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PEACE TALK IS GROWING LOUDER
ITALY

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ROME, Sept. 3.-Rovercto, the lar
aest Austrian city TO fall before tho
Italian armies Is being slowly oecu-
pied by the kings troops.
The Rovereto forts, which blocked
the italian advance on Trent, only
thirteen miles away, were blown up
early yesterday and the Austrtans be-
gan evacuatlnq the city, retreating
northward UP Adige valley In the di-
rectIon Of Trent. Before retiring, the
enemy forces demolished all the his
toric italian monuments and Get Hre
to the homes Of italian residents.
After the garrison had withdrawn,
Austrian artillery, stationed on the
heights overlooking the town from the
north, poured heavy fire Into Ro-
.vereto throughout yesterday, complst-
Ing the work Of ruin. These batteries
were engaged by the italian gunners
and partly silenced. The first Italian
troops began entering Rovereto before
dusk last night, according to dis
patches received here today.
Capture Of Rovereto marks the
greatest single victory In the italian
advance upon Trent, the goal Of Cen
eral Cadorna's forces In the north.
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Though the Austrians have con-
structed barbados across the valley
between Rovereto and Trent, military
men believe the italian troops will ap-
proach Trent itself before winter
haits military operations.
Tho city Of Rovereto, lying sixteen
miles north Of the italian frontier, has
been under long range bombardment
for many weeks. The civil population
Of about 1900 left early In June, but
the garrison, occupying strong posi-
tions continued its resistance until
the movement Of italian troops
through the Val suoana region and
also from the west threatened their
envelopment.
The carly evacuation Of RIva at the
head Of lake Dts Garda, by the Aus
trIans - expected TO follow the fail
Of Rovercto.
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GERMANY

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BEr Sept. 8. (via wiresess to
Tucn = u, N. J.)-GeneraI Won Hind
ent = i,troops have captured Grodno
~ = 8, II was officially announced
II afternoon.
me city Of Grodno, on tho right
bank Of the Niemen, also has been oc.
jcupied BY German troops who crossed
the river, and engaged the Russians In
, desperate street battle.
The Russians are falling back to the
eastward.
Eother German forces have reached
the Niemen between the Augutowo
channel and swdsiocz," said the OFFICIAL
statement.
"our cavalry has stormed Lenn-
|wardene.
"Northuest and west Of wilma the
Russians tried TO oppose our advance
but failed, tn. Russians suffering ex-
I&raordinary losses.
"Southeast Of Meretsh (eight miles
west OF the vilna-Grodno Railway the
Russians were thrown back. General
won GalIwitz' troops broke the en-!
emy's resistance on the road from
lAiekszyze to Swlslocz
"von hlndenburs's army took prls-
oners yesterday more than 5000 RUS
SLAMS, one cannon and eighteen ma
chine guns.
"Prince Leopold OF Bavaria. corr
;tinues the engagement with the RUS.
SLAMS north Of Prushany (northeast OF
Brest Litovsk). Field Marshal Won
Mackensen, pursuing the enemy, mas
reached Jaeiolda, near S.lnek ana
Karkiewi, also the district east Of kob-
rim.
HAustro-HunaarIan troops have ad-
v.nced eastward south Of eoioto and
pubowoIe. In the southeastern tnea
I ire. the Austrian troops under General
Count Bothma are approaching the
river Sereth.
| "on the western front ~ nea'
scuchex, French hand grenade at
ain Eianders and In the Champagne
reoton We have successfully exploded
|smines-" W
MAcKENsEN HON oRED.
AMarERpAM, Sept. 3.-Kaiser VIII
h.in, has conferred the order Of the
Black Eaule upon Field Marshal Mack
ensen for the quick capture Of Sne
Russian stronghold OF Brest-Iitovsk.
| The order Of tho Black Eagle 10 tho
highest honor within the Git Of the
emperor.
PROPERTY RESTORED.
BERLIN, (via wireless to Tucker
ton, N. J.), Sept. 3.-The German
authorities in Warsaw have restored
| TO the Catholic clergy, property con-
Nscated by the Russian government
in 1868, II was stated today.
RELIEF FUNDS.
BERLIN, (via wireless to Tucker
| ton, N.sJ.l, Sept. 3-The city OF Ber-
! lin spsnt moro than $1f,oo0,0oo dur
/, inu ths sflrst year Of the war In relief
work among the families Of soldiers,
It was stated today In addition 20
Ithls sum, more than $12ooo,oo0 was
lappropristed to help poor persons pay
| their rent and to buy them food.
Dollar Day. Sept. 4.-
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United Press Leased Wire ServiceJ
NEW YOR.., Sept 3.-What Ge-i
lnany means by freedom of the Seas
|nust be defined before there can be
peace in Europe DR.. Dernburg was
Fhe first spokesman of the German gov
ernment to announce that Germany
would continue the war until she se-
cured freedom Of the seas. He made
this declaration while he was directing
the German p-opagandA In New YORK.
But, he did not publicly define It In
PETAL nor has any other German
etatesman attempted TO do SO.
It Is . curious fact that there - 80
much vagueness surrounding the basic
principle which Germany insists mus. /.
pc admitted by England before peace
Fan be negotiated.
Germany is fighting for formula
that either has not been worked out,
pr that gives different results to diff
ferent persons. The insistence on q
generality, and reluctance to dis
Fuss details, usually implies In inter-
hationaI negotiations that nation 10
pot sure Of what It can get and wants
The other side to begin talking first.
England In fact has begun to talk
1rst. Sir Edward Grey, the British
{oreign minister, has declared that
Freedom OF the seas is a reasonable
fubject for discussion II It Is linked
tFtth guarantees against future wars
tnat bind Germany as well as England
herman has not yet replied whethe:
fh1s Is her understanding too OF the
meaning Of the freedom Of seas. Sucn
guarantees as these would be very DIFF
icult to arrange, but with determine
lion on both sides to reach q practical.
result, the effort could be begun
Through limitation Of armament.
This is one extreme OF the meaning
Pr freedom Of the seas.
The other extreme has for its pur-
pose the abolition OF the principles or
blockade and contraband from futurc
vars. By this Interpretation navy's
nse In warfare would be limited ID
preventing = hostile army being trans
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rUnited Press Leased Wire Seryice1
WASHINGTON, Sept. "a dead
lock has been reached with Generai
Carranza on Mexican peace plans,
diplomats were convinced today, max
ing the time for the next Pan-Ameri
can conference uncertain. Plans were
being made, however. for another
meeting probably next week In New
York.
Official news was expected From
General Funston today OF the killing
of two Americans, Earl Donaldson. o
farmer and an irrigation engineer
near Brownsville today by Mexican
bandits. :,
Two Americans Killed.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas. Sept. 81
Four hundred United States soldiers
are securing this section today for
the Mexican bandits who yesterday
murdered two Americans and escaped
into the brush after skir1nish with
a posse Of civilians and soldiers. The
murdered men were Earl Donaldson.
27, a farmer, who moved to this SEQ
ton from Fayette, Mo-, two weeks
ago. and concrete worker, named
Smith, who lived in San Benito.
Donaldson, Smith and Stanley
Dodds. a concrete contractor were
kidnapped yesterday by band Of
drunken Mexicans numbering between
thirty and forty. Dodds and Smith
were working on a canal system
twelve miles north of here. Donald
son was taken from his farm nearby.
The three men we're forced to accom-
pany the bandits along the irrigation
canal. The Mexicans suddenly decided
to kin them. Donaldson and Smith
were riddled with bullets. A member
of the gang interceded in Dodd's be-
half. saying he was German.
After throwing the two bodies into
a resaca or dried lake bed, the Mexi-
cans took Dodds' hat and shoes and
drove him along the canal to point
where Perry Clark, dredging con-
tractor, was working with a gang OF
Mexican laborers. The bandits fired
on Clark and his gang. who fed. Sew
eral of the bandits were without
mounts and they took twenty-four
horses and mules belonging to ths
Clark OUTFIT
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ported at sea and to assisting land
ing and operations Of allied troops.
Freedom OF the seas would apply to
an enemy's foreign trade. whether the
enemy possessed navy Of its own or
not. In the specific case Of the pres.
ent conflict. this kind Of freedom of
the seas would prevent the British
feet from cutting of Germany from
the rest Of the world. Had It been
operative during the American civil
war, the south could have traded un-
interruptedly with Europe. obtaining
perhaps, a decisive advantage from
that fact.
What Germany means by freedom
OF the seas has become today the
most momentous question of the
European war. The statement Of
peace terms emanating from the Ger
man embassy at Washington, reveals
the freedom OF the seas In Germany's 8
primary condition OF peace.
But nobody has ever explained what
the freedom Of the seas means.
Sir Edward Grey. the British foreign
minister suggested last week that II
might mean guarantees against future
warfare. II It meant that, he said.
and if Germany was willing to give
guarantees as well as insist upon
obtaining them from England, then
freedom OF the seas would become a
negotiable matter.
But Germany may mean by freedom
of the seas, that the British navy De
pledged not to interfere with Ger
many's foreign trade II ever England
and Germany are at war again. If this
is the meaning, there can be no pos
sible agreement tnat would be binding
in life and death conflict.
Germany would have to bind herself
reciprocally not to blockade the Brit
ish isles. The most Ineligible In
terpretatfon OF freedom OF the seas
10 that It means an agreement to limit
future warfares. II so, out OF the
present war may come peledge f"r
etentual disarmament among the bel-
ligersut nationA
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early All Of the Belligerents are Throwing Out
Peace Feelersn, Which is Taken
a. Most Encouraging Sign.
NGLAND DOES NOT seem ENTHUSIASTIC
III Things Point 70 ! Start Having Been Made
Toward an Ending Of the Terrible
War in Europe.

" Chas. p. Stewart. Untted Press
Star Correspondent.l
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-PeAce was
the air here today. =
There were pesstmists. but they
hre little needed.
Due note was taken OF the fact thas
teat Britain seemed unenthusiast.c
Ter the German memorandum.
The semi-omcial white house state
|ent that the president could take No
|ep until both sides wished It, was
bt overlooked. Il was conceded that
|rms Germany suggested tentatively
rough AmDasesd0r ,Bernstorh. doubt
fss would have g oe limited and per
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memorandum WAS IN the interest o.
securing American cooperation in an
Ienort to end hostilities.
The same diplomats Informal out.
line Of the terms on which the kais ar
would make peace
British Foreign Minister Sir Edward
Grey's admission that in at least one
detail-the matter Of the freedom OF
the seas-this proposition was 4 ne
gotiable one.
Assurances from Great Britain OF a
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BAL lkAAS

PARIS. Sept. 3.-Diplomats herr
have almost abandoned hope OF OBJ
tanning Bulearia's early entrance into
the war, despite optimistic dispatches
from Rome and Athens.
The text OF SerbIa's answer to the
allies request that she cede Macs
donia to Bulgaria, has not boon made
public. Because Of the silence In off+
cial quarters, II Il Understood that
Serbia refused to make sufficient con-
cessions to induce Bulgaria to depart
from her course Of neutrality. Serbia
was Willing to cede some territory and
both Greece and Roumania expressed
willingness to Join in = Balkan con-
ference to consider a revision Of the
treaty Of Bucharest, but Bulgaria In
sists on definite pledges.
Athens dispatches this week have
contained only slight hints az to the
controversy between Greece and Tur-
key over the reported mIstrcatment Of
Greek residents OF Asia Minor. The
Gr&ek censor Is believed to have put
the ban on press messages, pending
the issuance Of formal statement by
the government.
Dollar Day, Sept g.
Prize Iowa Babies.
[Cufte1 Press Leased Wire Service. I
DES MONIES, Iowa, Sept 3-Out
of three hundred babies entered in the
state fair baby health contest from all
over Iowa, the sweepstake winners
were announced today. Catherine
Reinig, 21a year old daughter of Fred
w. Reinie, OF Lorimor, won for the
girls, and Tom Throckmorton, SON, Of
DR.. T. B. Throckmorton, of Des
Moines, won for the boys.
Dollar Day, Sept. A.
Four Years Of Bliss.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-. Sept a.
Pow'd you like to be Thomas Speed
Mosby? Governor Major today ap-
pointed him state beer inspector for
four years.
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FRANCE

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PARIS, Sept. 3.-Absoiute quiet
along the entire front so far AZ Infan-
try actions were concerned, was re-
ported by the war Office this after
noon. Artillery engagements contin-
ued throughout the night, but without
important incident.
Dollar Day, Sept. g.
Dollar Day, sc-+. g.
After the Trade.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
BERLIN, tvia wireless to Tucker
ton, N. J.). Sept. 3.-Germany is go
ing after the Central and South Amer
lean trade. At meeting Of the new
ly formed German economy associa-
ton, delegates decided that Germany
should not lose trade opportunities
on the South American continent be-
cause Of the war. but should strength
en- her connections there. DR.. Bern
hard Dernburg, president Of the new
association, expects to go to South
America SOON
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JAP AN

UNITED Press Leased Wire service.1
LONDON, Sept. 3-Japan 10 playing
her part with the allies by furnishing
rifles and artillery, Il was learned
here today. Hundreds Of thousands
OF rifles, manufactured In Japan have
been received by the British govern
ment and II 10 understood that the
British troops at the DardaneIIes are
almost entirely equipped with Japa-
nese guns.
The Japanese arc reliably reported
TO have shipped artillery to Russia re-
Gently.
! polI.r Day, Sept. -.
Questions Settled.
IUnited Press Leased Wire Service
AMSTERDAM, Sept. ga semi-off1-
cial statement from Berlin today re-
views the contents of the note Am
bassador Bernstorff presented to the
state department at Washington and
concludes.
1T is surmised that the questions
at issue with America are now set
tied"
Dollar Day, Sept. 4.-
Recsiver for Bridge.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Sept. Sword
comes from Cresco that District Judge
Henry T. Reed, appointed receiver
for the bridge across the Missouri,
here.
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UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
LONDON, Sept. 3.-The Belgian
steamer Roumanie and the British
steamer WhltefeId have been sunk
by Submarines. Dispatches today
oald their crews had been rescued.
& The Roumanie dlspiaeed 1888
tons and was owned by Belgian
chipping firm with headquarters at
Antwerp. Since the capture OF Ant
werp by the Germans, she had oper-
ated from EnoiIsh ports.
The Whitefieid Displaced 2,422 tons,
was owned by the MaeLean shipping
company and was registered q SkSst
Hartlepooi.
MORE LABOR TROUBLE.
LONDON, Sept. 3.-The govern-
ment today was faced with fresh lab
or disputes that threaten to interfere
with the production Of munitions for
the British armies.
Trouble broke out yesterday at the
big Arrstrong Armament works, near
Name chester. Il was understood, how
ever, that the differences here would
be submitted 70 arbitration today.
In several sections Of England, coal
miners are threatening to quit work,
evidently emboidened by the success
of the Wales miners In their recent
strike. They complain Of interference
with the eight hours act. The gov
ernment 10 making an atetnnpt to con-
vince the mon that they should work
regularly instead Of taking week end
vacations.
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HoRRieLE ouTRAoE3.

NEW YORK, Sepc. 3.-Horrtbfe out
rages aaainet the Armenians by the
Turkish authorities, are charged in a
letter made public today BY the Amer
lean board Of commissioners for for
eIgn missions.
! The name Of the writer and the city
whose conditions he describes are
withheld, but the mission board stated
his reliability was urquestioned.
The letter substantIates cable dis
patches to the United Prcss from 4
staff correspondent who was recently
in constantlnopIe.
In one city, the writer said, the
Turkish authorities had ordered all
women and children deported. The
women arc TO be escorted to the inter-
|ior by undiscipiined Turkish recruits
and he expressed the fear that they
would be sub jected to assaults by the
troops supposed TO guard them.
Many prominent Armenian men, the
writer said, have been tortured In an
lIndescribabie manner.
1870 MEN DROWNED.
BERLIN, (via wireless to SayvllIe,
L. ~, Sept. 3.-A British transport
struck a mine off the entrance to the
Dardaneiles and sank with 800 officers,
$50 men and crew Of 800. accord
ing to a dispatch today from Soma. All
aboard were drowned. Six hundred
bodies have been recovered.
Dollar Day Sept g.
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The bandits then split into three or
four gangs. An alarm had been sent
out and several infantry men on
motor truck met gangs which still
held Dodds captive on the Alice stage
road, north OF here late in the after
noon. The soldiers jumped from the
truck and started toward the bandits,
firing as they ran. One Mexican was
shot through the head The others
fed into the brush, Dodds escaping
during the excitement.
tLieutenants Jones and Morrow OF
the aviation squad, made fight over
this section, but darkness was falling
and they were unable to see any
trace of the bandits.
Another gang Of Mexicans, appar
emily members Of the larger band
which shot Donaldson and Smith. ap.
peared at the Saldana ranch, fourteen
miles north Of this place. They found
Louis Laulom Of Brownsville, sur.
veyor, and his assistant, Mexican.
They told the two they were prison.
ers and proceeded TO search the house
for arms and ammunition They an
nounced they were ont to kill Amert
cans and told Laulom and his COM
panipn to remain in the house while
they went to the canal and asked
their leader what to do with them.
AS soon as they had gone, Laulom and
the Mexican slipped out the back door
and escaped into the brush.
1t has not been definitely determin.
ed whether the Mexicans who shot the
two Americans are members of the
same gang that burned the Barreda
railway bridge between here and San
Benito yesterday morning.
The citizens of this vicinity are
thoroughly aroused and Colonel Bul
lard, commanding the military forces
here. has ordered that the search be
continued night and day until the ban.
dts are rounded up.
Bandits Surrounded.
BROWNSVILLE. Texas. Sept. 81
The Mexican bandits who killed two
Americans late yesterday, have been
surrounded by American soldiers il
the thick brush near F'resnos and ara
battling for their lives. Three Mexf
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TURKEY

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Paris, Sept. 3.-An Athens doe
patch to news agency today, stated
that large Turkish force has hsen
surrounded by the allies at the Oar
daneiles.
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Bandits Surrounded.

Continued on page 81
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Dollar Day, Sept. a.
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Dollar Day, Sept. 4.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-02-26

Ell PASO, Feb. 26.--Jess Willard
and his manager, Tom Jones, had n
disagreement Tuesday In the lobby
of hotel here. As result Willard
declared that he would not continue
his training until Jack johnson ap-
peared at Juarez for the boxing bout,
which has been postponed from March
6, for fear of entertaining.
Jack Curley, promoter OF the fight,
had announced that the battle would
not take place for at least week
after johnson arrived at Juarez.
The whereabouts Of Jack Johnson
was not divulged today by the pro-
moters OF the Johnson-Willard bout.
was intimated that after Johnson's
disappearance at Havana yesterday he
had sailed for some Mexican port.
1t has been suggested that Johnson
may attempt to enter Mexico through
NJ; nzanillo, a west coast port, which
Il reoprted to be about TO fall into
Villas hands. This would give him
a clear railroad passage to Juarez
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-02-26

Italian actress, Helen Hesperia, is
the main attraction at the Orpheus
tonight.
This production is in three parts
and is one of those offerings in which
interest never lessons during the en-
tire show. "A Modern Sampson" a
comedy, completes the bill, which will
be shown tonight only.
Tomorrow and Sunday Fighting
DEATH" featuring Rodman Law, the
daredevil" will be exhibited. This
offering is in four parts and is de-
clared the most thrilling picture ever
filmed. One of those famous Key
stone comedies will complete the five
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-02-26
nother or vito wnn ~, ~ -

mother or vito was for N.
can bo' yct there comes a IN. I. y
war IL unavoidable whom =. w
come war is forced upon a ~.
German women. mother. a, 49,.
are Or VINO have bee" soldier. n.
aud realised IN perhaps m. -.
OF no other country. with -.
aible exception of France w.. -
really mcnnt 10 them beror. u ~
That thcy gave freely Of ,h.,,
10 the Fn,horlnnd when 1, 49,.
danger has been shown and /, ~
shown daily"
Az I touched upon tho ,,..
being made TO cngcnder ha,,.I y y
tween the people of the -
nations. tho princess remarked.
Isn't love OF ra,hcrlaud F., -.
enough motive FOR lighting. and an.
II need he. of working and n,,,...'
inx Tor the Fn'h"rl0nd' WHY \.
hatredT Love OF country ao...s
need hntc TO stimulate pa,rlo,,.. !
10 create n spirit Of elf sacriS,. !.
The princess praised the seu,,o.,.
and Kindness OF the United s,,,..
Ia the women aud children n, y
the warning nation, aud esps.,.u.
expressed appreciation over 4.
Christmas gifts sent To German,
II hope It will never b." a.
said. but ! am certain tha, II yo.,
country should be- plunged unto =,
American women. whom | have iov,
so vivncious. charming and bsant
ful. will prove nv noble. neli sse,,aA
Ing and heroic nv have tho Osrns
women
She declared that none Of =,
babies have seen their father s,,.
tho war began.
The children miss him." she ~
but he hasn't been back In n.
lin since tho war began. Us ~
iieves HIS place is with his army"