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Q. 0. P. TO START NEW.DRIVE ON WILSON PEACE NOTE T. R. JOINS IN THE FIGHT Washington, Jan. A. Stormy de bate was scheduled-again today for senate on proposal to endorse Pres ident Wilson's notes to belligerents and its admitted threat of a break with Germany should peace maneuv ers f aiL Republican members were fully de termined that there should be com plete discussion. Senator Lodge's speech attacking." German Ambas sador Von Bernstorff and casting doubt upon the "peafiefulness" of Wilson's note will be supplemented by others in like vein, the Repub licans declared. New York, Jan. 4. Republicans in the senate are to have Col. Roose velt's support in their fight against endorsement of Wilson note to bel ligerents. "Fog of obscurity," "profoundly mischievous," "profoundly immoral," "wickedly false," "callous and im moral falsehood," preposterous ab surdity" and "nervously backing away" were some of the phraseolog ical bombshells with which the for mer president embellished his attack t. -cmiarm Wo announced his sud- port of Senator Lodge's fight againstv I endorsement Dy tne senate 01 uie sending of the American peacenote. SAY HIGH PRICEF PAPER WILL PUT CRIMP IFREE PRESS KEPT PRESS PROSPERS Washington, Jan. 4. Unless price of print paper is reduced "independ ent papers will be sacrificed while kept papers will prosper," Rep. Bailey, Pennsylvania, said in state ment supporting his resolution for congressional investigation of- the news print situation. "The high price of print paper," he said, "If continued over a period of years, would do more to curb the ac tivities of the independent press In -a decade than the interests have been Able to do In the last fifty years." ENGLISH SOCIETY WOMAN IS NAMED IN ARMY SCANDAL London, Jan. 4. English society and public at.large was stirred today over scandal of feminine interfer ence in army affairs bared in report of a court of inquiry over treatment accorded Lieut Patrick Barrett. "The "woman in the case," who is severely censured in the report was Mrs. Wm. Cornwallis-West, mother of the Princess of Pless and the Duchess of Westminster, while -such notables as Field Marshal French, Gen. Sir John Cowans, quartermas ter general of the British army; Gen. W. H. Mackinnon, Brig. Gen. Owen Thomas, Cal. Wynne Edwards and Lieut. Col. Dehne-Radcliffe were mentioned in the lengthy report of the army court. The case arose over "persecution" alleged to have been directed at Lieut Barrett by Mrs. Cornwallis West and eexrcised through the lat ter's boasted influence among army officials. - ' SURGEONS REGULAR "CUTOPS," SAYS DR. A. K. STEELE Surgeons in the past have been "too ready to mutilate the human body," Dr. D. A. K Steele told the Chicago Medical society last night Younger surgeons are becoming more conservative and resort less" and less to operations, preferring to allow nature to take its course when expedient, he- stated. o o TELEGRAPH BRIEFS El Paso, Tex. Capt Percy M. Cochran, Florida, of regular army, died at base hospital here of pneu monia. New York. Herman T. Asche, wealthy importer, given legal separ ation from 18-year-old wife, Asta Asche, whose philosophy of marriage startled court during recent triaL o o An immense churn in England can turn out 600"pounds of butter at one time. 'J