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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-05
AMERICAN FLAG TORN
TO SHREDS IN MEXICO
Diplomatic Courier Is Beaten and
Official Dispatches Opened
by Zapata.>

MEXICO CITY. July %. via courier
to Vera Cruz and mail to New Orleans.
Allan Mallory. the young American
who was assaulted and robbed and sub
jeoted to other indignities by Zapata
followers near San Martin, Mexico,
while carrying diplomatic correspond
ence between Puebla and Mexico City
July %. made a statement regarding
the affair on his arrival here today.
Mallory said the Zapata soldiers tore
an American flag from his automobile
and ripped it into shreds. Later. he
said, when he was taken before Gen.
Zapata. the latter broke the American
consular seal on the correspondence he
was carrying. examined the mail and
refused to return it to him.
Carried Official Mail.
II left Puebla in my automobile last
Thursday morning." said Mallory, car
rying official mail for the Brazilian
legation in Mexico City. which was
sealed and given to me by American
Consul Jenkins. With me were Carlos
Batres, son of the Chilean minister to
Mexico; A. Gallopin, a Swiss citizen;
Riverol Coloca, a Spanish subject, and
my mechanic, a Mexican. Shortly after
we entered San Martin the Carranzistas
fed from the town and Zapatistas en-
tered, shooting in all directions.
1.-THE Zapata soldiers went up to my
automobile, tore the American flag
from the hood and ripped it into shreds
with their teeth. Then they broke open
all the packages in the car. l told
them l was carrying official mail from
the President OF the United States
They tore up my passport and creden-
tials, tore my coat off and demanded
my money. They took from me about
$500 in Mexican currency. The SOL
diers started to open the correspond
ence, but gave it back when l warned
them what 1T Waa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-05
FOOD IN MEXICO CITY.
Gen. Gonzales Says All Needs Will
BE SUPPLIED.

MEXICO CITY, August (delayed).-
Gen. Pablo Gonzales, commander of the
Carranza forces, told the Associated
Press today that with his army had
come. sufficient food supplies to plen-
tifully supply all the needs of the
population of the federal capital for
at least one month. These supplies, he
said. include 1000 sacks of flour. 100
cars Of corn and large quantities of
sugar. coffee, butter and beans.
Gen. Gonzales said that communica-
ton both by railroad and telegraph has
been esta olished and that food will soon
OF the republic He asserted that order
has been restored everywhere in the
federal district and that business once
more was assuming its normal course.
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APOLOGIES TO THE U. S.
Carranza General Sorry Aeroplane
Flew Across the Border.

DOUGLAS, Ariz.. August 5.-Freder-
lex Simpich, American consul for So
nora, has received from Gen. p Elias
Gales, Carranza chief now attacking
Noxales, an apology for the fight Sat-
urday Of an aeroplane across the in
ternational border. when a bomb and
proclamations warning non-combat-
ants were dropped in the Mexican city.
The apology, made known here today.
was in response to message from
Simpich demanding an explanation.
The CarranZa commander stated he
was unaware that the machine had
crossed the line and gave his assur-
ances there would be no repetition Of
the incident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-05
Cannot Entertain Labor Delegates.

The executive committee of the joint
conventions committee met today to
consider a request that entertainment mt
be provided for the $50 or more dele
gates who are expected to attend the
annual meeting Of the Maryland State
and District of Columbia Federation of
Labor. to be held in this city, Septem-
Der Is to II. inclusive. The secretary
was instructed to send q reply stating
that the committee has no funds avail
able for this r1I34se. but will be will
Ing to AID IN Nt1os%ways in making the
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Taken Before Zapata.

Then about a dozen soldiers. includ-
ing the colonel, piled into automobiles,
demanding that L drive them to Hue
jotzingo, to Zapata. The soldiers took
Gallopin and Batres to a church where
1 found them later. Gallopin having
been robbed and Batres beaten. They
tied rope around Coloca's arm and a
mounted Zapatista dragged him through
the sand and mud, ahead OF the ma
chine. Several times during the trip
the colonel struck me with his revolver
and threatened to kill me.
Il was taken to the plaza at Huejot-
lingo and taken before Gen. Zapata.
told him who l was and he demanded
the correspondence. Zapata tore open
the mail, examined it and tossed 1t
aside. Finally he had an officer give
me a passport and permitted me to
leave. but he refused to return the mail.
Coloca was ordered away to be shot
Mallory said he returned to San Mar
tin and found Gallopin and Batres, and
next day the three started for the cap
ital, arriving here this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-05
Overdrafts Reduced Effectively.

Efforts of the controller of the cur
rency to eliminate overdrafts in the ac-
counts of national banks. besides re-
ducing overdrafts in the federal re-
serve district Of which Dallas, Tex, is
the center, from $l.7s1.ss4 to 2 cents
since December /. 1914, has had a SINH
lar good effect in Oregon State banks
have decreased their overdrafts SO per
cent, amounting to $68.77O.42. Over
drafts In national banks of the state
have decreased $104.957, or So per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-05
VILLA REACHES JUAREZ.
Expected to Confer With George Ca
rothers and Gen. Anve1es

Ell PASO. Tex. August 5.-Gen. Fan
cisco Villa arrived at Juarez today.
While the precise object of his visit
was a matter Of conjecture. 1t is said
he is to confer with Georges Carothers,
special State Department agent, and
with Gen. Felipe Angeles.
Efforts TO verify a report late last
night that the garrison at Torreon de-
manded the presence of Gen. villa un-
der threat Of revolt failed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-05
RepuIse of Germans
in Bloody Battle at
F0nteneIIe Described

PARIS. August 5.-An oficial eye
witness account Of a French success at
Ban de Sapt. in the Vosges mountains.
vas made public today by the French
war department.
July 49, ~ eyewitness says, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-05

Germans dlrecteO -FOUR neaFy counter
attacks with two battalions on the
heights of Fontenelle, recently cap
tured by US, which were completely
checked.
July "a and % a French attack with
equal forces we took all the enemy's
works to the west of Launois, destroy
ing several houses in the village, kill
ing or capturing the entire German
garrison and occupying the position"
Attack on Tontenelle.
The eyewitness continues with de-
tailed description of the German at
tack on Fontenelle. which was prepared
with an extended bombardment with
guns Of all calibers. saying:
THE gun1re Of the Germans was di-
rected against four points simulta-
neously, their principal attack being
made on our strong positions across
the road from Laitre to Launois.
The enemy then charged, being shell
tered by the fire from his heavy artil-
lery Despite this nre our quick firers,
which were mounted on the parapets
of the trenches, moved down the ad-
vancing line while our artillery direct
ed wall Of fire in the rear of the Ger
mans, thus effectively preventing any
port
Advancing Line Waivers.
The advancing line was seen to wa
yer. to break and then fall. During
the night the battle was continued by
the aid of searchlghts.
"At daybreak the side of Hill 597 was
seen to be strewn with bodies. Our
nd fua VA
wounded.
"A French attack July - was di-
rected against Height 81 and a group
of houses forming a portion of the viii
lage of Launois. which offered shelter
to the enemy's trenches. The attack
was prepared by bombardment with
guns of heavy caliber. which was very
effective. Despite the intense fire Of
the enemy our troops climbed out of
their trenches at $40 o'clock in the
evening and half an hour later had at
tanned the detectives assigned to them,
penetrating even to the interior of the
village of Launois.
One Blockhouse Holds Out.
"One German blockhouse alone held
out until the following morning, when
it was surrounded by our troops.
THE Germans directed counter at
tack, but they were easily repulsed.
Our daily progress has since given US
possession OF a new group of houses,
so that now we hold approximately
half the village.
CAS- a result Of this action we took
eleven officers and SIS men prisoners
and also captured eight quick-firers,
some bomb throwers and large num-
Der Of rifles"
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BRITISH SHIP is SUNK:
ONE OF CREW DROWNED

LONDON, August 5.-The British
steamship Costello of S91 tons net has
been sunk. The crew. with the excep-
ton of one man, who was drowned, has
been saved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-05

of the Polish capital exciting the of the entente allies 1t
the be
the armies of Grand Duke Nicholas from the
disaster which Hindnburg
should get asrde the Warsaw-Petrograd railway.
defending the River
Ekau Mtau This that the Germans point
OF Riga and about march that
The Riga indicated by OF the
the population banks being
German cavalry forces securing the
Petrograd of
being cut
Kupschk fifty miles OF Dvinsk heavy fighting prog
the resisting subboy the breaking OF the
would the early loss OF Dvinsk important
junction OF the Petrograd Warsaw railroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-05

C. E, Reed, twenty-five years old. a
Baltimore and Ohio brakeman, was killed
by lightning Saturday at Clarksburs, w.
Va, while riding on top Of . box can
Every vestige Of clothing was torn from
his body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-05

Mrs. Everline Pouder, seventy -eight
years old. widow Of John Pouder, died
At the home of her son-in-law, James H.
Fowler. near Pleasant Hill, Baltimore
county, Md.
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LATIN AMERICANS
HERE CONFER ON
MEXICAN CRISIS
CONTINUED from First Page.)

opened today that such suggestion
had come to him a month ago, but in
Dictated that so far 1t had not been
given serious attention by the depart
ment. However. Gen. SCOTS expert
ence with revolutionary leaders along
the American border and his successes
in compelling respect for American in
terests there are believed to mark him
as the proper man for dealing with the
situation if it is decided to send rep
resentative to Mexico to lay before the
military leaders there propositions for
the establishment of peace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-05
ASSERTS POOR ROADS
COST CAPITAL MONEY
Secretary of Hotel Mems Association
Asks Cooperation for
Improvement.

That motorists of the southern states
are avoiding Washington on their
northbound trips because Of the poor
condition of roads leading into the
National Capital is the statement made
| by w. r. Lucas of Winchester, Va.
secretary Of the Capitol Tour Asso-
citation. an organization of hotel men
of Philadelphia, Wilmington. Balti-
| more. Washington. Richmond and
other Virginia cities.
Mr. Lucas in letter addressed to
the Chamber Of Commerce. which was
read at a meeting of the board OF
directors last night, asks that the
chamber cooperate with the Wash
lington Hotel Mems Association in a
movement to bring about improve
ment of the roads between this city
and Richmond.
Hotel Men in Association.
His letter follows:
The hotel men of Philadelphia, Will
mington, Baltimore, Washington. Fred
ericksburg, Richmond, Norfolk. Lynch
| burg, Hot Springs, White Sulphur
Springs, Stanton. Luray. Winchester,
Harpers Ferry, Hagerstown, Gettysburg.
! selves into an association. the object
of which Is to advertise the points OF
historic and natural interest in the ter
ritory embraced by the places named
and endeavor to increase the automo-
bile patronage of the hotels, as has
been done by the Ideal Tour OF New
England. 1t will be quite apparent to
you that any movement which will In
crease the tourist trade of a community
will be OF benefit to every branch OF
trade, and as secretary of the Capitol
Tour Association l want to ask that
you give us the aid of your association
to make the movement a success.
The first snag we have run against
is the condition Of the roads between
Washington and Richmond. 1t Is a
sad state Of affairs that the road be-
tween the capital Of the United States
and one Of the original states of the
one Of the worst roads on the Ameri-
can continent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-05
Gen. salazar Reported Killed.

Of1cial reports of the fight at Nosales
say Gen. Solazar of Gen. Maytorena's
staff was killed. Conflicting claims of
the battle between the Carranza forces
under Obregon and Villas troops at
San Luis POTASH and Pachuca are made
by rival factions.
Obregon's reports claim humiliation
Of the villa southern flying column
operating against Mexico City and de-
feat of Villa troops at Zacatecas. villa
agents claim the flying column still is
operating, that no battle has been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-05
Efforts Made to Save Crews.

PETROGRAD. August 5.-A state
ment issued by the admiralty relative
to operations in the Black sea says:
Our sailors destroy Turkish vessels
because they carry coal and petrol ma
terials Of war. but take every measure
to save the crews The vessels are
cannonaded only when they fail to halt
after they are s1gnaled. In those cases
where sailors prefer to regain shore by
swimming, in order to avoid capture,
they never are shot. All who surrender
are taken aboard warships and trans.
ported to Sebastopol."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-05
nearly 9OOCRAFT
SUNK BY RUSSIANS
Torpedo Boat Destroyer Fleet
Reaps Heavy Toll in the
Black Sea.

LONDON. August 5-Telegra phing
from Petrograd. the Morning Post cor
respondent says:
The recent Russian operations along
the Anatolian coast have an important
bearing on the food supply of Con-
stantinople.
"A Russian torpedo boat destroyer
feet has made a careful search along
the shores of the Black sea. and the
total Of the enemy's vessels sunk
reaches nearly 800, including several
large steamers and a dozen sailing ves-
sells Of a thousand tons each.
Care was taken also to destroy the
shipyards along the coast. SO that the
entire small vessel trade. upon which
Constantinople Is largely dependent for
necessaries 'of life. may be regarded as
extinguished."
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Austrians in Advances.
Kovel Possible Destination,

The destination of the Austrian
wedge which crossed the Bug river be-
tween Sokal and Krylow is apparently
Kovel. an important railroad junction
located on the southern edge Of the
great Rokitno swamps. The effect Of
this advance will be to cut communica-
tion between the Russian armies
operating in Poland and southern Rus
STA and accomplish what Field Marshal
Baron Conrad Won Hoetzendorf and
Field Marshal Won Hindenberg hither-
to have been unable to do: namely,
drive complete breach in the long
Russian battle front and leave one set
of armies operating to the northwest
Of the impossible swamps and the
other to the southwest Of this region,
without the possibility of transferring
reinforcements from one to the other
except by a long, circuitous railway
journey through central Russia.
The Russians may, therefore. be ex-
pected to offer the strongest resistance
to these operations.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-28
Half Million Dollars
Is Paid Out in Pensions

with approximately $4,000, while
in the Chicago district the amount
distributed was $40, 1876. In New
England the retired employees OF the
Worcester, Mass. plant received pen
sions aggregating s39,S55.56. The
iron ore regions OF the various trans
portation subsidiaries of the corpo-
ration drew $12,057.6T. The ball
ance OF the fund distributed went to
retired employees OF various plants
scattered over the country, including
the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail-
way Company. the latter's pension
list amounting to sS,903.10.
There are 1851 beneficiaries of
the fund at present. 612 having
been added and 1873 discontinued
through death during 1914. The
average monthly pension for each
added case is 5000, the average age
slighly over, 63 years and the average
term Of service a fraction under go
years.
Under the rules of the pension
fund no pension of less than $12,
nor more than 800 monthly is paid.
All males who have been in service
20 years or more and who are so
years or over are eligible to pen-
slons.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-28
Who Pays Him for "Bonded
Goods" He Does Not Leave
at Designated Spots.

Grover got our money but we got
no booze" That is what number
OF Bridgeport residents are saying to
themselves, il rot to the public. The
reference is to Grover Golden, ma
tive OF that town who came back"
from the regular army and stays in
Alaska and Texas after being absent
from his native heath, six years.
Grover made MS first temperance
at Bridgeport a couple of weeks ago,
when he baited some of his former
townsmen, according to common re-
port, by actually selling some booze
there after the manner OF a typical
bootlegger.
Report has ii that Grover found
many easy marks on his second visit
there few days ago when he gath
cred in anywhere from Sis to $50
for booze he promised to leave at
night at various quiet places in the
town for those to whom he had sold
1t. His price was from 81 10 $1.25
a quart. dead cheap for bonded
goods as he decrfbed the stuff he
would leaYa ~ ~
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-28
F'iDe Hundred Germans
Are Killed in a Battle

wrong. We were in despair when
they turned to move away since we
were without firing orders Suddenly
the cracking of our machine guns
twenty yards to the left gave the sig
nal for a general play of the battery.
Part of the detachment was killed
and the rest OF the cavalrymen fed.
They were caught, however, by shrap-
mel from our artillery further baci,
and scarcely one escaped. Half an
hour passed From the direction OF
the village there then appeared the
expected long line of the German col-
umn not less than three regiments.
Again we held our fire for time,
knowing what was expected OF us.
The Germans gathered ON the hill
and began entrenching. They didn't
work long. With three volleys we
swept the whole Of the German left
flank and in the space Of thirty min
utes the whole ground within reach
of our guns was cleared The Ger
mans left 500 Killed Later the Ger
mans tried to get around ON our left
but here our siberians met them and
within a few minutes had them on
the run again. meanwhile two Ger
man guns which were covering the
movement were siienced by our ar
tiliery, thanks to which We lost
scarcely q man = Is.s p
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-28
COINCIDENCE
Resolutions Are Passed by the
Legislature on Death of
Howard N. Ogden.

CHARLESTON, Jan. 2S-Resolu-
tions OF coincidence on the death OF
Howard N. Ogden, member OF the
public service commission, who died
las. night. were passed by the legis-
dature this morning. and resolution
was later offered creating a commit
tee Of two members Of the Senate and
three from the House to accompany
the body to Fairmont. under charge
Of sergeant at arms. g. ". Otto, Of
the House.
According to arrangements an
nounced this morning, the funeral
party will leave here at 7:10 tonight,
arriving at Wheeling at T:15 Friday
morning, leaving Wheeling at 10:30,
and arriving at Fairmont at 1927 FRI
day afternoon, where funeral SER
vices will be held.iss
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-28
To Agedand lnfirm Former En-
ployes in the Steel Industry
from Carnegie Fund.

PITTSBURG, Jan. 2S-More than
half million dollars was paid to
aged and infrm former employees In
the steel industry during 1914 ac
cording to the fourth annual report
OF the United States Steel and Car
negle pension fund which was made
public here last night. The total
disbursement for the year, actual
figures, is $511, ,967.90, an increase
over 1913 of $50, 1876. The fund
was started January /. 1911, since
which time there has been a total
distribution Of pensions to retired
employees of the steel corporation
amounting to $1.575,021.s3.S
Tho Pittsburg district leads In the
pensions paid to employees OF the
various subsidiary companies during
1914, these amounting to $2S2.651.-
SO. This amount includes the so
called Valley district, and the coke
fields adjoining PfttsburE. and GOV
ers employees In mills and mines.
Cleveland and vicinity ranked next
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-28
SCOUTS SARENOW
ON CANAL S EDGE,
While Another Column Plans to
Go through the Center of
the Peninsula.
,TEUToNs ARE FIGHTING.
To Stem Invasion Of Hungary
as Well as to Cut Off Rus
sian Forces to South.
ln, A.,,,ee,A1r, r,r,n

Z. LONDON, Jan. 2S.-The Carpathian
passes, in western Galicia, Egypt and
the Caucasus by reason OF the sudden
onensiya Of armies heretofore defeat
ed are again to the fore today as the
chief areas Of interest in the military
operations In the Carpathians a big
force of Austro-Gernans has been
concentrated and is fighting not only
70 stem the invasion Of Hungary but
y possible to cut of the Russian
torceS occupying Bukowina to the
south.
In Dgypt the Turkish advance ap-
pears really to have begun. In the
more or less reorganized and paused
IN their fight and resumed the Of
fensiye.
Moth Vienna and Petrograd em-
phasize the importance Of the Austrian
operations in the Carpathians. The
Austrians claim the recapture of cer-
tain mountain passes and Petrograd
comedies that the Austrians hare
thrown fresh men into this region
and are eyincing activity along tho
entire Galician front
While II is not probable that any
considerable body Of Turks has yet
penetrated the Sinai peninsula, their
advance scouts are virtually at the
edge Of the Suez canal. having moved
along the caravan route near the
! Mediterranean.
1t is believed that another column
plans to advance through the center
Of the peninsula, while perhaps q
third will attempt to reach Snez along
the southerly route from Akabah.
All these routes are without water
I and those to the north and south are
open to flank attacks from the Med
4 siterfanean and the Red sea.
It Is believed here THAT the Turks
I who have been in contact with the
! British to the east OF 81 Kantara
worked their way westward under
the protection of the sand dunes. This
would leave themselves open only to
attack by aeroplanes from the sea.