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VOL. XXXIII., NO. 11.
A NF.WSI'AI'En FOR TIIH TTOMB
WITH ALL Tili: LOCAL NEW.
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1916.
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WILSON PLANS
FIGHT TO GET
BILLS PISSED
Holds Conference With Chair
man Hay and Urges Con
gress to Speed Up on
Military Measure.
BRYAN MAY APPEAR
BEFORE COMMITTEE
Aid in Boosting Measure to
Keep Americans Off Ships
Carrying Contraband
is Sought.
nternntjAnal News Service:
WASHINGTON, Jan. ll. The ad
ministration will force the 4.zt to
have the United States prepared for
war. Convinced that the -danger f
serious trouble in the international
situation has been averted, Pres't
Wilson today turned his attention to
his legislative program.
lie held a lengthy conference with
Chairman Hay of the- house military
affairs committee, and urgel that
congress ''speed up" the larger army
hill. loiter he will confer with
Chairman Padgett of the house
naval affairs committee, and Sens.
Camberlain and Tillman of the sen
ate army and navy committees and
Urse them to cooperate with him.
Then the president, if nothing un
forseen develops, will get before the
public certain information which he
believes will swing public sentiment
into line for the larger army and
navy.
To Appeal to People.
Administration, officials admit that
at present the preparedness pro
gram seems doomed. The president
does not yet know hov he will ko
about trying to bring' public senti
ment to aid in reviving the suggest
ed legislation. The general plan
unuVr consideration calls for the
president to accept invitations to
make three speeches at certain
places in the country and also to
Avrite one or two letters to persons
later to be selected in which he will
give his reasons why preparedness
must prevail
In eloing this, however, officials
admit that the president and former
Sec'y of State Bryan must clash and
they are not certain just what effect
such a clash will have on the po
litical fortunes of the president. His
political advisers. Sec'y Tumulty.
Sen. Ollie James. Fred Lynch of
Minnesota, and Thomas J. Pence,
secretary of the democratic national
committee, are trying to determine
this. And they will be the men who
will frame the pro-ram that the
president will carry out.
lirymi .May Appear.
Meanwhile vigorous efforts to se
cure legislation altering the admin
istration foreign policy and to secure
the aid f fortner S--'y of State
ttryan. In pressing the legislation.
were lifKiin today. j;i. Stevens of
Nebraska, has iuut-M .he frmor
secretary to appear in support f
Iiis bills to keep American citizens
off ships carrying contraband of war
and liable to attack, when they are
taken up by the liuu.-e merchant
marine committee.
"I arn endeavoring to secure an
early hearing by the eoinmittee."
?ahl Pep. Stephens today. "The
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In terr.:i t ion m1 .N.uv Seri!
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1 1. Pen. ling
final settlement t.f the I.:itania
controversy and the receipt of fur
ther word from Ambassador pen
field at Vb-ima dealing with the loss
of the Persia. th slate department
will permit the submarin contro
versy to remain b-rmant. It was
made plain tday. hoAeer. by Ser'y
Iming that lie lets' Iiis not
iilianili'iicl boj that responsibility
for th" sir.kir.g of the Persia yet will
be. placed
The American consular agents
r.long the Mediterranean are search
ing for inform. tum that will throw
light on the i ,ist while Ambassador
penileld is pressing the Austrian
foreign oihce to make further in-
liiirie to determine whether an
ust. m submarine torpedoed the
big P. am! ; . liner.
!t will verv probably ie settled
this week whether a tpm . a the
I'ersja ease will J.- ; ..-si Me.
It was s.iid at th white ho,;e to
day that I'rs't Wi!.-. n auain was
very much era ouratr d er t'n in
ternational o'ltbok. With a com
plete s ttle!i nt rrai hed by the cen
tral Teutonic pavers lie was said to
believe that ;r.it P.ritain would le
willing to mak- materia! ("i:cri -..
to Amerhan tommereoby modify i:u
dt'taihj of her order in council.
M ND0R1NTI
imilAKS lA'Xi PVSlIIXfS
KT I P INCIJVK.
M. M. Wentz. $19 S. Carroll
st.. hl his leg broken Monday
afternoon ahut 4 o'clock while
attempting1 to push a two-wheeled
cart up an incline at the Sam
ple .st. dump. The police am
bulance In charp of Officers
Pinter and Kemerley answered
the call and took Wentz to his
home. When the cart turned
over the handle struck Wentz in
he leg, breaking the bone.
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PIECES OF ROPE
Identification of Clothes Line
May Lead to Arrest of
Slayers of Two Men.
Identitication of half a dozen
lengths of clothes line will bind to
gether the slender threads of evi
dence which have been collected
against the slayers of Henry Muessel
and Frank Chrubot. declared Chief
of Detectives John P.. Kuespert Tues
day morning.
"The identification ef this rope
will forge the strongest link in the
chain of evidence which has lead us
to believe that we are close on the
trail of the murderers," asserted
Kuespert." This clothes line has
been used and is weathered and was
probably stolen from some back
yard. If there is anyone in South
Pend who missed a clothes line
around about the time the double
slaying took place, on Dec. 2'). it
is greatly desired that they come to
the police station and attempt to
identify the rope which was carried
by the bandits."
Owner Is Sought.
There are several ways by whi h
this rope could be identified. Kues
pert believes that any woman who
used a clothes line for any period
of time could identify her own im
mediately and therefore is exceed
ingly anxious that citizens anxious
to aid In the capture of the murder
ers report such instancs of stolen
rope.
There are several lengths of the
rope at the police station -which
were picked up at the scene of the
murder and dhers which were in
the coat of one of the slayers found
in a haystack west of the city a few
days ago. The rope was carried by
the bandits for the purpose of tying
up their victims.
Lino Looks Now.
Although the rope is practically
new it shows signs of having been
exposed to the weather considerably
and there appear to be little doubt
but that It once served the purpose
of a clothes line. Thus far the po
lice have "been unable to unearth
one instance of stolen clothes lines
near the time of the murders but be
lieve that the matter may have been
considered too trivial to report to
the department.
"We urge that if any one lost such
a rope to please come to the police
station and see if that which we
have here belongs to them." declared
Chief of Police Millard I. Kerr, inj
discussing tne case.
Although Kuespert says that the
evidence which is being worked on
at the present time all points to
certain persons and if a few more
minor question. can be cleared up
the Muessel-Chrobot murderers will!
he charged with the crime.
There was a report here Tuesday
that two men had been arrested in
Henderson, Ky., at the request of
the South Pend department. This
was denied by Chief Kuespert, who
said that he had not heard of the
arrests, neither had he ordered such
arrests and branded the story as an
unfounded rumor.
COMMITTEE TO MEET
Centennial Plans to Ih Taken lp
Thursday Night.
Preliminary plans for the St. Jo
seph county celebration of the In
diana centennial and the South Pend
semi-centennial, to ho held hero in
June, will be discussed at a meeting
of the local executive committee in
the commissioners' room at the
court house Thursday night at 7: HO
o'clock. At that time the assign
ment of persons to the various com
mittees will be definitely made.
A. H. Cushing, prominent in real
estate, insurance and banking cir
cles, has been appointed to take
charge of the automobile end of
the historical pasa-ant. He will ap
point of his own assistants to hell in
the work f getting automobile own
ers to take part in the parade that
will show the history of the auto
mobile in this community.
MRS. QUILH0T BETTER
Was I ;iHX't4nI to Ih-ho I mortli
llo-pital Today.
Mrs. John 11. Quilhot. wife of
.Sörth Rend's one time ice investi
gator, plaintiff in a divorce suit and
four ether civil suits in circuit court,
who has been serbuely ill at Kp-
orth hos-pital is reported as beitr-:
much lm;roed.
It was expected that she would
bo alio to leave the hospital some
time Tuesday.
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Koy Iar.d Hitcs, electric welder.
.Mii-hig. n- Jennie lltdfurd, Mich-
E OWNER OF
VISIT SCENE
OF SHOOTING
Woman Accused of Conspiring;
if t
in tne iviuraer or Her
Husband Does Not Ac
company Party.
"TRIP CAN ONLY BE
PAINFUL," SHE SAID
Twelve Men Who Will Decide
Her Guilt or Innocence
Are Selected in
Record Time.
International News Service :
PKOVlDFNCi:. It. I., Jan. 11.
With the 12 jurors selected in record
time in the trial of Mrs. Elizabeth
Frances Möhr, accused of the mur
der of her husband. Dr. Franklin
Möhr, Tuesday morning was devoted
to a visit to the lonely spot on the
wooded Washington road where Dr.
Mohr was shot on Aug. 31 of last
year.
Justice Stearns convened the su
perior court a quarter of an hour
ahead of time in order to allow the
"expeditionary force" to make an
early train to Harrington, whence
the jury procedee! by automobile to
the spot, six miles out, where Dr.
Möhr and Iiis otlice helper. Miss
Emily Purger, were ambushed.
Did Not Want to Go.
Mrs. Möhr did not want to go on
the junket, but through her personal
counsel, Albert Cushing, she was
told that the jury under the Ilhode
Island laws could not make the trip
unless accompanied by the defend
ants. "I do not want to go," protested
Mrs. Möhr. "The trip has no inter
est for me; It can only be painful."
Put by order of Justice Stearns,
Mrs. Möhr and the two negroes. Ce
cil Victor Prawn and Henry Spell
man, together with th high sheriff,
the attorney general, his assistant
and counsel for the defendants, went
to the train.
When court met today, Atty. Gen.
Rice made the opening statement for
the prosecution and immediately
jury, defendants, lawyers and news
papermen started for "X marks the
spot."
At the moment of the departure
of the train all the defendants, Mrs.
Möhr and the two negroes. Prown
and Spellman. asked permission not
to go. The court instructed the at
torney that the accused by not going
waived their rights. All three con
sented and . the junket proceded
without any of the defendants ac
companying. IN CONGRESS TODAY
International News Service:
WASIII.NUTOX. Jan. 11. House
and senate met at noon.
House foreign affairs committee
heard Woman's Peace party delega
tion on measures looking toward
world peace.
House naval affairs committee
heard Pear Admiral Stanford on
preparedness program.
House rivers and harbors com
mittee bejian consideration of rivers
and harbors appropriation bill.
House Indian affairs committee
considered Indian appropriation bill.
House agriculture committee con
sidered agricultural appropriation
bill.
House interstate and foreign
commerce1 committee considered
Panama canal tonnage measurement
bill.
Senate naval affair., committee
decides to hear opposition to govern
ment armor plate factory.
FRENCH LINER WITH
238 0)1 BOAR!! AT PORT
International News Service:
NEW YORK. Jan. 11. The!
French liner Lafayette, about which !
warnings were issued before she sail - i
eö from Pordeau.x. similar tj those
issued ahout the Lusitania before (
she departed on her fatal voyase.
arrived today.
Two hundred and thirty-eiht pas- j
senders who calmly disregarded 1
threats of destruction by a German
submarine, were on board.
The liner did not even sight a sub- !
marine all the way across.
Anion? those on board who had j
been warned to cancel their passage j
before the ship left France on Jan. j
1 vere Mr. and Mp. Henry Clews, j
ji., and Udna Wallace Hopper, who
has been doin Ped Cr ss nursing in J
France. i
Mrs. Josephine Morss. formerly of 1
Cincinnati, who is now collecting
funds fir the French National so
c:et for war orphans, was another1
passenger. She said her society is
vurinj for 2,Z()0 war orphans. j
HItILI RATION NOT
TO Hi: INCKMASllfC
Inteni.ition.nl News Servite:
PLKLIN. Jan. 11. ( Py w ire
less) The German government
today cancelled its announced
program for th distribution of
larger quantities of bread. It
was announced that the original
bread distribution measure would
remain in effect, but that suffic
ient bread rations for all hard
working persons would be pro
vided.' According to the Overseas
News agency, the change In the
government's plan was due to
the fact that investigation show
ed there must be a careful use of
the bread and corn stock on
hand, whereas the measure in
creasing the rate had caused the
impression that the supply was
superabundant.
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More Strikers Return to
Work at Youngstown.
Guards on Duty.
International News Service:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. Evi
dence that the recent rioting at
East Youngstown, O., was directly
due to plots fostered by the foreign
element in the town has been uncov
ered by government agents, it was
announced at the department of jus
tice today. It was made plain, how
ever, that the evidence leads to in
dividual conspirators and not to any
one nationality.
Italians, Austrians, Germans and
other foreigners were alleged to
have led the strikers.
Investigators believe tho rioting
was the outgrowth of long pending
labor feuds.
Ir.teniathmal News Service:
EAST YOUNGSTOWN, O., Jan.
11. At least 600 more men went to
work at the plant of the Youngs
town Sheet and Tube Co. here this
morning, and there was no sign of
trouble.
As was the case when the plant
reopened yesterday following the tie
up due to the strike of Friday and
the rioting and conflagration of Fri
day night, the national guardsmen
were on duty and protected the
workers.
It was estimated today that about
1.400 of the 9.000 employes of the
plant are now at work. Fully 800
returned to the mills yesterday.
Preparations were also made to
day for the resumption of work at
the plant of the Republic Iron and
Steel Co., which has been strike
bound for a longer period than the
Youngstown Sheet and Tube plant.
There are 2,500 strikers at tho He
public and 6,000 are idle as the re
sult. I-ires were being started there
this morning and otfice employes
were on tho jo!) and it was expected
that by tomorrow a definite effort
would be made to break the strike
at that plant.
The strike in the Carnegie plant
at Farrell yesterday gave rise to
fears that the strike might spread to
the Carnegie plants of the steel cor
poration here and extfti guards were
on duty there today.
PLAN MAXIMUM PRICE
Association Will Take Up Question
of IVtl Players.
It'terr.atiotinl News Srviee:
ST. PACE. Minn., Jan. 11. A
maximum price for unattached Fed
eral league baseball players will be
üxed at the annual meeting of the
American association in Chicago
Friday, according to John W. Nor
ton, president of the St. Faul Amer
ican association club.
Latest in the
sti:.ii:k si nk.
International News Service:
LONDON. Jan. 11. The British
steamer Clan McFarlane. 4.S23 tons,
has been sunk by a submarine.
PIT TO I)i:.TII.
Inten.ntiou.al News Service:
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11. Con-
lirmation of the execution of Pat
rick Keene. foreman of the Pabi-
cora ranch in the state of Chihua
hua, by Gen. Medinaveta. one of
Villa's commanders, was received at
the state department today. The
ranch is American-owned property.
Keene was a Pritish subject.
di:mi WHIT.
International ws Servh-o:
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11. Justice
Charles I-:. Hughes of the supreme
court, tonight lenied a writ of error
to Hans Srhmidt, former priest, con
victed of the murder of Anna Au
miller in New York city. Schmidt
is to he electrocuted at Sing: Sir.:
this week.
r.wom: ali.iks.
Inten, itio'inl News Service:
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11. Sec'y
of State Lins'ns' cabled Ambassador
Gerard at Plinff today to invsti--..te
repr.rts that American Consul
i:uw;.rd Hiirins at Stuttgart, Ger
0ÖSEVELT TO
BE CANDIDATE
Sfl! LEADERS
Progressives Will Nominate
Colonel and Then Place the
Burden of a Split Up
on Republicans.
TEDDY NOT PRESENT
BUT SENDS TELEGRAM
Says Crying Need That We
Cast Aside All Purely
Partisan Consid
erations. International News Service:
CHICAGO, Jan. 11. Determined,
It is believed, to bring about the
nomination of Th?odore Roosevelt
for president by the republican na
tional convention here on June 7,
leaders of the progressive party
went into conference in the Flor
entine room of thi Congress hotel
today. The meeting was not called
to order until after a lengthy tele
gram had been received from Col.
lioosevelt. The telegram bristled
with the theme of preparedness.
The plan by which the progres
sives hope to force Col. ltoosevelt'a
nomination upon the republicans
was outlined by Frank Funk, candi
date for governor of Illinois in 1912.
Up to Republicans.
"We likely will decide today to
hold our convention here the same
week the republicans meet," said
Funk. "If the republicans plan to
nominct3 their presidential candi
date on Thursday, we will nominate
Roosevelt on Wednesday. Then, un
less the G. O. P. nominates Roose
velt, it is certain that there will be
a third ticket in the field.
"With ' Roosevelt's name mention
ed in the republican convention,
there will be a stampede. The dele
gates will see the futility of trying
to nominate any other candidate and
they will choose the only way to
victory that is, to ratify the pro
gressive nomination of Roosevelt."
The progressive leaders went into
their conference behind closed doors,
but on the first motion it was de
cided to admit representatives of the
press. Col. Roosevelt's telegram,
which was read to the conferees,
was enthusiastically received. The
telegram said:
Sends His Grtxtiii:;s,
"I send you my hearty greetings.
We as a country art; facing a great
world crisis, in which for the past 18
months this nation ha: fallen far
short of its duty, both to its own
people and to the law abiding and
justice-loving nations of mankind.
"There is a crying need that we
shall cast aside all purely partisan
considerations and disregard all but
the vital issues affecting the na
tional life, and shall strive whole
heartedly for a sound Americanism
which shall insist that every man
who is within its borders shall be an
American and 'nothing else.
"We must do justice to our own
people at home; we must insist that
they have justice when abroad. Wo
must insist upon the most thorough
going preparedness to protect our
rights against all possible attacks
by an aggressor. Such preparedness
is the best guarantee of honorable
peace. We must remember that
there cannot be such preparedness
In things material unless there is
also that preparedness of soul and
spirit which alone renders a nation
fit to perform its high and difficult
duties in national and international
life. Theodore I' oosevelt,"
News World
many, had made utterances favor
inpr the allies. The ambassador was
instructed to warn Consul HiKglns if
the reports are true, against a repe
tition of the offense.
WANTS FREEDOM.
International News Serie:
WASHINGTON', Jan. 11. The
complete freedom of the Philippines
Is asked in a resjlution introducer! j
in the senate today hy Sen. Clarke
of Arkansas. The resolution was re
ferred to the Philippines committee.
LOOT CT'STOM HOUSI1
International News Service:
LONDON, Jan. 11. Chinese revo
lutionists have looted the custom
house at Kacheunrr. according to a
Neuter dispatch from Hong Kxng
today.
STRIKK IS ON.
International News Service:
MADRID. Jan. 11. A general
--trike of t.ietal workers was called
at Barcelona today.
XKW PARTY.
TntTTiTitional News Servbe:
ZURICH, Jan. 11. Travelers ar
riving in Switzerland say that a
powerful republican party has been
formed in Germany which will
shortly publish a sen-sational mani
festo in Zurich.
Tried to Stop
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NEW YORK. Member of the crew of tho distressed liner Thessa
loniki may make a deposition against (.'apt. Coulandris. alleging that he
threatened them and tried to countermand the order to send out the K.
O. S. signal by wireless when the ship was in a listressed condition and
being pounded by the heavy seas and winds of the Atlantic.
The wireless operator alleges that Capt. Goulandris refused to send
out the distress call and that Chief OMicet Orloff ordered the call sent.
Later, according to the operator, Capt. Goulandris tried to countermand
the crder for the distress call and threatened the crew and officers. The
call was finally sent, signed by the ship's officers. Capt. (Jnulandi is as
serts that he had a right to threaten the officers in case of trouble and
that the navigation laws permit a captain to carry a revolver and to use
it if necessary.
AD MAN TAKEN
SI
Wife and Two Children Hud
dle on Floor During All
Night Fight.
Intenir tlonnl News Service;
JOLIKT, 111.. Jan. 11. Dawn to
clay revealed a .quad of 30 police
men nurroundins a small cottage,
Pring: intermittently at doors and
windows'. An occasional puff of
smoke from within told the blue
eoats that Pill Fleming, local bad
man, had not been conquered.
With the coming of day light, the
policemen made a rush upon the
cottago and Fleming surrendered.
Huddled on the Hoor the oriicers
founrl his wife and two small daugh
ters, frantic with fright. They had
been huddled there for several hours
expecting to be killed at any mo
ment. The capture of Fleming was the
climax of one of the most thrilling
nights in Joliet's history
Edward Roebuck, sent to the state
prison from Chicago for murder and
another crime, and on account of his
good behavior an honor man, es
caped from the penitentiary last
niht. Soon afterwards G. Thomp
son, a farmer of near here, tele
phoned the police that four men had
robbed hi." chicken house. Capt.
James McCreamy, Patrolman Rosen
berg and Sheriff Scholl, hurried to
the farm in an automobile.
They met the four men in an 'open
wagon, and after a revolver battle in
the dark, captured Roebuck, Tom
Fleming and John Finnejzan. Pill
Fleming escaped in a hail of revol
ver bullets.
After the three prisoners were
lodged in jail, the police officers re
inforced by nearly ."0 policemen,
went to Pill Fleming's cottage. A
rifle fdot from within caused the
bluecoats to scatter and surround
the house.
Every time Fleming fired within,
a volley of shots were sent into the
cottage. The shooting continued un
til day break whm the policemen
rushed and overwhelmed Fleming.
VILLA WITH All OF
10.000 PLANS BATTLE
International News Senhe:
KL PASO, Texas, Jan. U. Fran
cisco A "ilia, supposedly eliminated
a-s a factor in the affairs of Mexico,
has male a surprising re overy that
threatens serious trouble for Oen.
Carranza. the executive recognizee!
by the United States and several
Kuropet.n powers.
Villa is reported today to hae
gathered an army of 10. 0 00 men in
the vicinity of Torreon to strike at
the Carranza forces. Humors reach
ed here last niijht that the Villistas
had occupied Torreon, but this was
denied today by Carranza ofTieials.
who admitted nevertheless that
Villa's trexips were active about
Torreon.
Gen. Alvaro Obregon. commander-in-chief
of the Carranza armies, is
seriously ill at Queretaro and Villa
has apparently seized the present
opportunity to make a final effort to
restore his fallen military fortunes.
P
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USED IS
Vessel After Raising White
Flag Tried to Ram Sub,
Says Vienna Report.
International News Service:
VIENNA, Jan. 11. (Via Perlin
by wireless.) An othcial statement
issued here today with reference to
the sinking of the Italian steamer
Porto Said by an Austro-Hungarian
submarine makes the charge that
after the white Hag had been hoist
ed on the steamer the ship tried to
ram the submarine.
Several of the persons on board
the steatner were saved through the
efforts of the submarine which was
helled by a torpedo boat and yacht
while engaged in rescue work.
The official statement follows:
"The submarine ordered the
steamer to stop. After attempting
to escape the ship was halted and a
white Hag was raised. As the sub-
, marine Approached the steamship
l was suddenly hove-to and tried to!
l'ram the undersea boat. It was then;
that the submarine opened fire.
When some of the shells struck the
steamer she again stoppe! and bean
lowering lats. When this was
noted the submarine ceased bring"
ami approached.
"Some of the boats paying no
heed to persons struggling in the
water made for the coast. The sub
marine halte! the boat containing
the Porto Said's captain anl the
commander of the submarine threat
ened to shot the captain of the
merchant ship if lie jjcj not pick up
the helpless ones in the water.
"on the steamer were found two
persons, one of whom was wour.de!.
They were taken on board the sub-
marine and after their wounds were
dressed, both were placed in thej
boat containing the Porto Said's
captain. It was not until then that
the ship was torpedoed.
"All the time the submarine was
giving aid to those on the merchant;
ship it was beinir shelled by an en-;
emy torpedo boat and by an armed j
vacht."
DUTCH PACIFISTS IN
THE "MISSOURI" CLASS
Want to Ik Shown Ilefore They Ap
prove of I'ord's
Party. '
Inter:. :ition;d New Service:
THi: HAGI'F. Jan. 11. Leading
pe;ir-e advocates f Itolbind wh had
gathered here in the hop" that the
Ford expeelition would be able to
offer tangible plans for ending the
war. leeide! today to withheld of
ficial endorsement f the Ford party.
It was exr 'air.el that the refu.-al to
endorse the expedition and its pur
poses should not he regarded as
tantamount to condemnation, the
Dutch pu Pists wishing merely to
give the I'ordites more time to agree
upon a course of action.
Several Dutch peac leaders at
tended a mass meeting last night at
which American and S'andinavian
delegates delivere! addresses on the
aims of the expedition.
Louis P. Lochner and Mrs. May
Wrieht Sewall were the American
speakers. Iochr.-r devoted his at
tention solely to the purposes of the
expedition, but Mrs. Sewall dwelt at
length on the question of woman
suffrage. Several of the Dutch ieft
js M-s. Sewall was speaking.
UNFAIR TAGTIGS
B
G PR ZE
OF BATTLE 0N
TURKISH Söll
Relief Forces Marching to
Succor 10,000 British
Troops in Mesopotamia
Are Advancing Slowly.
DARDANELLE TROOPS
STILL BATTLE TURKS
Are Sent by Way of Persian
Gulf Zone Vigor of Of
fensive is Increased
by English.
International New- Servi'-e:
IND(N. Jan. 11. n of
the J'.ritish relief expedition in
Mesopotamia, s' nt from Imam
Aligarbi to save Icn. Town
send's army in Kut-Kl-Amara,
has arrived within six mib-s of
Kut-Kl-Amara, it was officially
announced in commons tday by
J. Austen "hamberlain, secretary
of state for India.
Internntlor.nl Nws ServlT:
LONDON. Jan. 11. With Kut-Pl-Amara
as its center, and Pa'-lad ;n
the prize, a great battle is in progress
between Pritish an! Turkish force
in Mesopotamia, not far from the
site of the original Gar!en of IMen.
The latest oifici.il dispatches fror.i
Sir Percy Lake, the new commander
of the Pritish troops in the Persian
gulf sphere of operations, stated that
the relief forces marching to suc
cor lO.OfiO Pritish troops beleaguer
ed there, "ere advancing, but very
filody.
About 60,000 Tirks are opp.-.sing
the advance of the relief column up
the Tigris valley and further liri
cuities have been placed in the way
of the English by torrential mid
winter rains which have flooded the
Tigris river.
The Pritish relief army was be
tween 20 and 2." miles from ICut-El-Amara
when Sir Percy Iake Inst
reported.
TTi!esiiio!i Join Turk
. Great hordes of M oh a mm end an
tribesmen have joined the Turks,
some of them coming from Persia,
but the English are well suprdie!
with artillery and machine guns, in
struments of war which the Turkl
have in meapre numbers.
Cen. Towns-end. commanding th
Pritish forces in Kut-Kl-Amara, re
ported by wireless to Gen. Aylmer
that the Turks were carrying on a
violent bombardment of the town
and that help was nee. led at r.oe.
The fighting between Imam Alli
garbi. from which place the relief
column set out, and El owasa, ha
been very violent and sever losses
have been inJ'bted. The greatest
difficulty is being experienced .n
carinjr for the wunde! as the hos
pital boats are Tille! to overflowing.
Column is split.
After leaving Imam Allis-'arbi th
relief column was split, part of the
forces under lioi. f'ampbell, rrss-
ing to the southern side f the rier.
Pot.h sides are hurrying uj reinforce,
rnents as rapidly as possible. F.r
some time the Priti.-h ha been
moving trtop-- into th- l'-rian milf
zone until now if is -tir.u tted th:,r
there are about l'.".".'o H no-n in that
theater of operations.
The pritish lia'.c been increasing
the :?r of their ffens;e it, M' i
potamia eer since th- ! ;io:i was
reached t abanlon the Oardtn
elles enterprise and it is likely that
(CONTINUHb ON" I A E THREE.)
ARMY IS ATTAÜKED
ON THREE SIDES
Ir tern.it ional Nv Srv; :
ÜDili:, Jan. 1 1. S.:riouni-I n
thre e sides. Mot." r.' -.r. s gaUart
htib: army is now n aL;:,-r r..-' but
.-tand in tho mountain :;.-.' i.ess-
where for c-enturn Mor.tr.e-:r:n
liberty rus s ie .-f ; 1! y ;. f .;-.! all
attempts to eb-stroy the r. It ia
rc- ir ':. a-s imp"'. bb- b r" t bat
Kim; N... holas' foi v. ill . :.':
1j re.-i--t the cote, bine i .ifta !:.- f tb
. t :-! : ur.'a na n and 1 1 i ; n.
troops
Krnvi the north and east the- A
tri.n t-ops sb uly b-Jt s '."
I rir.t-' t r-A.ard. Nii!e tb ' i.iiyar
iat : r- ad-.-an- im: fr:n thrt tr..
"It ! e rlv a ti: i?f"f
:i:M"." - i I
one Italian military e;,.-rt t. '.iv,
"when th Mor.t ". K'ri:;-
the fTxiT.c ftte as th- S r i.in-."
The hit::;itt';ri H frau-'ht with : ir-
t--er to It.tl s i r t r.-'-t.-. Th. is ad
no.ted frankly by n. c..rsi. n.:!i
tary -.-.pert of th- Tm i. i!
j .int.- out tod ly tr.it th- s r.j-..r t-ti-n
of Mo;.t'nr b. the T. ; ..
and PularKin an! the aptare .f
.icoir.t Lei -he:, nt.tr C.ttr.ir-.
tu i.ish Italy u:th i dt pr. b-
ie.Tj when it comes to a i.nal at-ttie-
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