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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-07-21
FOOD RIOTS IN TOWNS
HELD BY the GERMANS
Military Authorities Said to Have
Suppressed Disturbances in Bel.
gium and Northern France.

ROTTERDAM. July 81 (via Lon
don).--rood riots which broke out In
Belgium ana Northern France have
been suppressed by the usrnAn mill.
tary authorities. according to reports
received here from reliable sources.
The rioting was especially violent
at Lisss. vsrviers. Roubaix. Renaix.
81. Nicholas, l.okern and rsrmonde.
The ouslling Of the riots In the
populous centres has bsen followsd
BY tho compulsory evacuation from
the cities by the German authorities
OF large sections OF the Industrial
populations. These have been soat-
tered homeless through the Agrioui.
turAl regions.
The greatest forced migration took
plaoe from the city OF Lille. from
which 1900 people. including women
and children. were expelled,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-07-21
OLIVER kSSA|lD
IN SENATE DURING
kRMOR PLATE DEBATE
Fight Against Printing Bethle.
hem Steel Propaganda
Brings Bitter Talk.

wAsliiNuTOS. July u After .
bitter debate the senate a. day pfac.
,ioaiy reversed itssif and refused
temporarily a. permit the nsthls hem
steel comlaay o. have its anii GOV.
srnmsnt aUnor Iiais propaganda
printed As a "publio documsn,
In the debate senator Reed ~ Mis-.
sour accused senator Oliver ~ Penn
sylyania ~ "lssislstins into his own
pock.tboos ~ tho plea ~ the brth
leh.m Company was successful and
the DoysTnment armor plate plant
defeated. said Reed. some ~ the re-
sulting proni. wsuld Jingle ~ the
pockets of the distinguished senator
from rsnnsyiSania"
lie Was called 10 order Vice fresi'
dent Marshall ruling his remarks un.
parliamentary after senators Lodge
aud Gallinscr had objected Heed con.
tinued however, with the statement
that II permission we're given the
listhlehem Company tu print thalf
dos 'umrnt so that H. ~ any "Harbl-d
excerpts nom IT," could he mailed free
a. a bubble document, similar prrmis'
sion should be given every firm IN
IN. I nitei states rich and wealthy
enough to have direct representatives
In the United states senate"
lie looked directly al senators Pen.
rose and Oliver, the latter ~ whom
admits Ownership of 1000 shares oi
United States Steel Company stock
\ hight To reverse the Senate's ne
tion In permitting Ponroso To print
tho volume m ono OF his public doeu.
ments apparently was about Ia win
as tho result of the heated debate
when penrusc himself requested tn,
whole matter be referred To the Print
ing Committee. THIS committee. n
was generally predicted, viii ho tbs
final resting place OF the yolumo
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-07-21
EMPIRE WINNERS.

FIRST RACE-For two-year-olds I;
selling. purse. $500; five and one-haif
sa e to to yam and 'ss .teu fs%P f
Moon,ixhtsr. ina u, McrasssrtS..S to
2, & to 5 and I? to 5, second Aimee T..
iot dyke. - to 20, l to I and out.
third Time, 40 is, Doc Meals. Mar
biehsad and l.antana also ran.
SECOND RACE--ror four-year -olds
and upwardi selling with seuo added
SbalD. Is TO 90, l TO ., aad out. nrst
Peacock. iot tpoylel, - to >, TO 2.
rs to !, TO |. and 4 to 5, third, Time.
is9 First Degree also ran,
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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-07-21
INSURANCE MEN TO STRIKE.
-Four hundred Industrial iusuranc,

-Four hundred industrial Insurance
agents OF tho Prudential Insurance Com
pAny from New York City and southern
New Jersey voted last night to call y
strike Monday u the threatened dis
charge Of soms thirty agents by tho
home ono was effected.
The industrial agents organised re-
Gently As tho Insurance Mems Mutual
and protsctivs Association. when
changes In the premium rules by the
company lowered their possible earn
inss lnosnssd at what they say 10 an
attempt 70 scale shsir pronts down bs-
low . Lying wASs. they have had sew
two weeks. resultins In the strike Dc.
elsion OF last niGhG
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-07-21

DURIIN (by Wireless 70 sayvins,'
yuay "A retirement OF the Ras-
slass In one sector Of the Volhyn'An
hass,s sroat v reported In the Austro-
uunsassan Army Hsadauarssrs rs-
psss Of July y. which sAys'
'ra voihyuiA the Germans
Rushed the enemy back west OF
She xuiniaoss (sviniuskyl Low
lands toward the north.
"ln the Italian war theatre the
sItvsssen 70 generally quiet"
TIE latest statement BY the Ger
ma War once says'
~Hstwssn the 80 ana the Ancrs
there have essn repeated vigorous NJ
ins and patrol sptsrprissa
Considerable Rrttish forcss attaoke6
cut posAtlons north and northwest OF
VtemslisA They we're rspulssd whsr'
sVss thsy suco,sdsd In psnstrating our
tseaehss thsy we're sjsossd BY countss
ATTACKS. We captured more than 100
psisonsrs. among them some ofnosrA
I'm the Asuss sector (vsrdun fronO
ShsrS we're no importsnt events.
\ 'Soussssssl German patrol enter
price, we're carried out on Combrss
He,sHt.
Near Asraa. PsronnA caches and
vssmaad. snsmv asroplanss wsrs shot
aewn. two Of them by L.uts. Whit
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-07-21
GONE 2 YEARS FOR DRINK,
HIS Wife STARTS SUIT
John Francis Beach, Said TO BE
Prominent, Lands in Ludlow
Street Jail.

John Francis Beach. said to be
connected with the Reach family of
New England. was arrested to-day
on a civil order signed by Justice
iicndrick. and In default Of 81, 500
ban went 10 Ludlow street jail
Mrs. Beach alleges that he was about
To leave jurisdiction OF the court.
In her compliant for separation
sho accuses her husband OF "A fond
ness for women" and The gay life
of the city"
Mrs, bcach says that after she
was married 10 the defendant in
portchester. n. V. Aug. ~, 1914. they
lived happily until IA night In Novem :
her OF the same year. when her hus-
band went out for a drink" and did
not return for nearly two years,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-07-21
MORE U. S.SURGE0AS
JOIN PARALYSIS FIGHT
Five Ordered Here to Aid Twenty
Already on Duty-Campaign
Just Beginning.

WASHINGTON. July si.-FiNe
more public health service surgeons
were ordered to New York to-day to
aid In the campaign to prevent a
spread OF the infantils paralysis cpl
demic, Twenty experts OF the SER
vice already are there. All leaves
OF absence have been cancelled by
tho service on account Of the I'M
perativo demand for surgeons,
Assistant Surgeon General Rucker
said to- day that although tho local
authorities In New York seemed TO
have the situation well In hand, the
Nght TO prevent the disease from
spreading To other parts Of the eoun-
try Ia Just beginning,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-07-21
WILSON SENDS NOTES
FOR RELIEF OF POLES
Writes Personal Messages to Euro.
pean Rulers, Urging Aid in Get.
ting Food Supplies Through.

WASHINGTON. july ?i.--personai
messages were sen, by President
Wilson to-day To European rulers
urging their cooperation In getting
food supplies from the United States
to the starving people of Poland.
The following statement vas issued
mt the white House.
"Thc President has sent personal
letters to the King OF England. the
Emperor OF Germany. tho Gar of
Russia, the Emperor Of Austria and
the President OF France. suggesting x
the taking ny entirely afresh OF tho
matter of tho relief OF tho over
whelminK suffering In Poland and
rendering tho kindly offices OF this
Government In negotiations as to the
possibility and method OF such relief
and any plan proposed to be of such
character as to be sdapted to tho
accomplishment OF no other result
than that OF tho relief OF the dis
tresssd Inhabitants OF Poland"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-07-21
GIRL Jumps FROM FERRY.
We'll Dss.ssa t..ss w.@ss Ssm.
astfs kst.ias oa Nay ts New tssk.

Al uhidsHtinsd yuu1E woman jumped
Rom the dssh of the Hamilton Assnus
torn haai h0ntauk this afternoon When
llt Ntaih.i Nae haN hel HlNesh hs
kr~ york, and ~ss drowned
capt N.iisS iossred y boat hut the
hudy did not come 10 the suIfacs.
Those Who saw The sgiclds d"..Iibsd
two ysafs old she left nothing he.
hind - which she could lie identiAsd
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-07-21
AMERICAN SHIP SEIZED.
Germans Capture Vessel Rclonwtng
20 FIRM ON british Blacklist

LONDON. July ai-!rhe America,
schooner Prins Valdemar has been
captured by a German warship while
ON It's way to sweden with n cargo
OF oil.
The only American schooner Of this
name listed here belongs to George
Near firm is one Of those included In
the recent British blacklist.
Shipping records show the Prlns
valdemsr LETT San Francisco ON Feb
a. for Tellebora, sweden,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-07-21
TWO MEN FALL SIX STORIES.

The breaking of a rope on a scsftoid
at No so West seventieth street to-day
sen, two men from tho seventh floor to
an extension over tne ilrst rioor, .
n -four, of No, 100 East one Hundred
aud Seventeenth street aud Charles
Aim, thiry.tiye, OF No SSl Flfty-
sixth street, crooklyn, Both were
taken to Polyelinie Hospital suftsrinS
from cuts aud bruises. They VIII ts.
cover.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-07-21
OtEO = !.

'SNE. JAMEs.---on July 30,
Funeral viii 10 held from the resi-
d.ncc ot his daughter, Mrs. =. Arnold,
No, iiS Oak street. ureenpo,nt, on
saturday, July az, at $50 A. y.
Thoncs 10 ST. Mary's Church, Ions
Island CITY, whsro solemn requiem
mass will bc held at 10 A. N. Ia
tsrment calvary csmotery,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-07-21

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afsrss
ssrh . srtsus 70 Ia ugsfs''oe %
ssg tn fhs psfoaus ssrisF ihs itfifisA
ssasins fafssfa fhsH sfw ~ iss
80 ososs slth tsffits s''ssss 10
i.aasusssi sna i.sfsins Wssf sas ,hs
Trsash pfsssins fsfssfa sgs,s -
Ia.fana.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-07-21

ROANOKE, Va. July .i,-Two per-
sons were killed and six injured early
to-day In n collision at Rel -prins on the
Norfolk 4 Western railway, hity miles
IVES, ot Roanoke. between = work train
and Q freight
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-07-21

TRINIDAD. Colo, July ?l--An at
tempt Was mad. to dynamite the homo
OF Charles o'Ne,,l. superintendent OF the
Colorado Fuel ana Iron Company mine
at starkvillc, near here, to-day. Two
women sustained minor injuries from
nylnS pieces OF SlASs end plAAtoN
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-07-21
$4,000 FOR ST. JOHNS.
"a rrieaa" 0tves s~m 60 Ratiains
Fund tor Cathedral Nave.

Announcement was made to-day by
Dean 0rosvsnor OF subscription Of
Sso. 900 from "A FRIEND to tho building
fund Cor the nave Of the Cathedral OF
81, John tho Divine,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-07-21
4. ]. Ffnay STRIKE
=. DELAYED IMouSlooS
T entail FaIliosi Employees on
ia Time lis,sus Man wn
DiSlhlfgei.

Tavvssnas - passsnssfs ossS ,hs
Cos hsnipss ffffG - tks csntFsi
Nanfusd ~ 30. JsrssB vsFs aslsysi
iLis mgfnins ~ q s,fks u hfsa.sa
~hith sas aa.esiy saitioi
Ths Taiifusd lsassi Ftatsnsnt sal
ins there had tsfn . misaadsFstana,
lnH amunE iis employers bsrauas -
90 dlsrharEs ~ uns q their numt t.r
several dAbs ESQ As ssan 40 ca
matter HUa explained 90 the laan
thry rsnuus sidsfsi their dsrlsion a.
sfflfs nni Toe sufsics Sas only brsny
interrupted
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-07-21
suDpGNlv lGFT ron CANADA
AND GklisTGp.


About . year ago no suddenly de-
parted for Canada and enlisted In q
regiment Of which his brother Nor
man. . resident Of the Dominion. IL
a major. Aftor = few weeks In tho
Canadian training camps uentlea was
sent with his regiment to England
and there went through another
course Of traininE b~fore being scnt
"somewhers Ia France"
but meAgre accounts have reached
New York VI the happenings to Gen
ties In France. but u 10 known that no
was inside q sergeant for Gaiiantry and
was about 90 obtain . commission. Hc
has bsen wounded three umes In his
hrst action . bullet pierced his upper
lip. and In another engagement he was
shot through the shoulder. About q
month ago, after no had been recon-
msnded for . commi saion, Gentles and
his company Of fellow Canadians were
caught In their trench by the charE-
Ing Germans Tho entire company was
wiped out.
An hour after tho engagement
searching parties digging among the
dead came upon ucntles with "a spark
OF life stili burning. lilo was horribly
wounded with shrapnel and his life
was despairsd OF by tho surgeons,
There was hardly n spot on his body
that had not been wounded, His
legs. arms and back were fillvi with
picoes of she'll and his neck was
severely cut. Gentles was taken To
n haaa hnsnltal N hanlnnnno 4 ater
he was removed to Manchester.
CHANCES ron RECOVERY DE.
clARGo al,ohT.
JAmes NJ. Cronin OF Lunham a
Moore, tho Produce Exchange, and \
brot ther-in-law of Gentles, received u
cable = few days ago stating that Ills
relative had sliSht chance VI recov-
No on~ can understand tho black
listing of Gehtles's nrm, He had
ever been n loyal American and q
lover Of his homo land. Tho only pos
sibie explanation that can he made
IL that Mnclaren q Gentlcs have beer
tho New York agents for Bungc
Co. who are large importers and ex
porters In South America, with once,
at Rueros Ayres, This Arm, however
Is q Belgian one. the company havinl
been for many years the fiscal repre-
sentntives OF the nelEian Government
Ono othcr explanation is being mad
and that 10 that the hlacklisting ma,
have been brought about through tn
connection OF Carlos Falk with Mac
laren 4 0entles, Falk. himself o,
the blacklist. was formerly connecto,
with Bunss q Co, and 10 now |,
charge Of the Maolaren q Gentle
offices during the absence OF denties
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-07-21

An iost or fsund asticles ads
vcrtissd In The World viii ~
listed at Tho World's Mfossnas
tior bureau, Pulitzer nulidine
Arcade. rark Row, Worid'e
Uptown office, nsrthwest esrs
nrr asth ~. and uresdwayl
Worlds Msxlen, office 100
Wes, iaath ST., and Wevsd'e
brooklyn office, 2O1 Washing.
ton ST., Drooklys. FAR 10 days
follow Ing the printing ot Ne
advertisements -.-
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m1nDloess sb>ss . sqses ssft,aa. ~
- Ov~aesln<lusA s1iiss tsss -
- sssis - ereasiss e. oss'tsf go
- sesms 70 ~ sss.nes . -sass
- e~,aum - shs ngs ueetsf sht
- vss1 esi~sst s.e sfms ffoa
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HELP wANTEp-MALl.

METAL SPINNER oa asthns hollow wsrs; ~
have suod openins for firsi Nas man clio y
looking tot q good po~i,ion with . reliable hcunp.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-07-21
SOLDIERS
f|RMINClUOEOI IN
TRADE BLACKLIST
Friends n Holeri Is Gentle,
Broker, Puzzled by
the Action
WOUNDED N BATTLE.
Had Been Made Sergeant Tor
Callaniry and Was AnIt
to Oct Commission.

Friends ~ hohsr' u usn'iss,
senior member ~ the nrm n hse-
isrsn a Osntiss. brokers. In the Pro.
auos tschsnSs buildins, snd who
have been placed On thu british soy.
ssnmsnt's blacklist, are sainly sesh.
ns an explanation ~ tho boycott
Ths ease 10 made ell the more mys'sr.
bvs when n 10 known that bentiss
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-12-15
FARMERS ORGANIZING
TO MEET THE PEST
WORK AT WILLISTON.
First Defense Step Taken at
Meeting of Planters
There.

Barnwell, Dec. 12.-The farmers
OF Barnwell county are rapidly awak-
ing to realization of the devastation
that Will be wrought when the boll
weeVil arrives in the cotton fields of
this section. In one section at lea 81
they anticipated the action of the boil
"eevll conference at Fairfax yester-
ay and are organizing to combat the
pest.
AS result OF three meetings of the
farmers and business men OF Willis
ton and vicinity, a permanent organ
i2at!on has been effected. a constitu-
tion and bylaws adopted and the fol-
lowing officers elected: DR.. w. G..
Smith, president; F. p. Lee. ]. l..
Shuler. r. f. Woodward and w. Y.
owens. vice presidents: NJ. c. Ketch,
ings, secretary; w. f. Prothro, treas
rrer.
While much concern is felt by the
all-cotton farmer. the average man
in that progressive section is said To
DS 'OohihS IOIWdTu WIN perfect con-
fidence in his ability to meet the sit
uation without great or permanent
loss. but they do not propose to sit
idle and await the coming of the wee,
vii.
The most emphasized fact at the
W'lliston meetings was the determin-
alton to have complete cooperation
between the farmers and al business
and working men of the community.
As this is time when every one is
thinking of ways and means to econ
omize, the following resolution was
unanimously passed at the last meet.
ing:
Resolved, that the president of
this club publish in the county papers
a call for meeting of representative
taxpayers from every township in
the county to meet at the court house
at II o'clock on sales day in January,
1Sl7, in an effort to devise way
and means to reduce taxation and to
oetain the greatest possible benefit
from county funds"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-12-15
Peace Terms Likely to
Be Offered by Germany

Washington, Dec. 12.-Based upon
information from their home govern
ments, the Entente diplomats believe
Germany's terms are in general
about as follows:
Restoration of Belgium, with the
conditions which would practically
leave it under German control and
probably give over the port of Ant
werp to Germany.
Restoration of the occupied por-
tions Of Northern France, but with
economic control, which would guar
antee to Germany supplies of iron
and other raw materials drawn from
there.
Domination Of Mesopotamia by
Germany and Austria to give them a
path to the Persian Gulf and break
England's gateway into India and
Egypt.
To award to Bulgaria all of Ser
bia as far south as Nish, which would
take from Serbia as much territory
az she gained in the Balkan wars.
They expect Germany will demand
the return of her African colonies or
at least propose to exchange them
for the French colonies
Turkeys interests arc consid cred q
minor affair and not fully developed
in consideration of peace
The attitude Of the Balkan nations
of the Germanic allies. il was ex.
planned, will be set forth in the
notes which have been dispatched
from Sofia and Constantinople and
nothing of them is known at the Bal
kan legations here, except that Bul-
garia probably will expect to get
Macedonia and Dobrudia, which for
merly belonged to her, making the
Danube the boundary between Bul.
garia and Rumania and shutting tho
latter from the Black sea
Recent dispatches to the German
embassy indicate belief that the
general terms might be in substance
as follows:
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READY FOR PEACE PROPOSAL
sentiment in London
Seems Against Offer

lasting conditions of peace.
Both Premier Lloyd-George and
Mr.. Balfour, secretary for foreign af-
fairs, are slightly Ill and this NAV
result In deferring the announcement,
OF the plans of the new government
next Thursday, but If an announce.
ment is made it will possibly include
reference to the German PROPOSAL
though this is unlikely, pending re.
ceipt of the proposal itself through
official channels.
Some early expressions, indicating
the general drift of sentiment. were
as follows:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: "W.
want to know more about the terms
for without them the imperial chan.
eelor's suggestion of peace is prepos.
ferrous and ridiculous. We, too, are
conscious Of victory and his boast.
ings will be laughed at"
The Marquis of Londonderry
we have got to win the war. Peac,
at the present time would be disas.
trous to the nation and the empire
1t is only question of time and we
will win out absolutely"
Principal Burrows, of Kings Col.
lege: NO peace is possible on the
basis that Germany is victorious.
Sir Gilbert Parker. after minglina
with his associates in the House OF
Commons, said: "This is clearly 4;
political vancouver, designed to i'm.
press the world as a dramatic stroke
but having little serious purpose to.
ward securing an enduring peace
One of the chief essentials OF any
peace would be such a curbing OF
German militarism that resumption
OF the present conflict would be i'm.
possible. Without such n guarantee
England and France would be com
PEELED as a matter of self-defense to
retain vast armies and thus continue
the enormous war burdens of the
present instead of being permitted
to resume peace with the assurance
that they will not again be plunged
into war
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A restoration of the status QUO
existing before the war. This in
cludes the evacuation of Belgium
ana the restoration of the occupied
portions of Northern France with the.
exception Of Alsace and Lorraine. No
authorized expression was obtainabIe
from the embassy as to whether CON-
otions would be attached to tn,
restoration of Belgium and French
territory but it was understood that
German idea was to make proyisiorr
Tor the future neutrality of Belgium.
and probably propose defortificstion
particularly of the city of Antwern
X was also understood that no con-
oltlons amounting to economic con-
troll of the mineral lands of North
ern France would be likely to b,t
asked. All Germany's lost colonies
she expects to be returned. Her poA-
sessions in the Pacific, however, are
mot subject of great concern aI6
the Berlin government is understand
to be ready to relinquish the claim
on Kiau Chau.
The security of Turkey in posses
sion of Constantinople probably
would be insisted upon by the Ceh.
tIal Powers. as we'll as the restora-
/ ton of Albania
The establishment of independeht
Eingdoms in Lithuania and Poland
would be one of the factors in the
German proposal, that part of Po-
iand possessed by Germany at the
outbreak of the war would not be in
Cluded.
What adjustment would be made,
TO cover the Trentino region between,
Austria and Italy, or any provisions
affecting Egypt, the Suez canal.
Mesopotamia or the gateways of con
troll to the Indian empire are nit
made clear in German quarters here.
The Balkan situation is considered 40,
delicate it would have to be untan-
gled in the peace conference.