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WIILAST WEEK of Warsaw starts WOE OERMAN EFFORT •» AFTER ARMY OF NICHOLAS HR ■ Movement Now IMng De veloped is Attempting to Drive Slavs From Their Second Line of , Defence and to Force Kvacuatlon of Bag River Positions. The Military Expert of The New York Times reviews the operations la Europe as follows: la reviewing the operations of the week that led up to the fall of arsaw, a divlsloh of the fighting front into sectors, similar to t.hat of several weeks ago, will again be made and followed. Although the ultimate objective of all the Teuton armies on this front was naturally Warsaw, each of them had a func tion to perform in regard to a par- tleular objective, and It was a com bination of-this that was to effect and did effect the fall of the Polish capital. Therefore, the various steps taken can, Jn their relation to the whole, be best understood by follow ing the operations of each of the va rious armies. Around the Gulf of Riga. In the extreme northern sector, that of Courland, the army of Gen. von Huelow is operating, his left be- tng at some point on the Gulf of M, Riga. his right extending down into Suwalki Province in the neighbor- <JOod of Augustowo. The operations Of this force have not been strictly 4p against Warsaw itself. It seems ■l'. rather a heavy raiding force, which, ' ! >;|n addition to Its offensive operations, lltiarevents the turning of the German as was^done by the Russians in iO earlier campaign against War- HP* Von DuHow'k Minor Successes. f Von Buelow’s operations have been against the principal Russian gtUes in Courland and the railroad fanning from Warsaw through Grod- aad Vllna to Petrograd. This ha* met wltli considerable r successes. It has taken the of Mltau, Is seriously menacing tfto Important gulf port of Riga and. •Rhough stubbornly opposed, has fought its way forward some little altgtgilce toward the railroad. Rut bho railroad in still a long way off It will probably i»e a month at hafore it ran be reached, if It la. Some of lls branches have and probably will continue to the main stem is intact Railroad Line la Important. The importance of this road is not primarily that it feeds Warsaw, for Warsaw being now in German hands need no longer be considered in this A# connection. But the Russians will of W neceaslty fall back to a new line, a| Rghting as they retire, and it Is the ® right flank of their new line that Will be dependent on it for supplies In so far as the rest of the new line is concerned, it would be but little affected by the success of von Buelow's operations, as the roads through Sledlce and Volkovysk, and through Brest-Lltovsk, with their numerous branches, can bear suffi cient traffic to bring up the necessary K . , auppltes. In so far, therefore, as von Bue- tow'a force has Influenced the fall of Warsaw, it can not be said to have done more than to have effectively ^Ruarded the flank of the forces oper g In the next sector, that of the w from Lomza to the confluence Of the Narew and the Bug at Serock. Narew Affords Splendid Defence Although the Narew Is only about yards wide, it Is guarded, as are st of the rivers of Poland, by a de marsh belt on both sides. It, therefore, makes an excellent defen- ve position. In addition to Its nat ural strength its defensive posslbili ties have been greatly augmented by the construction of permanent forti flcatlons at various points within supporting distance of each other. The principal ones are Lomza, Ostro lenka, Rozan, Pultusk and Serock. May C'ut Off Garrisons. The Narew between Lomza and Serock screenr three railroads radi- •tliig rtom Ostrolenka, all of which are brandies of the Warsaw-Petro- grad road. It is, therefore, entirely [:t| logical that such heavy fight jpg de 1 veloped along the Narew front, as the cutting of any of the three roads would almost certainly result in the ^Isolation and consequent capture of tthe Russia* forces occupying at least one and probably more of these for tified places. , What lta» been stated repeatedly ftn these reviews must W remembered <•—the objective of tho German army ■mst be not territory, but men, the ''Russian army itself. Grant's victories la the Wilderness, at Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor^ and Petersburg, gave him only territory and otherwise left him empty-dianiied. It was only when Lee surVendered at Appomattox and fis the army of Northern Virginia teased to exlat as a fighting entity that Giant's ‘‘hammering campaign” could be put down as a success. It tB With an understanding and realRa- tien of this fact that we must view the German operatiois against War saw. Geruuna Were Driven Back. Dnriag the week beginning July 4, the Germans threw' an overwhelm ing force against the Russian line on the east bank of the Narew near Rozan and succeeded in forcing a crossing with a considerable force in ee neighborhood of Rozan. T?at the Rpsaiand, reinforced at this point, udden stop to the German ad- m * emphasizes the severt IhgTEut no report was made of a suc cessful crossing other than tha£ not ed. The fall of Warsaw will, however, force the Russians to retire from the Narew to their new line. The situa tion is somewhat confused at present, but the probabilities are that a strong Russian rear guard is holding the bridgeheads at the various fortified points while the main Russian army occupying the front is retiring. The lighting will be desperate, naturally, as troops engaged in such a rear guard action will be entirely sacri ficed, If necessary, In order to retard the advance for a sufficient length of time for the main army to make good Its retreat. Even when the advancing Germans force the bridgeheads their work Is not done, and the Russian rear guard can still make effective resistance by reason of the marshes and deep for ests with which the eastern bank of the Narew is fringed. The only ques tion is, and tills applies to all the forces In the Nliar|ier part of the Warsaw salient: Knowing that ulti mate retirement was Inevitable, have the Russians commenced the retro grade movement in time? Where Von Hindenberg Attacked. in the next sector, that immediate ly west of and encircling Warsaw, von Hindenberg drove forward by frontal attacks against fortified posi tions along the outer line of defen sive works of the city. To the nbrlE7 in the region of Novo Georglevsk, al though continuous fighting of the most severe character did not shake the Russian resistance. But the fall of Lublin and Chaten and the conse quent abandonment of a considerable section of the railroad decided the operations In the Warsaw sector proper, and on Wednesday Petrograd announced a retirement from the Ulonie-Nadarzyn position to the de fenses of Warsaw itself. This move brought the end Into plain view. It was but a question here, as on the Narew, of the Russians delaying by rear-guard fighting, while the main army retreated behind the Vistula. Warsaw Situation Confuses!. On Thursday Berlin announced that the Russians had retired across the Vistula bridges at Praga and Warsaw was occupied by German troops. Her*, as along the Narew front, the situation is for the time being somewhat confused. Reports referring to the Russian evacuation speak of the Russians still holding the front along the Narew and the Hug snd pivoting on Novo Geor glevsk. The situation that would be created by such a manoeuvre would seem too fraught with danger to be possible. Another salient would thus be cre ated with Novo Georgievsk as its apex and only a few miles wide at the base. If this fortress Is still held, the force garrisoning It must be a small one. intended only for tem porary occupancy In order to cause delay. • Heavy Fighting to Continue. Although Wcrraw has fallen'it can not be expected that the fighting will suddenly cease. On the con trary. for some days, until the Rus sian retreat in safety is assured and until It can adjust Itself to a new position, the fighting may be just as Intense as during the last three weeks. Russia has taken a terrible toll from the tlermans In return for the city she has lost, and will doubt less supplement her pound of flesh before her retirement is complete. Running southeast from the sector around Warsaw is the sector of the Vistula extending along the railroad from Ivangorod to Cholm It was the successes along a section of this line that, more than von Hinden berg's activity near Warsaw itself caused the evacuation. Railroad's Capture Spelled Success On Sunday the Austrian troops who are sandwiclied in oetween Gens. Woyrseh on the west ami von Mark ensen on the bast, seized Lublin and forced the Russians to abandon prac tically all of the railroad between Nova Alexandria and that place. The absolute need of this railroad to the Russian position at Warsaw lias been explained in former, reviews. It will therefore be understood that this sue cess sounded the death knell to Rus sia's continued retention of the line she then held. Mac ken sen Coaies to Life, Following close otr the capture of .ublin, von Mackensen, having the week previous, in the battle of Kras- nostow, forced the passage of tho Volika anil seized the heights be tween that river and Cholm. advane ed against the latter city, drove the Russians out,'and occupied it. Thus practically the entire railroAd from Cholm to Nova Alexandria was in German control. Northwest of Ivangorod the Rus sians have occupied a line consider- nliix in advance of the Vistula. Thley ire lieing gradually forced back, how ever, and partly because of the pres sure on their front and partly through the danger of being flanked by reason of the German occupation of Warsaw will soon have to fall wh»lj;pnc)ii»ion» «n_irwr.—At the same time an event of two years or more ago may be appropriately re called In this connection. About that time a friendly protest was lodged Wth Russia by France over the fact that, in constructing her main line of defense against an attack from the west, Russia forti fied the Kovno-Grodno-Blalostok- Brest-Litovsk line, apparently being wljllng to concede the impractica bility of the defense of Poland. France contended that, with the Russian line of resistance so far re moved, an overwhelming force could crush her before Russia could offer any diversion. The correctness^of this reasoning has been amply dem onstrated. Russia therefore advanc ed her line of defense to the War saw line of the Vistula, the Narew and the Niemen. It Is evident that, whether correct ly or Incorrectly, Russia does not regard Poland as Being an essential part of her defensive plan. If cor rect in this belief, Warsaw, provided the Russidn army escapes, simply means ko much more territory for German ■- dhrupation. If incorrect, only time can show the result, French Active in Fecht Valley. On the western front the French are consistently maintaining the of fensive in the Vosges mountains that they initiated several weeks ago. The principal Hap of attack is along the Fecht valley from Metzeral to Col mar. Although the Germans claim to have regained some of the posi tions taken from them lait week, it seems that tho more Important of them are still in French hands, those under French control commanding the most important avenues through the valley. At the same time this French movement is not.j)f sufficient volume or importance to indicate that there is any idea of turning the German left and following It up the Rhine. On the contrary the impression creat ed is that these operations are mere ly a continuation of Joffre’s efforts to wear the Germans down. Germans at Yser and Verdun. Along the Yser canal front the Germans launched a spasmodic at tack in the vicinity of Hooge, using fire projectors in advance of the at tacking force to clear the trenches. The attack, however,- was short-lived, and this section of the front settled back to its usual more or less quiet state. In the Verdun section, both in the Argonne and along the Meuse heights, the army of * the Crown Prince has blazed out against the French Verdun position. As this sec tion of the battle front will probably receive considerable attention in dis patches a brief description of the es sential elements of which it consists, together with a resume of what has been accomplished*'there recently, maf prove of interest. The Positions Around Verdun. The principal feature of the Ar gonne is a clay ridge about forty miles long. This ridge is thickly covered with undergrowth, and across it transversely run the French lines. The part of the forest traversed by the battle lines is included between the roads between . Varennes and (Mermont on the east, and Vienne-le- Chateau and Binorville on the west. It is along this front that the Ger^ man attack was launched several in ill wm fioures WILSON CALLS AMERICAN NA HONS TO CONFERENCE weeks ago, and it was again attacked fin< * ** necessary by the Crown Prince this week. The total front covered by the last attack was about six miles, extending from the small village of Bagatelle to a EXICO TO BE DISCUSSEDM President.. of American Republic Turns to the Principalities of the Two Americas—Conference to be # ■ ' ■"s . • Held at Washington on Thursday —Event of Importance. Announcement that the. United States had asked the co-operation of South and Central America in an ef fort to settle the Mexican difficulty caused widespread interest Tuesday in official and diplomatic circles. While there had been no expecta tion of any action by this government on the Mexican situation pending President Wilson’s return from Cor nish. N. H., recent developments in Mexico, particularly ln~Mexico City are believed to have prompted the administration to immediate steps. Just what those steps will be were subjects of considerable speculation. President Wilson’s, detetjalpation to seek co-operation of CentfaJ and South American governments In re storing peace in Mexico was reached last June when his appeal to the Mexican factionists to end the strife brought no results. The Invitation to,the ambassadors from Argentina, Brazil and Chile and the ministers from Bolivia, Uruguay and Guatemala to confer with Sec retary Lansing on the problem was extended June 30. The statement to the Mexican people was issued June 2. Announcement of the plan was held up until the diplomats received the sanction of tueir governments to participate in the conference. All details of President' Wilson’s plan for settling the Mexican prob lem have not, it is reported, been communicated to the six southern governments, but their representa- Tlves have been given a general out line of what the Washington admin istration will propose. Prompt and determined action, it. Is declared, is the foundation of the president's plan. It is believed the first step pro? posed will be a final appeal to Mexi can leaders to end hostilities and ar range for restoration of constitution al government. A time llm|t for com pliance, it is thought, will be suggest ed. Should this be ignored by any fac tion the plan is said to Include pro cedure to promote the establishment by the other factions of a government to be supported by the American gov ernments. An embargo on war munitions would be imposed, it is said, against refractory factions. Demand will be madd for imme diate relief of the food situation in Mexico City and the maintenance of railroad and telegraphic-eemmunica- tion in Mexico City, it is understood. If Mexican leaders can not do this, the Latin-American governments, to lake control of the capital and the Vera Cruz rail-, road by force and hold them until peace is restored. Secretary Lansing says the send- 7 tor tne small village or nagaieue to a . . \ the point on the ridge locally called La * nK .°[ tr ® 0 P 8 Into Mexico ( ity to take Fille Morte, about four miles south east of Varennes. Germans was greatest along the road from Four de Paris to Varennes. In depth It measured not more than 500 yards. Its Impprtance, therefore, is not great. The latest attack has food to starving foreigners could not be considered an act of war. He , . , . , , . would not say, however, that such a Jhe toul plan was contemplated. " *""* * The conference will be of an in formal and confidential nature. It was believed in Washington by those who have bean most closely following the Mexican situation, however that there would be some sort of joint been along the same section of the line, being supplemented by the at- p an . Amer j can ac tj on _ even to joint military action if necessary. Attention was directed to utter ances by the president in which he had spoken of ’’mutual helpfulness” between the United States and the other American republics, and this gave rise to the belief that he had been thinking for some time past of joint pan-American action in McxIqo. It is not believed, however, that aiili- tary operations are being contemplat ed as a next step. When the three ambassadors and the three ranking Latin-American ministers meet with Secretary Lan sing Thursday to hear 1 president Wil son’s plan to ask the co-operation of their countries for restoring peace in Mexico, a course-fof action will be. outlined which all Latin-America will j^h^asked to approve* s It contemplates the restoration of Poristitutional government without tlve use of foree^ if possible, but has all the Ameri- PHFsome of H*,.troops that eroaMt^tbe H*«r, and held the irr forest Just east L.' Official hare dally men- baek ^behind, if not beyond, the Vis tula screen. Should the Russians elect to give battle behind the 'Vistula on this front the Germans are apt to find the forcing of the river a serious opera tion, for, as explained in other re views, the steep banks, the depth, width, and the swift current combine to make the Vistula the strongest de- tensive MfTTeT TlTls’^f^f'h EBfop'C Linslngen Holds Down the Right. On the rest of the front, from So kol, along the upper Bug, the Zlota Llpa and the Dniester to Bessarabia, there has been but little change. Von Linsingen, who is in command of this section of the Teuton line, is playing a role similar to that of von Buelow in the north. His function k not to attack, bat to hold, so that the Ger man right flank and lines of com- munieatipn may be safe. This he has* succeeded jn doing while his fellow uihVii IHetr attacks home. ^ . Warsaw's Significance. As to the aignlficance of the fall of Warsaw in its relation to a possible Jkace. no on* can say. It depends id nyery report largely how our sympathies lie as to tacks along the Meuse heights and on the Les Eparges front. f It is becoming more apparent every day that the strong probabilities are that neither the Allies nor the Ger mans can mak any important head way against the other on the French front. The intrenchments that have been constructed since the present lines have been taken put any deci sive aetion beyond the bounds of rea son. It must be a question of agree ing to quit or one side wearing the other-out. It is very generally expected that, after the campaign against Warsaw has been concluded und the Russians driven beyond the.Vistula and the Bug, the Germans will fortify their own positions as they have donP4n the west, leave enough troops, and only enough, to keep the Russians where they are, and, strongly re enforcing their western front, insti- ^ tute a drive against some pr^deter-] in view joint actio mined point between the North Sea jF u nec ^ s8a | l jy', and the Swiss frontier This will probably be ike case/ at- least in part. The doubtful element being the, number of troops that can be» spared from the east. The east ern front is-uery much longer than the western, the country much more variegated in its topographical fea tures, and the battle lines therefore susceptible of much more mobility and consequent display of more acute military strategy. The Russian army is, as far as we naw^know, still intact, and, once its supply of kmffiunition catches up, will have a striking power of great mo tnent.—TTrese fsetora ’Wtn eontrortKe availaible troops that Germany can detacli for a w-estern offensive. It-Is almost certain, however, that gome reinforcements will reach the west, and that as a result the Allies will be made awaraof the fact by Increased pressure at some-point—probably In the Ypres section. The operation* of the next two weeks will therefore have an added Interest. ? ■. . In the other war theatres but little has happened during the week on which to comment. • Pennsylvania Town a Scene of Devas tation—25 Liven and $3,000,000 Worth of Property Lost. Daylight Tuesday broke over flood-stricken city of Erie, Pa., with its business streets running rivers of water. Probably twenty-five lives lost, property damage estimated at three million dollars, scores of homes and dozens of factories swept away, and the distress of homeless hun dreds were the effect of an unprece dented storm which struck Erie and the immediate vicinity Monday nighW After almost an all day, rain Mon day a heavy thundershower culminat ed In a cloudburst. - For an hour resi dents along the course of Mill Creek through the east center of the city watcher the slow rise of the stream, due to a rainfall of nearly three Inches in six hours. At eight-forty-five Glenwood dam, three miles above the city, burst. A huge wall of water swept through the city, Carrying with It many homes. Four blocks on either side of the stream, the main business artery of the city, were Inundated from six inches to five feet deep. Early Tuesday morning telephone, street car, gas and electric lighting service were paralyzed. The chari table societies, the armory, hotels and hastily organized shelter, clubs gave refuge to hundreds. The darkness, the danger^of broken electric wires, and the twenty-five mile current of the flood m^de rescue work perilous. ^ Fire Chief McMahon and four fire men had a narrow escape while res cuing three women dnd It was re ported they nad perished. Later It was learned they jumped to safety from second-story windows as the house was washed away from under them. Throughout Monday night the tor rent of rain continued. Only the wide mouth of the creek at the lake shore prevented a much more serious devastation. Piles of debris were heaped fifteen feet high on the streets intersecting the path of the flood in some cases. Debris washed Into homes along the course of the stream caus ed perhaps the greatest items of dam age. Early Tuesday morning as details of the disaster began to collect the story of Fireman Sherry and Bates stood out among the scores of heroic aets. Taking a girl from her home on the creek bank, they started down a telephone pole, which had enabled them to reach her, when the house fell against the pole and all three were swept Into the swift current. A block further down the trio were pulled from the stream by other fire men. Danger from falling high tension electric wirea became apparent soon after dawn and the authorities threw a heavy guard of police and volun teers around the flooded section Many poles weighted with wires and undermined by the flood dropped In to the streets. PEACE CARRIED TO HAITI WHEN U. S. MARINES LANDED Although all officials conference with greatest secrecy’ ifig said that possibly Secretary Lans no announcement might be made af terward, it is known that one of the first elements is an embargo on arms from all ^Latin-America to Mexico. Central and South America and Cuba will be asked to close their ports to war materials which provide the means for factional leaders In Mexi co to continue their campaigns. Announcement of the conference surprised agents of the Mexican fac tions. . Carranza’s agents, hopeful that his course within the last few weeks and his. .s{£»rtS_t0 .respond to demands of this government to re lieve Mexico City would lead te ulti mate recognition, did not attempt to conceal some misgivings, but were hopeful that Oerranza’s showing of strength would force the conviction that his provisional government de mands recognition, . Villa's adherents believed Presi dent Wilson will submit it frlan for a provisional government, taking up the constitutional succesalQlLwherf it was b’-oken by the death of Presi dent Madero. Vasqrez Taele. mlnia- l/eader of Succeesful Revolution An nounces His Forces Will Disarm Themselves. Hopes for a peaceful settlement of disturbances in Haiti were increased Thursday by receipt of a message from Rear Admiral Capterton,' com manding the American naval forces at Port-au-Prince and Cap# Haitien, an nouncing that the troops of Resoivo Bobo, leader of the successful revo lutlon. Vould disarm on their arrival at Pert-au-Prince. den. Bobo's men are reported en route from Cape Hai tien and should arrive in six days. An abstract of Admiral Caperton’s report was given out which comment ed on conditions as follows: ’“Al though Cape Haitien Is quiet, out breaks are reported r.t Petitgoabe, Miragoave and Jacmel. The Haitien committee at Port-au-Prinee has tele graphed the authorities at those places directing them to maintain or der, and Admiral Caperton is of the opinion thait the order of the commit tee will be effective.” Gen. Blot, who commanded the military forces of the government overthrown 5 with the assassination of President Guillafime, has left the country. Officials at Washington in ferred from his withdrawal from the country that he had abandoned hope of*being elected to the presidency. News dispatches from Port-au-Prlnee Thursday said the National Assembly was awaiting word from Gen. Bobo as to whether he desired tho office. Ad vices early Thursday from Admiral iroerton wa-id- warning! shots fired; byth^ survey yacht Eagle at Cape Haitlenivad kept the revolutionists out of that c GERMANY DESIRI ICE Newspapers Kay Nation is Ready to Begin Negotiations. Germany would accept peace con ditions based'- on an even balance guaranteeing the progress and safety trfl nations.“SlyTTHe BFrltn Deut sche Tages Zeitung in disoussing the peace proclamation of the Pope. It declares that no country would ac cept a proclamation by the head of the Catholic church with greater cor diality than Germafiy. Note—This Item was permitted t<£ pass the German censors. For thd second time in two days Influential German papers have expressed Gej^ many's willingness to accept peace negotiations. The qM«*tion naturally arises, "la Germany ready for peace.” UNITED STATES REFUSES THE BRITISH ASSUMPTION - . STATISTICS show wrong i —-— Government Experts Intend to Con tend That Goods Going to Neutral Countries May Not be for Ger- 1 many—Figures of Scandinavian Trade Being Secured for Use. „ The state department has assem- bled elaborate statistics to refute the British assumption that increased ex portations from the United States to neutral European countries indicate that somp of these goods find their way into Germany and Austria. The figures will be included in a prelimi nary draft being prepared for Presi dent Wilson of the reply to the three British notes. The state department has made a study of trade conditions between the United States and neutral European countries and the department of com merce has investigated Scandinavian and Dutch trade. A report on the foreign trade of Great Britain for the six months end ed June 30, also has been received from Consul General Skinner at Lon don. It shows that exports to the Scandinavian countries and Holland have increased since the war began along the same lines as American ex ports to those countries. The report also shows that while Great Britain's exports decreased in the first six months of 194 5 as com pared to the same period of 1914, imports increased. Re-exports dur ing June, the first month during which the British order in council was fully effective, showed au in crease of 12,904,838. in cotton, one of the much disput ed articles in the trade, Great Brit ain^ imports increased by 1,314,592 centals of 112 poinds each. Of the re-exports of cotton Consul General Skinner said: “Holland and Sweden each took- about five times as much cotton In June. 1915, as in June, 1914, and during the past half year Sweden re ceived 142,543 centals and Holland 259,628 centals of cotton as against 18,642 centals and 17,785 centals re spectively In the same period of 1914. Large Increases In all lines of cot ton goods and cotton yarns from Great Britain to Sweden, Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands dur ing the first six months of 1915 are shown. Despite a general decrease in exports of manufactured copper. Greet Britain sent Norway 317 tons in 1915 as against 48 tons In 1914. Increased American copper exports to Scandinavian countries have been cit ed by Great Britain to sustain her contention. Encouraged by the announcement from London that a part of the cargo of the steamer Neches had been re leased. officials determined to press informal negotiations to secure an agreement that would release all the vast quantities of American bound commodities on --otterdam docks. The British note in the Neches case set forth that 1( it is alleged that ‘‘in particular rases and special cir- cumatances, hardships may be inflict ed on citizens of neutral countries, his majesty's government are ready in such cases to examine the facts in a spirit of consideration of neutrals.” In line with this assurance, the foreign trade advisers of the state de partment are forwarding to London affidavits covering hundreds of indi vidual cases In which they allege that hardships are being inflicted. The state department is hopeful of re sults in many ofthese cases. ter of Justice, is In line- Bhe'uld ««r faction revolt, they propose an em bargo on munitions p' war against the revolte.-g and that the American Three Die in Expoaion. Two soldiers and a civilian were killed at the Frank ford government arsenal Tuesday when an explosion j tlrlpaUng occurred In experimenting with ex»lo-{ menc Such a courne. they admitted, 1 might noof Hate armed intervention government support the factions par- in tne provisional govern- Ixiudon Dalliee Keel the War. Decreased revenue has caused the London newspapers to decrease their sizes. The Poet, Timm, Telegraph and Standard Tbursda. trd ten to twalve rages, whereas fonnarly they about twenty. -==- £S«to« .~ Ambassador’s Daughter Weds. Miss Katharine Alice Page, daugh ter of the Amerieaa. ambassador to London, wits mdrried Wednesday in London tq Charles. Gree POWER HOUSE ENQULFED rement Plant Covering Three Acres Falls Into Hole. Carrying with it almost three acres of hard clay, the immense power plant of the Knickerbocker Cement company, near Hudson, N. Y., was almost swallowed in what is suppos ed to ,be a bed of quicksand early Tuesday morning, sending* five men to death and injuring several others. Just before six o'clock, at which hour the laboring shift is changed, the workmen felt a rumbling under their feet, followed by a cloud of dust. Almost instantly the immense plant disappeared from sight, carry ing with it 40,000 tons of trap-rock stored for winter use, the weight of which undoubtedly served to cause Jhe disaster. The plant, built four years ago at a cost of $250,000, was situated on an almost level piece of land a mile from Hudson; it employed nearly (500 men. Many of the workmen had complained that the plant^was set tling. but their fears were laughed at. Tuesday night the plant, one of largest of the kind in New York statfc/Jtuilt of brick, steel and rein forced edneyete, lay In a hole forty feet deep, the huge power house crumbled to dust aod^the heavy steel twisted Into grotesquewh^pes. The buildings which vanished con sisted of a large power house, an" foot concrete smokestack, an eleva^* for conveyor with another smoke stack, a concrete storehouse, and a large frame barn which held three horses and an automobile, all of which were burled. c Four Hauged in Alahama. At Evergreen three negroes were hanged (or the murder of a ^hlte woman while a militia company stood guard. At Cullman a white «"«n was haaged for ginrd'er. xasAT”.