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, .... i alY ViP4h M i l SV- r DAILY EDITION 1 J. VOL. VI., No. 87. PSS5 OF BRIT ISA t iiB it Resign jica of1 Sir Edward j Carsoa Thought to Presage Entire, Change in Body and in Erglish War Policy W 5 , r- J . . " ; ' London, Oct. 19. "Can the As- Uutth cabinet last?" : That wu what all England asked today. That there have been differ cneea In the body over many of the gravest problems of the war haa long lmn known. . Dut the resignation of Sir Edward Carson emphasised them to sharply that many politician! ex pect the speedy tall ot the cabinet The lllnoea of Promler Aiqulth strengthened this feeling. No one doubted the genulneneaa of this, though It was recalled, however, that the aame forerunner preceded the resignation of Theophlle Dolcasso, French foreign mlnlater. On one hand extreme pressure la being brought to "bear to prevent wholesale resignations, as this would noreasltate a national election, and It Is generally felt this Is no time for such a stei. On the other hand, it ts aascrtod that an Increasingly vigor ous prosecution of the war alone can prevent such a development, how ever Inopportune It might be. London, Oct. 19. Whether the re algnatlon of Sir Edward Carson as attorney general foreshadows the fall of tho British cabinet was dis cussed on every hand today. Everywhere It was recognized tho crisis In the government's affairs Is grave. "We should deeply regret to see the government come down," said tho Globe, "but It Is aamirod the cab inet must tall unloss It shows strength and decision In such, grave matters as the Gulllpoll expedition, the rescue of tho Serbians, recruiting and dofeuso nnalnst Zeppelin attacks. Tho nation crloa out for leaders who can show courage to faoe the truth. If the cahlnot falls us now, It will fall." Iondon. Oet. 19. As a sequel to his resignation from tho post of at torney general, Sir lid ward Cnrson, It Is believed, may take th stump actively against tho cabinet. It Is understood that he considers .the present conduct of tho war wrong and that ho holds there Is need of a new administration to beat the Gormans. News of Carson's resignation came as no surprise, for, following several aliBCiiccs from the cabinet sessions, reports of his move circulated widely. London bellovea that thore la even more serious dlssonslon In the cab inet than Carson's quitting Indicates. His move la attributed to disagree ment over the noarreastern situation. . Simultaneously with news ot Car son's atop came word that General Ian Hamilton la returning from the Dardanelles operations .."to report.". Major General Monro will rolleve Hamilton In command. T. W. Parkinson, Asqulth's physi cian, Issued a bullottn saying be is suffering from gastrointestinal cat arrh, and that he noeds soveral days of complete ropoBe. The substitution of Monro for Hamilton was Interpreted as meaning both a confession that the campaign has failed thus fnr and that Instead of abandoning It tho government In tends to Increase Its oners", The Irish Independent of Dublin , jtodny expronsfld tho opinion that , (Carson's resignation will not make ,hlm popular, Inasmuch as he quit Vhen It was most nooossary that the cabinet be united. Carson, before the war, was known as an opponent , ot home rule for Ireland. grants iAfts. Nov " Town'in the World (By United Press Leased Wire.) Como, Italy, Oct. 19. Crumpling onder the strain ot bis dramatis tes timony, when he bared the tragic de- tt.Ha of .hi love for Marv Scott Castle. Callfornlan, Porter Charlton, youth-, ful American, today presented a pltt- ful figure In court when hla trial for murder was resumed. lie tried desperately to answer In Italian Judge Sclecca's questions re garding details or yesterday'! story ot how he had gone mad with love for this beautiful woman. But, though be had studied the language In prison, he- was tar from possessing ti, M efficiency of the Interpreter accentu ated Charlton's distress to such an extont that some of the American 1 correspondents Interceded tor Charl ton with the court. Once during bis pathetlo story, Charlton dramatically appealed for the Judge's consideration, dwelling on his handicap through unfamlllarlty with the language and hla inability to express the subtle shades ot legal difference. Then he sat back In the witness chair hnnnlMiilv. ThrnurhoiK the trial his manner has been one of In - supportable suffering and anxiety to irnl I Via rase avttr AM nnndltv Al Dol sll)le Under extreme nerv.ous tension, he ha. been seemingly on the point 0f mii.n. Jndn si.r.'. .ttitud. however, has been very kind, and he haa done all posalblo to assist him with the language. It is believed that bis charge to tho Jury will be favorable. The close of the trial Is expected at the end; ot this week. Most of the testimony Is In executlvo session. STRIVE TO HEAD OFF REINFORCEMENTS (By United Press Lensed Wire.) London, Oct. tBiooay uauung botween Sorbs and IlulKars is still In progress today along a ten-mile line between Vranla and rtlstovats. The Bulgarians are trying to cut the Nlsh railroad between these points and' thus delay the allies from aiding the Serbs. Soda rlnlmed the capture of ob-. ecuro villages a few miles Inside the j eaHtcrn and northeastern Sprblan t frontier, and asserted the Pulgars. had occupied the Morava valley tnl tho Vranla region. 1 ; ' ' j Vienna met Serbian claims that the i Austro-Germans had been repulsed, along 1 the Danube with an official , statement describing the Teutons' steady progress all along the Balkan front. This stated that the Sorbs had been defeated In the region of Avala, 12 miles southeast of Bolgrade, and were retreating slowly on both sides of the road to the south, . ',: : North ot Ralja the Austro-Germans are attacking the Serbians fiercely. - In the .Mftcvad district on - both sides of the Morava the Serbs were reported retreating. The Bulgarian continue to occupy heights in the northeastern triangle betweon tho Tlmok and Danube rivers. imiNGS HACK REPORT ON Sl'llMAIHNM F-4 DISASTER Snn Francisco, Oct.. 19. Carrying a secret report of his findings In con nection with the sinking of the sub mnrlne F-4, and the death of the crew of 21, Lloutenaht-Commander Furor, who has been conducting an Investigation, returned today from Honolulu. Furer would make no statement upon his report. He was Instrumental In tho raising of the F-4 from Its watery grave. SERBIAN jbsEFDims couott, Oregon, the J3ize of Grants Pass nftPapey WitkPuU leased ,Wire;Telegraph Bervice. j j r.'ll'' '..'tmLmmm fl UICCLC A5mIC9 ILC Allies to She Wffl . Mc . Up Arcs II the1 Bulgarians Cross the Grecian Frontier London, Oct. 19. Premier Zaimls tbt, tbouRh neutral at prownt, Greece will take up arma against Bulgaria If the latter' crosses the I Greek frontier in an effort to cut the Salonlkl-Nlsh railroad, It was learn ed authoritatively today. Rome, Oct. 19. Italy baa declared war on Bulgaria, making 8erbla, Eng: land, France and herself definitely under declaration, and Russia 'In state of war," which amounts to the same thing. Rome, Oct. 19. The Italian fleet ." "Ported today already steaming n'P ',eJ the. blockftd 0 the Aegean sea, to cover the landing th l E and PeJhaP Bombar1 eagatch, near Enoe In , mr urter It was believed Italy l1 P "P!"- to invade "'K1"1"- HIGHWAYMEN HOLD UP TAOOMA DEPUTY SHERIFF Tacoma, Oct. 19. Two masked .highwaymen hold up Deputy Sheriff ;C. W. Clubb last night and took his star, revolver, a dollar watch and j $1.80 from him. After pocketing t their loot, the bandits marched Clubb , ahead of them to the woods and then ordered htm to keep moving. He did. ' ALASKA DAY CELEBRATED , Juneau, Alaska, Oct. 19. Alaska day was celebrated here yesterday and today. Business was abandoned ani 8chools were closed. The city is appropriately decorated. Other Alaska towns are observing the day designated by the Panama exposition. 1 , , .. ELECTRIC WELCOME AT EXP ll San Francisco, Oct. 19. Ablaze with millions of lights the lights Thomas A. Edison made possible through bis genius San Francisco and the bay cities tonight will buret forth In a radiance ot welcome to him. ' v , ' , Every big building on both sides ot the bay will dazzle with bis won derful Inventions; every street light, every' exposition searchlight wllf be on full blast! ; , 1 - Through this ' great ' illumination the man who started lite as a tele graph operator will ride to the Com mercial club, where; as a telographer again, he will Join with the men who today "pound brass" In a banquet whose menu will be printed In Morse codo and at whose seats tiny tele graph polos will carry wires to the eloctrlc chief's place. As he makes his way to the ban quet hall groat dots and dashes from an oloctrlo sign atop a skyscraper will flash forth California's message ot wolcome to blm as "Foremost American." . 1 . Tbe exposition will ' honor him Thursday with "Edison day." It will be a holiday for this man who re vels In work, and who boasts that he sleeps only four hours out ot the Tuesday, October 10, iis.' fc Keccgnzisn Has Eeen -Accorded t!isRep!!iC'tU.d Its jomiia). : Piresiieii General Carrasa Washington, Oct. 19. Mexico to day Ire-entered the family, of nations. After nearly ' three years of ' civil war and revolution, the new govern ment was born, with General Yen ustiano Carranwa at Ha head, with the title of "Chief , executive of the de facto government." r , A note from Secretary of State Lansing to Ellso Arredondo, Car- ranxa'a cousin, according recognition, was the formal etep in bringing Mexico back to the fold. Similar notes were sent to Arredondo by all the conference countries. The title of president, provisional or ad Interim, will be assumed by Carranxa or conferred by. the con gress he proposes to convene shortly, Within the next two days President Wilson Is expected to lay an embargo on export of munitions to the "rebels" of Mexico. Carranza will probably soon call municipal .elec- ticnf Wor December- in -the territory he controls. Then In January he will call an election congress to as semble in the spring to arrange for the June presidential election. The note of recognition sent by Lansing said: , "I take pleasure in Informing your government that the United States recognizes the de facto gov ernment In Mexico and General Ven ustlaao Carranza as chief executive and that the government ot the United States is prepared to "receive a diplomatic representative of the de facto government and to send a diplomatic, representative to It from the United States." WILSON LINER SINK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE London, Oct. 19. Sinking of the Wilson liner Aleppo, 3,870 tons, by a German submarine, with the rescue of tbe crew, was announced today. FOR WIZARD T 24. Enjoying the city with him was Luther Burbank, the plant wizard, and Henry Ford,' who aspires to put the world on wheels and at peace. Tbe three distinguished visitors to the exposition saw all Its eights and were feted and honored. ' Chatting with newspapermen, Edi son was asked what he regarded as hla greatest work. ' "' ' "Oh, I like the phonograph best," he smiled, "but I suppose the begin ning I made with the electrlo light and electrlo power transmission did most to (help the world." . . Edison thought a moment, and grew reminiscent, recalling a great "ratlure" in the list of glowing suc cesses. It was his method for ex tracting Iron from low-grade New Jersey ores. ' Just as he had the system com plete, along came a discovery of ore that could be scooped out by the tralnlond and the Inventor was din appointed. Edison was silent today about plans for. national defense, which he, ss head ot tho now naval advisory board, has been directing. "Let congress go ahead," be said. "until they get stuck. Wait until after the president Is married." I' msi Btts MII'S WOT (By United Press Lease! Wire, Princeton. N. J.. . Oct. II. Presi dent Wilson today casi Sis 'ballot, for women's suffrage at the little Are house booth below the Princeton uni versity campus. . 1 I It was the first'tlme In history hat the chief executive of a world ballon naa UJten a stand lor a new ana broader sphere for women, yet the event passed almost unnoticed. Only a knot of bis friends. 'including wo- men, were pa band, to jp-eet the one time bead of the, university. ;, After easting bis ballot the presi dent strolled about the campus and then returned to bis private car for the return trip to Washington..' Due to the suffrage watchers, more gallantry was noted today than ever before In New Jersey elections.' The women watchers bad their orders from Mrs. Mlna Van Winkle, bead of the women's political union, as foi lows:'' "' -i I, : ''Challenge every voter who looks suspicious. When he comes up with his head bandaged and needs help in marking the ballot, make blm take off the bandage. They have conceal ed a multitude of ' votes in other elections, , ;; .(Continued on page 2) CHARGE THAT CREW OFLIRfltlESOTA IS FED ON RAW RICE (By United Press Leased Wire.) Seattle, Oct. 19. Charges that 105 Japanese, members of the big Great Northern liner Minnesota, dis charging cargo here, are being slow ly starved through an order of the Great Northern Steamship company, denying them any food but rice, were made today by local Japanese. Mon day afternoon Japanese Consul Taka hashl and a number of subordinates from bis. office took two wagon loads ot bread to their countrymen and were ordered to keep- off the liner. Takahoshi is investigating the reason for the order denying food to the sailors, which, he says, was issued shortly after the Japanese- and Chin ese members of the crew engaged in a riot aboard the vessel more than a week ago. Since that time, he says, his countrymen have been denied all food, with the exception of uncooked rice, which they are unable to pre pare for eating because they are not allowed hot water and have no means of heating It. Orientals engaged as seamen when the liner started her homeward voy age will be discharged here when the vessel eaila next month tor Lon don and' an entire white crew taken aboard. Local Japanese declared today that their countrymen were not respon sible for the riot while tbe liner lay at the dock, tout that the trouble was precipitated by the Chinese, whose rations have not been reduced. THOUSANDS OF ALLIED TROOPS IN SALONIKI London, Oct. 19. Allied forces are bo numerous that Salonlkl Is swamped and many of the troops are going overland to Serbia and Bul garia, according to an Athens dis patch today. Indications of gradual weakening of the Serbian resistance aroused talk of the necessity for speeding up rein forcements and It Is understood that representations were made to Rome that unless more troops and more speed wero forthcoming tbe Teutonic drive would eventually threaten Tripoli. . . , . . ' Believing that Italy's war declara tion against Bulgaria will; Influence Greece and Roumanla, tbe allies have again applied persuasion to Induce these nations to side with them. WHOLE NUMBER 1571. mm Sheet SeYcral cf lis Pas severs ci Lest. Be Brownsville; Texas, Oct 19.--Sixty Mexicans, most ot them dressed as Carranzlata . soldiers, early . today wrecked and shot-up a 'Frisco" train near here, killing two Americans and wounding four. They escaped after robbing the passengers and looting tbe' ibaggage ears. -;' ,;1 ' "'r'T'; The Mexicans afterward burned a 300-foot brides between the wreck and Brownsville to delay pursuit, and atop cat tbe telephone wires. . Five hundred' soldiers and civilians are - trailing them. ' ; 1 ' " V Tbe bandits, reported led by Luis de. la Rosa, a noted Mexican front MaUmorae.: removed the bolts and spikes from the rails. Tbe train. passing over the weakened spot, Jolt ed the rail out of place and the loco motive and the two forward cars were ditched. " Engineer Kendall was crushed to death. Before the passengers had recover ed from the shock, five Mexicans en- tered the first car still on the track, and began shooting. Their bullets' hit three American soldiers, killing Corporal McBee instantly. McCain and Wallis ran into the toilet, but were dragged out and shot McCain was hit in the abdomen and is dying. Wallis' left hand was shot away. Other Mexicans entered the train immediately, shouting "Death to the Gringoes"; "kill the soldiers." They told the passengers to hand over their valuables. Those who re sisted were clubbed with revolvers. Several passengers were forced to remove their shoes and outer cloth ing. One swarthy bandit pulled the shoes from the bloody corpse ot the dead soldier. Mexican passengers, however, were not molested. McCain and Wallis probalbly would have' escaped bad not a Mexican pas senger pointed out their hiding place. The informant was later taken into custody, and it is believed he will' be lynched. LaRosa's connection with the hold-up was established by tbe bandits cheers of "Viva Don Luis" and "Viva Luis de la Rosa" while they worked. , All of the raiders were armed with carbines of the Carran zlsta pattern. , . ,, , 1,2 TRAIN HELD UP BY HEAR HEW, YORK (By United Presi Leased Wire.) New York,1 Oct 19. While re volvers flashed, eyes peered out from behind black masks and the cry ot "bands up" rang out, tbe West Shore freight was hejd up and robbed in true wild west fashion at Haver straw, only "45 minutes from Broad way," early today. The bandits looted one car and escaped in an automobile. ; Quick thinking by the engineer on the express following the freight saved a large amount ot cash, Jewelry and valuables. He saw the robbers on the track ahead as he slowed down In response to a dan ger semaphore,, but throwing on full steam, he escaped. It was reported that the express carried a large Bum of money for the sub-Jtreasury, and It is believed the bandits thought they had stopped the express when ' they held up, the freight. MASKED BAfiDITS