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FIGHTING IN
NO. FRANCE
WAS FIERCE
GERMAN TRENCHES WERE ELAs.
oRATELT CONSTRUCTED AND
ALMOST IMPREGNABLE.
Terrific 6ombardmcnt Ruined Many
and Subsequent Attack Resulted
IN Awful Carnage.
BRITISH 2 HEADQUARTERs /,

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE. S.nday. Oct. 3. via. London.
Oct $50 p. m.-The scene OF the
British attack in the Lens regio ins a
nat mining country-slag heaps, mine
pits. ruined buildings. splintered and
relied trees and earthworks churned
by explosions. with slightly rising
ground toward Loos and Lens.
Nothing is visible except the soft
puffs OF shrapnel bursting and volumes
OF black smoke from British and Ger
man high explosive shells. marking
positions where the British troops are
organizing their gains and the Ger
mans are preparing a new defensive
line
IL is with infinite satisfaction 10 the
British who had long looked at the
eye-sore twin towers of the mining
works at Loos. that they now have in
their possession this German position
The church at Loos. which had been
used as an observation post, Is a heap
OF stone as the result OF the lombard
ment preceding the attack
The normal population OF Loos is
10000 poor miners and their families.
Three hundred of these miners re.
nained during the battle. taking shell
ter I'm the cellars OF their wrecked.
miserable homes. One old woman who
cooked for the Germans is now cook
ing for the British
As the skirmish line approached the
town ~ saw six women and a child
coming toward Il In the midst OF tae
battle. Some of the British soldiers
turned from the fierce business Of the
charge to rescue them. but before they
could get the women under some sort
OF shelter two Of them were wounded.
Trenches Cemeted.
The elaborateness and permanency
OF the German trenches Indicated the
apparent conviction OF the Germans in
the security OF their line Dugouts.
often thirty feet deep. we're cemented
and contained electric lights and arm
chairs. Some of them were impene.
trable even 10 high explosive shells
OF biz calibrc
The British bombardment cut the
wire in front Of the German trenches
to bits and battered the firing trenches
tconnnued on Page EiRht)
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Protest Filed
On Oufrages
In Armenia

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Oct Ann
bassador Morgenthau. at Constantine.
pie. was instructed by cable to-day 10
inform the Turkish minister of for.
eign affairs that public sentiment in
the United States was so stirred by the
reports OF the Armenian atrocities
that unless the massacres ceased
friendly relations between the Ameri.
can people and the people OF Turkey
would be threatened.
Ofhcials made IL clear that this mes.
sage, though It's Importance was by no
means mininntzed. did not threaten .
break in diplomatic relations. Tur-
Key already has let II be known that
she viii not permit interference by
any foreign power with her so-called
Armenian policy" As American life
or property has not been affected, the
United States government. without
submitting an Official protest merely
informs Turkey of the effect continued
Armenian atrocities would have upon
the American people
Secretary Lansing said to-day that
no representations had been made 70
Germany regarding the treatment OF
the Armenians by the Turks II was
learned. however. that Ambassador
Morgenthau had reported that the Ger.
man embassy az Constantinople had
hled protest on this subject with the
Turkish foreign Office An announce.
ment some time ago state that the
state Department had asked Count
Won Bernstorf. the German ambassa.
dor here. to bring the matter TO the
attention Of his foreign Office.
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AMBITIOUS NAVAL PROGRAM
MAPPED OUT BY PRESIDENT
WILSON AND SEC. DANIELS

WAsHINGTON. oct & - super
battle cruisers. bigger. faster ana
more heavily armed than any war
rraf now anoat or building and
which will cost $500 900 each 20
construct and equip. will b. recon.
mended % congreEs sa part of fhe
nav building prCsram for next year
DECISION on THE step was reached 20.
DAY AZ conference between profI.
dent WilrOn. Secretary Daniels ana
lteproFentative radrett. chairman of
DE house naval affairs committee
Plans Tor such type ~ vessel as
ls contemplated already have been
prepared under fhr direction ~ Rear
Admiral David vs. Taylor. chief con.
ftrpctor of fhc navy. and nov are
heinF coueidcref BY tho secretary and
Tembnra ~ tho EfnfIai board
Just how many of The new typo
chips VII be asked Tor this winter nae
not been determined Secretary Ian.
lelH SAID after fhe conference Do.f
~ construc ion ~ navy craft has risen
since b. outbreak OF The European
var WI.1 The consequent fr0rm0ua de-
mand upon American res0urces. some
recent steel contracts for the navy
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"WETS" WIN FIGHT
IN MINNEAPOLIS

MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. oct. A.
Hennepino county. Of which Mime
apolis Is the county seat. voted to re-.
tain It's 433 saloons In a county Op-
tion election today. according 10 re-
turns available late tonight
When 105 OF the 1913 precincts OF
the county had reported the vets
led by 5000. the count standing.
Vets" 20.S31, "Drys." l5.sg4.
Rev. George y Stafford. head Of the
Dry organization. In commenting on
The vote. said
II now appears that the vets
have carried the election. but We 10
not yet cOncede II. if ~ had not been
for the greatest frauds and illegal
voting there would have been no doubt
about the result.
OF ;he 433 saloons In the county.
39s are IN Minneapolis proper
no precincts out Of 1893 give the
Vets 1882. "Drys" 2717f
Frank = Aid. head Of the VETS
forces. estimated late tonight that the
Vets had carried the countt by
from eight 70 nine thousand
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showing an Increase of 90 per cent
over previous prices Drcadnaurbts
which also will be- recommended for
construction this winter VIII cost SIS
100000 each. it is estimated ss araipaf
10000 900 for those nov building
Part ~ ttis Increase. however b. nuo
To- rev hull construction 10 proviee
Efraier protection against torpedo a..
tack
VIII Be srift Crat.
The number of ships of each class
io Do URGED probably viii Do agreed
upon rfh.n a frV dayr sssrofar,
Daniels continued ionIfhf hIs confer
cnro with HeprrrentsfIvo padFrff and
Do viii aeo President Wilson sraIn
probably this week The srumstr4
by laa must Dol in tho hands N H..
fccfr'ary of tho trerury by October
90
FIarH for tho battle sruIaera NJ
Daniels Ht.d. c0ntemula % q speed oi
al knots an hour They will Boz faster
that any but the fpiNest dortroyers
ln land fnrmH. fhey wIu rgual the
speed of rsIIUa" trains. making more
tcouu'usa on Fsgs Eightl
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AND EXPLAIN WHERE LAST GER
MAN NOTE DID NOT MEET
AMERICAN VIEWPOINT.
viii Be Told Note Does Not Co Far
Enou9h-Amiesble Adjust
ment Expected.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 4.-Secretary
Lansing viii confer again with Count
Won Bernstorff. the German anbassa-
dor. within the next two days and ex-
plain to him tnst the last communica-
tion he PRESENTED with reference ID
the Arabic case did not meet fully the
viewpoint of the United States govern
ment.
The ambassador will be informed.
IL is understood. that the document he
presented does not go far enough. in
that while German admits thar her
submarine commander who torpedoef
the Arabic erred in assuming that the
liner was trying to commit a hostile
act, no liability or responsibility for
the mistake is assumed. The United
States has insisted throughout that
there must be reparation for the loss
of American lives and assurances that
theer will be no repetition OF the prac-
tice OF torpedoing ships without warn.
ing. Assurances as to the future given
several weeks ago by the German am
bassador was understood to have have
been now repeated. but on the manner
In which the question of liability is
disposed OF depends the success or
failure of the present negotiations.
High officials do no consider that the
situation again has become critical
and they indicated today considerable
confidence that 1t would be amicably
adjusted. This. II is understood, how
ever. proceeds from the theory that
Count Won Bernstorff has full powers
fContauusd ON Pars Et1ht,
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FAMILY HAS LONG
CRIMINAL RECORD

Special Dispatch 20 the Intelligence.
FAlRMONT. w. Va. Oct 4.-Joa
Raber, discharged from the State peni.
tentiary at Moundsville. where he
served term for attempting to wreck
b. & o. passenger train, was to-
night arrested charged with the mur.
dering his brother Luther.
The Raber family has a criminal
record in West Virginia for three gen
erations. The grandmother of Joe Ra.
Der, Cassadra Raber. together with
William Mason. were charged with
numbering her husband. George Ra.
Der. Her son. William Raber. father
Of Joe. served a penitentiary term for
bigamy. Two other sons served time
In the penitentiary. OF the six chill.
dren OF William Raber. three girls and
three boys. all but one daughter have
served penitentiary terms.
Luther kaber murdered Thureday
night. carried 5000 In gold. all OF
which was found on Joe's person
when he was arrested
One marked gold piece was found
IN the LOT. Strong circumstantlal is
established against the prisoner.
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BULGARIA REJECTS
ALLIES PROPOSALS

LONDON. oct. {. 1885 .. m.-The
latest proposals made to Bulgaria by
the ministers OF the entente powers at
sofia have lapsed. recent develop
ments indicating that the Bulgarian
government has rejected them. IL Is
stated authOrltstivoly tonight by Reu-
ter's Telegram Company. This state
ment refers TO the proposals made be-
fore the sending % the Russian ulti-
matum. No word as 10 whether Bul-
garia had acceded 10 the Russian de
mand. or otherwise. had been received
W London up to Z 90 O'Clock tonight
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WILL NOT CALL A {
SPECIAL SESSION

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4-President
Wilson practically has decided not 70
call a special session OF the senate
before the meeting Of congress IN
regular session. Although be Is de
sirous OF having the sonate's ruies
amended so as to give the majority
power 10 limit debate. he Is under
stood TO have become convinced that
1t is better not to call the senate to-
gether at TINS time.
Some OF the Presidents advisers
still believe the special session should
be called to amend the rules and to
ratify the pending treaties between
the United States and Nicaragua and
Colombia.
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SLOW PROGRESS IN
SCHMIDT TRIAL

Los ANGELES. Cal. Oct. Slow
progress marked the opening day OF
the trial Of Matthew A. Schmidt
charged with the murder of Charles
Hagge'iy In coaection with the dyna-
hitting of the Los Angeles Times build.
ing. October /. 1910
-Four veniremen were examined IN
four hours. or these one was ex
cused and the examination OF two
others postponed until tomorrow. II
was expected that from two To four
weeks viii be required 10 impanel the
jury.
Most of the morning session was
Sken up In clearing away objections
interpOsed by the defense as 20 the
legality Of drawing the jury and the
alleged espionage by the district attor.
ncy Of the venircmen.
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PACKERS APPEAL
FROM DECISION

WASHINGTON. oct. f.-Counsei for
the Chicago packers whose cargoes of
meat consigned 10 neutral countries
recently were cOnhscated by the Brit
ish prize court. conferred today. with
officials az the state department Sir
tecilSpring Rice. the British ambas
sador also called and submitted 10 tho
department the official copy of tho
prize courts opinion
Henry Nccder and Charles y Fautk
ner. Ir. Of Chicago. representing two
of The packing houses and spcakcinq
for all of them. contended that the do
ciFion is arbitrary. contrary 10 the in
ternational law. and permits citigene
OF other governments to sell products
while the United States is denied the
same privileges
The packers have given notice Of
appeal from the prize court decision
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GERMAN STEAMER
is TORPEDOED

LONDON oct f-i1.s9 . m-Thc
German steamer svionia Of Stettin
has been torpedoed in tho Baltic By
a British submarine. according 10 an
Amsterdam Dispatch 90 Reuter- Tclo
gram Company Ten OF the crew have
been landed. while tho remainder are
on the way 90 sassnitx
The version Of this incident sent to
The Exchange telegraph Company
from Copenhagen says that the svionia
ran ashore after % was fred upon by
q British submarine.
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LANSING TO CONFER WITH
BERNSTORFF ON ARABIC
MONONCAH MAN IS
INSTANTLY KILLED
Special Dispatch TO the Intelligence.

Special Dispatch to the Inteilgencer.
FAlRMONT. W. Va. Oct. Char
ence Pyles. aged %. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Grant Pyles OF Monogah. was
killed Instantly this evening at 5:35
O'Clock. near Hartzel. when the b. & o.
train on which he was braking jumped
the track. hurting him under the
wheels. He Is survived by father.
mother, three brothers aud three sis
ters. A brother. Edward. was killed
in the mines last April. The remains
were prepared for burial in a local
morgue. Funeral will be held Wed
nesday.
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DENVER. Col. Oct. 4.-The direct.
ors OF the Colorado Fuel & Iron Com
pany to-day accepted on behalf Of the
company the Rockefeller Industrial
plan. AT the same time at half dozen
or more camps of the company IN
ssuthern Colorado Referendum votes
we're being taken by the miners. OF.
hcers of the company believed that
the result OF the miners ballots would
be Overwhelmingly in favor of the plan
OF cooperative mediation sponsored
Ly John ID. Rockefeller. Jr.
Five OF the eleven directors of the
Clorado Fuel a Iron Company were
present at the meeting at which the
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RUMANIA WILL
REMAIN NEUTRAL

LONDON. oct g.. 3:f3 ma dis.
patch 10 the Times from bucharest
says
Premier Bratiano today received a
.dcpuiation of the Opposition leaders.
who asked for an immediate mobillza.
ton in order TO prevent Rumania be.
ing surrounded by enemies NJ Brat.
iano replied that mobilization was
needless. as since the crowd council OF
last year nothing had interviewed TO
make tumania change her attitude"
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SANTA PE ASSUMES
ALL RESPONSIBILITY

ARDMORE. Okla. oct Mayor
Mullen today announced that he had
been Informed by President Ripley Of
The Atchison. Topeka A. Santa Pc Rail-
way system that tho road would o.
sumo responsibility for the recent tank
car explosion which caused heavy loss
20 life and property damage
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TANKER BURNED

LIVERPOOL oct The British
tank steamer Kanakuk has been de-
stroyed BY fire and sunk. according to
adviceH received here today from Bor
nco East lndias. under date of October
The crew was landed az Ballkh
Happen Bornoo
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MINERS WILL
ACCEPT PLAN
EMPLOYEES OF COLORADO FUEL &
IRON co. VOTING ON ROOKIE
TELLER PROPOSITION.
Directors Have Already Accepted
Gompers Makes Sarcastic State
ment Regarding II.

DENVER, Col, Oct 4.-The
result Of the referendum vote,
reported tonight from four min
ing camps, Indicates that the
miners are overwhelmingly in
favor OF the new industrial plan
The results show:
eer~ind 40 affirmative, 9
negative; Tobaseo 13e for, rs
against; Rouse 13e for, 6
against, and Letter 81 for and
9 against.
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TIME LIMIT FOR BULGARIA
TO SHOW HAND HAS PASSED
FRENCH AND BRITISH
LOSSES ARE 10000

BERLIN. Oct. 4. via London. $3.50
p. ma supplement to the German
official statement says that the French
losses In killed. wounded and prison.
ers in the recent lighting were at
least 10000 and those of the British
10000. while the German losses were
not one-fifth of this number
The German official estimate of the
loss by the entente allies of an aggre-
gate of 10000 men follows within a
few days of official estimate OF Ger
man casualties made by the French
war office, which declared in its state
ment OF Wednesday. September 20.
that the German loss since the begin
ming of the allied offensive a total in
killed. wounded and prisoners would
amount TO more than the effective
strength of three army corps" or
about 10000 men.
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THE wEArHnR

WAsHTNoTou. Oct s--rorso.st,
Ohio. west virFinia ard We.tsru
rsunay lvanta-C0idsr ana showvsrs 5s,s.
day. wednesday fair
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LONDON, Oct. 4, 3:25 p. M
Six German aviators arrived in
Sofia, Bulgaria, according to
Reuter- dispatch from Athens.
The dispatch adds that large
numbers Of German skilled labor
ers are leaving Constantinople for
Bulgaria.
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LONDON. Oct. 4, l1:4O p. m.-The
time allotted Bulgaria by the allies,
through Russia to turn her back on
Germany. Austria and Turkey. ex-
pired this afternoon. but the expira-
ton of the limit brought no imme-
date surface indication TO clarity the
situation
Whether the Russian minister
promptly left tho Bulgarian capital as
his government threatened provided
Bulgaria declined to meet the Russian
ultimatum; whether Bulgaria dissem-
bled, asking for further time: or
whether King Ferdinand and his sup
porters merely observed silence. was
not known In London up to IL O'Clock
tonight Either the censorship or the
vagaries of war time cable serviVs. or
the two combined, resulted in keeping
London in the dark. although definite
news is expected hourly. .
Mass Troops on Border.
Events have been transpiring. how.
ever. in keeping with the crisis invoiv.
ms the entry of the Balkans in the
European conflict. Russian warships
have appeared in the Black sea, on
the Bulgarian port of Varna; French
(Contfnued on Page EiRht1
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WHETHER RUSSIAN MINISTER
HAS LEFT OR BULGARIA
AccEDES IN DOUBT.
INDICATIONS POINT TO coNTIN.
uANcE OF WARIIkE PREPAR.
ATIONS BY BULGARIA.
TROOPS mAssEo ALONG sERvIAN
BORDER - ALLIES LAND
TROOPS AT sAIoNIkI

LONDON, Oct. 4. s:35 p. M
The Greek minister at London, J.
Gennadius, declined tonight either
to affirm or deny the report that
the Hellenic government had pre-
tested that Greeee's neutrality had
been violated by the landing Of
allied troops at Ssloniki.
81 am not at liberty to answer
that question:" he said
LONDON, Oct. 4, 5:o2 o. M
Two powerful Russian squadrons
are reported TO have appeared off
the Bulgarian coast near varna en-
the Black sea. This announce
n,ent is made by the TIbuna Of
Rome, according to the. CORES
pondent there Of the Exchange
Telegraph company.
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toonu"'sa on Fsgs EiEhtl
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Mass Troops on Border

Gcontinued on Page Eighty
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-25
LAWYERS Advocate
AppointiYe Judiciary

frOm 4 S'HN Correspondent OF Inc itlpulie-l
Albany, June 24.--Those who advo-
cate an appointive judiciary instead OF
electing Judges had their innings to-
day before the Committee on judiciary
Of the Con stltutional Convention.
George ". WicEersham, chairman OF
the committee. and other members were
told by three prominent Democrats who
are recognized leaders at the bar
Francis Lyndc Stetson, John NJ. Bowers
and ex-Judge d. Cady Herrick-that ii
the amendments were submitted TO the
people by the convention, which is
heavily Republican, they would be ac-
cepted with the fullest confidence.
An appointive bench was also advo-
Gated BY William d. Guthrie, chairman
of a subcommittee of the Constitu-
tional Amendment Committee OF the
Rar Association Of the City of New
York; J. Hampden Dougherty and +.
W. Cutcheon.
81 believe that the official having APP
nointing power should be elected by the
people. so as 20 make his actions rep
Tesentative," said Mr.. Stetson. "Thc
real business of the state to-day is
being done by officials appointed by the
Governor. / think the same plan would
work well with the judiciary"
MIR. Bowers said lawyers almost with
out exception believed an appointiye
judiciary was more satisfactory than
an elective one He said judges ought
10 be appointed by the Governor and
confirmed BY the Senate, TO hold ONCE
during good behavior.
'In New York City within the next
few years will be sdjudicated questions
of great public importance, and the ef-
fects Of the decisions will be felt 70
The ends Of the earth said Mr..
Dougherty. at will therefore be
question Of transcendent Importance.
this question Of how 70 select a judi
eiary with the best result, and the CON
yention should treat the subject fear
lessly." A. -,
'fr. Cutcheon argued that the high
development Of political machines IN
e;,;es affiliated against obtaining good
judges under an elective system.
Judge Herriek believed judges should
he Amounted By the Chief Judge Of the
Court OF Appeals. lie submitted a
resolution OF the State Bar Association
TseommendipS thlS-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-25
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