mm MHEXRY PLAINDEALER, 31'HENRV, ILL. 5 f v ; u WARSHIPS SUNK LINER ARABIC AND HER CAPTAIN, W. FINCH *;v #rrROQRAO SAYS GERMAN FLEET :.V • *T': / I 1 ' ' . ' WAS DEFEATED IN BATTLE AT RIGA. MOLTKE SENT TO BOTTOM Dreadnaught, Three Cruiser* and Seven Torpedo-Boat Destroyers Lost by Teutons, According to Official Pett-ograd Dispatch. London, Aug. 2*.--A dispatch to the ttentral News on Sunday from Petro- grfcd says: "The president of the duma ha? an nounced that the Germans lost the battleship Moltke, three cruisers and seven torpedo boats in the Riga bat tle." The announcement! of the president of the duma, as sent, by the corre spondent, follows: "In the Riga battle the Germans lost one superdreadnaught, the Moltke; three cruisers and seven tor pedo boats. "The German fleet has withdrawn from Riga bay. "The Germans tried to make a de scent near Pernpvin (Pernigel, on the east shore of the Gulf of Riga, some thirty-five miles north of Riga). "Four barges crammed with soldiers took part in the descent. They were repulsed by the Russian troops with out the co-operation of artillery, the Germans beint exterminated and the barges captured." An bfficial statement from the Petro- grad war office also says the German fleet has left the Gulf of Riga. "Our destroyers In the Black sea have sunk over a hundred Turkish boats," the statement adds. The statement adds that the Rus sian land front is firm In the region of Riga and in the direction of Jacob- stadt and Dvinsk. West of Kochcvary the Russians held in check the persist ent offensive of the Germans. It also Is claimed the Germans have been held back by counter-attacks in the region of Bielsk. A dispatch to the Times from Petro- grad confirms the announcement' of M. Rodzianko, the president of the duma. of a Russian victory in the Gulf of Riga and the sinking of the German battle cruiser Moltke. The German battle cruiser Moltke was a vessel of 23.000 tons and car ried in ordinary times a complement of 1,107 men. She was a sister ship Of the famous Goeben, which became a part of the Turkish navy after the commencement of the war and was re- christened Sultan Selim. | The Moltke was 590 feet long and was armed with ten 11-inch guns and I 12 six-inch guns and 12 24-pounders. In addition, her armament included four 20-inch torpedo tubes. She was built in 1911 and had a speed of about twenty-eight knots. The Moltke was in the battle with j the British fleet in the North sea last January when the German armored cruiser Bluecher was sunk. In 1912 the Moltke was in the Ger man squadron which visited the Uni ted States to return the visit of the United States battleship squadron at Kiel during its trip around the world. The cost of the Moltke was about $12,- 000,000. Berlin announced on Saturday in an official statement the loss of t#o Rus sian gunboats and one torpedo boat daring a battle in the Gulf of Riga. In addition it was said two Russian de stroyers and one other large warship were damaged, while one German de stroyer was beached and another was damaged and was escorted to port. The Russian gunboats which were sunk were the Sivutch and ko- reets. The names of the German ships damaged or lost were not given. •m {/&*•" :.vSP;V ROSS TAKEN 15.1 700 MEXICANS SLAltf CARRANZA FORCES REPULSE AT TACK BY VILLISTAS. Two Raiders Executed--Villa Accepts Plan for Peace Suggested bjr Pan-American Note. Laredo, Tex., Aug. 21.--Seven hun dred dead and a large number wound ed was the result of a battle Tuesday between Carranza and Villa forces near Monterey, according to advices received on Thursday at the Nuevo Laredo Carranza headquarters. The Villistas were attempting to capture Monterey, but were repulsed and re treated westward. Villa lost 600 and Carranza 200, according to the re port. Two Mexicans held in Jail at San Benito in connection with the Austin killing in the Sebastian raid last week were taken out in the absence of a guard and killed. The killing at Mercedes of four Mex icans, alleged members of the band which killed Private Windhouse, is confirmed. The official text of General Villa's reply to the Pan-American appeal for peace which reached El Paso from Chihuahua follows in part: "In replying, I have the honor to in form you that the convention gov ernment is strong enough through its own force and power to continue the tight defending the institutions be longing to the Mexican people, but taking into consideration the friendly and brotherly attitude of the United States of America and our sisters, the Latin-American republics, we cordial ly accept the good offices of your ex cellencies toward calling a reunion of delegates of the contending parties recognized in Mexici. It will be pos sible for them to reach a satisfactory agreement, thus saving the national honor." The Villa reply is directed to Secre tary Robert Lansing find to each of the Latin-American diplomats who had signed the message. 8 DROWNED NEAR ST. LOUIS JTALY AT WAR WITH TURKEY Declaration Handed to Porte by Am-1 bassador--Failed to Free i Italians. | Rome, Aug. 24.--Italy on Saturday declared war against Turkey. Official announcement to this effect was made here. The grounds given for the declara tion were Turkey's support of the revolt in Libya and the porte's refusal to accede to the Italian demands that Italian residents of Syria be permitted to leave Turkey without restriction. An ultimatum demanding that Tu^ • key reverse her position on these two questions had been sent to the porte. A time limit for an answer was set. The time limit having expired on Saturday and no reply having been made by the Turkish government, the Italian ambassador to Constanti nople, Marquis di Garroni, complied with previous instructions and pre sented to the porte Italy's declaration of war. Simultaneously he asked for his passports. He left Constantinople Saturday night. The Turkish ambas sador to Rome departed Sunday. Meramec River Sweeps 35-Mile Strip of Buildings--Thousands Flee-- County Under Water. St. Louis, Aug. 24.--Eight- persons are reported to have lost their lives when the Meramec river, lined on both sides with pleasure re sorts, club houses and Summer cot tages, went several miles out of its banks following a £udden rise, which started Sunday at the rate of a foot an hour. Six persons are said to have been drowned at Valley Park and two at Meramec Highlands. The river is five feet higher than ever be fore in its history, and so rapid ly did the flood come on that many persons were forced to climb into tree- tops. A report that was not can- firmed stated that every building on either side of the river for 35 miles had been swept away. The additional eight lost brings the total dead in the flood following the recent severe rain storm to 22 in St. Louis County. BRITISH SUBMARINE IS LOST U •• Liner Orduna 8a I Is. New York. Aug. 24.--Undismayed by the fate of the Arabic, the Cunard liner Orduna sailed for Llveq>ool car rying 276 passengers and 9^000 tons of cargo. Seven of the passengers Goes Aground and Is Pounded to Pieces and Fifteen of Crew Drown. London, Aug. 23.--The British sub marine E-13 has been lost with 10 men off the Danish coast while on her way to the Baltic sea. Fifteen men were saved. Official announce ment of the loss of the E-13 was made on Friday by the admiralty. She was under orders to co-operate with the Russian Baltic fleet off Riga, against the German fleet. Roct Heads Bar Association. Salt Lake City. Aug. 20.--Elihu Root of New York was unanimously elected president of the American Bar asso ciation. 19 U. S. Dredgers Drown. W achiagton, Aug. 24. -- Nineteen members of the crew of the govern ment dredge San Bernard were drowned in the storm off Galveston. The other 18 members of t"he crew are He "killed Father. Wausau, Wis., Aug. 23. -- Alfred v^ehrley, son of Peter Wehrley. a real •state dealer, has solved the mystery the shooting to death of his father •by confessing to the deed. He said he qgp* estranged from his father. to Discuss Wam Paris. Aug 23.--Public interest has t «een aroused in an extraordinary de- ?0ee In the s""«ion of the chamber of / deputies. which reasset-jhles after a t-i, recess The government's conduct of -'lb*:mmr frill tin discussed •' • • • LriS'luA.:1 i'ii-.A r.- Senator 8hlvely III. LA porte, Ind., Aug. 24. -- United States °«?nator Benjamin F. Shively of Indiana is reported critically ill at the home of his parents in Brook- field, Pa. Senator Shively has been in ill health for months. Posse Foils Bank Bandits. Perrysburg, O., Aug. 24.--In a battle two auto bandits were wounded and two others captured by a posse. Louis Golin and Albert Bates were wounded. Roy Schilling and Edward Boyle were arrested. U. S. FACES SIX GENERALS CAPTURE!? BY GERMANS IN FALL OF N0V6- GEORGIEVSK. CZAR'S MEN ARE RETREATING Number of Cannon Taken by Teutons Has Been Increased to More Than 700, an Official Statement From Ber lin War Office Says. Berlin, Aug. 23 (by wireless).-- Novogeorgievsk, mightiest fortress of the czar, has fallen. The capture by German trpops of the great stronghold at the junction of the Vistula and Narew rivers was officially announced here on Friday. Six Russian generals and 85,000 sol diers were captured by General von Heseler's troops when they took Novo georgievsk. The number of cannon has been increased to more than 700, an official statement says. General von Gallwitz's troops have taken 2,650 Russian prisoners, the statement adds. The Russians retreat ed east of Kovno and in the district of Dawina as far as the road from Augustowo to Grodno. With the capture of Novogeorgievsk the Germans have taken the last of the Vistula fortresses and "removed a danger that existed as long as 'that stronghold was held by the Russians. The pursuit of th^ retreating Russian armies can be continued without any possibility of a sudden sortie. Novogeorgievsk was captured un der the eyes it Emper~. William him self, he having arrived there while the Germin troops weri making their attacks. The fortress fell after a siege of 12 days, during which thf mighty Ger man guns poured a rain of shell upon its fortifications. The outlying forts were taken one bv, one while the Gorman circle draw closer daily to thr main fortifications. The German general staff accompa nied Emperor William to Novo georgievsk t<~ watth the closing act of the military drama enacted there. NEWS FROM FAR ' AND NEAR BtttMiioiimeMni Rome, Aug. 20.--The Turkish govern ment has revoked permission to Ital ians to leave the country and among the Italian subjects held up on Turk ish soil are 6,000 reservists, accord ing to a Bucharest dispatch. London, Aug. 20.--Two more neutral ships have been sunk by German sub marines, it was announced here They were the Norwegian steamers Min eral and Romulus. The crews of both vessels were saved Paris, Aug. 20.--Albert Thomas, un dersecretary of war. lias issued a warning to manufacturers that a scarc ity of railroad rolling stock will make difficult the delivery of coal unless it ia ordered in advance. CARDINAL VANNUTELLI DIES Dean of Sacred College Was One of Most Influential of Those Eligible to Papacy. Rome, Aug. 21.--Cardinal Seraflho Vannutelil, dean of the Sacred col lege, is dead at the age of eighty-one. Cardinal Vannutelli was one of the most influential of those members of the Sacred college eligible to the papacy. He was one of the six cardi nal bishops who take their title fro~» the suburban sees of Rome. He was bishop of Porto. Santa Rufina and Osti$. He was proclaimed cardinal by Pope Leo XIII, March 14, 1887. The cardinal was bom November 26, 1834, at Genazzano. He was successively secretary to the papal nuncio in Bavaria, apos tolic delegate'to r Ecuador and Peru, and nuncio at Brussels and Vienna. Residents Quit Canal Zone. Washington. Aug. 24 --Population of the Canal Zone has decreased 2Q per cent, or 7,780 persons, within a year. The decrease is attributed to the completion of the canal and reduction in the number of employees. Louis B. Clark Wins 8hoot. Chicago, Aug. 23.--Louis B. Clark, vice-president *of the Hibernian Na tional bank, won the Grand American handicap. He shot 96 In regular com petition, and was tied. In tie shoot-off Clark made 20 stralghL Mountain Climber Killed. Tacoma, Aug. 23.--While climbing Gibraltar rock on Mount .Rainier with a party of eastern tourists, G. F. Ord- way of Boston slipped and plunged to death down a canyon. Mrs. Ordway •Mr her husband tall. Clarence Funk Seriously 1^1. South Bend, Ind., Aug. 24.--Clarence S. Funk, formerly of the International Harvester company, is reported seri ously ill at the home of J. D. Oliver, but efforts to learn the nature of his illness have proved futile. Lions Kill Trainee in Cage. Northfleld. Minn., Aug. 23.--Pleasure was turned quickly Into tragedy here when four lionB attacked and killed Maj. John Dumont, an animal trainer of a carnival company which appeared here on Thursday. Frank's Body Laid to Rest. New York, Aug. 23.--Leo M. Frank's body was laid to rest In the family lot in Cypress Mills cemetery on Friday. His widow, his parents, and a few other relatives and If leads stood be side the grav* . Washington Official Says Sinking of Liner Puts Honor of Nation at Stake. Washington, Aug. 21.--'""this is no time for hasty action.- The situation created by the torpedoing of the Ara bic is too serious to permit snap judgment. Neither tl\e president nor the state department will make a sin gle move in the case until all of the facts have been gathered by American diplomatic and consular agents and are before them. "The honor and dignity of the na tion are involved, bufthe people can rest assured that their interests are safe." That was the only word forthcom ing from administration sources re garding the situation precipitated by the sinking of the White Star Liner Arabic. The statement came from the one man In the government serv ice who knows the president s mind. By direct order of the executive, all officials were prohibited from talking for publication. The slogan of "suspend judgment until we have all of the facts," enunciated by the president to Secretary of State Lan sing within half an hour after the word of the sinking of the liner reached tl\is country, will be rigidly adhered to. CONSULS ACCUSED BY .0. S. British and Cerman Agents in San Francisco Aid Neutrality Vio lations 's Charge. San FranciBco. Aug. 21.--Allega tions that the imperial German con sulate and A. Carnt-,gi9 Ross, British consul at San Francisco, furnished a quarter of a million dollars, directly and indirectly, to men under indict ment for violations of the neutrality of the United States are made in in dictments made public by John W. Preston, United States district attor ney. Washington, Aug. 21.--Attorney Gen eral Gregory reported tc President Wilson that investigation into charges of activities of German agents in this country had so far disclosed noth ing to lead to action by the depart ment of justice. The attorney general discussed the alleged activities of German agents in this country generally with the president. Later, he said no general investigation had been ordered by the president, but that any charges of violation of the neutrality of the Uni ted States would or carefully looked, into by the department of Justice. HIGHER RAIL RATE APPROVED Tariff on Iron and Steel From Chi cago Points Is Indorsed by Commerce Body* Washington, Aug. 20.--Increased rates on iron and steel froth the Mis sissippi and Missouri rivers, Chicago and intermediate territory to Utah. Colorado and Kansas points were ap proved by the interstate commerce commission. The decision makes an exception as to iron bars, steel bars, steel sheets and structural steel In carloads from St. Louis to Denver orig inating east of the Mississippi. DR. JOHNSON EDUCATOR HEAD President of South Carolina College Gets 479 Votes as Against 184 for His Woman Opponent. Oakland, Cal., Aug. 20.'--Dr. David B. Johnson, president of the Winthrop Normal and Industrial college of Rock Hill. S. C.. was elected president of the National Education association by a vote of 479 as against 184 received by Miss Grace C. Strachan, district su perintendent of schools. Brooklyn, N. Y. . Martial Law for St. Marc. Washington, Aug. 21.--Martial law has been declared In St. Marc, Haiti, Admiral Caperton notified the navy department. This makes the third Haitian city controlled by United States marines. War Veterans Elect Chief. Detroit. Mich., Aug. 21.--The Asso ciation of Veterans of Foreign Wars has elected Gus E. Hartung of Denver commander in chief and Chicago has bean selected for the 1916 encamp ment. Four Killed When Train Hits Auto. Philadelphia, Aug 21.--Four per sons were killed when their motor car was struck by an express tram near Norristown. The dead are: Ffan'x Murphy, bis sisters Blanche and Clara, and Lena Bitzer. Norway Protests Seizure. Copenhagen. Aug. 20.--The Norwe* glan government haB Instructed It* minister at ^Berlin to protest against the seizure of mail o.i the Btearner Haakon. August 7. and to demand thi return of the maiL ftp* ARABIC TRAGEDY INVOLVES DIG NITY OF U. S. ^ ^HIDDEN IMPURITY VfK. "H American women knew- tow much of our Coffee lies on the ground for days, before the berries are finally 6wept up and harvested, greater care would be exercised . in purchasing this food. For this Coffee is impure. But its moldy color is lost in the roast ing. and the partial decay is concealed until it comes up harsh a*hd bitter in the cup. This fact is not generally known to importers, for few of them have studied conditions existing prior to the arrival of their shlpB in port." So writes F. C. Harwood. And Mr. Harwood knows. His long experience in the tropical coffee growing coun tries, his deep intimacy with planta tion owners, his close study of their customs, their methods and the "Tricks of their Trade" has acquired for him a fund of knowledge which places him far in the leadership of coffee connoisseurs, both here and abroad. Denison's Coffees are selected by F. C* Harwood, personally, and it is here that his power in the Coffee Industry manifests itself to the qualification of Denison's Brands. His wisdom and critical discrimination is appreciated by Coffee Growers the world over"; and their respect gives him first choice of the world'B finest crops. Thus, only pure, hand-picked berries find their way into Denison Coffees. His care is your safeguard against impurity. Try Denison's and realize your ideal Coffee put up in Cans, Cartons or Bags. Ask your grocer or write Den ison Coffee Co., Chicago, for the name o| the nearest dealer.--Adv. What kind of roofing shall I buy?% TJf Gmcn/ eayat Yoo cu boy a dbp oaraaratec^ roofhtpMdwvtsfmrdSiribM* tiat *omaU and you'll fiad it cheaper fas the long m to boy Certain-teed Roofing This roofing it the highest quality possible to nsJte and it is guarantee 5, 10 or 15 years, for 1,2 or 3 ply respectively. When once laid Certain-teed must remain -• les {Slat* Surfaced) These shingles are surfaced with genuine red oc green crushed slates making a most artistic and durable tool covering. Guaranteed 10 jrean. AUTO HORN JERICHO TRUMPET Does Not Make Any Walls Fall But 8l0nals 8ma»hing of Speed Laws. "This lady has a Jericho horn on her auto." Patrolman Helmuth made this ac cusation to Recorder Gaskill against Mrs. EL B. Frost of Philadelphia, pass ing the summer at 110 South Dorset avenue, Chelsea. Students ot the Old Testament will remember that when Joshua and his hosts blew the then auto siren the walls of Jericho fell. Mrs. Frost denied indignan.iy that she broke any walls, even that she broke the antispeed law, although Hel muth charged that 40 miles an hour is a lame gait when Mrs. Frost drives. "Five dollars fine," said Recorder Gaskill gently. "A warning, this five. Try to add to the city's quietude by muffling that Jericho 1*Qjm, 1 beg of you, madam."--New York World. Sea 8leds 'or Coast Defense. Sea sleds are the latest craft to be considered by the United StateB navy for coast defense( work. The navy is experimenting with a half-motor boat, half-hydroaeroplane, which neither flies over the water nor cuts through it, but skips along itB surface. A 24- foot boat of this type has made 36% miles an hour at a navy test. It is hoped to obtain a boat that will carry men at 55 or t>0 miles an hour. It is said 200 of such craft could be built at the cost of a single scout cruiser and would be much more effective. Novel Billiard Tables. Billiard tables supported on solid rock are among the novel features of a house on one of the islands of the San Juan archipelago in Puget sound. Each table rests on a massive con crete base which extdnds through an opening in the floor and has its foot ing on bedrock, and is therefore as solid and as free from vibration as if it were a part of the Island itself. Unexpected Reply. "Ethel, do you know you have hair JUBt like your mamma's?" "Oh. no, I haven't. I cant take mine off!" Heed the teachings of adversity If you would avoid a second leBBon. intact at least for the period of the guar antee and the guarantee is a definite in» own against all roofing troubles. 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Apart from Arctic exploration, how ever, the aeroplane is believed to have a great future as a discoverer of hid den treasure. Somewhere in the wild regions of Central Guatemala a gold mine ol immense richness is said to exist. The routes across this country are practically impaBs&Ma to travelers on foot, as forests of impenetrable growth, swarming with wild beastfe, bar the way. A scheme is on foot, however, for an aviator to ascend from the borders of Mexico and make a bold dash into the heart of this wild country in an endeavor to solve the legends concerning its mineral wealth. For many years explorers have been endeavoring to locate the site of Manoa, a city rich with gold and sil ver mines, which is said to exist in Venezuela, Ancient charts state that the treasure is in the vicinity of the great Lake of Parlme, but at present it has not been traced. Here again the wild nature of the country is all against exploration on foot, but an aeroplane could surmount such diffi culties, and a chart for the guidance of an aerial explorer in search of the city of gold has actually been pre- pared. Over 50 years ago the Great Stony desert of Australia swallowed up the famous explorer, Leichardt. The mys tery of his fate has never been solved, but an aviator could probably do so, if one could be found plucky enough to attempt a hazardous flight across the waste land which holds the secret of Leichardt'» disappearance with his companions. The gcop^ for the aerial explorer is wide, rfiere are thousands of mileB in Arabia where no white foot has trod; the heart of the Sahara desert remains uninvaded, and in Alaska and Brazil there are large tracts of un explored territory so well guarded by nature that only an aviator could in vade them. Our idea of a mean woman is one who refuses to pay the doctor after he has converted the late lamented's in surance policy into ready money. Had Known Him All His LMPo But Didn't Know What Ho . * 1 Looked Liko. • One morning, when Tom Shipp was running for congress in Indianapolis, a man called him up on the telephone and requested an interview with him. Shipp had a busy day before him, arfd intimated that opportunities for inter views were limited. "Well, Tom," said the voice onr the telephone, "you certainly ought to talk to ine. I've known you ever since you were a little bit of a kid. Yon know that, don't yon?" "Yes," said Tom mendaciouily. 1 know that." "And I've loved you as if yon wero my own son," continued the roice. "I've always bjtfn devoted to year- Interests. You ^now that, don't yoo* Tom?" "Of course," agreed Shipp. "And always," relentlessly pursued the admirer. "I've watched your ca reer and noted with unspeakable pride your rapid advancement. It has made me happier than I can say. You know that, don't you, Tom?" ' "Certainly," replied Tom, whose arm. was beginning to ache from holding the receiver. "You say you're too busy to see me in your 6fllce?" asked the admirer in an incredulous tone.' "I've got an engagement somewhere else," explained the candidate. "Where will you be about half an hour from now?" Shipp considered for a moment. "In the lobby of the Claypool ho tel," he gave the information. "What part of the lobby ?" "Say, why do you want to know that?" asked Shipp. "Well, you see," confided the other, "I want to be sure of finding yoo-- and I really don't know what you look like."--Popular Magazine. , Two Singles. The Nervous Curate (trying tp fol low an introduction with genial con versation)--And--er--how is your wife in these trying times? The Introduced--I regret to say, sir, that 1 am not married. The Nervous Curate--Ah, yes, of course; how exceedingly pleasant that is! 1 take it, then, that your wife is single, too.--I-ondon Sketch. Quite Easy. "I hear Jim is going to organise an aeroplane enterprise." "He ought to find it an easy matter to keep its stock soaring." v A perforated rubber fly swatter has been invented, having the advantage that it will not scratch furniture. On Time £>r Breakfast Ever know a real boy who wasn't qn time (or meals when there was something he liked > Boys are always ready for breakfast when they're go ing to have the NeW Sties These delicious, new com flakes bring to your table all of the delightful flavour of sun ripened corn. They re made by a new method that keeps them crisp and firm even after cream or milk is added--they don t mush down as other corn flakes do. 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