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1 r PAGES 1 U TODAY WHEf4 YOU SEE IT IN THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER IPS SO i u -i i yv i i i i . PUBLISHED AT. "CHARLOTTE,- THE METROPOLIS OF THE CAR PUNAS" PRICE FIVE CENTS. CHARLOTTE, N. C, MONDAY, MORNING, JANUARY 15, 1917. FOUNDED 1869 EHHCB U 10 CUT SOUTH S Overman Condemns Tendency Outcropping in Senate. REVIVAL OF SECTIONAL ISSUE 'Certain Republicans Resorting to This as Means to Regain Control," He Asserts. Special to Tbe Observer. Washington, Jan. 14. The ten dency that has outcropped in the Senate, since the November election, to investigate election laws of South ern States where there is "Grand father clause" or other limiting pre vision on suffrage, today called forth a warm condemnation by Senator Overman. The underlying purpose of the moves made toward getting the legislation through Is to reduce rep resentation In the electoral college and In the House of Representatives, certain Republicans, such as Gallin ger, Penrose and 8herman. resorting to this as the necessary means to se cure control of the Government again for their party. "It Is the same old story," said Senator Overman. "They a3 trying to get the sectional issue before the country again by waving the "bloody shin It is pure clap-trap, and will amount to nothing. 1V7 must rec ognize sooner or later that the white men of the South are going to rale not the negro. "There's a danger. I feel, that will come of passing a 'corrupt practices' act. which has not yet been clearly outlined before the people. That Is giving; the general Government con trol of our elections. It might mean a restoration of the old carpetbag force billa Some bills now propose that the general Government control entirely electors and Congress. Sad Day for States. "It will be a sad day for the States to have the old force bills' adopted in 'C7. 8 and 'ft. bills which were repealed by a Democratic Congress, re-enacted Into law. This club. In the hands of enemies, would mea trouble In the South, and yet Id not see how we can get along: with out stopping the expenditure of vast sums expended for election. The State ought to haw such drastic laws as to prohibit great expenses. I think our State should control all elections, and It is the duty, of the State to see that they are free from fraud, cor ruption, bribery and the expenditure' of unwarranted amounts. "No more should be paid than to pay the ordinary expenses necessary for a candidate to bring his claims for a particular office before the peo ple." Senator Overman's attntlon had been called especially to the latest effort to secure some "force" bill on the holding of elections. This was the amendment Introduced by Sena tor Galllnger of New Hampshire, a "stand-patter," yesterday, to the "cor rupt practices" act. He asked for a committee of Investigation to report December S, It 17, after an Inquiry "with a view to ascertaining whether In any State the right of citizens of the United States to vote Is denied or abridged in violation of the terms of the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution." The amendment further reads: "If it shall be found that representation In the electoral college and the Na tional House of Representatives Is en larges tnrougn sncn denial or abridgement, the committee shall then recommend to Congress such legislation as will reduce the repre sentation In said State or States, as provided by the fourteenth amend ment" Sherman's Resolution. Senator 8herman of Illinois, only last week, offered a resolution asking tor an investigation, in part It read "That the Senate Committee on Priv lieges and Elections be and is hereby directed to investigate the foregoing conditions and recommend a measure or method whereby either the de cisions of the United States Supreme Court may be enforced in the several States of the Union on the matters heretofore named, and- the conduct of the several States so persisting, if they do, in holding elections under such acts of such. States be properly dealt with so as to secure the rights of all qualified voters, or. in default thereof, that the representation from the offending State or States be re duced pursuant to the mandatory pro visions reierred to. INCOMPETENCY AND MISCONDUCT CHARGED New Tork. Jan. 14. Formal char ges of "misconduct In office" and "in competency, neglect and violation of law In the administration of his office during: the year Is Is, and a portion of tne year hit nave been tiled by the City Club with Governor Whitman against Edward Swann. district at torney of New Tork County. It was announced tonight by Nelson S. Spencer, president of the organize tion. The Governor is requested to order an investigation and if the al legations are sustained, to remove the district attorney. The City Club's charges sre similar to those Dreferred against Mr. 8wann by former Judge mM A. Delehanty, which were In connection with failure to prosecute persons Indicted as the result of labor disorders. . - EXPLORER AMUNDSON ARRIVES IN WASHINGTON Washington, Jan. 14. Capt Roald Amundsen, the explorer, came here today with F. Herman Oade. Nor wegian Consul At Chicago, tp spend a week conferring with Rear Admiral Peary, the Norwegian Minister and other friends. Captain Amundsen will sail from New Tork for Europe. Janu ary 27. The ship in which he will make a four or five-year exploration trip to the Artie will be launched In Christian! in March but he will not start until the Summer of 191S. about the time Captain Robert 'A. Bartlett starts on a similar trip by way of Bering Straits. The two expect to co- REPRESENTAT ON nervations. GOVERNOR RISKS LIFE TO PREVENT LYNCHING GOV. A. O. STANLEY. Governor Stanley of Kentucky risk ed his life before a mob bent on lynch- tnjr Circuit Judge Charles Bush for failure to release a negro prisoner to be lynched. .He said he would give the mob a chance to lynch the Gov. ernor of Kentucky first," before he would let another negro In Kentucky be lynched. IF THOSE MEMORY OF BUFFALO BILL s State Officials, Soldiers, Former Comrades and Indians, Old Enemies of the Plains, Sor row at Bier of Fallen Scout. Denver, Col., Jan. 14 The West to day paid honor to the memory of Col. William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) while his body lay in state beneath the huge dome of the Capitol from which the Stars and 8 tripes floated at half mast. Troopers from Fort Logan formed lines in the rotunda of the Capitol through which passed the Governors of two States, delegations from their Legislatures, officers of the United States Army, members of f ra- ternal organizations of which the fa (nous scout and plainsman was a member, veterans 'of the Grand Army of the Republic, women and thous ands of children. And not the least conspicuous among the mourners were a handful of old Indians and former scouts those who had been youths In the famous Wild West show which bore Colonel Cody's pseu donym. The body was dressed in a frock coat in which were pinned the badges of the Legion of Honor and of the Grand Army of the Republic. The casket bore the inscription: "Colonel William 'F. Cody, 'Buffa lo Bill.' " Colonel Cody's body was brought Into the Capitol at 9:40 o'clock this morning. When the doors , of the building were thrown open, the crowd poured in and at 12 o'clock, the hour set for closing the casket, the crowd still was coming. The public was held back while the family bade, the Colonel farewell. In the family was "Johnny" Baker of New Rochelle, N. Y. who. was -with Colonel Cody in his adventurous en terprises for many years. Following the family, a delegation of Knights Templar from .North Platte, Neb, ' passed the bier. After wards marched a delegation, of for mer cowboys. The guard of honor at the casket Included 'delegations from the Colo rado National ' Guard, the Pioneers' Society, the Elks and the Grand Army of the Republic. The public again was admitted at 12:10 o'clock for 20 minutes. From the Capitol, the funeral pro cession passed through the down town streets led by policemen. Be hind was . the caisson on which rested the casket. Among' the- distinguished citizens of this and other States in the pro cession were Julius C. 'Giiriter, Gov ernor of Colorado; John B. Kendrick, Governor of Wyoming; Edward How ard, Lieutenant Governor -of Nebras ka; the Secretaries of State of Col orado and Wyoming; legislative del egations from Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming, and Elks from Kansas and New Mexico. Bringing up the rear of the cortege, seventy cowboys walked. Two of them led Colonel Cody's horse, "McKinley," riderless, and with the plainsman's pistols hung from, the saddle horn. Several thousand persons follow ed the remains to the Elks' home, where the funeral services were held. Several hundred, unable to gain ad mission, stood for two hours outside to view the body at the close of the services. Later the body will be placed in a rock-hewn vault at the summit of Lookout Mountafh at Golden. ADAMSON ACT EXTtixolON SOUGHT BY RAILROADERS Boston, Jan. 14. P. J. Coyle, grand president of the Brotherhood .of Railr way Station Employes, today sent to Congressman Tague the draft of a proposed amendment to the Adamson act which would extend its scope to include a large number of railroad workers not actually employed in moving trains. The amendment would have brought under the provisions of the act switchmen, crossing tenders, bag-' gagemen and freight men engaged in any capacity in caring for baggage or freight all other employes required to perform any manual labor on tracks, switches, trains or engines and all dispatchers and signal men. , , r NEUTRAL REPRESENTATIVES; IN BUCHAREST RECALLED Berlin, Jan. 14. Via Amsterdam to London, Jan. 16. An official commu nication issued here today says the neutral Governments representated at Bucharest were "requested . to recall their ministers and that they left 1 Bucharort January-It on a spsrlal, train piacea at tneir disposal. . wVt'Cle r 0 1 EXTRA SESSION - Members Are Down to Hard Work in Effort to Clear Slate. WILL RESUME "LEAK" PROBE i - - -- District of Columbia Prohibition 4 Bill, Passed by Senate, May Strike Snag in the House. Washington, Jan. 14. While public interest in Congress is centered upon the so-called "leak" investigation, the legislative machinery of both houses is grinding away, and members have settled down to hard work in an earn est effort to clear the decks and avoid an extra session. The Senate still Is considering tne public lands water-power land leasing bill, but it may be side-tracked any day for either the legislative or In diai appropriation bill. Hearings on the nominees for the shipping board continues before the Commerce Committee. J. B. White of Kansas City, one of the nominees, will appear before the committee Tuesday. When the nominations reach the floor. Senator LaFollette will pro test against some or tne snipping ideas of Bernard H. Baker, the Balti more nominee. The Interstate Commerce Commit tee is preparing to report on the President's railway legislation pro gram after holding extensive hear ings. The so-called "compulsory arbi tration" feature of the bills will be modnied, if it is reported at all, it is understood. ' The Senate bill for prohibition in the District of Columbia, passed recently. Is about to be considered by the" District Committee of the House. Sentiment in the committee is said to be unfavorable to it unless there is a nrovlainn for a referendum vote in the District. House leaders say, however, there will be a vote on the bill regardless of what may be the action of the District Committee. Ways and Means Committee Demo crats are studying all the various sug gestions that have been submitted by Secretary McAdoo and by members of the House for raising revenue to meet the prospective Treasury deficit, and soon will begin framing legislation. The week's program in the House Includes final action on the immigra tion bill, probable passage of the postofflce appropriation bill, consid eration of the fortifications appropria tion bill and discussion of the $58,"- 000,000 rivers and harDors appropria tion bill. THREE AVIATORS TO START SEARCH F0RJ.0ST OFFICERS Machines to Be in Charge of Skilled Cross-Country Avia tors War Department Au thorizes Relief Expedition. San Diego, Cal., Jan. 14. Thrsa military aeroplanes, each carrying a pilot and observer, win sian irom here tomorrow morning on a, flight over the mountains to Calexlco, Cal,, and thence below the border to as sist in the search for Lieut. Col. Har ry Q. Bishop and Lieut, W. A. Robert son, Jr., army aviators, who have been lost since Wednesday. Permission for the aerial expedition was given today by Governor Esteban Cantu, of Lower California. It was officially announced that Bishop and Robertson were without authority in making the night from here and it was said both would be tried by court martial in the event of their return. Orders for the army flyers to partic ipate in the hunt were received to day from the War Department The machines wers piloted by Capt Her bert A. Dargue, Captain Bryon Q. Jones, and Flying Instructor Albert Smith, all of whom are rated as skill ful cross-country flyers. Upon reach ing Calexlco and replenishing their fuel supplies they will fly across the border Into Lower California t.o scour the country where Bishop and Rob ertson last were seen. WOODEN CANNON USED TO SCARE TEUTON SUBMARINE British Steamer Captain Also Employed Smoke Bombs to Give Impression Ship Was En gaged in Target Practice. Boston, Jan. 14. A wooden cannon fashioned from a spar and equipped with smoke bombs and detonating caps, was used by a Captain Bullen of the British steamer tierscnen in bringing his ship safely through the German submarine xone off the Irish coast according to the officers of the steamer which arrived here today from Cardiff, Wales. The officers Btated that warnings of the presence of submarines in the trans-Atlantic steamer line, reached Captain Bullen at Cardiff and he filled up the dummy gun berore leaving port Upon receiving additional ra dio warnings after sailing Captain Bullen ordered the after deck clear ed as if for action and the gun was mounted and manned. ' Smoke bombs and detonating caps were exploded at frequent intervals to convey the impression that the crew was engaged in target practice. Although no submarines were sighted Captain Bullen declared that he be lieved his ship passed over some be cause of the thick scum of oil which covered th water, , HARVARD STUDENTS TO SERVE IN FRENCH CORPS i Cambridge, Mass..; Jan. 14. Twen ty-five Harvard students will sail for France on tne svaamer cnicago Feb ruary 17 to serve in the American ambulance corps, it . was announced tonight. ' Richard C. Harte of Philadelphia, the star baseball and football player, i has--announced, his -Intention- of go4g with another contingent in June. FURTHER GAINS FOR . TEUTONIC ALLIES IN VICINITY OF GALATZ : At Other Points in Rumania and in Vicinity of Riga, However, ; Petrograd Claims Successes. Quiet on Other Fronts. I I'nder fierce attacks, the Teu tonic Allies have made further progress aain: the Russians along the Sereth. southwest of Galatx. capturing tln village of Kotumikhali. ami also the town of Vatleni on the raiiioad between itraila and Galatz. six miles from Calatz. Petrogrnd reports the repulse of the Austro-Genusns at various points in Rumania, notably north of the Sloniki Kivir, south of the OUui.BJvwjin.d, iu. ifre maun. ut... Kaduleschi to the east of.Kok shani. On the northern end of the Russian front, in the vicinity of Riga, the Germans delivered a heavy attack against the- Rus sians east of Kalnzem, but were repulsed. On the other fronts, the usual artillery engagements and small operations by patrol and recon noiterlng parties continue. The Entente Allies have lost another war vessel in the de struction by an explosion at Yo kosuka of the Japanese battle cruiser Tsukuba of 1 :i . 7 5 0 tons. More than 300 men were killed or injured in the disaster. Rome reports the capture of two Austro-Hungarian subma rines, the V. C.-12 and V. T.-12. . The former, it is asserted, is be ing used in the Italian torpedo squadron. CRUISER MILWAUKEE WASHES NEAR SHORE Hope of Salvaging Vessel Fades as Hull Continues to Fill With Water. Eureka, Cal., Jan. 14. The strand ed cruiser Milwaukee, whose crew was taken off safely lH.st night, was washed further toward shore here today. As the. hull continued to fill wth water, hope of salvaging the ves sel faded. Navy salvagers have aban doned efforts to save the submarine H-J which the Milwaukee was trying to pull off the beach when the big shp was swept ashore. The paymaster of the Milwaukee returned to the ship this morning and brought off $75,000. Personal effects of the officers and men were also re moved today. After his inspection of the work. LT'r-Q waf A Aola r thai ria nviiinni a n not be refloated. He said the stanch- ions had begun to. give way, and that the indications are that the Milwau kee soon would go to nieces A temporary pier wilf be built out .k viii,...,i.I.- .... -a . to the Milwaukee so that ordnance, machinery and all other movables can km -stripped from the cruiser as quickly as possible. Work of salvaging the submarine was turned over today to a private concern at a contract price of $18,- AAA T't... x.. u . TlTiSil .,.. 7k. k1 ". " 'V .v! Milwaukee were a dense fog, strong current and the drag of the heavy line attached to H-3. BODY OF BERNARD LEWIS DISINTERRED What Was Discovered at Exami nation by Coroner's Physician Is Kept Secret Pittsburgh, Jan. 14. The body of Bernard W. Lewis, who killed himself in an Atlantic City hotel January 4 as the police were about to arrest him In connection with the murder of Mazie Colbert of Philadelphia, artist's model, was exhumed at the Alleghany at-arms, but this, according to the cemetery here late yesterday, it be- records, was due to treatment he re came known here today. An examin- celved ;n jaji an)j ln no way invoive(j ation was made by Coroner's Physl- the right of Congress to imprison clan Wadsworth of Philadelphia, and h'rn- Frank Paul, sneciai investigator of the coroner's office there, after which the body was re-interred. As to what was discovered at the Investigation, Mr. Paul today refused to say. until a report Is made to the Philadelphia coroner, nothing will be given out, he said. W. A. Lewis. father of Bernard Lewis, today said he knew nothing of the Investigation and that It was not made at the re quest of the Lewis family. FORMER OFFICER OF VILLA ARMY IS SHOT Mexico City, Jan. 14. Marcelo Car- aveo, a former Villa general, who was Imprisoned ln Chihuahua City by General Trevino and liberated when Villa attacked .the town last Septem ber, was shot at Teotitlan del Garni no, Oaxaca, yesterday. General Caraveo, soon after being liberated by Villa, surrendered to the Carranza authorities and was brought to Mex ico City and confined in the peniten tiary. He had escaped from the pen- itentiary last week. J0-J0-SAYS v.iuuy alia coiaer toimjf, with rain or snow tonight and Tuesday. iJia man .would llkei to be. as eaa as some people think he is. ' ' COMMITTFF FROM HOUSE READY TO! HANDLE Llli i Written Questions to Be Put to Boston Broker Are Prepared. HAVE FOUND PRECEDENTS And Witness Will Be Cited Be fore Bar of House if He Re fuses to Divulge Information. Washington. Jan. 14. Refusal to recognize a habeas corpus in case Thomas W. Lawson should obtain one in possible contempt proceedings against him. and great care to pre vent the name of any representative of a foreign Government being pub licly dragged into the investigation of a "leak" on President Wilson's re cent peace note are umong the plans laid today by sub-committees of the House Rules Committee in preparing for resumption tomorrow of the al leged "leak" inquiry. The whole com mittee will pass on the plans at an i executive meeting before hearings be gin. Mr. Lawson will be called before the committee and presented with the list of written questions a sub-committee hui drafted for his reply. Failure to answer will be followed immediately by the inauguration of contempt proceedings in the House. In substance, the chief questions of a dozen or more to be asked are these: "Who is the Congressman that told you he had heard a Cabinet officer, a banker and a member of Congress were engaged In a stock market part nership and had prolited by a 'leak'? What are the names of the Cabi net member, the member of Congress and the banker? "If a citizen of this country, who is the 'high official' whose name you formerly testified might be brought Into the case if the name of the Cabi net officer were mentioned?" Taking No Chances. Committeemen have no clue to the Identity of the "high official," but as rumor tind gossip have mentioned the name of a representative of a foreign Government with it, they will take " uf Involving him In a pub- " . 8 Representative Campbell, of Kan sas, who was appointed to draft a LT louciung on mis possioie habeas corpus phase of the case, made a careful study of precedents today and prepared a tentative resolution to charge that Lawson, by his re fusal to answer, has obstructed the business of the House, and therefore should be remanded to the custody of the sergeant-at-arms until he agrees to answer, While Mr. Campbell expects the i"fl ".i":.. said tonight that an adverse decision in the contempt case of United States Attorney Marshall, of New York, which may be decided by the Su preme Court tomorrow, might change the situation. A victory for the House in the Marshall case, however, he de clared, certainly would be followed ty adoption of his resolution as he has prepared it KepresentaUve Campbell said he had found two cases which would warrant the House in following such a course as ne plans. Two Precedents. One was the Kilbourne case in which a man who declined to testify in the Jay Cooke failure was sent to Jan. Eventually, Kilbourne sued and I recovered damages from the serreant- I ine otner precedent is round. Mr. I Campbell says, in the case of Henry Wikoff, who declined to testify in the tamous is is "leak" case, when news of the contents of a President's mea sage became public prematurely through Wikoff. He capitulated after a few days in Jail and was released. Mr. Lawson Will be riven two chances to answer the oommittee'11 questions before he is turned over to the sergeant-at-arms if the case goes that far, once before the committee and again before the bar of the House. Power to nuninh him iinilur the Plan to be followed by the-com- mittee wouia expire with the Con gress on March 4. Several other witnesses, lnclnrfinir Chicago and New York bankers, are to De on Hand tomorrow, and if Law. son should unexpectedly answer the questions asked him, the entire hear ing may be closed before night. Then a report on the Wood resolution to create a special congressional com mittee to Investigate the "leak" prob- V.t.. 1 J I . . ouijr wuuiu w iiiaue ruesaay. a re port must be made not later than I Wednesday, by order of the House NEW ORLEANS CABARETS CLOSED IN w JELT New Orleans, Jan. 14. All caba rets in the so-called belt were closed by tne ponce irom 12:05 this mom lng until midnight tonight following published allegations of Sunday clos ing law violations and a call bv the Cltiaens' League for a mass-meeting tomorrow nignt to discuss vice con ditions. Most of the saloons in the city, ac cording to private investigators, op erated tooay and tonignt witn blinds i closed and shades drawn as is usual on Sunday. Three saloonkeepers 1 were arrested during the day for keeping the front doors of their es tablishments open. 0 AUSTRIAN SUBMARINE TORPEDOES STEAMER New York, Jan. 14. It was an Austrian submarine which torpedoed and sank the Italian steamer Pal ermo off the coast of Spain ln the lat ter part of November, according to three American cattlemen aboard the steamer, who . related their experi ences here today. They arrived, on the Spanish steamer Montslerrat from Cadiz. The I three men said the commander of (the submarine gave the Crew time to lleave the steamer oerore sns was tor- 4 pedoed. -Oae calllem 'phy, died iror shock. THAW'S MOTHER KNOWN AS 'WOMAN OF. SORROWS' a e i n MRS, WILLIAM THAW. T BE USED IN ANY EFFORT TO RESIST EXTRADITION Attorney Also Says Family Is Willing to Have Harry Kept in Restraint Mother Is at Pa tient's Bedside. Philadelphia, Jan. 14. Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, mother of Harry K. Thaw, who is recovering at a hospital here from self-inflicted wounds, ar rived here today and took rooms at the hospital directly above those oc cupied by her son. Thaw Is still in a stupor and weak from the loss of blood, and his mother was allowed to see him for only a brief period. She seemed very much affected by her son's condition, but physicians assured her that he was in no dan ger, and that they expected him to be able to leave the hospital within two weeks. "Don't worry, Harry," she told him: "I'll take care of you." Mrs. Thaw refused to discuss the indictment against Thaw charging him with kidnaping and assaulting Frederick Gump, Jr., the i-year-oia Kansas City youth. Frank John ston, one of Thaw's attorneys, bow ever, said there was no desire on the part of the family to prevent his re moval from the Jurisdiction of the courts of Pennsylvania "There Is no desire on the part of the Thaw fam ily," said Mr. Johnston, "to use its millions or its influence to obstruct anything that District Attorney Swan'h of New York, thinks ought to be done with Thaw." He added that the family would be willing to have Thaw kept in restraint If it was found that "anything is nut lcally wrong with him." Mr. Johnston said he had no fear of Thaw's escape from Matteawan be ing brought up again by the New York authorities. William H. Black, assistant district attorney, and Leonard A. Flood, lieu tenant of police, of New York City, arrived here today from Harrisburg, with extradition papers for the re turn to New York of Oliver A. Brow- er, on the charge of conspiracy to kidnap in connection with the Gump case. Brower, who is in Jail here. probably will be surrendered to the New York authorities tomorrow. YOUNG OHIO MAN ADMITS VA. KILLING POLICE CLAIM Otis Deegan Alleged to Have Told Police He Killed George Moore, for Which Crime a Man Is Now Serving a Pen! tentiary Sentence. Norfolk. Va.. Jan. 14. Otis Cham bers Deegan, 23 years old, who says he is a son of Mayor J. F. Deegan of Coalgrove, O., tonight, according to the police, confessed that he killed George Moore, an employe of the Par agon Coal Company, at the plant at Yolyn, W. Va., last March. Deegan surrendered himself to the police late tonight. He says that Lennle Booth is now serving a term in the penlte tiary for the crime. Deegan left Yolyn and went to San Antonio, Tex., where he Joined the United States Marine Corps. He was discharged yesterday from the service for physical disability. He wants to go back to Yolyn to stand trial for murder, according to his confession. He says that his brother, O. J. Dee gan, is prosecuting attorney of Logan County, of which Yolyn is the county seat. DANISH STEAMER IS DESTROYED BY MINE New York, Jan. 14. The destruc tion by mine of a heavily-laden Dan ish steamship of about 8,000 tons at the mouth of the Thames on Decem ber 17. was reported today by Captain Toonder of the Dutch steamship Merak. which arrived from Rotter dam. Captain Toonder said that he steamed to the assistance of the sink ing vessel, but the British patrol boati arrived first and took off the crew. He was unable to discover the name of the steamer. VILLA CHIEFTAN AND FORTY MEN KILLED Chihuahua City, Mex., Jan. 14. The Villa Chief Morena and sixty fol lowers were killed in the fight Janu ary 10, 140 miles north or ParraJ, ac cording to details of that action re celved from Gen. Pablo Gonzales, commanding the Government troops in the field. The Carranza troops lost Col. Lozano and three" officers and eiarht men killed besides a number of Wounds Thay captured a. ama.ll number of prisoners. ONI PRESIDENT BE NEXT MOVE If He Has Determined His Course, He Is Keeping It Quiet TEUTONIC NOTE LOOKED FOR It Is Expected to Contain Outline of Terms C?rn an Comment Being Closa'y Followed. I Washington. Jan. 14. There were developments here today in the peace movement and if President Wilson" has determined what shall be his next step, he has not let it be known. In all quarters German press com-' ments on the Entente reply to ths President's note is being followed, with great interest. The trend of this comment has served to confirm the' j belief of some officials 'hat an early peace Is not possible in view of the" ! Entente's statement of its broad terms. So far as can be learned, the En tente note has not yet been cabled to the American diplomats in Teuton-. Ic countries. It is known, however, that a general statement of terms In. some form from the Central Powers is looked for in the near future. CENTRAL POWERS HAVE WELL-DEFINED COAL Berlin. Jan. 14. Via SayvUle. J' ui lltci vvuiiiiviik vas kuo ssvv va mi j Entente Powers to President Wilson . lays emphasis on the decisive charaoV ter of the declarations which cleat the' air. the newspapers say, and give the Central Powers a well-defined 'goal defense against the plan of their op ponents for re-making the map of Europe. Even vorwaerts now turns - to the Socialist dissenters who have been demanding peace "without con-' querors, without conquered' and says that "Germany's enemies are not ready to give such a peace, hence. every deed and every word tending to shake the self-defensive will of the German people would be a crime against the German people." , Vorwaerts says that the terms are such as could be dictated only after v the Entente bad occupied the chief, cities of their opponents and broken hopelessly their power of resistance, and that the note is a new declaration of war with limitless alma of conquest. George Bernhard says In The: Vossische Zeltung that "on must long - turn the pages of modern history to find a more stupid diplomatic docu ment than this note." Herr Bernhard argues that It must be clear to Americans that any Am erican Intervention now la rendered impossible. Whoever should come as ' , mediator upon the basis of tbe En-; tente's proposal. Herr Bernhard de-' dares, "would confess himself Our' enemy." SWISS COMMENT ON REPLY OF ENTENTE Geneva, Jan. 14. Via Paris."' President Wilson rendered a great service to the Entente Allies hf trans-, mltting bis peace note to the belliger ents, ln the opinion of The Journal de Geneve. It says Europe waa under the impression that the peace offer of the Central Powers bad been rejected by their adversaries, but that It la now plain that Germany expressed a desire for peace without dlsclosta terms, whereas the Entente baa ex-, plained its conditions with all clear ness, and the world Is now awaiting Germany's reply. ' - La Suisse saya tbe reply Of tbe A1-: lies to President Wilson, like the Statue of Liberty, enlightens the' world. La Revue, of Lausanne, considers, that tbe President's act although pre--' mature, has a good effect ln that It , has permitted the Allies to make known to the world why they are con tinuing the war. . POSSESSION OF PRIZE 1 SHIP IS INVOLVED In Case to Be Heard by United States Supreme Court This Week. Washington. Jan. 14. Important litigation comes before the Supreme Court this week, beginning: tomorrow with the hearing of cases to determine possession of the German prae ship. ; Appam, and ber cargo, held at New port News. Va. The Appam suits involve interpre tation of ancient treaties between Germany and the United 8tatea After capture by the German raid-- er, Moewe, a year ago, tbe ship was taken by a prize crew on a crow-' Atlantic dash of M00 miles to Hamp ton Roads. The former British own ere are now claiming tbe prise foe alleged violation of American neutral ity laws. - " 1 1 1 1 i" i m NORTH END CENTRAL . TEXAS IN STORM'S GRIP, Dallas. Texas. Jan. 14. North and central Texas tonight were ln the grip of a storm which bad assumed almost blizzard proportion. Dallas Is cov ered by a seven-Inch snowfall, an al most unprecedented occurrence. Children in this city, virtually siea less commandeered old rocking chairs upon which they scooted in grotesque curves throuph the city streets. Wire service Is impaired but trains are run nine hours behind schedules. PROMINENT FIGURE IN : ; BOER WAR IS DEAD La Mesa. N. M., Jan. 14. Gen. Benjamin J. Viljoen, who took a prominent part In the Boer War, died at his home sear here today of pneu-' monla. He was a commander In the field and a member of the Boer Par liament at or. time. - ' After the U-r Wir, leneral Y Joen came to 'h rnltel States and established a -colfiv of his country f mea near beji noaJswJth,pen)- era! Pershing ln iltxico. ,. , , , .
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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