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moon yesterday he regained conscious.
ness and said that probably twenty,
seven OF the complement OF the San
Bernard were drowned. He said the
deck house washed of the boat at 10
o'clock Monday morning, thirty-six
miles south of here. The vessel sank
Immediately and the crew took to two
barges. The barges soon were beaten
to pieces and Carlson believes no one
but himself was saved. O. T. Larsen.
her master and several OF the crew
happened to be ashore. Those thought
lost are: Ewell e. Wilkins, chief en-
gineer; ingram Guerry. julius Pautsch.
4 A. r.. Knudsen, L. B. Perry, Jens Jen-
lsen, William Anderson, Fritz Hedin,
1Gus Peterson, Charlie Johnson. Alec
/ How'd. Basilios Paleologoa, Peter Har-
sen, n. velander George Linden and
eight seamen whose names are un-
known.
| The dredge boats Sam Houston,
San Jacinto Number One and Calves
ton and the government tug San Lu'a
may be lost. The dredge Miller is
reported safe. The government launch
Bastrop went to the causeway this
morning and reports fully twO-thirds
of that structure gone. meaning that
rail communication with the mainland
will not be- established for weeks.
| The most remarkable feature of the
storm was the salvation of the crew
of the four masted schooner Dora ALT
son enroute from Progreso to Mobile
with a cargo of lumber and jute. THIS
ship washed out of her course. She was
| taken on the crest OF a huge wave and
carried over the sea wall and deposit
| ed on the parade grounds at FIT.
Crockett. There she broke to pieces
in less than ten minutes. Soldiers OF
the Fifth brigade and members of tho
coast guard rushed to the rescue. Thu
eight men of the crew were taken or
alive. one with both legs broken
Those most seriously injured were
loaded into hospital ambulance and
several squads of soldiers took turns
about pushing this vehicle through the
binding storm and through mud and
water that some times reached their
shoulders, from Crockett to Saint
Marys hospital, distance of several
miles.
Ten fishing smacks with crews ag
gregating more than a hundred. ara
within the known radius Of the hurri-
cane and hope for them is practically
abandoned. The steamship Ell Sud. or
the Morgan line, Is ashore on the Gai-
weston south ietty, in danger Of break
ing up. The Spanish steamship Upo
Mendi is ashore in a dangerous predic.
ament. as Il the Campania, IN In
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frynited PRESS Leased Wire ssrvice]
LONDON, Aug. 19. The
White Star liner Arabic has
BEEN torpedoed by . German
submarine, It was officially an
uounced this afternoon.
The Arabic was torpedoed
oM the southwest coast Of Ire
Ind about sixty miles west Of
she spot whore the Lusitania
~ sunk. Dispatches received
1 Aers ~ shipping Offices, said
~ crew md passengers have
I'm Sayed.
These dispatches indicated
ihat the Arabic was not far
lfom the Irish coast when she
NJ sunk proceeding west
xard on her voyage from Ldv-
Srpool 70 New York.
A latsr report said that
some lives are believed to
have been lost in the Arabic
torpedoing.
The Arabic was sunk q few
miles off Tastnet, the latest
dispatches said.
A message from Liverpool
said that the crew was saved,
but said nothing Of the pas
sengers. Earlier reports reach
ing shipping circles, said that
the crew and probably most Of
the passengers were saved.
One report was that practical
" all the passengers and crew
were taken off by another
steamer.
The Arabic was sunk this
morning, Liverpool advices
said.
AS on Board.
LONDON, Aug. 19.-The White
Star liner Arabic, carrying 49, pas
sengers and crew and bound for New
York, was torpedoed and sunk off the
southwest coast of Ireland, near Fast
net this morning.
Contradictory reports reached here
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BAL kAAS

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
ATHENS, Aug. 1s.-M. venixelos,
who 10 understood to have accepted
the kings invitation TO form = new
cabinet, was In conference with .
number Of his supporters today, but Il
was understood the new ministry will
not be named until next week.
Both venixeIos and King constan-
tine had conversations yesterday with
the British and Russian minister.
venlxeios also received diplomatic
representative Of other warning Europ.
can powers. +,
A MESSAGE FROM KAISER.
ATHENS, Aug. 1s.-kalser Wilhelm
has sent personal telegram to King
Constantine, urging him TO reject the
latest note Of the allies asking Greece's
participation In the war, Il was assert
ed authoritatlvely today. The kaiser
has particularly requested the king not
to accede to the request that Greece
code kavaIa to Bulgaria. He added
that Germany and Austria will give
energetic support to Greece in case
her refusal to acede TO the allies de-
mands involved her In war.
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A MESSAGE FROM KAISER.
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast.

weather foreca8I.
For Keokuk and Vicinity: Rain to-
night and Friday. Not much change in
temperature.
For Iowa: Rain tonight and Friday
Cooler north portion Friday.
For Illinois and Missouri: Rain to-
night and Friday. Not much change in
temperature.
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Weather. CondItIons.

Weather Conditions.
The area of low pressure is central
this morning over Arkansas and is
moving slowly northeastward. 1t is
attended by heavy rains in Arkansas
and Tennessee Generally cloudy
and cool weather prevails in the Mis-.
sissippi and Tennessee valleys and
clear In the middle west, the lake
regions and along the middle and New
England coasts. The heavy rains re-
ported are Little Rock, ZIG and Nash
Vile, 1.94 inches.
Local Observations.
Aug. Bar. Their. Wind Wthr
1s Z D. m. .30.15 20 NE Clear
10 I a. m. .30.14 So NE Pt CFdy
Precipitation, "a hours. .05.
Mean temperature, "a; highest II;
lowest, 81.
e. w. M'GANN,
Temporarily in charge.
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River Bulletin.

THE river will remain nearly sta
tionary with a falling tendency. from
Davenport to Keokuk during the next
"a hours.
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AS on Board.

LONDON, Aug. 1e.-The White
Star liner Arabic, carrying 49, pas
sengers and crew and bound for New
York. was torpedoed and sunk on the
southwest coast of Ireland, near Fast
net this morning.
Contradictory reports reached here
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GERMANY

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1 ]
BERLIN, Aug. 10. (via wireless to
sayvilIe.) )-RIga and Dvinsk arc now
threatened by German armtes; 6rest
Lltovsk is half enoIrcled by the Aus
tro-Germans and the surrender Of
Novo Georoiewsk with its Russian
garrison Of more than $4,000 men ls a
question Of but a few days, the 6er.
lin press asserted today.
Commenting on the rapid progress
Of the Austro-Germans tho newspapers
pointed out that since August 8, the
Russian stronoholds Of Warsaw, ivan
gorod, Lubiln, Lomxa and kovno have
been reduced.
Capture Of kovno and another sue.
cessful Zeppelin raid on the English
coast was Germany's birthday present
to the venerable emperor, Franz josef
Of Austria, who Was elghty-hve years
old yesterday.
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ALL IS READY FOR BIC
Continued From First Page.)

hihited than has been shown at any
fair in the State. There will be no
herds from beyond the borders Of the
state. but a number of prominent cat
tlemen, including the owners of the
Acca Farm at Richmond, and the
Mansfield Hall Farm at Fredericks-
burg, have entered large herds. The
same Is true OF the exhibitors in the
swine department There has been an
appreciable number OF show horses
entered
H. the free acts Petersburg Is partic-
ularly fortunate Some of the best
acts now playing fairs have been en-
gagged. including number of the acts
that We're seen at Richmond. The
MyerhoT Shows. whose organi-
zation made the mile of midawy a.
the Richmond Fair. will come to
Petersburg with their complete shows
and concessions. The available space
will be taxed but by the proper ar
rangement there will be the most at
tractive midway that Petersburg has
ever had. The beauty OF Petersburg's
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grounds Is brought out particularly at
night when the matchless fireworks
display Is adischarged from the beau
tifui natural lake, around which the
race track has been built. No fair In
the State can boast of lake within
its grounds. and the opportunity to
use the lake to the advantage OF
display Is always done.
Arts and Crafts Building. J
For the first time in years every
available booth in the arts and crafts
building will be taken. Realizing the
advantage of the advertising to be de-
rived from a display in this building
the merchants of this city and section
have arranged the most attractive dis
plays. In this building is also housed
the exhibits in the domestic arts de-
partment, as well as the exhibits Of
the Girls Canning Club.
In agricultural sections there is an
overflow, A prominent manufacturer
OF the United States Is offering $500 as
premium in the Boys Peanut Clubs,
and as result the junior farmers
nave gotten together one of the best
peanut displays ever seen. In reality
II would make some of the older farm
ers envious. The Corn Club work will
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be as equally and prominently dibx
played. The merchants and banks m
the counties wherein the variouss
members of the clubs live have OFF,
fered attractive special premiums.s
This is also truebof the Boys Pig
Club. The demonstration agents of
the counties Immediately adjacent to
Petersburg are having all these classes
Judged at the Petersburg FAR, which
will make one of the largest ana besk
displays of the entire exhibition
The railroads this year have been
particularly reasonable in establishing
reasonable rates to the far Besidess
the reduced rates, some Of the roads,
leading into the city are selling
coupon tickets and thus anyone TAX
ing advantage of the reduced rates
must necessarily purchase ticket of
admission to the grounds.
The fair will begin on Tuesday
morning and will last until midnight
Friday. There will be no formal
opening but from the time the gates
are opened to the public on tuesday,
morning until the closing hour on Fri-l
day night there is little doubt butt
that there will always be a plenty OF
amusement offered.
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| felt both for freight and for passen-
gers, more particularly the latter, as
every ship is booked full to it's ut.
most capacity for frst-ciass passen-
gers for the balance of this wear. and
great Inconvenience and loss has been
experienced by business men whose
interests call them to the Far East.
The Toyio kisen Kaisha are max
ing strenuous efforts to get japanese
steamers to FIJI the gap, and have ad-
vertised that in a short time their
four steamers now on the line will be
supplemented by six more japanese
steamers
while these temporary steamers
are all not firstclas passenger steam
ers they will build or buy as so\
as possible passenger vessels to take
the place of the Pacific Mail steam
ers, So for the present our mail and
passengers will have to get on as best
they can
Have Complete Control.
The fact is now esta hlished that
the Japanese nave obtained complete
control of the commerce of the Pa
cifc. They have long been looking
forward for this result. but the most
sanguine never expected that 1t would
be realized so soon. and no one, in
their widest dreams could ever have
Thought that at would have been ac-
Complished so easily, and especially
by an act Of Congress.
Now in our communication with
China we cannot send a letter except
by Japanese steamer, and except
for an occasional trip of our trans
ports. all our letters to our Philip
pine possessions must be carried by
Japanese steamers. These are some
OF the results of the seamans bill.
v hat more it will do to us in the
future no man can tell"
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get. Get as many as your energy and
ambition permit. These subscriptions
need not he turned In all at one time;
turn them in as soon as You receive
them, SO that the subscribers receive
their papers. Proper credit will I've
given to all.
FIVE DOLLARS IN GOLD.
As an extra induccsnent for the can
didates to work during the best vote
offer of the campaign, s. In gold will
he given to each and every person
who succeeds in turning In $50 worth
of new subscriptions between now and
10 p. NJ, Saturday, October 80. II
Is presumed that only few of the
more ambitious candidates Will Sue
coed in securing $40 worth of now
subscriptions during this period, and
II you are one of them. you may
count yourself as exceedingly lucky.
Therefore try TO be one who viii earn
So goldpiece during the next two
| weeks.
/ Realize Opportunity.
Each and everyone must be alive
to the opportunity at hand. If you
would succeed In life. you must do
things. and the Virginian offers the
opportunity to do great things in Just
a short time. If your name is en-
tered az a candidate, you should get
to work at once, and try to win one
of the magnificent prizes. If your
name is not now entered In the list
send II in at once. Make n specia
effort to win that $4,000 home, OF
$1,000 in gold. or one OF the three
automobiles
Nothing is ever gained by standing
back. and allowing others to win tsls
prizes OF life. What are you goins
to do send in the nomination coupon
for yourself or a friend. TODAY?
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necessity OF the Mexican people in
Mexico securing peace and protec-
ton and wishing TO assist in bring
ing them out OF the misery and starry
Ing conditions they are now In, I de-
cidcd at the risk OF my own life, TO
propose to General Villa that he re-
tire as chief OF the northern division
and let the rest of the principal chiefs
make peace proposals to the contend
ing factions.
Tried to Get villa to Quit.
"0n two different occasions [ tried
to convince General villa of the alb
solute necessity Of this step. but I'M
fortunately failed in my good intent.
The bad element surrounding General
villa became Informed of my activity
In this respect and accused me of he
ing o traitor 10 f1atter their boss" and
merit his esteem.
ION the night Of the ! 9Th instant
he wired General Medinaveitia to take
me with an escort to Casas Grandes TO
discuss matters of vital Importance,
the message ending with do not re-
port to me without bringing General
Orpelas
"A second message ordered General
Medinaveita to dispose of General
ornelas before reaching Casas Gran
des, his presence is not necessary
Seeing my death sentence as ex-
planned above. I preferred 10 pass TO
the American side, even though by
doing this | exposed myself to the
censure of those that don't know the
truth Of the facts as I have related
them
OBJECTIONS from the Iuarez garrison
continued today Two majors and
three captains of the Villa army made
a declaration before Lieutenant NJ. c.
Shallenherger, provost marshal, that
they had severed their connection
with the revolutionary army
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ala0 she n in fact against US. and
IN that case II remains for the
navtes OF the entente to treat
GreSxe as an enemy. The block
ade OF the Greek coasts and the
seizure of all Greek shipping and
Greek islands Is the logical reply
70 the refusal of Greece to as
kist Serbia
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-
teT}hf too. eaiH iHFHte9 me Virginia
inspfctof-fftfleia
smaller 'i'it9 SH'"ia inspire.
IN f1ampton d het1 8Ttl'i"fE com =
pan me- heeh oFeAnl@e4. 0"le!lr.
hiefh f"ia e nov NE men ha3 aiI1e0
ara no" fhef are pfstaflFE '"fNH-
Serves @'iASs stAH eHitI-'i 4'4tS SS
haaY arse re a3oHe Hlshtf el tA'
peFsol te1 ~ tHe org tNi1at3ph ana Qe-
1larea fnaf S1tsh WoFF rs tf'' smaller
cites are doing should Prove an ia.
stpira Ton. ana ah"ald DE dupllcated
here
= ga nave SsmpataE with the
toN eiaenti Ee9 want ~ re prepared
zoe nav iUahenge Nhat can FoH
to- he asked You can go sen"
captain NJ Hers- &2} can see Ma Tor
hoNtes enc -da)of hrlBh' ana ask
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Ia TOILETTE LAW
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in ,he event Of trouble across the sea
VIII Go to Vancouver
THE Dollar steamers VIII make
Vancouver, r. c.. their temporary
terminus, until some modification is
made in the act so as to permit them
to call a I American ports again.
$50 the status Is this In a couple
Of weeks every American ship will
have ABANDONED the Pacific Ocean
trade to Japan. China and the r,il-
ippines and at present the loss OF
the American steamers is severely
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-17

OF Colonel Alfred r. williams. who
remarked;
Wed better address him than have
him address us
Immediately after calling the meet
ing to order MIR Meredith read the
letter from President Alderman. who
expressed hts regret at being unable
to attend and who strongly urged m
adequate and efficient navy, an ade-
ouate system Of coast defense, a small
but highly efficient regular army to
he REINFORCED by a larger citizens
army composed Of men willing TO
spend a portion oF their time under
going necessary training. and such
accumulation OF munitions and
weapons a. would guarantee adequate
armament 20 enable the nation to pass
quickly from q peace to a war basis in
time az need
Fakes Shot At Bryan.
Mr. Meredith after reading the let
TER. declared the advocate against
preparedness is either a child. an
IDIOT Of Bryautte Peace at any
price is an shsud proposition for any
one who te not q peace man at $500
4 riGht," he concluded
P~efscluR his address with tribute
10 Major General Leonard Wood, l.
a., aud hy sketchilg rapidly the
5,r,g -,,s ,rrnosea OF the feagua TO
Eufure Peace which no said ''hrings
IN rg the proposition There ts nothing
new under The sun General Nichols
declared:
"Yuehtcousncss viii not protect
MOTTO, ,,h,r c,her na,i9ns are raf
righteous Eutopia is fantastic
5r.sm ~ IN. rnyelista, 'reace on
earth. e.. the hons ~ Christianity
--,3jsz,tion ie Int a yeneer. scratch
80 ,.,,' ba,,e me nra+e animal that
Is IL, man The ideal IS as remote
SIN. reenua+lor as ~ vas 500 years
a,, q.
After giving the 1fne-nn ~ the ma
+ions rovv "a; ,Qar whose battle fung
Hines invofve one-thlr9 OF the popu-
.4tIo-, ~ INC world . he safd that thew
,~a ea{7 - NV. ae.ev,,,tneA - eqht
tj-fs - anlsh thar +rere ran never
ST.. g-st, s,,rb a v,er
,rcst coast line r-nnrenar,d
.fe tEfs .e ~. ~ he d.rlar.d then
.-. ,e,,,. ,ritl a., ,,.rth fFa candle :,
rr+ no ,,otr,tea ont fiji. nation must
a.. ,,,,..a,,, s.s,f ,,.t a ,,,seIl,f, enemy
3D.. sot4 .s,s- -Ea at.n.~9.r+ Joining or
F.r.ss h. Prussia aid lapa1 rs giving
t,.-,,4,.,, ,,,,r.rn f,sraral Nichols
,,nirtaa o.t tna CONDITIONS of uppre-
...rc.1,,as. ~, tho GREAT c1ast lin. ~
tha 1-,,ftea c.,ta. esperjaUv on the
t,,~fer ana made reference ia n
...rt.a of .rtt,,ao ru, rarart1V in q
r,.,r,,,l,r ,,aya2.ra detailing the in
-, H,,a~i., Thasa ara farrf-
f,3 La es,1 N,,+ +br~. NAV ha horne
80, &c t..,c h., .,,a1,tv T,haro ts saorrar
.,{,,,, 80 tbt,,1 cf these conditions he
sst4
aNfar,.. -o,,t,,r,as ~. naaca socgatfes
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can deliver the vote In the big centers.
as he says he can we may be beaten
but 1 am one of those who don't be-
lieve the electorate can be delivered
by the bosses"
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era, wears and used IL to- strengthen
No a,.t,it,ttoI,s ,.ftb ,ba rot+enest noltt.
ica1 machine from which colorado ever
-, fea,4 trna atBIiattoo. grew so rank
49, th.y Ied 10 uickev.s defeat in
N. f.aeratfon For the antrs to tie
4rtr1.,,,, r.,ne un win That OF John
y 1aa.so,, Is nrennsterons
Attss ue1sn Marot formerly secretary
~ tho women,s Trade Union League
ana . stnaant Of colorado conditions.
ma Mrs Rheta Chtlde Dorr. magazine
u-riter a., sorial conditions are among
those WIN called ~ The prass commit
te. h4aaauarters to denounce Hickey
NM, NOT authorized "a sneak for
fsc,orsdo labor
Theee aeoials will be snread broad -
rsx+ through Jersey factories Monday.
mt HioIfey and his warnings are not
,ghat lies heaviest on tha suffrage mind
tonight The fact that the ballots
are not numbered is what trouble Them.
Each side blames me other because
p,[.ylsion waanot made IN the suffrage
nm for the Numbering of the ballots
preas Agent Hand1ey declared today
mat and ,hoae whom he represented
we've very sorry mat provision was
feft out
mn, Hammered With.
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see.hk mat ever r1'il''1 NaS pU, -
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OIL - as eooa az ~ 10
A'e'cc'tVes anu '7 WV
weapons WIN Wit" N"e "u"i : 'S' :
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The formal decision Of Greece -
remain neutral for the present has
caused much disappointment ID Eng
land MANY 81 The political comr1"n-
fators say taht Greece has by his DE
cision violated her treaty with Ser
nia ana should be treated as an e7e-
my az Great Britain.
An Athens dispatch 10 the Cologne
4 Gazette forwarded 20 London, says
that the ministers &c Russia ana ItaIF
are preparing 70 rave Athens to-day
on a warshlp bound for Italy,
Many Serbian refugees are arriving
Athens dispatch. having u%en uffel
by their government r. etaiErate Z ne
condition a. maGy ~ these people Is
pItiabie TIE GREGG government 80
doing ali IN its reweF - Gaze for
them. Aa' with the requ remea,S g!
the Greek atHar, now eailFetN taefii-
llzed. and tie care az Is o3n oesti-
@ute citizens. the work x relief IS
being fouHa verv ata}cult
ycnizeios' Statement.
The depose1 Greek premier. "
Ven 5zeies 1na3e tire following re1oat X
Today or request fer a statement eN-
pressing hls opinion on The refusal 81
she rev. Greek government 70 aid
serbia
1t was because 7 toresaw the new
ro< ern.seat wf#}Aa Taxa t#!s ait-t&a@
that ! maae the speech ! dad IN me
char1 her On the 18th have Boih-
He e ada u Il am more deeply
ronvtnee8 t83aY 1haH was Sester-
las ~ ts9e #H5g triaHEuh ef ire allies
a SOFA dispatch SAWS me Eas~Frt7H
- mister - Russia. n H3froft, Who
Represented bulgaria AZ l.etr1eraa uN
lo The break IN relations between thr
W.. countries has been dl<11 tsseN