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HANIFI S TFI I SiC0MMISS,0N F0H" REL,EF
UlllllLiLU J LLLUlAr nn aiiiia nnrninmn
IE BUYS
American Makers Failed to Pro
duce Satisfactory Shells.
PREPAREDNESS IN PER-IL
'Imperative to Build Projectile
Factory and Give Contract to
Foreign Bidder."
Washington. Jan. 21. Secretary
Daniels Issued a statement today ex
plaining and defending his action in
awarding to Hadflelds. Limited, a Brit
ish munitions company, contracts for
a large number of Navy armor-piercing
projectiles at a price about $200
each below the lowest American bid.
The statement Is in reply to published
comment upon the contract which,
Mr. Daniels says, "convinced me that
a concise statement of the experiences
of the department In obtaining shells
equal In quality to those used by for
eign navies at a reasonable price is
necessary to enable the public to un
derstand what has been going on."
Referring to a report In certain
American trade Journals that the Brit
ish Government had urged Hadflelds
to seek this contract for the purpose
of creating a panic in the American
steel market and a resultant reduction
in the export price, of American steel,
the Secretary says that "is patent ab
surdity" as such an order would have
no appreciable effect upon the mar
kets. Mr. Daniels says the Bethlehem
Steel Company, which "has been fill
ing the papers with advertisements
criticising the department," admitted
in one of those publications that it
had failed to make satisfactory shells
on a contract awarded two years ago.
Peril to Preparedness.
"Until It is able to fill Its contracts,"
he adds, "it does not become the
Bethlehem Company to criticise the
Navy Department for awarding con
tracts to manufacturers who can
make shells that meet the tests. I
regard the attitude of these compa
nies In this and in other matters as
most unfortunate, and were there no
relief through competition either by
the Government or by other more
patriotic firms, I would feel that they
were putting our entire program of
preparedness In perlL The depart
ment wishes to give all of its orders
to American manufacturers whenever
they quote reasonable prices and fur
nish shells that meet navy require
ments. Nothing but the utter failure
of the most patient negotiations and
appeals to the patriotism of the little
group of ateel manufacturers which
have a practical monopoly of this
business have made It imperative for
the Government to build a projectile
factory and give a contract to a for
eign bidder."
The statement reviews the depart
ment's dealings with American shell
makers during the last few years to
show that bids from the British corf
cern previously had been instrumen
tal In compelling a reduction In price
for projectiles furnished to this Gov
ernment The financial loss to the
Government in that connection has
been important. It says, and adds;
Not Keeping Pace.
"What has not been made clear,
however, is the failure of the com
panies manufacturing projectiles with
no spur of competition to drive them
on to keep pace with the Improve
ments In the quality of armor-piercing
shells that were being made
abroad. A .difference in the price of
shells can be expressed in dollars and
cents. Inferiority of weapons of de
fense when the fate of the battle may
easily depend upon this single ele
ment, cannot possibly be expressed by
any amount of money, however
large."
Mr. Daniels declares that the argu
ment used by those who oppose the
construction of a Navy projectile
plant which contends that the result
will be to crush American Industry,
is without value.
"I have never had in mind," says
he, "a Navy plant of greater capacity,
working one shift of men, than one
third of the total amount required by
the Navy. The two-thirds left for
the private manufacturers with our
new ships in commission will be
greater than the" whole amount of a
few years ago. Only in case of an
utter failure on the part of the pri
vate manufacturers to keep , their
product abreast of the times or to
quote prices in any way reasonable.
would it
be necessary for the Navy
ty working three shifts instead of
ons, to manufacture enough material
to cover our entire needs."
SWEDISH STEAMER
SIGNALED DISTRESS
Boston, Jan. 21. Wireless signals
of distress from the Bwedlsh steamer,
Scandinavic, three times repeated and
the last call very faint, were picked
up early Friday by the British
freighter, Start Point, her officers re
port upon the steamer's arrival from
Liverpool today. As the Scandinavlc's
call gave no position and as ths Start
Point was battling with a gale, It was
explained, no attempt was made to
reach the distressed, vessel.
The Scandinavic from Galveston
and Norfolk for-Chrlstianla and Goth
enburg, is believed, to be the vessel
whose wireless calls for help, sent
from a position near ape Race, N. F..
were picked up by the tank steamer
John D. Archbold, and reported yes
terday. BOMB FOUND UNDER
MANHATTAN ELEVATED
New York, Jan. 21. A crude bomb,
a tin can containing . several pounds
of powder, bolts and slugs, was found
today under the stairway leading to
the Manhattan street elevated station
pf the subway. The fuse was burn
ing when Francis Jones, a subway
porter, saw It.
He quickly threw on the bomb, a
pail of water and then In his haste
spe fell down the stairway-- He
was injured so severely he had to be 'the style known in this country as
taken to a hospital. The bomb wasp'the debutante slouch." The Image
taken to the combustibles bureau -toy Is seven feet tall and weighs more
the police. than a ton. ' -
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FOR ANOTHER YEAR'S WORK
Necessity of Raising $150,000,
000 More Will Be Discussed
at Meeting in New York This
Week.
New Tork, Jan. 21. The American
Commission for Relief in Belgium is
preparing for at least another year's
work and the necessity of raising ap
proximately $150,000,000 more will
be discussed by the officers of the
commission here this week, accord
ing to Herbert C. Hoover, chairman,
who arrived here today from Liver
pool. Mr. Hoover said that he would re
main In the United States about a
week to take up with his colleagues
questions pertaining to the work of
the organiatlon. He declined to dis
cuss the deportation of Belgians by
the Germans saying it was a subject
he could not discuss in view of his
position. He added, however, that
there are now apparently 11,000.000
persons in Belgium and northern
France dependent upon the commis
sion. What plans he will present to his
colleagues, Mr. Hoover would not say,
but he said he was optimistic that
some means would be found where
by the work of the commission would
not suffer through a lessening of the
Interest of America and other neu
trals in the work.
WELL KNOWN WOMAN
PAINTER KILLS SELF
Oakland Physician Held by the
Police Has Been Given His
Release.
San Francisco, Jan. 21. Miss Betty
de Jong, a painter of wide reputation,
died early today from a self-inflicted
bullet wound in the head. The po
lice said today they had virtually
completed their investigation of the
case and examination of Dr. William
S. Porter, a well-known physician of
Oakland, who was in Miss de Jong's
stuJio when she shot herself. After
several hours of questioning, he was
permitted to go to his home. An in
quest will be held.
Doctor Porter met Miss de Jong,
he said, last year during the Panama
Pacific Exposition, at which she had
several exhibits.
Dr. Porter said he was to sit for
his portrait yesterday, but was unable
to keep the engagement 'and called at
the studio to so Inform the artist.
Soon after his arrival, the physician
declares. Miss de Jong began discuss
ing 'suicide, all the while holding a
small revolver. For, three hours, the
physician said he tried to persuade
the young woman not to think of such
a thing. Finally, when he was about
to leave, he said, Miss de Jong shot
herself In the temple.
The police said tonight that they
found in the studio not only complete
corroboration of Dr. Porter's story,
but evidence that Miss de Jong had
carefully set the stage for her death.
RAILROAD BONDS
ARE NOW SUPPLANTED
leal Estate Mortgage Loans
Now Largest Investments of
Insurance Companies.
New York, Jan. 21. Real estate
mortgage loans on farm and city
property have supplanted railroad
bonds as the largest single class of in
vestments held by life insurance com
panies, according to a report made
public here tonight by the Association
of Line insurance President
The report shows that In the 10
year period from 104 to 1914 real
estate mortgage loans Increased from
27.37 per cent of the1 assets of Amer
ican companies to 34.48 per cent
Railroad bonds have decreased from
30.16 per cent of the -life Insurance
assets in 1904 to 26 per cent in 1914.
An actual amount, however, the hold
ings of life Insurance companies in
railroad bonds Increased during the
decade by 67.32 per cent
GIGANTIC SWINDLE IS
UNCOVERED IN FRANCE
Paris, Jan. 21. An alleged swindle
estimated by different newspapers as
amounting from three to ten million
francs, was disclosed yesterday In the
arrest of Philinne Simeon! and Prince
i Henri de Broglie-Revel. M. Simeonl
waA accused In 1912 of swindling the
German Prince Frledrlch Carl Zu
Hohenlehe-Oehringen out of 500,000
francs. The case was settled out of
court, but Simeonl was sentenced to
six months' Imprisonment for frau
dulent bankruptcy. Afterward he
founded the Comptoir des Valeurs In
dustrlelle, which was a stock-broking
bank. Prince Henri de Broglie-Revel
was placed at the head of the institu
tion as Its president; Simeonl taking
the title of manager.
SERIOUSLY BURNED WHEN
SKIRT CATCHES ON FIRE
Special to The Observer. .
, Fock Hill, S. C, Jan. 21. Mrs. Wil
liam Wright, wife of William Wright
a well-known barber of this city, lies
In a critical condition as a result of
burns received' late Saturday. Mrs.
Wright was standing In front of an
OPen Are when her skirt began to
blaze. ' She was severely burned be
fore the flames were extinguished.
Medical assistance was called but
the burns are so deep that the physi
cians state there is but a slight chance
for recovery. .
SUM OF $200,000 PAID
FOR CHINESE IMAGE
New Tork, Jan. 21. A stone Image
of Kwan-Tin, Chinese Goddess of
Mercy, has been purchased from Paul
Polret of Paris, by a firm of Fifth
avenue art dealers, for a sum said to
have been clone to $200,000, it. was
learned tonight Polret has declared
the imagoMsas his original model fes
GERMAN VIEW
ON DETAINING
SEAMEN GIVEN
Official Statement Is Cabled to
State DepartmenL
NOT YET MADE PUBLIC
Berlin Officials Regard This Op
portunity to Settle Armed
Merchantmen's Status.
Berlin, Jan. 21. Via London. A
summary of the German Admiralty
official statement on the detention as j
prisoners of war of neutral sailors j
aboard armed merchantmen captured
by German naval forces, which
cabled to the State Department at
Washington by Ambassador Gerard
last evening. This Is the only infor
mation yet available regarding this
development in naval procedure.
German official circles profes to
reeard the case as affording an op
portunity for neg&tlatlons looking to .
the settlement Deiween Amni
Germany Of the status of armed mer
chantmen. Since the men in ques
tion are safe and the cane ts not com
plicated by the less of life, optimism
over an amicable adjustment is ex
pressed here. Since the issuing of the
German memorandum on armed mer
chantmen earlier in the war, Ger
man authorities have held that a ship
which mounts guns, whether they be
intended for defense or offense, loses
its status as a private commercial
craft and becomes a warship. Sailors
taking service on such a ship, these
authorities contend, lose their neutral
status, Just as If they had enlisted in
the naval forces of a belligerent
Therefore ( the sailors are liable to
treatment as prisoners of war, it is
held.
The problem of armed merchant
men has been held In abeyance, but
the belief is growing that the Gov
ernment will take advantage of the
situation created by the bringing into
a German port of the prize ship Yar
rowdale with the crew held as pris
oners of war, to bring the question
to a head.
OTHER LEGISLATION
MIGHT BE AFFECTED
If Eight-Hour Law Should Be
Held Unconstitutional, -Says
Adamson.
Boston, Jan. 21. Belief that the
Supreme Court if It should declare
the Adamson eight-hour law uncon
stitutional, would find it necessary
also to declare unconstitutional simi
lar legislation, such as the 16-hour
law for railroad men and the 1 J-hour
law for towboat employes, was ex
pressed in an address before the
Boston Central Labor Union today by
Representative William C. Adamson
of Georgia, father of the Adamson
bill.
"If the bill regulating the shipment
of the goods interstate in violation of
the child labor law Is constitutional,
then there will be nothing to prevent
Congress from enacting a law to pre
vent shipment of goods by men who
have been forced to work for more
than eight hours," he continued.
"Congress did not take sides in the
fight that existed between the rail
roads ana their employes, bnt we did
step in to prevent the disrupting of
Interstate commerce by the impending
strike, something we had a perfect
right to do."
PROCLAIMS AMERICA
JERUSALEM OF FUTURE
Richmond, Vs Jan. 21. Allegi
ance to the "faith that has preserved
Israeal through 20 centuries of ad
versity," active participation in the
high duties of citizenship and faith
fulness to the democratic ideals upon
which this Government rests, were
the notes stressed in the addresses
that marked the opening session here
tonight for the forty-third annual
convention of Grand Lodge No. E, In
dependent Order of B'Nai B'Rlth.
Simon Wolf, of Washington, the
principal speaker, entered an indirect
protest against the Zionist movement,
pleading for an unhyphenated Ameri
can Jewry committted to an irrevo
cable destiny in this country. This
country and no other, he said, is the
Jerusalem of tfte future.
CALDWELL COUNTY TO VOTE
ON BONDS FOR GOOD ROADS
Special to Toe Observer.
Lenoir. Jan. 21. Under an act
passed by the Legislature now in sea
ston. the citizens of Caldwell County,
will vote on a 1250,000 bond issue
for the purposes of Improving the
roads of the county. The election
will be held the second Tuesday in
May.
Reports from every section of the
county, tends to confirm the belief
that the bond issue will carry by
safe majority.
In event the bond issue carries, the
Lenoir and Blowing Rock turnpike
will either be taken over by the coun
ty, or another road will be built to
Blowing Rock. This will eliminate
the two toll gates on the turnpike,
and thus not only give a great im
petus to trade in Lenoir from, Wa
tauga County, but will be a great
boon to Summer tourists motoring to
Blowing Rock.
PRESIDENT ASKED
TO RECOGNIZE POLAND
New Tork. Jan. 21. Revolutions
calling upon President Wilson to take
immediate steps for the recognition
by the United States of the Govern
ment of the Kingdom of Poland,
"which, in accordance with interna
tional law and on territory liberated
from occupation by the Russian mili
tary, already baa .begun its work-lac
the welfare and happiness of the
Polish Nation." weredopted here to
day by the Polish National defense
committee.
BRITISH AND TURKS
IN HEAVY FIGHTING
IN MESOPOTAMIA
Both London and Constantinople
Claim Successes Hand-to-Hand
Encounter in Rumania.
The British and Turks In Mes
opotamia have been engaged In
vigorous fighting along the Tigris
River in the vicinity of Kut-el-Amara.
Both the London and
Constantinople War Otfices make
claims of successes for their
troops in this region.
The British official communi
cation announces that northeast
of Kut-el-Amara, the British
troops have driven the Turks
from a small strip of land they
were holding on the right bank
of the Tigris, and that King
George's men are now in control
of an entire trench section on a
front of 2,500 yards to a depth
of 1,100 yards. It adds that the
right bank of the river also has
been cleared of Turks down
stream from Kut-el-Amara and
that southwest of the town fur
ther progress has been made.
Constantinople says east of
Kut-el-Amara the British launch
ed three attacks against the Ot
toman positions, but that none of
them was successful, and that the
attackers suffered heavy casual
ties. In the capture or Nanestl. on
the Sereth River in Rumania,
hard fighting of a hand-to-hand
character took place in the
streets. In withdrawing from the
village, German batteries raked
the Russians as they made their
way across the bridges over the
Sereth, inflicting heavy losses on
them. With the fall of Nanestl,
6S5 men and one officer were
captured by the Germans.
On the other battle fronts, only
minor operations have been car
ried out The big guns are every
where active.' On the line in
France, near Loos, the British in
a daylight raid blew up German
dugouts, causing many casualties
among the occupants.
The artillery duels have again
become violent in the Verdun
section.
NUDE IN THE MOVIES
IS PLACED UNDER BAN
Danger of Over-Production of
Sex Problem Plays Also Rec
ognized by Censors.
New York. Jan. 21. The nude In
motion picture art has come under
the ban of the National Board of
Review, it was announced here to
night All producing companies,
members of the National Association
have agreed. It was said, not to per
mit the production in their studio of
photoplays using such a figure. Action
was taken after "widespread disap
proval" of such pictures was disclosed
by an Investigation covering the en
tire country: .
Danger of over-production of sex
problem plays also has been recog- i
nlzed by the board of review. It was
announced. The producers' branch of
the association has voted, therefore,
"that any attempt on the part of any
nnscrupulous manufacturer to use the
motion picture for indecent or Im
moral purposes must be dealt
with summarily, and every support
offered to the law enforcing authori
ties in the suppression of such pic
tures." A statement issued by the board of
review added, however, that "discus
sion of sex problems, which are being
conducted throughout the Nation, be
long to a distinctly different category,
and deserve dramatic treatment on
the screen as well as on the stage."
The motion picture aims to pre
sent, dramatically and seriously,, life
even in its dangerous relationships,"
the statement said. "It must be per
mitted to portray life as it is lived in
the various strata of society. It must
not be condemned, therefore, when
It shows the bad in order to empha
sise the good."
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CZAR ISSUES RESCRIPT
TO HIS NEW PREMIER
London. Jan. 21. An Imperial
Rescript has been addressed by Em
peror Nicholas to the new Russian
Premier. Prince Golotzine,' calling him
among other things, to see that the
Government devote its first attention
to the question of supplies for the
armies of Russia and concentrate it
self on the development on a large
scale of the measures recently taken
in this connection.
GERMANY ANNOUNCES
POLICY OF REPRISAL
London. Jan. 21. A Reuter dis
patch from Berlin says the German
Government announces it will make
reprisals against France in the mat
ter of prisoners. It is explained that
France, having failed to reply within
the specified time to Germany's de
mand for the removal of German
prisoners from the French fire zone
Germany will place French prisoners
In the German fire zone until France
fulfills the German demand.
JO-JO SAYS
Rain, followed by clearing and
ss'iifh rolder; cold srairajHraday.
. ,
. A woman with a secret Is just about
as eager to keep it to herself as a
man- wRh- a plugged dlmer-
FIRST CAROLINA
REGIMENT WILL
BE SENT HOME
Among Those Designated by
Funston for Withdrawal,
NOW AWAITS FACILITIES
As Soon as These Can Be Pro
vided by Railroads, Movement
Will Begin.
Washington, Jan. 21. More than
25,000 National Guardsmen, now on
the Mexican border, have been desig
nated by Major General Funston for
return home and muster out of the
Federal service, under the order is
sued yesterday by the War Depart
ment All these organizations will be
started homeward as soon as trans
portation facilities can be provided.
Their departure will leave between
45,000 and 50,000 men of the guard
still in the Federal service doing
border patrol
War Department officials continue
to withhold comment on reports that
the movement of General Pershing's
regulars out of Mexico soon will bt
under 'way, and the statement an
nouncing the guardsmen designated
for relief does not connect these
orders with the withdrawal plans in
any way. Tne understanding nas
been, however, that with the return
of the expedition in Mexico, and re
adjustment of the border patrol, all
of the State troops gradually would be
sent home.
The department's statement said:
"General Funston has selected these
organisations chiefly in accordance
with the rule of returning first those
troops longest in service on the
border. To some extent however,
this rule could not be followed with
out unequal weakening of the border
guard, and the departures from It are
so explained. The total strength of
the organizations selected is 25.24S."
The, guardsmen designated for re
turn and muster out include:
North Carolina First Infantry.
South Carolina Troop A. cavalry;
company A, engineers; field hospital
company.
Tennessee Ambulance company,
No. 1; Held hospital. No. 1.
Virginia Second Infantry-
WILL RECOVER, IF NO .
COMPLICATIONS ARISE
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Army Aviator Rescued From
Desert Removed to Yuma
Hospital. ,
Wellton. Ariz., Jan. JL Lieut CJr
Harry G. Bishop, second of the Army
aviators to be rescued from the Son
ora desert who was bronght here to
day by an Army ambulance from the
foot of the Gila Mountains, 10 miles
south of Wnllton. will recover unless
complicate js set in, according to
Surgeon Major Orville G. Brown,
commander of the Government's re
lief expedition. Colonel Bishop was
taken to lama, Aria, and placed in
a hospital.
Colonel Bishop and Lieut W. A
Robertson were lost following an at
tempted airplane flight from Ban
Diego to Calexico. CaL, January 10.
After nine days search by Mexican
troops, American Army aviator and
hundreds of civilians, Robertson found
a party of' searchers and directed
them to where Bishop had fallen ex
hausted on January 17.
Robertson has returned to his sta
tion. Bishop's condition was such it was
impossible for him to detail his ex
perience SIX N. C. COUNTIES HAVE
VAST WOOD PULP SUPPLY
Special to The Observer.
Fayetteville. Jan. 21'. Cumberland,
and the five counties adjotng It can
supply the raw material for a paper
mill using 40,000 cords of wood an
nually, for 418 years, according to the
announced result of a survey made
by the Fayetteville Chamber of Com
merce in these six counties Cumber
land. Hoke, Harnett Sampson,
Bladen and Robeson. These figures
show the supply of long and short
leaf pine and gum in this territory
suitable for pulp making, as disclosed
by the investigation.
The survey also covers the electric
power, both developed and undevel
oped, which con Id be' brought to a
paper mill here, as well the trans
portation facilities) by rail and water.
It makes a strong showing for Fay
etteville, and proves conclusively, say
the Chamber of Commerce officers,
that this Is the best point in the State
for a wood-pulp paper mill
WRIGHTS VI LLE BEACH
HOTEL TO BE IMPROVED
Wilmington, Jan. 21. Announce
ment is made that $15,000 is to be
spent in the improvement of the Sea
shore Hotel. WrightsviUe Beach, be
fore the opening of next season
Chief among the improvements will
be the enlargement ' of the already
spacious dining room. The portions
of the porches, both front and rear,
adjacent to the dining room, will be
enclosed and made Into a part of the
large halt It will be made excep
tionally attractive by enclosing the
sides, in glass, thus affording an ex
cellent view of the ocean and sound.
New bath houses for women and
men will be erected at the hotel.
New baths win also be added to many
of the room.
BAND OF VILUSTAS
MEETS WITH DEFEAT
Chihuahua City. Mexico, Jan. 21.
Via El Paso Junction. Francisco
Murguia received a dispatch today
from Gen. J. Hernandez, commanding
the de facto force in the Parral dis
trict saying his forces, had defeated a
band of Villa followers at Rancho El
Aguaje. near Parral. killing a number
of the Villa followers. Including
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GOVERNMENT OF SiLTid (IflNCRFW 111111
HIS NOTE TO NEUTRALS
ON REPLY OF TIE ENTENTE
' e
Like All the Others, Turkey "Was
Obliged to Take Up Arms for
Defense of Liberty and Inde
ence." Berlin, Jan. 21. yia Sayville. A
summary of the note handed by the
Turkish Government to neutrals in
relation to the Entente answer to the
peace proposals of the Central Pow
ers was given out today by the Over
seas News Agency, as follows:
"This note points out that the Cen
tral Powers, especially Turkey, not
desiring Entente territory, had no rea
son whatever to begin ths war. The
Entente, however, as a matter of com
mon knowledge, uie note continues,
covets territory of the Central Pow
ers. Thus, It continues, France wishes
Syria and Alsace-Lorraine; Italy de
sires southwestern Austrian provin
ces; Russia wants Constantinople and
the Straits, and a large part of An
atolia, and England wants Mesopo
tamia and Arabia.
"Equally known, the note adds, are
the Intrigues of the Entente conduct
ed in an effort to hamper Turkey's
evolution and realize the plan for the
partition of Turkey, In spite of the
principle of nationalities which, as a
matter of fact Is the subject of In
difference to the Entente Immediate
ly its own Interests are at stake. The
proclamation of a British protecto
rate over Eavnt. where ths DODula
tion is alien to the English race; the
annexation of Cyprus, where there
were no English; the occupation of
Tripoli by the Italians, where the
Italians were simply Intruders; the
visionary dream to give to Russia
Constantinople and the Marmora
basin, where an overwhelming ma
jority of the population Is Turkish
and Mohammedan ail of these are
pointed to as violations of the prln
ciple of nationality.
"Turkey," says the note, "thus was
obliged to take up arms for the de
fense of territorial Integrity, liberty
and independence, and she now . is
persuaded that this object had been
attained, the hostile Powers being at
this time as far from ths realisation
of their plans as ever. For this very
reason, it Is concluded, they nerv
ously decline the smcere proposition
of the Central Powers and deliber
ately take upon themselves the re
sponslblllty for the continuation of
bloodshed."
SWITZERLAND STIRRED
BY GERMAN ORDER
Remonstrances to Berlin Against
Importation Prohibition. Will
Be Made.
Berne, Switzerland, Jan. 21 The
German measure prohibiting all, im
portations, news oi wnicn was re
ceived here unexpectedly, caused con
siderable comment throughout Switz
erland. The Government will make
remonstrances to Berlin as the en
tire economic situation of the country
is affected by this species of blockade.
A. Berlin dispatch by way of Lon
don, January 17, said the Bundesrate
had adopted a measure prohibiting
the importation of all commodities ex
cept by permission of the Imperial
Chancellor. The purpose, the dis
patch said, was to restrict Imports of
indispensable commodities, thus re
ducing the unfavorable trade balance
and preventing a further rise in ex
change rates. There previously had
been prohibition .of Importations of
various articles classed as luxuries.
WEATHER BUREAU ISSUES
C0LDWAVE WARNING
Storm Is Moving Rapidly East
ward, and Will Be Accompa
nied by Cold Wave.
s ...
Washington, Jan. 21. Storm warn
ings were displayed tonight from
Cape Hatteras to Eastport, Me., with
a warning from the Weather Bureau
for ships to remain In port Strong
gales along the coast were forecast
for tomorrow. The storm Is moving
rapidly eastward from Colorado and
will be accompanied by a cold wave
tomorrow In the South Atlantic
States and Tennessee.
The storms' influence has been
widespread, precipitation occurring
generally over the United States to
day. Rain Is rorecast tor tomorrow
in the Middle and South Atlantic
States with clearing weather through
out the South Tuesday.
RUSSIA TO MAKE
BIG PURCHASES HERE
New Tork, Jan. 21. Purchase in
the United States of refrigerating
equipment to the value of $30,000,000
to conserve and develop along eco
nomic lines the fresh beef and dairy
Industry of Russia, has been author
ized by the Russian-American con
servation and industrial stock com
pany, backed by the Russian Govern
ment, according to J. H. Gullak, of
Moscow, who arrived here today on
the steamship Bergensfjord from Ber
gen. INDUSTRIAL REPORT
ON FRANCE IS MADE
New Tork, Jan. 21. The American
Industrial Commission to France
made public today the first install
ment of an extensive report it is to
make to the American Manufacturers'
Export Association dealing with the
condition which probably will con
front the Industries of France at the
close of the-war.
The American Industrial Commis
sion was invited to France by the
French Trade Commission, which
visited the United States In 1915.
SUGAR SHORTAGE.
Paris, Jan. 21. 8ugar cards are to
be Instituted in France for the pur
pose of diminishing the sea transport
reducing -purchases abroad and avoid
theiCort at golLJChe jaovernmentithe.JS'aYy; It isjiecessary to be a Me
also has decided that after February
1, all confectionery establishments
must close Tuesday and Wednesday
of each week except holidays.
UUI1UIILUU II ILL
TRY TO SPEED
In An Effort to Make an Extra
Session Unnecessary.
'LEAK' PROBE TRANSFERRED
Leaders Believe This Will Enable
Members to Center Interest '
in Clogged Program.
Washington, Jan. 21. With ths
peace note "leak" investigation trans
ferred to New York, Administration
leaders In Congress believe the at
tention of members generally now '
can be concentrated upon the clogged
legislative program. .
House and 8enate leaders are hist
as anxious as President Wilson over
the press of Important business re
maining on the calendar. No secret
Is made of the fact that all of them
earnestly desire to avoid an extra see.
sion, if it possibly can be done. .
Tomorrow, responding to the Prmri. '
dent's personal appeal for action on
Important legislation, the steering
committee will meet and endeavor to -arrange
a program for the remainder
of the session and for longer day and
possioie nignt sessions. A caucus of '
Democratic Senators will be called
later in the week to ratify the sus
gestlons. -
Democratic leaders agree that soma
sort of railroad labor, legislation
should be enacted and this subject
may be given the right-of-way. The
Senate Interstate Commerce Commit
tee Is expected to meet early In the -week
and Senator Newlands, disap
pointed at the refusal of the com
mlttee to recommend a strike pre-
ventlon measure, will endeavor to
maneuver the President's bill Into
position for reconsideration. Even if
another vote Is had on the subject,
opponents of the bill think the com
mittee will not change its attitude.
Hearings For Labor.,, .
Before the House Interstate Com
merce Committee' the hearing of la
bor organization heads on the rail- :
road legislative proposals of Repre-
sentatlve Adamson will continue. Not
withstanding the President's insist
ence on legislation ' restricting the
right of labor to strike, prospect for
Its enactment grows, less probable a
the time for adjournment approaches.
With this stumbling block out of the
way, nearly all Democratic leaders
and some of the Republicans of both
house believe that an extra session
could be avoided, and If the railroad
program does fail, there are few what
believe that the President would do-
mand an extra session to consider
such legislation alone.
In addition to the Dress of lerisla.
five business, there Is a spirited con
test just now among Democratic Sen
ators over the majority leaderships
to be relinquished by Senator Kern
-flaxen 4. when the new Senate meet
In extraordinary session immediately
after adjournment to pass upon thee
rresiaenrs cabinet' the selecetion of
a new leader probably will be Dressed.
A real contest between Southern and
Western Democrats has been simmer
ing for several weeks. Senator Walsh,
of Montana,- Is the candidate of the
Westerners for the leadership and
Senator Martin, of Virginia, the
choice of the Southerners, and at this
time the outcome Is uncertain. .
Revenue Legislation. . , .
Revenue legislation soon will be be
fore the House for action. ' The reve
nue program, shaped by the Wars
and Means Committee Democrats, ,
who will report to the House after a
perfunctory submission of the new
bill to the Republican minority of -the
committee, provided for I2IJ,
000,000 tn bond Issues to meet pre
paredness and other xpensea and for :
the raising of $226,000,000 by an eight
per cent tax on excess profits of bust-'
ness and by an increase of approxi
mately fifty per cent in the inherit
ance tax rates.
The House will have another fight
early this week over the river and
harbor appropriation bill. That
measure Is the pending business be
fore the House, and always provokes
a bitter controversy. ' s '
The appropriation measures are
getting under headway. The fortifi
cations bill Is almost ready to report,
and hearings have been concluded on
the Army, Navy and Military Acad
emy bills and their framing in ex
ecutive sessions is in progress. The
bauklng and currency committee Is
considering proposed administration,
amendments to strengthen the Fed
eral reserve system. -
Bills to prohibit the liquor trafflo
in Alaska and in Hawaii are about
to be reported from the territories
committee of the Hoifse. . , :
WILL CHRISTEN NEWq
SUPER-DREADNAUGHT
Meridian, Miss., Jan. 2L Miss Ca
milla McBeath, who win ohrlsten the
superdreadnaught Mississippi at the
launching ceremonies to be held next
Thursday at Newport News, left, for
that city today, accompanied by her
father, J. M. McBeath, National Dem
oc ratio committeeman from Missis
sippi, and Miss Zella Smith, selected
as a maid of . honor. Miss Annie :
Whitehall, also of Meridian, another,
maid of honor, will loin the party at
Spartanburg, S. C
A party of State officials, Including
Governor Bilbo, will leave In a few
days to attend the ceremonies. .
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FIRST CONSIDERATION -.
FOR NATIVE MEXICANS
Queretaro, Mex., Jan. 21. The con- .
stltutlonal assembly today approved
an article of the Constitution provid
ing that Mexicans shall be given the
preference over foreign-born citi
zens in regard to all classes of eon
cessions and for those posts in ths
Government employ, the holders of
which must be citizen.
The article provides that tn Urn of
peace no foreigner shall serve in the
Army or on the police force. To join
lean by birth, and all captains, pilots
and -first engineers of merchant ves
sels must be citizens, as must be two-,
thirds of the orewa of such ships,
IIP LEGISLATION
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