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-Thousand of Omaha families read The Bee t exclusively. v If you want their trade advertise in The Bee. The Omaha Daily Bee i -THE" WEATHER ! - ) FAIR VOL XLVI NO. 52. OMAHA, TUESbAY MORNING, AUGUST 151916 TEN PAGES. On Train at HotU, SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. HUGHES DECLARES WHERE HESTANDS ON PUBLIC ISSUES Republican Nomine for Presi dence for a Protective Tariff, End of Wastff and Extrava. gance in Government PASSING THROUGH IDAHO Cannot Afford to Assume that Prosperity is Going to Take Oare of Ltself in This Country. ' ' v. TRADE IN WAS SUPPLES Coeur tyAlene. Idaho, Aug. 14. Charles Hughes', replying today to criticism that he was not constructive in his policies,- declared at .an open air meeting here today thatjie stood for a protective tariff, for a budget system, the elimination of the pork barrel, the end of waste and extrava j .l- t ..m;.. gancc. anu uic appvim-mciii iuuiv service of men qualified for office. "Is not that constructive?" Mr. Hughes asked; "I belieye that they are the fundamentals of oenstructive poli- cies which this nation is facing today." Mr. Hughes discussed the demo cratic slogan of prosperity. "We cannot afford in this country." he said, "to assume that Bdir pros perity will take care of itself. Who is so foolish as to believe and to be de ceiver) by a prosperity maintained- by . i. - i- x ri , assume to ascribe to themselves the benefits that have accrued from that great contest. Their statements will not stand the test of careful analysis.',' - I Trade in War Sunnliea! "For example, they point to the 'trade in munitions of war and say-Hice announcement today. that, that is -ut slighwn comparison with the trade of the other industries of the country. The manufacture and sale of munitions have connected with -it considerable development of pros perity as a part ot tne sale ana mere manufacture of munitions itself. "When you look, upon Europe, we find millions ot men in tne trenches, ' consuming weal)h. Do you suppose vou can withdraw trom the length and breadth of Europe millions ' of men from productive enterprises and not. feel the advantages of it in this country? ' ' , .-'Our opponents point to the de velopment ot exports. Do they, not . understand that there is a tremendous loss in '"'production w hich AmericaJ is making', gpod-rthat- that.nl tr.1ije.19 almost every industry and every part of our country? ' .; ,'-; New Freedom. "Do you want to know what is like ly to be -the result of that test?xlf ..At. An .nnfJa, rnnrfihntia n this country just before the outbreak of the war. We had then the new tariff; we had-then the new freedom; we had then the present administra tion, and we had (then men walking the streets unemployed, in every city of the country. "The result was patent to every otKl server that this country could not go on and be prosperous under the policies of this administration, If this administrataion is saved from tin: condemnation which it deserves for its economic policies, it is saved bythe European war and a deceived electorate. "Our opponents even point to the extent of our gold deposits inthis country, as though that Alid not-mean, that when this war ends there will be a terrific economic struggle by European nations to drew our gold in exchange for their products. It is absolutely patent that the. hope of America- enterprises in the near fu ture rests with the party- that is de voted to the principles of protecting American industries. v 'Old Tariff Talk Abandoned. "I defy our oppofien,ts o go through the country in this campaign and' state what they have stated iir previous camoaiens about the tariff. They don't dare do it, because wej kiimw aim Mic worm xnows, mat tne safety bf-this nation is bound up jn the economic principles for which the republican oartv stands. "I do not believe that the American! (oDtlnutd an Page Two. ..Coltuna Tkna.) The Weather For Nebraska Fair, warmer, i Tempemturea at Omaha Yesterday. RUSSIAN ONWARD SYfEEPDNCHECKED Official Report from' Petro grad Tells of Gains Made N ' J ' in Galicia. BRITISH LOSE TRENCHES Petrograd,' Aug. 14. (Via London.) Along the Galician front the Rus sian sweep continues unchecked, tlic official announcement states. ' Further gains have been made on the upper Sereth. In the region ot the Middle Stripa and the. Koropice, the Austrian are being pursuea oy me Russians, who reached thesiorthernbankAf the Dniester, before Mariampol. ' -The. official statement' says: "Western front: In the Priamur hospital, near the little town of Sini avka, two sisters and one hospital or derly were killed and two,, sisterl wounded bya bomb from an enemy aeroplane. . " "South of Stobvchvi. on the eve ning of August 13, the enemy attached on the western bank ot tne atoicnoa, but as the result of a counter attack, iwhich followed, hexwas driven back. to his positions. "On the upper Sereth our advance continues. The enemy retired to thjl west to a fortihed position, Tjebtnd which, at some points, he is checking our advance by herce artillery hre. -"In the region of theMiddle Stripa and- the River Koropice, our troops, continuing- to pursue the enemy, ad vanced to the west and arriving be fore the Zlota Lipa, near Zavalov and Korzov, reached the northern bank of the Dniester, before Mariampol. "In the region of Yaremcze, Yalo viczary and Kirlibaba, in the wooded Carpathians, local attacks ,ot tne enemy were everywhere repelled by our troops.' s French Make Gains on Somme. Parjs, Aug. 14. The French troops capturedT some trenches on the left of the. ray-Demecourt road in the som me sector last night, says the war of nee announcement today. I here was brisk cannonading in the region o Maureoias. German attacks in th vicinity of Hill 304 and at Fleury (in the Verdun sector), were repulsed. Germans Retake Trenches. London. Aug. 14. Atacking British positions near Pozieres on the Somme front, the Germans last night a ined a foothold, temporarily, in a ' portion of the trenches taken from them yes terday. - . , 'The statemenrfollowsv "Last night, westof Pozieres, the enemy gained a temporary footing in a portion of the trenches captured by us yesterday. Otherwise there were no developments on'the' British front netween tne somme ana tne nncre. "South of the Ypres salient we car ried out a successful raid without in -eurring 'any-'-losses ourselves. There has been further mining activity. We forcetrtn entry into a German gallery .afthe blurt north of -the Ypres Cqmtnes canal, and after exploration blew in a considerable -lenorth. We captured some of the enemy's mining stores. We also successfully exploded a mine near iordonnerie. RUSSIANS FOLLOW UP AUSTRIAN JAS RETREAT GOES ON Pounding Away 0 a'Re" 'umer Takes .nositiono Ale , s 'N -ipa River. LOSSES aEPOETED HEAVY Asserted that Miriampol Ear Fallen and that General Let chitzky is Straightening His Lihefs. "J - , MANY PRISONERS TAKEN WADMFD It V, ilvx'JAJll 7 a. da R4 I a. m. .......... 5 9 a. m. ......... t. us 10 a. m 66 11 a. m .- $7 12 in. 66 . 1 p. m. 67 2 p. m. 68 3 p. ml. ........ 66 P. m 66 ( P. ,m 70 I p. m. .......... 70 , 1 p. in 70 S i. ai 9 ComparaUve Loral Hconi. . 1916. 1916 1814. 1MB. Hicnest. yesterday .... 7t 94 4 14 103 Loweet yesterday .... tl 60 61 . S Mean, temperature... 6 72 -j 72 , (0 rrecipuauon 86 .00 f .18 -,oo Temperature .and precipitation departure! fapm the normal at Omaha since March 1, antt compared with the laat two yearsV Normal temperature 75 DeSclency for the day. f Total excess since March 1.'. 226 Normal precipitation .......,. .11 Inch Bxceaa tor the day 24 Inch Total rainfall since March 1... .11.22 Inches Deficiency since March 1 ...... . 2.64 Inches Deficiency for cor, period In ISIS .06 Inch Deficiency toY cor. period. 1214., 4.42 Inches Beports From Station at 7 p. m. -8atlon and Bute. Temp. High" Baln- of Weather. 7 d. 1 Cheyenne, part cloudy.. 74 Davenport, rain ...7 .v.. SS Denver, cloudy , 74 Des Moines, oloudy.. .... 62 Dodve City, part -cloudy 20 Laindcr. part cloudy. ... 86 North Platte, dear. 84 Qmaha, cloudy 70 tfueblo, part cloudy..,. 76 Bait Lake, part' oloudy. Sti Manta Fe,t clear ., 72 Sheridan. 1 clear , 88 Sloua City, raltu. 68 Valentine, alear ti esL 80 . 82 62 96 88 99 70 78 94 70 86 fait: .00 .02 .02 .2 .16 .00 .00 M .04 ' .01 .00 , .00 .00 .12 .00 L. A. WBtfUI, Ketesroleaist, Printers Demand Real Inquiry Into Paper Situation Baltimore, Md., Aug. 14. The six ty-second annual convention ot the International Typographical union opened here today. After a brief busi ness session for organization and ap poiritmeiits "of committees, adjourn ment was taken until Wednesday. To morrow tire delegates wiU go to Washington, where, they will be the guests ot the Washington union. "Something more substantial than a perfunctory investigation ot the in creased cost of white paper was de manded in the annual report of Presi dent Maraden G. Scott, made to the convention today. 1 "If the price of paper is not kepn down, said Mr. acott, there will be a Jailing away fn printed matter that win. force on' tne unemployed list thousands of -those engaged in the printing industry. Man Who Shot Girl Is Captured After ;vFourDdys' Chase Morris, Ilhr-Aug. 14. Guy O'Brien a-wealthy young farmer, who shot and perhaps fatally wounded his sweetheart, Miss Ida Torkelson white she was riding with her mother here last Wednesday, was captured early today near Lee, ill. U Brien iiad successfully, eluded a posse of farmers and deputy sheriffs since the shooting. ; - V ' ' Miss Torkelson, who was shot twice, is in a hospital here, but is not expected to live., she was engaged to O'Brien, but the engagement was broken at the request of her mother because of V brien s alleged temper. Bishop Brewer is Critically 111 l Helena,.Mont, Aug. 13. The Right Rev, Leigh R. Brewer, bishop of the i Montana diocese of the Protestant Episcopal church, is critically ill of a complication of diseases,' due to his advanced years. Attending physi cians tonight held out no hope for their patient, but said he might live several years. Bishop Brewer a . 77 years old. Dennis Dowd, American , ; Aviator, Killed in France Paris, Aug. 14, Dennis Dowd, an American avjator with the French armv. was killed at ths Buc aero drome Friday by falling with his ma-J chine. 1 he cause ot the accident iS unknown.- Dowd was considered an expert flyer, although he had not yet obtained a pilot's certificate. Origin ally he was wtih the foreign legion, but recently joined the newly, con stituted American flying corps.' He was 30 years old. His father lives at Seacliff, Long Island. - , 1 Petrograd, Aug. 14. The retreat of the Austrians from the Stripa continues, with the Russian?pound iug the Austrian rear guard. Pod giacy, on the Koropice, hasT fallen and General Count von Bothmer's farces are taking up positions on the west bank of the Zlota Lipa. The line of the Austrian defense as it appears todav runs from Beres- techk thrt)ughShezusovitse along the head waters of the Myr and through Oleeko-vZbbroff to Brzezany, fdrirK ing a zig-zag to the upper Zlota Lipa, along that stream to Korzov, thence west to Jesupol ten miles northwest otvstanislau, thence south, to bolot vina. s ' ' In other words, the Austrians con tracting the circle about Lemberg, are withdrawing to a line between the Carpathians and Pinsk marshes, the shortest length of which will compensate them in some measure for the tremendous losses they have suffered since the beginning of the Russian advance. . ' Surrender of Miriampol. , . ' The surrender of Miriampol by the Austrians has enabled General Let chitzky to straighten the front of his advance' , toward ' Palicz,. this now forming an jlmost direct east and west line only seven miles from that town at the. nearest approach. The Rech in its summary ofthe prisoners captured by the Russians during last week's -operations esti mates 83,200 men and 1,700 Officers and sixty-nine guns and 342 machine guns ' and bomb throwers taken byl Gneexals Letchitzky, Scherbatchoffl and Bakharoff. x Russian Attacks Checked. , Berlin, Aug. 14. (Via London.) Concerning military operations on theeastern front, an official statement given out here today says:' ;' front ;pt field Marshal Ton riin- denburg: Iri'tjie region of Skrobio- wa, on the Oginsky canal, south, ot Lake Wygonowskbie. Russian ad: vances were, repulsed. German de tachments' dispersed Russian ad vanced guards east of the canal with considerable losses for the enemy. Near Zarecze, , on the Stokhod, the battle against! Russian troops, which had advanced, was decided-in' our favor. "Strong Russian attacks were di rected against the Uraberka sector, south of Brody. They were repulsed with sanguinary losses. New attacks are now taking place. "Front of Archduke Charles Fran cis: Russian attacks -against the Zboroff-Konjucay sector failed. Such units of the enemy as had penetrated our lines were driven back by a coun ter attack andmore than 300 prison ers were taken West of Monaster zyska the enemy made an attack on vain." 1 - ' , Italians Repulsed Seven Times. Berlin, August 14. (By Wireless to Sayville.) The most serious fighting is in progress on the heights east of Gorizia, says the official Austrian an nouncement of Sunday. Seven times the Italians stqrmed the heights and were repulsed with heavy losses. The Austrians have captured 5,000 Italians since the inauguration of the new of fensive. 1 "In the district east of the Vallone valley our troops repulsed several at tacks," says the stat'-ment ' ITALIAN CYCLE CORPS HELPED TO GAIN GORIZIA VICTORY The f.mou. Bert, lieri Cycle corps were greatly instrumental in gaining the victory over the Austrians at Gorizia. The cycle corps are a most mobile force, climBing heights witrtiicycles on their backs or taking advantage of the terrain where there are suitable roads. 1 l rv-A.-. 1 r ft w&u; 'A J A. 11 riPv. 1 1 l tl?5r..'. Bj asi.i n.xiaiaaaial- &A 1 WILSON SEES BOTH SIDES ON RAILWAY WAGE SITUATION "Suggestion Made that Presi dent Apolnt the Neutrals on an Arbitration Board Where Both Are Bepresnted. ANOTHER MEETING TODAY 6KaAGL)ft3 CYCLE- CORPS ALLEGED GRAFT IN WAR RELIEF WORK - - Prominent New Yorkers Called Before Grand Jury to Tes tify About Baylis Puna. USED FOR EXPENSES ONLY? Postoffice Clerks - In ArmyxAre "Of f Postoffice Rolls Chicago Aug. 14. One hundred and thirty employes of the Chicago postoffice who are on the Meitican hofder with the National Guard, were dropped from the rolls today by Post master lampDeu. J nis action was taken in' compliance with an order received from the postmaster general at Washington that all employe at the front should be dropped. Postmaster Campbell said the .men dropped mght be reinstated in their former positions as. soon as they are" honorably discharged trom tne army. The Washington order to drop em ployes, now serving in the militia at the tront applies to three umana postomce employes, wno are in tne Nebraska National Guard in Texas. Included in the thcee is Lieutenant Colonel William Boehr; ' commander of the Nebraska guards, who is a cerc in the local Doatomce. As sistant pstmoster Woodard, how ever, says the men will be reinstated upon their return from the front. Paralysis' Epidemip Takes Turn for Better New York. Aug. 14. The epi demic of infantile paralysis took a turn tor tne Detten today, a he num ber of new cases reported to the health department went under ' the hundred mark, for the first time in several weeks. - During the twenty four hours ending at 10 a. m. the plague -killed thirty-One children and ninety -five new cases were reported, forty-three of them in Manhattan and thirty-one .in Brooklyn. This com pares ' favorably . with yesterday's figures,-when theYe .were 141. new cases and twenty-two' fatalities. 'The falling off in cases was attributed to the "cooler weather, 'New York,, Aug- 14. frs. W. K. Vanderbiltk H. H. , Westinghouse, Daniel Gujfgenlveim and others have been subpoenaed as witnesses 111 a grand jury inquiry which the district attorney's office announced would be gin tomorrow in the disposition of $7,000 of funds collected from philan- tropic persons by Kev Dr. Charles I. Baylis as director ot the allies hos pital relief commission. According to Assistant District At torney Boesch much of the money was.used in organization and expense detail of th commission, but none has been epe.nded for the relief work for which it was intended. , Marshal Flynri Says People Are - Not Eeally Funny United , States Marshal Ffynn escorted Alice Grey Hair from the county jail to the federal building. This is not a society item, though soma of the marshal's friends who met him on the way tried to make believe they thought it was. 1 Alice Grey Hair is a young Winnebago- Indian woman who has been incarcerated for (a couple of weeks on a charge of introducing liquor among the Indians 'on the reservation. She was released on bond and it was to draw up th bond that the marshal escorted her to the federal building. A friend of the marshal met them just as they were coming from the court house. He stared, smiled and then removed his hat with an exag gerated 1 politeness. The marshal 'touched his ! at in return. At Seventeenth and Farnam atreets another friend-appeared.. He, too, raised his hat and, as the marshal and the lady passed, bowed profoundly. The marshal quickened his pace, hoping that in the comparative quiet 'of Seventeenth street he would meet no more friends. But it seemed every body he knew was coming Up Seven teenth street. They came in ones and twos and he passed them in groups on the corner. All were polite, terribly polite. . ' 1' , , ' , At Jiis office he had to answer sev eral telephone calls from men who wanted to know "who - was your friend?", 1 . The marshal says some people think they're awfully funny when they're only silly. " John Cprrtiri is Being Searched for by Sister Where is John'Conlin? , ' A sister at St. Joseph, Mo., is anx iously awaiting word from him. The relative has not received a letter from him since four Jrears ago. ' Conlin made his home at the Doug las county hospital at intermittent periods up" to about four years ago when relatives inquired about him It seemed that the inquiries prompted -his disappearance. His first appear ance at the county institution was ten years ago. He is. now about 65 years of agerf living. He is said to have lived near Fif teenth and Castelar streets during part of his residence here. The Bee has received a letter from inquiring Rela tives, i .. - ITALIANS PUSHING DRIVE UPON GARSO Another Strong Line of En. trenchments Babk of Hill V No. 212 ia Pieroed. CAPTURE 800 PRISONERS Rome,Aug. 14. (Via London.) Italian' troops continued yesterday pressing the Austrians bapk on the Carso pltateau and east of hill 212 pierced another strong line of hosiile entrenchments. About 800 prisoners were captured by the Italians, says the official announcement of this operation. s 1 . . ' "In the- Gorizia area artijlery duels took place," the statement says, "The enemy's batteries shelled the town and bridges over the Isonzo. ' - "On the remainder of the front small, but sharp encounters took place on the slopes of Forame, at the head of the Costeana valley, on the Boite and on the slopes of Monte Civarone. Thee nemy was repulsed everywhere. "Last night hostile aircraft dropped bombs on Monfalcone and other places on the. lower Isofizo. No dam age nor casualties have been re ported." , ' Austrian Resistance Obstinate, Rome, Aug. 14. Via' Paris.) Descriptions of the vigorous Italian offensive 'in the vicinity of Gorizia are coming in almost hourly. The Asistrians are resisting obstinately on the San Gabriel line and the San Mar co heights, but it is improbable that this is their real' line of defense, as ahev hAvft a new nnint nf rraiatanee on the high plains of Bainsizzo, over looking the Oorizia plains, which in terferes with thefree movement of Italian troops. The Austrians, although badly de feated at Gorizia still are strong and full of fight. General Cadorna'sf further progress probably will be slow, as every inch of advance is bet ing contested. , ' Fighting continues on the other front. 1 1 , , Dr. Murphy Leaves ( S -Estate of Million . Chicago, Aug. 14. Funeral services for the late Dr. John B. Murphy, Chi cago's noteeV surgeon,' were held to day in St. James' Catholic church. The services were conducted by pre lates of the Catholic church, of which Dr. Murphy has been a lifelong mem ber. The interment took place at Calvary cemetery. - Six active oalibearers. chosen from among Dr. Murphy's personal asso ciates, were augmented by a large body -of- honorary pallbearers, who came from all walks of life, and in cluded members of the medical pro fession, who were tirm tnends of the doctor and many of his lay friends. , ' It was stated today that Dr. Mur phy left -no with disposing of his tt tate, estimated at more "than $1,000.' 000. . . Wilson and Marsh' Talking Finarice Washington, Aug. 14. Financing the democratic national campaign was (discussed today by President Wilson. W. S. Marsh, treasurer of the nationaljcommittee, and Henry Mor genthau,chairman of the finance com mittee. The president entertained the members of the campaign committee ai luncn. . ' , London Paper Blames Chicago ; Pit for Rise in Price of Wheat London, Aug. 14. The Chicago' wheat pit again is the object today of a .violen attack in the Daily Express. "Undeterred by the world war, the wieat gamblers of Chicago are send ing skyward the prices of grain from which mankind derives its daily bread, amassing their gains with as little compunction., as the Bourbons used to gather taxes, It declares. X)nce again- the provisions pits pre sent a discreditable spectacle of fren zied speculation, fleecing those whom they -facetiously style their Iambs, while in the British H'-sfof Com mons the premier js being urged to take what steps he can to arrest the rise in price of a loaf. That a nation which has been described by its president as too proud to fight in the cause of liberty, should comprise a body of so-called businesss men will ing to add to the sum of human suf fering in this day of Axmegeddon, actuated solely by greed of gold, bodes ill for the verdict of the fu ture. 1 , . ROUNDING UP GANG . OF AUTO THIEVES Sheriff at Des Moine Say jle Believes Extensive Opera tions Uncovered. PART Or OLD MABRAY GANG (From a Staff Corraapondant) (Dei Moines, la., Aug. 14. (Special Telegram.) Sheriff John Griffin of Polk country, believes he has uncov ered a gang of automobile thieves who have stolen thousands "of dol lars' worth of (Jars in this and adjoin ing counties as well as in Omaha, Lincoln and Fremont. He aays the' gang operates from Ottawa county, Missouri Three, members of the gang are under arrest, he says. A man and woman wanted in Lin coln are being held in Fairfield. . Edward Graven has been arrested at Bedford charged with stealing a car there. Part of the gang, Griffin says.were members of the Mabray swindle gang, who operated a fake horse race swindle. - Half Million In ' j Cash Checks Run On Savings Bank 1 11 , F.ait it. Louis, 111.. AuK. 14. A pile of currency, totalling $500,000, check ed a small run of savings depositors of. the Illinois State bank here today. Some depositors, after withdrawing their money, went to the receiving tellers' windows and redeposited it. The run was due to the , report spread by a man who telephoned de positors "tips" that the bank was not safe. Efforts to locate this man have failed. Depositors were assured that the institution was absolutely solvent, but to make timid ones feel safe $500, 000 'was put pn the counter in plain sight. '''' , r ' Ralph Powell Wins Inter-State Tennis 'Title by Default Sidux City la., Aug. 14.-(Special Telegram.) Ralph Powell of Omaha today won the singles championship ot the interstate tennis tournament from' Kenneth Rerick of Frimghar, la., bv default Rain today caused a second postponement of the finals' match, which originally was sched uled for Saturday, and Rerick an nounced be would be unable to re-.l main in sioux City any longer, be cause of pressing business at home. As a result he defaulted the champion? snip to roweu. In a match; characterized by the absence of any spectacular feature, lolin Barton of Sioux Falls and Ken neth Rerick of Prlmghar, la., yester day defeated w. s. - Mil man and Charlie Carey of Sioux C5ty, giving Barton and Rerick. the interstate doubles trophy, Employes .Suggest They Will Have Fair Hearing if Plan is Adopted. r ,. MUST CONSIDER PUBLIC Scotland May .Take Over Retail Liquor Business 1 . London, Aug. 14. The committee! appointed some time ago to advise the government in regard to oro- posals for purchase by the state of the licensed liquor trade ot Scotland, has recommended that trade in liauor by licensed grocers should be aboU ished and that hotels and inns, which depend mainly on this traffic, should be taken over by the staie. The com mittee reported against the purchase of distilleries. - More Letters Commend ; V Camps Along Border Washington, Aug. 14. Three nrnre letters' commanding the handling of national camps on the border" were made public today by thetWar depart ment. One is' from Dr. Eugene E. Crockett, special agent of the Ameri can Red Cross. Another is from an unnamed private in Company F, rirst tuwa itiiamry ana aaurcssea 10 President Wilson. t Washington, Aug. 14,-ji-After hiS! conference with railroad managers late today, President Wilson isjued s the following! ' T k.... -i t-.l. In-- J .' J- ' nav uici uum aiuca ana usvc gone over the - case with utmost ( frankness. I shall not . be able to judge until tomorrow whether" we have a feasible basis of settlement." The committee of managers re maihed in conference with the presi dent arf hour, and as they left Elisha Lee, their spokesman,, refused to make any statement "' 1 v To Take Up Suggestions. -The managers 'left ' the White 1 House to hold a meeting to take up -suggestions laid before them by the president. The president ' arranged ' to see Judge. Chambers later today. It was indicated that the employes had made a suggestion which the managers want to discuss among themselves. The suggestion was be lieved to be that the president ap point neutral arbitrators to serve with Representatives of each side. ' , Late this afternoon a previous, an nouncetnent that the managers would see the president at 9 o'clock tomor- -row morning was reversed and it was said the representatives of the em- E loves would confer with him at that : our. The manager! will see him aft erward, j ' ... . 1 Cntifarfi. A a-atn TaJ. ... ....- .-a--" - " After the president's conferences with Both concerned in tu threaten- ed railroad strike, it was agreed that the outlook was hopeful. The confer ences will be resumed tomorrow When the railroad managers closed their first conference at 4 o'clock this afternoon they went into a secret meeting .to discuss some (proposals , which tne- president had laid before them at a result of his earlier confer1 1 ence with the brotherhood, leaders. Its nature was kept secret, bat it was believed to be that the president ap point the! neutral arbitrators and thus satisfy the demand of the men that they go before a board which they considered so constituted at to give them a -fair' hearing. s " x . ; .' The brotherhood men at their con. ference with .the president indJSated willingness to arbitrate if the pres- MMtt him.alf umiM lia-v . 1. - - - - possibly if he wftuld appoint the neu trals on a large Board on which all the . brotherhoods would be repre sented.' ' ; ' I ' " ' When the., managers' committee left the White House it -was said the. president had put before both sides the interests of the public and con sidered that decision rested with the . managers and employes and that he -could do nothing but wait -- . - . An Agreement Possible. , The discussion this' morning, It was I -A 1 J. k . - .1. - ,. possibility of reaching an agreement on some form ot arbitration. It was considered possible that a tentative agreement might be reached provid- 7 ing for arbitration of the demands ' of the men for ao eiglit-hour day' ahd for time and a half overtime, with the elimination of the counter propos- . als of the employers. - ' ' - ' 1 Shortly after 2:30 o'clock the man agers' committee, at the conclusion of a half-hour conference, went to the White House to meqt the president. There were nineteen managers in the ; party, and all were silent over .the de velopments of the conference' of the men and the president eariler in the After introducing the. committee or managers to President Wilson, Judge Chambers of the mediation board said: ' "The ice appears to Be melting k little." He added that he was more hopeful that strike would be averted than' he was when he came here from New York this mormg. Why Arbitration Refused. "", The brotherhood men went into conference firm in their determina tion not to accept an arbitration un- - der the Newlands act, which 'they contend has always furnished arbi trators before whom the men didfnot have an unprejudiced opportunity; .There were some indications that" tne president, recognizing that view, ' might propose a special arbitration v before a board of twelve members, on which the four great . brotherhoods rnnM he reoresented. ' 1 ne president s piar was to appeal (Continued od Fafa Twa, Column Two.) 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