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Xv The Dally Times brine prompt multi, at llttli Cdt i Weather Forecast Toulght ruin; Tuesday generally cloudy. Volume DL WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, MONDAY, AUGUST 16,1915 Number 81 GERMSNS TO WEST flS FID I BOTH SIDES SHOW EFFECT OF INTENSITY (OF WARSAW STRUG- OLE AND OPERATIONS DEVELOP SLOWLY UR IK MODE TUPS With Convening of Greek and Serbian Parliament! Today Definite Ji to Participation of Balkan Statei With Alllea Expected Bj AuoetatM Prwi. London, Aug. operations In the' eastern field are developing slowly, both sides show the effect of the Intensity of the Warsaw Struggle. 'The German advance is BOW, centered on the effort of Field Marshall Ton Hindenberg to force troops across the Dviha and eastward in the general direction of Petro- $rad and the new approach of the army of Prince Liepold of Bavaria to the Brest-Lltovsk defenses.

Notwithstanding the steady pros- sure Germans the Russians have succeeded thus far in holding them west of the Dvlna. -The Balkan crisis is drawing to a Climax. The national assemblies to Serbia and Greece meet today. There is probability of a definite decision as regards Bulgaria's territorial demands upon which hinge the question of united action, of the Balkan states with, the In the. best posted quarters here the outlook Is regarded with a degree of pessimism.

It is expected Serbia will seek a compromise and Greece will reject the Bulgarian contentions. Reports from Athens Indicate that King COnstan- tine is insisting that the new cabinet must maintain strict neutrality, the effect of which would be to withhold Greece from participating in a united plan of Balkan co-operation with the allies. In the meantime are many evidences of Austro-German preparations to deal with the Balkan situation. According to Information from 'Burcharest German army corps have been concentrated near the junction, of Hungary, Roumanla and Serbia. Tbia with the bombardment of Belgrade Wffl ft of'Austrian Itftlllwy many points along the, Danube lends support to reports of a great Austro-German offensive In the Balkans.

The outcome the crisis Is awaited most anxiously as determining whether the allies will receive new support or Germany's supplied of ammunition to Turkey will be shut off by the Balkan barrier. Bulgarian officials do not expect an agreement Will be reaitied. The Serbian. minister at London tola the Associated Frees he believed a middle ground will be found on which it will be possible to unite the Balkan states. PRESIDENT UNABLE TO VISIT TRAINING CAMP.

Bj Auoetitnd PNM. Washington, Aug. will not.visH- the cltizen-soldier camp at Piattsbufg, N. because he feels public buslntss forbids him to tton Consul Manuel Isaca today waived Major General Leonard Wood, who in- vlte4 him camp expressing his and his Interest in the movement. mm in on EM SIB TO BE MB Property Owner! on Block Between Scott Limar Have Signed Up fw Paving Another block of close-in paying will to ordered shortly, being on Eighth street between Scott and Lamar property owners save one, who is oul of me city have signed up.

This will complete the paving- ot all the principal cross streets as far west as As soon as the Seventh street paving Is-completed, work will start on the extension ot the Tenth street jav- Ing la Floral Heights, as the work on Eighth street must be delayed until a storm sewer can be installed By the time this IB done, it is hoped to have sufficient property owners; on Lamar Avenue signed up to permit paving from Fifth, to Tenth. Pruehtri Attendlnj Camp Will Be tnttfucted In Operation of Picture Stew. Chicago, Instruction in the operation of a moving picture machine, it was announced today Will te given ministers attending the -Methodist camp meeting whlchopens at New Leonox, next Thursday Moving pictures have been used with SUOCHB te bringing up the at tendance of church, but It was said tBat have proven too ex pensive for 'the small churches. Fo retion the establishment of a "BttTlo KbOOlV WM decided upon. American Battleships On Their Caught cane U.

5. TROOPS RETURNED THE FIRE WHICH QUICKLY STOPPED --MEXICANS STILL CROSSING RIO GRANDE Mexicans Being Disarmed Throughout Border Section--Possession of 'Arme--Practically--Equivalent to Death Sentence ly Associated Press. Brownsville, Texas, Aiig. de- achment of United States cavalry atrol was fired on las night froni lie Mexican side of the Rio Grande ear Merecedes about 30 miles up ae Rio Grande from here. The fir- iig occurred at Progresso.

The cav- Irymen returned the flre and the hooting from the Mexican side sloped. There were no Casualties among he troopers. Reports were brought nere today Captain J. J. Sanaers of the Tex- Rmgers' who said he had receiv- rejpiprts that Mexicans are cross- ig In" ones and twos into Texas and aat they are attempting to gather in Hidalgo county west of Sunday.

He said a band estimated ten or a dozen approached a ranch louse near San Benito sending two 'f its members to the house. Thb anchor's wife was home alone, the Hexlcans told her they did not wish 0 hurt her and asked where Her bus- and and his horses Were. After sat-' sfying themselves that both the man the house and his horses were away the Mexicans left. Rangers are searching for them today. The Twenty-Sixth Infantry from 'exas City went on duty here today, 26 men of the 75 were left at ilngsville, 115 miles north of Browns- ille and more than two companies went on patrol duty at Harlingen, be- ween here and Kingsville.

Rattgers nd peace, officers are disarming all Mexicans outside'of the larger towns hroughout the Brownsville section, firearms discovered in the possession of Mexicans in the rural communi- ies of this section, is practically iquivalent to "a fleitn warrant unless the Mexicans are well known as leaceful. Even in such cases firearms are seized and warnings given lot to' obtain any more; There is a state law against pis- 01 toting but for some- time the Mexicans have avoided this law by carrying rifles, claiming that the law id not supply to such large and un- concealabie weapons and further more they were hunting game. The smbargo on arms which the Rangers lave put on Mexicans on this side is he most effective embargo ever at- empted In this valley. The penalty or smuggling is death. CARRANZA WILL NOT OBSTRUCT DELIVERY OF NOTE COOPER- LOWER.

T.CAPT. ANDERS ON ex? NEW HAMPSHIRE' The American battleships Louisian northward from the Carribean Sea I They were caught south a and New Hampshire were caught i the tropical hurricane sweeping nto the Gulf waters and two seamen were swept from their decks arid tne Florida coast. The battleship are on their way to -Vera Cruz. wr IF IK Washington, Aug. that Gen.

Carranza will not obstruct delivery ot the Pan-American appeal to Mexico reached the state department today in a message from C. B. Parker of the American embassy staff Mexico City, saying that General Pablo Gonzales, Carranza's command- )r there had "promised safe conduct the messengers -who are to carry the appeal to General Zapata and others." No replies to the Pan-American appeal had been received today. State department officials are undecided whether to make them public after they are received or wait until after another conference with the Latin-American diplomats has been held. Under the language of the appeal the Mexican' leaders may invite some of the Latin-Americans to arrange the proposed peace conference and Ignore the offer of the United States.

Officials here say that only those Invited will participate in the arrangement. General agency here today made" public telegrams from several generals pledging their support- to. General Carranza. The agency declared, the telegrams were written at a time when the general feared "a threat of armed Intervention by the United-States In the internal affairs of Mexico and of participation in that movement by South and Central American countries." Emphatic Note Is Sent in Reply to Communication Charging that Exportation of War Munitions Neutrality Violation Washington, Aug. state department last night made public the reply of the United States rejecting views'set forth by the Austro- Hungarian government in, a.

recent note contending that exportation of waf munitions from America to Austria's enemies was conducted on such a scale as to be "not in consonance with the definition of neutrality." Though friendly in language and tone, the note flatly denies the Aus tro-Hungarlan contentions and recalls that that country and Germany tarnished munitions of war to Great Britain during the Boer war when England's enemies could not import such supplies. It insists "the Amerl-" can government Is pursuing a strict ly neutral course -in adhering to a principle upon It would depend for munitions In markets of the world in case It should be-attacked Berlin, Aug. Maf- shall Von Maekensen continuing his pursuit of the Russians toward Brest-Litovsk has: occupied dale and Sala- watycze, according to an official announcement made by German army headquarters to- day. The army of Prince Lie- pold of Bavaria, pressing the Russians from the west, has occupied Loyce and Miedcy- rzec, Uie statement adds. 4 Two robberies were reported to the sheriff's department and one arrest has been made.

An old man-was lured Into-the alley back Of a 1 Chinese restaurant oh Seventh street and six or seven dollars. In money, taken from The robber knocked the'old man down and was beating him with his flats when a Chinaman and negro from the reatau rant came to the rescue. An arrest made in this case. A Granbut? man was robbed of six or seven dollars, his coat and a watch) near the cotton oil mill Sun day He took several drinks with some new found friends. lie told the.

officers, and was all ho remembered. He is believed' to have been doped before being robbed. I Officers are looking for two men In I connection with this affair. by a foreign power. "The principles of International law," communication concludes, "the Practice of nations, the national safety States and other nations without great military and naval establishments, the prevention of Increased armies and navies, tho adoption of tba peaceful.

methods of the settlement of international differences, neutrality itself, are. opposed the prohibition by a'neutral-nation' of the exportation of arms, ammunition or other munitions of war to belligerent powers during the progress of the war." Practical Reason. to a "practical and substantial reason" why the United States, aside from the question of principle, advocates the practice of unrestricted trade in military sup- piles, the note declares: "It has; been the policy of this country 1 -to; iirialntMn in time of. peace a large military Establishment of stores of arms and ammunition sufficient to repel invasion by a well efltflijtied and' powerful army. It' has nations and to avoid any appearance of menacing such peace by the threat its armies and navies.

In conse- queice- of this standing policy the united'' States would, In the event of a foreign power, bo at the war seriously if not fatally attack outset oi embarrassed by the lack of arms and ammunition and by the means them In Bufflclent quantities to supply the requirements of national defense. The United States always has depended upon the right and power to purchase arms and ammunition, from' neutral JOf "foreign attack this right, which it claims for Itself, It can 'not deny to others." The United States asserts tbat It GERMANS TAKE MORE POSITIONS. TWO mn fan not accede to the suggestion that 't change or modify the'rules of International usage during the progress of a war on account of special conditions, and declares that the idea Of neutrality advanced by Austria would 'Involve a neutral nation In a mass of perplexities which would obscure the whole field of obligation, produce economic confusion and deprive all commerce and Industry-of legitimate fields of enterprise, already heavily burdened by the unavoidable restrictions of war." Attention is directed to the fact that Austria-Hungary and Germany, before the war, produced a great surplus of war munitions and sold them throughout the. world, "especially to belligerents" and that "never during that period did either, of them suggest or apply the principles now advocated by the Imperial and Royal government." Austria and Germany Sold Arms, The note points out particularly that during the Boer war between Great Britain and the South-African Republics the latter were In a situation almost identical with that occupied by Germany and. Austria at the present time, and that "in spite of commercial Isolation of one belligerent Germany sold to Great Britain, the other belligerent, hundreds of thousands of kilos of explosives, gun powder, cartridges, shot, and weapons and Austria-Hungary" also sold similar munitions to the "same pur- 1 chaser, though In smaller quantities." In this connection a table of sales by Germany and Austria to Great Britain during the Boer war Is appended to the note, and It Is suggested that had.Austria and Germany refused to sell arms to Great-Britain at By Associated Press.

Washington, Aug. Amerl- 'an sailors were, washed overboard the battleship New Hampshire, and drowned yesterday while the ship was sailing the gulf hurricane somewhere south of the Florida, coagt. Jo damage to the New Hampshire or Louisiana which are proceeding to the southern waters, was reported. The marines were J. F.

Robinson and W. B. Ray. mother, Mrs. W.

A. Robinson, lived at 222 West 31st street Uhrichsville, Ohio. Ray's residence is given as Mississippi. His mother, Mande Ray Holcomb, Is his next kin. The bodies were not recov- Broaching the cost apparently near the Texas-Louisiana to the weather bureau reports.

Hurricane warnings are displayed on the gulf coast from Brownsville to New New Orleans. 3v vw ocii ai luo tu utiwuiu tojemTn at peace 1 time "on the ground that-to do so would violate the spirit of neutrality, the Imperial and Royal 'government might with greater consistency and greater force urge its present contention;" The. note was cabled to Ambassador Penfield at Vienna Aug. 12. No word of Its delivery has yet been received.

CUP OF GASOLINE EXPLODES BURNING CHILD. By Associates Aug. news reached Sere'today -of the burning of four-year-old Violet Witt, at tittle Elm Saturday night, as a result of the ex. plosion of a cup of gasoline. Warcraft On Way to Vera Cruz'Hit By Gulf Hurrican South of Florida Coast--Seamen Drowned and Their Bodies Not Recovered ALONG GOLF Fifty Member! of Ar erlcan Mission at -Van Broken From By Associated Prosi Washington, Aug.

bers of the American mission in Van Turkish Armenia, who were present during the recent fighting in tliut vicinity have arrived In Tiflis, broken down with work and hardship. Consul Smith 'at. Tlfim today notified the department that Mrs. Usshar had died In Van and that her imtsbixnO was now dangerously 111 In Tiflls. The dispatch said that while the other members of the little band of Americans are convalescent they are money or proper clothing.

Italians Device Robs Submarine Of Its terrors By Associated Prois. Paris, Aug. device invented by the Italian engineer, Cjuerlni. which makes It possible to drive torpedoes out of their and explode them, have proven eatlBtactory In tents, says a dispatch from Rome and arrangements are being made to supply tho device to the allied forces. VELOCIIlf Of 48 MILES DIRECTION OF WIND INDICATES HURRICANE IS PASSING INLAND TO THE EAST OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON lira Spray Going Over Seawall But Tlda It Not Alarming and Inhabitants of City Not Alarmed--General Exodui at Sabine and Sablne Pais liy Pren.

Aug. -At 2:30 thin af- Sylvia Pankhuf st Refuses To Register Under National Act By Associated Prtnfl. London. Aug. Pankhurst, famed as militant suffragist will not comply with registry regulations.

the National "I am not going to register, that's all I know about It," said Miss Parik- hurst. "For my part I think it only a ruse to get more power out of the workers. 1 am not a man, so they can't fake me to war and they won't send me to a munition factory: they know there will be trouble." 1 iPPEB IS DEJO ered. The tropical disturbance Negro Shot By Oscar Wells, Another Negro Succumbed to Wounds This Afternoon Eugene Edmondson, alias "Kid" lopper, one of the uegrocsjyho was shot Friday night, succumbed to his wounds shortly after noon today. He was shot through the abdomen and at first was not thought to be dahger- usly wounded, Sunday lowever, he took a turn f.or the George Johnson, the other negro who was shot and whose wound was considered fatal, was doing nicely today.

A curious feature of Johnson's js ap- MYSTERIOUS AEROPLANES EXCITE CONCHO RESIDENTS. By Associated Priws. San Angelo, Aug: un- ixplained maneuvering of two aero- planes in this county has caused no little stirring among the residents to the north of San Angelo. The two machines were seen last night flying towards this city for the second time within a week. Angelo is 150 miles from the nearest border point.

No Fewer Than 2,000 Sayi Canadian Mllltla Minister--Over 100 Have Been Killed By Associated Press. London, Aug. are no few. er than 2,000 Americans in tRe ranks of the Canadian military contingent, said Major General Sam Hughes, the Canadian Minister of Militia last night ''I have already written let ters of gratitude and of sympathy," he added, "to mothers of more than 100 American boys who have fallen while fighting in Flanders alongside ot Ca nadlan comrades. More than 2,000 enlisted and we could have had many more if we wished.

A number of Wegi Pointers offered their services as offl cera and some are now with us." wound is appendix, that a being bullet cut off his probably tho first on record tbat an appendectomy was ever performed with a pistol. Yesterday afternoon Hopper was reported much worse and it was believed that death was near. Accordingly preparations were made to take ils dying statement, which was done, (tapper telling how the negroes raji md how some of them got on their mees when the fireworks started. The statement was solemnly signed ind witessed, the physicians believing that two hoars, at most, would see the negro dead. "Say said Hopper plaintively as the physician prepared to depart, "I'm hungry.

Can't I have a tiam sandwich?" Hopper was shot squarely through the center of the abdomen, the bullet perforating the intestines in several places. Johnson was shot In the same an artery 1n MB abdomen was. cut by, the bullet and although It was an hour before he was operated upon, losing an immense amount" of blood in the meantime, he was considered this morning as 1)0- Ing on. the way to recovery. Oscar Wells, who did the shooting, was still in jail this morning.

HENRY STARR TAKEN TO McALESTER PENITENTIARY ternoqn the wlnd'i velocity wai 48 to SO- miles an hour and the barometer stood at 29.43. There hai been np property loos and no one feared there would be any of a serious nature. The city has not been flooded and there are no Indications that It will be inundated. At 12:30 today the wind which had been blowing from the northeast since yesterday switched to the north, at this time It is blowing at the velocity of forty miles on hour. The barometer at 29.63 today wai 29,50 at 12:30, The direction of the Indicated that the tropical disturbance would go Inland- a short distance east of Galvetton.

The report that water la coming over the tea wall It untrue. Occaiian- al bursts of spray are blown on the boulevard by the wind but from tho tide Is not alarming at the aea wall has already successfully undergone a more tevere test than the one to which It It being' The loeal weather that all living In exposed placet take precautions. NOBODY LEFT AT SABINE AND THE SABINE PASS. 8y Associated Presi. Aug.

general exodus of residents of Sablne and Sabine Pass place this morning, not a person remaining In either town, fear of the storm causing them to leave. A steady rain has been falling here since 10 o'clock this morning. ONE MAN KILLED AT MISSISSIPPI. By Anaoclatnd Prcil. New Orleans, 'Aug; report from Waveltmd, states that one man was killed during- an electrical and that about fifteen hundred yards of-beach road was washed away.

ANXIOUS PEOPLE SPEND NIGHT IN RAILWAY STATION. By Associated Press. Houston, Aug. thousand people spent Sunday night In the lobby of live Santa Po station at Galveston," said Fuller Williamson, special agent at Waco of the I. and G.

N. railway. "At four o'clock I was awakened by a mail's fervid preaching. The station wan literally jiacked with anxious people." MANY TOURISTS HAVE LEFT GALVESTON. By Associated Presn.

Houston. Aug. 100 persons, most of them tourists from other states, are here from Galveston, leaving that point Sunday In of a storm. By Associated Press. Oklahoma City, Aug.

GENERAL VILLA LIFTS LEVY AGAINST FACTORY By Associated El Paso, Texas, Aug. forced loan of $100,000 levied by General against the Jamez Brittlnghatri soap factory, a Mexican corporation at Gomez, 1'alacols lias been lifted It became known here today. Abandonment of the loan followed a. conference between Villa and General. Scott who was recently In El Paso for the state department Much of tho stock of tl." company had been held by tho and.

suspecting that the stock was held manncr Villa exacted the heavy loan. General Scott Is said to have assured villa that now the stock is held exclusively by American and Mexican interests. Starr, convicted with the gang ot bank robbers, which last spring raided two Stroud banks and Louts Bates left here last night for the State penitentiary at McAlester to be- bin serving sentences of twenty-five and seven years, respectively. Starr, pale and still walking witrTfiiTW Aug. A of two crutches, was the object of many curious visitors' gaze who visited the city jail hoping to get a.

glimpse of the bandits. Starr is 41 years of age and was bitter In discussing the comparatively short sentence of his companion. VILLA GARRISON HAS REVOLTED. state department dispatch from Torrepn says the Villa garrison at Dnrango has revolted and that the city has been taken by Carranza forces. MEWSPAPERI.