Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 12, 1916, Page 1

i R RUSS TAKE HOST . . HOVE ON AUSTRIA 7 vading German east Africa from the A newspaper is a wonderful thing—You think of your busi That’s the way built. can make people every day. business N\ VOL. XLV— * OF PRISONERS IN ,\Cspture of 118,000 Men and Tmmense ' Quantity of War ¥ Booty During Recent Coup in Galicia. f@i‘smm ARE MAKING ADVANCE| 4 Franz Joseph's Line on West Crumples Up Before Czar's Soldiers. _ STILL FIGHTING NEAR VERDUN Petrograd, June 11.—The fighting yesterday on the front of Galicia and Volhynia, says the official statement issued here today, the Russians took 409 officers and 35000 men. They also captured thirty guns and an enormous quantity of booty. The statement adds that the army of Gen-| eral Teehitskyn, alone, operating in I the direction of Czernowitz, Buko- wina, overwhelmed the Austria-Hun- garians, and took 18,000 prisoners. Since the present Russian offensive was started, the emperor's troops have taken about 118,000 prisoners. Enormous Losses. The text of the Russian statement follows: i S, “Our offensive on Volhynia, Galicia and Bukowina obtained fresh suc- | cesses yesterday. The enemy armies continue to suffer enormous losses in ( prisoners alone. “The fierce attacks of our troops are throwing into our hands thou- sands upon thousands of prisoners and booty of all kinds, the exact esti- mation of which is as yet impossible. official “For instance, in a single sector on | . the enemy front we captured twenty-| one searchlights, twenty-nine field | kitchens, forty-seven trains of ma- chine guns, 12,000 rolls of barbed wire, 1,000 concrete planks, 7,000,000 cubes of concrete, 10,000 poods of coal, enormous depots of ammunitions and large*quantities of other material. Booty in Great Quantity. “In another section we captured 30,000 rifle cartridges,~300 boxes of machine gun cartridges, 200 boxes of hand grenades, 1,000 rifles, four ma- chine guns, two range finders and a Norten portable pump for the extrac- tion of dkinking water. “The capture of sugh enormous war materials prepared by the enemy for * various @perations aifords proof of how opportune was our’coup. S “During yesterday’s fighting we took as pisoners one general, of _ficers and 35,1000 soldigrs. We alsg captured thirty ‘guns, hirféen ma- chine guns and five bomb throwers. This makes the total trophies in the recent operations one general, 1,649 of8cers and more than 106,000 sol- . diers, and 124 guns, 180 machms guns and fifty-cight bomb throwers.” Germans Rush at Verdun. Berlin, June 11.—Violent artillery fighting is in progress,on both sides of the River Meuse, north of French fortress of Verdun, according to the German official statement issued to- day. The Germans have added three cannon and seven machine guns to the booty taken by them on the east bank of the river. British Coup in Africa. London, June 11.—British troops in- / north have captured Mombo,. a town on the railroad in the Usambara dis- trict of German East Africa, while another British force operating from Rhodesia, has occupied the town of Bismarckburg, on the southeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika. Germans Repulsed. ol Paris, June 11.—Three German in- fantry attacks against the Freénch trenches on Hill 304 and the positions | cast ‘of that elevation i the Verdun | sector, wasc ompletely checked last | night by the French troops, says the official 'statement issued gt the War department here this evehing. Two German detachments penetrated the ‘ French advanced trenchesi n the for- est of Apremont, southeast of St.| \ Mihiel, the statement adds, but were | later ejected after haad-to-hand fight- | ing. Italians Make Stand. Rome (Via London), June Il.—| Austro-Hungarian troops, 12.000 strong, yesterday attacked in mass formation the Italian positions on Monte Lemirie,b at were repulsed with heavy losses, says the Italian of- ficial statement given out here today. | The Italian offensive recently started | between the Adidge and Jadig river and Brenta, the statement adds, is{ making progress at several points. Two Boys Drown, | 'Farmington, Utdh, June 11.—James and | Stephen Rushforth, brothers, aged & and 10 years, were playing with other boys on a raft in the city reservoir this afternoon, when James fell in the water. The older Lrother leaped in to rescue him and both | were drowned. | e The Weather For Nebraska—Showers. s 12 1 SEgTaTEIsrErzas 4 5 [ 1 Record. . 1916, 1914, 1913, 70 77 Highest vesterday 78 Lowest yesterday 63 64 b4 Meun temperature 72 .70 88 Precipitation ......... .00 .45 .00 Temperature and precipitation departures from the normal at Omaha since’ March 1, and compared with the past twe Normal temperature .. Deficlency for the day Totul excess since March 1 Normal precipitation Treficier for the d Totwl rainfall since M Deficiancy since March 1 6.81 inches 4 inchés 1 809 of- | seclusion at Sagamore Hill the rest We also of the day. The telegraph wires last {tion of a successor to Justice Hughes 2| the third member, of the court named 2| three democfats on the court. WILL PRESIDE AT OPENING OF ST. LOUIS CONVENTION. TMARTIN H.GLYNN © UNDERQ0D UNDERIWOOD, “OUT OF POLITICS,” STILL SAYS T. R Colonel Roosevelt Persistently De- clines to Make Any State- ment to Press. BELIEVE HE WILL NOT RUN Oystaeg Bay, June 11.—Theodore Roosevelt reiterated tonight that he is “out of politics.” “I want to tell you newspaper men,” he said, “that’s it’s of no use for you to come up here and see me. I will have nothing to-say. 1 will answer no qwestions, so please don’t ask me to. I am out of politics.” If the former president has any plans for the immediate future other than to continue his literary work he has not made them public. His sec- retary, John W. McGrath, is cxpcctqdl to arrive here ‘tomorrow from Chi- cago with a detailed report of the| happenings at both the republican | and progressive conventions. Colonel Roosevelt attended church service in the village this afternoon with Mrs. Roosevelt, but remained in t amd-today~brought a flood -of messages to Colonel Roosevelt. It was announced that most of them approved his action in declining to become a candidate upon the pro- gressive ticket. While Colonel Roosevelt would not discuss the question today his inti- mates considered it altogether unlike- ly that he would reconsider his con- ditional refusal to head a third ticket. He has not yet made it clear whether or not he will support the candidacy of Mr. Hughes. Washington Feels | Over Anti-American Rioting in Mexico| El Paso, Tex., June 11.—Every male Mexican in the vicinity of Chihuahua City has been summoned to a mass meeting tomorrow to protest against the presence of American troops in Chihuahua state, according to arrivals here late tonight. American officials here expressed the opinion “that an- other crisis in the Mexican sitation is near. Apprehension is felt for the safety of Americans there. Washington, June 10.—Administra- tion officials have been unable as yet | to determine the extent of the anti- American agitation in northern Mex- ico, but they are making no effort to conceal their uneasiness. The demon- strations against retention of Amer- ican troops in Mexico have been widely separated geographically, but have occurred, some officials think, with significantly close relation to each other in time. They believe it possible a definite campaign’ has been inaugurated by some agency to pro- voke an armed clash between Amer- ican and Mexican forces. WILSON NOT DECIDED ON HUGHES’ SUCCESSOR Washington, June 1l.—President Wilson has not yet begun considera- on the supreme bench. Because of his recent survey of available lawyers prior to the appointment of Justice Brandeis, it was said at the White House tonight, it would.not be easy for the president to make up his mind quickly, but as the supreme court re- cesses Monday, until October, it was thought he would not hurry in making a choice. . Justice Hughes' successor will be by President Wilson. * The resigna- tion today leaves five republicans and It is| expected that Mr. Wilson will appoint a democrat. TWENTY-THREE TEUTON SHIPS DID NOT RETURN London, June, 11.—According to a Reuter dispatch today from Ymuiden, Holland, the crew of a'trawler which was taken by the Germans to Cux- haven, but later réleased, declared they learned that of the German ves- sels participating in the Skagereak battle six great war vessels and seven- teen destroyers did not return. Among the names of the vessels reported lost, adds the dispatch, the sailors say they heard the name Ost- Defleiency for cor. period, Defictency for cor. period, 1914, 0 inches 46 inches friest and a battleship of 22400 tons menticned. OMAHA, MONDAY MOR BURY A.D. BRANDEIS IN NEW YORK TODAY Bogly of Last Member of Prominen Omaha Family to Be Laid to Rest This Morning. ENTIRE FAMILY IS PRESENT Funeral secrvices for Arthur D. Brandeis, the last of the pioneer mer chant family of Omaha, who digds = avenue, his New Yo Burial will be in New Y§ y services will be restricted e pres- ence of members of the Tmmediate family. Hundreds of Omahans sent mes- i sages of condolence to the bereaved relatives at New York, and telegraph | officials said several hundred orders for flowers were also telegraphed. Store Closed Today. Out of respect to Mr. Brandeis, the big Brandeis store will remain closed all day today and the flags on the building will be at half staff, All of the relatives except a daugh- ter in Paris are in New York and were at the bedside when the end came. After the funeral George Bran- deis will return to Omaha to take up additional burdens of managing the Brandeis interests here. When news of Arthur Brandeis' death filtered through the Boston store Saturday night, a few minutes before closing time, there were tears in the eyes of hundreds of employees. From the most humble cash-boy to department heads and executives, the affectipn for the head of their store was apparent. Mr. Brandeis was kind to all and unusually considerate. He was never too busy to lend an ear to a grievance of one of his helpers, and was always quick to see that the right thing was done. When the board of Ak-Sar-Ben governors meets tonight, resolutions of regret will be adopted and after being engrossed, will be sent to the family. Other organizations of simi- lar constructive purpose, of which Mr. Brandeis was always a leading figure, will do likewise. Battleship Which Carried Kitchener Is Sunk by-a Mine London, June 11.—The British ctuiser Hampshire, on which Field Marshal Earl Kitchener and members of his staff were lost, was sunk as the result of striking a mine, it was officially announced this afternoon. All hope has been abandoned for all save the twelve men from the Hampshire who were washed ashore on,a raft, the statement says. The statement follows: “Admiral Jellicoe states that the Hampshire was mined. The vessel was accompanied by two destroyers until the Hampshire was compelled to detach them, on account of the heavy seas, an hour before the ex- plosion. Survivors say the Hamp- shire sunk in ten minutes. “Destroyers and patrol vessels hur- ried to the scenc. Search parties were sent in motor cars along the coast. Four boats were seen to leave the ship. Admiral Jellicoe concludes that all were wrecked on the lee shore, Twelve survivcrs landed from a raft. All hope has been abandoned for the others.” : Fall of the Italian - Cabinet Is Expected Rome (Via London), June 11,—The resignation of the Italian cabinet, headed by Premier Salandra, is mo- mentarily expected. The ministry, however, will remain in power until the king has taken his decision re- garding the formation of a new cab- inet. The government failed toyobtain a majority of votes last night in the Chamber of Deputies on the budget of the minister of the interior. The vote was 190 against the budget to 120 for it. The parliamentary session was sus- pended to permit the government to prepare an explanation of its policy. Two Cities March In Defense Parade Rochester, N. Y., June 11.—Forty thousand persons, one-sixth of Rochester’'s population, it was esti- mated tonight, marched in the city’s preparedness parade today. Seattle, Wash.,, June 10.—Twenty thousand men and women, nearly all walking, took part in the prepared- ness parade here today. More than two hours were required for the pro cession to pass a given point. ‘| Former Mayor Love of Lincoln Con- "I years ago, But w ho affiliated with the | G, NEBRASKA MOOSE PLEASED WITHTHE WORDS OFHUGHES Lincoln Men Who Have Come Back Fzom Chicago Say Republican minee's Statement About Fills the Bill, FOR T. R TO AGREE JUNE 12, ) fident That He Will Back Justice. HANSEN IS + WELL SATISFIED (From & Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, June 11.—(Special.)—With the rising of the morning sun demo- cratic stock has dropped about 100 points in Lincoln during the night and republican stock has soared so high that everybody was feeling good except those who had loaded them- selves up with the declining securi- ties. While Charles E. Hughes was pop- ular with Nebraska republicans from the very start, the showing made in the “write-in-it” campaign made by The Bee in which nearly 16,000 repub- licans took the trouble the name on the ballot, made the supreme court justice all the stronger, and now that he has landed the republican nomina- tion by a practically unanimous vote, everybody, except of course the dem- ocrats, are feeling that the result of the election can now be forecast. Many men who four years ago cast their fortunes with the progressive party, appear to feel that the conven- tions were wise in what they did and the refusal of Colonel Roosevelt to accept the nomination of the pro- gressive party practically means the cementing together of the two former factions which will have no other re- sult than the election of Mr. Hughes. Progressives Like Hughes. To The Bee, Don L. Love, one of | the leading and influential members | of the progressive party and its state | treasurer, who returned this morning | from Chicago where he had been one | of the delegates to the progressive convention said: “As a general thing we feel that Judge Hughes is a good man for the nomination. His statement meets with my approval and I think it will | | also meet the approval of Colonel| Roosevelt and a majority of the mem- | | bers of the party and that we will all get behind Mr. Hughes.” L. B. Fuller, cnadidate for the leg- islature on the progressive ticket two | republican party in the late primary, says that the result of the convention suits him and he sees no reason why progressive republicans should not fall in line and help elect Judge Hughes. § Hansen Pleased. { Nels P. Hansen, who was one of the strong leaders in the faction which bolted four years ago and helped form the progressive party is well pleased with the selection of Hughes. Mr. Hansen has been in favor of the progressives coming back into the republican fold for a year or more and now he sees no reason why they should refuse longer. To The Bee this morning Mr. Hansen said: “The nomination of Judge Hughes is very satisfactory to me. Regarding Colonel Roosevelt, I have just the same admiration for him as I have | always had. I believe him to be the greatest American today. He has created a wonderful sentiment of | patriotism among the American peo- | ple and is to a great extent responsi- ble for the progressive sentiment in the republican party and I was one | of the registered republicans who re- | quested his nomination for the presi- | dency. “However, the wisdom of the re- publican’ convention has decreed that Justice Hughes should be the stan- dard bearer of the republican party on a platform which deals fully and fairly with all the important ques- tions of the day. Hughes Statement Appeals. “I was one of the original signers | of the Hughes petition asking that | his name be placed upon the.primary ballot. It was my judgrhent that he was eminently fitted for the place "and the most available candidate and I feel now as I did then. T have read the statement igsued by Judge Hughes and feel that he is consistently and uprightly dealing with the issues of the hour. In a perusal of Mr. Hughes'| public life I find that he was a pro- gressive execufive while governor of New York, with a record behind him that is in perfect keeping with the | | (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) Snyder Tells of i’isit to Hughes | Early in March to Secure His Views BY EDGAR C. SNYDER. Chicago, June 11.—(Special Tele- grani.)—Now that Charles Evans Hughes has been nominated, in a most historic convention, for the ex- alted office of president, it may not be out of place to tell of an incident that happened in connection with the ef- forts put forth by The Bee in connec- tion with the placing of the name of Mr. Justice Hughes on the primary ballot in Nebraska. 1 was requested by Mr. Rosewater to ascertain if possible the attitude of Mr. Hughes with reference to the pe- tition filed by a number of gentlemen, with the secretary of state for Nebras- ka, requesting that his name be placed on the primary ballot, This was early in March. I saw Mr. Jus- tice Hughes in his cheery and most comfortable home on Sixteenth street, Washington, and communicated the purpose of my call. Mr. Hughes 1 had met at a number of social func-| tions during the years of my residen¥e in the national capitol as correspond- ¥ =l | ent of The Bee and therefore did not come into his “visionability” as a total stranger. 4 Justice Construes Nebraska Law. We talked over the situation in Ne- braska with reference to the filing of | his name for president and the deci- sion of the secretary of state for Ne-| braska that an individual could not withdraw his name from a primary | ballot without the consent of his sponsors, or words to that effect. Mr. | Hughes examined the primary laws of the state with the several amend-| ments, and then told me that the po- sition taken by the sec ry of state was not well founded in | Igment, You know what occurred. All that is ancient history. You know how The Bee labored to have the electors of the state write in the name of 1916—TEN PAGES. WILL REPRESENT WILSON AT ST. LOUIS—Ollie James, the genial Kentucky gentleman, will be in personal charge of President Wilson’s program for the St. Louis national democratic convention. OLLIE WILSON SILENT OF NOMINATION NBWS Preu’dent }Ias Nothing: to Say Re- garding Developments in Re- publican’ Enemy Camps, WORKING WIRES FOR ST. LOUIS A s . Washington, June 11.—President Wilson rémained in the White House through Saturday, receiving reports on the republican and progressive conventions, putting the finishing touches on his draft of the democratic platform and conferring with demo- cratic. leaders. His only-direct eon- nection wilh the day's political de- velopments was his receipt and at- ceptance of Justice Hughes’ resigna- tion from the supreme court. No formal comment on the selec- tion of Justice Hughes' or on Colonel Roosevelt's conditional refusal of the progreesive nomination was made at the White House and it was said non would be forthcoming. The presi- dent’s closest advisers did not expect Colonel Roosevelt to be a candidate on the progressive ticket but made no secret of their hope that he might. They insisted, hotvever, that his re- fusal would have no effect on the dem- ocratic campaign. Campaign Address Tuesday. The trend of the president's cam- paign speeches probably will be indi- cated in addresses he will deliver Tuesday at the West Point gradua- tion exercises and Wednesday at a flag day celebration, following a pre- paredness parade here. Administra- tion leaders said tonight that they ex- pected the campaign to be carried on along signified lines with the presi- dent paying little attention to person- alities, and dwelling on the legislative achievements of the last three years, the fact that the United States is at peace and the prosperity of the na- tion. While the reports from Chicago, Oyster Bay, and the Hughes home | were coming into the White House by telegraph and telephone, the president sat in his study, conferring with Sen- ator James, who will be permanent chairman of the St. Louis convention, Senator Walsh, who will be one of the administration representatives on the platform committee, Secretary Tumulty, Secretary McAdoo, and Sen- ator Hoke Smith. Telegrams From Leaders. Immediately after a message telling of the nofhination of Justice Hughes arrived, telegrams from democratic leaders in Chicago observing the two conventions began to come in, T said generally that the progress were dissatisfied with the outcome and predicted Mr. Wilson's election, The president finished his work on the platform today and approved a final draft of Senator James’ speech as permanent. chairman. Senator James and Senator Walsh, who leave for St. Louis tomorrow, will convey to the democratic lcaders there the president’s impressions of today's copiventions. Ju:flh'c Hughes' resignation was re- ceived at the White House with strict formality. The negro messenger who brought it asked for Secretary Tu- multy, and was told to wait. Mr, Tumulty took up a position behind his desk and then the messenger was ushered in, Hands Tumulty Envelope. “From Justice Hughes,” he said, handing a sealed envelope to Mr. Tumulty. “Thank you, very much,” replied the secretary smiling. He then hurried to Mr. Wilson's office. The president called for a stenographer and within fivé minates the acceptance was on its way by messenger to Mr. Hughes' home. The president still was undecided “Charles Evans Hughes” upon the|today on his choice for chairman of preferential presidential ballot and lhc'dm_nnrra(u:‘ualmnul committee, | you also know how splendidly the re- President Wilson read Mr. Hughes' publican press of Nebraska joined speech of acceptance carefully but did ——— —_— not comment. Secretary Tumulty (Continued on Page 2, Column said it was very weak. / FORMAL OPENING OF HANDAN PARK Spléndid Program Staged by Com- mittee Is Enjoyed by a Large Crawd, MANY TAKE THEIR LUNCHES A few feet north of the end of the Albright street car line is a road which leads somewhere over an cast- ern slope. At this intersection is a new sign fastened to a post. The sign reads: “Take this road to Man- dan park. See ‘the sights from the hitts: ). B, Hamniél,"park commis- sioner.” The road leads to Mandan park, which rests on top of the bluff and overlooks the Missouri river. The view from the top of the bluff is worth the climb up the hill. “The road to Mandalay,” remarked a man yesterday afternoon, when he led his wife and four children and a lunch basket up the slope and into the park. More than 3,000 outers journeyed to this pretty South Side park. i]t was the first visit for some. Formal Opening. The occasion was a formal opening of the new pavilion recently com- pleted by the park department. The South Side Improvement club ar- ranged the celebration which was in charge of ‘the following committee: Frank Helm, John Slavek, James Reha, Edward Skupa, J. P. Krause, William Wallace, A. G. MeCray and Joseph Kosner. Girls and boys and young men and young women of the Sokol Fugner Tyre gave athletic demonstrations during the afternoon, = Olga Dlask and Frank Kubin had charge of the athletics which were appreciated by the large audience. Joseph Polster, champion pole vaulter of Greater Omaha, gave an exhibition, but was unable to quite equal his former rec- ord of 14 feet. Brejcha brothers wrestled, The South Side band, under leader- ship of Adolph Pechar, played a splen- did program of twelve numbers. It was the first time Commissioner Hummel has scheduled a band con- cert for Mandan park and the rain god did not send showers., During the aftemoon the sky looked forbid- ding, but the weather man‘was kind and the program went off as planned. It was a gala occasion for the South Side and the crowd was the largest ever seen in this park. NAME SUB-CEMMITTEES TO SEE MR. HUGHES Chicago, June 11.—The new republi- |lican national committee held its first meeting immediately after the con- vention adjourned yesterday, author- ized the appointment of a subcommit- tee to confer with Charles E. Hughes, the presidential nominee, about the election of officers and the executive committee. Former Senator Murray Crane of Massachusetts, senior mem- ber of the committee, presided. The following subcommittee was appointed. W. Murray Crane of Massachusetts, Ralph E. Williams of Oregon, Alvah H. Martin of Virginia, Charles B. Warren of Michigan, John T. Adams of Towa, Senator Reed Smoot of Utah, Senator Boise Penrose of Pennsyl- vaniz, and James A. Hemenway of In- diana. Under the rules the executive committee will consist of twelve- members. The plan is for the subcommittee to confer with Mr. Hughes as soon as convenient and then name - the new executive committee. Later the executive committee will select a chairman, sectetary-treasurer and ser- geant-at-arms. At today’s session no names for chairman of the national committee were mentioned Allies Lose Many Ships. Berlin (Via Wireless to Sayville), June 11. —A statement from the German admiral dated June 9, says that in May fift; vessols flying the flag of the entente nations, with an aggregate tonnage of 118,500, were sunk by German and Austrian submarines and mines. THE WEATHER SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS." HUGHES WILL 60 'T0 NEW YORK 10 MEET LEADERS Newly Chosen Candidate Will Make Trip Today to Hold Conference Regarding Conduct of the Campaign, ANNOUNCEMENT AT CAPITAL Denounces Wilson Administration for Its Handling of Interna- tional Affairs, FOR GENUINE AMERICANISM Washington, D. C, June 11— Charles E. HugHles and his secretary will leave Washington tomorrow for New York for a series of conferences there, presumably with party leaders, It is understood that George Wicker- sham will’ participate in the confer- ence. Washington, June 11.—Charles Evans Hughes stepped down yesterday from the supreme bench and again a private citizen, accepted the repub- lican nomination for president. In a telegram ringing with denunciation of the administration’s toreign policy and | declaring for a dominant, thorough- going Americanism, he gave his de- cision to Chairman Harding of the re- ublican national convention and roke the long silence which he has kept. “I have not desired the nomination,” said the telgram. “l have wished to remain on the bench, but in this critical period of _ | our national history, I recognize that |it _iu your right to summon and that it is my paramount duty to respond.” Resignation is Brief. Within an hour after Chairman Harding had notified him of his nomi-' nation, Mr. Hughes had accepted the call. His resignation, a scant two- line letter without a superfluous word was on its way to the White House from the Hughes home before the nominee had dispatched the message of acceptance, and called the waiting group of newspaper men into his study to tell them of his decision. President Wilson accepted the resig= nation in a reply almost as brief. Ap- parently Mr. Hughes' letter was fragmed so that the president might be saved the ambarassment of expressin regret or making more than a formal reply, “1 hereby resign the office of as- sociate justice of the supreme court of the, United "' _he.._wrote. which the president replied; “I am in receipt of your letter of resignation and feel constrained to yield to your desire. I therefore accept your resig- nation as justice of the supreme court of the United States to take effect at once.” Takes Customary Walk, When copies to both telegrams to Chicago and the letter of resignation had been made public, Mr. Hughes left his home for his customary after- noon walk. Soon after his ~return Lawrence Green, his private secretary, told him of Colonel Roosevelt's con- ditional declination of the progressive nomination. Mr. Hughes sent word to inquirers that he had nothing to say concerning it. His friends, how- ever, were outspoken in their satis~ factition over Colonel Roosevelt's ate titude. & No plans ‘have been made by the nominee for the summer, The family had firnctxcally dismantled the Six- teenth street residence here with the intention of returning ta_Maine for the hot months, but those plans had been abandoned. Whether Mr. Hughes will go on the stump or who he will select to manage his campaign are questions that have not been given' consideration so far. For American Rights, In his telegram o# acceptance Mr. Hughes announced his stand “for the firm and unfinching maintenance of all the rights of American citizens on land and sea.” For an Americanism that knows no ulterior purpose, for a patriotism that is single and com- plete;” and for ‘“preparedness, not oqlf entirely adequate for our defense with respect to mumsbers and equip- ment in both army and navy, but with all thoroughness to the end that in cach branch of the service there may be the utmost efficiency under the most competent administrative heads.” . What he thinks of the administra- tion's foreign policy was told in part as follows: “I neither impugn motives nor un- derestimate difficulties. But it is most regrettably true that n our foreign relations we have suffered incalcufa- bly from the weak and vacillating course - which has been taken with regard to Mexico—a course lament- ably wrong’ with regard to both our nghts and our duties, ndecision Weakens Brave Words. “At the outsct of the administration the high responsibilities of our diplo- matic intercourse with foreign nations were subordinated to a conception of partisan requirements and we pre- sented to the world a humiliatin, spectacle of inaptitude. Belated ef- forts have not availed to recover the influence and Jiresti e thus unfortun- ately sacrificed and %rave words have been s’srlpped of their force by inde- cision, Events transpired with dramatic sud- denness at the Hughes home yester- day as a climax to monotonous weeks of waiting. It had been «ought that —— R TR (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) One Year Ago Today in the War Tealians Rombarded the fortress of Maske e Eranth cantinued to. drivovibedo mans back at the “Labyrinth® = = o5,