Tombstone epitaph., 1915-09-05


 President Wilson is the man chosen by the neutral nations to make peace in the European war.
 The sailing trawler Young Frank Of Lowestoft has been sunk by a sub marine. Its crew was landed
 A-dispatch to the Central News from Petrograd says: "The President of the Duma has announced that the Ger mans lost the battleship Moltke, three cruisers and seven torpedo boats in the Riga battle
 Marquis di Garroni, Italian ambas- sador to Turkey, Saturday handed to the Porte a note declaring Italy con sidered herself in a state of war with Turkey and demanded his passports. according to an official telegram from Constantinople.
 Grand dukes armies are split by Austrian cavalry advance east of Novel. Czar's last big fortress on Bug river line of defense, Brest-Litoysk, falls before advance of Germans. Ger mans now in possession of whole line of railway from Chelm to Bialystok. Italians claim minor successes on all their fronts. British aviator sinks Ger man submarine at Osten.
 More Mexican armed bands cross American boundary Thursday and are pursued by United States troops. Series of fights in progress all along international line. Orozco slips into Fl Paso. but makes his escape in dis guise. CarraDza pays first attention to A. B. C. peace proposals by asking If signatories to document acted for themselves or officially. American ranch is raided near Columbus, x. NJ
 Germany is indulginC in the first thought of possible defeat which she has countenanced since the war be gan. While the German fleet at Riga was meeting with decisive defeat, Gen von Moltke, former chief of staff, was telling a secret conference Of German cabinet ministers that the possibility of complete Russian defeat could not, be hoped for by those well informed on the situation. At the same meeting Chancellor yon Beth mann-Hoilweg and Karl Hefferich. . that the empires financial resources are in danger of exhaustion and ad- vised the preparations of acceptable peace proposals. The chancellor threatened 10 resign when the confer ence refused to adopt moderate at titude in the Reichstag.
 WESTERN
 The total number of visitors to the Panama-Pacifice exposition has reached 100000.
 Two troopers were arrested al Douglas, Ariz-, for attempting to kill John Peters.
 Harry K. Thaw and his party ar rived at Salt Lake on their way to San Francisco.
 At Marietta, Ga, the coroner's jury returned a verdict that Leo NJ Frank was hanged by parties unknown.
 Harry Crisp, 24, farmer living south of Perry, la, shot and killed his wife: Mrs. Emma Steiner, his mother. in-law, and then killed himself
 Hunger added to the distress of the 1000 persons flood d-marooned at New. port, Ark In response to an urgent appeal, food was sent from Little Rock.
 Charles Mclean, an American, was . arrested by federal authorities at Gal weston. Tex. on a charge of counter fciting Carranza currency It is al legged that SCI ,000 was found in his possession.
 The story of thrilling running bat tie with Mexican bandits. a sharp skirmish in the brush and a hasty re- treat across the river, reaching Brownsville. Tex. has for it's central figure Mortimer Hayerly of Denver, a sfockman, who was wounded
 WASHINGTON
 The Arabic case will not be decided on "fragmentary evidence" it was stated on high Department of State authority.
 Turbulent Haiti's new government has been asked by the United States to approve a convention under which for ten years the American govern ment would administer the finances and supervise the policing of the island republic.
 The total wheat crop for the United States. European Russia. Canada. In dia and six other European countries is estimated by the Agricultural De. pertinent at more than 2.500. .0e0. .o0o bushels. l,00o, 100000 thereof being produced by the United States.
 Reinsurance to cotton shippers that their cargoes for neutrsIs will not be confiscated if they come within the normal consumption under the recent decree of the allies that cotton is con fraband. was given in statement is- sued at the British embassy