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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-15
AUTOS CARRY
1000 TO OLD
SETTLERS DAY
BY STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

CENTERVILLE, Ind, Aug. 15.-Be-
ing an old settler in Wayne county is
not a synonym for being old fashion
ed.
This was clearly shown at the fifty
fifth annual meeting of the Wayne
County Old Settlers association here
today, when almost four hundred auto
mobiles that had conveyed the crowd
of $500 persons to the park here
were parked for blocks along the
streets and in open places.
Old residents who recalled clearly
the days when ever the railroad was
in its infancy rode to the grounds in
big high powered cars with wealthy
young sons and sons-in-1aw.
When the dinner was served it was
revelation to those who had attend
ed old settlers meeting for many
prices and the European war were
which sat at tables bearing every
thing that the human stomach was
ever called on to wrestle with.
Candidates congenial.
Candidates of the three political
parties forgot the small qualities of
the others who were running for the
same Office as all SdLQcreO at one
table. Following the dinner group
picture was taken of the candidates.
The three Oldest persons at the
gathering were: Benjamin Haywood,
SO, Centerville; Edwin Cowles, So,
Cambridge City; Frank Baker, "a,
Centerville.
Another group which attracted con-
siderable attention when they we're
being photographed was composed of
three sisters: Mary Ann Bennett, 80.
Centerville; Emily Anderson, u, Gen.
terville; Sarah J. Shank. 76, Center
vile.
Among the others who were of ad-
vanced years and the date of their
birth were the following: William L.
Commons, 1888, Richmond; J. P. Wal
ton, 1841, Cambridge City; J. c. Cur
It's, 1888, Fountain City; J. S. Own,
1s43, Richmond; William A. Mitchell,
1888, farmer; William K. Young, 1887,
Richmond; William s. Schuneman,
1889, farmer; John H. Campbell, 1843,
farmer; ]. J. Suples, 1843, farmer; J.
b. Bennett, 1841, farmer; John Ruby,
1848, farmer; w. G. White, 1912, farm
err; Jacob Ryan, 1S43, farmer, and
Robert Clark, 1S49, Fountain City.
Late this afternoon a program Of
music and talks was given. The prin-
cipal address was made by Judge d.
w. Comstock of Richmond.
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ANOTHER RUMOR is
SMASHED BY BRYAN
TBY LEASED WlRE.1

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-Secretary
of State Bryan today denied a report
that Viscount Chinda, the Japanese
ambassador, had called at the state de-
partment to announce that Japan in
tended to declare war on Germany
within twenty-four hours. "The am
bassador called at the department on
routine matters alone and did not dis
cuss the European situation except
casually"
Ambassador Chinda declined to dis
cuss his visit or it's object.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-15
GERMAN FIRM
MAY SELL SHIPS

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-The Ham
burg-American Line issued a state
ment this afternoon saying that it has
under consideration offers to purchase
some of its steamships in American
waters for $20.000,000. II sold the YES
sells would fly the American flag. The
Hamburg-American line, which is a
German company, owns the Vaterland,
the largest ship in the world.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-15
MAY STAY HERE
[RY lEAaEp WlRE.l

l0I e6N0EO "TUG'1
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-1n an Of
ficial announcement today issued by
Secretary OF State Bryan, naturalized
Americans are warned that the United
States Is not party to any treaty
under which persons Of foreign birth
residing in this country may be COM
PEELED to return home for military
purposes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-15
AVIATOR THROWS
BOMB IN NAMUR
Thy LEASED WjRE.1

BRUSSELS, Aug. ia number Of
Namur residents have been wounded
by bombs dropped by a German avia-
tor upon the city. 1t is reported by the
Belgian general stationed near there.
A message to the war office today
said that a German aeroplane flew
over the city yesterday from which a
number of grenades were thrown. Five
men were wounded, one being horri-
bly, mangled about the legs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-15
SHOOTS FOR LOVE
TBY LEASED WiRE.1

NE WORLEANS, Aug. 15.-Because
she refused to marry him, M. A. Ter
richet, 80, banker today shot and
probably fatally wounded Miss Minnie
Davis, 10, and MORALLY wounded Miss
Annie Matthews, Is, who endeavored
to protect the other woman and then
committed suicide. The shooting oc-
CURED In the home Of tho Davis girl.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-15
HUNTINGTON'S SAFE
TBY LEASED WIRE,1

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-Archer M.
Huntington, president of the National
Geographical Society and his wife
were not arrested at Nuremburg, Ger
many, as was first reported. Consul
the state department. The Huntingtons
never were imprisoned nor confined in
any manner. Skinner reported, but
their automobile was requistioned by
the Germans. .+-s~tre 1n,.,.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-15
SUES FOR ISLANDER
[BY LEASED WIRE.1

DANVILLE, ILL.,, Aug. 15.-Tony
Blugas, a miner residing at Westville
arrested late in April on the charge of
numbering Reverend Louis Patmont
and later discharged from custody,
filed suit this afternoon in the circuit
court charging SANDER against him by
the pastor
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-15
DRIVE OUT FRENCH

BERLIN, via wireless to Sayville, L.
l. Aug. 16.-The German War office an
nounced today that the Seventh Corps
of the French Army has been driven
out Of Alsace.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-15
JAPAN TO FIGHT
Thy LEASED WIRE.1

PARIS, Aug. 15.-Japan is resolved
to declare war upon Germany, accord
ing to Stephen Pichon, editor of the
Petit Journal, who claims that his
statement is made on the most unim-
peachable authority. Pichon formerly
was minister of foreign affairs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-15
LOANS PROHIBITED
[5Y LEASED WiRE.1

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-Secretary
Bryan says loans to foreign govern
ments are inconsistent with our neu-
trality.
Evening star., 1914-11-25
DR.. GRAVES REPUD|ATED
British Foreign Office Denies In.
trusting Him With
Mission.

LONDON, November 25. 1885 p.m.-A
representative of the foreign Office.
questioned in the house of commons
today on the statement credited to DR..
Carl Armgaard Graves, who claims to
have been in the service Of Great
Britain as a spy, and to have been
intrusted during the autumn of 1912
with a mission to a foreign country
by the foreign Office, repudiated the In
timation that the foreign Office had
had any connection with DR.. Graves at
any time.
This applied to either before or after
June 16, 1913, when the matter Of DR..
Graves supposed connection with the
British foreign office came up for dis
cussion in the house of commons.
The case of DR.. Graves, who claims
to have been in the secret service OF
the British government as a spy, has
attracted no little attention in England
since his arrest in Edinburgh in the sum-
mer of 1912. at time when he was sup
posed to have been acting as q spy for
Germany. 1t was after this that he was
thought to have entered the British serv-
ice.
The matter of DR.. Graves connection
with the government has come up in the
house Of commons on more than one oc-
casion in the past two years, but today
is the first time the government has
clearly repudiated him.
Evening star., 1914-11-25
Anxiety FOR CARRAWAY
State Department Investigates Re-
port That American Faces Exc.
cution in Mexico.

The State Department has called for
a report from Consul Hostetter at
Hermosillo. Mexico, on private advices
that T. w. Carraway Of Memphis Is
threatened with execution there.
Carraway, with J. c. Wilson and J. r.
McInery, were arrested more than a
month ago. charged with completely
in dynamiting bridges in Sonora.
When the Americans were arrested
the State Department took the matter
up with Gen. Villa. who instructed the
authorities at Hermosillo to release
them II they were innocent Of the
charges, which was the report made by
the American consul at Nogales, who
investigated the case.
Kidnapping Alleged.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. November 25.-T.
". Carraway, reported to be threatened
with execution at Hermosillo, Mexico
is resident of this city and an elec-
trian by trade. Representatives here,
who have asked the Intervention Of
the Washington government, through
Representative McKellar, claim that
he. with two companions. was kidnap-
ped from Nogales, Ariz., by Mexican
constitutionalists. Upon this fact, 1t
is said. will be based the request for
delay.
Mr.. McKellar has taken the matter
up with the State Department, urging
further investigation.
Evening star., 1914-11-25
UNITED SERVICE CLUB
WILL GIVE ASMOKER
Veteran Soldiers Of North and South
VIII Tell Of Their
Experiences.

Veteran soldiers who wore the Union
blue and the Confederate gray in the
civil war and soldiers of the war with
Spain are expected to speak at the
weekly smoker Of the United Service
Club Saturday evening in the as
sembly room of the club. 1347 Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest, telling Of the
hot places they were in during the con-
diets. Col. John L. Glenn of the Quar-
termaster Corps, the only civil war
veteran now on the active list of the
army, and who is known among his
comrades as the Drummer Boy of
will be one Of the speak
efs.
franklin T. Howe, thirteen years old.
the grandson of the late DR.. Franklin
IT. Howe. a veteran of the civil war,
win recite when the Blue and the
lGray Sang Home. Sweet Home To-
sether," and Hats on, the Flag Is
Passing By"
The new committee on entertainment
of the United Service Club, of which
Capt J. Walter Mitchell is Chairman.
and Gen. n. Oden Lake Is vice chair
man, is arranging for the first ladies'
night, to be held early in December.
All soldiers and sailors and the women
the entertainment next Saturday even
ing.
Gen. Lake has been informed that a
large delegation of troopers and artil-
llerymen from Fort Myer will be pres
kent
Evening star., 1914-11-25
TRACKS SOON TO BE LAID
FOR SMALL BRANCH LINE
Connection to Be Made at 14th and
F Streets and Extend to
the Avenue. .

Construction of a branch line on iith
street between F street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue SO as to provide direct
transportation over the lines of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company from the northwest section OF
the city to the bureau of engraving
and printing and other government
buildings in that section is practically
assured.
The public utilities commission and
the railway company have reached a
tentative agreement as to the building
of the extension and work on the i'm
provement may be started within few
weeks. Details of the plan. which also
provides for the establishment Of termi-
nal facilities in the neighborhood OF the
bureau of engraving and printing, VIII
not be made public until after the COM
mission has finally approved tho
project.
Need of the extension was considered
by the commission at a hearing Septem-
ber Is. Employees of the bureau. De-
partment of Agriculture and office OF the
auditors urged that the improvement Do
ordered. 1t is anticipated that the COM
mission shortly will authorize the com.
pany to issue bonds for the purpose OF
building the connecting line.
Evening star., 1914-11-25
srENGER Is REPORTED DEAD.
Germa= General Accused Of Issuing
No Prisoners" Order.

BORDEAUX, France. November 20
The death of Cen Stenger. who COM
manded the 5Sth German infantry
brigade, is reported here.
Gen. Stenger figured in the war news
late in September, when the frencn
war office stated that he had issued
an order that no prisoners should be
taken; that all who fell into the hands
of his men, including the wounded
should be shot. The Germans repudlat-
ID this report.
BERLIN, November 25, via The
Hague and London.-The correspond
ent of Marburg newspaper, who re-
gently visited Gen. Won der Goltze,
governor Of the occupied territory In
Belgium, declares that while the gen.
eral was visiting the trenches lately
he was wounded in the face.
AMSTERDAM. via London. Novem-
Der 25.-According to Berlin dis.
patch to the Telegraaf. the Duke Of
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha narrowly es.
capped death in the eastern theater OF
the war by a shell which exploded near
where he and his staff were standing.
The explosion killed Col. Won Berg and
wounded two other officers.
Evening star., 1914-11-25
GRAND OPERA SEASON OPENS.
Social Festivities for the Winter
Also Begun in Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. November 25-
Music lovers and members of society
filled the Metropolitan Opera House at
the opening last night of Philadelphia's
grand opera season. The event also
marked the opening of the social sea-
son here, and there were many dinners
and other entertainments both before
and after the opera.
The attraction was Puccinis La
Tosca," with Geraldine Farrar in the
title role. Giovanni Martinelli, the
young Italian tenor appeared as the
ill-starred Mario Cavaradossi; Antonio
Scotti as Baron Scarpia, Guilio Rossi
as Cesare Angelo. Paolo Ananian as
Sacristan, Angelo Bada as Spoletta
Bernard Begue as Sciarrome, Nincenzo
Reschiglia as the jailer and sophie
Breslau as the shepherd. Arturo Toscs-
mini was the director.
This is the shortest season of opera
to be given here in many years. only
nine performances of the Metropolitan
Opera Company being scheduled.
Evening star., 1914-11-25
MEXICO CITY M0BS
MURDER ANDLOOT
CONTINUED from First Paxe.)

the convention. said the withdrawal of
the troops was splendid example OF
the altruism of the United States.
Recently he said. ait was quoted
as saying the convention would pro-
test against the evacuation of Vera
Cruz. but this was not correct. What
the convention opposed was the possi-
BILE recognition of the Carranza faction
through the delivery of the port. We
were perfectly willing that Vera Cruz
should be abandoned and that any fac
tion which should happen to get there
first should take it, and the American
government handled the matter most
admirably.
MY mission in Washington is to ex-
plain to the government and the peo-
pie of the United States that the gov
ernment of Provisional President
Gutierrez has been legally established
by convention in which all factions
were represented and in which all
agreed to abide by it's decision"
Mr.. Llorente added that Gen. Blanco
was loyal to the convention, and that
he had talked with him as recently as
November 2. when he promised that
even If Carranza refused to resign he
would support Gutierrez.
Evening star., 1914-11-25
CONTENTION OVER PUMP.
Alleged Misconduct of Water Users
Basis for Plea for Removal,

Removal of the pump at the corner Of
18th and NJ streets northwest on the
ground that 1t is public nuisance was
urged by residents of the neighborhood
at a hearing today before Assistant
Engineer Commissioner Roger G.
Powell. Attorneys Gibbs L. Baker and
Otis B. Drake, who represented the
petitioners, claimed that the pump is a
nuisance, not only because of the noise
made by its mechanical operation, but
because of the disorderly conduct Of
certain users Of the water.
Protest against the removal of the
pump was made by Attorney A. T.
Coumbe. representing other property
interests in the neighborhood, who
claimed that the records of the health
department show the water to be pure
and that to abolish the pump would
result in depriving his tenants Of the
water which they have used for many
years. Mr.. Coumbe suggested that
noise made by disorderly persons was
matter Of regulation by the police
department. The question was taken
under advisement.
Evening star., 1914-11-25
TO GO DOWN WITH SHIP.
Officers and Crew of Karlsruhe De.
termined Never to Surrender.

NEW ORLEANS. November 25.-
Rather than surrender the ship. officers
and crew of the German cruiser Karls-
ruhe have planned to send the vessel
TO the bottom with all hands on board,
according to the story related here by
Charles T. Tooraen OF Baton Rouge.
La. who was a passenger on the LAM
port & Holt steamer Van Dyck. which
fell a prize to the commerce de-
stroyer October 26. Mr.. Tooraen. a
chemist. stated that he learned of the
plans for the destruction of the Karls-
ruhe from members Of the vessels
crew.
The Van Dyck was one OF five mer'
chantmen captured by the Karlsruhe
late in October. Mr.. Tooraen stated
He said that the passengers and crows
of the prizes were transferred to the
tierman steamer Asuncion and landed
at Para, Brazil. from which port he
sailed for New Orleans.
Evening star., 1914-11-25
ASKS TURKEY why US. i
CODE MESSAGES HELD UP
Bryan Insists on Right Of Commune
cation Between Neutral Diplomats
and Home Office.

The United States is inquiring of Tur-
key about the reported action of the
porte in refusing transmission to code
dispatches between neutral diplomats
in Constantinople and their home OFF
ces. Such an action would prevent AM
bassador Morgenthau from communi-
eating with Washington in the State
Department code.
News of Turkeys reported action
comes through the cable companies and
SO far there has been no official notice
served upon the State Department by am
authorized agents of the Turkish gov
ernmcnt
The United States will insist upon its
right or free communication with it's
diplomatic representatives as long aS
|telegraphic and cable lines are open to
general use or, in fact, workable There
Is always the implied understandings
that such messages shall be strictly
neutral, and not be the means OF
conveying any information of military
value.
Nothing had been heard today from
Ambassador Morgenthau In response to
a request for a detailed account of the
circumstances attending the firing upon
the cruiser Tennessee's launch by Tur-
kish forts at Smyrna November Il.
and 1T Is supposed that he has been de =
layed by difficulty in communicating
with Consul General Horton at Smy-uS
Evening star., 1914-11-25
NEW HOURS FOR STATION c.
Branch of City Post Office Soon to
Be Transferred.

Immediately after the close of buSs.
ness Saturday the headquarters of Ste
ton of the Washington post ofxsss
will be transferred from 1419 G strSsA
to 1919 New York avenue. where ropns
have been specially fitted up for Aas.
ding the constantly increasing g.
mands of that active business cAntof
Considerably more than twice the arsa
of lobby space has been provided at the
new site. and additional window space
and wall writing desks have been fur
nished.
Provision also has been made for
handling the heavy collections of mail
to the main office. Every facility. It is
declared, has been afforded to give the
business men Of that section of the
city prompt and adequate postal facili-
ties.
Evening star., 1914-11-25
FOES ARE AT CLOSE GRIPS
ON BATTLE LINE IN FRANCE
Correspondent Describes His Visit to the
Trenches, Where Armies Are Suf-
fering Rigors of Winter.

Complicated barbed wire defenses
protect the trenches here from surprise
AT a converging point on one spot
stands building at the walls of which
the enemies arrived at the same time
and a German rifieman, breaking a
hole through a wall. thrust a bayonet
under the nose Of a French sentinel.
This is the spot where the situation
was critical for the French ten days
ago. and where bigadier general in a
brilliant action saved the day and
gained the stripes Of a general COM
manding an army.
ITO the right and to the left black
clouds from bursting German shells are
which the smoke of industry curls UP
as in days of peace. Farther down the
line appear the crumbling ruins of Ar
ras, where the war has been moro pitt
less and where no industry remains
standing.
AT nightfall the humble village OF
Quesnoy. with its ruins standing out
like phantoms. marks the scene Of a
formidable clash which will make the
place historic The town now is moth
ing but heap of stones and smoking
ruins. in the midst of which are seen
the narrow trenches from which the
Germans resisted the onslaught and
which now contain the heroic dead
twenty five batteries played upon
these trenches while fifteen battalions
by echelons charged with bayonet to a
mighty chorus of 'Vive la France
Infantry Carries Trenches.
"a formidable fusillade and machin.
gun fire stopped the onrush, but hall
the ground had been gained. The mex
day the batteries reopened. and the in.
fantry line charged again, this tim'
carrying the trenches and chasing tht
Germans from the position. Quesno,
had cost the French 1000 men to take
and the Germans lost 5000 men.
From Arras, where the German shell:
still rage. though little remains to b.
| destroyed. to the Bassee canal, a tug,
| of-war continues across the same deal
| line as during the last three months
Over this line bullets whistle and shell,
screech increasingly, and dark cloud.
that mark the targets of the German
heavy artillery stand out in gruesomt
relief against a background of snow
Here it becomes apparent that though
the trenches are close, the real zone
| of battle action has a width of from
four to eight miles, the displacement
of which can easily be followed by the
| scars left everywhere by the grea'
storm of shot and shell.
i abandoned trenches show the earlier
| fluctuations in the line, while recent
changes are traced in the white blan.
ket Of snow and by the deep excavations
made by the larger caliber Shells"
Evening star., 1914-11-25
GERMANY TO RAISE WAR LOAN
OF BILLION AND A QUARTER

BERLIN, November 26, via The Hague
and London, 1856 a.m.-The reichstag
has received a draft of the second sup
Elementary imperial budget for the
year 1914.
This empowers the imperial chancel-
lor, for the purpose of meeting ex-
traordinary expenses, again to raise
5000. 100000 marks &1.250.00o.00O in
the form of credit. Furthermore. the
chancellor is empowered to issue treas
ury notes up to 4o0.000.000 marks
(3l00. 900 .0o0) above the amount pre-
scrtbsd BY the budget for the tempo
Evening star., 1914-11-25
washington women
GET SUFFRAGE HONORS
-Four Put on Reorganixed Congress
sional Committee Of Ma
tional Society.

-Four Washington women are honored
In the Reorganization of the congress
| slonal committee of the National Amer
lean Woman's Suffrage Association by
being put on this COMMITTEES. Three Of
them are new members.
ihe personnel OF the reorganized
| committee was announced today by
MIS-. Medill Mccormick. the chairman,
VINO has planned important construc-
i've work for the year. She believes
| tLat the best results can be obtained
only by a committee whose members
are IN close touch not only with each
other. but also with Congress, instead
OF by a committee chosen for geo.
graphical reasons, in accordance with
the previous policy.
Ihe new members of the committee
are Mrs. Glenna Smith Tinnin, Miss
Ethel NJ Smith and Mrs. Raymond B.
morgan from Washington, and Miss
Jeanette Rankin, who was state presi-
| oent OF Montana and organized and
carried out the recent successful cam
pa1gn for equal suffrage in that state
Miss Rankin is coming to Washington
mittee
Mrs. Funk in Charge Here.
| Mrs. Tinnin Is known to suffragists
| through her organization of the pa
| geant section of the big suffrage pa
rade held March 8, 1912. She is also re-
| tlring chairman of the Washington
| Woman Suffrage Council, organized
last year as local auxiliary to the
congressional committee. Mrs Morgan
| Is chairman of the legislation commit
tee Of the council. Miss Ethel Smith
| was formerly editor for the bureau OF
| fisheries. She will act as executive Sec
retary of the committee.
The old members of the COMMITTEES
| VINO Will remain are Mrs. Helen H
| Gardener of this city, Mrs. Antoinette
Funk and Mrs. Sherman NJ. Booth OF
| Illinois.
| Mrs. Mccormick herself. while formu-
| lating the plans and acting in an ad-
| visory capacity. will spend most of her
| time in Springfield. Ill, where her hus-
band is a newly elected member OF
the legislature. The active work of the
| washington Headquarters will be in
charge Of Mrs. Funk, who remains as
vice chairman Of the committee.