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RAIDE
RS HARASS
REAR GUARD WAITS FOR ORDERS TO GO INTO ACTION
SIATE POSITION
IN LATEST NOTE
CARRANZA LAX
Untied States Wllllno to Submit Frye
m
Case to Joint Expert Board for Ad
justmentAsk Berlin to Outline
Bantllls Make Darinj Dash Across
Rio Grande and Attack U. S. Cav
alry Fotce More Troops to Mer
cedes and Prcgrcso All Precau
tions Taken.
Treaty Stand Expect Payment
Soon.
ASKGERMAN 0
Mexican eon
WASHINGTON", Aup. 17. The
.American reply to Qonniiny'it hint
note on tlio sinking or tlto America:)
wnliitfr whip Williiim I'. Kryo, made
jinlilie here today by tlto ntuto de
partment, accepts the proposal Unit
iliiiniiKCH bo fixed liv n mixed com
inininn nnd that the dinputcd treaty
prnvittlotw he siilimittcd to aihitra
tlon at Tho Ilnguo hut ouIIh on (lor
nanyfor a statement, nieanwhilc, mh
to whether hIhi intend to conduct
her future nnvnl operations in ac
cordance, with her interpretation of
tlio PniHrtfnn-Ameriean treaty or
thofle. of the United KtatcH.
Tho note Is regarded an putting
the noted cahotwell on the way to n
hcttlctncnt. It Ih nddroHHcd by .Sec
retary LniiHing to AnibuHHiidor Gor
nrd nl Merlin.
Tho note follewx:
You nro intjtrurlcd to prcRent tho
following unto to tho (Ionium iniuit!
tor for forcipi nffairH:
Under iiiHtructiotm from my gov
ernment, I havo tho honor to inform
your excellency in reply to your nolo
of July 150 in regard lo tho claim for
reparation for tho Kinking of the
William P. Frye, that tho govern
ment of tho United Statca le.iriiK
Villi regret that tho objections urged
by it against the HtibiniiHlnii i.r tills
cimo to tho prio court for dec! Ion
luive pot commended IhcmschcM In
the iinpci ial German government, mid
it equally regrotn ,tluil tho reasons
pruHcutcd by the imperial government
for Hiimniltiiig this enso to tin prize
court have failed to remove tlio ob
jcctioiiH of the government of tlii
United .States to the adoption of that
conn-e. Ah tl is dixiigrceiiient bus
been reached after tho full ripre-eu-tationH
of both government wiih
made in a picvioiw enrro-pondenco.
out finthcr a.xcliango of viowi on the
(picHlioim in dinputo would doubt
IchH bo unprofitable, and tho govern
meat of the United .Stales therefore
wdi'umcV your cx'e)lciio'- nuugw
tton that Mime other way should ho
ioimd f H settling thin on
Tho two inelhotU of .elll incur
umpired in your oxcolloiiev note
h;ie been given careful oonidcinlinii
nnd it It believed that ? thy can
bo cimlnui'd so that thev may both
be adopted they will furnish a witin
factory hanm for tlio solution if the
quest icii at issue.
Tin- govciiimeut of tie United
Stale Iiiin already adopted itx i1oire
that the quo-linn of tho amount of
Indemnity to bo paid by the imperial
nermaii government under il ad
nutted liability for the Iowa of tin'
owners and captain on nccoant o'
lh destruction of tho 1'rjo Nhouhl
bo settled by iliplntnulio negotialiou
mid it eiitiiely rouour with the sug
gcxtiott of the impciial (Icruuto v
eminent that tb. Minplod way would
bo to agree, ii proposed in .Mint
note, "that imh of tho two uovciu-
uicutH designate an expert and that
the two experts jointly li tho amotiul
of indemnity for the vcsol mid any
Aiiicncau property which may have
been sunk with bur, to be paid liv
the impciial (Ionium goverummii
when nseeitaiucd us Hinted in otir
note. It is UHMuncd (lint the ur
raiigeuiciit will include Home provi
sion for culling in tin umpire in en w
the expert fail to agico.
The government of tho United
Stale notes that jour aii)j!oitlou U
mode an it It the o.prohrt rorvntion
that a paxiaeiit iiiidur this arrango
incut would not coiiHtituto an ailiiiis
Moil that American tionlv unlit"
hhould bo violated, lint would be
garded by Hie impeiial (loniian gov
ernment merely hh fulfilling a duly or
policy founded on c.Uling Uwty
Mipiiluliou. A iMMiiout mad on
this undarMunding would be entirely
acceptable to the anvcrunioiil of the
I mted Stutoa, provided that the ;!
ceptaiico of audi pavmont hnuld
likewiho be uudortitnod ti bo without
ptejudico to the content ion of ilu
ov eminent of tho tinted Stui-x,
that the sinking of tlio Fry w
without legal justification, tud pro
Nldcd uUo that an urrHiiamneul cnu
bo agreed upon for the imohmjihIc
nibmiHsion to arbitration of tha
question of legal justification, inau-
, far n h it involve tho inlrpro'li'"
of oxihting tnmt ktipulatioua.
TUcro cnu be no diffenmw of
opinion between the io jtiviuirtwt
UK to tho ilexirabihlv 1 Umvihk tilt
(4iM of the true inent nnd ihkh
ig of tlwir treaty btiputatioatt dr
JMrwlHf without dvluy and to that
Hero ts notJicr plrturo from Staff riiolograjilicr Y. II. DiiiIkiioii
uilh (be ItiiHslaiiH.. ft In Interest lug (o note the xislllon of the men.
git Mho Is In (lennaiiy toUing mir vIown. The uIhmo hs snapped on
)lng down, all facing the front, and alert foe Instant action.
eastern front during n lmttlf
end the government of the United
HtutcH propose that the olleruatiu'
suiggchtiou of the impeiial (lernian
goveruiueiil also ho adoplcd, hi ihat
this tpicHtion of treaty interpretation
can no Hiiiimiiieii lortiiwitii to ar
bitration pursuant to in tide :IH of
The Hague convention for (he pacihc
settlement of iiiteruntional disputen.
In thin way both (he ipicstiou ol
indemnity nnd the (picslion of tteaty
interirelalion can piomptly be
settled, and it will bo observed that
tho, only change made in the plan
proposed by tho imperial (Ionium
government ih that instead of elimi
nating either one of it ultrriuitive
suggestions, they are both given ef
fect in older that both of the ipie
tions under divoushinu may ho dealt
with at tlto same time.
"If this proposal proves ncccptuhle
to tho impeiial German government,
it would ho iiooon rv also to deter
mine whether under the arbitral
awaid, the impeiial Gorman go em
inent hIiiiII govern it nnvnl opera
tions in nccordanco with iU own in
terpretation, or in neconlaiice with
the interpretation maintained b the
United States, as to obligations im
posed by their treaty stipulation-,
nnd the government of the Tinted
States would he glad lo have on ex
prossioii of the ievs of the impeiial
Geimaii government on this pmiit.
(signed)
"I.AN'MMI."
ml
EXCHANG
E
BILLS FLUSTER
L(
1ND0N MARKET
Ki:V YOltK, Auir 17. The remil
tanee off.' rod again-t London i ml
Pu riii today were of a nunc ijiisecl
liiuenu eharaiter than usual, hut in
cluded a largo amount of groin bills.
Advices from wosteni giniii ilonlers
indicated n rt'oling of iiii(aine over
exchange iHtiulitioits, the luferonco
lioiiuc that sellers of oeroals In (but
Koctiou had ugierd lo accept Hiy
nient in lull iwable in poiiiuU or
I'raucM. Kueli eoulracl", it in believed
wen entered into weekn ago, before
exchange I cached the present at ate
of deinoialii'atioii.
Kales on London hiidiucd a cent
for dimaud and cable oi the eaily
utternoou.
MONTANAN
FAVORS
BEET CULTURE
II. V.. Slack, a prominent landowner
and business iiihii of heuistou,
.Moot., is in the valley inspecting eon
dition. .Mr. Stack live nour Hil
lings, a larfio beet miivhi' district, and
is thorouxhly fHiniliar with the grow
ing of sugar boot. He hImIo that
a surprikiimly I nine MHiount of inone
U iwtluol ohoIi .vear from beet Hiigar
crop and adie the iduutiug ot
boot in thix swlion.
Mr. Slack wa whuvvii Mixtiuul III
valley tin nioruiiig by Dolro.v Get
chell. He wh impiVMed vvilh the
prodiictiveuoHM of Kufftio river vallc.v
oil and ntHte Unit ltd eon see no
roon whv thU svctioa aliould not be
one of the mot piiHi'oiu bpt
growing diktitcls of the vvel. "It i
iiuporativo thut Muter lie iut oh much
of the lnd, however." miI Mr. Stuck
He'll llaog On,
A New York ntnte fanuw vllltod
Now- York city. hihI hwoiik )Uir
tliliiBt, hit v,ndwl U) a woman'!
wxohans on TwiuitMbtnl trt.
Aftor tew HUtmHtU tt( sturlnt:
ntioHt at th tktHga oh iIiiI. Iih
hIiwI i mvwhI woiikii UII.iuImIiU
buktut4 tkn railing.
"So tki U ih woman' exrkaniv,
oh?" he alu iliouglurulh
"Y Till l tlio unuiii's t-
ikttllKv.' tame lh iih, t ltl .an
1 ! lor )u '"
ll iuu ail nr (In- w launch' '
"Ysa''
"Ual 1 Hiiva llivu IH Jul ki
MarU."
MAGEE QUITS AS
HAITIEN PRESIDENT
AM
ABI
I
POUT AIT imiXCH. Aug. IS (do
layctl lu traiiHinliiBlon). Following
the election on August 1- of (ionornl
Oaitluguouiive, an prealtlont of (ho
Ilaltlon republic, till cabinet Iiiih
heeii named: . .
Minister of flnntico, M. Kilo,
MlulHtor of tliointoilor, M. May
an!. 7'
Mlnlvter ot foreign relatloiiH, 11.
PaiiloH Snuoii.
Minister of war, M. I.ecomto.
MlnlHlor of Juitlrd, M. Ooenoval.
MlulHtor ot public vvorka, M. Sau
xarloi. Tho sltuntlou l now woll In lmud
and dltonlera have coasod.
GEORGIAN
AVORED
F.
MUTILATING FRANK
i the coroner to take charge of tho
'body. It then was cut down and
the two mile trip to Marietta started.
The inquest was sot for 11 o'clock.
MAIMCTTA, Aug. IT.-rl-o Frank's
body was cut down at 10:15 o'clock,
but not until Kohert llovvoll had
spoken to the crowd advocating mu
tilation of the body.
Newton Morris immediately pleaded
with the throng to allow an inquest
to take its proper course. A vote
was Hiigxostcd and taken. It was I Many n guy has kowciI hla wild
overwhelmingly in favor of allowing oat crop In a gay minunor garden.
Ills I-ast Act
Whoro Ih my old friend Jlmon7"
"Ho tackled a drunken Irishman
by IilniHolf, nlr."
"Why I thought that would bo tho
last thing he would do."
"Jt vvns."
Stella's I lot gain Counter
Many of tho people who aro hanged
up In auto smashes aro notoriously
caroloss.
BKOWNSVILMS, Texas, Au. 17.
Tho border situation nlong tho lowor
Itio Grando assumed a threatening
aspect today. Gathering of Jfoxlcann
In forco InBt night at Progrcso, on
the Itlo Grande, 30 miles nbovo
Hrownsvlllo. nnd their daring attack
across tho river on a troop of Twelfth
United Stntea cavalry was not tho on
ly aggravating fcaturo of tho situa
tion. Authorities' hero received reports
that 2G horses, Including somo recog
nized as animals stolen by bandits In
recent raids on tho Texas side, woro
delivered this week In Matamoras,
tho Moxlcan town opposlto horo held
by Carranza troops.
Delivery of theso horses and tho
fact that tho Mexicans nt Trogrcso
had been gathorlng oponly, created
suspicion that Carranza officials woro
lax In dlsctpllno or without sufficient
dependable troops to copo with tho
bandit elomont on tho Moxlcan sldo.
Tho death of Corporal WHman In
tho fight at tho Progrcso crossing
last night nnd tho wounding of Llottt.
Hoy O. Henry and Private Jackson,
Intensified feeling In this section.
For nearly twenty miles nbout Pro
grcso crossing alnrnis woro sounded
by rifle shots and by bolls last night.
Armed men patrolled roads and wom
en and children woro gnthcrcd whoro
(hey could bo guarded.
Harly today more troops reached
Mercedes and tho Progrcso section.
Thoy weer Infantrymen from tho 2Cth
rcglmont which reached hecr yester
day from Texas City.
Suspicious
Sergeant llavo you seen anything
suspicious, sentry?
Sentry Yes sir, I havo. I scon a
dead homo carted Into camp an I'm
wondering wbat sort ot roast wo'll
havo for dinner today!
WIFE OF SKIPPER
BROOKED
HEAD
Ni:V YOltK, Vug 17 President
It II 'Wird of the llrooklMi Federal
league dull announced today that he
h'(d received and accepted the formal
I'o.l. nut Ion ot l.oo Magou a munugor
of .l.o llrooldyu team.
Maais. who linn been tilek for a fow
day, will continue to play second
I.iim. Ills contract with tolt eluli still
h two yonra to run and Mugoo's
eh of room u for leatgulux li that ho
cannot do Juatlre to the club In the
dual oatMielty of plaer and manager.
WIFE LEFT WHEN HE
EARNED $5000 PER
MKATTMC, Vn. Aug t7. Wax
Leo 1'arla ot istmttle. formerly a Now
York broker mill prowlHtuu lu soeloty
tatiro .obtaluwl a Uivorv tHlay from
Mm. Nwva lMnlay Pari, rtamhtar of
CharlM U. hlulay. preatdeut of a
!ar .v York batik. Thv kuabaud
vtlagml abandaHUMiit, aayini hia wife
ltf( him warn hi healtli brama ao
li.Utr(l that ho vws unabjo t arn
woro tton M0 o smr- Mra. parte.
whe tl I atty wtla bar mother.
uu1 hu roHtuat, bat waa rM'nt
ed in court by oOUHarl Mr I'nrU
mikI Mm Kialuv will visit ih.' fas
mux I'auflc t'Vmitlon.
POUT TOW NSF.NI), Wil , Tug. 17.
.Mrs Paiajou. wife of the captain
of tho Peruvian luirk Alliance, six
momhont of wbooe crow dieil on the
voago from t'alluo liecauwo of beri
beri, havo lioon attacked by tho dls
oaso and woio placiul lu the hospital
hero today. The survivors of the
crow aro in the murine hospital Cap
tain Parajon n not af footed, aipl
during tho latter imvt ot tho vov.iko
ha waa Hit) onlv alilo bodlod man on
loard. The food nscst on Him vo)auo
wan pollahed rbe hard tack and salt
moat, and the do, .tro was can sod li '
this unwholesome diet, public health
sertice otflclals !-,i,
Kvm a Kmg catfi dictate wbat
yoa showM ffike or not like
m
mi
At tlio l'oiintiito
Patron Your i roam U vary
lerk It oualit to it l juat wkl(k
ixil it ' Julia.'
Kir-.' tldV. lift II V.llll'lt .11 $1'
'a.u I' ft ilttiniiion I lii.l tii. mint
4 a autuau ran iiraa on 3 JO
weak aceoidluK to a Mi'uk-c
Jul
SAN l'KANi I (), Ana 17
Hearing on h pi nuunni'.v niiunrtuui
to retiuiu eiifiim iiient ot a lrniit
rulutg by the ltU-r,t eoliiliierve
eotuiuiaaion to rcin.ye Sfuektou, Su
erainsnto, San J nu.l anta t'lnra.
t'al., frvio ela-i-ii i. alum um tenniinil
point for wot haiud tiiui-cniti-HMiUl
tifiglii, v.i- Wit twln be
forr aMciul t initd Stat'1 court.
JtMOftll V. Folk ap4Hvd for the
jlratto eMiiii raw oohibiwmoii.
Ulaekbuni l-ierlm., autUtni to the
attorurv rner.il. for tbt VmUA
SiaiM, and F. .1 UcxaJuLcr for tlw
t'niir imIic-
The L'ovfruini i i argued tlte couit
waa without jun-ili..lii.
Report Cfliittvvhy nroken.
WVi'O. Tawu ug 17,-TbaMU-J
aou 1 1, Kun.t hi i r' rallraaa ra-,
i.'i h ifKi'i i.im Hi liaJvwton
o' !. i ii ir. iiuti ng that on baa-1
Ir.il I. . i ol ih. .. at QalV
t.ni ii ,.i ii. , n a.. Jutij, No fur
ther particular .i ftvea -
If ! rip lionprnrd t'.wt Fulimaa
vv-" rri,"'.'..' y ".I'aJsand blend
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wo. ' 1 t'-t f t prve thntyoii
wct.- C3"j io 1 1. Patimaa best?
It wot:! I r.-t.
A imn'B t"3t-5 h lb own. A
cl-srctt2 thct rair't0y.:nl"Ar.on:o
c potcntaf'j pc'"'' would not
nccccaBry rlP'O yen.
T.'ict'awJywoIsavaPaiimaa
tip t j your (st.
Hitt'rn 1 3 nnrwthlnR Ricro
than r..n tU tlyt ia tai-hty
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txM !JCN3I3L." c'sreu 3 C;? j-cu
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IV. -ja ia t'. ,.xx.: caaslWo
cigarette thajre i.
Try !hv.mv."i".A. Vqwnnv'!
discover r& "''i:) t',m"n,'n :t '
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havo just tho roof, mellow tnsto
that you'vo been longing for in
n cigarette.
You may find that Fatimnn
havo the kind of mildness which
allows you to smoAo ntoro of
ioi than you might of other
cigarettes.
You may find that Fntimns
cCTer you a littlo moro satisfne
ti?n in every putT thnn jou ever
beforo found in nny other ciga
rette. I3uy your trial package of
Fatima3 nnd test them today.
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cut I tinfii iii.tiiMtwU J-.xfeiilmn
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