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WHOLE KUMBBR STRIKE mm DEEP SEA DIVERS FEAE BREMEN STRUCK WRECK OF SUNKEN SHIP AND FOUNDERED PRESIDENT WILS ON HA COMPLETED DEFINITE PLAN FOR SETTLEMENT BY ALLIED FORGES viS- I'wr'' 'as'iWrff yNSSy av-Ms mm is now reported from New York that the general belief among experts is h-att'tbe German merchant, submarine Bremen' has "Wreck of the American-Hawaiian liner Washington! an and foundered." Deep -sea divers i have found evidence, they say, that leads them to believe that the Washing-tonian was struck either by the Bremen" or the Deutschland. Some months ago it was determined to try to refloat the Washingtonian and a preliniin--ary survey made by divers at the time disclosed the exact position of the wreck and that she lay nearly squarely over on her damaged side. Within the past the wrefekers started arrangements for her raising, but their -divers stumbled upon an unexpected They found a' very large wound, in the upturned port side of the American-Hawaiian liner which was not there when the vessel was examined before. This vhas led to the belief that one the under-sea liners rammed the werck while surbmerged. The crojs on the map shows the location of the Washingtonian.

CORRESPONDENT REPOR TS ON FORCIBLE REMOMMtE OF i FRENCH BY THE GERMANS Makes Investigation Following Protest of. France and Representations That Hardships Had Resulted From Taking' Inhabitant of Cities M. fa? Area by the Teutons SI TE es PHILIPPINE BBS Clarke Amendment Providing for Independence Within Four Years Eliminated. BUT FREEDOM IS PROMISED Hove Expeirrfed ntofAove Confer-enoe Measure within a Few Daya and Send BUI to Preal- dent WUmd. Washington.

Aug. 16. The Philippine bill, as reported from conference, with the Clarke amendment providing for independence of the islands "within four years eliminated but containing a promise of freedom whenever the Filipinos have demonstrated their ability to maintain a stable government, finally was approved today by the Senate. The vote was 37 to 22. The House is expected to approve the conference measure within a few days and send it to the President.

It pro- vides for re-organisation of-the island government so as to materially extend native controL A Senate amendment for prohibition in the islands was stricken out Senator Hitchcock, chairman of the Philippine committee, 'told the Senate that the independence and prohibition features had to be eliminaed in order to get an agreement for" approval of the bill at this Senators "LlP-pett, Sterling and. made speeches opposing the hill and -Senator Borah said the- elimination -of the Clarke indepentence amendment? demonstrated that the American pedpTe had determined to keep.the Philippines for NOTABLE SPEAKERS HEARD BY THE METHODIST LAYMEN More Than 50O of Them in Conference at Lake Junalnska. August J6. -With the attendance of --delesrates Increased to 'over JJouxth 'trfennialc6nf ence of the Laymen's Missionary Move ment of the Methodist Episcopal church; South, waa called to -order this mqrning, by President- John vR. of Memphis, He presented W.

E. Doughty, of New York, secretary of the National Laymen- Movement," who discussed "Tha-iMan of theHpur was by' T. S. Southate, of Norfolk; who the Church "needed greater effort in the missionary; field. At tonight's session) -Paul W.

Harrison, a medical missionary from Arabia, Its greatest strength, he said; consists in the fact that, it believes implicitly ih- the sOinni-potence and unity of. God and in the equality of men. Its greatest weakno.es, the speaker said, lies in the fact that upon this good foundation has been built a system that is deadly to all that is good in human nature. Secretary, Doughty, speaking again tonight. 6n Place in World Evangelization, declared tnat Europes darkest hour was America's greatest op portunity.

"The Christian men of America today," he said, "are called upon to recognize fact this is America's day of opportunity for world leadership in religion and in that the missionary primacy of the world has shifted rbm Europe' to America in" the conservation of both, lives aal money, and that this is America's hour for world reconciliation. HURRICANE STRIKES JAMAICA Banana Plantarlona Damased Wirei Around Kingston Down. Kingston, Aug. 16. The hurri-cane which struck the eastern end of Jamaica-last night resulted in considerable damage to banana plantations but, so fa as has been ascertained, coconut trees and Bugar cane were not seriously The wires in all directions from Kingston are down arid no details have been received from the north and 1 west' eoasts of the island.

Several coasting vessels and lighters were-, drivenshore in Kingston, harbor with', the loss of two persons drowned. The damage to buildings was slight. Washington, Aug. 16. Warning of hurricane winds tonight in the Yucatan channel off the western end of Cuba, was' Issued by th weather bureau.

tropical storm was centered near Western Cuba 'and expected to move westward into the Gulf of Mexico tomorrow. A slight northward movement would make it strike the Texas coast. MAYOR AND CITY CLERK OP GIRARD, ARE ARRESTED City Maranal of Accepting Bribes Front Liqnor, Dealers. Girard, Aug. 16.

City Marshal John Oakes, of was convictr ed at Seale, today on charges of 'accepting bribes for the protection of liquor1 dealers and on testimony given: at the trial, Mayor Earl Morgan and City Clerk I. A. Weaver- were later arrested on similar4 charges. They were released under. of $2,500.

The Girard city council voted to tax illegal liquor venders in Girard montl and instructed Oakes" to collect this amount, according to testimony Oakes. testified that the council instructed him to make these collections and he admitted receivihg money, under theses Instructiona.v Oakes was remanded to 1 jail to await sentence. Conviction carries with it a three; to en APPROV Families Scattered no SEEMS inilEIIT To be Declared Forthwith' Unless Street Car dompanies Becbgnize Union CARMEN IN MASS MEETING Leaders Authorized to Call Strike on New York Street Railways Un-- less Agreement Is Reached Today Shohts Statement. New Tork, August 16. Another strike of conductors and.

motormen employed by the New York Railways Com pany will be declared the company gtants repognUion of the according to resolutions adopted at a mass meeting of the men tonight. The resolution7 of the after authorizing their leaders to" call a wprk on alf linea of the New York Railways unless a satisfactory understanding can, be reached tomorrow, declares- that the company for four days past has failed to comply- with the, request fpr? a conference witii the employes', vcommittee. The resolu tion not only reiterates the men's charges that the company indiscriminately discharged employees were active in the recent strike, 'but accuses the' company of promotingand encour- againg a plan' of its own JTor selecting commi'tteenjan to repxesent't'the employees in the: settlement of future griey- ances. v.vf Theodore "president of the In terborousrh Rapid Transit and the jNew York Railways companies, in' a ttr sulrAwiAit'tABiirhtno the and Chairman-Oscar Straus, denied that his company -had 5 discharged workers because of their affiliation with the car men's and. added that many cases employees this, company have clearly violated the rules pf this comr oanv.

sonMh-of the violations increasing the haaard -and endangering' the safety of passengers on our cars." Since August Shonts employees: Tnad-heeft dlsciged.vbyc. the New. York Railways company Twenty eight, he declared, were dismissed for failure 1 to 'turn 'in fourteen for having- been adjudged. guilty of crime, two for insubordination, two for drunk and 'two for failure rto: report on time. Whether there will' be a -renewal of the surface ''car together' with a complete tie-up of the subway and ele vated railway tunes' in this-city, as threatened in an ultimatum by a committee" of employees, 'was said tonight to depend on the result of a conference to be held, tomorrow morning 'between the men and officials of the companies.

The situation' has become so acute that Mayor -Mitch! and Oscar- S. Straus, the chairman of the Public Service commis sion, are said to have been summoned back to the city, the former from Platts burg and teh latter from Maine. But Elsewhere Conditions Are Not So Promising. Conditions for the Past Week 'Reviewed In National Weather and Crop Bulletin Improvement in North Carolina. Washington, Aug.

showed some improvement in the central cotton states during the week just ended, but elsewhere conditions were not so promising. The national weather and crop bulletin today, reviewing conditions for the week "In Arkansas the crop was generally benefited and the condition is goodHo excellent, except where rain is needed, in the north and west. In Tennessee the condition- was favorable and the "crop is very, good arid Is well. "The crop, continues promising in northwestern Mississippi, where ft is fruiting well, and there Is a', material improvement in northern Alabama, where the 'condition is fair to good, and a slight improvement in the southern portionv of that state where the crop is poor. In Georgia cotton Is generally improving, and is- taking on new bloom.

The weather' of the Week caused an improvement In North Carolina also, (Continued on Page Three.) THE DAY IN CONGRESS J' 'J'IM-'t senate ij Met at noon. A i V. Finance committee submitted favorable report on Revenue "bill. Resumed on Shipping bill. Approved conference Tep6rt on Phil-ippineill amendment pro-.

I Tiding; pdepen.dence- in ouryears eliminated, oy yote or ay.xo zz. i Adiournea'; 6 P. M. until' noon Thursday, 4. OUSE Not in session; -meets '( -Hearing held on bill to regulate shipment and storage of exploisivea: 7 Reprisals agaftist Brjtlsh black Clist urged Bennett be-! Jfore Commerce cowiniitef'fry.

Will Submit It Today to Managers Committee and General Com- mittee of Trainmen. OUTCOME IS UNCERTAIN plan Drawn Up Involves Acceptance of and Reg- ular Pay for Overtime. jfO CONFERENCE YESTERDAY Wilson Depending Largely -Upon Public Opinion. Washington, August 16. President Wilson today completed a definite plan for settlement of the threatened nation-wide strike and will submit it to representatives of the managers employees tomorrow.

Although administration officials said negotiations would be continued until a peaceful solution was found, the outcome of the President's mediation is expected to depend largely on the attitude of the two sides toward the plan he has drawn up. The proposition framed by the President, following; conferences with the managers and employes since Monday morning, that the railways should concede the eight-hour day with, an agreement that it will, be Other Problem Later. Later it probably will be proposed that a Federal commission appointed by the President or created- by 'Congress investigate all which have arisen during the present discus sion. The chief obstacles In the way or acceptance of the plan lies in the insistence of the railroad managers 'on arbitration and their opposition to an eight-hour day, and in the. demand of the employes for extra pay of time and a half for over time.

Whether the two sides will give In on the points constituted the chief danger in tho situation i Thegene ral committee of the employes, including 640. representatives of the trainmen and enginemen on the 225 railroad systems Of the country; arrived here tonight In response, to a summons by their sub-committee which has been meeting with the President- The general committee of the empowers to accept or reject any. suggestion. The men although refraining from discussing the plan of the President, they said the outlook was encouraging for a settlement. At 3 P.

M. Today. At 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon the President will meet the entire general committee of 640 in the East room of the White House and lay before them his plan. He will accompany it with a statement appealing to their patriotism and urging a compromise in the interest of the people of the Nation. While no time has set for conference between the managers committee and the President, it is bought probable it will take place tomorrow morning.

When Mr, Wilson sees the managers he will make prac-ticeally the same statement he will deliver to the employes, paying particular attention, however, to the points he 'eels the managers should concede. The President completed his plan during a conference today with Judge wiliam L. Chambers, of the Federal Board of Mediation and Conciliation; who took to the White House sta-1 "sties compiled by experts showing the Probable cost to the railroads of the granting of a basic eight-hour day. Immediately afterwards Judge Chambers talked briefly to the managers committee. He did not confer with the employes' representatives.

Only Formal Meeting-, Yesterday. The conference between the President and Judge Chambers was the only meeting of the day in connection with the situation. There were no White House conferences with, the managers and employes pending! the arrival of the brotherhoods committee from New York vand the drawing up 0f a definite plan 'by Mr. Wilson. The managers spent the day informal meetings and conferences at their hotel.

The employes representatives- rested at their hotel, they had nothing to confer about among themselves. The President is depending: largely on Public opinion to orce a settlement, nouid the present method of procedure seem about to fail. It was thought Probable today he would take the pub-c into his confidence. Discussion of the creation, of a Federal commission to investigate the railroad situation centered today around the contention' of railroad officials that such a commission would be able to get at all the facts and be able Prevent a recurrence of the present cnsis. The President has taken up Wth both sides suggestions as to the Dest way to make up a commission which would be satisfactory.

The principal reasons advanced by le managers in Insisting on arbltra-( Continued on Page Twelve. II STATION Pour Villages on Salonfld Front Have Been Taken by the Allied Forces. SAYS FRENCH STATEMENT Statement leaned From Pari Covers Continuous Fighting, la Salonnikl Region from August 1 to the 'Present Time. Paris, Aug. 16.

The allied forces on the Saloniki front have captured the railroad station at Doiran and four villages at other, points on the front, according to a nofficial statement issued by the French war office tonight. The statement covers continuous fighting extending from August 1 to the present The statement shows that the Bulgarians are being engaged along practically 100 miles Of the Serbian-Greek frontier. The statement follows: "Operations of the army of the Orient, August 1 to August 15: Frequent engagements of advance posts and patrols, on the whole front have marked this period notably on August, when the Serbians took the near Lake Presba. On August 7 detachments of the Allies, drove the Bui-gars from the cemetery at Ljumnica. Doiran.

Station "Ou August 10 French units took by assault the railroad station at Dolran and the neighboring hill 227, which the enemy evacuated, leaving- several dead behind him. AuguBt 13-15 French" detachments took the villages of Potka, Palmis, Sukovo and Matnical at the -foot 6t Hhe fchainof 'Ajrtll- lery actions, often very vigorous, have taken place almost adily, principally in the region'of Our. aviators bombarded concentrations of the enemy at. Nicolic, and Volovee and military, workrs; at Stret-mica station. Enemy airmen, bombarded an ambulance at Vert ek op.

"A.German official statement on August 4 said that the Bill gars had Toad successful south of rBl-tbj. In reality they occupied this, locality without fighting, following the departure of a Greek detachment which was in garrison there and had no conflict with the HARTSELLE, ALA, 15 FLAMES. Lack: of Water Was Hampering Fire Ftgatera Last Night. Montgomery, Aug. 16.

Hart-selle, was reported in flames tonight in a special received herefrom that The message said the fire started in a livery stable and lack of water was hampering the-fire fighters. Louisville Nashville freightdepot was said to have been destroyed, hut the railroad had brought a fire engine from Decatur, in time to save the passenger-depot. 74 MERCHANTMEN SUNK IN JTTLV. Entente Allien Tonnage of 103,000 Tons Destroyed by Germans. Berlin, August 16 (via London).

An official statement issued today says that during July- 74 merchantmen belonging to the Entente Allies were sunk by German and, Austrian submarines and mines. 'The ships had a total tonnage of 103,600 tons. VWUIII5IIIG TO TELL ABOUT ISUUIDS TREATY Asked to Appear Before Foreign 3 Relations Committee. Personal Explanation Considered Hee-i esaary. to Satisfy SOme of the Mem- bera Rea-ardlng to Bnalnetui -i'-i Concessional Etc.

Washington, August 16. Secretary Lansing was asked today, to appear Fri day before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to answer questions relating to the treaty, for purchase of the Dan ish West Indies. The committee, at. ts first meeting consider the treaty decided a personal explanation from the Secretary would be' necessary -to satisfy' some of the members regarding de tails to business concessions in the islands; and to the purchase price. Some of the senators on the committee, although they favor purchasing the islands; believed the $25,000,000 asked by Denmark is exorbitant, especially in view of the.

fact that she offered to sell them for $5,000,000 in 1902. The committee will question Mr. Lan sing, particularly, however," about business concessions the United bjr (he terms' of the convention, proposes maintain. vv Among! these are a license to a company called Iet Veetindiske Kompag-ni, giving it rights drain, deepen and utilize certain "areas, in SL Thomas harbor and preferential rightsl asJta Conunued on age Three). DQIRA RAILROAD CAPTURED Have Driven Forward at Points to a Depth of 300 to 500 Yards, Paris Reports.

OTHER GAINS ARE CLAIMED No Importarit Action Repbrted 4 From Russian Front, First Time in Many Days. The French and' Brftish, striking with terrific three directions on the Somme-. front, have stormed nearly three 'miles of German trenches, forward at points to a depth, of 300 to 500 yards. The most imporT tant gains were made by. the British and French troops striking north from the point the allied lines Maiirepas and Clery, two pi the most important points held by' the Germans in this sector, "have been flanked on.

both sides, aocording- to the official statement issued Paris. Thfi rnarl has a tart hAn rafVr! ha. tween' Maurepas and Guillemont, the latter town being the immediate objective of the British. This advance, if mained, brings the Allies directly in'Tront of the large railroad tow.h of Combles. South of the Somme the French -stormed German' trenches over a length of about three quarters of a mile, driving forward In a southerly direction.

rrom.Belloy-En-Santerre. Paris reports that a considerable, numfier of prisoners were taken in, these operations. For the first time in many days no important, action is reported from the-Russian front and the same'1 dearth of news, prevails in 'regard to the Italian The most interesting item of pews, regarding the Italian advance against Triest is contained in "news dispatch from Milan which says that German troops are.to employed in the defense of the big Austrian port. If corroborated, this means that Italy tive tate of wart Vi -1 ALLIES LINE OF GERMAN TRENCHES NEAR SOMME Aug. 16.

The Entente allies, after a brisk" comhat, today captured a lihe of German trenches on a front of 1,500 meters to the north of in the Somme region, according to the brBcial communication issued, tonight. The statement adds that the French troops, occupied all. the German positions east of the. Maurepas-Clery road and that In addition German trenches 1,200 meters long, to the south of Belloy-En-Senterre, were captured. The statement "On the Somme front this afternoon, after an intense artillery we launched an offensive which brought us important' gains.

North of Maurepas, assisted by the we captured one entire line of German trenches on front of 1,500 meters, reaching at certain points the Guille-mont-Maurepas road, "South of Maurepas, on a front of two kilometers and to a depth, '-of 300 to 500 -meters our infantry occupied all enemy positions which cast the enemy heavilyi These operations, brilliantly and rapidly, conducted, resulted in the capture of a number of prisoners whose numbers are not yet-obtainable. "AX the same time south 'of the Somme our troops attacking with a rush, captured a 1 powerfully organized system of German' trenches on a length of meters south of Belloy-En-Senterre, capturing 60 prisoners. There was an intermittent cannonade on tha remainder of the front. EAGLES NOMINATE OFFICERS Practically Decide to Meet Next 'Tear at Buffalo, N. Y.

Savannah Aug. Delegates to the 18th annual session of the Grand Aerie "of the Fraternal Order of Eagles this 'afternoon and tonight put aside work and held an outing at Tybee. Island. At the -business session morning they practically decided to meet next year at Buff alo, and nominated Tomorrow the election of officers will be hejd and visitink Eagles and local fraternal' orders will participate In a parade. The officers nominated today were: Grand Worthy President, Rev.

B. San Bernardino, Grand Wprtjiy yice Frederick Hughes, Tonkers, Y.r Grand secre-" tary JT. Perry Kansas City, Mo, Grand Treasurer, Joseph Dowling, Day ton; Gjrand Worthy. Chaplin; J. Lemcke," Saginaw, Mich.

Harry McVeigh, 'Cincinnati, Ohio; Grand Worthy Conductor, Holer. Junior. New-Tor grand, inside guardian, T. Brookline, Mass. The, only contest will be for the grand worthy chaplain's LUTHER LEAGUE OF AMERICA TO INVADE SOUTH AMERICA.

Dr. Luther M. Knh Retlgns aa Gen eral Secretary, Toledo, Aug. 16. Invasion of South America, with the organization of a branch of Luther League of America In British Guiana announced In the fir.st business session of that body in conyentlon here today.

The Rev. Luther M. Kuhns, of Omaha, general secretary," who made the- report, also 'stated, that 108 addi tional local branches have affiliated witli the. national organization sine via RulMmnrn flnnventloit TYr "TTnhrrti tendered his resignation to take effect at the; close of the present convenUon. i suited for farm labor and that French afmers did not like tO; employ them for that reason.

He. asserted that the food was insufficient. and that the fare was monotonous. In one chouse the correspondent talked with one- of three girls, She said freatment had been good, but the villagers had not employed them; so they were not earning money and were giving on rations allowed them by the German authorities. Move Good for Men.

In the next village the correspondent talked with five young men, aged from 18 to 19 They said they were earning their full keep in addition to one to three francs daily by doing piece work on the Ther food was good, they said and their quarters were comfortable. In the same, house there was a man suffering from rheumatitsm, who was under treatment of German medical authorities. He was allowed forty pfennigs daily. The president of the village told the correspondent that it (Continued on Page Three.) INFANTILE PARALYSIS One of the Most Important Medical Meetings Ever, in America. Health Authorities From 38 States, Scientists, Federal Health Officials and Railroad Men to Meet In Washington.

Washington, Aug. ,6 What officials regard as one of the most medical conferences in the history will meet here tomorrow to discuss means of combatting infantile paralysis. authorities from 38 states, officials, of the Federal Public Health Service and many leading scientists -will exchange views on methods of treatment and; prevention, and will Work-out a more definite scheme of coordinating the campaign against the diseaseTl' -'V; Representatives of various railroads also will be present for-consultation on the question of checking a further territorial In the absence of Surgeon General Blue, who is ill at "Hot Springs, acting Surgeon General; A H. Glennan will open the; conference. Secretary MeAdoo will an address and then representatives on the; prevalence of the disease in various; states will be heard before discussion of research problems, symptoms and methods of cur are taken' Giests-'of the conference wHl include (Continued on Page CONFERENCE TODAY ON i A Town; in Eastern France, Tuesday, Aug.

15, (via Berlin and London, Aug. 16). On account of the protests of France against forcible removal by authorities of inhabi-tants of French cities in the occupied area and representations that hardships have resulted, a correspondent of the Associated Press investigated conditions under which civilians from -Turcoing and Roubaix, quartered at various points in eastern France, are living. The German authorities afforded every facility for the inquiry and permitted examination of official documents dealing; with- the subject. 'The proclamation posted by the Germans in Lille, Roubaix and Turcoing said that since the English blockade made the proposition of feeding the population of Belgium and the occupied port of France daily more difficult and siice a call to agricultural workers by German authorities had not been answered, the Germans were-obliged to move to the country certain parts of the population.

The proclamation was posted on April 10 and -at', midnight of April 24 the German trdops aroused the. inhabitants in certain quarters of the three towns telling them to assemble" in front of their houses. Officers then, picked the follow ng persons for transportation: Males of military age or able-bodied persons who were not 'engaged in fixed trades i or other occupations; families unemployed and without financial support," and unemployed females. In' all cases the Instructions were to select "persons familiar with agriculture or suited for it. The women were to do the cook-Ing for the men or work for -French country families who needed assistance around the house, in minding babies or doing other tasks.

Many Mlatakea Rectified. German officers in of transportation admit. that' mistakes' were made in a good many but these have, since been rectified. More than .2,000. men and1' women jire said to have returned to their home since the transportation movement began.

Nearly 21,000 persons were; removed from' their homes. Those taken were told'they had 90 minutes In which to pack 65 pounds of. household utensils and clothing, i At the expiration of that time they were taken to the station at abouf-2 o'clock In the morning, and were examined' as to theirf. fitness for farm work- They we're theh permitted to return to their homes with orders to return to the stations at 3 o'clock in the afternoon to take trains for-; their destinations. correspondent of the Associated "Press 'visited four places from which parts of the population had; been taken.

were villages in's east France and. on.e was tamp for nales' of military lit the first; village the leader jot those who'-hadbeen removed -had raanyj-ConS He said the people! he represented vrere not.