St. Louis Post-Dispatch
August 10, 1915

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- , = x wa . oe t j a te Sis 24,168 more than the TWO petitors combined. = "Realty Advertisements ; House, Home and Realty ts were printed in on ATCH during the first adver- the - 7 months of mearest com- T.LOUIS POSI-DISPATCH Only Evening Paper in St. Louis With Associated Press. News Service. VOL. 67. NO. 355. ST. LOUIS, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10, 1915—18 PAGES. PRICE ONE CENT~ NAVY DEPARTMENT “CONCERNED QVER VERA CRUZ REPORT Accounts of Anti-Foreign Demonstrations Caused Prelimnary Orders to Be Given to Battleships to >repare to Proceed to Mex- ican Port. > FURTHER DISPATC WILL BE AWAITED Gunboat Marietta Orderd to | Proceed to City at Once to _ Transport Brazilian and _ Guatemalan Diplomats to United States. By Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.—Serious anti- foreign demonstratioris reported today to the Washington Government from Vera Cruz gave State and Navy De- partment officials considerable concern, particularly in view of the Pan-Ameri- can Conference to be resumed in New York tomorrow to devise means for re- storing peace in Mexico. Advices from Commander McNamee at Vera Cruz, depicting a threatening situation Ied to a conference between Secretary Lansing, Rear Admiral Ben- son, acting Secretary of the Navy, and Leon. J. Canova, chief of the Division of Mexican Affairs. Commander McNamee’s report at first had been regarded as alarming enough to warrant sending naval reinforce- ments to Vera Cruz ang preliminary orders have been given to the battle- ships: Louisiana and New Hampshire at Newport to make ready. * Deliberation on the situation, however resulted in the determination to await further reports before dispatching any battleships, there being a genuine de- sire on the part of administration of- ficials to.do nothing to stir up feeling that might be embarrassing to the Pan- American conferees. Otdered to Vera Cruz. was sent, however, di- the gunboat Marietta to pro- once from Progreso to Vera distance of about 360 miles. Rear Admiral Benson explained that ‘Marietta might be utilized to Brasilian and Guatemalan Ministers in Mexico to New Orleans. - Gommander McNamee reported that fiatives d made incendiary speéches in the streets of Vera Cruz against Americans and other foreign- ers and that there had been numerous endeavors to incite an uprising, al- though no overt act had yet been committed. Secretary Lansing will leave for New York tonight to resume deliberations with Latin-American diplomats tomor- row. The Secretary would not discuss the situation, asserting that he had “talked considerably yesterday about a confidential conference.”. Whether the definite plan agreed upon could be fair- ly worked out in one more session of the conference, Secretary Lansing would not predict. ’ Due.to Pan-American Conference. Commander McNamee's report did not give details, but officials here believe ' the anti-American feeling which he re- ported is a direct outgrowth of the Pan-American negotiations in Washing- ton for the adjustment of differences en the factions. Other developments in Mexico, such as Gen. Carranza’s expulsion of the Guatemalan Minister and his difference ctr pa ec are other small naval vessels tn Mexican waters, the gu t Bacramento, on which Commander Mc- Narmee has his flag, is the only Ameri- ‘naval vessel at Vera Cruz. With the arrival of the Louisiana, the flagship of division of the Atiantic fleet, that time the plan wil) be taken up t oe in @n announce- ay, Seerouedt 4, = Pie Fe hay are ee ea F ~ ‘ 2 4 , ‘ ; 5 ae ‘ , * pave eee * oF 7 e og hts: ei eal Hb ¥ ; st Bey a. - er % sey rs ' MORE RAIN TONIGHT, BUT FAIR TOMORROW sree ee eeaeete ll a. m neue «s++--63 12 (noon) 79 Yesterday’s Temperatures. High, 85 at 11:30 a. m. Low, 70 at 5 a. m. Humidity at 7 p. m. yesterday, 83 per cent; at 7 a. m. today, 90 per Official fore- ‘cast for St. Louis and vicinity: Rain this after- noon and to- night; tomor- row fair; not much change in temperature. Missouri: Rain tonight; tomor- row generally fair, except probably rain in extreme east portion; . warmer in west portion, tomorrow. Illinois: Rain tonight and probably tomor- row; not much change in tem- perature. : 28.8 feet; a fall Stage of the river of .1 of a foot. FIRST BIG ENGLISH SHIPMENT OF GOLD TO U. $, SINCE WAR BEGAN Millions Coming by Way of Canada Dee to Arrive in New York Today. NEW YORK, Aug. 10.—The first direct shipment of gold in large quantity from England to this coun- try since the war began, is on its way by train to New York from Halifax, N. S., it was stated in bank- ing circles last night. The value of the shipment has not been revealed but it is said to run well up into the millions. It was rumored that the amount was $100,000,000 but this estimate was said to be excessive. -It was stated that this importation ef ‘gold would be deposited in the sub- treasury here to the account of J. P. Morgan & Co., financial agents of the British Government. The gold is due to arrive here to- day. WAGES OF MEN IN MUNITION PLANTS INCREASED 50 PER CENT If War Continues More Than Five Months They Will Get Addi- tional 50 Per Cent Raise. GARY, Ind., Aug. 10.—Employes of the Aetna Chemical Co. and the Aetna Ex- plosive Co. of New York, which oper- ate plants at Aetna, a suburb of Gary, Thebes, Ill., and Ishpeming; Mich., have cent, it was announced today. Effective Aug. 1, the employes were given a voluntary increase of 10 per cent in wages and a similar monthly in- crease will be made for five months. If, at the end of that period, the war still permits, and the experiment is a suc- cess, monthly advances will continue until June 1, 1916, when the workers wills: be receiving 100 per cent increase over today’s wages. Several thousand men will share in the increases. : U, $, TROOPS AND MEXICANS IN ANOTHER CLASH NEAR BORDER One Raider Killed—Armed Civilians; on. Way to Scene of Latest Fight in Texas. BROWNSVILLE, Tex., Aug. 10.—Unit- ed States cavalrymen and Méxicans fought again today, this time near Mer- cedes, Tex. Jne Mexican was killed. None of the troopers was reported hurt. Today's fight was west of the scene of the previous Mexican raids and closer to the border, occurring about 25 miles north of the Rio Grande. It was in Hi- daigo County, while the previous fight- ing has been in Cameron County. Six United States cavalrymen were on border patrol duty near Mercedes when the Mexicans attacked them. The soldiers captured four horses from the attacking party. Parties of armed farm- ers and merchants have gone from Mer- cedes and other nearby towns to try to capture some of the Mexicans. [2 INCHES OF RAIN IN 24 HOURS Heavy Downpour in Western Kansas Floods Lowlands Again. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 10.—Rain, which in many places reached the volume of a cloudburst, fell over Western Kansas late yesterday. The heaviest fall was reported § at Winona, near the Colorado line, where the rainfall for 24 hours ending last night was 12 inches. At Monument, 10 inches of rain fell yesterday, and Oakley and Greenfield each received five inches. : The rains started the Smokey Hii! and Saline rivers on a rapid rise last might. Lowlands, which have been flooded several times this year, are again under water. Central and Southern Kansas also reported a Bafunno’s Band, Carr Park, 7 to 9:30 ae , ? o, ae. ‘ | « a RAM Ben ec MR) asta snk Ed ral) eo ¥ PO EI | PRS Ey BAT, TA Ee ORE aE tka oe WWE be Vit i a AE ek) EB De ie. ee been granted wage increases of 30 per’ UNITED RAILWAYS AND ITS CHIEF FOE HAVE “MADE UP" President McCulloch and Cam- eron Join West End Business Men’s Association. FOR “MUTUAL BENEFIT” Directors of Association Weld Last Meeting in Well-Stocked Private Car. BUSINESS NOTE. President Richard McCulloch and Traffi* Manager Bruce Cameron of the United Rail- ways have joined the West End Business Men’s Association. SOCIAL NOTE. The board of directors of the West End Business Men’s Association were the guests of the United Railways .on a special parior car one evening last week. Refreshments were served and a pleasant time was had by all. Between these two ‘tems there ap- pears to be no d:rect connection, yet, in the light of history, they disclose what, a year ago, would have been considered an astonishing situation. «. year ago the West End Business Men’s Association put a snickersnee up its sleeve and went out looking for the United Railways; the United Rail- ways had half a brick in its coat tail pocket and was waiting for the West End Business Men’s Association to come around. Today there is nothing but friendship between them. Brother McCulloch and Brother Cameron, in full possession of the signs, grips and passwords of the association, are welcomed to the floor wherever *h» “good of the order’ is up for discussion. And no one is so tact- less as to speak of the turbulent days of a twelvemonth ago. Association Demanded Things. The association decided that. street cars were too crowded, and demanded more cars. It demanded more tracks, more loops, more heat, better ventila- tion, better transfer systems. It pros- elyted so successfully that other or- ganizations joined in with it. Finally it brought its demands before the Pub- lic Service Commission. Some of its demands already have been granted and others are still being COnsldéred. The matter has passed out of the associa- tion’s hands, after fhe commission brought about a complete investigation of traction routes, service and rates. The association’s last important act was to protest against the company’s proposal to eliminate a large number of car stops. Those who have kept in close touch with developments were surprised to learn that McCulloch and Cameron had been admitted to membership in an or- ganization which had planned and con- ducted such a rigorous campaign against their corporation. Both sides, however, agree that it was done for mu- tual benefit. President McCulloch told a Post-Dis- patch reporter that he joined at Tie request of the president of the associa- tion. “We are all interested in the up- building of the city,” he said. “We have not been enemies. In fact, the Traction company is glad to have citi- zens suggest and work for betterments in our service.”’ “Glaa 10 Welcome Them.” Secretary Guenzburger of the asso- ciation said the body was glad to wel- come such members as McCulloch and Cameron. “Wo feel they are represen- tative business men like the rest of us,” he said, “and that they are just the kind of men the association wants.”’ Last week, the directors of the asso- ciation decided it would be a fine thing to have their rext business meeting on wheels. A deiegation was sent to in- quire of Brother -McCulloch what it wouid cost to charter a private parlor car. Brother McCulloch sent back word that the directors could have a car free if they wished. The directors accepted the offer in the spirit in which it was made. They found there was nothing “short” about Broth- er’ McCulloch, for when they boarded the car they discovered it was plentiful- ly stocked with sandwiches, ice cream, cake and soft Crinks. And while thay rolled luxuriously about the city, munch- ing brother McCulloch’s sandwiches, the Cirectors planned to hold a barbecue later in the month. The only discordant note was the re- fusai of Diresror Ephraim Caplan to go along. Caplan, an attorney, had con- ductec the important cases against the United Railways on behalf of the asso- ciation and he didn’t find it convenient to accept Brother McCulloch's hospital. ity. ROBBERS HOLD 100 AT BAY LOOT KANSAS BANK OF $3000 Six Charges Which Blew Open Vault eral robbers held more than 100 citizens at bay early todew while companions robbed the vault of the Maple Hill State Bank and escaped with $3000. It is be- lieved there were seven. men in the FEARS 2 CHILDREN WILL STARVE, KILLS THEM AND HERSELF Woman Had Separated From Husband; Money Was Gone and They Had No Food. TURNS ON GAS IN HOME Bodies Found by Police When _When Entrance Is Forced After Neighbor Smells Fumes. Because she could not bear to see her. children starve, Mrs. Anna Zeides as- phyxiated them and herself at her home, 1519 South Seventh street, last night. They were found dead when po- licemen, after neighbors had noticed the odor of gas this morning, broke into the house. To make death a certainty, Mrs. Zeides had stopped ali the aper- tures and had turned on the four burn- ers of her gas stove and the six illu- minating gas jets in the house. Mrs. . Zeides and her husband, ‘Sti- chael, separated three months ago. She has been living at the South Seventh street address with her daughter, Her- mina, 8 years old, and her, son, Wil- liam, 4 years old. Her resources be- came exhausted several days ago, and yesterday the last food in the house was eaten. Mrs. Maud Mertz, who lives next door, gave food to the chil- dren. Last night Mrs. Zeides, leaning out of her window, said to Mrs. Mertz: ‘I think I will end it all. I cannot bear to see my children starve. Mrs. Zeides had always been of a cheerful disposition ‘and Mrs. Mertz thought she was joking. She made a light reply and Mrs. Zeides said: ‘‘Well, just wait and you'll see what we do.”’ This morning Mrs. Mertz noticed the odor of gas and called policemen. They broke down a door and found Mrs. Zeides lying on her bed, clothed in a house dress. Beside her in pink pa- jamas was the boy. The little girl, in a blue night gown, was lying across the bed at her feet. Mrs. Zeides’ husband is employed by Edward S. McEviney, 4026 North Broad- way. " Mrs. Zeides tried to asphyxiate her- self and her three children in the kitchen of their home at 15% North Broadway. Her husband was conduct- ing a saloon then at 4026 North Broad- way July 2, 1914. She had been at the saloon cooking some fish. He told. her to cook some more. She refused and went home. He went home shortly aft- erward and found her and the’ three children unconscious with nine gas jets turned on. She had written this note: “We gin’t to talk any more now. Go your way, s0 you can get.two more women after I’m buried. Don’t cry and shed no tears. Farewell to you and the world.” Mrs. Zeides left two notes, one to her, husband and one to her brother, John Boltras, 3126 Cherokee street. The let- ter to. her husband was as follows: “I have reached my end. Maybe God is this time greater than last year, but wherever you go and stand may our shadow accompany you. May you bo in a@ sober or drunken stupor always. When you think you are happiest God puts His almighty hand upon you. Never in your life shall you have anything while this drunkenness lasts. “The tears of the children shall be- witch your soul until it is taken by death. Be cursed for your sins which you have brought upon us. You shall suffer as with chills and fever and frost.’’ Neighbors say Zeides obtained a di- vorce from a wife in Germany before marrying the second time, In the letter to her brother Mrs. Zeides wrote that she had lost her em- rloyment at scrubbing and washing and as she could not starve with her chil- dren and could not bear to give them away, she had decided on death for her- self and them. DYING LETTER OF ITALIAN OFFICER READ IN SCHOOLS Advice to His Son Quoted as Ex- ample of Patriotic Devotion and Fatherly Affection. Correspondence of the Associated Press. ROME, July 15.—The following iet- ter was written from his deathbed by Lieutenant-Colonel Negrotto, one of the most popular Italian commanders, who fell mortally wounded when leading his men on the bank of the Isonzo. It is addressed to his little son: “To you, Enzo, my son, at the mo- ment of his quitting this life forever, this is the message and legacy your father bequeaths you: world, clinging to the name memory of your father find her consolation in son. “Be always and in al + aay fell t i124 New Picture of Ambassador Gerard Showing Him at His Desk in the American Embassy at Berlin Greeley Photograph _ AMERICA TO ACT ~ ALONE IN BRITISH TRADE. DISPUTES Sweden’s Efforts for Joint or Identical Notes Fail of Results. By Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.—The United States will continue to act alone fin rep- resentations to Great Britain regarding neutral trade. It was learned today that negotiations begun by the Swedish le- gation here to gain American co-opera- tion in proposed concerted action of nen- trals to protest against the British or- ders in council in so far as they work hardship on neutral commerce, have brought no results. The most recent Swedish proposal contemplated identical notes of protest by neutrals, flat rejection of the Ameri- can State Department having met a pre- vious suggestion for a joint note. Ne- gotiations are still in progress, but have failed so far to develop a common ground upon which action could be based. Some details of the Swedish position as to trade interference by Great Brit- ain, it is said, are inconsistent with the contentions of the United States in ex- changes with the London Foreign Of- fice. Reports as to strong German sym- pathies in Sweden also are believed to have been considered by the State De- partment, although the formal reasons given for refusal to join in the move- ment are largely technical. Against “Entangling Alliances.” The Swedish legation has been press- ing the proposal vigorously. The first plan, contemplating joint protest by the United States, the Scandinavian coun- tries and Holland, was rejected on the ground that the United States could not involve itself in any agreement that might be interpreted as contracting en- tangling European alliances. The new proposal then submitted suggested that all neutral nations whose commerce was suffering through the British war meas- ures should agree upon a policy and act in co-operation, sending identical notes TURKISH AEROPLANE SINKS | A SUBMARINE WITH BOMBS All of the Crew of Allies’ Underwater Craft Lost When Flyer Attacks It Near Bulair in Gulf of Saros. crew were lost. Bulair is on the Gallipoli Penin- sula on the southern shore of the|some time has been operating in the Gulf of Saros. A submarine of the allies yester- day mornig sank the Turkish battle- CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 9.—via Berlin, Aug. 10. (by wireless to Say- ville)—A submarine of the entente allies was sunk near Bulair this after- noom by a Turkish aeroplane which threw bombs upon the craft. All the sumbably in the Sea of Marmora. The British submarine Ell, for Sea of Marmora, sinking munition- laden ships, and at one time pene- trated to the waters of Constantin- ople. ship Kheyr-Ed-Din-Barbarossa, pre- BULGARIA READY 10 JOIN ALLIES IF SH GAINS MACEDONIA Premier Declares Country Would Not Demand Constantinople as Her Prize. SOFIA, Bulgaria, Aug. 10.—V. Rados- lavoff, Prime Minister, told foreign cor- respondents yesterday that Bulgaria would send her armies marching against Constantinople in 2% hours if Servia would cede Servian Macedonia to her. Of equal importance was his reply to the report circulated in European cap- itals that Bulgeria, having won Con- stantinople, would demand the Ottoman capital as her prize. “That fear is groundless,” he said, with emphasis. “The international, ENGLAND DEPORTS MARIA JANOTHA FAMOUS PIANISTE Often Honored by Royal Fam- ily, Was’ Court Pianiste to Kaiser and His Grandfather. Special Cable to the New York World and the Post-Dispatch. LONDON, Aug. 10.—Maria Cecilia Na- talie Janotha, world-famous plianiste, has been quietly deported as an unde- sirable alien. Mile. Janotha has resided in this country for 30 years, but she had been with many distinctions and frequently invited to play at public and private functions, both at Buckingham Palace and Mariborough House, for years has been a prominent figure at the best society events. Her arrest was effected early Sunday Holland : / qt ys a # SHS N BATTLE N ULF OF RGA 7 ee * 2 in Effort to Penetrate Mine * Barrier. P British .C tu re 1200 Yards of Trenches, » By Associated Press. : PETROGRAD, Aug. 10.—A naval en- gagement at the entrance to the : of Riga, in which 21 large ships an many destroyers were engaged on the German side against Russian warships is disclosed in an official communi¢a- tion issued last night. The statemeiit says the Germans were everywherg re- pulsed and that three of their ships were damaged. The assemblage of Ger man craft was the largest of any ¢n- gaged in the naval actions of the thus far with the exception of the lied squadron at the Dardanelles. war al- statement says: “A German fleet of nine battleships and 12 cruisers, with a latge number of torpedo boat destroyers, persistent- ly attacked the entrance to the Gulf of Riga Sunday, but eevrywhere were repulsed. “A cruiser and two torpédo boat de stroyers were d ss , “The Gulf of Riga would allow the Germans to give powerful aid to thelr army now occupying the western coast of the Gulf. With the object penetrating the the fleet | ibe the silt ——s th \y for large shi} to made three at tacks with the object of breaking the mine barrier proteeted by our fleet. “Our seaplanes and warships co-oper+ ated to repel the enemy. The Germans did not succeed in passing our defenses. Three of his ships were damaged ‘by mines near Dirben, None of our ships was lost.” <2 The -War Office telis of land opera- tions as follows: “South of the Dvina Sunday, our troops pressed the enemy in the direc tion of Frederikstad (southeast of Riga) and in the sector above Schoenbery (south of Frederikstad). In the district northeast of Vilkomer (northeast of Kovno), the German advance guards were dislodged, sustaining heavy losses in some of the villages. ‘Sunday night the enemy renewed his attacks on the fortifications of Kovid. Our positions during the course of the day underwent an intense artillery bombardment by the enemy, and his attacks against our advanced were of an extremely desperate char- acter. According to the latest reports received, the German assault against the Western front of Kovno last night was everywhere repulsed with enormous loss to them. Our artillery responded energetically to the enemy’s fire. “Near Ossowetz and in the region of Jedwabno, there has been violent fis ais Praga is essentially a part of the ital, with great railway stations on the et elit i; Het te iy i : i