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TODAY'S PRICES
Mexican bank notes, state bills, 319; pesos, S3;
Mex gold, 53; narionales, 201-4; bar silver, H. &
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EL PASO. TEXAS. WEDNESDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER 1 9. 19 1 7.
16 PAGES TODAY
SINGLE Cjl T FIVE CENTS.
DELIVERED ANT WHERE tOc A MONTH
BY CHINESE TYPHOO
Saves Vessel WMch Was Being Shelled by the TT-Boat,
Bergen Correspondents Report; American Steamer,
the Platuria, Is Sunk and Captain and Eight
of the Crew Lose Their Lives.
HT1 ISTI ANIA, Norway, Sept. 19.-
ff An armed American steamer has
sunk a German submarine, ac-
ording to the Bergen correspondent
of the Aftonsladet. The U-boat was
a'taking another steamer when the
American ship fame to the rescue and
onened sn eff tn e riell fire on the
sjbrrarine, presently sending her to
bottom.
The action v as considered one of
Tn most notable of its kind since the
v. a- began.
TVeiTH X Confirmed.
Othr advices of the same general
character have been received from
1, rge::, but these failed to identify
FERGUSON SAYS ISFIOEIS
OVERLINE LEGAL! U-BOAT BASE
Declares Law Not Violated
by Overdrafts if the
Security Is Good.
Austin, Tex., Sept. IS. Insistence
b go ernor James E. Ferguson that
te banking laws are not violated by
oe- lines" so long as the loans are
amply secured and "good" and there
is no wilful fraudulent intent on the
tart of the bank cftlcialr. was the
main point in the testimony -before
i n senate Ugh court of impeachment
xni morning.
The nlMarnM
w hile he was being cross
M M Crane ftw the prevoiMMs re-1
sa-ding the $l50.8o indebtedness eft
himself and the Bell-Boseae ranch to i
tbe Temple State WPtitHMxJr this
year. The rovernor ii a
w I
:n botn.
Says It Was An Krror.
'".oas examination of Gov. Ferguson
befrun Tuesday afternoon. The gov
ernors testimony related entirely to
tnarriai affairs. He admitted that
i -e $i6i0 charged to his official ac
count m the Temple bank August :3,
" !) . was applied to the pajment of
i s personal note iut said that was
n rrror and he knew cothinr of the
ii atter at the time.
The coventor declared that ir ex
excnnMA by !
ter.dir.g his line of credit in tne,veg,ei. The second submarine was
Temple State bank to an amount .n h,!tii. trt i a..
x ess of its entire capital ana sur
piu" he had done no wrong.
Tat is done constantly." he ex
Tlained. "when t.ie security is good
cny bank makes loans not counten- i
arced by the law. TheyM lose out if.
they did not."
OPERATOR'S GUN EMPTY;
HE IS KILLED BY BANDITS
Kargo, N. D, Sept. 19. Geo. Shef
field, telegraph operator at the Great
Northern station at Moorehead, Minn.,
was snot and killed 'early today by
two robbers when he snapped an un
loaded revolver at them instead of
obeying their command to hold up his
haadF. The robbers escaped with $45.
RECOGNIZES RF.riHI.IC.
Buenos Aires. Argentine. Sept, 1 9. j
Arrentina has recognized the new re-
1 ubhc of Russia. President Irioge.i
.(sterday signed a decree to that ef
fect Will Teach Jiu Jilsu
To American Troops
Ran Francisco, Calif.. Sept, IS.
The soldiers of the United
States are to receive a thorough
course in the Japanese art of Jiu
jitsu. Allan S. Smith has been
commissioned by the government
as instructor. He has recently
returned from Tokio with the
"black belt," an honor corre
spondlnarto the heavyweight title
in America-
Fullerton to Dope the Vorld
Series Games For The Herald
HUGH S. FULLERTON", the best known and moat widely read dope
ster in baseball, will cover the world's series for the El Paso Herald.
He has figure records on all players that would fill a Carnegie
library.
These articles of Fullerton's are an annual event among the baseball
fans of the ecuntry. and now they all prepare to dope the teams with him.
Tbe service will consist of 12 or 13 preliminary article, the exact
number depending upon just which day the world's series will begin, for
daily publication before the beginning of the big series, in which Fullerton
sizes up carefully tbe two clubs that will compete, man for man. Larh of
these will be about 1000 words in length. Tbe first one will be related for
publication in the Week-End Herald. September 22-23.
The interrat is sustained by these preliminary articles, for Fullerton
shows the tans hi? system and lets them figure with him. The New York
American and the Chicago Examiner are among the big papers that
subscribed to the scriice and will print it simultaneously with The El
Paso Herald.
This serv-.-e his been featured by The El Paso Herald for several years
past and fan-, have unanimously commended the accuracy of this well
known writer - toreeat-.
me More Of EI Pe?o?s Best Are Leaving
the steamer which sack the U-boat as
an American.
It is presumed the entire submarine
crew was lost, advices to the con
trary not having been received.
Have Good Record.
Armed American shlP3 have had the
distinction of sinking or dam aping
more German undersea craft than any
other non military agency during the
war. The records of nay destroyers
and other warships in sinking sub
marines are not. of course, permitted
to become public.
Ship Sunk; Nln Drown.
Tnilon. Ent. Sent 19. The Ameri
can steamer Platuria, was torpedoed
by a German submarine on Septem
ber 15. Forty five survivors have
been landed by the Italian steamer
Andrea. The master of the Platuria
and eight of the crew were drowned.
No Submarines Allowed in
Any Spanish Waters,
Asserts Government.
Washington. D. C. Sept. 19. The
Spanish ambassador. Juan Riano, is
sued an official statement today de
nouncing published reports that the
Mediterranean coast of Spain is serv
ing; as s base for German subma
rines. "The Spanish government," said the
ambassador, "has prshUlited the .arse
of It BKs and the eat into its jar-
waxen cav soBmarraes or
th beUlcerent
erent submarine thai enters a Spanish
port is interned until the end of the
war."
TWO GERMAN SUBMARINES .
ARE SUNK BY BRITISH NAVY
Copenhagen. Denmark, Sept. 19.
Two German submarines have been
sunk by British naval forces, reports
the Bergen correspondent of the
Tidens Tegns. Six men frem the U
boats were taken prisoners.
An armed British steamer In the
north sea sank a German submarine
which was shelling a neutral sailing
stroyer while attacking an armed
steamer.
TWO NORSK SHIPS ARB SUXK;
..... .
POUR HEX LOSK THEIR LIVBS
Christiana, Norway, Sept. IS. Ger
man submarines have sunk the Nor
wegian steamships. Facto, of 2i7i
tons and the Thomas Krag. 55 M tons.
was announced today at the Nor
wegian foreign office.
Two men from
each vessel perished.
Sheriff's French Jail
Chef Says Eatables
Plenty, Ooen Is Fine
j "I have seen no place where a
greater variety of good fresh vege-
tables and meats can be obtained than
in EI Paso," said Anna ml Gibouri,
French chef in the new county jaiL
as he sprinkled some seasoning on a
; dish ot steaming spaghetti prepaied
frtr f Ha Ernests of sheriff Rat'n u t.
I dorff lodged in the roof garden quar
ters of the courthouse.
"And what's more. I've never seen
a better kitchen for our purposes than
this one," he added as he explained
the workings of the fine bread arrd
cake oven installed in the JaiL
This appliance is a combination
electric-gas affair, electricity being
used to turn us Dig cylinder -oven and
gas being the means -f beatinir it. I
It has a capacity of aoout 1S9 loaves i
at a baking and will more than pro-
vide for the wants of the prisoners in
tbe matter of the stall of life. I
7 GERMAN CITIES ARE HIT
BY BOMBS OF THE ALLIES
AS AIR SQUADRONS RAID
KRLIN. Germany, Sept. 19.
B
French aerial-squadrons on Sun
day bombarded several German
cities m Wurttemberg, Rhenish Prus
sia, and Upper Alsace, according to
an official statement today by the
German war office. The announce'
ment reads:
nut- cnsmiM nn KnnHav undertook I
several bombing raids against south
German territory, Stuttgart, Tuebin
gen, Freudenstadt, Oberndorf, St. Ing-
CONFESSION IS
IT
Kelly's Alleged Guilt in Ax
Murders is tne suDjecr,
of Testimony.
Red Oak, Iowa, Sept. IS. Details of
the alleged confession of bis con
nection with the Villlscaax murders,
were brought out today by testimony
at the trial of Rev. Geo. J. Kelly.
J. J. Ferguson, of Council Bluffs.
Ia a court reporter, testified that
attorney general Havener, J. J. Hess
of counsel for the prosecution, sheriff
if. D. Myers, deputy sheriff Adkins,
Kelly, a woman stenographer and
himself were the only persons present
when Kelly made his alleged state
ment. i
Kelly, acording to Ferguson'-a tea- T
timony, acknowledged that he bad
requested to see Havener and had
been brought from his cell to the
sheriffs office at Logan, Iowa.
Claims Insanity.
T told them if I did It, I was in
sane." was one of Kelly's first re
marks, according to the testimony. "1
just told you, Mr. Havener. I want to
be put in sn asylum. I have been in-,
sane since a child, that las my
mother's testimony. It was empha
sized by counsel that so promises of
immunity had been made in reference
to any sta lament Kelly might make
. Bt repay WtmtU III (i Kelly said
a left tfc m&rwm8Kme in ViUisca
atter b vhk sawn Mom for the
niarht, wenrrtttoAe asaftL.ana
the witness said Kelly enoW'TOm
ell as saying i "I am -here. lord. and
whatever yen tefl to do I will do."
Hjid To So As Told.
"I had tn do what God told me.
I was son; I was God's grandson." be
was further testified as saving;.
Another point, the witness said,
when asked if be had committed the
murders as detailed, later In his al
leged signed confession. Kelly said he
thought he had and added, according
-1 think that because Mr. Havener I
said I did it." i
ItESIAXIAN TROOPS CAPTURE
POSITIONS FROM AUSTRIAN'S.
Petrograd. Russia, Sept. 19. Ru
manian forces yesterday attacked the
Austro-German positions south of
Grozechli. in the Ocna region and oc
cupied heights there, the war depart
ment announced today.
BEFORE GOD
May Call Another Draft Of Men;
68 7, 000 May Not Meet The Need;
300.000
a-
w
ASH1XGTON, D. C Sept, 19.
Three hundred thousand men
of the national army are
leaving for 16 cantonments to undergo
intensive army training preparatory
for service overseas. Today's incre
ment represents approximately 45 per
cent of the total.
The transition from civilian to miil-
tary life was effected whith a mini
mum of delay. In every section the
men were being assembled, placed un-
der military control of one of their
number selected as leader, and as- '.
. I be suppnea promptly irom tne un
signed to special troop trains. The ; tional army as the national guard will
new increment will Join the first
quota of 45.0O0 men called to the col
ors on September S.
Because of obstacles encountered in
procuring supplies, it is probable
?. . ., , ,
me w,u T, T Pi..y equ.pp.
on arrival No attempt to completely
outfit the units will be made until
just prior to departure for France.
Already at the campa is the advance
guard of t per cent of the total, com
posed of experienced men. including
cooks. Out of this hf been created
a skeleton organizattou into which
the second Increment will begin to
be absorbed tomorrow with little con
fusion. When the last men of this
increment arrive, the camps will
house half of the first-call forces, or
343,500 men. and the other half will
follow as rapidly as quarters and
equipment are made available.
Wear Civilian Overcoats.
In a statement last night the war
department says the enormous task
of obtaining equipment and supplies
for the armv is movina: satisfactorily.
Some of the men of the national army
may be only partially equipped for
some time after they are mobilized
' and no attempt will be made to fur
nish them with full war equipment
until the eve of their departure for
Europe. Some civilian clothing, such
as overcoats, will have to be used for
:a time, as the clothing industry has
, not as yet caught up with its work,
j Deficiency Is Feared.
With the mobilization of one-half
I of the 687,000 men of the first call
'under the selectne rerviee law in
' progress the question arises as to
( whether that number of men will be
j sufficient to fill ail units of the na-
bert. Suarbruckt n and
attacked
Near Stuttgart one
Colmar were I
J
soldier was.
slightly wounded. At
Freudenstadt
and at Colmar damage was done to A French official statement Monday
buildings. All the other attacks night said numerous raids were car
caused neither losses in killed or ried out Sunday by French machines
- " " 1 which dropped 1 5,000 kilos of projec
Ancient Greeks Used
Dreaded Liquid Fire
New York, Sept. IS. Many of
the weapons used in modern war
fare and generally considered by
this generation to be the result
3f the modern scientific age, are
not only not the products of con
temporary genius, but actually
date back in some cases 3009
years.
Among the multitude of anti
quated revivals the asphyxiating
bomb stands as a good example.
This missile has been used by the
armies and navies of ancient em
pires. Probably long before
Caesar's time, but certainly con
temporary with him, it was put
to good use by the Greeks, the
Romans, the Carthaginians, and
the navy of Cleopatra of JEgypt
used the weapon in several
battles, it probably having been
introduced by Antony.
According to existing records,
the priority of invention lies with
the Chinese. Instead of deadly
chemicals it contained materials
that emitted a nauseous odor, ac
companied by stifling smoke.
Later this device was known in
Europe and carried the rather in
elegant but expressive name of
"stinkpot."
Another Chinese war method,
used by the ancients and brought
up to date by modern armies and
navies, is the incendiary shelL
They invented a rocket, later
adopted and widely used by the
Saracens, which fired a kind of
missile having claws or hooks
that would catch hold to the side
of a building or ship and set fire
to it- These balls were made of
petroleum and niter, which be
came famous in the later ages as
Greek fire.
N AND U. S.
HUE TOGETHE
vetfomous Gossip Will No
. Longer Create Doubt and
Suspicion, Says Ishii.
Boston, Mass., Sept. 19. The Japa
nese mission will return home with
the "absolute assurance that the true
heart of America has not been reached
by the blight which has menaced us
both." viscount Ishii declared at a .
luncheon tendered the party at the
Boston City club today.
"The venomous gossip," he said,
"that has for a decade endeavored to
keep our nations apart, the differ
ences between us in the past: the mis
understandings and the misinforma
tion which so easily finds credence,
have perhaps caused doubt and sus
picion to influence, to pome extent.
J
n
Start For Cantonments
tinnnl s'tiard and national
army t
There re indications that a defi
ciency In men will be disclosed when
official reports from all the 32 train
ing camps are available.
Divisions Below Strrncth.
Seventeen divisions of the national
guard have been organised, but with
the exception of the New fork. Penn
sylvania and a few others, and the
42nd division which will soon em
bark for France, they are not at
minimum war strength. The fight
ing strength of the 17 divisions under
the new tables of organization would
be SzS.oeu men, suppiememea oj
many thousands of auxiliary troops,
Whatever deficiencies there are will
go first to tne iront.
Slcrnal Corns Kxnanded.
Since the president called the first
6S7.OO0 men of the national army, the
signal corps, including the aviation
section, bas been greatly expanded.
Nearly 100,00 additional men must
be transferred to this service alone.
The medical corps also has been in
creased greatly and numerous neces
sary auxiliary units for Immediate
duty aboard, not thought of when the
call was made, have been organised.
31 ay Slake Anolber Call.
So far as known no definite figure
as to the probable total deficiency
in men has been compiled nor any
estimate prepared. It is not unlikely,
however, that when the national army
divisions are organised, many va
cancies w ill be found at the can
tonments and it will be necessary
either to make a second call on the
drafted forces or to train incomplete
divisions. Divisions will go to France
only at maximum strength.
Industries Exfinndlns;.
In a statement the war department
says the industries of the country
are expanding rapidly to meet the
army supply demands. an1 only minor
shortages are expected at the training
cainps. i iffirials reeard the food sit
uation as satisfartorv.
The problem'-of obtaining clothing
and other equipment, however, has
presented many obstacles, most of
which alreadv have been overcome
With J.OOO.OOw men to provide for snd
$3,000.00.000 to spend in the first year,
the department faced a gigantic task
at the outbreak of the war.
Shortage nf KterythiBg.
"Difficulties a-ose fion the outset."
the statement says. "There was a
shortage of wool, a shorlujre of duck
for tenlajre and leeeings a shortage
of fat dves for uniform and a short
ace of labor There nil! he no ap-
wounded nor material damage.
"Three enemy airships were shot
down on German soil,"
tiles on German establishments.
These included the barracks and fac
tories at Stuttgart, an aviation camp
at Colmar. depots at El bach, military
establishments south of Metx. the
railway station at ThionvtUe, facto
ries at Teebingen, and the Saar brack
en station.
IE TO SHOOT
QOIfFICERS
Witness in Trial of 50 at
Abilene Says Command
ers Were to Be Shot.
Abilene, Texas, Sept. 19. A mili
tary company was organized within
the Farmers' an I-a borers' Protec
tive association local at Wichita Falls,
to "shoot down commanding officers
when they were placed under such
authority according to D. E. Priest,
witness in the conspiracy trial in
which SO former members are ac
cused of conspiracy in the federal
court, on the stand this morning.
Paiest declared it was organized by
R. C. Lawrence and that he, George
Terry and A. A. Hernandez were offi
cers of the company at different
times."
On cross examination the witness
said the company also was to protect
the members against Germans. Mexi
cans or any other enemies, and to pro
tect themselves against strikers.
To Shoot Conscription Officers.
Priest also testified that defendant
G. T. Bryant, state organizer of the
lodge, told them that they were to
use their rifles against conscription
officers in resisting them, and that
this speech was made on Kay H,
t eleven davs after the convention at
' Cisco, when it is claimed by the de
fence that the lodge decided to take
ne arait
prove- by any government w1
rnaz arnsrtain sscier mdsuk a
to DetttMin oonEzeae acainst such
law mas aeat out by state secretary
PowelL
the people of your country and ours,
but new, returning to our home land,
we cn carry the message of absolute
assurance from now on. through all
time. Japan and America in friendly
council together will follow stead
fastly the path which leads to the
fair fields of sweet content, each
protected by the other and each pro
tecting the other from the enemy.
SSO.OOO.OOO LOANED BRITAIN
.VXD ,00O,00O OT FRtN'Ca
Washington, D. C. Sept. 1. Loans
of J5s.eo0.00e to Great Britain and
t2S.000.ee8 to France were made by
the government today, bringing the
total thns far advanced to tne allies
up to :.3Si. 400.000.
preciable shortage of cotton, but a
snoriage ot looms.
-These difficulties have been and
are being gradually overcome. The
tentage turuu.hefc ait illostrauon. The
department desired to place orders
for fifty million yards of tentage.
The normal output is 20,000.000 yards
a year.
Recreation at 19 Cantonments.
Washington. D. C. Sept. 1. -The
biggest recreation program ever
staged in America, a continuous per
formance for the duration of the war,
with a nannual supporting fund of at
least tl4.000.000. started today at the
IS national army cantonments. The
country's best theatrical talent has
been mobilised, under direction of
Mare Klar. to give free entertain
ments for tbe soldiers.
The government activities were or
ganised by the commission on train
ing camp activities appointed by sec
retary ot war Baker, with Raymond
B. Foadick as chairman. Cope ra
tion of the largest recreational, edu
cational and social service organiza
tions in the country has been ob
tained. Tbey Include the Y. M. C A.,
which has apaeeprlated S4.ae0.000: tha
Knights of Columbus, who have raised
tS.So0.000;- tbe Playgrounds and Rec
reational association of America,
which bas appropriated 53,500,000,
and the IJbrary association of Amer
ica, which is to provide libraries from
a fund of 5 1. 000.000. For a canteen
service a fund of $1,500,000 has been
set aside.
Hostess House Arranged.
The Y. M. C. A. has arranged for a
hostess house in eaci cantonment,
with Miss Catherine Scott, of the Na
tional council of the Y. W. C. A- di
recting the work.
The athletic work has bton ar
ranged by Joseph E. Kaycroft. ath
letic director at Princeton universtty.
assisted by Malcolm U McEride. for
mer Yale football star.
l.ee F. Hammer, formerly of tne
recreation division of the Russell Sage
Foundation, is in general charge of
the organization of camp libraries
and theatricals. Song leader., have ,
been appointed ir. evn canvi
1C Theaters and Clrcns I'enfs.
Joreph Jee. president of the i'la.' .
ground and Recreation -isxoofatiin t.f '
America, has orgmiaeii the entertain-
ment activities Ir. omnwimli i sur
rounding the carip. Tli- assistance j
of churches, aocielie. rluhs. futei-j
nities and cominunt.y .rirations ,
has been obtained.
Sixteen big th t' -r- .i nw he'nc
completed- and Z2 lirr; ciiils iits,
are already bp. (
U no dxastle aeuoafcte enveat
I I Tfcfe t kaorvyetf tk mmilaf Baal!
Friday; Gradually The War Comes H
GENERAL DENIES
TREASON TO
RUSSIA
Former Minister Of War
Says Dismantling Of
Forts Necessary.
SAYS THEY WERE
JUST MAN TRAPS
Soukhomlmoff Attempts To
Justify His Ads; Appears
Exhausted By Strain.
IP"
ETROGRAD. Russia, Sept. 19.
Witnesses in the trial of Gen.
Soukhomlinoff. former Russian
minister of war, who is facins a
charge of high treason, having con
cluded their evidence, the' general to
day was invited to give any explana
tions he might wish. He appeared
exhausted by the long judicial pro
ceedings. Speaking in a weak, tired voice, he
endeavored to prove the necessity of
dismantling Russian forts, for which
he had given orders. He declared
that, owing to the conditions of mod
ern warfare, the fortresses long had
lost all their strategic importance and
would only have been traps for the
retreating troops.
i&ta-" "said?' iW1"
camnaian.
conviction that orovisional defensive
wor constructed wuw iivauuuce
were in progress were of far greater
Gen soukhomlinoff concluded by
saying he never concerned himseir
i . I. 1 . . . K.. ..in.ir.lr
for the welfare of the fatherland.
FRENCH DEPUTYMAY BE
CHARGED WITH TREASON.
Paris. France. Sept. 19. The procu
rator general of the appeal courts has
addressed a communication to parlia
ment, asking suspension of immunity
in the case of deputy Louis TurmeL
It was stated that Judicial author!
ties contemplate placing a charge of ,
treasonable dealing with the enemy, '
which is punishable by death. !
This action results from the find-'
ing of -5.000 francs in Swiss bank
notes in the locker used by M. Tunnel
whic haJas.yot.been able to explain
SLlAUSTRIA'S LR
LYT0 POPE
WILL BE.
ED SATURDAY
Hot an. !.
Austria's reary to nop
to pope neneotcrs
peace proposals, aays tne wiener All
aremeine Zeitnn. will be handed to
the nana! nuncio at Vienna Tautraday
and will be published Saturday.
Tne reply win conrine itseir to a
detailed discussion of tne pope's sug
gestions. The report that it wilt con
tain any new astonishing peace pro
posals, the Vienna newspaper adds,
is absolutely untrue.
GERMANS REPORT HEAVY
., FJRE BUT NO INFANTRY!
Berlin. Germany. Sept. 19. Violent ,
reeled with Increasing intensity ves-
terday upon-the German lines between
Houtholst Wood and the Lys on the
r lancers iront aeveiojRsi last evening
and this morning into drnra fire, army
headquarters announced today. The
entente infantry, however, did not
attack.
BRITISH CASUALTIES FOR
WEEK ABOUT 26,000 MEN
LfOndon, Eng., Sept 19. Casualties
in the British ranks for the week
ending yesterday, follow:
Killed or died of wounds, 133 offi
cers and 47a5 men.
Officers wownded or missing, 431,
men wounded or missing. :i,g43.
FRENCH RA1I1 CEHMAX
TRBXCIIBSi TAKE PRISONERS
Parts. -France. Sept. IS. German
trenches on various arts of the front;
were raided last night ay French
troops and prisoners taken, says to
day's war office report.
A violent artillery action is in pro
gress on the Verdun front, east of the
.Me use.
GOOD It AID MADK.
London. Eng.. Sept. 13 -Today's of
ficial statement says: 'The success
ful .raid against the German positions
in XnvernAM ropse. reported in last
night's communication was made by
troops of the York and Lancaste
regiment; TheWarAlAGlance
R
TJMANIA'S army is contin
uing its activity on the
Moldavia front and has won
another success. Petrograd re
ports the occupation by Russian
troops of a Teutonic position on
a height near Grozeehti. The
Russian front proper is compara
tively quiet.
Reports from the British front
in Flanders continue to mention
only raids and artillery and air
plane activities. Notwithstand
ing that virtually all the recent
London official statements have
been similarly lacking in records
of major operations, the British
casualty lists disclose there has
been heavy fighting. Casualties
on all fronts reported during the
week ending yesterday, for in
stance, totaled more than U7.000.
or whic hthe killed numbered
4830.
Point is given by these facts to
the recent reports of correspond
ents that despite the laconic of
ficial announcements, the British
activities ate by no means as un
important as they might seem and
that all arms of the British ser
Mce are being constantly em
ployed in the process of wearing
down the German resistance. The
Herman casualties for specific
periods are not so readily availa
ble, hut observers at the front
calculate them as extremely
bea in the sort of fighting now
In progress
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ABE REPORTED TP BE DESTHOyEO
Japanese Steamer Is Wrecked on Eocks; Former Ger
man Vessel Is.Smashed; Outlying Districts Cut Off
From Communication, May Swell Total of Lives
Lost; No Foreigners Known to Be Dead.
AMOY. China, Sept 17. (Delayed) More thaa 600 natives wer;
killed by a typhoon which struck Ansoy at the end of last week.
Eighty-live percent of the water craft in the harbors was destroyed.
No foreigners are reported lost
Outlvine districts cannot be cotBaonicated with. One village on the
hslaBd of "P0 tkat only 16
Ifae Japanese steamship Araatusa-M are, z 336 tons, is on the rocks
1r , i - - Ttri
j opposite Kuiangsu, and K II doubtful
German steamship Keoog-Wai. 1777
on the KolanKSU rocks.
The Chinese steamer Kango
British bulk Shanghai was beached
believed, can be saved.
riY IllflPC CPAI r
MA i.IUL UUilLL
GOMPEHS URGES GOVERNMENT
Settlement of San Francisco Strike Alone Not Satis
'faciSnr to. American. Federation of Labor; Seattle
Strike Must Now Be Adjusted First; 25,000
at San Francisco Still on, Strike.
-T- JASHIXGTON. D. C. Sept. !. J
leaner department officials
today expressed the opinion
that there "is some prospect of ad
justment soon" of the ship builders
and iron workers' strike at San Fran
cisco. ,
Their estimate was based largely.
i was said, upon a telegram received
from W. T. Boyce, assistant commis-!
sioner of immirrsrinn st, iv..!
c,sco' ' who 11 ac,in " conciliator.,
sir. Boyce reported conferenci last
'night and that he expected to resume
them today.
Wants Whole Coast Considered.
Urgent suggestion from the Ameri
can Federation of Labor, however.
that the entire Pac.fic coast should!
be considered a unit in demanding . order ot captain of marines Har J
wage scales for ship yard employes ; Iopold. in charge of naval construc
dimmed the hope of shipping board i tion at tne Cnion Iron Works, in es
officials of settiing independently the! f VKuof
strike of iron workers at San Fran- j marines petroled the concen
Cisco. Consequently the shipping j grounds.
board devoted more attention to !olu-
tion of the difficulty arising out of! INFANTRYMEN ON GUARD
a Seattle company's action in grant-1 T ACTni?IAc CUIDVADnc
ing high union wage demands. Chair-' A A3lUIUAa oniriAiVlJo
man Hurley of the board considered 1
postponing his trip to the coast'until
he could confer with th irnr! man-
ager of the Seattle company, due to! ln& tne streets in the Mclmty of As
arrive here tomorrow Mr. Hurley had toria s three ship yards and '.he o.p
planned to leave late today. Hammond Lumber compan s nri.
Hare Island Scale Too Low. nere, xh, troops arrived early toi.
i ne runnuon 01 leaerai concilia-
cials of the metal trades department
ot the American iedeartion of Labor.
They explained that the Mate Island
scale was based on rates at commer
cial plants about San Francisco and
was considered too low. International
officers of the federation expressed
the opinion that the San Francisco
k ioj uiu .vuau as w mr srt. lltru UHIII U1C
Seattle situation was compromised.
Mr. Hurley and Samuel Gompers ,
arranged another conference today on i
the problem.
No Result Prom Conference.
San Francisco, Calif.. Sept. 19. Al
prolonged conference between joint 1
committees of workers and employers !
seeking a settlement basis in the '
strike ot approximately Iron
workers and ship builders, whose con- j
certed walkout Monday curtailed in- i
dustrial actirities and held up work '
on ships under construction for the
government, adjourned early today 1
without any productive results, ac- i
cording to A. S. Gunn. representing!
the emplovers' association. ,
Another Attempt at Conciliation. !
W. T. Boyce, acting government '
mediator pending the arrival of Ed- j
ward N. Hurle. chairman of the fed
eral shipping board, and commander'
J. L. Ackerson. t S. N" attended tn '
conference According to commander j i
Ackerson. the new scale effective in
go back to work temporarily on thel""5 fJ.I? Jrm l,cf,,n thi P'-ant.
basis of the Mare Island wag. scale! I government orfe's 5 " WorkinB "
recently increased about lu percent. n" dTwderV wire renoJ-ed T. -was
not received favorably bv i. i u:!Lt. 5r're?r
Prosperity Bulletin
THK
HK fnianeial condition of a countrv a not determined In entiment.
It is made by actual conditions. Money is here and money will come
out. Prosperity is here and prosper it v will come out Kinxes and
farts talk.
I F. MATTKSOX. President.
oat of 200 fishing boats were saved.
- rt t
it she can be salvaged.
:d. The: faster
hopekstliiinw
toas gross, is hi a
was driven ashore at KtdaafiW and" the
at Amoy. Both of the vessels, it is
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MP PIUST
Itfil OUflJI,
Girls Take Places
Of Pullman Porters
Cleveland. Ohio. Sep If
Girls today are taking the places
of porters, chefs and waiters on
trains operating on the Wheehnir
and Lake Erie between Wheeling
and this city. It is not a ques
tion of wages. The gn Is get as
much as the men.
"They ar.ve better sat sfaction."
said general passenger agent Mc
Eoberts. gorernment navy yards was not d: -
cussed. Further efforts at concilia
tion were to be attempted todav
It was estimated that 75 saloons
and a large number of other plac. s
Astoria. Ore.,
Sept. 19. Unite-I
tooay were patio1-
1 nts iniantrymen
frnm PA-nil t t i-
today, although cnooled by a walk
out j esterday oX approxiinateb li
Continued on Page 4. Cot -4
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f SiuUCnCe 111 dUVCT
Is Cause of Closed
Mines Reopening
Hillsboro. X. Sept. 11 Much
mining activity is in e irtence
jnnce the advance m the price of
salver and It is conservatively pre
dicted that the principal silver
producers of this county will soon
be worked again. At the present
time, there are more men working
at the Kingston mines thaa at any
time within twenty years. Some
of ttm Lake Valley properties ar
now being worked and a good
grade of silver are shipped. Im
these two camps; fifty or more
men are at work in the s.lver
mint's. Negotiations are pending
for a number of leases on ii
dumps and it aoneirt easona; I
certain that so soon as mine own
ers -ire convinced thir. the j u f
of silver will remain his;h. mi'i.n,
im thi seciion of the state :11
resumed upon a r :h-r exte?. e
scale
Guadlach Adi. Companv ( hi,go. III.
iiatumuiia iuiu i"unnnueu id dim a e
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