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VlXTY-l'OUHTII YKAH. NO. -JO.
YPRES SCENE
CLOSE FIGHT;
MENJVIQWED
German Casualties Placed
at 100,000 in Past
Four Days.
ROADS ARE QUAGMIRES
Armies Are Within Twenty
Yards of Each Other When
Guns Are Turned Loose.
London. Nov. 17. The Mail's Dun
kirk correspondent says: "There was
leavy f.fhting around Ypres Monday.
Casuiiiiit-s were large, but tbe battle
resulted in excellent progress for the
allies. Gtraian casualties are esti
mated at 1""." ' t ie past four days."
Ail reports from tlie scene of fight
ig in northern France indicate the
weather conditions tbe past few days
i terrible. In 35 hours rain turned
u.r iiua h - j
tr-nc'ies are being
braced and the
bcttcics covered wiin brush and
:r. Meanwhile the artillery battle
continues.
-Fighting at Ypres was terrible."
said a wounded soldier from the front.
'For 40 hours e fought foot to foot
with the enemy, employing every re
tcurce of iniantry and artillery. Sun-
J - . . - .,-... 1 I w r .
M) ...
ton. At 3"M yards our artillery op-,,n
tsed fire and mowed them down. They
recoiled, but. reformed and returned.
io:S ume i:iej rean.cn i:ie iwjariu,, g,nre the openlnK of the cana,
Erk and aeain recoiled and reformed.
With or.ely one-third of their original
trength they advanced again. Our
cScers ordered us to hold fire and let
tiem advance. At 2'1 yards the order
came, 'Let them have it. In less than
aa hour 3O0 were exterminated."
Berlin Official Report.
Berlin. Nov. 17. Official: "Generally
leaking, yesterday was quiet in the
w?steni arena. South of Verdun and
northeast of Ciry several Trench at
I2ckf were unsuccessful.
London. Nov. 12. Contrary to ex
pectations, the coming cf winter seems
to Save had more effect on operations
in the western battle front than in
tie east. Here the Germans are mak
kg despf rate efforts to divert the Rus
sians from East Prussia by resuming
a rigorous offensive at two points near
tie center cf the long frontier line.
Tie Germans are confident of favor-11913,
at'e outcome of their renewed offen
ce along the river Warthe, and their
ability to resume the aggressive shows
strikingly the advantage which
strategic railroads gives to a warring
er-
Petroerad off.cially reports the
DrtiUant and unexpected seizure of
ciana that their offensive along the
riTer Warthe started prematurely.
KMsia is reticent regarding the sue
cess of these movements, while Ber
lin reports progressing favorably.
Turkish Armenia March, Halted.
Petrcgrad says the Russian ad
"acce tn the march to Deseboyun
rsge cf mountains in Turkish Ar
tt?Eia has been halted because of a
uperior forte of heavier Turkish ar
tillery. Koprekui. won by hard fieht
kg. fca ben abandoned by the Rus
ans. Special dispatches set forth there
ias been heavy fighting around Ypres.
Tae Gerrr:aris renewed attempts to
tr the Ys.er between Nieuport and
I'j.'es. Dixn-.ude is reported com
Jietely destroyed.
Cracow Situation Enigma.
The artual situation at Cracow is
a enigma. One report says Russians
'e investing the town, which Is de
c!red to be in Tames, while several
lorts t-tato the Germans have left
fee defense of Cracow to Austrians,
wo are expected to surrender rather I mund J. James, wi.'e of President
"a have the city bombarded. Petro-! James of the university, yesterday
tnd. however, declares the Germans I afternoon, when impressive funeral
Te rejoined the Austrian garrison in I r,tes were conducted In the Audito-t-e
defense -f frarnw fortress, which rjurn.
pronounce. the key to Hilesia. j Almost 4.000 people filled the Audi-
Ruia ha-; forbidden the export of torium. Dr. Harry Pratt Judson.
Pper and other metals, with certain I
Wttptions :n favor of the allies. This
1 expected to increase the demand
tor American rnetals.
Toe Prince t,t Wale ls at the front.
Turks Kill 1,000 English.
Constan'inopie. Nov. 17, via Amster
and London. Official: "Yester
'e atta' feci the English near Fao.
00 the coabt of the province of Basra
40.000AUSTRIANS
BURIED IN A DAY?
Amsterdam. Nov. 17.-The Nieuwe ! London, Nov. 17 -Tl.e Prince of
tterdamsche Cora,,t quotes a let-1 Wales has achieved his ambition to go
from a Gal.cian priest stating to the front. He left London yester
.W0 Austrians' were buried in one day to Join the headquarters staff n
in a grave six and a half feet ide France. The prince wished to go to
fn four mile lOI1K. Thee re were the front at the outbreak of the war.
JM d,iring a battle lasting only a I but lrd Kitchener ouId cot allow
fcw Louis. 'him to do eo.
TOLLS OF CANAL
8746,792 TO DATE
Governor Goethals in Annual
Report Puts Cost of the
Ditch at $353,559,049.
Washington. D. C. Nov. 17. Total
collections of tolls for passage through
the Panama canal from the date of
its opening to Nov. 1 amount to $735.
1S2. according to official advices re
ceived here.
In addition. $11,610 was collected
for the passage of barges throug'a the
canal before the waterway was opened
to general traffic on Aug. 15, making
the grand total $746,792.
From Aug. 15 to Aug. 31 the sum of
$SS.232 was collected: September
yielded $269,863. while October
brought in $377."S6. showing an in
crease of 40 per cent over September.
A monthly increase is expected to con
tinue as shipping adapts inself more
and more to the canal route.
The canal's cost, including the cur
rent appropriation. now stands at
Ioo3.o59.049. according to the annual
report of Colonel George W. Goethals.
governor of the canal, received here
today. More than $374,000,000 was ap
propriated. Of that amount more than
$12.0iK).o0 was for fortifications.
The Cucuracha slide is averaging
a movement of about two and one-half
feet a day, according to the report.
The report does not cover the slides
since the opening of the canal to traf
fic, which have already twice blocked
i.avigation. It deals only with opera-
tions during the fiscal year ended June
1914
During the fiscsl year 2,635,902 cu
ic yards of earth were removed from
the slides, and it Is estimated that 84
per cent of the material taken from
Culebra cut was due to slides.
A total of lin,261.8S3 cubic yards
has been taken from Culebra cut since
the beginning of American operations
down to June 15. 1914. at an average
' V
,.ost of $o.7066 per yard. This is an
- ., A nnn r.nn
yards over that estimated as the nee
I PSflarr Amount In .Tnn 1Q1? nnH the
wl!l increase this amount considera
bly.
Following the admission of water to
Culebra cut in October. 1913, dredging
operations were substituted for the
work of the steam shovels. By the
dredges more than 3,000,000 cubic
yards of rock and earth were removed
at an average cost of $0.5194 per yard.
More than 2,000,000 cubic yards of
this total were taken from the Cucur
acha slide. Dredging operations have
increased the activity of the Cucur
acha slide, and it now has an area of
44.4 acres in active motion and 15.8
acres quiet.
"Work was continued during the
year on the gun and mortar batteries,"
the report says, "and by the close o!
the -ear the concrete work was prac-
ticallv completed, as well as the great
er portion of the back fill. On July 1,
the construction of redoubts, in
accordance with plans prepared by a
board appointed for the purpose and
aDDroved bv the secretary of war, was
j undertaken, and they were completed,
jas welI as tne clearing necessary in
connection with them."
As the construction of the canal pro-
,.0j.j t ,, nnint where a date was
set for the admission of the first ship
the population of the zone steadily
decreased. On June 30, 1914, the force
employed on the canal was 29,673.
compared with 43,350 at the close 01
the previous year.
in the Persian gulf. They lost 1,000
dead."
Take 8,000 Russian Prisoners.
London, Nov. 17. A dispatch from
Vienna via Amsterdam says Field
Marshal Potiorek has issued the fol
lowing order: "After nine days of
severe fighting the Fifth and Sixth
Austrian corps reached Kulnbara and
forced the enemy to flight. More than
eight thousand prisoners, 42 cannon
and 31 machine guns were captured
FINAL TRIBUTE IS PAID
TO MRS. EDMUND JAMES
Champaign, 111., Nov. 17 The Uni
versity of Illinois and the cities of
Champaign and Urbana paid a final
tribute to the memory of Mrs. Ed-
prf.sidPnt of the University of Chi
cago; Dr. A. w. nam, presiueni 01
Northwestern university, and many
other middle western educators were
present.
A military escort of the commis
sioned officers of the cadet brigade
accompanied the cortege to the build
ing. Director Erb of the school of
music played the dirge. The Rev.
James . Bak?r, pastor of Trinity
Methodist church, delivered the fu
neral address. The Rev. F. B. Heibert,
pastor of the Lutheran church of
Champaign, and the Rev. J. M. Page
of the University Episcopal church as
sisted In the bervices.
of Wale to Front,
BAD EFFECTS !r The War Today
OF WAR UPON
TRADE ENDED
Restoration of Credit Bal
ance With Europe Re
lieves Situation.
BUSINESSON THE BOOM
Factories in Many Parts of the
Country Flooded With Or
ders From Other Side.
Washington, Nov. 17. Officials of
various government departments are
confident the most serious effects
of the European war on American
business have passed. Restoration
of credit balance with Europe
has greatly eased the situation, in
creasing the demand from Europe for
American food supplies, and sudden
developments in abnormal trade in
articles needed by the huge armies
now in the field are aiding to that end.
Orders for horses, mules, army cloth
Ing, harness and the like have flooded
factories and stockmen in some dis
tricts, and it is said that including
ammunition orders this business has
reached a total of over two hundred
million dollars.
Foreign Commerce Grows.
The pulse of the nation's foreign
commerce is showing steady Improve
ment, according to the daily telegraph
ic statements received by Secretary
McAdoo from the ten leading ports of
entry. Import business of last Satur
day based on reports from ports
handling S7 per cent of all imports
amounted to $2,330,512; exports from
these ports handling 72 per cent of all
exports amounted to $10,421,551. The
daily average for these ports in No
vember, 1913, was:
Imports. $4,923,397; exports $6,9S3.
426. Secretary McAdoo determined last
month to keep in closest touch with
ttfe" foreign commerce of the United
States, noting from day to day the
fluctuations of imports and exports.
To that end he ordered the ten largest
custom houses to make daily reports
by wire of their business. The re
sult is tabulated with comparative
figures and as laid on McAdoo's desk
affords instant information as to the
course of foreign trade.
Since the first of November the
total of the import report Is $51,627,
759; exports $77,599,600. Since Octo
ber 5, the totals have been: imports
$156,627,759; exports $215,300,874.
Big Pittsburgh Order.
Pittsburgh, Pa., Nov. 17. A local
company has received an order for
18.000 tons of steel bars to be con
verted into shells for use in the Eu
ropean war. It is estimated the con
signment will furnish 1,000,000 shells
for projectiles.
FOOD FOR BELGIANS IS
MOVING UNDISTURBED
Washington, D. C. Nov. 17. Ambas
sador Page at London cabled a denial
of the report that the German military
authorities in Belgium were stopping
the shipment of food for needy Bel
gians. The ambassador said there
has been no interference and that the
uerman military authorities were giv
ing useful assistance.
GLASGOW AT RIO JANEIRO
British Cruiser, Which Escaped From
German Fleet Off Chile.
.vvfc Tanelro, Nov. 17. The British
.ie Lp,. Glasgow, which was one of the
ve.'bs engaged in the fight with the
German squadron off the coast of
i'ile Nov. 1. arrived here. The dam
age caused by the German shell fire
was plainly visible.
The British admiralty's statement
on the sea fight off Chile said the Glas"
gow was engaged by both the Leipsig
and Dresden of the German squadron,
while the Gneisenau and Scharnhorst
were fighting the Good Hope and the
Monmouth. It added, however, that
the Glasgow was not extensively dam
aged and suffered few casualties.
After the battle the Glasgow, accom
panied by the transport Otranto,
sailed south and passed through the
Straits of Magellen to the Atlantic
ocean.
800,000 Bushels Wheat on Fire.
Galveston. Tex.. Nov. 17. The
Southern Pacific elevator containing
800,000 bushels of wheat Is on fire.
The probable loss is estimated at a
million dollars.
Gale Sweeps Upper Lakes.
Saiilt Ste. Marie, Mich., Nov. 17.
(Nearly all traffic on the upper lakes
Js temporarily stopped by snow and
a 50-mile gale. It Is estimated 40
vessels are in shelter between the Soo
and Whitefish bay in Lake Superior.
Miss Gordon Heads Temperance Union
Atlanta, Nov. 17. Miss Anna A.Gor
don, of Evanston, III., was elected
president of the Woman's Christian
Temperance uiiiun today.
TUKSiA. XOVKMHKlt 17, 1014. TWELVE PAGES. .
(By the Associated Press.)
Storms, floods, enormous loss of
life and strain of incessant fighting
has apparently taxed to the limit of
human endurance the opposing forces
In Belgium and northern France. An
other lull has come in the great bat
tle, which presumably is but a pre
lude to one more great effort.
Today's reports from the front indi
cate assaults of cavalry and infantry
have been generally abandoned, only
artillery continuing operations with
vigor undiminished. Meanwhile fight
ing continues on many other fields.
Russian invasion of Turkish territory
has been halted, while the great cam
paign of the Russians against the Aus
trians and Germans proceeds with
varying fortunes in different locali
ties, with chief interest centering on
the new German offensive against the
Russian center. In Servia the Austri
ans are continuing their advance.
Accounts of fighting in Belgium
dwell upon the frightful hardships the
men in the water soaked trenches are
forced to endure and the great loss of
life. Regarding the latter phase, of
ficial reports have little to say. A
British correspondent estimates Ger
man casualities the last four days at
one hundred thousand. If similar re
ports from the eastern arena are cred
ited, slaughter In that territory is no
less terrible. British losses, it is ac
knowledged, are very heavy. An of
ficial narrative given out in London
today pays unreserved tribute to the
bravery of the Germans.
The British government has decided
to declare the whole North sea to be a
military area. All subjects of the
enemy found on neutral vessels will
be liable to detention as prisoners of
war. Oil and copper will be declared
contraband of war.
Premier Asquith said any interfer
ence by the British navy is solely to
prevent goods from reaching the ene
my which would Increase his power in.
war.
In deference to public wish the body
of Earl Roberts will be laid to rest in
St Paul's cathedral. He will be given
a public funeral, elaborate in military
character.
TRAMPS STEAL A TRAIN
AND ALL FOOD ON BOARD
San Bernardino, Cal., Nov. 17.
Ninety-three tramps, on their annual
winter tour westward, are in jail
here today charged with having sto
len and operated for their own bene
fit a San Pedro, Los Angeles and
Salt Lake freight train on the Mojave
desert.
"The tramps were hiking across the
desert, bound for Los Angeles, when
the freight entered Otis, a station east
of here. They overpowered the crew.
broke seals of freight cars and, after
matcing themselves comfortable, or
dered the engineer to pull out for Los
Angeles. When the train reached
San Bernardino a posse was waiting
for it and all but one of tbe tramps
were captured.
ACCUSED ARCHITECT IN
ATTEMPT TO KILL SELF
Charleston, S. C, Nov. 17. George
Batchelor Perkins, the Boston archi
tect, who last week shot and killed F.
W. R. Hinman of Jacksonville, Fla., on
the steamer Mohawk off the North
Carolina coast, is suffierlng from a
wound on his throat made with a piece
of glass.
At a local hospital, where Perkins
has been since he was brought here
last Thursday, the authorities refused
to discuss the matter.
Perkins made the wound with a
piece of drinking glass he broke on a
cnair, it was said.
$300,000 hire in Phoenix.
Phoenix, Ariz., Nov. 17. Nine busi
ness establishments were wiped out
yesterday by fire, with a loss of $300,
000. The fire burned until a fire wall
stopped it. Incendiarism is suspected.
THE WEATHER
J
Forecast Till 7 P. M. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity.
Generally fair tonight and Wednes
day. slowly rising temperature with
the lowest tonight about 25 degrees.
Temperature at 7 a. m. 21. Highest
yesterday 28, lowest last night 20.
Velocity of wind at 7 a. m. 9 miles
per hour.
Precipitation none.
Relative humidity at 7 p. m. 59, at
7 a. m. 66.
Stage of water 2.9 a fall of .1 in last
24 hours.
J. M. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Evening stars: Jupiter. Venus. Mnrs.
Morning stars: Saturn, Mercury. The
twin star of constellation Gemini.
above tbe horizon In tbe northeast, ls
Castor. It ls receding from the earth at
the rate of twenty-six miles a second.
Pollux, twin of Custor. Is approaching
at about the same ieed.
ANHUT VERDICT IS
GIVEN APPROVAL
Albany. N. Y Nov. 17. Judgment
convicting John W. Anhut. formerly
of Detroit, of attempting to bribe for
mer Superintendent Russell of the
Htate hospital for the Insane at Matte-
wan, to bring about the release of
' Harry K. Thaw, was affirmed by the
' court of appeals today.
VILLA OPENS
FRESH SCRAP
0NCARRAN2A
Latter Said to Have Sent
Ultimatum to Aguas Cal
ientes Convention.
WANTS TO NAME RULER
Meeting at Havana, Cuba, of
Leaders Proposed Is Sig
nal for Another Fight.
Washington, Nov. 17. Secretary
Bryan today announced receipt of a
message from Consul Silliman, at
Mexico City, saying the newspapers
there published the text of a message
received yesterday from General Gut
ierrez approving conditions set by
Carranza for his own retirement.
Several millions of customs receipts
at Vera Cruz, will not be turned over
to either Mexican faction until a stable
government is established in Mexico.
A dispatch from Aguas Calientes,
dated yesterday, says Villa began a
southward movement following re
ceipt by the convention of an ultima
tum from Carranza and captured Leon
without a shot. The Carranza garrison
is being pursued by Villa.
The ultimatum from Carranza de
manded that Villa arrive at Havana,
Cuba, by the 25th. Carranza would
meet him there and that a provisional
president agreeable to Carranza be ap
pointed to succeed Gutierrez. If the
demands were not complied with Car
ranza would return to Mexico City and
assume power.
Cabinet Discusses Situation.
The cabinet today considered the
latest phases of the Mexican situa
tion. The feeling among officials -was
that an understanding had been reach
ed which would bring peace. In some
quarters it was suggested that Car
ranza;s conditions of retirement were
-not made public and that Gutierrez
actually would not be installed In of
fice until both Carranza and Villa had
left the country.
M'CORMICK MAY LOSE HIS
SEAT IN STATE ASSEMBLY
Chicago, 111., Nov. 17. Medill Mc
Cormick's seat In the next Illinois
house was endangered yesterday when
Charles T. Funke, republican candi
date, gained 250 votes in the official
canvass. TcCormick was the sole
progressive elected to the legislature
from Cook county. Only two were
elected in the entire state.
Police returns gave McCormick a
lead of 340 over Funke. The canvass
of the Twenty-first ward cut this lead
dow.n to 90. Seven precincts remain
to be canvassed in the Twenty-second
ward, and the vote in three precincts
of the Twenty -first still is in doubt,
Funke claiming he should be credited
with 75 additional votes in one of
them.
In some of the precincts the elec
tion officials failed to credit Funke
with three votes under the cumula
tive voting system, when he was tne
only candidate voted for. Funke gain
ed 160 votes in straightening out er
rors of this sort.
The republicans have a chance to
gain still anotner meiuuer 01 wc
house in the third district, where Wil
liam Ostrom, republican, is only a few
ctes behind John F. Walsh, present
democratic legislator. If the election
board throws out the vote cast in the
40th precincts of the Second ward.
Walsh wins, while if it is countea. us-
trom may win. The tally sheets from
this precinct are badly mixed and no
one has been able to figure out what
the exact results were.
If both Funke and Ostrom eh" -pet
certificates of election, the repub
licans would have 80 members of the
house, or three more than a majority.
The democrats would have 70, the so
cialists two and the progressives one.
Another close legislative contest in
volves the sixth senatorial district.
where it is doubtful whether William
M. Brown or William E. Anderson was
elected to the house. Both are re
publicans. THREE ARE FOUND DEAD
Investigation Points to a Case of Dou
ble Murder and Suicide.
Thompsonville, HI.. Nov. 17. Inves
tigation of the death of Thurman
Smith, his wife and his 2-year-old son.
who were found in their home here
Sunday, strengthens the theory that
it Is a case of double murder and sui
cide. Thurman Smith has been de
spondent since the death or his father,
and sister last spring. They died o
measles, and he blamed himself for
taking the disease to their home.
Mrs. Smith and the child had been
shot and his throat had been cut with
a razor.
England Beer Tax Proposed.
London, Nov. 17. In the commons
today Lloyd George proposed an ac:
tional tax on beer of about one cent
a glass.
WOMEN WIND UP
ANNUAL SESSION
Suffragists at Nashville Con
vention Take Shot at Con
gressional Union.
Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 17. With a
parting shot at the Congressional un
ion, the adoption 01 several resolu
tions and the election of Dr. Anna
Howard Shaw and the entire admin
istration ticket, the annual conven
tion of the National American Suf
frage association adjourned late yes
terday. The arraignment of the Congres
sional union, which is opposing the
National's policy, was embodied in a
resolution introduced by Mrs. George
Bass of Chicago. The resolution was
directed against the policy of the
union in attacking the democratic
party.
The resolution as adopted reads:
"Resolved, That the National Amer
ican Woman Suffrage association go
on record as absolutely opposed to
holding any political party respon
sible for the acts and opinions of its
individual members or any individual
public official or candidate responsible
for the action of his party majority."
The convention previously had
passed a recommendation reaffirming
its nonpartisanship. The convention,
however, did not take any action di
recting or requesting the state organi
zations to follow any one policy,
though Dr. Shaw had expressed a de
sire that some action be taken which
would prevent them from carrying out
the policies of the Congressional union
in instances where it affected suffrage
outside their own states.
The closing session was the most
peaceful of the several held by the
convention. A goodly amount of busi
ness was transacted with less speech
making than at any meeting since the
delegates convened.
Among the resolutions adopted were
the following:
That the national association urge
congress to take up at once the amend
ments now pending in congress for the
enfranchisement of women.
That the national association urge
upon congress the immediate enact
ment of such legislation as shall pro
tect the rights of its women citizens
who marry unnaturalized foreigners.
That the national association peti
tion congress to protect women
against state denial of the rights of
citizens of the United States to vote
for members of congress, presidential
electors, and United States senators,
by making federal laws in pursuance
of the clause of the fourteenth amend
ment of our national constitution
which says that no state shall make
or enforce any law which shall
abridge the privileges of citizens of
the United States.
That all women be urged to en
courage such industries and institu
tions as adhere to the principle of
"equal pay for equal work, regard
less of sex."
A resolution asking congress to en
act legislation placing the age of con
sent of women at 21 years was with
drawn, because it was desired that the
association ask for nothing but suf
frage legislation.
One of the five men delegates se
cured the withdrawal of a resolution
directed against what was called the
spirit of military aggression in the
boy scout movement.
A committee of five was appointed,
with Miss Jane Addams as chairman.
to draw up a peace resolution to be
passed today by the executive coun
cil.
The entire administration ticket
was elected. There were 283 votes
cast out of a possible 318. Following
is the result of the election:
President, Dr. Anna Howard Shaw;
first vice president, Mrs. Stanley Mc
Cormick of Boston; second vice presi
dent, Mrs. Desha Breckenridge of Ken.
tucky; third vice president, Katherin
B. Davis of New York; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Orten H. Clark of
Michigan; recording secretary, Mrs.
Susan V. Fitzgerald of Massachus
etts; treasurer, Mrs. Henry Wade Rog-j
ers of Connecticut; first auditor, Mrs.
Helen G. Miller of Missouri; second
auditor, Mrs. Medill McCormick of
Chicago.
More than $7,500 was subscribed by
delegates for the work of the associa
tion. Donations were made in the
names of various personages ranging
from suffrage grandchildren to anti
suffrage mothers-in-law. One dona
tion was made In the name of a suf
frage cat. Another was made in the
name of a "suffrage grandson" born in
Michigan at 5 o'clock this morning.
Mrs. Grace Wilbur Trout pledged the
Illinois association to donate $500
previously pledged but never paid.
Subscriptions from Illinois women
of $100 were made by Mrs. James S.
Morrison. Mrs. Antoinette Funk. Mrs.
Henry Pitcher, and Mrs. John T.
Cowles for Christian Science women.
Others subscribing were Mrs. Hugo
Dubroc, Mrs. Medill McCormick, Mlssj
Jane Addams. Mrs. Mary C. Bourland.
and Mrs. George W. Plummer. Balti
more has invited the association to
meet there next year. The choice
will be made by the board of directors.
Superior Dives to Close.
Superior. Wis., Nov. 17. The se
gregated district of Superior will be
closed at midnight tonight. District
Attorney Archibald McKay yesterday
Issued an order to 'Sheriff Carlson, di
recting him to take such steps as are
necessary to enforce the order. Mr.
McKay also told the sheriff to give
the proprietors and inmates of all
disorderly houses one wees to pack
up and leave the city,
PRICE TWO CENTS.
LOOK TO FOE
FOR MOVE IN
PEACEPLANS
President Wilson Says Ih 3
Initiative Must Come
From Europe.
NOT A FAVORABLE HINT
United States Would Join Other
Neutrals in Any Action
They See Fit to Take.
"Washington, D. C, Nov. 17. EfforU
of the- United States to bring peace in
Europe are still awaiting the time
when one or more of the big belliger
ents indicates a willingness to accept
mediation.
The president's position is that the
United States, having already formally
shown its readiness to act as Interme
diary, should await the initiative of
the belligerents. He feels that the
American government, by pressing for
peace, might get in a position where
its ultimate influence to that end
might be impaired.
The president told callers today he
had not the slightest hint from any of
the belligerents that a peace offer
would be favorably received. There
has been much discussion among neu
trals, such as Holland and Spain, of
the desirability of concerted action.
The United States would join such
a movement if any of the belligerents
showed a desire to accept mediation
by several neutral countries instead
of one.
GOMPERS AVERTS WAR
ON RAIL BROTHERHOOD
Philadelphia, Nov. 17. Ap attempt
to place the American Federation of
Labor in a position of waging war
against the big railroad brotherhoods
unless they become affiliated with the
federation was frustrated yesterday by
Samuel Gompers, who took the floor
at the afternoon session of the feJer- v
ation's convention and fougnt an in
nocent locKing resolution oacs into '
the committee on organisation, which
has reported it favorably.
The resolution recited that at the
present time there were national and
local unions not affiliated with the
federation, that they were a menace
to some of the unions and that efforts
to have them affiliate had failed.
The resolution instructed the offi
cers of the federation to "proceed to
organize such local or national unions,
if such is possible."
President Gompers declared that the
resolution permitted the setting up of
rival unions and added that it amount
ed to nothing else than a declaration
or war.
He said he would not for a moment j
think of invading the sovereignty of a
national labor union. !
During the last few years, he went
on to say, there has grown up a better
feeling between the brotherhoods and
the federation, with the result that. :
the railroad organizations had been
of material and effective assistance im ;
getting certain labor legislation !
through congress.
r, A T- .1 a i m - , '
adopted resolutions instructing the
executive council to invite and urge
all affiliated national and international
unions to join the federation.
THREE MEN ARE FACING
CHARGE OF HIGH TREASON
Niagara Falls, Ont., Nov. 17. Jos
eph Snyder and his sons, Richard and
Arthur, are under arrest at thrf Forty-
fourth Regiment armory, charged with
high treason in attempting to take
Austrian reservists across the border
to the American side. They are liable
to a death penalty.
ORDERS RECEIVER TO
REOPEN CLOSED MINES
Fort Smith. Nov. 17. Acting on a
petition filed by Franklin Bache, pres
ident and receiver of the Bache-Den-man
company. Federal Judge Frank
Youmans yesterday afternoon issuea
an order instructing the receiver Im
mediately to resume operation of th
indues controlled by the company.
District Columbia Quarantine.
Washington, Nov. 17. An order is
being prepared to quarantine the Dis
trict of Columbia against the foot and
month, disease.
TENNESSEE PUTS
END TO OUTRAGES
Paris, Nov. 17. An Athens dispatch
says: "The American warship Ten
nessee arrived at the port of Vurla,
Asia Minor, and put a stop to ill treat
ment of British, French and Russian
residents. The authorities of Smyrna,
fearing bombardment, left for the in
terior. The garrison of Smyrna con
sists of 35,000 Turkish soldier," -