and repeated slowly after the chlsr
justice the presidential oath.
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PRESIDENT TO KEEP PRESENT
MEMBERS IN CABINET
Washington, March 5. President
Wilson may send to the senate to
morrow the names of all his present
cabinet members. No cabinet
) changes will be made at this time.
If this is decided on the cabinet
names are expected to head a list of
nominations which failed of action
last session.
However, the cabinet matter was
not completely decided upon just be
fore the president took his inaugural
oath.
PRESIDENT ASKS IF HE HAS
POWER TO ARM SHIPS
Washington, March 5. President
Wilson has asked the legal authori
ties of the government to give him a
formal opinion within 24 hours as to
whether or not he has the power to
furnish navy armament for American
merchantmen without special au
thorization by congress.
Upon this decision depends wheth
er the president will go ahead despite
the senate's failure to act on the
armed neutrality measure and take
the steps which he has feared he did
not have the power to take.
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REG'L'R IMAUG STUFF
Washington, March 5, Weather
man promised for inauguration cer
emonies: Rain or snow; colder toward-evening.
On last three inauguration days
Washington has had rain, snow or
sleet almost constantly.
Seats in grandstand today coated
with ice and snow 3 to 6 inches deep
in places.
Arch. Easterby, 302 S. Hamilton
av., died today from bullet wounds
received when he grappled with ban
dit in "Little Jack's restaurant, 2025
,W. Madison, yesterday.
GERMANY DIVIDES BELGIUM
INTO THREE PROVINCES
Copenhagen, March 5. That part
of Belgium in Germany's hands has
been divided into three provinces,
with the cities of Brussels, Namur
and SL Apus, designated as capitals,
according to Berlin advices today.
German governors have been ap
pointed for each of these districts,
the scheme of government being the
same as that in German-occupied
Poland.
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS
Bridgeport, Conn Ex-Pres. Taft
on New Haven Short Line train
wrecked at bridge. His car had start
ed to topple into river. None hurt
Paris. Violent German attack
over front of mile and three-quarters,
made in repeated assaults, repulsed
with heavy losses to German.
Milwaukee. Many former sup
porters of LaFollette here against his
action in leading filibuster on armed
ship resolution.
Washington. Death list of U. S.
coast guard seamen who perished in
gale, off Ocean City, Md.,v believed to
have' reached 15.
London. Bulgaria considers she
must adopt whole attitude of her
ally, Germany, and break with
America.
Tokio. Hoyt Thayer, American
school teacher, convicted by Japan
ese court of trespassing on fortified
place, released on bond pending re
trial. Copenhagen. Kaiser William has
issued a proclamation announcing
that railway systems are now under
military control.
RHEUMATISMWAS A NEEDLE
Mrs. Jenhie Holland, 1460 W. Jack
son blvd., had rheumatism for four
teen years or at least she thought
she did until Dr. Louis Tint oper
ated on her thigh Saturday and drew
out a needle three inches long. She
doesn't know how it got there,