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P R I C' K ? T W 0 C EXTS
- UP BT THE 11. s.
ASKS THAT ACTION
BE RECONSIDERED
In Refusing Safe Conduct to
Austrian Ambassador ?
Cites Effect Here.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 29? The Un ic
ed States luis sent notes to Great Brit
ain and France, requesting reconsid
eration by those governments of their j
refusal to issue a safe conduct through
their blockade lines for Count Tarnow
ski, the new Austro-Hungarian ambas
sador to this country, and speaking of
the unfortunate effect that a contin
ued refusal would have on opinion
here.
The notes point out that it is an |
inalienable right of sovereign nations >
to exchange ambassadors and insist,
that a third nation, even in time of ;
war. is not justified in denying that
right. ?
Great care is taken to base the rep
resentations solely on the grounds of
international right as distinguished
from mere International courtesy, mak
ing it clear that the United States is
not asking a favor or assuming the
attitude of a pleader.
Care also is taken not to put 'he
government in the position of having i
changed its attitude since the last
communication on the subject whicaj
was merely the transmission of the:
Austrian government's request for a
?safe conduct, it was planned at first:
when the rebuff was received to drop
the position of being a messenger or
Austria, and make a formal demand la I
the name of the United States.
No Formal Demand
It was decided, that if was unnec
essary to take such ac.ion at this
stage of the negotiat ions when it is
hoped that a firm statement of the
general principles of international law
in the case will cause a reconsidera
tion by the Allies. If the present note
meets with an unsatisfactory response
it is admitted that a very difficult si:
uation will be developed.
The Allied embassies are deeply con
cerned over the resentment felt by she
Washington government and are tak
ing unusual care to keep their govern
ments fully informed. It is not known
that they have forwarded any direct
representations to their governments
except insofar as the nature of their
information is in itself a recommenda
tion. Nevertheless officials have
every hope that this informal action j
by the diplomatic representatives on;
the ground will go far toward infltt- j
encing a change of attitude on the oth-|
er side. I
Early replies to the American notes:
are expected owing to the fact thatj
Count Tarnowski is now scheduled 1 o i
sail from Kon^rdatn on the Dutch j
Steamer Nieuw Amsterdam on Decem
ber 10.
STATE DEPOSITS
ME SAFE IN THE
BLUEFiELD BANK
C H A K LE-STON. W. Va.. Nov. 2P.?
State Banking Commissioner S. I'.
Smith returned to Charleston Wednes
day from Bluefield where he closed
the doors of the I'nion Bank and Trust
company and placed his assistant, Ed
ward F! Diehl. in charge, to make a
thorough investigation into the affairs
of the banking institution.
t'robablv rhe biggest depositors
wtih the bank, of which Mayor E. E.
farter was ^resident, were the State
of West Virginia, which carried close
to S15.000 in the bank, "he county of
Mercer and the city of Bl'.ietield. The
bond given by the bank. however,
when it became a state depository. :s
<<;id to insure the safe'.y of the States
deposit.
Th" state banking commissioner ex
pressed the opinion tonight .that after
a lull Investigation had been made by
Examiner Diehl into the affairs of the
bank, and certain conditions met. that
the bank might be permitted to
re-open.
The banking commissioner would
not give any statement as to why ^he]
bank was closed.
BLUEFIELD. W. Va.. Nov. 21' -The |
doors of the Union Bank and Trust j
Company were closed on Tuesday by
Banking' Commissioner S. 1'. Smith
who refused to give out ;:nv statement i
regarding why the action was being j
taken until a* complete investigation
had been made. E. E. Carter, mayor of j
Minefield and president of the bank, i
left tonight to confer with Commission-]
er Smith.
When the bank was closed, the state:
bank examiner posted a notice saying
the institution was closed "for inves
tigation of its affairs.." President Car
ter. in a statement issued today, de
i lared that "ewry dollar of deposit
will be paid if handled in a business
iike way."
The bank was organized nine years
ago with f. capital slock <>t" SIOOA'oO.
A surplus of $25,0u0 was claimed. The
Cltv of Blue fie Id has $12."oti on deposit
in the bank. Mercer County it is said
about 540.000 and the state of West
Virginia about S I
y, S, ATTORNEY ASKS
INJUNCTION DISMISSAL
new YORK. Nov. 29? The consti
tutionality of the Adamson act was
upheld and the right of the railroads
to sue for injunctions against It was
attacked in a motion filed in the fed
eral court here today by D. B. Lucey.
United States Attorney for the North
ern District of New York, requesting
the dismissal of the complaints made
by the New York Central a: id the Erie
Railroads. Mr. Lucey was one of .he
defendants named in the railroad suits.
The motion papers ask for the
throwing out of the injunctions suit
on the grounds that they have been
brought against the United States
without Its necessary consent; that
thev seek to enjoin the enforcement,
o? a criminal statute, that they are
unnecessary to protect property
rights- that they are "without equity
on their face" and because the rail
roads have adequate remedy at la-w.
ACCORDING TO AN
ESCAPED REFUGEE
Reports All Foreigners Safe
? Streets Deserted ? Want
the Troops to Stay.
EL PASO. Texas. Nov. 29.? -The first
foreign refuses to leave Chihuahua
City since - the siege began, arrived
here today. He reported that Villa
and Julio Acosta were in control of
part of the city when he made his
, escape by automobile at "J o'clock this
i morning. Owing to the tact that he
I had been in hiding he explained that
he had no means of knowing hrst
hand just what had happened or even
the whereabout of General Trevitio.
Carranza forces were holding bar.,
fo their part of the city, acording to
the refugee, who added that he un
derstood all foreigners were safe.
Canon tiring ceased sometime earl.
.Moil da v morning bur the small arms
I'ring continued through Monday and
Tresdav. the refugee declared U!)0U
his arrival here, by way of \ ilia Aim*
niada and Guadalupe. He admitted
knowing nothinu more about the mill
tarv situation in the capital than ttu.
reports broucht to him from time to
lime by servants and others who came
to his home, which is near the hoim.
of General Trevino. he said.
\s he pased along the \ ilia Ahu
ll' hda roads in his automobile ate to
Oav the refugee reported haun.-. stin
IS.', bandits at Los Tanques. about
miles southeast of Juarez.
He said the column was moving in
the i eneral direction of \ iUa Ahutua
da south of Juarez and the men were .
all well timed but he was not moot
ed bv the bandits
U S. Officers Notified. I
United States army !
tioned at l-abens, lexas. ?>- , j i
southeast of here, and '?t>poM. -u< -
alupe. Chihuahua, were notuied to
night and dispatched scouts to m\ov
tisate the presence of bandits so near
the border. The Juarez military offi
cers were also notified of the reported
presence of the bandit loi ce.^ 0
When he left Chihuahua Uty at -
a m todav the refugee said he could,
hear rifle "shots in different parts oT
th- citv. but was not molested as ti?.
drove out. Only two men appeared on
i he street i h rough which he drove, and
neither of these challenged him.
The foreigner said he had heard of
iootini: in business sections of the oil. ?
but had not verified this report.
He declared lie had no way of ascer
taining the whereabouts or safety ol
1 1 he other foreigners in the city as he j
! did not dare to leave his home. He,
added that he did not believe an> ,
' foreign residents had been killed, lie
said little damage had been done 101
the city a< Villa had no cannon wheni
he made the attack.
Want Troops to Remain.
.h aul/.. Mex.. Nov
merchants who reached here Monday,
! night from San r.uenaventura and
! Namiquipa reported today i.iai pe'i
: tions were being circulated in tli
'-.owns and settlements in the vicinity
of the American expeditionary torce s
headquarters and outposts asking the
f United States government not to with
draw the American troops now.
The claim Villa had made a threat
asainst all who lived in towns in
western Chihuahua, saying he would
kill all residents o! ihees towns and
burn their homes because they hau
aided the Americans.
Troops Ordered Out
, HI. PASO. Tex.. Nov. 2i? ? As a pre
cautionary measure additional it oops ;
were ordereil down town from the ion
and armv camps tonight by General
' Georse Bell. Jr. Artillery was he.d in
readiness on the Mesa, overlooking thej
citv and Juarez and armored automo
bile was seni to the international]
brid'-e The report of bandit opera
tions in the vicinity of Juarez ,b!H
lieved to have been responsible for tins
military activity.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 2!t? Ambassa
dor Gerard conferred with President
I Wilson late today and received final
j instructions on views to be presented
I to the German government regarding
[the deportation of Belgians and sub
i marine warfare.
| No written communications have
[been given the Ambassador, but .Mr.
I Wilson outlined to him fully the atii
i tude of the American government to
ward ponding issues. The President
| is understood to have emphasized the!
unfavorable impression created here I
by Germany's treatment of the Me!-!
!xians and to have reiterated that the
i United States had said its last word
; on submarine warfare and expected
.'Germany to live up to her pledges, i
j After spending an hour with the'
; President. Mr. Gerard left for New j
I York. He plans to sail for Merlin. De-|
jO'taber f>. if his private business per-!
j mits. During the day the Ambassador
'went to the Stale Department for a I
j final conference with Secretary Lans
ing, and also talked with Secretary
'Daniels and other officials. While!
;Mr. Gerard would not discuss the mat-;
iter for publication, he is said to have
informed the President that Germany!
! undoubtedly is ready for peace jm
f terms satisfactory to her. Whether ine
! Ambassador will have a conference in |
New York with Colonel K. M. House I
! before leaving for Merlin was undecid-;
ed when he left here. There have been '
, reports here within the last few days
that Colonel House himself would go,
to Kurope in the near future but the!
j Colonel has said that he has no such j
I plans at present.
WHITE SLAVER GETS !
H flCHf ! OLi<
i XEW YORK, N. V.. Nov. 2!>. - lJavid j
i Parish, aged 54 years, a peddler, con-|
_ victed a week ago on a charge of;
?'selling young women into "white j
.slavery," was sentenced in the court
| of general sessions today to not less
II than nine nor more than nineteen and
a half years in state's prison and to
pay a fine of $1,000. i
ENTER MM. TURKEY
iFOR CONSTRUCTION
OF NEW WARSHIPS!
| This Comprises Bulk of the j
Great Building Program
Authorized.
WASHINGTON. D. (?., Nov. 20.? |
[Secretary JJaniels awarded contracts J
I to-day for more than ?6a,000.000 worth
! of new fighting .ships tor the navy, in- i
I rluiiing four battleships at $ll.'i'>0.
i>00 each, two fleet submarines at ap-|
: proximately $1,100,000 each, and 27 j
coast submarines at from $tJ94 ,000 to,
i $69S,000 each.
i These vessels comprise the bulk of j
the great building program of 0(5 craft.'
of various types appropriated for by!
t.hp last session of Congress. T'Jids for
'four battle cruisers will be received
! December 6, next, and for three scout
cruisers on January 3. with the hope
; of completing the task of getting all j
I the ships under contract within the six I
months limit set by Congress.
| Already thr> House naval commit toe !
is at work on the 101$ hill, and early in !
the spring the department must find .
| building facilities for at least three;
more battleships, one battle cruiser j
land a proportionate number of other:
I craft remaining on the three-year eon
! struction program. The bill to be put :
through this winter for the navy will j
j carry a total of nearly $400,000,000. j
I Contracts for two battleships each j
were awarded to-day to the New York j
Shipbuilding Company and the Xew-i
port News Shipbuilding and Drydock!
I Company. !
I The new battleships will be sister j
! ships to the California and Tennessee. |
i now under construction, except that
ithev will be fitted to carry eight It;, j
! inch rifles instead of twelve 11-inch. I
; Thev will displace about :52.500 tons.. |
The department now is considering)
[plans for the 191* ships, three in num
ber with indications that they will be j
of 40,000 tons displacement, carry.
twelve 16-inch guns,, and make 2:5 toj
i 24 knots an hour instead of 21 knots, ?
the present battleship standard of the;
navy.
WILSON TO HEAD j
BIG DEMONSTRATION |
i N K\Y YORK. Nov. 20.? New York's)
great "skyscrapers" will be brilliant-;
lv illuminated Saturday night when i
President Wilson heads an automobile I
parade through the downtown section j
of th?" citv after he has accepted on j
! be half of the nation a new electri- ;
I flood-light system Tor ihe Statin- ="?J j
! Liberty, provided by funds raised by ?
! popular subscription by the New York;
World . i
TYecedlng the parade, it was an
' nounced tonight. Miss fiulh haw, who,
i recently established a new Americ;V!i ;
! record in aeronautics by flying Irom ?
i Chicago to llortiell, N*. Y.. will circle;
! about the presidential yacht Maydow- j
i i-r :n an airplati" electrically _ lighted. |
j At the same time what is said I o be!
'the most powerful searchlight in the,
[country, will be played on the May-.
I flower from the decks of which the
I Ptesidenl and his party will view the,
'illumination of the Liberty statue.
TEMPORARY INSANITY
HISS COLBY'S DEFENSE
V\. I
THOM I 'SONS FALLS. Nnv- i
? in the trial of Miss ' -i Colby, j
a newspaper reporter, ac< t of mur- j
; iler in the first degree, for killing A. ?
C. Thomas, a Montana politician here j
September 28 last, the state intto- .
I dueed all of its evidence today.
Attorney John T. Mulligan in his j
opening statement for the defense said j
| Miss Colby had suffered mental an- j
I gnish because of insults heaped upon;
her by Thomas and that in a tit ??f in:
sanity, partly h^reiliiary, and induced!
I by mental suffering aad shot Thomas. |
BRITISH GOVERNMENT j
TAKES OVER ALL THE |
COAL MINES IN WALES!
LONDON. Nov. lilt. 10:2.'. p. m L'n- !
dor the Defence of the Realm Ad, ihej
Hoard of Trade* announces thai from j
December 1 it will assume control of.
all t hr? roal mines in Sout.li Wales. A
committee has been appointed, repre- j
tenting the Hoard of Trade, the home!
office and the admiralty for the ad- 1
ministration of the mines and will J
meet tomorrow to consider the ques
tion of wages.
There lias been a long dispute cor,- 1
cerning the demands of the South |
Wales miners for an increase of the |
war bonus The Hoard of Trade at- 1
tempted by intervention to procure a
settiemetH but the mine owners ob- 1
jec.ted to an investigation of their af-j
iairs with a view in ascertaining]
whether they could justifiably meet |
i he miners' demand.-.
The action of tin* go\ eminent in !ak-<
ing over control of the South Wales
coal mines is an entirely new depar
ture and appears to have been caused I
by the imperative necessity of prevent- i
inc a trade dispute from the inter- 1
fering with the coal supply. Earlier
in the course of the war the govern
ment. had taken steps to control the
price of coal to some extent but front
the boginniiu1, of the war there ha<
been trouble in the South Wales coal
fields arising from the constant con
flict between the coal miners and the
owners on the question of wages.
Trouble Long Seated.
A year ago David Lloyd George,
then minister of munitions, bad to,
interfere and concede to the miners aj
15 per cent bonus, despite the opposi- :
tloti of the owners. Hut with the con* j
initially rising cost of living the men I
contended that they were entitled to'
a further bonus and that ihe great, war;
profits the owners admittedly were j
making just ilied their demands. Hence!
they demanded another 15 per cent in- j
crease and an independent audit ot \
the coal owners' books with a view to j
making the relation of the wages to ;
the profits the same as before the war. !
The owners especially objected to an ;
audit on the ground 'hat it was un pre- j
codeiuod and unreasonable.
The coal owners have been general- !
ly condemned by both press and pub-!
lie and numerous conferences have j
been held by the board of trade witn
the object of finding an issue from ;
the difficulty bit! al! to tio purpose, >
owing to the owners' irreconcilable!
attitude.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 29.? As an j
emergency measure to relieve ttiej
freight car shortage the Interstate j
Commerce Commission today author-:
i/.ed railroads to establish and mai l- 1
lain until .May 1. next a new pro- j
grcssive demurrage scale, higher than |
the prpf.eni Hat rate of $1 a day. The !
scale is a compromise between the
proposed graduated schedule in the I
railroad traiffs recently suspended i
and the rates suggested by the ship- 1
pers' interests.
The ral"s will become effective j
three day? after each railroad lil".s j
wiili 'h. commission its formal schert- j
til-e. or probably within a week. '
ruder tie new scale two fren days j
are allowed and subsequent charges '
are $1 for the third day, $2 for the!
fourth day. .??;> for the fifth day, and *:> ;
for the sixth and ejich day thereafter. '
The rule thai charges shall be sus- >
ponded on days when weather pre
vents unloading and 'be so-called
"average agreement " by which credit .
is allowed shippers who unload in less
than the two free days, are retained.;
The railway committee on ear efli-j
t lency ronferred todaj with officials :
of the Krie. Philadelphia and Reading j
and Chesapeake and Ohio, and in- 1
strueted those roads to move to rail- \
roads outh and wei of their territories
twenty per cent more box cars than!
t hey received daily.
THE OFFICIAL COUNT.
PROVIDENCE. R. I.. Nov. 29. ?The .
official count of the ballots cast for1
P'tsident in Rhode Island shows the;
following:
Hughes. Republican. 4-1. 858; Wilson, t
Democrat. -10,39-1 ; Manly. Prohibition-!
ist. 470 ; Reimer. Socialist l*ibor, 180;
Heij.von, Socialist, 1,914. '
FATAL ADMISSIONS
MADE BY DEFENDANT
Evidence is Purely Circum
stantial but the Web is
Gradually Tightening.
nriTALO, xTV." Nov. 29.- Through
Edward Siengel. sheriff of Erie county,
the prosecution today continued its
i*ir? ii ni.-tarit ia 1 ease again?! .lolin Ed
ward Teiper. charged with .the murder
of his mother. Mrs. Agnes Teiper.
These points were brought out. by
Sheriff Stengel:
That Teiper's car. which he said he
had left broken down in the Orchard
Park road on the afternoon preceding
the tragedy last January, was started
without any trouble the next morning
by a mechanic who merely inserted a
magneto brush.
That Teiper, when questioned by the
then district attorney. Wesley C. hud
lev, al first denied ownership of the re
volver found neai the scene of the
murder, but later, after the district at
torney had telephoned in Teiper's hear
ing 10 the man who sold the revolver,
Teiper admitted that the pistol was
his.
Thai Teiper. guarded by the sheriff
at the funeral of his mother and
brother Frederick, had manifested nor
I he slightest grief or emotion through
out the services or burial.
Sheriff Stengel also testified that the
tool box on Teiper's gray roadster, in
which Teiper told him he kept, the re
volver. was tightly closed when the
sheriff examined the car after his arri
val at the murder scene. The box was
between the two seals of the roadster,
and had a cushion covering it. The
cushion was jammed lightly into place,
the sheriff said.
Examined Cuts.
The jurors examined closely cuts or
tears in the coat and shirt that teiper
wore on the night of the tragedy.
Sheriff Stengel said that Teiper had
called his attention to these on tie
day after the murder. "Thai I olio w
mtu-: have had a knite, said teiper,
pointing to the cms.
There was no scratch or bruise oti
Tc'pt r's arm on ihe morning after the
in i rder the sheriff testified.
Sheriff Stengel said District Attor
ney Dudley showed Teiper the revol
ver which had been found in a field
near the murder scene. Teiper sanl
il was not his. Mr. Dudley telephoned
to a merchant in Orchard I'ark ayl
asked if he had sold a revolver 10 Teip
er. lie repeated the man's answer,
thai the revolver had been sold on
January "1 or 22. about a week be
fore the murder. Teiper then called
the di.vtrict attorney from the tele
phone and acknowledged itiai the re
volver was his, the sheriff testified.
"Why did you say 't was not, then?"
Mr. Dud lev asked.
"I didn't want to incrimina'e my
self." Teiper replied, according !o the
sheriff.
Pi he i witnesses -.oday told or ih.?
fn ding of the revolver, tire Irons ami
teiper's watch in the held near t'.e
pla^e where the murders of Teiper s
n,ol her and brofli"!' were committed.
The watch bore Teiper's initials and
had a picture of his child in the case.
NO MORE SYMPTOMS
OF APHTHOUS FEVER
KANSAS CITY. Mo., Nov. 29.? No
developments have appeared in the
last 24 hours in the infection at the lo
eai stock vards. against which Federal
and Slale officials have flung a far
reaching embargo in the fear that it
might prove to be I he foot and mouth
disease.
In the light, of the non-appearance of
additional svmptoms, ihe live stock ex
perts here expressed optimism to-night
i hat the disease, which has been
marked otilv by mouth lesions, might
prove other than the foot, ajid mouth
disease and develop into a condition
which might possibly define a new
malady. Judgment is being withheld
pending further tests. I
A
(prices tumble when
PUBLIC WONT BUY:
Semi-Panic Among Dealers in;
Turkeys When Investi
gation Starts.
NKW YORK, Nov. 29. ?What wasj
declared lu be out* of tin* most remark-i
j ablt; l'ooil situations in i In- history of
j th?? nation's great least day eves devel- ,
Joped here today. On one hmu! there;
".was a semi-panic anion# dealers in;
!the Thanksgiving turkey market as a|
I result of the public's refusal to buy j
at the prices demanded, it was an-,
nounced by Joseph liartigaii, com- ?
missioner of weights and measures. I
J ( )n the other hand a call for a con- j
certed public uprising against thej
high cost of living was issued here
hv Mavor Cornelius V. Burns of Troy,
I who advocated proclamations by the
I governors of all the states and mayors
| of all the cities of the country to be
published broadcast and read in the
i schools and churches settings days for
j a series of boycotts against liigh
I priced foods.
Mr. Hartigan made his announce
j inent as to the panic conditions fol
lowing an investigation into the pottl-j
j try markets. He found. In* said, thai!
: large quantities of turkeys, chickens j
land geese had been shipped here from;
I the west by the raisers in the expecta-j
It ion of high prices.
I "But the public is being scared off
by the excessive price of the last few
days," he said.
"The price of 'IS cents to -la cents
which now prevails is so high that
; retailers state that the public indi-j
scales it will not buy. for the price is j
beyond its means."
The dealers ar.> finding, he said..
! their stocks on their hands in cold'
'storage and on their stalls, feeling!
? that "if the public were to pay the!
Ihigh prices they would establish a!
precedent which would mean the same
Ihigh prices at Christmas and New;
j Year's."
j They were predicting belter elev-j
. enth hour sales when the prices j
; dropped, he said. "j
Caused Less Buying.
j The egg boycott, he said, has pro
duced less buying and "in self defense :
j the dealers have been obliged to reduce |
? the price in order to induce pur- 1
! chases."
! The fact that S.oOO more barrel.- of j
potatoes were received this yeai than;
j last during the two days before
? Thanksgiving, and that potatoes are i
i now selling for $4.50 and $5 a barrel, |
ias against the recent price of *7. indi-j
?i cates, he said, a recession of potato
| buying by the public, and that the '.op
? price has been passed. Tin farmer,
lie said, "is shoving his potatoes on the :
market." lest he be caugii! witu theriij
; on his hands.
' "It is signilicant that last : ear when i
we had a bumper crop of potatoes."!
I said Mr. Hartigan. "there were less fo- .
latoes shipped here at this ;iu.e thanj
.this year, when there is .in alleged j
; shortage." This year's cranberry re- j
iceipts here are also far in excess of j
: last, he said. i
! Mayor Burns, who is president ol '.lie
: New York State conference of mayors,
in additions to proclamations by State j
land municipal executives, advocated!
'co-operation of housewives' leagues,
moving picture theatres and latter or-,
? ganizat ions in the attack on the h:ghj
.cost of living.
People Have Power.
j "The greatest, power in this country
tis the people, and it is up to them lo
i exercise that power in rel \i.Mtig them
I selves from the greed and oppression
I of the monopolists and manipulators,"]
lie said. "The simplest, most effective!
and direct way of accomplishing a
breaking down of extortionate prices is |
through abstaining for a period from j
1 1 hp use of those articles of I ood on ?
'which the prices are exorbitant. There;
] should be a State an 1 Na: ion-wide j
| movement to this end."
i He also suggested the co-operation |
?of. the press and notice of the tnove-;
ment by business houses ol all kinds j
! "by permitting all workers to cease ac-j
. tivities from 11:5a a. m. to 12 noon on j
i the tirst Monday of the campaign." For ?.
; work on national lines, he suggested ?
' petitioning Congressmen to take action
?endorsing the movement and the en-;
' list ment "and encouragement from the
President, "so that, from Washington
I may be sent broadcast throughout the :
' count rv the suggestion that the gov-(
Pernors' of all States and mayors of all
! cities may issue proclamations and
?take similar action, and the movement
) he made effective by the nation as aj
whole.". :
| j[e said it was planned to start thej
(Continued on Pivffo Ton.)
CONGRESSMEN ARE j
! INTERESTED IN THE !
I HIGH COST OF LIVING1
t
j WASH 1 NtiTON. Nov. 2'.t With thej
'arrival in Washington of members of,
; Congress the subject of general dis-j
Icussion dominant among them is the t
high cost of living and the food embar-;
'go to be urged by Representative l-itz-j
herald, of New York, as a remedy,
i The discussion has presented a wide
! variety of views, some members belie* ?
: ing that an embargo is not the remedy >
for existing conditions and the sub-l
iject threatens to lead to much debate
i in Congress. Members in '-barge "f j
! other legislation fear that it may ini-i
ipede progress of appropriation meas-J
lures. .
Representative Fitzgerald said tod?vv
'that he would have two bills ready
j for introduction Monday bearing on
! the proposed embargo. Among other
jhouse members who talked of the sit
iiiation today, wore Minority Leader
'.Mann, Representative Borland of Mis
souri and Representative McLemore of
Texas. Mr. Mann said lie did not be-,
i Ueve an embargo would be placed on J
1 food products and that it was not a
I remedy for the evil. An embargo cf
! fpred as a retaliatory measure, in his
I opinion, differed greatly from an em
ihargo to regulate prices and sufficient,
i warrant did not exist for a retaliatory
: embargo.
Representative Borland doubted t.h*>
wisdom of an embargo but thought the
| soaring price of foodstuff could be
checked bv some form of legislation.
Representative Mcl^emore was in
clined to favor the embargo.
t
MACKENSEN'S ARMY
CONTINUES MARCH
Retreat of Rumanian Army
Still Continues ? Russians
Score Success.
Although the .Russians, probably
as a diversion, have started and ar,
carrying on with great, intensity a
offensive in the Carpathian regio
around Kirlibaba, northwest of th,
Rumanian border, the advance of The
Teutonic Allies all along the line in
Wallachia toward the Rumanian capi
tal of Bucharest apparently is meeting
with little impediment.
The left flank of the forces of the
Central Powers have now captured the
important, railroad junction of Petech
ti, 65 miles northwest of Bucharest:
in the center the Rumanians are re
ported to be retreating eastward in
disorder, while the right flank, com
posed of the aruiv of Field Marshal
Von Mackenscn, which crossed the
Danube, is carrying out maneuvers in
co-onerauon with the other command
ers of the north.
The Petrograd war office in admit
ting a continuation of the retreat. 01
tiie Rumanians, says Von Mackensen's
men operating from Alexandria have
advanced along the Turnpec road to
Ktilugurena. the latter town being Zv
miles south of Bucharest. Turkish
troops are fighting with the Germans
and vtistrians in this region.
Russians Successful.
The Russian official communication
asserts that the Russian attack fast
and south of Kirlibaba has resulted
in the capture in both regions of
ridges and the taking of 700 men pris
oner. The' Berlin war office admits
that slight gains were made but says
the Russians suffered heavy casual
lies
Apparently little infantry fighting
lias taken place cn any of the other
fronts. On the line in Franco and Be'.
gltim there have been artillery duets
ar various points and here and there
small attacks by raiding parties or
both the belligerents. Similar light
ing is taking place on the Russian
front.
The latest German official rommuni
ration says quiet prevails on t'-.e .Ma
cedonian front, there having ' <-en no
resumption of the great, batt-e of the
early week in which both 'he Teu
tonic Allies and 'he forces <f .he En
tente claim to have had the advant
age.
The Russians admit a further art
(Coatlnued on. Patro CTcnO
E WRECK!
NEW YORK, N.ov. -JO? Wireless de
spatches from Berlin reporting a de
cision of the Rumanian government to
destroy plants connected with the ex
tensive oil fields of the country were
read without apparent trepidation to
day ar the local offices of the Stand
ard Oil Company, which has holdings
i here valued at between 57,000,000 and
$10,000,000.
The last word received here from
i ho company's representative in Bu
charest arrived two days ago, accord
ing to an official of the company,
stating briefly "all well." Whether
this alluded to the personnel of its
Rumanian company, which includes a
number of Americans, or to the situa
tion in general, the local officials were
unable to determine.
The Standard Oil fields in Rumania
are held under the name of a Ruma
nian corporation called the "Romana
Americana" which is entirely owned
by the Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey. The property comprises wells
and refineries and undeveloped oil ter
ritory. The output up to .'JO days ago
averaged C,000 barrels of petroleum
daily, it was stated. The main offices
are at Bucharest with an American
named Sadler in charge as managing
director.
WATSON TAKES STAND
IN HIS OWN DEFENSE
AUGUSTA, Ga.r Nov. "9 ?Thomas
E. Watson, the Georgia editor, charged
with circulating periodicals contain
ing obscene matter through the mails,
took the stand in his own defense in
federal court here today ?.nd dis
claimed personal responsibility for the
mailing of the articles in question.
The periodicals containing the pas
sages objected to, he said, were put
out by the Jefferson ian Publishing
company, of which he is president.
Watson is expected to conclude his
testimony tomorrow and the case may
go to the jury by tomorrow night.
Before he took the stand the defend
ant called more than score of wit-'
nesses, including former Governors
Brown and McIJaniel, who testified
that his personal and literary char
acter is good.
SNEE IS AWARDED
Mil 0F MANDAMUS
CHARLESTON", W.Va.. Nov. 29.?
An alternative writ of mandamus was
today awarded by the Supreme Court
of Appeals on petition of William J.
Sneo. sheriff exofficio treasurer of
Monongalia county against Edward
E. White, of M organ t own. The writ
is returnable December 5. at t'harlesl
ton. Sneo was elected sheriff to nlf
tin- unexpired term, and White bonds'
the office bv reason of appnintmer'
and declines to turn over to Snee tl"
tax tickets for this year. The wr
is for the purpose of requiring Whi^
to surrender everything in connectioi
with the office of Snee.
THE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Nov. 29.?
Forecast:
Ohio and Wester" Pennsylvania ?
Overcast and cooler Thursday; Friday
fair.
Kentucky and West Virginia ? Fair
and colder Thursday; Friday fair.
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