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VOLl'ME 03.
NUMBER 225.
RICHMOND, VA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1915.?TEN PAGES.
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: FATE HANDICAPS
POWELL'S EFFORT S
TO PROVE CHARGES:
|
His Strong, Right Arm, Sen- j
ator Noel, Is Taken 1
It Away From Him.
FORCED TO LEAVE CASE
BY ILLNESS OF HIS WIFE
Earnest Plea That Committee
Postpone Hearing Until
October Is Denied.
fTIfi REPLICATION IS REFUSED
Defense Scores Several Triumphs In
Various Rulings of Day's
Hearing.
f By a Staff Correspondent J
FREDKRICKSBURG. VA., Auffust 12.
?Fate han handicapped Delegate Samuel
P. Po-well In his efforts to make pood |
his charges agatnnt Judge It. H. I*
? Ohich?."*ter, of the Fifteenth Judicial
Circuit. |
Prrwell's stron* right arm. former1
.Senator J. C. Noel, his associate In the
prpflf-rsutlon. was taken from him to
day. It l.? fjulte probable that Mr. Noel
will no longer figure in the Investiga
tion. He was called to the bedside of
his wife by a telegram advising him
that Mrs. Noel !s critically III with
typholfl fever. Mr. Noel left for his
? home In fennlncton '"?ftp, Lee County,
this afternoon.
r.VKXPKCTKI) Ti nv Is
'?istorsmm; si hp,Use
This unexpected turn In afTalrs at the
2 T,r" M
hi. f . !T * s,,r^r,se ?o Powell nnrt
,r .r
aMeBt",?'r,r!hfUUlC'1 W,th t,R'? nt the
VI rginla.1*0'o!
fnT^umn 7hP?;tI>0r'' ^^'^r'prn^!.^
He no nt 1 1 WCCk in October
,hat h,w *"?c?te m.^t!
- letnlnefi sever.il wr-eks a ivnhni.i i
patient u.runlly does not pas* rt,i jj? J I
until after twenty-one days. !t 1h , '
possible for any oth(,r lawver ^ *
enn'vTo^r ,?1,nform I
to Proceed wjth lh<; intelli
gently In less ,han two or three Si
ncidenJally. he mentioned that a num
b^r of voters of the countv had em.
? ployed Noel In the ease
P?*U and Xoe! pleaded |n vain
After a conference of ,h? committee"
-hnlrm.in Walter Tanslll Oliver a?.'
nownced that the rommlttee wa.?f the
2 th*< the puhllc interests de
f? va~ ,h;. lnv"st,^?on Should
he' ??iJ. J 'ommfttee recognized. i
he said. that Mr Powell was a law-!
wen fortified with all eSSentlal
knowledge of hi, side of ,he case and!
??a pa hie of preset, tint.- the evidence'
without asflFtn nre. Hence ,he hodv!
tnn?'e '[ l,nn*c???*'->' to grant the:
Ion* continuance asked. The commu
tes had decided, he said, to take ? reJ
vess from Friday at < p. M. to jt |
Tuesday at ,he noon hour, when the1
hearing of evidence will he resumed
Hl'l/lXfiS OP rOMMITTKK
A hi-: AlJAI.VST POWELL
Nor did The ,11 fortune of Powell end
here Practically all ,he ruling of
the committee during the dav were
gainst him and to the advantage of
the accused Judge. The trend of the <
Proceedings to-day. combined with the!
? etlroment from the case of ?cnntnJ
;?Vh"'h Mr r??" ">?'?'
to be permanent, was the .source 0f
irreat apprehension to a large number!
a'*:?1?" m"n ?f pPO*?y>vanla|
County who had trooped Into town to!
hear the testimony. Many of them !
ye witnesses summoned for later
f'ays. a few were summoned for to,
ay. Powell's sympathizers wore
KTeatly depressed. Pome of them e\-'
pressed, not only disappointment, hut
resentment, acratnst the Investigative
committee. To this feeling- of resent
. tneni may he attributed the report
freely circulated that United States1
?^enator Thomas S. Martin Is beln^i
kept informed of the proceedings b?
certain politicians who have been In'
attendance upon the sessions The!
with' ? ?LCO,lrsc- cr'rt,t"] ?"* -nr-Ji
'th amplifications hv rh, ?.?.i
chine" politicians. ' ?ntlma.
Wl'jl endeJearn<!d t0-**y P^ll
^heit:nrdT^heorprdr;;Ct,,hR, juo- ?h,'l
the Influence of hi 7h " ,?r thro,,ph
*elor Judge .\ 1 vIn T fs"'? """ ?0tm*
*? nized lender of the antl-Oool'ri
Hon In Fredericksburg, was inn! i
in making some of his mn'r?tn? onr<>d
Senator Martin. aPP<>tntmonts by
Former Governor Willing ? ,
Mann, who appointed Judge Chleh **
to the bench of the old f-f Ch,chester
of Spotsylvania, is among ih"wLCOUrt
on Powell's new list. witnesses
Why have you summoned
Mann?" Mr. Powell was aske?71"
stood in the street surrounded hv ?
oozen ^pot sylvan fans who were Ln
testing that he had not heen fjiru
treated by the committee -V
"I would nor like to say at this time.,
he replied. time,"
DKCM.VrS TO RXPUIV
CONVECTION WITH CASr
Ife also declined to explain the con
nectlon of Judge D. c. Richardson and"
Judge Holllday, of Richmond, with tho
investigation. no
Common report hero credits Judge
Kmbrey with being the most potential
individual factor in tho politics of the
Fifteenth Circuit. He is the rill
nized head of the faction in Frederick
burp known as tho Fmbreys and is the
bosom friend of Judge Chichester P
O'Connor Ooolrick. next State Senator
from Mils district. Is the leader of the
(Continued on Fourth PageT)
N. & W. MOUNTAIN EXCURSION
TueM(?. Augunt 17. Phon*
*7 Xor full p-irtlciiln'*. non"
Wants No Politics
m Defense Plans
Wilson Anxious to Fix op Pro
gram Which Will Be Ac
ceptable to All.
WASHINGTON, August 12.?Prelimi
nary plans for strengthening the na
tional defense were taken -up by Presi
dent Wilson Immediately after his re
turn to-day from Cornish. Secretary
Daniels gave the President a general
outline of proposals for Improving the
navy, and arrangements were made for
an early conference with Secretary
Garrison regarding the army.
The President la anxious to fix on a
program which will meet the approval,
not only of his Cabinet, but of Con
gress, and he hopes politics will have
no part In consideration of the sub
! Ject.
j Secretary Daniels has not yet com
: pleted tiie formal report prepared by
I the general board and advisory council
1 of th?? navy, for which the President
j called just before leaving for Cornish.
While the secretary would not ols
I cuss what he told the President to-day
i about the needs of the navy, he indi
cated that the building proprarn would
Include an important increase in sub
marines. He would not confirm reports
j that he would recommend the buildi-isr
| of four battleships.
j Secretary Garrison his hi* report on
| the army well advanced. A special
.board of officers has been studying the
, situation for several months, ami Gen
eral Goethals has prepared a special re.
| ;iort on the defenses of the Panama
i Canal.
; The President devoted much time to
th< study of national defense while at
Cornish, and was In communication
j frequently with Secretaries Daniels
, nd Garrison.
FIGHTING EIGHT-HOUR DAY
Orjtnnl/.cil Mnniifactnrlnjs Intrrrnlii Hf
slst Drmnnd of Striker*.
NKW YORK, August 12.?Indications
developer! to-dny that an effort is to
l>e rn;ide l>y organized manufacturing
interests to resist the demands of the
Machinists' I'nion for a peneral elpht
hotir work day.
The Garvin Machine Company, whose
plant has been clos?.-u since August 2,
opened its doors and called on its men
to work under former conditions as to
hours and pny. The Garvin plant, which
employs 1.500 men. had closed down
after it h:id ref iscd the demands ot
its machinists for the ei^ht-hour day.
.Several hundred of the former em
ployees went to the plant, and were
addressed by Kugene Garvin. vice
president of th<* company, who urged
them to return to work. Company of
ficials said late to-day that more than
100 of the strikers had returned.
MUST PROVE HIS ABILITY
I.'ji to Hntfl'? \ctv I'rrnldrnt to Mnln
tnln Pence and Order.
WASHINGTON. August 12 ?Recogni
tion by the United States nf the govern,
ment of General Dartlcuenave. elected
president of Haiti to-day by the na
tional Assembly, will not be considered
until the new executive has demon
strated his ability to maintain peace
and order. Meantime, American naval
forces under Rear-Admiral Caperton
will remain In control of the situation
on the island.
Admiral Caperton has been directed
to inform the Haitians that until the
"Rlnck Republic" establishes a stable
povernment the United States intends
to continue supervision over the reve
nues of its custom-houses.
SIX KILLED IN WRECK
Frrlplit Craxhtu Into Special Carrying
Knight* of Pythln*.
COLUMBUS, O., August 12.?Six lives
were lost early to-day when a heavy
frelpht train on the Baltimore and
Ohio Southwestern Railroad crashed
into a special train carrying members
of the Knights of Pythias Lodge of
Mount Sterling, O., who were-returning
from an outing at Cedar Point. More
than a score were Injured.
The accident occurred at Orient, four
teen miles south of Columbus. Four
members of the excursion party were
killed outright. Two others died In
hospitals.
SCHOONER IS RAMMED
Frnnconin Towed to Port With Tvrenty
Foot Hole In Her Side.
BOSTON, August 12.?The schooner
Franconla, of Harrington, Me., with a
twenty-foot hole in her side, was towed
into port to-day by the steamer .Onon
daga. which ran her down oft Chatham
last night during a thick fog. No one
was injured. The Krnnconla was bound
from Windsor, N. S., to New York, and
the Onondaga was coming up the coast
from Savannah.
MORE HONOR FOR CARREL
i He Will IIp Mntle Officer In I.eicloii of
Honor.
[Special Cable to The Times-Dispatch ]
PARIS. August 12.?Dr. Aloxis Carrel,
of the Rockefeller Institute, who re
cently discovered a "perfect antiseptic"
for use in the treatment of wounds,
will receive the next promotion to the]
rank of officer of the Legion of Honor,
according to an announcement to-night, j
AEROPLANIST KILLED
Captain Knox, of Flr?t Aero Squndron,
Fnlln to IIIn Death.
PORT SILL, OKLA., August 12.?
Quartermaster - Captain George H.
Knox, of the First Aero Squadron,
U. S. A., was killed and Lieutenant R.
B. Sutton, his aid, probably was fatal
ly injured here to-day, when an aero
plane in which they were flying fell
r.00 feet.
Delightful Overnight Sail to Baltimore.
Via York Rlvor and Chesapeake Bay. Only
I2.M one way. >4 and $4 BO round trip. at
tractive week-end trip. Inquire 907 K. Malo.
or phone Mod. 272. relative Atlantic City and
Niagara Falls cheap excursion fares.
COUNCIL REFUSES
Lowe. Branch Declines to Con
cur in Resolution Passed by
Board of Aldermen
GOODE PAPER IS TABLED
Common Council Defers Action
Ordering Evidence Relating
to Him Printed.
By a vote of 12 to 3. the Common
Council last ninht refused to censure
Mayor George Alnelle, nief of Police
Louis Werner and members of the
Police Department, an recommended by
the Joint police inveptiiratiiur <-om
mlttee.
The question came up at a special
session on concurring in a resolution,
adopted Monday niRht by the Hoard
of Aldermen, which censured the
Mayor, the Chief of Pol Ire and "all
members of the Police Deportment
whose duty it was to see that the law
was enforced." for their failure to sup
press houses of ill-fam" outside of the
former segregated district and their
failure to suppress the sale of liquor
in the restricted area.
After defeating, by a vote of 8 to 7,
a substitute resolution, which provided i
censure for Police Commissioner R N. .
Goode for conduct prejudicial to the
best interests of the Police Depart
ment. the Council voted unanimously
to lay on the table the Joint resolution. '
requesting Goode to resign from the
Police Board. Tt was ordered that all
I of the evidence, taken by the vice In
vestigating committee affecting the
I Goode case, be printed in order that
1 the_ Councllmen might have an oppor
1 tunity to road and consider the same I
i before voting on the resolution, which I
was declared to be tantamount to re
| moving Goode from public office.
! EXCIJSH AND POI.I.OCK
ATTACK GOODE: RESOLUTION |
roiinrilmen Kdjrar B. English and
Gilbert J\. Pollock made vigorous at
tacks on the resolution. They asserted
, that, in voting to request Goode to re
I s!gn, members of the Council were vir
tually "kicking him out of office," with
; out belne fully conversant with the
! nature of the evidence produced against
him. Mr. English, who was a member
of the Joint committee, and who re
fused to concur in the majority recom
mendation on which the Goode resolu
j tion was based, insisted that there was
! no evidence against Goode which war
ranted such action as was contemplated
I by the resolution.
j In the Joint resolution, censuring
; Police Commissioner Cliff Well for
j conduct "prejudicial to the best inter
ests of the Police Department," the !
Council concurred with the Board of j
Aldermen by a vote of 11 to 4. There
vras no debate on the Weil resolution,
; Councilman Seaton, who was vice
| chairman of the investigating commit
tee, being the only member to take the
floor. He stated that by a vote of 5 to
2. after hearing all the evidence, the
committee had found sufficient evidence
to warrant a recommendation that Weil
be requested to resign.
CRITICISM or MAYOR
DIES IN LOWER BRANCH
The effect of the action of the Com
mon Council is to dispose of the Well
case entirely, while the resolution cen
suring the Mayor, Chief of Police and
members of the police force stands de
feated.
\ When the evidence in the Goode case
is printed and the Common Council sits
to take up the matter, the motion
adopted provides that the City At
torney and Mr. Goode's attorney, Hiram
M. Smith, may present arguments on
various phases of the testimony for
the enlightenment of the members. The
j date for the meeting of the Council to
: consider the resolution further has not
j been fixed.
I The vote on the substitute for the
Goode resolution stood 7 to 7, when
President Robert Lee Peters east the
deciding vote in the negative. The
substitute would have provided for
Goode the same punishment that was
meted out to Well.
REFUSE TO LET GOODE
OFF WITH REPRIMAND
On the substitute the vote stood:
Ayes?Councilmen Atkinson, Cheat
wood, English, Jones, Pollock, Powers,
Sullivan?7.
Noes?Councilmen Batkins, Butler,
I Haddon, Pllcher, Powell, Ratcliffe,
Seaton, President Peters?S.
Absent?Councllmen Fergusson, Full
er, Lumsden, Rogers and Welsh?5.
On the resolution censuring the
Mayor, Chief of Police and members
of the Police Department, the vote was:
Ayes?Councilmen Powell, Ratcliffe
and Seaton?3.
Noes?Councilmen Atkinson, Batkins,
Butler, Cheatwood, English, Haddon!
Jones, Pilcher, Pollock, Powers, Sulli
van and President Peters?12.
The four votes against the adoption
of the resolution censuring Commis
sioner Wei! were cast by Councllmen
Haddon. Pllcher, Ratcliffe and Seatott.
The votes for concurrence in the reso
lution were cast by Councilmen Atkin
son, Batkins, Butler. Cheatwood, Eng
lish. Jones, Pollock. Powell, Powers,
Sullivan and President Peters.
SAYS EVIDENCE DOES
NOT WARRANT REMOVAL
In presenting the substitute for the
Goode resolution. Mr. English urged
that the report submitted by the police
Investigating committee was not bind
ing on the. Council, and asserted that
the evidence adduced against Commis
sioner Goode was not sufficient to war
rant his removal. No jury in Rich
mond would convict him on such testi
mony. he added. He cited Ave points in
the evidence upon which the report
was based, and took the position that
in no Instance was Goode shown to
have been guilty of malfeasance or
misfeasance in office.
Mr. Seaton replied to Mr. English
briefly, upholding the report. Ho said
he was not asking the Council to do
anything, and that he was not appear
COMMISSION PLAN j
SUCCESS IN TEXAS!
j
1
Galveston Business Men Give
High Praise to City's Effi
cient Administration. ,
I
POLITICS IS ELIMINATED
| City Is Governed by Nonpartisan |
Commission, Which Has
"Made Good."
i
in .ioskph i,. i*iPKn,
Eriltorlnl nirnt, finlvcntnn
GAI.VK.STOX. TEX.. Aupust 12.?
The title. "Board of Municipal Direc
tor."." mlcht well he applied to the men j
enpacert in directing the affairs of the ;
commission form of city government i
! In fJalvcpton. The city commission
| here is simply ,1 hoard of directors, j
' elected at lnr^" by the qualified voters :
I of the entire city every two years, i
j This hoard is rotnposed of Ave practical >
business men. r-ach ftillv recognizing
I the fact that economy and business
| methods, not politics, should he cm
ployed In transacting the business af
fairs of the city.
The business that is d,r0ctcfl
cm,enseo?'r T"' 18 ;'^n,s f"r ?ho
oitlzf.nh of Galveston, can he briefly
summarized as follows: Furnishlni
the people with pure. wholesome water 1
adequate sewerage. officient police and I
fire protection. well-lighted. clean and
Jhe ?riV"d rtrepts- pub,,C hospital for
lie n " Carftf"! ??P'-?,nt of
tne city finances.
II151.VESS is DIVIDED
INTO EOl*H DKPAnTMRXTS
lnt'ohef?bUSln/SS ?f lhC C,tV '? ?"vlded
into four departments. each depart
ment being- under the chargo and dlrec
of a commissioner. These four
commissioners and the Mayor, collec
?'Roard CO"s',tutc **?"? is termed the
Hoard of Commissioners of the city
of Galveston." The Mayor l* th.
president of the hoard and the execu
tive head of the city government. He
has al! of the rights. powers and duties
conferred upon the office of Mayor hv
he Constitution and laws of the State
has the right to vote upon all ques
ns, but has no veto power. Ma
jority rule always prevails.
The commissioners at the first meet
Scr/nrV" *,|eCtIon- ?r as "On
thereafter as possible, by a majority
^ote. designate from among their mem
kr..??ne commissioner who shall he
Known as commissioner of flnance and
^e"Ue- and "nder whose direction in
Placed the offices of the city assessor
and collector, the city treasurer and
the* rim He RlSO char^ Wth
the dm. of examining into and keep
ing informed as to the finances of the
ty, and. with the advice and assist
ance of the other members of the board
he prepares the annual budget of the
olty Great care is exercised in pre
paring the city hudget, and it is never
exceeded in expenditures.
COMMISSIONER FOR WATER
A>D SEWER SYSTEMS
.. Anothf,r commissioner is designated
commissioner of water works and
sewerage." He has under his special
charge the construction, maintenance
operation of the water works and
f=ewer system departments. The super
intendents of these two departments
and the Joint secretary and all em
ployees are under the direction of this
commissioner.
Another commissioner is designated
^ commissioner of streets and public
property." He has under his special
charge the supervision of all matters
relating to the streets, allevs. public
Parks and property belonging to the
city other than school property, and
s charged with th* duty of lighting
the streets, looking after street clean
ing and sanitation, the supervision of
street paving, construction of drains
and seeing that the conditions of tho
grant of public franchises are complied
?with. The c.ltv engineer and hi?= as- '
slstants, city health physician, super
intendent of drays, health Inspectors,
city sexton, sidewalk inspector and all
employees in these departments are
under the direction of this commis
sioner. Bids must be advertised for in
every instance where the expenditure
exceeds and no bonds can he
issued without a favorable vote of the
taxpayers.
POLICE AND EIRE I'.VDER
SINGLE ADMINISTRATIVE HEAD
The other, and fourth commissioner
is designated "police and flre commis
sioner." He has under his special
charge the enforcement of all police
regulations and the general supervision '
over the police and tire departments i
The chief of police, police officers chief!
of fire department and firemen and the
Judge and clerk of the Corporation
Court are under the direction of this
comm Issioner.
The city secretary and city attorney
are officers with whom the Mayor
President is closely associated, and are
usually nominated by him. All officers
and employees are nominated by the
commissioner in charge of the respec
tive departments, and are elected bv a
majority vote of the entire hoard.
The Mayor or any commissioner can
be removed from office for official mis
conduct. drunkenness or Incompetency
upon an approved charge made before
tho district Judge.
Ordinances are drawn up bv the citv
attorney at the request of one or more
of the commissioners, or upon a peti
tion from the citizens, and are enacted
by a majority vote of the five commis
sioners and publication for ten con
secutive days in a local newspaper of
general circulation.
CITV HAS ENJOYED
great material growth
Although the unusual growth of Gal
veston. now the second port of Amer
ica. is not primarily due to the form
of municipal control in vogue, much of
the rapid progress of the city during
the past fourteen years is a direct
result of the commission form of ffov
(Contlnued on Second Page.)
TAKE. THE POPULAR C. & O.'
Sunday outings to OI<l I'oinl. Buckroa,
OceHn Vl#w. Norfolk; ll.SO rminrl trip; threo
trains. 8:30 A. M.. 9 A. M. and 13 M.
In Many Theaters of European War
Desperate Battling Is in Progress
HKAVY HkIiIIiik In In proKri'M In
Itonulii it 11?] llerxejtovlDii. In
.Xort li west ItiiHNln mill I'olnuil. In
A m I n 11 ?? Turkey, ami probably on
Ihr tinlllpoll I'enliisulti. where the i
nllles Intel) liuvr liiiulril InrKr rr
?-n forrrmriilii.
Oflleltil ri'imrls illhiiKri'r h.h to rc
sults. A11 Iioiih Ii (lie .Montenegrins
cliilm tliut In IIii.miIii mill llers.eco
vluu they liuve won HiivcriiiirN In ur
tlllery mill lufntitry riieaKrinriitH
jirnr (iorlnula nnil Cnsko, It In In the
flusslnu report thnl the niOMt mo
mentous happening* nre elironleleil.
I'etroRrnd ileelnre* the (?erninnn In
the IIIkii illstrlet of Northwest Hum
nln, nenr Kovno, nnil In the Ylepr?
nnil IIiik regions linve heen repulsed
with heavy disunities.
The (iermnnn, on their pnrt, nnsert
they hnve openeil l.ukow. forty miles
nortliweil of Ivniieorml nnd '/, n m -
brown. nnil thnt the Itnsslnns nre
In retrent nloiiK the entire front be
tween the Hag mill the I'nrazew,
with Von Mnekensen following them.
Vlennn nlsn mills her elnlm of con
tlnueil victories In the Vlepr*. anil
Hug dlstrlets. Of the sltuiilion near
Itlga, Ilerltn asserts thnt It remnlni
unclinnReil.
In AMlutle Turkey I'etrogrnil ile
t'lnre* the ItusHlunh hnve limllr ile
fenteil the 'I urks ulong the Kupli
rntes Itlver, cnpturlng important
vuntnge points. .\enr Kr/.eruni the
Turks elnlm to hnve mill n vletory
over the l(u?sliius, Indicting Impcr
tnnt eiixiiiiltlen.
According (?> Constantinople. font
nllleil nttucks against Ottoman posi
tions on the (?Hlllpoll l'e<u..r..ilsi tvi-Cp
put iIoitu.
Kxeept In the ArK<>nnr In Krnnee,
where the ticrmans ileelnre they
captured n |(ruu|i >,? fortllleil posl
tioiin, there Iiiim been little lighting
on the western front. I'nrls. rcfi-r
rlng to the lighting In the ArKmine,
siiyn the French reenptureil pnrt of
the loHt trenches.
On the Austro-ltallau frontier nr
tlllery engagements mill Infnntry nt
tiicki eontliiue without decisive re
KIlltN.
A Ilrlttsh report snyn n llrltlsh
submarine Iiiim Munk In the Dnrdu
liellcs the Turkish piinhont llerk-l
Sntvet nnil nn empty transport.
The Oermnns, according to l?e
trogrml. mnile another nnvnl attnek
In force In the region of Itlgn, but
put to sen when the Itusslan shore
batteries opened up on them.
Lansing Tells Him Vera Cruz Is Quiet
anrl Brownsville Outbreak of
Local Character.
FUN8TON OIVEX FREE HAND
Texas Must Handle Its Otrn Problems
Unless Conditions Tlccnme Unman
ageable?Carranza Will Enter No
Peace Conference.
| Cavalrymen Battle
With Mexican Bandits
nnOAV7VSVII,I,E, TEX., Angnst
12.?'Untied State* cavalrymen and
Mulrnn nutlmvi arc riiciigrtl In a
desperate battle to-night near Edln
hurpr. 11 ill alp;n C'onnty. Tex., where
! tiro Mrxlran* held n|i and robbed
n farmer early In the evening, oc
eordtng to reports received here nt
j midnight. The rnvnlrymen hnve
| naked for help.
WASHTNGTON, August 12.?Presi
dent Wilson, on his return from Cor.
nish to-day, -was given r comprohensive
account of the Mexican situation by
Secretary Lansing. The secretary told
the President that official reports indi
cated that the situation in the vicinity
of Brownsville was of a local charac
ter. and that quiet prevailed at Vera
Cruz, where there had been some anti
foreign demonstrations. He outlined In
detail the discussion of peace plans at
the N'ew York conference yesterday of
the Latin-American diplomats.
Neither the President nor Secretary
Lansing was Inclined to believe th?
situation required any further precau
tionary measures than have been taken
In sending battleships to Mexican
waters and more Federal troops to the
Texas border. They devoted most of
their time to a discussion of tbe inter
American plan, on which they are pin
ning their hopes for the early restora
tion of early pence In Mexico. The con
ference appeal to the Mexican factions
has not yet been sent, although signed
by Secretary Lansing and the ambas
sadors and ministers of the six Central
and South American governments par
ticipating In the conference. A list of
chiefs, generals and Governors Is he.
ing compiled, and as soon as the loca
tions of all are determined the appeal
will be telegraphed simultaneously to |
every part of Mexico.
CAHRANZA W11,1, EXTKH
N'O, PEA CE rOXFK.rtKNTR
On the eve of this action came an
announcement from thf Villa agency
here to-nlglit that Carranza had flatly
refused to permit a peace con
ference between his representatives
here and those of Villa. Kn
rlque Llorente. Villa's Washington
representative, gave out letters which'
have passed between him and Klix.eo
Arreriondo, the Carranza representative.
Llorente began the correspondence
when Charles A. Douglass, counsel fori
Carranza, filed a brief with the State
Department calling attention to the
presence In Washington of Luis Ca
brora and Ellzeo Arredondo as Car
ranzo representatives, and say I up; that;
either or both of them, it was as.j
sured, would be glad to confer with ?
any element of the Mexican people
with a view to furthering tbe common
Interest and the peace and welfare of
the nation.
Llorente telegraphed Villa, and was
instructed to begin a discussion of
peace terms. Arredondo replied he1
would refer the matter to Carranza,
whope respons.. to-day came In the forn.
of instructions to Arredondo not to
enter Into peace negotiations.
Secretary Lansing revealed to-day
that Villa recently had informed thfti
State Department that he was willing
to sign an armistice for three months
or longer for holding a pence confer-[
ence with Vi 11 a# at Chihuahua relative
to details of such an armistice.
ZAPATA ELEMENTS
WILL I IK 101) AI'PKAIi
Indications are. that the Zapata ele- I
ments are preparing to receive favor
ably the appeal of the United States
and the Latin-American governments. J
Officials here hope many generals re
ported to be Carranza partisans ultt- j
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SITUATION IN BALKANS
IS DOMINANT IN EUROPE
Military Operations Are Evolving
Themselves Into Race for
Their Support.
BULGARIA IS HOLDING KEY
Germany's Plans to Crush Serbia and
Join Rands With Turks Would
Mean Failure of Allies' Efforts in
Dardanelles.
[.Special Cable to The Times-Dispatch.]
LONDON, August 12.?Movements
overshadowing: in importance oven the
operations in Poland are being made
in the Balkan theater of the war.
British operations against the Dar
danelles and Austro-Gerinan threats
against Serbia are beginning to evolve
themselves into a race for the support
of the Balkan states.
The Balkan situation at present dom
inates all other* in all the capitals of
Europe.
Everything- points to a vigorous of
fensive by the Austro-Germans against
Serbia at an early date, with the object
of crushing the Serbian army, in order
to force Bulgaria to gi\'e free passage
to Teuton forces needed for the relief
of Constantinople.
WOl'tD INVOLVE PAiLrnrc
OF .U.LIES* KFFOnTS
Leading critics in Italy and France
consider this plan of the German gen
eral staff very serious. Should it suc
ceed, it would involve the complete
failure of the allies' efforts at the Dar
danelles and the final Immobilization
of the Balknn states, whose co-opera
tion Is now sought by the quadruple
entento.
No great hope is entertained that the
allies will succeed in inducing the Bal
kan slates to intervene on their side,
but it is hoped that they will remain
neutral.
in order to defeat the Germans at
their own plan, the allies on Onllipoll
have commenced a tremendous offensive
against the Turks. In a desperate effort
to sninsh the Dardanelles defenses and
reach Constantinople before Germany
can throw an army through Serbia.
More than liO.OOO fresh troops have been
landed on Galllpoli within the last
week, and their appearance has
hernlded a violent drive on the entire
front. Still more re-enforcements, both
French and British, are semiofficially
reported en route for the strait.
NAVAL ACTIVITY
HAS BECOME INTENSE
Intense naval activity Is evident in
evi-operation with the land attacks of
the allies. Unofficial dispatches con
tinue to report the torpedoing of the
cruiser Goeben by a British submarine
which penetrated into the Black Sea.
No official reports have been made on
the Incident, but it is believed here that
more than one British submarine has
reached the Black Sea, running the
blockade through the Dardanelles, the
Sea of Marinora and the Bosporus.
Demands for the opening of a path
to Turkey are being voiced in Berlin,
and reports that Germany is preparing
to send an army to aid the Turks are
being spread broadcast in Constanti
nople, according to advices received
here to-day.
A dispatch from Amsterdam says that
Count Reventlow, writing m the Tages
Zeltung, of Berlin, declares that Ger
many must hew her way through to
Constantinople, and make the new
triple allianco a reality. He writes:
"The demand for direct communica
tions between Hungary and Turkey has
found expression more and more ener
getically during the past few months.
Among the securities, which the new j
triple alliance needs and must obtain, |
Is permanent control of the political, j
economic and military link between
Berlin. Vienna and Constantinople.
CiEII MANS CONCKNTHATINti
ON SERBIAN FRONTIERS
German troops, estimated to number j
300,000, are being concentrated on the
Serbian frontier. Vast storos of artil- I
lory also are being transported to the
new theater. Austrian forces also are
reported en route against Serbia,
while British and French officers are
said to he in, command of the Serbian
army. If Germany throws such heavy
forces against the Balkan nation, it is
not believed in military circles that
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BELIEVE NAVAL BATTLE
MAY HAVE BEEN FOUGHT
British Submarine Sinks Turkish
Gunboat and Transport in
Sea of Marmora.
RUSSIAN'S STILL RETREATING
Strength of German Offensive l?eadg
to Belief Petrograd May
Be Goal.
LONDON, August 12.?The publlo
hero is prepared to hear of something
of greater importance than the sinking
of the British auxiliary cruiser India,
which was announced to-night hy the
j admiralty, as steamers arriving from
i Holland reported having heard again
to-day heavy firing to the. north.
There is no news from the armies on
Gallipoli Peninsula, but the British ad
miralty announces that a British sub
1 marine in the Pea of Marmora has sunk
?the Turkish torpedo gunboat Berk-I
fSatvet and an empty transport.
RUSSIANS CONTINUE
RETIREMENT IN POLAND
The Russians continue their retiro
I ment In Poland, but they are retarding
the German advance by repeated coun
terattacks. There still Is considerable
distance between the German armies
to the southeast and northeast of War.
j saw, so that rhe Russians apparently
j will be able to make good their retreat,
| only, however, to be called upon to op
J pose a German attempt to outllank them
at Kovno and further north.
The. strength of the German offen
sive in the latter region has led to the
assumption by some military observers
her* that the Germans now are almirg
at Pe?trograd. It is pointed out. how
ever, that there is a great stretch of
marshy country between the present
battle fields and the capital.
Besides, the Germans first would have
to capture Vllna. Dvinsk and Riga, all
of which the Russians are defending
with strong forces, which at times are
able to take the offensive.
The Germans claim the capture of a
group of French fortifications In the
Argonnc forest in France, whereas the
French say that al! tlv German at
tacks were repulsed. Otherwise there
have been no events of lmportanco an
the western battle front. ?
! I'l'IlUC INTEREST TURNS
TO BALKAN STATES
The situation in Poland and the Bal
tic provinces is changing but little
from day to day, and public Interest Is
being turned to the Near East, where
1 the diplomats of the quadruple entente
powers are endeavoring to revive the
i Balkan league and bring all the Balkan
j states over to their side.
Efforts for the moment are being
concentrated on Sofia, for Bulgaria
holds the key to the situation. It Is
said she is being smiled upon and of
!feroil territorial concessions by both
sides. Tho Gorman and entente minis
ters both are declared to be finding
i their endeavors hindered by their
j friends. Greece and Serbia are unwlll
I lug to concede to Bulgaria the part* of
Macedonia which are her price for join
ing the allies, while Turkey is opposing
concessions which Austria and Germany
ileslre her to make to insure the con
tinued neutrality of the Sofia govern
mont.
BulKaria. too. It Is asserted, is weigh
ing the Teutonic vlctorv In T'olxtd
.'?gainst the renewed efforts of the ahtes
in the Dardanelles and the reported
signal victory the Russians are said to
have won over the Turks In the Cau.
casus. Military experts here believe
this victory will keep the Turks quiet
on that frontier for some time.
DESPERATE GERMAN ATTACKS
RF.I'l I.SEP IIV RUSSIANS
PETROGRAD, August 12 (via Lon
don. August 13).?Desperate German
attacks on the roads between Chelm
and Vladova have been repulsed with
very heavy losses, according to an of
ficial statement issued to-night. At
tempts to overwhelm Russian advance
guards In the Riga district also have
been repulsed, as have attacks at sev
era\ other feints on the battle line.
W1I.OI.ESALE EXODUS
OF ARMENIANS EXPLAINED
PETROGRAD, August 12 (via Lon
don').? Explanation of the renewal of a
wholesale exodus of Armenians from
their country into Transcaucasia la
made in an account of military opera
tion on tho Caucasus front since July
After the Russians penetrated to
MUsh, eighty-three miles south of
Err.erum, and Plian, Halll Bey reorgan
ized his Turkish army, bringing Its
.strength up to f?0.000. General Eude
nitch, the Russian commander, thus
faced the alternatives of hurriedly at
tempting to concentrate his forces in
tho face of a strong Turkish army, or
retreating and thus exposing a large
Armenian population to Turkish and
Kurdish revenge.
The Russian main army withdrew
along tho right bank of the Euphrates,
the Turks occupying the left bank, be
ing hold In partial check by rear-guard
actions. On August 1 Haiti Bey over
took a considerable force of Russians
at Palantchen. on the left bank of th?
Euphrates, twelve miles southwest of
Kara Ktlissa. A line was drawn from
the northeast to the southwest frdm
Darabl, six miles north of Kira Kilissn,
to DJamschato, six miles southwest of
the Important Akhtunskl Pass, cover
ing the roads to Erivan.
In opposing this front the Turks ex
posed their communications now 150
miles long to attack from the direction