The Omaha Daily Bee W11HN' AWAY FROM HOME The Boo is The It apor yo Rik for! If yon plan to ba 5b,n!Lmor than w days. oTe The Bea mailed to yon. THE WEATHER. Rain VOL. XL1II-N0. 1303. OMAHA, TITSSDAY MOKNING, MARCII 24, 1914 TWELVE PAGES. On Trans and at Botal Wowa standi, Co SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. ITOI IS STABBED TO DEATH Id , QUftRRELJ JUAREZ iBritiih Consul Perceval Files His . Report on Investigation Into Alleged Execution. j EXPECT BATTLE AT GUERRERO j General Bliss Orders Detachments of i Troops to Zapata, Tex. , j ALL EYES ARE UPON TORREON Expected Battle Believed to Have Started During Afternoon. HABEAS CORPUS CASE OPENS Attorney for lluertn Arjrui! for Re lease of Five Thousand Mfil cam llclit In Prisons nt Fort nilaa, Trx. y- llULliETIX. ' EL. PASO, Tex., March 23. Tho battle of Torrcon opened nt 1 o'clock this attor jioon, according to an official dispatch received hero by General Manuel Chiw, military governor of the state of Chihua hua, and signed "General Francisco .Villa." "WASHINGTON, March 13. - British Confcul Perceval's official report on the killing of "William S. Benton at Juarez, received at tho embassy here today, says "no pistol shots" were fired in the fight which ended tn the ranchman's death, leaving the Inferenco that he was stabbed. Brigadier General Bliss, commanding the border forces, reported today that in expectation' of a battle below Guerrero, Mexico, opposite Zapata, Tox a detach ment" of Troop L, Fourteenth cavalry, had been dispatched from Fort Mcintosh tA Zapata. Rear Admiral Fletcher re ported conditions In Vera Cruz and Tant pIco unchanged. Consul Perceval's report was the result of his Investigation conducted at the or der of Sir Cecil Sprlng-RIce. the British nmbasBador. It does not make any defi nite charge as to tho manner of Benton's death, further than to establish that It was not by shooting as was first said by Villa, who explained that the English man had been executed by a firing squad after courtmartlal. Friends of Benton on the border charged that Villa himself liad shot the ranchman with a pistol. Tho, brood inference that Benton was Kabbed is regarded as especially signifi cant in connection with othor Informa tion here that the constitutionalist com mission which investigated the affair has found that Bonton was stabbed by one of Villa's officers, v. ho Is expected to be tried for tho crime. Consul Perceval's report also states, that "Benton went to Villa, unarmed and to jirotost. against the theft of. his. cattle., and that finding agrees with the "conten tions of Benton's friends. Information thus far received by Pres ident WlUon indicates that the parleys nt Vera Crut, between' John Llnd and b'enor Portlllo y Rbjas, Huerta's minister for foreign affairs, have not reached tho stage of formal negotiations or definite proposals. The president told callers to day that nothing of importance had de veloped. Incidentally the president de nied that Chargo O'Shaughnessy would lealgn unless It were on account of 111 health and ho hoped that would not be necessary. Interest In official circles was focused almost entirely on the battle at Torreon. Administration officials do not expect that peace parleys or negotiations will crystallize until after the battle. .tnaault on Torreon Not Started. EX. PASO, Tex., March 23.-Publlshcd reports that tho rebels began an attack on the Gomez Halaclo and Lerdo, Im portant suburbs of Torreon, yesterday vrera without official confirmation early today either here or in Juarez. Tho last word received at 1 a. m. today when the Juarez telegraph office closed was that there had been no fighting. Return from the Front. BEJRMBJILO. Mex., March I3.-Offlcers from the extreme front returned today after viewing some of the federal forti fications through powerful field glasses. They reported that the defenses were elaborate and laid out according to the latest approved methods so that troops (Continued on Page Two.) The Weather Forecast till 7 p. m. Tuesday: For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity -Cloudy, probably rain. Vamperattiro nt Omntia Veaterdny. Hour. Dec. S u. m 27 11 a. m 27 7 n. m V, So. in 21 9 a. in 31 10 a, m sr, 11 a. m 37 13 m so 1 P. m u a p. m H 8 P. I" 45 ) in "47 8 P. m 4i l P. m 45 in 44 hJp. m n Comparative Local Itrcoril. nt " iJi' Highest yesterday II w U (Lowest yesterday 2 3t is Mean temperature 37 61 M 41 Precipitation W .M .0) .00 Temperature and precipitation depar tures from the normal: Normal temperature 40 Deficiency for the day 3 Total excess since March 1 !0 Normal precipitation 15 Inch Deficiency for the dny OS Inch Total rainfall sln"e March 1 IS Inch Deficiency since March 1.... 77lncn Excess for cor, period, 1913... .1.71 Inches Excess for cor. period, 1912....1.SC Inches Reports from Slatloua nt 7 P. 31. Station and State Temp. High- Rain- of Weather. 7 p.m. ext. fall Cheyenne, part cloudy.... 4 60 .(ti Denver, clear 69 6i .0 Dos Moines, clear U .00 Dodge City, part cloudy... l TO .00 Lander, eleud IH X (0 North Platte, i!oudv 4 .tfi Omaha, clear 4 l .Mi inieblo. i-Icar (ti til .00 Ruild (Ity. .loiidv 4S .U fc'ult Lake CUV. snow 41 51 .01 h'anta Fe part cloudy. . .5? W .On Hhertrlen. rloudv . 4.' 44 .0) Bloux t'ltv, part cloudy 44 4n .00 Wlontine, clear ..& V, ,00 L. A t.LLHlt. Lx.ai Forccuiter RANCHER PECK SHOOTS SELF IN HEAD ri Former Columbia Professor Com mils Suicide at Stamford. AUTHORITY ON THE CLASSICS Hp tVna the Author of Numfriim Ilookn mid 1kh.1 1)1 vorccc nml Defendant In llrcnch tit I'roiulac Suit. STAMFORD. Conn., March -23.-Harry Thurston Peck, a former professor at Columbia university, committed suicide at a rooming house hero today, by shooting VriScnir. tliHt Prof. Peck has been worrying over a suit to which n book publishing firm nas n, pnity. Miss McDougnl, Ills secre tary, talked with Mr. Peck over tho tele phone soveral times during the morning. About noon he was seen to be asleep by Mrs. Menz. Neither Miss McDougla nor Mrs. Menz recalled any Incident which indicated that Prof. Peck contemplated self-destruction. Tho body was taken in chargo by the police. Ills daughter, who Is n teacher In New York City, was notified. Career la Seiisatloiinl. NEW YORK, March 23. Harry Thurs ton Peck was a writer of note nnd for twenty-eight years was professor of an cient languages at Columbia university. He left the Institution more than three years ago In consequence of unpleasant notoriety incident to a breach of promise suit for $50,000 brought against him by Esther Qulnn, a stenographer. Shortly after the filing of tho suit. Dr. Peck filed a voluntary petition In bankruptcy. He gave his assets, at J2fi0. In March, 1912, Miss Qulun's suit was dismissed as insufficient. Later she filed another action, which was pending at tho time of his death. Dr. Peck dropped out of sight after his retirement from Columbia and did not come before the public eye until April of last year, when ho became critically 111 at Ithaca, N. V., suffering with a ner vous breakdown, tills life was despaired of until his 'divorced wife, Mrs. Cornelia D. Peck, a Christian Scientist, came to the hospital and administered to him. "Work Tonethrr. The second Mrs. Peck found no objec tion to tho ministrations of tho divorced wife; In fact, both worked together for tho professor's recovery. As far back as 1910. Dr. Peck had a sharp controversy with Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia, over the authorship of certain Latin addresses. Peck charged that Dr. Butler purported to deliver in Berlin as his own an ad dress In Latin which Peck wrote. Dr. Butler subsequently admitted that this was true and was quoted in dispatches from Berlin as saying that theprepara tion of such matter was port of tho pro fessor's duty and that there was "no secret about It." Dr. Peck was born In Stamford in 1K6, and was educated. In this country and abroad. He was an authority on Latin arid the classics, and "the author of nu merous books, including treatises, essays and verso. Prospects for Big Crops or Grain Are Unusually Good WASHINGTON. March 23.-Prospectn for big crops this year are particularly bright at this time as the result of the almost continuous succession of snow storms over tho country, In the opinion expressed today by officials of the De partment of Agriculture. Tho longer the snow blanket lingers, ttiw more frequently It is replenished, they declare, the more grows tho assurance of gigantic crops of corn nnd wheat, better vegetables, more stock feed and lower prices. During February and March general snow storms have been more frequent than for years. It was said. "If this snow blanket will only take Its time In departing." said Dr. J. A. Bone steel of tho bureau of soils. Department of Agriculture, today, "we will have a better crop start this year than for sev eral seasons. To date conditions' could bo hardly more Ideal. "In the corn belt, where there was con siderable depletion of the crop through too persistent drouth last season, the snow will prove of Incalculable benefit. The corn belt ought to have a splendid start. Snow Is a splendid insurance against drouth, not complete, of course, but Immensely valuable." President Bowman Ketires This Week IOWA CITV. la., March 23.-(Hpecial.)-John G. Bowman, whose resignation as head of the State University of Iowa was tendered to the State Board of Education last Friday evening, will sever his con nection with tho school during tho pres ent week, If the board Ik able to name a faculty member as acting president with in that date. No Intimation has come as to who Is likely to be named to fill the office until a permanent president Is named, but Dean W. G. Raymond of the engineering college Is considered tho logi cal mun. Dean W. C. Wilcox of the lib eral arts college would probably get the place as acting president, but for the fact that he Is Just recovering from a critical operation and will not be strong : enough physically. ' Opinion hero Is unfavorable, to the board In the controversy which has arisen. .The Dally Iowan. the student pa per, says that Bowman's administration j has been a marked success, and charges ' the state board with playing politics in ' Its management of the state schools. ', City papers allege that tho board !s j dominated by James H. Trewln of Cedar Rapids, former president of the board, !and that he uses his Influence for the advancement of his personal friends and relatives. SAWYER LEAVES ESTATE ! TO SOCIALIST PARTY ' GRAND JUNCTION. Colo., March 2. I William Sawyer, who died here recently. , left hja mUr estate of 20,00ij to tlu so- rtaltst party upon the death of his sister. I In the will filed today small bequests are made to every socialist newspaper and the residue to the national executive conmitjec of tho party, BREAKER CONFESSES Charles Killman, Hired by Owners, Admits PbtfGkBt Striking ters. EPUTY PROSECUTOR Others Implicated in Story of Prisoner. EMPLOYED TO GATHER EVIDENCE Unable to Get Anything on Men, They Hatch Conspiracy. WALKOUT ON FOR NINE MONTHS Ixuloalvr la Placed with the In tention of CnualiiK the Arrest of Unionists, Official Ileum. SEATTLE, Wash., March 23. Charles KUlman, a prisoner In tho county jail, confessed today, according to Deputy Prosecutor Edgard Wright, that he and thrco other strikebreakers had planted dynamltn with the Intention of causing the arrest of union teamster engaged in a strike here for the last nine months. KUlman, according to the alleged con fession, was employed by the Team Own ers' association to gather evidence against striko leaders suspected of damaging property. Unablo to find such evidence, ho and three assistants hatched the dyna nilto plot. Dynamtto sticks and a bomb, according to KUlman, were hidden on premises be lieved to be occupied by striko leaders. It chanced, however, that tho plant was set on the proporty of a man not con nected with tho strike and KUlman was himself arrested on suspicion. Following tho alleged confession, Jack Sample, another prisoner, was charged jointly with KUlman with conspiracy and warrants were Issued for two other men who are believed to have left the state. Boy Slowly Dying is Taken to White House to See the President WASHINGTON, March 23.-A. pale, smiling boy 12 years old lay on a stretcher In the Bluo room of tho White houeo early today and beside htm sat the president of the United States. The scene was the culmination of weeks of yearn ing and tho kind responso of President "Wilson to tho little boy's plea. Paralyzed In limb and his llfo slowly ebbing away, Harry "Wlnthrop Davis of Sewlckley, Pa., was the president's early caller. He came In a motor ambulance and three hospital attendants bore him, into the White House Blue room. The .president came and chatted for several minutes with tho little fellow, whoso eyes beamed with Joy and who wag at first too happy to speak. Finally' he asked about Mrs. "Wilson and loft some flowers for her. The president's eyes were dimmed as he turned' away to his day of work and tho little boy was carried out on his stretcher to the ambulance and, away to the railroad station and on to Atlantic City. Tho visit to the president was arranged after Mrs. A. I Davis, the boy's mother, had written Mrs. Wilson telling how her little boy had been praying to see tho president and how she earnestly hoped It might bo arranged. She suggested that tho little fellow could be brought to tho White Houso and tho president promptly gavo his consent. Three Shots Fired at Paris Judges by ' Madame Lavigne PARIS, March 23.-Three shots from a revolver were fired at the Judges sitting In the sixth chamber of the Palace of Justice today by a woman whose Iden tity was not established. Tho authorities after her arrest declared that the woman apparently was mentally unbalanced. Np ono was hit by tho bullets. The woman proved to be Madame Lavigne do Satnte-Suzanne, wife of a high official of the ministry of colom 's. At the mo ment Bhn fired she shr!- t "I will kill these base Judges." Tho shooting occurred during the hear ing of a divorce case In which Hhe was a witness. Ono of tho attorneys had Just alluded to the despair of some wives who wcro unablo to obtain Justice, when the woman opened firo. Striking Trainmen Forfeit Their Jobs PITTSBURGH, March 23.-Buperln-tendent A. G. Mitchell of the Monogehella division of the Pennsylvania railroad to day declared forfeited the Jobs of freight trainmen who on Saturday struck and tied up the freight business of tho divi sion. Tho men were ordered to turn In fiurh free transportation as thoy might hnvo and to rail at the office of the pay master for tho wages due them, The strike Is not sanctioned by tho Railroad Brotherhoods. HUSBAND OF MADAME M0DJESKA IS DEAD SANTA ANA. Cal.. March 23. A tele grams announcing the death of Count Rn. Mntai husband of Mme. Modjeska. the actress. In Krakow, Poland, was received hero today from Ralph Modjeska. Count ( Bozanta was 76 years old. He died Kr. Iilnv nn,l thft tAlpEmm llalfl wnnlrl lin In. terred tomorrow. LIABILITY LAW VALID IN THE TERRITORIES WASHINGTON, March M.-The federal emploers' liability law of declared , unconstitutional as to the states, was held valid today by the supreme court o to torr'torien. Hurry H. Kriday, a railroad ibr ikeman, was permitted to recover J7.0OO I for loss of an arm in New Mexico, fCrrlfp (treat urn vRmam Drawn for The Bee by Powell. MERCHANTS 'MARKET WEEK Elaborate Plans for Entertainment Are Completed, VISITORS WILL BRING WIVES Special Features Are IMnnned for Women Who "Will Como to Omahn rrlth llaahanila to MnrUet, The first day of Merchants' Marketing we el? In Omaha is on, and tho wholesalers and manufacturers are busy preparing to take cure of tliclr customers. Tho mer chants from out In tho state were not numerous Monduy, its most of them aro not expected to arrlvo until today, The entire week is given over to Mer chants' Marketing week, and the 30.000 retailers from the various parts of Omaha's trade territory will have all tho week to come hero and do their spring trading, Arrangements arc now about all com pleted for tho cntcrtalnmont that Is to be furnished the out-of-town visitors by the Jobbers and manufacturers at tho Com mercial club room this evening. Dancing masters have been engaged to demonstrate fancy dance steps. Vaudo Mllo features have been engaged from the vpudevlllo shows to furnish the cabaret show. Speakers are engaged to givo lec tures on tho problems of the retailer, such as advertising, window decorating and various other matters that concern the up-to-duto retail merchant. Wednesday night n dinner and theater party are planned. The Jobbers anr manu facturers have subscribed liberally to a fund to handle- the various entertainment features for tho week. They aro deter mined that their customers from tho trade territory of Omaha shall go back home feeling that they have had a good time while In Omaha, as woll as a profit able week In selecting their supply of spring and summer goods. ESCAPE SECOND TIME AGAIN RECAPTURED LEAVENWORTH, Kan., March 2S. Lloyd Bltzberger nnd Bert Adnins were arrested at Atchison, twenty miles away, after they had escaped from the United States military prison today. It was their second escape within a week. They were arrested in Omaha only last Saturday and returned here, having escaped a few days ago. Today they crawled 200 yards through a sewer after sawing their way out of "tho solitary." The -National Capital Monday, March 2.1, 1014. The Senate. Met at noon. Lobby eommlttee postponed further hearings until tomorrow. Senator Gronna Introduced a Mil to . create a bureuu of farm loans In the I Treasury department. Senator Suther i land Introduced an amendment to the j radium bill tn permit the government to control the exportation of ores, Ktnator Laroueite-s resolution to nave the record of the Interstate Commerce commission's Investigation of increased freight rates published for public infor mation was passed. Senator Thornton denounced a resolu tion adopted at a New Orleans St Pat rick's day celebration which attacked him for his support of tho Panama tolls exemption repeal. The House, Met at noon. Debate was continued on the rivers and harbor bill. John Mitchell testified about conditions In the MIohiK&n copper strike, district be fore the mines rommlttae. District of Columbia leKlslatlon was set aside for the day. Kueretary Harrison submitted an esti mate of 11610.104 for a deficiency annron- ' riailon for the army. ! President Wilsons nllitidon to a flll- hunter on tho rivora and harbors bill to idilay a vot on the Panama tolls exemp tion reiwHl, was followed by hurried cou i alderatlon of tho rUora bill and delay of otber business. Always in Order Strikers Attack a Load of Breakers; Several Wounded BUFFALO, N, V., March 23.-In n clash between strikers from the Gould coupler works at Depew and strikebreak ers today, one man was probably fatally shot and several others seriously Injured by being struck by bricks and stones. The strikers held up tho train, which was carrying S00 men to the plant from this city by folllnc a tree across the tracks. When the train came to a standstill hun dreds of striker begnn to pelt it with stones. Shots rang out and deputy sher iffs on the work trAln fired In return. A foreigner was shot In the head and will die. The train returned to Burfal6. Officials of tho Gould plant have asked for militia to proct them In their ef forts to operate tho factory. Today's attack took placo at & point about half a mllo from the Bhopa. The train consisted of eleven Lackawanna passenger coaches. Seven of these are said to havo been practically wrecked. Tho fight was ended by the running of tho train back to this city. The strike sympathizers used bricks, stones, clubi, revolvers and a few rifles, nccoidlng to the story told by tho men on tho trutn. Tho strike has been In effect about three months nnd arose over tho question, of open shop. The company paid wuges said to bo equal to, and in soma casus higher, than those required In the union scale. About 1,600 men aro Involved. Robber Shoots Bank Cashier, Takes Clash and Escapes in Auto ALTOONA, rn., March 23.-A robber today shot tho cashier of the Union bank of this city, wounded a depositor and KOt away In an automobile with about 1500 of tho bank's money. Tho thief, who was a younn man, drove to tho bank in nn automobile, polntod a revolver nt the toller nnd vaulted over tho Iron screon Into the cbko with tho oficlal. Tho cashier, A. P. Rupert, turned toward the robber mid wan shot by tho latter In the stomach. Tho robber gathered Into a satchel all tho loose bills ho found on tho counters. While so engaged, M. Dlackburn, a de positor, entered the bank and as he was closing the front door the robber fctiot him through the thigh. The thief wnlked Into the street and fired In every direction, chasing every body to cover. Jumping Into the automo bile ho dashed off and escuphd. CONGRESSMAN BURKE SAYS WILL WIN PRIMARY PIERRK, S. D:, March M.-(Speclal Tel eirram.) Congressman' Durko returned this morning from a trip over tho west ern half of the stato and cxprcsHea his confidence of winning In his candidacy for the United States senate at the primary election tomorrow. HJs confi dence is expressed In his statement that he will carry every county west of the Missouri river and that ho expects to carry every congrecslonal district tn the state. Mr. Uurke has Just been through tho Rosebud country, and west Into the Ulack Hills on the last lap of his tour of the state. ITALIAN SCIENTIST IS MURDERED FOR MONEY NAPL15H, March 21 The police believe that Prof. Giuseppe Mcrcalll, director of the Vesuvlan observatory, who was burned to death on March 19, wu mur dered. A sum of tl.Wi. which he had In his poftveMiioii, la missing, It Is believed thieves broke Into his residence, took hla money, strangled the p-ofessor, sat urated the Imdv with petroleum and then set flro to it to conceal tho crime. FIRE DAMAGES NASH HOME Paintings and Curios Destroyed by Flames in Omaha Mansion. BLAZE KINDLED BY SUN'S RAYS Snnbeniits Focused Tbroaarh Plate Glasa Window" on Open Box of Mntchca nellereil Cnnaa of Fire. Fire starting In the sun room at the southeast corner of tho Loula C. Nash resldenco at Thirty-eighth and Burt streets calisud damage Monday afternoon estimated at tK.OOO. Paintings, curios and furnishings, many of which cannot bo replaced, were desiroyod by the flames, which gutted the main floor of tho $40,000 mansion. Tho house was built scarcely a year and a hair ago and was one of tho finest residences in the city. It was announced that the home will bo robullt Immediately. Most of tho dam ngc was covered by Insurance. Miss Rose Smyth, daughter of C. J. Smyth, who resides next door, discovered the flro ubout 2 o'clock. Hho sent a mold to tho Nash homo to warn tho four serv ants who were In the basement at tho rear of the house. They, with tho Nash children, Hetty, Ellon, Virginia and Ed ward, went to tho Hmyth home. The alarm was turned In by Miss tfmytn, Mr. nnd Mr. Nash Awny. Mr. Nash was engaged at his office when the flro started while Mrs. Nnsh was attending a luncheon. Mr. ' Nash was notified of the fire a fow minutes after It had been discovered and left Immediately for the house, but Mrs. Nash did not return until 3 o'clock. Tho Nash family will make their homo temporarily in the resldenco of Mrs. 13. W. Nash across tho street, who Is In Germany. Tho first alarm brought out three com panies of firemen, who were aided by an additional three on the second alarm. It is believed the fire started from the rays of the sun focused through the heavy plate glass windows on a box of matches lying open on a pile of newspapers. A year ago today tho Nash homo was thrown open ns a refuge for tho nuns of Hscred Heart convent who were driven from their building by tho tornado. Irish Societies Call the Ulster Leader 8T. LOUIS, March 13. The United Irlth societies of St. Louist oduy sent a cable gram to Sir Edward Carson, denying that Americans approved hla policy In Ulster. The cablegram said: "Cable quoted you as Baying you re ceived letters of sympathy and encourage ment from United States. No true Amer ican will approvo your unpatriotic policy of fomenting armed opposition to a na tlvn parliament In Ireland against tho expressed wish of overwhelming major ity of her people. We challengo you to publish letters with names of writer." EIGHTEEN CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS IN ONE DISTRICT PATKRSON, N. J., March a.-Five domocrats, eleven republicans, one social ist and one progressive, seeking the nom ination of those parties at the primaries In Passalo county, New Jersey, for suc cessor to Congressman Bremner, today made the final canvass for votes. This Is the- first election of national significance since the enactment of the new tariff and currency laws, and the democrats are making every effort to win in the hope of showing that these policies have the approval of the people. Between tomorrow, when the four nom inees will be selected, and April 7, the date of the election, both the democrats and republlrana will lme the a'd of the uattonal organizations. ULSTER GOES AHEAD WITH PREPARATIONS TO FIGHT HOME RULE Carson, After Reading Asquith's Statement, Says Government Ixas Fat Itself in Ludicrous Fosition. DEBATE IN THE PARLIAMENT Opposition Leader Says Army May Be Destroyed. FOOLISH TO MOVE SOLDIERS Amazing Instance of Paltering with House of Commons. SEELY COMMUNICATION VAGUE (list of It Ik Officer Hml Anarrlnl Thry Conldn't Serre In Irrlnml In 'Ortnln F.vrntn nlltlen. LONDON, March . A much easier feeling waa created In mo Ilrltlsh Isles today by tho reassuring statement given out by Premier Asqulth to the effect that tho troop movements In Ulster hnd been ordered only as a precautionary measure for tne protection of government proporty. Tho Inference is generally drawn from the premier's remarks that the govern ment's Intentions toward anny offlrers, who did not desire to serve ngalnat the Orangement. had been misinterpreted. The publla tn all parts of tho United Kingdom awaited eagerly today the ex planation of the cabinet In tho House of Commons, to which the Irish controversy has been transferred. In some quarters there was an Inclina tion to believe that General Sir Arthur Paget, rommnnder-ln-chlef In Ireland, had placed a much graver Interpretation on tho government's Inquiries as to the feelings of army officers in tho Irish gar risons than was intended. He presented an ultimatum to the offi cers that thoy must serve or resign. Sir Arthur always has taken a serious view of tho threatened refusal of officers to sorva In Ulster. It Is aald that he fol lowed hla public warning to them by private Intimation that their resignation would not be quietly accepted by the war office. General Paget, Ilrtgadler General Hu bert dough, commander, of tho cavalry brigade at the Curragh,' and other offi cers attached to tho Irish garrisons, reached London today and Immediately went to the war offlco for a conferonco with General John Scely, secretary for war, and Field Marshal Sir John French. This conference was followed by a full meeting of tho cabinet. Heeler's Ilxplnnnllon Vnnue. Tho .Interest in the. disaffection .In- the army arising out of the newest phase of the homo rule situation was dltplayed in the House of Commons this afternoon when tho houso was crowded to listen to a statement from Colonel Scely, secretary of stato for war. The communication made by Colonel Seely was very brief nnd utterly vague. Tho gist of It was that soma officers .had Informed Goncral Sir Arthur Paget, commander-in-chief In Ireland, that they could not sorvo in certain eventualities. Thiro was. ho said, a misunderstanding, and these officers had been ordered to re join their regiment. The movement of troops, ho concluded!, was solely In order to protect tho stores of government arms nnd nmniiinttlon. Both Premier Asqulth and Andrew Ilonar Law, leader of tho opposition; rec ognized tho widespread anxiety for nn exhaustive debate on tho subject by agreeing to a motion for tho adjournment of tho houso Immediately after the sec retary for war had spoken tn order to discuss the Irish situation. May Umlror Ilrltlsh Army. The leader of tho opposition declared that the government's procedure was a most amaxlng Instance- of paltering with the House of Commons. The danger of tho British anny being destroyed before tho country's eyes had, he said, come on the government like a bolt from the blue. Ho had, he declared, received proof from other quarters apart from tho cavalry regiments that resignations of officers had occurred. Mr. Law then read a letter stating that officers who would not fight against the Ulster men would bo dismissed from the service. Tho action of the government In moving troops, Mr. Law declared, was foolish, as ffeere was no new situation In Ulster nor any threatened outbreak. The opposition leader read a letter In (Continued on Pago Two.) Signs of the times Straws show which way the wind Is blowing newspaper advertising shows which way the trado Is going. This is more than a mere Juggling of words. Koto the pages of advertising In today's Dee and. yon will see at a glance that the list of mer chants, manufac t u r e r s, and othor advertisers comprise tho most progressive and tho most successful business and profes sional men in our community. Advertising and success go band in hand. You don't see a concern constantly advertising In the newspapors unless it is successful. AIbo, the houses that make the biggost success nowadays do so by satisfying and pleasing the public on whom their suc cess is based. And In order to reach the public the most suc cessful business and profes eonal men use newspaper ad vertising. Each dopenda upon the other, Good business-men and good newspapers, working together, J spell success. t