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Daily Bee NEWS SECTION THE WEATHER. Local Snows PAGES ONE TO TEN. VOL. XLTI NO. 142. OMA1IA, SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER, 30, 11)112- TWHXTV PAGUS. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. The Omaha STATE INSPECTORS ADULTERATION OF M1LKJH OMAHA Dairymen and Restaurateurs Are Tlireatened with Prosecution Unless Standard is Raised. THEY'RE AFTER BOSSIE'S GOAT Charge Made that Activity is Di rected Against Omaha Official. WATER IS BEING USED FREELY Violators Given Dressing Down at Meeting in Paxtcn Hotel. ANDREAS HINTS AT BRIBERY Slnte Official Dcclnres Hint While IiinpectlnK Milk Here Dairyman HhiI Slipped lllm Money and Wanted Good Score. State Food Commissioner Nets P. Hansen and Deputy Commissioner W. C. Andreas called thirty Omaha dairymen and restauranteurs together at n, meeting at the Paxton hotel Friday and threatened prosecutions for selling adulterated milk, samples of which had been tested two weeks ago by Andreas. Hansen spoke nt length to the milk venders and told them to go homo atld mend their ways; unless they do they would bo subject to prosecutions under tho state law for the next offence. Andreas declared that during the time he was In this city, testing the mllk.sold by dairies, some of tho big dairymen had. clipped money Into his hand and requested a good score. Ho refused to namo. tho dairymen who hud approached htm In this matter. Hansen requested that this phase of tho state's Investigation be not published ai It would "lead people to believe they were In Omaha to. get ovldenco against Omaha's dairy Inspector, who Is a can didate for food commissioner." Hostile Involve Tucker. Dairy Inspector Bosste, answering An dreas, pointed out that his business was purely to keep dairies In sanitary con dition and that he had not tested milk. Ho charges that Deputy Food Commis sioner F. S. Tucker openly admitted that he was In Omaha to "get Bossle's goat," and says ho has affidavits from Walter Soreuson, ton of tho Mayor of Florence, p.nd Leroy Corliss of the Waterloo Cream rry company to prove such statements were made. "I have examined Into milk sold here," said Hansen "and while cream with loss butter fat than the state law permits is being sold, I think the fact that there Is un .ordinance., here permitting ...salef. cream testing 10 per cent butter fat, when the' utatc' lawr requires IS per cent, Is an extenuating circumstance. I'm going to glvo you tho benefit of tho doubt, for pcrhays you do not know the stato law. "Let mo say, however, that there Is something very, very wrong when cream tests only 9',4 per cent when It should test IS per cent." Competition Force Wittering. lleferrlng to the sale of watered milk and cream Into which milk had been mixed, Hansen said: "A man told mo that those conditions exist here and competition forced him to meet -them. This statement, I believe. was the outcry of an honest soul. It Is tho fault of the men who pursues tho damnable system of dilution. "I am willing to give you a fair show, but I want to warn you that butter fat In milk must terit 3 per cent and In cream 18 per cent. I shall visit here from time to time, and I promlso you If I find vio lations of the dairy law continuing, I will prosecute you to the full extent of tho law." Hansen said last summer he found similar conditions In Omaha and South Omaha dahles and restaurants. "I read. in tho papers of your excellent dairies nnd I sent out a cpmpcten Inspector, who reported quite a reduction. "Milk patrons nro willing to pay any sum In reason for milk, but they want It clean. Milk Is most easily contam inated, having a peculiar affinity for un wholesome odors." Will Not Serve Xotlee. Concluding tho food commissioner de clared that other violators would bo given no notlco of tho .discovery of the viola tions by tho state commissioner, but would bo "called at once to answer before tho bar of Justice." Hansen i-ald thero should be tome change In the manner In which dairy anl mals were stabled In Omaha. He1 said ho hod sent out a deputy commissioner who had taken photographs of dairies which proved beyond a doubt that better stabling conditions were imperative. Lit tin dairies, ho declared, were not tho principal offenders. City Dairy Inspector Dossle said sta bllng conditions hero were excellent and that thure had been no complaint based hi fair examinations of his scores. lllK Dnlrymen Interfere, The activity of the food commissioners he attributed lurgoly to tho Interference 3l some of the big dairymen who are op posing his candidacy for food commis sioner because ho "would make them toe Uio mark." "For example," ho said, "do you see on the rlort of the commissioner tests made of any milk sold to restaurants by (Continued on Page Two.) The Weather For Nebraska Fair; not much change In temperature. For Iowa Generally fair; slightly cooler. Teniiierntnre nt Oumlin Yete-- Hour. Deg. ' 5 a. m 3J . ft a. m 31 ' 7 a. m............ 30 x a. m 3) 0 a. m 11 1') a. m S8 11 a. m 4o I 12 m 47 i 1 P. m W 5 p. m 61; 3 p. ,m 5t I Pv m &3 5 p. m 6 p. m 41 7 p. m 4t p. in . 41 ' vV ' Denver Doctor Found Dead; Witness in ; Mysterious Case DENVEH, Nov. 2D.-Dr. John F. Cher rlngton. whb had been subpoenaed by tho ! coroner In an Investigation Into the death I of Maudo White, 2s years old, ono of j hla patients, was found dead In hi room I this morning. A bottle half filled with a white powder was found near his body. The city chemist will analyze the powder and the coroner will hold an autopsy upon his body. Friends of the dead phy sician declare that he. died of heart failure. Dr. Cherrlngton had been questioned very closely by the police concerning his knowledge of the death of Miss White, who was employed by Martin W. Trcstcr as housekeeper. The woman died Wednes day night nnd the death certificate was signed by Dr. Cherrlngton giving peri tonitis ns the causo of death. Miss White's brofher, Charles White, did not learn of tho death until yester day. He notified the pollco and the coroner. The coroner was denied the body by Mrs. Isubcll Howe, nurse In at tendance. The police department ' was called upon and the body forcibly re moved. Dr. Cherrlngton first denied to the police that ho had anything to do with tho White case but later admitted that ho had been attending her since lart Sat urday. The pollco aro looking for Trester, who has not been at his home since Thurs day morning. Classics Defended as Necessary Part of Real Education CHICAGO, Nov. 29. A defense of the classics as a necessary part of education was made today by President Fred N. Scott . of tho National Council of Teachers of English In convention here. "To make modern ears sensitive to tho muslo of bygone ages," said President Scott, "will never cease to be one of tho noblest of tho teachers functions. When wo abandon that hard task for the easy appeal to current superficial Interests, we rob the student of about the best gift It Is ours to bestow. "The phrases, 'preparation for life' and 'relation to life have been so banded about of late that they have becomo stale and unprofitable," continued the speaker. "Eating and drinking and run ning a typewriter and selling stocks and bonds and shovelling snow off the front walks what are these? Is this the life for which our costly system of education Is 'to provide? If so, If life means simply keeping oureelves ojlve, our teachers are extravagantly overpaid. A little chloroform would achieve a better result at a fraction of the coat." In conclusion President Scott said he telle ved" ''HluU wo must' continue to teaoh in Die schools and tho university what cannot be learned under ordinary condi tions In the street and the shop, that Is tho Ideal values of men and things and societies. Other teachers made a plea for uniformity In gramatlcal terminology. Mining .Congress Wants Law to Regulate Claims SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 20.-A law pro- 1dlng for final settlement by tho United States courts of public land claims, where tho government Is an Interested party, was endorsed today by tho American Min ing congress. The resolution adopted urges a law conferring Jurisdiction on the United States district courts to determine public land claims within reservations or under withdrawals that have been rejected by the Interior or other departments, or which have been pending for two years without settlement, or If they have been two years without settlement, or If they have been rejected because of a question as to tho mineral of non-mlncral char- acter of the land. A workman's compensation law, pro viding that the burden of such compen sation be borne by the Industry involved also was endorsed and a committee auth orized to aid the thorough revision of tho mining laws. The congress went on record as favor ing the retention of tho present duty on lead and zinc and the construction of two railroads, either at government ex pense or with government aid, connect ing tho two great river systems of Alaski with tidewater. G-len Loch Wreck Caused by Sagging of Steel Bridge PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 20.-A coroner's Jury today held an inquest into the death of four persons In Wednesduy nltrht's wreck on tho Pennsylvania railroad at Glon Loch rendered a verdict this after noon Jthat the accident was due to the agging of a bridge. The Jury added that after examining the witnesses It was un able to determine what caused the bridge to sag. Tho Inquest was held at Wostchestor, Pa. William M. Ramsey, of Philadelphia, Inspector of bridges for the Pennsylvania railroad testified that ho examined tho bridge after the accident and found that It had sagged In the mldle about twenty Inches. The bridge spans two freight tracks arid is 163 feet long. Ho said he examined It on November IS and found It In the best condition. After the wreck he found that a heavy girder had crushed through a latticed column. George H. Brown, a bridge engineer of Twenty-Five Years FOHT DODGE, la., Nov. 23. H. It lie E CUTS PRICESWHEN IT MEETS COMPETITION Original Sales Reports Are RjwS Into Record of Case by J-afcHVi! crnment AttorneScRS INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TOSeNTS Concessions Are Made South and East of Pittsburgh. TWO FIRMS ARE BANKRUPTED Trust Afterward Buys Their Plants at Low Figure. BUSINESS IS DIVIDED UP Aftentn Are Mulntnlned nt Some I'olntn for i;icb of Five I.lnen Handled Agreement with l'l) mouth Cordage Co, CHICAGO. Nov. .-Attorney Edwin P. Grosvenor, assistant to Attorney Gen eral Wlckershani, today In tho suit of tho government to dissolve tho Interna tional Han-ester Company of America, drew from reports of tho sales commit tee of tho company alleged evidence of price fixing and price cutting. Mr. Grosvcnor brought out that the chief competitors nt whlctb theso tactics were aimed at one period were the Minnie Harvester company of Minneapolis and Its subsidiary, tho American Gross Twine company of St. Paul. The govern ment prosecutor then showed that tit 1003 theso firms went Into bankruptcy and that tho International Harvester company purchased their assets at a low figure. , , . Attorney Bancroft of counsel for the International Harvester company to day submitted to Spoclal Examiner Tay lor all but threo of tho original sales re ports asked for In tho government's suit td dissolve the Harvester concern. Tho sales reports, which, until Wednesday, of ficials of the Harvester company de clared were lost, wcro tho cause of a clash between counsel yesterday. H. C. Hawkins, presldont of tho Inter national Harvester company, today was recalled to the wltnoss stand to Identify sales reports as they wero lead Into tho record und was questioned regarding their authenticity. He was kept in the witness1, chair while tho large nies or re ports were read Into tho recqrd. Attorney Grosvcnor Interrogated Mr. Hosklns regarding the purpose of nu merous Instructions to agents and others contained In the reports of the sales de partment. "In ,a letter to division sales man agers," said Mr. Grosvenor, "you aoT vlsha-agerttsthat a concession of V on binders and $2 on reapers and mowers In the territory south and east or Pittsburgh could bo.mudo. Whs that because of the strong competition?" "I bollovo so," said Mr. Huaklns. A letter then was read giving authority to tho managers of divisions to make further concessions to take cars of largo agents rather than allow them to go over to competitors. A report dated January 15, 100.1, signed "Pv C. Hasklns," and addressed to Cyrus McConnlck, next was brought up by At torney Grosvenor. "This report," said Attorney Grosvcnor, "states that so long as there was strong competition to bo met, tho sales commit tee deemed it advisable to maintain flvo Felling divisions, ono for each of the flvo lines of products-McCormlck, Deer lng. Piano, Milwaukee and Champion. Was that step taken?" "I believe It was?" said the witness. "Tho report further stutes that no re duction in the price of binder twine in quantities under fifty tons was udvlB: able If tho Plymouth Cordaso company agreed to that policy. Was that compuny your heaviest competitor In that article?" "It was ono of tho largest." "This report recommends that thu Peoria (111.) agency bo ullowcd two more canvassers because of tho conlpetltlon by tho Acme Harvester company of Peoria, said Mr. Grosvenor. Counsel for the government then went Into an extended reviow of prices of binder twine. Two Hundred Million Dollars Needed for Pensions Next Year WASHINGTON. Nov. 29. Appropria tions of nearly 10,000,000 for pensions to veterans of American wars will bo neces sary at the short session of congress that opens Monday. The usual sum, exceeding all appropria tions of former years, wilt be necessary to make up a deficit of marly moOO.000, lesulllng from tho Increase of pensions under tho Sherwood law of last summer and tho proportionate Increase of the general pension budget occasioned by this act. Estimates secured by numbers of con gress today Indicate that the regular pen sion bill probably will oarry about J17;.000,000. Thl. in itself, will be u rec ord breaking total, as the Sherwood law materially increased many pensions. It ban not been determined whether tho de ficit of approximately J20,OW,000 will bo ' added to tho regular appropriation bill or put Into some other measure. Tho pension bureau has enough money for the present, but will run short bo tween March 4 and July 1, when thu new fixcal year begins unless It gets the extra !0,tt,000. Plant of Sioux City Daily News Burned SIOUX CITY, la., Nov. 23. (Special Telegram.) Fire of unknown. origin gutted the plant of the RIoux City Dally Nowa oarly inU morning. Tho loss will cx oeed IX.Of.O, parMally covered by Insur ance, on the newspaper plant, and sev eral thouiand on the building. The News w.n be published from the of flee of the (Journal until the plant can be rehabilitated. i lllulivi., .(.l,il I I if j- "-'VMitK'WV X I . 1 I COMMERCIAL mCHERS HERE Many from This and Adjoining States Open Convention. POLITICS OPENS OUT EARLY Mnuy Town Arc After the Vnrlonii Office and Mnny C!tlen Want in He Selected nt Meetlnir Piece Next Yenr. The opening session of the Missouri Valley Commercial Toachors' association in tho Omaha High School of Commerce, was delayed this morning, as tho en rollment took up tho time until ufter 10 o'clock. At noon 140 commercial teach ers from tho states of Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado and Oklahoma wero registered. A vocal solo was rendered by Miss Edith Aldcnnan and tho ad dress of welcome given by 12. V. Parrish manager of tho publicity bureau of tho Omaha Commercial club. Ho gave figures relating to tho In dustries In Omaha. Ho pointed out that Omaha Is tho third primary live stock market In tho world, the fifth primary grain market of tho world und Unit tho bank clearings in Omaha In 1911 were $5,021 per capita of population, which la larger than that of any city or any other two cities In the United States. The re sponse was by Clay B. Sluter of Des Moines. Smith n Humorist, President C. T. Smith of tho Kansas City Business college, Kansas City, Mo., crowded a lot of fun Into his ad dress. He was filmi serious at times and Bald that twenty years ago when ho de livered nn address to a body of gray heads, many of them profound edu cators, ho had pointed out tho necessity of commercial and manual training in the public schools. He said tho men ut that time shook their heads and did not bcllove It was good. Ho was glad to seo that the country had como to tho Idea and that commercial training and manual training wcro now beginning to play a larger and larger part In tho curriculum of tho public schools of tho country. T. E. Musslcman of Gem City Huslnoss college, Qulncy, III., spoke on letter writ ing In tho business colleges, and F. L. Hrawford of tho High School of Com merce, Omaha, spoko on spelling that tenches, Mlsnnurl AVnntu Jllllt MeetlnK. Missouri Is hot after tho association meeting for next year. Also Missouri Is hot after tho presidency. lioth Joplln and St. Joseph aro anxious to laud the VDVS association meeting. Each has a num ber of representatives hero who aro talk- j lng for It. Out of Joplln comes also tho candidate who is being noosteu lor tne presidency. Ho Is C. C. Carter of the Joplln High School of Commerce. St. Joseph representatives, however, have been complaining that Joplln wants too much and that they must cither turn their fond eyes away from tho presidency or from tho Idea of landing the association meeting. Carter is re ported to have said he would rather give up the presidency than to fall In tho effort- to pull the association to his town next year. The business meeting at which both of thcio matters will be decided Is to be held Saturday afternoon. Promoter Hides in Garret for a Week nUENA VISTA. Colo., Nov. 23.-Aftr having escaped arrest by hiding In the garret of his own homo for a week, Charles A. Kuijnrfl, a wealthy milling promoter hore,' gave himself up to the shorlff yesterday. Kueiue.l is wanted by the authorities in Spokane to answer u charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. Deputy Sheriff Clark of Spokane has been in Uuena Vista sev eral days with requisition papers. On the Anxious Seat Flames Damage Chicago Plant of Armour Company CHICAGO, Nov. 23.i-Flre broke out In tho plant of Arniovjr & Co. at tho Union Stock Yards)! causing a largo property loss. Kxtnt calls Tor tiro engines have been sent to all parts of the south side nnd a lurgu forco of firemen under the iwrjional direction of Chief Seyforllclii Is fighting the flames. Tho ftro started shortly after 7 o'clock In tho shipping station of the company's plant, and In a few minutes the five-story brick struc ture was In flames. J. J, Deright's Death Is to Be Investigated By Coroner's Jury Whether J. J. Derlght, who was found dead Thanksgiving morning with his hend blown partly off, committed suicide or whether death was accidental will bo decided by u coroner's Jury at 10 o'clock thli morning. Sheriff McShuno will con duct the lnquo.it, owing to the absence of Coronor Crosby, Edwurd F. Derlght of Clilcngo, J. J, Deright's brother, arrived In Omaha yes terday and took charge of his brother's affairs. Ho says ho could find no rea son for Niilcldo ns his brother's business wai in good shapa and he had had no domestic trouble. Mr. Deright's funeral will be held Sun day afternoon at 3:20 o'clock from tho lato residence, 2l South Thirty-fourth street. Hev. T. J. Mackay will officiate. Tho body will bo taken to Murlon, N. V., for burial New Theater to Be Built by Brandeis Another theater bus been announced fur Omaha. A. D. lirundcla has authorized A. L. Johnson, manager of tho Gayoty and American Hlppodromo theaters, to an nounce that a big amusement house to be known us the Hippodrome will be built during tho coming year Just oaut of tho site for the new l.o00,0OD hotel. K. L. Johnson and O. T. Crawford, a St. Louis theatrical man, will bo man agers of the new theater. Tho American Hippodrome will bo turned over to a stock company. The new theater will bo 132 feet square with orchestra and balcony floors. It Is promised to be one of the finest vaude ville houses In tho west. MITCHELL DAILY TRIBUNE SUSPENDS PUBLICATION' MITCHELL, S. D., Nov 20. (Speclal.) Iu Us Usue yesterday the Mitchell Dally Tilbuno announced suspension of Its dully publication for tho future, and that i.ubecrtbers who were puld ahead would have their time credited on tho subscrlo lion list of the Mitchell Oazette, the weekly lssui of the Tribune, The patwjr was started early In September as a dem ocrats dally, and while It received the support of the democratic committee through the campaign, It lacked legiti mate support from a business standpoint, nnd consequently tuspended publication, Tiie paper rhanged liands a few days ago when 11. Hammond disposed of his con trolling Interest to J. N. Crow, an attor ney of this tlty, and manager of the South Dakota Poultry Journal, who en deavored to Interest the democratic lead ers of tho city and county In further financing the paper. GIRL IDENTIFIES DEFENDANT Young Witness Testifies in Dyna mite Hearing at Indianapolis. POINTS OUT GEORGE ANDERSON Says e U Mnn with Funny Viwo Bhe Hnw Carrying n '!' Iron rlnnt Just Ilrfnr Rxplonloiit INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Nov. 59.-As Urn youngest witness yet to testify, Mis.i Cleo' Heard. 14 veurs old. nicked out from tho forty-five defendants at tho ''dyna mite conspiracy" trial todny two men whom she said sho saw shortly boforo an cxplOHlou at North Itandult, O., on March 1011. In that explosion nn oro conveyor was blown up by nitroglycerin with 60,- 0W damage. The little witness, garbed In a pink dross, climbed the high witness chair and, looking toward tho accused "bomb plotters" told hor story. Sho said with her sister she was going along a lonely road toward her homo nt North llaudall. "It wan Just before dark," sho said "On tho road wo met tho men who wcro carrying a box between them. Tho man were coming toward Ilandall from tho direction of Cleveland. Ono of them hud n funny face," "A funny face?" nskod District At tornoy Miller, "Dp you see him In tho court rooni7" "Ves: that's him." replied Miss Hoard pointing to George Tndersiin, Cleveland, a defendant. "He's tho one that carried tho box. And (hero's another one," shu added pointing to Peter J. Smith, Cleveland. "We hadn't been home more than nn hour when the explosion, a nillo awuy, knocked tho dishes off the table." Laura Heard, 18 yeurs 'old also Identi fied the men. Anderson and Smith. Ironworkers, nro accused by the government with having blown up the North nmidull Job because It was erected on tho "open shop" bush. The box which tho sisters testified they saw In tho hands of Smith and Andcrxou, was produced In court and wan identified by other witnesses ns having been found In tho wreckage of the explosion. Rosevyater Will Testify Before the Olapp Committee Horn It. Hearst will be the first wltnuss when tho Claim euimulmi ,l.lh . Investliratlne committee renum. wnrl: nf tho senate next week, it Is understood ho will havo no evidence to present that hus not been made public, Mr. Htarst has made it known that all of the letters and 'documents In his possession, relating to campaign activities of John D. ArchboM of the Standard Oil company, havo been published. Ho will testify, however, beforo tho seuato com mittee. Victor HoiowatcV, who ucted as chair man hf tho republican national commit tee, bas asked permission to testify be foro the committor Ho will be heard turly In December, GRAIN DEALERS WANT CABINET JOB FOR MOORE CHICAGO, Nov. 29 Chicago friends of Prof. Willis I Moore of the United States weather bureau today confirmed tho report of a movement recommending him for a cabinet position as secretary of agriculture. A petition to President-elect Wilson recommending tho appointment was signed by W0 grain dealers and for warded toduy. Potltlons were also cir culated umong members of sclcntlflo and commercial organizations In the city. SERV1A MOBILIZING ITS ARMY AGAINST Entrenched Positions on the Danubo River Near Scincndria Are Oc cupied by Recruits. LINE OF DEFENSE AT NISH - Garrison Will Be Increased at Once to 120,000 Men. GERMANY IS READY FOR WAR Minister Tells Reichstag Freparai tions for Eventuality Finished. TURKISH DIVISION SURRENDERS I'wo l.nrtte Ilodles nt lleserrcn Stn tinned Nenr Adrlnnnplo Ulvn Up Arms Serbs Occupy Town of I) urn io. VIENNA, Nov. 23.-Tho assertion that f-'crvla Is mobilizing against Austria Hungury Is mac today by the Helchs post. Tho entrenched positions near thu town of Nomcuuriu, on tho Danubo, havn been occupied already by Servian troops of tho Danube division. Tho Servian recruits belonging to tho contingents duo to bo called up In 1313 nnd 10H, have been called out by tho Servian war offico and Christian pris oners among tho Turkish troops cap tured am being Induced to sorvo in tho Servian army. The weaponn captured from tho Turks aro being hurriedly repaired In tho great Servian arsenal ut Krnguyovatz, whero also ammunition Is being nuulo In largo quantities. Cnttlo and cereals ore being requisit ioned by the Servian war offico and taken to Nlsh, which tho Itclchspost nays will bo formed Into a Servlun Tchataljo, or last lino of defense. Tho garrison of the entrenched camp thoro Is being rapidly raised to JM.000 mon. Tho recent visits exchanged between Count Von llprchthold, the Austro-Hun-garlan foreign minister, and tho Egyp tian prince. Ahmod Ftiad, who Is nil Albanian by descent, aro regarded by tho Kelt ns Indications that tho prlnco Is it serious candidate for tho Albanian throne. Nervln I'repurlnnr for Defense. LONDON, Nov. Diplomats hero said today that Sorvla fears Austria-Hungary will not wait for tho wliolo question ofi tho Dalkans to bo considered by a con ference of tho liuropeun powers uftci tho cessation of hostilities. According to Vienna reports It Is mobilizing Us army on tho Austrian frontier for the protec tion of its territory, Although a warllko fooling prevails In Vienna and SU Petersburg tho rulers anil minsters of Uussla and Austria-Hungary continue working to avert a conflict. The suggestion has been thrown out In one diplomatic quarter that tho matter would bo quickly settled If Servta wcro given tho port of San Giovanni Dl Mcdua. on thu namo terms as thoso by which Montenegro held Antlvarl until 1308. Thoso conditions woro that no fortw should bo creoted and no Montenegrin warships should bo stationed there, anit no foreign warships should bo admitted to tho port. Neither Scrvla nor Austria-Hungary has expressed, nn opinion on this pro posal. IlimiilniiK Friendly to Nervln, ST. PETEltSnimo, Nov. 13,-An at tempt was mado by a body of students ,to , organize a demonstration outstdo tho Austro-Huiigarian embassy In St. Peters burg toduy, but was frustrated by tho authorities. Tho Auslro-Hungarinn reservists resid ing In tho nnltle provinces have boon summoned to return to their homes In Austria nnd Hungary, according to a dispatch from Itlga to tho Itcch. Tho German reservists living In thoso prov inces number 8,000, and theso also huvo been warned to hold thcmsolves In readi ness to bo called upon to Join their regi ments at any moment, Tho Austrian and Gorman consulates at Kiev are guarded by strong forces of po lice. An enthusiastic sccno was witnessed lust oveiilng In tho Imperial Marlnsky theater during a performance given III behalf of tho Servians nnd llulgaiians, ut which most of tho rtusslan ministers. In cluding tho premier, were present. When tho national anthems of Bulgaria nnd Sorvln wero pluyed by tho orchestra the audience rose and cheered to the echo. (iprmniiy In Hend)-. HBULIN, Nov. 23.-Tho German minis ter for wur, Joslas von Hceringon, said today lit tho Imperial Parliament: "I can glvo tho positive osaurance that everything necessary for tho eventuality of wur has boon done." Ho mado this statement In answering an Inquiry us to whether tho Hi now machine gun companies provided for In the law of 1912 could bo orgunlzcd without ; 1,'luy' '''" lvllius Surrender, SOFIA, Nov. S3. Two entire divisions Turkish resorves surrendered today to the Hulgarlan troops mar the village o Slarhamll, between tho port of Dcdeag- hatoh und Demotlca, according to an an nouncement made by tho official news agency here. Tho lines of Investment drawn by the Hulgarlan troops around tho beleaguered Turkish stronghold of Adrianoplq nre being tlghtoned dally. The attackers' trenches lmvo now approached within 1,100 yards of tho city Itself and tho for eign consuls have hoisted flags over tholr offices so as to prevent tho Bulgarians firing shells In their direction. According to ono report from Adrlanoplo the original Turkish garrison has been reduced by sorties and deaths by diseased to less than half Us strength at the be ginning of the siege. Proclamation Itfuored. IX)NDON, Nov. Jl-The Servians. Ignoring the proclamation of Albanian Independence, have occupied th port of Durazzo without resistance. This Infor mation comes In a direct dispatch from that town tonight. A fierce fight between the Turks and the Bulgarians preceded tho capitulation of the reserves. The Turkish forco was (Continued on Page Two)