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Special Relief Trains, with
Doctors and Nurses,
Rush % Scene.
ACCIDENT LAID TO GAS
Force of Explosion So Great Roof
of Building Ten Yards Away
Is Blown Off.
rRy Teice-aph 10 Tho immune !

Calgary, Alberta, June l9.-What hldS
fair 10 rank as one of the worst min
inr disasters in the annals Of Western
canada took place this morning al
Interest. Alberta, when a terrific eX
plosiou wrecked mine No. 20 Of the
HHlcrest Coliery Limited. into the
workings Of which six hundred men
had just gone to work out their eight
hour shift. OF this number about $50
escaped uninjured, but Of the re-
mainder it is now practically deter
mined that 200 are dead. while Of the
fifty brought to the surface alive by
rescuers only fourteen are alive to-
night, and several Of these badly in
jured Superintendent Quigley's body
is among those still in the pit.
The scenes around the mine tell a
terrible tale of the havoc wrought and
the fearful force Of the explosion. It
is only with the greatest difficulty the
gangs II rescuers, armed with the lat
est scientific devices for saving life in
such cases, can make any headway.
Men. horses, lumber. rails and wagons
are jumblcd in chaotic mass, and the
path IS strewn at every step with the
debris. so that only those men who
were fortunate enough TO have been
working near the mouth Of the pit have
any chance Of being brought out alive.
The belief is expressed by those
gathered around the mine that after
such an explosion no man now unre-
covered from the innermost working Of
the pit can possibly emerge alive. So
great was the violence of the explosion
that contrete building about ten
yards from the mouth of the pit had
the roof blown clear off.
The accident which is believed to
have been due to gas. blew out both
ends Of the pit and instantly cluttered
VI the interior Of the workings. Many
Of the men-in fact, the great majority
were tucked away and could not by any
chance escape almost instant death.
Altogether forty were brought out
alive within two hours Of the occur
renee. and at 2:30 this afternoon ten
dead bodies were brought up, while the
throng 4 distracted wives and mothers
crowded around to see If perchance
the victims were their husbands or
sons. Special relief trains were rushed
from three different points to the scene
Of the disaster with doctors, nurses
and supplies.
Early tonight two trains filled with
expert mine workers, doctors. nurses
and officials of railways arrived at the
scene and the work of rescue was be-
gun in a systematic way.
Fire broke out soon after the ex-
plosion, but almost Immediately died
cut, although the gas fumes made it
impossible for the men to work eff
fectively for several hours.
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LRy Telegraph to The Tribune. |

fBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune. | '
Juarez, Mexico. June 19.-Wth all
rebel factions accepting his leadership,
General Pancho Villa ordered gem
eral movement Of rebel forces on Mex
leo City to-day. o.,
From north. east and west all rebel
commands have started a concerted
movement to the south. forming a tidal
wave of armed men which gradually
will close in on all Fed eral territory
and meet at a general mobilization
point, probably Queretaro. half way be-
tween Guadalajara and Mexico City.
There Huerta has placed his strongest
forces and has built his strongest fort
fications, and there, probably, Will bs
fought the last real battle Of the rev.
olution.
General Villa took 10000 well armed
men from Torreon in starting the gem
eral movement. At Zacatecas his
forces will be combined with the 1000
men OF General Panflo Natera. and
sfter taking Zacatecas-which Villa
now believes will be an easy matter
the combined force will move on San
Luis PotOsi.
At san Luis Potosi the main rebel
army will be joined by the forces OF
General Eulalio Gutierrez, who has
$4,000 we'll armed men. At that point
the army Of General Pablo Gonzales,
which has been operating around Mon-
terey and between that city and Tam
pic0 will also join Villas main army,
with fully $4,000 fighting men. acsa,,
Moving south from San Luis Potosi.
the villa army, numbering by that
time nearly 10000 men. is expected to
be met at Guadalajara by the 10000
men General Obregon is moving, from
the west coast to attack Guadalajara
From Durango also are moving 5000
men Of General ATrletta's command.
who has accepted Villa as supreme
commander and has promised to lend
his aid I'm the general movement :
At Mexico City in Six Weeks! ,
General villa estimated at Torreon
to-day that he would be able to at
tack Mexico City within six weeks.
should II be necessary To make such an
attack. He believes, however. that long
before the rebel forces have reached
the capital Huerta will have flown and
that the government viii be turned
over to the Constitutionalists
No serious opposition Is expected by
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-20

From STAFF Correspondent Of The Tribune.l
New London, Conn, June 19.-Yale's
rowing star, set behind the horizon
these many years, burst forth in the
splendor of its oldtime magnitude be-
fore a crazed and frantic army of Yale
men and women this afternoon.
In the last furlong-nay, in the last
fifty yards of the greatest race the
Thames has ever seen-the Yale var
sity eight-oared crew caught second
grip on itself and verify crunched
through those last precious inches to
victory over Harvard by a scant three
feet
Yale's time was II minutes l6 sec
onds, and just a fifth Of second later
the watch clicked as the PROV Of the
Harvard boat raced across the line.
Harvard, behind from the start. had
come up with a desperate squirt a the
three and one-half mile mark and
grasped the lead from the Blue. Row
ing steadily and smoothly. the Crimson
apparently had only to hold its pace
and the race was won.
But it was not to be- The Yale eight,
which had gained the sentimental
favoritism of hundreds, if not their
cold, calculating confidence, confoundeG
its critics by forging itself into ma
chine of smashing speed. When the
last driving strokes were needed most
the Yale crew responded, and showed
that it was moulded and welded to-
gether Of the things that make for
fighting spirit, grim determination and
ever-say-die grit.
Appleton, the Yale stroke, paid the
penalty for his desperate effort. As
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-20
PH.D., BALL PLAYER, EL0PER
Arthur Durgin Becomes All
These in One Week.

Boston. June l9.-All within week
Arthur Durgin has received his degree
of Phi. ID. from Brown University.
signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates
and eloped with one of the prettiest
girls in Newton.
His bride was Miss Annie Bernice
Ferry, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam K. Ferry, Of Newton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-20

Villa, now general in chief"
has begun the campaign which he
is determined shall end only with
the capture of Mexico City. He
plans in six weeks to confront
Huerta with $4,000 rebel troops,
The rebel forces, with Villa in the
centre, moving on Zacatecas, are
converging on each other from
west, east and north, and expect
to combine forces at Queretaro
for the final assault.
Carranza is left at Saltillo 10
administer the civil affairs Of
rebel territory.
Seiior Naon, the Argentine en-
voy in the mediation conference,
returned to Niagara Falls last
evening bearing what was sup
posed to be a new peace propooal
from the United States. He was
hopeful of a continuation of the
conference after consulting with
President Wilson. Secretary Bryan
and Cabrera, Carranza's agent.
At Niagara Falls, prior to Naon's
arrival, the mediation conference
was considered practically ended,
although a meeting of the ENJOYS
is scheduled to-day. '''-
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No Holding the Yale Men.

There is no holding Of the frenzied
Yale cohorts who are turning night
into day and shouting themselves
hoarse. Yale has not had chance to
celebrate thus in seven long years, and
Yale is drinking its joy to the very
dregs of the cup.
Nickalls is the hero of the hour and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-20
Expects to Reach Mexico
City in Six Weeks with
$4,000 Troops.
NAON TAKING NEW
PROPOSAL TO FALLS
Expresses Hope of Peace
After Seeing Wilson,
Bryan and Cabrera.
MEDIATION SAVED
FOR TIME BY VISIT
Faith in Success of Conference
Meanwhile Abandoned in
Niagara Falls.

The following telegram, dated
at Torrcon from General Pancho
Villa to The New York Tribune,
was received at the Juarez Office
of the Federal telegraph last night
and delivered to The Tribune rep
resentative:
ITO the Editor of the Tribune,
New York.
Until receive official notice Of
the failure of mediation, I do not
desire to say anything.
"(Signed),
FRANCISCO VILLA,
General in Chief"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-20
ASKS PROBE IN POLO
PONY DRUG RUMOR
Larry Fitzpatrick, Veteran
Trainer, Demands an
Investigation.
SAYS REPORT OF
PLOT is ABSURD
Wants Inquiry to Refute Hints
and Prove They Have No
Basis of Fact.

Larry Fitzpatrick. trainer of the
American polo ponies for every inter-
Detional match played in this country,
and who has grown gray in the service
Of Harry Payne Whitney, will demand
an official investigation of the ugly
rlmors which have been.in circulation
since England's team won the cup, and
which have insinuated that some Of
the nineteen ponies used by the de-
fonders had been drugged before the
first game, last Saturday.
To n reporter for The Tribune Mr.
Fitzpatrick said last night: Il shall
not ask for this investigation / shall
demand it, | shall insist that the most
rigid inquiry that is possible be made
into the rumOrs that our ponies were
'dcpcd' Eefore they went into the game.
such rumors. in my opinion, are
without any foundation. | am certain
that the ponies were not 'dOped.' | am
certain that they were not tampered
with in any way, and that their equip
mcnt was not tampered with. How
ever since the rumors have gained cir
Culation, since some people say, and
it makes no difference TO me whether
those who spread such stories are re-
sponsible or not, that certain persons.
presumably with large bets up on the
English team, got access TO and sue
ceeded in harming our ponies, for my
own sake there must be and there is
going to be the fullest investigation"
Trainer Feels Stories Keenly.
Mr. Fitzpatrick clearly showed by
his manner and his voice that he was
keenly hurt by the mere existence Of
the report. There was a tremor in his
voice as he talked. He said that talk
of this kind could be interpreted in no
other way except as a reflection upon
his honesty.
Efforts to suppress these rumors
have been made by the memters Of
the Polo Associa ton, for the dual rea-
son that they thought it unjust to Mr..
Fltzpatrick that any such charges
should even be spoken vaguely and
for the further reason that they feared
il might appear 10 some that they
were started to serve in the nature OF
an excuse for the defeat of the Amer
lean team.
Il Is fact that the members Of the
Polo Association generally discredit
the rumors--indeed, regard them with
contemptuous amusement-and 1t Is
further a fact that each member Of
the association. Mr.. Whitney and the
members of the American four, have
each and every one taken occasion TO
assert that the English won the tro-
phy because they brought over a bet
ter team and played a better game
only a short time has elapsed since
the challenging British team won e
second game and possession Of the
International Challenge Cup. Yet
this is the second investigation which
the match has set afoot The first
was demanded in connection with
an alleged scandal in the sale of
tickets to the games.
II. p. Whitney went to New London
yesterday TO see the Yale Harvard
boat races, and had not returned 10 his
home at Westbury. Long Island. un-
Ill a late hour last night. In the mean
while rumors OF every kind and de-
Continued or PAGE 2. column 3
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This Mornings News
THE MEXICAN SITUATION.

Villa starts March on Capital. .. /
Naon Sees President Wilson... q
Rebels Splitting in Northern Mexico. 2
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WEATHER

To-day, showers. followed ~
TEMPERATURE YEsTERDAfi
High. 81; Low Ss'
Full report on Page III
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-20
GENERAL.
FOREIGN.
MISCELLANEOUS.

svo Killed in Mine Explosion. ......
Empress Wreck Inquiry Continues.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17

the chances arc that the Police Commits
sion will stand by its appointments,
The whole subject has stirred up bitter
feeling among the friends of the two
Police Commissioners and Chief OF Po-
lice Black on one side and the friends
Of the members of city Council on the
other Members Of Council assert they
are endeavorng to back General !. Pussey
Wickersham, one OF the members OF the
commission. i'm his efforts to improve the
Police Department, while the other side
declares that the interference Of city
Council is due to a desire on the part
Of some of the members to get even with
the Chief of Police and prevent him haV-
ing any choice in the selection Of men
for the mounted squad which Is TO be
formed. Tho assertion is made that the
idea Of having an expert to examine the
police force and suggest changes and I'M
provemcnts was to get chief Black out
Of Office. and that aftep John B Taylor.
the Philadelphia expert, had declared that
Black was good officer but was
hampcrcd, his opponents proceeded TO
got after him in some other way
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
WILMINGTON POLICE
PROBLEM WAITING
LEGAL SOLUTION
City Solicitor Advises Com
mission to Withhold New
Appointments Until He
Has Examined Law.

WILMINGTON, Del, Sept 11--Nothing
further will be done toward qualifying
the policemen who were appointed on
Tuesday until City Council has consid-
cred the subject this evening and de-
cidcd what is to be done The point has
been raised that the resolution adopted
by city Council was Illegal The law
provides that the police force shall be
enlarged from time to time upon the
recommendation of Council, but Councils
resolution authorized the Police Commits
sion to Increase the force instead Of
recommending it, The point was pushed
with such vigor that city Solicitor Daniel
o. Hastings advised the Police Commis-
sion not to proceed further in the mat
tier until he could look into the law and
go over the matter with the Police Com
mission
II Council should decide that the rcso-
luton WAS Illegally passed and rcscind
it. the Police Commission probably will
drop the matter and allow the blame for
failure to increase the police force to rest
on the members of Council. Should the
City Solicitor decide the resolution legal,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
SLAYER OF TWO HOLDS 600
AT BAY; DIES IN FLAMES
Tramp, Pursued After Murder, Kills
Himself in Blazing Field.

HARVARD. Neb., Sept H. - Henry
Trout, a grain buyer, prominently as
ISOLATED with The business affairs of
this town, went to his office yesterday
and half an hour later was found dead,
with two bullets in his heart. Plainly he
had been killed by a robber
News of the murder spread through
Harvard. Sheriff Charles $. Anderson
and his deputy, George Phillips. came
upon tramp whose actions aroused
their suspicious. As they approached
the tramp began firing at them with au
automatic pistol.
The sheriff fell, dying instantly. Next
the deputy fell, mortally wounded.
citizens then formed posse. Every
automobile I'm town was commandcered
by officials and others, and the Fairfield
militia was calloL out. Probably COO
persons took up the man hunt, and a
Gordon was formed about the entire
country side.
The tramp took refuge in a hay field
and. barrIcadod behind a stack. began
to fight. He seemed TO have almost an
endless supply of ammunition. for he
fired often In slight pauscs he would
reload, only to continue tho fusillade.
When any part of his body showed re-
volvers rifles and shotguns were turned
on him. Finally the hay i'm the field
caught fire The flames swept across tho
field like n huge wave but the tranD
held his position until they were upon
him. Then he rose to his feet, placed his
pistol to his head and blow out his
brains. There is no clue to his identity
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
UNITED STATES ACTS ALONE
IN PROTEST TO TURKEY
Administration May Not Take Action
Until War Is Over.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.-High officials
made it, plain today that the United
States is going it alone" in protesting
to Turkey against proposed abroEation
on October of the capitulations giving
foreigners important privileges in Tur-
key.
The United States is acting indcpcnd-
emily of and not in concert with protest.
Ing European powers. it was stated. That
this Government will probably postpone
until after the European war a decisive
response from Turkey to prevent the
United States from becoming involved in
European imbroglio was indicated. Fur
ther exchanges of notes between the Otto
man empire and this Government for a
thorough discussion of the affair in the
meantime, however, is deemed certain.
Turkeys reply to the curt protest sent
yesterday by Secretary Bryan through
Ambassador Morgcnthau was forccasted
IN diplomatic circles today II is UNDER
stood To he the position of tho Turkish
government that all rights. privileges
and concessions of Americans in Turkey,
both civil and criminal, affectin% com
mcIce and protection of American mis-
sions and other property, are amply safe
guarded by Turkish laws, under which
tho American missions, in particular.
have operated in the past with full pro-
lection.
The following statement issued by Mr..
Bryan is paraphrase Of the cablegram
sent to Ambassador Morgenthau:
You will bring To the attention of the
Ottoman Government that the Govern
mcnt of the United States does not ac-
quiesce in the cndeavor of the InperiaI
Government to set aside the capltulations
Furthermore, this Government does
not recognize that tho Ottoman Govern
mcnt has a right tu abrogatc the capluu-
lations, or that its action to this end
being unilateral can have any effect upon
the capitulatOry conventions.
You will further state that the Irnited !
states reserves for the present the dis |
cussiou of the grounds upon which its
refusal to acuuiesce I'm the action of the |
Ottoman Government is based and also
reserves the right To make further rem |
resentations in this matter at later
date"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
NEGRO is MUCH ACCUSED
He Confesses to West Chester Crimes
and Is Wanted in Newton, Mass.

WEST CHESTER, Pa, Sept. Hilary
Kimball, u negro show follower pleaded
guilty in court here to having committed
an assault and highway robbery upon
Miss Marie Englund. Of Philadelphia, u
week ago, when he beat her and secured
a silver mesh bag and money. Later he
confessed and led the police to the point
where he had hid tho property b.
Sentence was suspended by Judge But
Ter for the reason that Eimball is
wanted for much more serious orrcnsc
at Newton, Mass. where he is accused
of beating woman badly several months
ago. lie will be sent to that place in
order that the New England authorities
may deal with him first but tho churgc
here will bc pressed after he has served
the expected term there.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
DEMOCRATIC STATE
NOMINEES ATTEND
CLUB CONVENTION
Palmer and Mccormick In
terupt Campaigning Tour
to Be Present at Meeting Of
Federation in Scranton.

SCRANTON Pa. Sept. 17.-Stirred to
new enthusiasm by the action of the
Washington party State committee in in
dorsing Vance c. Mccormick as the
Washington party candidate for Gov
crnor. the Democratic candidates and
campaign speakers arrived here this
morning to attend the meeting of the
state Federation of Democratic Clubs.
Tho entire day is to be given over to the
meetings of the Federation, and the cam
paigners will not resume their automobile
tour of the state until tomorrow.
The campaign party came here from
Lock Haven, where Congressman A.
Mitchell Palmer last night assailed SEN
ator Pcnrosc for instigatirg the Catlin
probe to investigate the city of Phlla-
delphia, and then abruptly shutting off
the work of the Commission when it
seemed about to expose the inner work.
ing of the Penrose organization.
Mr.. Palmer challenged Senator Penrose
to tell the people of Pennsylvania just
why the Commission had suddenly con-
cluded its work. The election of Rudolph
Blankenburg as Mayor of Philadelphia
Mr.. Palmer attributed directly to the
unexpected revelations made to the peo-
pie of that city by the Commission be-
fore it dropped out of existence.
The charge that he would just as leave
sacrifice friend as foe if the sacrifice
would accomplish the ends of his political
knavery was hurled at Senator Pcnrose
Referring to tho indictment which he has
made against the Senator, Mr.. Palmer
said
''As / have remarked before, Penrose
talks much about what he has done for
Pennsylvania and I tell you that you
should stop and think what he has done
tt Pennsylvania. / have not made one
statement about Penrose anywhere which
is not absolutely verified by his record
Whenever 1 have cited instances of HE
votes in the Senate / have given the date
and the page of the Congressional Record
on which it may be found. so that any
one may turn to that record himself and
read Pcnrose's shame"
One of the stops made by the cam
paigncrs. prior to reaching Lock Haven,
was at the State Grange encampment
and fair at Centre Hall. Here Mr. Palmer
had an opportunity TO see the largest
crowd he has mot since he began his
tour 10 days ago. Fully 5000 persons were
on the fair grounds, although the number
which was able to crowd into Grange
Hall, where the addresses were made,
was comparatively small
The candidates spoke in practically all
the towns in Mifflin, Centre and Clinton
Counties during the course of the day.
The automobile tour will be resumed to-
morrow morning and Lackawanna
County will be covered. Vance c. Nc
Cormick, who was not with the party
yesterday. came here this morning from
Harrisburg, and will continue the tour
tomorrow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
SMALL POLICEMAN MAKES
CAPTIVE OF NEGRO GIANT
Captive Threatened to Shoot Her,
Sister-in-law Saws.

odybs
Residents Of the neighborhood of Six
teenth and Rlffner streets late last night
saw coatless special policeman, meas
uring little over five feet in height,
march struggling young Negro giant
TO the police station on West Haines
street above Germantown avenue.
Richardson, who had been sitting coat
less in the police station, was summoned
on hurry call to the home Of Mrs.
Mary Law, of 1903 Ruffmer street, who
said her brother-n-law, Hugh Law, was
trying to break into her home in an at
tempt to shoot her. Richardson did not
wait to get his coat, and found that the
woman had fed.
The brother-in-law had succeeded in
breaking into the house and was engaged
in destroying everything in sight the po-
ltceman says. A struggle ensued which
resulted in Richardson's triumphant
march to the station house with the Ne
gro. Law gave his address as 1915 Rowan
street and said that he is twenty-three
years old. lie was held under $500 bail
charged with carrying q concealed deadly
weapon.
According TO Mary Law, the trouble
started about a month ago when her
brother-in-law, whom she boarded, re-
fused to pay for the food he consumed.
She took the matter to court and was
granted an attachment on the mans
wages. This enragcd him to such a de-
gree that he returned last night, after
an absence of several weeks, and threat
cned to shoot her.