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HUGHES OUTLINES THE
UPON WHICH HE WILL
HIS CAMPAIGN FOR
" . ' , 'I tJ' "r
Assails Administration for Coutse
pursued with Eeterence
to Mexico. I
AND EUROPEAN ? NATIONS
Declares .for a New "' Policy of
"Firmness and Consistency"
Towards Mexico.
IN ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
Denounces "Use of Our Soil for
Alien Intrigues."
New York, July 31. Charles E.
Hughes tonight outlined in his
speech of acceptance the issues
upon which he will conduct ' his
campaign for the Presidency. , Mr.
Hughes assailed the administration
for the course it has pursued with
reference to Mexico, maintenance
of American rights during the Eu-
; J J -Al-
ropeau war, prepareuneaa ajjiu. olu
er great questions of the" day. He
declared for a new policy of ''firm
ness and .consistency' toward
Mexico, for ''the unflinching main
tenance of all American rights on
land and sea," and for adequate
national defense, "adequate pro
tection on both our western and
eastern coasts." ,
Denounce Alien Iatrlgrne.:
"We denounce all plot and conspi
racies in ; the Interest of. a.ny "foreign
nation," Mr. Hughes" said: "Utterly in
tolerable J the- ue of ouroil -for alien
intrigues. - Erery American-, must .un
reservedly condemn them and support
every effort for their suppression."
The nominee assailed ; the adminis
tration for its "direction of diplo
matic intercourse" from the beginning,
declaring that where there should have
been ; conspicuous strength and ek
pertness ; there had been weakness and
inezpertness. He -cited San Domingo
as an instance wnere appointments had
"gone to deserving Democrats"" and to
the failure to . continue Ambassador
Herrick at his post in Paris after the
war had started as a "lamentable sac
rifices of international-repute."
Endorses Woman SulTia&ev
"I endorse the declaration in the
platform in favor of woman suf
frage." Mr. Hughes declared, and he
added: , ;
"Opposition may delay. ; but in my
Judgment cannot defeat , thW mov
ment. I favor-the vote for wo
men' , - ... i -. '.
One-fourth of the speech was devot
ed to Mexico. Step after step taken by
the administration with reference to
Mexico was assailed from the days of
Huerta to the note sent the de facto
government by the State Department,
June 20, last, part of which was quoted
by the speech. " :
Senator Harding's Address.
Senator Harding, who was chairman
of the Republican National; Conven
tion, notified the candidate formally of
his nomination, speaking as follows: '
"Mr. Hughes:- The committee here
assembled, representing all of the Unit
ed States and territories,, chosen by the
Republican National . Convention which
met in Chicago on last June 7. is direct
yyed by that convention formally to noti
fy you of its action . in selecting you
as its nominee for the presidency of the
Republic
"Speaking for the committee, it is my
pleasure to say directly what was con
veyed to you by telegraph awhile the
contention was yet in session tfcat
you are the unanimous choice of the
Republican National Convention for the
party standard bearer. ' ; .
"That convention uttered the princi
ples of a confident, determined, reunit
ed and enthusiastic Republican party
which turns to you in highest respect
and trust, as a nominee"; best typifying ,
the party's purposes and the people's
desires. . ... . -:
"Inasmuch as the unusual clreura-,
stances inspired an informal notice at"
the time of the convention's action and
you then made an informal acceptance
of the call to patriotic duty, which- won
the plaudits of our people, I shall net
refer in detail to the action of .the con
vention or the declared -principles to
which the Republican party is commit
ted. But it is fitting -that I should
speak the congratulations of this com
mittee on your most extraordinary
nomination. It has no parallel , in the
Hstory of the RepubUcan . party. V AS
the whole people have approvingly .wit
nessed, you have been chosen", for lead
ership by a convention-which campris
eri the best thought, the highest .inten-t'-on
and deepest consecration v of a
sreat and historic party, whh- you
were not only not an aspirant, but 4is-;
courag-ed . all endeavors in your behalf.
"Notwithstanding your holding aloof
from all conference and participation,
that unfailing understanding which di
rects popular sentiment to highest. vicr
tory called you to the service of the
party and the nation.: '; Tour record of
Public service, your "well known and
courageous views on public questions
when in executive position, your abid
ing devotion to Republicanism,"; your
(Continued on Page, Two.)
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uuress oi naries Jt. tiusfnes
. A
accepting jne
ublicans
New torlc, July 31 The speech 4y j
Charles E. Hughes, accepting the Re
publican nomination for president; de
livered hee this evening, follows in
run:
Senator Harding, Members of the No
tification Committee and Fellow Citi
zens': ' v , ' "
This occasion is more than a mere
ceremony of notification. We are not
here to indulge in formal exnresslona.
We come to state in a plain and direct
manner our faith, our purpose and our
pledge. This representative gathering
is a happy augury. It 7 means , the
strength of reunion. It means that the
party of Lincoln is restored., alert, effective.-
If means the unity of a com
mon perception of paramount national
needs. It means that we are neither
deceived , nor benumbed by abnormal
conditions.' We know that we are in a
critical period, perhaps more critical
than any ; period since the Civil War.
We need a dominant sense of national
unity; the exercise of our-best con
structive, powers; the vigor and re
sourcefulness of a quickened "America.
We desire that the Republican party as
a great liberal party .snail be the-agency
of national achievement, the, organ
of the effective expression of dominant
Americanism. 'What do I meari by that?
I mean America conscious of -. power,
awake to Obligation, erect in self-respect,
prepared for every emergency,
davoted to the ideals of peace,-inspired
with the spirit of. human brotherhood,
safeguarding both individual onnortun-
jity and the public interest, maintaining
Fa nt.11 J J a ? A . . , . . .
. w ou-uruw co consuiuuonai lysiem
adapted to local self-government with
out - the sacrifice of essential national
authority; appreciating the. necessity of
stability, expert knowledge and thor
ough organization as the indispensable
conditions of security and progress;" a
country 'loved by, Its citizens with a
patriotic fervor permitting no division
m their . allegiance and no rivals in
their affection -I mean America first
and America efficient, -it is in this
spirit ;that I respond to your summons.
iVomn Be4atlon-AppolntineBts.
Our-foreign relations 'hav assumed'
grave importance in r the , past three
yearp. ; The conduct of , diplomatic in
tercourse is in the keeping of the "exec
utive.;. It rests cbiefly with him wheth
er we shall show competence or incom
petence; whether the national 'honor
shall be maintained; whether our pres
tige and influence shall be lowered or
advanced. What is the record of the
administration? The first duty of th
executive was to command the respect
of the world by the personnel of our
State Department and our representa
tion abroad. No party exigency could
excuse the non -performance of this ob
vious obligation. Still, after making
every allowance for certain commen
dable appointments, if is apparent that
this obligation was not performed. At
the very beginning of the present ad
ministration, wherein the direction of
diplomatic Intercourse there should
have been. - conspicuous strength and
expertness. we had weakness and inex-
pertness Instead of assuring respect,
we Invited distrust of Our Competence
and speculation as to our -'capacity for
firmness and decision.' thus entailing
many difficulties which, otherwise eas
ily "could have been escaped; : Then,. In
numerous instances, notably the Latin
Americas where a course was parti
cularly reprehensible, and where we de
sire to encourage the most friendly re
lations, men of long diplomatic expe-
TO PROVIDE SEEDS FOB
General State Belief Committee
Appropriates $1,000.
Special Meeting o Ztepewentatlves
. From' Flood-Swept Region to be
Held AugTMrt 11 Funds tm
Sisrlit Now 3(MMO.
" : , (Special Star Telegram.)
Raleigh, Jf. C, July ' 31. The execu
tive committee 4 of Governor Craig's
general committee for the .relief of
flood sufferers, this evening placed $1,
000 at the disposal Of Dr. R W. Kilgore,
of the State Department of Agriculture,
to use In the purchase' of seeds for the
farmers in, the flood region. .This ac
tion was. taken on the strength of re
ports from county agents in 17 counties
that sustained flood losses. These re
ports came to Dr. Kilgore and were
submitted to the executive committee.
I. C. Griffin, of Marion, told the com
mittee of ' devastation In that section,
verifying vtk report of John Sprunt
Hill. 'V - - ''Ss
The committee called a special meet
ing for August .11 to be composed of
representatives y' of boards of county
commissioners in the flood region,, and
representatives of . the ,'county school
boards; the iatter being called-here by
Superintendent Joyner of the Depart
ment of Education. These representa
tivesd are to make t-eport tvth icorar
Unittee on actual codoiuom
counties as 9.- osi pwwun ir
llef measures. ' i ' ,
; The committee has I'eceiv&di. in au,
(Continued on Page Two).
Rep
FARMERS HIT BY FLOOD
iniiMINN,
ISSUES
CONDUCT
PkESIDENCY
, " ' - ' -
' i-i - w'w.. , i . ,
XT . " e
iNommation ot
for Presidency
Hence ' whoie fcnowIa'fei'' and training
were of especial value to the country
were retired from the service apparent
ly for no other reason than, to meet
partisan demands in the appointment
of inexperienced persons. Where, as
in Santo .Domingo, we had assumed an
important special .trust in the interest
of its people, that trust was shocking
ly bestrayed in order to satisfy "de
serving Democrats." : The record show
ing the administration's disregard of its
responsibilities with respect to our rep
resentation in diplomacy is an open
book and the specifications may easily
be had. It is a record revealing pro
fessions belied. It is a. dismal record
to those who believe in Americanism.
Take,, for example, - the withdrawal of
Ambassador .-. Herrick from France.
There he stood, in the midst of alarms,
the very embodiment of courage, of
poise, of executive capacity, universal
ly trusted and beloved. No diplomat
ever won more completely the affec
tions, of a foreign people'; and there
was no better fortune for this country
than to have at the capital of any one
of the belligerent nations a representa
tive thus esteemed. Yet the adminis
traon permitted . Itself to r supersede
him. Thfr point is not that the man was
Ambassador Herrick, or that the na
tion was Prance, but that we invited
the attention f the world to the
Inexcusable yielding of national Inter
est to. partisan expediency. - It was a
lamentable sacrifice of international re
pute. If we would have the esteem of
foreign nations we must deserve it.
"We must show our regard for special
knowledge and experience, i I . propose
that we shall make , the agencies, of bur
diplomatic intercourse in c every ' nation
worthy of the American name. ,A
Mexico.
The dealings of - the administration
with Mexico constitute - a confused
chapter of blunders... We have not help
ed Mexico. She lies prostrate, impover
ished, famine-stricken, ' overwhelmed
with; the woes and outrages of inter
necine strife, the. helpless victim of a
condition of anarchy which the course
of the administration . only served to
promotes. s JoriiirlyeLe haylr?lt4
nessed -the .-murder -of our eittsens and
the destruction of .'tneir.'property. We
have made enemies,' not friends. In
stead, of commanding' respect and de
serving good will by sincerity, firmness,
and i consistency, we provoked misap
prehension, 'andv deep, resentment. In
the lightof the conduct of the, admin
istration no one could understand its
professions.- Decrying interference, we
interfered ..: most exasperatlhgly. We
have not even..kept out,of octual con-J
filet, and the soil of Taexicols. stained
with the. blood ;of our : soldiers. .We' have
resorted to physical Invasion, only to
retire without . gaining the-professed
object. It is a record which cannot be
examined without a profound sense of
humiliation. . '
. When . the administration came into
power Huerta was exercising authority
as provisional president of Mexico. He
was certainly in fact the head of the
government, of Mexico. Whether or not
he , should be recognized " was a ques
tion to be determined in the exercise of
a sound discretion, bnt according to
correct principles. The President was
entitled to be assured that there was at
least a de facto government; 'that In
ternational obligations would be per
formed; that the; lives and property of
American citizens "would have - proper
protection. To attempt, - however, to
control the domestic concerns of Mexico
was ;simply Intervention, not less so
- (Continued-on Page Eight.)
SHELVE IMMIGRATION
Vote to Postpone Action on Bill
TR11 Next Session.
Caucus Alw PledK Majority to. Vote
' Down Any Attempt to Attach Im
migration . Rider to Child
Ubr BIU.
Washington, . July 31. Democratic
senators -in a caucus tonight voted to
postpone action - on the Immigration
bill until . the next session of Congress
and adopted, ZS to 0, a resolution bind
ing all Democratic senators to that de
cision. A resolution was . then adopted
32 to . 7, pledging the "majority to vote
down any attempt to attach the immi
gration measure to : the Child" Labor
bill as a rider.
Th 'binding resolution, the first of
that" nature imposed by a Democratic
caucus . for .several " years, was put
through4 by party leaders to whip into
line a goup of Southern senators who
had announced .they would support an
effort to,: saddle: the Child Labor bill,"
which -they oppose, with an immigra
tion rider, i including the .literacy test
section, in the hope that Free J lent Wil
son then would veto it. " . ..-.'.'" ,
The seven senators :who voted against
the., resolution pledging defeat . of the
immigratjvider were Senators Bank
head and Underwood, "Alabama; JVfar
tin and Swanson, Virginia: Simmons
Land, Overman," r North Carolina,'' and
Beckham, -Kentucky.
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS
C, TtTESP AY, HORNING, AUGUST 1, 1916
T
.s.
EILLED BY MEXICAN
American Force in Skirmish With
BandiW Who Crossed the
Bio Grande,
TWO OUTLAWS ; ESCAPED
TJ. S. Forces Were-Reinforced by a
Small Detachment of Car
ranza Troops.
El Paso, Texas, July 31. American
soldiers, reinforced .by a :small detach
ment of Carranza. troops, engaged Mex
ican bandits who had crossed the Rio
Grande into the United States, about
five miles below" Fort Hancock, Texas,
55 miles east of here, early today. Two
Americans were killed - and one was
wounded, finly two of 'the outlaws es
caped across the river into Mexico,
where they are being pursued by Mexi
can 'troops and Carranza customs
guards. ' -' ; . '. , . . . ' ;
Opon receiving-reports from Robert
Wood, a United States customs inspec
tor, that the-bandits, who had commit"
ted numerous depredations on the Mex
ican sde of the frontier recently,, had
crossed the"4 border, six men of Troop
F, Eighth 'United' States cavalry, and
a hospital corps orderly under Sergeant
Lewis Thompson, with -Wood' and Cus
toms Inspector Bean, rode rto an adobe
hut where the Mexicans were said to be
in hiding. Thompson, had been ordered
by Captain . Cushing, of ;Company C,
Eighth Massachusetts .Infantry, to in
vestigate the reports. .;
; The bandits opened.; fire from - the
building and adjoining, outhouses, kill
ing Wood 'and Private John Twoney
and wounding Sergeant Thompson in
the shoulder.- Bean, fearing that the
Mexicans would escape the small Amer
ican detachment, called upon the Car
ransistas commander on the other side
the river. . He responded with a score
of soldiers crossing into the United
Stt Ho out off the outlaws' retreat,
the Hrtcldent paafkihlf -the flretsltlme
Carraazlstaf soldiers 'have co-operated
in pursuit of bandits jyn American soil.
Three Mexicans Killed.,
Private Shean; of . Baltimore, of the
hospital corps, who brought Sergeant
Thompson to the. Fort Bliss hospital,
reported to General Bell that the Mexr
lean troops,-ten in number, acted in a
friendly manner towards the Ameri
cans, took' up a position alongside of
them and helped to keep up a hot fire
against the -hut. When the bandits
failed to return ' the fire the hut was
entered and three dead Mexicans, were
found, - Sheah said. The Carranza
troops took ,UP a bloody trail and fol
lowed, but the American ..detachment
stayed on this, side , of . .the river. . y .
HEAT
BY COOL DRY AIR
Brought Down From Canadian
a " -.1
Northwest,- and Sweeps Along
the 'Northern States.
'BERMUDA HIGH," IS OVER
Canadian High' Pressure Area Brings
Relief to County ' North of Line ;
West' From Hew York Hot-. . :
test Day There.'
Washington, July . 31. -A ' Canadian
high pressure area, , bringing down
cool dry air; from the Canadian north
west, swept along the whole Northern
United States today and afforded some
relied from the- heat wave, which has
been the worst in 15 years. ' Roughly,
the new high 'pressure area brought , a
drop in temperature everywhere north
of a' line drawn due west, from New
York. Below this line, its eft ects were
felt in some, districts with a change of
a few degrees.". - -' '
The "Bermuda high", which, -.for the
past ten days,' has been sweeping tip
currents of ,hi,t water-laden . air ; front
the tropics oyer, the whole of continen
tal United; States, showed signs today
of having pretty well spent itself. Like
wise the high pressure area which
brought reljef to he Atlantic seaboard
from Hudson Bay over -the week-end
has been dissipated.-
Weather bureau officials . said . today
that while the Great Central sections of
the country had had the .hottest period
since 1901 the Atlantic seaboard hardly
had been touched .by , real . summer. -
HOTTBST DAY OF THE YEAH v
c- IN NEW YORKi BfERCTRY ,99
New York, July ' 81. This .was : the
hottest "aayiof- the -year In New torkd
The mercury peached : 9 :at 3:30 p. m.
More' than a "scor of persons were
prostrated.' j3ffixcessive humidity which
reached - ta. added" to- the - suffering
throughout i the city.: f ,
WOU
SOLDIERS
OUTLAWS IN TEXAS
FIRE BREAKS OUT
Three Officers of Corporations Ar
rested in Connection With
- - - -
Disastrous Explosion. .
PBOBH IS UNDER WAY
Theory That Fire Which Caused
Explosion Started on Barge
is Combatted.
New York, July 31. Fire broke out
tonight in the ruins in Black Tom Is
land where the disastrous ammunition
explosion of Sunday morning occurred,
and half the Are department of Jersey
City, aided by fire tugs from New York
harbor, fought the flames, which cen
tered about the pier where large quan
tities of shrapnel and high explosive
shells were stored. Exploding shells
made an almost continuous cannonade.
Three officers of corporations doing
business on the island were under ar
rest tonight, and a warrant was but
for a fourth. Preparations were under
way-at Jersey City for a Joint Federal,
state; county , and 'municipal investiga
tion" to fix thef blame for the disaster
which killed at least three men.-inJwr-ed
scores and caused approximately
$20,000,00.0 property damage.
- The' theory that the fire which caused
the 'explosion - started oh a munition
barke tied up at the island was combat
ted .late today bjr Robert S. Hudspeth,
prosecutor for Hudson ' county, and
Theodore B. Johnson, president of the
Johnson Lighterage Company, owner of
the munitions barge. 1 Both declared
the fire originated in two Lehigh Valley
railroad freights cars laden with ex
plosives. '
. Johnson, who was arrested on a war
rant charging manslaughter; as were
Albert M. Dickson, Black Tom agent of
the Lehigh Valley, and Alexander Da
vidson, superintendent of the National
Storage Company, denied all responsi
bility for the conflagration. He inti
mated that the Are was of incendiary
origin- .
Prosecutor Hudspeth corroborated.
talned ah affidavit fronrthe- commander
Of the tug Geneva which gave, a com
prehensive story of the disaster.
' Started Two Honrs Earlier.
. "According to the affidavit and other
evidence," said the prosecutor,, "the Are
started two hours before the. ': Johnson
barge was destroyed .and it was not
this barge that caused tKe ;gre$tvxplo
sioni The fire spread from' freight cars
to warehouses and the barge.1 The cap
tain of the Geneva was htowing away
another barge, said to have, been load
ed with a tremendously high explosive,
acting upon orders of : a .Lehigh Valley
official, when the hargei ' which had
shown no sign of being 'afire, exploded.
This was the first explosion and the
one that was most severe. ' -
. - -.. y-, . -
London, Aug. 1. The . eastern and
southeastern counties of England had a
visitation from German airships' late
last high t, and. at this hour, the attack
is still proceeding! ., An official commun
ication. Just-issued .says:
v - "An. attack by a number of hostile
airships developed before midnight. The
raiders are' reported as having; crossed
the coast line! along . the eastern and
southeastern counties. Bombs were
dropped off the Thames estuary. The
attaok is proceeding."" - .
" .!',' .' K - , " ' '
ONTARIO FOREST FIRE
One Town Completely .Wiped Out;
Another Almost in Ruins.
Score of Small Settlements Obliterated,
Says Premier . Hearst Heavy
RainfaU Probably . Saves
Greater Loss.
Toronto, Ont.; July 31. With one
town completely wiped out, another al
most in ruins and a score of small set
tlements obliterated. Premier Hearst
announced tonight that 184. persons lost
their lives in the forest fires in North
ern Ontario. Only a heavy rainfall
early today probably saved a. great part
i of ihp province from destruction. Hun
dreds are nomeiess ana me uominion
government has taken extraordinary
measures to provide for the refugees.'.
' Where' the town ."of Matheson once
stood tonight there are only smoul
dering ashes. The country surrounding
it Is as barren as a desert Only a few
structures In the village of" Cochrane
remain standing.- The greatest loss of
life occurred at Nushka,-arid Monteith,
partly in ruins, where' 98 persons were
burned to death. At Matheson SS-pe.r-ished-
Iroquois Falls, where, great pa
per mills are located, was not entirely
burned as reported last night. The pa-
per' mills and one store .were saved.
TRAVELLERS . AID CONFERENCE
Has Been Indefinitely Postponed, It is
' .: ' Aaaonaeed.' -J' - '" j '
'., (Special Star Telegram)
"Ashevnie, N. July :31The; 'Trav
elers' Aid Conference, which, wa to be
iield at- Blue Ridge, N.-. C. August .second-third,1
has been -indefinitely post
poned. . is, - J.- S, WJLLIAMS.
184 PERSONS LOST Hi
GERMANY ENTER? 3RD
YEAR OF WAR ON THE
DEFENSIVE GENERALLY
U-BDAT TO LEAVE
BALTIMORE TODAY
Unless Plans Perfected Yesterday
Are Altered, Dentschland
Will Depart.
EXACT HOUR IS UNKNOWN
Captain Koenig ia Himself to Decide
Upon the Time of Departure- All
Preparations Apparently
Completed.
Baltimore, July 31. - The German
submarine liner Deutschland will leave
Baltimore on her return voyage to Ger
many some time -within the next - 24
hours, unless plans made today5 are al
tered. Information to this effect , was
received tonight from a .. trustworthy
source. The exact time of departure
was . said not to have been determined
upon.. - v-
Captain Paul Koenig,' himself, will
decide when h,is vessel shall be pulled
into the stream from-the pier to which
she has been moored for three weeks.
Today was one of, great ctivity at t he
pier. A large barge which had blocked
the entrance to the Deutschland s Blip
was moved away to another pier.
Aboard the barge ' was the pig iron
ballast the Deutschland brought from
Germany.
The tug Thomas F. Timmins, which
met. the Deutschland at the Virginia
Capes, took on as much coal as she
could carry. Her bunkers were filled
and bags were piled, up on every avail
able portion of the deck. . TJpon her re
turn from the coalings T?ier, the tug en
tered the log barrier " around the
Deutschland ' stern first and came to , a
stop in a position from which she
quickly can ' put aside one small float
and cast a tow. line to. the submarine..
Np Shore Liberty.
t'"1 - None of .the:: officers,; orcrewv of -the
Deutschland .'had , Shore liberty today.
and. Captain Koenig was busy from
sunrise to sunset. The engines of the
submersible, repeatedly were tested and
a quantity. of fresh fruits and vegeta
bles were . taken aboard.
The United -States 'coast guard cut
ter Apache, remained.', at anchor near
the Deutsehland's pier. It is expected
the cutter will jelaye ; the harbor when
the submarine sails, and .will keep her
in sight dowin-hesapeake. Bay, to see
to it that the progress, of the vessel
is not hindered -by other-craft.
The Maryland "Pilots' Association had
not been asked - to' furnish a pilot for
the Deutschland tonight, but an official
indicated that , such a request hourly
was expected. A, pilot can be had at
any time of the "day or night on 30
minutes notice.
Washin.gton,; July 3L The House
Military Affairs committee today order
ed a favorable report of a resolution ap
propriating 4546,000 for relief of flood
sufferers in thel 'South; caused by the
recent deluee in ' tropical .storms. The
Monintinn iJruftp.fl hv the War De
not m h.TRAorteii to the House
wrtneadav. with a renort drafted byiwith heavy casualties to the attackers.
Representative'Dent, ' of Alabama.
DUTCH
STRIKES A MINE,
American Consul at Amsterdam
on Board, But Saved.
Koningin WiUtelmlna, . With 41 Pes
sengers and Crew of 60, Reported
Sunk Near North Hinder No
Passengers Lost.
London. Julv 31. The Dutch mail
steamshio Koningin Wilhelmina has 1
struck a nine near-the North Hinder
lightship, sayss a dispatch from The
Hague to Reuters Telegram Company.
The captain reported by wireless tel
egraphy that nis ship had struck a
mine near North Hinder and that only
the aft part of the vessel was out of
the watr. Boats with 'the passengers
left the steamer, but after a while re
turned. : Later, the passengers again
took to the boats and are proceeding
to the Dutch coast.
Reuters correspondent : at Flushing,
Holland, reports that Koningin Wil
helmina had on board. 41 passengers
and a crew of 60. All of them are be-
nieved to be now. onboard boats from
tne llgnxsnip wmcn,:nave nui yei ar
rived. . '..'. ' , . . ,' . .
1 The Koningin "Wilhelmina, adds the
Flushing dispatch left , that city at 6
1 o'clock this, mornin.gr: and struck . the
mine about 3 o'clock, ; finally sinking
after keeping afloat . f or i some time.'
SINKS
The Hague, July;', (via London).
Frank W. Mahin, the American consul
at Amsterdam, and his. wife, Mrs. Ab
bie " Mahln, r?,were "the 4 only American
passengers on board , the Dutch mail
steamer Koningin "Wilhelmina. Both
were saved. This information was
given to the .Associated Press by i the
Zeeland Steamship Company, -
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WHOLlE lOJMBEB 39,659 f
Her Allies Have Yielded Initiative
to the Entente Allies Almost
Everywhere.
THE RUSSIANS GO FOBWABD
Have Crossed Stokhod River, Says
Petrograd, But Berlin Tells
Different Tale.
FRENCH REPULSE ATTACKS
British Casualties During July
Nearly 60,000.
Germany enters upon the third
year of the war with her forces
in nearly all portions of the main
theatres of operations on the de
fensive, and with her lines at nu
merous places in France and Russ
ia pressed back from where they
stood a year ago.
Her allies also have yielded the
initiative to the Entente Allies al
most everywhere the Austro
Hungarians in Volhynia and Gali
cia and in Italy, respectively, to
the Russians and the Italians, and
the Turks in Asia Minor to the
Russians. In addition, along the
Greek border unofficial reports in
dicate that Serbs, Bjritish and
French are preparing to throw
down the gage of battle to the Bul
garians and the soldiers of the Cen
tral powers. -
.a . Russians Still Advancing. .'
lhe Russians, according to the lat-,
est Petrograd communication, are con
tinuing their forward march against
the Teutons in the Stokhod river region
of Volhynia, and there have captured
the entire 31st Honved regiment, to
gether with its commander and his
staff. To the south, near Brody, the
Russians also are pressing the Austro
Germans, who are answering the at
tack by bombarding Brody and the
crossing of the Boldurrevka river, en
deavoring to hold their lines of defense.
Large reinforcements are being brought
up to keep the Russians from further
gains toward their objective, Lemberg.
While an unofficial report from Petro
grad says the Russians have crossed the
Stokhod river, between the Kovel-Sar-ny
and Koyel-Rojitche railroads, Ber
lin says that on both sides of the Ko-vel-Sarny
railway south of the Turga
river and on both sides of the Lipa at
tacks by. the Russians against General
Von Linsengen's troops were repulsed
and that nearly 2,000 Russians were ta
ken prisoner. In the sector of Buizac,
Galiiia, Russian attacks also were re
pulsed, Berlin asserts.
In the Somme region of France both,
the British and French, wlio are en
gaged in consolidating positions, won
Sunday from the Germans. The French
were forced to sustain counter attacks
Monday in the Hem wood, and at the
Monacu farm, which Paris says were
put down with serious losses to the
Germans. ' There was no fighting on the '
British front during the day. Violent
artillery duels are in progress in the
Thiaumont and Fleury sectors, near
Verdun.
In the Astico valley the Italians are
keeping their pressure against the
Austrians on Monte Cime, and have put
down Austrian attacks in Adige valley
and the Travignolo valley.
Petrograd reports further advance for
the Russians in the region of Crzingan.
Turkish Armenia, and the repulse of a
Turkish attack in the Mosul district.
while Constantinople says the Turks
nave ariven me numuB ,an-
t duz and are pursuing them toward the
Persian border.
The British casualties in all theatres
during the month of July numbered 7,
0S4 officers and 52,591 men.
FATAL WRECK ON ATLANTIC
COAST LINE IN VIRGINL.
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Engineer Killed When Engine is HarlV
ed Over Embankment. ' .
Petersburg, Va., July 31. Atlantic
Coast Line passenger train , No. 3,
southbound, collided with a freight'
train which partially blocked the main
line at the northern end of the" rail-,
road trestle spanning the Appomattox
river here at 10:20 o'clock tonight and
the passenger engine and tender was
hurled over a steep . embankment at
the river's edge. Engineer Trevllllan.
of Richmond, was oaught beneath: his
cab and almost instantly killed:
Fred Whitfield, colored fireman, was
slightly injured- None of the coaches
of the passenger train was derailed,
and the passengers escaped ' .. Injury
though badly shaken up. ;
Durham, " N. C July 31. The - only
penny: paper in t North Carolina, ,th
Durtham Herald, announced today an
increase, in -price to' ten cents a 'week
because of the high price' of print pa
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