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observers at shore stations near New
York were pushed early today by sig
mails received from an unidentified yes
sci apparently somewhere on Sandy
Hook which was calling the Telefun.
ken wireless station In this city. Tho
fact that the stranger refused to dis
close the identity Of the vessel lied
some of the wireless operators to be-
lieve they were at last In communica-
tion with the long-expected German
submarine Bremen.
The signals later were attributed to
some amateur operator by officials OF
the Atlantic Communication Company.
operators of the so-called Telefunken
system. The calls were for the "Tele-
funken station, New York"
The conclusion that an amateur was
responsible was reached. after wireless
operators at all government and ship
ping stations in and around New York
bay had tried fruitlessly for hours to
locate the sender. go
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manufacturing gunpowder or other ez-
plosives, oArtrfdgea shells. shrApnel
and all munitiens ef war and articles
going to make up munitions, including
motor boats and submersiblee. shall
pay for each taxable year a tax Of 10
per cent upon net profits accrued from
the sale Of such goods manufactured
in the United States, and that a SINH
lar tax should be paid on net profits
by every corporation selling or manu-
featuring any material entering into
munitions of war as a component part
of goods SO sold.
The proposed tax. would become in
operative a year after the close Of the
European war. and would be operative
from January l. 1916. The amendment
will be submitted to the democratic
caucus tonight
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ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE
FOR ASSOCIATIONS PICNIC
Colored Oldest Inhabitants Also
Elect Four to Membership-Me-
mortal at October Meeting.

Four men were elected to member
ship in the Colored Oldest Inhabitants
Association of the District at it's last
meeting and four more names were
submitted for approval. Those elected
to membership were Charles Hamer.
Obadiah Jones. George w. Jackson and
Jesse Powell. DR.. William S. Naylor,
Aldridge T. Lewis, Daniel Freeman and
James Smiler were proposed for mem
bership. ~
A sick committee was appointed by
President Eugene Brooks. consisting Of
Chaplain Charles A. Taper, Salisbury
Brooks, w. T. Clinton, Samuel Middle
ton, Thomas H. Carter, George w.
Parker, Alfred Lancaster. Lloyd Brown,
Jerry Wooden. Howard Jackson and
Bryson w. Chase. ~
Dr. J. Hayden Jackson. a member of
the association, and who recently was
appointed a member of the board of
education, addressed the meeting, and
William A. Prater reported that all ar
rangements for the associations pic
mic, August IS, at Green Willow Park,
Anacostia. have been completed. 1t was
voted that the October meeting be set
aside as memorial for deceased MEM
bers.
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Oldfaeld in the Way.

Representative Miller OF Minnesota,
making a brave dash from third for
home. figured in a play that gaze the
Democrats laugh. Representative
Oldfelds hefty person was in the base
pulled into him. Still Oldneld did not
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10 PER CENT PROFIT TAX
ON MUNITIONS Of WAR
Democrats Of Senate Propose Substi-
tute for House Rate on the
Manufacturers.

A 10 per cent net profit tax on mantl-
facturers Of munitions of war was deter
mined upon today by democrats of the
Senate finance committee as substitute
for the munitions taxes proposed in the
House revenue bill.
The committee completed its considera-
tion Of the House bill for submission to
the caucus tonight, the net revenue to
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be derived from the measure being esti-
mated at 3Iss, ,eoo.oeo. or e11.oUo.uo 1sss
than the House bin. Tho deacit is due to
the revision Of the munition schedule
The specific duties on munitions pro-
posed in the House would have yielded
ST.. .000, 900. Under the Senate amend
ment the revenue to be derived from
munitions viii be only $45. 100000.
Reject Tax on Excess Profits.
The proposal to levy a net profit tax
on excess profits of manufacturers Of
all goods sold to foreign governments
as proposed last night was rejected by
the committee after a prolonged fight,
the committee adhering. however, to
the net profit plan, but levying 1t only
upon manufacturers of munitions made
OF sold in the United States.
The amendment strikes out all the
munitions taxes contained in the House
bill, including the much protested cop
per tax.
Provisions Of Amendment.
It provides that every corporation
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move. and Miller dropped over to one
side of the line and was tagged out
Sydney Mudd started the Republican

move. and Miller dropped over to one
side Of the line and was tagged out.
Sydney Mudd started the Republican
rally in the seventh, when the score
stood IL to 9 in favor of the Democrats;
He drove two-base hit down the third
base line, which Nichols of South Caro-
lima. on third. never saw at all. His side
partner, Johnson, followed with hit
in the same place. Then the Repubii-
cans began their romp around the
bases.
On the whole, the fielding of the Dem
ocratfc infield was superior to that or
their opponents. The Republicans miss
ed Nick" Longwortth on second. He
had been scheduled to play, but failed
to turn up.
Mann were honorary umpires. They
never left the grandstand. Uncle Joe
Cannon consumed three boxes Of crack
erjack while he yelled announcement
to the Republicans.
The lineup follows:
REPUBLICANS
Mudd (Maryland), p.. CT.
Johnson tSouth Dakota), c., p.
Anderson tMinnesotal. 1b
Bacharach New Jersey, -2b.
Gray New Jersey, 3b.
Miller tMinnesota), IS.
Miller tDelaware), IT,, q.
Farr fPennsylvania), ct.
Dennison tIllinois), RI.
DEMOCRATS.
Nichols (South Carolina), 3b.
Harrison (MississippiI. SIS, p.
McClintic (Oklahoma), II.
Rouse (Kentucky). h., c.
scully New Jersey, cf.: c.
Gallivan (Massachusetts). 2b;, CT.
Webb North Carolna). p, 2b.
McDermott (Illinois), cf.. 2b.
z Caldwell New York;, IF.
Garrett Tennessee, RI.
Sears (Florida), II.
Carter eoklahoma), II.
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WIRELESS SIGNALS PUZZLE.

Message Supposedly From Submarine
Bremen Charged to Amateurs.
NEW YORK. August 11.-Wireless
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HOT COMPETITION
FORPART OF GAME
But Republican Congressman
Put It Over Democrats,
18 to 13.
GREAT BASE BALL GAME
AT AMERICAN LEAGUE PARK
Rally Of Defeated Team in Sixth In
ming 0vercome-Sydney Mudd
Plays All Over Field.

sta1wart republicans and democratic
members Of the House were nursing
sore arms and feeling strained muscles
they had long since forgotten they ever
had when the House met today.
But the republicans. for all their stfh
joints, were jubilant. They won the
annual base ball game between the
two parties at American League Park
yesterday afternoon. The score was 1s
to Is.
1t was a great game. The result was
in doubt UP to the end. notwithstand-
ing the disparity in the score, for no
one was able to predict at the opening
of an inning which team would be in
the lead at the close.
The game was played for the benefit
of Washington's summer camps Tor
children II the kiddies have half as
much fun out of the proceeds as had
the hundreds Of members of Congress,
their wives and daughters, who watch
ed the game yesterday. the efforts of
the ball-tossing legislators will not
have been in vain. Leading members
Of both Senate and House occupied
boxes Secretary Daniels of the Navy
Department and other prominent OFF,
cials were observers.
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row, left to rights
Scully, Nichols, Webb, Garrett and
Sears. Kneeling, Kincheloe. Rouse and
Oldheld. Sitting. McDermott, Nc
Clintie, Gallivan. Caldwell. Harrison
and Pons.
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TROOPS ORDERED TO THE BORDER
General Funston Sends Four Companies of Coast Arti
lery to Laredo and Four Companies to Colum-
bus-Vstas Are Wiped Out in
Canyon Fight

is becoming the hot-bed of anti
American demonSrations, according
to General Funston.
Piedras Neigras is the scene OF
nightly demonstrations and anti
American meetings, and 1t is feared
that a force will cross the river as
soon as their numbers have grown
sufficiently to inspire confidence
Red posters are in evidence all over
the city calling upon the people to
rally and Kill the Gringoes.'
In addition to the four coast ar.
tillery companies ordered to Eagle
Pass, General Funston will keep four
companies at Fort Sam Houston and
four will be sent to Columbus, N. M.
The Engineering companies will be
stationed for the present at Fort Sam
Houston.
The ten companies of coast artille-
ry were drawn from fortifcations
between Portland, Me-, and Sandy
Hook, and a battalion of engineers
from the barracks in Washington,
were under orders to join Gen. Per-
shing's army and assist in guarding
against further border raids in the
region near Laredo.
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chUM DEAD GIRL TELLS
STORY fAV0a|MG ORPEI

WAUKEGAN, H., June 13.-
Josephine Davis, chum of Marian
Lambert, for whose death last Feb
ruary Will H. Orpet is charged with
murder. today resumed her testi-
mony at the continuance of the trial.
Miss Davis, who has been referred
to as the strongest witness for the
state" proved to be better witness
for the defense yesterday She said
she had testified falsely at the coro-
ner's inquest over the body and at
the hearing before the grand jury,
and that now she wished to correct
her earlier statements.
The particular points that Miss
Davis changed in her testimony as
given soon after the death OF Marian
were here statements to the effect
that Orpet had given capsule to
Marian for supposedly delicate
condition. and that Marian was in
a happy frame of mind at all times
Josephine Davis this afternoon told
how Marian Lambert had threaten
ed to kill herself in February. This
was the bombshell testimony on
which the defense had relied. The
suicide threat was made to Miss
Davis on Marian'e 18th birthday,
February 9Th. The defense drew
this testimony out on cross examina-
tion after the state had finished with
the witness.
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WHEN AMERICA SPEAKS
SHE MEANS WHAT SAID
WILSON TALKS TO GRADUATION
CLASS AT WEST POINT
DURING TODAY.
Declares That to Re Military Is not
Militarism-Pledges Himself to
Uphold Monroe Doctrine.

WEST POINT, June 13.--The
world is going to know that when
America speaks she means what she
SAYS" declared President Wilson be-
fore the West Point graduating class
here today. 1T is the duty OF
America to be prepared" he de-
clared. The president pledged him
self to uphold the Monroe doctrine
and promised that when the time
came America will be ready TO JOIN
with other nations and say what
shall be done. ITO be military does
not mean militarism." declared Will
son. He asked the cadets not TO
forget that they are Americans.
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vilIistas Are Defeated.

FIELD HEADQUARTERS, (via
wireless to Columbus, N. M, June
13.-Advices from the front say a
remnant band of the Villista raiders
was routed by Captain Otto w.
Rethorse and detachment from the
Fighting Thirteenth cavalry, which
overlook the bandits after forced
march. The bandits took refuge In
a canyon twenty miles north OF santa
Clara and attempted to ambush the
Americans.
For some time the Villiastas Kept
up a steady rifle fire, but fled when
the, Americans rushed them, taxing
refuge behind rocks and every con-
ceivable object. The bandits were
so hard pressed in the final dash Tor
them that they were cut off from
their horses and supplies and the
Americans captured "a horses, u
number of rifles and some ammuni-
tion.
The Americans suffered no casu-
alties.
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MAN Is KILLED IN
RUNAWAY ACCIDENT

DALLAS, Texas. June l3.-Mat-
,haw Zollicoffer, negro, was killed
in a runaway accident at Lamar
and Jackson streets Monday AFTER
noon. Scores of passersby saw 'he
man meet his death.
Zollicoffer was driving wagon
drawn by pair of mules and ioau-
ed with bales of straw. one Oh 'ne
hales fell down upon the negro ana
knocked him from the seat l ne
frightened mules bolted and the
wheels OF the heavily laden wagon
passed over the negro's chest crush
a.. hts ribs and killing him almost
instantly.
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VETS AND DRYS
WILL GET VOTE
SUBMISSION OF STATE WIDE
PROHIBITION QUESTION Is
AUvHORfzED
/ STUBBORN FIGHT
Three Votes Are Cast Aagainst sub
mission After = stubborn Fight
Before the Sub
Committee.

DALLAS, Texas. Jnna ,@s1 13.---The
question Of statewide prohibition
will be submitted to the voters OF
Texas in the democratic primary on
July %, as result of the action
of the state democratic executive
committee here late yesterday.
This is the fourth time in nine
years submission" has been made
to the people.
Today's decision as the result of a
hot subcommittee contest on the
question which eliminated in the
submitting of majority and MINORS
ty reports to the committee as q
whole, the majority report being
adopted by vote of 81 to 3.
The majority report recommended
the submission question be placed
on the petition of the Anti-Saloon
league of Texas, although" the re-
port said, "the committee is not
fully convinced that the required
number OF signatures was on. the
petition"
The minority report objecting to
submission on the ground that 1.-THE
Anti-Saloon league of Texas Is a
foreign organization without any
particular right to enter the ranks
of the democratic party was
brought in by j. Sheb Williams and
John Fl. Lang Jr.. who, with Senator
II f. Clark, cast the three votes
against placing the question on the
ballot. = y
In addition tc deciding to sub
NIT the prohibition issue the com
mittee as a whole adopted the re-
rort of subcommittee which
recommended STRAW vote" on the
question of keeping the Robertson
insurance law. with its compulsory
investment feature on the statute
books OF Texas.
The August state democratic con
vention will be held I'm Houston this
year. This recommendation was also
made by a subcommittee which
heard the claims of Galveston. Dal-
las and Fort Worth. Houston offer
cd $4,000 in cash and the expenses
OF the state executive committee and
their families To- get the convention
A fourth subcommittee recon
mcnded that those candidates films
their names with Chairman Paul
NAPLES constitute the official ballot
for the July primary. In addition
a. these names. the constitutional
amendment az respecting prohibition
ard IN. straw vote" on the Robert
son law acre also placed on th'
ballot.
PsohihitioniNsK had not shown nE
attn their p.tition 80 piare submik
sion on The ballot when the sub
committee met at the Oriental hoie
NJ 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
With nothing before Il. the sab
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SMASHING RUSS
/ PRESS FORWARD
LENRCR.; ~ THE GOAL WHICH
THE czAR's TRODl'S HOPE
To GAIN.
ENEMY FALLS BACK
Under the smashing Bless@ Deliver
ed by the Russians .i,e Aus
trian Troops crurnpic
backward.

PETROt&AD. June f3.--Hrrt-
ling westward with seeming SUPER
human vigor the Russian army In
hammering away towards Lcmberg.
the Galaclan capital. with the AUS
trian army rceling backward be-
fore them. with fully ene-third
Killed and wounded or captured
since the great offensive was start
I'd June tth.
Approximately ien.eeo officers
aud men havn been captured ia the
great smashing offensive and 5sa.-
oea Austrinns have h.en pnt ont ~
the aFhting ssnc- June tsh.
Adslees say that armies in the
rear are knocking AZ the gates of
zernowitz. some reports deciau
that city has already fallen. but sch
rumnrs are unconnrmc<i-
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I0NDOMERs PAY TRIBUTE
LORO EARL KITCHENER

roxDox. June Is.-A tribute 70
the late Earl Kitchener. lost ~ne"
The Hampshire was iorpea"ea "'.-'
the Orkney Islands. "@s
fordoners today IN service 81 81
paui's cathedral. Many state "'"
-, so,a,crs were in attendance
rnou.enas stood With bare heads 7"
,.ra rain jus, outside q the CO
,...t..t during the service.
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WASHINGTON, June 13.-Addi-
,ioual consular reports from Mexico
today. according to officials, give
cause for further concern. The re-
norts coming from Laredo are OF a
most disquieting nature. 1t is be-
lieyed by the consular department
hat the mass meetings being held IN
many towns are under the direction
Of Gen. Felix Diaz. Also it is claim
ed that the anti-American demon
STATIONS are due largely to the sane
ton the defacto seems to give.
The report is current that Luis do
d Rosa is still in the vicinity OF
Laredo assembling men for the pur-
pose Of a raid across the border.
Assistant Secretary of War In
gram. in the absence of Secretary
Baker, faced situation which of
icials admitted appeared serious.
They feared not only continuance or
bandit raids but the effect which
the killing of three Of the bandits
who raided the Coleman ranch, near
laredo Sunday, might have on the
Mexican people. Equally puzzling
tc officials was the question OF what
purpose is the basis for the anti
American demonstrations and the
renewed border raids.
Reports persisted that certain Car
nnza officers have agreed not to
Interfere with the Mexican General
De Ia Rosa in his threatened attack
en- border communities. In this con-
nection was filed the report that one
o. the bandits killed after the Sun
day raid had been identified as
Lieut.. Col. Villareal, Carranza Of
flcer. Even civil authorities of
Northern Mexico states are said to
Be relaxing their strict allegiance to
Tie Carranza government and issuing
orders independent of the Mexico
City officials.
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committee adjourned. deciding to re.
port to the main committee tha. nc
submission petition had been filed.
Representatives of the Anti-Salooi
league arrived after the sub-commit-
tee adjourned. Supt. A. j. Barton
carried grip full OF signatures
which he attempted to turn over to
j. Sheb Williams, member OF
subcommittee.
No. you'll not turn that over ia
me-" said Williams. "You take II
to the main committee and see what
it will do with It,"
The subcommittee. however, after
a conference of its members, decided
to reconvene and consider the petit
ton.
Barton was put through an exami-
ration as to what he knew about the
signatures. He declared that the
signatures were OF qualified demo-
cratic voters Ito the best OF his
knowledge and belief" He was
questioned cloeely on this point, and
J. Sheb Williams brought out the
fact that the Antl-Saloon league
does not confine It's supporters to
democrats. The subcommittee then
went into executive session. even ex-
cluding the press.
The subcommittee on submission
was not ready to report when the
committee reconvened, SO the mem
bers were permitted to retire, while
the committee adopted the reports
OF the subcommittee on ticket. on
convention city and on amending the
Robertson insurance law.
The report on the Robertson law
was the only one which met opposi-
ticn, though the members of the sub
committee made 1t plain that the
recommendation to place 1t ON the
ballot was due to the desire of
Governor ferguson, tnat II go on and
not because they believed it ought
to go on under the law.
Signatures to this petition were
obtained in many cases by persons
working for him." declared b. Y.
Cummings OF Hillsboro.
Senator I. f. Clark moved to table
motion of Barry Miller to adopt
the subcommittee report. but the
motion to table was lost.
Houston was made the convention
city without opposition.
Dallas Vas an active candidate for
the convention. but II was early APP
parent that Houston would be
selected.
The Robertson insurance law
amendment requires foreign insur-
ance companies doing business In
Texas to invest in the state certain
per cent of the earnings from insur-
ance written In the state.
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TRAIN WRECK
/ INJURIES MANY
''HsNltATIC DELEGATION FROM
AENTUCKY ON BOARD ILL
FATED PASSENGER.
PULLMAN OFF TRACK
humans Left the Rails and
aho'her Is Overturncsl--Gov
efnor Stanley Mas
on the Train.

"nNBoRoUGH, hy.. Juno Ia
-'eFs OF the Kentucky dese alton
ae national democratic convon-
we're injured here today when
No IA on the Louisville.
--''son 4 81. Louis road was
sea. Tao Pullmans LETT the rail
-"o'her was overturned. Some
iainred passengers were rush-
'Ae hospital. but we're not
INJURED Mayor Bushmeyer
SER on the train were Cover
nihs train were Cover
Asey and former Governor
and Gen. " v. Haricman.
sere not injured
l. ~Feck was caused BY a split
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ANTI-BRYAN FORCES ARE UNEASY LEST NE
BRASKAN STARTS SOMETHING" THAT S.
WOULD PROVOKE A FIGHT.
DEMOCRATIC HOSTS ARE ARR|NNG
All of the 1892 Delegates Are Expected to Reach St Louis
by Night - Convention COnvenes Tomorrow.
Wilson and Marshall Will Be the
Nominees. - 4

a big band and cheering wildly for
Wilson, was the first to break out
with enthusiasm.
The gentle work OF puncturing
vice president boom has been carr
ried out during the morning hours
and there is no doubt but that Mar
shall will be elected. The aspiring
candidates are Secretary Baker.
Roger Sullivan OF Illinois and
Majors OF Missouri. The Baker
boom started weeks ago and has
been carefully nurscd by Henry,
Mergenthau. The Texas delegation
strongly favors the secretary OF war.
Baker would conduct rip-snartins
campaign and for that reason IL pop.
uiar with the younger democrats.
McCombs Sends Message.
Chairman MoCombs today Wired
Bainbridge Colby an invitation "a
join the democratic party. This ac-l
ton waks based on Colby's repudia-
tion Of Roosevelt when the Colonel
declined to accept the progressive
nomination. The McCombs telegram
read: II have read your statement.
1t appears that Colonel Roosevelt has
attempted to send his former enthu-
sinstic followers along to destruc-
tion. Progressive democracy cor
dfaily and sincerely offers you safe
'ty."
IBryan rs Uncertain.
William Jennings Bryan today re-
fused to confirm the hope OF demo-
Gratis that he will not start any
thing" He said, II don't know. +
have no intention at present beyond
reporting the convention" This at
ternoon Bryan issued q statemot de-
nying that he will introduce pro-
hibition plank. The commoner de-
clarcd himself In on the plan TO kid
nap the progrcssives. 4
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ALLIED FLEET n0u0ARO|hG
SOUTHERN SulGlR|AM COAST

PARIS. June IA saloniki dis
patch to the Radio Agency says the
allied feets are bomharding The
southern bulgarian coast from Port
Lagos 20 Dedcashatch. The popu-
iation IL fleeing inland. the dispatch
says.
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COAST ARTILLERY is
ORDERED TO THE BORDER,

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 13.-
'oar companies of coast artillery out
VI the fifteen hundred additional
uoops being mobilized here, will be
lusned to Eagle Pass, across the
'0fder from Piedras Neigras, which
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GERMANS Make FURTHER
GAINS IT HILL NO. 32l

PARIS. June i3.-The Germans
en the eas, hank of the aeuse pene-
,rn,ea French trenches on the east
side Of HIn No. s2i. according to
official announcements by the var
a.n.r,ment today. Fi-rce infantry
barge. w.re made vest of Thismont
farm.
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GASOLINE PROBE BRINGS
ADMISSION PRICES DROPPING

WASHINGTON. June i3.-That
gasoline prices have reached the
maximum is the essence OF testi-
mony introduced in the Interstate
hearing here today. Prices have
sropned from Il cents To y cents
in kansas. This was the feature OF
the evidence In the hearing today.