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8 SS RS el } u NSS ANPP BASD/ MTE| oT N AROS EDITION EWAN NANG PRICE TWO CENTS. PRICE TWO CENTS. Crit uns by The Presa Publishing Xork World), YORK, MONDAY, AUGUST 18, MEXICO ORDERED 10 SAVE AVIATORS DOOMED 10 DIE TO-DAY IN DEFAULT OF $15,000 Carranza Warned of Serious- ness of Situation Caused by Holding of Army Flyers. RANSOM BEING RUSHED. Occurrence Cited <3 Another Instance of Mexican Gov- ernment’s Weakness, WASHINGTON, Aug. .18.—The American Embassy at Mexico City was instructed to-day by the State Department to immediately call upon the Mexican Government for quick action to effect the release of Lieuts. Paul Davis and Harold G, Peterson, American Army aviators, who were eaptured by Mexican bandits near Candelaria, Texas, while patrolling the border and who are threatengd with death unless $15,000 ransom is paid to-day. The State Department's announce- ment said “the instructions pointed out the seriousness with which the United States Government views the situation, and called for immediate @dequate action.” State Department officials said the rangom demand woulr be paid as soon *# Information could be had as to where and to whom the money was to be delivered. It has not been de- cided whether the United States would furnish the money and charge jt against the Carranza Government or ea}! upon the Mexican Government to Day it direct. Continuing, the State Department announcement says: “The department also directed the American Consul at Juares, Mexico, to take all possible steps with the Mexican authorites there to secure release and protection of the officers. “Tbe attention of the department Was called to the Davis case late last night by Representative Barbour of California, and telegraphic instruc- tions were rushed to the Embassy and the Consulate, The officer's father, Dr. Warran B, Davis, of Strathmore, Cal, was advised of the steps taken in behalf of bis son. “The Governor of Minnesota tele- graphed to the department to-day re- garding the two leutenants and was advised of the steps which the do- partment bad taken, Peterson is a gon of 8, C. Peterson of Hutchinson, Minn.” It was learned to-day that the first intimation that the officers—Lieuts Paul H. Davis and Harold G, Peterson were missing reached Washington the middle of last week in despatches from the border, which said a poun had | reporicd that two aviators were in a canyon routh of the border, It was understood that the, aviators had been compolied to land in Moxica and were in trouble, ‘ American army officials on the bor- der were then reported to be plinning to send relief to the two men and we given to understand that the Mux; sContinued on Sceund Magy) oe HH Wea Ny, th lou, We ithe Oyen from 7 AML wg Sundays trom, Bi, M. to Kondon, broil, with Rrsach Tring botaions, gn mashed pot @'Hlote dinner WAREHOUSE HOLDINGS OF EGGS, BUTTER, CHEESE GREATEST EER KW Increases Over Last Year Range From 21 to 47 Per Cent., Ac- cording to Official U. S. Report. IGURES made public by the F Department of Agriculture how that the warehouse holdings of eggs, butter and Americar cheese in the United States have increased from 21 to 47 per cent, in a year. Com- parative figures follow: No of Warehouses Avs 1, 1018 Ane. 1, 1019. Mags . 420 (6,523,042 come t 298 casee Butter. 356 $8,7R6.243 Ibe = 124,829,792 Ide. Cheese 449 42,456,557 Ine 62,480,162 Ibe The quantities in storage now are said to be the greatest ever known, This situation was long ago predicted By The Evening World, Department of Justice Agents reported to Assictant United States District Attorney Matthews to-day that the amount of poul- try im local cold storage ware- houses was three times what it was at this time a year ago, Mr. Matthews said he would also in- vestigate these reports, and if the facts warranted it, he would in- stitute criminal actions agninst the men responsible, CHICAGO, Aug. 18—A largo Dlock of eggs was sold here to- day at 411-2 cents a dozen. Tho regular wholesale price would have been 47 to 48. JULY HIGHEST FOOD MONTH. ‘Twenty-two Staple Articles creased Two Per Cent. ‘WASHINGTON, Aug, 18.—Retall food prices reached the highest mark ever recorded, during the month of July, the Department of Labor announced to- day. Using twenty-two staple food articles as a basis, the Department's report showed a price increase of two per : cent, over December, 1918, which month had been the previous market, , a on?) A B. R. T. PEACE MEETING. high water Arrangements were made to-day for a meeting at 10 o'clock to-morrow morn- ing between a committee of Brooklyn Rapid Transit employees gelonging to the Amalgamated Association and rep- resentatives of the company. The meeting will discuss the matters to be urbitrated under the agreement by which the strike was called off, ROSS CHOSEN U. S. ATTORNEY President Names Him as Pronecu- tor for Rreekiya District, |. WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.—Leroy w |Rons was nominated by the President to-day to be United States Attorney for the eastern district of New York Other nominations were: William Pp. Palmer of Oxford, Conn, United Marshal for the District of Connecti Wiliam Tl Clare, collector of nd George F haunonsy. RT, and \pavia C. Dunbar of Salt Lake City, Utah, col) of Internal Revenue tates cut, For William Abbott's story and summaries of Amateur Goll Gham pionship at Pittsburgh Sporting | Page. i aan 4 COURT RULES NEBRASKA MAY VOTE ON PROHIBITION Has Right to Approve or Reject Ratification by State Legislature, LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 1A—The voters of Nobraska have the right to vote to reject or approve the action of the State Legislature in ratifying the Fed- eral Prohibition Amendment, and until @ Yote is taken it cannot be said the Legislature has ratified the amend. ment, the district court here held to-day, re —— BRITAIN TO PURCHASE MINERAL RIGHTS IN GOAL Lloyd George Announces New Policy, but Says Trade Balance Is $4,000,000,000 Against England. LONDON, Aug. 18.—The British Gov- ernment has accepted the policy of the state purchase of mineral rights in coal, This announcement was made by Premier Liyod George in the House of Commons to-day, In discussing the financial and indus- trlal situation, -the Premier said that there was an alarming trade balance against the United Kingdom of £800,- 000,000 ($4,000,000,000) which threatened to Increase. He announced that import restrictions would be removed Sept, 1 He said the war had cost the world $200,000,000,000. ‘The production of coal this year, the Premier continued, would be 200,000,000 tons compared with 287,000,000 before the war, although 30.000 more minors are employed at present than in 1914. A ton of coal which cost 10 shillings in 1913, now costs 26 shillings. LABOR PARTY LAUNCHED, Nation vention to Be Chicawe to Form Pia) CHICAGO, Aug. 18. — Ropresonta- tives of labor organizations and Non Partisan leagues from a number of atutes In & confere d here to-day decided to organize & National Labor party The first step will be to call a National Conventional to be held in Chicago in November to adopt a don- stitution and platform, it was an- ‘pounced. [HOW NEW YORKERS CAN'GET _ HOME FROM WORK TO-NIGHT Ferryboats, Auto Buses and Surface Cars Are Pressed Into Service. B. R. T. subway on Broadway, operating as far north as 57th Street and Seventh Avenue, All surface lines operating in Manhattan and the Bronx. , Hudson tunnels, between 33d Street and Sixth Avenue and the Hudson Terminal at Cortlandt Street. Harlem and Hudson divisions New York Central to 42d Street, many trains added to regular service, Twelve hundred motor busses operating over the following routes at 10-cent fare: From Bowling Green and Broadway up Broadway to 135th Street. From Bowling Green and Broadway up Broadway to Franklin Street, to Varick Street, to Seventh Avenue, to 59th Street. From Chambers and Hudson Streets up Hudson Street to Eighth Avenue, to 165th Street. } From the Manhattan entrance to the Williamsburg Bridge vie Delancey Street to Kenmare Street, to Lafayette’ Street, to Fourth Avenue, to 14th Street, to Sixth Avenue, to69th Street. From the West Shore Ferry via 42d Street to Lexington Avenue, to 59th Street, to Manhattan end of Queéasboro Bridge. From Bowling Green up Broadway to Park Row, to the Bowery, to Delancey Street, to the Manhattan end of the Williamsburg Bridge. From Eighth Street up Fourth Avenue and Park Avenue to 96th Street,to Madison Avenue, to 135th Street. From Duane Street up Lafayette Street to Eighth Street, to Sixth Avenue, to Greenwich Street, to Seventh Avenue, to 3lst Street, to Bighth Avenue, to Columbus Circle, From West Street via Spring Street, to the Bowery, to Delancey Street, to Clinton Street, From Delancey Street via Clinton Street, to Houston Street, to Avenue A, to 14th Street, to West Street, to the 23d Street Ferry, From First Avenue via 34th Street, to Tenth Avenue, to-42d Street, to the West Shore Ferry. All motor busses of the Fifth Avenue Coach Company. EAST RIVER SERVICE. Boats will leave the Battery Christopher Street at 5 P. Mf at 4.20, 5, 6.15, 6 and 7 P, M 42d Stroet at 5.20 and 7,20 P. M East 24th Street at 5, 5.80, 5.45, 50th Street at 6.20 and 7.20 6.80, and 7.80 P. M P.M East 91st Street at 5.20, 5.60 79th Street at 6.15 and 7.45 6.05, 6.50 and 7.50 P. M P.M East 126th Street at 6, 6.80, 6.46 96th Ktreet at 5.45 and (7.45 7.30 and 8.80 P. M. PM : 129th Street, overy fifteen min- NORTH RIVER SERVICE ita Boats will leave the Battery at 132d Street at 5.40, 5.60, 7.40 5, 5,80, 7 and 7.30 P. M Pepe Pier No, 1, every fifteen min- 1ssth Street wt 6.50 and 7.50 utes until 9 P.M pi tec La ANS MEA +) VPyeuce a4 1919. STRIKERS INVITE accteaipeola Meeting Greets Hylan’s Name With Catcalls, but Agrees to Respect Position. STANDS BY DEMANDS. Assistant District » Attorney Asks Men to Meet Swann, but Gets No Reply. Brotherhood Toterborough ful to the Mayor. Petas-J--Gonnotiy, after a confer. ' ence between the Brotherheod off- clals and Assjatant District Attorney, Doolhig ti which Mr. Dooling sought fo impresa on the members the se- rious consequences of @ defiance of Justice Lydon's i6junction order, went to the platform ot the Casino | where 2,500 strikers were gathered: He read to thom the Mayor's “appeal te the strikers” published im this morning's newspapers, The reading was frequently inter- rupted with cat calls and references to the Mayor by disrespectful nick names.. ‘Thero was also unfriendly reference to W. R. Heyrst, Connolly waved for silence. “The Ma: says through the pubs | lic printa,” he sald, “that he wants to! talk to you men in meeting, We have the opportunity through the reporters present to answer him in the public prints. What is your pleasure? The Mayor of New York City wants to put bis case before you. Do you want to hear what he has to say? It is up to you. Before Connolly had finished apeak- ing there were cries of “Yes” and “Let him come” from all over the hall. When the vote was taken on ® resolution to invite the Mayor to talk there was not a dissenting voice, “I want another understanding,” shouted Connolly. “When the Mayor of Now York City comes here I want it ugderstood that we shall troat him with the respect which the head of New York City deserves, There are not to be any catealls, any interrup- tions, This is our answer to his an- nouncement to us through the preas. “But we wish it understood that we would like to have him give us three hours’ notice and to get here by 6 o'clock. We want to have no- tice 9o we can all be hero to hear him and we want (o have time for him to talk and to’ make our state- hired until 9 o'clock to-night, “In the meantime not a wheel shall turn, The demandy of the men must be satisfied and shall be.” Secretary W. M. Mangan followed with an added appeal to the men to act politely to the Mayor when he appeared, The men assented with noisy good nature. At the conference with Assistant District Attorney Dooling were Act- ing President Connolly, Secretary Mangan and Harry Post, president of the motormen’s division of the I. R. T. employees, The three strike leaders repeated (Continue! on Second Page.) —>———_ THE WORLD TRAVEL nUKmAU. Arade, Pullieer (World) Butiding. 65-63 Park Row, M, ¥. hy. 16 PAGES JEND 0 OF CAR STRIKE TO-NIGHT _ PREDICTED ON 10 P. C. RAISE a en How 42d Street and Broadway Looked With Crowds Left Behind by Cars MAYOR T0 SPEAK: 8 PRICE TWO CEN SMITH, NXON AND MITEL CONFER WITH STRIKERS AND LRT LEADERS TO END TIE-UP Prospect of Sekihonuens of Strike. by Men Accepting Increase Pre- dicted—Other Demands May Be Arbitrated — Thousands Forced to Walk—Business Suffers. It was unofficially announced at the Public Service Commis- |sioners’ offices at 3.30 o'clock this afternoon tliat there was a a pros "Peet" SE W eattlemént’ 6 the strike on ‘the acceptance by of the'10 per cent: raise im wages al» ready agreed to by the company and arbitration on tht other de- jmands of the mén. This, however, was not given out as-an as» cepuanee fo De gale ee ne eee a Pane ee oe care of traffic to-night. State and city officials interested in settling, it Veal tae porarily, the Interborough strike went into conference this a“ter- noon with representatives of the Interborough and the brothe~ hoods in the Public Service Commission offices. “ mt Mr. Nixon had Governor Smith, Senator James A. Foley and Jobe Mitchell, former President of the Mine Workers’ Union, in his office when he was told that President P. J. Connolly, of the Interborougit Brotherhood, and five committeemen, representing the motormen, Cotiy ductors, engineers and car equipment’ men, were éalling in answer to his invitation, He had a talk with them in another room, a Lancey Nicoll, of special counsel for the Interborough, afrived a moment later and were seated in a third room, ' ‘The Interborough and car men's delegations did not see each other. Mr. Nixon went from room to room, trying to arrange « basis of under- standing without preliminary friction. Gov. Smith, Senator Nizon and Mr, Mitdhell sat and waited for what might come out of Mr, Nixon's activitics in the other two rooms, Before going into the age ysicumcrmees Connolly said: “I am hore at tho tnvitation of Mr.| {7° Setting strike pay. ‘The perwn who started that rumor is guilty of & malicious falsehood.” i “I live in Yonkers. Every dey I Pay ten cents to ride to Manhattan. Nixon for a private conference before the public hearing before the Com- missioner. I will go into the confer- once prepared to answer every ques- ey ment in reply aod this hall is only | ceo tion put te me. I shall do likewise at the public hearing, I can only say that I represent 14,000 mben whg de- mand more pay. They must that pay or they will fight I have no authority to do otherwine. men must get what they ask, That was their decision thia morning, “It to absolutely false that the men SUGGESTS THE FERRIES TO RELIEVE TRANSIT JAM ON EAST RIVER BRIDGES Ample Cars Will Be Furnished Across the River, Says B. R. T. Superintendent, ILLIAM SEIBERT, super- W intendent of B. R. T. aur- face transportation, ad- | vises that all workers employed below the Brooklyn Bridge on Manbattan, use the Fulton and South Ferries to Brodkiyn to avoid @ jam on the brdige He says the B. R. T. has 40,000 more passengers to handle during each of the rush hours because of the Check reem for becange 004 parents 7 ont Stal, "Meme craue end enter tame te interruption of the Interborough ale — Ae, wervice, 4 rr Witanen I think the people should not object ip baying eight cents to ride from the Bronx to Flatbush Avenue, although \t ls unfair to put the fare question up Come. I um not « fure expert. £ only know that the men must have more money, They have demanded that and I am concerned with nothing elpe,” WON'T CALL STRIKE ON GREEN AND RED CARB, Louis Fridiger, counsel te the Amalgamated wrote to Mayor Hylah to-day pledging that the - mated Association will not o strike on the Green and Red sur. face lines while the Interborough strike ts on, Mayor Hylan telegruphed to-day to Secretary of War Raker a request that the War Department lend tracks to the eity for uno in carrying pun- sengers during the strike, Im the telegram the Mayor stated that the Amalgamated Association has offered the Interborough 1,200 expertenced men to operate the subway and that | the offor has not been accepted. In~ terborouxh officials suy they know of * no such offer, ‘The striker® unanimously voted ( it General Manager Hedley, General Counsel Quackenbush and De ve