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I MONDAY A squad uf Zeppelins attacked the eastern and southeastern < ountles of Kngland today They dropped a number of bombs in the Thame- ! estuary A squadron of three Brit . t. a* i\»plan> s attai ked the Zeppe hns w :e sea I ted without dam Tin- Russian war office in its otl: - .til rep ut tells of the retreat of •he forces of the Teutons all along i I e III,. The Teutons have been Weakened by further captures madt yesterday The advance on Kovel 1. in: w- 1 made Along the en tire stretch between Sarney and K - * and Kovel the Russians d* teated the Teutons yesterday. lietlin reports generally speaking, i intttidiet the dispatches sent out from Russian and British sources Berlin says that several attacks Ilf the British in the Pozieres sec t.oii and at other points along the Smiiti i river w ere repulsed today by the Hermans, one aeroplane be in-t brought to earth. Near Roehlincourt Prince Leopold reported to have met and deci sively defeated the Russians The story of the battle told is that the i: ton general literally threw his men a' the Herman guns, regardless u! the loss of life Heneral von Linsingen has also repulsed the Russian troops between Skrobov.i and Wvgnda. according to Berlin dispatches But he was also forced to withdraw his troops aeros- tin Stokhod river to the ^ northwest of Sokul. The Berlin dispatches further : tat.- that the around lost to the Russians during the past few days was all regained today It is also i reported that the advance of the i Russian troops south of Dniester riv • i has been stopped by the Austrians. TUESDAY — British militarists are of the opini- | • n that tin- \ustrian force- between tin- 1 in. ester and Lipa rivers L doomed. a< cording to dispatches from London They are reported to he I retreating from Kovel and are ah- j solutely out of touch with tile Ger man forces fount von Bothitler is also practically surrounded by the Russian forces and it is thought doubtful that he will be able to ef - j feet Lis escape The towns of Vlad- ; mir and Vilynsky have been evacuat- j i d by the Germans and are now j n the possession of the Russians. The Russian war olflee announces that General Kaledins is now in full control of the Stokhod river sector The troops of General Saka roff are now threatening both Kovel and Lemberg. The former city may he sacrificed to the Russians in or der that the latter may be saved German. Austrian and Turkish troops ar - now being concentrated at Lem berg. and preparations are being made io withstand a long siege. London reports that all is quiet with the British troops on the west ern front It is stated that the French are withstanding the counter attacks of the Germans and that they are breaking the German line of com munication between Boobies and Per tonne and have captured the Ger man works at c iinehy and Hardecourt Reports received in London from the continent are to the effect that that Germans claim to have defeated the British in tin* Foeattx woods. Kaiser Wilhelm has issued a statement to the military forces in which he declares that the second year of the' war saw some splendid and wonderful victories for the Ger mans. His appreciation of the hero ism of the Germans on the field of battle is contained in the same message. The kaiser reiterates his faith in the ultimate victory of the Germans and piophc .-ies that victory is not far off. l tie Kerman war omce announces that the Russian attacks to the northwest and southwest of Pinsk failed. General von Linsingen de feated the Russians to the north west of Kovel, taking 1889 prisoners and some stores of ammunition and a number of big guns. The casual ties in this encounter were enor mous, both sides losing heavily, but at the ratio of three to one against the attacking forces. To the northwest and west of Buezacz and near Brodie, where the Austrian reinforcements have ar rested the Russian advance toward Lemberg, there has been some stren uous fighting during the past 48 hours. On the western front, the Anglo French attack on Sunday gained not an inch, it was stated in the early war bulletins this morning. The at tacking armies suffered gigantic losses. Near Longueval 881 British pris oners were taken by the Germans. On the Italian front the Austrians have started bombarding Arseo. WEDNESDAY The British war office has an nounced that the Germans are again on the offensive on the westein front. They have, however, been able to make but little headway, as they cannot get past the British fire barriers. In front of Verdun, according to the reports, the Ger nan- haw- been more successful. | ' be French admitting that they haw aptured the heights to tlit- north ve-t of Fort Sotiv die The te-rnta:. ittai k to tin- east of the Men-, was particularly violent On the British front the German i Tenches between Hemwood and j Monacu farm have been eomplet.-l: bmolished. according t" the report A heavy artillery duel was the m l.-r of the day east of I’ozierres The Russian wat office announces [hat the Russian troop- expect to occupy the town of Hotel within the next 24 hours It is also tat i-d that the Austrians ar> evaluating Kovel and retreating toward I.em berg. A I /union report is to the .'ff-'ct that German aircraft made a raid u-.cr some of the eastern counties o! England last night No damage wa done according to the dispatch-' Berlin, however, says that the lu-so were gn at and that the air raid was very successful In a report received at Berlin and made public by the German war office. General von Binsingen an nounces that he captured Id.883 ■ prisoners during the month of July. ; 44 machine guns and a large QUan- j tity of munitions and stores. The German war office also annotmet s t! :>; since the outbreak of the wat i the allies have lo-t 41' wa: ships with ti total tonnage of 562.000. against the loss by the central pow i rs of only 3d ships with a gross tonnage of 162.Odd. London has received a report to the effect that it is believed that a naval butt!.' is in progress off tile coast of Holland. A Berlin dispatch says that the allied losses in the Somme offen sive are 250,000. THURSDAY 1-iOndon dispatches state that the kaiser is now on the western front i» consultation with his generals concerning the line of action which shall be followed there. It is stated that he has urged upon his gener als and upon the men the neces .ty for immediate action, and that as a consequence one of the fiercest artillery duels of the war is now in progress. The Germans also sent their infantry against the British enlrenchmets at Pozierres. but the London dispatches state that the Germans were hurled back time af ter time hy the British, with great losses. Paris dispatches are to the ef feet that the French have retaken the hill near Fort Souville, in the Verdun district, captured from them yesterday by the Germans. The Germans then launched a counter at tack in an effort to regain the ground lost but the French stayed with the trenches and succeeded in repuls ing their enemies. The Germans are also reported to have been successful in their ef forts to recover their lost trenches east of the Meuse. The Belgian war office has an nouneed the sinking in Lake Tan sanika of the German gunboat Graf von Gotzen by the Belgian gunboat Netta. The crew of the German craft were all saved, according to the report. Count von Linsingen again yester day repulsed the Russians to the southwest of l'insk and along the Stokhod river front, according to the early morning bulletins of the ’’German war office. The Russians opened the day on the offensive, but were repeatedly driven back by the Teutonic forces. Other Russian attacks, between Witoniez anu Turja, were broken down also, tln^ enemy losing heavily in men and munitions. General Bothmer, at W'isnioczka and at Vv'eteluow, defeated the Rus sians in a battle that raged from early morning until dark. FRIDAY Roumania is preparing to join the allies on September 1, says the Lon don Times, according to dispatches sent out from London. And the Times predicts that the entrance of Roumania into the struggle will mean that the war will be ended on oi before January 1, 1917. In its comments the Times states the following: "Verdun has been the boomerang for the Germans. The rash under taking was launched principally tor its effect on Roumania and to put heart into the Turks. It has had the opposite result. It has shown Roumania that the Teuton tide has reached its crest and has split on the rock of French resistance." Roumania is stated to have been astir with war preparations for some time. Her factories and arsenals have been busily turning out arma ment, ammunition and equipment for some time, and if she does put her army in the field, it will mean that the allies have gained at least 500 000 well seasoned and well train ed men. Roumania has also been receiving large quantities of ammu nition and supplies from Great Brit ain through Russia. It is believed that if Roumania does take the field against the cen tral powers, her first move will be against Bulgaria and the Austro nnan force- on the Balkan pen in ula lxindon dispatches state that b\ a .manth- offensive uioveint-n! the Brit rh have succeeded in driving the lermans hac k for a distance of fully i mile. The Germans made tin nailable counter attacks in an cf nrt to regain ttieir lost ground. Paris reports a repulse of the iermans In tile Vaux region e i-t if the Meuse by the French, The lermans made attacks, but were amble to penetrate the French “cti ain of fire " A dispatch sent out from Yienn i -ays that the Italian advance' in In Trent! no distrie* lias h, i he, K• 1 h\ the Austrians Tin Italians are stated to have suffer i sharp defeat in the vicinity of Do berdo. Turkish aviators are reported to he bombarding the British shiupin : nn the Suez canal. A number of aeroplanes attacked the shipping on i-ike Timsah. about 4a miles from Port Said, today, hut without any great success, according to I.ontlon ip'spatches. General von Hindenberg has been elevated to the command of all of the forces of the central powers fighting on the eastern front. A dispatch from Rome officially admits the loss of two Italian sub marines whh h have been missing lot some time. OF INTEREST TO ALASKANS SUICIDE ON COAST ANCHOR AUK July 31.—John Carl son, a miner, was found hanging to a tree 20 miles south of here along the railroad right of way this morning. A coroner's jury has not held an inquest as yet. but the cir cumstances are such that it can be nothing but a case of suicide. Carlson left here on Friday to look for work on the railroad. His friends believe that he was discour aged in not finding work and in a .content of mental derangement hanged himself. R. R. EMPLOYEE KILLED. ANCHORAGE. July 31.—While working for the Alaskan Engineer ing commission near Susitna sta tion. Milan Jaoff was killed today by a falling tree. CANDIDATES NAMED. ANCHORAGE. Aug. 2.—At the divisional convention of the Pro gressive Pemovat- held ie-re >-■■ terday a full ticket was put in the field for the legislature. John Ftattie. editor of the Forty-Ninth Star, formerly of Valdez, and now of Anchorage, was nominated for senator. The following men were selected as candidates for the lower house of the legislature: R. Hunter An chorage: John Noon, Seward; Chas. Day. Valdez, and Joe Murray, Mc Carthy. NOT COUNTENANCED. J KNEAD, Aug 2. When the Democratic divisional convention was called to order yesterday morn ing the temporary officers were made permanent. The most enliv ening action in the first day of the meeting was the motion to turn to the wall the picture of Delegate Wickersham, which occupies a con spicuous place in the city hall, where the convention was held. Af ter discussing the matter for a few minutes, and. in view of the fact that the convention was being held there by courtesy of the city, the motion was amended to read that the convention “considered the pic ture turned to the wall.” During the discussion it was agreed that Wickersham’s picture had no place at a Democratic con vention. The original motion was made by Deputy Marshal Bach, of Douglas. KAILS r U K NENANA SEATTLE, Aug. 3.—The steamer Juneau, a freighter, with a consign ment of rails for the Alaskan En gineering commission at Nenana, sailed for St. Michael today. The departure of the boat was delayed, owing to the longshoremen’s strike. Besides the rails the Juneau carried a large load of freight for Tanana and Yukon river points. LOT SALE SOON. SEWARD, Aug. 3.—Andrew Chris tensen. chief of the industrial di vision of the Alaskan Engineering commission, announced today that the sale of lots at Seward would take place on September 11. This is in the two federal addi tions to the present townsite. The sale will take place on the ground and will be by auction, no lot to be sold for less than $25. There are 300 lots to be offered for sale, while twenty lots will be reserved for parks and public buildings. The terms will be the same that applied at the sale at Anchorage. "WICK” COMING HOME. SEATTLE, Aug. 4. Word has been received in Seattle to the ef fect that Delegate Wlckersham will leave Washington for Alaska early in September. He will remain in Washington until the adjourning ot congress and will then s'art imm»',i ately for Seattle and the northland. MUCH FREIGHT AT SEATTLE. SEATTLE. Aug. 4.—The wharves of all steamship lines in this city are piled high with freight. The congestion is something fearful. It is estimated that at least two months would be required to clean up the freight even if the strike, which is far from settled, were to be settled immediately. Much freight for In terior Alaska is being held here, piled on the wharves, and it is ex pected extremely doubtful whether all of it can be shipped in time to reach Fairbanks and other Interi or points before the close of navi gation. The officials are doing all that they can do to load the boats as rapidly as possible and to get the steam ships away on schedule. Go to Peoples for Groceries. A BE TELEGRAPH ARRESTS MADE. NEW YORK July 1 Warrant' wen* issued today for Edmund L. McKenzie. th»* president ol tin* stor age warehouse concern in which the explosives whic h nearly wrecked this . v were* d»str»*\< i n Sunda> by an explosion The men who have been arrested by the police* in connection with the explosion arc* Albert M. Hickman, agent of the* Black Tom pier of tin* Lehigh Valley railroad; and Alexander Davidson, superintend ent of the warehouse of the* National Storage companj All of these men are charged with illegally permitting c-xplosivc-s to he* stored there with out taking the* necessary precautions to protect the lives of people* work ing in and near there. SUPPLIES FORBIDDEN WASHINGTON. D. C, July 31.— The note which the* state depart ment received from the British for eign office today state's emphatically that the British government forbids the Red Cross supplies from America a permit to enter any territory oc cupied by the* Herman or Austrian forces. KILLED BY EXPLOSION. ST. HELENS. Ore. July 31.—-A premature explosion of dynamite which was being used in road con struction near Deer island blew Geo. Hammer, Joseph Kellan. Guy Lewis John Lewis and Herman E. Williams to atoms this afternoon. The men were working on the road when they were killed. REBELLION IN CHINA. SAN FRANCISCO. July 31. The Dollar Steamship line* is in receipt l a t—gi > fro i China t«*• 1 ng 0i a rebellion that is threatening that country. A large district of the city | of Hankow has been burned by the rebels, who are looting and killing. The pillage and crime was not stopped until the foreigners volun ! teered to stop it and did so by at tacking the force* of insurrectos. D CM ri unMINUt IVIrtlNMUC-IVICINI. SEATTKE, July 31. The Admiral I line has chartered the fast ocean be. ;s. the Yale and the Harvard, lot five years. The management of the steamship company announces that the flyers will be kept on the San Diego-San Francisco run for the present at any rate. MUST HAVE PERMITS. WASHINGTON, D. (\, July 31. Beginning tomorrow morning, all persons entering or leaving Uer many must secure special permits from the German government, which will be much more rigid in their requirements than are the ordinary passports. EXPLOSION’S RESULTS. NEW YORK Aug. 1. What prac tieally amounts to restricting the war orders to such an extent as tc make it impossible to ship any more orders from the harbor of New York, the city commissioners of Jersey City today ordered the re moval and the exclusion of all freight cars that are laden with explosives. In a formal statement issued at the same time as the order, the commissioners explained that in jus tice to tin' property owners they could no longer permit the shippers to bring high explosives to Jersey City to be shipped across the ocean. Representatives John .1. Egan and James Hantil announced today after a consultation with both the county anti state officials that they would introduce a bill in congress to pre vent the munition shipments from being transferred to Europe. The bill will place an embargo on the shipment of munitions front all parts on the Atlantic coast. The representatives believe that more serious accidents will take place now, and state that in their opini on the United States should take action when the country has a les son before its eyes. After a careful investigation of the explosions and listening to all sides of the question as to who and what was the cause ol the acci dent, the federal officers have de tided that there was nothing crimi nal in the accident. Those arrested have been released. UNION HELPS POLICE. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1. -Ed ward Nolan, of the Machinists’ Uni on, today delivered Warren Billings, charged with murder in the first degree, to the authorities in San Francisco. Billings is wanted by the police in connection with the bomb plots and the explosion of the bomb on the day of the pre paredness parade in this city. The man charged with murder will be held without bail for a time while the police are working on his case. AN ANONYMOUS LETTER. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 1.—Chief of Police White is in receipt of an anonymous letter stating that Thom as Mooney, a well known labor agi tator of this city, offered the writer $200 to deposit the fatal grip in a spot where it would surely result in the death of many people. Mooney is now under arrest on charges in connection with the plot and the fights that resulted there from. and he, too, may have to answer the charge of murder. DEUTSCHLAND SAILS. BALTIMORE, Aug. 1. -The North German Lloyd merchant submarine Deutschland sailed from this port at 5:30 o'clock this afternoon. As the giant underseas craft pulled out for some port in Germany the crafts in the river blew her a farewell sa lute. The Deutschland was escorted to the three-mile limit by the police boat Lanin and the revenue cutter Apache. American warships pa trolled the American waters, thus assuring the Deutschland that the neutrality of the United States would not be violated. As the German boat submerged, the British and French warships closed in on her, but nothing hap pened, because the boat seemingly made a clean escape. Up to mid night tonight no report of the cap ture of the Deutschland had been made and so it is assumed that the boat made a clean getaway. SEATTLE WANTS STATION. SEATTLE, Aug. 1.—Dean Milnor Roberts, of the University' of Wash ington. today made formal applica tion for the location in Seattle of a mining and metallurgical station of the U. S. Bureau of Mines. The chamber of commerce and all the organizations of business men en dorse the request. Van Manning, the director of the icdi ral bureaus, is coming to study tin situation in the northwest BIG STRIKE IMMINENT NBW YORK. Auk 2 —Two hun tire.I thousand of the four hundred thousand votes that are to be east b> the employees of the various railroads o|ierating throughout the length and breadth of the country have had their ballots counted and j examined, and the result shows that preponderance of tlip employees ar. in favor of the big strike which I would practically tie up all traffl. in the United States. There are 22'. rai roads sflected by the strike A committee of fifty members of the union are busy counting the votes. WILSON URGES PATIENCE. WASHINGTON. 1) Aug 2 — President Wilson, on hearing the way in which the voting of the four brotherhoods of men was going and realizing that such a step would be fatal to his administration to day sent an appeal to the depart mcnt of labor asking that depart ment to try to avert the railroad strike The federal board of media th >n and conciliation is watching closely the action of the railroad employees. DEUTSCHLAND AWAY. WASHINGTON. D. C. Aug. 2.— Tin navy department is in receipt of a wireless telegram from the commander of the destroyer Sterrett, on patrol duty off the capes, an nouncing that the merchant subma rine Deutschland passed out of the capes and beyond the three-mile limit at 8:20 o’clock last evening. The report states that the boat dipped the German emblem which floated from her stern in salute, and then submerged shortly after cross ing the three-mile limit. STILL DANGEROUS. NEW YORK. Aug. 2 A smould ering fire on Black Tom island broke out again this morning. Two cars of explosives standing nearby on a siding narrowly escaped the flames. SEVEN INDICTED. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2. -The grand jury returned seven indict ments for murder in the first degree in connection with the recent bomb explosion today. DYNAMITING HOME. SEATTLE. Aug. 2.—The home of l ■ ■ ep'i J-irvis timber inspector of the Alaskan Engineering commis sion. was destroyed by dynamite today The charge was placed there by two men who escaped in an au tomobile. No one was hurt. It is believed that labor trouble is re sponsible for the act. LICENSES CANCELLED CHICAGO. Aug. 2. Mayor Thomp son today revoked 20 saloon licens es. This is the first step in the campaign to enforce the Sunday closing law. NEW CANAL OPEN. SEATTLE. Aug. 2.—The new Wash ington canal will be open to the public tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock, it was announced today. The government launch Swinonish will be the first boat to go through the locks. INDIGNATION MEETING. NEW YORK Aug. 2.—In condem nation of the execution of Sir Roger Casement, many of the leading Irish organizations of this city are meet ing tonight and are joined hy many Americans of Irish extraction, who have not, heretofore, taken part in any of the movements to raise money for the Irish movement. PARALYSIS SPREADING. NEW YORK. Aug. 4—The health department announced today that the epidemic of infantile paralysis which has snuffed out the lives of over 1,000 infants in this city is by no means under contral. A strict quarantine is being maintained by the health authorities, but new cases are reported daily. All infants en tering or leaving the city are closely watched and examined. PAY CAR ROBBED. DETROIT, Aug. 4.—The pay car of the Burroughs Adding Machine company was held up today by bandits. Thirty-seven thousand dol lars was secured by the bandits, who made good their getaway. Up to a bit.-- hour this evening no arrest-; had been made in the case. TREATY SIGNED. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 4.— The state department announced to day that the treaty whereby the United States acquired the Danish West Indies from Denmark had been signed by Secretary of State Lan sing on the part of the United States and by Minister Ilrun on the part of Denmark. The purchase price was $25,000, 000. in addition to which the United States gives up all claim to any portion of Greenland which this coun try might have because of discov eries made by American explorers. SEATTLE WOMEN FLY. SEATTLE, Aug. 4 -Aviator Ed Hubbard today took Mrs. Francis Guy Frank, her daughter, Gloria, and Mrs. Betty Umbrecht, of Vic toria B. C., in a flight over Lake Washington. SEATTLEITE HONORED. CALEXICO. Aug 4.—Col. Inglis, of a Washington regiment, was today named as commanding officer of the post here, with 3,000 regulars and militiamen. CONVICT CLIMBING. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 4— An nouncement was made, today that Charles W. Morse, the former trans portation king of the east coast, banker and ex-convict, had acquired the steamship Minnesota. The ship was built by the Great Northern railroad, being the connecting link between Jim Hill’s railroad system and the Orient. What the new owner of the boat intends to do with it is not known. When Morse was in tile federal penitentiary at Atlanta. Ga . r’»v medical officers declared that he would not live six months and rec ommended pardon. President Taft granted the pardon. Immediately afterward Morse went to Europe, and upon returning started to build up his lost fortune. NEW SYSTEM IN FORCE. VIENNA, Aug. 4. -The ministers of the interior for both Austria and Hungary announce that the new system of grain distribution is now in force. The war grain association is the only oragnization entitled to give orders to mills to receive grain from the storehouses and warehous es, and when the grain is milled, it is turned over to the individual mu nicipality for distribution. This does away with the middleman. There is an abundance of grain in the em pire. Sir- Is it nice to kiss a lady’s hand. —Polight. It depends upon her face. NEWS BY WIRE FIRES IN ONTARIO. NORTH RAY. Out . July 31 On hundred and eighty four lives have been lost and $2,000 000 worth of property destroyed by the great forest fires which are sweeping the rountry The fire districts Include the towns of Rourkes, Cochrane, Hearts, and Iroquois. The fire eov ers a front of over 100 miles. Whole towns have been destroyed. Tin fire started on Saturday night, and Is not yet under control. PRESIDENT INAUGURATED. PEKING. Aug 1 The Chinese parliament convened in this city to day with 400 delegates present. It requires 500 to make a quorum. President Li Y'uan Hung took tin oath of office. He first spoke to the people of the congress, urging them to do what w-as best for tin nation He then addressed all Un people of China. He urged them to support his administration, re gardless of their previous political allillations and to work for a bettci and a broader China BOAT DEFENDS SELF. MONTREAL, Aug. 1 ('apt Cha Hunt of the steamship Clodmoor. which arrived here from Genoa to day, reports that the vessel was at tacked in the Mediterranean sea by a German submarine, and that tin defense gun of the vessel was used with such telling effect that the Teuton submarine was left in a sinking condition to seek refuge wherever possible WftIN I a KtflLt, BERLIN, Aug. 1 Emperor Will i iim today sent a lengthy to'-g-""'! to Chancellor von Bethmann Holl weg whir*. in part, was as follows, "Hard times are still ahead of the empire after this terrible storm of two years of bitter war. The de sire for the sunshine of peace is stirring in all human hearts, but tin war goes on and must go on, as the battle cry of the enemy is still tlie destruction and annihilation of Germany. "The blame for further bloodshed falls on the heads of our enemies. Firm confidence has never left me that Germany is invincible, despite the superior numbers of our ene mies, and every day confirms t1 - i anew. "Knowing this and with our na tional welfare and our millions <>: hociies at stake nothing remains for Germany but to start on the third year of t lie terrible struggle, rm ing assured that in the end we will triumph," AVIATOR FALLS. VENICE, Aug. 2.--C. O. Crist, an Instructor in the aviation school, fell when he was completing tin third loop. He fell 200 feet and suffered a broken nose and a badly cut face as his only injuries. CASEMENT MUST DIE. LONDON. Aug. 2 Lord Robert Cecil today authorized the press to state that Sir Roger Casement, the Irish patriot who was found guilty of treason, would be executed to morrow morning. The executioner will be a barber by the name of Ellis. Lord Cecil at the same time positively announced that th.-n- w - absolutely no chance of the former British diplomat receiving a reprieve. KAISER MAKES PROMISES. LONDON, Aug. 2.- According o advices received in this city, the '■ rmnn government has made lull reprisals to the government of Hol land for tlie action of tin- German naval commanders in capturing the Dutch ships which were carrying supplies to England. Heretofore the Germans have, whenever possible, either captured or destroyed the ships. Tiie Dutch government threat ened to close the eastern frontier of Holland to Germany for sup plies. Tills brought a quick re sponse from the German govern ment, and the kaiser, through tlie German foreign office, has notified the people of Holland, as well as the government, that Germany has promised not to molest or destroy Dutch ships carrying foodstuffs to England. SIA AMERICANS HONORED. PARIS. Aug. 2.—The French war office announces that six Americans, all members of the American ambu lance corps, have been decorated by the French government for their bravery under fire on the western front. Each man distinguished him self by rescuing some French or British soldier under the most try ing circumstances. The Americans thus honored by the French govern ment are Brook Leonard Edwards, of Philadelphia; James Hilton Spo nagle of Gloucester; Thomas Pot ter, son of Bishop Potter, of New York; Everett Jackson, of Colorado Springs; Walter Wheeler, of Yonk ers, and John Clark, of Flushing. GERMANS WANT PEACE. BERLIN, Aug. 2.—In forty cities throughout the Fatherland peace meetings were held today. The meetings were simultaneous, and each meeting was addressed by some representative man of the city. The meetings w'ere held under the aus pices of the National Committee to Seek an Honorable Peace. This com mittee has the sanction of the gov ernment and the meetings were in no way molested by the authorities. In none of the meetings was there any reflection cast upon the imperial family of Germany, and nothing but words of praise for the bravery of the troops of the empire wras ex pressed. But the idea is that Ger many wants an honorable peace as soon as possible. BOAT SUBMARINED. IjONDON, Aug. 3. Announcement was made today by the admiralty that the British steamship Britannic had been sunk by a German sub marine. The statement is to the ef fect that the boat was unarmed and that the torpedo boat attacked it without giving the crew time to abandon the ship. FIRES DESTROY TOWNS. TORONTO, Aug. 3.—Brush fires that are assuming alarming propor tions are burning in Timko 2fi miles from Englehart, and that town is practically destroyed. There is no hope of saving it. The residents of Englehart are preparing to leave on short notice, as the flames are traveling so rapidly that they will have reached the town within a few hours unless they are checked. Organized parties of men are fight ing the fires throughout the entire district, and the belief is that unless rain comes to offer some relief at I !« ; • a doz* 'i t'*wns will t»»- destroyed t ».-bone I’ii *1 otto and Boeton ! creek are .til burning, and there is j no chance of saving them, accord j in* to adv.oM re. eisetl in this < ty ; There l;a> b« • n no rain in the dis trict for some Wfcks and every thing is so dry that it is difficult to cheek the flames. CASEMENT EXECUTED. LoNDON Aug 3 Sir Roger Case ment was ban •*<! n t t* n m ;l ! pi .s n rly today Tin man who had rendered Great Britain splendid service both at home ami in foreign i lands walked to the scaffold with a lirnt step resigned to his fate. "I am resigned to my fate. I die for j Ireland." These were the last words of the man wlxun the courts had found guilty of treason. Tlie exerutioner was a man by Die name of Hllis, a barber by trade, who received Jlh for his work Outside the prison gales there was a large crowd of people, some bit ter again t C.i. • no ir .n.my I. .** sympathizers. At no time did the condemned man show any signs of breaking down lit was n»-epared for death according to Father Casey, his splr itual adviser. DUBLIN AROUSED. DCBLIN. Aug When the news reached Dublin tin morn.ng t h a ’ Sir Roger Casement had been com peled to pay the death penalty , them was much indignation among the sympathizers with the rebellion and many other Irishim n. who had not taken part in the uprising Fearing some demonstration, extra police were placed on duty early this morn mg and soldier i k* pf in r d ness to rush to any part ol the city il trouble should arise. MANY SHIPS SUNK. B HR LIN Aug 1 Three British steamships, the names of which were not made public, and six British I trawlers were victims of German submarines during the last 24 hours, according to the report issued today by the German admiralty The lo cation of tin* ships that were cap tured or sent to the bottom was not announced. POLITICAL NEWS OE THE WEEK WOMEN CHEER HUGHES. NEW YORK. Aug. 1 Five hun dred women, members of the Wo men's Roosevelt club, which is work ing faithfully for the Republican nominee for President, heard Mr . I u ■' *-s today and cheered their candidate to the echo when be de clared that lie was in favor of the equal suffrage amendment. HUGHES’ TOUR. NEW YORK. Aug 1 Mr Hughes’ campaign manager has announced that Mr. Hughes will leave New York on Auc", t f. a id t' at lie w .1 speak in Seattle on the lath of this month. He will travel through Polo rado and Kansas and will open his New England campaign in Maine on the 7th of September. HUGHES ACCEPTS. NEW YORK. Aug. 1 Thousands of people cheered Hilaries E. Hughes as he entered Carnegie hall today to deliver his speech accepting the nomination of the Republican party. Seven thousand had applied for ad mission to the hall. In speaking of the Mexican situa tion, he said: "The soil of Mexico is stained with the blood of our sol diers. We have resorted to physi cal invasion only to retire without gaining the professed object. The administration was to seize and punish Villa for his outrage on American soil. It has not punished I anyone." in taming upon tin European war Mr. Hughes said: "We should not have found it difficult. We should have maintained peace with honor. The only danger of war has lain in the weak course of the udministra t ion. “We are a peace loving people, hot we live in a world of arms," said Mr. Hughes. “I do not believe that there is the slightest danger if militarism in this country." lie continued "Adequate preparation is not by any means militarism. It is quite apparent that we are shock ingly unprepared. In the demand for reasonable preparedness, the ad ministration lias followed and not led.” When Mr. Hughes took up the economic conditions he flayed the administration and used the admin istriit ion's figures to prove his statements. "Our opponents promised to reduce the cost of living. This they have failed to do. But they did reduce the opportunities for making a living. It is plain that we must have protective upbuilding poli cies. "I have already spoken of the dis regard of the proper standards in the appointments to the diplomatic service.” said the Republican candi date. "Unfortunately there has been similar disregard of executive re sponsibility in the appointments to important administrative positions in our Democratic service. “I heartily endorse the declara tion in the platform upon which I stand. 1 am in favor of woman suf frage. Opposition may delay, but it cannot defeat this movement in my judgment.” PROGRESSIVES MEET. INDIANAPOLIS, Aug 3. -The leaders of the Progressive party have decided not to nominate a can didate for the presidency this year. This was decided at a meeting held ill this c'ty at which the result of (lie Chicago convention was gone into most thoroughly. The Progres sives decided that as Col Roosevelt had signified his intention of sup porting Chas. E. Hughes for Presi dent. and that because, as the late loader of the party, many members of it would flock to iiis side and the support of the regular Republi can nominee, regardless of whether there was a Progressive in the field or not, it would simply be folly for the party to name a candidate for the presidency. Rut the leaders decided that thpy would perpetuate the party, and to that end an executive committee of fifteen was named whose duty it will be to outline some plan for the perpetuation of the party, and to adopt resolutions criticizing the na tional Progressive convention for en dorsing Charles E. Hughes. The acting chairman of the Pro gressive party. Mathews Hale, of Massachusetts, presided at the meet ing.