Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 217, 24 August 1915 — Page 1

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27 GOVERNORS ASK IMPROM U. S.JEFENSES Executives From Inland States Join Coast Commonwealths in Demand for Better Army.

TAKE UP PROBLEM Better Navy and More Coast Defenses Among Requisites Needed to Make Country Safe. BOSTON, Mass., Aug. 24. Governor Walsh, standing in the senate rostrum of the historic state house, today extended the glad hand of welcome from Massachusetts to the governors' conference. From the same rostrum, Mayor Curley delivered the official welcome of Boston. The responne was made in behalf of the conference by Governor William Spry of Utah. With these formalities. Boston and Massachusetts became the scene of the greatest assemblage of governors and former governors in the history of the United States. Twenty-seven governors were seated in the senate chamber. An additional fourteen exgovernors increases the total of distinguished visitors to forty-one. Four of them represent states from which the chief executives were unable to come. Want Better Defenses. The purpose of the conference is for free discussion of subjects which should be made uniform through state legislation. Many governors seen before the opening session of the conference agreed that "national preparedness" was the subject, of utmpst importance to the conference. Here are what the executives had to say on the subject: Governor Richard I. Manning of South Carolina "I must admit that Secretary of War Garrison's ligures of 600,000 for the army struck me as a little high; but I am ready to .support President Wilson as far as he wishes to go, anu I have no doubt whatever that the country Arill stand behind him solidly. As for the navy, undoubtedly much larger appropriations are needed. The sentiment in the United States for peace has not changed, however." Montana Backs Movement. Governor Samuel V. Stewart of Montana "As an internal state, Montana naturally has not taken as much interest in fortifications and the navy as the coast states; but public sentiiment has been aroused.by the. even tfl. or tne last year. I am not sure we need an extra session of congress, but If President Wilson issues a call for an extra session, he will have the support of the people. Personally I am. not so strong for an army of 600,000 strong as I am for increasing the militia." "The nation ought to have a trained reserve force of 1,000,000 men," said Governor William Spry of Utah. "Regardless of party, generous appropriations should be voted to put the nation y Continued on Page Seven. VILLA APPEALS TO ZAPATA FOR MORE SOLDIERS BY JOHN W. ROBERTS. EL PASO, Tex., Aug. 24. Finding himself whipped in every engagement he has fought during the last four months, and facing what will be the crucial battle of his career, General Francisco Villa, through an American messenger, has sent an urgent appeal for help to General Emiliano Zapata, commander of Oonvontionist. troops In the south. The messenger left El Paso early today for General Zapata's headquarters via Galveston and Vera Cruz. Zapata will be handed a detailed report from Villa, giving the status of the Conventionist army in the north. He will be told that the only way to save Villa's army from annihilation at Torreon is for him to send not less than four thousand Zapatistas northward to attack the rear of the powerful Carranzlsta army now operating Bgainst that city. "If you do not do this," says Villa's tnessage to Zapata. "Carranza's bansits may succeed in whipping my rmy. in which event they will turn back and go down and whip you."

AUTO TAX FIGURES OF SECRETARY COOK CONFLICT WITH RECORDS AT COURT HOUSE

County Treasurer Chamness Files Protest With State Board of Accounts Over Discrepancy. In an effort to make the taxpayers In Indiana believe how economically the automobile department of the secretary of state's office is run, a statement purporting to be issued from that department was made public today showing that a saving ot over (9,000 was effected in the management during the past year. The tgures as given out by the secretary of state do not conform with Ihe figures presented to County Treastrer Cbamness which are used as the

Battle Cruiser Moltke

The battle cruiser Moltke, reported sunk by a British submarine in the naval battle in the Gulf of Riga, was one of the finest warships in the German Navy and in its loss Germany has suffered its greatest naval blow of the war. Although later additions to the navy carry heavier armament, few possess both the offensive and defensive strength of the Moltke, which had a speed of twenty-eight knots. The Moltke was a vessel of 23,000 tons displacement, and carried in ordinary times a complement of 1,107 men. It was 590 feet long and was armed with ten 11-inch guns, twelve 6-inch guns, and twelve twenty-four pounders. It carried four torpedo tubes. It was built in 1911 at a cost of $12,000,000.

CITY OFFICIALS FAIL TO AGREE ON 1916 BUDGET Bavis Declares Councilmen Want Too Many Improve ments on Limited Income . For Next Year. SALARIES RAISED Controller McMahan Fails in Attempt to Sidetrack Play- , ground Levy West Side Wants Dump Relief. Last evening the councilmen, members of the board of public works, the clerk, controller and mayor held a second budget conference behind closed doors. Today Charles Marlatt, one of the board members, , remarked somewhat fervently that in his opinion four men could' handle the budget question much more ... saUsfactflril.Y . i,bU , the small army of men who are how labor-" ing with it. President Bavis of the board was reported to have said that the trouble with the councilmen was that they expected a dollar's worth of work done next year on a twenty cent income. Everybody who attended the conference last night admitted today that I'not much was accomplished. Another ;budget meeting will be held Monday (evening. Increases Considered. Increases in the salaries of three city employes were tentatively agreed upon last night, the boosting of Fire Chief Miller's salary from $1,200 to $1,440 per year, which salary the police chief now receives; an increase i in the salary of the assistant civil engineer, Everett Davis, from $1,000 to j $1,100 and an increase in the salary of Georce McKinley. marketmaster. linspector of weights and measures and Lsanitary inspector for the district Continued On Page Eight. CRUISER SAILS TO HAITI PORT TO END REVOLT WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. Admiral Cn perton informed the navy department today that an uprising against American marines in northern Haiti is certain soon. General Morenci, an adherent of General Bobo, served notice on the American commander that his supporters are not satisfied with the results of the recent election. Caperton held a conference with Morenci just ' outside Cape Haitien. The cruiser Tennessee with 350 more marines and artillery equipment will . leave Philadelphia for Haiti Thursday or Friday, the navy department announced. basis of Wayne county's share in the automobile tax. According to the statement received by the county treasurer, the total receipts of the automobile license tax was $r00,327. The statement issued at Indianapolis today shows 'these figures to be $538,290. A difference of $8,462.30 is shown in the figures on the net receipts of the, state department and the figures given to the county treasurer. Wayne county received $6,979.47 as its share in the auto license tax although more than $8,000 has been turned into the state. CompJalnt has been registered with the state board of accounts by County Treasurer Chamness. In his letter he desfres to know why there is such a large difference between the figures made public at Indianapolis and the report sent him, which are supposed to be in tho same fund.

PETROGRAD REPORTS LOSS OF GERMAN TRANSPORT

PETROGRAD, Aug. 24. Several thousand soldiers are believed to have been drowned when ships on which they were taken into the gulf of Riga were destroyed by Russian artillery. The Nove Vremya states that during the German attempt to land forces at Pernau, three transports which were allowed to come close to shore, care under the fire of Russian artillery which opened a terrific fire. Within two hours they were destroyed. Another, attempt to land south of Pernau resulted in the destruction of lighters filled with troops. A German cruiser destroyed in the Gulf of Riga was blown up by mines, according to a statement issued here today. Additional details of the development of the conflict which resulted in a German defeat are given in the statement, which follows: "The importance of this fight consisted in preventing the Germans for a certain time from forcing our position. Calm foggy conditions favored the enemy's operations, enabling .them BRITISH ATTACK invEiraettr" TURKISH FORTS CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 24. Successes for the Turks in both the Persian gulf and Dardanelles theatres of activities are reported in the following statement issued by the Turkish war office today: "Dardanelles Front Attacks by the enemy against out new front in the Anafarta sector of the Gallipoli peninsula were repulsed with heavy losses. French and British official reports on August 10 regarding progress in the region of Krithia, together with the occupation of Chanuk-Bahr, and the capture of 650 prisoners and machine guns are unfounded. All attacks by the enemy on the Gallipoli peninsula since August 6 have broken down under the Turkish lire. The enemy may have taken a few prisoners, but the number did not nearly reach the figure claimed. "Persian Gulf Front Our troops in the Irak zone attacked the English positions at Akike, on the Euphrates river, inflicting great loss. We took 200 rifles." AMBASSADOR DENIES PROTECTING GERMAN RIGHTS IN AMERICA NEWPORT, R. I., Aug. 24 Senor Riano, Spanish ambassador to the United States, today denied the report that he had been asked to take over German interests if diplomatic relations between Germany and the United States are severed. Weather Forecast U. S. Report -Fair. Cooler tonight Wednesday fair. Cooler east por tion. Temperature Noon 73 Yesterday Maximum 78 Minimum , , 53 For Richmond The western storm which caused the rain today is now central over the (Great Lakes and is moving down the'St. Lawrence valley. There will be fair weather and a cool wave following the storm iwhich will arrive tonight or .Wednesday morning, with fair weather Wednesday and Thursday. The temperature in the far northwest is six degrees above freezing. Another storm Is now over tne Rocky mountains and it is, expected to cause more rain about the last of the week. W. E. MOORE, Weather1 Forecaster.

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to escape our observations and proceed more quietly with the work of mine destroying. Cost German Vesels. "The operations, nevertheless, cost the Germans some vessels and the cruiser which blew up on mines. "The night of the seventeenth the enemy sent into the gulf two of his best torpedo .boat destroyers to attack the Slava, which had prevented his operations, at dawn. The torpedo boats were unable to find the Slava. but while proceeding in the region of their squadrons, encountered our torpedo boat destroyer Novik, which immediately engaged them. "After twenty minutes of fierce fighting, the leading enemy torpedo destroyer had her funnel demolished and suffered severe damage,- which compelled her to take flight. "The other torpedo boat, which went ot the. assistance of her consort, also gave up the fight and soon afterward the. more seriously damaged vessel apparently sunk." PARIS, Atg.r 24. French troop gained more ground in the Vosges yesterday, the war office announced today.The fighting was of a desperate character, the French making three yi.oientVattacks on the heights north of Schratzmaennels, and the Germans launching numerous counter attacks. RAID TURKISH COAST. SEBASTOPOL, Russia, Aug. 24. The Russian Black Sea fleet has carried out another successful raid against the Turkish coast, it was announced today. Coast fortifications and naval depots were destroyed and several colliers were sunk near Trebizond. EXPECT ITALIAN MOVE. CONSTANTINOPLE, va Berlin and Amsterdam, Aug. 24. "Italy was expected to attack Turkey, and preparations were made to meet her," say an official statement published here today. "We had expected war, with Italy since the outbreak of the AustroItalian hostilities," the statement continued, "and are completely prepared to meet the Italians wherever they choose to fight, whether at the Dardanelles or in Asia Minor. EXAGGERATE LOSSES. LONDON, Aug. 24. Petrograd dispatches .state that, in addition to the losses previously reported, the Germans lost an auxiliary cruiser and a submarine in the naval engagement in the Gulf of Riga, but the message from Berlin sent by way of Ansterdam today declares that "Russian reports are greatly exaggerating the German naval losses as well as the Importance of the game in the Gulf of Riga." CLOSE SWISS FRONTIER. ZURICH, Aug. 24. The AustroSwiss frontier has been closed by Austria. Important troop transfers are in progress.

WAR BULLETINS

WORKING DAY SHOULD BE EIGHT HOURS; RECOMMENDATION OF U. S. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION MADE PUBLIC TODAY

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. The second section of the final report of Director Basil M. Manly, embodying the findings of fact and conclusions of the staff of the United States commission on industrial relations, was made public by the commission today. Its principal feature is a vivid por trayal of living and working conditions that prevail in American industry today. Evidence is presented In support of the report's findings . to the effect that industrial unrest is caused by the payment of wages too low to provide a decent standard of living, and in support of the report's further conclusion that this situation is a direct result of the lack of strong labor organizations by which wage earners

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PIERSON GLAD POLICE HALTED SUICIDE PLANS Despondent Lover, After Visit to Sweetheart Blames Nervousness for Purchase of Drugs. PLEADS FOR MERCY Young Woman Regards Him as "Good Friend" Pierson Formerly Worked for Natco Concern. When Arlie Pierson, of Anderson, Ind., formerly of Richmond, was led out of the city jail -this morning to the sergeant's office- he looked very sheepish. He frankly admitted, however, that he was mighty glad he had been 1 prevented , from carrying out his intentions last night . of swallowing Continued on Page SVven MASS MEETING ION FRIDAY TO DISCUSS BRIDGE Old Trails Road Association Expects 2000 to 4000 Citizens to Attend Conference on Structure. Citizens from all parts of the county will assemble at the west end of the Main street bridge, Friday evening, at 8 o'clock, to discuss the bridge problem. Prominent men from Richmond and other parts of the county will speak on the question, and a band will furnish music. Should it rain, the meeting will be held in the circuit court room. This meeting will be held under the auspices of the Wayne County National Old Trails Road association. Following this mass meeting, the various township units of the county organization will meet to discuss the question. The officials of the township organizations are asked to attend the meeting Friday, as a conference will be held. It is expected that between 2,000 and 4,000 persons will attend the firs mass meeting of citizens to take up the problem. - The action of the commissioners in voting a temporary bridge will be commended. Many prominent men in the county want the county authorities to take their time before deciding on the nature of the new bridge. These and other questions will be discussed Friday evening. could force the payment of living wages. The section made public today also recommends many remedial measures. Favors Equal Suffrage. Among the recommendations is a strong argument urging equal political rights for women as one of the means by which women in industry may obtain living wages. "-. ! Other parts of the report deal with women and children in- industry, with conditions of employment in the telephone service, the telegraph service, the Pullman company and - the railroads. ' ' One of the most striking findings presented concerns the existence , of many industrial communities that are

PASS APPROPRIATION AT FINAL SESSIONS Final action on appropriations total-

; ing 919,345 was taken this morning j by Uie county counciL No change was ! made in the appropriation made Sat urday, but the law specifies that in case the appropriation- exceed $15,000 two days' session is required before the appropriations become legal. The largest item was for the construction of a temporary bridge at Main street. According to the estimate of the engineer, this' bridge will cost approximately $6,500, and this amount was recommended to council for appropriation. The Traction company has agreed to pay one-third of the cost. BREST-LITOVSK LINE ATTACKED BERLIN, Aug. . 24. German troops are storming the defenses of Brest-Litovsk. Today's report from the general staff announces the capture of Koytow hill to the southeast of the fortress. Other German forces continuing their pursuit of the retreating Russians, have reached the Biala-Wyazoka forts. In this region 4,500 prisoners and nine machine guns were taken. South and east of Kovno, niie officers and 3,600 men and eight machine guns have been taken by the Germans. MINES MAY STRIKE LONDON, Aug. 24. Threats of another coal strike in South Wales caused anxiety today. The miners are dissatisfied with the decision of Walter Runciman. president of the board of trade, on the recent dispute with the operators. The miners leaders assert another strike is being considered and will be called unless they get further concessions. CARRANZA DIRECTS INQUIRY TO MAKERS OF PEACE PROGRAM Wants to Know if LatinAmericans Are Acting for Their Governments in Proposing Peaces v WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. The Mexican situation was badly muddled today as far as official Washington could grasp it. A report from El Paso that Carranza had sent his reply to the note forwarded him by the LatinAmerican envoys and Secretary of State Lansing, and later word from Vera Cruz that he had directed an inquiry about the note, puzzled officials here. Neither the state department nor the Carranza agency' here had received word of any kind from Carranza. Carranza's representatives declared they did not believe the reply from the first chief would be made for several days. They did not know, however, of his reported inquiry of the LatinAmerican envoys if they were acting with the knowledge of their government. A strong protest against recognition of any Mexican government that is dominated and controlled by Carranza has been made to the United States by Senor Cordoza. the Brazilian minister. Carranza, in Cordoza's opinion, is temperamentally unfitted to govern and recognition of supremacy by the United States or any other nation would mean that another revolution would be certain within a very short time. ASKS FOR INFORMATION. VERA CRUZ, Mexico, Aug. 24. Through Foreign Minister Acuna, General Venustiano Carranza has addressed to the signers of the PanAmerican peace note an inquiry as to whether they are acting for their gov ernments. The inquiry was sent to the six Latin-American envoys as well as to the United States. The inquiry Is In effect a request for further information. It is stated that, pending the receipt of this information, the Constitutionalist first chief will indicate nothing as to his attitude on the conference proposition drafted by the Pan-American conferees.

declared to present every aspect of a state of feudalism, with employers controlling the social and political life and abridging the fundamental rights of citizens. Past no Criterion. Discussing the question of whether or not labor conditions in the country's principal industries v. are satisfactory, the report repudiates the view, that these conditions should be judged by comparison with the past. It asserts that conditions should be judged "only by comparing conditions as they actually exist with what knowledge and experience shows that they might easily be made during the immediate future, if proper action were taken to " Continued On Page Three.

W DERNSTORFF ASKS DELAY ON ARABIC SINKING Gentian Ambassador " Requests no Action on Incident Until Berlin Report Reaches U. S. Capital.

. f SPURNS BRITISH NEWS Wantsi Wilson to Refuse Action: on English Reports or Affidavits Taken Under English Influence. NEW YORK. Aug. 24. Count Von Bern6torff has telegraphed a request to 'the state department that no action be taken in reference to the sinking of the Arabic until the official versions from Berlin is received. The ambassador announced that he had taken thia action and that he had also wired to Secretary Lansing a request that the state department make bis dispatch public or that he be given permission to.do so. The view of, the German embassy as learned today from an authoritative source is that the United States should not take any action based on the English report of the destruction of the Arabic. Refuses British Statement. The German government, it is learned, is not-prepared to accept any British statement or any affidavits of passengers on the Arabic that come from British sources, nor from English sympathizers. It is regarded as possible in German circles that the Arabic may have been sunk by a mine, and the suggestion is not considered improbable that the Arabic might have been sent to the bottom through'British instrumentality. The German ambassador expects to return to Washington late today or tonight, and from the developments of the day he confidently expects the state department to wait for the German report before any steps are taken by this government. TENSION DECREASES. WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. The tension of the crisis growing out of the sinking of the Arabic lessened noticeably in official quarters following the receipt of a telegram by Secretary Lansing from Ambassador Von Bernstorff in New York, asking that this government suspend action of any sort pending receipt of the German version of the disaster. ' This telegram was interpreted as the first stej by Germany to prove that the torpedoing of the liner was not the deliberately unfriendly act, which President Wilson has warned will be followed by drastic action on the part of the United States. That the German government hopes to justify the sinking of the Arabic and that it intends, to disavow the act was the construction placed on the telegram. They saw in it an esrnest desire on the part of Germany to avoid an open rupture with the United States, and were inclined '.to believe the administration would' meet the effort half way. ON ALL FOURS MAN AMBLES UPJTAIRIVAY Wife and Daughter Testifying in Assault Case Paint Beautiful Domestic Character of Krickmore. According to testimony introduced in city court today, there were tall doings in the Billheimer tenement, 823 North Sixteenth street, Saturday night from the moment one of the tenants, Sara KjlcRmore, overloaded with booze, crawled on his hands and feet up the back stairs to bis rooms until the arrivalof the police, about an hour later. Krickmore started the trouble and every man, woman and child living in the building, which appears to be a veritable human hive had a hand in it before the law Interposed. Krickmore had been charged with committing an assault upon his wife, but that loyal woman, who is about twice Sam's size, fervently pictured him as a model husband when called to the witness stand. Even the fourteen-year-old daughter, Ethel, who was so severely abused by her father last winter that he was sent up for thirty days, took her father's part She said she had screamed because she was afraid Sam was going to hit her. mother. She declared, however, that her fears proved to be unfounded. She said papa did not attack mama, and she hoped he would not be sent to Jail. , Admits His Virtues. The climax in the case came when Krickmore sobbingly informed the court that his wife and daughter had not over emphasized bis domestic virtues in their glowing eulogies of bim and be said old John Barleycorn, was entirely to blame for the trouble , last Saturday night. Prosecutor Reller suggested that it would be a wise ac tion, on Sam's - part if he took the' pledge. -...:;".. : . " . "You bet I will," sobbed Krickmore. tears rolling his cheeks, and Sam) started a sobfest with the same ease as be bad the survival of-the fittest

in the North Sixteenth street tenement house. Practically all , the ;wlt- - Continued On Page Eight. J -