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VOL. X.,Y NO. 7D.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MOHNlNfl, SKITIIMUKU 18, 1915 SIXTEEN PAOKS.
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SINGLE COl'V TWO CENTS.
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"BILLY" SUNDAY
. IN DEFENSE OF
HIS CAMPAIGN
Evangelist Denounces as an Infa
mous Scoundrel Any Man Who
Lifts Voice Against Meet
ings Now Being Held.
IS GOING TO IIGHT FOE GOO
Asserts Too Many Churches Are Not
Much Better Than Hen
Coops.
NO QUARREL WITH THEATER
"Billy" Sunday hesitated In his
sermon yesterday afternoon, trying
to think of the name of some popular
song. The only one he could call to
mind was "Down Went McOinty to
the Bottom of the Sea," which was
popular about thirty years ago; be
fore "Billy" hit the trail. He called
on Rodeheaver ' to give him tho
names of two or three, but "Rody"
fell down, too. He wanted the names
merely for lllustratlonal purposes.
"You are going wrong when you
atop ainglng 'Jesus, Keep Me Near
the Cross and start singing 'Down
Went McGlnty to the Bottom of the
Sea,' " he asserted. "You are going
wrong when you stop singing
'Nearer My God to Thee' and begin
Blnging and there "BUly" stuck
and 'Rody,' when called on for help,
didn't . have a rope to throw him.
Hired to Entertain !.
Mr. Sunday preached from the reopen
ing of the temple by "Heieklah after
Ahai, his wicked father, had kept it closed
for sixteen years" and he urged the
churches of today to reopen their temple
to God and hava. leas of worldline In
them.
"Pome God-forsaken scoundrels preach
about tho war and discus literary men
and give out all aorta of clap-trap, secular
noniense under the guise of aermons anl
It takes the, man that comes after them
years to kick out all the rubbish with
which they have cluttered their pulpits.
"Preach the gospel, Ood and Jesus
Christ and the atoning blood; preach it
without fear or favor and if they don't
like it, let thera go to hell. Somo
preachers actually favor dancing Just be
cause they're afraid of offending soma
bunch In the church. -,. ,
"Thero-ara too many churches where
the preacher and choir are hired merely to
entertain the gang on Sunday.".
The- speaker threw out thl challenge
to those who oppose the revival;
"Any man who dares lift his voice
against this campaign is an Infamoui
scoundrel. If they think I'll let them
sneer and spew out their venom against
Ood, they're badly fooled. I'm going to
crap for Ood."
( hirrhra I.Ike Chicken Coop.
"You ought to put up the finest build
ings for the worship of Ood," he declared.
"Too many churches aren't much better
than chicken coops and tne members liv
ing In fine homes."
Speaking of the theater Mr. Sunday as
serted: "My quarrel with the theater la not
with It as an Institution, but on account
of many of the things they allow on the
stage. Since I accepted Christ, more than
twenty-seven years ago, I have never
darkened the door of a theater except to
preach the gospel from the stage. And I
never will. The last play I saw was Den
man Thompson In The Old Homestead.'
When I was in Chicago Ttm Keene tried
his beat to get me to go with blm as his
understudy. Tou'd make a great actor.
Bill he said, but I told him, 'nothing
doing, Tom. I'm going to work for Ood.'
And today I'm ready to die any time, but
as long as uoa wants mm to stay, on the
Job ru be here."
It was warm In the tabernacle and
"Rody." between his vocal solo and his
trombone solo, told the men they could
take off their coata If It would add to
their comfort, "And we even allow the
women to remove their hats, so their
Beads will be nice and cool." he added.
"Ma" Sunday made a short opening
prayer. "Billy" made no prayer at the
conclusion of his sermon.
i . The Weather
Forecast till 7 n. m. 8iirriv
For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity
Fair: not much chann In tmn.nh,
Hours. De
t a. in
i a. m 68
7 a. m 6;
a. m :
a. m 7
10 a. m 72
11 a. m 74
li m 77
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4 p. m M
S p. in TS
9 p. m 75
T p. m 73
I P. m 7J
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Sflghest yesterday K! M 71 13
1xwest yesterday S7 6 1 4
Mean temperature 70 7 W 64
Precipitation T .22 .22 .10
Temperature and precipitation depart-
urea from the normal:
Mormat temperature
KJiceas for the dav ,
Total deficiency cince March 1.
Normal precipitation
66
6
4i3
.10 Inch
Deficiency for tha d'iy
10 inch
Total rainfall since M.irch 1....22.K3 inches
iH-ftclency sine March 1 M Inch
Iteftrlency for cor. p rlod. 1.'14.. J M inches
lefktocy for cor. period. Uli.. 7 (S inches
Reports froaa Stations at V P.
Station and Stat
Temp. Hlah- Ruin-
of Weather.
Cheyenne, clear
7 p m.
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tevenport, clear
envr. clear
dies Moines, cloudy
4odse City, clear
lender, clear
Omaha, rain
Pueblo, clear
Rapid City, clear
rait Laks City, clear...
8nta Fe, cloudy
fhoxdan. clear
rioux City, cloudy
Valentine, clear
.74
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i-eclpltatlon.
ai tvrcastr.
METAL ODDS AND ENDS BEING REMOVED FROM WARSAW On account of the
military importance of nearly all kinds of old metal, tho Russians before they evacuated
m m m mm .-'. ! a.. . .
Warsaw ransacKca tne city
lead pipes and even rcetal roofings were v id taken away to prevent their cap
ture Viw trio flprmntiS .-""
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FREMONT GETSNEXT
LABOR CONVENTION
Delegates of State Organization
Adopt Resolution Opposing
Financing European War.
REYNOLDS IS AGAIN PRESIDENT
State Federation of Labor dele
gates adjourned tbelr annual con
vention at the court house after
electing offlcors, selecting Fremont
as the next meeting place and adopt
ing a resolution opposing the financ
ing of the European war in tho
United States.
T. P. Reynolds of the Omaha stereo
typers was re-elected president, receiv
ing twenty-five votes. Fred E. Eissler
of the local carpenters was given eleven
votea and Henry J. Beal of the local
printers nine votes. .
Other -officers were elected as follows:
Robert Ounlap of the firemen, first vice
president; CU A. .ttaUsa? s t nasi rt and
era of Lincoln, second vice presHwit; B
dolpa Chleborad of the brewery. worgafsv
third vice president: Swan BJork of tho
brewery workers, sergeant- t-arms.
Amendments Bna-fteatrd.
Frank M. Coffey was re-elected secretary-treasurer
of the federation by ac
clamation. The following three men were
elected members of the legislative com
mittee: J. H. Wangberg of the machin
ists, Pat Shepherd of the cooks and
waltera and II. J. Ileal of the printers.
The anti-war finance resolution was In
troduced by Beal. It condemns war, con
demns the financing of European hostili
ties in America, declares that auch fi
nancing la In effect participation In the
war and maintains that workers must
always bear the brunt of wars.
The Federation adopted a resolution
suggesting amendments to the workmen's
compensation law and directing Its ex
ecutive board to make a study of the
defects of the measure and present the
results to the next convention. The
amendments suggested In the resolution
were aa follows:
Resolution, fcr Beat.
A reduction of the walling period from
fourteen to seven days.
A workable method of administration,
including supervision of settlements.
A raise In the per cent of benefits
which Is now SO per cent of the wag.
Additions to the list of spoclflo benefit.
Lss uncertainty concerning payment
for medical attention.
General provisions of law should be
more dalnlt.
The federation adopted a resolution op
posing commercial activities and enter,
talument promotion schemes on Lahor
day. '
Congressman Lobeck addressed the
delegates and Invited them to Inform
him of their opinions and ne-da by
letters.
Didn't Talk on Loan,
Asserts Rockefeller
NEW YORK, Sept. 17. Announcement
was made from John D. Rockefeller's
office here today that Mr. Rockefeller
had been communicated with regarding a
published interview under date of Cleve
land, O., In which Mr. Rockefeller was
quoted aa saying, in effect, that he would
not consider taking a part in the war
loan now under negotiation by the Anglo
French commission and that both Eng
land and Russia had asked him for loans,
which were refused.
Mr. Rockefeller's reply to the Inquiry
from his office her was that he "gave
out absolutely no Interview whatsoever."
Five Convicted by
Corpus Christi Jury
CORl'S CHRISTI, Tex., Sept. 17.-Flv
defendant convicted, thirty-five ac
quitted and one mistrial was the verdict
of the Jury in the so-called election fraud
trial hern late today. The mistrial was
on County Judge Waller F. Tlmon. one
of th principal defendants.'
HASTINGS WANTS SUNDAY,
BUT NOT LIKELY TO GET HIM
r
Soveral men from Hasting, Web., sailed
on "Billy" Sunday to ask him to come to
that olty for a campaign. They secured
no encouragement. Th evangelist'
schedule ta crowded with requests for
date from large cities and the smaller
communities havo. ao longer much chano
I to asour htm. - -
lor mttai oi every nption.
Bryan May Be Sent to Europe by
Hyphenated Editors on Peace Mission
WASHINGTON, Ecpt. . 17. rians t.J
send former Secretary of State Bryan
on a mission of peace to the warring na
tions of Europe, were the sul Joel of a
conference here today between the for
mer cabinet officer and Vr. William
Forgo, representing editors of American
newspapers published In f orelun lan
guages. Before visiting Bryan Dr. Forgo
in a public statement set forth the plan
aa developed, which contemplates a per
lonal visit by Mr. Bryan to the bellig
erent nations to argue for peace.
BATTLE IS FOUGHT
NEAR BROWNSVILLE
Cavalrymen Have Short Skirmish
, with Carrania Soldiers Near
the City Limits.
ONE
MEXICAN IS ' KILLED
BROWNSVILLE, Tex., Sept.. 17.
American- cavalrymen and Carranza
soldiers had a fifteen-minute battle
across the river today, near the city
limits of Brownsville. Soldiers re
port they killed one Mexican and hit
five others. They saw about fifteen
Carranza soldiers la two separate
groups.
A United States cavalry patrol was
fired on today from to Mexican side of
the river, near " the Brownsville city
limits. About 600 shot were fired. The
cavalrymen had gone to the river to in
vestigate, the shooting of a Mexican's
horse on the American aid.
Th cavalrymen replied to tho fire,
lying In the brush, but could not s what
they were shooting at on the Mexican
side. Tbey merely fired in the direction
wheno th bullets came. No casualties
were reported.
There were twenty cavalrymen In th
patrol. The Mexican whose horse wss
wounded reported that he had been fired
upon from tho Mexican side without
provocation or warning while he was
driving along th river bank.
Skirmish. Ifea SebMtiaa
Near Sebastian last night four or five
men of the Twenty-sixth infantry saw an
equal number of Mexican through tho
open spaces in the brush at some dis
tance. The Americans opened fire, mean
while advancing on the Mexican. Th
Mexicans ran when they saw the sol
diers were determined and escaped In the
darkness soon after the fighting began.
Men of the Twenty-sixth Infantry also
had a brush with Mexicans near Los
Fresnos, In which it is believed that at
least one of th Mexicans waa wounded.
The town of San Jose, twenty-five
miles up th Rio Orande from here, a
settlement composed exclusively of Mex
icans, today appealed for th protection
of American soldiers. Colonel Bullard
ordered a guard to San Jose. Ban Jose
men aald they were all "good Mexicans"
and needed protection as mucll or mora
than Americans.
Demand for Paper
: Money Increases
WASH1NOTON, Sept. 17.-Improved
bunlness conditions are indicated by the
mere In demand for paper money, ac-
cording to Treasury department officials,
To meet the demand Secretary McAdoo
today authorised the director of the
bureau of engraving and printing to In
crease the dally output of paper money
by 260,000 sheets.
Dest of All
Lining em Out
Another
Striking Photo
of
Rev. -Billy"
in
Action
Reproduced in Tomorrow's Bee.
uia Doners, cnurcn Deiu,
In his statement Dr. Forgo aald that
Mr. Bryan had already given him the Im
pression that ir the trip were undertaken.
Mr.1 Bryan himself "will for the lovo of
the can so, nut only sacrifice time, but
will aliio pay his own expenses."
The statement lauded the former secre
tary, saying that "In all Europe, In bel
ligerent or neutral countries, there Is no
American held in greater esteem than
Mr. Bryan.
Dr. Forgo said Mr. Bryan probably
would announce his plana after today's
ernference.
MEXICAN TRAIN
FALLS INTO CANYON
Ninety Persons Are Reported Killed
in Wreck, One Mile North - 'v
'. of Saltillo.'
"'. i''inv ' mm flf".."i.TMy Twim,vy.M"S
BODIES ARE GROUND TO JTLCE3
LAREDO, Tel., fiept II. Tho
it rock of a Mexican military train,
resulting in the death of ninety per
sons, occurred Wedneiday afternoon
one mile out of Saltillo, according to
advices here today.
The train was en route from Saltillo to
i spreading rails caused It to leave the
track at a point near a canyon, precip
itating two coa.tieg with their occupant
to the rocks below.
Soldiers, women camp followers, chil
dren and babies literally were ground to
pieces In the debris. Passengers who
arrived today and who passed the seen
of the wreck said that a huge stack of
bodies was visible where thoy had been
riled together preparatory to burial which
would be made in deep trenches. All th
dead and Injured were Mexicans.
Hicks Will Do Social
Work for Oil King's
Fuel Corporation
DENVER, Colo., Sept. 1T.-C. J. Hicks'
of Chicago, formerly assistant to th
president of th International Harvester
comp.iny, has been appointed executive
assistant to President J. F. Welborn of
the Colorado Fuel and Iron company, ac
cording to announcement made by Mr.
Welborn today. Mr. Hicks will devote
much of his attention to social and In
dustrial betterment among the company's
Austrian Subsea
Sinks a Big British
Vessel in Adriatio
VIENNA,. Sept. 17. (Via Berlin, hy
Wireless to T'ickrton. N. J.) An Aus
trian submarine commanded by lieuten
ant von Trapp torpedoed and sank a
large British transport. a few days ago
In th southern Adriatic, according to
an announcement made here today.
The Day's War Newt
PKTRn;itU ( l.tlMS a eontlnoanc
of Rosslaa snreesae In tinllelan
territory. It la admitted, how
over, that the tier menu are snath,
tna; proarreaa In tho Vllna ronton,
and In tho district of flask.
INDICATIONS TIItT relation be.
Iwrri Urccce and Bo!art arw Int.
nrovlna- and that tho former an.
tlon I tending toward a deter,
nlnntion to eonttnne Its neatrnl
poller are noted by a correspond.
oat In Athens. Parts, on tho other'
hand, ha renorts from the Greek !
ranltal isti several la.aea of
f.rook reserve havw keen ealU4 to
join tho color on Uetoher 1,
aRRBIAN rRKM 1ICU, .Xlkola P.
Packltrh, Is utel la Pari aa
anaoaarlna- tkat Borkla has - - A -
with av view nf kringtaa- lialgarU
Into tho Balkan entente.
EMI-orPICIAI. nll Is rando In
Bncharest that Roomaala'a 111.
frontier ajro anything naoro than
thO BSSSSl BSBttTlfSi )
I
BERLIN EXPECTS
AGREEMENT WITH
UNCLEJAM SOON
New Indication of Good Will of
American Government Brings
Hope to Germany, it is
Reported.
STATEMENT OF BERLIN PAPER
Transfer of Negotiations About the
Arabio to Washington Makes
Hit with German Papers.
SMOOTH OUT ALL DIFFERENCES
HKHMV Snt 17 fVIa London)
!, v ,k r,..l
Reports received here that Tresl- j
dent Wilson will make no formal re-;
;ly to the German government's
communication concerning the Sink-i
, ... . " . . I
Ing of tho steamnhlp Arabic, but will j
confer confidentially with Amhas-
sudor Von Uernstorff, are acclaimed
by the Oermanta is a "new Indication
of the good will of the American gov
ernment and Its intent to come to an ;
understanding with us."
Previous diplomatic Interchanges,
says the tlermanla, have be?n made
under disadvantageous conditions,
because protests to Berlin have been
reported In advance In British dis
patches. "We believe friendly mouth-to-mouth
negotiations will serve the purpose de
sired by both aides far better than the
earlier Interchanges," this newspaper
adds.
Commenting on the conflicting reports
from Washington concerning the Arabic
case and It reference to The Hague, the
National Zeltung says It understands ne
gotiations are In progress in Washing
ton looking to a removal of all misun
derstandings. Theso negotiations are
confidential for the present, it says, but
there Is definite reason for the 1 hope
that they will lead to a favorable result.
Tho present situation seems to have re
sulted from the supposed conflict between
Ambassador von Uernstorff declarations
and the Arabic note, the National Zeltung
continues. In reality they were two
Separate and distinct pronouncements,
notwithstanding their seemingly close
connection, inasmuch a Count von
Bernstorff could not possibly have known
that the Arabic Intended to ram tlfo sub
marine which sank It,
Oakland Traction
Men Vote to Strike
sTil SN r SN 3 OVtA - y
- alla
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OAKLAND. Cal., Sept. 17. Eleven hun
dred motormeh and conductors of -the
San Franolsco-Oakland terminal railroad,
operating a local traction system and a
Una of ferries to San Francisco, voted
today to strike to enforce a closed shop. carried forward farther and that Oer
Th line handles 26,000 commuter dally. man cavalry is driving tor th railway
Th men are at work today pending between Molodechno and Polotsk. The
confirmation of their aotlon by the Amal- Isltuatlon In Unit region Is described as
gainated Assoclstion of Steam and Elec- j favorable.
trio Railroad Employe st Detroit. Lines German cavalry hold a front 115 to UO
to seven resident suburbs would be tied miles long, In the form of a great bow
up by a strike Oakland, Berkeley, Ala- bending east. The German cavalry 1
meda. Hay ward, San Leandro, Albany
and Richmond.
According to union offlcKIs, two deck
hands were discharged from th ferry
service of the traction company shortly
after they had Joined the union. The
car men claim an attempt Is being made
to break up their organisation.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Sept. IT. It
was said here today on mill Informed
authority that officials of the Pan Francisco-Oakland
Terminal Railways (Key
route) would welcome a strike by th
carmen, whoso high wage scale long has
been considered by the company a seri
ous drain upon Its resources. The plat
form men are paid as high as 41 or 46
cent an hour. Th corporation ha been
In financial straits and recently asksd
permission from th State Railroad oo re
mission to raise th SS monthly comrms
tatlon rat between San - Francisco and
Berkeley and Oakland. Th commission
refused the petition.
Tear Down Barns to
Get Lumber to Prop
Up Big Cornstalks
"With ten days to two weeks more of
warm weather without frost, Nebraska
will mature a corn crop that will run
close to 100,000,000 bushels," is the asser
tion made by Frank Walters, general
managwr of the Northwestern railroad.
"Last year w had a crop of 171,400.00)
bushels of corn and In 1810 It reached 171,
m.m bushels," continued Mr. Walters,
"and with such weather as I have spoken
of, th crop this year will bo larger than
either of the years mentioned. Those
crop estsbllahed a new corn raising
record for Nebraska, but this year they
will be beaten If we can have two weeks
more of dry and hot weather."
While Mr. Walter does not tell it as a
fart, he asserts that from the southern
part of th etate, stories com to him of
farmer tearing down barns and out
buildings In order to secure lumber out
of which to make props to put und'-r th',
oars of com that have grown to be so
heavy that they threaten to break off
th stalks. Many of these stalks, he
hears, carry three and four well devel
oped and filled ear and somo as many
as seven and eight.
Tomorrow the Best
Colored
Comics
itla
The Sunday Bee
DUMBA WILL BE
CALLED TO VIENNA
State Department Advised that Aus
trian Ambassador Will Go Home
on Leave of Absence.
WILL NOT RETURN TO THE U. S.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.-The
Austrian government Intends to re
call Ambassador Dumb for consul
tation, arcordln to intimations given
to Ambassador Penfield, when he
delivered the note from the United
States, asking for the return of the
ambassador to Austria.
Puch an arranarment, whl"h Is In ac
cord with Iumia's own request for re-
call on leave of absence, is satisfactory
to the Amerloan government. It Is un-
howevtr thRt Amba.s.dor
iumb, wm nt return to the United
Rtlee at the termination of his leave,
The purpose of these arrangements It is
understood. Is to causa no Interruption in
tn d,omil0 Nations of the two gov
ernments. the change being looked upon
as a personal affair.
There is every indication from Amhas-
; sador IVnfleld s dispatches that the
i Austrian government received the Amer-
loan note In a friendly spirit
It la now expected that Ambassador
Dumb will receive word from his own
foreign office that he Is wanted In Vienna
for consultation. The t'nlted States will
arrange safe conduct and with the Aus
trlnn embassy left In rharge of a charge
d'affaires, the Incident will be closed.
1, anal it a; flea for Vacation,
President Wilson and hecretary Lans
ing had a general conference on Interna
tional affairs today Just befor the aeo
retary left for a ten day vacation. No
pressing developments In any of the situ
ations confronting the United States are
expected before Mr. Lnalng returns.
Mr. Iansing announced that the new
note to Urcat Britain on Interference
with American trade had been completed.
The noto la very long and ha been in
preparation for some Um. It dispatch
has been delayed because the United
States ws unwilling while th negotia
tions with Oermany were at a critical
point, to be placed In the position of be
ing forced to protest to Great Britain In
order to obtain an asqulesccnce by Ger
many In the viewpoint of the United
States on the submarine question.
Vilna Will Be Held
As Long as Required
By Russian Strategy
PEJTROORAn, Sept. 17 Via London)
War office advice state that Vllna can
be held "aa long as may be required by
tha strategic situation on that front." It
not tho purpoeo .of the Russian staff,
wever, ta defend Vllna at all costs, but
I 'Villi mm r .n armv
ther dues not Inspire alarm,
. The Russlnn forces at that point do
not appear to be in Immediate danger,
notwithstanding the fact that the Gor
man operations flanking Vllna have been
pushing along the railway from Sviunts
yany to Olubokol. Tho invaders are
spreading out on both sides of this road
and are attempting to cut the Molo-dechno-l'olotsk
line at several places
This, however, does not threaten the
Russian retreat, as tho railroad running
southeast from Vilna to Minsk la
strongly covered by Russlnn forces.
It is pointed out at th War office that
tho favorable aspect of the position at
Vllna of the Russians is shown further
by th fact that they continue to main
tain their positions to the westward In
th direction of Or an I.
Teutons of South
Dakota Protest
Against Big Loan
BURinCA, B. D., S.'Pt. 17. Resolutions
adopted at the closing session of th
German-American Alliance of South Da
kota her last night declared the float
ing of a loan In th United States for
)uropean belligerents a violation of the
neutrality of this country, urged step
to prevent such shipments of munition
of war to Europe and avowed loyalty to
the United and sympathy for Germany.
DENVER, Colo.. Sept. 17 -An anony
moua letter postmarked Milwaukee waa
received her yesterday by a local bank
declaring that any participation by local
banks In a conoerted movement with
eaatom bank to float a loan for th
allies would "be met with equal dras
tic and concerted aotlon."
Th letter, which was unsigned, waa
turned over to th authorities.
DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS
INTERESTED IN IRRIGATION
(From a Staffy Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Sept. 17.-(8pecial Tel
egram.) Judge W. IL Thompson and C.
W. McConnaughy, who have been In
Washington for the last two days with
reference to inducing th government to
build a canal from a point near Lex
ington on the I'latte river to a point
some sixty mile away, passing through
Gosper, Phelps and Kearney counties,
had a conference with Commissioner
Davis of th general land office.
Mr. Davis, at the Instanc of Secretary
Iane, In view of the strength of the
presentations made yesterday by Judge
' Thompson, Mr. McConnaughy and ex
Secretary Hryan. a to the need of this
water course, will call upon Governor
Morehead and Engineer Johnson for a
supplemental report on lgta project.
Judge Thompson said this evening thsjt
the Interest shown by tho official of th
government was moat gratifying and h
hoped for favorable action.
Mr. McConnaughy left this afternoon
for his horn In lloldrega by way of In
diana poll.
Judg Thompson will remain In Wastv-
Ington for a day or two longer. Judg
Thompson, when told that The Bee cor
resMndcnt hud staled in his paper that
he was 6ft years of aire, laughingly suld.
"Now, to be hontst, I am only 61 and
j pretty vigorous."
RUSSIANS ARE
FALLING BACK
TOWARD PltlSK
Occupation of This City by the In
vaderg Will Greatly Facili
tate Advance Through
the Marshes.
CALL FOR MORE MUNITIONS
General Ruasky Fears Closing of
Duma May Cause Workmen to
Slaoken Their Efforts.
MORE FIGHTING ON GALLIPOT!
Ill I.I.KTIX.
llEItLIN, Sept. 17. (Via Lon
don.) Field Marshal Von Hlnden
burg's forces, which have flanked
Vllna and Dvlnsk, cutting tho rali
road between those cities, have made
a furlher advance to the east. The
war department announced today the
capture of Vldiy, about thlrty-flre
ml'es south of Dvlnsk.
LONDON, Bept. 17. Petrograd
admits the Russians are falling back
in the direction of Pinsk, capture of
which was announced yesterday by
the Germans. Occupation by the In
vaders of this town may be expected
to facilitate greatly the progress of
Held Marshal Von Mackensen's
iunt-a lurmian me fnpet marshes.
Owing to the prorogation of the
".urn a, domestic affairs are occupy
ing the attention of the Russians.
The effeot of this Incident on the
military situation Is feared, aa Is
indicated by the prr . iamation of Gen
eral Rutsky, RuBsUn commander In
the north, calling upon workmen not
to slacken their efforts to keep the
army supplied with munitions.
Plghtlaar Renewed on Galllooll.
Although no official report have been
received recently from French or British
souioes. sever fighting seems to be un
der way again on the Oalllpoli front Th
Turks, according to ' their reports, hav
mad aoverai successful attacks In th
region of Anafarta. Athens and Rom
continue to send out report that th de
fensive powor of the Turk 1 weakening,
but no official news haa been received la
confirmation.
Dispatches from Greece express strong
belief that Turkey andaulir1Ljiava
definitely reached an agreement. Imt in
th near east It la not believed that tbia
will lead to actual participation In th
war by Bulgaria on the side of tho cen
tral powers. Nor Is an Immediate offen
sive by Austro-German force expected
Against Serbia.
Artillery combats continue on the west
ern front. The Germs n reply to French
guns Is growing In Intensity.
French Official 11 .port,
PARIB. Sept. 17. -The report of tho
French war office on the progress of
hostilities given out this afternoon, dwell
upon th continuance of severe artillery
engagements, partlculnrly in the vicinity
of Suiichea and Arras, between th
Somme and the Alsne and between tha
AlHne and Argonne.
The text nf the communication follows:
"In the Artols district, between Angrea,
and Souclies, snd to tha south of Arras,
our batteries responding to th fir of
tho cnomy bombarded violently th Ger
man positions and German provision
trains.
"Between the Somme and th Alsne
ther ha taken pln.ee firing from trench
to trench, aa well aa a certain activity
on the part of Gorman heavy artillery,
to which we replied with energy.
"In the region of Suptgneul and be
tween the Alsne river and th Argonne
dlstrlot the fighting with artillery and
with bombs waa continued during a part
of last night.
"Ther Is nothing to report from th
remainder of th front."
Spy Kieeuted In London.
IX)NIK)N, Sept. 17.-4t waa officially
announced today that a apy, name not
alven, was executed here today after a
trial.
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