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WEATHER.
Fair tonight and tomorrow: not much
change in temperature: lowest tem
perature tonight about 30 degrees;
light westerly winds.
Temperature for the past twenty
four hours: Highest. 46. at 12:45 p.m.
today: lowest. 33. at 6 a.m. today.
Full report on page 21.
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DECEMBER 2, 1915.-TWENTY-SIX PAGES.
ONE CENT.
' FEAR VILLA FORCES
PLAN NEW AM
Carranza Chiefs at Agua
Prieta Hastily Defend City
Against Gen. Rodriguez.
CONCERN FOR AMERICANS
IN TERRITORY OF REBELS
Reorganization of Villista Govern
ment and Election of New Presi
dent Is Expected at Juarez.
DOUGLAS. Ariz.. December -. ? Pros
pect of another attack on Agua Prieta.
with consequent menace to this city.
Just across the border: concern over the
safety of Americans in territory where
Villa's scattered forces are roaming:,
and the possibility of a reorganization
of the Villa government and the elec
tion of a new president by the sov
ereign convention to be held soon at
Juarez, are the chief points of interest
today in the series of quick moving
events in Mexico.
Gen. Alvaro Obregon. the Carranza
chieftain, is at Agua Prieta today, hav
ing made a hasty trip by automobile
from Nogales, Sonora, last night, to
n.ssist Col. Dato Campbell in arrange
ments for defense against a threatened
attack by Villa forces under Gen. Jose
Kodriguez. reported to bw advancing J
rapidly toward the border town. Just
a month ago, Obregon, with a power
ful garrison, well intrenched, repulsed
on ill-timed attack made by Villa him
self.
Conditions today, however, are great
ly changed, t'ntil 5,000 troops, being
transported, with the permission of
Washington, over American territory,
arrive, the Agua Prieta garrison is
conceded to be wholly inadequate to
cope with Rodriguez's superior forces.
Maj. Gen. Frederick Funston is here
with his staff, studying the situation
t and preparing for emergencies.
Anxiety for Americans.
News is anxiously awaited from Johr^
Cunningham, an Oklahoma attorney,
and Gus Hendrickson, II. G. Southerd
and Rafael Varela, mine owners, all of
whom are reported to have fallen into
the hands of Rodriguez's troops.
Anxiety over Americans in northern
Mexico has been heightened by various
reports that Villa had advised reprisals
against Americans because of the
I nited States government s recognition
of the Carranza provisional govern
ment and the aid given in permitting
Carranza troops to be transported over
American territory. In response to
warnings by Gen Obregon Americans'
have left the gold-mining camp at EL
T'gre. Sonora. for the border. Ameri
can employes of the big mining works
at Cananea. however, apparently have
not heeded the warning, and moat of
them remain in the danger zone.
Call for the ruejetinfc of the "sov
ereign convention" ? of the Villa gov
ernment was sent out by I?azos Cha
zarro. president of the convention held
at Aguascalientes a >vsa r ago, and
which is said to have resulted in the
? arranza-Villa rupture. According to
Col. Hipolito Villa, brother of the com
mander. representatives of Gen, Emi
liano Zapata will attend, all Villa and
Zapata leaders having been requested
to send as delegates a representative
of each unit of 1.000 troops.
Troops to Guard Convention.
?t was announced h.000 troops in the j
vi? inity of Chihuahua City would be j
moved to Juarez when the convention,
the date of which has not been given
out. is held.
Other developments included a de
cree by Gen. Carranza divorcing Mexi
can railroads from military supervision
and placing them under the control of
Alberto Pani, president of the National
lines of Mexico.
According to reports received at
Nogales the entire command of 1,400
men *t Gen. Vrbalejo, Villa's Yaqul
? ief, has rfjrrendered to Carranza
o-ces at Ctvbo. Crbalejo himself 'is!
s?*id to have escaped.
Further Recognition Expected.
i
officials expert the j
;? ' ion soon of Gen. Carranza's :
* V :t wit in Mexico b> Russia. Spi in !
p i Paly Tim embassies here are ex
P' i-ied to recognize Kliseo Arredondo,
Carranza's representative at Washing
ton. It is said that Great Britain, how
ever. will probably recognize Carranza
tnrough Charge Hohler of the British,
legation at Mexico City when he goes
to Mexico City from Vera Cruz.
According to 'Jen. obregon, a lieu
tenant of Gen. Villa's personal staff
I recently made prisone* said that Villa
was showing signs of serious mental
disorder.
Signal Defeat Is Inflicted
on Villa Forces. According
to a Report From Guaymas
Villa force* in northern Mexico have
.! v gnally defeated by Carranza
troops arid a large number of Yaqui ln
?i:a?is have surrendered, according to re
' ports toda> to the State Department
from Guaymas.
"The Indians. ' says the State Depart
ment announcement, "appear to have been
connected with the Villa forces. It is
stated that this victory will enable the
de facto government to send fort es south
to intercept the main Villa force. Pro
tection for the Yaqui valley is promised
bv the stationing of a i>atrol of cavalry
around the entrance to the valley and
mamtainrng within quick striking dis
anoe 3,?0o troops, to he <a''ed uf*>ii in
?ase the Indians attempt to enter the
\a!!e>."
The Stat* Department was official 1> sui
vrseo that J. 1* Dillingham, an employe
of the Cnited Sugar Companies at T^os
MocIhs, who vm captured by Indians, had
escaped and had reached the Cnited
States rruiser San Diego, off Topolobam
po, In safety.
CLAIM MURDER CONFESSION.
Police Say Dispute Over Automobile
Hire Led to Tragedy.
MONTGOMERY. Ala , December 2. ?
?loe McGrane. nineteen, of Louisville,
Ky.. has confessed, according to Sheriff
Harrison of Butler county, that he
n urderetT Sam Grant, a Greenville, Ala ,
chauffeur, the afternoon of November
20 fc?y striking him on the head with
an iron liar
McGrane says that the blows uerc
f!?*alt during a dispute over the pay -
ment of fare for the use of an automo
bile In which he wanted to get to a
nearby town. McGrane was arrested
several days later and w hen reports of
lynching were heard he was rushed
here for safekeeping.
a 1
10 KJM FEAST"
Representative McKinley Pre
dicts United Party for Cam
paign of 1916.
SAYS REPUBLICANS ARE
GAINING STRENGTH DAILY
Believes Prosperity of American In
dustries Only Temporary and Ex
pects Depression After War.
Representative-elect William B. Mc
Kinley of Illinois has reached Washing
ton to take up his legislative duties. Mr.
McKinley is a prominent figure in the po
litical councils of the republica-n party
and will take interest in the congressional
an,^ Presl(lential campaigns of 1916.
The next republican national conven
tion. ' Mr. McKinley said today, "will be
a great republir-an love feast. I have been
?^er country a great deal, and among
republicans everywhere I find the dispo
sition to get together, present a united
iont and after careful deliberation choose
a candidate who will command the sup
port of a majority of the people.
Young Men as Delegates.
In my judgment the republican con
vention will be significant for another
feature, it will contain in its make
up more young men than ever before.
In fact, one might say today that the
republican party ie the young mens
Consress just assembling
contains more republican young men
? m" ? "J otLler '1 our hl5?>ry. and you
will find when the republican conven
tion meets, that these young men will
write a platform sufficiently modern to
country* r,opL"ar aPPeal to the
daiTv6 but"!hiCa"S are gaining strength
?hi V ?, .V . ey are no< ""mindful of
them in,l y have 3 batt'e before
i'?i , are Preparing for it. You
or a repetition of the 1 S'.tfl
and T Ihini e5er5?" a"J Ihorougliness,
when ,h iiJ , 38 Kreal a victory,
when the polls close, as the party se
cured in that memorable year.
Predicts Depression After War.
?That the American Industries which
are now happy in prosperity are de
pendent almost entirely on the boost
Lns."?f l?ule conditions in this countrv
b> the European war, and that these
prosperous corporations are merely In
dustrial war brides' whose plight will
be desperate at the close of the strug
gle in Europe, arc facts which 1 have
earned from observation of conditions
in the middle west.
?The war munitions plants and cor
porations are the ones which are being
enriched more tba.n any or.her business
undertaking, in the United States at
this time. That goes as a matter of
fact The 'war prosperity' is felt also
by the farmers and producers of food,
clothing supplies and all the neces
saries of life. The demand created by
such a war as the present European
struggle must affect the United States
markets in all their phases, for we are
now practically th one great market
stand for all the nations of the world.
In my judgment the public has already
begun to analyze the situation and to
realize that when the peace treaties are
signed democratic policies must be re
versed.
Essentially Republican Country.
This means that inevitably the coun
try will return the republican party to
power in the next presidential elec
tion, tecause it is generally conceded
that the war will not last that long,
and, as soon as it is realized that the
special condition of affairs created by
the war caused the temporary pros
perity the democrats will be viewed
again as they have been for so many
years; that is, as lacking in construc
tive statesmanship and ability. This is
essentially a republican country. The
thorough and harmonious amalgama
tion of the progressive party with the
republican party restores the former
condition of affairs, which was and will
be that there are more voters in this
country who believe in the principles
advcated by the republicaTr\narty than
democratic voters in the country^
"T-ie democrats got into power in
the last presidential election through
the big split among the republicans.
No v that this has been healed, w/j will
go to the polls with even a bigger vote
than ever before. This is made all the
more certain by the fact that the cost
of living has gone up tremendously,
and, under normal conditions, the dem
ocrats will have accomplished nothing
to make the average man's earning
power commensurate with the artifi
cial boosting of the prices of the neces
sities of life."
When Will
England Have to
Th row Up Her Hands
and Quit?
SHES paying all lier own
bills, most of Russia's
and a good share of
Italy's as well.
She is taxing the in
comes of her wealthiest people
one-third, and will probably
have to tax them one-half be
fore the war is over.
How long can this go on?
What are her resources? How
long can she last?
Read this interesting article
by Burton J. Hendrick in the
next
Sunday Magazine
of The
Sunday Star
J
WAR ZONE ENTRY
DENIED FORD PARTY
Secretary Lansing to Issue
Passports to Neutral
Countries Only.
NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS
THUS FAR VERY SMALL
State Department to Guard Against
"Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" Get
ting Aboard Ship.
Secretary Lansing announced
today that members of the peace
party planning to sail on the
ships chartered by llenrv Ford
will not be given passports to
belligerent countries, but only
to neutral states in Europe.
Secretary Lansing made it
plain that passports were given
to American citizens for belliger
ent countries only when business
made it absolutely necessary to
visit there or when they were in
vited by some governmental
agency in thcs-sc countries.
Mr. Lansing explained that no
distinction was being drawn be
tween members of the peace party
and other American citizens and
that the general rule of the De
partment of State was being ap
plied.
1 he ruling, however, was gen
eraly interpreted as meaning that
the L nited States does not regard j
unofficial missions in efforts to j
make peace by private persons as
business of an urgent character.
Few Would Visit Warring Nations.
Very few applications have been
made for passports to visit belligerent
countries, the plan of the peace party
being to assemble a convention in one
of the neutral countries and put Into
operation its plans, using a neutral
capital as a base.
Officials of the passport bureau have
not held up any passports for persons
of American birth, but it was admitted
today there have been the usual diffi
culties with reference to naturalized
persons and the compliance with State
Department technical regulations with
reference to photographs.
Inez Milholland Jiolssevain, the auf
fraglst, was refused a passport be
cause her husband is a citizen of a
foreign country. The names of- others
who may have experienced dimculty
In getting passports were not disclos
ed.
Ford Plan Not Sanctioned.
Officials of the State Department said
today there seemed to be some impres
sion in Europe that the United States
government In some way was sanction- '
in* the Kord plan, and they emphasized j
that there was not the slightest ground
for such an Intimation.
Each application for a passport will
be suojected to the closest scrutiny; It
being feared, as one official said, that
"a wolf In sheep's clothing" might get
aboard the ship and while playing the
part of an advocate of peace be In
reality a spy. The department is deter
mined that nothing of the kind shall
happen ""
The State Department does not con
template that it could stop wireless
messages being sent out from a neutral I
European country calling the soldiers !
from he trenches, but the belief was
expressed today that such messages!
would necessarily be received in belli* 1
erent countries by official government I
pressed" '""J would Pro">tply be sup- j
Might Violate Law.
I-egal authorities in the State Depart
men expressed the opinion today that
if the peace party went to any bellig
erent country and attempted to stop
the war it might be considered by the
country Involved as promoting sedition
and treason. The State Department
has refused a request to send an agent
to New York for the special purpose of
issuing passports to members of the
party.
The number of applications for
ports received so far is very small
and Kord himself has sent no applici
f!*"!' ,.?"ly two more days remain be
fore the peace ship Is scheduled to sail
and it is considered doubtful th-u ?
great number of passports can be i,
sued by Saturday unless the denn'i
..lent receives a large number today
and before noon tomorrow. Those
accompany the peace party it' w"
said, will have to make their applica
tions for passports In Identically the
same manner as any other Urn,.-!
citizen The department re.ognizes^no
special privilege In the issuance of
passports. ?????.<> or
Mr. Ford Denies Intention
of Instigating a Strike
Among Europe's Soldiers
I NEW VOKK, December 2.?Henry |
"r returned to New fork from De
troit today and made his first an
nouncement of definite plans fOI hla
peace expedition which will ?aj| f
j Europe Saturday on the Scandinavian
American liner Oscar if Mr Jl.ord
nied that he had any intention of in
stlgating a strike among the soldiers
in the tren<?he?.
He said that during the vova?.
hers of his party would be "selected
as permanent peace delegates to re
main in Europe. He expects other neu
tral nations to send deIeeTll?r.P ?
meet the American Peace seekers ?
some place to be decided upon h?
probably The Hague. later,
A general conference wm t. ,
held to dcclde on further steps Mr
Kord proposes that the delegation f
| ea. h neutral country ap,)0|?t ? '
hers of the permanent body Thl.
unteer court of arbitration will man ni l
schemes for the establishment of'ne?A
In the hope of devising termVacceotaMe
to aH the belligerents acceptable
Louis P. l.ochner, secretary to the
peditlon, said the Idea of "ge.tllnir th?
boys out of the trenches by Christmas"
had been given up "The wholi thfng
Is trying the Impos.lble." he .aid. "but
we are trying Just the same"
1
CAX IT uET ACROSS?
Senate Democrats Also Expect
Contest for Temporary
Presiding Officer.
The contest over the adoption of a
rule to provide for cloture of debate
was renewed when Senate democrats
resumed their caucus at 2 o'clock this
afternoon.
The way for action on the measure
had been paved as the result of an
agreement reached by the special rules
committee proposing limitation of de- >
liate to prevent filibustering;. The
cloture rule would provide means for
forcing: a measure to a vote whenever
filibustering tactics become apparent.
Contest Expected Tomorrow.
Indications were that the rule would
not be approved without a vigorous
fight. Several democratic senators had
announced their intention to oppose it.
A lively contest also is promised over
the caucus selection tomorrow of a
president pro tempore of the Senate, j
Senator Clarke of Arkansas, who is a |
candidate for re-election to that place, |
will have Senator Pomerene of Ohio as i
an opponent. The entrance of'the lat
ter into the race is the culmination of
opposition to Senator Clarke because of
his antagonism to the ship purchase
bill at the last session. Administration
senators had sought, however, to al
lay the opposition for the sake of
party harmony.
To Prevent Filibuster.
The cloture rule agreed to by the spe
cial committee would provide means for
forcing a measure to a vote whenever
filibustering tactics become apparent. It
would provide that when any Senator
arises and asserts the opinion that an
attempt is being made to- obstruct a
measure, and claims the right of the Sen
ate to proceed to a vote, the chair shall i
submit to the Senate without debate the |
question: "Is it the sense of the Senate}
that an attempt is being made to Ob- I
stiuet, hinder or delay a vote?"
If the question is decided in the af- j
firinative it would he in orde.< for any j
senator to move to fix a time for taking J
a vote on the pending measure and ail j
amendments, such motion to be decided '
without debate. The time to he fixed '
would be at least two calendar days
after the making of such a motion.
Plans of Proponents.
Senator Owen, Senator Walsh and
others interested in having a cloture
rule adopted Are bent upon raising
the question as to whether the Senate
is a continuing body or not, and
whether the rules do-not have to be
re-adopted at the opening of each new J
Congress.
They contend that only in this way]
will it be possible to put through a j
cloture rule in the Senate without hav
ing almost endless debate over the
adoption of the rule itself. For if the
Senate is not a continuing body and the
rules have to be readopted, the sup
porter of this Idea say it will be pos
wible to ainend the rules before th.-y
are adopted by the Senate, under the
ordinary parliamentary law which per
mits moving the "previous question."
thereby shutting off debate.
It is exi>ec(ed ' that this queslion whl
be thoroughly discussed during the meet
ing this afternoon. There is a wide di
vergence of opinion on this question, and
some Of the senators who are favoring
cloture do not look with favor upon the
suggestion that the Senate is not a con
tinuing body in every sense and that the
rules have to be adopted at the oj>ening of
each Congress.
There are some of the democratic
senators who are absolutely opposed to
cloture In any form, and others who
will support only the mildest kind of a
cloture rule.
Republicans Are Balking.
Those republicans to whom the demo
crats looked for support In the cloture
light in the Senate Itself have served
Washington s Neighbors?Prince Georges County, Md.
Another of the series of articles about Maryland
and'Virginia counties near Washington. The story
of this old Maryland county is well worth reading in
The Sunday Star. ;
notice that they will not consider sup
porting a cloture rule unless it pro
vides that no measure upon which there
has been caucus action shall be exempt
from the action of the cloture rule.
It was said today that some of the
democrats believed that it would be
a good thing to do away with binding
caucus action on measures before the
Senate, such as was had on important
bills during the last Congress. But
the republicans are not hopeful of the
democrats agreeing to such a proposi -
tion, for they believe the democrats
are wedded to caucus action. The re
publicans contend that it has been
through caucus action only that the
President has been able to whip demo
cratic senators into line in favor of
various administration measures, which
otherwise could not have received the
support of a majority of the Senate.
The race between Senator Clarke of
Arkansas and Senator Pomerene of
Ohio for the democratic nomination as
president pro tempore of the Senate
caused considerable excitement in the
Senate wing of the Capitol today. It
was predicted that if a vote was taken
at tiie caucus tomorrow (he result
would be very close.
EXPECTS COLONEL
.L
Mr. Clark Thinks Republicans
Will Name Bull Moose
Leader.
"Rosevelt has the county by the short
hair," said Speaker Clark today, "and
it looks to me as if the republicans
would follow him as a presidentaial
nominee for the next campaign. If he
goes into the republican party again
there will be no progressive party at
al!, for the bull moosers will follow
him wherever he goes."
The Speaker made this political pre
diction as based upon what he had
found ^throughout the country during
the last several months. lie has been
talking and lecturing in several states,
and sounded out republican feelings on
the question wherever lie went.
Says Roosevelt Will Win.
"1 cannot see how Roosevelt' can be
beaten for the nomination," he said,
"as 1 find that the youngsters in the
partv are for him everywhere. The
presidential primary system will there
fore give Roosevelt a great advantage.
I spoke of him purposely in public
speeches and I found that the mention
of him would bring cheers whei} no
other man in his party whose name I
would mention would produce this."
The Speaker expects a long session of
Congress, lasting until the middle of next
summer. In this he is Joined by members
of Congress on both sides of the political
fence. This thought is taken to be an
indication of a great congressional fight
on many of the Issues now before the
American people.
Many Call on Speaker.
The Speaker's office today was the
mecca C?r many members of the House
who called to - pay their respects to Mr.
Clark, as well as to confer with him
about legislative subjects and other mat
ters, ranging from possible seats in the
gallery the day the President reads his
message to possible appointments to some
of the Capitol Jobs which will be vacant.
The Speaker was delayed in arriving
in the city yesterday because of the de
railment of a car on his train. The ac
cident occurred near Danville, Va?, and
caused no injury.
I Measure Prepared After Con
ferences Between Secreta
ries McAdoo and Redfield.
Draft of the administration shipping
bill to take the place of the measure
which failed of passage at the last
session of Congress was in the hands
of the House merchant marine com
mittee today. It was prepared after
conferences between Secretaries Mc
Adoo and Redfield.
This measure would have Congress
appropriate $.",0,000,000 for merchant i
ships that could be used as naval j
auxiliaries. The bill, too. would create 1
a federal board with jurisdiction over
deep water traffic, similar to that ex
ercised by the interstate commerce
commission over the railroads.
The new bill will not be introduced
in Congress until President Wilson has
given his approval after its revision
by administration leaders in and out
of Congress.
Changes in Program.
The old bill contemplated a shipping
board with powers limited to control
of a vessel owning corporation, 51 per
cent of the capital stock of which the
government was to hold. The new one
provides for government ownership of
stock only in the event private sub
scriptions are lacking. With the $50,
000.000 it is proposed that the govern
t ment have built, in American yards if
j possible, vessels having aggregate
i gross tonnage of 400,000 or 500,000, io
be leased or sold to corporations, the
entire stock of which would be of
fered for popular subscription. All
such contracts would contain provision
for making the vessels available for
naval use in time of emergency.
Naval Feature Is Secondary.
Solicitor Thurman of the Department
of Commerce, who put the draft into
legal shape, explained today, however,
that the naval feature had been made
secondary in importance. "The bill
aims," he said, "to provide a merchant
marine and auxiliary, not a naval re
serve."
The shipping board would be given
powers wide enough to require regular
and reliable service at rates for pas
sengers and freight, and to prevent
discrimination in favor of selected
shippers. It would be authorized to act
in conjunction with the interstate com
merce commission in arranging for
through bills of lading between rail
lines and steany?hip lines under the
American flag. ?
After the new bill has been consid
ered and revised by administration
leaders in a*id out of Congress it will
go to President V\ ilsori for final ap
proval before it is introduced in the
House and Senate.
No Alarm for Miss Addams.
CHICAGO, December 2.?Although the
nature of the illness of Miss Jane Ad
dams, head of Hull House, who was
taken to a hospital Tuesday, remains
undetermined, her condition is not
alarming, according to the report of her
physicians today. Miss Addams is rest
ing comfortably. It will be several
days before it can be determined
whether an operation Is necessary.
Defense Counsel in Conspiracy
Case Tells How He Got
Supplies.
BRITISH SHIPS CLEARED
UNDER FALSE MANIFESTS
Says Provisions for the American
Fleet Left Hongkong as
"Scrap Iron."
NEW YORK. December 2.?
Counsel for tlie lour indicted of
ficials of the Hamburg-American
line, whose ease goes late toda\
to the jury, went back in his sum
ming up today to the days of
Dewev at Manila for what he
termed a parallel and a vindica
, tion of the acts of his clients in
sending coal and supplies from
American ports to the (.erman
fleet in the south Atlantic in the
early days of the European war.
? Was this w rong?" asked W illiam
Hand. jr.. chief of the defendants
counsel, who summed up the case, w as
this conspiracy to deceive and defrauc
the United States? I-et's see. Let's po
back a few years to the time when
Dewey sank the Spanish fleet and
blockaded the port of Manila from May
to August.. 1898."
False Manifests Charged.
The defendants are charged with
conspiracy to defraud the United States
government in the filing of false mani
fests of steamers carrying supplies to
! the German sea raiders in the south
(Atlantic early in the war.
Mr. Rand continued:
"Dewey's ships needed coal and sup
plies during that blockade. How did
they get them? Why. it is no secret.
An American firm at the British port
of Hongkong?Jackson & Evans, I
think it was?loaded the coal and sup
plies and provisions on British steam
ers and cleared those steamers for the
Chinese port of Macao, and for Macao
these ships sailed out of Hongkong.
Their manifests made no mention of
supplies. The manifests said these
steamers were loaded with scrap iron.
Not Then Termed Crime.
"What happaned? This so-called
{.scrap iron?these supplies of food and
coal?were transferred to Dewey's
ships at sea. The carrier vessels then
went on to Macao, really loaded with
scrap iron, but it was scrap iron load
ed from the ruins of Cavite, battered
down by Dewey's guns.
"Has anybody ever been sent to jail
for this? The first man has yet to say
that in sailing out of Hongkong with
supplies for American warships these
steamers, their owners, agents or ship
pers committed an offense against her
majesty, the Queen of Kngland. What
Is the difference between this and that?
What was a crime in August. 1914,
must have been a crime in August,
1898. The laws have not changed. No
?it was not a crime then; it is not a
crime now: it is simply a question of
whose ox is gored.''
Objection to Argument Fails.
Roger B. Wcfod, conducting the pros
ecution, objected to this argument, but
was overruled by Judge Howe. Mr.
Wood contended that the situation at
Manila in 1898 had nothing to do with
I the present situation before the court.
' 'It has everything" to do with it,** re
plied Mr. Rand, after the court had
I ruled he might proceed. "It is the
same situation. Substitute the German
fleet for the American fleet, substitute |
the black *agle of Prussia for the <
Stars and Stripes and there is not one
iota of difference. Shall we say what
we hailed as a virtue in the loyal
American citizens at Hongkong <n
1898 has become a vice in the ease ol
loyal citizens of Germany at New
York in 1914?"
Reviewing alleged participation of
Capt. K. Boy-ed, the German naval at
tache, Mr. Rand said: "It is only fair
to him to say that he has done noth
ing whatever that Is not sanctioned by
the laws of nations and by the laws of
the United States."
When Mr. Rand concluded an adjurn
ment was taken until 1 o'clock, the
hour set for Mr. Wood to sum up.
WATCH SHIPS' COAL BUNKERS.
Federal Officials Work as Trimmers
in New York.
N K W YOKK; December 2. Acting
upon suspicion that fires which have
started in coal bunkers of several
steamships, together with munitions of
war for the entente allies were caused
by chemicals mixed with the coal,
federal amt city detectives are working
as coal trimmers in the bunkers of
some of the steamships now loading
here. One of the steamships whose
coal supply was carefully inspected by
detectives is the French liner Roch
ambeau. which caught Are on her last
eastbound voyage, and which leaves
here Saturday for Bordeaux.
The investigators are said to have
received information from undisclosed
source the I a chemical compound is
being tested b> persons seeking to
prevent ihe movement of war muni
tions and that coal impregnated with
this compound will take Are spontane
ously.
u. S. MAY REST CASE TODAY.
Arguments Are Continued in Suits to
Separate Railways.
ST LOl'IS. Mo., December 2.?Argu
ments in the case in which the gov
ernment seeks to separate the Central
Pacific railway from the Southern
Pacific were resumed here today be
fore three federal circuit judges sit
ting as the district court for Utah.
Kdward F. McClennen of Boston,
counsel for the government, who be
gan the argument yesterday morning,
continued it today. Garret \\. Mckner
nev of San Francisco expects to pres
ent the argument for the railways this
afternoon.
The complete brief of the govern
ment will he submitted to the court at
the conclusion of the argument, and
the attorneys for the Southern 1 acific
have been instructed to mail their brief
from New York not later than Satur
day, December 11.
Plevlje and Jabuka. Both Near
Border. Said to Have
Fallen.
BALKAN SITUATION *
IN TRANSITORY STAGE
Germans May Either Attack French
or British or Mo"e to
Meet Russians.
60.000 SERBIANS CAPTURED
Invaders Reported to Have Taken
Great Number in November?Cold
Weather Hinders Opera
tions. -
f.OXDOX. December 2.? \tis
trian forces, pressing their cam
paign against Montenegro, have
occupied ihe towns of Plevlje and
Jabuka. in northeastern .Montene
gro. near the Serbian border.
German army headquarters an
nounced today.
Military events in the Balkans
are apparently in a transitory
stage which may preface another
German offensive, but whether
this will be made against the
Franco-British troops, which hold
all that remains of Serbia, or
against the Russians should they
launch an attack against Bulgaria
from the east, the present situa
tion gives 110 indication. A
Saloniki dispatch, reporting with
drawal of Field Marshal von
j Mackensen's forces from the Ser
j bian front to Bulgaria, is inter
j preted in some quarters as con
firmation of the second alterna
tive.
Serb Campaign Finished. Claim.
With Prisrend in Bulgarian hands,
both the Austro-Germans and the Bul
garians have formally announced the
completion of their Serbian campaign.
Vienna officially estimates the capture
of more than 60.000 Serbians by Gen.
von Koevess* army during the month
of November alone. Moreover it seems
certain that the Serbians in their re
treat over Albanian mountain passes
incumbered by civilian refugees and
made more difficult by wintry weather.;
were forced to leave behind them i
j large part of their equipment, includ
j 'ng most of their heavy artillery, mo
J tor cars and other transports,
j Austria, with the assistance of som?
i German troops, continues her opera -
j tions against Montenegro, the frontier?*
| of which have been crossed, but not
without considerable opposition from
the Montenegrins, who are masters in
mountain warfare and who have been
joined by some portions of the Serbian
armies which succeeded in escaping
from the invaders of their country.
Battles now are being fought in that
part of the Sanjak of Novlpazar which
was taken by Montenegro after the
Balkan war. The Austro-Germans ai>
advancing south from Sienica and
across the frontier from Priepolje.
the north the Montenegrins claim t-?
have defeated the Austrians in the
region of Fotcha, Bosnia. It is expect
ed. however, that the Austro-Gernian.:
have provided sufficient forces to make
sure of a successful campaign as they
did in the case of Serbia.
May Not Occupy Mcnastir.
The suggestion is made that, to a col.!
a dispute with Greece, King Ferdinand
of Bulgaria lias decided against the
occupation of Monastir, the only town
of any importance remaining in Serb
ian hands.
The latest reports from Monastir
state that Serbian reinforcements,
which are advancing to the aid of Col.
Vassitch from the north, are nearing
Monastir, says a Reuter dispatch from
Salon i k i.
If these arrive in time, th** dispatch
adds, the Serbians will be able, in th
opinion of Col. Vassitch. to retain pos
session of the town, "the defense o:
which, in the lace of tremendous odds,
already has evoked admiration."
Telegraphing from Athens under dat
of December 1 the correspondent of ?h-j
I! a va s Ne w s A g *? m \ sa ys:
'The Bulgarians have not yet occu
pied Monastir. The Serbian army lias
evacuated the <it>, leaving only a few
officers and a small detachment of
troops to preserve order. It is sup
posed the Bulgarians are awaiting fur
reinforcements before entering the
city.
Serb Refugees Suffer.
"The Serbian commandant at Mon
astir posted notices throughout the
town advising all inhabitants who
feared the treatment they might re
ceive at the hands of the Bulgars t<?
leave the place, and that Serbian troops
would be engaged in protecting their
flight toward the Greek frontier. Serb
ian refugees continue to arrive at the
(".reek border are suffering frightfully
from cold, the weather registering 1
degrees Fahrenheit above zero.
"Fresh Bulgarian forces are concen
trating toward the French front."
A Havas dispatch from Saloniki says
ii telegram has been received there
from Col. Vassilih. the Serbian com
mander at Monastir. tiled at 4 o'clock
Wednesday morning, saying the city
was still holding out.
"The temperature is abating along
the French front." the <orrespondeni
adds. "Cannonading continues aloim
he Cerna river and in the direction of
Krivolak. where two Bulgarian bat
;eries have been silenced.
"Bulgarian deserters, v. ho are arriv
ng dailv at the Franco-British camp.
;>elong to the peasant class. The sol
liers ot the upper classes continue
vith the Bulgarian forces."
Italy to Extend Aid.
ROME. December 2. ? What is be
ieved to have been an intimation that
in Italian expedition soon will be lent
o Albania was given by Foreign Min
ster Sonnino in his address before par
iament, when he said that as soon as
Jossible the Italian flag "would wav?
rom the opposite coast of the Adriatic
o help the Serbians."