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f VOLUME 1, NUMBER 212 Weaklr, ErtaUIikei 1M0| DmDy, Jaa.lt, Itu, ANDERSON, S. C., SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 26, 1914 PRICE FIVE CENTS 85.00 PER ANNUM OF WINNIN ALTHOUGH NOTHING DEFI NITE HAS BEEN ACCOM PLISHED AUSTRAIN LOSSES ARE VERY HEAVY Servians and Russians Continue To Win Great Victories Over Austrians London, Sept. 23.-(9:40 p. m.) The battle of the Alane sepms to be waiting on the outcome or the at tempt of the 'liles to outflank thc German right wing. At any rate, the French officials report late today, while it speak? of an advance nude by the all ?CH' lei? In the region of LasBlgny-and unofficial reports say that this ad va nco was one of about 12 miles-simply records the repulse of several violent attacks by the Ger man? and the fact that elsewhere the situation remains unchanged, Mili tary experts, however, warned the public to not ignore the forces the French barrier claims at its more as sailable points. It, requires a lot of practice to wait for the result of this battle, but ao confident are the Eng lish Mid French that their armies will be successful that they are not much worried. In Galicia the Russian? are pushing steadily on toward Przemsyl. They apparently have that placo pretty wei) surrounded by now, for following th? capture of Jarosiau, they announced today the occupation of Wislok, on thc Hungarian border, southwest o' Przemysl, and an important station on the railway which runs from Sanok through ona of the nasses pf the Carpathtlax\n tb Zemi/ta, and thenco to Budapest. Wlolon probably was taken by that part of the Rosalan array which ad vanced, from Lemberg, by Ute south' ern route io put off the retreat of thc Austrian, army through thc Carpath ians. It also is another link in the chain which the Russians are draw ing around the fortresses of Przcm syl "and Cracow. Oa' tho German frontier the Rus sians are in. close, touch with the Ger man forces, according to tlieir report, but no fighting has occurred^ The Scrviaas record almost dally successes. This time lt is the capture of Llubovla, on thc river Drina. Thc event of the day has been the flight of British naval .aeroplanes from Antwerp to Dusseldorf!, approximate ly a distance of 500 miles, lu the course of which they dropped bomba ou thu Zeppelin sheds of the German aerial fleet which would co-operate with the Gorman navy in case of a raid on England. The official r.ureau intimates that thc flight was undertaken ea a warn ing tb the Germ?^? that if any more bombs' are dropped on '?ntortijlcd towns' In Belgium or Franco the aillos , can retaliate. It is likely thc warn ing also' fe Intended to_include Lott; don, which bae been expecting a visit from Kcpir line. Tt ha.-, il?t'hoon possible yet to mako . up rolls of the losses in tho sinking} of tho Hrltih curlsers, Aboukir, Ilogue and Cressy by German submarinos, j Russia Is Wil Sign fsfew Washington, Sept. 23.-Russian manifestation of friendship for the United States expressed in ter an nouncement of intention to sign a peace commission treaty may lead to negotiations for a treaty of commerce and nay*?a,tioq to replace the ona-ab rogated,d'iTing the Taft: administra tion. This" was tho view or many' dlp|o maUsts and officials, when it ^tesare -known - thaf ;Se>tT?t*ry Bryan had ro ceiced-Word. ot" the IntehUcn of the 'Kuala government to nogoUato a treatly Wong the same lines as those with Gft^f?. Britain. France, Spain and Chlua.-reported . favorably today by tbs' scnsvS. ' Taisf?-"^' treaties would submit all disputes that cannot ba *et . tied hy diplomacy to a permanent com mimlssion during a period ot on? year. Afterwards Russia became in flexi bio and lt came to \%* understood here that any negotiations for a newvpact mu-? bs islt?ai??by tbs ????c? Slates. The Russian government gave no in dication that it would recede tn ttft practice of excluding the American - Jews from Russia, and lt waa Intima ted that should a new treaty be en tered Into it would omit any refer ence to free travel of Americans in Kassia. Secretary Bryan announced try ?ONFIDENT G BIG BATTLE! ooooooooooooooooo o o o BATTLE IMMINENT o o - o o El Paso, Sept. 23.- o o- All available troops un- o o der Villa's command were o o rushed tonight to meet o o what was reported as ia o! o strong force of Carranza ol o troops, moving north from n o Zacatecas. Even the 2 p o brigades which were sent ? o on an overland niarch o o into Sonora to assist the b o Maytorena revolt were o o recalled nurriedly. They o o passed through Juarez to- o o night on their way ba<"1: o o to Chihuahua City, Villa's o ? , capital. o j o o oooooo oooooooooooi O 'OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O o o ANOTHER SUICIDE o' o - o o Tarbor, X. C., Sept. 23_Robt, o o M. Davis, fer fourteen years sup- o o erin tendent of the enblie schools'0 o here, today committed suicide o o at his home hy shooting. He is o o said to have been suffering recent? 9 ly from insomnia* ol o o| ooooooooo ooooocoe 'jut. thus far, out of 2,200 officers and Tien on the nhl ps, 1.067 have been ac counted for. and it bi hoped trawlers -nd other vessels will bring in more j' mrvivors ?The landing of some of the smrviv- 1 jra in Holland has raised the quea- 1 Uon as to whether they must be in- > terned It ha? been taken' for granted j that this wonld be the case, but the pout is bow brought forward that they really are shipwrecked sailors and '-. titled to the hospitality of a reedy to Teturn home aentral chantry as S?CH until they are A similar case arose at Chef ti dur ing Japan's" attack on Port Arthur. A were Bunk at Port Arthur, were number of Japanese, whose, ships brought to tri? Chin?se port and the Russian consul ask?dl that they be Interned, They final1 y were allowed, however, to return to Japan. I The losses through the sinking of ^ the British cruisers, wbilo heavy, are infinitesimal compared with those on ' the battle fields. It was resorted to day from Holland that 50,000 German wounded had passed through Liege Trom France, and it is known that . losses on both sides are heavy. , Another batch of German prise- . -TS J arrived in Ebigland tod-". They , were taken to Cam berry v^c-v ?ince , Friday 1,600. Including 300 Imperial j guardsmen, have been brought in. ( The Austrian losses are aven heav- | lor than thoso of the Germans and the | allie*. Up. to September 14. according lo P.msslan papers, the Russians have captured seven j Autrtun flagiv, 636 guns. 444 machin? guns and 64,000 i prisoners, including 535 omc?rs. J . ?i-' The Now castle. Coal Bbc change an- I i'ounce? that owing tb tb* inability of .the German '.coal oWrira to ex ecute tho contract for snpplylng theil Portuguese railways,-the contract hasp reverted to a British colliery. linn TV. : -i7 - y < Peace Tr ^atv: ? night that 3weden bad agreed io siga i a peace commission treaty. This now brings the. number of peace treaties. np to 28, Including those negotiated and t LT process of consummation. 1 Neither German nor Japan has sig- ! nlned willingness to slgp similar pacts ( ss ' yet, but the subject ls now under t consideration by them . r - .-. * STEALER ODES DO WK J Ottif One of Crew ef Twenty Men Was * v Saved. ?? London, Sept 13.-A Beuter dis. c patch, from rotte-dam ?aya If is stat- . rd that the missing 'Dutch ' steamer, s \utomaat, from Grimsby for RoUm^ t lam, founded. A Swedish steamer has ti anded at Gothenburg the sole su*?, r rivor of the Au tornea Cs crew of 20 t .?en. b The Autoauaat waa a vessel of 1107 r ons and wa* built la 1&04. e ; i - g Beth Sites Lese Heavily London. Sept. *3?-A dis; itch to J he Beater Telegraph Company from * Sflsu aayg the Servians have recap-'I*1 ured Liobovla after violent fighting. I" LiOaees were heavy on each aide. |v Farther to the left the Servians have M M'ADOO SAYS BANKSG?1LTY HOARDING OF MONEY AND EXCESSIVE RATES ARE CHARGED TO PUBLISH NAMES Secretary Will Make Public Names of All National Banks Violating al 9_ me vrraer (Ry Associated Press.) Washington. Sept. 22.-Secretary McAdoo tonight adopted stringent measures to urge national banks to ex- , tend leglUinate credit and to charge normal interest rates on loans. He telegraphed to ten national banks in the four reserve cities in the South tbat their requests for additional crop j moving funds from the federal gov ernment could not be1 granted this time, and made it clear that his ac-1 lion was taken In connection with re ports of excessive interest rates aud restriction of credits- I In a statement mado public with the ' ;. ?degram Mr. lvtcAdoo declared there was a?? extraordinary hoarding of mo ney by banks throughout the country and piling up nf resides without oc casion. He said representations to1 the comptroller of the currency show-1 sd money hoarding has teen carried hy banks to an extreme degree, and announced he expected to focus atten-1 tion upon the guilty banks by issuing a daily Hst of those with excessive re serves. Although thc federal government has no power over the state banks or the trust companies, the secretary explain-1 ad state bank suertntendents would be asked lo furnish available inform*- ' tion on money hoarding in euch inst!- I tutions. He characterized money ( boarding by banka as the agency most ' likely to impair confidence and to in lure business. The statement follows in part: "I have decided not to deposit the! second Installment, of crop money with-j roar hank at this tune. Yon c&u. now 9ver, if you de>d?"e. withdraw ono hali if the tee Ur it lc s deposited by you aud ! use them as security for the issue, jf additional currency if you make ap-1 plication therefor. % t "I om informed that m?":, banks | In j your state are refusing to nuke i loans for crop moving. purposes, and j hat In many cases good loans are re lented or unreasonable rates of inter est are asked. I am also informed hat many banks which have taken out ! idditional currency are refusing to ute it despite the great demands for roney. I trust you are bot doing lt. "I shall withdraw all government de posita from banks charging excessive 1 rates ot interest, or which refuse rea sonable accomodatlons and I shall re- j ruse to issue so-called emergency mo my to banks which are uot making use >f it on reasonable terms for the beno it of the business community. It is ! essential in the present situation, that j everybody pull together it\ an unsel nsb spirit for the good of tho coun "The reports or national banks now ! ?clog received by tho comptroller ot] .be currency in response to his c*)! for ' i statement of this ' condition hs of j 3eptem??r IS, indicates ah extraor Ilnary boarding of money by many na- ] ional banka... There ia neither occa-1 don nor necessity for lt. "I Intend to begin Issuing dally a j 1st of the banka which aro .hoarding1 nohey by maintaining excessive reser ves* . . "The reports of national banks are >ublie property anyway, and while hey have been published In their re-1 T^-~ ^^"?"?u^?ic? the significance I it their statements fa not; generally ' indergtood I My purpose ls to focus ' ittentton upon the excessive reserves! mrri?? ny those rsankc, for the reserv \ ndlcate whether or not , the banks j ire using their full resources for the ! .ellet and accomodation of business thebr respective communities. "It is a matter ol extreme regret ' hat the government has not the power ti exact similar e/atements tom the state banka and trust com males, for I am satisfied that many itete banks and trust companies, like 1 nany national banks, are hoarding ' , coney and refusing to extend legit!- 1 ' nate credits. I ?hall ask the auper- ? ' ntendenta of .banks In the various1 Utes to coop?r?t? with the govern- \ neat by supplying reports of the con- i1 litton of the state banks aud tr-stt,* omngnies. "The banks thdt are hoafdl., bould dlsoontice lt. Surd rxtlon, {' nore ?ban any other ag?u ?y, tanda to i papatr tc^23-ice and injure bust-,? teas? I? si? of;tha bank? oj.tne coan- I ry under the present circumstances, ' j extend?as legitimate credits, at < easonable rates of Interest, th? * uost serions of onr di?f.c?.Ues win ? irotuptly disappear." |< The sie'retary's statement was is- < ued utter the federal reserve board 1 >f which he la now an ex-ofileio mern- < ?er. has listened to several persona t or picas of assistance from the com- i ttlttee ot forty of tho farmers' nnlcn, t rhich carno to Washington to nrge di- 1 ?ct federal loan? to tb? cotton are ncara, i GERMANS CLAIM REPORT THE RUSSIAN LOSS AS BEING EXTREMELY HEAVY ->-. MANY PRISONERS In Battle Aroond Tannenberg 92,000 Prisoners Taken and 150,000 of Enemy Killed (By Associa tee. Press) Berlin, Sept. 23r-The sinking of tho three British armored cruisers, the Aboukir. Hogue and Cressy, or 12,000 tons each by German submarines is the big news feature in the morning's Berlin newspapers. Details of the battle arc not yet available. The news waa received with par ticular pleasure as lt served to recon cile the German s^i'ors with the pol icy 'mposed upon flicro of higher" stra tegy under which the officers and men of the fleet are .chafing, despite all admonitions of patience from the new; payers and public opinion Rnxslsns Lose Heavily It IB officially stated that the Rus sians lost In bama "near Tannens berg 92,000 men captured and 150,000 men killed. A hostile aeroplane dropped two bombs near Dusseldorf airship hall yesterday. The explosion of the mis sies caused no damage. No news concerning the fighting TU France was given out today except the Platement. issued by the German headquarters sun ff, which said the ca thedral of Rheims, was respected until tho French establishment of<an ob servation on the spire to direct*the French artillery force. The German army used sharpnel instead o' shells to chive the observer* from ipire and. the fire WM 'supped ' n H ate!/ after it was M$eeafPtsh"' ? . ' Special dispatches from the Etuis tern fighting sone report that General Von Hindensburg pursued the RUB F;ans. until, they reached the shelter of the guns of the fortress. The Kovno roads are reported to be quagmires. Correspondents assert they personally saw Wirballon, a Ruse ian train " ot forty or fifty cars ? bearing a Red ero insignia loaded-with rines and artillery ammunition. Mitchel! 3ch wah, a prominent Ba varian socialist serving lu the Land wehr has been presented with the or der of the iron cross for bravery on the field. The German press today emphasizes the loyal American attitude In refus ing loan to France. At the same timo they say that Germany hus no ne cessity for obtaining loans abroad. A letter from a Cavar?an staff of ficer says the French- systnmatically Arc upon the Red .Cross ambulances carrying away the wounded soldiers from the firing line. H; ;Ccr.'3F of the Basel Nachrilchen say captured German ambulance soldiers were stoned by a .French mob and robbed of their luggage. Thc official report of thc German art commission for Belgium, states that all the art wo/ks and monument al buildings in Louvain and In Liege were saved. Tho only except ions were the contents of the library building at Louvain. TO CURTAIL CROP Georgia Fsrwaera Will Go To tba Pen If They Dc* Not Cot Acreage Macon, Ga.. Sept. 23.-The Georgia '> chamber of. commerce In annual ses- , Mon here todsy stood solidly behind a movement to limit cotton planting ) In the ?tate next year to ten acree,! tor each. farmer -?nd showing a way < Lo imprison formers who rall to re- , luce ?heir crop. It. ls believed satis factory curtailment of thc crop would thus be assured. The pian was proposed in a resoln t'on. presented by United states Me..- 1 ?hal John A. Davis, of Atlanta aug- I sestlrs that each enanty be iuoorpor-i* tbad under a charter which wo?M i provide that at least 75 nor cent of > .he farmers s?mil elga an agreement * hat they will plant no more thai ten I tere* of cotton during inn. A char-.< MT and form of contract was present-j td with'tho resolution '-which was ad-} jpted after a short discussion, it ls} provided in the charter and form of < ??tract and form ot contract ttv.t ^ my farmer who violates tho conti?.ct | nay be enjoined tn tb* state courts. i md falling to heed the inju.ut ton may < >e Imprisoned. p The "Bnj-^Htle" wjtmment was'? >ndoraed. I GERMAN COMMANDER HAS. STRICT RULES LAID DOWN DEATH PENALTY Failure To Comply With Certain ILaws, Means Death To the Offender (?ly Associated Press.) London. Sept 23.-(0:30 p. m.) - The c?TIcial preBB burran tonight made public the copy of a proclamation said- to have been iasued by Major Dieckmann, commanding tho general forces of the Germans in the com-, mune of Urlregnee, a suburb of Liege. The proclamation ordered al!1 inhabitants to givo up arms of ex plosives, saying: "Whoever does not do this will be liable to penalty or death; be will be ccuted unless he can prove he IB not' to blame. Tlie Inhabitants of the commune are ordered to be indoors at nightfall and to keep their doors shut. "Resistance to orde.-s,'' tir? proclamation saya, "entails s penally ot death." The proclamation con. jes: "When domiciliary visits are made eli rooms1 must be thrown open ott' summons. All opposition will be severely punished." After stating that inhabitants of certain villages will be permitted to return to their homes, tne proclama, tion says the burgomaster must fur nish a Hst of persons who are to be kept as hostages and the Hst ls to be changed every day.' "The lives of these hostages," says the. proclamation, "are at stake it the population does not keep quiet under all circumstances. I shall'select, out side the Hats given me, persons who from noon of one doy, to noon of the next day will have to stay as hos tages. If a relieving hostage does not appear punctually, the firm hostage will be detained auorher %i hours In the fort. After the second twenty-' four hour? he may bo shot if ht? sub stitute does not appear. "Tn the fi rat class among the hos tages will be placed the priests, bur gomasters and members of the admin istrations cit communes. I require that all civilians moving about lr? my sphere of command ghall show re spect, to the (?crinan officers by taking < off the hat and bringing their hands to their hoad.v in military sa lid e. "In any case oZ doubt whether any one !? an officer any Gorman soldier should' be saluted Any ono falling In thia must exocet a German Soldier to exact respect from him by any method." Other sections say & person failing without delay to ober an order to hold up his hand is liable to death. The same penalty ls fixed for any one. except soldiers, entering the rroundn of headquarter., between dusk and drwn or for. fattie news whi-h might Injure the moral of the army. "While by tho. above directions in habitants aro menaced with severe penalty if the/* break these rules," the proclamation says in conclusion, "they may, if they conduct themselves peace ably, count on benevolent protection and succor on all occasions when thoy may bo wronged." CRUISERS WILL REMAIN ABROAD xi?, T?. A-_?h~p; V/22 Stay In European Waters Indefinitely Washington, Sept- 23.-The cruiser? Tennessee and North Carolina, which went abroad with gold for stranded americans, will remain in European waters indefinitely to afford further relief should any emergency ur lsd This announcement was made by the nar department today. Tonight lb was learned that the rCorih Carolina, which lias dollvered " lier gold to the naval yacht Scorpion >uts.de the1 Dardanelles will linger in the vicinity of Turkey ?nd Aata Minor. A astrlan Cruisers Damaged London, Sept. 23-(12:56 n. m) - tn a dispatch from Rome the corroa- \ pondent of the Central News saya that xaveler? ?ho have arrived tn the italian capital f>oro Sebe* loo. in Dal natta, declare that the Austrian crul lers Maria Tbereaia and Admiral 5taun have put into that port badly imaged. Allies Are Weakening. Washington. sapt 23.-The German i smbassy today received the following 1 sri re*, ess from Berlin: Tbs allies offsenslve spirit ls weakening. The french losses ls en-J: >rmous. Their center ls retreating.!' /erduu la being successfully bombard- ! I id the effect of German mortars be-| ng again tremendous. 1 CONFRONTS o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o "HOW DRY I AM;" - o o VIRGINIA'S ANTHEM o o - o o Richmond, Sept. 2 3.- o o While" complete returns o o from the state-wide prohi- o o bition election held yes j ? i o terday still are lacking, 0 o figures received today o o showed the voters have o o placed Virginia in the o o "dry" column by a major- o o Itv of more than 32,835. o o The victory of the drys o o wil! be considerably in- o|? o creased when complete re- o o turns are received. Com- o o p?ete returns from all the o o cities and 44 of the loo o o counties and scattering re- o o turns from other counties o o gave a total vote of 122,- o o 071. This vote was di- o o vidied as follows: o o "Drys 77,453; local o o qptiionists 44,618. o o ? feature of the elec- o o tion was that the cities o o which had been counted o o upon to give majority for o o the "wets" gave 1,315 o o for the "drys." P.c..- o'fi o mond, Norfolk, A\t?f.i- ojo o dr?a and W^'iarrburg w.rre ol* o the only cities returning oj o majorities for the local o h o optionists. Out of a to- o ' o tal vote of 40,977 cast by o o thc cities, the "drys" re- o o ceived 21,146. o o The result of the elec- o o tion means that on and af- o o ter November 1, 1916, o o Virginia will be "dry." o o- p 00000,000000000 0 0 .) 8M1THIEVI It Kl Ll, Mont.? For Ihn "Farm Seh?*!?" Has Begun to Airlre ,Col?tnhin. ? Ci, Sept. 21.-Tba first semiannual installment., emounting to $5,000, under the Lever Agriculture extension net approve! by the presi dent May 8, 1914, was received yester day by S. T. Carter, State Treasurer. and will be laid asido as a tpeclal fund Mr. Carter has telegraphed I). W. M. ft'iggs, president of Clemson College that Ule. money hag arrived aud la awaiting advice ' om him nn the ways that it abai! be expended in conform The act ia also known as the Smith Lever act RUSSIAN'S REPORT SUCCESSES Paris, Se^p 23. -The Haves Agency tonight received '.ho following Rus sian official statement form Petro grad; "Pursuing the retreating army the Russian troops have reached the Wis loh river (In Austrian Oaltcla) and In the region ot Prxemsyl our operations are developing/with success. "On tho Gcfinan front the .Russian troops are in close contact with the Gormans but no engagement has oc curred." Svief J^CLTCLQTCL) Describe Al Again the status ot the warfare on tho lesg line remains unchanged, ac cording to the official report of the French wsr office. The' battle was developed into a war of assault, with the allies in the roll of attackers against the strong ly entrenched positions of the Ger anum, Which are fortified wltb large and small artillery pieces and are hedged with barbed wire entangle ments. The French reports say that in these circumstances progress must necessarily bo slow. In the eastern war son?, tho Rus sians reports say that they arc still pursuing the retreating Austrians in Galicia while on tba German frnot the Germans and Russia armies are in ?!eae contact. A press dispatch says that the Ser vians have retaken Liubovla from the Austrians and that In the nghtlng the loseta were heavy ; A news agency dispatch ls authority for the statement that the Germans hare entrenched and mined approach es to Br?ssel* und also are fortifying tb? r?gions around Ath, northwest ot Moos, to prevent the Belgisns falling mt the Germans, should a retreat from France be forced. In reply io Germany's protfbet lUL?UlTUC?AltiU 'ILLA AND CARRANZA HAVE ANOTHER MISUNDER STANDING /ILLA DEFIES GEN. CARRANZA udden Outbreak May Cause Or Ider for Withdrawal of U. S. Troops Annuled] Washington. Sept. 23.-General Villa as telegraphed General Carranca dla vowing tue Utter as first chief of the onstltutlonr list army In charge ot the xecutlve pc wer of Mexico. This waa enounced tu ? telegram from Cen. ral Carrana* tonight to the consu lt Ional i?t agency here. General Vii'.a at the same time en ounced that neither he nor. his dole ntes Would participate in the natlon 1 convent'on called for October 1 at l?xico Cl'.y to designate a provisional residen'.. Tho exchange or telegrama resulted rom M?nerai Carrancas order to sus end railroad communications t be reen Aguas Callentes and Torre an il be could learn whether or' not Gen ral Obregon, commander of tho dl isioi of the northeast, was he'.d un. er ar*?*c by Villa. After receiving a logg inessage rom Carranza, Rafael Zuburan, head f the constitutionalist ??ermy at the tex lean embassy, authorised the fol >wlng statement: "Contrary to Villa's denial that he ad arrested General Obregon, the ?test official reports from Mexico 'itv today make clear that he ls till being held in the territory con rolled by Villa's forces. "In view of this unjustifiable act on 'Illa's part Carranza took pracautlon ry measures to ?>ri**ct the railroads', iv?ig orders to diseonv?rue tompor rllj sorvlco to tho north ot A RUSO hdisaiss. Thero?p?fl Villa tjsks? the rat chief for an Immediate explana Ion or this act Carranza answered d?t before he would vouchsafe an xplaaation he demanded on Villa's ?rt an explanation of Villa's conduct i i unwarranUbly holding General ?bregon. '"Instead of ?Wing to Carranza a atlsfactory explanation Villa inform d the first chief that he had given rders to intuit, obregon at Torre?n nd that the forces under Villa's com mnd would not be represented at be national con>*?n?ion to be ndd in lo xl co City on October 1. In concis ion Villa satd he no tonger recognlS d Carransa as the ?rs? chief of the onstitutionallste." Tills sudden break between the two sremost teeters in Mexico's politics aused a profound sensation bore. ?cretery Bryan would make no cum ien t and white house officials likt> rise were silent. It was generally understood, how Ter.*that President Wilson probably rould delay the evacuation of Vera truz until the controversy waa ad ?sted. Official reports from varions points i Mexico today had pictured the situ tlon as ominous. From Mexico City ame reports that General Carranza onsidered postponing the convention ?h days. Prom this fact some ofB laltf thought tho breach might be ealed if a new method of reprssenta (Continued on Page 6-) j^^----. lViri.".'; , . .r--.;--------^rr.-, . .-, . : T> .v nfc? Thn* ' * - ^tr s-?j - salnat China's violation, of neutrality y permitting the Japanese troops to md on her soil, China said that she aa unable to defend her neutrality. Another German report soys that singlo German submarine sank 3 ritisb cruisers in the North Sea on uesday. While the location of this iring torpedo attack has not boen itabllshed definitely off the mouth, r the Kiel canal. This deduction as made from a statement of ono r the survivors ot the British ships, ho' said the vessel? went down SO liles off the new waterway. The la ist estimate of the casnalU*e itt tats ls aster gives about 1,400 of tho 2,100 (Beers and men aa board the var Alps aa lost. ^ British aeroplanes have invaded ermsny. dropping bompa ot a Zep Blln airship hanger at Dusseldorf* he Germans claim that no damage ma done by ibo aerial attack., A Ventee dispatch says the Hangm an minister of the interior reporta ist there has boen nine cases of static cholera among the wounded In ungary. . According to the dispatch from Par , a Kassia cruiser bas sunk ? Gor an cruiser and two German torpedo ist? in tho Baltic. _.