Racine Journal-News (Newspaper) - August 12, 1915, Racine, Wisconsin THE VOL. 186. AUGUST PRICE TWO KAISER IS ON German Forces Now Less Than 300 Miles From BRITISH LOOK TO THE DARDANELLES FOR RUSS SUPPORT Task of Opening the Straits Is Regarded as Difficult Bulgaria Holds Key to Is BULLETIN Eng. Aug. persons were killed by bombs dropped BULLETIN Aug. p. smacks Ocean and George Borrow have been Their crews were BULLETIN Aug. Via p. Norwegian mail steamer when an hour out from this port was hold up by a and boarded by an from the under- Is Taken By the Also Occupy Lukow AuS. German army the been the army under situated miles northeast of the lies about IS southeast of Lomza and of According to passengers on the parcel post matter for which the carried was The mail for Scandinavian points was not ed. BULLETIN Aug. Via to a dispatch received by the Gazette from under date of Aug. 10, Armenians have with the retreating Russian army and are taking refugo in BULLETIN Aug. London former premier of who re- signed in March on account of King Constantino's disapproval of his policy in favor of the entente returned to Athens The pronouncement of his policy Is with est eagerness but this may not be made after the king's speech has been delivered the opening of on August 16. M. Venizelos announced his ment from life shortly after his owing to his disagreement with the His party was ious in the general elections of and last month ho was ed as saying he would accept 'the call the and resume the ship of the Aug. 12, p. Tho Baltic flank Of the German armies under Field Marshal Von Hindenburg has virtually attained the banks of tho river between Riga and with less than 300 miles in s. direct southward the line west with the Russian fortress of Kovno still holding but next week may see a. great battle on the road toward tho Russian The second of defense upon which the Russians proposed to fall VAN HISE RAPS THE PHILIPP PLAN OF ECONOMY University Head Tells ators It Is Retarding the School's STEVENS WOULD ADD BIG BURDEN TO POOR PEOPLE His Restoring Former Rate of Interest on Tax Purchase Certificates Is Passed by WOMAN LIQUOR WHITEHEAD GiVEN VENDER TAKEN BY POLICE Mrs. Rose Selbach Charged With Dispensing Whisky Without a ARRAIGNED IN COURT SHE SAYS CHARGE IS TRUE Offers as Her Reason for Violating the Law a gestion ladies Do the Same PLACE ON STATE BOARD VILLA SAYS HE IS READY TO SIGN TRUCE PENDING PEACE CONFERENCE Aug. dent Charles R. Hise of the Uni- versity of Wisconsin criticized the ad- Mrs. Rose conducted a 20 per cent whisky agency proposed reduction in j Davidson Liquor university appropriations of I to her the court this Mrs. arrested last evening by Detectives Schumacher and on charge of selling liquor without a The complaint was made by lands sold for taxes at 15 cent nel hb wno saia that she -had a which was this legislature number of men at her place to whom sold The woman said she was not yet ready for and the case was ad- She ad- retarding the work of many Senator restoring the former rate of interest in relation to to 10 per passed the Men who buy up tax certificates were referred to in the discussion as until this She ad- Senator who against the sold and said opposed helping dealers in tax a number other foreign certificates who make money out of the city were making the misfortunes of The senate adopted the substitute by Senator Bennett providing for the dimming of lights on automobiles when approaching other vehicles and for shutting off tho lights when the their in the same The sum and substance of her plea was pick on A rigid in- will probably be made by the and it is probable that several other landladies will be M car is standing still on any street or th a every city and the Somc Mrs. through her inter- Then the senate killed the sembly substitute tho same Senator Burke hinted the was directed at a said that she -had been selling whisky to her and their friends for quite a She had page 5) BELGRADE IS NOW GUARDED BY THE SOLDIERS Aug. general frontier Of Serbia is now guarded by French boundary is protected by an English naval con- and there are two Russian batteries of entrenched be- hind WEATHER FORECAST Aug. cloudy tonight and not change in for Wednesday 7S Minimum Berlin reports raid and Saint .in to the in which persons were killed by bombs from The property damage is said to have been in the same was bombarded by French airships last Frequent Austrian attacks on Italian positions in Cadore are re- ported from which de- clares that tho Italians have in holding all their On the Carso Plateau the ians claim a substantial gain in the although ting they were unable to hold a position on strongly fortified heights well within the Austrian which the Italian infantry had captured in a In Carnia small advances are ed. Former Premier Venizelos of has returned to Athens where the pronouncement of his expected to have an im- portant bearing on the Balkan is It is con- doubtful If this will be made until after the opening of the Greek parliament on Aug. 16. The Paris office reports a renewal of German attacks In the where the French lines were penetrated at one Last night's assaults are declared to have been ly FATE OF AN ALLEGED BANK ROBBER IN HANDS OF JURY Aug. the completion of the testimony today by the examination of two witnesses for the defense in the trial of Bud charged with taking part in the robbery of two last It was expected the arguments of attorneys could be the case given Jury before Although admitted on the witness stana that the contentions of the state were true in that he ly was the owner qf a wagon in which the had driven to Stroud of a pistol dropped by one of the ers of the he declared he had sold the wagon and pistol several days before the robbery took Henry leader of the band who has bought the field and Louis who also has confessed to aiding in the acquired the he Two witnesses for the state failed to as a member of the Henry Starr band were positive they had seen him with the robbers on the way Maxfield and others in Tulsa the day of the per cent of receipts from Lots of other people are doing the same said don't think that I should be I think the Davidson company should pay the Judge Smieding said the only thing to be considered at this time was Mrs. connection with the of liquor without a other matters will be taken up at a later The woman asked to have the ase adjourned until Judge Smieding wanted to know why she wished such a long adjournment and elicited the information that Mr. and Mrs. would next day for San where to make their Judge told the woman that he ould adjourn the case until 2 o'clock this She started to leave the but Judge Smieding called her back and said that she would have to supply a bond of The woman said that she did not have any When informed that she would have to go to Jail until 2 o'clock she asked for permission to 50 into a side room for a The permission was granted and she turned with the in ly having drawn it from the Considerable interest -is being taken in the as it has disclosed a tice which will probably lead to a ide investigation of conditions In the foreign rooming From fifteen to twenty men stay at some of these and it is alleged that many of them get their liquor supply from the Selling liquor without a license en- tails a fine of less nor more than JAPANESE AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE MADE CABINET HEAD Aug. 12. Baron Japanese ambassador has accepted the foreign folio the new cabinet of Premier Count Baron Ishii replaces Count assumed for- eign ministry temporarily oh account of the of foreign minister in the cabinet resigned to in capacity in new Range 16 Look Big Sheet of adv. YOU THE ROAD MAP Put out by the shows in ern Denotes all the or steam and electric etc. Price 25c Governor Selects Three For- mer Senators for bers of LATE CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR IS AMONG NUMBER MORE U.S. TROOPS ARE SENT INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY Personnel of State Fair Ad- Created by Present Is J Made Aug. pointment of John M. William H. New and George B. all former state to be members of the state board of public affairs were sent to the this morning by Gov. John and A. W. are retiring The governor sent to the senate last night the names of his appointees for the state fair advisory created under the new agricultural tion act. They Frank 1918; C. W. Beaver 1917; G. N. Fond du 1917; B. F. 191S; L. I. 191S; Robert 191S; 1919; William N. 1919; Thomas 1919; Richard J. 1919; Messrs. Saxe and White ed on the old by appointment of Governor People Along Border Are ing to Sec What Effect of Soldiers Has on ican Aug. 12 a the Rio Grande valley today watched for results of the sending troops into this Gen. E. P. Carranza commander at today denied that a thousand of his men could enter Texas to incite risings the and gave for his reason that he has only 500 men between and the mouth of the Rio He charges that the brigandage in Texas is caused by Huerta lowers in anticipation of recognition by the United States and expresses his ness to co-operate authorities in capturing and turning to the United States any bandits who may cross into Adj. Gen. Hutchings of Texas national guard has reported no further disturbance out this section last but he has rangers on guard in Cameron and Hidalgo Three companies of United States troops from Laredo ed Brownsville this the fourth company of the battalion having been detoured at U.S. NOTE TO FACTIONAL LEADERS IS READY TO BE SENT TO MEXICO Three More Mexican Outlaws Killed in a Battle in Texas Three were today added to the list of killed in near Hidalgo It reported er county officers or rangers the cers have a. policy of re- fusing to give details of fights in which they were This is said to account for the lack of confirmation of a report that eight other Mexican were killed in Hidalgo county since President and Secretary Lansing Discuss Meeting of Peace STREET CAR PLAN TO BE CONSIDERED flatter 6 1 Having Street Cars Stop on Near Instead Far 1 CORPUS Aug. 12__A quantity of Mauser rifles was found concealed under brush today by rangers and troops near according to word The incident sters the belief of the authorities that the Mexican raiders are with assistance of Mexicans from across the Rio The equipment Is said to be Carranza There will be a meeting of the committee the whole in the cil chambers tomorrow at which time the plan in. relation to of street cars at street corners will come up for dis- At the same time the ing automobile ordinance and the question of purchasing an automobile for Inspector William Pugh will be Under the near stop street cars in the downtown district will probably be required to stop at the near side instead of the far This will be a safeguard against as cars will all stop be- fore passing a In the districts the far side will be taken to allow passengers to get off the cars at the This evening the committee on and the water and police committee meet to consider the purchase of an automobile hook and ladder truck for the fire Several bids have been received from the best known companies in the They will be carefully con- and it is probable that a. com- will be appointed to see of the products of these companies before the machine is The committee on streets will so meet this evening to consider the Layard avenue Offers of owners near this street for the sale of their property were read at the last council These offers will be considered this US TO POLICY ON MISUSE OF FLAG IN WAR State Department Investigating Charges Vessels Have Flown Stars and D. Aug. careful study is being made at the state department of all cases thus far reported of of the United States flag by of the belligerent nations as a means of dis- guising themselves and escaping the This was undertaken with a view to working out a policy with re- gard to such These are now being and investigations are being con- ducted to determine facts Were as alleged in the various The endeavor is to if every detail charges of misuse of the as in the majority of instances charges are made by the government one belligerent against a merchantman of enemy It is expected these will forra the of drastic action the United States It i that the work was en because the previous policy of this government had been rather vague in the Watch your the Bis Sheet of White and Blue EYELESS TOAD AND A COPPER DISC USED BY MOUND BUILDERS POUND Workmen engaged in digging the street found a toad feet tho' of size and was It was found in a small The have been of. an underground as it bad no eyes and no place in its head for Several years ago when the street sewer was being a similar eyeless toad was City Engineer Connolly that there is an under- ground that has no eyes and that there are a number of them living in the clay under The toad found today will be kept as a Many strange things are found .in digging the trenches for these big When the street sewer was laid a hardened copper disc was It plainly showed the marks of been hammered out and was perfect in It that disc used by the Mound The disc was five inches in It by Hans HE'S NOT MISSING TEACHER Former Student Ohio Slate Denies IS 1 War department of f would C F Larell reports SAN Aug. i in Texas were be- i der the of San Diego Hived to be F. formerly Gen. Funston has communicated these an instructor at Columbia reports was not It who disappeared in 1913, that he had while at is not concentrate a considerable today by Miss ithe Brownsville where high U. S. APPEAL TO LEADERS SOON READY OVE THREE ESCAPED INSANE MEN IS CAPTURED One of the three demented men criminal insane on July 21, was cap- tured by Sheriff The man was working for Joe a The three men made their escape from the tion by binding and gagging the watchman at 2 o'clock in the MEXICANS URGED TO TO OUR D. Aug. 1-'. was in the Mercedes skirmish a flag was captured bearing the words of Liberty of Mexico and A hand was also found we will accomplish a sacred The revolution has ed in a few days gigantic We unite as brothers to expedite these In the solemn moment we will cate our rights and justice May the light upon us in all our undertakings and may it crown our force's in all this ment Initiated in Texas which is of such as to bring about peace and justice we long PAN-AMERICAN PLAN DOES NOT PURPOSE FORCE Battleships Sent to Vera Cruz as Precautionary Measure and to Afford Assistance to I D. Aug. i Gen. has informed the United i States government that he is willing sign a truce of throe months or duration with his during time a peace I ence shall be I BULLET IX U. Aug. 12 Gen. Funston reported today that he had sent a battalion of the Ninth in- i from Laredo to He made no i for additional troops in response to Secretary Garrison's message of saying all Hie mobile not now on the border would be sent to teacher in the attended for trouble appears to ARE HELD FOR DEATH D. Aug. President Wilson and Secretary OF FATHER AT BAY i sing conferred today at length on the GREEN Aug. Mexican Details of the at re- Terence in New York yesterday of the turned a verdict finding that Albert Latin-American diplomats were a wealthy came to to the president by the secretary by club in the Just before Mr. Lansing hands of year old Julius tc the While House he announced and other the to the factions and and aided Julius in in Mexico will not be sent as transmission taking the in a carriage to a trestle miles away and hurled it onto arrangements for its transmission telegraph mail to remote parts miles away ana it onto the Chicago railway j Mexico arc not Ihe The body was found has been sons are being signed and it has been oy Julius contend the Stale department to the brutal district were preparing today tornev says governors and generals to the appeal is to be sent in COUNTY hope the petition will have STATE CONVENTION effect on public opinion In County Treasurer Martin With the president's return it son has returned from rumored that peace where he attended the first annual pian does not contemplate in any way meeting of the use of force or the impairment oi Association of The state Mexico's sovereignty or interference county treasurers passed a resolution j in ner domestic The purpose against the twice a year collection of They also went on record as being opposed to whereby the town treasurers will be done away Hi of the appeal is to influence the on Page 5) with and their duties assumed by the i county During the day a YOUNG UHS 01 who escaped from the asylum for the tour of Milwaukee's concrete roads was WHITE STAR LINER CROSSES DANGEROUS SEA IN SAFETY Aug. p. The White Star line steamer Adriatic which sailed from New York on Aug. 4. arrived at Liverpool this t LANDS A JOB BEQUESTS OF Aug. 23 years of of fair complexion was selected today for the Job on the McHenry county farm of. and Booster Trip Through Racine County by Local Merchants Will Be Made in Short Time Another booster trip through cine county by the Racine retail merchants will be made in the near This action was decided upon at the meeting the association night at The exact date for the start of the tour has not yet but a booster committee of twenty-five members will the president to decide on the most op- portune It was suggested at sion that the trip be the central eastern part of the and not to in the western This suggestion was favored by all the members after some the reason not including the western part of the county in- the itinerary being that would make the trip tirely too long. The towns of and Burlington not be by the local received an the Milwaukee retail association to attend their annual picnic to be held at park on the Green Bay and Aug. 15. All people who Intend participating in the big outing are in- formed that there will be jitney vice with the north of the Third street T. E. R. company The Oshkosh sociation the local tion statins that preparations are be- ing made to entertain the Racine delegates at the is to take plaice on Aug. 23, 24 and 25 at the northern Racine send six and about teen or twenty other local merchants will be in The committee is composed of Pres. Jacob R. W. A. D. Charles Sohr and Sidney Miss Smith who is an and a trained at first was reluctant to accept the position which carries a week and a bequest of upon the death of the be- cause of the publicity attending The selections was made from dreds of applications by Mark ford of the bureau of immigration to whom the task was delegated by the lonely old couple on the who wanted someone who would be sympathetic companion to the end of the OF ACT TO BE DECIDED SHORTLY LV Aug. The fate of the seamen s act depends on a General Gregory said on he render very 1C Gregory Solicitor regarding equipment and working conditions for the crew will only to Belgian and Greek New South Kew craft ill be Friedman's Store the same 100 Bargains all day that were advertised for
