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Vol. No. XXXIX.
BULGARIA
0
10 E
lo Doubt Now That King Fer
dinand Will Cast Lot 'With
the Central Powers
NEW SITUATION
IS ABSORBING ONE
Expected First Move Made
Will be to Cut the Saloniki-
Nish Railroad
E
W
I WOULD CUT RUSSIA OFF
Only Connection Hctueen y.'ir'ii
Country ami tho Allies Would
Then bo Through Archangel
Franco Is Greatly Concerned
iiulgakia im:.ii:s
going into wau
II y Anooclnlrl 1'irm In Cooa liny Tlinrw.J
WASHINGTON, Sopt. 21.
A statement cabled to tlio
Bulgarian luxation horo to
day by Premier lladoalov
off announces that Bulgaria
does not Intond any aggress
Ivc action against any of her
neighbors, and tlio mobili
zation Ih not to bo con
iitrucd ait Indicating alio la
nliont to enter tlio wnr.
(II; AiwHlntnl TrcM lo Com III; TlrnMi.J
PAItIS, Sept. 21. Tho Hugiulun
rlttiatlon Ik absorbing tliu attention
of France to tlio oxcIuhIoii of all
oilier tuples. Littlo doubt Ih felt
(but King Ferdinand lias decided
to cast liln lot with tlio central
powers.
"Kor iiioiiIIih," fiayH .lean ller
brtte, one of tlio authorities of
Franco on forelKn polltle3, "tlio
ipnidruplo entente Iiiih been talking
to Bulgaria without acting. Uur
Ini' the mime period, Bulgaria bus
licm preparing to act without talk
ing. The time hau como whoa II it I
Karln Ih noting. "
May Cut Hallroad
Most military men bolievo llul
Knrla will hurl troopn Into tippet
Viirnvn mid Vardar Vnlloyu In t?or
bli and then cut the Salouikl Mali
rnllroiid near UhIuiIi, which- would
cut UnsHla off from all conuuunl
iv Hon with tlio Allies except llirotiKh
An hansel,
Called to Cdors
A nicsHiiKo from Sofia inakeH def
inite announcement that tlio nioblll
ntlon of tho DiilKarlan military for
ces, reported to have boon postpon
ed, has been decided upon. It snyH
tin official journal, tho orRan or tho
"IltilKarlan Kovornmont, published to
day a decree ordering tho mobiliza
tion for the classes of 1S!I0 to l'J12.
I ARE F
Hl'MttltlANS MAKINO HVIOKNT
PltllPAKATION I'Olt WAU
Klilps Seek Shelter and Posts on tlio
lllack Sea aro llelng
Strengthened
Illy Aft.K Iim prc to Coo Day Time
ATIIKNS, Sept. 2-1. Diplomatic
circles hero have boon informed that
tlie Bulgarian warslilps which were
stationed at Varna on tho Hlack Sea
lsavo sought shelter In a neighboring
l,ay. A largo number of men aro
working with feverish speed to fort
I'v Ilulgarlun lllack Sea ports. Val
"au'ca of the national hank branch
es at Burgas and Varna liavo beon
removed to Sofia.
V I'SSAVKP.ll.r.Wll
1IO.MK FUO.M. CHINA
Bt AnorUioj rre to coos Day Tlmw.J
LONDON, Sopt. 21 AH
cllglblo Russians in China
bavo boon called to the col
ors under tho roccnt ukase,
according to Poking dispatch
es NOTICR
1 wish to notify the public that
J,lv wlfo having left mo I will not
1,0 responsible, for any debts con
tracted by ))or. slKn(1(li
T. E. WILLKY.
Established 1K7H
Ah TIio Const Mall.
$
X
X
X
VON HINDENBURG IS II
MAKING PROGRESS
( llr Amw lalM 1'itm o rant ray Tlmcf 1
t BERLIN, Sent, 24,
X Von Hindenburg made X
X further progress in ,his X
X efforts to capture the X
X Russian fortified city of X
X Dvinsk. The taking by X
X storm of additional Rus- X
X sian positions defending i.
tlie city northeast of Sme- i
I lina is officially reported
I here,
$- $
SLAUGHT
nhahl half million aumhn
ians put to death
SK Thousand Mndo Homeless
y
Turks mi'! No'ilrnl Ponces
Aro Asked to Help
Illy Aiwik Inlcl I'kmm In Cooa I lay Tlinm. )
NEW YOUIC, sept, a I. Ur. M.
Synibad Gabriel, president of tlio
Yrnionlitn General Progressive Asso-
Hlatlon, Halt! today that from Infor
mation from varloim sources lie es
timated that I CO, ()( Arnienlium bad
bejon put to deatli In Turkey and
i!u()0 rendered homeless or exiled,
out of a iionulatioii of l.iilMI.OOO.
An appeal wan received for Inter-
cckhIom bv tlio neutral iiowcih.
GflEECE ACTIVE
r;i:M:i(Aii .-moiiimai'ion op
tkoops has m:i; omn:iti:i
Action Is Sold (o bo an Answer to
PiciiaiatloiiH .Made by A liny
In ltul:;aila
(lly AiclnloJ rrru to Com luy Tlnira,
PAULS, Sept. 21. An official de
cree for the mobilization of tho
Greek army was Issued in Alliens
lodtiy, says the Athens correspondent
of tho 1 lavas Nows Agency. Tho
Paillament will bo summoned to
morrow. It say that Bulgaria, hav
ing taken certain measures, tho
Oreok government decided to ans-
wor these by equivalent preparations.
King Signs liocrco
A decree for tho general mobiliza
tion of 20 classes of Oreok soldiers
was signed last night by King Con
stantino and promulgated. The de
cision of the king moused tho
greatest enthusiasm.
RAISING MONEY
(illlt.MANV IS
FUNDS
SKCUItlNfi
TO KKillT
MOHI5
Heports Say That Subscriptions to
New Loan ICeacho, .More Tliaii
Three It.lliou
Hy AaaodatoJ Ttraa lo Cooa Hay Tlmra )
LONDON, Sept. 21. Tlio total
subscriptions to tlio new Herman
loan Is given by Iteuter's correspon
dent nt Amstordam at ?:i,007..r,0U,.
000.
VISITING COAST;;
CAPT. VAN PAPKN, OKK.MAX AT
TACHi:, AT SAN IHANCISCO
Claimed in Utter Taken From Arch-
limit! Ho Made Hefeience to
'IdloU'c Yankees"
Hy Aaaoclatul 1'ieaa la Cooa Bay Tlmea.J
SAN ' FHANCISCO, Sept. 21.
Captain Von Papon, tho Oorman mil
itary attacho at Washington, who re
cently becamo implicated In tho
troubles centering around Austrian
Ambassador Dumba.and wlioko with-
drawal by Germany tho United States
Is expected to ask, la In San rram
'cisco today, accompanied by a fr'ond
who is registered as "Mr. liatzfoldt
of New York" but who Is said to bo
Prince Von Hatzfeldt of the German
embassy.
Von Papen, according to a lettor
taken from James V. J, Arclilbold,
wrnto lilo brother? "I always toll
thoso Idiotic Yankees thoy
hold their tongues."
better
El BIG
MARSHFIELD, OREGON,
I -v p
E
Advance in Russia Not Carried
on With as Much Speed
As Recently
CZAR'S FORCES HAVE
BEEN CUT IN TWO
i Move is Stragetic Success
But Puts More Burden on
the Austrian Troops
MEET COUNTER ATTACKS
Ilnio Itccn I'liablo to Clunk (lie ltus-
hlniiH on These Occasions HoportH
Say That l.utst; Has Heen Itccnp-
tiiitil by the Itii-islaii KorveH
tOy AJ.ocl.lf J I'reai to Coot Dy TlmM.
LONDON, Sept. 2 l.MUItary ac
tivities on the eastern front are bnco
more assuming tho familiar phase
of a slow (lerman advance, follow
ing the recent Impetuous rush.
The (lerman plan of dividing the
UuhhIiui armies north and south of
Urlpet marshes was a strategic suc
cess, effectlvo in a way. but the Im
mediate result of tho uoveranco was
t') throw an Increased burden on tho
AiistrlntiH who seem unablo to
check tho Itusslan counter attnckB.
Unofficial reports say Itusslans re
captured I.utslt and that tho Austrl
iins retired across tho Styr.
IIHITISII UOItSi: SHIP SUNK lV A
SUIt.MAKINi:
Chased for Seeiity-i:iglit .Miles and
Sufficient Warning In
(JI en tlio Crow
VKSSKIi IS SUNK;
paut ok chi;w SAI'i:
J lly Amm Ulcl I'rrM lu ny Tltnn.
LONDON, Sept. 21. Tlio
British steamer Chancellor,
IDSii tons gross, has heen
sunk. Part of tho erow
were saved and a search Is
being miide for the others.
It Is reported there wcro
passengers aboard.
i
flly Aaaoclalcl I'm, lu Omi pay Times J
WASHINGTON, W. S.. Sept. 2 1.
The British horso ship Anglo-Colombian
was torpedoed and sunk today
off Kastnct after being chased 78
miles by a submarine, acordlug to a
message from Consul Frost at J
QiieeiiHtoun. It said warning had
beon glvon and time allowed for tho'
crow, six of whom wero AmerlcauH,
to take to tho boats. No casualties
are reported. The ship was bound
from .Montreal to Llvorpool.
PHHIOHTKK SUNK
ly Awoilat(l I'rrM lo toiw Hay llws.
LONDON, Kept. 21. Tho British
freight steamer Urblno, CC5I tons
gross, fiom Now York for Hull'
was sunk and the crow saved.
BODY OK AKAHIC
VICTIM IDK.NTIF1F.D
i
(lly AMfldalM I'reaa In Coca nay Tlmra.
Ql'UKNSTOWN, Sept. 21.
A body that camo iibIioio
at Clonakllty, on tho south
shoro of Ireland, was Identi
fied as tlmt of Mrs. Jouophlno
Brugulero of San Francisco,
one of the victims of tho Ara
bic RUSSIA GETTING
I ADHD CDflll PLUM A I
lhduii mum uiiiuhi
Working In Mines and Other Indus-
tries lu Place of the Men
at Front
liiyAaao.uiirra.at..cJoanayTiniMj
MUKDBN, bopt. - hus.iu
drawing upon China for laborors to
vnrL- in Its mines and man other
21 Hussla Is,
l(lgtr,os , Agents of tho Husslan gov-
armDnt linV0 already employed
h 500 cMn0U0 ,,oro to work
in mluos In tho Caucasus rogiqns and
I
IS rOpOriMll U"- I "" -
..l ,l.n. 1" flllll I' linitHO
laborers will bo takon to uiisbiu
within a bbort tlmo to replace Hus-
slans now In jhe army.
Biiptlst "ladles' tookfNl food sale
Saturday. Marsiineiii ii.iniw.uo
Store.
I
utnmMD
I
SLOW
BOAT TORPEDOED
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1915 EVENING EDITION.'
X CHICAGO WINS GAME' f
X WITH THE JAPANESE X
x - :
tHy Aanoriatc I l'rraa (i. foca lUy Thnw 1
t T0KI0, Sept, 24, X
X Twenty thousand Japan- X
X ese baseball enthusiasts X
saw tlie University of z
Chicago team win tlie X
first game of the series X
from Waseda University X
here today, The score X
was 5 to 3, t
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TRAINS COLLIDE
Tiim:i; mi: Kii,ii:i) and rouu
OTin:its i..ii'iti:i)
Accident Happens This .Morning on
.Missouri Pacific Itallmad Near
Ln Platte, Nebraska
(lly A"cllo-l 1'iwi to Coot Buy 'I'linrn,
PLAATSMOUTII, Neb., Sept. 21.
Three trainmen wcro killed and
four others seriously Injured this
morning near La Platte, Nebraska,
on tho .Missouri Pacific Railroad,
when tho southbound passcngor
train No. 101, from Omaha to Kan
sas City, met a northbound fast
freight head on.
.Made a Mistake
All the passengers escaped with
minor scratches. According to the
.testimony' at tho Inquest, tho pas
scudor train hail orders to wait on
a siding until Freight No. 1511 pass
ed. Northbound freight No. 155 was
ion the Biding-at La Platte, and mis
taking this for No. in:i, the pas
senger train went ahead
SROCK IN SICILY
fKAKTIiyUAKK IS KKLT
LAST
NKJIIT IN MUSSINA
Causes a Panic Among People Who
ltusli to Slrcojs No Dam
ago Doiio
(Oy AmocUUJ I'rna lo Oom 114 j TlmM.)
.MUSSINA, Itnly(j Sopt. 21. A
strong earthquako occurred hero at
0:15 last nlKht. It caused a linlllt-
I among tho peoplo who rushed to the
i streets. .Many romalued In tho open
all night but no damage was done.
S
kouhti:i:n-vkah old hoy
likk takk.x
HAS
Weighed Only Seventj-flvo Pounds
Hut Neck Broken by Full
Assault is Chargu
lly Aaaoilalol Vrmt to Cooa Hay Time.,
JACKSON, Ga., Sopt. 21. Joui.
Porsons, a negro boy, not more
than I I yearn old, was hanged hero
today for assaulting an elght-ycar-old
white girl. Although ho weigh
ed only 75 pounds, his neck was
broken by tho fall.
IS NOT A PARTY
HUSSIA
NOT LIKKLV I.NCLUD-
i:d in nit: loan
Sbo .Must Ksiablish Credit Here
Will Likely Make Some In
dependent Arrangement
III. A.. Ula.1 Praia lo Too. Hay TlmM. 1 '
.... ... ... .. .
NKW YtJHK, HOJIt. 31. KUSHlll
today appealed to ho out of tho no-
gotlatlons of tho Anglo-French loun
conunlfslonp as a participating If
It should annear necessurv that sbo I
t0fJ eBtrt,sh a credit hero It seemed :
i ukoly an Independent arrangemont
would bo made, it Is reported tlmt
In-Li.. ,,Hi,..n hIhihI nf Ainniirmi fi.
-nancjera to lend no more than
r.in nnn nnn ;.. n.n i..ann.. i..
. ,' .,' vlrtal decision not to In-
clKj0 ttnssa.
'
Baptist
Saturday.
Store.
ladles' cooked
.Marshfi'eld
food sale
lliinlware
Heaver Hill coin, $."..:.(
rfugh .M( Lain, Phono -fl.
ton..
GO
NORT IS ON
HER LAST TRIP
Old Barkentine Is Towed Over
Bar to be Wrecked on
North Spit
WAS ALMOST SIXTY
YEARS IN SERVICE
Gasoline Boats Rustler and
Roamer Escort Stripped Hull
on Her Final Voyage
LOCAL MEN ARE ABOARD
Two Will Hemalii Until Lines Arc
Cast Off and Will ho Komovcd by
Coast (lUiird Capt. .Matson
Woilted on the Vessel
VKSSKL IS Hl'K.MNU
Word from tho beach at
I o'clock this afternoon,
stated that tho Northwest
had been taken over tho bar
ami that she was smoking
and evidently burning. It
Is supposed that she was sot
on fire before being turned
loose.
Shorn of her towering masts, min
us her long, graceful Jib boom, and
rotten to tho core, the old barken
tine Northwest, ouu time prldo of
the seas, went to her final resting
place this morning. Tonight she
will bo a wreck on tho north spit
and every Incoming breaker will
boom and splash over her washing
decks, slowly tearing apart her
bones and soon sbo will likely bo
a mass of wreckage.
Never again will tho first mate yell
for'ad from tho break of thu poo.
during a good old howling nor'
wester, bawling to tho oilskin clad
crew lu tho waist at tho top of his
voice "Leggo the upper top'sl haly
ards. Stand by to clow up tho mlz-
v.en lower and lively, lads."
Thu oltl days aro passing and tho
Northwest Is another added to tlie
wludJammor fleets of tho Past.
Ih Towetl Down Hay
The Roamer and tho Hustlor, lit
tle gasoline schooners, wero tho
pall bearers. Karly this morning
Captain James Polheinus camo up
from Kipplro to superintend and ad
minister tho last rites.
Opposlto tho dock of tho Coos
Bay .Milling Company tho old, craft
lay. Since bIio camo Into the har
bor eight or1 nine years ago tlio barlt
ontluo, known by all to bo past her
days, has been scorned and buffeted
about. She was chased away from
the S. P. docks many years ago and,
as a last resort, towed up Isthmus
Inlet and moored along tho mill
company's dock. Tho mill started
operations and tho craft becamo a
pitiful cast-off iiieuaco to naviga
tion, The mill owners asked tho
Port Commission to get hor out of
tho way; tho Port passod her on to
ihu War Department and two months
'igo she was pumped out and strip
ped of her tophamper which al
ready had begun to rot and fall on
dock.
Party Is Aboard
Both tho Hoamer and tho Hustlor
went up Isthmus Inlet this morn
lug and put lines aboard tho craft,
With the Hustler, Captain Pete OI-
neu, lu tho lead, and tlio uoamor,
Captain Hkog, towing alongside, the
Northwest limped down tho bay to
lay her weary bones on tlio sands of
tho north spit.
There was a crowd aboard to seo
tlio finish, "Capt." Tom .lumes
led a crow of husky "pirates" and
thoy went swarming aboard with all
sorts of plunder, It was noticeable
that all of the A. B.'a carried plen-
IY 01 UMIfll III HlUCrv IIIO miner III
.li.. In vurr.Hi. nt liln lnnd ulllll
"" "" " "" '
'" ,,t' nciiiaiii
At least two men, according to
Captain Polhonius, wero to bo loft
aboard ovon after tho craft wont out
over tho bar to seo that tho lines
I u'Aro ..iqi twtrlfl ur llirt nrnnnp limn
The Coast Guard crew wont along
to tako them off. Tho party that
wont down the Bay, manning the
windjammer Included Tom James,
Frank Cuttorlln, W. P. Murphy,
Harry J. McKcown, W, K, Stuhr,
James Kelland, Honald McGeorge,
Clarke Fenslor, Lynn Lambeth and
Jerry Kinney,
Helped llig Vessel
Captain Alfred Matson, of Marsh-
Hold, was one of tho crow that flrat
rigged the Northwest whon sho was
A Consolidation of Tlmo, Const Msll
nnd CtHis liny Advertiser.
f
J GEM. MADER0 AND
X EIGHT MEN ARRESTED
X
Illy Aiioi IIM rmw to Com, nay TlmM J
X SAN ANTONIO, Texas,
X Sept, 24, General Raoul
t McWn nt !llnlp clnff
muuoiui ui viiiuo oiaui
X was arrested by Amarican X
X soldiers near Marfa, i
X Eight companions,, all X
X supposed to be Villa of- X
X ficers, were also arrested, X
X They were taken into cus- X
X tody when they crossed X
X tho American side, X
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TO
ON COPY BOOKS
K.XTKA AMOUNT AHOVK STATU
LIST CHAHOIOI) PUPILS SO.MK
SKNI) AWAY FOlt HOOKS
Tho discovery that pupils were ho
lug charged more for copy hooks
'than wbb allowed by the State result
cd In tho refunding of coiislderahlo
cash to Homo of thu Marshtlold school
pupils. Tho discovery was not inado
until most of tho pupils had secured
their copy books and when called to
tho attention of Norton & Hansen,
who have a monopoly of tho school
book business hero, they announced
that they would refund to each of thu
children who called nt the store.
This was last season.
Send Away For ll"okn
' Somo of tho Mnrshflold high
school students this year sent hack
to Chicago and purchased their text
books and then saved coiiBldorahlo
money, even their delivery churges
liad to bo made
Those aro n few of tho reasons
why tho pupils and patrons of the
Mc.rshflcld schools aro Insisting (bat
tho school hooks bo handled direct
ly by thu district.
GF.KMANS MAKi: INHOAHS INTO
DVINSK FOUTIFIOATIONS
(Uy Aaaoclatad rim lo Cvoa nay Tliii,
LONDON, Sept. 2 1. According
to advices furtbor inroads wore mado
by tho Oormans under tho dofeuses
of Dvinsk. Temporary biiccosb by
ItiisslaiiB In resisting tho Gorman
pursuit cast from Vllnii la admitted
y Borllu, which states tlmt somo can
non and teams which hold on until
thu lost moment wore lost.
Withdrawal of somo of Von Muck
niizon'H ndvonccd positions to posi
tions behind tho Oginskl canal and
the Jaslolda rlvor 'before tho encir
cling Uiislau attack" Ih Ikewloo
ciironlrlod by Borllu.
In tho west the Germans claim to
to havo broken up an attack south
of La Bassocan launched by ''White
Artillery Active
and colored troops" Increased ac
tivity by artillery and aviators along
thu entire front Is reported.
Gorman submarines In tho Mod
oterraueau sunk several British and
French steamers and ono Itusslan
Bteamej, Berllur eports.
built at Port Ludlow, Washington,
lu 18117. For years bo has followed
the sea. Ho had Just comu iiroiiud
Capo Horn after four years lu thu
Confederate Navy and went sailing
on coastwise sailing ships.
Ah a member of tho crow on thu
bark Oakland, Captain MatHou wont
aboard the Northwest, aided In put
ting lu the spars, tho rigging and
oven to bond tho sails aftorwards.
He said thoy did ono of tho quick
est Jobs tho skipper had over seen.
Without an Owner
Tho old Northwest, when sho
came into Coos Bay, was owned by
tlio Hlverton Lumber Company,
which operated on the CoiiilIlo riv
er. Tlio company lost the bargo
Chinook on thu rocks south of the
Coos Bay entranco lu 1900. A tug
belonging to tho company sank at
sea, tho company wont bankrupt
and ono of tho 'men Interested mot
a sudden death In San Francisco.
Tho old Northwest was about all
that was left. Her ownership at tho
presont tlmo was practically un
known. Tltoro was still something
llko three-sixteenths of her owned
by Portland men. There were claims
against hor and sho wits at ouu
tlmo given to Charles Codding who
had actod as custodian, so the old
boat wont out to sea for tho last
time practically without an owner.
UNO
No. 53
TROOPS FIGHT
THE
S
Private Stubblefield is Killed
in the Battle and Several
Others Reported Wounded
BATTLE IS REPORTED .,'
STILL IN PROGRESS
Mexicans Claimed to be Cat;
ranza Soldiers and Said to
Make up a Large BajuiW
SOME MEXICANS KILLED
.Mexicans- Under Firo Aro RotreaUHs;
Toward tlio Itln OrMUlo Vole
graph Wires Wcro Cut nUl But
Few Details Obtained
IDy Aaaoclatnt riraa to Cooa Hay llraM.l 4
BHOWNSV1LLH, Texas, SopLJU.
American troops and a largo jjand
ol Mexicans, reported to bo Carfanfa
soldiers, battled today at Progrcsso,
with tho Mexicans retreating under
fire toward tho Klo Orando, tTttifo
distant. ' -
Ono soldier was killed and two pre
reported wounded. ,
Still Fighting
Lieut. Pnyno roportod at 10 o. m.
lit at S Plfvlalltti I. illl Im afraaAM AJ
MEXICAN
I.IUI1. iirilliillr, o mill 111 ,lurivuD auu ja
that several MoxtcaiiB woro killed. B
Ono troop of tho 12 th Cavalry and a
largo detachmont of tho Twority
Slxth Infantry aro engaged In tho
'fight which began early today '."'
Thu fight stated when the Mexi
cans attacked a detachmont of Unit
ed States soldlora nt Progrcsso,' 40
miles west of hero, and killed Pri
vate Stubhloflold, of Troop ft.
Twelfth United States cavalry.
Two Wounded
Two other American soldiers are
roportcd wounded. Tho Moxlcans
approached from tlio direction of tho
'Itlo Grande. Tho American tlotach
Snent was campod in front of a houso.
Tho Mexicans opened fire from Bhql
tor walls, and Stubhloflold fell at tho
first volley. The Mexicans wore
'mounted and rotroutod toward tho
Klo Grande, tho troopers pushing the
fighting.
WJrvn Aro Cut
Tolegraph wlroa between Morccd
cb and a point whero the fight occur
red wore cut early this mornltiir and
'only mengro dotalls woro obtainable
from tho pumping plant four miles
from tho bcoiio, ''M '
The Boldlorri returned tho lire,
liiovlng from houso to house and fir
ing at Mexican ovory tlmo ono show
ed hlmsolf.
DESERT MEXICO
FIVK MK.MHFHS OKS. ANOJ?!
STAFF AT HOUDKK
Say Thoy Want to C'oino to United
States to Openito Hnndi
Near IC1 Paso "
(lly Aaaoclatoa I'rtia to Ca Ilay Tlmta,
KL PASO, Texas, Sopt. 24. Fire
inomborH of Oonoral Angol's t'atf
woro stoppod at tho International '
bridge today by American military
authorities and warned If thoy Cross
ed to tho Ainorlcau sldo they would
bo Intornod. In niiBwor thoy said thoy
had resigned from tho Villa JoTSay
and wore crossing to oporato a ranch
near 1CI Pbbo. s
It Is liullcatdtl lu tholr explana
tions that Angola hlmsolf would 'not
rotum to Mexico, Angels Is now In
Washington.
FAMiNETORSE
CONDITIONS AT MK.K1CO OUT
A HIJ KFPOHTKI) WORSB;
'
aiata Forces Interrupt Trains wltf,
Footl .Supplies ami There la a .
Shortage 0f Water
(lly Aaaoctatxt I'riwa to Cooa Bar Tlmaa.l '
WASHINGTON, D. C. Sopt. Zigm 1
Successful raids by tho Zapata fore-
es on tho Vora Cruz and Mexico City,
railway havo aggrovatod the famine
conditions In tho capital, aocordjp ft
to State Department advlcea. The -city's
water mains also are partly dls,j '
abled and tho wator shortage is ser ,
Ions. A consular report from Nofe-al "
said Carranza forces under .Callea
had wlthdrnwif from that portloji qf
the state.
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