Atlanta Georgian, 1914-08-20

and Eugene for further evidence against him. The telegraphic order upon which Sheriff Parker left Eugene for the Innes farm, with instructions to his driver to stop for no speed regula regulations, - tions, regulations, is as follows: "San Antonlo, Texas. - Sheriff J. C. Parker, Bugene, Oreg.: I hold war warrant - rant warrant for Victor B. Innes and Mrs. Victor E. Innes, alias Ida Mae Innes, 'alias Margaret Mims, allas Mrs. Wil- | lfam Hardman, charge murder. Ar-' rest and wire me at once. John W. Tobin, Sher!fr." \ The arrest of Innes at the little mountain home on the McKenzis River was highly dramatic. The nar- 1 row valley was fllled with smoke from nearby forest fires, which burned almost across the river from the house, snuggled out of sight from the road in the trees. The prisoner pleaded .the illness of his wife, re referred - ferred referred to the danger incident to the trip in the smoke-fliled valley, with fires on either side of the road, plead plead&d - &d plead&d name of 'his two little chil children, - dren, children, who huddled agalnst him in fright, but to no avail. Public officials altogether were con concerned - cerned concerned in the investigation and the arrest. The connectlon of the Burns Detective Agency with the case iz somewhat of a mystery, as the Port Portland - land Portland Burns branch disclaims all in interest - terest interest In the affair, while Atlanta operators of the agency have dis displayed - played displayed a readiness to appropriate whatever glory might result from the affair, having a great deal to say about their exploits In the matter. Following the location of Innes on his farm through the search origi originated - nated originated in Atlanta, a systematic sur survelllance - velllance survelllance has been maintained, so that his comings and goings were noted. Immediately upon The Geor Georgian's - gian's Georgian's discovery of his whereabouts, the information was placed in the hands of Mrs. Nelms and her busi business - ness business adviser, F. M. Loveless. A rela relative - tive relative of the Nelms famlily, who had gone West to conduct a search upon other lines, was telegraphed to go to Eugene and stay by Innes. He did so, shadowing the lawyer day after day, so that the Sheriff at Springfield could put his hands on Innes within an hour after recelving notice of the issuance ~f warrants in San Antonio. Goes to Get Prisoner. A deputy of the Sheriff of Bexar County, Texas, in which San Antonio ls situated, departed with Marshall Nelms Wednesday for Oregon, bear bearing - ing bearing the warrants and seeking extra extradition - dition extradition for Innes. He will be tried in San Antonio for saspected complicity in the disappearance of the Atlanta women. Innes' arrest followed sensational discoveries by Marshall Nelms and secret service men from the San An Antonio - tonio Antonio division of the United States Departinent of Justice. Thnis inquiry revealed, it 18 said, that Innes had rented a bungalow at No. 120 Wilkins avenue in San Antonio; that he care carefully - fully carefully veiled all his transactions in that city by felgned names; that Beatrice was seen leaving his bunga bungalow - low bungalow June 16, and that various artl artlcles - cles artlcles belonging to Beatrice were found in the back yard of the residence, in including - cluding including a silk tan stocking, a hand handkerchlef - kerchlef handkerchlef and medicine vials pur purchased - chased purchased in Atlanta. Also, acld splotches and blood stains were found on the floor of the bathroom and bed bedrooms. - rooms. bedrooms. The authorities, from these showings, adduced the theory that both the Nelms sisters probably were glain in the bungalow, and their bodies destroyed Ly the concentrated sulphuric acid, which Innes is known [ to have purchased in large quantities I!'l'4\m 4 San Antonlo druggist. { Mrg., Nelms has suspected Innes lfluln the first, and her suspicions were doubled last week upon the dis discoveries - coveries discoveries in San Antonio,

Vietor Innes, held Wednesday in §ail at Bugene, Oreg., on a warrant charging murder in connection with the disappearance of Beatrice Nelms and Bloise Nelms Dennis, of Atlanta, planned a desperate fight for free freedom. - dom. freedom. Himself a clever lawyer and possessing the services of John Mc- Court, an attorney as able, he gave promise that his legal battle, based first on habheas corpus proceedings, and, in event of the failure of that course, on a fizht agatnst extradition, will be pressed to the end. Innes is determined to exhaust every power to keep him from San Antonto, where trial awalits him. The murder warrant, obtained upon oath of Marshall Nelms, also con connected - nected connected Mrs. Innes with the crime. But Sherift J. C. Parker, of Bugene, dash dashing - ing dashing in an automoblle to the isolated farm of Innes on the McKenzie River, found Mrs. Tnnes critically ill and unable to make the rough trip back to the jail. She was left under survell survelllance. - lance. survelllance. ...Dispatches from San -Antonio =ay, that the specific charge against Innes' snd Mrs. Innes is that they "on. or sbout June 18, 1914, did, with mallce' aforethought, kill Lois Nelms Dennis and Beatrice Nelms by then and} there administering poison." | District Attorney W. C. Linden, of} San Antonio, advanced a bellef that poison was used in view of the ln-" effectual effort to find any clew that would demonstrate any other meth- | od. The alleged connection of Innes with the Bast Indian Yogl Soclety, he mays, would enable him to get potsons that were comparatively unknown in this country and which would be hard to trace. | The apprehension of Innes and his wife followed an unrelenting search serogs the continent, in which Mar Marshall - shall Marshall Nelms, convinced that the Port Portjand - jand Portjand lawyer had a part in the disap disappearance - pearance disappearance of his sisters, sought to es establish - tablish establish His connection with the trag tragedy. - edy. tragedy. Found on Isolated Farm. Innes himself was found through the agency of The Atlanta Georgian, whose forces located the missing law lawyer - yer lawyer on the farm near Springfleld and Eugene, Oreg. The Georglan conduct conducted - ed conducted the search upon appeal of Mrs. John W. Nelms, mother of the girls. The farm on which Innes and Mrs. Innes were found is located 30 miles from the nearest postofiice, and ordi ordinarily - narily ordinarily would furnish a safe retreat. Marshall Nelms, the avenging brother, with a deputy sheriff, left San Antonio for Portland Wednes Wednesday - day Wednesday to accompany the suspected man and woman to the Texas city for trial, In Atlanta the forces of investiga investigation - tion investigation believe strong evidence has been found connecting Innes with the dis disappearance, - appearance, disappearance, and under the Texas reg regulations - ulations regulations the testimony must be al almost - most almost convineing, and must be sup supported - ported supported by an indictment, before a warrant charging murder s {ssued. That convincing testimony ig bhe bhelieved - lieved bhelieved to have been found in the migsing trunk known to have been gent by Innes from San Antonio. The trunk was traced by Marshall Nelms to E 1 Paso, and thence to a ittle up- State town in Brewster County called Alpine. No recent message has come from the Indefatigable brother concerning the trunk, and hig mother and his attorneys alike believe he has found in the trunk some indications of In Innes' - nes' Innes' guilt. Either that, or something else as conclugive is in his hands, it s pretty well established. Rind Clew in Ticket Stub. Mrs. Nelms told Wednesday of a ticket stub found in El Paso bearing the name of Mrs. Dennis, showing that she had gone to the bhorder city probably alone. However, Mrs. Nelms was mostly concerned with the arrest of Innes, and the search in Portland

WASH!NC,TON. Aug. 19. - The United States Government soon will purchase a number of ships and op operate - erate operate them through a corporation controlled by the Government, ac according - cording according to an agreement reached at a conference to-day at the White House between President Wilson and a committea composed of Senator Clarke, chaifman of the Senate Com Committee - mittee Committee on Commerce; Senator Sim Simmons, - mons, Simmons, Representative Underwood, Representative Alexander, chalrman of the House Committee on Mer Merchant - chant Merchant Marine and Figheries, and Sec Secretary - retary Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo. At the close of the conference, Sec Secretary - retary Secretary Tumulty issued this statement: "The conference was about the de development - velopment development and safeguarding of the merchant marine, and every aspect of the question was gone over. "It was recognized that the present emergency calls for prompt actlon to relive a gituation which can be re relleved - lleved relleved If action is taken promptly, It was agreed that a bill should be introduced in Congress providing {or the insurance of war risks by the Government, "In addition to the agreement of opinion as to the insurance bill there was extended liscusgion of the best means of immediately providing ships to carry the goods now waliting for their markets. Several plans were proposed, and it was finally agresd that a bill should be drawn and intro. duced at a very early date which should provide for the purchase of an adequate number of ships by the Gov Government - ernment Government and their operation through a corporation controlled by the Gov Government - ernment Government as in the case of the Panama Rallroad Company, which now oper operates - ates operates ships as well as a railroad itself, and which 18 controlled by the Guv Guvernment." - ernment." Guvernment." War Risk Insurance Bill Given to Congress. WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. - The Ad. ministration war risk insurance blll was introduced in the House to-day 4

Allies' Position Is 'Satistactory' By HERBERT TEMPLE. LONDON, Aug. 19. - The German army in Belgium lying east of Brussels has taken the offensive, and a battle, which began yes yesterday - terday yesterday afternoon, raged all night and is still going on to-day. A dispatch from Antwerp stating that the Germans had oap oaptured - tured oaptured Brussels, was denied at the Belgian Legation. At the Belgian Legation it was announced that telegrams had just been received showing the position of the Belgians and their allies to be perfectly satisfactory. It was also stated that the latest advices showed that the forts at Liege were still intact. Despite this denial officials insist that news will come withtnh 24 hours telling of the occupation of Brussels by the army of the Kaiser. The army opposing the Germans east of the Belgian Otpiul is made up of Belgian troops alone, the French and English allies being apparently in other quarters. According to dispatches to the Central News Agency the Ger Germans - mans Germans opened the fight north of Brussels with a brisk cannonade on the Belgian lines about 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Just before the bombardment began, a refugee train, packed with men, women and children, had left forßrussels . The Belgian lines were protected with earthworks and barri barricades - cades barricades and the German army began hurling shells against these works. Long-range guns were put into action to drop shells into the Belgian ranks, miles in the rear, some of these projectiles burst. ing in Tirlemont, where extensive damage was done. Germans Sweep Forward After a flerce cannonade, the German lines swept forward and the Belgians moved out to meet them. Then followed a olash of steel on steel, each side relying on the bayonet After a hard struggle, says the Oentral News oor oorrespondent, - respondent, oorrespondent, the Germans fell back. It was indicated that the Germans had massed heavy forces east of Louvaine, the headquarters of the Belgian army, in an at-

' ' Cardinals Called to Vatican De Despite - spite Despite Physicians' Assertion lilness is Not Critical. ROME, Aug. 19. - At 5 o'clock to tonight - night tonight ilt was denied at the vatican that the Pope was dead. It was ad admitted, - mitted, admitted, however, that he had suffer suffered - ed suffered a relapse, but his condition at that hour was no more unfavorable than in the earlier hours of the afternoon. Cardinal Merry Del Val was aum-' moned to the bedside of Pope Pius this afternoon. He remained only u' few moments and then left to call| back to the city the Cardinals who recently left for cooler scenes. | His Holiness suffered a sinking spell during the night and his tem temperature - perature temperature rose to 101, but his condi condition - tion condition this morning was declared to be better. The delirium that attacked the Pope because of his depression over the Buropean war has been reduced, though Vatican attendants say that he often repeats the words, "poor children," alluding to the soldiers kill killed - ed killed In battle, The Pontiff often asks for the lat latest - est latest news from Switzerland, where his Swiss guards have gone to defend the country's neutralityy Husband Has His Wife SPARTANBURG, 8. C., Aug 10. - Mrs, Fannie Sanders Hardin, a pretty matron of KForest City, N. C., was ar arrested - rested arrested here to-day at the request of her husband, E. T. Hardin, a clerk, who had been on her trail since Mon Monday. - day. Monday. At the same time Paul Alexan Alexander, - der, Alexander, a chauffeur, was arrested. Hardin sald he would not take Mrs. Hardin back as his wife, but wanted her punished for deceiving him, Russia to Care for Prisoners' Wive ' Speclal Cable to The Atlanta Georglan. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 19.-~The Mayor has {issued a proclamation that the Russian municipal authori authorities - ties authorities will take charge of the wives and T(-hil'!rvn of German and Austrian prisoners of war,

Seventh Victim of SPRING GREEN, WIS, Aug. 19. - The death toll growing out of the running amuck of Julian Carleton, ne. gro chef at the "love-mate'" bungalow of Frank Lloyd Wright, the Chicago architect, numbered seven to-day us' a result of the death of David Liud- ' bloom, 55, a gardener, frem injuries inflicted by the madman. Carleton has refused to eat since his arrest, and this, coupled with the of offects - fects offects of the muratic acid@ which heJ gwallowed after beating down his vic- \ tims with a hatchet as fire forced{ them to flee fro the bungalow, may result in robbing organized justice] of a subject. 1 WASHINGTON, Aug.l9. - Attorney General Mcßeynolds was nominated to the Supreme Court bench to-day by President Wilson. Assistant Attorney General Gregory was nominated to succeed Mcßeynolds as Attorney Gen General. - eral. General. B S SSRGS I M Canadian Money OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Aug. 19. - Any Canadian lending money to the German Governmer# or assisting that Government to secure a loan will ba arrested for treason and rigorously | punighed, A roval proclamation making this }um.oum:nmenl was made to-day Canadian Liner I Wrecked on Pacific VICTORIA, B. C., Aug. 10. - ~The Grand Trunk Pacific liner Prince Albert has been wrecked on a reef in Chatham 'Slrails and is breaking up. In response to distress signals re recelved - celved recelved by wireless from her early to today, - day, today, assistance was immediately dis patched from sevetal puliits. D. B. WOODWARD DEAD. WAYCROSS, GA.. Aug. 19. - 8. D Woodward, a business man of Haywood Ware County, died here to-day The funeral will be held at Eastman to-mor to-morrow. - row. to-morrow.

by Representative Alexander, chair chairman - man chairman of the House Merchant Marine Committee. The bill creates hureau of war risk in the Treasury De Department - partment Department under the supervision of Secretary McAdono, to insure vessels of the United States or shippers in American vessels against risks inci incident - dent incident to the European war. The bu bureau - reau bureau and Secretary McAdoo will es establish - tablish establish regulations regarding policles and premiums and an advisory board of three experts shall be employed for the adjustment of claims and similar questions. An appropriation of $5,- 000,000 for the payment of losses ie authorized. The President {s empow. ered to suspend the law when he deems It no longer necessary. War Causes Shortage . 0f Dye for Hosiery DURHAM, N. Aug. 19.~-Julian 8. Carr, Jr, president of the Durham Hoslery Mills Company, announced to-day that cotton manufacturers face a critical condition due tn lack of dye The knitting departments of the mills already have been shut down for three days a week. One department of the Prwin Cotton Mills have been closed half of each week. Mr. Carr says that if war continugs the situation will be unusually se serious, - rious, serious, Mussuiman Forces Pillaging Albania Speclal Cable to The Atlanta Georglan, AVALON, ALBANIA, Via Rome and London, Aug. 10.--Mussulman insur insurgonts - gonts insurgonts set fire to Berat on Maonday Thay have occupled Fier! and are marching on Avalona. The people are In a panic here, the international forces having been with withdrawn. - drawn. withdrawn.

Dy, biric Von Zoepffel-Quinlenstein, German Consul in Aflanta, Thers day gure The Georgian his Government's version of the war to date trans transmitted - mitted transmitted by cable to the Consulate at Waghington and thence here: Operations of German North Army are progressing favorably. Battles are being fought at Wavre and Gembloux. All the forts at Liege have surrendered. Bel Belgian - gian Belgian Government has left Brussels and seeks refuge in Antwerp. The German Maas Army has fcught a sucocess sucocessful - ful sucocessful battle at Dinant. French offensive. in Alsass so far not of great importance. Austrian foroes begin offensive . l into Russian Poland, where revolution breaks out. ' - - - - PEKIN, Aug. 19. - 1 t is reported here that the German Minis Minister - ter Minister has approached President Yuan Shi Kai with a proposal to sur. 'render Kiao-Chau and Tsing Tao to the Chinese Government. All 'information is refused at the German Legation and confirmation of the report can not be secured from any official source. If this re report - port report is true, it will remove the basis for Japan's demand upon Ger Germany. - many. Germany. NEW YORK, Aug. 19. - The German Herold bulletins a London dispatch saying the Belgian Chamber of Deputies to-day permitted the Germans to occupy Brussels. | PARIS, Aug. 19. - A rumor has reached the War Office that the 'Belgian army is retiring from Louvain and Brussels to Antwerp,