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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-07
COUNT OKUMA. INCLINES
TO REMAIN IN OFFICE
japanese Premier Heeds Persistent
Protests Against Retirement-other
Cabinet Members Decline.

TOXIC. Japan, August Lowing to
the persistent pressure which has been
exerted by the elder statesmen on Count
okuma, the Japanese premier. now Is
inclined to remain in Office. The count
July 80 presented to the emperor the
resignation of the entire ministry in
consequence Of charges directed against
certain of the ministers in connection
with the method Of conducting the par
liamentary elections last March.
Takaaki Kato, the minister of for
eign affairs. and Vice Admiral Rokuro
Yashfro. the minister Of marine. still
prefer to retire. 1t being their belief
that the ministry will have difficulty
in lasting.
Conferences continue between the
elder statesmen and the ministers
looking to a solution of the cabinet
crisis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-07
ALL PARTIES IN KENTUCKY
HOLD PRIMARIES TODAY.
Democratic Gtbernatorial Contest
Excites the Greatest Interest
Among Voters Of That Faith.

LOUISVILLE. KY, August Demo
Gratis. republicans and progressfves OF
Kentucky ballotted today in general
primary for nominees for all state ofhces,
except one-half the state senate. Most
interest centered upon the fight for the
democratic gubernatorial nomination. for
which three aspirants had waged warm
race. with the liquor question the issue.
Republican and progressive candidates
for the various offices were unopposed ex-
cept in few instances.
Three candidates seek the democratic
gubernator1al nominat ton, Lieut.. Gov. Ed
ward ]. McDermott of Louisville. former
Representative A. o. Stanley Of Hender-
son and H. v. McChesney Of Frankfort.
The republican candidates are E. P.
Morrow of Somerset and Latt F. Nc
Laughlin of jacksonville. Fred J. Drexler
of Louisville Is unopposed for the pro-
gressive nomination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-07
VOICES SYMPATHY FOR q. S.
Austria. Hungary Sends Message Re
garding Eastland Disaster.

NEW YORK. August Hun
gary has expressed her sympathy for
the United States in the case Of the
sinking Of the steamer Eastland at
Chicago, with the loss of more than
600 lives, according to the following
statement issued today at the Austro-
Hungarian consulate general here:
"On the occasion of the staggering
disaster Of the Eastland. the Austro-
Hungarian minister Of foreign affairs.
Baton Burian, has requested Ambas-
sador Penfield to convey to the United
States government the deep felt SYM
pathies of the Austro-Hungarian gov
eminent"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-07
EDICT FIXES PRICE OF LARD.
One Kilo (21a Pounds) Costs 81 in
chihuahua, Mexico.

Ell PASO. Tex. August Two
pounds and a half of lard Gone kilo)
cost 50 in the state of Chihuahua. &C
cording to a decree issued by Gov. Gen.
Fidel Avila, copy of which was re-
ceived here today. The decree was is
sued as a result of what Gov. Avila
characterized as an "intolerable situa-
ton" which merchants caused by their
exploitation" of foodstuffs. 1t fixes the
prices at which foodstuffs must be
sold and appeals to the people to in
form of merchants overcharging, prom
Using severe penalties.
All articles not on the list, it states
can only be sold at a price regulated at
the exchange, 60 cents silver for one
peso. Mexican money. in Villa currency
1t is on this basis of so to that the
following foodstuff prices are fixed
Sugar. kilo, 81; coffee, kilo, So; rice
kilo. SOC: -four. kilo. 81: meas. kilo
SOC; wood, cords. $25; corn. litro, 10c;
beans. litro. Csc; Oil. litro. soc. and
milk. litro, 40c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-07
KEY TO POLICE PUZZLE
Arrest in Toledo Believed to Have
Solved Auto Thefts Problem

TOLEDO. Ohio, August with tho
arrest here today Of Roy Moore, twen-
ty-two years old. in connection with
an auto theft, police believe that they
have a key to q problem which has
been pulling the authorities of Clevs-
land. Detroit and Toledo involving the
theft of more than twenty-five auto
mobiles 1t Is thought that a well or
ganised gang operates in these cities.
disposing of the machines to farmers
in: Ohio, Michigan and Indiana
Police claim that the trail leads to a
fence in Angola. Ind. where a number
OF cars are said to have been disposed
OF 1t Is believed that Moore is the
rinEleader of the gang.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-07
CONDITIONS Of PEACH
AND CANTAL0UPE TRADE
Receipts and Shipments Reported to
the Department Of Agri-
culture.

Today's peach and cantaloupe market
conditions, shown by reports to the office
Of markets and rural organizations, De-
partment Of Agriculture, are announced
as follows:
Peaches-New York received 13 cars Of
West Virginia: carriers selling at 81 to
1925; baskets at 35c to 40c; quality and
demand good 20 cars Of Georgias. 3 cars
of Marylands, cars of Tennessees, 2 cars
of South Carolinas and 1 car from Ala
bama quality good !; demand slow: Bellies
and Elbertas selling at 81 to $1.75; fancy
at 81; 1900 packages of New Jerseys.
Delawares and Marylands, carriers selling
at 75c to 1925; quality fair; demand
good rainy.
Georgias, Bellies selling at s1.25 to s1:75 !;
Elbertas at 81 to $3.50: North Carollnas
Baltimore received the equivalent Of
selling. at 15c to s5c, boxes at zoe to s5c:
quality. and demand poor; cars OF
Georgias, alberta skies selling at $40
to $f6e; 5 cars by express. Mountain
half bushels at CSC to soc: quality and
demand fair: Hiley Bellies. bushels.
fancy, at SITS; yellows. fancy. bushels
at 81. so, choice at 81 to $1.25.
ChlCaRO IeCClNcQ r. CdlSp AlAAAiOiS -
berta fats selling at soc to 90c, quality
good, demand fair; Arkansas Elberta,
bushels, at 81 to $1.15; skies at $1.15 to
SIPS; quality good, demand slow.
Cantaloupe Receipts.
New York received 3 cars of Arizonas,
standards selling at s1.25 to s1.75. two
thirds at 81 to $1.25. fats at soc to 75c.;
11.1S5 packages of Delawares and
Narylands, Jumbos selling at 81 to
s1.25. standards at 75c to 81, ponies at
4oc to Csc, fats at 35c. quality good
Philadelphia-Delawa and Mary
lands selling at 81 to $50.
Baltimore received 2 cars OF North
Carolinas; no demand; reconsigned "
cars Of Marylands; half-bushels, ripe,
3sc. standards at soc to 81. ponies at
35c to 40c, demand slow.
Chicago received IA cars: fancy Tur-
lock standards selling at SO. ponies at
S2.25, fats at $1.10. other Turlock
standards at 1926 to $40. quality fa1r'
Quality poor, demand slow: Nevada
standards at 81; Indiana standards at
s1.25 to $3.50, quality poor, demand
slow.
cantaloupe Shipments.
Indiana, 2 cars: Delaware. %; Vir-
e1nia, half car: North Carolina, 1 car
tncomplete; Tennessee. 2; Arkansas, q;
Texas. 2; Arizona Nevada, 2; California,
%. Potomac yards reports 3. Thurs
day shipments not previously reported:
Indiana, 8; Maryland. /; California, Il.
Peach Shipments.
Connecticut, 3 cars: Pennsylvania, l
car: New Jersey, cars: North Caro-
lima, cars; Georgia, 81 incomplete
cars; Alabama, car: Tennessee, cars:
Kentucky, cars; Ozarks. 3s7 cars:
Oklahoma, 80 cars: Texas. 3 cars: Cali
fornia, 80 cars: Potomac yards re-
mort IS cars. Thursdays shipments.
not previously reported: Georgia, 3
cars: Ozarks, IL cars; Texas, cars;
Oklahoma, cars; Tennessee, cars.
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BURNS MAY PROVE FATAL.
James Bellantee, 20 Years Old, Falls
Into Brushwood Fire.

MOBILE. Ala. August IA special
from Fairhope. Ala, says:
James Bellantee, organizer of the
Henry George single tax colony here,
received accidental burns today which
may prove fatal. Overcome by the
heat of brushwood fire while passing
through the Fairhope Park, he fell
into the fire and, his clothes being
ignited. was severely burned. Mr.. Bel
lantee is seventy years old and his re-
covery Is regarded as doubtful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-07
Task One Of Months.

Recognition, while Of the greatest aid
to peace in Mexico, will not Immediately
make the country tranquil Some months
may oe required to restore order generally,
but If the work of pacif1cation can be
prosecuted under the auspices Of gov
eminent having the recognition and good
will of the government of this nation. it
is reasonable to hope that it may be COM
pleted before the end Of the year"
Mr.. Douglas included in his brief the
substance of recent conversation with
Gen. Carranza on the subject OF COM
promise or the selection of a neutral
man as provisional president pending
the resumption of constitutional order.
He quotes Gen. Carranza at length in
elaboration of the contention that the
purposes of the revolution must be &C
complished as war measures promul-
gated by military decree to be ratified
later by the congress and that the
revolution would be defeated by the
immediate restoration Of the constitu-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-07
TOWN STRUCK BY TORNADO.
Cloudburst Adds to Great Damage at
Harbor Greek, Pa.

ERIE, Pa. August 7.-Harbor Creek
e;ebt miles east Of Erie. was hit by
tornado and cloudburst early today. &C
cordine to an appeal for help received
here this morning.
Property valued at many thousands
of dollars is reported to have been
blown or washed away. Relief was
sent from here. So far as known there
were no fatalities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-07
WELCOME PAPAL DELEGATE.
Archbishop Bonzano in St. Paul for
German-American Convention.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, August ARCH
bishop John Bonzano of Rome, papal
delegate to the United States. arrived
in st. Paul today from Seattle to take
part in the sixteenth annual convention
of the National Federation Of German
American Catholic Societies, which
opens a five-day session here tomor-
row.
He was met by Archbishop Ireland.
Bishop Lawler and a committee from the
federation. headed by it's president,
Joseph Frey of New York
The papal delegate will celebrate
solemn pontiflcal mass at the cathedral
tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-07
Plan to Raise Submarine FL.

The cruiser Maryland sailed from
San Francisco today with special ap-
paratus to raise the submarine F-4.
which sank at Honolulu March rs.
Extra pontoons were constructed at
Mare Island navy yard for raising the
submarine as nearly intact as possible
in order to facilitate investigation as
to the cause of the sinking. The
Maryland should arrive at Honolulu
the latter part of next week, when the
task of raising the F-4 will be re-
sumed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-07
| ANDSTURM CALL MEETS
OPPOSITION IN GERMANY

LONDON, August 7.-According to
private reports from Berlin the calling
up OF the unframed landsturm, between
the ages Of forty-two and forty-hve. IN
var,ou. towns generally is meeting
with vigorous opposition on the part
az manufacturers. who have held sew
eral conferences with the military au-
haen called only from the rural dis
tricts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-07
SIX BRITISH SMACKS
ARE SENT TO BOTTOM

LONDON, August THE British fish
ing smacks Hesperus. Ivan, Oes and
Fisherman have been sunk. presuma-
bly, by German submarines. The fishing
crews were landed today. =.
The fishing smacks Heliotrope and
Challenger also have been sunk.
The Danish steamer Hans Emil mas
been set on fire. The crew was saved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-07

NORFOLK, Va. August martin
vredenburgh OF New York city jumped
from the steamer Madison of the Old
Dominion line. on the way to Norfolk
Thursday night and was drowned. A
note was found later in his stateroom
asking to have inserted in the New
York papers the following notice:
Drowned at sea-Martin Vreden-
burgh of New York city in his seventy
third year."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-07
Train Speeds on With Engineer Dead

COLUMBUS. August 7.-When Big
Four passenger train speeded through
Georgesville, a village near here, yester-
day without stopping. as usual. the fire.
man pulled the coat Of Engineer William
Quinlan to attract his attention. and
found tho engineer was dead. though he
sat erect with his hand on the throttle
Passengers became excited when they
learned after reaching Columbus their
train had run at least ten miles with the
pilot lifeless. Heart disease caused his
death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-07
Sending Food to Mexico City.
FORT DEMBA AT WARSAW
CAPTURED BY GERMANS

BERLIN, August Z. via London,
p.m.-Fort Dembe, comprising part or
the warsaw Notifications on the right
hank of the Vistula river, has been
"a injured by German troops. accord
no To an official statement given QUIZ
today by the German army headquar-
tiers staff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-07
Proposed Model Convict Camp.

ATLANTA. Ga. August 7-Plans
practically have been completed. 1t was
announced here today, for the estab-
lishment of a model state convict camp
near Atlanta under the joint auspices
of the local county commissioners and
the United States Office of good roads.
A federal engineer will supervise the
camps operation and the work of the
prisoners on the highways. Expenses
will be shared by the county and fed
eral government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-07
Destroyer Perry Wins Trophy.

The United States destroyer Perry
has been awarded the trophy for the
destroyer class in the engineering COM
petition for 1s14-1s15. The Preble was
second and the Beale third.
In the submarine class the trophy was
awarded to the C-3. with the KS Sec
and the CA third. Twenty-seven ves-
sells in this 1aass entered the tests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-07
QAR'SARMY RETREATS
THROUGH S|EDLCE LAND
Section of Russian Poland Described
!: by the National Geographic
/ Society.

siedlce government includes all that
part of Russian Poland through which
the cars armies are reported to be
re1reating. On every side German
armies are pressing upon this central
Polish government. which is now as
s,f1ning its great historic interest as a
theater where the most stirring events
of the world war may take place. The
following description of this great bat
tleheld has Just been issued by the
National Geographic Society.
In the Heart Of Poland.
esiedlce government forms the heart
and Bug rivers toward the west. north
aud east. and by the Wieprz river in
the south. 1t also is more closely re-
lated to Russia than any other part of
the Polish province. The great trunk
line railways binding Warsaw with
Petrograd and Moscow cross Poland
within this government, and some of
the most favorable Polish wagon roads
also run over its plain toward the Rus
sian border.
''Its river boundaries all around 1t, to-
Eether with extensive marshes in the
north and low hills in the south. invest
tense. while it's level character facili-
tates transport
:: Rich Agricultural Area.
There are a few sloping hflly tracts
IN the government, on the bank Of the
Hmg. around Biala and in the middle.
The marshes in the north are PREACHER
Gus and worthless However. only
about Der cent Of the governments
fetal area Of 3.533 square miles is un-
productive It Ii one Of the richest az
rinultural areas in Poland. Nearly halt
Of 1t. or 4s per cent. is under crops
and another II per cent is in meadow
and pasture land The principal crops
are rye. wheat. oats. barley and pota-
ttoa. The breeding Of livestock is sec.
ond In importance to agriculture. About
10 per cent Of the land IL forested The
government Is Of no Importance indus
ty1ally. It supports about 100000
p>pulation.-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-07
Cut in Leased Wire Rates.

NEW YORK, August III. S Brooks,
general commercial superintendent of
the American Telephone and Telegraph
Company, announced today that the
company had cut by SO per cent the
night rates on leased press wires. The
rates have been $12 year for each
mile for press associations and $40 a
year a milk for individual newspapers.
This follows similar action last week
by the Postal Telegraph Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-07

confident of its sailing powers. banned
the enemy by separating to all points
of the compass, to reassembIe at an
appointed reidezvous.
THE Russians are now beginning this
centrifugal movement by which they
will have several powerful armies al
ways tempting the Germans yet deep
or into fat. homeless Russia
Greatest Menace to Russians.
The greatest danger to the success of
the attempted Russian retirement is
the German Gen. Won Buelow's advance
In the Baltic provinces. according to
the Times military correspondent In
an analysis of the present situation.
ut Is only by acting strongly in the
north" the correspondent adds. that
a decisive German victory can be an
tfcipated, and as the German situation
demands decisive victory. we must
assume that Germany Will seek II WIN
t1reless energy.
Gen Buelow will not take energetic
action for some little time yet, PROB
ably not until the other German armies
are all in line east of the Nlstula ana
in contact with the Russian rear guards
throughout the line.
Can Use Railroad.
won Buelow has the railroad to Ii
bau at his disposition and probably
has connected Shawl by rail with the
East Prussian territory northeast OF
Tilsit. If he is to act energet1caily
toward Wilma his left flank must be
secure, and probably for this reason
ne has pushed his cavalry up to the
River IA, throwing back the Russian
column into the marshes southwest OF
Dvinsk.
'"The Immediate business of the Grand
Duke Nicholas is to break clear from
the armies which are in contact with
him, but the threat of Won Buelow
has not vet in any way been dealt
with"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-07
Fatally Shoots Wife; Kills Self.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND. Va, August Mrs.
Minnie Fox was shot yesterday by her
husband after a drunken spree and died
today from her injuries. Fox. after
shooting his wife, fred bullet into
his own head and was found dead, sit
ting upright on the parlor sofa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-07
New Catcher for Athletics.

PHILADELPHIA. August Connie
Mack. manager of the Philadelphia
today announced that he
had purchased Catcher Myers Of the
Uowa) club. The price was
not made public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-07
WILL VISIT UNITED STATES.
Brazilian Minister to Mexico Given
Safe Conduct to Coast.

MEXICO CITY. August Jose Man
uel Cardoso de Oliveira, Brazilian min
ister to Mexico. who has been Tepre-
senting the interests Of the United
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-07
Apuears Before Medical Society.

DR.. C. r. Dufour of this city. who is
spending the summer in West Virginia.
read a paper before the Grant. Hamp-
shire. Mineral and Hardy Counties Med
zeal Society, which met at Moorefield,
w. Va, Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-07
HOSTILITY TO RUSSIA
IS SHOWN IN SWEDEN
Country "Emboldened by Recent
German Successes" Says Lon
don Paper.

LONDON, August 7.-Quiescent Swe-
den is now restless. and even SO con-
sentative a newspaper as the London
Morning Post finds cause for comment
in Sweden's growing hostility to Rus
STA as stimulated by German success
in Poland
The London Post declares the attt-
tude of Sweden toward Russia and the
latter's allies for some time past has
revealed elements of a. disquieting
character.
"Emboldened by recent German sue
cesses." the newspaper says, the latent
hostility of Sweden. which has never
forgiven the loss if Finland. has be-
come strongly DEVELOPED L,,. con nentfn-
gencies have been made in orth Swe-
den. and the Swedish army Is fully
mobilized. If Sweden persists IN her
unfriendly attitude toward Russia she
may rapidly drift into a war which
would inevitably be a great obstacle to
her future progress.
The Times. in a long analysis OF the
Swedish situation. says the war party
has lost it's Importance. and the people
generally accept neutrality as the
wiseSt course.
Will Remain Neutral, he Says.
"Sweden's decision to remain neutral
is as firm as ever" was the reply today
of the Swedish minister in London.
Count Wrangel. to rumors published IN
the London newspapers this morning
of the possible participation of the
Scandinavian kingdom in the war.
There Is no foundation for the ru-
mors." the minister said, land the sus-
gestion that Sweden contemplates &C
ton for recovery of Finland is absurd.
Premier Sazenoff's speech in the Rus
sian duma Sunday clearly indicates the
relations between Sweden and Russia
are of the most friendly nature"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-07
Two British Cruisers at Callao.

LIMA, Peru. August THE British
cruisers Kent and New Castle arrived
at Callao this morning and are taking
On nroyisfons. The warships will leave
this port tomorrow.
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REDUCED TO NECESSITY
OF EATING DONKEY FLESH
People Of Saltillo, Mex, in Distress
full Condition, According to
Reports to Red Cross.

The civilians in Saltillo, state of
Coahuila. Mexico. are in many cases
eating donkey flesh and cactus. This
statement is made in a report just re-
ceived by the American Red Cross from
an American authority in Piedras Neg
ras, Mexico, who is in a position to
know the conditions in Coahuila. His
report, dated July %, says in part.
Reports from Monclova and Saltillo
indicate that both states are in des-
perate circumstances. Not a kilo OF
corn or beans can be purchased at any
price. The people are in many cases
living on cactus pears and donkey flesh.
Saltillo further reports that many are
dying as a result of the scarcity Of
food.
with the winter months nearing
when all fresh vegetables will be gone.
am unable to see how the civilian
populace are going to live"
Conditions Somewhat Improved.
Another report from the same author
ity, dated a few days later, but
which reached the Red Cross about the
same time as the first quoted message.
says that American Red Cross Repre-
sentative ]. C. Weller, who recently
reached Monclova with two additional
carloads of food supplies for the starv-
ing non-combatants, had advised that
the situation there was more en-
couraging; that the governor of Goa
hula wanted him to come to Saltillo
for a conference and had offered him a
special train for the purpose, and that
he believed he would secure permits
sion from the governor to purchase
supplies in Mexico. The report re-
iterates that there Is great need OF
relief in Saltillo, and says that all
officials now admit the distressing
plight Of Saltillo. AS has been pre-
viously announced, Red Cross head
quarters in Washington authorized Mr..
Weller by telegraph to proceed to Sal
tillo for the conference with the gov
ernor, and it is presumed he has al
ready reached there.
Sending Food to Mexico City.
report from Vera Cruz is to the
effect that the Mexican authorities
there have prepared to hurry pro-
visions through to Mexico City and will
see that cars containing provisions are
given preference on the railroad. 1t
declares further that traffic will be re-
sumed shortly. The American Red
Cross has $4,000 worth of groceries en-
route now from New Orleans to Vera
Cruz destined for Mexico City. This
supply is especially consigned for the
use of needy Americans in Mexico City