Show "'7- - ' Sail Lake Smelter Settlement 25c THE ( ox MVic MiniiTn(9ilTir' Copper (cathodes) 23429c Zinc (St Louis) 7V4Blc Salt Lake Herald VoL 181 No MEKA m mw " THE WEATHER Thursday generally cloudy probably rain north portion Salt Lake Cityf Utah Thursday Morning November 29 1917 42 ' - £r-- ’ It’s Fair and Square AQuality newspaper - Intermountaln Republican Price'Five Cents Vol 18 No 41 Hi M’PJAIR GUILTY IILLISTAS OF MURDER IN HUH LOCKED 1 REPORTED SECOND DEGREE TERRIFIC Halts De Seudles Tried Long Query i BOLSHEVIK $ 4 Slain Widow Imprisoned Averred Question Fig- Means Held Mrs King Captive Before Her Death ures in Woman’s Fight for Life Says Witness J0000-wor- d BY H E of Struggle Ypres Line ‘Indicated Artillery Guns Rage the Passeliendaele Sector If Norwegians Grant Allies Troops of Bandit Chief Now ITALIAN CRISIS IS PAST SAYS MAURICE NORSEMEN BITTERLY FEDERALS REINFORCE OPPOSED TO KAISER LAGUNA AND GALLEGO - Fearing- -' Trick Cruel "Acts of Have ’Equipment at Alienated Norway Other Juarez Is Seized to Load Scandinavian Sovereigns Troops for Relief of Hard Will Plead With Haakon Pressed Town Garrisons Renewal Romans -- Refuse Austrians Armistice to Burv Slain Soldiers'? Attacks Teutons" Fail m France the luittli IN nrtlm the Itritisli nul the Germans 1h-tup- cn Naval Base Germans Will Hold Wide Stretch of Land Seize Denmark and Sweden Along Border and Territory Side With Teuton Arms in Vicinity of Capital U-boa-ts: WILLIAM O MXAIR Ten minutes before midnight William O-- McNair was found of murder in the second degreeguilty by the Jury which tried him for' the murder of Edvard T Williams It had been out since 720 The penalty is from twenty years to life imprisonment McNair's case went to the Jury last In the forenoon Isaac B evening Evans assistant district attorney delivered a scathing denunciation of the defendant Oscar W Carlson the defendant's attorney followed him in a plea for acquittal in which he reviewed the testimony tending to show that Williams had uttered threats against McNair and that McNair had shot Williams in The state's case was closed by District Attorney Wilson McCarthy who branded as falsehoods McNair's story of blackly pictured the relations of McNair with Williams wife and finally asked for the death penalty veAnlra Story Reviewed Carlson minutely dissected the evidence given by McNair and witnesses In his behalf In which they told of threats and boasts alleged to have been made by WEliams that he was "gunning’’ for McNair He pointed to the story told by McNair himself on the witness stand yesterday of how the shooting Is alleged to have happened and declared it war unshaken Williams 'had a knife in his hand McNair harf sworn and was reaching his left hand toward his hip pocket As Williams when McNair shot hint lay uying McNair testified Williams admitted he had forced McNair to aromitl t'amhrai eontinueil throughout Tuesday niht hut IVetlnesilay tlietl ihovn t somewhat small rojHrtions The Germans hal hvouht up large nuiuher of reinfoivements and the li”Iiting for Bourlon village the Bour-l- n wihmI and Fontaine Notre Dame 'was waited with great bitterness the positions several times changing hands East a ml northeast of Ypres violent artillery activity is in progress especially on the sector of I'asschendaele? ami it seems probable that another big battle in this region is brewing The Italians continue to hold their northern front between the Etrenta and Clave rivers against the Austro-Ger-ina- n forces who have been unable in repeated attacks to gain additional terrain An armistice in order that they might bury their numerous dead has been requested by the Austrians but owing to laek of faith in the en- shoot emy's intentions the Italians refused falls Mealr a Liar t grant it Countering Carlson's argument At-on District Major General Maurice chief director the ground of McCarthy in his closing stateof military operations at the British torney scouted the entire version and war office upon whose official state- ment McNair as a deliberate liar branded ments much i moor lance is plaeed an“He has framed up a story to save nounces that the crisis in Italy has 1 is own miserable hide McCarthy told the Jury passed stateHe alluded to the death-be- d Jerusalem is within sight of the had ment in Palestine British forces signed byto Williams which three the Jury after but Turks in force have been gathered teen admitted about the city and it is not improbable hours of argument and which the jury that a great battle will have to be did not hear Statement fought fore its possession Hear Death-Be- d e Twenty-onBritish merchantmen liad statIn Williams confession his were sunk by mines or submarines last that he feared immediate death and week — four more in the aggregate ed he the truth before God He that than were sent to the bottom the pre- said thatspoke McNair had shot him while vious his back was turned without provocation and denied that he had mad any move toward his hip pocket He said Italian Crisis Past that he had only gone to bid his little good-by- e and had told McNair Says General Maurice girl that he was welcome to his former larndon Nov 2S — “It is now time to wife “Gentlemen can you go back of the that the crisis in Italy say definitelysaid In that statement?" has passed directorMaJ Gen F fi Mautestimony of military opera- dramatically rice chief war McCarthy questioned office in an Interview “Can you believe in your hearts tions at the He added that there had been Williams who knew that within a that today no important movement of German hours at most he was to meet few his from the Russian front croops -who had revealed the Our troops are now in sight of Maker a man Jerusalem said General Maurice “but goodness in his heart when he went to the Turks have had time to get up re- Mrs Williams’ apartments with serves and make a stand and It Is for her and love for his that Jerusalem will not fall daughter— can you believe that man probable without another definite battle would speak anything but the God's The passing of the crisis on the Ital- truth in that dying statement?’ General Maurice aatd was ian front due entirely to the efforts of the ItalMcCarthy la Vehement ian army adding: then lie pictured McNair as a moral “Anglo-Frenc- h troops are now avail- scoundrel He referred to his relaable In sufficient quantities to satisfy tions with Mrs Williams as rsvealod In ns that the situation la secure General Maurice pointed out that the the testimony and demanded veheGerman Inability to exploit the Ital- mently: ian disaster could be regarded as sig“Is "that the type of man you are nificant ofwestern weakness to believe?— a man with every going front he said: Of the come in here and frame up interest “The battle of Cambrai is still in a story —to are you going' to believe him The attack was a the melting pot to this dying man w In success The In preference British this great had no definite In were gone and wh life rase interests We as far objectives as we could and only Interests were the interests of Intended to getwe 1 can tell you established ourselves eternity —nf truth and peace with Ood ’ tContinued on Page 2) and man? self-defen- se self-defen- self-defen- se g op-ratin- dj-in-g forgiveness ustxo-Germ- an - (New York American ffureau) TO7ASI1 INGTON Nov 28— Absorp--” tion of the northern Knropean neutrals by the opposing belligerents :n the wot Id war appeared in today's official developments as the next most logical outcome of the conflict On the eve of the conference between the Scandinavian mona rolls and ministers at Christiania Germany is said to have brought great pressure to hear on Norway Sweden and Denmark to secure fresh advantage for the central empires The trend of semiofficial advices was that if Norway goes over to the allies as has been indicated Sweden no In fear of Russia will declare longer war on Norway Sweden has been a steady and constant source of supplies for Germany If Norway agrees to give the allies a naval base Germany threatens to uc- (Continued on Page 2) COrmtOLTAKEN OVER IMPORTS se ‘ - All-Railro- ad T?L PASO Tex Nov 28— K en- forced by large numbers of Carranza deserter Villa bandits are reported to be violentij attacking Chihuahua City Denial of the fighting was made tonight at the Carranka consulate here however The news of the battle was brought to this city by Indian runners Vlllista troops now control Ojinaga the territory along the border nearly to Juarez and the territory In the vicinity of Chihuahua City Report of Capture Denied 28 — Reports Nov Juarez Mexico that Chihuahua City had been captured today by Villa's forces were officially denied here tonight At military headquarters it was declared that the railroad was open to the state capital and that the telegraph lines were working between that point and Juarez Gen Pedro Favela with approxi mately 00 federal troops left here late' today for the south to reinforce the garrisons at Laguna and Galiego where Villa attacks were reported All railroad equipment was also being seized to load other troops to follow Favela's train reducing the garrison here to less than' 1000 men The military censorship continued here tonight and no Information was given out at military headquarters regarding the developments south of the border Government Gains Another Villtfs Men Dynamite Pay Train and Rout Federals Powerful Weapon in EcoEl Paso Nov 28 — Francisco Villa's nomic War oil Germanv followers we re reported to have dyna- mited a Mexican federal pa)' train to have the paymaster killing Washington Nov 28 — President Wil- attacked and defeated general a train load of son tonight extended to Imports the federals from Juarez cut the railroad same measure of control the govern- and federal telegraph lines and cap-- ( Continued on Page 2) ment since earl)’ fn the war has exercised over exports by issuing a proclamation requiring the licensing of most of the chief import commodities Import licensing will be put' In the hands of the war trade hoard Assumption of control over imports another powergives the government ful weapon In the economic war on to America's German It adds commercial power greatly and puts this counw Service in a position during the war almost try Iy International Nov to direct the trade of the world 28—"We WASHINGTON to One of the chief advantages of Impicket again port control Is that it gives the govseem when to advisable be things ernment a larger measure of superwas the statement tonight by the vision over shipping If tonnage vitalmilitant suffragets in answer to ly needed for war purposes Is being action today in used to transport to this country com- - I the government’s the last of the picket prisfreeing modltles regarded as nonessential the oners in the district JaiL government can decline to Issue ImAmong the eight members of the tonand divert the thus port licenses Woman's party who reNational nage to essential trades mained In Jail after the liberation of twenty-tw- o yesterday and were IMPERIAL RESIDENCE released today on order of the were Mrs magistrate Mrs AT CASSEL IS LOOTED Ccommitting T Robinson R B and Lake Q Salt o' Mrs JLawrence Lewis of PliiU Qerlln Nov 29 — Thieves entered the in jusb Uoar Winslow of imperial residence Wilhelmshoehe at New York City who were released Cassel Monday evening and carried off numerous valuable objects of art Some yesterday were so weakened by of the booty was disposed of here this their jail experience that they have been taken to' a 'Washington morning before the robbery was dis- Rl’SHMORE ' BY DAVID M CHURCH Staff Correspondent International News (International News Service Staff CorService respondent) Mlneola L I Nov 28 —Mrs Blanca Concord N C Nov 28 — Maude A Errazuriz de Saulles’ for her life was the virtual prisoner of Gas- for shooting to death trial her former hus- King B ton Means now charged with her band John Longer de Saulles at his home “The Box’ on August 3 murder according to evidence given tocountry was halted this afternoon pending the day by W D Rockefeller managing completion by the defense of its 10000-wor- d director of the Chicago Beach hotel hypothetical question Dr Smith Rockefeller testified Jellffe noted alienist Mrs King of ManhattanElyadded materially to the Means Mrs May C that Melvin Harry Chilean woman's claim that she young knew nothing of the shooting of her Deutsch and W R Patterson were husband that when he guests 'at the hotel during the months 11 eight days of examined by hertestifying August April May June and July He tesafter the her condition was that he had known Mrs King abnormal shooting He was unable to examine tified since 1900 Early in April she called her mentality then he declared “I noticed her extreme pallor waxy him to her room and in the presence of mother Mrs Annie Robinson he and almost yellowish he testified her held a conversation with her At this “Her eyes were yellowish showing the defense objected The jury pointsent anaemia Her nails and hair were was from the room brittle and broke easily The hair was Solicitor Clement then told the court lustreless Her pupils were widely that he wanted to Introduce evidence dilated at times and at 'others much to show that Mrs King had told Rockwas swollen contracted Her tongue to double the size of a normal tongue efeller that she was under the comof Means and all her and showed teeth marks on both sides plete control was In his and property Improved lo November to get It from that she was trying possession “She winced when I pinched the Means power nerve trunks She had a distinct Rated Oat Cravensties condition--" lvyperthyroid The court ruled that the witness On November 9 I saw her again reexamination and could not give as evidence his converpeating my former was a marked im- sation with the deceased checking up I There Rockefeller then resuming his testiexamined her mentally provement and found her She was mony before the jury declared that to ques- after his conversation with Mrs King and bright readily tions upon aresponded wide variety of subjects Means came to his office and asked him He “The in her nerve trunks had if he had talked with Mrs decreasedpainbut she winced when I told him that he had MeansKing then said touched the sore spot on her head I to him Rockefeller declared: found a very mhrked depression” “If you or anyone else ever talks Sonora Blanca Vergara de Errazuriz with Mrs King or Mrs Melvin I will mother of Mrs De Saulles was to have cancel every room In this hotel” was been the last lay witness for the deRockefeller said that the fense today But she was unable to be then occupying ten rooms party He added in court that Means said “You can talk all you “Sonora Errazuriz was so ill at her want with Old 76” “Old 76” Rockefelhome at The said he afterward learned was Mrs last night” ler said Dr Wight Crossways she Robinson mother of Mrs King several times “that Means paid the bills for all the party to be dying She is better toappeared be dangerous for her except Mrs Melvin and Mrs Robinson but !tmay night to act as a witness where her daugh-- I each month with a check made out to Mrs King by the Northern Trust comter's life Is ht stake” pany of Chicago Rockefeller said Maid's Testimony Hit Mrs King Under Gnard Mon-tea- u Suzanne Testimony given He afso stated that Means Deutsch maidby glib enough unthe French and Patterson aeted as a guard for der direct examination was shattered Mrs in many places by the merciless that she was never out King and Means he said directed of their of District sight Attorney Charles R Weeks who displayed none that all mall should go to him He of the consideration shown by him to added that Means had asked him if he Mrs De Saulles will had ever heard of a second to give a Suzanne stuck without swerving to and told him: "I am going King In a few weeks that will the one main for the partywhole the of which the point defense had presentation United States’’ her on surprise surprise put On Rockefeller the stand She claimed De Saulles raised his arm as if to strike his wife imme- testified that he had watched the King before the shooting and the actions of Means Deutsch partyPatterson diately none too good and The maid’s English because of the converse at best was rendered further difficult tion he held with Mrs King He also of understanding by the fact that she said that he had never personally seen sobbed and wept almost to the point Mrs King leave his hotel without havof hysterics throughout her recital of ing with her either Means Deutsch or Mrs Melvin He also said that when the scene at the time of the shooting Suzanne differed from former wit- Mrs King left his hotel on July 8 she nesses and from the physicians who went with her mother He said that the nutopsy by stating that Means left the hotel with them and performed De Saulles was shot three times while returned the defendant then twice as he later The defense today began a drive on facing turned away She flatly contradicted Clyde B Ambrose the mysterious agent Marshall E Ward a state witness and of the United States department of jusfriend of the slain athlete by declar- tice went upstairs before the Ambrose was compelled to take the ing Ward and was not In the room stand to be identified witnesses as shooting After the shooting the maid said Mrs the first man who had by evidence sought De Saulles acted like a mad woman from them : -- ive' - cross-examinati- on cross-examinati- on FIVE FOUND DEAD KIRGHIZ TRIBES THROATS GASHED ARE MASSACRED 1 J Wife and Children Half Million Nomads Slain Meet ‘Violent Death in in 1916 by Agents of Home at Coeur d’Alene Russian Emperor Mail S L Suffrage Coeur d’Alene Ida The dead bodies of Michael Kelly his wife and three children were found with Pickets Leave attheir their throats- cut today in their home Rose Lake near here knife covered with was found in the kitchen and a Capital Jeul blood butcher’s was on - - covered Nov 28 — London Nov 28 — Half a million members of the Kirghiz tribes were massacred by agents of the Russian emperor in 1918 according to a corA respondent of the Manchester Guardian who has been traveling In central Rusbloodstained rasor the living sia This was punishment for a rebellion room floor of the house which accordmilitary service by the Central ing to men who discovered the bodies against Asian Moslems had not been broken into Two million nomads who have gradThe bodies of Mrs Kelly and the ually been forced by the acchildren were In bed and that of Kelly quisition of grazingeastward lands by the emin another room ministers and others who filled Kelly had been em- peror's the lands with Ukrainian peasants took a in sftard lumber ployed Civil war is still part In the rebellion proceeding between nomads and the - ASKS RIGHT OFWAY FOR COAL SHIPMENTS 28 — A general priWashington Nov coal order giving and coke shipority ments the right of way over other movement was ’requested today freight Fuel Administrator Garfield to reby lieve the country-wid- e fuel shortage The situation critical has been made worse already by the coming cold weather with its consequent slowing up of railway traffic Coal under the priority desired would move over the railway lines with foodof which are suborstuffs shipments dinated to the transportation of actual war supplies - according to the Russian peasants correspondent VENDETTA RESULTS ‘ IN ANOTHER KILLING News Service By International San Francisco Nov - £8 — Mario Ali-ot- o was shot dead Italian wealthywithin a few feet of where here brother-in-latoday Gaetano Ingressia his was murdered last Thanksgiving day The police arrested Antonio Lapara chase him and charged conafter a hot with murder Olioto’s testimony victed three men of complicity in the w Ingrassla murder ' ' “ T ' ‘ "x h - - SET TRUCE Krylerko Arranges With German Commander for Meeting December 2 When Armistice Will Be Arranged WARNS RUSS TROOPS TO KEEP EYES OPEN Soldiers Cautioned Not to Relax Vigilance Pending Settlement Fifth Army Indorses Peace Movement London Not 29 — The London Daily Mail today contains an apparently mutilated telegram from Petrograd dated 4 o’clock Wed- nesday indicating there has been a renewal of trouble there It says there has been some firing and that several persons have been wounded and that Maximalist troops have occupied the Pet- rograd State bank It concludes : “People are going about their business in the most ordinary manner and one would never imagine that ’another revolution is in progress Sunday next has been set by the Germans as the date for a conference with the Bolsheviki leaders for the purpose of negotiating an armistice While the negotiations axe expected to embrace an armistice “on all the fronts of the belligerent countries” it is certain that the entente allies will give no heed to the overtures Meanwhile the great interallied conference has convened in Paris and doubtless will discuss the in Russia and agree upon some method to bring the disaffection to an end or put the Bolsheviki element in the category of an ally of the central powers sit-nati- on -- j — PETROGRAD Nov 28 by Ensign Krylenko the Bolshevik commander in chief of the Russian armies have been received in the German lines and informed by the German commander that the Germans have officially consented to immediate negotiations for an armistice on all the fronts of the belligerent countries Ensign Krylenko sent three repre- sentatives with instructions to request the German commander of the sector in which the crossing was effected to inquire of the German commander in chief whether it was agreeable to him that representatives be sent for Imme-on diate negotiations fpr an armistice the fronts of all belligerent countries and in case his response was satisfactory to ask him to fix a time and place for a conference of representatives of both sides The Krylenko emissaries crossed the German lines at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon and were received by the German commander of the sector A at 8 o'clock At reply was promised the Germans gave the appointed time official consent to conducting negotiations The conference was set for December 2 It is asserted here that the persons who conducted the German negotia- tions were authorized by their goveminent to do so the conferPending the holding of ence Issued an Ensign Krylenko has fraterniza-tlon order to the army stopping and advising vigilance and caution The diplomatic representatives of tbs neutral countries after a conference-decided to reply to Leon Trotsky’s (Contlnued on Page 2) - : ’ ‘ |