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Special Election Being Held to Determine Sentiment of Citizens on Tax Advance.

VOTING RESULT OF PROPOSAL TO CUT UP KAFADER TRACT

itfayor Confident That Opposition to Increased Taxation and $200,000 Bond Issue Will Be

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"Whether the sentiment of the cltlsens of Terre Haute is in favor of a 26 cent increase in taxation and the issuance of $200,000 bonds by the school board for the purpose of building a new structure on the much discussed Kafader site, was being determined at the polls Tuesday. The voting places opened at 8 o'clock in the morning, and were to remain open until 8 o'clock in the evening, in order to give all an opportunity to express their opinions through the ballot box. The ballots bear the single question, "Are you in favor of increasing the school tax rate 26 cents per $100 dollars and the issuance of $200,000 in bonds?"

The special election called by Mayor Donn M. Roberts was precipitated when the school trustees recently decided upon a $200,000 bond issue for the purpose of building a modern school upon the Kafader property, which had just been purchased.

Shortly afterward the city administration announced that in view of the demands from north end people it would cut streets through the tract. On the contention that such action would make the tract unfit for school purposes, the school board opposed the cutting of streets, and brought an injunction suit to prevent the work. This is now pending. For the purpose of ascertaining the sentiment of the people of Terre Haute as a whole, Mayor Roberts, who has persistently opposed any. further increase in the tax rate, called the special election which Is being held Tuesday. He was confident that his opinion would be upheld by the vote cast during the day.

Inspector Enno Harms said the voters were standing around waiting for the polls to open at precinct Sixth ward. The voting place was originally fixed for the Fleming stables at 20 North Fifth street, but when the election officers presented themselves there they were denied permission to use the room. They finally secured a room at 104 North Fourth street, and here at noon 163 votes had been cast, with the prospect for a large vote during the noon hour.

At precinct B, Sixth ward, located at 316 North Third street, there had been but a small vote cast at 11:30 o'clock, although the election officers said there was considerable interest in the matter, and a large vote would doubtless be polled during the noon hour, when the working men opposed to the raise in taxes would be going to and returning from their meals. Twenty-two votes had been cast at 11:30.

In precinct of the Second ward, which is voting at 417 South Ninth street, twenty votes had been cast at 10 o'clock. In A, of the Third, the voting place is at 323 South Thirteenth street, and at 10:30 o'clock their tally sheet showed that sixteen voters registered. In B, of the Third, twenty-four votes had been cast at 10:30 o'clock. The poll in this precinct is at Thirteenth-and-One-half and Poplar streets.

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DORTMOND, Germany, July 28.— Fifteen coal miners were killed today by a fire which broke out in the Hansemann pit. Six of their bodies were recovered.

STRIKE SITUATION GRAVE.

"Federal Mediators At Chicago, However, Still Have Hopes. CHICAGO, July 28.—New proposals submitted by the federal mediators in an effort to avert a strike of 55,000 locomotive engineers and firemen on ninety-eight western railroads were under consideration by both sides today. "I am not at liberty to say what the proposals are," asserted Judge Martin

A. Knapp, a member of the mediation board, "but we hope they will bring peace. The situation, however, still Is grave."

WILL NOT FILIBUSTER.

Senate Republicans Will Fight Trust Bills By Mouth Only. WASHINGTON, July 28.—Senate republicans in conference here today decided not to filibuster against the trust bills. They are opposed to them, and will say so in speeches, but their main purpose is to bring abotft adjournment as soon as possible.

When the senate convened today discussion of the trade commission bills resumed.

SWINDLED $4,400,000.

Rich Belgian Sentenced to Ten Years and Fined $800. BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 28.—Nester Wilmark, Belgian banker, railroad man, newspaper proprietor and sportsman, was sentenced today to ten years' Imprisonment and to pay $800 fine on a ch^-ge of swindling the public out.

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MME. CAILLAUX FREED

PARIS, July 25.—Mme. Caillaux, on trial for the murder of Gaston Calmette, editor of the Figaro, was ac quitted here late this afternoon at the conclusion of the case. THte jury retired at 8:40 o'clock and deliberated less than an hour.

TO FORM ASSOCIATION

The organization of a permanent association which will mest. each year in celebration of the International biennial encampment of the Knights of Pythias which closed in Torre Haute last Saturday will' be taken up Tues day night at the final meeting, of the executive committee of the* encampment in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Bills contracted during the encampment will be taken

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committer during the meeting and final settlements made. The meeting has been called for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the encampment. "We don't intend to allow the termination of this encampment to mean the end of the splendid friendship that has existed between the members of the executive committee since plans for the encampment were begun," said on of the members of the committee in talking of the plans to make a permanent organization of the committee. "About the only thing we can do is to meet once each year and recall encampment days, but that will be enough to insure a warm personal feeling to exist between the members of the committee and some of the prominent Pythians. Of course, obviously, we will boost Terre Haute."

The officers for the association for the first year will remain the same as of the executive committee. Capt. H. A. Pritchett will be president Co!. Harry Wade, vice president Demas Deming, treasurer, and E. H. Clifford, secretary. The other memhprs will be Maj. M. T. Hidden, Mayor Donn M. Roberts, Spencer

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Col. William Penn, Charles M. Trout, Col. C. F. Williams, Charles R. Duffin and S. C. Hanna. Major General Arthur J. Stobbart has been elected an honorary member of the association and later it is planned to elect newspaper men as honorary members.

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Clash Between Servia and Austria May Involve Russia and Germany and Precipitate Bloody Europeon Conflict

CZAR NICHOLAS OF RISSIA/ MMPHKOR FRASCIS JOSEPH OF AUSTRIA.

EMl'EROR WILLIAM OF GERMANY KING ALEXANDER OF SERVIA.

War between Servia and Austria, it is feared, will involve Russia and Germany. Russia is behind Servia and may not stand idly by and see this little kingdom overrun and perhaps dis­

ON VILLA ACTIVITIES

Appeals to Carranza to Stop Seizure of Horses and Smuggling of Arms Across Border.

WASHINGTON, July 28.—Secretary Bryan appealed today to General Carranza asking him to call a halt upon Villa, who is reported to be making wholesale demands for horses upon ranch owners in the state of Chihuahua. Consular advices to the state department also declared the northern general was smuggling arms across the border as rapidly as they Were available. There was no doubt in the minds of the people of Chihuahua as to the meaning of Villa's activity, the dispatch to the department added.

Recent reports from the border have intimated that Villa intended to concentrate his forces in Chihuahua with the aim of demanding certain concessions from Carranza after the constitutionalists occupy Mexico City. However, in response to an appeal frcm the Washington government, urging him to forget personal differences with Carranza, General Villa declared he intended to co-operate with the other revolutionary leaders and would do all in his power to inaugurate an era of peace in Mexico.

While administration officials then expressed assurance that Axilla would not permit any dissension with Carre.nza to develop into a counter revolution yet today's reports reneved speculation over the ultimate position that the military chief will take. The consular advices of Villa's new ac-

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membered by Austria. Behind Austria stands Germany, If real war actually comes other European nations might be involved, as France is in alliance with Russia, and Italy is in alliance with Germany and Austria,

in CONDUCTOR FINED FOR ASSAULT

Man Who Caused Discharge of A. E. Hodge is Dooked for Hitting That Man—Case Appealed.

M. I* Pedigo, conductor for the traction company, who, in City Court Tuesday morning, admitted he testified against A. E. Hodge for alleged transfer trading, which caused the dismissal of Hodge and three others from the company's service, while he himself was as guilty as those discharged, but was still working for the company, was fined $10 and costs for assault and battery on Hodge.

Attorney Harry Wallace, of the firm of McNutt, Wallace & Sanders, filed an appeal bond in the sum of $100 and the man was released, pending a hear ing of the case in the Circuit Court.

Attorney Carson Hamill assisted Deputy Prosecutor Frank Foley in the prosecution and during the crossexamination of some of the company's men, who testified for Pedigo and Jess McCombs, charged also with assault and battery on Hodge, some strange bits of testimony were brought out.

Hodge said he was discharged and when he went from Supt. M. M. Nash's office to McCombs' office to get his pay, a man asked him if he was going to work that night and when he told him that he was not, that he had been "canned" on account of some of Pedigo's lies, Pedigo hit him, breaking his nose.

Roscoe Griswold, a trainman, was called to testify for the state and told a different story. He said Hodge had called Pedigo a liar. He admitted that before each of the previous three hearings he had been called to the trainmasters' office. He mentioned the fact that when Hodge staggered back frcm the force of Pedigo's blow he got tangled up with a rifle, which McCombs later said was his and that he had loaned it to some of the men to take out fishing.

A controversy between the opposing attorneys over the admissability of some evidence brought the following statement from Hamill: "You will always have witnesses in the employe of the company who will testify for

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U. S. WEATHER REPORT.

TEMPERATURE RECORD, JULY" 28.

6 a. 71 Noon SO 9 a. SI 3 p. 88

LOCAL CONDITIONS AT 7 A. 31. JULY 28. 1914.

Temperature, 73 highest temperature yesterday, 95 lowest temperature last night, 71 precipitation, .06: direction of wind, north velocity of wind, 11 miles per hour: state of weather, cloudy relative humidity. 73 per cent.

FORECAST.

TERRE HAUTE—Generally fair tonight and Wednesday. INDIANA—Generally fair tonight and Wednesday slightly cooler tonight.

OTHf LOCAL REPORTS.

Temperature by Buntin's thermometer: 7 a. m., 78 2 p. m., 93. River Stage—.3-foot.

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Returns Unfavorable Reply to Suggestion fpr Conference In London of Great Powers.

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DECLARES METHOD OFFERED IMPOSSIBLE TO CARRY OUT

Emperor of Germany Makes Counter Proposal That Cabinets Conduct Negotiations for

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BERLIN, July 28—The German government today returned an unfavorable reply to the British proposal for a conference of the ambassadors in London of the European powers, in an endeavor to bring^ about a settlement of the Austro-Servian difficulty.

In its communication Germany declares that it considers the suggestion of Sir Edward Grey, the British for eign secretary, was well meant and good in principle but not feasible in practice, and impossible to carry out.

It says that it cannot be expected that a great power having a dispute with a smaller neighbor will submit the matter to the decision of & European areopagus. Far Jess can it be hoped that two great powers will submit to be summoned, when each is accused, before such a tribunal.

Germany makes the counter sugges tion that negotiations for peace be conducted between the cabinets Instead of a conference.

Germany, however, is prepared to welcome any further suggestions to localize the confliot as far as they are consistent with her duty to her ally.

The public in the German capital was very nervous today and alarmist rumors continued to circulate."'™The run on the savings banks in which the poorer classes deposit their money was .resumed this morniifer—A a early as 5 o'clock there were long lines of depositors outside the municipal sav lngs banks and the people insisted on having their money regardf^fes of the reassuring statements by the "uflflulaTy.

AU8TRIAN3 FLEE SERVIA.

War Preparations Pushecf With Most Feverish Activity. BELGRADE, July 27.—Delayed— Many Servian families have left the capital for the country district.* in spite of the advice of the authorities, while there has been a great exodus of Austrians and Hungarians from Belgrade and other parts of Servia.

Ferfect order prevails In the capital, the police duties having been undertaken by a corps of volunteers composed of students.

Military preparations are being carried out with feverish activity. The troops have been concentrated in fortified positions, the headquarters of the army being established at Kraguyevatz, but in the event of necessity they will be transferred to Krushevatz, 90 miles southeast of Belgrade.

WILSON TO HEAR PROTESTS.

Agrees to See Rep. Fitzgerald and Others Tomorrow. WASHINGTON, July 28.—President Wilson promised to receive tomorrow Representative Fitzgerald and other New York members of the house who want to protest about the recognition in distrbution of patronage. It is understood that William F. McCombs, chairman of the democratic national committee, has recommended to the president that the endorsement of at least some of the regular democrats from New York City be accepted in filling federal positions.

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NISH, Servia, July 28.—The Servian steamers Delgrad and Morava were seized today at Orsova on the Danube by Austrians. The Servian colors were hauled down and the Austrian flag hoisted. The ^sengers were detained.

VIENNA, July 28.—The Militaeris-che-Rundschau reports active movements of both Servian and Montenegrin troops which are in close touch at Priboj, near the frontier of Bosnia.

ROME, July 28.—Authoritative advices received here from Bucharest state that Germany has asked for positive assurance? from Roumania of her intentions in connection with the Austro-Servian situation.

BERLIN, July 28.—An unconfirmed dispatch from Gumbinnen, Eastern Prussia, to the Taegliche Rundeschau, today, says Russia has occupied Wirballen, Russian Poland, with a force of engineers, cavalry, artillery and two regiments of infantry while Ri^Ssi an guards have been placed along all roads on the frontier. The dispatch asserts that a squadron of German Uhlans has advanced to* Eydtkuhnen on the Russian frontier.

BUD A PEST, July 28.—A great patriotic demonstration took place in the Hungarian house of delegates today. The deputies cheered for the country and the king and army. 5

LONDON, July 28.—A newspaper dispatch from Semlin, on the Danube, says the Servian parliament, after a prolonged debate, is reported to have accepted all the demands made by Austria-Hungary.

HONOLULU, July 28—The German oruiser Nurnberg, which is due to leave Wednesday for Samoa, was instructed to clear immediately. She will sail today.

BERLIN, July 28—The German admiralty today ordered the concentration of the German .fleet iij home waters.

BERLIN, July 28.—One of the news papers here today received a dispatch saying that Russia had declared war on Austria but 'declined to

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GLASGOW, July 28.—Three Italian warship visiting the Clyde were order ed today to return immediately to Italian waters.

STOCK MARKETS FEEL WAR SCARE EFFECTS

Dealings In New York, London, Paris and Berlin Reflect European, Uneasiness.

CHICAGO, July 28.—Immense expansion of the trade in wheat followed announcement today that war had been officially declared. Within a few minutes the market touched a point about 3 cents a bushel higher than prices earlier in the session and 2V2 above last nfght.

Wild fluctuations ensued. The rise in the market was soon more than doubled, the September delivery jumping up to 89% or above 6% above the minimum value near the opening of business.

NEW YORK, July 28.—Reflecting foreign conditions, the local stock market manifested further uneasiness in

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Eighth and Ninth Austrian Corps on More From Bohemia Toward Servian Frontier.

REPORTS IN PARIS INDICATE BEGINNING OF HOSTILITIES

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BULLETIN.

LONDON, July 28.—Announ&ftherrt of the declaration of war by AustriaHungary on Servia came today almosijf^ Immediately after Germany and Aur'trla had notified Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign 'minister, of their refusal to Join in a mediation conference. It ia assumed here that the efforts of the European nations will now be directed toward localizing the area' of hostilities.

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VIENNA, July 28—Official notification of the declaration of war was sent to Servia today by the Austro-Hun-garian government.

LONDON, July 28.—The refusal by Germany and Austria-Hungary to participate in a mediation conference on the Austro-Servian conflict reports ol the rapid movement of Austro-Hun-garian troops and the persistent downward trend of European stock markets were the outstanding developments of the European situation today.

Preparations for war proceeded ^on ftll sides. Even England's battkl

VIENNA, July 28.—It was »emi-of-] squadrons have been mobilized In ficially announced here today *hatl rea.din.ess for eventualities and pub-Austria-Hungary had decided to refuse Sir Edward Grey's proposal of an ambassadorial conference in London

llcation of official pews as to the movements of British warships has ceased. The first and second battle squadrons' have taken on their full war stores and are ready to slip their anchors at a moment's notice. The destroyer flotillas around, the coast also have been prepared and armed guards were placed today around all the magazine and oil depots.

Apparently authentic reports current here assert that Russia has been given positive assurances that Aus-tria-Hungary has no Intention of annexing Servian territory. If true, this might, It Is thought, help the efforts to localize the war should it break out.

Thus far there ha& been no official confirmation of the reports of hostilities between Austria and Servia, but a number of rumors have been published including of the seizure of Servian ships carrying contraband by an Austrian patrol on the Danube.

BERLIN, July 28.—Reports from the Austrian border today state that the transport of the eighth and ninth Austrian army corps from Bohemia toward the Servian frontier began yesterday and that there is no other traffic on the Bohemian railroads except that of troop trains.

The two corps consist of thirty-two battalions of infantry with a large number of quick firing machine guns, six regiments of cavalry, two regiments of field artillery and two regiments of the army service corps.

Telegraphic communication with Carlsbad and Marienbad was still open today, but only by one direct line from the Saxon frontier. The telegraphic service between Berlin and Vienna was demoralized and on some lined was completely interrupted.

The Militaer-Woohenblatt, the official military weekly newspaper, today prints a noteworthy article comparing the Austro-Hungarian and Russian armies to the disadvantage of the latter. It says the fighting strength of the Russian army is usually overestimated and that numbers alone are not decisive.

PARIS, July 28.—The Austrian ani-'1 bassador to France today said it was probable -that active hostilities between

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Text of the Formal Declaration of War

VIENNA, July 28—The declaration o? war was gazetted here this afternoon. The text is as follows: "The royal government of Servia not having replied in a satisfactory manner to the note submitted to it by the Austria-Hungarian minister in Salgrade on July 23, 1914, the imDerial and royal government finds itself compelled to proceed itself to safeguard the rights and interests and to have recourse for this purpose to force of arms. "Austria-Hungary considers »tself from this moment in a state of war with Servia. "Signed-, "COUNT Bfc.'. .CHTHOLD. "Mini*4 »r fy-*!ign aff—-.—*"-»f Auatria» f. Hi**

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