Evening star., 1916-09-09

tne mexican commissioners reVleWeu .iie
situation. promising fair dealing IN ei-
forts to solve the Mexican problems
Secretary Lansing of the State Depart
ment was host to the commissioners at
luncheon in New York Gen. villa was
| reported to be planning an attack on the
Pershing punitive expedition. The stare
of Sonora. Mexico. voted out OF once al an
military officials: Sonora declined to use
Carranza currency. State militia orgam-
cations recalled from the border were Or
dered mustered out of the federal sevlce.
District Militia Operations.
Announcement was made that the mus
ter out order did not apply to the O. NJ
D. C. in the federal service. Guardsmen
stationed at Warren, Ariz. moved camp
Men encamped at Camp OrdA7ay. near
Radio, Va, went into battle maneuvers ;
pay day was held at the camp. Tho con-
troller of the Treasury ruled that the W.
100000 appropriated for the relief OF de-
pendent families Of guardsmen applied
only to those guardsnen who had been IN
the organization at the time Of the call
and not to recruits.
WAR IN EUROPE.
The United States declined to regard
all submarines as war craft. insisting
that their character should be deter
mined by circumstances. Proposed re-
taliatory measures for the British
| blacklist and mail censorship were
adopted in modified form. A German
sailor was reported to have been taken
| off an American vessel. Greece con-
ceded the demands of the allies. Ger
man and Bulgarian forces invaded Ru-
| mania. Russia claimed continued vic
| tories in Galicia; Halicz was reported
| in flames from Russian gunfire. The
| French took the offensive at Verdun,
| capturing a mile of German trenches;
| British and French forces made ad-
| vances on the Somme. Italians advance
| in Albania. Thirteen Zeppelins raided
Lieut.. w. l.. Robinson. in an aeroplane,
attacked one of the zeppelins. causing
an explosion that brought 1t to earth
with the death Of It's crew. Austrian
aeroplanes raided Venice. The Hunga-
rian parliament. amid riotous scenes.
demanded new war leadership.
NATIONAL.
Congress adjourned after a record
breaking session of legislation and ap-
preparation. The President began his
vacation at Shadow Lawn. N. j.. mov-
ing the executive Offices to Asbury
Park, N. J.; he addressed the woman
suffrage convention at Atlantic City.
The President, at Hodgenvil1e. KY. ac-
cepted the log cabin in which Lincoln
was born and the Lincoln farm as
gift to the nation. The President signed
the shipping bill. the revenue bill. the
general deficiency bill and other meas
ures passed in the last hours OF Con-
gress. The President twice signed the
Adamson eight-hour bill. which re-
moved the peril Of a nationwide rail-
way strike Charles e. Hughes, criti-
cising the eight-hour legislation, de-
nounced it as yielding to force; speak
ing at Nashville, Tenn, he was heckled
by his audience: he proceeded to New
England. making number of addresses
in the Maine campaign. The Senate
rejected the nomination of D. c. VIII
liams for postmaster of Chicago. La
Toilette won the primary nomination
in Wisconsin to succeed himself as
United States senator. A strike was
declared on the subway and l. lines of
New York city. the surface lines strik-
ing in sympathy, strikebreakers were
reported running the cars on schedule,
except on the surface lines. Henry
Ford, auto manufacturer, sued a Chi
eago newspaper for 81 100000 libel dam
ages for being called an anarchist.
Among those who died during the week
was Richard c. Kerens of st. Louis,
former ambassador to Austria.
FOREIGN.
The United States Senate voted to
ratify the treaty for the sale to the
United States of the Danish West In
dies; efforts to effect ratification in
the Danish parliament failed, with re-
course to general elections necessary.
The birthday of Lafayette was cele-
brated in France and America. The
Bordeaux Board of Trade entertained ed
the American industrial commission.
The Brazilian minister of finance was
host to the American financial and
commercial commission. Panama sent
a police force to prevent the seizure
by Costa Rica of. border territory.
Japan called upon China to punish Off
cials responsible for the Cheng -chiatun
incident, and exacted harsh terms;
Japan denied that the Russo-Japanese
treaty in any way involved rights of
the United States or the open door
policy. compromise cabinet for
China, as proposed by Premier Tuan
Chi-jui, was approved by parliament.
"Crocker Land is mirage" was the
word brought back by Lieut.. Fitzhugh
Green Of the Mcmillan expedition.
Yukon, Canada, went wet by three
votes. Lieut.. f. II. Shackleton rescued
the members of his party marooned on
Elephant Island. in the Antarctic. Brit
ish labor declared in favor of pro-
.ec+iye tariff Among those who lied