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VOL. IV. NO. ML
AMARILLO DAILY NEWS,
1014
OR MORE HELP
PLEAD UNUSUAL CONDITIONS
RENDER INCREASED REVE.
NUE NECESSARY
H
ATE CASE
Not Certain Whether Roads West of
Pittsburgh and Buffalo Will
Make Demands for More
Increase
Y Special to The News
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Sept. 14.-
Contending that they face unprece-
dented conditions aggravated by the
war, eastern railroads today infor-
mally notified the Interstate Com-
merce Commission of their intention
to ask for a reopening of the ad-
vance rate case in which a petition
for a general increase of five per
cent was denied.
Whether the roads west of Buf-
falo and Pittsburg which were grant-
ed increases by the decision will ask
for further relief is not indicated.
A committee of railroad' executives
Wednesday called on the President
of the United States at the White
House. The committee consisted of
A. J. Earling, President, Chicago,
Malwaukee & St. Paul Railway Com-
pany; Fairfax Harrison, President,
Southern Railway Company; Hale
Holden, a resident, Chicago, Burling-
. ton & Quincy Railroad Company,
bamuel Rea. President, The Penn-
sylvania Railroad Company: E. P.
Ripley, President, Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe Railway: Frank Trum-
bull, Chairman, Chesapeake & Ohio
“ ailway and Missouri, Kansas & Tex-
as allway Companies: Daniel Willard
President, Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
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Uhlans Cut Up While Entangled in Barb Wir
enee LINE OF COMMUNICATIONS SEEM
g DANGER OF BEING INTERRUP
RETREATING ARMY MAKING STAND ALONG RIVER AISNE
SHOWS REMARKABLE CLEVERNESS IN EXTRICATING ITse
FROM DANGEROUS POSITIONS WITH RAPIDITY
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committee, presented the: following
memorandum to the President:
The purpose of this conference is
to lay before the President in brief
terms the present situation of the
railroads of the United States—250,
000 miles of great national highways
That the case of the railroads de-
serves sympathetic treatment arises
from the fact that, although private-
ly owned, their property is devoted
to public service. The industrial
health of the country depends upon
an, adequate railroad service: such
service cannot be rendered, and pro-
per response to public needs cannot
be made, unless the financial sound-
ness of the railroads is maintained. 1
The credit of the railroads, ser-
iously impaired, as we believe, before
the war started, is now confronted by
an emergency of a magnitude with-
out parallel in history. To under-
stand the full import of the existing
crisis, it is necessary to consider
briefly the antecedent conditions.
The purpose here is not to com-1
plain but to point but the one para- REPUBLICANS MORE THAN DOU-
mount fact that by reason of legisla-** MA ** niam w* ***
tion and regulation by the Federal
Government and the forty-eight
States, acting independently of each
other, as well as through the action
of a strong public opinion, railroad
expenses in recent years have vastly
increased. No criticism is here made
of the general theory of governmen-
tal regulation, but, on the other
nand no ingenuity can relieve the
carriers of the burden of expense
created thereby. However desirable,
may have been the expenditures
which have been forced upon the
railroads, no adequate provision has
been made to pay the bill.
This great increase in expenses
now coincides with seriously deplet-
ed revenues. with no corresponding
ability of the railroads to reduce
their costs in proportion. Govern-
ments can proceed with expenditures
of all kinds by taxation, butsrail-
roads cannot. While the effect of
the European war upon railroad
earnings may vary in different sec-
tions, it is painfully evident that
< there will be serious decreases in the
total because of the unprecedented
difficulties in the marketing of cot-
ton, the great decrease in imports,
and the general dislocation of trade
and industry. 1 ,
- Even prior to the existing emer-
gency and to meet the antecedent
situation, railroad expenditures gen-
I erally had been reduced to absolute
necessities. The difficulty of fur-
ther contraction is enhanced by ex-
isting wage agreements and insofar
as the Western railroads are con-
cerned, by the possibilities involved
in the arbitration proceedings to
which they have recently agreed.
The net operating income of the
railroads of the United States for
the year ending June 30, 1914, was
$120,000,000 ‘ less than for the pre-
vious year, or about 15 per cent. The
gross earnings for the year were
$44,000,000 less than for 1913; ex-
penses and taxes were $76,000,000
more
The maintenance of the credit of
the railroads (and the credit of the
railroads establishes the standard for
all industrial enterprises) depends
upon their ability to increase their
earnings. The railroads may
have the most perfectly appointed
plants in the world, but if the net
earnings are not adequate, new cani
Belgians shot down uhlans, the crack German cavairy, by the seo re when they made their sorties over
the country by entangling them in b irbed wire fences through which the r horses sometimes found it impos- •
sible to go. This illustration shows a company of them tied hr while Belgian soldiers from a distance
are shooting them down. *
These Uhlans have overspread Belgium and part of France durin g the war. It * 43 their business to
cut telegraph and telephone wires a head of the main army and spread terror among the peasants. They
tnxarinbt tried to make * the" or force to prove their numbers were • uch renter than they really were. 2
MAINE ELECTION
YET
STILL UNDECIDED PEACE PROPOSAL
BLE VOTE CAST FOR TAFT
TWO YEARS AGO
By Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Maine, Sept. 14.-
With more than half of the Maine
cities and towns reported, the result
of today’s election is doubtful, for
governor, and three or four congres-
sional districts. Haines, republican,
at this time, shows a gain of 125
per cent over Taft's vote two years
ago.
Curtis has a gain of 15 per cent
over the Wilson vote two years ago.
(Continued on Page two).
ADMINIST RATION OFFICIALS
HOPEFUL THAT EFFORTS
) MAY BE REWARDED
By Associated Press. •
WASHINGTON, DP C., Sept. 14—
Although no reply, has been received
tonight from the German govera-
ment to the inquiry from the United
IDSSIAN STORY
CLAIM VICTORY OVER INVAD-
ING FORCES IN REGION
ABOUND LEMBERG
By Associated Press.
MANCHESTER, Mass., Sept. 14-
A wireless message received by the
United States Austro-Hunga.ian
Ambassador from the German for-
eign office says: “The battle of
Lemberg has been successful. Our
States concerning the former's attl
tude toward peace in Europe, the
administration officials are hopeful
of an informal effort that might de-
velop something tangible. 1 c .
It is admitted in official quarters guns have been captured but
that many influential German Amer-impossible to make full use or our
force has pushed back the enemy
after five days of fighting. Tea
thousand Russians and numerous
. is
The progressive loss over the unus muonupy auszucuums was sen **--__._____.. Ruesuu
Roosevelt vote is 63 per cent, and icans are working to bring about an success besansetre W AE
the total progressive vote is, esti- exchange of peace terms,
mated at about 18,000. In the midst of the
Later returns indicated that the United States tomorrow
result of the governor's race will not treaties of peace — 5
be certain until all precincts are in France, Spain and China,whose'
combined population is more' than:
Captives Pass Paris.
PARIS, Sept. 14.-A batch of
German prisoners, composed of a
general and his entire staff with six
other officers and three hundred men
arrived today within five miles of
Paris. They were sent south.
More Japanese Landed
PEKING, China, Sept. 14:—It is
benreved here 25,000 Japanese troops
have now been landed on Shang-
Tung Peninsula. The troops are
now within 25 miles of Kato-Chow.
near Rawa-Huska is endangered by
in the midst of the conflict the An overwhelming Russian force and
„norrow will sign a Russian force is marching into the
interval bet ween this army, and the
Lemtbers-war-theatre-ysrno
On account of the . A.uperior
twohnonath ..........""Istrength of the enemy it has been
presidents Wednesday win found necessary to collect our arm
receive the Belgian commission sent l les into new positions preparing
to the United States to lodge formal them for new actions’
protests against,: alleged German
atrocities.
Russians Report Victory
By Associated Press
PETROGRAD, Sept. 14.—An offi-
cial communication issued tonight,
says: “On the Austrian front, Rus-
sian troops are crossing the San
By Associated Press.
LONDON, September 14.—Except the army which has been attacking
Verdun, the German forces in France have fallen back all along the line ac-
cording to the official French report.
From Nancy, in the Vosges Moun tains, they have withdrawn from
French territory, while the extreme right wing under Generals von
and von Buelow, continue to retreat northeast before the Allies, even giving
up defensive positions.
Further west, the German forces have moved northeast trying to join
the German right at St. Quentin if possible. All Germans in Northwest
France have done likewise, otherwise they would be in danger of being,
cut off from the center.
The defensive position behind Rheims was given up in Argonne and a
general retreat is taking place. The Allies are pushing their advantage
doing their uttermost to turn the retreat into a disaster. There is a good
position to assume the defensive on the right if the men and horses are not
too exhausted. /"
. The Allied left under General Pau, is wheeling to drive the east wing
of the Germans toward Ardennes and Luxemberg. A few more matches
may cut communications between the retreating Germans and Belgium.
The British are now north of the Aisne river. The Allied center is attempt-
ing to recapture Rheims.
If Laon and Rheims are taken, the Germans' only line of communica-
tion will be Rethereven and that might be cut.
General von Kluck may have received reinforcements from Belgium,
however, and may make a stand.
FRENCH ADMIT GERMAN SKILL
PARIS, September 14.—it is officially announced that the Germans
are making a stand on the Aisne river, but the French have reoccupied
Amiens.
The unrelenting pursuit of the retreating German armies by the Allies
continued today with extraordinary vigor according to the French view.
The Germans' withdrawing movement was carried out with great rap-
idity and cleverness. The main body appears to be approaching the Bel-
gian frontier and the left wing is seemingly gaining the shelter of German
Lorraine.
- The fleeing invaders have abandoned sixty cannon, thirty machine guns
and exhausted horses, unable to drag them fast as the weary infantry was
traveling. Enormous quantities of ammunition and supplies were aban-
doned the flat, marshy rain-soaked country.
It is declared the Allies are not fatigued, but stirred by their victories to
a state of elation.
It is generally believed here that the next phase of the gigantic war will
occur on German soil. The Allies plan to attempt taking some strong
defensive positions near the frontier. Large bodies of fresh troops, it
tedted have been sent to aid the Allies.
The statement says: “On the center it seems the enemy intends to re-,
sist on the heights north of Rheims. In the region between Argonne and
the Meuse river, they continue to retire.
“On the right we have succeeded in relieving Fort Troyon. (12
south of Verdun.)
“In Lorraine, the pursuing detachments are keeping in touch with the
Germans. The morale and sanitary condition of our troops is excellent.”
GERMANS ADMIT AUSTRIANS DEFEATED :
LONDON, September 14.—A dispatch to the Central News
from Copenhagen says, Berlin messages admit that the Austrian
fered absolute defeat, but claim they are retiring in good order. The corre-
spondent adds: "General Auffenberg's army is said to be in a dangerous
position, cut off from the main army. The Austrians suffered terrible loss.”
Many Austr ians Taken.
LONDON, Sept. 14.—A Central
News dispatch from Rome says
telegrams from Petrograd announce
a 17 days battle by Russians against
the Austro-German forces. The Rus-
sians took 180,000 prisoners, 450
field guns, 1,000, pieces of fortress
artillery, 4,000 transport wagons
and 7 aeroplanes.
The Russian embassy al
"5 taking "their position near . Rua .uhun M Rome
Rowe Hiuske the Nussia", 1r.22e.cout aaye the Gerinn-army under dener
[al Hindenburg has been defeated in
Russian Poland and the Germans are
evacuating with a loss of fifty thous-
and
! The Russians have assumed the of-
I fensive in Prussia and have laid
Russian Embassy Advised ,-----. .-----— -------------.---, .
NEWPORT, R. I., Sept. 14.—An tered thirty cannon, eight thousand,
official announcement received by. 4
the Russian embassy
________- prisoners and enormous quantities
from Petro- of ammunition and supplies " The
results of the pursuit of the enemy la
grad says: (Tenun un s
“We have won a complete vic-not known
tory on the whole Austrian front. 1 “On the right- bank of the Dnels-
The Austrian northern army, heavily ter river, the Austrians were thrown.: RES
reinforced by German troops is back on Dorogobush. * " % 0*"E
pushed back against the River San. -*InUw*=, ----- --- ----
We took 94 guns, 30,000 prisoners, town of Crownland and Bukowina
2000 of which were officers, with all the neighboring regions
"A great quantity of war material have been occupied without resist-
has been taken and our forces are
still pursuing the enemy.
“The result of the battle in Gali-
cia, in which 2,100,000 meen took
part, lasting 17 days was a complete
victory for our forces.”
“Czernowitz, capital and chief ‘ a
with all the neighboring regions
ance."
WIAT
German Islands Resist
No Russians in Belgium
/ LONDON. Sept. 14. The official__
press bureau issued tonight a denial I role
of reports that Russian troops 1 L
been landed in Belgium.
Py Amprlened Prete
LONDON, ept. 1
German dispatch received by wire-
less says: “The few German resi-
dents of Herbertshohe, in the Bis-
marck archipelago, are making a he-
resistance against Invading
had forces commanded by the chief of
the Australian navy.”
Local Forecast
Fair Tuesday. Yesterday's tem-
14.—An official peratures.
received by -
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Maximum ...88 Min
1913 Max.....76. 101
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WASHINGTON, D. C
West Texas—Generally
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