Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 2 July 1915 — Page 1

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XLI.—NO. 32.

Obstacle to $25,000 Bond Issue for City Fire Department Removed In Court,

»&r-1 ELLIOTT BONDING FIRM HAS LAWYERS WITHDRAW

City Controller Mancourt Free Proceed to Accept First Bid on City Securities for Fire

Judgment was rendered in favor of Mancourt and the costs of the case assessed against the plaintiff.

This action means that the $25,000 bond issue can be delivered to Wild & Co. and the money for the new equipment collected. The fire force, it was claimed, has been handicapped for somG time on account of this litigation, the purchase of a new aerial truck and three hose wagons being held up.

NEW GERMAN ATTACK fXPECTED IN AM

PARIS, July 2.—The furious G^fmkn attacks in the Argonne by an entire army corps, with the object of breaking through the French line in the hope of reaching Verdun, will be repeated, according to Lieutenant-Col-onel Rousset, military critic of the "Petit Parisien." He asserts successive checks have not discouraged the Germans and that they will continue their efforts to gain control of this hilly forest region called the Thermopylae of France.

Lieutenant-Colonel Rousset and other military writers agree, however, that the French forces have made such preparations as to insure the failure of all efforts on the part of the crown princo's army.

WASHINGTON, July 2.—The Hes slan fly is inflicting immense damage to the wheat crop throughout an area extending from northeastern Oklahoma and northern Arkansas northward through Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and southern Iowa and eastward, in eluding principally Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania. In a circular issued today by the department of agriculture, the prediction is made that the fly will cause a loss or millions,of bushels. The department states that nothing can be done how to lessen the damage to the present crop, but warns farmers to sow no wheat in August in order to save next year's crop from being attacked.

KILLS DENTIST AND SELF.

HAMILTON. O., July 2.—Dr. Harry Williams, a dentist, was shot and killed today in the office of Dr. Victor Rose by H. Edgewood Holmes, who fired five shots at Dr. Williams. He then turrted the weapon on himself and committed suicide. No motive for the crime Is known.

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On recommendation of Attorney Paul N. Bogart for the Breed, Elliott & Harrison Bonding company, Judge Eeal, in the Superior Court, Friday morning rendered judgment against the companv in a case which has been heard in both the Circuit and Superior Courts and has been pending ever since tho city sold a $25,000 bond issue to the J. H. Wild Bonding company of Indianapolis.

Attorney Bogart, in his statement to the court, said he and his clients realized that the city was in need of additional fire equipment, for which the bonds were sold, and that to treat everyone fairly and owing to the fact that the sum involved was not large, he would move that the court find against his clients.

Bogart reviewed the case, which was transferred from the Circuit Court at the close of its term last Saturday to the Superior Court. The original complaint filed by the company was demurred to before Judge Gerdink in the Circuit Court and the attorneys for City Controller Mancourt, who was made the defendant, were sustained. An amended complaint was ln-crouuced and was objected to by Attorneys Crawford and Wells. Judge Pulliam, who had in the meantime ascended to the bqnch, ruled in favor of Mancourt, but on the last day of the term made no decision as to whether or not another amended complaint could be Introduced. Attorneys for Mancourt hold that Judge Pulliam me&nt to rule that he could not refuse to permit another Complaint to, be ip^ued but Bogart says the record did not show such action.

Accepts Decision.

The matter as it came before Judge Ee3.1 was on the question of submitting another amended complaint. Bogart said argument would only. place the case as it was when it first began f.nd he made his motion in the interest of the city.

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DROPS ITS SUIT SHATTUCK CASE

Denies Federal Court Will Drop Cases Against Republicans Indicted By Grand Jury.

DETERMINED, HE DECLARES, TO SECURE CONVICTIONS

Attorney Carson Hamill Engaged By Defense—Local Lawyers May Assist In Prosecution of

These Cases.

United States District Attorney Frank C.. Dailey, who was the prosecutor in the Terre1Haute election corruption cases, was in the city for about three hours Thursday afternoon gathering evidence to be used when Roy Shattuck and four other republicans, who were indicted at the same time the democrats were taken, comes to trial before Judge Anderson in the fall.

Mr. Dailey told a friend here that, despite rumors which have been afloat, the cases against the republicans will be prosecuted with the same vigor which characterized the trial of former Mayor Roberts et al., and is said to have made the further statement that convictions probably will be gamed.

Charge Against Them.

Many Jiave assumed that the cases against Shattuck and the other republicans would never be tried, it being the theory that Dailey and Attorneys Hamill and Cooper were merely aifter Mayor Roberts and those engaged in political work with him. Dailey's visit here would seem to give assurance that the republicans will be tried as were the others.

Shattuck, Soules, Holmes and others are said to have given money to members. the Sixth ward electioV boards to "throw" the election for the republican candidates who put up the money. Frank Hess has testified that h» got the money, and went back for more, but that tile republicans \yho sought to buy the election boards Were ''doublercrosfeed"'by Hess and-Jack Nugent.

Attorney Carson Hamill has been Engaged to defend the accused republicans. Attorney Cooper and Attorney Blankenbaker, it is. said, will assist Dailey in the prosecution.

BANKER KILLS SELF IN FACE OF INQUIRY

ANNAPOLIS, Md.i July 2.—J. Marshall Caughey, treasurer of the Annapolis Banking & Trust Co., committed suicide by shooting, in his room at his club here last, night.

At the same hour the directors of the trust company were in session at the bank waiting for Caughey to appear to explain certain matters regarding his accounts.

An official of the bank said Caughey's act would in no way affect the business of the bank.

Caughey was 31 years old and unmarried.

ROCHESTER, N. Y., July 2.—Continued improvement in the condition of James Edward Quigley, Catholic archbishop of Chicago, who is critically ill here, at the home of his brother, Chief of Police Joseph Quigley. was announced this morning. "Eifftperature and pulse were bfetter and the prelate's mind was clear.

Physicians in attendance make no secret of the fact that they are baffled at the change which set in late yesterday afternoon, a few hours after the patient suffered a second stroke of paralysis, and regard it as either marking a chance for recovery or the forerunner of a sudden collapse.

U. S. WEATHER REPORT.

TKMI'KHATUIIE RECORD. 0 a 67 Norn S1 a. m. 75 3 r- 70 Kolative humidity at 2 p. m., 64 per cent.

LOCAL copmmoivs AT 7 A. M., JULY 2, 103 5. Station pressure. ^qJ^O/jSv SiS.lF lempernture, .wiwaalWX

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cloudy: relative humidity, 80 per cent.

FORECAST,

TEHliE KAl'TE—Probably showers tor.iKlif Saturday, cloudy. iNDIAN'A—Cloudy lonityht and SaturJay prrbalily showers tonight

ILLINOIS—Generally fair tcnii/.'it and Saturday, csceiit possibly unsettled toniyht cooler t-nlit in nurtli portion.

OTHER LOCAL REPORTS. Temperature by Buntin's thermometers: 7 a. m., 66 filv!»r stage

p. m., 85. feet.

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Jail Sentence for Failure to Attend Drill Is Suspended—Drastic Measures Promised.

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Whaddaya Mean, Lost Your Dog?

C. A. Reveal, 313 South Seventeenth street, lost his dog Thursday. 'That evening he inserted a small ad in the "Lost" columns of the Tribune and had the dog back in his possession before 7 o'clock. The dog had been stoleh by a boy and sold to a member of the carnival company A fireman saw the dog about the shows, notified the owner and the bu3'er promptly turned the pup over to Mr. Reveal. "The lost ad did th*. work and did it quickly, and I at.i more than pleased," said Mr. Reveal in notifying the Tribune of his recovery of the dog, Friday.

"WATCH 7HE TRIBUNE GROW."

STREET PAVING SUITS SOON TO BE DROPPED?

Reported That Negotiations Now Under Way May End In Settlement Out of Court.

Drastic measures will be taken with members of Company B, Indiana national guard, who fail to attend drills regular, Lieutenant Paul Talbott announced Thursday night after Private Amos McKenzie was found guilty of Friday, whereby a settlement violating his oath to serve ten days in court may' soon be reached. jail for failure to attend drill but the The case grew out of the improvesentence was suspended after he prom- I ment of South Center anJ South ised to attend regularly. McKenzie I Eighth streets. Under the asreemeat was arrested Tuesday and sent to jail

Negotiations between the Foulkes contracting company and the city, whereby the paving litigation which has been on the docket for some time, have reached a stage, it was stated out of

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to put South Eighth street in shape and the city will accept the work on South Center street, which to date never has been accepted. The city agrees to pay the paving company for the work on South Center street. East Poplar and East Wabash avenue, while the paving company will put South Eighth street in shape. The approximate cost to the city will be $10,000, while it is said the improvement of South Eighth street will cost the paving company about $4,000.

At the office of the Foulkes company it was sai^, that nothing definite had been decided upon.

A. F. OF L. TO BUILD HOME.

WASHINGTON, July 2.—Plans wert begun today for a nome here for the American Federation of Labor. Tht building will be located in the downtown section, and will cost approximately $150,000. Construction will.begin -within a -few weeks.

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TERRE HAUTE, IND., FRIDAY, JULY 2,1915. POUR 0

Safe and Sane Fourth of July Saves Lots of Little Eyes and Little Fingers\

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NEW AIMS JUSTIFY INKING OF AMI

Slow Ship Refused to Heed Command to Stop—Captain Describes Attempt to Escape.

WASHINGTON, July 2.—Tensipn over the destruction of the British steamer Armenian, with the loss of a number of American lives, was considerably relaxed today, following the receipt of unofficial advices, telling of the apparent refusal of the ship's commander to heed the warfting of the German submarine to stop. This phase of the matter overshadowed in the official view all other questions involved in the destruction of tfye ship.

If official reports snouwt Dear out news dispatches concerning attempts of the Armenian to escape, it waa said no new cause of complaint likely would be added to issues pending between the United States and Germany. Officials hold that if the Armenian sought to evade capture the sinking of the ship was justified under international law, even though non-combatants were on board. Precedents are cited in support of this contention.

Detailed information of the destruction of the Armenian still was awaited today. Until such data is available the position of the United States will not be announced.

CAPTAiN DESCRIBES ATTACK.

Admits Every Effort Was Made to Escape Submarine. LONDON, July 2.—Captain Trickey, of the Armenian, has made the following statement: "The submarine, as a signal for us to stop, first put a couple of shots over our bows when we were four mile3 off. I put my stern to him and ran for it. "The submarine then began to shell us in earnest, the shrapnel bursting all around us, killing several of the crew, and knocking others overboard. I soon realized that the enemy was gaining on us, but I did not propose to surrender without a struggle. But my steering gear was soon hit and placed out of commission. Then a shell fell into the engine room and another carried the Marconi house away. Still another cut down the funnel, and disabled the stokers, preventing them from keeping steam up. "By this time the ship was on fire in thj-^e places and I decided to surrenijirCSVe had resisted the enemy

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Sink Four British Steamers and Two Smaller Vessels In Raids Along England's Coasts.

LONDON, July 2.—Three British steamers, the Inglemoor, the Caucasian and the Welbury, were torpedoed and sunk today by a German submarine. The crews of the Inglemoor and the Caucasion were landed at Falmouth. The crew of the Welbury is safe.

The commander of the submarine was markedly delighted on learning that the steamer Welbury carried a cargo of sugar. After the" ship left Cuba it was discovered that some one liad painted inside the vessel's forehold the words: "You have a cargo of sugar for England, but you will never get. there.". --^kS -4

LONDON, July 2.—The British schooner L. C. Tower,, which left Parisboro, N. S., June 1, for Newport, England, was sunk off Fastnet today by a German submarin®- The -undersea boat then sank a bark six miles away. The crew of the schooner landed at Queenstown.

The skipper of the L. C. Tower reports that the submarine, after sinking two other sailing vessels, dis* '^ed herself with rigging, two dummy canvas funnels, two masts and a false bow and stern. These contrivance-! gave her the appearance of being a

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Iho Retail Merchant*' ••Kuclntion lina arranged to have mry Wednesday *nhtirb«n day and haa secured the cooperation of all merchants In the city to innke that shopping day here for the people within the huyln* radius of Terre Haute.

The Tribune will be a directory to the Suburban day bargains. Watch The Tribune and keen posted whn

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TEUTON DRIVE IN EAST STILL :IS UNCHECKED

Both Berlin and Petrograd State-)! ments Tell of Steady Sweep Nor$i-rl ward From Lemberg.

GERMAN BOATS CONTINUE WARFARE ON GREAT SCALE?

Indications Are That Russian Fbrcea Are Preparing to Abandon Ga- v' licia As Teuton Victones Grow,

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BERLIN, July 2.—The German-^ forces have reached the Russian poti-S«| tion at Karasnynk in the southern district of Russian Poland, according to a statement issued today by the Garman military headquarters.

Five more British vessels, three of them steamers of considerable slzt^f. have fallen victims to German submaV.' rine warfare. Evidences of the prpae cution of this warfare on a large scaleihave recently come to hand with frequency. Accounts of lives lost in that attacks by the undersea boats, however, have been lacking in most in-v stances, the case of the Armenian, nowrr widely under discussion, being a con Spicuous exception, with the sto: of passengers and'crew indicating that! the casualties amo$g them were in-p flicted while the .-steamer was in flightr after having been signalled tpr halt.

THe craft in the latest group of torpedoing exploits were the British.^ 'steamers Inglemoor, Caucasian and' Welbury, the schooner L. C. Tower, and a bark^.',.,The crews of .all werav saved. Jf'H

In the fighting in the east there if no indication, even in the Russian official statements, that there is any halt in the swl&cp of the northward and eastward from Lembei'g. Further south, however, thetroops of Gri^nd Duke Nitholis have made what 'took* like a determinedstand along the line of the Gnila Ripaj rSver. Austro-German accounts tell of. victories even in that sector of tho curving eastern front, but the Russians deny the reverses there were serious, declaring desperate attacks were re-', pulsed with great losses to the Teutonic forces.

German observers believe the^ sians are preparing to abandon Gal and attribute the desperate fightingnorth of Halicz to a desire to give time for the preparation of a" strong defensive position beyond the border*.' Reports from neutral sources declarer, that the Russians have recently re-^-ceived new supplies of high explosive shells which have enabled them in theirs, stand and in their retreat, to swell enormously the casualty list of the, armies.

The latest statements from the head--, quarters of the Teutonic1 allies iftdi-'f cate there has recently been desperate I fighting along the Austro-Italian front,? The rrfairt effort of the Italians seems to be directed northeast of Monfalcone"! ... the Isonzo region, and the invader* lare admitted to have made sligK^ji^'^: vances. The series of assaults 49 whole failed,* however, the Austrian# claim.

LONDON, July 2.—Evidently bent. upon a decisive victory against the,,: Russians, the Germans are not yet* sending troops to the western front but assisted by their Austrian allies are making every effort to capture the.. Russian Poland, capital, Warsaw. Berlin claims further advances by the., great Austro-German armies in Gilicia, whiie Field Marshal Von Mackenzen isy pushing steadily ahead between th®^ Vistula^ and Bug rivers.

Artillery activity continues unabated, in the Arras' region of France but as yet there are no signs of an infantry offensive on that front, although it is scarcely possible that so many thousands of shells are being fired without some such objective. In the Argonn#^ region the Germans on June 30 gainedff some ground though at the expense* of heavy losses.

A further report regarding the DSFV danelles operations claims that tho, Colonial troops have not been check-1 ed in their efforts to advance but thatj they have been used merely to keep th©f Turks on their front too busy to send| reserves to that portion of the line| where the Anglo-French troops made* an advance of 1,000 yards.

Amsterdam is responsible for the report that a Zeppelin dirigible balloon was accidentally destroyed by an explosion today when leaving its shed at' Brussels. 4

During the month of June ninety-/ eight British ships, aggregating slight ly more than 39.000 tons, were suf.xf/ by submarines or mines with the l'o'sj of 111 lives.

STATE'S RECEIPTS $126,f

INDIANAPOLIS, July 2:—The tc quarterly receipts of the office of secretary of state for the quarter enc ing July 1 were $126,542.35, it was nounced today. Of this sum, $118,-f 920.20 was paid by domestic corpora{ions for incorporation fees. Receipts far automobile /licenses are not in-f

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