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The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
APPEAL TO MEXICAN LEADERS
PAN-AMERIcAN coNFEREEs PRE-
PARE THEIR MESSAGE.
Will Seek to Re.Establish Peace ir
Mexico by Friendly Means-con-
ventfon Planned.

New York, Aug. 12.-With the reas.
sembling here of the ambassadors and
ministers of six South and Central
American governments and the secre-
tary OF state of the United States, a
definite inter-American effort will be
put into operation to re-establish peace
in Mexico by friendly means and to
restore the revolution-torn country to
its accustomed place in the American
family of nations.
The conference will be concerned
with final details of the first step in a
plan, the important features of which
were unanimously agreed upon last
week by the ambassadors from Brazil,
Chile and Argentina, and the minis
ters from Bolivia, Guatemala and Uru-
quay, and Secretary Lansing.
First and foremost, the plan contem-
plates supreme appeal to the con-
sciences of the Mexican leaders Of all
factions and political groups. 1t has
been prepared and after minor changes
in phraseology are discussed, probably
will be dispatched Immediately, reas-
enable time-a few weeks-being al
lowed for answers to be received.
The appeal will be brief, politely
phrased, and transmitted in Spanish
as originally written by one of the dip
lomats. 1t will show clearly that the
several governments whose ambassa-
doris and ministers, along with the sec
retary of state, sign it, have no desire
to interfere in the strictly internal af-
fairs of Mexico, to impair her SOW
ereignty, or to show preference for
one leader as against another. 1t will
be petition that the Mexican leaders
participate in, or send delegates to, a
convention or conference to be held
on neutral ground in Mexico, for the
purpose of creating a provisional gov
ernment that can be accorded moral
support and formal recognition by all
the American states.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13

dous influence on the next six
months fighting in Europe and pos
sibly upon the political fortunes Of
the Allies.
Capture Of Warsaw will release
100000 Autro-Germans for opera
tions elsewhere. 1t makes it pos
sible for the Austro-Germans to hold
the Vistula line with a minimum of
men against any offensive blow the
Russians may be expected to deliver
for many months.
1t is possible that the Germans will
renew the offensive against Paris at
once, or hurl all available forces
against the Anglo-French lines in an
effort to reach Calais. Other critics
suggested that the kaiser will now
join Austria in determined attempt
to march down the Alps into North
ern Italy, or completely to crush
Serbia.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Russians Dominate Retreat.

Petrograd, Aug. 11.-Unofficial dis
patches claim the definite defeat Of
the major object of the great Austro
German campaign in Poland. viz, the
capture or utter route Of the Russian
field armies. The Russians whom Won
Hindenburg sought to surround in the
Warsaw district have escaped the trap
They are making an orderly retreat
upon line reaching in northwest.
erly direction from Siedles, having
evacuated Praga. From the extreme
southeast to the Courland, the Rus.
SLAMS dominate the retreat.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
SEA-PLANES ARE EFFECTIVE

Petrograd, via London, Aug. H.,
The following official communication
has just been issued:
"A German fleet of nine battleships
and twelve cruisers with large mum,
Der of torpedo boat destroyers per,
sistently attacked the entrance to the
Gulf of Riga, but everywhere were re.
pulsed. Our sea-pIanes, throwing
bombs, contributed to our success. A
cruiser and two torpedo boat destroy
ers of the enemy were damaged by
our mines"
An official explanation of the at
tack of the German fleet on Riga as
given out, follows:
"The gulf of Riga would allow the
Germans to give powerful aid to their
army now occupying the western coast
of the gulf. With the object of pene
trating the Gulf the fleet appeared of
Dirben Channel, which Is the only
practicable way for large ships to en-.
ter. The enemy made these attacks
with the object of breaking the mine
barrier protected by our fleet.
"our sea-panes and warships CO.
operated to repeI the. enemy. The
Germans did not succeed in passing
our defenses. Three of his ships were
damaged by mines near Dirben. None
of four ships was lost"
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
To Reject British Contention

Washington, Aug. 10.-Urged by
American exporters, the state depart
ment was quickly completing it's ten
tative draft of an answer to the Brit
ish refusal to cease interference with
American shipments. In brief, 1t was
understood. the British will be told
the American Civil war blockade pre-
cedents they cited are not in point
AT that time, it will be asserted, the
United States government held up no
European shipment which it did not
know was intended, when shipped, for
the Confederacy.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
GREATEST WHEAT
CROP IN HISTORY
AMERICAN HARVEST THIS YEAR
WILL BE WORTH MORE
THAN $1,000, 600, 900.
CORN VALUE, S2,5Oo, 600, 600
Estimates Furnished Department OF
Agriculture, Based on Conditions
OF August l. Show All Crops
Will be Larger.

Washington, Aug. 11.-Three billion
pushels or corn, one and a half billion.
Dusnels OF oats and a billion bushels
Oh wheat are in prospect for this years 8
American harvest. Record crops of
rye, white and sweet potatoes. to.
bacco, rice and hay also are predicted
for the prosperous farmers who have
planted 310,546,0O0 acres, or 10000, 900
acres more than last year, to their
principal products.
Inc wheat crop, the greatest ever
grown in any country, will be worth
more than $1,00O,OOO,OO0, while the
corn crops value may reach $780,
100000.
All Crops to Be Greater.
Estimates of the principal crops.
furnished the department of agricul.
ture, based on conditions Of August
/, show that all crops will be great.
er than last year. Interest centered
on wheat and corn. Both showed i'm.
provement over July conditions,
though excessive rains and cold
= weather in the central states inter-
fered with threshing. Oats also suf-
Tered IN those states, but in other Sec
tons the Improvement more than off
set this.
Corn prospects increased almost
lO0,OOO,OO0 bushels, the principal gains
having been: Illinois, 3O,00G.O G.OOa; Kan.
sas, 24,0O0,O00; Oklahoma, $4,000, 900;
Nebraska, 15,000,0O0; Iowa, 14.00e, 900:
and Texas, 100000.
Kansas showed a loss of 10000, 900
bushels in winter wheat, Oklahoma
100000, Nebraska 1000, 900, and Mis-.
souri, 100000, while Ohio and Indiana
showed an Increase of 100000 bush.
els each.
Potatoes to Exceed Record.
White potatoes promise to exceed
their former record production by
lO3,0OO,OO0 bushels, and sweet pota,
toes by 100000. Other increases
over record crops indicated include
tobacco, 2S,O00,O00 pounds; fax, A.
100000 bushels; hay, 2,4OO,OOO tons,
and rye, 100000 bushels. Corn pros
poets fell 206,OOO,0OO bushels and oats
1O6,0OO,00O bushels below the records.
Details of Principal Crops.
Details of some of the crops other
than total production as announced
by the department, follow:
Winter Wheat - Preliminary esti.
mates show the acre yield as 1874
bushels, compared with 1919 last year
and 1876, the fiVe-year average.
Spring Wheat-Conditicn, 93.4 per
cent of normal compared with 93.3
last month, 75.5 last year and 7S.9
ten-year average. Indicated acre yield,
16 bushels, compared with 11.8 bush
els last year and 1873 bushels, the
1909-13 average
All Wheat-Indicate acre yield, 1863
bushels, compared with 1876 last year
and 14.7, the 1909-13 average.
Corn-Condition, 1915 per cent of a.
normal, compared with S1.2 last
month, 74.S last year, and 80.6 the To-
year average. Indicated acre yield,
26.7 bushels, compared with 258 last
year and 25.9 the 1909-13 average.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Ships curfew Law Relaxed.

San Francisco, Aug. 11.-Operation
of strict ships curfew law was re
Taxed SO that 500 Annapolis midship
men here on cruise might attend
a navy ball at the civic auditorium
The navy relief society had charge oil
the affair.
The main floor Of the auditorium
was decorated with the emblems OF
the service embroidered in banks and
festoons of California flowers. Tele
grams from President Wilson, Secre
tary Daniels and Admiral George Dew
ey we're read.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
BRITISH DESTROYER IS SUNK
Lynx Strikes Mine In North Sea ard
Goes to Bottom-26 of Crew
Saved.

London. Aug 12.-The British torpe-
do boat destroyer Lynx was sunk i'm
the North sea as the result Of strik!
mig mine, according to an official
announcement made last evening by
the British press bureau
The destroyer Lynx displaced 935
tons. The vessel was 260 feet long, 27
feet beam, and 9.3 depth, and was
capable of travelling 80 knots an hour.
The Lynx carried three 4-inch guns
and was equipped with four 21-inch
torpedo tubes. The complement i'm
normal times consisted of 100 officers
and men.
Four officers and % men of the crew
were saved.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
zEPPEL|NS SHELL
ENGLANO'S COAST
DROP BOMBS, KILLING THIRTEEN
PERSONS AND WoUNDiNG
TWELVE.
BRITISH SURPRISE TURKS
Take $50 Prisoners After Landing at
Point in DardaneIles-itaIy Is
Said to Be Ready to Assist
in Operations.

London, Aug. 1.-THE British east
coast has again been raided by a
German air squadron. 1t was official
ly announced that 13 persons were
killed and 12 wounded by bombs drop
ped from the dirigibles A Zeppelin
participating in the air raid was
brought down by fire from defending
aeroplanes and destroyed.
Germans Lose Zeppelin.
London. Aug. 12-The commence
ment of new and greater efforts to
force the Dardanelles and thus bring
succor to the Russians, who are still
being hard pressed by the Austro-Ger-
mans in Eastern Poland and the Bal
tic provinces, and at the same time
to influence the Balkan states, togeth-
er with a Zeppelin raid on the east
coast of England, in which ID persons
were killed and IA wounded, were the
features of the latest war news.
In their latest aerial raid over the
English coast, the Germans lost one
OF the Zeppelin airships which took
part in it. 1t was attacked by gun
fire while on its return home after hav-
ing dropped bombs and was so SER
iously damaged that it fell into the
sea and was towed into Ostend, Bel
GUM, where allied airmen attacked
and destroyed 1t.
For some time the news from the
Dardanelles from the British stand
f1f bac rf,,1
no details of the operations there have
been given out, the public has been al
lowed to learn that the hope for sue
cessful issue in the fighting on the
Turkish peninsula was brighter.
Allies Gain 200 Yards.
The renewed attempt agains. the
Turkish positions, which apparently is
in full swing, seems to be a concerted
one. Attacks are being made at the
tip OF the peninsula, along the Krithia
road, where a gain of 200 yards OF
front of 300 yards has been made, and
at Sari Bair, where an important crest
has been occupied, according to Gen.
eral Sir Ian Hamilton, commarder-in-
chief of the British forces.
Elsewhere" General Hamilton's re-
port continues, "a fresh landing has
been successfully effected and consid-
cradle progress made"
Capture $50 Turks.
This landing evidently was a sur
prise to the Turks, as $50 prisoners, q
number of guns, and a quantity of
material are declared to have been
taken by the British forces. A Turk
ish official report supplies the locali-
ties of two landings. According to
this, forces were put ashore in the
environs of Karachali, town on the
road which skirts the north shore Of
the Gulf of Saros, opposite the neck
of the Gallipoli peninsula, and near Al
Burnu. This latter place, although it
is not shown on available maps, is be-
lieved to be at the foot or Sari Bair,
just north Of where the Australians
are holding strong position.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Haitiens Quit Fort Liberte.

Washington, Aug. 11.-Evacuationu
of Fort Liberte by the Haitien gov
ernment troops and the departure of
the Gunboat Castine for st. Marc,
where an uprising was recently re-
ported, were announced by Admiral
Caperton in report to the navy ds,
partment.
The Haitien tug Nord Alexis, which
recently put into Port Au Prince car~
rying number of native troops, has
left for Cape Haitien. The soldiers
were disarmed Men whose homes,
are in the vicinity, left on the Alexisl
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
British Lose 1866 Officers.

London, Aug. 9.-Officers' casualty
lists from July 10 to July 80 show
that the British army lost 115 killed,
236 wounded and Ia missing, total
of 365. This brings the aggregate of
losses since the beginning of the war
to 1856, of whom 4,176 are recorded
dead, S,305 wounded and 1,175 miss
ing.
During the ten days covered by
the lists regiments operating in the
Dardanelles have again been the
greatest sufferers
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Total Abstinence Union.

Pittsburgh, Aug. 9.--The forty.
fifth annual convention of the Catho
lie Total Abstinence Union of Amer.
lea has opened here.
A solemn pontifical mass was cele
brated in st. Pau's cathedral by
Bishop Regis Canevin, of Pittsburgh
assisted by Rev. j. p. O'Callaghan, OF
Chicago, president Of the union. and
Rev. NJ. A. Hehir, president of Du
quesne university, Pittsburgh, and
later a mass meeting was held in q
downtown theater, which was attend
ed by 1000 persons.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Order No, Restored in Haiti.

Washington, Aug. 11.-While the
Haitien congress has been summoned
to meet to elect president, il is be,
ly be sufficiently quiet to make pos.
sible the establishment of an orderly
government. Dispatches from Rear
Admiral Caperton said quiet prevailed
in all the territory under American
control, but reports from the interior
and press dispatches from Cape Hal
tien indicate much remains to be done
before order is restored throughout the
republic.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Wilson To Confer With RedfieId.

Cornish, N. H., Aug. 11.-President
Wilson is planning, it has become
known, to confer with Secretary Red.
field soon after reaching Washington
and go over thoroughly all the facts
connected with the Eastland disaster
in Chicago in order to learn whether
any federal official was in any way to
blame for the loss of life resulting
from the overturning of the excursion
steamer. On the Presidents inquiry
will depend whether he will recon-
mend to Congress any legislation.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Trap Russian Fleet, Claim.

Copenhagen, Aug. 11-Several
Russian warships are reported to
have been trapped in the Gulf of
Riga by the sudden appearance of
the entrance of a large German bat
tie squadron. Dispatches received
here predicted that the Germans would
repeat their attempt to penetrate the
gulf and not only destroy the Russian
ships, but support an attack on Riga
by bomhardment from the sea. Off,
cial dispatches from Petrograd, de-
scribe the sea figE& OF the gulf.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Seeks Annoyer of Wilson.

New York, Aug. 11-Captain Charles
Wright of the United States secre.
service is here seeking crank who
has been attempting to annoy Presi-
dent Wilson with letters and telsj
grams on the subject Of neutrality.
The man, who was registered at 10,
cal hotel as Ernest Holmes, Toronto
left town before Captain Wright ar
rived. The stranger came here Mon.
day morning and is said to have sent
several kilograms to the PresidenS
during the day. He was well dressed
and of middle aSA
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
KAlSER'S SON AS POLISH KING
Prince Joachim to Rule New King
dom Says Pamphlet Distributed
in kovno.

Lugano, Switzerland, Aug. lin
the Russian province of Kovno the
Germans are distributing pamphlets
announcing that new independent
kingdom will be formed out of cap
tured Russian territory, with Warsaw
the probable capital.
Prince Joachim, sixth son of the
kaiser, is to rule the new kingdom,
the pamphlets say.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
ITALIANS WILL HELP ALLIES
Government to Send 65O,0oo Fresh
Troops to France or Dardan-
eites in Three Weeks.

New York, Aug. 11.-Italy will send
650,000 fresh troops to either France
or the Dardanelles within the next
three weeks according to Captain
Victor Del Francis of the Italian
steamer Duca D'Aosta.
There were 100000 troops in Turin
when / left" saic Captain Del Fran
els, "and 10000 more in Taranto,
the naval base. Between $50 and $50
large transports were ready to con-
vey the troops to where they are most
needed"
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Pope Aids War Sufferers.

Berlin, wireless to Sayville, Aug. II.
Pope Benedict has sent large sum
of money for the relief Of Catholics
in East Prussia whose homes were de-
vastated by the last Russian invasion
1t was announced here. The Pope ac
comrauied his contribution with let
ter Of sympathy.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Well Known Blind Gambler Dies.

Chicago. Aug. 11.-John Condor, the
blind Chicago racetrack owner and
probably the most widely known gam
bier of the West, died at his home,
1923 Michigan avenue, from an attack
OF paralysis following long period
OF Illness. He was 60 years old.
Although he amassed several for
tunes during his lifetime, it is not
known whether he died rich or a COM
paratively poor man. His property
consists chiefly in racetracks in the
United States and Canada.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Kaiser Threatens Serbia.

Solonika, Aug. 1.-THE Austro-Ger.
mans already have begun to concen-
trate a new army on the Serbian from.
frighten Bulgaria and Greece into re-
naming neutral. Advices received
here said that nearly 100000 troops
are being massed along the Serbian
frontier.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Rail Head Held For Wreck.

Buffalo, N. Y, Aug. 6.-Edward J.
Dickson. vice president of the Interna-
tional Railway company, is under ar
rest at st. GATHERINGS, Ont, in con-
nection with the wreck of July of
an international trolley car on Queens
town Heights. which resulted in the
death Of Is persons. The warrant
for Mr.. Dickson's arrest was sworn
out by special representative OF the
attorney general of Ontario and charg-
es criminal negligence. He was re-
leased on $4,000 bail.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
BULGARIA MAY HELP ALLIES
Serbia Willing to Make Concessions
If Balkan Country viii Fight
Turkey.

Nish, Serbia, Aug. 12-Possibility
that Balkan agreement will be
reached, by which Bulgaria will march
against Turkey, loomed large when id
was officially announced that Serbia is
willing to make important concessions
to Bulgaria.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
British Consulate in U. s. Hands.

London, Aug. 9.-The British con-
sulate at Riga, the Russian seaport
which is being evacuated by the civil
population, has been placed under
American protection, according to the
Petrograd correspondent of Reuters
Telegram company.
The correspondent states that wom-
en- are replacing the sailors on Volga
river steamers.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Loss to Make sIavs Fioht.

Petrograd, Aug. 9.-The Russian
newspapers were unanimous in stat
ing that Russia's determination to pur-
sue the war to victorious end has
been strengthened by the enforced
evacuation of Warsaw. The Rech
says:
"As long as the army is intact we
can confidently face the future"
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
GERMANS TAKE WARSAW;
RUSSIAN ARMIES RETIRE
Teuton Onslaught Reaches Climax in East Cap
ture of Polish Capital Releases 1000, 600
Men for Operations Elsewhere.

London, Aug THE effect of the fall of Warsaw absorb
the British officials public expected
that the German and will make royal
accordance with plans long matured
The occupation will have the effect releasing
reduction of the
permit operations
the Anglo French allies
military authorities that the fall of the
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Oil Company Head Dies.

San Francisco, Aug. 1l.-William
Sterling Porter, vice president and
general manager Of the Associated Oil
company of California, died at hos
pital here following a stroke of ape
pleXy.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
ALLIES SUBMARINE Is
SUNK BY TURK AIRMEf

Constantinople, Aug. ia subma
rine of the entente allies, was sunk
near Bulair by Turkish aeroplane
which threw bombs upon the craft
All the crew were lost.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Rails Ordered by Russia.

Baltimore, Aug. 9.-It is announced
that the Maryland Steel company has
received an order from the Russian
government for 100000 tons of steel
rails.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13

French Airmen Shell Saarbrueken.
Berlin, Aug. 11.-French air squad
rons bombarded the Renish Prussiar
city of Saarbrucken, injuring a few
civ ilians.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13

BRITISH SHIP TORPEDOED

Berlin, Aug. 11.-The British
auxiliary cruiser Indian, of u
900 tons, has been torpedoed
In the North sea while enter
ing Restfjord, Sweden.
The steamer GoestIand
saved 80 men of her crew.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Expect Eastland Indictments.

Chicago, Aug. 9.-No indictments
against those held responsible for the
steamer Eastland disaster will be re-
turned until next week. Both the fed
eral and state grand juries which are
investigating the Eastland accident
have adjourned. Secretary of Com
merce Redfield having adjourned his
inquiry into the cause of the accident
left for Pittsfeld, Mass, where he
will finish his vacation before return
ing to Washington. 1t is expected at
least six indictments will be returned.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13

Danish Ship Burned by Submarine.
London, Aug. II. = The Danish
steamer Jason has been burned by a
German submarine.
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STANDING OF THE TEAMS.
National League.

RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Chicago s, Pittsburg :.
Cincinnati 4, st. Louis |.
Philadelphia 3, New York o.
Boston 7-G, Brooklyn "a.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Brooklyn at Boston.
Philadelphia at New York.
Pittsburg atChicago.
st. Louis at Cincinnati.
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WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Shreveport at Dallas.
Waco at Fort Worth.
Beaumont at Houston.
san Antonio at Galveston.
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WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
Chicago at st. Louis.
Kansas city al Pittsburg.
Brooklyn at Buffalo.
Only three games scheduled
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Texas League.
RESULTS YESTERDAY

RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Houston ,, san Antonio 0.
Galveston 4, Beaumont 3.
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Fort Worth-Shreyoport, rain.
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WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Chicago at Detroit.
Cleveland at st. Louis.
New York at Philadelphia.
Boston al Washington.
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