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VOLUME XVIII.
ALLIED OFFENSIVE IN
BALKANS DEVELOPING
INCREASED IMPETUS
Serbians Are on Aggressive on
Mountain Ridge on Western
End of the Front—Center
Repulses Bulgars
By Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM (Via London). Aug. 24.
Advices received here today from the
Dutch Island of Anr.eland, in the North
sea, say continual and heavy gun firing
from the north has been audible all
morning.
(Ry A'MiitM Prwal
WASHINGTON. Aug. 24—The allied
offensive in the Balkans is developing
added impetus, today’s advices indicate.
Paris reports the Serolans on the ag
gressive on the mountain ridge along
the western end of the front, where
they have stormed and captured a hill
three miles northwest of Ostrovo Lake.
The Bulgarians took this position in
their initial drive on the allies' left
flank.
The entente center has been subject
ed to attacks, but .the French statement
announces that these have been easily
repulsed. No forward movement is re
ported by the entente forces in this re
gion. which includes the Vardar valley,
up which it has been thought probable
the main offensive movement would be
pressed, but the entente artillery is
notably active, particularly in the Lake
Doiran region.
The advfnce of the Bulgarians on the
allies' right flank northeast of Saloniki
apparently is continuing, an official
statement issued yesterday at Sofia re
porting the defeat and flight of entente
forces along the Struma.
RUMANIA UNCERTAIN.
Berlin dispatches indicate that Ru
mania's attitude is still considered by
the central powers as decidedly uncer
tain. while news from other sources
gives no clue as to whether her entry
into the war on »be side of the entente
is >mminent.
Activity on the Somme front in north
ern France seems to have slackened
momentarily, although the artillery is
still being vigorously employed. The
Germans made a grenade attack on the
French in the Soyecourt wood south of
the river last night after a vigorous
bombardment, but according to today's
Paris bulletin, met with no success.
Constantinople reports Russian pres
sure in considerable strength in south
ern Turkish Armenia, but declares the
Russians failed to advance and suffer
ed heavily in casualties, losing 3.000 men
in the Ognot sector alone. Petrograd
annouces the capture of two Turkish
regiments in the fighting on this front.
Another Zeppelin visited the English
east coast last night. London asserts
that the bombs dropped fell in open
fields and that neither damage nor cas
ualties have been reported.
Turks Claim Repulse
Os Russian Assaults
(By Associated Pre**.)
CONSTANTINOPLE. Aug. 24.—(Via
London.) —The repulse of a Russian at
tack on the Turkish positions along the
Caucasus front with a loss of 3,400
Russian troops is reoorted In the Turk
ish official statement toaay. The an
nouncement follows:
"Caucasus Front: On our right wing
separate attacks on the Turkish ad
vanced positions were repulsed by
counter attacks with considerable en
emy losses. In the Ognot sector alone
the Russians lost 3.000 men and in
front of the Turkish position at Mighi
•ve counted 400 killed.''
Two Turkish Regiments
Captured by Russians
* By Associated Press.)
PETROGRAD. Aug. 24.—(Via Lon
don.)—The capture of two Turkish regi
ments on the Caucasus front was an
nounced today by the war office.
Teutonic forces have begun determin
ed attacks against the Russians who re
cently forced their way across to the
west bank of the Stokhod in the vicinity
of Rudka-Chervische. northeast of
Kovel.
According to today's announcement by
the war office »the attacking columns
whicji opened tneir offensive yesterday
afternoon on the Russian position near
Tobol, tn this sector, were repulsed by
the Russian fire.
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NAME ;
P.O j
• R. F. D STATE I
CANNON OPPOSES
METHODS HUGHES
USES IN CAMPAIGN
Speech Delivered at Greens
boro Denounced Efforts of
Any Person to Arouse Sec
tional Hatred
BY RALPH SMITH.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Aug. 24—Jo
seph G. Cannon, a member of congress
from Illinois, and tor many years the
undisputed Republican leader of the
house of representatives, of which he
was speaker, does not agree with
Charles E. Hughes, the Republican pres
idential nominee, that sectionalism un
der the present administration is re
sponsible for "pork barrel” extrava
gance in congress; nor does "Uncle Joe”
Cannon approve of Candidate Hughes’
efforts to revive the passions and preju
dices growing out of the civil war.
As a matter of fact, ex-Speaker Can
non denounces as demagogues leaders
who raise such false cries and prays
God that the American people will be
saved from such leadership.
“Uncle Joe” has not been Interviewed
respecting the particular appeals of
Candidate Hughes concerning the so
called sectionalism, but his views of
campaign methods of this sort are
fully, fairly and frankly expounded in
a speech that he delivered shortly be
fore the Republican candidate sought to
"wave the bloody shirt” at Butte, Mont.
BEWARE OF DEMAGOGUES.
Speaking at Greensboro, N. C., on
July 29, just a few days before Mr.
Hughes' Butte utterances aroused the
country, “Uncle Joe” Cannon said,
among other things
If you believe it is best for the
100,000,000 people of this country,
then re-elect W’oodrow Wilson; but
' God save you from the leadership
of demagogues who raise false
cries with intent to revive the is
sues that grew out of the civil war,
when all those problems have been
settled, and when there is good feel
ing in the northland, as I believe
there is good feeling in the south
land. God save you from the lead
ership of men who would seek tc
divert your attention from the dis
cussion of these living, wonderful
ly important questions, and who
would like to stir up the ashes of a
generation gone by.
When you go to the ballot box.
lay your hand upon your heart, and
say, "God help me to use my judg
ment to vote not only for my own
best interests, but for the best in
terests of the 100,000,000 people of
the United States."
The foregoing quotation is taken ver
batim from the Congressional Record
of August 14, in which the speech, In
full, was published by courtesy of the
house of representatives, on the request
of Representative Britt, the only Re
publican member of congress from
North Carolina.
When "Uncle Joe” gave expression to
the views quoted- he was making a po
litical speech in the interest of the can
didacy of the Republican nominee for
congress in the Greensboro district—
the district in which the former speak
er of the house was born and from
which he migrated with his family, to
Illinois before the civil war.
Congressman Britt, a Republican, as
stated, thought so well of Mr. Cannon’ «
Greensboro speech, denouncing "bloody
shirt" tactics and appeals to the pas
sions and prejudices growing out of the
civil war, that he thought it* should be
preserved to posterity and as .a cam
paign document. Wherefore he secure*}
the consent of the house of representa
tives to publish It in the Congressional
Record, and there it appears today, of
date of August 14.
As a matter of fact, the views of ex-
Speaker -non respecting the “bloody
shirt” in American politics coincide
with the views of many other Republic
an leaders in and out of congress, who
deplore the effort of Candidate Hughes
to revive the issue.
The lamentations of Republicans re
garding Mr. Hughes’ allusions to sec
tionalism is in harmony also with their
disappointment over the tone and char
acter of Candidate Hughes' efforts on
the stump. The feeling is universal
that he has not measured up to the op
portunities of the occasion, and that his
swing around the circle has been far
from a success.
It is only fair to say that in his
Greensboro speech Mr. Cannon sought
to convince a large crowd that It was
not to the best interests of 100,000,000
people that Mr. Wilson should be re
elected, but he made his appeal to their
reason and not to their passions and
prejudices.
JOE POTTLE WS VISIT
ID HUDOWHTERS HERE
for Governor En
thusiastic Over His Recep
tion in North Georgia
Joe Pottle, candidate for governor,
was in his headquarters for a few min
utes this morning on his return from a
two days' trip in Murray and Fannin
counties.
Mr. Pottle addressed the voters of
Murray county at Chatsworth on Tues
i nay, and of Fannin county at Blue
Ridge, Mineral Bluff and Copper Hill
on Wednesday. At all these points he
liaii large and enthusiastic audiences
and had numerous promises of sup
; port.
Mr. Pottle expressed absolute confi
dence that he would carry both Murray
and Fannin counties. On this trip he
■ saw many friends from Gilmer. Towns
and Union counties and they told him
that he would carry their counties.
Also he was greeted in all this moun
i tain country with that fine courtesy and
I hospitality so characteristic of the peo-
I Pie.
Dr. Hardman Speaks
To Cumming Voters
(Special Dispatch to The journal.)
CUMMING, Ga.. Aug. 24.—Dr. L. G.
I Hardrtfan, candidate for governor, ad
-1 dressed the voters of this section here
| today, and was greeted by a large au
i dience. whose interest in the candidacy
j of the Commerce farmer, physician and
business man was clearly manifested.
Dr. Hardman arrived at 9 o'clock thH
morning in his automobile, in which he
i is touring several north Georgia coun
' ties this week, coming here from Ros
well, where he spoke to a large crowd
last night. \
In introducing Dr. Hardman to the
audience today, Col. J. F. Echols, a
prominent lawyer, paid the Commerce
i man an exalted tribute, referring to
I him as a thoroughly capable business
man whose training and experience pe
culiarly equip him to discharge the du
ties of the office of governor to the best
interest of the people and of the state.
Dr. Hardman said he is a farmer and
business man, not a lawyer, bqt ex
pressed himself as being of the convic
tion that the people are not obliged to
pick a lawyer for their governor, and
that a farmer and business man is bet
ter qualified both by environment and
experience to discharge the duties of
the executive office than is a memb'er
of the legal profession. Having been
born and bred on the farm, where his
largest interests are, and having always
lived in the country, among the masses
of the people, Dr. Hardman declared he
is bound to be more familiar with the
needs of the people and their conditions
and interests than men whose lives have
been spent in professional careers in
the cities. Their interests are his inter
ests, he said, and he not only knows
them, and wants to serve them, but his
experience as a business man equips
him to manage the state’s affairs with
the geratest degree of satisfaction and
capability.
Governor Pays Tribute
To Men of the Sixties
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
AMERICUS, Ga., Aug. 24.—One of the
principal figures here today at the re
union of Confederate Veterans was
Governor Nat E. Harris, the last of the
“war governors” and an honored guest
of the U. C. V. He had been invited
some months ago to deliver an address
before the veterans and had accepted.
He was able to arrange his campaign
tour to include Americus and speak to
his old comrades in arms.
Governor Harris said but little re
garding his campaign for re-election.
His address was a eulogy of the Con
federate soldier, a stirring, eloquent
tribute to the men o the 60’s. He was
cheered everywhere he appeared and
the old men with the bronze crosses on
their breasts gave him yell after yell
I as he described the second Manassas
| and spoke in glowing tribute to Lee
| and Jackson and Gordon.
Spends Night
In Pottle’s Home Town
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
MILLEDGEVILLE. Ga., Aug. 24.
Hugh M. DorsSy, candidate for gover
nor,. probably spent his most peaceful
moments since his announcement here
last night, having stopped over in Mil
ledgeville on his way from Sandersville,
where he spoke yesterday afternoon. He
was on his way to Irwinton, where, it
is understood, he speaks today.
Mr. Dorsey arrived here at 7 o'clock
Wednesday evening, retired to his room,
where he remained until 7 o'clock this
morning, leaving Milledgeville at the
early hour for Irwinton, it is under-
I stood.
This was the first time Mr. Dorsey
: has visited Joseph E. Pottle's home
I town since the two men announced for
I governor, and though it was published
I in some of -the morning papers that Mr.
I Dorsey was being urged to come to Mil
i ledgeville to make a speech, it is a known
fact that not more than two men out
side of one .telegraph operator, spw him
I during his twelve hours' stay in the
city and neither of the two were citi
zens of Milledgeville, though it is said
the Fulton county candidate's object in
coming to this city was to confer with
MDTHEILINSK throws
2-IEAR-BLD HOI IN WELL
I
Woman Admits Drowning Ba
by-Had Wanted to Give *
It Away
i
Suffering, it is believed, from depress
'ed insanity, Mrs. C. F. Skinner, wife a
i tenant farmer who lives 1 1-2 miles
I northwest of Lithonia, threw her two
year-old baby boy into the well, drown-
J ing him, early Thursday morning.
Another child of Mrs. Skinner told
j neighbors and Dr. Thomas W. Stewart
I and others of Lithonia were summoned.
. Dr. Stewart said that the mother admit
ted drowning her child in the well, but
I made no statement about it.
Dr. Stewart said that the woman
I was undoubtedly insane, and that steps
would probably be taken during the
afternoon to swear out a writ of lunacy.
I The doctor added that the drowned
I baby, while apparently well, could not
j walk, and that for this reason the moth-
■ er wanted to give it away.
The husband was working in the field
at the time the child was pitched into
the well.
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1916.
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For Bride While Two Other “Collegers”
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Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. Wilkinson was Miss Margaret Fields, of 100 Lucile avenue.
SUBMimilE DEUTSCHLAND
REACHES BREMEN SAFELT
German Craft Traveled 4,200
Miles to Avoid Foes on
Homeward Voyage
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON. Aug. 24.—Reports of the
return of the German submarine
Deutschland from the United States are
corroborated in a telegram received at
Amsterdam from Bremen, as forwarded
by Reuter’s correspondent.
According to this information, the
Deutschland traveled 4.200 miles on her
homeward voyage. At the beginning the
sea was tempestuous, but later it be
came more calm. The Deutschland
proved to be able to navigate the stormy
seas excellently. Her engines worked
faultlessly. No icebergs were passed
on the journey.
The American government, says the
dispatch, acted in a correct manner as
a neutral, rigorously enforcing respect
tor its frontier from British and French
warships by the employment of its own
men of war.
After a British cruiser entered Chesa
peake bay at night, even more effective
measures were taken to enforce 'neu
trality. No less than eight British war
ships, it is said, were on the alert, sur
rounded by numerous small American
vessels which had been chartered lor
the purpose of placing nets and obtain
ing information as to the movements of
the Deutschland. Nevertheless the sub
marine succeeded in leaving undetected.
A distance of 100 miles was traversed
under water without difficulty.
The Deutschland returned home slight
ly damaged, according to an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from The Hague,
which says this information is contained
in a telegram from Bremen. The mem
bers of the crew were unwilling, it
adds, to give details of the return voy
age.
The arrival of the submarine sur
prised her owners, as she was not ex
pected to dock within a week.
The departure for America a week
ago of the German subma
rine Bremen is reported in a dispatch
from Bremen as forwarded from The
Hague by the Exchange Telegraph com
pany.
It is said the owners of the Deutsch
land and the Bremen received word
seven days ago of the progress being
made by the Deutschland on her return
voyage ajid that it was not until they
had obtained’tills information that they
permitted the Bremen to depart.
The Deutschland took the same route
on both her voyages, the dispatch says,
returning to Germany by the North sea.
Captain Paul Koenig, of the Deutsch
land, is being feted as a national hero,
and has been summoned to Eeinperor
William's headquarters to report on his
voyage.
CONFEDERATE-VETERAN
KILLED BY LIGHTNING
(By Associated Press.)
GREENVILLE. S. C„ Aug. 24.—L.
Whitfield Bridges, a Confederate veter
an, aged 72, was instantly killed by
lightning near here today. His nephew
John Bridges, was hurt by the bolt,
which passed through the roof of a
small cotton house in which they had
south gefugs truss rain.
Elopement Takes Place While
Florida and Georgia Men
Wait for the Girl Who Never
Appeared
While a University of Florida man
clung to the curbstone at Five Points
Wednesday afternoon nervously con
sulting a watch, and while a University
of Georgia baseball star and the aunt of
the young lady waited at the Terminal
station anxiously watching the hands
of the big station clock, Miss Margaret
Fields, one of the prettiest and most
popular members of the 1916 graduat
ing class at Agnes Scott college, was
eloping with Lupton A. Wilkinson,
president of the Dramatic club at
Auburn. .
It was an elopement, and it was skill
fully planned and ingeniously executed.
In the Walton building, in the offices of
the Frontier Press company, Miss
Fields became the bride of Mr. Wilkin
son. Rev. A. T. Spalding performing the
ceremony. Several of the bride’s college
friends were present, and immediately
after the wedding the young coupte
climbed into a big red car and sped to
ward Inman Park.
Too many people wanted Miss Fields.
While she was packing three suit cases
in her home at 100 Lucile avenue be
tween 3:30 and 4 o’clock Wednesday
afternoon she was feeling sorry for the
man she'd promised to meet at Five
Points, and for her aunt, Miss Mollie
Phillips, who was waiting at the Ter
minal with a ticket for McDonough, Ga.,
where a house party was being planned
in honor of the popular Agnes Scott
girl.
4 O’CLOCK—GOOD-BYE.
At exactly 4 o’clock the big, red car
drove up to 100 Lucille avenue. Miss
Fields bade the people at home a hur
ried good-bye and drove off—but not to
the Terminal station.
The chauffeur of the machine, under
the direction of Miss Fields, stopped in
front of the Waltqp building, and she
rushed up to Room 303, and in five min
utes was married to the president of
Auburn Dramatic club.
At 5 o’clock there were several per
sons still wajting. Miss Phillips and
the Georgia man in whose care she in
tended entrusting her niece were per
plexed, and at Five Points a Florida
man was wondering just what was the
matter, but was still consulting his
watch and clinging to the curbstone, ex
pectant, hopeful.
He had expressed a desire to take
Mrs. Phillips' niece with him to Flori
da, and Miss Fields had promised Wed
nesday morning to meet him Wednes
day afternoon and give him his answer.
But before nightfall some one told the
Floridian that there wasn't any use
waiting, and some one also made this
clear to the aunt and the favored youth
who had grown weary watching the
movements of the hands of the Ter
minal timepiece.
SHE COULDN’T HELP IT. •
“I couldn’t help it,” declared the bride
at the conclusion of the ceremony. ’’l
didn’t want to be unkind to Aunt Mollie,
and I didn't want to be cruel to two
boys who wanted me, and I didn’t want
tb miss the house party at McDonough,
but I loved Lupton—that’s all there is
to it."
"We are young and we were willing
to wait a while," said Mr. Wilkinson,
“but they were pressing us too hard,
and I’m afraid if Margaret got to Mc-
Donough she would have never come
back, and this fall she would have been
watching with interest the progress of
the Georgia football team.”
The romance between the Agnes
Scott glil and the Auburn boy began
when young Mr. Wilkinson saw Miss
Fields in a play at Agnes Scott. They
have been thinking of getting married
for months and started to Uxe of a
HOKE SMITH DEFENDS
DEMOCRATIC RECORD
Nation Was Never More Pros
perous, He Declares in Re
ply to Sepator Penrose
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.—Renewal of
his attack the pending emergency
revenue bill by Senator Penrose and a
reply by Senator Hoke Smith criticis
ing the estimates given by the Penn
sylvania, marked the debate in the sen
ate today.
The Georgia senator said that the rec
ord of the Democratic administration
was a proud one and that despite Re
publican prophecies of evil the nation
never was more prosperous than -today
and that there was in the government
treasury more than $74,000,000 of addi
tional surplus.
Senator Smith said Republicans err
ed in including $25,000,000 for purchase
of the Danish West Indies in their es
timates, because the amount has not
been appropriated and probably would
not be at this time.
Senator Penrose said he supposed the
munitions tax was levied, on the theory
that enormous profits are being made.
“I think it is no exaggeration,” he
said, "to say that a large majority of
the manufacturers who went into the
munitions business have not fared well;
many have gone into bankruptcy; many
more have made no money at all; some
have made a fair profit; and, of course,
a very few have made good profits.”
Danish Landsthing Has
Rejected Proppsal to
Sell Islands to U. S.
(By Associated Pres*.)
LONDON, Aug. 24.—The Danish
Landsthing has rejected the proposal to
sell the Danish West Indies to the Uni
ted States, says a Reuter dispatch from
Copenhagen.
The vote was taken in committee by
the landsthing. the upper house of the
Danish parliament. The treaty was re
jected thirty-nine votes.
Although the lower house of the Dan
ish parliament approved the project for
sale of, the islands to the United States
for $25*.000,000, the action of t},e lands
thing in rejecting it was expected gen
erally in Denmark. This vote, however,
does not necessarily mean the final de
feat of the project, as other questions
of a political nature are involved. The
treaty with the United States will be
brought up again after the general elec
tion.
Daniels Goes to Maine
WASHINGTON. Aug. 24.—Secretary-
Daniels started for Maine today to par
ticipate in the Democratic campaign.
He expects to make about sixteen
speeches.
minister the day the bride received her
degree, only to decide to postpone the
wedding to some future date.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson will live in
Atlanta and will make their home in
Inman Park. Mr. Wilkinson is now
connected with the Frontier Press com
pany and holds a responsible position.
NUMBER 93.
TRAINMEN EXPECTED
TO ACCEPT PROPOSAL
SUBMITTED BY ROADS.
I 1
Officials Will Accept Eight-
Hour Day If Assured Effort
Will Be Made to Secure
'Higher Freight Rates
(By Aasociited Preu.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.—After
continued con'erences today between
President Wilson and the select com
mittee of railroad executives the aitua-v
tion surrounding the threatened strike
was described as having narrowed down
tc the following:
The railroad presidents, at least the
subcommittee of eight, are willing to
accept the eight-hour day insisted upon
by President Wilson and the trainmen.
In return they ask that they be as
sured as fully as possible that all proper
support be given and proper means be
used to assure them a freight rate in
crease from the interstate commerce
commission. •.
They ask also that congress create a
' permanent board or commission, simi
lar to the Canadian commission, to han
dle future labor difficulties.
A commission of this character wquld
be empowered to investigate when la
bor troubles threaten and no strike
could be called or strike vote taken
pending its investigation, a full report
of which would be made public at its
conclusion. .
OPPORTUNITY FOR VOTE.
At the | end of the investigation ar
bitration would be suggested; but if not
accepted opportunity would be given to
the men to take a strike vote. The bal
loting would be secret.
These proposals were communicated , .
today by Commissioner Chambers, qf
the federal board of mediation, to the
representatives of the Wnen who appar
ently regarded them favorably. Judge
Chambers then reported to Presldenp- ‘—'>
Wilson and the sub-committee of
railroad executives was summoned to
the White House.
None of them would say afterward
whether President Wilson reported the
men would accept the proposals, but it
was said that some encouragement was
felt as a result of the negotiations.
President Wilson is understood to
feel some sympathy for the counter
demands of the railroads and not averse
to having the men accept them. A vote--
by the labor representatives here will
probably be necessary for Indorsement.
In the meantime the executives
continue their conferences anlofig them
selves and another White House visit
may be made later.
Signs of unrest among the men, so ap
parent yesterday, disapeared today and
there were renewed indications that fe
railroads would agre on some proposal
to Include the eight-hour day in a man
ner satisfactory to the employes’ com
mittee and then bring about a deep in
vestigation of all the collateral issues
STATEMENT IS ISSUED.
L. E- Johnson, president of Norfolk
and Western, today gave out a state
ment in which he says;
"The conviction of the railroad presi
dents that their stand in favor of ar
bitration is sound has been greatly in
tensified by the of hundreds of
telegrams from' all over the country,
and from every class of business and.
industry, supporting their position and
demanding that the principle involved
be maintained.
“It has been made plain as daylight
that the men are not agitating for eight
hours of work and no more. Their real
purpose is to secure higher pay.
“The brotherhoods have charged the
railways With failure to put into effect
the awards of boards of arbitration. It
is true there have been delays caused by
differences of opinion as to the technical
application of a general award to the
varying schedules of different railroads,
and it has sometimes been necessary to
refer such controversies back to the ar
bitrators for a decision, but the points
on which there have been such disputes
have been comparatively few In propor
tion to the total number involved. The
best evidence that the awards have been
applied is found in the statistics of the
interstate commerce commission, show
ing the large increases in the wages of
the employes during recent years.”
Railway heads who continued today
their efforts to meet Pres. Wilson’s plan
for averting a strike, probably had for*
their guidance Information on the admin
istration's attitude toward legislation O’
ether governmental action looking to
ward recompensing them for a possible
concession on the eight-hour basic day.-
A definite statement of this attitude,
it is believed, was the object sought by
a committee of three railway presidents
who called on Mr. Wilson at the White
House again last levening, following a
conference during the day between the 1
president and Senator Newlands And
Represe4itatlve Adamson, chairman of
the congressional committees having ia
charge Interstate commerce legislation.
Courses which might be taken by con
gress affecting directly the present rail
way situation. It was pointed out, are
these:
COURSES TO PURSUE.
Direct the interstate commerce com
mission by resolution to Investigate the
entire subject of the relations between
railroads and their employes.
Pass the pending bill to increase the
commission’s membership from seven to
nine in anticipation of additional duties
to be imposed.
Enact a measure compelling arbitra
tion of future disputes similar to tyj.t
pending.
Establish the eight-hour day princi
ple by Legislation.
Pass measures clearing the way for ,
government ownership of railroads.
The first two proposals were receiving
most serious consideration. it was
said.
Statements given out by the railway
presidents showed no relaxation in their
opposition to the eight-hour principle,
and there was no direct indication of
when they might give a final answer to
President Wilson. Many telegrams fro.n
industrial and commercial interests
protesting against granting the eight
hour day were displayed by the railway
heads.
Storm Sweeps Ireland
ST. THOMAS, D. o. 1., Aug. 24.
A sudden storm with high winds and
heavy seas swept over the island be
tween midnight and 3 o’clock this morn
ing causing extensive but not serious
damage. Several small vessels were