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CONDEMNS
THE PACIFICISTS
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lie Declares ThN Nntlnn Show Fro
(cctlon h Country iny erd
Hcures Those of Forte
Altogether.
By Tho Aftflochfletl. Press.
WASHINGTON Doe. 29.-fcx-I'rcm
dent Theodore Roosevelt In a paper
rend to tho American Sociological So
ctcty today condemned tho pacificist
movement as a wicked movement and
sayu that "without the war there
would havo been no United States "
Tho paper cited several so-rnltel
paclflcUt natlonB rhlef of which In
China as showing futility of tho pol-
icy Tho example- of Helium he said.
Allows what protecton thi nation ma
need. Tho use of force altogether
condemned by Pome he said but this
doctrine would preclude force used td
prevent the rape of n man's wife or
daughter nnd tiyikp tho maintenance
of the police force wrong.
RUSS OFFENSIVE IN
BESSARABIA INTENSE
By The Associated Press
LONDON. Dec 29 The Russian of-
fonslvc on the RcsMirnblnn front Is
growing Intense nlthough Derlln re-
ports say that the Austrlans have re-
pulsed eight severe attacks.
RUSSIANS TAKE TOWN
. OF KASHAN IN PERSIA
ByVTbo Associated Preau - -
LONDON t)ec. 29. Tho Russian
army In Persia haH occupied tho Im-
portant town of Kualiun and Is march-
ing 'toward Ispahan according to a
dispatch from Teheran today.
SODLIEBS OFFICIATE
mi it nil no iv 111 I I V
A I" .Ull.tlin 1.1 ll.llil
ROME. Dec 29 Ono of tho mo I
characteristic sights In Italy la the
officiating of soldiers at the altar in
tho small churches. At first tho pco-
plo were- Inclined to resent this In-
novation but when they understood
that theso soldiers nre really prlebts
some called under arms as soldiers
Bome as military chaplains they wel-
coemd them nnd now prefer them to
tho regular clergy.
Tho effect of tho stldler-prleut's
dress Is exceedingly bizarre with n
heavily embroidered capo over tho
shoulders and tho snowy camlcla
reaching below the kneo completed by
tho gaiters of the soldier with spurs
and heavy boots. The effect Ih fur
Iher heightened. In most cases by a
luxurious crop of hair where tho ton-
sure should bo and a mustache or even
a beard. A special dispensation has
been issued by tho Vatican to allow tho
priest under arms to grow hair on
head and face to make them like their
comrades in arms.
NERVES OF VOVXfi 11 f I
T1U$I'LATEI1 TO PERSON.
MOSCOW Dec. ' 29. Tho successful
transplanting of the nenea of young
pigs Into the human noqy uuo uccu
reported to the Moscow Society of Sur-
geons by Dr D A. Grusdeff. Three
operations all of which gae good re-
sults were described by Dr.Gruzdeff.
In two cases he had to deal with a leg
that had been paralyzed by a wound.
In the third case with an arm that bad
been similarly paralyzed
qs.rL. irfout llermtn Edaeaiiou
BERLIN. Dec. 2'J-tCorrespondence
.hi lilted -Press) -One of tho ternally hurt; Madison Terrell an
of the A"05te41kish alliance with emigrant enroute from Louisiana to
remits of J8 T" "'" beeQ Sylvester who was sleeping in the
Oermany is that a WKton ingnas o cab who 8U8talned nternal n.
made by the Turks In " jurlea believed to be fatal.
otlUrtariiilepeman L u Toland. n Nolarr county ra.nch.
ucatlonuft syni ul"Plfn7JJJr man was seriously cut and bruised.
Constantlt ope tell ot ""rj and internal Injuries are feared. W
there of continuation schools oasea Bagman nianager of the Hlg-
on the Qrt man model wuu a ""r ginbotham-IIarris Lumber company
lum which Includes among omerBiu- brused . cut about facc and 8noul-
dles bookkeep'ng. arithmetic &eoJ- der8 M J Carroll cut and bruised.
Phy commercial science commercial Rev T j GrIswol(jt knee jured. W.
H-lT cdrresponoenca su w V r-..
W Cooetartlnople Association of an"-
"VA Xioturers and Dealers has pupusnea
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CORTEtyOU.
Hero are some of tho millionaires
nnd representatives of enormous
wealth who were present at tho din-
ner Judge Elbert II. Gray chairman
of tlto board of directors of tho stool
trust gave to Theoiloro Ropsavclt thw
othor night. The fortunes of thoso
shown here have been estimated as
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NINE HURT IN
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PASSEMiEK KL'X.S IMO FHEKIIIT
TKAI.V AT SWEETWATER
TUESDAY A. .H.
ONE IS FATALLY I
Helloed Madlsou Terrell of Louis.
luuu F"tallr Injured; Fire.
Mun Walling Seriously
Hurt.
Special to Tho Reporter.
SWEETWATER. Tex.. Dec. 28.
Nine persons were Injured three se-
riously when Texas & Pacific passen-
ger train No. 5 crashed Into the rear
end of a freight train standing on the
main lino hero this morning. The en-
gine of the passenger train was a total
wreck. The caboose took tire from
an overturned stovo and It with three
cars of ties next to it was burned.
The line was tied up for ten hours
while tho wreckers cleared away the
debris.
Tho engine of the passenger train
was driven by Engineer Smith.
Those Injured are Fireman Frank
Walling who was thrown out of the
cab of tho passenger engine and in-
a uumore orawman cm aaa uruis-
d. Miss Emma Welty. badly bruised
0ne braitenian name not learned. Wan
nurt badly but went to Big Springs.
BATTLESHIP TEXAS GETS
GIFT OF APPKECIiTlOX
By Special Leased WJrc.
NEW YORK. Dec. 29. The battle-
ship Texas today received a solid all-
Iver model of an ancient warship the!
(gift being from the Holland-American
line appreciation of the rescue of
naoftantrara ami nrAof tmm iha ctoom.
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Daniol Guggenholm ....'.. 6000000'j
riarenco II. Mackay no.OOO.'OOO
Georgo V. Perkins 20000.000
Jacob II. Schlff 100.000.000
Cornelius Vandorbllt .... 30000000
Frank A. Vandorllp. .... 20000000
ALLIED-SHIPS HIT
AT DARDANELLES
1'0.STAXTIM)PLE RKPORT WED.
XEHDAV TELIS OF ATTACK
BY THE ENTENTES.
AVIATOR IS BROUGHT DOWN
TurkMi Artillery Fire Cuts Short
Flight Over Arl liurnu but Mu-
cIiIbo Towed Away by Allied '
Ships Nearby.
By Tho Associated Press.
CONSTANTINOPIJ2. Dec. 29. The
official report today tells of a naval
bombardment by the Allies of the
Dardanelles positions.
Two vessels were struck by Turk-
ish shells Bays the statement. An
enemy aviator flying over Arl Burnu
was brought down by artillery fire
into the sea and tho machine was
towed away by enemy vessels.
CHINESE REBEL MOVEMENT
NOT CONSIDERED SERIOl'S
By Special Leased Wire.
WASHINGTON D. C Dec. 29.
American Minister Riensch at Peking
cabled the State Department today
that the recent uprising against Yuan
Shi Kai and the return to the mon.
archlal government was not consider-
ed at the present time as constituting
a serious situation. A paraphrase dls.
patch given out says: "The opposi-
tion movement is confined to the pro-
vince of Yun Nan. The other pro-
vinces In the south of China are en-
tirely quiet.'
EXTRA TAX IMPOSED ON I
THE UNMARRIED AT OSCIIATZ
BERLIN. Dec 29. The city of
Oschatz in Saxony Is the first German
municipality to impose an extra tax
upon the unmarried. Two or three
other German towns have a tax upon
bachelors but the new Oschatz law
applies alike to male and female. Only
Catholic priests are exempt. Other
unmarried persons above 21 must pay
above their regular municipal tax:
On Incomes from 1.800 to 2.400 marks
yearly five per cent; 2.400 to 4.000
marks ten per cent; 4.00 to 6400
marks fifteen per cent. 6.300 to- 10-
lOO marks twenty per cent and o
on.
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URGE DAMAGE M
EASTCOASTSTORM
1JIIIK rOMMl'MI VTION WITH hev.
KKAL (ITIES OF AI.A1IVMA
IS (IT OFF.
MISS. VALLEY IS AFFECTED
SIcel mid Snow Wrrfhriiln) Cripple
Wire Coniniunlrnlldn Thruiigh-
out Ensl SaS Kcport from
WH'hlngloti.
By The Associated PreRs
AiOBII.E Aln. Dec. 2!).-Kxtenslvo
damage was dono along the rnslern
gulf coast by last night's storm mark
cd by rnln nnd high winds.
Wire communication with several
cities of Alabama Is cut off today nnd
the exact extent of the damage there-
fore cannot be definitely learned.
A coal barge in Mobile Bay broko
loose last night nnd Is reported to he
benched with more than thirty negroes
aboard. .None of them "was lost.
The MiPfilsstppi Valley h generally
affected.
Communication Crippled.
Washington Dec. 29 Sleet and
snow today crippled wire communica
tion throughout the East.
PROBABLE PLANS FOR
' . EXTENSION OF THE ARMY
By Special Leaned Wire
WASHINGTON Dec. 29 -Secretary
Garrison at his home In Now 'ersey
Is giving over his entire holiday wee'e
.to tho preparation of tho nrmy'n part
of tho administration's nntlonal de-
fense progrnnr for presentation to the
congressional committees. The plan
Is understood to Include among othor
things the following provisions En-
roll within throe years and give some
preliminary training; to nt ienst 500000
mobllo troops; provide In six yearn for
an additional force of t'OO.OOu reserves
for tho troops with the colore; begin
at once to bo concluded In four years
tho expenditure of 981.000.000 on ex-
tension nnd improvement of const de-
fenses making them far superior to
thoso which nny nation lint known.
Tho most vital -thing It Is claimed
is to obtain the nnmes of 400000 men
who nro obligated to turn to tho col-
ors at call to supply them with nec-
essary arms equipment organization
and mobilization Instructions and to
glvb them rudimentary mllltnry train-
ing of at lenst probably a month a
year for each of three years being all
that could bo hoped for.
W'ILLAHD.FrLTO! FlfUIT OFF
MOHAN MAY FIflHT CHAMP.
By Special Leased Wire.
NK WORLEANS Dec. 29. Tho 20-
round fight for tho heavyweight cham-
pionship scheduled for March 4 be-
tween Jess Wlllard and Fred Fulton
of Minnesota was definitely declnred
off hero late today hy Tom Jones Wll-
lard's manager and Tommy Burns lo-
cal promoter who was a partner of
Domlnlck J. Portorlch In tho agree-
ment for the fight. Burnn later tele-
graphed Dorgan manager for Frank
Moran of Pittsburgh offering Morun
$7500 for a fight with Wlllard here
March 4 or G. Jones stated that Wll-
lard would meet Moran If ino Pitts-
burgh man accepted Burns offer and
terms suitable to Wlllard were ar-
ranged. 800 CARRANCISTAS
ARRIVE AT JUAREZ CITY
By Special Leased Wire.
EL PASO Dec. 29. The first Car-
ranza troops 800 men to reach Juarez
arrived there early today from Chi-
hua City more arc expected tonight
and 3000 are due from Sonora points
having been reported as entrained at
Naco Son. late today. Eleven gen-
erals and ten thousand Villa soldiers
were In Chihuahua City having sur-
rendered to Gen. Trevlno. Tho cam-
paign against the Zapatistas will be
undertaken by Gen. Carranza from
Mexico City about Jan. 1.
AGED PIONEER OF TAYLOR COU-V
TY LAID TO REST AT OVALO
CEMETERY
A. J. Sammons agnd pioneer of Tay-
lor county was buried at the McBeo
cemetery in the Oralo cectlon Tues-
day Rev. W F Dillard of Abilene con-
ducting the services.
Mr Sammons died in south Texas
whither he had gone In search ot
health and the body was shipped back
to his old home at Ovalo for inter
ment He bad been In ill health for
some time and bis death was not un
expected.
He was one of the pioneer of this
section having resided here for many
years. He was close on to seventy
years of age and leaves a widow and
Mveral children. He was held la the
fiigheat .esteem by all and his death
will oecaaloa keen regret In all sae-
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Sarah Bernhardt who Is reported to She told htm her age which hereto-
bo near death nre the very latest ta- fore has only been guossod nt 8hc
ken of her She posed for them leas said she was horn Oct. 23 1844 nt 20".
than n month ago. They wore obtain- Rue St. Honorc. Paris. That would
ed by John Tlppott Europoan rcprc- make her 71 years old. Her real
xcntatlvc of the Universal Film Manu- namo Is Roslno Bcrnhnrd. She was
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STAMFORD COUPLES
GET MARRIED HERE
BOl'BLE WEDDING AT THE TO HIT.
IIOl'SE TUESDAY AFTERNOON;
THIRD FOR DAY.
A doublo wedding took place at tho
courtbouso Tuesday afternoon at about
2:30 o'clock when W. C. McLendon and
Miss Ida Shaw Tom J. Elliott and .Miss
Alnut B. Bunkley were united In mar-
riage. Rev. J. W. Hunt pastor of St. Paul's
Methodist church performed the dou
blo ceremony. A goodly number gath-
ered In tho county treasurer's offlcu to
witness tho proceedings.
Both young couples uro popular at
Stamford their homo from which
place they motored to Abilene for tho
doublo marrlago. They left for their
home Immediately after the ceremony.
This made three weddings at the
courthouse Tuesday Justice Ford hav-
ing married a young couple earlier In
tho day.
COUNTRY BETWEEN NANCY
AND PARIS NOW PEACEFUL
PARIS. Dec. 29. The traveler by
rail from Nancy to Paris now finds
little to be Been from the car windows
to indicate that the country on both
Bides of trio line was twice covered iu
retreat anil advance by the two great
armies that are still fighting just be-
yond the ridges of Champagne and the
forest hills of the Argonne that are
visible to the north.
Beginning with Meaux most of the
ravages of battle have disappeared.
All blown up bridges have been re
built or repaired fand 'excepting an
isolated structure most of the bom-
barded buildings hava been repaired
or replaced.
73.W0 SERBIANS ARE AT
SCUTARI AMI ALHA.-MA
By Tho Associated Press.
PARIS. Dec. 29. Seventy-nve tnou-
t4nii SorM.in trooDs. well eaulDDed.
are fortified at Scutari and Elbassan
Albania according to an Atnens ais-
nnti.ii tmhv The dlsDatch says it is
not likely that they will be moved to
Salonlki.
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CONDESED MILK FOR GER
MAN BABIES BE ASKED
WASHINGTON". Dec. 29. A ship
ment of condensed milk for German
hables through the Red Cross Is to be
asked of France and England by char
itable organizations through the Am-
erican ambassador according to an
announcement today.
NEW SET OF OFFICERS ARE
PIT IN AT SUETt LAKJH
NUEVO LAREDO. Mex De. 19.
An entirely new set ot otcri toy
replaced thosa lacumWnt. a Aecraa
coming from the state governor. Taa
move is not understood u ill Uu
BMaaat office holcUfs ai strea Cav-
Actress Who h Nemr D&mth
DORMITORY FUNDS
DEIHlto
sAnBEFER AND WOOD MAKING
BOUNDS TO BE FOLLOWED .
BY COMMITTEE.
President J. D. Sandcfer of Sim-
mons College and Secretary Fred T.
Wood of the Chamber of Commerce
nro busy soliciting contributions for
the now $40000 girl's dormitory at
Simmons over halt of which amount
has already been raised.
This team of two will make a thor-
ough canvusH of tho town working
for big nnd little contributions allKe
and when they have done all they can
do tho matter will bo turned aver to
the main committee appointed at a
recent meeting
This committee Is headed by Geo
U I'axton with the following mem-
bers: W. A. Mlnter Jr. J. M. Rad
ford T. C Campbell George Flnberg
and B W. Mccarty. Tho committee
will take up the work wherever
Messrs. Sanuefer and Wood leave off
and will carry It to a conclusion.
Every man woman and child In Abi
lene will be given a chance to con-
tribute; In fact; contributions will
have to be forthcoming from all sour-
ces if tho total sum is raised.
FIFTY LEADERS 0P COAL
MINE STRIKE BEING HELB
By Tho Associated Press
LEAVEN8W0RTH. Kan. Dec 29-
The fifty leaders of the threatened
mutiny on the coal mine operated by
the Kansas State Penitentiary are tn
solitary confinement today and' the
mine Is being operated by trusties fol-
lowing the revolt yesterday against
tne quality ot me prison rooa.
The guards were overpowered for
tho time but the men were prowls
a better diet.
NEW ISM TON LINER
TO BE NAMED "MINSENRURG."
AMSTERDAM Dec. 29. According
to a dispatch from Bremen a now 3$-000-ton
passenger liuer which the
North German Lloyd la about to build
fur service in the trans-Atlantic
trade after the war will be named
the Hindenburg.
ILLINOIS STATE FOOB
INSPECTS R IS INBICTE1
CHICAGO III.. Dec. 29. J. B. Prea-
dergast State Food Inspector was to-
dieted today charged with accepting
a bribe to permit tne disposal oc sus
pected tomatoes. Preadergast says he
was merely getting evidence against
the other man when be accepted the
bribe.
LAMAR ANR TAYLWt AM
IILIAH BUM BAIL
NXV YORK D4C. M-Savii
aad Jacob Taylor vfca vara dioM
yeaterfay wit six ofhan la it
ttMji pi straa fwmamm.
NEW PROPOSALS
EXPECTED SOON
HKHMANY EXPECTED BY NEXT
WEEK TO NniHEST TERMS FOK
Lt'SITANI SETTLEMENT.
Mm WANTS SETTLEMENT
Foreign Office Snld Jo lie Anxious For
Early Clearing: up of Matter la
Spile of Advene PHbllr
OplHlnn.
By Special Leased Wire.
WASHINGTON Dec. 29. Now pro-
posals from Gormany for the settle-
ment of the Lusltnnla controversy
which tho Berlin foreign offlco hopes
will bo acceptable to tho United States
aro expected to bo presented next
week.
Today It was said the German pro-
posals probably would arrive soon af-
ter Now Year's day.
information received hore indicates
that the Berlin foreign offlco is anx-
ious to end the controversy In flplto
of ndverso public opinion said to hava
boon aroused by tho American request
for tho wlthdrnwnl of tho German nav-
nl and military attaches and the de-
mands upon Austria as tho result of
tho sinking of the Anconn.
It Is regarded hero aB especially sig-
nificant that a settlement of the Lusl-
tnnla cmo Bhould bo Imminent at a
tlmo whon two diplomatic circles are
represented as being prepared for a
diplomatic break between tho United
States and Austria.
A clearing up ot tho Lusltnnla case
officials believe would have an Im-
portant bearing on tho controversy
with Vienna.
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WAR WILL MAKE WOMEN
MORE IMPORTANT IN WORLD
By Special Leased Wire.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 29. Prof. Em-
llv O Blach of Wcltcslcy College told
tho Amorican Sociological Society
hero today that ono of tho effects at
tho war on tho women would be to
make them a "drug- on the martei''
I'M ay be 'that' la more primMva
times" saia sht. "thst sack a sMmtfcm
Would be a case of polygamy. la omr
dB.B-wHl mmm vast overpju ot
wo-mfjn. Men R! reiurrf wlkk tattr
Importance enhanced by the glery be
tho battle. Another effect t that
women being moro necessary will be-
come moro important than less. A
third effect will be n great Increase
In unmarried women."
DR. GREIL. SURVIVOR OF'
ANTONA REACHES NEW YORK
By 8peclal Leased Wire.
NEW YORK. Dec. 29. Dr. Coclle L-
Grell. tho Bed Cross physician who
was on tho Ancona whon It was tor-
pedoed and sunk In tho Mediterran-
ean arrived hero today on tho Ro-
chambeau on her way to Washington
to mako a statement for tho State De-
partment regarding the Ancona sink-
ing. Dr. Grell repeated her story ot
tho incident aB previously cabled and
described In detail how sho entered
her Btatqroc-m Just as a shell from the
nubmarino-.burst through a porthole
and killed a maid. Dr. Grell declined
to state that any of tho lifeboats had
been shelled but she did say that a
number of survivors were wouh4.
No warning was givea Dr. GreU
added.
WARRANTS FOR ARREST OF
ALLEGED PLOTTERS ISSUER
By Special Leased Wire.
WASHINGTON. Dec 29. WarraaU
for tho arrest of Congressman Frank
Buchaaaa ot Illinois; H. Robert Fow-
ler former congressman from Ullaota;
H. B. Martin aid Herman gcaultele.
four of the eight men iadlcted for
coaaplraey to foment strikes la Amer-
ican atawwnltlc-a factor! were aeat
to Waahlagtoa tealght. Eaph oZ the
four teen for whom warrants were V-
sud 'anaexneed his Intention ot re-
stating arrest. Buchanan has assert-
ed that he U protected by hie prerog-
ative as congressman but this is StealeA
by TjaKea State Attorney II. Sewd.
Marshall. The warrant will be serv-
ed la WaeMafte teawcrow aaeratog
by U. 8. deputy marshal.
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SMKYLIX. FAMOUS YALE FMf.
BALL iTAK BISg OF FXEUM4KU
By The Aaaoclated Pres.
MINNEAPOLIS Mtoa. Dee 3.
Tfcewaa L. ShevHa 38 years e! the
former Yale football star died hare
today of pneumonia gfcevlta waa a
millionaire lumbers.
UbbA TflUH bm rasuaiu
IBs TOM HEIOtE
NCI HCNICniV HAM
Mrs. Theaa McLeawwe died at a
local aaattarium here at 3 o'elaefe
Wednesday maralng. followtog ait III-
b of several weeks' etaraMo.
The body was khlpped ta Haaslto
at t'll Wedaeaday awraiag far laier-
maat Wkh her haaaaad aha has! kaatt r-
sieaag am the Badfcerry iwaah aaa lav
treat Rtomlia far aeaa
family ia well kaewa hate
trtoMi will toe-ra f hai
ate mrc sto had imiiin a
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The Abilene Semi-Weekly Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 101, Ed. 1 Friday, December 31, 1915, newspaper, December 31, 1915; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth314810/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.