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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-06-24
NEW CHAPTER OF WAR FINANCE

Whatever may be the cause of the
present unusual period of business
prosperity over the country, it is con-
coded by financial men that there never
has been time when money was easier
then now.
The political situation has been freed
from many perplexing features which
had tendency to disturb general bust
ness and has settled down evidently into
clear-cut contest between Hughes and
Wilson.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-06-24
BILL TO DISFRANCHISE 10000
CITIZENS OF PORTO RICO

A bill has just passed the national
House of Representatives, which, if rati-
fled by the Senate and approved by the
President, will disfranchise something
like 10000 citizens of one of the
American island possessions.
For IA years Porto Rico has been
under the United States government,
and it's male citizens given the right of
suffrage. The present bill, which slip
ped quietly through the House and fail
ed to attract newspaper notice, provides
that no person shall be allowed to regis
ter as voter in Porto Rico "who is
not citizen of the United States over
Fl years Of age, and who is not able to
read or write, and who is not a bona fide
tax payer in his own name in an amount
of not less than three dollars per an
num-" An editorial in The Christian
Herald, of June Fl, observes:
''The most serious point of the new
law is that which insists upon property
qualification for the voter. This goes
straight against the forward movement
of our nation toward complete de-
mocracy. The people of the whole ma
ton should insist upon knowing what
sinister influences have been engaged in
this effort to deprive their fellow citi-
zens on the island of Porto Rico of
their right to vote, while all who believe
in real democracy must hope that the
Senate will quash the present Ubiquitous
bill or that if it is passed by the upper
House the President will promptly veto
it."
Luis Munoz Rivera, Commissioner
from Porto Rico at Washington, is en-
phatic in his denunciation of the bill.
He declares:
"By means of this restriction, 165, 900
citizens of Porto Rico who vote at pres
ent, and have voted since the Spanish
days, are to barred from the polls.
There is no reason that justifes this
franchise restriction. Since civil gov
eminent was established in Porto Rico
sixteen years ago, eight general elections
have been held. Eight times the peo-
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-06-24
GENERAL STRIKE OF RAILWAY
employees OF COUNTRY SERI-
OUSLY THREATENED
WOULD MEAN COMPLETE PARALYSIS OF
INDUSTRIAL LIFE-FAR GREATER Dis
/. ASTER THAN WAR WITH MEXICO

The 500 delegates of the four Brother
hoods of Trainmen, Engineers, Firemen
and Conductors, representing a men,
bership of something like $4,000 men
throughout the country, fatty refused
a tentative compromise proposal offer
ed by railroad managers in New York
City, on June IA, after two weeks con-
ference.
Hope of adjusting this dispute involv-
ing the industrial interests of the United
States faded when the railroads SUBJ
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-06-24
STRAWBERRY CROP BREAKS
RECORD

According to summary of crop con-
ditions just published by the education
al department Of one of the leading
banking institutions of the country, the
strawberry crop of the United States
this year will be worth $2O,OOO,OOO to
the growers, and will contain some
3OO,OOO,O0O quarts, exceeding all pre-
vious records.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-06-24

pie of Porto Rico, with most ample suf-
frage law, have elected their legislative
bodies, their municipal councils, their
municipal boards and their school
boards. These various bodies have CO.
operated in the betterment and progress
of the country, which gives evidence that
they were prudently chosen
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-06-24

Chicago bankers claim that financing
war with Mexico, should a break
actually come, would be a simple mat
ter. According to Hal H. Lyle, writ
ing in the financial columns of The CHI
cago Herald, signs are multiplying
daily that we have entered into new
chapter of war finance. He says:
"It is all the more interesting for the
reason that the prolonged era of easy
money since the beginning of 1915 was
phenomenon which upset every pre-
diction. Money has gone begging and
interest rates have been SO low as to
make the banking business improbable.
money now is coming gradually into
better demand, and the country soon
may have an opportunity to test fully
the new federal reserve banking system
The mercantile inquiry is charging and
the frightful waste in Europe is Great
ing conditions which may make it ne
cessary for all countries to place secured
loans in this country. In addition, hints
are received that our own government
may soon make loan on account Of the
Mexican crisis, the first installment of
which would be about $5O,OOO,OOO.
''The unique $5O,OOO,OOO Russian Gre
dit, the pending $1OO,OOO,OOO French
loan, the rumored new English loan and
reports of flotations here by other
countries, while they may cause gratif-
cation as signs that we are taking a
larger part in international finance,
also have served to emphasize the grow
ing demands which have been made up
! on our resources at time when domes-
tic business expansion and promotion
have also demanded large share of
available capital"
Mr.. Frank M. Huston, writing for the
financial columns of The Chicago EUe-
ming Post, under date of June II, says:
"There have been developments that
have helped to stimulate the credit
among the entente allies. England's
mastery accomplishment in rebuilding
her credit and in financing her allies has
gone far to dispel any thought of
breakdown in her credit situation. Rus
STA, through her terrific drives in Cali
cia, is calling attention to the fact that
she has not been idle during the winter
months, and her credit, through the as
sistance of England, has been stimulated
sufficiently to enable her to arrange
! $50,O0O000 credit loan in this country.
France is handling her financing in
a decidedly satisfactory way, and the
close cooperation of these three powers
promises much in the avoidance of any
breakdown in the credit situation Of the
allies. The European war seems to be
resolving itself into an endurance test,
with Germany bearing the burden of
Austria-Hungary and Turkey in
mastery way and with England, we'll
supported by France, handling her fl
nancial affairs in way that is surpris-
ing the most astute of thoughtful bank
ers of the world. It is essential that the
credit situation in Europe be watched
closely for our own protection. Any
collapse Of credit in Europe will scarce
| ly fail to find reflection in our own situa-
tion."
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-06-24
NEWS OF THE WORLD
Continued from first page

AS Democrat [ want my party to have
the honor that shall come with the ac-
complishment and fulfillment Of such
task, and | stand with the Democrats Of
the nation to give to Woodrow Wilson an
opportunity to be that man."
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-06-24

will be used not to make war but to
make war on war and to lay the founda-
ton of world security. 1t means that
America will be the savior of Europe"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-26
AUSTRIAN GR0NlulO
IS TAKEN 81 RUSSIA
vissaa oaeaaiiy AA.iss nstrsat rrs~
END t. HnA ~ the
Duohy.

London, June 3s.--The whole rich
Austrian crownland of Bukowtna--
4oS7 square miles--has fallen to RUS
sia.
The Austrian stand at Kuty on Sat
urday was only q rear guard action
IL sssma for tonight Vienna officiaiiy
admits retreat from end to end Of
the Duchy.
The Austrian war ONCE report says:
In Bukowina we have occupied new
positions between KimpoiunE and Jo-
koveny. We evacuated the heights
south Of Betrometti and Wixnitx with
out the enemy influencing our action"
Wiznitx Is across the river from
Kuty, n narrow affiuent Of the Pruth
running. between them and lies on the
northern boundary Of the Duchy. KIM
poiung. already In Russian hands, IL
on the southern border Of Bukowina.
The great southern Austrian army Is
therefore in fight along the whole line.
special dispatch from Petrograd to
the Daily News says:
The center and right of General
Pfanxer's army is practically non-exis-
tent as q fighting force. His left 10
forced by the Russian capture of Kuty
to retreat along narrow mountain
roads up the valley of the Bilay Ger
mos to the Carpathian recesses.
THE Russian seizure of the Realnitz
threatens Koln.a and the main line of
tho communications of Austria with
her Galician armies.
Finally. the victories in the south
threaten to outfank the whole Aus
trian right, leaving them the choice of
n retreat into the Carpathians or In
ternment in Roumania.
Hungary now faces imminently n
fresh Russian invasion, but from the
east instead of the NORTH
The campaign in the north, accord
ing to Petrograd official reports, has
also turned. and from Riga, along the
Dvina and In the Lutsk sectors the day
Is going against the Germans.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-26
'SAIS MEXICO SHOULD
WORK OUT UWh DESTINY
,Jcsse Duke Returns From NorfUlhs
Where He Opened Socialist
Campaign.

Jesse c. Duke, OF the Richmond
bar. who Is a former State secretary
OF the Socialist party in Virginia and
Is now a member Of its State COM
mittee, last night returned from his
trip to Norfolk, where on yesterday
he spoke for the Socialists of the Sec
ond Congressional District, at their
ratification meeting, which opened the
campaign to elect Robert d. Nc
Elvany, prominent trade unionist Of
Norfolk, to Congress on the. Socialist
party ticket.
As the representative of the State
wide Socialist movement, Mr.. Duke
spoke encouragingly of the political
situation, not only in the State OF Vir-
einia. but OF the issues in the nation
al campaign. He predicted that the
Socialist party would poll 100000
votes in November for Allan L. Ben
son, as against 100000 for Eugeue
Debs in 1912 This increase was to
come from four sources: the voting
women. the disintegrated Progressive
party. the people who are opposed to
the militaristic principles of the old
parties and the trade unionists who
are awakening to the fact that
America is the only country where
labor does not have Its own political
party and Is not well represented in
government
While he declared his willingness
and ability to help defend the United
States in case of attack, he stated that
he would not move one step or fire
one shot in conquest Of another coun-
try No American. he declared, had
right to place his property or his life
in danger by remaining in Mexico
which was not under civil war but
in a state of rebellion and expect
America to get him out OF his trouble.
1t was stated, he continued, that of
the $1,000, 600, 600 of Mexicos wealth,
$4,000, 100000 was owned by Ameri-
cans who were working all they could
for Intervention and war, among them
Hearst and Harrison Gray Otis. who
were using their newspapers to stir
up the people. He demanded that
America do the big thing. withdraw
its troops who were making trouble.
defend the border from any attacks
of bandits and let Mexico work out
its own destiny as the Union did in
1s61-b.
The meeting was well attended by
WORKERS from the navy yard and MEM
bers of the various trade unions OF
Norfolk.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-26
The European War Officially Reported

lines in the region of Beaumont and
Hamel
On the aft bank of the Meuse the
enemy artillery was active, especially
in the region Of Mort Homme. Small
infantry undertakings at night result
ed in our favor.
On the eastern bank Of the Meuse
there were many violent battles
waged under continuous lombard
ment around our captured positions
All the French attempts to regain
the lost ground failed with the heay-
lest of losses. We captured 400 pris-
oners.
East OF st. Die We captured fifteen
prisoners In the advance Of one Of
our patrols.
Eastern theater-On the northern
section of the front there was fight
ing between accommodating parties at
various points. We captured prison.
ers and booty.
Army group OF General Won Lin
singer: The Russians unsuccessfully
counter-attack against our forward
movements. especially on both sides
of Zaturcy. South OF Przewloka
strong enemy attacks were repulsed.
Army group Of General Won Both
mer: There il nothing OF Importance
to report.
In the Balkan there was no event
OF Importance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-26
PACIFIC COAST ARTILLERY
GET HURRY ORDERS TO MOvI

San Francisco, Cal, June 25.--The
alarms OF imminent war reached the
Preside today with unmistakable
clcarness-
Emergency orders were received
from Washington to entrain seven OF
the ten coast artillery companies for
the California Mexican border at
once At midnight a special train was
scheduled to pull out from the South
ern Pacific depot with the seven COM
panies aboard.
The mobilization OF the men. gath
cred from all parts of the city on
Sunday leave was effected In ten
hours
The companies leaving were the
15sth. 57th. Gath. Goth and 3sth, from
Fort Scott; the gath. from Fort Miley.
and the 6lst. from Fort Baker.
Five of the companies are order
ed 10 Galexico and two to San Diego.
There will be three coast artillery
com anies remaining. the l4Srh at
the Preside. the b7th and 65th at
Fort Scott.
While unofficial. the rumor persist
ed that word had reached the War
Department OF an attack on the gov
eminent works either at Roosevelt
Dam, Ariz.. or similar work adjacent
to the Mexican border contemplated
by the Mexicans. If not actually en-
foot, and that the hasty movement OF
troops is for the purpose OF checkmat-
Ing such effort.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-26
AMERICAN REFUGEES
ARRIVE n ItW YORK
Declare That Better ua. Of Noxscans
Arc Praying for United States
Intcrvcntton,

New York. Juno 1B.--Ons hundred
American refugees. who ned from
Mexico TO escape tho reign OF terror
there, arrived here today on the Ward
liner Esperanto.
They told OF the condition OF an
srchy that is spreading ruin over the
land and forcing the cessation Of all
industry except that dedicated to
preparation for war.
Vera Cruz. Tampico and Progresso,
they declare, were filled with terror
stricken refugees from the interior.
Many are wealthy owners of mining
and other Industries and are practi-
caily stranded. They are awaiting
ships TO bring them to this country
In the meantime the Carranza gov
eminent In feverishly preparing for
war with this country, arrivals de-
ciared. All the coast cities are be-
ing denuded of military stores and
bases are Being established out OF
might attack. Every step is being
taken 10 repei advances that might be
made from the coastal cities
The refugees stated a large number
OF weSthy Mexicans had attempted
to leave the country, but had been
stopped A decree had been issued
warning citizens not to leave the
country.
Among the passengers was Albert
Ennis, a mining engineer. who was
collector OF internal revenue during
the occupation of Vera Cruz
Praying for Intervention.
THE better class OF Mexicans arc
praying for Intervention by this coun-
try he said. Special supplications
are included in their masses In
ghurch-secretly of course. They
FIRMLY believe that Intervention would
be the salvation OF their country and
hope 1t will come soon"
Captain J. b. Rivas. for many years
pilot in the port OF Tampico. was
also among the passengers Every
thing is quiet in Tampico." he said.
But II is like sitting on the top of a
powder key. We never know when II
ia going off. There is a feeling that
something will break at any moment
All the mining properties are being
closed and sealed up. The workers
and others are leaving the country as
fast as they can"
The passengers OF the Esperanza
stated that all Americans with the ex-
T-e%fs4en-of about n dozen had ieft thc
state OF Yucatnn. Those remaining
are mostly employees of shipping con-
Germs.
|hn ih'ersst ceremony enIiFeneu the
passage Of the Esperanxa When In
latitude 2sl2 longitude 1913. Captain
Lewis Tanning married Zelma Dahl
man and Dudley schwartzman, two
American residents. who were fleeing
from Tnmpico. The ceremony was per-
formed in the social hall of the ship
/ The captain was assisted by Purser
| Graves The young couple had been
| unable TO get married in Tampico. They
appealed to Captain Tanning, who per
/ formed the ceremony.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-26

Aecordlns to tk61r t&kfi
wes purely aeci1e43o1 {
while the batt1e oxjxl391
Admirai Sir. Usvtd B<a1<X ~
for six AUXILIARY crD11ef1g |<I
British admiralty insells |1S
mont had learned wsre u31akt& "
for ths Atlantic BY WAY ~ IcoI X
During this search BxattSsa
ron encountered ths 04rnsnn
cruiser squadron and engaged n
battle then took on the coufSn 4
has previously bsen repOrtea
search for the auxiliary CRUISER
abandoned. &
The Andania's officers declar.6 4
after Beatty had wirelessed for
miral Jellico he sent word Is fh3S
miraity that he was heavily q -
and had abandoned search Tor tie
iiary squadron. ss
The admiralty then sent out ~
mored cruiser squadron OF the sSe
line OF defense which discoverS6' 4
auxiiiaries and after q sharp fixht |
ceeded In sinking Them
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-26
v|ReIIIA Ig00P[h IS
AnORe PRISONERS
Fmsson Forwards OfnCdAa IAm o
Uavalrynaen Held by CarrAnsa.
Furnished BY Garcia.

Washington. juno 25.-General
lFunston forwarded, to the War De-
partment today an official dist OF
American cavalrymen held prisoners
by Carranxa at Chihuahua City.
The list Of prisoners was furnished
by Andeas Garcia, Mexican consul at
Eel Paso. at the request of Brigadier-
General George Bell
The prisoners and their home adj
dresses are as follows:
Felix Page, sergeant. Troop X.
Tenth Cavalry, Ballston, Va. Emerg.
ency address--Miss Mary ". Page
(aunt), Ballston, Va.
No record found OF q G. s. Floyd.
ira L. Fsoyd, Troop X. Tenth Cav
airy, a private. Residence. Okla
homa City, Okla. Emergency ad-
dress--Mrs. Alice l. Floyd (mother),
I'll Byers Street. Oklahoma City.
Okla.
Archie Jones, horseshoer. Troop X,
Tenth Cavalry. Residence. Washing
Sallie Jones tmother), p. o. Box los.
Washington, Ga.
Charley Marshall. private, Troop q.
Tenth Cavalry. Residence. Lexington.
Ky. Emergency address, Mrs. Epsie
Watson (mother), 17e South Vernon,
Avenue. Pasadena, Calf
Samuel Mcdonald. corporal, Troop
X, Tenth Cavclry. Residence. Coulter
Vile. Tenn. Emergency address. Byrd
Mcdonald (father). Coultervillo, Tenn.
No record found of Will Gibbon
in the army William Givena private,
Troop X, Tenth Cavalry. Residence
Chattanooga. Tenn. Emergency ad-
dress. Alice Givens (mother). s14
East Eleventh Street. Chattanooga.
No record of Ellis Graham, Elsie
Graham, private. Troop X. Tenth Cav
airy. Residence. Smiths Grove, KY
(sister), Smiths Grove. Ky.
WIN Harris, private. Troop X. Tenth
Cavalry. Residence. Atlanta, Ga
Emergency address, Lee Harris
(brother). IS Kingsley Street. Allan
to-
Luther Alexander. private. Troop
Z. Tenth Cavalry. Residence, Column
oia, Tenn. Emergency address. Mrs
Frances Alexander (mother). r, F..
d. No. 3. Columbia, Tenn.
Rowland Patterson. No record found
In army of a -Nowfand Patterson.
George Ward. no record found. Jay
ID. Ward. Troop X. Tenth Cavalry. Res
icence, Chattanooga. Tenn. Emergency
Naui NSS, LOUIS WaTQ tDTntnerl, Biz
Fort Street. Chattanooga, Tenn.
Joe Oliver, private, Troop X, Tenth
Cavalry. Residence. Brighton, Ala
bama- Emergency address. Mary OIL
yer tmother). 1910 Letson Street,
Brighton. Ala
James Stokes. private, Troop X.
Tenth Cavalry. Residence. IRA Rock
well Street, Atlanta, Ga. Emergency
address. Mrs. Amanda Pitts. grand
motherf. 3o7 Chapel Street. Griffin, Ga.
Fred Williams prixate,-TFeep X
Tenth Cavalry. Residence, St. Louis.
Mo. Emergency address. Miss Hattie
Williams (aunt), 500 Market Street, st.
Louis, Mo.
George Stone. No record found Of a
George Stone in Tenth Cavalry
Harry N. Lee No record found of
Harry N. Lee In Troop C or X. Tenth
Cavalry.
Willis Hawk. No record found OF
viii Hawk In Tenth Cavalry.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-26
BY RUSSIA

Petrograd, June rs (via London)-
Oficial: West of Sniatyn, Czernowitx
region, we occupied the villages Of
Kilikhof and, Toulokhof
On Friday Kimpolung. south OF
Bukowina, was taken after Intense
fifhting. sixty ofncers, 1000 men and
seven machine guns being captured.
At the railway station whole trains
were captured.
With the capture of Kimpolung,
kuty and Vischnitz, we possess the
whole of Bukowina.
During the retirement In the region
OF Izkany Station. north OF Sufiava,
tho enemy left eighty-eight empty
wagons. seventeen wagon !, loads OF
maize. $500 tons Of anthracite coal
and considerable structural material,
besides q great amount Of fodder. %
booty. - 1.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-26
STATE TROOPS DUE

Continued From First Page.)
for the rapid completion OF the camp.
He stated trat the movement Of
troops will begin at once. and as fast
as they arrive the physical examina-
tons will be held and the men sworn
into the service. This will be COM
pleted by Tuesday night, and enlist
ments will continue until the COM
panies are at war, strength.
Early yesterday morning the Field
Hospital, in charge OF Major J. c.
Bowman. with two officers and thirty
nine mon. arrived at tho camp and
installed Themselves in Sherwood
Park. just outside the Fair Grounds
This morning Brigadier General c.
c. Vaughan, camp commander. will
move out to the camp, establishing
his quarters. General Vaughan Is
we'll pleased with the work at the
camp. and stated that the officers
were receiving the heartiest co-opera-
ton In working out the plan of mob
ilization.
General vauwhan's stan.
General Vaughan announced that his
STAFF would be composed Of the follow
ing: Major C, l.. Wright, Lieutenant
Fraklin Edwards, Lieutenant George H
Ksesee. Lieutenant Colonel 10 Lane
Stern. Major Allen Potts Major James
w. Graves, Major Junius r. lynch,
Major Israel Brown. Captain c. B.
Boreland and Captain Barton Myers.
Major T. NJ. WORKMAN, commanding
officer OF the field artillery was mus
tered into the United States Army. He
stated that his four batteries OF field
artillery would arrive at tho camp on
Tuesday. and are fully equipped with
the exception of tho necessary horses
The department has advised him that
they will very Hoon be supplied. Ma
jcr WORKMAN said that two of his bat
ferries had recruited up to maximum
strength. and that applications for on
listment were numerous
Captain William NJ. Myers. of the
Howitsrs, and all tho officers were
mustered into the service yesterday.
The physical examinations were not
held. but 1t IL expected they will be
completed today. All of tho men wilt
be examined and mustered in tomorrw.
Payroll Already Large.
Tho ad5utant-generafs ONCE an
nounced tho appointment OF Sergeant
r. o. Kimbail. of Newport News, 10
the auartermaster corps to report hsrs
at once. II was also stated that the
payroll for the enlisted men to June
80 would amount TO $4,000.
Alan r. Hawley. president Of tho
Aero Club OF America. acting at the
request OF tho War Department, tele-
graphed General Sale. asking that all
names OF Officers, commissioned and
non-commissoned. who were Interested
in aviation. be forwarded to him, and
that special course In this branch
of the service would be given free
TO all who would care to engage in
aviation. Mr.. Hawley stated that
transportation would be furnished for
all who indicate their desire to take
up flying.