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BATTLE RAGING
GREECE SENDS
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ON HUGE SCALE
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HAS CAPTURED
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DEFENDS 8 HOUR
EASTERN FRONT
TEUTON ALLIES
Immediate Return ofGreek Soldiers
CHIHUAHUA CITY
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Central Powers Exerting Every Influ
ence to Check Menacing Drives of
Russians and Rumanians Claim
Advantage in Dobrudja Serbs
Continue to Advance in Macedonia
1SEUL1X, Sept. 20. Rumanian
forces which invaded Transylvania
through the Ilzurduk puss of tho
, Trnnsylvnnuin Alps, have been de
' fented and driven back over the pass,
the war office announced today.
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BERLIN, Sept. 20. Stubborn and
;i i'lurtunling battles arc going on in the
province of Dobrudja between Kusso
K 11 in i n i nil forces and Gennan and
Bulgarian troops, says today's Ger
man official statement. Tho Russiuns
and Riimnniiins have hastily brought
up reinforcements, the statement
adds, and are defending their posi
tions with great stubbornness.
liulgars Driven Out.
. I'AKIS, Sept. 20 The last of the
Dulgurians have been cleared out of
Fiorina, near the western end of the
Macedonian front, the war office an
nounced today. After the occupation
of the town by the entente forces Uni
tarian soldiers held out for a time
j in several bouses, resisting with sav-
iige energy. One hundred prisoners
were taken in completing the capture
of these positions.
The announcement says the Serb
ians have captured height 2G'2,"i, the
highest peak of the Kaimukcalan
range, after desperate fighting at
Hose quarters. On the left wing the
Bulgarians are still resisting on the
heights north of Sisoderi.
i, Great Battle Hagliig.
LONDON, Sept. 20-. Fighting on ii
huge scale is in progress along the
eastern war front, whither the center
of interest has shifted following the
let-up in the heavy allied attacks
along the Sommc in the west.
Evidence is accumulating that the
central powers are now devoting
their main attention to tho campaigns
in the east, concentrating large forces
against Rumania, notably under Field
Marshal Von Mnckensen in Dobrudja,
and putting all possible available men
in the field to slop the Russian march
jf , on Lenibcrg by way of llalicz and the
menacing drives of the Russians and
Rumanians in the Carpathians and
Transylvania.
Germans Gain Advantage.
Both Berlin and Sofia report the
development of n great battle on the
line the Russians and Ruinanians
, have taken up in Dobrudja to defend
the railroad route into interior Ru
mania from Constunzn, on the Bluck
sea. .The engagement, they declare,
is turning in favor of the force of the
central powers under Von Mackcn
seu. Latest reports from the fight
ing in Oalicia and Volhynia show the
Teutonic forces on the offensive and
claiming decided advantages over the
Russian armies under Genernl Brus
siloff. As lias frequently been the ease
when decisive developments were
lacking, Pctrogrnd today is 'silent re
garding the operations along the Ru
(. maniiin front, reporting merely that
there have been no important happen
ings. . Turkish troops which appear to
have played an important part in stif
fening tho lines of the Teutonic al
lies in the east, have been successful
in the recent fighting in Galicia, Con
stantinople announces today. A
forty-eight hour battle with superior
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FOR II. S. SENATOR
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Sept. 20.
Homer 8. Cummlngs, vice-chairman
of the democratic national committee,
wan nominated for United States sen
ator by the democratic state conven
. tlon here today. Morris B. Beardsley
was selected to head the state ticket
as the candidate (or governor.
The resolutions praise President
Wilson and bis administration and
point to national legislation as evi
dence of adherence to party pledges.
Taken Prisoners at Kavala De
manded of Germany and Bulgaria,
According to Reports. From Athens
German Account Differs
ATHENS, Sept. 20. There is rea
son to believe that the Greek govern
ment has sent an ultiiiiaUun to Ger
many and Bulgaria, expiring Wednes
day night, demanding the immediate
return of the soldiers tukeii prisoner
at Kavala.
ATHENS, Sept. 12. Tho diplo
matic representatives of the .entente
powers continue their policy of not
recognizing the existence of the new
cabinet of Premier Knlogeropoulos by
abstaining from paying a formai visit
to the new minister.
King Constantino this morning dis
cussed the question of furthering
declarations by the new cabinet in the
hope of breaking the glacial silence of
the entente nnd resuming the negoti
ations for tho entrance into the war.
A Renter dispatch from Athens un
der date of September 19. says:
"It is learned on good authority
that this morning's conference of
I'roniier Kalogeroptilos and the for
eign miuister, with King Constantino
resulted in n decision in principle for
a departure from neutrality with a
view to dissipating the entente's ap
parent distrust of the new cabinet.
German Version.
When the Greek seaport of Kavalu
was entered by German and Bulgar
ian troops the city was g'trYrisoned by
the fourth Greek army corps. Ac
cording to nn official statement Is
sued by Berlin, tho entire corps, con
sisting of 20,011(1 men, asked the Gor
man commander for food and shelter
and protection against the entente
forces. The statement said that to
prevent any breach of neutrality the
Greek soldiers would bo transported
to Germany, to bo kept there us
guests of the nation.
The German account of the affair
differs radically from that given out
at the allied capitals and from stories
sent out from Alliens. The number
of soldiers transported to Germany,
uccording to these versions, was less
than a thousand, one account placing
the total at 70 officers and 800 men.
Tho remainder of the garrison is
variously said to have been transport
ed to Snloniki by the French authori
ties and to be encamped on the island
of Thasos. A recent dispatch from
Athens reported the arrival of some
members of the Kavalu garrisun in
the Greek capital, but no numbers
uere given.
Greece Aroused by Act.
The incident caused a profound
sensation in Greece, and the action of
the Germans was bitterly denounced
by the pro-ally party. Immediately
after Premier Knlogeropoulos took
office news dispatches from Athens
said he intended to demand the re
turn of the Greek soldiers from Ger
many and that refusal of this de
mand would be the signal for the en
try into the war of Greece on the
side of the entente.
NIP AND TUCK RACE
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CHICAGO, Sept. 20. A game
unci a half still separates Boston and
Chicago today in the American league
race, while Detroit is in the middle,
half a game ahead of Chicago and a
lull game behind the leaders. De
troit and Boston have two more
games at Detroit, and Chicago plays
Philadelphia today and tomorrow.
The percentages today are: Boston
.582; Detroit, .572; Chicago, .309.
In the National league Brooklyn is
today two full games ahead of Phil
udciphia, having won from Cincin
nati yesterday, while Philadelphia
lost to Chicago. Boston is two and a
half games behind Brooklyn and a
half game below Philadelphia. Brook
lyn's sixteen remaining games are at
home, while three of Philadelphia's
seventeen nnd eleven of Boston's
twenty remaining games arc abroad
Attack Reported Preceded by Mutiny
of , Garrison Report Denied by
Mexican Officials Pershing Ex
pects Villa to Cut Line of Com
munications to Juarez.
EL PASO, Tex., Sept. 20. Rumors
were current here today that Chihua
hua City was captured by Villa in a
second attack last night. General
Francisco Gonzales, commandant at
Juarez; and Consul Garcia declared
the reports without foundation.
Affording to reports, tho attack
was preceded by 'mutiny of a large
part! of the garrison. The bandits
were said to occupy the municipal
and. federal palaces, the penitentiary
and two fortified hills.
Consul Gurciu nnd General Gonza
les maintained although wire com
munication had been hampered, mes
sages received early today indicated
quiet ill Chihiiahuu City.
To Cut Communications.
. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Sept. 20.
Belief that Francisco Villa will soon
cut the Cnrranza line of communica
tions between Chihuahua Citv and
Juarez, if he has not already done
so, Jvtis suggested by Major Generul
I'unston today after he had read a re
port on Villa's Chihuahua engagement
received from Brigadier General Bell
at El Paso.
Stories gathered by General Bell
from persons reaching Kl Paso from
the interior indicate that Genernl
Trevino's forces were driven out of
I'liihunhiin City in Villn's Saturday
attack and that they took position on
a large hill outside the city from ne
cessity and not from choice, as pre
vious reports said. From this hill
they succeeded by,thri use of artillery
in dislodging the Villistns, '
;i Details Withhold." ' j
General Funston refused to give
out all details of the Bell report for
publication, but be said Unit it eon-
firmed previous accounts of the bat
tle and indicated even more serious
conditions than were admitted bv (he
Carranisa forces.
General Bell's report said that
Villa's force last Saturday was esti
mated at from ."iOO to 700 men. Gen
eral Funston believes that this force
has grown since the Chihuahua battle.
He said that in this case the logical
step forvVilla to take would be the
severing of Hie line of communica
tions between Chihuahua mid Juarez.
I his would give him control of the
Mexico Northwestern railroad, nnd,
the general added, (he garrisons to
the north would have to look out.
10 UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, Sep. 20. Great
Britain today formally exnressed to
the United States regret for tho ac
tion of a British destroyer in hold
ing up and examining the Philippine
steamer, Cehu, within the territorial
waters of the Philippines.
$6,000,000 U. S.
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Mrs. Maurice Pettit.
A dome hull flirtation, an elopement, a month's married life, then
ghastly death is Hie story tho Chicago police tell of Mrs. Kiitbryn Kolscr
Pottlt, lK-y car-old bride of John Maurice Pettit, who tlicy sal fled tnmx
their homo hurriedly Just before her body wits found in a pool of lilood.
Her throat was cut from ar to ear; tho head almost severed from tho
trunk. Jealousy, tlio police licllovc,' may linvo mused the murder.
Pettit was a widower when ho met MJss Keiser at a dance, Courtship
and cloemoiit followed.
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CLOSES MILLS OF
BAKER, Ore., Sept. 20. A car
shortage in Baker and other wostern
Oregon townB threatens, according to
the statements of lumber men horo
today to cause tho closing down be
fore the end of tho week of several
mills.
' The Oregon Lumber Company, W.
H. Ecclos Lumber Company and the
Baker, Whlto Pino Company report
that they are unablo to obtain cars.
Thoy have sent urgent mosHuges to
the officers of tho Oregon-Washington
Railroad and Navigation Com
pany to attonipt to relieve the short
age. PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 211.
Operating Vice-President W. K. Scott,
of thu Southern Pacific railroad
system, offered no hope of early re
lief from the acuto car shortage on
the Pacific coast at the opening ses
sion here today of the Oregon public
service commission's inquiry Into tho
cause of tho shortage and the prob
able remedies for rcliof. He said
everything possible was being done,,
but sufficient cars were not obtain
able. BATTLESHIP A T 0TAL WRECK
...The picture shows the I'. 8. H.
Memphis, u wreck, high anil dry on
coral reefs In Hanlo Domingo buy,
where the ship was dashed liy a heavy
STORY OF SUICIDE
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20. Harry
Howland, a reporter on a morning
newspaper, who took poison last
night while at his desk and dlod In
a fow minutes, wrote the story of
his proposed suicide a week ago. The
copy, found after his death, told how
"nftor writing tho story of his own
death by suicide," he had shot and
killing himself outsido tho newspaper
building." He had evidently taken
poison bocauso unablo to fulfill Ills
exportation of borrowing a rovolvor,
as ho planned when writing his atory.
Ho wrote:
"Tho weapon ho iihciI to ond his
life was borrowed from ( ) on
Ilia pretext Howland had boon as
signed on a story in a romolo part
of tho city, wliero frequent holdups
havo been committed." ' ' "
, A blank. to he filled In with the
time was left In the story, as well as
one for tho name of tho lender of the
rovolvor. Howland gavn tho details
of his life and named the members
of his family. At the close ho wrote
"thirty."
Ho is survived by Ills mother, Mrs.
Esther M. Howland of DenVor, two
sisters and two brothers.
Grief over tho death of Ills wlfo
and baby a year ago In Kansas City
Is ascribed as the basis for bis act.
AFTER STORM
hform..'. liocks cut through tho liot
tom liko razor hiiidm... II Is wihl the
hiitlh'shlp, nliiili lint $(l,imo,00,
rjiniiot Ihi salvakeil. The Memphis was
j formerly the Tennessee.
Mayor Mitchel, as Last Effort, to
Make Personal Appeal to Theodore
Shouts to Recede From His Re
fusal to Deal With Strikers At
tempts to Operate Creates Rioting.
NEW YORK, Sept. 20. All other
efforts to prevent the threatened gen
eral strike of 700,000 trade unionists
in sympathy with the striking car
men, having thus far tailed, Mayor
Mltchel decided today to make a per
sonal appeal to Theodore P. Shouts,
president of the Intorborough Rapid
Transit Company and the Now'York
street railways, to receile from his re
iterated Intention or terusing to deal
with tho strikers.
Mr. Souths' position, necessary the
traction head says, because of a
threat to strike by loyal employes In
event of the recognition of the
unions, balked the attempt of the
public service commission and a citi
zen commit too to bring about an
amicable adjustment.
As there appeared little chance of
a change in the traction company's
policy, the mayor arranged for a con
ference with Mr. Shouts later 'today.
The mayor, It was learned from an
official source, expects to propose a
now basis of settlement to avert tho
impending general walk out.
700,000 to Strike.
Labor loaders aver that the pro
posed general walk out Thursday will
Involvo about 700,000 workers in all
trades.
The attempt i to oporato the sur
face cars last night resulted in the
worst rioting since the strike began,
but the officials of the transit com
panies say the service In tho day time
Is improving 'steadily. ' "
During the ' foronoon attacks on
surface cars'' continued ' intermit
tently. The last 24 hours have wit
nessed' the most' extended dlstur-
banqes of the strlko, pollco roports
today showing the arrests of 20 nien
declared to be former employes. Fif
teen of those are accused of felony In
attacks on trains and cars.
Nightly ItonilMinlmcuts.
Throughout tho night clovatcd
tralnB, together with subway trains
at points where they run on elevated
structures, wore subjected to almost
ceaseless bombardments of bottles
and bricks, car windows being shat
tered and a nunihor of passengers In-
jurod.
Today there woro several attacks
by. strikers and sympathizers on sur
face cars and police reserves were re
peatedly called out.
With the arrival horo today of
Samuel Gompers, president of tho
American Federation of Labor, to at
tend tho funeral of Scth Low, It was
learned that the business Interests,
which are endeavoring to avort a
sympathetic Btrlke, had Invited Mr.
Gompors to attend their meeting with
labor directors tomorrow.
TWO KILLED IN
SANTA PE WRECK
LOS ANNKLKK. ( ill., Sept. -jn.
One, and possibly two, persons were
killed anil at least eight were injured
early Imlny in Hie derailment of the
westbound Atchison, Topekn & Santa
K railroad "California liniiliyl," one
mile east of Kingman, Ariz,, accord
ing to a report to Saulu I''e hcadipiar
Icrs here.
Kiiaincrr It, W. (in. .l-wi was killed
and Fireman II. A. O.-lmrn of Needles,
I was missing and reported as
probably kilted. Four or live pas-cn-gers,
two cooks and two waiters were
injured.
The limited was derailed at 1 :l."i a.
in., I lie engine, dining ear ami one
sleeping ear leaving the track. The
engine came to a stop eighty feet
clear of Hie (nick. The cause of the
derailment has nut been determined.
Ooelors mill nur-cs were scnl from
Kingman nnd Needle, anil a wreck
ing train cleared the track rendv for
the train to continue on ils way at
7 :'M) a. in.
The train left Chicago Sunday
night,
Hughes Lines Up With Morgan and
Wall Street Against Rights of La
bor in Attacks Upon President and
Congress for Averting Impending
National Calamity of Rail Strike.
CHICAGO, Sept. 20. "A wofd
about the so-called eight-hour law as
reluted to railroad operatives." bv
William J. Stone, United States sen
ator from Missouri, was issued by the
western national democratic head
quarters here today. Accompanying
the statement was an assertion that
Senator Stone was representing the
thought of the ndministrntion on tho
nbject. The statement said in pnrt:
"Messrs. Hughes, Koosevclt, Itoot.
Lodge, Penrose, Crane, l'ierpont
Morgan, George W. Perkins and that
entire genus, maintain that the presi
dent and congress surrendered to
torce nnd thereby discredited public
authority nnd weakened tho founda
tions of our governmental institution.
Charge Is False.
'One weakness about this charge
is that it is false. Nobodv threaten
ed the president or congress; nobody
demanded anything of them. There
was no controversy between the gov
ernment and the railroad employes,
nor between Ihe government nnd tho
railroad niugnntes. Tho controversy
was purely industrial, waged between
several hundred thousand men who
actually operate trains on tho ono 1
hand und the managers of tho rail
roads on the other.
"The trouble had reached n point
so acuto that these hundreds of thou
saiids of men were on tho verge of a
strike; they were about to (plit work
und thus leuve the entire railroad
transportation (ho .country. tied up ,
for u n indefinite period." ' ."
The statement then points out that
while the crisis existed senators and
representatives mid members of the
administration were receiving com-
iniinicutions from all sections oE the
country, indicating that "the publio
sentiment almost universally favored-
any reasonable means of averting this
catastrophe." . '
Strlko Effects Disastrous.
The senator pointed out the pos
sible effects of a strike on the fruit
growers of the fur west, on feeders
of livestock, farmers shipping grain
on contracts, matiiifacturers of steel
and textiles under contract to bo
shipped, on the fuel supply of the
counlry and on thu mining anil timber
industries and their allied interests
and ilenendeiits,
"The fact is," he conliniied, "the
very threat of this nation-wide lock
up caused a jump in the prices of
food, coal and all the necessaries of
life und industry, and it is worthy of
note that when the danger passed
prices went back to normal.
"These are the things the presi
dent laced and such the calamity he
braved, patiently, patriotically sought
to avert. Who blames him? Mr.
Hitches says he should have investi
gated the questions at issue before
acting. They seem to think that al
though the house was on fire, the
president should have inquired into
the cause of the fire before putting
it out, instead of first putting it out
nnd then investigating the cause.
Hide With Wall Street.
i can unocrsiiinn nils nrgitmquj l3
wncn mane Dy men nae j. I'lerponif -
Morgan, George W. Perkins and ott-V J
ers of that type, but 1 am amazed A
that Justice Hughes should adopt it.'
I nin nniaxed that he would ally him-
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LONDON, Sept. -JO. King Huakou
of Norway, speaking at a dinner
given to the Swedish and Danish min
isters of stale in Christiaula, deelur
cd that the Scandinavian nations
were united in their desire to remain
neutral, iireonling to a dispatch to
the Kxehange Telegraph company.
The dinner at which the king spoko
was given in connection wilh a series
of conferences which are being held
at the Norwegian capital by the Scam
dinuviau ministers o stutoj . .. A
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