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EL PASO. TEXAS. WEDNESDAY EVENING. JUNE 23. 1915. delivered a.mwhere cents a month. 12 PAGES. TWO SECTIONS. TODAY.
LATEST NEWS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
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NEW QUAKE ROCKS IMPERIAL VALLEY
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Artillery Abandoned; Com
manding Officers Help
less; Army Is Mob.
MANY THOUSANDS
REPORTED 'SLAIN
Germany Believes Victory
Will Help Hold Balkan
States In Line.
BERLIN. Germany. June S3. The
city of Lemberg has been taken by
storm, according- to tbe report of
the German war office, given out in
Berlin this afternoon.
The news that Lemberg had been car
ried bv Anstraln and Hungarian troops
was received with great jubilation.
Throngs crowded tbe public sQUares
and parks, flags were displayed, bands
placed patriotic airs, extra editions of
the newspapers were sJiouted on the
streets and the church bells were rune.
Everybody felt that another great
step toward final victory had been
gained A special correspondent of the
Cologne Gazette telegraphed that the
Russians, before the great retreat be
tfan. hurriedly sent back all the artil
lerv thev could move This was done
instead of endeavoring to cover the re
treat of the artillery and saving ail of
it Hart at Mis ennajnn "tort melons on
account of poor sansaniiftran.
Continuing, the correspondent says.
Retreat Become n. Rout.
"Tt was after the artillery had been
sent to the rear that the panic stricken
troops began theih flight. Wagons and
supplv trains blocked the roads. Men
detached the horses from the Tehicles
and rode away on tbera. Generals and
colonels were helplessly carried away.
Units were disbanded and the army be
came a mere mob it was readily to be
voen that the catastrophe was unavoid
able "
A report given out todav said that
since June 12, 60,000 Russian soldiers
and nine Russian guns hate been cap
tured. Battle Precedes Occupations.
Lemberg was conquered after a very
severe battle, accorojng to an official
report received from the headquarters
of the Austro-Hungarian army v
The Gaiician capital fell before the
advance of the Austro-Hungarian army
commanded by Gens, von Mavkensen,
Pflanger and Linslnger.
Lemberg was occupied by the Rus
sians on September 2, 1914. about one
month after the outbreak of hostilities.
For the last 20 days, since the Aus-tro-Germans
took Phremysl from the
forces of emperor Nicholas, it has been
the objective of a fierce and concentra
ted attack on the part of the Teutonic
allies Their success is counted upon
in Berlin to help maintain the status
quo in the Balkans.
Casualties Reach Hu&re Figures.
With Lemberg now in her hands,
Austria has reclaimed virtually . the
v. hole province of Galicia. The figures
of killed, wounded and captured as glv-4-rt
in Austrian, German arid Russian of-
icial statements, run into the hun
dreds of thousands.
Russians Planned Permanent Occupation
Russia had made plans for permanent
occupation of Galicia, bringing in offi
cials to set up a civil administration in
the territory as fast as it was taken.
Lemberg was rechristeaed Lvov, the old
Russian-Polish name.
The city has a population of about
100.000
Allies Arent Surprised.
London. Eng June 23 The state
ment from Austrian headquarters that
Lemberg had fallen before the forces of
Austria and Germany was received in
London without surprise.
Ii the Dardanelles the British report
he recapture of a trench forming a
dangerous salient to their line, after It
had been taken by the Turks in a coun
ter attack. An abortive Turkish infan
try attack under cover of a rain of high
explosive shells also is reported.
French Capture "Labyrinth."
Tn the western arena, most of the Im
portant developments have been pro-
ided bv the French. They have taken
the Labvrinth," a strong work form
in? a salient of the German line be
i cer. Neuville. St Yaast and Ecurie.
which has been the object of almost
continuous attacks since May 30.
GERMANY'S MUNITION SUPPLY
IS AMAZING TO RUSSIA
Petrograd, Russia, June 13. Russian
strategy is leading the Russian army
back out of Galicia with few losses ard
no disorder, according to plans long
ago made by grand duke Nicholas. The
(CentinaeC on Pace -. CoL 5).
Chicago, m, June 23. The EI Paso Adclnb delegation were guests at lunch
at the Morris Packing plant today.
R. E. Sherman went before the board of directors today, extending an invita
tion for the convention to meet in 1 Paso in 1918.
The American restaurant, under the management of E. A. Morrow, formerly
of the Harvey and Sheldon at 1 Paso, has been turned over to the Texas dele
gation. Last night an "El Paso. 1918" banner was hung over the entrance.
Philadelphia was selected for next year's convention of the Associated
Advertising Clubs of the World.
THAW
UNE KI
PEIIJTPOST
Is Appointed Secretary of
State fcy President Wil
son and Accepts.
Washington, D C, June 23 Robert
Lansing secretarv of state ad interim
since the re .njtio-i of Win J. Brian.
ROBERT LASIG.
has been definitely selected by presi
dent Wilson for the perjnanent post,
and has accepted. Formal announce
ment will be made at the white house
at i p. m. today.
Mr. Lansing, who is a soninlaw or
former secretary of state John vv.
Foster, became counselor of the state
department upon the retirement of
JMn Bassett Moore, and has been re
garded as president Wilson's main
stay on questions of international law
in all the difficult negotiations thrust
upon the United States by the JSuro
pean war.
Holds Respect of Diplomats.
It was a matter of common .remark
that he commanded the respect arid ad
miration of the foreign chaneelories
here to a marked degree.
Mr. Lansing's home is in Water-town,
N. Y-, and he is Jest past SO years old.
Since 18S9 he has practiced law, but he
began his first diplomatic work in 1892
when he became counsel for tbe United
States in the Behring sea arbitration.
Soon afterwards he became counsel for
the United states Behring sea claims
commission and. following that, was so
licitor for the Alaskan boundary tribu
nal. In 1909 he was counsel in the
North Atlantic coast fisheries case at
The Hague.
Debated Angelo-American Claims.
His last work before he became coun
selor for the state department was as
agent for the United States in the Anglo-American
claims arbitration. He
was graduated from Amherst college
and on Tuesday received an honorary
degree from Colgate -university.
Secretary Lansing's writings on in
ternational law have attracted wide at
tention. One of his principal papers
was "Government, its origin, growth
and form in the United States." Since
1M2 he has been an associate editor of
the American Journal of International
Law.
Sat With the. Cabinet.
While the notes to Great Britain and
Germany have admittedly been the
work of president Wilson, and former
secretary Bryan was merely consulted
during their preparation, it was no se
cret that president Wilson was in al
most constant communication with Mr.
Lansing, on many intricate points of in
ternational law upon which Mr. Lan
sing was always able to advise his chief
without any hesitation. Recently the
president invited him to sit with the
cabinet while the note to Germany upon
tbe sin'.ing of the Lusltania was being
prepared and put into form
Since Mr. Bryan's resignation tbe
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T I
TRIES
The War At a Glance
LEMBERG, capital of Galicia,
has fallen before the Austro
German armies which have
been sneeping across the province
for two months. An official Aus
trian announcement says the city
was captured after a severe bat
tle. The fall oT Lemberg had been ex
pected for several days and was
admitted in Petrograd to be immi
nent. The Russians are reported
to have withdrawn most of their
forces and supplies from the city
when it was threatened with en
velopment South of Lemberg in the Dniester
region, a strip of Austrian terri
tory Is still in the hands of the
Russians An official statement
from Petrograd reports an impor
tant victory after a battle of sev
eral days along the river. At
Raw-Ruska, 32 miles northwest of
Lemberg and near the Bukowina
border other Russian success are
claimed.
Italians Bombard 31nIborKetb
The Italian general staff an
nounces the arrival of important
Austrian reinforcements along the
Isonzo front. In the Monte Nerro
district these forces, believed by the
Italians to be from Galicia, were
encountered for the first time in a
battle in which, the announcement
says they were repulsed by Alpine
troops. An unofficial dispatch
from Geneva says the Italians have
captured all positions defending
Malborgeth and are bombarding the
fortress itself.
Five Swedish Ships Captured
Five Swedish steamers bound for
England with lumber were cap
tured Tuesday by German warships
in the Baltic sea.
English Yards Destroyed
A message received in Berlin
from Christiania says the navy
yards and arsenal at South Shield,
on the northeastern coast of Ens
land, were destroyed by the Zep
pelin raid of last mtfc Thsj lOMI
Dallies are placed at 17 petwns
killed and 40 injured.
Sllnor Events In West
A minor French victory on the
heights of the Meuse and a defeat
in the Vosges are reported in the
official statement from Paris. Ger
man attacks in the Arras district
and in Lorraine were repulsed. The
French advance in Alsace was con
tinued leading to the occupation of
Sonde rnach on the river Fecht.
EiLISH NOTE
USjIHES
Memorandum Relating to
Orders in Council Is Re
ceived by United States.
Washington. D. C, June 23. Great
Britain's further memorandum to the
United States on the British order in
council, as it affects neutral shipping,
reached the state department today
from ambassador Page at London. Sir
Edward Grey delivered it to the Amer
ican ambassador Tuesday.
Acting secretary of state Lansing had
not zone over the memorandum today
and it was not known whether it would
be construed as a reply to the last
American note or a new communica
tion on the subject
Initiative In making it public.lt was
stated, would be left to Great Britain.
unless the memorandum itself con
tained some suggestion on that point.
President Wilson has taken an in
terest In efforts of New York Import
ers to bring in goods from Germany
which have been held up by the British
orders in council, and has directed sec
retary Lansing to confer with a dele
gation. The president would receive
the 'delegation himself, it was stated
at the white house today, but for the
fact that he leaves for the summer
white house at Cornish. N. H, tonight.
Will Bring German Goods.
White house officials are uninformed
first hand of the plans of the- importers,
but from other sources they understood
they would charter steamers to bring
over goods bought or contracted for in
Germany before March 1. Much of the
merchandise is at Rotterdam, it was
said, and other consignments are en
route from Germany to the Dutch port.
Before June IS such goods were
brought to the United States by special
permits Issued by the British govern
ment, but since then no permits have
been Issued. It Is estimated that prob
ably 350,000,000 worth of merchandise
is involved.
U. S. Doesn't Recognize Blockade.
The United States has never admitted
the validity of the socalled blockade
of Germany nor recognised the British
orders in council, and in as much as
those subjects are to be treated fur
ther in a new note to Great Britain
upon which the state department is
working, it was said today the gov
ernment was glad to get any facts in
possession of the importers and was
lending a sympathetic ear to their case.
WAR ELIMINATES TRAMPS
UNDER 60 IN GREAT BRITAIN
London. Eng, June 23 The war has
brought what might be described as
a trampless era to England. There Is
not a workhouse in tbe United King
dom that has not reported a great de
crease in the number of vagrants dur
ing the past few months. Those who
still use the "casual wards" are men
of SO years or over. Officials say there
are .practically no young or mlddleased
vagrants left
TO PROVE
TITE CUIUS
IE IS STILL
IE
Declares Mother Suffered
Nervous Prostration and
Thaw Talked Foolish.
THAW IS PLACED
ON EXAMINATION
Recalls Names, Dales and
Places In Great Detail
As Counsel Quizzes.
NEW YORK. June 23. Harry K.
Thaw went upon the witness
stand today and tried to prove
he was sane. The jury for his sanity
hearing had been completed .Tuesday
evening, and the day's session openea
with a statement by inaWs counsel.
John B. Stanchfield. He said the ques
tion was whether Thaw is cane now
and whether his being at liberty would
constitute a. uienace to society.
Mr. stanchfield. softer reviewing tne
case, read the argument in which
vvmi.-TTVavera Jerome denounced
Stanford White and said that "no one
pretends tnat xnaw is m v
now sits in court.
..... fl- Inrarable Insanity.
he
Deftnxs attoraefstttiETa;! Cook. s -i
t be laiar .eo, irFof-th .state. r
Cook declared that the .state had no
interest in the case other than as to
whether Thaw was a menace to so
ciety. "We will show you that he is suffer
ing from incurable insanity." said the
state's attorney.
Mr. Cook declared that he would
-i,nw "! Thw" mother that she was
' suffering from nervous prostration
when he was born
Suva Thaw Talks Gibberish.
This fact, said the attorner. had
affected Thaw all his life.
"We will show you that in his child
hood Thaw talked gibberish," Be
he continued, had hidden be
hind the skirts of Evelyn Aesbltt.
Thaw Testifies.
Thaw was then called and .Mr
Stanchfield began to question him. tie
Identified his mother, sister and
brother who were sitting in the court
room.
"When you left Matteawan. did you
believe you had recovered jour sanity T"
he was asked.
T believed I was sane." said the
witness.
"Physicians had told you sor
They had."
Thaw was taken over the history or
his escape to Canada, and his subse
quent movements.
Formed Many Acquaintances.
"You formed acquaintances at vari
ous places where rou stopped?"
"I was very fortunate In forming
acquaintances.' said Thaw.
Mr Stanchfield asked tbe witness to
give names, dates and Places in great
detail, and this Thaw did without hesi
tation. "Is it a fact that while you were
staying in Manchester, if. H.. you en
tertained friends and acqualntanc-s
and in turn was entertained by them?"
"That is right" replied the witness.
Tells of New Hampshire Test.
Thaw was asked to tell of the test of
his sanity made in Manchester by a
federal commission in connection with
proceedings to extradite him to Aew
York. He named the members ana
told how It came to be appointed
Representatives of a Pittsburg bank
had also come to see him In Manches
ter, said Thaw.
"This Pittsburg bang honored your
checks, did it not?"
"Yes. and the banks in New Hamp
shire, Canada and elsewhere," said the
witness.
Mr. Stanchfield then turned the wit
ness over to the state's attorney. Dut
deputy attorney general Cook an
nounced that be would not cross ex
amine at this time.
Thaw was then excused.
Police Chief Discharges
Policemen For Drinking
Prohibition is the rule on the police
force. During the past week chief of
police Don Johnson has discharged
two patrolmen because they were
found to have been drinking on duty.
The police chief has no "pro"
theories which he is working out on
the police force. He says it is a
plain business fact that a man who Is
in such a responsible position as that
of a policeman cannot perform his
duty to the best of his ability when
he is drinking.
Both of the policemen were new men
who had been working but a few days.
When they were discharged, their
names were written on the bulletin
board at the police station with the
notation that they had been "dis
charged for drinking on duty."
By way of a postscript to the
notice on the board, chief Johnson
added: "Drinking and grafting will
not be tolerated by this department"
NEW CITY CASHIER.
Alfred H. Johnson has been appoint
ed city cashier to take the place to
which Robert Lyons was appointed but
failed to qualify, ire is now in charge
of the cashier's office.
IB
HOLDS BACK
WMmM&m -Sfty enGbbelle.
Scale, ox?
In of th "lahvrinth." the ureat
This map, taken from the Paris "Matin."
the strongest GermaH fortification which bars the French advance on Leas,
north of Arras. The sketch is "based on the reports and sketches of Frew
aviators, together with those of French engineers who already have aised then
way about half through the vast work.
When the French, m May, started their advance o Lens they attacked not
enly from the west and the Lorette hills, but also along the dfrect raliread
from Arras. On this side, however, they ran np agaiast this great fortifkatioB.
more than a .mile square, which the Germans had constructed to withstand
such an attack, and to serve as a buttress for their whale line in this region.
Sines that time the French have been slowly working their way through it
Hundreds of French guns have been bombarding this great German stronghold.
The square mile or more of fortifications is one enormous labyrinth of
trenches, intersecting at all angles and connected with communication barrows
and fitted with concrete bomb proofs. At almost every angle is a concealed
machine gun, and the circles shown are armored cupolas, where field pieces and
howitzers are mounted. The whole work contains several miles of trenches.
In the northern corner of the map is Souehes and the famous sugar refinery,
at the point of the French salient, and the nearest paint of the French lines
to Arras. The French now hold the refinery. The shaded portion shows terri
tory held by the French. '
SPEYER
!S HER FIRE
Challenged to Show Author
ity for Membership in
the Privy Council.
London, Kng, June 33. Baron Read
ing, the lord chief justice, today
granted an order in the court of the
king's bench, directing Sir Edgar
Speyer and Sir Ernest Cassel to show
by what authorty they are members of
the privy council in Great Britain.
Application for the order was made
at the instance of Sir George McOIIl
en the ground that neither is a British
subject, born or bred, and therefore is
not lawfully a member of tbe privy
council.
The court granted the application.
Resigned Coancllorshlp.
Sir Edgar Speyer. in a letter to pre
mier Asquith on May IT, last, resigned
Us privy councllorsbip and requested
also that his baronetcy be revoked. Sir
Edgar told the premier he was led to
take this step after nine months of
charges of disloyalty by the newspa
pers. The premier characterised as
"baseless and malignment" the Imputa
tions made upon Sir Edgar's "loyalty
to the British crown" and said that the
kine was not prepared to withdraw
honors bestowed in recognition of public
service and philanthropic munificence.
In Now In V. S.
Two weeks later Sir Edgar Speyer
arrived with his wife and three daugh
ters in New York. Sir Edgar said he
bad come, to America for a rest and
expected to spend the summer on the
Maine coast.
Sir Edgar is the head of tbe banking
firm of Speyer Bra. of London. Last
year he resigned active participation
In Speyer and company, the New York
branch of the London house.
Sir Ernest Cassal was born in
Cologne In 18(2. He was confidential
adviser to the late king Edward.
SANITY
THE FRENCH
JSLiles
barrier rb the French attack on Lens-
is a sketch of the famous "LabrriBtS.'y
T.U.TAVLDR STILL
HEAD (If BOH
Report of ResignationPro ves
an Error; He Will Report
on Rio Grande Project.
Prof. T. U Taylor, dean of the engi
neering school of the university of
Texas, who is chairman of the "cost
review hoard" of the reclamation serv
ice for the southwestern district, will
arrive in El Paso tonight to begin
work on the "cost review" of the Rio
Qnsat project.
Information from Washington to the
effect that Prof. Taylor's resignation
was expected was in error. A dispatch
to The Herald today from Washington
states that Prof. Taylor's resignation
has not been requested by secretary
Lane and it is not expected that it will
be. The dispatch states that Prof.
Taylor will complete his reports on the
Salt River and Rio Grande projects as
originally planned when he was ap
pointed. nEQuisrrroN PArrnis arb
ISSUED FOR HBNDRRO.V
Pboenlx. Aria, June xS. Requisition
papers have been issued by aetlag gov
ernor Sidney P. Osborn for Charles H.
Henderson, alias C H. Dago. It is
alleged that on April 33, la Phoenix.
Henderson assaulted with a deadly
weapon one Marie Green. He is in cus
tody In Los Angeles.
Best Paper In the Southwest
Miami. Ariz., June 21.
Editor El Paso Herald:
We think The EI Paso Herald the best paper patfiohed in the
southwest. Sincerely.
, Mrs. R. E. Nekoa.
Principal Unit Of Irrigation
System Sags and Settles
Under Strain.
MANY TOWNS ARE
BADLY DAMAGED
Seven Or Eight Killed In
Mexicali; Gamblers Flee,
Leaving. Gold.
CALEXICO, Cain.. June 21 -Further
earthquake shocks were f eit
here today Several tremors
after midnight Were followed ty
severeshoek at 10 oclock this morn
ing. The whole Imperial valley was
badly shaken Tuesday night.
Sharp's Beading, the principal and
controttng unit of water supply of the
irrigation system, sagged and setuea
with tbe renewed quakes today 1-ur-ther
shocks night break the beading
and paralysmahe entire water system
or tbe valliM
Advices from Andrade say that
Attuaitos canal, one of the waterwas
o the irrigation system, broke under
the earth shocks Tuesday night, but
fcSa8Mnffesyt
ten, however, withstood the seismic
disturbance.
Seven or Elcht Killed.
Reports from Mexicali state that
seven or eight persons were killea
there by the falling of a wall. Two
were dance ball girls
The Alamo wastewa, by which the
flow of water is controled was con
siderably damaged, according to en
gineers of the California Development
company.
Fire destroyed two buildings here.
and some arcades covering the side
walks collapsed.
EL CENTRO. Calif June ZS n
earthquake shook up the Imperial
valley of California Tuesday nignr.
killed five persons, caused damage es
timated at 31.000.000 in the vallev's lit
tle duster of towns, but left almost
undamaged the great irrigation system
which transformed the valley from a
desert to a fertile farming country
El Centra, suffered more than any
other town. 'The five killed were caught
in falling walls at Mexicali just across
tbe international border. Martial law
was proclaimed there
The roar of , the quake below the bor
der was the first warning that people
of the valley had. That was about S
oclock- The first shock was the mint
severe. Two others followed.
Stricken Towns In Darkness.
Electric lights went out all over the
valley after the first shook and the
stricken towns were in darkness, ex
cept for the light afforded by blazing
buildings. The greatest confusion
reigned everywhere Ranchers and citv
residents awoke todav In open fields,
beside roadwavs or in irrigation ditches
As far as can be learned, the shocks
were severest at the border.
Plate glass windows, flimsy nrick:
walls and hollow t le structures were
I more or less damaged No one in Im
perial valley was killed Telegraph ana
telephone service was Immediately
stopped.
Many Bnildlags Wrecked.
On many of the business streets are.
ruined buildings. sc Tie completelv
raxed, others opened by gaping boles.
Broken glass of the display windows
covers the sidewalks In the gutter
are the bricks and debris fallen from
above. ,
Gamblers Desert Gold.
In Mexicali a panic prevailed Gamb
lers and the women who make up a
considerable of the population of the
place rushed into the streets. Piles of
gold were left on gambling tables to
be rocked off and mixed up with the
debris of the buildings.
In Calexico the Daum building col
lapsed, and every window in the town
was broken.
Damage at Heber.
At Heber, the First National bank
and the Heber hotel buildings were
badly cracked. A moving picture
house was wrecked
Just outside of Heber, on the rarch.
of I. A Morgan, a capitalist, a lamp
was overturned in the Morgan residence
and the house destroyed.
The home of John Setts, nearby, fell,
hut none waa hurt.
INDICATES LOST END
OF THE "GREAT FAULT'
Berkeley. Calif.. June S3 The Im
perial valley quakes probably occurred
iOBBtinaed on raje S, CoL 4).
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