St. Louis Post-Dispatch
August 3, 1915

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Welcone, Business Revival! Count of Wants last week: Post-Dispatch Gain over same week a year and Republic a Globe-Democrat Gains in Post-Dispatch Wants Predict Busy Fall and Winter! The Post-Dispatch printed 3,000 more than t ST.L Only Evening Paper in St. Lous W ith Associated Press News ‘Service. ago > “COMBINED! | iio U.S. ASKS AID OF LATIN REPUBLICS IN MIEYICAN PROBLEM ' Conference on Subject to Be Held Thursday Between Secretary Lansing and Six Diplomats — Embargo on Arms One of First Ele- ments to Be Considered. MILITARY MOVE HARDLY PROBABLE Communication Between Vera Cruz and Mexico City Restored — Food Enters City and More Is on the Way. By Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.—When the three South American Ambassadors and the three ranking Latin Ministers meet with Secretary Lansing Thursday tv hear President Wilson’s plan to ask the co-operation of their countries for re- storing peace to Mexico, a course of ac- tion will be outlined which all Latin- America will be asked to approve. It contemplates the resteration of con- stitutional government without the use of force, if possible, but has in wiew joint action of all the Americas, if nec- essary. Although conference all officials surround the with greatest secrecy, an: Secretary Lansing said today that pos-, sibly no announcement might be made afterward, it is known that on of the first elements is an embargo on arms from all Latin-America to Mexi- co. Central and South America and Cuba, as well, will be asked to close their ports to war materials which pro- vide the means for factional leaders in Mexico to continue their campaigns. The President is not committed to details of ~ hy plan, but will invite suggestions a the Latin-American diplomats, to meet way to a common 1g Factions Su _— Announcements of the eantarence sur pRised agents of the Mexican factions hére. Carranza’s agents, hopeful that this course within the last few weeks, end his efforts to respond to demands of this Government to relieve Mexico City, .would lead to ultimate recogni- tion, confessed their mystification. They di not attempt to conceal some misgiv- ings, but are hopeful that Carranza's showing of strength in Mexico will force the conviction that his provisional gov- ernment demands recognition. Villa’s adherents believe President Wilson will submit a plan for a pro- wisional government, taking up the con- stitutional succession where it was bro- ken by the death of President Madero. Vasquez Tagle, Minister of Justice, is fin line. Should any faction revolt, they propose an embargo on munitions of ‘wer against the revolters, and that the American Government support the fa-- tions participating in the provisional government. Such a course, they ad- mitted, might necessitate armed inter- vention. Gen. Carranza’s followers here believe he will not yield, but will take the ogg that he is entitled to recogni- on. Six oe ae Represented. It was recalled also that President ®& year ago accepted very glad- ly the “good offices’ extended by tke fepresentatives here of Brazil, Argen- tina and Chile which led to the Mex- foan mediation conference ct Niagara Falis. These representatives of the A B. C. Powers with the Ministers from Bolivia, Uruguay and Guatemala are the Pan-American representatives in- wited to Thursday’s conference. Telegraph communication between Vera Cruz and Mexico City has been re- stored. Provisions began entering the city yesterday, and other trainloads are en route. Gen. Hernandez to Desert Villa. Gen. Carranza’s agency announced that Gen. Hernandez, commanding a Villa force at Coahuila, had sent emis- saries to arrange a surrender of his forces to the Carranza army. It was said he based his surrender on the re- perted withdrawal of the Madero family from the Vilic. movement. Secretary Lansing anncunced repre- sentations had been made to Gen. Villa against confircation of property of Americans, ivreign merchants and min- ing interests in Chihuahua. Villa has _ veplied there has been no confiscation and that property will be paid for. Special Agent Denies Villa Defied United States, EL PASO, Tex., Aug. 3.—George E. Carothers, special agent of the State Department, who arrived today from Chihuahua City, denied Gen. Villa had declared, “If the United States Goes not like my actions it can go te h—.” “I was in a room adjoining the conference on Saturday,” he added. “and I am positive that if Gen. Villa had used that language I woula have known it.” Gen. Villa since Saturday had mod- Sfied his order of confiscation, Ca- aoe and now planned to sta- * ve of the Villa WARMER WEATHER TO FOLLOW COOL SPELL IN A DAY OR TWO a TEMPERATURES. Yesterday’s Temperatures. High, 90 at 2:30 p. m. Low, 71 at 4a- m. Humidity at 7 p. m. yesterday, 81 per cent; at 7 a. m. today, 97 per cent, [WOULD ANNEXATION PUT ST.LOUIS O A RF.D. ROUTE? WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. Weather predic- tions for the week, beginning tomorrow, issued by the Weather Bureau today: West Gulf States —Generally fair; no unusually high temperatures. Great Lakes Re- gion — Sh ow ers Wednesday, fol- lowed by general- ly fair, except in the northern up- per lake region, where showers are again proba- ble Friday or Sat- urday. Temper- atures moderately. low, followed by slight rise by Friday in the upper lake region. Plains States and Upper Mississippl Valley—Generally fair except in the Da- kotas and Missouri Valley, where there will be showers about Friday. Moder- ately low temperatures for a day or two, followed by somewhat higher temper- atures. Rocky Mountain and Plateau Region— Generally fair except in the Northern Rocky Mountain region, where there will be showers Wednesday or Thurs- day; higher temperatures during the first half of week. Official forecast for St. Louis and vicinity: Fair tonight and tomorrow; slightly warmer tomorrow. Missouri—Generally fair tonight and to- morrow: Warmer tomorrow Iilinois—Partly cloudy and slizhtly cooler tonight; tomorrow generally fair. slowly ris- ing temperature. Stage of the river: of 1 foot. HOW MAYOR KIEL LEARNED TO DANCE—ONE DANCE Fox Trotting Mask Torn Away, He Admits That He Can Do Jué#t One of Ballroom Steps. There are times when the cruel truth must be printed, so here gves: Mayor Kiel can’t dance. He admits it himself. The Mayor has cut quite a figure at several civic events in the last few months, ‘“‘opening the dance’’ in com- pany with his daughter, Miss Edna Kiel. Viewing the Mayor’s movements casu- ally, some persons have supposed that he was a regular fox-trotter, like Gov. Major; and that he would like nothing better than tu dance all evening. But closer observers have seen that the May- or was simply ‘“‘getting by’ in the one- step, and that his daughter had all she could do to propel him about. A reporter went to the Mayor yester- day and hurled at him point-blank the accusation: “You can’t dance!” “It’s true,”’ the Mayor confessed. ‘I never danced in my life, until last New Years, somebody put me down to lead the municipal dance on Twelfth street. ] told the folks at home I would have to play lame, or make some other excuse, when Edna said: ‘Why, dad, I can teach you in five minutes.’ And she sat down and played a little tune, dee-dee, dee-dee, like that, and then she got up and showed me the one-step, and that’s ail the dancing I’ve ever done, and I couldn’t do that with anyone but Edna.” PLAN TO ORGANIZE WOMEN FOR WAR PREPAREDNESS Society Will List Homes Which Can Be Used for Hospitals, Clubs to Sew and Nurses. NEW YORK, Aug. 3.—The special] re- lief society, of which Mrs. William Alexander of this city is the presi- dent, announced today the beginning of a campaign “‘to arouse women of Amer- ica to a full realization of immediate rreparedness” for: war. The society, it is stated, has under- taken’ to complete at once a nation-wide organization of women. Several of the membors of the so- ciety have offered the use of their summer homes to the Government for hospital purposes and the society is to ircrease this list of volunteer hospitals A list of sewing clubs, which may be called upon to prepare garments needed in the field, is being prepared. Lists of volunteers for war relief work in this country and a register of nurses wlfo will be available to field and hos- pital work is being compiled. POLICE MUST SALUTE FLAG LOS ANGELES, Cal., Aug. 3—Orders for all patrolmen to salute the Amer- ican flag every time it passes them on the street went into effect here today by direction of Chief of Police C. B. Snively. “A military salute takes but a sec- ond,” the order reads, “and does noi: deter from duty. It is a sign of re- spect appreciated by everyone who wit- nesses the evidence of loyalty. At the game time it will set an uplifting ex- ample to ‘Young America’.” Free Band Concerts Tonight. Poepping’s Band, Riverside Park, 7 ro 9:30 p. m. Bafunno’s Band, ground, 7 to 9:30 p. m. Municipal Movies Soulard place, 7:45 to 9:30 p. m. Municipal Dance. ; 28.7 feet: a rise Mullanphy Play- Columbus Square, 7:30 tb 9:30 p. m. | VOL. 67. NO. 348. THREAT TO CLOSE AUTENRIETH'S BAR AROUSES CLAYTON Annexation Proposal Forgotten in Discussion of. the More Absorbing Topic. “ALL POLITICS,” SOME SAY County Excise Board Cites Republican Saloon Keeper for Alleged Sunday Sales. Clayton was more aroused today by the County Excise Board's. threat to close Charles A.’ Autenrieth’s bar. than it has been by the annexation move- ment The feeling in the town seemed to be that annexation to St. Louis, or to any other city, would be a small matter, in comparison to the darkening of the light in front of Autenrieth’s, which has guided the wayfarer for the’ last 37 years, to the northside of the Court- house Square. “It’s all politics,”” was the assertion vigorously made by some, and denied by others, in discussing the citation which Autenreith must answer next Mon- day. Raids on County Resorts. Prosecuting Attorney Ralph, a Re- publican, has lately been conducting raids on county resorts, particularly at Creve Coeur Lake and Meramec: High- lands. It has happened that several of the saloon keepers for whom he has made trouble were Democrats. This has caused charges of political persecution to be made against Ralph by some Democratic politicians. The County Excise Board is a bi- partisan body, with one Democratic and one Progressive member. Demé crats have suggested that a few cita- ‘ions of Republican saloun keepers by the Excise Board would tend to even up matters. Excise Commissioner Fine, sive, who opposed Ralph’s election, heard the complaints against Ralph made by Democrats, and he told a Post- Dispatch reporter yesterday that he was wondering. whether there had been dis- crimination against Democtfats. Sometime after making this re- mark, he issued the citation against Autenrieth, who is a leading Repub- 4 lican, The citation charged that Au- tenrieth sold liquor last Sunday morning, after the midnight closing hour. Just 4 Minutes Past Closing Time. Fine was in Autenrieth’s place last Saturday night, and left a few min- utes after midnight. As he stepped outside he remarked that it was 12:10. Autenrieth says Fine's watch must have been fast, as a man at the tel- ephone had just beén told by the operator that it was 12:04. Autenrieth says not a drink was sold after 11:57, and that the last thing he did was to give Fine a cigar, which he did not permit Fine to pay for. A citation for being four minutes behind time in putting out the lights shows a strictness such as has hard- ly prevailed under even the most Czarlike of the St. Louis Excise Com- missioners. The usual practice has been to let customers finish drinks which are bought before the minute of closing, if they do not take too long about it, Circuit Clerk Willecken, a ansaie lican, said he considered the Excise Board’s action against Autenrieth “purely political.” This sentiment was echoed by others, who said that Autenrieth has been known for care- ful observance of the laws and regu- lations, and that his employes have been warned against any attempt at lid-lifting. DETECTIVE HURLED THROUGH WINDOW IN AUTO COLLISION Sergeant Finds Himself Inside Taxi Cab Office After Speeding Touring Car Hits His Runabout. Detective-Sergeant Helmholt was hurled through a plate-glass window of ithe St. Loulis Central Taxicab Co.’s of- fice on the southwest corner of Twelfth and Chestnut streets at 2 o’clock this morning when a small runabout in which he was driving to police head- quarters was struck by a heavy touring car speeding west on Chestnut street. The runabout was overturned upon the sidewalk and “Helmholt smashed the window into fragments as he hurtled through. He picked himself up unin- jured inside the office of the company and tried to get the number of the tour- ing car, but the driver had continued west at full speed. CLOUDBURST AT PEORIA, ILL. $100,000 Damage Estimated Sustained in Town and Vicinity. PEORIA, Ill., Aug. 3.—Property dam- age estimated at $100,000 was caused in Peoria and vicinity last night by a terrific cloudburst. The Government Weather Bureau reports rainfall of 2.19 inches. The city’s sewer system proved entirely inadequate, resulting in the tlooding of streets and basements of business houses. The storm extended for many miles cutside of the city. For the third time in a few months the tracks of the Pe- orila & Peink Railway were washed away six miles below Feorla. MNeavy Progres- | damage to the ombankments of the Rock Island line also were reported. Sur- oy anor tovins report great damage to ~~ ing ~ [MAYOR CAN'T MAKE HS. EFFICIENCY EXPERT BEHAVE “I Have Labored Diligently to Get Him to See Matters as‘! See Them,” Kiel Says.: EXEMPTIONS REFUSED City Executive Asked That Legal ‘Aid Bureau Attorney Be Ex- cused From Examination. The relations between Mayor Kid and Chairman Thomas H. Kogers of the Efficiency Board, against whom a sys- tematic fight has been waged by the Practical politicians of the Republican party in St. Louis since the new char- ter became effectives are rapidly near- ing an open break, it was disclosed to- day at the city hall. The climax is approaching as a result of Chairman Rogers ignoring the re- quests of the Mayor himself to have the board exempt from the efficiency provis- ions ofthe charter the attorney for the free legal aid bureau and the mass of unskilled laborers. Rogers has rejected with great frequency demands of poli- ticians that they and their political henchmen be permitted to have jobs without going through the regular ex- amination. Mayor Expresses Dissatisfaction. The Mayor told a Post-Dispatch re- porter today that he was greatly dissat- isfied with Chairman Rogers’ conduct of the Efficiency Board. Rogers admit- ted that the Mayor had »personally requested him to exempt unskilled labor, and that very recently the Mayor had requested him to exempt the attorney for the Legal Aid Bureau. Rogers s--1 he had considered that his duty would not permit him to grant either request. The Mayor was asked by the reporters if he intended to ask Chairman Rogers to resign, as it had been rumored abovt the City Hall that he might do. ‘‘Certainly I shall not ask him to re- sign,’’ said the Mayor. ‘‘Such a request would place me in an éntirely wrong po- sition. I am for efficiency, and any- body who thinks I am not is badly mipa- taken. If I should request his resigna- tion, some politicians would. imagine that I was won to opposition to effic: iency. “Of course, if Rogers aaah do any- thing which convinced me that he had utterly destroyed his Value to the city, I would request his resignation. So far he has not done anything which could be so construed. “Have Tabored With Him.” “T have lahored diligently with him to get him to see matters as I see them. | think he ought to exempt the attorney tor the Legal Aid Bureau and unskilled laborers, and have told him so. He has told me that he ‘believes the framers of the charter éntended that nobody should be exempt. “The result is going to be that he is going to have the departments filled with a lot of ‘nuts.’ A lot of men who can answer a list of silly technical ques- tions are going to have the jobs in- stead of competent, practical men.’’ Rogers was appointed to the Efficien- cy Board because of his close friendly relations with Kiel when Rogers was po- litical reporter for the St. Louis Times and Kiel was chairman of the Repub- lican City Committee, and a candidate for Mayor. Chairman Rogers’ Positiun “I can see only one duty,” Pnbriness Rogers said. ‘“‘I have the charter pro- vision before me. I must construe them as I read them. They mean to me that the city wants the best men it can get for its positions, selecfed by examina- tion and without regard to political in- fluences. “In carrying out my duty, I cannot see my way clear to exempt anybody.”’ “Has the Mayor himself asked that any persons be exempted,’’ Chairman Rogers was asked. He hesitated, and then replied: * “Yes, the Mayor asked me to exempt unskilled labor and also the attorney for the Lega] Aid Bureau. I told him I could not do it. “I expect to serve out my term as Chairman of' the Board. It expires in September, 1916. I expect to keep up the fight to carry out the provisions of the charter in this department. Of course I could be removed if charges were filed against me and were sustained, but that is the only way. “It has been suggested to me by one of the Mayor’s friends that my coriduct of this office has driven from the Mayor the support of many influential persons, and was rapidly. creating a. condition which would make impossible his re- nomination. I replied that the welfare of the city under the new charter would not permit the taking into consideration any man’s personal or political gsuccess.”’ POST CARD LEADS TO AN ARREST New York Man Here Alleged to Have f Violated Mann Act. Morris Rosenfeld, & years old, giving his home address as 530 West 112th street, New York City, was arrested at $974 Imar boulevard, at 9 o'clock last night, upon information given the po- lice on an enonymous post card, which alleged that Rosenfeld had violated the Mann act. Rosenfeld admitted, the police say, that he had come from New York -sev- eral weeks ago in company with Ethel PDelahanty, 16 years old, who recently left him. He will be held for investi- gation by Federal! officers. The Associated Press News Service ly received and printed exclusively by the Post- a in the St. Louis even- i ASSISTANT CASHIER tel. |cigar company $23, of which $3 was for ST. LOUIS, » TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3 3, 1915—18 18 PAGES. ae re ee SHOUTS HIMSELF TO DEATH IN BANK Franklin L. Johnson -of Mercan- tile National Found by Night Watchman. ILL AND DEEPLY IN DEBT Memorandum Found Indicating That He Owed $5565—Suf- ferer From Lung Trouble. Burdened with debts of long standing and physically weakened by incipient tuberculosis, Franklin J.. Jehnson. 43 years old, of 4234 Cleveland avenue, an assistant cashier of the Mercantile National Bank, shot and killed himself in the bank building, Eighth and Lo- cust streets, last night. Officials of the bank today said a recent examination of Johnson's a by a national bank examiner ers his accounts were in good shape. memorandum found on his desk suowsd that Johnson owed about $5565. The of- ficials did not care to tell the amount of his salary, but associates estimated it was $3000, or possibly $3500. Festus J. Wade, president of - the bank, and of the Mercantile Trust Co., told the reporters that the bulk of Johnson’s indebtedness was incurred before he entered the employ of the Trust company about eight years agv. After serving two years with the trust company he was transferred to the Mer- canfile National Bank, the banking de- partment of the trust company. Was in Poor Health, Friends of Johnson had ling known that he was in poor physical health. In the last year he had improved his condi- tion somewhat by playing golf on the municipal links in Forest Park and tak- ing other outdoor exercise. Johnson worked a full day at the bank yesterday and returned at 9:30 p. m. for night work. Thomas Culkin, . the nightwatchman, saw Johnson if. his cage when he made a round of thé“bank at 10:30. An hour later he noticed the light was still burning in Johngon's cage and Johnson’ + hat was on the desk. The watchman went to the rear part of the building and found Johnson lying in a nartow hallway. There was a bullet wound in his right temple and a revolv- er lay on thé floor at his side. He was. dead. Johnson’s wife, Mrs. Carrie Johnson, after waiting until 2 a. m. for her hus- band to return home, was about to tele- phone to the bank asking what had detained him, when she recejved a mes- Sage that he had ‘met with an acci- dent.” Later she was informed that he had killed himself. In Johnson’s pocket was found a no- tice showing that the premjum on a $3000 life insurance policy was unpaid and overdue. It was at first thou: .it he had permitted the policy to lapse, thus depriving his wife and his sons, Franklin, 15, and Miltori$-13, of its bene- uts. But later it was found he had paid it Saturday. A memorandum filed in the Probate Court July 14 showed that Johnson owed $2814.41 to the estate of Mrs. Elizabeth S. Fuller of-which he was executor. He algo held $2504.17 be- longing to the estate at that time, Mrs. Fuller died Feb. 4, 1913. Her will named Johnson as executor with. out bond. The first inventory of the estate showed Johnson had borrowed $2532.46 from Mrs. Fuller five months before her death, giving her his note. This note with interést constitutes his present indebtedness to the es- tate. Memorandum of Netes and Figures. In a notebook found in the breast pocket of Johnson's coat was a sheet of plain bond paper, folded to fit the book, upon which were names and figures without any explanatory note. The entries were as follows: Autos—J. C. Clardy, Washington Ho- Hobein—$66. Note Note, Sept. Interest, 6—30 Toe Gaty GE Cab. cc cccdcccccs Third Nat. Bank $2,741.85 2,689.56 224.35 $5,556.26 $2496.11 Len $379.26—Com $2116.85 Chicago Women's Card. In Johnson's pockets Were a gold watch, $2. in cash, -a fisherman's li- cense, bait casting tackle, a permit to play golf on the free Forest Park links, a membership card of a rifle associa- tion and a membership card in the Tower Grove Turnverein. There was also a card bearing the name and address. “Miss Edith Wade, 5331 Jefferson ave- nue, Chicago,” and a note which reed: “Let him have my canoe. .J.‘D. Horn.” Unpaid bills in his pocket ghowed he owed a tailoring company $12 and a cigars and $20 for cash advanced. : Johnson's home town was Decatur, Ill. His brother, Alva M. Johnson, wired to Coroner Padberg today that he would PRICE ONE CENT Bank Employe, lil and in Debt, _ Who » Ended Life With. a Shot FRANKLIN L. JOHNSON. Photo by Murillo U.S. TROOPS SAID 10 HAVE. KILLED TWELVE MEXICANS Cavalryman Reported Dead, Another Wounded Border Fight With Bandits. BROWNSVILLE, Tex., Aus. 3— Twelve to 15. Mexican bandits are re- ported to have been killed in fighting today with United States cavalryme.2 and American possemen in the low, thick thorn brush north of Brownsville. Private McGuire ‘of the Twelfth Cav- alry was reported killed, Private Curtis possibly fatally. wounded, Joe Taylor, a customs guard, shot in the shoulde’, and Deputy Sheriff C. A. Monahan of | Brownsville shot in the leg. Appeals have been sent to Gov. James E. Ferguson to ask for more United States troops to help guard this section of the ‘border. The outlaws are be- lieved to’ be part of the same band which has been marauding this section, from 20 to 60 miles inside-the american border, for nearly three weeks. One American was killed by them two weeks ago. The country is sparsely settled, the low F brush with thick foliage affording § nlimited hidiog places, and at the me time enoug. clear ground for rapid maneuvering over long distances while under cover. This particular body of outlaws was discovered about 2 o’clock this morning near San Benito, Tex., avout 15 miles trom the border, by Sam Robertson, president of the San Benito & Rio Grande Valley Railway, while returning from surveying. He reported that they seemed to have a stockade. Running Fight at Night. Lieut. Lutz ordered Troop A immedi- ately into their saddies, % cavalrymen galloping out of San Benito in the moon- light, accompanied by several local offi- cers. The Americans unexpectedly ran upon the Mexicans.. A running fight began. For the remainder of the night and much. of the mornisg there was con- tinval rifle firing in the brush. About 300 farmers from near San Be- nito heve vane in the hunt. BERMANS: USE FLAX FOR COTTON Substitute in Munition Factories: Cotton Inventory Being Taken. ROTTERDAM, Aug. 3+The Germans already have begun using flax as a substitute for cotton in some of their munitions factories, and all munitions fectories are being remodeled for this purpose, according to a dispatch to the Courant from Bertin. The taking of an inventory of all stocks of cotton and of other textiles throughout Germany; the dispatch adds. began yesterday and will continue for 10 days. ‘ All stocks of cotton and arti- cles made from cotton, even including underclothing and shirts. must be listed. jarrive in St. Louis ths afternoon. 4) J > * Pee ee | > Ee de ee to Be: for | errived at the Soo. this mornipg and re- JUDGE LINDSEY S FOUND GUILTY OF CONTEMPT Denver Jurist Refused to Testify Concerning «Confidential Conversation. ° DENVER, Colo., Aug. 3—Judge Ben. Is. Lindsey of cthe_ Denver Juvenile Court was found guilty of contempt of court by District Judge John A. Perry teday. Senterce was deferred pending oudge Lindsey’s return ircm the East. The contemp' case resulted from Lind- séy’s refusal to reveal on the witne«s siand what he said was a confidential conversation with Neal Wright, 12 years cid, whose testimony in the Criminal Court had much to do with the acquit- tai of his movher, Mrs. Bertha Wright, charged wita the murder of her hus- band. John A. Wright was shct while seek- ing to gain crtrance to his home here April 18 Mrs. Wright was charged with the killtiing. Neal Wright testified at the trial that he, not his mother, fired the fatal shot and that it was accl- cental. The District Attorney maintaine! that Neal previously had told a differ- ent story to Judge Lindsey and-called Lindsey as a witness. The Juvenilé Ceurt Judge declared the boy’s conti- dential communication vas privileged erd refused to testify. Mrs. Wright was acquitted June 10. SIX CHILDREN IN FAMILY ILL OF BLACK DIPHTHERIA They Are Placed in Infectious Hos- pital After a Sister Dies Day Physician Is Called. Six children of George Kincaide of 4226 Watson road have been placed 1 the Infectious Hospital, following the death of Rosie Kincaide, 8 years old. Margaret, 12, and Adele, 10, are not ex- pected to recover, and the children less seriously éick are George, 14; John, 4: Mary 2, and the baby, Albert, .-. weeks old. The children’s condition was .discov- ered by.a physician, who wag called py the parents to treat Rosie. She lay >n ta cot under a tree, while her father fanned her. She was beyond help, and died before an ambulance came. The cause of her death was dlagnosed as black diphtheria. Three cases of diphtheria have been reported in the 2800 block on Beacon av>- nue. George Frame of 2311 Beacon ave- nue died of the disease at the city hos- pital Sunday, and two children of E. R. Oldfather of 2819 Beacon avenue are suffering from the same cause. SNOWSTORM ON LAKE ‘SUPERIOR Captain of Steamer Reports Runsing Into Bad Weather. | SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., Aug. 3— Capt. McLean of the steamer, Lakeland FOR WAR ATL RUSSIANS. Body Votes Unanimously Not to Conclude Peace Un- til Victory Is Complete; Fresh Means to Continue Struggle to Be Created. — Government’s Benevolence Toward Loyal Citizens Re- gardless of Race, Language or Religion. Punishment for Any One Responsible for Criminal Omissions With Respect to Munitions Supply. —. | hte By Associated Press. PETROGRAD, via London, Aug. 3— Michael V. Rodzianko of Ekaterinoslav today was re-elected President of the Russian Duma by a vote of 46 to On the conclusion of the debate on the war, the Duma placed itself on recom by the unanimous adoption of a resolt- tion declaring it to be the Empire's wn- shakable determination not to conclude peace before Russian victory was com plete, and pledging the willing assist- ance of the entire population for the crea tion of fresh means for coutinutig the struggle. "The resolution emphasized the nein sity of forgetting old political quarrels and recalled the Government's benevo- lence with regard to the interests of “ail loyal citizens of Russia without distine- tion of race, language or religion.” The members also expressed their “une shakable faith that the shortcomings which hitherto have existed in the pro- vision of munitions for the army will bo immedigtely removed and that those fe- sponsible for criminal omissions wil? ‘te made to pay the penalty, no maxtor what their position.” CZAR’S RAILWAYS STILL THREATENED Hardest | Being Delivered 35 Miles _ Northeast of Warsaw. ~¥ LONDON, Aug. 3—The armies of Ger- many and Austria-Hungary are held by the Russians to the west of Warsaw, but they are making progrese elsewhere on the eastern front, accord- ing to the official statements from Ber- lih and Vienna, their most determined attack evidently being that directed against Wyszkow, a town 8 miles northeast of Warsaw. Pursuing their policy of cutting the communications of Grand Duke Niche olas, heavy German forces are attack- ing the railroad linking the main Ware saw-Petrograd line with Ostrolenka. The latest a‘spatch direct from War- saw, coming from a cerrospendent of the Associated Press and dated July 31, shows that conditions in the threat- ened Polish capital are much better than were indicated in the latest di- rect dispatches to the London newspa- pers, which were sent July 29. The later information of the Associated Press states ‘that people are returning to their homes, and that the life of the capital is resuming a normal aspect, al- though the official establishments have made all preparations for the expected evacuation. Progress on Both Wings. Yesterday's officia] statement from Berlin recorded the occupation by Gere min troops of Mitau, capital of the province of Courland, 25 miles south- west of Riga, and further progress bee yond Chelm in Southeast Poland. Ivangorod, southeast of Warsaw, mgr tofore erroneously reported invested, now nearing that state in fact, accor#® ing to the Berlin announcement, but from Ivangorod eastward to Chelm, and beyond, the Russians who had to abandon the railway, are fighting mest desperately in an endeavor to hold up Field Marshal von Mackensen's advance northward into Poland, a movement which seriously threatens the Russias center retiring from Warsaw. Pronouncements in the Duma at Pet rograd and by the Russian Ambassador at London, indicate that Russia and England are anxious to brand as ul- showing Great Britain and France have made in the West, which might create a situation unfavorable to the contin- ued unity of the allies. “No hint of @ separate peace or of dissatisfaction with England's policy comes from any &t- thoritative source, and Count Bencken- a § i i $7 2° ; 5 % ce I . 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