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WORLD TURNS TO
MADRID. Sept. 1.1.—It is an
nounced that Secretary Coniellis of
the Spanish legation at Stockholm
has arrived at San Sebastian.
This announcement is accompa
nied by the stater.',, nt that lie
brings a request to the Spanish
government from tli>- government o!
Sweden for a conference between j
all the neutral powers of Europe j
to look towards the safe guarding!
of their interests wherever
threatened by the war.
LONDON’,
Sep.t 13.—It is no
too much to say that the world is
watching the proposal for a con
ference of the neutral nations
which the Swedish government is
now formulating in the form of a
request to all those in Europe not
involved in the war. A sinister
version of this conference is seen
in some British papers which re
gard Sweden as merely the catspav
for Germany.
PARIS, Sept. 13.—The declara
tion made by some “leading neutral
nations that they are finding them
selves jeopardized by the vanii.aj
nations and that measures :nuW
be taken looking towards joint ac
tion for their safety is regarded is
merely a generalization which wit;
bear more specific interpretation.
Sweden’s acts are now subject at
all times to an impression of being
pro-German rather than neutral.
This is the general press opinion
in this city.
Full line of Matresnes, Pillows,
Beds, Bedding, Blankets, Tents,
Tarpaulins war bags at IIOI.TS.
I
RIGA BATTLE E
VICTORY FOR SLAVS
TETROGRAD, Sept. 13.— It it.
officially announced that the Ger
mans were defeated in a desperate
battle west of Riga, with the Rus
sian loyal troops battling with in
tense ferocity.
This is the first real reverse sus
tained by Germany sin. e the Teu
tons began their great drive upon
the Riga section.
Coming on the heels of the sur
render of Korniloff the city is in
great jubilation.
PETROGRAEJ, Sept. 13.*—De
tails of the victory at west Riga
now coming in show that it has re
sulted in a three mile advance by
the Russians who simply swept the
advanced German troop3 off their
feet. Over two thousand Germans
were taken prisoners.
BERLIN, Sept. 13.—The official!
statement of the fighting on the
east front says that the German
advanced positions sustained re
verses at the hands of the Russians
who had been stiffening their rear
guard resistance since yesterday
morning.
The reverse is only temporary.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 13.—The
Kerensky government has dispatch
ed considerable reinforcements to
the army in the Riga sector and it
is believed that a determined effort
is to be made to regain this cap
tured port. This is more difficult
because of the loss of Dunamunde.
INSURANCE BILL IS
GIVEN RUSH ACT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 13.—
Congress is acting with speed in the
matter of the insurance bill for
soldiers and sailors.
The action of the commission in
charge of the bill's enforcement
was overridden today when com
pensations were ordered the same
for officers and men, whether sol
diers or sailors, quite regardless of
rank.
The vote was overwhelmingly In
favor of this and only three amend
ments were produced against it.
The passage of the bill is to be
RAIDED.
Wednesday night Yorkey’s smoke
shop was raided and several sitting
at a table with cards etc. were an
nexed by the city police under the
command of Chief Haughey. Geo
Sykes was with five others taken
to the station where they were as
sessed bail, Yorkey in the sum of
$100 and the rest in sums of $50.
Bail was forfeited yesterday by
non-appearance. The city treasury
is enriched by the amount.
"i* CITY BATH HOUSE
has the largest
and only 9 feet
Bath Tabs it Nome. •
expedited with all haste.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 13.—
President Wilson is still absent
from the capital on a short vaca
tion.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 13.—
It is given out that there is no poli
tical significance to the attached
to the conference between the Am
erican Ambassador at Stockholm
and the Swedish For^gn Minister.
The Argentina communications
were discussed. The United States
government will give no details as
to how they came in possession of
the material.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 13.—
It is understood that the work on
the revenue bill will be expedited
even if frequent night sessions be
tween the conferees are to be held.
So far there is no intimation
given as to a likely compromise in
any way.
WILL START GREAT
SHIP BUILDING PLANS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 13 —
The passage of the bill appropriat
ing the sum of $350,000,000 for
the construction of ships will set in
motion the most gigantic and speedy
ship-building programme that the
government has ever undertaken.
Under this programme the de
stroyer forces will be enormously
increased, the United States Navy
Department having decided to im
mediately enlarge this branch of
the navy without further delay.
Approximately on» hundred and
fifty of these, higher In speed and
equipped wih weightier armaments
and guns, will be immediately con
structed.
All of these destroyers are to be
equipped with the new deadly sub
marine bomb, the new shell that is
regarded with so much fear by the
U boats and which is considered by
them as unfit for human warfare.
KORNILOFF BLOWS UP
AND REVOLT
IKTROGP.m St.it. 13.—With
thi annoum-eine nt th.it the K .rnil
ot. (-attacks had arrived within
siftI of the Tzarskoe-zelo. it was
ah-.i ‘-.tated that the revolt had oi
la i -ml.
I'KTHOGRAD, Sept. 1— v;,as
ter g.' Labor Seobeliet'f, son of the
famous general of that name, and
oia of the leading men in the Ker
ensky cabinet announced that the
Karniloff rebellion had collapsed
and that the troops which hr.d ac
companied the mutinous cOBimender
had surrendered to the loyal
| s'V.ns iindtr General AhxieiT a
i Karuilcff head-pa;, rt era.
PET ROGRAD, St pt. 13.
ter Kerensky says that the cc~
who served under KorniloiT a . ;
who took l'art in the engag-mont
at Luca will be dispatched without
delay to the Caucasus.
LONDON. Sept. 1 —Conflicting
reports from the Russian capital
show that the Russian civil war si
tuation is clearing with the com
Ulctc collapse os' Kornilo:: 's
lure revolt.
LONDON'. Sept. jn. An oiiirial
cablegram from Pclrograd an
nounces; !o the British government
that Korniloft who did not surrend
er with lii.s army, did so later and
is now a prisoner to he tried by
court martial. Kerensky is said
to have urged leniency in the mat
ter ol' sentencing KornilolT who
misunderstood his command. No
reprisals is the Slav leader's plan.
CLOSED DOORS
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Sept. 13.—
Most startling is the announcement
that Franklin Bouillon of the ma
jority party in the French Chamber
of Deputies has exl-mled to the
United States an official invitatio:.
to join the “Allied Parliament”.
No particulars are given out
which would elucidate this propo
sal. The House is me-'ting behind
closed doors considering Bouillon's
invitation.
WASHINGTON, D. Sept. 1 ■>.—
Unofficial and purely rumor is the
only thing certain about constant re
ports which come from lJurope,
mainly through neutral sources
that before winter sets in, ijcrmauy
will again make some kind of a
peace move looking towards the
ending of the war.
The Berlin dispatches to Zurich,
Copenhagen and Amsterdam, al
ways very heavily anil ■;nite obvi
ously censored do not drop any hint
of this future intention. It origi
nates in underground circles in
those cities cited ni.il they have
been appearing us "reportt." in a
variety of papers for come time.
Incidentally it is said that the In
ternal discontent over the prospect
of an unending war Is becoming
more and more difll ult to control
iii Germany.
• ’radically speaking the people
of Germany are now lining up into
two factions, one to continue the
war for the sake of conquest and
the other to continue the war only
as long as necessary to preserve
IB1 empire.
You'll see it first in the Worker,
FEAR WIDE PLOT
ON FINDING DYNAMITE
AYER, Mass.. Sept. 13.—The dis
covery of a large quantity of dyna
mite in the army camp here has
given rise to reports of a wide
sperad anarchistic plot or German
conspiracy. The government is now
investigating all the camps in he
country.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 13.—
The discovery of dynamite at Ayer
is occasioning some concern, but in
Little is given out as to this dead
ly missile. It orginated with the
scientific board of experts.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 13.—
With the new destroyer program
and the speedy construction of the
entire aeroplane program, the Am
erican government will have estab
lished two protecting arms which
are to be a tremendous factor in
the war. The new aeroplane motor
some quarters it is believed to be
wholly absurd to consider it a plot
and that doing so evidences a case
of official nerves somewhere. The
dynamite is probably a supply left
by some local contractor while
clearing and excavating for the
erection of the ettnp buildings. As
the camp was under official ouper
vision all the time the conspiracy
theory is regarded as incredible
SPRINGFIELD, Sept. 13.—Twenty
five federal investigators sent to
probe the strike here of carmen and
coal miners arrived today.
They stated that they had been
sent to investigate the statement
which has been made by operators
that German money anti Industrial
Workers of the World were behind
the strike action.
The men struck in sympathy with
the carmen and as is commonly the
case now all such outbreaks are
considered as fomonted by the Ger
mans or the I. W. W., any way as
very unpatriotic. The twenty-five
probers ought to be able to discover
something of the sort.
SCABS ASK MORE
PAY AND WALK OUT
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13.—The
United Railroads met with an unu
sual difficulty in the operation ot
their lines today when the strike
breakers imported to smash the
strike presented a demand for
more pay.
is to equip all American planes and
contracts are already issued for
them. The sole rights lor this motor
are held by the United States gov
ernment.
The company refused to pay a
cent. It was alleged that the scabs
were taking more than half the
fares collected as it was. There
upon the scabs went on strike and
once again the United Railroads
have not a car running. The situa
tion is growing more and more diffi
cult for the management to meet.
Mining outfits dredge supplies,
granite ware, crockery ware, stoves,
heaters and ranges at HOLTS.