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SATURDAY EVENING REVIEW OF THE WEEK'S EVENTS HERE. THERE AND EVERYWHERE
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COURSE OF THE
EUROPEAN WAR
The Most Important Battle So Far
and What it Moans lo the Gen
eral Situation.
During six days n titanic struggle, upon
Vvhlch (tic final outcome of the wnr may
rest, hns uteti in proRless along n 1M
jnlto battle line in notthcrn l'rnhee. To
comprehend (he sltunt.i'h ns ft whole It
Is necessary to eliminate single engage
tncnts, the ebb hhd How of victories Mid
defeats, and recti d ttio battle of the
Alsno as a whole.
This bittlo Is, Indeed, the must tinfior
tnnt thus fnr fourht In the vvnr. I'pon
the outcome hall tet the falo of flernmn
nnm In l-'ranro. In one short week the
wunu mia srrn imp iniKiuiest iiimy nver
Enthered virtually routed ililven rrom the
Vcly eaten of Tails unil forced to take
the derons ve at a time when victory
Fcemed i nrt iln. for more than si v eks.
not niintliiB fie tinpninry rheck at
I.legp. Hie (imnnni swept everything be
fore them. The seventh Week uw a turn
In tin 'Ide, Winn tin' iiH "(I ntnt , - (
Istertd a enishlnot drfont to the Germans
alon.: tlu Mnrnp. September S saw tlie
hlph-'.tpr mirk of he Itnasini. Piom
that dutp the rrench und Ilrlttsh have
tiecii v i U iloiix.
At the bee ntilnit of the Dresent week.
tho plghth of the war, tie allies u-re
found pushing the (Set maris fnr from
1'nrl muting the Gei-unm rleht wins, i
ienplm.' tlie campaign In Al.ue uti I
driving tli' (Irrinnn ei-ntr- nv,i. fiom Its
bos tlnns in ,ir Verdun. The AlMie was
crc-scd b the allies, the Hermans were
dislodged from the hills to the north of !
tne r,er and forced to take entrenched
positions between the Olse and the Meuse,
coverliis a territory bnui ded hy the rl-ers
nnd the storied forest of th Amonne
t'pon th's battlefield the armies are illl
etiKa,-el. Agnln tnklnjj the offensive, the
Germ-ins have repentedly hur'.ed theh
forces eUnt the all is. but, apparently,
to no mil. The bntt! Is one of nrtil
ler, or loic-rance fittht'nff, of maneuver
Inn roi peel I ,ns. The outcome will probable-
n. ,t (' kno.vn for several days.
Dlsl !i"tel nill.tiiry experts the world
over no of tin- opln'on that the allies
nre in a favorable tiosltlon to drlvi- the
Invaders Into the Valley of tho Meuse
and eventually out of France. Should
tho prr-Mtit liattlo become a victory for
German v. the situation would bo vlr
I tunlly tbc nmi as existed three weeks
inso Anntlier slow i-tr.-nt would be made
to the fortttbatlons nt l'atls. Tho firitth
nnd I'r' in b have provi d th'-mselves mas
ters in tho art of retiring, while tho
panic wlii h fn'lowed tlie Hanking move
ment of tho Hritlsh demonslmted that the
Germans filled In conducting a with
drawn! Tli.- losses of th allies upon
their re'lrnii nt from BflRlum worn Intlnl
teslm.il ai c unpororl to those sustained
by th? German", while the continual har
assment of the armies of von Kluk, von
Buclow ,-t d von llaustn. the w'tluriiik
Jlro of the French nrtllN-rv upon tho
fatlsued soldiers and the dopced flRhtlnt;
of the BrltK' uid Indian troops wroupht
frightful ciinaso In the German ranks
upon the r retreat to tho present posi
tion. Bhould thp tide of bottle turn to the
nlllns .1 'imp'iti ip t r -- ij. ....
Is virtually assured. The Kaiser realizes
that victory Is never attained by those
on the defensive Franco and ' Russia
must be brought to terms before England
can be reckoned with. With tho French
campaign a fnilure. with tuslnn vlctorl
ous In Galn'in. with Great llrltuln mnitcr
of the . ,-i"d in "osltlnt, (, r)nf,irr.p
t tno trench llnp3 for nt least a year, the
N position of Germany would be untenable.
Thus the crisis In the war has been
'reaeiwd. "
5 Whatever mav be tho contents of the
" dispatches raslng between Washington
nnd thp American Amhnssadnr nt Mer
lin, suftlclprt firtlclul confirmation has
been made public to wnrmnt tho belief
that ritrmnny would welcome the good
offices of this country In bringing about
peace. Tho moral effect of the commu
nications made public at Washington has
Its reflections in London and I'nris
This wet-k has also seen vast strides
made by the Bu&sluiis In Guliulu. Whllo
Berlin rejoices over the cbpclc of the
campaign of Invasion In Kistern Prussia,
the defeat of the Austrian, the conwn-
tratlon of P.usilan troops against Gor
man Sllev'a nnd the panic at Vienna cvx
bo received .ilon hh Indii atlous that th'
Czar's f..-i." ire att'inptlng thf German
Invnslon from I'o'aMd rather than from
Prussia. This wppU has brouo'it the hosts
of Ttuss'a to thp very door of Germany.
Cracow uIoip liars the way to enter the
Kaiser'., d'-mnln on a line to Berlin which
Is far easier to take thun along th
ptrn- i t or He,i t'.or-liero route
Gen'la. howevor, has lost ground dur
ing the but 'x d.-ivs on Austrian soil.
8emlin. ftom which the Austrians bom
barded r;plL-i.-iile. later taken by tho
Serbs, hns been evacuated. Against Bos
nia the Srlans are now marching with
the Montenegrin troops. For four days
f they havp been vWor'ous.
In this Far Fast the theatre of wir
resents a drama of remarkable heroism
" a mere handful of men entrusted In de-
rpnrtlng tho cltv of Tslng-Tao In the
German Provlnee of Klao.t'hau bo'dlng
the Japanese fleet and land forces nt
bay. The de-.eipments of th! week have
been of I ii iuoiicv mi fai as .an
be ascertn'nfd
Tho most Important diplomatic feature
of the we. k hi been the failure of Ger
many to induce Italy to remain in tho
Triple Alliam-p. Italy has mobilized hr
ftrmy. tho reserve forct- has heen called
to Join the co'ors on September IS und
tho participution of the country In the
war with tlie Triple Entente demanded
by popu'.ir rent'ment. will probably take
place during the present month.
In short, an unbiased scrutiny of the
vents of ti , i r wppI h n -h i ij-r-many
Is In a tortious position, that she
must administer a "tulck defeat to the
all e or b i' vi n lievond the "hine
and that, enrompassed by fnes, unaided
bv Austria, she faces the crisis of her life.
The mlghtv armv has proved to be falli
ble the -in- he fll'le, hav. )'.-n
raised and the Kaiser. Instead of riding
to i lii Paris, finds his own throne
In danger.
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motto Is "N'o vote, no tnx-," notified the
Government Thursday that Its nienilieis
have decided to pny taxes this year on
account of the war.
COURTING AMERICA'S FAVOR
The favor of tho Fulled States, Its Gov
ernment nnd Its peoplo continues to be
courled by tho warring nations of
Europe.
Un Wednesday formal notice was given
to the world by President Wilson that the
l nltcd States at this thno ennnot pnsi
Judgment upon or take nnv -nit In con
troorIes between th" warring Kuropean
nations ovpi- allpppd v'olnllons of tin
rules of civilised warfnie and humanity.
He said that settlement of these ques
tions would have to wait until th" end of
the war, which he praved might ho very
oon. The President announced Hip por
tion of the American ('Wucnment first In
an address to tho commission s-ent to hltn
by King Albert of Belgium to protest
acnlnst alleged atrocities convnlttcd hy
the German army. Later In tho day ho
spnt a cablegram cnr.ialnlns similar ex
nresslons to Kmpcor William, rpnlylng
to the lnttor's recent protest that the
allies were usl'.g dum-dem bullets.
A resume or the finding of the Pelglan
Commission of Inquiry appointed by the
King of the Belgians to InvestlantP thp
alleged atrocities committed by G-rman
troops was made pubUc by tlie Belirlnu
Legation at unsh'n-ton Wednpsdav
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STRIKING ASPECTS OF THE NEWS AS BROUGHT INTO. RELIEF BY THE CARTOONISTS
Tho pending rivers anil bin bora bill will
draw a large pait or the Iln- of the Re
publicans, and thuy nlso will Im-Ii
ugninst expendltuics this year In tho
erection of public buildings. It will be
shown nlso that a carving of $;s,C'J0.W)0
could be made In tho anticipated ap
propriations should the State IJepirtment
abandon its plan to pay Colombia $2."i,
H0.Q00 as a balm to her wounded pi Ide
for the loss of Panama and S3.C00.nO0 to
N'lcaruguan Canal route and other naval
pilvllcges In thryo watPis.
A "conference" of nil House Itepubll-
after
President
cans win culled for last eenlng to form
tho report had been presented to I u unl'l'l front In opposing what they call
ent Wilson. !l "war tax In time of peuce."
lien tno rivers and harbors bill came
up In tlie Senate Thursday tho Illlbuster
was contlnuLd. Senator llonon, of Iowu.
made his fouith day's speech against thi
measure, und tho Democrats nttempttd
to compel him to continue his remarks
without further Interruptions from his
colleagues, who wete thus allowing him
br.ef rests. They resuriucted u prece
dent established by ox -Vice I'li-sldutit
Mot ton during a !emocrntlc tllibuster
SECOND-TIIOUGTIT TREATIES
Tuesday was the occasion of a most Im
pressive object lessen In behalf of peace.
Tieiitlts between the United States and
four other nations, Great Britain, France,
Spain nnd China, were signed simultane
ously nt the State Department by Secre
tary Drynn and representatives of the
foreign countries numed. Thev ,,,,,. I "Kaintt tno -l-orci- bin. on i-nuay tno
teen culled, v.ry aptly, "breathing spell I ,'Uls;'" Pending was whether the senate
treaties." thn rensnn foe ihi ,ieir,.i I should reverse its decision that a hunator
that wo should not be In a hurry to ' mado public during the week, compared
ji ave.
The co-called seizure of the National
Kailwaya system by the Constitutionalists
V' iv uni.ivorably with tho same month of
tho previous year, but this Is to be ex-IHi-t
In view of the Euronoan war. The
ool; place i-nrly In tho week. That theic meicluxndlso trade den eased In Inmorts.
nnd been n. cotillscation was denied later. I and fell off very heavily In Imports, with
with the statement that new olllcltils had the lesult of an excess of Imports of $19,
been suostltuted for the Cleutillcos in o-i,r., comjiaring with un excess of mer
contiol: "Tho Mexican Government owns i chandlso exports in tho same month of
about M per cent, of the conti oiling In- , th0 previous year or ?.'A237,-IG7. Tho value
teiest In tho Xutlonnl ltnllways, a cor- . of txports was less than In nny other
poiation chartered by tho Mexican Con- ' month for Ave years. Tho export of gold
gross. With its majority Interest the during tho month was $1S,125,G17 as against
tioernmont hns the light to remove the $1,131,037 In August, 1913
clitecvuu and olllclnls of the company and j Among tho annual reports of railroads
to dlclnte Its policy. ; sUe,i during tho week were thoso of tho
lho Information that Gonernl Cnnana ituaillnif Company, tho Philadelphia and
would not assume olllce ns Provisional Heading Hallway and the Chicago, Mll-i-ipild.
nt of .Mexico camp simultaneously j waukee and St. Paul. The St. Paul carn
wlth tho nnnuuncement of the early cvac- Cd 8.3 per cent, on $11G.S53.400 common
nation of Vera Cruz. It Is his under- stock, as compared with 3.112 -per cent, on
stood purpose to turn over the executive $llfi,3K,L'vO stock In 1913, whllo the Beading
power In Mexico to the Provisional Prcsl- ' Company enrncd 12.17 per cent, on $70,
detit to lip named nt the Constitutionalist . (O0.0C0 common stock, against 17.57 In tho
iuiiciiuou oi military lenuers io no neiu previous year. Tho gross nnd not carn-
Stato Committee of the resignation of
IX-nn William Drnpcr Lowls, the Wash
ington party nominee for Governor, nnd
the ratification of Vnnco C. McCormlck,
Democratic nominee, ns tho Progressive
gubernatorial candidate, gave added Im
petus to tho fusion movement.
Chnrgcs of a "deal" behind the wlth
diawnl of Dean Lewis were mado by
United States Senator Boles Penrose, who
declared that tho Dean Is to be mado
Attorney General If McCormlck wins.
That the withdrawal has not met with
universal sanction In the party was In
dicated by tho action of Richard It. Quay,
son of lho Into M. H. flunv. In branding
U. A. Van Vnlkcnburg and William Fllnn
I as foes to the Progrcslvo cause. AVIII-
' lnm F. rjenvltnn. of this nil v. uml nltmr
' noted WnBhlngton party men followed
tne lenu or cjuny nnd Indicated the be
ginning of n stampede from the party.
Fred E. Lewis, Progiesslve Congiesman-nt-Lnrgo
and Washington party cnmll
date for Secrctnry of Internal Affairs,
predicted that there would be general
fusion ngnlnst Penrose.
GIITord Pinchnt. the Washington party
nominee for United States Senator, In one
of his speeches of tho week. Indicated
that he would withdraw If he believed
Palmer had a chnnre to win.
In tho Democratic innlcs the Fpder.il
Administration took Its first inctlvo step
In tho Stnto tight, Secretary of Labor
William B, Wilson delivering a speech
ot the meeting of the Stnto Federation of
Democratic Clubs nt Scranton.
Dr. Martin G. Brumbaugh, the Bcr.ub
llrnn nominee for Governor, met the offer
of support by the North American If he
would declare against Penrose by re
fusing to bo n party to any "deal." In
so doing he called nttcntlnn to the pint
form on which ho Is making his cam
paign. The action of the Anti-Saloon Leaup in
Indorsing McCormlck and Plnchot came
as a surprise, ns It Is said Mr. Palmer
hnd been slated for Indorsement. Charges
have been made bv Independent te.mper
nncp men slncp thnt the convention of the
league was "padded" to favor McCor
mlck nnd Plnchot. During the week tho
Brumbaugh supporters gave out conies
of an address In which ho nllgned him
self definitely In fnvflr of local option.
IN PHILADELPHIA
A committee of local business men was
named to go after tho South American
trade. Dudley Uartlott, chief of tho For
elgn Tratla Department of tho Philadel
phia Commercial Mtiseurrf, detclared that
Canada was a fertile field for American
goods.
Dr. William C, Jacobs was mentioned
Monday ns the successor to tir, Martin
Governor. Mr. Jacobs Is now acting Suj
G. Uiumbaugh should tho latter be elected
perlntetident of Schools.
Mtudny night tho Franklin Institute
School of Mechanical Arts started Its 01st
year,
Tuesday Secretary rtedfleld, of the De.
partment of Commerce nnd Labor, named
Alba B. Johnson, president of the Hald
wln Locomotive. Works, ns a member of
a ,commfttoe of business men to co-op.
crate with existing bodies In seeking
trndo with South America.
Business men from nil parts of the city
attended tho meeting called by Transit
Director A. Merrltt Taylor to protest
ngalnst further delay In getting Improved
transit facilities for Philadelphia.
Appeals from tho South to Philadelphia
for ilnnnclal aid In handling the cotton
crop were mado Wednesday. On tho
same day tho Philadelphia notary Club
started tho "Made In America" movement,
nnd urged a study of trade conditions In
South Amcrlcn.
Councils made possible a start on ths
Epwcr work preliminary to tho subway
on Thursday by appropriating ioOO.OW
ftom tho $11,700,000 loan for this purpose
Drastic cuts were made In othor appro
priations to secure this nnd the total of
the loun was reduced $400,000. Tho Art
Museum project may be crippled ns thu
it suit ot a $200,000 cut mado In tho ap
propriation for It.
Mayor Blankcnburg criticised 'Councils'
efforts to hinder him, denounced dual
oinco holding and summed up plans for
South Philadelphia developments In Its
nnnunl messngo to Councils, j
A port boom began with tho sailing
of two vessels with full cargoes of grain,
nnnthcr with oil nnd a fourth with coal.
Tho price of citric acid dropped 40 per
cent., breaking tho "corner" that had
been stnrtcd In It. Orders for largo
quantities of blankets, saddles and
bridles for tho armies In Europo wcr
received by local firms.
Study of the plans for the sedimenta
tion basin .nt tho Torrcsdalo filter plant
Indicated that the cut of $100,000 In tho
municipal loan appropriation for this
work will not crlpplo tho project.
A clty-wldo war on rats was called for
by Doctor Hartc Director of tho Health
Department.
Tho liner Ancona sailed with a large
number of reservists for the Italian army.
lying in the fact that they provide Hint
.ill disputes wh'cu cannot be seithd bv
diplomacy shall be rtfi-ncd to ,-t p-rnn-in
at commission for invt-stl'-'ation. and
that in :, case thall hostilities begin bc-
lore tlie expiration of a ur
cannot yield to another whllo making a
speech, except by unanimous consent.
A serious atu nipt to bring to an end
the IJepuhllcan liltbuhtei by me.in of a
c-impromlso was bv-jun yestenlu. A
lump sum apnroon.'itiun. uniounting to
on October 1. This Cntrimza Is doing so
that ho may bo rt candidate at the subse
quent election.
Karly In October, It was said Thursday,
tho American Government will be for-
lngs of all fell below thoso of last year,
while operating expenses generally In
creased. Tho Stars and Stripes were hoisted to
the masthead of ono of tho steamers of
The Cabinet officers, A Tiba-sndr.rs and i . to W'wt to be expended
HOME RULE AND THE WAR
In Kngland the course of event this
Vcek has illustiated the remarkable flexi
bility of the Constitution The leaders of
the parties in Parliament talked of mak
ing an agreement whereby the present
Government should be kept .n power until
the end of the war.
There was not such harmony, however,
when un Tuesday Premier Akqulth's bill
lor suspending tlie operation of the Home
Itule Mil for one vp.ir was riesented to
the House of Commons. Ilonar I,aw,
leader of the Unionists, made a speech
In which he charged tlie Government with
breach of faith In taking advantage of
the loyal desiro of UnlonUts not to crasta
trouble In ths present national crtEts, and
At Its conclusion led the members of his
party out of the chamber. The Supen
ilon bill In connection with thu Home
Itula bill parsed the House of Common
that evening, and the House of Lords
agreed tu the Su..poneiuii bill on Wuilnv.i
day. The Hon.9 Ituie bill was signed by
Kln George eterday.
,
John ndmpnd. the Irish leader, Usued
a manifesto Wednesday evening In which
lie called on all Irishmen to bear their
share Jn the war In which the empire Is
engaged. 'The demm roi v of Uir.it ISilt
nm have kept faith with Ireland and It
1 row the duty uf honor for Ireland to
Kcp faith with thni," he said.
Ti 3 Women's T Resistance League,
csrpctcd rualaly of surrrunttu, whose
Ministers who witnessed the signing of
tne treaties were given n luncheon at the
University Club, at which Kecrc-tnry
Bryan provided tho following menu of
his own arrangement:
Neutrality Soup
Trench ollven White radishes
Rpsnlsh omelet
Ilngllth mutton chopa
nice croquettnn a la I'ekln I'reneh neas
Corn O Ilrien Miami salad i
American Ice rream
Oolong tea '
Under the Ice, cream tho Secretary had I
this quotation: "Diplomacy Is the nrt i
of keeping cool." At tho end of the
menu card was written, "Peaoo hnth her
atotles no less renowntd than war,"
and nt tho font in heavy type was "Noth
ing Is final between friends." The lust
quotation was the answer which Sccre- ,
tary Brvan gave to VIcount Chinda, tho
Japanese Ambnssador, last year when
the latttr Inn'.uied it n certain imtu on
the nllen land controversy wus "the last i
word."
The four "sober second-thought trea
tb s" which wer signed Tuesday are like
the 22 previously made with CVntr.il and
South American and u few European
countries. Germany. Itussln. Japan, '
Turkey and Greece have Indicated thUr
approval of the principle Involvid in
these instruments and tho Ameru-an I
-partment of State expects them to
uecome parties to similar compacts,
Inrrfcly nt the dlscrition of tho Secretary
of War In continuing nnd making rivir
nnd hnrbor Improvements, was tho suggestion.
wully asked to extend recognition to tho ! tho United Fruit Comiiniiv. nnd tho com
new Government then In evecollvn run- ' ,n,,. ninno .innA ..it ,.r i ot .
, trol In Mexico. pels under American registry. In addition
1 to ,17 other vessel which tho compnny
TflWA Itll PPAPF INrni nil inn I cnntl'ols- Tho Metiopolltun Life Insur-
J w V jiltu I LiAtti in CULUiiAUU nneo Company reported ono of tho largest
j The end of ono wnr, fortunately, seems ! realty loan") In years, the amount being
to be In f-lgl:
Colorado,
led Immediately to Consul John j thZ?-- r'",?'11 ,r, rn,",s
nan. at Mexico City, who Je- ,1"! lml?VCn,0 a! v'"'
the message to General Cur- ll! f', tl,e Prohibition of ntlmldatlon of
UNCLE SAM AND MEXICO
The subject of American occupation of
Vera Ciuz has had. In the last few weeks,
considerable promlnonco In thu editorial
columns of tho press, und tho events of
this week seem to have answei.d tho
questions most frequently asked. On
Tuesday It was announced In Washing
ton that tho troops would bo soon with
drawn and the city and port restored to
the Mexican Government. Tho decision
was cabled
Tt Sllilmau,
Uvered tho messago
ranzn. The people were celebrating
Mexico's Independence Day, and tho
news wns received by thorn with en-thu-instic
demonstrations. Itaf.ivl Cul
43 y Garcia, tho official orator of the
ild, referred to the United States and
l'li-sldeut Wilson In terms of the highest
piaUe. "I Invito you," ho said, "to give
viu" for Professor Woodrow Wilson,
President of North America." The In
vitation wus quickly and loudly uccept
ed Garcia made slighting references to
European Inlluence In Mexico.
On tho next dny Sir Llunel Carden,
formerly British Minister to Mexico aim
recently appointed Minister to Uracil,
was quoted as saying, that "it is a ilea
piruto shame that the United States has
:u uiio war, luriunaieiy, seems ; ii luun-j in j-eurs, iuc amount nuing
Slit. That Is tho labor war In ! Ji;,2;!0'0' wh",e '" "'"''elphln a loan of
,-. . ,, , , . ,,. I vSO.fOO on a piece of realty was made bv
On Tuesday President 1 llson I tho Glrard Trust Company. Philadelphia
reo-lvtd a letter Trom the olllcers of tho
United Mlno Workers of America, uc
ciptlng tlio Presldsnt's plan for an ad
justment of the differences between the
mine mvncr.s nnd tho workers, such uc-c-eptuncc
being subject to the approval of
the miners themselves. A convention ot
the miners wns held the following day
ut Trinidad and tho letter of the ofllclals
was furmnlly latlfled.
Tho President submitted his plnn to
the parties concerned on September E.
The basis or agreement offered by the
Pivshh nt Includes tho establishment of
a tniuo-year truce, subject to the Inforce
ment of the mining und labor law a of
WAR TAXES AND PORK
News from Congress during tho week
had to do mostly with the proposed war i setn tit to abandon the decent people of
tax and the Senate filibuster at-nlnst ihn 1 Mi-xho when they most need help." Ills
rlers and harbors bill. The wnr tax i
non-union men, tho publication of the
i urrent ecaie or wages and rules and the
appointment of a Grievance Commute"
by the cmplujes. Tho agreement pin
fdea that In cases where the oftlcurs of
the lompn.iy or the Grievance Commit
tee cannot settle differences, a commis
sion of three men named by the President
shall step In and act as tho final referee
of ml disputes.
That tho request of representatives of
the Colorado coal operators for n con
ference with President Wilson next Wed
nesday had been granted was made
known estcrday.
alii ged stntcnunt was a very severe
eiltiflsm it PriaMpnr Wiknn's fiction
measure which was agreed upon by tho Ul. had previously, while in Mexico City.
I".aJ0fi,Jr oftl10 n.?mocr?t. ' !h0 Wa3 erltlcistd the Mexican policy of the
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ecu was Held
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mitwo or tno Jlouse last , L.,lltl.u states In the strongest language; ,o "i ,i, Ti i ' i ,
in abeyance until tho ! vet u ,vut( ,lirolllfh President Wilson's In- ',,2" lV ili.i B'
ay of Presid.nt Wilson. . ,,u..nce taa Xal ho wtt8 Il0t han(Jed h "ds of financial and eg
who had been at his summer home ln PaBS1J,jrts bv General Cananzu. who be- P-sslon are slowly but surely being
V
Cornish, N. H. Much opposition on the
part of the Democrats of House and Ken
ate, as well as of the Republicans, had
arisen ovr the provision for a 3 per cent,
tux on freight shipments.
Tuikday evening a caucus nf House
Democrats withdrew the freight tax
provision from the bill, and ac
cepted terms wh.-i had been agreed
upon at a White House conference
by President Wilson, Mr. I'ndor
wood, chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee: Senator Simmons, chairman
of the Senate Finance Committee . Seere
ti'ry McAdoo and Postmaster General
Burleson. To Mr. Underwood fell tho
task of revising the measure In accord
ance with the decision of the caucus, and
It was said Wednesday that the new bill
would call for taxes on beer, domestic
wines licens for tobacco manufac
turers and dealers, gasoline: a special tax
along the lines of the Spanish-American
war tax on bonds, certificates, shares of
stock, bills of sale, drafts checks, mort.
gases, telegrams and the like The total
estimate revenues from these sources
would be JlOS.OW.AfO.
With party dlfferencos smoothed o-er.
Administration leaders vesterday were
determined to push the bill to a final con
clusion In the House On the Senate
side, however, the bill Is expected to be
deleted because of the opposition from
the Republicans. They plan to attack
the measure on the ground that Z)emo
cratlc revision of the tariff Is responsible
for the large falling eS of .ha revenues.
COMMERCE AND FINANCE
Optimism of the most unmistakable
kind was this week Injected into the
financial situation of the world. The
Huiopidii war, of course, naturally con
tinues more or less of a disturber of the
genernj business equilibrium of this coun-
yet the dark
commercial de-
hex id that the Englishman was largely 'T "i.Si.T ... C0J"i m
responsible for Huerta's dogged reals- ' J1? ,blt:hen" ' on tho horizon
tn.n io .linlomatlc nressure. The British ! wh ch forecasts an early return to nor-
Ambassador at Washington, Sir Cecil
Sprlug-ltlce, expressed t" Secretary
Mr an the deepest, regret for the latest
Curdin Incident, and characterlz. d the
statements attributed to the former Min
ister to Mexico as "unauthoritative."
bpriiig-Illce hits made a report on the
matter to the London Foreign Olllce. The
American Government, It was said
Thursday, has decided to Ignore the al
leged ind'scrttlon. Several newspapers
LeUare that if Great iirltaln wishes tu
satisfy our peoplo It should put Sir Lionel
out of the business nf so-called diplomacy,
and they assert that he did not represent
tho British Government In Mexico, but
Lord Cowqray and the Pearson oil Inter
ests. Tho news of our decision to withdraw
from Vera Cruz was received with great
f.uor In South American countries, ac
coidmg to dispatches.
On Thursda Secretary of War Garri
son ordered transports south to bring the
American troops back to the United
States. President Wilson had expected
to remove tho troops before October 1.
but General Funstou suggested that Oc
tober 10 would be a more suitable dale
on account of the laige number of ref
ugees In Vera Cruz. In some quarters
It Is asstrtud that there Is yet no ade
quate assurance of prelection of legiti
mate European InterwU iu Mexico, and
grain men will apply for a charter for a
new export company to engage In ex
porting wheat and wheat Hour.
The New York, New Haven and Hnrt
rord Railroad Company nnd tho Now Dng
land Navigation Company filed their Joint
nnswor to tho Government's suit under
tho Sherman nntl-trust law, denying that
tho law had been Violated. The filing of
tho answer wns largely formal, as tho
suit, by ngreement with the Attorney Gen
eral, is to bo settled out of court by dis
solution of tho New Haven.
A better reeling In tho Philadelphia
money market was shown during tho week
and out-or-town banks mado inquiries of
their city correspondents for good name
commercial pnper, thus showing that tho
better feeling has penetrated to tho coun
try Institutions and that they hnvo de
cided to let go of nome of their surplus
funds. There was no chance. In rates.
however. The rates for call and time
monev In this city are C per cent., the
highest legal rate In Pennsylvania, and
commercial paper Is quoted 7 to 714 per
cpnt. Tho rato for commercial paper In
New York Is 7 nnd S per cent., but paper
has been finding a sale In New York as
low as 7 per cent.
"AS GOES MAINE"
Tho election held In Maine Is significant
of three things: the decrease In the Pro
gressive vote, tho corresponding Increase
of tho Republican vote and the fact that
the State, which Is considered a political
barometer for tho wholo country, went
Democratic by nn increased plurality over
that obtained by Mr. Wilson In 1012.
Tho Republicans gained .11,541 nnd the
Progressives lost 30.401.
Haines, the Republican cnnrlldnte for
Governor, received C7.IK2. ns cnminred
with M.121 votPS cast for Toft In 1312; i
whllo Gardiner, tho Progressive cat-ill- !
date, received only 17,11'!, ns comnared I
with 47,001 votes enst for Roosevelt In
1012.
JUST OUT
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A New
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George W. Cable
Author of "Old Ocolo Days,"
"The Cavalier," etc.
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Among the more Important events of
the week were the Moating of a $109.fX)0,0O0
loan of tho city of New York with which
to pav off the city's obligation? maturing
abroad: the shipment of J5,000,i00 in gold
by J i: Morgan & Co. to Ottawa to help
in tho snmo purpose; a fall In foreign
exchange rates being the first general
decline since the unprecedented high
rates which have been prevalent since
tho outbreak of hostilities in Europe;
the application of the .Kastern railroads
to tho Interstate Commerce Commission
to reopen tho 6 per cent, freight rato
case .and the agreement to u, conference
between the Governors of nine Southern
cotton States In Washington un next
Monday tu discuss a plan tu take this
year's cotton crop off the market and
thus save It from low price destrui tlon
'i he plan for the buing up of all South
ern cotton ts that the nine States Involved
shall Issue JSWViO.OOO 3 per cent, bonds
and buy and store 5.00u,CM) bales of cot
ton, the put chase price tu be 10 cents a '
pound. The plan also Includes the cutting I
down of next year's cotton acreage t0 per i
cent. By another plan. Introduced In the
"buy-a-bale-of-cotton" movement, a large 1
quantity of cotton nas already been dis
posed of at 10 cents a pound.
The reports of the foreign trade of the
United fcitates tor tho month ot August,
POLITICS IN PENNSYLVANIA
The prospect of general fusion against
Penrose furnished the main topic of
political speculation In the week Just
ending, which haB been marked by events
of considerable Import. Gubernatorial and
senatorial nominees continued their up
state campaigns and made speeches in
nurmruus towns and cities.
Figures obtainable for the second reg.
istrntlon day on Tuesday Indicate that
the Republicans have held their lead In
both city nnd State. The enrollment for
the second day In the city Is given as
E3.073, making a total for both days of
approximately 180,000. Of this number the
Republicans claim 123.000, the Democrats
12.000, tho Washington party 8000 and
about 36.O0O are non-pnrtlsan.
In the State the Republicans also held
the lead, but the proportion Is not as
large as In the city, due probably to the
lack of the same effort mado here. It Is
claimed, however, that the Republican
State figures are larger than for the first
two registration days of 1912.
The acceptance by tho Progressive
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Political Campaipris in Other State
The campaign In Now York State has
rendu d the mildly excited stage, duo
principally to the Indorsement by Mayor
Mltchel of John A. Hennessy's candidacy
for Covet nor on the Independent ticket,
on which Franklin D. Rooi-cvelt Is run
ning for United States Senator.
Progressives were greatly exercised over
tho possibility of William Sulzer's obtain
ing the nomination for Governor on their
ticket, and many nru reported ns having
threatened to bolt In caso of tho ex-Gov-ernoi'H
success.
Newspaper straw votes seem to Indi
cate tho success of Glynn nnd Whitman
at the primaries.
Ambnssador Gerard has sent word from
Berlin that he Is willing to run for
United States Senator on tho i)mm
ticket provided that ho can icmaln nt '
his post, so lontr as tbn sltuniinn ,i. !
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minus it.
William F. McCombs, chalrmnn of the
nemnciuilc National Commltteo, visited
President Wilson and discussed the New
York situation. It la nnnounced that the
Pu-sldc-nt will remain neuti.il In tho fight
between Tammany and IIh antagonists.
McCombs Is said to fuvor Glynn and
Gerard,
In tho Maryland primaries, held last
Tueeduy. United States Sonutor John
Wultor Smith was renominated by tho
Democrats. Tho Republicans had no pri
mary contests and tholr candidates will
be certllied by the Boards of Election
Supervisors.
Democrats of Connecticut met In State
convention In Hartford and Indorsed tho
Administration's policies. Governor Bald
win was selected for United States Sou
ator. Arkansas went Democratic by the usual
majority, Governor Haa being re-elected
by 30.000.
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William Dean Howells,
in speaking of Mr. Cable's earlier work
in "Heroines of fiction," says;
'Tor a certain blend of romance and
reality whkh dies no wrong to either
i-omponent property, I do not know Itu
like in American llctlon, and I feel that
this is H3lm; lar too little; I might say
In all fiction, and not accuse myself of
elruvaBnco."
The New York Tribune:
"There nra few llvlna American writers
who can produce for ua moro perfectly
than Mr Cable does, In hie Lest moments
ilm hpeeeh, the manners, the wholt social
umo.ijilieru or ii remote time and a pe
culiar people. A delicious navor of bu
rner penetiaies his sturtcs, and traitlc
I'urtlona arc handled with raro strength"
The Edinburgh Review:
"Cable possejsea the vein ot poetry an-1
iirniK'natUo icelim? that enables him to
. online up a iilnurn so laden with the
fragrance of tho past as to communicate
his meaning palpably to the senses."
Charles F. Richardson,
in "American Literature," says:
"A keen observer anl a fearless point- r
for fearlessness Is needed if ono would
rallhfully uepk-i thu liiu uf a scnultivu
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