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WAY CLEAR FOR TRANSFER TO THE GOVERNMENT
Washington, August 17.—The last obstacle, probably, to the turning over of the Alaska Northern Railroad to the government was
removed today when the suits of the Chicago people against the vendors of the railroad were withdrawn and dismissed by consent.
The chief suit was that of the Shedd company and this with the suits of the other Chicago bondholders are now dismissed by agree
ment, so as far as can be seen there is no impediment in the way of the transfer of the railroad to the government by the twentieth of
August, the day fixed by the government attorney as the one to which the transfer of the road was postponed pending some sue
arrangement as that which has now been made. It is understood that the Canadian vendors of the Alaska Northern railroad paid the
contesting bondholders a substantial amount for agreeing to the dismissal of the suits, but this amount has not been given out for publication.
I p to the*time this dispatch is sent no further details of the transaction had been made public but the dismissal of the suit at this lime is taken
to be a settlement at the last moment so that no hitch might interfere with the transfer on the day fixed. The Alaska Northern railroad may now
be regarded virtually as the property of the United States government.
MEXICANS SURROUND AND SHOOT U. S. TROOPS
GERMANS PREPARE NOW
TO INVADE FINLAND
TO EXTEND GERMANY
RERUN’, August 17.—The Nation
al Liberal party of Germany met yes
terday ami passed a resolution calling
on the government to extend the Ger
man borders after the war as a re
ward for victory. The preamble to j
the resolution declared that the tak- j
ing of territory from the hostile na
tions would be only right as compen
sation for the losses sustained by the
German empire. There seemed to be
no question in the minds of those
present of the empire’s ultimate vict
ory.
WHAT MOVE MEANS
PETROGRAD, August 17.—It is
now apparent that the present Ger
man objective is the railroad from
Ossowetz to Bilaistok which runs
parallel to the Brest-Litovsk line
where the Russian armies have taken
up their position*. The intenton of
the enemy is probably to have a line
by which they might run alongside
our retreating army in the hope of
cutting off some of it.
GENEVA, August 17.—Cholera has
appeared in Wurtemburg and gives
indications of spreading. The manner
in which Germany is surrounded on
all sides would make isolation of a
disease a matter of extreme difficulty
go that much uneasiness is reported in
the neighborhood where the cholera
has appeared.
GERMANS STILL WINNING
LONDON, August 17.—The Bavar
ians have succeeded in wedging them
selves into the Russia front northwest
of the Breet-Litovsk line which is al
most directly east of Warsaw but
slightly southerly from a straight line
east and west. Von Mackensen is
now advancing along the Bug river
north of the Bavarians. Von Hinden
burg has successfully attacked away
to the northeast towards the Baltic
and is advaneng near Kovno. The
Russian lines between the Narew and
Bug rivers have been broken and the
army of the czar in that quarter is
falling back. The gigantic man
euvers are apparently only coming to
a head and the fate of the Muscovite
forces cannot yet be told.
GREEK WAR PARTY WINS
LONDON, August 17.—The Greek
war party has come out triumphantly
from the recent election and Venizelos
has a free hand in the organization
of the new chamber of deputies. The
election came when the Gounaris gov
ernment resigned. Zavitzanos has
been elected president of the chamber.
COTTON TO BE CONTRABAND
WASHINGTON, August 17.—The
Entente Allies have unofficially noti
fied the United States government
that cotton will be placed on the list
of contraband shipments. This in
formation has been received here with
regret as it means probably the ruin
of the cotton states, at least tempor
arily. Word was received today that
fifteen American missionaries who
had been spending a vacation in Turk
ish Armenia have arrived at Tiflis ex
hausted. Two died of exhaustion
brought about by the terrible hard
ships entailed in traveling through*
the disturbed country.
JOSEF PRAYS FOR PEACE
ROME, August 17.—Emperor
Francis Josef of Austria has written
to the pope applauding the latter’s
efforts in behalf of peace. The aged
emperor speaks in the most moving
manner of the frightful sufferings
brought on all the people engaged in
the war and he concludes his letter
with the words: ”1 pray God that we
may have an early peace.”
MOVING ON BREST-LITOVSK
BERLIN, August 17.—Von Mack
ensen’s left has now reached a point
only thirty miles from the Russian
line at Brest-Litovsk. He has cap
tured Slavaticosze and Ciale while the
Bavarians have occupied Losicz and
Miedzyrzec. It is admitted that the
line now occuppied by the enemy is a
strong one but this is expected only
to delay our advances slightly.
BRITISH POUND LOSES VALUE
NEW YORK, August 17.—'The
British pound has now depreciated in
value to four dollars and sixty-four
cents. It fell to four sixty-seven yes
terday and that fall was regarded as
sensational but the still greater fall
has since come and it is now predicted
that the American dollar will become
the universal standard of exchange
instead of the English sovereign
which has held the place so long. The
foreign buyers must bear the depreci
ation and loss.
PARIS, August 17.—The Teutons
are now paying Roumania triple
prices for farm products but seem to
be glad to have the chance at any
price of securing the grain of which
Roumania has an over abundance.
TO STOP TORPEDOES
NEW YORK, August 17.—1The
Italian government has placed an
order for a million overcoats with
American firms. This is taken as an
indication that Italy expects a winter
campaign in the mountains of the
Austro-Italian frontier. An Italian
engineer named Quarines has invented
a device to ward off and explode tor
pedoes. The invention will be furn
ished free to the allied governments.
A regiment of French chasseurs has
captured a mile of German trenches
in the center of the northern line.
AMERICANS WITH CANADIANS
LONDON, August 17.—It has been
found that two thousand Americans
are member* of the Canadian regi*
i
merits fighting in France. The Nor
wegian steamer Albis has been sunk
by a German submarine in the North
Sea.
PURSUES LINER
TILSBURY, August 17.—The Brit
ish liner Corrie was pursued yester
day to the very mouth of the Thames
by a German submarine but succeed
ed in escaping by running a zig-zag
course. One torpedo was launched by
the submarine but it glanced off the
hull of the liner without exploding.
MAY CROSS TO TURKEY
ROME, August 17.—Roumania,
Bulgaria and Greece are now worried
by reports that Germans are about to
reinforce the Austrains to deliver a
tremendous attack on Servia with a
view to crushing that country quick
ly and trying to froce a way through
Servian territory to get ammunitions
and reinforcements to the Turks. It
has been reported since the Russian
defeat in Galicia that Servia is to be
the next scene of the concentrated
*
Teutonic attack and everything now
indicates that the report was correct
KRUPPS EMPLOY WOMEN
GENEVA, August 17.—To aid in
manufacturing munitions of war the
Krupps arc now employing five thou
sand women at Essen. The gigantic
plant is running full blast and every
hour of the twenty-four is being
utilized.
TAKE 5000 RUSSIANS
BERLIN, August 17.—The Ger
mans have taken the outer forts of
Kovno and with them five thousand
Russian prisoners. The whole city
and fort will probably be in our pos
session before twTenty-four hours.
SINKS BRITISH TRANSPORT
LONDON, August 17.—The British
transport Royal Edward has been
sunk by a German submarine in the
Agean sea w'ith the loss of a thousand
lives. Six hundred w'ere saved. The
Royal Edward was on the way to
Gallipoli peninsula with reinforce
ments for the allied army when she
met her doom. She had also a medi
cal corps aboard, many members of
which w'erc lost.
TO INVADE FINLAND
LONDON, August 17.—The Ger
mans are now preparing to invade
Finland w'ith the hope of gaining the
support of the people of that country
in the war against Russia. There is
also said to be a hope on the part of
the Germans to 6ecure the sympathy
of Sweden, Norway and Denmark by
this campaign should autonomy be of
fered to Finland as it has been offered
to Poland. Indeed, it is stated that
Germany contemplates nothing less
that the placing of Finland under the
Swedish flag or, rather, under the
protection of the other Scandinavian
nations.
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TAFT THINKS WAR SURE
ST. LOUIS, August 17.—Former
President Taft stated the opinion here
last night that intervention by the
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United States in Mexican affairs has
now become necessary, lie seems to
think that it would be far better for
this country if we could avoid it and
he uttered an appeal to the heads cf
the government to go slowly. He al
so stated the belief that the United
States would require an army of
quarter of a million to suppress tin
Mexicans.
CARRANZA DOCILE
WASHINGTON, August 17.—Car
ranza is not attempting to prevent
the delivery of the Pan-American
note to the other leaders and his gen
eral, Gonzales, has given the mes
sengers safe conduct through the
lines. The warships New Hampshire
and Louisiana which are now in the
gulf of Mexico have been ordered to
Vera Cruz. Carranza has declared
that the border attackers are not con
stitutionalists or soldiers at all.
FIRE ON AMERICANS
MERCEDES, August 17.—Mexi
cans fired on American cavalrymen
last night and the fire was returned
but with what result is not stated.
FIGHT NEAR BORDER
NOGALES, August 17.—The Car
ranza and Villa forces fought a bat
tle today near Nogales and the fight
is still proceeding. Some of the shots
are said to have come across the bord
er but this is not officially verified.
KILL U. S. SOLDIER
MERCEDES, August 17.—Later
this afternoon it was learned officially
that a hundred Mexicans forded the
Rio Grande, surrounded a body of
United States cavalrymen whom they
attacked with rifle fire. One Ameri
can cavalryman was killed and two
were wounded. The Americans were
greatly outnumbered but the full de
tails of the occurrence have not been
learned.
TO IGNORE CARRANZA
WASHINGTON, August 17.—It is
stated by the officials that if Car
ranza refuses to agree to the propos
als of the American republics an at
tempt will be made to get sufficient
number of Mexican states to form a
provisional government and elect a
provisional president. Some of the
Carranza forces are reported to be
deserting.
MEXICANS GATHERING
BROWNSVILLE August 17.—The
greatest anxiety is now being felt
here because of the fact that the
Mexicans are gathering in force at
Progresso and are apparently mobiliz
ing for the purpose of making an at
tack on United States territory, prob
ably on this city.
WATSON TOMORROW.
The Admiral Watson is due from
the west tomorrow afternoon, says
Agent Wayne Blue.
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LEO FRANK TAKEN FROM
PRISON AND LYNCHED
PLOT TO BURN
PANAMA FAIR
[PARIS POLICE DISCOVER ONE
OF MOST AMAZING CON
SPIRACIES IN HISTORY.
PARIS, August 17.—The police of
this city have discovered a plot which
had for its object.the dynamiting and
burning of the Panama Pacific exposi
tion. The full details have not yet
been given out but it is known that
the conspirators had so arranged that
during the excitement of the dynamit
ing and fire they could loot pearls and
other valuables valued at two and a
half millions. Much secrecy is being
maintained regarding the other facts
connected with the amazing plot.
FEAR REIGNED
IN GALVESTON
THOUSANDS FLEE AS SEA IS
DRIVEN INTO CITY BY
AWFUL GALE.
GALVESTON August 16.—A sev
enty mile gale is now hurling the
waves from the ocean over the sea
wall and another dire calamity is
threatening. People are fleeing from
the city as fast as they can get away.
(Next Day.)
GALVESTON, August 17.—The sea
wall has probably saved Galveston.
Five thousand people fled from the
city but now danger is believed to
have passed although frightful dam
age has been inflicted. The streets
are covered with five feet of water
and two fires are raging which can
not be controlled and which may yet
cause a catastrophe. Five people
have been killed and property loss
amounts to two million dollars.
Amongst the chief injury to property
was the washing out of railroads.
Towns Submerged.
HOUSTON, August 17.—Four
towns between this city and Galves
ton have been submerged. The storm
struck the mainland between the two
places. A relief train which was dis
patched from Houston to the aid of
the flooded city has been stalled and
all communication has been inter
rupted.
Sidney Anderson, Mrs. Anderson,
and Miss Anderson went out on the
car this morning for a trip over the
line. The car goes as far as Mile
63 today.
(Later)
MARIETTA, Ga., August 17.—Leu
Trank was hanged by the moh to a
tree in sight of the home of Mary
Thagan today. His kidnappers suc
ceeded in eluding the authorities after
. they had taken the wretch from the
! penitentiary and Trank was dead be
fore the officials of the state were
aware of his location. As Frank was
hoisted to the tree the rope opened
the wound in the throat which had
been caused by the man who tried to
take Trank's life in prison and hlood
poured over his body, making one of
the most horrible sights ever witness
ed. Hundreds flocked to the place to
view the dangling corpse.
The sheriff was absent from the
district and the coroner remained en
tirely inactive so that suspicions have
been aroused that they were parties
to the awful plot. After the crowd
had voted to permit an inquest the
body was cut down.
Says They Should Hang.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 17.—
Former Governor Slaton, the man
who commuted the death sentence on
Leo Frank, heard of the lynching of
the prisoner here today and at once
gave out an interview in which he
called the slayers of Frank assassins
and expressed the belief that every
man of them should be hanged
Slaton has just returned from a visit
to Alaska.
Mother is Relieved.
NEW YORK, August 17.—When
the mother of Leo Frank was inform
ed that her son had been hanged by
a mob she was almost overcome with
horror but on recovering herself ut
tered the words; “Thank God, he is
dead and his troubles are over.’'
MILLEDGEVILLE, August 17.—
Leo Frank, the man who had been
sentenced to death for the murder of
Mary Phagan, but whose sentence
was commuted by the governor to life
imprisonment, has been kidnapped
from the prison and has probably by
this time passed into eternity, sent
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NEW YORK, August 17.—Eugene
Debs announces that he is about to
start a national labor college at Fort
Scott.
PRINCE OF WALES HAS
NOW FALLEN IN LOVE
LONDON, August 17.—Tne Prince
of Wales and Princess Margaret of
Denmark have fallen in love, and as
the match has been approved by the
heads of both families and the gov
ernments the wedding has been ar
ranged to take place after the war.
Because of the sufferings caused by,
there by the mob which tore him
from the jail last night.
Seventy men, with extraordinary
daring and coolness, covered the war
den and superintendent of the prison
at their homes last night with revol
vers and compelled them to keep quiet
while others of the mob proceeded to
the prison itself and overpowered the
guards. Frank was then taken from
his cell and brought to where auto
mobiles were waiting and he and his
kidnappers were last seen racing in
the direction of Katonville. One of
the moh was heard during the holding
up of the prison to say that they
would place Frank’s body in the
grave of his victim, and there is not
the slightest room for doubt that
Frank is now a dead man. He had
just left the hospital, where he had
been placed by the wounds inflicted
on him by another prisoner who at
tempted to murder him because he
believed him guilty of Mary Phagan’s
death.
Lost Sight Of.
EATONVILLE, August 17. — The
mob that kidnapped Leo Frank from
the penitentiary has been completely
lost sight of. Posses are out scouring
half the state in search, but not a
clue to the whereabouts of the un
fortunate Frank or his captors has
been obtained. It is now supposed
that when the mob headed for this
part of the country they did so just
to put the authorities ofF the scent
and that they are now in some distant
place and that Frank has already
been lynched.
Governor Deplores.
ATLANTA, August 17.—The gov
ernor was informed immediately of
the kidnapping of Frank and ex
pressed the greatest regret that the
people could be guilty of such law
lessness. He expects to be severely
censured for not having taken greater
precautions when he was aware of
the bitter feeling of the public at the
commutation of the death sentence on
the man who is now in the hands of
a vengeful crowd.
the conflict the announcement of the
engagement will not be formally
made at present.
THOUSAND MIDSHIPMEN
COME TO LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, August 17.—The
battleships Missouri, Ohio and Wis
consin have arrived with a thousand
midshipmen aboard. The midshipmen
boarded the vessels at Annapolis.
DETAIN AMERICANS.
SEATTLE, August 17.—The cap
tain and five seamen of the American
bark Sterling have been arrested and
detained by the British authorities in
New South Wales on the suspicion
that they arc Germans.