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ALBUQUEIWE MORNING .TOURNAJL. liliT" BRINGS RELIEF Arrangement Between Great Britain, Italy and Holland Removes Practically All Cause for Complaint, . LITTLE INTERFERENCE LIKELY IN FUTURE Same Agreements May Be Made With Scandinavian Countries Regarding Export of Contraband, lav mobninu joimtott rieiL null wind Washington, J" Arrangement between Hrout Britain, Itnly unci the Netherlands hive been i.timplelert, whereby commerce in the letter two countries from the I'nlteil flutes in expected tu undergo a minimum of molestation. , , . The steps taken by Great Britain iiml announced in statements from both the British embassy und the state department, remedy some of the complaints made by the United States In its recent note to Great Britain Hnil the plans encouraged administra tion officials in the hope that com merce with the Scandinavian ooun tr!.":: and other neutral nutlons also would he Improved. Objections Ilemovod. TIip statements 'Indicate that no fur ii Italy and Holland are concern ed, the British government now be lieves the danger of getting contra hand articles through those countries to Germany and Austria haH practic ally been removed. Should effective measures be agreed upon between the allies and the other neutrals of Eu rope, American' commerce, It Is bc: lieved by British officials, will not be subject to the delays and Interference coinpluined of In the American note. American' Minister Van Dyke at The Hague, cabled during the day that the British, French and Jlusslan ministers had given formal assur ances that merchandise, even of a contraband character, would not be r timlestad nn-ltMOiltth n W consigned to the recently established Nether lands monopoly. ! May Hhlp Naval Storm. Secretary Brvan received a person al note from Sir Cecil Spring-Bice, the British ambassador, statin? that inasmuch ns the re-exportation of i-n.in onrl inrncntlno. known as "na val stores," would probably be ' pro-j liihited by Italy and Holland, nr- , rangemenis would soon be eomplet-; ' f d whereby these products could be shipped without difficulty to those i countries from the United Stales. j Tho Itrltish ambassador also Is-1 .iiiirihe following statement'. I "Mhinmenls for Italy In Italian steamers of goods placed on the em bnrgo list of the Italian government j and consigned to named persons, fire, free. I Slilpincuis lo llollaiul. "Articles for Holland, apart irom copper, petroleum nod Brain (except rice and corn), which must be con signed to the Netherlands govern meni, should be consigned to the Netherlands Overseas trust in order to insure nob-interference. "(Hit of 778 vessels that have pro ceeded from the -Trilled'' Stntes to Scandinavian countries; Holland and Italy since the beginning of the war onlv eieht have been put : imo III" prize courts and one of tnese h.as been released, leaving only seven de-j 10 SHIPPERSOF NEUTRALCRRGOES talned for decision of the prize court, i mlt a )ri(,f reremony. Officially lust ily far the greater number of those m three days, it Is often prolonged detained for examination, nave ocen already released Conner Shipment''. Wllh regard to the purchase of car goes, the llritish government has pur chased many cargoes of copper und has not yet condemned or confiscated any neutral cargo or consignment, al though some are awaiting adjudica tion." In connection with the statement, government officials pointed out that while only eight ships bad been put into prize courts, scores of others had been held up for varying periods of lime before being released. It was not onlv those delays but the consequent moral effect on. shippers who hesl tuted to subject perishable goods to extended examination in British ports The Day in Congress -run kmn.vit:. Met lit II H III. PbilipfilliH i oiiimiltee continued hearings on the pending bill und de- ' "led to mi, t. l'ti'vony on Hie mill taiy linpoi l.nice of the islands. Tho ircisiiry (icp .iliiHui older sus pending pnl'li' alien of inanil'i ,-ts of Mtsfele for Iblliy iian vms di-hutcd H-i" I iiiMn on Ibe iniiieial laud b us iiili loll weir licjiiili bii'iie Ihii I.i pd I'oiiuniliee. h. Cii bole oil i'l'H li.-c bill. Hoi rl IIIIO'llI j,lll' .f , 'ollllllblil up 'loo , n,, l l' l l I II i.-l) i ' I 1 1 1 . bid .1 i.-.r. I : ! li l'-l III I M i il ml. ll ..I oi lo j wiiATiiiTi: iv)ni:cAST. 1 1 ? Washington, Jan. '.-New Mex- 5 iro; Fair Friday and Saturday. J w hich brought forth the American i note. The fuel thai only eight cases actually were taken Into the prize courts lias convinced ninny official that tile bliPl of American coiiiinerce was of a legitimate character' and that most of tlie detention of Ameri can ships Were without real cause. Ict l'ioi,i Holland. "The text of a cablegram receive) by tlitt Netherlands' minister from ola government was siiniiiiari:'.'d In the following slat, local by ibe stale .I" partmcnt. "The llritish and French ministers who were Joiped orally bv the liussi.iii minister, have devluretl by a note dat ed December U, that contraband nier. (hitmlise which" is consigned to th'' recently established Netherlands mo nopoly for the receipt of imports, will not b stopped. They also declared that their governments would not stop foodstuffs (not the necessaries of life) consigned-to men hunts, unless the merchants are beyond a doubt mediums for delivery to the govern ment of the adverse belligerents. The minister udds that consignment to the monopoly not only allows Impor tation Into the Netherlands with lib erty to re-exnort to the colonics of that country, hut ulso In the case of several articles, importation Into thp Netherlands with the liberty to re exnort to other neutral countries, ex cept across enemy territory." lilves (General Summary. The British ambassador nave Mr. Ilryan a general summary of the sta tus of some of the specific questions which had been raised outside of the American note on the general subject of commerce. .Mr. lirvan Issued the following statement based on the memorandum from the ambassador: "The question of rubber Is believed to be itppronchingMi satisfactory' set tlement.' ITogress is being made with the question of naval stores and It Is expected that arrangements will be made by which shipments can be made to The Netherlands and Italy and other neutrals without difficulty." It is understood that a plan for the guarantee by American merchun's against re-exportation of rubber to belligerents Is being arranged for. in London, 1 Arrangement Willi Italy With respect to shipments per. final arrangements have been made, but it was learned today that through the co-operation of the Italian embassy here and the Italian foreign office, most copper cargoes will be free from molestation hereaf ter. Although the Italian government considers that its embargo against the exportation of copper is sufficient guarantee In the matter, it has de cided to help American shippers in getting their cargoes across the At lantic without delay by certifying- the consignments before thev leave the United .States. I'nder this arrange ment the Italian foreign office makes An investigation of the business of the consignee and the purposes for which ho seeks to use the Imported copper. no HrfMI I'J une lll iiiiinii irti iuin i. i,n learning una imp cuiqier is biiici ly lor noioe coiimuu,oiiMi ,i uuiiiuii-a a certificate to that effect to be issued by the Italian embassy In Washing ton, which is nubmltted to the Kritish consul at the port where the shipment is being loaded. -! Observance of Belated ,day Is Now in r- ,, r,, , , Full BlaSt, Hampered Only by Lack of! Vodka and Luxuries, ISV MOININS JOURNAL IHCIAL LCASB& WIRI) Petrograd, Jan. 7 (via London, 1 0 : f B p. m.) Kussla today is cele brating Christmas. War's shadow has failed to darken the customary Christ mss spirit, which is more variously and intensely manifested in the Jtus the Minn eunlt'il than elsewhere in I world, Christmas celebration Is anything by festivities well beyond new yeur, during which time business Is sus pended and the stores are closed, while the country is given up to one festive season which breaks the long period of winter. As in other places in Ruropo, the V...., Inl..r..,.,..l I , alWltCk UVt.mt Will onn H" r I ill ill i, n.'int . with the Christmas customs in Bus- ; sla. such as feasting Slim HH reUHUTlK i uiinmiik, j t.. l which suffer from the rigid enforce ment of the prohibition laws and the difficulty in importing frulls and Christmas dainties, oranges nnd ap ples were selling on the Biisslan Christmas eve at H5 cents each. But If some homes are empty of! the material accessories to the r'hrlulm.m tiilo thn flttifiillul iitlil T'e- liglous side of the Christmas life has! been given an unusual impulse by the Russian military successes in the Caucasus and the higher community of interests of a nation at war. On the streets the holiday Reason manifested itself In the sharp wind which sent the mercury four below zero: the children gathered around blasting street II res, singing Christmas carols, and the bustling parcel-laden crowds, exchanging greetings. All day the streets wore lined Willi people on the way to the principal cathedrals for observance of the re ligious rih K oiiii traditional feature of the Itiw.M.ui Chrihtnias with which Hi war has not interfered. COPLNHAGEN GOOD PLACE FOR BIJ V DOINIM JOUAKAI- ffU'-IAL ! 1H ('os-Mliugcn, Jan. 7 Ion londoii, Jail. N, ;,:.' u. m ) A1..IO Aii" ii lul l, illlllc Louie, foi iiii l ly pacing 1. 1. in- in A i, .-.I I I.i I. In lo il.j II it ln alt d L.iie Hoi' I . j 1 1 iib.m ,n II I.- i n ,c I l lb.ll l in i ii i iiuiiiy , , i 1 1 lo Ml Oil' of .oil- Ill I I' CHRISTMAS DAY IS CELEBRATED IN 111 RUSSIA Ho - I II 11 V. ii I i II. SHIP PURCHASE BILL 1TTACKE0 Ohio Senator Insists Govern ment Ownership and Opera tion Would Entail Enormqus Losses to Treasury, CARRYING CAPACITY QUITE AMPLE NOW Trouble With South American Trade Is That Those Coun tries Are Not Financially Able to Buy at This Time, ! MOftNINS JOURNAL SPfCIAL tf AflfO WISFl Washington. Jan. 7. Opening Urn republican light against Hie govern- ment ship purchase bill. Senator llur- j ton of whin, today assailed the inea- sure as a dangerous experiment In government ownership and asserted j Ihnt, It would open the .way to the, building up of privileged interests. I The Ohio senator talked for uoverul hours iiftor Senator Fletcher, In charge of the measure, bad succeed- SI BURTON III 1 LENGTHY 5 of con-I 6,1 over persistent opposition In bring not yeti',m il s'luarely before the senate for a tn.i-itf discussion. Later the District of f'o- lumbih appropriation bill took the right of way but the debate will be resumed us noon as that measure Is lout of the way. Lengthy Discussion. Senator Hurton who emphasized the oft-reiterated, determination of the republicans to debate the measure , at greut length, had not concluded his, address when he gave way for the' appropriation bill. He challcngVd nd - vocates of the bill to tell any specific i route of trade on which It was pro- posed to establish a government line, j Senator Fletcher replied that the j question 'of routes was one which j mUBt be worked out by the Shipping hoard' that It Involved a great deal of careful study to determine Just what lines of traffic would he most benefited. He declared that the mi nority report indicutcs that In the opinion of its signers the United J fluted rovci iiuienl was powerless to ussl3l Its people in Ibe emergency presented to American commerce by the war. It contended, ' he said, not for some other plan of relief than thnt offered by the majority of the committee., but that nothing what ever be done; that American snip pers should be told they would nave i rinlln sea. to wait until their difficulties- settled! The Herman military governor in themselves. I Ilelglum gives denial to the report I-lenty of Carrying Cuiwclty. jthut Cardinal Mereler, primate of el F.ven the advocates of the bill, Ren-I glum, has been arrested or detained ator Hurton insisted, believed ' the j by the Herman nuthorilles. Neither government ships would be operated have any priests been at rested, it Is at a loss nnd he argued that to lie-1 asserted. lieve those ships ever could be dls-; The British admiralty Is of the posed of and the government retire j opinion that the sinking of the bat f,',.m th hnsiiw.sa without h treiuend- I lleshiu Formidable In Hie Lnglish i mm loss on the original Investment us i . . well as ine oencii oi ooei .moo, " folly. Senator Hallinger suggested many tm.es gt that the loss in inis way wouni imuu imoi.o , iter than the ex-1 Tit of ,.,',.in nil so islll CS. SIC lis be favored. i tests against delays ln American Henalor Ilnrton gave it as his opln-1 commerce, is to be forwarded short ion that the president "Willi the j ly. A further reply , will come forward mnnlfold duties which he is discharg-1 later. The preliminary note will be Inn so ably" could not have all the j in the nature of an acknowledgment ..viillnhle riot:, before h m when lie concluded that transportation faolli ties were limited. "Tho fact Is," said he, "that trans portation facilities to Central and 'South America are abundant Ships South going irom ie nut m America have plenty of extra room In them, the reason being that the buying capacity of South American countries Is greatly reduced owing to the financial stress which began be fore the war and later developed into a real crisis." No More Ahsyiillio Sales. Paris, Jan. 7 (:2D p. m.) The nbinet lias approved a measure for . sobmisMo.. . , parliament, making the prohibition on the sale til l lllitli' iii , ,1i illu,p aimil tr H fti II ihv 1 ill'' nun wit.. .......... fUors. 1 he government, iiioim iniiiioe military decree forbidding ifbsynlhe has benefited the papulation. NATION PLEASED IIV MORNIN lOUKMAi, PICII- HltO Wl WuHhington, Jan. 7. -An exhaiiHll-'e review of the Nun-mber elections, ls isiieii Inn loil.iy at rcpu blica n nation il ci, mmillee beiiibiu irtcia over the hig naliiie of S' cicluiy James B. Key noblH, Kays in part: "Tim result of Ilia elections of No veuioi.., ii.i ,.r..' ib,e vnry Import- lirit political lai i: I 'll Ml 'I e i -publiciiiis carried tip- IIH K iI.iIm Hint Wo'jld in.i.loiily lit the cli.'iloi.il i lei I a jcpiiLln au pi si- Oil li.iln HJ Jilve a clear i oliegc und ,n I.I. ' tieCOIld ' 'J ill ill the ,i .l bo I. 1 the i i' - I' llll I.- of III..-, i i I I , i I f . ill III I t di inot'i ti ie iiuimily use is only Ibe (i-Milt , ii ol u In I ,1 1,1 III lll" unl I , ally a ,.in I in, only In the Iioiji.,.. "JoH I'm. II.. I M I- Vol.- i f I II i -J ti 1.1 (,.,l.p..ll II , 1. 1 of II." 'l i.. i oi ly l .until! il. nrpiini w IILI UULIUnllU 111 MTU RESULTS ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, FRIDAY, PUBLICITY ON WRECK STRANGELY. ENCOURAGED INr MOftNINft IOUHNAI CPHI'IAl. VflHI 1., in, Ion. .Ian 7.- An Instance of how completely 11, e policy of the lireut FMMlein railway , has ben changed under tin managcnioi'l of an American. II. V. Thoi nlon, ol Long Island, cum t lie. hi in connection with the dims! nips wu-ck on that line at lll'onl Friday. When reporters and photographers of London newspapers arrived lit the scene of b- wreck they were astonished to find themselves eoidliilly greeted by representative of the railway, and l be given the fullest facilities for Inspecting the debris and making an investigation of the cause of I ho disaster. Their astonishment was due (o the fact that on previous occasions of thin kind newspaper mm have been rigor- t ously forbidden to upprouch within sight of the wreckage, and have bee!) treated generally as Interlopers. lleMdont to Talk Politics. Washington, Jan. 7. President Wilson left at 7 o'clock tonight, for Indianapolis, where he will speak to morrow at a Jackson day celebration under the auspices of the Indiana Democratic club. He will lie Introduc ed by Governor lialslon of Indiana and ills speeches will be entirely of a political character. Summary of War News of Yesterday Although severe fighting has been going on in, France during the past day or Iwo, It has been rather dis counted by the Kiisslan successes agalnsi the Turks In the Caucasus and against the Ansirlans In the Carpa thians. In both cistern and western theaters the Hermans have been- ex ceedingly active. Sternly progress Is noted in their official statements) re garding the operation In I'olund and tne French official bulletin reports I Herman attacks In the Argonne, in the region jf Verdun and around Ntelnbach In Alsace. Details of the light lug, lis usual, are lacking as the long drawn-out battles are referred to briefly, seem ingly as a matter r routine unless Kniu'ethlna: of n extraordinary nature : occurs. " I Kcg-arding the operations In tli 'west, as a whole,' a llritish eye-witness iwho has been the regular chronicler of events, says that "really marKcu progress has been achieved by theal- lies." He adds, however, mat tne German defensive is an active one,' und that it might not be .inferred that the progress made has been other than very slow and laborious or that the final result Is within Immediate reach, Merlin reports that a Turkish bul- letin announces tne occupation uy me Ottoman troops of t rumbin, an im portant town of Persian Armenia. Petrngrad is celebrating Christmas, the liussian observance falling thir teen days later than that of .other countries and the people of the Rus sian capital seem to be In no wise depressed by tin war kvhlch has c.ill ed so many millions of men to arms. Activity by Austrian submarines, according to P.erlin, apparently has compelled the French admiral to withdraw his shlpH from the strait of Otranto at the entrance to the Ad- (channel was due to the two tiH'pedoos !....., i.i. .. ,Ti.ritoin mihooirinc. Ill, in . . j Mai 'Ulw of t'rewo has so aiilionnced nreat isrnains preliminary ,e.i. I III I f I'll ll'll i-lilM'n KiivriiiMi.ii," r. of tne American note aim u ' .... .i ...........1 . .ml 1 1 lona siaiemem oi mo nininiiiii uu-.n. - facing the allies nnd the many new problems thrust upon Kngland. Germany has ordered that there be no more fraternizing between tne IHermuns and theln opponents in the held. Official Reports From Press Bureaus of Belligerent European Nations l'UX(T. Paris, Jan. 7 (l:4.'i p. m.) -The i fallowing official communication was Issued bv the war office tonight "Beports were received this even ing of violent Herman attacks in the region of I.nssigny In the Argonne, at the crossing of ibe road from I.e i-our I de Paris to Verdun, and on the ridge which dominates rUcinbiu h. All these I attacks nave been repulsed." i The French report given out ihis afternoon announces the capture of a portion of the Herman first line trenches in the Woevre district to the northwest of Fllrey. This ad vance d'-rives its Importance from the fact that, it indicates the French are making inionds into the Herman tri angular position, the apex of which reals on the right bank of the Metise at Ht. Miliiel. The uclivliy I" Flanders and in France is confined largely to artil lery exchanges. In them the French claim th ml vantage. Mines also have been exploded at two points on Ibe line, v,iib successful results to ihe French troops. The enemy at Hleinba h bus not nl la, keil again, ami the French in this region have H tallied their pocilions. They in mi nlaii an mlmiue inward Allkilich In Alsace, woiilb of H' in- l.io ) Hint .lil.eill.'l'l-t n. I.I 11 . 1 1 i-l Ijii, J.i II. I bv V. lleli In I., don, u I ii I' in I - Tim i iei Minn o I i in) i . , i , , 1 1 1 -. . . . . ,iHo ii on ll.c pi ..(.I of Ibe V'.n iif.i ii '"it In B' liiii ll.i' 1 1 llll. hi , I l"l I ' Iiml I "I'll" 1' ad nil b.i v Hie II II oe I y Ho .If of III. il ,, ii. I .it. I.I I in, Hi : i I II I' I . f A I ,.I,,m; in I ,.f ... ! rl I. ii n i Ie. ;n J in o lb ,111.1 l.'.l II I- ' , I. I i. p.. I I ml. , Hie III II l . . . ii JANUARY 8, 1915, i W STARVE BUT FOR FOOD SUPPLIES Burgomaster Says People Can not Work Because There Is No Market for What They Produce, RICH CANNOT BUY NECESSITIES OF LIFE What Germany Cannot Do With Arms Is Being Ac- complished by Generosity of United States, V MORNIN 4niinNAL PICIAL HAftO ttlft Lriissels, Jan. 7 tia London, 10:05 P. m l "If the I'nileil Stales had Hot come to our aid. it wo, rid have! imam starvation for the most of us, said Alfred Nerinex, provisional bur ifnmiKriei of Ijtovntn lo th, AkHOciat ed Press lodilV. "We are willing to! work, but we cannot when the doors FROM AMEHECA are closed to exports. We cannot buy,lis A Dotninlel, the Venezuelan mill food, even if we have the money when , nruinu that n congress of neu the doors are t'losed to Imports. It is no fault of ours If we starve. Feed us now and we shall pay you back Irt industry when the war Is over. "We are paying- back now In grati tude for the lives Anjerlciv has saved gratitude which will endure as proof that human affection is stronger than treaty alllnnccf. Aincrb aolliig Belgium. "Here In the midst of the ruins of my town, I do not lose heart. 1 know we shall rebuild it all it only we can have food to keep us nllve. The most powerful army In the world cannot Teutonize Belgium, but America, armed with bread, is Americanizing Belgium. My worst fear is that there will be hread riots if the relief dtops." M. Nerinex said the population of Lonvain whs only 3,000 less than be. fore the Herman occupation. The people whose homes had been burned are living with their neighbors. The burgnmuHter said ho was giving work to the Idle by having them clean tho streets and repair houses which can be made habitable. Miowm 1'ih Twrntf Tim,. on the Journey from, JloKeiidaal by way of Antwerp, the correspondent of the Assoclaled Press had to show hl pass twenty times to thn 1'ind- sturm sentries, mostly saxons ami Bavarians.. The pass had to bo shown at the outskirts of every town und at intervals along the road, Foreigners are not permitted access to the military gone West of tho Ant-wpip-llriissels-Mons line and in the so-called none of military occupation In eastern Belgium, the restrictions agnlnst travel being: severe, It Is dif ficult for Belgians to pass from one (own lo anol her. They can communi cate with one another only through the Herman malls. ' Belief commission Pnliaiiipcrcd. The repn scntalives of the Ameri can relief commission have freedom of movement. i'lungcr Is driving more and more persons who have been well-to-do lo slifle their pride and ask for bread. The Herman officials are closely scru pulous in seeing that no relief food Is taken by the Hermann. The remote towns where suffering is most acute are now being reached by the American commission and no Belgian who will nsk for food need go hungry. The longest bread line seen by the correspondent was at I. lege, formerly a large Industrial center, but where lo ihstrny Belgian nnd I'rench vil lages behind our front; this they do by In. ml irdmenl. ( '".Vorth of Arras severe fighting Is still going on for the possession of the trenches we took by ctorm yester day. In the western part of the forest of Argonne we made further prog ress. The ill lucks which were deliv ered January 5 in the eastern part of the Argonne. mil far from Courte Cbaiisce, advanced as far as our trenches, but the enemy was driven back from our positions all nlong tho line wilh heavy losses, our casual ties were comparatively slight. "To Hih west of innheini (Cer nay), the French again attempted last night to obtain ,jsesslon of the height culled 'Mili fitt Their uttack broke down liil.lfr O'li' fire and the height remained In our possession. "In tin eastern arena oT Ihe. war, there have been no changes. The continiiiilli.n of our operations has been affected bv the most iinl'avola hlo conditions. Nevertheleei., our al liicks are piogrcssliig slowly." I'elroi.lad, Jin. 7 The following slut, no lit irom III" BUSS1.III Jjefnul .11 ill VlilS IH.in-U Iniimii "I 111 tin: left L.lllU on January li, liu'le (em ml lull ij1i.ii; Ho of llll' YlHlllt.l. w,i ail ml mod fii.nl of Zodiac, only U I'llHoi ' zi w- Idilliiiiin , wliii" . !;lillig look plio e. "Tin' liilio.iiM wi'il Ill n.O Illlll' out' I 1 1 llll i. h w t'l Jp" till colli ,i - !- I.f Ml g. in Hn-y .oi Ie I . .ml Inn . illij lin in 'I'M ,.(!.! In .ll'I'ly 11., plo. ' Ill pi., n ll.i ,,,,,1 , II, Ill I I II ,.,,.(un ,, I !;i I d I'S , d d in II, I : I 'll i ill,. uo lo,, oil I' il- i,,,i. I i:,ii i-l I III n now all the factories lire closed. For three hours In the cathedral square the people passed In line as big loaves Were hand,,) out fioiti the bins moici: I (Mill aki: i M 'PI'MI'S t Mil l 111 111 I t. H M New work i relief I Vol k, Jan. 7. - Tills week's of Ibe Aniel li at lumissloii lor In I li'li'i iiiii, nx shown In a stale issue. I tt, night, Includes Ibeill't of four ships will, I'f,. ami ions I, lent paich of food valued at approximately L liiiil.lltni and representing a III I to inoi i' than seven ilajs' supplies lor the Hcl Klans. The Lyimrta, carrying Vlixlnla's donations,' will sail from Norfolk not later than Saturday, it Was announc ed by the commission. Maryland's offering! went to sea today from Halllmore on the John ilardle. The llalpaiyee, the New Kngland ship, sailed from Itostoti today and the Hannah, the Kaunas ship, left New York on Tuesday. The commission announced that Mvron T. Derrick, former ambassa dor to France: llranil Whitloek, mm inter to llclglum and Oovernor Willis of Ohio, will constitute the advisory committee of the Ohio relief commis sion and that the steamship jV'anerlc, with a enpa, Ity of Moil tons, will bp turned over to the state of Ohio to llll. The commission received word thai Nebraska had begun a campaign to llll a "Nebraska' ship," with head quarters at Ibe governor's office at Lincoln. NEUTRAL CONFERENCE LIKELY -TO BE CALLED ISV MOHNIN9 'ObftNAL tMCIAL LCABIO WlStl Washington, Jan. 7. Sectelarv Itrym and the eight diplomats who eoioiiltiito the sneciiil commission.' of (he Pan-American rnlon 'or tne con sideration of proposal Ihnt Koiild assert more clearly the rights of neu trals In time of war, listened to tin ,vt nrgument today by Pr. Han- tral diplomats be held In vy nnington. Although no action was taken on tho sugKcstlon beyond referring it to a ftuh-cnmmlltee for further study.lt was learned that the plan wus favor ablv reported. The general expecta tion is that after the Pan-American rnlon formulates concrete proposals for the protection of neutral rights the diplomatic representative of nil neutral countries In Asia and Europe will be Invited to a general confer ence at which such propsuls would be dlHcussed and Inter submitted to the belligerents for action. Keoillor liCWlt Oullo III. Soriniffleld. III.. Jan. 7.-l'nlted States Senator .lames Hamilton Iewls of Chicago Is seriously I" at xnn ecutlve mansion In this city with an attack of acme Indigestion. Senator Lewis whs taken 111 upon his arrival In Korlnirfielil last night. A physician was called today and advised a rest of several days. F L FEDERAL COURT Appeal to Higher 'Tribunals Must Be Awaited but Mean time Enforcement Is Stayed by Decision, 1st mobninu jouhnui c,l liaiic wish Washington, Jan. 7.- While officials of the state department 'and some of the foreign embassies wern keenly In teresleil today In news that the. fed eral court In California had declared, tini'Oiuitltuli(iii.il the Arlxomi alien em ployment law, they indlcuted that no comment would be furthcoming' pend ing receipt of the text of the court's opinion. The Italian embassy some time ago filed a vigorous protest against the Arizona slutute, and the British em bassy lias made representations fore casting a similar protest. The state department withheld action to await the outcome of a test or the law in the courts. At first an attempt was miule to have Hoveruor Hunt of Arizona with hold the .law from operation until the department could deal with the treaty questions 'Involved, but It was found that this could not be dune and then the department, taking notice of the fact that ncllons had been brought by Individuals Mexicans and British subjectsworking in Arizona, decided lo await the outcome of the legal tcit before proceeding with the diplomatic treatment of the subject. Jt is understood that an appeal will lie from the special court which de livered the opinion today, first to the I'nited Slates circuit court of appeals and them e In the supreme court. All of this will consume iini' li tune, hut, Hi-cording to the understanding here, the notion of the coril of original Jur isdiction will suspend execution of the law. TECHNICAL ERROR IS CORRECTED BY S0L0NS ly MOifui journal. rf i AC i (.".iin il! hciivcr, Jan. 7. 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ARIZONA REAK AW VETOED BY I", Ol Dally hy Carrier or Slall, 6o a Month, King lo i Copies, bo EYES CENTER ON RUSSIA'S GREAT CAMPAIGNS If EASTERN ZONE Invasion of Hungary Through Uszak Pass in Carpathians Is Regarded as of Supremo Importance, TURKISH INVASION EFFECTUALLY ENDED Fighting in Alsace Is Severe and Operations in Franco - and Belgium Are Practically at Standstill, ' , lY MOSNINS jnuSSAL (M. If ARID WISII Loudon. Jan. 7 10:tl p. n ) .V complete changu in the situation In the near east may lie brought about lil flic Jtuswtin victory over the Turks In the CniK'iisus. If the Turkish de feat 'h a sweeping us has been offi cially r. potted, the virtual destruction, of t w'o Turkish army corps nnd the re pulse of a third the Turkish menace against the' ftusslans In Trans-Can-casia has been removed. The loss of so many of their best tralne,) officers and men, it is believed hole, will com pel the Turks to give up any ambi tion they had of Invading; their ene my's territory and force them to con centrate on tho defense of l heir own country. IniMiiiunt. Operations. Military men, however, are taklnir evtn greater Interest In the Russian invasion of Hungary through I'sxolc pns In the Carpathian nnd their li pid advance on Transylvania through Bukowlna simultaneously with their movement toward Cracow. Those combined operation are the most g' guntlc lindertn ken in the war. In the meantime the Hussions nra held by the Austro-dermuns In we,t ern (indicia. Field Marshal von J I in denhurg, the Herman commander In northern Poland, can move but slow ly, because of the mud, In his offen sive operations agslnst Warsaw. Mu, Chocks Artillery. . A dispatch from Petrograd says Ilia aviators have observed Herman ar tillery at the frontier railway stations. The artillery i iii not be moved on ac count of the soft row ds. Jt has been suggested thnt the Hermans Intended to use the Vistula for the transport of their guns, but with the Xttissiatis In possession of the northern bank, this would he Impossible. Although the fighting has been In tense at many points on the western front, there Is little or no change Flanders where thn fields mid roads are under several feet, of water. In that territory only Infantry are ahlo to work,' but ' In northern France tie I Ween I.llle and Arras, there has been some hard fighting in which trenches have changed hands more than once. Hard l ighting hi Alswe. Hard fighting continues altto In Al sace, where Ihe French claim to hava advanced a littl,) toward Altkirch. They apparently have got no further along tho Ccrnuy . rum) from tttein hnoh. The British admiralty ttnw Is con vinced that battleship Formidable was destroyed by a (lermgn submarine. In making this announcement in tho house of lords Ihe Karl of Crewe di vulged the Information that the Spar tan rule which the Admirulty promul gated, lifter the loss of the cruisers Aboiikir, Crossy and Ilogue, that no ship should go to th assistance of another, for fear she too might be torpedoed, has been curried out. Thn captain of the Formidable, although ho knew his ship was doomed, signall. ed tho other ships not to staud by. TIIF. I'OHMIBAHIJF. WAS MMv.IlY M'llMAKINK London, Jan. 7 (7:30 p. m.) Tho Maniiiis of Crewe announced In th house of lords todnV that It was tho deflnit. opinion of the British admir alty that the battleship Formidublo had been sunk by two torpedoes dis charged by ii submarine. The Fail of Melbourne, former first lord of the admiralty. In at, address in tho house of lords, had described tho dispatch of t-iir Christopher Cnidock'a ripiadi'oii to the I'aclflc as a blunder, as the hi i mi il ron. be said, was wholly Inadei'iiatH fur tho task assigned to it to destroy Ihe Herman warship there. He then Asked for more In formation concerning the loss of tho I ol 1 1 Ii -Ml 1 1 1 ik Formula hie and Bulwurk and data about other naval operations. The Marquis of Crewe said he could not ail.l anything to what Winston. Siienccr Churchill, first lord of th admiralty, had said In the house of commons. Before adjournment, how ever, the maniuls said that in tha opinion of the udmlralty tho Formid able bad been struck by two torpe does fired by a submarine. He added1 that thu captain of Ihe Formidable bull sent signals to the other ships not to hi u n 1 1 by which was taken to mean Miibiiniriiics were In the vicinity unit that they iiiikIiI Hutfcr 'he sumo fato a bis chili. 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