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*EMBERSHIPOF ADVISORY BOARD 'RETARY MAKES PUBLIC THE NAMES OF MEN WHO WILL AID NAVY. OS. EDISON AT THE HEAD e Others Were Named by Eleven areat Engineering and Scientific Societies.--Meet First Oct. 6. Washington.--The full membership the naval advisory board, nomi ted 'by 11 great engineering and entific societies to contribute their 'entivo genius under the lead of omas A. Edison to the American vy, has just hoen announced by d the societies which nominated m follow: imerican Chief Aeronautical Soci --H-udson 31axinm. Brooklyn; Mat 1w Bacon Sellers, Baltimore. 'merican Society of Automobile En. eers-Iloward L. Coffin. Detroit, I Andrew J. R iker, Bridgeport, uln. rho Inventor's Guild-Dr. Peter oper Iewitt. New York; and Thos. hhins, Stamford. ('onn. \.merican ('hemical Society---Dr. 1. W\'hitney. Schenectady; L. H. hlack. md, Yonkers \merican Institute of American Eni eers---iFrank Julian Sprague. New rk ; Itenjam in G L am , inil.I'it t bu rg \mnerican Matherntical Soci,"y bert. Simpson Wood ua rI. and I Ir. thur Gordon Websz t r, WoNrcester, meriean Society of ('ivil 1"-:r inegr' \ndrew MurrayI Iunt. New York. I Alfred ('ravyen, New York \meri'an insiitut, of Mining Engi ers---William I ,aw ronce iunders. w York, and Benjan in Ihdlwich ayer, New York. \merican Electro-('hem ical Society Dr. Joseph William Richards. uth Itethlehem. l'a.: and Lawrence (licks. Chrome. N. J. \mnerican Society of iechanical En leers-William Leroy lEmmet, Sche :-tady, and J. Spencer Miller, South ange, N. J. American Society of ,Aeronartic gineers-ienry Alexander Wise )od, and 1Elmer A. Sperry. 'ho board's first meeting will he .d at the Navy D~epartment Octo *6. DATE FOR ATTACK port That Mexicans Have Set Sep tember 18 as Date for Raid. trownsville. Tex.-- ('col. &I L. 13ui d, at llarlington. investigated a >ort that a large hand of armed and >ofted 'Mexicans visited a ranch Hidalgo county a few days afo and 'lared that Septemnher 18 had been as a date for a general attack on wericans along the border. krmy officials also investigated a >ort that boats arie being construct ii Mlatam~oros for use in crossing *lio Grande. No iniforumation was ninedl. )fficial reports to ('ol. A. P. Plock Sat Fort Blrown. indiented that the -sence(~ of the 4t.3oonierican troops )arently is exerting a salutary in 'nce and that thter, is a not Iceabile ainution of talk of reprisals among pan sible personms on the Mlexican e of the Rio Grande. Gen. i. p. farr-ate, in (coniamad at Altat amoros, te-ratedl his assuranc,-s of ia-opera 1 with the American authorities. Battle With Police Six Hours. ~an F'ramnlso A six-hour- battle we-en thi Palmon and G;eorige Nel ,a foreien..r :'. vear- otld. wanted complicity in Ohe r hhery of a Los zeles banik, en-d at da(wn whenm lson's bulli r. Idled body- was lid stretched onl a rot in a rootimg 18e. Ie i-ad ended his life hy stnd. a bullet through his head. Cabinet Has Not Resigned. 'etrograd, vIa London.---The state nt published in the l'nited( Stateos t the cabinet of Premier- Gorem ihad resigned, and that a coahi I cabinet would be formed is er eons. The cabinet has not re ned. Loyal to United States. thicago--. mass-meeting here of amer subjects of Aust ria-Hungar-y ipted resolutions condlemning the Ion of Ambassador Dumba that sed the 'United tSates to ask his all. The leaders of the meetling te office of th Bohmian National lance, the Blroatian League of ('hi ' o, the Serbian National C'lub and *-Slovak Guards, The resolution -ents the reference Ambassador *mba made to the Auntrians in erica, and declare loyalty under i conditions to the United States. Three VictIms of Villa. ann Antonio, Tex.-Detatls of the - iorted execution by General Pran, co Villa atChihuahua City about days ago, of Sebastian Vargas a te treasurer of Chihuahua; Aure a Gotizales, state secretary and for - r Chiuthuahuan governor andl Felipr (: tierrez, another ex-goveraor of Chi ahus, were contained in a lettei omun Mrs. Vargas, widow of one of the 3ged victims. Vlila forced the thre-c umake wills bequeathing all their operty to him and then orderes -r execution, UNEQUIYOcAL NO" CARRANZA'S REPLY CANNOT CONSENT THAT AFFAIRS OF M!EXICO BE HANDLED BY MEDIATION. SAYS STRIFE IS NEAR END In Note Carranza Claims Control of All Territory Except Few Scatter ing Points. Vera Cruz.-Gen. Venustiano Car ranza's reply to the appeal of the United States and the Latin-American countries for a conference between the leaders of the various Mexican factions, having in view an adjustment of Mexico's internecine struggle is a polite but unequivocal "no." In a note issued by Foregn Minis ter Acuna, General Carranza has told the diplomats that he can permit of no interference whatever by foreign governments. lie explains that he is in control now of all 'Mexico except the states of Chihuahua and Morejos. and a part of the state of Sonora. The signers of the note to Carranza are invited to come themselves or to send representatives to soe point along the Rio Grande for a confer enCe at which the affairs of 'Mexico may he discussed "solely from an in ternational poilt of view'." and with the idea that ('arra:nza's government he roeognized as the de facto govern muent in .\Mexico. The (dipilornats are told 'that the first chief of the Constitutionalists 110w coniinands an army of 150,000 moon that the functions of public service have been restored, the rail ways repaired and railway traffic re sulmed. The note adds that in the fields and the cities there have been reborn the activities of normal life. Stress is laid on the assertion that soon the entire country will be at peace. The reply insists that the first chief is actuated by the highest motives in leelining to participate in the con rerence. It is stated that the fact that hte Revolutionists had entered into i pact at Vera Cruz with the old .overnment was one of the weak losses of President Francisco I. Ma lerio's arrangement for the rehabilita ion of Mexico and that this alleged rafficing with the opposition was mne of the reasons for the disagree muents that culminated in the tragic battle in Mexico City in February. 1913. Incidentally it is stated in the note that "some foreign diplomats" were involved in that affair. OTHERS MAY HAVE TO GO. Dumba Case May Effect Other Rep resentatives. Washington. - President Wilson's request for the recall of the Austrian Ambassador, Dr. Constantin Theodor Dumoba, has broadened into a situation Involving Captain Franz con Papen, tile mnlitary attachte of the German Embassy; Alevander Nuber von Pere ked, the Austrian Cogsul General in New York, and possibly Count von Blernstorff, thle German Ambassador. The official view is that the Ambas sador, although technically involved, is not so seriously concerned as the military attachte or the Consul Gen eral. It is not unlikely that both of the 'atter may be r-ecalled or dismiss edl from tile country. Coupled with German's disappoint ing andl unsatisfactory explanation of the sinking of tile White Star liner Arabic. after C'ount von Blernstorff hlad giv-en assur-ances that full satis faction wouldl be given if it were established thiat a Germuan submarine suink tile shlip, offic-ial Washington views the friendly relations with thle G;er'.an ic Power-s strained more to ward thle breaking point tihan ever be fore. British Steamer Torpedoed. Paris.--The Bitish steamer Alexan diria. ownedl by the C1unard Steamship Company-. was torpedloedl 70 milles from Cape Palos, near Miurcia. Spain. ac ecrding to tihe Miadrid correspondent of the Hlavas agency. Twenty-eight of the crew have ben landed at Miaz arron. Spain. French Seek Big Loan. New York.-The Anglo-French com mission, seeking a way to meet the huge bills of Great Britain and France for American munitions and Othetrs upplies, reachled New York was welcomled b~y J. P. lor-gan andi met atpproximtately 100 prominent hankers, insurance heads and leaders in other lin~es of finance late in the afternoon at a reception in Mir. Mlor gan's libr-ary-. At night the commis sioners were dinner guests of a party of New York financiers. \American Dollar Should Rule. Washington.-Th time has conme in tie opinion of the Federal Reserve Board, when tile American dollar should take a dominating place in the financial markets of thle world and when Amneren or dollar exchange shouldI become the medium through which the millions of exports and im ports of tile United States are paid. To open the field for American ex change tile board issued revis~d regu lations governing the rediscount of bankers' acceptances by Federal re. sorvn banks. L; fL ' v / 'Cnoyrigh . WILSON VISITS LANSING PRESIDENT WALKS TO STATE DEPARTMENT TO DISCUSS DUMBA CASE. Dumba Was Acting Under Instruc tions From His Government. Washington Remains Silent. Washington-Dr. Constantin Dum ha, the Austro-Ilungarian ambassador left for the summer embassy at Len ox, glass., to await word from Secre tary Lansing whether the United States government is satisfied with his explanation of his intercepted letter to Vienna outlining plans for with drawing Austro-Hiungarian labor and handicapping American - munition plants. The ambassador's statement to Mr. Lansing that he wis acting under in structions from his government in all that he planned to do apparently has made of the affair a diplomatic issue far more serious than a mere question of ethics or propriety involving only Dr. Dumba himself. Silence on the subject was observ ed again at the White House and state department, and so far as is known no decision has been reached. The president, carrying the cabled copy of the ambassador's letter, walk ed over to the department, surprised Secretary Lansing in his office and spent 15 minutes discussing the situa tion. It was the first time a president has done such a thing since Spanish war days. Before leaving Washington, Am bassador Dumba called at the labor department to seek co-operation in his program for providing new employ ment for workmen who are expected to walk out of the munitions plants. Secretary Wilson was not in his of fice, but he talked with acting Secre tary Densmore. It is no secret In offi cial circles that the administration would not countenance any sort of participation In such a movement. EMPEROR TAKES COMMAND. Places Himself In Supreme Command of Land and 'Sea Forces. Petrograd.-Grand Duke Nicholas, wvho has been at the head of the Rus sian armies in the great campaigns on the eastern front, has been transfer red by Emiperor Nicholas to the Cau caucus wvhere the comparatively uin important operations against the Tur-ks are in progress. The emperor's actlcn was taker wh'ien he assumed cominand of all of Russia's arnmed forces on land and sea, it dleveloping that he had placed himself at the head of Russia's naval as well as her military' forces. Grand Duke Nichiola-s is appointed viceroy of the Caucaucus and com mandler in chief of the army on the Russian southern front. Thought Arabie Would Attack. Berlin, via London.-Thie command er of a ,German submarine wvhich has returnedl to Its base has reported to the admiralty that lie torpedoed the liner Arabic in the belief that the Arabi's action Indicated she was about to attack the submarino and that he fired In self-defense. Thegeubmarine commander said his boat was engaged in destroying a freighter when the Arabic was sight f'd. The submarine was then on t-he surface. The Arabic, the commander de (lares swung around and headed to wardls the freighter as If to 'attack the submarine. The commander re mainedl In doubt as to her intentions wh'len she changed het' course a few points, but still kept headed in a di rection bringing her nearer to the scene. The submarine commander said he continuied to observe the actions of the liner until he saw her again change her course and head dlirect. Then the commander. believing his craft In danger,, he declated, sub merged and fired a torpedo. Redfield Urges Prevention of Waste Rochester, N. Y.-Speak~ng before the American Public Ileaith Associa tion William C. Redfield, Secretary of Commerce, urged Americans to viov with sober m~inds the waste of was abroad and consider ways of prevent ing the waste of peace. AUSTRIA EXPLAINS PLAN WITHDRAWING AUSTRO-HUNGAR. IAN LABOR FROM AMERICAN WAR SHOPS. Ambassador Dumba Explains His Claims to Secretary Lansing. Wilson to Decide. Washington.-Dr. Constantin Dum ba, the Austro-Ilungarian Ambassador, explained to Secretary Lansing a let ter written by him to the Vienna for eign office discussing plans for with drawing Austro-Hungarian labor from American plants making war supplies for the Allies. Neither the Ambassador nor Mr. Lansing would comment on the inter view when it was over. In official quarters it was expected the Secre tary would submit the matter to Pres ident Wilson, with whom would rest the decision whether the explanation was satisfactory. The text of Doctor Dumba's letter, recently seized by British authorities from its bearer, James F. J. Archi bald, an American, was cabled to the state department by Ambassador Page, and had been the subject of a conference between the President and Secretary Lansing before the Ambas sador reached the department. It is understood the use of an American passport to shield the messenger, who carried not only the Dumba letter but dispatches from the German Embassy and other documents, was regarded by them as quite as- serious a matter as the activities revealed by the letter itself. Mr. Lansing's only statement on the subject was a negative response when asked whether any steps had been taken toward bringing the situ ation to the attention of the Vienna Foreign Office. From reliable sources it was learn ed that Doctor Dumnba outlined to Secretary Lansing the Austro-Hungar ian view of the plans dealth with in his letter, contending that it contem plated no violation or laws of the Unitedl States nor offense against American institutions. EVIDENCE OF CONSPIRACY. Mexicans Plan to Overthrow Ameri can Authority. Brownsville, Tex.--More evidence of a widlespread conspiracy among Mexicans on both sides of the Rio Gr-anile to overthrow American au thority along the border was discover ed by state and federal authoritiess investigating the recent outbreak. One circular, dated October 1, 1914, whleh was said to have been widekv distributed in Texas and Mexico, appealed to Mexicans to "rise in favbr of Carranza and indlepend ence, because at the rate we are going we soon willl be slaves of the Ameri cans." The names of the Mexicans who signed the call were not made public. Letters from points in Lower Cali fornia, indicating that plans for up rising along the border were in pro cess of formation for more than a year, also were found. Buttons en closed in the letters were inscribed "Land and Liberty." Norwegian Bark Sunk. London.-The Norwegian bark Storesand, 1,689 tons which sailed from Iquipue, Chile, April 30 for Liv erpool, has been sunk. Her crew was saved. Italy Puts Cotton on Contraband LIst. Paris.--Italy has declared cotton contraband of war, a Rome dispatch to the Hlavas agency announces. Americans May Claim Goods. Washington. -- Ambassador Page cabled that Great"Britain now is pre pared to acepeit informal represctita tions by the Foreign Trade Advisers of the state departme~nt as a means of releasing American owned goods of German and Austrian origin held up at neutral ports by the British or der-in-council. The decision will re sult in the Trade Advisers resuming negotiations Interrupted since June 16 by the British refusal to consider fur - ther applications for special permits under the order-in-council. AIRCRAFT ATTACK HEART OF LONDON BOMBS DROPPED IN LONDON BUSINESS DISTRICT BY GER. MAN CRAFT. MOST A SCORE ARE KILLED 2o Americans Were Killed.-Great Norwich Factories and Iron Works Are Damaged. Washington.-A cablegram confirm ng press dispatches that no Ameri ans were killed or injured in the eppelin raid on London reached the tate department from the American t mbassy at London. While the state department officials, lid not care to commit themselves to Ln official opinion on the aspect in in ernational law of an attack of air hips upon London or any other such ity, it was indicated that presuming he presence of a defensive force in he. city there can be no legal objec ion by a neutral power whose citizens vere killed. The state department's nterpretation is that the fact that the )lace is "defended" is sufficient to re teve the attackers from the necessity )f giving notice. Berlin, via London.-The chief of he Admiralty Staff has issued the ollowing report: "Our naval airships attacked dur ng the night of September 8-9, with ,ood results, the western part of the ,ity of London, the great factories near Norwich and the harbor works ind iron works at Middlesboro. There wvere heavy explosions and numerous Fires were observed. "Our airships were heavily fired at by hostile batteries but all returned safely." London. - The official statement iven out here gives the following ist of casualties in the air raid. Killed, 12 men, two women, and six hildren. Injured seriously, eight men, four vomen and two children. Injured slightly, 38 men, 23 women nd 11 children. One soldier was killed, and three wvere injured. All the other victims wvere civilians. No Americans were killed or in lured. DR. DUMBA MUST GO. Nashington Informs Vienna That He Is No Longer Acceptable. Washington.--Ambassador Penfield >f Vienna has been instructed by ca )le to inform the Austo-Hungarian overnment that Dr. Constantin Dum >a no longer is accept?*Nule as an envoy o tie United States, and to ask for its recall. SQecretary Lansing formally an mounced the action. It was the ans ver of the American government to )ootor Dumba's explanation of his in ercepted letter to Vienna outlining ulans for handicapping plants in this :ountry making war supplies for the Allies. 1 News that Doctor Dumba's recall uad been requested created a sensa ion in the capital. It had been <nown in official circles that Presi lent Wilson and Secretary Lansing regarded his conduct as a grave breach of propriety, hut there had been a well defined impression that the only immediate step would be the cancellation, announced, of the passport of Archibald, the American avho carried the intercepted dis patecles. Germany Sends Regrets. Berlin, via London.-In its note to the United States on the sinking of the White Star Liner Arabic, the Ger man governnment says that "it me..' leeply regrets that lives were lost hrotjg'h the action of the commander; it particularly expresses this regret to the government of the United States on account of the death of American citizens," andl adds: "The German gover-nment is uin able, however, to acknowledge any obligation to grant indemnity in the matter, even if the commander should have been mistaken as to the aggres sive intentions of the Arabic." Dyers are Seeking Aid. Washingltonj--A committee repre.. senting the Master Dyers' Association of Philadelphia, headed by D. F. Wa ters, president, asked Secretary Lans ing for asistance to relieve the dye stuff situation. They declared no new practical methods had been develop ed for tihe manufacture of dyestuffs, that supplies were about exhausted, and that the situation could be reliev ed only by releasing dyes now dletain ed in German ports, Under certain conditions they said Germany would release those goods. Cotton Manufacturers Meet. Newv London. Conn.--.The ninety ninth semi-annual meeting of the Na tioraal Asociat'ion of Cotton Manufac turers openedl at Eastern Poin with an attendannce of 300 enembers and guests. The effect of the War in Eu rope on the American cotton industr-y wvill be one of the features of the (dis cussion. The President of the associa tion, Albert Greene Duncan, of Ties. ton, in an add~ress, said he believed that industrial preparedness should go hand in hand with military pre paredness BIG WORLDlWAR TO AID FARMERS COMMISSIONER E. J. WAT8Oft DISCUSSES EFFECTS OF GREAT EASTERN CONFLICT ROBBING SOIL OF ITS LIFE Commissioner Says That Unassuming Cow Pea Will Redeems Soil of South Carolina Columbia.--As part of the program for the conference for the Common Good holding Joint meetings with the Conference of Charities and Correc tions, E. J. Watson, commissioner or agriculture, commerce and industries, delivered an address in which he showed how the farmers of the state were profiting by the lesson they had been forced to learn from conditions, which were caused last fall by the out break of the European war. David R. Coker of Hartsville, although unable to be present himself, contributed a paper to the conference in which he announced the results of some import ant experiments he has been conduct irg in seed selection on his experi mental farm. In his address Mr. Watson traced graphically what he termed the "agri cultural revolution which has gotten under way in the last 18 months." He declared that the farmers of the cotton states in the southeast had advanced further along agricultural A lines in that period than they had in the last 25 years. The reason for this advancement, Mr. Watson said, was that they had taken to heart the les sons the European war drove home last fall. "Ignorance is the costliest thing in the world," said Mr. Watson. " It led to the most shameless robbery of our soil by a system of farming which im poverished it without even attempting to replace by natural means the ele ments necessary to the growth of plant life." Mr. Watson predicted that the un assuming cow pea and other legumes by restoring the nitrogen to the soil would in time redeem the soil of South Carolina. "With the wealth created by the cow pea, we can build educational and charitable institutions and make our state blossom like a rose," said Mr. Watson. The speaker scored the wasteful use of commercial fertilizers which he said had led the southeastern states to the brink of bankruptcy. He de clared that commercial fertilizers were merely "patent medicines" for the soil which stimulated it for a time when it was sick from neglect jnd made it do its duty for a day. Build Houses For Florence Fair. Florence.-The Florence fair will be held next November in the associa tion's own buildings. The directors have been busy in the matter of col lecting subscriptions recently and have raised enough to complete pay ment for the tract of land recently bought on the outskirts of the city. They have borrowed money enough to put up several buildings and to fence the entire grounds, The Florence Athletic Park Association will build the grandstand, and the city of Flor ence is expeCcted to build the stalls for the cattle. Creamery Stock Subscribed. Darlington.-The0 subscription list to the capital stock of the creamery to be located at Darlington by authori. ties at Clemson college was passed aroundl andl Practically all of the stock wa susrie by the business men of town. The first announcement that a creamery would be established here was made at the last annual meeting of the D~arlington County Agricultural society about the 1st of August. Since that time the people of the town and surrounding country have been very much interested in the projeut and plans for the establishm)enIt of routes, etc., are already well under way. Want to Handle Guns. Greenville.-At a meeting here it was decided that an artillery company should be organized in Greenville. Fifty-three young men, the vast ma jority of whom have had military ex.. perience ranging from 3 to 15 years, have signed a petition asking that the artillery corps be formed. The peti tion will be forwarded immediately to Adjutant General Moore. The men who hope to form this organization exlpress a preference for field artil lery, but are willing to Join the coast artillery if officials think best. Big Fire Fighting Machine. Charleston.-Charleston's new $11, 000 motor Pumping fire appartus- is a ,giant .machine. It weighs 13,000 pounds, is 30 feet long, 7 feet wide and 10 feet high, has a motor develop ing 141 horsepower under brake test and canl Pump 1,000 gallons of wvate a minute on a fire. A factory expert nere to supervise the unloading of the machine said that it was the largest apparatus ever built by the Seagrave company of Cleveland and is therefore. probably one of the largest machines In the country.