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fWm h$ itf&rd •S^pm ,s-..i m '^:r ...... A « •-• gii Rules on Women'* Vote. r**#>W,s CAN NO LONGER JfX;/: LEAVE MONEY IN f)t8TITU- fP»^'JIO^.'FOR DELICACIE^ ' % - - : > HANDUNIa CAUSED CRITICISM g'vH'Money Held in Trust for Patients Who ^ Have Died Is to Be Turned Into ^ 1 /• Amusement Fund--Other Ao- mly.lA counts to Be Closed. - "' Ivy,- • . .,--1:. f- t" ; Springfield.--An order hap been is- i,;[ sued by the state board of admlntstra- |i» ,, ti°n abolishing "trust funds" for in- mates of state Institutions. The pur- "g^Pose of these funds has been to sup- Ply delicacies ^find special attention for , inmates whose friends wished to favor •"jr -them.. Money would be turned over friends or relatival to the heads of institutions and doSed out from |,v'-'time to time for the purchase of "plug" tobacco or ice cream, as the >( 5 fancy of the patient might dictate. I '* "The handling of these "trust' funds ^as keen criticized a great deal," said * v- Col. Frank Whipp, fiscal supervisor of K/ the board. "When it has beer, con- 5":-•erved so carefully that money ac- cumulated, fault has been found; if s#:\ ' It was spent freely the heads of the institution were accused W» extrava­ gance or worse. For this reason the •bo&^f feels that the practice should . be abandoned." I Money held "in trust for patients who have died (there are many such ac­ counts) is to be turned into the amuse- •mertt fund and the accounts of the v • Jiving are to be closed either by iL_Lj)rompt purchases or by the return of , ' lhe money to the donors. ; ' .Election Facts Compiled, "The most complete data relating 3- to the entire election system of ^Hinois ever compiled will soon :f ^ be . available to the public as a result of the labors of the legislative reference bureau, of which Finley F. : Bell is secretary. The work of the jl^gf-ibureau in this connection is especially •..^r important as the next general assem- *hlv will ' . ' ir-. ibly will no doubt take up the ques­ tion of revising the primary and gener­ al election laws. During the last leg­ islative session, and < for some time previous, sporadic efforts have been made to codify and revise the election Saws. At the present time there are hundreds of different laws pn the sub- f." ~ Ject and there is considerable agita- i> tion in all parts of the state to make the election machinery/less compli- •^"'•cated. ' y Several months^eego Mr. Hell, be­ lieving that election law revision "Would be one of the important sub­ jects to be taken up by the next gen­ eral assembly, began the collecting of information on the subject of primary and general election laws. The opera­ tion of these laws in other states has t>een watched, data on -the cost of . same has been secured and other in­ teresting and important information compiled which will be of value when the time comes to frame a new law for Illinois. Form letters have been sent to all the county clerks, as well as to city election officials, asking thetn for flg- urea on the cost of elections. The figures thus secured will be compiled to show just where the various items of expense lie. "•^ejbureau Is also securing 'much valuable information on constitutional conventions in view cf the agitation 'for a constitutional revision in this state. Secretary Bell returned the other day from Muncie, Ind., where the subject of a constitutional conven­ tion for-Indiana was discussed. Some of the data there obtained ha^a^Jbear- fng on the proposed convention In this state. * ,VjTwo New State Banks. / dtate Auditor Brady Issued a permit • %o Charles W. Hoff, James Lee Park­ er, William McKinley, Leonard Roach find Frank M- Kelley to organize the niversity Trust and Savings bank at 4414 East Fifty-fifth street, Chicago, with a capital stock of $200,000. He also Issued a permit to J.^A. Mc- Kindley, George H. Weitz, Edwtft S. Fletcher, W. R. Gay and E. C. Cryder to organize the First Trust and Sav­ ings bask of Morris, with a captyjfU of *5<M)dO. , Pass Wist Point Preliminary. Adjutant General Dickson and Gov­ ern^ Dunne announced the following as the three highest In the recent ex­ amination of members of the Illinois Nations! Guard far admittance to West Point: Corporal Ifrsnk ftalzsr. Company F, Fifth infantry, Quincy, Sergt. Kenneth Seymour 8tice, Jr., ^. c/Troop 8, First Illinois cavalry. Urbana. \.,jk Corporal Ray Barnard Sinnock, Com- ' pany F, Fifth Infantry, Quincy. New Incorporation*. . T^TrtrTTT'.," F. A. Carpenter & Cc.. Chicago; f*p- 1, |2.500; incorporators, F. A. Car* nter, Msrte Walsh. M. E. GaHlon. Crawford Wood Finishing Supply rupanv, Chicago; capital, $n,G0G; in- crporators. P. '* rnirbaiik, G. K. rlfltchell. M. F. MoMrthnn. The iVforeland Advertising company, hicago: capital, $10,000; incorpora- s, Bertram E. More land, Herman E. J. Bjornberg. Joy Ball Bearing company, Chicago; * «apital, $60,000; incorporator^, Charles v»Joy, Jr., Alfred Geahart. Traill and Cooling Ice dream com- V'fany, Chicago: capital. $10,000; incor- * .'^orators, Gustave Schmierer, Andrew . : Ton Teffel, Charles E. Shealuui. _ Aetna Securities company, Chicago; Capital, $50,000; incorporators, Johu F. V* IJichols, Arthur 3. Darry, M. M. Mc- .4'-" pugh. ' . ' Creditors Searchlight System, Chl- "4ago; capital, $2,500; incorporators, Thomas H. Murrajr, Austin E. Tomey. Thomas B. O'Connell. The Sharp Elevator company, Tbom- Ib an opinion delivered to the state board of health by Attorney General P. J. Lucey It Is held that women of Illinois may vote to erect county tuberculosis sanitariums at ths general election this fall only in coun­ ties where the total county tax wlli not be made te exceed the constitu­ tional permit of 75 cents byHhe addi­ tion of the sanitarium tax.. , Under the provisions of a law enact- 6d in 1913 counties are enabled to as­ sess, upon referendum, a tax of not to exceed three mills to erect and op­ erate tuberculosis sanitariums, and to employ county nurses and operate dis­ pensaries. "For many years Illinois has^ lagged far behind other progressive states in the institutional care of the tabercu- lous," said .Dr. C. St. Clair4Jrake, sec­ retary of the state board of health. "At the general election this fall it will be decided whether the state will continue to merit its unenviable repu­ tation, or whether the counties will es­ tablish sanitarluuijs for their sick and afflicted. A nupiber of counties al­ ready have filec^ petitions to have the question of erecting such institutions placed on the ballots at the falj elec­ tion. More wilKJlle before the elec­ t i o n . . y . " ; i . . "The women of the state, always alive to the social and civic needs of communities, are especially interested in the sanitarium election, and much anxiety has been expressed as to whether they would be permitted to rote on the question. "On account of the vigorous educa­ tion in recent years as to the infec­ tiousness of tuberculosis, a great many profile have the notion that the tuber­ culosis sanitarium is somewhat akin to a contagious disease hospital, and the fact that the sanitarium will give free care at- county expense suggests the idea of the almshouse. As a mat­ ter of fact, the county sanitarium is not in any sense a pauper institution. It is entirely free, but it is open to rich and podr alike. Far from being a con­ tagious disease hospital, such institu­ tions are singularly free from danger. During the last twenty years no physi-^ cian, nurse or empiyye? In a tubercu­ losis sanitarium has ever been known, to become infected, and competent au­ thorities declare that there iB less dan­ ger of contagion in such an institution than in a general hospital where less care is exercised. "Established with the proper high standards and well conducted, the county tubercvlosis sanitarium will be an important part in the warfare against tuberculosis in Illinois, which, up to this tim« has heen largely car­ ried out by private agencies and at private expense." TOE McHEXKY PLAINDEAI.ER. McHEWKT. CAMPAIGN IN EAST AFRICA HUGE NAVAL BUTTLE 14 .fftlTISH WARSHIPS LOST WITH GERMAN* y ." FLEET. NINE TEUTON CRAFT SUNK7 Thousands of Lives Lost In Greatest Naval Engagement In History--Zep­ pelins Drop Bombs on Britons Our- Itlfl Fight--Several Vepsels Missing. mm- T1 BRITIttf, ADMIRALTY BERLIN REPORTS OF NAVAL, BATTLE ARE FALSE. REAR ADMI RAL Loiic C-«irt Favors Chicago. In an opinion handed down by Judge Thomas Taylor in the circuit court the right of the state public utilities com­ mission to issue orders with regard to the service and equipment of the street railways of Chicago was held Invalid. The opinion virtually means that for the present, at least, the commission's order of September 29, 1915. seeking to Improve street car service, will not he carried out. The opinion states that that order invades svme of the rights* of the company and the cjty and conse­ quently is in violation of their consti­ tutional rights. * It must be borne In nlind," the opin­ ion reads, "that the commission has nn jurisdiction over the streets of the city of Chicago; that it has no jurisdiction over the ever-changing traffic condi­ tions; that it has no jurisdiction over foot passengers and vehicular trans­ portation, which constitutes the major part of the use of the streets of Chi­ cago. The street railway situation in Chicago is unique. The companies nave had a long and checkered career. "They have been affected by the constitution uf the state, by many acts of the legislature, by ordinances cf the city council and decrees ani julg- oients of the court until cow under a Settlement ordinance they have con­ stituted a coherent system of nearly 1,000 miles <>f street railways paying into the city treasury 55 per cwnt of their net earnings." This settlement ordinance was agreed upou in 190? and again in 1913, and Judge Taylor held in his opinion that the commission's order was in. violation of **h tb«S4 settlemont or­ dinances. ~ S With reference to the city's cla'm as to the illegality of the formation nt the public utilities commission, Judga Taylor said: "In the course of argument a ?ium-' ber of Questions have been raised as to the constitutionality of the act cre­ ating the public utilities comiaissiun. All of these questions, advisedly, are here left unanswered. The legislature cf the state uf Illinois has seen fit to pass the act which provides for the regulation of public utilities, and that act is presumed to be constitutional until it Ts proven beyond a r^sonable doubt to be otherwise,", y__ London, June 5.--The high seas fleets of Germany and Great Britain have met. Ror the first time since the war began they clashed off the coast of Denmark Wednesday The battle that ensued was the greatest naval engagement in the history of the world. For 24 hours the North sea shook with the thunder of the battle. According to the admiralty an­ nouncements the British battle cruiser fleet met a German fleet, with the re­ sult that three British battle cruisers were sunk, together with three cruis­ ers and eight destroyers. The battle lasted through, the after­ noon and the following night. he announcement adds that of ree German battle cruisers, either the DerfHinger or Lutzow was blown up, another was seen to have been dis­ abled and a third to be seriously dam­ aged. One German ltfeht cruiser and six German torpedo-boat destroyers were sunk and at least two pore light cruis­ ers were disabled. # The news was flashed' out in spe­ cial editions of the evening newspa­ pers and caused greater consterna­ tion in the West end of London than had been witnessed on any pre­ vious occasion since the declaration of war. The frankness of the admiralty announcement concerning the seri­ ous nature of the British losses and the apparently small losses of the "Germans in comparison led to the assumption in most minds that British vessels must have been into a mine field. Following quickly upon the ad­ miralty announcement oame the Ger­ man official version of the fight, which, in general, confirms the Brit­ ish account, but carries the claim that the battleship Warspite also was sunk and other British battle­ ships damaged. The German losses, according to ths German veraiou of Iho hatuae were the small cruiser Wiesbaden, sunk by gun flre, and the Pommern by a torpedo, cruiser Frauenlob and a number of torpedo boats are missing. The British battle cruisers sent down were the Queen Mary. Indefati­ gable and Invincible. The cruisers sunk were the Denfense, Black Prince and Warrior. Five destroyers--the Tipperary, Turbulent, Fortune, Spar- rowhawk and Ardent--were lost. The names of the six missing de­ stroyers have not been announced. A d\ppatch from Rotterdam to the Reuter Telegrhm company reported the tugboat Schelde enterlng Ji^a'tlew water way with dead and wounded men from the naval battle. A steam trawler also was reported on the way to Ymuiden with 15 rescued Germans, including three officers. The loss of life in the engagement, which probably was the greatest sea battle of the world war, if not the most gigantic naval fight in history, must have been extremely heavy. The battle cruiser Indefatigable, for Instance, from which the German ad­ miralty reports only two men were saved, probably had more than 900 men on board, and others of the ves­ sels sunk carried complements of men equally or nearly as large. Previous to this battle Great Britain had lost during the course of the war 10 battleships, 11 cruisers and various smalller craft. 1 Germany had lost 18 enjisers, 19 auxiliary cruisers, chiefly converted passenger liners, and numerous small­ er vessels. ^BRIT ISH/ 'IPftlKW r*H*n ctQri*. liifttBf r > ( PRICA /r,gg« &***+> /itaftrl HtmS J a TUGv-&sr AST AFRICA" ^ 30^C y ^ yo Mi i ie warship whilW the ALL OVER THE STATE. Elgin.--Kane county is paying pen­ sions to 32 mothers, who have an ag­ gregate of 106 children under the age of fourteen years. Last ysiar's nwth- ers' pension cost the county $6,066. Peoria.--More thsn 700 Catholics are expected to attend the convention of the Catholic union in Springfield Sanday. An effort wil]. be made to land the next year's convention for Peoria. Champaign.--For the first time In the history of the county mass was celebrated In the open air on Decora­ tion day in St. Mary's cemetery, this city. The altar, erected as a monu­ ment to the tate (Jeorge Seeber, is cut from a single piece of graulte and cost $4,000. Mattoon.--Plans tor * renewing the bicycle sports of 20 years ago. were completed here. Hundreds •store; capital, $7,500; incorporators, / of bicycle riders from eastern Illinois J- Sad carts, J. Sharp, John D. cities and towns will be Invited to rVaJ* raikaa. \^1 oarticipatSg in the events July 4. HOUSE PASSES NAVAL BILL (270,000,000 Appropriation Measure Ap- - proved by Vote of 358 to f-Ai»- nouneement Is Cheered. Washington, June 5.--The naval ap­ propriation bill carrying $270,000,000 for sea preparedness, was passed on Friday by the bouse by a vote of 358 to 4. A wild outburst of enthusiasm from both sides of the house greeted the announcement. Those who voted against the bill on its final passage were Representa­ tives Browning. Republican, New Jer­ sey; Graham, Republican, Pennsyl­ vania. Randall. Democrat, California, and London. Socialist, New York. The building program Includes five' battle cruisers, four scout cruisers, ten destroyers. 50 submarines and ISO aeroplanes. More Than a Thousand Dele­ gates Gather m Chicago. * SCENE AUDITORIUM Jtaymond Robins as Temporary Chairman Lauds Theodore Roose­ velt and Warns Republican^ Progressives Will Not Sur­ render Principle. This map snows itie approximate progress of the allied iorces in East Africa according to recent reports via London: 1--British report capture of Langenburg from Germans in East Africa on north en(M of Lake Nyaasa. 2--British advance against Abercorn Invests Marema. 20 miles northeast, of that town. 3--Belgian forces cooperating with British in East Africa defeat Germans east of Lake Klvu. 4--The main German force in East Africa Is falling back along the Central railway toward the west. Last reports place the British advance at Kiijmatinde. Belgian forces from the Congo are threatening tl\e Germans from the west or northwest. fiRANDEIS GETS 0. K. TH*REE REPUBLICANS VOTE PRESIDENT'S NOMINEE. FOR Boston Lawyer Appointed to Supreme • Court Bench on January 27, Just Confirmed. Washington, June S.--Louis D. Brandeis' nomination to the Supeme court, bitterly fought by Republicans Ava mAntlio nroa JjV fho senate on Thursday. The vote was 37 to 22. Three Republicans who voted tor brandeis were Senators LaFollette, Norris and Poindexter. Senator New- lands was the only Democrat who voted against him. Senators Clapp and Gronna. Republicans, were paired in favor of confirmation. Mr. Brandeis was appointed by Presftent WilBon to fee associate jus­ tice of the Supreme court to succeed the lat Justice Lamar Januar^.27. The appointment of Mr. Brandeis was a surprise everywhere in official circles. Up to this time he had not even been mentioned for the vacancy Hi is a lawyer who has bee nmuch in public life during the last three years, not only in legal work, but in various movements for social better­ ment. He is a native Kentuckian and iB sixty years old. He was born and educated in Louisville and later at Harvard university, and in ,1878 be- gan practicins law in Bostontr : ' U. 8. Officer Reported Safe. Baltimore. June 6.--A cable message to relatives of Lieutenant Commander Symington, U. S1. N., who was reported on board the British cruiser Indefa­ tigable, sunk in the North sea, an­ nounces he was safe in London. U. 8. Accepts 8,752 Recruits. Washington, June 6.--Figures Issued here show that during th^ 79 days elapsing since the Hay resolution add­ ing 20,000 enlisted men to the regular army was passed a total of 8,752 re­ cruits has been enlisted. Three BHtish Ships Sunk. London. June 5.--Lloyds report that the British steamers Baron Tweed- mouth. 5.000 tons, and Julia Park. 2,900 tons, botli unarmed, have been sunk. The British steamer Lady Ninian, 4, 297 tons, also is reported sunk. U. 8. Marines Fight Bandits. Washington, June 5.--CoL Lew Waller commanding the American marines in Haiti, reported to the navy department that Corporal Greelish*ras wounded is one arm during an so- SWfcWSfy, SETTLE G. 0. P. CONTESTS Alabama Regulars 8eated by Repub­ lican National Committee at Ses­ sion Held at Chicago. Chicago, June' 3.--The Republican national committee started Its sessions gl Thursday to settle contested seats and dispose o* the final details before the start of the big convention next Wednesday? to select a presidential candldat^/ The committee's sessions were held in the annex. In the Alabama contest, six mem bers of the "regular" delegation, whose seats were in dispute, were winntars. They are: Pope M. Long. Prelate D. Barker, the national committeeman; O. D. Street, James J. Curtis, William L. Chenapf and John M. Aitken, delegates at large. T&e contestants argued that they bad been excluded from the party eon ventlon because of their color The question involved was one of local con­ trol of the organization in Alabama In the Ninth district fight W. L- Saun­ ders, a negro, was seated,n after con­ tending that bo^proper notice of the election cf district delegates was giv^p, this with a view to organizing the otetrict" on "lily white" baslst' NEW tfARRANZA NOTE DEMANDS' WITHDRAWAL OF AMERICAN TROOPS. F|r»t Chief Declares there la No Rea- for U. S. Soldier*in Hii Country. Washington, June 2.--Demands that the United States withdraw its troops and intimations that the American government i« not acting in seed faith are contained in a 12,000-word note from General Carranza, deliv­ ered to the state department on Wednesday by Ellseo Arredoudo, Mexi­ can ambassador designate. An explanation of the actions of the Wilson administration is re­ quested. Added to this ts a well-defined sus­ picion ,4n the mind of Carranza and his advisers that the American gov­ ernment, while making protestations of good will and friendliness, is pre­ paring for any emergency in Mexico, and to prove this contention Carranza cites the practical embargo oh arms and ammunition, he having received no shipments for weeks. It also is declared that machinery which was ordered weeks ago for Carranza ar­ senals Is held up by order of Wash­ ington. ^'The Mexican government there­ fore Invites the United States to bring to an end this unsupportable situation." the note concludes, "and to support its protestations and dec­ elerations of.friendBhip by an immedi­ ate yithdrawa! of American troops." Statie department officials regard the Dote not as an ultimatum, but as a continuance of the negotiations with the Carranza government. Kaiser Honors Delbrueck. Berlin, June 2.--Dr. Clemens Del­ brueck. former minister of, interior, has been elevated to the nobility by the kaiser in racogaition of his war services. Will Borrow f*lB5,000,000. ' London, June 6.--According to Ml official statement by the chancellor of the exchequer, Reginald McKenna, the deflcL for 1916-17 will be made good by borrowing an amount estimated at $G. j 65,000.000. Rate Unreasonable. Washington. June 5.--The 'interstate commerce commission beld that the rate of 22Vi cents a hundredweight on wheat in carload lots from South Chi­ cago, 111., to Virginia points by way of Louisville, Ky.. is unreasonable. : IMPORTANT NEWS j ITEMS ] New York, June 5.--S. J. Konenkamp of Chicago was re-elected president of the International Union of Commercial Telegraphers at the convention. London, June 2.--Italian troops have evacuated the fortified town of Asiago before the Austrian advance, according to the Rome correspondent of the Lon­ don Times. New York. June 3.--Receiving his death sentence in the same unflinching manner in which he heard the jury's verdict of guilty, Dr. Arthur Warren Waite was sentenced on Thursday to die in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison during the week beginning July 10 for the murder of John E. Peck of Grand Rapidsr*ii|ich. Washington, Jun«3\2.--The proposal to establish a government plant for the manufacture of armor plate at a cost of $11,000,000 was approved on Wednesday by the house, sitting as the committee of the whole, by a vote of 180 to 125 The house adopted, by a vote of 129 to 103. an amendment increasing the appropriation for avia­ tion from 12.000,000 to $3,500,000. Students Storm Theater. Madison, Wis., June 6.--A croWd of University of Wisconsin students clashed with the police at the Orphe- um theater while celebrating the track m^et victory at Evanstoa. IIL Five students were arrested. Three 8hips Are Destroyed. • London. June 6.--Dispatches to Lloyds report the sinking of the un­ armed British steamships Dewsland and Salmonpool. Lloyds also an­ nounces that the Genoa steamer Mar- terso was sunk on May 27. ( Gerard Deprived of Auto. Lead on. June 3V--Ambassador W. Gerard has been deprived o use of his automobile through t fusal of the German foreign ce to parh)lt the embassy to petrol. mes tne re- of- buy -<r Operate on "Bat" Nelson. Detroit. Mich.. June 3 --Battling Nel­ son, formfer lightweight champion of the world, was stricken here pn Wednesday with appendicitis and was operated on on Thursday. Ha es­ caped death by* fewhoura. /Chicago, June 7.--With a seeming determination to stand fast by the principles they enunciated in 1&12, the Progressives on Wednesday opened their national convention in the Audi-' torium. The big theater was beauti­ fully decorated and the presence of many handsomely garbed women in the galleries, and even among the dele­ gates, made the scene especially Though the authorized number of delegates was 328. so many states ob­ tained permission to increase their representation that the delegate body consisted of 1,015 men and wamen, and the alternates numbered 776. Ohio, Michigan and New York sent the largest delegations, with Illinois next. Pennsylvania was fifth with 45. While the Auditorium was filling up with del^ilatee and spectators, there was patriotic rmusic by a band and the great pipe organ. ^ | Promptly at twelve o'clock Victor Murdock, chairman of the Progressive national committee, called the conven­ tion to order and Bishop William F. McDowell of Chicago invoked the di­ vine blessing on its deliberations. The reading of the call followed, and Ray­ mond Robins was then elected tem­ porary chairman and introduced by Mr. Murdock. Chairman Robins' Address. Mr. Robins reviewed first the origin and progress of the Progressive move­ ment and declared the need of pro­ gressive thought and leadership and courage is even greater in America to­ day than it was in 19(12. The domi­ nant problem today, he asserted, is to protect and preserve our government, and the people'cannot be roused to protect and preserve a government that is not of and tor all the people. "In this critics! hour sf sur histcry," continued the speaker, "only men who have the vision of a nation that shall be truly great, as well as powerful and wealthy, can speak for all the people. We have listened for weary months to the wrangling voices of selfish nar­ row groups, to spokesmen of geo­ graphic divisions, social divisions, race, nation, color and creed divisions of a people, who seemed to have for­ gotten that they had a common des­ tiny--'that they must go up or down together'--that their first and neces­ sary allegiance was to the common welfare of a single citizenship pro­ tecting and protected under one flag. So raucous and insistent have these voices been that tor a time it seemed that half-breed Americanism would rule a discordant, disunited people to the ^uin of a nation. Courage of RoosevelL "But through all these weary months there has been one great voice steadfastly, courageously, t without a shade of compromise, without a note of indecision, calling upon pur people to reject the counsels of division and rally to the one common cause of America. It was not strange that this was the voice of our leader of 1912. It was not strange thaf he spoke out when the lesser statesmen feared to whisper, uncertain as they were alike of their own convictions and of the feelings of the crowd. It is not strange that we who followed him four years ago muster once again in an­ swer to his brave and faithful call." Mr. Robins declared that the con­ vention should reaffirm the principles of the covenant with the people draft­ ed in 1912!, and also should demand a program for national preparedness and for social and economic security in time of peace He spoke with sympa­ thy of the efforts to reunite the Re­ publican party, but issued this warn­ ing to the leaders of the "old guard" : "We would solemnly warn all those of an easy and accommodating poll tical virtue that we will not surrender principle nor sskc unworthy comprc mise to gain a meaningless and selfish political victory. We would rather face possible defeat fighting /for our cause than to seek assured victory through moral treason to those high principles and h.eroic souls that com bined to make us the second party of this nation in 1912. The 4.200.000 voters who followed our leader and espoused our cause can be augmented to a majority perhaps more easily un­ der united banners, but if need be the Progressive standard will go forward alone. We cannot believe that a rule or ruin faction will dominate the poli­ tical machinery of the historic party of Lincoln, and that they will prefer personal defeat and national degrada­ tion^ to acceptance of the foremost leadership in the nation. But in this day and hour it should be made plain that the choice is in their hands and that the judgment of the people will be upon their heads." x When Chairman Robins concluded his address, to the enthusiastic ap plause of the convention, the delegates proceeded to the selection of commit tees and- the transaction of other rou­ tine business. 8econd In Command te Beatty Went Down With His Vessel--Four Thos* sand Britons Lost in North Sag* Fight--German Losses Announced* ; London, June 6.--A statement issued on Sunday by the British admiralty confirming previous accounts of the battle between the British and Ger­ man fleets, reiterates that the German accounts of the German losses ar» false, and that, although the evidence 4s--still incomplete, enough-is known I to justify stating that the British, "not' merely relatively to the strength Of the two fleets but absolutely. It is dis­ closed the Germans lost 18 warships. * There is the strongest ground flOCf believing, the statement adds, that the German losses include two German battleships, two dreadnaught battle cruisers of the most powerful type and two of the latest light cruisers, in ad­ dition to smaller craft, including si submarine. A dispatch from Copenhagen saytf rumors are current in Hamburg that two additional German warships be­ sides those announced in the German communication--the battleship West- falen and the battle cruiser Lutzow --were sunk in the battle. A wirelesa dispatch, received here Saturday from Berlin said the German admiralty admitted the loss of the Westfalen. The official list of the casualties • among officers shows that hardly - *.: single officer of the line escaped from the British cruisers sunk in the" bat­ tle. An additional casualty list of petty officers shows that 43 of them were saved from the Queen Mary, Invinci­ ble, Fortune, Ardent and Shark. Nona was saved from the Indefatigable, De­ fense, Black Prince, Ti pperary, Turbl? lent, Nomad or Nestor. « Admiral Lord Beresford In an in­ terview, while contending strongly for the view that there was no failure in the British strategy and that Vice Ad­ miral Beatty won a brilliant success, though it was dearly bought, declarea that the only mistake made was by the admiralty in allowing the Germans tb get first in the field with the news A. L A 1# vifll vi iiiv Wi -w V***® --• "impudent fabrications." Otherwise, said Lord Beresford, no fault can be found with the admiralty. Edinburg, June 6.--The Scotsman prints the following graphic story: "The Queen Mary went down in til thick of the action. The men whe have returned say she fought at cloae range a German battleship and whil« her great guns were busy with the more powerful and better protected German ship, one of the kaiser's super Zeppelins was hovering over ber, show­ ering her with bombc in an attempt to find a vital spot. "The story is that the Zeppelin wai shot down in a blazing mass, fell ddai to the ship, exploded and was it strayed. "At the same time the Queen Mar* received two terrific broadsides. A shot 'belched which reached her maga zine. There was a great explosion and within six minutes she went down." Berlin, June 6.--Replying to British reports that several German dread- naughts and battle cruisers were de­ stroyed in the sea fight off Skage- rak, the German admiralty officially reiterated on Sunday that all the Gar- man losses had been announced. "No German naval units were lost except those mentioned in the official, communique," says the official statifry ment The communication adds that Si! Zeppelin was lost during the battle. * • :BI 1 • s WILL NAME WILSON JUNE 11 \ President and Running Mate to Sl| Nominated at St. Louis Conven- - tion in Morning St Louis, June 6.--President Wilaajt and Vice-President Marshall are Ic be nominated as the Democratic party standard-bearers for the presidential campaign some time early Saturdaj morning at the final session of tht Democratic national convention. PIan3 for th© convention's labels have been practically agreed upon by National Chairman McCombs and tl» committee on arrangements, and it i» proposed to hold a long session begin­ ning Friday evening to name the part) candidates and this session will laal over into Saturday morning. Senator Ollie James of Kentucky was chosen permanent chairman il the Democratic national convention. It was reported that F. B. Lynch si,; St. Paul will be chosen chairman at the new national committee to ha- or­ ganized after the convention. ^ _M_ BS :&• Honors Confederate Dead. Washington, June 6.--President son attended the Confederate Memonlv al day exercises at Arlington cemetery Senator Yardaman of Mississippi da*^ livered the oration at the manorial «f|f ercises. Prosecute LiebkneoHt for Treason. Copenhagen, June 3.--A Berlin dis­ patch says that the court which con­ ducted the preliminary examination of Dr. Karl Llebnecbt. the Socialist lead­ er. decider that he should be prose­ cuted for treason. Up for Skeffington Death. Dublin. June 3 --The court-martial of Bowen Cathorpe, the officer who or dered the shooting of F. Skeffington. following the revolt, convened here. The accused officer is an Irishman who has been at the fronL Columbus Rsider Is 8hot- Chihuahua City, June 7.--Pablo La pez, Villa's chief lieutenant in the raid updn Columbus. N. M.. paid the penal ty for Ms crime, facing a firing squa«J of constitutionalist Boldiers at Sants Rosa, Chihuahua's place of execution Bars Meat for Germans. Berlin, June 7.--The German focrf "dictator " Adolph vou Batocki. hai announced that German civilians w*l! not be permitted to eat meat for eighl weeks. "Troops have arrested a sum ber of persons who protested. ^ -- > -- -- - -- ~ . , , Missing Broker Returns. Dolnth, Minn., June 6.--Rush O. Wfc* tee, prominent New York broker awl clubman, who disappeared from ttiO steam yacht Rambler, returned to jPf- luth and reported that ha "CUM to hftr senses" in Minneapolis. Triplets Born in Nebraska. Lincoln. Neb.. June 5.--The birth t| triplets, averaging over eight pounds" in weight, to Mr. and Mrs. Anthooy Helmer of Hartington, Neb., was r»> ported to the vital statistics baroan at* Nebraska. Fire in Brockvllte. BroekviUe. Ont.. June ft.--Ftra Biroyeu the big block of the Seuatt* Fulford estate on Friday morning serf for a time threatened the heart of tfctt; business section. Tfco loaa was aatsd at $100,000.