Disorder Feared Near at Pest Where Iowa Guardsmen Are Drilling, and Mere Will Be Sent. CARS RUSHED TO CAMP Auto Driver Is Beaten, Town People Say by Negroes, and Threats of Trouble Follow. Doming. N. M., Aug. 27.—To avoid disturbances which appeared imminent, preparations were made at noon today to transfer the battalion of Twenty fourth United States infantry, (negro) stationed here batik to its former sta tion at Columbus, N. M-. The decision was readied by military authorities as a result of threats ol trouble between negro soldiers ana townspeople and the beating of an automobile driver last night, alleged ta have been the act of negro soldiers. Train equipment was being assemble^ at noon under orders to entrain th« command as soon as possible. Houston. Tex.. Aug. 27—The fate of the more than 100 negro soldiers tvhr. Thursday night shot up the west end oj Houston, with a total of 17 deaths to day is entirely in the hands of the mili tary. notwithstanding the action of Dis trict Attorney John H. Crooker in fil ing murder charges against 34 of them. Houston., Tex., Aug. 27.—The negre soldiers of the Twenty-fourth infantry, whe^ Thursday night took part in the shooting in the streets that killed 17 persons, early today were taken front here and started toward Columbus, X. M. Among them were the 34 men charged by District Attorney John H. Crocker with murder. The entire 633 members of the bat talion. which came here four weeks ago to guard Camp I-ogan during con struction. were entrained at daybreak and shortly after the train section bear ing them started westward without In cident. With the arrival today of Ma). Gen. George Bell. jr.. investigation of the shooting was scheduled to begin. The departure of the negroes appre ciably lessened the tension In Houston, although from the hour the authorities took firm hold of the situation there had been little fear of any serious trouble. Capt. L. S. Snow said that while no charges hud been preferred against the more than 100 men who inarched through the San Felipe dis trict shooting right an.:! left, they might be "wry serious.” The contents of his official report to MaJ.. Gen. James Barker at Fort Sam Houston, Man Antonio, were not given out. In an interview, however. Captain Snow said lii.it conditions on Thursday night ■approached mutiny. There was shoot ing in i he eamo before the men march«d to the citv. he said, and he [minted to a bullet hole in the frame of a sha' V r.s proof. This shooting was in discriminate, however, the captain said, ami he did nor. believe any ot the bul lets were dir-cted at him. He was rr,r imed -e brought in Judge Brownings court after crim inal anil. against W. H. Ilastian, pub lisher f the 1'nion Advocate, by H. Rogers, one of tht printers in bis em ploy, according to bis attorney. Rogers claims that Haitian held a gun on Mm and *eui him in the face. NEUTRAL WORLD !S . ! PUT ON U.S, RATIONS _ i Holland, Sweden and Norway' !, Will Get Food, But Must “Play Fair.” —— I Washington. Aug. 27.— Belgians wil j pet food quick’.v end nentraljs will hav« some of their wants supplied through an agreement entered into by Ihe food commission and the governments ol the neutral European countries, j It was decided to let .'•) in more | Dutch ships sail a! once from an Atlan tic port carrying, grain by The Nether- . | lands government on condition that | the greater part of tiie cargoes shall | be used for relief of the Belgians. , I It was also announced that the Swed- | ish mission lias sold at cost 552.000 I bushels of wheat In this country to the Belgian relief. Th" wheat, which was bought by the Swedish government last January and held in elevators ever since will go forward immediately. i In return the Swedish government v»;i: iie allowed to ship 270,000 bushels of rye of the new American crop which will lie available in September or Oc tober. The needs of alt the European neutrals have been laid before the food commission and complete statistics fur nished regarding supplies, consumption, exports. Imports manufacture .and per capita requirements. Norway needs foodstuffs and has shirts to barter. She fs willing to devote T.000 000 tons to the cervice of the United States if she ran get food in re turn. It is understood that this offer in part has been accented. One of the propositions made by Hol land was to turn over to the use of the trade of the entente allies a large share of her merchant fleet on condition that ihe ships go without such proviso. TIoI tmfl maintained that it would' he al jiost commercial suicide to risk her ships, as ft might cut off her immense ceicntal trade. Tt is understood also that the use ov dhips will he given this country both by Norway and Holland for such trade a» does not conflict with United States Jaws, thus re'easing much American and allied shipping. KILL ORDER GIVEN MEN ■... roitrarid. Ore.. Aug. 27.—Picked troops have been sent into Oregon for ests with orders to shoot without warn ing any one caught setting fire to trees. State ofticials believe most of tlie forest fires here are of incendiary origin. The sun is almost hidden from Washington,. Oregon, Idaho' and Montana by smote blankets from' the fires. Bette, Mont.. Aug. 27.—The forest fire situation in western Montana has grown increasingly alarming. Fire fighters are desperate from, their con tinued efforts. Hundreds of men have become exhausted from their labors io ! attempting to head off the tires. CARDINAL ORDERED TO QUIT PORTUGAL High Church Official Given Five Days to Get Out of Capital of Britain’s Ally. Lisbon, Aug. 2T.—Cardinal Anthony MendeBello. the patriarch of Lisbon, has been given five days l>y the Portu guese government to leave the capital | A decree issued today forbid3 the ear • dinal to reside In Lisbon or the suburbs I for one year. In 1911 the Portugese parliament passed a law providing for the separa tion of church and state in that coun try. The law declared that the Roman j Catholic religion was no longer the re I iigion of the state. I CAMPANA’S DESTROYER SCARED OUT, NOT SUNK Paris. Aug. '23.—(delayed)— A French steamer went to the assistance of the American steamer Campana. which was torpedoed and sunk by a submarine on August 6. The French vessel was at tacked by both torpedo and gunfire, but replied energetically and notwith standing losses, compelled the sub marine to abandon the fight. On the arrival at an American port this week of 46 survivors of the tanker Campana. it was reported that the sub marine which sunk the vessel and took prisoner her captain and five of the gun crew, was destroyed on the same day by a French patrol cruiser. THROW BRICKS, NOT RICE. AT NEWLYWEDS Fort Collins, Colo, Aug 27.—The av erage food ration of a "Sammy” in the field is 4,2-00 calories a day. Rice has a food value of 1.630 calories per pound. Therefore, according to C. E. Vail, sta tistic shark of the Colorado Aggie col lege. who estimates an average of three pounds of rice iB thrown at each newly married couple, one “Sammy” could be maintained tor a day on tire waste. He advocates substitution of stones and brickbats for the food product. ALSACE-LORRAINE REPORT GIVEN KAISER Amsterdam, Aug. 27. A Berlin offi cial dispatch received here says Chan cellor Michaelis visited headquarters and presented Emperor William v/itii a report. Some Berlin newspapers say the visit is connected with Alsace-Lor raine. CHANGE IN FREIGHT RATES ^KED BY SOUTH DAKOTA Washington. D. C., Aug. 25.—Railroad •ommissioners of South Dakota today petitioned tire Interstate Commerce commission to put into effect revised freight rates on grain and grain prod ucts from South Dakota points to Iowa destinations, removing an alleged dis crimination in favor of Minnesota mills. The supply of singing birds ban been cut off by the war and canary prices ars sowrlna. __ —p———— PRO-GERMANS IN U, S. DECLARED TRAffORS Gerard and Darrow Denounce Those Who Aid Enemy by Spreading Propaganda. Minneapolis, Minn., Aag. 27.—“tV* must win this war, for If Germany wins she will be over here,” declarer' .lames W. Gerard, former United States am bassador to Germany, addressing a mass meeting here last night "Tf wa fr.ll to defeat that blood thirsty auto cracy life and honor are of no value." The speaker denounced newspapers which are trying to stimulate a pro Gerntan sentiment. Sees Early Awakening “Imagine an American paper pub lished in Germany printing attacks on the German government.” he said. “There would b*' but one result-—the bare wall and the firing squad. “But there will be an awakening here after the first American blood has been spilled on the firing line. The mothers and sweethearts of the victims will tear these pro-Gorman publishers from their offices and demand that they pay the penalty. “We are out to win and we will win despite the traitorous bribe taking minority that would, by their poisonous propaganda, hamper progress of the majority.” Darrow Flays Traitprs. Clarence Darrow. Chicago attorney, denounced the “flannel mouthed trait ors who are scattering German propa ganda” and pleaded for a united Amer ica in humanity’s battle against Prus sian militarsm. "No country.” he said, has ever been so right as the United States is today. It is a war to preserve civilization, hu man liberty and democracy of the whole world, including Germany.” FUR MICHAEUS Majority Which Declared for Peace Without Indemnities and Annexations Can’t Get Declaration. Copenhagen. Aug. 27.—Saturday's •ession of the main committee of the reichstag was productive of further declarations ami discussions regarding Chancellor Michael!--!' attitude on peace which the latest German papers con strue variously. A larefui perusal of the mass of reports anil comments on the committee meetings yesterday and Wednesday, show that. Dr. Michaells, throughout conferences with party leaders, did not cl ange his attitude re garding the wording, of his ambigudos speech of July 19, and the situation, as far as' pinning him down to nnv defi nite peace program, rema n-; exactly where it was when he assumed of'lce. It was brought out in the report of yesterday’s proceedings * ha * »he ma jority party representative en ’-avn—d before the chief reichsta-* meeting July 19. to secure from him defmlte assur ances, hut fai’ed. Demands Ho Take Stand. Herr Eratierger. the centrist lender, alone declared in yesterday'* - """ "t“ sitting that doubt as to the o' an.--* !-.•"* acceptance of the principle ->f *--»ee without annexation art 'rv’e—u'""* now had been eliminated fo- --o' i'l otlier views tanned from rP,: ''"v,f and open skepticism to fat Vo-ttnerts, the social-'*! "--an !* n chned to give the ch-.neeiv- 'he ’-neftt of the doubt, hut demand-- h» de fend his political inte—-md faith against n-n-rierm-'n a t m bv a plain and uw>ou'"noa! ’«nt that he does not hold id"" ' "f annexa tion and con— es* whicli these e'ements attribute *o h;m. The Berlin T:v--V 't' -a';' "Hs's is onlv adlourned Hern ''- — -u-n radical member of the reviving, V clared in a s’-e~-h ‘n the committee yesterday that the 'hen-mio. 'tad in troduced elements of douht "tl uncer tainty into the inter are-«t Vr ot the reichstag resolution: had allved th» conservatives to claim hint a - ‘he-'rewn man without a word of protest, and that he had done nothing to shake oT the assertion of the Pan-Gc-man* ‘hat he is playing a false rani* n politics. . Conservatives for Him. "The chancellor on Wo 'nesday. as on the day when he assumed office, de manded elbow room far t "ice regotia tions, but the majority pi dors then as now declared expressly G at there could ho no question of such e'botv room, and that peace must be ma ’e on the basts 'specified !n the reeobtion. Dr. MI c I-a el Is was warned cf the danger of departing therefrom.” the paper says. What the conservatives and Pan Germans ihink of the present situation i* revealed plainly in the Berlin Tages »itnng: "The anger of the majority parties aeainst the chancellor is unjustified in the opinion of the writer." GASOLINE PROVES TO BE POOR EXTINGUISHER Blonx Falls. S. D.—While aiding In fighting a prairie fire .1. M. Hayter and George Ix-fAer. well known Gregory county homesteaders, were seriously and perhaps fatally burned. Hayter. noting that the tire wgs gaining head way. picked up a bucket of gasoline and. supposing the contents to be water, thew It into the edge of the lire. He wan Immediately enveloped In fames, and Loftier, in an effort to sa”c his comrade, also was seriously Lxirned. Both men were rushed to a hospital. CHILDREN SET FIRE TO FARMER’S GFAIN STACKS Little Rock, la.'. Aug. 25.—Albert Wie n po. of near lattle Rock, is tbe loser of eight large grain stacks destroyed by fire Friday evening. Children, matches and gasoline aro blamed for tbe tire. JAPAN GETS $6,000,000 M0REJJF U. S. GOLD New York. Aug. 25.—The Cnitod States subtreftsury here transferred 55,000,000 in gold by telegraph to San Francisco today for export to Japan. This le the largest single withdrawal of gold for shipment to that country since the movement began to assume ' Important proportions nhout three months ago. tt Is estimated that since last May an aggregate of from $£K), ooo.ooo to too.ooo.040 In aotd inks been IN 1II1HECIL Sought Italy’s Aid in Entering Balkan Conflict in 1913 When Not Quite Ready, 4.UST FOR LAND SHOWN Conversation of Crown Prince and Efforts ter Oct Eng land' to Aid Against France Recalled. London, Aug. 27.—‘T see they are again talking" itt Germany afioitt how England started the war," remarked Lord Robert Cecil, minister of block ade, in his weekly talk jiesterday with the Associated1 Press. "It is an old song, but I think the time has come, particularly in the United States, when it is well to restate briefly the bald facts regarding the beginning of this great conflict. "Frankly, I db not think any one anywhere can honestly believe that England began the war. If any person had arisen in a public assemblage in this country two weeks before the war began and asserted that in a fortnight we would be plunged into the greatest international conflict the world has ever seen, the speaker would have been re garded by everybody as a dangerous lunatic. Our people's thoughts were the farthest possible from war and our statesmen were overwhelmingly occu pied with domestic affairs, particularly the Irish question, to the almost com plete exclusion of international politics. It is true that some of our people had been saying for a year or more lief ore that time that Germany intended to at tack us, but their warnings fell on deaf ears, so much so that no preparations were made. Wanted War Year Before. "Certainly we did not start the war. Who did-? I think the answer is un questionable. For at least a year be fore the war began. Germany had defi nitely made up her mind to fight. “An Italian writer has told us how in 1913 Germany approached the Italian government with a view to taking action in the Balkans, but Italy said she would regard such a war as of fensive and not defensive, and would not lend her support. Germany with drew her propocal as she did not think she was then strong enough to go it alone. "American Ambassador Gerard has told us the German crown prince made no secret of his desire for war and .that he even expressed the hope that it would come before his father died, and he added that if it didn't come before his father died it would come as soon as he, namely, the crown prince, ascended the throne. Pact Against Francs Sought. "Balfour's secretary, lan Malcolm, has also quoted his conversation with the German crown prince in which the prince suggested that 'England and Germany should combine to destroy France.' I "There Is no question hut that Ger many had made up her mind that somewhere about the summer of 1914 would be the best time for war. This was because the new French military service act would not become effective and the Russian strategic railways would not yet be ready. "Moreover, they knew thoroughly the conditions of corruption In Russian of ficial life and hoped our domestic pre occupation would .keep'us-out, although they wqre determined to go on with their plans whether we stayed out or not. wanted Britain in. "In every country there are men of' many different opinions. The extreme war party in Germany actually wel comed and desired our entrance, aa It gave them an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. The wiser ones no doubt hoped we would stay out so they could take us singly later, followed still later, as Ambassador Girard has pointed out, by the United States. “This was the situation In Germany when the Sarajevo murders came and gave the war party its eagerly awaited opportunity. The Austrians delivered their ultimatum to Serbia. There is no reasonable doubt that the ultimatums were submitted to Germany and ap proved and there is no doubt it was then and there decided that whatever was Serbia's answer they would pro ceed against Belgrade. The ultimatum was couched in such arrogant terms that a favorable reply was difficult, but little Serbia managed to pen readily that which practically acquiesced in all the principal demands and agreed to submit the remainder to The Hague tribunal. Nevertheless the Teutons moved c.i Belgrade. Peace Efforts Pushed. Aside. "You are famiilar with the efforts which the English foreign, secretary, Sir Edwaixl Grey, made to have the Teuton demands submitted to arbitration or conversation. The Teutons brushed, alt efforts aside. “Meanwhile. Russia who could not stand idly while Serbia was being crushed, began mobilization. France entered next. Then came our demand an Germany for on understanding in respect to the neutrality of Belgium, an undertaking which France had already' cheerfully given. Such an undertaking being refused, we cumo in. i "That is the simple story of the war’s origin. The most crushing indictment, against the central power? !« that they over and over again rejected all pro vmals for conferences on the eve of war j —conferences, which must inevitably have resulted in averting the conflict, , oecause It wtiuld have been shown how ■limsv was the whole structure upon which the central powers were starting ’ the world war." REPORTS NEW ATTEMPT , TO TfrEJJP BUILDING I Washington, Aug. 25.—Senator .Jones, I >f Washington, announced in the Sen , ite today that he had called to the at tention of President Wilson and the j muncil of national defense u threat . which he raid had been made by the f Seattle building trades council, to ro . 'use to use after September 1. products . if lumber mills which fail to grant an tight-hour day. This action was an ’ Kiunocd In a telegram the senator re VON GERARD HELPS RON DOWN SEDITION M in Once Accused as Spy Now Valuable Aid to U. S. Marshal. TVs Moines, la., Aug. 27.—Dr. Will iam Von Gerard. Cedar Rapids chir opodist, who wus held as spy for sev eral weeks and later released, is now accompanying United' States Marshal Moore, of northern Iowa. In the lat ter’s roundup of pro-Germans. Von Gerard engages Germans in conversa tion in their native tongue and' it they express seditious Views lie yanks them before Moore. Gerard's assistants de clare he Is heurt and soul for Uncle Sant PROFITS FOR TM Senators Will Put Up Hard Fighf to Lighten Consumption duties Next Wee1<, They Say. Washington, Aug. 27.—After a l>riei session today the Senate recessed until Monday without action or debate on the' war tux bllh The committee room was twice brok en into at night and papers in the cus tody of Chairman Simmons were stolen. Proposed amendments and statistics of treasury experts on the bill are said to be the only things missing. The police have gotten-no trace of the marauders. Senators favoring higher income and war profits taxes in conference today agreed to reopen their fight Monday., proi>osing to take a flat 80 per cent of war profits. Washington, Aug. 27.—Senators-who are bent on making large increases in the tgxcs on great incomes and- war profits were full of fight when the wur revenue bill was taken up in the Senate again today. They said that even if the taxes on large incomes were kepit at present figures in the bill, they would consider their efforts hud been worth while, since under them Incomes of'over $1,000,000 will pay in the aggregate, tuking the present law Into account, about 65 per cent. The coming week will be marked'by a sharp struggle over taxes on wat profits. The senators who are insurging against the finance committee rates or war profits declure that sentiment the country over is with them and henew• they do not purpose to hurry the bill through. They thought it likely the bill 1 would he before the Senate all the coming week. Senator Borah’s declaration that tn the year 1016 and th's year there eave been between $6,000,000 000 and $7,000. 300.000 war profits accumulated In the country, and that the finance commit tee pronoses to let this vast accumula iion off too lightly, Is to he made the ,-aost of by the advocates of “conscrip tion of wealth." House ways aril means committee lenders are watching the Senate de velopments cioselv. They will he dis posed. if the Senate puts the rates high notifth on war profits and incomes, to yield to these figures and insist on .triktng out the consumption taxes or t large part of them. Fear Moscow Conference Will Restore Order Under Strong Government and End Their Rule. Moscow. Aug. 25.—Labor unions are opposing the Moscow conference and have announced a one-day strike In protest. The leaders of the unions de clared the conference to be "counter revolutionary" and that It was not pos sible for democratic organizations to participatet They regard the confer ence as an effort to deceive the masses. Protest meetings in various factories and works were called for today. Minimalists and social revolutionists likewise are voicing opposition and held a meeting in which it was resolved that the conference was unrepresenta tive of the people and announcing in advance that they would not abide by any decision taken, in view of the widespread opposition, the big opera house where the conference will sit will be- surrounded by troops through, out the sessions. GURKO, CZAR'S LOYAL OFFICER, TO BE EXPELLED Petrogrsd. Aug. 25. -General Gurko ?x-commander on the southwestern front, recently arrested for expressions uf loyalty to the emperor iifler the revo lution is to be sent abroad, it is an nounced under a new ’aw enabling the government to expel persons regarded *s dangerous to (he welfare of the country. TO BUY WHEAT POR MILLS. Washington, Aug. 25.—The fact that the food administration s grain corpor ition will purchase wheat for millers *s welt as for the American and the ai ded governments vas revealed in a statement Issued 1 ly the grain price fix ing committee headed by Ur. H. A. jorfiohl. The announcement, which explained the method by which the grain < orpor ulion will meet its opening expenses, told of a plan for furnishing seed to farmers and sets forth that wheat will by purchased by grades. NO WILSON PEACE SPEECH. Washington. Aug. 25.—Talk in con p^sa that President Wilson might pos ribly address the national laxly on the subject of peace when he makes reply to Po[a> Benedict’s proposul was silenced today when the White House »t It be known that l PRESIDENT ASKS EXEMPTION FOR FJMIjIHEXDS Wilson’s Letter Will Provide a More Libera! Policy To ward Men Having Dependents. WAR CHIEFS DO NOT AGREE Army Men Say That Congress Refused to Exempt Men Merely Because They Were Married. Washington, D. C., Aug. 2?r.— President Wilson has written Sec retary Baker expressing a- riew £ that the drafting of married* men \ who are heads of families should Hr carefully examined to avoid* it, if possible, and expressing the view that single men should be taken where it is possible. As the president is empowered' by the draft law to make the regulations under which It will be carried out, the effect of his letter th Secretary Baker is. to throw his Influence toward a- more liberal policy for exemption of married ■ men than heretofore has been pursued1 by the provost marshal general's office*.. Disagrees with Army. It is no secret that the president’!* view is in open conflict with the inter pretation placed at present upon the law by the army officers who - are ad> fninistering it. They contend that as the history off the law shows that congress voted down amendments to exempt married! men, they ,have no- legal authority to exempt them except on the grounds off dependency alone. President WilaOn'd view, as forecast in his recent letter th Senator Weeks, is that the taking off married men and heads off families should be avoided' at) least on the first draft,” Provost Marshal General Crowder sent to governors off states today an order changing the proportion of the various states' quota of men selected for the national army, that are required tobe furnished1 on certain data. The new order calls for 5 per cent of each* state’s quota to report at cantonmentc September 51 40 per cent on September 19, 40 per cent on October 3, and th* remaining 15 per cent!as soon thereat* ter as practicable. EXPLOSION DUE TO PLOT Washington, D. C., Aug. 27—Tfteex plosion at Mftre Island navy yardi lnt July, killing five and injuring more than 30, is pronounced In an official, report made public today by Secretary Daniels, to have been the deliberate act. of some one unknown,* and not an.ao* cident. RORNILOFF TRIES TO AVERT RAIL STRIKE Demands Mobilisation of Boadr to Prevent Breaking Up> of Supply System. London, Aug. 27—A* dispatch to the Times from Moscow, says that at the cabinet meeting in* Petrograd, Thurs day, General Kornlloff, commander in chief of the Russian armies, demanded the militarization of railways, which will probably be agreed to In view of the imminent railroad strike. The mere on two Important lines decided* to suspend work immediately but tpay be persuad ed to defer the strike in obedience to an urgent message from the conference of railway men now sitting in Moscow, which favors a simultaneous strike on all railways. Prompt measures are needed to forstall a< oollapse* of the rail way service. SHIPPING DISPUTES BOARDS CREATED M Ik to End New York Strike and Prevent Others, Adopted. Washington, I>. C., Aug. 27.—Early And peaceable adjustment of labor dis putes In ship yards is expected by the creation today of an adjustment board to consist of three, four or five mem bers. according to the nature of the problem to be solved. President Wilson appointed V. Evert Mackny, of Mew York, president of the national civic federation, chairman of the board. The second member will be named by Samuel (Jotnpers, president of the American Federation of Labor, the emergency fleet corporation naming the third. In the event that a dispute involves the navy. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt will sit as a member of the hoard. When the trouble concerns a private shipyard, a representative of local labor and local shipping interests will sit. The secre tary' of war, as chairman of the national defense council, will have the deciding vote In the case of a tie when Secretary Roosevelt sitting on the board raises the number to four. WANT SEA FOODS USED. Washington. Aug. 25.—A campaign to increase consumption of sea food to