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SE1IVELEY AND SIIIVELEV TO HADJOLE CITY'S GASES

In the absenee of City Attorney Bond, who left for California of er a week . ago on a aiz weeka' leive of absence, the el ty'a legal affairs are In the hands of the law firm of Shtveley A Shlveley. , This was learned today for the first time. Members of the advisory board, appointed several months ago by Mayor Robbing to supervise all municipal matters pending before the Indiana public service commission. Including the petition to purchase the electric plant of the Light, Heat and Power company, and the petition for a reduction in electric rates, state , that they were not notified that - such an arrangement had been entered Into with Shlveley Shlveley by . the city attorney and the board of , public-works.

STORES RESIST ORDER WHICH STOPS PARKING FOR REASONABLE TOE

i No difficulty was experienced ' yesterday and today ; in securing signatures of business men . to remonstrances against the ordinance prohibiting vehicles to stand in the business districts, of Main street any length of time, and a determined effort Will be 1 made at, the next council meeting to have the measure either repealed or satisfactorily amended.. As a protest against 'the ordinance, Edgar Illff, proprietor of a queensware I store at Sixth and Main streets, has placed a sign on a post on the Sixth street side of his store reading "park ? here." ' - l trnxkwa4 has olTeen so good mi if en$ , months as to prompt them to support dTBort any ordinance which, prohib its the driver of-a-vehicle from stapSing, in. froMdJt his. siore, ,aiy longer lfcn "is necessary for him to alight. People living outside the city; who have been liberal patrons of Richmond business houses,' also resent the re- , strlctions provided in the ordinance. It is interpreted by them as a desire on the part of the city .government to put up the bars against them. '," BANKERS SHY AT WAR LOAN FOR THE ALLIES NEW YORK, Sept. 24. Behind the Chinese wall of secrecy which girdles the Anglo-French credit commissioners and " the American financiers with whom they are dealing for a war loan, negotiations are proceeding with the foreign representatives yielding to the bankers on important points. Y The Influence of the western bankers is being felt more and more. That $500,000,000 has been named as the outside figure unless the terms of the loan were changed was learned in financial circles today. It has been practically settled that Russia shall not participate. Opposition from financial groups in the west and . middle west to the socalled arbitrary methods of the Morgan group, through which the commissioners are dealing with less important interests, is being smoothed over. : .,' If the lean is floated a guarantor's committee of bankers will be appointed to assure its Integrity to investors. Among those on this committee will probably be J. P. Morgan, H. P. Davison, Frank A Vanderlip, A. Barton Hepburn, Charles H. Sabin, Albert H. Wiggin, Francis L. Heine, George F. Baker and James S. Alexander. So fas as known now there will be no out of town bankers on the committee.' There is now a movement under way to make the offering prices to the . public 99, bringing the profit of the bankers' syndicate down to Vi per cent. . RED CROSS HELP FOR ARMENIANS WASHINGTON, Se. 24. The American Red Cross today, prepared to aid In the work of Armenian ; relief. It sent a cablegram to Ambassador Morgenthau at Constantinople asking him to inform it just how it can assist in the relief work among the Armenians. As Boon as a reply is received an appeal for funds will be issued by President Wilson as head of the organization. No money, is now available for such work, because of the enormous expense the Red Cross has been under as a result of the European war, the Mexican situation and various matters of domestic relief. v .

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to receive for representing the city's Interests in the absence of Mr. Bond has not been made public. Other Disclosures. :' , It was learned for the first time today what the real motive was be hind the recent action taken by the city in petitioning the circuit , court to enjoin the Richmond Light, Heat and Power company from maintaining' on the streets of this city lines connecting its power plant ; with . points outside the city. "It will be remembered that "the Richmond Light, Heat and Power com pany, when the state commission heard - the city's petition to have ' a Continued On Page Three. Merchants state that they ' would have no opposition : to an ordinance prohibiting the parking of vehicles on Main street any extended length ; of time, realizing that the encouragement of .such a practice would result in fre quent congestions of traffic. What they do want is a sensible regulation of Main street traffic. At: police headquarters today the statement - was ' made that no. effort would ; be made to enforce the ordinance to its letter; that people would be permitted to keep their vehicles standing on Main street a "reasonable" length of time. not -tmaerstana mat 'the department desires ' to use common sense . In ' car rying out the provisions of the meaa--ure. i lattt midnight ar machine-top-pend in. front of a Mala street jC tanraht. at a- time the street wag s deserted as the Sahara desert at nobn time,' so that-Its occupants could ge't a lunch. No sooner had they entered the restaurant than an offices approached them with the Information that the machine must be parked ' in some alley or on a side street. ; FORMER LOCAL MEN ARRESTED IN ELYRIA IN ANOTHER'S AUTO MUNCIE, Ind;, Sept. 24. Robert B. Crabbs, former cigar store owner here, was arrested at Elyria, O., when found in possession of an automobile owned by C. E. McKibben of this city, which was taken from' the garage two weeks ago. It is charged that Crabbs, who is a son of Park Superintendent O. W. Crabbs, took the car from the garago and in company with a young woman appearing in -a local vaudeville house, made a trip to Toledo, O., and thence to Elyria, where they were taken In custody. It is understood thev actress was released today. O. W. Crabbs is making efforts to settle with the owner of the car to prevent his son from being prosecuted. A local detective went to Elyria to return Crabbs to this city. Crabbs Caused a sensation here three years ago by filing an affidavit against former Chief of Police Otto Williamson, charging him with permitting gambling in his cigar store, the affidavit following the arrest of Crabbs on a similar charge. Crabbs is. a former resident of Richmond. While here he was connected with a firm of advertising physicians as manager. He left Richmond after becoming involved in trouble with the police, a fist fight taking place In his rooms after a party of young men and women, including a married woman, had called upon him.

SOWING SEEDS OF WAR IN ERA OF NEUTRALITY PROTESTED JY FRIENDS

Resolutions, endorsing President Wilson's, "watchful, waiting" policy toward Mexico, the attitude of neutrality observed by the United States toward all the foreign nations embroiled, In the European war and a plea for the immediate stoppage of the propaganda for increased naval and military armanents, were . approved - by the Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends at the afternoon session, yesterday. ' .The resolutions were drawn by the Peace committee of which Allen D. Hole is chairman and presented by him. Copies of the resolutions will be

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RUSSIANS ENDEAVORING TO OUTFLANK ARCHES

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ITS TETROGR AD SepV -Mighty erforts are being mde yCieV Russians t . outflank Field VarBhal' -von Hindenburg's -irmy , at' the northern? end of the battle front. k The Xussian war 'Office, i V an official' statement made public y today, dwells ppon the ferocity of the fighting southwest of Riga. Villages are continually changing hands. One height was captured and . lost and recaptured six times. A German aeroplane that bombarded . Schlock, , on the - Gulf of Riga; fifteen miles west .of the city of Riga, was compelled to descend beyond the German trenches. . -On the southern end of the front Russian cavBOY HIKERS LEAVE m FOR UNKNOWN PARTS That postponed hike'for members of the boys', department of the Y. M. C. A. will be ; walked off Saturday afternoon,' starting from " the building at 3:30 o'clock, according to J.' J. Somerville, boys'? secretary. - The assessment for participation in the fall outing will be 5 cents for each boy.' Mem bers who intend, to take . the : hike should report to Mr. Somerville at once and receive ' instructions to take a lunch, wear old clothes and be sup plied with a pocket, flashlight. The destination of the hikers is known only to Mr. Somerville. BOND TO ATTEND . HEALTH MEETING Dr. S. E. Bond, , secretary of the Wayne County Anti-Tuberculosis - society, will attend, the annual conference of secretaries of the anti-tuberculosis societies of the state, which Jso be held at Indianapolis, September. 2! to October 1. In connection with the state conference of secretaries, there will also be! held the Mississippi Valley conference on ; Tuberculosis. ' " Dr. Bond is a special delegate appointed by Governor Ralston to this conference, -v - dispatched to President Wilson, Secretary of State Lansing -and other government officials including the senators from all the states in which meeting of Friends are situated.' . ' Notes Subtle Danger.- . One of the most Important resolutions was the last named which - held that the efforts - to introduce - military drill Into the public schools of the Country constituted one of the most subtle dangers which confronts the American people. The resolutions emphasized that an Continued On Page Three.

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abreyV uocesstnlaMaia the' Ausj tro-Hungarlan forcep. ''''" Reports from , the front ' state, thai the forces of General: Ivanon and Gea eral Bruslleff won a great and complete victory: over the Austrians In Volhynia - yesterday. ,;--V . " ; . Resuming thelr offensive on. the Styr and Ikwa rivers,' the Russians are said to have broken the Austrian front; taking several A thousand" -prisoners while east of Lutsk other - forces defeated the Austro-German troops; fore: ing them "to evacuate important positions . ahd retreat across the Styr. with the Russians , in puTsnlt." -. . :'. ' , : BRITISH TRANSPORT LOADED WITH HORSES SDNKi-OFF FASTNET WASHINGTON, Sept 24. The Brit ish transport Anglo-Columbian - with horses from : Montreal-to ;" Liverpool, was torpedoed oftFastnet today after a, :75&t mile chase, j-no casualties are reported. ' -.V.' . ' FRIENDS DENOUNCE OATH OF SECRECY Mead , Kelsey,1 a' representative attending the Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends; who was - recently, appointed general agent of the National Association of Chicago, an .organization opposed to. secret societies, appeared befor the session in the meeting house this morning ' and announced , that he would discuss the object of the association from the ; . viewpoint of ; the Friends' ' church . at .a meeting at 1 o'elock.tomorrow.afternooa.-; - . The Society of-Friends has a pronouncement to the effect that that denomination; while it favors to ascertain extent the purposes of 'secret societies, yet believes that the "pledge of secrecy removes a certain manly Independence which leads to .moral decadence." j : :.- Weather Forecast! For Indiana Partly eloudy tonight and Saturday.'-."' :,- I Temperature Noon 71 Yesterday ; Maximum Minimum . 39 .17 , Sat 1 Si For ' RichmondFair . tonighturday partly cloudy. i " ' r . General Conditions The present spell of fair -Weather is due to the; great area of .high' barometric pressur east of the Mlsalssippi river:. iihsettled; rainy weather continues . over "the southwestern states with . a rainfall of 6.36 inches In 24 hours at - Corpus Chrlstus, Texas. . A.. storm Ja developing over the Rocky, mountain states, which; will probably; cause '. unsettled weather s in this locality ' the" first of next week. ' ' """ -7. '

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BULGARS L1ASS FOR QUICK WE SOFIA, Sept. 24. Bulgaria Is' now ready 'to plunge 'Into' the European King! Fdrdtnd hsf l.ban . ut in eomniandof" v jjrjjy f man .BVPpartjhr;! Bulgar-, ten war oe has selected Gen. Zflf tof to ' be chief i of; the genertl sUff. Gen Zostot who Is at present .the Bulgarian war minister will' be replaced In that office by. Gen. Goudlntschef. Operations, against . the Serbs will be carried out by Boyaejlef, present chief of the general staff .who Is already on the Servian frontier. In his command are five cavalry regiment. ' MACKENSEN CHECKED DY RUSSIAN TROOPS BERLIN, Sept ; 24. Field Marshall Von Mackensen's army has been forced to retreat before', the Russians In the region : of - Loggoscian. The Czar's forces ta that district launched an enveloping movement" that put Von Mackensen in a dangerous position. Today's' report "of ; the general staff also : admits- a minor, victory for the Russians at VllelkaJ, While the retreating ' Russians were -- proceeding.- along me Lilda-Petrograd railway they turned on their pursuers and In the fighting that 'followed took, several cannon. The official! report claims further successes for I Von ' Hindenberg before Dvlnsk. It announces the recapture of Strigge. .- r---'V TRUANTS BEG FOOD FOR PICNIC LUNCH BUT GET BIG MEAL ; "We just . wanted to beg enough stuff to have a -picnic at the Glen and Instead or giving, iis the 'stuff they fed us," 'said a 10-year-old glrl'to: Truant Officer Melpolder.'. who investigated a case reported by Mrs. Gustave Hoelscher. 220 North Twenty-second street Wednesday afternoon. -' The girl, who had been advised by an older girl, . both of whom had "skipped" school for an outing at the Glen, : went t to several ' homes in the east-end begging- - The ten year old 'girl . said her . mother died when' she was small and that she was Starving for -something. to eat., She asked for sandwiches ' and cookies but Instead of getting-what she wanted at most of the place's,. the housewives took her in their homes and placed lavish' meals before her.; v . U - - By the time; she had reached the home of Gustave Hoelscher- she was unable 'to finish the "lay" out" which had been placed before her. - - --I SI thought - it. -was . funny, that :. a starving girl acted" the way she did." said Mrs.' Hoelsoher. ror. she acted as if she could bardly eat any more. The girls held their picnic at the Glen, -however, but when; they returned to; school this morning they, found Truant' Officer Melpolder there. 'Both girls admitted .that they had been begging.: The 10-year-old girl's ' parents are living, her father earns $20 a week and.' her r brother $12 a week. The older' girl la. living .with, her: grandmother and Is 'well taken care of.

ATHENS. Sept 24. Greece" la mobilizing. King Constantino baa signed a decree calling twenty classes to the colors. It will be Issued immediately. The royal decree of mobilisation was Issued here this afternoon.' At the same time ' another manifesto from King Constantino ' called the Greek parliament Into session. The chamber of deputies will meet tomorrow and vote funds for the military establishment. Many members had already been' notified that parliament would soon be reconvened and had already arrived here. The mobilization decree

promulgated after a conference between King Conatantine and Premier.Venlseloa. It had already been signed, but the king and premier again went over the situation before it was issued. The railroads have been taken -over by the government. Troop trains are already moving. The order of mobilization Includes the navy.. All officers of Greek warships on shore are returning to their vessels. . Minister of War. Danglts and Gen. Dousmanla chief of staff.' are directing the movement of troops.. All re

1 ,500,00 M MASSED BY CENTRAL FOOTS FOB DRIVE THROUGH SEBVDA

BULLETIN. PARIS.. - Sept. 24 Bulgaria's. . military forces have reached the Serbian frontier, according to a dispatch from Bucharest. Cavalry forme the greater , pert of the uK garlana new on the Serb-Bulgar beundary, but 'Infantry; division being seat te the ceneentra. tfon nta- with at! every. " - -. -. LONDON, taot. 14. Nearly a mil Hon and a halt, men are expected to participate in the great drive of the central powers r Into Servia with the aim of relieving the pressure against Turkey at the Dardanelles. .The Ger-

GERMAN LOAN OVERSUBSCRIBED; $3,007,500,000 GIVEN FOR WAR

BERLIN. Sept. 24. Germany's third war loan has been . oversubscribed by more than $507,000,000. The following statement was issued today: ""The war loan is an Immense suc BIG STEEL COMPANY TO ENTER NEW MERGER PHILADELPHIA. Sept 24. Two of the great Independent, steel companies of . Pennsylvania are in course of changing ownership. One is the. Cambria with -huge works, at Johnstown. The - other Is the Midvale, the big plant of which is near Nlcetown, Philadelphia. Although the transactions are separate, there is a wide belief that' ultimately both concerns will be Included in a new steel trust which will take In 21 concerns. ' It is reported in some quarters that the interests ' behind the purchase of the Midvale company are identified with Charles M. Schwab, while other reports state that the Morgan interests ' are heavily. Interested in the transactions. KURDS MURDER MISSIONARIES - WASHINGTON. Sept. 24. A report that two American congregation missionaries have ? been murdered' by Kurds at Bltlis, In southeastern Anne-J nia. reached the state department today. The report lacked confirmation. Immediately a cable message waa dispatched to Ambassador Morgenthaa at Constantinople to investigate. - Officials say- there were - three - missionaries at Bitlia a month ago, but that one of them had died there. The names of the men are not known. If the report proves true afficials admit that it may precipitate a serious situation with. Turkey. ' - , 1 FIXES INHERITANCE. "' Petition to fix the amount of inheritance tax in the John Stonebraker estate, valued at approximately $50,000, was filed with Special Judge Comstock this . afternoon. . Mrs. Carrie . Stonebraker is executrix of the estate. The estate Is located chiefly"' In Jefferson township.

IS DALLES servists of Greece have been recalled to the colors. Those now residing la Italy will reach here first - The Greek mobilisation order was forced by the warlike preparations of Bulgaria. . It Is - probable that the Greek army baa been secretly moving to Its designated position since Sunday when Bulgaria began mobilizing. The war. strength of the Greek army is between 280.0O0and 300.000. Most ot them are veterans of the Balkan wars in which Turkey and subsequently Bulgaria were decisively defeated. -If Greece Is forced Into the war King Conatantine is expected to take the field.- Greece has been strengthening the fortification at Salonika, the city which - was tn dispute between Greece and Bulgaria in the first Balkan war. '.-- There, are ten principal warships in the Greek navy, two of them former battleships of the United States navy which were sold to Greece several years ago. The Greek navy undoubtedly will be utilized to help the allies at the Dardanelles. A British officer has been superintending the reorganization of the Greek nary. . . . - - - . . . . - . - m..S "" - . . -. . , --t r:- f : -- 'C;7-zz. "-S." mans.' according to a dispatch from Nish, have massed 800.000 men on the . Servian front.- Austria-Hungary will probably furnish 400.000. while the Bulgarian army. rapidly, mobilizing. wW , add 2v0,WQ. more, unless the allies succeed In the eleventh hour to hold back. King; rerdtnasd -v.V.'i "- Today 'a advicea from- Bucharest Indie ato that Bulgaria. Is about to strike at her former ally. Servta. One dispatch teysr , v- . ; ... . ; "The situation Is most critical. Requisitions of all kinds are being made by the Bulgarian war office. Bulgarian cavalry is now massed on the Servian front" cess. The subscriptions amount to 12,030.000,000 marks (13.007300.000). Reports of subscriptions are atiU awaited from some parts of the empire. The amount sought was 10,000.000 marks or $2,500,000,000." MEXICANS (ILL 2 U.S. SOLDIERS NEAR PROGRESSO BROWNSVILLE. Tex, Sept 24 Carranzitas soldiers who had crossed the Rio Grande under cover of darkness attacked American soldiers at Progresso. forty-five miles west of here today, killing private Stubblefleld of Troop C. One Hundred and Twelfth cavalry and wounding Capt A. V. Anderson and Private Kennedy. Thirty American women, refugees from Mexico arrived at Douglas by automobile from Cananea, Sonora. today and reported that 40 helpless Mexicans were massacred by Carranza troops Thursday afternoon. According to the refugees the troops have been looting and killing for thirtyslx hours. GenT Maytorena. Villista commander In Sonora. has decisively defeated the Carranza forces about Cananea and now holds that city. Mexico City again is facing a famine. State department advices today say that the food and water supply is limited. Street car service is suspended practically. The water supply Is so short that water runs only for about an hour a day. STUDENTS TO CONTROL AFFAIRS AT SS!! ' Students of the high school were urged by Principal Pickell at chapel this morning to prepare to assume a greater share of the responsibility in the control of school affairs. . Selfgovernment by the student body wtll be tried out to a large degree, according to plans under consideration by Principal Pickell and the faculty. Mr. Pickell amid the student body should see that discipline was main-' talned In the balls, and that the out side of the building .was kept neat In appearance. The high school orchestra, under Director Ralph 8 loans, made its first appearance of the school yeax