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ALD HOME EDITION TODAY'S PRICES B-r - 1 r (Hanh H r n u qu tt , u , (.rain. h ,It Livesto k. r, r- i Mvi an bank note- 20 lila current.. 19 Cliihu-i.iua currency. lfe Carraax currency 2 srt TIBlTnGR FORECAST. Fair and colder tonight. Satnrdar fair EL PASO. TEXAS. FRIDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 23. 1914. 16 PAGES TWO SECTIONS TODAY. LATEST NEWS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. FRENCH WAR FLEET JOINS THE BRITIS I Another Move By Cclquilt Would Make Ferguson His Political Enemy. MEDDLESWITH PRISON BOARD May Call New Legislature in Special Session and Com plete the Breach. At STIX. Texas. Oct JS The lower house of the Texas legisla ture has killed governor Col (uitts plan to secure a reduction of the cotton acreage In ISIS by refusing to enact a law pro hibit n the planting of more than a certain percentage of the 1914 acreage next tear "White the vole against the acreage measure was not as over whelming as the sentiment expressed against the governor- Bank of Texas scheme, the opposing majority was sufficient to show governor Colquitt that the present legislature has no ia teitinn of passlnp such a MIL i ir the r"l -week the governor d close friends that any extra pas sion that he might call before the end of his administration would, be the first called session of the Thirty fourth legislature. The governor is evidently of the opinion that the new legislature comes into existence lmme diatelv after the November elections. s a special session has never been i ailed during the period after the elec tion and before the convening of the resrul&r session in January, there is no precedent which can be followed. The constitution specifically states, how ever, that members of the house shall serve "from one election to the next." Tr governor Colquitt should call to gether the Thirty-fourth legislature in extra session, the already strained re lations between himself and governor elect James E. Ferguson would proba llv be stretched to the breaking point. Tn Texas politics, the new legislature is conceded to be a part of the new administration, and not to be tampered with by the retiring executive. "When governor Colquitt insisted upon dictating the members of the rison commission, two of -whom will -rve during Mr Ferguson's tenure of office there was a strong feeling that he was encroaching upon the territory of the incoming governor Sir Fergu son made every effort to defeat the confirmation of at least one of the ap pointees in the senate, but governor Colquitt was upheld. Notwithstanding the refusal of the legislature to enact his cotton acreage reduction measure, the governor has gathered some good campaign material from the third called session. During the session, hundreds of letters and telegrams were received by members cf the legislature and by the governor from farmers and business men urging the passage of a bill which would ma terially reduce the cotton acreage. Tudging from the petitions received, the sentiment was very strong for to tal elimination of the cultivation of cotton in 1915 If governor Colquitt mnounces for the United States sen . tr the action of the legislature in turning- down the acreage reduction 1 ill will probabl be used by him to ood advantage Pointing out that he rr tae evert effort to secure the pass age of such legislation, he will be able t place tht entire blame upon the leg j hture If cotton prices continue low n 1115 the governor will be able to state that if the legislature had passed the measures he desired, conditions would hae been radically different. U. S. TROOPS IN CHINA S MAY BE INCREASED w ashington D C, Oct 23 The prob illu of increasing American forces Si i hina along the railway from Pekin - the sea because of the withdrawal of troops, of nations engaged in the Euro pean conflict, is being considered b) the nar department A hen the war broke out the United States, at the request of foreign powers. extended the American troops to guard the line from Pekin to Mukden. MaJ. oen Barry, commanding the Philip jm e department went to China to in spect the arrangements and reported fiat the guard of SOC troops seemed sufiicient J, THE DU r CN6RIS Washington, D C Oct iZ The day in congress Senate Met at noon and after, futile attempts to end the session, ad lourned at 1 35 p m. until noon i-aturdav House Lack of a quorum, and parlia mc ntar tactics b the sup porters of legislation for relief or southern cotton planters. blocked the adjojrnment pro gram again. Adjourned at 1 15 p m until noon Saturda GERMAN CRUISER SINKS 13 WIN FAMILY TELLS DfMURDER Wife Undergoes Ordeal of Cross Examination; Phy sician Gives Version. Mineola. X Y Oct 22 Mrs. Flor ence Carman, on trial charged with the murder of Mrs. Louise Bailey, un derwent the ordeal of cross examina tion smilingly today, and her testi mony was in the main corroborated by her husband and other members of the Carman family. Jt.j "Mrs. Carman, began the district attorney, "you said jou were suspicious of your husband. When did you get suspicions'" "About a year ago What caused her suspicion, she would not say A woman did not cause it "Just rumors." "Were the rumors about a woman'" "No. Just some one asking him about his girls. Somebody told me he was a devil with the girls." Others Jlore Attractive. Some women. Mrs. Carman said, were more attractive to her husband than she was. she had thought and the be lief angered her Mr.-Smith asked if she thought Mrs. Varance, the middle aged nurse whose face she slapped, was more attractive than she. Mrs. Carman smiled and an swfiicd -4o. She was made to describe the entire scene with Mrs. Varance She said she saw Dr Carman give the nurse $15 and saw her kiss him afterward. It was the passing of the money and not the kiss that disturbed her, she said. Didn't Object to Killing. "Ton didn't object to another woman kissing your husband in gratitude'" "Oh. no." replied Mrs. Carman. -Mswati to Jh ghtrwf the sos etteir." said sir Smith, "did jou hear a shot" No. T heard some commotion." "What'" shouted the district attor ney "Well. I don't know whether I heard a shot or not I heard a noise." "And your curiosity was aroused'" "Surely It was an unusual sound." Describes Her Movements. She thought It had come from the rear of the house and it took her about a minute to get down stairs, she said. As she reached the head of the stairs, she saw two women going down the hall, but she made no effort to find out who they were. After she went down stairs she walked Into the wait ing room, and leaned against a mantel piece for- a minute She did not see any one down stairs and went directly up stairs again alter having stood by the mantel for about two minutes, per haps. Mrs. Carman's cross examination ended and her redirect examination was then begun. Daughter Testifies. Mrs. Carman s 10 ear old daughter. Elizabeth, was the next witness. In a childish tremble she gave her version of what had happened in the Carman household the night of the mur der. After dinner, she said, she had gone out and played on the lawn. "Mother went up stairs," she con tinued. "My aunt and my grandmother were on the porch Later I went Into the parlor and started to practice on the piano My mother told me to stop. Then I went into the dining room, walked through the hall and sat in a chair in the dining room. Presently I heard glass break and a shot I met my aunt on the stairs. I went in my mother's room Found Mother There. "My mother was there "When I ran back into the hall I saw my mother put on her' slippers and kimoro and I foliewed her down stairs. Then I went up again. She came up in n m'nute. I went into her room with her." On cross examination, district attor ney Smith asked only one question "Elizabeth, vou are ver found of your mother, aren't you" "Yes," she replied "That's all," said the prosecutor. Mrs. Carman Weeps. Just as Mrs. Sarah M. Conklin. mother of Mrs Carman. 72 years old. took the stand, the defendant burst into tears She buned her face in her handk- h.ei. shaking with sobs. Mra Conklin i tes timony corroborated that gien by .rs. Carman and Elizabeth Carman Trllii sara" Story. Xr Kdvvin Carman, husband of the defendant corroborated the testimony of other members of the household, as to who was in the house the night of the murder He said the-c were several persons among them Mra Baile). whom he did not know at that time, sitting in the waiting room. "After I had talked to Mrs. Bailey, the witness said, "she prepared to go heme. Then the glass in the window was broken and a revolver forced through it I droped behind the oper ating table. Mrs. Bailey said I m shot I told her she was all right and then I saw blood. I grabbed her and pulled her back of the chair out of range of more bullets. Then she died. ' On cross examination he denied that he bad more women patients than men Ir Carman denied he told the grand jury he had his hand on Mrs. Bailey's shoulder ASKS DISSOLUTION OK U. S. NTBISL. CORPORATION Philadelphia. Pa.. Oct zj. The gov ernment fired its second gun in its attack on the United States Steel cor poration todav when Henry E. Cotton, special assistant to the attorney gen eral, began his argument with a plea to have the Lnitea States court dissolve the concern on the grcund that it is violating the antl trust Ian Jacob M Dickinson who appeared for the government several davs ago, will clote the case next week after John J Johrson Philadelphia makes his argument for the steel corporation. EBEAT WAGE IS lifflG BRITONS Karlsruhe Is Breaking Up British Mercantile Traffic in Atlantic, MERCHANTS BEGIN TO MAKE PROTESTS Insist That Steamers Should Be More Closely Guarded On the High Seas. LONDON. ENG . Oct is. A dispatch from Teneriffe. Canary Islands, to the Daily Mail under date uf Thursday, reports that the German cruiser Karlsruhe has sunk 12 British merchantmen in the Atlantic The great haul of merchant ships by the Karlsruhe, now fully confirmed from Las Palmas, has been a rude shock to those who have contended that the Atlantic ocean waa neld safely by the British navy, but the apologists have lost no time in pointing out that the fleet cannot at the same time con vey hilnili lu of transports and safe- gnard every merchant ship. The sinking of merchant vessels without loss of life, it is remarked, in volves no military injury, while the capture of a group of transports would be a disaster Chambers of commerce, however, are agitating for a sv"eplng operation suf ficiently wide to net both the German cruiser Emden In Indian waters, and the equally successful Karlerohe. THK Germans and the nltles continue tfcelr drarerate game of give and take In west Inlanders nod northeastern Prance today, neither side claiming a de cisive advantage. French warships are said to hove joined the Ilrltlnh naval forces formlns the extreme left of the allies, and fresh German reinforce ments are reported constantly com ing up. Not since the opening of hostilities have the warring forces appeared to have been so evenly matched. The allied war craft In the straits of Dover are shelling the German right without stopping the on lnughtx of the German land forces. The allied armies haie gained ground nt several points and haie been forced to fall hock at others. This afternoon's French official statement says violent attacks are being mcfle by the Germans all nlong the line from the sea to canal La Ilassee. They alio have deliv ered henv) blows la the region of trras and on the river omme. Generally the allies have held their oivn. though pushed back from some positions. They have prog ressed to the -orth and south of the river Somme and la the regions of 1 erdnn nnd Pont- -Mousson. GUR5IV-VS RGCEIK FnCSH TROOPS The Germans aprear to be mak ing a neir effort with new organiza tions between the North sea and the Olse." Paris learns unofficially that fresh troops have glten a new Im pulse to the German attack on the French right wing. GISRHVNS HOLD THE MWIL.1 rtusslnn advices continue to In sist that the German advance on Warsaw has been turned Into a re treat. It Is admitted, however, that Germans and ustro-Hnn-garlons still hold the 1 Istula south of the Pillela river. Berlin and Menca report ustrian success south of lrzem?sl. KAKI-MtlHL SINKS 13 SHIPS The fast German cruiser Karls ruhe has become a. rival of the Ger man cruiser Emden as a dtstruyer of the enemy's merchant vessels. 1 ord comes from the Canary Islands that the Karlsruhe has sunk 13 Ilrltlsh merchantmen la the At lantic. V dispatch from Pekin says that a German torpedo boat destroyer which escaped from Ivlao Chow bay hi, captured by warships of the allies. V news dlspateh from Copenha gen say, (he ship yards at Kiel are constructing a fleet of W armored lighters which may be used In transporting n German land force to the shores of Hngland. 0 VTROCITIES B ALLIES The lorwnerts. the Socialist or gan of Berlla. states that on Inves tigation It has found no basis for truth In the allegations of cruelties Inflicted on German soldiers and civilians by the allied troops. TLe War At a Glance MESSENGERS OF MERCY ,aaafnTeLw 33mmnBBBBBH9Q9BBBBBBBBBBBBBfeBrs"aB W vv, a ?9SwI f iff yaemBEBPjSjBBa L 1 1 yyCr u I$t Vl SHiPS COLLIDE- ER INJURED New York Oct 23 Officers of the Spanish steamer Tejesfora. which ar rived here todaj from Buenos r.s. reported that the steamer was in col lision with the French cruiser Des cartes tn the harbor of Castries, t Lucia on October a The cruiser ta as badly injured, according to the officers and had to be. taken to Martinique for repairs. The Teleefora was slightly damaged. TROOPS WIN IN BATTLE WITH CIVILIAN REBELS Lisbon. Portugal. Oct 2J The mon archists of Portugal made attempts the nights of Oct St and 21 to effect up risings. There were outbreaks at .- 44.no n1A .cnuJ.II. I.. .1... ...k K..WW, f w. , n ITCVM jr III uc IDHUI' ern pari ot lortugal, wnicn lor a time was out of telegranhic communication with Lisbon X sharp conflict took place at Mafra between 100 civilians and republican troops. Tire civilians were led by a lieutenant x ho seized the arsenal. The -troops were victorious. An. insurgent band, numbering 200 men, was pursued to the mountains. Portions of the railroad track at San tarem and Mafra were torn up and trains were derailed. u. S. WILL PROTEST AGAINST SHIP SEIZURE Washington. D C, Oct. 2J. The United States has decided to formally protest to Great Britain against the seizure of the Standard Oil ship, the Platuria. demanding her release from British detention of Stornowaj , a port in the Lewis islands, Scotland The protest which is Identical to that filed in the case of the Brindllla. held at Halifax, will go forward late today to ambassador Page at London. The Platuria. which like the Brindilla. carried illuminating 01L was similarly bound from one neutral country to another AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN TROOPS TAKE RUSSIAN FIELD FORTS Berlin. German), Oct 23 (By wire less.) According to official announce ment in Vienna, Czermowicz, the capi tal of the crown land of Eukowina. which has been in the possession ot the Russians since earl) in the war, has been retaken by the Adstro-Hun-garlans. The have also captured two Rus sian field fortifications located one be hind the other to the southeast ot Sambor To the northwest of Sambor Austrio-Hungarian troops are proceed ing in the direction of StrassoL During recent engagements Austro Hungarian troops have taken 3400 Russian prisoners They hae captured also 15 machine guns. LILLE IS MASS OF RUINS FROM SHELL AND FLAMES London. Eng. Oct 22 The Daily Telegraph s Boulogne correspondent states that Lille, France, is a mass of ruins its main buildings torn to pieces by steady bombardment and the re mainder burned. The inhabitants have long since fled The town waa taken and retaken b) both French and Ger mans, and shelled by both. 4- -f. 0- . . .j. MARTfN ICOl IC1I. who owns land 4. la upper valley caa savs I'M by call- lag at 17a- fnrther Information of the above see page 11, column 2. of " this paper. . CARRYING WOVNDHD (XT BATTLE rrCL.0 mi:M SENT Tlfi he England Heavily Reinforces Troops Now Fighting Along the Channel. London. Eng. Oct 23. British troops lighting as allies of the. French and Belgians In the great battle of the Eng lish channel have been heavily rein forced and are now able to more effec tively aid their allies, according to a statement issued today by the official information bureau. The statement which Is dated Oct 17. gives an account of recent operations as related by an eyewitness. Until recently, says tnis statement. -the extension nortnwara nas ocen carried out by the French alone "In the southern theater, our right wing has been maintaining its pressure without actually moving forward, while in the northern sphere our left King has advanced a considerable distance in face of Opposition. latroitng Germans Ilayoneted. "On the Atsne since the repulse in flicted on the enemy the night of Oct It. there has been no serious fighting and less artillery actionthan usual be cause the misty, rainy weather has rendered observation almost impossible On the night of Oct H-14 the enemv commenced an attack which waa not pushed through and which ma) be re garded as a demonstration. Our patrols have been active with the bayonet at night and they have accounted for numeroua small parties of German in fantry left to occupy their front trenches. "In the north of France theiAgbting 1 so far has been ot a preparatory nature J alone Ground, has been gamea dj us but the misty weather had hampered aerial reconnaissances and at times rendered artillery cooperation almost impossible, which factors have made progress somewhat slow " Northern Country Blind. The narrative here described the nature ot the country along the Belgian frontier, explaining that hedges are frequent trees often restrict the view, and that means of communication are bad "It Is tn a blind country of this nature, ' the narrator goes on. "that our advanced guards near the Belgian frontier are engaging the advanced troops of the enemy The latter con sists in some places of cavalry sup ported b Jaa-er and Schutz detach ments with large numbers of machine guns and others with larger bodies of 4 infantry Germans Atell Intrenched. "Near the Aisne, the enem is mak ing eery effort to dela) our progress, no doubt to give time for the stronger forces behind to perfect their arrange ments. In general thev take ever) advantage that is obtained from the ground, and conceal themselves well, making use of ditches and hedges and the villages they hold together with buildings, manv of which have been placed in a state of defence Further more, thev ocrupv narrow trenches with. Inconspicuous parapets on our side of the v illngc "Machine guns often are placed In the center of rooms vvhenct the) can command an approach through a win dow "So far In our advance, we have In flicted considerable loss on these de tachments Thev have made several counter attacks in order to free them selves. Some hard fiehtin has taken place in the neishboihood of Mont Pescats. ro lllkrs on Iiddert "On the rifrht to thi south of lis, progress his e n vlimer, p r he caus the land tfforl ure iter facilities to the forte Acting on the defen t. and partl because the- enem) has had more time for preparations ai d is in Continued on rare II. Col. 1 SHIPS IN BATTLE SHiP BLDWN UP, m. is London, I.ng Oct -3. The Swedish steamer Alice homeward bound from London, has been b own up b) a mine in the North sea. She sank in three minutes. The members of her crew were saved. RUSSIAN WORKING TO GO TO WAR KILLED BY HORSE AIbaq.wera.Be. X M, Oct :i Work ing to earn enough monej to return to Russia and fight for the little father of all the Russia s," an unknown Russian was killed when he s& thrown from a horse cm J E. Hill s ranch fou mlles from here. The mans name was not known as he was called sunnl) "Michael bv the employes- of the Hill ranch. He- tola the workmen on the rpnh that he wanted to go back and fight with his countrymen but had no money and wa: sai ing his earnings to bu a ticket BRITISH WARSHIP SEIZES BRITISH FREIGHT STEAMER Victoria, B C. Oct 23 The British freighter Bankdale. bound from Nor- i folk for Gutymas. nas ueen seized be j prize crewth ese tilde till on arht arr I the British cruiser Newcastle and is being brought to Espuimalt by a prize crew, according to word received here The Bankdale is expected to ar- nrebaturda) it is supposed circumstances slmila- to those connected with the seizure of the British freighter Lowther I'jn,-,. brought to Esquimau Wednesday from Mexican waters under suspicion of suppl) ing coal to German cruisers. PRUSSIAN DIET PASSES $375,W(GW WAR LOAN Berlin. German) Oct. 23 A Prussian war loan of $375,000.0 was passed unanimousl) at Thursda) s meeting ot the Prussian diet according to the official report of the session given out teniae Monev was voted for the relief of the province of east Prussia, which has suffered the most during the war, and for other military purposes ESTIMATES OF LOSSES 3Y RAILROADS ATTACKED Washington, r C, Oct. 23. Louis 1 Brandeis counsel for the interstate commerce commission, attacked the figures of railroad statisticians in wnicn me eastern railroads are asicm, ltll-rS In frnlirht rt wk.n K. hearing on the rate case was resume! toda. and demanded an opportunity cross examine thi men who prepared them "These estimate said Mr Brandeis appear absoluulv oat of line with what might hae been expected to be mr iatL He demanded that the figures on wnicn tne estimates were lounaeu be produced. Robert C Wright of the roads traf fic department dtscr.iiea the m ul of reaching the estimates present 1 He testified under examination that they were rourh and not founde 1 i lontroler s fisru-e. He InMstrd how -ever that the losses desiri ed w re large CLAIM POOR BUTTER WAS SHIPPED TO U. S. SOLDIERS Vew York Oct ;3 n inferior br md of butter desc'ibed ai unfit to eat but b-arin,, the Kuarantee of th- New ork Mercantile lxhant,e thrt it wis the best quality was hipped last June to eracruz for the u if the Ltuted states troops lit ti'ins: to testimony ulduied totii it tlte Inqolnr insti tuted b state at i-i t v,ener il I ir sons to determine if . butter egr and t heesc monopol) e i ts in this tit i ih ur ii Despite Terrible Carnage, the German Right Wing Makes Fresh Attacks. THOUSANDS SLAIN IN GREAT BATTLE Aviators, As Well As Land and Sea Forces, Take Part in the Conflict. LONDON. Eng., Oct 23. The French navj entered into the great bat tle of the English channel, it became officially known today, when, French warships joined the British. fleet which is supporting the left wing of the allies alons tne Kelgian-Frent a coast The combined fleet is hurling shells into the ranks of the German attacking forces. But despite terrible losses n flicted b naial aid 1 m artiller o' the alii's the Of m m --inforced a fresh armfl c n t 1 rapid c e series of acRnnTta i ti -. .. ...-, - H.-. I through the U w the .U n wtMghter Tn TerrlMr. The slaughter is tremendous , and estimates of the dead md wound 1 are given in tens of thousand At the present mortalltj rate, the con tending armies woukl soon be butchered beyond the possibi!i: of combat, ac cording to the most authentic ad ic s available Armies Caa't Stand Losses. The only fact which Englishmen are able to point to toda as a basis f ' their belief that the climax has abo.ii been reached 111 the sea land and air battle across the charnel is that th armles -cannot indefinitely face the decirowtion of their ranks which has marked- this latest phase of the great campaign. For nearly a week now this tripartita combat has raged with unaliLed fur between forces up to tne present time so equal in strengtn that tne fronts hp.ee swaed back and forth witho t ! either side being able to register a d - cisie vlcton mat tne siangnter n these efforts and counter efforts to break through the opposing lines transcends anything heretofore seen 1 1 this campaign, is admitted on boh sides Nevertheless, neither the terrible effect of the long range British mial iuns oeer flat lands o'fering no natu-al detensic positions, although ouched for both officials and unofficial no the onslaught of the allies' forces o Ind has let succeeded in slemmmc the Hacking through tactics of the Germans. t lalm tnnlhlletlas Slaughter. rnglish news dispatches make sef ing claims of annihilating successes German advices assert continued pros: res and Russian telegrams report great victories, bat well denned evi uene to support these irious conten ; tions is lacking and the fact appea- to be that in neithe- tne eistern ti western arena of ihe war has a tide Mil turntU de.isivel (.rrmDM rnn.e I talent Vttaek. The official nnoun rr nt griven out pt the French v. . ft i ilis afternoon sas On cur left "i-r the er consider able German for.e-- i hote presence was repo-ted Thu sda have continued ver violent attu ks in the entir regrion between "e sea and the .anal of La Bassee. 'Generally speaKmir the situation of the all.eti forces his teet maintained If the allies ha. e hid to yield at cer tain points. the hae advanced t others The enero also has evidence.! ver jrreat activitv in the region of Arras and on the river Soname To the north and to the -outh of this str in we have profcresseu paraeularl in the region of Rosieres Partial Sareesne Reported, In Saaterre in the region of Ver'un and m the region of Pont--Mou30n we have had some pirtial successes. On the rest of the front there is nothing to report To sum up The enemy appear to be undertaking, along the major part of the front and particularly between the North sea and the Oise, a new effort, making use of torps made up o new organizatiors These are com posed of men recentlx drilled some of them ver ounp and others of middl , - --j --r- - -- ase and have staffs drawn from various i rria ui mc tnn Ceranii HoldlcK Mstwla River. Kussia The Oermins still hold the istula river with the etefption of ht. li e from Ianftorod to Kostelide This the have abandoned pursued b the Russians. Ml the efforts made by the ustro Hi ic iniiu to cross the river san t th i -th of Jarosiovi have been re p iNul and the Russians are under f-kniK the offensive in this region. Reports ton Moltke Dvlns:. Lieut Gen count Helmuth von Moltkt chief of the I'rfTBia general stalf is dvine the 1 xi hange Tele sraoh correspondent at Amsterdam w, a rnv ite letti-- received ii Vlistenli i from Terlm ri veals Kver) thing thi -orrespondert add is hun.- due t keep the news secret tn i tkt Is suffering from an i te i i f tha liver The i irt hi vv i - ' -. was Inti r rupted in Jnlv hv the Germin motili C ntlaiMsl on Vane II. Col S ) Tr. tcM ade In U. S. A." Is Getting To Be As Fa mi! i a A "Mad 3l (Tc t sa!rrfsv' 4J7Vi W &..- Vjstf iX -