LUSITANIA LOSSES
WHENSHE SETTLES
t
Arabic Episode May Bring Res
titution For Americans Who
^ Lost Through Previous
Disaster.
WILSON IS STILL WAITING
No Expression From Adminis
tration May Be Expected
Until All Facts Are
Submitted.
Washington, Aug. 30.—Further de
velopments In the situation with Ger
many now await tne Berlin govern
ment’s official report on the sinking of
the Arabic. The state department ex
pects to receive this from Ambassador
Gerard as soon as the German admir
alty can secure it and meanwhile nego
tiations are at a standstill.
Negotiations covering the general
subject of submarine warfare, which It
Is understood, Count Von Bernstorf, the
German ambassador, has been instruct
ed by his government to open with a
disavowal of Germany's intentions to
cause loss of life to Americans when
the Lusitania was sunk, will be begun
when the state department announces
Its readiness. These exchanges which
are to be a continuation of the diplo
matic correspondence, will not be en
couraged by the United States until
the case of the Arabic has been satis
factorily disposed of.
The American government believes
that Germany’s sincerity in her an
nouncement that under sea warfare
against passenger ships has ended,
must be established before the Lusi
tania discussion can continue.
Reiterations, by American officials,
■v that rights of neutrals will be insisted
upon in all quarters, is taken by Ger
man officials to mean that when it is
established that Germany has modified
her submarine policy England will be
asked to relax the blockade against
foodstuffs for Germany. German offi
cials believe the change of their policy
will permit an acceptance by the Uni
ted States of the concessions which
Germany will make when negotiations
are reopened.
j MERCY! GERMAN
KISSES MR.BRYAK
—
Chautauquan Had No "Way
To Escape Fond Embrace
Of Teuton.
Wichita. Kan.. Aug. 30.—John Gra
her, a husky German farmer, yester
day kissed W. J. Bryan at the conclu
sion of the colonel’s Chautauqua ad
dress at Kingman. The impact came
so suddenly that Bryan did not have
an opportunity to sidestep.
Bryan blushed like a girl, but he came
to his senses immediately when the
throng of 3,000 started cheering. He
had touched on the war during his lec
ture and his eloquence had stirred Gra
ber’s heart.
"Mr. Bryan, I have read your paper
for years and have admired you. I made
up my mind that if ever I got a chance
■ to see you I would kiss you. When I
I saw you were coming here I knew that
my wish would be fulfilled, and it ha*
been," said Graber.
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TO ACCEPT OFFER
The Rest of the Band Thought the Bass Horn Player Was Working on Some Other Tune.
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GERMANS P K
ZLOTA LIPA HI)
Report Indicates Pressure In
Galician Territory Has
Been Renewed After
Period of Rest.
RUSSIAN LINE REINFORCED
Petrograd In No Danger Until
Von Hindenburg Oains Con
trol Along Baltic Coast,
Critics Assert.
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i ne state department now regards
Its case on the Arabic as made up as
far as British and American sources
of information are concerned. There
now remains only the German presen
tation to afford the department a basis
for final decision.
The was no further conference to
day between Secretary Lansing and
Count Von Bernstorff and it is under
|t stood the latter probably will not again
call at the state department until his
government is ready to submit the
statement it has promised in regard to
the Arabic incident.
Washington. D. C., Aug. 28.—Ger
many’s intention to offer full satisfac
tion to the United States for the sink
ing of the White Star liner. Arabic,
with the loss of two American lives,
formally was communicated to the
state department yesterday by Count
von Bernstorff, German ambassador,
acting on instructions from the foreign
office of the imperial German govern
ment.
The memorandum read to Robert
Lansing, secretary of state, by Count
von Bernstorff outlined the position of
the German government in the Arabic
case and promised that in the event it
is found that the Arabic was attacked
without warning, the imperial German
government not only would disavow the
act but would give the United States
"full satisfaction."
This, it is well known, would have
to include reparation for the Americans
lost and assurances that such tragedies
would not be repeated. *
No further developments in the situ
ation are expected now until the sub
marine commander who sank the Ara
bic has reported to Berlin.
President Waits.
Meantime President Wilson and Sec
retary Lansing, thoueh visibly en
couraged and relieved by Count von
Bernstorff's assurances and reports
from Ambassador Cerard on his con
ferences with Foreign Minister Jagow,
are in a waiting attitude. Before the
American government can speak there
must be forthcoming the German dis
avowal and explanation of what all evi
dence received has seemed to prove
was an "unfriendlv act.”
It became known last night that the
state department has been informed
that Germany is ready to renew dis
cussion of the Lusitania incident and
to offer reparation for the American
lives lost when that vessel was sent to
the bottom without warning by a Ger
man submarine. There has been no
response to the last American note on
the subject and it is known that the
United States will not listen to repara
tion proposals with the situation cre
ated by the sinking of the Arabic still
pending. With the attack on the Ara
bic disavowed, however, and guaran
tees given against repetition, a German
communication explaining that the
Lusitania was torpedoed, as a reprisal
against Great Britain under misappre
hension that she was armed and that
killing of Americans was regretted and
not intended, and offering reparations,
probably would pave the way for an
amicable settlement.
GERMANY MAKES ONLY
EXCUSES, SAYS FIGARO
Paris, Aug. 28.—The Figaro, in an
editorial today on the situation growing
out of the sinking of the Arabic, says:
“Germany is a universal distributor
f of excuses. She handed them to Den
mark and Holland and would like to
hand them to the United States. The
point is will the American government
be satisfied with such base coin. For
German excuses imply neither repen
fence nor intention not to relapse. Wll
helmstrasse expects that she will be
quiet for a platitude. But the German
pitcher has gone to the American well
too often; it is too badly cracked for
further use; a new one is wanted.
SENATOR CURTIS TO SPEAK
BEFOREJNDIAN COUSINS
Lawrence, Kan.. Aug. 28.—Plans have J
been completed, it was announced to- t
day. for the annual conference here of I
the society of American Indians, which .’
will meet September 28 and continue 1
In session until October 5. The con- [
ference will be held at Haskell Institute j
and speakers will include several of *
national prominence, who are of Indian !
descent, among them United States J
Senator Charles Curtis, of Kai"«u» 1
Only Opposition to Police Pro
tectorate Plan, Proposed By
U. S., Comes From Pro
fessional Revolutionists.
Washington, Aug. 28.—It became
known today that plans of the United
States for putting Haiti in order con
template calling upon the war depart
ment, if necessary, to furnish offllcers
for the island police from its corps of
noncommissioned officers who have
developed and commanded the Philip
pine constabulary. Officers said the
proposed protectorate treaty would
provide, not only for a complete finan
cial protectorate and the administra
tion of customs houses, but for a na
tive police force officered by Ameri
cans.
Rear Admiral Caperton and his ma
rines will remain on the island pend
ing ratification of the treaty and set
ting up the machinery of the protec
torate. Some opposition is expected
I by the rebellious element of the north
ern part of the island, who do not
; look with favor upon the ending of
revolutionary days, but little real
trouble is looked for.
President Favorable.
Prompt ratification of the protec
torate treaty by the Haitlen parlia
ment was forecast today in dispatches
to the state department from George
Davis, at Port au Prince. The charge
said President d’Artiguenave, head of
the new government, is committed to
the convention and Is believed to have
assurances of sufficient support from
senators and delegates to secure fav
orable action within a few days. He
presided over the senate for several
years and is popular among his former
colleagues.
It is said provision may be inserted
In the treaty for an extension, if nec
essary, of the 10-year limit placed on
the protectorate. Doubt has been ex
pressed as to whether foreign capital
ists would be willing to make loans to
the government, or invest their money
for development of the island’s Indus
tries without some guarantee against
the return of such conditions at the
end of 10 years.
NIGHT RIDERS SENT
UP FOR LONG TERMS
Many Others Charged With
Similar Offenses Await
Trials.
Hartford Ky. Aug. 30.—Three men
who pleaded guilty In Ohio county cir
cuit court of being members of a band
of night riders, who for months spread
terror throughout this section of west
ern Kentucky, today are serving sen
tences In the state prison. One other
yesterday was acquitted by a Jury,
and 60 defendants are awaiting trial.
Aphralm Reisinger, a coal miner,"
admitted he plied the lash when Reu
ben Howard, a merchant, and his wife
were whipped at Horton the night of
June 12. He sought to secure a three
year sentence, as Jerry Clark and
Ernest Webster, who participated In
the whipping, had done earlier in the
week. Commonwealth’s Attorney
Rlngo, however, refused to compromise
and insisted that a five-year sentence
be Imposed. Howard testified he and
Mrs. Howard were whipped until they
bled. He said the reason given him
lor his beating was lack of industry.
Reisinger, Clark and Webster were
taken to prison after Reisinger accept
ed the longer term.
DREYFUS FORCED TO
DENY DISLOYALTY CHARGE
Paris, Aug. 28.—Louis Dreyfus, a for
mer member of the chamber of deputies
ind head of the firm of Louis Dreyfus
& Co., bankers and grain merchants,
issued today a denial of allegations j
contained In a parliamentary report
published yesterday to the effect that
pis firm had sold to agents of Germany
part of a grain cargo on the steamer
Normandy at Antwerp In August, 1914,
ind subsequently sold the grain to
France.
M. Dreyfus In his statement admits
hat the grain had been sold to Ger
nans, but states that the sale was be
'ore the war began, and that at his
mggestion the German Interests had
>een sequestered by the French gov
ernment.
’ERMANENT MODEL CITY
PLANNED FOR PLYMOUTH
Boston. Aug. 28.—Plans for a per
rianent model city to shelter a popu
ition of 100,000 to be erected at
>lymouth. In connection with the cele
iratlon in 1920 of the 300th anniversary
f the landing of the Pilgrims, are be
pg considered by municipal experts, it
ms announced today. The Idea of those
aterested In the celebration was to
limlnate the waste of money usual In
he construction of temporary exposl
lon buildings. They propose to build
permanent city, one that will be Are
roof and smoke proof and with zones
ar factories and industries.
Investment of Monterey Con
tinues—Pan-American Con
ference Expects to Re
sume Sessions Soon.
Washington, Aug. 30.—General Villa
Klegraphed his Washington agent from
Durango, saying the defeat of Carranza
troops at Villa Garcia, several days
igo, was very serious, their losses be
ing 200 dead and about BOO wounded.
Villa’s forces under General Raoul
Madero continue the Investment of
Monterey. defended by Carranza
troops, commanded by General Trevino.
Washington, Aug. 28.—Further con
sideration of the Mexican problem will
be undertaken soon by the Pan-Ameri
can conference probably late next week,
it was said today by state department
officials.
By that time all replies to the peace
conference appeal that are expected
will have been received Including the
response of General Carranza. It is
believed General Carranza will urge ;
recognition of his government.
C. A. Douglas, counsel for General
Carranza In Washington, today re
ceived the folloying telegram from
Gen. Pablo Gonzales, general in chief
In command at Mexico City, under date
of August 26:
"I have the pleasure of informing you
that the general situation is improving
daily. The hunger problem is almost
solved and with reference to railroad
traffic, so soon as this, Is resumed with
the north, which will be accomplished
In three or Hour days, the aspect of the
country will have changed favorably.”
FOOD TRAIN DELAYED
BY WRECKED BRIDGE
Washington, Aug. 28.—Destruction
of the railroad bridge south of Allende,
the American Red Cross reported to
day, compelled Its agent, J, C. Weller,
to return to Pietjras Negras with a
train loads of foodstuffs, with which he
started on August 2f to supply thou
sands of destitute Mexican women and
children in Monclova and Saltillo. Wel
ler reported brisk fighting was in prog
ress south of Pledras Negras.
PEOPLE CRITICIZE
RUSSIAN MINISTRY
Business Men and Officials De
clare Reorganization Is
Badly Needed.
Moscow, (via London). Aug. 30.—
After a series of conferences held by
the business men and the representa
tives of the public bodies In Moscow,
such as the Zemetvos, or provincial dis
trict councils and municipalities par
ticipating In the work of preparing war
stores, a resolution was adopted today
declaring that the lack of coordination
between the Russian cabinet ministers
and the uncertain course of the gov
ernment were hindering the efforts of
the munition producers and that the
ministry should be reorganized under
the guidance of an energetic premier.
The newspapers intimate that the
appointment of M. Krlvosheln, the
minister of agriculture to succeed Jean
L. Goremykin, as prime minister. Is
Imminent.
LARGE POWDER SHIPMENT
LEAVES U. S. FOR RUSSIA ,
Philadelphia, Aug. 28.—One of the
largest shipments of smokeless powder
Bver sent from the United States will i
be taken to Russia on the Russian
steamship VoroneJ, which sails today I
rrom Wilmington, Del., for Archungel, i
via Glasgow. ’ ,
This snlpment consists of nearly
2,000,00(1 pounds of the highest grade of i
Lhls type of powder, and Is shipped In 1
:ases holding 200 pounds each. I
Besides the explosives, the VoroneJ ’
has on board 25 auto trucks, shipped at '
New York, which were stowed in the I
bottom of the vessel to give her sta- 1
billty.
Russian military officers superln- i
tended the loading of the vessel as well i
is the manufacture of the powder.
CHINA PLACES ORDER FOR
100 SUBMARINES, RUMOR
New York, Aug. 28.—Financial circles
here were interested in a rumor that
the Chinese commission of naval ex
perts recently sent to this country were
negotiating for the purchase of 100
submarines at a total cost of 876,000,
00#. While the representative of one
New England submarine building com
pany admitted that some of the Chi
nese had inspected his plant, he denied
that any contract had as yet been
signed.
Warplane Riddled By Bullets
of French Aviators—Two
Raiders Escape From
Pursuers.
Paris. Aug. 30.—Four German mili
tary aeroplanes attempted to make a
raid on Paris this morning. They were
attacked by a French air flotilla and
one of the German machines was shot
to pieces in mid air.
The German machines crossed the
French lines flying at a great height
and driving toward the city of Paris.
When over a point to the north of the
capital, they sighted a French air flo
tilla which was waiting for them and
three of the German aeroplanes
wheeled about and headed for the
German lines.
Two of the German machines es
caped, but one was outdistanced by
its pursuers and was riddled by bul
lets. It fell flaming into the forest of
Halatte, where the burned bodies of
two aviators were found.
The fourth machine dropped five
bombs at Montmorency, a town 15
miles from Paris. No one was hurt.
The batteries at Montmorency opened
fire on the aeroplane, but it got away
in the haze.
Travelers arriving In Paris by train
from the north can see at almost any
hour from 10 to 15 French warplanes
in the air at the same time, protecting
the capital from German air raids.
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POLICE TO GUARD
PEACE CONVENTION
Leaders Ask Protection While
They Boost Move For Arms
Embargo.
Chicago Aug. 30.—One hundred
“plain clothes” policemen hnve been
asked for by J. J. Tobias, chairman of
the local committee of the "Friends of
Peace" to preserve order at the con
vention of the society which will be
opened here on Sunday afternoon. Five
thousand delegates are expected to be
present. It is planned to present to the
convention petitions signed by GOO,000
persons calling for an embargo on the
export of ammunitions.
Mr. Tobias, who Is the head of the
Chicago law school, said he had ar
ranged for the delegates to be scat
tered throughout the audience with in
structions to promptly suppress, or If
necessary eject, any disturbers.
ALLEGED HEAD OF ARSON
RING IS UNDER ARREST
Portland, Ore.. Aug. 28.—Sanford
Currier, alleged by the police to be the
head of an arson ring operating In
Seattle. San Francisco, Los Angeles und
Portland, was arrested here yesterday
and held In Jail for lack of J20.000 ball.
According to Fire Marshal Jay
Stevens, the alleged arson ring ts re
sponsible for fire damage amounting to
several hundred thousand dollars in
Pacific coast cities. The plan of the
gang, according to the marshal, was
to rent, or even build a house und fill
It with costly furniture, all of which
would be Insured. Then the furniture
would be removed, the house destroyed
by fire and the Insurance collected on
both house und furniture.
Grur* Handy, one of the alleged gang
was arrested several days ago and Cur
rier’s divorced wife was arroated yes
terday.
HUM. Ml'
DIE III PORTP.
Barracks Attacked In Northern
Section—Government Seizes
Munitions and Takes
Other Precautions.
Lisbon, (via Paris), Aug. 30.—The
minister of Interior, Dr. Silva, an
nounced today In the national council
that a monarchist movement had
broken out In northern Portugal. The
barracks of a regiment of Infantry at
Gulmaraes. 12 miles southeast of
Braga, had been attacked and many
persons had been wounded.
Dr. Silva said the government had
taken various precautions. Arms and
bombs had been seized. The railway
bridge at Trofa has been dynamited
but trains are still able to cross.
The minister. In conclusion, said the
situation in Portugal Is now normal.
LLOYD-GEORGE TALKS
WITH COAL MINERS
Paves Way For Conference of
Mine Owners and Labor
Leaders.
London. Aug. 30.—Although It had
been announced that Walter Runcl
man, president of the board of trade,
who acted as arbitrator In the recent
coal strike, would decline to see a dep
utation of miners, Mr. Runclman and
David Lloyd-George. minister of mu
nitions, conferred for half an hour to
day with the committee representing
the men. who came to London from
Cardiff yesterday. Little was accom
plished today beyond an elucidation
of views on both sides. A further con
ference will be held Monday with rep
resentatives of the mine owners par
ticipating.
Although dissatisfaction with Mr.
Runclman's award to the miners is
spreading, the men's leaders are stand
ing firmly against another strike at
this time. Nevertheless, reports from
the coal fields today stated that 4.000
more men had quit work.
TWELVE BATTALIONS OF
CANADIANS OFF TO WAR
Ottawa, Ont., Aug. 28.—Twelve Can
adian battalions of Infantry are to be
placed in England for final training,
according to an announcement made
here today by the military authori
ties. The troops will be regarded as
reinforcements to be called for service
In France or Flanders as required.
The 12 battalions have been selected
from all parts of Canada and are the
best trained corps in the division. They
contain about 16,000 foot soldiers. This
draft will bring the number of men
Canada has sent to England to 100,000.
JEWISH NEGROES TO
LEARN HEBREW TONGUE
New York, Aug. 26.—Dr. Jacques
Faitlovitch, who sails for Naples today
on the steamer Du< i Degll Abruzzi,
will carry $6,000 which he has collected
in this country to aid In teaching the
Hebrew language to the Black Jews, of
Abyssinia.
The American Jewish committee con
tributed $6,000 of this sum and private
subscription made up the remainder.
Dr. Faitlovitch says there are 60,000
negroes In Abyssinia, who are true
Hebrews, but no longer speak the Jew
ish tongue.
BRITISH CRUISERS ARE
SIGHTED OFF SANDY HOOK
New York, Aug. 28.—A three-fun
neled British cruiser appeared at the
Sandy Hook lightship today. At the
same time a British cruiser of four
funnels was sighted 16 miles southeast
of the lightship. This is the first ap
pearance of regular British cruisers off
the New York coast in the past three
weeks. During this period, however,
ari auxiliary cruiser, formerly a Cunard
liner, has been patrolling the coast. The
auxiliary disappeared several hours be
fore the regular cruisers a.' 'vsd.
uerun. Aug. 30, (via London).—
Teutonic pressure against the
Russians in eastern Galicia has
resulted In the piercing of the
Rrastan lines along the Zlota Lipa
river, it was officially announced
today by German army headquar
ters.
Since the Austro-Germans in their
drive through Galicia In May and June
threw the Russians back upon the line
of the Dnelster and the Zlota Lipa and
Gnlla Lipa rivers, late in June there
has been comparatively Inactivity
along this front, so far as the official
reports have indicated.
Today's statement from German
army headquarters that the Russian
lines on the Zlotia Lipa had been
broken through apparently means that
the Teutonic forces are renewing their
thrusts In Galician territory and have
scored a success in the course of an
attempt to clear the remainder of that
territory of Russian troops, which, if
carried to a conclusion, would result in
the Russians being forced back into
their provinces of Volpynla and Pa
dolla.
The occupation of the town of Na
rew, also reported today, records a
further advance of the German armies
pushing eastward from the Blalystok
and Btelsk line.
RUSSIAN MINISTRY DENIES
RUMORS OF PEACE PLANS
London. Aug. 30.—As the Russian
armies continue to retreat, the foreign
and war ministries at Petrograd deny
vigorously that their government has
any thought of making a separate
peace with the central powers. Spe
cial dispatches from Petrograd state
that the Russians are on the point of
digging themselves in.
Military writers at the Russian cap
ital are at the opinion that the Ger
man turning movement In Courland
Is not likely to threaten Petrograd se
riously this autumn, as Field Marshal
Von Ilindenburg apparently has made
no progress In his efforts to secure
control of the Baltic coast. The latest
news from that region, however, in
dicates that Germany has not given
up the plan for naval co-operation to
ward this end. Berlin reports that
German warships bombarded at two
points Dago Island, which commands
the entrance to the Gulf of Finland.
The Russian foreign minister, M.
Sazonoff, declares emphatically that
there is no disagreement among the
allied commanders and that while a
German soldier remains on Russian
soil there can be no peace.
The greater interest Is displayed her*
in reports from Washington of the ne
gotiations ■ between the United State*
and Germany concerning the Arabia
incident. Most of the newspapers con
sider that President Wilson has won a
diplomatic success, the effect of which
on the whole question of submarine
warfare In certain to be momentous.
Notwithstanding the orders of theii
leaders, 4,000 more Welsh miners have
quit work. The advisability of gov
ernment control of mines again Is be
ing discussed seriously.
HUS5IAN S NEW LINE TO
BE GREATLY REINFORCED
London, Aug. 28.—General Pollvanoft.
Russian minister of war, announces
that Russia Is raising another 2,000,000
men, and that the fate c ' the cam
paign will not be decided before some
time next year, according to the Petro
grad correspondent of the Times.
London, Aug. 28.—The Germans, in
full possession of the entire Brest-Lit
ovsk line, have resumed the offensive
in the Baltic provinces and are press
ing the Russians, both in the districts
southeast of Mitau and to the east of
Kovno, in an effort to reach the main
line of railway which nasses through
Vllna and Dvlnsk to Petrograd. This
may, in time, prove the most important
of the German operations, although at
present they are using more troops in
the pursuit from Brest-Litovsk and the
line on either side of the fortress.
It is expected, however, that with the
fall of Brest-Litovsk, which had been
folowed by that of Ollta, south of
Kovno, the armies of Field Marshal von
Hlndenburg will be reinforced and
make another attempt to cut off the re
treat of the Russians. It is believed,
here, however, that it now is too late
to accomplish this purpose.
Ammunition Coming.
The Russians apparently had evacu
ated both Brest-Litovsk and Ollta be
fore the Germans arrived, as the latter
made no claim to the capture of guns
and booty. The Austrian official re
port states that Archduke Joseph Fer
dinand 'ound the town of Kamleniez
LItovsk in flames when he arrived.
There are Indications that the Russians
still are trying to remove everything
that might prove of use to the Invaders
and burn what they are unable to take
with them.
GARIBALDI WOUNDED.
Udine, Italy, Aug. 28.—Ezio Gari
baldi, son of Gen. Ricclotti Garibaldi,
has been severely wounded In the fae*
during the fighting with the Austrians.