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"'; "****&> •t $,,£&$&, .;x;r ,;nX;>^7 ^ >. EUROPEAN WAR IRMALLY ON; NATIONS READY S Emperor William Makes Formal «^ Ir<\, v Oiclaration of Hostilities# ^ ~ * Against Russia. NAVAL BATTLE FOUGHT Czar's Ships Forced to Take Refuge in Gulf of Finland--France Consid­ er Herself in State of -War With Germany--Belgium's Position. The German emperor, saying that he was insulted because of the czar's _ 1 duplicity, formally declared war " ^'against Russia. The mobilization of the Russian army and navy while the kaiser was endeavoring to reach a conclusion of peace with the czar is stated to be the cause of the Ger­ man emperor's charge of duplicity. Prance, through her president, is­ sued orders mobilizing her entire army and navy strength. England semi-officially declared that she would stand back of Prance* and in the meanwhile distributed her forces as precaution directed. Italy declared her neutrality. It was rumored that Austria had expressed a willingness to withdraw from Serrla and submit her quarrel to mediation. Japan mobilized her fleet. Several sfliall foreign powers de­ clared their neutrality. Actual State of War. Blurts, Aug. 4.--The invasion of French territory by German troops It is rumored that Viscount Morley of Blackburn, lord president of the council, contemplates reigning from the cabinet- Great Britain has mobilised her forces and awaits events. She Is not a belligerent power, nor is she a neu­ tral one. The government has given France assurance that the British fleet will not permit the German fleet to attack the French coast It has not yet pledged itself to contribute an army to the continental war. The British government regards with the deepest distrust Germany's violation of Belgium's neutrality, but makes no declaration as to whether it considers that measure provacatton for war. w 8t Petersburg in Peril. London, Aug. 4.--In some quarters the reports of a German-Russian naval engagement, in which th'e Russians were defeated, near Libau are regard­ ed as conveying the news of a great German victory, probably bottling up and perhaps crippling the Russian fleet. With the occupation of the Aland islands, Germany possesses a safe highroad into Finland and a naval military base to operate against St. Petersburg itself. Within the shel­ ter of the islands the fleet might lie in perfect security. man operations tn a vital manner, was made without a declaration of war up­ on France, so far as known here. Almost at the same time with the news of this aggressive movefnent by Germany word came of an actual vio­ lation of French territory in the viola* ity of Cirey, near Nancy. ; Challenge to Great Britain. , < -i The occupation of Luxembourg is re- gardetFas a direct challenge to Great Britain as the chief power outside of Prance guaranteeing the neutrality of Belgium by the treaty of Paris of 1867. Germany declares the occupation of Luxembourg railways, which are a part of the Prussian state system, is not a hostile act, merely a measure of precaution. Britain asked Germany for a pledge not to violate the neutrality of Bel* * GATHERING DATA ON THE PROBLEM OF LABOR AND CAPITAL Russian Ships Beaten. Stockholm, Sweden, Aug. 4.--A bat­ tle was fought between the German and Russian fleets off the Aland islands and resulted in the Rusisans being driven back. The Russian war vessels took refuge in the Gulf of Fin­ land where they still remain. France Will Aid Belgium. Brussels, Aug. 4.--It was officially announced that France had undertak­ en, in the event of hostilities, to ful­ fill her obligations to preserve Belgian neutrality. The Belgian cabinet has decided not to appeal to the powers as y^t, but will await developments. German Troops in Russia. Berlin, Aug. 4.--German troops' in­ vaded Russian territory at three CZAR NICHOLAS V ip » •••• ?<*< .•7". V&i [i / Y regarded in official circles here as pgf • ^Omaking war betwen the two coun- / 'Wrt®8 Btart automatically without a for- i, r; mal declaration. , AV A decree proclaiming martial law | f1'" ' y •* throughout France and Algeria was ^issued by President Poincare after a -v\ •( * lBBuea oy fresiaent Poincare after a ^'meeting of the cabinet. The president A? 'J- ' ^also summoned parliament to meet. mt t\ Raid by Germans. German cavalry raided the French frontier near the fortress of Belfort and endeavored to commandeer horses, according to dispatches from .\ ;f:-r Paris. German patrols also twice at- k' " a"f" tacked Joncherey, near Belfort. It was officially announced that a German force had invaded France alter Cirey. ' ; British fcsblntt Split. London, Aug. 4.--John Burns, presi­ dent of the local government board, has resigned. He is in disagreement with the war policy of the govern­ ment. AEROPLANES BIG WAR FACTOR points. The kaiser's border soldiers from Lublinitz, Silesia, fought a short skirmish with the Russians before taking possession of Czenstochowa, Russian Poland. The first battalion of the One Hundred and Fifty-fifth infan­ try aided by a machine gun company occupied Kalisz in Russian Poland. The Germans also seized Bendzin in the same district. Kaiser Wilhelm. glum, but. Germany refused. The in­ vasion of Belgium south of the Liege is expected. The French ambassador in London was notified of the German invasion of French territory at Cirey. This at­ tack is believed to have been in force. German troops are also marching on Longwy, a fort close to the Luxem­ bourg frontier. May Determine Course. The question of the neutrality of Belgium and Luxembourg will be found to have played a most Important part in shaping the policy of the British government in the present crisis. The British ambassadors at Paris and Ber­ lin were instructed last week to ask the French and German governments respectively whether they would re­ spect Belgian neutrality in the event of war. The answer given is not known. Russian Troops In Germany. Berlin, Aug. 3.--Russia has begun the invasion of German territory, Rus­ sian forces having crossed the German frontier at Schwinden, southeast of Bi- alla, while a Russian patrol entered Germany near Eichenreid, in Posen. Following the Rusisan invasion of German territory and the clash of French and Germans on the frontier an official statement was issued by Germany outlining its position with both countries. It said war with France might come at any moment German Airship Destroyed. London, Aug. 3.--The Standard pub­ lishes a report that a French aviator, Roland Garros, met and engaged a German airship tn midair, rammed and destroyed it K Interested In the Flying Machines <:;V :: :.\M* Watching the Situation With 0 Much Interest. i k h v * • . Members of the Aero Club of Amer- ^ ' sV' fe ,0* are w&tching with keen interest for news of the work of the aviation eorps in the war. They expect that the general practical value of air craft in time of war will be shown as never before. Aeroplanes were used by the Italian army in Tripoli, but the French 'feiV ffX ft!; RACIAL HATREDS LIVE LONG itruosle In Europe 'Is Against the ^ Languages and Customs lm- posed by the Stronger. lifil lfi§5 a mniarkable degree the Austro- Hungarian empire is a patchwork of Inharmonious peoples. Its boundaries run with little regard for racial lines. What is true in Austria-Hungary holdg good to a less extent across the map of Europe. At the bottom of wars and threats of war are those racial Forces War on France. London, Aug. 3.--By invading and occupying the neutral Duchy of Lux­ embourg Germany struck the first seri­ ous blow of the war on the continent and she aimed it directly at France. This operation opens up the famous Trou de Treves gap in the French for­ tified lines, which' is approached by the Luxembourg railway. No Declaration of War, About this place apprehensions were expressed by military men in France a year ago. This coup, which may affect the course of the Franco-Ger- Capt. Thomas S. Baldwin, the vet­ eran aviator, who recently returned from a tour of Europe, said that the German and Austrian aerial forces were the best in Europe. "The German and Austrian machines climb high and fast, go far and land well, all advantages sought by military airmen. Their good qualities give con- in Morocco and by the different armies in the recent Balkan wars, but never to the extent that is like to result dur­ ing the present crisis. Much of the Austrian aviation equlp- hatreds that seem never to die after antagonistic races are brought by force into governmental contact. The continental nations of the present day were carved out by the swords of conquerors. Conquered peoples never ceased to struggle against the auguages and customs imposed on * rw ^ B*ron8 arm of the enemy. ffms a re®irangement of geo­ graphical lines to conform to racial lines are mainly chimerical. Yet Eu­ rope s hope of permanent peace lies in some readjustment that will re- France Incensed at Germany's Act. Paris, Aug. 3.--The deep indignation caused in France by Germany's meth­ ods in beginning the war is voiced by the Temps, which says: 'Up to the last moment the French and Russian governments had given Germany credit for acting in good faith; there is now no longer doubt that it is In ambush. Russians, French­ men and Englishmen must stand uni­ ted against the powers of brigandage who have just been unmasked. "The British government yesterday informed the German ambassador'that England could not remain neutral. "We did not desire this war, but since it was forced upon us, with good heart we will wage it. For 40 years Germany has prowled around us with the constant idea of striking a blow with minimum risk, but by prolonging the menace she has tsught us our les­ son. 'l.. h T "Germany attacks jjtrfnow at an hour when all our material and moral forces stand in united array against her. The war thrust upon us 1b a war of piracy. The French people, with magnificent union, hurls- itself to the fray as a single man." RfIL MANAGERS AVERT AWL STRIKE BY ACCEPTING PREtl- kv DENT'8 PEACE PLEA; , ft) 'WRITES A iETTE* The United States commission on industrial relations has been holding hearings in Chicago at which promi­ nent employers and leaders of labor union circles have been giving their views relative to the various phases of the Industrial problem. From left to right: Harris Weinsto ck, S. T. Ballard, Frank P. Walsh. Austln B. Garretson, John R. Commons, James O'Connell, John B. Lennon, Fred A. Delano and W. O. Thompson. BIG STAGE ROBBERY . BANDITS HOLD UP COACHE8 YELL0W8T0NE PARK. IN Masked Man With Rifle Makes Tour- , l«ts Dump All Their Motwjp lit Gunny Sack. Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyo., July 31.--Two masked and armed highway­ men held up 20 stage coaches near Shoshone point, between the Thumb lunch station and Old Faithful inn, and robbed the passengers. The coaches, which had left Old Faithful inn all together on their way to the Lake hotel, belong to the Yellowstone Park Transportation company, the Yel­ lowstone & Western Stage company, the Wylie Permanent Camping com­ pany, and the Shaw-Powell Camping company. The passengers were requested to get off the stages by one of the high­ waymen, who held a rifle anil com­ pelled them to deposit their "cash only" in a gunny sack w&ich he bad prepared for that purpose. The other bandit was stationed down the road a short distance to keep the last coaches from returning to Old Faithful inn and reporting the holdup. The man who held the gun was about five reet eight, and weighed about one hundred and forty-five pounds. The other bandit was a larger man, but on account of his keeping in the timber, a good descrip­ tion could not be secured by the pas­ sengers. Driver Frazier of the Yellowstone Western Stage company, who was the driver of the last coach leaving Old Faithful inn, on coming to the top of ShoAhone point saw below him in the road the coaches all lined up and the passengers being robbed, and turne4 and beat a hasty retreat to Old Faith­ ful inn, where he reported the holdup to the military authorities. IMMHHNIIIUBMimH) NEWS FROM FAR AND NEAR iBnnMnimmmMini Beatrice, Neb., July 31.--Mrs. Mary Cleveland Hoyt of Beatrice,* sister of the late President Grover Cleveland, died at Arlee, Mont, while vlBitlng a granddaughter. Telegrams received here announce the death, and that the funeral will be held in Beatrioe next Sunday. Washington, July 31.--Drowning of more than three thousand persons and property losses pf $4,000,000 resulting from great floods In the province of Kwang-Tung, China, were reported in consular advices to the state depart­ ment from Canton. Liverpool, July 31.--Trading on the Liverpool grain market was brisk, and panicky conditions prevailed. Gainesville, Ga., Aug. 1.--Bart and Jim Cantrell, brothers, of Hall county were hanged for the murder of Arthur Hawkins. HENRY SPENCER IS HANGED Man Who Confessed to 25 Murders Pays the Penalty for Killing Mrs. Rexroat. Japan's Fleets Being Prepared. Tokyo, Aug. 3.--Japan's warships are making ef'ery preparation for pos­ sible eventualities and are ready to sail at a moment's notice. The Jap­ anese dreadnaught Hlyml made a suc­ cessful trial trip. Meantime the western sAores of the Pacific showed active preparations for war. meiit is Bald to be patterned after' that used by France and Germany. The Hotchklss rapid-fire gun is installed on many of the machines. ~ A conservative estimate made by a member of the Aero club of the num­ ber of air craft that would be called Into use in the even of a general Eu­ ropean war Is 1,260. fidence to the pilots. "Another reason for the German and Austrian superiority is that their pi­ lots fly by Instrument, not by guess­ work." move the constant sting of wounded' racial pride. Men will never accept the customs and the language of con­ querors without protest and lasting resentment. Yet how readily they put aside their mother tongue and the customs of their native land when self-intereBt prompts, is demonstrated in the United States. May there not be a vital lesson for Europe in the remarkable amalgamation that is con­ stantly going on here? If eggs were two cents a doSen couldn't make a Chicago, Aug. 1.--Henry Spencer, who confessed to 25 murders and many other horrible crimes, was hanged in the Du Page county Jail at Wheaton, 111., for slaying Mrs. Mildred Alllson-Rexroat a tango teacher, who was infatuated with him. The hardened criminal a few days ago had said: Tm tired of waiting; get out the rope and let's have it over," Spencer's victims were mostly wo­ men. "I have killed men," he said recently, "but women always attract­ ed me to the extent that they filled me with a murderous passion.. I am a woman-hater." < McReynolds fbr High Court. Austin, Tex., Aug. 4.--Advices con­ firm the report from Washington that T. W.. Gregory of Austin is to be ap­ pointed U. S. attorney general to suc­ ceed J. C. McReynolds, who is to be made a Justice of the Supreme cohrt Killed In Auto Accident. Ndrth Adams, Mass., Aug. 4.--An au­ tomobile containing ex-Mayor A. C. Houghton and his daughter, Mary, Dr. and Mrs. Hutton weht over a preci­ pice. Mrs. Hutton was killed ^iyJ MlSS Houghton seriously hurt * > Cyclons'*Vllls One. Injures Faunsdale, Ala., Aug. 1.--Dave Stickney, a negro, was killed, several persons slightly injured and ten houses were blown down by a cyclone which visited this place. Considerable dam­ age "was done crops and farm houses. Mrs. Wakefield Found Guilty. New Haven, Conn., Aug. L--The Jury in the case of Mrs. Bessie Wake­ field, charged with the murder of her husband, agreed on a verdict of mur­ der in the second degree, carrying a ncaalty of Imprisonment tor life. RAIL MEN TO STRIKE FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND WILI. QUIT UNLE88 ROAD8 YIKIJ9 TO DEMANDS. £ ' i ? ' \ LAST EFFORT BY PRESIDENT Wilson Will Endeavor to Perstiwte the Western .Railways to Accept Federal Mediation Board's Plan of Settle­ ment Chicago, Aug. 3.--A strike of 65,000 engineers and firemen on 87 western railroads has been called for Friday, August 7, it was announced here by union officials, unless the railroads accept plan of settlement proposed by the federal board of meidiation. Washington, Aug. 3.--President Wil­ son will today make one fina) effort to bring about a peaceful settlement of the wage controversy between locomo­ tive engineers and firemen and 98 rail­ roads west of Chicago.<^The efforts of the United States board of medi­ ation and conciliation have failed. For ten days the members have la­ bored to bring employers and em­ ployes to an agreement to arbitrate their differences, and for the first time in the history of the board their efforts have come to naught. On Wednesday the federal media­ tors, abandoning further hope, tele­ graphed to the president informing him of the seriousness of the situa­ tion. The president wired back in­ viting representatives of both sides to meet him today at the White House, when a last attempt will be made to bring about an agreement to arbitrate. If the attempt fails union officials declare that a strike will be called which will mean the walkout of 55,- 000 engineers and firemen, affecting 160,000 railroad employes, and paraly­ sis of central and western transpor­ tation In the United States and Can­ ada. William L. Chambers, commissioner of mediation, and Judge Martin A. Knapp, chairman of the board, left Chicago for' Washington, and will lay before the president of the develop­ ments and facts of the meetings. O. W. W. Hanger, the other member of the federal board, remains in Chicago to keep in touch with the situation at that end. The representatives of employers and employes are on the way for the capital. A. W. Trenholm, general manager of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis ft Omaha railroad, and chairman of the conference managers' committee, heads the railroad's repre­ sentatives. Warren S. Stone, grand chief engineers of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and W. S. Car­ ter, president of the Brotherhood ofi Locomotive Firemen and Englnemen' go to rpresent the men. Ninety-eight railroads are involved, including practically every line in the country west of the Illinois Central north and south line, and lines in Can­ ada west of Fort William. Paris, Aug. 3.--The International Socialist congress, representing 13,- 000,000 workers, may call an interna­ tional strike of the mining and trans­ portation industries on account of the European war, acoordtng to a state­ ment made here. The congress, which Is J)itterly op­ posed to war, feels that such a threat may cool the ardor of those who want war, as a strike of this kind would tie up practically every railroad system on the continent and would force the closing of every Industrial plant in a short time because of the lack of coal and steel. Further than this, the tying up of the railroad systems would mean star­ vation for millions living inland who depend upon railroads to bring to them the largest portions of their food supplies. p _ Cancel Foreign Lumber Shipments. Mobile, Ala., Aug. 4.--Cancellations of foreign lumber shipments are reach­ ing the local exporters as rapidly as telegraph companies can deliver them. The foreign shipping Industry is jt^rac- tlcally demoralized. v •• Protect Germsn Interests In Ch'Tha. Peking, Aug. 4.--The German min­ ister ordered the legation guard here* to proceed to Tsing Tau to protect German Interests there and called upon subjects of the kaiser to fii^ceed tto the same point. Threatened by Wa'ck Hatnnrt. Harrisburg, 111., Aug. 1.--G. H. Dor- ris, secretary-treasurer of the Dorris Lumber company of this city, received a Black Hand letter stating that unless he placed $1,000 at a given sj^pt hb would be a dead man. h : "; rt- OBREGQN TOO ACTIVE "*£«r TAKES CITY TO THE CITY OF MEXICO. ' 4 ; SfcijisisALsi.. .i Killed by Jealous Husband. Evansville, Ind., July 31.--Herman Kinman, aged thirty years, of Peters­ burg, Ind.,, was killed here by Wil­ liam Markley. The weapon used was a razor. It is said Kinman had been paring attentions to Mrs. Itortday. y :: ; - ? i V , , I Germans Beaten at Tomtits Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug. 1.---The Ger­ man and Australian tennis teams opened the competition In the Davis cup contests at the Allegheny Coun­ try club. The Germans did not win a •Ingle set of the six played. - ^la W6H^fci-Washlngton---8ln©e * t#f|-"8«ltlllo He Has Be** ' j Lost Track Of. Washington, Aug. 1.--Queretaro, the last stronghold of the federal forces north of Mexico City, has been cap­ tured by General Obregon, according to dispatches to the state department Unofficial reports indicate that Obre­ gon will proceed at once to the Mexi­ can capital. This is at variance with the Carranza-Carbajal plan under which all the constitutionalist leaders would ent$r Mexico City at the sarnie time. ' - • The state department has lost Gen­ eral Villa and has been unable to get answers to Its recent instructions to its agents in Mexico to discover his purposes and report to Washington. The last authentic dispatch to the department was from one of the con­ suls, who declared tha£ Villa had left the Carranza-Vllla conference at Sal- tillo in bitter mood. * General Villa has no personal agent In Washington, but It is said that he suspects the close relations which have been brought about between the British Admiral, Sir Christopher Crar dock, Carbajal and Carranza. Even officials in the state depart­ ment are of the opffiion that the resig­ nation of Huerta, practically in favor of Carranza, through Carbajal, was brought about when Sir Christopher Cradock visited Huerta just before the resignation at Mexico City. GREAT FIRE IN SEATTLE Docks and Other Buildings on Water Front Are Destroyed, the Loss Y B e i n g $ 1 , 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 . < Seattle, Wash., Aug. flue, which menaced many lives, with the possible death of two, and threatened the destruction of Seattle's entire wa­ ter front, caused a property damage In excess of one million dollars. Many people were hemmed in on wharves and In water front offices and a dozen were so hard pressed that they jumped into the bay, from which they were rescued by the United States revenue cutter Unalga and other vessels. It is reported two are missing. The Grand Trunk 'Pacific Railway company's pier, over seven hundred feet in length, and the Seattle port commission's ferry wharf were com­ pletely destroyed. The Coleman dock, from which about forty vessels of the mosquito fleet are operated, was so badly damaged / that more than half of it will have to be rebuilt Pier No. 2, owned by the Northern Pacific railway, also was damaged. PROMINENT MEN INDICTED Federal Grand Jury Indicts New York Central Officials In Rebate Cases. Chicago, Aug. 1.--The federal grand Jury returned three indictments charg­ ing conspiracy in rebating against of­ ficials of the New York Central lines, officers of the O'Gara Coal company, the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago ft St. Louis railroad, and the Chicago^ Indiana 4k Southern railroad com­ panies. The officials Indicted are: William C. Brown, former president of the New York Central lines; John Carstersen, first vice-president of the New York Central; R. M. Huddleston, auditor of the New York Central; Thomas J O'Gara, president of the O'Gara Coal company; William A.yBrowerton, sec­ retary of the O'Gara Coal company. Buys Entire Wheat Output. Brussels, Aug. 4.--The government has bought the entire wheat supply in Antwerp. Holders were toid the wheat would be seized if they refused, to accept the terms of the govern- titant. See* to'toynamtte Cathedral* • Belfast, Aug. 4.--The promise of the suffragettes to abstain from militancy during the present crisis was short­ lived, for they attempted to dynar mite' the ancient cathedral at Lis- burn. tints' Brother and Himself. Jackson, Miss., July 31.--Thomas E. Taylor, an undertaker, was shot and killed on a street here by his brother Robert, a business rival, who then killed himself. Robert fired four loads af bueksbot into his brother's body. Appeals to Road Chiefs' Patrlotlsnil ^ Following Great Military Crisis IA; < ? Europe--Declares Walkout Lines Would Be a Calamity. * ;, Washington, Aug. 5--Railroad mai&VV ^ agers representing the 98 roads wesju ^ o£ Chicago have acceded to the plei? of President Wilson that they arbi- * trate Che wage difficulty with the 55j* , ^ 000 engineers and firemen of theijp • lines. This means, according to stated ^ meat made public by the englnemen^ a few days ago, that the strike set fof, ; August 7, and which would have tie4j^ >; up transportation throughout the wesg! , and northwest, is called off. The strik#; ' would have affected all service north#' i west and south of Chicago, as well as all suburban service in the city. Before the rail heads and the repr^ sentatives of the Employes left Chi­ cago last Friday for Washington at the invitation of the president to confer with him in a last effort to bring about a peaceful settlement W. S. Ston% chief engineer of the Brotherhood o| M Xiocomotive Engineers, and W. S. Car* : ter, president of the Brotherhood of1 Locomotive Firemen and Englnemen,k issued a statement declaring that the. men were ready to accept the plan pro posed by the federal board of medi­ ation for arbitration. They then issued their ultimatum. Unless the managers agreed to accept the plans set forth by the federal board before August 7, engineers and .firemen on all roads affected by the controversy would be called out at' noon of that date. On Saturday President Wilson made an appeal to the rail heads, pleading for reconsideration'of their attitude toward the mediators' proposals, citing the terrible conditions which, in the face of the European situation, must prevail were transportation through* out the West brought to a standstill andvthe moving of crops made impos­ sible. On Sunday night the president dis- • patched a letter to the managers, who had been in almost continuous session, reiterating and emphasizing his plea. In part this letter reads: "In view of the world-wide jcondi- tlons, unparalleled in recent history, which have arisen within the last few days, it is obvious that the suspension of business on roads serving more than half the territory" of the United States would be a calamity of incal­ culable magnitude. The situation has reached a crisis which hardly permits a full consideration of the merits of the controversy, and I feol that in the circumstances I can appeal with confi - j dence to your patriotism and to your ^ regard for public welfare to maka * whatever sacrifice Is necessary to avert a national disaster." • On Monday A. W. Trenholm, chair­ man of the board of managers, handed to the president personally the em­ ployers' reply. It stated that under ordinary circumstances they should feel that their interests demanded dif­ ferent planB for mediation, but in ac­ cordance with the appeal and the con­ dition which had arisen they would waive discussion of merits. "In view, therefore, of the situation, as you have presented It and of your appeal to our patriotism and to our re­ gard for public welfare, we beg to ex­ press to you herewith our acceptance of the plan of arbitration proposed," read thejnanagers' answer. ' The federal board of mediation was immediately notified, which in turn notified the representatives of the en­ glnemen, and preparations for the ap­ pointment of a board of arbitration ^ will be made, under the terms of the Newlands act AMERICANS AIDED BY U. S. Traveler* In Europe to Be Given $260^- 000--Congress Appropriates Caiih. Washington, Aug. 5.--In addition to "ihe bill authorising the appropriation of $250,000 for the lellef of Americans traveling In Europe., which was adopt­ ed by both departments of congress on Monday, the house passed these emergency measure B: Amendment to currency law to fa­ cilitate issue of neV currency by na­ tional banks. The senate meanwhile passed the Weeks measure permitting naval ves­ sels to carry freight, mail and passen- ( ggfg n service hitherto confined to South American ports. The senate also adopted the Galllnger resolution regretting the European war. The currency measure was passed by the senate Frldfiy. The house and senate both amended It and It was ««^[t to conference, y - ~ 9 • 1 • • . " • • ' . Missouri to Seize Lumber. Firm*. Jefferson City, Mo., Aug. 5.--Teh - lumber companies fined by the Missou­ ri supreme court for violation of the , anti-trust law failed to pay their flnes^^g and execution will be Issued to collect^ ̂ fines. The fines aggregate Rich Man Commits Suicldei'-;U j^i^ Natchez, Miss., Aug. 5.--George Koontz, aged sixty-five, president ofj|j$v>c t h e B r i t ' a i n & K o c n t z c o m p a n y a n d 1 ^ the wealthiest man ;ln Mississippi, committed suicide by shooting. IW health was the cause of the deed. Dies in Triiln Wreek. Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. One person was killed and two were- injured, one fatally, when Santa train No. 11. from Kansas City and Chi- cago to Denver, was wrecked. F. Bar^ ^ tholomew of Pueblo was killed- , s i; ' -----; -- Aeronaut Falls 1,600 Foot,^-? Chicago, Aug. 5.--Michael rin, aeronau t a n d parachute jumper, iff.fjri.\ at a hospital seriously hurt the resultp^^ of an 1,800-foot fall when his parachute^ failed to work, after being cot loose; from, a^ayytjwe. - . f 1 - : A ,K h , - JVU L'" 4^ .**11 W >,/,k >;~f