PIN AND GRIP SAVES LIFE OF THIS CHINAMAN Was Sentenced to Death by Villa Troops at Parral Juarez. Mexico. Aug. 2S.—A lodge pin and grip saved the life of a Chinese merchant of Parral when Francisco Villa's troops captured Parral some months ago. according to a sworn statement mSde by the merchant to the American consul herb upon his arrival from the in terior recently. The Chinese merchant refused to permit lais name to be attached to the statement for fear he would be killed if he fell into Villa's hands. He swore that he saw three of his cousins dragged through the streets of Parral by rebels~hnd burned at the stake. A demand for $5,000 was made upon hint upon threat of death, the merchant said. He told the Villa colonel he did not have this amount and was about to be ordered shot, he said, when he noticed a lodge pin on the lapel of the colonel's coat. 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THURSDAY EVENING, PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA HERE , TO SEE COUNTRY Will Pay Respects to Presi dent Wilson After Stay in New York 3y Associated Press. New York. Aug. 28.—C. D. B. King, president-elect of Liberia, arrived yesterday on the steamship Carmania. on his tirst visit to the United States. -After n short stay in New York he will go to Washington to pay his respects to President AVilson. He was met down the bay by H. F. Worley. United States government receiver of customs and fiscal agent of Liberia, who represent ed the State Department in receiving the president-elect Mr. King said that a credit of $3.- 000.001 granted his countrv -by the United States, which is the "first loan of consequence ever negotiated by Li beria. would be used for public im provements which would tend to make the country still more productive and create a larger import and export trade. While in this country Mr. King will address the World Christian Citizen ship Conference in Pittsburgh in No vember. This engagement was made while he was attending, the Peace Conference as a delegate 'from Liber ia. President Wilson and Queen Marie of Rumania also will be speakers. Another passenger on the Carmania was Prince Reginald He Croy, of Bel gium. whose sister. Princess PeCroy. was sentenced by the Oermans to-ten years' Imprisonment for aiding pris oners to escape and served more than three years before she was released by J the armistice. RAILROADMEN ARE ORDERED BACK TO WORK ! Face Expulsion From Broth j erhoods if They Remain on Strike / By Associated Press. Washington. Aug. 28. —Director General Hines has announced that the chiefs of the four railroad brotherhoods had sent "final" In structions to the men of their or ganizations participating in railroad strikes on the Pacific coast to re turn to work immediately. "The chief executives of the four train and engineinen's organiza tions," the director general an nounced, "have sent final and un qualified instructions \o their men on strike on the Southern Pacific. Santa Fe coast lines, and Salt Lake lines, to return immediately to work and are confident that the instruc tions will be complied with. "The railroad administration has thought it highly desirable to give the organizations tin adequate op portunity to obtain control of the situation but the government is tak ing the necessary steps to deal with the matter without the lapse of further time unless this last effort of the chief executives of the organiza tions speedily proves successful." I-cailcrs" Statements I.os Angeles, Cal., Aug. 2 B.—Un less there is decided improvement the government will take steps to operate the lines." said a statement concerning the railroad strike re ceived from Warren S. Stone, chief of the locomotive engineers. Mr. Stone's statement follows: "Effective at once inform all members of division that strike is illegal from start to finish. All members of the Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers will be required to abide by the laws of the organization. * * * Failing to do so. they will be expelled inside t>f 24 hours. Unless there is de cided improvement the govern ment will take steps to operate the roads. You all know what this will mean. Impress on everyone the necessity of using sober thought and exercising common sense and not be car ried away by a wave of mob law." In -addition to Mt. Stone's state ment the following statement sign ed by W. G. Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, was posted by local officers of the brotherhood last night: "Advise all men of the brotherhood that we will not engage in sympathetic strike and tell our men that less than two months ago 258 members of the brotherhood were ex pelled from the organization at Winnipeg for sympathetic ac- I tion while many of them lost their positions. Our members ! must return to work and up hold their contracts if they ex l pect to retain membership and ! support of this organization." Brotherhood leaders went into executive session to consider the new orders from Mr. Stone and Mr. Lee. They refused to comment on the developments. Contract For New Actors' League Is Given to Public Now York, Aug. 28. George M. I Cohan declares the contract of the i Actors' Fidelity League, which the managers had agreed to accept, pro j vided for eight performances a week, | with one-eighth of the salary for j each additional performance, and for not more than one ninth's re- I hearsals without pay in dramatics j and not more than five weeks In i musical comedy. If a play is re hearsed a few days and then aban- I doned by the producer, the actors ! will receive pay for one week. The contract also provides that lite managers are to furnish all cos j lumes, gowns, shoes, wigs. etc., without cost to the actors, and for the payment of one week's salary during Holy Week and Christmas week whether or not the actors were working. Supreme Court Justice Peter A. | Hendrick last night signed the first j restraining order in a series of in i junction suits brought by members i of the Producing Manager's Protec ! five Association against the Actors' i Equity Association to prevent the latter organization as a body and its members individually from in , terfering in any way with the open ! ing of the 2 5 theaters closed by the I actors' strike. Many Witnesses Uphold Packers; Rap Control Plan Washington. Aug. 2 B.—A -proces sion of witnesses representing sec | tions of the United States scattered | from Texas to New York city, var : led as to occupation and views, but S all a unit is opposing passage of the | Kenyon and Kendrick bills for regu j lating the packing industry, were I heard yesterday by the Senate agri culture committee. Stockmen pre dominated in the list, but grocers, farmers, feeders, bankers and com mission men were included. Frank Currie, of Gard. 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StXRRIBBURO eSs6t TELEGRAPH 1 DECLARES EDITH CAVELL - WAS EXECUTED WITHIN THE LAWS OF WARFARE Minority Report of the Committee on Military Law Is Made Public at Session Being Held in Baltimore Baltimore, Aug. 28.—Execution by the Germans of Miss Edith Cavell, the English nurse, which aroused the indignation of the Allied world, was in accordance with the laws of "civ ilized warfare," according to a mi nority report of the committee on military law of the American Bar Association, made public here. Both majority and minority reports were prepared by the committee, which was appointed to investigate courts martial and suggest reforms in mil itary law. The reference to the case of Miss Cavell was made by S. S. Gregory, of Chicago, chairman of the committee, and was concurred in by Judge Wil liam P. Bynum, of Greensboro, N. C., the other minority member, in advo cating abolition of the death penalty for women convicted of infringing t military law. In his report Mr. Greg ory said: "A careful consideration of the case of Miss Edith Cavell, one of the most pathetic and appealing victims of . the great war. whose unfortunate fate has aroused the sympathy and excit ed the indignation of two continents, has led me to the conclusion that she was executed in accordance with the laws and usages of what we are pleased commonly to refer to as civ ilized warfare. "This being so it has seemed to me quite inconsistent with our condem nation of those who thus took her life to retain in our own system of military justice those provisions of law which were relied upon by the German military authorities in order ing her execution. The mere fact that her trial was attended by the bru tality and duplicity which commonly marked the exercise of military pow er by the German command, docs not alter this aspect of the case. This is not a subject upon which I desire to reason at any length, for it is one as to which the impulses of the heart can much better be relied upon than, any sophisticated and artificial reas oning. "For us to take any other course, it THREE MONTHS TOO SHORT FOR ARMY TRAINING \V. W. Atterbury Would Ex tend the Time to Six Months Washington, Aug. 28. Provision in legislation outlining the nation's permanent military policy for in struction of officers in industrial op eration, appointment of only college graduates to West Point, elimination of the coast artillery as a separate I branch, and placing of the Marine Corps under the War Department, was suggested by W. W. Atterbury, vice-president of the Pennsylvania, Railroad, to the Senate military sub committee. Mr. Atterbury although now re'turned to civil life, served j during the war as a Brigadier Gen ' eral in charge of rail transportation j and transportation at 0 ports in I France. ' Three months training of the I young men of the country under the i provision for universal service, Mr. | Atterbury regarded as too short a period. He urged the extension of ■ the time to six months and then reg istration of the men after training I in the reserve with the obligation of appearing for maneuvers for two years. Approves General Staff Mr. Atterbury's approval of the existing general staff system, was given frankly. "I would make it of the most con centrated character," .he said, "and I would give to it almost autocratic ; power." His suggestion that Army officers i be detailed to the factories and of fices of the country was a part of his criticism that the Army now and as contemplated is lacking the efficiency of the ordinary big busi ness concern. "My experience of two years with the Army," he said, "is that a dol lar means little or nothing to the Army." The suggestion regarding West : Point was based on the proposal in I thy bill to cut down the term from j four to three- years. Mr. Atterbury would cut it to two years and so change the course that little but mil itary subjects be taught there with tha caaels who had been graduated from the different colleges and uni versities, making their course at West Point something of a military post graduate course. Prince of Wales Given Reception at Toronto Toronto. Aug. 28. Great dem onstrations of welcome and loyalty, which continued throughout yester day, marked the last day of the present visit of the Prince of Wales to Toronto. The reception given the royal vis itor at the grounds of the Canadian national exhibition, and in the tw/enty-four mile triumphal drive through the streets, was unparalleled in the history of the city. On ac count of the great crowds and mag nitude of the demonstration consid erable curtailment of the Prince's program was necessary. Hundreds of thousands of per sons lined the streets to get a view of His Royal Highness and party. Mounted police had to charge the crowds at times to get the Prince's car through. Prizes Awarded in Annual Baby Parade Ity Associated Pr.ns Asbury Park, N. J., Aug. 28. Jane Mannigan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mannigan, of Harrison, N. J., won the grand prise, a gold loving cup, in the twenty-eighth an nual baby parade here yesterday af ternoon. The "queen prise," a pony and cart, was awarded to Veni Spinelll. of Newark, N. J. Thousands of paraders were in the march before the throne of the tiny queen, Anna Irene Psakl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Psaki, of Forest Hills, h. 1., and her fairy court. The pageant, which was featured by victory and pa triotic floats, was witnessed by near* ly' 100,000 persons. , seems to me is to impeach our sin cerity and good faith in criticising the German authorities in this re gard, and to warrant the suggestion that such criticism is inspired rath er by the fact that they, opr enemies, were responsible for it, as well as sympathy for a good .and worthy woman. than any well considered judgment in the matter." \ The majority members of the com mittee, Andrew A. Bruce, of Minne apolis; Martin Conboy, of New York, and John Htnkley, of Bnltimore, de clared they could not "concur in the suggestion of Mr. Gregory that there should be a provision prohibiting the death in the ease of women spies." "It would certainly be inadvisable unless such provision were in the codes of all the nations with whom we would be likely to be at war," they i,aid. v The majority also decided to concur in recommendations of the minority that eniiilcd mon sit on courts mar tial and that special courts be aban doned. The majority report assert ed that although "we believe some cnanges should bo made, we are sat isfied that the errors which were committed during the recent war and the excessive penalties which were no doubt often imposed, were due solely to the inexperience of those in control and to the fact not only that we had of necessity to train an of ficer class over night for our volun teer army, but that our practice in the past of scattering our regular Army, divided into battalions, com panies and even smaller units over lithe country had made it impossible to train properly even our West Point officers." The majority members of the com mittee urged that greater efforts be made to cut down the time taken in bringing prisoners to trial in order to lessen Jheir period of confinement ,in the guard house. "We are satis fied that their associations in the guard house have ruined many a fine , soldier," they said. YANKEES LEAVE BIG GAP TORN' IN CAMBRIDGE Their Departure From British University Is Regretted by Instructors Cambridge. Eng., Aug. 28. —The departure of the American soldier students from Cambridge University is regretted. The are missed. "Quite a gap has been left by the Americans," the correspondent was told by W. F. Reddaway, of Fitzwilliam Hall, censor of non collegiate and the Rev. J. P. Whitney, professor of eccles iastical history at Emmanuel Col lege, which was John Harvard's rut in a quick corroboration. "Indeed they are," said he. "They were a cheery lot. We all liked them. Tlitiy lent quite a bit of color." The university authorities gen erally were impressed by the earn estness with which some of the Americans buckled down to work. All did not work hard, however, many taking the view that they would profit more by looking about in a leisurely fashion, studying English practices and manners and cultivating the social side of things, than they would be burying them selves in books and lecture rooms during their limited stay. Cambridge is beginning to make a bid for American students who look to Europe as a field for post graduate work. Formerly Ameri cans had great difficulty in secur ing degrees of Doctor of Philosophy in British universities, so they went to Germany. Cambridge now has arranged a Ph. D., Sir Goeffrey said, that will have a special appeal to American researchers. English postgraduate students, like the Americans, used to go to Germany. To offset a resumption of that practice, Cambridge is ar ranging to have its men go instead to universities in the United States. Johnson Urges Soldiers Be Brought Home at Once Washington, Aug. 28. Senator Johnson. Republican, California, in a statement yesterday urged the im mediate return of American troops from abroad, and declared the time has arrived when this country should "get out of the whole mess and be just American again." Asserting that. American boys were fighting an "undeclared and undis closed war in Siberia," that others were to be sent to Silesia that Amer ican troops had been "cruelly treated in Dalmatia" and still others were to remain upon the Rhine for fifteen years, Senator Johnson said: "All of this was ordered In secret, not In the United States, but In Paris, where had one vote out of five. Tho logic of events demonstrates what the league of nations Is for— to have America underwrite the peace treaty, in which are Interwoven the secret treaties disposing of the world among the Allies, which were hidden from us during the war." 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BRING OUT OLD ARTS TO GREET THEIR SOLDIERS Island Natives Celebrate With Festival Lasting Two Weeks • Papettc, Tahiti, Aug. 28.—Age old I Polynesian customs and arts of song j and dance, half forgotten by the | natives in their swing toward Euro- J pean customs, were revived • the great festival which during the ! past few weeks welcomed home! Taliitian veterans of the great war. Martin, formerly queen, came from semi-retirement and gave a pic turesque feast of royal proportions in the old king's palace. The otea, or dancing company, presenting evolutions not unlike the Hawaiian hula-hula, wns seen again and the himene, said by mu sical experts to be unique in all the world, wiffc sung. the himene, lately abandoned for hymns and European songs taught by mission aries, short phrases of great orig inality nnd often of great beauty are woven together in four or five parts without dissonance. Some liken it to Wngnerinn choruses. One colorful fcatffre of the cele bration was the lantern parade when young and old, carrying torches, danced through the high ways and byways of the town. The square, lighted all about with paper lanterns while flower crowned wo men promenaded with husbands or sweethearts, presented a romantic picture of old Tahiti. "When the battalion of Tahitian soldiers arrived they were greeted by great crowds of brilliantly attired natives crowding piers and beach. They marched through triumphal arches of palms and after being ofll cially welcomed by Governor Joce lyn Robert were taken over bv the crowds. The festival continued more than two weeks. Other settlements of the island have made preparations for other celebrations to follow. Stock Exchange to Close Again Saturday By Associated Press. Xcw York, Aug. 28. For the fourth time this summer the gover nors of the stock exchange, acting on a petition signed by a majority of the members of that institution, j yesterday voted to suspend business Saturday. Brokers and commission houses are far behind in the clerical work resulting from the activity of the hull market which began last Feb j ruary. ASK PROBE OF WAR RISK BI'RRAU Washington, Aug. 28.—Investiga tion of war risk insurance bureau with a view to changes in the law governing its operation is proposed in a resolution introduced by Senator Gore, Democrat, Okla. VITOLYN Nature's Tonic Of Herb* ' Put New Life into your weak and disordered Stomach and natural Vigor and Regularity into your Liver and Bowels. Vitolyn makes Rich Red Blood. . Sold at Golden Seal, Forney, Ken nedy and all other leading druggists. STEVENS MEDICINE CO., 54S Aanderbllt Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Also Manufacturers of Stevens Ca tarrh Compound, a sure preventive of Hay Fever. 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The Chamber of Dep uties is now discussing a bill regu lating the cession of water power privileges which, it is hoped, will facilitate the utilization of the re =6o UOU fowcft) Gij is Hu .American capital (01* I cattfe ? — —■— 1 Purity Security Grade A Milk is the safe Milk for baby, especially in the Summer time. Pasteurized and tested for cleanliness and nutriment. The Name on Cap for Purity CHARLES A. HOAK Penbrook, Pa. Both Phonei j maining seven and three-quarters million. The advantage France may draw from full exploitation of this rich resource in power appears clearly when it is realized that Germany has only 1,300,000 horsepower in hydraulic resources, that coal costs three times as much as it did before the war, and that the French water power corresponds to a total annual coal consumption of 78,000,000 tons, 18,000,000 tons more than Franco consumed annually before the war. France requires 20,000,000 tons of ( coal yearly in excess of her own production, at its maximum. At the present cost, the purchase of such a quantity means the payment abroad of a billion two hundred million francs annually, materially aggravat ing the situation of French ex change. The program of utilization of the unimproved water power comprises the manufacture of nitrate fertilizers so much needed to increase agricul- I tural production in France.
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