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GERMAN REPLY REACHES WASHINGTON OFFICIALS American Ships Engaged in Legitimate Trade Will Not Be Interfered With Nor Lives on Neutral Ships Endangered. MAIN CONTENTIONS OF U. S. NOT ANSWERED Kaiser is Willing to Permit America to Ptace Four Hos tile Ships in Passenger Ser vice?Must Not Carry Con. troband - Full Text of Note. Berlin, via London. ? Germany's offer, embodied In tbe reply to the American note regarding the linking of the Lualtanla and marine war fare, which waa delivered to American Ambaasador Gerard la: Pint, reiterated aaanrance that American ahlpa engaged In legitimate trade will not be interfered with nor the Uvea of Americana on neutral ahlpa be endangered. Seoond, that German aubmarinea will be Inatructed to allow American paaeenger ahlpa to paaa freely and aafely, Germany entertaining in re turn the oonOdent hope that the Am erican government will aee that theae ahlpa do not carry contraband; aucb ahlpa to be provided with dlatlngulah tng marke and their arrival announc ed a reaaonable time )n advance. The aame privilege la extended to a reaaonable number of neutral pas aenger ahlpa under the American flag, and should the number of ahlpa thua available for paaaenger service prove Inadequate, Germany is willing to per mit America to place four hoatile paa aenger steamera under the American Hag to Ply between North America and Europe under the aame condit ions. The text of the note follows: "Berlin, July 8. "The undersigned has the honor to make the following reply to His Ex cellency, Ambassador Gerard, to the note of the 10th ultimo reference to the Impairment of American Interests by the German submarine war. "The Imperial Government learned with satisfaction from the note how earnestly the government of the Unit ed 8tatea Is concerned In seeing the principles of humanity realised In the present war. Also the appeal finds ready echo In Germany and the Im perial Government Is quite willing to permit Its statements and decisions In the present case to be governed by the principles of humanity Just as It baa done always. "The Imperial Government wel comed with gratitude when the Am erican government In the note of May IS Itself recalled that Germany al ways had permitted Itself to be gov erned by the principles of progress and humanity In dealing with the law of maritime war. Since the time when Frederick the Great negotiated with John Adama, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson the treaty of friendship and commerce of Septem ber S, 1785, between Prussia and the Republic of the West, German and American statesmen have. In fact, al ways stood together in the struggle for the freedom of the seas and for the protection of pea cable trade. In the International proceedings which since have been conducted for the regulation of the law* of maritime war Germany and America have joint ly advocated progressive principles, especially the abolishhment of the right of capture at sea and the pro tection of the Interests of neutrals. "Even at the beginning of the pres ent war the German government Im mediately declared Its willingness tn response to proposals of the American government to ratify the Declaration of London and thereby subject Itself in the use of its naval forces to all the restrictions provided therein In favor of neutrals, Germany likewise haul been always tenacious of the principle that war should be conduct ed against the armed and organized forces of an enemy country, but that the enemy civilian population must be spared as far as possible from the measures of war. The Imperial Government cherishes the definite hope that some way will be found when peace' Is concluded, or perhaps earlier, to regulate the law of mart time war In a manner guaranteeing the freedom of the seas, and will wel come It with gratitude and satisfac tion If it can work band-ln-hand with the American government on that oc casion. "If In the present war the princi ples which shbuld be the Ideal of the future have been traversed more and more, the longer its duration, the German government has no guilt therein. It Is known to the American government how Germany's adversar ies, by completely paralyzing peace able traffic between Germany and neutral countries, have aimed from the very beginning and with increasing lack of consideration at the destruc ; tlon. not so much of the armed forces ; as the life M the German nation, repu diating In doing so all 1Kb 'rules of international law and disregarding all i rights of neutrals. jfifc "On November S, 1814, England de clared the North Sea a war area and by planting poorly anchored mines and by the stoppage and capture of vessels made passage extremely dan gerous and difficult for neutral ship ping, so (by?) that actually blockad ing neutral coasts and ports contrary to all international law. Long before the beginning of submarine war Eng land practically completely intercept ed legitimate neutral navigation to Ger many also. Thus Germany was driven to a submarine war on trade. On No vember 14, 1814, the English Premier declared in the House of Commons that It was one of England's principal tasks to prevent food tor the German population from reaching Germany via neutral ports. Since March 1 England has been taking from neutral ships without further formalllty all merchandise proceeding to Germany as well as all merchandise com ing from Germany, even when neu; tral property. Just as It was alio with the Boers, the German people is now to be given the choice of perishing from starvation with Its women and children or of relinquishing its Inde pendence. i "While our enemies thus loudly and openly proclaimed without mercy until our utter destruction, we were conducting a war In self-defense for our national existence and for the sake of peace of an assured perme flancy. We have been Obliged to adopt a submarine warfare to meet the declared intentions of our ene mies and the methods of warfare adop ted by them In contravention of Inter national law,' "With all its efforts in principle to protect neutral life and property from damage aa much as possible, the German government recognized unre servedly in Its memorandum of Feb ruary 4 that the Interest of neutrals might suffer from the submarine war fare. However, the American gov ernment trill also understand and ap preciate the* In the light for existence which has been forced upon Germany by Its adversaries and announced hy them it Is the sacred duty of the Im perial Government to do all within It* power to protect and save the lives of German subjects. If the Imperial government were derelict in these, its dutes. It would be guilty before God and history of the violation of those principle^, of highest humanity which are the foundation of every national existence. "The case of the Lusltanla shows with horrible clearness to what Jeop ardising of human lives the manner of conducting war employed by our adversaries leads. In the most direct contradiction of International law, all distinctions between merchantmen and war vessels have been oblttrated by the order to British merchantmen to arm themselves and to ram subma rines and the promise of rewards therefor and neutrals who use mer chantmen as travelers thereby have been exposed In an increasing degree to all the dangers of war. "If the commander of the German submailne which destroyed the Lusi tan la had caused the crew and passen gers to take to the boats before firing a torpedo this would have meant the sure destruction of his own vessel. After the experiences in sinking much smaller and less seaworthy ves sels, It jvas to be ex(|ect?xt'"that""a mighty ship like the Lusltanla would remain above water long enough even after the torpedoing to permit passen gers to enter the ship's boats. Circum stances of a very peculiar kind, espe cially the presence on board of large : quantities of highly explosive mate rials (word omitted, possibly 'dissipat ed') this expectation. In addition it may be pointed out that if the Lusl tanla had been spared thousands of cases of munitions would have been sent to Germany's enemies and thereby thousands of German mtk'hers and children robbed of breadwinners. "In the spirit of friendship where with the German nation has been im bued towards the Union and its in habitants since the earliest days of its existence, the Imperial government will always be ready to do all it can during the present war also to prevent the Jeopardising of lives of American cltlxens. The Imperial government therefore repeats the assurance that American ships will not be hindered i In the prosecution of legitimate ship ping and the lives of American cltisens in neutral vessels shall not be placed in Jeopardy. "In order to exclude any unfore seen dangers to American passenger steamers, made possible In view of the conduct of maritime war by Ger many's adversaries, German eubma ; rines will be Instructed to permit the free and safe passage of such pas nlaabla by special nuUaii and not! bed a nuontUt tint* la advenes. The Imperial |?v*nmra(. however. oonB dently hopes that the American gov ernment will mmim to guarantee that d?M iMMb have no contraband 00 board, details of arrangement* for tha uobamparad pannage of tbasa ves aala to bo agreed on by tha naval au thorttls of both atdaa. "In ordar to furntah adequate faelll tin* for travel aero an tha Atlantic for American cittiens, the German gov ernment eubmKa tor consideration a propoaal to Incroaaa tha nam bar of available ateamera by tnatailing In paa aenger service a reasonable number of neutral steamers under the American flag, the exact number to be agreed upon under tbe name condition aa tha above-mentioned American steamers. ?The Imperial government believe* It can assume that In thla manner ade quate facilities for travel across the Atlantic Ocean can be afforded Ameri can citliens. There would, therefor, appear to be no compelling necessity for American cKiaene to travel to Eu rope In time of war en ships carrying an enemy flag. "In particular, the Imperial govern ment la unabla to admK that American ctttsens can protect an enemy ship through the mere fact of their prea ence on board. "Germany merely followed Eng land'* example when mhe declared part of the high seae an area of war. Con sequently. accidents suffered by neu trals on enemy ships In this area of war cannot well be judged differently from accidents to which neutrals are at all times exposed at the seat of war on land when they betake themselves within dangerous localities In spite of previous warnings. "If, however, It shonld not be pos sible for the American government to acquire an adequate number of neu tral passeoger steamers, the Imperial government Is prepared to lnterpoae no objection as to placing under the American flag by the American gov ernment of four enemy passeger steamers for passenger traffic between North America and England. Assur ances of Tree and safe' passage for American passenger steamers would extend to apply under the Identical pro-conditions to these formerly hos tile passenger steamers. "The president of the United States has declared hie readiness In a way deserving of thanks, to communicate and suggest proposal to the govern ment of Great Britain with particular reference to the alteration of maritime war. The Imperial government will always be glad to make use of the good offices of the president and hopes that his efforts In the present esse, es well as In the direction of the lofty fdesl of the freedom of the seas, will lead to sn understanding. "The undersigned resqueets the am bassador to bring the above to the knowledge of the American govern ment and avails himself of the oppor tunity to renew to His Excellency the assurance of his most distinguished consideration. (Signed) "VON JAOOW." / Power of Appeal In Advertlalng. San Francisco, Cal.?The growing power of the newepaper advertisement and Its advance to a higher plane of moral appeal and responsibility were pointed out by TaJcott Williams, direc tor of the Columbia University School of Journalism, In an address here, as powerful and encouraging factors in the past half century's newspaper his tory. "The American advertisement in the past half century has made an advance greater than in all Its history before through the pressure of public opinion, the increased vigilance of the American newspaper and the higher standards of the solicitor and advertiser," said Dr. Williams, who spoke before the International Press Congress at tha Panama-Pacific Ex position. "The moral advance of the adver tisement began with the futile at tempts to exclude lottery notices three quarters of a century ago. Any man who will compare American adver tisements with those of the English, Prencb, German and other European newspapers will find our press and our public not apart, but together. JtUMuylsed the moral standards of our newspapers to a level nowhere else maintained. "Truth in the advertisement is more and more enforced under a so cial law which in all Jurlaproduce, age by age. imposes heavier penalties and wider sanctions on all written agreements which affect value. The American public has been the first, . as Its laws and Its newspapers show, to see that the advertisement which began as the tool of trade, has become the weapon of democratic lnstruo tlons. , , "The use of the advertisement to bring all causes and pleas before tha tribunal of the people will grow. Churches. education corporations, must turn to this agency or the public will turn from them. The newspa per must keep Its columns worthy of this new task and remember that all tree publicity which should pay Is an unjust tax upon tha publicity which | pays." Danger In Waiting. J net because an Oregon aclentlat da clares that old men do tke best work Is* no reason, of oourse, why young fellows should put off contemplated achievements until the arrlral of de clining years. It may be that tha man who accomplishes little in his early maturity will make up for the tack when he starts down the western slope of lite. It doesn't sound reasonable, however. WANT PROHIBITION SUBMITTED TO PEOPLE. Anti-Saloon League Adopt* Resolution Urging Congress to Submit Condi tional Amendment. Atlantic City, N J.The national eon ?entlon of the Anti-Saloon l<esgue of America unanimously adopted resolu tion* urging Congress to submit the guertiou of national prohibition to the ] people !s the foras * mnetitmutnal 3 amendment ? L "The nation is ragidly roorlng to ward the abfcdata orohibltlon of the I Hi ? beverage liquor traffic," the resolu Itlon said. "Already more than two 1 third* or the counties and more than '? three-fourths of the municipalities of the country are under prohibited. Eighteen of the 48 states hare adopt ed prohibition laws while the legisla tures of four other states hare sub mitted the question to an early vote of the -people. When Ufa prohibitory Www become operative in sll these 18 states tjse- than an.eon.-nan ssnnis will be living under the prohibition sad M per ?mt of the area of the no tine Win be no-Hceaee territory " Congress *1*0 It urged to bar intort cants from interstate commerce and to prohibit uae of the mails (or trans porting liquors and' carrying liquor advertisements into dry territory. Investigation of Lumber Ratea. Washington.?A general Inv'estlgw : loo of the ratea and practices of hi) common carriers In the United Stater in connection with transportation ol lumber and lumber products was an nouaced by the "Interstate commerce -omit tesloo. Hearings will be set later IzJWki J fflOSPECTS FOR CHIPS?GOOD MX OF AMERICAS IMPORTANT CROPS ARC BCTTCR THAN SIX YEARS AVERAGE. BIG INCREASE IN ACREAGE I * ? Outlook For Bi^ ion-Bushel Wheat Crop la Bright!?Record Money Values ls\promlaed. Washington. ? American farmers, confronted with feeding the world while Europe la at war, hare planted reoord acreages of all principal crops. Moreover, official estimates made public by the Department of Agricul ture disclose prospects of production exceeding the average of the last six years In almost every important crop. Based on the growing condi tions on July 1 some foodstuff crops give promise of new records. Their money values promise records ac cordingly. Corn, greatest and most valuable of all American farm pro ducts, shows an area of 109.173,000 acres?half a million more than ever before?and is expected to produce 2,814,000,000 bushels. Despite wet and cold weather for seven weeks which has retarded growth and cultivation in the impor tant corn states and forces the con dition 8.6 per cent below the 10-year average, the new crop is estimated to be 108,000,000 bushels greater than the last 10-year average and 141,000,000 greater than last year's production. The outlook for the billion-bushel wheat yiald continues to grow. Lat est estimates raise the prospective production to 083.000,000 bushels, an Increase of 13,000,000 bushels since the last estimate. Winter wheat, however, shows a 0.7 per cent drop in condition which reduces lta pros pective production by 8,000,000 bush els. That is ascribed to rains in Ne braska, Kansas and Oklahoma. Oth er states were reported practically the same or better than a month ago. The Hessian fly's depredations are not reflected in the June report. Those reports now at hand in the Department of Agriculture show that corn, Winter wheat, oats, white and sweet potatoes and rice are growing on record acreages. MINNEHAHA ON FIRE. Caused By Explosion of Bomb Poe slbly Placed By Holt. Now York.?While the steamer Minnehaha afire at sea with 16,000 tons of war ammunition aboard, was speeding to Halifax. N. 8.. Atlantic Transport Line officials and authori ties here were bending every effort to learn if the blase could have been the work of Prank Holt assailant of J. P. Morgan, who had given warn ing that a steamship would sink In midocesn July 7. Captain Claret's last massage said the Are was under oontrol. It started from an explosion In a forward hold ;far away from the ammunition. Line officials here believe that Captain Claret picked up the wireless warn ing sent to all ships and bad caused a search to be made to ascertain If there were any bombs abosrd. The fact that no further word was received at the offices of the Atlantic Transport Line was taken to Indicate that the ship was making good pro gress The Minnehaha left here July 4 for London. She carried no passengers. Her crew numbered nearly 100. The possible fate of the Minnehaha overshadowed 11 other developments in the case of the man who set off the Capital bomb, then shot J. P. Morgan and finally killed himself. 17 Killed In Trolley Wreck. Niagara Falla, Ont. ? Seventeen persons are dead and flftvv. Injured, some probably fatally, as tSe^result of the trolley wreck on the slope of Queenstown Heights. Racing to catch a steamer for Toronto, a spe cial car of the International Rail way loaded with 121 passengers, left the rails on a sharp curve, and plung ed Into a gulley 16 feet below. Aski Petition on Recruiting. Washington.?Sir Cecil Spring-Rice the British Ambassador, formally ap plied to the state department for a definition of the American govern ment's view as to whether English patriotic societies or other unofficial agencies violate neutrality laws In sending British subjects from the United States to volunteer In the British arrmy. Conferences between the departments of state and Justice will be held before an answer Is gtvpn. A serious diplomatic contro versy may develop. Oppose Extradition of Huerta. Washington.?Notice that any at tempt to extradite Gen. Vlctorlano Huerta to Mexico trill be opposed has been siren by the state department to Governor Ferguson of Yexas and to both the Carranxa and Villa leaders. Governor Ferguson recently referred to the department a formal applica tion from the Villa governor of Chi huahua for the extradition of Huerta on various criminal charges and later an influential request for the ex-dtc tator's extradition was made, by the Carranxa. agency here. " * Abandon Anclont Prison. Washington.?'The ancient Mexican fortress of San Juan da Uloa, In Vera Crux harbor, la declared to be no longer a military prison In a decree published by General Carranza which reached the state department. "Dur ing the long years," tbe decree says, "this fortress hag been used to con line In dark, damp and unhealthy cells political prisoners and often those merely accused of sedition and rebellion, suuiecilun then: to series* sickness of body. Incurable maladies of mind and often to many, death. ?? ?? mm i i ? ? ? i m ? ? ? ?? ? HEROES IN EVERYDAY LJFE m... *? -aWfrffir : ? ?: - ? if ^irm ??- - - ^L-.. HOLT TAKES HIS OWN LIFE | - , MANY CONFLICTING REPORTS AS TO THE MANNER IN WHICH HE ELUDED GUARDS. Body Found in Coll Whoro Koopor Sayo Ho Woo Klllod.?Others Say Ho Jumpod Through Window. Glen Cots. N. V.?Frank Holt the Cornell University professor, who shot J. P. Morgan, In hit home near "Glen Cove committed suicide In the Jell at Mlneota. While several of the Jail authori ties declare that Holt killed himself by climbing through the opening at the top of hit cell door and then plunging to the narrow court below, Holt's keeper said he was positive that the prisoner was killed In bis own cell where he said he found the body. There were many conflicting reports as to the' manner In which Holt met his death, but It was definitely established through Doctor Clegborn, the Jail phy sician, that Holt died of a fractured skulL Several of those shout the Jail said they beard an explosion, the report coming from Holt's cell. This noise. It was believed, was due to the falling of boards from the top of the cell. Jeremiah O'Ryan. the keeper detail ed to watch Holt, said he was lb feet away from the cell when he heard a loud report He looked In the direc tion of the cell, but It was dark. En tering be found Holt's body is a pool of blood In the corner. The excitement that followed the noise brought Warden Hulse and oth er Jail authorities to the scene. Dis trict Attorney Lewis J. 8mlth and Dr. Cleghorn, together with several con stables, were coon on the scene and Immediately began Investigation. Dr. Cleghorn denied a report that Holt had killed himself by chewing a pre cussion cap. He repeated that death was eauseff by a fracture at the top of the skull. An explosion which would have blown his head off would have followed an attempt by Holt to cbew a percussion cap the physician said. A thorough examination of Holt's cell failed, according to the Jail au thorities. to disclose any weapon or Implements of any kind which Holt could have used to kill himself. #00 CARRANZA TROOPS KILLED. A Fruitless Attsmpt Is Mads to Cap ture a Villa Stronghold. Lareno. Texas.?Six hundred Car ranxa troops were killed In an all day battle In a fruitless attempt to cap tare Paredon, a Villa stronghold about SO miles northwest of Monte rey, according to reports here. Eight een thousand men were reported en gaged In the battle with total casu alties on both sides of 2,000. Car ranxa reinforcements renewed the attack. About 8,000 Carranxa troops under Gen. Jacinto B. Trevlno advanced along the railroad from Vlllgarcia, a village about midway between Monte rey and Paredon. The advance fol lowed a truce during which both sides burled the dead, who during two weeks Incessant fighting about Vllla garcla had fallen so thickly as to menace health. The Carranxa offi cers estimated that Villa bad nearly 10,000 men concentrated at Paredon under Generals Urblna and Chao. Charles R. Connant Dead. New York.?Charlea R. Conant, of New York, a banker and financial ex pert, died in Havana qf hemorrhage of the atomach. He waa in Cuba at the requeat of the Cuban authorities to reform the financial system of the republic. Evelyn Thaw Will Not Testify. Now York? Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, summoned by the state to teatify against Harry K. Thaw, her husband. In the Jury proceedings to determine his mental condition, reached New York from her camp at Chateaugay Lake, near Malone. N. T? and announc ed she would stand on her constitution al rights and refuse to take the stand against her husband. Deputy Attorney General Cook asserted that as, the hearing was a civil proceeding the court could direct her to testify and he would ask the court to so direct Preparing Naval Program. Washington.?The naval program to hepresented to congress, In the light of the lessons ot the European war. has not been deflnitly framed not withstanding the fact that Secretary of the Navy Daniels and hla advisors have had the subject under considera tion continuously for months. The building plans for the coming year will not be completed until the last moment, when probably. President Wilton will tar the final word as to the number and type "of ships the navy department will request. SENDS OUTLINE OF NOTE PRELIMINARY EXCHANGE OP VIEW* REGARDNG NATURE OP GERMAN REPLY. I ' | . I i m Germany la Anxloua to Draft Raply #o That America will Be tatiefled. Note Soon. Berlin, Tla London.?It la learned that a preliminary exchange of rlewa le proceeding between the United Statea and OernuSiy regarding the nature of the forthcoming German reply to the American note reaped lng eubmarlne warfare and tho Lual tanbt Incident. Tbla la reapoaalble for delay In the delivery of the Oerman note, trana mlaalon of wbleh to the American government waa expected at once. Eftorta of the dlplomata on both a Idea are directed toward evolving a formula for a note ecjjppjabla both , to Germany and the United Statee and It la believed the note will have a rea aonable chance of furnlahlng a baa la for a aatlafactory aettlement of the aubmarlne problem. In oonaonance with the plan, the German Under-Secretary tor Foreign Affalra, Dr. Alfred Zlmmermaa, and the American Ambooaador. lamea W. Gerard, conferred recently when the nature of tho draft of the note aa , elaborated In the German oonferencea waa outlined to the Ambaaaador and dlacnsaed. It la undoratood that Mr. Gerard hat informed the State De partment folly aa to the outline of the note and tnetruetlooa from the United Statea are awaited before fur ther etepa are taken. The greoteat reaerve la being maintained by both ?Idee in the Interval. . . ? - _j ? ~~ MOLT WILL TELL ALL. Crank Who Shot Morgan Will Explain Rocont Event of Hla Life. Glen Cora, N. Y.?Frank Holt, tba university profaaaor who shot J. P. Morgan, declared that when arraign ed ha wonld tall the whole story of Ma life particularly hla movements leading up to the placing of \ bomb in the United States Capitol-at Waan lngton and hla attempted assasslna tion of Mr. Morgan. Ha will reran] j alao, be said, where he bought the dynamite found on him. Mr. Morgan apent a restful day and memberi of hie family and frlanda were very much cheered by hla gener al favorable condition. Mr. Morgan received W. If.'Porter, a business as sociate. and Police Commissioner Arthur Woods, an old friend of the family. Later the two callers aald Mr. Morgan appeared in the beat of spirits. !? The favorable turn in Mr. Morgan's condition was In marked contrast to that of Holt, the financier's assailant How Morgan Firm Hoi pad Allies. New York.?In explanation of the part J. P. Morgan A Co.- ha# taken In the furnishing of War munitions and supplies far the European nations at war. It was stated authoritatively here that the firm had handled more tuan (604,000.000 worth of contracts for the account of foreign govern ments since the war began. Of this amount about 1400.000,000 worth has been purchased for the British since the Morgan Arm was ap pointed agents for Great' Britain In this country, and (60,000,000 worth for the Prench contracted tor within the last month, the Morgan Arm hav ing been appointed by the Prench government to act In the same capac ity as it does for the British govern ment, Threaten Marshall's Life. St. Louis.?Thomas R. Marshall, rice president of the United States, In a statement to newspaper reporters said he had been threatened with death in more than a dozen anonymous letters which be had received. The vice president said the threats came to him while he was in Wash ington. He added that as he was more or less a fatalist, he did not no tify the secret service department. He sa1d'.he had no fear of death, but that he was startleed when he learned of the explosion at the capital. Two Negroes Lynched. Macon. Ga.?An armed poase ot aboot 100 farmer* waa searching for John Richer and Thomas Brooks, ne groes who are alleged to have been responsible for the killing at Garys In Jones county, of Silas Turner a promi nent planter According to Informa tion received here two negroes. Will Green and his son were lynched near Round Oak by a mob during an out break of race feeling after the killing otjMTOfT The authorities believe the Greens had no connection wltn the murder. i SEVERE STORM VISITS MISSOURI DAMAGE BY TORNADO MAY AG GREGATE HALF A MILLION DOLLARS. ISOLATED SMALL VILLAGES I _____ Four' Passenger Core Aro Hurled From Track.?Wind Oaufloa Rsg '?tor SO Miles Par Hour. 8t. Loola.?A tornado and cloud burst which swept St. Louis and St. Charles counties caused daman* I which may aggregate half a million i doMarn, Isolated several small towns, blew half a passenger train off the trucks and deluged parts of the af fected district with four Inches of rain In half an hour. In spite of "all tb* storm's severity no definite reports of loss of life had been received, although railroad man brought to St. Charles a rumor thai the village of St. Peters had been blown away and that 40 of its several hundred Inhabitants bad been hilled. General Manager Cotter of the Wa bash. Immediately ordered an engine to St. Peters to and out what damage was dona. St. Charles suffered most from the tornado. Wind gauges there regis tered SO miles an honr and an area of more than 100 square blocks In the city waa more or less ruined. The Wabash bridge over Dardenne Creek between O"Fallon and St. Patera waa demolished by wind and water and western-bound railroad traffic waa stopped. Between Ollmore and WentsvlHa the tornado struck a Wabash passen ger train bound from su Louis to Kansas City and hurlad four can off ins track. The Ave passenger coach es left on the trsch wore coupled to the engine and the train proceeded. From Montgomery City the crew wired General Manager Cottar that no one was hurt seriously. RUSSIANS CHECK TEUTONS. Battle Just Commenced But R ue llane Seem Succeeaful. London.?Br tfa* employment of strong reinforcement*, the Russian*, temporarily at least, bare checked the Austro-Oermaa advance toward toe Lubin Railway, which If enccees ful would Imperil Warsaw. Toe Rus sians claimed a serious defeat for the AustroGerman army In the region of Krasnlk. south of that railway while the Austrian* state that the battle was Invigorated by the participation of strong Russian reserves. So far as communications are con cerned the Russians now have the advantage of positions as they have a splendid system Of railways behind * them by which they can quickly move tloops and guns to the threatened areas., This battle, one of many since the Austro-Germans commenced their drive through Oallcla. has just com menced, but according to dispatches received In Geneva from Austrian sources the Russians thus far have had the best of It and since Monday have inflicted heavy loesee on the In vaders. These dispatches state that thousands of wounded are arriving In Lemberg, Prsemysl and Jaroslau Artillery combats continue from Arras to the sea and It Is stated that as a result of German bombardment 'Arras Is In flames and Its cathedral destroyed. President Will Decide. Washington. ? President Wilson personally will decide what repljr If any, shall be aent to Ambassador Gerard's message outlining the tenta tlTe draft of a note submitted to him Informally as a -proposed answer to the American communication con cerning submarine warfare. Dutch Steamer Loat. London.?The Dutch steamer Al berjten. which left New York March 30 and Newport Newa April 1, for Port Spain, haa been posted at Lloyd's as missing. To Conserve food Supply. London.?The Earl of Sblborne. president of tbe Board of Agriculture, moving In the House of Lords for a. second reading of a bill to prohibit the slaughter of young stock to pre serve the meat supply, expressed tho opinion that the Germans vera put ting their whole shipbuilding strength Into the construction of submarines. German submarines, he said, war* taking a steady toll of British ship* and as thy war continued It Is prob able that more submarines would ba engaged In this task. Trouble In Dye Situation. Washington. ? Farther complica tions in the efforts of American tex tile manufacturers to Induce Ger many to permit shipments of coal tar dyes to the United States were re ported to the Department of Com merce by Commercial Attache Thompson. Barring of American cotton from Germany by the British order-ln-cpuncll was the primary ob stacle In the way of gaining German assent to shipments and now to that has been added reports of the export ing of American dyestuffs to Britain. A Tour For Investigation. Washington?A tour of investiga tion to cover the Middle West, the Pacific Coast and the South was an nounced by the Federal Trade Com mission. Hearings will be begun In Chicago July It. and tbe commis sion will travel for nearly two months. exporting manufacturers wiH be examined and asked for sug gestions as to the best means of building up the Country's export trade. Various commercial and In dustrial organizations will be coo- i suited to secure a general view. c
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