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PAGES TODAY ONE SECTION TOL.-XCi& , . . . : WHOLE NUMBER 39,753 MUJtmmmmmmmmmmEmscm breege e. scene crr ., : 1 ' ,,r; f . V ; , , , , ' W II I 1 1 rJ I 11 I ULI'lllll . . Madison Square Oarden New Yor XV Night Packed. With Peo ple, While the Crowd Outside Seemingly Was Not Diminished Torchlights and Bed Fires Biased on JjTfthJ AyenuWhile Hosts pi Tammany Hall, SIMILAR CROWDS LATER GATHERED AT CO OPER UNION, WHERE PRESIDENT MADE FOURTH ADDRESS OF THE BAY Appealed for Principles of Progress, Which Will Help "Obscure1 Men and Women of the land, Airtrafgnecl ''WaU Street Inter ests," and Pleaded for Equal Rights for All Men Has One More Speech Before Qlosihg Campaign. Kew York, Nov,' 2.;-r With two great rallies here tonight, President Wilson closed his campaign for re-election, except for a speech he will deliver to New Jersey friends and neighbors At Shadow Lawn Satur day afternoon. From, the time he arrived in the city this morning, he was greeted by cheering crowds wherever he appeared In four speeches .herV,.:We''tbgh'iind' one at a business men's luncheon--in the afternoon; he reiterated his conception of the great issues which confront the United States. He appealed for principles of progress which would help the obscure men and women of. the land, arraigned the '.'Wall Stre'et interests," which, he said, seek to dominate, and pleaded for equal rights for-all men. t - - ' ' - Thousands Doled AdmlMin. The President's coming; , gave the Democrats their first opportunity of the campaign in this city for old-fashioned political enthusiasm on a big scale. Torchlights and red lire blazed In Fifth avenue, as the hosts of Tammany Hall, headed by Charl63 F. Murphy,, advanc ed upon Madison Square Garden', which was besieged by a tremendous ' crowd fcefore their arrival. " 5 ' Two hours and a half; before Mr. Wilson was due to arrive at , the his? toric gardenpolice reserves were striv ing vainly to. hold back the surging throng striving for; places" of vantage which would make entrance easy af ter the doors were thrown open. Hold ers of reserved seat J tickets strove vainly to reach the entrances!. . ..',- The seating capaeityfr-tbe-Garden had been Increased to 15,000 but it seemed after the. doofa . were closed and the last inch of room occupied, that the sizeof the throng outside had not been diminished. In the crush about the doors many women falated., -V ; --- Similar Scenes t CoperU'nion. : Similar scenes were enacted at Coop er Union. At this meeting 'special jro . vision' had been made for. young men not of voting age, who had marclfed Tammany and other Democratic organ-4 Izations. .''- ".'' " Augustus Thomis , presided at the Madison Sauare flarden meetlnr. . The first speaker was Samuel SeaburyT can didate for governor of ' New Yorfc.. He as, followed by William F. McCpmbs; candidate for United States - Senator, and former Governor Glynn.'5" ' ' - The Mexican members -of1" the Mexican-American Joint commission, "accom panied by their wives, . occupied seats on the platform. ?i k ' '';'-'.', Cheered for Thirty , Minnte. When Mr. Wilson was recognized as he appeared on the platform, the Crowd rose and Cheered Steadily for SO min utes. Small American flags - fluttered from thousands of waving : hands. . In the intervals when the din slackened, patriotic airs were sung. ' " "It would be impossible to, say any thing worthy of the welcomeyou;have. given me," began the President "I realize that we stand . at one. of 'the most serious turning points -in" the 'his twy of the United States and of the tforld. i ' " ' - 'This campaign has disclosed, some lines of division In the United States. Here and there it has shown- men J'igned against each other. This will e ominous for the future unless it is checked." , - A Fieht Asralnat PrlvUeare. ' The President said the campaign in. iJii represented a light against prlvi- "ee.and the same was true now. , "I want you to "realise. lie fcontin Ued, "that another sort of division has Reared in this country. It Js between those who employ labor and those wh Perform labor. Nothing could be more done to working people. TJs is not matter of mere sentiment,-- a mat Xil of human right. , - ' "There is also another division. Some '"en have grown so unscrupulous that sougnt to discredit tneir own government in order to gain a partisan Javantage. Some men have .aoUghtto etermine the affairs of thL? nation m jccordance with the Interests outside Jhs nation. .What are we , going to "u Uh them?" , "Elect you," a man wledJ ? ' I win tell you what we have done" e went on, "we have built up a party flI the people." - ' .. T Predicts Victory. . ln vf Presldent Predicted victory; say- he was not worried over the out TOme. He spoke of the elght-hur day, jt shows there' are "seWe ' men IIUR Poll n tr-tr mY. nlr .t VIlfA' :'-e orkingrmen's point of view. "I ';av done a mere act of iustice." he p "ni io Bay,, qecmrea m come t, "that I believe the forces of this nation are gathered for a demon- "lration nf . . .v - ' ,,,'IC opinion on the 7th ot November l,s has never been displayed to the .t : . oefore. This great tide ofopini m is rising 1 .. t'ftO; fthing, but for floating all ' auguries, la which men ;;'aV trave: who know they are bound 1 Tflfl flm A . . . . .... 'hi. V- ais ot numan amaitten. Am.. 6 of humanity welling ' in Pe;I1Ca is 8weet wit Purpoeea of W u is whlome with the Judg to tiE i 3ustic and when It has come lfi fl fC( Vt-IAM will tU. jl 1A J 4n.L.body meant tQ'rve all the in M;MJlJO Jl 3 Ul IILVULUIIUI1 111 Marched in Parade. ... 5 a . -. : heart-beat of men who' love the world and believe n their fellow men." .Gratified Over. Reception.' President Wilson,, in two addresses at Cooper. Union one. inside the large meeting -hall- arid another to a crowd which filled the square and streets ad jacentdeclared the reception accord ed hi mtoday in this city rnade him feel like dedicating his life all over again to the cause of the . great mass of toilers" of the couhtry." Thousands , who were una Die to get Into Madison Square Garden followed the President " and his . party to . Cooper JJnlon and. the-crowds -there became so dense thai -' the police were . forced to use tbelr-clubs " freely -: In - clearing1 a way. fo'r'Mrvflls"on to 'enter. .:- J yAfter concluding his' brief talks to the Cooper Union crowds 'the President was driven-, diirt'tff he pres4dentlatyacht Mayflower and started at once for Long Branch, ; ' COMPARES W1LSOITS PiROBLEMS '" . wtth'those iikcoix faced . Baltimore,'; INPov. 2.- Attdrney-Geoerai Gregory, speaking " at a Democratic ?ass meeting v here 'tonight, compared resident Wilson's problems to Those of Lincoln-and declared that no presi dent except .'Lincoln and Washington had 'been criticised so outrageously. Defending -the foreign policy of . tbe administration, he said : "The ' course pursued "by President Wilson to utilize negotiations, ords riot deeds,, has not only"been" the, course dictated by hu-" inanity, prudence andsound Judgement, but is the-traditional foreign "policy of "the United .States under presidents of every .'political faith. '. M'ADOO OPPRESSES WOODROW WILSON CLUB AT PRIJTCETON Princeton, N. J.,, Nov. 2. -Secretary McAdoo, of the Treasury Department, in , anf address . before the Woodrow Wilson club, of Princeton University to night,-, said the Democrats have the ar guments, the ideas .- and the ideals, while the Republicans have the money. VI. have no doubt What ever as to the verdict on November 7," he added. t- ' - ; ' - BNGINCCRS DECLARE STRONG HEADLIGHTS ARE DANGEROUS One Brtnara' - Charge" Aigalnst ' Brother- - hood Chief Stone. Washlnston.-Nov. '2. Railroad .engin eers were witnesses: for .the roads to day at the hearing before Examiner Hlnes, of the Interstate Commerce Com- mission, on : the propoted - rule to uee high uowered headlights on locomo tives, -their: testimony being ,'io the, et' feet that such lights were dazzling and dangerous.- - ' " William H, Rotrier, ah engineer of the Big-Four railroad .testified that after he had t given, testimony favorable to the roads at a previous hearing, charg es had-been preferred against against .him 'by. President W. Sr-Stone, of the Brotherhood of Locomotives Engineers, and fhat the charter of the union to which Bother belonged had been revok ed whe-ptbe' local upheld him.. Mr. Stone and; W. S. Carter, ead of the fire men's "Organisation, objected to this testimony; but after consulting the commission Mr. Hlhes alldwed it to re main in-the record, f- The adm.lssability of .this .testimony will be passed on tomorrow and the brotherhood officers also expect to sub mit a statement of the matter. -?-., MENOCAL RE-ELECTED t " : " - ' ' Clalma " n.-: - to Result .of. Election ln ' jCnlwii nre, Conflletlng. HavanaVNov. 2. The .re-election of Presidebt'Marlo G-' Menocal, the conser vative' candidate, was claimed by " the Secretary of the. Interior Aurelio Hevia. In a statement "issued tonight. : Secre tary Hevfa asserted -President Menocal would hava M electoral votes out of a na'vV leaders: however, V. iim -th a election of' Dr. .r-.1'. : 4M.nridiTit.t Alfredo Zayas, ; former vioe-presiaent, by a large injajorlty '. y Columbus,;iOa., Nov. 2--W.J BowJ den today shot and killed, hie bride of three months, and was himself shot and killed W 8- J.1 Cox, ttr step-father, ac cording to reports reaching here today from the Cox home, ten miles east of here. The' shooting was attributed to domestic troubles . . - ' ; ..',-.-- . Bowden's first1 wife was granted ivnm ahd sev6ral months, later he jmarrled Vafaln.' the second wife . being t rrr rr jx r r TTr r n fl C D Elf fl 1 1 1 tin II I II REPORTED r - I ilHI llllllll 11111111111 Srr " f . Wall Street MenWot To Aid In Making Legi President Says They Have "Snbtle Genins" for Proposing -Changes Which Would Defeat Main Objects 'of Proposed Laws Gives Assurance That Business Interests of Country Have Been Safeguarded Under His Administration. NewYork, Nov.-2. PresMent Wil son, addressing a gathering of business men from all parts of the country at a luncheon here today, declared that "the men who. constitute what we have agreed to call "Wall Street"" have a subtle genius for premising, seemingly immaterial changes, .'when called into consultation concerning the. affairs of the country "which would eventually lead td the defeat of the main objects of the legislation proposed.". ' "Do you wonder." said the President, "that I do not call them into consulta tion? And yet I tell you , again that they will be welcome the moment they come to co-operate, and they will not be welcome until then." f The president assured his audience that the business. Interests of the coun try had been safeguarded under his ad ministration andwould continue to be if he Is re-elected. ' ' ""'., From the time of his arrival here from Bufialo this morning, the Presi dent was given an almost continuous ovation. Accompanied by Mrs." Wilson and other members f his. party, '-the J President was 'driven to the presidential -acht Mayflower, anchored on. the New York Yacht 'Club at he Jdot rof .TJJast. 23rd street. He remaed -there until lJiSO whert jheieflfor the IuhcKeon given "in hls'honor by the "VVIlsoh Busi-; ness Men's League. . DistincuUhed GestC- - Among .the , guests atthe luncheon' were: James W., Gerard, "American . am bassador to Germany governor Field--er, of New Jejcpeyi John JI.''Illeht pres- Udeht:Jof ihe fNationaVjW Jacob-H. Schifl, Seeretaryoi the Treas ury McAdoo. .Chairman1 .Vance, McCor mick, - of ; the Democratic "National Com mittee,, aind Colonel Edward M.'; House, 't In. his speech, th -Ptesident said In part: .;-. . ;.'. ' ..'.'-.'- .. . , ; Serious , Period of 'History. ' , "We are living in a very .serious pe riod of the twprjd's hlstoryand . there-fSre.tlt-. seems, to be -especiaiiy jhcum bentupon - us :tha.t we should.-.' o far as possible, .search every question to the heart. And when thlnk,.of search ing the business question'to'the- hiart, it seems -, to ,me that there" are some very large reckonings which have too often been left out of the account. ! often been left When you think of the ultimate foun dations . of business,' you- must know that you find them in the conditions of the Nattonal' life, and that.the particu lar ' conditional upon. which; successful vitsU buslnessf-depends are the condi tions which -touch-. the- daily life of the common mass of people of the 'country. . The Soiiree of Boslnesn. . "Business is not a matter of organiz Ing genius. Business, is not wholly1 matter of financial Initiative. - Business does .not altogether ' consist "o seeing the opportunity and -trying to avoil yourself of It. Jt consists In having deep sources of strength, to draw from, and ithe only .sources of strength for business,' as for .government, are to be found in the general body of the people. Are they content? ' "A people not contented - does not work well.' Are "they: living under the proper physical conditions?, A people stunted Tn their, growth or arrested in their Vitality or Hampened in their physical growth - does not work well. Are they confident that they are living under conditions under which they will get' Justice and the right consideration of .those who are put over them? If they suspect that, they are being put upon, used for the behoof - of others, they will grudge every- stroke - of work that they do, and do it only because they must bread for the - mouths of those dependent upon them, whom they love. The. roots of business, my fellow citizens, lie deep " In the hearts "and thoughts and dally lives of the people who crowd about us every day on the streets and on the country side. V "And the thing that has disturbed the thought-of a great r many .men .In re cent years in this country is that the generalbody of the people .have, got the impression that they are being -exploited; that they are being used; that their vitality is being drawn upon, in order that others might prosper and they get the crumbs from the, table. , . .- Men Without Vision. ' "Now,' one of . the things that " has been the matter with American busi ness has -been this.,' I am not saying his in any spirit of indictment. , But the real trouble "is that it has been un der the direction of too small a body of men. We have a shorthand expres sion for that small body. We call it Wall Street. Now, ', that Is not fair because there are men- in and about VH Street who have a great deal of vision and wisdom and public - spirit; ardwho don't intend to do anything but' public servicer in the things they are undertaking. It Is. not a lair term, but we -have adopted' it and we-will have -to Use It. i wall Street wno -Have no vision; who have .no tnougnt except oi their'owjiInteTeat; who: have no care for anyv part '""of government except to control it; who are not interested un less tHey are consulted; who do not be lieve - it ia aane to do anything without eonaulting them; who do- not believe, that there is anybody- outside of their eirele" who knows enough to conduct anything that exceeds the lim its of a single parish. . ::v 'tii i Wall troetfa - Pmetices. '" J4,I'' ha"f e. .been.: :told . again atfd -again- Welcome ion "call Into counsel, in public affairs, the men who consfitute what we have agreed to call 'Wall Street.' And I have again and again said this: 'If they woutd-come In a spirit of resistance, not only, but advising alternations in the plans which would defeat the plans. I am speaking by the book. This is not generalization. ' They have a subtle genius, for proposing seemingly Imma terial changes, which would eventually lead the defeat of the main objects of the legislation proposed. Do you won der that I do not call them Into con sultation? And yet I tell you again that; they 'will' be welcome the moment they come to -co-operate, and they will not be welcome until then. Gcniu Thrown Away y "Why the amount of genius that is expended In this country in resisting hopeful, changes is one of the greatest indictments,. on the score of waste, that this country has laid itself " open to. Brains have been burned out acting as brakes. I solemnly protest that that is not the right use for: the best gifts of ' the country." The President, In conclusion, said he believed in -political parties "as the only Instrumentality by which we can manage th enecessary concert of united taction, but I do not -'believe .-In, parties Used for partisan" purposes. ' "''' - BENSON SAYS HE WOTTED - . - STOP EXPORTS OF FOOD. Predict Suffering This Winter Unlesa Government Tnfces a Hand. Hutchison; Kas.; Nov. 2. -Allan' Ben son. Socialist candidate fbr'President, intense surreiung anars even starvation this winter unless. the government 'forc es food speculators to surrender their grip orr the: nation's food supply." "Flour now costs more than at any time since the '"Civil -War and we alrea dy find the government advocating the use of potato-jfleur,! he declared. "Yet wheat is being "allowed to pour out qf this country, to nfake fortunes for spec ulators while -we have not enough for our own use." RETURNS ITOR TRIAL AFTER AN ABSENCE OF 25 YEARS. I Murphy, N. Man Come Back Home and Dttives Himself Uni Murphy,' N. C.,'. Nov. ; 2. Twenty-five years ago; in an a'ltercation with a playmate, R,' 1. Phillips threw a rock, striking " the pother boy"J on the head, killing hlm.': The young-assailant, fear ful of the consequences, fled, and for a quarter of a century his whereabouts had not been knownj even to his own father. Toda'y Phlllfpa appeared here and gave himself' .up. i to the authorities after revealing" ls Identity. He had been in the ;West' and accumulated con siderable' means. His - own father and brothers Jid not - recognize him-. -, He will stand v trial for the death of his boyhood playmate. 111 HOLO IIP ' ' Highwaymen ' ' Get $200 Cash and Make Good Their Escape. William KalmarProprietor of the Ter. minai, tta Horrowln g Expe rieneeSeebnd Recent Rob bery ot ' the Kind. . "(Special "Star Telegram). : Gbldsboroy :NV c-. Nov. 2. William Kalmar, proprietor of the Terminal ho tel, was held up' in his business ofilce at aw early' hour: this morning by two masked men who forced him to open his af e and , hand . over the contents to them, amounting to close to $20f). At the first request' Mr. Kalmar en deavored' tOtiHecure a revolver in his desk drawer, but at this Juncture one of the highwa'yroen opened fire on the 'proprietor', and by a miracle the only wound he received was the injury of a thuhib,' whlskjaa penetrata.. A second w.request tobpen tan safe caused Mr. Kalinar to believe he would be killed In cold blood If he refused, so he "handed over -the cash, j Several "days ago twomasked men entered the eam'e hotel and held up the cashier of the cafe connected with same and secured $5.00 in cash and a diamond stud and a small' amount of caah from the. person' of tho-cashier, but on both occasions o . clue- was ' left behind. Louisville Ky:,' Nov. 2. The Louis ville & Nashville railroad late' today announced an efnoargo against the moying : of any of its coal car equip- slat MASKED fiOSM HOTEL MAN Six Hundred Insurgents Force 150 Royalist Troops to Evacuate ' City of Katerina. ."-. MEAGRE DETAILS AT HAND French and Italians Have Made Gains Germans in Volhynia 9 Also; Have Success. After months of strife between the adherents of former Premier Venizelos and the staunch adherents -of King Constantine over the question of Greece's stajid in, ' the war, a revolu tion of considerable proportions has broken out in the region southwest of Saloniki. The meagre details - at hand show that 600 insurgents', probably followers of Venizelos,1 forced 150 "royalist troops to evacuate 'Katerina, near the gulf of Saloniki,-and retreat upon Larisso, 4( miles southwest in Thessaly, where they are expected to; receive reinforce ments. 'The troops have received or ders from the. x;ng to prevent at all costs the advance of the revolutionists. Succeseee on Battle Fronts. On the fighting rronts independent successes .haye. been obtairied"by the French in the regaining, of Fort Vaux, northeast of "Verdun", by the Italians in a, further push fdrward in the Gorlzia and Carso sectors, through which they are trying to reach Trlest. and by the j -German's in Volhynia near Witoniez," where Russian positions were stormed and captured, and 22 ."officers and 1,50V men were made prisoner. - i tn- TrnnsylVanian -Theatre.-. The Transylvania theatre is witness Ing a continuation of the advance of the Austro-Germans south, of the Rothen thurm pass, while, in-the Jiul valley the Pvumaniantr are keepittgrp-the-irivursutt, of the Teutons, There, is still no news concerning the operations in Dobrudja-except- that statement that the Russo-! Rumanian ; advance guards are recon noitering and that Constanza has been shelled from the sea, . but without suc cess. . . ' .';.' - .;, . - . ; la Macedonia, fighting continues in the bend of the erria-river region, with small successes for-the Serbs. On the remainder of tthe front bombardments are in progress,' : . . . . . ; Germans Evacuate Fort. Vaux Although the Berlin war office has of ficially announced that the Germans have evacuated Fort Vaux, th,us placing this important strategic point once more in the hands of the French, the Paris war office has made no, mention of the fact. The evacuation' of the fort-: ress. was due 'according to unofficial advices, from Berlin, to a pre-arranged plan owing to the belief of the military leaders that the sacrifice' of life In holding it was disproportionate to the value of Its retention. Gal tun by the French To the north of the Somme the French have made an additional gain between Les Bouefs and .Sailly-Sailli- sel and also taken 20 German prison ers making the-total of men captured Wednesday and Thursday in that re gion Z36. East of Gorizia and on thei Carso pla teau near Vailone, Italianh, after vio lent artillery preparation, .attacked the (Continued on Page . Seven.) DEUTSGHLANO ALMOST RUN DOWNBY DREDGER Narrowly Escaped Accidenfniile Approaching Harhor. Manifest of German Freighter's Cargo Entered Bat Not Made Public Unloading- of the Vessel Ha Begun. New London, Conn. Nov. 2. When the German undersea freighter Deutsch- land approached New London harbor about midnight Tuesday the "United States government dredger Atlantic narrowly escaped running her down, it was learned tonight. According to the Atlantic's skipper, the near accident was due to a mistake in reading the ' code signal lights. The dredger, which -was off Eastern Ioint, made, out the lights of the sub mersible, which was coming nearly head-on. The Atlantic kept .6i ' its course, 'expecting,, the Deutschland to steer outside. When she- did hot the Atlantic swerved to one side and slow ed her engines cown, passing . the Deutschland with about 100 yards to spare. ?-"'.,. The manifest pi the Deutschland's cargo was filed at the customs house I here-late yesterUay but it will not be made public for - sxme time, officials ' of the: Eastern Forwarding Company said. Unloading began : this afternoon, 100 negro stevedores; wheeling out hun dreds of s. nail boxes arid piling them in warehouses and on the wharves. Eighty j tory, heavy wholesale and retail buy freieht handlers -came here zror., 4 -1 ine: srood collections.' exceedingly sat- timpre where they helped discharge the boat's cargo after her maiden'trip. Tie box"s were- ot .various sizes, the -small OF PARR AL IS BY TROOPS OF VILLA PROSPERITY IN THE SOUTH CONTINUES Richmond Reserve District Report Says Farmers Have More Mo ney Than Ever Before. . LABORERS WELL EMPLOYED All Reserve Districts Report General Conditions Satisfactory Extra . traordlnary ' Activity in . Every Line. Washington, Nov. '2. The Federal Reserve Board's . monthly . business i oumiuaf anuuuncea ioaay mat gener- al conditions In aU the 12 Federal Re serve districts of the country were sat isfactory With extraordinary activity in nearly all lines. Labor shortage was reported by nearly all the district ag ents, and most-of them referred to the increasing cost of living. The report from the Richmond dis trict says farmers are In better posi tion financially than ever before-"as the result of gopd 1 crop's and high prices. There' neernn tn fA a ntourlv imruu r,f home seekers and a. .large acreage of virgin. sou is being. cleared. . The cotton crop. ii that district is generally' reported '"slort, . the best sec tions estimating a. yield of but 50 to 60 per cent., but-the current, price of from 16" to .18 cents a pound. , makes each bale worth more than; $100, including the seed. In a few . counties in South ! Carolina only 20 io 80' per cent crop is reported, howeyer, and small planters .there will" Larely be. able to pay , thiss y eara btirs; r-- -r ' ' - The tobacco :crop . Is reported short and in. some sectioiis ' light . in weight, but there has' been a 100 per cent, in crease , In ( price over last .year. .The peanut ,'crop. vIll jirpbabiy ' be a little below normal : but 'with quality' and prices good: . Conditions tin- the .cotton, textile in dustry are most satisfactory with mills working to capacity and disposing of their output, at satisfactory pnees. La bor seems-generally -well employed at good wages. . .-i . - .... .. Increase In: Railroad Earnings Railroad' earnings show a decided im provement, the most noticeable being on the Norfolk arid Western railroad, due to its Heavy coal traffic. One line serving a large Southern agricultural section reports a shortage of 1,500 cars. Exports from the district show, an in crease of 130 per cent, over last year, represented largely by mules, iron and steel products, cotton, grain and food products. Bank clearings, which have increased 33 per cent, .indicate great business activity. In reference to the cost of living the Richmond report says.:, ' v "High prices of crops bring many comments as to the high cost of living and expressions of serious doubt as to how labor is to support itself, notwith standing high, wages." Reports from other districts follow: Reports From Other Districts - . Atlanta All lines! of. industry report extraordinary bright prospects for au tumn and wintev trade. v.abor condi tions satisfy despite some disturbances. Business strong in restall and whole sale lines some difficulty being expe rienced in securing goods. Car shortage causing fear of shut down in many plants. . v , Boston General expansion of busi ness and tendency toward greater ac tivity and higher prices in retail trade. Manufacturers cautious 'about making future contracts until they are assured of materials. New York Despite high prices, re markable activity continues in most business iines, with general tendency toward further expansion, manufactur ing being able to keep pace with their orders and. handicapped by labor short age and other deterrents. Philadelphia Unprecedentedly good business conditions, only complaint be ing scarcity of materials and shortage and" high wages of labor. Retailers preparing for heaviest Christmas trade in their experience. Cleveland Activity in nearly all lines of business "on a scale the great est ever experienced." Car shortage causing delays in industrial work. Workers being brought in from, other sections to. relieve labor shortage. Chicago Continued business activity in all lines, ample bank funds, low" in terest rates.' Rising-cost of raw. ma terials may cuf into manufacturers' earnings. St. Louis Industries and business generally report best business in years, with sound financial conditions. Crops spotted but prices offsetting effects of bad spots. ' . . Minneapolis Retail trade favorable and wholesale and distributing lines enjoying -brisk business. Labor fully employed at good wagesl Business out look bright. - ' Kansas ? City Unabated business ac tivity, high prices offsetting reduced agricultural production. ' Wholesalers, retailers. Jobbers and manufacturers working to capacity.' General shortage of labor. . ' " ' Dallas--Conditions continue satisfac- i isfactory falj .trade. High prices for increased volume agricultural commod ities.; "Bankere,- particularly in cotton CAPTURED Message Reaching Border Stated That the Bandits Took Pos session Yesterday. NO DETAILS YET RECEIVED Mining Men Have Fears for the Safety of Nine Americans Known to be in the City. GERMAN DOCTOR ASSAULTED Women Forced to Disrohe When Villistas Hold Up Train. El Paso, exa ;, Nov. i Par- Iral, Chihuahua State, has been ta ken by Villa troops, according to a message received today b Am ericans from C'lrhuahua City. The report, also received by United States government agents and for warded to Washiriton, said the Villa forces took possession--o? the city today. There has been-no confirmation from MexicaD sources of the message American mining men who have interests in Parral are concerned over the fate of nine Americans known to be in the city. .Anxiety Increased. This anxiety, was increased tonight by the news" from. Chihuahua 4Clty that '; Central- passenger' train Monday even ing at Laguna station, assaulted Dt. Stephen Haffner, a German subject, be cause, they thought he was an American- Tnis they said was an indication"' of what may happen to Americans in the Parral mining district. Men familiar with the country in the vicinity pf Parral declared that Villa probably moved on Parral from Santa Rosalia, following the Conchas river to Pilar de" Concha, a distance of 45 miles from Santa, Rosalia, and then marched south 45 miles against Parral, entering the town from the north, the most accessible way. - They"said that the report of Villa's capture of the town verified another report that Villa and his command had been in possession of Santa Rosalia, as it was announced that he would move on Parral from Santa Rosalia. . Villa is said.to bear a grudge against General Luis Herrera, the Carranza" commander In Parral, and to have de clared that when he captured Parral, he intended to kill Herrera with his own hands. BANDITS HOLD UP TRAIN AND SHOOT 29 MILITARY GUARDS Chihuahua City, Mexico; Nov. 1, (via El Paso Junction, Texas, Nov. 2.') Af ter shooting the 29 Carransa military guards of the southbound passenger train which left Juarez Monday, Villa bandits looted the trained, robber the passengers and even took the clothing frqm the women passengers. Dr. Haff ner, a German passenger on the train, who was mistaken by the bandits for an American, was struck over the head with a gun by one of the Villistas. The bandits were in command of Murga Brothers and Silvestre Quevedo, then abandoned the train, carrying the loot away In mule-drawn wagons. There were approximately 200 in tjje command which held up the passenger train as it was approaching Laguna station.. After commanding the engin eer to stop, . one of the bandits went through the train ordering passengers to alight. The conductor, whose name Is not known, was shot in the hip. The Carranza soldiers who were in the box car just back of the tender were ordered to alight and shot down in view of the passengers. This escort was in . command of Captain Guzman, who also was shot. After the execution of the Carranza soldiers the systematic looting of the train and the robbing of the passengers started .according to repbrjts made, to General Trevino by the passengers who arrived here. The passengers were rob bed -of their baggage and personal be longings after which the express car fas looted and the contents carried away In wagons. After holding the train one and a half hours, the bandits permitted it to continue to Chihuahua City, about 60 miles south. The bandit command marched away to the north, after watching it depart. They are believed then to have burned the bridge between Laguna and Galle go, 20 miles north. A military train carrying 400 Carran za soldiers was sent out from Sauz, 26 miles north of here ,to pursue the banT dits. ----- - - - PASSENGERS, INCLUDING THE WOMEN, FORCED TO DISROBE. El Paso, Texas, Nov. -2. Government agents here' received Information today from military authorities in Juarez that tlie ZOO. bandits' who held up the Mexican Central passenger train at La guna station were a part of Jese Ynea Salazar's command .of 2.000 men, which is guarding the Mexico Northwestern railroad west of Chihuahua City. All passengers on the train, including the women, it was said,-were forced to dis robe and their clothes taken by tbio v H J-; r ; Mr III ; ON r Kuir i'l i, ml I- Hz i r. v ( 1 1 3-i ? . t it " "ft! H '-ft ' 't'" f ; fy' t'S"4 .Ji. ( rir . . ff U , i f H it ' r f T i -t hi ' t-b ifi . .. jr I1 , f : f iJ .. -f p ' -"jcB or the ,v-.:;i:!i!gia
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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