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The Omaha Daily Bee ADTOtTTSTOO IS THK tTnVKRSAL LANUVAGB BTOKKN KVF.RVWHKRE BT BUYERS AND SELLERS. THE WEATHEB Cloudy VOL. XLV-NO. 40. OMAHA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 4, 1915-TEN PAOES. Oa Trains, at Hotel Haw standi, to., Bo SING LK COPY TWO CENTS. LATitl AMERICAN NATIONS AGREE TO CONFERENCE BIx Countries Atked by Wilson to Be Bepresented at Meeting to Flan Restoring Peace in Mexico. WHAT THE STEP CONTEMPLATES Tint Step in Pacification of Mexico Probably Will Be Embargo on Ami and Ammunition. DIPLOMATS CONFER THURSDAY BILI.ETIH. WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. The six South and Central American nations which President Wilson has invited to he represented at the meeting here Thursday to consider plans for restoring peace to Mexico have for msJly signified their willingness to join with the United States in the preliminary conferences. WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. When the three South American ambassa dors and the three ranking Latin American ministers meet with Secretary- Lansing Thursday to hear President Wilson's plan to ask the co-operation of their countries for restoring peace to Mexico, a course of action will be outlined which all Latin-America will be asked to ap prove. , It contemplates the restoration of constitutional gqvernment without the use of force, If possible, but has In view Joint action of all the Ameri cas, if necessary. Although all officials surround the conference with the greatest se crecy, It is known that one of the first elements Is an embargo on arms from ' alf Latin-America to Mexico. The' president la not committed to de tails of any plan, but will Invito sugges tions from the Latin-Americans to open the way to a common ground. . Carrsmslstae Become Anxious. Announcement of the conference sur prised agents of the Mexican factions here. Carransa's agents, hopeful that his course within the last few weeks and his efforts to respond to thf demands of this .government to relieve Mexico City, would lead to ultimate reConlUonr-conf5jvfed their mystification. They did ' not attempt to conceal some misgivings, but are hopeful tha.t Car ranza's showing of strength ' In . Mexico will force the conviction that hta pro visional government demands recognition.- Villa's adherents believe President Wil son will submit a plan for a provisional government, talcing up the constitution alist succession where It was broken by the death of President Madero. Vaaqucs Tagle, minister of Justice, Is In line. Should any faction revolt, they propose an embargo on munitions of war against the revolters, and that the American government support the factions partici pating In the provisional government. Such a course, they admitted, might necessitate armed Intervention. General Carrama's followers here be lieve he will yield, but will take the ground that be Is entitled to recogni tion. General Carransa's agency announced that General Hcrnandes. commanding Villa forces at Coahuila, had sent emis saries to arrange a surrender of his forces to the Carranaa army. It was said he based his surrender on the re ported wtlhdrawal of the Madero family from the Villa movement. BOY IS DROWNED BY FLOOD IN PENNSYLVANIA PUNXSUTAWNET, Pa., Aug. L-One life was lost and many thousand dollars damage done throughout this section last night, by a series of storms which flooded streams, washed away bridges, damaged railroads and lnterurban lines and des troyed harvests. Ralph Raptnsky, a boy, was swept from a bridge here and drowned. The Weather Foreenst till 7 p. m. Wednejway: Fi r Omaha. Counc 1 Elufia and Vicinity Partly cloudy; warmer. Tesaperatare at Umnki Tester - Hour. Deg. ft a. m. a. m. 4 - I a . .. ft 9 a. m M ii!!'.!!!!'.!! M ri a. in 11 a. m 12 m... 1 P. m K Cs para live Loral lleeor.l. lKl.i. 111 19l t. n: Highest yestrrdiy. ...... ; is 101 7 Lowest yestc d v 12 4 'A 01 Vean tnmperat ire fit 77 87 Preilpltatin T -to Mi 'I Temperature and prtrc. citation . di partures fro- th normal: Normal temnerntu-o 7fi refi'ienev for the day J7 ToUl defh'b ncv st'ic, Match 1 at' Normal pro t lt"tton 11 Inch IVflclenr for the dy 11 inch Total rlnf"ll lnce Wun h 1...1S.7J iiehe EK' ess sln-e March 1 1.17 Inrl.r- beflclrncv for c r. pe-iod. 114. S.73 Inches Deftclei.cy for oor. period, 1S13. i.li Inches Reports f rum kiullens at T P. M. Station ard Ktate Temp. High- Rain of Weather. 7 p. n. e' tail Chevcnne clar 7i 7 Pavenport. clondv cn M T JMnfr pt. rloiuir m to t)ee Moines, cloudy rjt M .fin North Pintle, pt. cloudy. T2 " it .' Omaha, clear M 4 T Rapid City, cloud)' Sfi in i Pherldan. clfsr m a '.,i Hioux City, cleiur 3 an Ou Vslentine. cl-ar M S 00 T Indicates trace of precipitation. la. A. WELSH, Locsi ForecasUr. LORD KITCHENER MAKING A PERSONAL INSPEC TION of a body of troops in front of the Guild Hall in Manchester. v ; 77 a i I f ' Y Sf . Y ffh &v i "-j4f Ofl" LTAr 7 WSPm ff. J2s6te? -M ! I v;'a I HIGH HAND RULE BY NORMAL BOARD Kearney Building Contract Let to . Highest Bidder and Member Gettys Voted Out. ABOVE GOVERNOR AND THE LAW . ' (From a Staff Correspondent.) XlNCOLff. 7 Aug. 8. (Special.) In tha rtamsj arbitrary manner which has cDaracterlred the work of the "brutal "maloritv" n th .tat, nor- mal board for several years the board proceeded today to vote It- nl8 "Tear-oia -on ana a marnea self greater In authority than the'woman ,n Endtcott. people who created It or the gover- About month a th,s woman nor who appointed the members. husband threatened young Cook with The work of the board was so ' PrpaecuUon. Thoughts of his son's openly antagonistic to the interests facln trlal had affected the fathera of the taxpayers of the state that m,nd- Tne famllr adm'"ed he had many of the firms which were there , become slightly unbalanced. He bad for the purpose of bidding on theievea conferred with Sheriff Edward contract foor the Kearney normal'""6""" l auditorium left In disgust and one of the principal bidders, Gould & Son of Omaha, withdrew its bid. The fine Italian hand of the "majority" was first shown when President Vlele, who was defeated for the presidency .t ma inn xnucimi;, iwk me euair lusicau cf President Dan Morris of Kearney, who had been elected. gtralgrhtrn Per Record. This was done In order to make regular tho corner stone of the Peru normal, which had Inscribed thereon the name cf-Vlele as president of the normal board, the atono having been carved when the majority thought It had such a lead pipe cinch on the presidency that It could re-elect Vlele. That the machine slipped a cog and Vlele was defeated was no fault of the machine. s: ajsr m brutal majority got In Its work by re. j of ten children, seven girls and three j sofar as It gives power to a belligerent fusing the call the name of J. R. Gettys. , boys, five of whom were married. They I to cut off the sea-borne exports and Im member of the board, and substituting j were highly esteemed In Jef rerson county I ports of his enemy. The contentions, that Of TI. K. Relsche Of Chadron. hn . Hvnri tn nnrifnott for mnnv venri.. I i.iw v . . jt . v. tvilj o .. ,had been appointed by Governor More- head to fill the terra at the expiration of Gettys- term. After th.it act Secre- tary Cavne.s moved that Jlr. Morris be oecla-ed the unnnlmous choice of the board for president, notwithstanding he J Sehell of Dlller. Mrs. Charlie Wilson andino rlght to interfere and must restrict had been elected a month of six weeks j Mrs. Francis Pearson of Endlcott. Mrs. hu measures to blockade In such a man SO. j Ralph Hughes of Steele City. Mrs. Roy j nep , ,eav, aVenues of com- BMe Ar M tllkr. Then the board nrorf.d km. for the erection of the building at Hear- !ny. The advertisement called for bids 2 I for the aeneral hulMinir .H f- .u. .v, li"; neaimg, plumbing and wiring. T he bid of W. F. Crosby of Kearney simply called - - - " J v. .vc, njr viiiiyiy t.llieu 1 f'-r the erection of the hulldins; and the) furnishing 6t material and work for Its' rompletlon and was for Ij7.S67. WaJtor Knutaon of Kearney put in a bid sub- 'dorado supreme court was filed today 4 p. m".!i!!!'.'.'.'.! t '''antlally worded the same for JiiSit'ly attorneys for John R. Lawson, for- 5 p! m 5 Gould 4 Son put In a bid for the building I mer coal strike leader, convicted of the S "J h Uon w,thout he Plumbing, heating and I murder of John Nimmo, a deputy , sher i p." in.'.'".."."."..' I htlng for til.760. and two other bid, j iff. ut,ow u' -Tony figures, were openod. ii-cre wero more man a doen bids on; and a supersedeas to stay tho execu slmply ti e heating, ilumblng and Ushtlug. tlon of the sent.-nce to life Imprisonment. Tlie question then arose as to what the ! pronounced by Ju lg., C.rauby HUlyer In Crosby bid reaUy covered and Crosby was thw ,Ptl ll.t court vt Animas county. .,........lwllmlIM, it covered the whole thing. Treasurer i Hall did not believe that tho board had ZnLirl -h. 7 7...rV ..r . specify what it covered, neither dd l tliat Una was legal. lh nt.- t aar Deal. Superintendent Thomas opposed the Crosby bid. He said that naturally, be ing from Kearney, he would like to .tee . n.vncy iuu, iUc sue n. did not believe the board had any right XS . . L - . . ... . to let the contract on that kind ot a bid. He said the board should get the work r:r "j.:: .rr'j:: zz::. rrv:: A .. . .... ., ., - k K... c ii. i v vwvu ui inner inuu.ii wuv um bid according to the advertisement a tCouuiiucd oa Page To Column One.) v .. , DOUBLE TRAGEDY AT ENDJCOTT, NEB. George W. Cook, Wealthy Retired Farmer, Murders . Wife with a , Razor and Kills Himself. DAUGHTER FINDS THE BODIES FAIRBURY, Neb., Aug. 3. (Spe cial Telegram.) George C. Cook, wko murdered bis wife with a rasor "d theQ klUed h,m8elf at Endlcott crl7 tnl8 morning, had been worry- ia over a BCndal connected with dal and Mr. Hughes assured him that there would be no trial at Falrbury and for him not to worry. In addition, Mr. Cook was suffering from ill health. Coroner Dodge's verdict was the deed had been done during a of temporllry ,n,anlty. Da a elite Finds Body. It is assumed the tragedy occurred at S o'clock this morning, as the younz daughter heard the baby crying pltenus!y Lusltanla, to show "how Indispensable and she went Into the mother's bed room. : It Is that we should leave unused no She stumbled over the bodies of ner j Jubtltiable method of defending our pa rents. In a pool of blood, and was' ' selves.". frightened nearly to death. She gave the . Coming down to the question of the alarm and Sheriff Hughes and Coroner allied blockade of neutral ports, the note Dodge were summoned from Fslrbury. ' continues: The father's body was found lying across I "In the various notes, which I have the body of his wife, still clutching the bloody weapon. Mr. Cook was 65 years of ae and his ----- Arrangements . have been. made. to. hold the funeral Thursday and burial of the bodies will be made In the Falr-ury ceme- . tcry. . ' The surviving children Include Mrs. Roy ,e funeral Thursday and burial of thelf a belligerent Ik so circumstanced that " ley or tatcott, Misses uine ana v 101a ' k. and three rons, tins, ivo ana vir- j ell Uvln at hom''- . . . , T.O TTTCin "a flrTAmOTTa . 1 ii. w 1 n n 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 nun : . Appeal His Case 1 DENVER. Aug. I. An appeal to the j a petition was filed for a wilt of error lawson was convicted May 1 of first degree murder, the cac growing out ot a battle betwen Htriklng con I miners and deputy sheriffs at Ludlow. October 26. 1ClI- The appeal makes the same allegations of error that were made in the applica tion for a new trial, recently denied by Judge H I'yt-r. Among the charges Is In cluded the affidavit of Grover Hall, a member of the jury, who claims that he . wai induced t.J consent to a verdict of ui,. b measures .m4 . h.v. teen employed by Frank Oooden. bailiff. The Colorado supreme court already " petition for a writ of prohibition to bar Judge Hlllyer from pre siding at future trials growing out of coal strike dlsordsra BRITAIN ASSERTS ITS BLOCKADE IS -WHUUT LAWrUL : . TinliiA An.Avian PrAa fViaf v wvviwti luuviimu A ivit.dk t.v Uideri-in-Couucu Aie iiitgal to Be Unsustainable on Any Grounds. 1 "CHANGED CONDITIONS" CITED . ,i. j rvM iirn.;i:,, Wl1 in Alleged German Atrocitiei Held to Justify Move to Cut Off 5a Trade of Foe. BULL TO CONTINUE DOING IT WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. Great nritaln" replies to tho latest Amer ican representations against Inter- terence with neutral commerce reject entirely the contention that the or-ders-ln-councll are Illegal and Jus tify the British course as being within International law. "t'nutalnab!e either In point of law or upon principles of International equity." is the British reply to the Amer ican protest against the blockade of emitral ports, witn an invuauon 10 uu mlt to International arbitration any cases In which the United States la dissatis fied with action of British prise courts. Great Britain's reply, embodied In two notes, ono supplemental, was made pub lic here tonight and In London simul taneously by agreement between the two i governments. With the notes made pub lic also the correspondence over the American steamer Neches. seised by the British while en route from Rotterdam to the United States with goods of ear man origin. All the correspondence ag gregates J.OOo words. Changed Conditio, gays Briton. Changed conditions ' of warfare, the British note contends, require a new application of the principles of inter national law. The advent of the sub marine, the airship and the alleged atrocities by Germany Troops In Bel gium are cited as justification for the exercise of extreme measures. The block ade is justified on the contention that the universally recognised fundamental principle of a blockade is that a bellig erent is entitled to cut off "by effective means the sea-borne commerce of his enemy." The note reiterates that Gereat Britain will continue to apply the orders com plained of, although not without every effort to avoid embarrassment to neu trals, and observes that the American statlHtlcs show that any loss In trade with Germany and Austria has been more than overbalanced fcy the Increase of. otby (ndUBtrja activities' due to the war. 1 In the general reply to the American reprenentatlone against the orders-ln-council, Blr Edward Grey, the foreign m,mgU.V( addressing Ambassador Page. begins by expressing the hope that he may be able to convince the administra tion In Washington "that the measures we nave announced are noi oniy reason- ame anan ecessary in memseivea, dui constitute no more than an adoption of the old principles ot blockade to the peculiar olrcumstancea with . which we are confronted. Mast Do Everything;. "1 need scarcely dwell," wrote Blr Ed- ward, "on the obligations Incumbent upon the allies to take every step in their power to overcome their common enemy in view of the shocking violation of the rocognlzed rules and principles of civi lised warfare of which he has been guilty during the present struggle." Sir Edward then refers to alleged atro cities In Belgium, poisoning of wells In German southwest Africa, use of pois onous gases against the allied troops In ' Flanders, and finally, the sinking of the received from your excellency, the right of a belligerent to establish a blockade mf th enemv nnrt. ! admitted, a rlht ;OVerrmient now Duta forward is that (f a belligerent U so circumstanced that ! , commerce tan pass through .adjacent neutral ports as easily as through ports j , n, own territory, his opponents has , merce still open to his adversaries. This Is a content!. m which his majesty's gov ernment feel unable to accept and which seems to them unsustainable cither In point of law or upon principles of In ternational e-iulty. Will Not Admit It. "They r.re unable to admit that a belligerent vloliti any fundamental prin ciple of International law by anplylng a blockade in such a way as to cut off tha enemy's commerce with foreign countries through ' neutral ports. If the circum stances render such an application of the principles of blockade the only means of making it effective. The government of the t'nlted Staten, Indeed. Intimates its readiness to take Into account 'the great changes which have occurred In the con- (Continued on Pane Two, Column Two.) Omaha' fine fireproof Auditoruira i$ now the property of the cityand i$ at the disposal of any and all national conven tions or biff fathering that may "atop off' here. VtGATHCITYOFTHtWtST Austrian Regiment that Tried to Retake Position is Wiped Out VDINK, Italy. Aug. l.-(vla Parls.)- ltallan officers arriving here from the front iay that the Austrinn attempia r retake thn positions occupied by thf Italians on Carso plateau reached their climax when the Auatro-Hungarinn com' tnnilfp lminrhf.fi atfaliitit Mnnnf Rlhiml - ' 1 - - one oi tour Kamerjarger rcRim.-nis. hlrh had Junt arrived from Vienna. The Knlserjaegcrs met a reglmetit ot Hersigllcrl and slioutid to them to sur render. The next moment the officers my 4.o0 fixed bnyonrts flushed In a u,.n.-rnto lian.l-to-han,l ftruggle. anil when flnnlly the llrrsattelierl occupied ,hc Austrian poaltloiis, the field where thn KalwirJn0ftpr, ,tood nMvi, a soeno of Imnwnxa carnage. Kci ot the Austrlans hnd esrnped. llnllni triinnrr In ltnerto. VKItO.NA. Italy, Aig. S.-(vla Paris) Although the weather sllll Is unsettled, the advance of tho Italian forces against Itoverto, an Austrian town thirteen miles southwest of Trent. Is progressing along . v. . i .. . .. n T u . . .n.ii... th Qwn o bp f uff Ing under the fire of Italian slego guns. PRACTICAL TESTS FOR STEAMBOATS Sandbags Weighing as Much as En tire Quota of Passengers to Be Placed on One Side Ship. INSPECTORS RELEASED ON BOND CHICAGO, Aug. 3. A board named by the city council harbors committee today began preparations for tests of the stability ot excursion steamships sailing out of the port ot Chicago. Sand bags, weighing as much as a full quota of passengers, will be placed on one side of the steamship Christopher Columbus next Thursday as a means of ascer taining the seaworthiness of that vessel. The federal grand Jury today resumed the taking of evidence regarding the alleged "cranky" performances of the steamship Eastland, which capolxcd at Its dock a week ago Saturday. It was announced that subscriptions to aid the families ot Eastland victims are In excess of $330,000, and that benefits to be given In the next few days will con siderably iisTrease that figure. Judge Lanflls In the United States dis trict court today ordered the release of Bteumboat Inspectors Kobert fluid and Charles C. Kckllff upon tholr own cash bonds of 12.BO0 each. .. . They will appear In court a week from tomorrow, when arguments on an ap plication for a writ of habeas corpus filed by their attorneys will be heard. Nine hundred and eighty-one persons lost their lives In the steamer Kastland disaster, according to final figures given out today by the Western Electric com pany, which completed the checking of , ,u ,mpioye, Mends who boarded the vessel. The Identified dead numlier S3. unldentlfed dead two. and the Western Eloctrlo company placed the final list of missing at 111, making tha total BJ1. The bottom has dropped out of the lake excursion business as a result of the dis aster to the Eastland, according to H. W. ' Thorp, general manager of the Goodrich j Transit company. Throe big excursion ' steamers have been withdrawn from ser I vlco and (.hip owners are said to be furo- most In urging safety tests which will restore confidence In lake boats., Alleged Slayer of Auburn Man Pleads Ignorance of Crime SIOUX FALLS. S. V., Aug. J. (Special.) Repeatedly declaring that he remembers nothing of the fight, Joseph Glenn, a transient, who Is charged with first de gree murder In connection with - the ) death of Thomas Sarvls, of Auburn, ; Neb ,,, teen lodged In the Lake 1 .... li. r-.. defendsnt waived his preliminary hear Ing and his bond was fixed at 110.000. Glenn la something of a man of mys- t"T . y"ar" . I . 'T? ,?i ' I , ' !' I. Tf ,." . 7, m'"t- Notwithstanding ! onmr he refu,e' to ' ; tlon emcern,n' himself iiuvniuistauuuig g vwca ivu 14 11x7 s ve any Inform to the officers, and nothing ran be learned as to his home or whether he has relatives living. Since he was taken Into custody a rela tive of the murdered man also questioned him about the fight In which Sarvls lost his life, but could get nothing from the prisoner beyond the brief claim that he "didn't know." It la said the state at the trial will produce a witness who will testify that Immediately before Glenn plunged the blade of a large jackknlfe Into Sarvls abdomen, he (Ulenn), made a threat to "get" Sarvls. Doth men were Intoxicated at the time of the fight, which resulted In the fatal wounding of Sarvls, who died some hours later In a hospital. Sarvls lay on the ground an hour tnl a half after receiving the frightful ' wound, when he msnaged to mako his way to a drug store and call for assist i nCs. The murdered man was about M yeais of age. of fine physique, gars evidence of having been well raised and spoke of his people being well re. spected at Auburn, Neb., and vicinity. Buffalo Express Hits Landslide PARKL'RS LANDING, Pa.. Aug. 1 Runnlng at high speed, the Buffalo Ex press on the Pennsylvania railroad ran Into a landslide near here early today. Jesse Williams, engineer of Pittsburgh, was killed and R. Gelfrlch. fireman of Pittsburgh, was st rlously scalded. Three day coaches and a sleeper left the track, but remained upright which were transported to platforms pre pared on the mountains south of Ho vtreto. HitnnnU Killed with IlocUs. HUM K, Aug. 8. tvla Pails.) LtUis receded In Homo from officers at the front asrec that tlic I'tshtlng on the Isotim river and on tliu Carso plateau niav Ih' tHHen as on excellent examle of tho perfect reullzatinn of the pliuis i of the Italian commander. j Nothing In these engagement was left to chance. Everything was worked out I with mathematical precision. A lieu-, tenant of artillery, writing from tlm ' front, snys tli formMahlo fMUi;, Mollnt IV(,KO tho formMahlo Austrian de- o anil Mount i Mlrhele aro iu longer recognisable, the . Italian artillery having iline It work woll j CHIier letter relate that a largo f0 portion of the Austrian hisses wero caused . Iiv the hurling down of rocks. More than! lO.tXO men were thu crushed to death j In their trenches. At fan .varum, no fewer thsn J.WO Austrian dead were found In a group of trcm ho Tlie Italians lost comparatively few men In this fighting. U. S. SOLDIERS KILL MEXICAN RAIDERS Over Score Captured in One Place and Dozen or So Killed in Another. STORMY TIMES ON THE BORDER WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. Colonel Rlcardo Agullar, former "red flag ger" under General Salatar, and a former captain in Huerta prmy, and twenty-two Mexican raiders were captured today on the border by United States cavalrymen under Captain Ryan. A quantity of arms, ammunition and suppllos were taken. Bandlta Are Killed. BROWNSVILLE, Tex., Aug. I.-Twelve to fifteen Mexican bandits are reported killed In fighting today with the United States cavalrymen and American posse men In the low, thick, thorny brush north of Brownsville. Private McOulre of the Twelfth Cavalry was reported killed; Private Curtlss polbly fatally wounded, and Deputy Sheriff C. A. Mona han of Brownsville shot In the leg. Appeals were sent to Governor James F. Ferguson today asking for more United States troops to help guard this section of the border. The outlaws are believed to be part of the same band which has been marauding In this section from twenty to sixty miles Inside the American border for nearly three weeks. Ono American was killed by them three weeks ago. Tho country Is thinly set tled, the low brush with thick foliage affording unlimited hiding: places. Wheat Discovered. Tula particular body of bandits was discovered about I o'clock this morning near San Ilcnlto, Tex., about fifteen miles from the border, by Sam Robertson, Prldent of the San Benito & Bio Grande vaney raiiroan. wnne returning irom surveying. He reported that they seemed to have a stockade. Lieutenant l.euti ordered troop A Im mediately Into their saddles, twenty-six cavalrymen galloping out of San Benito In the moonlight, accompanied by several local officers. The Americans unexpectedly ran upon the Mexicans. A running fight began. For the remainder of the night and mu of the morning t ere was continual rifle firing. In the brush. About 800 farmer from near San Ilenlto have Joined in the hunt. This afternoon the bandits apparently were surrounded. The killing of Private McGtilre was confirmed. Private Cap saddle was also woundef. Supreme Council Knights of Columbus Meets at Seattle PKATTLE, Wash.. Aug. .-Tne annual convention of the supreme council of the Knlt'hts of Columbus opened here today with delegates from all parts of the United States, as welt as Canada, Mexico and the Philippines In attendance. The chief matter to be taken up by the convention will be the report of the com missioner on religious prejudices, which has carried on an Investigation for the last year to determine the causes of waves of religious prejudice end with a view to effecting a more friendly feeling between different religions. Colonel P. H. Callahan of Louisville. Ky., chairman of the commission, said: "The recommendations of the report will include a declaration of the Catholic position In regard to civil allegiance, and will condemn the action of the politicians who mske religion a campaign issue. The report will deal with the principal matters which excite prejudice, the chief sources from which It springs and the classes In which It largely exists." The delegates to the supreme council attended high mass at St James cathedral, celebrated by archbishop John Bonsano, the papal delegate, before open ing their annual session. Addresses of welcome were delivered before the coun cil by Governor Ernest Lister, Supreme Justice t'hadalck, Mayor Hiram C Gill and Thomas Burke, president of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. Supreme Knight James A. Flaherty responded. A second session of the council was held this afternoon. Hearts Ordered. WASHINGTON. Aug. I. (Special Tele gram.) The Interstate Commerce com mission has ordered a hearing held at Sioux Falls, S. IX, on September t In the matter of rates on coal In carloads from points in Wyoming and Montana to points in South Dakota. Two Elevators Bars. MASON CI TV, la., Aug-. S.-Speclal Telegram )T. levators owned by Hugh Mullln and Charles Raw at Britt, burned this mornins;. Loss lll.OuO; Insurance, I RUSSIAN LINE TO WEST OF POLISH CAPITAL HOLD Teuton Hosti, However, Continue Their Advance on Warsaw from Both the North and South. READY TO EVACUATE THE CITY French and Belgian Consulates Turned Over to American Officers. FIGHTING RESUMED IN FRANCE LONDON', Aug. 3. The armies of Germany and Austria-Hungary are trlng held by the Russians to the west of Warsaw, but they are making progress elsewhere on the eastern front, according to the official state ments emanating from Berlin and Vienna, their most determined attack tvldently being that directed against Wytkow, a town thlrty-fle miles northeast of Warsaw. Pursuing their policy ot cutting the communications of Grand Duke Nicholas, heavy German forces are at tacking the railroad Unking the mala Warsaw-Petrograd line with Ostro lonka. The latest dispatch direct from Warsaw, coming from a correspondent of the Asso ciated Press and dated July U, shows that conditions In the threatened polish capltol are much better than were In dicated In the latest direct dispatches to the London newspapers, which were sent July 29. The later Information of thr Associated Press states that the people are return ing to their home and that the life of the capital O resuming a normal aspect, although the official establishments have made all preparations for the expected evacuation, the French and Belgian consulates being placed in the hands of the Amerioan consul. FlKhtlas; Reeaeae4 la West. In the west, fighting again is in pro gress on the British section of the battle front, and there has been a resumption of Infantry activity, with tha French ad mitting that the Germans have captured some trenches In the Argonne and the Caa Marie Theresa d 1st riot, but claiming that counter attacks, have rewon a por tion of the lost ground. , In the Vosges mountains. Paris states that the French troops took several Ger man trenohea. after lofllitlng heavy losses on tha defenders. ... The record of British surmarins activity given out by British admlrallty last night, was supplemented today by a Petrograd official report, which an nounces that an English sumberslble has sunk a targe German transport In the Baltic. PARIS, Aug. L-Tha French war office today gave out an official report as fol lows: "In the Artols, In the vicinity of (tou ches, there was spirited fighting during a part of last night, in which hand grenaders and bombs were largely used. On the plateau of Quennevlerea and in the valley of the Alsne yesterday saw violent artillery exchange. Bolssons was again bombarded. "In the Argonne, In the sectors of St. Hubert, Marie Theresa, Fontaln-Aux-Charmes, and at Hill No. i the fight ing continued throughout the night. Toe Germans endeavored to deliver several attacks, but were not successful. At Eparges there was yesterday a rather severe bombardment "In the Vosges the enemy yesterday evening delivered one attack against our positions on the river Lings and three attacks against out positions on the Barrenkopf. These violent attacks were all repulsed. ' Dims Votes to Proaeeete War. PETROGRAD. Aug. t-Vla London ) Michael V, Rodslanko of Ekatertnoslav today was re-elected president o f the Russian Duma by a vote of 144 to 41. On the conclusion of tha debate on the war, the Duma placed itself on record by the (Continued on Page Two, Column Three.) THE WANT-AD. WAY All Klsliui Uaaame. 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