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BERLIN, July 30.—A dispatch from Madrid to the Overseas News agency •ay* the Spanish newspaper, A. B. C., raperta from Rome that the pope is preparing a great action- through the episcopate of the belligerent countries with the objeot of securing an armisftioal The archbishop of Pi*a is quoted "vgj as confirming the story and admitting that Pope Benedict himself is aware Cl 3ravity of the difficulties which 0 he has to overcome.

4 LrONDON, July 30.—Warsaw, the third city of Russia, and the goal for which-the German armies In the east have been striving: since October, Is 5 at last'in the throes" of abandonment."

Germans In overwhelming numbers are at the gates of the Polish capital and dispatches both from the city ltself .and from Petrograd say that further resistance would be unVrise.

Discounted not only through France and-Great Britain, but In Russia itself, the fall of the city is expected hourly,. and the problem now is to move the Russian armies Intact, threatened as they are fromithe south by thp Austro-Germans, and more seriously from the north, where the German forces, which have swept, through Poland, are aiming at the railway from Warsaw to Petrograd. This latter menace the British press admits is imminent and the hope in the allied countries now is not for the safety tso' Warsaw but for the continued cohe«ion of the Russian army.

The Warsaw postofftce already has been 'shifted lo. softie -point fe the eastward, the populace has been warned to remain calm and presumably for days itds^jan-troops have 'been stripping the city of everything of military value.

Gentian aviators are hovering over the city and, according' to (termar. advices, plans havfe been completed for the triumphant entrance of the Geran emperor accompanied by his consort.

Move to West Next.

With Warsaw captured, whether or not- It proves a conquest of lasting strategic advantage, a. great wave of enthusiasm will sweep over Germany and. Austria-Hungary, and it is predicted here that the armies of the central" powers will then seek to force a period o£ trench warfare in the east, meanwhile throwing a great weight of men and guns to the west with the idea of resuming the battle ring toward Calais and perhaps towards Paris./

In the west just now there has been Httle worthy of note to break the mo-

ALLIES LOSE HEAVILY IN AHACKS ON TURKS

American Naval Officers Reported to Have Described Situation In"— Dardanelles As Serious.

BERLIN, July 30.—A dispatch from Athens, Greece, to the /erseas News Agency says: "The American cruisvi* North Carolina returned to Gree|ii from an extended trip in the wa zone. The officers of the cruiser id an acquaintance that the real lor :s of the entente allies in the Darj' ielles surpassed everything heretot reported. The Australian and Iris detachments were almost annihilated "The attempts steep heights on straits were term*.

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TO EVACUATE WARSAW

Germans in Overwhelming Numbers Reach Gates off City and Threaten Lines off Communication^

DRIVE FOR PARIS NEXT MOVE

jstorm the rocky Asiatic side of the by those officers as

simple insanity. Turkish machine guns directed by German officers mowed down the storming ranks. The Turks, led by the Germans, fought with great fury. "Wounded English officers at Alexandria spoke wi the highest admiration of theIr*antagonists. One AustralIan regiment of 1,000 men returned from a charge sixty-seven strong. These were wounded. Their comrades were dead."

LONDON, July 30.—^Correspondence of the Associated Press)—-Officers' casualty lists for the fortnight ending July 19 show that the British army lost 199 killed, 407 wounded, and 46 missing, a total of 649. Since the beginning of the war the total officer casualties amount to 13,291. of whom 4,061 have been killed or died of wounds, 8,063 wounded, and 1,161 are reported to be missing.

During the fortnight casualitles have been heaviest among those regiments participating in the Dardanelles figiiting.

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notony of mining and bombing from th© North sea to the Swiss froijtie-. The British public is so little impressed with the events in the east that David Lloyd George, the minister of munitions, in a speech yesterday apparently thought it necessary to drive home the gravity of the situa* tion in the minds of those inclined to over-optimism, reminding them that reverses' in Russia would mean1 Increased pressure on the western allies. He summed up his opincjn with the admonition that the "situation Is serious, if not perilous."

FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORT.

Shows No Fighting of Magnitude on Western Front. PARIS, July 30.—The French war. office this afternoon gave out a state ment on the progress of hostilities which reads: "In the Arters district near Souchez and at 'The Labyrinth' there was all last night fighting from trench to trench with hand grenades and bombs. Between the Olse and the Aisne on the plateau of Quenrievieres there was continued activity yesterday with artillery and bomb throwers. Between TJoureuilles arid Vauquers and in the forest of Maiancourt th£ explosion of mines by the enemy. diJ no damage. "In the forest of Lfpretre a Gerniap movttnerit pf attack at LaCrox-des-Carnfes was eaiily repulsed. "A German aviator yesterday threw down on the town of NancyIfqur bombs but no casualtit-y resulted. "In the Vosges. .at Barremkopf the fighting continued 'untfl mldnight -tfitft. great fury.' A fresh German counter attack was repulsed. A curtain of Are maintained by our troops inflicted heavy losses on the enemy."

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RIOTS IN MEXICO

KL PABO, Tex., July 30.—An incipient food riot was quelled in Chihuahua City Wednesday, according to arrivals from the (south today. A mob of Mexicans marched to the state palace and demanded reduced prices on food stuffs.

HELD AS WIFE DESERTER.

Nineteen-Year-Old Husband Returned to Fade Charge. Wayne Kirk, 19 years old, was arraigned iri City Court Friday. morning on a charge of wife and child desertion. Owing to the fact that the witnesses were not in the court room when the case was called, it was continued until 8 o'clock Saturday morning. Kirk was returned from Indianapolis by Detective Oscar Donham about 2:30 o'clock Friday morning. His wife is but 16 years old and the child is about a year old. It is said he has done nothing to piovide for the child since its birth.

KENTTTCKIAN KILLS WOMAN. Posse Chases Youth Who: Shot Woman Who Complained.

JACKSON, Ky., July 80.—Mrs. Granville Williams was shot and killed yesterday at her home on Quicksand creek, near here," and today a sheriff's posse is pursuing Amos Fugate, a 19-year-old boy, through the mountains of Breathitt county. According to' the sheriff, Fugate shot Mrs. Williams when she complained of his having shot two of her geese.

Two years ago Fugate "Was tried for the killing of William Combs, but was acquitted.

U. S. WEATHER REPORT.

TEMPERATURE RECORD, JUI/lf 30. 6 a. 74 Noon. .'76 9 a 78 3 p. .'S3

Relative humidity at 2 p. m., 76 per cent. v':-- .. ,.i LOCAL CONDITIONS AT 7 A. JULT 30, 1915.

Temperature, 76 highest temperature yesterday, 88 lowest temperature last night, 72 precipitation, 14 direction of wind, west velocity of wind, one mil6 per a of at he a cloudy relative hu

midity, 84 per cent

FORECAST.

TERRE HAUTE—Local thunder showers tonight and probably Saturday. i,

INDIANA—Probably local thunder showers tonight and Saturday. Not much change in temperature. .f

OTHER LOCAL REPORTS. Temperature by Buntin's thermometer: 7 a. m., 76 2 p. m.,

River stage—8.6 feet.

f* W Rlvei stage 8.6 feet.

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Takes Charge of Eastland to Prevent Tampering With Ballast Tanks or Valves,

SUSPICION OP WHITEWASH

CAUSES CORONER TO ACT

Asks City, to Employ Expert to Check Up Federal Divers—Indictments Expected Ourinjj the Day. {gg^ 4—

CHICAGO, July 20.—-United States Marshal Bradley appeared At the Eastland shortly before noon today and announced that he had been ordered by Federal Judge Landis to seize the boat He displayed a writ of attachment. He said he would not interfere, with the work, of raising the a

Walter C. Steele, secretary and treasurer of the St. Joseph-Chicago Steamship Co., owners of the Eastland, who was arrested yesterday on a charge of criminal carelessness in connection with the Eastland disaster, was released in $10,000 bonds today and the case against him continued to August 10.

Coroner Hoffman earlier in the day requester Mayor Thompson to employ two city divers and a naval expert to check the work of two divers who are said to be coming hero from Washington to explore the wreck of the Eastland. Reports have reached the coroner that Secretary Redfleld has ordered his aids to take charge of the Eastland and keep off every one hot connected with the federal government until such time as the federal officials shall have completed their investigations. "Whitewash" Talk Heard. "So much has been said about a government 'whitewash' that the city should see that nothing Is done to arouse the slightest suspicion that the inquiry is not on the square," said the coroner. "I visited the wi eck of the Eastland last night and was told that federal officials had given orders to keep every one off the boat."

State's Attorney Hoyne Intimated at noon today that a number of indictment's, charging manslaughter and oriminal carelessness might be returned before the close of the day against persons held responsible for the disaster.

It was said that several federal officials might be included in the list of those indicted, despite the legal question raised concerning the Jurisdiction of the state over federal officers.

The special federal grand jury empanelled by Judge K. M. Landis to investigate the Eastland, began the examination of witnesses today.

The inquiry being made oy Secretary of Commeroe Redfleld was resumed with the examination of several witnesses during the morning session.

The reason for the seizure of the Eastland under a federal writ of attachment it was explained by government officials, was to prevent any person tampering with the ballast tanks, their valves or other mechanism until authorized government agents have examined them.

HOW THEY'LL RAISE HER.

Pontoons to Be Lowered Under Eastland and Then Pumped Out. CHICAGO, July 30.—Rapid progress was made in the work of raising the capsized excursion steamer Eastland. Two hundred meohanics and helpers swarmed aboard the wreck. In the interior of the hull laborers with axes and divers were engaged in cutting out the partitions and other part of the vessel that increased its weight.

At the holes cut by rescuers through

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WATCH THE TRIBVNE GROW."-

These Men Are Under Arrest Blamed for Eastland Disaster

CHARBS C. ECKLIFF CAPTAIN PEDBRSEN. ROBERT REID.

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Blamed fry Eifttland

It is the opinion of the coroner that more cash will be found before the investigation has been cbmpleted and an exhaustive search of the premises, both the saloon building and the shed, where the body was found, will be made.

The bond of Harley E. Hickman, local undertaker, who' took charge of the body, was raised by County Clerk Joyce from $3,000 to $10,000. The Massachusetts Bonding company is the surety for the new bond. The former bond was signed by James N. Hickman, father of Harley Hickman.

The body of the murdered man was removed Thursday afternoon from the Hickman morgue to the residence 61 a fellow countryman of Plotioks in Seelyville, and was buried Friday morning in the Brazil cemetery.

Local deputy sheriffs are still investigating the case, but so far nothing has been learned which would lead to any arrests. According to Sheriff John Shea every effort is beingp'made by the lccal office to apprehend the criminal.

BTTBBER HEELS SAVED FOUR.

Prevented Wearers From Slipping When Eastland Lurched. CHICAGO, July 30.—Rubber heeled outing slippers probably saved Mrs. John A. Jana and her daughter Anna, of Wood and Fifty-first streets, and the latter's two cousins, Rose and Marie Januska, of 3105 West Twenty-fifth street, from being victims of the Eastland disaster. The slippers prevented them from slipping while they seized the port side railing as the boat lurched. They climbed over to the beat's side and were later taken ashore.

CONFESSES KUBDER.

MOUNT VERNON, Ind., July 30.— Joseph Mills, 20 years od, of Uniontown, Ky., is said to have confessed that he murdered Chares McDonald, a negro, on a country road near here last Sunday afternoon. The alleged confession was made to Coroner A. V. Wysinger, Sheriff Marsh Hall, and ^George Zimmerman, acting prosecuting attorney.

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Sum of $300 Secreted on Premi&s Is Found, and Bank Deposit Reaches Total of $4,700.

An investigation of the premises of Charles Ploticks, murdered saloonkeeper of Ehrmanndale, Ind., by Dr. John O. Garrlgus, coroner, revealed Thursday afternoon that about $300 more, in bills and silver, had been se^ creted about the premises andythat $4,700 was deposited in the First National bank of Terre Haute to the credit of the murdered man.

coroner's Jury for the 2,500 passengers ori July 2. Charles C. & a W $ a in to

tlxese nuniber bFpa^s^i^ifYcim PedeMen was the! 2Tl*3 2,500. W. K, fGf«4flebaum unfoiM-unatoOpktJr^land.,afid, J. M. Erick- manager of th« Irtdldna .TranspoHason the chi^f "Robert Relji isi tjon corhpanyv whldh." chftrtet'ed th6 federal inspector of tteamshijis who! Eastland for. the WeStefn Electric exgave the Eastland license to carry cursion.

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SYSTEMATIC SERVICE

Terminal, Transfers, and Six Tickets for Quarter Are New Moves TTtider Consideration.

'Plans for a more thorough and systematic service were discussed at a special meeting of the Jttriey drivers' local in the C. L- U. hall Friday morning. transfers, six tickets for a quarter,, and a ^Jitney terminal' were proposed by some of the ^members and the proposition discussed. A new belt route taking in South Fourth and South Seventh, and the establishment of Jitney service on Nprth Third street wer6 taken up.

The membfers of the local feel" that to maintain their standing with the public it will be necessary to give greater and. even. more reliable service. In the past, it was pointed out, the drivers have worked only *rhen they wished,' and this plan will not make the public regard the Jitney as a dependable form of conveyance, John Roberts said.. He proposed that in the future- the drivers make an efTort to get together and form some plan whereby their run will always have dependable service. "It is not necessary that wev operate on a schedule," he s^id, "but it would be advisable if some plan were formed so that air of the drivers would not lay oh at the same time. From 9 o'clock until noon are lax hours and naturally the driver wants to fix up his car and get it in readiness for the busy hours of the day. Consequently the majority of them lay off during this time, and the people who want to patronize the Jitney have, to wait or ride on the street car. rf gsj

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JAP (MET RESIGNS

TOKIO, July 30.—The Japanese cabinet, headed by Count Okuma as premier, has tendered its resignation to Emperor Yoshihito. This action followed the resignation of Viscount Kanetake Oura, minister of the interior, following an investigation by the rcinisry of Justice Into bribery charges resulting from the parliamentary elections last March. Viscount Oura's resignations was sanctioned by the emperor after a report on the situation bad been made to him.

Premier Okuma, believing he should hold himself responsible for the acta of the members of his cabinet, was tbe first to tender his resignation. The other ministers immediately decided to follow the example of their chief, '-j

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The one time police officer hesitated as he entered the execution room. It seemed to the witnesses as if he was startled that the death chair was so near at hand. He looked quickly at the double row of witnesses, glanced at the floor, swept withy his eyes the whitened walls of the room and then suddenly, as if coming to himself, walked briskly over the rubber mat and seated himself in the electric chair. Behind Becker followed the prison priests, chanting the prayer of death which was repeated by the condemned man.

Three Shocks Given.

"Jesus, Mary, Joseph, have mercy on my*vsoul," nervously spoke Becker as deputy wardens stepped forward and adjusted the electrodes. Hardly a minute elapsed before the electrode was applied to the right leg, a silt

Becker Case Chronology

MARCH 19, 1909—Raid on Red Raven social club; Rosenthal not caught. Warrant issued for his arrest.

March 20—Rosenthal arrested for gambling. April 15.—Rosenthal indicted for attempting to bribe process server in District Attorney Jerome's office.

May 16, 1911—Jury disagrees in bribery trial. May 17—Bomb exploded in Rosenthal's home..

November 15—Rosenthal's gambling house raided. December 15—Rosenthal charges oppression by police, but drops charges when police surveillance was removed.

April 15, 1912—House raided again. July 13—Mrs. Rosenthal locks police officer in the house and he was released with an axe.

Jnly 15—Rosenthal brings charges against Lieutenant Becker. July 16—Rosenthal murdered by gunmen.

Oct. 24—Becker convicted of murder. February 14, 1914.—Court of appeals granted a new trial.

May 22—Becker convicted again. April 13—Four gunmen hired by Becker electrocuted at Sing Sing.

March 24, 1915—Court of Appeals refuses to order new trial. July 6—Becker, under sentence of death in week of July 12, is given two weeks' reprieve.

July 28—Justice John Ford denied final appeal for new trial. July 29—Governor Whitman refused to commute sentence to life imprison-

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BECKER PAYS PENALTY FOR KILLING GAMBLER

Former New York Police Lieutenant

Goes to Deatl\ Calmly With Denial of Guilt on His Lips

LAUDS WIFE IN LAST STATEMENT

SING SING PRISON, Ossining, N., Y., July 30.—Charles Becker was put to death in the electric chair here this morning for the killing of Herman Rosenthal, the New York gambler. The former New York police lieutenant retained his composure and protested his innocence to the last. He went to his death with a photograph of his wife pinned on his shirt over his heart. Three shocks were given before the prison physician pronounced Becker dead at 5:55 o'clock. Becker led the way to his own execution. The condemned man sat up all night on the edge of his cot, calmly talking to Deputy Warden Charles H. Johnson. "I have got to face it," said Becker, and I am going to meet it quietly and without trouble to any one."

The deputy warden left Becker about an hour before the time set for the execution and when thev priests, Father. W. E. Cashin, the prison priest, and Father Curry, of New York, came to administer the last rites, they found the man who Instigated Herman Rosenthal's murder with his face resting on his hands gazing at the .prison floor. The priests remained with him to the end.

It was shortly after 5 o'clock when tfte first of thfe witnesses of the execution began to assembled outside the prison walls. Quietly their names were checked off by Deputy Warden Johnson, who directed them td take ,their places at a gateway- ^ftat. led directly to the witnesses were. led "to ihe -place -of. exedutWn Iti a -death ftoiiae which hdd bfeen buiijt' adjoining the old ^'^ctitloa chamber, where the four gunpien were put to death over a year ago for killing Rosenthal.: Whert tTie witnesses were seated Deputy Warden Johnson nodded to Principal Keeper Fred- Sorner, and they left the room through a small wooden door that led to the death ceils beyond where Becker was praying with his spiritual advisers^, 5

Denies Guilt to L#st.

Becker rose to his. feet when he saw Johnson and took, a cruciflxi from the hand of the prison priest. To Father Curry Becker gave his last message as he took his place at the head of the little file of men that marched to the room of death. Becker's message, which he uttered to the priest, was: "I am not. guilty by deed, or conspiracy, or in any other way, of the death of Rosenthal. I am sacrificed to my friends. Bear this message to the world and my friends. Amen."

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having been previously cut' in the trouser leg from the knee- down. After the electrodes fiad befcn firmly fedJusted against a shavfen spot on the back of the' condemned man's head, the state executioner looked at Deputy W&fdin Johnson, who surveyed the 'figure that was still mumbling the death prayer Ih th"e" "Chair. Johnson half turned his head: arid the execu« tioner jammed the switch-

The first shock lasted a full minute, and the executioner said it was t.SSQ volts and ten amperes fn.strength. It came while Becker was still commending his soul to his maker.

The two prison physicians stepped forward j^o examine the collapsed, figure that sat supported in the, death chair by, the tiiick "black leather, sjtrpipij. Th* stethoscope was applied to the heart, and Dr. Charles Farr, the "prison phy- ,, siciaft, pressed his finger against the artery in the neck. There, was still a feeble fluttering of the heart.

The physician stepped back from the rubber mat and again the electric current pulsed through that body. The shock lasted serven seconds, and the current was then turned off. AJfteir a. hasty examination Dr. Farr asked that a third shock be given. This*- lasted five seconds.. An examination that took several minutes followed. Three physicians among the witnesses then mai§ an examination, and Dr. Farr, at 5:58 o'clock, quietly announced

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this man dead." During the night Becker penciled da a piece of paper what he captioned "My Dying Declaration." It wa3 taken td the warden's office, 'where two copies were typewritten, which Becker signed with his fountain pen In a bold hand. To Deputy Warden Johnson, who had charge of the execution in place of Warden Thomas Mott Osborne, who does not believe in the death penalty, the one-time police lieutenant gav« his fountain pen as a gift

Leaves Last Message. ./ It is the last thing that I have to give-away and I want you to have it. I want you to give this statement to the newspaper men."

Becker's message, given out just before he went to his death, read: "Gentlemen: I stand before yon in my full senses, knowing that no power on earth can save me from the grave that is to receive me. In the face ot that, in the teeth of those who condemned me and in the presence of my God and your God, I proclaim my absolute innocence of the foul crime for which I must die. You are now about to witness my destruction by the state which is organized to protect t£e lives of the innocent. May. Almighty God pardon every one who has contributed In'any degree to my untimely death. And now, on the brink of my graven I declare to the world that I am proud to have been the husband of the purest and best woman that ever lived— Helen Becker. This acknowledgment is the only legacy I can leave her. I bid you all good bye. Father I am ready to go. Amen,"

CHARLES BECKER."

After his wife- had said farewell, shortly after midnight, Becker maintained a casual conversation with Deputy Warden Johnson, who sat bo-i side the screen in front of his celL Some times he smoked cigars, after which he would let his head fall upon his hand and gaze reflectively at the concrete floor for a minute at a time. Dawn found him seated on the edge of his cot, carefully pinning a photograph of his wife on his white shirt, just over

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