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WALL STREET NOT WORRIED:
OVER NOTE LEAK INQUIRY
New York, Jan. 6. Wall street
braced itself for the shock of a pos
sible government investigation of the
"note leak" situation today.
But Wall street, on the surface at
least, is unworried. Sec'y Geo. W.
mW Ely issued an order directing all
memuera 10 .preserve records 01
stock transactions from Dqc. 10 to
Dec. 23.
Barney Baruch, one of the specu
lators mentioned by Congressman
'Wood as having been -in on the al
leged note leak, sent a telegram de
nying he had any knowledge of it
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WAR HINTS MAY LEAD BERLIN
TO MAKE PEACE TERMS
Washington, Jan. 6. The admin
istration is wieiamg anew its war
threat club against Germany to force
her into line on making peace terms,
according to the views of experts on
the international situation today.
Their conclusions were based upon
the fact that one official said frankly
more than a week ago that the threat
of a- break, or war over submarinings
might be used and Senator Lewis,
majority whip close to the adminis
tration, declared openly yesterday, in
effect, that the United States is done
with accepting the time worn Ger
man "reperation, apology and pun
ishment of the offending command
er." Moreover, he warned that contin
uance of the war must inevitably
"draw in this nation, though he quali
fied his remarks by saying he did not
assume to bind anyone by them,
t Taken in connection with Sec'y
Lansing's recent "verge of war" in
terpretation of Wilson's note to bel
ligerents, the senator's statement
was regarded here today as a direct
threat-that-the United States govern
jnent is- convinced it will have to
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS
Zanesville, O Dr. John H. Wil
liams, 60, physician of Summerfield,
Noble county, dead from self-inflicted
bullet wound a few hours after he
shot and killed his wife.
Montreal. Word received fromv
Canning, N. S., of death of Sir Fred
erick Borden, former minister of mi
litia in late liberal ministry.
Lohdon. Bid for manufacture of
shells for American government sub
mited by Hadfields, Limited, of Shef
field, contingent upon end of war.
' Wichita, Kans. Five persons in
jured when Missouri Pacific pas
senger train crashed into motor car
occupied by five adults and two chil
dren. New York Bill to tax baseball re
ceipts will be introduced in New York
legislature by Senatdr Gilchrist of
Brooklyn:.
Amsterdam. Emperor Karl will
make former Ambassador Dumba a
prtntfe, according to Vienna dis
patches. Tokio. Three hundred kilted,
many injured, in earthquake in Cen
tral Formosa; 1,000 houses des
troyed. New York Nominating committee
of Union League club suggested
Charles E. Hughes as president to
succeed Elihu Root
San Antonio, Tex. Mrs. Richard
A. Cavanaugh, wealthy Chicago '
woman, dead, following automobile
accident ,
Washington. President Wilson
has nominated following members of
workmen's compeniation commis
sion to administer employes' liability
law: Dr. Riley McMillan Little,
Swarthmore, Pa.; Mrs. Frances Cj
Axtell, BeWngham, Wash.; John J.
Keegan, Indianapolis.
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Jos. Suboi, 23, 1542 Cornelia, shot
flreaK relations wijn uermany over and killed cella Kudon, 1334 Walton,
Submarinings; if peace maneuvers when she refused love plea Ar
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