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I 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 » 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 » 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 : ■ . , 1 , . 1 • j GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY. _ Apparently a bloody tight is imi ending or in 1 progress at Agua Pricta. .Mexico, across the line , trom Douglas. Ariz. A dispatch of yesterday after- noon Horn the latter place said: The advancing main body of the Villa army came in contact with j the Carranza forces under Gen. P. Elias Calles defending Agua Prieta. the Mexican border town , opposite here, at 9:45 a. in. today. The Carranza outlasts opened tire upon the advancing Villa troops and then fell back to the trenches surrounding the Mexican town. Villa moved his entire force, csj- mated at alKiut 10.000 men. under cover or a dense haze of Douglas i-opper smelter smoke. The first clash occurred about three miles east of the Mexi- can town. Villas troops had reached a point on the west side of Agua Prieta at noon, thus eom- pletely encircling the town, and a demand was re- ported to have been made «u Jeneral Calles for a surrender by 2 p. m. Calles troops remained inactive in the trenches, although the Villa troois were in plain view of Agua Prieta. General Villa. with four officers, came to the American line to get the bearings of the boundary line. -Do vou exp-ct to take Agua Prieta todavr" a Inited Siales armv officer asked. -Sure. Miter." replied Villa, grui- ning broadly. It was the only English he spoke 1 nited Stittes army officers do not believe, however he intends to attack in earnest until tomorrow In Spanish. Villa inquired whether the Inited States intended to help General Calles garrison at gua Prieta in view of the fact that the American gov- eminent had recognized Carranza and assisted rein- forcements in reaching General Calles. He was as sured that the American forces in the trenches fac- ing the prospective Mexican battle field would treat both sides alike. There must be no firing across the line, he was told. Villa said he did not intend firing across the line. For this reason he wanted to get his bearings on the lsmndarv. Villas main liody started from Gallardo Pass, twelve miles east before daylight. In a line several miles long it proceeded, foot, horse and artillery, toward the Mexican town with the advance and Hank guards that had deployed in a wide semi-circle from the east t. the south of Agua Prieta. drawing closer into the main body. General Villa himself accompanied the cavalry, which covered the right flank on the . lx rder. All along the line of inarch the Villa troops passed lines of American trendies a short distance from the border. The trenches were filled with I nited States troops, whose machine guns were in hidden ] ositions. There are 0,000 Inited States troops along the border, under command of Brig Gen. Thomas E. Davis. A Washington dispatch says that, couched in more emphatic language than any yet employed is the American note to be presented to Great Britain this week protesting against violations of American maritime rights and demauding that further interference with our trade shall cease. The United States declares: 1i. That its sovereign rights have been invaded by the limitations, risks and liabilities imposed by Great Britain upon the ships of neutral powers. 2. That the procedure observed by Great Britain under the various orders in council is illegal 3i. That the British blockade, as described in tlu orders in the council and applied thereunder is not binding because it is not effective. 4i That th blockade is ineffective in that it discriminates between the trade of neutral nations. 5. That tip-effect of British oi»erations is to blockade neutral countries, which, of course, is in violation of inter national law. Oi. That British practice subjects neutral ships proceeding to neutral ports to the same suspicion of guilt which attaches to neutral ships bound for ports of enemies of Great Britain. 7l. That British practice, results in the seizure o; innocent goxls exported by Germany through neutral territory, to neutral states and exported bv neutral states through neutral territory to Germany. 8. Tha British practice in interfering with trade between neutral countries is not onlv illegal, hut tin Tairly conducted. ! . That British practice im-lioses the burden of proof of innocence upon neutrc shippers, whereas the burden of proof of guilt should rest uiK.il the captor. 10. That the method observed by British cruisers in taking neutral ships into port for visit and search works hardships upon the neutral owners and shippers and is not in accordance with the requirements of international law. 11. That the contraband list as expanded from time to time by Gleet Britain is nrbitrary and in violation of recognized practice. 1; . That British interpretation and application of the doctrine of continuous voyage is not in accordance with the interpretation and application of the doctrine bv the north diirin-» the civil war. The coronation and birthday anniversary of the emperor of Japan will be celebrated in Chicago November 10 by Imperial Consul Ktirusu. with a reception and dance at the Blackstone. Members of the foreign consular service and prominent Chica-goans have lieen invited to the reception. Yoshihita emperor of Japan and 122d head of the Jananese imperial house after the first emperor Jiimmu, whose reign began 2,575 years, ago. will formally accede to the throne in Kioto, the ancient capital of Empire of the Rising Sun. Plans for a great fete are being completed in Tokyo, and hundreds of thousands of persons from the provinces are expected to come into the capital for the celebration. The execution of Miss Cavell bv the Germans in Belgium has aroused the charitable minded of America to increased subscriptions to aid Belgium acoordiug to a notice sent out by Henry Clews of New York, treasurer of the Dollar Christmas fund for destitute Belgians. The second annual appeal for aid for the stricken country already lias brought a generous response. Mr. Clews pointed out that conditions in Belgium threaten to be worse this winter than in the winter of 1914 and renewed his appeal for donations to the fund. Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson is touring the southern states to raise money for the fund with his production of Hamlet, and other notables of the stage have arranged for benefit performances in various parts of the country. A Loudon dispatch of yesterday saivs: "A Ml patch from Petrograd says the Germans are evacuating Kovel. where they have accumulated vast stores of ammunition and supplies. Kovel lies on the railroad leading from Brest-Li tovsk to Rovno the one of three strongholds in the Volhynian triangle for which the Austro-German troops have been lightin" stubbornly ever since the two others. Lutzk and Dnl° no. fell into their hands. Kovel is the kev to the supply line feeding the Teutonic forces in Volhynia. and it is this latter province upon which tin-"eyes of Roumania are directed in its calculations regarding the question of which is safer — to throw it s lot with the allies or with the Germans. It is re ported that Premier Jean Goremykin of Russia is shortly to be appointed chancellor of the empire with supreme control of foreign affairs. It is also reported that Emperor Nicholas has accepted the resignations of Sergius Sazanoff. minister of foreign affairs; M. Krivoshein. minister of agriculture, and of M. Kharitonoff. comptroller of the treason Alexei Khvostoff. minister of justice, will become premier. Bulgaria claims substantial successes in Serbia and a dispatch of yesterday from Sofia says: An account of recent operations was issued today at tin-war office as follows: Concerning operations on October 2ft, Bulgarian troops continued the pursuit of the enemy on the whole front. They advanced west of the Korjazevac watershed between the Timok and the Morava. Southwest of Knjazovae we captured, after a violent battle, the Tozibata ridge, whence toads lead to Nisli and Bala Palauka In the upper Morava valley, after a hard tight we took the town of Grdeljicia which is the junction point on the road between Vranya and Leskovats-through the Vlassina Valley. In the region of Katch-anik the Serbians attacked a column which had advanced, but were repulsed. In the course of the pursuit of the enemy we captured two mountain gun ; with large supplies of munitions. Thus far we have found in Fskup 19.000 rifles of various patterns «5o casks of powder. 15.000 casks of cartridges and large quantities of other war materials. A cablegram of yesterday from Berlin says- Bulgarian artillery that has advanced from Kni.-izevac and Pirot has begun I bombardment of the exterior forts of Nlsli. accoidhi! to a dispatch from Soda Siveu out today by the Overseas News agency Tlw ■ . , I 1 • 1 ■ ■ • ■ • 1 , j , . S.-iloan town of Kragin aial* al whnh i- I".. it-. I the great S.il.j.ru ar-epal. ha- Ik-.-ii t:i.-ii bv tie-Ceriuaii-. Kiauu.ievat/. is tilu nine mil.- Im-|..w B .-lgii;.lc. Its lo-s will be a severe blow to the Serbians. :.v it contains the main arsenal of til-country, as well as a large ix.wdor factory. It U connected by a branch Hue with the Belgrade-Ni-h railroad. Its population in P.MH was 15.5!0. Recent ili-p«fihes reported that the Austrinns and German-, advancing fr in the north, were endeavoring to torn a ling around Kraguyevatz. Tin- official announcement received Sunday from Vienna said the o-rmans hail captured the heights eaathe/eel of Lapeara, only a short distance from Kraguyevatz. From Tokyo ye-torday a flM|m -aid: -Japans adhen in •• to the aureeuient ai.i-ng the great powers of the entente not to conclude .1 separate poac- is regarded befe ;.s strengthening the futuiv of ttea nation. Incidentally it has rem. veil anv fear that a German lefusal t le T-ingtaii would keep Japan in a state of war aflef peace had beea reatoVM in Europe. Japan expects to lake pa.t in the .ii-cl-sion f lioih European and oriental que-t.on- IkW mier Okuma has informed inquiring meinliers "or parliament. Threatening letters have beea : .-. - 1 by the household department and ine.ub.-is ef tin; cabinet and menacing posters ban e appeared in tin- parks. In view of the coronal h ■ ■eeaaa tin- authorises are adopting extraordinary pratoetrre measures." A dispatch of Sunday from Halifax. X S.. say": "The American steamer I looking, treat Now York for Norfolk, was brought Into port here by a prize crew frees a British warship. The Hocking was formerly the Danish sttan:er Gronland. but va- recently changed to American registry and was. when captured, engaged in coastwis:- trade tn-tweeii Ann-r- ican |iort-. It was dying the American tlag when overhauled. All efforts to learn the reason for the seizure of the Hocking were futile. Tin- Dutch steamer Hamborn, also from Near York, was brought in by a prize crew together with the Hocking." T]t. Hocking sailed from New York for Norfolk October 2N. She is a vessel of M32 tons, for whb-h T. 1 1. Graham »V Co., of New York, act as agents. Kdward L. Preetorius. publisher of lie St. Louis Times, committed suicide at St. Louis vc-l.-r.l.iv. Mr. Preotorins. who was president of the G.-rmati- American Press Association, which published l,,tli the Times and the Westliche Post, was found ill aft in tin- bath room of his home, where lie lad shot himself. Mrs. Preetorius said her husband apparently had been in good spirits, and ihat she i-oiild give no reason for his act. He had been in |M«.r health f r eighteen months, his illne-s dating linn an accident on January IS, 1914. when an automobile in which he was riding, was struck by a street car and a deep ga-h was cut in his face by broken glass. Soon after the accident lie went to a sanitarium. It was formally announced yesterday .it the white house that the marriage of Pre-ident Wil-on and Mrs. Norman Gait will take place "near th.-close f DeceniW-r." and that it will be private at Mrs. Gaits home in Washington. This statement was issued by Secretary Tumulty: "In order to quiet speculation. President Wilson and Mrs. .Norman Gait today authorized the announcement that their marriage will take place rear the close of Docmber. Their plans ale for a very simple ceremony. It will be quietly perforni-d at Mr-. Gaits residence. No invitations will be issued and it is expected that the only guests will be the members of the two families." The Arizona alien lalKir law was declared unconstitutional today by the Inited Stales Supreme Court. This measure prohibited employers in Arizona from employing alien workmen on a ratio greater than one foreigner to five American-. The statute threatened to become a source of diplomatic dispute between the Inited States and other na- tions. Several foreign governments, including Japan, had threatened to make diplomatic reore-enta-tions to the Inited States regarding the laws enforcement. The State Department took the position that the question would have to lie decided by the courts of the Inited States. A dispatch from Milan. Italy, via Paris, yesterday says: "At a meeting of the Roumanian headquarters staff held to discuss the military poiicy of that country, says the Corriere Delia Sera- Bucharest correspondent, two-thirds of the generals de-cleared in favor of entering the war on the side ef the quadruple entente. Gen. Averesen. former minister of war. was the chief advocate of intervention. The semi-official Roumanian press has ln-en authorized to deny that King Ferdinand has given M. Radeff. Bulgarian minister at Bucharest, formal assurances that Roumania will remain neutral unless her own interests are affected." Dr. John B. Murphy yesterday received a cablegram from Etoble. France, announcing the death of one of the nurses who went from Chicago soon alter the outbreak of the war to serve with tin- French army. The victim was Miss Sarah Hamilton, whose parents live in St. Louis, though she is repartee1 t" have a brother in Chicago. Miss Hamilton died of meningitis, said Dr. Murphy, and was not the viciim either of wounds or accident. She was a member of the unit which went from here in charge of Dr. J. M. Knapp. and served with the other Chicago nurses with the British army i-i France. From New York. Sunday night, a dispatch ;♦ that W. W. Bride, wiio had been in F.nglantl Mr four months adjusting the differences between tin-British government and American importers as a result of the order in council, arrived today on the steamship Rotterdam. Mr. Bride sought to secure the release of German goods held up by tl rd.-r and he has been so siieessful that more than 0.-000.000 worth of German goods soon will be rctteirj and shipped to this country. Among the inanv consignments is about ,000,000 worth of toys for the Christmas trade. Danish property has increased in value as a result of the European war until farms are now being -old aim 1st daily at a price fifty pel net higher thin what they would have brought nine to twelve montw ago. The appreciation of farm prapertj is due to the unprecedented profits in agricultural products In the matter of horses the scarcity is so miner that the government during the last six months has prohibited the exiiortaion of them, and the farmers have been getting 0:1 in inanv instances with the small, but vigorous. Icelandic horses, when they have been able to get them. Heavy earthquake shocks lasting nearly three hours were recorded at Washington early yesterdav. It was estimated the disturbance occurred 4.000 miles away. The first tremors were recorded .;t 2:49 a. 111. The heaviest shock was at ."!:24 a. in. and the disturbance ceased at 5:21 a. 111. A dispatch from London said: "The Seisinological 01 -servatory of Scotland recorded at 7 oclock this morning a heavy earthquake in or near Japan." Word has just been received in New York that Prince Leopold, heir to the Belgian throat, who is now at Eton, was in London the evening of the big BeppeBe raid and was slightly injured. The prim e was knocked down by the force of the explosion and his arm was cut by a piece of the baaafti Before leaving Ottawa. Canada, yesterday for El-gland. D. A. Thomas. David Lloyd-Georges I* r-sonal representative in America, declared that orders already placed and large orders now being allocated in Canada for war supplies and munitions would amount in the aggregate to something like 00.-000.000, or over *!0 per head of the population of Canada. A Berlin dispatch of late yesterday says: The German advance against the Russian I.allic part of Riga has been resumed. The war office made an anoiincenteiit today that Field Marshal vn Hiu-denburgs forces, which are driving at Riga from the west, had gained ground. Russian attacks in the Dvinsk region broke down with heavy losses. Corporal R. J. Coleman. 23d company, marine corps, and Private Snodgrass from the marine detachment of the battleship Connecticut were wounded slightly Saturday at Bahon. Haiti., when natives fired on a marine patrol. Rear Admiral Caperton reported yesterday that quiet prevailed on the island. The condition of King George, wiio was injured Thursday by a fall from his horse, continues to improve. A bulletin is-ued yesterday morning made this statement and added that the king "had a better night." J. P. Morgans condition was considered so satis, factory yesterday that no bulletins were issued 1 -the attending pfcrafciaaa, MemlH-rs ..f his family sai.l that the financiers rally from the operation lor app-ndicitis performed last Friday was encouraging. Four thousand former Belgian soldiers who reported for registration at Brussels in accordance with a Gorman order, says the Echo Beige, have boon arrested and sent to a military school pending escort t.« Germany. The population of Brussels is reported to be greatly excited at this interpretation of the registration order. The Chinese government yesterday rejected the projK.sals of Japan. Great Britain anil Russia for postponement of the decision whether a monarchical form of government is to be re established. The British government has been engaged for the last two months in creating a new general st.,,y to supervise the prosecution of the war by jj.0 armies in the field, says the lobby correspondent . f the London Daily News. A small slide on the Panama railroad n :ta .. Pedro Miguel Sunday afternoon forced a si , .• ,.s. ; of railwav traffic. The damage done was 11 | r,.f, and it believed the read "ill be in operation «it:,jn twenty-four hours. Ilcrinaii Bidder, treasurer of the Democratic n;l. tioiial committee and publisher of the New York Slants Zeitung, died suddeuly yesterday at his uonie iu New York.
