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BOLSHEVIK] MAKING ADVANCES
FROM ALL DIRECTIONS AND ARE
POLISH FORCES
WARSAW, Aug. 14 (by Associated Press).—Closing upon
Warsaw from the north, east and northeast, Bolslieviki armies
are within twenty miles of the capital and little doubt is enter
taned but that they will enter the city before peace negotiations
nre concluded. General Haller’s army along the Vistula river
is being relentlessly pushed toward the capital by the Bolshe
viki, who are speeding up their advance.
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and are marching southward on the
capital. The Reds are advancing all
along the line except at the extreme
south.
Bolsheviki cavalry along the Prus
sian frontier have made another bound
forward and is 40 miles beyond Mlway,
half way to Thorn.
The attacking Russians have worked
well toward the rear of the Warsaw
defenses and are attacking Plonsk,
within a dozen miles of the Vistula
river northwest of Warsaw.
Bolsheviki artillery can be plainly
heard here, but the fire has not yet
reached the city.
A Polish delegation of sixteen mem
bers, Avjth aides, clerks and stenog
raphers, left for the battle front to
meet the Russian representatives.
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ican relief organization received per
mission from Moscow to accompany
the Polish mission and will confer with
the Bolsheviki on threatinent of the:
300,000 children formerly eared for by
the Americans.
P^tflS. Aug. 14 (by Associated
Press).—The Warsaw situation con
tinues critical. - The Russian plan of
-campaign of delivering successive!
blows at different points tends to dis-|
organize the Polish defense, compel-1
ing the Poles to rush reserves to)
widely separated points. Red north
ern forces, heaviljr reinforced, are
within thirty miles of the capital.
The ministry of foreign affairs
announced today that France has
not determined to materially aid Gen
eral Wrangell, anti-Bolsheviki com
mander in South Russia, as Premiers
IV^llerand and Lloyd George agreed
at Hythe that such aid should not be
Undertaken except in certain eventual
ities.
LONDON, Aug. 14 (by Associated
Press).—The Russian Bolsheviki mis
sion here has made public a dispatch
signed by Tchitcherin, Soviet foreign
minister, accusing the Poles of con
tinually delaying the meeting at Minsk
to discuss an armistice and peace, in
hope that if Warsaw is taken the allies
will be forced to intervene.
According to a wireless from Mos
cow today, a preliminary peace treaty
has been arranged between Armenia
and Soviet Russia.
, ARTIFICIAL LEG
LEFT TO HIM BY
LIFE-LONG FRIEND j
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14
(by Associated Press).—James
W. Phelps has disposed of his
crutches and is walking about
the streets of San Francisco
on an artificial leg left to him
by his old friend, Henry Marsh.
The men became friends some
; time ago through a common af
fliction, the loss of the left leg.
j Marsh was better fixed finan
j daily than Phelps and was able
to buy an expensnive artificial
leg. He used to lend it to his
friend Phelps occasionally and
; finally promised that if he died
first Marsh should have the limb.
On his sudden death recently the
-^S - ie% was turned over to Phelps.
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i DOMINION HOME RULE
IS PROMISED IRELAND
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DUBLIN, Aug. 14 (by Associated
Press).—The Freeman’s Journal an
nounces that M. Wylie, legal adviser
to Viscount French, lord lieutenant
of Ireland, has presented his resigna
tion, rather than accept accept which
Bonar Law has promised to pledge
the government on Monday to domin
ion home rule with full fiscal author
ity.
FOREST FIRES
DESTROYING
MISSOULA, Mont., Aug. 14 (by As
sociated Press).—The Montana forest
fire situation is described as serious
today. Six fires are spreading. Fires
in northern Idaho and Washington are
also considered dangerous.
FIRE IN CALIFORNIA WOODS
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14 (by As
sociated Press).—The forest service
declared today that northern Califor
nia’s forest fire situation is more seri
ous than at any time for several years.
Four fires are raging, uncontrolled.
VIENNA IS TAXED TO
THE BREAKING POINT
VIENNA, Aug. 14 (by Associated
Press).—The deficit of this city is es
timated at 1,200,000 crowns this
year. All sources of municipal taxa
tion have been tried to the breaking
point and now the city government
plans to cut down the civil list. The
younger employes able to get other
work will go first and the oruning
will go through all departments. It
is found that for 190,000 children in
the primary grade of the public
schools there are 19,000 teachers and
many of these must go.
In 1913 the Vienna city budget was
237,500,000 crowns. For the cureht
year it is placed at 2,500,000,000
crowns., A loan of 83,000,000 marks
by Germany during the war represents
part of this. On present crown mark
exchange this means a loss of 250,
000,000 crowns. On present crown
mark exchange this means a loss of
250,000,000 crowns.
AMERICAN LEGION HAS
STRONG FOOTBALL TEAM
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Football games with
California, Stanford, Santa Clara and
other California schools are being
sought by a team recently formed by
the San Francisco Golden Gate post
of the American Legion. Several for
mer Princeton, Harvard and Cornell
football men will play on the Legion
team. The first game will be against
the Olympic Club here in September.
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Fairbanks Banker Being Held
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at San Francisco for Failure
to Sign $125,000 Conveyance
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14 (by Associated Press).—
R. C. Woods, president of the First National Bank of
Fairbanks, was brought'here from Plaeerville yesterday
by a deputy United States marshal and held for a federal
officer from Juneau sent to take him before the federal
court there. It is charged that Woods failed to sign a
conveyance for $125,000. Two appeals to the circuit court
of appeals have been dismssed on the ground of lack of
jurisdiction.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 14 (by As
sociated Press).—“I do not believe the |
men of Tennessee will surrender their j
honest convictions for political ex-;
pediency or party harmony,” Speaker,
Walker, of the house, telegraphed!
President Wilson today, in reply to a
message from the president urging the |
house to concur in the action of the
senate ratifying woman suffrage.
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NOME SQUADRON IS
ON WAY TO DAWSON
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HAZELTON, B. C„ Aug. 14 (by As
sociated Press).—The four army aero
plane on the way to Nome from New
York expect to leave here for Dawson
today.
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GEN. WOODRUFF DIES
AT OAKLAND HOME
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OAKLAND, Aug. 14 ;(by Associated
Press).—General G. A. Woodruff, re
tired, who served in the civil war and
the Custer campaign, died here last
night, aged 75.
ESCAPED CONVICTS
WHO KILLED SHERIFF
INDICTED FOR MURDER
PENDLETON, Ore., Aug. 14 (by As
sociated Press).—First degree murder
indictments were brought today
against the five prisoners who es
caped when the sheriff was killed on
July 25.
REPORTED ACCIDENT
TO POPE IS DENIED
ROME, Aug. 14 (by Associated
Press).—The Vatican emphatically de
nies newspaper reports that the pope
sustained a fall and declares there \tfas
no accident.
AHEARN REINSTATED
ON OLYMPIC TEAM
ANTWERP, Aug. 14 (by Associated
Press).—The reinstatement of Dan
Ahearn, of the Olympic team, was an
nounced today. Ahearn apologised for
breaking the committee’s rules^'
egrementIecretly
DEPORTED TO CANADA
NEW YORK. Aug. 14 (by Associated
Press).—Arthur Egrement, a former
member of the Canadian parliament,
whose name was drawn into the New
York “five million dollar bond plot,”
has been secretly deported to Camada,
it was learned today at Ellis island.
S LONDON, Aug. 14 (by Associated
Jgress).—Archbishop Mannix declares
his intention of .visiting Ireland before
leaving the United Kingdom, despite
the government’s edict that he cannot
go there. He said he did not consider
himself bound by the government or
der. The archbishop’s movements at
Nazareth house are closely watched
by the police.
governmentYoldiers
MARCHING TO MEXICALI
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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 14 (by Associ
ated Press).—Three thousand Mexi
can government soldiers, heavily
equipped and prepared for battle, have
landed at El Barril on the Gulf of Cal
ifornia and will start to march north
across the Colorado desert to attack
the Cantu forces at Mexicali.
GRIFFIN WINS FINAL
SINGLES IN TOURNEY
NEWPORT, Aug. 14 (by Associated
Press).—Clarence J. Griffin, of Cali
fornia, defeated William Johnston, na
tional champion, in the final singles of
the Casino tennis tournament.
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WOUNDED IN WAR BUT
KILLED BY LIGHTNING
PATTERSON, N. J., Aug. 14 (by As
sociated Press).—Richmond J. Foran,
who survived the war with 22 wounds
while a member of a machine gun
battalion, was killed by lightning to
day.
PROTECT THEMSELVES
AGAINST THE RUSSIAN
ENEMIES IN BALKANS
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ROME, Aug. 14 ' (by Associated
Press).—^.n agreement has been
reached between the Prague, Belgrade
and Bucharest governments for the
self-protection of Czecho-Slovakia, Ser
bia and Rumania against Russian en
emies in the Balkans.
GOB FROM BATTLESHIP
MISSING, SO IS CASH
SEATTLE, Aug. 14 (by Associated
Press).—Police and federal agents
are searching for Leroy Fleming,
boatswain’s mate of the battleship
Texas, who has disappeared from
Bremerton. A shortage of $1,500 has
been discovered in his accounts as
mail clerk.
OXFORD, Aug. 14 (by Associated
Press).—The Degree of D. Litt (hon
oris ©ausa) has been conferred on A.
Lawrence Lowell, president of Har
vard University.
COX ATTACKS
SENATORIAL
OLIGARCHY
WHEELING, W. -Va„ Aug. 14 (by
Associated Press). — Governor Cox
opened fire on the Republican opposi
tion, charging its leadership with “at
tempted trickery’’ of the American
people in opposing the League of Na
tions and with conducting a campaign
behind a smoke screen to secure par
tisan spoils. He declared a powerful
combinations of interests was attempt-,
ing to get control" of the government
and that millions of dollars were be
ing raised as campaign contributions.
Addressing the West Virginia Dem
ocratic convention. Cox attacked what
he called the Republican senatorial
oligarchy. He declared the Democrats
present a program of constructive, pro
gressive and economic service in
peace and promise definitely a saving
of two billion dollars annually in gov
ernment expenses.
RAILWAYS
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NEW YORK, Aug. 14 (by Associated
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Press).—Daniel Willard, president of!
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, told the
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senate committee on reconstruction;
and production today that the rail- i
roads will soon be in a position to pro
vide for themselves and ask no con
sideration from outside agencies. He
said that since the roads have been
returned to private ownership with in
creased rates and increaged wages to
employes, officers and employes have !
taken on a new lease of life.
D’ANNUNZIO FALLS OUT
WITH FIUME COUNCIL
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TRIESTE, Aug. 14 (by Associated
Press).—An open break has occurred
between D’Annunzio and the national
council of Fiume,
D’Annunzio has declared establish
ment of the free and independent state
of Fiume, with imminent plans to ex
tend its confines along the so-called
Wilson line of demarcation between
Italian to Jugo-Slav territory.
LONGSHOREMEN ARE
WILLING RETURN WORK
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NEW YORK, Aug. 14 (by Associated ,
Press).—Coastwise longshoremen who i
have been on strike since March voted
at a mass meeting last night to return
to work Monday provided the steam
ship companies would get rid of strike
breakers and agree to submit the de
mands of the strikers to arbitration,
including a proposed wage advance of
15 cents an hour.
MEDIATOR APPOINTED
FOR DENVER STRIKE
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (by Asso
ciated Press).—G. Y. Harrity, of Port
land! government mediator, has been
appointed to take up settlement of the
Denver tramway strike.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (by Asso
ciated Press)—The population of the
state of Indiana is given by the census
department as 3,935,404, an increase
of 8.5 per cent.
JAPAN REPLY
TO PROTEST
OF UNCLE SAM
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Japan’s reply to the
American note protesting against Jap
anese occupation of the northern part
of the island of Saghalien has been
received at the state department. The
note is a lengthy one, and it is under
stood goes thoroughly into the whole
question of the Japanese policy in Si
beria. The note may be made public
n*xt week.
RASH STATEMENT OF
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 14 (by Associ
ated Press). — Franklin D. Roosevelt
declared here today that indorsement
of the League of Nations by the
United States would have saved
Poland’s morale, and the effect of
American membership in the league
would have halted the Russian armies
without a single American soldier
crossing the seas.
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EXPRESS RATES ARE
: TO TAKE ANOTHER JUMP
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The interstate com
merce commission has authorized an
increase of 12.5 per cent in express
rates at the request of the American
Express Company. The 25 per cent
increase asked for was found by the
commission not to be justified.
PHARMACIST ADMITS
GIVING WIFE POISON
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 14 (by Associated
Press)—T. F. Flash, chief pharma
cist’s mate of the U. U. S. Prairie, who
was arrested and charged with the
death of his wife, has admitted he
gave her poison, the police announced
today.
LEADERS OF DENVER
MOBS TO BE JAILED
DENVER, Aug. 14 (by Associated
Press).—Legal action to punish lead
ers of mobs during the street car
strike were begun today, while union
leaders are planning the establishment
of jitneys to compete with the street
cars.
GLOBE TROTTER IS
STILL ACTIVE AT
ADVANCED AGE
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GRASS VALLEY, Cal., Aug.
14 (by Associated Press).—Six
ty-eight years after he gave him
self up for lost in a shipwreck
off Cape Horn, South America,
H. B. Nichols is vigorous enough
to conduct a dairy here. Nichols
was a passenger on the Fannie
Major, a sailing vessel which
went on the rocks during a big
storm on July 4, 1852. After a
day spent by the crew in prayer
and in manning the pumps, the
craft made port, and, being tem
porarily repaired, managed to fi
nally reach San Francisco in
September of that same year.
Nichols ia 84 years old.
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