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D. S. AMMUNITION
PLANTS ENLARGED
as mn RESULT
"Selling to Somebody," General Cro
sier Says, Referring to Factories
Before Home Probers.
MEETING INCREASING DEMAND
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 9, 1014 TWELVE PAGES.
Oa Trains sad at
otal Hews Stands, So.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
Armored Automobiles Being Sold to
Belligerent Power in Europe
Through Canada.
HO NEED FOR BIG HOWITZERS
Officer Asserts Great Siege Guns of
Germans Useless to America.
BADGER SPEAKS FOR THE NAVY
Ship foil Ship It tn to, "ot
Better Than, that o Kalse
Wtlhclm, II De
clares. '
WASHINGTON, Dec 8. Lessons drawn
from the European war weer discussed
before the house military an naval com
mittees today by Brigadier General
Crosier, chief of ordnance of the army,
and Rear Admiral Badger of the navy's
general staff.
General Crorter said the United States
never would hare use for suns similar
to the great howwitaers with which the
Germans demolished Belgium's forta and
asserted that the American field guns
were as good aa any In the wort. Ad
miral Badger told the naval committee
that "ship for ship the United States
navy is equal to, if not better than, that
of Germany or any other nation."
Anse wring questions, the admiral gave
his Idea of why the British navy Is con
tent to keep the German fleet "bottled
up" lnetead of forcing an engagement..
Won't Grant Reqaest.
While these committees were at work
the majority members of the rules com
mittee were deciding not to grant the
request of Representative Gardner of
Massachusetts, for a hearing on his reso
lution to direct a special Inquiry Into the
preparedness In the United States for
iwar. Chairman Henry latter addressed
a letter to Representative Gardner advis
ing him that his proper forum for a hear
ing would be before the regularly consti
tuted committees of the house which are
now In daily session considering matters
pertaining to the. military and naval
strength of the country."
Will Keep Up' Fight.
Notwithstanding the committee's atti
tude, Ml. Gardner tonight reiterated his
determination to keep up the fight for a
special Investigation. During the ' day
Senator Lodge Indicated that he would
call up in the senate later ' his resolution
similar to the one Introduced In the
house by Representative .Gardner.
- "Ordnance from automata pistols to sijP"
teen-Inch howltsers was discussed by
General Crosier In addition to with his
estimates for the next fiscal -year. On
this score "the United States has bo need
to feel uncomfortable." ..
"Have you seen models of the new slx-
teen-inch field guns which the Germans
re reported to be using In Europe? Rep
resentatlve Kahn asked.
- Don't Intend Uslaa; Them.
"No," replied General Croxier, "and we
4o not contemplate experimenting with
those big guna No one knows what they
nay come to, but we must consider the
purpose for' which these guns were used
fc Europe. The French-Belgian border
avaa defended by armored forts, mounting
three and six-Inch guns, to meet such ar-
itfllery aa ordinarily accompany mobile
TM uermans Knew these runs were
there and those forts were there, and
brought ep these special guns to demol
ish them. From what I understand. It is
an engineering feat to move those slx-teen-lnch
field guns and they can be
transported only by rail. Now, we are
not going up against anything like that
and I can see no reason why we should
need any such guns as that."
Invented by American.
"I have understood," said Mr. Kahn,
"that this same gun which the Germans
sure using, or one practically the same
was Invented by an American warned
Gathmann of Chicago and that It was
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HOW JAPS BUILD BOMB-PROOF SHELTERS Major
GenVral Yameda of the Japanese army attacking Tsing
Tau in front of bomb-proof on firing line.
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BEAR DECIDES TO
GIVE UP LODZ AS
STRATEGIC MOVE
Official Statement from Petrograd
Asserts City of No Great Mili
tary Importance.
'TOO DIFFICULT TO DEFEND
i Russian Lines in This Region Re
formed, According to Staff
Communication.
ABSENT LANDLORDS
RESTOREDTO GRACE
Fanners Reconsider Bar Against
Men Without Smell of Soil
- on Clothes.
ALLOWED TO BE ON COMMITTEES
Congress Hear BrH of Com
mittee on '. Prevision for Passat
""" of Uniform hlppln Uwi
Over Entire Conntry.
' Absentee landlords were thrown over
the transom and then reinstated, in the
afternoon session of tha Nebraska Farm
ers' congress In session at the ' Rome
hotel. In a resolution it was provided
that no members of the congress except
actual tillers of the soU should be ap
pointed on any of the committees. About
8:30 o'clock in the afternoon the question
was brought up again and was recon
sidered, a the request of some member
who had been diligently, coached In the
meantime." After a lengthy discussion
the action was rescinded and .It was de
cided that any member In good standing
could be a member of a committee.
The original action was aimed not only
at absentee landlords, but at peiVons in
other lines of business who for one rea
son and another 'seek to take an active
part In the farmers' congress. - George
Coupland, president of the congress, is
himself hardly "an active farmer, as there
ATTACK ON TWO-CENT
FARE TURNED DOWN
State Railway Board Holds it Has
Nothing to Do with Changing
the Law.
DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGHTING
Engagement for Period of Two
Weeks on Left Bank of Vistula
Rirer Taken Up.
FEROCIOUS ATTACKS BY ENEMY
Germans Attempt for Several Days
. to torm Positions of Foe.
TEUTONS ACHIEVE BIG SUCCESS
After ITnhellevablei Efforts and
Enormous Sacrifices, Soldiers of
Kaiser Penetrate Mnaco.
vlte Front,
. 5. Force in Arizona Retires
e
Mile Before Mexican Over Line
NACO, Arts., Dec. S.-The Ninth United
States cavalry will move tomorrow from
Us position along the International boun
dary to a point one mile north to get the
men and horses out of the range of Mex
ican bullets which fly across the border.
Since the American troops settled down
In trenches along the boundary sixty days
ago seventeen of the soldiers have been
hit by stray shells and bullets from Naro,
Sonora, where General Benjamin Hill's
force, of Carranilstas Is defending the
town against the attack of Governor
Maytorena'a Yaqul Indians. Two Ameri
can cavalrymen died from their wounds. '
Five persons In all have been killed on
the American side of the line and forty
two wounded. Twenty of these were
Americans and twenty-nine Mexican,.
Two of the soldiers were hit yesterday.
Aa the result of last night's meeting of
cltlxens of this town another appeal for
help was telegraphed to Tresldent Wilson,
but no suggestions were made aa to what
stops should be taken. In response to
Colonel John F. Gutlfoylc'a request that
the cltltena Indicate what would be the
best course to pursue the cltlsena ten
dered him a generously signed letter to
day suggesting that he recommend to the
War department the establishment of an
embargo on the exportation of munitions
and supplies from Arliona ports.
CZAR REFUSES TO
CONCEDE DEFEAT
Germans Claim Great Victory in
Central Poland and Russians Ad
. mit Reformation of Lines,
PETROGRAD, Dec. 8. An offi
cial statement gven out today by the
general staff of the Russian army
Indicated that the Russians were
considering . the abandonment of
Lodz The statement says:
' During the fighting In the second half
of the month . of November, IxmIs ao-
i quired great military Imiiortance, but the
Ucnnan offensive on the Lrfxli-Lowlci
line having failed, the question of the
defense of Lods lost Its urgency. The
defense of this large city presents many
WEST AREA GENERALLY QUIET
Allied Armlea Grope Their Way For
ward Cantlonaly and Grapple
with Germnna Here, and
There for Advantage.
LONDON, Dec. 8. While the al
lied armies In the west grope their
way forward cautiously, ' grappling
with the Germans nere and their for
slight advantages, the great struggle
In Poland continues, with the Ger
mans, for the time being, apparently
Bcorlng the most points.
Russia has not yet fully conceded
the occupation of Lodi, but in view
of the repeated German claims and
the Russian admission of the reform
ation of its battle line there, It would
seem that the German center has
achieved this goal, upsetting what
for a time was hailed as a decisive
Russian victory.
The capture of Lods, If Indeed accom
plished, will threaten tho Russian line of
KENNEDY PRESENTS THE CASE
Declares, Low Faro Discriminate
Avalast Interstate ' Passengers
' and Points in Kt,bMik."
. and Other States.
(From a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN, Dec. S. (Special.) The Mis
souri Pacific Railway company took the
first steps this morning in an effort to
have the old S-cent passenger fare rein
stated. J. A. C. Kennedy, acting for the
road made an application to the State
Railway commission for a raise in pas
senger rates to S cents per mile.
Later in the day the commission listened
to the arguments of the attorney In sup
port of the application and decided that
as the act was a legislative act the com
mission had no Jurisdiction in the matter
and turned the application down. '
- Reasons Advanced.
. The reason for asking for the raise in
rate is given in part as "follows:
"The passenger fare now in effect is
so unjust and so unreasonably low ax to
to be not compensatory and In fact con
fiscatory.' That said existing rates also
unlawfully discriminate In favor of per
sons traveling between points In Ne
ts no record that anyone In recent years braska.and against persons who travel
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The Weather
Forecast till 7 p. m. Wednesday:
For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity
-Unsettled, with snow; colder.
Temperature at Omana Yesterday.
5 a. m...
a. m...
7 a. m...
8 a. m...
9 a. m...
10 a. m...
11 a. m...
12 in
1 p. m...
3 p. m...
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6 p. ni
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Comparative. Local Kecord
1914. m. 1912
caught him plowing, corn. . Still he has
been one of the very foremost of the
leading spirits In maintaining the farm
ers' congress. has- been 'a tireless
worker. Frank G. Odell, formerly an
editor of a farm paper, and T. F. tur
gess, preesnt editor, of the ' Twentieth
Century Farmer, were among 'those Who
spoke for the rescinding of. the action,'
as they maintained that while they are
(Continued on Page Two, Column Two.)
difficulties from the military point of communication with Warsaw; that Is to
view, and gives to our front an abnormal I '. the great arterial railway which
contour which Is embarrassing to our j runs diagonally across Poland from
communications with the rear. It may ; Csenstochowa to the Polish capital. De
therefore be. expected that with the ! tails of the battle are still lacking, how
setting in of a lull on the left bank of ! ever, and It remains to be seen whether
the Vistula, the Russian lines tn the the Germans will be able to make a fur-
region of LiOdz will bo reformed."
Takes Up Flshtlng.
The report .'then takes up the fighting
oh the left bank of the river Vistula
for a period of two weeks In October and
November. . The official announcement
continues:
"Toward the end of October Russian
thcr advance.
This qualification Is made even In Ber
lin, where it Is pointed out editorially
that the Germans must follow the re
treating Russians relentlessly If they
would relieve tha pressure around Cra
cow and on the east Prussian frontier.
Tha opinion Is expressed by military
critics here that the Russians may
troops, - pursuing 'certain- Austrian and i merely fall back on thuir entrenchments
through Nebraska on interstate Journeys,
and unlawfully discriminate in favor of
points or localities In Nebraska and
against points and localities in- other!
states, in that fares now - in effect are
substantially lower than the. fares for
similar distances ' from points ' and ' lo
calities in other states and from points
In other states through Nebraska."
The 2-cent fare law which has been In
German forces whloh were retreating In
a southwesterly direction, reached a line I
stretching from the river Warta to the j
liver Nldsltsa. This Russian detachment
iv as strongly supported on its right wing. I
Our rear guards, however, hampered the
c6nduct of our offensive to a considerable
degree and the enemy, taking advantage j
vi hub cirvuiunmiicv lliuvcu lurwaru
along the railroad.
Germans More North.
"We observed that the Germsns In
front of us were moving in a northerly
direction and that an Important force of
the enemy was being concentrated along
the front between Thorn and Slouptsy.
This movement menaced seriously the
communication of our right wing with
Its base.
"At the same time we learned that
certain Important highways In Bilesla,
whloh led to the fronts on which our
bther armies in position were being
strongly protected by Austrian troops',
and that these forces were in turn sup
ported In part by German troops. The
hlgthways in question were furthermore,
doubtless strongly . fortified, particularly
to the rear and remain oil the defensive,
while their left and right wings, respect
ively, batter Cracow and harass East
Prussia. t
'Whether the German achievements In
Poland have been accomplished by means
(Continued on Page Two, Column Three.)
(Continued on Page Four,, Column flix.)
Ivy L, Lee Wrote Book About
Strike at Rockefeller's Request
33
2
Iflghest yesterday 33 37
Ixiwest yesterday 21
Mean temperature 32 29
Precipitation 23 .00
Temperature and precipitation
turea from the normal:
Normal temperature
DENVER, Colo., Dec. 8. Ivy L. Lee,
executive assistant of the" Pennsylvania
S3 railroad, was the author of . 'Facts k In
31 Colorado's Struggle for Industrial
3i Freedom,-' according to the statement. of
33 iJ. F. Welborn, president of the Colorado
jj ; Fuel and Iron company, at. today's, ses-
..... 33 "'on of the Industrial Relations commla
..... (2 sion. investigating ths coal miners'
: strike. -,. . .
g1 Mr. Welbornl who previously had pro-
M tested against revealing the name of the
...29, author of the pamphlet issued by the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company, read a
1911-' telegram from Lee, releasing the com-
M1
7 3y )lLuy irum jib Jijue m eeii fiia lueiiiiiy
18 44 secret. The telegram gave the informa
T T tton that Lee .had been employed by John
depar- j D RocKefejieri jr. 1(
SO I In his telegram Lee briefly outlined
Excess for Hie day 1 that Rockefeller had been Impressed with
NoraM,u "r.ir' accu;au ,n,orm-"
Kxceaa for the day -jo Inch tlon of published statements concerning
Precipitation since March 1 24.83 Inches . the strike and had asked him to prepare
Deficiency sinve March 1 3.73 inches., .tatement of the faefcs. He deplored
Deficiency cor period 1V13 S.ftj inches , ,K, . . "T j. ,
DefictWy cor. period 1312 .6 Inches ; tho mystery that had been made of his
Reports from Statin.. mt T P. M. ! Rockefeller had had nothing to
Station and Slate Temp. High- Rain- 00 wlth tne PPrn of the matter
of Weather. 7 p. m. est fall, i used. Lee congratulated Welborn - on
L neyenne, snow 14
Davenport, cloudy XH
Denver, snow 22
Des Slolneo, raining.... 34
Dodge City, cloudy....,, 30
1-ander. cloudy 18
North Platte, snow 24
Omaha, snow 30
Pueblo, nloudv 28
Rapid City, cloudy 20
B.ilt Lake City, clear.. v 34
Hanta Fe. cloudy 24
ttheridan, uinw 18
fcloux City, cloudy SO
Valentine, snow 24
T indicates lrire of preci
L, A. WELSH. Local Forecaster.
18 .08
'.Vi .28
24 .a
S .18
ti .03,
23 .Mi
0 .141
81 .23
82 .01 !
22 .14
2S .00
. .01
il .05
32 .21
28 .24
Itation.
in minor details that had been hown by
the federal commission on industrial rela
tions at Its hearing.
"I do not believe that the Pennsylvania
railroad had anything to do with tbe em
ployment of Mr. Lee," Maid Welborn, con
cluding the reading of the telegram.
Correspondence I Introduced.
Welborn then read Into the records the
dateline and signatures of a mass of cor
respondence between himself and John D.
Rockefeller, Jr., Starr J. Murphy, Jerome
D. Greene, Frederick C. Gates and J. H.
McClement, for the most part members
of the directorate closest in touch with
the Rockefeller interests. ""In" addition
there was correspondence submitted be
tween W. .L. Mackenzie King, chairman
of the Canadian Association for Interna
tional Conciliation,", now -the : Rockefeller
Foundation's commissioner, for the inves
tigation of International Industrial un
rest." t '
The correspondence began about he mid
dle of 1914 and concluded about a month
ago and was. replete with suggestions
from the eastern directors as to the
(Continued on Page Two, Column One.)
course of the conflict In Colorado, public
ity, the probsblo modification of the truce I tied weather prevails over practically all
Gale Along Coast is
Followed by Snow;
Five Lives Are Lost
NEW YORK. Dec. 8 -Rain and know to
day followed Jn the wake of the gale,
which ' for forty-eight hours lashed tha
north Atlantic coast, cost five lives and
caused damage estimated at many hun
dreds of thousands of dollars. Tha local
weather forecaster said that . the Indica
tions were for clear skies tomorrow.
The situation at feabrlght, N. J., which
became alarming yesterday as tha tide
and breakers swept Into the streets on
the shore front, was Improved today. The
occupants of many buildings, who moved
their belongings to places of safety last
night returned to their homes today. The
sea was still heavy and was,poundlng upon
the few remaining parts of tha sea wall.
Yards and streets were littered with
debris.
WASHINGTON, Dec. t. The northeast
gale which tore up the Atlantic coast
for the last three days mas whisking out
to eastward of Cape Code today, leaving
behind a record of win-is and high water.
Another storm of marked intensity Is off
the north Paclflo coast. Overcast unset-
Nebraska Alien Land
Law Passed on by U.S.
High Court in March
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. The Nebraska
alien land law, which Is said to bear a
closer resemblance to the California alien
land act than any other enactment ever
before the supreme court. Is to come up
for decision on Its constitutionality in
March.
The Nebraska statute passed In 188S pro
hibits nonresident aliens from buying or
acquiring by descent land In Nebraska.
The widow and children of a deceased
alien are permitted to hold land for ten
years, to enable them to dispose of It, or
to become naturalized.
The constitutionality of the Nebraska
law was questioned In the settlement of
the estato of John Toop, who wss born
In Kngland, naturalised In the United
States and a resident of Nebraska at tha
time of his death in IMS. His heirs were
nephews and nieces, some living in the
United -mates and others in England.
Those living In America laid claim to tha
land. Those living In England attacked
the deed by instituting suit to establish
their claim to a portion of the land. They
contend the Nebraska statute violates the
fourteenth amendment and the treaty be
tween tho United States and England of
1900 for equal treatment of cltlsena and
subjects.
The United States district court of Ne
braska upheld the law.
,
The Day's ,
War News
Official advices from Berlin to
day confirm the reports that the
allies have assumed the offensive
in France and Belgium, but do
not 'ndlcate that the movement
has yet grown to formidable pro
portions. The attacks, it is said,
have been few In number and have
been defeated.
Dertln is already looking toward
the pos-jlble investment of War
saw, as a result of the capture of
Lodi, Russian Poland. It was said
officially at the German capital
today that news of decisive result
in the campaign against the Rus
sians may be expected at any time
and thai latest reports from the
military headquarters led to tbe
belief Uiat operations' thus far
"have been successfull." It is re
ported unofficially in Berlin that
100,000 Russians were captured)
at Lodx.
In the Dalkans, Austria's armies
apparently have met with checks
In their operations, -which re
cently have been attended with
marked success. An official state
ment from Nlsh asserts that the
Anstrlans have been overwhelmed
by Servians in the recent fight
ing and have retired In disorder,
losing 1,800 men.
PEACE, ECONOMY
AND MORE LAWS
SAYSMiUVILSON
President Addressei the Congress in
Joint Session, Giving Advice on
Nation's Needs.
BUSINESS PROGRAM COMPLETE
Exeoutive Departs from Text of Ad
dress to Say No Further Regula
tions Are Contemplated.
r
AT PEACE WITH ALL THE WORLD
No Shadow of External Trouble
Rests on the United States,
Says the Chief.
NATION IS NOT DEFENSELESS
Rebuke for Alarmists Administered
in Plain Language.
AID FOR A MERCHANT MARINE
Meaaaro to Enroiniie Shipping;
fthoald Re Passed by Congress
to End that Commerce
May Be Revived.
GERMANS CAPTURE
100,000RUSSIAHS
Teutons Said to Have Taken That
Mftny Prisoners in the Fall of
Lodf, Poland.
SOME REPORTS ARE . DENIED
Messagre from Berlin Brands as t'n
troe Reported Itald on Krspp
Factory, Loss of Avlatloa
Corps and Other Claims.
Bl LLHTIJi.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 8. (Via London)
The lierllner Tageblatt, In commenting
on the capture of Lodi, Poland, by the
Germans considers that it may only
positively be called a victory if the Rus
sian retreat is followed by a Oerman pur
suit. If such pursuit is victorious. It
says, then the German center will be
strung enough to act forcibly against the
northern and southern parts of a broken
Russian army.
LONDON. Dec. S.-A Central News dis
patch from Amsterdam says that accord
ing to a message from Berlin It Is re
ported there that upwards of 100,000 pris
oners were taken by the Germans when
they captured Lodi, Russian Polland.
News of the capture of Lodi, this mes
sage says, aroused extraordinary enthu
siasm at Berlin. The houses there are
dcoorated with German and Austrian
flags. No official report has yet been re
ceived concerning the number of pris
oners and guns captured.
Hermans Dear Heports.
BERLIN. Dec.jT. (By Wireless to Bay
vllle, L. I., Deo. !) An official of tha gen
eral staff states that tha report from
Rome that tha French near Ypres, Bel
glum, had captured a whole corps of Ger
man aviators. Is absolutely unfounded.
Dental Is also made of the London report
that aviators belonging to tha allies had
thrown bombs on ths Krupp factory at
Essen. ,
The Russian statement contained In tho,
(Continued on Page Two, Column Three,)
proposition by President Wilson, cashlnu
of militiamen's certificates of Indebted
ness, statements on the strike situation
and forecasts of the company's action in
future disputes.
Ns Mystery, gays Mr. Lee.
PHILADELPHIA, Deo. 8.-Ivy L. I,
oiecutlve assistant of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company said today that there
was no mysUry about the- authorship of
the bulletins and pamphlets circulated
by the Colorado coal operators.
Mr. Lee expluined that John D. Rocks
feller, jr.. consulted with him last summer
with regard to getting facts about tha
strike before the public. He told him
that there ought to be a frank public
statement made. Mr. Rockefeller . thea
caused to be sent to him all available
material and from these Mr. Lee aald
he put into bulletins all ths significant
facts bearing on the trouble.
Mr. Lee added that Mr. Rockefeller has
requested that if there are any naocur
acies In the bulletins and pamphlets that
a bulletin be issued polntiu them out.
parts of tbe county.
The -National Capital
Taeaday, December 8, 114.
V.
Tha tea.
Met at noon.
Members wentin a body to house cham
ber for joint session.
Adjourned at 8 p. m. until noon Wednes
day. - Tha Honse,
Met at noon. '
Held joint seseion with senate at 12:30
p. m. and heard President Wilson In per
son deliver hla -annual address.
Naval committee heard Kear Admirals
Fletcher and Badger on preparedness of
the navy.
Army appropriation bill hearings re
sumed by military committee.
Hlvrs and harbors appropriation bill
consideration begun by committee.
HonMJemtion of District of Columbia
appropriation bill begun.
Adjourned at . p. ni. until noon
Wednesday. ,
Von Bernstorff Formally Charges
Britons with Violating Rules of War
WASHINGTON. Dec. 8. Count von
Bernstorff, the German ambassador here,
has brought to the attention of ths State
department new charges of violation by
British troops of the rules of interna
tional law, With his note the ambassa
dor also filed' photographs and original
cartridges said to have been used in vio
lation of International law and photo
graphs of wounds said to have been
caused by their bullets.
An official statement on the subject
issued to day by tha German embassy
says:
"New proofs of violation of the rules
of International law by British troops
have been found by the German govern
ment: "1. Soft-nosed cartridges have been
delivered by a wounded soldier of the
Klghty-eighth Connaught Rangers regi
ment on his return from France. They
were given to that regiment before the
battle of Mons, mixed with regular In
fantry ammunition.
"Other dum dum bullets were give to
the duke of Wellington's Infantry corps
on August 1 Other kinds of dum-dum
bullets were made by Kley Brothers, No.
8M Cray's Inn road, London.
"S. The British government has or
dered of the Winchester Repeating Arms
company 20,000 riot guns, with 60,000,000
'buckshot cart rid gee.' , The "buckshot
cartridge' contains nine bullets. Tha use
of these weapons and this ammunition
has hitherto been unknown In civilised
warfare.
"8. The Union Metalllo Cartridge com
pany, Bridgeport, Conn., on October 80
secured, through Mr. Frank O. Hoag
land, a patent for 'mushroom bullets.'
"It has been ascertained from reliable
sources that sine October 8,000,000 cart
ridges made according to this patent
were sent by ths above mentioned firm
to Canada for use In the British army.
No oubilde sign distinguishes these bullets
from ordinary ammunition, so that the
soldier who uses them does not know
that he Is using dum-dum bullets.
"Even if the bullets mentioned under
two and three were not destined for the
European war which, however, seems
unlikely, on account of ths large number
of cartridges ordered but for the us In
British colonies, this would all the same
represent s barbarous method of warfara
"The above mentioned facts have been
brought to the knowledge of the United
States Department of State, with photo
graphs and original cartridges, also with
photographs of wounds caused by these
buUeta"
;
WASHINGTON, Dee. 8. President
Wilson departed from the prepared
text of his annual address to congress
today, which was devoted principally
to answering those who contend that
the United States Is unprepared for
national defense to give notice to
the business world that the legisla
tive program for his administration
as lta effect regulation of buslneHS
was practically completed. He said
It had resulted Is a clear road for
business to travel to 'unclouded suc
cess.' Honent business men, the presi
dent declared, need have nothing to
fear In treating the way outlined in
the trust and currency bills. While
the president dwelt briefly upon (he
subject, his words were Interpreted
aa an assurance that no further Im
portant business legislation was con
templated. Buslaess Program Complete.
The president's remarks in full with
relation to business legislation were aa
follows:
"Our program'of ' legislation" with re
gard to the regulation of business Is now
virtually complete. It has been put forth,
as we intended, as a whole and leavtn
no conjecture as to what Is to follow. The
road at last Ilea clear and firm bofore
business. It Is a road which it can travel
withtut fear or embarrassment. It Is the
road to ungrudgod,- unclouded success. In
It every honest man, every man who be
liever that , the public interest Is part of
his own Interest, may wiilk with perfect
confidence."
Blar Problems Pnrtly Solved.
In the text of hla address which touched
upon the administration legislative pro
gram for the session urging passage of
bills for Philippine Independence, government-owned
merchant marine and some
other projects begun but unfinished at
the last session, the president devoted
most time to discussing the question of
national defense, deploring a policy of
militarism, but endorsing a development
of the National Guard and a military
training for cltlxens.
The democratic side of both house and
senate greeted with applause and laughter
hla declaration thot "some among us are
nervous and excited" and that "we shall
not turn America into a military camp."
"And especially when half the world la
on fire," said the president, "we ahall be
careful .to make our moral Insurance
against the spread of tha conflagration
vary definite and certain and adequate.
Indeed."
This statement was favorably received
on both sides of tha chamber. Tha presi
dent's addresa, the longest ha has yet de
livered to congress, occupied about forty
minutes In tha reading. Tha president
aid: '
Gentlemen of tne Congress The ses-
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