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Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-12
SIX BANDITS KILLED
BY RANCHIMEN IN BATTLE BE-
TWEEN MEXlCANS AND
TEXANS.
Special Train With United States
Troops on Way to Scene
of Trouble.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Corpus Christi, Texas.-Six Mexi-
cans have been killed and three Amer
icans wounded In fighting on the No
las ranch, 60 miles north of Browns
Vile, between raiding party of 30
Mexican outlaws and IA ranchmen, it
was reported in a brief message re-
oeived here from Norias. 1t was said
he fighting continued.
The bandits early raided the Norias
ranch and drove away 80 horses and
took quantity of provisions and sew
.eral rifles. The Mexicans retained to
the ranch and a pitched battle was
Jegun, the II Americans baIrcadng
themselves in the ranch house. They
then telephoned to Sarita, Browns
vile and Kingsville for help before
the Mexicans cut the wires. A spe-
cial train was started from Sarita,
carrying IS volunteers to aid the
ranchers. Sarita is 40 miles north OF
Norias. A. special train with United
States troops and state officers was
sent from Brownsville.
Until these trains reach some sta
tion where there is telegraph service
little can be learned OF the outcome
of the battle
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-12

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Louisville, Ky.-Supplemental re-
turns received from the statewide
primary election show that former
Congressman A. o. Stanley, of Hen
derson, Democrat, was nominated
over Harry V. McChesney, OF Frank
fort. his nearest opponent, by a ma
jorlty estimated to be in the neigh.
borhood of $4,000 votes. Stanley him.
self says the figure will reach more
than 10000. Next in the interest at.
tachlng to Stanley's remarkable vote,
attention is focused on several of the
other Democratic contests for state
Office, nominations for which are still
in doubt. The most important of these
is the race for the nomination for lieu.
tenant governor, where unofficial re-
turns from approximately so counties
show James ID. Black, of Barbourville,
leading James P. Edwards, of Louis.
vile. by a majority slightly in excess
OF 1000.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-12
RUSS BURN TOWNS
AS They RETREAT
MusCovites Cause Great Devas-
tation as Army Falls Back
Before TeutonS.
LEAVE NOTHING or VALUE
Railroads and Bridges Torn Up, Viii
lages Given Over to the Flames,
Food Supplies and Crops De-
stroyed in Poland.

Berlin, Aug. 9.-The northern jaw
Of the gigantic pincers with which the
Austro-German forces in the eastern
theater of war are attempting to crush
the grand army Of Russia, is pressing
southwark in uninterrupted progress
The war Office announced in an Off
cial statement that the German
armies of General Won Scholtz and
General Won Gallwitz have shattered
Russian resistance. south of Lomza
on the Narew river.
East of Ponewjesh, in Courland
the Russians have fallen back behind
Jara, pursued by the cavalry of Gen
eral Won Buelow.
The German drive against Kovno
continues with unabated vigor and the
official statement reports progress
west Of that city.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-12
WINNING CANDIDATES

For Governor-A. o. Stanley,
Democrat; E. P. Morrow, Repub-
lican; Fred j. DreXler, Progressive.
For Lieutenant Governor-James
D. Black, Democrat Tin doubt
Lewis L. Walker, Republican; j.
R. Eskridge, Progressive.
For Secretary of State-Barks-
dale Hamlet Tin doubt; James p.
Lewis, Republican; Charles Rey-
nolds, Progressive.
For Attorney General-M. NJ.
Logan, Democrat; T. B. McGregor,
Republican; Allen D. Cole, Pro-
gressive.
For Auditor-R. L. Greene, Dem
ocrat; Ed A. Weber, Republican;
]. F. Holtzclaw, Progressive.
For State Treasurer-Sherman
Goodpaster, Democrat; Edward A.
Weber, Republican; c. |. Groves,
Progressive.
For Clerk Court of Appeals
Rodman w. Keenon, Democrat;
Earl Huntsman, Republican Tin
doubt; no Progressive candidates.
For superintendent Public In.
struction-f S. Eubank, Demo.
crat; r. P. Green, Republican;
no Progressive candidates.
For Commissioner of Agriculture
a-Matt S. Cohen, Democrat; Will
liam G. Hanna, Republican; no
Progressive candidates. - ~
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-12
TWO HAITIAN SOLDIERS SHOT
Admiral caperton Reports to Navy
Department the U. S. Marines
Were Forced TO Fire.

Washington, Aug. 9.-Two Haitian
soldiers were shot down by the Amer
lean forces while resisting an attempt
to disarm them at Port au Prince.
Admiral Caperton made this report to
the navy department.
The American commander made no
report on the capture of the custom
house. as told in press dispatches. He
stated in his communications to Ad-
miral Benson, acting secretary of the
navy, that his forces met with some
resistance when they disarmed small
force OF Hatlans. The Americans
were forced to fire and two natives
fell dead. No Americans were in
jured,
Admiral Benson said that 1t was not
thought any more American troops
would be needed after the arrival OF
the Tennessee in Haiti next week with
$50 more marines, He said that Caper
ton reported conditions improving.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-12
Nominated for Governor Of Kentucky
on the Democratic Ticket at the
Primaries Held August 7.

The nomination fol Secretary OF
State is still in doubt, returns re.
ceiyed from counties showing Charles
w. Milliken, of Louisville, leads his
opponent, Barksdale Hamlett, Of
Frankfort, by 1000, 1t is expected
the vote in outstanding counties will
cut down Millikens lead and that the
final count viii show HAMLET to have
won. N
In the contest for Railroad Commits.
sioner, Second District, both William
f. Klair, of Lexington. and Sid lNuth'
it, of Newcastle, continue to claim
the victory. Figures in this race from
only one-half of the counties are vail
able at present, Douthitt says he will
carry the district by 5000. Klair's
friends are not talking and plainly
show that they are fearful OF the out
come. Considerable interest attaches
to the result in the race for the nom
nation for Lieutenant Governor. They
point out that the ogre Of statewide
prohibition. believed to have been
routed by the Stanley landslide, may
bob up again at the next general as
sembly in the event Of Blacks nomi
nation.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-12
Would Take Job at $4,000.


Kentucky has an opportunity to Sc
cure the services of Col. l.. VI. Maus,
United States Army Medical Corps,
retired, as secretary of the tubercu.
losis commission. Col, Maus was sec
ond in command in the sanitary de.
partment in the Panama canal zone,
and is given credit for cleaning up
Manila, as we'll as participating in the
work in Havana His practical admin.
lstration has been coupled with re-.
search work. He discovered the ac.
tive agency of rodents in spreading
bubonic plague and conducted In Ma.
Mia the greatest rat hunt the world
has ever known, destroying more than
a million by acutal count. The cock.
roach, the flea, the mosquito, the lly
and other insects have been suspect.
ed by him and proven guilty in the
laboratory Of conveying germs, His
department rid Manila Of, and gTS@
tically all of the Philippines. '. small
poX, a disease that nAd numbered
Its victims by :na thousands every
year, and his vaccination crusade
made history, both by its effective
ness and by the executiyeAmanage
ment shown in corraling and subject
/ ing to the operation hundreds OF thou
sands of superstitious natives. The
metropolis OF the archipelago was
leeming constantly with all the forms
of contagious that infest the tropics
as we'll as every section of the earth
where sanitation is not observed, anC
DR.. Maus did pioneer work In tn,
study of causes and the adoption o
drastic preventative methods.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-12
POLES GET NEW GOVERNORS
Austrian Administrations Are Being
Established in the Cities Of
Southern Poland.

Vienna, Aug. 9.-Austrian admins
trations are being established in the
cities of southern Poland as rapidly as
possible. The affairs of Lublin are
now being administered by Austrian
officials, whose arrival is usually en-
Enthusiastically greeted by the Poles.
Archduke Joseph Ferdinand arrived at
Lublin Thursday morning, He was
welcomed by a municipal deputatlon
representing the inhabitants. Its mem.
bers were assured that none of the
citizens would be molested II all re.
Trained from hostile acts.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-12
REPORT ON WORK
IN 10 COUNTIES
STATE COMMISSION COVERED
WIDE TERRITORY IN MONTH
OF JULY
BOOST TUBERCULOSIS WORK
Moving Picture Exhibit, and Railroad
Exhibit Car Reach 1000 Per-
sons in Month.
Special Frankfort cOrrespondence,

Frankfort.-The State tuberculosis
Commission in the month Of July ac-.
complished a vast amount of work in
nineteen different counties in the
state. The commissions moving pic
ture exhibit and railroad exhibit car
worked in Campbell county the entire
month, reaching about 1000 persons,
AS a result of the interest aroused,
the county commissioners of Camp
bell connty are considering the FEAST
bility of joining with Kenton county
in the erection of joint tuberculosis
hospital. Kenton county has already
voted fayorably on this proposition.
Favorable action is expected in the
near future.
Nurses representing the tuberculo-
sis commission have worked in Breek.
inrldge, Bell, Union, Menifee and
Boyle counties. By talks Aon tuber-
culosis they have reached 1850 peo-
pie. They have made 4Sl visits to
the homes of the sick. In many addi-
tional cases the sick have gone to
visit the nurses. They have minister
ed to 14O consumptiyes aud 127 sus.
pected cases of tuberculosisc IN addi.
tion to 1872 cases of other diseases.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-12
The official count shows Nor
gan COnntN's vote &c folln,ur.

The official count shows Nor
gan county's vote as follows:
For Governor-dem. Bosworth,
30; McChesney, 924; McDermott,
25; Stanley, 963; rep. Morrow,
291; Mclaughlin, 20.
For Lieut.. Gov. dem. Black.
648; Byron, 166; Edwards, AGA:
Gaines, 6S; rep. Walker; 161, Os-
borne, 45; Proctor, %.
For Secretary of State-dem.
Likens, I'll; Milliken, 80; Nc
Queary, 131; Walton, 81; Arnett,
983; Hamlett, 1873; rep. Cole, Al;
Cox, 36; Lewis, 1879.
For Auditor-dem. Rhea, 1884;
Colyer, LA; Greene, 618. rep.
Ashlock, 81; Perkins, 81, Weber,
62, Wllholt, 67.
For Treasurer-dem. Terrell,
445, Goodpaster, 632, Hager. 268.
rep. Wallace, 128; Hunter, 3d.;
Moore, 40.
For Clerk Court of Appeals.
dem. Steger, 452; Keenon, 1856;
Lawrence, 283. rep. Mccoy, 161;
Mcclure, A; Spillman, &c; Hunts
man 27.
For Superintendent of Public
instruction dem. Rawlings, 151;
914; Gilbert, 691.
For Commissioner of Agricul-
ture- dem, Thornbury, 269; Co.
hen, 484; Froman, 282. rep. Han
ma, 30; Patrick, 46; Prater, 1?2;
Rankin, 20.
For Railroad Commissioner
dem. Stamper, 705; Jones, 407.
rep. Garrett, 129; Powers, SO.
For Circuit Judge = dem.
O'Neal, 708; Redwine, 975.
For Commonwealth's Attorney
dem. Castle, $40; Sullivan, 1870;
Waugh, 1910.
For Representative dem. Ty-
ra, BAT; Hollon, 1853; May, 121;
Day, 221; Thomas, 81; Barker,
468; Dyer, 954.
For Circuit Court Clerk-dem.
Kennard, 698; Lykins, 809; Max.
ley, ofzs. as45s .,f.s.,T..ss
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-12
PEACE REFUSED BY RUSSIA.

Petrograd.-The report that Ger
many had made peace proposals to
Russia became known in official cir
cles here several days ago and was
freely discussed in the lobbies in the
Duma, according to Vechernee Vree-
mya. I'VE learn on good authority"
says the newspaper, that Germany
through Denmark. proposed to Rus
sia a separate peace, Russia to re-
ceiye Galicia while Germany would re-
tain the western, district of Poland.
A represehtativeiof the Foreign Office
categorieally denied that there was
the ,remotest possibility Of peace ne
gotlatons, In the lobpies OF the Duma
the proposal was dismissed as un-
worthy Of serious consideration.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-12
Local and Personal.
Our ire is difficult to rouse,
But one thing never misses
When someone on the telephone
Says Hello. Guess who thisis." "

DR.. j. M. Waldeck. of Ezel,
attended County Court Monday.
D. B. Hutchinson, of Alice,
paid our office a pleasant call
Tuesday.
Henry Boyd Nickel, who has
been in Illinois for several
months, has come home.
John Nickel, of Daysboro, is
here this week in the interest of
Bowling Green Business Col
lege.
W. R. Sebastian has purchased
a lot and built a handsome cottage
on Prestonburg street in College
addition.
Born to the wife of Will Nc
Kenzie, the Sth inst, a boy
Wyck. Mother and child are
doing well.
7. H. Carpenter, of Elder, visi-
ted the Courier Crew while in
town attending the Teachers
Institute this week.
John Crouch, of Elder, and w,
h. Carpenter, Of Omer, came in
while attending the Institute and
subscribed for their county paper.
Mrs. Orange Ellington, who
was taken to a Lexington mfr
mary for treatment about a week
; ago, came home Sunday much i'm
proved.
I, Lee Skaggs, of Crockett, visi-
. ted the Courier Office while at
e tending the Institute and ordered
the paper sent to his address for
I one year.
+ Mrs. Ella Tolliver and little
n son, Hendrick, of Morehead, are
l. visiting her father, JAS. H.
!. ! Burns, and other relatives in
=, town this week.
t j. II. Williams, who is Temporal
/. irily located in Lexington attend
y ing the law department of State
9 University, came back to Morgan
v v to vote Saturday.
5 s. Will Williams, formerly Of
Florress but who has been in Illi-
nois for several months, returned
Y home Tuesday, He is now ut the
: home of his brother, A, j. Will
/. ans, very sick.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-12
VlLAL THREATENS GEN. MAoeao

El Paso.N-Ger. Francisco villa has
threatened to conhscate the Madero
interests in the state OF chihuahua.
Francisco |. Madero, father OF the
late President OF Mexico, is here to
take up the matter with villa. villa
Is understood to have demanded that
the Maderoe, who have been the Iinan.
cial sponsors for the revolution,
and who recently were reported to
have separated themselves from his
cause, continued to back hini or suffer
conhscation Of all their vast holdings.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-12
FRESH RECRUITS
FOR RUSS ARMY
Six Hundred Thousand Men
Rushed to Front by Cars
Government.
HOLD TEUTON FORCES At BAY
Machine Guns Prevent Construction
on Pontoons Across VistuIa by the
German Engineers-Great AM
munitlon Factories In Russia.

IeJTOBIdu, Aug. J.-OlA huhuiOu
thousand new recruits are on the way
t. the front to reinforce the Russian
army, 1t was announced here. More
soldiers will be dispatched daily.
The announcement of the strength
ening of the forces at the front says
the Russian army retains all its CO.
hesion, strength and energy"
BY FRANCIS LI.VELLE MURRAY.
International News Service Correspondent.
Petrograd, Aug. 9.-Grand Duke
Nicholas retreating hosts are still
holding the Austro-Gerntan forces at
bay in Poland despite the fall of In
vangorod and Warsaw. The destruc-
ton of the bridges over the Vistula
river prevented rapid advance by the
Teutons over that stream, and large
rear-guard forces left on the east bank
have thus far prevented the construc-
tion of pontoons in any number.
Guns Stop Engineers.
Latest advices received at the war
Office state that FIVE att 3mpts by the
Germans to bridge the iVistula with
pontoons north of Ivang, rod Thursday
night met with completij failure. The
Russian machine guni on the east
bank poured deadly hail upon the
German engineering forces engaged
in the work and they finally forced an
abandonment of the task.
While the Russians are being ex-
tricated from the carefully planned
trap with which Germany and Austria
hoped to win complete victory in
the eastern theater, the work of es-
tablishing great rhunition factories is
proceeding rapidly throughout the in
terror Of Russia.
All Russia Knows that it faces an
enormous task. Only by long and ar
duous work VIII the empire be able to
equip its forces for renewal Of the
conflict under favorable conditions.
New Russian Spirit.
One of the Russian characteristics
is the ability to rally in adversely.
This has never existed more strong
ly than at the present time. Count
Bobrinski voiced the national feeling
at the opening meeting of the council
of the empire yesterday when he made
a speech ending thus:
I'VE weep for the loss of Warsaw,
but Russia does not say good-by, only
au revoir"
With the Russian armies dealing
heavy blows to the Austro-German
forces as the latter attempt to press
forward, there is being born a new
spirit in Russia. 1t is feeling of con
fident patriotism that is pervading
even the lower classes.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-12
TURKS ADVANCE IN FAR EAST
Threaten to Invade Russia From the
Direction Of Alsaehgerd-Re-
pulse Dardanelles Attacks.

Constantinople, Aug, 9,-m the
transcaucasian theater of hostilities
the Turks have advanced more than
sixty miles, driving back the Russians
and are on the point Of invading Rus
sia again from the direction of Issach.
gerd. The capture Of Alsachgerd was
officially announced here. 1t is only
forty miles from the Russian from.
tier.
At the Dardanelles front attacks of
the allies, following the explosion OF
mines. were repulsed.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-12
Report on coal FieIde.

j.. b. Hoeing, state geoloslst. com.
pleted his report TO the state geolog
ical survey OF the history Of the Goals
OF the Nortonville Quadrangle, brakes.
boro Quadrangle, Dunmor Quadrangle,
and the Little Muddy Quadrangle. The
location, topography, drainage, culture
and geology of the Goals OF WESTERN
Kentucky are contained in these'four
groups. lie says that boniforous, Mis-.
sissippian, Pennsylvania, postcarbon.
ferrous, cenozoic, tertiary AND quarter
nary periods, The report also olglyes the
faults of Western Kentucky Ahelds.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-12
output Was %, ,1ee, 15O IONS!


1t cost human life for every
3SO,625 tons of coal mined in
1914, ofr2O2 for every million tons,
and 1893 deaths occurrea among each
1000 men employed in the gindnstfs.
according to the annual. l.report of the
State Mine Inspector C. ]. Norwood,
Fifty.three fatalities occasioned by
forty.eight accidents within forty-one
mines is the record for the year,
eleven more than in 1912 or 1918, and,
while the number OF fatl9fies % the
tonnage of production IS less than for
those years, Prof. Norwood said the
serious phase OF the situation is that
the numerical increase is due to acci-
dents connected with non-observance
OF rules in regard to riding motors and
mine cars, and the use Of explosives,
accidents the reduction of which must
be accomplished through the personal
attitude of the miners themselves. In.
spector Norwood says that If the three
inspections a year required by law
are to be made, he must have three
more inspectors, as 1t is a physical i'm.
possibility for them to get around. In
fact, he says, some mines should be
inspected as many as five times a year,
and with the present force he is COM
PEELED to exercise discretion in decid-
ing which mines can with most safety
be inspected fewer than three times
annually.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-12
NEW RULER FOR PORTUGAL
.rnardino Maehado, Former Minister
to United States, Is Elected
Preoident Of the Republic.

sbon, Portugal, Aug 9.-Bernardi.
Machado was elected by congress
sident of the republic of Portugal,
Tor Maehado, who was supposted by
two principal parties, was elected
4 the third ballot by a mat0tAy Of
"a of the $40 members present.
The new president is popular with
all classes in Portugal, and although
large crowds ASSEMBLED outside the
chamber to await he action of par.
lament, hls, slSctlon gen Jerally was
considered ANty
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-12
PLANNING 70 Entertain Bankers.

Local plans for the entertainment
Of the state Bankers Association,
which will meet here In October, have
been started and u committee, Of
which j. b. Banton is chairman, with
j. Swigert Taylor and Il. b, Weltzel,
was appointed to take charge of ar.
rangements.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-12
esrman Chief for Warsnw.

Berlin, Aug 0,--Police Chief Glase.
napp of Cologne, Prussia, was appoint.
ed as head OF the police department
in the conquered city Of Warsaw.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-12
NAV Honor Ireland,

Paris, Aug. "a dispatch from
Rome,says sn Italian news agency an.
nounces that Archbishop Ireland VIII
be made cardinal at the next, consis-
torN.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-12
BY FREDERICK WERNER.

International News Service Correspondent
Berlin, Aug. 9.-Devastation unpar-
alleled in the present war Is being
wrought by the Russian army of Grand
Duke Nicholas as it falls back before
the advance of the Austro-German
troops in Poland Railroads are being
torn up, bridges destroyed and towns
and villages given over to flames.
Food Supplies Destroyed.
Food supplies that cannot. be car
ried along are destroyed and crops
wiped out. Nothing that could be Of
any value to the Austro-German ar
mics is being left behind.
The outer forts of Novo Georgievsk
are being vigorously bombarded by
the Germans. Novo Georglevsk is
now completely isolated and German
military experts predict its early cap
ture, along with the army of about
$4,000 men that is believed to be in
the fortress.
General Won Buelow's army is still
driving against the Russian forces
defending the Warsaw-Petrograd rail
way in Courland, and so menacing has
the situation become south of Shawl
and northwest of Wilma that the Rus,
slams are reported to be evacuating
Kovno on the V ilna-Libau railway
line.
Sixty Miles From Brest.
Immediately west of the Bug river
IN the southeastern theater of war
the German forces of the command Of
Field Marshal Won Mackensen have
reached Sawin, which is only 60 miles
from the Russian fortress of Brest
Litovsk.
Only meager dispatches have come
through from the front bearing upor
the situation in the immediate sectoI
of Warsaw, but it is believed that thu
grand army of Russia has already re
treated a considerable distance east
ward from Praga, to which point 1t re
tired when Warsaw was given up.
1t is expected that Prince Leopolt
of Bavaria, whose troops entered War
saw, will be made German militar.
governor of the Polish capital ant
that he will thereupon issue a procla
nation granting extensive politica
rights to the Poles.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-12

Marcus c. Redwine, of Sandy
Hook, is visiting in town and at
tending the Institute this week.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-12
GERMANS IN NEW OFFENSIVE
Teutons Launch Fighting Of Most
Violent Character in Argonne
} and Verdun Regions.

Paris, Aug. 9.-Ever growing fl
ness marks the new German offe
in the Argonne region. Thn'F
war office in an official Z
states that fighting o' ~ L
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-12
STANLEY and 1
MORROW HEAD
THEIR TICKETS
Hon. H. v. MCChosney, Of
Frankfort, in Second Place
In Nomination Fight
STANLEY HAS A BIG LEAD

Deturns From State Primary Election
Were Slow in Coming in-McDer-
mott Had Good Support in Jefferson
County-Hon. E. P. Morrow, Of
Somerset, Wins Republican Nomi-
nation With a Good Majority.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-12

Washington, Aug. 9.-On behalf of
General Carranza formal brief on
the Mexican situation was filed with
Secretary lansing virtually asking
for political recognition and proposing
that Carranza's Washington agents
meet any of the other factions in a
peace conference.