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erhoods. The strike date, September 4,
was filled in with a rubber stamp but
the original date of the call, August IA,
was not changed.
RECEIVES CONGRATULATIONS
Hundreds of kilograms came to the
brotherhood leaders at their hotel today.
Most of them were congrat ulatory. One
or two were from locals, who had re-
ceived no notice that the strike was off,
so tomorrow morning in some few far
away sections of the country there may
be temporary difficulties Efforts were
being made tonight to communicate with
ali of these points.
A circular letter, drafted by w G. Lee
and giving the complete detail of nego-
tiat;ons since last August l, as we'll as
copy of the Adamson bill was being
mailed to all members of the brother
hoods tonight. After completing this
work Mr.. Lee left for his home in Cleve-
land. The other three brotherhood heads
VIII leave either tomorrow or Tuesday
Railroad executives called here by the
President left yesterday. Virtually all Of
the IL general chairmen who remained
mere as members of the last committee
OF "a also have gone home.
among those who departed from Wash
ington early today was a delegation of
the order of Railway Conductors from
the northwest, who came here yesterday
TO protest with Mr. Garretson against a
strike. They arrived about the time the
senate was in the last stages of passing
the DILL which will give them 10 hours
pay for eight hours work and called on
Mr.. Garretson. He declined today to dis
cuss the conversation which followed
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E23 PREPAREDNESS "a
How Il Helps Coughs and Colds

Buy your bottle of Folsy's Hensy and Tar
nsU. and quickly stop the coughs and coids
Of early fall.
Early fall brings Group, bronchitis,
asthmatic breathing, troublesome night
coughs, whooping cough, and tickling, trfi-
table throat.
II aggravates the distressing cough OF
weak, lungs, and the chronic coughs OF
elderly people.
It gives ''snuffles" to infants and children
and provokes adenoids and sore infiamsd
throats.
Give Foley 5 Honey and Tar freely. It 10
20 soothing aud curative, relieves hoarsencss
and puts . healing coating on the fnfiamed
mucous lining Of the throat. 1t stops cough
ing easily and quickly and relieves Group be
fore this dreaded thing has chance to really
harm the children or scare the parents:
Tho last dose Is just good as the drst, and
less amount is needed than OF any other
cough syrup.
So see to 1t that ron got only the original
FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR, for It Is the
only xsssiss. and contains no opis*--
Sold Everywhere.
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PEACE COMMISSION
READY FOR TROUBLE
Americans and Mexicans
Will Soon Start Discussion
of Mexican Problems

New York, September 3.-All the mem.
bers of the Mexican commission and tire
representatives of the United States ap-
pointed by their sespective governments
to settle the differences btween the tive
governments were in this city tonight
preparatory to their departure for New
London, Conn, on Tuesday or Wedncs-
day, for joint conferences at a place a.
yet undetermined. The party leaving
here will consist of % persons, all OF
whom will make the trip on the iresi
dental yacht Mayflower
Informal greetings were exchanged be-
tween the Americans and Mexicans to-
day, but tomorrow members of the Amerj
can commission will call officially on the
visitors and an hour afterward the Next
can commissioners will be guests at
luncheon of Secretary of State Lansing
Mrs. Lansing will be hostess at another
luncheon to the women accompanying the
Mexican commissioners
Franklin X. Lane, Secretary of the In
terror and chairman of the American COM
mission, said tonight a brief conferences
Will be held tomorrow and probably on
the trip to New London it will be decided
when and where the sessions are to la
held.
There is no telling just how long the
commission will meet" Secretary Lane
said. 1T all depends on what turn the
conference takes. Mr. Carranza has Sent
no theorists to this country. They are all
practical men, two of them engineers.
but there are likely to be many matters
to be settled. OF course, there is moth
ing binding on either country as to any
thing we may do. The principal matte.
is the border question. Others of like
character will very likely be discussed.
The American commission with the en-
ception, think, of Judge Gray, have been
in Mexico, so that we will not all bs
cropping in the dark. Personally, | be-
lieve that we shah all get along very
WE'LL
The Mexican commission consists Ct
Luis Cabrera. chairman Ignacio Bonil-
las and DR.. Albert J. PAM. The secretar7
is Juan B. Rojo and Eduardo L. Gogorz,
is official translator.
The American commissioners are Sec-e
tary Lane, Judge George Gray and John
r. Mott. Secretaries, Herbert A. Ayers
w. Babcock and j. Roberts, DR.. L. S.
Rowe, United States secretary; J. B Par
ker. assistant secretary; William McNeir,
disbursing agent; DR.. A. r. Goodman and
Lieut.. r. B. Paddock, military aides,
and two stenographers.
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WILSON IS CHEERED
BY CROWDS ON TRAIN
President Has an Important
Conference With Robert
Collier

Charleston, w. Va, September 3-(Or
Crowds gathered at every station today
and tonight where President Wilson's spe-
cial train stopped the way to Hold
genville, KY, where the Lincoln home
stead memorial is to be accepted for the
government tomorrow. The President
having decided to have no politics or
the trip, refused many insistent requests
for speeches, but appeared on the plat
form frequently to greet the crowds and
shake hands.
Everywhere the prevention of the rail
road strike was mentioned and various
delegations of trainmen came to extend
their thanks for the eight-hour law signed
a. Washington this morning by the Pres
ident
Senator Newlands, chairman of the Sen
ate interstate commerce committee, and
also of the joint congressional Subcom-
mittee on railroads, who is a member OF
the President party, said tonight he be-
heved it Impractical to consider the re-
mainder of the President proposed rail-
road legislation at this session of Con-
gress. He announced that the joint SUBJ
committee would investigate the situation
created by the near-strike as soon as pos
sible.
The President left his car this morning
and spent an hour in the car of Robert
j. Collier of New York, talking with
Senator Newlands, Senator Williams, Sec
rotary Baker, Joseph w. Folk, counsel
for the interstate commerce commission,
and Mr.. Collier The railroad trouble
was discussed only in a general way.
Both the President and Senator New
lands are particularly anxious that a bill
be passed for an investigation of indus
trail disputes on railroads before strikes
or lockouts are allowed and also that the
interstate commerce commission be IN
creased from seven to nine members
These questions very probably will be
taken up in December.
At Charlottesville a large delegation Of
members of the railroad brotherhoods pre-
scented the President with a bouquet of
flowers from Monticello the former home
of Thomas Jefferson.
When the train stopped at Staunton sew
eral hundred people were at the station.
At Clifton Forge more than 1900 people
swarmed about the car and the President
shook hands with as many as possible.
Enthusiasm ran high at Ronceverte w.
Va. and Hinton, w. Va, as the President
passed through. At the former place more
than 500 people appeared with a band and
at the latter station a group of railroad
employees, 400 strong, applauded as ne
stepped on the observation platform, and
gave Mr.. Wilson bouquet Cheering
was continuous during the 10 minutes
spent at the place. At Charleston to-
night there was throng of several thou
sand people.
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DEMANDS FROM JAPS
CONSIDERED LIGHT.
Chinese, However, Look on
Note as Beginning of
the End

Peking, China, September 3.-Baror
Gonsuke Hayashi, the Japanese minister
to China, has presented to the Chinese
foreign office four demands for a settle
ment of the clash between Chinese and
japanese troops at Cheng Chiatun, east
ern Mongolia, August 10, when so Chinese
and II Japanese were killed or wounded
The Japanese demands follow:
Il. Dismissal of the Chinese officers in
command of the troops.
20. The withdrawal of Chinese troops
from the district which the trouble arose.
g. Naturalization of the families OF
Japanese killed.
"A. The granting to Japan of police
rights in inner Mongolia
The Japanese insist that the demands
are light, but the Chinese officials regard
them as virtually an elimination of Chi
nese authority in inner Mongolia.
Chen Shin-tao, the acting Chinese min
lister of foreign affairs, is Withholding his
reply to japan until full reports are re-
ceived from a special agent who has been
sent to Cheng Chiatun.
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Marion Doster Goodrich

Funeral services of Marion Goodrich,
aged 16 years. who died Saturday morn
ing at a local infirmary of blood poison.
were conducted from the Ruhama Bap
fist church ait 8 O'Clock yesterday aftcr-
noon. Interment followed in the East
Lake cemetery The deceased is survived
by his mother. Mrs. Clara J. Goodrich;
three brothers. Joe. Frank and Charles
Goodrich; two sisters, Mrs. Thomas r.
Lea and Miss Clara Goodrich. The Shaw
Undertaking company was in charge.
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AlbrittOn-Burns

Miss Leta Albrtton and Q. r.. Burns,
both of Warrior, were married last
night by Judge, J. r.. stiles in the Of
flee of the probate court They We're
accompanied by a number of friends
and motored to the city for the cere-
mony. Mr. and Mrs. Burns are promi-
nent socially and belong to old families
OF the northern part Of the county.
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HAS RETURNED
JUST TO PROTECT THEMSELVES

Paris, September Sit Is confirmed that
the ministers of the entente powers ct
Athens have assured Premier Zaimis that
the entente naval demonstration was not
directed against Greece, telegraphs the
Athens correspondent of the Havas News
Agency. The correspondent adds:
The entente powers aim to protect
themselves from the action of foreigners
who VIGOROUSLY are their enemies AMI
are acting against them.
1.-THE adjournment of the elections was
decided in accordance with the entente
powers. whose assurances tranquiliZed the
capital. The development Of opinion II
favor of the entente powers is spreading
over the entire kingdom
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James H. Goad

Funeral services for James Fl. Goad,
aged 80 years, formerly an engineer FOR
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
company, who died Saturday morning ut
local infrmary. will be held from his
late residence. S14 North Twenty fifth
street, at o'clock this afternoon. In
terment will be made in Elmwood o. n.e-
terry, He is survived by his widow. Johns
will be in charge.
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SPEED KINGS READY
FOR BIG RACE OVER
BOULEVARD TODAY
CONTINUED from Page Sikh

mated by Shannon Cycle company.
lone Pair Panama tires. donated by
Warren Bros.
S-One motor bike saddle. donated %
Joe Caravella.
9-Old Sol electric light, donated by
Hawthorne Manufacturing company.
lO-Solar lamp. donated by Birmingham
Arms and Cycle company
Time prize. gold watch set donated by
New Departure Manufacturing company.
Prizes for negro boys race follows:.
1--Cash and pair Triple Tread tires, do
mated by Hickman Cycle company.
Pair Goodyear Blue Streak tires, do
mated by Goodyear Tire and Rubber COM
pany.
Electric light.
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PRESIDENT WILSON
SIGNS THE ADAMSON
LAW in HIS PRIVATE
CAR AT WASHINGTON
CONTINUED From Page One)

row. at which time the President will
make an address.
II developed today that the brother
hoods, before being summoned to Wash
ington by President Wilson three weeks
ago, had agreed to call strike effective
August 20. The orders they drafted were
used when the strike finally was set for
Labor Day. After having been printed
lin preparation for the proposed strike on
August 20 they were locked in a vault in
New York. Decision a week ago last
Saturday to order a strike the following
day, when the majority of the commit
tee of $40 were leaving for their homes,
was followed by a hasty trip to New
York by two representatives of the broth
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SEND A DRASTIC NOTE
FRENCH STATEMENT

Paris, September 3.-The villages OF
Forest and Clery-Sur- Somme and all
the German positions between these
two points have been captured by the
French and British in a joint attack
after intense artillery preparation.
More than 1000 prisoners. as we'll as
IL cannon and 80 machine guns, were
taken.
The official statement issued by the
war office tonight. making this an
nouncement, also reported progress for
the French troops in the neiShborhood
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Mrs. Lillian B. Walton

Mrs. Lillian b. Walton, widow of the
late w. A. Walton of this city. died
Saturday noon at Pueblo. Col. She is
survived by daughter, Mrs. o. H. Bless
singhame, and a sister. Mrs. Goodwin of
Americas, Ga. The remains will be sent
here for interment Funeral announcement
later by the Woodin Undertaking COM
pany.
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Kouns Dies

ropeka, Kan, September SC. W.
Kouns, general manager of the Atch-
ison. Topeka and Santa Fe railways
eastern lines, died at his home here
today. His death resulted from a
heart weakness brought on, according
to his physicians. by his strenuous
work in the east as a member of the
committee of II general managers Sc
lected to represent the railroads In the
negotiations with the train service
brotherhoods.
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Deaths and Funerals


Funeral services over the remains OF
Joe Pestco, aged II years, who was in
stantly killed by lightning at Mulga sat-
urday afternoon, were conducted from the
residence at o'clock yesterday after
noon, and interment was made in Valley
Hill cemetery. The Kennedy Undertake
ing company was in charge
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HORRIBLE DETAILS
OF GERMAN ATTACK
CONTINUED from rnge one,

being moved down by blasts from
rifles, machine guns and artillery.
Meanwhile the British trenches be-
came formless stretches of mud flayed
by German guns much in the same
fashion as the German trenches were
flayed by tho British artillery. 1t was
a question CT numbers in this CHASTITY
contest and the side having the most
men would have the superior force of
survivors and overcome the other.
With the fifth wave of Germans the
British gave up line of trench and
those who still survived fell back into
shell craters on the edge of the wood
and scattered here and there in these
holes, which became strong points.
They took a savage toll of Germans
in the fifth wave. Surviving Germans
who were also forced into she'll era
tiers We're unable to advance or re-
treat as dawn appeared. Thus, foes
were literally interviewer, man or
group of men in one shell crater not
knowing whether the neighboring one
was occupied by friend or enemy. The
guns from neither side could fire, not
knowing the location of it's own men.
Thus it became a man-to- imam fight in
that area of fragments Of dead mixed
with torn earth.
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Esther Catherine Holley

Funeral services of Ester Catherine
Holley, the 2-year-old daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs. W.. G. Holley, who died Sat,;r-
day AFTERNOON at the family residence,
2l0S Eighth avenue north, was held from
the residence at 8 o'clock yesterday aft.
ernoon. Interment followed in Forest
Hill cemetery. Johns in charge
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Cobb Outfits Speaker

Detroit, September 3.-Batting savage
ly and taking advantage of Cleveland's
misplays. Detroit defeated the Indians
to today. Prospects for a batting
duel between Cobb and Speaker attracted
a capacity crowd. Speaker drove out two
doubles, but Cobb got three singles aid
a two Dagger Score: R.H.E.
Cleveland ............... GOO 200 1903 2
Detroit .......... 100 O0a 1915 10 .
Batteries: Bagby, Klepfer and O'Neill.
Coleman; Dauss and Mckee. Stanage.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Games Today

Chicago at st. Louis.
Cleveland at Detroit.
Philadelphia at Washington.
Boston at New York.
(Two games everywhere.)
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HINDENBURG TACTICS

Using their light machine guns,
which are carried forward readily and
having distinct advantage over
heavier German guns, and bombing
persistently while their artillery had
kept impossible curtain of fire
against German reserves, the British
have regained a good portion of the
ground lost.
After stating his admiration for the
courage with which the Germans adj
vanced. a British officer said: IF these
are Hindenburg tactics, we welcome
them"
There is no evidence of any German
forces having withdrawn from this
front since Rumania entered the war.
On the contrary, German gunfire has
been increased
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Cincinnati September 3,-Cincinnati de-
feated Pittsburg here today. to 6. or
the 10 runs made only four were earned.
Mamaux and Mitchell were both hit hard.
Score: R.H.E.
Pittsburg ............... .004 100 O01-6 4
Cincinnati .............. .O23 200 O0s-7 Ii z
Batteries: Mamaux and Schmidt; Mitch
oil Nd
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of F1eury, with the capture of 800
prisoners.
The statement reads:
North of the Somme, after artil-
lery preparation French infantry III
conjunction with the British army, at
tackled shortly before midday the Ger
man positions on a front of about six
kilometres tthree and three-quarters
miles) reaching from the region north
OF MaurepaS to the river with re-
markable DASH against which the re-
sistance of the enemy was useless for
the moment.
Our troops swept away large enemy
forces and carried all their detectives.
The villages of Forest, east of Maure-
pas, and Clery- Sur-Somme are entire-
~ in our possession.
TOOK ALL TRENCHES
North of Forest we have taken all
the German trenches along the road
from Forest to Combles, as far as the
outskirts of Combles Between Forest
and Clery-Sur- Somme we also carried
all the enemy positions, and crossed
at numerous points the road connect
ing these two places.
German counter attacks with heavy
forces, launched against our conquered
positions south of Forest, broke down
under the fire of our batteries and
the enemy retired in disorder, leav-
ing numerous dead.
up to the present the number Of
unwounded prisoners IN our hands ex-
ceeds 1000, while the captured war ma
terial includes II cannon taken in the
single sector of Forest and so machine
guns.
'On the right bank of the Meuse
(Verdun sector) the Germans made,
since this morning, series of vio-
lent attacks on our positions at Vaux
and Chapitre. They were repulsed
along the whole front with heavy
losses. They had succeeded in the aft
ernoon in setting foot in one salient
of our line. where the combat is con-
tinuing bitterly.
Shortly after beginning this action
we attacked the Germans positions
east of the village of Fleury. Our
troops carried several trenches and
organized works. Another
attack was made by us northwest OF
the village of (name missing) and
Crest from the village to the Thiau-
mont work In the course of these at
tacks we took 800 prisoners"
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Combined Attack of Allies
on the SOmme Victorious;
Bulgarians on Offensive

CONTINUED from Page Onel
Dobrudja frontier in southeastern Ru-
mania. doubtless with the object of
preventing the advance of the Rus
slams through that territory into Bull
garia and possibly to Constantinople.
Furious battles are in progress be-
tween Russian and Austro-German
forces in Galicia east and southeast
of Lemberg. Berlin reports the re-
pulse of the Russians, but Petrograd
declares that the Teuttons have been
driven from fortified positions and
that several heights have been cap
tured.
The shooting down of a Zeppelin.
one of large number of German raid
ers on the east coast of England, has
caused much enthusiasm among the
British because of the indication thus
given of the efficacy of the air de-
ferses protecting London. According
to the latest reports the airships, al
thoush they dropped many bombs, did
little damage.
SEND A DRASTIC NOTE
Great Britain and France have sent
a note to the Greek government de-
and telegraphs and insisting upon the
del ortation from Greece Of agents OF
the central powers.
u Dispatches from Athens say it is
understood that the Greek government
will make no objection to the accept
ance of these demands Entente allied
ships have sunk a German submarine
off Phaleron. Unofficial reports from
the Greek capital intimate the early
announcement of an important change
in the attitude of Greece. The Aus
trian artillery on the Trentino front
Is actively engaged in Smelling the
Italians. There have been numerous
infantry engagements but the situa-
ton on the Austro-Italian frontier is
without material change.
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BATTLE OF VERDUN
is OVER, ACCORDING
TO THE DEFENDERS
CONTINUED From Page one)

ing all around the aeroplane as it turned
from the German positions and darted
back to French cover. The terrible ex-
tent of the destruction was pointed out
during the course of the tour from point
to point suffering most. The town it.
self is utterly abandoned. not even SOL
diers being permitted in the streets. Such
shops and houses as escaped the shells
are closed and barricaded The whole
lines of streets are crumblng ruins with
only a jagged wall remaining. The ca
thedral has two shell holes in the roof;
the main altar is mass of debris and
the side altar is Uttered with broken cary
ings, statues and fallen chandeliers
The handsome military club has one
wing torn off and the whole establish
ment is a general wreck. The archbish-
ops residence has it's famous sculptured
walls peppered with shell holes and the
adjoining College of Marguerite has its
delicate stone fligree reduced almost to
powder. The houses along the Mouse
fanking the principal bridge are literally
wreck cd
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Faber Wins Pitching Duel

st. Louis, September 3.-Faber bestei
Weilman ins a pitching duel today and
Chicago beat St. Louis to 0. Faber
allowed only three hits and but one mar
got as far as third. Score: Ri. r..
Chicago ............... 900 600 00l-l 2
st. Louis ...... 900 900 000-0
Batteries: Faber and Schaik; Wstlmsn
and Hartley.