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of Sari Kamysh. On Aurum 3 General
Euijenitch moved his forces southeast
ward. threatening Halil Bey's flank. A
Rustian detachment marched rapidly by
way of Ardos and Kara Derbent to
Daiara. twenty miles west of Alas
chgerd. One column had beaten the
Turks out of t'fie important Merglie Mir
Pass, fifteen miles south of Kara Der
bent, by August 8. Another, striking
further eastward on t li?- Alaschgerd
road, had a decisive success August 5
in the passes skirting AlaschRerd with
Pytach in the Euphrates Valley.
The Russians, by a bayonet attack,
drove the Turks from their trenches,
capturing several hundred prisoners.
Meantime, the Russians had been suc
cessful on the main front east of
Alnschgord, and the Turks were com
pelled to retreat southwestward along
Use Euphrates under threat of a tlank
attack at Dutach. Russian cavalry
reached Dutach and another point on
the Euphrates four miles northward
on August 7.
The Turks' total losses in the three
weeks' campaign are estimated from
15.000 to CO,000 men. besides a larg*>
quantity of provisions and ammuni
tion. The Russians are continuing
the pursuit southwards.
WILSON HEARS ACCOUNT
OF TROUBLES ON BORDER
(Continued from First Page.)
matoly will give their adherence TTHii
peace conference.
The appeal will he made public in a
day?or two.
Carranza's displeasure over the
Latin-American movement does not
a''" ,fhe f^elinp of optimism anions
0 icials here, who declare unwarranted
1 c 1,1 forence that an attempt is to ho
made to invade Mexico's sovereignty.
The Argentine Foreign Minister's re
ply to Carranza. issued by the Carranza
agency here. in which it is stated that
the I>atin.American countries specifi
cally understood at the outset of theit
conference that there was to be no im
pairment of Mexico's sovereignty. roP.
resents the view of the United States
government, whose effort is to obtain
peace without resort to force.
Secretary I.ansinp said to-dav he did
not know when the Latin-American
diplomats would be called into con
ference acain. but another session prob
ably will be held within three weeks !
The present plan is to wait ten davs !
after reception of tho appeal before. 1
considering' any replies received.
CiE.\En.\l, I t xsto> r;i\
FliKI-: II.VM) o.\ nOHDKll
WASHINGTON. Ausust 1 2.?Activity I
of Mexican banditti on tiie Texas bor
der and the situation at Vera Cruz !
continued to occupy the attention of I
officials to-day, although there was i
less apprehension.
General Funston is beinp given a
free hand on the border, anu he has
not asked that the 17.000 troops at his
disposal be re-enforced. No action
was taken to-day on an appeal from
Governor Ferguson, of Texas, for ad
ditional Federal soldiers.
t onditions at Vera Cruz are said to
have improved, and Carranza has issued
a public announcement promising pro
tection to foreigners. The battleships
Louisiana and New Hampshire are well
on their way down the Atlantic coast,
..ound for "southern waters," to re
enforce the gunboat squadron at Win
? ruz, if necessary. The collier Jupiter
"as ordered to Vera Cruz to-day from
Newport.
Secretary Garrison made it plain to- i
day that the War Department expects
the governor of Texas to deal with 1
purely domestic disorders in the State !
TK.VAS MIST HAMJI.IC
rrs ow.v rnonLK.M*
h? ThL *lV,.al,f,n is clearly defined." j
1 1f:,r as disturbances;
irlate to repellinp invasion of Ameri- I
can territory ?r to border uprisings,
they are matter? to be handled hv
?eneral Funstons forces To the ex
tent that the disturbances are domestic
and within the State of Texas, they
are for the State authorities to handle
r-lf, \V"'V ",'"'a!s h"v* >nft.rmeii
.iat the Federal government is pow
,n**?-fer? in these internal
? i*t J.-tc.nces unless they are br vond
the control of the St.ite, an.i the Gov- I
rier'?r VCM1:it7:- ' ? the I'reei
,,f ?he Lulled States in a proper!
manner Whether t:ie President would
\^lnr or: F' *'? ?}( ?ranps t.. take
.harire of the int/tSiai situation i? a
matter entirely ivitrtm' his discretion
as hi the recent Colorado strike case
? governor of Texas can use> the
.-tate tr.ilitia and .all upon everv able
bodied caizen t? defend the rights of
the .-tate^ Whether the situation there
is beyond the c..ntiol of tin State I
do not know.
far ^ th* ^?rnl govern
ment .5 concerned. the border trouble*
J.'.w are entirely in the hands of Gen
eral t uneton. who has been told iie
? an have all the mob:le Federal troops
he wants. He has not asked for anv
inore.
jia.vd or mi:vir v.v
II A.N Dli'S is SC \ TTPFt m
BROWN-.-iVH.t.K. TEX.
. to-da.s of three Mexicans
near Mercedes, Hidalgo County, Texas
:<nd the capture of twentv-tw., saddle
horses belonging to the bandits in
the same vicinity, led to the belief that
at least one of the bands of Mexican
raider* which ir-ently have terrorized
t,.e border had been M-atte-ed
th?AtdMS.?f ln"lrty''w u*hi '"which the
iv hi"*S\C:n;* are not
a\tj.iat>] J* * *)*'. a j . jj(] ofJh lAl*?
having adopted an r.ttlrude of reti
CPnrf, 1
rfrPrt^rm 1?a\'inifh' ,:,a' hun
??. ni ? i . i r \ j#*;? were prenyl rinu
o T,.,. froni ?1 /".S"
,n mliei east of Brownsville failed
of materialization, and were d. -lare,,
to^duy to have had no foundation
Tne situation in t^ameion and Starr
Counties was reported quiet to-day.
REDUCTION IS ORDERED
.%nthrnrIfe.rnrryluK lto,,d? We Or
dered to Inner their Itntrk
WASHINGTON. Aupu?' ?
. -Sweep/
ing reductions in anthracite freight
rates over railroads handling SO ?rr
cent of the country's anth.-a,-;,.. pro
duction were order-d to-dav bv t|ie
Interstate Commerce Commission in .
decision which held the c.rrlerVgulltv '
,jt i'l"?--l J .. f. f ? ,rf..u-.
m-nt ?o alli?l coal niThe
commission also required th. roads to
establish through routes and publish
joint through rate, t,, (lf. ;i,fl , . '
. hippej K.
Oommlpsioner Harlan dir.?ented. con
tending that, while modification o'
many present rates w.is J>in:e..(j 1h?
majority declt lon was it.- m* stent m
view of the recent authorization of a
horizontal inc rease of *. p?, cent 'J,
rates for practically all otc,., ,, r.
The decision follows a three years'
investigation of rates and practi.es
governing transportation of coal from
the Pennsylvania anthracite field*
Charter Change Mretjng I'oKt|ione?i.
Bectititie of the tspecjal session of the
Common Council last night, the nieet
lng of the Committee on Charter
Changes was postponed until Tue?dav
.Hip b(.
THOUSANDS OF BODIES
LEFT ON BANK OF If MEN
This River Proves Worst Stumbling
Work Germans Have Encoun
tered In Eastern Drive.
COSTLY EFFORT AT KOVNO
They Bring Up Heaviest Artillery
and Spare No Sacrifice of IJfe in
Hold Attempt to Take Fortress
by Main Force.
nV KIIKDKIUCK ItlOXNKT.
PF.TKOiiRAD, August 12.?The bank
of the Niemen forms the worst stum
bling block the Germans have had to
encounter. On it many thousands of
bodies have been left behind by the
enemy, who is still on the south bank
of the river.
The Herman efforts against the for- |
tress of Kovno have cost them more
dearly than any previous attempts at ,
storming during the eastern campaign, i
They brought up by rail and motor
their heaviest art.illery, and tried !
boldly to take by main force what or- j
dinaril.v would have required pro
longed operations.
They used an entire army, and spared I
neither men nor shells in order that j
they might take Kovno quickly. They j
lost a colossal number of men in try
ing to prevent the garrison of the for
tress from repairing the damages.
On the third day of their attack the
Germans became more insistent in their j
assaults on the western and north- |
western sectors of Kovno. which pro
trude for live or six miles between the
lower Niemen and the Hiver Yessa.
The Russians made a counterattack,
destroying three German battalions
and capturing many men and machine
guns.
Kovno is the chief obstacle to the i
German effort to obtain control of i
both banks of the Niemen. Hence,
their continued desperate efforts to re
duce the fortress which is to be the
base of the Russian lin?? when the re
grouping of the Czar's armies in the
south is completed.
Von Mackensen, in the north, has
been frustrated by the change of front
of the Germans on the Narew from the
southward to the eastward. When
Von Wo.vrsch's army stepped in be
tween the latter and the Fourth Aus
trian Army, whose purpose it was to
cut off the Russians from Jirest
Lltovsk. this operation was foiled.
The Russians fought so desperately
that, slthough Mackensen was sup
ported by seven or eight corps, and had
the best technical means of warfare
at his command?including poisonous ^
gases?this attempt to pierce the Rus- i
sian front on the right bank of the. j
Vieprz failed, and the enemy has now j
been repulsed twenty miles back to the i
River Ukherka.
Experts here regard the Russian
front as favorable. The Zlopa-Lipa
Dniester line is very secure, the Narew -
Rug line varies according to the stub
bornness of the offensive conducted by
the Austro-Germans, and the Niemen
front Is secure, while the Dvina
Niemen front is gradually moving to
the westward.
The results of the mobilized industry
of Kussla are beginning to be observ
able in the armies' work in the field, in
which confidence daily becomes more
evident.
rnANCHisK <;uaxtbi>
TO BOTH COMPANIES
(Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
PETERSBURG, VA, August 12.?The
Hoard of Aldermen at a special meet
ing to-hight granted franchises to
both electric railway companies, the
Petersburg and James River Corpora
tion securing t lie franchise to enter
the city by the Kolllngbrooke Street
route, and the Petersburg and Appo
mattox Company the route by way of
Wvthe Street.
Ilnnd Term for Cnnhlogr f'hrvk.
Governor Hayes, colored, yesterday
elected to spend thirty days on the .
county roads in preference to paying |
J100 to the State, an option given him !
by Justice Crutchrteld when the negro i
was arraigned before him on the charge
of cashing a check, which he claims
to have found on the street. The ne
gro secured J3 in money and S3 worth
of groceries on th<s check.
COMMISSION PLAN
SUCCESS IN TEXAS
(Continued from First Page.)
' ernmpnt, in the opinion of the ma
jority of her tax-paying citizens, ap
I patently. As Morris Stern, president of
' the Galvesvton Commercial Association,
? and a member of the wholesale grocery
'concern <?f l'llman, Stern & Krausse,
when asked his opinion of the present
I method of municipal government In
; Galveston, said. "The business men of
^Galveston all seem to think that the!
commission plan of city government is
'the best method yet devised, and no'
'one wishes to tnake a change unless j
some .-till better plan should be din-J
covered."
The history of city government in i
iGalveston prior to the adoption of the;
commission plan would be but a repe- !
tition of the history of city government!
in other cities?good, bad and Indlf-t
ferent. Originally, Galveston was gov
erned by a Mayor elected by the votes
of the entire, city and twelve Aldermen
elected by the respective voters of each ?
of th>e twelve city wards. This was a!
very unsatisfactory plan, and it was1
Changed by an act of the State l^egis-i
lature, calling for sixteen Aldermen?!
four elected at large and twelve by |
wards. Four years of this system |
demonstrated that as an Improvcinent ]
it was a rank failure. The number was)
reduced to twelve, and. like the Mayor,!
they were elected at large by the en- j
tire vote of the people. This was an i
improvement, but still unsatisfactory. I
Ill'DGKTS I'SEf) TO
KXCEE1) (a It OSS INCOMIV
The annual budgets during the last j
few years under the Alderman system;
regularly exceeded the Income and pro?
duced an annual deficit of about $100.
O'Ui Kvery two years the legislature
u.it asked for authority to issue 1200,?
000 :ii floating indebtedness bonds to
meet this overexpenditure. As city
t.txes wej e not due until October, the
city boriowed regularly from $50,000
| to $100,000 to ?e over the summer
, months. The city treasurer received a
salary of but $100 per annum, but he
bud the handling of all the city's funds,
aggregating quite a large sum. and the
| city received no interest thereon. So
far as the writer is nble to learn, frorr^
'th?- date of its Incorporation. March,|
IS?,?, seventy-six years, Galveston haft
FOR BRAIN FAG
Take Hereford'* Aeld Tliotphate
fHvrr prompt relief Of ttre<l nerves, hraln
.fog ond h*a<lache following mental strain
| or overwork.
;n<wer hart a dishonest Mayor. The city's
; Kreatest trouble has been with It*
! Board of Aldermen, their political Jug
1 glery. their speechmaking artel thvir
' caucuses.
i Under the commission form of gov.
'eminent, the charter requires that the
j board shall meet in regular session at
i least once every week. These meetings
j take place every Thursday afternoon av
15:30 o'clock. The* sessions are con
ducted in a dignified, businesslike man
j ner, and are free from wrangling, dis
j putes and confusic-n. The commissioners
| sit around a directors' table, the Mayor
: presiding. The city attorney and the
. heads of the various departments are
required by the city charter to attend
| all meetings of the board. Hut little
speechniaking is indulged In. and the
; presence of Idle spectators is an excop
1 tion, rather than ine rule. Business is
j transacted promptly, but without any
i undue haste. All important matters are
'discussed and differences adjusted in
i conference. The city attorney has great
i influence with the commissioners, and
j his advice is freely sought,
i IMI'ItOVBMK.NT OVEIl OI.IJ
COI'NCHjMA.MC SYSTEM
"Too many cooks spoil the broth,"
, is an old saying, which can well be
i applied to a bo:^d of twelve or sixteen
I Aldermen, according to the tax-paying
| citizens of Galveston, where it has been
I clearly proved that four commissioners
j with a Mayor or a president can trans
act the business of sixteen Aldermen
I and a Mayor, and do it better and more
I expeditiously and with greater har?
mony.
Lnder the commission plan the mis
management of a department is
promptly laid at the door of the neg
lectful commissioner, not only by the
public, but by the mayor-president
and the other members of the board,
j This knowledge of personal responsi
bility and watchfulness causes each
I commissioner to take a personal in
terest and to feel a special pride in
ihe proper management of his depart
ment, realizing as ho must, that the
merit as well as defects are easily
recognized by his associates and the
citizens of Galveston generally.
I be. commission form of government
Ras placed in effect in Galveston on
.September IS, 1'jOI. < in January 1.
I'jni, the floating debt of the city "was
f ini ?1.54. The city was bankrupt.
It had defaulted in the pavment of
interest on its bonded indebtedness.
Scrip salable only at a. hi# discount
was being issued to me.et current
bills. Many disgusted taxpayers were
refusing to pay their taxes, which
only tended to aggravate matters.
1'actional strife, jealousy and dissen
sion prevailed in the city council. A
grave situation confronted the city.
DEEP WATER COMMITTER
HEGA.V It 10 TO K M W<) UK
There Is in the city of Galveston a
business organization known as the
Galveston Deep Water Committee,
whose members have directly arid in
diraotly accomplished more for the
welfare of Galveston than the balance
of the unorganized citizenship com
bined. It was suggested that the first
step necessary to complete rehabili
tation of Galveston, was a thorough
reorganization of the city government.
The Deep Water Committee, therefore,
decided that there was an imperative
necessity that the charter of the city
be completely overhauled and appli
cation should be made to the State
Leglslaturo for a new charter along
broader and better linen.
R. Wnverly Smith, president of the
First National Bank of Galveston a
lawyer by training, and who, for four
y^arR prior to that time had held the
oflice of city attorney, and who was
a member of the Deep Water Commit
tee, suggested the appointment of a
committee from that organization to
thoroughly revise and rewrite the city
charter. Accordingly a subcommittee
of three from this organization was
appointed, consisting of Messrs. Smith.
Walter Gresham, a lawyer and former
member of Congress, and F. D. Minor,
a lawyer of high character and splen
did ability. This subcommittee pro
i c.ui ert copies of the charters govern
ing a number of cities, including the
law governing the city of Washine-j
ton, D. C.. and of the so-called mode]
charter of Rultimnm \t,i
PATTER XEI) AFTKR MAKE-l'P
OK IICSIXEBS ENTERPRISE I
The commission features of the r.ew !
charter were suRgested and drawn by i
Mr. Smith, and the controlling idea was'
the creation of a governing body which j
should conform, as near as possible, to j
the organization of a great business
corporation, providing the duties, j
sharply defining the responsibilities, ;
and through the heads of the various
departments, concentrating both power!
and responsibility. The passage of j
the commission charter hill through :
the State Legislature was aocoin- 1
plished only after a long and bitter'
fight, and became effective September
IS. 1901, ninety days after its enact-1
ment.
The total floating debt of the city j
was entirely paid off under the admin- .
i3tration of the first hoard of city com- j
missloners elected. Since the commis
sion form of government was estab- !
IIshed in Galveston, all city employees '
have been paid promptly in cash and i
the summer seasons j>asscd through
without borrowing a dollar Extensive j
Improvements were made in the city 1
waterworks system, sewer system and I
| other public enterprises, and without
j a bond Issue or a dollar of increased
taxation. The city now collects interest '
on bank balances from bonded deposi- '
torles, collects a special vehicle tax, .
which goes to the street improvement
fund, enforces sewer connections, has
metered the city's water service, ct?l-j
lectH taxes promptly, has destroyed '
public gambling and adopted fin ordi
nance districting bar-rooms out of Ihe ?
reMdfcnco section.
COMMISSIONERS HAVE
Ki.NOHEn POLITICS I
:
In securing tho services of heads of
departments and employees, ?11 of the
various commissioners, since the be- i
ginning of this form of municipal gov
ernment in Galveston, seem to have j
completely ignored political influence. (
Capacity and lltness alone seem to have
been considered. Each commissioner
apparently has taken a deep personal
interest and a pride in the success of
his department. In fact, politics seem ?
to have been entirely eliminated from
the city commission in Galveston, and j
in the last election of commissioners,
there were but six candidates, all rep
resentative citizens of tho city, with '
| five positions to be filled.
While perhaps not a direct result of '
I the commission form of government the j
| M,000,000 grade raising and seawall
i project, which has been successfully
I completed at Galveston since 1901, was
lartrely brought about by the city corn
I nilssioners. Other large public improve
ments, including a new $300,000 City
Hall now nearing completion, have been
consummated by the city commission.
The city Is on as solid a linancial basis.
: however, as any city ill the West,
' which is directly attributable to tho
(commission form of government and to
! the commissioners who have brought it
' from a near-bankrupt municipality to
I Its present height of prosperity, ac
I cording to the leading business men of
Galveston.
PROMINENT CITIZENS
IN DOUSE <? A I, VESTOX PI,AX
A number of the most prominent citi
zens of Galveston were asked their
opinion of the commission form of gov
ernment In their city and Its results.
Their answers follow:
E. R. Oheesborough, postmaster, vice
j president of the Galveston Commercial
: Association and prominent business
j man: "The commission plan of city
j government has been In operation
: in Galveston approximately fourteen
j years. This period lias afforded ample
opportunity for a thorough test, and it
! lias proved such a decided success that
j the community stands as a unit in its
i approval of the commission plan of
| municipal control.
"1 am sure that a canvass of the city
; would not reveal hnlf'.-i dozen qualified
! voters, who are familiar with the old
I system of city government here and the
j present plan who would give their con
l sent to a change back to the old aldcr
I manic system.
! "The commission plan does away
| with ward divisions. It does away with
; al! selfish sectional questions and r e
; solves tlie management of the city into
i what is best for the city as a whole.
t The commission plan is very simple, in
fact, its operations are understood by
: practically every man, woman and child
j in Galveston. The responsibility is both
j individual and joint. It is also defined
and fixed, so that Kood work by a com
missioner, as well as poor work, Is
! quickly recognized by the people. I
! have studied city government very
| closely for many years, believing it to
j be one of the most Important ques
tions before the American people, and
1 unhesitatingly say that the commis
sion plan of city government in Gal
veston has proved a consistent and un
i qualified success. 1 have never heard of
a city that adopted the commission plan
of government and went back to the
old form, although since the plan was
tirst placed in effect in Galveston in 1901,
:U!t cities, embracing a total population
, of S.20.V.tfiS. have adopted It."
HAS HBAHTV APPROVAL.
OF OlKiAMZKi) LAnoit
John W. Young, president of tile
I Galveston Labor Council and editor
.of the Galveston Labor Dispatch, a
, weekly newspaper published in the in
terests of organized labor: "The labor
council recently received a letter from
,a similar organization in one of the
largest cities in North Carolina, where
there was some agitation for the com
mission form of government. Wo
were asked how the labor element of
Galveston felt toward the commission
plan of city government, and In re
ply, our secretary stated that it had
met with the unqualified approval of
the labor organizations of Galveston.
Personally, the simplicity of the plan
appeals to me, and it has been a most
efficient plan, In my opinion."
John Realy, president of Hutching*.
Sealy & Co.. Bankers, of the Galveston
<?as Company, the Magnolia Petroleum
Company, the Galveston Wharf Com
pany and other bijc business enter
prises of South Texas: "The commis
sion plan of city government saved
Galveston from bankruptcy in 1SI01
and has been a success ever since."
Charles 15. Witherspoon, druersist:
'Its a good thing, and undoubtedly
superior to the former method of mu
nicipal control in effect in Galveston."
"Srt'CKSS OP 8YSTH1I
LIES I.N ITS SIMPLICITY"
1. H. Kempner. president the Gal
veston Cotton Exchange. president of
the Texas Bank and Trust Company
and other large business concerns of
the city: "The success of the commis
sion plan of government lies In its
simplicity. The responsibility for good
or bad work on the part of those in
control of municipal aft airs may he
placed instantly, and as a result^ the
reliable men whom we have had in
ofTlce in <ialveston since the plan was
placed in effect, have had the entire
contldence of the people."
Lewis Fisher, Mayor-president of
the city commission: "I consider the
commission plan of city government
the best method of municipal control
vet devised. It is efficient, and vet so
simple that it can .be understood bv
every taxpayer." Judge Fisher has
held the office of Mayor-president since
H'OO. He is one of the ablest lawyers
In Galveston and was formerly countv
attorney and later district Judge.
W. I,. Moody, Jr., president of the
City National Bank: "The commission
plan of city Kovernment is all risht,
but 1 think much of the progress in
municipal affairs since 1!)0] has been
due to the successful business men
who were members of the city com
mission, rather than to the form of
municipal control."
GOVERNMENT IS DEVISED
ALONG PBACTICA I. LINES
Fred W. Catterall, cashier of the
First National Bank: "It's been a suc
cess from the start because it was de
vised along practical business lines.
The commission plan of city Kovern
ment in Galveston resembles the exec
utive department of a successful busi
ness enterprise more than anything
else."
Robert T. Cohen, dry.goods merchant:
"The commission plan of city govern
ment has been a success in Galveston
because it is divided up into depart
ments just like a well-managed mer
cantile establishment, and the head of
each department, represented by one
of four commissioners, la responsible
for the results attained in his division."
J. P. Alvey, general manager the
Texas Guarantee and Trust Company,
president of the South Texas Stale
Bank and other business enterprises:
"A better plan than the Galveston com
mission form of city government is
yet to be devised."
T. Lovenberg, president of the Gal
'veston board of school trustees, and
prominent business man: "Under our
present form of municipal control, ef
ficiency and results are considered, in
stead of politics and influence; hence
its success."
SAYS (i.Al.VESTOX PLAN
HAS "MADE GOOD"
Maco Steiwart, president of the Stew
art Title Guaranty Company, the Gal
veston City Company, the Broadway
Improvement Company, etc.: "No one
acquainted with the method of city
government in Galveston questions its
success. The reason the method of
municipal control in vogue here haa
'made sood' can he given In just two
words?efficiency and simplicity."
John \V. Campbell, member of the
State Legislature: "It's a good plan,
but much of the success of this method
of city government in Galveston has
been due to the excellent qualifications
of the men serving on the commission.
It is possible that these same men
would not care to serve on a city coun
cil of twelve tp sixteen men."
L. M. Kelsey. mnnnKer of the South
western Telegraph and Telephone Com
pany: "From an economic standpoint,
the commission plan, with five commis
sioners, has been clearly demonstrated
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made, and it's pure
One of the 57
to bo far superior to th? old plan of'
municipal control. It may he that 1m- j
provements could be made In the pres- j
cnt method of city government in Gal- J
veston. but I can not suggest any. i
It's good enough for me as it Is."
Fred M. Lege. general manager of i
the Brush Klectrlc and Power Com
pany: "Tho commission plan of city'
Rovernment Is a success as it is car
ried oil In Galveston. The best points
it has aro simplicity and economy."
H. A. Hi band, president of the Gal
veston Retail Merchants' Association
and a member of the llrm of Garbade-1
Kibaiul Dry Goods Company: "Much j
I of the prosperity of Galveston Is due j
to the progressive methods of the city
?authorities. This could only have been !
possible under the commission plan.
! The old method, with twelve to sixteen I
i aldermen, was entirely too cumber- !
some for progress."
i John 11. Kelley, city secretary since j
J the inauguration of the city coin mis- j
j slon plan of government: "The com-;
! mission plan of government is all right, I
j as a general thing. It has iieen very J
! satisfactory in Galveston, in fact, the
[city would have been bankrupt with-'
I out it. instead ol' at the height of;
j prosperity as is now the case. 1 haven't
' heard a single complaint against it, i
nor heard a single individual express*
I a wish to change back to the old form j
| since I have been in office here, now ?
| approximately fourteen years."
i M. E. Shay, city cominsisloner: "It's '
j a success, because it places the respon- j
' slbillty and the credit where it be- !
| longs." Mr. Shay is commissioner of :
, waterworks and sewerage, and might
| be termed the representative of tlie ?
| labor organizations. Me is a member'
j of the Galveston Labor Council,
j "ECO.VOMICA I, AMI lOKI-'K 'IK XT"
SAVS COM.MIsjilOMMt SHA1.Y I
|
j George Sealy, city commissioner:
. "It's a success, for one reason, because
;? the commission plan of city govern
j inent is economical and eilicient." Mr.
! Sealy Is commissioner of finance ami
j revenue, and Is a member of the bank
I ing tir,in of Hutchings. Scaly & Co.,
! one of the largest financial concerns
i in the State.
A. I*. Norman, city commissioner:
"It's a success because the commission
| form of government lias met with ilie
! unqualified approval ?>f the people of
j the city, who can thoroughly under
] stand its workings, without hiring a
j^awyer to explain it to them." Mr.
' Norman has served continuously as a
! commissioner since 1901. He was for
( inerly in the insurance and brokerage
business. He is vice-president of the
Texas Bank and Trust Company. Mr.
Norman Is police and fire commissioner.
L)r. H. O. Sappington, city commis
sioner of streets and public property,
I and one of Galveston's lem'inc physl
I clans: "It's an uuqualined success be
cause It's what the people of the city
want. There are a number of other
reasons for the progress made by Gal
veston since the inauguration of the
commission form of government. The
economy and efficiency of this method
of municipal control are two of them."
? SITUATION IN BALKANS
IS DOMINANT IN EUROPE
tContinued from First Page.)
she will have much difficulty in fore- i
ing the passage she seeks. The earlier
campaign and disease are reported to'
have claimed more than half of the '
Serbian army, and re-enforcements
from her allies can reach her only l y
a circuitous and difllcult route through i
Albany.
Forcing a passage through Serbia. '
the Germans would have to cross P.til
paria in order to reach the Black Sea. 1
Sofia, therefore, is now the storm cen- !
ter of Kuropcan politics.
Following a visit by the diplomatic j
representatives of Kngland, France, '
Russia and Italy, during which offers j
were made to Bulgaria for a continu- j
ance of her neutrality or her interven- j
tion on the side of the quadruple en
tente. the German and Austrian mln- i
isters have visited l'remier Kadoslavoff I
seeking information regarding the al
lies' proposal.
Solia dispatches state that they In- !
formed the Prime Minister that Ger- j
many and Austria were about to com
mence an offensive against Serbia, and i
promised to make important < onces- j
sions to Bulgaria if she allows the pas
sage of German troops and supplies.
The Premier later conferred with
Czar Ferdinand Socialists in the r<Ul- !
garian Parliament are demanding that :
the people be consulted before Bulgaria !
takes any decisive step.
How seriously these efforts of the !
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German* are viewed In the allied capi
tals is Indicated In a dispatch from
Paris, which quotes Stephen Plchon,
the former Foreign Minister, as follows:
"The allies' task Is now greatly com
plicated, and now efforts on their part
are necessary.
\"Jt Is also necessary that these ef
forts he,made quickly, as Germany
won't fail to take advantage of her
present military superiority on the
eastern front to influence her diplo
matic wire pulling."
Constantinople news indicates that
tho Turks are confident of speedy aid
from Germany. Proclamations are be
ing circulated in the mosques, stating
that the Kaiser plans a quick move
through the Balkans, and that tho'
Turkish-German armies will then
march against their enemies every
where and throw the Christians who
threaten Islam into the sea.
It Is hinted that Turkey soon will
resume operations against the Suez
Canal and Egypt. Emissaries are re
ported to halve been dispatched to
Egypt, Abyssinia. Tripoli, Tunis and
India, aind the Turks predict that in
every Mohammedan country a holy war
soon will begin.
PI HTHEIl Pit ESS I'HE
ON HOl'JIAXIA PROItAItLE
[Special Cable to The Tlmea-Dlspatch.]
ni'ClIAUKST, August 12.?Although
Roumania has dwtlnitcly refused to
conform to the demands "f the central
powers with regard to the free passage
ot munitions tor Xurkey and the ques
tion may thus be regarded as settled,
the German press continues to employ
menacing language, and it seems prob
able that further pressure may be re
sorted to.
It is reported in Germanophlle circles
here that the German and Austrian
olliclals have determined. In Ci(se Rou
mania maintains her present attitude,
to prohibit totally the imporatatlon
of Roumanian corn. in this way it
is hoped to provoke a movement among
agrarian and commercial interests in
this country which will compel tho
government to yield on the question
of munitions.
KKI TO SITUATION IN
IIAIjKANS I.S AT SOFIA
ROME, August 11 (via Paris August
: - i.?"The key to the Malkun situation
is not at Nish or at Athens, but at
Holla," said M. Rlstltch,.Serbian minis
ter to Italy, In an Interview published
in the Trlbuna. "Bulgaria dots not
wish to move. She makes impossible
proposals to the quadruple entente and
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"If Sorbin save Bulgaria not only a
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excuse for not moving. Tho only way
to clear the Balkan skies Is for Ger
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