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38TH YEAR
EL PASO. TEXAS. TUESDAY NOVEMBER 6. 1917.
ENGLISH SECTION TWELVE PAGES
PRICE 5 CENTS
ENEMY ALIENS MAY BE DRIVEN FROM SEA COAST AND GREAT LAKES
Hun Odds OverwhelmAmericans inHand-to-Hand Battle
U.S.S0UK
MAINTAIN
TRADITION
III FIERCE
CLASH
Perihing'i Men Meet Attack of
Teutons Bravely and Un-
swervingly aa Enemy Dashes
Up to Allied Trench Under
Cover of Terrific Barrage of
Artillery Fire.
Outnumbered by Tremendous
Odds Boys Defending Stars
and Stripes Yield Only When
Germans Win Vantage Points
Threatening to Blow Them
Into Eternity With Grenades.
By Associated Press.
Willi the American Army tn France
Nor. (.A small detachment of Aluengan
liirantr yuirn were attacked in the (runt
Une trendies early tuturday morning by
a much superior forte or Oeraian shock
troops. The Americans were cut orr rrom
teller by the heavy parrase In their rear.
They fought gallantly until ove helmed
solely hy numbers.
The fighting in the trenches was hand
to-hand. It was lirler and tierce in lira
ei treme.
As a result of the encounter three
American were killed end lour wounded.
A sergeant and corporal and ten men
were taken prisoner.
Two Kronen soldiers who were In the
trenches aiao were kIDed.
The enemy lost some men but the num-
ber is unknown as their dead and
wounded were carried orr by Uie retiring
Germans.
1 1. .in the beginning or the engagement
until the end the Americans lived up to
all the traditions or the American army
the records showing the bravery or the
detachment and or individual members.
I BMI.III) I Is!
Here Is the olTh lai casualty Hat:
KILLED.
Private Thomas i . tiirlgbt: sister .Mrs.
Mary I ruin. boll I'reriio street Pitts-
burgh ra.
Private James H. oresluun; mother Mrs.
Alice nodd tIMI West Ohio street. Mans
viiic ind.
Private Merle t. Hay i rather Harry D.
Hay Ultdden la.
WOtllfaTH.
private John J. kiaiW i.u.lington Mich.
Private Charlea J. Hopkins: brother
James W. Hopkins Stanton Texas.
private Omito L. lio. Alius ukla.
private Homer Giveos cloverdale Ala.
Private Charles L. orr Lynns kan.
CAPTURED OH Mi-.-l.v.
Seigt. Lugar M. Ilalybui Ion stony point
N. C.
Crrp. Nicholas L. Mulhall Jersey City
N. J.
Corp. Edwlo H. Haines. Woodward Okie
private in n bel ilodrrry Chicago.
Private Vernon M. Kendall. Hull. Okla.
Private William P. lirlssby. Louisville
1.
Private Frank E. MeDougll Maryvlllr
Mo.
Private Daniel tí. Oaliagher Dlockton
Ala.
Private John P. Lester Tutwllrr. atlas.
Private Harry Langluiian Chicago.
Private Dewey li. Keru; mother Mrs.
tta Tllton Collin.- la.
Private Keckou: cannot be Identl
lied.
Barrase t ire Cuts Oft Americans.
Too Herman raid on the American
trench was carried out asatnsl numbers
ut ttie second coniingeut entering the
ti ruches for training. These men had
only been III a few days before dastn
Saturday the Uermans began shelling vlg-
orously the barbed wire front or the
trenches dropping many high etploslve
shells or large caliber. A heavy artillery
lira waa then directed so as to cover all
the adjacent territory including the
(-stage leading; up to the trenches there-
in forming a most erre live barrage In
the rear as well as In the front.
The youiu lieutenant in charge of the
deiarluiicnt of Americans started back to
the rouiiuuuicaung tranrbes to his Imme-
diate superior for orders. The barrsge
knocked him down but lie picked hliu
self up and started off again. He was
knocked riowii a second Ume but de-
termined to reach his objective got up
again. The third time he as knocked
down and badly shell allocked and waa
pul otil or i u .o
tierce MaeS-le-atea Sal lie.
Soon altar that Cernían to the number.
a cording to the repurt of 110 rushed
through the brcarlies and wire entangle
menta on each aide or toe salient their
general olijective barrage In the forefietd
having lifted rer a momenL The iiennana
waul uito tie trenches at several points
They mel villi fl oil resl.lalice Pistols.
grsaVedea knives and bayoueie were freely
used.
for many nilnmea there was consider-
able condition In the trenches the (Ser-
bians stalking the A roerte tus and the
American stalking Uie Hermans. U taws
section of Hie trench an American private
engaged two tiemaene wiik the baye.net.
That was the but seen of htm until after
the raid when a dead American waa
found on Use il Another was killed by
a blow on the bead with a rifle butt from
above.
Soase of Use Americans sopareatlly at
tne beginning or the attack did not realise
Just what was going an. uava of lbs
wounded a private said :
"1 waa steading In a eutnniuüh ulnar
train h. ate king fus orders I beard S
noise berk or use and looked around In
Uues to see Herman fire ui my direction.
I fell a bullet lul mv aria."
The '.t n ... ten
tcotitauuad sat Page TaroJ
ACTING HEAD OF
FRENCH CABINET
J. Louis Bsrtbou who succeeded
Alexander Rlbot as Prench rorelgn
minister to relieve the strain on the
Pstnleve cabinet which was ready to
resign has been entrusted with the
affairs of elate of France during- the
absence of Premier Palnleve who
with Lloyd George and other allied
leaders and diplomats has hurried to
Rome to confer Hi tullan otrirlats
on means to check the mammoth of-
fensive of the Teutons on the Italian
front.
1 50 MEXICANS DIE
IN PITCHED BATTLE
WITH VAQUI FORCE
Calles Impresses All Idle Men in
Sonora Into Army for Cam-
paign Against Indians.
By Associated Press.
.Nogales Arla. Sue S. -une hundred
and nrty Mexican's tnd about tiny
Yaquis bare been killed during ltt
last few days In the campaign ara'nst
the Indians being waged In the moun-
tains south or Susqul Orande accord-
ing to word" reaching Nogales today.
Ilospttala In Hermoslllo Guaymas and
Alamos are said to be treating many
Mexican soldiers.
The Mexican garrison at Nogalei
Sonora bas been sent south to Join
the troops under Ueneral Torrea In
the mountains. All Idle men In So-
uors were pressed Into urinary ser-
vice to accompany the aoldiers while
a number or Mexicans employed went
serosa the Une to Join the expedition.
11 la reported here that help was
being sent from northern Sonora to
the troops of General Calles who has
a force engaged against Yaquis In the
vicinity or Ls Colorada and Suaqul
Grande. II was reported that General
Arnulfo Gomex In charge or a detach-
ment or the eslíes rorrea was shot
through the lungs in a skirmish south
of La Colorada and had been taken to
a farm bouse when the main body ar-
rived. Tbe Ysqul leaders Mori Manas and
Chavea are reported Ui have stated
they would barm no one but Mexican
soldiers. They bava not molested
American minera nor Interfered with
train opi ration.
HOUSTON CITIZENS
TELL HOW NEGROES
FIRED INTO HOMES
Girl Describee Death of Brother
and Wounding of Another in
Cotsrt -Martial Triad.
groes of the Twenty-fourth Infantry shot
dowu persona Hi the atraéis fired luto
their bouses and tn one Instance aimed
deliberately si a member or a ramlly who
were on their front porch on the night
of Auguat a last was told th e afternoon
by Houston civilians at tbe court martial
trial of ej negro charged with mutiny
murder and rioting.
William hrucks testiried that be came
out on his porcb and seeing avid .era
uiairhing past railed In a relative to
turn on the porch light so he could see
w ho they were.
"Immediately' Drurka testified. "I saw
three negio aoldiers drop on tbeir knees
and fire. One shot blew my arm off."
He held up Use stump.
beside bun on Hi. porch. Drurks teall
fled stood Fred W inkler toe half broth-
er who was killed Tbe wituesa esti-
mated there were St or Icai negroes. He
said more Iban s doten abóla were fired
Into bla hnnse
Miss Mary Winkler described the shoot
lug which resulted In the death or one
brother and tbe wounding of tbe other.
Cotton W archoiue at
Tempe Ariz. Burned;
Lou Set at $35000
Special to the MortaMW Tissss.
from s Hsstrb tn a pile or cotton totally
pisa or cotton totally
uve of tue Tempe
uua si Tempe luda)
tea of cotton. Tbe
oeawoyeo a wienue
ion iioverr a asi i r i si
l.elli.i Mill.
lusa ta M..UUU.
WASHINGTON
RECOGNIZES
JAPAN'S
RIGHT IN
CHINA'
Japanese Minister to Peking In
forma Foreign Office pf
Agreement Signed by Secre-
tary Lansing and Viscount
Ithii Reaffirming "Open
Door" Policy.
State Department Declines to
Comment on Newa Dispatch
From Orient Coming on the
Heels of Series of Conferences
Between Mikado's Envoy and
American Officials.
By Associated Press.
Peking Not. Baron Hmisuk Hayashl.
Japanese minister to China today In
formed the Chinese foreign office that
Viscount Ishlt head of the Japanese mis-
sion to the United States and Secretary of
lítate Lansing signed an agreement Nov.
4 by which the l ulled states recognizes
Japan's special Interest In China and un-
der which Japan and the United Slates re-
aiunn ine "open ooor" poney in enma.
STATE hi p mi i mi I
ni ( i IM s TO COMMENT.
By Associated Press.
Washington Nor. S. Secretary Lansing
declined to authorise any statement ror
publication tonight concerning the news
rrom Peking that the Japanese had i as -Tormed
the Chtne.se rorelgn office or the
signing or an agreement by the secre-
tary and Viscount Ithll respecting Chine
It Is known that the Chinese question was
discussed at the conferences between tbe
Japanese mission and ths slate depart-
ment but there lias been no announce-
ment on tbe aubJecL
For a long time the question or the
open door lor trade in china and Japan's
claims to special lnteretla In that coun-
try have been the sources of great diplo
matic activity between tile Cnlled States
and oilier iKiwerg and Japan.
since trie itusso-jspanesc war aspan
has sought to extend her sphere or ID-
riuence In China both commercially and
politically which has resulted In ronsid-
erslde illl'lolnal 1 1 1 omlell. I 111 Wllieil
China lierseir took part In opposing Ja-
pan's ambitions In great measure.
The great high point lu the controversy
came early In IStr. when Japan arter the
oslthlirliuioiit of the republic or chins
put forth her famous group or demsnds
which called fur a predominating Influence
lu China. In May I91f. treaties were
aimed by Japan and china settling the
questions at Issue.
labll and Lau-lnn Confer.
Inning his visit to this country. Vis-
count Ishll asserted that the nbjectg of
the mission were to seek co-operation be-
tween the l ulled stales and Japan In a
(Continued on Pase Two.)
" "'
y tiH? YZr- .
BRITISH AND
PRISONERS
BY HUNS TO SAVE FOOD
German Soldiers. Driven by Commanders to Slaughter Un-1
armed and Wounded Captive Made Insane by Horror j
Letters Now in Hands of U. S. Government Assert.
Ity Associated Press.
Washington Nov. IS. -The net that
Hetmán soldiers themselves have ap'
pealed to Ambassador Orrard as "the
representative of s Christian state" to
protest agalntr atrocities and butchery
In which the commanders forced them
to participate will be disclosed In a
forthcoming Issue or s pamphlet by
the committee on public Information
ei. rule i "üermin war practices."
One derm an soldier conscience-
stricken with the massacre or Itutslan
prisoners. Implored the American am-
baasador to protest and signed lila
letter "A Herman soldier and Chris-
tian." Another through the ambassador
addressed his appeal to the American
government against the butchery or
prisoners and signed his letter "A
soldier who Is not a barbarian "
fvOLIIIERK WITH im-illMI
mm INSANt BY illinium
This was Uie protest of a German
soldier an eye witness or the slsugh-
ter or-Hmulaii soldiers in the Masurian
lakes and swamps:
"It was frightfuL beart-reinllnr. si
these masses of human beings were
driven to destruction. Above the ter-
rible thunder of the cannon could be
heard the heart-rending cries or the
Husslans: "On Prussians! Oh Prus-
sians:' but there was no mercy. The
captain had ordered; 'The whole must
die; so rapid fire.' As I have beard
live men and one ornrer on our side
want mad from those heart-rending
cries. Hut must of mv contrsdos ami
the officers joked as the unsnned and
helpless Husslaua shrieked fur moycy
while they were being sufTorated In
the swamps and shot down. The order
waa: 'Close up and at it harder!' For
days sftatwaid those heart-Mndtris:
3 ells rolIowetfTHe and f dare ilStWrnt
of them or I shall r" mart. There
la no Hod; there la no morality and
no-eihies my more'. There are no
human beings any inore bul ouly
beasts. Down with militarism!
"Thia was the experience of s Prus-
sian soldier. At present wounded;
Berlin Oct. it. tvtl.
"ir you are a truth-loving msn
please receive these lines rrom a com-
mon Prussian aoldter."
wot iiKi iimipilBHi
vs mi y phav rim uvfts.
This waa the testimony of another
German soldier on the east front:
"Husslan Poland December It). ISte.
"In Hie name or Christianity I send
yon these words:
"My enn science fore" tue as s
r.hrlstlRn uerrasn soldier to Inform
you or these lines.
"Wounded Husslans were killed with
Ihe bayonet according to orders.
"And Russians who hare sur-
rendered are orten shot down HI cold
blood according In rders. In spile of
their heart rending preverá.
"In the hoie thai you. as the reprr-
senlativa or s christian stato will pro-
test against this. I remain.
"A tienhin soldier and s Christian.
WAUtM I M III -I H.
By Associated Press.
Leilugloti Ky. Nov. I. Increases av-
enging li.eO a day have been granted to
employes In kenlucky and West Virginia
or the consolidated Coal cignpsuy the
largest employer or labor In tin- two
states according to so siiiiouiireiiient here
today. The increase is errectlve from
vnemhrr i and la to obtain uunug the
war.
"almost:
1alW-??yytj(MW fe;i-ir lift
. ynini; . smasric. '
RUSSIAN
BUTCHERED
Men and Girls on
Unarmed Ships Are
Murdered by Huns
By Canadian Press.
London "Cor. S. -An no i. lining story
of cold-blooded massacres bv Her-
mans or crews of British conroyei s
In a recent battle is told by the Nm
weglsn newspapers. The Tldenngen
said the tTerman miners were sb
served at í o'clock In tire morning.
Arter signaling the vessels to range
the cruisers ranged mi each side or
the convoy which thcr swent with
guns it a range at less than uu
yards.
The Herman destroyer rime up and
helped to spread death and destruc-
tion on the drrenselrsa snips shells
railing thick and ra si. The Hermans
were not content to sink the ships
but shelled Ihe lirebnabt and every
living thing tn their May was mercl-
essly slaughtered.
In the midst or the massacre a Brit-
ish destroyer caine up but was soon
sung In the unequal struggle. The
i cunan riotllla then cruised back-
ward and forward along tbe sluklur
steamers pouring a fresh and terri-
ble tain or alKUIa at a range nr loo
yards. One shell went through the
Swedish ship Wirodar exploding Hi
Ihe lifeboat on Uie other side killing
all Its occupants fourteen men and
three women.
i tiiec lireboat rowed hack to
rescue the captain ami two waitresses
from the wreck. A sliell struck the
boat and killed five or her occupants
only the inste escaping by swimming.
The under waa a masa or Humes
and the two girls Jumped Into the
water lad were saved by clinging to
wreckage iwene men or an
other ship had Just got Into ths
bolts when a shell lulled them
iñe lire-
all.
"I would give mv name and regi-
ment but these words could get me
court-martialed ror divulging tnilIHirv
sac pels."
IIHITleitl PHHMIVLR Mil
SHOT IIOWN IN HHOI PS.
This teller waa frdbi a soldier on
the weateru front:
"To the American government
Washington. U. S. A.:
"FJigltshmrn who are raptured are
shot down In small groups. With the
Preach we are morn considerate. 1
ask whether men let themselves be
taken prisoner In order to be dis-
armed and shot down afterwiids? Is
Hist eblvalry In battle? It Is no.
longer s secret annus- the people; one
lusfCf v.eywheee that few prisoners
are taken they sr shut sown In
small groups. Tbey sly naively: 'We
don't want any unnecessary mouths to
leed: where there Is no one to enter
loinplilnt there Is no Judge.' Is there
no power I ti world which can
put an end to these murders anil i SS
rue tbe victims. Where la Cfarla-
luudty? Where la right? Might la
right.
TA sol-her and man who Is no bar-
haniii." - - -
MM M.o- KLLCTION TIMIAY.
By Associated Press.
Chicago III rxov. i -Judlrlil elecllnn
hue tomorrow Is expected to reflect to
an extent feeling ror lud against the war.
The Socialists nomlnsted a full ticket
and Heraocrati and Hepiihllrans alike have
sniight to stir voters nut or their cus-
tomary apathy In such elections In order
to show tbe noeiatists where the bulk of
the clllxeiishlp stands on ties subject.
ITALIAN LI
AS TEUTONS
E
IE
Hun Invaders Cross Tagliamento
River in Intensified Offensive
AKainat North Wing of Har-
rassed Defenders; Rome Ad
mid Situation Grave.
Berlin Claims Capture of 6000
Additional Prisoners in Oper
ation. Declaring Victorious
Troops Are Pushing Onward
Toward West; Russ Drive
Turks Back.
By Assoeiat d press
itoiiie. Nuv. s.-The flermans haie croil
rd the Tagliimento river the war orrice
aunniinces.
The Austro Herman pressure agilntt the
Hallan northern wmg has been lutensiried.
Ihe nliliouucement resils:
"The enemy who has succeeded tu
hrlullnir .nine nr Ills forces on to
right bank or the Tagllameulo north of
riorum has Intensified Ills pressure
against inn leu wing ni nop one.
"Saturday inetii and Sundsr rmr a
planes ami airships affectively bombed
O... I i .'. ill Hie hlSIOS o O I
and Tolinliiu ami along Hie left bank nr
the Tsglianiento. Saturday lu adilllloi
to the two mil. l ines hientlotied yesterday
our avlatora brought down three enemy
airplanes. Hue roll in the vlrlulty nr Cap
doniaxxo and the other two near the la-
goon at Hrado."
lit HI IN CLAIMS FAS Y CHOKSIMl
in TAHLIAMLNIO AMI nil '..
1 1 III. OK .Sl PlllhONLTIS
By Associated Press.
Berlin (via London.. Nov. .'..--Austro-
Heniian Hoops have crossed tbo middle
lavluiineiitii river in nonm-sali-rii Italy
Hlld Ink i II n.KSi 1 . 1 I -. .tiers the war '.III
rport. They are advancing biwaid tin
west.
ITALIAN III MIUI t HI LtlS ANNuT NIKS
Mil WHIN is sill I (.RAVK.
It asso. I a ted Press.
Sundsy N..v. 4.- The situation it still
srave. Atleniioii Is nnw centered on tin
slrenlrlti of Hi" defenses wet the Tag
Panículo river and on Ihe alilllly to crt. it
the vast rem .- intiilion ami oppose in
whole forre of the coiirentrSIIOtl of llalla
troops and sliied mluforci.-liieiils against
ihr li emeiiduus presstiie the enemy I
sterling.
All ine allies should reslis.c that one of
the supreme trisls of the war lias leached
the ruisl stage.
The reports of heavy arilllery fire on
both banks or the Tagllimeiito with tin-
un-r purposes on the Italian left wing
shows Hist Ausii un. ni h'ltmis ha
cross Iho rlveiv as foreseen and that the
eneni) ts tryinx to throw Ins main bodl
(Continued on page "Two.)
ESS
Conference at Rome
May Name Military
Dictator for Allies
Special to Ibe Morning Times.
London Mov. It The morning papers
lOdBV give prominence to dispat. In s
I loin Washington ami l'srl which
leaiure the creation or lu allied gen
eral lurr to cn-ordlnsle the contiol
of operations on all rronts.
The Hallv Kxpress says one or the
chief objects Tor Hie present visit or
the British and French premiers to
Italv is the rorniation of such s start.
kxeoNMftt l" despati lles published lii
seversl or Ihe papers lb silled lead-
ers In Borne Ire likely In conclude sr-
rsngementa tor a stngle giant nrren--i'e
mil name a military diclalnr tn
have supreme rmnmitM or Ihe silled
armies lu the Held. Uereral Smuts
who won rams in the Boer war ami
later as romniander or the British
south African forces. Is ravored for
the position of commander th riller.
HUDSPETH AND
LATTIMER JOIN
QUIZ COMMITTEE
Investigation of State Depart
ment and Institutions to Be
Under Way This Week
Upeclal to the Morning Time j.
Austin. Texis. Nov. r. -With the ar
rival today or Senator c. n Hudspeth o
M I'aso ami C. s. l.altlmcr of run Worth
and llepresenlallve C. M. n il mu
Marshall til membrri nn the senate and
house Investigation committees hive re
ported and are it work. Senator Liltimer
anil Itepreseutiuve O'nannlnu are mem
hers or the sub committee or which Hep
rr. enlame H. P. Spencer or lioratuc n
chairuiiu. sir. spencer luis been MM
unce iiciober 1 Hie day on which the
house eentrai rninmiliee tirsi niel in out
line the program or procedure ror Hie in
vestlKSllnn. Senator Hudspeth is a mem
bar of the sub-cuniinllli e .1 who h Hen
rcsentitive W. M. Ply Is chalrpiaii .Hid
winch wilt Hist investíalo tno attorney
general's defiarimanl.
Chalrinaii ITy of the house i cidral com
uiiltre piobablv will call a meeting or the
ttmmlttcs to menially employ assistants
ror the various sub conunlttees. The
audit or Hie Hnlverslty t Texas will begin
bjinnrrow . the Work lo be under the aus-
piet s or ihe invesiigstiiiK commlllee anil
the bnard or regents of the itnlvelslly. The
Investlatlug committee assigned to the
university begin Its work today. Itepre-
senlatlve Leonard THIntsou I chslrman or
Hie committee suit It. Ulatk and hepre
eentallve HatTs are the nther members.
A systematic evolution or the depiirtmeut
uf agriculture was begun today by the
committee or which Hepn-sentstlve Jack
Johnson of Pslnier Is chairmsn rill
elimi is to alleged duplication sis this de.
pin nn-ni ire to lie given careful atten-
tion by Ihe committee.
The work of InvestigiUiig a number of
other departments lu the eapitoi begun
last Siturday. progressed today.
MORE SOLDIERS
SENT TO GUARD
TEXAS OIL FIELD
Coal Miners of Southwest WU1
Await Decision of Conven-
tion Before Striking.
Bj . it-. I Press.
Houston lesa. Nov r. nine .nnii
iionsl rómpanles or soldiers from Camp
i.ogan puis- were iieiamit lor siuiu nuis
lu the oil strike tone nr Texas and Louis.
p strengthen the guards in the PPUf
and Curiae creek fields v dls-
turbsmns have been reported.
l n.hr ii m;.-l Maxro vice president of tbe
Is altiaiTUig
from the outside. Hu account id the
drought in certain sections of the stale
there are many men from Ihe firms who
are glad of He npimrtunilv lo inure
is at ice wsge nam nv the on coin
panics for laborera he asid.
I lltl. VII I II s 11' H 11
I P s i mis i lo NOV. II.
By AsasMiated Press
sansas iiy no
Nov
:i'cvi coal miners of the so
tnet which Includes Mlssn
i.kLaiferiua and Arkeneei shall
general strike depends i-.n
f me c snrnitiee or miners
Irlcl heM In ksn.as illy Novel
eli.b r II
i ... tiling ni yiuaii.li i M Ho wat. prest-
lent ol tn- kensas dlatrlrL L'mtad Mine
Woikera or America
Hawai talle Cea entine.
Ths rail for Ihe convention wsi Mill
out by Mr IP wat todiy upon bis arrival
front Washington wlere he and oilier
oflliills or Hi. MiumeU-rn dlatrut had
been In efrtenee Willi orflrlala or II
luaJ un n. 1. 1 1 i . Mr lineal Instr
t i
rk I
as
o live -1 i St 1 1 1 it liilurrs p. .cm to woik
Immediately and abide with the decision
of the ui. i. About eighty rive per
rent or tbe miners who hl been out on
strike had returned lie sstd
Will Bte Ileal Arkllrr.
The loiiseiillon will pass luial judglnelil
UIHill n.e s... ailed autoffialH strike pen
any clause which costiiauca to be tbe
chlir obstacle In the way of an am h able
agreiioeiit Mr. Ilowst explained. He tie
elared that ir tbe cnventPMS cboee v
arrept the penally rlaue aa now worded
tbrre eould le nn ilrike. but Hill It Uie
euaventlon rrjrried it tbe auike date
would lu an pn.babilily. be set by tbs
batty.
HI SHI TU -I 11 Mi I DSJSUNUS
By Ashm laterl riraaa.
i lili ago. III. bov.
Brolberhood of Hailwi
.illpiali ..I tin
order .1 iisiieav iiMiu iors ueoaetsM io
day alter four day of dehberaliiMie pre
pared l aulunil tbeir nags.- lie lease .Ir
Uva ivesi tlieee weeba It I said tbe de-
mand will be pr so Ulerease uf appiuxl
isialsly IS par eeet Sside ttsperalive by
vCuutiuuetl imi 1. 1. Il
GOVERNMENT
10 CREATE
ZONE
Territory for Hundred Miles In-
I land to Be Made Forbidden
Ground for Unnaturalized
Germans ; Hundreds of Thou-
sands Affected by Proposed
Decree. a
Naval Officers Strong Advocates
of Drastic Action Which May
Result in Wholesale Exodus;
Similar Order for Rio Grande
Border Not Unexpected.
special tn Ihe Morning Times.
.New York .Not. 6. --An order derlsruu
all territory w ithin ino mlh a or the coast
line or the United Slates a barred tone
to enemy aliens will be promulgated with
In a lew day. according lo federal ot
fills ll
Order Nttrrplna cod llnsuc
This ..weeping order Uie most import-
ant Issued since Ihe country entered the
war. will i in. i. ill slates on tbe AUanin
coast or Hermans I'h.rlda N.w Jaraey
Connecticut Delaware ithode Island and
Maryland ami win force many Hermans
to leave or mote inland in Georgia south
Carolina loulsiana Mississippi Texas
sunn Carolina Virginia New York. Mas
achusatls New llaiupsiiice and Maine. II
likewise means lhat ilennsns must leave
Philadelphia and all Hun slw.lnn of Penn-
sylvania which Is wTihtti pju miles ot the
Atlantic.
Must Seek Homes Inland.
Tttouisntbl or Hermans who hate lived
ill big .. .III.UI renters like New lurk Tor
years rearing tandiles and building up
big business but who railed to foreswear
the fatherland will have to seek new
homes further inland.
There ire mm o win tvni.nnn etiemv iliens
R'hn trill be nrtected by tin crder. it
Is estimated tint or Hie Moo.iasi enemy
aliens resident in i country mure tin
three quarters lite along the coast.
Natal illflciTs Adtoralr Measure.
Natal ofiicers tro the principal propon-
ents of ihe proposed order winch .un
been discussed at Washington ror several
days past. Many or tliese naval officers
snd nthets who hate participated In tue
conferences insist that the littoral or the
Ureal Lakea be ililerpreted to mean tlio
Coast hue. I
Tluisii would aiieet i.hicago. cleevland.
Toledo iiiiii.it... lio. heder Detroit Mil
weuken and other big cutes with lat
rjsrossn populations it would make tho
nine slate of Michigan a liarrrd sour
and would re-uii Is an exodus from Nil
wauken and Chicago that would lnrohe
matiy thousaiidi.
Han Pranriaco Los Angeles. Sesuie
Portland aim other big cities on tbs Pa
Clfll mast will also be allected. but not
so aererrly aa Ihe east mast cities sino
the number of unnaturalized Hermans o.t
to Pacific si i. cotiiparslivaly iniali.
lor pi ..i. do n ol Troop Skips.
High tanking offlreri ..r uie navy have
long advocated abarred lone which wool i
nil In tin- uiivihu ihlaiiil of all Hut
mans. Iliey nave di lined that until sum
an order ws issue i me ntenipts v trip
pie troop ships anil oilier naval vessel
would continue. And they have asid m
Una they were Joined by other federal
offlclala roneerued lu watching eoeiuv
aliens lhat until this wis done the bum
lug of warehouse tilled Willi foodstuff
muí minim.. ti- would go on at tbe plea-
ure or the -Hermans.
In sin but Nreraaary.
"TIM order is drastic" said alt official.
But ll Is necessary. The ireiiuenl n
cur: er.ee or cernían attempts to desUoy
our ships and their successful attempts h.
destroy rattle and wheat and grain and
have made Hut order Unpen
lis."
Without
veiling ror Ihlg order to
Waaiiinglou local federal
Issued Horn Wailiiiiglun lora I fede
lUTIIS Will call III tue police ..
turk lo iirev out aii'tny aliens from
any streets two blocks froto tin:
iroui ror any punióse whatever
New tork Crimen Must Move
Aa one official out it tnuigbt. Hermans
whether Luldiiig barn d rone permits or
not. wll be ordered tr.au Iheb homes and
business places by the jnilirfl if they Hie
or work or do business within two blocks
of the water (mm
i erialn nieta b ailing lu ferries will be
baneii u the enemy aliens in this city
and the only approach lo Uie ferries ttuk
the v may use will be placarded plainly
su ihst were III be ho excuse ror errtsri
This urder of course will cease to
exist when tbe order selling aside a lor
mile strip or land ronllguoua lo tbe coast
Hoe is made a hai red tone
I he Hsu mil. tu .tee will base a
tremendous of fad economically. Hernial! v
living in puatuu Bangor. Portsmouth an t
the 11 1st tort cities New Kllglainl 11
Lynn. Lowell Hartford brldgeport aim
Ptnvldrure will have to move Inland
other big cities in Ihe east affected ai
a-i.iugp.il. ITiHarieiphia Plitsbiirgn an..
Heading Pi ai Hi all v all Ilia big towns in
Ibe south will be similarly affn led
notably New oileana baton lioufe. Ilou
Ion. HaJvatb.li. JaekMiDtlile Mobfl.
1.41 le.i ui and Savannah
Ussy I mv Alien la New Vsrk.
It la eellmalid thai iheie are at loa.i
S0.UUU Ulilllli
ging five to a rantll:
i turk city abo art
of lito Leeds or thrsi
hen for many voar
but ll
make aa off hand aneas
ibat it runs high in tbe ihattasada.
i ilusos Mate Taatautltcs le I
"lu such cese hardships will
rd. said a federal official.
said star waa hell and the ilerman who
tiato taken advantaas or
leiileul m.a.ulei .loplsd for Uwlr tegu
l4lli.il ttl.tii Hie I lilted Malea ftral eo
tered Mw war are bringing huma the
lion of the geoeial a saying to their kin
Elan More Heveie HuU. aaaatisraS
Many oflinals b Uevs Uial a nile aim
liar to Use one In force lu Pisan snS
i ail ..sis anil inore
u ní aun -.sphere esrsniu)
:i.. ..-ruuMi laat'iage pros
e llcver leiUlaStSSl to lake out
ii ll lalaastasslblr lo a
... . .... like tin. ealal but
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