DRIVEMMME Sides Formally Fleject Ing More Money, Is State- ^Sslftww,, They Have Captured the Government Concern Heard French East of Bapaume-Pe- Intervention Plan

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WEATHER. Overcast tonight and tomorrow; little "From PrmsM to Hornm change In temperature; light variable winds. Temperature for twenty-four hours end¬ Within the Hoar* ing 2 p.m.: Highest, 82. at 1:45 p.m. today; lowest. 56. at 5 a.m. today. Full report on page 13. 9wm Wet ¦Mtk mt Am CLOSING NEW YORK STOCKS PAGE 13. !.!«. Dally A TUHi Inlay. 88,711 WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1916.-EIGHTEEN PAGES. ONE CENT. PERONNEINPERIL ASRESULTOFNEW Outlook Gloomy Because Both Farmers Everywhere Demand¬ Assisted by French Troops, Proposals for $11,000,000 DRIVEMMME Sides Formally Fleject ing More Money, Is State- ^SSlftWW,, They Have Captured the Government Concern Heard French East of Bapaume-Pe- Intervention Plan. . ment of U. S. Expert. Town of Sorovitz. by Secretary Daniels. ronne Road, Cut by Them Yesterday. MAYOR MAY ASK FOR INVESTIGATION ORDERED ITALIAN FORCES FIGHTING CAPITAL'S ADVANTAGES SESSION OF LEGISLATURE BY BUREAU OF DAIRIES I ON STRUMA RIVER FRONT ARE CITED AT LENGTH COMBLES NOW IS PLACED Chief Executive Twc Particu- IN A DANGEROUS SALIENT City's Has Situation in New England Bucharest Reports That Retreat of T. Moran Points Out How 140- Propositions to End Tie-TJp larly Acute. Producers Claiming Austrian* in Transylvania Acre Anacostia River Site if Mediation Fails. Profits Are Too Small. Is Continued. May Be Utilized. Capture of Bouchavesnes Village in Attack Admitted Night NEW YORK, September 13 . Wherever farmers supply milk for city ATHENS, Greece, September Delegations from Washington Berlin. consumption the price problem is now by The Interborough Rapid Transit acute, according to W. J. Spillman, chief 13, via London, 1:3s p.m..French and nearly all of the principal and the New York Railways of the farm management division of the and Serbian troops have taken the cities of the east and sopth gath¬ HOLDING TO GINCHY Department of Agriculture, who, tomor¬ ered at BRITISH Company formally rejected today row afternoon, will meet with a commit¬ offensive on the western end of the Navy Department to¬ the public service commission's tee of the Maryland and Virginia Milk the Macedonian front. They have day to urge the advantages Producers' Association to hear their side ft Making No Effort to recommendation for a strike set¬ the town of sites offered for the Apparently of the case in the agitation started here captured Sorovitz, $11,000,000 Gain Ground in Conjunction tlement made yesterday. The last week for an increase in price to the near Fiorina. government armor plate plant au¬ With the Latest French two companies, controlling the producers. thorized in the new naval Although the situation is new to Wash¬ Oround Gained by Sferbs. appro¬ Offensive. subway, elevated and "green car" ington, Mr. Spillman pointed out this PARIS. September 13, 12:10 p.m..Not- priation bill. More than 300 men surface lines, declined to hold morning, it is not new to the Department withstanding the stout resistance of were on hand when received in the Secretary further conferences of Agriculture, which has the Teutonic allies, the Serbian troops Daniels his LONDON1. September 13, 2:40 with repre¬ last year appeals from milk producers began hearings, most on the Macedonian front made p.m..Instead of resting on the sentatives of the union and an¬ from all parts of the United States to in¬ have of the delegations being headed the matter. important at various points, it ground won in nounced that it is their intention vestigate progress by senators and representatives yesterday's great "The farm management division had is by the war office. of the to continue to their lines already planned all extensive investiga¬ aiyiounced in attack north Somme, the operate of milk Violent is in In the Congress. tion of the question production fighting progress Chief the claims to be continued on the basis. before the situation arose here," Mr. among heard French their thrust present of Lake Ostrovo,* where the were those Following: the reply of the traction Spillman said. "We want to get at the vicinity of Washington. D. C.; New last as to the cost of milk York. night, capturing the village companies, the strikers, facts production. Serbians have gained considerable Brooklyn. Baltimore, Philadelphia.. through Wil¬ We want to find out jus^ what connec¬ Pittsburgh. Richmond. Norfolk. of Bouchavesnes a liam B. cement floors in , * Birming¬ and wooded Fitzgerald, general organizer tion there is between ground. and of dairies and the quality of milk. ham. Raleigh many other smaller area the Amalgamated Association of Italian troops are in action on this front municipalities. nearby. ( Electric and Street Railway Employes, Rouchavesnes lies east of the Especially Acute in New England. in the Struma region, the official an¬ Senator Chilton headed a delegation informed the commission that the W. "We have several men under consid¬ nouncement discloses. from Huntington, Va.; Senator Un¬ Eapaume-Peronne road, cut in strikers could not accede to the request derwood and members of the Alabama of the commission to bring the strike eration for this work, and hope to start Austrian drive, and its it this he continued. "The situa¬ Retreat Continues. congressional contingent led others from yesterday's capture to an immediate conclusion, in view of fall," Gadsden and tion is over the whole country. BUCHAREST. September 12, via Lon¬ Birmingham. Tuscaloosa; w ith adjacent territory apparently the stand taken by the traction com¬ acute Senator Swanaon and Representative Car- panies. He accepted in behalf of the We have had just as urgent calls from don, September 13..The continued re¬ lin of Virginia headed those from Nor¬ clinches French possession of this from New treat of the in folk. Richmond. Petersburg. Hopewell and union the recommendation that the other sections, especially .AjUStrians Transylvania Senator James and is reported in an official announcement Alexandria: Repre¬ main highway to Peronne. questions at issue be submitted to ar¬ England." sentative Barkley of Kentucky headed bitration. The investigation is to be started issued by the war office today. The Wlckliffe. Paducah. Middlesboro and Ca¬ Peronne Seriously Threatened. this fall. Whether or not the investi¬ text of the statement follows. diz delegations. North Carolina was rep¬ But few surface cars were operated gators would begin their work with resented by Fayettevllle. Rsleigh and Combles is now cut .'On the north and northwest front a off from the south today, and passengers were forced to the Maryland and Virginia producers Aberdeen delegations. More than hun¬ not known at this time. the ^nemy continues to retrc'at west¬ dred other cities which were repre¬ and in a dangerous Client, while Gen. use the subways and elevated roads. is FRENCH AIRMEN ARE BUSY DIPLOMAT IS COMPELLED sented had tiled briefs setting forthnot> their Mr. Spillman pointed out that in vari¬ ward in the valleys of the Maros claims for site. Foch in a favorable for a Although traction officials claim more ous sections farmers have out of upijer the iSy position gone DROPPING BOMBS ON FOE TO CROSS OCEAN and Aluta rivers. In order to expedite the hearing it was troke from trains than normal are in operation, the dairy business and gone into truck THRJCE the north at Peronne, which farming and the poultry business, be¬ "On the south front the navigation of announced that the states would be heard congestion at express stations was ex¬ merchant In alphabetical order. Alabama being the appears seriously threatened by the new treme. Platforms were crowded, and lieving, either rightly or wrongly, that enemy ships on the Danube first calted. many narrow escapes were they cannot produce milk at a profit Paris Reports Numerous Raids Dr. Krum Heller of Mexico has been stopped. On the French advance, ope of the most im¬ experienced now. of them that Finally Dobrudja by passengers. There was little or no Many believe, too, front operations are Cities Heard From. portant made in violence the due they are unable to meet the expense of Against Positions Behind Ger¬ Beaches Switzerland After In¬ progressing. any single operation during night, largely modem requirements in dairy farming "Enemy aeroplanes bombarded the Cities from which either correspondent*, to the fact that policemen were sta¬ man Lines in since the Somme offensive began. tioned on rooftops where attacks had Mr Spillman and B. H. Rawle, chief France. terferences From British. towns of Piatra and Neamtsu,^ killing briefs or delegations had been received to¬ of the dairy division, Agricultural De¬ The British, who hold the lines north¬ been made on elevated trains. an old man and seriously two day by the Navy Department follow h* Hugh Frayne, state organizer of the partment, will meet the producers* infants." wounding west of Combles, are a committee at 3 o'clock tomorrow after¬ states: maintaining firm American Federation of Labor, an¬ PARIS, September 18, 3:33 p.m..Nu¬ King Constantine Accepts BERLIN, September 13. by wireless to on but as noon. Alabama.Tuaealooaa, Mobile, grip Ginchy, yet apparently nounced today that between 12,000 and merous aerial and raids Krum Germans Rumanians. Birmingham, men will take engagements Sayvllle..Dr. Heller, a Mexican Fighting- Gadsden. have made no attempt to gain further 20,000 part in the parade , and demonstration tomorrow. by French aviators on points behind Resignations of Premier and diplomatist with proper credentials, was BERLIN, September 13. via London.. Connecticut.Hew Harm, Hartford. ground to the east, the war office Although Association of Producers Georgia.Savannah. today he declined to discuss the proposed the German lines are reported in the compelled by the British to cross the At¬ An official statement from army head¬ reporting the ^general situation un¬ other union lead¬ Illinois.Chicago, I»m*X, Metropolis. "sympathetic" strike, aviation section of today's official state¬ the Entire Cabinet. lantic three times before proceeding to quarters today says: Indiana.Jefferaonrille. La Porte, Mlehljn changed. ers said plans had been made to call out to Give Reason for Demand City. Eranavtlle. Gary. trades closely allied to the street rail¬ ment, which says: Switzerland, according to the Overseas "In Transsylvania German troops en¬ Iowa.Newton. Taken in Night Battle. way men in the event the demonstra¬ "On the Somme front our aeroplanes News Agency. Dr. Heller, who holds a tered into fighting contact with Rumar Kentucky.Fort _Thomas. Mount Vernon, Wlck¬ tion tomorrow and the efforts of the for Advance in Milk Price liffe Dover, Louisville, Middlewboro. . fought seventeen engagements yester¬ colonel's commission in the constitution¬ nians in the districts of PARIS, September 13, noon. The public service commission prove un¬ CRISIS AT ATHENS CAME Hermannstadt Maryland.Baltimore. Annapolis, Barclay. French have the of availing to settle the trouble. Appealing to the public for lt» very life, day. Two German machines were alist army, was sent by Gen. Carranza, and southeast of Hoetsing. Massachusetts.Dalton. captured village Bou¬ "The operations in Dobruja ("eastern Traverse on ft is stated, the committee of the Mary¬ brought down, one in the direction of the agency says, to Mex¬ Michigan.Saginaw, Houghton. City, chavesnes, the Somme front. Has Two Flans to End Strike. AS COMPLETE SURPRISE news express Rumania) are going on methodically. Menominee, Manistique, New Buffalo. Nilea. The official announcement of land and Virginia Milk Producers' Asso¬ Aizecourt and the other in the neigh¬ ico's thanks for Switzerland's recognition "On the Macedonian front there is no Missouri.St. tools. today says New Jersey.Park Ridge. Camden, the village, which is in the region of Mayor Mitchel, it developed today, ciation will tomorrow afternoon lay bare borhood of Moislains, northward and of the Carranza government. He is quoted change." Phillips- Combles, was taken from the Germans has under consideration two methods of the facts on which it bases its claims for northeastward of Peronne. Four other as having sa;d to a representative of the New Mexico.Corona, Jicarilla. last settling the strike. One is to a raise in price of milk to the consumers. enemy machines appear to have been Having Support of Venizelos Fac¬ Tageblatt of Bern, Switzerland, that he New York.New York city. Fulton, Brooklys. evening. The French also took by request Breaker Island. Troy. New Brightoff. Port Rich¬ assault a wood 600 yards east of the road Gov. Whitman to call a special session Herman E. Gasch, a member of the badly damaged. started from New York four months ago, mond. Buffalo. Albany. Watervliet. Jamaica. tion, MinistryWas Not Expected obtained from the American from Peronne to Bethune. of the legislature to pass a law com¬ committee, this morning said it is to the "Last night our bombarding squad¬ having gov¬ ON North Carolina.Newton. <;s«t»nia. Fayatte- an WAY official TO ernment certificate of his PRESENT ville. of to rons dropped a large number of bombs. iden¬ Asherille. Southport. Brevard. Wilmington. On the Verdun front the French made pelling both sides to accept arbitration, interest the public get at the whole bombs of 120 millimeters to Give TTp Office. tity, in addition to his official Mexican Ohio.Ashtabula. Toledo. Lafcewood. BteoMn- in Eighty-seven ville. Chilton. progress the northern part of the while the other proposes the immedi¬ matter, as the milk producers' business were dropped on the railroad station Port Conneaut, Fairport Harbor, Vaux-Chapitre wood. to this account, a British Cincinnati, Youngstown. Cleveland. Sandusky, ate granting of a franchise to the New will be destroyed if their price per gallon and small buildings at Guiscard, where '^According Massillon. Columbus, Canton, Oberlin, Huron. The official statement Motor is and If two explosions followed by Are were agent attempted to search Dr. HeUer's WHITE Oklahoma.Tulsa. Bus SUMMER York not the HOUSE increased, says: Company, Incorporated, destroyed pub¬ noticed. * ATHENS, September 12, via baggage on the steamer In New ^ork "North of the Somme fighting con¬ to run have to in the run. Pennsylvania.Newcastle. Chester. Pitt*burgh. machines through certain streets. lic will pay Jong "Twenty-four bombs were dropped on harbor, and on being prevented tore Philadelphia, Oil City, Berwick, Sun- tinued last evening with distinct suc¬ London, the on Slatington. for arms. This franchise has been before the "The committee is desirous of going the railroad station at Roisel and on September 13..King seal Dr. Heller's letter from the bury. Allentown. Bridgeport. Erie. Coateaville, cess our The village of Bou¬ American The steamer chavesnes was board of estimate for the before the public with a justification of depots at Hendicourt. Seventy-four has government. Leaves New London Aboard the Columbia. Girard, Sandy Lake, Scootdale, New attacked toward 8 past year. Constantine accepted the was taken to the where Dr. Cumberland. Emerald. o'clock in the and carried in Refusal by President Shorits of the its proposed action." Mr. Gasch said bombs were dropped on enemy installa¬ Orkneys, Carnegie. evening "We want the public to know that tions in of thirty-two Heller is said to have been detained Sister's Condi¬ Rhode Island.Providence. its entirety by our troops in a brilliant Interborough Rapid Transit Company to present the region Etain. resignation of Premier Zaimis and Mayflower.His Tennessee.Eliaabethto®. Bristol. consent to a to to¬ conditions in the milk-producing busi¬ in bivouacks in the region of Damvillers several weeks, it being represented fight despite the enemy's resistance. proposal arbitrate left v that he was tion Texas.Beaumont, Orange, Port Arthur, At- He had strongly entrenched himself. day little hope of settling the street rail- ness are ruinous. We believe the public and six shells on Montmedy station. his cabinet. carrying messages from Practically Unchanged., lanta. will help the producers. If small pro¬ the same night one of our the United States to Germany. He was I>uring the night our infantry organ¬ way strike by that method. Mr. Shonts "During then sent to Virginia.Richmond, Newport News, Tye Riv¬ ized itself the to make a formal to the ducers are forced to sell their stock the bombarding groups carried out the fol¬ Several members of the cabinet Scotland yard, the news er. Portsmouth. Buena Vista. Brlstow. in conquered position. promised reply will the milk and then hundred and five agency says, and back to New Basic. The Germans did not a mayor and the service commis- butchers get cows, lowing operations: One finally NEW LONDON. Conn.. September 13. West Point, Norfolk, Petersburg. Hopewell, attempt coun¬ public he ' sion but issued a the milk price to the consumer ultimately bombs were dropped on Thlonville sta¬ called at the palace this morn¬ York, whence proceeded to Switzer¬ Alexsndria. ter attack. later, statement flatly foun¬ land of and France. .The naval yacht Mayflower, with West "This our to "let outsiders come between will go up." tion, sixty on the Uckangen iron by way Spain Virginia.Wellsburg, Wheeling, Hunting¬ morning troops, continuing refusing one and insisted that it was im¬ President Wilson aboard, steamed out ton. their advance eastward, took by assault us and our employes." dries, and during this bombardment ing The formal as Public Service. of our machines covered the distance to of the harbor at 6 o'clock this morning. Briefs, plats, and th'* Bois L/Abbe farm, situated 600 rejection, presented by Regarded twice. Six for the to re¬ ENVOY photographs other meters eastward of the Bethune Richard R. Rogers, general counsel to the scene of the operations possible ministry TO ITALY AT FRONT. The Mayflower will take the President data were submitted for consideration by road, two Mr. Gasch said tha^t the members feel bombs were dropped on iron foundries the navy which must final¬ southeast of Bouchavesnes. We took the companies, reads: from main in power. to Sandy Hook, where an automobile general board, some additional "The Interborough Rapid Transit as if they are doing a public service In at Rombaoh and six on the railroad ly approve the site. prisoners during these Metz to Pont-a-Mousson." Ambassador Page Is Accompanied will be waiting to take him to the sum¬ actions, and captured a large amount! Company respectfully represents to the plainly and honestly laying their side of commission that it cannot arbitrate its Think It Means War. mer White House at N. J. Cites material. No precise figures have of the case before the public and ask¬ by Military Attache Heiberg. Long Branch, Washington's Advantages. y*t reached us on this right to enter into agreement with 10,- to at subject. of their demands. FEWER WOMEN. The belief is in the en¬ UNDINE. Italy. September 13, 11:10 He expected arrive Long Branch Washington's advantages were pointed "To the north of Astre a 306 of its employes out of a tots.l of ing Its Justification WANTS ^ntertained surprise at¬ a.m..Thomas Nelson about 5 o'clock this afternoon. out m an address P. T. tack directed against a German trench 11.800 when the employes who fiave He said that now some of the milk tente capitals that the retirement of Page, the Ameri¬ by Moran. presi¬ are The President decided to , in the region of us ad¬ signed content with those agree¬ are Fra¬ the Zaimis is to can ambassador, arrived here today for leave New dent of tlta local Chamber of Commerce, Andechy gained and are producers who financially strong Secretary of Phi Beta Kappa ministry preliminary London last after at¬ ditional prisoners. ments endeavoring to carry his visit to the Austro-Italian front. night physicians who was accompanied J. M. Chamber¬ "On the them out in good faith." are taking care of producers who are the entrance of Greece in the war He tending his sister, Mrs. Anne E. Howe, by right bank of the Meuse ternity Urges Curtailment. was Elvin lain of the local Board of (Verdun we The agreements referred to are the not so and that this with the allies. Recent dispatches from accompanied by Capt. R. Hei¬ whose critical illness brought the Presi¬ Trade. Joseph front) made some progress strong financially, PHILADELPHIA, 13..Rec- dent had advised him in the northern portion of the Vaux- "master and servant contracts, which situation cannot continue. September Berlin and Vienna show that there, berg, military attache, and Lieut. Com¬ here, that from I. Weller and Thomas Grant, secretary of Chapitre wood. bind the men not to as*k for wage in- I ommendation that measures be taken to mander Charles Russell naval now on MrpfHowe would be constantly the Chamber of Commerce. ad¬ Artillery fighting con¬ con¬ "The milk producers want to work also, it is regarded as probable Greece Train, at¬ under the influence of opiates and They tinues with moderate creases or betterment in working curtail the admission of women tache of the embassy. They were re¬ would vocated the location of the big armor activity in the ditions for two years. The distribu¬ the local health Mr. yearly will soon abandon neutrality and join be, unable to recognize him, and that Fleury-Le Chenois region. Every¬ with officials," to in the Phi Beta Kappa ceived by both the military and civil au¬ live for (making plant on the territory bounded by where else the tion of the contracts among the In¬ Gasch said. "And we want to work' membership the entente powers. thorities and will be of the su¬ she might several days. 3d street west. 2d street east, the James night was calm." and car" of the The causes led to the guests terborough "green employes and are working, in complete harmony are made in the report secretary. precise whjph preme command of the Italian " Creek canal and the Anacostia of the have not army while river. In¬ Berlin Admits French forced the"strike, union leaders claim. with the local retail milk dealers. The Rev. Oscar M. Voorhees, submitted to resignation ministry they remain at the front, which will be Keeping Informed by Wireless. cluding all that section known as Buz¬ Gain. retail dealers are sympathetic, too." been disclosed, on account of the ex¬ about a week. zards Point. the triennial council of the society here. A Lon- , The President left directions here BERLIN, September 13, by wireless William B. Fitzgerald, one of the He pointed out that a single wagon ceptionally rigid censorship. Mr. Moran explained that the site sug¬ strike leaders, that he and his a dealer must deliver The recommendation, the report said, was don dispatch yesterday said M. Zaimis that during his journey to a area to Savville..The capture by the promised of milk eighty that internal Sandy Hook gested has total of 6,058,000 square French associates would attend a conference of milk a day to consumers "or the fact that of those ad¬ had complained incidents GRADE CROSSING he be of his feet, or nearly 140 acres, of which of on gallons " based upon him from TRAGEDY. kept infornjed sister's con¬ only Bouchavesnes. the, Somme front, with the mayor today, when his reply that is going on the rocks to in the last few were preventing dealing with 3 339 0O0 or about dairy mitted membership situation. It believed dition by wireless. Should there be a square feet, seventy is reported in the official announcement to the arbitration proposal wodld be "Eighty gallons of nHlk a day Is about one-half were women. the external tfi acres will have to be acquired, the re¬ years in London that his resignation was due sudden turn for the worse he from the war office today. The state¬ given. more than the average production of "The reputation of the society," said Three Women and Man Killed When plans to mainder being property in fee simple of milk producer," Mr. Gasch "will rest, in years to come, to the fact that he accepted the pre¬ return. the I'nited States. The ment follows: Traffic the'average the report, on the he Improvements Hoped to Increase Today. declared. the work of those whom we now are miership understanding that Trolley Hits Auto. on the land are comparatively few and In¬ "Front of Field upon was to maintain neutrality, and, in While there was no marked change Marshall Prince Rup- The mayor's plan was to appoint ar¬ Strjel and munitions plants are drawing electing to membership. It will be gen¬ ATLANTIC CITY, N. J-. September expensive. All of the lajid necessary to laborers I a view of the Bulgarian occupation of overnight i*» Mrs. Howe's condition, be from interests precht of Bavaria.The battle north of heavily upon formerly employed erally conceded, think, that larger had found this 13, Three women and a man acquired private by bitrators to decide whether the con¬ the milk producers of Maryland and of its must come from Greek territory, impos¬ were she is gradually it the I'nited States, together with the Somme has recommenced. by share reputation killed women growing weaker, existing Our tractu between the Interborough com¬ Virginia. Mr. Gasch pointed out. Men ior- its man than from its woman members." sible. and two severely injured was said today. . improvements thereon. Mr. Mom said, troops are engaged in secured for $20 and 525 a month a at did can be for not and heavy fighting pany and its employee were a violation merty The report was placed in the hands of a last night Ocean Heights, near here, The President not come ashore had exceeding J7fck,9a0, between Combles and the Somme. The now demand J25 and J30. and-even are committee and will be acted upon by the Resignation Surprise. when the automobile before leaving this morning, but re¬ he Invited an investigation and consider¬ of the peace agreement resulting from not to be secured at these as the of Morrell Inger- location. French entered Bouchavesnes. Artil¬ figures, council later. to the time of the first dispatches ceived word that Mrs. Howe's condition ation of that lery duels of great violence a previous strike, and whether the com¬ big plants are now getting all the able- than 300 delegates, Up soll of Steelmanville, N. J., collided was about the same. Joseph Wilson of continue men in and More representing that -M. Zaimis had on both sides of the Somme. pany had used fraud, misrepresentation bodied Maryland Virginia. colleges and universities in all sections of announcing pre¬ with a trolley car at a grade crossing Baltimore, his brother, and Miss Mar¬ Has Water Frontage. "Front of the German crown the country, are in attendance at the his resignation, his retirement was a garet Wilson,* his daughter, remained prince. or coercion in making these contracts. Act on sented and Jammed into freight station. said Mr. Fast of the Meuse n