"WEATHER Maximum yesterday, 78; minimum today, I I. FORECAST Tonight aul (..morrow: Fair.
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Germany, In Supplementary Note to
Pontiff, Willing to Conclude Peace
Upon Basis of Evacuation of Bel
gium and Contribute a Share of
Recompense, Provided Germany Is
Given Right to Develop Her Econ
omic Supremacy.
LONDON', Sept. 2G. (icmmny has
agreed to evacuate Belgium on cer
tain conditions it is declared in a
Germnn official statement according
to a dispatch from Berne today, given
out by the Wireless Press.
Germany, it is stipulated, must
have the right to develop her econom
ic enterprises freely in Belgium, es
pecially in Antwerp.
lYoposill a Verbal Olio.
The proposal was made in a sup
plementary note to the Vatican, re
plying to the peace initiative of Popo
Benedict. It was in the form of a
verbal communication made by For
eign Secretary Kuehlmann to the
papal nuncio at Munich, wherein the
foreign secretary specified the con
ditions under which Germany was
willing to conclude peace on the basis
of the evacuation of Belgium.
Tho verbal note to tho papal nnn
cla said Germany would contribute
a share of the compensation to be
paid to Belgium for war damages.
Belgium would bo required, It said,
to give a guarantee that any such
menace as that which threatened
Germany in 1911 would in futuro be
excluded.
Belgium must undertake to main
tain administrative separation of the
Flanders and Walloon districts, in
troduced by Germany, the verbal note
says, because this separation corres
pKids to the wishes of a majority of
the Belgian people and because Gof
many desires such separation on ac
count of racial sympathy.
Fl
FIXES FLOUR PRICES
NKW YORK, Sept. 20 Tho flour
distributing committee of the New
Xork produce exchange, apolntrd by
ho I'nlted States food administra
tion, announced today that tho fol
lowing prices will apply to flour to be
sold by the food administration thru
this committee:
lor all export patents ? 1.1.2.) per
sack of 220 pounds, which is equiva
lent to about $11.80 per barrel; all
first clours, from 9 1 1.90 to $12. 2.".
per sack of 220 pounds, according
lo quality, which is equivalent to
f 10.60 to flO.SO per barrel.
It. A. Claybrook, president of the
produce exchange and chairman of
tho committee, expressed tho belief
thnt this anllon would kop down the
price of flour, which ho predicted
would have gone much higher before
January 1 had there been no food
control legislation enacted.
COSIA RICA SEVERS
SAN JOSK, (Vtn liica, Sept. '-'!!.
A .joint session of eotiiire-s -held
today tn discuss the severance
of diplomatic rclatipns with (iermnny
by the povernment last week. The
fession was attended by .'14 "f the 411
deputies, only seven of whom pro
tested nirnint llie iiovernnictit's, nc-tiou.
District Attorney in Perjury Trial of
Oxman Admits Writing Rigall He
Was Wanted to Testify in Cattle
Case and to Paying Him $150, But'
Denies Undue Influence.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2i.
District Attorney Clutrles M. Fickert
tmk tli witness stand curly today
in the trial nf Frank C. Oxman of
Darker, Or., the rattle man accused
of attempting to induce F. F.. Kigali
of (irayvillc, hid., to testify falsely
against Thomas J. Alooney, a de
fendant in the bomb explosion cases.
Fickert admitted be indorsed an al
leged surest ion of Oxman that the
latter indicate to Kigali that be was
to testify in a cattle "and not an an-!
nrrhist ease." "We were afraid that
these anarchist cases here and also'
the anarchist cases in Chicago would i
frighten the witness off,'' Fickert'
testified. "We had no way to reach
hint by subpoena, so we were forced
to wriie to him informally.'' j
Meeting With Oxman. j
Fickert (old of bis first meeting
with Oxman, and of Oxman remem
bering that there was a "boy back
east'' whose name be could not re
member for t ho moment, who he
thought had witnessed the bomb ex
plosion. "I advised him to pet in
(ouch with this party at once," Fick
ert testified, "but not to suggest the
nature of the case, as it might
frighten him off."
Fickert branded as "absolutely
false," all statements by Kigali that
be had gone over testimony in the
case with him, asked him to testify
or suggested before Kigali or any one
else that Kigali would be a witness
or "spring a surprise.''
"I never served, or caused to be
served, a subpoena upon Kigali as
a witness in the Jlooncy case," de
clared Fickert on the stand. "Hav
ing found he was not the right man,
I never intended to call Kigali as a
witness, and Oxman never suggested
this to me. Kigali was not at any
time a person about to lie called as
a witness.
Paid Kigali $1.V.
"Kdwnrd A. Cuiihu, assistant dis
trict attorney, and I thought it best
to keep Kigali here. We expected
thnt in the cross-examination of Ox
man he would he asked where this
man was who had been brought from
the east. We did not, want to send
Kigali away before Oxman testified
and Ite subsequently criticised.
"When Kigali was ready to go he
came to my office. I gave him fl-'iO
fur his expenses."
llftVI'nM, Si'i.JW. - The elTir-ienl
manner in which the .'114 men and
equipment of the New Knhtml snw
mill unit, whiili went to the lirili-h
Isles st-vrrsil months iiyn, helped
solve tin? prolilems of Hie nllies was
told to niemhers of the .Miissai'lnis
etts committee on pnlilic Jil'cty today
li V OeorL'C S. Lewis, who recently re
lumed from Kiit'Iniid, where he su
perintended the nrriviil of the unit,
Knphind welcomed the New Knir
Ijitidcrs with open arms, said .Mr.
Lewis, and later marvelled lit the
1 0.(10(1 feel of lnnihcr turned out ly
tlie American mills, compared with
1 ."1)0 feel sawed by old -fashioned
I Scotch niilU in Ihe same iM-riod of
time.
TOBACCO ADMITTED TO
FRANCE FREE OF DUTY
t'AHIS. Sept. 2'i. Tolu o sent
to American soldiers henceforth will
enter Krance free of dutv. Similar
ariaimements have alrcndv been
nuide us icL-iird- llntish. Hclcmn.
Ku-stan and l'ortm:iiee troops
huditiic in I'linice,
T T TT X"v S T T
Odd Fate of .Fortunes When Their Builders Die
Illustrated by Two Carolina Mysteries
Permit to Exhume Body of Flagler's
Widow Closely Follows King Mys
tery In Same State, in Which Wid
ow's Secretary Has Been Held to
Grand Jury on Murder Charge..
WILMINGTON, N. C, Sept. 2(i
Wertlthy widows, beware of North
Carolina.
Such warnings to relicts of million
aires may follow if the state adds
to its collection of death mysteries.
Tho secret shrouding the Issuing
of a permit to excumo the body of
Mrs. Lila FlaRler Dlnghum, whoso
first husband, II. M. Flagler, Stand
ard Oil magnate, left her millions,
follows closely tho mysterious death
of Mrs. Maude A. Kins, wealthy Chi
cago widow.
Both women had originally mar
ried millionaires well along In years.
Mrs. Flagler-Bingham by a second
marriage was the wife of an old girl
hood sweethearit, Judge Robert W.
Bingham, when she died.
Melius Held for Mnvder.
Mrs. King had not remarried, but
there was a man In tho caso, just
the same Gaston , Means, who had
been her secretary, and who was a
member of the auto party which Mrs.
King Is said to have left Just before
her body was found in a lonesome
spot near Blackwelder Spring. Ho
has been held by tho grand jury for
her murder.
Both women, while widows, spent
much time traveling nnd enjoying
life.
That, It seems, Is what most
wealthy widows do. And In many
instances tho widow and her wealth
aro rapidly parted.
This, however, does not hold good
In the case of tho wealthiest, as wit-'
ness Mrs. J. P; Morgan, Sr., Mrs.
Mary Harriman, Mrs. Russell Sage,
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, Mrs. Potter Pal
mer and Mrs. J. J. Hill. '
They, of courso, wcro past middle
ago when they acquired wealth and
lost their husbands.
Younger Ones Marry.
The younger ones marry. It seems
that Dan Cupid hasn't much elso to
do but sit around and shoot arrows
at widowed hearts.
Just tho othor day news final cd
across tho Atlantic that Mrs. II.
Leeds, widow of America's "tlnplate
king," was engaged to a Greek prlnco.
Sho has been wooed by half the
world's bachelor noblemen. .1. J. As
tor's Titanic widow, Madolalno Force
Astor, Is now Mrs. William K. Dick,
and living happily. Mrs. Lclio Post,
widow of the Battle Creek cereal food
millionaire, married the manager of
tho hotel she Inherited from her
husband.
Years ago Mrs. Marshall Field, Jr.,
married Maldwln Ilrummond, a Brit
isher, nnd carried $.1(1. nun, nun Ameri
can money across with her. Mrs.
Philip Van Valkcnhurgli, left Im
mense fortunes by her first two hus
bands, now announces her engage
ment to the lluke of Oporto.
The widow of Tom Shevlln, million
aire football player, gave her hand
nnd the care of the Shevlln millions
to Marshal) 11. Hussell, a year or so
after her husband died.
IW'Wiirn of tin t'nroliniis.
Then there was the widow of James
"Silent" Smith, who gave her some
what aged heart and a barrel of mon
ey Into the keeping of youthful .lean
II. K. St. Cyr, who posed as a scion
of an old family, hut who really had
borrowed the claim as well as the
name he wore. 0
When Charles T. Yerkes, Chicago
traction king, died, he left are gal
leries, palaces and much gold for
his widow, who after a brief matri
monial venture with Wilson Mlzner,
had little left.
With few exceptions, millionaire
widows '"lived happily ever after"
their second marriages. Those who
seemed to have made the failures
were the ones who picked husbands
much youner than they.
Seldom does a death mystery fol
low a wealthy widow's second venture
In Ihe sea of matrimony.
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WHO TIIH WKALTIIV WIDOWS Altl'
Minnie. A. King, Mrs. Llla l-'higlcr Itinghiiln;
and Mrs. Marshall II. Itusscll, (Mrs.
Philip Villi Yiilkenbili'gli nnd Mrs. W.
IMAT
LIMA, Pern. Sept. The gov
ernment bus irMnirled llie I'cnivinn
minister nt licilm to n'Miit to tfic
Ocrnuin govern incut u tiemiiti timt
sntifiictinn lie 'jtven wit bin eiulit
ibiys ir tlie in 1. int; "f llie IVruvbm
bjtrk Li.tlnii. IT tlie fleniMiif) is not
met, iliplntiuitic t'i'liiliiis will br hvo
ken nil'.
Tlie l,iirln -unli in-ilc S;in-
ib Wiitcr-: hi -f Ki-brmirv bv ;i I-r-liii'ii
snbinnniic. I'erti dcrbm-it tlie
-i i k 1 1 1 tr In Im- mi jti'f il iiiblc nnl in -
-itei in I'livint nt 7if nil iinli-iiintt y i
bv (irnnmiv. 'l lie (icrinim -jt nn -
ntciit. offered fn
a prize court.
hiihnnl the
EEMENT
ON WAR IM BILL
WASHINGTON', S. nt. 2i...
for complete agreement nn tin; two
billion dollar war tax hilt wh reach-!
ed today by M'tintn and house con - J
fcrees. Its pr -cntal ion to both
lionsfs (f ciinun s tomorrow if plan -
ncd. 'imperial government ;ii Hi tlnte
A con pruini-e wa- pxvih prtifits when be a-k.-d for authority of lb-r-taxation
pystem combining the lioufp H" to employ fund for an orgatilw
and Sf-nate plans at about a grotion to influenco mngresslntiiil nc
levy of one billion dollars was agreed , lion In favor of the continued nu-
upon.
RICHES
IWI to right, lit top, Mm.
middle, Mrs. W. II. lceds
Those. Shevlln), ami below,
K. Dick (Mrs. ,1. .1. Astor). ...
NOTE 10 MEXICO
WASHINC'I'itN', Kepi. Fnr
llier rvitleiirn that ('mini Von llern
storff, former ;iml;isrnilor to Wash
tiiKtnn, knew of lils kovci timcnt'K In
tention lo innnnnnih' a (aniiain tit
iinr' Ktrli 1 d milonarinn uarlarc prior
to Ills reiie;-t fnr itinlM-y With W 11 if tl
to inflticiifc i tiitiii c..x, Iv in )o:.. cnnion
of tho slat" ill pjii t nit'iit .
Henctiin' Lan-lri' mill today llial
iiH cai ly as .l.inn.trv I M, ( mi lit Von
M i nsloi 1 1 I. in w ol t hi- ila n. Ho
1 -''bl
' I run .' talc lliat I ho plate depiirl
Jiieiit, Iri.i In tt'i pti;-ne!ii'ion conclus
ive evjib-iM 1 1) ii t on nr bi t oi e .1 an
na i y I ! ( '(mitt Von IW rust or fT bad
received and re ml t tin '.n morniii li
telegram to Mini t-r Von Krkhardt In
M"f' o wli i'li contained the follow
ing: " ' UV hit- nl to begin on the first
of I'Vbi narv un i rt i b te :oibmari ne
- warfan
We I - 1 1 endeavor In jpite
of this to I i-ep the l'nltt St a run of
America neutral.
"Conn t fb l l.stfrf f wan, t Iierefore,
; fully ndvis'
I of Die hili'M inn of the
I tralitv of this conn ft '.
MMUEW
RA1D0N LONDUN
KILLS PERSONS
First Group of Raiders Driven Back,
Not More Than Two Penetrating
City's Defenses Half an Hour
Later Second Group Driven Off-
Poor Classes Victims of Bomb.
DUBLIN, via London, Sept. 20
Ono of tho German airplanes which
took part In last evening's raid over
Kuglnml has not returned, It Is an
nounced officially. Tho raiders, the
statement says, attacked London and
tho Kngllsh coastal towns on both
sides of the channel."
LONDON, Sopt. 2(i. Seven por-
boiih wore killed ami 2." Injured In
all districts affected by the two Ger
man air raids last night, it is an
nounced officially.
Ijord French, commander of tlie
homo defense, reports that tho first,
group of raiders which approached
London Inst night was driven back
by gunfire, not more than two pene
trating tho cltys' defenses. Half an
hour later tho second group of raid
ers was driven off while approaching
London.
Tho area bombed last night In
tho air raid was Inhabited chiefly by
tho poorer classes, but asido from
tho breaking of windows nnd slight
damage to two or three small frame
hoiiHOs, there was no property loss.
Thrilling lUtttle.
Altho details are Inrklug, It Is
reported that a thrilling battle oc
curred between German nnd British
airmen a few miles from London,
which probahly accounts for the fact
that last night's nir raid resulled In
so little damago in the metropolis.
German airplanes, altho they crossed
tho coast at different points, were
met and continually harried by n
largo force of Hrlttsh machines. Ac
cording to early reporls tho forma
tion of tho German fleet, which was
coming towards London at a great
hofght, and at great speed, was com
pletely hrokeu up by tho British
fliers, the raiders separating and all
except one turning buck closely pur
sued. So elective were the measures
taken to Intercept this lone Intruder
that he was unable to penetrate be
yond the outskirts of London.
hllo Ihe antf-atrcrnft guns
hno in ed const an I ly, establishing
harrago fire around tho city, as ou
Monday night, diners In hotels and
restauranls and audiences In theaters
and nt the opera at the time for the
most part were indifferent and un
affected. Krttno theaters and moving
picture places, anticipating the raid,
had Increased l heir advertising in the
evening papers with such announce
ments as: "Moonlight nights open
as 11 h n a I ampin homh-proof shel
ter," SUNK BY U-BOAT
I'AKIS, Sept. .Hi. The l-Vein-.-teiiiif-hip
Admiral lb- Ker-itint, .'i."i7
I on; grov-s, tH -siiril; on Sept em I if
I I, after bciii:: atliice( bv a -ubma
rine in Spiiiii-h Icnitornil wuter
The Kiibmarinc opened lire from th
luid-t of ii fleet of iMiiiiL bonl-, tb
pre-cure of u hi' h prevented t b
-Iciiiiicr tiotii ii-in'.r licr 'in ellei-l
ivrly. A H r n lon eomlmt I !i
-learner un- --link i'l-t ouNidc terri
torml water-. The explain wa- lake
pri-oiter on the -iihuiuriiic. Ten e
hi- cri'tf were killerl or hac dii d n
injuries.
PROPORTIONAL TAX ON
BOLIVIAN COPPER ORES
LA I'AZ, ll.dma. Sept. Jti. The
ilepuhc- l'r La Vur to. lav submit
ted t'i the ehamber a bill pptM.-ine.
Ihe establishment of a priw rtionei
tax on iion-eoinrntratcd copper ore
and eoueeiitrnled -ulpbtiles.
YPRES DRIVE
RESUMED BY
HI'S ARMY
British Attack Upon a Wide Front
Making. Good Progress Desperate
Resistance Encountered Fails to
Stop Gains Strongly Held Eleva
tions Along Ypres-Menin Highway
Objective of Smash Much San
guinary Fighting.
LONDON, Sept. 26.The British
made an attack this morning on a
wide front in tho Yprcs region. Good
progress is reported by tho war office.
Tho statement follows:
"Wo attacked ou a wide front In
tho hattlo sector northeast and east
of Yprcs at 5:50 a. m. today. Our
troops are reported to be making
good progress."
Good (in ins Made.
TlKITISIl 1 1 K A DQUAKTKKS IN
FUAixno Afvn biclgium,( sopt.'alS.
By Assoc-iated Press. Along tho
northern half of tho hattlo lino to
tho enst of Ypres, where Kield Mar
shal Halg resumed the offensive this
morning, tho British have advanced
at numerous places for a distance of
from 1000 to 1200 yards. An early
report, which was somewhat: vague,
indicates that tho British Infantry
was righting along a lino only a few
hundreds yards west of Sonnebeke.
Tho Germans aro resisting des
perately and along a front of some
thousand yards astride tho Ypros
Mntn road a terrific struggle Is pro
ceeding. The line of the present battle is
hetwoeu points lo the east of St. Ju
liet) and southeast of Ghcluvelt. Tho
Germans already have been pushed
out of many important positions.
Attack Successful,
Tho British nppear to have boon
extremely' successful tbruout the
northern half of tho Duo of attack.
No news is available from the sector
of Polygon wood and tho region
south of that forest.
The most important points involved
in today's fighting1 are strongly held
elevation between Ihe Ypres-Houl-ers
railway nnd ;tbe Ypres-Menin
highway. Australian, Seidell mini
KiigliMi Iroops were Malay pushing
f hi 1. inlo forbidden country over
ground Mtill sodden from rains,
among concrete ami steel redouble,
over elevations, thru bits of woods
choked with quick-firers. They
might fail of their object and yet
cover lheinselve.-i with glory.
II seems that much sanguinary
fighting is to follow. The Germans
knew the nthiek was coming" and
their recent counlci'-attneks were at
tempts to fru-lrale (he British plans.
They have been bringing- np rein
forcement for several days for tho
battle uhi''h he-jail (his morning. The
main el'toii- of the Germans today
were di ret led n-Ntin-t the right of the
o fen-ie.
Asmm in (cd Tress Sunuiry.
With less than a week's Wait, after
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r.LKNOS AII.'KS, Sept. LMi. --Sri-i-on-
di-' i piers ore ii r ii 'd in various
part- of the capita! today us the re
sult of aij ant i icrman manifestation
mid -Iril.c agitations. As an mil
come of the tiring upon street ears
bv -niker- or v mpat luzers, nn in
spector was kilted and several per.
-on- w ere w oimded.
In smp;iihv with the auli German
denioii-iralion of Ibis afternoon, bus-inc-s
lioii-e- in (lie city closed their
.luors.
A nnvnl -ipiadron has nrrived with
force- to take etiarge of tho city wa-Icrworl,--
and power houses.