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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-07-29
(AssOciated Press)
vISCOUNT CIIRA
RESIGNED OFFICE
JAPANESE MINISTER OF JUS
TiCE BROKE DOWN UNDER
BRIBERY CHARGES
CAssociated Press

Toxic, July 29.-Viscount K Cura,
Japanese minister of Justice, has ten
dered his resignation. This action of
the count follows the investigation of
bribery charges brought against him
growing out of the parliamentary
elections last March
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-07-29
FOOD IS SCARCE
IN MEXICO CITY
UNITED STATES WILL TRY TO
RELIEVE THE SITUATION


Washington, July 29.-The food
shortage in Mexico City is so serious
that the United States will make i'm
mediate representations TO Carranza
and Zapata, urging that provisions be
sent through. Reports of the desper-
ate conditions dated July % have been
received at the state department.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-07-29
An Easy, Pleasant Laxatixe

One or two DR.. Kings New Life
Pills with tumbler of water at night
No bad, nauseating taste; no belching
gas. Go right to bed. Wake up in the
morning, enjoy a free, easy Bowel
and feel fine all day. DIR.
Kings New Life Pills are sold by all
36 in an original package,
for 25c. Get bottle today-enjoy this
easy, pleasant laxative. Adv. 2
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-07-29
OPERATIONS ARE PUZZLING To
MILITARY OBSERVERS

The exact status of the operations
are pulling. even Petrograd is un-
certain whether the operations be-
tween the Bug and Vistula rivers
mark crisis IS the eastern cam
paign, or q pause, to allow one side or
tie other to draw its breath or re
arrange its forces.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-07-29
MRS. BECKER WILL PLEAD WITH
THE GOVERNOR

Albany, July 29.-Mrs. Becker, who
arrived here this afternoon, will see
Governor Whitman on behalf Of her
husband tonight.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-07-29

London, July 29.-There is little
definite news from the eastern battle
front today, except from Sokal, in
Galicia, where the Russians claim to
have thrown the -Hurganians
back across the Dneister river.
To the cast of Narew the Germans
report the capture of Goworoko, six
miles from the river, and making ex-
treme advances.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-07-29
CARRANZA SAYS HE HAS CAP
TURED PACHUCA

Carranza cabled his Washington
agency today that his forces captur-
ed Pachuca, after six hours fighting,
and routed Villas flying column.
Villas troops are working south to
join Zapata.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-07-29
SEABOARD EXCURSION TO
TAMPA AUGUST SECOND

The Seaboard viii run a dollar ex-
eursion to Tampa Monday, August 2.
1t will be a fine chance for people up
this way to see the great Gulf City
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-07-29
QUIET on WESTERN FRONT

Along the western front it is COM
paratively quiet. Berlin claims and
Paris admits the reoccupation of
trenches by the Germans on the
Souchez section.
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GERMAN AND RUSSIAN
SUCCESSES ARE REPORTED
Russians Claim to Have Thrown the TeutOnic
Allies Back Across the Dneister
BERLIN REPORTS THE CA? OF GOWOROO AND TRENCHES ON THE WEST FRONT At
SOUCHEZ- SUBMARINES ACTIVE IN THE NORTH SEA
Associate P)
CHANCELLOR
TO CONFER WITH
AMBASSADOR

Berlin, July 29.-Chancellor
von Bethmann Hollwege has
sent for the American ambas-
sador. The chancellor has just
returned from a conference
with Emperor William. The
meeting is expected to have an
important bearing upon the
German-American relations.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-07-29

On Saturday and Monday, Is
pounds of sugar. for 81, with one dol
cash. Smith Grocery Co. Phone 434. If
lars worth of other groceries, for
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-07-29
The Condemned Man is Bear
ing Up Well
NEW TRIAL DENIED BY justice FORD-A NEGRO WILL PRE-
CEDE BECKER TO THE DEATH CHAIR
ASSOCIATED Press)

New York, July 29.-Final prep
arations for the execution of former
police Lieutenant Charles Becker.
which will take place at Sing Sing
prison, forty-five minutes after five
o'clock tomorrow morning, begun
Immediately, following the announce
ment by Justice Ford of the Supreme
Court that new trial would not be
granted the condemned man.
BECKER is BEARING UP WELL
Ossining, July 29.-Becker is re-
ported to be bearing up well, knowing
that now virtually all hope is gone.
Warden Osborne, of Sing Sing, who is
opposed to capital punishment, will
leave the prison this evening. A dep
uty will have charge of the execution
Of Becker.
Samuel Haynes, a negro, viii prob
ably be executed a few minutes be-
fore Becker.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-07-29

FRESH buttermilk at the Court
fountain every day. If
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-07-29
ALLIES ARE IRRITATED OVER
NEAR EASTERN SITUATION

The near Eastern situation, as far
as the departure from neutrality is
concerned, remaines unchanged. The
Entente Allies, however, show con-
siderable irritation over Bulgaria s
successful negotiations with Turkey.
The Allies may also soon transfer
this displeasure to Rumania, which
country is reported to be ready to
lift the embargo on grain exports.
SUBMARINES SUNK SEVERAL
SHIPS
Submarine warfare has been trans
ferred to the northeast coast of Suf-
folk from Orkneys. Several ships
are reported sunk.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-07-29

For plumbing and electrical work
see H. w. Tucker. Phone 800 f
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-15
ACCUSES RUMANIA
OF LAX NEUTRALITY
"Frankfurtcr Zcitung" Says
Weakening of Turkey Is
Aim of Bucharest.
STOPS PASSAGE OF ARMS
SDecjoi rdJie Despofcb 10 TUE SuN

SBecio, CoJie Despatch 10 TnE suN.
BERLIN. via Amsterdam, July ID
The Frdnkfurtcr Zcitung. in an article
entitled THE Dardanelles Problem
makes open charges that Rumania has
failed to maintain her neutrality. Com
ing at n time when the relations between
Germany's ally. Austria. and Rumania
are none too friendly, the article
is considered n rather extraordinary
manifesto.
The paper charges that Rumania's
conception Of her duties as a neutral
has not always been the same since the
beginning Of the war. and that the i'm
preston has been justified that Ru-
mania's policy has not always been
dictated solely by principles OF inter-
national law or by the interests of the
country. OF late. says the Zoifung. the
country has permitted the expectation.
pre- viously forbidden. of considerable
quantities of corn and petroleum.
Accommodating stocks of wheat are
threatening to spoil" the article rays.
and petroleum from Galicia, since the
recovery of hat province. is competing
with Rumanian oil In the German mar
kct. Nevertheless. Rumania still insists
upon f~orbidding the passage through
her territory of arms and munitions
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-15
ITALIANS MAKE AIR
RAID ON STRONGHOLD
AerOplanrS Within 600 Yards
Of Austrian Positions at GOritZ
Are Not Attacked.

ROME. July 1i.-Wn,le the italians
are Solidly holding many dominating y
sitious in the mountains. they have not
made any advance into the Trcntino In
the past few days. II is felt. however
that as soon as Tyrol Is isolated by the
Italian advance in the Drtve Valley the
Trentino viii automatically he occupied.
Great pressure Is concentrated against
the lsonzo front. The weakness Of the
Austrian forces at Goritz. the Austrian
stronghold on the ~Isonzo. has been in
dictated by "A successful air raid. which
met with no molestation from the Aus
,rian guns, The ~aerop!anes approached
to within 500 yards Of the advanced
Austrian positions.
A general Italian advance ON the
lsonzo is expected at II moment.
The official statement issued tonight
at the headquarters OF the Italian Cen
eral STAFF was as follows:
The general situation remains UNI
changed on the entire front. At day
break yesterday Italian acroplanes
succc ssfully bombarded a large AUS
trian camp IN the vicinity Of Gorilla.
\ semi-oiiicial announcement was
made here to-day that when Italy de-
clared Val Austria tried to make 4 sep-
arate peace with Servia so as TO he able
to remove troops from the border of the
latter country.
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RUSSIANS A K 22,OOO.
Report Capture Of Many Prisoners
ON WislOLR Front.


~PETRoGRAp. July 1.-THE official state
General Salfr reveals the fact that on
the Wisloka front. which is to the north
east of Tarnow. during the week just
ending, the Russians have captured 297
officers and 22,i64 men. II was no,
previously stated in the dispatches OF
the week that there was any fighting
nor Is the character Of II disclosed IN
to-night's communication. which is as
follows
In the direction Of Lomza. on Mon
day evening and Tuesday. the enemy
developed an intense artillery fire.
On the right ami of the PISA on
Tuesday the Germans succeeded in
capturing the Russian trenches on "A
front of two versts cone and one-third
miles). Immediately afterward they
were driven back by counter attacks
and the trenches reCapturcd.
stubborn lighting occurred m both
banks of the Skwa, Considerable
forces of the enemy adopted the Of
fensive between Orzhyts and L.ydnia.
The Russians. who declined a decis-
i've engagement, retreated during Tues
day night To their second line posi-
ouS
The situation on the left bank of
the Nistula is unchanged.
ON the WIsloka front during the
week just ending the Russians have
captured 2@7 officers and 22.i6i men.
engagements occurred along the
Wolitza River in the region Of Kolm
on Tuesday night. We captured $50
prisoners. There are artillery duels
On the rest Of the front.
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PUSH GERM ANS BACK
IN OSSOWIEC DRIVE
Russian Fortress Wards OFF
Attack and Takes
Trenches.
FIFTY CIVILIANS KILLED

LONDON. July 1.-THE renewed activ-
ity of the Germans north Of the Vistula
and south OF the Niemen has been so far
without success. according to dispatches
from Petrograd. Their advance In the
neighborhood OF Suwalki netted them
nothing. while their attack upon the
fortress town of Ossowiec has met with
a disastrous repulse. II is reported in
the dispatches that the Germans "A V
lost $1,000 killed and wounded besides
being driven out of their first line of
trenches.
Conditions attending a siege OF Os-
sowiec are different from those in south
Poland or in Galicia. Ossowiec has big
guns with sufficient ammunition and
the roads are such that the Germans
cannot bring up their II inch howitzers.
which did such fearful xecution in
Galicia.
In a despatch from Petrograd 1t Is
stated that only one OF the big German
guns found the range of the city and
sent three shells into the town. killing
about nifty civilians. The Russian airmen
who were directing the firing speedily
located this gun. signalled It's position
and it was destroyed.
The situation in south Poland and Ga
licia shows no change. Apparently the
rmles Of Gen. o Mackensen and Won
Linsingcn. as well as the divisions of
Won Woyrasch. are resting. The AUS
TRANS under Archduke Joseph Ferdi-
nand are blocked and retreating from
the north of krasnik.
Military critics here Fan express no
opinion of the situation. The majority
Of them intimate that they are awaiting
word OF some new Austro-German drive
from a new quarter. They cannot tell
where this is to be. as the tentative
engagements along the Niemen, Bobr
and Nsitula give no evidence Of having
q large body Of troops behind them.
They are considered rather to be diver
sions TO screen the real attack.
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PAPER WANTS TRUTH.
Manchester "Guardian" Criticises
OhiciaI War Reports.

LONDON, July 1.-THE Government
il pretty severely arraigned to-day by
the Manchester Guardian, which says
that accuracy in the British official
reports IN the progress of the war has
been decidedly lacking.
one Of our principal assets in the
wal was our power to tell the exact
truth from day to day about the mill
tary operations says this newspaper.
The German reports, when allow
ance is made for occasional eXaggera-
tons of victories and for an intelligent
anticipation of events. are quite al re-
liable ar are our own. 1t Is the more
Necessary to make this clear. as W.
have several times made much Of In
aCcuracies in the German reports OF
military operations.
Impartial American opinion ranks
the truthfulness of German reports OF
liant operations with our own. To many
F,nPlishmen the lack of frankness in the
official reports IL the most discourag-
ing thing in the war"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-15
TURKS HOLD LINES R M
ConstantinOplc Reports Repulsc Of
Allies Attacks.

Special Cdbie Despdtch 10 TnE SIS,
CoHsTANTINoPLE. via Amsterdam
July 1.-THE following official state
ment was made public tonight by the
war Cffice
Near Avi Burnu on Monday the en-
envy, after a heavy artillery tire. at
tempted TO advance against our right
wing, simultaneously throwing bombs.
The attack failed. The enemy then
retired.
An attack on our right wing was
easily repulsed and the enemy fed.
We captured "A quantity of munitions.
arms and other material.
Near Sedd-el-I3ahr, the enemy, sup
ported by n portion of the fleet, after
a heavy artillery fire attacked our
right and left wings at that point.
The attack was repeated three times
and was repulsed each time with big
losses.
The struggle on the left wing has
assumed the character of trench fight
ing without result. We captured two
machine guns there. Although the
enemy has fired about $4,000 shells
and has suffered severe losses he has
gained no advantage.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-15
SHOT BY GERMANS, WILL
WORK FOR KRUPP'S
Mycr Says lie Enlisted in Eng
land When Drunk and Is
Now Going to Essen.

Frederick Myer. who says he is an
American born citizen and was carried
off Unexpectedly into the English army,
wounded at Rheims and got his dis
charge through the American Consult
General at London. came to TnE SIN
office yesterday and said that he has IN
offer OF a job in the krupp works At
Essen, Germany.
MY American passport is down at me
German Consul's now to h" viscd."
said Myer. "When I get 1t back I am
going to sail on the first Holland Amer
ica boat for Holland and enter Germany
that way. | expect to knock out s@0O
or S300 a month at Essen. | got the
offer of the job through the German
Consul in Chicago
Myer is of German pareutagc. lie
says that With five other American sail
ors OH the Cuuarder Ptunouin he vas
paid off in Liverpool the first OF last
September and proceeded to get drunk
While drunk the six sailors fell in N.,h
two English recruiting scrseauts and
boosted OF their proves.
The next thing / knew SAID Mycr,
I'VE woke NJ in charinG cross station.
London. Forty thousand OF Us we're
embarked At Dover and landed AZ o.
tend. We Nere sent 30 Rheims IA the
week o. September 10.
at Rheims | saw two DAYS nshtin-
\ detachment of 25o of rs were picked
rs expert riiiemeu to take a German
maChin" gun battery Of about forty M
chine guns. | should judso-miskod 300
a hedge. TweutN-niue Of the $50 cam"
back. | was wounded in tho neck los
s%hrapnel and sent 10 the field hospital
and thence to london There / made u
my business to see the Cousul-Gcneral
and get on.
AS for Rheims Cathedral. tho French
had field guns in the tower. That is
WHY the Germans shcllcd it."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-15
REPORT ON GERMAN FINANCES.
Ministers Of states In Conference
Find M Fault.

RRRLIN, via London, July li-There
was no fault found with the financial
situation in Germany at the conference
here of the Finance Minist, RS of the sew
cral German states.
A presentation OF the situation by the
presiding officer, Dr Karl Helferich, the
Secretary of the German Imperial Treas
ury, was approved by the body, the
war loan. taxation and other matters. Ia
he submitted Ia the Reichstag. were dis
cussed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-15
REVENTLOW WARNS AUSTRIA.
Urges vienna 10 Grant he nd al
Rumaninns In Empire.

Specidi 'abie besDotch 10 THr Sr~
BERLIN. via Copenhagen, July II
Count Won Reveutlow, who so v~ocifCr-
ously demanded that Germany should
not concede anything to the United
States in regard 10 submarine warfare,
to-day calls upon Austria In his best
fighting style to agree with the demands
o. the Rumanians in PENNSYLVANIA and
the Bukowina, who insist on autonomy
for these districts.
He declares that these demands should
I've granted If for nothing else because of
the loyalty of the Austrian Rumdnians
ard to forestall AN agitation from Ru-
mania itself which would be highly dan
gerCus at this time md might decide
the Rumanian Government to throw in
its lot with the Allies,
Several German newspapers state that
"A new Balkan union had been formed
or the initiative of Bulgaria,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-15
WELSH MINERS MAY
BRING STRIKE TEST
New Cabinet Order for Coal
Men to Work Likely to
BE Dpfied.
Special cable Despatch TO Tur srS

LONDON. July lit seems highly
probable that the South Wales Goa
workers and the Government will clash
on the question of the Governments
right to declare that union labor cannot
strike during the negotiation OF dis
putes.
The workers are leaning strongly
toward a decision to strike In spite OF
the Governments order that they are
to remain at work. and tonight 1t seems
likely hat Great Britain may nave to
face its first serious break with labor
since the coalition Government was
formed and a concerted attempt was
started to keep men on their jobs.
The workers executive committee In
South Wales sat all day yesterday try
ing to decide whether to order the men
TO strike or to heed the Government :
threat and continue to negotiate for
their increase in wages. When night
came they had reached no decision and
an adjournment was taken until to-
day.
In this confused state OF affairs the
advice OF the Miners Federation OF
Great Britain that the men remain at
work on a day to day basis holds good.
but In spite of this "A large body of coal
workers at Merthyr last night decided
not to work to-day. this being the day
on which the men were ordered 20 strike
for their full demands.
There are indications at other points
thai the men will not appear for work.
However. several thousand men in the
Meath district have decided not 10 drop
their tools.
The text OF the price Of coal lim!ta-
tons bill was published to-day. 1t speci-
fled that coal may not he sold at the pit
mouth at "A price exceeding 10y four shill-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-15
TURKS LOSE HEAVILY
IN GALLIP0LI FIGHT
London Hears Allies Captured
1000 Prisoners in Region
of krithia.
Snecini rnhlf DeSpnich 10 THT ST.

LoNpoN. July 1.-THE Allies troops
at the Dardanelles captured W hills
dominating the town of krlthia on July
II and took 1000 Turks prisoners, ac-
cording to "A Mitylene despatch.
From other sources II Is learned that
the Turks recently have made many
futile attacks on the Allies positions,
which cost them dearly in lives. The
Daily Chronicle says the arrival of En-
yer Pasha on the Gallipoli front was TN.
signal for "A prodigal waste of men. II
H. confirmed by this paper that II was
Enver Pasha who issued a general order
thai the Allies must be driven into the
yea, although the other Turkish ON
mandcrs were inclined to defensive tao
tics.
Many attacks have been made In mas
formation, but have gained the "u.LS lac
footing on the ground already con
uuered by the Allies.
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SEEK MORE MACHINE GUNS.
Canadian Regiments Now Receive
II Each for Overseas.

OTTAWA. July l4-Canadian resi-
ments for overseas service will here
after be equipped with at least twelve
machine guns. Regiments OF the first
and second contingents received only
-four each. but upon the recommendation
of Canadian officers back from the front
the number is being Increased. They
say that one machine gun is worth
one hundred rifles, M that the Ger
mans are being literally supplied with
them.
]. \. Loughheed, acting Minister of
Militia, has issued an appeal for pri-
vate contributions to aid in equipping
battalions with as many machine guns
as possible. and thus far nearly $500
600 has be n subscribed. Cities. towns
and municipalities are asked to contrib
ute. All guns contributed are to be in
addition to those supplied by the Gov
eminent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-15
AZ SHIPS SUNK IN JUNE.
Germa ms Report on submarines
Loss Of life Small.

BERLIN, via London, July 1A.-Ger-
man submarines during June sank
tncnty-nine British. thee French, one
belgian and nine Russian merchant
men, making a total of forty-two. az
~grcgating $4,000 tons, and including
rshing vessels which Cor the most part
were acting as armed patrol boats. This
announcement was made by the Over
seas News Agency to-day.
The loss OF human life" says the
announcement. wa remarkably small.
t,.e submarines using every precaution
an,l giving ample warning and time for
crews to leave their sh'ps II no resist
au-e was offered"
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NOT KICKED OFF SUBMARINE.
>unkrn British steamers sUr,t-
vors Deny We're Cruel.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, July li-S"ver,l
OF the iifty-siN muletccrs. arriving here
tonight. who We're saved from the Brit
ISL stedmer Armenian, turpcdoed AMI
sunk by Il German submarine several
weeks ago. denied reports that the Ger
mans had Kicked them OF the unders. q
craft. Fiv found refuge OF the sui
! marine. they said.
More than twenty mor lost thor lives
in the sinking Of the Armenian. Some
Of the muletecrs blamed their captain
and officers for putting away in boats
before all had been saved.
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~ Win Local in
North Poland.

RERlIN. via London, July Ito.
days official statement regarding tho
operations in the eastern theatre Of wal
is as follows:
Between the Niemen and the Nistula
our troops obtained some local
successes In the neighborhood OF
kalvaria, southeast of kolno. at Prza-
snysz, and south Of Milawa.
There is no change with the Ger
man troops In the southeastern thea
tire.