The Miami News from Miami, Florida • 1

DAILY METROPOLIS Temperature Maximum yesterday .88 Minimum last night 83 Strong east winds, probable gale, rain tonight and Sunday Larger Paidtin-Advahce Circulation Than Any Other Daily Paper Published on the East Coast EIGHTEENTH YEAR NUMBER 203 (ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES) MIAMI, FLORIDA. SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1915 (DELIVERED 10 CENTS A WEEK) TEN PAGES Plan to Blow Ud the Suez STRAIGHT AWAY TAM1AIV1I TRAIL Is Thwarted by French Ministry, Germans Still Chasing Russians HURRICANE PASSES, MIAMI WILL ESCAPE STORM THIS TIME IS ENDORSED BY COUNTY BOARD. $200,000 STATEFUNDS WANTED -r- III FRUSTRATE ATTACK ON SUEZ CANAL ONE BOMB MIGHT BLOCK THE CANAL FOR MONTHS Committee Is Appointed to Go to Tallahassee and Interview the State Trustees; Detailed Report of Conditions Along Twentieth Street Route Made to County Commissioners OFFICIAL WKATHK.R 1 IK PORT FROM THB GOVERNMENT OFFICE Storm gloving Toward the. Gulf and Miami Is Not Likely to Come Within Its Influence. Strong Guard Kept By British Troops Along the Waterway Con Assistance of the state in -building usually very fine muck soil but are the Tamiamt Trail, either in funds seldom larger than three to four or in the setting aside of lands acres.

'Charlie's Cornfield' and sev-which can be sold and funds thereby jeral other large hammocks embrace raised, is asked by the Dade county i as high as forty acres each. Car-commissioners the trustees of thelacter of soil very much diversified, internal improvement fund, and sand, marl and muck. Very few committee from the commissioners places showing outcrop of rock to will next week go to the state capi- top of ground but the entire route as tal to present the proposition to the far as traversed showed an average THERE WILL BE SQME WIND necting the ranean Sea and Gulf of Suez. of about three feet from top of soil trustees. This committee is com posed of L.

T. Hlghleyman, chairman of the Tamiaml Trail commission; R. E. representative, and Captain J. F.

Jaudon, county tax as GERMANS PUSH EASTWARD sessor. 40- Or 50-Mile-An-Hour Gale May Blow During Next Twenty Four Hours; People of Keys And Shipping Seek Safety. The county, commissioners this morning by resolution approved XI an as suggested by Mr. Hlghley to rock, ample for construction of roadbed, and generall of such a character as would insure firm and substantial foundation, and no scarcity of rock for surfacing roadbed. "Proposed road is on almost direct line of one of proposed canals of Randolph drainage commission.

We would recommend that canal be dag on north side of roadbed, throwing spoil bank to south of canal, for roadbed. We would further recommend that Snapper creek canal be widened if possible, and extended to or about the northwest corner of township 54 south, range 39 east. Report received this morn- lng indicate tbat Miami will escape the hurricane. The storm is still sooth of Cuba, moving towards the Gulf of Mexico. Once in the gulf, Miami la not likely to again come within it influence, t'ntil the Morn reaches, the Gulf, how ever, the winds along the south east Florida coast are likely to continue and they may increatte within the next 324 hours to the force of a gale that is.

to 40 or 43 miles per hour. There is no denger to tbe residents of the ocean beach and no further necessity of them leaving there. The, latewt advisory warning relative to the storm was an follows: The tropical storm, undimin-lulled In Intensity, is apparently central near the Isle of Pines moving a little more north of west. It will probably pass Into the Gulf of Mexico tonight. During Friday night there was a maximum wind Telocity at Havana' of 56 miles' per hour from tbe east, with a barometer reading of 20.7 inchce.

llur-. lng Knnday the storm center will probably reach the north-' central part of the Gulf of Mexico. Gnlf shipping in advised to take every precaution. man and Captain Jaudon who tra versed a portion of the Twentieth street route for the cross-state high way, and the committee wilt take this resolution to Tallahassee. Complete data will be placed before tne Sokolow, Siedloe and Lnkow Are Captured by the Invaders; 4 Six Killed and Twenty-Three Injured In Another Air Raid On English Coast Towns.

WASHINGTON, August 14. Hurricane warnings were ordered to be displayed by the weather bureau along the south Florida coast today. The tropical storm center is west of Cuba. trustees and the co-operation or tne state to the extent of an appropria tion of $200,000 or the donation of and that representations be made to state lands along the route to that 1 tne Everglades drainage district mm in value will be asked, snouio lanas be donated, these will be sold only to bona fide settlers, and at a prtfe fixed by the trustees. PARIS.

August 14. A plan to at commissioners of the great benefit that this ocean to gulf highway would be to the state lands, and that a copy of soundings, character of soil, water level and height above sea level of land be furnished them, to the end that they will join with The argument is made that by In tack the Suez canal has been detected and thwarted, according to an official announcement given out by the ministry of marine today. A French mm vesting this 1200,000 the state will get an expenditure of $600,000 for the road across the state, and that cruiser also bombarded Jaffa, ae Dade county and the promoters of I this cross-state road in immediately this will greatly increase the value of state lands along the route, it cording to the report, destroying the principal building there, which was Is also stated that the increased (Continued on Page Seven. i Latest reports' indicate that Miami will escape the much heralded hurricane. There might he a pretty stiff gale here within the next 24 hours just a blow of 40 or 45 miles an hour but the storm which has been creating havoc to the southward has moved toward the Gulf of Mexico and once in the gulf.

Forecaster Gray states that Miami is not likely to again come within its influence. It is while the storm is moving into the gulf that a gale is to be expected in Miami, and this should happen within the next 24 hours. Reports received last night and early this morning indicated jit the storm had not moved much ant a German arms factory. value of land by this investment will more than compensate Dade It is commonly believed that tbe Suez-canal is only a ditch dug county for Its part of the expense by the additional taxes which will through sandy soil and therefore that aa; attacking party would be unable; to do much damage to the come into the treasury. In addition to the $200,000 from the state.

It KU-KLUX-KLAN METHODS USED TO HAKE NEGROES HOVE FROM expected to secure $200,000 from waterway "without enormous effort. However the Suez canal has its own individual land owners along the route and about $200,000 from Dade county through an issue of bonds. "Culebra Cut" and a bomb thrown at the right point might block up the canal for months. England is 0. jaws Trail Carefully Considered This Tamiami Trail was made the VICINITY OF AVE.

AND 4TH i it was impossible to determine what keeping a large force of troops all An attack of Turkish German forces on the Suez canal was de special order of business before the along the waterway for (he purpose I course it would take, l-ater in the a 4 ndiea tions came 1 th a 1 county commissioners when they met of preventing a German or Turkish at 9 t-morwrrgr- ti; -i tected and frustrated yesterday by the troops -of the allies guarding the waterway. Strong forces of English troops have' been kept on cn. stant guard along the Canal ever since the first outbreak of bostllites. The Sues passage has a "Culebra Cut" of Its own and if a party of force from doing such damage. Highleyman read the report for the Negroes Warned to Leare Terri storm had moved toward the Gulf of I Mexico, and this acted as a balm to sooth the spirit of those who.

feared a hurricane. It is not absolutely set-tied yet, but the weather man be- DON PUT JAIL party which made soundings along the route, and the commissioners Germans Driving Russians German or Turkish soldiers could get at the- top and drop, a bomb or other explosive It might be months before the canal could be opened discussed details with him and Cap tain Jaudon. lieves the chances are that Miami will not experience a very bad blow. for commerce again. The picture shows a portion of the canal with vessel proceeding on its way to the Mediterranean.

For the present it was agreed that tory and They Are Acting Promptly, Moving By the Score Ift the Important thing Is to ascertain what the trustees of the Internal Im Rains in Key West Railroad officials in Miami, had some direct advices this morning. provement board will do as their part of the work, and the direct way to find this out is by tne personal visit Oil TOP FLOOR SAYS CHIEF but nothing indicating more than a MEXICANS TAKE AN ISLAND hard wind storm with an by a representative committee. It Is of rain further south. All trains LONDON, August 14. Steady progress Of the Bavarian forces eastward from Warsaw Is taken here Indicating that the Germans are pushing their drive through the Russian center and are continuing their envelopment effort along the Dvina line.

Petrograd and Berlin reports agree that Sokolow, Siedloe and Lukow have been occupied by the Germans. Desperate fighting is reported from a front 60 miles east of Warsaw and 50 miles wide, over half way to Brestlltovak, where the Russians' are making their center. A new defensive at this point will probably be abandoned because of the speed of the German advance. Petrograd claims that the Ger from south of here are on time ana Intended that the committee win oe ready to report by the next meeting difficulties have been experienc As a result of a visit of a number of masked white men to residents of colored town in the section bounded by Avenues I and and Fourth and Sixth streets, negroes are moving out of that territory today by the score moving wherever they can IN THE RIO GRANDE RIVER of the counfv commissioners, at ed. which time the surveyors will also Rain was falling in torrents in Key West this mqrning and a ge'e have completed the soundings for the road the entire distance to tne Le was blowing, but the telegraphic re county line.

ports stated that it was nothing In addressing the commisisoners. get a place to stack their goods. The warning came last night in the form of a dozen white men who visited each negro in the section, told the in alarming. Undefined rumors of Highleyman said that this pro BROWARD COUNTY posed road will make the state land habitants to move out and left a pa more valuable, and that the state has FIRE DEPT. Old Court House Not Fireproof And Prisoners Could Not Be Saved In Case of Fire Take Possession of Island 100 Miles North of Brownsville; Bat Troops Are Later tiii Withdrawn mans have been checked at Penl-swesch and Dvinsk, hut Berlin re ports do not admit this.

If the Rus VOTE ROAD per crudely written In printed handwriting stating: No nigger ran live In this house. -Move out by Monday night or we will blow you up. 120,000 acres of land adjacent to the road, now practically worthless. Beside this, many of the tracts are owned by individuals, and these will be correspondingly-, enhanced in value. He considers the proposition sian reports are true it would not affect the advance of the German flanks.

For the moment, however, the Intensity of the fighting is giving way to the scramble of the Russians to avoid the enveloping 'net water two feet deep over the rail- road tracks at points to the south are denied by the officials, who say that if that were true the trains would not be operating. Information -from all along the line fails to locate any direct damage from high winds. Cuba seems to be receiving the brunt of tbe storm, according to the morning dispatches. The railroad people are carefully watching the situation, for their own protection as well as that of the residents of exposed places along tba Friday night there was a maximum wind velocity In Havana, Cuba, LAST HEXT MONTH Signed by 200 white men. A number of the pieces of paper were exhibited by residents of the one which the state will- readily approve, as a Business investment with assured returns, If Dade county is forbidden section thla morning, but spread by the German forces.

The final 'ontcome of these movements will probably be indicated within Prisoners incarcerated in a jail on the fourth floor of the remodeled Exact Date of Election Will Be court house would be caught like many of them had turned their warning note over to their house agents. Masked Men Issued Warning It appears that some time ago a a few days. Russians Devastating Country. rats In a trap In the case of a fire and could not be rescued, in tbe opinion of Henry R. Chase, chief of the Miami fire department, who in willing to put lip the money for its part of this road, he considered that the state will not hesitate as to its part of the enterprise when the facts are fully explained.

Captain Jaudon made the statement that if only teie dollar an acre was donated for this road from the land to be directly benefited, it would more than provide all the expense involved. He added that the project to build the highway along the bank of the Miami canal has not been lost sight of. Fixed By Oade County Com missioners at Special Meeting Next Saturday German correspondents are unanimous tn saying that the Russians are following the tactics of the Napoleonic campaign. They are laying waste to the country over which new negro cabin was completed near Avenue I and Sixth street. At thai time the negroes say that a white LAREDO.

August 14. A party of 80 Mexicans under a leader named Cabrera appeared between Zapata and Rio Grande City, 90 miles below Laredo on the Texas side today, according to word received here. A detachment of the 14th cavalry, stationed at Zapata, with armed citizens prepared to resist the invaders. NOGALES, August 14. Mexican soldiers entered American territory today and began slaughtering cattle 15 miles, west of here according to word received from the Harrison ranch.

Three automobiles loaded with armed men started for the scene. tends to this afternoon send to the county commissioners a letter protesting against adding two stories to the present court house and placing man came to them and told them the of 56 miles per hour, and tbe barometer read 2S 7 Inches. The weatft-er bureau waited on reports as to how the storm would recurve and tha Indications this morning showed the storm moving toward tha gulf. Warnings were Immediately sent out to gulf shipping to taka every precaution. Although a stiff breese was blo house must not be inhabited by a negro.

No further threats were made Broward county have its road bond election for the issuance of tbe jail on the top floor. A jail on the top floor of a fire proof building would be all right, says the chief. they are retreating so that the Ger. tnans cannot find shelter as they advance. Only a few minor skirmishes are reported from the western theatre.

War clouds still hover over the states. A Central News dis but that it is a part of this general plan. -V but It would never do to lock prison The Trailers Report ers ia steel cells on the top floor of S150.000 bonds the latter part of September, the exact date to be fixed by the Dade county commissioners at a special meeting to be held next Saturday. This morning the petition for the The report as filed with the county lng last night, it did not Interfere with the band concert and a good crowd assembled in Royal Palm park a building containing as mucn in- until last night when some dozen or more masked white men visited each negro house between Sixth and Fourth streets and Avenues I and J. Tbe visit was made after midnight, most of the negroes stating tbat they were aroused by a hammering at their door about 1 o'clock this morning.

Upon going to the door they say commissioners by Messrs. Highley man and Jaudon was as follows: "Surveying party left Miami Thursday, August 5th, consisting of I election was presented to coramia- sioners of Dade county, accepted and Hobart Crabtree, county surveyor: L. T. Highleyman, representing Mi EL PASO, August 14. Authoritative advices say that the military commanders of the states of Sinaloa, Tepic, Chia-plas, Guerrere and it is believed Durango have refused to recognise the authority of either Villa or Carrania.

ami Chamber of Commerce; J. F. Jaudon, representing Dade county placed on record. It was. stated that this is done in order to gain time, rather than wait until Broward county is organized.

Only those living in the territory emoraced in the new county of Broward will vote on the proposition. The born! Issue proposed for Broward county is for the purpose of building its part of the highway from they were met by ths crowd or masked whites, some of whom were armed, and told to get out by Monday or they would be blown up. No instance could be found this morning of any resident of tbe section who proposed to stay. They were all moving. Wagons, carts, drays and wheelbarrows were lined up.

in front of the different houses and household goods and patch from Amsterdam contatns the Information that Germany is sending 40,000 troops from Warsaw to he Serbian frontier. Reports from the east coast of England say that the Zeppelin raiders on Thursday were plainly visible. Crowds watched the battle between the Zeppelins and British airships. The British steamer Cairo and the smack Amethyst are reported as having been sun by German submarines. Official announcement of the German airship raid on the east coast of England last night states that six persons were killed and Injured.

Nineteen houses were seriously damaged by bombs thrown from the alrehlps. It is believed that one Zeppelin was damaged. All of the attacking airships escaped. to hear the music. Along the Boule- vard in front of the park the wind played a concert of Its own in tha palm trees and the steady wailing along the water front led some of the uninitiated to believe that Bi town was in for a had night.

Boats in port did not venture out yesterday or today. The Frances of the Nassau service was due In port today, but it is believed that tbe captain has tied up, probablyat Gun Key. A wireless message was received last night by Forecaster R. A. Gray, at the local weather bureau, from Captain C.

B. Jacobs, of tbe steamer Creole, of tbe Morgan line, asking Information as to tbe movements of the storm. Mr. Gray sent back full Information by wireless and Captain Jacobs replied, giving bis position commissioners; Audley Frederick. C.

W. H. Ludlam. two linemen and two boatmen. "Depths of soil to rock did not exceed five feet, except in one or two very narrow myrtle hammocks and saw-grass sloughs.

Typical Everglades country, dotted with small hammock islands. The latter have ttammable material as the old court No action anent the jail was taken by the commissioners at the morning session, though a half-dozen architects appeared before the board in opposition to the Lewis plans of utilizing the old court house "and building on two more stories. Geo. L. Pfeiffer acted as spokesman, although others expressed opinions.

Mr. Pfeiffer stated that there Is no doubt that the combined building ran be erected at the figures given by Mr. Lewis, and that tbe old walla can be saved, but he said the objections of tbe architects are that a better building should be erected than that proposed in the Lewi plans. Couldn't Rescue Prisoners "A fire la a four story office building is bad enough and people on the upper floors, not locked in. Fort Lauderdale along the bank of WASHINGTON, August 14 The war department's summary of advices from Funston says that it has been established that moat of the Mexican raiders are doubtless acting without authority from their chief.

the canal to connect with the pro (Continued on Page Tea.) posed road into the Everglades to lead out from Miami along the Mi ami canal. Sele Island Number Ten BROWNSVILLE. Texas. August WEDF.ESDAYBE SEVENTY-FIVE CENTDAY AND BARGAINS BE OFFERED FOR 75 CTS. MIAMI WAS COOLER nianv times have difficulty in escap- and thav don't alwava aet out Tk Slwlloe August 14.

Siedloe, Folish city. S3 miles southeast of Warsaw, was captured today by the 14. Carrania soldiers, it was learned here today, temporarily took possession of Island No. 10 in tbe Rio Grande, about 100 miles north of here, while the raiding in that vicinity was at its height. It was announced today that the Carranzistas have withdrawn from the island.

Peace officers and Texas rantr have adopted summary methods in dealing with suspected Mexicans. A German forces, according to an offi cial announrement Issued today. Mackennen Advancing and stating that a 20 tntle wind was blowing with a large southeast sea swell. Many phone messages were received at tbe weather bureau, from people who had become frightened by reports of a hurricane. "There is no danger to residents of the ocean beach." said Mr.

Gray this morning, "and no further necessity for them to leave." Refugees From Keys The midnight passenger traia from tbe south brought a number cf refugees from the vartoua keys to Miami to remain until all dssfer from the storm has passed. There were a number ef mea, wore woas tea and several children, picked op a but a fire In a four story building where the occupants of the top floor pose a Seventy-Five Cent Day locked up in stel cells Wednesday of next week, and the wouId la a holacauat," aald promise is that tbe Bargains that Chif chase today. "We could easily day will be better than on either of Irch the top floor with our aerial tbe other days, better than both of truck, but what could we do when the days put together. I got there N'jthing. The prisoa- General merchandise stores.

would he locked up. and teey log and shoe etores. jewelry and 1 would be burned to death like so drug stores, grocers, lumber tcer-1 many rats 1b a trap, ebante, all will put on sale Wed-i "The old eourt house 1e not a fire With a maximum temperature i yesterday of 88, Miami was cool- er than i Phoenix, 102 Tampa 94 i Sanford 94 1 Bartow 94 Knstis 94 Fort Pierce 92 1 Jacksonville 92 Key West "i 93 Orlando 92 New Orleans 92 1 I Washington 90 I Salt take City 92 i Fort Pierce 9 ft Talk about your bargains! Next Wednesday is the day to get them. Miami merchants tiave had their Fifty Cent day and their Dollar Day. end now they are going to have a Seventy-Five Cent Day.

Fifty Cent day was last week Wednesday, and it was a great success, hot the store keepers say it conld not be compared with Dollar Day last Wenesday, BERLIN. August 14 General Mackensen's forces pursuing the retreating Russians from the south heve reached the line of the Radzyn-Widwlodaw railroad, it was officially announced today report turned in at Fort Brown, made by peace officers to the army patrol there, reads as follows: "We met two Mexicans. They tried to escape. w'e couldn't iden-ify them, so we left them there. These Mexicans had been killed One Mexican was killed late yes- nesday, they say, a various as-; proof building by any means- The one of the greatest sales days with eortment of articles for 5 cents floors, window and door casings.

me local stores oecause 01 tne great i I (Continued on Pag Ten.) (Continued on Page Salle y-Milam Hardware Co. on Fags Two. bcrgains offered. Now they pro- on Page Two. i.