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POLK COrXTV XEWS-GAZETTip KENTON. TENNESSEE. AUSTRIA SEEMS ANXIOUS FOR WAR Sernaa Minister Grrea His Passports. - Austria Arrests Chief ef Servian General Staff. RUSSIA WiLLA!D SERVIA In t'ht Event of Conflict With Austria, Germany It Allied With ' Austria. London, England. The latest devel opnients appear to furnish new proof that AuWrla ,1s determined to make war on Servia. The possibilities of a general European war seeni greater than ever have1 confronted the pres ent generation. The Servian reply to the Austro Hungarian ultimatum was an accept ance of almost all the imperious de mands, except that Austrian officials shall participate in the investigation and fix the responsibility for the anti Austrian propaganda. Servia propos ed an appeal lo the powers at The Hague for the settlement of that fea ture. Servian Minister Given Passports. ' Notwithstanding this humiliating surrender, which was more than Eu rope expected of the proud little na tion, the Austrian government gave the Servian minister his passports, which may be construed as a virtual declaration of war. Servian General Arrested. Austria committed an act of war by arresting the chief of the Servian gen eral staff, General Putnik, near Buda pest. A formal declaration or. war is not expected because Servia -is not a party to The Hague convenon, which re- quires this. . Tlx sinroension of all parliamentary and judicial institutions has been de creed Jn Austria and an iron-clad cen f eorship has drawn a cordon of secrecy around the country. Even now the Austrian armies may be closing in uptm Servia and launch ing a sudden blow, astJapan aid when she sent her fleet against the Russian ships without warning. Another Chance to Avert War. While Austria, announces a "partial mobilizaion," the Austrian ambassa dor at London has issued a significant notice to all Austrians liable for mili tary service to return home. The only ' possibility of averting war at the elev enth hour which Austria recognizes is that Servia shall reconsider her reply to the Austrian note' and bow to all theldemands.'Even then Austria pro poses to exact payment for all her ex penses in connection with her military measures.' .. ',-.. A -'" " Russians Are Active. V The question' as to whether Russia will t"ke up arms to save her Slav protCl is the feature on which the peace of Europe binges. The same de gree of secrecy which Austria has im posed hag been established in Russia, also, therefore it rannot be known whether military preparations are in progress there. Faculty for Methodist School. Atlanta. Bishop Warren A. Cand ler, chairman of the executive com mittee of Atlanta's $5,000,000 Meth odist university, announced that the faculty of the theological department had been' selected. Six prominent Mohniut. educators of the South are the choice of the committee. They arer Dr, W. J. Young of Richmond, Va.; Dr.. Plato T. Durham of Char lotte, N. C; Dr. H. C. Howard of Tuscaloosa, Ala.; Dr. W. A. Shelton of Oklahoma City, Okla.; Dr. Andrew Sledd of Greensboro, Ala.; Prof. W. A. Smart of Charlotte, N. C. Bishop Candler stated that the committee is still pondering over the selection of the dean, which will probably be de termined at the next meeting. Labor Troubles In England. " London. Not for many years has the labor situation in England been so serious 'as it is at present. There is hardly an industry that is not affected by strikes and plans are being made by the trade unions for a combined assault on capital next year, which, if it comes off, will surpass in magni tude anything ever known in the his tory of this country. , . : v Big Railroad Strike Feared. Chicago, After announcement that mediation had failed to bring the rep resentatives of the ninety-eight West ern railroads and their engine crews, numbering 65,000 men, any nearer a eettlement, the federal commissioners sought an adjustment along new lines. AWtl-brffprce Court. Chlcago.--The. divorce prevention bureau of the municipal court, which opened its doors, slgnnllsted the in auguration of its work by, reuniting fur families Crop Money Is Ready. Washington. National banks in At lanta, Macon and Savannah have ap plied for and will receive part of the $34,000,000 of government funds Sec retary of Treasury McAdoo will de posit to help take care of the crops. 'Four Killed In Dublin Riot. , Dublin, Ireland. Three men and one Woman are dead and more than sixty persons are in the hospital wounded as the result of a battalion of the kings' own Scottish borderers firing into a. mob in the streets of Dublin. WAR THREATENS BALKAfPOWERS Austria's Ultimatum Tfl Servia Outgrowth Of Murder of Ferdinand And Wife Bf Servians. MAY INVOLVEJJTHER NATIONS General Belief Is That Servia Cannot Comply With Humiliating De mands of Austria. London. European diplomacy is faced with a situation of extreme grav lty in the controversy between Austria and Servia. Unless it is handled with great delicacy it is not unlikely that others will become involved in war. An Austro-Hunearian ultimatum to Servia, couched in a tone of almost un precedented severity and fastening on the Servian government and people re sponsibility for the assassinations or Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife at Sara Yevo, has been presented to Belgrade. The almost universal opinion in the European capitals is that the Servian government cannot comply with such humiliating terms as are set forth in the ultimatum, since compliance would be tantamount to an admission of Ser via's guilt. The efforts of European diplomacy should the powers fail to avert the threatened war will be devoted to lo calizing it. Montenegro has indicated her readiness to support Servia in the event of an Austrian attack. This certainly would plunge the whole of the Balkans into hostilities. Austria counts on the neutrality of her allies, Germany and Italy, but with the pos sibility of Russian intervention on be half of Servia, Austria would run great risks of risings among her own great Slav population. MEXICAN TREASURY ROBBED Warrant Issued For Eugenio Paredes, Former Treasurer. Mexico City As the result of the investigation ordered by Provisional President Carbajal into the finances of the country during the administra tion of Gen. Victoriano Huerta, it is reported that a warrant was issued for the arrest of Eugenio Paredes, former general treasurer of the republic. Pa redes is charged in the warrant with misappropriating more than two mil lion pesos of government money. He is reported to be now at Puerto Mex ico. Rebels Getting Together. Washington. Official advices re vealed that the Washington, adminis tration was meeting with success! in hrimrinr Provisional President Carba- Jal, General Carranza, General Vilfn v. m ct - - , i the ; resUation or peace in Mexico. 7-. . . , From theeIfour leaders representing al the fafijrs concerned in the estab lishment oMi stable government came encouraging messages in answer to the counsel and advice which the united States has been lending to smooth the way to a complete agreement. - ULSTERITES DETERMINED Leaders Demand Total Exclusion From Home Rule. Relfast. Official announcement of the failure of the Buckingham palace conference on home rule caused no excitement here, as telegrams from the Ulster leaders had been received pre viously. The leading business men, clergymen, bankers and manufacturers who had declared for an anti-home rule movement were unanimous in indors Ing the uncompromising attitude of Sir Edward Carson and Captain Craig In demanding the total and permanent ex elusion of Ulster from the workings of the home rule bill. BANDITS HOLD UP TRAIN Flagman Reported Killed Two Others of Crew Reported Missing. New Orleans. The New York Limit ed, fast L. & N. through passenger train, was held up at a crossing four miles east of here by two masked men The flagman of the train is reported to have been killed by the bandits and two other members of the train crew are reported missing. A special train left here later for the scene of the hold-up. It carried officers and physi clans. ' , Agree on Cotton Bill. Washington. Legislation to curb the grosser evils of cotton exchange gam bling, which has been perfected by a conference committee of the senate and house, has been reported to the house, Serious Auto Accident. Griffin, Ga. The second accident to occur here within a few hours' time took place, when the car in which Frank Binford' and Moblcy Johnson, two young men of this place, overturn ed and killed Johnson instantly. Mule Injures Four Persons. Louisville, Ky. A mule that refused to be driveo in harness kicked a sur rey In pieces at the country home of Mrs. N. B. Shirley, near Louisville, and four occupants were thrown against a barbed wire fence and seriously in jured. ' Another Bubonic Rat Found. New Orleans. Finding of another plague-infected rat, the eighth, was announced by W. C. Rucker, federal assistant surgeon general supervising the fight againet bubonic plague bere. PADDING WAR IN MEXICO TO END CARRAN2A TELLS U. S. HE IS WILLING TO ARBITRATE WITH CARBAJAL. Plans Will Be Laid at. Conference for Peaceful Entry Into Mexico City. Washington. General Carranza has informed the United States govern ment that he is ready to declare a suspension of hostilities against the government of Provisional President Carbajal, Huerta's successor, pending negotiations with his representatives for the transfer of authority at Mexi co City1 to the Constitutionalists. The Constitutionalists' chief cordial ly expressed his views to John O. Silli man, personal representative of Pres ident Wilson, and Consul General Han na and Vice Consul Robertson, who interviewed him at Monterey. He voiced a willingness to receive the commission of three appointed by Pro visional President Carbajal to discuss peace. Huerta and Family Depart. Puerto Mexico, Mexico. The Ger man cruiser Dresden, with former President Huerta and his family and former War Minister Blanquet, Seno ra Blanquet and their daughter aboard. sailed for Jamaica. , JB The J1V '?UPHOLDSlDECISION Of Arbitration Board in Dispute Be tween Railroad and Trainmen. Pensacola. Fla. Decisions in rail road disputes by boards of arbitration, constituted under the act passed by congress, are subject only to review for such errors as would warrant the setting aside of common law arbitra tion, according to a decision- here by Judge WT. B. Sheppard of the United States court for the northern district of Florida. Did Not Blame Tariff. Washington. President Wilson said that during his recent conferences with business men those men who thought business conditions bad , did not hold the tariff was responsible. The concensus of opinion he gathered was that business needed time to re adjust itself to the tariff. Celebrate Battle of Atlanta. Washington. On the fiftieth anni versary of the battle of Peachtree Creek, Gen. Isaac R. Sherwood of Ohio and C. C. Harris of Alabama, both members of congress, who were pitted against each other in that san guinary encounter, will hold a cele bration here at the national capital. Sees Wife Dashed to Death. Brussels, Belgium. Mme. Cayat de Castella was dashed to death from a height of a thousand feet. A new parachute, which she was testing from the biplane of Aviator Champel failed to work, and thousands of spectators, among them her husband, saw her drop. K. of P. Golden Jubilee. Terre Haute, Ind. Sir Knights and visitors continued to pour into Terre Haute to attend the international bi ennial encampment of the Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias, and the golden jubilee of the order here. King Leads English Fleet. Portsmouth, Eng. The British home fleet, composed of over two hundred fighting ships, ana an equal number of auxiliaries, including submarines, torpedo boat destroyers and seaplanes, was led out to sea by .King George. Agree on Anti-Trust Bill. Washington. After months of delib eration the senate Judiciary committee agreejl upon final revision of the Clay ton anti trust bill to supplement the Sherman law which passed the house last spring. The committee will re port the measure to the senate, t eneral Wood Visit Camp. Ashtville, N. C MaJ. Gen. Leonard Wood U. S. A., was the guest of Ashe ville, pending the day inspecting Camp Grove, the military camp for student located on Sunset mountain. mi sv JufT kr Til nose of Tf u s x - lilt y """" WT t HALF BILLION FOR HIGHWAYS IS FEATURE OF SENATOR BRY AN'S SUBSTITUTE FOR THE . SHACKLE FORD BILL. is. 5. Mignway commission rroviaea ' For by Senate Postoffice and Post f, - 'i Road Committee. V Washington. Senator Bryan's good roads bill, a substitute for the Shack leford bill already passed by the house, was ready to be reported to the senate. The measure had received the approv al of. the senate committee on post offices, and post roads. Under the terms of the Bryan bill the federal government would issue fifty-year 3 per cent, bonds to the amount of $500,000,000 in lots of $100, 000,000 each for five years. Before states coula participate in the funds, ley would be required to issue an ual amount of 4 per dent bonds, wMch. when deposited in the treas- u:y department, would be exchanged for cash. The 1 per cent, difference would make up a' sinking fund to aid the states in retiring the bonds. Creation of a federal highway com mission to supervise the expenditure of highway funds is a feature of the Bryan bill. The commission would be composed of the chairman and mem prs of the Senate ana house rpmroit. jrrB-utrToatis.llie director of the office Vi jfuuiit, luauo etui w..-. - - army engineer. THEY MUST GET TOGETHER Is ExpVesaion of U. S. Officials to the Constitutionalists. Washington. The United States, through its consular representatives, appealed to General Carranza and General Villa in the interest of patri otism and permanent peace in Mexico to bury their personal differences and work in harmony for the establish ment of a new government. Secretary Bryan telegraphed both George C. Carothers and John R. Silli man, representatives of the state de partment with General Villa and Gen eral Carranza. respectively, urging that they present in a most friendly yet effective manner the importance of cohesion in the Constitutionalist forces. . Old Claim for Georgia Road. Washington. The senate postoffice committee ordered a favorable report on a bill to pay the Georgia Railroad company $M80 and interest, as com pensation for services rendered prior to May 31. 1861, in the transportation of United States mails. The bill has been pendiug in the senate for nearly ten years. I Hibernians Are in Session. Norfolk. W The forty-ninth bien nial convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in America, opened for a five-day ression here with solemn high mass - ii ' St. Mary's Catholic church and sertifon by Right Rev. Dennis J. O'COnnell, bishop of Rich mond. ! Roscoe Luke Appointed. Washington. Attorney General Mc- Reynolds has certified to the president the name of Roscoe Luke of Thomas vllle, Ga., to be United States district attorney for the southern district of Georgia. " McDermott Quits Under Fire. Washington. Representative James T. McDermott of Illinois, on the floor of the house, offered his resignation to take effect immediately. McDer mott is under charges in connection with the lobby investigation. Labor Strike In Russia. St. Petersburg. Serious strike dis turbances broke out in St. Petersburg, where 100,000 workers have laid down their tools as a protest against the measures of the authorities against demonstrating strikers. Youthful Sultan of Persia. Teheran, Persia. Sultan Ahmed Mlrza. the 16-year-old shah of Persia, on attaining his official majority, took the constitutional oath of o'flce, in the Dalace of the national council, ine ceremony was very brief. PEACE TREATY IS SIGNED JN MEXICO General Carranza And Prcvincial Presi dent Carafeajal Reach Aa Agreemeet. v AMNESTY GRANTED TO ALL! United States Is Keeping Villa Frcm Getting Arms Acrcss the Border. Mexico City. That an armistice be tween the povernnini't mid the Const! tiiilies will Le unblended at once throughout the republic, was the state ment given out by Gt-n. Eduurdo Itur bide, governor of the federal district, in the tame of President Carbajal. Governor Innbido addfd that the peace negotiations will be advanced up on a basis of giving fuil guarantees to everybody. General Amnesty Agreed to. It is understood General Carranza has agreed to a general amnesty, the chief point for which Provisional Pres ident Francisco Carbajal lias been con tending. The ::00 men in the advance guard of Gen. Alvaro Obrepon's 8,000 Con stitutionalists are at Tula, an hour's ride from the capital, and the remain der of this army is near Queretaro, 120 miles to the north, where it is assembling for a peaceful advance of Mexico City. General Obregon, a staunch support er of Gen. Venustiano Carranza, prob ably w'ill be the first Constitutionalist commander to arrive here, and his force is believed to be sufficient to insure the capital against international disorder or attacks by bandits now act ive in the South. Keeping Arms From Villa Washington. Extraordinary precau tions against smuggling of arms and ammunition across the Mexican border were ordered by the treasury depart ment. With an open break in tne con stitutioualist ranks threatening, the American "government is determined to prevent the accumulation in northern territory controlled by General Villa's forces of a supply of war munitions which might be used in counter revo lution. "HURRY" IS THE KEYNOTE Of Senate Anti-Trust Program Agreed Upon. Washington. Senate Democrats in caucus agreed upon a definite legisla tive program under which they expect to put . through the .mti-trurt program and appropriation bills, and bring' about adjournment of congress at the earliest possible moment. Nearly ev ery majority senator now,in Washing ton attended and "hurry" was the key note of the meeting. It was decided that the pending in terstate trade commission bill should be, continued as the unfinished busi ness and kept constantly before the senate until disposed of, except when it becomes necessary to sidetrack it temporarily to make way for confer, ence reports of appropriation bills. Warburg Changes His Mind. Washington. Paul M. Warburg, the New York banker, nominated by Pres ident Wilson for membership on the federal reserve board, has reconsider ed his decision not to appear before the senate banking and currency com mittee which is considering his nomi nation. Intervention Seems Probable. Washington. Pressed by European powers, the United States government has about lost patience with the vari ous elements in the republics of Haiti and San Domingo, and will demand a restoration of peace or threaten armed Intervention. Mexican Women Demonstrate. ' Naco, Ariz. Mexican women threw their skirts at men who resumed work in the mines at Cananea. The men had been told by General Carranza that they must work or join the Con stitutional army. Bacon Memorial Day December 8. Washington. The senate set aside December 8 for memorial exercises to the late Senator A. O. Bacon of Geor gia. Home Rule Conference Fails. London. At the close of a cabinet council it became known that there is only the smallest prospect of the home rule conference arriving at an agree ment and its termination after It re assembles is regarded as certain. Florida Site Is Dedicated. San Francisco. Florida's site at the Panama-Pacific exposition was dedicat ed here by a commission representing that state. Social and military func tions preceded the dedication cere mony. Plenty of Gold Bullion. Seattle, Wash. Eight hundred thou sand dollars in gold bullion, the larg est consignment received from the north this year, was brought from Nome, Alaska, by the steamship Vic toria, which arrived here. Royal Couple May Wed. Munich, Bavaria. The betrothal of Prince William of Hohenzollern, fath er in-law of former King Manuel or Portugal, to a daughter of the kins of Bavaria, is understood to be Imminent. Reelfoot Deciticn. At lrtiien left re Cl.ft&i-lk r Mo K.nney a n;otion was t:.de and !..''! to t.ts Ive the preliminary lcjai. tion in the case of the state against J. C. F'.ijTcii, k. wtiWh motion was allowed aid the injunction dismissed. Tlie t-'Ute of Teimesree recently Bled suit in !iauct-ry tourt at I'nioa City agar.it J. V. HuruicW, lennee of the West T-ULeMe Iaiid company, to tiat part of the lake known a a tie IGiifj,-rty 'raats, covering 10 square miles of the man fishing waters of the lake. This property, ia condem nation suits instituted against the land company by the state under the right of eminent domain, was con; demned and appropriated by the state for a public fishing and hunting pre serve. In these proceedings J. C. Burdick, who has a nine year lease on the prop erty, dating from Oct. 1, iy09, was not made a party, hence the pending suit was filed by the state to appropriate the remainder of said lease contract through the injunction process, a pre liminary injunction having been granted by .ludge Meeks of Nashville, enjoining J. C. Burdick from exercis ing any rights as such lessee over said property, etc., the state insisting that the lease contract had not been prop erly acknowledged and registered, and that certain stipulations in the con tract had terminated it. This leaves the controversy to be finally determined by the court on its merits, probably at the October term, next, hut restores the force of injunc tions heretofore had against trespass ers on the property. To Drain Swamps. For the purpose of draining and re claiming lowlands along Forked Deer river, in this county, by straightening and making navigable tne river itself, a large dredgeboat is being built near the West Tennessee agricultural expe riment station. Property owners along the river have formed drainage dis tricts, and about 145,000 worth of drainage bonds have been sold in or der to defray expenses of the nnder taking. There are thousands of acres of land in Madison county that could be made productive by this draining, and farm ers are enthusiastic over the reclama tion. When the river is straightened and made navigable it will mean thou sands of dollars saved in the way of transportation, as well as the produc tion of crops. This movement has been under way for some time, but some farmers, on account of expense attached to the undertaking, did not take kindly to the idea at first. They now 'know, however, that the expenditure will yield large dividends. The soil in this swamp territory should be exceedingly fertile, and the farmoro will be enabled to increase their yields materially. The drainage will require six months. Saloon On Wheels. After defying the authorities of tw states for several months, during which time thousands of bottles of beer and whisky have been sold, a saloon on wheels was trapped on the northern edge of Montgomery county, within a few feet of the Kentucky state line, and four bartenders cap tured. Continued efforts had been made to secure indictments against the boot leggers, but without result. When the Tennessee officers went to investigate, they found the saloon had been rolled over into Kentucky. Of course, they were powerless to act. Kentucky authorities then went aft er the vanishing thirst parlor, only to find that it had been slipped back over the border into Tennessee. People from one state would cross the state line, following the path of the mov ing dispensary. After this game of hide-and -seek had continued for months, citizens in the territory affected made vigorous com plaint against disorder and drunken ness, ilencn warrants were issueu uy Judge Tyler, and officers, in serving them, lay In wait twd days and a night before the saloon was completely over the line on Tennessee soil. Teachers Stand Examination. The uniform state examination was finished, and this closed the annual teachers' institute of Lewis county. About thirty-five have taken the ex amination in this and the May term. and 85 per cent of those taking the examination in May passed. It is said that this is as good a record as that made by any county of the state. If no one fails to pass in the July insti tute there will be just, enough teach ers to fill all the positions of the coun ty. This year's institute was charac terized by one continual round of en tertainment. Not an evening passed but in which the teachers were not the guests of some hospitable home of the town. Wealthy Nashvillian Dies. Edgar MagneBs, one of the wealth iest residents of Nashville and former ly president of the State Trust com pany, died at Livingstone, Mont., ac cording to a telegram received there. Ready for Fox Hunt . T. W. McCombs of Nashville is In Jackson with his string of fox hounds preparatory to the big meet held each year at Crawford Springs by the Forked Deer Red Fox Club, which be gins on Aug. 12. Irrigates His Crops. Hon. C. O. Bond, attorney for the M. A. O. railroad, has had bored two wells on bis farm near Jackson, whicTi he is using to irrigate his corn and other crops.