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96. FUI.I, ItErOBTS OF ASSOCIATED PRESS NASHVILLE, SUNDAY MORNUNg, AUGUST 15, 1920. FORTY-EIGHT PAGES. PRICE SEVEN CENTS KIDS PROUD WHEN WILSON TENSION RELAXES IN 'SUFF' BATTLE GOV. COX FLAYS "REACTIONARY" Poles Fleeing From Warsaw As Capital City's Fall Draws Near POLISH PEACE DELEGATES GO TO MEET FOES Party Leaves at Dawn to AK tend Conference at Minsk.

WARSAW. For weeks the people of Poland have faced the alterna-tvo of packing up and fleeing westward, or being caught behind the Bolshevik lines. Many Poles of the capital, Warsaw, have fled the city as tho Reds close in. Above Polish refugees, in flight west, stop in the fields near Warsaw to rest. Center The huge, opera house in Warsaw.

(Note the American car in foreground one of the American Relief Administration automobiles). Right Entrance to the headquarters of the Polish General Staff, in Warsaw. GIVES RIDE (y Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. Three klil.n, just out of it swimming hole fu lloek Creek park, were picked up to-(lny by President Wilson, treated to fprty-flve-mlnuto motor ride and dropped out at their home In" town so proud the folks there could not them with rope.

The trio lnul just come from dip in one of the park's stimuli a nnd were hiking along the rondwny. They saw the White House enr nnd recognized tho President. Off enme their cups and ns Mr. Wilson ordered the enr stopped, they tiuildlf approached and asked liow he was getting along. "Hop In," sold the President, and they hopped.

AH along the ride they kept their eyes on tho President and Mrs. Wilson and answered more questions than they asked. Water from tousled heads trickled over threo sunbnrnt fuces and dropped on the President's shoes. One youngster ducked to save thu President's shine nnd apologized, but wna told not to worry. Coming down Connecticut avenue the youngest of the trio, a thin, frail lad, harely 8 years old, spied a kid he knew nnd called to him by name.

The youngster in the street dropped a lonf of'bread and gasped. When the kids got out all three shook hands with the President aud his wife. "So, long, bo," oue shouted to the secret service man on the front sent. The President smiled broadly, lifted his hut and started home. SIX-YEAR-OLD GIRL IS KILLED BY STREET CAR Little Katherine Wallace Is Struck While Running Across Street After Dark.

Darting suddenly across the street, little Katherine Wallace, aged tl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. Wallace, illii Sixth aveno1, south, was struck nnd instantly killed by nu out-bound Sixth avenue street car, In charge of Motorman M. B.

Head, about 7:50 last night, between Shirley and Peabodj streets. Her body was badly mutilated. The child had been across the street to buy 'some' candy, her parents stated, aud was on her way home. No one appears to have seen tho accident except the motor man. According to his statement', she had stopped to play with some other children, then ran unexpectdly in front of the oncoming car, which was coasting down, the steep grade at that place, at moderate speed.

It was already dark, ana this is thought have prevented her seeing her danger. Motorman Head1 gave the following Ac count of the accident: 'I wag golug out Sixth avenue on my regular run. When coming to Sixth aud Shirley I saw the girl playing -with some children on the left-hand Hide of the street. The car came to With In eight feet of her, when suddenly I saw the child dart across the street, evidently to join some children on the other side. Apparently she did not see the cur coming.

The car was coasting dovu hill, and going at about eight miles an hour. I shoved the controller in reverse and ap plied the breaks bur the left-hand corner of the ear hit her." Motorman Head has been In tho street car service for seven years and Is considered a good man. lie went out to the Wallace home last night to offer his services. He knew the child well, he said. He was not arretted.

The body was token to tho Doris Knrsch undertaking establishment lu an ambulance, called by Motorcycle Policeman K. IV Whltelcy. The car Unit ran over the child was one-man operated car, on a single truck. Hoth left wheels of tho car ran over the child. The car stopped within a few feet of tbo body.

GIRL- FIGHTS BANDITS AS HUNDREDS WATOH (By Associated Press.) HILAliKLPIIIA, Aug. II. Held up by two bandits, Pauline Plvlnwky, -year-old bookkeeper, fought desperately to retain possession of for her employer's pay roll money which she had just druwn from bunk. Sho was thrown to the street and the money wrested from her hands. Ilun- Ireds of pedestrians stood by.

The ban dits jumped into a stolen motor car and dashed through crowded streets, closely pursued. They lost control and crashed Into nn elevated railway pillar, wrecking the ma chine. Tliey got away but the money was recovered. REPUBLICANS In Five Speeches 'Ohio Gov-ernor Storms G. 0.

P. Positions. SENATORIAL "RING" BACKS HARDING, HE SAYS Address to West Virginia Dem ocratic Convention Made by Nominee. (lly Assoc-lnted Prens.) WHEELING, W. Aug.

Cox today threw his force into the presl dential campulgn with five speeches here and through Ohio, all flaying what he termed the Jtepnbllcan "reactionary can didate and leaders" and supporting the League of Nations ns (he premier Democratic cause. Tho Democratic candidate stormed tho Kcpubllcau position, attacked the "Sena torial oligarchy," which, ho said, "was trying to add tho presidency to its domination, denounced proposals for a separate peace with Germany as "perfidy; ant) churged that "a few men were bnnded together, trying to buy the presidency." Mil lions upon millions of dollars, 'Governor Cox added, are being taken In the, Kcpubllcau campaign fund. That Senator Harding, the Itenublican nominee, Is surrounded by Senatorial ring was asserted by Governor Cox. The Democratic nominee added, In a sling at the nurding front-porch campaign, that ue count "not be kept muzzled on his front porch by any "ring." It was the first big day of camnnlL'utinr undertaken by tho Democratic candidate Motoring from Columbus early this morning, he made threo brief addresses en route, at Zaneavlllo, Cambridge nnd St. Clalrsvllle, addressed the West Virginia Democratic convention late todav and i big public meeting tonight on the river front.

All through Ohjo he was given Informal receptions, with waving groups gatnereu at nimost every village, many guy with flags, nnd shaking hands with hundreds. league Foremost. Tho league wns foremost In nil of the Governor's addresses. The Republican leaders, he charged, nre behind "smoke screen of hypocrisy one thing pure and simple, administration spoils." He also stressed what ho. declared was the fight between, "reactionary Republicanism and progressive and pre dicted his election.

All of the Governor's references to the league won high place In applause. j.no outstanding (iijcstlon of Mi cam paign," he said to the stale convention. "is whether we ure or are not going to faith with the boys who. died in 1 Declaring that the touiruc Is lUedce to those who died, Governor fox told of his recent visit with President Wilson. wish every American could have been with me," ho said.

"The President's whole thought! is that he gave a promise to the mothers of the nation when he asked them for their boys and be wnnls to live long enough to sen the fulthWiept and that pledge fulfilled." The Governor declared that the league also was a pledge which "will make war Impossible, or practically so." The Republican leadership, he said, was acting Ip partisan "bad faith" in opposing It. Governor Cox ndded that ho had the "highest personal regard" for Senntor Harding, but was ngalnst the "partylsia." Attacks Lodge. Governor Cox named Senator Lodge of Massachusetts as the head of the "senatorial oligarchy." Wheu the Massachusetts Senator proposed compromising the treaty reservations, Governor Cux said. Senators Borah "of Idaho and Johnson of California, "served notice that they would bring about a rupture of the Republican party." The Republican plr.tform. therefore, Governor Cox nsserted, was "ambiguous anil meaningless." In cudgeling the proposal for "separate pence with Germany," Governor Cox said, it enme direct from Senator Harding, "Itut he will never bo given an opportunity to make a separate peace with Germany.

There will be-iioiie, because I will not make one." "If you are for peace with economies by reduction In great armaments," he con-tlned, "support the Governor of Ohio. If you are for war and want expense for armament to continue, vote for the Senator from Ohio." TheeiiecossIty for "progressives" adjustment was emphasized by Governor Cqx, who declared at St. Clalrsville that a re- Continued on Page FIv) MIND $2 A DAY RAISE IN WAGES ASKED BY COAL MINERS demands of Unions Are Sub-. mitted' to; Central Field Operators. POLES MAKING LAST STAND BEFORE WARSAW Residents of Capital City Watch Flashes of Big Guns From Housetops.

(lly Asso-jliitd I'rchn.) BERLIN, Aug. M. Itusslnn Jlolfdip- -vlk forres carf'tired Soldou on the KuIIroud ubout fifteen miles northwest of law it FrlUr night, It was lrurnd here today. The dty wuh only slightly damaged. The Poles ure reported.

to be retreating io Die norilnvrbt. (My Associated Press.) WARSAW, Aug. 14. The Polish peacft delegates who arc to -meet Bolshevik representatives to discuss an armistice and pence left at dawn this morning for Minsk, where the Is to be held. The string- of automobiles currying the delegutes streamed out of the capital just as (ho day was breaking.

They nro scheduled' lu' pass the frontier east of Sled Ice before 7 o'clock where they will meet ItoI shevlk officers, who will conduct them to Minsk. Some of the delegates hare not been In bed for two nights. A' night's preparation with conferences held up to the last moment at various bureaus preceded the starts Much baggage was taken by tbo delegates lu addition to the records and reference books. Packages of food, enough for an extended Btay If nccessnry, were aIo carried. C-enernl Litowskl heads the military c-.

perts. while among the Diet members of (he party is Stnnlslnus Clrubskl, the. National Democratic leader. A correspondent of the' Associated Press, aud another correspondent accompanied the party. Red Army Gradually Closing in on Warsaw.

(By Press.) V-" WAJtSAW. Aug. 14. The front is being-gradually brought nearer Wnrsnw. He, fore Saturday's dnwn artillery flashes wer visible clouds to the nprtli and northeast, and at times the bark of cannon, could be heard.

People on the roofs of. tho. highest buildings watched the gun flasher until the early hours. Tuduy's comuiunftiiie concedes Unit th: 'Poles 'withdrew further In the center of. the Warsaw front, assertln'g' It was for tire, purpose of regrouping soldiers who have fallen hak upon the defense lines less tli.iu IP kilometers out.

But even more sVlous than the lu that direction, according to observers Is the situation northwest of Warsaw where some 2,000 Hed cavalrymen are making rapid progress toward the Vistula. The cavalry's right flank, which follows the whig of the Prussian frontier, bun: been reinforced by Red Infantry soldiers who have requisitioned the peasants' horses and are following closely upon the heels of the cavalry division. Vint ola Guurdrd. The Poles ay that there Is no chance of the Bolshevlki crossing the Vistula either below or above Warsaw a the Hub-; slnns have been doing habitually for 200 years In taking Warsaw from the west, and that all precautious in these sections have been taken. It is estimated It will require several days before the Heds from tho northwest reach the river.

Meantime, the newspapers" continue confident that, a counter stroke will bring the restiUs desired to free Warsaw, from immediate danger. Tbe lteds however, are makjng a little progress daily' at 'various 'points', "particularly directly In front, of the clly and through the cavalry thrust on the northwest. Warsaw's defense extends from the fortress of Novo (Jeorgovek through the fortress of Zegrje through ltadzymln, just beyond which Uolshcrikf brought up artillery today, through Ceglow to the fortress of lvungorod, kilometers above Warsaw on the Vistula, In their westward drive, the Reds', 'crossing tho Bug river in the region of Breat-Lltovsk, occupied Sledlue yesterduy and reached Kuluszynn, Just cast of Wursuw. Kaluszyiui Is within gunshoL distance of the lliio, of defense. On this line the Poles are expected t'o make their final stand aud many, but not all.

of the military observers, are confident that tho Husslans'wllt find themselves against an Impregnable defense. It Is to this line that the PoleH have been withdrawing so as to stand with their backs the national and it is here that Poland's best troops are now grouped. CURING WEEK-END Most of Legislators at Home and Only Leaders Remain Upon Ground. EACH SIDE CONFIDENT OF HOUSE THIS WEEK speaker Walker-Declines to Heed pres. Wilson's Request for Change.

In tlio nbsoncc of 1ie largo, majority ot tlio members or tbo Legislature, -who went homo oyer tbo week-end, lenders of the Buffrnglsts and anti-suffragists relaxed somewhat yesterdny and last night from tbo tension under which they, worked last ivock. They went over their polls nnd can rnssed the situation with reference to the House, In which the ratification resolution likely will be brought uji Tuesday. Tbo suffragists held a conference at the Hermitage yesterday afternoon. After It, Miss Cbarl 'Willlnms, vice-chairman of the Democratic nntlonal committee, and gen-eralv director of the Democratic women's forces for ratification, reiterated her belief that tbo resolution would pass with several votes to spare when It was brought on the floor of the House. Hanover, floor leader In the House for the measure, made the same statement.

He also called attention to tbo desperation of the "nulls" in bringing In "new recruits," as be called them, from Maryland nnd Alnlinma to bolster up their desperute situation. Senator D. McKellar -repeated the statement be has made almost daily that the amendment woutd be ratified and with votes, to spare. In going over the poll at the conference "yesterday, doubtful members were assigned to certain groups of suffrage workers to "work on when these men returned to Nush-vlllc from 'the week-end at home. "JnHssecm Confident.

Despite the crushing defeat In the Senate, tbe antl-suffragists seem serenely confident of victory in the. House. After their conference yesterday, which was secret, their leaders appeared smiling, and apparently sure of defeating ratification when it is brought up. In the House. Spenker Walker, who is leading the fight actively, declares the resolution wilt' fall by Bcverul votes short of the necessary majority.

"The anils" claim that virtually the same situation exists here as that which they encountered In Delnwure and Mississippi, the Benates of which ratified the suffrage amendment, while' In each the amendment was defeated In the lower bouse. Speaker Walker of the House declined vi'Hterday to heed the request of President Wilson, contained In a telegram received Friday, that he change bis attitude, if possible, nnd lend aid to ratification. He. re-piled to the President as follows: "President Voodrow Wilson, tbe White llonse, D. (J.

"I have the profound honor to acknowledge your wire of August 13. 1 do not attempt to expreHs the views of the other members of the lower House of tlie Tennessee Legislature, but speak for myself alone, which on tbe Anthony amendment are contrary to yours. Yoirwere too great to ask It, and I do not believe that men of Tennessee will surrender honest convictions for political expediency or harmony. "SI4TH M. WALKBll." No Action Monday.

No action will be taken Monday afternoon by the House upon the resolution. The session will not begin until o'clock, and many members will not get back until the night trains or perhaps Tuesday morning from their homes. The committee on constitutional amendments, which has tbe resolution, will meet Monday night. Incidentally, there bus been some little gossip that there might not be quorum If tbo nntlsuffraglsls sec that their opponents have a majority or better. These rumors bnve been floating around since Wednesday or Thursday, but no responsible source for them has been found.

Speaker Walker denied yesterday that tbe "nulls" would resort to such '11 method ot defeatlng ratificatlon. Many telegrams of congratulation came yesterday to tbe suffragists upon wlnnliiif ilie light In the Senate. Among them was tho following strong one from Simon I. l'ess, chairman of the national Republican 'congressional committee, addressed to MIsb Anita Follltzcr, legislative secretary of the Notional Woman's Party. Tho telegram said "Hearty congratulations on grant victory In the Senate.

Pleased over Republican nt- (Contlnned on Pnge Five.) THE. BALL CAME- AS 5EIS FROK FOURTH mv JpS at to a DANIELS URGES RATIFICATION IN SOUTH CAROLINA Secretary Appeals to Southern Democrats forSufr tidyc HIU. Associated Press.) RALKIGH, N. Aug. 1-1.

Secretary Daniels got Into thej fight over suffrage ratification In his home Btate tonight. In formal statement, the Secretary ap pealed to "Southern Democrats" to help win next election by giving their approval to equal suffrage and at the same time bitterly assailed defenders, of the states': rights plea. Tlu Navy Secretary solemnly called upon his fellow partisans to obHerve tho pledges and promises of their uatlottal and state pinuorms. mis aunioniuon ue mrcctcu at both the North Carolina and Tennessee legislature. lav message sent to the Tennessee Leg islature by.W.

II. Williamson, president of the StateB' Right Defense League, and In which he said "the President, next Pres ident, the United States Semite and the Secretary of the Navy," "had brought pressure on antl-suffragists. was attacked by Secretary Daniels as unjustifiable and unnecessary. He said it probably would be news to the legislators of North Carolina to know that pressure was being brought on them by him. The Williamson charge that "a crime was being perpetrated" was answered with the simple statement that the Secretary be lieved miamson was Ignorant of the meaning of the word.

"If Mr. Williamson should undertake to have till of us punished, who perpetrate this crime 'to seek ratification of Federal suf frage the spectacle would be witnessed bv a few thousand people placing the stigma of crime upon over 300,000,000 Americans," tue statement sain. If Jails enough should be erected to Incarcerate all of us who wish to nerne- trate this crime, It would involve a heavy burden of taxation arid Mr. Williamson would be the first to complain of Increased Roferrlng to obligations which he said the pnrty members had given, Mr. Daniels asserted that he could vee no reason for (Continued on Page Five.) (Ujr Associated Trc.) CLEVELAND, Aug.

11. tepre.se nta-ttves of the miners un the JuiiA scale committee of miners nnd operators of Hie central competitive bituminous coal field, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and' western Pennsylvania, nt a Joint conference, tonight submitted to the operators a- demand for a supplemental contract calling for a wago1 increase of. $2 day to all day and; monthly laborers anil an Increase of 10 cents per ton on-both pick and machine mining, hoth retroactive to August. 1. operators refused to- comment tonight on what nctloii they' would take on the udders promt tuition.

They; will meet tomorrow morning to discuss thu matter uiui niu wuuiu pryuuui.v ume re ply for the miners by Monday. 1 No estimate would be made by the operators, on the probable Increase lu the cost of coal lu case the demand was granted. K. C. Searls, president of the Illinois Operutoi-8 Association, however, snld Unit if the demands were granted there would be a increase In the price of Ellis Searles of editor of the United Mine Workers Journal, said that there would be no strike of miners In case tlio operators refuse the wage In crease.

Officials of the MinIeTi, following the presentation of their demands, would make no comment on the situation. INDIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH WINKS AT JUDGE (By AKKocInted Press.) LITTLE Aug. 1-1. Vic To- bay, full blood Choctaw Indian, was electrocuted at the state penitentiary; today for the murder of C. C.

Smith near Sprlngdalc, last May. Tobay was convicted of murder in the first degree last June. He astounded the spectators In the court room whllo he was receiving the sentence by winking and smiling at the judge. Robbery given as the motive for his crime. i Charges of "Antis" Denied by Mrs.

Call Mrs. Carrie Chapman Can. president of the National Aniorlmu Woman suffrage Association, made the following statement last night lu regard to i-harges against her published by the Southern "I wds commute Southern Women's lteJecUun League never'a member of a 'n-vlslng e' for the Woman's lUble, and although asked to be a member of the committee. I declined, and any printing of my mime. In connection: with tho book has been without my knowledge or' consent.

"I never wrote. a word of the Woman's Bible, nor did see anything written by anyone else befort; It was the first annual convention of the National American Woman Association, I spoke and Voted for a resolution repudiating thu Woman's Ilthlc and that Is part' of the record of the association. Th Woman's -Dibit: was never circulated by the Association, "The above statement of fact has been made so often that continued publication of the false assertion can only he Interpreted tis, Intentional nnd malicious." i ATTACK ON DUBLIN CASTLE IS REPULSED (By Assoelnted PreBH.) DUBLIN, Aug. 14. Dublin was aroused at I) o'clock tonight by heavy firing ln 'the vicinity of Dublin Castle, he result of crowd attempting to rush the Castle 'Gutes.

Soldiers fired over the peoples' heads and there were a few revolver shots from the crowd. No one was Injured. The trouble started -when a crowd saw number -of soldiers of the Lancashire Fusllllers who, they believed, shot a boy named Farrell during the recent riots In the city. Tho soldiers were pursued to tho castle gates. The firing lusted ten min utes.

(nter wild rumors w'ftre circulated In the city greatly exaggerating the affair. BY.PARMELEE BUT SINCE HE SAY to WEvEfQSTED THE BEAR VMS WHAT'S ON YOUR ANP ENCOURAGED WHILE OJJ THE CO. WiSl Jm THE FIRST ONECLEARED A ft THE WAf FOR. HER, AND (W HE DOESN'T WANT A THICK ALREADV I SHE PASSED HIM 0NTHE Fly HE DOESN'T WANT A CHICK, ALREADV iff) 'W Tur ut.t STRONG ENOUGH TO SCRATCH. HE'D RATHER HAVE A SOFT-SHELL EP ECC, ANP WAIT FOR.

IT TO HATCH." STRONG ENOUGH TO SCRATrH. AVENlt Jm'j bit Ve advise him Jllllgllg- TO TR.V." THEN A GREAT BIG. HAND CUT OFF SUPPLY SO AS.TO KEEP -THE TLiOAT" UP HIGH. CONDITIONS HAVE KEVERSI.D, T0LT.YOU-SO:'.