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VOLUME LXY,. NO. 1 H 8
WHEEL! NO, W. VA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1916.
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PRICE? TWO CENTS
BERINY WILL MAKE KNOWN TERMS
ON FIRST If OF THE CONFERENCE
POINT MADE CLEAR BY
THE GERMAN EMBASSY
Washington Believes Negotia
* tions Are Resulting in
Some Good. ?
WASHINGTON. Dec. 27. -- In spite
of the wide .unit' between the insis
tence of the cent mi powers for an
Immediate peace conference anil the
forecast of a unanimous refusal by
the entente allies to enter such a ion
Terence without knowinc Germany's
terms in advance, the. American gov
ernment believes that the negotiations
in progress are resulting in good. It
was said with authority tonight that
until the door to peace actually is
closed by one side or the other. Presi
dent Wilson will continue to hope that
any discussion, of the subject will tend
:o "hasten the end of the war.
Count Von Bernstorff, the German
ambassador, returning unexpectedly
tonight from New York, authorized
:he Associated Press to make the fol
lowing statement :
"I regard the note of my govern
ment as constituting an acceptance of
everything suggested by President
Wilson in his note to the belligerent
nations of Europe."
It was made clear at the embassy
that Germany stands ready to make
known her terms on the first day of
any conference that may be held, and
officials expressed themselves as being
greatly surprised at the view prevail
ing in some quarters here that the
Berlirv government has failed to meet
the president's' suggestions by not set
tins down in the reply the terms upon
which it is willing to make peace.
Th" German diplomats say President
Wilson had no intention of drawing a
public declaration concernins .terms
from the central powers, on the con
trary, they think the president's sug
gestion "thf:t an early occasion be
sought to call out from all the na
tions now at war such an avowal of;
cheir respective views as to the terms
upon which the war tnicht be con
cluded." has been fully me? by Ger
many in seeking an immediate con
ference with her enemies.
Gsrman Policy Outlined.
The German policy upon which the
reply to President Wilson is based
was outlined as follows:
"Germany feels tuat the conference
suggested by you first should be com
posed of delegai'-s from the belliger
ent "countries? whose duty it would be
to settle territorial terms. Once these
terms are agreed upon, representa
tives of th? tmitrals should be called
in to participate in consideration of
the quest ions or guarantees for the
future.' in which neutrals an as vital
ly concerned as belligerents. These
guarantees, i 11 the German view,
necessarily would have to do with the
freedom of the seas, limited disarma
ment of on international co.urt of ar
bitration.
'.'Germany is said to consider taut
neutral nallons can have no interest
of their own in terms such as those
relating to territory."
While there were no official advices
:;;m the subject, the view still per
'sisteut in German quarters tonight,
that the note of the Centra! Powers
ini-ht be followed by some highly con
fidential oral or written communica
tion to President Wilson, in which at
leafct broad tentative terms might be
stated. In this connection officials
noted with interest Berlin press des
patches saying that Ambassador Ger
ard. who as a result oT this recent
visit to the L'nited States is thor
oughly familiar with the views of
President Wilson, had taken lunch
with Alfred Zimrr.ermann. the German
foreign minister, and probably dis
cussed the peace situation with him.
Bernstorff Unexpected.
Conn* Von Bernstorffs arrival in
Washington was entirely" unexpected.
He had not planned to return until to
morrow but because of the situation
deemed it advisable to be tit the em
bassy immediately.
Tonight the ambassador had no spe
cific instructions to call upon Secre
tary Lanslns bi.it it is riot improbable
that he will visit the State Depart
ment wifhiu the next few flays to seek
information for his irovertiment and
furnish the administration with any
he himself may have in his possesson.
Just what, the United State's could
(Continued on Pa?o Tcz)
TO ATTACK JUAREZ
AND CHIHUAHUA CITY
VILLA PREPARING j
TO MAKE BIG COUP
Information Comes From Man
Close to Villa ? Has
Over 5,000 Men.
1?1, PASO. Texas. Dec. -7. ? Francis
co Villa's forces are preparing lo at
tack Chihuahua City and Juarez si
multaneously in an effort, to establish
railrosul traffic between the border
tnd Torreon, it was said late today by
a man known to be close to Viila.
A Mexican refugee tfho arrived here
;oday from Torreon said Villa was pre
paring to move north with 5.000 men
to attack Chihuahua City. 5Ie report
id another force of 500 %Villa followers
to have been yesterday at the Calder
on ranch, tfo miles southeast of Juarez.
Skirmishing between the rebels at
Calderon and the de facto troops
which left Juarez yesterday for Chi
huahua City was reported * here late
today but could not be confirmed in
Juarez. The Villa forces southeast
r>f Juarez are commanded by Colonel
Ochoa and Colonel Mariano Tamest,
according to a deserter who arrived at
ihe' border yesterday from the Older
3n ranch. The ? Villa followers Were
said to have been sent north to tak?
Juarez as soon as Villa started his
attack on Chihuahua City.
It is not believed here that Villa
has any direct tactical connections
with the operations reported from the
eastern military zone near San Luis
Potosi. Tampico and Monterey, but
GeneralCerrera Torres and the Oedil
'.a brothers are said to be operating
In that section under the Villa .ban
aer.
The occupation of San Luis Potosi
by the Villa forces Monday was re-,
affirmed today by men known to be
close to Villa but was denied by Car
ranza Consul Soriano Bravo. wTs> Said
a message had been received today at
Laredo, Texas, from San Louis Potosi.
ARGENTINE MODEL FOR I
| UNIVERSAL SERVICE
iBILL IS NOW BEING
j DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE |
| Will Be Three Weeks Before!
; Measure and Estimated Cost j
is Ready for Congress.
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| WASHINGTON. I>. Dec. 27.?
j Argentina's military system is serving ,
j as a model for the universal service!
i hill now being drafted bv a committee!
of the army general staff. O flier rs fa- j
, miliar with siaff opinion said to-day '
that while details had not been com-,
pleted, the measure would follow close-;
ly the Argentina scheme, and was de
signed to keep half a million men tin- j
der training, with 2.r.on.oon trained re-:
' servistst subject to call.
h probably will be at" least three!
weeks before the bill and accompany-!
in? estimates of costs are ready for'
, submission to the Secretary of War. j
The chairman of the House military '
.committee has asked to see it. and it J
: will be sent to the Capitol for the com-j
mittee's information, though there is!
no indication that it will go with any]
i sort of endorsement from the adminis-j
tration.
| The main feature of the staff bill -
will be its provision for on?- year of in- 1
'tensive military instruction for all!
youths subject to its terms.. It is ex-:
pected that exemptions due to physical ?
disqualifications and for other reasons,!
including possibly the conscription of:
certain men for work in industrial
plants necessary in war times, would!
leave available for army training be-:
tween 450.1)00 and 500.000 of the l.-i
uno.ooo boys who reach the age of IS j
each year.
An Army of Defense.
In fixing upon a year as the mini- !
mum time for training, the general i
| staff has followed the theory that the
; I'nited States seeks to provide only for;
! an army or' defense. It has been stated j
i to the House committee by Major Gen-i
eral Hugh L. Scott that although Eu-i
: ropean nations give every soldier at
; least two years of hard work before
?turning him into the'reserve. because
?of the geographical position of the
?country a year will suffice here. The
argument advanced to support this)
: view was that there would be -sufficient ,
itirne to give finishing touches to the
? military education of reservists after
. war had broken out and before invad
i ing expeditions could be landed in
j force.
J In a broad way the outline of the
I general staff continental army plan of}
last year would be -followed in distrlb-i
uting tactical units of the reservejptn
nineteen infantry and six cavalry di
: visions. Reservists would be liable for
! two years' service in this force before
| passing into the unorganized reserve.!
The result, when the system had J
i been in operation a number of years,:
i would be to give 500.000 men under j
arms and in process of training, a mil
lion more trained, equipped, organized
and ready for immediate nulster asi
first line troops, and behind these thej
unorganized but trained reserves, num- ;
bering more than 1,500,000. This is
the basis on which estimates of costj
will be made by the general staff com-!
mittee.
NOW DRAFTING A NEW
j CORRUPrPRACTICE ACT
WASHINGTON. Dec. 27? Work of I
! drafting a corrupt political practices,
act to rake the place of the Owen bill |
: before the Senate after the holiday re
'.cess was taken up today by a Senate
. Sub-Committee. .Many amendments
?to the Owen bill proposing radical'
[changes- in existing law governing!
! campaign contributions and candi
! dates' expenses are before the cow
, mittee.
One suggestion being considered is 1
the iimitin^ of expenditures in sena-|
torial elections on a per capita basis, j
[allowing a candidate to expend posst-i
Iblv two c^nts for each voter in a thick- 1
; ly* settled state or Hive cents in' one}
jnot so densely populated. This sug- j
gest'on was framed to meet an objec
tion made when the Owen bill was he- |
fore the Senate thai a hard and fast 1
rule of expenditures applying to all
sections was unfair. j
CLEVELAND "CAPITALISTS '
BUY W. VA. COAL LANDS
SpMal Oispatrh t? til" InlfllilSCtww.
1 MORGANTOWN. W. Va.. Dec. 27.-r
I The Lehigh Coal company properties
I about fight miles from thin city, near
i Round Bottom, and consisting of 150]
acres of Pittsburgh coal and 140 acres ,
of Sewiekley coal were sold today for |
?the sum of $52,202.77 in cash to |
! Cleveland capitalists. Tne actual \
purcHaso price will run about $100,000 j
in that the purchasers take over the ,
I business of the company, which at the :
; present time is about $50,000. while j
; royalties will eventually reach $362.- !
; 5i)ij. thus running the entire cost up!
f to near the half million mark. The
] entire deal according to the contract;
'?is to be settled and all payments made !
;and co.mi)leted before the end of thirty ;
I daysf
i WATSON RESIGNS FROM ,
NATIONAL COMMITTEE;
t?? th?? Infollljwufr.
! FAIRMONT. \Y\ Va.. Dec. 27.? Sena- !
{tor C. W. Watson tonight addressed;
;to the chairman of the State Dcntoera- :
? tic committee his resignation as Na- j
itionai committeeman of the Demo
cratic party from West Virginia. In- 1
j creasing business demands made the I
(action necessary. As yet no successor
j has been named hut it is thought he!
j will be succeeded by Chairman C. L. j
i Shaver of the Suite ,.!).> morra tic com
mittee, of Fairmont.
THE WEATHER.
{ WASHINGTON, ~D~ C., Dec. 27.? j
j Forecast:
West Virginia ? Partly cloudy In the j
west, rain in the east Thursday, turn-;
ing to snow in the mountains, and!
/Colder; Friday fair and colder In the'
east.
Western Pennsylvania ? Partly
cloudy and colder Thursday; Friday
fair' and colder in the east portion.
Ohio ? Colder. Thursday; Friday fair.
WEALTHY JEWS GIVE MILLIONS TO
WAR RELIEF.
i( nathak- straus;
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J.ACQS scHirr jt
rEiTX
JVUUS JRosEHWAX-D
Millions of dollars have been raised in the past few days in Xew
York for the relief of Jewish sufferers in Europe from the effects
of the war. It is planned to raise $10,000,000 altogether, ami already
more than $3,000,000 has been contributed. Among the largest sin
gle contributors were .Jacob II. Se.hiff, the New York hanker, who
gave $100,000; Julius Rosenwald, who contributed a like amount;
.Vat ban Strauss, the philanthropist, who sent a check for $.">0,000, and
Felix M. Warburg, the financier, who also sent his check for $50,000.
OPPOSITION TO
inn bill
ROADS AND MEN WILL
FIGHT ARBITRATION
Of Compulsory Nature and
May Join Forces to Have
Bill Declared Void.
NEW YORK. Dec. 27. ? Representa
tives of the (National Conference Com
mittee of Railways and the four
brotherhoods of railroad employes will
resume their meetings here to-morrow
for the announced purpose of arriving
at some "agreement as to the applica
tion of the Adamson law in the event
it is. held to be constitutional by the
United States Su'preme Court. The
meetings had been adjourned to await
the handing down of the award in the
case of the switchmen's arbitration,
which, it was expected, might have
sotuo bearing on the eventual interpre
tation of the- Adamson act. The rail
road managers held a preliminary
meeting to-day.
It was intimated in rnilrond circles
to-nfeht that among other things which
would be considered was an agreement
that would bring the two forces to
gether in a concerted effort to fight
the President's proposed compulsory
arbitration legislation. The railroads,
however, are not altogether opposed to
the principles of compulsory arbitra
tion. it was indicated, provided a suit
able plan can be evolved looking to
ward the selection of arbitrators.
A Mutual Understanding.
Both sides were reported confident,
tonight that a mutual understanding'
would be reached as to the practical in
terpretation of the Adamson act.
which, it is pointed out, specifies the
hours of labor but does not make pro
visions for the enforcement or contin
uation of certain privileges and rates
of compensation which the men now
enjoy, and which, they believe, are
threatened, with extinction by the Ad
amson act.
Rather than make separate appeals
to the courts to decide the many points
that could be brought to issue in this
regard, it was reported that bath sides,
after agreeing on as many points as
possible, would consent to bring their
differences for final adjudication to
the Goethals commission, appointed by
the President to observe the operation
of the Adamson act.
A representative or Elisha Lee.
chairman of the conference, authorized
the statement, however, that under no
circumstances will the railroads seek
to vitiate the Adamson act by any oth
er means than those already adopted.
They are prepared, he said, to carry
into effect the spirit and letter of the
law, should It be held constitutional,
and to this end, in accordance with rec
ommendations of the Goethals commis
sion. precautions have been taken t<>
safe/ruard the extra remuneration of
the workmen dating from January 1.
lf?17. until the decision of the t'nited
Slates Supreme Court is handed down.
MAY GO ON RECORD
FOR PROHIBITION
Special Dispatch to ih? Intrlllc.-n.-.-r.
COLIJMntTS, ().. Her. L'7.? At a
meeting to-morrow of the Republican
State Central Committee, \V. 1,. Par
menter, of Lima, former committee
chairman, will offer a resolution pledg
ing the support of the committee and
party to the proposed State-wide pro
hibition amendment and the temper
ance measures pending in Congress.
The committee is divided on the wet
and dry question, and a fight is expect
ed.
WILSON 60 YEARS 'OLD.
WASHINGTON. Dec. .7.- President
Wilson will celebra1i? his WUh birth
day tomorrow. Congratulations began
arriving at the White House. He in
teuds to work as usual.
GERMAN ALLIES FAST
CLOSINfc IN ON BRAILA
The Big Rumanian Oil and
Grain Center ? Russia
Admits Repulse.
The net of the Teutonic Allies ap
parently Is fast closing in upon Braila,
i Rumania's oil and grain center on the
| Danube. Having taken Filipeehti :it)
i miles to the southwest. Field Marshal
Von Mackensen's troops have now
captured the railroad town of Rimnik
Sarat, relatively the same distance to
? the east, while the guns of (he Do
brudja army are still hammering and
with some success, the Russo-Ruma
.nlans at ihe bridgehead of Matchin. on
the east bank of the Danube opposite
j Rraila.
J Prior to the fall of Rimnik-Sarat the
(Teutonic Allies defeated the Russians
on a front of ten and a half miles
[southwest, of the town, while the Teu
tonic Danube army captured several
! fortified, villages according to the Iter
jlin war office, petrograd admits that
| the Russians and Rumanians have
I been forced to fall back north of Mogu
ra, but says elsewhere the invader.*
were defeated with heavy casualties.
Since December 22. says "Rerlin,
more than 8.5*00 prisoners 'and 27 ma
chine gun's have been captured in Ru
mania.
Artillery duels, sapping operations
land attacks by small patrol parties
, featured Wednesday's fighting on the
| front, in 1'Yance. There have been
? sporadic battles at several points along
J the line in Russia and Galicia from
' Volhynia to t lie Carpathians but no
j important results have been attained
i by either side.
! The usual bombardment is in pro
gress in the Austro-italian theatre,
i In Macedonia comparative quiet pre
! vails.
! The demobilization of the Greek
I army in accordance with (ireeco's
! promises to the Kntente Allies is be
ting carried out, according to infornta
I ? ion received at the British foreign uf
; fi?'e.
Russian Lines Pierced.
ItKRLIN. rx-e. n-.v wireless to
Sityville) ? Tin* live * i:< v ha til" thai ha"
i l"'fn in procre.es in l&tso-rn Wh ll?rti ia
1'iis resuliiil iti 1 pi' n-itic ??f tho Rus
sian lines ill v. ? r?? 1 points. army hoail
Mioirtets loiiav. The Rus
sians weiv >|. llniti'ly ilcf.-;ij?ril on a front
J < l" sovn iff i! kilei-vtr-'S s"n t h wrst of
!? Lh'iinik-Snral K-vral fori :ii"i| villains
; Ii.'im- 1 faj'tiin-il S'.v i he Teutonic
j I'anul"' army, ami the Knssians have
I Iipmi foro-tl to r< t !> ii' lo pi>-p,-i r?"l posi
liens further north.
A total of T.iUl'i prisoni r> nii'l 27 ma
! rhino trims Imvi heen raptured sinc<*
? I ifi-.-ml'er "2 hy the Ninth Army and
'Mori- ili.in i.'S'"1 prlsoip-i's ti\ t I >antii?;
' army.
Neutrality Gunrantoed.
I'AIJIS. I >cr. 2i. I :??."? p. in. A itcs
(Conttnn etl on l?afiro Ten.).
MARRIED THIRTY-FIVE
| YEARS; WANTS DIVORCE
S|'? ifl l>i -jiati-li l<> Hi.- lii'fl'xriHTi
I MARIETTA. ().. Mee. 27. Married
!;{=> years lust Christmas, Elizabeth
j Baldwin started legal anion to-day for
ja divorce from her husband, Si. ('lair
' Baldwin, whom she charges has been
i unfaithful, alleging lie pays a great
? deal of attention to Mrs. Alice Keller,
ja neighbor. Judge Follett is hearing
the testimony of many witnesses in
Common Pleas Court.
U. P. BLOCKED BY SNOW.
LARAMIE. Wyo.. Dec. 27.? Tht. |
I Union Pacitic railroad is blocked in
I Wyoming by snow for the first time, it
lis said, in twenty years. Not a pas
senger train is moving today between
Laramie and Rawlins. Wyo. Nineteen
trains are being held at various poinia..
LOCATIONS IDE
FOR FARM BANKS
FEDERAL BOARD NAMES
THE TWELVE CITIES
'Expect New System to Be in
Operation Within Sixty
Days ? How It Works.
I \W\SII I NO TON. Dee. 27 ? Twelve
I cities iti which arc to bp located Ihe
! Federal Farm Ixian Banks were a:i
! nounced mday by the Farm Loan
! Board and il is expected that within
i sixty days the new system will he In
operation, ready to make the loans for
j which applicalions already are pour
I inn in from every section of the coun
1 < ry.
The hanks will be set lip in Spring
i field. Mass.. Baltimore, Md.. Colum
| bin. S. C.; New Orleans. La.; Houston,
? Tex.; St. 'Louis, Mo.; Louisville, Kys:
St. Paul, Minn.; Omaha, Neb.; Wiclii
I ta, Kans.; Spokane. Washn.; and
| Berkeley, Calif.
i Slock subscription hooks of ihe
i banks will be opened within the next
jten days, probably about January 2,
j to remain open for thirty days. It is
expected, however, that the govern
? ment will have to supply most, of the
\ $9,0(10,00(1 capital, under that section
! of the law which empowers the Secre
tary of the Treasury to make up the
; unsubscribed stock.
Temporary Directors
Temporary directors, five to each
hank, wil he named, probably within
the next three weeks, by the board. As
I soon as the banks have been organized
i ami borrowers have subscribed ?2>>0,
000 of the stock of each bank, the tem
porary directors will surrender their
authority to boards of nine directors
each, six of whom will be named by
the farmer borrowers and three by the
farm loan board. The permanent di
rectors will serve three years and re
ceive per diem compensation, as in the
case of federal reserve bank directors.
Each borrower must subscribe to
stock in the bank from which lie bor
! rows to the extent of five percent of
'his loan and the original subscribers
ho the capital stock are required to
'surrender their holdings as they may
! be needed to meet this situation.
In designating locations for the
! banks, the board was guided chiefly
j by the needs of rural sections, Ttiis
j has resulted in placing only two of
i the twelve banks in New England and
I middle Atlantic states, the chief cen
? ters of population. Three go to ihe
j south, five to the farming states of
[the middle west and west, anil two to
j the Pacific Coast.
The Twelve Districts.
The twelve districts into which the
count rv is divided are as follows:
District 1; Maine. New Hampshire.
Vermont. Massachusetts, llhode Island,"
Connecticut. New York and New Jer
sey.
District 2; Pennsylvania. Delaware,
Marvland. Virginia. West Virginia and
the District of Columbia.
District 3: North Carolina. .South
Carolina. Georgia and Florida.
District ?!; Ohio. Indiana. Kentucky
and Tennessee. . .
j District Alabanjh. Mississippi
and Louisiana.
District. C: Illinois, Missouri and
'Arkansas.
I District. 7: Michigan. Wisconsin.
I Minnesota and North Dakota.
I District S: Iowa, Nebraska. Soij'th
I Dakota and Wyoming.
j District ft; Oklahoma. Kansas. Col
; orado and New Mexico.
District 10; Texas.
District 11: California, Nevada.
, I * i ah and Arizona.
? District 12: Washington, Oregon,
; Montana and Idaho.
Many Cities Applied.
More than 7". cities applied to he
designated as the headquarters of a
? bank, and were heard through repre
! sent a live committees and individuals.
} One of ihe chief tasks now confront
ing the board is to find experienced
'employes for ihe new hanks. More
than 6,000 applications for positions
J have been received. The appointment
! will be exempt from civil service reg
' illations, but the board Intends to as
? semble a corps, of men experienced in
! banking. v .
! The head of each bank will be des
ignated as the registrar. They proh
I ably will he only residents of the (lis
j i rids involved, and preferably attor
! neys.
NON-COMS EXPLAIN
PART IN 'ROUND ROBIN'
t:i. I'ASO. Tow. Df'C. 27. *AI1 of the
non - commissioned officers of the
Kighth Ohio infantry wlio signed a
"round robin." today presented a writ
ton explanation to Central George
Itfl I. Jr.. commander of the border
division hero. Cren. Hfll announced
that they would be confined to camp
for fifteen days hut would be per
mitted to retain their non-commls
. sinned ranks. He said that only Pri
vate Robert Dixon would be tried by
I summary court on the charge of draft
ling the '.'round robin." and that Pri
! vat o Wilson Murphy would not have
!lo answer to the charge of circulat
ing it.
TO REPLACE GERMANY
I IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM
CHICAGO. I '? -7 ? A company was
organized hero today to cooperate in
; a movement to have American made
goods replace In l-'ranee and Belgium
articles of German manufacture at the
?close of the F.uropean war.
j Representatives and prominent, of
ficials of France and Heleium are sai.l
to he encouraging the movement.
The [dan ?-ontemplates the organi
sation of branch companies in overy
ear manufacturing center in the
| United Sta'es.
'THIRTY FOOT STAGE
1 EXPECTED AT MARIETTA
i
! Si'flnl I'iMiatrli I" Hi**
? .MARIETTA. ().. 27 Continued
j rains for over -IK hours have caused
: practically ail tributaries to the Mus
kingum and Ohio rivers to become
I Lrreat.lv ' swollen, although Immediate
'danger of a flood stage is not feared.
It is still raining hard here to-night.
The Muskingum river is rising fast,
with indications. for a 30-foot stage by
Thursday night.
INFANTRY UNITS AUTHORIZED.
WASH 1NGTON. Dec- 27. ? Establish
ment of infantry units of the reserve
officers' training corps at the Univer
sity of Nebraska, the University of Il
linois and Pennsylvania College at
Gettysburg, were authorized today by
Lh6 tt'ar Department.
AMERICAN WITH ULTI
MATUM LANDS IN A
MEXICAN JAIL
EL PASO. Tex., Dec. 27? Aft
er spendina two nights in a Mexi
can jail, H. D. Harwood, of Tuc
son, Ariz., who represented him- i
self to General Jose Murguia, j
? commander of Juarez, as a spe- |
! 1 cial envoy from President Wil- |
! ! son, was released tonight through ;
j the mediation of the American j
| I authorities. |
j ! Harwood told General Mucguia i
| he was bringing an ultimatum of J
j I war on Mexico within four dayt j
} ! unless Carranza signed the At- j
I lantlc City protocol immediately, j
I ! Harwood was fined $20 by the |
j ! Mexican authorities before his re- j
< 1 lease.
' 1
BIG INCREASE IN
, . !
jOVER $4,000,000,000
IN LAST TWO YEARS:
j I
U. S. National Banks Exceed
j By $1,000,000,000.00 the
j Combined Banks of Europe.
? WASHINGTON. Dec. 27 ? Resources
[of national banks of the United States, j
j Comptroller Wililams anonunoed to- 1
day, have Increased more than $4 ,000,- j
j 000,000 during the past I wo years and I
jnow aggregate $15,520,000,000, ex-!
Iceeding by about $1,000,000.1)00. the to-j
| Lai resources of the Bank of England,
the Hank of France, the Rank of Kus- j
,Sia. the German Reichsbank. the I
j Hank of Italy, the bank of Spain, the ;
; Rank of the Netherlands, the Rank of'
! Denmark, the Swiss National Rank.!
jand the Imperial Rank of Japan com- j
jhined. .
I In a statement based upon returns j
I from the last bank call. November 17. !
i the comptroller calls attention to the [
fact that the increase has been at the;
rati:' approximately eighteen per cent;
| a year during the past two years as
j compared with six per cent a year for'
[the tpn year period from 1H04 to 1914 ;
and that the total resources are at
, presenr more than double what they
I wpre ten years ago.
j "The compilation just completed of;
'returns for the last bank call, the {
| comptroller's statement reads, "dis- ,
? closes a condition of strength, pro- j
j gress and growth beyond all prece- '
I dent. Resources of national banks on
?the date of the last call are greater]
(than the total resources nf all report- f
: ing state banks, savings banks, privnta
? banks and loan and trust companies)
j throughout th? United States at the
;rime of the Inauguration of the federal |
j reserve system about two years ago. f
"It is also noteworthy that the re
I source? of our national banks at this
j'time exceed by S321.000.00l) the total
I resources of all the reporting banking'
I Institutions in the United States, in-j
j eluding state banks, savings banks'
.and loan and trust companies and na- 1
Itional banks as well as late as the j
year 1004."
The greatest percentace of increase.
th? comptroller states during the two'
I year ppriod in which tho federal re- j
isrrvie system has been in operation, j
j was in the western states. Oeocraphi-'
i pally, the increase was as follows:!
I New England, 22 per cent: eastern
j states. 30 per cent; southern stales.
,."2 per cent: middle western states, 31 1
i per cent; western states ;*0 iter cent: ?
. Pacific states. 33 per cent.
jCARRANZA'S REPLY IS !
S ON WAY TO WASHINGTON
i WASHINGTON*. 0. C.. Dec. 27.?
! Secretary Lane was notified late-to-day
j that a messenger had left New York
; with a communication from the Mexi-f
Can members of t he Mexican-American ?
commission. Mr. Lane assumed thai I
itiie Mexicans were sending Carranza's
?reply to. the American demand that, he
.'either ratify or repudiate the protocol
I signed by the joint commission.
? Cabrera Will Not Talk.
| NEW YORK, Dec. 27.? Luis Cabre-j
I ra. chairman of the .Mexican delegation
j on the Mexican-American joint coin-;
I mission, to-night refused to discuss a'
report from Washington that. General)
! Carranza's reply to the American do- J
; man for ratification or repudiation of
I the Atlantic City, N. J., protocol was!
? on its way to Washington.
"I have nothing to say. and ? will |
| answer no question::." Mr. Cabrera de-j
I dared. "No statement will be issued i
| by the Mexican members of the com
' mission while in New York."
i Mr. Cabrera and Albert IVni and
, Ygnacio Bonillas, the other Mexican
j members of the commission, were in.1
'continuous conference from !) a. m. un-f
Itil 6 p. m. behind locked doors. It was'
i learned that several long distance tele-:
i phone calls were made to Washington'
; during the day.
;V0N BRINCKEN PAID
LESS THAN SMITH I
! SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 27.- -Cross!
i examination of Lieutenant (5. W. Von!
|Brincken. German consulate attache;
on trial with Consul General Franz j
Bopp and five others for conspiracy to'
?dynamite entente munitions ship-j
ments in 1915, brought out today that
,Von Brincken received but. $150 a I
i month from the consulate, although!
i Louis .1. Smith, whom the defense!
claims was Von Brineken's subordin-i
jate, received from ?2f>0 to $300.
j Smith previously testified he was:
'paid by the consulate to blow upj
! trains, tunnels and ships on Ptiget
; Sound and in Canada. The defendant {
iconsul general and aides have in-'
jsisted Smith was merely an investiga-l
j t or for them.
'"SAFETY FIRST,"" BETTER!
i SMOKE CIGARETTES . j
j LOS' ANGKLKS, Cal.. Pec. 27? A I
warning t o watch for "tubular pack- j
| ages containing cigar bombs" was
sent tonight to postmasters through-;
?out th^ United States by local postal;
I authorities who say they have learn-.j
led that twenty five of the explosive1
! cigars were mailed December 22 at}
I Goffs. California.
The local postal authorities began'
their investigation of the sending of j
cigar bombs through fjie mails after'
John D. Bennett, of Brawley, Calif.,
was seriously injured -when one be
was smoking exploded In his face De
cember 21. He had received it
through the mails.
Tl
CABRERA TO EXPLAIN
TO LANSING TODAY
4
No Definite Indication of Atti
tude Reaches Washington
? Policy Unchanged.
"WASHINGTON, December 27? Car
ranza's attitude toward the Atlantic
City protocol which will determine
whether negotiations between the
United States and the. Mexican de fao>
10 government are to be continned
through the existing joint commission,
will be outlined to Secretary Lane -"j
here tomorrow by Luis Cabrera, one
of the .Mexican commissioners. No def
inite information ,to indicate what
that attitude is had reached officials',. ..
tonifiht. '
Secretary Lane, who is chairman of V
the commission, was notified early to- ^
night that a special messenger bearing
a communication from the Mexican.'
commissioners, presumably General
Carranza's reply to the ^American de
tnand that he approve or reject the
protocol, had left New York for
Washington. When the Secretary re
tired for the night however, the mes
senger had not arrived and word had
come meantime that Mr, Cabrera
himself would reach the capital to
morrow morning to explain personal
ly General C'arranza'w position.
Although the United States bad set
last midnight as the time by which
a reply from General Carranza would
be expected, it was indicated tonight :i
that if the protocol is approved the
delay will be overlooked since the
chief purpose here has been to se
cure a satisfactory adjustment.
If the protocol is rejected Secre
tary Lane will proceed with 'plans
already under way to wind up the
commission's affairs and adjourn
sine die.
Just what the next step would be
officials will not discuss. A rejection
of the protocol, which provides for
conditional withdrawal of General
Pershing's expedition, would be in
terpreted here as a reinforcement ot
General Carranza's demand of last ?*.
summer that the American troops be .
withdrawn unconditionally.
It is reiterated that there- has been
no change in the administration's .
policy which contemplates mainte
nance of an efficient force at the bor
der and does not purpose withdrawal
of the Pershing expedition until it Is
apparent that the step will not en
danger American territory.
Obregon Back to Capital.
MEXICO CITY, i')ec. 27,.? General
Obregon. minister of war. returned to .
the capital from Queretaro to-day, af-., 1
ter a conference with General Carrah- ^
za last night. General Obregon denied '
that he would take command of the
troops in the north operating against
Villa, or that he would vacate his po
sition of minister of war.
No information has been given out
by the War Department regarding the '?"?
situation at San Luis Potosi or Tor- ?
reon.
No indication has reached the capi
tal as to what, if any, answer has been
made by General Carranza to. the last
communication of the American com
missioners to the International confer
WANING STRENGTH .
CAUSES PEACE MOVE :
RUSSIAN EMPEROR '
ADDRESSES TROOPS
Denies German Supremacy
and Urges Army to Stand
Firm for Victory.
PETROGRAD. Dec. 27, via London,
10:25 p. in. (British admiralty, per
wireless press). ? In the course of an
order issued to all the units of the
Russian army, dated December 25, the. ?
Emperor, in a brief review showing!
how the inequalities in the technical j
resources for warfare as between the
Allies and the Central powers are be
ing gradually removed, with the result1 i
that the enemy strength is apparently
waning, while that of Russia and her
allies is constantly growing, proceeds
to say : . . "
"Germany is feeling that her com
plete defeat is near, and near also la
the hour of retribution for all her
wrong-doings and violations of the
moral law. As in the time of her
strength she declared war, so now,
fooling her weakness, she suddenly of-; :
fers to enter upon peace negotiations,'. V ;
desiring to complete such negotiations ? ?<.
before her military talent is exhaust
ed.
?'At the same timo she Is creating a
false impression about the strength of
hor army by utilizing her success orer
the Rumanians, who lack experience In '
the conduct, of modern warfare." * 1c*
Arguing that the Allies are entitled ^
to choose a favorable hour for peace v. Pj
negotiations, just as Germany chose :.TJ
a favorable hour for declaring war. the .
order says:
Time Not Arrived.
"This time has not yet arrived. The
enemy has not bpen driven out of the
province he has occupied. Russia's \y\
attainment of the tasks created by the
war ? regarding Constantinople and
the Dardanelles, as well as the ere- :f
at ion of a free Poland from all three
of her now incomplete tribal districts y.
--has not yet been guaranteed. To -J
conclude peace at 'his moment would ? ;
mean failure to utilize the fruits of '
the untold trials of the heroic Rus- ^
sian troops and fleet. These trials
and the still more sacred memory of 1
those noble sons of Russia who have
fallen on the battlefield do not permit :-v
of thought of peace until final victory :,??
over our 'enemies. Who dares to
think that he who brought about war .
shall have it in his power to conclude . "
the war at any time he likes." .
In conclusion the emperor, express
ing confidence that no Russian soldier
would desire peace until the .enemy
had been expelled from Russian soil
and had given Guarantees to prevent
a possible repetition of a treacherous
attack, says: . 'ic'i
"Let us be firm in the certainty of
our victory, and the All Highest will
bless our standards and will coyer M
them afresh with glory and glvf us
peace worthy of your heroic dttfe,
my glorious troops ? a peace for which
future generations will bless yom
memory, which will be sacred U
them."