Washington Post, The (Newspaper) - August 27, 1916, Washington, District Of Columbia WANT AD DIRECTORY REAL ESTATE SECTION Pages 3, 6 and 7. fair day and not much change In light westerly Temperature 91; 62. AUGUST 27, 1916.-FIFTY FIVE WILSON ASKS STRIKE WIRE SERVICE LAMED BY AURORA BOREALIS Sees Kern and Newlands on Visit to GIVES OUTLINE OF CRISIS Senators Discuss Going on ord in Favor of Rale RAILROADS REPLY TOMORROW Formal Rejecting Eight-Hour Day May Be Met By New tion From Move Generally Considered as Being Up to Meet This Proposals Offer Basis for Further Polar Phenomenon Cats Phone and Telegraph Efficiency SO Per Cent in East. Xew Aug 26 and telegraph service throughout the East and West were seriously crippled night by the aurora described by officials of the companies in this city as perhaps the most depressing on wire circuits In many years The according to the was first observed about 7 p. m. By It was the service of the telegraph companies east of Chicago and as far west as Minneapolis was only about 50 per cent normal ern circuits were not much It was explained that in some in- stances the foreign caused by earth ranged from 75 volts to 75 volts negative At it was the was unusually both telegraph and telephone circuits virtually were put out of commission for hours The fact that res running easl and west suffered more than those traveling in a southern direction was attributed to parallel earth FLEET BEATEN Admiral With War Lands HELM'S FORCES HALT PLAN TO ADJOURN The threatened railway strike took on such a aspect day that President turned toward Congress for a solution of the Suddenly in the when It became known that tLe railway executives were unanimous In their refusal to accept his plan of. President Wilson went to the Capitol and laid before Leader of the and Senator New chairman of the interstate commerce the statement of the railway heads that Congress must guarantee some source of added If they are meet the demands of their em- May Address How th s shoul i be President 1 K Im i began Wilson's Visit and Owen's Threat Cause Dismay at ALL FORECASTS ABE Toss-Up Whether Oklahoma Senator Can Force Keep Con- gress Two or Three Situation Regarded as More ous Menace of i ec j ere lh i t e rate In i iJe foi i 16 t on the Hut Iv the c cm i t. 1 s ij ii 1 f S I 1 10! b i t t ij ished ir ei to dent and notified the House PFP dent Ison o- i he prefer to l oTi oi row morning at 10 o IOL s In i n r of the adjourned to 1 o ot t is i of them Iff t n Ip to ft U L-W to ai r M s pi in ing cf sint i plin Such as p ou v his o u r I f will put thp rovt T u i the brotherhood le i I i i v I be TII n r i L i ill tomorrow R er I t Ison his heard it tha v. development of sj hie r on it ac Is and v. i 1 e the outcome of pa b. een and ei d In ap i e M I I j 1 i r tn 't T- i i h h has I t confe M. resulted t k when aft of elr reply sc It 6 30 list of the ev had for a %S and v ire After a two fw s announced i1 h id IP er r i o' to see them Situation as It s IT imp i up i -i tom h 1-h Pres i 1 I 11 t i not tha ra id the t the 1 t n ard T- r t it It i of i s i h e 1 im a i r il at that me 1 ml pn p n for an eight h nr the roads i of a r u and a coin m n t ture disputes Arm the ft clearly rl it a. rounter proposal il 1 not bf ed h th u ltd It from I i dent il- n and take it under in t a few not it. ft t} n. but nit imate rejection n f rer The or the mrn not cleir 1 n reply of t e ir PS it it has been published but b- to negotiate th if a biMs Attitude of Congress No bod 1 n w s altitude of Con- sri ess tow ard s i ted legislation It was pointed out lit that UN Congressional adjournment last night drew up their hands in disgust all hoped against hope for an end of the sion next but they all ad- It was a hope there only two mote bills on the These are the administration revenue measure and the urgent deficiency one they be parsed up to the President for his signature by or Saturday There two developments da v ho we er that keep Congress In session Indefinitely The first was declaration on the floor that lie ill go the limit to have his corrupt put through The the sudden appearance of the President at the pre- to ask action on of legislation m connection with the threatened railroad strike President Upsets Consideration of the to prevent corrupt money spending at elections and it Is would not delay Congress more than two or three but no one vouchsafe an adjournment guess following the dent's istt the President came to the Cap- itol Senator Kern frankly believed we could get through by or a week from Monday He refused to say any or even to that the President's visit might keep Congress longer in It Is a toss-up whether Owen will be able to force the Republicans to vote on corrupt practices without length debate Democratic leaders announced they would vote on it ind for without any debate Fight for and against the measure la expected immediately the revenue and urgent deficiency bills are voted Smith Also Plans Senator of South Is to make another vigorous fort to have the immigration con- It is admitted he get a vote ds to whether it should be but odds appear to be against a v ote to take It up CULBERSON LEADS IN SENATORIAL PRIMARY Returns Show Incumbent ning Nearly Two to One Ahead of Tex Aug com- plete returns from practically all Texas counties in the Democratic senatorial primary today gave Senator Charles A and former Gov O B Less than 30 000 remain to be accounted for Culberson was known as the llson having supported in his campaign the record of the present while Mr. Col- took exception to President son s administration of Mexican A notable fact from the returns re- is that the former governor carried practically county in which there is a large ican Senator had big majorities in the larger counties and cities VILLA BAND AGAIN Go to Unearth Caches of Ammunition in San Andres t Aug than 100 of Villa s adherents eluded ment troops ind passed through Santa last ing- that they were on their way to the Andres district to unearth caches of accord ng to re- ports here Villa himself was not with the it was Last Line of the Nation's Fail at Critical Attackers the noughts Nevada and Texas and Awards ors to and Fleets Depart er the Greatest Ever Held for Rest at The greatest war game ever under- taken by the American navy ended a victory for Admiral Mayo's which theoretically wiped out the defending flee and landed an invading army at Far Rockaway Long Rear Admiral acting am um- announced the result In this re- port to the Navy Red and Blue bodies engaged 9'30 to 10 30 thla 10 miles southeast of Ambrose Blue decisively Red gaining command of Red landing at Far Rockaway and secures Fleet Is The final report closely followed one announcing that Rear Admiral Helm's defending fleet virtually had been annihilated In a dramatic fight oft Scotland lightship past the to New York the ex- ception of a few light the entire fleet The full extent of the losses was not known last although re- ports showed that they included the Nevada and and two destroyers With Admiral Helm's fleet out of the only a thin line of submarines re- mained to protect the coast Submarines Then quickly dis- posed of by the and with nothing left to Interrupt the landing of troope his Admiral Mayo tha and the and started for Newport after four days of arduous duty at The story of the as pieced gether from radio reports to the Navy indicates that the tactics of Admiral completely puzzled Admiral and forced him to cept battle in a position from which there no hope of escape The um- pire declared the fleet destroyed hours before the time limit of the tion expired When the game began Admiral Helm's fleet assembled at while Admiral with his fleet and a long transport were 600 miles off Cape Hatteras Helm Locates the At 6 a. m. Tuesday Admiral Helm re- word of his enemy's and his seventeen scouts swept out to aea in a long An hour CONTINUED ON SIXTH PAGE TEXAS RANCHES RAIDED Mexican Bandits Burn Drive Off FAMILIES FLEE FROM HOMES About 50 Armed Men Cross Bio Grande and Homes of Sent in De Facto Forces at OJinaga Will Join in Hunt for the Special to The Washington EI Tex Aug 26 the Rio Grande near In the heart of the Big Bend this evening a band of 50 Mexican raiders looted a number of American ranch houses and off a large number of horses and according to information received here by army News of the raid was telegraphed over the United States army buzzer from Tex opposite Fled From Their Seeing the Mexicans the American with their succeeded In making their escape to the foothills and escaped One of the ranch and a barn were burned ay the raiding It is reported tonight that the Mexicans have re- crossed the river with the stock they drove off Troops of tile Sixth cavalry at Pre- sidio sent in pursuit of the ers It is not known whether they Crossed the line The Pennsylvania of which there is a battalion of the Second and Tenth regiments in the Bend have also taken up the but the Mexicans are be- to have made their Mexicans Will Col commanding the OJinaga has promised to cooperate with the American and will send roopa in pursuit of the The band Is believed to be a detachment of small force that has for several been camped near along the Senate by 31 to 19 Votes Down Plan to Lower STONE AND UNDERWOOD CLASH Alabama Member Refuses to .Be Bound by Party This Be Underwood De- the Most of It. Answers Who Adds Cannot Be Five ic Senators Vote for Proposals to lower the present Income tax written Into the ad- ministration revenue by the Senate finance committee and then stricken out when House leaders Indicated they would not accept was voted down 31 to 19 by the Senate late yesterday when Senator Underwood offered It as an Discussion of the amendment was marked by a bitter exchange between Democratic senators In charge of the and Senator author of the present tariff law and as Democratic leader of the had a prominent part for several years In revenue legislation Chairman of the reminded the Alabama ator that It was a long-standing Senate practice for senators to stand by the decisions of their party and Senator alao a member of the declared Senator Under- wood deserved censure for his attitude toward the Underwood Makes the Senate degenerated to such a exclaimed Senator Under- we must take orders from a senator because he happens to serve on a committee and because his constituents have kept him here many If we are to take such why not close the books and adjourn has the right to protest against the actions of any other so far as his Individual views are I do not consider it the right of any committee to to itself right to legislate for me. I do not recognize the right of any to direct my actions If this be make the most of it When the Democratic party goes Into a caucus and makes it binding upon everybody I will accept the re- but I shall not be bound by any conference for the mere exchange of views No man can question my loyalty to the Democratic In victory or defeat Only Five Support It. The which would have lowered the exemption by ing the normal Income tax apply to In- comes of for married persons and for unmarried received the support of only nve Democratic They were Senators Ban O'Gorman and Under- In his denunciation of Senator Un- Senator Stone coupled the ex- emption amendment with the Alabama senator's declaration that the proposed dyestuffs tariff is The senator's attitude toward the he savored of Speaking directly to Senator Mr Underwood said he would not be by anybody I have to swallow Republican protection or be lectured for not doing ril stand declared Alabama Stone Recalls ejaculated Senator ere the same heroics we have heard here for a Of a gogue cannot be The course of the senator from Alabama makes a party conference worse than useless f we are to be torn apart and divided lie senator must take the He didn't give his party friends a chance to pass upon this question In the I want my party here to be to to clo I don't want to break it up as an dare to lecture retorted the ormer House I dare to repudiate a part of your that Is In the nostrils of the cratic I approve of the finance committee's legislation on this In but I know no reason why he finance committee should see fit o arrogate to Itself the right to dictate others Won't Stand the caucus that adopted that sch ed ule had been bl ndi ng u pon the continued Mr then have determined whether should separate myself permanently the party or bow my head to the of Its whole case as presented Senator Underwood made up of the imagination of the senator rom Missouri and certain gentlemen who attempt to dictate what we shall io I propose to act as I think right and as I believe to be but am conscious of the fact that I ot prevent the passage of this n the shape in which the committee las constructed Senator In charge of the In- ome tax section of the opposed he Underwood ors O'Gorman and polte In favor of FOR 1 like reduced nearly to gain room for Color PrtK Baltimore ROUMANIA ADDS TO CREDIT FOR ARMIES King Refuses to Receive Dake of Mecklenburg as Private Envoy of the Aug. decree of Roumanian council of pub the the extraordinary credit for the army Is Increased by 200, francs to ac cording to a telegram from Aug to Infor matlon from diplomatic says i wireless dispatch from William of Germany wrote to King Ferdinand of that he to send Duke Albrecht of Mecklenburg on a mission to him with regard to the position of King Ferdinand adds the dis- that the mission would be In- aa a he would be obliged to refer the envoy to his and In tlv circumstances he preferred that any communication from the German should be received through ordinary diplomatic HUGHES TAKING A REST Will Spend Three Days High Up in the MANY GREET HIM AT Candidate Delivers Two Speeches and Takes Long Auto Drive in Ad- ministration at of Living Not Being E closed the first three weeks of bis transcontinental campaign tour at a big meeting In the auditorium here Immediately following the meeting he and Mrs. Hughes left in their private car for where early tomorrow morning they will board a motor car for the 35-mile ride Into Estes Park At that high up in the Rocky the candidate will rest for three days before ing the parting word going his mountain retreat this In- against the tration I leave I want to say what Is very close to my We have got to have ad- ministration of government In thl In charge of competent men Cost of Living opponents said they would re- duce the cost of living They haven't reduced it. said they would stand for the merit system In They have Shamelessly betrayed the merit system In said they were for the tenance of Hfe constitutional rights of American citizens throughout the They left our citizens to be murdered and their property to be de- right here In close to our boundary Colorado's first greeting to Hughes was extended at Greely before 8 o'clock this when the ver reception committee boarded the A band concert followed a short procession to the City Hughes greeted by 600 sons His address there was devoted principally to Met by Big Denver was reached at a. and one of the biggest crowds of the rip gathered at the station and lined he principal four to come the The applause was almost continuous Mr Hughes rode in the hot ng his hat right and left In response to the plaudits of the crowd The arrival at the station was by the firing of 48 detonating A group of twenty mounted sheriffs from various counties of rado acted as honorary escort for the candidate After a brief he was the guest f honor at a luncheon of the ligh where he delivered a brief This afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Hughes were taken for a drive Into the State in Doubtful Colorado Is another State In the doubtful Roosevelt is the only Republican who has ever carried the In 1912 the electoral vote of the State went to the poll showing For for for In 1914, through a combination of ably the most Important of which was the Republican advocacy of the entire Republican ticket was the vote his and the IS WAX Entente Asks Argentina to Intern Any German Buenos Aug. ministers of the entente powers have asked the government that any hostile submarine which may arrive be interned as a war engine It Is said the same request has been made of all neutral QUICKEST SERVICE TO BALTIMORE Every hour on the Baltimore 75 round Saturdays ana B MS SEIZE COAST Occupy Strip of Fifty Miles Along the KILL ALL GREEK GARRISON Fort of Attacked and pied by Allies Bombarding on Struma Which Is Described as Hard Attacks by bians Says ish Cavalry Along the Sea Is De- and Pursued Bulgarians have attacked and captured the Greek fort of after Its and the entire garrison which offered spirited says a dispatch to the Allied Forces war office ment tonight concerning operations around Salon says There was only artillery activity on the Struma and Doiran fronts aeroplanes bombed enemy camps at Kula and about 6 miles south of Sofia records the repulse of eighteen consecutive attacks by Serbian soldiers northwest of The Serbian losses are said to have been large Northeast of the Bulgarians have seized a good part of northeastern Macedonia for 60 miles along the The Bulgarians now have an tional frontage along the Aegean and are nearing 50 miles northeast of thus pressing In on the lied troops along the Serbians Again Aug. 26 severe fighting on the Bulgarian right wing on the Macedonian front the Serbians have been defeated with very heavy losses and compelled to the war office announced today Eighteen tive attacks were made by the Serbians On the eastern end of the front garian forces have reached the Greek gean coast and put British cavalry to Several villages have been occupied by the The statement offensive on our right wing the western end of the con- In the region of mountain considerable Serbian forces of the supported by neighboring from the night of August 21 until the afternoon of August 23, attempted eighteen con- attacks against our advanced positions In the section of All their attacks were upon the Serbians retired to their for- mer Their losses were Im- Advancing Along left advancing upon the Aegean met weak British alry which took flight in the direction of Goge and sued by our troops August 23 we captured the village of Hill 750, 10 kilometers north of 12 kilometers north of the of 3 kilo- meters west of the tory to the heights north of and tha whole plain Russians at Aug 26 an- of the arrival of Russian troops at was made by the war office today as follows troops have arrived at and joined the allied Italian and Serbian armies un- der Gen Thus the progress of the allied troops Is developing y and uninterruptedly in all war May Be Bremen or One of American Newport Va Aug. 26 M F master of the American steamer Edward which arrived here reports passing a rine off Quarter Light at 5 o'clock this The Pierce spoke he asking her but received no Capt. Wade says submersible was heading south by southwest Whether the submarine is he Bremen or one of the United States undersea engaged in fleet off the Is not known Capt Wade says that the ble loomed up out of the off the starboard beam of the steamer The light waa Insufficient for Capt. Wade to get a clear view of the Both craft continued on their Quarter Light la about 50 miles north of the Virginia NEW DEMANDS ON ITALIANS MOVE ON IN THE FASSA ALPS Cains Also Are Made in the Rienz and in Other Aug troops have won additional successes In the regions along the northern part of the war office an today The advances wen made In the Fassa Alps and In the Tra and val No activity is reported in the sector Tha statement follows the valley we repulsed an attack our position on Monte The enemy suffered heavy losses and lost some prisoners In th Fassa Alps our Alpine troops progress ed toward the ridge of Monte vigorous pressure In the Tra valley continues and a counter attack against the northern slopes o Col was repulsed In the Tra valley and the Upper Bolte we advanced along the slopes of fano On Monte at the head of the Rienz our troops carried a strong enemy trench beyond Forcella des A counter attack was checked On the remainder the front there was some artillery activity Aug 26 wireless to Italian atack recently Inaugurated In the on the northern part of the has failed and the fighting Is dying the cial Austrian announcement of day says ARCTIC SHIP WRECKED Exploring Expedition Comes to Grief in Bering MEMBERS AKE ALL Cutter McCulloch Brings Borden Lane Party to Nome After Vessel Strikes Pinnacle Kock and Goes Supplies Aboard for Now in Entente Powers Confer on Question of Enlarging Aug. present cal and military says the has resulted in an exchange of views among the entente powers re- garding the attitude to be taken ard Greece It Is questioned by entente diplo- the newspaper whether he measures agreed to by in re- ponse to the demands of the in- demobilization of the army and a government all necessary guarantees for benevolent re now in viaw of the new 26 United States guard cutter McCulloch is ex- to reach here tomorrow w ith of the Arc- tic who were picked up yesterday at St Matthews Island In Bering 25 in i lea southwest of where their new power reat as wrecked August 10 A report ed here said the wreck was the result of apt Louis master of the and joint with John the to Investigate a report that another vessel had been wrecked In that vicinity Capt Lane received the report shortly before mid- night and turned off his course to In- Great Storm A great storm was and at 12.53 a m the Great Bear struck on Pinnacle a desolate canic so named by Capt Cook Pinnacle Rock Is not far f i om St Matthews Island and the party aboard the Great Bear not only reached shore but took from the w reck on w hich they subsisted teen days until found bv the which was sent in search of them several days when the schooner more than a week overdue at Nome Nothing is known here of the vessel supposed to have been In need of sistance and which Capt was Planned Extensive Aug 26 Great Jear left here July 26 for an extended cruise Into the arctic When the vessel eft Mr Capt Lane and Norris of and a crew of 20 men were aboard Others went by mall steamer to where they expected to join the expedition The Bear was especially con- to withstand the pressure of the arctic Ice and It was Capt intention to penetrate as as where he expected to meet the Canadian for whom he carried supplies Until the wireless message was re- nothing had been heard the Great Bear since August 16, when she was reported leaving ka for Nome The trip across Bering Sea should not have required more than a and when she failed to arrive at great anxiety was felt for those on and the McCulloch was dispatched to search among the Islands SEVERE QUAKE IX Inhabitants of Sea Coast Into the Aug 26 severe earthquake has rocked northern according to delayed dispatches re- here tonight The inhabitants of the seaport of have fled to the Interior No accurate reports of loss of life or damage are yet available N. Aug felt a distinct earthquake shock this no damage was the w hole town was well aware that the earth was undergoing an ot some N C. Aug 2 45 this afternoon a sharp earthquake was felt In Conover and ton The shock was but not of long duration No damage was done The shock seemingly waa purely local in character Sunday outing to 50. 25, Wilmington 00, round trip Baltimore 7 05 a m. Sept. ALLIES MEET HEAVY ATTACKS ON British Take 400 Yards in Face of GERMANS MASSING GUNS Determined Efforts Fail to Re- gain Leipzig PRUSSIAN GUARD CHARGES and Hold Their Positions In Face of Terrible Bombardment and Infantry Check Teutons at Fleury In Verdun Sector and lit Attempts to Advance at Is lin's Report of Aug. and Gen. Haig announce the repulse of re- German attacks on the Somme and Verdun German efforts were especially strong at Guillemont and north of the and on the right bank of the Meuse before Gen. Haig reports an additional British advance near the German trenches on a front of 400 yards along the road were occupied Berlin asserts the repulse of attacks along the Somme front at virtually the same sectors where the German at- tacks are reported as having taken Fighting at report tonight reaMs s bombarded Mametz wood about midday today and our new north of Delville wood in the afternoon farm fighting con- all In this area and In the trenches south of we a German officer and 66 men during the last 24 hours hostile attempts against our sap south of the Bassee road in the morning were en back by our rifle fire enemy shelled and La Couture as well aa our trenches east of the There was also much trench mortar activity on both sides near the Hohenzollern re- doubt 'The enemy bombarded our trenches the greater portion of our front south of the Ancre at times from 7 o'clock laet night until early this Positions by his artillery he at- tacked our positions w est of between the quarries and the road He did not reach our lines at any point and was repulsed loss farm we made further both on the east side of the farmstead and also southwest where we have taken another 400 yards of the trenches along the road importance attributed bv the enemy to the sector of his line Is shown bv the great efforts he la making to his lost ground In the salient Recently he has been effecting a great concentration of guns In this area to oppose our ress and support hla attacks Prussian Guard night he delivered an attack In considerable force on our now trenches louth of village This attack was made by troops of the Prussian guard and was preceded by a very which commenced at 7 p m. The launched at about 30 was pressed with but everywhere waa repulsed with heavy loss to the enemy and we maintained all our positions success of our defense is largely due to the and determined gallantry of the Wiltshires and of the Worcestershire In spite of being subjected to very heavy steadily maintained their positions and repulsed the determined assault of the enemy French Attacked in Aug. an Intense bombardment last night the an infantry attack west of In the Champagne They rated the French the war office announced but y were German attacks on Somme and Verdun fronts were The German attack on the was made at Hill 121, near the own of recently captured Ule French On the front east of the the Germans attacked the French line between Fleury and after a heaTy but were able to make no ad-
