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CRUISER TO TAKE GOLO TO REFUGEES Several Millions to Be Started Thursday; Armored Ves sel Is Chosen. 20,000 IN URGENT NEED Germany Advises I'uited States Americans Will Not Be Allowed to Leave lirnpiro During Mobilization. WASHINGTON'. Aug. 4. President Wilson and his Cabinet and the Con gress of the United States were thor oughly absorbed toaav in plans and legislative measures for the relief of Americans abroad, the continuation of trans-Atlantic shipping to move crops and the stabilizing of domestic finan cial conditions. The President asked Congress to ap propriate J2.500.000. in addition to the 1250.000 eranted yesterday, ior ine gen eral accommodation of Americans in .Europe. Action will be taKen Dy Dotn bouses tomorrow. Armored Crni.er to Go. The armored cruiser Tennessee will sail Thursday for various European ports with this sum. as well as several millions in gold being sent by New York bankers all designed to give Ameri cans immediate funds and facilitate their departure. Official notice came from the Ger man government that Americans would not be permitted to leave the German empire during the period of army mobilization, which will continue for another ten days. Conferences were in progress throughout the day at the State. Treas ury, Navy and War Departments on details of relief plans. A systematic search for steamships to carry Ameri cans home was begun. Billion Dollars Added. President Wilson signed the bill amending the Aldrich-Vreeland law so as to place more than 11.000,000.000 into domestic circulation if desired by the banks and prevent financial stringency. The President issued a proclamation of neutrality, warning subjects of the fnited States of their rights and du ties on account of the existence of a state of .war in Austria, Germany. Servia. Russia and France.' TBe American Ked Cross decided to place its vast army of nurses and phy sicians at the disposal of the various powers at war. . The greatest difficulty the officials of the State War. Navy and Treasury de partments face in their efforts to re lieve the tens of thousands of Ameri cans marooned in the European war sonea is the lack of ships. a a most of the steamship lines are foreign owned and trans-Atlantic traffic is virtually at a standstill, a canvass of available ships revealed that with the exception of six ocean liners flying the American flag and capable of carry ing about 1000 persons each, there are only 30 transports, coastwise ships and other vessels of American register available for service. The latter would carry about 7000 passengers, so that a total of only 16.000 people could be transported, according to present esti mates. 20,000 In Urgent Need. While definite figures are not at hand It is estimated at the State Department that of the 100.000 or more Americans In Europe, about 20.000 urgently want to return. The others have money enough to stay in Europe until the second trip of the fleet of American steamers is made. Should more Americans wani iu uc part the only thing Administration of ficials think can be done is to charter all the vessels possible owned by neu tral countries such as Sweden, Italy, Holland Norway and South American countries. Army and Navy transports and warships have accommodations for only a few people, and probably will not be used. .Must of the American coastwise ships will be followed by Navy col liers to furnish them with sufficient coal and foodstuffs for their round trip journey. Details of the transportation prob lem will not be worked out for seval days, as the search for ships will re quire an exhaustive canvass by cable and telegraph. Secretary Garrison, however, voiced the view of Adminis tration officials that there was no par ticular reason for alarm. "There can be no peril to Americans abroad." he said, "as the first duty and thought of each of the warring nations naturally would be to look out for the safety of foreigners, par ticularly the citizens of the United States, with whom all the belligerents are at peace. We have all the facili ties to handle the situation with equa nimity and I do not feel disturbed in the slightest degree about it." To tide over Americans until the gold being carried by the Tennessee teaches them, embassy checks are be ing issued abroad. More than $50,000 was deposited at the State Department today by relatives and friends of Americans in Europe who will receive equivalent sums from American diplo matic officers in the form of embassy orders or cheeks. Secretaries Bryan and McAdoo has tened to the Capitol after the Presi dent's messace requesting the $2,500, 000 for an American relief fund had been read in both houses. Senator Martin at once called a meeting of the appropriations committee and the Cab inet officials explained for just what purpose the money was desired. The committee qujckly determined to rec ommend the appropriation, provision for which will originate in the House appropriations committee tomorrow. Hankers Help Also. "The $2,500,000 which the Govern ment will send over will be for the re lief of Americans who have completely exhausted their funds and letters of credit." said Secretary McAdoo. "This fund will be disbu-sed absolutely by the Government and only to Americans who are actually without funds or pro vision to get them. "At the same time the New York bankers will send to Europe $5,000,000 or $10,000,000 for the relief of Amer icans who still have credits or provis ions to get them from the agents of the American bankers abroad. The Government fund also will be used to provide transportation facilities to bring the American refugees home." Adolph C. Miller, member of the Fed eral Reserve Board, is actively in charge of the financial end of the re lief end of the campaign. The board has not been organized and Mr. Miller was pressed into service for this task. With every prospect of Its being passed by the Senate tomorrow, the bill amending the Panama Canal act to provide for the admission of for eign-built ships to American registry for the foreign trade was favorably reported from the interoceanic canals committee during the day by Senator O'Gorman. In its version of the amendment, the committee accepted the language of the House bill eliminating the restric tion that foreign-built shlris to be of American registry must be not more than five years old. The report in cluded an amendment by Senator O'Gorman, providing that the Navy yards of the country shall be made accessible to ships in the merchant service needing repairs during times of stress such as at present. Postmaster-General Burleson has completed temporary arrangements for handling mail for Europe. At leaBt one mail to Europe each week will be assured by vessels of the American line in the etfent all the big German, English and French ships were taken from service. Ships flying the Ital ian. Dutch, Norwegian or Swedish flags would be available at times to carry the Atlantic mails. The international money order serv ice between the United States and Belgium was suspended today at Bel gium's request. 2000 Americans to Sail. PARIS, Aug. 4. Nearly 2000 Ameri cans are to sail for the United States on board the French liner France, whose officers have consented to give up their cabins in order to provide accommodations for passengers. Jean Jules Jusserand, the French Ambassa dor to the United States, has booked his passage on this vessel. AMERICAN EXODUS PITIFUL (Continued From 'First Page.) steamers will sail until their safety is assured by the navy. The greatest demand, therefore, was for berths on American liners. Per sons who usually travel in the most luxurious cabins were eagerly buying berths in the steerage which had been secured by earlier visitors to the steamship offices who were offering them for sale, but at greatly increased prices. The main office of the In ternational Mercantile Marine was jammed all day with Americans and a like condition prevailed at the of fices of the Cunard and Canadian lines, which are still doing business. The German line offices are dismantled and in charge of porters and English clerks. The express-companies offices, which opened at an early hour, were crowded throughout the day. They were well supplied with currency and honored their checks up to $50. The American Express Company supplied the tempo rary wants of more than 3000 persons from the time the office opened until 2 P. M., when it closed for the day. There were still hundreds in line desir ing gold in exchange for their checks. They were told to return tomorrow. The company hopes to continue paying out small sums for a few days more. The Wells Fargo Express Company, which issues checks chiefly to West erners, was open all day. During the morning the cashiers were kept busy honoring checks, but the rush stopped early in the afternoon. The manager of the company said he would be able to meet the temporary requirements of holders of drafts for some time to come, unless there should be another rush from the continent of Americans without money. GARRANZA TURNS DOWN PEACE PACT Constitutional Leader De mands Surrender of Capi tal by Federals. CARBAJAL'S MEN SNUBBED PVuIt Company Will Aid. NEW YORK, Aug. 4. The United Fruit Company, through Andrew W. Preston, Its president, announced today that it would undertake to bring home Americans marooned in Europe by the withdrawal of trans--Atlantic steamers. The steamship Montagua, owned by the Elder & Fyffes Steamship Com pany of England, a subsidiary of the United Fruit Company, win sail iroui Bristol. England, tomorrow with 200 Americans. The steamer Bayano will sail with 200 mors on August 10. The Charges wll sail on August 15 and every five dnys thereafter, as long as the present situation exists, one of the company's ships will leave Bristol for New York. Warrior-General Doesn't Even See Envoys Conditions Impossible, Being Against Guadalupe Plan, Is Fighter's Edict. EL PASO. Tex., Aug. 4. General Francisco Villa virtual!' bos pro claimed his Independence from tbe Carranza government, according to re ports brought here today by arrivals from all parts of Northern Mexico. Villa has brguy reorganization of his army. General Felipe Angeles, Car rantn'M deposed secretary of war, 1 In charge of the reorganization. A movement Is on for the Immediate dis tribution of lands. ' Carranza has not been Informed, so far as Is known. SALTILLO, Mexico, Aug. 3, via La redo, Tex., Aug. 4. Negotiations for the peaceful transfer of the government to the constitutionalists failed tonight when General Venustiano Carranza re fused to accede to conditions proposed by the Carbajal representatives. The only terms upon which the con stitutionalist chief would agree to re ceive the federal representatives was that they should agree to the uncondi tional surrender of the capital. The federal commissioners, General Lauro Villar and David G. Allende, presented six conditions upon which Provisional President Carbajal had or dered them to insist, and which the constitutionalists declared were impos sible of fulfillment, as they were con trary to the plan of Guadalupe. The federal commissioners don't even see Carranza. They still were here to night, but would make no statement and would not say whether they would return to Mexico City. Carbajal's con ditions were: End or Fihtlujr Demanded. First Arrangement of an armistice and issue of instructions for immediate cessation of hostilities, instructions to be delivered as soon as possible to all chiefs of the contending parties.. Second Transmission of executive power by means of dissolution of the present Congress and the restoration of the Congress dissolved by Huerta. Third The reinstated Congress would immediately Issue a general armistice so that nobody would be mo lested for his political opinions, or for military operations. Fourth Recognition of the various military grades obtained by officers of the federal army. Carbajal Wants Chair. Fifth The reinstated congress being in session, Carbajal would resign as president, either presenting his renun ciation to that body or through mani festo to the people, congress designat ing the person who should receive the executive power, according to the custom in vogue prior to the year 1898. Sixth Arrangements relative to financial questions, especially affecting the interests of foreigners. General Jesus Carranza reported to the first chief that he had routed the commands of Generals Pascual drozco, Perez Castro and Cardenas at Leon after a fight lasting six hours. Orozco, General Carranza said, was in retreat towards Jalisco. General Castro, second In command, was captured and executed. PEACE MAY BE UP TO VILXiA Washington Opposes Carranza's Ac tion, Rumors of Split Heard. WASHINGTON. Aug. 4. Refusal by General Carranza to accept the terms suggested by the Carbajal government for peace in Mexico did not meet with the approval of administration officials here. The conditions set forth by the Carbajal delegates were regarded in government circles was. fair and not difficult of fulfillment if the Constitu tionalists sincerely desired peace and the recognition of the powers of the world. With Carranza's refusal to arrange for a peaceful transition of the govern ment, recognition by the United States will be withheld pending a general election. Instead of recognizing the provisional government which would have been set up immediately by peace ful agreement of the factions, the American Government will wait for a permanent government to be estab lished and American military and naval forces will not be withdrawn from Vera Cruz until a stable admin istration is in power. Secretary Bryan declined to comment on the dispatches from Saltillo telling' of the failure of the peace negotiations. Reports that General Villa had pro claimed his independence from Car ranza did not surprise administration officials, who previously have had re liable intimations of this kind. That Villa might consider terms of peas offered by Carbajal was considered likely in many quarters here and a new alignment of the Mexican factions was suggested. RIVAL ARMED FORCES MEET Constitutionalists and Federals Face to Face Near Capital. MEXICO CITY, Aug. . The consti tutionalists' advance guard, aggregat ing 4000 men under Commander-General Jesus Carranza. and 3500 federals, un der General Medina Barron, faced each other today at Nochistongo, 3S miles north of the capital. The concentration of federal forces in the federal district was completed to day with the exception of several com mands which are on the way from Guaymas and Cuernavaca. General Ve lasco, the War Minister, says he has a strength of 40,000 men in the district. TURN-OVER PLAN DISCUSSED Federals Consider Giving Full Con trol to Constitutionalists. MEXICO CITY. Aug. 4. Provisional President Carbajal, members of Con gress and representatives of the fed eral army are in session at the na tional palace dis.cussing the turning over of the government to tne constitu tionalists unconditionally. The plan is to have Generals Obregon and Gonzales, of the constitutionalist army? form a temporary military gov ernment. The exodus of the old regime toward Vera Cruz has commenced. quick deliveries. TWO ARE ELECTROCUTED Colfax Men on Derrick Wagon Hit High-Power Cubic of Company. COLFAX. Wash., Aug. 4. (Special.) Peter Lust, of Colfax, and Henry D. Shireman, Jr., son of a prominent farm er living near Diamond, were electro- rpHIS great half- price sale ot men s suits has caught the fancy of the young fellows of 17 to 70. If you're anywhere be tween those ages, or even a little over or under, you can buy right here and right now a splendid suit at just one half its usual modest price. Profit Of course there's none, but there's a good deal of satisfac tion in seeing a few score of men walk out of the store each day with new suits they ' ve bought here at the lowest prices in the town. You're invitad in todav; prompt, courteous service $18.00 $20.00 $22.50 $25.00 $27.50 $30.00 $32.50 $35.00 Suits Suits Suits Suits Suits Suits Suits Suits Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now $ 9.00 $10.00 $11.25 $12.50 $13.75 $15.00 $16.25 $17.50 Remember, I'm talking neither "sale" suits nor "values." This is my regular stock of Slein-Dloch, Alterbury System, L Sys tem, and other fine makes of men's and young men's hand tailored suits in early Fall Tvcights; the reductions are from normal prices. Men, Main Floor Young Men, Second Floor Watch the straw hat market this week on the sporting page. BEN SELLING Morrison at Fourth cuted this evening when a derrick wagon on which they were riding be tween Colfax and Diamond came into contact with the power line of the Washington Waterpower Company. They attempted to pass under the wire. Lust was driving the derrick. Shireman saw that tho derrick would not pass under the wires and climbed into the rigging to hold up the cables. The Instant he touched the live cable he was uead and his body hung sus pended in midair. Lust stopped the rig and secure, I .in ax with which ho attempted to cut the wires. As he chopped at them one end snapped back and It 1 1 hi m. killing Him Instantly. Shireman' body wan badly charred. For m.mv .en.r.tlonw lrth. .ml lint Kilinl.iiruh. in I 'id w ith a Victrola in the home every musical longing is satisfied It enables you to hear the greatest singers and musi cians whenever and as often as you wish. There are Victors and Victrolas in great variety of styles from $10 to $200 at all Victor dealers. Victor Talking Machine Co. Camden, N. J. Music is no longer a luxury to be enjoyed by a select few. It has come to be an actual necessity in every home and its foremost exponent today is the Victrola. q If you believe in the power of music to elevate your thoughts, broaden your intellect, stir your imagination, quicken your emo tions, soothe your mind and lighten your toil, you can appre ciate what it would mean to have a Victrola in your home. J Visit our Victor Department and select any instrument you like best. We will assist you to bring some music into your life each day to add to your happiness and make your home more complete. CI Easv terms on anv Victrola. Stein way Weber and Other Pianos Morrison at Sixth iiri: i ore bv i ii Victrola XVI, $200 Mahogany or oak Opposite Post Office