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The Washington times., 1915-07-09
Carranza's Followers
Brand Villas Peace
Plan a False One

Taking advantage OF President Will
sons veiled threat OF armed interven-
ton in Mexico. Francisco villa. through
the American consul in northern Mex
leo. II is charged, Is bringing indirect
but strong pressure to bear on GEN.
eral Carranza to enter into peace nego-
tiations with the Villista-Zapata fac
tions.
This is the Interpretation which
agents of Carranza in Washington
place on the flood Of reports beginning
TO be received here from American
consuls in the territory controiied Dy
Villa. picturing conditions in Mexico as
deplorable and calling for armed IN
tervention.
Consuls Friendly To Villa.
Although the State Department has
not disclosed the names Of these CO.
suls, all are said to be friendly to villa
The latter, with his back to the wall
"a believed TO be desperately trying to
save what he can for himself and his
followers through a peace pact with
Finding Carranza obdurate and ap-
parently determined to push the au-
vantage gained by him throusn ms re re,
general Is believed to be inspiring Tho
reports upon which the American con-
suls base their recommendations Tor
armed intervention, according to the
CarranZistas.
believing confidently that President
Wilson has no intention OF sending
American troops into Mexico, II other
means Of settling the trouble can be
found, the Carranza agents here are
| of the opinion that If the CarranZlstas
| succeed as now seems probable, IN re-
ca apturng Mexico City. President Wilson
will be more disposed to listen to Car
ranza's plea for recognition.
| Denying the claims of the Carran-
| zistas that they had won a victory in
the fighting near Monterey, Enrique d.
! Llorente. Villas confidential agent here.
| issued a statement today declaring the
| Carranza forces had been routed with
heavy losses. The statement was based
| on dispatches received from the Villa
consuls at Eagle Pass and Laredo,
Tex. The former wired as follows:
| Although interruption of telegraph
| COMMUNICATIONS makes 1t difficult to OBJ
tain full details. through different
The Washington times., 1915-07-09
FIRE ABOARDL|NER
PUT OUT BY STEAM
Captain Reports He Plans to
Make a New Investigation of
Lower Deck.
Continued from First Page. }

from flrSt fake.)
that he would investigate to see that
there were no further traces OF Are In
the orlop deck. the lowest deck of the
vessel
The Halifax agents have received no
word from the Minnehaha. but expect
her to dock before noon today, they
reported to the New York office
Captain Claret was bombarded with
wireless messages during the night.
asking more information about the 'ex-
plosion" he reported started the blaze.
threatening destruction Of tine big liner
and her l5,OO0-ton cargo of ammunition.
The captains reticence about the origin
of the explosion strengthened the be-
lief In shipping circles that Hollis bomb
or a ma chine planted by a German spy
caused the liner to turn In her course
and race back to Halifax.
Men who helped load the Minnehaha
last week said today that Hollis bomb
II 1t succeeded in reaching the liner
undoubtedly was placed in hold No 3
carrying a general cargo. 1t was IN
Captain Claret reported in wireless &c
the company's Offices here.
Low Freight Rates.
They said that besides her heav,
munitions supplies the Minnehaha car
ried a miscellaneous cargo. and that 1
would have been possible for the colleg,
Instructor to have arranged for the
shipment OF the bomb.
Because the Minnehaha was a slower
boat and her freight rates lower, 1t wa
thought probable that shipping sgent
with whom Holt deposited his explosive
would have chosen the Minnehaha II
| preference to the Saxonia or the Phila
! delphia Holt believed the bomb haC
been placed aboard one Of these vessels
The Washington times., 1915-07-09
HONOR MAN HELPED
MANY YOUNG M|DD|ES
Classmate Testifies That Mid
shipman Nelson Was a Pro-.
life Source of Help.

ANNAPOLIS. July s.-The testimony
before the court of, inquiry probing
cribbing at the Naval Acaemy was
again largely directed at Midshipman
r. M Nelson, honor man of the gradu-
ating class. this morning.
Midshipman c. c. Vickers, class
mate, testified to sending a number or
fourth class men to Nelson's room for
help In modern languages, explaining
that Nelson was known as the most
willing and capable member OF the class
to help other midshipmen OF all classes
The instruction which Nelson gave these
under classmen has figured to large
extent in the case as he is alleged to
have used one Of the papers received
by Moss as the basis of the help he
gave them. although he knew that other
papers received by Moss had turned out
to be actual advance copies OF examina-
Midshipman Vickery said that he did
not know what kind of help Nelson
would give the younger midshipmen, but
knew from his practice in such matters
that he would willingly help them. He
said that Nelson had helped him and
a great many other mdshipmen, and
was capable of helping them on any
subject. Vickery said that he had seen
some of the turbine sheets in Nelson I
possession, end suspected that he had
no right to have them.
Midshipman ViCkery and Midshipmar
H. F. Grimm. jr.. testified that large
proportion of the upper Classmen, In
cludng themselves. had the advance In
formation on the modern language eX
aminations Each gave the names or
number OF midshipmen who had II.
Lieut. A. NJ Cohen. who acted as
counsel for the midshipmen who were
connected with the accusations O
gouging before the board Of investi
cation, was called as a witness. II
stated that he understood his position
TO be that of counsellor and adviser t
the midshipmen who were concerned
but was not their counsel or attorney
He said that he had advised midship
men that they did not have to answe
questions which incriminated them
selves.
The Washington times., 1915-07-09
HOLT'S AGED JA|LER
SINGS ANOTHER TUNE
Now Convinced Prisoner Was
Suicide, After Declaring BuI-
let Killed Fanatic.
CONTINUED from First PaGe.D

Weeks question. Il had only one
glass of beer that night
Ryan explained that he was sitting
outside of Hollis cell when he heard a
noise at the other end of the cell row
and ran to investigate. During ms
absence Holt died.
The Jail guard repeated to the coroner
his statement that he heard wnat
sounded like an explosion. But he said
he now Is satisfied. after conversations
with the Jail doctor. that the "explo-
sion" was the popping OF Hollis skuii.
Newspaper men were permitted 10
question Ryan. putting their queries
through the assistant district attorney
before he was excused from the stand
&. B. Cornell, the undertaken VINO
embalmed Hollis body, testified tina,
the wound in the head could not have
been caused by bullet. In his opln'
ion, he said. 1t was received when HoI,
dove to the floor
The Washington times., 1915-07-09
Came to Her Rescue

Ter in
a taking nc with good
results II 1t had not been 1t rescue would
dead much Frultola
OF
strengthen the weakened, rundown
o.
The Washington times., 1915-07-09
They're Happy Now
In Spite of a Name
For Rousopaulos Takes Panasita
Athanasopoubs For
His Bride.

Greek met Greek. only this time one
Greek was a maid. and the courtship
was short. but the real trouble came
when Greek met the marriage license
clerk.
Spell it, spell it," he shouted. tearing
his hair.
"R-o-u-s-o-p-o-u-l-o
This is where l get writer's cramp,"
uuoth the clerk. But he pushed MS
pen bravely forward. This is what hap
pened:
"Pana agiotes Rousopoulos and Pana-
gita Athanasopoubs. by Basilios Lam
brides
Truly. gentle reader. those are the
names just as they appear on the mar
riage license. and not a typograp phical
error. or the nome of a Galician city.
Miss Athanasopoubs and Mr.. Rouse
poulos. hand in hand. and beamng
into each others faces, walked from the
clerks office to the residence of Mr..
Lanbrides. where the ceremony took
place.
The license clerk is slowly recovering
The Washington times., 1915-07-09
HOlt's Jailer Quoted
AS Denying His Charge
Plunged to Death

NEW YORK. July s.-In the interview
which jeremiah Ryan. aged jailer who
was watching Frank Holt at the time
Of his death In the Mineola jail. Is
credited with having given out last
night by the New York Press and other
papers, 1t was asserted positively that
the terrorist had died from bullet
wound and had not committed suicide
by jumping from an upper tier of cells.
At the same time Ryan is quoted as
having said that the authorities were
trying to put all the blame on him and
predicting sensational developments.
One Of the statements which he is
credited with having made Is that Dis
trict Attorney Lewis ]. Smith. Warden
william E. Hults. and DR.. Guy F.
Cleghorn. Jail physician. had made up
an Official explanation of Hollis
death among themselves and then had
told him how 1t happened.
When District Attorney Smith and
Deputy Sheriff Charles E. Raynor went
to the Jail to see Hults about the in
quest. they were informed that the
warden was gone on his vacation and
expected to be away for ut least a
week. Raynor then took charge of the
Jail.
Raynor said Hults had not asked him
for permission to go away, had not In
formed the sheriffs office he was 60
| ing, and so far Is he knew. had not
| obtained permission from Sheriff Step.
hen P. Petit before Petit went to Cal.
! fornia. Neither had Hults said any.
thing to the District Attorney.
| DO you. as acting sheriff. expect tc
make an investigation of the warden's
conduct" Raynor was asked.
| Il do not" he rejoined promptly.
! will you file charges of neglect o.
duty against either Hults or Ryan7"
Il will not"
Three different explanations for tn
suspicious-looking wound in Hollis fore
head were offered by Nassau count,
officials, who were indignant at tn
insinuation that the wound might be
bullet hole.
District Attorney Smith said: "Tha
Is the wound that Holt got at Morgan
house" This was also the view of ID
Cleghorn, who performed the autopsy.
c. f. Cornell the undertaken, said
That was the wound Holt got in falln
from the top of his CELL
And Coroner Jones; who says he wa
present when DR.. Cleghorn performe
the autopsy, said: That mark? or
that's nothing. That was the woun
made when the skull was sawed ope
at the autopsy
The police have accounted for all eS
cept sixty sticks, or thiry pounds, {
1.-The dynamite which Holt Is known I
have purchased from the Aetna EX
plosives Company. The report ths
was explained away when c. II. Sallad
manager OF the Aetna company. az
mtted he was mistaken In saying o
Wednesday that the dynamite sold I
Holt was 40 per cent instead OF go pc
cent.
The Washington times., 1915-07-09
KAISER RECEIVING REPORT FROM AERIAL OFFICER INA
EASTERN WAR ZONE p
ACTION UNLIKELY ON
PEACE COUNCIL NOTE
Labor Body Presents Letter to
Lansing Protesting Against
Expectation of Arms.

That this Government will take no
action with respect to a letter sent
to Secretary of state Lansing by La
bor's National Peace Council. asking
the Government to stop the sailing
Of American vessels carrying NUM-
tions OF war. was indicated in we'll
informed quarters today.
The letter was signed bv former
Congressman II. Robert Fowler OF
Illinois, and F. 5. Monnett. former
attorney general Of Ohio. as coun-
sci. these men, with Congressman
Frank Buchanan, Of Illinois, presl-
dent Of the organization. called on
Secretary Lansing a short time ago
to explain their attitude, and he ir-
vited them to put their statements in
writing.
The organization purposes to be AMI
mated bv the single purpose of promot-
ing peace President Wilson has gone
on record as believing that II would be
unneutral to stop the shipment of war
| munitions.
No Evidence of Change.
| Secretary Lansing would not indicate
/ today whether he intended to do any
thing about the letter. The State De-
partment said it was well-known that
ships had been leaving American ports
! laden with war munitions. No indica-
! ton is given Of change Of policy.
The officials Of the peace council
which Is backing Bryan's peace propa-
! ganda, charge that nine vessels are now
under. charter or are believed to be
| under charter in American ports await
| ing consignments of war munitions to
be shipped to belligerents. 1t is rep
| resented that The Hague convention Is
| being violated and that parts Of sub
| marines and aeroplanes are included
| in the proposed shipments.
! A public inquiry through the collec-
/ tors of the ports Is asked for in the
| letter in order that the nature of the
cargoes may be determined.
Believed To Be Political.
II is expected that the State Depart
ment will turn the letter over to the
Treasury Department. in order that that
department may see to 1t no violations
of neutrality are permitted. If 1t were
found that submarines or aeroplan"s
were being shipped in parts objection
might be raised.
1t Is believed here that the offic ais
of the peace council are endeavoring
chiefly to try to get the Government to
gather evidence for 1t which can be
used before Congress next winter in
order to move that body to clothe the
President with power to place an en-
barge on the expectation of arms.
1t is also felt here that the councirs $
OBJ ject Is political and for the purpose
of boosting William Jennings Bryan.
The Washington times., 1915-07-09
j. s. ACTS TO BLOCK
D|Az IN NEW REVOLT
Steamer Atlanta Said to Have
Carried Expedition for Mex
leo From Baltimore.
CONTINUED from First Page

to determine whether the Atlanta
les the American flag. II II Is an
American vessel there Will be no dif-
ficulty about stopping her anywhere
on the high seas II there is cause to
suspect here. II the vnssel dies ii
foreign flag, however. she must be
reached before she passes the three
mile limit.
The Department of Justice today
admitted that Huerta had made
proposition looking to his release
at FL Paso. but officials would NOT
discuss the request until action hao
been decided upon.
The Washington times., 1915-07-09

sources 1t Is established that the con-
vention forces won a signal victory near
Monterey"
The consul at Laredo wired:
The battle that took place Wednes-
day in the suburbs of Monterey resulted
in complete defeat of the Carranzistas
who lost more than 1000 men in killed
and wounded. besides large numbers
dispersed From $500 to 1000 men were
engaged on each side. all available Car
ranzista forces along the frontier beine
concentrated on this battle"
The Washington times., 1915-07-09
British Powder Plant
Destroyed by Explosion

LONDON. July 9.-A series of explo-
sions, the cause of which is as yet un-
known, today almost totally destroyed
the Curtis Powder Mills. at Hounslow,
MiddleseN.
II is not known how many were killed.
One hundred men were at work In the
AaillA
The Washington times., 1915-07-09
Fifteen Trains of Food
Bound for Mexico CitV

GALVESTON. July 9.--Fifteen trains
bearing 200 tons of provisions. are
outside Mexico City. ready to rush in
to the city as soon as Gonzales forces
can take 1t. the Mexican consul here
was advised today Other trains can
be brough up Quickly.
Gonzales reported his outposts at Eca.
lera. a suburb. and his forces advanc-
Ing steadily.
The Washington times., 1915-07-09
100 German Officers
Killed in COnstantinople

ROME. July s.-The Tribunals Con-
stantinople correspondent today report
ed that Turkish soldiers in the garf1-
son at the Ottoman capital revolted
and killed 100 German officers.
The anti-German irritation, he said,
was constantly increasing.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-18
States Woman Got Divorce After
Living In Nevada Only Nine Days

alleged to have registered as arthur
King, of Carson City"
The testimony of William Schnt-
zer, former Reno attorney for Mrs.
Alice Redding Werner, is wanted to
show there was an agreement made
before the divorce by which Mrs.
Werner No. was to receive $4,000
on the day she got a decree. She
filed her divorce complaint, alleging
she was resident of Nevada on
September 21, 1910, and received a
decree of divorce six days later.
The testimony of Frank P. Langan,
the judge who granted the decree, IS
desired to show, as Mrs. Werner No.
2 claims, that he would not have
granted a, decree had he known that
neither Werner nor his first wife
were bona fide residents of Nevada.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-18
Sparks Is Among
the Progressives

The Sparks Tribune is pulling for
the macadamizing or paving of the
main street of that prosperous little
city. In an editorial on the subject
it says: From one end of the ma
ton to the other the leaders in their
various communities are busy fixing
up streets and roads and providing
the best possible raodbeds for ma
chimes" The article goes on to esti-
mate :he cost per loot and the way OF
securing the necessary funds and asks
that the work be started at once and
urges the people of Sparks to stand
behind the council.
Evidently the progressive spirit
shown by the Town Board of Carson
City is having its effect on our neigh
bors.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-18
Will Make Strenuous
Effort for Pictures

Al Karge and w. w. Ellis, appoint;
ed at the meeting held yesterday
afternoon to make an endeavor 10
get the Lincoln Highway caravan 10
come to Carson and take a lot OF
moving pictures, left for Reno this
morning AT the riverside city they
will be joined by William Woodburn,
another member OF the committee,
and interview the management Of the
picture concern when they arrive lii
Reno today.
The necessity of getting Carson
and the Kings canyon route on the
Lincoln Highway pictures is obvious
and no effort will be spared in get
ting them here. Ely, Fallon, Reno
and several other. Nevada towns will
be in the pictures and it would be
grievous sin if Carson were omit
ted
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-18
Scores Believed Lost
Bv United Press)

lBy United PreSS)
Dallas, Aug. lS.-Soores are be
lieved 20 be lost and millions in prop
erty is destroyed. 1t was the great
est storm in years in Southeastern
Texas. Only one single shaky wire
connects Houston with the outside
worla Indications are that in some
places the damage is worse than il
1000. Ine coast is devastated from
Louisiana almost to the mouth of the
Rio Grande. There are meager ad-
vices from Galveston, but it is almost
certain that hundreds of houses have
been razed. The bodies of eight
women were washed up at Texas
City. presumably from Galveston.
Twenty-seven is the latest report u!
the dead at Hitchcock, Houston, Be
laire and Morgan Point
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-18
Board Now Down
to Active Work

The State Board of Equalization
yesterday made but very few changes
in the assessed valuations placed on
the railroads and public utilities Nv
the Tax commission for the year 1915
In Douglas county, where the as
sessmert roll was practically made
up before the order of the Tax COM
mission was received, and did not
conform to the commissioners valu-
alton, it was unanimously ordered by
The board that the valuations made
by the commission be upheld.
In the absence of c. E. Mccarthy,
assessor of Clark county, nothing will
be taken up concerning that county
until he is present.
The assessment of The Virginia
Ranch, Land and Water company oi
Douglas county was also passed IN
order to give Mr.. Dangberg, the head
OF the company, an opportunity to
be heard.
The Goldfield Consolidated Water
company was assessed in 1914 for
Sl5O,0OO and for 1915 has been raised
to $4,000, an increase OF 40 per
cent.
The question of the assessed valua-
ton on live stock is scheduled for a
hearing today and promises to DE
quite spirited and interesting affair
on account of the vast amount of
money invested in that industry.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-18
Literary Men to
Tour Battle Front
(By United Press)

CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 1S.-
Under orders from Enver Pasha. war
minister, all the. leading poets and
literary men of Turkey are to be TAX
en- on a tour OF the Turkish battle
front at the Dardanelles. The plan
is to give the writer's inspiration by
which they may send waves OF pa
triotism sweeping through the coun-
try.
The success Of the Italian poet
D'Annunzio, in stirring people OF
Italy to action suggested the expedi-
ton of Turkish literary men. They
are to spend several weeks in the
trench country and to visit the Turk
ish forts on both the Asiatic and
European side OF the strait.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-18

NEW YORK, Aug. ls.-Giulia
Morosini Werner, the millionaire
heiress wife OF Arthur NJ. Werner,
the former New York policeman, yes
terday applied to the Supreme court
for an order to take testimony in
Reno for use in defending the action
which Werner has brought to collect
$4,000 a year under a contract, which
provided she would pay him this sum
if he would not rejoin the police
force. After submitting the applica-
ton It was withdrawn temporarily.
Mrs. Werner charges Alice Redding
Werner, the divorced wife of Werner.
received three 5000 bills on the day
she obtained her Reno divorce in
1910, and that she participated in a
collusive arrangement to get di-
vorce by declaring herself resident
OF Nevada, although she lived there
only a few days.
Mrs Werner, the second wife, de-
sires by the testimony of the Reno
witnesses to show, she claims, that
Werner was not validly divorced
from Alive Redding Werner, his first
wife, and that she (Giulia Morosini
Werner) was never his legal wife.
Mrs Werner No. informed the
Court she wanted to take the testi-
mopy OF the hotel clerk in the River
side hotel in Reno to show that Mrs.
Werner No. came there on Septem-
Der p. 1910, with her sister, Agnes
Redding, and that they registered as
Mrs. George Raymond, Chicago" ami
Miss Agnes Redding, Chicago" :"
They remained nine days and then
departed and never returned.
The testimony of the registration
clerk in the hotel is wanted to show
tlla Werner, accompanied by law
yer, registered in the hotel on Sep
tember 18 and departed the next day.
They returned September p and re-
mained there seven days. Werner is
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-18
German-AuStrian Armies Are Also
Experiencing Shortage of Munitions

'actories to catch up. One is now
happening i'll Russia. The Germans
are waiting for shells and simultan-
eously must subordinate the eastern
demands to the necessity OF increas-
ing the reserve along the western
front.
The Russians must be praised f2r
the stubbornness the have shown i'll
resisting the Germans. There is no
evidence OF decentralization and il the
, eastern conflict should be fought to
a finish, it is apparent the Ten,ons
would De near exhaustion them selves
! at the end. The Slav genius for dc
lensfve rather than offensive was
inever better exemplified.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-18
(By J. w. L. Mason, written for
the United Press.)

(By ]. w. I. Mason, written for
the United Press)
NEW YORK. Aug. lS.-The Ger
man offensive in POLAND is being Ell
icctively checked on both flanks and
indications are abundant tnat the
Tcutonic attack is weakening. Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg, particular
", is not doing the work to which
he was assigned The Russians have
rallied in exceptional strength against
him, not only because he threatens
Riga and the entire Baltic coast, but
also threatens to isolate Pctrograd
should he be successful.
Shortage OF ammunition is nov
hampering the Germans. Novo-
Geor2icwsk and kovno continue to
hold out although neither OF these
iortresses has the resisting power
possessed by Antwerp.
The Teutons are unquestionably
storing their new ammunition to re-
s'st a possible offensive on the west
front. The Galician drive and the
capture of Warsaw used up most OF
The winter and spring accumulation
of munitions and not even the Ger
mans can produce ammunition as
quickly as it is shot.
Intervals of comparative inactivity
are necessary to permit the mnnition