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28 Pages Today The Becatub Ucti pauue. Plvi Branch chant. Can this nutor tor Tn Herill n1 as 'or o-lurtinenl mntn. 61 ERALB, DECATUR, SUNDAY MORNInA REPUBLICAN; AND PROGRESSIVE CONVENTION LEADERS j.u BRITISH NORTH SEA LOSS, 14 WARSHIPS German Craft Sunk Nearly Equal in Number, Less in Tonnage-British Mourn Dead. jj Alabama; Victor Rosewater, Omaha, Neb.

In the lower row, left to right, are: Congressman L. N. Littauer, LONDON, June 4. The latest reports from the British fleet, from neutral vessels which witnessed parts of the great naval battle in the North sea and from survivors cause the British public to believe the engagement was not so near a defeat as at first reported and in no wise a disaster. The British losses, with all the craft engaged accounted for, were three batde cruisers, three cruisers and eight destroyers.

The German losses are believed to have been about the same number of ships, although a much less aggregate of tonnage. British Control Sea Dead 4000 Up. British naval experts maintain that Great Britain continues to hold the supreme command of the sea by a safe margin and that' her enormous navy could better afford the losses it suffered than could the smaller German establishment The first reports of the heavy loss of life unhappily have, not been revised. Great Britain mourns for more than 4,000 of her best seamen and the whole nation is oppressed with sadness, which is reflected in the faces of all the people of London. SOME In the top row, left to right, are shown: Arthur H.

Geissler, Oklahoma; O. D. Street, a delegate at large; Pope M. Long, Alabama; Judge J. J.

Curtis, SUMMARY OF THE NEWS The Weather. FORECAST FOR ILLINOIS Partly cloudy Sunday and Monday, probably local shovrers; cooler In northeast portion Sunday afternoon. LOCAL TEMPERATURES Weather conditions for the last 24 hours, as repotted by J. H. Coonradt, government observer, were as follows: 7 a.

60 12 71 7 p. 68 Highest 76 Lowest 53 Sun rises .....4:30 Sun sets 7:27 TEMPER ATURE S. EXPECT HUGHES WILL LEAD ON FIRST BALLOT VOLUME 35, NO. 240. QBAGO MARCHES IE Parade of 130,214 Persons Moves Through Streets Eleven and Half Hours.

INTERESTS POLITICIANS Managers Make It Plain Their Candidates Are With Paraders in Spirit. rHICAGO. June 4. The greatest parade ever held in Chicago ended last night after 130.214 persons had filed through the streets In a monster preparedness demonstration. The marchers Vere eleven and one-half hours In passing S'ven, point More than one million persons are estimate i to have witnessed the parade- The night division was made ut largely of military organizations, which included all branches of the ser--ri-e.

One-sixth of the marchers were troian. Brrak Record. It was the greatest demonstration of the kind the city ever saw, or as former United States Senator Chauncey 31 New York, who is here is a delegate to the Republican contention said, one of the greatest in tit world. It was an unusually dignified parade. There never before has been in such a display of patriotic em- The weather was perfect and only a few minor accidents occurred, of a character common to crowds.

Politician View It. During the day and evening the political Uaders found time to pay attention to Chicago's great prepared-nesf parade. Managers of all the candidates real-ixwl the significance of the demonstration and made it plain that their re-pctive candidates were with the panders in spirit and with any movement that would adequately prepare the country for any eventuality. George W. Perkins of New York, in formal statement said: Perkins Statement.

"Every time I have looked out of the windows of the room in which I am working. I have seen thousands upon thousands of men and women marching down the avenue, each carrying an American flag. What does it signify? There can be only one answer: The spirit, the heart of the men of America is being aroused as it has not been aroused since 1860. "Far be it from me to try to make capital for Colonel Roosevelt out of what 1 have seen, but I cannot help repeating what everyone has been saying to me as they witness the parade, vu: That it was his courage, his fore-eitrhr. his great patriotic spirit that started the hearts and the minds of our people moving jn the direction they are taking.

Colonel Boosevelt typifies, if ever a man did, al that these great parades mean. He is th leader. There is no other leader; there can be no other genuine lead er. The people know this; they are eiilrcg for him: they are expecting that the two conventions that are to assemble here this coming week will make him a fact, what he now is in spirit the leader of the reawakened America." 12,000 SPRINGFIELD PERSONS ARE IN LINE SPRINGFIELD. 111..

June 4. Twelve thousand persons, five thousand of were school children, marched in the preparedness parade here Saturday. 7Se oniy conveyances in the line were automobiles which carried 141 veterans the Civil war. Approximately one-fifth of the marchers were women. Organized labor was not officially represented.

Farmers March. One of the novel elements in the pa rade was a delegation of 100 men who fame to the city from Elkhart, 111., dressed in overalls, straw hats and fcar.dannas. headed by John C. Oglesby, firmer Lieutenant governor of Illinois. On their banner was inscribed: "The farmers of Elkhart are for peace, but -or a little war if necessary to insure peace." Governor Dunne and United States Y.

Sherman were on the re newing stand. ST. LOUIS. 50,000. ST.

LOriS Mil 4 Mora than la.eoa persons marched here Saturday 'h s. national preparedness parade. Thirty-nine bands played patriotic -rs along the entire line of march and virtually every person carried an American flag. Cheering was continuous. VRTFORD.

COXX, 17.000. HARTFORD Conn -TllnB 4 Vpsrlv 1. 900 persons marched here Saturday sfternoon in a preparedness parade, -a the line were industrial workers. icess and professional men, women. patriotic, military and other or-Haisations.

OH10ANS DEMONSTRATE. ePRIXGFIED. Ohio. June 4. County -id city officials led a preparedness Pade in which 5.000 participated here Siturdav.

CAIRO MARCHER DIES. CAIRO. 111.. June 4. Max Coffman.

years old. a wholesale merchant, Pjed dead while marching in a parade here Saturday. OHIO TURNS OUT. -JMA, Ohio. June 4.

Six thousand J-sons marched here Saturday in a parade. X.M0ST OK SAX ANTONIO. j.5" ANTONIO. June 4. A OI tan Antonio popula- -a marched last night in a prepared-atM demonstration.

ARE LINE. ttaTOX- Tex June Nearly Mrn.s marched in a prepared-" parade here last night. MAVE.EW STAMPS. t. U.NDO.V, June 4.

Philatelists must at the aI'rt 10 keeP track of the tie "am! 'ssues brought about by ir- -According to information re-- here Turkey has issued a set to hi' "amps to mark what purports iur.isn occupation of "Some-T0re In Egypt." FOR PRP ONE JUNE 4, 1916. m'and Eom'ain, Louisiana. All phases of tha two convention battles here are represented. CiLLTRllS ERA1LED BY AUTO Harper Daniels of Danville, Driver of Car, Killed, Near Bismark. NO PASSENGERS KILLED Engineer Charles Everhart and Fireman Fred H.

Kay Severely Scalded. DANVILLE, 111-. June 4. The northbound Florida-Chicago Limited, fastest and finest train on the Chicago Eastern Illinois, railroad, was wrecked Saturday afternoon when it struck an automobile driven by Harper Daniels, a retired furniture dealer and undertaker OI tms Cliy, ac a crossing near Disumia. Steel Coacliea Save Life.

The engine, baggage and mail cars and two passenger coaches left the rails and tore up the track for several hundred yards, but the steel coaches prevented what probably otherwise would have been a terrible loss of life. Body Mangled. Daniels was killed outright and mangled, in a horrible. manner. Engineer Charles Everhart and Fireman Fred H.

Kay, both of Danville, were severely scalded, and several pas sengers, mostly residents of this city. were slightly, injured. ENGLISHMAN FAVORS AMERICAN MEDIATION Massingham cf Nation, Says En- tente Can Hardly Win Without Help. A i Vir Amftri- 2JVXJf-. can mediation on the irrouna tnat the Entente allies can hardly win the war without' American help is made the current issue of The Nation by W.

Massingham. "Were we ever a quick-minded peo- do all na- tions lose political sense time of war' Here is a great friendly country able to determine the issue lhat has us air by the throat. Against America we cannot win the war. Without -America (i- e. with coldly rigid neutral America) we can harcLy win.

With America we cannot neip it. -Obstacle to Peace. "This power, having done us and hu- Qprvice at critl- cal points of the conflict now. tne person of her President, offers to associate herself with an international settlement-that Sir Edward Grey has o.rj ttvinv he wishes to et i-o'ut of the war. And we treat this ad vice as an unwarranted our blissful enterprise anu mo which is certainly an organ of intelligence, with a proprietor who knows tne umieu tjt.ai.cj.

j-- politeness, refraining from saying all it thinks aoout nuw --confirm the impression that more than one important American has carried away from our shores that we ourselves are- the real obstacle to peace. PRICE. 5 CENTS GERMANY TESTS RECORDS EXPORTED BERLIN. June 4. The authorities, in conjunction, with the customs officials, have established a "gramophone record testing headquarters" in Berlin.

Each and every record that is to be sent outside of Germany must be Tun off at this place before it will be permitted to pass the border. It presumed that the measure has been taken to make sure that spies shall not. by the unique method of records, get valuable Information across the line. Viscount French. He was to have been married at London.

Monday. i Portsmouth Mourns. Portsmouth is a town of mourning. Three thousand of the men who went into the battle came from there and leave families. The town had been crowded all dy with anxious men aui wdmea of til classes trying to learn the fate of relatives.

Only the names of surviving of ficers were published Saturday. Manv persons who have relatives and "friends in the navy are ignorant of what vessels they are serving on. Accurate cas-ulty lists cannot be issued until the identity is known of the survivors who have been taken to Holland and Scandinavian ports. The admiralty has no information concerning a report that the German dreadnought Hindenburg was sunk. German Report An official statement issued last night, referring to a German wireless to the embassy at Washington Saturday, containing the report of the speech of the president of the P.eich-stag, notes that the loss of the battleship Warspite again is officially affirmed.

"This is untrue," the statement declares, "that ship having returned to harbor." "This loss of the destroyer the statement continues, "also is announced. This is untrue, that vessel also having returned to her base. "The names of three British destroyers, not hitherto identified, making a total of eight lost, reported in an official statement issued early in the day, are the Nomad, Nestor and Shark. "Statements in the same German wireless message as to three German merchant vessels being torpedoed without warning by a British submarine are -without foundation." GERMAN REPORTS. THE HAGUE.

June 4. The survivors of the German cruiser Elbing left for Germany Saturday morning by permission of the Dutch government. They had been landed at Ynjuiden. Commander Madlund made a brief report to the German" minister at The Hague stating in effect that the Elbing was hit only once and the shot disabled the wireless apparatus. Afterward, in the darkness of the rixht, he reported the Elbing was disabled by a "collision" whereupon the crew abandoned and blew up the shin.

The rmen then got away in their own boats with the exception of those who vere picked up by a Dutch trawler which brought them to Ymuiden. Commander Madlund made a longer report to Berlin. The survivors of both the Elbing and the Frauenlob were forbidden to talk to newsDaDermen. bur. fh Mr.taln nt I the trawler said he understood that it was a German torpedo buat that ramed the Elbing.

GERMANS MAKE GAIN nr I Also Score Against British in Belgium, Taking; Heights Near Ypres. LONDON. June In the land fighting the Germans have made further progress on the Verdun front, gaining ground in the Vaux sector northeast of the fortress and beating off Frenca counter attacks. also scored a success against the British In Belgium, capturing; the heights near Zillebeke southeast of Ypres. The Austrians claim the gaining of additional ground against the Italians in the southern Tyrol, reporting the capture of several positions of strategic' importance ia.

tho Arslero region. I Friday 7 p. m. Highest Night Boston G2 76 54 Buffalo 60 60 54 New York 60 68 5S New Orleans S4 92 76 Chicago 70 75 55 Detroit 64 70 52 Omaia 72 SO 52 St. Paul 6S 72 50 Helena 66 70 50 San Francisco 54 56 Winnipeg 52 6S 52 PROMINENT OFFICERS AND MEN GO DOWN There were some 6,000 men on the ships which sank, and only a few hundred have been saved.

The horrors of modern naval warfare, far exceeding those when wooden ships fought and continued to float, even when, they ceased to be fighting units, were realized to their utmost. From five of the largest ships which went under with a complement of more than 4,000 men, only seven junior officers and a few seamen were rescued. Hood Among Lout. Rear Admiral, the Honorable Horace Lambert Hood, second in command to Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty, and Captains Sowerby, Cay and Prowse were lost with many others, whose names are not yet known, because tiie government has not so far issued any casualty list. There were no surren ders, and the ships which went down carried with them virtually the wTiole crews.

Only the Warrior, which was towea part way from the scene of battle to a British port, was an exception. Some thousand men on the Queen Mary, only a corporal's guard is accounted for. The same is true of the Invincible, while there are no survivors reported from the Indefatigable, the Defence or the Black Prince. Reports Conflict. It is impossible to visualize any coherent story of the great battle, which lasted many hours, w-ith the different units at times fighting scattered engagements.

The British and German reports contradict each other flatly on the main fact. The British assert that the. German fleet retired when the British battleships appeared, while the German official statement maintains that the German forces were in battle with the entire British fleet. Say Jeliicoe Remained. The British assert that they had only two divisions engaged and that all the units of these were not able to participate in the fighting and furthermore, that Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, commander of the grand fleet, remained In the area of the battle after the Germans had retreated and swept it thoroughly in search of enemy ships and survivors.

The king's message to Admiral Jellicoe states that the Germans robbed the British of the opportunity of gaining a decisive victory immediately after the opening of the general battle. Beatty Commander. Admiral Beatty commanding the battleship squadron presumably on his old flagship, the Lion, was again in the thick of the action. Every arm of the most modern naval warfare was employed battleships, battle cruisers, torpedo boat destroyers, submarines and Zeppelins. Wrhether most of the destruction was accomplished by gunfire or torpedoes is not known yet, British officers say the battle was fought by the methods known and practiced by all navies.

There were no surprises and no devices or weapons or strategy. Zeppelins in Dispute. How far the Zeppelins contributed to the German successes is a matter of dispute. Only one airship came within sight, according to the British accounts, and she was soon badly damaged and withdrew. But the Germans lay stress on the assistance renaerea by their air service and neutrals report the presence, of six Zeppelins in the North Sea.

The popular belief among the British public is that scouting Zeppelins kept the German fleet informed by wireless of the approach of their enemy, ot his numbers, and formation. STORIES ARE TOLD BY EYEWITNESSES The British destroyer Shark acted as a decoy to the German ships. She was battered to pieces by gunfire and a half dozen sailors picked up clinging to a buoy by a Danish ship, tell of her commander and two seamen serving her only remaining gun until the last minute, when the commander's leg was blown off. There are stories told by eye witnesses of ships sinking -with a great explosion: of crews going down singing the national anthem; of merchant shies passing through a sea thick with human bodies. Germans Save Foes.

A ship load of German sailors from the German" cruiser Elbing rescued Sureeon Burton of the British destroyer Tioperary. He had sustained four wounds. Two well known London clergymen who had volunteered to serve chaplains at the beginning of the war, Mr. Lyndell and Mr. both of the Church of Kng-land, are among the missing.

Mr. Lyndell is a nephew Field Marshal New York; "William J. Barnes, New York; J. M. Chilton, Louisville, George Perkins, New York; Ar- VOTES CLAIMED ON FIRST BALLOT CHICAGO, June 4.

Following is a statement of the number of votes claimed by the managers of the leading candidates on the first ballot: Hughes, 292. Weeks, 200. Roosevelt, 175. Burton, 112. Cummins, 106.

Fairbanks, S3. Rot, 75. SHerman, 65. Knox, 56. Brumbaugh, 41.

Ford, 30. Lafollette, 26. General Leonard Wood, 15. DuPont, 14. Borah, S.

about 8S.000 votes over former Chief Justice Cullen and more than 110,000 over Judge Morgan J. O'Brien, both of whom were very popular men. I do not think there is going to be any difficulty in the party getting together on both the platform and the candidate. There is a very marked spirit of. conciliation apparent everywhere." NINE BODES RESCUED IN IOWA TRAIN WRECK Four Persons Known To Be Missing and Three Near Death in Greene Hospitals.

GREENE; June 4. Rescue work at the Packard wreck has resulted in the finding of nine bodies, eight of which have been identified. Four are known to be missing. Those recovered are: Mrs. W.

T. Robinson, age. 40, Sterling. III. Alvin Thoen, 18, Kensett, la.

Mrs. S. wife of Rock Island engineer. Manly, la. Mr.

Lap, 32, traveling man, North English, la. Ruth Kober. 19, Waterloo, la. Dorrls Kober, 16, Waterloo, -la. Mrs.

Flora Van Vliete, 65, Traer, la. Mrs. Mary W. 45, Iowa City, Body UTnldentifled. An unidentified woman, age about 50, five feet tall, brown gray, wore an opal and diamond ring, right thumb crippled, having been broken and improperly The known missing, are: Mrs.

Frances Christiansen, -Wesley, la. Harry Farrell, Louisville, Ky. Pearl Robinson, Sterling, HI. address unknown. Three Found in tream.

The bodies of MfsT Wescott; MrfXap and Alvin Thoen vwere.found Saturday afternoon down stream from where the wreck occurred Friday morning, seven miles south of Greene, when a bridge over Flood creek gave -way and vlet ithe day coach fall into trie creek. In local hospitals, three persons are believed to be fatally injured. These are Mrs. X. E.

of Kensett la-. S. L. Case, Henry, 111., and Mrs. Henry Unzen, of Miaot.

Roosevelt's Initial Strength of About 180 Expected to Grow WhenTavorite Sons Begin to Drop Out. CHICAGO, June 4. Republican organization leaders admitted last night that Charles E. Hughes would get more votes on the, first ba'lot for the presidential nomination than any of his competitors. They estimate his strength on the initial ballot at between 175 and 225.

The organization forces estimate Roosevelt's first ballot strength at less than. 180 but admit that his vote will grow when the "favorite son" caiidi-uates begin to drop out of the race. i This situation, it is said, may to a temporary combination' of interests between the organization, ana friends of Roosevelt to fight Hughes in the early hours of voting in 'the convention. Talk About Harmony. What will happen after the first few ballots are taken and the "favorite son" candidates begin quitting the race nobody seems able to predict at this time.

There are outward indications that the Roosevelt men and the organization Republican leaders are paving the way for possible harmony later by numerous talks of an informal character between representatives of each group. While no definite understanding regarding the program has been reached both sides express the hope that some kind of an agreement may be reached later. Present Alleged Plan. The organization is said to be counting on the assistance of the Roosevelt delegates to defeat Hughes and later to have the Hughes men aid them in preventing Roosevelt from being nominated. In this way they believe they.

may succeed in their plan to nominate one of the "favorite sons" or a dark horse who will be acceptable to the Progressives Platform DiscuHsed. There was some talk Saturday- of- a plan to adopt the party platform before nominating the: candidate for President in the convention, this suggestion brought a vigorous protest' from the friends of Hughes professed to see in. the. move a scheme to injure the chances of 'their candidate. AVadsvtorth for Root.

Senator James W. Wads worth, of New York issued the following statement: "Mr. Root's name will be presented to the convention by a majority of the New York convention. His attack-on any other candi date or group. The men urging it are profoundlv convinced that he is emin.

ently fit to be President. When we consider the trying times which undoubtedly will overtake the country Tivt four vears. we must come to the. conclusion we shall need in the presidential oince an mo wisdom, courage and-strength -which Mr. Root can bring to it.

He is preeminently the man to nominate. Cites His Record. "Mr Root if nominated will carry New York bv a big majority and that means forty-four electoral votes. His strength before the people was shown when he was elected delegate at large to the constitutiofaal convention. In that election, he received a plurality or -v THE HERALD WANT ADS (Will be found on Pages 24-25.) CITY.

Iron foundry in Curtis Page Decatur band attracts attention at St. Louis Page Sunday Features. Reel life and other amusement notes 4 Paper famine preventatives outlined Page 5 Political news on eve of convention 6 Homewood fishing club grows in attractiveness New garage plans and local auto news 9 Old time plumbers -were -ma- gicians with lead Page 10 Chief Devore one of 20-year veterans in fire department page 11 How women make Decatur home gardens beautiful Page 5 President Taylor suggests gifts added to Hobart Wil- liams fund Page 15 Mayor's report emphasizes need of safeguarding water supply Page 15 School for. hlind at. Jacksonville doing great work Page 16 Society news Page 30 Household exchange Real estate and building news.Pase S3 Farm news So SPORT.

Chicago defeated byKew Tork in American ADD SPORT 5 Boston defeats Chicago Club. Badgers Illinois on track Ty Cobb climbing in batting average Three-I hitters. Amateur news notes. Ward school ieague track meet Page GENERAL. British navel battle loss 14 warships Page Expect Hughes will lead in first ballot C.

E. I. train derailed. Chicago marches for preparedness v..