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VOL. 30 NO. 277."
HOUSTON TEXAS WEDNESDAY JANUARY 5. 1916.
PRICE 5 CENTS
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I B r J k. I i IIS W" II -.' v I N II - ' 6 i ! y V SL as-
HEW PAH-AMERICAN
BENEFIT TO TEXAS
" '
'Bitter Experiences With Mexico
Show Great Need for Plan
Now Being Urged.
CONGRESSMAN SLAYDEN TELLS
OF OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED
Would Place U. S. and AIL American
Republics on Plane Where They
Would Have Nothing to Fear and
Would Mean Increased Trade
By W. S. Gard.
WASHINGTON January 4. Texas
la one of the states by reason of its
bitter experience with Mexico during
the period of the Revolution which will
take mere than ordinary interest in
the proposal of Secretary Ljanslng that
arbitration treaties shall fix perma-
e nentlyr national boundary lines in the
Americas and that thpre shall be an
end to the exportation of arms to
belligerents in any country on this
continent. N
Mr. Lansing says it is an enlarge-
ment of the Monroe doctrine and
makes that hitherto purely national
political policy international or as he
puts it makes all the other American
governments full partners with the
United States in Us responsibilities
and burdens as guardian of the West-
ern hemisphere.
No longer will the taxpayers of the
United States be called on tp assume the
risk burden and cost of guarding the
Western tforld against the greedy ind
ambitious powers of Europe should there
be such.
SLAYDEN WORKED
ON PLAN FOR YEARS.
The delegates from Mexico Central and
South America are delighted with these
developments and no one of them is
more pleased than Congressman Jamea L.
Slayden who has been hammering away
at the same idea for several years.
In a speech to the second National
PaaCa ranffr... In Rnllimhi. f it.o ...... r
ago he pointed out the popular misinter
pretations of the Monroe doctrine the
danger in such views and the dlfflcul
ties of a satisfactory development of
American cbmraerce while such opinions
were current. He was assaulted by some
people who failed to grasp the ireal shr
nlflcance of his proposals or sought to
deceive the people and use them against
him Ih politics.
l But even before the Baltimore speech
he was writing and talking for the very
Tan-Americanism of which Mr. Wilson
and Mr. Lansing are now such doughty
champions. It is all part of the same pol
icy Mr. Slayden was aiming at. in the
two resolutions he offered in the house In
two succeeding congresses and which
were themselves directly due to one he
wrote in San Antonio in 1910 and which
was unanimously approved by the Trans
mlssisslppi Commercial congress.
V. S
SHOULD HAVE
TAKENTHE LEAD.
In November1 1913 Mr. Slayden sug--sreBted
to officials of the government heie
In Washington the development of this
precise policy and its immediate appllca
tion to the Mexican situation. The Niag-
ara conference was the first official rec-
ognition of the right of other American
governments to have a word in the set-
tlement of Such questions as that present-
ed by Mexico. Mr. Slayden's one regret
In connection with the Niagara confer
ence or A B C mediation as it is also
. called. Is that It was not suggested by
the officials of our own government. But
that error was corrected in August last
by the invitation of Mr. Lansing to the
ambassadors of Argentina Brazil and
Chile (the ABC powers; to meet with
the diplomatic representatives of Bolivia
Uruguay and Guatemala and with the
secretary of state himself to consider
what should be done In Mexico. The
meeting resulted in the recognition of
Carranza. In this way the new Pan
American policy was born.
Your correspondent saw Congressman
Slayden today and asked him what h
thought would be the result of this new
departure. lie said: it Is bound to
have a good Influence in the development
of more cordial political relations and
that in turn means more business.
WOULD MEAN
LARGER TRADE.
"It will help to convince Spanish-Amor
leans that the great mass of the people
of the United States do not covet their
territory or sovereignty and once that
idea Is definitely out of their minds the
way to peace and Increased trade lies
open before us.
"This new doctrine recognizes the tru
ism of International law that all nations
'all sovereigns are equal in dignity and
rlghts These are points on which the
small nations Insist and the smaller they
are the more vehemently they insist.
"Commerce promotes friendship; It
stabilizes tne -relations of nations; it ed
ucates people In tolerance and courtesy
ana tnus increases me proDaoiuty or prof
Its and lessens the probabilities of war.
"It means the education of more Hoan
Ish-American youths in the United Stales
and will in mat way tend to spread the
American Idearof liberty under law. They
will learn how in our country the def ant
ed political party 'takes Its medicine' and
'doe not resort to revolution to reverse
. the decision oi tne Danot dox. . l
STRUCK A '
POPULAR CHORD.
"Usually I have no great confidence in
the soundness or abiding character of
sentiments that find expression at ban-
quets and on such like occasions but the
spontaneous applause thatgreeted the
newborn FaavAmerlkan doctrine from
Chile and Argentina In tbe extreme south
Clean up to and' Including Mexico con
' vincee me that at last we have striick a
realty popular chord In sour dealings witn
Bnanlsn-Amarica.
"Thli new relation will be of distinct
advantage for us quite aalde from the
better trade raciuties it win oring.
"Heretofore this country and our tax
.(Cootlaued on Page Two.).
SUMMARY OF NEWS
V THE WEATHER.
(Associated Press Retort .
WASHINGTON. January 4 Bui
Partly cloudy Wedaeadajr. Thanday fdrcoider
aorta portion ' ' '
West -Texas Fair Wednesday ana Tasraday
except rail or anow and colder Wednesday eight
r Tbaraday to the Panhandle.
Loalalana Fair Wednesday and Thursday
omewbat colder Thursday north portion.
Forccut for Houston and. vicinity Wednes
day Unsettled probably rain.
Temperature extttmes tnd precipitation at
Houston for 24 boors ending X P- m. Tuesday
Maximum 74; minimum 58; precipitation none.
Atmospheric pressor at Houston at 8 p. m.
Tuesday sea level reading. 30.16.
Huurtae 1:1s a. m. ; iroei o:o p.
Comoaratlre tentaeratun reconl at Houston
for January 4:
11UD. IVIt).
t. m .'... 0 . ' M
in . m : 04 61 OT
Noon' TJ & f
3 b. m 11 ! w
0 p. m TO CW
7 pi m M
Uelatlee humldUy 7 a. m. l per cent
. m. 1 per cent.
Houston Calendar for Today.
Reoular -meeting of directors Chamber
or commerce at e p. m.
Maaa mudna fa farm Mlaarathl SOCl
ety In Houston at Adah Yeahurun nail
at 7 p. m.
Rica Inatltut at 4:30 d. m.. lecture am
phltheater phyalca laboratories university
extension lecture en "Physical Optica" by
A. Wllaon "Dispersion ana speciros-
dopy."' '
- AMUSEMENTS.
Key theater: "The Lamb."
Koffler'a academy Dancing
lals theater: "Sealed Lips."
Queen theater: "Temptation."
Gam theater: "The Secret Sin."
Crown theater: "A Price for Folly."
Majestic theater: Vaudeville of quality
Domestia. "
THE l.EQISLATL'UE of Mississippi opened its
at'uiuut.
THE DATE of the Jewlfb. congresa In Chicago
was aet for January 20.
THRRH Wil l. h an election in Atlanta to
day to decide wuetuer or not tne major suau
De iwalleu.
L. H. PRENTICE Jr. vice president of the
I'reullc-e coumauy of Chicago waa arowaeo
in tile Ulaataaippi river.
A DUCK supposed to liavo been driven rrora
the European war.sona was auieo id uih-
boma. It was IdentUleU by a metal tag. on
lta leg.
TWO MESfBERS of ethe municipal commlaslon
reaigued at Mempliim six men were luui-ie.i
tbi're for alleged fraud lu tbo recent prlmai
for senator. .
AN ATTEMPT waa made to float tbe Astec
which waa blows up Monday ine uiaaater
waa aald to be due lo tbe ignition of pockets
of fuel oil gas.
GOVERNOR IHJNT of Arlaona wrote to Qov
emor Johnson or California aayocauug tun
extension of the auutbern .bouudary of the
iw.i hi u 1ml to include the Oulf of California
tliie being made possible it was urged in tne
way of settling Indemnities due this couutry
from Mexico.
x Washington.
WITH THE hearing on tbe naval bill today n
regard to requlrvineuta for yaro ami uucaa
tbe right for preparedueas may be aald to be
opened.
CONOUKSSilAN HENRY of Texas prcacnted
bli farm loan plan In the nuuae or reure-
xi.titliMn !! would have the federal gov
ernment loan farmers not more tban IluO.OftU-
OOO annnally.
TEXAS was declared to be more than ordlmrily
lutereated in the proposition of accreiaiy
Lansing that all boundary disputes botwwu
tua uatiaoa of ine naaieru cuuiiueui m bbi
tied by arbitration.
DR. F. E. rRATT head of tbe domestic com
merce bureau said traae wun bouiii amer
lean countries after the European war de
pended on -whether tbe people of tbia country
were .Drenarod to make large loaus to tbe
Latin republics.
TUB SITUATION was still tenee regarding the
sinking of the rersla. imnieiuaie renru
from Jill sorvlvora have been asked and con
gresslonal leaders have beu called Into eou
(.r..nn with tbe nresdent about the dlaaat
which resulted In the loss of Amerlcau lives.
Texas'.
FOUR KIXQSVILLE men were married in one
week.
THE I'OSTOFFICE at Alvin was robbed. Only
TO ceuta was taken.
A J20.0O0 FII1K in Abilene destroyed 10 stores
and tne opera nousc.
THE WACO Field Crop association began Its
annual meeting In Racoa
THE ROAD bonds of 1400000 of Bryan were
bought by the banks at par.
THE RIQGINS hotel at Waco was sold at sue
Hon including its furniture.
GENERAL IIUERTA was reiiorted much better.
lie was operated upon ai r.i raso.
STATE officers disagreed about a -section of
the act relating lo mineral titles.
THE DALLAS reserve bank handled 11745000
Tuesday the largest anin ou record.
novKRXOR FERGUSON was opposed to
extra schsIou of the legislature A it could
he avoided. "
THE DEATH rate In Fort Worth in December
was htiiher tban usual. Out of 124 deaths
four ere from grip.
THE TRIAL of W. J. MaVfleld. accused
killing bis father mother and brother with
an ai was set for next Tuesday at Tenar
kana. t
HARPER BENNETT of Pottsboro ssaistan
emliler of a hank waa bound over at .Slier
man on the charge of killing Dr. S. L. llogun
of Pottsboro Sunday.
WII.LIN NEWTON and O. C. Wells charged
with rohli ui the Marble; Falls bank early
December were Indicted. Their trials ware
set for January 10 aud IS.
TEXAS and federal official" at Galveaton were
deadlocked in regard to the authority to
nat anv mariner or nllot who refused
stand State health inspection before entering
Galveston.
f
Railroads.
EMRARQOK8 were still on at Galveston against
grain cargoes.
GEOROB OOULD began suit sgalnst the Toia
and Pacinc railroad on notes vaiueu si
1)00 .
THE NEW HAVEN railroad was unable to get
what locomotives It neeoeu 10 relieve ireigui
congestion.
BANKERS objected to including B. F. Yoakum
In any way in the reorganlaallou plana of the
Frisco railroad.
ATTORNEYS for the New Haven raHroad argued
that tbe various acts againat which criticism
has been made bad tbe approval of President
Taft.
THE STATE railroad commission amended the
rules in regard to compresslo of cotton.
result being the redistribution of expense
when bands are broken ana when spiders are
found
Houston.
WINTER term at Rloo Institute had auspicious
opening. Hesuiis of examinatioaa amuying
HEARING on sugsr schedule to be held In New
Orleaua before Examiner I'ugh. Texus Inter
ested.
nF.ATII WATCH provided to guard titley. con
demued negro by action of county commis
sioners.
WAVE OP lnfluenia sweeping country haan
bit Houston. onie grip reported in city but
no epidemic.
SlilT MACHINES and Diinch boards have dla
appeared as result of order from superintend-
eut or ponce.
FEW UNPAVED miles form missing link in
trade expansion. Road Improvement hindered
by lack of money.
YOUTH'S battle against death la attracting
wide attention. Vernon wiinrora sun
conscious visited by many physicians.
ANTONIO VILLAREAL. former secretary to
General Francisco de P. Marlek military
commander of Mexico City in city on bual
neas.
ACTION OF Chamber of Commerce Is swaitcd
by the county. Civic body however aaya it
has not been asked to serve in economy
muddle.
MEXICO') greatest need at present Is money
declared prominent Mexican in Houston
business trip1. Believes Carrsnsa will work
out solution. '
J. A. MORGAN superintendent of tbe traffic
bureau. Chamber of Commerce was made
secretary of organisation formed to nght
Hlirevepon case..
VIATOR CAMPBELL In address before Live
Issue Discussion club tnkd hew Houston pro
gram ror pans aua piaj a-rvunas may oe
' moral benefit t tbe people.
GRAVE ATTITUDE SHOWN OVER
L0SS GE AMERICANS
Congressional Leaders Called Into Conference and Representa
tives of U. -S. Abroad Asked to Supply Detailed Informa-
tion Immediately CrisisMost Serious Yet Faced.
Aitfdatti Prist Rtfort.)
WASHINGTON January 4. The return to Washlngtfln of President Wilson for tbe purpose of considering
the crisis brough about by the sinking in the Mediterranean of the P. and O. liner Persia brought about no
lessening of the tension felt in official circlet regarding the probable effect the sinking of the Persia may have
on the negotiations between the United States an4 foreign -powers with regard to their prosecution of submarine
warfare on the shipping of belligerent enemy powers. ' " .
The only developments today
fully and deliberately before committing
the Central powers.
President Wilson's first act on
the country action Just as soon as the
"The president and the secretary
grave matter and will act as soon as
REPORTS DEMANDED
FROM CONSULS AT ONCK.
The president's secortd step was to di
rect Secretary Lansing to gather more In-
formation from the Persia survivors. The
secretary ordered the consuls at Alexan-
dria Malta and Cairo to obtain affidavits
and to cable summaries of their contents
at once.
Until that information is obtained or
until Ambassador Penfield reports some
result from his Inquiry to the Austrian
government the situation will be at a
standstill.
The latest developments of the crisis
for the first time bsought the president
into conference with the heads of he
congressional committees Which dealt with
foreign relations and disclosed that they
are to be Informed of the coming steps.
Approbation of this course was ex
pressed by senators and representative
who an along nave teen waiting to be
taken Into the president's confidence
without the formality of resolutions. It
was indicated as possible that beToje any
GREECE BELIEVED.
NEARER FIGHTIKG
Constantine Apparently Reconciled
to Let Allies Stay in Saloniki.
Venipelos Said Country Was Doing
All It Could for. Allies Now and
That He Did Not Desire
Premiership.
(Associated Press Retart.
ATHENS (via Rome). January 4 1:15
p. m. (Delayed.) The king of the Greeks
appears to have considerably altered his
viewpoint in the last month. Speaking
to the Associated Press correspondent to-
day on the present situation Jn Greece
the king while reiterating his determina-
tion not to be forced or persuaded to
abandon neutrality no longer spoke of
demobilization and seemed to be recon-
ciled to the idea of the allies remaining
In Saloniki until the end of the war.
On good authority it Is asserted that
M. Venizelos has already twice been ap-
proached with respect to th terms on
which he would accept the premiership
and he is said to have refused to con-
sider the proposal at the present tjme on
the ground that Greece would now be un.
able to give practical aselstance to the
entente powers beyond what it Is already
doing. He however left the matter open
for further discussion "presumably In the
spring when Greece's aid may be valu-
able.
Even those In royal circles begin to ad-
mit that Greece possibly may be forced
sooner or later to Join the entente. The
stringent censorship on all telegrams for
political purposes has already been the
cause of two Joint representations by the
entente diplomats to the government.
DUCK FROM BERLIN ZOO
WAS SHOT IN OKLAHOMA
Driven From Europe by War It Is
Believed Identified by Metal
Tag on. Leg.
(Associated Press Retort.)
GUTHERHi Okla. January A dead
harlequin duck on one leg of which is
a metal tag bearing the legend "22 Ber-
lin Zoo" has been received here to be
mounted by a local taxidermist. The har-
lequin duck was killed near Heavener
Okla. and purchased by a banker at
Heavener and sent here. It is believed
that the duck was driven out of Hurope
by the noise attending the European war.
GEN. HDEBTA MUCH BETTEK.
Former Mexican Dictator Declared
Out of Danger.
I Associated Press ReOort.
EL PASO Texas January 4. General
Vlctorlano Huerta was declared out of
danger late today by his physician fol-
lowing a tapping operation to relieve him
of fluid In the Intestinal tract -due to
iaundlce.
The operation today occurred about
noon and was performed without anaes-
thetics because of General Huerta's
weakness.
The diagnosis upon which the opera
tions have been performed have not been
revealed by Qr. Schuster Huerta s phy
slclan.
25000O FIBE IN BIRMINGHAM.
Plant of tbe Texas Oil Company De
stroyed 14 Tanks Burned.
( Aisaeiatcd Press Rrtort.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. January 4. Fire
early tonight destroyed the plant of the
Texas Oil company at North Birmingham
causing a loss estimated at 1260000.
Fourteen tanks of oil and gasoline con-
taining 20000 gallons each burned.
The cause of the fire has not been determined.
were the marked indications of the president's intentions to proceed care
the Unitld States to the next step
-f ' '
his return waa to issue a statement
full facta in the Persia disaster can be
of state are taking every meas
the Information fs obtained" said the
drastic step was taken the president might
address congress In person laying bare all
the facts and steps in the long contro-
versy. CABINET MEETING
WAS POSTPONED.
An indication of the administration's In-
tention to proceed cautiouslv was seen in
the indefinite postponement nf tomorrow's
meeting oV the senate fon ign relations
committee where the situation would
have been discussed.
Back of the determination to deliberate
however officials say theie Is no inten-
tion of acting any the less .firmly and
promptly if the facts wan ant it. The
president and all his advisers arc reported
as realizing to its full extent that the sub-
marine controversy drawn over nearly a
year with perplexing and critical negotia-
tions often brought to the breaking point
now Is at the most critical staga It ver
has assumed and their Intention Is that
the next step shall place the government
in a position where it will by able to
maintain the principles of international
law and humanity. They are reported as
SIXHEMPHISMEN
ACCUSED OF FRAUD
Indicted m Connection With Primary
- Contest for Senator.
Two Commissioners Quit Under Fire
in Prohibition Fight One to
Avoid Bar to Sale of
City Bonds.
t Alienated Prtss Retort t
MEMPHIS Tenn. January 4.-The
resignation of two members of the munic-
ipal commission and the indictment
of six men for alleged frauds In the re-
cent democratic senatorial primary made
up today's developments In the turbulent
political situation hpre.
Thomas Dies commissioner of public
utilities against whom ouster proceedings
are pending and Ennls M. Douglas com-
mlssioner of finance tendered their resig
nation at a meeting of the board of city
commissioners late today. Both resigna
tions were accepted. Leo Goodman as
sistant city attorney was elected by the
board to succeed Commissioner Dies and
Dabney Crump a relative of former May
or E. H. Crump was made commissioner
of finance.
ARGUMENTS' HEARD
IN CHANCERY COURT.
Brtef argument was heard in chancery
court early in the day on a motion to
suspend Dies from office pending the
hearing of an ouster petition which al-
leged failure to enforce prohibition and
other State laws and charged that prop-
erty owned by Dies had been used for
Illegal purposes. Counsel for Mr. Dies
urged continuance uf the motion until
the Stats supreme court had decided the
appeal taken by former Mayor Crump and
other city officials from recent chancery
court orders suspending them from office
on their "legal admission" of charges
made inouster suit. The motion was
taken under advisement.
Mr. Dies explained that his seslgnatlon
was tendered to make possible the sale
of $986000 worth of i It y refunding bonds
bids for which will lie opened tomorrow.
Any question as to ihe right of a mem-
ber of the board to hold office would have
acted as a bar to the sale of the bonds
It ws stated.
Mr. Douglas niacin no ' formaf state-
ment. MEN SERVED IN
8AM E PRECINCT.
With the exception of George C. Love
acting mayor all nf the members of the
board of city commissioners as it now is
constituted are serving by appointment
of the board to fill vacancies caused by
suspension from ollice or resignation of
the regularly elected city officials.
All of the men named in the Indict-
ments charging veiling frauds which were
returned In the county criminal court
served as election officers In the same
precinct. J. J. Crltlln i Justice of the
peace; R. L. I Iced and M. G. Rcliaedle
were arrested early ton'ght and were re-
leased on bond. The others Indicted are
expected to appear tomorrow and make
bond.
URGED CANDOR IN BURIALS.
St. Paul Pastor Wonjd Have Chris
tian Rites for Believers Only.
f Associated Press Retort.)
SHEBOYGAN Wis. January 4. Chris
tlan burial for non-Chrlstlana in the
opinion of Rev. o. O. Kreuseder of 8t
Paul Minn. Is hypocritical.
The Rev. Mr. Kreuseder In an address
at the opening Ih.v of the conference of
the Northwestern Knglish Lutheran
church said:
"The Christian pastor Kwho performs
the rites of the Christian church over the
body of an unbeliever Is guilty of
hvnocrlsv. Military funerals are for sol
dlers lodge funerals" are for members and
Christian burial rites are lor Christians.
"A minister of the gospel Is not an
undertaker.
ON PERSIA
in its already strained relations with
through Secretary Tumulty promising
learned.
possible to obtain the full facts in this
official statement.
intending that all the facts shall he so
fully developed that when a movo is made
it will withstand whatever eventualities
are expected to follow.
MAY AFFECT
ALL CENTRAL POWERS.
The posslbllityt that any1 action taken
will affect the relations of tho I'mtcd
States not only with Austria but with all
the central powers as allies is not being
left out of consideration.
In the background of the whole case it
was pointed out tonight lies the continued
destruction of ships with loss of life after
both Oerrnany and Austria have given the
United States assurapces that passenger
ships would not be attacked without
warning or Opportunity for their noncom
batants to find places of safety. This
broader phase of the situation rather than
the one case of the Persia may become
the ground for the next move.
At the state department tonight the
hope was expressed that there would be
opportunity to settle the crisis amicably
and It was staler! the American govern-
ment believed Austria's assurances in
tOontinued on Page Two.)
SAID FOREIGN TRADE
DEPENDED ON LOANS
Dr. E. E. Pratt Head of Commerce
Bureau Reported on War.
Declared United States Can Never
Get Great fPriies Until People
Will Finance Large
Enterprises.
(Associated Prett Retort.)
WASHINGTON January 4. In his first
annual report as chief of the bureau of
foreign and domestic commerce lib. Ed
ward Pratt lays particular stress upon the
fact that. "this great European war hat
suddenly and In a moment thrust before
the eyes and Imagination of the American
business community the subject of for
elgn trade." As this bureau Is more
Isjjlrectly intereste In the development' of
foreign trade than any other government
office a large part of the annual report
is devoted to a discussion of commercial
conditions brought about by the war and
to constructive suggestions for further ex
tensions of our trade abroad.
After describing in detail the growth
of our foreign trade during the first 12
months of the war a sharp note of warn
lug is sounded concerning the permunence
of large portion of our present trade
with belligerents.
"The American business community
it Is asserted "should guard against any
sense of safety In our present prosperity
in so far ai that prosperity Is based on
business connected with tlje belligerent
activities in Europe. Our business men
should carefully discount the continuance
of socalled war orders and avoid basing
future calculations upon conditions which
they bring Into existence.
WAR ORDERS MAY BE 1
EVEN A DETRIMENT.
Kuropean war orders doubtless are
bringing to some manufacturers Imme
dlate and large profits. They do not In
any way however Indicate peamanent
business. It Is conceivable that they may
be positively Injurious by diverting the
attention of our manufacturers from for
elgn markets in LatlnAmcrlca the Far
Kast Africa and Australia to which we
hould at the moment be directing our
most earnest efforts. We may be volun
tartly giving up our greatest opportunl
ties. We may be foregoing the perma
nent markets of the world to make a
few extra dollars of Immediate profits.
Two of the great problems that must
be solved M the I'nited States is to make
the most of its present opportunities re-
ceive much attention in the report
financing foreign trade and the problen
of educating men to carry on such trade.
"The financing of our foreign trade
and In fact by far the larger part of the
financing of the world's trade has hith-
erto been done through London" Hays
the report. "During the last hundred
years London has been the world's finan-
cial market. She has held her position
not because of prestige merely but be-
cause the nations of the world needed an
international clearing house and London
supplied that. At the aame time London
became the clearing house chiefly be-
cause she supplied a large part of the
capital needed for public Improvements
and large private enterprises.'
"On the other hand the United States
has never taken any large part In flnanc-
tCaOntlnued or Page Two.)
SIX DIEdTn FLAMES.
Man Wife and Four Children Vic-
tims of Fire While Asleep.
(Axsocttitrd Press Hetort.)
HOlSI'i Idaho January 4. Arch Kcker-
sall his wife and four children weie
Lburned to death In a fire which destroyed
their home at Halmon. Idaho on January
i It was learned tonight.
The victims were asleep when the fire
started.
CZERMWITZ TAKEN
BY RUSSIANS SAID
PETROGRAD REPORT
Offensfre MoTcmcnt of Czar's
Forces Continued Throagtont
Bobwina Section.
BULGARIANS HAVE SENT FORCE
TO DURAZZO SAID MESSAGE
British Secretary Answered Com
plaint of Germans on Sinking of
Submarine by Outlining List of
Acts Alleged Against Germans.
The Associated Press summarises
the war situation aa follows:
Everywhere in the Strip and
Volhynlan districts of Russia and In
East Gallcla the Russians are on the
offensive the official communications
from both Petrograd and Vienna re-
veal. Czernowiti capital of Buko-
wina is dow tbe position around
which the most important figfftlng is
In progress. The Russian war office
reports that the Russians have occu-
pied a line of trenches northeast of
Czernowltz and have repulsed strong
counter attacks. A Reuter dispatch
from Petrograd gives a report of the
evacuation of Czernowiti and the cap-
ture by the Russians of a largo num
ber of prisoners including Germans.
There has. bejn a strong advance by
the Russians on this front although
Vienna says the Russian attacks have
been unsuccessful aud that their
losses have been appalling in one
sector six miles in width 2300 Rus-
sian dead having been counted.
LAUSTRlUNS TOOK
naLian inangn.
On none of the-other fronts has any
change of Importance taken place. The
Austrian! have captured an Italian trench
near Tolmlno and the Montenegrins have
recaptured Boglevac from the Austrlans
Inflicting on them severe losses.
Unofficial advices from Athens report
30000 Bulgarians as having reached the
region of Tirana northwest of Klbassan
In Albania and that Albanian Irregulars
commanded by Bulgarian officers have
exchanged shots with the Italian outposts
near Durauo on the Adriatic. It Is as-
serted that there are 104000 Serbs now In
Albania who will soon be ready to re-
enter the fray.
Out of Ml 1.441 men of mlUtsrry g In
England Scotland and Wales 2829 U5
wera attested anllited or rsjsdted under
the Karl of Darby's recruiting- scheme
leaving 2182178 men who did not come
forward and offer their services. Of the
men who did come forward 428863 were
rejected by the recruiting officers.
ANSWERED CLAIM
OF GERMANY.
Sir Edward Grey the British Secretary
for foreign affairs in answering the com-
plaint of Germany respecting the destruc
tion last August of a flerman submarine
and the killing of the crew by the British
auxiliary cruiser Baralong offers to sub-
mit this and similar cases to officers of
the United States navy or any Impartial
tribunal.
While President Wilson has returned to
Washington and taken personal charge of
the situation created by the sinking of
the steamer Persia the situation for the
present Is at a standstill as no action
will be taken until the full facts as far
as they can be Obtained are In the hands
of the government. .
WIRELESS ON 36 BABGES.
ST
Apparatus to Be Used in Keeping
Shippers Advised on Markets.
(Associated Press Retort.)
NEW YORK January 4. Wireless tele-
grapll apparatus Is to be installed on 36
freight barges rhat shortly aie to be put
in service on the Mississippi river ac-
cording to an announcement made here
today by the Marconi company.
The fleet of barges each of which will
be of 1400 tons will ply between Min-
neapolis and New Orleans In competition
with the railroad service. Their wireless
equipment will be .used In keeping ship-
pers advised of market conditions and
directing the transshipment of cargoes to
take advantage of favorable developments.
The Inland Navigation company of this
city is back of the project.
YOUTH'S BATTLE AGAINST DEATH
IS ATTRACTING WIDE-ATTENTION
Vernon Williford Still
Many Physicians
Most Remarkable
' The youth and vigor of Vernon Wllll-
fgrd which has enabled him to wage
such a strong battle against death since
he fell from the third story of the Turn-
vereln building last Thursday night has
commanded tho attention of Houston's
medical fraternity.
Despite his having been unconscious for
more than 120 hours and the repeated
sinking spells In which at times he has
scarcely breathed the youth has mus-
tered the remaining forces of vitality
and continued what has been believed
from th start to be a fruitless battle.
Dr. .Sidney M. Lister the attending
physician says that he never has known
of a case similar to that of young Willi-
ford. Other doctors In the city have been
calling at the Baptist sanitarium to see
the unconscious youth and many others
have conferred with Dr. Lister on the
wonderful battle th patient Is waging.
"I never aaw anything like it" aald
OPENING OF FIGHT
ON PREPAREDNESS
BILL COMES TODAY
The Requirements for GoTernmest
Yards and DocksViII B Coo-
silked by Hoase Committee.
ISSUES ARISING FROM SUB .
CONTROVERSY LOOMING LARGE
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee Expected to Take Up Inquiry
Into Interference With Trade by
Britain and Germany.
H"tnntr-I Prru Rrtort.
WASHINGTON. January. 4 Hear v-
logs on the administration's national
defense program will begin tomorrow
when the house naval committee takes'
up the annual naval appropriation
bill. The first subject for considera-
tion will be requirements of govern
ment yards and docks concerning
which Rear Admiral Stanford chief of
the bureau of yards and docks will
be examined. Members of the com-
mittee think it will be several weeks
before the construction program fs
reached.
The senate naval committee also'
will meet to consider Senator Till-
man's bill for erection of a govern-
ment armor plate plant.
PHILIPPINE BILLijKELY
TO BE DEBATED AT LENGTH.
In the senate Chairman Hitchcock of
the Philippines committee will move that
the bill to enlarge Philippine arlt govern-
ment be made the unfinished business.
No opposition to the motion Is expected.
but the debate on the measure Itself is
expected to occupy the senate for several
weeks.
While thin matter is before the senate)
the house will have for discussion the)
farm loan bank bill reported today.
Representative Alexander chairman of
the merchant marine committee returned
todiy from Missouri and resumed work
on the government ship purchase bill. He
plans to confer on this subject with Sec-
retary McAdoo and President Wilson later
this week.
The issues growing out of the sub-
marine war far of Germany and Austria
and Great Britain's Interference with
neutral commerce figured chiefly in then
discussion of senators and represents-!
tlves. The situation has caused a general
feeding of uneasiness among them.
PREPAREDNESS "maY PUT EVEN
8U8 CONTROVERSY IN REAR.
Although the International situation
holds for tho moment chief Interest in
congress It may be that the questipn of
national preparedness will be taken up at
once.
It seemed assured also that the senate)
foreign relations committee would take up
promptly Senator Hoke Smith's .resolu-
tion providing for an Inquiry Into British
Interference with neutral commerce and
Senator Lodge's amendment calling for an
Inquiry Into the Lusitanla. disaster and .
other acts y belligerents resulting In the
loss of American lives.
Senator Stone Inter aald the meeting
of the foreign relations committee called
for tomorrow probably would be de-
ferred until Inter In the week to give
more time for collection of facts relating;
to the sinking of 'the Persia and other
vessels In the Mediterranean.
C2AR DETERMINED AS EVER.
No Puce Until Foes Are Expelled and
Aljles Agree on Terms.
(Associated Press Retort.)
LONDON January 4. Uurlng a review
of She Russian army on January 7 Em-
peror Nicholas delivered an address ac-
cordlsg to a new agency dispatch from
T'etrograd which quotes him as saying:
"As I said In tho beginning of the war
I will not conclude peace until we have
expelled the last enemy from our terri-
tory mid I will onfy conclude this peace
with Ihe full uccord of our allies."
30000 BULQARS AT LUMA.
Marched to City After Finding Serbs Had
Left Elbanan Bare.
( Associated Press Report.)
PARIS January 4 6:45 a. m. L'Oeu-
vTe's Athens correspondent says a Herat
Albania telegram states that 30000 Bul-
garians after occupying Elliassan from
which place the Serbs retired taking
everything of military value with them
have reached Luma 12 miles from Tirana.
The dispatch adds that shots were ex-
Unconscious Visited by
Dr. Lister Pronounced It
Case.
Dr. Lister. "He Is putting up a wonder-
ful fight. At times he has sinking spells
die but he always rallies. He lies in a j
deep stupor scarcely ever moviag Ma J
hands or limbs. At 9 ..o'clock this morn
ing he breathed but three times to th
minute. ' V
"I have known people to remain In an
unconscious state for 15 days but none
of 'them In such a profound stupol M
Williford."
Pr. Lister reported Tuesday night that V
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patient's condition other than that tia
was apparently not quite so Well.
I nuauiil dlfficultv Is baina exDerlencea
in giving nourishment to the Injured'
youtn. tie is given liquids lrora a urvp-
per at times but when he is unableti to .
Ject food Into hit system.
The. boy's mother Mrs. 8. K. Williford. -'t
has spent many hour atthli bedsldey
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