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227. AUSTIN, TEXAS, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 18, 101(3. FIVE CENTS THE COPY STORM LITTLE RUSSIAN GIRL IS RECOMMENDED FOR CROSS AND MEDAL OF ST. GEORGE DEUTSCHLAND IS REPORTED SAFE IN BREMEN HARBOR ATTACKS GENEVA, Aug. 18 (via Paris, 5:50 p.

A private telegram received today from Berlin by the Neuo Zuricher Zeitung, says the German submarine Deutschland arrived safely yesterday at Bremen from the United States. THE WILSON OPPOSED TEUTON WILL HIT CORPUS Xft CHECKED Hurricane Warnings Flying There and at Brownsville. Railroad Presidents Favor Arbirtation Under Newland's Act. Petrograd Report Saysi Russian Advance Is Continuing. WILSON VETOES THE ARMY BILL; DEL A YS CONGRESS 4 i.

uniformity in the application of military discipline which will make the entire organization coherent and effective and to engender a spirit of cooperation and proper subordination to authority, which will In time of war Instantly make the entire army a unit in its purpose of self-sacrifice and devotion to duty In the National defense. These purposes can not be accomplished if the retired officers, still a part of the military establishment, still relied upon to perform important duties, are excluded, upon retirement, from the wholesome and unifying effect of this subjection to a common discipline. I am persuaded that officers upon the retired list would themselves regard as an invidious and unpalatable discrimination, which in effect excluded them from full membership in the profession to which they have devoted their lives and of which, by the laws of their country, they aro still members. So long as Congress sees fit to make retired personnel a part of the army of the United Htates, the constitutionality of the proposed exemption of such personnel from all liability under the articles of war Is a matter of serious doubt, Jeaving the President, as it does without any means sanctioned by statute of exercising over the personnel thus exempted the power of command vested in him by the Constitution. "Convinced as I am of the unwisdom of this provision and of Its baneful effect upon the discipline of the army; doubting as I do, the power of Congress wholly to exempt retired officerr (Continued on Pago Three.) Mile.

Tania and the tallest soldier of her company. Mile. Tania, the heroic little Russian girl, is but sixteen years old ani iias been recommended for that high honor, the Cross and Medal of St. Mile. Tania is seen here in the uniform of a Russian infantryman just as she appears on the field of action.

Her diminutive size is shown ia, contrast to the man at her side, who is the tallest soldier in her company. WR OE 'S PL A FOR COMPLETING DAM TO BE CONSIDERED UNION LEADERS NOT SATISFIED President Gives Up Cab inet Meeting to Avert Strike. WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 While the 640 representatives of the railway employes assembled In secret session this morning to vote on acceptance President Wilson's plan for averting a nationwide strike, the railroad presidents and their managers held a conference before going to the White House. There were indications that the railroad employes would vote to accept President Wilson's proposal for a basic 8-hour day and settlement of the other Usues by a commission, but the hope for settlement was endangered by evidences that the railroad presidents, backing up their managers committee, were not inclined to grant an 8-hour day unless it be decided by arbitration and in any event might ask President Wilson for a little time in which to think over his proposition.

President Wilson abandoned today's Cabinet meeting so he could devote all his time to the railroad situation. The railroad presidents want arbitration under the Newlands act, with two arbitrators for roads, two for the men and two for the public. The disposition of many of them was said to-, day to be to insist upon action of that character and not to yield to President Wilson's plan for an 8-hour day unless It comes from an arbitration Doarci Some of the presidents are said to feel that the public will support their offer to arbitrate everything in dispute Some others, however, were of the opinion that If President Wilson chooses to exercise his power and re fuses to press the men for arbitration It will be difficult for the railroad pres idents to continue opposition to his plan. After the employes' meeting had been in session for an hour one of the lead ers came out and said sentiment for the President's proposal was by means unanimous, but no organized ODDosltion to the plan had appeared Moat of them thought the proposition good in the main, but a number od- jected to it. "There are about 600 men in there clamoring for a chance to speak, said the leader, who came out, "and if they are heard, as many of them doubtless will be, there is no telling wnen we will ret a vote." Durlnc the morning President wn- son prepared a statement reviewing thn neirntls.tlons and explaining why he chose the plan of settlement based uion the 8-hour day.

The statement probably will be given out later, Ll Chambers, of the Federal me diators, went to the men's hall at the request of brotherhood officials to explain some of the features of the situation. He went into executive session with the heads of the four brotherhoods on the subject of overtime. In the men's meeting the leading objection to President Wilson's plan was that If it were accepted without extra pay for overtime the men demanded, the railroads would contend that, the sole purpose of the men was to obtain more money and not to get the 8-hour day Presidents Are Obstinate. Several of the railroad presidents at the conference with President Wilson this afternoon, indicated that they would stand by their managers, wno had refused to concede to the 8-hour day proposition. The President, however, declined to take "no" for an answer and told the railroad heads he would see thema gain tomorrow.

Just after the railroad presidents left the White House it became known officially that the employes had voted to accept the President's proposition and taht some of the leaders had gone to the White House to tell him so. The vote of the employes on President Wilson's plan was delivered to him personally by the chiefs of the four brotherhoods. A. B. Garretson, their spokesman, said it would be given out by the President and added that although the employes had received no invitation to return xo the White House they "would tarry" nere to await a possible summons.

The four brotherhood leaders were in conference with the President thirty minutes and said no modification of the plan had been presented to them as a result of President Wilson's conference with the railroad presidents. MINISTER INDICTED. NEW YORK, Aug. 18. Ihe Rev.

Charles T. Bayles, head of the allies hospital relief commission was indicted by the rand Jury today charged with grand Urceny. The indictment grew out of the Investigation into the disposition of a fund of about $7,000 collected by Dr. Bayles from wealthy persons, which It was alleged by the district attorney, was not used for the purpose intended. In FIERCE FIGHTING IN CARPATHIANS French Retake Part ol Fleury On Verdun Front.

PETROGRAD, Aug. 18 (via London, Aug. 18). The Austro-German effort to throw back the Russians in Galioia has resulted in great losses and met with no success, the war office announced today. The Russians hava pressed forward in several sectors.

The announcement follows: "On the front -from the Zlota-Llpa west to Podhaytse the enemy resumed the offensive with considerable forces, without success. The enemy sustained great losses. "On the River Bystrltza-Bolotvina, wo occupied Lysiets (seven miles southwest of Stanislau) on the western bank of the river. In the direction of Ardzeluz our troops occupied a series of heights. "In the region of Korosmezo (Car.

pathlans) our troops, continuing their advance, approached the summits of the mountain in the vicinity of Koros-mozo. "Un the Caucasian front, the Turkish offensive in the region west of Lake Van was repulsed easily by our troops, in Persia, in the region of Kala Pasova, encounters took place with considerable Turkish forces." FRENCH STATEMENT. PARIS, Aug. 18 Heavy attacks were made by the French last night on the Verdun front. After violent fighting at Fleury, east of the Meuse, they expelled the Germans from part of the town, which had been captured, says the official statement today.

Several German counter attacks on the Somme front southeast of Maure-pug were repulsed. The statement follows: "North of the Somme several at. tempted counter attacks by the enemy against our new positions southeast of Maurepa failed under our fire. We took some prisoners. "South of the Somme wc recovered four machine guns in trenches, taken by us south of Belloy.

"On the right bank of the Meuse (Verdun front) an attack by our troops enabled us. after a violent combat, to drive out the Germans from a portion of the village of Fleury, which they were occupying. "Some enemy troops are still maintaining themselves in a small clump of ruins on the eastern edge of the village Between Thiaumont and Fleury our troops made an appreciable advance. Fifty prisoners including an officer remained in our hands. We also captured a machine gun.

"Everywhere else the night was relatively calm." BRITISH STATEMENT. LONDON, Aug. 18. German artillery became more active last night along the Somme front. A small Brit ish gain reported In the official announcement of today, which follows: "Last night the enemy's artillery generally showed increased activity.

Northwest of Bazentin-le-Petit, by a small local enterprise we further extended our gains in the enemy' lines. German trenches In this area were found to be greatly damaged and full of the enemy's dead. "A further hostile attack from Mar-tinpuich last night was repulsed as completely as were his former attempts yesterday." GERMAN STATEMENT. BERLIN, Aug. 18 (via London, 4:53 p.

Attacks by the French last night on an extended front in the Verdun region, east of the Meuse, were repulsed ell along the line, except at Fleury, where fighting Is still in progress, the war office announced today. BRITISH REPULSED. BERLIN, Aug. 18 (via London, 4:15 p. The British with several fresh divisions launched an attack on ths German lines north of the Somme and succeeded in driving back the German first line for a short distance on a narrow front south of Martlnpuich, the wr i.fflrp announced today.

In other sectors they wcre completely repulsed. Teutons Defeat Serbian Forces BERLIN, Aug. 18. Via LONDON The Teutonic allies have taken the offensive on tho Balkan front and captured the Greek town of Fiorina from Serbiun troops, the war office an nounced today. The official announcement that Tur kish trops are fighting with the Ger.

mans and Austrlana tn Guilds wan mitde today by the war HURRICANE STILL OUT IN THE GULF Storm Warnings Given the Texas Coast tt-H- f. DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 18. Communication by telegraph with Brownsville and extreme South Texas was lost from both Houston and San Antonio shortly after 1:30 o'clock today. according to an announcement from the general office of the Western Union Telegraph com- pany here.

-W A-lL -f, TTTTVVT I Vi rTT'l 11' rTT i TT SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 18. The Southwestern Tele- graph and Telephone Company announced this afternoon that it was unable to get in cofmunl- cation with Brownsville, WASHINGTON. Aug. 18.

The trop ical storm is expected to reach the United States somewhere along the lexas coast and hurricane warnings were Issued by the weather bureau to day for Corpus Christl and Browns ville and storm -warnings for the re mainderof the. Texas coast. The disturbance was approaching the mouth of the Rio Grande, but its center still some distance off shore. Gulf shipping may now proceed with Safety toward Cuban and Central American ports, the weather bureau announced, BROWNSVILLE NOT ALARMED. BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Aug.

18." Should the tropical hurricane strike the Texas coast near the mouth of the Rio Grande River there will be no danger, it was pointed out by the local weather bureau today, to the military forces encamped in this The brunt of the storm would be felt at Point Isabel, a small, sparsely populated resort on the Gulf Coast, twenty-two miles from here, and at the mouth of the Rio Grande. Soldiers' camps, well Inland from that section, would only feel, it was said, the effects of a heavy wind. The lower Texas Coast is protected by a natural breakwater In the form of Padre and Mustang Islands, which are narrow stretches of land rising In hand hills thirty end forty feet from the Gulf. I But little apprehension was felt here loaay. GALVESTON IS SAFE.

Texas, Aug. 18, 10.15 a. m. At 8:80 o'clock this morning the weather bureau announces the barometer steady at 29-88, which is one point aoove normal; wind fitful, twenty-eight to thirty-five miles, from east southeast. That the storm Is rapldlj approaching the mouth of the Rio Grande and will probably pass inland there this afternoon.

No dangerous winas nor tides are anticipated at Gal veston. Tou may publish this as the absolutely authentic conditions at the hour named and It is offered for the purpose of allaying any fears of citizens of the interior who may have friends In Galveston. There are absolutely no exceptional weather condi tions prevailing here and none are ex Pected now. GALVESTON COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION." GALVESTON NOT IN PATH. GALVESTON, Texas, Aug.

18. In-Q'cationg thia morning were that the tropical disturbance which came into jne Gulf of Mexico through the Yucatan Channel Wednesday night would inland near the mouth of the Rio wande or on the lower Texas Coast, tie 7 o'clock reports fronr the Gulf coast weather bureau stations showed wownsviile with the lowest barometer on the coast, 29.70, with the wind miles an hour from the north. At Corpus Christl the barometer was 29.82 and there was a wind miIes an hour frm the nn- The barometer at Galveston t-mLtJ and the wln was blowing iTy-tour miles an hour from -the st on Urometer was 30 or better ttl au points along the east Gulf Coast. BAROMETER FALLING. CHRISTL Texas.

Aug. 18. 0 clock this morning the ap-dUtar 3 storm was centered some eoaS Sueast of the southern Texas andJ.ebarometer registered 29.72 at a fallinf- The wind was blowing A te of 45 miles a hour, titw lasted but a few'min- TtU bliniing sheets at 10 a. m. outwni1 father bureau has sent th Th es t0 611 Parts ot the coast in 09 wreatened area.

THIRTY-EIGHT MILE WIND. "les an hour from the eaat, with i WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. President Wilson today vetoed the army appropriation bill because of exemptions from discipline for retired offlcera forced into It by the Houso conferees led by Representative Hay over the op position of tne war Department. A new bill will be necessary and may delay adjournment of Congress.

Representative Hay said he would reintroduce the bill in the House immediately, with the features to which the President objected eliminated. Mr. Hay followed his announcement by reintroducing the bill minus not only the section to which the President objected, but with the whole revision of the articles of war eliminated. This threatened to complicate the situation. President Wilson's veto message fol lows: "The House of Representatives: "I have carefully considered the bill entitled 'An act making appropriation for the support of the army for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1917' and now take the liberty of returning it with my objections to its approval.

Acts With Reluctance. "The bill constitutes an essential part of the legislation providing for the military establishment of the country and wisely and generously provides for the reorganization of the agencies of our National defense and it is with genuine reluctance that 1 delay its becoming law by suggesting the elim ination of one of the provisions, which has been embodied in the very necessary and important revision of the ar ticles of war, which has been added to it. Articles of War Archaic. "The existing articles of war are un doubtedly archaic. They have not un dergone comprehensive revision for more than a hundred years.

They do not always furnish the means of meeting promptly and directly the needs of discipline under modern conditions and many contingencies now frequent ly arise in the government of the mili tary forces, which were not contemplated when the present code was for mulated. The relations of the Government of the United States have greatly broadened within the 100 years. We now have insular possessions and National interest far away from our continental shores. Both the practice of arms and the theory of discipline have undergone many modern changes and a manifest need for such a revision of these articles as is here pre sented has long existed. I therefore, the more keenly regret to rind in tne proposed revision of the articles of war a provision to wnicn i can 6' my approval.

Retired Officers' status. Thf original act establishing the retired list of the army referred to the personnel therein included as only partialis rotirpd and nrovided that a re tired officer should be entitled to wear the uniform of his Krade, should be home nn the armv register, and should be subject to the rules and articles of war, and to trial by general court-martial for any breach of these arti cles. By the act of July 24, 1876, oni-cers of the army on the retired list were specifically declared to constlttue a part of the regular army, a provision which Is found repeated in subsequent acts affecting the organization of the army; and other statutes en acted during this period made Tetlred officers of the army available for certain classes of active duty, in time of peace with their consent and In time of war without their consent. By the recently enacted National defense act, the authority of the rresiaem over me retired officers has been further extended so as to make them subject to his call in time of war, for any kind of duty without any restriction whatever. Courts and attorneys-general have in a long line of decisions held that officers of the army on the re tired list may hold public office.

Should Be Examples. 'It thus appears that both the legis lative and Judicial branches have drawn a sharp distinction in statutes between retired officers who are re garded and governed at all times as an effective reserve of skilled and ex- oerienced officers and a potential source of military strength, and mere Densioners. from whom no runner military service is expected. "Officers on the retired list of the army are officers of the army, members of the military establishment distinguished by their long service, and as such, examples of discipline to the officers and men in the active army. Moreover, they wear tho uniform of the army, their education and service hold them out as persons especially qualified in military matters to represent the spirit of the military establishment and they are subject to active duty in time of National emergency by the mere orders of the commander-in-chief.

"They are, therefore members of the army, officers or tne Lnueu states, exemplars of discipline, and have in their keeping the good name and the good spirit of the entire military establishment before the world. Occupying such a relation, their subjection to the rules and articles of war and to trial by general court-martial have always been regarded as necessary in order that the retired might not become a source of tendencies which would weaken the discipline of the active land forces and impair that control over those forces which the Constitution vests in the President. Discipline Nsceesary. "The purpose of the articles of war times of peace la to bring -about a 1 -ft all others in the dam contract, and to complete tne structure and otherwisi fullfill the contract, provided the report of Mr. Wegman is -sufficiently ravoraDle to justify the undertaking.

Mr. wegman will make a thorough study of the dam on the ground and from all available plans, specifications and other records, will determine the question of stability, and, in case the factor of proves too low, will give advice as to the best means, of remedying the defect, together with' an estimate of the cost. And there will be, of course, other questions than that of etabilityto go into. The question of the crest gates, he said, was of less importance and could be replaced witho great difficulty. At his request, S.

S. Posey, the city's inspector during construction, 1p giving him all assistance possible in the way of reporting the manner in which the specifications were actually carried out. flavor wooidndge gave assurance that the city welcomed Mr. Wroe's effort to find a solution of the dam problem and would render all assistance possible. Mr.

Wroe had ten or twelve leading citizens to lunch with. Messrs. Wegman and Cogan at the Drlskill. PILOT BOY SUNK BY STORM OFF PORT ARANSAS GALVESTON, Texas, Aug 18. That the steamship Pilot Boy of the Texas and Gulf line has been -sunk in the Gulf of Mexico off Port Aransas was indicated in a telegram received by the president of the company here today.

This message said that the boat was sunk in the Gulf and that three men had come safely ashore at Port Aransas. The Pilot Boy carried a crew of twelve men. Summer Residents Leave Padre Island BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Aug. 18. Summer residents on Padra Island beach, opposite Point Isabel, twenty-two miles northeast of here, were removed to the mainland early today by a crew of the United States coist guard stationed at Brazos Island, on receipt of news of the tropical storm approaching the gulf from the West In.

dies. All fishing vessels also wert drawn into the Isabel harbor. Barometers here registered 29.60 at 10 a fall of ten points since 7 a- an was still falling. PROPOSES BONDS TO PAY COST OF GUARDING BORDER WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.

A recommendation of the majority members of the senate finance committee lor a $130,000,000 bond issuo to meet extra ordinary expenditures duo to tho Mexican situation was before congress today. This amount, it is explained, would meet Mexican expenditures only until the end of the calendar year and should border conditions continue as at present after December 31, next, a fur ther appropriation of $86,000,000 will be required. The committee'j recommendation, which is concurred in by the treasury department was laid before the senate last night in lis re port on the $205,000,000 revenue bill. It was accompanied by a treasury department statement, which estimated disbursements for the fiscal year 1917 at $1,126,243,000 and receipts at AUSTRIANS' HELD BACK ITALIANS; BLOODY BATTLE BERLIN, Aug. 18 (Wireless to Say- ville).

Heavy attacks by the Italians east and southeast of Gorizia are re ported In the Austrian official state ment of Aug. 15, which declares, how ever, that the Austrian defense held along the entire front. The statement says: "The Italians continued their attacks on the fint from Salcuno to Merna and against the heights east of Gorigla and the sector south of Vip- pach, assaulting uninterruptedly with large masses while holding the adjoining sectors under strong artillery fire. Our troops repulsed all the storming attacks and held their positions along the entire front, Inflicting heavy losses after violent hand to ham! fighting. Hostile advances near Plava and Cagora, and on the Dolomite front, on Croda Delancona.

were repulsed." ITALIAN STATEMENT. ROME, Aug. 18. Via LONDON. The war office statement today on mil.

ltary operations says: "The situation in the Gorizia area and on the Carso -is unchanged. We raided Villa Nova Vas breaking down the hostile defense and taking some prisoners." BELGIANS ADVANCE. HAVRE, Aug. 18. 5: 40 a.

A brigade of Belgian troops captured and occupied the port cf Karema on the eastern bark of Lake langakya, Oer-nlnn East Africa, ay an official Belgian announcement, Karema is about 123 miles south of UJ1JL E. Wegman, one of the foremost of American engineers, and P. H. Cogan, of the J. F.

Cogan Company, New York, arrived in Austin Thursday afternoon at the summons of H. A. Wroe, who is active in promoting a plan to finance and complete the Austin dam. Mr. Weg man was cmef engineer on the great Croton dam, source of the New York City water supply, and the Cogan company were the builders.

Mr. Wegman, Mr. Cogan anl Mr. Wroe, accompanied by Guy Collet, receiver went to the dam Friday morn ing and looked over the dam In a pre liminary way, quite thoroughly. Just before noon they called at the city hall and talked matters over In formally with Mayor Wopldridge, and an engagement was mado to meet the entire council at 10 o'clock Saturday morning.

Councilman Bartholomew was out of the city foF the day, having gone to Liberty Hill. The Cogan company, it will be re--membered, was an active bidder for the construction of a dam here at the time the contract was let to William B. Johnson. It is' understood that this company is disposed to Join hands with Mr. Wroe in an effort to acqtire the interests of the original contractors and GALVESTON, Aug.

18 The Marconi wireless station here was in communication with the army wireless station at Brownsville and the navy wire- less station at Point Isabel this afternon. 8he army station said: "High winds and heavy rain. Growing worse." The navy sta- tion at Point Isabel reported "winds of hurricane force." These messages were picked up after o'clock today. a tendency to shift south of east. The maximum velocity, during the morning was 40 miles an hour.

The barometer at Galveston stood ai 29.94- inches, two points above the reading at 7 a. m. The tide was one foot lower at noon today than at 7 a. m. There was no change in the indicates earlier in the day that the tropi cal disturbance would go inland somewhere along the lower Texas coast.

EXPECT STORM TONIGHT. TinfrRTDN Aucr. 18. A telegram from Corpus Christ! says that the local athor hnreau there has located the center of the storm and predicts that the storm center will strike that place about midnight tonight. Stormy Weather Forecast for Texas Forecast: East Texas: Tonight unsettled.

rain in south portion; ouiuruuy, un settled; rain except in nonceast portion, increasing easterly winds on coast today and tonight gales on coast and hurricane winds on west coast and high tides. West Texas: unseiuea uwicm Saturday, probably showers,.