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The Sunday Dee is the only Omaha newspaper that fives its readers four big p: .e of colored comics. Omaha UTTV THE WEATHER. . Snow I I 1 L XLV-XO. 193. OMAHA, SATURDAY-'"'' ov. . 20. 1916 SLXTEEX PAGES. Oa Trales. a Stotol Wswe aads, etc. Bo, SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. Th PRESIDENT OFF ON INVASION OF MIDDLE WEST Fietident, with Wife, Attaches and Newspaper Men in Three Spe cial Cars, Leaves on Cam paign for Defense. C 3KES TO CONVINCE DOUBTFUL Told Opposition to Bigger Army and Navy Centers in the Central States. T STOP IS AT PITTSBURGH WASHINGTON'. Jan. 28. I'losi clent Wilson left Washington tonight for a speaking tour In the middle west, In advocacy of his preparedness program. He ha been told that most of the opposition to army and nay Increases Is centered in that section of the rountry, and believes that the success of his defense plans depends In large measure on the im pression he makes. He will remain away from ashinRton until Kr-ru- ry 4 . ri In lHlinruli. The first address will be in l.urgh, tomorrow afternoon. l"tts- After i ihnt h will go to Cleveland. Mil vnukce, Chicago, Pes Moines, To-1 peka, Kansas City und St. Louis, making brief platform spewh"g en- rout at. Wankegan, 111.; Kenosha, Wis.; Wftflne, Wis.; Davenport, la.: Iowa City, la.; Orlnnell la.; New ton, la.: Lawrence, Kan., and East St. Louis. Tomorrow night he will peak. In Cleveland, where ho will remain over sunaay. ) Throughout the trip he will avoid banquets and other entertainments. but on Wednesday, he will have lunch with Governor and Mrs. Cap per lu Topeka, Kan. Mrs. Wilson, who will accompany the president, will be met at all stops by eominit lees of women. . Three piM-lal tars. The president and Mrs. Wilson wllj travel on a special car attached to regular trains. Two other special cars, one for secret service men and members of the White. House staff, ind another fpr newspaper men will be attached. Booty Captured-in .Serbia is Presented ; to the. Bulgarians - - BERLIN (Via London), Jan. SS. Em peror "William has presented to the Bul garian's all war materials captured by German troops in Serbia, according to an Interview with the former Bulgarian minister-to Italy, II. Riow,""'irmted in the Duaaeldorf General Anselger. M. Rlsow a aid the booty compiaed more than thirty cannon, numerous machine guns.vtens of thousands of rifles, quan tities pf ammunition. ITS baggage and hospital wagons, and sanitary material. valued In all at "probably SO.000.000 to 40.000A) marks." Raymond Dodds, .Mulatto Eloper, Given Freedom SALT I.AKi: CITY. Utah. Jan. 2S. r.a mond lodd3, the mulatto chauffeur, rlii eh pel ' here from Han Diego, Cal., v'.th'Mrs Van Lee llocd last week, was ;i ehirif'd' from rustcdy by the police lit night after the federal authorities iinouiic"d that they' did not dealre to p f.secute h:m. A fait 1-ake attorney, v. hi s.iys lie v as re'cln-wl by telegraph b - a frlerd of Mr.i. Hood at Ban Diego, tad nbtclmd a writ of habeas corpus for Podds' rejrsso, but 'iVdds bad been err at llbertybefoie the writ arrived at the police siaiion. The Weather Korerasi till 7 u. m. Saturday: f-'or Omaha, Council Ulufla and Vicinity - enow. . Temperature at buiiha Yesterday Hour. Ieg. ....J ....-J .... i .... t .... i .... 4 .... 6 .... 6 . . . . 7 .... 7 .... 8 .... s - o .a m a. in 7 a. m Ha. m 9 a. in Vt a. m It a. m 12 m 1 p. m 2 p. m 3 p. m 4 p. m 5 p. in p. m 7 p. in - p. in Loral Itreora' S (paratltf 1815. 13M 1911 8 lit 67 37 Highest yesterday. Lowest yesterday,. Mean temperature. Precipitation TtnjDt-rature and U .... 1 - i Jai T 1 4 T .00 depar- precipitation I '.its from the normal. -Normal temperature Iflcler.cy for the day i otaj deficiency alrne March 1. Normal precipitation 02 inch Deficiency for the day 34 Inch Total rainfall since March 1...29. inchea 1 eftrlency lnce March 1 64 Inch Ittf iciwncy for cor. period, 1914. J.71 Inches Deficiency for cor. period, 1KU. S.sa inches Keporta from Stallous at T P. M. Station and State Temp. High- Radn or weatnur. i p. ni, Cheyenne, cloudy 4 aaar est. fall. - .18 3U T 4 .20 1! .18 .M4 - . I .M i .n it .(4 . .42 14 .24 11 M 4 .4-J -10 .01 i 'avenport. cloudy JO Ienver. snow.. t Ies Moines, aaow...., lender, clear North Piatt, aaow..., Omaha, snow ... 22 ...-M 4 ... ... 12 ...-1-' ... 22 ... r ...-Z-' ... 4 Pueblo, snow Haind City, cloudy.... fall Lake City. mow. Hanta Ke, cloudy hherldun, cloudy Noun City, snow Valentine, auow . .10 Indicates below aero. T indicate trmre of precipitation. , . U A. WLLii. Local forecaster. WILSON APPOINTS LOUIS D. BRANDEIS TO SUPREME COURT Boston Lawyer Named by President to Succeed Late Justice Lamar on Federal Tribunal. FIRST" JEW TO BE CHOSEN Prominent Last Few Years in Move ment for Social and Indus trial Uplift. COUNSEL FOR PINCHOT FORCES WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S. Presi dent Wilson today selected Louis D. Brandels of Boston to be associate Justice of the Bupreme court to suc ceed the late Justice Lamar. Mr. Brandels nomination went to the senate today. It was a surprise everywhere in official circles. Mr. Brandels had not even been men tioned for the vacancy. Mr. Rrnn1rls I a lawyer who linn been much In public life diirlna the last three years, not only In leaal work, but In va rious nioveme it for soi lnl betterment. He Is a Kentuckinn by birth and 1 t) years old. He Km born nnd educated In LotilMllle and l.ittr nt Harvard unlver flty. and In !'" bcfa'i prnctli-lnn law In Uoston. He came ino.t iir.tahly before the pnli- ,1c n a nullouil figure six years sko tlirot.ph his pariielnatlon in the celebrated Paiiinger-pinchot investigation In con- Kiess, tn which v was counsel for the forces which wcie opposed to Secretary RnllinKer and sought hi removal from office. Later h.: va ic n"c for tiie shippers who rii,nnd the ye eral In cresset in frelyh: rntos before the Inter state Conimerj'S commission, and during I the same period l.e'wua at the forefront of those who were demanding an Invesil C.ation of the financial aflalra of the New Haven railroad. , He appeared an counsel for those who fought for the volidlty of working men's hours of labor law In Oregon. Illinois and Ohio. He was In 1M0 chairman of the hoard of arbitration which settled the ew Tork garment makers' strike. He has written largely and is regarded M an authority on public franchises, life Incn ranee, wage earners' Insurance, sclen tl.fle management, labor problems and the trust question. lie also has been at the rrrefront of the Zionist movement in the United States and will bo the first Jew to sit on the bench of the supreme court. At the beginning of President Wilson's administration Mr. Brandels was expeettd to get a place In the cabinet. Many of the administration loaders expected him to be appointed attomey-g-wneral. Wfl ln VVmiln lv fl Iffy '"I Allies Behave, by Trade Boycott WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-"lf the allies decline to yield to reason we must cease trailing with them," de-lared Senator Walah, democrat of Montana, to the sen ate today; assailing Great Britain's Inter ference with neutral commerce of the United States. "If a fixed determination tn goad this nation Into retaliatory measure or to cry coercion were entertained by the allied powers It would find quite fitting expres sion In the course of conduct of which our government has so respectfully hut so forcefully and Justly complained." Henator AV'alsh discussed particularly the seizure and censoring of United States malls, and In that connection read a portion of a confidential circular of in structions issued to British censors. The paragraphs he read are as-lollows: "Particulars are to be extracted from appropriate correspondence and submitted on Index cards of all direct shipments to shipments from neutral to neutral, in cluding shipments on true bills of lading, whether actual or pending, of the fol lowing commodities, vii: Cocoa, cotton, cotton yarn, waate and thread, fuel oils and lubricating oils, hides, skins and leather, maize, metals and ores of all kinds, nitrates, oil cakes, including poo- nee, packers' products (meat, -bacon, lard. Jus, oleo or any edible animal fats); rcsln tanning extracts, wool, and such other articles a may be added from time to time." Omaha Baker to Talk On Mixed Flour Bill (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. (Special Tele gram.) Jay Burns, head of the Hol sum" bread company of Omaha, was In formed today by Representative Lobeck that the ways and means committee of the house would hear him on "Friday, February 4, on the Rainy mixed flour bill. Mr. Lobeck also advised the Holm qulst Orain company and the Blanchard- Nishwonger company that the ways and means committee would give two days to hearings on the Rainy bill, which is attracting the attention of gralnmne, millers and bakers throughout the coun try. The executive committee of the Ne braska association has decided to hold the winter meeting of the association at tho Hotel IUlelgh, Friday, February 11. J. M. Welch, auditor of the M. E. Smith company of Omaha, was shown through tbo capitol and the city today by Con gressman Lobeck. Carranza Says Peace in Mexico Will Results EL) PASO. Tex., Jan. 18. Gen eral Carranza, in a recent address at Celaya, state of Guanajuato, de clared that the triumph of bla cause In Mexico would react in world peace, according to advices received here today from Mexico City. "The constitutionalist revolution Is triumphing in Mexico," he said. KIT CHIN WAGES OPEN WARFARE ON PRESIDENT North Carolina Leader Serves No tice Big Group of Democrats Will Fight Wilson's In dustry Tax Plan. HAS SPEAKER CLARK'S BACKING Revenue Must Come from Surtaxes and Levy on Muni tions. DEMANDS STAMP TAX REPEAL (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. (Spe cial Telegram.) A bitter struggle between the Wilson administration and the democratic leadersh ip In congress over the manner of raising revenue to give effect to President Wilson's national defense bill Is fore shadowed In a statement made public today by Representative Kitchin of North Carolina, the democratic leader, in his fight against the pres ident's proposal that moneys for de fense shall be raised by stamp taxes and Imposts on gasoline, iron and steel tpoducts and a -lew other ar ticles. Mr. Kitchin will have at his back Speaker Clark and other Influ ential party leaders, Unless the president yields, the fight over revenues will be pro longed, with the probability that the defense bills will be dragged down to defeat In the melee. The differences between the president and a considerable clement of the demo crats In the house, for whom Leader Kitchin speaks, are clear and iharply do fined. For Levy on Monitions. In hla statement, given out today, Mr. Kitchin, speaking as the chalrmun of the ways and mean committee, which orig inates revenue legislation, expressed the "Pinion that funds for defense should be raised by an Increase In, the surtaxes of the Income tax law a,i da levy on muni tions of war. Ho declared without euulvacllon that tho house would not re-enact tho stamp features of tho war act, aa specifically recommended by "lho president. Mr. Kitchin declared further that the ex emption of tho Income tax, now fixed at S4,oiio for married men and 81,000 for sin gle men, would not be lowered, aa recom mended by President Wilson. Leader Kltchln'a reply to the president. . I . . . . . , I ft... .1. V.At.a ajagayat AteJWray-anl iwn. fAmnutttee Is a follows "As chairman of ti e ways and means eommlttee I am convinced that It is Im possible to frame any revenue measure and pass It through tho house that does not place all appropriations for the In crease of the army and the navy on tho Income tax basis, and the exemption will tot be lowered. Repeal tor Stamp Taxes, "I am convinced that we cannot put through any revenue bill without prac tically repealing all the stamp taxes of the present emergency act. Undoubtedly war munitions will be taxed also." A good deal of significance Is attached to the fact that this statement Is In harmony with a formal announcement on the question of revenues made public yes terday by Spcuker Clurk. In that an nouncement Mr. Clark said be was up posed to stamp taxea of any kind, and that he favored Increases In the surtaxes of the Income tax law and a levy on munitions aa the best way of obtaining? funds for defense. Today Speaker Clark, Mr. Kitchin and other house leadens had a long conference In which the revenue situation was dis cussed at length, and an - agreement reached that a fight should be made for a revenue bill along the lines Indicated in Mr. Kltchln'a statement. Tax to Hit Wealth. It may be stated upon authority that Mr. Kitchin haa come to the conclusion that tho plan of taxing- "wealth" as out lined in bis statement, as against taxing "Industry" aa recommended by the presl aent, was reached as a result of ex pressions made to him by approximately seventy-five democrats of tho house. This notice was to the effect that unless the additional revenues needed for prepared nesa were gained through the medium of the Income tax, war munitions, and pos slble an inheritance i:f. they would fight the national defense and the needed tax ing bill tooth and nail. lth this notice before him, coupled with Inquiries made on his ow naccount, 3Sr. Kitchin decided that the administra tion revenue plan could not be put through tUo house. U. S. Asks Austria Again About Persia WASHINGTON, Jan. !8.-The United States has addressed another inquiry to Austria asking If any of Its submarine commanders have knowledge of the destruction of the British liner Persia. A statement that they had none, reported to have been handed to Ambassador Pen field several days ago never haa been re ceived here. World- Wide Peace "It haa not only brought peace to Mexico, but haa shown the way to Latin-America, and laid the fonnda tlon for peace and reformation of the world." Continuing. General Carranza re ferred to General Alvaro Obregon as the conqueror of a despotic reactionary MONTENEGRIN MOUNTAIN BATTERY Active guerilla warfare is being waged by the Montenegrin troops on their retreat southward, and particularly in the Tarabosch moun tains, west of Scutari. 0 si l 1 1 PPf" " mm K , , . 11 ' " v V'" r ; k . ..... .". j - . W , H , ... . tia.iiuiiisiiiiiiiii.aii.,jiniiMin iiiiiiimiii inisiiiiai rmi I ..ilHTll III si V I n in m 4 1 1 i . aawaasayawsjawaaaaw DEMANDS CHANGES IN MUNITIONS ACT British Labor Conference Wants Re vision that Will Prevent Law Being Used on Workers. STANDS BY COALITION CABINET blllSTOL, Jan. 2 8. The labor conference adopted by a show of hands, with one dissenting vote, a resolution brought forward by the Independent labor party demanding drastic revision of the munitions act with a view to preventing "tho pre text of the war being used for greater coercion und subjection of labor." The conference adopted another resolu tion proposed by Harry Uoslln. aa fol lows 1 "This conference. In view of tho un precedented situation that exists,' ex presses tho apinlnnn that the beat Inter ests of the nation would be served by ho moor parry representation remaining lu the coiUltion government." The ard vote for tho resolution., was 1,622,000. against 495.000. W IS. Cross, seconding t!:e resolution, draw attention to what he said was tlio danger of a schism in the labor move ment. He hoped that a united vote for the resolution woutd do much to prevent that. Scale Committee Recommends Raise ' In Miners' Wages INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. M.-The scale committee of the miners convention late today reported, recommending an Increase In wages for the soft coal min ers at 10 per cent; an Increase of 10 pur cent for all dead work. Twenty per cent for day labor and also approved the 20 per cent Increase and demands made by the anthracite miners. The soft coal In crease Is asked on anlne run basis. Attempts to amend ? report of tho scale committee were defeated and the report was adopted as presented. BADGER'S COMMISSION AT ARLINGTON SIGNED (From a Staff Correspondent ). . . , WASHINGTON, Jaiv W.-(Fperlal Tele gram.) President Wilson late this after noon signed the commission of J. C. Badger to be postmaster at Arlington, Neb. The following were nominated to be postmasters In Nebraska today: Ceorge C. Fox,.raysrd; Icls II. leaver. Cody; Grover C. Hoback, Nehawka; August Dlrkenmnn, Talmnge; II. V. WMson, Geneva. WIFE OF BISHOP J. C. HARTZELL IS DEAD OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Jan. 28 Mrs Jennie C. Hartsell, wife of Bishop Joseph C. Hartsell, of the Methodist Episcopal church, died here Thursday, following an apopletic stroke. She was here visiting her son. Bishop Hartsell Is a missionary bishop In New York qity. with headquarters Preparedness For the merchant means not only car rying the goods the customer wants, but also letting every possible customer know that the goods are awaiting him at attractive prices. This means use of newspaper advertis ing space. The Bee will do the business. BaaiwiJwuvfci .'aVsi..!.'- -k,WMka.v. DELEGATION URGES MONEY F0R RIYER Entire Nebraska Membership Ap pears Before Rivers and Har bors Meeting to Boost. TRIPS OF JULIA ARE DESCRIBED From a Htaff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. (Spe cial Telegram.) Through th ef forts of Representative Sloan sec onded by the activity of Representa tive Lobeck, the entire house dele gation from Nebraska, was present ut the riverg and harbors meeting this morning to put In as good "licks" as possible for an appro priation of f7G,UU for snagging In the Missouri river from ansKas city to Sloux City. ' ' In a short Introductory slatoinent Mr. Lotwek said that the merchants of OamnarUad become onvlbcrdthi" water transportation on the , Missouri was entirely feasible and desirable.. It told of the operation of the steamboat "Julia" between Omaha and Decatur and so satis factory waa th service that th toa.tur business men had decided to build a large and more cfflolent craft than th "Julia" Sut transportation purpose. Mr. Lobeck stated ho had tried to get the use of government flat boata tied up at the wharf In Bloux City for tho pur Ioes ot moving grain and produce to market, but had boon Informed that It was not the policy of the government to loan boats for private- purposes. llepresentative Beavls spoke of condi tions in his district and said four coun ties In the First district were without rail communication, with, the exception or Nebraska City and I'lattsmouth. Ho said the necessity for river transportation was paramount and he believed the de velopment of the Missouri was a step In the right direction. Congressman Stephens told of th op erations of the "Julia" between Omaha and Decatur and was unreservedly In favor of th appropriation. Mr. Bloan, although Instrumental In getting tli member of th delegation together, contented himself with a few general observations,' leaving the par ticular features of th. desired legislation to his colleagues who' lived directly, on the banks of the Missouri. . ' ; Mr, Loberk, asked about th shipments on the "Julia" during the summer, said he would secure full data from the Com mercial rlub and ' file It ' with the s com mittee. ' Four Explosions, in ' Duoont Powder Plant PHILADELPHIA, Jan. M -There were four explosions In rapid succession at the Carney's Point, N. J., plant of the Dupont Powdi r company early tonight and It Is reported that five mills are burning. ' De tails are lacking and it la not yet known whether there was any toss of life. It was reported that six workmen were Injured, three seriously. The accident was in' the nature of "flares," the csuse ! has not hen ascertained. Large Detroit Drug Store is Destroyed DKTROIT. Jan. .Flr In the drug store of K. C, Kinael In the downtown d'strlct today, caused $100,000 damage. 8Ix firemen .were overcome by amok and several women fainted In th crush of spectators. Insanity Expert Who H as Himself Interned in Hospital Wants Out CHICAGO. Jan. Dr. Luther E. Widen, noted aa a psychologist and ex pert on Insanity, alleged In an applica tion lor a writ of habeaa corpus yester- sVlay. that h is being held at tn Psyoo- pathlo' hospital and Is threatened with being aent to the Elgin asylum for th insane. Dr. Widen several years ago, waa com missioned by th University of Iowa, It Is aid. to aeeoirpany one of th Btefane- if v- vM 0 -- is .'. STAHL IDENTIFIES BANOOBBERS Five Men Who Took Fifteen Thous and 'from South Side Bank Are Under Aire it. FAST OF LOOT IS RECOVERED CHICAGO, 111., Jan. 28,Identt firallon of Kddie Mark and four men arrested last night as the robbers who raided the Washington Park Na tional bank yesterday and stole 116,000 was made today by J. Oar laud Stahl, vine president of . the bank, according to Captain Nicholas Hunt, chief of Chicago detectives. The prisoners were confronted by Btahl In the officee of Maclay lioyne, states attorney. - BtanI, who we formerly ptanager ot the Boston American Has Ball club, faced two ievelver in-ihe-andr tt one of-toe rubbers yesterday. lie waa positive la his Identification. Alack. la said by the police to bave a long record aa a pickpocket. Ijrt of ,Mit Keseaieal. ! Much of the til.r0 taken by five rob ber from th bank, was roovred today by the police. The polio raided rooms recently rented In a west aid apartment building and arrested flv men and three Women. While theji were breaking down the door a newsboy In th street oulsid 4IW a pasteboard box fall at his feet. He kicked It, and ten and twenty-dollar bills flew out over th sidewalk. Th detectives appeared with their prisoners and took charge of th box of money. It totaled 17,81)0, and many of th bill were identified by the cashier of th bank. -' Captain Hunt said that h was fairly certain the five men who robbed th bank had been captured. Yuma Again Alarmed By Rumors of Flood TUMA, Arts., Jan. JS. Alarming reports from Phoenix regarding Another lis In the Bait and Uila rivers In that section has trown Yuma Into excitement almost equalling that. of last. Saturday. when th levee broke and flooded the city. Th river Tempo 1s now wlthln-'elght feet of the highest mark last week and la still rising. . - ' A stream .of -water five and one-half feet deep Is pouring over th diversion .dam aad the volume la Increasing. The fllla had risen eighteen inches today. Th saturated condition of the ground In this section. It la considered, readers the sit uation dangerous. L'roUen levcss have been only partly repaired, Five hundred freight cars are held up between. Yuma and. India and ,1,800 be tween El Paso and Indlo by washouts. Aeroplanes. Bombard Town of Freiburg BERLIN. Jan. 28.-(By Wireless to Say. vllle.) Freiburg waa bombarded at 10 o'clock last night by two hostile aero planes which dropped flv bombs on the town, according to reports received and given out here by the Overseas News sgency. There were no rasualtle. Some damage waa caused, the extent of which is not stated In the reports so far to hand. The city theater, because of the cele bration attending th emperora birthday, was crowded but the audlenoe remained calmly Inaide the building until th raid wa over. son polar expeditions to study th psy chology of th blond Eskimos discovered by Stefanssoa. It 1 said that Dr. Mlden had himself Interned at th hospital under an as sumed nam th mor closely to study th patients. He allege that h waa suddenly elsd, placed In a padded cell. Despit thl as sertion, h communicated with a friend who obtain a lawyer far him. CHANGES 111 SEA LAW SUGGESTED BY AMERICANS Belligerents Asked to Make Agree ment to Square Submarine Warfare Principle! of Humanity. FIVE PROPOSITIONS SUBMITTED Under Changed Condition! It ii Held that Merchant Ships Should Be Unarmed. SHOULD BE CALLED CRUISERS RtM.KTIN. WASHINGTON. Jan. 28. The Italian liners America and Verona will be permitted to aatl from New York If the Italian government give assurances, as It did In the case of the Gulseppe Verdi, that their guns will be used only for defensive pur poses. WASHINGTON, U. C, Jan. 28. The United States, in asking all Huropean belligerents to make a gen et al agreement to square tholr sub marine warfare with the principles of humanity and International law, ha taken the position that under changed conditions of naval warfare merchant ships should carry no aimament whatever. All the powers hare been notified teat unless they subscribe to such principles armed merchantmen will be denied entry to American porta except under the conditions which apply to warships. Such a proposal, now in the hands of the belligerent governments, hss been transmitted In a note which is substantially aa follows: "It Is aasumad that all of th govern ment addressed are equally desirous of protecting their own subjects and cltt sena, who ar non-combatants, from th ha sards of submarine warfar. "Realising the appalling loss of life of non-combatant which rasulta from th destruction of a merchant vessel without removing passengers and ers to places of aafcty, which is held to be vtolatlv of th principles of humanity and International law, th United State at the same Unit doe not feel that a belligerent should be deprived ef the right to use submarine (a view of the usetvilnea- whli;h thy hav developed. "That a formula may be found Com pletely within th rule of International law and of humanity which will require In .It adoption only a trifling Chang In th practices which hav obtained In tho past and before th war, which formula would be just and fair to all belligerents, It to proposed that: Klrst, a nonoombatant has th right to traverse the high seas la a merchant ship sntltled to fir a belligerent flag and rely upon-the rule of International law nil the prlnnlplea of humanity If the vassal la approached by a belligerent war vessel. Heoond, a merchant vessel of any na tionality ahould not b subjected to at tack until the belligerent warship has warned It to atop. t Third, any bellUerent-owned merchant vessel ahould promptly obey anv order from a belligerent warship to stop. Fourth, no auch merchant veael should be fired on unless It trie to fie or to resist by force, and even In eurh rases any attack upon It by th warahln must stop aa soon as th flight or resistance cesses. Fifth, only In case It should be Impos sible for military reasons for th war ship to supply a prise crew or to con vey th merchant ship into port will It be justified in sinking such merchant man, and in that rase passenger n, crew must b removed to a plao . of safsty. iuaititts i waint t nasji Th Stat department la fully appre ciative of th obstacle wbioh th adop tion of these rule would place In the war of th operation ot the submarines be cause of their structural weakness. B for th present war maritime warfar on th high seas always haa been con ducted by battleship or cruise ra carry ing heavy guns. It la true that merchant men were permitted to carry defensive armament, but thes wer light compared with th warship and did not change their nature a merchant vessel. This (Continued on Page Two, Column Thr.) The Day's War Neiss MORE THAN HALF A MILLION casaaltte biT b.ts aaffereg y th British fores so far la the war. Th official f 1st ares alvtaa the total ap Jmrnmrnry 9, ana4e pablle today, plaeed at o-te,4eT, the aamber be I as; mads ap at 24,12 officers aad S3B.S4K aaaa. Al'BTRIANS AND BLLOARIANf ap pear to be attcaaptlaa ta sttrrsa Albania. ' Little effertlra apposi tion Is apparsat. Th entente poners seem (a be placing; rcllaaec on Kaand Paaha to hold tha forcaa of th Toatonle allies la cheek. The Oreekoi are said t bo rala forelaa their detachments at tha Albaalaa border points. BRITISH LAHOH C ONFERENCE, af ter yesterday adoptlas resolatloas aaalnst eompnlalon, bnt declining ta eoantennneo agitation for th repeal af tha military ssrvl mea sure last th aoTerawent ho am barrasasd la Its proaeeattoa of the war, today placed Itself on rcoerd for revision of the monitions aet. PSEIIM ABLY IN FIRT1IER effort to seek ' oat hostile aamhasdao base la th MedUerraasoa, tho French hare ocenpled tho town of Aatlphllo, eppoetto fastalaaliaa. on th Asia Miner coast.