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ENGLAND

[ United Press Leased Wire Service.1
LONDON, Aug. 13.-The British
steamer Summerfieid was sunk today
by a German submarine.
The SummerfieId displaced e87 tons
and was owned by the Zlilah shipping
and Carrying company Of Liverpool.
She was built In 1918.
The mate Of the Summarized and
the wife Of the engineer were drown
cd. Seven members Of the crew were
landed, but the condition Of two Of
them made necessary their removal to
a hospital. .
The 1850 ton Calrn liner Tacoma
and the British steamer Osprey were
other submarine victims today. Dis
patches to LIoyds said the crew Of
the Jaeona was rescued.
The Tacoma was built In 1889 and
was owned by the calrn limo Of Dun
dec, Scotland. There are five British
steamers named Osprey.
CREW BELIEVED LOST.
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 13.-The Nor
we0ian steamer Auro has been sunk
by a German submarine. II 10 feared
her crew were lost.
ANOTHER AERIAL RAID.
LONDON, Aug. 13.-The English
east coast was again raided by Ger
man aircraft last night. Six persons
were killed and twenty-three injured,
the admiralty announced this after
non.
Following It's usual custom, the ad.
miraity withheld the news Of the
exact location Of the raid.
This 10 the second air raid on the
English east coast this week. Late
Monday night and early Tuesday a
German air squadron raided the Rs':
Ish east coast, killing fourteen per
sons and wounding the same number
one Of the ZeppeIins In the attacking
party being brought down and dc
stroyed near Ostend according to the
admlraity's report. Tocsy's raid Il
the seventeenth air INVASION Of Grea
Britain since the war began.
TFe air craft evidently appeared
of the English coast AZ about dusk
The official statement from the ad
miraIty timed the raid as yesterday
evening and last night"
"'Two zeppeIins, between $3.50 and
11:45 last night visited the cas-,
coast, dropping IncendIary bombs,'
said the admiralty statement.
"Four men and two women were
killed, and three men, eleven women
and nine children were Injured. All
the victims were civilians.
"Fourteen houses were seriously
damased by the bombs.
"The ZeppeIins were engaged al
some points by our forces, but es
caned. One ZeppelIn, however. In be
Iieved damaged"
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ANOTHER AIR RAID ON ENGLAND
BALKANS
[By Ed /. Keen, United Press Staff
Correspondent.1

[By Ed /. Keen, United Press Staff
Correspondent.
LONDON, Aug. 13.-The Bulgarian
premIer's frank statements 70 the
United Press In an Interview obtained
BY a staff correspondent at Sofia were
printed for the first time here today
and caused a real sensation In diplo-
matIc circles.
Tho London newspapers gave the
Interview with Premier Radoslavofs,
prominent display, subordlnatIng all
other news from the Balkans and
making II tho subject for comment In
their leading editorials. Tho Teie-
graph, Standard, News and Chronicle,
urged that Great Britain and her al
lies use their utmost efforts at once
to secure BuIgaria's participation In
the war.
In diplomatic eIrcIes az we'll az In
the press, the open manner In which
tho Bulgarian minister voiced his
eountry's demands oceasioned aston
ishment. II was pointed out that sell
dom had the head Of government so
involved in the most delicate ne1otla-
tions, taken a newspaperman Into his
confidence by laying bare Just what
his country sought to obtain through
these negotiations. The newspapers
were unanimous In applauding their
frankness and for the most part they
declared Bulparia's demands az out
lined by Premier Radoslavoff to be
quite reasonable. His statement that
Bulgaria would start an army asainst
Constantinopie at once II Serbian
Macedonia wore ceded to her was a
pleasant surprise to political circles
here, where Il had been hlnted that
Bulgaria was making most extrava-
giant requests upon the allies. The
effect Of the Interview on the whole
was to dissIpate the pesslmism In
some quarters over the Balkan nego-
tiatlons.
Serbia, according to best informa
tion received here ls not disposed to
reiinqulsh Serbian Macedonia to the
Buigers unIess she receives something
tsubstantlai In return. The ncgo<ta
ltlons now going on at NIsh aim tc
bring about an agreement between the
allies and the Serbian government by
which Bulgaria shall realize her ma
tionaI aims without causing dIssatIs'
faction In Serbia. ...
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limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
= WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-General
Ssarranza's military commander at
Matamoras has notified General Fun
ston that he can account for every
one Of his troops since border trouble
Oeean, the Carranza agency here an.
nounced today and says he knows
positively that none has visited the
United States. He also ordered mill
.ary cooperation with Funston to
suppress disorders on both sides OF
'he International line.
Defeat for Zapata.
c'1iaLvESTON. Texas, Aug. 19.-
Seneral Coss' Carranzista army in
.wo days battle has inflicted another
Mvere defeat on the Zapatistas IN
~oreios, oficial advices said today.
Noss captured the towns of San Mich.
n, as, Contreras and Ajusco, north OF
,ss.s ,~sas.esrnavaca. while General Cophela
v''n 2 strong detachment defeated
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Uncle Sam Has Right to Requisition Them IN
Case Such Move Should at Any Time
be Thought Advisable.
WILL CONTINUE TO SELL Them ABROAD
Americas Right to Export Arms and Ammuni-
ton to Any Belligerent is Answer to
the Protest From Austria.

the allies supply from this side Of
the Atlantic.
The war department persisted that
its announcement meant only what
appeared on the surface.
Nevertheless, the other interpreta-
tion persisted.
interests which have suffered from
the order In council have become SO
insistent for redress, It was pointed
out. that serious political situation
Is almost sure to develop unless
|, something is done for them. It could
be accomplished in this way, It was
agreed, without furnishing the least
ground for the British complaints of
unneutrality or charges Of an Ameri-
can resort to methods Of reprisal. It
was conceded that 1t would be only
! a last resort. II would. sowtss.r It
was said. come quite 4 n. surGily in
connection with the administration
plans for national preparedness.
Legal authorities all agreed that
the department has ample authority
to make whatever purchases it
needs and then await congressional
action to make payment through
deficiency appropriation.
Both army and navy ammunition
supplies are known to be far below
the recommendations OF the service
board Coast artillery for instance
has only seventy-one per cent of it's
recommended reserve ammunition.
This condition, 1t is asserted, would
be ample ground, particularly in
case OF a new preparedness policy,
for requiring private manufacturers
to sell their output to the government
instead of sending It abroad.
While the government would not
need the immense quantities Of NUM-
tions ordered from American manu-
facturers by the allies, If it should
take the whole American output for
even short period. thirty or sixty
days, to bring the American service
supplies up to the required prepared
ness standards, military men said
the embarrassment the allies would
suffer might bring home to them the
necessity for better treatment of
American shipping.
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for peace discussion than are Eng.
land, France, Russia and Italy. 1t Is
very improbable, in fact, that the lat
ter powers could come to any agree
ment in secret at this time concerning
reasonable terms for ending the war
Concessions would have to be made
with no power willing to sacrifice any
Of its interests.
The Germanic allies are not IN so
eQuivocal position. They too, would
have to abandon certain ambitions in
the higher interest OF European har-
mony, but the nature of the conces-
sions and the return sacrifices to be
demanded of the enemy could he bet
ter formulated in Berlin and Vienna
than in London. Paris, Rome or Petro
grad. OF course an eXtravasant de-
mand for loot would destroy the case
for peace and compel the war to be
fought to an end mutually exhausting
But there are certain terms which
would undoubtedly be considered Sv
neutrals as just and If these were to
be publicly announced by any of the
belligerents. probably the concluding
phase of the war would be in sight,
Prince Won Bulow is reported to have
declared at Hamburg that Germany
must have a proud peace The sur.
est way to keep Europe fighting to the
bitter end of mutual destruction is td
talk at this time OF proud peace
Since his failure at Rome, however
Prince Won Bulow has not been iu
favor with his government. His Ham
burg speech, therefore. may fail to in
Iterpret the peace spirit OF German
statesmanship.
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The War in Mexico
Latest Developments Among Our Kevolut'on-
ary Neiehbors of the South

yillistas and captured Santa Fe.
south of Cuernavaca. Carranzistas
now control the National railways
north and south Of the latter place.
Two train loads Of foodstufs were
reported rushed from Vera cruz 70
Mexico City yesterday.
Under GIarine Headlines.
LAREDO. Texas, Aug. 13--Under
,1oring headlines III you are Mexi-
can. read this" a constitutionalist
naner here today printed story de-
claring it may be necessary at any
time for Mexicans to take up arms
~ sunnort of Carranza's principles.
Accompanying the story was ex-
.-aots of the constitutionalist consti-
tuition. pertaining to Mexicans' rights
to defend their honor ana coun.a lira;
and to sustain the Carranza princi-
nles Authorities here regarded the
publication as at least inflammatory
and perhaps significantly inspired
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What the War Moves Mean
By J. w. T. Mason, Former European Man.
ager of the United Press.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1 ]
NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-Pressure
for peace is at the maximum point 1t
has reached at any time since the war
began. There are indications too
that the rebuffs which quieted earlier
peace suggestions are not as effective
now as they were formerly. Despite
openly expressed refusals on the part
of the belligerents to harken to pro-
posals for a truce, the plea for peace
shows a persistence which must be
considered encouraging.
The first stage Of vague compromise
suggestions, however, has not yet
been passed. Contradictory claims as
to what would constitute just peace
are being made, and nothing definite
has been put forward. There Is en-
ormous potential power in neutral
opinion waiting to exert itself In Ia
vor of peace, but until definite pro
posals are made concerning basis
for ending the war, neutral influences
must be without effect.
It is probable that an electrifying
effect would follow a declaration by
the government Of any Of the belliser-
ents concerning the terms on which 1t
ia prepared to make peace. In tho
very nature of the case, the teutonic
powers are in a much better position
than is the quadruple entente to take
the first step in this direction.
Not only are the Austro-Germa1
armies in a stronger military posttion
than the allies, but also there Is far
more likelihood Of Austria and Ger
many agreeing on a preliminary basis
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FRANCE F

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PARIS, Aug. 13.-Undlsmayed by
severe losses, the German crown
princes army has resumed the at
tempt to batter gap in the French
lines in the western Argonne.
Tine Germans continued their at
tacks throughout yesterday, making
their way close to the French trenches
throuqh old communication works and
then attempting to swarm over the
parapets. French machine guns hiss
ed a steady fire along the entire front,
repulsing every attack. This after.
Moons official communique reported
the repulse Of other assaults by use
Of bombs and srenades last night.
At Arteis, the Germans made
fruitless attack on the French posi-
tions north of Chateau Careful.
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Was Shot Down by Villas Orders Instead of Be-
ing Killed in Fall From His Aeroplane
as Was Reported.
PARTNER ESCAPES AND TELLS STORY
Censorship Lid is Clamped on Border Situation
Today But the Rumor Factory is Doing
Business at Increased Speed.

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NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-Mickey Nc
cuire. the young American aviator
With General Francisco Villas army
ii Mexico. who was reported Kill
d when his machine fell 5000 feet
near Chihuahua, was not killed by ac-
cident, but was murdered by Genera.
villa, according to McGuire's partner,
Nm. J. Mattery, in a signed story IN
today's New York Tribune. Mattery
ssserts that two days previous Villa
vent out report that he (Mattery,
had been killed and then sentenced
him 10 be shot. He escaped by killing
his guard, he declares. ,
We were hired by Villas agents
ID NJ Orleans" asserts Mattery
4We received. $1,000 in advance and
we're to get $50 each 1 week. After
Ne had been with villa for SIX OF
seven weeks, unable to collect our
money, Mickey told villa that unless
be came across with some he was go
Ing to quit.
THE general laughed at Mickey 8
request for money. As Mickey starte
for his machine about twenty rihe
bullets crashed through his head and
back. Then villa sent out the report
that he was killed In fall.
"A few days later. while was flg'
uring on my getaway. some photo.
graphs fell out Of my pocket as
leaned over ny machine. Claiming
was 4 spy, villa had me sentenced to
be shot and the day before the execn
uon was to take place, sent notices
70 his representatives in the states
that had been killed In fall.
escaped"
Moro Peaceful Today.
iBy Charles p. Stewart, United Press
STAFF Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-The sev.
en- pan-American nations appeal to
the warning Mexican factions to re-
store peace, was ready today for
transmission. Secretary Lansing was
Uncertain, however, whether It could
be sent before tomorrow. Proobaly
1t will be made public Sunday.
Despite CArranza's hostility toward
the plan. o6icials expressed increased
hope that he would respond to It,
They said they thought he misunder'
stood its nature.
Ofhcial reports indicated improved
conditions on the Mexican border and
Quiet at Vera Cruz.
It was stated definitely that the
battleships New Hampshire and
Louisiana, enroute to southern wat
ers,' will not be sent to Vera Cruz
unless there is further serious evi
dence OF danger to foreigners. The
Two battleships and the Connecticut
VIII be held, probaly at Guantanamo
Awaiting developments.
Activities OF the Carranza junta
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CANADA

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WINDSOR, Ont, Aug. 13.-Wiiiiam
Letter Of Detroit, convicted recently
In Sandwich Of completely In the dyna-
hitting Of the Peabody Overall plant
In Walkerviile, a suburb, was today
sentenced by Judge Dromgole to serve
ten years in the Kingston peniten-
tiary. Letter broke down completely
while making a statement to the court
lust before sentence was pronounced.
TearfuIly he called on heaven as wit
ness that he was guilty Of no wrong
Intent and that he had merely been
tho dupe Of Albert kaItschnidt, veal
thy Detroit German.
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VOLCANOES ARE
STILL SPOUT|NG
Villages at Base Of Vesuvius
and Mount Etna, Are
Deserted by the
People.
LITTLE DAMAGE so FAR
Refugees Are FIockIno Into catanla
by the Hundreds TO Escape
Outbreak From the
Crater.
LITTLE DAMAGE SO FAR

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
ROME. Aug. 13.-Both Vesuvius and
Mount Etna, Italian volcanoes which
suddenly became active this week,
continue to spout forth great col
umns of steam and smoke, according
to dispatches received here today.
Villages at their bases are now almost
deserted.
The flames from the reawakened
craters Of Vesuvius were visible for
many miles along the west coast OF
Italy last night. Naples dispatches,
however, were reassuring, declaring
that but little damage has been done
thus far.
Lava is still pouring from Mt Etna.
Refugees from the Etna region have
flocked into Catania by hundreds.
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IUnited Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.- The
American reply to the Austrian pro-
test against export Of arms to the al
lies as violation of the spirit OF neu-
trality, was cabled to Ambassador
Penfield at Vienna last night. the
state department announced today.
The entire reply will reach Penfield
by Sunday and will be delivered to
the Austrian foreign Office on Mon
day, it was said.
It was known that It upholds Amer
ica's right to export arms to any bel
ligerent.
Could be RequIsitioned.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-Though
tine Washington administration holds
1t would be committing an unneutraI
act If 1t stopped American munitions
shipments to the allies, government
officials here confidentially admitted
today that the United States could
requisition all such supplies for It.
self with perfect propriety. One way
would be just as bad for the allies as
the other the officials said.
u6 SuSSeStlOIl W SAo Ahoh0 IA WI
nection with the war departments
recent statement that it was gath
ering full particulars concerning the
outputs of all the private munitions
plants In the country, concluding
with the remark:
"The department does not now
contemplate purchasing any OF the
materials referred to, as 1t has nc
special funds which may be used for
such a purpose"
In certain quarters, especially
those interested in forcing a modin
cation Of the British order In coun'
Gil, there was seen in this use OF the
expression docs not now" hint that
purchases Of the kind might be con-
templated in the near future.
Was it not possible, 1t was asked
that the administration proposed. as
a last resort, if the British persisted
in their interference with American
shipping on the high seas, to decide
that 1t needs all American-made mu-
nitions for its use, thus shutting of
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GERMANY

UNITED Press Leased Wire service.1
BERLIN, (via wireless to sayviile,
L. ~, Aug. 13.-The German military
authorities at Warsaw have declared
general amnesty for all political
prisoners at the suggestion Of citI-
zens committee. Among those freed
was the we'll known Russian labor
leader, Meden.
sIEDLcE CAPTURED.
BERLIN, (via wireless to LondoD
AUG. 13.-Bavarlan troops have cap
tured the important railway center Of
sledlee, midway between Warsaw
and Brest Litovsk.
News Of the quick capture Of
Siedlce was received with astonsh-
ment here, though the Bavarians
were known to have reached the reg
ion Of kauIszyn, twenty mice west
Of SiedIce, moro than foTty-eieht
hours ago.
Because Of Its Importance as CEN
ter for railways leading to Brcst
Litovsk from both the Warsaw and
Ostrow districts, it was believed here
that the Russians would offer desper-
ate resistance before surrender
SiedIce. The district west and south
OF the city Is OF spienoio character
for defense. The Russians, accord
ing to all reports reaching here, are
now retreating as rapidly as they can
march east from Warsaw.
Sledlce lies fifty miles east Of Pra
"a and Warsaw. The BaVarians only
entered Warsaw four days ago, and
on their pursuit Of the fleeing Siavs,
have advanced more than twelve
miles a day, about as rapidly as they
could move forward, even without
resistance under the hot sun over the
treeless Polish plain.
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Lynched In Jail.

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OSCEOLA, Ark, Aug. 13.-Andrew
Crum. arrested in connection with the
of Sheriff Mauldin. Of Missis-
sippi county, was shot to death late
yesterday by fifteen citizens who
broke into the Jail and oyerpowered
the taller. Crum, who had been In
the Jail at Marion for safe keeping.
was brought here yesterday for trial.
Sheriff Mauldin was shot while lead
ing a raid on alleged blind tigers oI
island 81 in the Mississippi river
July 81
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here, 1t became known, have angered
the administration. It's publicity cam.
paign, in open opposition to his efforts
to restore peace, it was said, have
provoked the president.
It was limited the recall Of Eliseo
Arredondo, Carranza's present chief
representative here might. be asked.
II Carranza refuses, 1t was suggested
that other steps would be taken to
curb the junta. In this connection 1t
was asserted that in addition to its
''press agitation" the junta purchases
of arms and ammunition for shipment
to Mexico would give cause for pos
sible prosecutions for aiding and abet-
ting q foreign revolution on American
soil
Censorship Lid.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Aug. Ia
Just like In a real war, they've got
the censorship "lid" clamped on here
today.
From sheriffs, peace oficers. citi.
xens, up to army officers, silence is
the rule regarding border operations.
AS a result the usual Mexican rumor
factory is operating overtime. Re-
ports early today had thirty bandits
and "the hero" their leader, slain, but
these along with number Of other
yarns, proved unfounded.
The bandits operations apparently
have been transferred westward into
Hidalgo county. San Antonio dis
patches declare General Funston will
call for more troops If the border bri-
gandage extends beyond the present
area.
Governor Ferguson, Congressman
Garner and other political leaders. are
comforting at Rockport over the situa.
ton. It was regarded as possible state
troops will be called out, in accord
ance with war department sugges.
tions for interior control.
Citizens are still terror stricken
though the past twenty-four hours de-
yelopments have not added greatly to
the seriousness of the situation.
viii Max. No Answer.
WASHINGTON Aug. 13.-The ad-
ministration's decision not to answer
Carranza's warning to outsiders not
to interfere with Mexico was change
of program said to have been due to
Argentina's communication assuring
the first chief that the Buenos Ayres
government had no intention OF coun-
tenancing an intervention program.
At the time 1t was stated that an an.
swer would be sent from the state
dena rtment it was understood Wash
ington officialdom was unaware OF
this action by Argentina. 1t was
known that the Pan-American mes
sage to the Mexican factional leaders
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RUSSIA

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GENEVA (via Berlin wireIess)
Auu. 13.-French papers received
here today report that the Grand
Duke Nicholas, commanding the Rus
sian armies, has reported to the al
lies that he finds it necessary to
evacuate Wilma because Of the rapid
progress Of tho Germans through
the courIand and kovno region.
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Swedish Ship Ashore.

LONDON, Aug. 13.-The 4,63s ton
Swedish steamer Kiruna from Phila-
delphia to Stockholm, has gone
ashore on the Skerries islands. sixty
miles west of Liverpool. Dispatches
to Lloyds today said in all probability
she will be a total wreck.
The Kiruna was built only two
years ago and is a modern steel screw
steamer. She was built at Sunder-
land and is 3SS feet long wisn 54-
foot beam. Her owners are a Stock
holm steamship firm.