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CHIF OQP" $TAP OF TIHE ARMY a4d P..r4 ' 8.- Tihe restoration if md ca then. ant the l~ac t ent bi egafslation=o iiiii at n :fhit offi Vetg ani tfIqh 4atiinaes liY are -Mon- the Ieialp rtrcone ditions t aSjor (ins6 l Leohk W 'ood, Chiet staf.t. e pts ,annual report . mande abIii' t ,day. Generabl W k o ebtt le flw'tt. To !an-ttM..i of the' ar tl o 'tral ines aind in areas wInhe lrean be negintair'n more econiomrcally.l He w ould;transfter all the- etersotnel of' the staff corps.. egeptiPK 6tigingers, medi 'cbatlfficelrs,agl chaplaitns, to the line; ncer6elng the nrumber of .the general offioere and officers in the different. 5rades. The;. trapefer of personnel of staff horps to the line, in. General Wood's tpinion, w4iL terminate the - constant struggle between line nad staff,, a ittuggle Whith';is as old' as the army ºnd one Which, promises to continue. .There would. be no interference with promotion, nor would the. members of the present staff corps lose any of their present advantages. -' o Eliminiate the Unfit. Discissing, means for the elimination If nfit '~fticera, the chief of staff "The. full efficiency of an organiza 'tion of men cannot he secured without system by which the merits of the dividuals shall have some effect ,pon their advancement. +'"The arfny long has: suffered from Ohe lack of suCh' a system. Up to the %rade of colonel, promotion is by sen rity in each 'branch, and there isno 'ay ,uijder' tpe SW- by which an offi re. nimatter what his merit, can be 4va~pined- single number except by u1ting h~im a general officer. Con $ervative. opposition most is to he toeikedfobr in the army where there is '1dilis' "feer of the- effects pf favorit Itn, buat. tirts Would, disappear under the influence of a law' to place, the se lecti.>-n .fhi:re" they helnpged, Iu the bands of the service itself, by lodging it .wLth.boards, of officers so chosen as not: to ..e'itffeted personally by their dieclslon aind sworn to act in accord Wce W-ith' the -best interests of the aervice,. The " antoen. '.`he gjRet r..ia.erity of 'the officers of the atay," says General Wood, dis cass.ing $the .questi.h. oq the.. cntefn, - are 'oihe :oifn.otn. that the re-.estab lisahmeDtt- _h.tt eantteep -ander ,proper ~liUpery,lsln,'wou ld tend --to improve the hePith, discipline and efficiency of the service by. diminishintg intemperance .i•'d imnumorality I concur in this opin ion:' ,,aGeneral Wood,, n.. this'- report, prd sents to. eongress a detailed, plan for the - reorganization of the field artil lery in. connection with' the ,eneral army reorganization. - This general blan provides that the first increment of the skeleton field army shall be two regiments of infantry, six' battallons of field artillery, one field company f:t signal troops, five field hospitals and five sambulance companies. By this staedard there* is. 'at present a vast .shortage of field artillery not only for the, army, but for the militia. Moreover, there, is no provision for ef fective service of . ammunition and many of the g"nes in a single day's fight would use all the ammunition hlich can now be carried for them. "Therefore, General Wood adds, "if we do not- have this additional ar tillery the armies are destined to ulti mate'"defeat..'" He also calls attention to the 'fact ttlt many states refuse to .nclude a proper- proportion of :field ar 'tillery ahid cavalry, in their militia be causee of athe expdnine, and suggests that hele4fter " congress appropriate '.tgney "hshl'h Ofly can be used by: the itates fpr the" Qrganization of these arms. FAR UN.ER GROUND Joplin, Mo.; Jan. 3.-Unable to es cape after,, lighting the fuses of 50 dynamie charges today in the Impe rial sipe' mine near here, Jbhn Pickle, FBederlit fal er and Elmer Smith, saottftlP 'i5 re' believed to have been Illed l t."9 the irplosion tiLtfollowed; If jras im'poddible t0. lift the.. men oit. of the danger zone because of a broken.ltoiastgenglrin.r. They ..were buried, ~inder tons of debris. Althob.th hope that the men are still alive hi bIeen -bandon'ed, 200 miners, ,wirklrig .tglr'elays, 'labored desperately tonight°i an effort tdo reach' them. The. men .were 1350 feet below the sur fIce when the accident occurred. 9OftWANT A RAiE. Butte, 'Jatr.' 3. - (Special.)-The members of the police department are now at work :perfecting an appeal, which .~vl be presented to the 'egisla-. tire in a short time, asking that the salary of patrolmnen be increased from $100 to 126' a month. D:af'niest annibt e OCared 4y lOcal :i;M'p"plioat on., ua they cannot rea.ht i ': sd.iseda l portion of the ear., The Is. only One way to cure deafness. and thmt isby' constitutional runediha Dfnuesm-is eaumed bY n itflamed eon i Vae a rn sbliWnl ound or 'lmp esnpe nehri *uan.' Wh/en it IS enttily cle, w i bqe Itat f ey Iit. r'No t ipTld l~si4,. a 1H lun . DO~aii ýýýy ý_,. ..-- _aF'.Pa s SEVERAL HOURS PUT IN BY BAAi STLEfHMIPS j1bI4TINo OFF WAVES ,OF ATLANTIC. Norfolk, Va., Jan. 3.-Seven battle ships, after several hours' struggle with "the storm, arrived in Hamptobh tRoads 'oday. They were the Utah, Ohio, Virgiia,..: sorgia, Nebraska, ,Minnesota, and. Idaho. Waves were beating over the bhips as they passed Cape Henry, and the wind here at; tinmed a velocity of 60 miles an hour. The old frigate Jamestown was burned to the water's edge. The Jamestown was blown away from hel moorings near the Norfolk navy yard, and when well off shore wai~ seen to be on fire. The wireless station at Beaufort, N. C., was put out of commission by thf storm, while the lightship at Diamond shoals was blown three miles away from her station. The ghip sent out 'B. . S." calls by wireless, but man aged to save herself without assist ance. t Unconfirmed reports say several torpedo boats on the way to Norfolk are caugh in the storm, and that sev eral battleships have been ordered to search for them. ALLIES ISSUE 1EIR LAST WORD (Continued Prom Page One) Pasha, Kirk-Kllisseh and the whole theater of the present war. Each leader of the allies, after the Turkish terms .had been presented, declared them not acceptable and in sisted that Turkey accept those pro 1.osed "by the allies. It was thesi thfat M. Miyuskovitch issued orally what rractically seemed to be an iltimatu'm. on behalf of the allies. "The delegates of the allies," said Mliyuskovitch, "see with regret that the Ottoman delegates take no ac count of the results of the ",war and the allies consequently would be jus tified in breaking off the negotiations. In order, however, to afford flesh proof of .theis coneil tory spirit; they re. i,.est .the Ottqgnan s.ýplegates to ..ake t;em:'at a sitting it 4 o'clockl Monday afternoon. Jra 6, ; a proposition on these terms." Counter- Proposition. Here M. Miytskovitch submiLte d a; counter-proposition to that of the ';arks. ,A summary follqws:. , "F'!rst-Turkey, shall renounce what qver rights she possesses in Crete. leav. ina the allies to settle with the pro lectlpg powers the, other points con cerning the island. " econd-Tulrkey shall cede unLcndi tic-ially all her islants in the. Aegean archipelago., including those provarion ally ,held by Italy. "Third-The allies propose such .rec tifications of the frontier as will in clude Adrianople in Bulgarian terri tory." M. Miyuskovitch added that the al lies would wait no longer than Mon day for Turkey's answer, embodying substantially such terms as would form a basis for further negotiations. Rechad Pasha quickly tried to an nul the gravity of M. Miyuskovitch's statement by declaring he believed he would be able to resume on Saturday afternoon discussion on the points un der objection. The. session then was adjourned until tomorrow afternoon. Immediately after adjournment, speaking to the Associated Press, Rechad Pasha said: "As you see, appetite comes witl eating,' as our proverb says. We have made the allies incredible concession -concessions which they themselves never believed they would obtain whilc on their side, nothing has been attempted, even to meet us half way. Heow then can a compromise be possi ble iY this time the allies should have been convinced that nothing can make us willingly renounce our Euro pean metropolis." The allies, on the other hand, be lieve that Turkey in the end will find a way to satisfy them. Already they are preparing to discuss the, war in demnity to be asked of Turkey. One of the leading delegates of the .alles, discussing the situation tonight, said: "Turkey must take into considera tion that the principal reason we agreed to the armistice was that sh'; made us understand she was ready to menet our conditions. While we desire to avoid the useless butchery of men in forcing the Tchatalja lines and en tering Constantinople, which would raise innumerous international ques tions, now that Adrianople is about to fall, 60,000 of our troops surrounding thet city will be freed to join, the oth4 .er0 at Tchatalja. Then we could march on Constantinople and dictate cond:tions from there as Prussia dic to. France in 1871 from Paris." Roumania in Earnest. London, Jan. 3.-The relations be tWgeet Bulgariu and Roumania are re pot'ted to have reached a delicate stage, and this fact possibly may ex plain Turkey's attitude in the peace conferende. Dr. Daneff of the Bulgaria delega tion had an interview yesterday with the Roumanian minister to London, M. Joneecu. It is understood that in terview concerned Roaumsana's claims to a rectification of her frontier as compensation for her recent nieutrality .t her war between Turkey and the alls~ii No ,a'grioeneit , was reached, hirwpker, ant it wase arranged thsAt an othUs teetttig shoiuld be held in a few Jt4cordiy, to the orning Post and e ;Daily Telegrap, Dr. Daneff dis Jared '4juiaiouiationt to meet Rou ORE men are converts of Missoula Mercantile Co. clothing than ever before. "M. M. Co. Quality" has won out handsomely the past year. It was not advertising that made the quality; it wag the quality that made the advertising--and the best advertising we have had has been the word of mouth advertising of thousands of pleased customers. The advertising shall continue, because the quality shall continue to improve---if possible. We must always.have sold very good clothing, especially last season and the seasons imme diately previous, to bring such good increase of trade and patronage to our Clothing Store. This, therefore, is the simple proposition to put before yourself: Shall I or shall I not buy my new suit or overcoat from the store that has set the standard of quality and value in this com munity for upwards of forty years, or can I afford not to? Suits, $12.5S { to $35.00 Overcoats, $13.50 to $90.00 More good clothing here than probably can be marshalled in all of Missoula's other clothing stores. Best makes the country affords, values no other store can equal, satisfaction guaranteed. A Special Get-Acquainted Offer Faith in our merchandise could hardly be expressed more forcibly than in our offer of A New Hat Free with any man's or young man's Fui: or overcoat at $15.00 or more. Choice of all our Stetson, Knox, Wonderfelt and Montana hats. If we weren't quite sure that the clothes would give the buyer a full measure of satisfaction and make him a permanent customer, we'd be inviting trouble for ourselves in this offer, but the fact that hundreds of mn who are our customers now were first won over by a similar "Get-Acquainted Offer" and appreciate the acquaintance---so would you! WOOL-WORTH Trousers---a new shipment just in from that little old New England town we told you about a while ago, and men who have been waiting can now be supplied. The best men's everyday trousers that $3.50 ($4.00 for extra sizes) will buy. All wool, heavy weight, great to wear and neat in appearance. SEVERAL times this season we've had to send out the wireless signal, "S. O. S."---send out succor---to the makers of our famous Wool-Worth underwear. The demand has grown to proportions that tax the capacity of the mill. Happily, fresh stocks have arrived to fill in vacan cies, and every man who want's real genuine woolen underwear without paying an exorbitant price, can get what he wants here. Separate garments, $2 and $2.50. Union suits, $3.50 to $5. mania's demand and the dispute reached a crisis. It is understood that all the powers are trying to persuade (Roumania to consent to postpone a settlement of her dispute with Bulgaria, but mean time it is feared Turkey hopes to benefit by Roumania's action, and will not agree to any peace terms. The reports that Roumania is mobil ising her army were characterized by the Roumanian minister of the in terior, IM. Joneecu, who arrived in London last night, as "nonsense." "Once mobilization has been an nounced officially," the minister added, "it will mean that Roumania has de cided to go to war immediately. We never will employ mobilization as a bluff or a threat. It is true that lat terly our army has taken steps de manded by prudence, but that is by no means mobilization," Concerning IRoumania's attitude to: ward the Balkan war, M. Jonescu said: S'Until now he have been neutral. We have made many sacrifices to keep the peace, but I cannot tell what Rounatnia's attitude may be tomorrow, because I do not know myself." EMBARGO ON FREIGHT. El Paso), Jan. 3.-Due to the rail road shop strike and general unset tied conditions in northern and east ern \iexiceo, the National Railways of Mexic.a declared today an indefinite embargo on all freight entered at the port of El Paso. Passenger trains, however, will be run, while all classes of merchandise or livestock will not be accepted even at the owners' risK. HINTS FOR HOUSEKEEPERS. Keep Foley's Honey and Tar Com pound always on hand, and you can quickly head off a cold by its prompt use. It contains no opiates, heals and soothes the Inflamed air passages, stops the cough, and may save a big dctor's bill. In the yellow package. Missoula ,Drug Co.-Adv. TAFT GIVES UP BATTLE FOR COLONEL_ GOETHALS Washington, Jan. 3.--President Taft today definitely told Senator Brande gee of Connnecticut, chairman of the interoceanic canal committee, that he would not send to the senate the nomin nation of ('olonel OGorge W. G.o ,hals as civil governor of the Panama canal zone, because of the opposition by demlocratic senators to his appoint ment. Senator Brandegee, after a personal investigation among democratic sena tors, told the president it seemed im possible to have the proposed nomi nation confirmed. Some democrats, he said, made the statements that at the time the Panama act was passed giv ing the president authority to appoint a civil government and establlish a new admlinnistration, there was an under. standing that no im mediate changes would ie made by the republican ad ministratlion. ThIe piresident told Senator Itrande gee that he knew of no such under standing, but he would not allow Colo' nel Goethals to become involved in a politictl controversy. It Is probable that Mr. Wilson will be confronted with the task of forming the new zone government and sePing many big problems of Its administration. LINER RESCUES- MANY. Bona, Algeria, Jan. S.-The Cunard liner Tyrla rescued and brought Into this port today 98 of the passengers and crew of the French mail steamer Saint Augustin, running between Mar. sellles and Algiers. The Saint Augus tin foundered just after midnight while the Tyria had her in tow. No details as to how the accident occurred have been received. PORTUGUESE MANIACS RUN AMUCK AND KIll Elvas, Portugal, Jan. 3,-One person was killed and nine others seriously injured this morning by a group of five maniacs who had been released by firemen from an asylum for the in sane in the outskirts of this city which had caught fire. Altogether 85 lunatics were set free, and these rushed howling through the streets for some time. Thirty of them, however. were easily captured and confined in the municipal building, but the other five took some iron rods from a scrap heap and attacked everyone they met. Several hour passed before they were overpowered.