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WAR
AS
PLOWWERM
Senator Harding
Again st Drastic Conscrip
tion of Wealth. ( V .
miT CONSCRIPT MONEY
v TO WIN THE STRIFE
Ohio Senator Opened 'Debate
Today on the War Tax
Measure Bankhead Would
Make Eight and Not Six" Per
Cent. Minimum Exemption.
(i:y Associated Press.)
Washing' on. Aug. 31, Senator
Harding, of Ohio, opened debate, to
ijav in the Senate with a plea;for cau
tjon against too drastic conscription
ofwealili. The masses as well , as the
rich, he :"ai1- should pay" a share of
the war's cosr, according to their abil
ity io pay- He urged that taxes be
levied v.'nich Ayould not cripple busi
ness, d- plt te reserve strength - of the
nation ami its ability to carry further
loads. . -
Senaior liarding said that the war
is not popular.
"Then-1 ;ire scores of- contributing
reasons," he said. "We are sincerely ,
dpvniod to t eace, the campaign cry c?!
the year-b fore our involvement, and
was dwelt upon from every stump.
We are a polyglot people, without ra
cial mtiiy. Our free republic is full
of aliens. We harbor the - trained
propagandists whose r business is to
spread srditionrWe bave plotters and
bomb planters arid wholesale mur
derers. have the greedy and the
profiteer in every walk of life."
, The Ohio Senator said that if neces
sary to win the' war, he .would con
script every dollar of income over $5,
000 to a family. "But if you strike at
excess profits you reduce incomes and
HV 11JV 1 LU illUUCl SIC V Ul
r:i..,,. . u : ) ,i,,i nf f-
'business," said he.'
An amendment to the war profits
iection to inke 8 per cent.'the mini-
Bim exemption instead of six was In
taduced by Senator Bankhead..
JSho . hill a a-.-iT'n'i IWSJthA.
fflittee "was cnaractenzea
"jerfect measure" by Senator
i flio declared the rates
Vere unskillfully adjusted. He declar -
ed that the burden of the war already
had fallen most heavily upon .the poorj
and those w'.th small incomes. 'i
I
onnr iic a tJiirixrT'tr'r :
rUVlL l.!OArrUlIN lheLI i
AT MR. WILSON'S REPLY (
(By Associated Presa.l
Rome, Aug. 31 it is stated at Va
tican that Pope Benedict on receiving
President Wilson's reply to his peace
proposal-, die! not attempt to conceal
. his bitter disappointment and that he
regarded tbr Tresident's answer- as
leaving little room -for further peace
efforts a r present. It has been no se
cret here tlr.t the Pope honed for a
more f-.tvorabk- response
United S-ates than from
anywhere!
;. Ppfore President Wilson's reply was
read ir. was said at the Vatican that
'the responses from the various govern
ments were expected to be more favor
able than ;he tone
. . .
of nress comment, i I
"l -dui" imie tne rope was reportH
U ir. , ... . , .i
iMi
ea to have signified his intention of is
suing a reply after receiving the an
swers oi the belligerents. Dointins:
out que-.
'Jv. 7i1 V
nous in regard to
4U .
we natlOI! - miEht hp in nprppmpnt nnr!
others coneer.nnc vq
eo:i(
accessary io hold discussion.
"u'1"1 ivv.
, ui
RUSSIA EXPERTS
IMMENSE LOAN
c
p (P.y Associated Press.?
Aug. 31. The Bourse!
wV ; ;Vs i! ,;as reason to believe
bv ,";vo.!;lh!, disposition manifested (
enabl"' ("1llor(:nce at Moscow;' will
,v. ' provisional goyernment
7 o oi), am from the United Statest
'.''"O.ooo.OOO rubles.
I
AMERICANS AT
LAST LIBERATED
Wi...!.:.. vsso
fy Assr ifi:i fo1 rti-ic
forts nr . "" lg 31- Persistent efr
curr'. t? Ktate Dpartment to se
Ampr ,'"lf,n(1 from Belgium of two
r- Clayton, of the Wes
Company, and -
"nipple
(,h Bell TeleDhone Com.
Wny. ha
uccessful, according! in
, repor
to the department today i
rivpH M ,sue. The men have ar-
to ' government refusing
- Passports. '
pACE ADVOCATES
DRIVEN FROM 1
TOWN!
t St- Paul ir,:lSROC,ate(l Press.)
Ws 0 u ; Mln- Aug. 31. Five mem
ocrnov , pePle's conference for
"ifisoM v-r 1 ace wh0 went -to
Mitifr' i' " 'e3terday to arrange for
as thn
tion
council's national conven-
?D6i"y ri-fM- ,' 'UP. on a truck -by an l
V,fi-,
v thf '! ri( I citizens, escorted!
bUnrt r,. ' ' nri(1 Placed on a train !
"T l i I
vl-'0:in
tiuP " iuuruing io a tei-t
Hud
havp k nn Antwerp, where they De piacea on. tne convertiDiiity oriaii;rwo mnaDiiants oi,
Thrir cl('tained by Germans. I future .issues of war boncis;failed. The it was reported to
er' ,1 1 v'ns 'jimilar to many oth-t committee later held an executive ses- iron had been
On. .:-- , : IronHtil tn tlna oalo rtf t"h hflTlds. . -
IN DT POPULAR :.
HEARST
fiE III THE iCE
Declined Today to Run For
Mayor of New, Yorlc '
4 City. ! -
..-
(By Associated PreBs.) . '
New Yorkr- Asg. 31.-rWilUam ; Rv
Hearst wilt! not: be ; a - candidate for
Mayor of New York at the coming
election. His declination to allow his
name to appear on .the ballot at the
coming primaries was filed with the
boaTd of elections today, the last day
under the law for taking this action. "
Mr! Hearst had been designated by
petition for" the nomination on the Dem
ocratic ticket. "
BIG FINANCIER
ENDORSES THE BILL
(By Associated Press.)
Bar Harbor, Me.r'Aug. 31. The Fed
eral war risk insurance bill designed
to provide for the dependents of Am
erican sailors and soldiers now pend-,
- r i 51
;n t r' i j
cd in abatement issued here today
by JaQOb H. Schiff, the New York
fiinancier. Mr. Schiff said he was of
tr'p-nioh that hardly and leglsla-
u measure now before Congress de
serves greater support than the war
risk insurance bill. -
"it. we wish our men to go forward
without having constantly on their
minds the worry which the question
of the provision 'for those they have
left behind- in event of their own
death or disability, must bring," Mr.
Schiff said, "the least we can do Is to
offer our -soldiers and sailors an op-
portunity for insurance such as is
provided in the. pending measure. It
is better, that we should "be, as is
claimed , by some, too. generous, than
the reverse. - There "can -be but little
VHARDWirK - RTf I
prTC AmrDCr DrDHDT
E. 1 0 -ttJL' V LKOL KHrtiK 1
t '-. : : -
, (By Associated Press.)
Washington, Aug. 31 Senator Hard-
wick's bill to -prohibit the sending of
American drafted troops abroad with
out , tneir consent was reported ad-
versely today by the Senate Military
Affairs committee.
Favorable recommendation was giv
en Senator Fletcher's bill providing
that enlistment of Americans with
forces, of nations at war against Ger
many shall not cause loss of . American
citizenship.
' Senator Hardwick made, a lengthy
statement in favor of his" bill. The
from the 'committee declined toihear any other
witnesses. The Georgia Senator del
clared that it was unconstitutional and
improper to send drafted troops
abroad-except voluntarily. The Vote.
against the bill-was unanimous. ,?
- - : ;
A QT A tffll TMK"1MTQ . I
- j t nivwiifjui iu ,
BEING MADE TODAY
." ' L - -- -;
(By Associated Press.)
Kinston, Tenn., Aug. 31. Closing ar-
guments In the case of Captain -Thom-
Brown, charged with the murder
t.- ri,,in 1 4- i
x' i aixn. uamum, ucgau tuucxj', aiiu
the case is expected to go to the jury
before night. , .
OF
Cause -Difference in Opinion'
Between House Members ' f
v i and Mr. McAdoO.
- - : - . ; .
. (By Associated Press.) .
Washington, Aug.- 31. Secretary
McAdoo andradministfation leaders
ori jthe House Ways and Means com-sity
mitteo , have clashed ,oVer convertibil-
ity feature of the $11,538,945,460 war
bond and certificate bill
Efforts 'of Democratic Leader Kitoh-
and Representative Hull, df Tenne3-
see, ; to . convince the secretary, in a
conference' today that a limit should
sion to reciv the -re'port of the 1 con-J
furcnna 1171 th f Vi o Soprotarr anr" intra a
ll&UVV fTXUU VUV. IVN VU.X J C4.XXVB - VX.XfcV U
final vote on reporting thp bill, if pos
sible.
The r.hiif 1 areuments advanced
against making future issues, conver
tible at a higher rate of interest than
the 4 per' cent, to be allowedly the
present bill Were that soon th gov
ernment might be- uselessly paying as
high as 5 or 6 per cent: on billions of
dollars worth'- of bonds. With each
the interest rate: on the entire"; bond
burden would advance unless some
nhprk is nut. nn its convertibility. The
Y--" . - - ...
Secretary - said ne inougni conunua-
1
FEATURES
BONOS
hfrarfr ;nHiin '
LAUUK LAW vvILL
r I0TI1B WtiATER
Judge Boyd Decided That the
A KVW Rill is Nnr CnnsH. .
' , : ; . .. i
; x - x - tuuonai. -
m, , rr. -
GOVT. WILL AT -
' llNrF APPKA f ASK
; VllVCf m i C1AL1 VAJLi
C--''ljr-' " l.1- -
rrobably Will be'c-xpedited bo
. as to Get Before Supreme
' Court at The Hjall
! , Term. '
Greensbof 6r N. C . Aug. 31. Federal
Judge James E. 13bvd' today declared
lisT.eatmg-Owen' child labor law uu
constitutional.
Injunction proceedings which, re-"
suiLt-u m juugc jjujrua x """s ""-
Sf0usM ert" S alafn'
his sons, Reuben and John, against
the Fidelity Manufacturing Company
to prevent the company irom dismiss
U1 lu ujo,
company's cotton mill at Charlotte.
The law which becomes effective to-
i
I
L7ijr,,; x v.-xxj
tion at a late hour last night says that
interstate commerce htat the working
day of children 14 to 15 years old,
i x t i xi v, ... I
pnau poi oe wuger niau cigui uuuic.
Reuben Dagenhart is under 16 arid
Johri Dasenhart under 14. The father
coriiended he has a right to their wag-j
es until they are 21 and that' as the
iNortn uaroiina law auows u nours au large detachment or cnang Hsun s
day, Reuben has a jjght to work more troops also took refuge in the Temple
Boyd said the question tyhich present-iPerial
ed itself was: - , ' j quarters with great regularity. Two
Can Congress do Indirectly what it j afrplanesew over the city, directing
cannot do directly? he; asked. No . the fire of the dig guns, arid expert
one would . contend that Congress foreign military observers say tne' di
would undertake to regulate Idtyor in'recti0n of the firing was quite expert,
a State to regulate its local condi-1 General Chang Hsun's headquarters
tion so far as police powers were c6n-'Decame untenable about v10 o'clock in
cerned. Congress can regulate com
merce, but it could prohibit it, because
it might be offended with the condi
tions existing in the factory that made
the product. Another proposition ' age to glass in the foreign quarters
which appealed to the judge was thejanj forcing the residents 'to. keep un-
people, life, liberty ajicTthe pursuit of
happiness. The judge thought that
the progenitors of a child had a right
to say where he should work; had a
right to educate him and rear him.
Laws may be enacted with certain
limitations, but always with due re
gard for life, liberty, and the pursuit
of happmc0
It was explained that Judge Boyd's i
.decision does not suspend the opera-
tion of the : Child Labor law.
Government to Appeal.
Washington, Aug. .31 The govern
ment will at once appeal the decision
of ' Judge Boya holding the Federal
Child i Labor law unconstitutional. , It
probably will be expedited to get it
before the Supreme Court at the com
ing fall term. . )
Inasmuch as a contest was to be
expected, officials are not concerned
oyer the decision by a lower court, as1
it serves as.the vehicle for appeal and
speedy determination pf the 'question
before the highest court in the land. !
Department of Justice officials have,
no doubt of the constitutionality of the
law and are confident that many def
cisions of the Supreme Court point to
a "victory fQr th government.
'-'.kyJ-r-': -
CAPTURED BY POLICE
PiFRrFTTrHT
' AFTERFIERCE FIGHT
- '(By .Associated- Press.) .
- Chicago,, Aug. 31. As a result of a
ipistol fight between police officers and
Edward .Wheede, who was being
I sought yesterday for alleged complic-
in the murder, and robbery of two :
express, messengers , last ;ruesday,
three detectives -.' received bullet
Wdunds and Wheede, after three hours'
resistance, was captured. v
' Wheede - was found In a cottage in ,
the northwestern part of the: city.
'Suspicion had. beeli .directed toward
ine 1 cottage,-- wnen
the police that1 the
trying tp obtain change
for v large ; denomination ' gold 1. pieces
a-"ir! ' Va nlr -rtntd-s txrVi r3l 'Hie nnl i rci Via.
UUU . UUUU UWt.VM . ,,ux vxxv , V.lVW V
lievrtd to be part of the' $$,100 "loot ob
tained by .the bandits., " ;
ft 4r;tt 4f 4r
BRITISH ADVANCE IN PALES- 4f
P TINE.' ,
- . ' - 1
Jf "; (By Associated Press). ;
: London, Aug.' 31. The British ;
forces in Palestine attacked last i
ft night souhwest of -.Gaza on a. ft
ft. front t ?'
i.-it is. announc- ft
ft ed officially. The line"" was ad- ft
ft vanced.'. - " lft
ft - .
ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft
GHIBESE BATTLE
one revolt ! id prdoiigtidh'
AGAINST, REPUBLIC IN AUGUST REPORT
' Ten Thousand Republican
' lroops - Assault Ihree
Thousand 'Rebels
t THE CASULTIES
NOT OVER FIFTY
Republicans Fired Shrapnel
and Monarchists Used Ma
chine Gun A 'Million
Shots Fired. .
Peking,' July 28. Correspondence
of ;the Associated : Press). -Although
;10,0004 republican soldiers participated
in the .bombardment, of : the headquar-
iers OI uenerai nS nun ine mon- estimate based on the condition of the
;archial leader, in Peking, and 3,000 ot;crop August 2& which.it reported as
wv.u-
onslaught frr ahnut 10 hnnrs Iprr than
50 persons were killed and injured in
the fighting
J Military officers stationed" at the le
gations in Peking are at a loss to ex-.
plain the small number of cas1Jlralties
in the fie-hHno- nn Tniv 1 ktrnvhiii.
lets fell practically "all pver the city
and small shells and shrapnel were
exchanged by the contending armies.
Lneed bv the contending armies,
:it is estimated. that not less than l,Jwent to pieces rapidly. In much of
000,000 shots: were fired in all. The i section one picKm goi ;me crop,-
few casualties among the great num-!and,the stalk is dead or so badly dam-p
ber of persons exposed -to the random aed that nothing could . now benefit
firincr ir 'undoubtedly due to the fact.!1'- Should heavy rains come at this
that hnth cirlna wro Virrvf in ir intn tho
air without thought of killing.
Many foreigners who saw tho virtual- j
ly bloodless battle which resulted '
the overthrow orCeneral 'Chang Hsun ;
V A.- u r & ,'cottori belt to the east, improvement
say both the -monarchal troops -.and. .-.nUvtho nhbf
the republican forces held their, nfles
iuc iixfe uceaxx -r.ou ixi lucjjn
morning of July 12, Chang Hsun had
his headquarters at his home in the
imperial city about one mile-directly
t . , . x i x. I
'norm oi me American legauun. tuang
Hsun's troops were scattered about
his headquarters, and outside the main
gate a machine gun was placed in a
great pagoda commanding the gateil
city-and struck Chang's head
the morning and the General and his
staff took refuge in the Dutch legation.
Up to that time firing had been con
stant, spent bullets doing much dam
After Ghang Hsun had taken refuge
in the Dutch , legation negotiations
were begun between republicans and
Chang Hsun's troops. : I.twas not un-
. til 3 o'clock in the afternoon that
terms were agreed upon. : An, hour la
ter the firing ceased and normal con
ditions were resumed in Peking.
Chang Hsun's koine ; was fired either
by shrapnel or by fifa own troops, and
virtually destroyed.
The machine gun which Chang
(Continued; on Page Eight). ,
I B(sHev In the Power of News-
. paper Advertising
(American
The press, I have found,Ms a
of every kind. It is invaluable in broaaening a marxet ana in pro- v
moting understanding between industrial institutions and the public. ' ,
. The press, in a sense belongs to the public and' enjoys its confi p
dence and respect. That is fitting and proper, for I know ef no '
greater, and more , unselfish force that is working for: 'the interest
of the public. " " ": " '"";''": ".' '- - - j
The unit of our national lifeis the community. , On the pros
perity of the community depends the' prosperity of.tae.nation. For
tunate is that community which has a good live newspaper, for its
editorial and advertising activities are second o no force in build:
infer up and developing its territory. f ; r " - ' ,
Our civilization is based on specialization, and specialization is
based on the finding of a market for the product of the specialist.
The newspaper: finds this market. and develops it, thereby develop- ,
ing r the home, community, making it bigger and-more prosperous and V
a more satsfying place in which to live. v
Before a newspaper can make-itself a power it has to absorb
quantities. of money and the best and untiring efforts of . its many
directors. Its founders had to show" their faith in tne community, ,
because a newspaper, more than any other commerciar institution,
identifies itself with -its locality , and lives nd grows -only through
that identification. '. It is time that we recognized what tne founding
and, developing of the press required on that part of tiie newspaper
pioneers and those now in "charge. y V '; : J ' .
The press has made'itself a great economic f acror In the pom-"
mercial activity Of this age; - i It has demonstrated its' worth to a
point where I can say without hesitancy that I believe in the power
of newspaper .advertising, to create, intensify and broaden business.
" : ' To gain ai full realizatlon'pf the influence of newspaper, advexr
tising one has only to imagine the eff ect upon the business of this , ,
country of a sudden storoaga of all means of public .aimouncenlents- ,
- J, OGDEN ARMOUR. - " .
A
coTTorj GONOiTinn
Agriculture Department Fig-
j. ures ror ihis Year and
; Comparison With Others
TWELVE AND HALF 5
, V MILLION BALES
Estimate of the Crop- Condi-
tiori Several Points Below
the July, Forecasts Con
dition by States.;
. (By Associated Press.)
Washington, Aug, 31. The cotton
at 12 499 000
s by. the De-
crop was forecast; today
eauivalent ROn.nnnnd -hales hv
partment of Agriculture ia its revised
,,5 per cent. 01 normal,
The cotton crop specialist summar-i
izes the cotton crop situation of . Au
gust 25 as follows
me most nouceaoie teature in cot-
ton crP conditions at this time is the
heavy deterioration which has occurr-j
ea in Texas;; No' rain of ' real; benefit ;
fe11 in Central khd Soutbern Texa
aurmg trie past? montn and tne crop
late date, it is doubtful if it would ben - i
eni -ne crop. Tost, wouia, proDaDiy
6Tn ? tl lt
er.
?"d 'n SSSS
- """ "T CltZZ. "tT ZiZ'
ho rrnn JTn tho" rttrfoi nrsovil .Sn'
tQ uZ dotoe ls
ier. lulfH S,
t
"AnriT mnrma ape rdnnrtef
Army worms ; are reported in sev
eral sections, but there has been no
material damage to date, v- -.
: "Rust, blight - and shedding are lo-
c-PtS; in a number, of the
reach full maturity
"The crop has been .largely picked
and ginned in portions of C Southern
Texas and picking is in progress ev
erywhere in the southern pirt of the
cotton belt. There" is ; someH fear, that
a scarcity of pickers will - be felt in
most of the States." : '
The forecast today -"compares with
11,949,000 bales as estimated from the
condition of .the crop July 25 and ll,
633,000 bales as estimated ' from the
condition on' June 25. Last - year's
crop was: 11,449,930', bales; 2 years ago,
11,191,820; , 3 years : ago, 16,134,930;
and 4 years ago, 14,156,486. The con
dition "reported compared 'f with 70.3
per cent, of a normal on July, 25 this
year, 61.2 on August 25 last year69.2
2 years ago, and 70.9, the jftverage on
August 25 of the last 10 years. . ; .
In forecasting the; total production
the Department of Agriculture allow
ed 1 per cent, from the planted area
for abandonment. The final out-turn
will probably be larger or; smaller than
the quantity forecast according as con-
(Continued ol. Page Eigbt.)
Press.) :.).
prime factor in commercial activity
BIG CAMPAIGN NOT f
ITALENS GOING'ON.
v.
TO-- STORM
iTiorrs CAPITAL
Peoples Council of America to
. ' Go to Washington
' Forthwith.
. (By Associated Press.)
Minneapolis Minn., Aug. 31. Lead
ers of the People's Council of Am-
ewva aiiuuuuwiu iMjre Louay mai mey
9uld start for Washington tonlght-r
!t ?ut , the QuestiJ?n -of their right, to
uuiu ct uauunai peace convenuon up
to the Federal authorities. In case a
hall cannot be' obtained there, it was
suggested that the meeting might, be
field on. the plaza in-front of the.cap-
This decision was announced by
Louis P.; Lochner, executive secretary,
after a morning of conferences with
pastern council leaders of th,e people's
council of America; ' "''-
Earlier tentative plans Had ;been
made for holding the meeting in Mil-
waukee. . k , ;-,v- -'J 1
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VESSELS OVERDUE
ATDAPinr DrhDr
j i rAUritrUKl
.-. ; ; j
- ( By Associated Press.)
A " Pacific" Port, Aug; 31. Twelve
sailing; vessels and. steamships j were
considered over due at this port by
shipping ; men, according to an an
nouncement today by the chamber of
commerce. The list includes the Wair:
una. 2,530 tons, 91 days out of a New
Zealand port, and the motor schooner
Laura Whaien, 1,046 tons, 65 days" out
of a Pacific port bound for the Orient.
S. CAROLINA; TROOPS
REACH MINEOLA CAMP
(By Associated Press.)
Mineola, N. Y., Aug. 31.-The first
separate battalion engineers corps; of
South, Carolina, now 'the , 117th Engi
neers, and the second. sei?atate , troop
WILSON ACTED IN
RESPONSE CONSCIENCE
v (By Associated Press.) i . ;
; Paris, Aug. 31. "President S Wilson
has taken: counsel only with his . con
science in formulating his response to
the Vatican's " peace proposals,"! says
The Temps, "but he has an ideal so
similar to ours and such a clear view
of European realities,: that his medi
tation has brought him : to a finding
of which we approved The sentiment
which inspires the entire note, just as
it . inspired ' the entire French policy,
is the conviction tha,t we cannot treat
with the German government at pres
ent" - ,:
WOMAN PARTY
CONDEMNS PICKETING
(By A eclated, Press.) p
Saratoga, a Y., Aug. 31. Resolu
tions condemi . the picketing of the
White House members of the Wo
man's Congiossi,nal Union and urg
ing press aiTa public to discriminate
between t6,-picketers and the "great
body of 1 T patriotic women" who
are work! or suffrage were adopt
ed late las. . iternbon ly .the woman
suffrage party at the State conference
here. It was voted to send a message
to President Wilson affirming the loyalty-
of the New York; State suffra
gists. .: . py ' . ..
ftUTO OM STREET
Riding Bicy cle When Accident
Occurred : In GbjdsEbro- 'p;
5 Perhaps Fatally Hurt. , Pp
' 3 ! (Special to Thi DIspatcD.)
Goldsboro, N. C, Aug. 31. A har
rowing accident occurred ;in this city
at 7:30 o'clock Wednesday ight,"
when . Morrison Wilcox, the ,6-y.ear-old
son of, Rev. and Mrs. A.4"D. Wilcbx,
was ruiv over by an automobile and
seriously,: if not fatally, injured. 1
The little boy was. riding his "bicycle
on. John street, .in front of St. Paul M.
E. church, of Which is father is pas
tor, when 'run pver by the. machine.,
Persona witnessing ; the accidents but
! did not henow the driver, of the car.
stated that the latter did not stop to
offer -any assistance whatsoever, but
instead , speeded his r car faster and
left the" scene of the catastrophe;-
Tne. injured boy was rushed to the
Onldsbbro Hospital and given surgical
attention. . A report, that from institu
tion at a late hour last jdiglr says that
he is lingering betwecn'life and death
with little chance for recovery.' '
Malcolm Southerlahd, a well, known
i man' rtf this cftv -was aiTpaterf
yesterday as the alleged driver of tho -
car He was given a preliminiary
hearing in the mayor's . court and
bound over to a higher court, under
bond. - " ' i ''' '
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Signs That i Furious Infantry
Attack at Verdun Will,.
- Soon be Renewed - . ;
BRITISH CASUALTIES. ;
: LESS PAST MONTH
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Although Their Fighting Was :
, Heavier General Haig JRe,-
ports Repulse ; of ' German, :
Air Raid oxi the v British?-
k ; Lines. . v!
V , None of . thfr three -ig campaign
now in progress on western front
seem agah to have got into full BWlng.V ;
General ' Cadorna, whose : great : drivel ;
for Trieste is. perhaps Uhe mosc spec-'
ta.cular : of, the current operations, is
.displaying an activity more . pronounc
ed than either General petain or Gen
eral Hajg.ip their respecUve fields at :
Verdun and in" ;the Arras-Flanders
areas. , Even the Italian commander,'
h nwpvflr annarontlvriij' in t Ti a ' mi A Hf" i
!0f one' of the pauses characteristic of
virtually all the great drives ; against,
strongly fortified positions. ; - c , '.."'
On -the front below y Lens, "General "
Haig reports the -repulse of a German
raid on the British lines. 6 men- '
tion is ' made of the activities on thja
British side, but the1 London war office
intimates that the artillery battle Is
being carried on in virtually continuous.
form in ; preparaton for the next 'fort V
ward ' thrust, ' ; ' ; i ' '. -':' :
- General Pe tain's report Indicates thai
possibility of aT speedy renewalof the
inf antrybattle at Verdun. The ar-z
tillery, on both sides of the Meuse llsl
actively bombarding j - the : German i
liries. " The Germans have shown some ' , j
actvity in Alsace, making an , attack " x
near-Hartsmahnsweiler-Kopf , -whIchV .
the French : repulsed completely. t ;V. ,
Althpugh, the. British armies on the 'p'
FranccrBelglan front were engaged' iiij v
much notably - heavy, fighting during . ; ; :
r August including the great attack "of v
the "Anglo-French4, forces : in Flanders,
the casualties were notably, Iss than
during ; July. - " -S . . - p yii&P?P
' The ( British figures ' for August glyf
en put : by London : today . total' 9811 ; ;
as; compared gwiti 7l;832,;forJttlyia '': ';" . :,
falling Qf oti more- than 12,000. VsTfc. .
easualUes." irideed .hay e.'Jbeen ."on a db ; U -p
Bceriding sdale" during" tb pZ
riod since the active campaigning :ee
so opened,, the high mancrbeing et In
the May figures, which totaled . lia,
233. , ; ,;.: p;; :-P.pjl : A '
ABYSSINIA'S DEPOSED
KING IS CAPTURED
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. London, Aug. 31,-r-Lidi ' Jeassttv . tbi.
deposed Emperor of V Abyssinia, who
escaped from Magdala; has been ca
tured, according to a dispatch to Th
Daily Mail, from 'Jibuti French Somal-'
Hand, .v . ..). . Xp'- " . A"x:
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Lidj Jeassu Is a- grandson of the
late King Menelik.i whom he succeed
ed in 191?.: He Was dethroned in
by his aijnt. A London, dispatch ' of
August 26 ; reported that the deposed
Emperor and his' followers had . de
feated 300 , of the . government troop
who had been trying - to ..capture him
for six months. . .. r. - .' I1'
DIFFERENT OPINIONS -X)N
RUSSIAN SITUATION
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I ' (By Associated Press.) ' .
Moscow, Aug. 3I.-A spirit of con
fidence in the ultimate benefit 'to' ac
crue , from the " national conference
held! here is expressed by; represent--
tives of the various groups which part
Uicipated. Their ,bop6s are based on
no definite policy enunciated or mens
'ures adopted, but Tlpon the spirit'. of-.
t conciliation observed - among , the - fac -
Prof essrr .Paul Milukoff, spokesman,
of the constitutional .idembcratsv ex j
pressed . skepticism: ash to the perma '
npn' hpnpflt to be derived. V !; v
THE NAVY LEAGUE
MAKES AMENDS
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, - (By Associated PreB. " I " ; ;
Washington, AUg. 3 L In a stater ,
ment yesterday, the navy league , an
nounced its acceptance of the rpport
of the naval board oil the Mare Island
explosion- and expressed regret that;
in a former statement,; it' gave cur
rency, to an opinion that the investiga
tion was being hampered by the -Navy
Department under the influencevof
powerfuMabor interests.- The fbrmet
statement led to j-thebitter controver
sy i between the league , and r Secretary -'
Daniels. " . ' 7 . :v ' ";"' 1.
AMERICAN fOOD AGENT
FOR GREAT BRITAIN
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; London Aug.-?lrLouis P. Sheldon,
who is associate'' with a London
banking firm; has bfeen asked by Her-
bert C: Hoover to accept appointment
as; representative ; bflhe 1 American
food, administration board In the Unit-
ed Kingdom It ia ; understood Mr:
Sheldon': has accepted and that it is
now being ' determined - whether ; "be
'shall . become an -attache of ; the Am- -
ferican embassy.'
As Mr.-Hoovers rep- .
ircsentative Mr. Sheldon will deal ith
hhe British food controller,- aon
.Rhonda for the purpose of bringins
about close cooperation between the
United -Stated and England in regard
t0 the control of food. 'v' -
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