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Omaha Daily Bee Advertising is the pendw lurti that keeps baying and telling in motion. THE WEATHER. Fair VOI XL1V NO. 1S3. OMAHA, MONDAY MOTiXIXd, JANUARY 18, 1015. On Train and at Cotsl Ifsws Stands, So SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. THE ENEMIES OF YILLA DEPOSE GUTIERREZ AND TAKE CAPITAL Seize Control of Mexico City While Backer of Provisional Presi- I dent it orr'the North- j ern Border. GENERAL GARZA IN PLACE j Convention Acta with Haste, Declar ing Martial Law in th Capital. vii la Hurrying southward MKXICO CTTT. Mex.. Jan. 17. -General Roque Gonsalos Garsa was last night elected provisional president of Mexico by the convention In session here, over which he presided. The former pro Visional president. General F.ulalia Gult teres, together with Generals Blanco, Robert and Jose. Vasconcelos, left Mexico City this morning: at 4 o'clock for Pachuco. Martial law has been declared J by Garza nd the city is being patrolled j by mounted police. I In electing Garza the convention de- j Clared Itself to be supreme until a new president is elected and assumes all the legislative, executive and judicial powers. F.L PASO. Tex., Jan. 17. The sudden Change of the chief executive at Mexico City was made at an extraordinary ses sion of the convention. The reason for Garza replacing: Gutierrez, who waa ap- fiointed only last week by the Villa-1 Zapata convention was not disclosed j Jicre. j General Villa, with all tlio troops ne hastily could assemble, is hurrying to the capital, from Aguas Callentes. Confirmed 1y Sllllman. WASHINGTON, Jan. l7.-Confirniation Of the designation of General Garza aa provisional president by the Mexiciancon vcntlon was received at the' State depart ment today In a dispatch from Consul Pllllman It added that the convention had issued formal orders for the with drawal of forces at Naco, Sonora. Montana's MineN Workers Denied Wmf fvn Wolartaa 111 IbO 1U1 XttjlUaOt. DEER i3DGE, Mont, Jan. 17.-Habeaa corpus writs for the release of Michael ( "Muckle") McDonald, deposed president ef the Butte mine workers; Joseph Brad ley, vice president of the union; Owen Smith and "William Winchester", all of hora have been sentenced to prison for kidnapping miners during the recent labor troubles at Butte, were denied last night by Judge Krickson of the federal district Court, sitting here. It was argued" in the petition to the Court thvt the miners workers had been sentenced to .felony terms under convic tions for misdemeanors. Fifteen States Fight Rate Raise in West KANPAI9 CITT. Mo., Jan. 17. Applica tion of railroads west of the Mississippi zlver for freight rate Increases on spe cific shipments, will be contested at the hearing In Chicago, February 15. l)efore the Interstate Cdmmeroer commission, by a committee representing the railway commissions of fifteen of the principal elates west "of the river. This was announced after a confer ence here today attended by represen tatives of the commissions In Iowa, Kan sas,. Oklahoma, Louisiana and Nebraska. It was asserted at the conference that if the railroads were granted the in creases asked, It will coat the shippers of the west and south an additional $7fl,0O,Ofi0 in freight charges snnuaMy. President Wilson Now Grandfather WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. A son was 17. A on born at the White 'House today to Mrs. Francis Bowes Bayre". President Wilson's second daughter. Mrs. Sayre and the thlid were reported to be doing well. WRECKED GERMAN PLANE WITH BOMB LOAD FOUND COPENHAGEN. Jan. 17. (Via London.) r-A German hydroplanj has been found en the cow. .1 Manoe, a small Danlah Island In the .Vorth Sea, In a badly dam 'aged condition. There ere no algns of the crew, who are believed to have per ished. The machine was loaded with tombs. The Weather Forecast of weather for Monday and Tuesday: Fur Nebraska and Iowa Fair and warmer. Temperatara at Oaiti Yesterday, Deg. ... 8 21 19 lows ret lie 1915. 1914. 121S. 1M2. y 36 M ! Hlghest yesterday.. oest eterday... Mean temperature.., Pteeiplialion 1 1 .hi, ratine anil s -Jt IS 32 T 24 " 17 i6 precipitation dnpur- t'-rc from Mia normal: Ni Ural lemiM-rature D Iw-fulelicy fur Hie day i Totl excess since March 1 Us o ii'ai preclpitatioi tW inch I vii, trncy for the day it inch Total rainfall since March 1 25.5i inches 1 ictuiency inc March 1 J.OA Inehes Lx fictcm y for cor. period, 1SI.1. 5 b im liei Jjefl. i.-ney for nir. feriod. 1SH2. 4. On inches T ludi fates traie of prec'inlatioii. L. A. WELrili. Local Forecaster. UTf llrm m.rV a. in evKf- 5 2::::::::: Local Kerord. PRIVATE FIELD KITCHEN French soldiers preparing a stew with hastily comman deered cooking vttensil3. . -V" '.Si' MAJOR CLARKSON DEAD IN OREGON Former Postmaster and Man of Af fairs of Omaha Answers to - Last Call. ONCE COMMANDER OF G. A. R. Word came to Omaha last night of the death at Newberg, Ore., of Major Thad deus Stevens Clarkson, who had been making; his home there with bis daughter for several years. He was 71 years old, and bad been in poor health fr some time. tTP ti! even or 'sht years ago. Major I Clarl Clarkson waa one of the best known and most familiar figures on the streets of Omaha. He had made his heme here since 1S66, coming here soon after he left the army, being attracted Uy the pres ence -of his brother, Robert H. Clarkson, who waa the first bishop of the Episco pal diocese of Nebraska. , Actlre In C A. R. Major Clarkson later left theaw to en gage in the real estate business, and was in the social and political life of the city, and was particularly prominent in affairs of the Grand Army of the Republic, serv ing as department commander; of - Ne braska In ISM); in 1K91 he waa honored by being made Junior vice commander-in-chief of the Gran j Army, and in 18!Hi ho was chosen confmanUer-ln-chief of the organization, . with headquarters at Omaha. In 1890 he .as appointed post master for Omaha by President Benjamin Harrison, to succeed C. V. Gallagher, tak ing office on November 1, and serving for almost flvoTCeara, his tern being some what prolonged by the controversy over t ha Mtrnnaei mlmn Pr.dl.1ui., .'W.l.nJ I , ,,.. . . . . .... ., ' was filling his second term. hen the Transmlsslsslpiil and International ex-J position waa held, Major Clarkson was I superintendent of the grounds an build-! Ings, and was very active In the direction j of affairs in these departments. j Born at ;- t vabnrir. I Major Clarkton was born at Gettys burg, Pa., on Aprif 2i, 180. He was graduated from St. James college. Wssh lngton county, Maryland, in 17, and went to Chicago, where he read law. In 1S5 he took up work as a clerk, and was so engaged, when the war broke out Id 181 end he enlisted in an Illinois V ' f;' ,vtiv T '..f !l . - t. -. v. ........ , f'v;- . . -v, . -fc-a. s - ",-- , infantry as a private. He served througlt ! officers where they could be found and the entire time of the war. and was j ret ailed to service in the event of their promoted at various times, until he being needed. retired from the service as a major of Mr. Stimson said Americans should be cavalry. He was msrried In luat to MIhs assured1 that the fate of the Belgians Mary B. Matteson, in Chicago, and three never should Income theirs. He advo ehlldren were born to thorn, one th cated that the standing army be Increased aaugnier wiin wnom ne made his lioiu ;at the time of his death. Mrs. Clarkson coast artillery, and to more Hum 100009 ! ?Un r PerhoiiH on the extra help list jhas been dead for many years. tmn, Including the reserve which he da- nwteriully reduced and the . commit I No word has yet been received ss to : scribed ns the foundation of a citlz, n Investigating to see whst can be plans for his funeral. . ! armv s,,r,n. ...h i doric' lt admitted that some of the Victor Rosewater ; 1 Urges Short Ballot f Victor Rosewater of The Bee addressed the Omaha Philosophical society yester-1 day afternoon on the subject of the short ballot, outlining plana to secure this re - suit by transforming some of the present elective offices to appointive. He raid that it waa evident to all that the num ber of elective officers must be reduced that the voter may excrcUe a discrimi nating choice. Mr. Rosewater fcso would abolish some of the offices, making others with overlapping and longer terms. He Bpeclally urged that leKlslative mem bers be elected one to a district, and that the presidential primaries be separated from the primaries to nominate state and local candidates. Most of the members agreed with Mr. Rosewater's suggestions. C. G. Cunning ham, who presided at the meeting, said A; that intelligence did not amount to much ' at the polls unless the voter was able to discriminate. Is I Among other speakers participating in the dlscuHsion of the talk ; were State Senator Laurie J. Quinby, T. II. Tibbies. If. Rabin, James Walsh und Mr. Dodge of Council Bluffs. Belgian Relief Ship Upon Rocks . t HALIfAX. Jan. 17. The American plainer Csmlno lout its rudder in a storm south of Huble island 'and is in need of assistance, according to a wireless mes sage received here today. The ( amino sailed from San Francisco Itecember 6. It is mid to be laden with mipplies for the Belulaiis. - The Canadian govemmi nt rteamcr Lady l.amkr has started to the id of the veadel. British Lose Over Five Hundred Men a Day BKRL.1N, Jan. 17. (By Wireless to Sayvllle.) The British losses .In France and Flanders from January 1 to January 1.1. are estimated by the Nleuwe Rolter damsohe Courant. to number 1M officers and 6,200 men, according to a dispatch from Rotterdam ' to the German over seas agency. COULD HOLD U. S. COASTS FOR HOUR Stimson Says Not Enough Ammuni tion to Last Guns Over Forty Minutes at Most. GARRISON URGES PREPARATION NEW YORK. Jan. 17. Preparation for the defense of the United States In event of war was advocated by Secretary of War Lindley M. Garrison. Henry t. Stim son, former secretary, and William C. Sanger, former assistant secretary, who were speakers st a discussion on the mili tary requirements of. the country at the Republican club hore yesterdays Secietary Garrison said there la no oc casion for "hysteria or fear of compulsory services. When the garrisons In Hawaii and at (he Panama canal were manned, he'said, the mobile army in ths United States would number 1 2C,0tK) , men. Mr. Garrison, said tjjat in his opinion the regiments should be Increased to their full strength of 1.863 men for each, thereby making a mobile army of 50.0(10 men and that congress should make pro- visions for 1,000 additional officers. 0,d Trained Rewrre. "The National Guard.' the secretary said, "Ig still far from what it should be. w rnUBt get a reserve of trained men In tl"' states, a reservo of army officers to command the men. We should have the truth told in the public schools. The scholars should bo told of our years of travail and prepared to deal with the problem of defense In later years." Mr.. Garrison asserted that it would be of Infinite value to have the thousands of enli.sted ineu unnuully discharged from the army and the resigned or retired to 50,000 men exiiusfve of the reserve and army. Mipplies tor such an army also should be provided, Mr. Htimbon asserted. Not K Munich for Hoar. ' onsrcsHHinai committee;, lie -""J1""1 ,hln,u:? i Irom Mi to M per cent of the Congressional committee!, lie continued. States has nncessau' ammunition for the const artillery. Upon , application to General Crosier, he said ie (earned that this was enough to last j for thirty or forty minutes of actual jfjrng y ! mi;." he said, "we had ammunition enough to supply an army of 450,01)0 men for half a day's battle at a late equal to that with which ammunition was con sumed in the buttle of Mukden. Now, after great efforts, it lias been Increased to a supply sufficient fur a day and a quarter." Austrians Show ' Hatred for Italy PARIS, Jan. 17. A Havas dispntch from Rome sa) a th Messagero declares hostile intiiiiicsiaiioiis iook piaee i nursoay m i front of the Italian embassy in Vienna' and the resldeme of the consular agent- at Vlllach, Austria. FEEDERS MAKE GOOD MONEY IN BELLE FOURCHE VALLEY BELTjK FOURCHE. 8. P., Jan. 17. (Speclal.) Winter feeding Is proving to be a most profitable Industry In the Helle Fourehe valley. About twice as many sheep hare been feeding here this year as there were last, and these are now beginning to move to market. W. P. Williamson of Vail has Just marketed 5") lambs which he fed seventy days. When sold the lambs sversged seventy-eight pounds and brought $Ji.M) per hundred, or $2.712 40. The Initial cost of this bunch was alMiut ll.MvO", showing a year's profit of $l.4.4ii, hl.h ctpenke cut to $1.29.(u foi bis seventy days' work. RAILROADS ATTACK THE TWO-CENT FARE Carriers Are Laying Foundation for Attack on Law in the Hawkeye Legislature This Winter. LOBBY IS WELL PREPARED From a Staff Cjrrsrondenl.) DBS MOINES. la., J.,u. 17.-(3peclal.) Members of the legislature today re celved information thnt the railroads are taking steps looking tewsrd the repeal or change of the 2-eent fare law In this stste. Some of "the members have re ceived communication a Indicating the railroads will have nulte. a good deal to do with the legislature and, ask a great many things. But one of the first things Is to at- tack the 2-ccnt fare. They will claim that the Interstate Commerce commission has In effect decided that 2 cents a mile Is not remunerative and they will show that under the decisions of the courts it will be possible for the commission to compel an Increase in rates in Jova despite the law. It Is known that the railroads have organised a nuw agency here," -which Is nndertaKing to juittj con trol of various avenues 0C dissemination of news and are preparing to do some advertising in order to fix the news papers. They have provided for the usual lobby to look after their Interests, This may develop Into one of the big features of the entire legislative session. I KnrrrajrUts' Headquarters. The equal suffragists of Iowa ar pre paring for a more determined attai k upon the legislature than ever before und are expecting much opposition to having the constitutional amendment put up to the people. They have secured rooms In a downtown office building and will main tain open headquarters for their propa ganda. This will also be the point from' which they will manage a state-wide campaign to follow In case they Induce the legislature to put the amendment up to the people for a vote next year. The amendment has passed one branch of the assembly. Kstra Help Problem. A committee of the legislature s wrest ling with the problem of extra help about the building during the session. It has iieen customary fr the legislature to employ a number of extra Janitors and others to keep the state house clean during the scwdon, as the ordinary force In not competent "to do the work even without the legislature in session. Hut many of the members desire that the Janitors and doorkeepers are unneces sary and that many of tj,c stenographers will have very little to do. But bow to arrange it to leave with the smallest amount of uniM-cessary help is another ifheittlon. Publlv her Ice Hltals. In the matter of light and heat there Is a controversy on In Des Moines, thut bids lair to rival the ono over the street car tranchlhe. Promoters are here endeavor ing to secure a franchise for a heating and lighting plant. They are. reported to have abundant financial ylilllty and many of the huslnes men lavur a franchise, especially since it promises a public heat Inn plant fo aerve the business district. Now the Des Moines F.lectrlc company Is planning to put in a heating plant. It already operates el)iht of them, but In smaller cities. It Is experimenting In Champaign, III., and Oskalooifj, la., with a system of vapor heating as opposed to the distribution of heat with steam, and promises that if th experiment is a sue cess a plant will be placed in lies Molnct at gieat expense, Flgbt tu hell htale Land. It is learned llmt a aniall group of mem beiH of the leKinlature have bunded to- (Continued on Puku Two, Column Three.) Thieves Steal an Entire Freight Train , HAMMOND Ind., Jan. 17 Thieves stole a freight train of thirty-five cars in tho Baltimore & Ohio railroad yards at Indiana Harbor yesterday. The cars were wrecked and strlpd to tho trucks. Esrlier In the week three carloads of coal were taken from a aiding in the Clicsaiwvike & Ohio rs II road ards at Hammond within fifteen minutes after be ing left theie by a yard engine. The authorities declare organized bands of thieves arc responsible for the disap pcaruiue of tigiuloads of merchundUe QUAKE DEAD FULH THIRTY THOUSAND; NEW SHOCKS PERIL Fear Pelt Throughout District that Additional Disturbances May Endanger Survivors. ! That American brrsdsluffs and Amerl WORK OF RESCUE AND RELIEF' rsii produots of various kinds nre supply- lint Hi" allies "In the K iropenn war and All IiaIv Turns tn Tk of Suvinc ! tluU t:eim.ny Is unahie to net any of this Buried and Caring for Living Victims. EIGHTEEN TOWNS ARE LEVELED j ROME, Jan. 17.-Fear Is felt throughout the earthquake devastated district that additional shocks may add to th work of destruction, according to r ports brought to Rome by refugees. Basis for this anxiety Is found In a !iiatch from Sora, which ays another strong earthquake occurred there last night, demolishing the wajls of partly ruined buildings and menacing survivors and those engaged In rescue work. Scant reports of lentil and damage In the more remote pieces which suf- fered from the disaster have been re- j celved st the capital end Information j Is Incom- I from the larger placrs still plete. but there la no reason to doubt that when the death t ill Is made up it will contain fully AMU) r sines. Probably twice that number were Injured. Places Haffertnsi Most. The places which sppurently suffered most, were Avessano, with about 10,0uQ killed; Pesclno. C.0O0; Celano. 4,000; Cen chlo. 2.IOD; Marsl. t.00: Daterno, 1,000; San Bel I no. ., and Fralturo, 200. It la leported that Rassa d'Albe lost one eighth of Its population, while Pesuas seroll was completely burled. In the devsststed area there are scores of hamlets, where probably only a small percentage of the population escaped. The same is believed to be true in th rural districts. All Italy has turned Its attention, to the wtirk of rescue and relief. Thousands of soldiers and volunteers are digging frantically In the ruins In the hope that they may release a lew who are still alive. Hundreds of bodies are being re covered, but first attention is ' given where It is believed there is a possibility the occupsnts of ruined dwellings may not yet have perished. Delay la gratia Medicine. Vigorous efforts are being made by the authorities to dispatch doctors, nurses, medicine and food to the ruined cities snd villages. Criticisms have been voiced because of delay in sending med icine to some of the places destroyed, but it is pointed out that the difficulties of transportation made greater speed im possible. The Injured are being cared for in makeshift hospitals' established In the ruined towns or In the hospitals of Rome and other cities. Trains filled with sur vivors ar arriving here constantly and tlio refugees are being given th bast ot csre. Lrgo sums are being subscribed for the relief of the suffering and Pone Benedlcl is one of the large contributors. King Victor Emmanuel has returned to Rome after visiting many of the places in the earthquake sone, i where he di rected the work of rescue and person ally distributed relief. Klshtren Town Destroyed. LONDON, Jan. 17. Eighteen towns and villages have been destroyed by the esrthquske, thirteen others left with scarcely a buiming standing and twelv more have suffered leaser, damage, the Lloyd's News announces In a dispatch from its Rome corespondent. Survivors are suffering severely, the correspondent says, and In many places 'thirty-six hours elapsed before the first relief corps ar rived. The vast Abruzzl region Is almost de void of hospitals, the dispatch continues, and the people still are terrorized by sl most Incessant earth tremors. Nlnty elght of these shocks are said to hsve been counted in the last, twenty-four hours. DAKOTA LAWMAKERS WANT MONEY BILL EARLY PIERP.E. S. D., Jan. 17.-(SpeciaI Tele-gram.)-It was ordered yesterday by reso lnt(nn of Roberts that the house appropria tion committee prepare and present the appropriation bill not later than the fiftieth day of,the session. Clrt-ult court Judges have power to re move county officers In bills which wero' Introduced In the house by Nonlby and' In the snate by "Waters, the bills giving the power of removal of county and citv officers for drunkenness and for refusal to cojnply with the duties Imposed upon them by law. Waltner of Hutchinson county Intro duced a bill to abandon the Springfield ' Normal school, suthorlclng the transfer of the personal property and libraries to ether state Institutions ,d authoring the sale of the buildings snd grounds, I with tho proviso that the city of spring- i tbid Is to have preference liicht at a made the place. MISSOURI PACIFIC WRECK EAST OF WEEPING WATER a, WEEPING WATER, Neb., Jan. 17. (Ppeclsl Telegram.) Two coaches of westbound Missouri Pacific passenger , train No. m were derailed, this morning by a broken rail a mile and a half east of here, and, although both coaches were filled with passengers, no one was erl ously Injured. J. C. Lehman, local re palrman. waa summoned and he ordered a wrecker out from Omaha, t'ntil the (rack is elesred traffio will be scheduled over the Omaha-Auburn division. CHADR0N COMMERCIAL CLUB ON NEW BASIS CI I APRON, Neb., Jan. r.-ffpeclal.) Cliadron completed lust evening a Com niericul club campaign for $4,500. At ths regular meeting of the club In Decem ber It was determined to put the club on a business basis-and the arrangements were put In the hanls of a committee. Buslneas men voted unanimously to put the secretary on a salary and also to raise $6,000 for the work. In a campaign of ens week they have raised almost the lull amount desired. AMERICAN EXPORTS GOINGJO ALLIES Immense Increase in Horses, Bread stuffs, Oats. Barley and Automobiles. GERMANY GETS NONE DIRECT ciiuntiy's products hcoiiusc of the war i b'oekado, ! strikingly rbown In a monthly i summary of foreign commerce Just ls I sued by the United States IVpai tnient of rtLT7u, VZT.ill them with the figures of lust November on the corn snondlng products. It l shown that a year ngo in Novem ber Germany got from the United States heat to the value of :C.2i. while last November It got no whest at all from m ImriiiR tlis month of November, tvhlle Germany mi unable in get American wheat, Great Britain got ;,30!.3i worth from us. RelKlunt, as well Germany, got no sliest from Ameiiea in Noveniln r. i France. In November. l'il, ant tiheat to mnt of Ml ftvm Anwrl.-s, whll m N0vrmber, lint, It Kot I.'.p.is,.'.;i worth i from Italy, though nut engaged in the war, took an enormous quantity of our wheat aa compared to November a year ago. The figures is re: November. 113, $129,181; November, 1911, 4,;K.1,si;4. . The figures in automobiles sre equally significant In view of the state ot war existing, Aatasnohlle Flgares. In November, 1913, Germany received automobiles from the Vnlted (States to.tluv value of. $T,827, and in November, 1914, none. At the same time, while In November, 1913, France bought our automobiles to thn amount of only ttt.641, In November, 1914. It took 69 cars st a total value of Sl.714,145. This is sn Increase ot 2,511 per cent. Oreat Britain Imported three times as many American automobiles in November, 1914. as in November, 1913. In the American exportation of ani mals there la another, significant feature. In November. 1913, animals were exported to the value of but 1X11.000. In November, 1914 the exportation of animals reached the enormous total of STi.KI.OOO. This In crease In exportation of animals is found to be most entirely In hoi sea for Euro pean battle field , The figures show that In November, 1913, only 1,112 horses were shipped out of the United State while In November, 1914, 28,071 horses were exported. The total imports of the I'nlted Htates during November, 1914, shew a decided de crease from the corresponding month last " year. They were $148,000,000 then and only $126,000,000 In the November Just pant. Exports, on the other hand, show a. decided decrease over a year sgo. The exports In Ninember,- MIS,, amounted to $245,E39.042 end In November. 1914, they were $30&.S78.."lS:i. . This Is a railing ofr in exports of some J4O,Ox),0CO. ofloa IJecrene Tells. This Is not (t large decrease In ex ports when It Is remembered that the decrease In shipments , ol cot ton set the exports for the month back by $7,000,000. This means that there la an Increase of imports in many other lines to make the difference between the $72,000,000 cotton decrease and the $0,OCO.OOO total decrease. Eggs, In a measure, come to the rescue here as It is shown that the exports In this piAduct sniounted tu nearly $1,000,000 more last November than a yosr ago. Here Is also where the exportation of horses helps to bring up the total loss on the cotton product. Horses Increased from $rco,000 to 15,221. tjOO. Hreadstuffs In creased from $3,0)0.000 to $'.'2,000,000. Oats Jumped from ?10,009 worth lo nearly $4,000,000. f Barley Jumped from less than $000,000 to more than $UiOO,ono. Gompers Asks Wilson To Sign Alien Bill WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-Piesldenij Wilson was ssked but night by Hamu Uoinpors and the executive coined f the American Federation of Labor, to approve the immigration bill .now before him and to do everything In Ills power to sreuro the final puM,gc of the sea man s bill, a bill to regulate the use of conxlct labor and u woikmrn's compen sation bill for enipljyrs In Interstate , commerce. The president made no definite proin lies regarding any of the bills, but after wards, Mr. Gompers, president of the federation, said be was "greatly encour aged," and thst tho president's atti tude had been "very cordial and sym- . PRIMARY AND ON'PRIMAR Y POSTMASTER AT SAME TIME j WASHINGTON, Jan. JT.-(Special Tele- gi ani.l Eilw ai d II. Bishop or Central City, W. II. Ilnrstick of West Point an I A. 8. Campbell of Imperial were nomi nated yesterday for postmasters in their respectlvs .towns. In the caso of the nominee, W. II, Harstick at West Point. Neb. Stephen selected him without benefit of counsel, but becaiiNe he believed him entitled to the Job as a democrat. Edward II. Bishop waa chosen by a primary, the first I primary held by Mr. Stephens In the Third district. A. 8. Campbell for postmssler at Im perial was recommended by l 'onarcstmiuii elect Hhallenberger, Henatot I litchcock having turned over the patronage of the district to Governor Phallenbci ger Im mediately after his election in November. FLAGLESS CRUISER SIGHTED THOUGHT TO BE KARLSRUHE NEW, YORK. Jan. 17. A cruder without a f'sg. said by a pilot st Curacao to be probably trie Karlsruhe, was sighted thirty-five mllea off Curacao harbor at daybreak on January 1, by an officer of the steamer Mararalbo, it was reported tonight on ths arrival of the Maracalba from South American porta. ROSS HOSTS TAKE KIRUBABA PASS IN MOVE ONWARD Czar's Forces Capture Roadway Leading Into the Heart of Austrian Province of Transylvania. R0UMANIA MAY MOVE SOON Von Hindenberg Making Violent At tacks, Capturing Russian Trench. TURKISH CORPS WIZED OUT HI I.I.F.TIV. liONDON. Jan. 17. A Petrosrad dispatch to the Central News says: "Aa official communication Issued at 6 o'clock this evening gays the Kleventh Turkish army corps has been exterminated near Kara-Urgan." LONDON, Jan. 17. While the main Russian army has been busy re pelling what Grand Duke Nicholas In his official report describes as a ae ries of violent attack by Field Mar shal von Hindenberg to break his way through to aWreaw, other Husslau forces have stormed and taken Klrli baba pass, on the borders of Transyl vania, and have made further prog ress in their advance along the right bank of the Vistula toward the Ger man frontier. The Germans In force have delivered seven successive attacks, which devel oped Into desperate bayonet fighting on the Russian lines on the left bank of the ' Vistula, and have succeeded lutaklng one of the Russian advance trenches. Further south there have been almllar attacks. In each case preceded by heavy artillery engagements. The Russians have sueceedl In silencing the heavy Austrian guns, which from the banks of the Dun sjeo have been bombarding the town of Tarnow. K.ifect on Hoamaala. The caprure ot Kirlibaba pass, through w hich roads lead into the heart ot Truns sylvsnla. Is likely to have a political as well aa a military effect. It will possibly hr.Mten the action of Rumania, and wlllj compel the Getamnlc allies to send trnps for the defense of eastern Hun gat y.. With the retirement of Count Von Berchtold, the forrrter Austro-1 tungarlau mlnl.Uor of fareign affairs, who is ssid to have favored another expedition against Nervia, and because of the greater In fluence of file Hungarians tn the council or the empire by reason of the appoint ment of Hsron Stephen BurBn .aC-jhe head of the leJeosn depart mettt. the troops wh'ch were destined for the Her- j vl.tn oieratior are likely to be diverted j lo meet the new Russian threat against i Hungary. French l'riirr on Coast.' j In the, west there "has been some brisk j fighting at many points. The French " ! claim to have made further progress along the coast of Flanders, but not to the extent which they hava been credited with by unoflclal reports. Attacka and counter attacks have also prevailed in the region of Arras and in the Alsne valley, south of Laon. but apparently without either side leaking any advance. The French 'progress, however, accord ing to their statement, continues east ot Rhelms and in the Vosgcs, despilo a heavy snowstorm. ' Tn the Argonne the Germans claim to, have Improved their position. tlllr. Lose Heavily. An official German statement estimates the losses of the allies since they com menced their offensive, four' weeks ago, st IjO.OS'j. Including 2o,0c killed and more than 17,(100 prisoners. j An . interesting account from German I sourJrs of tho battlo north of Soisnons jaiiy that the French defeat was the re- suit or a surprise attain. while tho French expected an attack on their left. the Germans attacked on the right and center and drove the French completely lout of positions north of tho Alsne which it had taken them a mouth to capture. ! Earl Grey, the former governor general ! of Canada, in reviewing a brigade of : the Cunitiiiun contingent today, told them they would soon be sent to the front. I'aiura he ilurk. MONTGOMERY." 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