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(Mh(K)N' CITY KNTKItPKlSK. I-'IH lAV. AHM'ST S, l!l.V billy AY Willi (BALTIC ARMY OF ,110 OH. ITIINMITf BRYAN'S VISIT IN F DENIED THAT FORMER GOVERNOR DIX WENT BECKER DIES GAME IN ELECTRIC CHAIR WILL A MIMaiR Of NEW NAVAL BOA AO BROKE IN POLITIC! "HA" 10 VISIT FAIR 10 NARINESAT HIS PLANS VEILED l-P HE EXPECT! HE MAV BAT OUT HOME RUN THERE. HE TILL REPORTER!. I AM IAC HI PIC ID." HE DECLARE! JUIT BEFORE CURRENT II IWITCHfD ON. SNIPERSPICKOF I 1 cr i L ' J I. A-o. -'5 GERMANSHAKING IMPORTANTGAINS STATE ENDS W PORT-A L w TWO AMERICANS ON GUARD ARC KILLEO WHIN ATTACK II MADE ON rOFCE. KEMCOTS Bf FAST SHIP ARf KOW OM THDR WAY TO HAITI Plan to Pollc Town It Mid and Or der li Maintained Througi :gil Two Othtr U. B. In. pi Art Within Easy Rtach. WASHINGTON'. July JO-The land ing of marine at Tort au lrince. HHI. follow Ing the revolutionary outbreak there hi cod two American Uvea. HAN FRANCISCO. July 1 - '!'r Kunday- William A. Kuudsy. Winona lake. Indiana, aooiding In the 11 Pram-la hotel r-t.t-r. this morning algned up with Han Ptncl-o iUr. Wlih "Ma" Sunday. William Jr. and Paul RuniUr. Ih noted riint-lil slipped Into town before the major twirl I. n of Han Fran-ino was awske With hla rharacterUtlf mergv he ha,' removed the dual of travel. uniarked. breakfasted, scattered interviews and Inn photographed half doien timet before the Ink a dry on the hotel register. -Great loan this, great loan you hare hen.' he said In greeting 'It's league leader, "lo see the Hrata air up at the t"l' of the UdJcr. Watch out. Chicago III ft your flrat aacker and your Irft fielder. Hurry up. Ma. we have to KAllE R'l TROOP! NOW OCCURV MIT AU, CAPITAL OP COUR lANO AND BKJ PORT. Two American hluejarkcta were-., otl, ,nJ ,h, .ir What ) bap killed from ambm-h by anlper Thura- p,nlj ,0 cj,ir, linker. Oh. yea. t preach hero Sunday. I think. III you have t double header today?" day evening. Admiral Caperton re ported to the nary department thli aft ernoon. The men killed were anlpH from ambnah in the outhweat part if town. The battleship Connect lout waa or dered to proceed to Port an Prim Im mediately with 1200 marines. The Connecticut will leare i'hlladcl phla tonight, under command of Cap tain E. H. Durett. Short, aiarcato acntrnoca snapped between twipe wlih the rator bimcd on the palm of hi hand and Interest In everything. In all phase of lire. baaehall. religion, newt o." the day. the exposition, the climate. expressed ly Sunday' opinions. 1 don't know what you want here. My rood light arm Is feeling fine, but MM PREPARED FOR FINAL SUI TO ADVAXCLSG HOST Numerous luctss Rt ports d by Bee Hit War OMice Gtrmsnt May Cut Foo Off Entiraljr from Its by louttmtsst. Immtdlate force of about lS'W men available, whllo tne Esgte enl NaI vlllc, w ith. 400 additional men ar? only 1! hour away at Cape Haltlea. The bluejacket killed were: William C.ompers. Brooklyn. Cason Whltehurst. Norfolk. The arrival of the battleship Con necticut at Port au Prince will swell Admiral Caperaton' force by K00 men. The Connecticut wa ordered to start from Philadelphia for the Hat tien Immediately and will sail tonight. It Is a five days trip to Port au Prince. The navy department this afternoon wired message of condolence to the nearest of kin of the men killed by the Haitlen sniper. Admiral Caperton' message rt ad as follows: "Owing to report that the city was likely to be attacked during the night. I made disposition of my force for de fense purposes at S o'clock In the aft ernoon. The attack came from the south about S p. m. and was heralded by sniping from the brush In the out skirts. We had no difficulty in re pulsing the attack, but two members of the seamen's battalion were killed. No one wtis wounded. Order was maintained In the Interior of the city throughout the nlpht and there was no cause for alarm." Naval authorities this afternoon said they did not expect Admiral Caperton to order the Eagle and Nashville to Port au Prinoe from Cape Haltien ex cept In the gravest emergency. Their departure from Cape Haitlen would be the signal for a new outbreak there. to breakfast 'I may bat out a home run: I may w Ing all my force Into foul tip. San Francisco needs my work? Of course. every city and town from a motropoll to Jayhawk village needs to be cleaned up. 'I'm here at the urgent Invitation of many friends. This city needs religion. We all need religion. We nee I It like a sick man needs medicine, like a House on tire neeos water, uae a team needs runs to win the game. "Cod gave up religion Just a he gave up fresh air. life. love, play or a hundred other things. "A bonehead on the baseball fuld is a usetesa as nothing, only wore. no matter how much of a phyi.-al giant. 'There are too many such nun In life. The physical side of man Is giv en all the attention and care and his spiritual life I neglected." MINIKIN. Auk : -The rrmn have captured Milan, the capital of t'ourland. and are now wlihln striking dUtrance of ltla. the rt of the gov- rrnor general of the lultlc proldmcr and Kusla's grvatit port on the l'r tic. Vra Is rrady for the evacuation whlih was Intlmatrd by the Ittuslan war mlnlatrr In his addrrs In the iHima. rV'torlrt. goernmmt Instltu lions and honpltal have been moved and the city has bvn stripped of ev erything that might be of military value to th Teutons. With the porta of Mi-mrl. I.lbau and Wlndau already in thlr hands, should the Ormana be surct-snful In their quest of Riga they would shut TtusKla off entirely from the by way of her southwestern most governments. While the situation Immediately be fore Warsaw It reported by lierlln as unchanged, additional galna by the forcea of the Teutonic alles are re ported by Perlln along the Nare w In the Umiia region and on the remain der of that front to the Vistula. COMMONER IHOWI WHILE PORTLAND THAT HE II ITIlL INTEREITEO IN POLITICS IN Pkoto r Aiuvrtcaa I'rvaa iaotUlkxi Ir Charlea P. Htrinuirla. on of the rrcognlied elrctrl'wl experta of the country, la another nn who has leen mentioned fur a plate on the board of Inventor auggealed by Secretary Pan lels to formulate a defenalv plan for the l nlled Stales. CHICAGO HAN KILLS THREtvWS SELF wealthy garage proprietor, WIFE AND HER SISTER AND BROTHER ARE KILLED. VICTORY OF DEMOCRATS W 1916 IS EASILY FORSEEN Nothing !!( or Ona to Eliminate Ntbraakan Prom Prtildentitl Ract His Party Hvt Con fldsnct. Ht Osl.irta. IN INDIANA FLOODS RIVER3 RISE WITH RAPIDITY IN MIODLE WESTERN STATES BOY IS DROWNED. WASHINGTON READY TAKEN FROM STATE INVESTIGATION INTO LOSS BEING MADE BY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE REDFIELD. HAMMOND. Ind.. Aug. 3-l.lvea of hundreds of people were Impe.ib-d to day by a cloudburst In the Calumet re gion. In the northern portion of In diana, when 10 Inches of rain fell. Kz-nPat r i f t.aswila -a rk .Ipli'iin fmm I their beds bv the onrush of water Into ! 'u"hrl fr"m. !h' T. ,n their homes. Mrs. John Kennedy, sn CHICAC.O, Aug. 3 -The old alory of the eternal triangle two women and one man today had resulted In one of the Moodiest tragedies In the history of Chicago when George II. Jones. 41 wealthy garage man. lay dying, and his wife, her sister and brother, were d-ad. Jone killed all three and then attempted suicide. Knterlng th home of hla hmther-ln- law last night Jones shot his wife, her sister and then John Cosgrove. th brother. Previously there was a quar rel lM-tween Jone and his wife over Ma.garet Itltner. Jo. the pretty "affin ity" of the ttory. upon whom Jonet haa been showering his attentions. While Mr. Jones upbraided her hus band for hit attentions to Miss Itltner, the girl wat waiting In front of the hout In an automobile In which she had arrived with the garage man. Then came the shots ami s reams. Jones ICAN MOVE ACTION WILL FOLLOW RETURN OF PRESIDENT WILSON TO THE CAPITOL. WASHINGTON. July 30. Definite steps toward restoration of utace In Mexico will be taken immedihtelv on President Wilson's return to Washing ton next week. What Bpecllic action the president may have decided on has not been disclosed, but It was authoi tatively announced tognlsht that the executive departments of the govern ment were preparing to carry out the programme determined on, Only an unexpected movement In Mexico Itself to ehd the strife, it Is ..iM n.nnlrl fiii-tho ilnlnv a ff 1 fill ti 1 1 V action by the United States to restore' constitutional government in the war-1 torn republic. Armned Intervention Is not believed to be contemplated In the president's program. Many officials be'.ieve no CHICAGO. July 30. Investigation to determine whether anyone was crimi nally to blame for the capsizing of the steamer Eastland In the Chicago river Saturday, with the loss of lOOi) lives. ws narrowed today to a federal grand Jury and the steamboat Inspection service under Secretary of Commerce Redfield. The vessel, still lying on its side where It fell at Its wharf, was taken over by a federal marshal on orders from Judge Indis. of the States district court, Tito rutin! grand Jury, it was decided by Pinto's, Attorney Hoyne. probably did wot have sufficient Jurisdiction io accomplish anything and teased Its inquiry for a repetition of the statement that the present. aged woman of Hammond, was over com ewlth shock whpn she was liter ally washed out of her bed. and may die. The damage here will reach more than ir.on.noo. CHICAGO. Aug. 3 Torrential rains fell today through lower Michigan, northern Indiana and southern Illi nois. Throughout the whole region the rivers are riBlng with almost un exampled mpldlty and floods of a serl ous nature are feared. In Chicago to day the downpour was very heavy. PCNXSCTAWNEY Pa., Aug. 3 A cloudburst descending upon Punxsu tawney and vicinity todiy resulted In the drowning of Ralph Raplnsky. aged i I J United ' ana "c7 pi3y"nv Ctopn were ruined, nonces flooded and railroads and trolley lines washed out In dozen of places. to the maehlno. Neighbor ran out from their home and opened file on Mm. At the wheel of the automobile was Miss miner. She drove thn ma chine In which Jone escaped the fusil lade of shots. As Jones was dying In a hospital to day from a self Inflicted wound Miss Itltner said she did not th'lik there was anything wrong In her relations with him. "I did not think there wan anything wrong In keeping rompanv ilh him." the young girl snld. "We planned to marry when he obtained a divorce PORTLAND, ore.. July Sl.-llry.ni came and went and hi future polltli al atatua I Just as much of mvsleiy to iho liryanltva a twr. Hut toother than the devoul .lryan Ilea hit probable future It lest of a mystery. They Judge tlryan largely by hi past performance record, and that rec ord rrveala an ambition In be pretl dent. Purlr.g hla brief 30 hour ttay In INirttand. Mr. Hryan did nothing and said nothing to Indlcat that he haa altered that ambition. In a aerlea of formal declarations today he reiterated the assertlona of he day before, that he doet not "ex. lecl" to be a candidate for any polltl ral office. 1 have no political expectations whatever." he said, "and no plan look Ing to th holding of any office in the future." That I the substance of what he aid Friday evening, when he arrived In fepone to the report (hat he mar deny himself all future versonal political ambitions and devote hla lime laigely to the academic, discussion of the principles for which he stands, he made the following noncommltal com ment: "There la one rlaa In thla country that ha Insisted that I should prom ise never under any circumstances to be a candidate for anything. I have never felt that It waa necessary to gratlfr thla class by making a prom- Ise of that kind, and I do not think It necessary to make that kind of a promise now." Mr. Hryan la confident of Democrat ic victory next year. He expresnes confidence In sort of matter In fact way that leaves no room for argument so far aa he Is concerned. HI carefully dictated expressions on the political situation yestenlnv carried respectful praise for President Wilson and the president's mnnner of dealing with domestic and Interna tlonal problems, and were enlliUMlus tic In predicting victories of the Deu oerallc party. "The party has carped the confi dence of the people, ami a liemi-crnt has reason, therefore, to expect a Democratic vleltory In 1!M1." he said. 't f :s-'iv.v ' A ('' .xNvV?VV.'-v .-lo by Amrlrn I'raca Association. When It waa announced that the luin her company with which former Gov ernor John A. DIx of New York wat connected had gone Into batikre.pry II was elated that politic played an mportant part In the former gover nor a financial dow nfall. This lias een met with a vigorous denial by the frienda of the former governor ncldentally It waa retailed, that Mrs )lx, the wife of the governor, la Indo- endently wealthy In her own iihtne. U. S. GUNS KEEP PEACE IN REPUBLIC ONLY PREIENCE OP WARIHIPI NEEDED TO PREVENT OUT BREAK AT HAITI. NKVV YORK. July .10 - Reluming from her List tlsll In thn death bousti at Hll.g Hint pf'-er,, whio alio had 1 1. k i'ii nr farewell n her dual and. Met Charles l e k r arrived at Hie !''i'r home In tlm Prom al : ID a. u lodiiy. M'1 ! linker Si'lfilllM til tier brother. John l.)iih. tat hearing ep well to day after :he slr.iin. 1'ho former New Vork (illie lieu- leiuiiit retained Ills rniuH.)iure and protested lilt Innocence to Ilia Inet He went to hit death with a 'liilogr!h of lilt wife pinned on lilt slilrt over hla heart. Three shocks wert then before (he prison phvslilant pronuinc ed Meeker dead at fi r.5 oYIin k. Ilecker led the way to lilt own exe cution. The condemned man ant up all night on the edge of hla rot, calm ly talking lo Deputy Warden Charlea II. Johnson "I havo got In face It," said lie. ker, "and I am going to meet It quietly and without trouble lo anyone." He ker rose to hla feet when he saw Johnson and took a crucifix from the hand of the prison prleal. To Part her Curry Decker gave hla last message aa ha took hla place at the brad of the file of men that man bed to thn room of death. Hcckcr message which ho Uttered to the priest waa: "I am not guilty by deed, or con spiracy, or In any other way. of the death of Rosenthal. I am sacrificed to my friends Hear this message to (he world and my friends. Amen!" VILLA BOASTS HE IS OF U. S. 10,000 BATTLE TO SEE C.F. RUSSIAN LINE NORTH OF CH01M BROKEN BERLIN CLAIM3 FOE IS SERIOUS LY DEFEATED IN BATTLE 15 MILES FROM LUBIN. El, PASO. Texas, Aug. 2. General Villa has ordered forfeited to his gov ernment all stores In city and slate of Chihuahua, whether owned by foreign ers or natives. Reports received here forcible measures will be required. I declared Villa deported al foreign rner President reports gand?y.the cel'p chants from Chihuahua City. They am Persistent reports have reached here i expected to reach El Paso later today. that the faction leaders are Inclined to Th. tllW.;n n.l.P,.h!,tltu .- ,innrf. i church, and they were entirely unable NEW YORK. Aug. 2. Ten thousand tnorlildly curious men and women, bat tling for points of vantage, marred the funeral services and interment here to day of former Police Lieutenant Chiis. F. P.ecker. electrocuted at Sing Sing last Friday for the part he played In the murder of Herman Rosenthal, a New York gambler. A meager police guard was on hand to handle the thousands who had gath ered at the Decker home and at the yiuiu io me ueumima i ui i... - j id after they refused to accede to Im mem ior a peace cunierente. ofisihle demands made by Villa for money. They threatened to appeal to the'r home sovernments, but Villa Is said to have answered: "Go kick to your government if you want. I can fight any of them singly and if necessary can fight them all. I mean the United States as well as the others." Ei MAY GO ON STRIKE NEW YORK, Aug. 3. A majority of the 00,000 members of the Internation al Garment Workers union having vot ed to strike, 33,000 members of the Women's Wraist and Dressmakers' un Ion, which is affiliated with the inter national union, today agreed to walk out in a sympathy strike. This would bring the total of strikers up to 100,000 unless the movement is unexpectedly checked. Mayor Mitchell Is bringing great pressure to bear to avert a walk out. CANADA TO SEND 500,000 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3. Canada is preparing to triple the number of it troops at the front, according to William Gray, a member of the Cana dian parliament, who is in San Fran cisco today. He came here to make arrangements tor doubling the plant of his rich quicksilver mine in Kings county. "Thu far we have voted $100,000,000 and we are prepared to go the limit," said Gray. "Also we have put'1',0,000 men in the field, and are now arrang ing to increase this number to 500.-000." ROSEBURG, Ore., Aug. 2. State Game Warden C. D. Shoemaker has returned from his 16 days' trip over Oregon, and says that deer are more plentiful than for several seasons, owing to the work of game clubs, and the sparing of does. He visited most of the game reserves and the hunters' clubs of the state. The game warden says that some of the worst game violators have be come converted to the necessity of sparing the game, and he advocates further co-operation. The establishment of the reserve for geese in Harney county, he aays, has brought aplendld result, and will In crease the number raised there. He also foretell that duck will be plenti ful thi winter, according to present Indications. to cope with the situation. Scores of men and women suffered broken heads in the clash with the police, and sev eral were sent to hospitals. When the coffin was brought from the home, 400 persons who had been held in check by 20 policemen broke through the line and charged toward the coffin. VATICAN DELEGATE ES ltERI.IN, Aug. 3. Capture of nearly lO.ddO Russians hy the German gen erals acting about Warsaw was claimed today in an official announcement which iiImi declared that the army of Field .Marshal von Mackensen had broken the Russian line north of ('holm, h -nee die Russians last night were In full retreat, though still fight ing desperate rear guurd action In Home sections. The Russian defeat w.m said to havo come 15 miles northeast of Lublin. Near I.eczna ono prisoners were tak en, between the rivers Hug and Cholm i::0(, at Subocfl 1250, near I.onwa 3000, while General con Woyrich's army wns credited with taking 750 prisoners and that, of general con Koevcs 2300. O. N. G. HEAD LEAVES FOR SCHOOL ENEMY ADVANCES AT SOME POINTS, HOWEVER, WAR OFFICE 8AYS FIGHTING IS CLOSE. PORT AC PRINCK. Aug. 3 -Port au Prince today waa still seething with unrest, and the presence of American guns In the streets alone waa the only factor which restrained the populace from renewed outbreaks. Congress Is deadlocked, and no suc cessor lo President nulllaume ha Iwn chosen. The revolutlonlsta favor Dr. Hobo, but an Influential faction la op posing hla election on the ground that' It would si rve to prolong t,m turbulence: MARINES MEET WITH AT SITUATION MAY RESCLT IN AWK. WARD RELATIONI WITH FRANCE. CAI'K 1IAITIKN. Aug. 3.-A com mittee composed of four prominent llultlens and headed ',iy (lie arch bishop nf Port ail Prince arrived here today n board the Culled Htntea col lier Jason to meet and confer with military leaders In Cape Hnlllen. The propose to tudd a peace confer ence with a view to trying lo select some candidate for Iho presidency who will be satisfactory to nil parties. PORTLAND, Ore., July SO Ills Ex cellency Monslgnor Giovanni Honzano, the apostolic delegate from the Vati can to the Cnlted States, stopped in Portland today en route from San Francisco to the Knights of Columbus convention in Seattle, to pay a visit to Archbishop Christie and to be greet ed by the Catholic citizens of Port land. It is his first visit to the Pacific Coast since he was sent to the United States four years ago and took up his residence in Washington, D. C, and he has taken the liveliest Interest In every phase of his Journey. WILSON EXTENDS VACATION CORNISH. N. H.. Aug. S.-President Wilson announced thla afternoon that he had decided to remain In Cornish for about another week. El'GKNK. Ore., Aug. 3. Captain William G. Williams of the Coast Ar tillery corpx, 0. N. 0.. with headquar ters In Eugene, left yesterday, accom panied l,v Mrs. Williams, for Fort Mon roe, Virginia, whew he will attend the officers' school for Coast artillery nffkcrH of the national guard for 30 days. One national guard officer from each state iH selected each year by the gov ernment to attend this Bchool, and the choice fell this rear to Captain WII liams. He will receive full pay during his stay. GOLD HILL MAN KILLED GOLD Ilff.1. Ore.. Aug. 3. Train No. r.l, the Southern Pacific north bound flyer, struck and Instantly killed S. T. Hodges of this city at Sardine Creek crossing last night. The victim was a member of the livery firm of Darling & Hodge and was driving a Furd car and two boy who witnessed the acldent say that be seemed uncon scious of the approaching train and turned upon the crossing directly in front of the engine. BRITI8H HOUSE ADJOURNS. LONDON, July 29. The house of commons adjourned today until Sep tember 14. Royal assent to finance and election bills was received before adjournment I'ETROGRAD. Aug. 1. vU London. Aug. X An olliclnl report Issued to nli'bt iy tbo Pusilun win tffl wji as follows: "There waa Ilo Important change Sunday in the MUiiu HaiiBk district. East of Ponlewsch Saturday evening wp continue.! lo press I' e enemy ud vanco guard, taking another fiOO Ger man prisoners, Including six officers and six machinn guns. The Germans on Sunday brought up the main body of their troops nnd tried In tako the offensive, with the result that In the ensuing fights both sides were attack Ing. "On thn Nurew front Sunday oven Ing nfter several days' stubborn fight Ing the enemy succeeded In progress Ing toward the right bank of tho Nu rew. Near the colifluenco of tlm Plssa nnd In tho Rosnn dlHtrlct tho enemy concentrated considerable forces, which continued Sunday to deliver at tacks In the direction of a branch rail way south of tho station nt Ostrolenka as far as, and Including tho village of Kabyline. Here the battle continues extremely dcHPtirnto and sanguinary. "On the Vliitula front Sunday thu ac tions were continued In our favor northwest of Illonlo and south of Oora Kulwarya. Enemy detachments which crossed the Vistula near Mugnnszow und R'Jtehlvola were driven back to ward the river. In tho district of Mut lilevltze tho enemy strove by vigorous attacks to extend his front but to little purpose, the fighting being conducted Sunday, on virtually the same front as N't.re. Near Ivahgocd - ri" :g Sun dty evenlnr, titer n stubborn engage n.ent. our tn ps on the iolt bank of thp Vistula withdrew to a more concen trated position. Iletween the Vistula and Hug desperate fighting, continues. "In the direction of Llubarloff on the MBgnaszow front as far as the Hystrlt zn( as well us on both bunks of the Vleprz and in the district ol Travnlkl- Voldava road, we repulsed all enemy attacks Sunday. "In the sec ;i Vlt t.' the Hug our troops occupied a h v out farther to the north of Chelm without molesta tion on the part of the enemy. On oth er sector of our entire front here have been no Important engagements. "In the HIack ea our torpedoboats set fire to a coal depot In the coal district and destroyed ten sailing ve sels loaded with coal. "On the Anatolian coast our torpedo boats destroyed more than 100 Railing vessel engaged In the transport of coal and munltlou, a well a three shipbuilding yards. The ammunition1 SECOND MAN TAKEN FOR DEER AND SHOT SANTA ROSA. Oil.. Aug. 3-Kor tho second tlmu In a week a hunter has hci-n shot for a deer by another hunt er In tho Cnzadoro section, north of here. Last night Hurry A. Pollard, a con tractor of this city, nt a distance of 40 ynrils, was shot down by Trunin n j Stump of San Frnnclsco, a member of the Pollard party, with a .'10 30 rifle. Thn bullet shuttered Pollard's loft arm and entered his buck. Chunics for bis recovery are not known is yet Stump saw Pollard moving through the thicket und, thinking him n rusHet coated buck, tired. Lnst Tiusdny m the sainc tlliitrli t. John England, also from S-m Fran Cisco, was shot down nnd killed In thn snmo manner by M. J. Kennedy. WASHINGTON. July Adm'ral Cipcrton hat thrown a landing force Into Port au Prim e and. overcoming armed resistance, today was engaged In disarming lllntlen soldiers, revo lutionists and civilians. Cabling the navy department (hit afternoon, Cuperlon rcjMirted as fol lows: "landing force established In Port au Prince. Slight resistance i-m onit tered during early part of night as our udviince waa made, but thla was easily overcome without casualties. Pro ceeding to disarm llultlens today." WASHINGTON. July 2!-Thn shoot. Ing of President fiullliiume of Hull I after he had been dragged from thn t French legation at Port au Prince, to day threatened to add awkward rela tions with France to the Interniitlonnl difficulties of the I'nlte.l ISntes. No Intimation has yet come from the stale dcpnitment of the rouise thut will bo followed. The situation Is cm burranslng, however, from the fact that when previous troubles broke out In Haiti the French cruiser Desenrtes landed marines, but withdrew them when Admlrul fiipcrntnti arrived ami promised to maintain order. Thn French legation has now been violated however, having been entered by thn mob which killed President (iulllauuie. TO CONSIDER PEACE IIERLIN, Aug. 3. Virtually tho first editorial expression of llcrlln newspa pers relative to Germany' willingness to accept pence terms was voiced to day by thn Deutschn Tnges Zletung In discussing Pope Ilenedlct's plea for cessation of tho European war. "No country would receivo tho Ro man Catholic church' proclamation of ponce with greater respect nnd less prejudice than Germany," the paper said. "Germany Is willing nt nil times to accept reasonable peace conditions, In accordance- with nn oven balance, progrws and safety for nil nntlons," REDFIELD IS PAINED BY CHICAGO CRITICS 8ECRETARY PROMISES FULL IN QUIRY INTO SINKING OF EASTLAND JURY BUSY. CHICAGO, July 31. With one week elupHi'd since the steamer Eastland sank lit Its whurf with 250(1 excxurslon Ists on board, Investigation to deter mine blamn for the accident had sim mered down lo n federal grand Jury Inquiry, although n county grand Jury today continued to hear testimony, nni Secretary Redfield, of tho department of commerce, went ahead with tlm steamboat Inspection examination re. quired by law. Federal Judge Uin (lis forbade thn examination by others of witnesses desired for Iho federal grand Jury nnd had taken possession of the vessid and nil documentary evi dence available. Secretary Redfield today took notlco of adverse criticism of his Inquiry, nnd In a speech before thn hearing said he wiih profoundly pulncd by the attacks made on him before hn had had tlmn to delve Into tho case, I In offered to iniiUo imy sort of an Investigation nnyono could sug gest provided charges were properly filed ngalnst anyone. IS ESTIMATED AT 981 CHICAGO, Aug. 3. The toll of the Eastland's dead Is 981 men, women und children. The figure are furnished today by the Western Electric company, whose employe and their friends comprised the greater portion of the lll-fnted ves sel' passenger list. Baltimore Sun: A large percentage of the Russian army I without arms, say a dispatch. They may be short on arm but Judging from other dls- found on some of these vessel was patches there 1 nothing the matter confiscated." with their leg. TO PROHIBITION PLANK TACOMA, Wnsh.. Aug. 2. William Jennings Ilrynn 1 oposed to Inserting a prohibition or snffrngo plank in the Democratic platform in miO. Ho so stnted in an interview here this morn. Ing. He expressed the opinion that con gresBlonuI action on these subjects would be futile because three-fourths of the state legislature would not rati fy the proposed amendments. "The Democratic platform issue should be the tariff, trusts and cur rency," said Tlryan. "With four more year of operation, the Democratic way of handling these will have proved themselve so astlsfactorr there .111 be no suggestion of change." J was taken.