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Wilson TO Let Ratlzvav
Securities Bill Go Over
Poor Condition of Lines Business Given as Rcason-Ad-
Journmcnt of Congress by October May Result-War
Revenue Measure Will Be Rushed


WAsHrNGroN. Aug. 27.--Prcsident Will
son virtually yielded to-day to tho judg-
ment OF the Democratic leaders in Con-
gress and agreed to sidetrack the rail-
road securities bill.
Democratic Senators and Representa-
tives advised the President that It would
be wiser to take more time and lnvestig gate
the railway situation before legisatng on
stocks and bonds. The President gave as
a reason for his action the unsettled con-
dition of the railroad business at this
time
The postponement will hasten the ad-
tournment Of this session of Congress.
Republicans and Democrats on the SEN
ate side agreed to-day that they would
strive to end work before October ].
However. Senator John W. Kern,
leader of the majority, said that even
with the railway securities bill out of
the way there was enough other work
cut out for Congress to prolong the se,-
sion until December.
The Democratic leaders Of the Senate
agreed this afternoon to call caucus
early next week and discuss the legs-
lative programme.
Announcement was made to-day that
the Administration has decided upon the
The sun., 1914-08-28

early enactment OF a war revenue bill.
This decision has grown out Of number
of conferences between the President and
the leaders Of the House and Senate.
Secretary OF the Treasury McAdoo has
Informed the President that the Treasury
will need approximately 500, 900. 900 addi-
tional revenues to meet the falling on in
customs and other revenues brought on
by the European war.
Senator Simmons and Majority Leader
Underwood of the House have reached
an agreement upon the general character
OF the measure TO be put forward. 1t
will levy 4 special tax on a number Of
articles. probably beer, tobacco and
other luxurics.
The hill, IL is expected by the Prcsi-
dent. will be introduced In both houses
OF Congress some time next week. All
the force OF the Administration will be
rNerted TO bring about It's early enact
ment
The trust legislation was before the
Senate again most of the day The
Senate by majurities OF from to 10
sustained the judiciary Committee in its
amendments to the Clayton bill in regard
to uterlocking directors and as to hold
ing companies.
The Senate has now completed the bill
up to section is. which relates 10 labor
injunCtions.
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Eastern Carriers Will Ask
commission to Recon-
slider Decision.
RIG LUMP IN REVENUES
Suffered SINCE AUG. /
Interstate Board Willing to
Consider Request for
reimbursement.

v.,.r.,.-1v. Aug 7-Extraordlnary
condition. .g 'his country brought about
ty thr Vl- loo Europe are likely to cause
q, re54ern. or the advanced rate case
c.,.deI about a month ago by the Inter
at. Commerce Commission. Information
be, reached the commission that the
r.oss revenues of the Eastern trunk lines
rave suNerei 4 big slump since the war
AID "lt they are TOW really facing a
s..1g. situation, The Information here
ssy .s & ;-e effect that the carriers are
...ga~'r- g. take the matter up with the
commission with view Of obtaining re-
IT.
It Is admitted at the commission that
,,nd.t.ons have radically changed since
Ausust When the decision In the ad-
NHcei rate case was handed down. That
G,c.son. Wn,lc favorable to the carriers
ves, 5t Ptishurg Buralo and Wheeling,
'tja-tsd the application OF the Eastern
trunk lines Now these lines are not only
confronted w'h the conditions which they
alleged IN ~" case, nut they are M
tgains' a further loss of export and i'm
psu ;rafic caused by the war
1t vas said at the commission this
afternoon that while IL was the plan OF
tls commission not 10 hold sessions until
October, u 20 became necessary the COM
mission NY A. least quorum Of II, could
assemble in Washington In forty-eigh,
i4-s
While no official statement is made. IL
Is strongly intmated that the commits
son would be glad and willing 10 take up
ne suaie.' # the reopening of the case
7!th ne representatives. of the carriers.
and that As soon As the carriers take the
Initiative the commission Will cooprrate
go extend relief that seems Just and
reasonable
representatives OF the carriers say they
have oe-i The hardest hit 10y the present
s;-tr 70, principally because Of the In
'ers'a't commerce act. They contend
mat 81 1thr. big businesses can OIL theit
own initiative take steps TO meet tho
tme-g Hry, but that the hands OF tn,
r,,rolds are tied by the act which r..
cures i'' commission 20 approve the ac-
tor in,N log the railroads.
The nilcatiuns seem to be thn,
me commission VIII be disposed to tnk,
snzan." OF the extraordinary situation
no" existing and give careful consldera.
'4a 10 au application for "A read lJustment
at rates
: probable that definite steps will
Or iN'n within a day or two to put
49, wheels in motion for relief for tn.
E'r2lIS. II Is asserted here that n
Sm"ihng is not done transportation con.
tons n thi- country viii become serious
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WOMAN SAW ZEPPELIN.
Mrs. George sparrow Desrr'"es
Scene ~ Bombs Fell.

I.oNuoN. Aug 27.--Nrs. George spar
row of New York. who left l.eee before
that city wa hcsleged, and arrived here
to-day. declares she saw Zeppelin arr
shin hurting n bomb in Antwerp, she
says:
I'm Aptwerp I wa aroused at night
by loud boom, which ! imagined Was
caused by cannon firing from tho fort
But looking out OF a window | saw a
Zeppelin airship apparently quite near.
could plainly hear the buzz OF It's motor.
\ bomb from It fell only few blocks
away and the explosion was followed by
an outbreak Of iire
MANY people rushed from the houses
panicstricken Some OF the women were
hysterlcal / got out Of the city next
morning with several other Americans
and went 20 Ostend, where I spent last
night. Ostend is very quiet with gem
darmes walking about the streets | saw
no signs Of Germans this morning"
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1O1 REFUGEES HERE
ALL IN $500 CABINS
Americans Pay Fat Fares for
Trip From Liverpool on Ar
cadian-plenty of Room.

The Royal Mail steamer Arcadian from
LiverrCol brought 10i American refugees
into Sew York last night. In contrast
to the crowded liners that have been
coming from the war zone there was
plenty OF room on the Arcadian. Not
one Of the passengers had paid less than
$500 for his passage
The capacity of the Arcadian is $50.
She is usually run In the Bermuda SER
vice in the winter and TO Norway in the
summer. Some of the passengers were
Indignant al the prices charged by tho
Arcadan. but others were glad TO pay
any amount to Vonlo over In comfort with
out the crowds now being packed into the
big. liners.
Simund Backhouse came on the Ar
cadian OF the way to Japan and China.
fie is Kings messenger with dispatches
from the british Foreign Office to the
British Ambassador in Japan and China
He win sail from Dan Francisco.
Mr.. Backbone brought two handbags
through the customs without opening them
for the nsp rto"s. They contained the
messages ahd other = after from the
Foreign Office and were under seal. He
brought a speciaI letf6I from Ambassador
Page TO Dudley Field Malone Collector
of the Port, requesting that he be allowed
to pass those bags through the customs.
The highest price paid for passage by
one family was -ad by Barton Seweil
and family OF hve OF New York. He paid
S4.5O0.
Mrs. :. II p. Pell. who came on the
Arcadian, said she had engaged steerags
passage on the Baltic. but when she
heard of the Arcadian she was quite
willing TO pay $500 TO travel in comfort.
Mrs. Pell who Is a daughter OF Col. r.
NJ Thompson was in Paris when the war
started.
Twelve American refugees arrived here
yesterday from Rotterdam on the Holland
America Line freighter Noorderdijk
booked as members of the crew. The
| Noorderdijk had no authority TO carry
passengers. They came from Berlin on
one OF the special trains that Amba ssador
Gerard personally conducted.
The sun., 1914-08-28
BRITISH FINANCES FIRM.
Bank Of EnRIand's Reserve shows
Heavy Increase.
Special Cable DeSpatches TO THr Sun.

Special Cable DeSpatches TO Tar Sun
LONDON, Aug. 27.-The statement OF
the Bank of England to-day made a
good showing. The bullion in the bank
has increased by f5,5l3 900 S27 ,565 ,OOO).
The note circulation has decreased by
tl6l7 900 tsS0s500O) The reserve is
f713S0o 6S5,69O, ,oOO) higher.
The public deposits in the bank are
f2S sS6, 600 Sll9, ,43O ,OOO). Other deposits
amount to fl23. .S92 900 s6l9, 460 0O0). 1t
holds Government securities amounting
to f29, 9,77s,000 (sl4s 800, ,000).
The Bank of England bought 1888 900
"a, 100, ,o00O in gold bars and f6l 900
(s305 ,000) in eagles to-day. CAN money
was quoted at per cent.
BERLIN. via Amsterdam, Aug. 27.-
The gold in the Reichsbank amounts to
1882 900, 900. The note circulation is ST.
900, 900, 900 and private deposits amount
to s655 900 900.
The sun., 1914-08-28
SOUTHAMPTON CLOSED AGAIN.
Olympic aud american Line Vessels
VIII Run 10 Liverpool.

The Olympic and the American Line
vessels will not touch at southampton
hereafter, but viii land their passengers
At Liverpool, according to II cablegram
received At the New York office of the
White star Line yesterday The olympic
is scheduled to sail from New York on
September 2
The cablcgram the text NJ which was
not made public. is taken to mean that
England is about to send another cXped-
tiouary force to the Continent When the
first British army was sent to the Cont-
nent southampton was closed tn COM
merce. II was rcopened by the British
Admiralty when the first movement OF
troops was complete
The sun., 1914-08-28
j. S. AIDS WIRELESS
INVENTOR IN SUIT
Secretary Daniels Protests
Against Interruption Of
Contracts.

The Marconl Wireless Telegraph Com.
pany has begun suit in the United States
District Court. Brooklyn, against Fritz
Lowenstein OF 397 Bridge street an cleo
trlcal engineer. for an injunction, alleg.
ing that wireless parts he has sold to the
United states Navy Department Tor us,
on It's battleshlps are infrlngmcnts on It's
patents
II is said that Lowenstcin's improve
ments on the wireless apparatus hav,
given the American battleshps a decided
superiority over all other war vessels, and
the Navy Department has come to his de
fence in the action brought against him.
Among the papers tled in the case is a
letter from Secretary of the Navy Daniels
In which he says:
| would say that any interruption
or Interference with. by injunction or
otherwise the fulfilling by Mr.. Fritz
Lowenstein OF his contracts with this
Department for wireless telegraph APP
paratus would embarrass this Depart
ment and seriously disadvantage the
public interests, and that any
hndrance OF business relations with
him would be detrimental to the in
terests Of the naval service.
II Is desirable that the foregoing
view be communicated to the court
having jurisdiction of the case Of the
Mdrconi Wireless Telegraph Com
pany against Mr.. Lowensten alleg-
ing infringements OF patents covering
telegraph apparatus.
Mr. Sheffield OF the firm OF Sheffield
Bentley & Belts. representing the Mar
ooni company. raised strong objection
against the communication.
This attempt" he said, ION the par
OF the Secretary OF the Navy to sway tn
judgme OF any Federal court is an out
rage against American Justice"
Judge Veeder gave both sides flve day
in which to submit briefs
The sun., 1914-08-28
EDWARD S. SMITH BANKRUPT.
Pre- sident Of smith, Gray a CO..,
CIOthiers, owes aI67,3IO.

Edward S. Smith. president OF Smith.
Gray & Co, retail clothing merchants,
filed a voluntary petition In bankruptcy
in the United States District court Of
Brooklyn yesterday, His liabilities were
scheduled as sl67,3I0. of which 500. 900
is secured, and assets sls7,32t including
sl74,500 life insurance policies in various
companies. Included In the liabilities II
$4,000 incurred by making or indor-
sing notes for the accommodation of the
clothing company last May, when il was
reorganlzod after being in the hands Of
a receiver
The sun., 1914-08-28
BRITON DESCRIBES A
ZEPPELIN IN ACTION
Man i'm steel Cage Let Down to
Drop Bombs-Dirigible
Out Of Range.

LONDON. August 81.
An EnEl!shman who arrived here to-
day from Belgium and who saw a Yep
pelin in action says that for the pur-
pose OF dropping bombs the airship as
cends to a height which protects it from
the range Of gun fire and then lowers
a steel cage by cable a distance Of
1000 or 5000 feet below the diriGible.
The soldier whose duty it is to drop
the bombs is stationed In this cage,
which is strong enough 10 resist rifle
fire and is a difficult mark for artillery
because Of it's small size and because,
by means of the cable suspendins II, II
is kept in constant motion.
The sun., 1914-08-28
FOUR FRENCH AvIATORS KILLED
aviation Accidents In Paris nnd
Juyis, Result Fatally.

p'' 'cts Dt'pRch 10 THE Sun
iAFs, Aug, 27.--Two aviation officers
,'l ".'n an aeroplaue just as they were
H,''g 'A" Murine a"rodrome for Amens
''o'F and both were killed. The machine
''s caught .u sudden gust of wind
An army aviator and his pilot wera
'Ne' n 'Hc fan OF an acruplane at
'1FsN The names Of the victims OF the
W. accidents were suppressed, In accord
'nce ".'h tho rule Of tho War Minister
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AMERICAN WOMAN IN DANGER
Former Mrs. Joseph sticLney In Au.-
tria During Mobilization.

Sp'"ir. '1jl' bespqtcG TO TUE Srx
PAts, Aug Princesse Aymon dc
.alr gry -Luc.ugo, formerly Mrs. Joseph
~ S7ey o' W9lttdm Mass. vas at Carls.
.H al the time Of the mobilization Of
AUSTRIAN troops As the wife OF a French
ran Do. situation was a delicate one.
Ter husband was able to communicate
ria her through Myron r Hcrrick. the
American Ambassador at Paris. and Fred.
o." CORTLAND rcnheld. the American
AMBASSADOR ~ Vienna.
frn.~ Nymou has requested to be
'seh back IN the French army.
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SUES DRUGGISTS FOR $4,000.
Frank L.. G. Martin Says Cnrclessiy
Prepared \nmsthetic Injured Him.

Alleging that his health was perma-
nently injured by the application OF a
carelessly prepared local anasthetic Frank
I. G. Martin of Plainfeld, y. j.. filed
suit for $4,000 damages In the United
States District Court yesterday against
Van Horn Sawtell. druggists Of 10 East
Fortieth street.
The complaint charges that instead of
following the prescription of the plaintirs
physician, Dr Francis T.. Dubois of PLAIN
field the druggists substituted alcohol for
a normal salt solution in the anasthetio.
The sun., 1914-08-28
10000 WOMEN OFFER SERVICES.
Duchess Of Marlborough Tells
Emergency Corps of Volunteers.
Specinl CabIe Despatch 10 TnE 81,

NVF'TWT UVTc F7'7TT"0TH TT
LoNDoN, Aug. 27.-The Duchess of
Marlborough, formerly Miss Consuelo
Vanderbilt, presiding tonight at "A meet
ing of the Womens Emergency Corps.
which was formed TO help women who
have been impoverished by war, an
nounccd that 10000 offers OF personal
service had been received from women,
Some were doctors chemists, nurses
and interpreters and many had served
In the Boer war. Several were qualified
to drive automobiles,
The sun., 1914-08-28

No., RUSSIAN steamer Dwinsk, which
mon. nav" sailed for Libau tomorrow
Wt'...|.'s' VIA sail for Archaugel o. the
c,, 500, following INSTRUCTIONS re-
s,,.,I Yesterday from the Russian Gov
r... The bNIusk viii carry l,6O0
pW ni'en Of whom are women. They
,, ,'' mo members of the Russian Ma
vn,att. Volunteer Emergency Society,
way" IS SIMILAR TO the Red Cross.
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WOMEN LYNCH AVIATORS.
roar Anstrinns Ar. Put 10 Death
by Poles.

"'"''' '1ils Ne.pltrA 70 THE SrN.
"NE Aug. ~ 49, Polish peasant
W'A .Furhed four Austrian aviators
VINO were compelled to land on the
russian frontier.
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GERMANS SURRENDER AGoME.
Fighting In T"goi".nd IL said t'
Have Ended.

Ry Tue suS's and me London "Daiiv Mars
War Serrfcs.
ACCRA. Gold Coast, Aug, 27.-Thc Ger
man garrison AT Agome surrendered
yesterday, Fighting has ceased In To-
goland.
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BREAD WILL ESCAPE
INCREASE IN PRICES
Bakers Announce No Change in
Cost or Weight Will Be Made
for the Present.
SUGAR CONTINUES TO SOAR
Farmers and Public Are Urged
to Work to Make Open
Markets a Success.

In the face OF soaring four market
Hugo Fredericks. president of the New
York Wholesale Bakers Association. an
nounced yesterday that for the present at
least no baker I'm this city will raise the
price of his loaves or decrease the weight
OF them. When he was asked by Chief
Magistrate McAdoo what he meant by
the present. he said he meant that for
months and months to come the price ana
weight Of bread loaves will remain as
they are and have been
He explained that OF all staple com
modltes there s the least ductuation in
the price OF bread People have come to
believe that bread loaves ought 10 weigh
so much and ought TO cost 80 much He
said that In Difference to this feeling
the bakers would maintain present prices
and give full value for the money. Chic,
Magistrate McAdoo compllmented him on
his announcement
Public Investigations and those made
by inspectors for the Mayors committee
Indicate that the prices Of -four and sugar
will continue % he problems for America
to solve while the European war Is n
progress.
George w Perkins, chairman OF the
Mayors committee, said that one ship
alone took ls.6O0. 900 pounds OF sugar
| from this port yesterday. The problem
OF stopping such expectation, he said Is
a very nice ono because OF the fact that
America now owes Europe vast sums OF
money II these debts are not paid off
IN foodstufs they must be paid in gold.
and II gold is sent out Of the country In
dustry. Just now beginning to take heart
again, will be- forced again TO retrench.
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Price Agreement Denied.

James RI. Post. president OF the Ma
tional Sugar Refining Company, testified
at the District Attorneys Investigation
that his company. although next to the
largest in point Of output has been un-
able to take any orders for foreign ship
ment. He said that his company is be
ing hard pressed IN mn orders for hoire
consumption and has been putting up
prices according TO the general trend OF
the market lie denied that there Is any
agreement which could he responsible for
the uniform rise in prices
Jacob Bloch. former member ~ tNe
New York Butchers Dressed Meat Com
pany cooperative organization formed
IN l90i 20 fight the big packers. said that
as soon as this organization began Susi D.
ness the packers lowered their prices
until they were selling beef cheaper than
Il could he bought by the local butchers
This forced the Butchers Dressed Meat
Company out OF business.
Borough President Marks has sent lot.
ters TO farmers within 100 miles Of New
York telling them about the new open
at tho Fort Lee ferry and under the ap.
proaches to the Manhattan. WILLIAMSBURG
and greensboro bridges. He has sent out
also letters urging the public TO patronizt
these markets.
Mr. Marks said Yesterday:
1T IL a big thing from the public.
. point of view. II will bring the consumer
and producer In closer touch than eve-
before In New York city. The city hai
everything to gain and nothing TO los,
by the experiment. Once the small farmer
/ realizes what II means to him its success
! Is assured"
The sun., 1914-08-28

We have not increased the importation
price of HAIC & HAIC SCOTS WHISKY.
Owing to increased insurance rates, caused
by the European War and advance in Exchange,
it costs the importers about "a cents per case
additional, and this will promptly be reduced as
soon as shipping conditions become normal.
Consumers should, therefore, not be
charged exorbitant prices the advance Is
but cents per bottle.
As HAIG & HAIG is more largely con.
sumed in the United States than any other
brand, we take the liberty of informing our
friends of the actual conditions.
We have, and will continue to have, .uffi.
cient stock to fill all orders.
ROOSEVELT & SCHUYLER
Agents for Haig & Haig
Evening star., 1914-08-14
SUCCESS REPORTED
IN ALSACE and LORRAINE
Teuton Losses at Haelen 5000 Killed and Wounded
Thousands Taken Prisoners in the Fighting
Zones-Avators Suffer Severely

Gernanys purported plan
Begans fighting heroay checked the invading
nctng heavy The Of of King Aber
indicated by the statement Of the Belgian staff Brussels
NO longer in danger"
Dispatches from planning
aggressive but the Bgans hope repe this all
Others
Reports general fighting Alsace Lorraine between
particularly Vosges mountains
the French One that division of
another that only section
was taken by the French
GERMAN LOSSES PLACED AT 5000.
Belgian yesterdays cavalry encounter
of Haelen give the total German casualties high
No German Of the has
to hand.
French official reports say Bgans captured 1000
Lege taken along the from
The Belgian has requested France provide places
Of nternment, owing to lack of room in Belgium.
Avators taking very prominent in scouting for the
suffering severely according reports
Belgian authorities the destruction of three German aeoplanes
and the death their while French reports recount the
OF French aerial scout from German flying machines
Russia reported Petersburg $780,
Of whom the German and Austrian from
SEA FIGHT IN CHINESE WATERS
Evidences of sharp fight Chinese brought
Hong yesterday when battered warshps either French
British with wounded The telegram apparently
did identify the warshps but said they reported
been action with the German cruisers Scharnhors and
Gneisenau.
passed German ships of England
identify thern believed they warshps
reported purchase Goeben Bes
Turkey has been made the of action by British
French Belgian and Russian allies which to call Turkeys atten
ton her duty neutral
pertrbed by the purchase Of the cruisers
dispatch says
Won Ech commander of the German roth Army Corps
The Havas Agency London that Field Marshal
Sir John French the Of the English field army
Joined Joseph Jore the French head
quarters today. The locality is not mentioned
Evening star., 1914-08-14
KAISER'S MEN FRAME
NEW BATTLE PLANS
Belgians Report Situation Favorable to Allies.
Several Minor Engagements
Are Fought

5000 dead and wounded. The Ger
mans apparently sacrificed their men
without any scruples. During the fight
the Germans were obliged to pass two
brigdes over the Gethe and Nelpe
rivers. where they were exposed to
heavy fire. The retiring Germans left
piles of dead and wounded at these
bridges
The same carnage occurred on the
road from Thrack to Haelen. whore the
German cavalry, exposed to the gat-
ling guns of the Belgians, fell in
droves. The German infantry and cav
airy had a similar reception near
Colfaekin.
The success of the Belgian arms is
considered particularly important here,
as most of the Belgian troops par
ticipating had not been under fire be-
fore.
Belgian Death Losses Light.
The Belgian casualties at Haelen were
light in dead. as the troops were well en-
trenched, but many were wounded. The
situation, which was somewhat critical
Tuesday morning when the German pa
trolls had arrived close to Brussels. was
held to be rapidly improving from the