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Randolph One Will Put You in Quick Touch With The T-D Want Ad Man Dr. Brady's Talks Don't Miss Them?Something Interesting Every Day voi,mi 10 <nt m; >iiii-:it ? w,pa"?o ?cloudy EXPLAINS POLICY I OF 0. S. TOWARD ! SISTER REPUBLICS i President Wilson Addresses; Pan-American Scien tific Congress. HIS PROGRAM IS BASED ON CONCERTED ACTION Basis for Effcctivc Agreement Between All States of West ern Hemisphere. i no in-: a sons ion distrust Sees Both International and Doiiips* tic IViirc us Ilosult for A iiKM'im. WASHINGTON. f> January r. - ' The United States Eovfrnmcnt's Pan- j Amerlcnn policy was revealed in #io- ? tail by President Wilson to-night In an i address before the: secot.il I'an-Amerl- j can SclentlUe Conrress. If. explained ! the proposnin nubmltteel to South and Central American diplomats Ii'tc last week liy Secretary I.anslnt? as a basis tor an effective agreement between all j tlie> republic of tin' W? ?*t'*rn 1 lends- : phcri. "not only for International peace of America. bi)' the domestic peace of j America." This program, as outlined by the I President. proposes that ;t 11 the Amerl- ' can nations -hall take concerted action ' as follows Guarantee to eadi oilier absolute | political indepci ?!? i >??? and territorial integrity. Agree to s? 'tie all pendu g boundary disputes a? mon as possible1. by 1 Blub able proces-o r Agree to handle all disputes arising among tIi?? m by patien'. ir.iparti.il in- j Vestlgatlon. and to them b\ arbi trat i<>n Agree tl at r." i u t ,? ?: ;? . \ ? tioii shall ) ? outfitted ..i^.i?: -t itr s 'i p - pin s for revolution I.-1.- nipped neighboring states OTKKIt NATION> DIVI Itl |. ok miinhui: ikk hum; ; II' said the Monro'1 Doctrine always hail been and idwuys would he main ta.nol by the i'nited .Stat, a on its own ' authority, but that the doctrine did not dim lose what attitude tin- l.'nited States would assuinf towards other na tions of the hemisphere, and. eonte- ' queialy, the other nations hat] been ! dist rtn-tful <>f it. I i this conncrtion. the I'r> i? I. v:ti,t Tin Monro.- Doctrine was pro claimed by the I'nited States on her own authorir. It always has been n.iwi'alned and .liway w*.Il b.- tnain t;. I upon . i \k ? responsibility. 1 ? it Hi-; .Mo: r ? >? I >oct i ;::?? dema i.? I.-? 1 tl a: Kurop.i an government* * >'iM not attempt t.? . \t< i.d their polltic.il V . S!e;;;w t],i- side- .if th? Atlantic. It .lid not disclose t:.>- use which the l'nite.1 Siatps It 'end. ?! to m.ike of h? r power on th is side of the Atlantic It a hand held up in warning, but there was no promise in jt eif what Ainer a was going to do with implied and partial prote :torate which sh.- apparentl> was trying to >. u:i on tin- - de i.." 'I... v ate: and I be It--ve you will ^ii^'ain me .j, th,. state :r>n' that it has I fear- and sus !>?? ions or: this score which have hitherto pre vent- -I the greater intimacy tmd trust between the Americas. The ?.*ates of America have not been <??: ta:" what t*i.- I": ;ted States would do w,ti: her j-owe". That d->'jl?t must, be removed. i n \\k iM't:it( ii \ m.i: or yii-:\\s at n\ tsiii\iiTO.\ "And latterly there has been n very frank interchange of views between ! the authorities in Washington and ' those who represented the other states i c!" this hemisphere, an interchange of views charming and hopeful, because! based upon an increasingly sure uppre- I i ation of the spirit in which they were I undertaken These gentlemen have' seen that if America is to come into her own, Into her legitimate own. in a world of peace "and order. she must establish t! e foundations of amity so that no one will hereafter doubt them I hope, and 1 believe, that this can I- accomplished. These conferences! have enabled me to foresee how it will be accomplish! el. In the tirst place, by States of America uniting in guar-. Htiteeing to each eithen absolutely po-! lltical independence and territe^rial in tegrity: Iti the seconel place, and as a necessary corollary to that, guaran teeing the agreement to settle all p-.-nel inc boundary disputes among them selves. should they unhappily arise, by patient, impartial investigation anil by arbitration and the agreement neces-i to the peat*" of the Americas, t'.at1 no state of either continent will permit! i,'v<>lutionnry expeditions against an-j iiti if state to be Sittcd out on its terri-' tory. and that they will prohibit thei c:; porta tion eif the munitions af v-.tr *'orj }purpose of supplying revolution t.vt against neighbe>ritig govern nit - its. U.m) nii:.\ \s l)OMl>Tli i?i:.\t i: rim AitrniCA "You sec what our thought is. gen t'.c neit: not only the international peace! t.f America, but the domestic peace of America. If American States are csn-l s:;?ntly in ferment?if any of them are j constantly In ferment?there will be' a, standing threat to tholr relations; with one another. It is just as much I to our Interest to assist each other to the orderly processes within our own borders as it Is to follow orderly pro cesses in our controversies with one another. These are very practical aug-i j;,*tiot:s which have sprung up in the minds of tly.ughtful men, and I. for my part, believe that they are going to i lead the way to something that Amer ica has prayeel for for many a. genera tion; for they are based, In tlio tlrat "Contlnucn on Second Page.) 1 Named for Six-Year Term jri><;K it. it. impkntis. Chairman of Suite Corporation t <?? ? mission, who was yesterday renp pointed ns a member of tho commis sion b) Governor Slnart. PRENTIS AGAIN NAMED MEMBER OE COMMISSION lleappoiittod for Six-Year Term, Be uinniim February I. by <iu\ ernor Stuart. mi:j:ts c;kvkiiai. approval Is President of Vational Association <>f Itailroad Commissioners?Well Known <n Sorlal and Cluli F.ife of itirlimond. Judge Robert It 1 'rentIs, fi.niniian of the Stat.* Corporation Commission. Was appointed yesterday by '.iovcrnor Stuart to succeed himself f>>r a new term of fix years, beginning February 1 The appointment is subject to *'ontirmatlon bv the 'Jcnerii! Assembly i:i Joint sec tion. It will bo i onflrnicd. as a matter of course. Judge Prentis ha>-- served on the Cor poration Commission continuously since 1007. when ho was appoint**! to this tribunal by Governor Swanson, as the successor of Judge Beverly T Crump, now Judge of the T?aw and Kfjulty Court of the. city of Richmond After serving out the unexpired tori:: of Judge Crump, he was reappointed by Oqvf-rnor Swanson for a fuil six-year term, which ends January .11 If.- was made chairman as soon as he took his -oat. and will in ajl probability be aicain chosen by bis colleagues to head t h> < ommif sij&h. Iti: \ IM'OI \TM1A I' |s KK VKIt.% I.I.V A PPHO VKII The reappointment was widely ap pioved yesterday in loL'al and judicial circles. During his service on the com mission he has taken a leading part (ti the adjustment of the important cor poratlon and public service problems thai have multiplied with the great economic development of the State in th? last decade. As a jurist of careful training and keen discrimination. .1 udge Prentis enjoys a State-wide reputation. A signal honor was paid to Judge Prentis during the past year by the National Association of Ftallroad Com missioners. which elected him presi dent at the annual convention held at Ran Francisco. The association em braces all of t lie State commissions and also the Federal Interstate Com merce ('omtnission. The terms of the members of the State Corporation Commission expire at different periods, two years apart. Judge J. R. Wlngfleld's term expires on January 31. IMS, and the term of Juuge William F. Rhea comes to an ? rid on January 31, 1020. t I.OSKI.1 IDKXTIPIKD W ITH I.IFI-: OK K ten MONT) While Judge Prentis calls Suffolk, his home, he Is In many ways closely iden tified with the life of Richmond, lie Is a member of the Commonwealth and Westmoreland Clnbs. of the Country Club of Virginia and of the Virginia Club of N'orfolk. He is a director of I.ee Camp Soldiers' Home, and n mem ber of the American and Virginia liar Associations. Judge Prentis was born at the Uni versity of Virginia on May "4, IS 5 5, He graduated from the university in lsTrt. with the degree of LI,, n. Aftor practicing law In Charlottesville and N'orfolk for short periods, he moved to Suffolk, which is still his home, lie was Mayor of that town from 1SSP. to 18S5. Before his appointment to the State Corporation Commission In IflO", he was first judge of the Virginia Cir cuit Court, and. from isor. to 1007. pre siding Judge of the N'orfolk Circuit. Ho was a member of the State Demo cratic Committee from 1SS" to 1302. anil was one of the presidential electors from Virginia in is?i;. Me is a member of the Chi Phi and Phi J1eta Kappa fraternities. CIGARETTES FROM RICHMOND Twelve CnrloadM, Awaiting Shipment to I'.liKlnnit for ItrltlHh Soldiers, !,le on Snvnnnati Dock*. SAVANNAH, GA.. January 6.?Twelve carloads of cigarettes are here await ing shipment to England for British soldiers at the front. They were shipped from Richmond, and will ho .sent to Liverpool on the British steam ship K. O. Saltmarsh. which will sail in a few days. THE "CITY OI' Hiril.MOM)" A iiou- and palatial steamer. afTon'tug an fn loy.lblo ovrr-nlcht trip to n AT.TIMOISB. Ex rellmt meal*. .Staterooms and private baths. YOKIv ItlVKIt lil.Vh. l'lione Mudlson 272. General Sir Ian Hamilton Makes Report on Operations at Dardanelles. REVEALS TRAGEDY OF HORROR In Polite Form, Is Severe Ar raignment of Home Con duct of War. [Special Cable to Tile Times-Dispatch.1 r.ONDON. January *i.? "First our turn were shelled by every enemy run. then assaulted by a huge column, "insisting of no less than a full division plu> three battalions. "The; North !.nncashire men ?<-n simply overwhelmed in t! "ir shallow trenches bv sheer woiclit of numbers, while the Wiltshire*. who wen cuught out in the 'pen. were 111 .-r:? 11 % almost annihilated." This is but one passage from a re port bv General Sir Ian Han ilton. re vealing the full horror of the Mriti h t raged y a t the Dardanelles Th- report u a ? made public t (?-1' igh t i ? , ?? '1 fie la I Gazette. Although addressed <?> Lord K ??? h oner by th" former commander of th" Dar<lanelles expedition, it ?- u poTt" form tb" most severe arraignmct t of the home enntlurt of war that has yet , been given to the public The troops sen' Jo storm tin almost impregnable Turkish positions were utterly Inexperienced The. had >-o? before l?-en under tire Their com- j manders also were without experience , In the kind of warfare they were called upon to ware. The entire expedition wn - 'loome.l when tic- home government fa ? 1 1 to supply promised and necessary re- ? enforcements. Sir lan Hamilton [joints out. Supplies for the men avl.o: ? wre uncertain. Th>- men suffered untohl agonies b-cause f.f th" lack of ivat-r ?.ovi:ns i:\r.NTs inrrw f.i'.n M \ \ ?l \ N I) CM 'TOII11 It 11! The report is dat'd "At t i:?? Wai Of 11< e, ,l.-iiui:iry and covers tin- ? vents l.e'v.i M i;. ?" :irid October 1 :!.? ? i:?t? of ?Jeneral Hamilton's :? ill. On May 3 ??. Hamilton -ays. li" ask"d for two fresh divisions to enable htm t? ? continue th' attack, i >n the 17th lie a train cabled, stating that he. re quired two army corps. One division was sent, and in June I.ord Kitchener promised three r< gular divisions at d. ! in addition, the infantry of two terri- i torial divisions. August 0 was the day fixed for th" big attack, the object of which, as jstated by General Hamilton. w:?a: "First, to break out with a rush from Ansae and cut off the bulk of the Turkish army from land ? oinmutiica tion with Constantinople "Second, to cut of;' ti e hulk of 'he Turkish army from sea trafli "Third, to secure Snv'.a Hay ? a witit'-r has-' for Atixa.*, and the troops appearing :i the northern tlu-atet." Later :: was fo'tnd tha'. by a <??. > ???:? ? dence, th'- Turkish offensive was also |.tanned t.. take effect only two l.our> later. Describing the capture of "Table Top." General Hamilton says "The Hanks of Tal.ie Top are so ste< p that th. height, gives one the impres sion of a mushroom-shaped summit bulgir.tr over the stem, but Just as f ith moves mountains, so valor can en ry them Tho Turk.' fouir:-t ln.iv-ly Th angle of Table Top s as ??it w is .?eoo1.' nlzeil in our regulations s itnpra< t ;ca - ble for infant vy. but : cither the Tu l.v Kir the angles "f the as etU Wa.' itestined to :.top Brigadi .'t-Gener-i! Rus sell. of the New Zealand*; rs. that niu'.t "There are moments during bati-e i when life becomes simple. This was one of those moments. The scarped : heights were scaled and the plateau ' was carried by midnight." In the attack on Chanak-Bair or. Au ; gust !? the Knglish plans miscarried, 'somewhat owing to the mischance ofi ! General Baldwin's nonarrival in time with supporting troops, owing to his losing his way through the darkness ? and the bad terrain. The report continues. "Instead of Baldwin's* support. - * hei? (came suddenly a salvo of heavy shells. These, falling unexpectedly :????.?>?? c the stormet s. threw them Into terrible confusion. T! HK1SII THOOI'O IIHOI l.lt r IM( Iv 1\ CIUATKIK IIAIK.I-: ' "The Turkish commander saw in chance. Instantly his troops w. re : rallied ami brought back in a count, r | charge The South l.ancasliires andj the Gurkhas, who had seen the prom ised land and seemed for a moment to hold victory in their grasp, were forcedi backwards over tin crest to the lo-ver slopes whence they nad (list started.'' ' The Ki-.glish front was held by two 'battalions of the Sixth North Lan cashire and the Fifth Wiltshire Regi ments. which. General Hamilton s.ivs. wc-te "weakened in numbers, though n?>t in spirit." lie continues: "First, our men were shelled i-y every enemy gun, then assaulted by a huge column consisting of no less than a full division plus three battalions "Th> North Lancashire men were simply overwhelmed in their shallow trenches by sheer weight of numbers, while the Wiltshires, who were caught in the open, were literally almost anni hilated. "The ponderous mass of the enemy swept over the crest and swarmed round our troops, who had to give ground, and were only extricated with great ditiiculty and very heavy losses. "Now. it was our turn. The war ships and the New Zealand and Aus tralian Artillery and Indian Mountain Artillery Brigade and the Sixty-ninth Brigade of Iloyal Field Artillery were getting the chance of a lifetime. "As successive solid lines of Turks topped the crest of the ridge, gaps were torn through their formation, and an iron rain fell on them as they tried to rn-form in tlie gullies. Not here only did the Turks pay dearly for their recapture of the vital crest. "Knemy re-enforcements continued to 1 (Continued on Second Page.) Austrians. Hard Pressed Over Long Line, Are Bringing Up Huge Re-Enforcements. ENTENTE CAPITALS REJOICE Believed Plans of Central Powers for Invasion of Saloniki and Egypt Completely Upset. Heavy Fighting Continues in Lastern Galicia A I.Til OI ?.ll tlie Iiimii >? liulillnu: full 11 lilies ill r.asti'rii (.nlleiit, iirmiml I In- liiikottIitit friii?(li?r, mill further mirth iiitiim tin* Dili' ii|i Into ItiiKsin, In ili?- Sl>r Itivcr rrslixi. mi :iiM'iirm?* rillmnli' or i lie situation Im iih ji'l olilfiliilililr. lis liotli Die Itus sinns it II11 Viistriiiiis ?? Vtl I 111 Mli-i'i'ssni lor Hielr arms. >i'ciiihi|:l\, lltere has l.ern ;i rr cruili,MM'in,i- nl I In* fiulillnc nlmiK ihr 11111* rrimi lllK'i sou I ln\ 11 nl in (In* I'rlpet Itiier. Tlio <.o|-mans have r?*lrented l.efore tin* Itosslnns nrnr ?liK'olist.'iill. mill tin- HiissIiiiis liu\<> i-:^|iluri'il a position nr.-ir l /itrlor* sk, uliile Hie <?i-rimiiiN lui\e driven tlio Hussion* from a scetor in Volliynln. <>" 'oilier fniHc.h Hippo Im*,- I hfvn ..s??| artillery, l,oml,-,|.roM ?,K n,i'"- rations, I? ?hlrh r,? ensenHiil KltlllN hl|vt. ,MM.n iMmIj | v or l lie eon t emlInn forro*. LOXIX i.V. January The area of Russian ,(Vo|. ,}jo Aijstro ? ?erma ti f.>r-es i? ,,,e east continues to Although tIn- situation nrnund ^ ,ot boon I'N-iiTii tip "' i: ;,:,l?-sirs from advices from * 'bat the Austrians arc hard jiri ti.-, .1 .,. i , ' a >"nt- lint- of ilo f'D.se. ami ilr,. throwitiir r<?. " ' ' ' ,!1'" distt i'? t The " us>fan. I,..,,. ..xp. to flr(|ie i;' Kolomea -Stani.-- la 'i -1 la li. v: lir?. "here powerful defensive works have l'"f:n 1,1 Preparation for some time by the Ausirn-Herinati armies. Meanwhile, the Kus.slan position I'JO further north. on the middle stvr T"n f'r0'lt,V ?re??;,he?;?.| "portions in ,h0 rpplon ? wrt.iv murth. s. whetv the Mur. the" I^Kinnintr to emerge from " n a- hes with prospeetv of h,!n, ? t f?i o f r, tjm fit, ?.?i i . i . ? north wis: w. ' ' ' 'n,"n? t o, southwest. Their jr" r ? 1 11 ' * * of c-n. ;s ":v,i,,k "v- - ?tlis ,i ' ' ' "" "? Hi'* > Monte , ' '?<"'>>?? ?? expressed that ' , ' j ; ' f" '?-'v- has comj,letel..? I' 1 "" -er.trs.i ?owe,"s i"vnHio" Saloniki at;.I Kpypt IIKITIkii s ? 11, ? s , Ann, \ ii'r or \ nt i<a ? ? ti.with yesterday's an TIO .! UCOIlit-1: t of .! t f* ?? /? u-..,. V(, , , ('r J <?^rm;in ""'? "!1 '-'k. Tati^a,, vlka. it, 1 ' ! \ ?' half mile nhovc >"1 ?''Vv" ? :?nniMi,?-t.(| that the " ' ' ' " =" < "tnpJishe.| the ' !l" ??etnian y.-ssel Were 1,1 '??lie la mi J t^v^ST vZT'*- ,T'! ' f*,U" Tn??:n,yika. nortati- twrii.IrV" '"I I :,M'! ,m ?lit.-., a, in.-.) v.,s,.u on tl)e lak(. , ' OT!i I) \ rr ?? . .r, .w?tuaiion 18 ' ""^'i' re.l here as most op Sen':, kZ .U::'a" ' r" ')'.*? late of Keriiia's I .uee army wis how? hy the r '? , !h" C"^ons -'ia> whether a .n.^i.ierahie part of 1 . , r 'ii arn.v is in Histress at havintr sufferO'i "re .t privation- ,n ii . throujrh the mountains, and wliether His Majostv's ?'overnmer.! u i> ?. . ? n . ? ri.ian artnv " :??? Ill the .Moiljtcr runenn am, t1.t> met, ,?ay rest ami : oeuperatt ' . 1:1 1 .veil. .r. - rotary tor i or. , Affairs, said that was considerable body of ,he ?''""?'l" a,:"> 'i. Wll. re a i fl rsr i!1" !l",, '???? distress I. , , ' ' '' ;"hled. had now v'rtr' *v 1' ! " vThe entente a! 1 S"'iieta \ - -1: i i. !ia.| considered t>'- /"arte: ,,s,? i, tU- Vl,-S' unwilling l" iiinoiituement .on ???Tiling it f-leKratji.- 1 * 'i \"?en - say that the nutnbor o. refugees territorj .< ?f wJj ar- at Saloniki CHINESE AFTER TRADE ? Olion Miiiintaetnrers. Win, <;?%Prrl. Mlei,t \ I.I. Make I'lii,,, xx r,.M I niltrol I'"mm .lapmiese. U A?"III.V' ;T' 'X. .Ian:i.ir.\ ??,. <"hli-- -??? cotton n a;.tifa- Hirers. ^ it!, government aid, have made fa t - reach! ns? plans to w:.-t t roll' tl.e Japanese their heavy trail.- :m cot i on (roods and yarns j? Clui a. .ncer.lin. to information r..,i,i,. ,n- ??'r.-h-.s- here.. Chmn. the lars.-e.st market foi . otton Roods in the world, lotik' has he. 1, supplied <1 tefly ? >? Japan and India rile 'hin-se k'f'Veriiliient has just stibscrihed if. per rent of the capital to he inv.ste.l in two cotton mills, at ?Shanghai and Tienistln, ?700.0(10 worth of machinery for which lian been or dered from American manufacturers throuKh an acent of the Foreign and domestic foil'.:,i.-re- Itureau of the He partment of Commerce. American su perintendents will direct the work of 'lie plant. \s||?:\ Il.l.K, In the "IJin.l ..r the sk>." DcllKhtful all-yonr resorl, ICxrcllent hrttel*. Ooinnif. For licrruture and Infe, .nution ap ply SOtrTIIBItN It A IIAV A V, 007 K.nt Mnln Mtrfet. I'hono Mmllson 271. Tells Senators Thinks His Course ( in Persia Case Will Satisfy People of U. S. I ALL FACTS NOT YET AT HAND Various Aspects of Submarine , Crisis Will Be Discussed With Cabinet To-Day. ! U"ASH,NV:TOX. .Innuary ? |{?Pe of |->l'tai?i?K from .survivors ,.one|Uxive I proof that 1( nas torpedo tl.nt stroyed the liner Persia was virtually [.abandoned at the S.ato department to". I 'lay. when Consul (Jarrels. at Alex |andria. Rsypt. cabled that no new facts I wore container] in the aflblnvits In- had tra t horcrl. Secretary f.ansiniy Is hopeful that in MM.r.os ma,!,. by Ambassador Menflcbl at the Vienna Poreijin mav elear "l> the situation ,\ 11l:?patch annou,.. u.K the presentation of , v "?'? p7"?v?-l hy the se,r, r;u, ??"?1 information conccrninp ;l renlv | expected before to-morrow ? Various aspects o\ the submarine crisis probably will be discu^ed Uv President Wilson and his .'abinet to morrow. The President is understood ! ?? hi|ve told Senators who , . ?nm to-day that as soon as the ?JeS .?ary information was at hand he ?Voi,id i snHsfv't'. ,Vh!f'h U* i 1, '>0?l>,0 of the I'nfted States J Mic matter also Is expected to eo?,o I " hofor* ??'? Senate Koreipn RHn. j tions ( oitimittee to-morrow. when ,t ? Ti e "S S( ln"et,n?f ' he session rhe committee discussion lnav j o the question of submarine waVr,,-,. " Peneral. the sinking of ?,e ,vrsia the Usltnnia case and other ir.cidents of the l-.uropean war in which Ameri I -;r ^'"ro involved. Chairman stone e. ? om he the ' ommit - ,te. would map out a program of pro 1 erJ'Tne. m "** M *? M" '"at - : rs' tteludinj* treaties awaltinr raim -?-'.'.n am. resolutions recardin,, the i .ur up. ,i|] siruat !o,< <"?"? t \i, ti:\t n|.? ici;i>i.\ ".IKK IMIITII U|, VKlcsiov j Th- "'"'''aI text of Austria's r..?iv > the second American note OT1 the | .Ink Al" ? 'he day by the state Dem -t n.ent. i:XOept f..r variations in t!^! l.i Ion. the otlicial text i.M identical with the unofficial version cabled to the nited Mates ,,, press dispatches from ! C the |TI,e ,,r"" r"-ilr,U(l ?? niect ' States for dl",n T '*y lhe I e.n l disavowal, i.unishtneiu of the ' ;t ln: <'otnnt,ii d.-r who torpedoed f . '? ?,r"' ''-pa rat ion l.v pavm?nt -? Indemnity for Americans k |" 'lr'fI "J"fed v response ' ' '"'?Patcd until the farts ??r. v 1 ni<ii u or ?:... known, or it is evulent th 'hem will i?, impossibl" fd?ti XVf<'U h:,v ""u' Passed since ,be rsla was sunk, with a loss of,, least -V A"""?oan lives, and the Ameri , is xvUhouf s?ape its course ? tat,. Department officials arc ?nx.o.? - determine ,1ust wl^'re he -r.su, reeelved her deathblow , . ?? ??>??<??? ^he sunk h a 'curate in forma t ion of th's ''?"?'?.?r and |?, a n showing ,,uM(. hoa. ri "t experts mi eh i i,e able to ? rrnltie witii some rleeret i,<~ , ... Z l? down. There is little ,!.<= positinti here, howeve, to credit \\*\ ''"frT0" ,hnt n M,iro "'i'-'" have Mink be vessel. !t is. ?oi,ned out th ,t ???." Place or the disaster was 'J,,,' I. " ?'V hetween the Island of Cre,* ^?t<. the northern coast of Vrlci mine flcids are hf.UovP() ,f> "J1 ^ ^ ;' '-?n,y on the other hand. Austria, '~r ar" knoW" -n ;n. ""><??. N-avnl offieers think thit ! ea fn;:,m ""l/1?""' ???? Part of the ? ti'Ati i/i < f ?V?r.i t ioriv, .. '!1 hav" autoninticall- l.c.-om effective While en route M ST,i,t Is TI:|) ??? OKI-i;,, \ I.I. \ ui:\ |>s rortbco 71V jf,for,"alio" may for hcomintf fro,,, ,hft Austria,, ?ove,n ? ? an A ,strian M.bmarin Hi * WPM. U, for the sinkini; of ,he ? ' Ma. but that h- ev. eeiieii ins,. l?cnS\"r f ,nr" ? ve them, and thnt JLttlT n"'""n*nrinn Kovernment ,-e. " ' ? 'mi stood read) to I ike salisfactoi ? an ends The <tate I?cp.iitmen, is reiuesented as not expeeti,,^ inf..rmat,on from ?M. sador Oi ar.l at Herii,, \o i? f"r '"'I'liries for information ue.e -??nt to him flow. i ' !l' ?'rnhass.idor "> "I- :> .II.ir.es '.!> I- ore i :;n lifSic.- :,s- i,-,. i ?' ,, :i '?? '-n I IT-1 I - '?"vd n press disp.u, hes. up,.,, llis IlXV!l initiative. v t Ml) Kit Mil \( ? (>| \ ri;|, ,.ou <?n i'kiima ti.i.iu:,. t riw .... I.' l.v I X l\ .1-, rv .? V '? \n .t'snoiMiee nunt made to-?luhr by ,|... ivninsular an-l Oriental Steamship i:,?np,,lv "?'t Mie number of persons on bo u d '?"? "teanie. iv.sia who have not b....? lff'"' a^reSates 3 b; of ,l)0<.. ..fti:n;rw,w? ,,n" FLORIDA FOR WILSON Mn.o l????|, K?..??VP ' lci|Kc* Support for l||? He-ICIectlon. i IILI'T no,,,. ??.*!-? uuvo coin mittee. schhIo,, hero to-day. Indorse,I j resident Wilson and his policies I ''. ^d the support of the State of | Morida for Ins r,--election and a? | nounced that dclcKatcs to ,hc national j convention would he elected in th.i primaries of June fl. ? Quits Coalition Ministry ! I3KZ __ AI IT Ill'H HlfX i)Ki;.S( >\. .Piidcr of Labor 1'iirty In Hmiie r?f '0111 mous. ?ED ITALIAN LIED REACHES NEW YORK PORT C tinners ,,f Iloynl Xnvy in Clinrgc oT I \vo (inns nn the fiiuseppe Verdi. | H!?:!*<>KT M.\I>K TO WASH I XfiTON* | ?"''"P ^ 111 do I'efused Clearance I npers I nl 11 Weapons Have Hern Dismounted and f'ernoved?May lie Interned as War Vessel. I N'i:w VOi:K. .January 6.-?Gunners of ( the royal Italian navy were in charge , of the two Runs on tho Italian liner Giuseppe Vorill, which arrive. 1 her.- to day from Genoa. Naples and Palermo. ! according: tr. t|?. captain. I.uigi V.nn , noni. Alter the vessel i?? ft I'alermo. the captain said. daily practice was : held with the mins. harrely having been i thrown overboard as targets. ? Tho mins were placed on the Giuseppe Verdi by order of the Italian j naval authorities. but the captain de clares lie was instructed to use them | for defensive purposes only. t The guna were mounted on the after house of the vessel, one 011 cither side, land were In such position as to corn J mand all positions from the ship. Tin* captain described these nuns as | having a caliber of 77 millimeters, ca pable of firing a shell weighing llfty llve kilos four and one-half miles. \\ h? u the <!iuseppe Verdi docked here, I-. ,\. Dowsey. a member of the port neutrality squad, inspected the guns. and reported his information to Du?l Ie\ I'iehl Malnne. collector of the port. The guns are still on the ship, and no action will he taken by local . otliclals until a report of the investiga , tion has been made to Washington n.i. mo itioi-M si:i> I 'l.K.tlt A M M I' AI'KHS AN ASI11 ;Ti >.\. .lanuaiv r, -.'rhe Italian lin-r Ci,:. eppe Verdi, whh-h ar rived at New Vork to-day with two T 14 rif.i-.s :ibo.ir?|, rnarwiod by gtiniier.s ..f the royal Italian navy, will he r. fused < learance papers until tho guns havif been dismounted and re move! Moreover State Department ofhcmls said to-night an investigation | will be made to determine whether the liner is armed solely for defense, and not as a ship of war. liable to intern ment. i he State Department probably will take up informally with tho Italian government the rjue.it Ion of removing 'he guns, acting on the precedent es tablished in the case of the Walmana. an armed Mrltish vessel, which was denied rl-anmce papers recently until the four-inch gun it carried was re moved. Tie question of merchant ships ?-?rr-. ing a rtns for defense has given otliclals inii. h concern latelv. it |s in V,"h"'l the inquiry into the si nl; hit of the Itritl.-h liner Persia, and oMmals here frankly admit some mo.ilfi, ation of the laws dealing with the subject i. needed, in light of change Int; conditions of warfare and th- in troduction of new. elements such as the sul.ma rine. I'" * I T"? I \ l>It \ | |-; 11 ' h>i, t rinvs tie m i.|.;s L'nbfllcia 1 accounts of the facts as to the < ? lu.seppe Verdi indicate vio'.:i I ions the rules defining tl.e status of a rn.fii *ii ere ha n t vessels entering the I nl;--.| States, announced l>\ the State I'.-Pai I iii.-ii t In September. r.n. when ? he itish govern men; complained ?l. i'iniin m. r.'l'iint vessels with offensive armament u ere chared fn.in American ports to pte\ lit.on I'.ritlsh ? "Mime: c. | nder this ruling, ivh'ch s,'ll enforced. the indications that vessels are m,t .-quipped offensive action are. 1 I hat the vessel is manned 1m its usual crew and the otlicers are the same as tlios.- ?,n hoard before war wis dec!., re.I riiat th - \essel carries passengers who are. on t. e whole unfitted to enter i h<- military ..r naval servi.-e of Mie belligerent whose dag the vessel Hies riu- fait that Hie i ilttseppc Verdi had enlisted men of the Italian navy aboard either as passengers or as part of the crew is held by otllcials to be In viola tion of these requirements. Conse quently it would tie no surprise hero If the German ambassador or somo other agent of the central powers should request that the Italian gun ners be interned. An oflldal report on the incident, from Collector Malone. undet whoso direc tion agents of the New * ork neutrality squad have examined the .ship's move ment, probably will arrive to-morrow. V', BRITISH WORKERS VOTE TO OPPOSE COMPULSION BILE Necessitates Resignation of Laborites From Coali tion Ministry HOSTILITY TO MEASURE PROVES UNCOMPROMISING Union Men, in Congress. Against Conscription by Majority of of 1,998,000 to 783,000. MHKTING MOST IMPORTANT Henderson. llraoo anil Roberts <^nit ^.i Ministry When Support Is Drilled. Conscription Measure Passes First Reading I.II \ DON. .Innunry II.?Tl?c i-nn Krrlpllun 1> i 11 piiF?*r?l Hie llrxl ren?l I ii it in Hie 11 mi no or Common* to night l?y n \ote of IIKt lc? in.". 1'hr voir >vnx tnkrn uliortly jiflrr II o'clock. Thf minority was eotn ponrri of .Vntlnnuli.HlN, sonic l.tiliorilr* nail n frtT Itadicnln. LONDON, January t>.?Organized labor of (".rent I'ritaln, sitting in congress in London to-day. decided against the ?rovernmrnt's compulsion bill by the overwhelming majority of 1,0!iS.i)0 voles to 7S.5,000. Hostility to the government's measure was uncompromising. ami necessitated tbe resignation from th ? coalition min istry of all throe l.abor members, (Arthur Henderson, William Ri'nc1 and j (.Scorer II. Roberts. holding. respec tively. the olllces of president of 'he Roard of Education. Parliamentary I"nder-Secro.tary for Home Affairs and Lord I'oniinissipnf-r <?f tbe Treasury, and their resignations were announced during the evening. The labor congress was in many wayn tbe most important body of the k'nd ever assembled. More than 1.000 dele Kates were present, representing 100 unions and n.ooo.oou workers. In addition to the formal vote against the government's compulsion bill, 'he ? roncrross by four to ono n mo I tion pledging support to the principle o? compulsion for single men. and passed by two to one another motion directing the Labor party to oppose the bill In nil its stages n tbe 11 on so oi Coni ! tnons. i:\ i nt si vsTir si km-: \S ( OMSHKSS n.OSKS The congress closed with an enthusi astic scene, the feature of which was i the singing of the Socialist anthem. "The Ueil Flag." by some of the dele gate". The. delegates met In the so-called Central Mali, opposite Westminster Abbey, and a stone's throw from the Parliament buildings. tin.- of th?? earl\ speakers. .lames Homy Thomas, assistant genera! sec retary of the Amalgamated Society of | I tail way Servants, kindled bis hea-ers to tierce enthusiasm with an out-and out nn'.icompulslun speei.h. appealing to the trade-unions "not to sell their heritage of freedom A speech by Arthur Henderson, presi dent of the Board of Education, came as a sedative to the passionate feelings aroused l?y the earlier speakers. He spoke calmly and logically, defending not merely the resolution before (he | meeting, which held that Labor mem bers in the House of Commons should be left free to vote as they saw tit. but also the compulsion bill itself. Hut his effort was insutilcient to turn the tide of opposition, and it was a foregone conclusion when the vote dually was reached that the resolution would fall. virti ai.i.v i:\i:in mi'oitT.WT i mon is itr.i'itKsr.vi r.D With the exception of the Miners' Federation. which refused to partici pate. owing to internal differences with the joint board, virtually every trade union of importance in the country was r< presented In (be congress. The num ber of societies voting given from one source as Sol', made up as follows: trade-unions, 1511: trade councils and local Labor parties, v:; independent Labor partv organizations. 1 Colonel John Ward. SI. I'., who calls himself an "Independent Laborite." and is one of the picturesipie figures of the House of Commons, declared in the house to-night that the decision of the labor ''Ongress could not be regarded as actually representing the will of the labor men of the country. "For." said he, "you must consider the fact that certainly from one-half to one-third of the members of the trade organizations which met in con gress are either in tbe trenches or preparing to take their places there I, for one, in common with many other thinking labor men. will support th. coinpulsion bill " COST OF WAR TO ITALY *?uiu of sill,.'imm>04> K\|>cimr Mi?lnlncil for Arm) and Nn\ y From June I lo .November ;:il. P.O.M K, January (delayed).?T,he sum of i 4 4 i. uOO.OO'j is, according to statistics Just made public, the expense sustained by Italy for her army and navy from June 1 to November .1'. Add ing J\20.000.000 spent in May and l>e eembcr. the total cost of the. war to Itnly is more than $.161,000,000, without ^ Including the expenses of the military preparations before tbe openinjc of hos tilities. These expenses have been covered by war loans and new taxes. >'? '? iii ? ;