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MEXICAN BEAUTY SELLS
GEMS TO AID STARVING
The New Sheriff Raids the Famous Crap Game Which Had Been Considered Absolutely Safe
For *ears*
MISER SHIFTING
VICTORIOUS ARMY
TO OTHER FIELDS
Mot Certain Whether Next Blow
Will Be Struck at Warsaw,
Calais or Paris—
Allies Wait.
LULL IN FIGHTING NOW
Britain Is Informed Army In
Flanders Is Equal to Any
Emergency — Slavs
Play For Time.
Eondon, June 28.—There is a pause,
at the present moment, on both battle
fronts on the continent. The British
public, with breathless expectancy,
awaits the next move. It is conceded
that this move Is Germany’s and that
It may be made against either War
saw, Paris or Calaip.
German activity reported In the Ar
gonne may Indicate a drive on Paris,
but the closing of the Belgian fron
tier may mean the transfer of vet
erans from the eastern front for an
other attempt to break through to the
English channel. Many persons be
lieve. however, that no great offensive
movement will be attempted along the
western front until another effort has
been made to reach Warsaw, against
whfch position the Germans are said
to be bringing big guns from Essen.
Senora Iturbe, Wife of Gen
eral, Runs Afoul U. S. Law
In Work of Mercy.
400 ORPHANS LOOK TO HER
San Francisco. June IS.—In an
asylum at Cullacan, Mex., 400 orph
ans, facing death by starvation, gaze
upon Marcia ‘Acosta Iturbe as the lady
from heaven, for she alone gives them
bread.
Senora Iturbe Is on her way to San
Francisco. She is the beautiful wife
of General Iturbe, the Mexican com
mander. To finance her work of mercy
*he has sacrificed her diamonds. One
hundred thousand dollars is the worth
?f her diamonds, but unless she can
melt with her personal charms and
with the pleas of 400 starving children
the stony vaults of the San Francisco
customs officials she will realize less
than half of this amount from her
great sacrifice.
Half of the gems of Senora Iturbe’s
collection are already under lock and
Sey of Uncle Sam, held under con
fiscation on the charge that they were
imuggled Into this port last winter by
Samuel Saleeby.
Saleeby, after his arrest for bringing
the diamonds here to sell them, was
fiermitted to return to Mexico to get
etters and data which might release
himself and the gems from the tangle
of federal statutes. He recently re
turned on the City of Para.
Among the letters ho brought is one
from Senora Iturbe, explaining that she
had commissioned him to sell these
diamonds for her, and that unless suc
cor Is extended immediately to the
SENORA MARCIA ACOSTA ITURBE
children in the Culiacan asylum they
will starve.
She declares that she herself will ar
rive here in a few days to give her per
sonal testimony at the hearing of
Saleeby on charges of smuggling and
at the same time bring the balance of
her fine collection of gems with a view
of converting them into maney for the
orphans.
HINTS BRITAIN MAY
SEIZE FOOD SUPPLY
Walter Runeiman, President of Board of Trade, Tells British
They Must Eat Less Meat—Millers and Coal Dealers
Warned Prices Must Be Reduced.
London. June 28.—In a speech here
Walter Runciman, a cabinet minister,
reviewed the food situation. He de
clared that the government was pre
pared to take drastic steps to prevent
the exploitation of the people’s needs
for private gain. He warned millers
that tho price of flour must be reduced.
Mr. Runciman declared that despite
all the efforts of the government there
HEADS ASK PEACE
Vorwaerts Today Carries Full
Pape Appeal to Germany
to Take the Initi
ative.
Berlin, June 28.—The managing com
nittee of the social democratic party
n Germany, has caused to be published
n The Vorwaerts a full page appeal
tor peace.
The interesting document declares
he people want peace, and the gov
prnment is called upon in the name of
humanity to make known Its readiness
to enter negotiations.
The appeal Is published under the
leading, "Social Democracy and
Peace." It begins with a reference to
the fact that the socialists foresaw the
war. They worked vainly for an in
ternational understanding, but when
war did come they placed themselves
it the disposal of the fatherland. It
then refers to the declaration of the
party in the reicbstag, August 4, 1914,
which said:
"We demand, as soon as safety has
, Been secured and our opponents are
inclined to peace, that the war be
Drought to an end through a peace
which will make possible friendships
with neighboring nations.”
The appeal closes with these words:
was certain to be a shortage of meat,
and that every man, woman and child
must eat two pounds less per month.
Touching upon the coal situation, Mr.
Runciman announced that prices must
be reduced forthwith. Summing up, re
garding food, the president of the board
of trade said, significantly, “The gov
ernment does not want to be forced in
to taking over the whole food supply
of the population.”
SAY FRENCH FIRST
USED MS SHELLS
Berlin Quotes Paris War Min
ister to Prove Assertion—
Defend Use of Asphyx
iating Bombs.
Berlin, (via London), June 28.—A
semi-official statement has been issued
here explaining and defending the
German use of asphyxiating gases.
The first point made is that the
British and French employed such
gases before the Germans, and in ad
dition to the earlier statements, the
German official war reports concerning
such alleged use, the statement now
cites the text of a communication said
to have been issued by the French
minister of war describing two sorts
of projectiles designed to produce a
stifling gas and the mode of their
usage. This communication is said to
have been dated February 21 before
the Germans employed gas in their
attack upon Ypres.
This circular, which it is claimed
emanated from the French war min
istry is headed, “Remarks Upon Pro
jectiles With Stifling Gases,’* and says
among other things:
“So-called projectiles with stifling
gases, produced in our central work
shops, contain a fluid which pours out
after explosion gases, which inflame'
the eyes, nose and throat. There are
two sorts therefore—hand grenades
and cartridges.”
lne managing commiiL.ee ivui
stand) of the social democratic party
always has been opposed to a policy
3f conquest, we now raise anew our
sharpest protest against every effort
and every proclamation, the purpose of
which is the annexation of foreign ter
ritory and the oppression of other na
tions—efforts and proclamations which
have become public in Germany, par
ticularly through the demands of great
economic associations ns well as
through the speeches of leading non
Bocialist politicans.
"Even recital of such efforts serves
further to postpone that peace which
Is warmly desired by the whole nation.
The people want peace! If this war.
which daily demands new sacrifices, is
not to draw itself out needlessly, to en
dure until the full exhaustion of all
the nations in it. one of the participat
ing powers must offer the hand of
peace. Germany, who, attacked by
greatly superior forces, has thus far
victoriously defended herself against
all her enemies, brought their starva
tion plan to naught and demonstrated
that she is unconquerable, should take
the first step to bring about peace.
"Tn the name of humanity and cul
ture, and supported by the favorable
military situation, brought about by
the bravery of our comrades in arms.
L we demand of the government that it
* make known Its readiness to enter
peace negotiations, in order to put an
end to this bloody conflict.
"We expect our socialist comrades in
other belligerent lands to exert their
influences on their own governments in
this same sense.”
EDITOR OF LONDON
DAILY MIRROR DIES
London, June 26.—Alexander Ke
nealy. editor of the London Daily Mir
ror, died today at the age of 51 years.
Mr. Kenealy, who was born in Sus
sex, England, devoted all his life to
Journalism. He joined the staff of the
New York Herald in 1882 and repre
sented that paper on Rear Admiral
Peary’* first Arctic- expedition. He be
came a member of the New York
World staff in 1895 and was its corre
| spondent with the American fleet in
the Spanish war.
Mr. Kenealy began newspaper work
in London as news editor of the Daily
Express in 1901. Three years later he
u-—m with that Da.ilv M irrnr.
Two Kinds of Missiles.
The circular then purports to de
scribe both kinds of projectiles, re
marking, “The purpose of the hand
grenade is to make the vicinity and
place where it is exploded untenable.
Its effectiveness is materially de
creased by a strong wind. • • ■* The
cartridges are intended for use at a,
greater distance than the grenades.!
They can be thrown or fired from a‘.
pocket pistol. They have the same
purpose as the grenade, but owing to
the small amount of fluid they should
be fired in considerable number.”
Under the heading “Precautionary
measurers to be employed in attacks
in which projectiles with stifling gases
are thrown” the circular says the va
pors caused by such projectiles will not
prove fatal, and that their effects will
be only of temporary duration, depend
ing on asmospheric conditions. The at
tacking troops it adds, should be pro-,
vided with protective glasses and in
structed that unpleasant sensations in
the nose and throat are not dangerous
and will not be permanent.
Defend Their Use.
The German statement refers to al
leged reports published in American
newspapers that the Lusitania carried
250,000 pounds of tetra-chloride of tin,
consigned to the French government
and intended for the production of
asphyxiating gases. Speaking of al
leged efforts to arouse American sym
pathies against Germany for her use of
gas, the statement says the protest
against the use of gas in The Hague
convention, adopted against the votes
of the American delegates was added to
the protocol that it had been proven
that shells with nsphyxiating gases
were inhumane or unnecessarily cruet
method of warfare.-The German state
ment finally compares the use of gas
with the Inundation of fighting areas
instancing the flooding of the region of
Nieuport by the Belgians some.time ago
and argues that both mettlods are
equally humane and that an enemy
merely needs to withdraw to escape
their effects.
DUTCH STEAMER SUNK.
Txmdon, June 26.—A dispatch re
ceived here from Stockholm says that
The Netherlands steamer Ceres, from
Amsterdam for Lulea, Sweden, has
sunk as a result of striking a mine neat
Soderhamn. in the Gulf of Bothnia,
i The crew was saved.
AFFECTS 200,000
General Shutdown of Chicago
Building Industry Grows
Out of Carpenters’
Strike.
Chicago. June 28.—A general shut
lown of Chicago’s building industry,
which it was said, will throw out of
employment more than 200,000 workers,
went into effect today.
The shutdown is regarded by con
tractors and labor leaders as the begin
ning of one of the greatest labor wars
In recent years. The action was taken
at a meeting last night of the repre
sentatives of allied building and ma
terial interests as an answer to the
referendum vote of 16,000 striking car
penters, who overwhelmingly defeated
the proposal to arbitrate all questions
In dispute.
The carpenters have been on a strike
since April 30. The men demanded a
wage Increase of from 65 cents to 70
cents per hour.
By means of the shutdown the em
ployers, it was said, hope to prevent the
Independent carpenter contractors
from getting supplies and thus throw
Dut of work the 10,000 carpenters who
are wording under individual agree
ments.
NEW NAVAL CABINET
FORMED BY DANIELS
Ends “Aides” System and Sub
stitutes Council of Chief
Officers.
Washington. June 28.—After an exist
ence of six years the system of "naval
aides” to the secretary of the navy has
been abolished by Secretary Daniels.
The naval aide plan was originated by
George A. Von L. Meyer, secretary of
the navy under President Taft.
Par It has been substituted a naval
council, to be designated as the “sec
retary's advisory council.” It will be
composed of the assistant secretary of
the navy, the' newly created chief of
naval operations, the chiefs of the va
rious bureaus of the navy department
and the commandant general of the
marine corps.
The composition of Mr. Daniel’s new
“naval cabinet” Is made up exclusive
ly cr orticers whose positions are cre
ated by a act of congress, charged
with Crete'n statutory duties, all of
when’, are appointed by the president
and confirmed by the Senate,
“I have learned to rely upon the men
who will compose this council,” said
Secretary Daniels. “The bureau chiefs
touch at first hand every unit of the
navy ,nnd I have had almost daily con
ferences with them about the big' prob
lems In their bureaus.”
GUILELESS TRADER PAYS
$7,010 FOR DOZEN SPUDS
Little Rock, Ark., June 26.—Twelve
potatoes in exchange for $7,010 formed
the basis of a complaint to the local
police today by Louis Repetti, 60 years
old, a wealthy commission man. Repetti
said he was out that amount as a re
sult of operations of a countryman, one
Ricci. Both deposited, Repetti alleges
in boxes of similar appearance. When
Repetti opened his box he found only
the potatoes. Ricci Is at large.
BABY SAYRE CRIES BUT
GRANDPA DOESNT MIND
Cornish, N. H„ June 26.—President
Wilson, taking a brief vacation at the
"summer White House,” spent this
morning walking through the woods
of his place with members of his fam
ily and working in his study on cor
respondence. He planned to take a
long automobile ride in the afternoon.
He received no wordfrom Washing
ton.
A cold night, which made blankets
necessary, allowed the president a good
sleep, and although Baby Sayre cried
several times during the night, Mr.
Wilson was not disturbed.
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OHIO EXECUTIVE
CARRIES WALLOP
Back Slapping Little Habit
Lays Out Cleveland
Author.
Cleveland, Ohio, June 28.—When
Governor Willis, who weighs around
275 and stands better than 6 feet, wel
comed Hubert B. Fuller, Cleveland
author, on a recent visit to the state
house at Columbus, he handed the
writer three weighty wallops on the
back by way of emphasizing the hearti
ness of greeting. Now Fuller Is laid
up with a severe attack of neuritis
which his doctor believes Is the result
of the hearty claps on the back de
livered by the governor. The attack
Is so painful Fuller can't lift one of
his arms.
SERBS MISTAKE COPS
FOR GERMAN TROOPS
As Result Chicago Came Near
Being Scene of Battle—
Reservists Held.
Chicago, June 28.—Seven coaches
containing about 600 Serbs, who were
said to be on their way to Europe to
Join the army were stopped in the rail
road yards by federal officials last
night.
The cars were cut out of the train
and the federal Inspectors questioned
the passengers through Interpreters.
Excited by the break in the Journey,
the Serbs swarmed about the federal
officers In such crowds that a riot call
was turned in and two patrol wagon
loads of police responded.
Those who were unable to prove that
they were not American citizens, who
were violating neutrality by enlisting
in army o£ belligerent nations, were
ordered into^i separate car.
When the railway coaches in which
they were traveling were side tracked
in the yards, the Serbians thought they
were to be attacked by Germans and
began to barricade the doors and win
dows. They could not be quieted un
til a score of deputy marshals obtained
interpreters to explain the situation.
Before any of the men were per
mitted to depart, stenographers took
their statements. The men mostly de
clared that they had been told they
were wanted in their native land and
would be provided with free transpor
tation.
When the train was stopped ahd fed
eral officers boarded It, the reservists
began shrieking In their native tongue
that German spies had beset them.
They scrambled out of the coaches and
fought off the attempts of the federal
officers to arrest them. The police
were obliged to swing their clubs on
the heads of the Serbians before order
was restored. The officers held 23
fnen.
18 NEW ARMY CORPS
READY FOR GERMANY
Second Category of Landsturm
to Be Put Into Service
Next Month.
Zurich, Switzerland, June 28, (via
London.)—According to an authorita
tive military source, Germany will be
able to place 18 more army corps In
the field by the end of July. These are
composed chiefly of the second cate
gory of the landsturm, comprising men
who have never performed military
service, but who are In training, and In
lard reserves, which have been resting
in the interior of Germany.
It Is calculated that these new corps
will about equal In number the ex
hausted troops returning from Galicia,
who will be granted partial rest, doing
service as Inland reserves.
KUHL IS ACQUITTED.
St. Louie. Mo.. June 26.—August H.
Kuhl. member of the board of educa
tion of St. Louis, was acquitted in the
court of criminal correction here on
the charge that he had profited to the
extent of about $11,000 through being
Involved In a realty deal with the board
of education.
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FIGHT NOW RAGES
FOR MEXICO CITY
Reported Capture of Nlexicai
Capital By Carranza Army
Lacks Confirma
tion.
Washington. D. C., June 28.—Statt
department advices today contained
nothing bearing on the reported occu
pation of Mexico City by Carranza
troops, but announced General Car
ranza’s guarantee of protection for
noncombatants In case of fighting
there. The department summarized Its
advices In this statement:
"The department Is In receipt of ad
vices from Vera Cruz to the effect that
General Carranza has given assurances
that in the event of fighting In the
City of Mexico, the Interests of non
combatants, whether natives or for
eigners, will be looked after.
"The department Is In receipt of no
definite report concerning the opera
tions of General Carranza's forces out
side of Mexico City, but It would ap
pear from the meager reports received
that General Zapata Is preparing to
offer resistance with his artillery
forces."
The opposing forces were reported
In an artillery duel yesterday in which
the Carranza advance was checked.
Consul Silllman reported to the state
department today In a telegram dated
Vera Cruz at 7 o’clock yesterday eve
ning, that Interruption of communi
cation with Mexico City was due not
so much to actual military operations,
as to the fact that the Zapata forces
have destroyed the line._
THIRTEENTH MURDER
PROVED HIS HOODOO
Negro, Just Before Hanging,
Confesses—Bewails Fact He
Failed to Get 14.
Birmingham, Ala., June 28. Syd
Jones, hanged in the county Jail yard
here yesterday, left a note in his cell,
in which he confessed 13 murders. Two
of his victims, a Mobile & Ohio brake
man and a Nebraska deputy sheriff,
were whites. The others were negroes.
Jones named among his victims:
Thomas Thompson, Charles Bennett,
and Deputy Sheriff W. S. Moseley, of
Crawford. Neb.; Shay White, Thomas
Shay and Sam Lee. Monterey. Cal.;
Battle Qulergo. a Mexican, at Fort
Wingate, N. M.. and John Littlejohn,
an Indian, at Sheridan, Wyo. The un
named railroad bnikeman. he said, he
killed at Boydwell. Ky.
“I am sorry I missed getting Richard
Moore, September 12. 1912," Jones
Wrote. “Just one more would have
made an even number."
CREATE MUSIC TASTE
TO IMPROVE MORALS
1,08 Angeles. Cal., June 26.—The
people of the United States spend near
ly $600,000,000 annually for music in
various forms, according to statistics
presented at the National Federation
of Musical Clubs, which is in session
here.
The delegates attending were of the
opinion that part of this—or an ade
quate sum in addition—should be spent
to develop musical education in the
public schools.
Creating a love of music in the
young, it was declared, would improve
morals far beyond the present stand
ard. __
ALBERTA TOWN TORN
TO PIECES BY WIND
Red Cliffe, Alberta. June 26.—Damage
in Red Cliffe. by the tornado of last
night, was roughtly estimated today at
$500,000. No lives were lost. Twelve
persons were seriously injured.
The storm seemed to strike from all
directions. Buildings were leveled,
roofs lifted and telephone poles blown I
over. Almost every large building was
damaged and several private house*
, were wrecked.
vjormans unvan DaCK,
The left bank of the River Dniester
has been entirely cleared of the Teu
tonic troops who forced their way
across at two points early this week,
according to the latest Russian of
ficial statements, but the Austro-Ger
man forces are making desperate ef
forts to efTect a passage elsewhere.
Bridging operations were begun by
the Germans and Austrians south of
Bukaszowlce on the very night th.e
remnants of the detachments, which
had previously crossed in the Kozany
district and near Mrtynoffstany were
being driven back In the former and
captured in the latter region, the Rus
sians report. The battle is still raging
at the new contact point.
Nearly everywhere else along thje
eastern front the drive of the Teutonia
allies has been at least temporarily
checked according to th.e Russians.
Their report mentions specifically a
breaking of the German offensive west
of the River Nlemenin the Orzyc and
Omulew valleys and on the Vistula
south of PUica. A later accretion to
the force of the German drive In the
Orzvc region Is Indicated, however, the
Russians reporting that they were
forced to give way before annihilating
artillery fire. No important change la
reported east of Lemberg.
Military observers are watching the
western territory and reported move
ments of German troops on their in
terior lines, without venturing more
than vague speculation as to whether
this means another Teutonic drive at
Warsaw or renewed activity on a huge
scale by the Germans In Flanders.
TRANSPORTING HEAVY GUNS
FOR USE AGAINST RUSSIA
London. June 26.—A Central News
dispatch from Amsterdam says sev
eral trains loaded with heavy guns
have left Essen for the German front
on the Bzura river, in Poland, where it
Is believed they will be used in an ad
vance against Warsaw.
Since the fall of Lemberg, military
experts In London have expressed the
belief that the Austro-German allies
would attempt to continue their ter
rific drive and capture Warsaw, the
:apital of Poland. On previous occa
sions the Germans have hammered
their way to a point almost within
irtillery range of Warsaw, but have
seen driven back by the forces under
he direction of Grand Duke Nicholas.
RUSSIA IS PLAYING FOR
TIME TO AID ALLIES, CLAIM
London, June 26.—The Petrograd
:orrespondent of the Dally Mall, com
nenting on the fact that the Russian
irmy has eemained Intact during seven
veeks' retreat in Galicia, says thla
irmy has inflicted tremendous losses
>n the enemy, having captured In the
■ourse of these operations 130.000 men,
tearly 300 machine guns and 60 can
ion. He continues:
"That the Russian flanks are firm,
s proved by their successes in Dneis
er and Tanew rivers.
"The military organ Ruskl suggests
hat the only thing that now matters
s to keep the enemy occupied while
Russia’s allies in the west are getting
ip strength. It is generally conceded
hat the Russians will evacuate more
erritory if it Is necessary to find a
avorable position on which to make a
itand.”.
* ♦ ■
IEADY FOR ANY EVENT
IN FLANDERS, HE SAYS
London, June 26.—"In Flanders we
lave made provisions for defense, how
,ver great the attack. Our numbers
here are adequate for any task and our
urn will come." Thus spoke Walter
iunciman, president of the board of
rade. in an address at West Hartle
>ool last night.
"We are learning now,” Mr. Runcl
nan added, "how to deal with the syb
mirlne menace, and it is truer now
han when the statement was made In
Vpril that we have enough explosives
'or our own use. We also are over
ruling our shortage of munitions."
BRITISH AVIATORS BLOW
UP AN AMMUNITION TRAIN
London, June 26.—Bombs dropped
by British aviators near Roulers. Bel
gium, caused the explosion of a large
ammunition depot and also resulted in
the killing of 50 German soldiers, who
were loading an ammunition train, says
a Central News dispatch from Rotter
dam.
GERMANS BELIEVED TO BE
STRENTHENING WEST LINE
London, June 26.—“The Belgian
frontier was again closed Friday, in
dicating a large influx of troops from
the cast.” suys the Rotterdam cor
respondent of the Daily Mail.
STOP DISCUSSION OF
BELGIAN ANNEXATION
- O
London, June 26.—The Amsterdam
correspondent of the Mornir- Post de
clares that German newspapers have
been ordered by the government to ab
stain from the discussion of any plans
for the eventual annexation of Belgium
by German.