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The Washington herald., 1914-09-01
5000, 900 FOR RAILROADS,
Joint CONGREGATIONAL CommItte

Joint CONGREGATIONAL ComnItte.
Recommends Mail Compensation.
The Joint Congressional Committed
on Railway Mail Pay recommends an
increase Of ss.Ooo.OOo for the annual
mail compensation Of the railroads
The committee urges that the rail-
roads should receive a rate that would
yield them a revenue approximately
the same as that realized from pas
senger transportation
According to the committees recon-
mendation. the proposed rates will
yield 24.22 cents per sixty-foot car mile.
as against 26 cents for passenger trans
portation. The rates are gauged by
the passenger traffic rather than the
express because Of the many differences
Of service provided by the various rail-
roads
The Washington herald., 1914-09-01
BELASCO.
RnIncy African Hunt Pictures.

The thrilling scenes OF wild life in
Africa recorded by the motion picture
camera Of Paul ]. Rainey. in 1914. will
continue to be shown this week at the
BelascO Theater. The intimate views OF
the daily habits OF giraffes, zebras. ele-
plants. and baboOns, the exciting chase
Of the cheetah and the lion, the weird
dances of the native tribes. and the
many other fascinating features of the
Rainey films will attract not only those
who have not yet had an opportunity to
see them but many who desire to take a
second or third look for interesting
points. which are so numerous as to defy
complete analysis
A great help to the spectator is the
painstaking work Of the capable lecturer
who distinguishes all the beasts by name
and degree and gives forewarning OF
many swift-moving incidents in the ami
NAL drama.
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portunity to show on" but did their
parts acceptably well Miss Stewart has
an excellent voice and was warmly ap-
plauded for the way she sang her two
numbers. Several musical numbers Of
merit were introduced by Elsa May.
and Gertrude Hayes and her dancins
BriCktOps.
The chorus is far above the averags
seen In a burlesque show, IS unusually
young and attractive and can sing and
dance. 1t is given plenty to do and Is
on the stage most Of the time. only be-
ing OF long enough to make one Of the
fifteen changes Of costumes worn dur
ing the performance.
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STRAND THEATER.
"CabirIa."

The second week Of "Cabiria'' began
yesterday. attracting capacity audiences
at both performances At MOore's Strand
Theater "Cabiria" appeals to all class
- IF amusement seekers. unfolding a
tender love interest which starts at the
beginning Of the picture and is main
tanned all through the two hours and
forty minutes which are taken up in its
projection.
"Cabiria" marks an epoch in film pre-
sentatiOn and should be seen by every
amusement GOer in Washington. Special
music descriptive of the various scenes
is rendered by the Strand symphony
Orchestra of solOists
The Washington herald., 1914-09-01
GLEN ECHO PARK.

Patrons Of Glen Echo Park evidently
intend to take full advantage Of the few
brief days OF open season. for last night
saw one Of the largest Monday evening
crowds of the summer at the popular
resort.
With the warm weather holding its
own the attractions are as strong as
ever. The weather was just right for
dancing out in the open, and the big
pavilion was crowded early and late.
The numerous thunder showers kept
many away last week and last night
many of the regulars appeared 10 be
making up for lost time.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-01
BRYAN MAKES DENIAL.

Says Germany Has Not Yet Yielded
on Censorship Question.
Secretary Of State Bryan today denied
a report that Germany has yielded to the
United States decision in regard to wire
less censorship and that the Kaiser s
government had submitted a copy OF its
code to United States wireless officials
II know nothing OF any such decision, -
said Bryan. Neither the United States
nor Germany has taken the final steps in
regard to this matter. 1t is probable
tat the situation will be cleared up be-
fore the end Of the week"
The Washington herald., 1914-09-01
German Total Loss Early
In Fighting Was $3.50

Berlin (via Amsterdam). Aug. 31.-Ths
total losses of the German armies. as
shown by official reports received from
the front. are 500, divided as follows:
Killed. Lis.
Wounded. 332S.
Missing. 1,76l.
The German war office explains that
this does not cover the losses to date,
but probably relates only to the early
days OF the war
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where Russian troops took four guns and
several ammunition wagons.
South of Lublin the Russians began
to advance over region covered with
Austrian dead. The battle continued very
stubbornly, often becoming a hand-to-
hand struggle.
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ELKS MAKE REPORT TONIGHT.
Committee Will Announce Plans for
CIambake September IL.

The final meeting OF the general com
mittee on arrangements for the Elks'
clambake, to be held at Marshall Hall.
Sunday, September 13, will be held to-
night at o'clock, in the Elks' club
house.
Fred ]. Mersheimer. chairman, is i'm
pressing upon the committeeman the
necessity of making a complete report at
tonight's meeting. The Importance of
early reservation is said to be paramount
at this time. since the participants in the
clambake have been Limited to 50O
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ARE HOLDLNGOUR
OWN,' SAY ALLIES
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

Importance to the French plan for the
protection of Paris, which is preparing
for a siege. One report is that the ad-
visibility Of moving the seat of govern
ment to Bordeaux as a precautionary
measure Is being considered. Fresh troops
poured into Paris from the west and
south all day to man the forts girdling
the city and inhabitants are leaving on
every train in order TO reduce to a
minimum the number OF noncombatants
The demolition of homes, factories and
shops which interfere with the forts fire
is progressing rapidly.
Prussia Gets Fresh Troops.
An official telegram received in Lon
don declares fresh forces Of Germans
have made their appearance on the
Prussian frontier and that these are tax
ing the offensive against the Russians
at several points.
Whether these are the troops which
Germany withdrew from Belgium and
whisked away on 1S6 troop trains cannot
be authoritatively stated. Nothing has
been heard of his army since it en-
trained One report has It that these
troops sent TO upper Alsace to strength
en- the attack on the east OF France
From St Petersburg come reports that
the Russians have routed the Austrian
left near SamOsce. northern Galicia-
thousands OF prisoners were taken as
well as many guns and the cossacks are
reported to be in pursuit OF the scat
tered forces.
Russian Victories Claimed.
Koenigsberg is reported to have been
entered by the Russian troops, who now
command the city and fortress. Other re-
ports say the Russians hold only the
outer defences of the city.
The Austrian raid into southeastern
Russian Poland is reported TO have
failed and the Polish soldiers Of the
Sixth Breslau Corps, serving against
the allies on the western frontier, are
reported to have mutinied and killed
their officers
The Germans are stoutly defending the
towns Of Graudenz and Thorn and to the
south OF Lubin so many Austrians have
been slain that the Russians are Obliged
to pick their way over the bodies.
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MUTINY REPORT DENIED.

London, Aug. 3l.-The Russian Embassy
today issued official denial of reports Of
a mutiny at Odessa and declared that
perfect order prevailed in all cities Of
the empire.
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RUSSIA CLAIMS
MANY VICTORIES
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

that It has more men than necessary at
the present time and six weeks leave OF
absence has been granted to the reserV-
lists Of 1907, who number about 5OOOO0.
German sailors who were captured
when the cruiser Magdeburg was sunk
by Russian cruisers of the Gulf of Fin
land arrived here last night and were in
termed today in the fortress Of Saints
Peter and Paul No animosity was
shown to them as they were marched
through the streets.
The destruction of a German Zeppelin
was confirmed today by a dispatch from
Moscow. This stated that eight men, who
had been taken prisoners when the air
ship was forced TO descend after being
badly damaged by Russian sharpshOot-
crs, had arrived there. Thirteen members
Of the Zeppelin's crew were killed.
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Take Many Prisoners.

New York. Aug. 31.-Following is an
official statement given out at the Rus
sian consulate today by Col NikOlai
Golejiewski. as coming from the war
Office at St Petersburg:
The garrisons of Thorn and Gradenz,
with considerable heavy artillery are TAX
ing part in the battles in East Prussia
The Russian advance on this front con-
tinues. The Austrian troops in the prov
ince Of Kielce are crossing to the right
bank of the Vistula TO take part in a
general battle. The main effort OF the
enemy is concentrated in the direction
of Lublin, near Tomaszow.
Russian troops took nerly 1000 pris-
oners. The Fifteenth Hungarian division
was defeated and surrounded; whole regi-
ments are surrendering.
ITO the east Of Lwow the Russians
took nearly 1900 prisoners. Similar sue
cesses were attained near Podhaicy,
The Washington herald., 1914-09-01

the Pathe Daily News and recent issues
of Keystone comedies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-17

devoted TO him, he was not equal
to the occasion, for the federais
with IL eco men not only put up
good defensive fight but when
they learned of Natera's strength
came out in the open and in a
few hours drove Natera's army
back to Fresnilla, with heavy
losses.
1t was then that Gen. Carran-
va called on Gen. Villa and ora
dered him to rush to Natera s
aid. Gen. Villa flatly refused tn
fight under Natera.s
Gen. Carranza seeing his blum
der, ordered Villa to attack Zaca
tecas as ranking general of the
central division, which Villa did.
and in less than two days took
the town, killing 5000 federals
and taking 1000 prisoners. and
capturing most of the federal
guns and ammunition.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-17

that is 60 come"
/ have seen Gen. Villa in mans
battles and in many moods, and
this was the first time ! had even
noticed him with a depressed air,
He had just won the bloodiest
fight of his life. and had once
more proven to his people that
he is the great general and lead
err they think him.
But ] could see the one reason
for Gen. Villas sadness was the
fact that his pride was hurt, for
only a few days before his vie
tory. Gen. Carranza, the first
chief of the constitutionalists
had ordered Gen. Natera to com
mand the central division of tho
constitutionalist army, with in
struetions to attack Zacatecas.
Gen. Natera with 5000 troops
attacked the city, and although
he is a great general and his men
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-17
HIDING PLACE
OF GIRLS IS
PUzzlING

fortune as real estate broke.
here.
The aged mother in the little
country home received a few post
cards. The girls were in New
Orleans and other southern cities
enjoying the sights and enjoying
new experiences.
Then came letter from
Houston. 1t was signed with the
name of Mrs. Dennis. 1t declar-'
ed that she had murdered her
sister In New Orleans and that
she was starting for San Fran-
cisco to murder her younger
brother, Marshall helms, and
would then commit suicide.
In terror. the mother wired q
warning to her son. The police
were notified and began their flu
tile search.
They found that on June 10
Mrs. Dennis had eashed a draft
for 81, $50 in New Orleans.
From the hour when she left
ment not trace has been found
OF eltnef woman.
In their search they did dis
cover a romance with Victor
Innes, former attorney general of
Nevada. Innes had obtained a di-
voree for Mrs. Dennis a year ago
when she journeyed to Reno to
free herself from her husband.
a linotype operator, after several
v1ora - m n anr4.v f,natrEyTannu
Friends knew of their close
friendship. Innes, located at
Portland, Oregon, denied any
knowledge of the woman. He adj
mitted having been in New Or
leans, but says that he did not
meet his former client.
Frustrated with grief, the aged
mother is unable to throw any
light upon whatever tragedy
lies behind this strangest of mys-
teries, for the mother is convince
ed that some great tragedy has
occurred.
The most accepted explanation
is that the mind of Mrs. Dennis
became twisted by her troubles
and that In some hour of dis
torted mentality she became res
sponsiblo for the unsolvable dis
appearance of herself and sister.
Beatrice helms, building upon
the legacy left her at the death
of her father, amassed a small
fortune. Most of ft is I'm real es-
tate. No reason can be advanced
for any voluntary disappearance
ON her part. nor is il believed
that she would become a party
to any cruel torture of her moth
err TO whom she was singularIy
devoted.
So far no hotel register in any
of the cities concerned in the
mystery has revealed he names
of the women-not even in New
Orleans.
why was the tragic letter
sentf What part does the DASH
ing divorce lawyer play What
motive would cause two sisters,
rich and with = wealth Of friends.
co tIisappear2 We're they MUIR
aered for their money! Was fhe
bank draft their deu4h warrant
These are tIse questions the po-
lsssa nre askzn2.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-17
HOWELL FACES
RECALL, Fight

SPOKANE. July 17.-Charges
of misfeasance and malfeasanee
In office, the basis of recall for
an elective official under the law,
have been ordered prepared
against L. M Howell, secretary Of
state, by the joint committee OF
the Farmers Union, the State
Grange and the State Federation
of Labor, now in session in this
city.
The delegates to the gathering
declare that they will go through
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-17
STONE WEBSTER IS LOSING
GROUND IN THIS CITY

Stone-Webster is losing ground
in Tacoma.
The city's municipal power
plant is making tremendous In
roads into the power business of
the Tacoma Railway & Power
company. with the result that a
report of revenues for the first
six months of 1914, filed with the
city controller "Wednesday after
noon. shows 90 per cent de-
crease over the similar period of
1913.
All revenues of the company,
including passenger and freight
business, dropped this year from
previous records, but the power
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-17

with the move against the seere-
tary of state because or what
they term his unfair opposition
to the Seven Sisters" and the
initiative petitions now in his of
flee.
We don't say in this resolu-
tion what we want these charges
drawn up for" said j. G. Law
renee. But since Mr.. Howell
knows what the terms of the re-
call laws are he can guess at the
purpose.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-17
TACOMA COPS
TO have Big
Time JULY Is

Tacoma's finest, with their
wives and Riddles, will assem- Bile
at Point Defiance park on July
20 for a monster picnic. The po-
iicemen will begin going to the
park early in the day, 50 that the
first picnickers can come back
to the city 20 do their regular
work in time to allow the next
shifts to enjoy the open air of
the park.
Athletic contests and a general
good time viii prevail, accord
ing to the cops, and a Lengthy
program of fun is being planned
for the day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-17

business suffered the greatest
loss. On the other hand. Taco
mas power revenues from the
municipal plant show steady in
creases in every month that the
Webster business dropped
off.
Checks for s9.s9s.S0, as a
gross-earnfngs tax, were present
ed to the city by the railway COM
pany. The report shows that pas
senger business fell off $4,000,
or 3 per cent, in 1914. Power
business in six months of 1913
was s35.370, but in 1914 was
$2s.336. a drop of 20 per cent.
Freight business dropped $500
this year, or 10 per cent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-17

Caught IN the act Of breaking
windows in the passenger
coaches Of q train &C the Unfeu
depot Thursday afternoon. ! one-
legged maniac. Apparently abau8
~ years old. made three desnef-
ate attempts 70 hang himself
after he had been placed II s
cell At the city Jail The youth
first used = piece ef hn<ksk -
thong. which he tied about bis
neck. and then to . bar - III
cell. He vas cut down IN tH7
sick Of time - Capt. :. 2 Eszz
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-17
PRETTY SOFT
FOR H. X. THAW

PITTsBuRG. July 17.-Judge
]. W. Overs order. that the Fl
deity Title q Trust company,
trustee of Harry X. Thaw's es-
tate, should pay over to Thaw
$I60,773. this accumulation of
his Income since he was declared
insane in New York state. was
carried out today.
The money was paid over to
Thaws' attorney, Ex-Governor
Stone. who forwarded IL to Thaw
1T once
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-17
BY w. III. DURBORoUGH.
staff photographer and Corrc-
euoudeuf


TORREON, Mexico. July 16.--
| have just returned from the
bloody battlefield of Zaeateeas,
where Gen. Villa won his great
est victory, entirely destroying
the federal army with great
slaughter.
The morning after the fight I
went to Villas quarters to con
graduate him. He turned to me
with a face In which /. never be-
fore saw so much emotion and
with a trem bling voice said:
MY good friend. it grieyes me
that it is necessary to take the
lives of so many of my country
men, but as You Americans wouI Q
say, was is hell, and can
only hope that my work will In
the end benefit the new Mexico
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-17

Talking informally with May
Or Faweett today George Milton
Savage, president of the Tacoma
Commercial club. informed the
chief executive Of the city that
he did not believe the state su-
RENE court would approve Of the
municipal car line bond issue.
Stanley Scott. secretary to Saw
age. started = friendly suit C
test the validity Of the bonds. and
the supreme court has been de-
batting the matter for sewers
months 4 decision vas expect
I'd long akes
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-17
MASKED MEN HANG CHILD'S
ASSAILANT To A TREE

BAKER, Ore, July I7.-Bak.
er county's first lynching in
years occurred between Whitney
and Audrey Thursday in the Up
per Burnt River country, when
IL grim and silent masked men
took from ]. B. Hardman an un-
identified prisoner who had con-
fessed to an attempted criminal
attack on Hardman's eight-year-
old daughter Grace. and hung
him to a tree in a canyon.
The lynchers then fled, and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-17
DRYS HAVE
PLENTY OF
NAMES NOW

OLYMPIA, July 1t. = Moro
than twice as many signatures as
were necessary to call an initia-
tive election on the prohibition
petition are included In the pc
titions, according to the results
of the check made on the sigma
lures by Secretary of State How
ell. When the petitions were
filed they contained 112,10t
names, but 4I,919 signatures
were stricken off as invalid.
This leaves 70.1s2 valid names
on the petitions. and only 81, sac
names are required by law to cali
an election The prohibition in
itiative will be the first initia-
tive measure ever placed before
the people of Washington on s
state ballot.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-17
Wilson Sends His
Respects to Dads

SEATTLE. July 17.-Presidenf
Wilson. honorary member OF the
Seattle Dads association, sent
the following telegram to Herbert
A. Sehoenfeld. president of the as
ISOLATION. today:
Please express ny greetings
10 an Who join with ven tomor-
e~ IN celebration Ct Dads dHz
! hope xou 81 enioz the occasion
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-17
cUNBOAT COMING

WASHINGTON. .. c.. July II.
Naval orders assign the Colorado
as flagship Of the Pacific reserve
feet. The GoIdsboroueh. now
~ Mare Island was today assign
ed to duty with the naval militia
Of Washington with headquarters
~ Tacoma
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-17

when Deputy Sheriff jackson
and Charles Nibley. of Whitney,
reached the scene the cold, life
less body dangled from the top
branch of the tallest tree. Jack
son left the body hanging until
Coroner West can go from here
to the scene of the Iynchfng.
where an inquest will be held.
There is no trace of the men
who did the work and so covered
are their tracks there is little
hope of clue, unless some of tn .
men begin talking about IL.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-17
GRoCERYMEN AND
BUTCHERS PICNIC

Groeerymen of Tacoma return
ed to their counters today with
sunburned faces and happy
smiles. They had gone to East
sound on their annual picnic yes
terday, and enjoyed the best holt
day in the history of their annual
recreation days. Butchers of Ia
coma spent yesterday at Spana-
way, enjoying themselves with
athletic contests, swimming, boat
ing and basket lunches.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-17
FIRST NATIONAL BANK FAILED

PHILADELPHIA, July 17.-Mrs. Carl Williams
of Germantown, wife ofsthe one-time athletic coach
of the University of Pennsylvania, notified the POI
lice today that ON her way home from Cape MAY last
night she lost nearly $4,000 worth of North Ameri
can Oil company bonds from their hiding place IN
her stocking.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-17
DETECTIVE
SHOT DOWN
BY MISTAKE

CHICAGO, July 1.-Two city
detectives heard crowd of hood
lums hooting and ciamorine be-
hind a group of city morals offil
GERS who had Just finished raid
ing a disorderly house last night.
The detectives. not recognizing
their fellow officers, tried to end
the noise. and battle followed.
Morals officers and detectives
shet at each other for ten min
utes. with the result that Defec>
tive Sergeant Stanley J Birns
was killed and four officer
wounded
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-17

Reporting better berry
crops than ever before, the
Puyallup q Sumner Fruit
Growers association today
paid out $4,000 as pay to
berry pickers for one week,
the largest single sum ever
paid out to picksrs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-17
Trainmen Save
Baby Sleeping
On the Track

CENTRALLY, July IL
Jewel KiElion. the Is
nonths-old baby of Ed Kill
Hon. wandered away from
home Tuesday afternoon and
sat squareIy down ON the
Northern Pacific's main line
TO play with the ashes and
gravel of the roadbed. A
northbound passenger train
was stopped within 10 feet
of the tot, and trainmen car
ried it home while the fast
passenger lost many minutes
from its schedule.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-17

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