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Federal Authorities Take Up
Matter Of Activities Of Ger.
man Agents in This Country.
EXPOSE MAY END WORKINGS
Officials Appear to Feel That
Plot May Be Stopped By
Articles Now Appearing.

Alleged German spy plots and secret
agent activities In this country contin-
lied today to attract wide notice in
Washington.
Government officials are secretive
about these matters. but there II no
doubt department heads are exploring
the facts in various directions.
Nothing has yet come out to show
the Administration intends taking any
steps to punish offenders or to make
representations to the German govern
ment. But 1t Is clear the President and
Cabinet are informing themselves.
1t continues to be the belief here that
the fact the German plots and schemes
have been exposed and given publicity
Is probably adequate. 1t Is recognized
that much Of the scheming, which
seems to have had its origin with the
useless when the light OF cold type Is
thrown on 1t.
To Land Supplies.
Thus. there is no doubt that the ex-
ploitation of the fact that while a
campaign has been urged here on high
moral grounds to halt export Of arms
and munitions. Germany has been
working to get hold Of such supplies.
has thrown completely into the air these
persons in Congress who have been
planning a great effort next winter to
get embargo legislation.
Departmental heads profess to have
| little to show there are spies or leaks
in their departments. Secretary Daniels,
who. at the instance Of John r.
Rathom. editor Of the Providence Jour
| nal. has frightened the censorship 90
Sayville. has asked Mr.. Rathom to sub
NIT any. evidence he has that a civil
empfoye OF the Navy Department Is In
| the pay Of the German government.
In connection with the charges
made by Mr.. Rathom as to Sayville
he told Secretary Daniels he had
some information that Germany
in South and Central America and
even in the Philippines. This, Gov.
ernment, of course. Is not CONCERNED
in what ts done outside its own.bor'
ders or its insular possessions. e."
Brelaski On Trip.
| Considerable speculation has beer
caused by the fact A. Brucs Bielaski
of the Department Of Justice. has lef
here on a secret mission to be gon,
uptil the end Of the week.
| AThe Administration is ANNOYED owe
Obie phase Of the New York World ex
| pose. This re1atets to the letter show
Ing number Of Democrats in Con
4 gress were favorable to the movemen
10 embargo arms and munitions. No
only does this show that these Demo
Gratis are out Of harmony with the Ad
light of having been used by pro-Ger
man interests. and the Administrator
fears 1t may have a hurtful politica
effect.
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THE WEATHER REPORT.

The forecast for the District Of Co.
lumbia-Fair tonight and Friday: con-
tinued cool. with gentle northwest to
north winds.
Maryland-Fair tonight: Friday fair in
east, with increasing cloudlness In west
portion; gentle northwest to north
winds.
Virginla-Fair tonight and Friday, ex-
cept probable showers in southwest por-
tion; gentle to moderate north and
northeast winds.
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reguisition papets sent him by the gov
In giving out the letter Dodd OK
planned that II was his intention 70
organixation In the country to mahe
cimilar requests of the governors oil
their respective States.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 19.-Former
Gov. John M. Slaton. of Georgia, who
commuted the death sentence of Leo
M. Frank to one Of life Imprisonment.
has issued statement condemning an
address delivered by Mayor j. q.
Woodward, of Atlanta, and terming
the mayor >"old and garrulous.' He
called the Frank case a football OF
politics."
Commenting on Mr.. Woodward's
statement that three-fourtns Of the
people of Georgia. including himself,
believed Frank guilty, and condonihg
the lynching. Mr.. Slaton said:
Similar utterances made before the
lynching naturally resulted In subse-
quent lawlessness. In one breath he pro-
posed to defend the fair name OF AZ.
lanta and Georgia, and In the next
breath he casts on them the most ter
Mayor Woodward suggested 1 could
not with safety return to Georgia with .
In a year. Such a statement is not
only a gross reflection on the State. but
is absurd and ridiculous. and 1t Is
further stimulative OF the mob impulse,
coming from an official who should
stand in favor OF law and order. It is
In accordance with utterances or others
who expect to utilize the Frank case
for political rSeferment.
Il was born in Georgia and / love
her and her reputation. l shall return
there in accordance with my Original
Intentions.
Il think Mayor woodward's state.
ment Is an affront to the people Of
Georgia instead Of a defense. He IL
old and garrulous."
Mayor Woodward had declared that
Frank suffered the lust penalty for
an unspeakable crime"
Mayor Woodward's address was mad.
at banquet of the California STATE
Assessors' Association here.
Little or no applause greeted his re.
marks. although he was listened to
with close attention,
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refugees. reached here from Galveston
today. Joe Kneaves. manager. says
that between 80 to 100 lives were lost
there. D. L. Dixie) Carroll estimated
the number of deaths at much less.
The water at one time was six feet
deep in Galveston. Nine big oil tanks
burst. spreading oil over the city. A
dance wah held at the Hotel Galvez
when the storm was fercest Monday
night. Candles were used after the
power house went out OF commission
Hundreds Of persons took refuge In
the hotel and other large buildings. Fire
Destroyed the Blum Notion Company.
the o. K. Laundry. the Texas Dry
goods Company and badly damaged the
e. s. Levy building
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TEMPERATURES.
TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE.
High tide at 2:oS a. m. and 2:S p. m.
Low tide at 9:0T a. m. and s:l0 n m.
SUN TABLE.
Sun rises at......5:l7 Sun sets at. S:49
Light automobile lamps at 7:28 p. m.
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FRANKS BODY HOME,
UNNOT|CED BY ALL
Mob Victims Sister and Her
Husband and Reporters Only
Ones At Station.
Continued from First Page.


5000 for awards. and $500 Of this amount
has already been used. The entire re-
naming $500 will be offered. $500 each
for ave members Of the mob.
The governor Ia anxious to make the
reward as big In each case as possible.
and that is why rewards will be offered
for only Ave members. He believes
with the capture OF several members
the State can apprehend the rest of the
mob.
A conference will be held today be-
tween the governor and the members
Of the prison commission who were
present at the State farm at Milledge-
vile when Frank was kidnapped Mon
day night. At this conference the gov
ernor intends to quiz each Of the three
commissioners closely.
1t Is possible that Warden Smith and
superintendent Burke Of the prison
farm will be called in and grilled. The
governor wants to be sure that the OFF,
cials and guards OF the prison who
recognize any Of the crowd that car
rted Frank away.
Men Known At Marietta.
As . matter Of fact. 1t was recog-
nized here that most of the party are
we'll known as such at Marietta. The
principal difficulty was. to find Legal
proof against them, for. aside from
| the undoubted sympathy for them In
their oS.n community, 1t was ad
mitted that anyone appearing as q
prosecuting witness In the case
would face grave personal danger.
That all the ynchers were Marictts
| residents was not certain, but mOe
| of them were believed to have beer
from there and. In any event, 1t wa!
pointed cut that the crime was com
mttted in Cobb county. SO that 1ega
action would have to be taken there
Angered by the bold assertion. free,
made in Marietta. that Franks lyncher
never will be identified. that no Cobl
fcounty jury would indlct them. even
identified. and IN any event that n'
court would convict them, Governo
harris is redoubling his efforts today t
bring the members Of the mob t. jus
| tice.
Not only has he been impressed by tn
tone Of editorisl comment outside o
Georgia and by hundreds of letters an
kilograms he has received from citizen
of other States than his own. but tn
Georgia newspapers have been almos
unanimous in demanding drastic action
and the States leading men. many o
them in high official positions. hav
called on him urgently to do everythin
possible to punish the lynchers.
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Burns Denies He Will
Hunt Franks Lynchers

NEW YORK. Aug. 1s.-Emphatic in
his assertion that Leo Frank died as
''only an innocent man can die." Will
lam j. Burns. head Of the Burns De-
tective Agency. declared today that he
was through with the case and has no
intention Of going to Georgia to fnd
the men who lynched the convicted
murderer Of Mary Phagan.
intend to 60 South on this case ~ are
foolish" said Burns. III Frank were
guilty he could not have died as ne did.
The mob of Georgia convicted Frank
lust as II murdered him."
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Asks Governor Not
To Honor Requisition
Papers From Georgia

CHICAGO. Aug. ls.-Edward ]. Dodd
president Of the Chicago Patrolmen's
Association. has made public a letter
which he said he had sent to Governor
Harris. Of Georgia.
The letter stated that the lynching OF
Leo NJ Frank indicated that Georgia
was not capable of self-government.
and that therefore he would ask Cover
nor Dunno, of Illinois, not to honor
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then prove powerful enough to go
ahead and stamp out revolution.
In the light OF what Is known here
concerning the progress made by Car
rama in a military way in recent
months, 1t cannot be doubted that II
he sticks out against the peace con-
ference and his military leaders unite
with him In opposing any plan but
recognition Of Carranza, and II, fur
ther this Government then seeks to
It's own, hornets nest will be stirred
uD. --.
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WILSON LINER SUNK ;,
BY GERMAN U-BOAT
Steampship Grodno, Of Hull, Sent
to Bottom, But Crew Re-
ported Saved. =

LONDON, Aug. 19.-The Wilson liner
Grodno has been sunk by a German
submarine.
The crew has been rescued.
The Grodno was owned by T. Wilson
& Sons, and was registered at the port
OF Hull. She displaced 1885 tons and
was 295 feet long. She was built at
Gla sgow in 1912.
Another submarine victim reported to-
day was the aston Liverpool steamer
Thornfeld, owned by the Zallah Ship
ping and Carrying Company. Her crew
was rescued.
sent to the bottom by a U-boat today.
Dispatches said the crew was rescued.
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HOUSTON, Tex, Aug. 1s.-The
Shreveport baseball team, with 300 other
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saved more lives than any other agency
except the sea wall He sent motor
cycles In every direction down the Island
for a distance OF thirty miles. warning
them they would die IL they d d not
come to Galveston. In consequence
there were probably only 100 persons
left on the island below Galveston. The
few reports from that district are in
definite, and indicate that the loss OF
life In large
The beach front shows great property
loss. The three large bath houses have
disappeared. The ball park and motor
drome are piles Of wreckage, and = pie
of debris from six to ten feet high End
forty feet wide extends the length Oh
the sea wall.
Miles of railroad and interurban
tracks have been demolished and long
lines of telegraph and telephone wires
are down. 1t will be weeks before nor
NAL conditions are restored.
Sea Wall Saves City. 3
Galveston was saved from a fate s.mi-
lar to tho one 1t experienced IN 1900.
when 1900 persons perished. by it's 81
gantic sea wall. While huge waves
dashed over the wall at the height OF
the storm, the barrier held. and only
six known deaths occurred here. The
craft in the harbor did not fare so
we'll. Fully twoscore small boats are
believed to have been sunk with their
crews. ..,.
The known victims Of the storm to
date are apportioned as follows:
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Property Losses.
Estimates of property losses have been

There was in addition an enormous
less to cotton growers In the storm belt.
Some estimates stated that Is per cent
OF the central Texas crop was de-
stroyed, anu the loss was placed at
millions of dollars"
The oil fields also suffered severely,
and 1t is probable that half q million
rieKs, tanks, and machinery.
Every effort is being made to ascer-
sein the loss Of life in the harbor.
eorGaed. Msay miraculous escapes were re-
Gus Carlson. sailor on the United
states dredge boat San Bernard. was
rescued from the surf fifteen miles
down the island Tuesday Might with a
scious He had been IN the water nf-
boat.
Believes ~ Perished. e
At noon yesterday he regained con-
sciousness, and said that probably
twenty-seven Of the complement Of the
San Bernard were drowned. He said
the deckhouse was washed off the boat
at 10 o'clock Monday morning, thirty.
sank Immediately: and the crew took
to the 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 engineer
JOHN TWESTLAND. leverman.
INGRAM GUERRY, A. /. KNUR'
sEN sESnv jThITs I4Ts IkAsES RAHTscH;w ;w,hI,As Il 2
ANREKsoN. ssN RERiE EEITz HEPtM 9pHNsDN aSI
oLoGoA. PETER HANsEN. II. We
LANDER, GEORGE LINDEN. ant
eight seamen whose names are un
The dredge boats Sam Houston. sar
Jacinto, No. /, Galveston. and the Gov
ernment tug San Luis, Of Galveston
may be lost. The dredge Miller is"re
ported safe.
Causeway Destroyed.
Tho Government launch Bastror
went to the causeway this morning
and reports fully two-thirds of thai
magnificent structure gone, meaning
that rail communication with the
mainland will not be established fol
weeks.
storm was the salvation Of the crew
Of the four-mastsd schooner Dora ALI
son, en- route from Progreso to Mo
bile with a cargo of lumber ana Jute
This ship was washed out OF mel
course, sSne was taken Oh lnc CIcSl
of q huge wave and carried over thu
sea wall and deposited on the parade
grounds at Fort Crockett. There sh'
broke to pieces in less than ten min
utes.
Soldiers of the Fifth Brigade ant
members Of the Coast Guard rushei
to the rescue. The eight men OF tn.
crew were taken off alive, one will
both legs broken.
Those seriously injured were loade'
into a hospital ambulance AMI severa
squads Of soldiers took turns abou
pushing this vehicle through tn
binding storm and through mud an
water that sometimes reached thei
shoulders from Crockett to St. Mary
Hospital. a distance OF several miles
Ten fiShing smacks with crews ag
gregating more than a hundred ar
within the known radius Of the hurri
can and hope for them is practically
abandoned.
Tho three-masted American schoone
Dora Allison. from Progreso. Mexico. t
Mobile was lost off Galveston.
Captain Wood Is no win the Militar
Hospital at Fort Crockett
The British three e-masted schoone
Edna ". Pickets, Progreso TO Mobile |
ashore off Galveston and badly dam
aged.
HOUSTON, Tex, Aug. Eth
Shreveport baseball team, with 800 othe
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Norway Protests Mail
Destruction By Germans

CHRIST1ANIA. Aug. 19.-The Norwe-
gian government today formally pro-
tested to Germany against the stopping
Of the Norwegian steamer Haakon VII.
near Bergen. and the jettison!ng of a
large amount of mail destined for Eng
land.
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Parting
Forever
ks-sa-k%s-s-sss-tsk-%skkss-f+tkt

"Then suppose there is nothing
more to say" said the young man III
q most dignified manner, arising from
his seat.
The young woman in the chiffon
gown shrugged her shoulders deli.
cately. Nothing" she assurd him
firmly.
III go, then" he stated. There
is no object in lingering where Pnl
not wanted. And you've made it very
clear that you wouldn't want me even
If | came as souvenir wrapped up
with Il box of candy"
Your remarks were just as final"
said the young woman. There can't
possibly be anything more TO be add
ed. Er-good night"
Good night" said the young man,
moving toward the door. AS he
reached the hall she spoke.
II don't want you to think, Arthur"
'.he said with great kindness, that
| am parting from you In anger;
shall always think Of you as a
friend"
"Oh, thank you." said the young
man. acidly, coming ack three steps.
Il appreciate that. Only your idea
of friendship is a trine weird! You
can't be very chummy with person
TO whom you've said things you have
have TO met"
1--WE do not need to be chummy,"
said the young woman. only we can
spcah and--er--not make it notice
able 10 The public"
"Oh, see." agreed the young man
well, good night"
Good night" said the young woni-
an evenly. He advanced into the hall
and then returned TO the door. Il
can't seem TO find my hat" he eX
planned. Il just wanted 10 say, Eth
ell, that you must not think | shall go
through life hating you, | shall al
ways remember you as | first thought
of you-a sweet and lovely girl
shall forget all the later Developments
which | hope were not you, true self.
Perhaps | tod you my opinion a tri
fe harshly this evening and l beg
your pardon if you feel that did.
always want TO be gentleman even
in an unpleasant situation not OF my
making"
"You are most kind" said the young
CONAN. But If you think you can lay
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LEVEES ON RIVER
AND WORK Of !. S.
WHAT GOVERNMENT DOES TO
CHECK RAMPAGE OF
MISSISSIPPI.
Uncle Sam Has Spent Many Million
Dollars en- Projects.

Although the government has often
been criticised for it's policy with re-
gard to the building and maintenance
OF the levees designed to protect the
lower Mississippi valley from damage
due to floods, the Mississippi river
Levee association, in comprehensive
booklet which il has lust issued, takes
the stand that as far as the govern
ment has gone it has done very well.
But much remains to be done. Every
String the river overfiows its banks,
and every few years there is a flood
which mandates a vast acreage, ruin
inE crops, homes and cities. The prin-
cipal danger is at bends in the river.
When the water rises TO unusual
heights the river becomes impatient
OF the restraint imposed by bends and
strikes out cross country. 1t is shown
possible to strengthen the levees at
these important points to such an ex-
tent that the river can be held IN
check.
From old documents it is shown
that since 1712 the river has been
indulging in these rampages. TT.
problem became so serious with the
advance of population westward that
the Mississippi river commission was
created by an act of congress of June
%, 1879. This commission is com
posed of seven members, three from
the United States army, one from the
coast and geodetic survey, and three
from private life. The commissions
Investigations and recommendations,
the association says, have been sound
and correct, but the difficulty has
been to get congress TO make appro-
priations according TO some settled
plan. One congress has been known
TO appropriate money for the begin
ming of work which the next refused
to support, with the result that much
OF the good accomplished has been
undone. Since 1910 the federal gov
eminent has spent s30.000,000 on this
work and more than $4,000 Geo has
been spent by the localities affected
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PARK is WONDERLAND.
Glacier National Playground Attracts
Many Tourists.

Away up in the northwestern part
OF Montana, between the main line Of
the Great Northern railway and the
Canadian boundary line, lies Uncle
Sans newest national playground,
containing 1925 square miles of the
most beautiful mountain scenery in
the land Over 1900 tourists visited
this park last year, and it has rec
Crd of entertaining more tourists dur
ing the first five years of its exist
ence than any other national park in
the first twelve years, and is properly
named the Switzerland of America"
Here the Rocky mountains tumble
ard froth like a wind-whipped tide as
they careen off to the northwest of
Canada and Alaska. Here is the real
backbone of the North American con-
tinent, where peak after peak rears
its saw-tooth edges to the clouds;
three score glaciers within its borders
are slowly and silently grinding away
at their epochal task; 900 lakes, in
valley and in mountain pocket, give
back to the sky It's blue, gray and
green: half thousand waterfalls cas-
cade from everlasting snow in misty
torrents or milk-white traceries; rain
bows flicker and vanish in the ever
changing play of waters.
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1t all off onto me you're mistaken,

1t I'LL off onto me you're mistaken,
Arthur, ="
Il never dreamed of doing SOL" said
the young man, advancing into the
room. Il must be going, but I've got
TO stay long enough to defend myself
when you make that insinuation!
However, you can't deny you brought
up the subject first. You wanted to
know why was lunching with Daisy
Kittredge and that started it,"
You started il when you took her
TO lunch!" declared the young WON,
an. Don't let me keep you-it's still
early enough to stop in at Daisy's."
Pm Just going," said the young
man, turning toward the hall quickly.
arthur" she called when he had
neared the front door. He came back
coldly polite. Il don't feel right about
your leaving in this frame of mind!
We probably will never have another
conversation again as long as We live
and l want you to go away feeling
right about it. You might shake
hands,"
IF you wish" agreed the young
man. He looked about uncertainty.
II can't find my hat!" he repeated,
looking the hall over vaguely. Then
he approached her. Il agree with you,
Ethel" he said with great dignity.
1--WE will not be so foolish as to end
with childish quarrel. We are man
and woman of the world enough to
realize that our engagement has just
been an episode toward building up
our characters and careers. We will
rot let its ending blight our spirits.
Good-hy, Ethel" He held out his
hand.
"God.by, Arthur" she said with
sad, yet brilliant little smile, as she
put her hand in his. THAT is my lea
exactly! The world is too full OF inter
esting things-and other men-and
girls-for us to take this seriously!"
I'm through" said the young man
cynically. Girls don't interest me
any more! hope, though, that you'll
meet some one with whom you can be
Unhappy. Ethel"
"Oh, Arthur" she quavered as he
pressed the hand he held in his emo
ton. "as though I'd ever be able to
care for any one b-but you."
Ethel" he said huskily as he fold.
ed her in his arms. That's just the
way l feel about you!"
Your hat" sobbed the young wom-
an down his coat collar, "w.w-was on
The pp-piano all the t.t-time, Arthur"
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and the latter figure includes onl.
sums appropriated since the civil war.
According to map in the pamph-
let, the area most seriously affected
by floods comprises only about / per
cent of the total area OF the Missis-
sippi valley. But in all this includes
20,000,000 acres which would be
greatly increased in productiveness
by the erection of adequate levees.
The cotton crop alone could be in
creased to yield yearly return
$750,000,O00 greater than at present.
The association estimates that j. the
government would have to appropri-
ate total of about S60,000,0 900 to
complete the work which it has I'M
dertaken. 1t Is pointed out that the
Holland government spent $46,000,000
retaining 1000 square miles IN
Zuider Zee. and that the British gov
crnment spent $50 200 900 retaining
1920 square miles in Egypt. why.
then" asks the association, Should
the United States not spend s60,000,-
900 protecting 1880 square miles
section OF the country equal to the
combined areas of Maryland, Massa-
chusetts, New Jersey and Rhode
Island?