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SHIP BILL BATTLE '
v III SE1IATE LITERS
Oil ANOTHER NIGHT
Struggle Still Continues , on. Floor
After Long Combat with Ad-
,-' . ministration Men Shad -IT
. . iBg Foei. . ' ' ' '
1TORBIS WITH THE 1JEM0CRATS
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JTehraskan and La Follette Arrayed
Ajjainit Allies When Motb to
. Adjourn Made.
-'.XXNYON ALSO BREAKS AWAY
. .WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. -After In
.auTgent democrats and republicans
ad made a vain effort to break the
$ontfnuoua session of the senate on
'the fcvernmenr ship purchase, bill,
at "O'clock tonight tired legislators
settled down ior another v ail night
debate in. the, historic struggle.
When the end would come, no one (
-would predict. Administration lead
ers declared the 'session might last
tor a week without Interruption. Op
'. position spokesmen, however, pre
dicted that some effort would be
made tomorrow to break the dead
lock." Republican. managers were
somewhat surprised at the strength
commanded , br the , administration
forces, when Senator ; Clarke ..' of
Arkansas moved that the senate ad
journ ntil noon tomorrow. ,
'v 7T arris -with, Denlo.
They ha hoped that Senator Norrls,
progTesalveHrepubllcan, would .not standi
with, the democratic majority against
tuch s motion. Both Senator NorriS and
' Senator La FolletUT. however, Vote
against adjournment, and so did Senator
Kenyon.-'Who Joined the administration
forces tor the ttlnst time since the begin
ning of the fight Tne vote on the motion
Hood 48 to 46, every member of the senate
answering to the roll call. ' '
Had the opposition alliance won on the
effort to adjourn,' it had been plannedMo
try to displace the ship purchase hill to
morrow by a motion to take up for con
sideration the ,-postofflce .appropriation
bill.. Such an attempt may yet be made
and should it succeed It probably would
be . Impossible to get the shipping meas
ure before the senate again between now
and March. In the light of the vote to
night the regular democratic senators feel
confident that-' their llnee will hold,
although some of the republican-Intimate
that Senator Norrls might soon desert the
majority, unless the filibuster can be
broken and the continuous session ended,
i.' "Day Eicltlngr One. .-', -
. After the Strenuous alt' night session
jlonday the day In the senate was an ex
citing one, enlivened' by parliamentary
.entanglements, and denunciation of the
proceedings by Insurgent democrats.
Senators O'Oorman and Hitchcock as
Ipalied the attempt, td' coerce -support of
the shipping bill and made reference to
: the .attitude of President Wilson The
president took occasion during the day
to reassure , callers , that there was no
Intention of withdrawing the . ship pur
'chase bill, even should It be nejfssary
i to call an .extra seseilon of congress In
' the spring.
. According to talk about the capitol to-
day, . if (opponents of the bill prevent a
dedstvm vote for many more days, a new
plan of action may be undertaken. The
plan, which If said to have been suggested
'"from an authoritative administration
source, would be for house leaders to enjt
up far passage a bill Introduced by Sen
, ator AV'eeks early In the session, which
'passed, the.eenate, providing for turning
over some of the ship of the navy for
malV, "smd commercial aervlce between
New. Tork and 8outh xAmerfeaar porta
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With this bill before the house It would
he f-art of the plan to-attach tha shin
"purchase bill as anmendment and to
pass the ' amended bill under . special
rule. This would put the measure before
the senate again In the form of aa
v ; amended senate bill, on which a record
vote might be forced .
NThls plan Is said to hats been discussed'
at the Whit House by party leaders on
both aides of he capitol, although none
. would admit It tonight. The- rules com.
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ARMS EMBARGO BILL
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Former Preaident Assert Such a
Policy Would Beact Afkinst This
.) . Country in Eyent'ofWar.
OWN.fNTERISTS COME FIRST
' NEW HAVEN. Conn.,' Feb. 9.
William Howard Tift today made
publlca letter be wrote on January
36 to Prof. Edmond von Mach of Har
vard university, In' which the former
president opposes the enactment of
a law forblddlnar the suddIt of munl-
Ltlons'of war from this country, to the
belligerent nations. - .
The .letter was in answer to a re
quest from Pr,of. von ivach, asking
Mr Taft to write a letter to bo read
at a "neutrality meeting" favoring
passage of the bill- Introduced by
aenator Hitchcock; provldrng ' for
such interdiction. . "v 1 '
X I.etter'Wt Read. 1 1
The letter, which .was 'not' read at the
meeting, , Mr. Taft pays, follows:
"My Dear Professor von Macb: 'i have
your of January 24 .1 cannot write to a
neutrality ' meeting stich a letter as. you
would wish. I think that to interdict
the supply at ammunition and ernfe from
the country, to the belligerents in ' the
war would be to adopt a policy that
VouU seriously interfer with year-awn
welfare, rhould we evejt belrawn lhto .a
Jar agninst our. will, by the unJuM in
Toslon of some power iwha, , was . fully
preparM'who weul.l always find-us tin
prepared.' " ' : . ,4 ' "
, "Such a policy as that you ; Indicate
wouia rpean that the power who is armed
I cap p8. would always have -at a dls-
advantage .thope. countries ,thst were not
In such a state of preparation.,
' t'oaslders Aetiofc t'awlse.
. "It would therefore lead to even greater
pressure upon all' the . countries of the
f-world than that we have 'Seen In the
last. two.. .decaaa. , to, .Increase their
armament, "a result which we would
all " deplore. For thi reason. 1 cannot
think that It would be wise to pass a' law
changing, all tho rules of international
laws heretofore prevailing' with respect
to the sale of ammunition and, arms to
belligerents by neutral countries. Nor do
I. think that In the present exigency it
would be an act of neutrality to ao so.
because It would -nure only to the benefit
of one of the belligerents. Sincerely youra,
" . "WILLIAM 1U TAFT."
Quarantine Area j
7 In Iowa Enlarged
tVASHINTJTONi Feb.VA order-ef
fectlva at once was issued by the De
partment of Agriculture' today altering
live stock foot and mouth disease quaran
tine regulations in Indiana, Iowa, alary-
land. New Tork and Ohio. - .,
In Iowa one iom'nahiD in Jonu. Mimhr
Nnd seven townships In Dubuaue are
added tr the closed area. A portion of
Cedar county Is made a modified area.
The general regulations have also been
amended to reaulre the clearing and Dis
infection of all railroad cers-whloh have
carried live stock -grroni the quarantined
areas since January li.
MISS BUSHNEa CHRISTENS .
. - ; LARGE SUBMARINE
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- I i rut. wah.. Feb. . The J.60-
g ' ton submarine Bushnell of United State
M n.rjr juunaned tooay at the yard
87 i Of The Seattle Construction mA r r u
company. Miss FjK-ullne -Warwick flush-
ncll. a descendant of the revolutionary
naval officer ah devbwd tha fire sub
marine, crone a bottle pf champagne on
the prow aa the shfq was cut .loose. The
tiuatineu la so per cent completed,
contract price Is tl.OOO.iHA. . .
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SUFFS GAIN ANOTHER , : ,
POINT INPENNSYLVANIA
' KARRI SBlrH'J, Pa., Feh.". The reso!
flit Ion to submit to the voters the woman
suffrage amendment to the constitution
was passed finally In the house today
by a vote of J to Tl., The resolution
now goes to the senate and If passed by
(hat body the amendment will go before
the people next November. - - ;
PRJCES OF BEANS '', r
AND CRACKERS RISE
CHICAOO. Feb. l.-War demand for
navy beans has Increased the prlis about
H a buahel within the last fw weK, It
was announced here today. The price of
crackers, following the rise in wheat ad
vanced from I te 6 cents a pound In many
or the large grocery establishments here
yesterday.
Norman IL Beam, N I
' Capitalist and
.Banker, ii Dead
NT5W TORTC, Feb. . Norman H. R)m,
financier and director in many, rail
roads, banks and Industrial corporations,
died here In a hospital today. It is tinder-stood'-that
Mr. Roam ' died ' after kAn
Operation "for Intestinal trouble, from
which he", had suffered for some years.
He wis in his seventy-first year. .
NOPAL BOARD BILL
DIES IN COMMITTEE
Liggett Measure to Take the formal j
Schools Out of Politics Post-
poned.by Senators. '
MAJQU3 AND IJHENDS ARE BUSY !
(From a BtaffCorrespondent.) -LINCOLN.
Feb 8. (Special Tel
egram'.) The educational committee
of 'the senate voted to kill the ftormal"
school bill creating V new normal
bcArd. Ib has been , known for a' day
or so that the committee and prob
ably the house bad been "Majorized"
and that there was little hopejor tak
ing1 the normal school out'of politics.
A combination of democrats, and re
publicans -led by Kohl ' and Mallery
were responsible. -
Cdfprado Dry Law - ,
Advanced to Third
; Reading in Senate
DENVER, Feb. . The administration
state-wide prohibition' bill was passedj
on tViIrd reading In the senate today,
27 to i. It contains provisions for the
enforcement' of the prohibition constitu
tional amendment adopted by "the elec
tors last November. It now goes to the
house. '' i
The measure prohibits Interstate anJ
interstate shipment of liquor for sale or
gift, -except for medicinal and saora men
tal purposes. It maKes unlawful the
opening of an original package, provides
for search and seisure; imposes a license
of two annually for druggists and JS upon
religious organisations; .provides V fines
and Jail sentences for first offenses and
penitentiary sentences for second of
fenses. The governor -la given I1S.O0O
yearly to enforce the law. ,
Rush of Water Kills .
Twenty-One Miners
NANAIMOT B. C, Feff. I. Twenty-one
men employed In the mine of the Pacific
Coast Coal mines, limited, at South Well
ington, seven mllesi from Nanalmo, were-j
killed by a rush of. water-today.- '
Evidently one of the old flooded work
ings Of tha Alexandra mine, which ha not
been operating for years, was broken Into
by the men In the South- Wellington,
which adjoins it 6n a lower level. :
ANOTHER TERRE HAUTE
MAN PLEADS GUILTY
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 4,-The number
of men pleading guilty tr the federal
Indictment" charging-conspiracy to cor
rupt the' election In lrre Haute on No-.
vember-T, 1914, was inrresseo to eigniy
four todsy wllen Ilert Hill appeared In
the feteral court and changed his plea
from not guilty to guilty. The thirty
one , who pleaded not guilty are to be
placed on trial March S. ,
EXPORTS OF MANUFACTURES
SH0W GAIN OVER YEAR AGO
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- WASHlNOTO"S r,n- ' KxiHirts. of
Ame.-lcan manufactures In December last
regalne the level shnvi for the month
In HIS. a riecreese of -la per cent In fin
ished manufactures being more then off
set by. gains in manufactured foodstuffs.
A statement by the xvai tinnt or j North tea hare been rcdii'xsd by official
Commerce today shows rial In certal.i , figures to ' eighty-four, according to re
lines of manufactures, however, eptrn j ports to tha State department. Nine' are
msds- phenomenal" gains compared with ; imported ss being French, two Dutyfi and
December a year, ago; -Among the more j the Remainder British. All are under
notable Increases were: Commercial stood to have been of the fixed type
automobile from I101.0X) to J.:nS,0r)u; tl.at-ta t say. they were anchored. The
cotton knit goods, to over - j Hague ventlon requires that they shall
OUO; -woolen tlotMiig, $l3,0O tJ l,3S3.0M);'l b. cur.lY. ,..,m,A .
olher woolen woods, Inrluding blankets,
I1OS.0US to 2."2o,Oft; rubber brxtta an 1
shoes, tM.0u0 to J M OO; sole leufher, $:V,4,
M) to $2AeuU; upper lesther, f 1.7:4.000.
Zlne Increased during the same period
from 137,0.0. pounds to M.tMOHU ioiinJs,
while metal worklfjg .-ichlrery inrreased
in value from S1.3W.0) to t:,4S:.ia.
An unusually largs proportion of the
experts are new going to tturope.
WILL NOT PROTEST
ON FLAG INCIDENT
Administration Say Practice is Too
Common, to Call for Any For
mal Objectioftv ' ,
GREAT ZNCIGNATION IN FRANCE
' BILLETn,
' WASHINGTON. Feb. ' 9. Ambas
sador Tage at London today notified.
the State department that tha Brit
ish foreign ' office had confirmed to
him the press ' reports announcing
the taring of the American flag oyer
the) Cunarder Lusltania on Its recent
trip across the Irish sea. Mr.' Page
also included In his dispatch the text
of the press report of the'occurrence.
"WASHINGTON, . Feb. . . The ad-
nvlQistratlon' view of tha hoisting of
the American flag on the British
steamship Lusltanla,as stated today
on the highest authority;. Is that the
of other flags by ships of natlons at
war is sucha customary practice
thfit no formal protest can be made,
but that it. will be proper to send, to
Great Britain a note pointing out the
dangers, to-neutral . shipping whiCl
may follow if such a practice Is con
tinued. , ,.;,:" .-. i..) v.1'.
Greet ladlcnatloa. la, FVaaee,
PARIS. Feb. S.The caraaraph In the
German memoraridum sent fc the Uplted
Plates government , declaring Germany's
naval' forces have , been 'liwtrUcted to
abstal as far as poslnble from damaging
neutral ships, the French press, declares,
did not appear In the original text pub
lished In the Reich Anselgers of Berlin.
It is considered by the papers here 'that
no matter what apparent restrictions may
be added to the operations of the navy,
the document constitutes an' intolerable
menace to neutrals on the part of Ger
many. The opinion is expressed, that the
Washington administration will protest to
Berlin. . . . .
Regarding, the establishment of war
lone by Germany, abound tha British
isles,- President Wilson said today he was
awaiting the" German government's mem
orandum," being forwarded by Ambassa
dor Gerard before reaching a decision on
what attitude to .take. He said Ger
many's first proclamation on the subject
contained many fiueatlona on which the
fnited Btgtes would like further explana
tion. Tho president takes the view that
the war sons proclaimed by Germany
(Woes not constitute a blockade) or even a
paper, blockade. He states that.lt was
simply a. warning. , ...
The president . himself said that action
by congress oould not "control the use of
the American flag by foreign aMps, and
that restrictions on such practices woWd
have to come through International agree
ment President Wilson told cailers that up
to 'the present, no other neutral govern
ments have asked officlalljrt.be co-opera-
won or im united nates. , -Discussing
the general international
suuauon, rresiaeni.' wusoa said he wasi
not aurprlsed at the length of time taken
by Great Britain In forwarding its final
reply to the American note, on the Inter
ference with American, shipping.
All Xatral Ships War -!..
NEW YORK, r.eb. s.-All ships, 'regard
less of nationality, arriving . or leaving
English ports are officially advised by
the 'Bcltlsh ' admiralty to proceed with
caution and watch out for German mines
or submarines While In English waters,
according to -officers of the steamship
Philadelphia, here 'today from Uverpdol.
'Incoming vessels." said one of the
officers. re warned by radio message
o- possible danger, and masters of out
going ships .receive notice of suspected,
danger before thy leave port!" ,'
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British Mines Drift 1.
To Dutch Coast
WA8MINOTO.V, Keb. .-The 1.504 mines
reported to have drifted on the shores of
Holland ' from their anchorage In the
1XR HA.K Owing to 111 health.
Only card printer? n Omaha. lari
department store. I lilt tariiings wera
lii.WOO.
' j ror farther Ufonnatla--Iaboat
this opportaatty, sea ise W aat aVd
geeUua of todaf 'a s)e.
WILIIELIIIM PUTS
INTO FALMOUTH OH
WAY TOJIAMBURG
Steamship Bound from New Tork
for German Fort with Gram
Cargo Arrirei in Brit
ish Water.
APPEARS OFF THE LIZARD
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English Foreign Office, Claims It
' Has Not Been Advised as to
Craft's Movements.
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HAtXN OF INVESTIGATIONS
BII.LRT1 N.
LONDON. Feb. . A dispatch to
Lloyd's from Falmouth announces
that the American steamship Wll
helnttna arrived there this afternoon.
LONDON, Feb. 9. Although the
British foreign office tonight claimed
that it had not been advised as to
the movements of the steamship
Wllhelmina, bound from New York
for Hamburg with a cargo of grain,
the appearance of the vessel off the
Lisardt shortly after noon today is
generally believed to Indicate that
the ship Is making for Falmouth, a
port much used for the detention of
vessels carrying cargoes under inves
tigation. , . ' '
, Tha policy of the British govern
ment concerning the Wllhelmina, It
ia stated at the foreign', pf (Ice, has,
undergone no change. Its aargo of
foodstuffs destined ' for Hamburg
will be thrown ipto a prize court and
the ship will be released as soon as
possible. ' . , i
- The American Commission for Re
lief in Belgium has received no fur
ther advices concerning its offer to
buy the grain and the ship, but it
still believes a price may be 'agreed
upon for the transfer of the boat and
Its cargo to tha commission. , 1
Lusitania Makes
Final Dash With ;
" LifebSats Manned
LONDON, Feb.- .-When fhe Cunard
liner Lusltania started en -It flaal dash
from Ireland ' for Liverpool . with the
American flag flying, the lifeboats were
sinppeo-ana rnannea tor an emergency,
according te an unnamed 'American pas-,
senger quoted by the Daily Mall, r .
"As for the American flag.' hesaid,
''It was flying Friday raornlig when we
earns up after breakfast. The lifeboats
were stripped and maaned by 'their crews,
who- were life preservers There was
considerable tension In the air, but the
captain and officers were close ' ar rat
traps." ,
"I won't deny that many of us passen
gers were prepared for whatTnlght hap
pen at any moment and : we were not
sorry when we' saw the ytllow murlc of
Liverpool." ' 1 . v
v .
Big-Wholesale Drug
Company Insolvent
8T, LOUIS, Mo-r-Feb. . A receiver
was , ap painted today for ' the Meyer
Brothers' Prug compsny, a large wholesale-firm.
Ttt receiver was appointed
on petition of ' three creditors whose
claims asm-gate 140,000. They allege that
the debts of the firm to other creditors
exceed iro,ooa
The firm was established sixty years
ago, and according to the petition ita
business ran Into the millions annually.
Because of the general business depres
sion. It Is stated, the firm has been un
able te ' collect accounts aggregating
1400,000. T- '
Illinois Statesmen :
Exchange Epithets
' SPRING F1KLD, lit, Feb. t.-Mharp
words were paased on the floor of the
lewer hovse of the legislature today and
for a time threatened to be the cause of
a fist fight between Representative Lee
O'Nell Browne of Ottawa and Michael 8.
Igoe of Chicago, both democrats.
Representative Igoe criticised Browne
for having entered a caucus .of. forty
democrats. Igoe said that Browne had
been Quoted at the beginning of the sea
son ss saying be would not enter a tau-
cus unless attended by all of the demo
crats.
' "Do you mean me?" yelled Browns,
laoe Ignored the question.
"You are a liar," shouted. Browns.
"8o are you," retorted Igoe.
Browne doubled his fists and started
toward Igoe. Friends rushed Into the
breach. Browne apologised a the house
for having used such Istigusga. lie then
referred to Igoe as a "kid and a child"
who was otxylng the dictates of a man
on the Jo wer floor. i
CARRA.NZA FORCES ARt. ' '
DEFEATEO U MONTEREY
iiIabEDO. Tex., Feb. I-Ceneial Ke
naldo de La Carta and his ton, both
Carransa leaders, wounded m yesterday's
attack on Monterey, today were brought
to Nuevo' Laredo. - Instead of rapturing
Monterey, as the constitutionalist consul
here announced yesterday, the Carranxa
forces were defeated there.. '
A defeat for Oeneral Antonio Vlllateal,
a prominent Carranaa general, on the
road to Matamoros yesterday. Is reported.
Telegraph communication with Monterey
still is out. It Is Vvported fighting baa
tteen going on outside of Monterey Inter
mittently for five days. According to
reliable reports the constkutlonsllats were
led ipto ambuah and permitted to fnier
Monterey, after - hlch they were tur
roundnd and the slaughter commenced.
The loss of life it said to have been great.
JURY SELECTED TO'
TRY T. H. MATTERS
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Omaha Attorney Before Federal
Court on Charge of Complicity .1
in Looting of Sutton Bank.
FEW CHALLENGES EMrLOYX
With a jury chosen from a special
panel ' of ' forty men, the criminal
prosecution of Attorney Thomas H.
Matters of Omaha, formerly ofSHar
vard, will begin t 9 o'clock this
morning In federal court before Dis
trict Judge Frank A. Toumans of
Fort Smith, Ark.
Matters is charged in federal grand
Jury indictments with having aided
President Melchior L. Luben, presi
dent of the First National bank of
Suttonln Issuing certificates of de
posit without authority and misap
plying funds of the bank, which later
went into the handfeof a receiver.
t
Attack eBOraad Jary Overraled.
Judge Toumans ortleretl the case to hp,
mediate trial yesterday, after deny hut
motions of the'dnfanso for a continuance
to the April term of court and to quash
the charges on the alleged grounds that
they had been brought by a srrfnd jury,
the drawing of which had been tech
nically defective. 1
In presiding at the selection of Jurors,
which began at l:S0 p, m.ths Judge urged
the lawyers to be as speedy as possible.
He continued the afternoon session with
out recess until after f o'clock, and or
dered the trial to start halt an hour
earlier this morning 'than court -usually
convenes, lie also gave, notice thkt court
would hold a,ll day Saturday.
The jurora cnosen were: . ,
J. O. Benedict, West Folnt, fsrmer. '
W. P. ' lloseman. Kremont. retired dent
ist, aged 74.
Charles O. Kdmonda, 1730 Pratt street,
Omaha, peeking house workman.
11. F. Kohlmeler, Wakefield, general
merchant.
James Olrard, Schuyler, general mer
chant. Melvin Etllnon, F.lgln, farmer. '
K. F. .Gibbs. Newcastle, live stock and
real estate dealer.
M. K. Kerl, .West Point, hardware rher
chana. Finest Deltrlch, Dodge, blacksmith.
John O. AShley, Drfnatur, stocknvan.
William Arndt. - - Columbua retired
farmer. ' ,
, 'raok Wurdeman, Oeston, farmer.
Qaeatlona rat t'Jarors.
In examining the Jurora as to their
qualifications for aervloe attorneys fpr
both sides asked: many questions re
specting the particular features concerned
in the ease. Among them .were such
as ' these. .".''.
"Are yu a (man of family?" "Have
you a eonT'J. ."Have you aver, lost money
through bank, failures?" "Did you ever
work for the Union Pacifier" (for which
road -Matters has' been mentioned as spe
cial ' eoltisel)!, "Do you know George 8
JJarrT (who has been mentioned ia
connectleri with the Matters case), ''Have
rtltf aequalbtancea In. or around Pulton r'
'Are jrou'of German extrctloni'' ,'Ies
the' Indictment, 'or the defrfhdant's other
litigation or his efforts -to continue the
case or quash The charges, prejudiced
ran in any weyr- . , ------
Ten Peremptory t halleng-ea.
Twenty-four prosjectlve Jurors out of
the 'special panel of forty were examined,
before both sides were satisfied. Two
men, J. M Bailey, a llenson carpenter,
and Alfred Bowman, a Craig farmer,
were challenged ancU excused for cause,
because they said tlie reading.- of the
grand Jury's Indictments or charges
against matters had caused them to form
opinions, which would place a ' burden
upon the defense to dislodge.
The defense used only seven fcf- Its ten
per-emRtory challenges, and the govern
ment employed only three of the aix It
was entitled to. ' One of the former was
exercised against W. D. Bchaal, a farmer
from near Meadow, who .had served Ss
state senator In 1(07 and l0t and knew
ex-Unlted States Senator Elmer f. Bur
kett, of counsel for the defense. E. V.
Gibbs of Newcastle was accepted by. both
aides,, although he said he had friends
who had lost money In bank failures. '
Sultan Refers to '
Attack oh Suez
as Scouting March
CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. .-(Vla Lon
don.) Turkish army headquarters hss Is
sued an 'official announcement which re
fers to the "successful reconnolterlng
march" of the Turkish forces on Egypt..
It saya that some companies of Turkish
Infantry -crossed tlS -Sues canst.
Our vanguard will keep in touch with
the ( enemy and continue reconnolterlng
the eaat bank of the canal," tha an
nouncement continues, "until our main
force can proceed to the attack.
"J'mrt of the Turkish fleet has heavily
bombarded Talta, the Russian Black Sea
port in Crimea. At another point our
ships sank a Kussisn vessel,"
Five Packing Firms
, .Guilty-of Violating
v Laws' of Missouri
'JEFFERSON CITY. Mo., Feb? .-The
packing firm bf Armuor A Co., Bwlft Jfc
Co., the Bt Louis. Beef and Provision
company. the Hammond Packing com
pany and Morris A Co., were found guilty
of violating the. state anti-trust law by
the , Missouri supreme court today. An
order of ouster Was issued, but the com
panies are allowed to renvaln In the state
on payment of fines,
Illinois Deadlock 7 ,
Enters Sixth' Week
SPRINGFIELD, III.. Feb. .-Wr.e
balloting for a speaker was'resumed this
morning by members of the lower houxe
of the legislature all factions seamed as
determined to stand their- ground as at
any time since the speakership deadlock
began six weeks ago. There' was not the
slightest Indication that tbs deadlock
would be broken. '
GERMAN ATTACH
ONVARSAVLINE
AT STAI1DSTILL
Petroprad and Berlin Report that
Fierce Assaults on Center of.
Front in Poland Are
Snipepded.
FIERCE BATTLE OH. THE WINGS
Russians Say They Have Made
Oaim at Two Points on Hun
garian Side of Carpathians.
WEST IS COMPARATIVELY QUIET
The ,Day8 War Tews
GKRMAW ARMY la F.ast - Prasala,
relaforred with troops seat e help
stay the Rasalan advaace Into
(Germany, has undertaken th '
feaatve. - The Rasalan alsa 4n
helleve4l ,4a hare at larae iimr la
this region, where a streat battle
apparently Is dereloplaa. At the
other ead "ht the eastern front, at
tha Carpathians, neither side has
fceea ablejtoK vala sleflnlte -rlc-"T.
. .'''"''
ftpw German attack in th Ar-
koane has bee a attended 'with .
aaeoeaa. .' The French military .
staff admits tha Uerntans eaptarett
soma posltloas. ,
TIRKlaii IVAlut t Kaypt,
f the snoat Marina and pletnr
sqae Incidents of the war,
to have eamet naoaht. After
tha receat defeat la -the flarhtlna-
near the Sees raaal tha Tarfcs are
said to have falleaback..
LONDON. Feb. 9. The fierce Oer
man attack on the Warsaw front is.
again at a standstill-, according lo
reports received from both Borlitt
and Petrograd; on the ether hand,
the Russian capital reports that on
each wins; of tha eastern battle line
the Russian offensive has been, re
sumed. . 1
An official Russlanshmraunlcation
claims that the Russians have madi
progress on the Hungarian side pf
the western Carpathian ranges.vgs
well as gained success in h direc
tion of Mesolabprci. which resulted
in driving back the enemy with con
siderable losses In guns and prison
ers. , ','?.'
The Austro-Qarinan army Is said to
have met reverses on the tlsllclan shle of
th fsacft and Beskld pasxes. Balancing
these successes are' the Hussion admis
sion of their retirement bo fore strong
force In JJukowlna and the . Austrian
claim of 'halving entered tho town of
Klmpolung 1ri the crown land.
Grant Rattle la tjast Prn'csla,
In East Prussia the fighting apparently
is assuming a more desperate ohara.tM.
This may account for, tho lull on thts
Warsaw front,) as the East Prussisn
forces may have been reinforced by soiti
ot Field Marshal von lllndenburg-s-rt-Crans.
' i ,
The fighting on t" wern front hu
been tnklng Ita usual monotonous course
with sporadic Infantry assaults oik the
trenches to an accomplishment of artil
lery firing. ' yr
The full text of tli German blockade
proclamation, published In London today,
served aa a theme for-much comment. In
which the Lusitania flag inr-ldrnt figures
largely. Most of the papers defend the
use of the American, flag In this epierg
tncy, but some of thorn express mlsglv-i
Ings as to the effect of
this
course ot
action.
German Official Report.
BERLIN, Feb. 9.-KBy-Wlrcles to Say
vlllc, N. V.) The German war office to
day gave out a report on the progress of
the fighting, dated February t, which
reada aa ollowa:
"In the western arena of tha war no,th
Ing of Importance has' transpired,
"On the East Prussian frontier w have
had several minor local successes; otlr
wlsn the situation is unchanged." i
Rail Official Dies. '
6T. ALBANS, Vt, Feb. I.-Chester
Vermont railway and for many years Its
attorney,' died of pneumonia today. Ha
was 79 years old.
Omaha Real Estate
Is Going to Have
A Small Boom -
With the loosening up tf tho
money market this spring vrill .
undoubtedly come a brisk real
estate season. :
Hundreds of people have
been waiting to buy since
away last fall and now
have very bright pros
pects of realizing- their
hopes.
Values will increase accord
ingly.. If you are able to, buy
now. The J5ce's real estate col
umn.3 today contain some ex
cellent offers.
-"Telephone Tyler 1000
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