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CIRCULATION
YESTERDAY
20566
FOUNDED 1881— VOL. XXXIV— NO. 268
VICTOR INNES
ANO HIS WIFE
GRANTED BAIL
He Must Furnish Bond of
$lOOO In Four Cases and
Mrs. Innes $5OO.
MRS. NELMS IN COURT
Denounces Innes as “Ghoul”
While He Is Being Led
From Court Room.
Upon the recommendation cf Dis.
trict Attorney Linden Judge W. S.
Anderson of the Thirty-seventh Dis-
trict Court has issued an order ad-
mitting Victor E. Innes and his wife
charged by indictment with the
murder of the Nelms sisters to ball.
The sum fixed under agreement be-
tween the attorneys for the state and
the defense was >lOOO tn each of the
four cases against Innes and $5OO in
each of the four cases against his
wife. If Innes or his attorneys for
him are able to obtain bond in the
sum of $6OOO he and his wife will
be released pending their trials. In
the event they fail to make the
bond in this sum. Judge R. H. Warn
counsel for the defense announced
he would file application to have the
amount reduced.
Something like a sensation was
< reated at the close of the * hearing
when Mrs. J. W. Nelms mother of
the missing girls rose from her seat
in the court room and pointing her
finger at Innes being led out by
deputy sheriffs called:
“There he goes the old ghoul. He’s
done that devilment and killed my
two daughters.”
"Order in the court” called Judge
Anderson and several deputy’ sheriffs
almost In the same breath.
Asks to Make Statement.
Several of Mrs. Nelms’ friends
rushed up to her but she pushed
them aside and turned to the bench
where addressing Judge Anderson
she said:
“Am I not to be heard? Am I to
be given no opportunity to make a
statement ?”
"You will be given full opportun-
ity at the proper time” replied
Judge Anderson mildly as District
Attorney Linden reached Mrs. Nelms'
aide and said:
'"This case is now in my hands. Do
you want to wreck everything undo
all the w’ork which we have done
and make our further efforts fu-
tile?”
”1 don’t want to undo anything."
replied Mrs. Nelms. “All I W'ant is
justice.”
“You will get that” interposed
Judge Anderson and Mrs. Nelms’
friends led her from the court
loom.
Marshall Nelins Disarmed.
The presence of Mrs. Nelms and
her son Marshall Nelms proved a
source of apprehension to the offi-
cers in attendance at the court
room. Earlier in the day Deputy
Sheriff Galbreath had taken a re-
volver from young Nelms who not
being deputized in this county had!
no right to go armed. During the
hearing a deputy sheriff was con-|
stantiy beside Nelms but he made ■
no outbreak.
The position occupied by Mrs. |
Nelms just back of the railing and ]
to the right Of the center aisle hadi
evidently been reserved for her by|
one of her friends. She did not en-j
ter the court room until just before:
Innes and his wife were brought in.
It was then noticed that the mother j
of the missing girls carried a large. ]
black purse the top of it being cov-|
ered bv her fur neck piece. For
much of the time however she kept!
her hand inside the bag or was ner-1
vously snapping.it open and shut.
To guard against a scene deputy
sheriffs kept constantly beside her
and when Innes and his wife were|
brought in half a dozen sheriffs
stood so that Mrs. Nelms could not
see the prisoners. She was very pale
and one of her friends tried to have
the sheriffs move away but this they
declined to do. Mrs- Nelms kept her
seat until Innes and his wife were
being taken from the room wnen sne
leaped to he.- feet and denounced
him as already stated.
No Testimony Is Taken.
The hearing proved something of
a disappointment to the thousand or
more persons who had crowded into
the court room occupying every
available seat and standing room at
the rear and along the sides. No;
witnesses were examined nor was In.
res or his wife required to make any |
statement.
District Attorney Linden obtained!
recognition as soon as Inneb and nis
wife were brought in the court
room shortly after noon and said:
“May it please the court the case
at the bar is that of Victor E. Innes!
and his wife charged with murder
and conspiracy to murder.' There I
are four cases against each of them.
To introduce evidence at this hear-!
ing against them would require that
witnesses be brought here from no
less than four states. This would
entail great expense and it would be
necessary to obtain this money from
a private source as there is no pub-
lie provision under which the ex-
penses could be incurred.
"I have devoted much time to the
consideration of this case—more I;
am sure than any other mar. in a
public capacity—and I k no ". th ^ 1
are peculiar features under the law
and because of these legal aspects It:
requires more study and investiga- (
tion than I have been able to de-j
vote to it. I
'•Without expressing any opinion
as to the guilt or innocense of these I
defendants and to avoid bringing the:
witnesses here as 1 have pointed
out. and knowing that without this
the state would be at a disadvant-
age. I have agreed with counsel for
the defense on bonds which I know
are lenient. I feel It Is for the best
interests of the state and society
that this agreement should be rec-
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
ognized. The bonds provided for
are less than ordinarily required in
such cases but knowing the law anu
the evidence we have been able to
obtain up to this time as I do. J feel
it is justifiable and commend it to
the court.
‘'The bonds we have agreed to are
$lOOO In each of the four cases
wherein Victor E. Innes stands in-
dicted and $5OO for each of the cases
in which his wife is indicted.”
Judge* Ward Hoard.
“We feel.” said Judge Ward "that
in view of the testimony which the
state has or can hope to get thai
the bond as provided for in this
agreement is excessive. It is our
contention that it ig immaterial how
expensive it may be for the slate or
those charging these people with
this crime but that even justice
should be done and that they should
not be held unless there is fuil war-
rant for such action. The law
treats everyone alike.
“We have for the meantime how-
ever agreed with the district attor-
ney to accept it and will make a dili-
gent effort to obtain the amount
specified. If we fail we will file an-
other application for a reduction and
will insist that there be a trial to
determine by what right these peo-
ple are restrained their liberties
taken from them thus far from their
home and friends.”
During the hearing. Innes occu-
pied a seat at the table facing the
judge and the attorneys. He did nut
appear nervous and once or twice
glanced about the court rpom. H>r
wife who sat just behind him was
heavily veiled and during the state-
ments of the lawyers kept her head
bowed most of the time. She was
led out first and was followed soon
after by her husband.
Attorneys Swearingen & Ward
representing Innes admitted that
they did not know whether their
client would be able to make the
requisite bond. They thought it
probable however and said that ev-
en’ effort would be made to raise
the amount required by tho court.
The amount it was admitted was a
low one. comparatively but the
lawyers pointed out that neither In-
nes nor his wife have any friends
here upon whom they can call and
that they are at a great disadvant-
age in securing assistance of this
character.
SENATE DEBATING ON
COTTON RELIEF PLANS
Hoke Smith Champions
Amendment to Issue Bonds
to Aid Southern Growers.
WASHINGTON D. C. Oct. 15.—
Debate on the proposal to procure
legislative relief for Southern cotton
growers from conditions brought on
by the European war was begun in
the Senate today. The proposal was
in the form of an amendment to the
war tax bill providing for a govern-
ment issue of $250000000 in 4 per
cent bonds for the purchase of cot-
ton to aid the cotton states.
Senator Hoke Smith who intro-
duced the amendment and other
Southern senators wore ready when
the Senate met to urge Its adoption.
To a great extent the time of the
adjournment of Congress hinges on
what disposition the Senate makes
of the bill. Though Southern sena-
tors have indicated they would not
prolong the discussion it is believed
final action on the amendment will
: not be taken until next week.
While debate was in progress in
the Senate the finance committee
continued its review of the bill.
INSPECT COTTON STATES
... . ■ .
Directors of United State* Chamber
of Commerce on Tour.
CHARLESTON. 8. C. Oct. 15.—
’I. ii. Pahn of Boaton; A. B. Far-
quhar uf York. Pa.: H. L. Ferguson
or Newport News: W. M. McCormick
of Baltimore and N. <’ Clarke »f
Minneapolis. all directors of the
United St ties Chamber of Commerce
arrived here today on a tour of in-
spection through the cotton 'states.
They will leave tomorrow morning
lor Savannah.
Freight Advance Justified.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Oct. 15.—
An advance in the freight rates on
rice and rice products of 10 cents a
hundred pounds from Helena. Ark.
to New Orleans. La. and other des-
tinations today was held by the In-
terstate Commerce Commission to
have been justified.
WtATHER
T£MF KR ATT RE*.
OCT. 14. 2 a. m 48
2 p. m 67 3 a. m 48
4 p. m. <8 4 a. m 47
5 p. in <9 5 a. ni 46
6 p. m 66 6 a. in 46
7 p. m. 64 7 a. in 4 5
8 p. m 58 8 a. in 44
S p. m 57 H a. m 55
It p. m 54 10 a. in. 62
11 p. m 52 11 a. m 65
12 midnight... 51 12 in . 64
OCT. 15. 1 p. m 71
1 a. m 48 2 p. m 73
LOCAL FORECAST.
For San Antonio and vicinity: Thurs-
day night and Friday fair.
HOME WEATHER FOR TOI RISTS.
(Observations made at 8 a. m.)
ST. LOUIS: Temperature. 48; cloudy;
4-mile wind from the northeast; rain and
dbolcr; lowest temperature in the last 24
hours. 46.
CHICAGO: Temperature 56: cloudy:
6-mlle wind from the cooler
lowest temperature in last 24 hours 56.
MILWAUKEE; Temperature 50; cloudy;
4-mile wind from the north; fair and
cool; lowest temperature in the last 24
hours. 50.
KANSAS CITY: Temperature 46:
cloudy; 6-mlle wind from the north fair;
lowest temperature in the last 24 hours 46.
NEW TORK: Temperature 56; cloudy;
8-mile wind from the cast; probably rain;
lowest temperature in last 24 hours. 52.
WASHINGTON. D. C.: Temperature
50; cloudy 4-mile wind from the north-
west; rain; lowest temperature In the
last 21 hours 88.
LANDSLIDE IN
PANAMA CANAL
STOPS imc
Both Sides of Culebra Cut
Weakened by Rains Slip
Down and Block Canal.
CLOSE IT TEMPORARILY
Colonel Goethals Not Alarmed
Saying He Anticipated
Difficulty.
PANAMA Oct. 15.—A serious
landslide in the Culebra cut at a
late hour lasi night interrupted
completely all traffic through the
Panama canal. Several ships in the
canal have been unable to complete
their passage.
The reports indicate that there
were earth movements on both
slopes of Gold and Contractors hills
which are virtually opposite each
other.
Colonel Goethals and other offi-
cials are trying to ascertain the ex-
tent of the damage.
It is said that traffic through the
canal probably will be interrupted
for some time.
Hope to Reopen Soon.
The official investigation disclosed
tnat the west side of the canal had
not been affected as previously re-
ported. There was no disturbance at
Gucarurha.
Colonel Goethals declared today he
was unable to say when the channel
again would be navigal le but he
hoped within a few dgya.
The slide began late yesterday and
became serious during the night.
Four vessels at Cristobal and two at
Balboa have been delayed. All avail-
able dredges already have been put
to work to dear the waterway.
CAUSES XO ALARM
('anal Commission Says Slide? Were
to Ik* Exported.
WASHINGTON D. C.. Oct. 15.—
News of the landslide into <’ulebra
cut caused no alarm at tho Isthmian
Canal Commission offices.
While regretting the temporary
closure of the canal officials said
this slide would hasten the final
subsidence of the mobile material in
the cut thereby Insuring the per-
manence of the waterway.
No official report had reached tho
commission today. It was recalled
however that Colonel Goethals often
had pointed cut that the earth hl
Culebra had not reached a state or
equilibrium and that probably It
would be necessary to continue
dredging for many months after the
waterway was opened.
It had been hoped thes* earth
movements would not be sufficiently
extensive to interfere with the navi-
gation of the < anal. The rainy sea-
son. which is supposed to have loos-
ened the earth doubtless hastened
Its movements in the cut. and the
slide consequently has assumed pro-
portions beyond the ability of the
great hydraulic dredges to control.
MILK HABIT GIVEN AS .
SOLUTION OF STRIKES
Labor Inspector Blames Li-
quor With Being Cause
of Many Walkouts.
| CHICAGO. Oct. 15 — Sixty per
cent of the industrial strikes in the
T’nitod States are charged to liquor.
R. L. Palmer chief inspector of the
Pennsylvania Department Of Labor
and Industry told delegate* attend-
ing the National Congress for In-
dustrial Safety today.
E. K pn. hett representing a
manufacturing concern of Grand
Rapids. Mich. asserted that after
employes had been forbidden to use
alcoholics arrangements were made
for milk wagons to call at the fac-
tories.
"We permitted the men o stop
work and g • out and buy fresh
I bottles of milk.” Mr. Prichett sain.
I "This arrangement has about solved
1 the drinking problem."
R. W. Campbell of Chicago was
elected president of the national
council.
BROTHERHOOD IN SESSION
Members of st. Andrews Assemble
at Atlanta. Ga.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Oct. 15.—The
twenty-ninth national convention of
ihe Brotherhood of St. Andrew
opened here today for a four days’
session. About 250 delegates from j
various parts of the United States 1
and Canada were present. After ad- j
dres&s by Bishop C. J. Nelson of
Atlanta and Rev. J<»hn H. Hopkins. 1
Chicago officers' were elected for
ihe metting including John M. I
Locke. Oakland. Cal. chairman and I
F rank H. Longshore Philadelphia !
and Robert W. Gumbel New York 1
> er rotaries.
Today’s session were devoted to
sectional conferences and tonight ad-
dresses will lw* by John Howe
Peyton. Nashville president of the
Nashville. Charlotte A St. Louis rail-
road. Frank 8. Edmonds of Phila-
delphia. and Dr. J. H. Hillard of
New Orleans. • •
-
Triestt* Is Fortifying.
VENICE. Oct. 15. — (Vin Paris.) —
It is reported from Trieste. Austria
that all able bodied men in Austria
are forced to assist in constructing
fortifications. The people arc in-
dignanL
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS THURSDAY OCTOBER 15 19U.
STEAMERS CRASH AND
S. D. S. SIGNAL IS SENT
Fruit Vessel Metapan Sink-
ing As Boats Race Through
Ocean to Rescue.
NEW YORK Oct. 15.—The steam-
er Metapan entering Ambrose chan-
nel collided this afternoon with the
steamer lowan. The Metapan be-
gan to send out ”8. O. S.” signals
et once. Within a few minutes she
reported that she was sinking. Her
boats were hastily lowered. Several
steamers among them the Monterey
and the Camino hurried toward the
stricken vessel.
The Metapan is a United States
Fruit Company steamer and sailed
from Colon. October 8 for this port.
She usually carries from 75 to 100
passengers.
The British cruiser Lancaster pa-
trolling the entrance to t|je harbor
nearby and the United Stales reve-
nue cutter Seneca received th? wire-
less call for help and went to the
Metapan's assistance.
The lowan Is a large freighter of
the American-Hawaiian Line. She
was bound for San Francisco. The
Metapan’s position was just inside
the first outei buoy of Ambrose
channel.
TWO STEAMERS TAKEN
BY BRITISH CRUISER
Hamburg-American Liner
Sunk and Greek Vessel
Taken Into Harbor.
LONDON. Oct. 15. —The admiralty
announces that the British cruiser
Yarmouth has sunk the German
Hamburg-American Line steamer
Markoinannia in the vicinity of Su-
matra and has captured and is tak-
ing into a harbor the Greek steamer
Pontports.
Both the Markoinannia and the
Pontports have been reported as
previously aceofnpanylng the Ger-
man The Yarmouth
has 60 German prisoners of war on
board. The Markomannia has a
gross tonnage of 4505 and was en-
gaged tn the African service.
Fire In the government arsenal at
Trieste the principal seaport of
Austria-Hungary on the Adriatic
Sea has virtually destroyed an Aus-
’trian dreadnaught under construc-
tion there according to a Central
News dispatch from Rome.
Six torpedo boat destroyers also
were damaged by the fire which
quickly enveloped the workshop. It
is that a quantity of wood-
work in the arsenal was soaked with
petroleum. A number of workmen
have been arrested.
The arsenal is said to have been
greatly damaged.
CHANGES*IN CABINET
President Montes of Bolivia Shifts
Minister*.
WASHINGTON D. C.. Oct. 15.—
There has been a considerable
change In the cabinet of President
Montes of Bolivia. Three members
of the old cabinet Messrs. Arteaga.
Sanchez and Gutierrez remained in
the cabinet the new members of
which are Dr. Joan Maria £allez.
Julio Zammora and Dr. Anibal Ca-
priles.
The new ministers are well
known and the American minister
at Lopez declares their appoint-
ment has given general satisfaction.
CARDEN MAKES DENIAL
Ihqiudiato xatement RefkH ting on
Wilson** Mexican Policj.
WASHINGTON D. C. Oct. 15. —
Sir Lionel Carden has repudiated the
interview ascribed to him upon his
sailing from New York recently in
which he was said to have reflected
severely upon President Wilson’s
policy regard to Mexico.
LUMBER YARD~BURNS
Ure al Xlusk<»ger Does Damage Es-
timated at $75000.
MUSKOGEE. Okla. Oct. 15.—One
of the biggest lumber yards in Okla-
homa owned by Fullerton & Stewart
at Okmulgee O£l&„ burned today
entailing a loss estimated at $75000.
in addition to the lumber in stock
and the buildings eight head of
horses and mules also burned.
CLAYTON BILL SIGNED
President’s Art Completes \nti-Tmst
Program Outlined.
WASHINGTON D. C„ Oct. 15.—
President Wilson* today sigm <1 the
Clayton anti-trust bill completing
the administration’s trust program.
There was no ceremony.
Merchant Kills Himself.
FORREST CITY Ark.. Oct. 15. —
Ike Mallory 55 years old. merchant
member of a well known St. Francis
county family killed himself with a
pistol this morning while seated in
the directors’ room of the First Na-
tiongl Bank. Mallory formerly was
a resident of Brinkley and was
wealthy. Despondency over money
conditions is thought to have been
the cause of the suicide.
GAHRANZA NOT
TO RESIGN IT
PRESENT TIKE
Official Advices to Washing-
ton Say Aguascalientes
Conference Adjourned.
COMMISSION MAY GOVERN
Delegates Propose to Take
Supreme Power Pending
Later Adjustments.
WASHINGTON. D. C„ Oct. AS —
Adjournment of the Mexican con-
\ention at Aguascalientes last night
without acting upon the proposed
resignation of General Carranza as
first chief pending the arrival or
additional delegates representing
Zapata was announced today in of-
ficial dispatches to the state depart-
ment from Consular Agents Ca-
iothers and Kanova.
October 20 was tentatively agreed
upon as tho date for reconvening
the convention.
In secret session yesterday the
convention agreed that Its author-
ity in Mexico should be declared
supreme upon the arrival of the
Zapatistas. The reports indicated
that Carranza s resignation was not
actually presented and would not be
until the convention reconvened.
A heated debate followed the in-
troduction of a resolution by Colo-
nel Euardo Hay providing that the
convention be declared supreme as
it stood.
The latest news from Special
Agent Kanova was dated yesterday
afternoon and reported that Gen-
eral Eduardo Hay had introduced a
resolution to adjourn the convention
until October 20. to await the ar-
rival of the full representation of
the Zapata delegates. It wa s said
the convention probably would adopt
the resolution.
Frank 8. Thomas of Topeka Kan.
who claims to be a close friend of
Villa issued a statement here last
night saying a telegram had been
received at the headquarters of
Felix Diaz at Juarez saying Gen-
eral Carranza’s resignation was
1 >resented at 3 p. in. yesterday and
accepted. Mr. Thomas notified the
State Department later that Car-
ranza's resignation “had been ex-
pected” to be presented and accept-
ed at 8 p. m.» but admitted that he
lacked definite advices.
CONFEREN4 H IS CLOSED
Adjourn* Witlsmt Aoting on Car-
ranra’s Reported Resignation.
AGUASCALIENTES. Mex.. Oct
15.—I'nofflctal reports of the re-
sults of the peace conference here
jesterday say that a successor to
CftrraMa for the preekdencor of Mex-
ico is to be mimed soon. These re-
ports. which are very brief do not
explain when Carranza is to resign
or how. but indicate that the confer-
ence has finished its work success-
fully.
These reports describe the con-
ference as ending last night with
General Aguirre Benavides arising
“amid a tumult of applause as the
secret conference of the pacification
ended." and exclaiming:
"The country has been saved. Long
live Mexico! My country—our coun-
try!”
All the generals in attendance ap.
peared to be well pleased with the
results. The only authorized dele-
gates reported absent were those
from General Maytorena and from
Zapata.
The convention today is said to be
awaiting the arrival of these dele-
gates to sign the “peace pact."
After this document is signed. It is
said a public session of the confer-
ence will be held to name a succes-
sor to Carranza.
WOI LD IW: PKIMINERS.
< arraiiAa Willing If \ Illa Will Do
Likewise.
MEXICO errY. Oct. 15. <First|
I Chief Carranza today wired to Gen-t
« ral Antonio 1. Villareal president I
Of the Aguascalientes conference in- I
forming him of his desire to liberate
« H the so-called Villistas who are In-
earcerat»*d In the military prison
|here. This would be done. Car.anza
said if it would expedite the bring-
i»:ig aboui of peace and harmony. Hei
csked in return however the libera-'
tion of all <’arranzistas*held by Villa. I
[ io which Vila responded that he was
•rot holding any political prisoners. ;
; Advices received here state that
the delegates to the conference will
I come to Mexico City immediately'
| upon adjournment.
CONDITION IS CHAOTIC.
Steamship Man Savs Mexico City Is
Inder Martial Law.
GALVESTON Tex. Oct. 15.—
j President K. T. Burge of the Gulf
< ’oast Fruit and Steamship Com-
i pany just back from Mexico says
business there is more chaotic than
i ever. The City of Mexico is practi- j
i rally under martial law. The Con-
; stitutionalists have claimed that it
: was necessary to take possession of'
many private homes and hotels. Be-;
। tween 35000 and 40.000 Carranza!
troops arc quartered in the capital. I
At Vera Cruz Mexicans who have
aided the Americans in administer-
ing the local affairs fear that the]
j turning over of the city to Carranzal
I will be the signal for their execu-1
I tion. The Z 2.000.000 collected at ■
f Vera Cruz by the Americans as cus-
toms duties promises to cause fric- j
tion if turned over to any govern- j
ment other than one properly con-
stituted. Most of the foreign resi-
dents of Vera Cruz deplore the In-
(Continued on Page Two.)
VIENNA SEES MENACE
IN ITALY’S WAR CHIEF
Appointment of General
Zupelli Is Cause of Appre-
hension to Austrians.
ROME. Oct. 15.—-(Via Paris.) —
The Messagero today published a
telegram from Vienna which says
that the appointment of General
Zupelli as Italian minister of war
is causing apprehension in the Aus-
trian capital. It is feared that Gen-
eral Zupelli. who comes from Cape
d'lstria Austria-Hungary will favor
the joining of the province of Istria
to Italy. It is rumored here that a
special court courier has left Vienna
for Rome with an autograph letter
from Emperor Francis Joseph on
the subject.
In connection with the appoint-
ment of General Zupelli it was re-
called that when during the reign
of King Humbert. Signor Zanade-
relli was forming a cabinet he
chose General Baratieri as minister
of foreign affairs and that this min-
istry was compelled to dissolve
chiefly because of the fact that
General Baratieri came from Trent.
JAPANESE WOULD FORM
ALLIANCE WITH RUSSIA
Attache at Petrograd Voices
Earnest Wish to Cement
Nations by Formal Treaty.
LONDON. Oct. 15.—" General Oba.
the Japanese military attache with
the commander-in-chief" says the
Times’ Petrograd correspondent
'after an imnerial audience at Tsar-
koe-Sek> gave a statement to the
Bourse Gazette frankly expressing
his earnest wish to convert the Rus-
so-Japanese entente Into a formal
alliance. Such en alliance. General
Oba said would be warmly welcomed
bv the Jnoanese government and
people.
“General Oba said he believed the
moment huu arrived to conclude such
an alliance and that M. Sazonoff the
Russian foreign minister M. Misol-
sky Russian ambassador to France
and Bar.oi’ Motono. Japanese ambas-
sador to Russia were doing thejr ut-
most to strengthen the bonds of
1 friendship between .Thpan and Rus-
sia."
ITALY TO BE NEUTRAL
Will Not Take Vp Arms Inless
Forced to Do So.
WASHINGTON D. C„ Oct. 15.—
The Italian government’s policy in
regard to the European war was
made plain today by Ambassador
Macchl di Cellere.’ He declared
Italy would not take up arms un-
less forced to do so by some act
that threatened her own safety.
Although officially a member of
the Triple Alliance the embassador
declared his country did not intend
to endanger its neutrality bv yield-
ing to the Influence of any outside
powers to take sides in the conflict.
This attitude of positive neutral-
ity. Mr. Di Cellere said in all prob-
ability would continue to be upheld
even in case of minor changes in
the government.
The ambassador explained that
reported troop movements in his
country were not in the nature of
offense.
The return of the colonials from
Tripoli he stated merely was part
of a previously contemplated plan
for two-year volunteer service in
the colonies. Th< present
having served its required period is
returning to Italy for discharge.
OFFICERS FACE TRIAL
Three Ex-peace Officials of Harris
County Arraigned.
HOUSTON. Tex.. Oct. 15.—Three
ex-peace officers of Harris country
were arraigned in the criminal dis-
trict court this morning for trial on
murder charges. They are former
Constable Matt Kellett and his for-
mer deputies G. C. Hahn and R. R.
Ricketts. They are charged iointly
with killing Special Deputy Sheriff
D. C. Menefee about three months
ago.
The Dancing Frock
The problem of the dancing
frock arose when the remarkable
braze for dancing swept over the
country like a prairie fire.
The narrow skirt worn to the
exclusion of anything else last
Fall and Winter proved to be
unsatisfactory when the tango
and maxixe became popular as
it had an uncomfortable way of
confining the feet and making
dancing tiresome or else it split
after a first or second wearing.
This season builders of gowns
decided that thr narrow skirt for
dancing was impractical. So the
dancing frocks for this year ar©
wide nt the bottom.
Thus the accordion pleated
skirt in firn* voiles chiffons and
soft silks come Into imme-
diate vogue and this style of
skirt is sure to have instant fa-
vor because it gives ease to the
dancer; It clings to the figure
and can. therefore be worn by
the inclined-to-bc-largo woman;
and because it is at once graceful
and beautiful.
Advertising in The Light is the
great style book of this communi-
ty. To follow it closely each day
is to get a daily bulletin of the
ever-changing fashion.
FOURTEEN PAGES TODAY —PRICE FIVE CENTS
WAIS II SIH Of
no m bes
Victorious Advancing Hosts of Kaiser
Divide and Portion Trends Towards
French Border
ALLIES CLAIM GREAT PROGRESS MADE
Say They Have Forced Germans Back
in Region of Lens and Have
Assumed Offensive
THE SITUATION.
The Germans who are moving on Ostend are .reported to
'have occupied Bruges 15 miles east of that city. This report
is confirmed from neutral sources. • •
A German official statement coming direct from Berlin by
wireless says their troops in Belgium are marching in part
towards Ostend and in part in a southwesterly direction toward
the French frontier. There has been heavy fighting east of
Soissons and the Argonne and the Germans have at no point
lost ground it is declared. French claims of success in the
Woevre district are denied.
Marked Progress Reported by French.
This afternoon's French official statement announces that
the allies have made marked progress in the region of Lens
and between Arras and Albert. On the center the allies it is
isaid have advanced in the direction of Craonne. while a Ger-
man offensive movement north of Saint Die has been definitely
. I checked.
• • . . . . ■
The reports and claims regarding the situation in the eastern
theater are as conflicting as before.
A dispatch from Petrograd says the Austro-German army
was defeated Wednesday in the neighborhood of Warsaw. Rus-
sian Poland suffering enormous losses in casualties and pris-
-1 loners.
Germans Claim Success in East.
A wireless message from Berlin says that it was officially
j announced there today that the battle to the east of Wirballen
in Russian Poland continues after eleven days of fighting favor-
able to the Germans repeated advances of the Russians having
been repulsed with heavy losses.
Paris says the fighting continues along the front from War-
saw to Przemysl but gives no details. '
A Russian advance in East Prussia is suggested in a dispatch
from Amsterdam which quotes a German correspondent at
Rastenburg as reporting that the civilian population of Goldap
has evacuated the town for “military reasons and precautions."'
Goldap is in East Prussia. 10 miles from the frontier and about
1 35 miles north of Lyck. where the Russians were recently re-
i ported with which city it is connected by rail.
Disease Is Prevalent in Armies.
Diseases which have played an important part in most Wlars
are receiving the serious attention of the belligerents. Cholera
jis reported among the Russians and Austrians typhus among t
some of the German forces while the British are hurrying medi-
i cal experts to France to make war on various ills reported amono
the British and French.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
. LOXDOX. Oct. 15.—A dispatch to the Central Xews front*
Amsterdam confirms the report that the Germans have occu-
; pied Bruges 15 miles east of Ostend.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
PARIS Oct. 15.—The right wing of the allies is beginning
to show signs oi activity. According to reports reaching
I Paris today there \ esterday was an almost continuous firing
lof heat ) artillery along the frontier. A force of Germans de-
livered a spirited attack on French troops in which number!
were wounded. As night closed this force of the enemy was
(driven back toward Muelhausen.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
I LOXDOX. Oct. 15.—" The Battle of the Rivers" the long
line of which still stretches across France stood in the back-
! ground toda\ in contrast with the comparatively small field
of operations in the department of Xord and in West Flanders
where the contending allied and German armies may dccid«
next week perhaps sooner a phase of the struggle which be-
came acute when the Germans occupied Antwerp and Ghent—’’
a German attempt to seize and hold the seaports of Belgium
and France.
j It seems plain nox\ that the Ger- hwwexer. prerludcs more thal
' man plan was to sweep on to <»wt**ncl guesses as to whk-h wide wroretJ
iand thence to the French in ; the fighting which followed the re»
tlu* same impetuous wax that char- tirenient of the Belgians and the •<!•
acterized tho rush towards Faria but vanre vf the Germans in the 'k initf
in this. British military experts ss3 of Ghent. In the rear of that ettv.
the invaders have met with the most it is said the Germans have 16006 f
stubborn kind of resistance. ‘
The rigidness uf the censorship t (UMTltnucd on Pago Tao>
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