New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 16, 1915, Page 1

TW BRITAIN HERALD3 PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MONDAY AUGUST 16, 1915 —TWELVE PAGES. EST. = - TEUTONS CLOSING IN ON FORTRESS OF BREST-LITOVSK Prince Leopold’s Forces Rout Rus- sians at Losyce and Miedzyrzec | ~Mackensen Nearer Strongho;d " 7,000 OF GZARS TROOPS ARE TAKEN PRISONERS Kaiser’s Dctachments Win Successes | | | | o [ | i | Between Narew and Bug Rivers and Take Advanced Position at Kovno— Encounicr in West Indecisive—Im- portant Development in Balkan Sit- uation Expected Today. Advances recorded in the German official statement today represent a sfurther clesing in by Teutonic troops on the Fortress of Brest-Litovsk, ‘the stronghold of the new Russian line of defense. Prince Leopold of Bavaria, who yesterday reported a defeat of the Russians near Losyce, 19 miles east | of Siedlce, which the Germans took late last week, today occupied Losyce and Miedzyrzec, the latter place about 25 miles in a southwesterly direction from . Siedlce. Afterwards. the Rus- slans were beaten in a stand east of Losyce, and were pursued the Berlin -statement says. These operations were within - miles of Brest-Litovsk. Closer To Fortress. Y. Still closer to the fortress are the és of Field Marshal Von Macken- L] W] on Saturday were reported within ‘miles of the stronghold. Bince then they have advanced north- ward in pursuit of the Russians, marching toward Brest-Litovsk along both banks of the Bug. Other suc- césses afe-reported for the Germans -.between the Narew and the Bug, to- ' gether with the capture of an ad- «;vanced position at the Fortress of Kovno and the taking in these sec- tors of nearly 7,000 Russian prisoners. Russians Not Discouraged. Despite ‘German. successes, Petro- grad military observers do not take | & pessimistic view of the situation, lookiug. for asdetermined stand by ;the Russians as their DEWwmbine. - is reached Operations on the western front ‘relativély ~unimportant. An engage- meént toward the southern end of the liné near ‘Ammertzweiller appears to have been indecisive, neither the French nor the Germans claiming any 4notable advance. Crisis in Balkan Situation. The parliaments of Serbia and Greece meet today and important de- velopments in the Balkan .situation | are expected. Capitals of the entente ellies hope for a speedy agreement .among the Balkan powers by which their concerted aid may be given the =~ allied cause, but predictions of quick action to this end are lacking. Ob- servers to the trend of diplomatic in- terchanges recognize many difficulties, in view of the reluctance of Serbia and Greece to grant the territorial claims of Bulgaria. Irilitary activity is increasing along the Austro-Serblan rrontier. -Ex- . changes of artillery fire at. Belgrade “have been followed by Serbian bom- bardment of defences before the vil- \ lage of Dobra on the Danube. Heavy concentration of Teutonic forces on | the edge of the Balkan region is re- | ported. A German submarine has sunk the | Norwegian steamer Albls, a 1,381 ton | vessel. The crew escaped. ‘ Teutons Occupy Four Towns. Berlin, Aug. 16, Via. London, 3 p. m,—Field Marshall Von Mackensen, continuing his pursuit or’ the retreat- ing Russians from the south toward Brest-Litovsk has occupied Ciale and Slawatycze, according to official. an- nouncement made by German army headquarters today. The army . of Prince Leopold of Bavaria, pressing | the Russians from the west has occu- pied Losyce and .- Miedzyrzec, the statement adds. The text of the statement follows: “Western theater of war: North of Ammerzweiler, northeast of Dam- merkirch (in upper Alsace) a French | attack broke down under our fire. 1730 Russians Captured. “Eastern theater of = war: Army group of Field Marshal Von Hinden- burg: During successful attacks on savanced position at Xovno, 1,730 Russians, including seven officers, were taken prisoners, A projected attempt to break through the Russian lines from the Narew to the Bug after a crossing of the Narew river, suc- ceeded, and our pursuing troops reacheed the hill at Bransk. Moro than 5,000 prisoners fell into our pands. At Nowogeorgievsk the de- fenders were driven back still further from their groups of fortifications. «“Army groups of Prince Leopold of Bavaria: During the night, the left wing fought its way across the Bug river east of Drohiczyn (east of So- kolow), after the center and right 40| ” % The Lackawanna was posite | TUG RAMMED AND SUNK BY BARGE Mate and Cook Aboard Lmkmumna Drowned—Eleven Rescued By Tug Scranton, Vineyard Haven, Mass., Aug. 16.— The tug Lackawanna, owned by the Reading railroad, was rammed and sank off the Handkerchief lightship last night by the barge Nanticoke, in i tow of the tug Triton. Clarence Tin- gle of Bayonné, N. J., the mate and Yaholas, Mikey, &n Austrian, cook on the tug, were droWwned. Kleven survivors, including chief engineer, who was greatly hausted after being in the water four hours, were brought here by the tug Scranton today, the ex- half fathoms of water in the channel, and is said to be a menace to naviga- tion through Pollock Rip Slue. The Nanticoke’s stern was damaged bound from Portland with three The tug Triton, towing | New York for light barges. the Nanticoke, was bound in the op- | direction. The two tugs cleared each other, but the Nanticoke, swinging over toward the Lackawanna struck her amidships. The tug went down within a few minutes. Captain Brophy anc eight of the crew of the Lackawanna launched the up two of the crew. was hauled out of the water about daylight and the body of Mate Tingle \vas recovered a little 1ater but Mikey was not seen. and will be taken to Portland by the Triton, GATHOLICS URGED T0 JOIN PEACE MOVE American Federation Mem- bers Appealed to By Na- tional Secretary Toledo, O., Aug. 16—A review of the eration of Catholic societies*is con- tained in the report of Anthony Matre, | the national secretary, submitted at today’s session of the convention of the federation. A recommendation that the federation adopt a resolution | p: urging the restoration of peace in Eu- rope and that Catholic organlzatlons the world over be asked to partici- pate in a universal request for peace was contained in the concluded with the announcement that | Pope Benedict had granted to all ch-v eration members his apostolic benedic- | tion. report, which Affiliated with the federation, the report shows, are thirty national or- ganizations and twenty-five Catholic institutions. Many of these national organizations are composed of natives of the countries now at war, both alli- ances of the belligerents being repre- sented. g A special committee consisting of Whalen of New York and Henry V. Cunningham, the report said ‘had called upon President Wilson and the the latter certified documents disclos: ing many outrages committed in Mex- ico against the Catholic church, priests and sisterhoods. An extensive review of the federation’s. crusade against indecent theatrical perform- | ances, moving picture shows, pictures and post cards, also was contained in the report. In this connection it was said that | tive post cards. A number of black- listed plays, several of which had been reproduced in moving picture form, had been suppressed throughout the country by the federation’s activities, it was said, and the introduction of censorship laws in the legislatures of various states was urged. The most flourishing branch federa- tion, the report said, was that exist- ing in the Archdiocese of Boston under the leadership of Cardinal O’Connell. This federation represents 1,000,000 Catholics. Activities of the federation to prevent the circulation through the mails of scurrilous and slanderous lit- erature were outlined. The report also said: “The report showed that investiga- tions were made to ascertain why the Associated Press failed 1o dissem- inate news regarding the »ersecution of the church in Mexico and the rea- son for suppressing the ne'vs of the Father Rossman case, who was given a verdict by a jury for $1,.00 dam- ages aaginst a bigoted paper. 1x- planatory letters on this matter from the general manager of the Associat- ed Press were presented.” VIOLENT TROPICAL STORM, New Aug. 16.—The troo- jeal storm today raged over a large part of the Gulf of Mexico and its effects were being felt from western Florida to castern Texas and about fifty miles inland. Heavy rains with winds from 25 to 48 miles an hour were reported, but no serious dam- age to inland property or shipping Orleans, wings had captured Losyce and Mie- led on Eleventh Page.). was recorded. High tides are run- l ning along the west gulf coast. Miss Rogers and Associates Give The Lackawanna lies in six and a | life-boat, and soon afterwards picked | The engineer | The Lackawanna’s barges anchored | recent activities of the American Fed- ! | brought | had left their station and had arrived | at Tiflis. the Rev. Richard H. Tierney and John ! secretary and state and submitted to! the branch federation in St. Louis had‘ suppressed 51,935 indecent and sugges- | MISSIONARIES FLEE SICKNESS AND DEATH | | up Station at Van ALL WORN AND DESTITUTE !Nor\firh Woman First Victim of No- | ble Work—New Britain Girl Tells | of Horrible Conditions—Does Worlk | of Five Pcople. | | Sickness and destitution have forced | the brave little band of American mis- | sionaries stationed at Van, Turkey, to give up the fight temporarily and they have abandoned their station, the latest Associated Press news this aft- | ernoon being thal they had arrived | | as far as Tiflis. Among the mission- | aries is Miss Gertrude Rogers, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Rogers, of Camp street, this city. | It was stated at the Rogers home | this afternoon that the last news re- ceived from Miss Rogers was through 2 letter last week. It was dated | June 27. Sickness and suffering were seen everywhere, the letter said. Every missionary in Van was doing the work of five people. Bravely, the Americans were fighting disease and hunger among dreadful conditions. It was a superhuman fight, as the press dispatches show today. Death stalked on all sides and finally en- tered the ranks of the Americans. It is believed at the Rogers home that the missionaries are homeward bound, forced to give up their work for the present at least. The press dispatches received today follow: ! Missionarics Broken Down. ‘Washington, Aug. 16.—Fifteen members of the American Mission in Van, Turkish Armenia, who were present during the recent fighting in that vicinity have arrived in Tiflis broken down with work and hardship, one of their number having died he- fore they left. Consul Smith at Tiflis, today natified the state department that a Mrs. Ussher had died in Van and that her husband was now dangerously ill in Tiflis. The dispatch said that while the other members of the little band of Americans are convalescent they | are without money or proper cloth- ais- today 16.—Pr shington the American Board of Commissioners for -Foreign Mis- | sions the first news that their mis- sionaries at Van, Turkish Armenia, v ress to Rev. James L. Barton, foreign secretary of the board, ex- pressed the belief that the mission- aries had left Van on account of an outbreak of typhus. So far as the board has any knowledge, Van and the adjacent country have been quiet | since the territory was occupied by the Russian troops a few months ago. Mrs, Ussher a Norwich Woman. Mrs. Clarence D. Ussher, whose death was announced by the state de- | partment, was a daughter of Rev. John O. Barrows of Norwich, Conn. She went to Van in October, 1899 and was married to Dr. Ussher, a medicar missionary, the following June. She was a graduate of the Woman's Col- lege of Baltimore, and the Northfield, Mass., Seminary. Dr. Ussher is a native of Illinois, and a graduate of the Episcopal Theological School, Philadelphia, ana the University Medical College of Kansas City. He has been stationed at Van since 1898. Other missionaries at Van were Rev. and Mrs. Ernest Yarrow, who have been in the field about ten years; | Miss Gertrude Rogers of New Brit- ain; Mrs. Martha W. Raynolds, whose husband is now on his way to Ar- menia, and several children. M Raynolds has been in Turkey for forty years. Secretary Barton said that money for the relief of the missionaries would be forwarded to Tiflis immed- iately. VILLA LIFTS $100,000 LOAN. Action Concerning Gomez-Palacio Fac- tory Result of Scott’s Conference. El Paso, Tex., Aug. 16.—A forced loan of $100,000 levied by Gen. Villa against the James Brittingham Soap factory, a Mexican corporation at Gomez-Palacio, has been lifted, it be- came known here today. Abandonment of the plan to collect the loan from the concern followed conferences be- tween the northern leader and Major General Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff | of the United States army, who was recently sent to the Mexican border on a mission for the state department. The Gomez-Palacio factory enjoyed a practical monoply in the purchase of cotton seed, at a fixed price and the sale of its production, under the Diaz regime. WILSON NOT TO VISIT CAMP. Wasington, Aug. 16.—President Wil- son will not visit the citizen soldiery camp at Plattsburg, N. Y., because he feels public business forbids him to leave WasHi ]xgtpn this time. 'He has written Majsr eral Leonard Wood whe mwtedohfn&trt’ne camp, ex- pressing his regret and his interest in | the movement. J. P. MORGAN APPEARS AT WALL ST. OFFICE J4rst Time Financier Hag v Chamber Since He Was Shot by Ernest Muenter, New York, Aug. 16.—J. P. Morgan appeared at the office of J. P. Morgan & Co., in Wall street today for first time since he was shot at summer home at Glen Cove, 1., his L, the on July 3rd, Fra by Ernest Muenter, nk Holt. alias PARISH RALLIES T0 SUPPORT OF PRIEST Rev. Patrick Daly Explains Away @ Charges of Mrs. Gauer | | HE MAY SUE FOR 825,000 | Wilson | us WILSON CANCELS CABINET MEETING President Also Calls Off His Usual Tuesday Conference with Wash- ington Newspaper Correspondents. Washington, Aug. 16.—President today cancelled tomorrow's reguar cabinet meeting as well as his | Tuesday conference with the ashington correspondents. The president W had planned to Secretary Daniels and Rear Adm | tioned about the building occupied by ! the Morgan, firm since the day | tirely recovered 'MOLTEN STREAM DUE i personal | for the mistakes of others. | have been placed | vision of the building."” | Calucchi iVViliam Smith and ePter Suzio Mr. Morgan was not accompanied by | detectives or guards during his trip from Glen”Cove today, but a number | of private detectives have been sta- | Mr. Morgan was shot and these detectives | were still on duty when Mr. Morgan arrived. Mr. Morgan appeared to have en- | from the bullet | wound. His face was bronzed and he walked with a rapid and firm step. l | FROM MAYOR'S QUILL, Will Write Special Message on the Municipal Ice Question. Disgusted with conditions in the muncipal ice business, Mayor George A. Quigley will send a special message to the common council calling for ac- | tion of some sort Wednesday night, he announced today. Mayor Quigley has been doing some investigating and he is far { from pleased with conditions at the ice house. “There has been a twenty per cent. shrinkage in the ice stored there since | June 1,” he said. “In sections 3, 4 | and 5 the ice was piled twenty feet | high. Today it is only sixteen feet | high. This, I believe, is on accountl‘ of the poor construction of the build- I ing and the fact that there is no ven- tilation. - T don’t propose to be damned | You can | read in my last message to the com- | mon council just how I felt about the ice house.” That part of the message referred to | by Mayor Quigley is as follows: “The municipal ice house is in a very bad condition, due to faulty con- struction and a building plan which | should not have been approved. | ©'On all four sides the building is | bulzing out, timbers due to heavy strain have’ oy the roof is sag- ging in some p s the concrete fonn- dation piers are crumbling, under the runway where concrete piers should picces of planking were placed which have settled, caus- ing the runway to sag. “The building has been braced but I do not believe it will be possible to place ice in the building again until it has been practcally rebuilt. i “The only verdict possible under the | circumstances is gross carelessness in .‘ the planning, construction and super- | E MARRIED THIRTY YEARS, ! "‘md Sister Imelda Meriden Couple Celebrate Occasion | B With Son in This City. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Broggi of Mer- | iden celebrated the thirticth anniver- t |t The happy event was the occasion | for a large gathering of friends of the } couple, who extended to them the best | wishes for heaith and prosperity. The afternoon was pleasantly spent | with songs and musical selections, | ¢ among those contributing being Miss | { Rose Horton, William Smith, Profes- | sor E. F. Jores, Miss Broggi and Dr. Those in attendance were Mr. and | Mrs.- John Siroco and daughter of Waterbury, Dr. Calucchi and Mrs Rose Calucchi of New York, Mrs. Gregoria Waterbury, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Woods, Miss Rose Horton, and 1 v it children. EXPLOSION KILLS FIVE MEN, Emporimu, Pa., Aug. 16.—Five men were killed tod# in an explo- | sion which destroyed the gelatine house of the Aetna Explosive com- | pany's plant at Grove Run, near | here. Two other buildings were bad- | Iy damaged, and the entire country- | side shaken. Thse killed were em- ployees. The company officials said the cause of the explosion would probably never be known. The com- | pany has been cngaged in filling war | orders, it was stated. t i t LI SUCCEEDS SULLIVAN, 16.—W. W. Rus- n minister to the | was selected to- | Wilson for appoint- position. He will Sullivan, who re- of charge: : NAVAL CREDIT. Aug. 16, tte publis a special nave 000 lire (516,236,675.) RUS Washington, Aug. sell, former Amer| Dominican Republi day by President ment to the same succecd James signed as the re AL t « a 1t La SPE Rome, J decree authorizi credit of 83 I b a — e WEATHE { Hartford, Aug. 16—For Hartford and 'vicinity general- 1y fair tonight and Tuesday. B e Ay a | Ellis Street Woman Said resulted in her hecoming unconscious | parishoners, | when Mrs, { in the Children’s church choir. | church | josuly ill she later ter were making tal music. | come to the | having done been very Her sa | Mrs. Gauer js said to have refused to Daly would be called in. vent to leave. | sary of their marriage yesterday at the | repeated her home of their son, Henry L. Broggi, ot | Sister Imelda a short time before with | Greenwood street. using such language. mave herself from back, Fater Dal | Gauer) has done. house found Mrs. | on the floor. her she had sufficiently those close to Father Daly | There was no attack, no assault. The woman simply such a rage, it is alleged, that she be- came hysterical and swooned. with Mrs. St. Joseph's church are i and they others who are not Catholics, in claim- conduct other than that of a gentle- man and be Attorney fire which $:00,000. and silver camp in Humboldt count; to Have | Worked Herself Into Rage and Later to Have Fainted—Case May Never Come to Trial. Daly, are | suit Friends of Rev. Patrick pastor of St. Joseph's church, rallying to his support in the brought against him by Mrs. Mar- garet Gauer of 73 Ellis street, -who | is seeking damages of $2,000 for al- leged assault. They consider Father Daly’s explanation of the trouble as most probable and scoff at the Woman’s charges that he treated her roughly. According to Mrs. Gauer, Daly handled her roughly Joseph’s convent on June 14, Father in St which from nervousness and fright. It ic said the defense will be able to show, | if the case ever comes to trial, t Mrs. Gauer is subject to hysteric: spells and that she had worked her- self into such a state of excitement that her swooning was the natural Tesult of her own emotions, Trouble Over Daughter. The trouble between the pastor of St. Joseph's church and Mrs. Gauer, who was formerly one of his dates back to a time Gauer's daughter ==k is sald she aspired to become a sulHl i but declined to attend reheareal regularly because of her many i engagements. On this account, hl is claimed, she was dropped from | the choir by Sister Imelda, who has charge of the singer Mrs. Gauer severed her connection with St Josephq church and the daughter is said to have begun attending Sty Mark’s Episcopal church. Father Daly is said to Mrs. Gauer some time later have inquired as to what church, it any, she was attending. She toid him she was going to St. Peter's and he said he had no jection but in case she became ser- ight be in a peculiar position, 1 ¢ ring an unfriendly feeling towards the pastor of own parish. The interview is said to have ended there Sister Intervicws Woms Sister Imelda that Mrs | | | and to is sald to have heard Gauer and her daugh- tatements detrimen- as an_instructor in She requested Mrs. Gauer to | convent and the latter, | , is reported to have | abusive towards the sistor. | language, it is alleged, became ! objectionable that Sister Imelda | asked her to leave the holise. This, to her ability do and the sister warned her Father | Mrs. Gauer | s reported to have remained adamant | notified the parish | house. When Father Daly entered the con- | he was informed of what had | aken place and he asked Mrs. Gauer The latter is said to have statements made to he result that the priest told her she | sould not remain if she persisted in | Mrs. Gauer In Swoon, warning Mrs. Gauer to re- the building, Fa- As he was going out | crash and Sis- him see what s Returning ta the | FFather Daly is said to have Gauer in a hysterical fit He and Sister Imelda | ifted her into a chair, refreshed her | with water and brouzht her back to senses. Mrs. Gauer left the building in a short time as soon as recovered. in its entirety, claim. After her Daly left. he door he heard a er Imelda called to This is the story worked herself into | At no ime was the priest alone in the room Gauer. Worshippers at unanimous, by many are supported ng that Father Daly is incapable of clergyman. Many opinion that the case will brought to trial because ability of the plaintiff to e the charges contained t. Father he lauers for ges of §2 onsulted Judge P. I. Wood are of never of the substs in he Daly ent is said that he Ter and to have made will the | will ask dam- already and and state sue McDaonongh oseph G, is said { | B 1 TWET | Reno, 1} 'K BUILDINGS BURNED, ev., Aug. ngs constituting about iness section of in ruins today 16—Twelve build- half of the upper Rochester as the result of a burned for several hours | :The loss is estimated at Upper Rechester is a gold re -esterday, vout 200 miles east of here. i | more than one hundred American boys | Flanders alongside of Canadian com- rades. have uofin}\ ployes of Warner Bros. ob- | her ' | others taking exception to the shop but the majority did not go | | out until some time later. | no diserder however. | the | will be pr | crganizers, | { be over in a day or twc John dis leged affinity. child without food or William 8. Benson, chief of opera- tions, today on the question of na- tional defenses ,but postponed the meeting because of other business Later this weck the president — wili cee Secretary Garrison Neither Secretary Daniels nor Secretary Gar- rison has completed his report on national defensc for which President Wilson js waiting. Administration ing the president to return to nish for as much rest as possible, but he has made engagements which will keep him in Washington for at least another week. The indications are he may not go back to Cornish before Scpt. lst officials are AMERICANS AT FRONT. London, Aug. 16, 3:55 a. m.—There are no fewer than two thousand Ar ericans in the ranks of the Canadian military contingent said Major Gener- al Sam Hughes Canadian minister of militia at a meeting of Americans held here last night. “I have already writ- teu letters of gratitude and sympathy,” said General Hughes, “to mothers of | who have fallen while fighting in More than two thousand enlist- ed and we could have many more if we wished. Any number of West Pointers offered their services as offi- cers and some are now with us.” ‘CORSET MAKERS AT BRIDGEPORT STRIKE | Between 1,500 and 1,800 Em- ! Factory Quit Work. | Bridgeport, Aug. 16.—Between | 3,500 and 1,800 employes of the| { Warner Bros. factory, maxers of cor- | mnander there, | Vera Cruz {CARRANZA'N HALT PAN APPEAL T0 State Departmenl Chiel” Will Allow to Reach Factional] PUUTRRRERRLST AMERICANS IN G SUFERING FR Dishop of Vera Orug Cavalry Patrol Mexican Side of Sevephl An - Upon Mexican Washington, Aug. 18 ithat General Carranza struct delivery of the appeal to Mexico, read Gepartment today, in & C. B. Parker, of the bussy staff in - Mexico General Gonzales, Oal had “p conduct to the messen carry the appeal to G and others.” Parker also reported 2mong Americans in t eaid 120 were being ald can embassy attaches, Le sent to the United Carranza Releases A message from Con reported tha | of Vera Cruz, who had prisoned by Carranza fo had been released. Advices from Monte [ forces under Risalio Hen faoul Madero, had aa nine leagues of the ecity. Consul Silliman | Consul Silliman has by the hot weather but not serjous No repligs to the Pah-, peal had ‘been, receivedq department ' offielals whether to make lh‘. | sets, struck today to enforce a de- mand for an eight hour day with pay | tfor ten hours. The plant employes about 00 people, it was said, and the s expected that the others culd join thcm by night. The company recentis «mployes a working schedule | hours a week The strikers are women and girls, The trouble started was said, when a of piece workers who should reperted at seven-thirty railed pear until eight o'clock. Some this strik offered its of fifty practically all it to ap- of the left After they had women and left the factory the girls gathered in excited groups near the place and in a num- her of instances were addressed by | | their fellow workers, wno mounted | soap boxes or other convenient stands | to make thelr harangues. There wm; George J. Bowen, and Cedarholm, local labor leaders, met the strikers during the afternoon an | a mass meeting was arranged for to- | night at which representations from | American Federation of Labor | ent, including two women Frederick | Tt was said at the office of the com- | pany that the strike was due to al misunderstanding of § what the [ verkers were to receive under the schedule proposed by the firm, and it was expected that the trouble would TWO U, ¢ DROWNED Washed Overhoard From Battleship New Hampshire Off Coast of Florida. " Washington, Aug. 16.—Two Ameri- can marines were washcs overboard from the battleship New Hampshire and drowned yesterday while the ship was sailing through the Gulf hurri- cane, somewhere south of the Flor- 1da coast. No damage to the New Hampshire or to the Louisiana which are proceeding to Southern waters was reported, The marines were James Robin- son of Urichsville, Ohio, and Bardie Wayne Ray, whose residence is given at Mississipi. The bodies were not re- covered. Messl Leaves Weeks Old Chil John Messl of Laurel street has de- serted his wife and has flitted to parts unknown. The wife in a tearful mood called at the police station this morn- ing and notified Captain Grace of his ppearance. Mrs Messl is of the opinion that 1as left with some other woman, unable to give the me of his The woman's case pitiful one, as there i in the family money and Six 1 but | i al- is a a six weeks old I and she is left W NORWEGIAN STEAMER SUNK London, Aug. 16, 12:38 p. m.—The Norwegian steamer Albis, 1,381 tons gross, and owned by Christiania, has heen sunk by a submarine. Her crew was saved. number | have | Mexics they ate received beforo | | ference with the | aiplomats 18 held. Must Be ln The language of the it appear the Mexican | irvite some of the | to arrange the prope | ference and ignorée the United States. Officlals | only those invited wili the arrangements, General Carranga’s aj | made public tele | eral generals pledging General Carranza, | announced the telegram ten at a time when feared “a threat of ai | tion by the United States nal affairs of Mexico anl pation in that move and Central American Carranza Occuples A state department dis | Torreon says that Villa Durango has revolted city has been taken by 4 Segura Accepts El Paso, Tex., Aug, 4 ceptance by General Vie Villa military governop cf Hidalgo of the Pan- for the holding of a pe: of Mexican leaders has nounced by Villa officiais i reported ready to send such a conference. General Segura was {0l fighter and once posse { more than a milllon d. He joined «the General Huerta and m property was later confisg Storm Halts G New Orieans, Aug. 16 beat Sacramento, bringl Cardoso de Oliviera, Br ter to Mexico and his fa Ortega, the Guatemalan pelled by General Carn chored in the gulf, five Southwest Pass today wi storm to abate so a pilot hLer into the Mississippt facramento probably will New Orleans before ton Cardoso will go on to Wasl . 8 Troops Fired Tex., Aug. ("nited SLaty fired on Jlast side of the ahout thirk 1 Brownsville, tachment patrol was the Mexican near Mercedes, the Rio Grande oo firing oceurred AATRrogn cavalrymen returinil the @ hooting from thé M stopped, There were o Americon 4 Reports of renewed n bandits to reo is in the lower Rio G vere brought here today f Texas Rangers J, J. Off for Nognies, San Diego, Cal, . Aug. mong the hundred Mexican traops. (Continued on’ Eleventh.