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1 rplEi J7 I (54 3lr! iVf 1 fff I THE Newt-S Month, for On. PAIR AND WARMER TONIGHT gj jjjtjj Jj CCE'j y'y Dollar In Advance, VOLUME XVIII. EIGHT PAGES SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1916. Number 23. German Gains At LANSING IS NOT GOING TO RESIGN Plan To Smash At theTurks ROME, May 26.

It is reported that Counterfeiter With San Police; Battles Francisco He Is Killed Verdun Arouse the French To Situation an attempt to storm the French positions. i Recent Germans gains have aroused the French to the seriousness of the Verdun situation. It is impossible to estimate the losses, but many dead and wounded are lying on the slopes of Deadman's hill. WASHINGTON, D. May 26.

Denying unqualifiedly reports that Secretary Lansing intends to resign, the state department today declared the published report to that effect was part of a propaganda which has, been progressing for months. It Is intimated that German sources are fostering the rumors. Secretary Lansing said: "The persons circulating the rumor knew it to be false." WILL ASK S. P. TO GIVE THROUGH TRAiBJO VALLEY A committee consisting of Henry Stoddard, R.

L. Cardiff, and Mayor Howe has been appointed to confer with General Passenger Agent Bat-turs of the Southern Pacific company with reference to obtaining if 'possible a through train from Sacramento to Santa Cruz daily on the new summer schedule. The committee will go to San Francisco in the morning to meet Mr. Batturs. The new schedule goes into effect on June 3.

GOVERNOR REPLIES TO CRITICISM SACRAMENTO, May 26. Replying to an attack on the workmen's com pensation law, made last night at a banquet here, Governor Johnson this afternoon issued a statement defending the law, and blamed the reactionaries. He predicted the attack would "be followed by concerted attacks upon the railroad commission, the regulation of public utilities, and every law designed to aid humanity." ATTACKED BY EASTERN INSURANCE MANAGER. SACRAMENTO, May 26. Charging that workmen's compensation laws and accident insurance, health insurance, fire insurance, life insurance, which will follow in the footsteps of the first, are but the insidious wedge inserted hy those who are trying to get the state to take over all industries, and who are not interested in any other way than because it is a step toward government ownership, Guy Le Roy Stevick, manager and attorney for the Fidelity and Guarantee Insurance company of Maryland, the principal speaker at the second annu al banquet of the Sacramento Bar as sociation held last night at the Hotel Sacramento, took occasion to score the state industrial accident commission and its methods of doing business.

"Star chamber proceedings" was the characterization of the acts of the in dustrial accident commission, in which characterization he quoted the words of the supreme court which in a re- cent decision asserted that the star chamber proceedings of the industrl al commission without the presence of the parties interested must not be permitted. "The commission is no more efflci ent in getting at the real justice of the cases than if it were a mechanical device or if it decided the cases by the throw of dice. In twenty-four appeals to the supreme court the com mission was reversed in twelve in stances and affirmed in twelve, al though In four of the affirmations the point on which the decision was sus- the allies plan a smash to eliminate the Turks and Bulgars with heavy blows from Salonika to Mesopotamia, followed by a simultaneous and tre mendous offensive against the Austrians and Germans. Huge forces of French, Italians, English and Serbians are concentrated at Salonika. Cervantes Bandit Ghief Meets End NAMIQUIPA, Mexico, May 26.

Thursday Candlario Cervantes, a lead, er of the Mexican bandits, was killed by American troops south of Lascruc- es. Twenty bandits attempted to rush a party of engineers. They wounded three Americans. Lance Corporal Marksbury died later. The Americans overtook the bandits and killed two, and scattered the others.

WASHINGTON, D. May 26. General Pershing reported that Cervantes was positively identified) by papers found on his body. He was the most dangerous bandit, except Villa, and one of the leaders of the Colum bus raid. OVER WHETHER TO DELHT, May 26.

War is be- ng waged here today. Half the resi dents favor dancing and want to use the school's school house as a dance pavilion. The other half is strongly opposed to it. The dance proponents argue that unless the town has a dance occasion, ally it will soon be out of date. The opponents say that there is nothing uplifting or elevating in dancing.

The fight has reached such a bitter stage that Supt. Edward Hyatt of the state defpartmenlj of education has been asked to act as arbitrator. Hyatt's opinion is that the building may be used for dancing if the board of trustees so decides. SAN JOSE, May 26. Word was re ceived yesterday by Postmaster Mil lard that Senator Phelan had introduced Congressman Hayes' bill for the new postofflce in the senate.

This bill was introduced in the house sev eral weeks ago and now it is before both branches of congress and it is believed that the bill will pass in both places. The bill calls for a new postofflce to cost $350,000 which will be able to handle the greatly increased business of the San Jose office. tained had nothing to do with the subject matter of the case itself." SCHOOL 0 DANCE OS HOPES OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO, May 26. An un-identified Greek counterfeiter this morning shot and killed Police Sergeant John Moriarty, and wounded Peter Mark, an on-looker. He then bar-ricaded himself in a cabin on the Po-trero mud flats, where the police killed him after a rifle and shotgun battle lasting an hour and a half.

Moriarty was questioning the man regarding counterfeit money he had recently passed, when, without warning, the man shot and killed Moriarty and wounded Mark. The counterfeiter then fled to the cabin, which formerly was used by bay pirates. One hundred policemen surrounded1 the cabin and poured bullets into the structure. They crept toward the cabin, firing all the time, and finally hearing no response, they rushed into the cabin and found the bandit dead. One bullet had hit him in the forehead, two In the abdomen and one In the wrist.

Insane Act ot a Cigar Man SALEM, May 26. While temporarily Insane, William Patterson, a tobacconist, this morning shot and killed his wife and daughter, Helen, aged eight, as they slept. He then disrobed and went to bed and shot himself in the temple. He died three hours later. Commander Richards a Suicide? SAG HARBOR, N.

May 26. Lieutenant Clarence Richards, commander of the destroyed Fanning, was killed today at the local power station. The watchman said he committed suicide by deliberately seizing two power wires 23-Year Old Nurse Attacked LOS ANGELES, May 26. Margaret Keating, agedi twenty-three, a nurse, was today found unconscious and bleeding in the street. She said a man representing himself as a physi cian enticed her here, promising her work.

He attempted an assault, drugged her, and stole $125. She said she escaped, leaping from a speeding automobile. ANOTHER SMALL ERUPTION. REDDING, May 26. There was a small eruption at Mount Lessen at 6 o'clock this morning.

It lasted twenty minutes and was plainly PARIS, May 26. It is announced today the French repulsed violent German attacks on the west of the Meuse, northwest of Verdun. In smashing counte rattack the French recaptured the trench lost yesterday near Thiaumont farm, east of the Meuse. Nearby the French advanced, using hand grenades. On the west of the Meuse the Germans continued to rake the whole French front, especial, ly around Deadman's hill and Avou-court.

The artillery attack on Hill 304 is believed to be the prelude to VIENNA, May 26. It is announced today that the Austrians captured Italian positions at Chiesa, twenty-one miles northwest of Vicenza, after a three days' battle. This victory drives an Austrian wedge into the Italian front. J.J. Hill's Condition Is Alarming ST.

PAUL, May 26. Louis Hill today was rushed in a special train to Rochester, this afternoon, to get Dr. Williami Mayo to come and consult in the illness of James J. Hill. Japanese Take Over Our Ships SAN FRANCISCO, May 26.

The American steamships Siberia and Ko-tea have been bought by the Toyo Risen Kaisha company of Japan. These two liners were formerly of the Pacific Mail fleet plying between this port and the orient. They carried the American flag. Within a few months they will return to the Pacific to undertake the San Francisco Yokohama Kobe -Shanghai-Hongkong run. Instead of the stars and stripes they will fly the rising sun at the jack-staff.

The Siberia and the Korea were two of the last liners to fly the American flag on the Pacific. They left here to a great extent because of Japanese competition. They will return here, not to aid American commerce against the Japanese but to fly the Japanese flag as part of the ever-growing fleet of Japanese commerce carriers. W. B.

Campbell has gone to San ose for the week-end. Austrians Wedge Into the Italians NO FOUNTAIN OR STATUE ON THIS CAMPUS. PITTSBURG, May 26. Instead of decorating the campus with the customary fountain or statue, the Senior Class of the Crawford County High School is building a chicken house, a regular, hon-est-to-goodness chicken house to be remembered by. The chicken house will be used for poultry experimental (work.

Waite Tells About Murder of Relatives NEW YORK, May 26 Dr. Arthur Warren Waite calmly recounted on the witness stand last night, in an ef fort to save himself from conviction for the murder of his father-in-law, John E. Peck, by showing that he was of unsound mind, how he attempt ed to cause the death of Miss Kather- ine Peck, the wealthy aunt of his wife and his own benefactor, by feeding her on disease germs. He also told of trying to kill his wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

John E. Peck, In the same way before resorting to poison as a more effective means. He testified in addition regarding his relations with Mrs. Margaret Horton, his "studio" companion. Waite said he put ground glass in a can of marmalade and gave it to Miss Katherine Peck prior to his marriage.

He also put disease germs in a can of fish and gave that to her. Afterward he frequently gave her various germs, including typhoid, while he was studying bacteriology. EAGLES HEARING HE CLOSE SAN DIEGO, May 26. The final business session of the Eagles was held today, with a clearing up of the routine business. The convention will close with a grand ball tonight.

SAN DIEGO, May 26. Election of officers and the choice of next year's convention city made up the business of yesterday's session of the Eagles' state convention. Dr. E. F.

Herbert of Santa Barbara was chosen chaplain. The new trustees are W. R. Kennedy, San Francisco; H. C.

Williams, Coalinga, and John C. Reamera, Livermore. Other officers were elected as follows: Mortimer Smith, Oakland, pres ident; Charles W. Lyon, Ocean Park, vice-president; Gustave Pohlmann, secretary, to succeed himself; W. W.

Bassett, Sacramento, treasurer, to succeed himself; Hugh C. Rodgers, Col-ma Vista Grand Aerie, conductor; Hugh Tye, Stockton, inside guard; Harry Conlan, San Francisco, into the line for outside guard. FLAG DAY TO BE OBSERVED. The Elks will observe Flag day June 14, by a splendid program. C.

C. Kratzenstein is chairman of the committee and will announce the program later. BERLIN, May 26. It is announced the Germans have advanced northeast of Verdun. Crossing a ravine near Douaumont they repulsed the French south of Douaumont.

SACRAMENTO, May, 26. State Controller John S. Chambers is enlisting the aid of state controllers, comptrollers and state auditors throughout the nation to prevent, if possible, federal legislation which, if enacted will provide that the federal government take over the collection of inheritance taxes. Chambers has written personal letters to the controllers of practically all of the states of the Union, and has taken the matter up with the California representation in Congress, in the hope of defeating the recommendation of the United States commission on industrial relations. He declares that such legislation, if enacted will be a menace to the states, and should have the attention of every state in the Union.

"My purpose is to remind you of the obvious dangers to the states of such a policy by the central government," writes Chambers, "and to ask if you will not get in touch with your delegates in Congress, and with others who have influence, to head off, if possible, this proposed legislation." WILL RETIRE LONDON, May 26. An Exchange Telegraph Pekin dispatch says Yuan Shi Kai has definitely decided to retire, and is awaiting the choice of a suitable successor. TO OF SAN FRANCISCO, May 26. The United States coast guard cutter Mc-Culloch sailed from here Wednesday for Unalaska, cruising west from there along the Aleutian chain to Atka and Attu, thence to Valdez to take aboard a floating United States court to try criminal cases on the various islands stretching almost to the Asiatic coast. The court, leaving Valdezi in July, will be composed of a United States judge, prosecuting officer and deputy marshal.

TO BE SENTENCED LATE TODAY. Harry J. Smith, who pleaded guilty to assault with intent to commit murder upon Patrolman Hugh Dougherty, will be sentenced this afternoon at 5 o'clock by Judge Knight to a term in the penitentiary. CONTROLLER PROTESTS AGAINST FEDERAL SCHEME GONG SHORES.