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see LICKS FOR LIBERTY THE NEWS AND OBSERVER WORK THE WAR GARDEN LIBERTY BONDS ARE FOR ALL IT 18 WORTH LOUISE PRICE IS GRANTED PARDON Governor Bickett Lays Down Stringent Conditions For Freedom MUST SELL PROPERTY AND LEAVE COUNTY Shall Not Return Except For Business Reasons and Then Only Once a Year Louise Price, whose second respite from a thirty days sentence for vagrancy has about expired, was yesterday granted a conditional by GovBickett. The pardon embraces the tentative proposal made by the Governor the upon her first respite. to, she accepts the conditions of the pardon she will either dispose of her residential property or put it in the hands of a reputable real estate man who will execute a promise to evict from this property all women of ill pirepute upon the expiration of present leases and thereafter to refuse to rent any reputable persons. In addition, Louise Price will leave Wake county by May 20 and shall not return except for the purpose of looking after her property. Those visits shall be limited to not more than one a year and shall be for a duration of not more than three days each time.

Granting this pardon, Governor Bick. ett makes plain his desire to accord Raleigh and the public generally all the protection possible. But he declares protection of the public and the reformation of the person as the purpose of the law. This purpose, he says, will be the better by a pardon upon conditions which he outlines than a rigid execution of the judgment. Louise Price was convieted nt the January term, 1918, for a violation of the vagrancy law, and it is generally admitted that her conviction was due to the ruling of Judge Calvert, later sustained by the Supreme Court, which allowed the admission of testimony as to the character of the house of the defendant.

The solicitor and the police department were deeply interested in the case, and when Governor Bickett granted the first reprieve of thirty days were statements from both sources much there, of the good to come through the ruling of Judge Calvert would be lost. Upon the last respite for fifteen days, when Louise Price after one day jail assured the Governor she was ready to cept his conditions and take a pardon rather than serve the thirty days, the solicitor wrote the Governor a strong protest against the pardon. Governor's Reason's Governor Bickett's reasons assigned vesterday follow: "There is no disposition on my part to interfere with the judgment of the superior court, but after a careful consideration of this case I am persuaded that the real purpose of the law, to-wit: the protection of the public and the reformation of the person convicted, will he better served by pardoning the defendant upon certain conditions than by AL rigid execution of the judgment of the court. It is my earnest desire to accord to the city of Raleigh and to the public generally every protection possible, and at the same time to give to every condemned person who manifests a real desire to lead a better life an opportunity to do so. For these reasons A pardon is granted to Louise Price upon the following conditions: "First.

That the said Louise Price shall on or before the 20th day of May, 1918, leave the of Wake, and shall not return this county, county, sept for the purpose of looking after her property, within five. years. If she return to the city the purpose of looking after her property she shall not remain here for more than three days upon any one visit, and such visit shall not be made for more than once a year. "Second. The said Louise Price shall either dispose all of her real estate in the county of Wake upon which there are any residences located, or she shall turn this property over to a reputable agent or agents with specific Instructions evict from any of her property auto disreputable women may now occupy the same 19 50011 who as their leases shall expire.

(2) the said real estate agent or agents shall That hereafter refuse to lease said property to any disreputable woman or women, or to permit them to occupy the same in any way. "If the said Louise Price shall fail to comply with any of the above considerations, then upon complaint made to the Governor, and upon his findings that she has failed to comply with the conditions of this pardon, she shall at once be ordered to jail to serve her original sentence." NORTH CAROLINA SECOND IN FEDERAL AID WORK Alabama Leads Nation in Work Done To Secure Federal Aid According to Public Roads, a journal issued by the United States ment of Public Roads and DepartNorth Carolina stands second Engineering in the entire United States for percentage of work done by the State to secure Federal aid in road construction. The report is made for March 1, and North tafollowa Alabama with Ohio Carolina coming HOLD EXAMINATION FOR STATE NURSES TODAY Examining Board Will Meet at 9:30 This Morning in Senate Chamber With between one hundred and forty the and one hundred and fifty candidates North Carolina Nurses' Examining Board will meet at 9:30 o'clock this morning in the Senate Chamber at the State Capitol. The board is composed of Miss Maria Allen, Morganton; Julia Lebby, Charlotte; Miss Lois Toomie, Wilmington; Dr. Delia Dixon-Carroll, Raleigh; Dr.

Frazier, Asheville. THIS DOG OWNS APARTMENT This is Nellie, fox terrier--the world's wealthiest dog. She has just fallen heir to an apartment at 15 Central Park West, New York, a bank count in four figures, and a paidcemetery lot at Hartsdal cemetery. All this has been left Nellie of her former master, the late Edward R. Radeliff, wealthy retired business man.

HOSPITAL INMATE SLAYS COMPANION As Result of Quarrel One Epileptic Patient at Hospital Kills Another For reasons not definitely known, R. W. Robinson, an epileptic patient at the State Hospital for the Insane, early Sun. day morning struck Thomas A. Frye, another inmate of the hospital, over the head with broom stick, inflicting wounds that proved fatal a few hours terward.

The ease is one that is peeuliar because the law cannot interfere. Both men had been in the epileptic ward for some time, the dead men coming from Carthage, and Robinson from Buncombe county. Arguments between the two, according to reports current after the killing, were frequent but heretofore the verbal tilts had precipitated no encounter. The body of the dead man was sent to Carthage yesterday afternoon to relatives. According to the law, both men were regarded as irresponsibles, and Dr.

Anderson deemed it unnecessary to have a coroner's inquest. CITIZEN 35 YEARS BUT GERMAN STILL Papers of Wursterbarth celled Because of His Disloyalty To The U.S. (By The Associated Press.) Newark, N. May years after Frederick W. Wursterbarth, German born, obtained American citizenship papers were cancelled day by the Federal court here.

Wursterbarth, who, according to witnesses, had refused to buy Liberty bonds or contribute to Red Cross or Knights of Columbus funds, was removed 28 postmaster at where he recently, lives, because of alleged pro-German sympathies. Major Carl Leutz, of Newark, attorney for Wursterbarth, allnounced tonight that he would appeal the case, as the decision may affect citizenship of hundreds of thousands of naturalized Americans. "It seems," United States Judge Haight said today, "that the conclusion is irresistible that, at the time he took the oath of renunciation, he did so with a mental reservation as to the country of his birth and retained toward that country an allegiance, which the laws of this country required him to renounce." Wursterbarth, a native of Germany, was given a hearing some weeks ago. Witnesses testified that he not only refused to contribute money for war purposes, but has decided that he did not wish to see the United States rious, because he had relatives living in Germany. In rendering his decision today Haight pointed out that the defendant had failed to deny in court the charges made against him or to explain any of the utterances attributed to him by witnesses.

If there was any doubt as to the truth 'of the allegations, Wursterbarth was the man to dispel it, the judge said, adding that in the absence of a denial or even an explanation, the benefit of the doubt belonged to the government. DRIVE PLAN RED CROSS Mrs. T. W. Bickett Will Preside and Mr.

R. D. W. Connor Will Outline Plan In preparation for the Red Cross Camfor funds in Wake county, a paign meeting of the Wake County Red Cross will be held in the county courthouse Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock. Representatives from the various auxiliaries of the Raleigh Chapter through the meeting.

Mrs. T. W. Bickett will county will be in attendance upon over the meeting and Mr. R.

D. preside W. Connor, chairman for the war fund Wake county, will outline his plans for the campaign. RED CROSS WORK OPEN TO PUBLIC Workroom Moved From Regular Quarters To Old Store of Thos. A.

Partin FEW PEOPLE KNOW WHAT CHAPTER DOES Record Hardly Surpassed By Any Chapter in Southern Division The work room of the Raleigh Chapter of the Red Cross is being moved this week from its regular quarters in the State Agricultural Building to the old Thomas A. Partin Company's store on Fayetteville street, where it will be open Thursday and Friday mornings and all day Saturday of this week, and Monday morning of next week. The purpose of this change is to able the people of Raleigh to become more familiar with the regular work of the Raleigh Chapter of the American is felt that owing to the inaccessibility to the general public of its present quarters the people of Raleigh do not generally know what the local chapter has accomplished. Since its organization the work room has made and sent to headquarters: Surgical dressings 106,526 Hospital garments 1,561 Hosiptal linen 1,295 Knitted garments 5,250 Infant layettes 31 Soldiers Xmas packages 130 Soldiers' comfort bags. 1,021 Boxes of refugee, garments for relief in Belgium 34 This is a magnificent showing, and it is doubtful if any other chapter in the Southern division has surpassed it.

While the work room is open on Fayetteville street the general public will be invited to visit it and the surg ical dressing department at work. Red Cross Workesr are asked to take note of teh change of the place and hours, and to report promptly at 1 10 o'elock on Thursday morning at the new work room, where their equipment will be rendy for them. LIQUOR CASE IS SET FOR TRIAL WEDNESDAY S. W. Williams Gets Off With Cost in Case Charging Operation of Punchboard The trial of Pauline Kely and Edwin Bunn, charged with the illegal possession of thirty -three pints of blockade whiskey, will be held Wednesday, the case having been continued yesterday morning.

Mr. W. B. Jones will represent the defendants. S.

W. Williams, charged with operating a punch board at his drug store on Martin street, was found guilty yesterday morning by Judge Harris. He was discharged upon payment of costs. NO CHANGE IN BINDING OF HISTORY TEXT BOOK Council of State Declines To Allow Thompson Publishing Co. To Make Change The Council of State yesterday deelined to permit the Thompson Publishing Company to change their specifications on the binding of "Our Country," the history text-book selected by the Text-Book Commission and adopted for the schools.

The publishing pany insisted that inability to obtain certain materials on the part of the printing house with which it had contracted for the printing of the book made necessary a change in the binding. The price was raised by the contracting printer about $1,200 for the work according to the specifications. The State Department of Labor and Printing demonstrated that it should not have been more $400 and furthermore showed Mr. Parker where than. the material wanted could be secured.

NAUGHTY LITTLE NOUGHT FAILED TO GET IN LINE Therefore Big Profits of Stock Insurance Companies Did Not Show Up The omission of a naught in the advertisement of the State Mutual Fire Insurance Company, of which Mr. A. E. S. Lindsey is president, which appeared in Sunday's issue, gave an incorrect estimate of the profits of stock insurance companies in Massachusetts last year.

The amount should have been $13,921,000, quite a handsome sum and some profits. So big in fact that Massachusetts authorities think that they are enough for the companies without the ten per cent raise. The following was the way the figures appeared in the advertisement, $13,921,00. Mr. Lindsey thinks like Massachusetts that there is no justification for the raise, but he backs up his position by offering -saving rates.

If you overlooked the look it up and read it. STATE CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR CONVENTION The State Christian Endeavor Convention of North Carolina will meet with the Christian Church of Kinston, June 14-16. Among the speakers for the occasion will be Dr. W. A.

Harper, president of Elon College; Dr. Charles F. Myers, pastors of the First Baptist church of Greensboro; Homor W. Carpenter, of Lexington, Dr. Newlin, pastor Friends Church, High Point, and George Mitchell, of Wilmington, former president of Christian Endeavor Convention in North Carolina.

Karl Lehman, Southern secretary, will also be present and needs no introduction to the Endeavorers of the State, but will be gladly heard by all. The opening session will be held the afternoon of the 14th. It is hoped that in spite of war conditions this will be one of the best attended and most helpful conventions of Endeavorers in this State. MUCH WORK DONE BY RED CROSS HERE Sixty seven New Members Added To Chapter and Auxiliaries CANTEEN SERVICE MEETS 31 TROOP TRAINS Treasurer's Report Shows $528 Receipts and $1,030 Expenditures The April report of the Raleigh Red Cross Chapter shows a gain of 67 in new members to the chapter and to the auxiliaries and branches, with 8,826 surgical dressings made, 150 hospital garments, 331 knitted garments and 31 layettes. During the month there were 34 cases refugee garments, 14 cases of surgical, dressings, POSON of hospital garments, 1 case of katted garments and 2 cases of layettenie.

Dur. ing this time the canteen given attention to 31 troop trains. There have been ten calls at the office of civilian relief advice, four cases sent to headquarters at Washington and twenty- families are now on the hooks. The report of the treasurer for the month shows $328.05 receipts and $1,030 expenditures. The new members and present totals of the Raleigh chapter and auxiliaries follow: Raleigh 11, total 2.028; Wake Forest, 31, total 402; Fuquay Springs, total 192; Apex 4, total 159: Cary, total 40; Zebulon, 165: Wendell 3, total 143; Morrisville 1, total 13: Garner 10, total 29: Oak City 7, total 69: St.

Mary's, total 111: total new members 67: membership 3,281. Record Supplies. total, The record of supplies made by the chapter and auxiliaries follows: Raleigh 2,393 surgical dressings, 83 hospital garments, 301 knitted garments. Wake 2,725 surgical dressings, 13 knitted garments, 30 layettes. Fuquay Sphings 240 surgical dressings, 1- layette.

Apex 1,049 surgical dressings, 15 knitted garments. Zebulon 693 surgical dressings, 24 hosiptal garments. Wendell 530 surgical dressings, 31 hosiptal garments. Morrisville 2 knitted garments. Garner 439 surgical dressings, 12 hosiptal garments.

Oak City 40 surgical dressings. St. Mary's 1,717 surgical dressings. In and About the City Back to Washington. After a brief visit in Raleigh Jeffrey F.

Stanback has returned to the Army Medical Corps, Washington, D. where he is temporarily stationed. Mr. Hudson Improved. Mr.

Grier Hudson, who was injured recently in automobile accident at Crabtree creek, is 80 much improved that he was able yesterday to go to his home in Monroe for a short visit. Goes To Camp Sevier. Mr. William Bailey, who was appointed to the Fourth Officers' Training Camp from the University of North Carolina leaves this morning for Camp Sevier, Greenville, 8. Prof.

Camp Returns. Prof. W. R. Camp has returned from Chicago, where he attended the sessions of the Executive Council of the American Association for Agricultural Legislation.

Four Minute Speakers. The four minute speakers at the Raleigh theaters last night were Mrs. W. N. Hutt at the Strand, Mrs.

J. R. lain at the Superba, Dr. Delia DixonCarroll at the and Hrs. P.

Jerman at teh Grand. New Corporation. Charter was issued yesterday for the Forsyth Creamery Company of WinstonSalem, with $100,000 authorized capital and $600 subscribed. The incorporators are G. Harris, B.

F. Huntley and R. W. Gorrell, all of Winston-Salem. Memorial Tablets Erected.

The two bronze memorial tablets erected by the faculty and students of the Raleigh High School in memory of Sergeant Walter Jeffrey and Lieutenant Seymour Whiting, two high school graduates who died in the service, have now been put in place in the high school. Display Italian Flags. underneath Old Glory. Raleigh Boy In Wreck. The Collector of Internal Revenue has been requested by Secretary MeAdoo to display the Italian flag the Federal building 011 Friday, May 24, to mark the third anniversary of Italy's entrance into the war.

The request is general and flag will fly Alfred T. Taylor, formerly of Raleigh, and now with Company 322nd Infantry, at Camp Jackson, was in the wreck which last week killed a number of soldiers of Camp Jackson, but Mr. Taylor, who was in the steel coach which rolled over, was only bruised up a bit and received a few scratches. His pipe, which he was smoking at time, smashed into bits and a can of tobacco which he carried in his pocket Wag mashed flat. PERSONALS Mr.

J. W. Bunn has gone to New York 011 a business trip. Mr. R.

Otis Self, attached to State War Savings headquarters in WinstonSalem, spent yesterday in the city on business. Mr. J. C. Edwards, of Kinston, was a visitor here yesterday.

Mr. J. Bion Schulkan, of Whiteville, was here yesterday on professional business. H. P.

Christie, of Greensboro, in the city yesterday. Mr. W. P. Purvis, of Durham, Wa9 among the arrivals in Raleigh yesterday.

Mr. W. T. Crump, of Wagram, was here yesterday. Mr.

Charles D. Melver, of Greensboro, spent yesterday in Raleigh on business. Mr. J. L.

Harris, of Durham, was here yesterday. RATION SYSTEM IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY Mrs. J. R. Chamberlain Explains Working of New Sugar Regulations CERTIFICATE PLAN WIDE IN ITS SCOPE Process For Securing Sugar After Wednesday Outlined For Manufacturers The rationing system of sugar distribution under the control of the Food Administration goes into effect after to.

morrow and cevry druggist, soda fountain, candy manufacturer, bottling works, commercial establishments for canning and preserving, ice cream manufacturers--in short every user of sugar except the households, hotels, restaurants and baking establishments is affeeted by the introduction of the new system. Mrs. R. Chamberlain, coun ty food administrator, has just received full information about the working of the rationing system and is now engaged in acquainting the people of Raleigh and Wake county affected by it with the scope of the orders. For preserving, canning, making ice cream, medicines and other essential products, full quantities of sugar required will be allowed, she explains.

Soda fountains, bottling works and sim ilar industries producing the less tial articles will be allowed only 80 per cent of the quantity of sugar they used last year. If began business after November 1, they will be allowed only 50 per cent of their previous consumption. establishment which has entered business sinceApril 1 or which has enlarged is plant since April 1, will be allowed any sugar at all. The process by which the manufacturers may seeure sugar after May 15 iN ax follows: They must make application to the Food Administration at Raleigh for blanks, upon which to make detailed statement of the quantities of sugar they used last year. Upon satisfying itself that this statement is correct teh Food Administration will determine the allotment of sugar which such applicant will be allowed to have end will issue to him certificates for the quantity.

The blanks for statements by merchants have already been printed and can be secured upon application to the sugar distribution division of the Food Administration at Raleigh, Food Administrator Page has an nonneed that any violations ef the new rules and regulations governing the sales of sugar will be delt with promptly and drastically, and about the best that any dealer or user of sugar can expect if they violate the law is to be put out of business during the period of the war. All sugar refiners, brokers, jobbers and retailers are subject to the new rules. The new plan of "rationing" manufacturera using sugar will in no wise affeet the present ruling of the Food Administration governing retail sales of sugar to consumers or the sales of sugar to individuals who have a legitimate demand for canning and preserving purposes. whole plan is designed to assure a suficient supply for thes purposes and it is the non essential or less -essential industries which have to get along with reduced supplies, such as soft drink fountains and bottling works. JACK LEWIS COMPANY PRESENTS "THE Popular Play To Be Staged Tonight and Wednesday, Matinee and Evening Jack X.

Lewis and his company opened another week of their engagement in this city last night by presenting "The to a large audience at the Strand Theatre. This bill will again be offered tonight, Wednesday matinee and Wednesday night. The attraction during the first half of the week is well known to theatre patrons in this city and Mr. Lewis and his presented it in clever players, scenery was a prepared especially for this play added strength to the play The company has announced a number of future plays including "The Old Homestead" and "Rich Man, Poor Man." The stay of the Lewis players in Raleigh is now indefinite and arrangemenia have been made for the addition of another member to the company. FUTURE OF CAMP GREENE DEPENDS Upon Report Now Being Made Up By Army Officers Who Inspected It (By the Associated Press.) Washington, May report 011 the soil conditions at Camp Greene, Charlotte, N.

and upon the possibilities of using that camp in the future in connection with army training is being prepared by General Black, Chief Engineer; Gen. Gorgas, Surgeon General and Inspector General Chamberlain. Secretary Baker said today that the final disposition of this camp would not be determined until he had received the report from these officers. The three generals accompanied Mr. Baker to Camp Greene, Sunday, where they made a personal inspection of the site.

The greatest obstacle to the retention of the camp in the department's training schedule is said to be extremely heavy soil, which, after rainy weather, makes it impossible to drill large bodies of troops. condition is considered by the army medical authorities to be dangerous to the health of the men stationed at Camp Greene. --DEATHHere's a War Surgeon Who Outstared Him Hawthorne wrote a story about the youth, living where he daily saw the Great Stone Face. Eventually he came to resemble it in features. Dr.

Scott Skirving, Australia's great surgeon, spent thirty months in the war hospitals in France, whither he is returning after a rest in his home. Death has been his unbidden companion so long that, oddly, his general countenance has taken on a striking resemblance to that of the Grim Reaper. Nevertheless, the surgeon's greatest joy is to cheat him. ACTRESS SUES HER MANAGER FOR $36 Jack X. Lewis Defendant in Judicial Farce Before Justice Separk Because of a disagreement over the payment of her salary, or a portion thereof, Miss Nellie Gibsen, until Saturday a member of the Jack X.

Lewls Stock Company now playing a summer's engagement nt the Strand Theatre, yesterday afternoon brought civil suit against Jack X. Lewis, manager of the company, for $36.00. Justice Separk, before whom it was tried, dismissed it for insufficient evidence and Miss Gibson left Raleigh rather poorly impressed with the law but sufficiently capable to handle a light part in a judicial comedy. However, failure to receive her money was not responsible for the leaving. She resigned Saturday afternoon for reasons not related to $36.00 and called for a settlement from her manager.

When she received it, she contended that it was short. Mannger Lewis disagreed, so Miss Gibsen employed M. Ashby Lambert to bring Suit was brought before Judge Owens who yielded the honor to Justice Separks. The latter held that there was no written contract between actor and manager and 110 witnesses to a verbal agreement, therefore, with the word of one against the declaration of another, precedent demanded a suit. ZEBULON MAN AND WIFE DIE SUDDENLY Mr.

Wiley S. Broughton Falls Over Body of His Dead Wife As he stooped to pick up the body of his wife, who was found dead in the woodhouse of his home in Mr. 8. Broughton, about sixty-five years old, fell over unconscious and died thirty minutes later. Mrs.

Broughton returned to her home yesterday morning about ten o'clock after visiting her sister next door before going to the home went into her woodhouse for some wood. At noon her husband returned home and not finding Chis wife started a search. He found her body in the woodhouse and she had been dead apparently some time. Ay he stooped to pick up the body, the old man fell over unconscious. He never regained consciousness and died in thirty minutes.

Heart failure is assigned as the cause of both deaths. Mra. Broughton was about fifteen years younger than her husband. They are survived by three Messrs. George, John and Bill Broughton.

The funeral will be held today. 0. HOBGOOD IS HELD UNDER ASSAULT CHARGE Arrested By Raleigh Police and Placed Under $500 Bond O. Hobgood was arrested by the Raleigh police yesterday and is held under A $500 bond on the charge of assault upon a female. According to the police, Hobgood, who has been advertising through the newspapers for young women to do light work.

received an application from Mrs. W. H. Byrd. When Hobgood called Mrs.

Byrd supposedly to explain the work, he placed his hand upon her, it is alleged. She protested and the arrest, followed. WOMAN AND CHILDREN DROWNED IN WELL (By The Associated Press.) Fayetteville, N. May Ammie West, and two young children, were drowned in an open well con 8 farm near here today. The children fell into the well while playing around it and when their screams attracted the mother's attention, she ran to the scene end in her efforts to rescue them fell into the fourteen feet of water herself, the three perishing together, I SEVEN WAITING FOR ELECTROCUTION Governor Bickett Declines To Interfere With Sentence of Frank Moore THREE EXECUTIONS SET FOR ONE WEEK Governor Considers Application of Ernest Bynum For Commutation Governor Biekett yesterday declined to interfere with the execution of the sentence of death upon Frank Moore of Duplin, convieted of murder in first degree, and Moore becomes one of seven men in the State Prison awaiting execution.

He will be electrocuated on May 24. Moore was convieted in November, 1917. of murder in the first degree. Refusing to interfere, Governor Bickett yesterday issued this statement, noting the fact that the case appealed to 8u- preme Court, was afterward abandoned and dismissed: "I have given to this case the careful consideration which it's supreme importance demands. I have carefully read the evidence in the case and the charge of the court consisting of 179 typewritten pages and am unable to find in the record any facts or circumstances which would justify executive interferThe motive for the crime was clearly, established and if human testiis to be believed the defendant deliberately made up his mind to kill the deceased, hunted him shot up for him the death.

If I member of the purpose deliberately. to jury I would have felt compelled upon my oath, if I believed the testimony, to return a verdict of murder in the first degree." Two eleetrocutions are set for May 25, the day following Moore's electroeutien. These are Ernest Bynum of Northampton, convicted of the murder of Lalla Lassater, and Herbert Perry of Granville, convicted of criminal assault. While the date has been set for Bynum's electrocution, Governor Bickett is considering appeals for commutation and has not announced his conclusion. Among the other awaiting electrontion are Napoleon Spencer of Forsyth, whose date is June 21; Lonnie Council of Durham, whose date is June 7: Jesse Bowden of Craven, whose date has not been fixed, and Emanuel Roderick of New Hanover, whose date has not been fixed.

ENCOUNTERS BETWEEN AMERICANS AND HUNS OVER IN NO-MAN'S LAND (By the Associated Press.) With the American Army in France, May of the fighting in the Luneville sector Sunday tell of an encounter between American and German forces in No Man's Land. Three American snipers, dressed in camouflage suits, set out to discover a nest of sharp shooters who had been operating with much success and had killed one American officer and one private. They penetrated the enemy position and suddenly encountered a number of Germans, with an officer, standing a few feet away. The Americans quickly opened fire, killing the officer and three before they were obliged to withdraw. During their return one man became lost, and three scout officers and four men returned in search of him.

They again, penetrated another the enemy encounter position with the Germans, without casualty to the American side. The missing man came in while the second party was looking for him. When the searchers returned they found that one of their men was missing. He was last seen setting up a machine gun in a shell hole. Two officers went back to look for him and encountered a German outpost.

In the fight that ensued one enemy was killed and his body was brought back to the American trenches. WANTED TO CARRY SOME "HORSE SENSE" INTO CONGRESS. (By The Associated Press.) Washington, May C. Gray, of Albany, N. came to town today, hired a horse and galloped half way up the steps of the Capitol before the lice stopped him.

Gray explained to his captors that the country needed confidence and horse sense. He had the confidence, Gray explained, and added that the horse had the sense. The policeman agreed with Gray but sent him to a detention ward for mental observation. INSPECTING CAMP SEVIER. (By The Associated Press.) Greenville, S.

May General Chas. J. Bailey, commander of the 81st Division, accompanied by his aide, paid a brief visit of inspection to Camp Sevier today, making the trip from Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. in an automobile. General Bailey will not come to Camp Sevier permanently, it is understood, until all units of his division assigned here been transferred.

NEW ENGLAND TEXTILE STRIKE IS THREATENED. (By the Associated Press.) New Bedford, May textile council tonight notified the cotton manufacturers association that a general strike of. cotton mill operatives in this city would be called if an increase in wages of 25 per cent were not granted by June 3. Last week the council representing the various unions of the city rejected an offer of a 12 1-2 per cent increase. Progress of Lynchers' Trial.

Edwardsville, May talesmen had been accepted tentatively by the state at adjournment tonight of the first day's session in the trial of eleven men charged with the murder of Robert Paul Prager, enemy alien. Prager, who was accused of disloyal utterances, was hanged by a mob at on April 5..