Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 3, 1915, Page 1

—————— Advertising is the pendu- larg that keeps buying and selling in motion. VOL. XLV--NO. 39, OMAHA, TUESDAY U. S, ASKS HELP OF HEMISPHERE T0 QUIET MEXICO Uncle Sam Decides to Request Co- Operation of South and Cen- tral America in Pacifying Republie. MEETING T0 BE HELD THURSDAY Envoys from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, Urugnay and Guatemals to See Lansing. CARRANZA SAYS HE RULES BULLETIN. WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.—The United States has decided to ask the | co-operation of South and Central| America in the next step to restore peace in Mexico. The ambassadors from Argentina, Brazil and Chile| and the ministers from Blovia, Uru- guay and Gautemala have been asked to econfer with Secretary = Lansing ber are ITALIAN MULE TRANSPORT TRAIN supplying the artillery corps. The great num- of American mules, bought in this country before the entrance of Italy into the war, the backbone of the transportation service ’ MORNING AUGUST 3, | here Thursday. SHIPPERS OF STOCK Claims He Is Master. WASHINGTON, Aug. 2-With official confirmation of the reoccupation of Mexico City, General Carransza today cabled his agency here a detailed review of the military situation in Mexico to show the extent of the territory under domination of his forces. General Obregon, he says, {8 in posses- slon of Zacatecas and Aguas Callentes and is repairing the rallway line to re- open pommunication with Tampico. Confer in South Omaha Over Regulations. AND OFFICERS MEET Sanitary Officials from Four States General Gonzales, now having occupied Mexico City, is to immediately repair the raflroad to Queretaro and continue push- ing north. General Iturbide, now being in complete control of the state of Binaioa, General Carranza saye, will immediately start into Bonora, hitherto one of the Villa strong- holds. Communication between Manza- nillo on the Pacific side, Guadalajara, the second largest city in Mexico, and Ira- puato has been restored. Tamaulipas, Neuvo Leon and the greater portion of Coahuila are now in control of General Trevinc's troops and all the rallways, General Carransa says, are in running order, Yucatan, Campeche, Tobasco, Chi- apas, and’Vera Cruz are normal. Controls Most of Country. From this General Carranza cabled: “You will see the constitutionalist gov- ernment controly the greater part of thé country. It only expects not to b;(mnr- rupted, ®o that It may aecomplish a definite 'vr::t ‘eace dnd retonstruction of the republie.” Official advices to the United States salll General ‘Carranda’ Was ‘ekpecting to KANSAS QUARARTINE LIFTED To have the Bureau of Animal In- dustry, at Washington, in absolute control of the situation with sani- tary commissions and boards of each stock growing state in the union furnishing inclusive reports of spe- citic local conditions from time to time, all adhering to the decision of the national board, was in brief the plan offered by stock and sanitary representatives of four states at their joint meeting with the Nebraska Live Stock Sanitary board yesterday after- noon at the Exchange building in South Omaha, Twenty-two men, stockmen, sanitary experts, officlals and state veterinarians of Colorado, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska met in lLifordial wession and discussed mn detail the stock situation 4s it now exists To _ the ‘aparent' unwilingness of the |farmer and srwkiman to' tneet the Hropo- 1 itlon of elimitiating hog ohatera, coupled | v move the seat of government from Vera | With the unregulated sale of hog cholera uaid! YILLA CONFISCATES - CHIHUAHUA STORES He Tells Foreign Merchants They Have Been Stealing from People * and Sends Them to Border. DEFIES AMERICAN GOVERNMENT EL PASO, Tex., Aug. 2.—Reports brought here today were that Gen- eral Francisco Villa, addressing a gathering of foreign merchants at Chihuahua City Saturday, said:! “The American government can ga‘ to hell.” | It is also reported that he confis-| cated a number of stores belonging to foreigners, took forty-two Mexi- can merchants to jall and in order to raise a forced loan, later executed six of them: According to the reports brought here by merchants, General Villa stamped up and down the room where forelgn and Mexican business men were assembled Saturday In the governor's palace and shook his tirst in the faces of the thirty 4 Yok Theetifg e L oty Villa Uses Emphatie Language. | “I am going to take your business for Wt the forelgners | Oity was occupled by the Some | #eTum, was attributed as the direct cause o0, 1 . | Of the present epidemic of cholera among B e e vions ‘toda | RoGE. The brogress of aciivitics in olim- said General Villa was retreating north, [ !"UNE € 1600 and mouth dlsente that abandoning Torreon, and ostablishing i tor #toc agers and farmers and expense TR 5 TRmNAROn 10 - |0 the states handling stock, was reviewed Villa Forces Defeated. bt Dbrigbl: acebraing 1 State 85 {in detall and the mistakes of procedure o ¢ 4 | depicted 'to -advantiage. ZEFOL SnRtnhte, ARy - Speed - O8r Kansas Quarantine Lifted. laya, and began efforts to open the rail- | ', o '" i o ‘of the conférence the Ne- road to Mexico Oty. His forces took |yrygcq Banitary board met and decided D s, fonn Lutts Potosl July 15 |10 tres the southern part ot Kansas from which Villa'y troops evacuated two days. e quarantine embargo for the foot and b -y | mouth dfsease, which has been In force The Pledras Negras dlstrict is reported | ygqingt tnis section since the beginning 1§ Socasi of: Vitls Sorosa. |of the epidemic, This will permit (ree Villa Leaves Torrepm. | shipment. of stock to and from the entire The State department bas unofficlal | gtate of Kausas hereafter. reports that' ‘General' Villa abandoned | A general discussion of lve stock ship- Torreon, established ‘headquarters at | ment conditions was held during which an Chihuahus and ordered Americans there ' effort was made to arrive at uniform to leave. Nothing official has been re-|rules to be in force through the middie ostved. | \west at least and-over & wider territory Advices concerning Paul Hudson, an |if possible. The lawe of most of th American editor, of the Mexican Herald, | states leave this matter largely to th say he'was held a prisoner in the Herald discretion of the santitary boards and it building as late as July 25, when Zapatp , was thought by conferring together uni- followers were operating his p | formity might be secured to the end that “printing their paper, El Renovador, | shippers might know exactly what rules “It {s presumed, however,” the depart- ' might apply with respect to ml:hfl::- ment's dlapatch says, “that upon the en- governing entry into neighboring 3 try of Carransa forces into Mexico City, To App'y to All Steck. the Brazillan minister was able to ob-| This was cspecially to apply to de- tain the release of Mr, Hudeon and his mands for the tubercalin test for tubercu- Cruz to Mexlco City In August. stare ' ” | losis in cattle, the Mallien test\ for glan- v |ders in horses mnd the various serum ORilA. Risatresuted. | vaccinations for cholera in swine, BOONE. la., Aug. 2.—(Spectal ’l\lt-l At present varying reguiations in dif- gram.)—Alexander, 4-year-old son of f inter- ferent states makes the matter of George Duncan, interurban employe, was | e o s electrocuted yesterday when he grasped Jem, an eleetric wire, broken by a severe | Live stock men were invited to the con- - | terence, for there has been in the past The Weather | state shipments often a werplexing prob- their operations. The meeting was conducted in. good more or less of a barrier between these shippers and the boards which restrict til 7 p. m. Tuesday: uncil Bluffs and Vielnity tel ture, ~falr, wit Temperature at Omaha Yesterday. [be hela to adopt regulations which Will | ttat « second meeting of the merchants - Hou Deg’ | later be submitted to the boards of the | with General Villa was called for y Reeord. = - g 3 3 35 23R 87 " .08 Temperature and precipitation from the uormal ” ¥=2 §asea rs. o & Sa m. o fa m. o7 &%a m o8t 8 a m 6 a b i g 0 ¢ g 5 o H a 8 p: .‘.n] epirit. With a view of srranging some definite plan, a further conferemce will | shippers may hereafter work on exact information, Merecer for Reclprocity. Dr. J. H. Mercer, president of the sas Live Stock Sanitary board, o) the meetipg at 1:3 o'clock with & strong argument for reciprocity between sani- tary commissions of the different stock ' srowing states In making their rutes, regulations and embargoes on the lm- portation and exportation of cattle eof | jother states. Reviewing inconsistericies stringent regulations imposed by of dfferent states wWhie the foot mauth disease Deficit for July is was raging, he ex-|ceipts for July, the first month of the mew fiscal yosr, ran $16,000,000 behind ex- | pro: from £ GARRANZA ARMY IN MEXICO CITY Reported Recapture of Capital Fri- day Night is Confirmed by Dis- patch from Silliman. PEOPLE ARE NEAR STARVATION WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.—Officlal| confirmation of the recccupation of Mexico City by Carransa’s army un- der General Gonzales, reached the State department today from Ameri- can Consul Silliman at Vera Crus. A message to the American Red Cross from Mexico City says there have been cases of death and col- lapse from starvation in the capital. The Red Cross message was from Charles J. O'Connor, the soclety’'s relief agent Mexico City. ‘“Prices are pro- hibitive,” it said. ‘‘There is practically no corn in the city. Authentic cases of death and collapse from starvation. Some people are gating leaves, griiss, weeds, dead horses and mules." Battle Friday Night. Congul Stiliman's said Mexioco zales forces ! it *‘on urgent orders of Gen. | ral Eu’ut::u ‘and added.: “A severe fight ocourred Friday after- noon at a point east of Guadalupe. 1915--TE GERMANY WANTS | BIG FLAGS PAINTED | ON AMERICAN SHIPS First Answer of Berlin to Wilson's Last Note Shows Kaiser Seeks to Avoid Attacking U. 8. Craft, I8 N PAGE WASHINGTON GRATIFIED Imperial Government Says Colors Now Adorning Boats Hardly . Large Enough. GERARD TRANSMITS REQUEST WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.—Ger- many's first response to the last American note on submarine war- fare has come from the admiralty,| which has regeusted that American ships have American flags painted on their sides in proportions large| enough to be recognized at a dis-| tance by submarine commanders.| Many American ships are pnlntlng!’ the natlonal colors on their sides now, but it is sald they are painted | too small. Ambassador Gerard transmitted the request in a message. The dispatch brought out no com-| ment in officlal quarters, but it was| plain that evidence of a desire by Germany to avold attacks on Amer- fcan ships was gratifying. Hexamer Hopes for | Neches, which forms the basis of the THE OMAHA DAILY BEE [ = | On Trains, at Notel oto, Bo FOUR DIPLOMATIC NOTES RECEIVED Three Communications from Great Britain and One from Germany Reach Washington. ALL REFER TO SHIPPING RIGHTS WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.—Great| Britain’s supplemental note in reply: to American representations on inter- ference with neutral shipping reached the State department today and will be published ‘n Wednesday morning newspapers with the note received last week on the same subject and a third note regarding detention of the American steamer Neches, which also arrived today. Secretary Lansing said the supple- mental note was a reply to caveat sent by the United States on July 17 declaring this government would not | recognize the validity of prize court| proceedings taken under restraints | imposed by British law in derogation | of the rights of American citizens un- der International law. The oaveat was filed to avold any misunderstand- ing as to the attitude of the United States toward the orders in council. Officials would not discuss the British | communications. Objection had been | made by the British authorities to pub- licatlon of any parts until the notes have been released by arrangements be- tween the governments, New Principle in Neches Case, The ease of the American steamer third note, involves the right of a bel- ligerent to selze: goods originating in an enemy country or even in a neutral country adjacent to the enemy country Victory for Kaiser on Seas, Land and Air BAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2.—Hope of victory for German and Austrian arms ‘‘on the seas, on land and in the air,” was volced here today at the opening of the elghth blennial convention of and supposed to be subjected to its in- fluence, but destined for another neutral country. Heretofore the broad principles of international law have regarded such Koods as exempt from selzure, unless they were passing through the blockade |llne and so far the United Btates has declined to recognize an ally blockade of the North Sea. The supplemental COPY TWO CENTS. RUSSIAN ARMY IS ABANDONING POLISH SALIENT Indirect News Indioates that Grand Duke is Withdrawing Foroes from the Zone Around Warsaw, RUSSIANS STILL HOLD CAPITAL Germans Gain Some Ground in Re- gion Between the Narew and Ohe Rivers, EXPECT DIVERSION IN THE WEST BULLBTIN, EERLIN, Aug. 2. (Via Wireless to Sayville, N. Y.)-—The German empress, after traveling through East Prussia, accompanied by the crown princess has left Koenigsburg for Berlin, LONDON, Aug 2.—(11:53 a. m.) —No direct news from Warsaw has been recelved here today. While there are Increasing indications that Grand Duke Nicholas is withdrawing his army from the Polish salient, there is evidence that the ecapitol still 1s In possession of the Russians, since Petrograd correspondents of Warsaw papers were directed to send accounts of the Duma's opening for the issues of Monday morning. That Russia has not entirely aban- doned hope of a diversion in the west which may relieve the tremen- dous pressure exerted upon it by the Austro-German armies, is shown by the announcement from Petrograd that the German forces before War- saw have been heavily reinforced from the west “‘thereby creating fav- orable conditions for active opera- tions by our allies.” the National German-American alllance by Dr. C. J. Hexamer of Philadelphia, president of the organization. The ses- fons will continue four days and will be held jointly with the German-Amer- fcan league of California. About 600 delegates regisiered, repre- senting more than 2,000,000 members in the United States and territories. note is understood to defend the British action in the Naches case. Germany Answers Frye Note. Germany's reply to the last American note on the sinking of the salling ship, Willlam P. Frye, by the Prins Eitel Friedrich, received here toddy, ls under- stood to reiterate its contention that under the Prussian-American treaty of Dr. Hexamer's reference to the Euro- |y Germany may continue to destroy Pean war was, made in the course of |American ships carrying contraband if his addreas, after speeches of welcome | pays for them. by representatives of the city and state. Germany declines to acoept the Ameri- “Germany fa fighting today for the [can contention that the treaty protects m-m“mmmwm :l'lm:lu w.r‘M DOID" the ship from destruction and holds it is rer us than forts. of jonly necessary to pay damages after & paoifists and s, Dr. Hexamer |prizo court determines the facts. The said, “Germany is fighting for the prin- |note will be | ished ‘later, Heavy Fighting. There has been heavy fighting on the Narew’ front, where the Germans have made some progress in the desperate bat- tle which Is raging between the Narew Ohe rivers. Latest reports from Vienna are that the Russians are retreating further east, pursuing German ' ciple of the open do# on the oceans the benefit of the state,” he declared. Director of the telegraph states telegraph |as well as on land. 1f thia, principle were “Your employes will remain here and con- duct the business under the direction of my agents—you have been stealing from | the people for yourselves. ‘“Tomorrow at noon a train wiil be ready and you can protest to your governments. | “If the American government does not (ke my action, it can go to hell. I have | | been fighting for twenty years and I am ' fwllllu to fight as many years mrc."‘ | The tirade ended, it was sald, with a | general order for the confiscation of all stores in Chihushua by the Villa govern- I ment. ! Among the foreign firms affected is| | the general supply store of Ketelsen and ' ! Degatau, the hardware business of iKr‘kl.\ur. Zork and Moye; the jewelry store of E. H. Booth; the merchandise | tore of L. W. Thompson; the dry goods house of Willlam Bunsow and half a dosen others. The train which was to carry the mer- | chants away was to leave for Chihuahua { Bunday at 11 a. m. lIa had not arrived at the border up to noon today. Big Brittvh Plant Seized. Among the other plants taken over by ithe Villa government is the Jabonera | cotton seed products company, said th be & British corporation representing an investment of about $5,000,000. This com- pany s known to have already paid ai quarter of a million in loans to the Villa | Bovermment. The state treasurer of Chihuahua was ordered to place the state seal on the doors of all conflscated stores, acoord- ing to merchants who arrived today, and General Villa is alleged to have declared that If & seal was broken, the owner of | the store would be shot. | It was In the fdce of these events, | e various states for adoption, 80 tha&t{day in the hope of securing a nioditication | of the wholesele confiscation. The Te- | {suit of this meeting has ot reached the border. The mining men In Villa territory are | to meet for the second time with Gen. eral Villa today.to hear the demand for & loang by Villa. : Sixteen 'Millions| WASHINGTON, Aug. 2~Treasury l"-i ures. A working balanee of ap- $100,000,000 1s stiil avaflable all agurces. 00TS SELF AS WIFE AND HIRED MAN ARE LEAVING BCOTT'S BLUFY, Neb, Auk. 2.—(Spe- clal Telegram. )—Fremont Shelledy com- mitted suicide today by shooting. Domes- trouble was the immediate cause. He one of the eerly settlers here. Sat- Y he was Mtending to an, but Mrs, Shelledy ob: the harge & . 8he hired man loaded up some of the and as they were leaving the today Shelledy shot himself, caus- communication is expected by Sunday afternoon at the latest, Communle.-’ tion with Tula, via Pachuca, and is being pushed northward. Occupation of Zaca~ tecas by Obregon's forces will move his entire, government to Mexico City during August.” Cotton Crop is Four | Million Bales Short, { i WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.—This years equivalent 500-pound - bales, compared | cotton crop will be approximately 11,670,037 | with 10,134,930 bales last year. That, estimate, unofficlally calculated, is based | on the government's condition report fs- | sued today and official figures or acre- age and normal yleld. Whether the crop will be greater or less depends upon growing conditions from now until pick- ing time. The condition of the growing cotton crop of July %, was 75.3 per cent of a normal. | The Day’s War News FRENCH INVESTIGATING commit- | b STEAMERS, and the Fulgens, are the German submarines, GERMANY HAS NOT yet declded message received Y wireless. It is awaiting the text of the next com- munication to Great Britaln to de. termine what course it will pure wue. THERE HAS BEEN noe important fighting on the Gallipoll peninsula for two weeks. Reports from Ath say that & serious fire in Constantinople h; bulldings, inclu hospital. ITALIAN AUTHORITIES, sccordin to @ late esti n possession wo Austrian prison [HE GATE: CITY-OF THE-WES' The Nebr aska Business- men's Outing association is sojourning here this week. Omaha is glad to offer its hospitality as a place where business and pleasure can be well and profitably com- bined. Kal y Not Answer. insure !l-lm to recelve genéral recognition many of [ BERLIN, AUg. 3.—(By Wireleas to Say- | victory, the causes for future wars would be elim. |Ville.)-Among the news items pre-| On the western fromt artillery dusls inated, pared today by the Overseas News only marked the military operations. ‘“Therefore, hall and viectory to Ger- confirmed. [ man anq Austrian arms on the seas, on |§TaPhy abroad was the following: to take you forelgners to the border. We It is stated that General Gonzsles is!!and and in the alr.” are poor here and I will not send bread 'going directly into Mexico City instead| '‘The purpose of this alliance, or water on the train. Meanwhile, you, of lingering as before, and it s expected | °lally since August, 1914, has been to pro- Americans and Germans and Frenchmen, |‘that communication will be restored at Wote friendly relations between Germany {my telegraph wires will be open to YOU once. It also s expected that Carranza Nd the United States and it ia the hope of German-Americans that those friendly relations may never be disturbed.” Reports on the affairs of the organi- sation were made from every state, the Distriet of Columbia and the territory of Hawall. All business of the convention is conduoted in German. Milwaukee, Wis., and Omaha, Neb., ap- peared at the sesslon today as leading candidates for 1017 convention. Three Million Russians Are Held Prisoners of War BERLIN, Aug, 2—(By Wireless to Say- ville)—~The German war ministry fur- nishes In connection with the first an- niversary of the war Interesting figures relating to tho successes of the central Powers, says the Overseas News agency. The statement follows: “‘Germany and Austria-Hungary occupy 29,000 square kilometers in Belgium, 21,000 in France, 130,000 in Russia and 10,000 In | French Alsace. 4 “Prisoners of war taken In Galicia now | In German camps and hospitale, or em- ployed as workers, total 935,869; men cap- tured In the campalgn last week and on their way to camp number 120,000; prisor- ers in Austria-Hungary nwaber 036,56, muking a grand total of 1,096,412, “‘Prisoners taken in Russia and now in |Germany tota) 7800 officers and 72,00 | | noncommissioned officers cnd privates; in | |Austria 3,19 officers and 610,000 noncom- missioned officers and privates, total 8,500 officers and 1,330,000 men, | “German collecting stations received up | to the middie of June 5,43 captured fleld suns and 1,566 machine guns. Many fleld pieces were not deltvered to thess nations, |but were kept with the troops and are | being used against thelr former owners. | While exact figures are not avafiable, it s estimated that nearly 8,000 guns and | 13000 machine guns have been captured.” Rural Auto Mail Delivery Begins, WASHINGTON, Aug. L-Two hundred and eight automobile rural delivery routes, distributed over elght states, went into operation today. This means that approximately 1140 miles of rural post roads willi be traversed six days a week during August by automobile. [ In all %6 motor routes have boey authorized. Two experimental routes were {put into operation at Quarryville, Pa., {July 1L~ Other authorizations include |elghty-three routes, effective Octeber L ! | The routes vary in length from u fifty- {mile minimum to sixty four miles, and {will be operated from nine to twelve months & year. The 208 avtomobile routes are distribu- ted by states as follows: Oklahoma, 88; | California, ¥; Georgia, 64; Colorado, 1; Kansas, 3; Louisiana, 1; Florida, 13, and Texas W espe- | trary, the German government has not awaits the text of the announced Ameri- can note to Great Britain before decid- ing what further steps will be taken." agency for transmission by wireless tele- “Notwithstanding reports to the oon- | yot decided whether the American note regarding German submarine warfare will be answered. The government Rumor Warsaw Is To Be Destroyed by Russ Causes Panio’ WARSAW, July 8L—(via Petrograd and London, Aug. 2.)~The intimation that the Vistula line was to be abandoned by the Russians and the beginning of | stitutions and hospitals, created Intense excitement among all classes of the pop- ulation of the Polish capital. It was feared that the military authori- ties might deem the city a military neces- sity nad would destroy a great part of the city to prevent its use by the Ger- mans as a base. g Many wealthy residents left for the in- terfor and many of those who remained | sent their familles out during the past | tortulght. The streets, which generally are thronged, became deserted. That period having passed with a realization that the city is to be spared, those remaining have taken up their normal trend of Uving. The French and Belglan consuls left | the capital In the early days of German | proximity, turning over thelr affairs to | the American consul, Hernando De Soto. | \Germpan Army Takes Mitau, Capital of the | Province of Courland‘ BERLIN, Aug. 3—(via London)—Mitau, the capital of the Russian province of | Courland, twenty-five miles southeast of Riga, has been ocoupled by German troops, according to the official state- | ment {ssued today by the German army headquarters staff. Northwest of Lomsa, capitol of ‘the province of Lomza, seventy-two miles southwest of Suwalki, the statement #4ds, the German troops have reached the Narew river and are overcoming obstinate resistance on the part of the Russians. | Before Warsaw, the announcement | says, the situation is unchanged. COLONEL DESCLAUX, FRENCH PAYMASTER, IS DEGRADED PARIS, Aug. 2-Colonel Francols Des- claux, ex-paymaster meral of the French army, who om March 27, was sentenced by a military court martial to seven years' solitary confinement after belng convicted on theo harge of stealing military stores, was degraded this morning at the military school with- out tacident. French Offielal Report. PARIS, Aug. 2—The French war office this afternoon gave out a statement on the progress of hostilities, reading: ‘“The evening of August 1 and the night of August 1-2 were marked by various in- fantry encounters. “In the Artols district, after having re- Pulsed several German attacks with hand tion of a trench along the road between Ablain and Angres, to the north of the National Highway, running between Bethune and Arras. “In the vicinity of Souches, the firing has been golng on with hand grenades and bombs, but it has brought no chango on the front line either to one side or the other. “In the Champagne aistrict, along the front betwen Perthes and Beausejour, there was fighting yesterday with mines, |the removal of factories, government n- |'" Which we had the advantage. “In the Argonne, not far from Marie Therese and in the vicinity of 8t. Hubert, the Germans, after a spirited fight, in Wwhich bombs were used, made nevaral attempts to launch attacks, but were re- pulsed. “On the heights of the Meuse, betweet Les Eparges and the Calonne trench, the (Continued on Puge Two, Column Four.) THE WANT-AD, WAY ’ An Kigots Reserved. He answered the Ad oy iabtead oe’a frown There's & smile on lis face. Tt | AR, “TR0m Bant 1 vinte "l IR (Coutinued Tomorrow.) Yo the Ol Al