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INBTO! EM JOURNA WEATHER Fair EIGHT Pages Today VOL. XVIIL, NO 102 FULL ASSOCIATED PRISI DISPATCHES WINSTON-SALEM, IN. C, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 19, 1916 JOURNAL ADVERTISEMENT! bklNQ fcKSULTS PllICE FIVE CENTS ONLY WINSTON-SALEM PAPER CARRYING FULL LEASED WIRE REPORTS OF ASSOCIATED PRESS RAILROAD EMPLOYES ACCEPT PROPOSAL OF THE PRESIDENT ND GATED 0 S WILL REJECTTHE PLAN Managers Have Reached no Definite Decision; Offic ials Reveal Opposition to ' Plan and Will Push Off of Arbitration THREATENED STRIKE APPEARS NEARER Administration Officials Re lieve Final Settlement Will be Effected;, Offic ials in Conference Late Last Night (By The Associated Press.) Washington, Aug: lif. President Wilson's plan for settlement of the Nation-wide threatened strike was ac cepted today by the representatives of the employes and taken under ad visement Dy ornciais or me roaus won indications that they would reject It tomorrow. The word came from the managers tonight, however, that they had reached no definite decision. With the situation thus apparently at a deadlock, the only hope in the situa tion lay in reports that the railroad ' officials might Buggest a counter pro posal forming the basis of a settle ment, or that one side or the other might recede from its present posi tion. Thirty-one presidents and rank ing officials received rrom the Pres ident this afternoon his plan for the adoption of an eight hour day, regular pro-rate pay for overtime, and crea tion of a Federal commission to In vestigate collateral issues. They told him they would like to consider the question, nnd would report back to morrow with the committee of man agers, which has been conducting negotiations. Employes Accept Plan mittee of representatives of the em ployes were accepting the President's plan by a large majority and soon after the railroad officials left the White House, the four heads of the brotherhoods delivered to the Presi dent a letter notifying him of the vote. The employes' committee will remain here at the President's call. Manager Want Arbitration While the railroad officials would make no formal statement, they re vealed clearly their opposition to Mr. Wilson's plan, and indicated that they would press further their offer to ar bitrate all the points at issue. In spite of all these developments, it was reported the officials might sug gest a counter proposal based on the acceptance of the eight hour day and arbitration of all other points, in stead of the investigation by a FyHitT commission, proposed under tht Pres ident's plan. It was stated positively, however, that the officials had reiVched no definite decision on their futVe course. - . May Cull Financiers In case the President finds no hope of settlement during hiH conference with the railroad officials tomorrow, he probably will summon to Washing toil Hum'fe of Jhe powerful financiers of tp.e pquatry serving as directors of the r(il)rQads., Adninlstration officials said fjhigh4-he had by no means given up hope of effecting a settlement, and was determined that it shall be reach ed If possible, before the representa tives of both sides now here leave Washington. In their formal statements, the rail road officials insisted on arbitration on the grounds that If they gave in this time it would mean the abandonment of the principle of arbitration, and because they feared if they granted the eight hour day with its consequent added expenses without resort to ar bitration it would prejudice any appeal they might make later for higher freight rates. """""N. Trend Toward Strike On the surface, the threatened strikfc appeared nearer today than at any time since the negotiations at the, White House began, but Administra tion officials continue to believe that finally there will be an agreement. The railroad presidents and offi cials' conference with the President lasted an hour. After Mr. Wilson had explained his plan. Hale Hnlden, pres ident of the Chicago, Burlington and Qulncy, acting as spokesman, inform ed the President that the officials pre sent would speak only for their in individual roads and the commission of managers was the onlv- body of power to accept. It was made nlajn to rresldnt u f son that the officials were inclined to stand behind the previous attitude of the managers' committee, in refusing to accept the eight hour day, and that they believed the proposal to be Im practicable The President was told, however, that the plan would be given further consideration, and- a report made tomorrow. Mr. Wilson explained to the rail road officials that he had drawn up the plan because he thought it fair, and because he believed a way must be found for averting the strike. He urg ed them to demonstrate a spirit of concession and assist him at settling the controversy. Tonight the railroad officials held another long conference at their hotel. Employes' representatives held two meetings during the day, one of sev eral hours, for speech making and hal loaing on the President's plan nnd the other, a short one, for announcement of the -o-iit of the vot. Will Consider Each Point Some of the railroad presidents expressed the conviction tonight that the negotiations with the White (Continued on Page Four) PRESIDENT USES POWER OF VETO ON M MEASURE Would Not Accept Provis ' . ions in the Revision Forc ed in by House Conferees; Section Stricken Out and ' vRe-introduced . y CAUSE DELAY " . VN ADJOURNMENT . Bill V ' in Hands of House Milis Committee; Agreement to Expedite Passage Tuesday; No Re vision in Century (By The Associated Press.) Washington, Aug. 18. The army appropriation bill was unexpectedly vetoed today by President Wilson, be cause he would not accept certain provisions in the revision of the ar ticles of war, forced into the bill by the House conferees and commonly said in army circles to be in the in terest of certain retired officers "at outs" with the army. Measure Re-Introduced Chairman Hay, of the House mili tary committee, at once re-introduced the measure with the entire section raising the articles of war stricken out and the declaration that no revis ion at all would go through with the bill in this case. May Delay Adjournment One Senator announced the Senate would reinsert the division approved by the President and the War Depart ment, but stricken out in the House, and that the situation had resolved itself into a contest between the Sen ate and House on one hand and with the President on the other. The tan gles threatens to delay the adjourn ment of Congress, and, incidentally, completion of the preparedness pro gram, as well as to hold up appropria tions for the army increases and all the extra expenses Involved in the Mexican service. The bill re-Introduced now is in the House military committee and there is an agreement to take it up and expedite passage Tuesday. The President's veto, one of the few he has exercised, maTks another phase in the long fight between the army and Senator Hay. The army charges Hay with defeat of the con tinental army and universal training plans, and the substitution of National Guard reorganization, which it op posed. Congressman Hay recently was appointed Judge of the Court of Claims by President Wilson and now serving hislast term In Congress. The articles of war have not been evised in a hundred years and are said to be sadly deficient for dealing with conditions which growth of the army and development of the Nation require. The War Department is especially anxious for changes to en able army officers to deal adequately with problems arrising during the present Mexican service. Included in the revision marked out by Con gress, over the objection of the Pres ident and the War Department, was a provision which exempted retired of fleers from courtmartlal and army dis cipline, if not actually from army con trol, and placed them under the juris diction of the civil courts. It is com mon understanding among officers that the section caused the cise of certain retired officers, formerly re garded as a power in shaping miltary legislation, who was preparing to (Continued on Page Three) TROPICAL STORM IN THE GULF OF MEXICO DOES BIG DAMAGE A T CORPUS (By The Associated Press.) , Corpus Christi, Aug. 18. Blowing at a 70 miles an hour velocity, the tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico was felt tonight as it approached the Texas coast at thht point, Brownsville and on the intermediate plains. Early tonight the local Weatnor Bu reau station estimated that the crest of the storm would reach here about midnight with tiie wind attaining a velocity of probably 120 mUes an hour. Great Destruction But few details of the storm's work south or north of here had been re? ceived early tonight; In Corpus Christi, however, the gale had carried almost every movable thing before It. In its wake it had left demolished cot tages along the beach front here, thousands of dollars damage to build ings in the business section and a heavy sea running in Corpus Christi Bay. The waves, whipped over the beach in the northern Bection of the city, beaching small craft and carry ing up on the shore debris from a score of docks and small bathing pavilions. Loyd's pier, one of the largest pleasure resorts in this section of the coast, which Juts out over the water 1,000 feet, had been almost completely demolished early tonight. Steuiner Sunk The small freight steamer Pllo. Boy, owned by the Texas and Gulf Steam ship Company, of Galveston, was sunk in the gulf today. One report re JITNEY MATTER IS DISCUSSED AT MEETING (Failing to Have a Quorum, Aldermen Did Not Meet; 150 Citizens Held Meeting of Protest Against Ordi nances SEVERAL PEOPLE MADE OBJECTIONS Attorney Fred M. Parrish And Mr. Gill Make Talks Showing the 'Jitney Side of Matter,;' Others Present Speak Sentiment and demonstrations against the adoption cf the ordinances proposed for the regulation of the jit ney traffic in Winston-Salem ran rather high in the council chamber of the Municipal building lust night, fol lowing the announcement that no meeting of the Board of Aldermen would be held, as a quorum was not present. i Fully 150 people had crowded the small hall at the meeting time, among them having been lawyers, doctors, manufacturers, laborers and other classes of citizens. Col. O. E. Webb mayor pro tern, made the announce ment that no meeting would be htld. Owing to the fact that Mayor Eaton is out of the city, Aldermen Webb would have acted as mayor and only Aldermen Owen, Fulton, Martin and Farrell were present. Following the announcement. Attor ney Fred M. Parrish asked permission to use the hall and for atiout an hour and a half the crowd remained, while talks were made by Messrs. Parrish, W Heade Johnson, W. B. Taylor. W. W. Gill and John C. Wallace, which were interrupted and interspersed frequent ly by observations from numbers of those present. Mr. Pnrrish Talks Mr. Parrish, who represent Mr. Gill, the jitney man, expressed his appre ciation at the number of people pre sent and their interest. He stated that Mr. Gill hud come here and when he tried to compete with the S. P. IT. Co. was called an irresponsible parasite. While the Jitney owner is from Dan ville, Mr. Parrish .said, the money backing the S. P. V. Co. is in Durham and the charter was secured in the State of Maine, which company tries to say who shall operate upon the streets of Winston-Salem.' Jitney Cause, Improvements Mr. Parrish read a newspaper ar- (Continued on Page Four.) DKMOCKATIC SYSTEM AGAIN PROMOS WORTH (By the Associated PresM.) Washington, Aug. 18. A surplus of (5,200,1)00 from the Postal service during the fiscal year endin, Jun, BO, was re- .ported tv Presiiieii Wilson to. Vilay- by postmaster General ' Burleson. In a lot tor to Mr. Burleson, acknowledging receipt of the check for tlio surplus, Kecre- tary McAdoo declared thin Is the third time since 1830 that surplus postal revenues have been deposited In the Treas- u rv, and that all thre years have been under the present Administration. CHRISTI, TEXAS ceived here shated that all of the crew of 12 men were rescued and ag other reported that three of the crew had been washed ashore. Thus far there has been no loss of life in or about Corpus Christi, and so far as known none seriously in jured. """ " ; ""' " ' - The city of Corpus Christi is situat ed on a hoot-shaped peninsula, 18 miles from the open gulf, but sur rounded on three sides by Corpus Christi and Nuecas Bay. On the oth er side of the bay are Mustang and Padre islands, forming a breakwater to any tidal wave that might ap proach from the gulf. One channel connects Corpus Christi Bay from the open gulf, on each side where are situated Port Arkansas and Arkansas Pass, respectively. What damage has been done there, however. Is impos sible to estimate, as telegraphic com munication was lost early in the after noon. Railroad property in this section has not been seriously damaged. Communication Cut Corpus Christi is connected with the malnlnnd from the "toe" of the penin sula by a causeway a mile and a quar ter long. On It are strung telephone and telegraph lines. The latter fall id at about 6:30 o'clock while tele phone communication had continued thirty minutes longer. Up to that time, no serious damage had been done to the causeway proper. (Continued on pace four) CRIED LABOR BILL1 PASSES TIE ROUSE WITHOUTJEBATE Measure Represents Years of Struggle in Congress;' Would Not Have Been Enacted Had The. Pr-esi dent Not Intervened CHIEF OPPOSITION CAME FROM SOUTH Measure Will Become Ef fective One Year After the President Attaches His Signature; the Meas ure as Amended (By Tilt Associated Press.) Washington. Aug. 18. Withjout debate or record vote, the cniid la bor bill was accepted by the House today with the Senate amendments. It will become effective a year after the President has signed it. The measure represents the result of years of struggle in Congress be tween forces urging the conservation of child life and those opposing it, through grounds that it should be a State affair. President Caused F.naetnient The law would not have been en acted at this session of Congress, had not the President after it was de cided to eliminate it from the pro gram, visited the Capitol and insist ed upon Its inclusion. As amended by the Senate, and pow perfected, It prohibits" shipment be tween the States of all products of any establishment which employs child labor. It bars products of any mine or quarry employing children under 16, and products of any mill, cannery, workshop, factory or manufacturing establishment employing children under 14 years, or which employs children between 14 and 16 more than eight hours a day, more than six days a week, or earlier than Blx o'clock In the morning or later than 7 o'clock in the evening. Opposition from the South Opposition to the bill was led by Southern Congrji.mnen and Its spon sors charged cotton mill owners with being the principal objectors. House Ado ts Conference Repoifts; Independence When Stable Government is Established (By The Associated Press.) Washington, Aug. 18. Final action on the Philippines bill, promising In dependence to the islands. as soon as a stable government can be establish ed, was taken In the House today when the conference report was adopt ed and the measure prepared for President Wilson's signature. Manuel Quezon, Philippine delegate, told the House the bill was a "signal victory for the cause of human liber ty and a very decisive step toward the complete emancipation of the Filipino people. In a statement issued later, Mr. Quezon said in part: . "The United States are, by this, com mitted to grant the Philippines their Independence as soon as a stable gov ernment can be established In the is lands. It is a solemn pledge that no faithful and honorable Nation could repudiate. "We are bent upon convincing the American people within the next year or two that a stable government can be established In the islands. Then, ful filled the condition imposed, inde pendence will be forthcoming." SENATE DISCUSSES Secretary Lansing Ques tioned Regarding Busi ness Cessions; Some Fea tures Meet Opposition (By The Associated Press.)- Washington. Aug. 18. Some fea tures of the treaty for the purchase of the Danish West Indies have met opposition in an effort to prolong dis cussion in the Senate to prevent rati fication at this session of Congress. Secretary Lansing was questioned by the foreign relations committee to day about business concessions in the islands granted by Denmark and guaranteed by the United States under the treaty. Some members also want further information about the pur chase price of $25,000,000, which they believe ls too high. Secretary Lansing was unable to furnish some of the details asked for concerning the concessions guaran teed and will appear again as soon as he can prepare a report. "The committee wants all the facts It can get regarding harbor and wharfage, telephone, lighting and other concessions granted on the is lands by the Danish government," said Chairman Stone tonight. "I think the committee will report the treaty some time neit week. I hope to get it ratified at this session, but some of the Senators said they have heard things that would lead them to doubt our ability to get the treaty ratified before adjournment," FINAL1 ACTION ON PHILLIPPINES BILL PURCHASE 0 S ES SENATE PASSES THE GOVERNMENT SHIPPING BILL BY VOTE OF 38 TO 31 IN NEW YORK GITY IS Advisory Committee An nounces the Paralysis Epi demic is on the Wane; De nied Outbreak Started in San Salvador 1 RAILROADS WILL AID IN THE FUJI IT Representatives Will Con fer With Health Authori ties; Danger of Epidemic Spreading to Other States Next Summer (By The Associated Press.) New York, Aug. 18. For the first time since the epidemic of infantile paralysis in this city reached propor tions to alarm the health authorities, the advisory committee of the board of health tonight announced with confidence that the disease had begun to wane. This conclusion was based on compartlve figures of deaths and cases In previous weeks. For the six days, ending today, it was shown there had been 778 cases, an average of about 130 a day, while the week previous the average was more than 164 a day. In the week ending August 6, the cases averaged 158 a day. The deaths this week, It wns point ed out, averaged less than 32 a day, whereas lust week they were 43 a day. ' Official denial of the report that the epidemic had originated in the re public of San Salvador, was made today to the health authorities in this city by President Carlos Melendez. through Manne Peralla, ,in charge of the consulate here. May Spread Next Summer Washington, Aug. 18. With a warning that unless measures arc found for Its suppression, the Infan tile paralysis epidemic may advance next summer to States not now ap preciably effected, the national con ference of health officers adjourned today; after adopting recommenda tions for control of the 'plague and naming a standing committee to study its causes. CooK'ratiou Imperative Cooperation among Federal. State and local health authorities toward curbing the epidemic was emphasized as imperative in resolutions adopted and resolutions were recommended to control travel from epidemic zones of children 16 years and younger, by issuance of uniform travel permits and notification of their destinations, but without an interstate quarantine. Delegates to the conference, "who Included health officers from '40 States and many experts of the pub lic health service, expressed confi dence tonight that the two days' ex change of views upon all aspects of the battling MnvaHfl would result in vitalizing true tnnttMttlr'A against ,jt. . Assistant Smigeonl-i'il'nernl Rtj'ker said tonight: m "We have nmnltte",l,fnink!y , and freely to the publld HWt' we nave something we don't know a great deal about and the public sympathizes with our efforts to do whatever we can, with the limited knowledge we have. We can't afford to leave any stone unturned." Representatives of railroads have requested a special conference with public health officers to discuss cooperation. NOW ME FAVORABLE TWO MEN, 60 GALLONS LIQUOR AND AUTOMOBILE CAPTURED SOUTH OF CITY THIS MORNING FOUR ADDRESSES HEARD it THE METHODISTS YESTERDAY (By The Associated Press.) AshcvillP, Aug, 18. Today's session of the triennial session of tho lay men's missionary movement, of the Methodist Kplscopal Church, South, at Lake Junaluska, were taken up with four addresses, the speakers be ing John U. Pepper, of Memphis, president of the movement; Dr. F. C. Gordon, New York; Dr. James Cannon, superintendent of the South ern Methodist Assembly Project, and Bishop James Atkins, of Waynesvllle. President. Pepper discussed "the ap plication of business principles to church work." FIRST BALE OF NORTH CAROLINA COTTON IS SOLD YESTERDAY (Special To The Journal.) Morven, Aug. 18. The first bale of North Carolina new crop cotton was sold today at Morven by T. J. Uatliff and bought by O. A. Martin for J . M . Fairley and Sons of Mon roe.' It was graded strict middling and brought 14 cents per pound. The weight of the bale was 438 pounds, FURTHER AD1CES MADE BY ALL SON THE SDMME FRONT French Make Cains in and Around Maurepas; ' Brit ish Cains Were Made in Direction of (J inch y and Ouillemont LITTLE aTjtTvItIHS ON EASTERN FRONT Russians and Austro-Cer- nians Claim Success s in, the Carpathians; Teutons on Offensive on (iirco Serbian Front (By The Associated Press.) Assaults by French and British forces against Gerniun positions north of the Somme in France havo resulted In the gain of additional ground by the attackers, according to the Brit ish and French war offices. The French advance was In nnd around Maurepas, the scene of much hard fighting during the last few weeks, and the British gain was in the direction of Ginchy and Gulllement, near the soutn end of their section of the Somme front. The Anglo-French attack, London says, took place ulong the Somme. The gains reported by Paris and London were in the center of the German positions on the front of Somme and mark another step in the I Anglo-French advance toward Com I bles. French troops gained more ground in the village of Maurepas, af ter the stopping of German counter attacks near the village. Calvary Hill, southwest of the village, was carried by assault and the French positions on the Maurepas-C'lcry road was also extended. British troops advanced successfully j In the region of Ginchy and Gullle j.moiit nnd seized more German posi tions. London mentions no gain on any other part of this front. The Anglo-French forces captured more than ! 4 (Ml prisoners In their advance. Fighting Around Thlnumont ' The French offensive continues on the right bank of the Mctise, in the Verdun region, nnd Paris chronicles the capture of two fortified redoubts northwest of the Thlnumont work. Progress also is reported for the French east of the Vaux Chapltro wood. Berlin reports attacks by the French nnit British forces north if the SomnTe, but says all of them wtre repulsed except one by the BrltishVin the direction of Martlnpuich. French gain around Floury in the Verdun region Is admitted. f Thero has been little activity on the eastern front, according to the official reports. Most of the fighting has been In the Carpathian mountain region, where both, tho Russians and the Anstro-Oerjtians claim to have mnde some slight advances. . I'etro gYad 'Mays the ' Aufitig. Germans arc attacking 1n Gahoia, but with no success. The Teutonic allies have taken the offensive on the Greco-Scrblan fron tier, north of Salonlkl, and Berlin reports the character of tho Greek town of Fiorina, from Serbian troops. Artillery bombardments are taking place on the Austro-Italian front around Gorlzln. Home claims an ad vance for the Itallnns In the Tren titio. I- Arthur Jackson and Bob Tllley were urrestiVl last night about mid night as they were coming toward vvinsion-Maiem in an automobile con. tafning 60 gallons of whiskey. The arrests were made Just beyond Ker nersvlllrt, where the road had been blocked by the officers. ...The... officers. In, ...the party were Sheriff Flynt, Deputies Newsom and Ilauser, Special Officer Smothers and Difputy Marshal Thompson. They went Just beyond Kernersville last night and blocked the road. When the automobile containing the whis key eamo along, the men, in their effort to g)t around the obstruction, ran Into the side ditch and turned tho car over. Jackson received some Injuries and six gallons of the liquor were broken when the car was ditch ed. An automobile was secured and some of the officers brought Jackson and Tllley to the city, arriving here shortly after 1 o'clock this morning. Captain of Police Early and Deputy Newsom went back after the other officers and the wrecked automobile, returning parly this morning. Jackson was tried in Rockingham county only a week or two ago on a charge of transporting liquor. It is understood, and was given a heavy fine and a conditional road sentence. Tho officers say that the nutomo, bile In which the men were bringing the liquor is thought to belong to Henry harles and that one of the men, at least, Is employed by him. ENDS ONE OF iST BITTER FIGHTS OF Precipitated Democratic Re volt in Last Congress; AVas Partisan Vote; Board1 to Rebuild the Merchant Marine RADICAL CHANCE IN MARINE POLICY1 Would Refuse Clearance to Vessels Refusing to Car ry Americaai Freight Without (lood Reasons; Rider Defeated (By The Associated Press.) Washington, Aug. 18. The govern tnetit shipping bill passed the Sen ate tonight by a vote of IIS to 21, ending one' of the most bitterly con tested legislative struggles of the Wil son administration. In the last Con gress, the measure precipitated a Dera octatlc revoilt and a filibuster, which forced postponement of many im portant bills, but, revised mi as to min imize the government operation fea ture, resulted today In unanimouse Democratic support and solid Kepub I lean opposition. It already had pass ed the House. 1 Shipping: Hoard The shipping bill provides for crea tion of a government shipping board to acquire and operate ships for re habilitation of the American merchant marine uud ' appropriates 150,000,0110 for that purposito be raised by the sale of Panama Canal bunds, Several important uhendmnts were agreed to just before the final vote, among them one which would reduce the salary of the shipping board members from $10,000 to 7,500 n year. Other amend ments passed included one which would authorize the President to seek adjustment of foreign discrimination against American shipping through di plomatic negotiations, and to take re taliatory action if such negotiations fail. Another would authorize the Treasury to withhold clearance from masters of vessels who deliberately re fuse to accept freight from American citizens without -sufficient reasons. Defeat ProoHod Hitler At the last minute, vain efforts were made by Senator Borah, to attach the immigration bill to the shipping meas- , ore. Administration leaders are hopeful' that .Senate amendments to the bill will be accepted by the House, where It will be submitted Tuesday and that a conference will be unnecessary. The shipping bill would create a shipping hoard of five commissioners pointed by the President, the House provision making the secretaries of the navy and consJJerce ex-olfiolo mem bers, having been eliminated. The board would be authorized either directly or indirectly, thrtgh 8, corporation of corporations to he oK ganized, to hutld, purehasW, 'WW 'Ytt charter vessels, suitaibld'"- 'fWUfefe."! ocean commerce. LiiMItMnn'uUb'h' these powers wouM prohibit' thr'AA-, uuifemeiit of any vessel at' the ttfiie engaged in foreign or Democratic com merce of the United States, until it Is to be withdrawn from such commoroe by the owner without Intention to re turn therto, within a reasonable time; the purchase of any vessel which is under registry or flag of a foreign country engaged in war; or acquirer ment of any vessel which would not be available for ocean commerce wlth out unreasonable alterations. The bill further would authorize the shipping board to organize one or more corporations with a total cap ital stock of not exceeding $50,000, ooo, the government, through the board, to-subscribe, for not less than a majority of the stock. The corpor ations would tie empowered to pur chase, construct, equip, charter and operate merchant vessels in the com ineree of the I'nited States. Operation of ships by the government corpora tions would be limited to a period of five years after the close of the Eu ropean war. Actual government oper ation would be the last resort, not to be undertaken "unless the board shall bu able, after a bona tide effort," lease them out. A radical change In American' mer chant marine policy Is provided In a Senate amendment permitting goven-ment-ncquired vessels, wether for eign or domestic, to enter coastwise trade of the- United Sih'hs. The bill would give the proposed shipping board regulatory authority over water carriers of the country in interstate commerce with ' power to regulate rates, but would exempt from this regulation, Inland water traffic) such that' on -the Great Lakes. The" President would be authorized to take possession for naval purposes of any vessel acquired under the act, with reasonable compensation to persons dispossessed. TKCTONS o Tin; Ol'KFNSIVF ON TniO BALKAN FRONT (By The Associated Press) Merlin. Aug, 1 8 via London) The) Teutonic allies have taken the of. felisive on the Balkan front and cap fined the Ores' k town of Florida from Serbian troops, the war office announced today. Tl'RKS FIGHTING IN O.IUCIA By The Associated Prest.) Berlin, Aug. 1 S via London Off. ficlal announcement that Turkish! troops ure fighting wuh ihe 'ierounsj and Austr'ans In OiiuiT, was madq today by the war office, j ADMINISTRATION
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