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BRITISH TRANSPORT SUNK
WITH HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE
REQUESTS NEW
GREEK CABINET

LONDON. Aug. Il. 1855 p. M
Eleutherios Nenizelos. who early in
the year resigned the premiership OF
Greece because his belief that the
place Of Greece in the war was with
the entente powers. did not coincide
with the ideas Of King Constantine
has. after the return to power OF hts
party in the chamber Of deputies and
the resignation Of the cabinet OF NJ.
Gounaris. been requested by his
monarch 10 form n new ministry.
Nenizelos has asked for four DAYS
In which to consider his reply IN
officially the belief is expressed that
the King and the former head OF his
government have arrived at an un-
derstanding as 10 the future policy OF
Greece. What this policy is. how
ever. has not become known.
The political situation. not alone as
regards Greece. but all the other Bal
kan states. still remains in a chaotic
state so far as definite information as
to the intentions OF any of them Is
concerned although there are unoffi-
cial reports that the Teutonic allies
are massing troops In the south in
preparation for eventualities and
that the Italian government has been
advised Rumania. Bulgaria and
Greece are actively carrying on mill
tary preparations
Interest Centers In Poland.
Meanwhile the hostilities on the
various battle fronts are in progress.
with Poland the theatre in which the
greatest interest Is centered Follow
ing the announcement by Berlin OF
the capture OF important forts just
south Of Kovno. together with a large
number of prisoners and 24O cannon.
Vienna aserts that the Austro-Hungar-
ian troops have advanced TO Dobrynka
l3 miles southwest of Brest-Litovsk.
and that the Austrian Archduke
Joseph Ferdinand is advancing on
Janow about 20 miles northwest OF
the fortress. The capture OF these two
points seemingly would dangerous
threaten the fortress. which a has
been asserted Grand Duke Nicholas
purposed TO make one OF the strong
points of his new lire OF defense.
ROME. via Paris. Aug II. 5:25 p.
m--Reuorts received by the Italian
government from Rumania. Bulgaria
and Greece. show that military prepa-
rations in those countries are being
carried on with intense activity In
some quarters here this Is taken as
an indication that these states are
nearing decision as TO their policy
In the war.
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u. S AGREES TO GERMANY'S
PROPOSAL AS TO FIX
ING INDEMNITY.
Offer to Arbitrate Question OF
Legal Justification Is
Accepted

WASHINGTON, Aug. Ton
its face, dealing with single case
the importance Of which could be
measured in a comparatively small
number Of dollars, the American
note to the German foreion office
made public today In regard to
the destruction Of the saIlino shIp
william p. Frye by German
auxiliary cruiser May have results
most important In their bearino
upon the whole question Of the
treatment o. neutral commerce by
the European beiliaerenta
The United States aeouieaces In
the German proposal that = Joint
board of experts o. fhs value o.
the Frye. which sII BE- rronrnfIv
paid for b. tha German govern.
ment This we see rri1Inaf
American propoaHioi,.
But far-rcachlnn rHrrf 81 fhr
note comes in Ita acceptance 81 the
German oHer 90 artfrafr aths
question % legal fcatIon- Cor
the sinking % the Frys. in 90 fsr
az thai Involves the Internretafion
o. the existing treaties with Ger.
many. " the German oovsrnmert
agrees 90 arbitration. IN the form,
suggested, u is believed here that
the American government VIII be
IN q position 90 address Itself 70
Great Britain with greater force
than u has hcretofore been able 70
exert N advocacy of the general
freedom of legitimate neutral com.
n1ereo on the high seas. On the
state departments view this Will
be particularly true 10 Germany
accepts the last suggestion In the
Erye note and agrees 90 suspend
during the arbitration az least. ita
policy o. destroying American
ships carrying contraband
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leland in the Alton. Frisco" and other
deals are summarized by the commis-
sion as follows.
Frisco deal approximately s6.50o-
600. Alton deal approximately s6.87O-
ooo. Trinity and Brazos Valley rail-
way deal more than gt500O 600. Con.
folidatod Indiana and Deering Coal
companics az least 81 900 900. and So
10000 additional f advances made
to- the coal companies can not b. raI.
lected contributions or grafutitier %
Officers and directors about al. 900 600.
eFpfners ~ maintaining and housing
holdInE companies more than $500
NlN. transaction of O. W Veuner.
stockholdcr f2tT.nO0. miscellaneous
and unexplained expenditures g72.b2g.
These itrme show an aErrorafe Ioea 20
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GALVESTON STORM CEASES.
RAILROADS IN OPERATION:
CHEERING NEWS is SENT

DALLAS. Texas. Aug. 17-Wire-
Tess messages from Galveston tonight
gave the only direct news from that
storm stricken city. No definite news
of loss of life has been reported. bur
the desperate siutatlon in which the
citizens Of Galveston found them.
selves was indicated vaguely By the
statement I'M late afternoon radio
gram boats that were taking people
from uuildingE on the main streets
20 the United States transport Bu-
ford
Tho tropical hurricane which swept
down upon the island city yesfer.
day. cEtendcd its devastation today
and tonight wlre communication was
impossible beyond Waco. that town
being absolutely cut of from toe
coast country. Beaumont. Houston
Taylor. Temple and other cities o.
southeast Teras were thought 10 have
been nard biz BY the storm. last re-
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WILL BE ERECTED IN WEST
VIRGINIA AT COST
OF S2,OOO,OOO
Directors Yesterday Authorize the
Work to BE Started at Once
on Coke ovens.

Special DisCatch 90 the Intelligence.
sTEUeENViLLE. o., Aug. Y.
Al a special meeting Of the diree-
tors Of the IA Belle Iron Com.
pany held here this afternoon Il
was decided 20 erect the long pro.
posed by-produet eokina plant
at a cost Of 5000 900. A con-
tract was entered into with the
koppers Company Of Pittsburgh.
20 carry on the work.
Owing 10 the lack Of around
on the Ohio side OF the river the
Ia Belle Company decided 70
build the plant on the West vir.
ginia side. directly opposite the
present plant. About 90 ovens
Of the most modern type Will be
built. The site Of this new plant
has been owned By the company
Tor many years Several years
ago oil was discovered on the
land. and the company has real
iEcd several million dollars aa
result
A. the meeting today the need Of
bridge between the present
plant and the new one was die
eussed. u is probable that the
company will erect suita bic
bridge during the time that the
new plant ia being built The
bridge would cost about half =
million dollars
Work on the new plant VIII Be-
Gin aa soon az aii plans can Be
drawn up and approved.
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QUIET ALONG
THE BORDER
SOME ANXIETY MANIFESTED
FOR AMERICANS IN VERA
CRUZ, HOWEVER.
Carranza Will Reject Peace Con,
ference Proposal But Reply
viii Be Courteous.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 17.-GeneraI
Carranza. within a few DAYS. will re-
ply TO the Pan-American appeal TO
Mexico. IL was learned here tonight.
He will reject the peace conference
poposal urged by Secretary Lansing
and Latin-American diplomats and. Il
IL reported, will suggest that the con.
ferees use their Influence TO obtain
recognition for his government from
their respective republics
A Courteous Reply.
According to his friends here, Car
rama appreciated the friendly tone
OF the Pan-American appeal He has
consulted his civil and military asso-
ciates regarding IL. and has COM
municated with Eliseo Arredondo. his
Washington representative and other
agents OF his cause in the United
States. AS a result OF these confer
ences. II is declared. the general has
determined TO make courteous te-
ply. giving in detail his resons for re.
jecting the conference plan and ad.
vancing arguments In an effort to
convince the conferees that recog.
milton OF the Carranza government Is
warranted and necessary for the re-
VI ItANt III htAlGO.
That some OF the Latin-Ameircan
diplomats already have been apprised
OF Carranza's probable course has
been reported here. II is known that
Mn Arredondo conferred yesterdag
in Philadelphia with Edurando
Suarez. Chilean ambassador to the
United States and one OF the Pan
american conferees. Details were
not disclosed. but Mr.. Arredondo Is
said to have submitted informally
some suggestions regarding the pres
ent strength OF the Carranza cause.
Quiet on the Border.
Quiet prevailed along the Mexican
border today so far as war depart.
ment reports indicated. Some anxiety
for Americans in Wear Cruz is felt
again, however. because OF the cir
culation of pIaosrds there containing
Highly iRflamnfatory language" and
protesting against interference in
Mexican affairs.
Secretary Daniels said the battle
ships Louisiana and New Hampshire
would reach Vera Cruz tomorrow
morning
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FOUR KILLED; MANY INJURED WHEN
TUNNEL CAVES In ON c. & O. TRAIN

Special Dispatch 10 the 1ntelIigencer.
cHMARIESToN, W. Va, Aug.
H.-Four are dead and many In
Jured as the result Of the wreck
Ing Of c. & o. passenger train 2f4
Of the Coal River branch, this
morning, at MeCorkle, W. Va, a
few miles north Of Madison, the
county seat Of Boone county.
The wreck occurred In a tunnel
known as the Pinnacle Tunnel.
THE DEAD.
Those killed were:
J. c. FlNEMORE, Of Sovereign,
w. Va, general manager Of the
Ivy Branch Coal Co.
JOHN PLYMALE, Of GallipoIIs,
Ohio.
JACK TURLEY, Of oIeott, W.
Va.
An unidentified Hungarian miner.
THE INJURED.
Those seriously injured are:
w. n. kIDDMAN, IS, Hunting
ton; ribs broken, internal Injuries.
A. e. MOORE, Charleston, cut
about head and face, will probably
3. a. BOWGGS, Cincinnati, cut
about the head and face.
-. S. ALDERMAN, 35. Elkins,
travelling salesman, rib crushed,
body bruised, internal Injuries.
w. W. LEWIS, -, Oleott, cut
about head and face.
n. c. cARoTHERs, so, bruised
about head and body.
Engine Strikes Split Rail.
The accident occurred Just as
the train, east bound, entered the
tunntl. The engine struck a split
rail- and leaving the tracks crashed
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MARIETTA. Ca, Aug. 17.-I.eo NJ.
Frank. convicted OF the murder of
Mary Phagan was taken from the
state prison farm at MilledgeviIle
last night by a small band OF deter.
mined men. was brought to within a
few miles OF the Phagan home in the
city at daylight today and hanged TO
tree near the Observation-Disclosures
Vile highway.
The body which was found at s
O'Clock this morning dangled from
the tree for several hours while a
throng from the surrounding country
surGed about the scene. BY a vote
OF the crowd the body was cut down
without mutilauon and taken by
automobile to Atlanta where another
throng congregated 10 view H.
Investigation 10 Started.
Officials of Cobb county in which
the lynching occurred. Immediately
instituted an Investigation. Coroner
Booth empannelled a jury and an
nounced that the county commission
ers had empowered him TO employ
additional counsel. Two witnesses
appeared before the jury which ad.
tourned its sessions for a week while
officials collect evidence. While the
identity OF no member Of the band
was known 10 officials tonight. II
was suggested that the fact that
Frank was taken nearly 100 miles in
an automobile from the state prison
almost to the outskirts of Marietta
indicated that most OF the lynchers
came from this city
The body was discovered by search
ers from several cities in this section
who started out In automobiles. alter
news spread that Frank had been KID
mapped from the state prison farm.
Oak Tree as Gallows.
The body hanging from an oak tree
was found clothed only In the silk
shirt which Frank wore when he was
torn from a bed in the prison dormi-
tory. A white handkerchief covered
his face. his feet and legs were firmly
(Cont1nuod ON Pare rTfnal
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into the sides Of the tunnel knock
ing the supports down.
With a roar that could be heard
for miles, the massive stone eaVed
In, burying the engine, tender, bag
gage car and one passenger coach
In an avalanche Of stone and
cement.
Passengers from the two un-
touched coaches Immediately ran
forward and did all in their power
to rescue the entombed passen-
gers.
Frantic calls for help were rush
ed to Huntington. Charleston and
St. Adams.
A relief train carrying nurses,
bandages and doctors was made
up at Huntington and rushed to
the scene. Chief Railroad Inspee-
tor E. (. Winters Of Charleston,
hurried to the scene In a hand
car and General Manager J. Paul
Stevens hurried from his office In
Huntington.
First Body Recovered.
After a few hours work. the
body Of Fenimore, cold IN death,
Wax discovered. Shortly after
that the remainder Of the dead
were found and the injured were
also taken from beneath the de-
brls
The peaceful and quiet little town
Of Madison vas suddenly trans
formed into a storm centre Of es-
citennenN hnaf1aw. 80. ....... -
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The scene at the wreck was ter.
ribie. The sgonized cries Of the
injured pierced the morning air
and mingled With the hoarse cries
Of the workers as they labored des-
perateiy 10 rescue those eauoht
In the debris.
The relief train which left Hunt
inston Immediately upon recent
OF the news Of the wreck reach
ed the scene of disaster shortly
after 2 O'Clock and the work Of
transferring the injured from the
improViSed cots In the fields ad-
joining the track 10 the train be-
gan Immediately.
Injured TO Huntinoton.
u was not long until the train
OF sorrow was under way. The
dead and Injured were taken 70
Huntington where immediate al.
tention was given TO the sur-
NiVors
The dead bodies were placed
In the morgue and relatives notl.
he'd. II was believed by Hunt
ington officials that none Of
those Injured would dies.
Moore was removed to his
home In Charleston later in the
night
Work on the clearing Of the
track at Mecorkle was started as
soon as the relief train was cot.
ten under way. General Manager
Stevens took charge and by
niehtfall the work had been al.
most completed.
Officials Of the c. & o. re-
fused 20 give any reason for the
split rail which caused the eatas-
torphe.
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VIM ooETRoI ON oorrPAHr.

sHAitpN la. Aus G1-Tne urires-
eRnNff ordnance corporation recently
rn'r1frI Ir Delaware with So 600 600
lui'HI STOCK. uII fuEr over control ~
fnr Old urIEFa se1hurU ArluHrra come
namN nf sharon. nn september D. accord.
ING fo statement Iaauer late TODAY hv
John stevenson. To-. founder and nrrrl.
dent uf the latter company NJ gtrv.
eIanu o. n noted peace advocate ard for
THE reason the rharun rornurnffnn ro.
FUSED tu accept contracts from Eurnuean
nations Tor The mauufarf rfure ~ war mu-
nltions.
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FRYE NOTE MAY HAVE
FAR-REACHING EFFECT
AVIATOR FATALLY INJURED
IN LONG FALL At ERIE

ERIE. Pa, Aug. 16.-Donald Greg
ory. aged "a. Of Ann Arbor. Mich. an
aviator on board the United States
militia ship Esex Of Toledo was IA.
tally injured late today when he fell
three hundred feet during a flight
Gregory was picked up by Officers
OF the naval militia fleet. now maneu-
vering of this port. and hurried to a
hospital where he later died.
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LA BELLE LETS CONTRACT
FOR BY-PRODUCT PLANT
CATHOLICS ELECT.

PITTSBURGH. Aug. IN J.
Slattery OF Philadelphia was re-
elected president Of the Catholic
Young Mems Industrial National
Union here today The right Rev
Bishop Thomas Shahan OF Washing
ton ID. c.. was reelected spiritual Al.
rector. sylvester Hauck. Philadet
Ohia, secretary and Harry Y Murray
Philadelphia, treasurer. also we're re.
elected
The forty-hrst annual convention
closed tonight with a banquet. The
city where the next convention VIII
be- held was not decided upon
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RETURN TO WORK.

TRENTON. n. J.. Aug. 17.-Ten out
OF the LOG men on strike at one OF
the John a. Roehlings Sons Company
plants iu Roebling, y. J.. returned 60
their positions today William A
Anderson. superintendent Of the com
pany's plant here tonight said o. was
immaterlal whether or not the men
returned 10 their work because OF lack
OF orders He added that no conces.
fions would bc granted fhc strikers
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LAYMEN WILL
MEET IN CLARKSBURG.

Ds..al Dispatch t0 the Intelligence.
CLARksBURG. W. Va. Aug IT,
The ihymon Missionary Movement
with hoadquartrrs in New York Cifv
air1uncDd today through a committee
OF Clarksburg laymcn that DO had 30.
lrcfnd llursGhurg ns the place Tor
holding state convention Tor West
Virginia and had Designated Novcm.
ber il.19 as the datoa
OIarksburE laymrn landed tho con.
veutI0n through organized effort
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WOULD ELIMINATE cAsARETs.

READING. Pa. Aug, 1.-THE ELI
mination Of the cabaret was advocated
by Neill Bonner OF Philadelphia.
president OF the National Association.
at the opening session OF the eleventh
annual meeting OF the Pennsylvania
Federation OF Retail Liquor Dealers
here today. More than 200 delegates
are in attendance
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CHARGE OF DYNAMITE
KILLS POLITICIAN.

YORK. Aug. IA late explosion
Of dynamite set TO remove rock dur-
Ing highway repairs this afternoon
blew to pieces Alawese Gruver. 20
years old. road supervisor and a pro
minent Democratic politician and ex.
commissioner Of York county. ne
was STOPPING 10 examine the charge
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LEO FRANK HANGED TO
OAK TREE IN GEORGIA
ALLEGED SLAYER OF MARY
PHAGAN LYNCHED NEAR
HOME TOWN.
Prison Officials Held to Be Blame
less For Kidnapping
By Mob.

ATLANTA. Ca. Aug. ia
Ihe body of the Leo NJ.
Frank, under a heavy police
guard. was placed aboard
southern Railway train which
departed at t2:o1 o'clock this
morning. The funeral party,
including Mrs. Frank and sew
eral Atlanta friends Of the
family who will accompany
the body TO Brooklyn was
guarded carefully by the
police until the train left the
terminal station.
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nHFLosIoH n.gunns TWO.

JOHNFTOWN Pa Aus rohrrf
ltrpHn. nEed lf married. ard John H
Waihnh nE0I tI. unmarried were ter
rtnIF mans 90 by an rKnIuaIon 1f fvra.
rnito in TIE Franklin mluc ~ tho cam.
ufll nignl company tonight. rf De- not
believed either con recover Th. er.l--.
~ the explosion is not known.
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WV YORK. AUG 10 Arrived
HffaInHH Tn TuurHIur. Bordeaux
GLASGOW Arrive. sfrHnra ftrr.-r.
0nia Nrw York
Amsterdam. tfr0m Rotterdaml New
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THE wBArHER.

WASHINGTON. AuE. l7.-ror.oa...
Ohio, Western Pennsyivanfa ana vysst
virginia = Partly cloudy "wednesday;
Thursday, fair.
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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-08-06
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

D.. S. B. Johnston Land Co.
to Ollie Nc Daniels, $75, lot FL,
block 9, Hurd.
D.. S. B. Johnston Land Co.
to Ollie McDaniels, $50, lot 10,
block 8. Hurd.
e. D.. Bower to S. E. Miller,
$500, s1ane and n12se 1852
"a.
NJ. r. Porter to E.E McLain
$500, sw o. 16O
Adrian Wade to Dennis E.
and Fife Quiqley, q.c.d. 81, sc
sc 20 and sw 21-162-83.
Edward III. Richards to Mary
1. Richards, 81, Sc Is, sw 20, sc
80, e12nw and e12sw 80, w12sw
81 and VIE 3d. 159- Is.
Edward N. Berg and wife to
Farmers ElevatorCo. of Landa,
500, one acre in sc 33-163-79.
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Notice is hereby given that a certain
mortgage. executed and delivered by O.
mortgagors, to the Minnesota Loan and
Trust company; a corporation. moItgagee.
filed for record in the Office OF the register
of deeds Of the county of Bottineau, state
airy, 1910, and recorded in book 81 of mort.
cages at page 242. and assigned by said
18th day of November. 1910. which assign
m resiste Ta Of d 5eeSEd en the rs ssts of dsy of Of s said
ember, 1910. and recorded in book ~ of
mortgages. page 1854: and thereafter as
signed by the said Sarsield T. Butler to
a corporation. which. last mentioned as
signnent has been recorded in the Office
of said register of deeds and is now of
record therein; will be foreClOsed by a sale
of the premises in such mortgage and
the court house in the county of Bottineau
and state of North Dakota. at the hour of
two O'Clock D. M, on the 18th day of Sept
ember. 1916. to satisfy the amount due upon
premises described in such mortgage and
which will be soil to satisfy the same are
described as follows. to-wit:
The northeast quarter of section lever
north. range eighty (so) west. according to
the government survey thereof, situated
in Bottineau county. North Dakota.
There will be due on such mortgage at
Sixty-nine and s7-1oo dollars S2o6s.sH, to.
gether with h costs of this foreclosure.
Dated July 18th. 1915.
The Minnesota Loan and Trust Company.
Owner of Mortgage.
Frank r. Feetham,
Attorney ror owner.
Grand Forks. North Dakota.
Aug 6-I3-2o-27 Sept. 3-lO-lO
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A Jail sentence without the
option of a fine is recommend
ed for the road boss who puts
sod into the roads. Most of
the road troubles have their
origin in this lazy practice,
says the Long Prairie, (Minn.)
Leader. Sod is not a solid
substance. Being softer than
the earth it quickly rots and a
depression is made after wa
CONS pass over it. In a few
days a chuck hole forms and
after a rain it becomes a mire.
This lazy and ignorant practice
has cost the taxpayers more
than all the rest of the waste
full practices in road making.
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ing of the incredible irnmensi-
ty of the horror and its lack of
precedent t h a t commercial
pressure had outrun mechani-
cal experience and that the
failure to anticipate the physi-
cal principles involved was
merely a specimen of mental
slOth- merely case in which
habit and rotine suspend the
due activity Of the precaution-
airy sense.
But we were wrong. A let
ter from a naval architect to
the United States harbor in
spectors in Chicago. dated on
August 3. 1913, said that the
Eastland had a thirty-eight
foot beam, for which all laws
of steamboat construction e
quire at least a forty inch keel.
The Eastland had no keel at
all!
The inspectors were warned.
They knew the danger. Even
the stevedOres are said to have
known it. They had taken
precautions not to be caught in
a hold from which they could
not escape instantly. And
with all this consciousness of
peril on the part of those res
ponsible, one thousand souls
young people, mothers, child
ren-went to a wretched end.
The murder was not malici.
Gus. But it was wickedly,
criminally, unpardonably care
less. 1t was worse than muir
der. 1t was a massacre. AnC
for the welfare of humanity ar
example should be made of the
slayers. st. Paul Dispatch.