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PUCK FIVE
VILLA UPSETS ALL
GERMAN CATHOLICS
REGENTS TO WAIT
DELIBERATIONS OF
REFUSE TO THROW
FOR RECORDS IN
PEACE COMMISSION
UNIVERSTY PROBE SUPPORTTO HUGHES
Reports From Mexico Indicate In Few Hours Germans
Wisconsin Clergy and Laymen Carranza’s
Resolve to Turn Deaf Ears
First Chief Now Is in Hands
to Republican Urgings.
of Military Commander.
TRANSCRIPIS TO BE READY FATHER OBERLE STEMS IIDE CONFERENCE MAY DRAG ON
CHIHUAHUA BENG EVACUATED ATTACK A COMPLETE
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Austin Prepares for Entertain- Demands Proof of Charges Adjournment to Washington Is
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MEXICAN CRISIS INDICATED
BY REPORTS TO FUNSTON
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ment today from Gen. George
The report quoted
of German-
General Bell also
as sayin
prominent in the investiga-
and
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plied
ssured that he will be an
only
COTTON PIT IN NEW ORLEANS
RECONCILIATION IS FADING
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what has been done by Great Britain.
by several leading rotton men
BATTLE AT VERDUN RAGES
EPISCOPALIANS AMEND THE R
WITH UNCEASING TORY
BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER
nnd the department of state took up
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BEAUMON'T'S PLEA INDORSED.
EGGS AT 15 CENTS.
terms that Wilson would
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RROOM CORN PROFITANE.
ALICE, Texas, Oet. 25.- The farm-
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delegation defending the rubric.
Vaux from three sides.
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HUGHES OODS BUMPED HARD;
EVEN MONEY NOW THE RULE
PRISONER BY HIS IN SMASHING BLD
FOES, IS REPORT IN VERDUN THEATI
Against Wilson and They
Are Not Forthcoming.
Austin America, is the only newspaper in T exas that publishes the full day and night reports of the Int<
London Times, London Telegraph and Berliner Tageblatt. The American’s state capitol and legislative reports
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Proposed, With Meeting in
Mexico City Suggested.
y Mrs. Antoinette Funk
Progressive Letdtf of Chirtgo
Juarez Also Likely to Be Aban-
doned by Officers of the
First Chief’s Regime.
hundred* of thousands
Americans by saying I
at
he
any
a t
ely
of
What Cost Months and Thou-
sands of Lives to Gain.
morning prices had climbed close to
20 cents; the reaction set in after the
noon hour and thousands upon thou*
Here’s the Wilson Smile Which
Won’t Come Off on November 7
yards apart for more than two mniles
along the canyon walls, and as Villa
attacked their front. Salazar attacked
pletely cut off from all supplies
the fall of the kumanian capital
ensue without the firing of a shot
by the
falls. '
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In
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so
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an
day.
ness
for
Weakness Discourages the
American Delegates.
ment Such as Never Before
Has Been Seen.
Vigorous Protests Lodged by
Washington Result in Big
Advantage to U. S.
short of ammunition and he has al-
ready sent his family together with
those of other Carranza officials to
J uarez.
Members of Board, After Long
Session, Adjourn to Meet
Again on Nov. 15.
i as
by
Crown Prince Lunges Repeated
ly in Futile Counter Attacks.
All Paris Rejoices.
crowded every available space about
the fountain around which the trad-
ing is done
e
ll
of
14
n-
were fourteen more trains on the way
to Chihuahua which were due to ar-
rive last night and today.' ”
General Obregon, it is sald, has re-
fused to permit General Gonsales and
Gen. Jacinto Trevino, the latter com-
Mr. Wilson Goes to Cincinnati,
Where He Will Address
Ohio Voters.
d
a
-
on in full force, several hundred refu-
gees having arrived at Juarez and El
Paso.
Another dispatch from General Bell
stated that in the battle of Palomas,
in which Villa was assisted by General
he
the
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year was
Colquitt’s
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quoted an officer
uld be abandoned
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AUSTIN AMERICAN
SUBSCRIPTION BOOKS ARE
OPEN TO INSPECTION
ear
be
not
ast
his
sal
as
the question with the British govern-
ment. and has since made everv ef-
fort possible to secure a more favor-
la.
ite
af-
nd
speech was made by
ld of the Milwaukee
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of
ly
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on
tional News Service, including (by special arrangement) the exclusive war dispatched of the
the most comprehensive and complete published and do not appear in any other newspaper
Jr. at El Paso.
General Trevino
ara
nd
sk.
ns
isa.
Rev. F. 8. Penfol
what it had cost the crown prii
more than three months and thi
French in
corn has gone as high as $175 per ton
were under discussion a large number
baptized, or
rides, failed.
excommunicates or sui-
ers of this section have gathered near-.............
ly all of their broom corn Five hun-Nivelle retains in full the benefit of
dred acres of Egyptian wheat west of the surprise blow as well as retaining
an excellent posture to crush Fort
10 to 7 in favor of Hughes
One'curb firm announced
Bell 'officers have been captured by thi
-*-d French.
PRESIDENT GETS $3,000,000 WORTH
CORDIALGREETING AMERICAN TOBACCO
of the German crown prince to hi
General Nivelle’s surprise offensiv
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ATLANTIC Crry. N. J., Oct. 2 5.—
Villa's operations in Chihuahua com-
pletely upset the deliberations of the
Mexican peace commission Wednes-
hours won
bassy on the subject.
bet in whole
States, it is believed, can save him. । sands of lives to gain. In Douau-
Chihuahua City is about to be ; mont fort the German corn manday'
evacuated by Carranzistas, according was taken prisoner. He was found,
to a report received by the depart- in a dugout. In all more than 150
Special to The American, I
FLATONIA, Texas, 22—V
forces in turkeys selling at 15 cents per po
leal point for the armor plate plant chihunhua state are attributed to this eggs at 15 cents per dozen, cottot
planned by the federal government, fact 18 cents and Seed, at MT Per
Indoraementa were sent Texas sena ’ Obregon. It is said, desires to ellm!- farmers in this section ae In the <
tors and congressmen, the secretary ofnate Gonzales and Trevino and possi- shape that has existed in ten Ye
the naval board and the secretary ofjble rivals for executive power in Mex- and the country is in a prosperous C
the navy pco City when Carranza tails. i“ition
25.— It was a crown-
[By William Bayar Hale.]
BERLIN, Oct. 2.r I have had an
opportunity if learning the impression
made in high German quarters by the
speech delivered on Oct. 2 2 by Earl
It has been felt that while hereto-
fore the British minister of foreign af-
fairs has made many ingenious state-
ments and representations he also has
been fairly within the-scope of spe-
Carranza’s hesitation and weak-
in dealing with Villa greatly
“Tt was first announced as a con-
PARIS, Oct. 25—The French made
further progress today norteast ot
Verdun despite the utmost eerta
that Daniel Sully failed. During tl
market
of the
Ozuna followed the
had $10,000
part on even
carry Ohio.
law?” was the next step in the cross
examination.
"No, not according to international
law, In my judgment." Mr Jacohson
asserted, With a good deal of empha-
sis.
"‘Do you not know that Mr Roose-
velt is supporting Mr. Hughes?" Mr.
Nemmers insisted.
Jacobson was nettled by the nEEres-
sive attitude of Father Oberle and .Mr
Nemmers and said:
"If you gentlemen are going to dom-
inate this meeting. I am ready to re-
tire."
But the present deliverance, in the
opinion of persons of high position
with whom I have talked, passes all
bounds in its complete and quite hope-
less perversion of historical facts
The outburst of Earl Grey is hav-
ing the effect of vividly impressing
the German government and people
with a sense of British obstinacy and
is serving to strengthen the hands of
the party which demands the aban-
donment of nil hope of a reconcilia-
tion with Great Britain and the inau-
curation of the great historic policy
of looking toward the east.
cial pleading permitted a diplomatist sands of bales of cotton were dumped
“ into the ring, with the result that
the fact that the increase
treating Villistas into a canyon in the
foothills and there Villa attacked.
" 'Salazar had stationed bands of
twenty men at points one hundred
ey are
I am
discouraged the American delegates.
Both Americans and Mexicans ad-
mit that they have no idea how long
the conference will drag on. There
is now talk of adjourning the con-
ference to Washington and perhaps
to Mexico City.
WEATHER FORHCA8T.
East Tasas rhursday ana Ma
day fair.
counts not later than
sought is not much more than 15
per cent grenter than the appropria-
tion made for th* fiscal year which
cession to the American tobacco in- the
The day was on, which was likened terests that tobneco bourht and paid---
to those ot the time or .he Civ war tor Puer 11 wKa an dailipead tor25
The French attacks today were de-,
livered on the right wing of the front,
east of the Meuse. They resulted in
considerable progress in the Fomin
and Chenois regions.
Before the French had time to
embassy The official statement
the facts says:____
"Officers of the department
any time The
method, the
haste and all
of the details
are of minor
i m p ortance
of including his own family, which ar-
| By U. F. Bertelli. Staff Correspondent
of International News Servie.)
consolidate their redeemed positions,
facto forces if Chihuahua the Germans delivered their first
The exodus from Chihuahua is counter attack late yesterday after*
noon. The hot fire poured into their
ranks broke it up, a second attack,
launched at night, similarly failed. ' 3
This morning, reinforced by di-
visions from other sectors and from.
the Somme, the crown prince struck
the slightest
I Special to The American. ..... ....... .......... ..... ..........
। CTERO, Texas, Oct 25.— Cuero.manding ut Chihuahua City, to be fur-
.through the Commercial club, has in-nished with munitions of war. The
dorsed Beaumont's claims as the log , disasters to the Carraza
as saying he was
The New Orleans cotton
Wednesday experienced one
most exciting scenes since
forward free of the restrictions re-
able rule. While the points at issue
ended Aug 21,
entire amount
w iped out by
rived last night. The train left Chi-
huahua at a a. m., and was escorted
by two military trains, one preceding
and one following, as it was feared the
Villistas would attack the train while
en route.
"Before departure of the regular
passenger tram yesterday morning.
General Trevino confidentially advised
certain parties to get their families
out of Chihuahua at once as, while he
had plenty of men, he was short of
ammunition and thought he would
have to evacuate Chihuahua.
"A military official said in Juarez
last evening that if Villa took Chi-
huahua. Juarez would also surrender
without resistance.’’
Battle of Palomas.
General Bell says in his report on
the battle of Palomas:
"A prominent official from Chihua-
hua City says that one of the com-
manding officers of the Ozuna army
told him the following story' of the
battle of Palomas:
“ 'General Osuna had about 2000
men and they had taken out eleven
trains loaded with provisions, ammu-
nition and troops, besides the cavalry.
" 'When near Palornas, Villa sent
200 men to intercept them and gave
battle for a few minutes. retreating
and fighting as they retreated Then
Villa sent another detachment in be-
hind Ozuna's forces, cut the railway
and telegraph, and also attacked Ozu-
acts of
President
in the last twelve hours the Ten 3
tons have launched five tremenous,
counter attack!. their principal ef- j
forts being directed against Douah-J
mont, Haudromont and the Damloupl
battery. All the attacks broke down 5
before the French artillery and ma- 1
chine guns. Tonight the number of ■
prisoners taken bv the French had ;
been from 1200 to 1400.
Details are now beginning to rache
Paris of Nivelle’s tremendous stroke.
Four French divisions, 50,000 men., I
were concentrated on the east bank 2
of the Meuse for the blow, it is stat- ;
ed. The Germans were taken so I
completely by surprise that their 9
li es might have been tissue. The f
ferred to above it was found at once
Crawford, trade adviser to the British families of all government officials.
AUSTIN, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 26, 1916.
penitentiary at Chihuahua. Villa killed
01 captured more than 1000 Carran-
zistas. The Carranza troops, accord-
ing to the report of General Bell, "ran
like scared sheep."
The dispatch adds that Villa took all
the enemy's trains and provisions and
later set up camp within five miles
of Chihuahua City:
Situation at Chihuahua.
General Bell’s report on the situa-
tion at Chihuahua follows:
"Following telegram was received
here from Chihuahua last evening:
“ ‘Arrival about 2000 men from the
south have made local conditions more
secure for the present. Additional
forces are expected from the south.'
“This morning persons who arrived
last night from Chihuahua state yes-
terday morning General Trevino had
a tram made up to take to Juarez the
NEW YORK. Ort 25- -Hughes
backers sent 17 5,000 to the curb
Wednesday For a little Bine they
lengthened the odds again The whole
amount was placed at 10 to 9 There
were many takers.
A little later a Wilson enthusiast
came forward with 12 5.000 and even
money became the rule When this
amount was taken another Wilson
supporter offered $5090 at even
money This was taken as soon as
it wax offered.
A Chicago house wired 21 0,000 to
be placed against 29500 of Wilson
money Then a Boston firm offered
21000 at even money. The Boston
| house took the Hughes end
I Arthur Lipper, acting for one of his
customers, placed 25000 against 27 500
that Hughes would carry New York
state by 100,000 There was some
other betting on the state result at
prices fluctuated widely and finally
dropped over 24 a bale. Wild scenes
v err enacted on the exchange while
all this was taking place. Staid brok-
ers forgot themselves and in their
anxiety to get near the ring, torr coats
from off others, while chairs were
turned over and hair pulled in des-
peration by the big operators who
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Oct. 25—Ger-
man Catholic pastors of Wisconsin,
called into session here Wednesday by
the American independence confer-
ence. which sought to induce them to
support Charles E. Hughes, republi-
can candidate for president, adopted
the following resolution:
"Resolved, that inasmuch as this
meeting is composed principally of
Catholic clergymen and Catholic lay-
men, it is the sense of this meeting
that we cannot and will not take any
stand in party politics, leaving it to
the individual to think and act for
himself."
A few momenta later. Chairman
George West. of the republican state
central committee, issued a statement
declaring that the conterence had do
connection with the committee’s work
for Mr. Hughes.
Fifty priests and laymen from var-
ious parts of the state had assembled
fur tne conference. when Rev. James
J. Oberle of New Colen, Wie., entered
It was Father Oberle who on Tuesday
wired Mr Hughes with a demand for
the candidate ‛s position regarding the
hyphen and"the conference.
Then things started to happen.
Father oberle demanded that G. H.
Jacobson, an official of the indepen-
dence conference, furnish speciric in-
formation as to why the pasture should
support Mr. Hughes.
"You say that Mr. Wilson slandered
[By L. V. B. Rucker, Staff Corre-
spondent of Interna tional News
bervice and Austin American. ]
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 25.—
Confidential reports from American
secret agents to Gen. Frederick Fun-
ston Wednesday night indicated a
crisis in the Mexican situation, the
gravity of which could not very well
be overestimated.
Dispatches to Fort Sam Houston
from Gen. George Bell Jr. made out
the defeat of Gen. Carlos Ozuna to
have been even more decisive than at
first reported. Unconfirmed rumors
reaching General Funston said that
Gen. Jacinto Trevino had gone over
to the Villista element and that Gen.
I’. Elias < a Iles, supposedly recalled to
Mexico City by Carranza, for dis-
cipline. was on hia way to Chihuahua
City to substitute for Trevino.
The fact that Senora Venustiano
Carranza was in San Antonio with
her two daughters did not tend to de-
tract from the value of the hints that
Don Venustiano was about to abdi-
cate the de facto presidency. This
fact was given credence by the report
that Senora Alvaro Obregon was on
her way to the border and that Benora
Trevino was one of the first persons
that her husband sent to El Paso. It
will be remembered that when Don
Porfirio Diaz "jumped the job” the
first indication was the advent of
Sonora Diaz in Puerto, Mexico, whence
she sailed for Spain; likewise Senora
Francisco Madero was the forerun-
ner to Puerto, Mexico, of her husband,
who. with Suarez, was killed before
WASHINGTON, Oct 25.—Confi-
Idential advices received in Washing-
I ton state that General Carranza is
I virtually a prisoner of General Obre-
gon, his minister of war, at Quere-
taro.
I Mexico City, these dispatches as-
sert, was depleted of ammunition be-
fore the presidential party left for
the provisional capital. This circum-
i stance, the advices declare, leaves
Gen. Pablo Gonzales, military com-
' mander at Mexico City, almost at
the mercy of Zapata as his war sup-
plies have been nearly exhausted.
War department officials who hith-
erto have discredited all reports in-
dicating Carranza’s weakness, admit-
ted today that the signs point to his
approaching collapse. Nothing but
financial assistance from the United
here is being gathered now Broom
upon its fulfillment
The state department, explaining
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25—As the
result of protests by the United States.
Great Britain has agreed to release
about 22,000,000 worth of American
tobacco now tied up in Copenhagen
and Rotterdam. The announcement
was made by the state department on
Tuesday, following a visit from Sir
Cecil Spring-Rice and Sir Richard
Salazar, whom he released from the
BERLIN. Oct 25.—The Rumanians 1
- have again been heavily defeated on :
their flank which caused a stampede. • both frontiers.
many of them throwing away their Ficid Marshal von Mackensen, can- 8
arms as they ran like scared sheep. | tinuing his rapid advance in Dobrudja, 5
' Villistas killing and capturing ( has captured Cernavoda, eastern tar.
more than 1000 of them and also cap-[ minus of the great fourteen-mile rail-"
tuning all their trains and ammuni- way bridge which spans the Danube ]
tion■ . , _ river and marshes. i
. The Carranzistas fled to Fresno., On the Transylvanian frontier G«n* 1
h-aerazsrareazzrunmss-s
imposition of the restrictions named ••■When the train h-rt FhihnhunKthrs"notumnshenwmndKadrur
yesterday mornine at » o'clock other ther advance on kmpolung. whle{.i
passenzers say that Vila was.camped Stands on the edge of the vast RFI
rirsrwterde thanitysandahatnintcamna, mantan Plain.an gathering ruring
thakihelpeoplenareipanic-tnieken.Kne junction point of "hrawnyng9,
----------- ’ asse n ge rs sa} that Liene ra l H aycotte . .. 1+, d n.a . A. aun te • Hie mRT
of shipments went forward and were had arrived vith four trains of troops I * t.dS," -p l
detained upon arrival at the various and that it was reported that thereinto hi hands Bucharest will Dec9Md
ports at which they respectively ar-
rived.”
that the
ON BOARD PRESIDENT WIL-
HON’S TRAIN, MARTINSBURG, W.
Va., Oct. 25.—President Wilson, en
route from Shadow Lawn to Cincin-
nati Wednesday afternoon, was greet-
ed by small but enthusiastic crowds
at Philadeiphia and Baltimore. He
made no speeches but shook hands
with a number of railroad employes
at both stops. At i"hiladelphia a man,
evidently an officeholder in the city
government, called out:
’They have assessed me 226.40 for
the Hughes campaign. They can take
our money but they cannot tke our
votes. We are going to vote for you.”
Voice: "You are already elerted."
Voice: “It’s a landslide.”
The trip is being made over the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad, which tra-
verses a section of the country west of
Washington that Mr Wilson has not
visited since the campaign started. At
Cincinnati three or possibly four
speeches will be made.
disloyal Give us the words.
, *
*3
"1'
by the state department, follows:
"Shipment of tobacco made under
bona fide contracts entered into before
July 15 need not be consigned to The
Netherlands overseas trust, or covered
by guarantees in the case of ship-
ments to Scandinavia, provided that
the consignment shall have been put
on rail under a through bill of lad-
ing for land and sea carriage or
shipped under a direct steamship bill
of lading before Aug. 21. The Brit-
ish authorities regard as most Im-
portant the provision that the goods
must have been shipped on a through
bill of lading for land and sea car-
riage or under direct ocean bill be-
fore Aug 21. and they must insist
tion at its inception. It was deemed
but fair to the chief executive to give
him an opportunty to be present Ths
governor made certain statements and
outlined certain complaints. It was ad-
mitted at th* time of the investigation,
and it was thought he might want to
see if the transrt ption of the steno-
graphic notes was a correct exposition
of these. There has been a rumor
that the governor might desire to offer
sugsestions as to certain revisionn The
governor is to have a copy of the re-
port the same as the regents
Report I* \ olumiots.
The typewritten report consists of
some 280 pages of approximately 250
worda each Printed in book form. It
would make a volume of several hun-
rfred pages and take about as ong to
read as two average "beat sellerx."
The board adopted the budget for
th* next biennium virtually without
making a change in the original as
prepared and presented by President
Vinson; but this was not done until
afier seven unbroken hours had been
devoted to its consideration, item by
Item The budget is completely item-
ize and it is said no item or depart-
ment in which it is to be used escapenl
the careful scrutiny of the members.
Following thia thorough work, adop-
tion of the various items, as well as
the budget aa a whole, was by unan-
imous vote of the eight members of
the board present
The budget, addreaned tn the gov-
ernor. according to law will be filed
with the comptroller of public ac-
ST. LOUIS. Oct 25.—Resolutions to
incorporate in the book of common
prayer a direction for particular con-
fesslon and absolution and also pray-
ers for the dead were passed by heavy
majorities in the Episcopal general
convention today Roth these issues
were directly raised in the considera-
tion of the proposed revision of the
offices for burial and for the visita-
tion of the sick.
An effort to do away with th rub-
ric making it impossible to use the
burial office over persons who are un-
The issues hetwsen the parties
were drawn where we least ex
pected them, and they were drrwn
by Mr. Wilnon
whet he forced
the Eight-hour
Law through
Congress, one
of the most
far • reaching
2" - HJPE OF ANGLO AIRMAN
"Not according to International!
MO KIM 80,000
even the im
mediate effect
of settling the
strike pales in
to insignifcance beside the fact of
the recognition of the short work
ing day That is the ultimate tri
umph, and iadustrial justice has
gone forward a quarter of a cen
fury___________________________
"He made no promises We
he could follow’ her Also Senora
Victoriano Huerta, now in El Paso,
left for Puerto. Mexico, ahead of
the dictator when he made his "get
away” to Spain.
Apparently at a late hour Wednes-
day night, according to military dip-
lomatic and secret reports from bor-
der points to Kan Antonio, the Mexi-
can situation was about as chaotic as
at any time since the Villa raid on
Columbus, March 9 last With Villa
supplied, apparently, with plenty of
food, ammunition and silver, thanks
to his lucky capture of the Carran-
zista supply trains at Palomas last
week, and the hard-up condition of the
Chihuahua City garrison, because of
Obregon’s arbitrary discrimination. It
appeared that the first chief was due
f.»r a considerable reverse.
Hesitation and
impression. General
same route is taken by the budgets of
all state institutions
The $820,000 a yetr carried in the
budget takes care of the maintenance
of the medical department at Galves-
ton as well as the university, but it
does not provide for the school of
mines at F1 Paso For this Institu-
tion a special appropriation will he
asked
President Vinson is much gratified
over the action of the board in deal-
ing with the budget and calls ntten-
not talking for Mr Wilson or Hughes.
If this is your proposal, that we must
vote for Hughes, give us the presi-
dent’s words"
"I think all of you have read the
papers, and it has been repeated time
and ttm* again," Mr. Jacobson replied.
"I know that it has been recorded in
the press, and it has never been de-
nied.”
Father Oberle challenged Mr Ja-
cobson to produce a singie speech by
lrenident Wilson in which the presi-
dent had mentioned the German*
Americans af the country. Mr. Ja-
cobson said that the newspapers had
published accounts of President Wil-
son’s speeches and that had been the
interpretation that had been placed
upon them.
"Give us the proof.” cried several
at once.
“That is my opinion." Mr Jacobson
began. He added some further com-
ment and was met with the reply that
something more than his opinion was
wanted E. I’ Nemmers demanded
the names of the O’Leary committee
which had the conference with Mr
Hughes, <>n which the political cam-
paign in his behalf is baaed. Mr. Ja-
cobson read ’hem.
"Their judgment is that he would
be neither pro-Hritish nor pro-Ger-
man,” Mr Jecobson said, speaking of
this conference.
"Did he make any promises?” Mr.
Nemmers asked.
"He made no promises,"" Mr. Jacob-
son replied, "and I defy anyone to
prove that we demanded that he make
any promises We think he will be a
pro-American president.”
"What would Hughes have done?”
was the next query.
"I don't know." Mr Jacobson re-
press much satisfaction over the con-
cession given in the case.”
This tobacco was held under a sud-
den change of ruling by Great Brit-
ain. of which this government had no
notice. Great Britain, apparently
overnight, issued instructions that all
tobacco should be consigned to The
Netherlands overseas trust and by
special guarantees in the cases of
Scandinavian countries. The position
of Great Britain was so indefensible
that she was obliged to surrender to
the protest of the United States in
behalf of tobacco interests.
The state department also an-
nounces that certain amounts of to-
bacco which were put on rail before
Aug 21, but which have been detained
at the seaboard, will be permitted to
go forward free of all restrictions.
The statement of the British em-
Special to The American.
NEW ORLEANS, la.. Oct. 25
ing and marnificent Victory by which,
under the oyes of General Joffre. who
was stationed in one of the forts east
of the Meuse, General Nivelle pushed
I he Germans off the edge of the Ver-
dun plateau
The battle raged Wednesday with
bloodiest fury, the Giermans trying
desperately to disengage the ap-
proaches to Douanmont fort and Dam-
loup battery on either wing of the at-
tacking ares They failed to make
again in a series of terrific lunges.
Three times the Germans drove for-
ward only to faiL
Tonight’s news, showing that all the
conquered positions have been firmly
established, has caused renewed
bursts of rejoicing here. Stories of
the fighting and accounts of yester4
day's terrific smash kept Paris keyed
up throughout the day.
It now appears that General Ni-
velle, desiring more elbow room on
the front east of the Meuse, had been
secretly preparing tor weeks to strike
the Germans unawares. He watched
closely their every movement, the re-
ports of air scouts being of the utmost
value in this work. Finally the mo- I
ment struck. The Teutons had with- |
drawn men to the Somme and the east
and had trusted that the thin screen
before Verdun would hold until the
time came for renewed operations 1
there. Then Nivelle drove forward. |
The attack was Launched in four |
columns. The first smashed forward ,1
between the slopes of Pepper hill and
Thiaumont farm, carrying the farm •
and redoubt of the same name and I
pressing as far as the Bras-Douau- 8
mont wood, a distance of a mile. The I
second column under General Mangin
advanced even more rapidly, sweeping 1
the Germans from hill No. 229. crash- I
ing through Caillette wood and to the I
very approaches of Fort Douaumont |
itself. The fort was surrounded and
the German garrison trapped. Dur- I
ing the night French troops fought 3
their way into the ruined work and '
finally succeeded in securing com-
plete possession. The other two col- :
umns worked further to the east.
One advanced as far as Vaux pood* j
capturing part of Vaux Chapitre wood, I
while the other drove the Germans j
from the Damloup hill battery.
Wounded reaching Paris today tell *
stories which bear out aH statements j
made that the French losses were
very small compared with the magni-
tude of the operation. The Germans 9
lost heavily under the artillery fire, a
while further extensive casualties j
were inflicted upon them at the more I
bitterly contested defenses
[By H. F. Harper.)
The board of regents of the uni-
versity has been allotted two weeks,
at least, tn a hich to read and digest
the typewritton report of the recent
investigation involving half a dozen or
more members of the faculty. No ac-
tion is to be taken on the report before
Nov 15, on which date there will be
a special meeting of the regents here.
This decision was reached at the abort
sesston of the board held Wed new! ay
forenoon.
Most of the out-of-town members
of the board were anxious to return
home When they reached the report
Wednesday the tact was patent at once
that it could not be read, revised and
passed upon short of two or three
days of tiresome work After a dis-
cussion of the best way to overcome
this, the plan was adopted to oine
together again Nov, 15, chiefly for the
purpose of disposing of the report. In
the meantime typists will get out
copies and send one to each member
of the board. Thia work likely will be
completed by the end of the present
week and by the first of the week fol-
lowing should be in the hands of the
regents This will give them two
weeks to read the mass of testimony
adduced in the course of the investi-
gation and to make up their minds
as to approval of the transcript. This
matter determined, the board stood
adjourned shortly after 10 o'clock.
Another reason for disinclination to
take up the probe report at this time
was the absence from the city of Cov-
ernor Ferguson Because of the fact
that he had appeared before the board
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