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    FINANCIAL EDITION
NIGHT
EXTRA
ithatt
ituemitg
NTGHT
EXTRA
WOL. I-NO. 297
PHILADELPHIA, FltlDAY, AUGUST 27, 1915.
CorinoiiT, 1015, t tni Postio Lsooss Commnt.
PBIOB CMOS OBHTT
USE PAPERS
FILED; .SPLITS
ORGANIZATION
ig LiOOKea lor invent
Conies After Committee
Galls on Congressman
i ii
RsERVES HIS DECISION
EcUration of Brother "Ed,"
Jlowever, Removes All
Doubt of Candidacy
split In tho ncpubllcan Organlzn
(orecast months ago, became a
when nomination papers for Con-
k?wman 'William 8. Varo were filed this
bfttrnoon In the County Commfssloncrs'
ff.ee by a committee of SO citizens, 10
iSnutes after they had obtained tho slg-
lure of the Congressman to tho pctl-
(Although Mr. Vare told tho committee
In would reserve decision as to whether
will enter tho mayoralty race, the
'fibis of tho petition removed all doubt
M to his Intentions, coming orf tho heels
f th announcement by Edwin II. Vare,
th brother, that he favored but one man
STthe Republican -mayoralty candidate.
The delegation, headed by Thomas S.
s-yle, president of tho American Bank at J
r"T ,. ...... , t , . .. I
WM6uik uvcjiub unu uruuu aireei, cuueu
uWCongrcssman in his office in tho
Wticoln Building and presented tho peti-
: about lwo names.
Congressman Vare was told by Mr.
isjlo that representative citizens in all
'm or the city look upon him as the
1 man to lead tho Republicans to vlc-
y this year In the Mayoralty fight. In
reply Congressman Varo said:
!M"I appreciate more than I can find words
to express your cnorts in my behalf, as
veil as all other citizens who havo signed
tke nomination papers. I will place my
same on this petition, which your com
jaKtee can file, with the understanding
Ittit I will a'vo tho matter earnest and
sesj careiui consiuerauon, ana win mane
Kf decision known later on. I sincerely
(tank you for the confldenco you have
topocd In me."
, FILED BY VARE LEADERS.
ise petition then was filed by William
lelty, Select Councilman, and Fred W.
,111trd, Stute Representative, downtown
LTire ward leaders. No other nomination
than the Republican has been sought so
tar br friends of Congressman Vare.
i Itui Anlv nthir nptlUnna fllp,1 In tint
i'm'tai of Robert J. McKenty for the
itWMit mayoralty, nomination; John
ommif bt the 7th Ward, for the Key-
"., mayoralty, r.ojnJwitlpn... aridJpftai
wuiiy controller.
Hit committee in part follows: Chalr
ml Thomas S. Boyle, president of tho
American Bank: Dr. Jam rc. Vrnnni.n
the Jefferson Hospital staff; "William
E Smith, cx-presldent of tho -Hrfii.iimr.
fa Title and Trust Company and presl
ot of the Bon Air Furnaco Company;
l-Df. George A. Knowlen. rtnhort Arctti.
hre. John McCutchen, Thomas Bradley,
.T.' Frank Taylor, William Steele, Bidneyt
rreyfus. M. Babyon. Joseph C. Qnhrirf.
.8. C. Krause, Ed Sommerville, William
OHowarth. William T llni.no. nn..,.
JT,,Moore, Theodore G. Hunt, Victor Far
nee, John Murdock, J. Mundell, W.
g,Chappcl, Frank Wheeler, Andrew J.
oyUn, Edward II. Lentz. and many
aiers who had been instrumental In
Continued on Vasts Two, Column live
PUNGPHHADELPHIAN
GIVES LIFE FOR MAID IN
feSURF ON MAINE COAST
:
falter J. Beck Pluncres Into
Water at Kennebunkport, but
is Forgotten by Men Who
Help Him Save Woman
ISTER SAW HIM SINK
Walter J. Beck, an employe of the St.
Hotel of this city, gave his life
y to save a woman from drowning
th surf at Kennebunkport, Me. He
M 21 V.DM iM M.1 41.- ..n. , fr.dk
jj, -. r.M,n vu, OI1U IIIU D"ll V nw
netress of a summer hotel at the
rt.
geek's sister Alice saw him swim out.
w him reach tho helpless woman, who
J maid employed by summer vlsl-
at the resort, saw him support
till a mqtorboat came and took her
ard.
Bt In the excitement of the rescue, the
0 On the motorboat took It for grant-
I that Beck could Kwlm nahnre. nnr1 hi
E;'r, a. few minutes later, was scream
s', fpr help, for she saw her brother
Wear beneath the surface.
fie brother and sister had been walk-
along the shingly beach, Just east
the mouth of the Kennebunk River.
li! the one little Patch of bathlnir beach
rabouts. flanked by the ragged and
Wesque black recks which Jure-stroll-
y the shore, more than tho meagre
cn of sand He had surRested that
make for the first group of rocks
Pnd the beach, to pick their way alone
R,HecipnoUs edges, to a large flat rock,
S"l" Which breaks the sea. mucin?
air the white spray. There they
wien 4t together, on the "sunning
LV Dm fln ..,... .,,... i- .....i.-
,-.- ,..,w vpim? uaamiig in wieir
after each booming smash of waves
U tlem
y glanced at tho bathers; there were
ClliMWil ihi I-ase Two, Column Three
THE WEATHER
. FORKCfAfiV
'W PhUadelohia ami vMnihi
tonight, probably followed by
NWrs Saturday! continued goal:
tewte, norlkeatf, wind,
REA HAD DAD NIGHT
Prcsidont of Pennsylvania Railroad
nesting Moro Easily v
Today
'The condition of Samuel Ilea, presl
dent of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, who was operated upon moro than
a week ago at the Polyclinic Hospital,
Is worrying his associates and friends.
At the hospital today It was said thai
Mr. Ilea had spent a rnther uncomfort
able night He was resting more easily
this morning.
Mr. Ilea was taken to tho hospital
about 10 days beforo tho operation. It
was thought ho would recover rapidly foil
lowing this, but so far ho has not shown
the Improvement expected, and physicians
are keeping anxious watch over him.
OIL KING AND SON
BITTERLY SCORED
IN STRIKE REPORT
Rockefellers Blamed for
Murder, Arson and Law
lessness in Colorado
'ANTI-SOCIAL AUTOCRAT"
CHICAao, Aug. 27. The Rockefellers
aro blamed for the miners' strikes In
Colorado In lili andJ914 and the disorder,
murder and arson tnat accompanied the
disturbances in a 40-pago abstract, made
public by Qeorge P. West, of tho United
States Commission on Industrial Rela
tions, in his report of tho causes and
effect of the mining troubles.
The responsibility for the strikes Is
placed on tho operators and tho Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company. John D. Rocke
feller and John D. Rockefeller, Jr., are
declared to have been the leaders In.
formulating and carrying out strike poli
cies. Governor Ammons, of Colorado, and
other State and county ofllclals and tho
militia also aro blamed and scathingly
condemned In tho abstract of the West
report.
The Rockefellers are charged with the
selection of Incompetent and reactionary
agents and with giving their heartfelt
Indorsement and support to these of
ficials after they had taken action that
precipitated the werst of tho trouble.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Is charged with
having Ignored tho will of the President
of tho United States and with having ap
proved measures to coerce tho State of
Colorado.
BLAMED FOR BLOODSHED.
Tho abstract says In part:
"During all tho seven tragic and bitter
months that preceded Xaidlqw, Mr. Rocke-ffllcr-iwroto
. letter after letter In en-
nM??a!c
reign or terror and bloodshed, it was
only when the massacre of Ludlow filled
th6 press of the nation with editorial de
nunciation, when mourners in black si?
lently paraded before the New York office,
when cartoons Jn the conservative press
pilloried him and his father before an
angry public that he at last complacently
gavo way to concern In his letters and'
telegrams to Denver.
"Mr. Rockefeller's responsibility has a
signltlcance beyond even tho sinister re
sults of his policy In Colorado. The
perversion of and contempt for govern
ment, tho disregard of public welfare and
tho defiance of public opinion during
the Colorado strike must be considered
as only one manifestation of the auto
cratic and nnti-soclal spirit of a man
whoso enormous wealth gives him Infinite
opportunity to act in similar fashion in
broader fields."
Every Important statement of fact con
tained in the report, it is stated, is es
tablished by quotations from the corres
pondence or testimony of responsible of
ficials' of tho Colorado Coal and Iron
Continued on l'aue Tiro, Column Two
Doy's Fall Causes Paralysis
Rimer Bishop, 18 years old, of 2110 North
18th street, is, in the Woman's Homeo
pathic Hospital, paralyzed from the hips
down, caused by a fracture of his splno
when he fell from the roof of a two
story . dwelling at 20th and Llpplncott
streets, which he was repairing yester
day. DUAL TRAGEDY ENDS
AUTO TRIP TO SHORE
Two Women Crushed to Death
on White Horse Pike Near
' Camden City Line
Two Germantown women wero Instantly
Wiled and three other Phlladelphlans were
Injured, one of them seriously, when their
automobile overturned In White Horse
pike, near the Camden city line, Just
after midnight this monilng.
THE DEAD.
MIBR EMII.Y rOTTS, 43 years old, 5100
Urtrnt, street. Oermntown.
MIH& ANNA V. rOTTH. 60 ears old. mi
addreu.
George T. Pusey, a boarder In the Potts
home and treasurer of the International
Tooth Company, Is In the Cooper Hos
pital with a fracture of the skull. The
others injured In the accident are T. B.
Hlnkson, M years old. of 4811 Warrington
avenue, treasurer of the S.S. White
Dental Company, and Mrs. T. E. Hlnkson,
a sister of the Misses Potts.
Hinkson apparently Jammed on the
brakes when this happened. His machine
slgzngged back and forth across the road
and then plunged Into a ditch, hit a tele
graph pole and turned over. Nafer and
Engle Immediately went to" the assistance
of the Injured. All the occupants of Hlnk
son's car had been caught underneath It.
Other motorists came up, and the ma
chine was lifted. It was found that the
Misses Potts had been Instantly killed.
The injured were hurried to Cooper Hos
pital in automobiles. Physicians today
said Pusey and Mr. and Mrs. Hlnkson
all will recover. Mr. Hlnkson escaped
with a fractured wrist, andjils wife with
cuts and bruises
Jrllnkson and ruay are both widely
,.J .... in Knalnaa rfrclfl In this cltv.
The elder of the Potts sister formerly
was a teacner in ne unnmuwii puuuu
schools. Miss Emily Potts wB a con-
m .,.., .....t,nr In thA finnlnv of th
Keystone Watch Case Company, ISth and
Brown streets ......
The party spent yesterday at Atlantic
City, and started for home early last
night. It Is believed the car was travel
ing at a Wfly high rate of hx when
Ute. ecMat occurred.
WRECK OF AUTO WHICH
iilliluji'l..u.au:1" 1" "!'-'t"'e i"h 7S, PWks -'-
Miss Emily Potts and Hiss Anna V. Potts, of Germnntown, were
crushed to death when their auto turned turtle on White Horse
pike today. Three others were badly injured.
GEN. PERSHING'S
WIFE AND THREE
CHILDREN BURN
Perish When Fire Destroys
Home in Army Station
at San Francisco
5-YEAR-OLD SON SAVED
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27. Mrs. J. J.
Pershing, wife of General Pershing, In
charge of tho United States troops at
El Paso, and three of her four chil
dren were burned to death early today
In their homo In the officers' Bcctlon of
the Presidio.
The flro that cost the lives of Mrs.
Pershing, Margaret, age 3; Anna, ago 6,
and Helen, age 8, was discovered at 6
o'clock this morning. Tho entire section
of the' building was destroyed.
Mrs. Waljer O. Boswcll. .wife of Lieu
tenant oswelheTTvrDcMIa'r'n7itHeIii
nnrvamBin An.f T.-nrAr. n.nh m. ntr K'
were rescued by firemen.
After the fire was1 extinguished the
bodies of Mrs. Pershing and her three
daughters were found lying under the
mother'B bed. They evidently had
crawled under It to escape the suffocat
ing smoke. The positions in which their
bodies were found Indicated that all had
died in great agony.
Tho building occupied by the family ol
General Tershlng was a double, two
story frame structure. One-half of the
house was occupied by Lieutenant Bos
wcll'a family.
A dense fog hung over tho Presidio
when the blaze started and It had gained
considerable headway before It was dis
co veicd. Thrco hundred soldiers, a com
pany of San Francisco firemen and two
companies of lire lighters, from the Panama-Pacific
Exposition grounds, re
sponded to the alarm.
Mrs. Boswell and her children were
sleeping on an upstairs porch. They
stumbled through tho smoke to the rear,
porch downstairs and wero found there'
unconscious by firemen.
Mrs. Pershing Daughter of Senator
CHETCENNE, Wyo Aug. 27.-Mrs.
John J. Pershing, beforo her marriage,
was Miss Frances H. Warren, of Chey
enne, Wyo., daughter of United States
Senator Francis E. Warren. When
they were married In Washington, Janu
ary 26, 1905, the Senate adjourned, that
tho Senators might attend tho wedding,
which was a brilliant society and army
function. '
CATHOLIC BISHOP SHOT
BY PRIEST HE CHIDED
Winona Prelate's Condition Se
rious French Subordinate
Had Failed on Assignments
WINONA, Minn., Aug. 27.-nishop
Patrick It. Heffron, of the Roman Cath
olic Diocese of Vlnona, was shot twice to
day by the Rev, Aloyslus Isches, a
priest.' One bullet penetrated the Rlshop'a
, right lung; the other grazed his skull.
He was said to be In a seilous condition
by physicians who examined him.
The shooting occurred In the library of
tho Bishop's residence at Terrace Heights,
a suburg, -which is the site of St. Mary's
School for Roys and headquarters of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Wlona.
Father Leaches was taken to the county
Jail after police had broken their way
Into his- room, whero he had barricaded
himself after the shooting.
The assailant, a French priest, recently
failed, It Is Bald, oh two assignments
given him by Bishop Heffron. He re
turned from Mankato and St.' Paul about
a week ago. His work at both places
was said to have been unsatisfactory to
Bishop Heffron.
GIRL TAKES POISON
Follows Friend's Example and Is in
Serious Condition
VH-MINQTON, Del., Aug, 27.-A the
result of taking poUon. Helen Bradley, a
girl living at 7 West 4th street, Is In
the Delaware Hospital In a serldus con-
ill tlon.' .
Why she took the poison Is not known.
On August 4. Ethel Ulackwell, an Inti
mate friend of the girl, took poison and
then went to the home of the Bradley
girl. She was taken to a. hospital and
rccovei id.
Tke KensiH2(eian Says;
Th girl of the M-Alfapto Country
Qtut art ttavMng Leo fichauk, th re
serve member of the ''Woof-Woof Comp-
Clut how to uim.
KILLED TWO WOMEN
TEUTONS OCCUPY
OLITA; RUSSIANS
QUITTING GRODNO
Niemen River Portress
Falls Germans Push on
Minsk and Vilna
BATTLES NEAR MITAU
BERLIN, Aug. 27.
Olita, a Russlnn fortress guarding the
NIcmcn River, between Kovno and Grod
no, has Jacon captured by tho Germans,
the General Staff reported todays The
fall of'thls city, on the bank of the Nie
men, opens the way for another drive
toward Vilna to the northeast and Grod
no to the south.
It Is believed hero that Grodno will bo
evacuated by the Russians, as the General
Staffs official report states that German
troop advancing toward tho east from
, QM0JS5&W?Mdthnerjizp.3rka.6.
tributary of tho Bobrr These troops are
headed In the directloil of Grodno.
Tho Germans, who captured Ollta are
now moving eastward against tho War-Baw-Petrograd
Railway, only 21 miles
away. Their left Is In close touch with
tho right of tho army advancing on Vilna.
Tho Joint operations are under tho direc
tion of General von Hlndenburg.
Tho official statement from the War Of
fice said the Russians evacuated Ollta
without resistance arid moved eastward.
Another detachment from von Hlnden
burg's army at the same time defeated
tho enemy southeast of Kovno. East of'
Ossowetz and southeast of MItau battles
aro In progress.
Prince Leopold's Bavarian troops are
making rapid progress in their advance
upon the Brest Lltovsk-MInsk Railway,
a line of as great Importance to the third
line of Russian defense as was the War-saw-Petrograd
lino to the first. The Ba
varians havo reached a position northeast
of Kamenez-Lltovsk. less than 20 miles
from tho railway.
Moving on from the Brest Lltovsk re
gion, General Mackcnsen has driven the
Russians across the Ityta River.
More than 200.0W prisoner;, several
thousand cannon and enough rifles to
supply several army divisions havo been
taken by tho Austro-Gcrmans since tho
fall of Warsaw.
In tho three weeks following tho fall of
the Polish capital the Slavs have been
driven back more than 100 miles on their
centre. All their first line defenses have
been captured and tho fall of Brest Ll
tovsk and Blelostok leaves only the fort
Continued on I'aid Tito, Column Four
NUOVE TRBVCEE PRESE
AD EST DELI ISONZO
II Forte Austriaco di Santa Lu
cia Minacciato dagli Italiani
dal Monte Rambon
11 generate Cadorna dice nel suo rap.
porto pubbllcato lerl sera dal Mlnlstero
della Querra a Roma die le forze Itall
ane operant! nella Val Sugana (valle del
Brenta) hanno avanzato occupando Im
portant! poslzlonl sul Monte Arpientera e
sul Monto Baluylo, Anche nella valle
del torrcnto Seebach l'artlgilerla ltallana
ha cacciato il nemlco dalle sue poslzlonl
e lo ha costrctto a darsl ilia fuga.
Nell'alta dell'Isonzo, doe' nel set
tore di Tolmlno, repartl di truppo- al
pine (tallane hanno conqulstato parcccht
trfnceramcntl nemlcl sul'dlrpuatl flacbl
del monte Rambon XVallkl Vrh.ulto
725 pJedl),re vi hanno preso alcunl
prigionierl cd arml, Quetta bella opera
zlone delle truppe alpine si collega
alle Qperazlonl geneiall per completare
I'investlmonte della fortezza dl Tolmlno,
II monte Rambon st eleva a sud dl
Tolmlno, ftl punto dove I'Idriu gettaidosl
neU'Isonzo forma un angplo retto. In
quel tratto VIsonzo corre In una valle
stretta e flanchegglata dal Rambon e dal
inarslcclo del, Klovrat, B da notare che
a qualrtio mlgllo dalla connuenza del due
fluml su mentionati. e prvclsamente all
Incroclo della strada Tolmlno-Idria e dl
quella che da Canale attraversa le Alnl
Glulle. si trova Santa Lucia, una
poslzlone assal ben fortlncata dagli
austrlacl, che e una della dlfrse esterne
di Tolmlno. S gll Italian! rlusplranno a
rlqallre, la vett del Rambon e a dls
cendere. le Ptndlcl settentrlonali, la loro
artixlleria potra! facllmeote rldurre t fort!
dl Santa, Lucia.
(Leggere In 2a paglns le ultimo e plu'
dettagllate Rottile sulla guerra. in
ltalltno.)
AMICABLE END
OF ARABIC CASE
SEEMS CERTAIN
Germany Ready to Accedo
to All' Demands of
United States
APOLOGY AND DISAVOWAL
LUsitania Case Quietly 'Being
Settled Between Gerard
and Von Jagow
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.
Extreme optimism prevailed In Admlnls.
tratton circles today following n second
conference between Count von Bernstorfl
and Secretary of State Lansing. This
was truo both at the White House and
at tho State Department. It was accepted
that thcro would bo no hitch In reaching
n complete understanding with Germany
whereby In tho future her submarln
warfare will bo conducted along lines
demanded by the United States.
It was learned this afternoon that the
memorandum which Ambassador von
Bernstorft handed Secretary Lansing
pledged satisfaction to the American
Government In terms far stronger than
even tho most optimistic, had hoped for,
It is declared that Germany has given
assurance that tho submarine commander
will bo fully punished if It Is fully proved
that one deliberately sank the Arabic. In
"Washington circles this afternoon this
news was greeted with great satisfaction.
Ambassador Gerard, at Berlin, has con
firmed tho statements made by the Ger
man Ambassador here that Germany has
Instructed her submarlno commanders
that there shall bo no further torpedo
ing without warning of steamships on
which thcro might bo Americans.
Intimates of Count von Bernstorft flatly
declared that at last ho had prevailed
over the German naval extremists,
headed by Grand Admiral von Tirpltz.
They say that tho recent statements of
the Imperial Chancellor and foreign
Minister von Jagow havo been almost a
duplication of language used by the Am
bassador In his suggestions as sent to
Berlin. The new policy, they Insist, was
framed by von Bernstorft, and marks
the first well-defined effort on the part
of Germany to line up neutral sentiment
on her side. .
According to German Embassy sources,
the question of accepting responsibility
for the Lusitanla and making reparation
for the American victims of that tragedy
Is being handled !n Berlin through Am
bassador Gerard. All that Count von
Bernstorft has been directed to do Is to
restoro an amlcablo understanding and
prevent any break In diplomatic rela
tions as a retiult of tho sinking of the
Arabic It Is reliably reported that Am
bassador von Bernstorft made It plain that
Germany would give satisfaction in full
for tho sinking of the Arabic. This was
UtalM'tr tok-moanvthattait apology will "be.
sent the United States, if it Is proved that
a German submarine sept the Arable, to
the bottom.
Ambassador von Bernstorft today pre
sented to Secretary Lansing n copy of his
instructions received from the German
Foreign Office. These Included the sum
mary of the instructions that already
have been Issued to German submarine
commanders.
It is understood that von Bernstorft
talked very frankly to Lansing. He told
him that Germany valued the friendship
of tho United States too much to sacrifice
it to a momentary success.
Secretary Lansing stated afterward
that ho could not mako public at this
time any of tho cablegrams received from
Ambassador Gerard. He admitted frank
ly that the messages deal entirely with
tho submarine campaign, and that the
Ambassador has made plain how Impor
tant this Government believes It tc bo
that a complete understanding be reached
at this time. The secretary's entire atti
tude was extremely hopeful, but he said
that until the entire question is settled
no official statement will bo made by his
department.
The memorandum that tho' Ambassador
left with Secretary Lansing was submit
ted to President Wilson this afternoon.
Texas Storm Killed 275
HOUSTON, Tex.. Aug. 27. The tropical
storm that visited the Texas coast 10
days ago took 275 lives, 20C on land and
69 on water, according to revised lists.
The same lists show 102 other persons
still unaccounted for. Fifty-two were
killed on Galveston Island and In the city,
SEES SISTER'S COFFIN,
THEN DIES FROM GRIEF
Had Been Inseparable Compan
ions Double Funeral
on Sunday
Franklin alnddin, 27 years old, 1003 Fed
eral street, Camden, walked into the dark
ened Hrst-floor front room of that address
after the undertaker had finished laying
out the body of his sister, Mrs. Florences
Bldlrman, SS years old. The sister had
taken the place of Qladdln'a mother, nnd
since her death last Monday the young
man had been almost heartbroken.
Qladdln looked at the body In silence
for several minutes and then turned to
walk out of the rpoin. Ho, took a few
steps, faltered, staggered and dropped to
the floor, dead.
Tho funeral services for Mrs. Bldlrman
were to have been held this afternoon.
They have been postponed. A double fu
neral will be held Sunday afternoon.
Brother and sister will be burled in the
samt grave In the New Camden Cemetery.
Mrs, Oladdlu died of a complication of
diseases last Monday. She and her
brother had been Inseparable since the
death of their mother some years ago.
When she married she continued to live
with her father, Thomas Qladdln, and
her brother.
The health of the young man started
to decline when It became evident that
his sister Would die. After her death
other, members of the family had diffi
culty making him eat and sleep. He
became despondent, and so ill that it was
necessary to call in a physician.
When the body was prepared for the
view of relatives and friends an effort
was made by the father to keep his son
away, but It was futile. The young man
insisted on going Into the room alone be
fore neighbors arrived, The first in
timation of what had happened received
by the father was the notse of his son's
body falling to the floor. A physician
galled in said that death bad been Ju-
OT!wuvpe
TODAY'S BASEBALL SCORES
NATIONAL LEAGUE
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GREAT ARTILLERY BATTLE IN. BELGIUM'
LONDON, Aug. 27. A Central News dispatch from' 'the north
of Fiance" says that a tremendous artillery duel between the buna
of the Germans and Allies are raging on the front between Stccn
straete and Boesinghe in Belgium.
BALTIC PASSES WAR ZONE SAFELY
NEW YOUK, Aug. 27. The White Star liner Baltic arrived at
Livcipoll at 4 p. in. today, passing safely through the war zone,
according to cable dispatches to the White Star offices here.
EX-PREMIER OF GREECE TO OPPOSE BULGARIA
ATHENS, Aug. 27. E-Premler Goumaris announced today
th it he would continue to oppose territorial concessions to Bulgaita.
He said that he expected the support of some Venlzelosist Deputies
who were elected to uid the policy of the present Premier. "The
nation is radically opposed to making territorial concessions to Bul
garia," he added.
GERMAN SOCIALISTS PRAISE ARMY
BERLIN, Aug. 27. Leaders of all political parties, including
the Socialists, voiced their hearty appreciation of the admirable nnd
unsurpassed achievements of the German army at a meeting of the
Budget Committee of the Reich&tng.
$25,000 FIRE IN RICHMOND BREWERY
RICHMOND, Vn., Aug. 27. Klre caused by tho explosion of an over
heated kettle in the pitching shed at the plant of the Home Browing Company
today resulted In damuge estimated at 125,000. The blazo wns confined to th
storage house.
SANTA FE CARS PLUNGE THROUGH BRIDGE
I'HOKNIX, Ariz., Aug. 27. Crashing through a weakened bridge, a north
bound Santa Ke train for I'rescott wns wrecked today at Dalo Creek, 70 miles
from here. Four were reported killed nnd 12 injured. The wreck resulted
from weakening of n trestle, following n, cloudburst. The locomotive passed
the rtrcsU&8afolyr.tho -..Pullmans- -remalneoVwn- thotrafckV-but Ufssmuker
crashed through to the river.
AVIATOR D'ANNUNZIO DROPS POEMS ON FOES
HOME, Aug. 27. Gabriel D'Annunzio, tho firebrand Italian poet, has made
another ueroplano flight over tho Austrian lines, dropping copies of a poem of
his own composition Imploring the Teutonic soldiers to yield to the Italians.
This was his second flight. A dispatch from Udlne today stated that
D'Annunzio returned safely although hii machine had been heavily attacked
by high angle guns east of Monfalcone.
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BERLIN AGAIN DENIES RIGA BAY DEFEAT
BERLIN, Aug. 27. For tho second time the German Admiralty today
issued a statement declaring the Russian assertion that tho battle cruiser
Moltke and other German warships had been destroyed in the Gulf of Riga
was n "fake."
"No such battle took place," tho Admiralty stated. "A German squadron,
entering the bay, encountered only light Russian ships, which wore partly
destroyed nnd partly chased away."
THIRTEEN PERSONS ROUTED FROM BED BY FIRE
Thirteen persons were routed from their beds early today when a Are for
a timo threatened to destroy tho candy and cigar store of Simon Luckier at
1912 South 4th street. Fire wus discovered in tho rear of the building by
tho crew of a 4th street trolley car, who aroused Lackler and His family,
sleeping on the third floor, nnd tho family of Michael Goldstein, occupying the
second Hoor. The two families escaped to safety and the flames were ex
tinguished after n short fight. Tho loss is about $200.
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GERMANY PREPARES FOR WINTER CAMPAIGN
UERLIN, Aug 27. Germany bus completed nil the necessary preparations
for another winter campaign. Tho War Office nnd the Admiralty both an
nounced today that all the cnuimncnt needed fnr n rammifn .!,-,., ,, ,v
coming winter has been secured.
heavy underwear, Bocks, gloyes, fur
necessary for cold weather.
275 DEATHS IN RECENT STORM IN TEXAS
HOUSTON, Tex., Aug. 27. Deaths from the recent storm totalled 275.
according to the revised lists. Persons still missing number 102, but many
of those probably will bo accounted 'for.
POPE BLESSES FRENCH PILGRIMS
PARIS, Aug. 27. In response to a communication from Roman Cathollo
pilgrims ut Lourdes, Pope Benedict XV, through Cardinal Gasparrl, the
Tapal secretary of state, has sent tho following telegram to the bishop:
"Tho Holy Father, in accopting tho homage of tho pilgrims at Lourdes
Joins his prayers to those of his dear sons in Franco to obtain from tho holy
Virgin that which they have most at heart."
This Is regarded by somo as a prayer for the success of French arms.
AUSTRIA CONSIDERS UNITED STATES NOTE
VIENNA, Aug. 87 The Austrian press publishes the American note in
reply to the dual monarchy's protest to the shipments of arms and ammunl
t on to the Allies. The following inspired remark is appended to tho publico-
"The note Is being subjected to thorough and friendly study Jnthe VoreHn
Ministry and win then be answered." iinereun
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