Nogales Daily Herald, 1915-08-13

mismin IS NOW AN AVIATOR ; (Associated Press Correspondence.) PETLOGRAD, Aug. 12. - A well known Russian scientist, a professor in , one of the universities, has recently dis languished himself at the front as an air scout. He Tlent with the army to Galicia as a volunteer, and while there interested himself in aviation, becoming a very useful observation oiiicer by reason of his scientific knowledge. A few days ago a German plane, ap i patently by mistake, descended behind the Russian lines, and the pilot and ob servation officer were promptly taken prisoners,, before they even had an op portunity to destroy or wreck theii machine. The professor, with a military pilot, immediately saw his chance and climb ed into the captured aeroplane. They rose as rapidly as possible in order ti escape any firing from their own side and made for the German lines. Hav ing flown at first at a considerable height, they descended to a good in spection range when they reached th«- main German positions, ami thorough ly examined everything visible, making notes and plans at leisure. All went well until they accidentally came over what was evidently the head quarters of the German aviation sec tion, where they could see preparation? being made for their reception will willsupposed - supposed willsupposed valuable information about ill* Russian positions. There was ai I aw kward moment as they were over tin ; aerodrome, for they were flying ven low, and the German officers were not ; slow to note the curious movements of I the supposed German plane, whose duty j it was to land swiftly and expedite its report to headquarters. When it became evident that this German machine had no intention ot landing ami looked as if it were trying to edge upwards and away, the Get mans suspected a trick, ami commum rated with the guns. The Husssiam bad an exciting moment or two befoi* they were out of range, but they event oally got back safely. MAXIM INVENTION T OOFSET GASES PARIS. Aug. 12. Hiram Maxim is i redited by the 1 omlon correspondent of the Petit I'arisien w ith having in invented - vented invented a simple ami inexpensive contri contri; - ; contri; vance to protect soldiers from thees sects of deadly gases employed in bat tie. This device is designed to cause the gases to rise ami pass over the heads of the men against whom they are di directed. - rected. directed.

RED CROSS IN RECITAL OF WORK DOUGLAS, Aug. 13. - X financial statement of the American Red Cross society and a bulletin containing infor mation about the work done in Mexico, has been received by Oscar K. Goll, who is secretary of the local Red Cross chapter. The statement shows that contribu tions of $33,195 for Mexican relief have been received, While total disbursements up to July 8. 1915, were $28,075, leaving a balance of $5,120. Extracts from the bulletins concern ing Mexico follow; Telegraphic word received at Red Cross headquarters from the organiza organization's - tion's organization's special agent, J. C. Weller, at Cagle Pass, Texas, pictures the desper desperate - ate desperate straits of the people of Monelova, Mexico. He says they are subsisting an cactus there. In Saltillo, he reports, the people are actually dying from star starvation. - vation. starvation. Mr. Weller's message says: " President of local committee, Mon clova, arrived today with money and accounts of previous distribution in good shape. Leaving money and ac t ounts with consul for translation. Re ports people in Monclova now eating cactus. Says Saltillo conditions terri hie; people dying there. 'Am leaving this morning with cars." Mr. Weller is taking a car of corn and a car of beans into the Monclova district for the Red Cross. These will bring the total number of ears of food foodstuffs - stuffs foodstuffs carried into that territoryjiy the American Red Cross up to four. A story of how one American famib has just been brought out of Mexico, at the expense of the United States gov eminent, following depredations on their property - an accumulation of 11 years - by different Mexican factions is told in a letter to the Red Cross headquarters from a highly reliabh source on the border. The letter says: I "A few days since a Mr. Georg* (-gden and his sons, daughters and grandchildren (about 17 people) reached here from their home about. 100 miles milessouthwest - southwest milessouthwest of Tampico. These peoph were sent out of the country at the ex pense of the United States government They had been in Mexico for about 11

(By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, Aug. 13. - Unednfirmed re reports - ports reports that the allies are cancelling or orders - ders orders on vast quantities of wheat broke the grain prices one to three and five fiveeights - eights fiveeights cents por bushel. James Patten said the cancellations, which are said to amount to two million bushels of September wheat, means one of two things, either that Europe has found a new source of supply, which means Russia,^through the Dardanelles, or that she finds she cannot pay. President Marcy of the Armour Com Company - pany- Company said he could not understand the move. Buying is reported to have stop stopped - ped stopped three days ago. Zeppelins Eaid Again. (By Associated Press. ) LONDON, Aug. 13. - Zeppelins again raided the southeast eoast of England last night, six persons were killed. One Zeppelin was damaged, but escaped. 3,000-Ton Steamer Sunk (By Associated Press. > LONDON. Aug. 13. - %he three thou thousand-ton - sand-ton thousand-ton steamer, a transatlantic liner, has been sung by a submarine. cap- Un., an I nin.: menVbeis 'll the crew were saved. e Polish City Taken. (By Associated Press.) BERLIN, Aug. 13. - The Polish city of Siedlice, thirty-five miles southeast >f Warsaw has been captured by the Germans. Three Steamers Sunk. (By Associated Press.) LONDON. Aug. 13. - Two British steamers, the Osprey and Sumerfield, ami the Norwegian steamer Aura have been sunk by submarines. The chief en engineer. - gineer. engineer. mate and the latter's wife of the tmmerfield, were drowned. Russians Escape Trap. (By Associated Press.) PETROGRAD, Aug. 13. - The Russian armies having successfully extricated themselves from the Warsaw sack, in which the Germans tried to enclose them are now stubbornly opposing the Teuton advance east of Warsaw. The Baltic German campaign is at a standstill with the Russians threaten threatening - ing threatening communications between the in . ad ading - ing ading armies.

According to a telegram received to today - day today by Consul Padres, agent in Nogales of the Constitutionalist government of Mexico, at least one of the A. B. C. con ference powers is opposed directly to any interference with the domestic as fairs of Mexico, and also to any sug suggestion - gestion suggestion leading to armed intervention. The power in question is Argentina. The telegram reads as follows: First Chief Carranza received a satis factory reply today from the President of Argentina regarding the A. B. C. conference. The president asserts posi positively - tively positively that Argentina accepts the invi invitation - tation invitation to the conference solely upon the understanding that there shall be no discussion of Mexico's domestic affairs and no armed intervention under any circumstances. Great Satisfaction. "This causes great satisfaction here. The Brazilian and Guatemalan minis ters sailed today on the gunboat Sacra Sacramento - mento Sacramento for New Orleans and will pro proceed - ceed proceed to Washington. The former had announced his intention of going direct directly - ly directly to Rio de Janiero because of ill illhealth. - health. illhealth. Regarding the expulsion of Or tega, the Guatemala minister, it is stat ed officialy that as the Constitutional Constitutionalist - ist Constitutionalist government has never, recognized any diplomats accredited to former gov e-nments, Ortega was expelled undei Article Thirty-Three of the Mexican Constitution as a pernicious foreigner. It is specifically charged that he as an individual took sides with the Zapata forces against the Constitutionalists, and also that the President of Guatema

REPORTS THAT TRAIN WAS HELD UP It was reported late this afternoon that the passenger train for the south, which departed on time for Guaymas this morning, had been held up by the Calles forces at Cibuta, scene of a skirmish this morning between a May ioiemi outpost and a ('alies scouting party. No details were obtainable and no confirmation could be secured. COUNTY TAHOLL IS PASSED AS SUBMITTED The Santa Cruz County Commission ers received a letter yesterday from Arizona Tax Commission stating that the Santa Cruz County tax roil had been passed by the commission exactly as compiled by Assessor Waeger and ap proved by the commission. This can be considered a distinct compliment to the Santa Cruz count? assessor and commissioners in as much as the tax roll of every other county in the state was changed considerably. x tears and had acquised property to the value of $60,1>00. consisting of SOU acres of laud and a herd of approximately 100 head of cattle, most lairy cows. "Until three months ago they had practically been let alone bv the sever al factions, but since thou /heir prop -rty has been overrun, first by the Car <anza faction and then by the Villa people. Troops were camped around heir houses, possessn n taken of their property, and t!-\ r cattle butchered and by the roving bands: the younger men were at times pressed into involun involuntary - tary involuntary service and made to freight pro visions and supplies.'' Robins ana Sparrows Lead. The commonest bud in the north northeastern - eastern northeastern part ot the United States is the robin The English sparrow comes a close second.

la encourage revolts against Mexico oi his own border. Disapprove Speech. "Many of the highest officials hen have expressed strong disapproval of the ill-advised speech made recently ai a public meeting for a discussion on tin A. B. C. conference by a subordinate of ficial, and give positive asurance thai all foreigners will receive ample protec tion. His sentiments are not endorsed by anyone and statements of a great popular anti-foreign demonstration an entirely without foundation." Financing Mexico City. Another telegram received by Consul Padres deals with the efforts being made by the Constitutionalists, to set Mexico City on her feet once more. It states that General Gonzales on August 11, under instructions from Carranza, leaned $2,500,000 to the banking ami commercial interests of the capital in ord«r Jo relieve the money situation. The Carranza associations charged with relief work, says the cablegram are doing their utmost to still furthei reduce the price of bread and are mak ing extensive free distributions daily. It states that Carranza's manifesto and publication of correspondence will be made after the result of the A. B. C conference is known. Guerrero to Guaymas. According to a cablegram from I. L. Pesqueira, minister of war 4n Carran za's cabinet, General Obregon has been ordered to send reinforcements of 4,00 C men to Sinaloa to combat the Villa forces. Instructions have been sent also to General Iturbe respecting the de spatching of the gunboat "G".orrero' to Guavmas.

(By Associated Press.) BROWNSVILLE, Aug. 13. - One Mexican, accused of wounding a watcher at Lyford, Texas was kill ed by soldiers and rangers when trying to escape arrest today. U. S. Regulars are patrolling from town to town in the disturbed territory. WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. - The Mission, Texas, Chamber of Com Commerce, - merce, Commerce, today wired the National Bible Association a request for ri rifles - fles rifles and ammunition immediately in "view of the reign of terror existent." The association distributes con condemned - demned condemned army rifles to shooting clubs. Rumors that Mexicans were cross crossing - ing crossing at the Santa Gertrudis Rancho and making toward Kingville, Tex Texresulted - resulted Texresulted in an organization of night guards there. WASHINGTON, Aug. 'l3. - General Scott has been ordered to remain in El Paso to represent the state department in any mission relative to the Mexican situation. The Pan-American appeal for peace in Mexico is expected to go forward to day, but will be unpublished until it reaches the leader of all factions and governors of states... T^e Villa propos proposal - al proposal of a three months' tauce is unacted upon. Villa agents announced that their chief and ail military and civil ele ments were willing to eliminate them themselves - selves themselves if necessary for the success of a peace conference. The president conferred with war de partment officials today and ordered sufficient troops to be ready to handle any emergency.

CARRANZISTAS SURROUNDING NOGALES The Carranza forces commanded by General P. Elias Calles last night com menced their movement to surround I Nogales. The movement may take several | days, and developments are not ex pected 'in the situation to amoutt to much until the middle of next v.eek, by which time it is thought Calles and his army will be camped at Lomas, bot , tling Maytorena up in Nogales. Several sb'cmishee wore reported last night and this morning between out outposts. - posts. outposts. One wasat Cibuta, twenty-four kilometers south of Nogales, betwee.' a Maytorena outpost and a scouting party of Calles cavalry. Firing Heard. Another was much nearer, probably jin the neighborhood of Nogales, the I firing being distinctly heard early this morning by the American soldier guarding the international line. It is reported that General Maytore an is dismayed at the statement of his chief, Francisco Villa, to the effect that he intends ordering all his gener als garrisoning places threatened by the Carranza forces to withdraw. He is dismayed because he doesn't quite j 'see where he could withdraw to; from Nogales, with Calles controlling the railroad to the south and the U. S. an ihorities \ igilantly watching for him to the north. , Maytore ta's new aeroplane, the fa bled monoplane said to be on its way from San Francisco, hasn't appeared yet, although it should have been here, according to Maytorena, a week ago