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VOL. XCVH-NO. 51
FORCES OF FREUGH
ID BRITISH STILL
LAND ATSAL01I
Bulgaria and Turkey Becom
ing Uneasy, Again Make
Protests to Greece. .
ITALY WILL INTERVENE
Teutonic Allies Advancing
Slowly Upon Serbs With
Increased Difficulty.
Liondon, Nov. 13. The continued
landing of Britsh and French troops at
Saloniki is causing some uneasiness to
.Bulgaria and Turkey and the nilnis
ters of those two powers today again
protested to the Greek government,
which , took formal notice of their pro
test. The determination of the Entente
Allies in their Ualkan " campaign is
shown by the ; large force v they are
fending to the Balkans, and' news was
received from , Rome today that Italy
also had decided, to intervene in this
region "in a manner worthy of ' her
greatness," ana to give sufficient-support
to the .British and -French to as
sure a complete triumph- This is said
to have had some influence on Greece
and Kumania. Kumania, however, is
waiting for- the developments of the
Kussian plans. : f .
Invading More Difficult
Meanwhile the Austro-Germans and
Bulgarians are , advancing slowly in
their efforts to cut off or annihilate
the Serbian army. These efforts, how
ever, are growing more difficult as th
Serbians now ' have occupied, their re
port says, s defensive positions to the
south , and east of Kralievo land east
of Ivagnitza and on the western front
on the left bank of the southern M0
rava where heavy fighting Jb in prog
ress." Big battles also are" proceeding
in the south between the , Bulgariaps
and the Anglo-French, but reports n
Uutside "the Balkans the most im
portant theatre of -operations is now
along' the eastern front . In the north
tho (Jerrnana - atinarentlv Via.va dHrti-
doned, hope of - reaching Riga and
Dvinsk, at. least until the . ground
freezes, and are falling back or being
driven from the Dvina from which was
their objective.
Russians Get. 130,000. Prisoners.
In the south General Ivanoff has
coritteued to harrass the invaders by
repeated thrusts - which, during the
past five weeks, .Petrograd reports,
have brought him nearly 130,000 pris
oners. , In the most recent of these
thrusts, the bag totalled six thousand.
many of whom were Germans.
The Italians keep up their offensive
on both the Trentino and Isonzo
tr?mts and are "making another ef
fort to take Oorizia, which has with
eti od them for so long.
On the western front heavy artillery
bombardments against are beginning
in Artots, but with the present rain
s oaked condition of the ground this
can hardly presage . another offensive.
RE-AFFIRMS. PEACE TERMS
Grey Says Conditions Must Fulfill
Those Laid Down oy Asqulth.
London, Nov. 12. Re-afflrmatlon of
Premier Asquith's historic pledge re
garding the Entente' Allies' terms, of
peace delivered at the Lord Mayor's
banquet November- 9, 1914, was written
by Sir Edward Grey, British foreign
secretary today - In a written answer
to a question put by Sir Arthur Mark
ham, liberal member of the parliament
for the Mansfield division of Nottlng
namshlre. "
Alter stating that Great - Britain's
position in the war is fixed by her
alliances with Japan, France and
Kussia, the foreign . secretary pro
ceeds: "In our view, the conditions fo peace
must fulfill those laid down by the
prime minister on November - 9, 1914.
It is very desirable . that it should be
understood once and for all that this is
the determination of the government
collectively and individually, . and of
the nation." .
At the Lord Mayor's banquet . No
vembef 9, 1914," Premier Asquith in
outlining the war situation said:
"This is going : to be a long war
lut there is nothing in a long Strug
gle to depress us," or in what has hap
pened, our enemy has tried three ob
jectives Paris, Warsaw and Calais
and has been baffled in all.'
"That 1b not enough. We shall not
sheathe the sword,; which we have
nt lightly drawn, until Belgium has
recovered more than she has sacrificed;
until J-ranee is adequately secured
against menace; until the rights of the
mailer nationalities have been placed
upon an unassailable foundation, and
until the military domination of Prus
ia is tinally destroyed." - .
ALBANIAN QUESTION ACUTE
Secret Agreement Between Bulgaria
and Greece Is Belief in Rome
Rome, via Paris, Nov. 12. The Ai
oar.ian question is ' becoming mors
acute hourly, the belief being express
d in diplomatic quarters that a se-;
cr agreement exists . between r Bul
j?am and Greece concerning Serbia,
Macedonia and Albania. According to
this reported agreement, the southern
Part of Albania would go to, Greece
and the northern part to Bulgaria, the
"mer country thus realizing its tra
flltioii dream of being bathed by
tnffre seas the Black sea, the Aegean
and the Adriatic. - ' ' ...
The conviction is held byraany that
ua v must participate in the Balkan
contest in order to safeguard her most
7ltal interests represented by the su
premacy of the Adriatic and the pos
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Officials Under Impressi
Vessel Tried to Escape
DEATHS DUE TO PAf iC
Reports Received Do Not State Nantes
ot t Any Americans Known . lor -Certain
to Have Been Saved ' "'
... Expected Today.
Washington, Nov. ! 12. Still without
definite information ; concerning -the
circumstance under which the Italian
liner Ancona was sunk. State Depart
ment officials took no further - stens
today in the situation.; If is believed
details probably will reach here to
morrow. Ambassador Thomas Nelson
to,Sc vtBii j.o me Italian ' foreign
office' is expected to develon
whether the Ancona was . torpedoed
wjiaouc warning or whether shots
were fired at the vessel after she had
stopped.
The Impression Ih stroncr in nfrioini
quarters based upon press dispatches,
man xne. vessel tnea xto escape and
that those of her passengers who wr
lost were drowned in the panic that
ensued .when she was halted.
Ambassador Pa ere cabled toflav that
Mrs. Ceclle Criel, believed to be- Tan
American, was reported to have been
saved, although her name still remain
ed on tne list oi tnose unaccounted for.
Other Americans said to be the list
of lost; were the atattivo family,
fasquale Jaurlne and Mrs. Carmela
Torrisi. Mrs. Torrlsl's husband,' Gui
seppe, was said to have been among
the rescued.
A Mrs. Cecil Greil was reported as
the only American then known to be
saved in a dispatch Wednesday night
from Ambassador .Page.
WOULD BLAME WILSON t
Says .Ancona Tragedy Result of "Un
punished Lusltanla Murder."
Paris, Nov. 12. Commenting in the
Figaro on the sinking of the Ancona,
Joseph Reinach, widely known as a po
litical writer, declares that the victims
of this latest sea tragedy died, as a
resuli of ''th SQJmlshedvIiUsitaoia
murder.. v-'i' .y S
President Wilson could not sav, he
adds, that he was not warned that the
tragedy would be repeated "if it were
not avenged."
DERNBERG ON U. S. NOTE.
Says It Opens Way for Securing Free-
dons at the Seas.
Berlin,- yia London, ' Nov. 12. Dr.
Bernhard Dernburg, discussing in the
Tageblatt the American note, to Great
Britain, says the note prepares the way
for securing the freedom of the seas
and thereby opens a new era of dis
cussion with Great Britain, the result
of which undoubtedly will be favorable
to the right.
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
WILL PROBE CHARGES
Of Alleged Activities of Aus-
' trian Consuls
Dr. Joseph Gorlcar Alleges They Have
I Been Active In Propaganda to De
stroy Munitions Plants and
Foment Strikes.
Washington, Nov. 12. Published
charges, attributed to Dr. Joseph Gqri
car, former Austro-Hungarian consul at
San Francisco, that Austrian consuls in
the United States, working under the
direction of Consul General Von Naber
and Count von Bernstorff, German am-V
bassador here, are active In propagan
da, for destruction, of munitions facto
ries and fomenting strikes among the
workerswill be referred by the State
Department to the Department of Jus
tice for investigation,
The Austrian embassy here denounc
ed Goricar's published statement as
untrue in every particular and an
nounced if would try to find some way
tn nrniucut him for It. In substance
Gorjcar is accredited with: making the
statement that he resigned- nis post
after-4.5 years in the Austrian consular
service because he declined to perform
the work of a spy.
The Atistro-Hungarlan embassy is
sued, the following statement:
- "Ex-Consul Dr. Gorlcar, formerly at
Ran TTrarieiseo. has been on leave of ab
sence since, the time of the outbreak of
the war and has been temporarily at
tached for a time to the Austro-Hungarian
consul general in Berlin, Ger
many. "There, very soon after, he ob
talned knowledge that the Austro
HungaHah authoritles'.had received in
formation about his secret connections
with the -enemies of Austria-Hungary
and evidently fearing detection he sud7
denly left fcls post without permission
anddisappeaf ed" " ' '
Savannah, Ga., Nov. 12. J .Hampton
Moore of Philadelphia, was re-elected
president; of the Atlantic Deeper Wa
terways Association at the closing ses
sion here today of the eighth - annual
convention, i The 116 Meeting place
was left to the executive-committee.
Other officers elected were: Vice pres
idents, J. H. SmalL Noth rolina; vW.
S. Bennett, New York; F. ;W. Don
nelly, New; Jersey; : J-. H. Preston,
Maryland.'. ' . .;. ;; : '. ..".
NOTH
'HEARD ON A GONA L
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CONDITIONS MUCH
ETTER IN MEXICO
following Recognition of De
Facto Government.
CARRANZA IS POPULAR
Situation in Mexico City Being Re
stored , to Normal Request to
Transfer Former Villa Troops
Over American Soil.
Washington, Nov. 12 Mail reports
to the State Department today from
Pledras Negras said people arriving
there from Interior Mexico brought
word of greatly improved conditions
following the recognition of the Car-
canza de facto government. O. L.
Wise, who has lived in Mexico City
for 21 years, who discussed Mexican
conditions with State .Department offi
cials today, spoke enthusiastically of
the work of restoration now going on.
v "People in Mexico City," he said,
"used to have a hatred for General
Carranza but now he is very popular.
General Gonzales, military governor,
has brought about wonders in the city
and the people have confidence in him.
The de facto government is not con
fiscating property, but is paying for
everything it gets and the personal lib
erties and. rights of Mexican citizens
and of the foreign colony are being re
spected. :
"Automobiles that .had been hidden
away are running about, the streets
again and without the flags of the
nationality of their owners which
heretofore was necessary for' their pro
tection. There are 6,000 Americans hi
Mexico City, practically all in commer
cial business. They have no complaint
to make of the new government,
General Calles, Carranza commander
at Agfa Prleta, telegraphed the Mex
ican agency here tonight asking, that
the. permission of the State Department
be obtained for the"; transfer - of 500
former Villa soldiers over American
territory "to medras Negras. They
were granted amnesty and will be
given sufficient money to pay their
transportation home.
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Reaches' Negales Few Btaprs " After Ar
rival of Carranza Commander.
XMogales, Ariz.," Nov. 12. Francisco
Villa, chief opponent of the Carranza
government in, Mexico, arrived at No
gales," Sonora, opposite here tonight
at the head of 2,000 troops a few hours
after the . arrival here of General Al
var Ubergon, Carranza's military com
mander.. General Obregon said that
his presence at the same time with
Villa was merely . a coincidence,
i The Carranza leader announced that
he came here to influence the Indians
how in General Urbaljo's "Yaqui army,
who tormerly were under-command
of Obregon, to switch to the Carranza
taction. He predicted that forces of
the defacto government will be Incom
plete possession of the state of So
nora within 40 days.
Keports that General Villa had been
offered amnesty we're emphatically de
nied by General Obregon who declared
that Villa would be treated as an out
law if captured.
FLAGS MARK BOUNDARY
Action Taken After Villa Men Crossed
American Boundary
Naco, Ariz., Nov. 21. The boundary
line between Mexico and the United
States was marked at 50 yard inter
vals by American flags today. This
action was taken after a Villa soldier
escaping from Naco, Sonora, had been
pursued by Villa cavalry across the
boundary. - Col. W.:C. Brown, of the
Tenth U. S. cavalry, on border patrol,
arrived at the Mexican border to pro
test Just as General JoseRodreguez,
of the Villa rorces, signalled to .the
firing squad that faced the prison.
It was explained that the man exe
cuted was wanted in connection with a
shooting affray and that his pursuers
were ignorant of the boundary line.
DOESN'T UNDERSTAND DELAY.
Cologne' Paper Pays America Could
Have Prevented U-Boat War.
Cologne, via London, Nov. 12. The
oelnische Volks Zeitung says it is dif-
cult to comprehend, how the Washing-
government, filled with such con
victions as are expressed in the Ameri
ca note to Great Britain, allowed IS
mchs , to elapse without serious
meaSsures against British encroach-
'V
sienn ;
"The United States," the paper adds,
"did npt even need to rattle the
sword.' A mere embargo upon the ex
port of a few articles. such as grain,
copper, meat and cotton would instant
ly have brought Great Britain to terms
and established American rights.
"If America had from the first ener
getically taken the position against
Great Britain now adopted there would
have been no submarine war, no sink
ing of the i Lusitanla or the Arabic.
WillW ashington wait to see whether
the war ends before Great Britain
takes account of the American demands
so ably pleaded? The essence of neu
trality consists in applying the same
law to both sides."
WILL INVESTIGATE FIRES
In Plants Making Munitions or Sup
, plies For Belligerents
Harrlsburg, Pa., Nov. 12. State
Fire Marshal Baldwin today detailed
men to investigate fires that have oc
curred this week in plants engaged in
manufacture of munitions or supplies
for nations at war. One inspector was
detailed to the Bethlehem Steel "Works,
and another will go to the Eddystbne
branch of the Baldwin Locomotive
Works where there was a slight, fire
the same day the Bethlehem Steel
Company's machine shop was burned.
Other ; inspectors have been active in
Western and Central parts of the state
where 'fires have occurred' in powder
and similar plants. -
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SERBS FAIL BACK
TO SAFE POSITIONS
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Claim They Occupy Defensive
Ground in !he North.
SUMMARY- OF WAR NEWS
4
Germans ' Reported to. Have Xost Heav
ily in' Attacks In Northwest Rus
ia Asqulth -Grieved at
CharchiU's Resignation
Winston Spencer Churchill has given
up his portfolio of .chancellor of the
Duchy of Lancaster in the British cab
inet and will. join , his regiment at the
frosjt. In his resignation, he express
ed the belief that time would vindi
cate his administration of the admir
alty and assign htrn his share in the
responsibilities of preparations and
operations: ,' "whiifhi secured us com
mand of the . seas."."
Premier Asquith, "in. acknowledging
the resolution, -.said "lie was sincerely
grieved that Mr'. Churchill felt it his
duty "to leave the cabinet.
The Serbians in the north are still
in retreat before, the Austro-Hungar-ians
and Germans, having fallen back,
according to their , latest communica
tion, to defensive '.positions southand
east of Kralievo and to the east of
Ivagnitza, which would indicate that
the fears expressed in an Italian news
paper dispatch that they might be cut
off 'are unfounded; ,
Nothing-has come through to show
the existing situation in the south,
where the Anglo-French forces are co
operating 'with the Serbs against the
Bulgarians : or from f,' the Montenegrin
theatre, where the 'Austro-Hungarians
and Montenegrins 'have been at grips
for some time with, yarylng successes.
Further successes .for the Russians
against th Germans' in northwest
Russia are recorded by Fetrograd. The
Germans lost heavily In the fighting
around Kemmerh' . as also around
Ixskull, where ten German - attacks
were repulsed.. .' .. " "
Little , fighting has been - going on
along the "western front or in the-As-tro-ItalianV
zone except by thetia.rtll
lery of the contending sides. -'
Dr- .von yBethrnn-IIolles -Stha I
ruermsn. unpertai caanceier, nss iota
the socialists that-the' .people of . Ger
many could be assured that the hopes
of the Entente Powers of starving
Germany would, be disappointed..
According' to the seml-oflicial Over
seas News Agency of Berlin the Greek
premier has Influenced the Bulgarian
minister at Athens that it is the prem
ier's sincere desire that the .friendly
relations betweert Greece and Bulgar
ia be maintained. Greece, he added,
was not preparing to attack Bulgaria.
Houston, Texas, Nov. 12. - In a
statement from Port Arthur today
Italian Consul - Lombardo denied that
Captain Rico of the Italian steamer Li
vietta had reported- to him that the
fire on the ship, now beached, was
caused by incendiary bombs.
NTENDED TO ACQUIRE
TRANSPORTATION LINE
Another Charge Against New
Haven Officials.
Alleged by Government They Intended
to Establish Freight Line From
Boston to Galveston and Through '
Panama Canale.
New York, Nov. "12. An alleged;
intent to monopolize, committed with
in the three year period of the statute
of limitations, by former directors of
the New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad, eleven of whom are now on
trial charged with criminal violation
of the Sherman law, was described to
the jury today. The testimony adduc
ed to prove it marked the second time
thus , far during the trial that the
government's case has entered this vi
tal period.
The alleged offense consisted of the
approval by the board of directprs in
1912 of a proposition to acquire "open
control" of ,the Merchants and Miners
Transportation Company . ami to estab
lish a freight line, from Boston to Gal
veston and through the Panama Canal
when It should be completed. While it
was shown that the proposition was
never carried into effect, because Of
the passage of legislation by Congress
forbidding 'railroads to own steamship
lines using the Panama Canal, the
government's purpose in introducing
the testimony was to show that the
intent to monopolize the transporta
lon traffic of New England nevertheless
existed; All of the defendants, ex
cept Lewis Cass Ledyard- and Edward
D. Robblns, were recorded -as present
at the meeting at which the vote was
taken, ' and correspondence read into
the record appeared . to indicate that
Ledyar d and Bobbins - were cognisant
of the scheme. ' ' 1
The defense,-on other hand, plans to
show that'the contemplated line was a
benefit, to the people of -New England
and 'was .proposed to be i established
In response q a demand for such ser
vice. -,.tl.:..'V','i'
The government,' attorneys : later
swung into what may prove one of the
most interesting-phases of the trial
the collapse of the Morse enterprise
after thepanic-of 1907, and the trans
actions by. whlcJv it s alleged Edward
D . - Bobbins, general . counsel - of the
New Haven, obtained possession of two
of . the " Morse steamers, the Harvard
and : the Tale,1 and .had them trans
ferred to the Pacific coast. ,. .',
TAKES BIG BLOCK
OF CAMBRIA STEEL
J. L. Replogle Pays $15,000,
000 for 300,000 Shares.
FORMERLY WATER BOY
Bid Against H pjd XnTjo p Ace
t In
the ' Cambria Steel SHUwStock
. Was Held By Pennsylvania I
Railroad Company.
New York, Nov. 12. Three hundred
thousand shares of stock, or there
abouts, -in the Cambria Steel Com
pany, were bought today for approxi
mately $15,000,000 by J. Leonard Rep
logle, of this city, who started hit,
business career when 11 years old as a
water boy at less than $5 a week In
the Cambria mills at Johnstown, Pa.
Mr. Replogle. who is 38 years old, bid
against his old superior officer, Wil
liam H. Donner, and won the stock
after negotiations In: Philadelphia; last
ing all day and virtually all night for
several days and, nights. The stock
was sold by the . Pennsylvania Rail
road Company,' which formerlly own
ed 450,820 shares of , the 900,000 is
sueda controlling interest in the Cam
bria company. . . . . .
. Of - tle railroad's original fit per
cent holdings -of -Cambria Steel, Mr.
Dohner already had v acquired about
112,000 shares. This was secured in
two lots, one of 56,000 on which he
had an option, and the other, of, the j
same amount, on which he exercised :
a conditional option. The condition
was that he shemld find a purchaser
for the railroad's holdings of -Pennsylvania
Steel stock. Mr. Donner is
president of both the Cambria and
Pennsylvania Steel companies.
Charles M. Schwab, the genius of
Bethlehem Steel, wanted the Pennsyl
vania Steel properties, it was report
ed, to combine them with his Beth
lehem plant and thus the neucleus of
another gigantic steel merger. Mr.
Donner's interests crossed with this
plan and Mr. Donner won in the euest
for the Pennsylvania "Stee stock : He"
men .tnecuuv is said, to obtam the -re
mainlng Cambria stock owned bv the
rallroadr- - ---.-". . -
Three weeks ago; Mr. Replogle, whq
resigned as .vice president of the
Cambria company March 1; began ne
gotiations for the purchase of the re-'
maining Cambria . stock held by the
railroad. During the 27 years he -was
with the Cambria company he rose from
waterboy , to;v 0eclxpj5SUmtvifery po
sition successively In-line to the
vice-presidency... '
In the meantime, however,- the Penn
sylvania railroad sold some of the Cam
bria in the open market, at a time
when It was at the crest of ; its recent
rise. ' . .
Negotiations begun for, the purchase
of the remainder; ended " today in the
transfer of the stock tQ Mr. Replogle.
So far as is known, Mr. Replogle is
the largest single" stock owner. Wheth
er a fight for control will develop is
to be seen. What is to, be done with
the Cambria property under Mr.
Replogle's management, if he obtains
sufficient additional .stock to "give him
control, is yet to be divulged.
TRUSTY" GIVEN SO YEARS.
For, Burglarising Home of Associate
. Justice Hoke.
Raleigh. N. C, Nov. 12. The Wake
Superior' court. Judge-Peebles . presid
ing1!, finished its work for the term today,-quite
a number , of penitentiary
and 'county road sentences having been
imposed. The longest term In the pen
itentiary was for Horace .Tones, . who
was given 20 years for entering the
"home of Associate Justice Hoke, of
the Supreme Court, while the family
was at supper and stealing a quantity
Ibf jewelry and other, valuables, , Jones
was at the time a "trusty" at the coun
ty convict' camp near the Hoke "home,
arid he is believed to have committed
a number of other burglaries while en -
Wbying the privileges of a "trusty."
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GIVEN RANK OF MONSIGNOR. "
Very Rev. James T. O'Farrell Honored
by Pope Benedict.
Richmond, Va., Nov. 13. Very. Rev.
James T. O'Farrell, vicar, general of
the diocese of Richmond, has-been rais
ed: to the dignity of domestic prelate
of the papal household, with the rank
of monslgnor, this being announced jn
a brief message received by Bishop O'
Connell from Pope Benedict under date
of October 16. j
' The office implies the right of wear
ing the purple, also of taking prece
dence over all priests at church cere
monies, whether within the diocese or
even in the city of Rome.
' Although now entitled to monslgnor
as his title, the ceremony of invest
ment , in the ' cathedral here will not
take place until a later date. -
' ; WOULD PROHIBIT NARCOTICS
Refusal
to Endorse" Law Permitting
Sale In Medicines.
'Philadelphia. Nov. 12. The delegates
to the sixth annual convention of the
American Association for the Study
and Prevention of Infant Mortality at
their session here today adopted a
resolution refusing to endorse any. law
the effect of wnlqh will , continue the
sale of . narcotics in any medicine. Re
cent legislation in. many states, pur
porting to regulate the, traffic , in nar
ootlc .and habit-forming drugs, in real
ity, It was said, exempts preparations
containing such drugs in small quan
tities. - . :.' -w'. . v
Coluroblavllie, , Mich ., Nov. 12.
Robbers wrecked the safe In the Co
lumbiavllle State Bank early today, ser
cured ; $4,000 in cash -andV inade ,their.
.escape. .Heavy.-rain' obliterated ;thlr
PROHIBITION BILL
WINS IN GEORGIA
House Passes Bill Previously
Passed by Senate
EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 1916
Prohibits Manufacture and Sale . of
Drinks Containing Over One-Half
Per Cent Alcohol Govern-.
or Likely to Sign.
Atlanta, Nov. 12. The lower house
of the Georgia Legislature by 142 to 22
tonight passed a bill which already had
passed the senate, to prohibit the man
ufacture or sale of liquor in Georgia.
The only change the house made was
that the measure should become effec
tive May I, 1916, instead "of January 1
next." It defines "liquor" as any drink
containing more than . one-half of one
per cent of alcohol. ..It is generally un
derstood that Governor Harris will
sign it.
Advocates declare the bill will elim
inate all breweries, . so-called "near
beer" saloons and "locker clubs," now
operating under laws .which allow the
manufacture and sale of drinks con
taining not more than 4 per cent alco
hol. - ' '
The senate also has passed bills to
prohibit liquor . advertisements and to
limit the amount of liquor each indi
vidual may have shipped to him from
without the state.; : These are to come
before the house next.
. The legislature met in special ses
sion November 3, at the call of Gov
ernor Harris, to pass the annual ap
propriation bill which failed of passage
at the last regular session because of
a fight over prohibition. Prohibition
and several other; subjects were Includ
ed In' the governor's call.
VIOLATED PROHIBITION LAWS
Over 95,000' Worth of Whiskey Seiz
ed on Schooner at Mobile.
Mobile, Alar;; Nor. 12. - Whiskey
valued at- more than $5,000 was seiz
ed here early today, by the police and
WJlr - is stored at the , central station..
TheHquorf. which Or.
leans,' on the schooner Oyster Plant
was consigned to "four Mobile men
whose names were not disclosed by
the police. ,Emlle Lyons, mate, of the
schooner, who with two negroes,
had Wagons at the. ship side in which
to haul the liquor away, are at the po
lice station charged with violation of
the recently, enacted .prohibition laws.
The new -law f as. construed by Record
er D. H Edington prohibits the bring
ing into Mobile of liquors by any boat.
Yesterday 11,712 bottles of beer from.
Pensacola,. Fla.. were seized under this
ruling. AH such liquor wll be de
stroyed after -disposal by the courts
of cases connected -therewith. - -
William Thdmpson, captain of the
Oyster Plant, later was arrested charger-with
violating the liquor laws. He
and Lyons gave bond.at $500 each.
CHURCHILL TO ENLIST
WITH ARMY IN FRANCE
Quits Post in Cabinet Because
of Inactivity.
Says He Couldnt Accept Position ot
General Responsibility for War
Policy Without Effective
Share In Guiding It
London, Nov. 12. ;It is officially an
nounced that Winston Spencer
Churchill, chancellor of the Duchy of
Lancaster, has resigned' from the cabi
net and will join the army in Prance.
Mr. Churchill, in his letter of resig
nation, explains" that he agrees in the
formation of a Smalf war council, and
appreciates the, intention which Prem
ier Asquith expressed to include him
among its members. .
He foresaw the difficulties that the
premier would have to face in its com
position, he states, and makes no com
plaint because the scheme was chang
ed but with that, change - his work in
the government naturally closed. He
says he could not accept a position of
general responsibility for a war policy
without any effective share in its
guidance and .control and did not feel
able in times like these to remain in
well paid Inactivity. t
Rumors had been current for some
time that Mr.- Churchill would resign
his seat in the cabinet-and go out on
active service at the. front. He is a
major in the Oxford Yeomanry.
:.Ir. Churchill was serving as first
lord of the admiralty,, when the war
began and filled that office until the
formation of the coalition cabinet last
May. He took the position of Chan-pellor-
of the Duchy of Lancaster In
the 1 new cabinet, ,Arthur ' J. Balfour
being made first lord of the admiralty.
Although It had often ; been report
ed that Mr. Churchill would retire from
the cabinet, his resignation came as a
surprise, as ' with the retirement of
Sir -Edward Carson from the office of
attorney genera:, -n. was thought that
all cabinet differences had been com
posed and that the remaining members
were contented " with the,, arrange
ments made for the formation of a
smhll committee" to . control the war.
It appears, however, from . Mr. Church
urs tetter of resignation to Prem
ier Asquith that the former previously
had. been offered, a place on thls.com
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WHOLE TSTUMBEB 39,381
MERCHANT MARINE
FOR 0. SJ URGED
At Meeting of Academy on Po
litical Science
THREE SENATORS SPEAK
Senator, Weeks Advocates Its Creation
by Subsidies Senator Fletcher
Urges Need of 400 Auxiliary
Ships for Navy.
New York, Nov. 12. Assertions that
in the event of future foreign wars ex
portation from the United States would
virtually cease and that only the su
perior British and French navies en
able exportation to continue in spite
of the present European conflict, were
made at the meeting of the Academy
on Political Science tonight as ar
guments for the upholding of the
American merchant marine. United
States Senators ietcher, of Florida;
Weeks, of Massachusetts, and Owen,
of Oklahoma, were the speakers.
Senator Weeks pointed out that this
country now pays to foreign ship-owners
$300,000,000 annually to transport
American products abroad. The cre
ation of a merchant marine by subsi
dies, he asserted, would increase In
dustry in this country and give em
ployment to probaoly 600,000 work
man. "We should follow the practice of
all other nations," said the speaker,
"which has resulted in the develop
ment of shipping .by giving sufficient
aid to Overcome the difference in costs
which stand as a handicap against our
shipping. Such aid should only apply
in cases where the operation can not
be conducted profitably and only con
tinue as long as that Condition pre
vails. such aid being based on the
service performed either in carrying
mails or furnishing ships for auxiliary
purposes.
"Any governmental operation which
places government owned or controlled
ships In ..competition with , privately,
owned and operated ships should not
be countenanced. As the navy needs
auxiliaries even more than any other -facility,
' any measures taken- to In
crease its efficiency rShOuld'-give first
consideration f and and be influenced
by the development of a merchant ma
rine." For Government Ownership.
The necessity of providing at least
400 auxiliary ships for the navy as an
arm of the national defense was ar
gued by Senator Duncan U. Fletcher,
of Florida, as justification in itself for
the enactment of a bill for the govern
ment ownership of .merchant ships,
senator Fletcher had charge of the
government ship purchase bill in the
senate ' last session and his words
were listened to as Indicative plans
for enacting the measure into law at
the coming session.
"Last January when the ship pur
chase bill was before the Senate, 1
pointed out that Great Britain, with
alL of its naval establishment, haq
lound it necessary to commandeer
about 1,500 k merchant vessels during
the present war," said the senator. "I
pointed out our need of naval auxil
iaries. The need grows on us. The
government is compelled to build and
acquire ships, to meet the necessities
of the navy. Navy anxiliarles are a
certain and controlling need. These
auxiliaries can be constructed so as to
serve commerce in time of peace and
be made ready to serve the navy in
time of threatened or actual war. It is
an arm of hte national defense which
must be developed and made . service
able." Private' control of transportation
may serve the purpose today and to
morrow may join foreign combinations
in utter disregard of both investors
and the public, he continued to say. .
"We must be free from foreign domination,'-
he added, T do not know how
this can be secured except by govern
mental c'ontro, in view of the great
lead that the merchant marines of oth
er countries have secured."
x The shipping laws enacted since lil2
were pronounced as the first aid given
American shipping in years. He de
fended the terms of the Seaman's law,
which went into effect eight days ago,
adding that he "thought It would be
found that the strongest objections to
the act on he Alantic coast came from
foreign shipping Interests. The Sena
tor denounced the action of the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company officials 'In.
abadoning their trans-Pacific service
on the ground of the Seaman's Law and
then transferring their ships to another
ocean where the same law. applies with
equal force.
' Demand for Tonnage Increasing.
The commercial demand for more
tonnage Is increasing as the months
roll by, the senator pointed out.-
"There Is no doubt we have suffered
many millions of dollars during - the
past year in loss of trade and com
merce, and In burdensome freight
rates," he said.' "The rate on grain to
Liverpool is 40 cents a bushel, while
before the war It was 4 cents. The
rates on flour has gone from 12 to 65
cents a hundred pounds. On provisions
the rate is increased from $5 a ton to
$1 a hundred pounds. On cotton the
rate is $1.25, when formerly It was 20
cents a, hundred pounds. Eastern rail
road terminals are congested, ddue to
lack of ships. Freight continues to
pile up at the port. No law controls
ocean rates. We may expect to pay
foreign ship owners their own price,
and that price will be higher yet,
I Freight .embargo is on at Galveston
and threatened In New York. -Our mar
kets can ; be restricted or t eliminated
without resort to import laws control
of the means of transportation is suf
ficient. The welfare of our producers
is in peril, the necessary equipment of
the nation itself, is incomplete when
we are dependent on foreign vessels to.
reach markets." -':.
Subsidy had been a failure, the sena
tor declared, and the mere use. of the
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