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VOLUME SIXTY-EIGHT
I
1
FLEURY OUSTED
IN SHORT TIME
Crown Prince's Men Regain
T6wn Won From Them
in Fierce Attack
RUSSIANS UNABLE
TO RETAIN GAINS
Britons Announce Advances
Near Pozieres Troops
in the West Resting
Berlin, Aug. 4. (via London)—
The village of Fleury north of Ver
dun, was regained by the German*
this morning, It was officially an
nounced today by the German
army headquarters.
The situation at Henry and its
vicinity, the statement adds, now
Is the same as It was before the
French attack.
Austro-German troops have re
gained all the territory which
they had ioat In the region of Rud.
ka-Mirynskaia to the eaet of Ko
vel.
The Teutons also gained ground
In the Carpathian mountains in
the region of Kopiiaa.
Paris, Aug. 4. —Attacking simul
itaneously from the northwest and
from the southeast French troops yes
terday stormed the village of Fleury,
three miles north of Verdun and cap
tured several hundred Germans. In
[the evening, however the Germans
I launched a furious counter attack and
»succeeded in getting a footing in the
southern part of the village. The
'heavy fighting is In progress. On the
right bank of the River Meuse, north
of Verdun the battle continues along
the front of Thiaumont-Fleury, the
Germans attacking several times dur
ing the night with great fury, It was
announced officially this afternoon by
the French war department At one
period the French entered Thiaumont
earthworks but withdrew owing to the
Intensity of the German bombardment,
taking eighty prisoners.
Around Fleury the struggle was
equally violent. The Germans attack
ed the village several times and suc
ceeded finally In getting a footing In
the south part of the village. The
French still are holding the northern
section and fighting is still going on,
the statement adds.
All attempts made by the Germans
to drive the French from the station
southeast of Fleury were frustrated.
The French positions at Vacherau
ville also were attacked during the
night but the Germans were thrown
back with severe loss.
RUSSIANS ADVANCE.
Petrograd, via London, Aug. 4.
Russian troops have captured the vil
lage of Rudka-Mirynskaia on the River
Stavok, a left tributary of the Stokhod,
It was officially announced today by
the Russian war department. Rudka
Mlrynskala Is nineteen miles east ot
Kovel.
GAIN FOR BRITONS.
London, Aug. 4.—Minor operations
last night by the British on the Somme
front resulted in the #ain for them of
some ground west of Pozieres, the
war office announced today.
8UEZ IS BOMBARDED.
London, Aug. 4.—A bombardment of
shipping on the Suez canal by hostile
aeroplanes was officially announced to
day. The attack was carried out by
two machines over Lake Timsah, forty
five miles south of Port Said. The
town of Ismalia on the lake border
also was bombarded. Nb damage was
done by either attack.
8TEAMER8 SUNK.
London, Aug. 4. The Japanese
steamer Kohina Maru and the British
Bteamer G. C. Gradwell have been
sunk.
TWO SCHOONERS SUNK.
Havre, Aug. 4.—Two British
schooners were torpedoed In the Eng
lish channel Wednesday night. The
crews were rescued and brought here.
BRITONS RESOLVE
TO WIN STRUGGLE
London, Aug. 4.—Throughout the
British empire today the second an
niversary of Great Britain's declara
tion of war was observed. Meetings
were held and resolutions passed de
claring a "determination to continue to
ii victorious end the struggle in the
^maintenance of those ideals of liberty
and justice which are the common and
sacred cause of the allies."
Sir Francis Lloyd, general officer
commanding the London district, spoke
to 4,000 wounded from the London
hospitals this afternoon.
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STEAMED CAPTAIN
SAYS SUBMARINE
WENTTO BOTTOM
MA8TER OP BRITISH VESSEL IN­
SISTS HE DESTROYED GER
MAN SUBMERSIBLE.
Baltimore, Md., Aug. 4.—Capt. Dav
id Thomson, master of the British
steamship Strathnesa, which arrived
here today from Mediterraneon points,
told of an engagement which he de
clared his vessel had with a German
submarine on July 16 in which the
submersible was sunk.
Two gunners from the British navy,
who were In charge of a six pound
gun mounted on the after deck of the
Strathnees for defense purposes, sank
the submarine, acoordlng to Captain
Thomson, when a ball struck it amid
ships, causing an explosion. He said
the underwater boat dived suddenly
and was not seen again.
While pie Staithneas was struck sev
eral times, once by
a
torpedo, no great
damage was done and the freighter
escaped with several dented plates
and portions of her superstructure
demolished.
MANY VES8EL8 8UNK.
Berlin, Aug. 4.—(By wireless to Say
ville)—The German admiralty today
announced that eight Bnglish motor
sailing vessels and one Bnglish steam
trawler were Bunk by a German Bub
marine off the Bnglish east coast on
July 28.
FOOD SUPPLY IN
GERMANY SECURE
Berlin, Aug. 4 (via London).—The
food situation in Germany is satis
factory aocordlng to an official state
ment which compares the nation's
MWSl of 1914 and 1915.
"The splendid organization of the
distribution of bread and corn as well
as the system of economical consump
tion and the storing of supplies en
abled us to overcome the unfavorable
economic year of 1915-16 without
serious derangement of the life of our
people. The present economic year
promises to be evetl more satisfac
tory,'' the statement says.
After denying reports of threatened
famine or of restrictions which would
endanger health, the statement con
cludes
"Our meat supply is ample. An
arrangement made with Breeders guar
antees a plentiful supply of pork. The
fat ration of 90 grammes a week per
head which 1b now alloted Is regarded
as sufficient."
HINDENBURG IN COMMAND.
Amsterdam, Aug. 4. (Via London).—
The appointment of Field Marshal
Von Hindenburg to tlje supreme com
mand on the eastern front Is hailed
by the German papers as a masterful
stroke.
The Hamburger Nachrlchten says:
"He is the right man ,ln the right
place. A desire long since cherished
by our people but never directly ex
pressed is now fulfilled. In the pres
ent crisis on the eastern front the
consolidation of the army groups was
a necessity. All commanders of the
eastern armies will readily and un
grudingly submit to Von Hindenburg's
authority.*'
The Koelnlsche Volks Zeitung says:
"Germany's confidence in her army
leaders in the east was never shaken,
but the appointment of Von Hinden
burg increases this confidence to cer
tainty."
War Summary
Desperate fighting is in progress
north of Verdun where the French
three days ago took the offensive and
have scored notable gains in the effort
to drive back the Germans who had
been hamerlng at the gates of the for
tress for more than five months.
After pushing to the outskirts of
Fleury, three miles north of Verdun,
on Wednesday night, the French bril
liantly attacked the place yesterday
and carried it by storm. Last night
the crown prince's troops launched
furious counter attackB and succeeded
in retaking the southern section of the
village.
The French in an attack on the
three mile front east from the river
Meuse pushed north along the river
toward the Vacherauville wood and
the Cote du Poivre and further east at
tacked and gained possession of the
Thiaumont redoubt. They were com
pelled to withdraw from the Thiau
mont position, however.
•Meanwhile fighting on the Somme
front has dwindled to minor opera
tions. London reports the gain of
some ground west of Pozieres.
Russians in the Stokhod region have
succeeded in effecting a new advance.
Petrograd today announces the cap
ture of the village of Rudka-Miryn
skaia on the Stavok, a tributary of the
Stokhod. This snccess brings them
within nineteen miles of Kovel, the
objective of their Volhynian campaign.
IQWA—Thundershowws this afternoon or tonight pooler tonight Saturday generally fair mi cooler,
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THREE ARBITERS
Formal Announcement Sent
to Washington Telling
of Carranza Action
BORDER DISPUTES
WILL BE DISCUSSED
Conference Is Expected to
Take Place Within the
Coming Fortnight
Washington, D. C., Aug. 4.—Eliseo
Arredondo, Mexloan ambassador des
ignate, delivered a note to the state
department today replying to the last
American communication to the de
facto government and announcing the
appointment of three Mexican mem
bers of a joint commission to under
take settlement of border differences.
The text follows:
"Mr. Secretary:
"In due reply to the courteous note
of the department of Btate dated July
28, 1916, I have the Ijonor to say to
your excellency that the first chief
of the constitutionalist army in charge
of the executive power of the Mexican
republic, congratulates himself upon
the laudable efforts of the American
government to arrive at a solution of
existing difficulties between the two
countries, and to that effect, consider
ing it of the greatest importance that
a prompt decision be reached of the
points which have caused the existing
differences between the United States
and Mexico, referred to in the note of
the Mexican government dated July 4
last, has seen fit to appoint a commis
sion of three persons constituted by
Licenciate Luis Cabrera, Engineer Ig
nacio Bonillas and Engineer Alberto
J. Pani, to whom Instructions have
been given to devote their attention
preferably to the resolution of the
points mentioned in the previous note
of this department.
"Licenciate Bllseo Arredondo has
been auth6FI5eJ "lo treat with the de
partment of state the matter of de
tails relating to the place and date In
which the commissioners of the Mex
ican government should meet the
commissioners of the government of
the United States in order to com
mence their labors.
"I reiterate to your excellency the
assurance of my highest consideration.
C. Aguilar,
"Secretary of foreign relations."
TO HOLD CONFERENCE 800N.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 4.—Indica
tions today were that a joint commis
sion of representatives of the United
States and Mexico might be ready to
start deliberations looking to settle
ment of border disputes within ten
days. Appointment of the Mexican
members, Messrs Cabrera, Bonillas
and Pani, has been announced in Mex
ico City.
President Wilson probably will take
up the naming of American commis
sioners as soon as official confirmation
of the Mexican appointments is re
ceived from the Carranza government.
COMI88IONS TO START.
Mexico City, Mex., Aug. 4.—The de
parture from Mexico City for the Unit
ed States of Luis Cabrera and Alberto
Pani, who with Ygnacio Bonillas have
been selected to reach a settlement
with'the United States commissioners
on the questions at Issue between the
two countries will not be long delayed,
according "to the general belief here.
It is possible that the commission
ers may travel north on one of the
vessels of the Mexican navy, the Bravo
or the Zaragoza, which are now at
Vera Cruz, if it appears that their de
parture would be delayed by the in
frequent sailing of merchant vessels.
SOLDIER NEAR DEATH.
Leavenworth, Kas., Aug. 4. —Infor
mation received here today told of the
narrow escape from death on the Mex
ican border of Patrick Trear a member
of company, Second Kansas infantry.
Young Trear was swimming in the Rio
Grand when he ventured too near the
Mexican side and was shot in the head
by a Mexican. He was rescued from
drowning by his companions. Physi
cians declared his life had been spared
through the fact that a soft nosed bul
let had been used instead' of a steel
jacket miBslle.
ITALIANS LOSE
TWO SUBMARINES
Rome, Aug. 4. —The loss of two
Italian submarines is officially an
nounced. The statement says the un
dersea craft "left with others on a
mission to the enemy coast a long
time ago. As they have failed to re
turn to their base they are considered
lost."
A Vienna dispatch August 3 report
the capture of Italian submarine Giac
into Pullino by the Austrians in the
North Adriatic. It was stated the sub
marine, which was one of the largest
owned by Italy, was almost undam
aged and her crew had been taken
prisoner. ,•»
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EFFORTS BEING
MADETOPREVENT
RAILWAY STRIKE
FORMAL ACTION OP GOVERNMENT
REPRESENTATIVES EXPECTED
BEFORE VERY LONG.
Washington, D. G., Aug. 4.—Possible
developments in efforts here to avert
a break between the oountry's rail
roads and their employes were looked
for in two directions today. The sen
ate commerce committee was to de
cide whether hearings should be held
on a resolution for an interstate com
merce commission Investigation and
President Wilson had an appointment
to go over the situation with WSlliam
M. Chambers, commissioner of the
board of mediation and conciliation.
Officials said everything possible
would be done to prevent a strike. If
necessary President Wilson is ready,
it is said, to make a personal appeal
to the railroad managers and their
workmen.
JUDGE SEES WILSON.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 4.—Judge
William L. Chambers, commissioner
of the United States board of media
tion and conciliation, conferred with
President Wilson today over the
threatened strike of 400,000 railroad
employes.
Judge Chambers toM the president
he believed there was nothing formal
that the federal government could do
until (he railroad managers and the
representatives of the employes meet
again next week, after counting of
the strike vote has been completed.
Judge Chambers thinks there is still
a chance that an agreement will be
reached. The board of mediation and
conciliation expects to be called in
should a break appear inevitable.
MAY APPEAL TO CONGRESS.
Nashville, Tenri., Aug. 4.—A move
ment looking to an appeal te congress
for decisive action to prevent a strike
on the railroads of the country has
been inaugurated by employes on the
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
railway. A petition signed by 6,000
representatives of the non-brother
hood men has been signed. It sets
forth that twenty per cent of the em
ployes, representing the brotherhood*
should not be allowed to throw tht
eighty per cent oat of work and calls
upon congress to see that trouble is
averted.
RAIL LEADERS MEET.
New York, Aug.
4.—Conferences
of
the leaders of the four great brother
hoods of railroad employes represent
ing 400,000 men, the majority of whom
are believed to have voted to strike
on 225 railway systems, were held
here today. These meetings were to
enable the leaders to decide upon
their coarse of. action if ths representa
tives of the railroads again refuse to
discuss the appeal to President Wilson
to prevent the threatened strike.
NO INVESTIGATION NOW.
Washintgon, D. C., Aug. 4.—The
senate commerce committee today vot
ed to table Senator Newlands' resolu
tion to direct the interstate commerce
commission to Investigate and report
to congress on wages and hours of ser
vice of each class of railroad employes
because action was deemed inadvis
able pending mediation and arbitra
tion of disputes between the railroads
and their employes.
BIG 8TRIKE OFF.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 4.—Concil
iators of the department
oi
labor re­
ported today that the New York gar
ment workers' strike had been called
off and that 50,000 workers would re
turn to their places Monday. Presi*
dent Wilson was notified.
STRIKE TRW GROWS
New York 8treet Railway Men and
Officials Obdurate Worker* Voting
To Decide Action.
New York, Aug. 4.—Whether 1,500,
000 persons are to be inconvenienced
by a strike of 5,000 motormen and
conductors of the New York railways
company and the New York and
Queens County Railroad company, will
be decided this afternoon or tonight.
The time limit set by the union lead
ers within which the company officials
are required to answer for recognition
of the union and increased pay, ex
pires at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Both sides still are obdurate.. To
night the employes are to vote on the
question of calling a strike. It 1b re
ported that four thousand strike
breakers are ready to hurry to New
York from other cities.
SEAMEN ON LAKES
ARE GIVEN RAISE
Cleveland, Ohio, Au,*?. 4.—The action
of the Lake Carriers' association in
announcing an advance of $10 a month
in wages resulted today in calling a
conference of officials of the Seamen's
union to be held here tomorrow to de
termine whether the strike vote now
being taken shall be discontinued.
Cooks, firemen and oilers also will
vote. Ten thousand men are con
cerned. The strike, if called, would
come September 1. 1
Miss Ella Buchanan, Who Is
on Losing Side, Notes
Her Objections
LOCAL TKMP.—8 p. m.. 81: 8 a. m., 8» m.. 9 mag, jnln., 71
OTTUMWA COURIER, SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1916 NUMBER 153
TO HER FATHER
Constance Hope Winters Is
Turned Over to Parent
By Court's Order
RULING EXCEPTED TO
BY YOUNGSTER'S AUNT
Constance Hope Winters has been
given into the care and custody of her
father, Nicholas Winters.
At the conclusion of the habeas cor
pus hearing late Thursday afternoon
District Judge Cornell so ruled and
the sheriff took the child from the
home of her aunt, Miss Ella Buchanan,
to her father that night in accordance
with the court's orders.
Thus has been settled by court
action a matter which, according to
evidence given on the stand during
the trial, has been pending for many
months. Three years ago last April
when Mrs. Winters, mother of the
child, died,,the litle one was taken
care of by Miss Buchanan, who is
Mrs Winters' sister. Her side of the
case introduced testimony to show
that the premature birth of the child
and the mother's death within three
days produced a very delicate state of
health for the youngster. Miss Bu
chanan, who is a nurse, had witnesses
to show that she had given the little
one the best of care and had sustained
her life by careful methods.
The court appointed a commission
of physicians to examine the child and
these men reported the next day, after
their appointment, that they had found
her to be healthy and normal. The
neighbors and friends of the Winters
family went on the stand and told the
court that as far as they knew Mr.
Winters was able and capable of tak
ing care of his child.
The ruling, made immediately after
the close of the arguments, read, "Tlie
court finds the defendant a proper per
son to have the care, custody and con
trol of the child and directs the sheriff
to turn her over to the defendant at
once. The writ of habeas corpus Is
hereby dissolved." All of the order
was excepted to by Miss Buchanan.
"REDS" WANTED FOR
REIGN OF TERROR
San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 4. —That
Thomas J. Mooney, one of the men in
dicted for murder in oonnection with
the preparedness parade bomb explo
sion on July 22, planned to Inaugurate
a reign of terror in San Francisco by
importing "direct action reds" was the
declaration of District Attorney C. M.
Fickert in* making public today corre
spondence in Mooney's desk.
One letter addressed to an executive
officer named Acker, of the Industrial
Workers of the World, Chicago said:
"I want to get in immediate touch
with fifteen or twenty direct action'
reds—good vigorous reds.'
A letter to William Heywood, nation
al secretary of the I. W. W. asked for
hot blooded men.
Henry C. Claussen of Alameda, Cal.,
who died here lcyst night, was the
ninth victim of the bomb explosion to
die.
TRAINED CIVILIANS
CAN GET IN ARMY
Chicago, Aug. 4.—All citizens of
proper age now undergoing or who
have undergone instructions at train
ing camps in the central department
of the army may apply to be examined
for commission as second lieutentants
In the regular army, according to a
telegram from the war department In
Washington, received today at central
headquarters here. About fifteen hun
dred vacancies exist. Many officers
appointed to fill them will be promot
ed to the grade of first lieutenant in
the near future*.
The examination will be held August
21.
SOUTH IS FIGHTING
CHILD LABOR BILL
Washington, D. C.. Aug.
DRAINING LAKE TO
RECOVER LOST RING
Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 4.—A lake
in a city park here is being drained
today to recover a wedding ring lost
there by Mrs. Hugh Foster. Willie
throwing stones across the water, Mrs.
Foster hurled her ring off her finger.
FIREMEN SAVE PEOPLE.
Chicago, Aug. 4.—Firemen rescued
residents of flats over an Englewood
furniture store, scene of a spectacu
lar blaze today. Three women, over
come by smoke, were carried down
ladders. -.J •,
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DANISH MINISTER
SICKS AGREEMENT
TO SELL ISLANDS
WHEN SENATE RATIFIES TREATY,
U. S. WILL OWN IMPORTANT
POINTS IN WEST INDIES.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 4.—Acting
Secretary Polk annouuued today that
the treaty by which the United States
is to purchase the Danish West Indies
from Denmark for $25,000,000, was
signed at New York this morning by
Seoretary Lansing and Minister Con
stants Brun.
The treaty provides for the transfer
to the United States of three islands,
St. Thomas, St. Croix and St. John,
which have been the subject of negotl
tions between the United States and
Denmark for many years.
It is understood the administration
will ask for ratification by the senate
during the present session. No really
serious opposition to the price is ex
pected.
Secretary Lansing, who has been
spending hie vacation at Watertown,
N. Y., went to New York to meet
Minister Brun.
The treaty was signed in duplicate
in Mr. Lansing's hotel suite at 10:15
o'clock. The American secretary came
here from Watertown, N. Y., and
Minister Brun from his summer home
in Bar Harbor, Me. Copies of the
treaty were brought here from Wash
ington by L. H. Woolsey, of the
KILL NOT
Indianopolls, Aug.
4.—At
A majority of those present favored
putting a third ticket in the field, but
several Influential leaders doubted the
wisdom of the action.
MORE SHIPS BLACKLISTED
British Government Puts Ban On
Three American Vessels And
Takes Two Off List.
London, Aug. 4. —The latest black
list of neutral shipping Issued today
by the trades division of the admiralty
represents
152,656
Chicago
4.—The
child labor bill, on which debate be
gan in the senate yesterday, was up
again today with southern senators
ready to start a fight on its constitu
tionality. The bill will be kept be
fore the senate until passed.
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a meeting
of leaders attending the progressive
party conference here yesterday it was
decided not to nominate a candidate
for president, but to appoint an ex
ecutive committee of fifteen to perpe
tuate the party and adopt resolutions
criticising the national committee for
indorsing republican presidential nom
inee Hughes in Chicago June 26. Ac
tion was taken on motion of Judge
Albert D. Nortona, of Missouri.
When representatives of the party
who disapprove the action of the na
tional committee in indorsing Charles
E. Hughes for president met here at
noon to consider the advisability of
calling another convention to nomi
nate a candidate for president, senti
ment of the leaders was divided in
regard to what action should be
taken.
tons of steamers
and sailing vessels unavailable to Brit
ish charterers on the claim that they
are now or have been engaged in un
neutral service.
The latest list contains in addition
to those published in a previous list,
the names of the following ships fiying
the American flag:
"Clara Davis, Fannie Patter and
Oakley C. Curtis, all Bailing vessels.
These American ships have been re
moved from the blacklist since its last
publication:
Steamer Seneca and sailing ship Ed
gar W. Murdock.
TRYING TOJAVE BABIES
Health Authorities Issues
Warnings Against Letting the Child
ren Drink Beer.
Chicago, Aug. 4.—In an effort to re
duce the infant mortality rate in Chi
cago, fifty physicians from the city's
congested districts were to confer with
Dr. John Dill Robertson, city health
commissioner.
Dr. Robertson has ordered daily
bulletins sent to the Bohemian, Polish
and Italian newspapers instructing
parents on the proper care of children
during the hot weather and warning
them against feeding babies beer.
LAMM LEAD8 SWANGER.
St. Louis, Aug. 4.—With thirty-nine
Missouri counties to be heard from
Henry Lamm has a lead of
25,500
votes over John E. Swanger for the
republican gubernatorial nomination.
WOODMAN CLERK DIE8.
Rock iBland, 111., Aug.
4.—Major
Charles W. Hawes, former head clerk
of the Modern Woodmen of America,
retiring from that office two years ago
after filling it for twenty-six years,
died today, aged 75.
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HEAVY RAGING
ENTRIES CLOSE
Thursday's Heavy Downpour
Prevents Two Events,
Being Run Off
The heavy downpour of
Btate
department, who was the only wltnee#
to the ceremony which was conducted
without formalities.
Mr. Brun said he would Immediately
forward his copy to his government
for ratification by the Danish rlgsdag.
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GIVE OUT PREMIUMS
TO THE EXHIBITORS^
Department Secretaries
Making Awards to the
Prize Winners
Eldon, Aug. 4.—(Special)—HU*
ternoon, the last races of the
since Tuesday, opened with
Big Frar
fair which has been in session
here
the heav­
iest track schedule that has confront
ed the judges and performers to#
years.
Thi
afternoon prevented two of
that
Three-year-old or under trot
$200.
2 35 pace—Purse $300.
2:15 trot—Purse $400.
3 o'clock the sVles brightened
forty-five minutes later the
was started, two hours and flftean
utes behind time. The track
day'i
events being finished and these wltlf^
the four regularly scheduled
for this afternoon will be run
Into tlni
evening to finish. The line up
this afternoon follows:
2:20 trot—Purse $400, four ent
(Held over from Thursday.)
2:12 pace—Purse $400, six entrU
(Held over from Thursday.)
Running three-fourth mile dartl—
Purse $75.
Grounds are Flooded.
Just as the noon train from
wa arrived about 1:30 o'clock Thmi
day afternoon, one of the
heavleel
rains ever experienced In Eldon
upon the grounds. Hundreds of
brokl
people
ran for the shelter of stock
ampitheater and ooncession'
For an hour the steady downpour
creased and all activities opi tl
grounds were stopped. Shortly
aft:
first rm:
ml:
was V:
and soggy, but the constant nmi
of eight or ten automobiles amr
for half an hour before
the
started, smoothed It down
ably. The ampltheater
consU
was
dry
comfortable, but the "mldwajr,»
"concession street" was flooded
during the balance of the aft
people were jumping mud
holes
dodging the little lakes
which
formed between the buildings.
Carry Out Program.
Although the races were ran
after 7 o'clock there were two nrh:
were not finished, each having
heats which were left for today.
spite of the damp grounds
the
evening program of fire
works
given in the quarter stretch and tilt
who had stayed for all the races
many coming in fbr the
fire works
they were going home after
a
unique day at a fair.
Day Was Unique.
The day was unique froitf1
sere:
standpoints. The program had
a un
ber of features advertised, but fh
were also some given which ^rere
announced.
In the second heat of the third ra«
the 2:12 pace, Earl Beisly, of
T»1
mah, Neb., owner and driver of l|i
Hardy, a bay stallion,, was th
from his sulky directly .in front of t'
grand stand. The animal ran for
mile and three quarters before
he
ped. All efforts to head him off
the quarter stretch, the side lines
the track failed. Mr. Belzly was
Injured and when he entered
the ne
heat his horse came out first.
Drivers In Quarrel.^
As an aftermath of
the "wreck
the Beizly sulky In front of
the
stand, later In the afternoon,
the raceB were declared
wlten
to be over
the day, Mr. Beizly was
struok
the bead by the butt end of
a
In the hands of H. Wtoods, Amarlli
Texas, owner and driver of
Ika
a bay .gelding, running in
J.
ference with the officers the
agreed to forget their troubles.
8
the
race which Major Hardy
won,
running around the track seTW
times. Beizly struck back
at
and the fight was on while the
closed in. The presence of 8h«
Giltner on the scene soon put
a
to further hostilities and after
a
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MICHIGAN FOREST
FIRES DYING
Detroit, Mich., Aug. 4—Efforts
hundreds of volunteer fire llghte
coupled with rain and a lull In,
wind have considerably Improved
forest fire situation in northern
low
Michigan, according to latest advi
It 1b now believed safety of
towns and villages In the
trlcts is Insured. The fires
*11
affected
hare
raging in Kalkaska, Otsego, Ct
Crawford, Wexford and
Antrim
ties for several days.
Estimates of damage done
has
estimated as much as $1,000,00ft-