Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 2 October 1916 — Page 1

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five of the Eight Persons Killed in Crossing Accident Are Claimed by Relatives.

FIVE INVESTIGATIONS OPEN AS AFTERMATH OF TRAGEDY

{fretting Watchman Taken Into Custody as Result of Conflicting Stories Told Regarding

Crash.

vjDiETitOIT, Oct. 2.—Valentine Choin«h,gateman for the Grand Trunk rall#»y at:lts Forest avenue crossing, was taken into custody thiB forenoon. His Retention was the flrBt phase of an Investigation by the prosecuting attorney ||ll» grade crossing accident at mid*ttutt night, in which eight per-

Jlctor. Chonlnski, a cripple, was rioy ed by the Grand Trunk railroad .ys ago. He was on duty when stirs came together but left the if the v accident and was not &w^:^ratil this morning. Five of the wereldentified at the morgue this o^^eon. The list follows:

ZACIN8MI, 35. DAU8S, 24.

DjtiyiQ CHAMPSKI, 25.

SYEAR

E'LANDY, 25.

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IGLEDDEAD

ARE IDENTIFIED AFTER WRECK

Were killed and 53 Injured when a

''\cgtffe8 (own trolley car crowded with Pjj&aeiigers collided with three freight and a switch engine. ^County officials also have detained '.|ji|illlam Carter, xnotorman/ and Alex conductor, who were in charge *v|®^the1 street car, and Henry Gibson, flildneer, and Robert O'Keefe, frieght

^most hi the center and" the tracks until It stood

tp^pwaillelwith the moving itgbarfi In the panic that followed ipict, passengers leaped from '•*4tnd windows. Most of those jplpath Were killed by jump|h« windows and falling unwheels of the freight cars. ahd:injured were scattered along right of way for a dlimore than twenty feet. -Investigation* Begun. ^«fi$eparate investigations are ettiJwW&Wlto be under way early today, in an eiwt to place responsibility for the

They will be made by the ijillroRd commission,^ the coron-

^«.vdffl|5e. the prosecuting attorney, the *&wb*d«*Tfrunk railroad and the Detroit, •^n^ed odiway.

The "switch engine crew and that df car were taken to the prosecutln^ attorneys office immediately after tiie Crash and\were Questioned ..until 'Weli into ^the morning. No trace Iliad been found early today* of the

Iratexnasi of the crossing, who the po^ceisay ib*y were unable to locate lmftiedlately after the accident. /^^o^dctlng stories were1 told by' the ^r^t^hsons who witnessed the crash.

Onp'^tal to the effect that there were no ll#||s on the freight car that struck the trolley and another that the crdas|ng grates were not lowered. How the -1 Wll*y$iur got on to the ralllroad tracks

If th» derailing device maintained at tbe crossing was working properly was another point being Investigated.

Lasttnlght's accident Is the third jreade grossing tragedy In the last year, -tifod the second to occur at the Forest

Avenue) cross In g.

PEEVES TEDDY

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.—Col. Roosevelt made vehement written protest to £%airniian Willcox of the republican national committee today against the $ircula|ion of his portrait along with that of Wllliam H. Taft on a campaign |utton.-

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BANDITS PUT TO ROTJT.

,-^orewarned_ Inn Owner of Holdup I,* »"d Meet Fusillade. 'i- CHICAGO, Oct. 2.—After telephoning fb^the' proprietor of an inn at Burr ai^uburb, that they were coming to- hol4' ^P his place, six armed men grove up at the inn in a commandeered j-' „j*utunkftile early today and attempted 4 "A to carry out their threat. They were 1 Diet, however, by the proprietor, a

Walter knd a bartender, all armed, and the ^fensuing pistol fight one of the i^&ndits' was killed, and another seriouswounded.

The 8ead man was recognized as a t^hicagib police character, known only "Peggy." He had a wooden leg.

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wounded robber stumbled into a and said he was Daniel Harttan. %he four uninjured members of band escaped*

V. S. WEATHER REPORT.

OLD DAUGHTER

\j "JbhijpCohler. these persons were from Detroit. ^Ijedles/ of one woman and two men itot'been Identified. 6,and hospital records show that

Injured persons thus for re were local residents.

%.lt Vaa announced at the prosecutor's -fjflttj^that the railroad employes and ^gjstjjeet car men have told sharply stories of the tragedy. The I'' fcire^car.-men said, they saw no lights •^•Vfreight cars which were rbeing to- tjie crossing the railroad

S ^dedfLred .that a red light hung freight car which struck the

«m£ine with the. three a-ffckeadt south., bound was gothg west'on a iue toward the center of the 'the big freight o&rs caught „.

TEMPERATURE RECORD, OCT. 2. 6 a. Yoo- ... 9 «. m. 62 3 p. m. Relative humidity at noon, 33 per cent.

LOCAL CONDITIONS AT A. M. OCT. 2,1016. Station pressure, 29.63 temperature, 52 highest temperature yesterday. 6S lowest temperature last night, 49 precipitation, .0 direction of wind, southe a s "Velocity ot wind, ,5 miles per hour: state of weather,- clear relative humidity, 70 per cent.

FORECAST.

TERRE HAUTE—Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday. INDIANA—Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday probably showers in north portion.

ILLINOIS—Fair and warmer tonight Tuesday partly cloudy.

OTHER LOCAL REPORTS. Temperature by Buntln's thermometer: 7 a. m., 53 2 pk m.

River stage—0.1-foot.

SI.

NEW YORK FEELS INITIAL EFFECTS OF MILK FAMINE

Supply. Trains Deliver 600000 Quarts Less 7him Usual Quantity

BABES TO BE FAVORED

NEW YORK, Oct 2.—The first- eftheir product. It was estimated that fects of a milk famine were felt here today as the result of the deadlock between dairymen and distributors over the price the former shall receive for milk, trains brought to- this city last night 600,000 quarts less than the usual 2,500,000 quarts.

The milk companies announced that hospitals and honie's in which there are children" will receive first consideration and foe. the present will, obtain a full supply. Some of the milk now arriving here is coming from Pennsylvania, Delaware, Illinois and Canada.

After Wednesday Virtually all the supply except that marketed by the dairymen's league must come from great distance. It is said, the league can supply about twelve, per cent of the amount now consiimect.

The contracts of the distributing corporations with New if?ork and New Jersey farmers ended yesterday and the 17,000 members. of. the- Patryroenis league •fh&t ccmtrttots *t leak fhiif.r4«'4 cetoUr. a quart.

Atforney-G^neral Wdodbviry hiA promised an Investigation at the request of the distributors who allege that the dairymen's league Is a coin blnation in restraint of trade.

The offices and store house- of the Merchants T^uisfer and Storage company were badly damaged by Are at 9:34 o'clock Monday morning. The brick" building occupied' by the company is located on South Ninth and One-half street, between ,Walnut and Poplar streets and the building was a roaring furnace when the department reached It, heavy smoke rolling out and making It -impossible for the men to enter the building.

Chief 'Bledsoe said the Are started at the rear of the first floor and is making an investigation of the cause. It is'his opinion that much of the dense smoke* was-caused by the Are coming in contact with about Ave tons of heavy wrapping paper stored In the building, Considerable household furniture, also in storage was damaged but. no estimate of the damage has as yet been made. It was rep'orted a large amount of binder cord also was destroyed.

Frank Mullls, 66 years old, 620 Chestnut street, is In a serious condition at the St. Anthony's hospital Monday as the result of drinking carbolic acid about 10 o'clock Sunday morning with suicidal intent. Members of the family found Mullls on the back porch about Ave minutes after he had taken the poison. Dr. J. B. Maguire, deputy coroner, was summoned and emptied th& contents of the man's stpmach with a stomach pump. Despondency over a series of misfortunes was responsible for Mullis' act Dr. Magulre said. About three year* ago he suffered the loss of his right arm and about three months ago fractured his left arm, Dr. Magulre said, and he was unable to obtain work.

ALBANY CARS AT STANDSTILL

Strike Involving 800 Men 8huts Off All Service. ALBANY, N. Y., Oct. 2.—Local street car. seririce of the United Traction company was at a standstill early' today as the result of the strike order issued by officers of the Albany local of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Epployes.

The strike was caused by the refusal of the company to reinstate a motorman at once who has been disciplined on the charge of having run past a "dead stop" sign. The strike involves about 80Q, men.

WILSON RALLY SiT FOR FRIDAY TO BE ROUSER

Delegations Expected From All Surrounding Territory to Hear Secretary of Labor.

CANDIDATES KEEPING BUSY AT MANY MEETINGS LISTED

Eighteen Rallies in Various Parts of County Already Mapped Out by Chairman Moorhead and

Aides.

With eighteen meetings in addition to the reception being planned for Secretary of Labor William B. Wilson for Friday night, the democrats of Vigo county have arranged, a heavy schedule for this week and the committee under the direction of County Chairman George A. Moorhead will be kept hard at work arranging for the final details for the meetings as they come up and in arranging their programs.

Monday night there will be six meetings. Tom Roach, C. S. Batt and James -Gossom will speak at First and Washington streets A1 Owens and A. A. Beecher, at Curran's hall in A of the Sixth ward J. M. Swango and John Ratclifte will speak in the Red Men's hall at Seventeenth and Hulman streets Duff Caldwell and George Wells will speak at the school house in Youngstown. Tom Gallagher and Tom O'Mara will speak at Michael's hall in St. Mary's and A. Z. Thomas and Charles Crawford will be at No. 1 school house at Atherton. -v

Three Tuesday Night.

Tuesday eyening there will be but ,three meetings. Louis Reichman, James Gossom and Perry Douglass will speak at 302 North Fourth street Tom Gallagher and John Ratclifle, will p-peak at the Robinson school house on the National road west 6f West Terre Haute Tom O'Mara, J. S. Jordan and C. M. Hanilll will speak at Hutton.

Wednesday evening, C. C. Whitlock, and Thomas O'Mara will speaK at Sanford G. I. Kisner and Clyde Ranc'al, in precinct of the Sixth ward A A. Beecher and C. C. Whitlock, at Tecumseh John Ratcliffe and W. S. Danner in Precinct of the Seventh ward, and Tom Gallagher and C. S Batt at North Terre Haute. «e*$rnty Meetings.

Thursday feyenlng. therfc Mil be at" F^&iftetcli, Fotatanet, Blackhiw,k and in Precinct of the FJfth wird. C. S. Batt-has been named as the'speaker for the Pralffcton meeting. A. J. Kelly and George Wells, Fontanet, A. Z. Thomas and H. S. Wal lace, Blackhawk, and W. S. Danner at the meeting in of the Fifth at DeVore's barber shop.

There will be no meetings Friday ex cept the Wilson speaking in the Knights of Columbus hall and the attention of all of. the workers of the county have^been turned toward making this one of the big meetings of the campaign..

While no parade has been planned and the affair is not being advertised as a rally, Mr. Moorhead said Monday* tnorning a public recetlon will be given in the Terre Haute house for the sec-retary-of labor who will make the address of the evening and all of the voters of the county will be given an opportunity to meet him before the meeting.

On account of the fact that much of the recent legislation favoring the working people has been enacted with his sanction Mr. Wilson has become a favorite with the working men and it is thought large delegations will come to Terre Haute from the surrounding' territory, in his honor:

Much of the work of arranging these meetings has fallen to Mr. Moorhead and he has been one of the busiest n\en of the county organization in meeting the demads of the democrats of this territory, but he has left much of the work to the speaker's bureau ander the direction of Manford Collins and the system perfected for assigning the speakers to the various meetings is winning the praise of not only the county committees but of the district and state organizations as well.

IMPORTANT

Pursuant to the laws of the state of Indiana governing the registration of voters it has been found necessary to £ave a complete registration of all voters in each and every precinct in Vigo county and an order for such a registration has been made by the county. auditor, therefore every voter in Vigo county must register In 4he precinct In whioh he resides on MONDAY, OCTOBER 9th, 1916, between the hours of 6 o'clock a. m. and 9 o'clock p. m.

If any voter fails to so register he will lose his right to vote at the election November 7th.

The fact that a voter registered and voted in 1914 and still resides In the same precinct does not relieve him of the necessity of registering again this year.

SO BE SURE THAT YOU REGISTER ON OCTOBER 9th, and see that your neighbor does likewise so that you can all vote for and help elect WOODROW WILSON and the entire democratic ticket on November 7th, thereby securing for your country four more years of PEACE, HAPPINESS AND, PROSPERITY.

TERRE HAUTE, IHD., MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1916.

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THE. SM1L1N6 MONEY KING BEFORE THE BILL

IN fiRST OF SLRfS

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PHILADELPHIA, pfc., Oct J.—Airtight pitching by Alexander gave Philadelphia victory over Boston today, 2 to 0, in a series of six games that will decide the championship between Philadelphia and Brooklyn.' The fans were surprised when Moran trotted out Alexander to pitch the first game as the great twirler received a bad beating at^ the hands of Brooklyn on Saturday. It. was Alexander's 16th shutout of the season.

FIRST INNING.

Boston—Snodgrass singled and went to second on Maranvllle's sacrifice, Luderus to Nleholf. Wilhoit out, NiehofF ceremo to Luderus. Konetchy out, Alexander fa

Philadelphia—Alexander out, Maranville to Konetchy. Paskert flied to Snodgrass. Bryne walked. Stock singled but Whitted filed to Snodgrass. One hit, no runs.

FOURTH INNING.

Boston—Maranville filed to Whitted. Niehoff threw out .Wilhoit. Konetchy hit too hot for Stock, but Smith forced Konetcky, Bryne to Niehoff. One hit, no runs.

Philadelphia—Cravath out. Smith to Konetchy. Luderus grounded out to Koney and Smith threw out Niehoff. No hits, no runs,

FIFTH INNING.

Boston—Chapelle flied. to Paskert.

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SEVEN tlGHI BATILE OVER WOMAN 1 DEAD

CHICAGO, Oct. 2.—Seven men fought a revolver battle over the "sale" of a woman for $200 in a suburban road house early today with the result that one of the men was shot to death and another was wounded probably fataUy. Fifty or sixty shots were llred. The slain man was "Peggy". O'Day, a saloon keeper. Daniel Hartman, one of O'Day's companions, was shot through the lungs.

According to the story told the police by Samuel Harris, owner of the road house, Hartman had offered to "sell" him a woman and there had been a dispute over the price. O'Day and Hartman with two associates, all heavily armed, drove up to the road house in an automobile and attacked tjie proprietor and two waiters, Harris •Hid.

THE HAND THAT SIGNED THE ACT IS THRT OF THE MAN WHO FATHERED IT

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ContcKMrnan Ralpk W. Sloaa—••The good of a government 1» In what rneamre it nerve* Its people. Interest bow paid on lonyc tine farm loan* average about S per, cent. The net aaving to formers of Interest under the new fnnn credits law la expected to be over *««,000,000 and the net savins t^the American farmer In Interest and principal is expeeted to be «T«r $150^1)00,000. k

Ifighty Alexandier Bests 1la^A in Initial Contest of Craciftl Set-^-Soore 2 to 0.

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1«0 WaStti Mil Who

Were Detained Are by thi Polioe.

to Luderus. One hit, no runs. yestefday afternoon. Services were Philadelphia—Pa*kert out. ^Ragan to i rendered by the Rev. John E. Sulger

Konoy. Byrne singled to left. Snod errass dropped Stock's fly, but threw Byrne out at second. Stock out stealing, Oowdy to Maranville. One hit, no runs.

SECOND INNING.

Boston—Smith out. Stock to Luderus Alex thr^w out Chapelle. Egran out to Whittod. No hits, no runs.

Philadelphia Whitted doubled to center. -Cravath sacriflced, Ragan to Etsan. whitted scored on Luderus' double. Maranville erred on Niehoff, but Killifer hit into a double play, Maranville to Egan. Two hits, one run, one error.

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THIRD INNING.

Boston Gowdy flied to Niehoff. Hasan out to Luderus. Snodgrass out same way. No hits, no runs.

THL HAPPY FARMER-SiNCLTHE M£A5(JRl

KANSAS CITY MO. Oct. 2.— Theories of murder have been abandoned by detectives investigating the death last week of Williaih IB. Parrott, prominent Indiana railroad man. It is now believed he met his death through a fall to, the pavement. Two .women __ __ and three men who have been detaihed^itTt two pending Investigation of t^e case, will be released. Mr. parrott was cbmmercitl agent of the Vandalia line.

The funeral of William E. Parrott. who was killed in Kansas City last

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STKEEXT BLOCK TRANSFERRED.

Turned Over to Mr. Crawford Fairbanks for 8um of $050,000. The McKeen block at Seventh street and Wabash avenue, a part of the estate of the late W. R. McKeen, was formally transferred Monday to Mr. Crawford Fairbanks for a consideration of $650,000, subject to a mortgage, of $100,000, which will come due In December of this year, and the money was paid over to the heirs of the estate in cash in the Probate Coiirt room.

The property involve*! In the transfer extends from Seventh street west on the north side of Wabash avenue 352 feet, including the Hers building and from Wabash avenue north to the alley between Wabash avenue and cherry street.

No immediate changes win be made In the tenants' rents and no radical changes are contemplated.

USE OF NATURAL GAS. GROWS.

Statistics 8how Increase of 37,000,000 Cubic Feet In 1915. WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.—More natural eras was used iif the United iStates. during the ^year. 1916 than ever before. Statistics Issued today by the geological survey show 628,678,842,000 cubic feet of natural gas was used, exceeding by nearly 37,000,000 cubic feet or 17 per cent, the former record established In 1914.,

The average price of this gas at the

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OnlylWC. C. SafoldandKev.X. B. Smith Are Transferred by

Bishop fticholton.

Numerous expected changes in Terre Haute's Methodist pulpits failed to materialise Monday morning when Bishop Thomas Nicholson announced the appointments for the Greencastle district at the closing session of the northwest Indiana conference held in Greencastle.

P,ace

the. beautiful ritual service of

the order was conducted by the officers of Terre Haute lodge No. 56. William Katzenbach, accompanied by Prof. Herman Leibing on the' piano, sang "The Vacant Chair." The body then escorted'-by the pall bearers, George Schoa.1, Walter Hlmmelbauer, Albert Elqecke, Samuel D. Burrell, William Hearn and Anton Prox was taken to Sullivan, Ind., on *a special Interurban. The car arrived In Sullivan at 3 o'clock and the body was' taken the Sullivan cemetery for burial. The\Elks were In charge of all ceremonies.

Terre Haute pastors are

transferred to new charges. Rev. C. C. Harold, of the Liberty Avenue M. E. church, who goes to New Richmond, Ind., and Rev. L. S. Smith, of the Grace M. E. church, who will take charge of the pastorate In West Terre Haute. In

°f ,Harold will be Rev. 6. H.

Berry. while Rev. C. S. Miller will take the pulpit vacated by Rev. Smith. Rev. F. F. Hargrave, of West Terre Haute, goes to Medaryvllle, iri the Lafayette district Rev. M. C. Wright, of Montrose Rev. *1. B. Harper, First Rev. W. L. Swing, Centenary Rev. T. B. Reed, Fort Harrison Rev. A. E. Monger, Maple Avenue Rev. J. M. Willlams, Trinity, and Rev. T. J. Everett, Fourth Avenue* all are returned to their charges for another year, which fact la expected to cause rejoicing to this church members, most of whom had petitioned to have their ministers returned-' Rev. Harold's new charge is

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LONDON, Oct. 2.—11:20 a. m.—-Ten Zeppelins took part In last night's raid ever England. Two of them attempted to attack London. One of them was driven away and the other, as was reported last night, was destroyed. No reports of casualties have been received.

An official account of the raid says that "one airship approached the north of London at about 1 p. m„ but was driven off by gunfire and pursued by aeroplanes. She attempted to return from the northwest but was attacked by guns and aeroplanes and brought to earth in flames. The remaining airships wandered aimlessly over the eastern counties. In Lincolnshire bombs were dropped promiscuqivily. Most of them appear to have veen dropped Into open country without doing "damage. "The airship destroyed was one of the latest type."

The "members 'of the crew were incinerated and the bodies scattered over the field on which the airship alighted some eighty yards from a farmer's oottage.

Friends of Count Zeppelin were charmed when they learned another airship had been brought down in England last night. The count inN-

point of consumption was 16.12 cents a thousand feet and its total market tended to take part in the raid but at value was $101,312,881, a gain of $7,196,- the last moment, owing to the persua186, or 7.6 per cent, compared with slon of his family, he decided" not to 1914 'join the raldera.

WEATHER*

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FOUR O'CLOCK—ONE CENT

FARTHER BACK BEFORE SERBS

Leave Many Dead on Field When Opponents Gain Quarter Mile North of Kotchotie,

U-BOAT PENETRATES ARCTIC AND TORPEDOES STEAMSHIPS

Entente Forces on Macedonian Front* Continue to Press' Back•.Bulflara.-"-'"-! While French Win German Trench.

BULLETIN.

BERLIN, Oct. 2.—On a battle front? of.twelve miles north of the 8omms French and British charged the QarJ mans time after time yesterday. Thl •were repulsed, the war office announces,

and suffered heavy losses. &

BULLETIN.

LONDON, Oct. 2.—The following official Serbian statement dated Sundays was received here today: "The Serbian Drina division haa taken the important position of Kotch^ ovie, one and one-half miles east of^ Kaimakcalan on the western end Of' the Macedonian front.

PARIS. Oct. a.—Following up the ad-, vantages gained over the Bulgarians afcaS Kaimakcalan height on the westertt'f^ end of the Macedonian front, thejSerbians advanced one-quarter milel' north of the highland occupied by thei ylllage of Kotchovie, the war oflloe an-J^ jounced today.

The Bulgarians made a counter-at- v," tack on the positions newly won by the? British oh the left bank of the Struma. The statement says the Bulgarians were repulsel, leaving many dead 6n the field.

CHRISTIANIA, Norway, Oct. 2.—A, German

submarine has made its way

into the Arctic and has torpedoed thele' Norwegian steamships there.-, The vessels torpedoed were the Sinsen, Raven and Rolf Jarl. The cre,ws were saved. Steamship traffic over the regular route '.covering the northern Norwegian towns has been stopped/

Since August the Germans tjave sunk Norwegian boats valued at $8

PARIS, Oct. 2.—1Th$ ofefte a^- V/ nounced today that' tbb T?rtenfch. tured a trenqh and prisoners oit^tho Somme front last night'ln a local operation east of Bouchavesnes.

Rusa Gains Admitted.

VIENNA, Oct. 2.—Gains for the, Russians to their new drive towardLemberg are admitted in a statement issued, by the war^office supplementing the official announcement of yesterday. The statement, says: "Front of Prince Leopold: Opposite Gen. Boehm-Ermolli's army the eiiemy attacked our positions north of the road from Brody to Selochoff, but were completely repuised. South of the road the enemy penetrated the sector of one regiment. A counter attack is progrossing favorably and has regained the greater part of the last trenches. "Italian theatre: The Italian artillery' is again directing a very heavy fire against our positions on the Carso plateau w:hich has extended to our lines in the Vlppacco valley."

Macedonian Line Holds.

LONDON, Oct. 2.—"The portions of the Bulgarian line on the Strume front"1 which we captured September 30 ln«' elude the villages of Kara Zakolftbali and Kara Zakoizir," fays today's of-'$L flcial report of operations on the Mace-i

Austrian* Counter-Attack. PETROGRAD, Oct. 2.—The Austrians made heavy counter attacks yesterday in an attempt to regain the: ground lost in .the new Russian drlVo on Lemberg. The war office announced today that the attacks Were repulsed and that 1,600 more prisoner* were taken.

THOMPSON'S CLUB BAIDED.

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donian front. "Repeated enemy counr ter attacks against these places entirely unsuccessful- and were beaten" off with heavy loss. All the ground 'vW won has now been consolidated. There is no sign of the enemy for some difftance in front of our treiiches. "In addition to the heavy casualties i Inflicted pn the enemy, the number of prisoners taken has been increased to 250. Our casualties were comparative* ly small.- Three machine guns were captured."

Chicago Mayor's Associates -Held Slot Machine Cases. CHICAGO, Oct. 2.—Detectives operating under the direction of State's Attorney HOyne, who is investigating slot machines in Chicago, today raided -the Sportsmen's Club of America of which Mayor William H. Thompson formerly was president, seized all records, and summoned the secretary and other attaches to appear before the grand Jury. Assistant State's Attorney'Berger isr sued a statement that the raid followed investigations which indicated that otr flcials of the club were connected with the installation of slot machines in Chicago.

The statement charged specifically that James A. Pugh, president of the club and reputed financial backer of Mayor Thompson in the campaign leading to his election and, William A. Luthardt, secretary of Chief Healey, were directly connected with the'installation of the slot machines.