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The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-14
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The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-14

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are 8 nile IN length.
Evening star., 1916-09-17
VILLAS REPULSED
WITH LARGE LOSSES
Penetrates Town, But Later Is
Driven 0ut-Captured
Followers Executed.
GEN. TREVINO WOUNDED
DURING ENGAGEMENT
Carranzistas Reported Severely De.
feated in Fight in Vicinity of
Namiquipa.

Ell PASO, Tex. September Io
Villa attacked Chihuahua CITY
today with 600 men, penetrated
part OF the city, but was driven
out with heavy losses by the
constitutionalist army. The cap
tured Villa followers were i'm
medlately put to death. Gen
Irevlno was wounded in an arm
1t is presumed that the Chihuahua
City battle followed the reported de-
feat of Carranza troops in the vicinity
of Namiquipa. Reinforcements in two
detachments were sent from Chihua-
hua to prevent the villistas from ex-
terminating the Carranzistas.
The battle. according to advices re-
ceived here today, was fought near the
camp abandoned by Gen. Pershing' 8
forces when the Americans were with
drawn to CaIonia Dublan. Gen. Jose
Cavosos, Carranza commander. en-
countered the Villistas on march
The Carranza forces were routed
after fighting for three hours and los
ing heavily in men and horses and
equipments.
Gen. Huerta Vargas and Col. Zuzua
were sent with reinforcements for Gen.
Cayosos
Evening star., 1916-09-17
FIRST COUSINS ELOPE.
Father Balks Marriage at Rockville,
Phoning Girl Is Too Young.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, September 10
Miss Helen coombs and John Adams
both of the vicinity of White Plains
Md. were refused marriage license by
the clerk OF the circuit court here The
clerk had received telephone message
from the girls father not to let them
have a license. as the girl was but ff-
teen years old.
The father of the girl arrived il
Rockville a few hours later. He was
able to learn nothing Of the movements
of the couple after they left Rockville
Mr.. Coombs explained that the young
folks are first cousins and that that was
the principal reason why he objected tt
their marriage. He said that they at
tended dance last night and abou,
midnight disappeared. presumably goine
to Washington by automobile. Learning
of the elopement early this morning
he set out to prevent the marriage il
possible.
Evening star., 1916-09-17
ACTIVITIES INDICATE
U-BOAT BREMEN Due
Agents Arrive at New London and
German Ship Prepares
Screen Effect.

NEW LONDON. Conn, September 16
A persistent report that the German
submarine merchantman Bremen, a sister
ship of the Deutschland, would arrive
here within a week. gained credence to-
night by the arrival in this city of Paul
G. L. Hilken. manager of the German
Ocean Transportation Company. organ
lied to operate the underseas craft.
Mr. Hilken was accompanied by G.
Prusse, who was credited with having
constructed the Deutschland the first
German submarine freighter to reach the
United States. Mr.. Prusse was a passen-
ger on the Deutschland when that vessel
arrived at Baltimore.
Although neither Mr.. Hilken nor Mr.
Prusse would state definitely tonight
whether the Bremen is on her way here,
elaborate preparations have been made.
which indicate that the undersea liner
probably is about due.
The North German Lloyd steamer
Willehad, brought around from Bos-
ton few weekks ago, has been moor
the New London pier, forming a berth
inside, and today pontoon or rats,
with a big board fence, was fioated
around to the PROV of the steamer and
there moored.
With the pontoon fence in position,
a submarine inside would be screened
from outside view. The board fence
surrounds the warehouses and the Of
fee buildings leased by the Eastern
Forwarding Company, subsidiary of
the German Ocean Transportation Com
pany.
About twenty carloads of rubber
have been received here within the
last few weeks and are stored in the
warehouses. The material is incased
in small boxes, marked via San Fran
cisco.
Evening star., 1916-09-17
Funeral Tomorrow.
BELGIANS WREST FORTRESS
FROM TEUTONS IN AFRICA

LONDON, September II. 1886 am
Belgian forces operating in German
East Africa have captured Tabora, the
principal German fortress in the terri
tory, according to Belgian official
communication received here. The
statement follows: LAS the result of
severe fighting between September l
and II the brigades of Gems. Moliton
and Olsen, belonging to the army of
Gen. Tombeur. entered Tabora. expel-
ling the Germans. Tabora, which was
fortified powerfully, was the principal
citadel in German East Africa, COM
manding the railway from Lake Tan
ganyika to the Indian ocean.
Evening star., 1916-09-17
BIRMINGHAM SHORT OF LABOR.
Negroes Induced to Leave by Pros
poets for Work Elsewhere.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. September 16-
Shortage of unskilIed labor in the Bir-
rningham district is threatened because
of the exodus in the last two months OF
between 1000 and 5000 negroes. drawn
from this section by alleged prospects
on the Pennsylvania railroad. in West
Virginia mines and the coal fields OF
Kentucky and Pennsylvania. it became
known here today. 1t Is understood
agents from the north have been in this
territory looking for unskilled labor to
meet what was considered an acute sit.
walton In the northern fields.
Evening star., 1916-09-17

the enemy's railway communications
in Palestine was carried out by Brit
ish seaplane squadron under somewhat
hazardous conditions, due to the fact
that the railway runs for the most
part behind a range of mountains diff
ficult for seaplanes to surmount.
Bombs were dropped on Afulch
Junction, where considerable damage
was done to the rolling stock and
stores in the viVnity. A railway en-
gine and fourteen carriages were set
afire and destroyed. The railway
stations at Tulkerm and Ardana and
an enemy camp four miles to the
northwest were successfully lombard
ed and severely damaged.
"On the 26th seaplanes bombarded
the railway station at Home. forty
five miles inland"
Evening star., 1916-09-17
Palavicini Against Militarism.

MEXICO CITY. Mex, September 10
Militarism was opposed and universal
military training advocated in Mex
lean independence day celebration
speech here today by Felix Palavicini
minister of public instruction in the
de facto government. Palzyicini spoke
as the unofficial representative Of Gen
venustiano Carranza. first chief of the
constitutionalist government.
The speaker declared that while i,
was the intention to establish a strong
government in Mexico, it was not in
tended that such a government should
be controlled by military power alone
Universal military training, the min.
lister said, would fulfill the plans of the
de facto government: because, wher
each citizen had been made a trained
soldier there would be no chance for the
army to control and run over those
engaged in civil pursuits"
The 1oSth anniversary of Mexican in
dependence was being generally cele
brated today throughout the republic.
Commissioners Observe Anniversary.
NEW YORK. September 16.-Luis "a
brera. minister Of finance in the Car
rama cabinet. and head of the Mexican
commission sent to New London. Conn
to adjust the differences between the
United States and Mexico. spent toda,
here with his conferees, quietly OBJ
serving Mexican independence day. The
commissioners denied themselves to al
callers.
Evening star., 1916-09-17
FAVOR UNIFIED METHODISM.
Delegates to Southwest Missouri Con
ference Vote Unanimously.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, September 10
Resolutions were unanimously adopted
here today by the southwest Missouri con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
(South) instructing the delegates from
that section OF Missouri to vote in favor
of the unidcation with the northern
branch of the church at the next general
conference. Rev. j. F. Goucher of Bal
timore addressed the conference in favor
of the resolution.
Evening star., 1916-09-17
INVITED TO FIGHT DUEL,
Counselor of Greek King Challenged
by Sovereign's Former Secretary.

ATHENS, Friday. September Is. via
London. September Is. 4:45 p.m.-George
Streit, King Constantine's most intimate
counselor. who lately has been acting as
the sovereign's personal agent in en-
deavoring to form a cabinet, was chal-
lenged to a duel today by George Melas,
formerly the kings private secretary
NJ. Melas, who lost his position on ac-
count of his sympathies for former Pre-
mer Venizelos. in an open letter to M
STREET. charges him with being RESPONSE
BILE for the disastrous results of the Ger
manophile policy of Greece"
NJ. Streit was foreign minister at the
outbreak of the war.
Evening star., 1916-09-17
BULGARS THREATEN REPRIsAL.
Captured Rumanian Officers in Peril
Because of Alleged Atrocities.

BERLIN. September 16. by wireless to
the Associated Press via Sayvilie.-Pre-
mier Radoslavoff of Bulgaria. who al
ready has requested the American
charge d'affaires to visit Dobrudja to in
vestigate the atrocities which the Ru-
manians are charged officially with hav-
ing committed during their retreat be-
fore the invading Bulgarian and Ger
man armies. now announces that unless
this alleged slaughter of women and
children is stopped Bulgaria will in
augurate reprisals, beginning with 400
captured Rumanian officers.
Evening star., 1916-09-17
Mayor Acquitted of Perjury.

GIRARD, Ala. September 16.-Earl
I. Morgan. mayor of Girard. today was
acquitted by a Russell county jury of
perjury. which. 1t was charged, he
committed at the trial of John Cakes,
former chief of police of Girard, who
last month was convicted of accepting
bribes from persons engaged in liquor
traffic. The case was submitted to
the jury late yesterday.
Evening star., 1916-09-17
WILCOX GOING TO CHICAGO.
Republican Chairman Will Take
Part in Party Conference.

NEW YORK. September 16. : William
r. Wilcox. republican national chairman,
will go to Chicago tomorrow for a con-
ference with the party's advisory COM
niittee In that city. he announced today.
A. T. Hart. western manager Of the cam
paign. visited national headquarters here
today and will accompany Mr.. Wilcox to
Chicago. --
Evening star., 1916-09-17
Won Mackensen Repulses
Muscovites and RumanIans
From Si|istria to the Sea

LONDON September 16.-Under the
leadership of Field Marshal Won Mack
ensen, the forces of the central powers
have driven the Russians and the Ru-
manians back to a line running from
north of Silistria. on the Danube. to
Mangalia, on the Black sea coast
The Rumanian advance in Transyl-
vania, Berlin records, is meeting with
stiff resistance from the Austro German
forces in the vicinity of Fogares. TWEEN
ty miles north of the frontier. The
Rumanians, who crossed the Alt river
were driven back, and at HatZeg Ru-
manian positions were takekn, it is
claimed.
The official account of the victory
won by German and Bulgarian troops
which are invading eastern Russia,
issued in Sofia yesterday, says the bat
tie ended Thursday with the Complete e
destruction of the Rumanians. who are
retreating along the entire line
"On the Rumanian 'front.'" the state
ment says, the great battle on the
line Of the Aiinea lake and the villages
of Parachioi, Abtaat, Musubey and
karaomer ended Thursday with the
complete destruction of the enemy
The enemy is retreating along the
entire line, energetically pursued by
our troops.
Teutons Counting Their Prisoners.
The number of prisoners and the
amount of booty taken is now being
computed. The I'd. 5th. 9th and 18th
Rumanian divisions. the 9Th Russian
Infantry division, mixed Russian and
Serbian Infantry division and three di.
visions Of Russian cavalry participated
in the fighting.
According to the declarations OF
prisoners we captured at the fortress OF
rurtukai Dobrudja) the 18th and 18th
Rumanian divisions, composed of the
34th, the 36th, the 74th. the 18th, the
18th the 18th and the SSth Infantry
Regiments. one mixed regiment. the "a
Frontier Infantry Regiment. the 5tt
Howftzer Regiment and the Sd Fortress
Artillery Regiment. Up to now we
have taken 452 officers of the Rumaniar
army, among them being Col. Rash
kanu and Marshescu, brigade com.
manders, forty physicians and five
bandmasters.
The chief of the 18th Rumanian Di.
vision, Gen. Grigorescu. escaped, ac.
| cording to the declaration of the pris
oner The chief of the 18th Division
Gen. Todorescu, was drowned in the
Danube
I'VE also brought In two flags. lot
cannon. stI.tWo machine guns and
Evening star., 1916-09-17
Ex-GOv. SANDERS WINS.
Nominated for Representative From
Sixth Louisiana District.

BATON ROUGE, La. September 10
According to official figures given out
late today by Secretary of State Bailey
former Gov J. Y. Sanders was nomi-
mated in last Tuesdays democratic prirn-
ary to succeed Representative Lewis L.
Morgan from the sixth Louisiana dis
trict. Mr.. Sanders majority over his
opponent, Amos L. Ponder. was 324.
Evening star., 1916-09-17
BRITISH AEROS ATTACK
RAIL WAYS IN PALESTINE

LONDON. September 16.-An official
account of an aerial attack on enemy
positions in Palestine was issued to-
day as follows:
Between August Is and 20 a series
Of attacks and "Reminiscences upon
Evening star., 1916-09-17
Austrian Omcial Report.

VIENNA. September l6-The latest
official repor; describing operations in
the Italian theater says:
The battle on the carso plateau
continues uninterruptedly and with
equal violence. Infantry attacks Of the
Italians. supported by the heaviest ar
tillery and mine fire. were again di-
rected against the whole front between
the Wippaeh river and the sea. On the
northern wing of the carso sector the
enemy succeeded III gaining a little
ground Here our line runs closely to
the east Of San Grade di Merna Other
wise the battle front is unchanged
thanks TO the stubborn tenacity of our
troops Five hundred Italians were
made prisoners and three machine guns
were captured.
North Of Wippach artillery fighting
extended along the greater part of the
front sectors as far as Krn. An attack
delivered east of Gorizia against our
positions south Of the Rosen valley did
not succeed In gaining ground to the
enemy. thanks to our fire. AT Flitsch
the artillery fire was very lively
On the Tyrol front the enemy at
tackled on the Fasana ridge Before the
Gina di Cece-Col Torondo sector the eff.
feet Of our artillery stopped the enemy,
advance. ON Monte Cauriol our AIpin
detachments succeeded in capturing a
supporting position in depression
west of the summit"
Evening star., 1916-09-17
Trend Toward Republicans.

Competent political observers here,
whose judgment has been justified in
the past, tell The Stars correspondent
that New York, New Jersey and Con-
nacticut seem to be trending toward the
ranuhlicans at this time. They do not
hase their assertion upon the Maine
aiection. That was confirmatory of a
condition which they before thought
EXISTENT. they say. Maine. they con-
tend. was but block in a political mo-
New York, New Jersey and Connecti-
ont these observers maintain. contain
more republican than democratic voters.
They say they can see no indications of
a change Of form in these masses.
Evening star., 1916-09-17
Anti-American Demonstration
Marks Juarez Celebration of
Mexico's Independence Day

Ell PASO, Tex. September 16-The
climax of last nights Independence day
celebration in Juarez was reached in
an anti-American demonstration, ac-
cording to military reports today.
y According to these. which Mexican
authorities denied, about 1900 men and
boys gathered in the plaza early today
and listened to anti-American and
pro-Nilla haranEues.
Evening star., 1916-09-17

much other war material In the com
bats at Kurdbunar, Dobric and Silis-
tria we made prisoners fifteen officers
and 5000 soldiers, and also captured
thirty cannon"
Evening star., 1916-09-17
PRESIDENT TO OG0 TO
FUNERAL Of SISTER
Abandons Political Engage
iments and viii Start for CO.
Iumbia, S. c., This Afternoon.

LONG BRANCH, n. j.. September 16.
-Canceling all political engagements
for the first part of next week. .Presi-
dent Wilson today made plans for leav-
ing for Columbia. S. C.. tomorrow
afternoon, to attend the funeral of his
sister, Mrs. Annie f. Howe, who died
this morning at New London. Conn.
The President had planned to speak
in st. Louis "Wednesday. before an un-
derwriters' convention. AS soon as he
heard of his sisters death he arranged
an address in his place. He also had
made engagements to see Chairman
Vance Mccormick of the democratic
national committee, senator Meyers of
Montana and other political leaders on
Monday
President Much Affected.
News of Mrs. Howes death reached
the President while he was at break
fast He was much affected, although
he was told several days ago, during
his visit TO his sister in New London,
that it was impossible for her to live.
don before her death.
Accompanied by Mrs. Wilson and DR.
Cary Grayson. the White House physi-
clan, the President will motor to Tren-
ton, N J.. tomorrow afternoon. and at
Ass pm will join his brother. Joseph
R. Wilson of Baltimore; his daughter,
Miss Margaret Wilson, and several
other relatives, who will go with Mrs.
Howe's body to Columbia.
Funeral Tomorrow.
The funeral party will arrive at Co
lumbia Monday morning, at 11:3O
o'clock The funeral will be held Mon
day afternoon. Mr.. Wilson will leave
there at els o'clock Monday afternoon.
arriving back here at III Tuesday
afternoon.
The President has an engagement to
speak at Baltimore September 2o, be-
fore the National Grain Dealers Asso-
citation convention and expects to fill it.
Tentative arrangements for speeches in
his porch" campaign here will be held
up until after his return from Colum-
bia,
Evening star., 1916-09-17
SUBSTANTIAL GAINS MADE
BY FRENCH AND RUSSIANS
Violent Cannonading Continues
From the Struma to the Vardar.
Skirmishing in Beles Foothills.
AIRMEN lombard MONAsTIR
Berlin Says Won Mackensen Has
Driven Muscovites and Rumanians
Back on Line From silistria to
the Black Sea.

PARIS. September 10, via
London, 5 p.m.-Serbian troops
have put the Bulgarians to rout
in the fighting on the western
end of the Macedonian front, the
war Office announced today. The
Serbians have advanced six miles
northeast of Florina and have
captured thirty-two cannon.
On the allies left wing the
Franco-Russian troops also have
advanced, pushing beyond the
line OF the heights OF Malareka,
and continued to press forward
victoriously in the region OF
Florina. One Of the allied aerial
squadrons dropped number of
projectiles ON Monastir,
skirmishing in the Beles Foothills.
From the struma to the vardar the
cannonading continues to be violent.
There was skirmishing at the foot of
the Beles mountains ard in the vicinity
of Makukovo. In the regions of Vet
renik and kajmackaian the French
have made substantial progress
Berlin says the Bulgarians retired to
a new defensive position after the loss
Of Malkanidze. Serbian attacks on the
Moglenica front failed, according to
Berlin
Gains Claimed by Bulgars.
The latest official statement issued in
Sofia yesterday concerning operations
on the Macedonian front reads as fol-
lows:
west and southwest of Lake Ostrovo
there was violent fighting Considera-
BILE enemy forces were engaged. among
them Russians regiments in the MoS
lencia valley. Combats on both sides
of Leda were carried on with great
violence. Our troops repulsed the enemy
by counter attacks. causing heavy
enemy losses.
There was calm on the west bank of
the Vardar. On the east bank there was
violent artillery fire. British troops at
tacking in the direction of Shimnu sue
ceeded in temporarily entering our
trenches, but were driven back to their
former positions On the DelasitZ
Planina and the Struma fronts and on
the Aegean coast all was calm
Evening star., 1916-09-17
Cabinet May Have Short Life.

LONDON. September Is, 11:o5 pm
Eeuter dispatch from Athens says:
The new cabinet was worn in before
NJ Kalogeropoulos saw the ministers
pends upon its policy. which, If it is a
continuance of the so-called beIliger-
ent neutrality, will give it a short life"
Evening star., 1916-09-17
Claims Success In Offensive.

ROME. September l6. via London
The new offensive Of the Italians, who
are attempting TO advance on Trieste.
was developed successfully yesterday
The war office today announced the
capture Of a number Of important posi-
tons More than 1000 prisoners were
taken
Evening star., 1916-09-17
Former Member of Cabinet,

NJ kalogeropoulos was minister of
finance for brief time in 1904-5 and
was minister of the interior in the Theo-
tokis cabinet of 1908-9.
The new premier is friendly to former
Premier VeniZelos. although he is not an
active partisan of the Venizelst policy
The new cabinet is considered here to
be favorable toward Greece's particira-
: in he. W.
Evening star., 1916-09-17
Takes 1000 Prisoners.

In the attack today the Italians took
more than 1000 prisoners. But of
greater Importance is the new strain
on the Austrian line. At the time when
the Russian drive threatens to take
Halicz. all available reserves are need
ed for the Lemberg defenses. The re-
newed Italian assault will draw heavily
or these troops.
The intense artillery fre north of
Gorilla indicates that The Italian COM
nanders contemplate wider attack.
1t is presumed that the whole Isonzo
line VIII soon be the scene of heavy
infantry struggle and that a new Of
fensive for Tolmino will soon be under
way
In the Trentino the Italians also are
attacking In the Fiume valley height
nearly 8.0oe ieet high was wrested from
Austrian Tyrolese and Alpine troops
and the Austrian garrison nearly wiped
out. Pressure has been begun pre-
pared at many points along the wide
Italian front
Evening star., 1916-09-17
WEATHER.

Fair and continued cold today and
probably Tomorrow: gentle variable
winds.
four hours ending midnight: Highest.
So. at 3 pm: lowest So. at 10 pm.
Full report on page 3.
Evening star., 1916-09-17
Republican Program.

The republicans propose to go ahead
upon the belief entertained by them that
President Wilson shook the confidence of
the people in him by his summary action
in the railway strike. They expect to APP
peal effectively to the business men and
to the conservative element in all pa0ties
with this line of allegation and argument.
For Mr.. Hughes will be claimed the
possession of a judicial temperament, ag-
sressiveness courage and directness. as
shown by his record as governor and
Judge His fearlessness in taking up the
issue of the coercion of Congress in be-
half of a section of wage earners will be
cited as an asset of character.
Evening star., 1916-09-17
NEW GREEK CABINET
SAID TO FAVOR WAR
Assumes Power With New Premier
Under Conditions Which Sur
rounded Predecessor.

ATHENS. September 16. via London
II :o6 pm-The new Greek cabinet.
headed by Nikolas kalogeropoulos. as
sunes power under. the same conditions
as surrounded that of its predecessor and
as merely service cabinet.
The new premier NJ. kalogeropoulos, is
considered one of the cleverest lawyers in
Greece and has received the degree of
doctor of laws from the University of
Paris. He lived for long time in France
and has close relations with Great
Britain.