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WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.

ciple American's interpretation of the rules under which her submarines may operate. Count Von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, so informed Secretary of State Lansing today. Only

the matter of reducing the formal agreement to writing and serv- . ing it on the state department remains to be done. - Germany's action is accepted as the greatest diplomatic victory of the war. On leaving the state department, Count Von

Bernstorff stated that he considered the submarine issue as raised

in the case's of the Gulflight, Lusitania and Arabic a closed incident. . Will Search Vessels. , The ambassador said that he had been directed by his government to notify the United States that hereafter no merchant vessel will be attacked by German submarines without first being warned, visited and searched, and opportunity afforded for their passengers and crews to escape. He said he had not taken up the details at this time. The question of payment for the Lusitania and other victims, and of formal disavowal would be discussed by him later with Secretary Lansing. Bernstorff Favored Move. ,

It was learned that Count Von Bern storff has been urging his government to accept the viewpoint of the United States ever since he had his conference with - President Wilson shortly after the Lusitania was sunk. " He had been supported in his efforts by the liberal element in Germany, but it was not untU a very short period that , the military and naval powers wire won over" to his"way' of thinking. i...v'-;:-''?" Secretary Lansing made the following statement after Count, Von Bern--orff left: . '.," ... . '' "Ambassador Von Bernstorff told ate that his government accepts our position in principle." .There was little doubt, however, in administration circles that "finis" would be written on the submarine problem in a very short time. . SPURN OFFERS TO MAKE AUTOS FOR ALLIES' ARMY The allies are evidently getting in desperate straits when they find it necessary to send special agents throughout the United States, even into Richmond, seeking manufacturers who will abandon their present pursuits and turn their factories over for the production of munitions of war. During the past two days a representative of the French government has been in town making an effort to induce local manufacturers to turn their factories Into "war shops." and make shells and other parapheranila that is being used in the slaughter that is being waged by most of the nations of the world. Agents have approached George Sel'del and George Davis, both prominent automobile manufacturers, with propositions to build automobile chassis and to make shells but these offers have been flatly refused. Fabulous prices were offered if the local men would turn their factories over to this purpose and both of the manufacturers said that they were In the automobile business, not in a business that meant loss of life and suffering to humanity. 2,300 CANNON CAPTURED FROM RUSSIAN ARMY BERLIN. Sept. 1. During the month of August, the German troops operating in the eastern and southeastern theatres captured 2.000 officers and 26,839 men. the general staff reported today. They also took 2,300 cannon and 560 machine guns. Continuing their terrific drive eastward, the Teutonic troops have reached' the outer line of forts defending Grodno on the west. The upper Narew has been crossed by the troops of, Prince Leopold advancing eastward from Poland, while east of the ZlotaLlpa' river in Galicla, other German forces have stormed the heights on the banks of the Strypa. north of Zoorow. The general staff report states that In addition to the vast number of guns and men taken by the Germans,1 they have also captured great quantities of ammunition and material.

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WOMAN SLAPS STORE MANAGER FOR PROFANITY Julius"- Cohen,' manager of a 'Main street furnishing store, decided today that It is not manly to prosecute a woman on a charge of. assault '. and battery even if a woman slaps one on the face with so much enthusiasm as to leave a tell-tale mark upon the smitten cheek. Late yesterday afternoon Cohen called at police headquarters to swear out an affidavit, charging assault and battery, against Mrs. Gwendolyn Hadley, a former employe at his store, and was told to call again this morning when the prosecutor .would be present. About the time of his arrival this morning, Mrs. Hadley, accompanied by an attorney, put in an appearance with the intention of filing a charge of provoke against Cohen. Enemies Conclude Peace. The two belligerents, the woman's attorney and the prosecutor went into executive session, as a result of which Cohen decided not to prosecute Mrs. Hadley and she decided not to prosecute Cohen. The prosecutor was told that Mrs. Hadley called to see Cohen at the store yesterday to demand an explanation for her discharge from his employment. Words ensued and, the police state, Cohen Anally -passed the lie with a cuss word attached to it. The next second he was gazing at a collection of stars, produced when Mrs. Hadley took a lusty right-hand swing at his countenance, the palm of her hand ( coming in violent contact with his left cheek. GOVERNMENT SHIFTS MORE REGULARS TO TEXAS BORDER TOWNS WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. Shifting 'of the Sixth cavalry and the Fourth and Nineteenth -infantry from Galveston to the Texas border is expected to be followed by other transfers of regulars within the next few days.- The government is convinced that the wild scheme of Mexican agitators to "recapture" certain Texas territory, has some basis in fact. What is feared is that a number of the raiding bands along the Rio Grande will amalgamate and attempt to raid and loot some of the larger border fowns. . To prevent any such attempt, General Funaton has asked that, in addition to the troops already under orders the war department make plans for massing the entire cavalry force of the country on the frontier. He has not yet fully made up his mind that he will need them, but has suggested that the various regiments be prepared should an emergency arise. Funston has been given a free hand and can have all the men he needs. "All he has to do is to ask for them," is the way Secretary Garrison put it today. Weather Forecast

United States Report Fair tonight and Thursday. - Temperature -'. Noon ... 71 , Yesterday Maximum .... 66 Minimum 37

1,100,000 RUSSIANS TAKEN BY GERMANS

BERLIN. Sept. t Since May 2, German troops have captured 1,100,000 Russians, according to an 'official review of military operations, Issued here today. The review declares that at least 300,000 Russians were , killed or wounded . in . the same period, asserting that this estimate is conservative. ' .: - ' : : . - U. S. TO IGNORE TRADE OVERTURE MADEBYBRITAIN Wilson and Lansing: to Stick to Original Principle of Defending American Trade on High Seas. WILL NOT BACK DOWN Object to All Restrictions Placed on United States by Orders of the British Cabinet. WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 All con' cessions that Great Britain may make to expedite shipments of Americanowned goods from Germany and nearby neutral territory will be regarded as unofficial by the United States. That. has bee dscidad by; the pra iqent and Secretary Lansing.;. Their position Is that all such goods, and all good sent dirsct from t neutral com tries to United gtatea ports, are entitled to unmolested passage. - And it is the intention Of the administration to make this clear to England in the not that1 awaits only finaf approval by the president and the signature "Lansing," to make It official. Negotiations between the trade advisers of the British embassy and the state department and the representatives of the American importers are entirely unofficial. Secretary Lansing, it was learned, has refused' to discuss them as heads of the state department, and the advice he has given Judge Fleming, who represents the United States, has been as counsellor and not as secretary. The United States takes the position that it has not admitted by word or act, the legality of any of the British moves which have Interfered with American trade. And, in connection with Britain's action in making contraband of cotton, it will be contended that this order directly . violates the promise made by Sir Edward Grey to Ambassador Page last fall. 2,000,000 REFUGEES POUR INTO INTERIOR OF RUSSIA NEEDING HELP PETROGRAD, Sept. 1. More than 2,000,000 refugees from Poland and Western Russia have poured into the interior, furnishing' the government with an enormous problem in its efforts to care for them. Three-quarters of these fugitives are aged men, women and children unable to support themselves by work and they must be supported by charity. Most of the refugees from' the war districts carried with them into the interior only such clothing as they could wear, and food for a few days' use. Tens of thousands are already on the verge of starvation, though the Russian government and every charitable organization in the country are doing their utmost to extend succor. The czarina and the royal princesses have sent large contributions to various towns to be expended fbr the sufferers. This will serve only as a temporary . relief, however. . The government recognizes that caring for the refugees is not a matter of weeks, but of months possibly of years. JUDGE ORDERS PROBE OF FRANK LYNCHING Marietta, Ga.. Sept. 1. Declaring that every member of the band which lynched Leo M. i Frank should be brought to justice,-irrespective of position or public sentiment,-. Superior Court Judge H. L. Patterson today charged a special term of court to probe the affair to the bottom and return indictments against any man in any way connected with the lynching. More than fifty witnesses had been summoned, including the most prominent men in Marietta, and soon after the charge the probe was well under way. The investigation is expected to last two or three days.

LOW EXCHANGE HELD MENACE TO bVS TRADE New York Bankers Fear Drop in Exports to ; Great Britain if the Decline Continues, v; -

SUGGEST BIG LOAN Want to Lend England Money on Approved Collateral of High - Class American 'Bonds. , BETRAYING HUMANITY. Below is re-printed a news story that was carried in practically every morning panel in the United 8tates. Its contents suggest that It Is Inspired by the pro-British bankers of New York City who are moving heaven and earth in their unpatriotic attempt to loan the money of the American people to the British to enable the latter to continue her war against Germany. The article is filled with sophistical reasoning which has the evident pur pose of misleading the American people into granting credit to very shaky borrower. U. S. Only Market For instance, in the first black face paragraph In the article below, England, the pro-British bankers to the contrary notwithstanding, has no other market. than the United States where the value of her money Is greater or where she; can buy the quantities of war munitions she needs . Kef -Wf igainst Germany. ; The United States ! the only great manufacturing nation that oan supply England's nseds -if . she has -the price. Referring to the seoend laeK fac paragraph bslow, ths real 'reason the English pound has' become depreciated is because,' thanks to ths wonderful defensive qualities of ,the German people, England has failed In her attempt to crush ths Germans and destroy their navy and foreign commerce in a short campaign. This failure has reacted on England because she did not forsee and prepare In advance for a long campaign. Object of Bankers. The remedy proposed by our proBritish New York bankers, as set forth Continued en Page Twelve PARTY OF THREE HELD FOR THEFT OF JHICIIENS Automobile Party Trails Thieves With Loot From House South of Milton to That Place. MILTON," Sept. 1.- Henry Gwinne, about 81 years old; Roy Sherwood of Milton, and a stranger whose name is unknown, are incustody here, charged with stealing chickens from Conrad Rauthe, living on the farm of Frank Beeson, south of Milton. ' The discovery of the theft which happened about 3 o'clock this morning, was made by an automobile party passing along the road in 'front of Rauthe's home. Sleuth methods were employed by the tourists and in their machine they, trailed the alleged thieves to Milton' where the marshal, Jesse Revelee was notified. Approximately twenty chickens had been stolen, but the box containing most of them was thrown away along the road when the men became suspicious of the auto party, it is supposed. The box had not been found at noon. . - Only Gwinne, who lives between Cambridge City and Germantown, was arrested early this morning,' Sherwood and the stranger escaping, seeking refuge in a hay stack on the farm of John Connell, south of Milton. " Connell learned their hiding place and called the. marehal who arrested them and placed them in . the jail with Gwinne. ' --; A justice of the peace will hear the case tomorrow morning. BEGIN MOVING TENTS Very few of the tents at the Chautauqua . grounds ,.. have :. been .. taken down, although most of the tenants have removed their personal belongings. The grounds at the Glen that were occupied by tbe campers are in bad shape and heavy wagons have not been permitted to traverse them. If tbe present weather conditions continue it is expected- that there will not be a tent left on the grounds tomorrow niaht. ; . '

GERMANS ANTICIPATE FALL OF VILNA SOGN

. BERLIN, via Amsterdam, Sept. 1. Capture of "Friedrichstadt by German trops is Imminent, according to latest reports received - here ' this morning This. will permit. the crossing of .the Dvlna river, which, according to German ' military experts, .-' will result In the immediate fall of Riga and Vilna. ' The Russians have made a desper ate stand at' Friedrichstadt and have suffered enormous losses under the German ' artillery fire. They, are un der command of General Rusky. who is . tbe leader designated for tbe de fense of Petrograd in case the Germans make the capital their objective. - The Germans, received a temporary check at the Dvina because tbe Russians in that region bad been heavily reinforced, but since tbe fall of Kovno additional troops have been dispatched to help General von Buelow, permitting him , to resume -his attacks with great vigor. WILSON WANTS NATION'S ARMY UP TO STANDARD Work on Recommendations . .to be Offered Congress in Message Regarding Military Preparedness. STUDIES ALL ANGLES Half bilKon Dollars Expected to beraount Asked From Congress to Provide Adequate Defense. WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. Just how much it will , cost the United States to bring its army-and navy up-to-date is , puzzling President Wilson. This was admitted at the White House today, where . it was denied that the sum of $500,000,000 ha'd been fixed ar bitrarily and that congress would be asked to appropriate that amount. The president is hopeful that it will be possible to make a "start" on a program for complete preparedness with much less. But it is explained that he will not make up his mind on that subject until he has had conferences with congressional leaders. Party Lines Broken. The administration expects that party lines will be shattered when the army and navy plans are considered. He has had it made plain to him that the opponents of large expenditures for national defense will have tbe active support of former Secretary of State Bryan and the latter's friends in both the senate and bouse. But the friends of the president say he is convinced that the country at large wants adequate; measures taken to protect the United States from war. and invasion and hopes that public pressure will swing into line legislators wbo in the past have fought for smaller appropriations for the military service. Tbe president already is compiling data for his message to congress on this subject, despite the fact that the time for the assembling of tbe legislative branch is still three months off. PRESIDENT ACCEPTS. ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 1. President Wilson has tentatively accepted an invitation to address the Southern Christian Endeavor union here next July.

FORT SHERIDAN SCHOOL TO MAKE SOLDIERS FROM BUSINESS M AND CLERKS

BY B. M'GRATH. CHICAGO, Sept. 1. The making of real soldiers out of millionaire bankers, attorneys, clerks,, lawyers, merchants, and every class of American civilians, will begin at Fort Sheridan, on September 20. One hundred and twenty acres, of ground on a bluff eighty feet high, overlooking Lake Michigan, will be . devoted to the training of "rookies" at the Citizens' Camp. Colonel William J: Nicholson, commandant of the Unitell States army post at Fort Sheridan, wiU be in command of the citizen soldiers. ;i , v " - . ' The Plattsburg, N." Y. camp, where easterners have been , receiving - military, training, will le used as a model for the Fort Sheridan experiment, and it will be the aim of tbe officers in charge to turn out in six weeks time

BOBBINS AH SLIELSEEi DEFEND WORK DONE BY DAIRY INSPECTOR OF GITY Councilman Handley Asks for Personal Investigation of Dairies, While Bond Favors Judicial hqisry Through Council, But Mayor Robbing Opposes Move Dairymen on Stand.

DR. SMELSER PRAISES WORK OF DR. CLEM It is quite probable that a committee of city officials appointed by Mayor Bobbins to investigate charges of incompetency preferred against Dairy, and Food Inspector Clem will report to the mayor that the charges were not substantiated by testimony submitted at a public hearing last night. Inasmuch as the committee which sat as an investigating body last night had no judicial authority, and, consequently, could not compel the attendance of witnesses, the only persons who testified were those friendly to Dr. Clem. Incidentally these witnesses were practically all low score men on the list of dairymen furnishing Richmond with its milk supply. People interested in a competent inspection of dairies, dairy products and foodstuffs and who had complained of the methods pursued by Dr. Clem to representatives of The Palladium were conspicuous by their absence. With the city administration openly championing the cause of Dr. Clem and an investigating body appointed by Mayor Robbins, sitting with Dr. J. H. Kinsey, president of the city board of

irauwi, aim wrewi iji. a sutuucnest supporters, as cnairman, there was a natural reluctance on the part of people dissatisfied with the work of DrrClem voluntarily to testify against him, as evidenced by their failure to attend the meeting. v ? - The people have, practically without exception; eressed a readiness to appear before any judicial body whose members are unbiased in their opinions; a judicial body where witnesses will testify under oath, which they were not required to do at the public hearing last night.

- TEXANS ARMED TO WITHSTAND . MEXICAN RAID EL PASO. Tex.. Sept. 1. Practically every man in the Big Bend country in this and Culberson county was armed today against the possible uprising as the result of the killing of General Pascual Orozco, former leader of the Mexican rebels, who was shot by Americans in a fierce mountain battle today. ' The American troops, patrolling the border, will be reinforced as quickly as possible by two regiments of infantry and one of cavalry from Galveston. Major Gen. Funston requested the additional troops. Orozco's death and the killing of the members of his raiding party followed a twenty-four hour search for the Mexicans. . It ended in the battle between Orozco's band and twenty-four ranch owners, cowboys, customs officials and cavalry troopers. None of the Americans were killed. It was believed here that Orozco was attempting to organize disaffected Mexicans of all factions into a nationalist party, with the object of invading Texas. Appeal has been made from Sierra Blanco for more troops to guard the border in that vicinity. an army of citizens who could be called upon at a moment's notice'. In case their services were needed in war. ' ' t Colonel Nicholson has said that the site for the training grounds it a more ideal spot for the work of making soldiers than the camp grounds at Plattsburg. The camp includes three cavalry parade grounds, an artillery parade ground, and a large target range. ' In the advance plans for the camp, Colonel Nicholson has emphasized the fact that the six weeks of training is not' to be considered a junket or pleasure picnic. The men who enlist must meet the same disciplinary requirements as are exacted of 'soldiers in the regular army. The severity of the training,- will only be tempered to meet the physical fitness of the volun- ' Continued On Page Three.

Wants Judicial . Inquiry.

Mayor Robbins. however, blasted all hope of having the charges preferred against Inspector Clem Investigated la such, a manner shortly after bis committee convened last night, City Attorney Bond advised a Judicial inquiry into the Clem charges foUowing the reading of a letter from Tbe Palladlum Printing company declining: to have any of Its representatives appear in the roles of "prosecutors" before an investigating body which had no authority to require tbe attendance of witnesses before it. - City Attorney Bond stated that the city council could resolve Itself into a judicial body through the adoption of a resolution, or it could delegate its judicial authority to a committee of Its members, and be advised that the latter action be taken. Robbins Is Peeved. Very wrathfully Mayor Robbins Insisted that the Inquiry be conducted by the committee he had appointed. "Everyone has a fair and square chance to testify' for or ' against Or. Clem at this hearing." said the mayor. "It looks to me as though The Palladium is trying to crawfish out of this thing. After they have made the charges they did against Dr. Clem I would think they should have nerve enough to substantiate their charges before this - body. I want you men to be the jury in this case. "The Palladium has declined to submit any testimony before this committee and if you are not interested in ha'ving any testimony presented against Dr. Clem at a session of this committee we might just as well pro-t ceed with hearing what the dairymen here tonight have to say," remarked Councilman Lawrence Handley secretary Of the MmmlMaa Ua oAAA that he could understand why some people would be reluctant to testify against Dr. Clem at such a hearing. "After a newspaper has besmirched the character or a public official In glaring headlines it seems mighty unfair for it not to state Its charges when he is given an opportunity to defend himself," exclaimed the mayor. Letter of Palladium. The letter addressed by E. H. Harris, secretary and treasurer of The Palladium Printing company, to the investigating committee, is as follows: Dr. J. H. Kinsey. Chairman, Richmond, Indiana. Dear Sir: I desire to acknowledge receipt of your letter under date of -August 28 in' which you request tbst the representative of The Palladium' responsible for the publication of certain facts regarding the official acts of Dr. Clem, as dairy Inspector, come before your committee tbis evening, and substantiate those facts; also to furnish your committee with the. names of the parties who furnished tbe Information for publication. -- In the first place, no one member of The Palladium staff is responsible fori the publication of tb,e facts regarding the official acts, of Dr.Xlem, but , The Palladium as a newspaper stands squarely behind any statements which have been published from timd to time. The .Palladium is In the ontlnued on Page Twelve. ...