Evening star., 1915-09-18
THE WEEK
Epftome Of Events Ending Sep
tember Is, 1915.
WAR CONDITIONS AFFECTING
THE UNITED STATES.

The proposition OF the Anglo French
financial commission to borrow q bill
lion dollars in the United States, to be
expended for war materials in this
country. raised a storm Of protest from
German-Americans throughout the
United States: negotiations were con-
Quoted with American bankers. with
prospect that at least half the desiS
mated amount will be loaned on the
sole security of bonds of France and
Great Britain; the United States gov
ernment took no part in the negotia
dons, the federal reserve board reply
ing to a protest from Senator Lewis of
Illinois that 1t was without Jurisdic
ton in the matter. The United States
government. in the case of the sinking
OF the liner Arabic by a German sub
marine, insisted on disavowal of the
act by the German government as pre-
llminary to all further negotiations;
the attitude of the Berlin government
it was reported in press dispatches
was favorable to a settlement of the
question of safety for neutrals at sea
agreeable to the contentious of the
United States. Constantin T. Dumba,
ambassador from Austria Hungary,
States that he be recalled. applied to
his government for recall on leave of
absence. A British prize court de-
clared forfeited to the crown American
meat cargoes of four steamers, valued
at $15.O00,OOO The Berlin official press
bureau repudiated plots of German
Americans to wreck American muni-
t1on factories.
Progress Of the War.
Rumanian troops were called to the
colors; German and Austrian troops
were massed on the Rumanian border.
Russian forces made advances in Cali
cia, driving back the Teutonic armies;
in the northwest the German armies
continued their drive, threatening Riga
and taking Pinsk.
NATIONAL.
President Wilson explained his in
ability to accept invitations to speak
as due to the necessity to keep his mind
on affairs of the difficult administrative
situation. E. c. Harrington defeated
Blair Lee as democratic candidate for
governor and o. E. Weller defeated w.
T. Warburton for the republican nomi-
nation in the Maryland primaries. The
Fabre line steamer Sante Anna, New
York for italian ports. caught fire at
sea and put into port at the Azores,
where the fire was put out. Mayor ]. E.
Bell Of Indianapolis was put on trial
on charges of election conspiracy. New
man Erb, New York financier, took
poison by accident, and was reported in
a precarious condition. Among those
who died during the week were: An
drew L. Harris, former Governor of
Ohio; Gen. G. A. Forsyth, U. S. A, re-
tired, participant in sixteen battles of
the civil war; Gen. E. H. Ripley. U. S.
A, retired, who commanded the first
Federal troops to enter Richmond after
the surrender Of Lee, and Martin L.
D'Ooge, professor Of Greek at the Uni
versity of Michigan.
FOREIGN.
American citizens were warned out
Of northern Mexico by the United
States State Department in anticipa-
ton OF border uprisings; no recogni-
ton of Carranza at this time. it was
reported, was contemplated by the pro-
posed an-American conference with
ference assembled today in New York
city; an American trooper was killed
near Brownsville, Tex, by Mexican
bandits. The United States took over
control of all ports Of Haiti, desig-
mating. port and customs officials to
take charge. Toledo. Ohio. CAPITALISTS
incorporated company to undertake
South American trade on a huge scale
Prominent citizens of Peru petitioned
the chamber Of deputies for the prose-
vides, who led successful revolution
which ousted President Billinghurst.
The Russian duma was prorogued by
the czar until the middle of November.
Persian military forces were defeated
in a number of conflicts with tribes
men. Among those who died during
the week was Sir William Van Horn,
organizer OF the Canadian railway sys-