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WIND AND HIGH SEAS
BATTER GALVESTON
Seawall Saves City From De-
StructiOn-TOwn Dark and
Wires Are Down.

GALVESTON, Tex, Aug. IA severe
tropical storm struck Galveston to-day,
and to the strength of the sea wall the
city owes it's safety. The sea was high.
but tonight the wall is unbroken and
no apprehension is felt by residents Of
the city.
At midnight the storm is still raging
with the barometer registering 80. The
wind throughout the afternoon and to-
night blew at a velocity of sixty to sew
enty-four miles an hour with occasional
gusts which registered ninety miles.
The city is in darkness owing to the
backwater from the bay. which in some
places is three feet deep and which has
put the power plants out of commission.
No telegraph line is working and :he
local telephone service has been discon-
tinued. The only means of communica-
ton is "a telephone line running to
Houston.
Hundreds OF cellars are flooded and
rescuers in boats are going about the
low lying streets taking frantic per-
sons from buildings.
All the homes along the beach and in
the lower sections of the city have been
abandoned, IL was reported late tonight
Their owners have been taken into the
hotels In the city or to the high ground
back from the Gulf The water is sew
eral feet deep in many of these Sec
tons and the wind may lift the build
ings from their foundations.
city officials have been unable to as
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but IL was no, known how Green OBJ
t.ined II
Franks death sentence WAS commu:ed
ON Jun, u after the Supreme co II of
the United States had denied t.e anne i
from the decision of the stat. courts
For several days after signing the pa
per GOV. SIaton was guarded by state
troops
The murder of which Frank was con-
victed was committed on April 26. 1913,
Saturday afternoon. although the
body OF the victim, Mary Phagan. was
not found until the next day.
Mary was II years old pretty and
worker In the National Pencil factory
in Atlanta, of which Frank was super
ntendent and in which he owned stock.
She had not worked several days during
the week preceding her death. but that
Saturday she went to the factory to get
10 owed to her as wages
She did not return to her home that
evening \ search was instituted. but
without success. At 3 80 a. NJ. the next
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Disclosures of German Ac-
tivity Expected to Spur
Washington.
OFFICIALS WATCH
DEVELOPM ENTS
Sift Evidence" Offered
Reject Much of It
Want Proof.

More disclosures concerning the ac-
tvities of agents Of the German Gov
srnment in this country were made
yesterday
There were reports and correspon-
dence alleged to show that while the
German Government was seeking an
embargo in this country against the
shipment of munitions OF war to the
Allies her agents here were secretly
buying up the output OF several am
munition plants.
Two of these plants are the Bridge
port Projectile Company, which in
turn was making a contract with the
Aetna Smokeless Powder Company. and
the American Oil and Suppy Company.
which obtained carbolic acid from the
Thomas A. Edison. Inc.
r ports from Washington indicate
that the Administration is closely
studying the exposures OF German ac-
tivties in this country, and that II
evidence proves that any German diplo-
mat was engaged in fomenting strikes
in America some definite action will b.
taken.
From Providence. r.. l., came a
story that the German Government
has spies in the State Department end
the Treasury Department On Wash
ingtCn.
Ambassador Won Bernstorff when
seen at the Ritz-Carlton last night
said THE German Embassy will
take official cognizance of the charges
involving its officials which have been
made in the public press when the
proper time comes. Ii would be un-
dignified TO answer them plecemeal at
this time
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Leo Frank Lynched by
Georgia Mob, Is Report
Crowd Overpowers Prison
Guards and Rush Him
OFF in Auto.
ABOUT THIRTY MEN
WERE IN THE PARTY

ATLANTA. Ga, Aug II TUESDAY. 1880
A. MD.-Leo NJ. Frank, serving a life
term for the murder OF Mary Phagan.
was taken from the Georgia Prison
Farm at Milledgeville at IL O'Clock
last night by band of armed men.
VINO oNerpowered Warden Smith.
There were about thirty men in the
party. It is reported
An unconfirmed report says Frank
was lynched about five miles frum
Mlledgeville.
Frank was put into an automobile
by the mob that took him from prison
and rushed in the direction of Eaten
ton. Before tn attack all the wires
leading to the prison were cut.
The mob came to the prison at II
o'clock last night. Its work was swift
Shortly after IL o'clock Warden
Smith tee )honed for aid and a posse
was organ zed.
In automobiles they soon found the
trail Of the mob and t Off in pursuit.
But the abductors had a good start and
were not sighted at o'clock this
morning.
one report was that the men in
tended to take Frank to Marietta, the
home of Mary Phagan, and there
lynch him.
The first news Of the storming of the
prison farm came to the Telegraph
from John W. Hammond, the manager
Of the Telegraph Atlanta Bureau, with
whom Representative Ennis of Mil
ledgeville communicated with Over the
'ong distance telephone. the party ap-
parent,y having cut the telephone
wires between Macon and Mill dgeville.
Only meagre details had been Sc
cured by Mr. Ennis at that time, but
he announced that he was preparing
to go to the farm at once in his auto
mobile. When the mob reached the
farm they overpowered Warden Smith
and the guards. who had been sleeping
on the front porch of the prison dor
mitory since Frank has been confined
there. All of them. including the war
den, were handcuffed and with the
loss of little time Frank was secured
and placed in one of the automobiles.
The ears then hurried away at full
speed in the direction of Eatonton.
He was not popular with the prison
ers there. He did not mingle with them.
and his unpopularty grew until IL
o'clock on the night of july II he was
attacked by fellow convict with Il
knife used In the prison Tor slaughtering
hogs. Franks jugular vein was severed
and for several days 1t was believed that
he would not recover
His assailant was william Green. who
was serving "A life sentence for "A murder
committed at his home in Columbus,
Green came upon Frank from behind
when the prisoners were taking their
daily exercise a. drew the butcher knife
across his throat. The knife had been
used for killing hogs earlier in the day
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The "Times," However, Be-
lieves ) Per Cent. Interest
Should BE Granted.
EARLY MOVE EXPECTED
A. :. Benn Would Guarantee
Americans Freedom From
British Income Tax.
Special cable Despafch TO THE srS.

LONDON, Aug. 16.-The proposal to
issue British securities for sale in the
United States as an additional means
OF raising money is being Increasingly
commented upon by London fnanciers,
who are insistent that immediate action
is imperative. The delay already has
become dangerous. these leaders OF
finance assert.
Some critics OF the Government are
impatient over the supposed insction.
but II Is Understood that the Treasury
has been discussing the subject with
financial advisers for some time. and
1t is stated in some quarters that the
placing OF a considerable loan in the
United States is near at hand.
The Times supports wynard Hooper,
the financial expert who advocated the
sale OF securities In America In Its
columns this morning The paper thinks.
however. that the terms suggested by
Hooper can be improved upon, and pro-
poses dollar loan at par and per
cent. interest. The Times thinks also
that guichet loan would be a good
plan. No definite amount for the pro-
posed issue is stated. but the bonds
issued would be for two. three. four
or five years from the date of issu-
ance for whatever amount they are
applied for.
A. $. Benn makes another suggestion
to which his known acquaintance with
American banking is regarded as giving
weight. lie suggests that instead of
issuing a fresh loan an act should be
passed by Parliament making the inter-
est on the last British war loan payable
In New York as well as In London. with
the provision that for whatever parts of
the war loan are owned by American
citizens certificates to this effect and 70
the effect that the owners have paid an
American tax on dividends he issued
which. II lodged with coupons. would be
authority for the British Government
agents In New York not to deduct the
English income tax dues.
Mr.. Benn says that Amercars are nat
uraily nervous with regard to the
amount Of the English income tax owing
to the war. and the knowledge that the
money would not be affected would he
a great inducement for them to invest.
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CHARGES ARE SIFTED.
Government Wants Positive Proof
Before Action.

NAsHINGroN, Aug. 16.-Officials of
the Administration are following with
interest the charges and disclosures in
regard TO the activities OF German
dlplomatic' 'and secret service agents in
tne United States. Washington authori-
ties are 70, ready yet to express any
opinion as TO whether the facts thus far
disclosed warrant action by this Gov
ernment either in the way OF criminal
prosecutions or in bringing about the
withdrawal of German diplomatic repre-
sentatves. The attitude of the Presi-
dem and the State Department officials
Is al the present simply one OF waiting
until they are convinced that all avail
able facts are in their possession.
Bruce Bielaski, head OF the Depart
nent Of Justice secret service stan, has
Just returned TO Washington after trip
OF a week or more TO New York and
New ENGLAND investigating these Ger
man activities.
lie had a conference to-day with Sec
retary Lansing and 1t was apparent
that he was reporting to the Secretary
Of State the results of his efforts.
Attorney General Gregory, when ques-
toned to-day in regard to the attitude
OF the Department of Justice toward
probable violations OF neutrality laws,
said that the Department would proceed
legally against any person whom 1t be-
leyed TO have violated those laws, re-
80 ta uta
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WOMAN ACCUSED OF ARSON.
Police Say DIR. HsckeIing's widow
Set Her Flat Aare.

Mrs. Johanna Hackeiing. widow OF DR..
Herman A. Hackeling. who died Ave
years ago, was arrested late last night
by Deputy Fire Marshal William s. EN-
erson and charged with arson. The po-
lice say that Mrs. Hackeling set fire to
her apartment in the Florette apart
ments. 6l5 West l4Sd street. about 2
o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Several pasteboard boxes were found
l, the apartment with lighted candles be-
reath them. according to the police. The
fire gutted the apartment. Mrs. Hackel-
ing denies the charge and said she was
not In the apartment at the time Neigh
oors said they saw her leave the apa r.t-
ment twenty minutes before the fire was
noticed. She was locked up at the West
l23d street station.
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SUBMARINE FIRES ON
ENGLISH WEST COAST
John Paul Jones Once At
tackled One of the Towns
Menaced.


LoNnoN, Aug. IA German sub
marine fired several shots at White
haven. Parton and Harrington, towns
on the western coast of England, be-
tween 4:3O and 80 o'clock this morn
the press bureau. No casualties re-
suited Fires, which were started in
Whitehaven and Harrington, were soon
extingushed and the damage resulting
from the attack was slight
A few shells struck n railway en-
bankment and train service on one OF
the coast lines was delayed for short
time
The bombardment recalls the last pre-
yious hostile attack on Whitehaven. 1t
was in 1873 and was led by John Paul
Jones. lie surprised the town and the
garrison by putting men ashore at night
The guns were spiked and the sleeping
pensioners who formed she garrison
were captured, The arrival of reen-
forcements made II necessary to retreat
before the design to fire 500 ships in
the harbor had been carried out.
Whitehaven, the largest of the three
towns, has population OF about 2O'-
600. 1t Is thirty-siX miles southwest OF
Carlisle and Is the seat of small sea-
going trade. Iron and brass foundrics
and cordagc. sailcloth and earthenware
factories are located there and there are
extensive coal and iron mines In the i'm
mediate vicinity, Parton, hamlet, IL
less than two miles north of Whltehaven,
while three miles beyond Parton Is Har-
rington. "A town of about 1000 popula-
tion.
All three towns are In County Cum
berland, the northernmost of the Irish
Sea counties of England, Harrington IL
near the entrance to the Solway Firth
and is only twenty miles southeast Of
the southern coast OF Scotland at the
nearest point.
This attack is the first Of any kind
made on the Irish Sea coast OF England
and the first made by IA submarine on
any part Of the British coast.
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MExICANS KILL U. s. TROOPS.
Battle with Bandits Raging Near
Mercedes, Tex.

BROWNSVILLE. Tex. Aus. 16.--It was
reported here tonight that an armed
force OF Mexicans had crossed the bor-
der near Mercedes and had been in u
Fight with an outpost Of United States
cavalry.
Lieut.. Reynan OF the Texas Rangers
was In telephone communication with
Adjt.-Gen. Hutchings and told the latter
that two American soldiers had been
hit by Mexican bullets One was Cor
porai wilman OF Troop c. Twelfth Cav
airy. Who was killed. and the other was
Lieut. Roy o. Henry OF the same troop,
who was slightly wounded.
II Is understood that the Mexicans
about 27O and were all heav-
lily armed. They are only part Of a
much larger force which Is said to have
been struggling over the border for
several days and the members OF which
have committed many depredations,
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GIRL SUES WEYERHAEUSER.
Dnir, maid Asks ~.7'515 for In
lures inflicted hy Rich Mans Auto.

Los ANGELES, Aug, l6,-Miss Ada
Diamond, dairymaid began suit to-
day against e. 4. Wcyerhacuser, son
of the late Frederick Weyorhacuser,
wealthy lumber man. for s27,575 Tor in
juries alleged to have been received
when the Wcyerhacuscr automobile
struck Miss Diamonds milk wagon,
Miss Diamond said that last January
the big WCyerhaeuser machine struck
her wagon, threw her out and inflicted
permanent injuries upon her, The ac-
cident happened when the Weyerhaeus-
ers were passing the winter \ their
home in pasaGena,
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ISLE OF PINES HIT HARD.
American Citrus Grove Owners
Loss VIII Reach 100000.

HAVANA. Aug. l6.-The recent cyclone
caused damage to Am, rican owned cit
rus groves on the Isle OF Pines amount
ing to 100000
The passenger steamer James Cam
peIl, which was blown ashore on the
south coast of Cuba. has been released
by Cuban gunboats and safely conveyed
to Batabano. The James Campell piled
between Havana and the Isle Of Pines,
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WANT 1T ON LIST.
Londoners Postpone Meeting, hut
Urge Government to Act.
Special cable Despatch 10 THE suS,

LONDON, Aug. 16.-Promoters OF the
second cotton contraband meeting, which
was to be held on Wednesday, announced
tonight that the gathering has been
postponed a week, In view of the reports
that the Government intends to declare
cotton contraband
The hackers of the proposed meeting
explained tonight that their chief mo
tive In postponlng the event Is desire
not to embarrass the Government. How
ever. they added expressions OF hope
that a declaration Of cotton as contra :
band will be forthcoming during the cur
tent week. as the cotton shipments from
the United States viii be resumed within
a month.
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COTTON TO BE CONTRABAND.
Reported Allies Have Notified
Washington of Decision.

WASHINGTON. Aug, 16.-lt is under
stood that the Allies intention to de-
clare cotton contraband has been COM
municated unoffcially to the State De-
partment. The delay in making an an
nouncement is due. it is said. to the me-
cessty of arranging uniform treatment
OF the subject by all the Allies.
The step has been agreed upon by
Great Britain, France. Russia, Italy,
and RelVuim
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GENEVA. Aug. 12 (via Paris, delayed
in transmission) A case OF Asiatic
cholera is reported from Cannstatt.
Wuerttemberg. An official notice says
the disease was contracted by soldier
In Gaiicia. and that every precaution 10
being taken TO prevent an epidemic.
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TEUTONS TAKE FOUR
MORE POLISH TOWNS
Advance at HcadlOng Speed in
NOrth-Takc 1000 Pris-
Oners in Day.
GAS SURPRISES GERMANS
5000 Troops Before OssOwiec
Nearly Annihilated When
Wind Changes Suddenly.
Special cable DesDotch 10 THE suS

LONDON, Aug. 16.-The German forces
more towns and made big advances
north and south of kovno. Nearly
1000 Russians have been made prison.
ers In the asst twcnty-four hours.
North Of Kovno It would appear from
the Russian official statement that the
Germans have driven forward at head
long speed, covering at some points
nearly fifty miles since the latest offi-
cial news respecting this region. IL the
wording Of the Russian statement is to
be taken literally. the Germans have
forced the Russians back into the neigh
borhod of Jacobstadt and Dwinsk, on
the Duna, thus forcing an enormous
salient in the Russian line from Riga
to Kovno.
Dwinsk is on the main railroad from
Warsaw to Petrograd. at point l26
miles northeast OF Kovno and l25 miles
southeast OF Riga. The capture of this
place by the Teutonic forces would mean
an extremely serious blow to the plans
Of the Russian General Staff az they are
understood here, and would badly Grip
Pile the strongly prepared defences from
Koyno south to Brest-Litovsk.
A German attack on Ossowiec was
preceded by the release of asphyxiating
gas The wind changed suddenly and
the 5000 Germans participating In the
movement became panicstricken and
fled. They were caught between the
fires Of the fortress and their own ar
ti.'ery, besides being oNe-taken by the
gas, and were practically annihilated.
Between the Narew and the Bug the
Russian line was broken by the army
group under Field Marshal Won linden
burg. and the German troops swept all
Russian resistance before them up TO the
town OF Briansk. The Importance oi
this advance can he appreciated only
when II is noted that Briansk IL but
twelve miles from Bielsk. town o'
about 10000 population. or the railroad
from Brest-Lltovsk to Bielostock anc
thence to Kovno and Riga. The cutting
OF this road would he an event OF consid'
erable gel iousness in the defence oi
Brest- -Litovsk.
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MaSSing of Troops May BE
New Effort to Divert
Aid From Serbia.
ALLIES MAY PAY
BCLGARIA'S PRICE
Report From NiSh Hints
Serbs Will Nicld-Ru-
mania son the Fence"
Spe,idl Cable Dtspa,cA 10 TUE srx.

Npt'" 'Oft DfSpVCN 10 THE StN.
LONDON. Aug. 16-An Athens des-
patch says that the Greek cabinet re-
signed this afternoon after Parliament
had been convened
This Indicates that the party of NJ.
Nenlzelos. the former Premier. will
hereafter govern the politics Of Greece
The entrance of the Ncnzelos party
into power * of the greatest importance
to the cause Of the Allies. VeniZelos 10
everywhere admitted to be strongly in
favor Of tn" Entente cause. In fact II
was his espousal of this cause aud he
desire to secure Bulgarian friendship
for the Allies and Bulgarian cnmty
toward Turkey ana Germany by the
cession of certain portions of Greek
territory to Bulgaria that caused his
downfall last year.
The overthrow Of the Gountris gov
ernment was made more complete to-day
by the election of NJ. Iavitzanos, AN adj
herent of NJ Nenzelos, as President Of
the Chamber OF Deputies. The majority
of the Nenizelos party was indicated by
the vote. which stood 49, votes for
Zavitzanos. as compared with a3 for the
candidate of the Government.
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Noyo GeorpieNsk Invested.

A Petrograd despatch tonight says
that the fortress of Novo Georgievsk has
been entirely invested. This fortress IL
now completely isolated and is left far
TO the west of the present Russian front.
Unofficial reports estimate the garrison
at from 10000 to 10000 soldiers. Rus
sian military observers have expressed d
the opinion that the fortress will be
able to hold out for four months, but the
British critics are somewhat less optl-
mistic and II Is generally believed here
that the capitulatiOn of the fortication
with its garrison is a matter of but a
short time.
The Germans are meeting with effec-
tive resistance before KovnD, which is
one of the strongest fortified works in
Russia The fact Of this resistance Is
held to be encouraging In that Kovno is
the first point on the new Russian front
that the Germans have reached in force
In n word, as the observers here have it,
If the rest of the new Russian front Is
able to demonstrate such strong resist
ing powers the entire Teutonic advance
may be expected to come to halt
The Kovno. Bielostock, Brest-Ltovsk
railroad Is freely admitted to be the
present German objective, 1t is the line
which the Russian General stan has Sc
lected upon which to make a desperate
stand, for the very sufficient reason that
east of 1t there is no suitable line of re-
sistance for many miles and that west
of IL after Warsaw had been evacuated
there was no place where the Russian
trodps might hone to dig themselves in.
Continued on Second Page.
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The Berlin LOkdIdn; ;eiGcr, which Is
known to have close affiliations with tho
German Government, declares Ruman,a
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Likely to can NcnixcIns.

Likely to can \cnizcIos.
The result of the election for Il PROSE-
dent of the Chamber OF equities WAS
received with the greatest enthusiasm
by the tireek newspapers, After 80
Cabinet had offered its resignation Pre-
micr Gouuaris asked for a few days
adjournment OF Parliament until the
present political crisis had y IS d The
request was granted
Previous to IN" election Of the l'rcsi-
dent there was a long discussion as TO
whether sixteen Deputies from north
Epirus and three from other districts
We're entitled to sit II was finally de-
cided that their elections had not COM
formed TO the law. but th- question Of
annulling their election was postponed.
1t is taken for granted thit King Con-
stantiue viii cali on NJ Neuizelos 10
organize 4 new Cabinet. nd that Neni-
2clos VIII ASK fur short time IN which
to cons der the situation before reply
ing Tla King did not attend the OPEN
ing OF Parliament because his health is
not sufficiently restur, Il.
The outcome Of the Balkan situation
seems To be as much OF IA mystery to.
night 4, even Bulgaria has failed
to reveal any decided affection for
one side or the other Rumania
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