Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, August 12, 1915, Night Extra, Image 1

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FINANCIAL ED IT I O
NIGHT
RXTRA
NIGHT
EXTRA
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LSON APPROVES APPEAL;
CARRANZA SENDS WARNING;
ARMY AND NAVY PREPARE
Karris011 and Daniels
f Would Show Force to
Lwe All Mexico Into
Accepting U. S.
'eace Proposals, No
tatter How Unsatis
factory.
goth Americans Will Oppose
Intervention u. S. Must
Fight Alone if Note Pails to
Induce Leaders to Adjust
'Their Differences.
lUnsfag Bellovcs Possibility of Ending
& Disorder Is jeoparmzea Dy ms
l patching Ships to Vera Cruz and
Additional Troops to roxas uoraer.
WAfmTfcMVrOS. Ancr. ll.
& President Wilson returned from his un-
flnlshed Vacation today and faced an al-
moil hopeless Mexican tangle.
P Carranza, matlo bitter and belligerent
ly.reporU that tho Fan-American confer
'ince Vrojild result In a peace or tntcrven
, ultimatum, had thrown down tho
ituntlet to all thoOnatlons represented
la tu& coniereiiue, -iiu "u w,uu .
againat "'meddling' In Mexican affairs."
Jhfc iTCaluCnc, However, uai um iiino
'la approving the Fan-Afoerlcan confer
ence plan of a last appeal for order In
Mexico.
' v.Afdrv nt StatA Lflnalnc on tho ono
12$ side .and Secretary of the Nayy Daniels
and Secretary or war-tjarnson on ine
other, apparently were not In accord as
ta trie best method of meeting the crisis.
Tho War and Navy Secretaries Were for
a'lhow of land and water force sufficient
watte all Mexico Into acceptance of any
proposal Fan-America or tho United
States alqne might offer, no matter how
Unsatisfactory H might be.. Lansing, on
the other hand, was firmly set against
.any such action. In tho NaVy Depart
ment Secretary Danfels was ready to
order tho entire Atlanta fleet to south
ern waters. hTe present order is for
them td go there; August 26 for their an
nual drll. Secretary of War Garrison
had oidered" complete list (Of all ayall-
jt.1. IT.AimA Clfttna rnnfit Am) n nfrlnr
WiV HVV WM- MUV'B ,V I
pm$ up em all?to tne upnipts a?
rW
uiio cnanifo- tue pian oeviseu i :
ifM by Secretary of Btate-Xanslns and
"ttwouth American diplomats, , . '
7 Wwlnff a conference "wltli the; Fresl-
:eat that lasted more tnan-an- nour xnc
&e?tary said:
,tjr has been no change in tho plan
,U,hat remains to be done is the phy
sical work of. transmitting- the appeal to
pftMejdean people and the(r lactional
Evh before time had been clven for tho
fcit appeal to the Mexican leaders the
.VDHIUIUCU UU 1UQ AnV VVtUIUU VUD
lCOUNCBLMEN plan
fBnrvmmxT itixirmm r.T
iWS
LIUUUK1N JLlNiUVl UiN
I LIBERTY BELL SPECIAL
foee Visions of a Transconti
nental Tour at Expense
of City
Prospects of a return Junket with tho
Mberty Bell next December aro beginning
pJread' to agitate city Councilman.
rijiona ot a transcontinental tour Jn tho
Buxuranca of a $31,000 special train of
Pullmans, with the Incidental Importance
Mected on the Councllmcn accompany
ing the bell, have exerted a disturbing
pfect on the political workers in Coun-
RB aspirins for the freo ride.
pikls conceded as a political and mathe
BLttcai fact that if 21 Councilmen were
pijuired to guard the. bell on its West-
awn iop. surely an equal number win o
jjnulred to bring U.bacK-all at the city'a
lienae
It Is further conceded that the return
guat over tho Southern route in Noyemr
0t Will ba far mora cMtnviihtn than the
pweiterlng midsummer trip of the "lucky
m to San Francisco in July,
sine word baa gone out that a Bpeclal
ifeting of tho nhpnmmlt( nf lh Lib-
Ittl'.ifell Committer of Councils la to
j a next Wednesday to consiaer
iBWly 600 requests from cities along
. Ha return.
K special plea from officials bf New
fleana Is to be consldensil. and a. return
Sary nas been proposed that will aaa
.the cost nt Huh mhirrt tln nfr least
H to the expense of taking 'the pell
Iptward The ia.000 appropriation r
p western Journey is. exhausted. An
Pitt appropriation of cltv funds will be
aeMxy, even larser, it is believed, than
I first '
flit has virtually l)een decided In the
KWlUous plana for the homeward
p.wne y or th& bell, that It will be taken
iyi Kipoeiiion at Ban lliego, Luiiiur-
ior a stay pt eueral days. From
fiolnt the counctlmanlc pommlttea
ISBjieiuiisf tracing on railroad maps
ralleaxc tn Rl Pao Texas, where
fUtary demonstration la to be held.
Where It la hAllevnrt tho hell and 31
Philadelphia a Councilmen would be
ed attrattions t s fleflare at
sretary of War UarrUon ha aanetione4
WrtictjHUon or'SfeOa United States
m under Brigadier Qtfnwsl Mao
Bwson, tn a prograiit tp .pay the imes-
wmage o trie trejjsuren ri pu
THE WEATHER
THE WSATlim
ft Phil&blahia and vt(nityUn
towght ami FtOwt, w V& 1
umwrit mmmtt Htwfr i
THE MEXICAN SITUATION
lark In Mashlnrlon l'reslilent Mllmin
personally took clmrae of the Meilcan
ettuntlon.
He npproted the ran-Amerlean con
ferees note, appealing to the factional
lenders to "net together."
Oeneral Cnrranta's note tiering out
sldefs to "meddle" In Mexico Mas urate
ly considered.
Carrania, made It worse by nlilriK out
a letter by Ueneral .Inm, denoiinclnic Iho
ron-Amerlcan ronfereen, (lie WIMe
lloiue and ".pecuatoni In Mexico mis
fortune" an lmulllnir communication.
Kleieh of hi lendlnic military com
manders Indorsed the Viral Chief's atti
tude. American warships spde toward south
ern waters and It tbb announced tho
whole Atlantic fleet would jro there late
this month, but whether they would
visit the Mexlenn coast, It was staled,
depended on developments.
The Vera Cru situation Improved
somewhat, wtlh Carranza promising;
protection to forelftners.
Citmlltlons of frontier warfare pre
vailed on tjie TexavMexleo border, with
threats of massacre of Amerlrans and a
restoration of southwestern territory to
Mexico, and n heavy army movement In
that direction was expected.
RAIDERS' PLAN
NEW REPUBLIC
ALONG BORDER
Troops Rushed to Border
to Meet Mexicans Swarm
ing Into Texas
CITIZENS FIGHT INVADERS
Scheme Contemplates Killing
All American Males Over
16 Years of Age
BROWNSVILLE, Tex., Aug. 12.
Terror reigns along tho border.
Balds are Increasing in number and
bjc-pdy resujts.
that ia growlrig mora 8erlous hourly.
This situation is due, according to wild
reports here, to o activities of an
"Army of liberation for Mexicans In
Texas," composed of Mexicans from
across the border, former soldiers in the
Carranza and Villa armies, dissatisfied
Texas Mexicans rind hundreds of adven
turers of all nationalities.
According to tne reports, the "army" la
committed, to the audacious scheme of
forming a' new and Independent republic
from territory preempted from Mexico
and torn from Texas. Already the army
has set in operation .its scheme to drive
.out all Americans and set up a govern
ment by Mexicans, Negroes, Chinese, Jap
anese and others.
The oiganlzatlon Is committed to the
"Plan of San Plcgo." which contemplates
dealing death to all American males more
than IS years of age that refuse to quit
the country selected for tho new republic.
" As a result of tho wider territory
through which this "army" Is working,
Governor Ferguson has naked President
Wilson for more border troops.
LIKE-FRONTIER DATS.
Citizens of border counties are all
armed. Tho country has all tho spirit
and appearance of the old frontier days.
Rifles are ready in virtually every
home; thaMnen go abroad with awung-ln
holsters at the hip or strapped-Texas
fashion-Just 'Under the left arm, for the
best action. Cavalry and Infantry nro
patrolling the border and extra police
are on guard here, .
Private Wlndhouse Is the latest victim
of the ,,army." He was slain Tuesday
night In southern Hidalgo County. Re
ports of skirmishes In remote sections
'come In almost hourly over telephone
lines, though early today and last night
there was-comparative quiet.
Throughout the sectloK there is an in
sistent demand for more United States
troops. Cpngrtsaman Garner announced
today he would add his appeal to the
Governor's'lp seeking Wilson's aid.
Soldiers are keeping the closest watch
on the situation about 10 miles below
here, where, It Is reported, several nun,
dred bandits aro massed ready to sweep
Into Texas.
' MAY STORM BnOWNVJLLE,
, Matnmoras is a danger apot. Warnings
tr. offlc as have declared Mexicans will
mako a concerted attack n Brownsville,
if there Is any occupation of Vera Cruz.
White the latter eventuality does not
now appear Imminent, there Is a growing
feriihir among all the border Mexicans
that CarXa la not getting "a fair dear
from the United States. Reports from
&War. this aplr t la rampant
and the possibility of an attack there la
Byowsvllte'polltlclana were vehement
Contlued on r Two. Coluom Seven
BIG 3IUNPTI01BJ C0NXHACT FOR
P" P0NTS VIRTUALLY VERIFIED
Engineers Enlarging Plant to Fill Or
der in Excess of f 175,000,000
WILMINGTON, Pl . As-, wi! du
P$ p ' refuse tp TO w
deav receiving a terse contrast front
ithLn Buwpe. H Is understood here
ft.it the! extract is tne " 'Wd
ual W v nacetved by the com-
x(ZjAm?$W.m a Aral aL
IJl IWBt Th plant WIJJ ba
iy and will be largar than mr of
IS athtr-ptentt.
w efSt nuTJ
aeneral-'Funrton has ordered the. 9th
lO2 toSt&Ad eUV. t JU-Vwf AsBtrAAlUm!
m.i?l k2Ws tniriKi&ftiusTiimA$fiifffllmrd& IHr'-sV'w"1,
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i New . nnv minute to cone With a sfluatioa'
NAVAL HONORS FOR
i . l'hoto bv Undirwood i. I'ndtrtiooJ.
Boston accorded nnval honors to William Gompors and Carson S. Whitchurst, both members of tho crew of
tho U. S. S. Washington, jwho were killed when the American sailors landed nt Port nu Prince, Haiti. Tho
picturo shows the flag-draped coffins on the pier at the Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston.
GERMANS GAIN
BREST L1T0VSK
Capture Lukow, Railway
Centre of Great Strate
gic Importance
60 MILES EAST OF WARSAW
Bridgeheads Leading to Na,rew
l.jnAnt.nw'fL'iTiiNoEt
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BERLIN, Aug. 12-
The Bavarian army of Prince Leopold,
which captured Warsaw, has, qcJupled
tho highly Important railway' Junction
city of Lukow.
Announcement of the occupation! of
Lukow was made today by the WarjOf
flce In this afternoon's statement.
Lukow Is 60 miles east ot Warsaw on
tho Krzna River. Four railway lines
pass through the city. The strategical
railway running from Warsaw to he
great fortress of Brest Lltovsk nina
through tho city, also railway lines from
Sledlce, Ivangorod and Kiev. It Is ab)ut
40 miles west ot Brest, the Czar's griat
base on the second Hue of defense.
The Austro-German army of General
von Gallwltz, which has been operptlpg
on the Narew River front, has stormed
Zambrowo and occupied tho city. j
Zambrowo is 69 miles northeast of War
saw and IS miles south of Lomza. Jt
lies a short distance south of the rail
way line that branches from the Warsaw.
Petrograd Railroad curving northward
toward Ostrolenka".
The army of General von Scholtz, which
has been co-operating in nofthern Pplarid
with the forces of General JV Gallwlt.
has captured the bridgeheads at Wlzna,
on the Narew, and at "Wain, I
All along the front, from the Bug River
to Parezew, tl)e Russians are In rreat.
The crashing strokes of the army of F lep
Marshal von Mackensen have completely
crushed all Russian resistance, the offlcl,l
report of the Qerman War omce says.
UNRAIDAUSTRIACO
ABARIEMOLMTA
p- j
Sommergibile Nemigo Affon-I
dato da Un Sottomarino Ital- ,
iano Attacchi Respinti 1
II Mlnlstero dalle della Harbia ha an-,
nunclato che due torpedlntere austriache
hanno oompuito un nuovu raid suite coste,
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.una dene piwMe. ":'"":...
i. -i.i Hi.Bari. samo epimu o .w,.-...
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dova hanno nciso una per.,.
. !e"7 Jt ..t vittlme innocentlT
in veco gll austrlaci hanna Pduto uner
et loro pfn' modernt e standi sottoma-
ni 1 aXmerglblle , U-12, wto d
sommergibile Uallano. tato to
del
vfnl
?. .!fm.T."8,'ato e do una aoambio di
UufL f wmmergiblle itallano e' rluaalto
re jxrsss" m
OSfiS CarT avevino '.tuel. gll
aSstriaal alia balon.tta. senza sparare un
'.k.'SSSu DogU lUltoiL. it-
tacoatt to (om auperlort dl artlstlarl
nemtci. hanno dowto rtVtoMMj
SSaiuUt! poWwt. am wto do
dSuutto tutte le op eba la. 4lfJ-
VaUO. j .nnxnxlji nura ebe
".sn ZZrsX TZZZm Sikrfii
IWw rw 'tssm. wtuiu
attaeent m
.i MfHnrT dl aueste vjttlme Innocentl, had entered the shoe store or weenie
. A 'wanes! le sllurantl austrjache non J jsmes and had atolen two pairs of shoes.
K? rlufcite a fare alcun danno. In-lv, evangelist said that about U years
Kffi esse miravano 'a danneglaro a ago h, was converted, became a Chrls
JrovU ohe corre lungo la costa ti4nmnd arva-ngelist, preachlniT the gos
5,11'AdriatlcQ. nw H iota tentatlvo. ' pel througltout the State of Colorado,
dell Aanw T.ti. i aairi. h ;athere enough
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PHILADELPHIA, THtJKSDA AUGUST 12, 1915.
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TWO U. S. BLUEJACKETS KILLED IN HAITI
SCANDAL M0NGER1NG
AT U. OF P. ASSAILED
BY PROFESSOR WITMER
Member of Faculty Disagrees
With Reported Assertion of
G. W. Pepper That Near-
ing Was "Liability"
Gossip nnd scandal mongcring at the
University of Pennsylvania aro attacked
by Dr. Lighther Wltmer, professor of psy
chology nt, tho Institution, Jit an Inter
view today taking lesue with a statement
attributed' to George Wharton 'Pepper,
of the, board of trustees, that Dr. Scott
Ncaring wna d ''liability.'
Doctor "Wltmer , products the ,ananelal
record ot the ,wn9Bon. Bcjiool tWymov
creasia frbm. 2a,0W7fofMhfc.ya ending
itlffust, ;HCor.aof3)i.ij., tor mo year
ending JUne'liO, 1811. Ho asserts that
men of tho Nearlng type are a distinct
asset to the university.
"Waa this Increase, due primarily to
the trustees, -or to the faculty of the
Wharton School?" asked Doctor Wltmer.
"It Is unreasonable to suppose that any
considerable number of students came to
Continued on Toae Two. Column 81x
PRESIDENT PASSES THROUGH
Secrecy Marks JoUrney of Mr. Wilson
to the Capital
President Wilson passed through the
West Philadelphia and the North Phila
delphia stations of the Pennsylvania Rail
road this morning, from Cornish, N. H.
to Washington, where he will take per
sonal charge of the Mexican crisis, Th9
strictest secrecy was observed regarding
the train upon which tho President was
traveling, and no information could be
gained from the Pennsylvania officials
as to what time he might bo expected
to pass through Philadelphia.
The railroad men Intimated that they
hadbenn officially requested to keep se
cret all facta regarding the President's
movements, even to the approximate time
of the train to which his special car was
attached. They were unablerto give any
explanation for this official request.
German, Fleet Fortifies Libau
LONDON, Aug. 12. The German Baltic
fleet now occupies the Russian port of
Libau, Bays the Dally Mail's correspond
ent at Copenhagen, and is busily repair
ing the harbor and fortifying the town.
EVANGELIST PAYING VICTIMS
HE ROBBEQ 20 YEARS AGO
Proves Sincerity of Conversion by Re
imbursing Merchants for Losses
BEDFORD, Pa., Aug, 12 -Repentant
for his past misdeeds since he was con
verted and became an evangelist 12 years
ago. Evangelist C P. Ellis, of Denver,
Cnl., waa hew Tuesday and yesterday to
pay merchants for revolvers and shoes he,
and a companion had stolen 20 years ago.
Late yesterday he went to Somerset
County to reimburse merchanta in that
county foriimterlal ha aald he had stolen
at the Bame time. Evangelist Lllis ar
rived hero Tuesday morning, and, in
endeavoring to locate people whom he
had robbed, told his story. He said 20
years ago, while he waa traveling with
o theatrical show, he and a, companion
had entered the shoe store of Beegle &
t cme Rast arj( reimburse mer-
' ror tlararties had stolen from
thel! r store. '
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E.NTIRE ATLANTIC FLEET
GOING TO SOUTHERN WATERS
Navy, Department Says Visit Ha
Nothing to Do Witn Mexican
Situation
' WAaHINGTQK."Ai- tTIJ entire
ii.T(n fi.f will iiuvt N&wpArt tr
louthern waters Aygst 29 Th.la wb ad-
It",WM3 dawted. howaver, that the. voyage
bad ajMSbinK was wtth the Mxlwn
fctlon. Had tkk bn tha deftlnatloa.
tt stated, tfes eet wuM go w
Sh ttwtee; is tmry at tWa ,
iatd 9HUWB, VtfW ta1 tMWt"
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VESUVIUSETNA
ANDSTR01B0L
World's Three Greatest
Vocanoes in Eruption
Simultaneously
POPULATION IN PANIC
Messina and Naples Among
:Jesi.inaDangRr3:ShQcks
By HENRTT WOOD
NAPLES, Me. 12.-Vesuviua, Mt. Etna
andlStromfeoll, three of the world's great-
eat'volcanocs, have suddenly
become
active,
and are belching forth great
clouds of steam and smoke.
Streams of lava are pouring down the
eastern slopo of Mt. Etna from two now
craters, threatening the destruction ot
Sicilian Villages.
The wljole population of Naples, and
ot Messina, and other Sicilian cities. Is
in a state of terror.
Bevero earthquake shocks have been
felt ot Taranto nnd Brindisl, In Southern
Italy, according to dispatches receive?
hero today, Increasing the fear that a
gigantic earth disturbance Is about to
shake Italy, though Naples scientists are
trying to reassure the public. Tho flrst
earth tremor was felt at Brlndlsl, at i
o'clock Tuesday morning, followed by
nine others. It waa estimated that tho
centre of disturbance was 125 miles from
Brlndlsl. Tho meteorological apparatus,
at Vesuvius Observatory, waa wrecked
by earth tremors yesterday.
En rputo from Athens to Naples, aboard
the Greek steamer Adrlatlcus, I person
ally witnessed tho reawakening of the
three great Italian volcanoes. Passing
through the Ionian Sea. the smoke pour
ing from Mt. Etna was visible for miles.
The top of the great cone, standing two
miles above the eea, was shrouded In r
thick capo of smoke and steam.
Dispatches from Cnntanla today said
Continued on rage Tiro, Column Hires
$15,000 LEGACY FOR
?2 A DAY LABORER
Shovel Halts a Second, While
Bart Reagan Says'He'll
Keep, on Digging
Patiently shoveling sand on a sifter at
a building operation on Eat Monastery
avenue, Roxborough, for 2 per day, Bart
Reagan awaits the arrival of his share
of an estate In Ireland said to ba valued
at about JUO.OOO.
Reagan is 8 years old, and lives in
Manayunk, with his wlfa aud four chil
dren. He will receive 115.009. aceordtng
to his lawyer, from the estate of an un.
cle. Captain Edward Reagan, of the Brit
ish Army, who died In Ireland two
months ago. Reagan is one'of 1Q heirs.
"My head won't swell a.bit when I
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QUICK NEWS
THREE BANDITS KILLED IN NEW BORDER FIGHT
BKOWNSVIIXE, Tex., Aug. 12. Three bhndtU we'fo killed in
n running fight with soldiers tmd citizens, on the border, uetwrjon
Mercedes and Donnn, today. Thirty-five of the handlta were driven
across tho river, where 100 more Joined them. Eeal trouble is ex
pected tonight If the Mexicnu band attempts to'recroas the ilvei1.
U. S. ABJIY AVIATOK KILLED; LIEUTENANT MAY DIE
FORT SILL, "Oldn., Aug. " 12. Quartermaster Knox, of tho 1st
Aero Squadron, U. S. A., was instantly killed and Lieutenant Sutton
was probably fatally injured today when their aeroplane, in which
they were making test flights, fell several hundred 'feut.
CITY TREASURY DALANCE $10,520,002.58 ,
Receipts at the City Treasury during tho last seven days amounted to
1380,664.83, with payments during the samo period aggregating $891,923.27.
Tho balance In tho treasury last night, excluding tho Sinking Fund account,
was $10,520,002.68. ;
NORSE SHIP FORCED TO JETTISON RUSSIAN MAIL
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 12. Tho Norwegian mail ship Iris, bound from
Newcastle to Bergen, was held up In tho. North Sea by a German submarine
today nnd compelled to throw overboard all tho RuBslan mall matter. Then
she wna allowed to proceed. Somo of tho lost mail was very valuable.
. ADRIATIC IN WAR ZONE TODAY
NEW YORK, Aug. 12. Tho Adriatic, of tho Whlto Star Line, which left
Now York August 4 with one of tho largest ammunition cargoes yet shipped
to Europe, is presumed to bo passing through tho German war rone" today,
Tjio Adriatic is duo in Liverpool tomorrow.
ARRESTED AS SPY IN FLORIDA
TALLAHASSEE, Flo., Aug. 12. A man giving his namo as August OrbolpM
Was nrrested hero today by Secret Service agents and charged with spying on
nnd making drawings of Government properties- along the Florida coast. Fed
eral authorities said Orbolph hns made drawings of military reservations and
lighthouses nt many Florida points.
GERMAN FLOTILLA DRIVEN OFF BY ALLIES BATTERIES
PARIS, Aug. 12. A flotilla of vGcrmnn destroyers making a dash from
Ostend tried to attack the French torpedoboats patrollng the coast, but wcra
driven back by the hot nro ot tho Allies' Innd .batteries, says a dispatch from.
Dunkirk.
FRENCH AVIATORS SHELL TWO GERMAN TOWNS
BERLIN (va wireless to London), Aug. 12, French aviators borribardpcT tho
German cities of Zwelbruckon nnd Sankt-Ingbert yesterday, killing, eight civ
ilians and" wounding several others.
.Both cities raided b the French nlrmen a.ro In Bavaria, Zwelbrucken
"wtelFrWlrt',' Its Iron foWrV nnd other foctorfelf probably attracted the
raid by tho Trench,
LATIN-AMERICAN DIPLOMATS QUIT VERA CRUZ
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. The gunboat Sacramento' left Vera Cruz at 8:20
Wednesday night for New Orleans with the Brazilian and Guatemalan Min
isters and their families, and suites on board, the State Department was In
formed today In a rUspatch from Vera Cruz.
BRITISH WARSHIPS HIT BY ZEPPELINS, GERMANS IlEPORT
BERLIN, Aug. 12. The German airships which raided the east coast ot
England Monday night and early Tuesday morning, bombarded, with good re
sults, warships on the Thames.Uho London docks, torpedoboatB'near Harwich
and buildings on tho Humber, nccordinft to an official communication Issued by
tho Admiralty.
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AMERICAN AVIATORS WARNED NOT TO VISIT CANADA
OLYMPIA, Wash., Aug. 12. Secretary of State Lansing- hns notified Govt
crnor Lleter that tho Canadian Government, through British Ambassador
Spring-Hlco, complained recently to tho State Department that aviators from
the Washington Bide of the international boundary had been flying over British
Columbia territory, violating a Canadian Order in Council. Issued last Sep
tember. Aviators are warned in the communication from Mr. Lanslne that tno
troops of Canada aro under arms, and that regrettable Incidents may occur 1
the practice of flying over Canadian territory continues.
BRITAIN FORMS INVENTIONS BOARD
LONDON Aug. 12. Minister ot Munitions Lloyd-George has announced,
tho personnel of his Inventions Board, which 1b to consider projects and
inventions relating to munition for land warfare The board consist of
the following: Sir Hiram Maslm. Horace Darwin, Sir Robert Hadfleld,, Sir
Alexander Kennedy and Professora Vivian Lows, .J. S. Haldano nnd A. V,
Lurle Sir Hiram Maxim Is well known as the inventor of the gun bear
Ini. lis name. Horace Darwin, son of Charles Darwin, is the head fit a
ompany which manufactures scientific Instruments. Sir Robert Hadfleld
is one of tho foremost steel experts of the world and Inventor of man
iravse steel. Sir Alexander Kennedy is a civil and electrical engineer,
John Scott Haldane la an authority on air analysts and respiration and kindred
subjects.
CURE FOR BLACK DEATH ANNOUNCED
MELBOURNE. Australia, Aug. 12. Dr. Richard Bull, director of th
bacteriological laboratory of the University of Melbourne, has' announced tha
discovery of a apeclflo for cerebro splnul meningitis, known also as the bluck
death. Doctor Bull saya eucalyptus will destroy tho germ,
BRITISH FISHING SMACKS DESTROYED BY SUBMARINES
LONDON, Aug. 12. Tho British tuning smacks OceansUt, TCsperant and
George Borrow have been destroyed by German submarines. Tho crews- were
landed today,
AUSTRIAN POLES DEMAND HAPSBURG KINGDOM
i VIENNA. Aug. 12. Tha Polish faction In the.Austrlan Parliament haa la.
sued a manifesto calling for the organization of a Kingdom of Poland, with Its,
capital at Warsaw, aB an integral part of the. Hapshttrg monarchy.. The Polish
National Committee indorsing the manifesto, issues a call to tha people of
Polish territory now free from Russian domination to aend delegates to a
general national convention designed to perfect an organization Intendea to
work for a' reunited nation.
ACCUSED SPY SOON TO BE FREED BY FRENCH
PABia Aug. 1?. Major Julllen. of the Parjs rurmanent eturtmartl. m
cJiWil his Inquiry Into tho ease of Raymond Sw"flbada, and haa r6mulsd ta
'lh?WllHary fovrnor of Paris that tha proceeding be dropped. woada. who
JvBhets an Amerloani,oltln. was first taken late custody m swIelaB of
Wng responsible: forMBra at nea abqard the FtwwH nr La 'Xmmlm aai
later was accused of flnaga.
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PRISONERS SENf TO aERMAN SWAMPS, FBPNCH tJHAtJB
PARIS, Aug. 12. Ttoa Marquis d Vgu, BtgMat ft? i qpI Com
mittee of tha Freeeh Red Cross, haa sent a formal protiMt to Owjtav A-r
oresident of the InSarnatlonal Bad Croaa Committee, at Qmmsvil. amtat attsj
rneaJMiM f reprisal taken by Uw Oaraiau Govrnment against yrefe frmimtn
at war. Bare DaRtlwwMrrt atataa that a thwwl Wm& prteeaw. hv kM
tajkaa fKW tMip at Brfurt. Oiwdnjf DajpWwIt, Prt4ld, Uwmm an
Mrbue tmd sant to taa Hanoverian swamp, "a rvoa at aatoMona -
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