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NEW YORK, Sept. 22.—Repeated threats of a general strike to help the striking street car employes caused all branches of the city government charged with enforcing the laws to prepare today for outbreaks, of mob violence. Mayor Mitchel's notice that he stood ready to invoke all the civil and military power at hia. command .to suppress disorder was fololwed by greater police''activity and a warning t6at persons convicted of engaging In strikr riots would receive heavy punishr A. police department told the trac•tic'Sf' companies that they could re-es-tablish night service as soon as they were ready under assurance of adequate protection. Thus far 6,700 policemen have been disposed at strategic points. This police guard Includes la patrol of fifty automobiles and 100 motor cyclists along the moet exposed oar routes. 700,000 Workers Meet.

Trade union leaders representing about 700(000 workers will meet this afternoon, to decide whether to Issue a' call for a general strike. Some of the labor leaders said such a strike, If ordered, -flfould begin Monday or Tuesday. Th4 call, they said, would be baaed on the ground that organized irajre earners should not ride in ca manned by strike-breakers.

Cross town surface lines where cars ran last night.was not molested. The lines were under heavy police guard. .Fixes Responsibility.

The mayor's communication was addressed to Hugh Frayne, chairman of the conference committee of laborleaders, after a final effort to arrange peaceful settlement -had-failed and -following, the. declaration that, a gen^» eral strike was inevitable. Thp mayor mkde It plain that fohthe unidBwbfllr clals "to call these strikes. will be to assume full responsibility fofall that may follow." "The mayor, representing, the civil forces of government in this city," the letter declared, "feels it incumbent upon him to say to you now, before any further rash step is taken, that these duties to enforce law and maintain order) the city government will discharge to the full, employing, if need be, its entire resources to that encl. Disorder, assaults and crimes of violence, including injury to innocent citizens, such as those of Tuesday and

Wednesday, will be suppressed With a strong hand and punished with all the vi-ror at the command of the government."

The early morning bombardments of elevated trains were resumed, however, strike sympathizers lurking on roof tops throwing bricks and bottles, which shattered car window®. Several passengers were injured in sixteen attacks •reported by the police.

The plan announced yesterday by M. J. Regan, of the state board of arbitration and mediation to enforce arbitration, was temporarily abandoned today and tlie hearings which he announced would be held Monday have been postponed. The question will be taken up, !it was announced at a meeting of the state industrial commission, Tuesday.

17 IE INDICTED

The grand jury, in a report late .Friday, returned seventeen indictments, most of. them in minor cases. Five ignoramuses were returned, among them one in connection with the automobile accident in which Auditor Thomas Ferguson figured.

Among those indicted are John Shields, arson Isaac A. Hapner, grand larceny Jesse Clark and Ernest Brpck, grand larcency, and William Young, assault and battery with intent to kill.

WILSON COMING TO SPEAK. Slated for Address Oct. 12 At Highway Day Meeting.

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept 22.—President Wilson has accepted an invitation to speak in Indianapolis Oct. 12 a*t the celebration of Highway day in connection with the Indiana centennial observance. according to a message received here today by Governor Ralston from Vance C. McCormick, democratic national chairman.

The governor said the address is to be non-political. An effort will be made to get the president to remain here in the evening for a political rally which will be arranged for him should he decide to stay for. it.

BABE SCALDED IN KETTLE. PETERSBURG. Ind., Sept. 22.—Falling into a large kettle of boiling hot water today, William, 3, son of Alvin Jones of this place, was scalded so badly that he may not live. His mother rescued him immediately after his fall but his burns were deep and general over the body.

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All Branches Charged With Enforcing Laws Prepare to Stem Any Outbreaks.

TRADE UNION LEADERS CALL MEETING TO DECIDE MOVE

700,000 Workers Involved In Proposed Tieup Determined Upon to Help Striking Street

Man First Wounded Seizes Weapon of Other and. Fires—Both Faoe i Police Charges.

Following a quarrel over a board bill Friday morning, Farris Wilson, colored, 20-years old. 1422 South Thirteenth and One-half street, and Karl Stewart, colored, 38 years old, 1614 South Thirteenth and One-half street, were sent to the St. Anthony hospital with bullet wounds in their shoulders.

The shooting occured at Thirteenth street and Washington aVenuQ. after Stewart had accosted Wilson atfoht a board bill "it is alleged he owed Stewart's mother. Wilson Is s^id to have Idrawn.a- -88-calibre revolver and shot?" Mtf.^^.^^ yboth bujle^_aen|9? „r thfe" shoulder. Stewart fell to' th» ground, the $olie» say, brrt'«is "Wilson walked awajr got to his feet and dvertook him.

Stewart grasped the revolver lrom Wilson's hand and turned it upon hint firing one shot which took, effect in Wilson's shoulder. Stewart then slashed Wilson with a kn^fe, inflicting two wounds in the neck.

Officers Welch, Walker and-Cox arrested both negroes on charges of shooting with intent to kill eafch other.

During the examination of 'the negroes at police headquarters both charged the other with starting the attack. The police did not learn that Wilson had been shot until he was taken to the St. Anthony's hospital.

The centennial contest committee closed its count late Friday afternoon. The winner is Miss Lillian Holton with 27,233 votes. Maurine May Powers Is second with 25,501, and Miss Earl is third with 9,822.

CASES PRESENT CONTRAST.

Probate Matters Range From $75 to Nearly Million. Judge A. L. Miller in the Probate Court Thursday afternoon had two cases which presented a marked contrast in the petitions of the heirs of Howard Reinhart to sell the1 estate, and a similar petition of the heirs of W. R. McKeen. In the first case the estate was valued at $75, while In the latter the figures were nearly a million dollars. Both cases came up within an hour, and required about the same ^amount of time and work.

The McKeen estate involved is comprised of the Wabash avenue property known as the McKeen block, a large farm near Spring Hill, and about 600 acres of land in Clay county.

The other estate was a vacant lot in frorth Terre "Haute.

U. S. WEATHER REPORT.

TEMPERATURE RECORD, SEPT. 22. 6 a. .61 Noon 72 9 a. ...08 3 p. 71 Relative humidity at noon, 40 per cent

IiOCAL, CONDITION!? AT 7 A. M. SEPTEMBER 22,1016. Station pressure, 29.14 temperature, 60 highest temperature yesterday, 70 lowest temperature last night, 55 precipitation, .0', direction of wind, southwest velocity of wind, 4 miles per o y s a e o weather, partly cloudy relative humidity, 60 per cent.

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TERRE HAUTE Overcast tonight ai^d Saturday cooler tonight. INDIANA—Overcast tonight and Saturday cooler tonight.

ILLINOIS—Partly cloudy and somewhat cooler tonight Saturday fair and cool moderate fresh northwest winds.

OTHER LOCAL REPORTS. Temperature by Buntln's thermometer: 7 a. m., 66 2 m.. 77.

River stages—0.1-foot

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VOL. XLIII.—NO. 114. TERRE HAUTE, IND. iiAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1916.

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T13KKE HAUTE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOOSTER EXCURSIONISTS LEAVl.\'(i THE TRAIN'AT ODOK DESPOT. DE!R THE AUSPICES OF THIS CHAMBER.

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Vice President Marshall Wants Nation -to Record Its Gratitude In Unmistakable Fashion.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 22.— Vice President Thomas R. Marshall was never fitter to enter a campaign than at present. His health is all that could be desired, and his earnestness and sincerity in: advocating and sustaining all the policies of Woodrow Wilson could not be marked by more enthusiasfn than is shown in the meetings he addresses. "All my life," said Mr. Marshall in speaking of the outlook, "I haye been in the habit, without always being able* 'Co' Jbake foatfseSft OleSar asto my: reasons,' do

Lot brag about It as anything Bpeclal still a I know-•••tit is a fact that results have usually justified forecasts. thave been about a little bit in this campaign and I Jiave received a great many reports in Washington from different parts of the country. All that I have seen in my travels and all that I haw heard from others would indicate that the people are with Woodrow Wilson as they have seldom been with any candidate for the presidency. ^heirtore they know of what he lias done, Snfl Is doing, the -more the republican ofrtttors emphasize the greatness of the man by their dishonest and carping criticism, the more the people appreciate and the more justly they estimate his true qualities and his great ability and earnestness.

Endorse Wilson.

"As Chairman McCormick says, the people must not allow these conditions to influence them in not registering on registration day

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day, because, they might think their vote is not ^heeded. There never was a time in the history -of American politics when the president was entitled to receive and when, as I see it, the people want to give him' an overwhelming endorsement by their votes. If the people will register and vote the result in November will show this endorsement, even larger, I believe, than we hope for. "Progressive republicans who have voted for progressive legislation for years and who left the party with the tremendous following because the leaders and the majority of the republican party refused to give their vote or endorsement to any of these progressive measures demanded by the people, have lived to see the democratic party pass almost every one of ,the progressive laws which they advocated and demanded. Why in all reason, therefore, should they not support the president and congressmen who have passed these laws and placed them on the statute books? "With it all, the people are enjoying the greatest prosperity the country has ever known. Under all the circumstances, how could any one believe that the people want a change? As Thomas A. Edison said in speaking t?o the independent voters of the country, and in speaking as a life long republican, 'this Is not a time to talk in terms of republicanism and of democracy, as confined merely to a narrow party definition.'

GERMAN SEAPLANES IN RAID.

Attack Russ Ships With Bombs and Put Them to Flight. BERLIN, Sept. 22.—"German seaplanes on September 20," says a report Issued by the admiralty under date of September 21, "successfully attacked with bombs two Russian ships used as starting places for aeroplanes which, escorted by one cruiser and several destroyers, aproached the Bulgarian coast near Varna. The hostile seas forces were compelled to retire immediately and were pursued by our seaplanes. "German hydroplanes later successfully attacked hostile transport steamers at Constanza and dropped bimbs on the railroad in northern Debrudja. In spite of heavy shelling all the raiders returned."

Terre Haute Business Men Take Get-Acquainted Trip Over Southeastern

Says Only Adamson Bill Prevented Rail Strike Which Would Have Paralyzed Nation.1

DECLARES EIGHT-HOUR LAW OPENS NEW EPOCH TO LABOR

Missouri Senator Tells1 MlinoiaCrQWd ,T ha txGorvaress MatvYield^ -to"£Any Body in

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SPRINGFIELD, 111., Sept. 22.—The Adamson bill is an eight hour law, and bpene a new epoch to labor, and if it hadn't been passed by congress the Uftited Staled would now be in the throes of a railroad strike. This is the democratic answer to Charles E. Hughes' Springfield speech, uttered on the same sp&t from which Mr. Hughes spoke forty-eight hours ago. The spokesman for tiie party is United States Senator James A. Reed, of Missouri. "These horses wouldn't be here these cattle wouldn't be here, and you farmers of Illinois yourselves wouldn't be here today if we hadn't passed the Adamson bill," was one of the high spots of Senator Reed's speech when he was making the point that the strike would now be on.

It was democratic day at the state fair, as well as governor's day. Five thousand persons listened to Senator Reed as he spoke at the Coliseum for two hours.

Senator Reed's answer to Mr. Hughes' demand that Investigation should have preceded congressional action was that Gov, Hughes had vetoed the- 2 cent fare bill in New York without investigation. "Anyhow, why should congress have stopped to investigate the question of limiting hours of work to eight hours?" he demanded. "It has been threshed over and argued from one end of the country to the other.?

Defense of Adamson Bill. Senator Feed's speech in reference to the Adamson bill follows: "Congress-did not yield to the demand of union labor. Congress did not yield tb the demand of the railway presidents. Neither the' railway presidents nor the railway employes ever came* to congress or the president with any kind of demand. "We averted the strike without the surrender of a single principle and have 'taken the preliminary step toward the formation of a plan which will result in the arbitrament of all controversies involving the public highways of the people. What state would we' have been in' at this hour had the strike not been averted. If it had not been for the action of the democratic congress the ^strike would now have been in full operation. "What would Mr. Hughes have done if he had been president and this crisis had confronted him? "What could have happened? We could have had the strike. We could have had the usiial proceedings of strike breaking, the efforts of the presidents of railway companies to get men to take the places of the men discharged, the gathering up of the old labor that has been turned but for one cause or another. "Then might come trouble of the most serious character. Assume that the whole force of the army should be brought to bear to protect the railways to try to keep them open. How many months would it have been, how many years would it have been, until transportation was really restored to its normal condition? How many hun-

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Says He Doesn't Like the Way the President Has Blundered In Mexico—Candidate Warlike.

Everett Sanders, republican candidate for congress, spoke to a meeting at the East Glenn high school last evening" He continued his war talk and declared that President Wilsioh,instead of being a peace maker as he claims, has got U3 into actual warfare with Mexico right now, Mr. Sanders said that' we are 'at war with Mexic.o right now.

He said that the loss.df iives sus'r t^triedl Xft otir sojitfers prove^^|| are at war with^Mexico. He declared frhatf tKe -prosipftrotft^'eondltlon of "tHe firmer here-' "and the workin'gman" has its source on the /bloody battle fields of Eupojpe. He said We would not oe so pros£erdus if they were -not fighting in Europe.

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Sanders said he couldf,prove this for 1 hey were using American tractor engines in the European war ana the making of these tractorri here made prbsperity and put money in the people's pockets.

Sanders reiterated his demand for a high protective tariff. He said after the war this country would be swamped by goods made by the cheap labor of Europe, for he said the war has not effected the industries of Europe a bit.

He said he feared that European factories will send a deluge of goods to 1his country when the war ends and for that reason we ought to have a high protective tariff.

Sanders expressed indignation over the Mexican situation in which he said the president was wobbling along and intimated that if he went to congress he would send a force of American boys into Mexico to clean it up.

MIAMI, Fla., Sept. 22.—At least two of the fouc, bandits who robbed the State Bank of Homestead, Fla., of $6,000, are believed to be surrounded today. on Key Largo, an. island south of here covered thickly with sub-tropical underbrush.

Only two of the bandits have been seen since Saturday, when three possemen were killed and another wounded in a running fight It was believed last night all four had fled into the Everglades.

REICHSTAG MEETS THURSDAY.

Preceded By Conferences Between Von Jagow and Leaders. BERLIN, Sept. 23.—The reichstag, which- Is to be reopened Thursday, Sept. 28, will be preceded in the course of the next few days by conudential conferences between Gottlieb Von Jagow, the minister of foreign affairs, and the various party leaders.

Dr. Von Bethmann-Hollweg, the imperial chancellor, Is expected to address the reichstag on the first day of the session. Afterwards Dr. Karl Helfferisch, the secretary of the interior, will speak on the economic situation in Germany.

The. bundezrath yesterday extended by onie year the term of the reichstag, which should have concluded its session in January, 1917. The legislative period of the diet of Alsace-Lorraine was similarly extended.

FOX ON LABOR PROGRAM.

LOGANSPORT, Ind., Sept. 22.—The program for the first day's session of tire Indiana Federation of Labor, which opens here next Wednesday, was announced today, and it calls for addresses by union labor leaders in the state. Charles Fox, of Tere Haute, president of the State Federation James A. West, judge of the municipal court here Mrs. O. P. Smith, of Logansport, a state organizer, and others, will speak at this session.

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Two British Subjects Among Victims —Department Waits Authentic Word of Bandits' Movements.

GALVESTON, Tex., Sept. 22—Two British subjects were taken from their home and shot and 36 of a party of 38 Caranza soldiers were killed in a raid September 16 on an Aquila oil camp pea^* Tuxpam by bandits calling themselves yiilistas, according to a report brodght herfe^today by the steamer 3?oplla from-Tampico. .•

The Carranzistas put up a hard Mt was 'gaid, but were outnumbered and overpowered. Two of their offers" took. r.efu«a„.ln... the„« hous~e of. the Englishmen. They were discovered and put to death and the Englishmen killed for having given theia shelter the report adds.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.—Secretary Baker let it be known today that the war 'department was not disposed to accept as accurate the report of Villa's raid on Chihuahua City last Saturday transmitted tfy Brig.-Gen. Bell yesterday cn the strength of information that had reached him in El Paso. "We have no military information of renewed Yillista activities," Mr. Baker said, indicating that it was assumed that Gen. Bell's account was based upon rumors and reports, current in border towns and not facts obtained through army channels in Mexico. He declined to. discuss in any way what effect the reappearance of Villa, if it were confirmed, Inlght have on the movements of American Jtroops In Mexico.

So far as is known the war department has made no effort to learn from Gen.' Bell the sources of his information. General Funston is expected to transmit promptly without additional Instructions any authenic news of the activities of the .bandits upon \pbich any change in plan involving Gen. •Pershing's expedition might be founded.

NEW YORK, Sept. 22.—In a telegram today to the Mexican consul In New York Gen. Trevino, after reiterating his statements tha.t his forces defeated Villa invaders at Chihuahua City, says: "This foolish shedding of blood was With, the intention of creating difficulties with tho conferees of the comlfiissioii at New London at the machlnations of American and Mekican political interests. They, themselves are now satisfied that they have failed."

CHIHUAHUA CITY, Mex., Sept. 22. —Commen ting upon the reports in American newspapers attributed to General Bell, Jr., at El Paso, of the Villa raid upon this city last Saturday, Gen. Jacinto Trevino, commanding the Carranza army of, the north, today issued .a statement to the Associated Press in which he described it as "a tissue of lies and falsehoods." "I am at a loss to know where Gen.

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Are You Registered?

A re you registered? This question'should be asfced of your neighbors Remember that in past elections, even in 1912, there were more than 150,000 voters in Indiana who dyd nbt vote. They wefe not registered. See if your neighbor is one of these. Get him registered so he can vote for Woodrow Wilson, and to continue present conditions. The new law makes it important that every voter makes sure his'name is on the list. Certain conditions in the new law may have taken your name off. Do not take for granted but ask and be sure, if there is the slightest doubt. The next registration day is October 9 and'be sure your neighbor goes with you^

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British Advance Nearly Mile and ture Two Lines of Trenches From Enemy,

FRENCH HURL BACK HEAVY ASSAULTS LAUNCHED BY

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ALLIES CROWD TEUTONS BACK ALONG SOMME

Machine Gun Fire Checks New Drives and Send* ..German* Back After 8evere

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BULLETIN.

BERLIN, Sept. 22—(By wi to Seville).—The sdrrtirslty annou today that a hostile transport was atlil in the Mediterranean on September*! by a German submarine.

Following is the statement: "A German Submarine sank in tRiW Mediterranean a completely filled tile transport. The steamer sankiiilll^ 43 seconds." '¥%.

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BERLIN, Sept. 22.—The Bulgaria^ and German troops under Field shal Von Mackenzen have driven bacK^' the Russians and Rumanians in Dob* rudja in disorder, the war office an*-^ nounced today. The vietory wMis gained by means of an enoirelifttr counter-attack.

BULLETIN.

BERl!lN, Sept. 22.—Desperate fight* ing between the Austro-Gernfans aricT Russians in the Carpathian mountain^ continues. The summit of Smotfet^^ which has changed hands several^ times, has again been captured fromthe Germans by the Russians, says day's German official statement. Fur-. ther Russian attacks on Babaludd#« were repulsed.

The British are again strikingj on the Son^ie front. Their latMf5thrust, delivered last night, nettwP them two lines of German trenchea,^!^ a line about a mile long between Fletakl and Martinpyich, L,ondon announces: .Ijodayf- .-lt is «tr4HHr~0tfint ihft» i British have pushed farthest' towligjtl Bapaume, which is but little more ttifft three miles distant from Flers. Lpnnight's advance straightens ^.out tftfes former- bend TfT'the line from^ lyiartffi^i puich to Flers, which now runs a1fh~di£? directly east and wesfc.

The French, for their part Somme fighting, have had another' series of German attacks to cope Strong forces advanced in waves tfrf» morning against positions reeenl|jM« captured by the French between BaifcfV court and Priez farm. According 4$ Paris the Germans did not even the French fines, being forced back their trenches with heavy Idssas by tliff' fire of the French guns. o

On the Macedonian front, in region north of Fiorina, the entep^S arive towards Monastir apparently developing strength. The Serbians ai 0 reported to be continuing their advanpe^ along the Broda, reaching a point netif Urbani (Vrbeni), eight miles northeast'^ of Fiorina, on the railroad to Manastir.-' Immediately north of Fiorina, the garians are making a stand but accoi^-^ ing to Paris failed in an attack, French troops in this region. To'v^f west the entente forces are movl^tf: forward on the heights towards ^4|U ten mi las from Fiorina.

Artillery- fire of increasing intensltyij is reported from the Britieh front Ijtfthe Doiran region. On the extrert^,. easterly end of the line British wa||§r ships near the south of the Strums^, have been shelling Bulgarian positiofijpfv in the vicinity of NeOhori.

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his effort to break the Russian and Ri manian lines south of the Constat Tchernavoda railway.

LONDON, Sept. 22.—The British vanced on a front of about a mile night in the Somme sector, south the Ancre river. The war office nounced today that two lines of hbst^_.,w, trenches had been captured. "During the night we advanced on-| front of about a mile," the stateqiei says, "capturing two lines of host trenches, between Flers and Mat puich." "The enemy's trenches were succesi%!#£r fully entered last night south of Arraf prisoners being taken and many ualties inflicted. North of Neuviltg Vaast, a mine was blown up by the creater occupied."

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ian troops operating along the westeE&>-•%%" end of the Macedonian front scored new successes against the garians, the war office announced tar" day. Serbian troops, continuing the^v'j advance along the Broda river, ha'p^S| reached the neighborhood of Urbaritr where 100 prisoners were talcen. Nortlt^^Cof Fiorina a Bulgarian attack broken up by the fire of the French infantry. As a result of heavy en-' gagements, the entente forces were, "Sf1 able to make progress on the heights "?&' dominating the road from Fiorina to .••, HMflli.

LONDON, Sept. 22.—British war« ships have been bombarding Bulgar- '-/M' ian positions in the vicinity if Neohpri, on the east bank of the Struma near its mouth, northeast of Saloniki. the.' war, office announced today. On the. left- of the British position on th#

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