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Pair Sunday; Monday probably show
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FURTHER GAINS MADE
BY BOTH THE RUSSIAN
AND ITALIAN FoUCES
Russians in Galicia Have Crossed
the Koropice River, and Oc
cupied Two Towns.'
DRIVING TOWARD LEMBERG
;erlin Reports Check to Russians
, in Carpathians With Capture
of 700 Prisoners.
ITALIANS NEARING GORIZIA
Situation on the Western Front
Remains Unchanged.
New advances for the armies of
the Entente Allies on the eastern
and Italian fronts are ' reported,
but on the western front there has.
been little change. The Germans
claim to have repulsed French and
British attacks north and south of
the Somme and the French and
British announce the checking of
German offensive movements in
the same sectors.
In Galieia, Petrograd says, the
Russians are making progress
along the middle Sereth, having
crossed the Koropice river andoe
'cupied two towns. Further south,
in the Monasterzyska region, the
Russians have gained ground,
while the advance from .Stanislau
.toward Halicz and Lemberg con
tinues. "
Berlin says the re-grouping-of
the Austro-German forces in the
Stanislau region is being carried
out "in accordance . with our
plans."
Russians Checked, Say Berlin.
The Russians have been' checked in
the Zabie region in the Carpathians
with the loss of 700 prisoners, accord
ing to Berlin. German troops now are
aiding the Austrians in the defense of
the Carpathian passes, while unofficially
it is reported large bodies of Turks
are being thrown into the same dis
trict The Duke of Aosta continues to ad
vance south of Gorizia in the direction
of Trieste and his troops have occupied
Oppacchiasella, six miles southwest of
Gorizia. The Austrians are putting up
a strong defense against the attempted
Italian advance east of Gorizia.
Heavy Attacks by German.
Heavy attacks have been delivered
by the Germans in the Somme region.
French artillery stopped attacks
against French positions north and
south of the river, while the attack
against the British near Pozieres re
sulted in a repulse.
A sustained attack over a front of
three and three-quarter miles by the
French against the third German line
north of the Somme resulted in the
capture of all the trenches to a depth
of from a third to two-thirds of a
nle. The line of the victorious French
advance extends from Hardecourt to
the Somme river at Buscourt.
French Take 1,000 Rrlttmera.
The village of Maurepas, which has
teen the center of much severe fighting
ounng the last few weeks, was partly
occupied by the French in the same
assault. German prisoners to the num
oer of l.noo and thirty machine guns
Were captured.
The French and British, according to
"in. also have been active and have
aeiivered numerpus attacks north and
south of the Somme. The Germans,
ti?WAVer' claim to nave thrown back
ine An-lo-French forces at all points,
m'f ner continues around the Thiau
mont work, in the Veraun region.
y2 o attacks there being checked by
ne (Jermans. Paris claims tne repuise
merman attacks near Fleury.
Russian Driven Further Back.
rtisT SS,'an forces in the Mush-Bitlis
...net of Turkish Armenia have been
thi ,a Ck further the Tuks and
m lurkish advance into Persia also
Bert, Prsress, Constantinople as-ino-
; ;.etro?rad says obstinate flght
thT Vnues north of Bitlls and that
of p ? fks are retreating In the region
WBokana, Persia, -
a rT? German aeroplanes- have made
offlri,i n. the British Port of Dover. An
foiir v stvatemen om London' says
en m vS were dropped, injuring sev
aKft but doing little material dam-
EnWAXs REPILSE ATTACKS
Prrt E BRr"SH AND- FRENCH.
hv p. via London. Aug. 12. Attacks
Point 1 v and French forces at various
So' l h.oth. north and south of the
i-ennil ilnx. northe-n France nave been
SlrXhy German counter attacks
met y fire- says the official state
A p;lvvn out by the office today.
Th;a' " cn '"Gantry attack against the
ttSPr,M' 8eVere l0SS t0 the
ThT ' the statement adds. .
ations m.munication concerning oper
stL ' western theatre follows:
tCnitish orcs attacked be
and neir r1 ad the Foreaux wood
aM near p -eraont- North of
V h"nd t 2Zleres tney were repulsed
hand-to-hand fighting andby coun
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PLOT OF MEXICAN
REBELS BROKEN UP
Planned Seizure of Chihuahua
City Plot Exposed by Canuto
Reyes, Former Outlaw.
100 LEADERS ARE ARRESTED
Moit of Them Are Former Bandit
CnieftaiM Will Be Court Mar-
tlaled and If Found Guilty
Will Be Executed.
Chihuahua City, Mex.. Aug. 12. A
revolutionary plot to seize Chihuahua
City, has been frustrated by the ar
rest of the leaders, composed largely
of former bandit chieftains, General
Jacinto Trevinb announced. Among
the one hundred held are Jose . Ynes
Salazar, recently arrested; Felix Ter
razas, N. Ramos Rioardo, former ad
herents of Pasqual Orozco; General
Fulogio Ortiz, and Colonel Ventura
Rodriguez.
Others under arrest are Lieutenant
Colonel Felix F. Delgado and Captain
A. Galo, Villistas recently amnestied,
and Pedro Beltran, Jose J. Virgilio,
Dominguez Bernal and Joaquin Duran,
all leading civilians.
General Trevino asserted' that the
movement has been known to govera
ment officials for some time, but that
the arrests were not made until as
many men implicated as possible had
been identified. Canuto Reyes, former
outlaw, now holding a dejfacto com
mand, who was approached, gave mili
tary authorities the first intimation of
the plot. Investigation in the hope of
identifying other sof the plotters is be
ing continued, it was announced, and
it was. stated also that, the prisoners
now held will be tried by court martial
and If found guilty, will be executed,
cuted.-. v'-----. -i;-v. tsir-'
riTREST THROUGHOUT STATE
- OF CHIHUAHUA . BEING FEIT.
El Paso, Texas, Aug. 12. An: under
current of unrest is manifesting itself
in various cities in Chihuahua, accord
ing to reports here tonight. These re
ports, emanating from several appar
ently reliable - sources, indicated that
there has been no concerted movement
anywhere in the state to overthrow the
de facto government, but that numbers
of agitators, apparently under central
organization, have been attempting to
foment revolution. The revolutionary
plots have centered in Chihuahua City
and Juarez, although private dispatches
say plotters have been taken into cus
tody in Jiminez and other small cities.
In Juarez today, orders, were issued
that all persons other than the milita
ry, the customs and municipal authori
ties must surrender their arms before
8 o'clock tonight because of the pres
ence of persons attempting to incite
revolt. Hundreds of weapons were
collected. '
It was generally believed tonight that
the 1,300 troops, recently brought to
Juarez, and the recent arrival there of
General Gavira, inspector general of
the Carranza army, and Jose Gutierrez,
military director of, the Mexican Na
tional! railways, were the result of the
rebellious plots and counter plots re
(Continued on rage Two.)
EMPEROR VISITS HIS
TROOPS AT THE FRONT
Appears Unexpectedly Behind the
German Lines in Somme Region.
Revtewa Hutily Improvised Parade
and Decorates Number of Offi
cers - and Soldiers Given-
Enthusiastic Weleuie.
With the German Army, in France
(undated, (via Berlin, Aug. 12, to Lon
don. -East of J the Somme, with the
French guns roaring a morning salute
and tfie German cannon . thundering
their - reply, the German emperor to
day unexpectedly-appeared in a little
village just behind the front, reviewed
a hastily improvised parade and dec
orated a number of officers and sol
diers. : He addressed the men briefly
an was "then whisked on to the most
advanced position.
The "Emperor's visit was known to
only a few high officers the previous
evening and came - as complete sur
prise to the troops, Lwhd were only , too
obviously, overjoyed at seeing the em
peror. The visit, in addition, surprised
a small group of correspondents who
had just returned - from ari inspection
of the :' Advanced . positions ; and who
had an opportunity to see, the Emperor
at Novogeorgievsk, a few "miles north
west of Warsaw, almost precisely a
year ago. ' : :; '
Notwithstanding the heavy fog that
usually ; prevails in -.the morning hours
in this section, the emperor's visit had
something brilliant and dramativ in it.
Upon a broad, level, plain flanked by a
picturesque French : chateau : all the
troops Jn ' the Immediate neighborhood
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WILMIKr,
IHMHE
SOI ARE DENIED
French Commander Says No Such
Message Was Received From
British Patrol by His Ship.
FRENCH CRUISER IN PORT
Put in at Pensacola to Get Some
Papers From French Consul,
the Captain Asserts.
Pensacola, Fla., Aug. 12. Captain
Leskivit, of the French armored crui
ser Amiral Aube, which arrived here
this afternoon, denied street rumors
which were credited to one of his or
derlies, to the effect that the Amiral
Aube had received a wireless message
Tuesday from a British patrol boat on
the Atlantic, coast, stating that the pa
trol boat had sunk the 'German mer
chant submarine Deutschland on Au
gust 8. The captain asserted he had re
ceived no information whatever that
the Deutschland had been sunk and
that all such reports were absolutely
false.
Excites Much Curiosity.
The Amiral Aube, an imposing -looking
four-funneled craft, is the first Al
lied warship to enter an American port
since the war began when she steam
ed into the Pensacola harbor today and
dropped anchor it caused a flurry of
excited curiosity along the water front.
Captain Leskivit, commander of the
cruiser, informed the collector of the
port that he had come solely to get
some important documents from the
French consul here, and that he would
go to sea tomorrow morning. Until the
captain visited the custom house it was
believed he had run short of fuel and
supplies. To the collector's suggestion
that he might take on coal and supplies
sufficient to make his nearest home
port, the captain replied that his stores
were 'ample. He assured the collector
that the warship 'would leave port ''ear,
ly tornp'rrow, .1 . ; ' :
"WaBteJmplrriSipeM. '
To the Associated Press Captain Les
kivit said: ,
; "The French consul had some very
important papers -which I. desired.
came up from Martinique and inasmuch
as I had been cruising in the gulf for
the past ten days, I decided to come
into Pensacola-and get them."
That the-warship is on patrol duty
off the gulf coast and has been exam
ing harbor, entrances, to asecrtain if a
German submarine could enter any. of
the gulf ports is the belief, of local
shipping men. Crews of German and
Austrian merchant ships laid up here
have spread reports that the merchant
submarine Bremen has selected Pensa
cola as -her port of entry.
Shortly after, the Amiral Aube drop -epd'
anchor close to the Austrian steam
er Lucia, French Consiil Howe spent a
few minutes aboard the warship and
returned to the city. Thirty minutes
later he again boarded the Amiral
Aube, presumably to deliver the docu
ments the French officer desired. The
consul could "give no information re
garding the nature of the documents.
American Officers Visit Shp.
Lieutenant Barnes, of -the United
States destroyer , Roe, went aboard the
warship late in the afternoon and later
in .the afternoon was joined by officers
from the United States avianon corps
(Continued on Page Two.)
FEW CHANGES MADE IN
TEXT ROOK ADOPTION
No Changes Effective Until End of
Next School Year.
School Text Book Commission An
nounces Adoptions for Next Five
Year Period Safety First"
at Teachers Institutes.
(Special Star Telegram.)
Raleigh, N. C, Aug. 12. Making a
few changes in text books now in use
in the public , schools of the State
through the 1911 adoption, the State
Text Book .Commission this afternoon
announced a ; new flve-year adoption
that the Commission decided shall not
be effective as to adoption of new
books until June 1," 1917.
The commission explains that ,"in
consideration of the floods and of the
difficulty- of supplying the new books
in time for this school year, in the in
terest of both economy .... and conven
ience the new . adoption will not be
come effective until June 1, 1917, and
until that date ' all . the books now in
use in the schools under the adoption)
of 1911 will be continued." I
' New. adoptions are. Ready Literature !
Series of readers. New : World Speller.
Story of - United ' States, ' by R. . W.
Connor; First Book- English.
The, statement of books adopted and
prices" foUbw:t ' - ;':
Spelling New World Speller, 1 to ,1,
15 cents, World Book Co., New York.
' Defining Webster's Common School
Dictionary,; 5 cents;" High. School, SS
cents; Academy ..$1.3$;' American Book
Company, New York'. . , K
Jleading--LJterature Series, ; Primer,
25 . cents; First Reader, .28 cents;' Sec
. - , ..' (Continued .on-Page - Sixteen.) ' "
RUMORS
DEUTSGHLAND WAS
N. StTKBAX MOBKG;r AIJGIJ8T 13, 1916
VICTOR OF GORIZIA.
,THB DUKE OF AOSTA
Fourteen Meet Death Instantly,
and Eleven Others Die, After
Being Taken from Wreckage.
SIXTY-THREE ARE INJURED
Cause of; Fatal Accident Near Johns
town. Ps Not Determined One
of the Cars Said to Have
Been Standing Still.
Johnstown, Pa, Au'g. J.2. 1Twenty--flve
persons, "including nine women and
t ouf ' children;! ere killed, .And sixty
three injured inj head-on collision be
eBf twiftej-OWded' trolft'.rs' On""the
line of the Southern Cambria Traction
company between Echo and Brookvale
7 mijes from 1 ere here, today. .Fourteen
were instantly killed, 'while eleven
others died ..after being -jemoved" from
the wreckage. Several 'more are in a
critical condition and will probably
die. - ", r -;' ' . -, -
The causae of the accident has not
been determined, but Coroner Fitzger
ald has started an, investigation. The
company in, a statement tonight said
it was absolutely without data on
which to vbase a report as to how the
accident occurred.
According to persons in the vicinity
at the time of the wreck,' one car was
standing still hear the car barn at
Echo when the other car crashed down
a steep grade and into it. Both cars
were demolished by the impact. Short
ly before the "accident, the rear car
was seen to rush past the station at
Brookdale with" the motorman 'franti
cally waving his arms. Believing the
car which, according to employes of
the company,'-was going-at the rate of
30 miles an hour, was" hot under con-y
power plant," but this action was taken
too late to avoid a crash.
A majority of the victims were mem
bers of the Dishong and Rlbblett fam
ilies en r6ut'e : to a reunion at Wood
lawn Park.
HUGHES CONTWfUES HIS
ATTACK ON ADMINISTRATION.
Reviews Declaration of Convictions at
. Butte, Mont. . ..
Butte, Mont Aug. 12. Charles E
Hughes, addressing an audience in .the
ball park here late toaay, reviewed his
declaration of convictions and contin
ued his attack on the 'Administration for
its foreign and Mexican policy, its ap
pointments and its - tariff views. . The
nominee scored the administration for
what he called failure to .carry out its
party platform, notably l,the plank de
claring for the maintenance of Ameri
can rlghtsabroad. ..: C
"This administration, in the first in
stance, organized his 'State Depart
ment," Mr. Hughes said, ""so as to re
duce its potency 25 per cent in the eyes
of the world. , ,
He reiterated his declaration thatfhe
was against "pork harrel" methods and
characterized the last , rivers and har
bors bill as a "spectacle of shocking
waste." ' ;.-' .
.Mr:' Hughes left here at 7:35 P. M., for
Spokane, where he will rest tomorrow.
Reviewing , the first week of . his-, cam
paign, the nominee issued a statement
saying' that .he was ; much gratified by
the reception 4 given him ' and. expected
strong :support in the Northwest. The
hoarseness which, bothered him a day or
two had lt. him and he said he felt
better at present than at any time since
his nomination. "-''.
Before leaving - Butte, -Mr." Hughes
spent an hour 3,000 feet underground at
the secondvle'vel ot bne'of the big cop
per mines; here. rfi.- -'-V
TOE DAY IN CONGRESS
. f .- SENATE , '
Met at 10 A. M,
Senator Taggart spCke on revenue.
- Senator Bankhead -. announced ' ' he
would vote for the shipping bill.
Adjourned at -2 P, M, to noon Monday
and Democrats' resumed their caucus
on. the revenue bill." ? x' '
. . r j- - HOUSE " - "T -"""
Not In session ; meets Tuesday.
MlsstjJgy
TWO TROLLEY GARS
COLLIDE; 25 KILLED
MAY TAKE PART IH
RAILROAD DISPUTE
He is Seriously Considering Mak
ing a Trip to New York to
Use His Influence.
TALKS WITH MEDIATORS
Believes There is Some Common
! Ground on Which Employers
and Employes Can Meet.
Washington, Aug. 12. General con
ferences will be sought by President
Wilson with representatives of the rail
roads and their employes if all other
efforts fail to avert the threatened
strike of the four great railroad un
ion brotherhoods. He is seriously con
sidering making a trip to New York for
the purpose.
' The President talked over the long
distance telephone today with mem
bers of the Federal Board of MedV
tion and Conciliation in New York and
tol them if they were unable to bring
about an agreement and a break seem
ed imminent, he was to be notified im
mediately. . He hopes it would not be
necessary, but as a last resort desires
personally to urge upon parties to the
controversy the disastrous effect upon
themselves and upon the country which
would follow tying up 225 railroads by
a strike.
Although the President was told ear
fy in the day that the situation was
critical, word came tonight that pros
pects for an agreement were more fa
vorable and that further conferences
would be held in New York tomorrow. .
Mr. Wilson remained in his office at
the White -House throughout the day
in. order to keep in close touch with the
situation. He" has taken no stand on
the merits of. the' arguments presented
by either side, but is understood to be
lieve that there must be same common
ground on. which the employers and
employes can meet. -
" During the day the President received
a petition from representatives of unorganized?-
rattrdad employes, ; -urging."
that Congress pass legislation which
would prevent the railroads being par
alyzed by a strike of the members of
the brotherhoods, who, it is claimed,
represent only 20 per cent of , the em
ployes. The first petition contained 6,
000 names? and it was -said that other
larger petitions would come withn the
next few days.-. ,-;-.
YOUNG SUFFRAGISTS "BROKEN
IN AT COLORADO SPRINGS.
Under Direction of Tar Heel Woman.
Convention Comes to End.
Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. ' 12. A'
three day conference of the National
Women's party was concluded here to
day and leaders departed to carry out
in 12 suffrage states campaign plans
outlined at the final session. Active
opposition to the National administra
tion for failure to pass the National
suffrage amendment was the chief task
assigned to the workers.
Late today the veteran equal suffrage
campaigners were "breaking in" young
and inexperienced workers at street
meetings. Under the direction of Mrs.
St.( Clair Thompson, of North Carolina,
a number of young women made their
debut as public speakers." For the most
part the addresses were delivered flu
ently and with considerable oratorical
effect.
BATTLESHIPS FOR THE
COMMERCIAL CONGRESS
Two or Three Divisions to be As
; sembled in Hampton Roads.
Secretary Daniels Makes Promise to
Manager Owens Possible That
Entire Atlantic Fleet May
Take Part.
Washington, Aug. 12 Secretary Dan
iels today promised Clarence J. Ow
ens, managing director of the Southern
Commercial Congress, to assemble two
or three naval divisions, and possibly
the entire Atlantic fleet, in Hampton
Roads during' the annual meeting of
the congress at Norfolk, December 11
to 14. A naval parade and display may
be arranged also. Secretary Daniels
will address the congress.
- Mr. Daniels declared that most ships
iii,- the Atlantic fleet ordinarily would
put? into the Roads for - the Christmas
holiday and it probably would be easy
for; them to gather there a little early.
In" addition, to affording a spectacle for
those attending the, Commercial Con
gress meeting, it is pointed out, a naval
display would be pf; . interest , to the en
tire, country. '
. Secretary Daniels will discuss plans
for1 the fleet ; assembly with Rear . Ad-,
miral. Benson, chief -of the bureau of
naval operations, early next: week.
- Mr. Daniels stated that at least. 10 of
12 vessels' of ; the first class Drobably
would, be available for the' naval ; asr
semblyv together with a greater number
pf, miner craft. r ." ; "
:i vA" gathering of the entire fleet would
bring together twice that number. The
last' parade of the Atlantic .fleet was in
New York, May lTlSlS.whenPresI-
ARBITRA TION MA Y BE
MEANS OF A VERTING
STRIKE OF TRAINMEN
TS
WILL MAKE GAINS
Predicts Not Only a Majority in
Senate, But Several Addition
al Seats in the House. '
34 SENATORS TO BE NAMED
Senator Sanlsbury, Who Is to Help Di
rect Senatorial Elections in the
Several States, Analyses
the' Situation.
Chicago, August 13. In a statement
issued from the Western headquarters
of the Democratic National committee
today, Senator Saulsbury, of Delaware,
chairman of the committee which will
direct the contest for the various sena
torial elections in the different states,
expresses the opinion that the Demo
crats will not only retain their present
majority in the Senate, but may gain at
least four seats in the upper house of
Congress,
This year 34 United States . senators
will be elected, two each in -Maine and
Indiana, and one each in Arizona, Flor
ida, New Mexico, West Virginia, Minn
esota, Wyoming, a'exas, Delaware, Ne
braska, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Mary
land, Rhode Island, Massachusetts,
North Dakota, Connecticut, New Jersey,
Montana, New York, Pennsylvania, Ver
mont, Nevada, Washington; Ohio, Mis
souri, Utah, Virginia, Michigan, Missis
sippi and . California.
The Democratic, senatorial- campaigns
In the Various states will be1 directed
from. Chicago by a committee composed
of Senator Saulsbury, Senator Walsh, of
Montana, manager of the Western Dem
ocratic headquarters, and Senator-Stone
of" Missouri. . "
Interest in the flght ; t6 control the
next Congress promises to arouse pub
lic interest .-second' 'to -that" of the cam
paign f of f president ' " . i '"
Senator Saulsbury,' -in analysing the
Senatorial- situation - in '- the different
states, said: '. ' '' ' '
"The Democrats now have a-majority
of sixteen in the Senate, and the Re
publicans : must ' gain" nine Democratic
seats and lose none-to have a majority
in the next Senate. At the last elec
tion, although ' the Republicans reduced
the Democratic majority in the House,
the Democrats gained three additional
seats in the Senate, and increased their
majority from 10-to 16.' '
"Thirty-four United. States Senators
are to be elected; - Eighteen vacancies
occur in Democratic .seats and 16 in
Republican seats. No intelligent ob
server would claim that a Republican
landslide would cause the Democrats to
lose more than 10 of the Senatorial
elections in the-states" now represented
by Democrats. Should they lose ten,
there are just . about - ten Republican
seats out of the sixteen which the Dem
ocrats have reasonable: hope of winning.
My belief is1 that-the Dem6crats in the
next Senate Will number from 60 to 64,
that is, our majority - will be increased
from four to eight. i'
"An analysis -of the conditions in the
(Continued oh Page Sixteen.)
ALL REMAINING UNITS
ORDERED TO BORDER
Will Add 20,000 to 25,000 Guards
men to the Force.
The New Movement Will Bring the To
tal of National Guard Troops
Along the Mexican Frontier '
Up to 125,000.
Washington, August 12. All the
National Guard units included in Pres
ident Wilson's call on June 18. not yet
on the Mexican border, were ordered
there today by , the War Department.
Between 20,000 and 25,000 additional
troops will thus be added to the . border
force. National Guard troops there will
number approximately 125,000, and the
total of all troops on the border or in
Mexico will be 175,000.,
Secretary Baker made a - formal an
nouncement that the troop , movement
had . nothing, whatever to. do with the
Mexican situation and was solely to re
lieve thousands of . troops novf. held in
mobilization camps only because they
lack a few recruits to'Jbfing units up to
fixed minimum strength. .
Today's order, sends! the troops from
Kentucky, Ohio and Vermont to the bor
der as soon as transportation can be
arranged for ; them, and will move all
the others as soon as they -are properly
equipped. War Department officials de
cided on. their action because the troops
are restive in eamp,and there seems to
be no stimulus to recruiting while there
was no prospect of movement to the
border. They now -expect most of, the
regiments wiU be filled before ' the
troops leave.
MC
WHOLE DUMBER 39,671
It is Predicted That an Agreement ,
to This Effect May be Enter
ed Into Today;
MEDIATION UNSTJCCESSFOK
Several Times Yesterday it .Seem
ed as If Trainmen Would
Withdraw Prom Parley.
STATEMENT BY GARBETSON
Says Double Compensation Fea
ture Was Stumbling Block.
New York, August 12. Not
withstanding the failure of medi
ation to bring together the repre
sentatives', of the railrdads of the
country and their 400,000 employ
es on the demand for an 8-hour
day and time and a half overtime,
the threatened strike that would
tie up 225 railroad systems and
throw 1,800,000 railroad workers
out of employment, may be avert
ed by arbitration. An agreement
to this effect may be entered into
tomorrow, it was predicted here
tonight.
A day of Confusion.
At; the end of a day of confusing
situations - and contradictory- reports,
the leaders of the four railroad broth
erhoods and the members of the United
States Board of Mediation and Con
ciliation, which is striving to effect a
peaceful settlement at the special re
quest of President -Wilson, viewed the
situation optimistically.
It has been virtually conceded that
arbitration under the present provis
ions of the Newlands Act would not
be satisfactory to the men, but an ex
pansion of the board provided for may
be accepted by them with the proviso
that only their present demands are
to be arbitrated. The railroads have
maintained that in the event of arbi
tration not only the demands of their
employes but the roads "contingent
proposition," which is based on the Si
hour day but eliminates the double
compensation features, should be arbi
trated. '
Several times during the day's nftj
gotiations between the mediators and
the trainmen it seemed as if the men.
were on the point of withdrawing from
further parley. When the situation
reached a point where it was reported
President Wilson had intervened, A. B
Garretson, president of the Order ot
Railway Conductors, authorized a
statement cjearly indicated the broth
erhoods would not oppose such action.
: "An invitation from the President
of the United States," said Mr. Garret?
son, "is tantamount "to command. If he
summons us to Washington we will go.'
But it must be understood that thi
President has no more power in thli
matter than the mediators."
Although the mediators and! the rallr
road managers refused, to discuss the
events of the day, Mr. Garretson had
no hesitation in doing so, saying that
mediation, ' having failed, he was un
der no further obligations to maintain
secrecy about the negotiations. He said
the double compensation feature was
the stumbling block. j.
Mr. Garretson declared double com--.pep-sation
agreements are in effect , on
virtually every railroad, in the country,
and that they were won by the men"
after serious effort extending over a
period, of 30 years.
Because the mediators could not give
the trainmen assurance that the rail
roads would give the "contingent
proposition," the men adjourned until
tomorrow .morning, at 10 o'clock when
the mediators will again report. The
mediators met the railroad managers
only for , a brief period jduring the
afternoon, but said they had satisfac
tory sessions with both sides. A high
railroad. - official declared, however,
that there would be.no backdown ori
their part until the other side) showed
a disposition to meet, them half way..
The next move is up to the railroads;
Mr. Garretson said, in view of the fact
that they had requested the services
of the mediators. v
FIVE HUNDRED TELEGRAPH
OPElrjVrORS IN MEXICO STRIKE;
Threatened Wi.th Execution if They Do
Not Return to Work.
Laredo, Texas, Aug. 12. Five hun-
dred de facto government telegraph op
erators in the state of Sonora went on.
strike today, according to word reach
ing here.
The de facto government is said to
have branded the. strike as unpatriotic
and to have informed the' strikers ths-t
they will be executed if they do not
return .to work. ''' '
It was said the strike is iue to the
dissatisfaction of the government op
erators who are compelled to accept
currency ; declared. to be ; worthless,
while " railroad operators are paid ia '
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