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vr V' ; . .1 j 1 ' THE WEATHER- . Partly cloudy and cooler Tuesday; Wednesday, cloudy. ARE YOU READY? ' With 12 Cento Cotton, Prosperity la Justt around the corner. In the South. Trade doesnf go where It la uninvited. Plan and push your Advertising: Now! "VOL. XOVn-NO. 6. STRUGGLE UNPRECEDENTED SINCE WAR BEGAN MAY BE INVOLVED IN NEW BATTLE BEGUN Germans, Two Million Strong, May Throw Reinforce ments Into Line Now. BRITISH PUBLIC WARNED Allies' Great Offensive is Not Slackened, But No New Successes Reported. Their Drives Checked, With! Heavy Losses, Says Berlin. London, September. 27. . The great offensive of the, French and British forces against both sides of the elbow joint of, the German positions on the western front has not slackened, but General Joffre's afternoon bulletin reported no new outstanding- success. The British official statement told briefly of heavy losses inflicted on the Ger mans northwest of Hulluch, where heavy German counter attacks were carried out during the day. Berlin maintains that by means of counter-attacks the Allies' drives have been checked with heavy loss, but, as the Germans make no claim of having recovered the ground taken from them, the indications are Jhat cthe Allied gains on Saturday and Sunday have been generally maintained, and at some points improved, and that the fighting has reached the stage of vicious- attack and coun ter attack, which may persist for Allies' Claim 23,000 Prlaoners. It is estimated that the prisoners capcured by the Allies during the rush will reach a total of more than 23,000 but this is offset to some extent by the German claims that nearly 7,000 a rench and British fell into their hands. jjenied -.urther news of the. great" battle, England is awaiting develop ments with an eagerness not equalled since the critical days when the Ger mans fell back from the gates of Paris. In the meantime the public is warned to expert heavy losses and that the Germans, already two million strong from the coast to the Swiss frontier, may throw reinforcements into the line for a struggle, the like of which even this bloody war has not yet been seen. Optimists also are reminded that the Cicrmans are likely to put the most dependence on their second and third line defenses relying upon machine guns and comparatively few men to Hold the front line, which means that a. difficult task is before the Allies. Important Change In East. The fighting in the eastern theatre has brought no important change, but .England regards the position of the .Russian arms as improving daily, wMch strengthens the hope .here that Germany dare not weaken her seven-nundred-mile front in order to fill the gaps in the West. a he Bulgarian situation remains ob scure, resting, as it did last week, on the oit-repeated assurance of Sofia that the country intends merely to maintain an armed neutrality. CERMAJfT NOT SURPRISED Berlin Paper Says- Allied Offensive Pos sibly More for Political Effect. Berlin, Sept. 27, (by Wireless to Say vuie). The German general staff was not surprised by the new French-British offensive movement, says the Lokai Anzeiger although on this occasion it was not announced In advance." . . "The brave German troops withstood the onslaught," the newspaper contin ues, "and will hold out until the en emy has been driven back. The Ger man iron wall is unshakable and in surmountable. It is possible that the new gov ernment was inspired more by political than by military reason, in the desire to influence Balkan states, particularly Greece and Kumania and to awe Bul garia. Germany quietly awaits the is sue,." Allied Hope Wrecked. Iii a review of the political and mil itary situation, the Visslsche Zeitung ays : "All Vi anil ovnatfl 1 1 rn . nf th p cn rirn t1 n pntpn a 1ia.va been L Wrecked everywhere, north, south, east 'm west. A year ago resident r-oin- wre, of France, said that the Jtrrencn ere marching upon Berlin. Grand Duke Nicholas, of Russia, was describ ed as leading the Russian steamroller to the same direction. Lord Curzon ex acted to see Gurkhas at Potsdam. The fcfiUsh admirals were to wipe the Ger man fleet out of existence. A glance at the war maps is sufficient to show hat really has been achieved." BERLIN IS CONFIDENT Officials Think There la No Prospect of Allies Breaking- German Line. Berlin, (via London), Sept. 28. The newspapers are devoting, much ace to the "great offensive" in the WesU The tone of the comment is one (Continued OnJPage Eight) GEHOVEMENT in r r uirmriin I Id .r j i vvrnm 111 L ' ' " -' - " "J . Strides o Russian Territory Gradually Shorten. FAIL TO TRAP RUSSIANS Assaults Upon Dvinsk Checked by Gen eral Ruzsky and Operations at a Standstill Germans are Re Grouping Forces. Petrograd, via London, Sept 27. The German aggressiveness on the eastern front has become noticeably weaker during the past few days. With the increasing extent of their penetra tion of Russian territory, the impetu ous strides with which the Germans for a time made fast headway against the Russians, carrying everything before them, have been gradually shortening up. At the same time, the Russian op position, with the replenishment of the army's . military supplies, is growing daily more stubborn and resort is be ing had to bayonet attacks with appar ently all the confidence and vigor that carried the Russian arms last winter to the forests of the Carpathians. The 'efforts made to trap the Russian armies retreating from Vilna failed. The assaults upon Dvinsk have been checked by the brilliant defense of General Ruzsky and the operations here have come to a temporary stand still due to the exhaustion of both combatants after days of battling. Attacks Continue Around Dvinsk. "Somewhat quieter' is the- comment, of the Russian general staff on the sit uation around Dvinsk, but German at tacks continue at various points. Dur ing the last few days their greatest efforts have been made in the vicinity of Lake Drisitiata, directly south of Dvinsk where General Ruzsky threw them back from the town of that name. The Russian staff has information that the Germans have undertaen a new grouping of their forces for an extensive flanking operation from the direction of Novogrodek, southeast to ward Nessvige and Slutsk, on the high way to Bobrysk, the principal crossing of the. great Beresina, between Rori iow and the junction of the Reresina and the Dneiper. This region is com paratively unencumbered with marsh es and forests and offers favorable ter. rain for such maneuvers. East of Vilna stubborn battles are raging in the region of Vielika, whero the Germans have succeeded in advanc ing northward of Vielika to the east ward of the railway running frob Mo lodechno to Vielika and Polotsk. Bat tles also are progressing southwese of Vielika, Check Russian Progress. From Lida and the Gawia river the Germans - have succeeded in moving eastward to the village of Idle, where they brought, heavy artillery into ac jtion. This put a stop to the progress of the Russians toward the village of Podgurie. By intensive operations there the Teutons evidently are trying to flank the forested regions between .(Continued on Page Eight.) PRESIDENT WELCOMES UNION ARMY VETERANS Grand Army of the Republic Gathers in Washington. Ten Thousand Registered at Camp Matthew G. Emery and Thousands More Expected Many Con federate Veterans There. Washington, Sept. 27 President Wil son welcomed to Washington tonight the Grand Army of the Republic. It was the first day of the 49th reunion of. the Union army and they sent to the , White House Lieut. Col. David J. Palmer, their commander-in-chief, and his staff. The President gave a cordial greeting prophetic of next Wednesday, when he will review the remnant of the Union host that made Pennsylvania avenue historical In 1865, Tonight the old soldiers fraternized in illumined streets with survivors of the Confederacy, many of whom have come by special invitation to join in the -60th anniversary of American peace. Ten thousand veterans of the Union army had registered tonight at Camp Matthew G. Emery. Thousands more are expected during the night and. preparations had been made for entertaining a crowd that will rival any inauguration assemblage. There was no formal programme to-, day except the dedication of the head quarters building and the call on the President by the commander-in-chief. Informal activities, however, were many, including inspection by the vet erans of naval destroyers and subma rines anchored in the Potomac river. nlcht President Wilson is to address the assembled posts at the first general session. wiLMiGToy, y. a, IN THE WEST FORMAL RECALL OF DM BE IDE Vienna Foreign Office Notifies Ambassador Penfield. NOTE BEING PREPARED When It la Received the United States Will Arrange Safe Conduct Home for the AmbassadorClose the Incident. Washington, Sept. 27. Dr. Constan tin Dumba, Austro-Hungarian ambas sador to the United States, will be for mally recalled by his government, ac cording to assurances given American Ambassador Penfield at the Vienna foreign office. Mr. Penfield had been instructed to make clear informally that "leave of absence" for Dumba would not satisfy the request of the United States in its formal note ask ing for the recall of Dr. Dumba. Mr. Penfield was advised that the wishes of the United States would be complied with. A note on the subject is being prepared, and immediately up on its receipt safe conduct home for Dr. Dumba will be arranged and the incident, so far as the United States is concerned, will be closed. Until for mal notification of Dr. Dumba's recall is received, State Department officials will make no announcement. They are ready, however, to hurry negotia tions for the safe conduct the moment satisfactory word arrives from Vienna in order that Dr.' Dumba may sail on the steamer Rotterdam this week in accordance, with his -plans- Written assurances that Madam Dumba could proceed without fear of interference from British or French authorities was mailed Saturday, the Allied embassies having notified the department that safe conduct was su perfluous in the case of a non-combatant. MRS. JAMES J. BRITT DEAD. Wife of Tenth District Congressman Dies at Asheville Home. Asheville. N. C SeDtember 27. Mrs. Mary Moseley Britt. wife of Congress man james j. isntt, oi tne Tenth North Carolina district, died at her home here this afternoon, following an illness of several weeks. Death was due to ty phoid fever and a complication of dis eases. Mrs. Britt is survived by a hus band, eight children, five brothers and two sisters. The funeral will be con ducted in this city tomorrow. RECORD IN COTTON SEED OIL For Length and Amount of Business Transacted 53,000 Barrela. New York, Sept. 27. All records for the length and amount of business transacted on any one call in the cot ton seed oil market went by the board today when more than 53,000 barrels were traded in. Following the previous advance this month of 85 to 99 points, Rrices today made a further gain of 24 to 49 points, representing an ad vance of over a cent a pound since September 1. JUTE TWINE INSTEAD OF COTTON TO BE USED Postoffice Department Places Contract for $247,000. Bid for Jute Was $0,099 Per Pound, While Cotton Twine Used at Pres ent Costs $0.1323 -Contract For Year. Washington, Sept. 27. Jute instead of cotton twine will te used by the Postoffice Department during the year beginning November I for tying let ters. ' The contract for furnishing jute has been awarded the Ludlow Man ufacturing Association, of Boston, Mass., at 50.099 per pound, deemed to the lowest bid for furnishing either jute or cotton submitted - to the- de partment. Cotton is being used this year at J0.1323. The cotton twine bidders were: Beau mont Manufacturing Company, Spar tanburg, S. C, at 10.1687; Glencoe Cot ton Mills, Columbia, S. C, at $0,165, and the Lancaster Cotton Mills, Lan caster, S. C, at $0.18885. Subsequent- to the opening of the bids, the Lancaster Mills was permit ted upon its request to withdraw its bid. " . During the year 2,500,000 pounds of Jute twine will oe used by the depart ment. Cotton now is being used. The Jute contract amounts to $247,000. Shreveport, La., Sept. 27. Bobby Waugh, . of Fort VV orth, ' Texas was given, the decision tonight over Ad Wol gast,J former lightweight champion, on a : foul in the sixth round Ptr$L sched uled IS -round bout, 7 Tuesday MOKmo, AMERICAN KILLED IN WMTIEN FIGHT V Ten Other Marines Wounded in Sunday's Conflict FIFTY HAITIENS KILLED Details of the Fighting) Have Reached . the Navy Department from Ad. miral C a pert on (inlet Has Been Restored. Washington, Sept. 27. Details of fighting between natives and American forces near Cape Haitieh yesterday, in which one marine was killed, ten wert wounded and more than 50 Haitiens were killed, reached the Navy Depart ment today in messages from Rear Ad miral Caperton. The marine patrols had been sent out to clear the lines of supply from Cape Haitien to the in terior. Two patrols were sent out Sunday and after the expedition reached Haut Vu Cap firing became general and both patrols were engaged. About 50 na tives were killed. The j?atrols return ed to Cape Haitien last night and Ad miral Caperton reported the supply routes had been completely- cleared of hostile forces. A later message said Captain Under wood led an expedition of 50 mounted marines to Petit Riviere and Delarte Bonite Sunday and encountered 150 armed Haitiens. They were driven in to the hills after a vigorous skirmish in which one marine and two natives were killed and three natives were wounded. The marines are holding the two towns where quiet- has been restored. Among the wounded marines was Private Fre'derick William Remani, who enlisted at Norfolk. DIRECTED TO MAKE INQUIRY. Aa to Whether Americans Have Suffer ed In Outragea In Turkey. Washington, Sept. 27. Ambassador Morgenthau at Constantinople, today was instructed to inquire into report ed outrages against "Armenians irt Tur key, to ascertain if any victims are American citizens by birth or naturali zation. So far, nothing" has been re ceived from the embassy at Constan tinople to indicate that American citi zens have suffered, but American mis sion property has heen taxed and threatened with confiscation. The re ported murder, of two American mis sionaries still is unconfirmed. War News at a Glance The third day of the "great offen sive" of the French and British forces in the West saw no abatement In the fighting; indeed, the - battle probably has taken on a more desperate char acter, for the Germans, by numerous and vicious counter attacks, have been endeavoring: to regain their lost ground, and have Inaugurated an offensive movement In the Argonne forest which, official reports Indicate, la being car ried out with quite aa much dash and determination as the French thrust in Champagne, though not so effectively. The British and Germans are heavily engaged in the regions of Hulluch and Loos between LaBaasee and Lens. On the northern end of the line in Belgium the Germans are bombarding' the Bel gium positions and various towns. The German counter attacks northwest of Hulluch have been repulsed with heavy lossea, according to British official report, which adds that to the east of Loos the British offensive is progress ing. In Champagne, where the French gains extended over a 15-mile front to a depth of from two-thirds of a mile to two and a half miles, the troops of the republic are In strong positions before the second line of German de fenses, which they are still pounding with their heavy artillery. The German attack on the French lines In the Argonne was preceded by a violent bombardment. . Then. the In fantry charged and at some points gained the first line of the French po sition.. Everywhere else along the front, Paris declares, the Germans were repulsed. In Berlin the outcome of the battles now In progress in the West la looked forward to with confidences. Official ly It is asserted that the offensive southeast of Lille has been stopped and that north and south of Loo and . near" Sou eh ex heavy British attacks have been put down with sanguinary losses Of the fighting between Rhelms and the Argonne forest, the German com munication says the French have been able to make no. further progress , and that to the north of Beasjour and east of the Alsne French . attacks failed with heavy casualities. Nothing is said of the Argonne encounter. On the eastern front, in the vicinity of Dvinskrthe Germans report the cap ture of another Russian position ' and the taking of nine officers and more than l,30O men prisoners. Fighting continues along the entire Eastern front. Vienna says the Russian coun ter offensive ' in the . Volhynian fort ress triangle has been broken and that the Russians are In retreat. Recent fighting along the Galllpoll peninsula has been confined mainly to attacks by aircraft, to bombardments and to mining. ' The situation In the 'Balkans has not been definitely straightened out. A semi-official dispatch from Berlin gives a Sofia rumor that the Bulgarian gov ernment ha sent an ultimatum to Ser bia and that the diplomatic represen tatives of the entente - powers are preparing- to depart from' the Bulgarian capital. The Rumanian cabinet has de cided that there shall be no modifica tion in its mobilization . and that the Rumanion - troops wfiis remain concen trated along the natiottal frontiers. September 28, 1915 31 KILLED: 200 INJURED - . Results of Explosion of t250-Barrel Tank Car of Gasoline in Heart of Business District of Ardmore, Okla. Many Buildings Shaken Down and Burning Fluid is Thrown in Every Direction, Starting Scores of Fires Which Are Later Subdued. Ardmore, Okla.. Sept 27. At least 31 persons were killed and it is estimated two hundred others were . injured se riously here this- arternoon when a 250 barrel tank car of gasoline ex ploded in the heart of !the business district. The force of the explosion shook down many buildings and threw burning gasoline in every direction. A few minutes later Ardmore was at the mercy of scores of fires. At 8 o'clock the fires were under control an dthe city was under martial law. The property loss is estimated at $500,000. Fifty Persons Believed in Ruins. Fifty persons are believed to have been crushed or burned to death while pinned under the debris of stores, wholesale houses and the Ardmore rail road station. Search among the ruins was proceeding methodically tonight, the workers centering their efforts on the mass of lumber and bricks which had been a department store, and where it was feared the bodies of many girls and women shoppers and employ ees would be found. A score of fires caused by the flam ing liquid which was thrown for blocks when the car, which contained 250 bar rels of gasoline, exploded, were gotten under control after, two hours' work by the small local flre department, aid ed by every able-bodied man in ' the city not assisting the injured. The city was placed under martial law. Private homes were immediately thrown open to the Injured arfd scores of men were working tonight in the smoldering- ruins along Main street, Th searchfor additional victims. Not a building on Main street escaped dam age,' either as a result of the force of the explosion or of the flres following. All school buildings, business houses GOES TO NEW SEASON PRICES New York Spot Quotations for Middling, at 11.63. Gain of $2 to $2.50 Per Bale Over Sun day All Months at New High ' Levels With December Over 12 Cents July Bid 13. New Orleans, Sept. 27. Bulls In cot ton waged their campaign more fierce ly than ever in the local market to day and the net results at the end of the session were a rise of 42 to 51 points, or a gain of from $2 to $2.50 a bale compared to last week's close. New high levels for the season were made on all months, December was forced well over the 12-cent mark and the July option, which has not yet become active, closed at 13 cents, bid. Spots shared in the advance, local quotations being marked up 38 points to 11.63 for middling. Keports of battle successes by the Allies and consequent strength of Liv erpool, higher spot markets in the in-tt-ior and poor crop accounts stimu lftteri buviner. Outsidprn wpm heaw graders, the activity of the market and the continued rise attracting them to the long side. One feature was the heavier outward movement of cotton. For the first time this season shipments from ports ex ceeded receipts, shipments being 46, 605 and receipts 46,399. The market went to new high 3evels today with an absence of the spec tacular trading which has marked bull campaigns in the past. There were no bull leaders in the local ring and sea soned traders considered the perform ance of the market all the more re markable in consequence. SCORE OF PERSON'S BELIEVED TO HAVE TAKEN SLOW POISON Contained in Nerve Medicine Distrib uted by Woman Demonstrator. Philadelphia, September 27. A score of persons are believed to have partaken of a slow poison accidentally mixed with a nerve medicine distrib uted by a woman demonstrator in a de partment store here today. The demon strator, who also tasted the liquid, is in a hospital, but none of the other victims has reported at any hospital or to the police. A poisonous liquid, used to clean glasses, it is believed, was added in the belief that it was pure water. - Newport News, Va., September 27. The British steamer Sandsend today sailed for West Hartlepool" with the gun taken from the British, steamer Waimana a short time ago. -The cus toms . officials assessed the j gun and duty would have- had to be paid on it had it not been taken back to England, according -to customs 'officials.' n:&:y COTTON HIGH ED ID FED and residences within twelve blocks, of the business district, bear evidence of the explosion and practically every window in the 6ity was shattered by its force. - Ignited by Spark' From Hammer. Two workmen were busy repairing the tank at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. Suddenly one of them struck it with a hammer. A spark from the blow ig nited fumes escaping through a small leak. There was a terrific explosion, followed by many smaller ones. The workmen were blown to pieces. The shock shattered the Aidmore railroad station, used by the Santa Fe, Frisco and Rock island railroads and the Rock Island freight station and scores of other buildings quickly took fire from the flying UquM. The flames spread rapidly until all of Main street appeared a roaring fur nace. Thirty freight cars in the Santa Fe railroad yards were destroyed. The pall of smoke hanging over the whole city prevented rescuers from doing ef fective work. The roof of the Whittlngton hotel was blown off by the force of the fire explosion, but all guests were believed to have saved their lives. At the store of Maddin & Co. scores of girls were working and it was feared to night some of them lost their lives. Many Heroic Deeds. Deeds of heroism were many. A wo man waiting at the railroad station with a baby In her arms and a four-year-old child at her side, dashed three, blocks with her double burden, her own clothes blazing as she ran. Fassersby smothered the flames with their bare hands. The mother was taken to the hospital dangerously burn ed. The children were not seriously injured. . . . . .. . . For five hours after the explosion Ardmore was cut off completely from the outside world. Telephone and tel egraph communication was severed by the wrecking of poles in the downtown district. M" RAILWAY SYSTEM III RECEIVER'S HANDS Friendly Agreement to Pre vent Suits Being Filed. Road Unable to Meet Obligations Al ready Matured and it Was at Re quest of Two Creditors Peti tion Was Made. St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 27. The "Katy" railway system, embracing the Mis souri, Kansas and Texas Railway of Texas,. today 'went into the hands of a reeclver. This change, affecting a sys tem with an aggregate mileage of more than 3,800, was brought about by in dependent orders filed in the United States district court at St. Louis and at Dallas, and was a result of a friendly agreement between certain creditors and the management of the two companies that comprise the "JKaty" system. Charles E. Schaff, president of both roads, was named sole receiver of each. The receivership order signed here was issued on the petition of two creditors the Railway Steel Springs Company, of New Jer sey and D. B. Hussey, of St. Louis, who had a claim of 5136,000 for ties and equipment. The order issued in Texas was granted on the petition of Mr. Hussey, acting for himself and others creditors. The railway company filed an an swer to the petition . here, consenting to the appointment of a receiver and admitting the allegations of the peti tioners as to the inability of the road to meet obligations already matured. The receivership suit was filed by agreement with the directorate of the railroad. The failure of holders of $950,000. face value of $19,000,000 out standing two year 5 per cent, notes to consent to an extension for one year at 6 per cent, brought about the de cision of the railway management to throw the road into the courts to pre vent the riling of individual suits that might result in a disintegration of the system. IS ( RUSHED TO DEATH WHEN TWO AUTOMOBILES COLLIDE. Former Assistant Secretary of Com merce Cable Suffers Instant Death. Ipswich, Mass., Sept. 27. Benjamin Stickney Cable, of Washington, assist ant secretary of Commerce and Labor under President Taft, was crushed to dcatb In a collision between two auto cobiles on the Newburyport Turnpike today. His companion, Richard T. Crane, Jr., of Chicago, was cut and bruised, but escaped serious injury. In the other automobile, Mrs. David Li. I'rdsall, of Boston, suffered a broken leg. The two machines came together at a- dangerous corner five miles from here. Mr. Crane's ' car was hurled across .he road and Mr. Cable was pin -n ed - Underneath in - such a way- that death -possibly was. Instantaneous. ; -, ; WHOLE KUMBER 39,338 CARE IS TAKEN TO INSURE SAFE TRIP Lord Reading and Three As sociates Leave to Confer With Western Bankers. POLICE INSPECT TRAIN Passengers and Baggage Scru tinized; Detectives Said to be Aboard Train. New York, Sept. 27. Lord Reading, I lord chief Justice of England, and three of his five associates on the Anglo French financial commission, left New York today for Chicago to confer with western bankers over the tentative terms of the proposed half billion dollar credit loan to Great Britain and France. The party will reach Chicago tomorrow morning and expects to re main there several days. The four com missioners making the trip are Lord Reading, chairman; Basil B. Blackett, secretary; JSrnest Mallett, regent of the Bank of France, and Sir Edward Hopklnson Hoiden, representing tha Joint stock banks of Great Britain on the commission. Sir Henry Bablngton Smith and Oc tave Homberg, the remaining commis sioners, will stay in New York until the party returns. Train Inspected and Policed. The fast New York Central train on which the commission rode, was in spected and policed as never before when it rolled out of the Grand Cen tral station. During their stay in thia city members of the commission have received threatening letters from per sons hostile to the loan and the police , have taken " Unusual precautions to guard them from harm. These precautions were extended to day to their departure for Chicago. Twenty detectives and plainclothesmen were scattered through the lobbies of the hotel where the commission has been staying, as the time for their de parture approached. Another squad in which there was a number of railroad detectives, awaited the commissioners in the "Grand Central station and still other detectives were stationed at in tervals along the short route which the commissioners took from the hotel to the oration. Train Under Surveillance. The train itself was under surveil lance from the moment it was made up One car was set aside for the use of the commission and this coach was scrutinized more closely, perhaps, than any other. Every article of furniture in this car was closely examined by railroad detectives before the oar waa -thrown open. The contents of "all other; coaches also were inspected. A - passengers boarding the train passed detectives who scrutinized them and their baggage closely. When the train departed, railroad detectives were said to be aboard. Some of Lord Read ing's friends had urged Aim to per mit at leaBt two detectives to reserve fl P-mmmnflfl tlnno in Vi q no v oaf oa4A OF COMMISSIONERS ' ' 1 .J ... vu.. WVV tkOlUV M for their commission, but it is under- V 1 stood he vetoed this suggestion. PREPARES ENTERTAINMENT Visit of Foreign Financier Declared to Be Strictly Social. (Chicago, Sept. 27. .Plans were made today by Chicago bankers and busi ness men for the entertainment of the members of the Anglo-French, loan commissioners who are expected to ar rive here tomorrow morning for several days' stay in the west. Through the day it was declared re peatedly that the visit was to be strict ly social in its nature with the ob ject of giving the visitors an oppor tunity to become acquainted with the financial and business leaders of tha Middle West. ..ough there should be ho formal conferences touching the object of the trip of the commissioners across the Atlantic, it was pointed out that in the social meetings there would be oppor tunity to discuss financial and other matters should the commissioners and those they meet so desire. ELEVEN MEN ENTOMBED BY BARRIER IN COAL TUNNEL. Rush of Water and Culm Breaks Through Roof Efforts to Rescue. Lansford, Pa., Sept. 27. Eleven men, six Americans and five foreigners, em- ployed in the Foster tunnel of the Le high Coal & Navigation Company at Coaldale near here, were entombed shortly after noon today before a sud den rush of culm and water that had broken through the roof from an aban doned working. Gangs of men hastily worked in half hour shifts in an effort to stem the flow of water that was piling up the barrier of culm, coal and dirt behind which the men are prison ers. From reports of the company offi coals it will be late tomorrow morning before the men can be rescued. C. H. Suender, vice president of the company, said tonight that the cause of the accident had not been deter mined. W. V. HUNTINGTON KILLED. Automobile Plunges Through Fence, and Down Embankment. Oneonta, N. Y., September 27. Wil lard V. Huntington, of Los Angeles, a nephew- of the late Collis P. Hunting ton,' and brother of Henry E. Hunting ton, railroad financier, was killed to day . in ar motor car accident near Ote go. In turning out to pass a team his car plunged through. a fence and. down a fifty foot embankment. Mr. Hunting! ton was born here i .-: -v f i '0 l it -- t Si 71 ii k 1: 1:1 P ?,i it i St - ,i i; i my I
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