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TEMPLE, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 11,1915.
VOL. VIII. No. 267
PEACE III AZTEC
LAND EXPECTED
PLANS FOR THE KEHTOKATION
OF ORDER IN MEXICO ARK
TO BE RATIFIED TODAY.
CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK
AinbMisfcadorg of Latin-American Coun-
tries and Secretary of Stalo 14tusing
Will Formulate Final and Definite
Method of Procedure to End Strife
' in tlie Soutuliem Republic.
NEW YORK, Aug. 10.—With the
re-assembling here tomorrow of the
ambassadors and ministers of six
South and Central American govern-
ments and the secretary of state of the
■United States a definite inter-Amerl-
can effort will be put into operation to
re-establish peace in Mexico by
friendly means and to restore the
revolution torn country to its accus-
tomed place in the American family
of nations. The conference will be
concerned with final details of the
first step in a plan, the Important
features of which were unanimously
agreed upon last week by the ambas-
sadors from Brazil, Chile and Argen-
tina and the ministers from Bolivia,
Guatemala and Uruguay and Secre-
tary Lansing. FirBt a supreme ap-
peal to the conscience of the Mexican
leaders of all factions and political
groups. It has been prepared and af-
ter minor changes in phraseology are
discussed tomorrow, probably will be
dispatched immediately, a reasonable
time—a few weeks—being allowed
for answers to be received. The ap-
peal will be brief, politely phrased and
transmitted In Spanish as originally
written by one of the diplomats. It
will show clearly that the several
governments whose ambassadors and
ministers, atong-Vlth the-secretary of
state,'sign it, have no purpose to In-
terfere in the strictly internal affairs
of Mexico, to impair her society or to
show preference for one leader against
another. It will be an eloquent peti-
tion that the Mexican leaders partici-
pate in or send delegates to a conven-
tion or conference to be held on neu-
tral ground in Mexico for the purpose
of creating a provisional government
that can be accorded support and'
formal recognition by the American
utates. J<o threat or intimation of
what will be the course of the several
American countries is given, if the
appeal is disregarded.
Fair to All Factions.
The complete plan that has been
adopted for the solution of the prob-
lem has not yet been published, but
already some misconstructions of the
purposes of the Latin-American coun-
tries and the United States has been
spread which the diplomats fear may
prove embarrassing, but they are con-
fident that when fully and authori-
tatively disclosed, it will be difficult
for any of the factions to find a just
ground for declining to enter into the
spirit of co-operation and non-parti-
sanship of the suggestions made.
While the appeal that is to go forth
will not specify the exact course that
is to be followed, the conferees have
taken into consideration all the pos-
sibilities of the situation. Should
any faction or group fail to attend the
peace conference, those leaders or
delegates who do will be expected
to proceed to the setting up of a. gov-
ernment that can be recognized. This
recognition will be followed by an em-
bargo on arms and munitions to re-
bellious factions and the recognized
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The Country Retailer
Eight states had a smaller rural
population in 1910 than twenty
years before. Illinois, Iowa and
Kansas showed virtually no gain in
rural population in twenty years.
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wealth and population and pros-
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FROM THE FIRING LINE AT THE DARDANELLES
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GERMANS SEND TO BOTTOM ONE
CRUISER AND A TORPEDO
BOAT DESTROYER.
BERLIN, Aug. 10.—(By wireless to
Sayville)—The British auxiliary cruis-
er India, of 7900 tons', has been tor-
pedoed off the Swedish coast. Eighty
members of the crew were saved.
The India was attacked at a point
north of Bodge when entering Rest-
fjord. The rescued men were picked
up by the Swedish steamer Goeste-
land.
The India belonged to the Penin-
sular and Oriental line and was built
in 1896.
Brltl-.li Destroyer Sunk.
London,-Aug. 10.—The British.tor-
pedo boat destroyer Lynx was sunk
yesterday in%ie North sea as the re-
sult of striking a mine, according to
an official announcement made this
evening by the British press bureau.
Four officers and tw-enty-two men
of the crew were saved.
The destroyer Lynx had a displace-
ment of 935 tons. The vessel was 2V60
feet long, 27 feet beam and 9.3 feet
deep and was capable of traveling 32
knots an hour. The Lynx carried
three 4-inch guns and was equipped
with four 12-inch torpedo tubes. Her
complement In normal times consisted
of 100 officers and men.
Airmen Sink Submarine.
Constantinople, Aug. 9.—via Berlin,
Aug. 10.—By wireless to Sayville.—
A submarine of the entente allies was
sunk near Bulair this afternoon by a
Turkish aeroplane which threw bombs
upon the craft. All the crcw was
lost.
Texas Life Termer
Caught in Illinois
DECATUR. 111., Aug. 10.—Recog-
nized as a Texas escaped convict mur-
derer, Eugene Mason, alias Earl Ray,
was today ti.ken back to Texarkana,
Texas, by Sheriff Mitchell of Cass
county, Texas. Mason had been con-
victed of the murder of an aged farm-
er near Texarkana and had been sen-
tenced to a life term.- He escaped a
short time ago and went to work on
a farm near her#.
LONDON, Aug. 10.—An attack
by German airship* which flew
over the English coast last night,
. was announced today by the of-
ficial prem bureau. The official
statement says one of the airships
was damaged by British aero-
planes and was towed into Ostcnd.
According to tlie official an-
nouncement, nine women, four
children and one man were killed
and six women, four men and two
children were wounded a* the re-
sult of the explosion of missiles
dropped by the Zeppelins.
A revised list of casualties re-
sulting from the airship raid was
given out by tlie official pre?>s
bureau this afternoon as follows:
"Killed, one man, nine women
and four children.
"Wounded, five men, seven
women and two children."
The official statement describ-
ing tlie raid says:
"A squadron of hostile airships
visited the e«.st coast last night
and this morning between 8:30
p. m. and 12:30 a. m. Some fires
were caused by the dropping of
incendiary bombs, but these were
quickly extinguished and only im-
material damage was done.
"One Zeppelin was seriously
damaged by the gun fire of the
land defenses and was reported
this morning being towed into
Ostend. She lias since been sub-
Jeeted to continual attacks by air-
craft front Dunkirk and It is now
reported she was completely de-
stroyed.
"Tlie night was very dark and
accom|MMil<>d by fog iu places
which rendered flying difficult.
It Is reported that Flight Lieu-
tenant l4>rd was killed when
landing after having given chase
to the Invaders."
RAID BY ALLIED AIRMEN.
Berlin, via London, Aug. 10.—An
official communication issued here
today tells of an allied air raid Mon-
day over Zweibruecken and Sankt
Ingbert, Bavaria. Eight persons were
killed and two wounded In the later
town.
"Monday from six to eight enemy
aeroplanes attacked Zweibruecken and
Sankt Ingbert, which are outside the
military district. From fifteen to
twenty bombs were dropped on Zwei-
bruecken, causing only unimportant
material damage. At Sankt Ingbert
eight persons were killed and two
wounded."
Maxim's latest Invention.
PariSj Aug. 10.—Hiram Maxim Is
credited by the London correspondent
of the Petit! Parlslen with haviflt in-
vented a simple and inexpensive con-
trivance to protect soldiers from the
effects of deadly gases employed In
battle. This device Is designed to
cause th<? gases to pass over the heads
of the men against whom they are
directed.
KILLS HIMSELF
IHIHE CITY HE
FOLLOWING IMPROPER LIFE
WITH STEPDAUGHTER. JESSE
MKADOH SUICIDES.
After alleged improper relations
with his stepdaughter for a period of
two years, Jesse Meador, a married
man living near Holland, yesterday
afternoon killed himself by drinking
carbolic acid a few minutes after he
had been locked in a cell of the Tem-
ple bastile.
Meador was charged with commit-
ting criminal assault upon his 11-year-
old stepdaughter. The last crime is
supposed to have been committed
about six months ago. The little girl
in a confession implicated her step-
father as having, had improper rela-
tionship with her on a number of oc-
casions, and accordingly an arrest was
made yesterday.
Claims Innocence.
To a fellow prisoner In the same
cell Meador is quoted as saying shortly
after he was forced behind the bars,
"If I had a knife I would kill myself
and take you with me." A few min-
utes later he asked the prisoner if
there was any water connection in the
cell. Upon being informed that there
was took his time in filling a cupful
of water but as soon as he had filled
the eupt to the brim he hastily swal-
lowed the carbolic acid, gulping down
a few swallows of water with the poi-
son. He then turned to the other
prisoner in the cell and is credited
with remarking, "Goodby; tell 'em I'm
an Innocent man."
Assistance was called from the win-
dows of the jail, but before aid could
arrive Meador had expired. Ills
body was found fifteen minutes later
by officers, his mouth wide open, in-
dicating that he suffered the horrors
of death by the "carbolic route."
Meador was 43 years of age. He
had a wife living at Holland.
Wife Arrives With Man.
Meador and his wife arrived in
Temple yesterday from Holland and
immediately went to the home of Mrs.
Bennett F. Smith where the little 11-
year-old girl was being cared for. He
demanded an entrance to the home
and upon being told he could not see
the daughter attempted to push open
the door despite entreaties that he go
away peacefully. Mrs. Smith tele-
phoned the justice . court room of
Judge J. A. Humphries asking for of-
ficers. District Attorney Ward, who
was in the city working on the case,
with Judge Humphries and Chief of
Police Irvin left hurriedly in a buggy
for the home. Upon their arrival
there they ft und the man and his wife
had left, but a few minutes later a
telephone message to Mrs. Smith re-
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THE WEATHER
Forecast.
West Texas—Fair Wednesday and
Thtirsday.
East Texas—Fair Wednesday ex-
cept thupder shower* extreme east;
Thursday fair.
Home Industry
Spirit Aflame
At San Marcos
SAN MARCOS, Tex.. Aug. 10.—
Tlie contest for members of tlie San
Marcori Home liulintry dub, which
started at ni«»ii Monday, came to a
whirlwind finish at 1 p. in. today.
Tlie greatest enthusiasm obtained
throughout tlie contest, during
which between 1200 and UOD adult
white citizeus of San Mnreoi and
vici.ilt y signed pledges to s|M*nd
S«u Marcos dollars in San \laixw,
and to siM'tid them for Made-iu-
Tcxas goods.
The three young ladle's securing
the most pledges during the con-
test were:
First: Miss Mary Brown.
Second: Miss Hilda Gregory.
Third: Miss Jfssie Allen.
Tlie prizes non by these young
ladies are: First, $12.50 chafing
dish: second, $10.00 bureau set;
third, $10.00 silk parasol.
At the New theatre tonight an
entertainment will he given at
which Charles Hiitcliliigs, president
of the San Marcos Retail .Mer-
chants' association, will make the
presentation speech and award the
priz.es to the successful contestants.
G MOB I • ETOW V M E If I \G.
Georgetown. Tex., Aug. 10.—At a
meeting tonight of the Georgetown
Young Men's Business league, Rob-
ert Hlggins of Temple, publicity
director of the Texas licague of
Home Industry clubs, will address
the members aad extend tliem an
Imitation to attend the Buy-lt-
Mude-ln-Texaa rally, to be held In
Templo August 20tli.
I . S. STANDS FIRMLY O.N RIGHT
TO SHIP \\ \It Ml MUCINS TO
BELLIGERENT NATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.—-The I "tilt -
ed States today dispatched to Vienna a
reply rejecting tlie Austro-Hungarian
views recently set forth in a note con-
tending that tlie great scale on which
war munitions are being exported
from America to enemies of the Ger-
manic allies "is not in consonance with
the definition ol' neutrality."
The note was cabled to Ambassador
Penfield who probably will present it
to the Vienna foreign office Thursday.
It may be made public later by agree-
ment between the two governments.
Though framed in diplomatic lan-
guage and entirely friendly in tone,
the reply Is said to repudiate flatly
the suggestion that the United States
has promoted violations of neutrality
and stands firmly on the right of the
American exporters to send war sup-
plies to belligerents able to purchase
^tnd receive them. The United States
always held that this is an unquestion-
ed right under international law and
high officials have pointed out that
to prevent such shipments to one
country because another was not in
a position to receive them would in It-
self be a violation of neutrality. Pre-
cedents have been recalled where in
previous wars Germany and Austria
Imported arms extensively.
The Austro-Hungarian note handed
to Ambassador Pen field June 29, was
a lengthy, document setting forth the
views of that government. According
to Berlin dispatches this complaint
was sent after conferences between
the Austrian and German foreign
offices.
Labor Union Split
On Peace Question
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.—The res-
ignation of Milton Snelllng of Wash-
ington, vice president of the Interna-
tional Union of Steam and operating
Engineers, from the office of first
Vice president of Labor's National
Peace Council, was announced today
at headquarters of the American Fed-
eration of Labor.
Following closely the clash between
Representative Buchanan and the
white house because President Wilson
did not see a delegation from the
peace council and repeated statements
of Samuel Gompers that the council
had no connection with the American
Federation of Labor, Snelling's resig-
nation added a new chapter to a series
of events which stirred organized la-
bor circles.
Snelling's letter of resignation was
addressed to Buchanan as president
of the peace council.
RIBS LINES IS UIIIW1I
GREAT BRITAIN IS AWAKE TO PORTENT OF THE
SWEEPING TEUTONIC DRIVE IN POLAND ANI)
THE BALTIC PROVINCES OF RUSSIA.
HOPE LIES IN THEDAHDANELLES
Forcing of the Turkish Stronghold Is the Only Way the Al-
lies May Aid the Defeated Muscovites and Assist in the
Rehabilitation of Their Weakened Armies—Sum-
mary of Leading Events in the War Zone.
Munitions Makers
Get Wage Increase
GARY, Ind., Aug. 10.—Employes of
the Aetna Chemical company and the
Aetna Explosive company of New
York, which operate plants at Aetna,
a suburb of Gary. Thebes, Illinois
and Ishpeming, Michigan, have been
granted wage increases of fifty per
cent. The concerns also announced
today that the employes will be grant-
ed a further increase of fifty per cent
if the European war lasts beyond De-
cember of this year. The Increases
will be at the rate of ten per cent a
month, starting August. Several
thousand men will be benefitted.
LONDON, Aug. 10.—The commence-
ment of new and greater efforts to
bring succor to the Russians who still
are being hard pressed by the Austro-
Germans in eas'ern Poland, and the
Baltic provinces, and at the same time
to influence tlie Balkan states, togeth-
er with a Zeppelin raid on the east
coast of England, in which fourteen
persons were killed and fourteen
wounded, were the results of the war
news tonight.
For some time tlie news from the
Dardanelles from tlie British stand-
point has been more cheerful. W hile
no details of the operations there lias
been given out the public has been
allowed to learn that hope for a suc-
cessful issue there was apparent.
_ Dardanelles Operations.
A Turkish official report supplies
the localities of two landings. Accord-
ing to this forces were put ashore iif
tlie environs of Karachall, a town on
the road which skirts the north shore
of the Gulf of Haros, opposite the neck]
of the Gallipoll peninsula, and near
Ari Burnu. This latter place although
it is not shown on available maps, is
believed to be at the foot ot Sari
Bahr, just north of where the Aus-
tralians are holding a strong position.
At Ari Burnu the Turks admit the
landing was successfully carried out,
but they claim to have dispersed the
troops which came ashore near Kara-
chali. it is believed in military cir-
cles here that the landing at Karachall
was only a feint to disguise the real
intention of the allies, although It is
said that the putting ashore of a
strong force at this point might result
in their working around and cutting
the Turkish main line of communica-
tion with the Gallipoll peninsula,
above the Bulair line across the neck
of the peninsula.
Efi'cct on tlte Balkans.
The forcing of the Dardanelles is
realized by the military critics here to
be of the greatest importance, for they
assert that it is the only way that the
allies can render immediate aid to
Russia and repay her for the great
sacrifices she has made for the com-
mon cause. In addition it is believed
by the military observers that access
here would bring the Balkan states
definitely over to the side of the en-
tente powers in the war. Italy is un-
derstood to be prepared to lend a hand
in the Dardanelles operations.
In their latest aerial raid over the
English coast Monday night and this
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Germans to Sweep
Toward the Baltic
In Region of Riga
PETROGRAO, via London, Aug. 10.
— The next serious blow of the Ger-
man forces is expected to fall in the
Haiti* region. Since the capture of
\V i saw the German operations in that
direction have been of chief interest
here. Apparently the Invaders are
not anxious to crowd the Russians out
of I'oland, but rather are expending
their efforts in straightening their ex-
tending v ings.
The naval attempt to gain control
of the Gulf of Riga simultaneously
with the pressing eastward of the
bind forces towards I'rledrichstadt
forty-six miles southeast of Riga and
tho only railroad outlet from that port
has convinced military authorities that
the Germans contemplate early re-
sumption of operations in this region.
The swampy condition of the country
close to Riga renders approach diffi-
cult.
Riga is being bombarded by aero-
planes almost daily. A civil guard of
3,000 men, similar to that organized in
Warsaw before its capture is ready to
take over police duties should evacua-
tion of the city become necessary.
Further Retreat Is
Plan of Russians
LONDON, Aug 10.—Tlie Russians
still hold Ostrow some twenty-five
miles to the southward of l.ontza, but
their only purpose in holding It is to
delay as long as possible the advance
of the victorious German armies to get
clear.
That the Russians are getting ready
for a further retreat seems clear in
preparations for the evacuation of
Viln a.
The fall of Lomza was quite unex-
pected In London as the latest official
bulletins from Petrograd conveyed the
impression that the German rush Id
that quarter had been checked.
U. S. ACCEPTS OFFER
OF GERMANY IN IRE
WILLIAM P.FRYECASE
Poor in Franee Are
Facing Hard Winter
N1: \V YORK, Aug. 10.—Brewster
Davenport of Boston, who has been
serving in the American ambulance
corps in France returned today on the
steamship Roehambeau. lie says the
outlook for the poor people of France
this coming winter Ik exceedingly serl-
| ous.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 The
American reply to the last German
note regarding the sinking of the
American ship William P. Frye was
cabled to Berlin tonight and probably
will be given out for publication Sat-
urday. While the original position of
the state department that the Prus-
sian-American treaty of 1S-8 was vio-
lated by the destruction of the vessel
is reaffirmed, it is said that the I'nited
States is now ready to agree to accept
payment for the Frye under the con-
ditions suggested in the last German
note, obviating any appeal to arbitra-
tion at The Hague. Germany stipu-
lates that payment shall not Involve
admission of a treaty violation; the
American note is said to stipulate that
no treaty rights are withdrawn.
Germany has held that since the
si-iking of ships is not specifically pro-
hibited in the treaty principles of in-
ternational law must govern each
case, the treaty being satisfied by
payment. The new American note Is
understood to reject this view.
A German prize court in July held
the Berlin government liable for pay-
ment for the Frye. The amount was
not fixed as the I'nited States had en-
tered no specific claim for damages.
Want President to
Romp on Britishers
i ST. I.OF1S, Aug. 10.—A resolution
j calling upon President Wilson to
j again insist upon a modification of the
! British orders in council, was adopted
1 today by the importers' committee of
St. Louis.
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Furnishing the
Home
By usage August has become
the month for furniture buying
and home furnishing.
It is customary at this season
for manufacturers and dealers
to encourage trade by favorable
prices.
Furniture Is probably more
heavily advertised in August
than in any other month of the
year.
And this same advertising haa
transformed a very dull month
to a very busy one.
if you are thinking of buying
goods for the home this is the
right season to consult the ad-
vertising columns of the Tele-
gram.
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