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SIXTY-FOUHTII YEAH. NO. 237.

FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1915. FOURTEEN PAGES.

PRICE TWO CENTS.

WOULD NATURALIZE

GERMAN MINISTER

GENEVA REPORTS

SUBMARINE LOST

EXICO CITY

HE'S A MAINSPRING

AT THE WHITE HOUSE

CAPITAL NOW

WAITING FOR

BERLIN WORD

HABDTO BEN

DAY FOR ME

RELIEF MOVE

IS A FAILURE

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AT OIL WORKS

French Vessel Joule Said to Have Been

Missing Since April 23 Brit

isher lifts .Mine.

Bjgyiiifg OFFICE HAS WILSON MOTE: WARNING FOR ENGLAND

iOUIETiARKS

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TEUTONS SAY!

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Keport That Morale of the!

Slav Is Shattered Is

Denied by Berlin.

FIGHTING IS DESPERATE!

Germans Find It Necessary

to Literally Throw Ene

my From Trenches.

London, July 23. North and south

cf Kovno German attacks are report

ed but the chief fighting is in pro

gress ?oa"h of Ivangorod, Lublin and

Chelm, connected by the railroad line

which is of such value to the Russians,

md south of Sokal on the Bug in

Gaiicia nar the Russian border.

The report of the investment of Ivan-

v orod in yesterday's communication

from the war office puzzles military

experts, who declare it is impossible

that the great fortress could have been

surrounded completely. Southward

from Warsaw, to the west of the Vis

tula, the Germans report a victory for

the Silesian landwehr, which stormed

the Rus;an positions and threw hack

their defenders into the fortress of

Ivangorod. As the scene of the Siles

to success is 16 miles from the fort

ress, it is believed here the German

official reports must have been trans

lated erroneously, as claiming the in

vestment of the fortress itself, when

the outlying protecting forts were

meant

From the standpoint of the allies,

one of the most hopeful features of the

campaign is the stubborn defense of

the Lubiin-Chelm railroad by the Rus

sians. Lull on Narew Front.

On the Narew front, to the north,

there haa bean a lull in the fighting,

but the renewed activity of the Ger

mans from Kovno to the Baltic has

developed into an important engage

ment as a result of which the Rus

sians have been compelled to retire.

Interest here in the fate of Warsaw

is undiminished, but the stubborn re

sistance of the Russians is doing much

to relieve the depression of the Eng

lish. Thts feeling of relief enables the

public to pay some attention to other

battle fronts. The allies report minor

successes in Mesopotamia and at the

Dardanelles.

Along the Franco-Belgian and Ital

ian fronts there is but little change, so

far as the official report shows, al

though some fierce fighting has taken

place at a few points.

The Telattons between Italy and

Turkey indicate a formal declaration

cf war may be expected soon.

Enss Final Attempt Failnre.

Berlin, July 23, (via London.) A

dispatch from Vienna to the National

Zeitucg says the final attempt of the

Russians to stop the advance of their

opponents in the critical battle of the

Sew line southward of the Lublin

Chelm railroad southeast of Warsaw

ias ended in failure. The decisive ac

tion in this, connection is likely to

eoaie in the territory between the Vis

tula and the Bug rivers.

The Russian southwestern front is

seriously menaced, the dispatch adds.

The railroad line running through

Ivangorod, Lublin and Chelm is now

only a few miles northward of the

Teutonic lines and the capture of Lub

lin and Chelm is said to be a question

? only a brief time.

The correspondent of the National

Zeltung at Tarnow, Gaiicia, while re

porting that the Austro-German forces

are advancing steadily, points out that

there are difficulties to be met. He

Mvs the Russians have to contend

with a lack of ammunition, but the

tatement that their morale is shat

tered is untrue. On the contrary, they

re displaying the greatest bravery

ad endurance and only in the case

of contingents without higher officers

o they surrender readily.

Battle at Close Quarters.

At Krasnostav, 34 miles south of

Dublin, there occurred an engagement

W close Quarters which was unusually

aMpera;e and deadly. The Russians

waited their attacking opponents and

rested them with the bayonet. They

assembled strong reserves and the

Annans and Austrians had to expend

greatest efforts to overcome them.

was necessary to literally throw the

'!ians from their trenches.

The lack of good roads in Poland

Presents an especially unfavorable

aspect from the standpoint of the in

fers. Deep sand makes the move

ments even of infantry slow, while

from ten to twelve teams of horses

be utilized to draw heavy guns.

Bitter rear guard conflicts mark the

Wrement of the Russians in south

Poland. They give way only one step

l tirae. thus delaying, although not

preventing, the Austro-Gennan ad

vance, i

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Rev. Gertrude von Petzold. j

Birmingham, Eng., July 23. The re-1

cent anti-German rioting in Great

Britain, which came as a climax to ;

the sinking of the Lusitania, was not ,

directed at every German inhabitant;

of the British empire, for there are '

still a great number of Germans who .

are regarded with the highest esteem !

by their British neighbors. ;

This was strongly emphasized in i

Birmingham in the case of the Rev.

Gertrude von Petzold, M. A. She has '

been a resident of England for IS years I

and during that time she has endeared

herself in the hearts of her neighbors

to such a degree that they have peti- !

tioned the home secretary to grant her !

naturalization papers. She is pastor

of The Waveriy Road Unitarian church ;

and has taken her degree at Edin- i

burg university. !

AMERICAN SKIP IS

TAKEN AS A PRIZE

Germans Seize Dansyre, New Tork for

Stockholm, and Take Her to

Swinemnnde.

Berlin (via London, July 23). The

American bark Dnnsyre, New Tork for

Stockholm, has -been - ssiied by-the

Germans and taken into Swtnemunde.

The only Dunsyre mentioned in

available shipping records is a three

masted clipper owned by the Victoria

Shipping company, limited, of Vic

toria, B. C. This vessel sailed from

San Francisco April 17 for Balboa,

where she arrived May 5 and tailed for

Helsingborg, Sweden, arriving July 11.

London, July 19 (delayed by cen

sor) The Danish steamer Florida,

from Baltimore, and the Norwegian

steamer Skogland from New York,

have been released by the British au

thorities. The Danish steamer Louisi

ana, from Boston, has been detained

at Kirkwall.

The Florida tailed from Baltimore

June 27 for Kirkwall, where it arrived

July 15. Its cargo was destined for

Gothenburg.

The Skogland left New York June 28

for Aarhuus. She arrived at Kirkwall

July 15.

The Louisiana sailed for Copenhagen

July 3, arriving at Kirkwall July 17.

Christiania (via London), July 23.

The British government, through Sir

Edward Grey, secretary for foreign

affairs, has expressed regret to the

Norwegian government at the viola

tion by British warships of Norwegian

territorial waters, especially by the

seizure by an auxiliary cruiser of a

German steamer inside the three-mile

limit. The note, couched in cordial

terms, was in reply to a formal pro

test lodged by Norway. It announces

that the British admiralty has been

requested to respect in future the Nor

wegian territorial line.

SLAVERY FACTS ARE

HEARD BY CONGRESS

San Francisco, Cal., July 23. "True

Facts About White Slavery," was the

subject of an address by Miss Mar

garet Luther of New York, superin

tendent of the Florence Crittendon

league on today's program of the ninth

international purity congress. Among

the other speakers and their subjects

were :

Dr. Sarah E. Wise, San Francisco,

"Dress in Relation to Vice"; Mirza Ali

Kuli Khan, ambassador from Persia j

to the United States. "Social and Mor

al Conditions in Persia"; Miss Ida Jor

dan, superintendent of the Chicago

Deaconess home, "Woman's Influence

and Possibilities in Civic Betterment";

T. W. Shannon. Delaware, Ohio, "Did

God Make Women to Be Morally Supe

rior to Men?" and Edwin C. Dinwiddie,

Washington, D. C. superintendent of

the legislative department. Anti-Saloon

League of America, ."The Two

VicesLiquor and Prostitution."

Operation for Mrs. Oirlesby.

Charleston. 111., July 23. The con

dition of Mrs. Richard Oglesby. widow

of the former governor of Illinois, was

extremely critical today. Surgeons

decided that an immediate operation

would be necessary to save her life,

as she is suffering from a severe at

tack of appendicitis. She was remov

ed to a hospital last night.

Eayonne Strikers' Commit

tee Promises Aid Sheriff

in Keeping Order.

HOPE FOR SETTLEMENT

First Victim of Riots Is Bur

ied, but Officials For

bid Parade.

New York, July 23. Comparative

quiet, in marked contrast to the prev

ious days of the week, prevailed in the

Constable hook section of Bayonne,

N. J., today, around the plants of the

Standard Oil company and the Tide

water Oil company, which have been

closed because of a strike of 1,000 men

in the Standard works and the result

ant disorder whereby three men were

killed and scores injured.

Crowds gathered as usual in the

streets leading to the works to discuss

the situation, but no threatening move

was made. Desultory firing occurred

during the night, but the police said

this was chiefly due to some false

alarm among the watchful guards.

Sheriff Kinkead and Commissioner of

Public Safety Henry Wilson said today

he believed the situation was well in

hand and that there would be no need

of troops.

Two events set for today caused the

authorities some uneasiness, however,

and they kept a strong force of police

and deputy sheriffs on duty. One of

these was the funeral of the first vic

tim of the riots, John Stranchik set for

today. Some of the leaders wanted a

public funeral with music and oratory,

but the authorities forbade this. A

church service conducted by the regitST1

lar clergymen of the vicinity and a

procession, it was declared, would not

be interfered with, but speeches were

banned.

Ask Delay of Pay.

The other matter to cause uneasiness

is the fact that this is pay day at the

works and it was thought some of the

men might go there to collect wages

and their approach might incite shoot

ing and disorder. Sheriff Eugene Kink

ead, in order to avoid possibility of

trouble, asked the strikers' committee

to defer their pay day for a week and

said that if any of the men were in dis

tress and needed their wages he would

personally tryi to collect the money.

The committeemen said they would

present the sheriff's views to the men.

Sheriff Kinkead invited the strikers'

committee, which is headed by J. J.

Daily, to police headquarters and be

sides discussing the pay proposition,

asked them to strongly counsel the

men to avoid further disorder. He ap

pealed to them, for the sake of home

and families, to keep the men off the

streets. He said he believed the strike

could be settled without further blood

shed and he asked for their hearty co

operation, which was promised.

John A. Moffitt and James A. Smyth,

conciliators, who were detailed to try

to end the strike by Secretary of La

bor William Wilson, arrived in Bay

onne today and immediately set to

work. Mr. Moffitt conferred with the

strikers' committee and Mr. Smyth

went to the Standard Oil works to

consult with the officials in charge.

Fourteen of the injured in Bayonne

hospitals, it was said today, were suf

fering with severe wounds. Of these,

it was thought by the doctors, John

Surgen and Michael Seizecz would

soon be added to the list of dead.

No Need of Troops.

Trenton, N. J., July 23. Governor

Fielder came to the state house today

and in an interview said he is con

vinced there is now no need for state

troops at Bayonne. Adjutant General

Sadler of the New Jersey national

guard and Sheriff Kinkead today told

the governor that the situation was

within control of the local authorities.

Sheriff Kinkead will swear in addition-

al deputies today and also call on the I

different cities of Hudson county .in

which Bayonne is located, to lend their

extra policemen to Bayonne to main

tain order.

Governor Fielder was caustic In his

criticism of the Bayonne city authori

ties for the way in which the strike

had been handled. There were very

few arrests by the local police and

none by the sheriff, he declared. There

was no attempt to get at the ring lead

ers and arrest them.

Iowa Prisoner Suicides.

Waterloo. Iowa, July 23. Henry

Hardy, aged 39. who was serving a

short sentence in the city jail here,

was found dying in his ceil early to

day. He died in a local hospital two

hours later. Acid, mixed with whis

ky, which was smuggled into the jail,

is said to have been the weapon with

which he ended his life. Despondency

was the cause.

Berlin, July 23 (by wireless to Say

vine. N. Y.) The Overseas News

agency today gave out the following

dispatch from Geneva:

"The French submarine Joule has

been missing since April 23 and is

considered lost."

The Joule was built at Toulon in

1911. Her length is given at 167 feet,

her speed at 12R8 knots, her equipment

six torpedo tubes and her complement

24 men.

Berlin, July 23 fby wireless to Say

vine, N. Y.) A dispatch from The

Hague to the Overseas News agency

says that according to reports from

Cairo the British steamship Theresa,

while passing through the Suez canal,

ran on a Turkish mine and sank.

Available shipping records contain

several vessels of the name Theresa,

but none of British nationality.

Boston, Mass., July 23. The sinking

of the British steamer Terseirsus in the

Suez canal late in June was described

today by Captain Wilson of the British

steamer Rufford Hall, which is here

with a cargo from the far east. The

Terseirsus, a new vessel of the Blue

Funnel line, running between England

and China, struck a Turkish mine, ac

cording to Captain Wilson. It is be

lieved here that she is the vessel de

scribed in Berlin dispatches as the

Theresa.

Captain Wilson said that he reached

Suez on June 30 and there learned of

the sinking of the Terseirsus a few

days previously. The explosion tore

the side out of the steamer and she

went to the bottom almost immediate

ly. The Rufford Hall was delayed 36

hours while wreckers removed the

sunken vessel from the center of the

canal.

SIGN AGREEMENT

FOR STRIKE HALT

Winchester Repeating Arms Company

Next to Be Asked to Follow

Remington Program.

Bridgeport, Conn., July 23. With

the arrival here today of Samuel Gom

pers, president of the American Fed

eration of Labor, and a number of ex

ecutives of international unions, J. J.

Johnston, vice president of the Struc

tural Iron Workers, announced that

he had been informed the written

agreement by which an amicable set

tlement of all labor troubles in Bridge

port will be secured, had been signed.

The text of the agreement, he added,

would probably be given out for pub

lication this afternoon,

Mr. Johnston also stated it had been

determined that the next move in the

campaign to secure an eight-hour day

throughout New England would be

made at the Winchester Repeating

Arms company at New Haven, also

engaged In the manufacture of muni

tions of war for Great Britain and her

allies. The Winchester company is

building a big addition to its plant.

Mr. Johnston said the strike here

was virtually settled, all that remain

ed to be done being the ratification of

agreements. He thought it would re

quire a week to bring matters to a

close.

Mr. Gompers and his associates went

to a hotel on their arrival. All de

clined to make any statement until

after they had held a conference.which

was immediately entered into.

The conference of labor leaders last

ed well into the afternoon. On its

conclusion, Mr. Gompers declined to

make any statement.

SAWYER IS LEADING

EVANS BY ONE HOLE

Cleveland, Ohio. July 23. Ned Saw

yer of Chicago was leading "Chick"

Evans, the champion, by one hole at

the end of the first half of the semi

final match. The match brought out

the best golf that has been seen during

the tourney. Sawyer was tour up on

the tenth, but Evans' great putting

eveend up the count on the 17th, Saw

yer out-putting on the ISth and win

ning that hole.

For the first nine holes Sawyer's

medal score was 36, one under par. He

would have had 33 but for three bad

efforts to get out ol a sand trap on

the first.

Evans did not play his usual good

game until on the turn-in.

THE WEATHER

Forecast Till 7 P. M. Tomorrow, for

Bock Island, Davenport, Moline

and Vicinity.

Partly cloudy with probably show

ers tonight or Saturday; warmer to

night. Temperature at 7 a. m., 65. Highest

yesterday, S4; lowest last night, 62.

Velocity of wind at 7 a. m., 3 miles

per hour.

Relative humidity at 7 p. m., 53; at 7

a. m.. SO; at 1 p. m. today, 37.

Stage of water, 6.6; a fall of .1 In

last 24 hours.

J. M. SHERIER, Local Forecaster. ,

Leaders Refuse to Lend As

sistance to Officers of

the Red Cross.

SITUATION IS GRAVER

Carranza Insisting That For

eign Nations Recognize

His Government.

Washinsrfon, T. r .Inly 23

Mexico City remains cut off from

communication with the outside

world and details of military oper

ations in the surrounding terri

tory are unknown. Villa and Car.

ranza armies are believed to be

engaged near Pachnca, 10 miles

northeast of the capital.

The Mexican situation again came to

the front today with a conference be

tween President Wilson and officials

j of the American Red Cross, who have

j virtually abandoned their campaign

for the relief of non-combatants in the

southern republic because of the

chaotic conditions there. The dis

patch, too, of the note to Germany

caused officials to turn their attention

to Mexican affairs, although no deci

sive move in that direction is contem

plated at present.

The president's callers Included

Brigadier General C. A. Devol, general

manager of the Red Cross, who direct

ed relief work in Mexico; Ernest Bick

nell, national director, and Miss Mabel

Boardman, a member of the central

committee. General Devol was to re

port on the situation and his failure

to get the various leaders to facilitate

the work of feeding the starving civil

ian population. He was to tell the

president that conditions are even

worse than when he called on the lead

ers to settle their differences.

Carranza Action Sarprlse.

Officials and diplomats were sur

prised over the reported action of Gen

e.al Carranza in serving notice that he

would not receive communications

from or transact business with foreign

governments which have no diplomatic

agents accredited to his government at

Vera Cruz.

It had been generally understood

that foreign governments were await

ing action by the United States before

recognizing any government in Mexico.

The effect of such action would be to

cut off the Carranza government from

further communication with foreign

nations having ministers resident in

Mexico City, although it would not, it

is believed, sever his informal rela

tions with the United States, as he is

said to regard Consul Silliman at Vera

Cruz as a properly accredited agent.

President Wilson today urged offi

cials of the American Red Cross not

to discontinue their efforts to relieve

famine sufferers of Mexico despite the

difficulties they are encountering. He

told them to keep trying to get food

into the distressed sections and to do

the best they could.

Mart-ore n a Massing Forces.

Douglas. Ariz., July 23. Joe May

torena, Villa governor of Sonora. is

today hurriedly massing nis avauaore report8 show. It is wavering along

forces in the state for a last stand atthe curvjng front extending northwest

Nogales, against the Carranza troops j arol,nd the cjty Berlin claims, but has

who are making every effort to domi- j not yet been broken, while the fort

nate Sonora. Advices received here j ress of xovo Georgievsk, along the line

state that estimates based on careful I of the -arew to the north the Russians

observance place the largest number

of Villa troops in the town at 1,500, but

it is expected that this force will be re

inforced by 1,000 troops from Guay

mas. The main army of General Calles, at

last accounts, was reported near Santa

Cruz, where the advance guard is sta

tioned. Saliuar Pnt in Prison.

Sante Fe, N. M July 23. General

Jose Tnez Salazar, Mexican factional

leader, was today placed in the New

Mexico peniteniary here, having been

brought here in charge of United

States Marshal Hudspeth and a special

deputy. Application for release on

bond will probably be made. It Is

stated here that in addition to the

perjury charge on which he is held

Salazar may also be charged with con

spiracy to liberate himself.

Iowa Town Burning.

Dubuque, Iowa, July 23. The town

of Farley, 15 miles west of Dubuque, is

burning and the Dubuque fire depart

ment has been called on for assistance.

The fire started in the business sec

tion. The town has a population of

about seven hundred.

Fatal Aoto Wreck.

Des Moines, la., July 23. Mrs. Har

ry Downing was killed and her hus

band, who is head of an electric com

pany, fatally injured when their auto

mobile turned turtle near Ankeny, a

auburb, today.

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Washington, D. C, July 23. Ru

dolph Forster has the title of "execu

tive clerk" in the president's family at

the White house, but "mainspring of

official business" would be a better

name, for he is the man who places be

fore the president the matters which

must have his attention and keeps

track of them until they are finally

disposed of in some way.

Eighteen years have passed since

Forster first entered the employ of

the White house. In his service under

Presidents McKinley, Roosevelt, Taft

and Wilson, he has collected a vast

fund of information that makes him a

veritable encyclopedia of information

extremely difficult to find anywhere

else, thus making him an invaluable

member of the White house staff.

SHORTER DAY FOR

TELEPHONE GIRLS

Federal Commission Makes Recom

mendation After an Investiga

tion Conducted at Chicago.

Chicago, 111., July 23. A six-hour

day and a minimum wage for tele

phone operators are recommended in

the report of an investigation conduct

ed by the federal commission on indus

trial relations into conditions of em

ployment of telephone girls in Chicago

and seven other large cities.

As regards wages, the report, a pmrt

of which was made public today, urges

a flat weekly or monthly wage instead

of pay by the hour. The nervous strain

attending telephone operating, the re

port states, combined with the rigid

discipline, is exceptionally severe and

Is responsible for physical and nerv

ous breakdown of a large number of

girls.

The recommendations are those of

investigators and have not been pass

ed on by Chairman Frank P. Walsh or

the commission as a w'hole.

THE WAR TODAY

Associated Press Summary.

The strength of the outlying de

fenses of Warsaw appears to have

checked for the time at least the im

petuosity of the Teutonic drive on the

Poiish capital.

Driven back on the fortress of Ivan

gorod, to the southeast of the city,

the Russian line still is maintained at

that point, so far as the latest official

are battling desperately against the

surging German tide.

To the southeast the great armies of

Field Marshal von Mackensen are still

engaged in a mighty thrust for the

strategic Lublin-Cbelm railroad line.

Both official and unofficial accounts

agree that the fighting here is desper

ate and that the issue has not yet been

decided.

On nearly all the other fronts the

Russians, while fighting hard, are fall-

ing back, statements from the various

capitals of the belligerents indicate.

Dispatches to Berlin newspapers de

clare the capture of Lublin and Chelm

is considered only a question of a brief

time. The bravery of the Russian

troops and the Btrong resistance they

are showing in the face of lack of suf

ficient ammunition is praised.

The struggle of the Italians for

Goiizia is proceeding. Claims of ad

vances made in Rome are denied in

Vienna.

There have been few recent opera

tions of Importance along the fronts

in France and Belgium.

It Is reported in Rome that Turkish

and German troops have been landed in

Tripoli.

No Cabinet Meeting.

Washington, July 23.Presidf nt Wil

son cancelled today's cabinet neeting

because there was no pressln, busi

ness. He has seen moat of the secre

taries individually during the Ut two

or three day a. -

New American Note on Sub

marine Warfare Delivered

by Ambassador Gerard,

PEACE UP TO GERMANY

Warning Communication to

Great Britain Is Almost

Finished by Wilson.

Berlin, July 23, (via London, 3:59

p. m.) The new American note to

Germany reached here during the night

and was delivered to the foreign office

by Ambassador Gerard at 1:12 o'clock

this afternoon.

The presentation of the note was

informal. Ambassador Gerard rolled it

in a copy of an engineering magazine

and walked across the square from the

embassy to the foreign office.

Washington, D. C July 23.- With the

delivery today by Ambassador Gerard

to me toreign omce in lierlin of tne

new American nole warning Germany

that the loss of American lives through

further violations of neutral right

would be regarded as "unfriendly," the

United States rests its case for the

present at least. The note will be

given out here late today for publica

tion tomorrow morning.

Officials of the Washington govern

ment turned expectantly toward Ber

lin for some indication from official

quarters there as to the reception of

the communication. Until such infor

mation is at hand the next diplomatic

move of the United States will not be

decided on. -

The note Is declared to be the final

word of the United States government

with regard to further transgressions

of its rights. Should a similar disaster

as that to the Lusitania occur, it is be

lieved President Wilson would call

congress together to consider a course

of action.

If the note meets with a friendly re

ception and there appears no inten

tion on the part of Germany further to

violate neutral rights on the high

seas, the president shortly will take

up the situation that has arisen with

Great Britain over interference with

American commerce by the allies. A

note virtually is ready now to be dis

patched to Great Britain again protest

ing against deviation from interna

tional law in the operations of the

order in council against commerce

with Germany.

Note for England Abont Ready.

The new American note to Great

Britain protesting further against in

terference with commerce between the

United States and neutral nations, was

almost finished today at a conference

between President Wilson and Secre

tary Lansing. It will be sent forward

to London probably next week.

President Wilson plans to leave

Washington for another visit to the

summer White house at Cornish, N,

H within the next 24 hours. The

length of his stay is uncertain and

will depend largely on developments in

the German situation.

During his absence the president

will consider the next step in his Mexi

can policy and the new note to Great

Britain protesting against further In

terference to commerce with neutrals.

Secretary Lansing will go to Man

chester, Mass.. tonight to visit Colonel

E. M. House, Preslder t Wilson's close

personal friend. He will be only a few

hours' ride from Cornish, but he said

today he did not expect to visit the

presidpnt.

Iiujoiriei on Ordnna Attack.

The United States will make diplo

matic inquiries of Germany regarding

the submarine attack on the Cunard

liner Orduna at a time when Bbe wai

bringing a score of Americans home.

A report of an investigation conduct

ed by Customs Collector Malone at

New York, presented today to the state

department, embracing affidavits of of

ficers, crew and passengers on the

liner, contains the sworn statement of

at least one American passenger that

the ship was attacked without warn

ing. All officials refused to discuss the

report or its contents, but it is known

that state department officials did not

feel they could address lnqulriea to

Germany on statements made by Brit

ish passengers alone. Now, In posses

sion of statements by Americana, the

United States probably will ask the

Berlin foreign office for its version of

the affair and developments will de

pend on the reply.

Kerosene In Stove; Fatally Bnrned.

Mason City, la., July 23. Myrtla

Keeney, aged 8 years, was fatally burn

ed at her home here today. She threw

kerosene on the fire In the kitchen

tove.

-fc