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University of Orcflon u-irarv rm FORECAST FA 1 11 TOXHJ1IT. AM) SATHI1AY WEATHER Maxiiniini yesterday, 70 Miiiiiuuiii today, .12. Forty-sixth Year. 1I EDFOTiD. 01K(!OX. FRIDAY. 0 "I'OI'.KIf 27. l!)J(i NO. 187 Daring to Do Right In Face of Ci iticisrn Best Type of Courage OF JAPANESE MEBFORD RIBUNE DISCOVER PLOT GERMANSPRESS PARKER STATES ORBANDIT DRIVE RETREATING FOE OLD GUARD PUT ON AMERICANS THRU DOBRUDJA HUGHESINFRONT CARRANZA SAYS SITUATION FAST RIGHTING ITSELF PEACE Wl U.S. ARDENT DESIRE I Secretary of War Baker States Tl.at Attack Planned on Eve of Election to Discredit American Policy in Mexico Statement Is Non-Political and Merely to Serve Warning. WASIlIXCiTOX Oct. 27. V.'nr and stale department officials refused to day to disclose the source or specirie nature of tho information on which Secretary Balcor last ni;.:ht issued a statement cliarsiin? that a bandit at tut?!; on Anie-ican troops in Mexico r in American border towns had been 1 lannod to discredit the overnmont policy in Mexico. They said the. chan nel of information through which the leport camo was so valuable that nothing would he jslvcn out that minht injure its usefulness. Roth Secretary I.ansini; and Secre tary Itti1;er today laid stress upon the statement that, no consideration of il.i-nestic politics led to the issue of lite announcement that such a plot had been discovered. "Tho obviously appropriate com ment of tho secretary of state' Bee i entry Baker said, referring to the explanation of Secretary Lansing la- t niftht that no American was impli cated. Secretary Baker's statement "precludes the possibility that any Kttrh construction or understanding could be put on my statement. Th 1 statement was without political pur pose and ought to bo without political effect. It will have served its entire purpose if it serves notice, upon the lawless people in Mexico that we have been warned and are prepared." Nothing I'olilicnl hi It. Secretary.. Halter declared it was absurd" to supposo that his state ment has been intended to imply that any political interest in the Vnlterl States desired anything other than peace on tho border. "Sr?b a thing could not he," he said. Asked just what interests he charg ed were behind tho movement, Secre tary Baker dictated this statement: ' "The Mexicans who onposo the do facto government in Mexico would, or course, be glad fo complicate rela tions between tho I'nited States and Mexico and our Information is that they think this an appropriate time to do so. The statement made last night by the department ought to dis courage any adventure on their part in (hat direction. "Everybody knows that many Mexi cans In this country are constantly agitating against tho do fat to govern ment. Any sympathy there may be (.a J.c American side of tho bor;. r with the movement is wholly from this source. To Prevent Disturbance. "Tho only possible suggestion of a political purpose in the war depart ment's statement is to prevent peo ple in Mexico from creating a dis turbance of a political character in furtherance of their own design." Bart of the Information which led ySfo his statement, the secretary said reached him yetserday afternoon within a few minutes of the time in left to deliver a campaign speech in West Virginia. Mr. Baker, it learned, took his advices up wiih Secretary Lansing and the latter is said to have advised that there be no (Continued on J.nst Page) III TOLKDO, O.. Of. T'ie presi dent of the riiii.d Slates mu-t not wear n moral pigtail, said Colonel Theodore Koom-wIi, in a rear-cai .-iiei-eli here tin- a i t ei no. .11. "Mexico," In- -.aid, "ha- placed American-; in the s:hp cla--; a the . Chinese. Mexico h.i-t J.iJi. d one ("icr- in.-in, one KuglUiiman, no r'r"iiclitn-!i. no .Jupaiie-e. .".(Hi A inei ha ns and.;;"" Chinee. The u ' t it ndc.' t ho national ndtnini-tration pn.;v ant i- produce war with Mexico );-n t- k ep u out ot war." Kouscveii va- oS enr-; oM f..d;;v. a t which hi- stmjn-ly ren;ai i-.! i tore bear-iing his U.iiu. Mackensen's Forces Making Most of Victory Over Rumanians, Who, However, Check Drive From North French Score Gain on Verlun Front Bad Weather. l.OXUOX, Oct. 27. Field Marshal Von Mackenseu is making the most of li is victory in Dobrudja and is press ing the retreating Uusso-Kuinaninn army hard. 4 Sofia reports this army in precipi tate flight toward the further reaches of the Danube and Petrograd admits a retirement toward the llirsova CusnpUciii line, more than 1 0 miles north of the Constanza-TVhernovodn railway. The Russians and Ruman ians, who were cut off from railroad com mimical ions wli h the loss of Tcheinavoda are fighting hard as they retire, Petrograd declares. In resisting the Austro-(!erman thrust into Rumanian from the north west the Russo-Rumanian forces are having more success. Rumanian troops on tho Moldavan frontier have made further progress Into Transyl v mia capturing another village. I (rive at Verdun. Before Verdun the French are driv ing anew at the (German lines after having, according to the Paris war of-:ii-c, repulsed all the numerous coun ter attacks of the crown prince's troops in efforts to recapture Fort Douaumont and other positions taken 1 1 v (leueral Nivelle's forces in their great drive of Tuesday last. In a fret-ii attack last night the statement, declares, the French scored advances west and south of Fort Vaux, closing in further upon this important work. Merlin declares that a French at tack yesterday in the region east of Fort Douaumont was repulsed with heavy losses. Apparently the Germans are pre paring for further aUacks as Paris reports a violent bombardment of the French lino at Forts Douaomont and l lie Chenois wood. Dobrudja Advance. Berlin's account, of the fighting in Dobrudja recounts that the district of iiirsova has been captured by Field Marshal Von Mackensen's troo"ps. South of the Rumanian boundary the forces of (leneral Von Falkenhayn are continuing to advance in the di rection of Campulung and below Pro deal, the Berlin statement adds. In Volhynia and elsewhere along the Russian front the German war office reports the repulse of Russian, at tacks, notably one in the Kiselin sec tor west of Lutsk. Bad weather Is hindering the mili tary operations on t ho various fronts in Macedonia. HUGHES DECLARES A VOTE FOR HI VOTE FOR PEACE CTfCA. X. V.. Oct. -jr. Charier, K. IliiL-lie- today told an audit m-e here that a otc lor him, tar I mm bcini: a xoc t'..r war. was a vote for le-tini: pence. Mr. IIhuIics a!-o declared that lie would "leave to the secretary o war hi- di i I ieth ie- in the ett'oit to extrii-ate liiiiov'll I pun the unl'nttuii- ate Mlge-tit'M- W hich Wel Ifpol ted lo hae In fit made by huu in a recent utterance.' It wa- Mr. Hughe-' fir-t -peedi of the day. "It i- -aid that a vote for me mean- a vote for war," Mr. Ilii'-ihe as-cried. "What a prepn-ter-ou- su'-'e-thin ! A vote for ine i- a otr for la-ting peaec, herjui.-e it i- a vole for tuai'itaiiiiiig the honor of the eiiuntrv, lor maintaining both the I -e' I - re-pect Mini e-teeui of all of the nalii h- . f the eartli. I "I atn amazed al the eiiaige that i.-jthn- hiou-jiit in the li-jht of the ae- tinii, which our opponent- have taken I with re-pert to our lll ighbol in-' eoiin- tiy of -Mexi.-n. If then h:i- ever n ;'iiii. it,.-i-..e:i: to v;, (',( V, policy : v lici n;i- t!ie opii-ile of a polieV I lor ilie coii-i-rvat ion or peaee, it j:!e ,ipleV vhlc'i lliele nir-ied-- . i-.d'-eii. it eo-ild, in view of lite in-.:.-i-t in y o a.-tioii taken, be. called pohev at ail." "God Only Knows Whats Behind," Says Progressive Nominee for Vice President and Most Resolute Fig ure in Wrecked Progressive Party, Who Is for Wilson's Election. NKW YORK. Oct. 27. "The old guard places Justice Hughes in front. God only knows whrt's behind.'' That is the way the Grand Old Party parade looks to John M. Par ker, progressive candidate for vice president, the most resolute and un compromising figure in the wrecked progressive parly, Mr. Parker con tinues: linmiiculntc Front. "The only chance the obi guard has to get Into power was to place In front of it a man whose character and repu tation were absolutely immaculate. The choosing of Justice. Hughes by t his most dangerous element in American politics is n tribute to the man Itself. 1 have the highest respect myself for Mr. Hughes. "Rut I still believe in the progres sive tarty, and we progressives don't care where progress comes from if it only conies. It has come this time from the Wilson administration, and that's why now I am working for President Wilson. ''I fought Mr. Wilson in 1012 for all that I was worth. But he has been unmistakably progressive. Ho has stood solidly for rural credits, work men's compensation ami the abolition of child labor all fundamental pro visions in our contract with the people. Worhed for Progress. 'The president has been confronted with fhe gravest prohloms that over faced a- president. He has worked as few of them have ever been required to work, and he hat. clone well. Honest opposition is admissible, hut the at tempt to embarrass him by constant attack upon everything he does Is not my idea of Americanism. I fought him hard, hut I have never forgotten that I am an American and that he Is my president. "Tho padded committee of the pro gressives voted to ignore the instruc tions of the Chicago convention and endorse the repuliliran party. I do not recognize tho action of the pro gressive party, but I do recognize tho actions of President Wilson as pro gressive achievements.' XEW YORK, Oct. 27. The pro gressive vote of Iowa will be cast almost solidly for President Wilson. This information conies to tho Wood :ow Wilson Independent League from one of Its members S. X, Rashr, candi date for the governorship of that state on the progressive ticket. He j;ays: "While the fact that I am running on tho progressive ticket for the gov ernorship keeps me very busy, I am nevertheless givirg considerable of my time and attention to enlisting the voters in our ranks for Mr. Wilson. I am pleased to state that the vote for the president among our tarty will stack 1 i almost as a unit. Things in Iowa look mighty good for Wood row Wilson " BELIEVES IN KEEPING NKW YORK. Oct. 27. Thad M. Preston, head of the Sorosis flarmont. (oniiany of Ionia, Mich., one of the leading biisinef men of that state. jis supporting I'resblent Wilson for several practical reasons. "If 'I hail a manager." he Hays, "who hail faced tho problems of business and handled my affairs with the same skill Mr. Wilson has shown in the problems and affairs of tho na itinn, I would not think of letting htm ko. I certainly woubl not trade him ! for a new manager - - awl nobody iconbl yet him away from me." j Mr. Preston roiemendh virtually all I ihe legislation of the Wilson adniinff j I ration bearing upon Ihe businef in (terests of the country. -V! i "THEODORE- H. PR.ICCr. E J OX IlOA l!I PKKSIHKNT'S SPK CIAL, (Hi A FTON, W. Va., Oei. 27. On hi.-, way from Cineiiiuati to Long liraiieh today, President WiUnu made -everal brief stop in We.-i Virginia am Maryland to ltakc hnmtv with people gathered at the railroad stn timis. He ts due to arrive at Shadow Lawn i HI o'clock tonight. The president will mil return to the middle we-t ayaiu before the election. Mis only remaining trip away Trum Shadow haw 11 hel'ore November 7 will tuhe him to Buffalo, November .1, and to New York City, November 2. in addition, he plans iw. more .speeches al Long liruueli, one tomorrow and the next Novembei; A. In his speei-h last ni-Jit at Cincin nati the president reiterated his advo cacy of 1, league of nulioiis In main tain peace. "Oilier nations owe it to a decent respect for tin- opinion of mankind to submit their eases to mankind before they n to war," he said, "and I believe that America is joiug to tn lie pride in t he days to come in ottering eveiv dollar of her wealth, every drop of hei blood, every energy of her people, tit the mainten ance of the pea;-c of the world upon that foundation." The president outlined hU concep tion of the problem before tiie nation as follow.-: "Are we goinn to keep togelher ami move together ami move f'orwnrd, or are we going to divide ami scatter and move backward.' Ho not let nnv man lead yon who walk- wit li his head over hU shoal'ler, harking back to tiling many of which hail belter be for-jot t en, hut follow t lie -men who arc looking forward, whose eyes are lifted to a great de-tiny whirl) belongs only to America. Follow the us en who do not nsk what i vour noliiie-, but simply sn. 'men ami hrethn-n, we are nil American?-; we all have the mimic purpo-c. we all have the -ame oivilcc, we all rejoice in the ant icipa 1 i"U of the -ame destiny; let 11- -ee that our hearts lie elo-e to rai oilier, ami then all the foivc- u" ibe world cannot with stand the ma-- and movement of thi 'jr. at people.' " NKW Vn;K. oh. 27.- fi.dd ai Mill,- o sf .'i.Mim.fMHl from Can ada va- deposited al the a- -ay otlire lo.lay by J. I Moigj.n ('., acting a- ! i-c; I iMid com m ere in 1 ageni - of l!ie !ritih government. This make a total of I'til.otib.lMln received thu far I hi yenr. eitiefl by way of Can ada, and pi acl ieally all for aecount of fbilisii and allied interests. It believed lhal the flotation !ieM week of the ne- .-riSoo.Oim.tinb Itiiii-h Joiui ill vwi a temporary h;ib. to iipthir impMti- (.f tin- metal. This is in iie mi!:'im'C wiih ilie view-- of con-.-erv.Mtiv e American bank in g inler-e-t-. tthieh ;ire oppo-nl tt a f-o-'ber iiitlnw (,' L-old on the L'l'oimd that it may be pn.wj'-atue of iiiflation. , Editor of Commerce ar.d Finance, the ; Lcaiiini) Authority on Business and i Finance, Is Ardent Advocate of ' " Wilson and His Policies. P.y MILTON lib'ONNKR. NKW YORK, (M. '27. "If 1 were lo -inn up my po-itioi in a sentence. I would -ay thai I am ardently in fa vor of the re-election of 1'rcsidcnl Wilson because I believe in and ad mire hi- courage, hi-, democracy, hi, political economy, hi, praelicnl iileal-i-m and hi- iiiielleetual htme-ly." Tiie man vin .-.aid ibi- to lee -at at a big letter-piled de-k in a busy ol fiee at I-'t Wall .-ireei, "the little nar row -tree! ihal lend, from a river to a graveyard." You don't, til ten go to Wall -Ircet to find approval of Wil son and when you do gn there it i rare to find miic who -peaks nut. Hut Theodore Price is one of the eeep; ion?., lie is a practical bu-i-nc-s man. lie is wealthy. A New Yoiker born and bred, he is one of the world's tiutlioiitics on cotton. Knt lit is bu-ily engaged in coiistrm-tie ami not destructive finance. He is more interested in building up the country's resources and industries Hun in tear ing down auythinv. And it is this pol icy that he ably advocates in Com merce ami Finance, the great weekly business taper which he 'edits, (ilea l est Kind of Courage1, "I say WiUnn has ihe greatest kind of courage," he said, "lie has shown it in his willingness to face eritiei-m ami Keep the country out ot war rather than yield to clamor 11ml waste American lives and treasure in settl ing controv ei sies which, however gi'ave, were belter dealt with by 'dip lomacy than by armed force. "The ability lo keep one's head 'when all about you are losing (heirs, and blaming it on you,' is the very highest form of courage, and llml is Ihe Wilson kind. ''His democracy is evident in al most every! Iiing he has done. Hi" sympathy with democratic aspirations of Mexico ami other republics of l.n tin -America has probably done more to forward the eaue of popular government in the wesicrn hemi-phere than anything since President Monroe enunciated his famous doctrine. Itoth Mexico ami this countiv are infinite ly better off today beeau-e we have refu-ed lit hit poor, weak and wound ed Mexico when she was down. In so 1 ef using, v.e have been loo protul t" tiht, and I think that mo-t good Americans feel a deep ami keen sati--f net ion in Ihe pride thus manifcsied. Not a Predatory People. ''F.vcrvone know - we are strong enough to take pos-es-,iin of Mexico, but the pre-ident ha- made it clear dial we are not a predatory people, that it i- our ambition to -how the wretched how to ri-e, rather than to profit by (heir misfortunes. "The same sympathy with democ racy ha- been .-Imwn in his treatment o) domicile ipic-l ion-, lb- is unal terably oppo-ed to the domination u protected privilege; he believes in a MVcrmecnt of tin- people, by the peo ple, lor the people. Till-, belief ha hecn mo (life -1 in cvcr I lung be hn tlonc and every policy he lia- advo cated. '"Continued on nice Hx) ; NKW YOltK, Oct. 7. Snpreme Court .luetic Jolin ford, a life-long 'republican and -me of the leadlnu Irish -Americans of Hits Hty, 1111 i.'iiinceil today th-il he will vote for ' I'teslilent Wilson. j .In. slice Korrt se; veil t wo terms in tit" slate Henale a a repuliliran and :n.'s (leeted t the sujireme court on Hip Kmdon tic!;et in 1 !im;. "I am a Yankee." unhl Judge Cord i today, "but I am proud of my Irish blood. I was lmrn in this country, 'tint my father uas born In County ! Roscommon and in ihoIIot In Coun ty Mayo. 'I'hls makes m pretlv much ; of an Irishman, but I am no hvphen- ', i te ami the propaganda w li h i ha.J been starterl auaiust our pred nl in certain quarter.- en' irely dNi; uMs mo." No Truth ir. Stories of Villa's Besieg ing Chihual.ua or Zapata Menacing Capital Diaz Utterly Defeated and in Flight Military Preparations Successful. NKW YoliK. (),! 7 T '..I. liiw'iiiK ti'li'iiiviiii tvniH (ii'iirml Ciir- niuz:i. .hili'.l Mcxii'ii Cii v. ( I1I11I11T 27. ii, ni.. v;i tn;ulii iniMir tmljiy I v llliln T. Illll-ils. .Mi-xiciin rnllul yt'll- i'iiiI ni New Vmk : Uli-nhlli'ly fji I-.- tliiit iKillilit Villi. : i l-.i..imr 1 lu- i'iiv ol ('liiliiiiihiin nr llml Ziii;it:i Tiifllii.-c- tin. 1 1 .t I H 1 1 1 i 1 1 i I ni' Mi'vi. n Ciiy. Dinz vv.-is ulli-rlv IVjiIi'iI in ri'i-citt !;iniii--lii' willi nnr ti p ;unl i imiv. Ilci'in with h lew I'lillliwi-iv In ( i I i i) 1 ! II 1st . I .-111, II IV- miiiu in Mf.vii-n fiiy uulil I in- ciuisti. luliniinl iiiiivi'iii ii in at 1 ,i 1 ; 1 1 :l r. . All 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 : 1 1 ' ii-iinniinii! linvi' hi'i'ii sue ci'SKt'ul ji ml In- siiiitiliiin is iniii-(i inv ihiily. (Si.;ni.il. "V. ('.i;i!AN.A.' In I Muln. I'.L I'ASd, 'IV.v., l,'l. -jr.-'-Kriii-I'iscii ilbi iiiui hi;, liiinilils Inivc Irl'l I lie .Mi'.iciiti Nnrtliwi'sli'in rnilrnail 1 1 1 or near Siinln Vsnhcl, I I'lily-live mill'.- Miuiliwi'sl ni' Cliiliiiiilinii City, iiihl 11 iv iiinviiiM miiiIIi in tlx- yciu'inl iliivi'limi nl' Nuii'vii. sinU's n inossiiuc H hii'li was i i'i'civi'il nl I hi' Ciii'i'iinzii l'iisli. hi'H' tmliiy. 'I'lll' llll'ssnyi' Was sivncil liv (il'MIII'lll .liicinlii It. Tivviim mill vmis ilnii'i! (!- IllllIT ''(i. Il H1IS ill -reply In u IV- ipiesl I iv A nil res Cnirein, iiispeelnr general nl iMiiisiilaies, iisUinj; I'm- ) I inile i 11 1 m rm;i I ii 1 11 leill'iliii Villa's iiMiei'iiieiils.' In ihe iiiessiii:e (Iciii't-iil Tiei iiio ili': llieil llml llleiv I1111I liei'ii any I'i'jlilini; al Kivsiin, eilit miles 'i inn I'liiliun I11111 Cily, ami mliliil llml Villa Inn! been I'lii'iM'il in iiliiiiiilnii iis linse at SiimIm Vsaliel ami hml pine sunlli ln Wllffl Sillevn. The iiH'ssiiy,. slnli',1 ) ; , t early enuaenients were e.ieeleil he lueeii the ( 'n nnnii I'lirees nml those nl' Villn in the ilisiriet sunlliwesl ol' the stale enpiinl. (lenernl Trevinn ellaraelerieii the report that mil ernmeiil iit't ieinls hail lieen wnrniil In leave Chihuahua Citv us "iilisiml." 'I'ronps nl ('liiliiiiiliirl. Kl, I'ASO. Te.v., Del. '27. A Ciir rnn.u i;iieiniiienl iil'lieinl wlm nrriv eil here I'rinii ( 'liihinihiiii Cily report ei! the arrival nl' (iein-nil laveotle I'rnin Toirenii willi a Torre ol' Cairniiii troops, lie also liroiiht liw aern plains mill iwo Kn-jlili iivialoi-s with him 1'roin Torreon lor u-e in Ihe Held aiiilll Villn, the Ciirrail.i ollieial stnleil. He reporteil (teilernl D.iinn ami his --lii If nl I-'resiio. eiuhl miles ivi-l ol Chihn.ilimi Cily. 'I'lie Chihmilimi City V''"'l'ioi now iiiimher- 1 1 ,111111, he saiii. QUI on OFF IN LONDON, net. 27. -Ten German loipcdo-hu:i de-troyei- alleuided to raid the llnti-h ro---ehaiiind Irans oi mi''c hi-l lii-ht. but the. at tempt t ailed. -;ty-. ,-n m I icial -t a le nient 1 im- b Itte Itriti-ii ndmiialtv today. Tw.( nl the (iernmu dc-iroyer- were Mtnk .-mil the other-; were driven off. One Itiiii-h toicdo li..;il destroyer, ihe Khil. i- mi--in-j. the Ibitih 'lattiiiiut add-, and another de l rover, Ihe Nitbiiiii, a- d'-altl'd bv a l"j prdo mid ran au round. Nine member ol the eiew ot the Klirl were ;.cd. II. M. tolfedo-boi,! dl'ttoer Kbit. l.ieiHemmt b'tehai'l I. Kellelf. K. N., 1 mi--iuu, and li - -;iit he m.tv be io-l, InM nine of tin- eiew h.ie been -axed. II. M. loipi-i'o bo.H ii-iroi r Nub inn. co-iuna mler .Montague Iterntrd. li. N.. ua- di.ided bv n In.p.-do ntid taken m leu, hni nuiru to the bad ueather ihe lou ..nl-d and -he -.o.imird." 'file ( b Itna II de- t lo el - neeeeded in - in km.' 1. ne empty 1 1 an -port, t be 'iieee, 'I'lie clew vva -aved. President Gary of Steel Trust De clares That Leadinq and Controll ing Men of Japan Anxious for Con tinuance of Friendly Relations Chinese Government Ahle One. ST. I.Ol'IS Mo.. On. 2 7. Tim leailliiK men of -hi pun are anxious for permanent pcueealile anil friendly ro. lailons with the I niteil States, Klhert II. Carv, inesideiil of ihe American Iron nml Steel Institute, ileelarcil liora today In an address ut tho soini-nn-niial nieeiiiiK of ihe orminlzntlaii. Mr. (iory's talk was Kiven in response from the Institute's dlre.etors that he diseuss his summer trip to Ihe Orient. tthere he visileil l tie Philippines. China and Japan. , ' ', "Kor some time there have been siiKnesllons," he suld. "In public and in prlvnte, in the I'liiied Slates and in .lapnn as well. Unit. for.numerouB reasons not necessary to recall, there was possibility, II' not likelihood,' ot active hostility between the two coun tries. Whenever either government has decided to provide nil additional warship some one iii the other coun try has been prompt In cIuiikIiik that Ibis mount preparallon lor war be tween these Iwo nations. .11h11iK tor I'eaee. "I said repeatedly on my own re sponsibility. niakliiK 110 claim except thai I believe 1 could accurately rep resent public sentiment that a larito innjority of the people of the United States did not desire, but would de plore war w ith .lapnn, except in self det'enso and that they were of the opinion there Is not now nor will be any cause for' serious trouble or dis agreement: that there need he no con flict of opinion, which could not he finally and satisfactorily settled by uitil mil noRotinflou anil consideration. 1 also expressed the belief that our Kovernmontiil administration Is and would he inclined toward this most desirable exercise of authority. To all this I am sure this lnri;u company ol' representative business men will heartily subscribe. I would repeat and emphasize the sentiments thus ex pressed. "And now, Rentleinen( I am hero to say to you In words just as mnphatlc and in a belief no less absolute that the lendiiiK and controlling men of Japan are equally anxious to have 11 continuance, a. permanency of the peaceable and friendly relations now existing between the two countries. That there may be exceptions may Ro without saying: it would be usual and need excite no Tear. Still I have no positive information on which to base this eonjeclure, I had good oppor tunity to ascertain the real situation, lliough my visit to Japan was ooni paral ively short. Jaiuiii lot I'Viciully. 'The most prominent and influen tial men in Japan are outspoken in their profession of friendship toward Hie 1'niied Slates." Mr. Cary said Mint, basint; ills opinion upon Inquiry and study, ho lias coucliiib'd that Japan desires that China shall become "firmly estab lished as a sound, peaceful. proKres slve, prosperous and rich country, wiih opi-n seaports," to all outside countries on a jesl ami profitable basis. Iiisi-iissing cotiilliiens in Cliina. he described the government Ihere as an "honest, unselfish, capable, indus trious and harmonious organization ' which realized dial the country has not kept pace with others in the pro gressive march of nations and which was seeking a solution of China's problems. AFIRE HI SEA NKW YolfK, Oct. 27. The Kreneli line Menin-dtip Chicago, which left Ihudennx October 22 for New York wiih I Ml piis-en-jer- aboard, is rae 1'itr Kayal. Ihe A.eie-. with a fire in tine n her hold-, neent dinu tn ad- u-i - received here todav bv the Mai it ii ne Kehanue throuuh Lloyds, The Chicago was expected to reneh I 'a a I sMine t line ioda v, the tid vires -aid.