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BOXES OF FOOD FOR
RELIEF OF BELGIANS
Plans For Gathering Sup
plies In Small Lots An
nounced By American
Commission
*
New York. December 20.—Plans for
gathering food supplies in small lots
for the Belgians through contribution of
"foud boxes" were announced tonight by
the commission for relief in Belgium. To
morrow circulars will be sent out stat
ing in detail how the boxes may be pro
cured by individuals or local committees
from wholesale grocers and sent without
< o$t to the donor to the point of ship
ment for Belgium.
The plan was originated by Mrs. Joseph
Darling of Washington. Dr. Harvey W.
Wiley laid out the contents of three boxes,
one for infants, one for convalescents and
one for adults with a view' to providing
a!! the food elements at the lowest cost.
To keep the weight of the boxes below
TiO pounds, parcel post limit, the com
mission consulted with several prominent
w holesale grocers.
For infants the box indicated is as fol
lows: Twenty one-pound cans of ton
»1 eased milk; two one-pound packages
each of milk, sugar, barley flour and rice,
« m three-pound sack each of rolled oats
and cornmeal. a two-pound sack of salt
and a can-opener. For this package, the
commission states, the wholesale grocers
MBOte a price of $3, including the box.
The contents, it is stated, will keep one
infant for about a month.
The box of adults comprises two "No.
3" cans of beans, two one-pound cans
of salmon, a live-pound cotton sack of
relied oats and sacks of the same weight
of cornmeal and yellow’ split peas, a two
pound sack of granulated sugar, a three
pound sack of prunes, a seven-pound sack
of white flour and a pound sack of salt,
together with a can-opener. This box will,
it is stated, cost $2.50, and will be suf
lirient to last a family of four for two
weeks.
The box selected by Dr. Wiley for con
valescents is not described by the com-*
mission, which states that it believes the
work of supplying such lies within tHe
see pc of the Red Cross.
The women’s section of the commission
has taken up the box plan with enthus
iasm. the commission says, and expects to
arrange within a fortnight with grocers
throughout the country for the packing of
the boxes at wholesale cost prices and to
place them on sale in the principal cities.
EXAMINATION FOR
TEACHERS THIS WEEK
fConffnurd from Page Five)
week, and explained their absence by say
ing that many of them lived in remote
parts of the county, where traveling was
difficult. He said that some of them
probably, had not heart! the news.
'Pile payment, of the teachers Saturday
at the Parisian company's store on Third
avenue was rapid. R. G. Hewitt identi
fied the instructors and they had no
trouble in getting the money. Mr. Hew
itt was assisted by J. \y. Parkmart of
the Merchants' and Mechanic# but**, who
handled the money. In the identification
E. B. Erwin and X. R. Baker gave much
assistance.
With nearly $15,000 ivi currency in plain
sight it was necessary to have a retard
so Chief Eagan detailed \V. R. Mitchell,
who apparently was not depressed by his
responsibilities but enjoyed the occasion
greatly.
KILLING OF NEGRO BY
SUDDUTH JUSTIFIED
Coroner Spain conducted a prelimi
nary investigation in the killing of an
unknown negro Saturday night by .1. T.
Sydduth at 4 330 Avenue A. Avondale,
and declared that unless further evi
dence came to light he would decluie
that the death of the negro was a justi
fiable homicide.
The negro was killed after he had
knocked down with an iron poker A.
R. Sudduth, and was lushing on J. T.
Sudduth, a brother, at their grocery
si ore. %
Woodmen Elect Officers
Greenville. December 20.— (pedal.)
At the last meeting of the Yellow Pine
• amp No. 15 of Woodmen of the World
ike following officers were elected for
next year: T. W. Peagler, C. CV, Abe
I pitman, Past C. C.; H. P. Steindolph, A.
L.: C. C. May, banker; Bert Boutwell,
f escort: A. J. Kurkendall, watchman; M.
(5. Duke, sentry; Dr. T. D. Stallings
and Dr. M. C. Hawkins, physicians; E. B
Cheatham, Jt. L. Harrison and J. W.
Thomas, managers; J. S. Kern, clerk; T.
W. Pc*agler. Bert Boutwell. M. G. Dukes
and J. S. Kern, delegates to Head camp;
II. P. Steindolph. C. H. Jones, A. J.
Kurkendall and D. J. Kern, alternates.
t games to.mght t
♦ — ♦
4 Assistant Recreation Director •
• McKenzie announces the following •
4 games to be played in the city 4
4 armory tonight beginning at 7 4
4 o’clock: 4
4 Behrens Park vs. East Park, 4
* First National Bank vs. phisley, 4
4 North Birmingham vs. Pratt City, 4
4 West Wood lawn vs. Fountain *
4 Heights. 4
♦ 4
v Quality First Leather
Bags and Suit Cases
$5.00 to $35.00
Birming
HAM’:
best s t o i' i
l’or luggage.
* A “Value”
assortment of every conceiv
able style, in all leathers. Ex
tra strong assortment at $5,
$7.50, $10, $12.50 and $15.
Extra special values at $3.95,
$4.95 and $7.45. Bags and Suit
Cases. Styles for Men and
'SUCCESS OF CANNING CLUBS
MAY SOLVE COTTON PROBLEM
Southern Farmers Prompted to Plant Vegetables for Canning
as Result of Work Accomplished by Boys and Girls.
Department of Agriculture Issues Statement
—
Washington. December 30.—T h p success
of experiments by 33,430 members of girls’
garden and canning clubs organized In the
s< ..til by the department of agriculture,
has prompted many southern farmers to
Pl-.nl vegetables suited for canning pur
poses as substitutes for cotton. This was
characterized In a statement Issued to
night by the department as an important
step Ioward solution of the problem or re
ducing the cotton acreage.
The statement said:
“......
Daughters of southern farmers who
have been members of the departments
garden and canning clubs ha vie been able
t" give their fatt^rs practical demonstra
tions of the value of crop diversification
during the present bad cotton vear. The
actual products which the girjs have put
up a re proving an invaluable asset In
many farm homes where the cotton crop
has not brought the customary returns,
and many farmers are now substituting
whole acres of onions and tomatoes in
place of cotton after seeing tup success
whir-h the young women have made with
these crops.”
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION
Sew York, December 20.—All other
events of an interesting week in the
securities market, which included re
newal of dealings in the full stock list,
wme subordinated to the interstate
commerce commission’s decision grant
ing increased freight rates to the rail
roads in Jhe eastern territory. The im
portance and extent of thA decision,
winch affects more than 10 roads, was
the subject of much debate. It would ap
pear. however, that the Increases which
exclude such important commodities
as coal and iron ore. average from 3
to * per <mnt on at least 80 per. cent of
total traffic.
Stock prices reached from the first
upward rush of the week and were
at lowest level when news of the freight
decision became known. This resulted
In a general recovery, though in no in
stance to the high level of Tuesday,
when full dealings were restored. The
higher range of that day evidently at
tracted some foreign selling but not
enough In itse7f to make a marked Im
pression on value.
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Monetary conditions showed 3teady
improvement, the pfkn for a London
credit fund being dropped. The cotton
loan pool began operations, although
it is still felt that this device is merely
nominal, now that the loosening of
bank credits through natural channels
has become so general. Reductions of
discounts by various federal reserve
banks offers added proof of this con
dition.
Foreign exchange continued to make
further response to the increasing fa
vorable trade balance, the week being
marked by heavy exports of cotton.
Reichsmarks went steadily lower, the
outcome, it was thought of German
sales of our sales and bills on London
wore decidedly easier.
The week's unfavorable factors in
cluded dividend reductions by several
of the more important railroads and
poor returns of traffic income for No
vember. In addition the record acreage
for winter wheat was offset by its low
condition, us reported by the govern
ment.
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FREAR WILL FIGHT
MUSCLE SHOALS
PROJECT TO END
(Continued from Page One)
barrel.’ Turning his attention to Muscle
Shoals. Senator Burton’s article says:
" ‘For the Muscle Croals improve
ments on the Tennessee river, about 150
miles below the Chattanooga, the ap
propriations today have been $3,191,
726. Commerce through this canal in
1902 was 6520 tons of all types. Each
year shows a decrease in traffic. The
commerce through this canal in 1906
amounted to 26,878 tons, in 1909 it was
17,363 tons, and in 1911 it was 8962
tons. For the last year it cost $48,292
to operate and maintain this canal, in
terest on the investment at 3 per cent
was $95,751.78. Including interest and
cost of maintenance the government
last year Bpent $26.09 for every ton ol
freight of all classes going through the
Muscle Shoals canal.’
“It hardly seems necessary to quote
further from this illuminating 84-pag?
water project report and in ascertain
ing responsibility. I do not overlook
letters of instruction from the rivers
and harbors committee dated June 14.
1910, and February 24, 1914, respect
ively. The character of the engineer’s
report and its effort to give to a water
power trust $8,675,000 for fake naviga
tion cannot be explained by any action
of the rivers and harbors committee,
however objectionable such action ot
that committee may appear to many
members.’’
All of which is just about one-third
of his speech.
“The army engineers have recom
mended an expenditure of $3,191,726 to
secure 6520 tons of freight. But it does
not tell ilie whole story. On page 2510
of tlie engineer's report for 1913 ap
peals the character of the 5520 tons,
which cost the government over $140,
000 for 1912. Therein it appears 24 73
tons were fertilizer, floatable logs, or
timber, leaving a balance of 3047 tons
of miscellaneous freight, including coal,
grain and hay.
“These figures are taken from the
army engineers’ report, which report
the same army engineers prepared prior
to making their recommendations con
tained in document No. 20. Yet with
facts staring them in the face from
their own reports, proving that- after
an expenditure of $3,191,726 commerce
of Muscle Shoals diminished from 20,
878 tons in 190G to 5520 tons in 1912,
with further facts disclosed by their
own reports showing tiiat practically
half of this insignificant traffic is
composed of fertilizer or floatable ma
terial and tlie balance of miscellaneous
freight, with all this array of fa^ts to
condemn incompetence responsible for
a waste of $3,191,726 and an annual
government coat of $26 a ton for put
ting fertilizer through the Muscle fcmoals
locks—T say, with all this record of its
own incompetency spread before its
gaze from its own official records, the
army board now recommends an im
mediate expenditure by the government
of $9,575,000 more for the accommoda
tion of this 5520 tons of fertilizer and
other cheap freight.
Scandalous Projects
‘‘More scandalous, it recommends im
I mediate enactments into law of an ad
| ditional advancement of over $10,000,
000 more with which the government
is directed to build a water power plant
for the water power trust, extending a
trust franchise for 100 years and giv
ing exclusive grasp to a monopoly that
already controls all other water powers
in Alabama.
“Have i made this much plain? If
so, it is not the whole case, because
the report demonstrates this govern
ment has been persuaded by its engi
neers to dump millions into the Coosa
river, ostensibly for navigation, but
for the Alabama Power company mon
opoly as is shown by pages 82. 8;; and 1
84 of the report contained in docu- 1
ment No. 20.
“Here is the minority report of the
engineer. Here is what Col. W. II. Black
says:
•* ‘As this is the first project r'*com
nieml<■'! for co-operation of the United
Stairs with power interests in river
work on a very large scale, the board
Invites attention to the unusual de
mands such work will make upon pub
lic funds. The development will re
quire an investment of great sums of
money, and to insure the required con
linunity of action through successive
lease periods other large sums must be
available from time to time. There is
little doubt tliat such investments are
justifiable and wise and that the util
ization of this power of the streams
now being wasted will increase pros
i periy in a measure hard to be deter
mined. If the United States is to have
lull control and is to guarantee con
tinuity of operation, it is apparent that
. t times it will be called upon, for long
, i r or shorter periods, not possible for
being predetermined, to make expendi
tures comparable with the original
sums invested by corporations, and that
these expenditures will be returned
only after considerable delays, per
haps of years. Whether the annual in
come of the United States is great
enough to supply such large sums and
whether justice to the present gener
ation would warrant such a use of In
om»* are economic questions requiring
legislative determination.'
“He refuses to consent to an ex
penditure of $1,750,000 for easements
for the water power company, because
he can find no justification. That is an
army engineer.
"No intelligent man will question the
proposition that if our government is to
finance all the water power proposi
tions that have been optioned by the
general electric power trust, including
is * •
it.«; j-ubslldary, the Alabama Power.
Light anrl Water company, and innum
erable deputy subsidiaries like the
Muscle Shoals Hydroelectric* company,
that billions of dollars may be ab
stracted from the federal treasury to
finance these projects.
“Aside from political pull exercised
by men behind the Muscle Shoals prop
osition. as suggested by the remark of
the chairman of the rivers and harbors
committee, why should not the govern
ment, with equal propriety, finance*
every water power project from New
England to the Pacific coast?
“And why not extend the field of
government gifts to all corporate
bodies, great and small, that have some
place in our industrial system?
“Let the people who pay the income
tax and the war tax and other taxes, di
rectly or indirectly, understand that
this Is proposed to be a government
to support privileges and they will then
awaken to the danger of this pretended
waterway improvement recommended
by army engineers.
Conference Tonight
Washington. December 20.—Whether the
administration will seek action during
the present session of Congress on Sena
tor Newland’s plan for creation of a
commission to control federal activity in
waterway improvements will be the sub
ject of a conference tomorrow' night at
the White House.
President Wilson has asked Senator
New lands and the Secretaries of Interior.
Ci mmeree. Agriculture and War to dis
cuss with him the advisability of throwing
the influence of the administration be
hind the project. The President already
has approved the Newlands plan in prin
ciple.
When Senator Newlands first broached
his plan for a new system of making
rivers and harbors appropriations the
President asked the Secretaries of In
terior, Commerce, Agriculture and War
to have subordinate offlcals inquire Into
its feasibility. The meeting tomorrow
night will bring out the results of these
investigations.
The rivers and harbors bill, reported
to the House yesterday, probably will
not be taken until after Christmas when
it is expected an amendment will be in
troduced providing for creation of the
proposed commission. Senator Newlands
lias let it be known that he will insist
upon action when the bill comes to the
Si nate.
Coder the plan a commission, composed
of the Secretaries of Interior, Agricul
ture, Commerce and War, two senators
two representatives and two engineers,
named by the President, would investigate
“questions relating to the development,
improvement, regulation and control of
navigation as a part of the interstate
and foreign eommmerce. and the related
questions of irrigation, forestry, fisheries,
swamp land reclamation, clarification of
streams, regulation of flow, control of
floods, utilization of water powers, pre- I
ventlon of soil wraste, co-operation of rail
ways and waterways and promotions of
transfer facilities and sites.
Tlie commission would be authorized to
co-ordinate the various government ser
vices now- working on waterways im
provement, and to work with the various
local government authorities in its inves
tigation.
R. J. WILLINGHAM
DIES IN RICHMOND
Richmond, Va., December 20.—The
Rev. Robert J. Willingham, D. D., gen
eral secretary of the foreign mission
board of the Southern Baptist confer
ence, died here today after having been
stricken with apoplexy two hours be
fore while on his way home from
church services. He was 60 years old.
Dr. Willingham was widely known
in church circles throughout the coun
try. He became connected with the
foreign mission board of his church in
j 1893 and for several years has lived
i In Richmond. He was educated at the
university of Georgia and the South
ern Theological seminary at Louisville
Kentuck y.
The minister was born in Beauford
district. South Carolina. He is sur
vived by his wife, five sons and four
daughters. Dr. Willingham has served
as pastor of churches in Talbottom, Ga.,
and Chattanooga and Memphis, Tenn.
FRESH XMAS CANDIES
REGULAR 7Ro POUND PACKAGES
FOR ROcj HALVES .HOc.
SUTTON'S. .ID WE. OPPOSITE BIJOU.
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A. J. Holland and T. B.
Irvins Fatally Wounded.
Hollis Slightly Hurt
\nr*l«ton, December 21I Spedal.)
i Another police officer fell before the*
(hi 1 letm of meu rexlxtiug arrext at mu
early hour thin morn lug when .1.
Holland attempted to quell a (lixturh
ance in the segregated district caused
by three uuknoun young men. In the
melee that followed Holland fell mor
tally wnuuded with n bullet in liix aide
and T. U. Irvin*, one of the young
men, nlno wax fatally wounded.
Iloth tiff leer Holland and Irvin were
removed to a local Infirmary, hut no
hope wax held out for either of the
men. Irviux would not make any xtate
ment regarding the pixtol duel hut re
quested that hlx parents in aching
ton, n. C„ he notified. Holland lx a well
known and popular police officer,
.lack IIoIIIn, another patrolman, wax
xhot through the thigh hut wax not
killed.
UNEMPLOYED GIVEN
PLACES IN CHURCH
St. Louis, December 20.—Several score
of unemployed wen who crowded into
St. John’s Methodist Episcopal church,
one of the most fashionable In St. Louis,
just before this morning’s service were
distributed by the Rev. ,J. A. Rice amon?<
the congregation. The pastor refused to
allow police to eject the men.
The Rev. Mr. Rice, before begining his
sermon on ‘‘The Common Task of Social
Adjustment,” brought forward the leader
of the unemployed and allowed him five
minutes to state his views on the topic, i
There was no disturbance.
CIRCUIT COURT TERM
MILL END THURSDAY
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The present term of the circuit court
of Jefferson county will end on Thursday
December 24. with heavy dockets set
in both divisions right up to the close
of the term. This morning in the first
division. Judge E. C. Crow will organize
the juries for the week and take up
the jury docket set for the day. A
docket of nonjury cases Is set in the
second division presided over by .lodge
C. B. Smith.
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Cora Addle Perkinson
Mrs. Cora Addle Perkinson, aged G3
years, died yesterday at 2:45 o’clock
at the residence of her son. Earle AT.
Perkinson, 3124 Twelfth avenue. Nor
wood. She did not recover from a se
vere stroke of paralysis suffered sev
eral days ago.
Funeral services will be conducted
from the residence this afternoon at 1
o’clock. Interment will follow in Elm
wood cemetery. The pallbearers will
be: Fred Thomas, J. S. Morris. W. H.
DAvis, D. M. Moser, C. H. Merritt and
E. J. Blackwood.
The deceased was an old resident of
this city. About four years ago sin
suffered a stroke of paralysis and
since that time had been unable to
move about ami was under the con
stant care of her daughter, Mrs. C. IT.
Grant, and son, Earle M. Perkinson.
About nine days ago Mrs. Perkinson
suffered another stroke, from which
she did not recover. Her death fol
lowed yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Perkinson is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. C. H. Grant and Mrs.
J. II. Prince, and a son Earle M. Per
kinson, a wholesale liquor dealer of
this city. Three brothers: John F. An
derson of Carbon Hill, Thomas Ander
son of Corona and George Anderson of
tills city also survived as well as three
sisters: Mrs. J. TI. # McGuire of Jas
per. Mrs. Frank Hinton of Cottondale
and Mrs. D. Hesseaur of Samanthia.
Linn Walker Searles, Jr.
Funeral services over the remains of
Hinn Walker Searles, the S-j ear-old son
ot Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Searles. who was
fatally injured in an automobile accident
Friday afternoon, will be held this after
noon at 3 o’clock from the family resi
dence. 1400 South Thirtieth street. The
Rev. W. R. Powell, pastor of the Simp
son Methodist church, will officiate, n
teiment will be at Elmwood.
Dick Elliott
The remains of Hick Elliott, w ho was
killed in a railroad accident, at Tocoa
Saturday afternoon, are being held at
I t he undertaking rooms of Shaw & Son
pending the funeral arrangements of
| relatives in Kansas.
John Filitsias
Funeral services over the remains of
John Filitsias, aged 28 years, the pro
prietor of the American talc, who was
shot and instantly killed Saturday aft
ernoon in his restaurant on Eighteenth
street, between First and Second ave
nues, were conducted yesterday after
noon at 3 o’clock from the morgue of
Warner & Smiley. Interment followed
in Elmwood cemetery. The deceased is
survived by a widow.
Coroner C. H. Spain stated last night
that he would, conduct a thorough In
quest into the killing. At the county
jail Jim Colias, who is held on a charge
of murder in connection with the kill
ing of Filitsias, appeared more rational
yesterday but on the advice of relatives
refused to talk to reporters.
Mrs. Ellen E. Dougherty
Mrs. Ellen E. Dougherty, aged t»7
years, died yesterday at the family res
idence at Green Springs. Funeral serv
ices will be conducted this afternoon
at 2 o’clock from the residence with in
torment in Elmwood# cemetery. Tiie
deceased is survived by four sons, J.
W., F. G., C. E.. and C. P. Dougherty:
two daughters. Miss Hizaie Dougherty
and Mrs. Mark Manley of Birmingham
and one sister, Mrs. M. E. Morris of
Selma.
James W. Shurbet
Funeral services over the remains of
Janies W. Shurbet. aged 46 years, who
died Saturday night at the family res
idence, 7604 Walker avenue, will be
conducted this afternoon at 2 o’clock
from the residence. Interment will
be in East Uke cemetery.
JOHNS Undertaking Co.. Phone lOOi.
FUNERAL NOTICE
Dr. R. D. Jackson
The friends and acquaintances o( Dr.
R. D. Jackson and of Mr. F. M. Jackson
and Mrs. Huey J. Bell are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral of the
first named from hia residence, 1S8 N.
69th st.. Woodlawn, at 2 o’clock p. m.,
Monday, December 21. Services will bs
conducted by Dr. J. T. Morris, of Jas
per. The Masons and Confederate Vel
HAYDN’S FAMOUS ORATORIO
HEARD BY VAST AUDIENCE
__
First Methodist Church Filled to Overflowing Yesterday After
noon-Soloists in Fine Form—Well Trained Chorus
With Rienzi Thomas Directing
Despite the fact that there were many
1 counter attractions In religious circles
yesterday afternoon the First Methodist
church was overflowing when Haydn’s
great oratorio. “The Creation''—typically
classic-was presented by the Birming
ham Choral association. Rienzi Thomas,
director.
The church. has an immense seating
capacity but before the time for the per
formance to begin people were being
turned away, tt was an eager audience,
too. for notwithstanding the required
time in singing the oratorio—nearly two
hours—very few persons left until the
grand finale. “Jehovah's Praise Forever
.Shall Endure,’; was heard.
The soloists were Miss Elizabeth Cun
ningham of Birmingham, soprano; J. D.
! McGill of Birmingham, tenor, and Charles
| C\ Washburn of Nashville, formerly of
this city, -has*. The chorus numbered
about 115 voices and the instruments ac
companying the singers consisted of the
organ, played by Mrs. Corrie Handley
Rice, and a small orchestra, with Pro
fessor Davidson as concert master.
On the whole it was a spirited per
formance. The chorus was exceptionally
fine—the finest, perhaps, in intonation,
freshness and dynamic effects ever heard
in Birmingham; .and yet it might have
.....
! been even smoother with one or two more
rehearsals.
As for the soloists each achieved dis
tinction. Miss Cunningham in her reel-i
I tatives and arias was true in her!
artistry. Her role demanded tempera-!
| merit, a rich voice, the florid manner, i
I correfct vocalization and the classic tee!-!
intr. She possessed all the essential*
abundantly. Her long sustained arias j
! were,delivered with well nigh faultless
i effect.
Mr. McGill, in his short but important
solo parts, made an excellent Impression.
As for Mr. Washburn he more than sus
tained his high reputation. If lie ranked
as an artist several years ago. he is vast
ly more of an artist now. Few vocalists
who have appeared in opera or oratorio
here in recent '■ ears have come up to
Mr. Washburn. It was a great delight
indeed to listen to his noble voice and
his musicianly phrasing
The only part of the performance rail
ing for adverse criticism was the orches
tra. And it was because of no fault of
individual players. The orchestra mate
rial was first class, but there had not
been sufficient rehearsals, and there were
not enough strings. The Boston Sym
phony, or the Damroscfi orchestra, or the
Chicago orchestra, or any other high
class band, reaches perfection only by re
hearsal.
Yet despite all criticism Haydn’s “Cre
ation.” as heard yesterday afternoon,
was one of the most notable musical
events in the history of Birmingham.
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RUSSIANS BEING
PURSUED ALONG
ENTIRE FRONT
(Continued from Page One I
marked progress. JJesides being in for
tified positions, which could only be
taken after having been thoroughly
searched out by the artillery, the Ger
mans still* have more machine guns
than tlm allies, and, as has been proved
in previous battles, so long as they
can be successfully operated, make in
fantry attars too costly to be at
tempted.
The Servian and Montenegrin armies
again have joined bands after defeat of
the Austrians, who invaded Servia, and
are now making their second advance
toward Raryevo, capital of Bosnia. The
two armies, with supplies replenished
by captures, haye formed a junction
near Vishegrad. which the Montenegrins
have occupied. They expect to be before
Rarayevo within three or four days.
The first Boer rebel to pay the ex
treme penalty was Captain Foure, a
former officer In the Union defence
force, executed at Pretoria this morn
ing. This would seem to indicate that
any of the officers of the union defence
force who joined the rebellions, espe
cially the leaders, will be severely dealt
with.
Consider War Levy
London. December 21.—(2:15 a. m.)—A
Reuter dispatch from Amsterdam says:
“Under pressure from the German au
thorities nine Belgian provinces sent rep
resentatives to Brussels, who on Sat
urday held a so-called Landtag session.
It is asserted that this Diet deliberated
concerning a war levy of $96,000,000, which
must be paid to the German government
in 12 monthly installments and agreed to
issue treasury bonds, guaranteed by the
nine provinces. A group of bankers,
headed by the Belgian Soeiete Generalte,
undertook to advance the money, it is
said. The German governor general prom
ised that all requisitioned goods would be
paid for in cash if the installments were
regularly received.
Russian Report
Petrograd, December 20.—The following
statement of the Russian general staff
was issued tonight:
j “On the left bank of the Vistula river,
on the front of the Bzura and Rawka
rivers, a number of encounters, some of
them of a very fierce description, took
place on the 19th instant.
“Two German companies which had
crossed the Bzura. near the village of
Dakhova, on a half-burned bridge, were
immediately attacked by our troops and
annihilated. Of this force only 50 men
remained. These we made prisoners.
“Fighting also is reported in the re
gion of Opoozno (to the east of Pieotr
kow).
“In Galicia the situation is without im
portant change. At certain points we
have made counter attacks and captured
some prisoners and machine guns.
“In the district of Przemysl the Aus
trians attempted a sortie in great
strength. The movement failed and the
outcome was that we took them on *tho
flank and captured a great many pris
oners.”
Berlin, via The Hague and lamdon. De
cember 20.—The Neuesten Nachrichten
prints a Brussels dispatch estimating the
losses of the allies in the Yser campaign
at 215,000 up to December 1. This total
is made up of 60,000 Belgians, 80,000 Eng
j lish and 75,000 French.
PLATFORM AS FIRST
CHIEF OF MEXICO
Decree Says the Plan of
Ciuadaloupe Will Remain
In Force Until Revolu
tion Is Ended
New York December 20.—General Car
ranza's decree issued December 12 at *
Vera Cruz outlining his platform*at "First
Chief of the Constitutionalist army In
charge of the executive power of the
nation" was given out. here tonight by
the Mexican bureau of Information.
The decree says the plan of (iuadaloupe
shall remain in force until the revolution
*£ ended and that Carranza shall continue
of first chief, "until the enemy is over
nowered and peace Is restored;" it out
lines proposed reforms, chiefly that con
cerning the agrarian problem and state?
that after the revoultion an election for
president shall be hold an*1 that the first
chief shall deliver to the president the
executive power.
Ill Case of Default
"In case of absolute- default on the
part of the first chief of the revolution" ;
the decree says, "and while the generals
and governors proceed to elect the pe»
son who shall take his place, the supreme
chieftainship shall devolve t ranjfitoriallv
upon the chief of the army corps in tho
place where the seat of the revolutionary
government may be at .the time.
"Upon the success of the.revolution and ,
reinstatement of the supreme chieftain- I
ship in the City of Mexico, and after
elections of the municipal councils have
takerv place in the majority of the states,
the first chief shall call elections for
members of the national congress."
The decree empowers the first •chief to |
cause to be observed, all. the laws, pro
visions and measures tending to satisfy |
the economic, social and political needs
of the country, carrying'iiito effect such
reforms as public opinion may consider
indispensable for the establishment of a
regime which shall guarantee: The equal- y
ity of Mexicans among themselves; the
enactment of agral lan laws tbeneoura gr
the creation of the small landowener,
dissolving the latifunda or expansive land
holdings, and restoring to the town
ships the lands taken from them; fiscal
law's tending to secure au equitable sys
tem of taxation on real estate; legislation
to improve the condition of the rural la
borer, the artisan, t lie miner, ami in
general the betterment of the working
classes." ^
Reforms are proposed in the • clecticin
laws relative to the operation of mines **
oil fields, water rights, forests and other
natural resources to destroy the monopo
lies created under the past regime and
to avoid the creation of others in th#
future.”
The llrst chief is authorized to organ
ize the army and direct the campaign,
is given power to appoint and remove
governors and military commanders and
to reorganize all branched of the govern
ment.
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