's reply Is between Secretary of War Baker and not expected to be a peremptory re Qenerals Hugh 8oott and Fred Fun-'ifus&l of the Mexican demand. Fur ston today .indicated that the admin- ther oonterencea are anticipated. It Istratton bad not yet fully decided Is also assumed from President Wll on Its policy. ' Major Sample, in com-Jaon'a previous statements that the mand at Columbus, was ordered to army would be withdrawn It Its con- obtain General Pershing's Opinion on the Carranslsta demand tor it imtne - dlate withdrawal. ' " Qcnersl Soott was said to be luke- warm on the Issue before hla confer- ence with General Obregon, Carran- ilsta'war tnlnister. Funston Is said to be strongly opposed to yielding to the demand. 'Both, however, put the decision squarely up to Washington. It was reported that Baker asked (h Americans how a withdrawal would affect the border region and Mexico Itself. They replied with a bdepeciescp fcr Jskd$ to Be Occasica fcr Oralcrj ihe Fc:r Year tee Washington, May X. Bending every effort to prevent defeat of the Philippine Independence bill, admin istration leaden in the house today conceded an eight-hours ' debate on the measure. The' reoobllcana are fighting the 1 year clause." freedom within four ( j in aoanaonmg ue lsianoi, wmi surrender a mastery of the Pacific," ilessly from the shore, there being on declared Congressman Towner. f" "If jly two boat on tho lake. Several colonies are a source of ' weakness, attempted to reach the spot where then Great Britain Is the weakest struggling by straddling logs and country In the world. It we are to control the Pacific as we must the Philippines will be a source ot In - valuable strength.' Congressman Miller said: The Filipinos engaged in poUUos ; momenU, trying to reach the over desire immediate Independenceturned boat: to which' bis comrades Three-fourths of the common people, ,rei dinging.- A heavy overcoat and however, have not the remotest con-, other clothing. throttled nls efforts ceptlon of what Independence means. h disappeared from sight be Wlthdrawal from the Philippines 'ore two others could reach hlmv; .' within two or four years would b a Sheriff Frank McMlnn, in a large sneaking, contemptible, ignoble ao-j automobile, left here as soon as the tlon, for .future generations would re-jnews of the sccldent was telephoned gard It aa the nation's most supreme wKn first aid equipment and tackle disregard. "' for dragging the lake. The lake Is '.' 200 feet deep at the spot where the four men eank. The names of the Washington, May 1. "Revolution mciied haTe noi yet been learned. will result In the Philippines If the United States continues Its present attitude," declared ' Congressman Jones, chairman of ' the house in sular committee tod ay s "The altru istic arguments tor retaining posses sion of the Islands, so eleoquently voiced by McKinley, Taft and other republican leaders, .are now given place to those of commercialism. The mask of benevolence has been cast aside. We are now given to see the real animation of those who would retain : possession forever, in cruel Indifference to the god-given rights of the Philippines. ' The nrguments are based now on commercial greed.' Jones eatd that the Independence bill' would enable the president to safeguard the American rights and property. long code message which It la under- tood contained the opinion that withdrawal would 'undoubtedly lead 1,, . WvuUtn V9 ,Mtruot. ,ed from, Washington' in time, a sec - tinned existence in Mexico meant 1 war. ' I Pro-fnterventlon interests here gave Scott documents to show that ;the Carranslstaa would not cooperate to police the border, but that they ( themselves were looting American property in Mexioo. W. 8. Stuller, ' general manager of the National Mines & Smelter company, wrote to Scott, alleging that Carranslstas took all American ammunition ' from his company's employes at Magistral and afterward looted tha property, r- FOUR HI l ion in E San Bernardino," Cal., May X.- Four men were drowned In Little Bear lake In the mountains east of here at 7 a. m. today. Five others were rescued. A rowboat from which the party planned to fish for trout capaised. t ' The dead: Dr. C M. Trompower, Long Beach; Benjamin "M. Rapp, Long Beach,' Harry Thorpe, Loa An geles; Merton Wearne, Los Angeles. Tbs party, including nine men, left the shore in a small rowboat for a raft in. the middle ot the lake, from which they planned to 'catch trout Before the boat7 put off several by guilders '" warned tbem of ' over crawdedness. " ..--., ''., , in the middle of the lake one of the party attempted to shift hla posl- tlon. The boat overturned. The men struggled tor some minutes in the Icy water for a hold on the over- . u,hermen watched help- paddling with boards. ' A rowboat was finally secured from the opper end of the lake and one man put out in it. Dr. Trumpower struggled for some SHINGLE ORDERED TO STRIKE Seattle, May l.Orders for a gen- eral strike of the " International Shingle Weavers' union in district No. 1, comprising all territory north of the Oregon-California line and west ot the Missouri river. In the event mill owners refused to pay the increased scale demanded, was sent out today from general headquarters m Seattle. . ! . . : in tho Everett Jurisdiction, which includes Muklltoo, !! mills except jone refused the demand and the men walked out. r ' ' ' ' i In the Hoquiro Jurisdiction every mill except the Northwestern agreed to the union's demands. -r . i la tho Olympia - Jurisdiction all eight mills paid the scale.. 1 ' K demand of an increase of 17 'cents: for sawyers and 10 cents tor ipackers is made. iy , - The-entire district affected by the order hM t membership ot about t2,500 , men. Several ". hundred of tnMe W. H. Reld, of the are already but., The order affects iPrlnclpaliy those mills where wages were reduced two yeara ago. 110 CHANGE Oil THE F r 1 ., Berlin, May 1. Fierce fighting around Dead Man's hill during 8un day resulted In no changes in the situation there, the war office an nounced today. ' Elsewhere, said the official state ment, the battle fronts are the same. German airmen extensively bom barded enemy concentration camps and magaslnea west ot Verdun. They hot down a French aeronlane east 'of Royons, killing its occupanU.' LITTLE BEAR U WESTER! ROUT IRISH REOELS ..',.1 tt ''.. ?' Ercisa, 12C3Erj:3E;a a:dl7c:d:d a 7 D;y$ Dublin, May X. Irish rebels hold ing St Stephen's Green - surrendered list night, ' About iSQ insurgent, entrenched in the central part of tho city, also laid down their arms at the oot ot the Para ell monument. British troops occupy the Four Courts. The last portion of tho down town rebels has surrendered and sol- : dlers are systematically canvassing the city, searching for arms and am munition' - and arresting suspect where rebel uniforms are found. The center of Dublin recalls San Francisco after the fire. - Fine build ing are tumbled Into ruins and blackened by smoke. Gaunt, bullet scarred walls are' swaying in the wind, pierced by shells and ready to topple. ; ;."'' iv's V 3 ; "'' : C-t , Soldiers' rationa are being fed to the populace. .Long lines ot destitute have 4 ormed at the food depots, tho poorer women and children, with hutigef-p.nched - faces, standing be side wealthy residents who entreat the authorities to return their auto mobiles . which the rebels comman deered when the rioting began. Two soldiers accompany each citi zen 'to' his home and ' search the premises. ' j:K .;. t, '::.. , Peter Pearce and James Connolly, rebel-leaders, approached the authori ties and wanted to arrange terms of surrender. They were told that they must lay down their arms uncondi tionally, . . V;. . - : . , .-. i - Connolly was fatally wounded when shells from 'British gunboat struck Liberty hall. Pearce was wounded in the leg. Many rebels discarded their uniforms and escaped capture by mingling -with crowds of civilians.'..' '',.,,.,,..,';. London, May 1. Large forces of rebels at EnnlscOrthy, 80 miles south, ot Dublin,' surrendered after a true lasting a day and- a naif,- according to dispatches received in London, to day.- .Several isolated detaohmenU are still holding out, but the back ot the Irish rebellion has been broken. Skirmishes continued in Dublin oa Sunday, but there was little fighting In the heart ot the city,. More. than 1200 rebels have been made prisoner. It Is 'estimated that 100 have been killed and wounded end $10,000,000 damage done to property 'during tho seven days disorder.)' - -r Proclamations issued yesterday an nounced that Pearce, the, rebel lead er, had asked his followers to sur render. " .' ' '" ':' Sniping in the outskirts ot Dublin . may ' continue tor day, while troops round up the scattered rebel block by block.. , .:.,' .-.,'; . :, ' There is no intimation ot what punishment may be given rebel pris oners, including tne countess Marir- ieclecs. 1 '."' w -.; .. , ;, i; . TAKING EVIDENCB IX i. TRIAL OF SLAIGHTEU Orovllle, Cal., May X Mrs. Thomas Wldden, first witness In Rev. Madison Slaughter's second trial on a charge of attacking Gertrude Lamson. 15, waa subject to gruelling cross-examination today by .Defense Counsel Schooler. The prosecution asserted, however, that her testimony against the pastor was tot Impeached. f Mrs.i'Nlta iDavls, the second wit nesstestified after the defense had made strong effort to bar her evi dence. Judge Gregory ruled in favor of-the state In most Instances.