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The chronicle=news., 1914-09-18
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Denver. Colorado. September 49,
The selection of a delegation of
Colorado coal mine operators to 90
to Washington and present argu-
ments against certain features of the
strike truce proposal drafted by the
federal mediation committee and in
dorsed by President Wilson. will be
made. II is expected, at a meeting OF
F" c,'-sators to be held here tomor-
row. The individual replies of the
various operators are being prepared
for forwarding to the President to-
morrow.
Opposition OF the Colorado coal
mine operators to various sections OF
the truce proposal will. 1t is believed.
center around the provisions for re-
employment OF strikers and for the
appointment of grievance commit
tees and an arbitration commission
1t has been pointed out in behalf of
the operators that the peace proposal
provided for unemployment of "all
striking miners who have not been
found guilty of violation Of the law =
As matter Of fact, there have been
few convictions while a large num-
her OF strikers are now under indict-
ment. It is expected that the oper-
ators will tell the President that .
strict com3ltance With the proposed
agreement would require them to re-
employ the indicted men. most of
whom probably will not be placed on
trial for several months.
Grievance or pit" committees
generally have been opposed by the
Colorado operators. During the re-
cent congressional investigation of
the strike testimony was introduced
purporting to show that under un-
ion conditions the pit committee
exercised arbitrary power over the
mine management, resulting in SER
ious losses. Furthermore. 1t is stated.
unofficially. that the operators will
object to the final arbitrament Of dis
Eutes by q commission.
CeatisseA % sage ~
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-18
Texan Who Fought
With Belgium Has
Returned Home

New York. Sept. 18.-Paul Van De
Velde of Dallas, Texas. for "a days
a lieutenant in the Belgian army.
and a veteran of the battles OF Haze
len, Heuton, ST. Margaret. Tirele-
mont and the fighting before Liege.
returned home today on board the
steamer Cretic. Mr.. Van De Velde
was visiting his parents in Belgium
when the war started and he enlist
ed az reservist. The Belgians were
seriously handicapped in the early
fighting by artillery that was infer
ior to that of the Germans, Mr.. Van
De Velde said.
Our guns were effective at only
about one-third the range of the Ger
mans. The Belgians also had to
await the arrival OF ammunition from
France after the fighting started. In
the early battles. German aeroplanes
worked considerable havoc, especial
ly at night, but the powerful lights
set out in the forts removed the men,
ace"
Mr.. Won De Velde was released
from service In the Belgian army as
were other volunteers from the Unit
ed States. in order that they might
return to their business.
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-18
KING GEORGE
ASSENTS TO HOME
RULE MEASURE

London, Sept. 1S.-Enthusiasm
unusual In the staid legislative cham
ber of Westminster Palace was dis.
played today when the two houses OF
parliament were convened.
While King George was absent in
specting the troops his speech was
read in the house of lords by Wis
count Haldane, the Lord High Chan
cellor, and in the house of commons
by John H. Whiteley, the deputy
speaker.
When the announcement was made
in the house of lords that the royal
assent had been given to the Irish
home rule and the Welch church dis
establishment suspensory bill and to
number of emergency measurer.
cheers were given for the passing Of
the Irish and the Welch bills.
On the announcement of the pass
ing Of the Irish home rule bill in the
house of commons. the nationalists
and liberals broke into loud cheers
which were repeated again and
again.
Parliament will sit again October
81.
Mr.. Redmond, who was the recipi-
ent of many warm congratulations
in the lobbies of the house after par
lament adjourned. left later in the
day for Ireland. where he will take
part In the recruiting campaign.
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-18
STEAMER
RAMMED,
MANY LOST

Quebec, Sept. 1S.--The Black Dia-
mond collier Lingan rammed and
sank the government steamer Monte
magny early this morning during
a fog q mile below Crane Island, in
the st. Lawrence river. Fourteen
persons, members of the steamers
crew, and of the families of two light
house keepers aboard the Monte
magny. Officer LaChance of the
Montmagny was among those who
perished. He died with two children
in his arm in a heroic. but unsuc-
cessful attempt to rescue them.
Survivors were picked up by the
steam collier Potan and taken to
Crosse Isle. The government boat
Attic was ordered to bring them from
Crosse Isle to Quebec.
The Montmagny was on her way
from Quebec to the Gulf of st. Law
renee and the straits of Belle Isle.
n. f. She had aboard a cargo OF coal
and provisions for wireless stations
and signal service stations along the
coast. 200
Although the Montmagny was not
a passenger vessel. she was utilized
to transport the families of the light
house keepers at Belle Isle and
Flower Island to their stations.
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Wreckers Dump
Train; Score
is Injured

Birmingham. Ala. Sept. 49,
Bloodhounds have been sent to Liv-
fngston, Ala. where six persons were
killed and seventh is missing as
a result of the derailing OF Alabama
Great Southern passenger train No.
early today. Railroad officials be-
lieve the switch was tampered with
and an effort will be made to trail
the alleged wreckers.
.AlI the dead were passengers. The
engine was derailed at a switch.
loaded with Stag. which was stand
ing on side track. The mail and
baggage cars. two coaches and three
sleepers were wrecked. Three other
sIeepers remained on the track.
Four unidentified white men. a
baby and an unidentified negro. were
killed outright. Engineer Jones was
SO badly injured that he died at the
hospital where he was taken with
other injured. F.. Harding, an ex-
press messenger, Is missing. Twenty
persons were injured. s
The train left Meridian shortly af-
ter midnight. 80 minutes late. En-
gineer Jones was said to have been
trying to make up lost time when
the train of six sleepers. two day
coaches and mail and baggage cars
struck the klondyke switch. The en-
gine crashed into a gondola and all
but the last three sleepers were
piled up against a freight train.
The list Of known dead dead was
announced at the offices here OF the
Alabama Great South Railway as
follows:
Marcelus Passel. York, Ala.
Jack Ryan, age 20. home unknown.
r. II. r. June, Dayton. Tenn.
Unidentified white man. believed
to be C. 7. Fallon. of Stonewall,
Miss.
F.. Harding. Railway mail clerk
Elisa Smith. five years old. Gulf
port. Miss.
Engineer Will Jones. Birmingham.
Ala.
Unidentified negro woman.
NJ. J. McDonough. former CONNER
cial agent of the Frisco Railroad at
Birmingham. died after the relief
train reached Meridian.
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-18
FUNSTON READY
TO TURN over
At VERA CRUZ


Vera Cruz, Sept. 1S.-Brigadier
General Funston, commander-in-
chief of the army of occupation.
probably will send an emissary to
n point Just beyond the
American lines to receive and to es-
cort into town, a representative OF
General Aguilfi, the constitutionalist
commander, In order to confer re-
garding the transfer of the govern
ment of Vera Cruz.
General Aguilfi is holding some
1000 men just outside the American
lines. The American authority on
shore here today began returning to
their owners the thousands OF arms,
with the exception of rifles, which
were taken by them from the resi-
dents of Vera Cruz at the time OF
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-18

LONDON, Sept. ls.-PreliHinary
talk Of peace seems to be resented
by the British public. While the pact
recently signed by the allies insures
concerted action, when it comes from
the direction Of peace on their part
dispatches from Washington relative
to attitude on peace of DR.. Won Beth
man Holleweg, the German chan
cellor as conveyed through the
American ambassador at Berlin. to-
gether with dispatches from Rome
saying that Austria Hungary desires
peace, have aroused considerable dis.
cussion here and editorial articles al
ready have appeared saying that
peace on any terms is out of the ques-
tion until what is styled "the men
ace of German militarism" is crush
ed. The earlier patience of the Brit
ish public for news from the front
seems to be more or less reconciled
to enforced necessity of awaiting
the official bulletins given out by
the press bureau. Dispatches from
Berlin say that the German public
has been without actual news from
the situation in the western area Of
the war for two weeks.
There was nothing today to indi-
cate change in the situation In the
eastern zone. Presumably the ar
Eies of Austria are still trying to
unite at Cracow, while the Russian
army under General Renenkampff is
holding the Germans at bay along
tho frontier NJ Poland
| While public opinion and the press
in Italy and Roumania are still in
the dark as to the course their ma
tions will pursue rs the struggle
continues, semi-official assurance
came from Denmark today from the
newspaper Politiken. that that coun-
try would remain firm in its neu-
trality. The paper says:
Nothing can induce us to change
the policy of neutrality which Dem
mark has declared she will follow" 4"
London. Sept. 1S.-As has been
the case heretofore when the strug-
gle along the vast battle lire in
France has been most acute. the pub
lie in Germany as well as in France
and England has been forced to con-
tent itself with the most melgre
news of the progress of military oper-
ations. Experience has shown that
leAteded statements are issued only
after the retirement of temporary
defeat OF one army or the other.
The information this morning sets
forth laconically that the battle Is
raging with great fierceness along
the whole front, which extends.
roughly speaking. from the river
Disc near Noyon. to the German fort
ress of Metz, but barring slight re-
tirement of the German right wing
at certain points, no decided advan-
ltage is credited to either side.
Presumably the efforts of the al
lies have been divided into three SUI
Ipreme struggles; first. to dislodgc the
! Germans from the heights Of the
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-18
REPUBLICANS TO
MEET IN DENVER
NEXT TUESDAY

Chairman Mcdonald has issued u
call for the new Republican state
central committee to meet in Dem
yer Tuesday. September 22. at 10
O'Clock for the purpose OF organizing
for the fall campaign. At the same
time he has issued call for the
state, legislative. judicial and con-
gressional candidates to meet on the
same date to formulate a platform.
The law provides that both these
meetings shall be held on the fourth
Tuesday in September. The law also
provides that the state canvassing
board shall canvass the primary re-
turns beginning on the third Tues
day in September. There is not
time enough between the date when
tine canvassing board meets and the
date when these two meetings shall
he held for tine canvassing board to
complete its work. There are n
number of contests that are very
close. Hence Chairman Mcdonald
wants all candidates who are known
to be nominated and all candidates
where the contest is very close to
meet and participate in the framing
OF the Republican platform. The
law provides that the county chair
man and chairwomen shall be elected
at the primaries. There is no pro-
vision for the state chairman to be
notified who has been elected in each
county. hence Chairman Mcdonald is
compelled to send the call for the
state central committee meeting to
tine old members OF tire committee
with the request that II they were
not reelected they will forward the
call to the member who was elected
The law is cumbersome on this sub
ject and Chairman Mcdonald desires
that this shall be an additional no.
tice to- all persons entitled to attend
these meetings to do 30.
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-18
NO IMMEDIATE
HOPE Of PEACE
+. IN EUROPE
Pres. Wilson Receives
Opertures of Germany
Bat Hesitates to Rush
Into Mediation

Washington, Sept. 1S.-President
Wilson sees little prospect Of peace
In Europe reflected in the unofficial
exchanges which American anbassa-
dors have been conducting with Ger
many. Great Britain. France and
Russia.
This was learned today at the
white house. Until something more
tangible and moro definite In the way
Of overtures comes from the belliger-
ents the presiden feels that his
hands are virtually tied. To under
take to elicit terms from Great Brit
ain. France and Russia, as Germany
suggested. would place the president.
he believes. in a delicate position. in
view of what Sir Edward Grey has
told Ambassador Page. The British
foreign secretary recently took the
position that the war had been forced
on Great Britain: that the neutrality
of Belgium had been disregarded.
and that It would he necessary to
crush German. militarism before the
allies could feel safe against new at
tacks and before treaty Of peace
could be worth scrap Of paper. The
president. It is understood, feels that
In view of the neutrality Of the Amer
ican government. 1t would be ufWfse
to press either side to make overtures
to the other. He hopes. however.
that as the war progresses, one side
or the other will make known its
terms in some definite form, SO that
the American government can act
New York. Sept. 1S.-Count Won
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ALLIES FOR PEACE ONLY
wHE GERMANY IS
CRUSHED FORCES
CONTINUE BATTLE
Austrians Swept Ouer by Advancing Russian Hordes
Cars Men Take Important Points. Report Dual
Empire Will Seek Peace When Russians Draw
Near Vienna Serbs Harass Austrians on Border

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allies had somewhat The western wing declared
have repulsed vigorous German offensive.
successful in driving the Russian
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c A n IN
SPEECH BIDS
FOR LABOR
VOTE
Progressive Candidates
Open Campaign to
Small Audience at
Court House

r. +. COstigan, Progressive candi-
date for governor OF Colorado, util-
lied the district court room last
night to bid for the labor vote and
the support of the coal miners and
strike sympathizers OF Las Animas
county. Whereas. hitherto the dis
tinguished gentleman has been a sob
artist, he was last night a sop artist,
and worked himself up into dIgni-
fled frenzy over the alleged griev-
ances of the oppressed" workers for
whom he was never known to mani
fest sympathy until he was bitten
with the gubernatorial bug.
Costigan handled tile industrial
situation in Colorado with gloves,
dealing In generalities and mention-
ed no names in criticism except
those of Ammons and Patterson and
Peabody Of former years. He pour
ed forth his eloquent abuse upon
Peabody and referred to Ammons as
another Peabody and then he show
ed with all the outward semblance
OF T. NJ. p. as a friend Of labor and
an advocate Of the slogan of law, or
der and Justice. Patterson, the
present Democratic candidate for
governor, had been the counselor and
advisor OF Ammons throughout the
coal strike and the author OF the
call for the extra session which. he
said. did nothing else than foist a
military debt upon the shoulders of
the taxpayers Of the state.
Furthermore, Costigan showed
that Patterson was Just az much
connected with what he called big
business interests AZ a host Of his
predecessors and advised the small
gathering that the only way out OF
the woods this year was to vote for
him, who. he admitted. was best able
to think out the problems OF govern
ment and represent the people.
Costigan. being the last speaker.
ended the show. Throughout his ad-
dress, which from an oratorical
standpoint. was a splendid effort, he
manifestly played into the hands OF
the radical labor element and tended
flattering tribute to miners officials
in the audience. Frank ]. Hayes.
John II. Lawson and John McLen-
nan.
The best thing about the grand
rally" last evening were the enter
tanning introductions and happy re-
marks of Chairman Randolph Cook.
who is the Progressive candidate for
regent OF the state university. Mr..
Cook had fund Of good humor and
an inexhaustible supply OF illustra-
tive anecdotes. Another feature was
the plain. mattcr-of-fact and out
spoken talk of Mrs Agnes Riddle.
candidate for secretary OF state. Mra
Riddle told her life story In most
interesting way and manifested
keen sympathy for the common peo-
pie with which stuff one can all
ways get away. Perhaps the incest
little Quip OF Mrs. Riddle was when
she declared she had been told that
the office she sought was a mans
job. THAT may be true" she said.
but there Is man In there now
who would have done much better
had he stayed at home and done the
family washing" Mrs. Riddle told
of her experiences as a member of
the state legislature.
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\ Mrs. NJ. B. Gregory. of the I
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+ a resident OF Las Animas coun- !
+ ty. drove into town today for no .
+ other purpose than to renew :
+ her subscription for year in :
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+ II cannot tell you how much !
+ value the Chronicle-News is to .
+ me-" said Mrs. Gregory. 81 :
= would be lost without 1t. It's :
+ the only newspaper In this part :
+ OF the country" .
+ THAT'S WHAT THEY ALL .
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The chronicle=news., 1914-09-18
MRS. WILSON'S PET
MEASURE IS ADOPTED

Washington, Sept. 1S.-The last
wish of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson was
fulfilled today when the senate
passed the house bill eliminating the
crowded dwellings in the alleys OF
Washington, the slums of the city.
The bill was the result of Mrs. Will
sons Investigations and now goes to
the president for signature.
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-18

hisne: second. to hrask through the
fourth and fifth German armies at
the center; thfrd, to outflank the
Kluck. The position OF the fourth
and fifth German armies is consid-
cred not 80 strong as the remainder
of the line. while II the flanking
movement is successful the railroad
lines on which the Germans depend
Will be cut.
The German losses are estimated
here at 1920 daily for the last
fortnight. This totals more than
$4,000 on September 4. The losses
of the allies are known to have been
tremendous and adding the terrible
losses suffered by the Austrians In
Galicia, some idea may De gained OF
the extraordinary sacrifices of men
during these first few weeks of the
modern worlds greatest war.
Paris. Sept. 1S.-The allies have
progressed somewhat on their west
ern wing and are repulsing vigor-
GUS German offensive movement. ac-
cording to an official announcement
made this afternoon by the French
war department. The communica-
tion follows:
THE BATTLE continued during the
day of September II along the front
from the river Disc to the Woevre
without important changes in the
situation at any DOint
First. on our left wing on the
heights to the north of the river
Aisne we have made slight progress
against certain points. Three often
sive counter attacks undertaken by
the Germans against the English
army failed. From Craonne to
Rheims we ourselves resisted some
very serious attacks during the
night. The enemy tried in vain to
take the offensive against Rheims.
Second. in the center from
Rheims to the Argonne the enemy
has reinforced himself and has adopt
ed purely defensive attitudes. To the
east of the Argonne in the Woever
the situation Is unchanged.
VII Jul it6ut ihE' dlHC
and the Vosges. the enemy occupies
positions on defensive basis in the
vicinity OF the river"
Berlin, Sept. IS (via London) -
The following official announcement
was made at the headquarters of the
general staff the evening of Septem-
Der II.
NO decision yet has resulted from
the battle between the Disc and the
Meuse. but certain signs indicated
that the power of resistance of the
enemy is relaxing.
THE endeavor of the French
troops to break through the German
right wing collapsed without any
great efforts on the part of our
troops.
THE center of the German army Is
gaining ground slowly but surely.
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-18
COAL OPERATORS
TO TALK WITH
# WILSON
O.Dners Say They Ap'
proue of Part of
Peace Proposal

Warrington, Sept. 18.-The
Colorado coal operators asked
President Wilson to receive
them next Wednesday to discuss
the tentative basis for settle
ment Of the strike already &C.
cepted by the miners. The
President Immediately wired
his consent. Il +i. H. it
The chronicle=news., 1914-09-18

New York. Sept. 1S.-Count Won
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-02
Falling Roofs Demolish
Buildings in Wilmington
and Adjacent Country
BY associated Press

Wilmington, Del, March 2.-The
storm of last night and this morning
was more destructive in this city and
vicinity than any that had occurred for
many years. The high wind played
havoc with the roofs of buildings,
many of which were blown off in sew
eral instances causing additional DAM
age in their descent.
The roof of the Phillips-Thompson
Companys elevator, in East Fourth
street, blew off and falling upon the
offices of the Wilmington Steamship
Company almost demolished them.
The Delaware Horse Show Associa-
tions stable, at Wawaset Park, was
unroofed, and the debric was deposited
on the tracks of the Peoples railway,
just outside the grounds, obstructine
travel.
The passenger shed of the Peoples
railway near Rising Sun was demol-
ished just a few minutes after several
passengers departed
Steamers Break Away
AT the wharves of the Harlan and
Hollingsworth corporation, three
steamers were broken from their
the other side of the Christiana, where
they were grounded.
Many wires were broken down by
the gale, and also a number of poles,
causing considerable interruption to
telephone and electric light services.
Trains on all the railroads passing
through Wilmington were several
hours late due to heavy drifts of snow.
Trolley service in Wilmington and the
suburbs was maintained by active
work throughout the night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-02
All Roads Running Into
Easton Are Snowed Under
By -isSocidtcd Press

Easton, Pa, March EVERY rail-
road running into Easton is showed
under. Not train has come in from
New York since yesterday afternoon
and the worst of it is the railroad offi-
cials do not know where some of them
are. The Lehigh Valley has no wire
operating east of Bellewood, fifteen
miles from this city. Whether or not
the trains are stuck in the snow or
were held at Jersey City the local Off
cials are unable to ascertain. The Jer
sey Central also is closed and trains
due here at o'clock last evening have
not been accounted for. The Pennsyl-
vania is not any better off. The pas
senger train due here at 10 o'clock last
night has not been located. At 5
o'clock this morning a local train was
sent out for Velvidere. Whether or
not it reached its destination is un-
known.
A funeral party from Palmerton,
Pa, on the way to Boston is held up at
the Pennsylvania station here, wait
ing for the Federal express.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-02
Drifts Delay Trains in
Vicinity of Wilkes-Barre
By Associated Press

Hazleton, Pa, March 2.-The Le-
high coal fields were to-day in the
grip of the worst storm of the winter.
1t was regular blizzard that drifted
the snow so hiPh that railroad traffic
is completely stalled. The Wilkes
Barre and Hazleton railway made no
attempt to operat early to-day. The
$40 p. m. train on that line which
left here last night on time had not
arrived at Wilkes-Barre at o'clock
this morning, being stuck in a snow
drift 20 miles from Wilkes Barre.
Railroad managers report their in
ability to get enough men to help re-
open the lines. Local industries are
shorthanded because of the failure Of
employees to get to the city from the
outlying towns.
The snow was accompanied by the
severe gale that blew out plate glass
windows in the business section of the
city and rocked buildings so badly
that it was feared the roofs would be
torn off.