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VOL. XL VI NO. 32.
OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 25, 1916 TEN PAGES
TrsiM, at Hotel,
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
KAISER WILLIAM
GIVES REASON FOR
STAYING AT REAR
Emperor of Germany Asserts
He Would Be at Front, But
That Almighty Has Willed
Otherwise.
LEAVE MARK ON ENEMY
Would Like to Get Into
Trenches.
TALK ATTRACTS ATTENTION
liam during his recent trip to a point
the Somme front, says a dispatch to
the Wireless press from Berne, made
a speech to the German wounded sol
diers which is attracting great atten
tion in Germany. The emperor is
'quoted as saying:
"It is the most poignant grief of
my life that I am unable to take a
more active part in this war. It is
my earnest desire to take my place
in the trenches and to deal such blows
at our enemies as my age and
strength would permit.
"I could take my place with the
youngest of you and 1 promise that
I would leave my mark on the enemy.
But 'the inscrutable Almighty has
willed otherwise. 'Into my care has
been committed by divine destiny the
leadership of our country, its armies
and its forces on land and sea.
"The burden of thinking, deciding
onrl luarltnor hae hnon hai-rl i.iinn m
nH rs1iitiflr thie T Irnniu that mu
L life must not be risked in the foremost
" line of battle where my feelings, if
unrestricted, vould carry me swiftly,
t "Mv life must be conserved care-
j . uwiy lor me wenare ui uermany in
yurier to carry out the duties assigned
J to me by divine appointment."
Deutschland Is
About Ready to
k, Sa.il TTniW Sp.fl.
Baltimore, July 24. A series of
(Svents this afternoon at the pier
where the merchant submarine
Deutschland is berthed, indicated that
its departure would not be long de
layed. The most significant of these,
were the filling of its water tanks
- and the stowing below its deck of
tlipir,w hprirlinv Bi it was rpmnvpH
from the interned North German
Lloyd steamer Nickar nearby. Since
its arrival two weeks ago the Deutsch
land crew has been sleeping aboard
the Nickar.
Shortly after the water tanks had
been filled, heavy blue smoke was ,
noticed coming from behind the
barges that screened the Deutsch
land from view, and directly at its
stern. The wind blowing from the
the odor of fuel oil, and it was evi
dent the vessels engines were being
tested. The activities were preceded
by th saling of th submarine's wire
less apparatus by a government radio
insnector. This was in accordance
ch action at the expiration ot two
Aveeks.
I No application for clearance papers
Iliad been made up to the close of
y"business at the custom house today.
it was announccu anduKciucius
be made, however, for this to be done
out of hours.
Nomination of T. S.
Allen Is Ordered
Reported to Senate
Washineton. lulv 24. The nomina
tion of Thomas S. Allen as United
States attorney for Nebraska was or
dered favorably reported today by
the senate judiciary committee. It
' had be.n held up since last January at
tne instance oi oenaiur nuratun
Lincoln, July i. a. mien,
brother-in-law of William J. Bryan,
was appointed United States district
attorney for Nebraska to succeed F.
S. Howell of Omaha. August 3 last.
Senator Hitchcock withheld his en
dorsement and asked that confirma
tion be held up.
The Weather
i For Nebraska Warmer north-
west portion; Tuesday, probably fair.
f IT
Nebraskans Meet Today to
Prepare for State Campaign
THRONG TO ATTEND
REPUBLICAN MEET
All Ariving at Lincoln Speak
Enthusiastically of Chances
of Hughes and State Ticket.
HALL COUNTY AMBITIOUS
UNCHANGH)
i ii
Hours. DK.
( a. m 75
I a. m
t a, m It
S a. m 7tl
a. m II
10 a. m ii
11 a. m it
12 m 87
1 p. m 8ft
5 p. m 11
3 p. m 4
P. m. 17
6 p. m 16
I p. m 14
7 p. m 13
I p. m (I
1911. 1111. 1114. 1118.
, 97 7 10 80
. 12 18 70 CI
. 84 74 10 71
. .00 .00 .80 '.00
Highest yesterday.
Lowest yesterday..
Mean temperature.
PreHnttatlon
Tmeperature and prootpltatlon departures
frvm the normal:
Normal temperature 77
Total excess since March 1 113
Normal precipitation 14 Inch
Deficiency for the day 14 Inch
Tqtal rainfall since March 1... 1.87 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 7-89 1nchea
Deficiency for cor. period. 1915. .63 Inch
Deficiency for cor. period, 1914. 1.57 Inches
Renorta from Stations at 7 n. m.
Station and State Temp. High- juni
or weather. lp.HL
Cheyenne, cloudy.,,,,, 84
Davenport, clear 14
Denver, cloudy , 88
Dee Moines, clear 12
Dodf ft City, clear , 90 .
Lander, cloudy.....,.,, 76
North Platte, cloudy.. 76
ttlmeha, clear... 9r
rueoio, clear. 92
11a i.'lty, pt. cloudy., 86
Lake City, cloudy. 76
datita Pe, cloudy 76
Sheridan, pt cloudy.... 86
fcioux City, clear 88
alentlne, pt cloudy... 93
est. fall.
86 .00
96 .00
9 .09
96 .00
94 " .00
14 .00
96 .12
97 .00
94 .00
90 .00
10 .42
84' .00
91 .00
98 .00
94 .00
Temperature at Omaha yesterday.
Lincoln, July 24. (Special.)
There is every indication that the e
publican convention tomorrow will be
one of the best attended since the
inauguration of the primary.
Delegates1 began arriving in the city
at noon today and all speak enthu
siastically of the chances for the
election of Hugies and the success
of the state ticket in this state.
Mack J. Agee, chairman of the Hall
county republican committee, with
Representative Scudder and two or
three other delegates ar ived in the
city early. Mr. Agee says that Hall
county will have a full delegation at
the convention with some extra ones
for good measure who will come down
just to let the people know that Hall
county will make a bid for the repub
lican convention two years from now
when the proper itme comes. "We
have a bis; hall which will seat '500
delegates on the floor and 1,000 more
on the stage," said he, "and we are
going to have a new hotel; so we will
be in tine shape.
Strong fo Hushes.
The Hall county men feel that it
would be a fine thing to send the
convention out in the tsate once in
a while and give republicans out in
the west end a chance to attend. They
say that Hall county will give Hughes
a big vo teand the state ticket a good
DOOSl.
Another delegate who is enthusias
tic over the prospects for republican
success is Harvey Webster of Burt
county.
"We are going to carry Burt county
for the republican ticket by 1,200 ma
jority," said Mr. Webster. "I never
saw such a feeling of unionism in
Burt county in my life," said he.
"Everybody who was ever a republi
can is back in the party and whoop
ing it up for Hughes and Fairbanks
and the whole republican ticket."
Another member ot the state com
mittee who says that republican suc
cess in Nebraska is sure, is, Charles
McLeod of Stanton. "Our country is
democratic," said he, "but Hughes
will carry it by a fair majority.
Predict G. O. P. Victory.
Senator W. H. Reynolds of Chad
ron, republican candidate for state
treasurer, is here as is also Senator
H, P. Sbumway. of Wakefield. . Both
are feeling good over the prospects
and predict a big republican majority.
Chairman C. C. McNish was on the
ground eafly and takes a optimistic
view of the future. Mr. McNish is
not saying very much about the chair
manship, but it is known that he
would take it and he appears to have
a great many friends who believe he
should be re-elected. fc.d Beach ot
Lincoln, W. G. Ure of Omaha, S. R.
McKelvie of Lincoln and Clyde Barn
ard of Table Rock, are among those
who are mentioned for the place.
The arly evening train brought in
large numbers of republicans, among
them Judge Sutton, W. P. Warner,
E. R. Gumey, who lias been selected
chairman of the convention; E. T.
Westerfield of Scott's Bluff, who
never thinks it's too far to go to any
state convention; E. M. Pollaril,
Harry Byrne, Dan Swanson and
others.
It has been decided to call the
convention about 1:45, in order that
delegates on the noon train will be
able to get a bite to eat and get to
the opening. The convention will
then run through without a recess.
Bay State Troops
Accused of Raid
On Mexican Homes
El Paso, Tex., July 24. General
Francisco Gonzales, commandant it
Juarez, formally protested today to
General George Bell, jr., command
ing tho American forces here, against
the co.iduct of the outpost guards of
the Ninth Massachusetts infantry
who, he said, crossed into Mexican
territory yesterday mornint "in vio
lation nf Mexican rights," and last
night night shot up "without provo
cation" a number of homes of Mex
icans south of the border.
Irish Question is
At Acute Stage
London, July 24. An acute stage
has been reached in the Irish ques
tion. Unless the situation suddenly
changes doubt is expressed whether
the government will be able to intro
duce an amending bill this week as
had been oromised.
The nationalist members of Par
liament are holding another meeting
today and unless a satisfactory an
swer is received trom .Premier As
quith, John Redmond, leader of the
Irish nationalists, will be asked to
press him for a iurthcr statement re
garding the intentions of the govern
ment. The nationalists insist that
the bill shall conform to the terms
agreed upon in the settlement, and
they say they will have nothing to do
with the proposals to make the exclu
sion, of the province of Ulster perma
nent or to reduce the Irish represen
tation in the imperial Parliament
pending the final settlement.
In addition to the Irish subject, the
government will have many questions
to engage its attention during the
week. Critics of the cabinet will at
tempt to prolong the debate on the
bill for the appointment of commit
tees to investigate the campaigns in
the Dardenelles and Mesopotamia,
while the introduction ' by Premier
Asquith today of a new vote of credit
will open a general debate on the con
duct of the war. i
PLAN A HARMONY
MEET AT HASTINGS
RETRENCHMENT IS
GIVEN A SETBACK
ON THEARMY BILL
Halt Is Called in the Senate on
the Cutting Down of Appro
priation Started Last
... SA.tnrrln'.V
Even Contest for Chairmo-' -j
ship Will Be Settle'' 'r t'NY INCREASES MADE
JTe-oonve" 1
W J. BRYiaa AWAY
Hastings, Neb., July 24. (Special
Telegram.) It must be a harmonious
meeting of democrats, according to
the party leaders who were among
i the early arrivals here today ofr the
state convention tomorrow. Even the
contest for the chairmanship of the
state cent al committee is being de
veloped into an amicable pre-conven-tion
agreement today.
Either A. D. Sprague of York or
Louis Langhorst of Elmwood will
probably step down from the chair
manssip to either secretary or mem
bership on the central' committee.
Mr. Sprague of Yo' k is said to have
refused to continue as secretary in
case he is defeated for the chairman
ship. Any effort to open the fight be
tween the Hitchcock and Bryan fac
tions, the leaders say, is pretty apt to
be squelched.
Big Guns Coming.
Senator Hitchcock will arrive to
night. Governor Morehead and party
have sent wo d that they will arrive
on an early train, tomorrow morning.
Keith Neville, candidate for governor,
was among the early arrivals in the
city this morning. Mayor C. W.
Bryan of Lincoln is expected tomor
row. W. J. Bryan will be unable to
attend, since his time is taken up
lecturing on the Chautauqua plat
form. With the appointment of the com
mittee on resolutions adjournment
will probably be taken to 7 o clock
tomorrow night.
The convention tomorrow will be
called to order by State Chairman
W. H. Thompson of Grand Island
promptly at noon.
Following the reading of the call
M. L. Corn of Clay Center bv ore
vious arrangement will be given the
honor of the temporary chairman
ship. He will immediately launch into
tne keynote speech.; '.
Edgar Howard of Columbus ar
rived early today with three resolu
tions that he expects to present to the
convcntiop committee. It considera
tion is not secured at the committee
meeting, Mr. Howard plans to take
his resolutions to the floor ot the con
vention. the resolutions propose
state clanks declaring for a oublic
warehouse for farmers and 'state de
velopment of water power. The
Nquor question will be referred to the
people in another Howard resolution.
May Go to Floor.
One opportunity for a convention
tilt will come when contesting dele
gations from Douglas county are con
sidered by the credentials commit
tee, the contest may be carried to
the floor. The Jacksonian club of
Umaha held an independent mass
meeting to elect delegates, while the
so-called "Dahlman iriachine" sent an
opposing delegation.
Arrivals from Omaha claim that
peace has been declared and that all
who come from that county will be
able to find a place in the delegation,
the full number not having been made
up by those sent from the metropolis
by both of the opposing organiza
tions.
Anti-Preparedness Arguments'!
by Norris of Nebraska
Arouse Senators.
TOWNSEND FLAYS WILSON
Bliss Says Reports
Are Wholly False
Washington, July 24. The full re
port of .Major General Tasker H.
Bliss, assistant chief of staff, on his
inspection of National Guardsmen in
the Brownsville district, made public
today at the War department, says
that inspection of all camps and more
than 30,000 men, reports of inefficien
cy and bad rations were found to be
wholly false.
The one-fault General' Bliss found
and that he says is already reme
diedwas that during the first few
days of the mobilization the food lack
ed variety. Many of the guardsmen,
General Bliss reported, said their ra
tions were better than the food they
were accustomed to having at home.
Torpedo Destroyers
Fight Off Belgium
London, July 24. Six German tor
pedo boat destroyers were engaged
in a running fight by British light
forces off Schouwen bank yesterday,
says an official statement issued by
the British admiralty this afternoon.
The German vessels were repeatedly
hit, but they succeeded in reaching the
Belgian coast.
Industrial Worker Dies
As Result of His Wounds
Fairbury, Neb. July 24. (Spe
cial.) Normal Peal, the Industrial
Worker of the World, who was mor
tally shot in a frght with bandits in
the Rock Island yards at Fairbury
several days ago, finally succumbed
last night to his injuries. He died at
the Fairbury hospital. Relatives from
Cadiz, Ky., reached his bedside
shortly after he died. He was sleeping
in a box car wtih several other ocm
panions, when four "high jack" men
attacked them. Five shots were fired,
one of which struck Peal in the back
and passed through a lung. He lin
gered near death's door for several
days. The body will be sent to Cadiz.
Peal was 22 years old.
Fourth Death Among .
Babies of Mitchell, S. D.
Mitchell, S. D July 24,-(Special.)
The fourth death from infantile
paralysis occurred this morningThe
period of sickness was about four
days. j
Washington, July 24. The senate
today called a halt on wholesale re
ductions begun Saturday in the army
appropriation bill, voting down re
trenchment proposals and approving
increases totaling more than $30,000,
000 when sections were reached car
rying provisions for ordnance and
equipment for the regular army and
national guard.
Debate on the ordnance sections
developed a predominating sentiment
that it would be unwise to limit ex
penditures for ammunition and guns
too closely, despite the lessening of
tension in the Mexican situation.
Decreases of $36,000,000 ordered
Saturday related to transDortation.
subsistence, foreign service pay and
emergency estimates put into the bill
by the house when the Mexican situa
tion was critical. Today's increases
included.
Here Are Increases.
For medical supplies, increase from
$2,000,000 to $4,500,000; engineers
equipment, $1,000,000 to $1,770,00;
ordnance stores, $6,000,000 to $11,000,
000; automatic machine guns for regu
lar army $3,600,000 to $7,725,000; au
tomatic machine guns for national
guard, $2,000,000 to $6,586,150; ar
mored motor cars, $300,000 to $1,000,
000; field artillery for national guard,
$8,000,000,000 to $14,200,000; ammuni
tion for national guard field artillery,
$8,000,000 to $14,000,000.
In the item for small arms ammuni
tion, the senate approved a reduction
from $5,000,000 to $2,500,000, but sev
eral senators said they would insist
on another vote on the section before
final pasage of the bill. The measure
may be passed tomorrow, although
several important items remain for
consideration, including the $13,281,
666 proposed for aviation, an increase
of $10,000,000 over the house appro
priation. During the debate today Chairman
Chamberlain of the military commit
tee aroused by anti-preparedness ar
guments by Senator Norris, vehem
ently arraigned' senators' who, " he
asserted constantly intimated that ad
vocates of preparedness were In a
conspiracy with munitions makers and
others who profit by war. He defend
ed the patriotism and honesty of the
champions of preparedness in con
gress. Senator Townsend assailed on
the admiistration of Mexican policy,
asserting that the national guard had
been called to the border under "false
pretenses" and that diplomatic cor
respondence had disclosed that there
never was any intention of sending
state troops into Mexico.
British Cabinet Is
Unable to Agree on
New Home Rule Bill
London, July 24. Confirming pub
licly the suspicion that the cabinet had
been unable to reach a decision in re
gard to the home rule amending bill,
Premier Asquith in the House of
Commons today announced that the
government would not introduce any
bill of tins kind with regard to . Inch
there was no substantial agreement
among all parties. This was taken in
the lobbies of parliament to mean
that home rule had been dropped for
the moment and th?t David Lloyd
Ucorge s negotiation had come to
naught
the stumbling block appears to
have been the retention in the imper
ial parliament of nationalist repre
sentatives in undiminished numbers.
John Redmond, leader of the nation
alists, moved an adjournment of the
house to discuss the premier's reply
and a lively debate when the regular
business ot the house was concluded
was anticipated.
Double Murder
And Suicide in
- Park at Chicago
Chicago, July 24. The bodies of a
man, woman and child found yester
day beside a bridle path in Lake For
est were identified today as Lloyd
A. Lrandall, wife and son Arthur.
Identification was made by A. W.
Crandall of Chicago, an uncle of the
dead man. The uncle said he knew of
no reason why Crandall should kill
himself and family. Crandall was a
timekeeper in the Buick automobile
factory at Flint, Mich.
Prudential Agents
Are Out on Strike
New York, July 24. Two thou
sand collecting agents of the Pru
dential Life Insurance company went
on strike today. The walkout fol
lowed a mass meeting at which it
was said the strike would tie up the
company's collecting business as far
west as Chicago unless the men's
terms were met. Chief among the
grievances named was the refusal of
the company to confer with the men.
Recognition of the International
Insurance Asents' union, which is
only two weeks old, better pay and
"more reasonable hours" are de
manded by the striken.
THE LEMBERG WHEEL On this map, the heavy line shows
the Russian front while the broken line shows the railroads.
There are three possible objectives for the Russians in their
"Big Push." They may strike for Kovel, north of Lutsk and a
vital railroad center; they may strike south over the Carpath
ians for Hungary, and they may strike for Lemberg,.
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KOLOMEA
REWARDS REACHING
LARGE PROPORTIONS
Thirteen Thousand Dollars for
Arrest and Conviction of
Bomb Thowers.
MAY BE CLUE IN LETTERS
San Francisco, July 24. Rewards
reached $13,000 today for the arrest
and conviction of the perpetrators of
the bomb explosion which killed six
persons and injured forty-two in San
Francisco's preparedness parade Sat
urday, Of those amounts about $1,000
was qffry!tKfeffl6r "Hiranf W.
Johnson in the name of the state and
$5,000 by the law and order commis
sioner of the San Francisco chamber
of commerce. Governor Johnson said
$1,000 was the maximum he was per
mitted to offer under the California
statute. - - . - ..
The San Francisco board of super
visors today authorized the use of
$1,000 as a reward, this representing
one fifth of the $5,000 offered by
Mayor Jas. Rolph jr. yesterday. The
mayor said he would pay the remain
der out of his own pocket
No Additional Arrests
Two individuals, one a brother of
a victim, the other a friend of one of
the dead have offered $1,000 each for
the apprehension of the guilty man
or persons,
The police began today a systematic
organization of a bomb plot bureau
which is to undertake permanently
the handling of the present cases and
similar crimes.
Numerous witnesses were ques
tioned today, but no additional arrests
have been made. One man was ar
rested Saturday, but the police admit
they have no evidence against him.
Two letters believed to contain a
definite clue to the identity of the
assassin were in the possession of the
police today.
One ot the letters was addressed
to James Woods, police commissioner
and manager of the St. Francis hotel,
and declared his death would be ac
complished with poisoned soup be
cause of his activities in connection
with the parade. The other letter,
written to M. Lee, head waiter at the
St Francis hotel, begged hiin to poi
son Commissioner Woods' soup, re
minding him how easy of accomplish
ment his position made such an act.
The police, under orders of Chief of
Police white, would not give out the
texts of the letters nor their signa
tures, but two of the members of a
special bureau of detectives appointed
today to run down the person or per
sons who exploded the bomb were set
at work in a search for the writer of
the letters.
BRITISH CAPTURE
PARTOFPOZIERES
Large Seotion of Village Near
Guillemont and Part of High
Wood Are Occupied.
MANY SMALL BATTLES
London, July 24. British troops
have captured a large part of the vil
lage of Fozieres, says the official Brit
ish, statement issued this afternoon.
They also gained some ground . ear
High wood in the direction of Guille
mont '
.Jlio.nifiht the statement adv.waaj
cuniparauvciy tauu.
The statement follows-
"Apart from continuous heavy
shelling by both sides during the
night, comparative calm followed the
severe fighting of yesterday.
"Yesterday between High wood
and Guillemont repeated counter at
tacks by the enemy gained for him
no advantage and very heavy casual
ties were inflicted by our artillery and
machine gun fire.
"We gained some ground near
Hiwh wood and in the direction of
(Cg-atliiugnl on Pmum Two Colamo Seven.)
Twenty Drowned
In Boat Collision on
River Near Berlin
Copenhagen (Via London), July
4. .twenty persons were drowned
when two ferryboats collided with
each other on the Spree, near Berlin,
on Sunday, according to the Politiken.
One of the boats was sunk.
Two Men Escape from 7
Jail at Broken Bow
Broken Bow, Neb., July 24. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Floyd Bothwell and
Jean Lemone, awaiting trial here for
robbing Drake's Dry Goods store sev
eral weeks ago, escaped from the
county jail last night and are now
at large. The prisoners crawled
through an aperture used for passing
in food, and left the jail by way of the
sheriff's residence. Sheriff Wilson was
not at home at the time, but returned
shortly after. The country is being
scoured. Bothwell is 21 and Le
mone 27.
Sulzberger Company
Changes Its Name
Trenton, N. J., July 24. Th Sulz
berger and Sons company of America,
meat packers, today changed its
name to Wilson & Co. It it a New
Jersey .corporation and will have a
registered office in Jersey City.
Thomas E. Wilson is president of the
corporation.
Carranza Prepares New Laws for
Foreigners in Business in Mexico
New York, July 24. Radical
changes in the laws governing for
eigners doing business in Mexico are
about to be made by General Car
ranza in a series of decrees which
later will be included in a new con
stitution, according to recent arrivals
from Mexico City.
The new legislation, it is said, will
firovide that all foreign investors be
ore entering business in Mexico must
agree not to have recourse in any
case to any other law than that of
Mexico, and that they will not be en
titled ot any privileges not enjoyed
by Mexicans. It will also provide
that foreign capital already invested
in Mexico may enjoy the right to be
considered foreign and be entitled to
the protection of its own government,
until the expiration of the concession
or agreement that it may have en
tered into, provided it is not for a
very long period.
Another provision is designated to
fix a uniform period for all the long
or unlimited contracts, leases or con
cessions in which foreign capital is
interested and that at the end of this
period they will be considered subject
only to the authority of the Mexican
government, deprived of the right of
appeal for protection to their respec
tive governments.
These measures, it is understood,
are to be incorporated in the Mexican
constitution, when the constitutional
assembly meets in Queretaro in the
near future, and it is the belief of First
Chief Carranza and his advisers that
they will suffice to avoid the danger
of complications with European pow
ers and as a natural sequel will lift
from the United States the respon
sibility of defending the territorial in
tegrity of Mexico against the possi
bility of seizure of lands or proper
ties by any foreign nation in order to
pay the claims of their nationals.
RUSS MAKE BIG
DENT IN TEUTON
LINE NEAR RIGA
Germans Driven Back Twelve
Miles at One Point in Great
Battle Near the Baltio
Sea.
FIGHT LASTS FOUR DAYS
Russians Are Consolidating the
Ground Gained and Teutons
Awaiting Reinforcements.
ITALIANS ARE ADVANCING
Loudon, July 24. The -' Germans
have been driven back twelve miles
at one point on the Riga front, ac
cording to a Reuter'a dispatch from
Petrograd. Progress for the Rus--
sians is claimed on a front running
from the gulf of Riga to Uxkull, a
distance of more than thirty miles,
the greatest advance being made
along the coast line.
The dispatch says that lighting
went on without pause for four days
prior to Sunday. It has now halted,
as the Russians require time to con
solidate the ground they have gained
and the Germans are waiting rein
forcements being brought from other v
sectors of the eastern front
Italians Attack Cimont
Rome, July 24. (Via London.)
Italian attacks in the Astico region
to gain possession of Monte Cimont
are making good progress, says the
Italian official statement,' issued to
day. The Austrian defenses just be
low the summit were captured yes
terday. Tire statement says:
"In the Astico region our attacks
to gain possession of Monte Cimont
are making good progress. Yesterday
we captured the enemy's defenses just
below the summit.
"On the Cette Communl plateau
two attacks launched against trenches
we had taken July 22 were repulsed.
"Between Cismon and Aviso we
completed the occupation of the up
per Trevignolo and St Pelligrino val
leys, taking the summit of Monte
Stradone and new positions on the
slopes of Cima De Bocche."
Turks Near Sues Canal.
Constantinople, July 24. (Vis
London.) A defeat of British cavalry
detachments by Turkish forces east
of Suez, near the canal, is announced
by army headquarters in today's offi
cial Biaicmcni. xnc onum itcu in
wards the canal, pursued by the
Turks. ; t mr.- , . '
British detachments advancing east
of Katia, thirty miles from the canal,
were driven oft by Turkish skirmish
ers. A further retreat of Russian forces
in Persia, under Turkish pressure, is
reported in today's official war office
statement, which says:
"In Pertia, Russian forces which
fled in disorder eastward, attempted
to offer resistance thirty kilometers
east of Pzandoz. We pursued them.
The enemy, unable to offer battle,
was obliged to withdraw towards the
frontier. . . 1
"In the district of Pomana our ad
vance detachments drove off enemy
detachments."
Proposes to Have 1
Mails Carried by
Warships of U. S".
Washington, July 24. Senator
Husting, who led the movement for
investigation of the telegraphic
nrnnaaanrli-. wtiirh r-1 wmI, ann
deluged congress with demands for
atiiun io warn Americans on armed
ships, received evidence today of an-
n t tl r nri-knatranfta Ki ,-, r, nrnani-J
to ask congress to order American
mans carried Dy warsmps, to escape
British detention.
Dnrnmpnts whtrfi Srnatnr I?,, !,-
received show that the (propaganda
purports io De losterea Dy tne Ameri
can Steamship Ticket Agent's asso
ciation At 305 RrnflHurav N-,u Va1
and that forms of telegrams to be
sent to congress on July 14 had been
distributed throughout the country.
A rnnv nf rirrtitnp ttr mmn
by the association was received today
U.. C u..-.: T. : -jj .
ujr Ljcimiui nusung. i ix ftaaresseo.
to "batiks, bankers and money for-
W9rftr" r( th TTnl- C... .-J
-" -I w. ,..v wuti.u uiain siiiu
shows the following to be officers of
uie i icxet Agents association.
Jacob Markel, president; Richard
Ruttkay, treasurer, and Morris Engel,
vice president; N. C. Herr, vice presi
dent; Karl Schenk, secretary; Walter
d. nouna, vice president.
Iowa Regiment 4
At Brownsville
Brownsville, Tex, July 24. The
Third regiment of Iowa infantry ar
rived here this afternoon.
Week After Week
This Amazing
Record Continues
1,335 MORE PAID
Want-Ads for the
week ending July
22 than the same
week a year ago.
Bee Want-Ads have been In
creasing by more than 1,000
. paid ads each week since March
6, 1916.
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