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VOLUME XX
ABBILENE TEXAS TUESDAY MARCH 6 1917.
NUMBER 300
PRES.WILSON WILLTRY TO FIND
WAY TO ARM MERCHANTMEN
EXTRA SESSION OP CON
GRESS BEFORE JULY 1 NOW
SEEMS CERTAIN ATTOR.
NEY GENERAL EXPECTED
TO GIVE PRESIDENT OPIN-
ION AT NEAR DATE.
By Tlio Issoclaled Press.
YY ISHIXHTOX Tfnrch oV-Tres.
Iitent YYIUan It Is reliably slated
today trill do everything possible
Jo find n wny to nrm Imerlcan
ships anil protect them in other
ways from the suhmnrlne Dipnnce
despite the Senate's failure to give
lilm that power.
Attorney Oenernl Gregory Is ex.
peeled shorth to niblp whrlhcr
the. President can lognlly nrm
ships.
Vn extra session of Congress 1k-
fore July 1 to pas appropriations
If for no other purpose seems
certnln. If tlio Senate amends the
rnles so thnt prompt action enn
he taken on the armed neutrality
hill nn extra session of Congress
hiny he expected nltliln two or
three weeks.
The GoH'tiiment has retched
nicsRARes from all part of the
country severely and bitterly rrlW
IcMiig the senator" who thwarted
the action nn the armed irciilrnlMy
bill.
DALLAS STYLE
SHOW IS UNDER
WAY; BIG EVENT
DALLAS Mar. 5. This Is the open
season for stylo shows. A number ot
Txai cities already have held such
events. Several mor are yet on the
program.
Arrangements havo been made for
the opening of Dallas style show to-
night It will last through Wednes-
day night
A municipal dance In the streets of
the business Boctlon of the city. In
w-hlch .pruiuoteru estimate that thirty
nrowrn'Ceopirwnr-imTnciJTrtBftiK
to bo the feature of the formal open-
ing of the stylo show.
-Traffic Is to be suspended In the
section of the city where the danco Is
to ho hcid between the hours of 8:30
and JO o'clock so that the dancers
will not be annoyed by anything ob-
jectionable such as automobiles or
bohw-tlrawn vehicles. The streets
alio will bo unusually Illuminated and
ft Is stated there will tie no moonlight
alUeslhat Is. thoso for wli'ch the
moon will furnish the only light. The
promoters of the event hope however
the mobn w 11 add Its rays to the lllu-
mlnaticn of the occasion
Tomorrow afternoon there will be
?a automobile parade and thousands
of automobiles are expected to appear
dressed in their style show togs.
Tomorrow night there will be a
charity style show and proceeds will
be denoted to tho French wounded
emergency fund and other charitable
worla
'Wednesday night an Illuminated pa-
geant will furnish the ""Grand Finale"
of the show.
WORKiN'S
COMPENSATION
LAWS UPHELD
VEW YORK March 6 -The Su-
preme Goart today upheld the New
Yorfc workmen's compensation law aa
generaJl5KHtttltuUonal and those ot
Iowa and Washington as constitution-
al. PEACE rMAVEll URGED
ATHENS. March 6. The Holy Synod
of Greece has composed a prayer for
peace and lias addressed an encyclical
10 Sit me priesia ui uiwvo UI..W..-
them to incorporate the peace prayer
lb the ceremony of the mass. The a-
Wltl rUo the. sufferings si lb
Greek people under the blockade and
exhorts the Greeks to havo faith la
Clod and -HU Majesty King Constan-
tino Father of the Nation-"
ini imeo
FUSSTOII'S SUCCESSOR
IT PKS. IIS
r
.
By Tho Asoclatd !?'.
WA8HIKGTON. Match . Yrcaldeat
Wilton today nomlnatwl Brtgaaiee
qeneral Hunter Uggett a major gea-
erl to auccl the late Major Qn-
rat rr4rlak Fuaatea.
Cls4 Kraueta 3. Reman Twenty-
Blahth lafaatry i to advanc to th
pdt &l bricadtar gaaaral.
OF
CHINA PLANNED
HINDOO PHYSICIAN AND ALLEGED
UKH3I VN AIIKllSTKlr At
NEW VOIIK.
YON IGEL DIRECTED THEM
rlanued to tfef Into India Ily Way of
Crtnn According to Confession
Said to Hate Heen Made to
New York I'ollre.
By Associated Pres.
!CBW YORK Mar. G.Dr. C. Hana-
dor Chakinberty a Hindoo physician
and Dr. Ernest Sckutner an alleged
Gorman were arrested hare today on
charges of conspiring to set np u mill-
tnry expedition against a foreign
country on friendly relations with the
lnlted States.
The police say that the men con-
fessed that they plotted under the di-
rection of Woir von Igel to Invade In-
dia by way of China.
H.VNTA AXA FIBLI1 HAS COM-
BINATION OIL ANI HIS WELL
BROWNWOOD. March 5. A combi-
nation oil and gas well said to have
0. capacity of ten barrels ot oil and
1'QO.OOQ feet of gas. has heen brought
In In the Santa Anna field twenty
mllea west of Brownwood by the Rob-
ertsons This well Is the first of Its kind In
the new field. In a four-Inch casing
tho oil Is brought up and In a six-inch
casing which surrounds the four-inch.
the gas flows to tho surface.
GOULD BE CALIO
IN Til OF WAR
CHICAGO Mar C-Sliould open
ttostliltiqa dp declared between the
lulled Stated and any other nation
the gt-veritmeut could have at hand
ready for Instant duty a force Of more
than 2t.00o physicians and surgeons
thoroughly equipped for medical re
serve work. In addition those on whom
would rest the brunt of directing the
land and sea forces of the nation
would have the benefit of a knowledge
of al tho most modern methods of
providing for tho sanitation of vast
Brinks of treating gunshot wounds
or the more terrible injuries Inflicted
by bursting shells poison gasea and
loa other deadly accompaniments of
modern warfare
The medical reserve work is broad-
ly under tho direction of Dr. Franklin
II. Martin of Chicago membr of tho
advisory commission for national de-
fense and chairman of the committed
on medicine and general sanitation
Alrtviifv this rnmmllfts alttinv with
ririnrv wr.t rt th t-nMnft mem-
bers who form the council for National
defense has had placed before It in dft
tail a review of the methods used In
European war hospitals with partial
far emphasrs on thT most .TOw
INVASION
21.000 PHYSICIANS
"
i-bv. n rWlmio with fli varinntt nrO inoi to tticeeu UJO aiunuuu ui iimauMBl A wir wpuuuu w... ;w
blema in tali ti.Jph.Sh and almwi l"tto- Dut lho eltJ' U not required take for itr If the price Is satis-
hiafJi. o or the additions. It can factory then the city can say "AH
nospiiais. let thc corapanr jteep the additions 'right we will now enter Into contract
The medicine committee selected by ni take ovt;r lba Qrgjaal plant or! to that effect and by January 1. 1923
Dr. Martin la composed of William a ByBtem wiUicut paying anything there-1 we will pay yon the monoy and tak
Gorgaa surgeon-general of the army; for Th4 uinK oter 0f tha addltions.it all over In that way tha pity will
William C. Hralsted surgeon-general
of tha navy; Rupert Blue urgeon-J
general of the public health strvlc:'arouna. unless th Uy In ihe mean- to take car ot Itself. If th com-
Col. Jefferson R. Kean director gen- ttme acquires a -.-jwrvolr of Ita own 'pany wants mora for Ita property than
eral American National Red Crosa; he city and con.riv will be In the the city think fair then the com-
lr. Frank V. Himpson cmei 01 mu
medical sector of the eommissiott ror
nattoual defense and Dr. William !
Mayo of Rochester Minn.
.)r mow than a ear before the ap-
twistmcntf the advisory cemmldalcai
Trt m mxiimt tirnarnea had
.... j h inim MnmiitM n.
tainted by various medical asspela-
liona which began the work of tabu-
lattagThi natwnat iSawSShMpU
Itala and medical supplies appointed
.ntuMmmiflM In tha Sf V.Mai fctatea
:rT IT.. ." . "Vt " ' " ..
rTlirS rZZX
7.77 r.iif tnl TnAiii nerv efit condiUons as to wuetber R new $n Ua awj am? But without a res-
county wrolltfd for medical raaeno tpart . lM1 eHlftri tto or tho 1- kL.h. i h. -itv it win w
duty Dr J Mayo calmatt ot wU takft flt0jr adaWoa3 the && f8d the water company illj
thU coiuiutt. and Dr Frank . Stop- d mmQt wHl aot D dealing felum-to AfcUene for another twen-
son of Pttuburg. ta IU "f .? t -arms length." becauw tha Uy ia f.flve v.r. If the city own a
Dr. tranklin H. Martin ia a f oound to hav a water supply twforc wmtr hhdpIt we wilt havo no trouble
All UrM are members of tho medlciu u alI u tk ytU-4 coming to aa underataadlng with
as sa.tatloa committea of tho advu- uajer pre8ent coadltlona when 1IJ1 rt water cwiaav for the cowpaayM
ory oesimlsalea. Other member of co around 1 can laaaglBa th rep- rrvalr will h of bo value Ita stand
the iolat committee ar; Dr Go?f
w rnw ot uveaa ut ucorg &.
Brewwr. of Kw York and Dr Edward
Martin of J?hiladlhU.
Tft coaimlaaioa haa haadquartert Hi
tha Muaaty lwilMt la WaaWagtoa
D O aadfrequeat aiaatiaia hava kfta
arranged.
PORTO RICO IS
TO SUPPORT US.
IN EVERY CRISIS
By Tho Associated Press.
SAN J CAN. March 6. Parte Rico
will support the linked Slates In what-
ever crisis trtny develop according to
a resolution just passed by the House
of Delegates tho cffdct'Ve branch of
the Insular legislature.
BERNSTORFF MUST
EXPLAIN HOW NOTE
WAS DIVULGED
lONDQv. March C- -A d!spaloh fronf
AmstPidnm says: "According to n
Frankfurt telegram received here tin-
Gorman fiovernnionl has sent a wire-
less dispatch to Cfctmt von Hernstorf
asking him to explain how the Ger-
man note regarding the bringing of
Mexico and Japan Into war with the
Cnllod States was divulged."
A special courier has heen dispatch-
ed to meet him on his arrival and to
warn him against granting any news-
paper Interviews on the situation. .
The correspondent said the Social-
ist papers In Munich I-o'.pzlg and
Mndo'rherg criticised the rtote to Mex-
ico as the crowning diplomatic blun-
der ot Germany.
Judge Hardwicke's
on the
Tho Reporter has been given the property uless ypu agree on satlsfac-
followlng very Interesting article Uory terms either for the sale of your
from Judge S P. Hardwlcke:
In lSSJ In the ay of a water
plant or system. Abilene owned a
rjamIniUantpJpadatjy;
mains covering onlyTf portion of the
town but owned no reservoir. The
council was not responsible for tills
lack of equipment the fault being
that of the two water companies with
which the town had contracted. In
each instance the water companies
bankrupted and prior to 1S97 the
town was compelled to take over the
skeleton plant and operate It.
In 1S37 Lytic Water Company en-
tered Into contract with the city by
terms of which so far as the pur-
poses of this article are concerned it
was provided:
The city leased its property to the
Company until January 1 1923. The
company ngroed to erect a reservoir
necessary standplpea make exten-
sions and needed additions etpr
On January 1. 1913 this contract It
to imd and tho city will then hare
tha right to resume control ot the
system and take over without pay-
lag anything all the property it leas-
ed to the Company. This would re-
store to the clly without cost all the
city turned over to the company and
tho franchise under which the com-
hnnv la nnu- nrtlne will end January
t. 1J23. and it will have no author-ng
ity to operate or charge for water In
tho city. In addition to the above
.right the city. If It thinks beat and Is
able to do It. will be entitled to take
over all the additions wade by the
water company standplpes. reservoirs
and all other nronertloa of the water
Pr by paying therefor a price j
Ulas optional with tha city. (know exactly what It will have to or
Sn wnn Januarr 1. 1923. comas' win do and at a time to enable It
following position tho city can
taka oTer tho -original liant with-
out cost but will have ao water aupt
ply and will not own th addition fo
the mains as they now and wll tkjH
? Tha company will own ttft
reservoir one tandpii and lh ad.
dltlons to th mains etc. will havo
no f ranchls and no right ta charga
one cent for ater or to uw tht part
ot m bloKlog lf
r c .. - -
"'- . .
So when 1985 comes arouno ana
0 couh . under prea-
raatUvc of tha city and coapany
ta Confercac over tha auoject. or
cours. tho company will tailst upon
n thtt o4vaatags and disadvantage
ui wm driT ju$t a hard a hargata
& it can That geaa without aaytcg
uqi aheut it la thla alareac the
city caa aay WW will taka hack our
3 IMPORTANT
BILLS SIGNED
BY GOVERNOR
Staff Special to tho Reporter.
AUSTIN' Tessas March C The
Senate bill providing for the creation
of juvenile boards by district and
county Judges in counties having cit-
ies of 70000 population and over was
signed by Gdvefnor Ferguson today.
The governor also signed the "West-
brook child labnr bill mnklng the
present law mom strin'gnnl. and the
compulsory U1: eradication bill divid-
ing the state info three aones and plac-
'ng the aUnnniuration under the state
1 vostook sanit.iry commission.
L
SUIT TO AVOID
TRIAL AT BOSTON
Ily the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. March C Werner
Horn the German reservist who dyna
mited the International bridge nt
Vanceboro Me. lost his habeas cor
pus suit in the Supreme Court today
in which he sought to avoid trial at
Hoston for the alleged transportation
of explosives on passenger trains.
The court dismissed Horns appeal
that hia German army commission ex-
empted him from American prosecu-
tion. Views
Water Situation
property or make a fair renewal con
tract with us and you can take your
property but you will havo no way
or RetUtig your water to the public.
youwllUiaA-cuJOfrancdao.andJawiths
out auinoriiy 10 deliver one gsuon 01
water through th mains."
The company will reply; Yqu will
havo to como to our terms. Wo can
do without patrons but you have no
reservoir your part of the mains wilt
not reach one-half tho patrons. So
you can cither agree to our terms or
take back your part of the plant but
it will be o 'dry water system."
A novlco can see that with the con-
ditions as they now exist the water
company will havo tho advantage for
they can wait bnt the City must have
water and that on Janua'y 2. 1923.
It Is true the contract provides that
the value of tho additions. If the city
concludes to take them over is to be
determined by "non-resident" arbi-
trators. But the city" always get the
worst ot such arbitrations and we
must know beforo January 1 1923
what It will cost to take over the ad-
ditions because should we wait until
then the city will not know whether
It will or will not be in position to
take over the entlro plant a3 no one
will know the valuation that will he
placed upon the additions. Tho atbl-
trators
mlght nx a valuation maa-
it impossible for the city
under
Its taxing limitations to meet sucn
valuatons. So the valuations should
be fixed by agreement before 1923 so
tho city can act Intelligently.
Kow If by 1922 tho city owns Ita
own reservoir. Jt win do in posiuoa
to sat to tha water company: We
will tako over your part of the plant
pany cannot lore tno city to cnier
into a Hard contract
t( tha cltr acquires Urn own water
aDDi. nd "fall to como to terms
Wth the company then about January
35 m fcoj say to jh water
comuany: 'We will not take over
ftll- nrontrtr. When January 1. 1923
mmm roand take your standpipo off
our profrty tak np your mains
from ourrtiU.- Than the city will
nav yf Vr wore m m vu r
new IBW rim itkiM .
--j Vhu January 1. 1923 comes
around th eitv can turn Ita own water
pip$ iB mataa cf no value hut for
jttBJt eu tha cotta of Uktnr ihi
rom th srewnd The city wMl then
M tt advantagt la poaUtoa Whll
B0 m wants to b othtr tha fair
wh tha wattr eowway yt w ws
1M onrlvaa faa Klsn tm m
(Caau4 s P S
GERMAN
S
CUNARO LINER
WITH 8 AMERICANS
ABOARD IS SAFE
Dy Tho Associated Press.
N'RW YORK March 6.The Cunard
liner Orduna which left here Febru-
ary 24 for Liverpool arrived safely
cable advices' say
Tho Orduna carried 110 passengers
inrludmg e'ght Americans
RIO GRANDE VALLEY
SPRING VEGETABLE
CROPS ARE DAMAGED
BROWNSVILLE Mar. 5. Estimate
today of the danger done last night by
tho freeze In the lower Rio Grande
valley places It as high as $300000
AH early spring vegetables partic-
ularly potatoes suffered. The freeze
was more severe some growers re
ported than that of February.
' MISSION Mar. h. Thc second cold-
est freeze of the winter with the ther-
mometer dropping to 20 above sero
last night complctelv wiped out all
unprotected tender vegetables such afl
beans tomatoes cantaloupes and wa-
termelons. In this section of the lower
valley. The Iosb is large as few farm-
ers protected their crops.
Onions lettuce broom corn and ma-
turing Cabbage were damaged It is
estimated to the extent of 20 per cent.
Citrus buds probably suffered and it
Is feared this crop may be lost
Ktgbt hundred acres of beans 300
of watermelons and cantaloupes 200
of lettuce and 100 of tomatoes had
been planted In this section since the
February freeze.
BRITISH WIN
SUIT TO REGAIN
v
ffFAPPffl
By The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. March 6. The Brit-
ish claimants of the German prire ship
Appam at Newport News Va won
their suit in the Supremo Court today
to regain possession of thc vessel and
her cargo
Tho court held that the British own
ers are entitled to restitution because
tho Appam violated American neutral-
ity vfe
Tho Supreme Court also annuled a?
unconstitutional tho tariff law clause
granting: a ftvo per cent discount In
duties brought on American ships.
;o ukklk: xerciiaxt
VESSELS HATE BEEN LOST
ATHRXS March 6. According to
statistics furnished by the Hellenic
government "0 vessels of the Greek
merchant marine have been lost at sea
during the year 191C This total In-
cludes those ships sunk by submarines.
or floating mines as well as those
wrecked or subject to accidents not
incident to war. Tha Ministry of
Mine states that as in the case of
many vessels lost. It Is an accurate
figure of those sunto by submarine.
Three however tho "Angheliki' the
"KIM" and ths -SpartV were sunk off
Flevea point whtth In a few thousand
yards of the Allied fleet anchored at
Keratshia bay. In a period of three
weeks. A French commission of In-
quiry appointed by Admiral Dartlge du
Fournet pronounced their sinking due
to a submarine's torpedo
1
rTEATHER BUREAU.
4
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4t
For Abllen and Vicinity Tonight
unsettled weather; Wednesday unset-
tled and colder.
Bar Fast Texasu Tonight unsettled.
weather; Wednesday unsettled colder
tn north and west portions.
For Weat Ttowu: Tonight fair cold
er In north and west portions; Wed-
nesday fair coldar In southeast por
tion
Moo. Tue
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Suarlae ? W auaatt IL 4.
"NEUTRALS SHOULD NOT ENTERS
THE WAR ZONE" -SAYS AUSTRIA
CD
0
TUESDAY NIGHT
CELOKAT10N 01' WAXCES YYII..
LARD'S BIHTHliAY HY UM'U
W. ft T. 1'.
ALL CHOIRS ARE TO
Splendid iYogrnm 1VIU be Rendered nf
First Hnptist Church; .Many
Interesting Features
To He fllTcm
In celebration of Frances E. WII
lard's birthday a sacred concert wll
bo held at tho First Baptist churcl
this (Tuesdnvj evening Under the aus
pices of the Abilene W. a T. IT. Tho
program will he directed by Messrs
Cook and Boone and all the choirs ot
tho city will participate.
The district meeting of thc W. C
T. t?. will be held here all day Thurs-
day many women being expected from
all parts of tho district.
Everyone Is Invited to attend Tues-
day night and hear the following pro-
gram: PROGRAM
1. Chorus by all choirs ot thc city.
2. Song by choir and congregation.
3. prayer Rev. Dallas.
4. Scriptural Reading Rev. Cadwell
fi. Selection SL Paul's Choir.
C. Solo Miss Phillips.
T. Piano Solo Miss Cheatham.
8. Ten-mlnule talk President Sewell
9. Duett Mlsse3 Morris and Hall.
10. Solo Mra. Jones.
11. Solectlon Abilene Concert Orchcs
tra.
12. Reading Miss Clements.
13. Solo Mr. Payne.
14. Selection Presbyterian choir
in. Selection Simmons Quartet
in. Violin solo Miss Dowdy.
17. Solo Mrs. Alexander.
3Sgmrrrto-fl.prgaBHt
Mrs. MUlcr.
M. L. NELSON DIES
HERE TUESDAY; WAS
Al EX-COHFEDEfATE
Marcus LaFayetta Nelson aged "I
year died at 3:30 a. m. TuesdaV at
the family home on Pine street at the
city limits after an HJness covering
a long period.
The funeral will be held at the Col-
lege Heights Baptist church thia Tues-
day afternoon at 3 o'clock conducted
by Dr J C. Burkett. the pastor. Bur
lal will 'follow In the local cemetery.
Mr. Nelson was born November 18
1S45 at Gonzales Texas and lived
all his life In this state- He enlisted
In the Confederate army and served sS
first corporal In Cook's First Texas
Heavy Artillery stationed at Galves-
ton. Ho was a charter member of the
North Park Baptist church now the
College Heights church and was Its
first clerk. He was an active deacon
In the church nntil hia health broke
down. Ha lived a devoted Christian
life and was held in the highest re-
gard. Mr. Nelson came to Abilenn about
thirty years ago and took an active
part in the upbuilding of tho city.
Besides the widow several children
survive as follows: Mrs. K M. Vaughn.
Dallas; Mrs. John R Hutto Haskell:
Mlsa Esther Nelson. Dallas; Miaa
Gladys Nelson Haskell; Granville Kel
son Abilene.
The Reporter joins the many f fiends
of th family in extending sincere sym-
pathy. mm for
AIL CUBA IS THE
REPORT SENT OUT
NEW YORK. Mar. fi -Immediate
suansion of faoatlUUaa by tha Cuban ;
rovplutioulsU in the Province of
Orieata to fee attested by procUmatlott
signed by repremmtiYs of the Lib-
eral party and the comwaadara of
the American naval squadron at San-
tiago aad followed by an araiistice
throughout the entire republic to tare-.
caat la cahtft$raa received her -y-Urday
hy Dr Oreatea Ferrara repre-
sentative o the Liberal p-my. I row R
reraantag military ceataaaader o(
Orteate. The requaai for aa armWlic
the 6Meraais aW t to he pmt-
4 t Pt44?t Maaocal of CuW thru
Waahlagtatt
VS
REPLY TO UNRESTRICTED
SUBMARINE WARFARE
HANDED TO AMERICAN AM-
BASSADOR AT VIENNA-
SAYS NEUTRALS RESPONSI-
BLE FOR LOSSES THEY
SUFFER.
Ily Tho Associated Press
LOYM Mnrrh C.-TI10 Amfrl-
enn nntbussador at Vienna has
been handed tho luslrlnn reply
to Uie ntlltude to lie taken toward
unrrstrlcfed Huhmnrlue wnrfnre n
slnlcnient of which hnd been nsked
for" by Ihe rnllcd Slnfcs some time
fljto.
Vccordlng to a Reuler dtspnlch
the reply snyn Hint ncntrrtls nre
responsible for the losses they
RUffpr bj entering the snlitnnrlne
xone. Afler saying fhnt the fis.
Iro-Huntrarliiu uoiernmcnt Is "es.
sentlnlly In accord wllli the Amer-
ican (atcnitnrnt with reference
to endangering ueutrnl Hies the
rcplj- nscrt thnt Ihe "principle
Unit neutrals should enjoy in wnr
Hmes Hip freedom of the en re-
fprs only to neiitrnl tcspU and
nol to neutral persens aboard en-
emy vessels."
TWO SENATOR'S
SUV THEy-Wf RE
NOT IN PLOT
Da TK 4l M m rx fn t n. Tv
" iVJ a3SULl.lUU m-oo (I
WASHINGTON. March 6-Senntors
Vnrdaman of Mississippi and Kenyoh
of Iowa two of the twelve senators
who did not sign the manifesto favor-
ing the armed neutrality oill explained
to the Senate today that they nad not
been in & complicity to present actlou
on the bill.
Senator Williams replying said that
Tegnrdtess ot their motives they ani
not congress were rcanonilbte tor the-
GEMTANS PAIL TO BKIVE
PKENCH FR03C TKEXCMEJ
By Tho Associated Prts.1.
PARIS March C The Germans
failed In their effort to drive the
French from the trenches tho French
recaptured yesterday it wna officially
announced today.
11 ' t
WILSW AWAITS
LEGAL ADVICE ON
ARMING SHIPS
WASHINGTON Mar C - Further ac-
tion by President Wilson la the Gen-
man situation was postponed yesU-
day pending a deektoa by hkt lef
advisors whether he haa power la titm
American merchant ships In sf K -
the failure of Congresa te Tsasa the re
solution conferring that authority The
question was reierreti 10 Attorney
General Gregory and Secretary Lan-
sing and probably will he .decided tn
time tor consideration at tho cabinet
meeting tho first to be held In thf
new administration.
A determination to arm merchant
ships if a legal way can ha found waa
generally apparent The president
has placed squarely before the senate
the request for changing Ita rules dur-
ing the apeclal suss km begun today
so that filibustering by a smalt group
of senators canuot prevent act.on by
cosgress. Meanwhile he is preparing
to take such steps as he can to meet
the crisis and defend American rights.
la his inaugural address yesterday $m
wldt
We stand firm la armed geutrajh
ty" and added: W. ay evas. i
drawn on by circumstance aot by ct-r
purpose or desire to a mor active aa
sertian of our rights as we see thwi
and a mere imnu'd.ute association wltk
ts? tsi struiita twr"
While the arming of oaerchantmea
is the step most considered It is pomt
ed aut that the president has the right
to convoy American vessels. This point
has heen opposed by the navy depart
ment principal)) tor strategic rea-
sons. VA. SENATOR
MAJORITY LEADER
OMKWATf
ly The AaocJte4 Pre.
WASHINGTON Mura .
Martta at Vtr jlak wa lataeltd aa
lrlty leadar of tMaatt ay
Deaaocrattc cauwa toiay.
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