The Independent from Richmond, California • 1

of the way from $100000 to $500000 Bonds would have to be vot ed for the securing of the money Many of the club members are of the opinion that the site could be used for a city hall in addition to a playground and park site Mayor Garrard preside at the meeting last evening and it was decided to holds mass meeting on next Wednesday evening when an effort will be xhade to secure public opinion on the proposed bay shore boulevard along the west side hills ive new members were admitted last evening: Niedecker Henry Sirrenberg Charles Riegert McWhorter and Whalen To ask the people of this city to purchase the 57 acres owned by the Santa railway company and located west of irst street south of Ohio street and east of Ashland avenue the West Side Commercial club last evening received the petitions which City At torney Hall had drawn up at the request of Ernest Wiose of the club It is proposed to secure signers to an initiative petition and to place thir matter upon the ballot when the city hall sites arevoted upon next month' The land would have to be secured by condemnation proceedings and its probable value is estimated all May Ballot On Playgrounds Buy ONLY KICHMOND I PAPER HAVING DIRECT WIRE SERVICE SIXTH YEAR PENDENT RICHMOND" CALIORNIA THURSDAY AUGUST 26 1915' BY UNITED PRESS ALL THE' IMPORT LOCAL AND OREIGN EVERY DAY NUMBER 165 RICHMOND LATEST WORLD NEWS Germany Will Limit Submarine Activities Council Members WillDraw Salaries 4 Governor CHATEAUWILL NEWS LASHES MURDERER COLLAPSES OLSOM PRISON Aug 26 rank Creek sentenced to be chateau will not give up its license KEOHANE ESTATE (Continued on Page 8) RUSSIANS LOSE BREST UOVSK EAR INVASION MEXICAN BANDS DOTTED LINES SHOW HOW HAVE BEEN WITH DRAWN ROM BOTH BATTLE RONTS OR THE PROSPECTIVE: DRIVE TO RELIEVE THE TURKS AND ON TO THE SUEZ BLACK LINES SHOW THE POSSIBLE ROUTES THE DR1VE today by the staff Jor the I their and new was rock EL 'PASO Tex? Aug This city awakened to find It had passed the night under guard of the i it 1 uniieu elates army as uie lesuu of a rumor late last night that an OLSOM PRISON Aug 26 George Ewing a convict killed while at work in the prison stoneyard A blasted struck him in the neck severing the jugular vein A JACOBS ON STAND IN that the secretary advisors will reach conclusion so that rect to the people The Governor further 'accuseslau of attempting to knockout law' by technicalities' IGHT OR ITS LIQUOR LICENSE try posted at the international brid ges the railroad viaduct and other strategic 'points rom 11 last night until early today no Mexican was permit ted to enter this city from Juarez Danger of War Over Attacks Are at ari End 'That he will pay warrants drawn for salaries for the nine members the Richmond city council unless enjoined by the courts was the an nouncement made by City Auditor A MeVittie this morning ordinance was adopted upon a peti tion submitted by the voters of the city and passed by the council in title form and 1 am not an attorney tot say whether or not the law Is said MeVittie The notice served uimn the var ious city officials by Daniel Bartonrjiroperty owner has I no legal force sjate City Attorney Hall i REPAIR AUTO BUMP The city is repairing the foot In Washington ave nue hill near the old city hall Thia has been a menace to auto tires and springe for some time Richmond grain and mill company (Prytz and Dem have Installed machinery to out alfalfa meal at NEW CARBON PLANT BUSY The new carbon plant at Chans lor avenue and Nineteenth street is working on a big or der from New York The new company has made a great suc cess of its project here (Bv United Press) WASHINGTON Aug Germany does not want the United States to participate in the world wide war This is the opinion of high government officials today following the call this morning of the German ambassador' 'to the office of Secretary of State Lan sing The German envoy spent 30 minutes in conference with Lansing and it is reliably reported that he promised in the name of his government that the activity of German submarines would be limited to the rules laid down by the American government and that in the future no 4merican lives will be endangered Confidence is expressed this afternoon in diplomatic circles that all differences between the two governments over the sinking of ships carrying Americans will soon be settled amicably MATSON CASE TO OCCUPY NEW DEPOT Agent Stivers of the SouthernPacific company announces that the new passenger depot will be occupied early next week The grading In front of the depot is nearly completed EAR COUPLE DROWNED i MARYSVILLE Aug An unknown couple aged about 25 years hired a rowboat here last evening and went out on the eather river Neither they nor the boat can be found by search ers It is feared an accident or a double suicide WOMAN ATTACKED ON BOAT OAKLAND Aug Mrs Mary Marshall is seriously ill as a result of being attacked last evening while crossing the bay on a ferry boat She felt pain and noticed that acid had been poured on her dress burning through to the flesh HURRY UP BUILDING Construction of the second story 4 of the new Schram building at Macdonald avenue and Seventh Street has started Modern of fice quarters will occupy the second story hanged tomorrow morning collapsed in his cell today Warden Smith of the prison said has been a bad man but he is mighty different GREAT RENCH AIR BAID PARIS Aug 26 Sixty two rench aviators last night in the greatest aerial raid since the war began bombarded German muni tion depots in Bavaria The men dropped more than 150 bombs af ter a flight of 200 miles DEENDS SOUTHERN MOBS BOSTON Aug In an address ormer Governor Blease of South Carolina who emptied that prison by pardoning de Tended the mob punishment in southern states and the lynching of and whites for unmentionable crimes JEAN MARTIN'S TESTIMONY? Jean Martin landlady at the White House in the northern sec tion ot the city occupied the witness stand for three hours yesterday af ternoon important features of her testimony In which she denied having ever paid any money Ar That the Grand Canyon Park MARTINEZ Aug A brother ot Bart Keohane today filed a peti tion for letters ot administration in thei estate of the Stege liq uor dealer 'The estate Is valued at 16813 BOY GORED BY BULL MODESTO Aug Gored by a nlad bull upon his farm near here Joe Arsieno is in a critical condition at the Modes to sanitarium The bull sank a prorig into the back severing three ribs and tearing a gap in his side six inches long SHOT OVER WAR DESPITE SANTA ROSA Aug Earl Schmidt strong German sym pathiser was shot and' probably fatally injured following a dispute over the war Mike Keyes who inflicted the wound ib in jail ESTABLISH NEW PLANT The' Ing mg run plant at Chanslor avenue Seventeenth street The plant turns out 200 tons daily of molasses and chopped alfalfa NEXT GREAT GERMAN DRIVE TO BE THROUGH BALKANS REPORT SAYS BULLETIN Aug 26 Norman Matson was to have gone on 'the Stand in his own defense this after noon but gave way to Park Jac obs the Richmond real estate op erator who attempted to sell Jean Martin a site for a house of prosti tution Jacobs Is still on the stand and has not been examined as yet He has thus far simply told of the events leading up to his deal ings with the woman His testimony this far corroborates Arnold In that he and not Arnold' was the whole factor In the case of the negotia tions (Special News Service) MARTINEZ Aug Councilman Ludewig was on the witness stand all ot this morning in the Matson libel case Under cross ex amination at the hands ot District Attorney Thomas Johnston anl In answer to the direct question you ever tell Matson that Martin had said to you that she had paid niotjey to or for JatnesP Ar nold?" Ludewig answered Ludewig went over the meeting of the police committee and ot the executive meeting ot the city conn ell when it investigated 'a report tliat Jean Martin was forced to pay money to police officers foj being allowed to conduct a house ot prob titution without interference Lude wig said that nothing had developed nt this meeting to prove any of tho charges against Arnold 1 despMo a searching Investigation by the coun cil and that the vote to give Arnold a bill of health" was unanl mously adopted without a dissenting vote of the council without a battle became evident to day when Manager Bush of the place autoed up the country presum ably to interview the powers that be relative to his business The affidavits submitted by the Good Government League and Revt Peterson tell of two young men and women of Oakland having spent many hours after midnight at the place and of hiving bought liq uor at 3 in the morning des pite the fact that the county liquor ordinance requires the saloons out (side of city limits to close at mid night A BERLIN August The Russian lf PARIS Aug A rumor is cur fortress of Brest Litovsk baa been I rent Athens that Turkey has now captured by Teutonic forces An threatened to sign a separate nouncernont to this effect was made with the allies unless Germany de German army head dares war on Italy according to a special dispatch do morning papers GERMANS ADVANCE (By United Press) BERLIN Aug 26 The German drive has reached Vielostok which the Russians have" apparently evac uated The capture of the fortress at Brest Litovsk Is considered one of the most Important of the cam paign at it will force the Russians to abandon a while new line ot de fense (By Press) (I Aug The opening shot in the state wide fight over the non partisan law was fired today by Governor Johnson in a statement which grills Secretary of State 'Jordan observe that there has been some discussion and various and varied rulings from Jordan upon this law I do hope of state and his some sort of a we may go lt with this mcas RUE IS POPULAR yUKIAH Aug With many of his old time political cronies calling upon him Abe nvA paroled political boss of San rancisco is "The Man of the here He is out automobiling today with a party of friend WANT! EXPLANATION TEDDY WASHINGTON Aug General Wood has been called upon by the war department to explain why he allowed Theodore Roose velt to criticize the administration foreign policy in the speech de livered at Tlattsburg last night at the invitation of Wood Opens the No Party Late Wire Bulletins (By United Press) I I RIGA 1 BERLIN I ATT3TDTA I I i 'I I A a yV'T SO1a VS pik CONSTANTINOPLE A MT' uprising of Huerta Carranza and or Orozco factionlsts had been planned for the earlj hours of the morning the Mexican border town opposite here and no American was allowed the Juarez An extra guard surrounded General Huerta at ort Dawn found companies of infan Bliss BOY PRISONER AGAIN IN HOSPITAL Kenneth Johnson of this city who is serving a term in San Quentin prison has to' undergo another oper ation according to the information brought to this city last evening by his mother who went to the prison hospital yesterday In answer tt a phone message that her 17 years old son was critically ill The lad was under opiates when Mrs Johnson arrived and she was unable to converse with him.