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Evening star., 1916-08-20
FIVE LYNCHED BY MOB
Deputy Sheriffs Shoot Sixth Negro
Accused of Aiding Murderer to
Escape.

GAINESVILLE. Fla, August 1e.-
Five negroes. three men and two WON.
en-. were taken. from the Jail at New.
berry, Fla, early today and hanged b,
a mob. and another negro was shot and
killed by deputy sheriffs near Jones.
Vile, Fla. as the result of the killing
yesterday Of Constable S. G. wynne and
the shooting of DIR. L. G. Harris BY
Boisey Long, a negro. The lynched
negroes were accused of aiding Lone
to escape.
Posses consisting of several hundred
men tonight are searching the woods
about Newberry. eighteen miles from
trouble Is feared.
Dispatches from Newberry tonish,
said that the mob which Iynched the
five negroes was composed of about
200 men and worked quietly and rapid.
ly After gaining entrance to the jai
they took the victims to a point about
mile from town and hanged all or
one large oak tree. Not shot was
fired, the dispatch said
The negro shot near Jonesville also
was said to have aided Long to es.
cape.
Wynne and DR.. Harris were sho,
when they went to Longs home a,
Newberry early yesterday morning t.
arrest him on a charge of stealine
hogs. 1t is said Long drew a pisto
from his night clothing and fred
Wynne was rushed to Jacksonville
where ne dled yesterday at noon
ployed in phosphate mines near New
berry.
Evening star., 1916-08-20
WELL!
HEAR JUDGE ADAMSON
Texan Brand Microscopic to
Georgia Sort He Hands Out to
Presidents and Speakers.

II there's anything that will gel
preston well known upon the high
ways and hyways. it is the assertion
that watermelons can be grown outside
the state of Georgia to a size larger
than a small and frostbitten prune.
Judge Adamson. be it known, Is rep
resentative in Congress from the fourth
district of Georgia, chairman of the
House interstate and foreign commerce
committee and ex-off1cio federal expert
in the growing, shipping. slicing and
serving of watermelons.
Georgian Point of View.
1t was but yesterday that he ap-
peared in his strictly all-white suit OF
summer linens in the doorway of the
House press gallery, beckoning to a
reporter:
"iither, hither," he said, Il wish you
would avenge slaughter for me-"
"A slaughter of what?" asked the
reporter.
Judge Adamson.
Proceed"
Il read in a most profanely inaccu-
rate sheet the libelous statement that
two OF the largest watermelons ever
shipped to Washington were on their
way here from Texas. and that they
weighed seventy pounds apiece"
Post Records.
Some melons,"
Mere babies. Why. two years ago a
friend in Meriwether county. Ga.
shipped me a ninety-pound melon and
an eighty-pound melon at one time.
and then, just to show he could do il
all over again, shipped two more ex-
actly the same weights.
? Then he shipped two more ninety
FOUNDERS this year. l just had them
here in the committee room, sliced 'em
up and gave Champ Clark and Jim
Mann some of them,
I'm Mckinley's administration 1 gave
the President an eighty-two-pound
melon. Seventy-pound Texas melons!
Who ever heard of such truck?"
And with that Judge Adamson slam
med the door and left.
Evening star., 1916-08-20
ALLIES OPEN DRIVE
ONSA[ON|K| FRONT
Gen. SarraiI Attacks BuIgar-
German Forces on Line of
155 Miles.

LONDON. August 19.-The long-ex.
pected general offensive on the Salonik
front has opened and the grand as
sault against the forces Of the centra
powers now is in progress in every
theater of the world war Gen. Sar-
rail is attacking the Bulgar German
forces along the entire Creek Sc rbiar
frontier. a distance of 1855 miles. Five
more villages have been taken.
Reports from both Berlin and Paris
indicate that the entente allies are
following the same tactics in the Bal
kans that signalized the opening OF
the great offensive on the Somme
Small bodies of troops are attacking
at numerous points along the Bull
garian line. apparently with the fnten-
ton of feeling out their opponents po-
sitions before the real battle opens.
Severe Fighting Reported.
PARIS, August 19-The entente allied
forces are in contact with the Germans
and Bulgarians along the entire Sa-
loniki front, according to an official
statement issued by the war Office to-
night. The allies have taken five villages
The severe fighting now in progress
in Macedonia, in the sectors of Doiran
and Florina and elsewhere, is believed
by military observers to be prelude
to more extensive operations. The front
now extends from the Gulf Of Orfani.
an arm of the Aegean, the end of which
is about forty miles northeast of Sa-
loniki, to Florina, a distance of 1856 miles.
Germans Claim Successes.
BERLIN. August 19. via London
The Germans and their allies on the
Balkan front are continuing with sue
cess their operations against the en-
tente forces. the official announcement
of today says Fighting continues
near Lake Doiran. and east Of the
Struma river an advance has been
made The statement follows:
South and east of Florina our
counter attacks continue successfully
Southwest of Lake Doiran there was
fighting at the Bulgarian advanced
positions at repeated intervals. East
of the Struma the Vrundibalkan.
Sarlija and Planina have been crossed
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SHOOT OFFICIAL; BURN HOME.
Party of Unidentified Men Attack
Educator Near Waycross. Ga

WAYCROSS, Ga, August 1s.-Uni.
Identified men, believed to have nur,
eered three. last night attacked ]. F.
Bourn' county superintendent of
schools as he was about to enter his
home eight miles from here, wounded
him in the leg with a pistol shot. set
fire to his residence and outhouses WITH
torches and escaped. according To a
report received here today. The build /.
ings were destroyed. Bourn was found
unconscious this morning in a nas,,r.
near his home. He is not believed ~
be seriously injured "
No cause Tor the attack is known
Evening star., 1916-08-20
Bill Favored by Scientist.

favorable report on the bill befor.
Congress which would discontinue tn.
use of the Fahrenheit temperature scale
in government publications has been Civ
en- by committee Of the National
Academy Of Sciences. The committee
was composed of DR.. Abbott of the
Smithsonian Institution, Dr. Stratton Of
the bureau of standards and DIR. Marvin
Of the weather bureau. ..
Evening star., 1916-08-20
GIVES JOY IN MEXICO.
Alleged Suggestion of American

Ell PASO. Tex. August 1s.-Mexican
reports in Juarez today indicated that
no steps have been taken by Gen.
Pershing's expedition looking toward a
general withdrawal from Mexico. The
American expedition lies stretched out
in a compact line from Columbus. N. NJ.
to FL Valle. Chihuahua, a distance Of
about 200 miles. the field headquarters
being maintained at Colona Dublan. 120
miles south of Columbus.
Reports that Gen. Funston had recon-
mended the withdrawal were received
with the greatest enthusiasm in Juarez
Gen. Gabriel Gavira, inspector general
of the Carranza armies, and Gen. Fran
cisco Gonzales, commandant. said that
the reports, If true. will tend to elm
mate the greatest cloud upon the Mexi-
can horizon"
Evening star., 1916-08-20
RAID SOCIALIST CLUBS;
SEEING PEACE TRACTS

LONDON, August 19.-The premises Of
all Berlin socialist clubs were raided by
the police Wednesday last, according to
an Exchange Telegraph Company dis
patch from Geneva today.
Many persons were arrested. the ad-
vices state and 1t is reported that large
quantities of peace manifestoes and
pamphlets were seized.
Evening star., 1916-08-20
GREEK ELECTIONS SOON.
Berlin Hears News of Central Pow,
ers Has Been Cut Off.

BERLIN, August 10. by wireless to
Sayville.-The general elections in
Greece will be held early in October, ac-
cording to advices received by the Over
seas News Agency.
"Greece Is entirely cut off from news
of the central powers" the agency adds.
Agents of the other belligerents are
taking advantage of this situation to
spread broadcast news favorable to their
governments, making predictions as to
coming events and confirming them sub
.seuuently without fear of contradiction
Evening star., 1916-08-20
Judge Nortoni Heads Wilson Bureau

CHICAGO. August 19.-Judge Albert
D. Nortoni of st. Louis. formerly one
of the leaders of the progressive party
in Missouri. and who recently an
.nounced his intention of supporting
President: Wilson. was named today to
take charge of the bureau at the west
ern democratic campaign ,headquarters
which will direct the work among the
pyogressives.
Judge Nortoni began his new duties
here today.
Evening star., 1916-08-20
DROPS TO ONE CENT.
New York Herald Reduces Price of
Weekday Issue.

NEW YORK. August 19.-The New
York Herald tomorrow will announce a
reduction in the price of its weekday
issue from cents to cent in New York
city and outlying metropolitan districts.
The reduction will take effect Tuesday,
August 22
Evening star., 1916-08-20
Kern-McG GilIicuddy Measure Ap-
proved in Practically Same
Form as House Enacted 1t.
MAKES FEDERAL PROVISION
FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
Compensation for Those Injured
While at Work and for Families
in Case of Death.

The Kern-McGillicuddy bill providing
compensation for civilian employees of
the federal government who are in
jured while at work, and adequate
| compensation for their families in case
of death of the employees. was passed
by the Senate late yesterday afternoon,
practically in the same form that it
came from the House. 1t is expected
that the House will accept the minor
amendments made in the Senate, that
no conference between the two houses
will be necessary, and that the bill
will go to the President for his sigma
ture this week
The bill, in the case of permanent
total disability of an employe, would
grant a pension of 66as per cent of his
salary during life. In the case of tenn
porary total~disability the bill would
grant 66;s per cent of the employees s
salary during the disability. In the
case of permanent partial disability the
bill would grant 663s per cent Of the
loss in earning capacity to the employe.
In the case of temporary partial disa-
bility the bill would grant to the en-
ploye 662s per cent of loss in earning
capacity.
In Event of Employees Death.
In the event OF the death OF an en-
ploye while on duty the bill grants
from 20 to sSas per cent of the salary of
the employe, according to the number
of dependents of the employe. This aid
continues until the widow dies or re-
marries and until the children are six
teen years old.
Provision is made in the bill for
medical attendance of injured en-
ployes. 1t is believed that such pro-
vision will prevent protracted COM
pensation payments. Compensation Is
to be paid to the employe injured after
a period of waiting of three days.
The bill provides for a commission
to administer the employees COM
pensation act, to be composed of three
commissioners at an annual salary Of
$4,000 each. 1t was proposed by some
senators that the act should be admin
istered by the Department of Labor,
but friends of the measure pointed out
1t was best to make the administration
of the compensation law Independent
of all government departments. in or
jealousies. which might arise from con-
ferring Quasi-judicial powers on one
department and requiring 1t to pass
on the claims of others. g. Is si-ss--.sss
The bill was drafted by the Ameri-
can Association for Labor Legislation,
of which Irving Fisher of Yale Uni
versity is president. President Will
son. Jane Addams and Justice Brandeis
are among the vice presidents Of this
organization,
The measure, when it is enacted into
law, will supplant the present en-
ployes' compensation law, which is de-
clared to be entirely inadequate.
Evening star., 1916-08-20
Senator Lodge Asks denomination.

BOSTON. August 1s.-United States
senator Henry Cabot Lodge today filed
papers rs a republican candidate for re-
nomination IN the September primaries
Evening star., 1916-08-20
Fridays Fierce Fighting.

The latest Paris report describins
Fridays fighting says:
North of the Somme the enemy dur
ing the night (Friday) delivered sew
eral violent counter attacks against
the positions taken by us yesterday
Continued on Second PaSe.)
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Recommendation That Troops
Be Withdrawn Not Intended
for Publication.
MAY HAMPER U. S. ENJOYS
IN MEXICAN CONFERENCE
Views of Commander on Border
Said to Be Shared by Off
cials Here.

A recommendation from Gen. Fun
drawn from Mexico was contained in
recent report on the military sit
uation made at the request of the War
Department and designed for use of
the joint commission which will dis
cuss border problems.
State Department officials do not at
tempt to disguise their regret over
premature publication of Gen. Fun
ston's conclusions, but they indicated
last night that it would not cause any
alteration in plans
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shaken. All guests were removed be-
fore the storm reached its height.
Small Boats overturn; Lives Lost.
DALLAS. Tex, August 1s.-There was
some loss Of life in the tropical storm
at Rockport, on the coast about twelve
miles north of Port Aransas, accord
ing to. long distance telephone mes
sage received from Beeyille. Tex. The
CASUALTIES resulted from number of
persons being caught in the storm
while In small boats. 1t was said. The
.exact -nHn2bsr was not learned
Evening star., 1916-08-20
May Hamper Commissioners.

May Hamper Commissioners.
Officials realize, it is understood.
that the most pressing matter for dis
cussion by the commission. from the
Mexican viewpoint. will be the ques-
ton of withdrawal of Gen. Pershing's
expeditionary force. In order to fur
nish the American commissioners with
full information, Gen. Funston was
asked to express his views on the mill
tary aspects of the expedition. There
is every indication that the commits
were expected to abide by the recon-
mendations of the chief military ad-
wiser on border matters.
Publication Of the fact that Gen.
Funston believes 1t wise to withdraw
the troops may hamper the American
commissioners, some oflcials think. in
obtaining whatever guarantees they
may ask of the Mexican government
as to security of the border from ban
dit raids.
Share Gen. Funston's Views.
1t is believed the administration was
fully prepared to arrange for the re-
call of Gen. Pershing's force. since
both State and War Department Of
ficials are understood to share the
views expressed in Gen. Funston's re-
port.
There can be little doubt. it is now
said. that the withdrawal will he
promptly agreed to when the commis-
sion meets. the conferees then turning
their attention. to the drafting of q
protocol to cover future border opera
tions investigation Of the causes of
bandit raids and such other matters as
they may wish to take up.
Announcement Expected Soon.
No intimation came from the White
House yesterday as to when announce
ment of the American membership Of the
commission might be expected. In view
of Secretary Lansing's recent assur-
ances to Eliseo Arredondo. Mexican
ambassador designate. that the COM
mission could be assembled very soon,
it was believed last night that the
names of the commissioners would be
made public early this week. -.
Secretary Lane, who will head the
delegation, already has accepted the
post, and as soon as his associates have
been named and their views as to the
meeting place ascertained an agree
ment on that point will be reached by
Secretary Lansing and Mr.. Arredondo.
nTUTc INV TN NHYYNn
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Advocates business Methods,

Now. when the nation has anything
to do and undertakes the management
Continued on Second Pase.l
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WEATHER.

Fair today and tomorrow: light vart-
able winds.
Temperatures for the past twenty-four
hours ending IL o'clock last night: High
est, IS at pm: lowest. Sc. at am.
FuIfreport on page 3.
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CONTINUED on Second PaSe.) :.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-27
AUSTRIAN EMPRESS
WILL WEAR $4,000
CORONATION GOWN
Plans for Elaborate Ceremony
in Hungary Arouse Opposi-
ton Of Croatians

London, Dec. "a dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph from Amsterdam
say that preparations for the Hun
garian coronation are almost completed
and indications are that the ceremony
will be cnrried out with all the pomp
of the days before the war.
"The dress of Empress Zita,' says
the correspondent, ais ready. II is of
white satin covered with golden orna-
ments. after the model OF the robes
worn By the Hungarian queens at all
coronation celebrations. 1t represents
the efforts Of fifty workers. who de-
voted fourteen days in making IT, at a
cost of $4,000. The dress will be
handed to the Queen by a deputation
headed by the Archduchess Augusta.
"On the ground that the coronation
should not be celebrated lavishly during
such times II stress. The Croatian OPP
position party. according to a dispatch
from Agram, has declined tho official
invitation TO the ceremony received By
the Croatian Dict DR.. Pavelio. leader
Of the opposition. formally declined
the invitation in the name Of the three
opposition parties, and tho members OF
the opposition then lef. the house"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-27
WOMAN IS LEFT
AT DOOR TO DIE

70 the bitter weather. stripped OF all
clothing. weakened Miss Greens ex-
istencc and caused her death much
more rapidly than the burns could
have done uuaided
ON Saturday night fire destroyed tho
Eiskinc Hotel al llopatccng Landing,
twelve miles from here. II may have
been that the woman was caught in
the blaze, and brought all the way back
To Morfey's Hotel without any medi-
cal assistance.
4 few shreds Of charred cotton were
found in the hall. where she lay before
Morley found her. These were appar-
emily rubbed from her body before
those silent persons who brought her
home. laid her down.
All this happened on Sunday morn
ing early. II was not until twenty
four hours after the dying woman was
found that Edward Totten, Of Dover
the county coroner, bestirred himself
20 the extent Of notifying Prosecutor
Charlton r. Reed, of Morristown
Until this morning no believed that he
would be able 20 handle the case him
self When not holding forth as cor
oner-detective Mr. Totten keeps the
local livery stable.
This afternoon Mr. Stryker and a
group Of farmers Of the neighborhood
beat the woods about the Lake Den
mark Hotel, IA the hope OF finding SOM.
ciew concerning the means by which
the girl waz brought 10 the hotel.
Their search lwas fruitless.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-27

Philadelphia. Dec. 90. Sixteen years
ago men erippcd by tho drug devil
turned TO Edward T. Rove. shaken be-
morphine. sallow with opium smoke
they driftcd into the big sanatorium
OF which he was superintendent At Day
ton. Ohio. Day by day Rowe saw
them. living examples Of the horror OF
tho vice. Tonight he himself lies IN
jail here. charged with the theft Of an
overcoat. Tie stole it, he told the po-
lice. TO buy morphinc.
The cause was that sixteen years ago
the habit which the man fought iurneu
and fastened upon him. Since then II
has beaton him lower and lower. Inc
Young superintendent Of great ssna-
forum has been attendant in fn''a'
delphia hospital and is now vagran'
Mrs. Edward L. Rowe. widow u'es
=. l,vurv At 464 Riverside Drive Ne"
yort Her son has a dingy little room
j.. 8 Philadelphia slum. Until Police
notified her tonight she
bad had no word Of her boy for three
weeks.
Rowe sauntored into bird and AM
NAL store on Market street to-day
ard then wandered out again with an
lister over his arm. Before he could
close tho door. Albert c. RosenoerseT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-27
.SOCTETYS CHASM
BRIDGED BY SONG
AT TREE or LIGHT
1000 Give Carols in Madison
Square Garden, Where
Messiah" Is Heard

The great Christmas miracle OF get
ting the New Yorker to come out Of his
she'll and claim kinship with his city
Was worked last night in Madison
Square Garden, where 1000 men,
women and children came together to
sing Christmas carols and listen to
"The Messiah"
They gathered about the Tree OF
Light, solid mass of singing citizens
crowded together far further than the
star on the top boueh could throw it's
CLEANS. Awhile they sang there in the
dusk. Then. led by the whlte-rooea
women of the community chorus OF
900 members, they marched through
the aisle formed by Boy Scouts in uni
form into the waiting Garden.
Two great institutions of the people,
their own tree and their own great
chorus. combined to make it a civlc
moment Women in evening gowns and
women in the shawls Of the slums
walked close together, singing. There
were parties from the East Side and
parties from the Avenue, the usual
chasm that yawns between them quite
bridged by song. Old men leaning on
canes and young men swinging them
iauntily; blind men led in By their
friends. women with eardrums come to
hear what they could Of the Christmas
carols.
"Sing. folks, sing" urged Harry
Barnhart. director of the Community
Chorus, and led off with "Oh, Come,
All Ye Faithful"
"Oh, come, let US adore Him, Oh,
come, let US adore Him, Christ, the
Lord"
How they sang. A pale little clerk
whispered the words under her breath,
and a burly German beloved them, but
they all sang, from Cabot Ward, Park
Commissioner, to the last East Slider.
1t was almost the one chance Of the
year that New Yorker does have TO
sing. without having unkind remarks
thrown at him. and they loved it.
THE Messiah" as the great chorus
gave il. was beautiful. But it Is the
Christmas hymns as they sang them
themselves that the people will re-
member.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-27
San Luis POtOSi Reported
Captured by VilliStaS

I'd Paso. Tex. Dec. 26.-Ssn Luis Po-
tosi has been captured by Villa, accord
ing 10 advices received her to-day by
American refugees from there Uneasi-
ness is felt for the safety Of two hun
dred foreigners, including twenty-eight
Americans who fed from Torreon TO
escape the Nillistas The foreigners
were last heard from in San Luis Potosi
following the capture of Torreon. Vii
listas have fortified that city and Villa
is making II his base.
san Luis Potosi = southeast Of Tor
reon. on the National Railroad line,
between ACLas Galleries and Tampico.
Tampico is believed to be Villas OBJ
jectiyc. in order 10 obtain d port
through which he can import supplies.
Villa was reported 10 be between Tor
rcou and chihuahua, preparing 90 at
tack Chihuahua soon
lu anticipation of this attack Gen
oral Francisco Murguia was reported
10 have ordered General Francisco Con
gales. former commander in Juarez, 10
proceed south at once 10 reinforce the
Chihuahua garrison.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-27

the wholesalers terms were reject,
and the boycott was ordered continued
Secretary Tells Results
Tho conference took place in II, q,
fees o. the United Dressed Beef Coz.
pany. at First Avenue and Forty-iovrtI
Street The outcome was annosn..,
bv Louis Pivnik, secretary OF the a.
sociation. Representatives. OF n,
wholesalers would say nothing .xc.r,
that the matter was "unsettled.' vii.
son & Co. Swift & Co., Stern 4 C.
the Nagel Packing Company. n. Ne.
York Butchers and the United Drs..s
Reef Company arc the wholesalers az
20 have been represented az the NEE.
ing.
kosher butchers milled back and fsr.
in First Avenue awaiting news from n,
conference room. They wandered /,
and out Of the federation headquar,sr,
on the third floor % No. us, across u.
street from the United Dressed Be-.
Company. There orators harsngusd Al
who would listen on the trials Of Il,
butcher
BENJAMIN Lastfogei vice PRESIDE.
Of the butchers organization, ss"rtss
that the boycott. which was called sa.
urday. had cost the wholesalers slioySi
a day.