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AMERICANS HURRY
OUT OF JAR ZONE
Fifteen Hundred Passengers from
Europe Reach New York on
Steamer Laconia.
BICH ONES COME IN STEERAGE
Krnaaif Offers to Place Boat at
Disposal of I' allnd State to
rlif th Refagec
Bark Ilasa.
NEW TORK. Aug. 17,-Mor than l.no
passengers, moat of them Amrini who
scurried out of Europe at th outbreak of
I hostitille, reached New Tork today on
i th Cunard liner Lacoul from Liverpool.
There wr MS In tha first cabin, 447 In
the second and 648 In the steerage. Blxty
In the steerage were person tt wealth,
who could get no other accomodations.
Besides steaming at night with lights out
to avoid' German' warships, "th Lacoala
has It topstdes, "bridge and ' funnala
painted to resembl a ateamer of th Nor
wegian line. August 10 It was spoken by
the brig Aqultanla, now a British cruiser.
' .Many of the Laconla's passengers' en
' d n red hardahlpa In getting out of the war
sone and most of them left their baggage
behind. One man who aald he was In
YVeUbaden when the general exodus be
gan, wa obliged to walk for miles to
cross the border, lie carried his baggage
on a wheelbarrow and crossed Into Bel
gium by way of IJege. He estimated that
2.000 persons, Americana, -English. - Bel
gians and fethara.wer crossing at tbe
same' time.
Toe Laconia cams straight across the
Atlantic and saw none of th enemy'
ship. . .
Tbe Norwegian steamer UJornstaJerre
BJornsen arrived today from Rotterdam.
Captain Relnersten said that when he
left Rotterdam British battleships and
cruisers were on gu,rd from Ostend to
Brest, making navigation of the channel
difficult- lie steanvd through th North
sea and Beneland 3!rth, north of Soot
land, and came across the Atlantic on a
northerly ouurs. .";
' fieraaaarijf flora, ahlaa.
WABHlNOTON.'r Aug.- lT.-irrmany'
ofrer -to place at the disposal -of th
InKed States passenger sUamer which
would; all umldr ..tha. America flag to
bring .refugee horq. rum Kit rope was
before member ot the government board
of relief today. Acceptance of the offer
was assured and thsre were Indications
that eonie of the other nations Involved
In the, European war might divert liners
for -.the relief of Americans stranded
alisoa.i,, If sufficient facilities are avail
able it Is probable that the plan to send
Aj&ertran transports, to Europe will be
abandoned.
hecretary Garrison announced that It
ships of other powers were employed the
strictest neutrality would be preserved by
th tutted States. It was suggested that
th refugee versels might be manned by
American officer.
SIOUX FALLS VISITORS
:rrjj HAVE EXCIJJN.G VOYAGE
SIOPC TAXAJi, 8. .r;. Ag. rf.-Mlchsel
ZiniUJmsn and family hav arrived In
Kulith Dakota from tle Argentine Repub
lic, having come by yet Bremen. Oer
manyl: There being no lines with steam
ships Running direct to t.h United State
from )h Argentine Republic, they Were
compelH-d to come by wsy ot Bremen.
They were fortunete In getting seross the
oceeej without being sighted and stopped
by. 'British snd FrepiHi' warships. Mr.
UnMinan Is sister of trs. Ksrl Alseii
bre. a prominent v on.sn of Menno. and
her; arrival In South Dakota reunited
them after a separation of mora thaa
fprty-yrars.
GENERAL GIERS0N DIES
"y ON A TRAIN IN ENGLAND
LOXDOU Aug. XT.-(t p. ra.M4.il.
tenant Gtnera.1 Sir. Jsints . M. Qrierson
lied suddenly la train In England today.
General Grlerson. who wa bora In IK,
as one of the foremost of British mili
tary leaders. H had a long war record,
and at the time of hi death held th
astern command la th British army.
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MUST C0ALAND GET OUT
German Crniier Leipzig in Triioo
Harbor to Take On Supplies.
IN UNDER COYER OF DARKNESS
rresirh Warship Lie Off Faraloae
Wattle? to Give Battle en the
High fleas to Urn Tea-
toale Kenny.
BAN mANCISCO. Ang. 17.-Th Oer
man cruiser Leipzig, which crept Into
port before dawn today, moved Into man-o'-war
row later In the day, and began
to take on coal and supplies. Contracts
already had been placed with coal, vic
tualing, towing and lighterage companies,
by the acting German consul. Permis
sion in writing, however, had not been
formally requested and as soon a the
collector cf the port learned that coaling
had begun without hi authority, h or
dered It atopped Immediately, until the
formalities had been compiled with.
Th acting German consul protested.
bilt the1 collector wa firm. Inspector
Bulger, he said, would examine th
cruiser1 bunkers, report how much coal
It needed to take It to Apia and that
much and ne mors would b permitted In
th due courss of th regulation. Th
Lalpilg had placed an order for. 700 ton.
Under th neutrality regulations the
Letpslg can take on only sufficient coal
to carry it to th nearest Oerman port;
In tht case Apia, Bamoa, It must leave
before 1 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Lurking in the fog bank off th Faral
tones Is supposed to b th French ar
mored cruiser Montcalm) a vessel super
ior In everything but speed. The Lelp
lg wa built to make twenty-three knou
and th Montcalm twenty-one. The
Lelpslg Is of only S.250 ton displacement
and the Montcalm I.K7.
In San Diego He th Japanese cruiser
Idsumo, which carries heavier metal
than any foreign warship la these waters.
Composition of the
Field Force of
the British Army
NEW TORK. Aug. 17.-Kngllsh paper
received here today give detail of th
composition of the Brlliah expeditionary
fore under command of Field Marshal
fllr John French. The field force la
compoacd of three army corps, each com
prlaing two dlvlalon and thsre I an
cstra cavalry division under th com
mand ot Major OenaraJ Edmund Allenby.
' Karh army corpa la formed of twenty
four Infantry batalllona of about 1.000
n.n sach on a war footing, six cavalry
regiments, eight batteries of horse ar
tillery of six gun each, eighteen bat
terlee of field artillery, two howltser
batteries and troop of engineers, sig
nal corps, army service corps and other
details.
The British field force, therefore, ahould
contain seventy-two Infantry batalllona.
etghtnej cavalry regiments, twenty-four
oauens or horse artillery with 1M guns,
fifty-fjuur batteries of field artillery with
S-M guns, alx howltser batterlea and the
usual deta.il, according to th latest
British rmy Hat Issued at th end cf
July- ...... -
The first army corps Is commanded
by Lieutenant Qeneral Sir ttauglea Hsjg;.
the third by Major General- W. P.
Boulteney and the second yrm led by
ueutenant Uenerul Hlr Jasna Oriersoa,
who died suddenly today, and has been
replaced by another general, . .
Abandoned Boat of
Karlsruhe is Found
NEW YORK. Aug.. 17.-A whale boat
of the German cruiser Karlsruhe, ap
parently abandoned during the cru'aer's
encouiiter with the British cruiser Buf
fo Is. ws brought Into port today ty th
crew of the DuUh steamer Lodewljk Van
Nassau. v
Finding of th boat Is regarded as cor
robarmtlva of the story told at Halifax
by the affloers of the Suffolk in which
they aalg that tbe Suffolk surprised ths
Karlsruhe with her boats out while
coaling from the Kron irtn VMIhelra
and that the Karlsruhe fled without wait
ing to secure than, taking on th men as
hurriedly ,
Everybody Beads Bee Want Ada
LONG LOW GRAYE
HOLDSJIUNDREDS
Burial - on Battlefield of Haelen
Carried on by Belgian Peat
ant" Under Pressure.
TRAGEDY OF BLOODY FIGHT
tiros ad llrewa with flodlee of Mea
aad Horses and Litter thai
Tells f Desperate
Bravery.
(Copyright, 114, Press Publishing Co.)
P. J. PHILIP.
(Rpeelal Correspondent of the World, Ixn
elon Dally New and Omaha Bee.)
BRUSSELS. Aug. l-(Rpeclal Cable
gram to Nw Tork World and Omaha
Pee.)-Aerosa the battlefield of Dlest
there Is a brown stretch of harrowej
ground half a furlong In length. It Is
the grave of 1.J0O Oermana. who fell In
the fight of Wednesday. All over ths
field there are other similar graves, some
of Germans, some of Belgian some of
their horse.
When I reached the place this after
noon, peasants, with long mattocks and
spades were turning up the soil. For two
full day they have been at th work of
burial. They were sick at heart. Their
corn la ripe for cutting In the battle
field, but little of it will be harvested.
The paths In their turnip fields are sod
den with the blood of men and of horsea
Field of Haelen.
Th battle ground should be railed
Haelen, rather than Dteat, for It waa In
and through and behind the little village
of Haelen that the deadly test of strength
took place. The result ha been already
tated. Th Germans lost three-fifth of
their force of 16,000 men. Two thousand
were killed, 1,000 wounded and J00 taken
prisoner
8o far aa number go, the fight waa
mall considering th enormous armies
In the field; but there I ampl evidence
that It was fierce out of ah proportion
to Its slse. Th battleground Is roughly
thre mile long. Near one end Is
Hselen which wa held Tuesday morning
by Belgian troopa. On Tuesday after
noon, tt ' waa attacked by a large body
of Uhlan, artillery and Infantry and
entered'Iate 'In the evening. '" 'f'
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Beaia Firms;.
Traces of th fighting In the village and
It aurrouhdlngs are only too clear. The
Belgian troops retired at nfght across a
railway track and a 'road through some
open fields sloping toward th village, to
a position In th woods about' a mil and
a half dlatant. There they placed .their
big gun and bKan firing at the enemy.
Th Belgian showed good marksman-
hip and In a vary little time, they forced
th .Oerman .to I he alternative of return-
Ir.g or - attacking agald. Ths invader
choose the . latter course and came Into
open country by three routes, one over a
little bridge along the road, another to
the left behind the road and the third
to the right In the shelter, ot woods and
a low lying lane.
Over the bridge they came In solid
column aa though on parade. Suddenly
the Belgian machine gun, masked In
the wood, burst Into life -and the solid
rank of th German were cut down
by th ball of bullet as corn fall to th
cythe.
Charge of I'alaa. .
On hundred Uhlans, who wer In the
vanguard along one ot th roads, charged
forward daringly, but seventeen Belgian
cam out of their concealment and held
the hundred In check. Today that apot la
littered with the derelict helmeta and
lance of th fighting men. Thoae Ger
man that aurvlved the machine gun fir
charged too. and the fields all about the
Belgian position how by their covering
of impediment that the onslaught pressed
wall up to the defender's gun and to th
trenches In the turnip field, where th
Lelglan soldier lay.
On th Germans1 left, th mitrailleuses
(quick fire shell guns) got to work In and
behind the houses on the outskirts ot the
village. Five of those houses were
burned to the ground. In a phed nearby
I found a pessant weeping beside the
bodies of his desd cows.
The Oerman shooting .appears not to
have been accurate enough, to cover th
advene of the Infantry. .The German
lance aeem to have bent In the 'ancera'
hand. One lance, from which I took a
black and white pennon, wa bent like a
bow, as if Its owner had been shot and. In
falling from his horse, leaned his full
weight upon the weapon' aa ' the point
truck the ground, '
Letter froaa at Dead (eldler.
. I picked up on the field today a letter
which I am endeavoring tr have Identified
and sent to the girl, somewhere, for whom
It la Intended. It wag apparently written
on the eve ot the battle and carried by
a aoldler who hoped that It would, per
haps, reach It destination after his
death. The translation runs:
"Sweetheart: Fate In tlla present war
ha treated ua no mora cruelly than It
ha many other, it I have not lived to
create for you the happiness of which
both our hesrts dreamed. 'Jtetnember, my
sole wish Is now that you ahould b
happy. I v"---
"Forgtt me. and create for yourself a
happy home that may rvetore to you some
of th greater pleasure of Ufs. Foe my
self, I shall have died 'happy la the
thought of ypur lov. My last thought
has been for you and for those 1 leave
at home. Accept this last kiss from him
who loved you."
Ths signature to this letter, which was
stained and soiled, was, so far aa I could
laclpbcr. l.,"Betenn.' Op , th back Is
a pstcrlpt saying: "If my photographs
should cause you unhsppiness, send them
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ENGLAND SENDS HER TROOPS TO BELGIUM'S AID English troops marching
through the streets of Portsmouth, where they embarked for Belgium and France, to aid
the Belgians in resisting the German invasion.
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Utter of the Field.
Toatcards from fathers and mothers,
with blessings on their gallant sons of
both armies, I found, too, upon the field,
as well as little mementos of people and
places, apparently carried by the men as
mascots. Everywhere wer broken lances,
Oerman and Belgian, aide by aide, scab
bards and helmets, saddles and guns.
GREECE OBJECTS
TO TURK TROOPS
THRU BULGARIA
(Continued from Page One.)
one waa set en fire, and a fourth fled
northward.
t.erraaa Dreassosgkt t'aptnred.
An Amsterdam dispatch to the Central
News says the captain of the Dutch ves
sel Epsllon on hi arrival at Tmulden
today reported seeing a German dread
naught In th harbor of Trondhjem which
had been put out of action. Its funnels
wer - smashed and on th side It waa
scarred with hole from shell tire.
No confirmation ot t.h ,'. report r haa
reaqhed. the officials newa.areau here.
SAM FINDS ti ' :- ;
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM
(Continued from Page -One.) T"
th English government, according to
authoritative sources in Washington.
However, It -also la designed to bring to
an end German rule In a territory, which;
Japan contends, threaten China's In
tegrity and peace In the far east. The
German stronghold lies directly opposite
Korea, whece Japan I developing colonies,
and across the sea from the southern
Japanese islands.
The British V lewpolat.
The first move in th immediate situa
tion wa made at the outbreak of war in
Europe, when China expressed the hope
that It might depend on th policy of the
United States as an Influence against vlo-
latlon of Its neutrality. Then the Berlin
government rounded American sentiment ,
ovsr th proposition of neutralising Qr-
man province in China. Through the
United State th Oerman attitude ln -
formally was conveyed to Japan. That
government' response wa the intimation.
mt wnww steps japan xnigiu reel,
compelled to take to d lac barge Its share
In the Anglo-Japanese alliance, the
United States could rest assured of the
Intention to maintain China'. Integrity.
Germany's neutralisation proposal appa-:
reniiy was not ravorea in roKio.
SI
nc tb Germn fleet sailed Into Klau- I
Chsu harbor alzteen years ago and
claimed the territory as Indemnity for
alleged attacks on Gorman mlsidonarlea. control th American line. 1 in Waah
Japan' avowed Intention has been to re-1 ington in connection with plan to ln
store It to Its oriental neighbor. The i crease th fleet ot his company sailing
Anglo-Japanese alliance waa said to have 1 undor the American flag.
brought about Japan' decisive step In
that direction. Recent exchangee between
officials of the Japanese and British gov -
ernmenta were said to have resulted In
Great Britain's taking th attitude that
It special interests in the far east as
n entioned In the treaty wer menaced
by th operation oX.Cerman warships in
crtental watara, aad by the general situa
tion. Involved in ' Germany's . military
strength In Klau-Chau. Japan was said
to have loat ' Bo time 'in accepting the
British, viewpoint
Preside! Not Talklagr.
Present wu.n declared teday. he had
no reason to question th Vood faith ot
. U J .. 1 " , . I t J , , .
ura wvmrmuun or Japan in promising vo i
observe the-' tntegrfty of tjna. n on-j them, however, re perniless. Ambassa
rectlVC'wiUt the , Jai'nye"y Wutum to. dor (Jerard Is supplying tha, actual need
Germany vdesnandlrtg -then surrender tot
Ki 'hatf"to tha.Japeoeas government;
fTh preatnfr4 noaldi not dksvuaa th
ultimatum aj' a whole. ayln "that on
of tike dutlea of neutrality -was. t have
nc opinion 'on wha( ether"nation wat
doing , ,
Secretary "of tte -Bryan waa at the
White .'flougo ' early this morning sup
posedly In connection with th president
on Japan a. ultimatum. Both the presi
dent aad- Mr. Bryan refused to discuss
the vtstt
The president made it clear that the
United Stale would not -be Involved In
any way In th Japanese-German contro
versy and apoke of the' assurances of
Japan that It would maintain th integ
rity of China .aa having been ' given
to the power generally, as well as to
the United States. Asked particularly
aa to the promise of Japan for the "event
ual restoration to China" of the German
provinces, he indicated - his confidence
In the good faith of Japan to carry out
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that assurance at the close of the war.
Resolatlon of Protest.
A resolution directing Secretary of
State Bryan to protest against the an
nounced Intention of' Japan to take 'over
the German leased territory of Klau
Chan, China, was Introduced In the house
by Representative Britten of Illinois and
referred. It quotes the Japanese, ulti
matum to Germany, demanding the with
drawal of all German armed forces in
Chlneeo territory or waters and the sur
render of Klao Chow to Japan and con
tinues: "Whereas, It Is self-evident that the re
lease of said territory to the Japanese
government would be Inimical to tha In
terest ot th United State and China,
whose territory had been preserved;
therefore, be it.
"Resolved, That th secretary of tato
be and he hereby Is, directed to com
municate with the Japanese government
that the United State view with con
cern th transfer by force of arms of
any Chinese territory to Japan or any
other foreign nation, or any transfer of
territory without the unconditional con
sent of the Chinese government."
Representative Britten std that the
course of Japan appear to be a warlike
step to gain a hold on Chinese territory.
ENGLAND DISLIKES . ,1 ;
V SMMOYE OP U. S.
(Continued from Page One.) '
aome crltlclam here, probably atartlng
with the charge that Yankee cannot re
sist the appeal ot the dollar, ar.d being
augmented with the Innuendo that tha
transfer is merely a German subterfuge.
.So far the attitude of President Wilson
has met with the cordial approval of
English public opinion. England feels
that America Is" behind It In sympathy.
But for German ships, transferred to the
American flag, to begin carrying food to
Germany would surely create a painful
Impression here, although It Is admitted
that the purchase Is well within America's
neutral rights.
Depend aa Fat of Bill.
While report were being circulated yes
terday that negotiation ar under way
for the sale ot the Hamburg-American
...... .,..,.,,,. i American waters, dl.
rector cf th company expressed th
oplnlon no dtal wUl consummated until
the faU of thf blU tor the cretlo et a
blfgtt AmerlCRn merchant marine Is
jtnown
w . . fitmm Ahead
NEW TORK. Aug. IT. (Special Tele
gram.) The President Grant and the
President Lincoln are being painted and
.rh.,.H . m.r. t fu,uth Brooklyn.
Men at work on them ,ay th. American
line la interested in the proposed pur-
chas
P. A. 8. Franklin, vice president of the
International Mercantile Marine, which
There 1 nothing definite to aay at
preaent." Jullu P. Meyer, vice director of
! the Hamburg-American line, said to
World reporter when be wa asked if a
ale- contract had been drawn.
Americans in German
Are Well Treated
lXNION. Aug. 17. :07 p. m.) Prof.
Jeremiah .Jenk of Cornell university
reached London today from Berlin. He
says Americans In Germany ar suffer
ing no Indignities and that they are being
treated with ' consideration. - Many - of
of -Americans In Berlin.
"Tha train" service betwten 'points la
Germany to Rotterdam Is being resumed.
Tourists travel on these trains without
molestation." .......
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FIRE DESTROYS PART
OF ATLANTIC HOME
ATLANTIC, la., Aug. 17.-Speeial.)
L. W. Nile, cashier of th Atlantic Na
tional bank, and his wife and daughter.
Miss Marie, were driven from their home
Saturday morning at ID by fire, which
originated on the back porch, either from
defective wiring or from aa oil -soaked
rag, which wa thrown in a basket of
patera catching fir from spontaneous
combustion. Ths fir consumed the porch,
kitchen snd pantry, with all of the house
hold goods therein, and badly damaged
the walls and ceilings of every room in
the house.
Everybody Reads Bee Want Ada
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W-' ' aJriMMUV:iS T
BIG LINERS ESCAPE
GERMANWARSHIPS
Virginian, Teutonic and Tunisian
Ruin Through Hidden Ioebergs
in Fleeing Pursuing Guns.
CALL FOR HELP IS SENT OUT
Eaarllsh Fla-htlaar Craft Comes to the
Rescae aad Then Mixes with
the. Germaa Warship After
Passeaa-er Boat.
MONTREAL, Aug.. 17. After exciting
voyages, during which they sped through
dense fogs, among hidden Icebergs to
avoid German warships, three British
trans-Atlantlo liners, carrying more than
3,000 American and Canadian war refugees,
arrived nere today from Europe. They
were the Virginian, the Teutonic and the
Tunisian. In order not to divulge their
positions to tho enemy, the fog horns
and bells of the ships were kept quiet
and all lights were kept dark.
Passengers on the Tutonlc reported,
that the ship had been pursued n'y a Ger
maa cruiser. The warship at tlmei awejt
th seas with her searchlight In an effoft
to find the Jlnsr. . Th Teutonic lay to
during this operation and the cruiser
finally disappeared.
Wireless Call foe Help.
A wireless :all for help waa then sent
out by the Teutonic, so It passengers
reported, and it not only brought a Bri
tish cruiser, which wa thought tc have
been tbe Essex, but the Oerman man of
war also returned. According to the pas
sengers, th British cruiser was in pur
suit ot the German when they saw the
last of the two vessels.
Officer of :he Virginian reported that
Captain Kendalt. who after tha sinking
of the Canadian Paolflo liner Empress of
Ireland, In the St. Lawrence river, with
a loss of more than 1,000 lives, was placed
In command of the Montrose of th same
line, had run his ship into Antwerp and
rescued a number of American and
Canadians stranded there.
Try to Destroy Rtatioa.
OTTAWA, Ont., Aug., 17. A dispatch
from Sault Saint Marie, Ont., to the
Canadian Militia department, state that
an attempt to destroy the wireless station
there waa made early today. Sentries
fired on and pursued the men who made
th attempt.
A dispatch received here today from
the British War department at London
announced that all soldiers who were In
a state of desertion August B, will re
ceive pardons, provided they surrender
themselves In the United Kingdom be
fore September 4, or at any station where
there are regular forces before August 4-
Condition in Paris
About Normal Again
WASHINGTON. Aug. 17. Condition In
Pari are virtually .tormal again and
th populace Is calm, according to In
formation received by the State depart
ment from Myron T. Herrlck, ambas
sador to France. The situation of Amer
icans apparently Is relieved, as tbe am
bassador's cable made no mention of It.
Tb chief sign of war la tha French cap
ttol, tbe ambassador reported, ia . tbe
light rise In th price ot food.
Report from Genoa, Italy, to th Plat
department atat that (.000 American ret
i pees are expected to arrlv ther from
Switxerland. Twenty-flv hundred al
ready ar at Genoa awaiting transporta
tion home. The American consul at
Ncple reported that I70 American have
sailed from that port aboard, th steamer
San-Giovanni. The United State is now
caring . for th dtplomatio interests of
Russia, aa well a th other belligerent
power of Europe, except Servla and
Montenegro. The addition of Russia was
viewed with Interest because of the ab
sence of treaty relstion between th
United Statea and Russia. The Russian
treaty was denounced by this country In
lll, and no treaty to replace It has been
negotiated.
Two Men Rob Bank
and Escape in Auto
PITTSBURGH. Aug. 17.-Two men to
day entered th Homestead National
bank, covered th officer with revolvers,
took all avallabls cash and acap4 in an
automobile.
WAR STARTS ON HIGH PRICES
OoTernment After Thoie Who Are
Cornering Foodstuff of Country.
INVESTIGATION 13 UNDER WAY
Laral Resrenesta tires lastraetrd in
Proseeate Tartlea Who Are
Adranelaa Tost to the
C'oasamers,
CHICAGO, Aug. 17 Sesrchlng Inquiry
Into the present high prices of foodstuffs
wss begun here today by officials of the
federal, stste and city governments
Prosecution of firms or Individuals held
responsible for the recent advance In
prices wss planned.
James II. Wllkerson, United Steteg dis
trict attorney wa prepared tc serve sub
poenas on men wanted to testify before
tha federal grand Jury. The district at
torney said he would' prosecute heads of
.establishments or ethers he found violat
ing the anti-trust act by combination or
concerted action Intended to control or
advance price.
Legislation providing for the punish
ment of dealers who make the European
war an excuse for advancing food prices
beyond reason wa to be considered at a
special meeting of the municipal market
commission.
Housewives, tepresentatives of numer
ous women's clubs, city, state and county
officials and officials of the federal gov
ernment wer Invited to participate In the
meeting.
NEW. TORK. Aug.. 17.-Plans to stop
speculation which Is said to have much
to do with the Increasing price .of ood
were to be perfected today at a meeting
of the executive board of the. mayor
committee of 13 appointed last week t
aid federal and county officials in- their
Investigations of the cautes of the upward
trend of the coat of living ...
Joseph Martlgan, city commissioner of
weights and measures, working with tha
committee, planned to present to the
board a scheme In operation among
grocery and drug retailers by which
they form associations and purchase In
large quantities for the member stores,
thereby obtaining, marked reductions
from the usual middleman's prices. Ho
believes that uniformity lower prices
v.ould result If there were more of these
associations of co-operative stock-buying
companies.
In the Long Island c:ty section T
Brooklyn disorder occurred yesterday at
the meat market and groceries where
credit wa refused to persons thrown
out of work on account of war closing
th Industrial plants In which they were
employed.
asjar Takes a Jump.
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 17.-Sugar took
another jump of 60 cents on the local
market here today. Cane sugar waa
quoted at $8.06 per 100 pounds, th highest
price ever reached In Portland.
DEATH RECORD.
Lillian Merwla.
BEABER CITT, Neb., Aug. U.-(Spe-
clal Telegram.) Lillian Merwln, oldest
daughter of Mr. and -Mrs. Fletcher N.
Merwin of the Times-Tribune, died this
evening. She wa nearly 20. year old
and had been 111 but a short time. Her
brother. Chester Merwln, of the Naval
academy, left the battleship Missouri at
Fortress Monroe Thursday and arrived
before hi sister's death.
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