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WASHINGTON, Sept 7.—Rumors
that Dr. Dumba, Austro-Hungarian
Ambassador to the United States,
may be recalled by his Government
fcs a result of his activity in connec
tion with strikes in munition facto
ries, gained wide circulation in Wash
ington this afternoon after Dr. Dumba
had been in conference with Secretary
of State Lansing.
Dr. Dumba was in Secretary Lan
sing’s office just twenty-five minutes.
He was plainly angered when he
emerged. He curtly refused to dis
cuss what he and Secretary Lansing
talked about. He left the building,
starting back to the Austro-Hunga
rian Embassy. Before arriving there,
however, he ordered his chauffeur to
return to the State Department. Ar
riving there he w’ent at once to see
Third Assistant Secretary of State
Phillips. Ho would not discuss his
mission with him.
Dr. Dumba again refused to discuss
his case when he left Assistant Sec
retary Phillips’ office. The latter re
ferred all questioners to Secretary
Lansing, who stated positively that
he would not make any statement.
Officials argued this afternoon’s de
velopments as being decidedly omin
ous. A great many gave credence to
the rumors that Dr. Dumba may
leave the country.
The sinking of the liner Hesperian
and the Dr. Dumba case were before
President Wilson this afternoon. Sec
retary of State Lansing and Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo conferred
with the President over the two mat
ters. Secretary Lansing wanted to
discuss the Dr. Dumba case with the
President, it was believed, before the
Austran Ambasasdor called to see him
late this afternoon.
Consul Frost cabled the State De
partment a Joint affidavit that the of
ficers of the Hesperian swore to be
fore him. The affidavit explained the
sky was clear and the sea was calm
on the night the ship was torpedoed.
There was no warning of any kind,
they swore. Owing to the darkness,
the wake of a torpedo boat could not
have been seen, fter the explosion
the distinct odor of an explosive was
noticeable. The ship was struck 8
feet below the surface on the star
board bow.
The officer declared that the 6-inch
gun mounted on the ship’s stern was
painted gray and not noticeable at a
distance. The officers have it as their
belief that the gun could not have
been seen through a periscope. They
also swore that the ship was not
under convoy.
NoNewComplications
OverHesperianLikely
By JOHN EDWIN Ni!VlN.
(Staff Correspondent of the Interna
tional News Service.)
WASHINGTON. Sept. 7.—Official
Washington to-day took the position
that the sinking of the Hesperian
probably will not involve any new
complications with Germany. The
fact that the Hesperian was armed
and was plying between belligerent
ports will have a very important
bearing on this Government’s action
in the case.
Incidentally it is now certain that
the United States will be forced to
change its original ruling as to Just
what constitutes an armed vessel.
At the outset of the war it was an
nounced that merchant liners might
carry a gun of less than six-inch cal
iber mounted astern for defensive
purposes. That ruling has been ob
served up to the present time, but
Secretary Lansing made it very plain
to-day that he is now considering
whether it must be changed He ex
plained that when the original ruling
was maue the submarine warfare had
not been developed. Now it is ex
pected that Germany will set up as a
defense In the Hesperian case that
the gun which she carried prevented
any attempt at visitation and search,
as was promised by Ambassador von
BernstorfT when he visited Secretary
Lansing last week.
Account for All but
17 on the Hesperian
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, Sept. 2.—Nine more pas
sengers and sailors of the liner Hes
perian were accounted for to-day aft-
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had tried to poison her and that he w
bend other women to his will. An
1 Reservoir street, Providence, R. I., a
house in company with Miss Burner, t
the physician was slain last week wh
“He would wave his hand at m
Mohr.
t her husband, Dr. C. Franklin Mohr,
as constantly “using his power to
d she tells of sitting at her home, No.
nd watching the doctor leave his
he housekeeper, who was shot when
ile driving in an automobile,
e and give me the laugh,” said Mrs.
Johnson Winner of
U. S. Tennis Title
FOREST HILLS, N. Y., Sept. 7.—
William M. Johnston, of California,
is the new tennis champion of the
United States by virtue of his totally
unexpected victory this afternoon over
the wonderful player, Maurice E. Mc-
Loughlin.
The scores were 1-6, 6-0, 7-5, 10-8.
McLoughlin began the service in
the first set. He moved up to the
net in every rally and by the fastest
sort of volleying completely outplayed
Johnston, so that he moved along to
a lead of 4-0 in games. Then John
ston put across line splitting drives
and shot the ball into the corners
in the same manner In which he had
defeated R. Norris Williams II yes
terday. Johnston only held steady
lor one game. Then once more Mc
Loughlin outspeded Johnston for the
first set at 6-1.
Johnston made a runaway of the
second set. He outplaced and out
drove McLoughlin in flashing rallies,
in which he whipped back the ball
SO fast that the “ccmet” was com
pelled to take the defensive. John
ston amazed the gallery by taking the
six games in a row for the second
set, as McLoughlin found it impossi
ble to break down the net assault of
his opponent.
The third set found Johnston driv
ing and volleying with all the pace he
could command, and he soon again
had McLoughlin on the defensive.
Johnston moved to the lead in this
set at 5-2 on games.
Then the “comet” made a sensation
al assault with all of his old frenzied
stroking of the ball, by which he car
ried the tally to games all. That
was the best he could do, for John
ston tricked him out of position once
more and took the set with two love
games.
Harriman’s Son Asks
For Marriage License
(By International News Service.)
LENOX, MASS., Sept. 7.—William
Averill Harrlman, son of the late E. H.
Harrimar,. made application to Town
Clerk Broderick to-day for a marriage
license for himself and Miss Kitty La
nier Lawrence, granddaughter of
Charles Lanier, the New York banker,
Miss Lawrence came with young Hard
man to the town clerk’s office. He is
28 and she is 20. The exact date of the
wedding has not been announced.
Col, Goethals Willing
To Be ‘City Manager’
PORTLAND, OREG., Sept. 7.—Ma
jor General George W. Goethals an
nounced here that he would consider
I an offer to manage the municipality
of Portland if the city charter was
changed from a commission to a
managerial form.
“I shall be very glad to consider
such an offer if made to me,” the
canal builder replied to the question.
Wilson Again Shuns
Jersey Indorsement
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.—Presi
dent Wilson to-day again refused to
permit New Jersey, his home State,
to indorse him for re-election. He
did this through a letter written by
his secretary, J. P. Tumulty, to Sher
iff Kinkeaa, of Hudson County, N. J.
In his letter Secretary Tumulty said:
New’ Jersey is his own State,
the men who would act in this
matter are his own personal
friends, and he feels that it might
seem as if he were taking advan
tage of the extraordinary situa
tion now existing to gain some
personal advantage through such
an expression of confidence by
them
THF WEATHER AT THE FAIR.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7.—
Weather yesterday was clear and
c4ol. Maximum temperature. 66; min
imum. 56.
19TH HOLE
(By International News Service.)
LAKE FORES, ILL.. Sept. 7.—Miss
Alexa Stirling, of Atlanta, and Mrs.
H. D. Hammond, of Indianapolis, the
former Western champion, engaged
to-day in a nip-and-tuck battle which
went nineteen holes before the win
ner was decided in the Women’s Na
tional golf tournament, and the match
went to Miss Stirling when her op
ponent sliced the rough on the nine
teenth, the Southern star holing out
in five, while Mrs. Hammond took six. j
At the end of the nine holes, Miss :
Stirling held a lead of 3 up, but j
through some careless playing on the I
last nine she lost this advantage,
making the match all even at eighteen
holes. The cards follow:
Miss Stirling (out)..646 544 555—44
Mrs. Hammond (out).546 645 658—49
Miss Stirling (In)....667 665 455—50—94
Mrs. Hammond (in)..576 666 354—47—96
Extra hole: Miss Stirling, 5; Mrs. Ham
mond, 6.
Other scores:
Mrs. W. A. Gavin, of Shirley Park.
England, defeated Mrs. M. F. Henne-
berry, of Glenview, by 6 up and 3 to
play.
Mrs. Caleb Fox, of Philadelphia,
eliminated another Chicago player by
her victory A’er Mrs. Mason E.
Phelps, of the Chicago Golf Club, win
ning by a similar score
Mrs. J. V. Hurd, of Pittsburg, de
feated Mrs. L. W. Mida, of Jackson
Park, 4 up and 3 to go.
Miss Allen, of Boston, defeated Mrs.
A. A. Hening, of the Wheaton Golf
Club, 6 up and 3 to go.
Mias Liilian Hyde, of the Southboro
Field Club, defeated Mrs. Arthur Lin-
rlgbt, Philmont, 7 up and 5 to go.
Mrs. R. H. Barlow, of Merion Crick
et Club, defeated Miss Marion Hollins,
of Westbrook Country Club, 1 up.
Mrs. S. W. Widney, of Beverly, de
feated Miss Painter, of Midlothian, 6
up and 4 to play.
Miss Ernestine Pearce, of Flos»s-
moor, defeated Mrs. S. Kunstadt, of
Idlewild, 7 up and 6 to go.
Miss Marjorie Edwards, of Midlo
thian. defeated Miss Fiances Hadfield,
of Milwaukee, 3 wnd 2.
Miss Elaine Rosenthal, of Ravisloe,
won from Miss Ethel Chatfield, of
Sycamore, Ill., 7 and 6.
Mrs. C. H. Vanderbeck, of Phila
delphia, winner.of the low qualifying
score, defeated Miss Eleanor Chan
dler, also of Philadelphia,.! up and
6 to play.
Miss Winters Coldham, of Toledo,
defeated Miss Jennie Jpnes, of Sioux
City, 1 up.
Miss Laurie Kaiser, of Flossmoor,
won from Mies Grace Semple, of St.
Louis, 2 and 1.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 7.—'Whether it
was “I Hear You Calling Me” or
“Dear Old Dad” that prompted C. D
Boyd, a youth of 19, whose home is in
Senatobia, Miss., to quit the South
Wales Borderers and board a liner
homeward bound will not be known
until some time this week, when he
changes car6 in Memphis for “all
points in Mississippi.”
A few weeks ago Boyd engaged ir a
sort of mild controversy with his fa
ther. A few minutes later he boarded
a freight train for New Orleans. The
next day he shipped along with a load
of mules destined to Liverpool.
On his arrival in England he
promptly attached himself to a com
pany of South Wales Borderers.
In the meantime the senior Boyd
began efforts to find out the where
abouts of his wandering boy. A ca
blegram to Ambasisador Page in Lon
don did the work. Boyd's release was
obtained and he, with three other
American boys who ran away from
home, shipped on board the liner New
York, which left England September
If working their way over.
It cost the American Embassy $75
and much correspondence. He was
about to be sent to Flanders when the
release was granted.
Boyd made no objections to getting
his release.
GEORGIA
Mayor Gets Chance
To Run If Recalled
Mayor Woodward was fuller of
laughter Tuesday than he was on
Monday, when he dared Alderman
Albert Thomson to change the law so
he could run to succeed himself. If,
in the course of events, it should hap
pen that he should be recalled, the
law blocking him from another term
in the executive chair would be abro
gated.
No less an authority than W. D.
Ellis, Jr., assistant city attorney, said
he did not think there was any ques
tion that if Mayor Woodward was re
called, even for only a week, the law’
providing that “the Mayor can not
succeed himself after two consecutive
terms” would not apply to him.
Army Plane Falls
At Border; 2 Hurt
The dread boll weevil is in Geor
gia. Four counties in the southwest
ern part of the State are heavily In
fested. Inspection by E. Lee Wor
sham. State Entomologist, and W. D.
Pierce, of the United States Bureau
of Entomology, has revealed this fact
beyond a doubt. And eight or ten
more counties are inevitably Invaded
also—a plain matter of geography;
they are in the line of march.
Decatur, Thomas, Grady and
Brooks are the four counties in
spected. The weevils are thick. The
“top crop” will be no crop at all this
year. The farmers are appalled at
the situation. A quarantine against
the shipment of cotton seed is pro
jected. All cotton stalks **- must be
burned iri the Infested counties.
But with it all the march of the
bill weevil is more than likely to con
tinue.
The w’eevil reached Georgia two
years ahead of time. The average
travel of the pest is 25 miles a year.
It came 90 miles In the past year,
Jumping over from Alabama in zhe
longest leap on record, save only in
the year 1900—the year of the Gal
veston flood, when strong winds from
the southwfest prevailed, and favorod
the advance of the insect. For years
the march, which began in Mexico,
has been averaging 25 miles a year
toward the Southeastern States. And
the vanguard reached Georgia since
August 18—two years ahead of time—
and found the State practically un
prepared to combat it.
Tropical Earthquake
Shocks Felt in U. S.
(By International News Service.)
CLEVELAND, OHIO, Sept. 7.—The
most severe earthquake shock *ver
felt by a Cleveland instrument was
recorded last night by Father Oden-
bach’s seismograph at St. Ignatius
College.
“The main shock came at 8:35
p. m., M Father Odenbach said this
morning. “From the general direction
of the tremors I believe the shock
must have been most severe in Mex-
ic<> or Central America.”
'Quake Hits Costa Rica.
NEW YORK, Sept. 7.—-The Central
and South American Telegraph Com
pany to-day said that earthquakes
had interrupted their cable lines be
tween San Juan del Sur, Costa Rica,
and Salinas Cruz. Their report states
that the shocks were very heavy in
Costa Rica, but there are no indica
tions of loss of life in their advices.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON. Sept. 7.—An army
aeroplane, carrying Lieutenant J. C.
Morrow and Private Khuenkryk, fell
200 feet while reconnoitering over
Brownsville. Texas, and was smashed
to pieces, General Funston reported
to the War Department to-day.
Lieutenant Morrow is now in a
semiconscious condition, and the full
extent of his injuries is not known.
Khuenkryk suffered a broken cheek
bone and a badly lacerated knee.
Liner Dictator Also
Submarine Victim
(By International News Service.)
LONDON. Sept. 7.—The Harrison
liner Dictator, a British vessel of
4,116 tons, has been torpedoed and
sunk by & German submarine. Lloyd's*
report states that the crew was saved
and was landed to-day.
The Dictator, which was built In
1891, formerly plied between Liver
pool and South American ports, but
since April is believed to have been
used by the British Government.
Petrograd’s Chief of
Police Assassinated
(By International News Service.)
ATHENS, Sept. 7.—A dispatch from
Petrograd says that the chief of po
lice in the Russian capital has been
assassinated
John N. Wood, Aged
Atlantan, Is Dead
John Newton Wood, 84, for many
years a resident of Atlanta and the
owner of much property In the vicin
ity of the northern lunction of West
Peachtree and Peachtree streets, died
at his home, No. 1210 Peachtree f^treet,
Tuesday morning. He had been 111
for a year and a half.
Mr. Wood is survived by his wife,
four daughters, Mrs. G. B. Hudson,
Mrs. Ida Wood Robertson, Mrs. J. E.
Clarke, Mrs E. L. Winn; two broth
ers. Moses Wood and the Rev. E. H.
Wood, of Atlanta: two sisrters, Mrs.
Adeline Norton, of Attalla, Ala., and
Mrs. Lucy J. Bonner, of Temple, Ga.;
five grandchildren, Mrs. G. M. Stokes,
and the Misses May and Maude Hud
son, the Rev. Hhomer Head and John
Wood Hudson.
Mr. Wood was a veteran of the war
between the States, having served in
Cobb’s Legion of Cavalry. He enlist
ed August 14, 1861, under Colonel T.
R. R. Cobb and Captain Z. A. Rice,
Fulton Dragoons, Company B. At the
cloi*e of the war he was paroled and
laid down his arms at Greensboro,
N. C.
The funeral will be conducted at the
residence Wednesday afternoon at 3
o’clock.
Aeroplane Dashes
Into Crowd; 3 Dying
WASHINGTON. IND., Sept. 7.—
Nine persons were In the hospital here
to-day, three of them with fractured
skulls and probably fatally Injured, as
the result of an aeroplane accident at
the county fair grounds on Labor
Day.
Oscar Cook, a Chicago aviator, was
I conclude- a splendid aerial exhibi
tion as the closing feature of the holi
day celebration wehn he lost control
of his machine in returning to the
earth. His aeroplane crashed into
the crowd which had swarmed dan
gerously near the landing spot.
Three of the victims were literally
scalped as the flying machine plowed
through the panic-stricken throng.
(By International News Service.)
BERLIN (by wireless), Sept. 7.—
The Admiralty announced to-day that
the submarine U-27 had sunk a -mall
British cruiser about August 10, but
the U-boat has not since returned to
her base and is believed to have been
lost.
The location of the sinking of the
English cruiser is officially reported to
have been west of the Hebrides Is
lands, which lie off the northwest
coast of Scotland.
The U-27 belonged to the class
which was constructed in 1912-1913.
Her crew is supposed to have num
bered about 27 men.
The Admiralty statement follows:
“Accordin'- to the report from a
submarine which met the U-27 at sea,
the latter sank an old small British
cruiser west of the Hebrides about
August 10. The U-27 has not re
turned. It has been out at sea a long
time and must be regarded as lost
with its crew.”
Last Statement’ of
Thaw Asks Law for
Cases Like His Own
PITTSBURG, Sept. 7.—What Harry
K. Thaw calls his "last statement to
the public," In which he advocated
the passage of legislation, the non-
existence of which was responsible
for seven years of his incarceration,
was read yesterday at the I-abor Day
celebration of the billposters’ union.
Thaw's statement discussed many
phases of incidents In his various
trials, and concluded with this pro
posed petition to the national legis
lators:
"We, citizens of the United States,
petition Congress to pass a law In ac
cordance with the Constitution, that
when a citizen of one State is acquit
ted of any and all charges of crime In
another State he be returned or be
allowei to return to his own State.”
Anti-German Turks
Plan Insurrection
(By International News Service.)
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 7.—The Van
Dias News Agency Is authority for
the statement that an Insurrection Is
being planned In Turkey by the anti-
German Turks to overthrow Enver
Pasha and seize Constantinople.
(By International Newt Service.)
BASLE. SWITZERLAND, Sep.
7.—A dispatch from Munich saya
117 Italian transports, convoyed
by sixteen warships, having on
board soldiers and munitions,
have left Taranta for an unitown
destination. The Duke of Aosta,
commander-in-chief of the Ital
ian navy, watched tho departure
of the flotilla and it was believed
tho transports and warships wera
bound for the Dardanelles.
(By International News Service.)
PARIS. Sept. 7.—Emperor Nich
olas has taken over the command ot
the Russian armies. Whether this
will result In the complete elimina
tion of Grand Duke Nicholas lrf not
yet known. Apparently the Czar’s
action has been kept a close secret
in Petrograd because the first inti
mation of this action came in a per
sonal dispatch from the Russian
ruler to President Poincare to-day.
The message from the Czar to the
President follows:
In placing mystelf to-day at
the head of my valiant army, I
take particular pleasure in ad
dressing to you, Monsieur Presi
dent, most sincere wishes for
the grandeur of France and the
ultimate victory of its glorious
army.
Replying, President Poincare saidr
I know that in taking com
mand your Majesty intends to
pursue energetically until the
final victory, the war forced
upon the allied nations.
At the same time President Poin
care expressed to the Czar warmest
regards in the name of France.
Retreating Russians
Brought Into Battle
BERLIN (by wireless), Sept. 7.—
Russia’s retreating army has appar
ently been overtaken by the pursuing
Germans and forced into battle. The
general staff reported to-day that a
great conflict is raging at Wolkowysk,
45 miles southeast of Grodno.
The fighting Is going on in the city
of Wolkowysk, an important railway
junction, and extends to a point 23
miles southeast of Slonik. It ii
through this region that the center oi
the Russian army had to fetreat after
Its abondment of the Grodno-Brest-
Litovsk front.
Still farther to the southeast, where
the German troops are advancing
along the edge of the Pripet marshes,
they have driven the Russians out of
their positions at Kohomsk and Dro-
gitchin.
In fighting on the Ros River, a
cributary of the Niemen, General von
Gallwltz captured 1,000 prisoners.
Atlanta’s leading
stores will make
announcements in
The Georgian Friday
Ships Join Artillery
Duel at Dardanelles
(By International News Service.)
CONSTANTINOPLE (by wireless.
I via Berlin).—A great artillery duel la
raging on Gallipoli Peninsula, with
warships participating, according to
the Turkish War Office. It issued the
following statement to-day:
"The enemy unsuccessfully bom
barded with his land and ship batter
ies our positions before Sedd-Ul-Bah»
and Anafarta. Our artillery caused
fire to break out in the enemy**
trenches and artillery poaiLbn* at An.
afarta.-