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The Omaha Daily Bee Call .Tyler 1000 If Tew Want to Talk to Tb tie ex? to Anyone Gnnnertad with Tho Its. TEE WEATHEB Fair VOI XIX NO. 45. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10, 1015 TEN PAGES. Oa Trains, Rotel Kswe ataaSe, etc Se SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. DEFINITE POLICY TOWARD MEXICO IS AGREED UPON Inning Asserts Program to End Disturbance in Southern Re public Arranged at Conference. rilX SLAIN IN KOEIAS FIGHT Half Dozen Mexicans Killed and Five United American Sol diers Wounded. BANGERS COME TO RESCUE WASHINGTON. Aug. 9. A very definite policy as to Mexico has been agreed upon by the Pan-American conference, Secretary Lansing an nounoed today. "The conference adjourned because I wished to. con sult President Wilson about it," he said. "I have consulted the presi dent and the conference will be re sumed." Mr. Lansing would not dis close the conference plans. Charles A. Douglas, counsel her for Carranxa, satd he did not believe the general contemplated giving the Braslllan minister his passports. "Regardless of personal differences that may exist between General Carranza and the Braslllan minister at Mexico." said Mr. Douglas, "the necessity of main taining friendly relations with the gov ernment of BraxU and the government of the United States, particularly the latter, would preclude any overt action toward Mr. Cordosa," Other representatives of General Car rsma here, . however, had no hesitancy In saying the Brazilian minister was par ticularly distasteful to General Carranxa ,end they expected hla stay Jn Mexico City would be terminated. Six Slain la Battle. BROWNSVILLE, T., Aug. 9,-Flve Mexican bandits and one Mexican woman were killed in the fighting yesterday at Norlas, sixty-eight miles north of here. For an hour fifteen Americans, eight cf them United States cavalrymen, stood off the attack of sixty Mexicans. Five of the Americans were wounded, three of the latter soldiers. . The fifteen Amer. leans were saved from death Just as their ammunition gave out by the arrival of seventeen Texas rangers. The Americans, rangers and soldiers, had gone to Norlas" ranchhouse search ing for Mexicans. Eight soldiers were left at the railroad at Norlas', while the re mainder of the party, numbering seven teen rangers, went to search a water hole twelve miles distant. Meanwhile the Mexicans, from cover of the brush, galloped, toward the Uttle detail of soldiers at Norlas'. .The sol dier a. at first took them for rangers re turning. Seven American civilians, all armed. Joined the cavalrymen. The Mex icans swept down upon this party and seized a section house while the soldiers lay flat on the railroad tracks with the civilians, trying to pick off their attack ers. Slowly the Americana retreated, crawling and firing and concentrating toward the ranch house,, which was about too yard from the Mexicans. Killed In Open Fight. The open fights was where the Amer icans were wounded. One aoldler, lying on his stomach on the railroad, received a bullet through his back. Another sol dier lost his upper Up, while the third was shot in the leg. Foreman Forbes of the King ranch was wounded In the right leg. Frank Martin, another ranch foreman, had his left arm badly shat tered. The Americans were fighting from cover of the ranch house when the rang ers returned, dismounted in the brush and crawled into the house, apparently unobserved by the Mexicans, who after a short fight made off. State Adjutant General Henry Hutch-' trigs, who was with the rangers, said to day that he believes the arrival, expected by tomorrow, of twenty mora rangers and of four companies of United States Infantry from Loredo will Insure the restoration of peace. Steal Bible and Gown From Kennard Pastor When thieves stole a suitcase from the automobile of Rev. J. D. Weln of Ken nard, Neb., at Eleventh and Farnam streets Sunday night they secured, be sides the receptacle itself, a minister's gown and collar, together with a Bible. The Weather Par Nebraska Generally fair; not much change In temperature. For Iowa Generally fair; not much change in temperature. TesBeratare at Oiwbwh tfealer'. Hour. Deg. 3 a. m... 6 a. in . 7 a. in... a. m. . a. m... lu a. 111... 11 a. m. . 12 m 1 p. m... t p. m... J p. m . 4 p. in... ft .p 111. A p. m 7 p, m 1 p. m 7& Lwrnl Record. mis. iu. inn i'! 83 m H2 74 Comparative Highest yeoterday.. Ixiffat yerteiday . Mean temperature . freclpltation Temrarature and .' 87 ri w 00 .01 n hi 67 M T T depar. precipitation turea from the normal Normal temperature 76 leflcUncy for tha day 4 Normal i-recipltaiion .15 inch lrfli'lcncy for the day 12 Inch Tola! rainfall slnre March 1.. 19. 78 inches Exoeas since aMrch I 41 tnen Lieftcicncy, ror. period. 1I4.... 4.2 Inchaa Deficiency, cor. pel lo-l, 19U 2.87 inches Reports from Stations at T I. U. Station and Ktate Teinp.High-Ruln- or weainer. 1 p. in. eat. Ian Cheyenne, clear... 78 Duvenport. cloudy 7il lienvcr, part clou.ly li North finite, raining.... m V3 Omaha, cloudy 7S ilnpiU City, t artly rhudy i 7 fK M Sheridan, partly cloudy.. hioua City, clear SK Valentine, itart cloudy.... 74 SO X Indicates traca of precipitation. t A. WELSH, Local Forecaster. 7M!SL GERMAN FORAGERS IN cattle as their prize. ' -aw sr n in x ew ...... . ,,v- TRACTORS THRESH JUST FOR A LARK Horses Are Turned Into Pastures and Steam and Gasoline Do All the Work at Fremont. SHOW IS DOUBLE IN SIZE Such a whirlwind Joh of threshing was never before witnessed In Ne braska as that In progress yesterday afternoon at the opening of the big National Farm Tractor demonstra tion in the fields north of Fremont. Threshing out of the shock, with out a horse in sight anywhere In the field. That was literally the situa tion. For although threshing by steam and gasoline power has long been practice d In Nebraska, up to this day horses have always been used to haul hayrack load of bundles to the machine. Not so on this occasion. Tractors. The city of Fremont is a-awarm with tractors. They swarmed out upon the big field in the afternoon for. the initial parade and opening of the demonstration. After the parade dosens of them hooked onto the wagons and began -hauling tons f bun dles to the threshing machine that was soon almost burled by the quantity of grain thus brought to its mouth. 1 All Hauled b Tractor. Horses that had been - drawing the threshed grain to . the granaries were taken away and turned out to pasture. Compact and' powerful tractors wheeled In front of the wagons, backed up, hooked on and began to ply rapidly and am othly between the separator and the granaries. The tank wagon was hauled by a tractor. The coal wagon was yanked about by a tractor. Bven . the lunch wagon 4 was hsuled by a tractor. And then there were tractors to spare. There were traotors. -dosens of them, that, with nothing at all to do in the process of the threshing, Just fiollcked about the stubble fields, disporting them selves like colts after long confinement In a close stall. True, dosens of them threw the hook into the clevis of the' drawbeam of big gang plows and rolled over acres ana acres of rich, black Platte bottom soil. Just to show the great crowds what the tractors can do in the way of plowing. That, of course, is what the principal demonstration consists of. Throhlna a Mil Mae. But the threshing activity of the first day was a sideline. It was a kind of emergency. It showed how versatile tii (Continued on Page Two, Column Two.) Canada Abolishes Veto of Women on Military Service OTTAWA, Oiit, Aug. 8. Wife and mother have hsd their day in Canada, so far as .forbidding their men folk to go to war is concerned, and that diy is past, according to official announcement made today by the military depanment. It will no longer be possible, as It used to be, for a wife to keep her husbanl or her sons under 18 from enlisting by withholding her consent. , In announcing the withdrawal of th veto privilege, given to women early in the struggle, the department also served notice on all Canadians that they could no longer dodge military service by pay ing $15 each. Heretofore It has been pos sible for enlisted men to buy discharges by paying this sum. The practice is to be discontinued. Nat Brigham, Well Known in Omaha as Singer, Drops Dead HAMILTON, O., Aug. .-Nt Maynard Brigham, former United States marshal for the then territory of Utah, to which position he was appointed by the late President Cleveland, dropped dead here today. His home was In Wheaton. III. For the last several years he had been a lecturer, Nat Brigham was well and moat favorl ably known In Omaha, where he lived for many years. He was a great singer and his services were in demand at ail ttmca He was a member of the First Presbyte rian quartet when It was composed of high class singers and he was also prom inent In Elk circles. Brigham bad a splendid votoe and during his residence) here was constantly called upon to take part in the big musical events of Omaha. RUSSIAN P0LAN returning to SJ - w n ' v . ... en Will Try to Raise Steamer Eastland Next Wednesday CHICAGO, Aug. 9-Ralslng of the steamer Eastland, which turned over in the Chicago river July 24, with the losa of hundreds of lives, will not bo at tempted until next Wednesday, it was an nounced today, but preparations for righting the vessel were begun, when the hull was sealed and a large pump malo ready. , Work of pumping out the ,iJl tons of water In the halt submerged ves sel will begin when steel pipe Connections are put in place. SUBMARINE SINKS TURKISHWARSHIP Former German Battleship Knrfurst Friedrich Wilhelm Destroyed by Entente Craft. ANNOUNCEMENT BY OTTOMANS CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 0. The Turkish battleship , Kheyr-Ed-Dln BarharoEsa of ,9,900 tons displace ment, formerly', the German warship KuffUrBffHedrn4 Wilhelm. has been sunk by a submarine of the en tente powers, accorddlng to an offi cial announcement issued today by the Turkish government. A majority of the officers and men composing the crew of the battleship was saved. . . ' , j The official telegram telling of the loss of the battleship adds: "The loss of the Barbarossa, which was 1 sunk this morning, however regrettable iin itself, does not, affect us excessively, ; except that It places the strength of our ; ships, compared to that of the enemy, In i the ratio of one to ten." I The Kheyr-Ed-Dln Barbaroeea was hullt at Stettin In 1891 and was purchased, together with the battleship Torgut Rels, from German by Turkey In 1S10. The ves sel . was 364 feet long, sixty-four feet beam. an 1 had a ' lepth of twenty-tour feet Its complement constated of about 600 officers and men. The vessel was equipped with two submerged elghteen inch torpedo tubes. Bwedlak Steamer Bank. COPEmiAOEX.(ta London). Aug. . The Swedish steamer Mai has been sunk by a German submarine. One boat con talnlng seven . men and a womsn has been picked up and landed here. A sec ond boat carrying the captain and nine men is missing. " French Troops Take Towns in Kamerun PARIS, Aug. .Encircling operations by French troops against German forces In the Kamerun, a German colony n West Africa,' have resulted In further successes, according to an official etaU raent Issued by the ministry of the col onies today. The statement says: "Encircling operations by French force in the south and east Kamerun are pro ceeding successfully. On July IT columns from the south took Bl'am, which the enemy evacuated during the night, thus completing the ronqueat of that part of the Congo ceded to Germany In 1011. "On July 23 columns operating In the east stormed the post of Moopa, forcing the enemy to retire on Mombl, which In turn was captured four days later. Reconnalsances were immediately dis patched against Nganela NyassL "Our troops are displaying great activ ity on the Gadjt-Berl Blmba front. Gadji, after a violent combat, was evaculated by the Germans." Lincoln's live wirebuiincsf and professional men are the special guests of Ak Sar-Ben for a taste of the annual initiation. Lincoln snd Omaha can pull to gether for many thing's of mutual benefit and should work in double harness oftener. THE'GATE'CITY'OF'THE'WfcST camp with the requisitioned re? Jk ' GREATEST WHEAT CROP EYER GROWN Official Estimate for August First Places the Yield at Nearly a Billion Bushels. CORN CHOP IS ALSO AT THE TOP WASHINGTON. Aug. 9. Ameri can farmers are harvesting the great est wheat crop ever grown in any one country. It may reach 1,000,000,000 bushels. Department of Agriculture experts today estimated the crop at 966,000,000 bushels, baaing their calculation on the condition of the crop August 1. Bumper harvests of other cereals and food crops are In dicated. The else of the country's Important farm crops, forecast from their condition August 1 by the Department of Agricul ture's crop reporting board and an nounced today. Is given below, with tha production estimates forecast from tha July condition, and the final harvest fig ures of last year's crops. Comparison of the July and August forecasts shows the change In bushels st the harvest projBDectsvSjJ) affected by weather and other conditions during tbp month:... August rorecest. 1914 Crop. Winter wheat S9,oo0.ocKV . 6W,O0O,00O Spring wheat SoT.flfrt.ono .. 30,0v,(Ki All wheat M,000,000 IM,0no, Corn l,lf.00u,tW0 J.ffrJ,000,ftiO Oata .....t...l.i.0"0.' 1,141,000.000 Barley 217,000,000 l5,O00.O'0 Rye -44,)0.O0O 43,000,000 Buckwheat 18,000.000 17.000,004 White potatoes .... 481.000, 000 4O4.O00.OJ0 f4u..l tinlllOM S3.000.0in M 0tl OKI Tobacco (lbs) l.OM.000,000 l,39,000,0uo I tlM. id.uuu.uuu i,uuu,ioa Rice 0.0n0.000 24,000,000 llhv (tons) .75.000.000 70.000.0i0 Apples HB.OilO.OnO 2f4.000,iW, li'eaches w.uuu.uw m,uuv,uuu t Igures for winter wheat and rye are preliminary estimate!. Details of each crop, other than total production, as announced by the depart ment, follow: , Winter Wheat Preliminary estimates show the acre yield' as 14.4 bushels, cora l's red with 19 last year, and lS.t, the Ova. year average. j Pprlng Wheat-Condition, M.4 per cent of a normal, compared with M S la it month. 161 last year, snd ". th ten year aversge. Indicated sere yield, 14 bushels, compared with 11.8 last year and II 3. the lWt-U average. A Wheat indicated acre yield. i.t bushels, compared with 14.4 last year, and 14.7. the 19C8-1J aversge. Corn Condition, T.S per cent of a nor mal, compared with 81.2 last month. 74.4 last year and 804 the ten-year average. Indicated acre yield. 26.7 bushels, com pared with 2S.S last year and !". the 1906-U average. Oato Condition, M.4 per cent of a nor-' mal, compared with M. last month, Tf.4 last year and 10.1, the ten-year average. Indicated acre yield, . bushels, com pared with !.? last year, and S0.S. the lsos-it average. Oats remaining on farms August 1, was 68,407,000 bushels, compared with 2,ffr.000 last year, and ,41T,000, the 190S-1I averags. Barter A here Arereare. Barley-Condition, M.I per cent of a j normal, compared with M l last month. I S6.S last year and Sl.S, the ten-year av j. 'Continued on Page Two, Column Three3 .; Mayor Mitchel to Dig Trenches and Drill for a Month NEW YORK. Aug. .-Mayor Mitchel will be one of the volunteer recruits com posing the camp of 1,100 business and pro fessional men which begins a month's training under United States army of ficers at Plattsburg, N. Y., tomorrow. In preparation for hit services in camp, the mayor equipped himself with an out fit of army clothing, will provide his own transportation and deposit $30 at camp to pay for food and other necessaries. For two wekes ths msyor expects to dig trenches, study military hygiene and march when ordered to do so. Philadelphia, Aug. S. Nearly 100 men prominent in business and professional life of this city, Including many well known athletes, polo players and former collegians, left today for Plattsburg. N. Y., where they will undergo a four weks' course of instruction under regular army officers. The vanguard of the local con tingent had already left for the ramp, where they will Join more than 1,000 other recruits In undergoing elementary train ing in military manuevers. Other Philadelphia's, Including Oeorge Wharton Pepper, the vice president of the newly organised branch of the Na tional Security league, have arranged to go to the camp directly. GERMANY CHARGED WITH VIOLATION OF THE HAGUE RULES Belgian Committee Making Investi gations Alleges that Civilians Are Foroed to Work in the Arsenals. MANY INSTANCES ARE CITED Wage Attractive, but if Positions Not Accepted, Men Forced to Toil. SUPPRESS ALL INSURRECTIONS PAUI3, Aug. 9. A report of the nclglan committee investigating violations of internstlonal law, is sued hre todsy by the Helslan lega tion, is devoted to instances of al leged violations by Germans of Article 62 of the fourth Hague con vention, governing the laws and cus toms of land warfare. Bxamples cited cover alleged OermSn attempts: Klrst, by offering wages as hlgit as 20 marks (about M a ilay and finally by force, to compc-1 lirluiiini livlllun to work in arsenals, on railways lined for military purposes and In wire factories. The report gives details of alleged violations) at I.uttre, Msllnes snd Fweved hem quotes the text of an orJor asserted to have been signed by Ueutcnant Gen eral Count von Westarf. the tjermnn com mander, at Ohent, dat;.l In that city, Jut 10, in pa.: i follows; "The attitude of certain fictct'ri which under the pretext of patrl.itimt, roly't-g on The Hague contention, refuso to work for the Uerman arm;.-, proves that nrtu n the population thero U Sn Inolii.Htlon to raise difficulties for th? ncliulnlstiut'.n-t of the Germany army. In this conMerth n I Inform you that t will .ipprfni rvch maneuvers by alt meant in my power." German Catholics Meet in St, Paul; Address by Ireland ST. PAVU Aug. S. Delegates to the sixteenth annual convention of the Fed eration of Oerman-American Onthollo So clottes, which began a four-day session here yesterday, settled down to the trans action of business today after services at the cathedral. ' ' President Joseph Frry of New York led the dtseugstoiia at the business meet ing and J. y. Juonemann, St. Paul, na tional secretary, submitted his report. , Archbishop John Bonsano ' of Itorhe, papal delegate to the United States, brought greetings to the convention from Pope Benedict. Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul praised the loyalty of the Oerman American Catholics to the Stars anil Stripes. ... "We love America, we love Its flag." he continued, "but greater than all we Ifrve the freedom of the Star-Spangled Banner, which puts the power of mon archy In the hands of every citlien at least once a year when he goes to the polls. We want nothing; more than free dom; We ask no special privileges." The Day's War News AUSTRIAN AND GKHMAN troops ara striata hard at the retreatlag Itaea of the (tasstaaa la Poland. Berlta today recorded the forolaa of the Vlslala at Warsaw aad the taklasr of Fraa-a, on the east sssk, while Aaatrlan reports declare the Raaalaa armies falling hark In the Vleprs region hare ben dl Ided by telllna- blows. The Ger mans confine to advance east ward from Pn, Rl'RSIANB ALSO are belnsT hard washed by Field Marshal Vn Maekenaea's ermleo to the soatb, the statement adds. Captor of namerons prisoners is reported from the verloas fronts. MILITARY OBSERVERS In London express the opiaion that entrap pi a attempts will fall, at aorta from tb official reports laalea. ttoas that the Rnssinna may now bo speeted to reach their new line safely. GERMAN ATTACKS along the west ern front oa th allied positions ro eontlnalBsr with apparently In creased latenslty, bat wlthoat sa eeea, according to the Parts stato mens. One of tha noaaalts re eorded ocenrvod north of Sonehes, another ia NeaTtlle-St. Toast Mo tor, n third ta the Arsronae, near tha road from Vleanne-Le-Cba-tcaa to Blnarvllle, and a foarth in the Voeareo, whero a position oa fh Llna was assailed. FRENCH MINISTRY of the colonies reports fnrtber snecosses by French troops la the German col ony of tb Kamerna, West Africa. Tb eonaneet of that part of the Coaao eeded to Germany la 1911 baa been completed, the etatement ays, and farther Inroads are be ta mad oa Uermaa-held terri tory. OFFICIAL REPORTS from Home rsesasl activity by Itallaa laoua tain troops, reealtlag In galas. In Cadora the Aostrlaaa hare been forced back as far as the sooth 'elopes of Bargstall, la the valley of Sexton, (ho etntomont dee lares, while eonater attacks by tha Aaa trtaas on the Caroo platoaa art characterised as "weak aad easily repnlsed." The Aaetrlna offoetal report declares all Italian at tempts to adraaea wera repnlsed. BECAME OF THE possible effect npon tb political altnatloa In the lag attracted by I be flaatlasT In the Dardanelles, where there hare been recent proaonnccd activities. Consta.tl.opl reports determined trench ftsTbflasr and claims the latest elaeh reealted tavern sly to th Tarks. BRAZIL RECALLS ENYOrTO MEXICO Big: Bepublio Withdraws Minister Because of Carrania's Threat to Expel Him. DIPLOMATS MEET WEDNESDAY WASHINGTON, Aug. . Csrransa officials hera said today tha Braslllan minister at Mejlco City, the only dip lomatic representative the United States has In Mexico, has been with drawn by his government because General Csrrsnia was prepared to ex pel him from the country as he did Senor Ortega, the Guatemalan min ister. The rtratlllan minister reported to the State department today that no reaaon had been given for the expulsion of Senor Ortega and that he. ntiuaelf. Intended to sail Wednesday from Vera Cms on a French liner for the t'nlted States. It Is believed here that Carranxa ex pelled the Guatemalan and was prepar ing to expel the Braslllan minister be cause of the paritlctpatlon of their coun trlea In the Pan-American conference in Washington for composing Mexican af fairs. The development Is a very disturbing one for the success of ths Pan-American conference. Officials who were hoping that Carranxa would join a peace conference with hla adversaries and meet the efforts of the Pan-Amerlnan nations to settle the fac tional strife were much disappointed. 1 It was said by Carranxa agents that neither the Guatemalan nor the Braxlllan minister had been on good terms with Cnrransa snd that It had been Tarranxa's Intention lo hand the Braslllan hla pass ports ss soon as he sgaln reoccupled .Mexico City. The participation of BraxU and Guate mala in the conference, they said, brought Carransa's resentment to a climax. It was recalled that Castro, the dictator of Venrxuelu, took much the same action when offended by foreign nations press ing for a settlement of affairs ( In his country. (arransn Moving to Mexico City. Slate Popartmcnt advices today said General Carranxa was making hurried preparations to move his capital front Vera Crus to Mexico City. Archives and clerks liavo b en moving to the capital since Friday. The Impreoslon In Mexican circles hore is that Carranxa proposes to establish himaeK in Mexico City snd probably proclaim himself provisional president In the face of the Pan Amer ican effort to bring the factions together, Ameiican naval commanders at Vs a Crux have been ordered to place a war ship at ths disposal of the two diplomats If they s is 1 it. There ar three gunboats In that vicinity. Reoaiaf Conference : Wednesday. Secretary Lansing . announced today that the Pan American conference on Mexican affaire would be resume 1 in New York City Wednesday afternoon at i o'clock at the Biltmore hotel. He said he did not know, how prolonged the con lerence would be. ' ' Secretsry Lansmg said he wss considering- American representation In Mexico City In view of the departure of the Bra sllian minister, but he did no', know what would be done. Hs assumed, how ever, that American dtplomat.o at. airs would be in a "sort of a state of qui escence" in Mexico City. The reasons for the Braslllan minister's visit to ths United States at this time, the secretary said, were unknown to him. arm Hsu I'rr iiiirlH Manifesto. GALVESTON, Tex.. Aug. ..-General Carranxa la preparing a manifesto to the Amerlcsn people In which he plans to review the Mexican altustion and make public the correspondence between h s government and the State Department. Notloe of preparation of the document was received today by Juan T. Burns, constitutional cousul here. Just how soon ths manifesto will be issued wa not stated. Pittsburgh Priest Refuses a Fortune of Twleve Millions PITTSBURGH, Aug. S.-Bellevlng his advanced age and an occasional attack of rheumatism would preclude judicious handling of great wealth, Father William CJrabam, pastor of St. Patrick's Roman Cathollo church, has declined to accept a fortune of from 112,000.000 to 115.000,090 left him recently through the death of relatives In Sidney, Australia, and Bolivia, Bouth America. "I have no desire to add to my burdens a lot of wealth that would bring me no satisfaction," said Father Graham. "I am by no means wealthy, but I have enough worldly goods for my physical needs, and besides I am nearly so years old and often afflicted with rheumatism. Why should an old msn like me choose to spend the rest of bis days on earth 1 under the weight of so much money. Give it to my poor relatives who need it." Father Graham had before him today communications from attorneys Jn both plaoes, asking for directions as to ths management of ths estates. Hs replied that he did not want the money and directed them to get into communica tion with the heirs next in line. Harry K. Thaw in Omaha Today Harry & Thaw is duo in Omaha early in the morning, according to H. J. Bice, his private secretary, who has been here for several days awaiting him. "Mr. Thaw is driving his car himself," ssld Mr. Bice. "He will remain In Omaha one er two days and wlU then proceed westward. People everywhere change their opinions of Thaw for tha better rfter they meet and talk to him." WATERLOO, la., Aug. S. (Special Tele gram.) Harry K. Thaw left this after noon for Omaha In a large touring car. He arrived here ftunday for a visit with ex-Governor Bols, a long time friend. Thawte accompanied by C. II. Wharton at Chicago, Attorney Frank K. Jot ns to a of New Tork and P. O. Pendleton of Con cord, N. II. His s-lait created no tiou. EXPECT KAISER TO STRIKE NEXT BLOW AT SERBIA Pressure that tha Allies Are Exerting- on Greece and Bulgaria Turns Interest Toward Southern Arena. MAY CHECK SCHEME OF ENTEI7T& Attempt to Connect Austria Up with Turkey Causes Keen Apprehen sion in Great Britain. WESTERN ARENA IS QUIET RL'LXKTIlf. BERLIN, Aug. 9. (Via London.) Praga, the suburb of Warsaw, on the eastern bank of the Vistula, has been occupied by German troops, ac cording to an official statement Is sued today by the German army head quarters staff. LONDON, Aug. 9. Russia having rejected what in England Is regarded as a bona fide proposal made by the German emperor for peace, with a part of Poland traded for Oallda, the great struggle In the east must con tinue, and as there Is no indication of an immediate general offensive by either side in the west, the struggle of the Russian forces to shake them selves free of the Austro-Oerman grip, remains the chief factor in the war news, with an added interest in the Dardanelles operations. The Qalllpoli field will be closely s atched because of its possible bear ing on the Balkan situation again tlnimering by reason of renewed tfuadruple entente pressure on Bui-rarla- and Greece. Never before has the importance of the operations at ihe Dardanelles been more keenly realUed in Great Britain and France I than now. asDerlallr as there ara I many indications that Germany plans . Jto deliver its next hard blow against I Serbia In order to link up with Tur key and thus checkmate the spring ' plans of the entente allied powers. It Is Increasingly manifest that Oer many looks to the east for a settlement , of the war. By overrunning Serbia It would oocupy a very favorable etrateglo position to invoke Bulgaria's passive or active - aid la reaohlng Constantinople slong ths main line. The expectations of such a move doubtless has brought I about renewed negotiations between the j entente allies and Bulgaria. j The. Turks claim successes In ths recent 1 trench wsrfare on ths Gallipot! penin sula, but there really has been no note j worthy change la the situation so far as - the public Is aware. The Austro-Uermana continue to make progress both to the northeast and to the southeast of Warsaw, and the A us- tro-Hungartans claim to have out In two the Russian forces which retreated after losing the Lublin-Chelm railroad. Italian Official Report. ROME, Aug. .-(Vla Farla )-The fol- . lowing official statement, dated August I. has been given out by the Italian gen-t-rM headquarters: "In the Tonalc pass sone, our Alpine detachments, advancing boldly along a difficult ridge rock, which rises from ths south, over Val Del Monte (Noce), re pulsed and dispersed, on the morning of August 7, the troops of the enemy en- ' trenched southeaat of tho peak of Er cavallo, capturing bombs, fuse catridgea and other material. "On the sams day, other detachments of the enemy, entrenched at Malga Falude, ' northeast of the peak of Er cavallo, were driven from their position by the accurate fire of our mountain artillery, which had been hoisted to a (Continued on Pase Two, Column Two.) ' THE WANT-AD WAY. An Hible Seems a year ainoa a moving aa alas stopped So naJoad at yoas goori The way your apartineata stay looked a Xs heglaalaaT to suaae yoa sure. 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