ARE READY 10
AGT ON MEXICO
Pan-American Congress Agree
As to Procedure.
GEN. SCOTT SENT T0 BORDER
Chief Of Staff Of Army Will Impress
Upon Villa Need Of Making Con-
cessions—Acting Under Sec.
retary Lansing.
Washington. The Pan-American
Conference considering means
store peace to Mexico adjourned after
having developed no divergence of
opinion as to its general purposes, but
leaving undecided the exact course to
be persued It will reassemble
York probably this week
Meanwhile the Latin-America
mats will communicate with their gov-
ernments, and Secretary Lansing will
eonfer with President Wilson
It was reported that the
form of the final appeal to the
al leaders had been agreed
the conferees and adjournment
while Mr. Lansing laid it before
President. The Secretary was
be at work on a draft of the
in consultation with Secretary
who has kept in cloge touch with
Mexican situation. The appeal will be
aadressed to the Mexican people
Coples will be presented to the vari
ous Mexican leaders, to the Governors
of the Mexican States without regard
to the faction they represent, also
be circulated throughout Mexico by
American and Latin-Anlerican consular
officers, bearing the ratification of all
South and Central American Govern
ments,
Two dava
ing reports
ticipants in
{0 re
general
upon
taken
said to
Lane,
the
and
of
conferences and hear
brought all the par
President Wil
which is
have
accord with
plan,
that the
ral ized
1 fe '
the fact
son's gene
on
the people o
which
coneideration
pron
great Majority of
f Mexico
latin: 4
IRBLID nus £1
desire peace
tc be bevond
of the have fur
thered their plans through force of
Arms
that
position
of t
a small pre
Mexico
While all the
gympathy with the
induce the milit
another
signified
ate with it to
Routh
BUCCESE UND
for elimination
ere and recognition
Mexico
It is realized that there are
tions of vast moment, when conside
in the light of Mexico's ional
obligations and the responsibilities
of the which are preparing
sponsor her rehabilitation, that cannot
be determined in any brief confer
ences, but must be the subject of
deliberation
Foremost is the
claims of the mili
considered and what
tween them « be arranged
velopment which emphdsized that fea
ture was the dispatch tonight of Major
General Scott, Chief of Staff of the
Army, to the Mexican border
fer with General Villa
The War Department refused to
comme on General Scott's mission
and it was sald there that any state
ment would be made by the State De
partment. After a conference between
General Scott and Secretary Lansing
and Acting Secretary Breckenridge of
the War Department, it was said the
General was going to readjust the
American forces in the light of recent
developments which have threatened
attacks on border towns
conferees
the
to keep the
rmoii
The were
while
impressed
impressed
armed forces
country in &
they are, nevertheless
the
portion of oop
partici are In
President's plan to
enter
pants
factions
and have
to cooper
the extent, the
Americans are not sanguine of
way can be found
the military lead
of classes
ary
erer
nEgn
f 1
fuliest
1CE
peace conf
i CHE
their will
less some
of
all in
ques
red
internat
nations to
the
1 be
be
extent to which
chiefs shal
concesgions
tary
One de
or
0 con-
BILBO BY 5000 IN MISSISSIPPI,
Nominated For Governor Over
Other Aspirants.
Jackson, Miss Virtually complete
returns from Tuesday's Democratic
primary indicate that Theodore OG
Bilbo was nominated for Governor by
a majority over the four other aspi-
rants which probably will exceed
50000 M. W. Reilly led in returns
from cities, ‘but the late returns from
country districts place Bilbo ahead
STOLE $6,000 | IN GEMS, 1s CHARGE.
Man From Columbus Also Accused Of
$300 Forgery.
Danville, Ill -—<Arthur Jones, of Col
vmbus, Ohlo, was returned to that city
to face charges of stealing $6,000
worth of diamonds and of forging
checks for $300. He was arrested
here on a description furnished by the
Columbus police.
LONDON PAPERS ECONOMIZE.
Leading Dailies Reduce the Number
Of Pages.
london. ~~ Decreased advertising
revenue and a shortage In the supply
of chemicals necessary for the manu.
facture of white paper have resulted
in an agreement by the proprietors of
London's newspapers to reduce the
number of pages. The Post Thurs
day contained 10 pages, while The
Times, Telegraph and Standard con
tained 12.
Copyright.)
NATIONAL DEFENSE
to Militarism.
WANTS A DEFINITE PROGRAM
The President's Idea Is To Propose a
Will Have the
United Support Of Con
gress and Be Adopted.
Program That
he object
d convincing pro
gram of nalic ! del
with
developing a broad an
ense which will
meet the Congress
President io co
rate with the chairmen of the Milt
and Naval Affair ommitt of
and
Gare
LDD?
®RyV
Wilson is planning
wes
nate as with
Secretaries i
War and
£
Viv
ae finall
message
he President told friends }
definite
chairn
wi had made
th
committees interested in th
of national
range fo
convenes In
le he no
for consulting w the
the 08
defense he would ar
see them before Congress
order to unite
of action
the President
the
have
on a singie
program
Vhen the
man of
pects t
pec 0
sees
four committees
before him
by Mr
I'he heads o
Departments
mrt th
PAs he
being
Mr
and
pected to
now
and
War
prepared Garris
Daniels
Navy
inke
of
Arle
in conferer
Or series conferences, in order to
their enda
explain personal
tions
iy recom?
Committee Chairmen,
President
Invites
I'he
Chairman
already has written
He
Affairs Comm ins g this digni
tary meet Wilson's re
turn to Was? While he did
say whet written similar
letters ¢ other
that he
to Padgett of the 180
io
ington
rf he had
the chalrn
comm a, It
had done so
The President believes the time has
for the United States
of
not
en of the
was reported
come to decide
de
1ittl
ie
national
that
develop over
on a definite
Program
and he i= an As
posaible
when it is
fense, xious
the
ented to the
He will no
the kin
until he has
question pres
two houses of Congress
decide in hile
of program
own m
requ
red
of
has
esgional
ned
and Mr
Yew
exami the reports
Dar
of Congr
thoroughly
Mr. Garrison
received the
leaders
The plan of the P
glider carefully a program
defense after free consultation
others and then to throw the
of the administration
the policy agreed on
As already Indicated, the part of his
next message devoted to national de
fense is expected to be the most im
portant of the entire document. Much
is and
regident i= to con
national
with
entire
behind
of
President to the subject since his ar
rival here. but he will convey no indi
ideas until he obtains
information
a policy of “militarism.” but thinks the
defended.
THE COUNTRY AT LARGE
The Holland-America Line steamer
Rydam arrived at New York with 108
Belgian refugees, who will go to rela-
tives in the United States
The bodies of 26 victims of the flood
in Erie, Pa., have been recovered. The
total damage in the city Is estimated
al between six and seven millions and
to the crops in the county at $2,000.
000.
J. H. Puergens, who wrote letters
threatening President Wilson and for
mer President Roosevelt, was arrested
in San Antonio, Texas
Stability tests for big lake steamers
as result of Eastland disaster began
in Chicago with the whaleback excur.
sion steamer Christopher Columbus,
which defied all efforts to tp her over,
GERMANY INSISTS
Claims Sinking of the Frye
Was Justified.
termining the Indemnity To
Be Paid To the Ship
owners.
made
recent American
Case sinking
sallin liam
the (nterestied
ndemnity
FUEEesls hat
expert
nt of the
tly
rman gov
ernment
emi
ROY
ex]
an
thioge eris to
1 ¥ fx wu ¥
WnGemnity wh
paid. But if
ernment
posed
an
ich will je promp
the 1
not
of
nited Slates gov
4 ver t the Dt
does {io the pre
the
REP
wettl Ger
$ ling
method
government as
submit the
iague
ness oO
to the } for
The unofficial v
reparation by a
probably will
United
#elliement
is tha
fon of exports
ow nere
CoOmmi
be
Riates wit?
ad
H
satisfactory to the
the express pro
a waiver
Ameri
applies
vision, however, that It is not
fo f ch the
nd but
of damages
that if the
dispute to go
retation of the
Of (realty rights wi
can government conte
i¥ to the n
It is
United
The
miter
practically
RBtates allows the
Hague for interp
provision or continues the
disc of
channel of diplomacy,
that, meanwhile,
from violation
contends are
certain
fo
treaty
academic
through
ussion
the
ingint
it
Germany
what the
its rights
refrain of
Asks Public Te
Paper Money.
Britain Use
London To strengthen the gold re
departments to use when.
instead of gold in
The publie is
requested to cooperates by paying in
gold to the postoffice and banks, ask-
ing for payment of checks In notes
and using the notes for the payment
of wages and for cash dibursements
Renetally,
all public
ever possible notes
AMERICAN KILLED IN FRANCE.
Richard Tanfield Vachell Lieutenant
in. British Army.
Han Francisco Richard Tanfield
Vachell, of the Fifth Fusiliers of the
British Army, a native of California,
was killed last Sunday in Northern
France, according to a cablegram re
ceived here. Vachell, who was 25
years old, was the son of Horace
Annesley Vachell, the novelist and
playwright
WARSAW TAKEN
BY THE GERMANS
Bavarian Troops First to Enter
the City.
German Forces
the Western Field
Attack
Serbia,
Prob.
able On
london. The Germans
seseion of Warsaw, capital
and the third largest city in
slan empire. Bavarian
the city, having
the Blonit lines a
fortresses of
fighting
thelr
&T€ In pOs-
of Poland,
the Rus
taken successively
outer
iteelf,
rear
Ariny
na ne
the the
guard
io
inner city
only
actions to allow
make good its esc ape
While to the Bavar
Prince Leopold
aonor
Lussians
main
2ns, commant
has fallen
Warsaw In
Emperor and
1 10 make
bry
of taking over
the
who are « Xi
name of German
consort 1 0 f
within & few days, the real
the ir g fighting
Marshal
Narew
tate entry
ONguUerors ure
Field
long the
4
inder
e@et (0 ihe
Viet
rosged the
iy. and to the an
Are
Le rmar
hduke Josep!
Field Mar
sen, which are advancing
between the Vistula and
Fighting Desperately.
he Russians are fighting de
¢ gt bhoarnls
¢
%
:
of these {¢
OETA LS
h and des
¥v hae beet
the Allie
iber
ern
& large nun
AREregale
mpared with the
addi
Bre
in
engaged on
Kian guns apparently
way to the rear
eft W
arrived
thai War
had been
who
and have
has been learned
dante
{ually ev
refugees Arsaw
BRO nt
at that early
rvthing that
me. Fad
their m
«
16 the Teul
tories tripped of
had been
chinery and War
the
ment of the «
all stores moved Inte
f Russia and the govern
left to Folis}
nterior
the
pulsation
i ANE RISO Are Prepari
on
north
RB 1
gull
ar
south
the
The
10 miles
Riga, the port
in the
Germans
already bas been the cause
population departing
May when
eounter ©
of the
Since ar in they
flengive
the Rus
through
plains of
the of Germanic
had cleared the Russians out
fein, with the exception of &
the south
have recaptured FPrzemysl and
lemberg, taken Lublin, Chelm and
Warsaw and are In military occupation
of virtually the whole of Poland
What their next move will be ig a
matter of conjecture. Bome military
will continue
to attack the Russians in the hope of
finally crushing them-—a task which
is rendered difficult
by the fact that the Russians in their
retreat lay the country waste, making
it necessary for the invaders to bring
great
in Western Galicia against
debouching
to the
who
att
KiAnE
the Carp
Hungary
powers
were
Ans
troops
on
the
Gal
of
west
their army
The occupation of Warsaw also will
have the effect of releasing large Ger
man forces, long concentrated on the
reduction of the city, and permit them
to turn westward for renewed opera
tions against the Anglo-French Allles
AMERICAN STEAMERS SEIZED.
A
Ships Taken By Germans
into Bwinemuende,
Malmo, Sweden, via London The
American steamers Liama and Wico,
bound from America to Stockholm,
inden with petroleum, have beon
seized by the Germans and taken into
Swinemuende. The Llama was seized
on August 4 near lLillegrundet and
the Wico on the following day near
Oere Bund.
Two Oil
Yhich
7 you are then not
ull partieulars and special offer af once.
you ng snd BUPTOVE your Licyele,
, tlh a cent deposit in
bAYS' FREE TRIAL uring
perfectly satisfied or do not wish to keep the bi-
yole.
J You"
‘e furnish the highest grade bicycles It is
possibile to make w small profit above
emen's profits by buy -
your
UY & bicycieor a pair of tires from anyone at
4 and learn our unheard of
wien y you resslive our beaetifo! sate.
ue and study our supert models st
prices wo can make you Lg sr. We anil the highest grade
.
OWL ithe
SECOND
but neuialy have 8 Dumber on baud taken
oes. Orders Blied the dey reosi ved,
Ken iu trade
our
"0 ago retail stores. These we sisar
in Jute mating fre
he lar retall price of these
ren do $10.00 per parker, bul Lo intro
Fn held you a sample pair for $20 (oush
WO MORE TROUBLE FROM PUNCTURES
Malls, Tacks or Gloss witl not let the sir out.
A hundred thousand pairs sold lest year,
DESCRIPTION Made in all sizes. It
# is lively snd easy
Hiding, very durable and lin od ingide with
8 special quality of rubber, which never be-
Gomes porous and which closes up small
Punciares without slowing sir to CROS I
BO more than an ordinery tire. the puncture
Qualities being given by several layers of thin
repared f sbhric on the tresd
res bs 810 00 per pair, but for sdvert
re making a special factory priee 10
BO per pair All orders shipped same Gay
received. We will xt ip C.OD on Spproval
Bot neod Lope y & cenl until you examine and
will allow a cosh discount of § per cen
a FULL CASH WITH ORDER snd «
ZF us an Order as the tires may be returns
ailefaotory on examination We are perfectly rel
8 pir of these Uren, you will Bad thet they wi
Jia 7 tire you Laveever Sed OF seen al any price. W
WW 8 der
IFY EED TIRE
Pe You above
ie of Lires and
bo NO
J a] Ww -
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nbn wuy
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or write for our hE Tire and
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STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
Latest Doings in Various Parts
of the State
PREPAREDFORQUICKREADING
He
and dropped
# Deart was
WEE
husbat
] nd thre«
of
twelve
of Begple F
Williamn P. Robinson, of Danvill
meburg n
the
\ WAR ETB
shoes In wae
mony ILsOn
cation
nde of
Northu
according «
i on Crue
mberiand
burs
the
The York Chamber
n receipt of
In
shed
hichway
Gettyvsh
herce
several denials from
won of ¢
oute the
indelphia and
80 BE 10
Lancaster, Co
and York. There
in the
Arsocint
the
Linc
ut
pus
Highway
report that of
P}
diverted
beiweer
irg has
it Coatesville
Wrighteville
hange
beer
cut or
fumbia
has been no «
stated
route
Hi of Easton, was
the door
Margaret
in it was
the sisters
Mre. Daniel irley
gifting in her
and her
of Chicago, walked
years ago when
and Mrs Hurley had lost al
trance of her Mrs. Dovle and
her John Doyle. are their way
they will reside
when
Mrs
room
ened sister
YON
asl met,
sister
son on
the theft of goods from
J. Newberry & Co. dur
Robert Boyle, a Hazle
that he had com-
other petty bur
He
Confessing
gtore of J
the night,
boy, admitted
mitted numerous
Rev, Dr. Joseph Stump, son of
chosen professor of dogmatics in the
Chicago Lutheran Theological Semi:
nary, vice Rev. Dr. F. Weidner, de
ceased. He will assume duties next
month.
———
record against the use of liguor in any |
building in town owned by the bor |
ough. One of the fire companies oc-
couples a municipal buliding and there
has been much complaint on the part |
of citizens over the use of liguor there.
A school building is being erected at
Gap for. a consolidated school, which
will unite pix schools of Salisbury
Township. It wili cost about $25,000.
Bee culturists, of Boyertown, claim
that the rainy weather during the last
weeks will result in the reduction of
the value of the honey crop at least
$10,000. Last year's honey crop in
Berks county was valued at $100,000,
Puncture-Proof $
A SAMPLE PAIR
TO INTRODUCE, ONLY
Notice the thick rubber tread
'' and puncture siripas‘'B”’
end “D' siso rim strip “MH”
to prevent rim cutting. This
tire will outlast eny other
make -SOFY, ELASTIC and
EASY RIDING.
iy ss represer led
L (thereby making the price $4. 58 per; pe '
nCIOse this sdvertisement, Yourun p
ad st OUR expense if for any reason they s
money sent io us ier safest ine bask if y #
fanter. wear better onger and
w that you w
order st on
resisting
specially
r of only
letter is
You do
find them strict
* Ki
Kind 4
1 Erini at the special | o
; Gescribes and guotes 8 takes sud
{ half the vous) }
DO KOT THINK OF BUYING » bieyes or pair
© Know Loe pew aod wonderiul offers we ars making.
t
! wi
| dog
shepherd
Following a
was dr
Raymond Bis
five vers
His
Lane
gmash-ug
5
team he ng and another team,
hop, aged about thirty
died at 1} Hos
&kull
Lexington
e Bellersville
vital was fractured He
P. Fenstermacher, State
informed Mohnton
sho
rabbits
and hunt
game
hunters
at
game
: protector
that
large
they uid not aliow dogs
and other
ng is not
white
are young
son
awarded Mrs. Laura
Heckman, of
Arbitrators
Beers and Mrs Ellen
Palberton, $8250 and $7.000, respect.
ively, for damages for the deaths of
their busbands while working for the
New Jersey Zinc Company
Lav
estimates an
in the potato
Daniel H. Hopkins, head of the
high County Grangers,
increase of ten per cent
crop this year
W. G. Gilbert, of Allentown, has
been elected organist of the First Re
formed Church, South Bethlehem
Buller Acts To s Stop | Pollution.
Energetic steps were taken by
Nathan R. Buller, State Commission
er of Fisheries, to halt stream poliut
ing by manufacturing plants which
have disregarded notices to stop
(dumping wastes and drainage into
| fishing streams in Monroe and Clear
| fleld counties. Reports that fish in the
| Monroe region, which is noted for ite
| Ashing streams, were being killed by
manufacturing wastes were invest
gated and the owners of the plants de
clined to install filters.
AO -
Probes Water Supply.
Commissioner of Health Dixon has
sent a sanitary engineer to Cambridge
Springs to examine into the water
| supply, the electric plant which fur
| nishes power to operate the Alter
(plant having been damaged by high
|