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__ THEJ ERALD ___ O mr- . V D 11 S A 2 1 TWOf cmr a chaesar prfrm-. .. .-h TW o m iF s FAIRFAX CO FIGIT TO Hundreds of Armed A Packs of Bloodho Who Assaul BULL A dispatch from Clifton at 2 a mob of men and women dragge there and lynched hin. An armed posse of hundreds o County, Va.. for five hours last ni responsible for the attempted assa an outrage committed on a 6-year Sheriff Allison, of Fairfax Cou he had been shot through the left z 1 he negro is George H. Bur@ from the Atlanta (Ga.) penitentiar3 Running Fight. Dul .ess w as ta s after he had en ga4el in a ,sg liht with the po Laa r- hed t ;olice hcadqiua:ters at tifton, Va. The all- zesi att:tek upon Mrs. Mil r as t:ade te Friday afternoon. Tso ouir. later it was followed by a Outrt.e u; 0n a child less th ;i a:e mat It tight was acor I h aftr f r Iifc -r, nt posse,. a I h i hl,-, hm. s. had det r t runl dow%%n the perpetrator of .f Jarm-es .\ rAan declares the are up in arms and may not e *-raind un: the District of r. to bri4 F -dral prls nri fr ns Uction wik and oth d-ties o 0Ocoquan. n Oe : 1. the sheriff ums that :- ie prisoners hav% n ot to Lortou from Fort LeAenwor th. Kan. and that seven thse mnore hae been brougit to Larton trm At . Ga. A: 0 4 t:s F 'el ! prson rs have h,-1 ti. nty-tie who have eslaled ;adI who have not h- ,-X'tcapturiu. hI :r was among this group, and the latitude rien thse dsir-ate 'm is is alleged t. be responsibl. for cac cr es that have so e-d in this s-'t:-1 of V iri r -e tly. WILSON BIDES TIME ON ANSWER TO POPE President Awaits Strategic Moment for Declaration on Peace. The answer of rresident Wilsoo to t P -:a race note may b. U!i: a -ertain strategia mo rt s wi..n a wri from Washing ti may topple the German auto Th :-e was ev- ry indication yes-' te tha ,t this contingency is i th, 'ind of the President. It is tot a ntin gen i, remote as it woul aI ir at fIrst slanc . It is - n-d Y Isvlay that the t is cannin z with the most int 'e .o-- rn. Fvey scrap of in fI-mat: n thiat th, pre-' and th eDpartm- nt can get front Ber i i-c nlphatic aly d I:-I t 't t1-- - Pr, nt contemniplates a r, sta7-rm-n Y! b.: ,- toe Senat, of the vr :,- p ' d-mands of the ~ i '- Is indinti'n that t 1-i i d- not tin c's oisider t- *n , ri: for a reply to the Pope. dken tveiit'r vth the interest he' r .ho-n :i 1 in political news. 1'r s r of, the moeting of the f t he, Reichitag. tin, the "iwth of dis : aiTon with 1'rwll-r Michaehis is odd as of the mr-st far-r ach mets- of world politics are cn-ier I to I rapidly working to a iiim ral clmn: PM U-eib t mesace ha se Ioeted -- h-h pre; ires the stag i" r he ah ' art i'lr i. s !- veloping an nn :at rak. b t ie denose mn:-c Of th' s lI i rih The p s !o vi -i1 d .v--, pni-it of rne of t" - "!,nci-le characters-the r.:n Vi!,---ems to he undergo inz a dra, ste chanzv Jumps from Window; Kills Self and Injures Child Nt w T A, ~ 27 -Clasping his f a, - er- I-t in i ts "s". Eas ' ste. 25. Iraped from the tl ffth story of his horn in East One 1' c I - aI Twe-nt--fifth steet i toy and was kilid. The little h .irl 1 in a serioui condition. The e't sh-a to -'' Ftow- a fim- w 1y quartt ; b TAXICAB BANDITS ESCAPE. P1l sic. N I. A;; .. -.-Ti I ah haa t 1 -Id ari g. Bennett. paYmaster for a comb' story and r. bbed him of $2.100. ,p: What Is c Your Boy r Doing ? 9 i-as 1. a ytinrg to keep him tn pocket mones? Anything ton keep him int-r, stingly employed? Si The Washington Herald c Needs Boys to Deliver Papers on routes. This does not means selting papers. It mneans deliver- d ing parpera to the homes to regus- hi lar subscribers in your boy's own it neighborhood. The boys are pail pr a regular salary for this work mn which requires biut a couple of In, hours in the morning. cce Some of Washington's higgest men laid the foundation* of their business knoiwledge anld fortune by delivering newspapers. Your boy should he gainfully occupriedlI durnng the school vacation. Phone. write or see G. E. Ma har. The Washington Herald of- Di flee-.m N1Y MOBS LYNCH NEGRO len and W omen, With inds, Capture Man ted Woman. ETIN. :30 o'clock dhis morning says t'at d George H. Burgess from the jail f men and women searched Fairfax ght intent upon lynching the negro ult upon Mrs. Mildred Miller and old girl in the same locality. nty. finally arrested the negro after irm at the wrist. ess, said to be a Federal prisoner WILL NOT FIX PRICE OF MEAT Tells Packers Government Wishes to Stabilize In dustry During War. Chiago Ill., Aug. % lierbert 0'. toovr issue.1 the o: wig e. nt after m tinit the pa.ke-rs and -ditors of' frn ltipers here toda: "Ir. Hoover wiii.s 40 s:te m ph1atically that there is no founida flon for " ' st',t ntrt that the Iood Administration has any Ii tntion to t x pri.c. 0 be,-f or 1, rk Ir-lui ,:. The adintni tion hopes to dev i by disutsiori wi:h re.'r-sen:nts cot'mittes of the hog produters., the cattle produ' er_., the cimnission men and the par-s a-o r stahilizatioi of the lndic tr mg the war arid in suci a w5ay as to '-n'oorage Pr' (uc tion, to t-luninate s-il-ntive pro its and risks so far as may be aml by so doiing to 0rt ct the consumer. Tl:eso discuFsions will take omiw time and actionl will only he tati, f:tr tnature crsidratio and th-in tn!" with the co-o;eration of .l ih gr , ips oncernoed. No trors or re. l.orts to the ctritrary -hFald be given the slizhteSt conIde ration.' Mr. Hover -,1m to 'hicago to day from W as ton f-r his t:t confe-ee with the ra'k-rs. His reit-hand inan, M. L. Reliua, pre tded M!'. Hoover and had a contsr en e fr ral hours ,ith the chief r, A-aonz those pr-sent at the - tr'n wiere- t':mr!,s 1. Sv.itt and Ti h Inr.an, of witi & Co. ' ! Io 31rris anid I*lvard Mr Jr 0' Moris & ., ;A Arthur :eker, i prsint Zf Armour & Mr. Hover joiied tie c ntreire "ter and Iw-ill continu" it tm I "rrow, ind he e-xc,-rts to ret :rn to Vath t'gton in the ,vening. Gifford Pin -At and Fran is J I-enry, counsel -r the Fedt!l Tra.t,- I:rissini 're active in all the c.n: 1 -nces. Hoover Makes Impression. Nr. I ,,. H r in - ;n xItr . i v fa-. oralb.- impreint uponi the pa k-i o founjimi vt y m iN e i.st:, 'm . lireot, appareitL al-!it-ly fiank I- to tIls rlr . andI scr torceful in Mekinz Mr. Ioover :i ntot com 4 l'i ao to !x tn es for ftod. It., 'Id the p te", rs tt he knew a :at deal Inor aiut la ;e't iats- - !bIcts thin he il i bout beef ai > ts -i'd ie wouiM oiutune in zet-ral way walt the tertfnmnrt ni;ht !.nd it nii--ary to do. II inted on the co -op tat 'n, advice rd as :tane- of the packers to ac 'ophIh uhat is ter. jrv. tie pinion was -qist- ed at the onfcen : e that food pt-ices hs e ea hed the apex for the pi--nt and hat a slight dechkne might even be xpected In the near futiu-. But the ove itinent believes it still t ec 'irv nlext wear and probail tor l - ral ye. ire to corn foer the govrnmenit self to stimiul ate the trodu.tion of oth ho - and cattle. Th, I:himhte r f hog, for fat in Glcrntt nt oN ile in Fiance and the Ari:-nter ftr i''Id (Iurjing the war has beti so great 'at at least tive rears of inte nsive uittivation In l tl- I nited St it' v - r'iui ed to iake up the sid. Thi lis coitinucd high pri-es for c" - Iend ho.;s Th Iovernment Iml < xjln the p.' - 'y of the pric"-Iix;; to cattl- an-i ogs on the farn and to pa,:kers' profl ris ii the eities. rsxt yBar. hut it ill tot 4o so this yc:,r. It is p !e the governminit nty even fnrhid - restrict the killing of hon anid the si, of seat ,n order tIhttmore Cattle kny be 1 l. Edtr eo w ekle nd of a-iotultural paprs. a'e ti be rged by% Mr. Hoover to 'pet b'oad tot apr, alo to farm -rs to rat-e noi ,s. cows antI h.,"e for br---dmi pur- t )se-.. Conditions Not Temporary. ( Mi-. Hoover told the tackesa te packets agreed with him0 th it th-e imditions at present ate tot temi m>rcy in the sense t hat they ns ll a .sickly change If the war should end' a few months. Mr. Hoover believs-, hether the war goes on or not. that , Ce shartage of food in Europe anid te la'k of shiP ping to bring foodti tim the Ar:-cntine tmeanis unipi-ee- t mtted demands upon the Uited c ates far years to came.' In ;er any especIally, the farms will hav-e be tprac-ticaliy restoc-ked with tng animals after the watr. Tell es-erybhodly to raise a pIg who nt do so.'' said Mr. Hoover. 'It will Along with the stimulation of farm oduction Mr. Hoover will develop a henme and a scale of I rice regula- S mn to be pitt Into effect next year. cery producer and packer will have~ nditiotns as far as the govermet n mtake themi that will stitmulate t th to the highest l'rodutclion. lin e distribution of this utnprece-dented a: Odution no tnscrutpuloiis or greedy t iddletnan or specuitator- swIll be a- a. wed to take unjust toll ftrom the CAR STRjKE AT MERIDIAN. Mteridian. Miss., Aut. 2a.-Not it w5he, e ' turning tonighit as the rcesult of a" ilk-out of -I0 motormen this after- tit on. oif the Meridian Light and Rail yC'mpany, operatd by the -A herty omnpginy. of New York. The at 'n ask for an Increase of 4 cents I to r hour. or 25 ce.- s- hur Iw__ Bridge to Naval Base Set on Fire by Spies Norfolk, Va.. Aug. 25.-An at tempt was made tonight to de troy the railway ever which wan carried workmen and sup plies to the Jamestown natal ba. Theviadmet has been set afire and Is new beates. It was the second attempt to destroy the bridge. Several weeks age there were rumors that German spies were operating In this wielity and at tempts to "reek Industrial plants were frustrated. Gunrd forces "ere increased. but In spite of the vigilance smail damange was done at va rious places. Seeret Service agents have been especially active recently to run down what In bellened to be a tiell organised Hun plot to destroy astal points here. MARRIED MEN ARE EXEMPTED President Holds They Are Not Liable for Military Service. Preident Wilon ycsterday ruled tIhat wivea of mon sele ted in the draft b)Uld not. because they had eimiloy nt bf ore marige, be thrown upon Itir owN resoure, or c1-n tle cilar ty of th, ir own or th ir hushand's irents for support. t- -rdIered that ait men upon who lab'rs their wives or childlen d'-I tid e-itrely for still port, sh old L- exomIpted. , i ac tiOn was taken I respoln:e to n-tion-wid, prottsts ag:iust the harsi interpreta boi plae d en the draft law by th, 'ro.-', Mar . w ( ot; i i, ],a; s tlce, that aL woman whoe laentsc or w hose his hand's partets. wre aleo andi willi;.g to su:pport her ail her chilIren, or wVho was qualified to gain her own . u, ort, ihould he thrown upon tho-e riv rces and her husband sent to Sar. The Prisident's or!ers were con :aineI in a 4 tt r to Scer:tary of War ihckr. Imdiately upon tiir r - ipt the Ser ttarv ciut Into touch with I rovost Marstlal G'neral Crowder and two confe renc, s fo!!owed. After the oncogd. which listed an hour and three-quarters., Gn. rowder camin . -t of Mr. Back-ir's office with a but tin to locat board in h a hal "rough which he annou:,e I t'h" Prid -nit v letter and the ruling of the partl !t. Letter of President. In his letter the Presiden said: "We ought. as far as pr 1icitble. to iuse this new national army without ra!ing the hardships n,-:,arily en tailed, when the head of a family is taken and I hope that for the most part thbose accepted in the first call would be found -to be nien who had not yet assumed such relations. , 'The a,-lective service law makes the fact of derendents, rather than the fact of marriage, th.e basis for exemption, and there are, undoubtd i" lmany eases within the age limits lixed by law of men who are married atnd yet whose accumulations, or oth ,r economic sur-roundings, are sui-h that no d 'endenc of the xwifo exists. in fart. Plainly the law do, a not oi to-tiplate exemption for this class of "The regulations promulg ite-i on June ;\ 1:17. should te regarded as ontrolling these cases, and orders is.ued uinder that regilati on diectinI 'xenption boards to ,stalliub the fact .f d"Pen lents in addition to th fa t ' 'f marriage ought not to be abro g-a ted.' Ruling of Gem. Crowder. The most impeitant rara;graph of. the bulletin, pointed out by Prove-'o Marshal GnerAl tr.>wi.r as "t. wart of the new rules.' says: 'aragraph B, comp'led rulings of his office, No. 6. addressed a state >f affairs where the parents or other elatives of the wife or husband are thle, ready and willing adequately t upport the wife and children. if any, l:ring the absence of the husband. th!s ruling was responive to a cla-s f cas.es that had been brought to the ttention of this office wh,'re claIms f discharge had been made on the, :round of dependency on a husband ho, as a matter of fact. was not de- t endent upon himself. The ruling di- I cted the attention of local boards to'. he fact that scrutiny of cases of this i t inI i'ht 'Jsclose that no discharge' I as advriable. "It was rot itenled that pata- i raph B of the compiled rulings i h-uld apply to the case of the head t f ! family whose family at the time' r his summons. and prior thereto. .ce and had be en mainly dependent oi his labor for supt.ort." Defense of Rulings. TIo last piragraph of the huilletin a lh-fense of the ru'zins of hte 'at boards to dato. and instruc- t 71ts to distrit to.rda to modif, ui.ih rulings in ,ii w of the Presi nt's new int- ii. ation of the law r The Pres: dey L's att ntion had been Illed to th I' -ii a of some local oar.ds that oe l wh had worked riar to iaraii-,ig'e could return to te industrial world, or that parents t irould be put In the position of sup orting their married daughters or ciht-s-in-law ana grandchildren. y' Senator Weeks, of Massachusetts. -was in tesponse to a letter andt 'it from Senator Weeks that he Simuultaneously with his letter to ,,rretary Baker directing the rein -rpretactioin of the -law,.' the Presi nt a::aini wrote to Senator W'leeks ariung him for directing attenitiont the inequaltiea which lad oc 1D NOT RECOGNIZE THE NAVY LEAGUE :cretary of Treasury McAdoo Says He Was Misrepresented. f terretary MccArioo sesterday denied de at he lhad recognilzed the Navy 9 agg it the lace of the dlisapproval Ith Secretary Daniele. Hie declared art at the letter to thce Navy League of king Cot. Thompson's help in pass-i ot c the pen sion bill was .-a~t before In e controversy twith M.r Dacnielsj. rted. Col. Thonipson's reply given ti tyesterday by the Navy League to sated what Mr. MccAdoo calls an 5e mipression that I have recognized ul; Navy League." Ca 'On the contrary." atid Mr. Mc- be too. "I have always felt that tihe M itude of the o;.cers of lthe league1 ty sad the Sec.' tary of the Navy ar is =rossly unt-a.- a..A -n.uL - f Special Polic Guards No In Sout Superintendent of Go, Attention of War De Conditions on Fot Herald's Expose of V Is Substantiat< Representative Nelson. of Wi Mission, at 214 and 216 John Ma line of what The Washington He tions in South Washington. The other officers are I. H1. LI vice president: C. R. Unger, financie ident. and S. Mt. Croft, secretary. Th letter to The Washington "Nine says: "Editor Washington Herald: "Dear Sir-I am glad The H wretched conditions in South We "And unless conditions are r may look for race troubles, which ing places of vice. The Secretary o ly our nisa-lon workers of the tru< of this state of affairs. I inclose Tidings, which contains an article stantiates in every detail your ar "'ersonally I have, as a rescu of the large cities of this and othe chapel Iave I seen anything as op Washington today. "Trusting your expose will br city. I am, sincerely yours. Nine arrests were made last r a-half street southwest surroundi mentioned by The Washington Hen The police were active and th, up five colored men, one colored drunkenness and other misdemeavo Surrounded by a large detail of p"lice. the notrious establishment on For r-and-a-half treet southwest, exjosed by The Washington Herald yedterdav. was .eac-ful last night. It still had Its ni zro and white won. conregated about the tables mmglinrg with unifori ed men of the army. Along the har was the custonary collection of colored and .hite rn, but the orgies that have uatut plthe after dark happenings for some time were missing. It may hive been the presence of an extra detail of police, many in funiform and others in plain clothes. that served to m'aintain peace and order. but the general opinion was that the spotlight of publicity turnea on the dive by The Washington "Magnificent, Jap Head W Middies at I Seven hundred and fifty four N-aval Academy, young blood of the yesterday before Viscount Ishii, Ad Japanese Mission. They made a magnificent show vigor. The little Japanese Ambassador "Magnificent!" Speaks High Praises. Then the distinguished visitors were .orted through all the departments f the Academy-the engineering. %here modern battleship applances re used in training; the drill halli . here husky youths were doing stunts if coached athletes; the barracks, there the middles, with queer icrip ions on their ditty boxes, reflected te good nature of the cadets. Once sain the little Ambasador remarked: 'Magnirikunt; wonderful." It was Viscount Ishii's first visit to he Academy; Admiral Takeshita had ten $here seventeen yeats ago. Both old to Capt. L. E. Eberle, the super ritcndent of the Academy. their keen pirei ation of the effectiveness and h,,roiihness of the American train ig. They said the Academy was the loat matrvelbus institution of its kind rI the world-but they modestly re erved to Japan's similar institution lie prize for beauty of surroundings id arrangement. Viscount Ishii and the rest of the elegation went over from Washing >n early in the day. They were met y an escort of middies and led up ) the wide plaza where the fourth lass men were lined ug in front of iem, spic and span. erect and strong. ith the Stars and Stripes floating in brilliant sun over them. the band layed the Japanese national anthem. iscount Ishii and his commissioners :ood at salute with the American of cers. Then Capt. Eberle escorted the lit e men of the East into the won ers of V.1 Yinke. inuval engineer tg woli- lie showed the latest Vill Honor Disti Army Recruits i Waahington's f~rst contingent of the C >crty army will be honored Tues-t Ly. September 4. when the entire z tizenshipo of the Distf'tct of Colum- t. a wvill ettend as paraders and ti atchets in a demonttration on rnnaylvani~a avenue and the Monu- 1 ent Gri ounjds. t [t lias teen many a year since the a erican people have gonie about se- Ifi :tintg an army and it is felt the Jh lion is most satisfyinig to demon- Ir rate to those who make up -this ri cat attmy which is to uphold world moeracy that the American peo- it a will stand by them and wtth ci cm to the last man and woman. g; d that the citizens of the District 0< Columbia have high appreciation ot the nobility of their undertak- g< n order to make this action the i rat demonstration tthat it deserves ?W be. a coinmittee or prominent citi- ai ras yesterday sat to work to form- at ite ptan~s. Quick action was neces ry. The Board of Trade. Chain- el of Commerce, and the Reftail rn trchants' Association had previous- a' appointed a committee for such hi undertaking, and from a joint etinar or tese. thee bdme. I. the e Detail torious Dive 4 Washingtor ;pel Mission Called th< partment to Immoral r-and-a-half Street. lashington Vice d by Gospel Mission 1conalu. 1s president of the Gospel rshall Place, which indorses every -aid printed yesterday about "ondi nton, treasurer; Mrs. H. E. Munroe. I secretary; W. L Clarke. vice presi Herald from Superintendent H. W. srald has taken cognizance of the hington. emedied and nuisandtas abated, we are sure to crop out in such breed f War and others have been warned condition, and the probable results you our last edition of our 'Mission by our city nmissionary that sub Iele in this morning's Paper. Smission worker, visited the rlums r countries, but not even in White n and vicious as the sins of South ng cleansing to that section of our "H. W. KUNE." ight from the section of Four-and ig the disreputable establishments Id yesterday. extra detail succeeded in rounding woman and three white men for rs. Herald was the real cause that kept decent conditions prevailing. MNaj. Pullman silent. Maj. Pullman, superintendent of police, had no offilcial comment to make yesterday upon the conditioas exposed by The Herald. The fact that members of the vice squad and groups of officers in uniform lined the corners in aRd about the vicinity o( the alleged "near beer" saloon which has been a favorite rendezvous o the men in uniform apparently attested that the police were alive to the conditions. H. W. line. superintendent of the Gospel Mission, states in a lett,.r to OIONTINED N PAOE TWO. "Verdict of hen He Views J. S. Academy h-class men of the United States American navy, lined up in review niral Takeshita and others of the ing in their stalwart freshness and smiled generously and remarked: types of mat-ine engines, boilers, im proved machinery for closing hatches electrically, torpedo boat engines in rull operation and models of the new eat steamships. From here the Japanese were taken into the library where Japanese trophies hung; thence into the big suditorium. from the ceiling of which lepended flags of all nations-but not L single Japanese emblem. "V here is the Japanese flag?" in luired the frank, wondering vis :ount. "There is none here," was the re-I iponse, with a smile. "None at all?" No Japanese Flag. "No. you see all of ths,' 'lgs nr, 'aptured in war and in actions in vhich Americans took piart-we haN\ icver taken a Japan.en fli" The viscount again beamed won-' Irously. Front there the (ommissioners went o the little shrine where hangs the >ronze bell presented to Comimiore lerry by the Japanese government on ho occasion of the commander"' 'isit which opened Japan's eves to he greatness of the world. And then' hey visited the chapel where the ody of the immortal John Paul ones lies. The barracks were reached when he future admirals were preparing, or mess. Some of them were ur ressed, some half-dressed and others lick and fresh. Around the floors iY the ditty boxes, some opened. oth rx closed. Inscriptions like "Lady ille " Chief Mutt." "Bone Head: ONTINUD ON PAOg TWO. -ict's National n Parade Sept. 4 hamnber of Commerce at noon yes rday there was devolved a" "ii ns' committee for honor parade for e first Washington contingent or e liberty army." It was the unanimous opinion of e members of this c'onmmittee that :e people of Washington needed but1 spark to touch up their patriotic rvor in behalf of the men whoI Lve gone and ire to go from WaSh- ] gton to uphold the ntational integ To judge from the plans that were rmulated at Yesterday's meeting, 1no nquering heroes ever received eater ovation than the thousand- I h 'I W'ashingtonians Who will be lhon- I ed In this demonstration and who ni imto camp for that intensive train- e g, which is necessary prior to enter- t Sthe trenches of France to stand n th the allies In the great fight n 'isut Prussianismn and for the liberty t: d democracy of the World, William F. Gude was unanImously tt 'cted chairman of the Citizens' Coin- e, ttee. Mr. Gude has been Identitled h chairmian of committees of a nunm i' of ceremonials, notably thse great e, GilMDOst PAGZr Th'r.s Two Artlilrynm Kiled in Explosion Fert 9ill. Okla.. Aug. 2L6 IwI membera of Battery A, See and Missouri Field Artillery were killed and four others meri onsly InSured. When a shrapnel ahell exploded on the cantonment range late today. eempletely wrecking the mens hall In which they were preparing their Meet meal after arriving at the Okla homa pet. All are from Kam man City. The deads Private Nelson. Private James Kelly. The Injured ares Privates Oakley. Bloomer, McGraw and Raymond. SPY BLEW UP MARE ISLAND Daniels Reports Findings of Navy Yard Explosion On Pacific. The powder explosion at the Malt Island Navy Yard was the work 0f a 1; y. dcaigned to criplie Anrlca In t he war. That is the decision of the investi gating board whose lont-awaited re port finally was made public yester day. The explosion, the board finds, "was due to the deliberate at of some per son or persons unknown." G vern rent agents are conducting a spy hunt to tra(e town the culprits. In making public its flniings the ho0:1d also t;0 '''en to white 1 aoh .ecretarv t lani s of the eh-.-geo broi:ht ty soffiei s ,f the Navy I 1, agiue, which resulted in the t.:- ak hetweent the ni and tha.:-r tion, that he had han:red he in %estigntion. Accopnanying it. also. is a telegram from the orInanc' inks1pe-cTr at Mire Island. Comnd 1. , Mark St. C. Eis. 'xcrlpating t: or iA i of charges tha* they tried to hinder Ih. pron The report, !,mmariN by three In spectIr: offI- ls I Washington. offi ilab of the nreaus of r)rdnane p) :trvi iation and th.. I udg Ad%( at rneral of the nvv. says: Findlars of ilepartment. "The ri-rd cTntaim' th- Islimony f17'j nwitness cnd has a:tach.-d t, it twe-t-seoVen separat- exhibits sub m itte e in co.o -inn n h the k Vid, ice adduced by the board. "A enr-ful rading of the or-Ir rre-nttg tim toard nAd the t-cird of da PNoie-ings clearly iluicates the abosene of ary hit; rig instrvct. - or restritives dire, ticn as to the method of investIgation. The boarI's Inquiry was conducted with the ut most latitide and thoroughness "The only persyn "een to enter this huilding on the iorning of the cx pilosion was Ordnainc. Man NeI C. Dammstedt. a trust.d emlples of tw-. tv-one .3 ars- contin:z- -s matnzire ir*"r Ice. Dasitedtt was kiiled. '-The hoard in Its fridos stats that it Is of the opin'e'r that D'amt stedt was in no way imil uind in the cxliosion! arid that th t.-timton and atten-ting cir-umstancts di r t in any nay implicate ant anir:ni tion depot nmiloye or any mermber of the amnicriti n depot guard "Further, the loard states that. after hav-inr ca refuliy considercd al testtImony and altt endn ciscurm stances. it is ,f the mianimio:s orin inn that the extlo i-n was rot an rccident. but was due to the deliber ate act of ore person or persons1 unkinown Fecr-etary Dariels d'clared the I vestigat,-n would know n. rest ntl trace was found of the prersos tim tlicated in th explosion. The ex PloFon was d-signed to wreck the cl e nnval s-tion at Mare Saal a'nd d;rivi the Pa-ific iarsiips of their pri,. :1 al base. LABOR THREATENS RUSSIANCONFERENCE "Most Momentous" Gathering B, ing Retarded as Clouds Gather. (B1y the laternatlonal News Service.) Moscow. Auz. --Just as the -- traordinary , nsre -. the most mo r1entoui, gaRt ,ni in R ,I:, hit. t.rY wa g,-tt;n, i -ady for it, o--n incr s-i -n tla organized ath of t:nssia tl-r w te rauntlet do, n to ge - gent - and ord. r. tat strik. t throuihut re lan. 'Te workers of J : . thr izh Itirr Ilead.-,I have mad- it tar that they con sider tIe 'ngrto lanqerots to the I new fetoni. Ti- assert it is the utgrau h tt if ti.- lonl - Ti b :ounter revolutionary movement Strong detachments of troops are guarding the oncta h oue. where he cner-ss holds its Fession. There s wideatead alarm la to what the vents of the next fo ty-eight hout - will bring forth. Everyone feels hat l-.Irensky is about to make the ,gtht of his life. The old struggie be tween him and Professor Patul ililiukoff is hout to hreak ouot in ',ll force again. These two men rnd the Ideas and mtovementa they. '-p1esent hold Rus'ra's destinies In heir handa today. The first act of Cerensky when hte enterid the gov- j rnment was to t'pl Mtt-ink,,ff 'a )lssenston over thre Dardanelles im nuest ion was the main is-iue. Keren- .or ky being the first tman to urge ,cc tbandonmetnt of sRussin.- dream for'Ii, ossession of the str-aits. Glen. Kornitoff is strongly adivo- in n tirng the mrillt-trizatlion of the rail vays to counteract the threaten ng strike. rOUNG CIPTAIN UILLS SELF IN CLUBROOMS 1Fit of Despondency Frederick Dew Takes Life. my the Internatlemal Newa Service.) lo -t Sher-idan. Ill., Aug. l-Capt redt-rick Dew. 368. tine of the re-u tr at-trw instructots at the first aining camp. attd assigned to com and a haittathon in the second itmp. ktilled himseclf in his rooms at te Bacehelor Clubh int the fort last lit. Thre tiews of his suicide was 1thheld until tonight by the moll iry authorities. The cause for the act Is believed have been overwork antd despond icy. His name was repcrted to ive been. otn the list for promotIon cause of his work at the first rmp. The last list nurh'ished. how ner, failed to contain the recomn endatikm_ AUSTRIAN TR BEFORE r Terrific Cannonadin With Machine Gun Monte Sar London. Aug. 25.--"Breaking holds the top notch record of fr of enthusiastic war correspondents only when the enemy's line is a opening paragraph of today's offi "The gallant troops of the sec "having broken through the line closely pursuing the enemy, who ficult ground yard by yard." SCORE SERIES Italy's fighting legions have. of victories that have sent .their H the whole front from Plava to the to the first phase of their drive t foot-high Monte Santo, the "Deac seven miles north of the city. "Since yesterday," says the I been flying on the summit of Mont HOUSTON FEARS NEWOUTBREAK Secret Removal of Colored Troops After Clash Causes Unrest. t;ur* . T, u: -. -Ti, cIi a l- s .'pl :1 A k I . In. I t m of AI C Ste T en h' 1t':4 . I: : ntry - 'narr' w They i\. e tk1 1:. ; - . . r y '. ,n. w enhrnmr2a E st .f t --<. d r w I - y -.tr.n d. 1, . l in , t4' 4 . r.rb,.;it hat :. t e 1':t -.4 rti or m i 1\ P Ij -:; An iodus of n- -' , ' a ' . A 4. 'rt th t a rr Ld tile uIa r I ght Ith w 0 .On 11.1. a tur:n ; 2 , Is 1. v , r.k noved thr,..h I: k ''', to o : ' tL.n Ior to t. I c utkt. in k a d ;r I. ful! The colai4 I u.nt h Istrict bar:c mrr urn ',l to t eir L . - - t ht r ops wecre w n , anc 'r. Feqarn , t r i. ene t e rir:ht t o h h. aI. 1':s l:. A J- n , Iulent, c om nd. r A f H i, n 1'e I ' r: it 1. y In etments m :, n I. trn- d t . we -o rt tr , ry L ain i:. n : X:\0 h, i : I n Wen 'th I icr w I: I I 1 1 n th mod''eLr wire in I t i a: . t N 1 1 - Tnd n n . t a t 1Az:, A~ A , \ Ai :iwi3 a Itk .\Ln t 'Ir s n'oran " . 4' 1 al,1 11 I n4 n:arliL I l I 1'1 14 I hen ilfo . , I ld13 ern r.1 :n fr'm ite c4 of ILe I( . I - . 1. -d the V t: It sa -r II. said: \ ,\'hi a w . 1' w 1 1 th :ind~ ~ byi - 1 "O i,0a I -v dll befort. n I:: w w:,s i_ L . 11Arris , -uw, It1 1is r 4 1hat It,,, m- i '' Hirv.- -IIl-:! tht. relen, e did : j ;1Art In I4 - n . I l .'ris a . e sae.ll r t h v oit I a L': .dA 'aior r fr .IA llu ton. It is r-w m th 4d. (f B iiL n(I, Iluten. in . I. T h re i a h4' o n4 ' n i l m e 4 f-' rI utinl' - it (is e ath.'' M1. . I1 B'l use of ItheUI upiLil. w4a40 Ther.. are'. ch inv4esticatijon (LuLh as Ie bein a ndneLLted4 a I!l d4'termine whic4h (44-;t r Is corroc+. '4o'urt-moi-al "trI'14eingsfl ni~ 141e the hands41 of Mat. 4'en4 Park4'r at ai gi NAIL FLAT, N( "All-Prize Home Si OOD 1 CC F'OR . . .. . . . . . . .. . E s SECTION' NO....... NOTE--Tis "Tote4 CredIt" ii "'sotes indicated above fo4r Ihe -' till' d In, when it is receIv,.s L C &cription Club Departmenit of TFl i. L.30ni AFTER arI OOPS FLEE [ALIAN DRIVE and Fierce Air Attacks s-Tri-Color Mounts to Suminrt. through." that ominous word which volous frequency in the dispatches . but which is used by war offices :tually caving in. is found in the ial Italian stateme-t. ond army," reported G-n. Cadorna, of defense at seseral points. are is retiring and defending the dif OF VICTORIES within one week. scored a series Ipsburg foe reeling backward along Adriatic. As a triumphant climax ley captuied. y-eterday. the 2.245 1 Man Hill" of the Gorizia front. ,ome war office, "the tri-color has Santo." Galna -made E'ersnhere. 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