r The Omaha Daily Bee Call Tyler 1000 If Von Want to Talk to The IW or to Anyone Connected THE WEATHER. Cloudy With The lie. OMAHA, SATURDAY MOHXIXd, FK BR I WHY 1J, lnir.-SIXTKKN' PAOES. Ksws Steada, ete.. Be, 0 Train, at Hotel SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. VUU .XLV NO. 'Xo. PRESIDENT'S FAITH IN CONGRESS BRINGS APPRECIATION VOTE Home War Committee Adopts Resolution Thanking Wilson for Not Insisting on Having Own Way. NEW NOTE OF CO-OPERATION Representative Kahn, Ranking Re publican Member of Body, Offers Motion. GARRISON'S GOING CLARIFIES WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. A new note of, harmony and co-operation on national defense problems was struck in tho house military committee to day as a direct result of the resigna tion of Secretary Garrison of the War department. It round expression in the adoption of a resolution de claring the committee's appreciation of the confidenco President Wilson reposed in it and In the senate com mittee as disclosed in his correspond ence with Mr. Garrison. The nonpartisan character of the feeling was emphasized by the fact that the resolution was offered by Representative Kahn of California, ranking republican member of the committee. ( oufrfit Has Owi May. Members of both the congressional committee! declared that the war secre tary's withdrawal had brought out sharply the president's desire that con Kress should work out its army problems In the lglht of Its own best judgment, despite his personal preference for the continental army scheme advocated by r. Garrison and the army war college. he net result, they agreed, was a clari fication of the congressional atmosphere nd the assurance of support for the bills that will he drafted from elements g both the democratic and republican side that had heretofore been counted against the measures. In substance. It In believed the. bills will represent an effort to make effec tive virtually all of the plans of the War department with the exception that federalization of the National Guard will be sought as a substitute (or the con tinental army plan. I Final steps toward beginning the draft ing of the measures were' taken today by both house and senate committees. Both will take up the work Monday and It la planned to hold all-day sessions whenever the business of the two houses will permit.' The house ' committee brought to a close today public hearing on army plans" ' '" 111 '" . Be ComprosilH, Present Indications are that the house bill will lay Its stress upon provisions designed to federallse the National Guard, while the senate committee's main effort will be to go Into tho regular army angles of preparedness' plans. The final meas ures sent to the president for his sig nature will be a compromise. It is thought, each house being willing to ac cept the Judgment of - the other to a large extent In Its own particular field. The house bill. It Is expected, will pro vide for payment of National guardsmen Who comply wun an rvauiuiiuua by congress on a basis surncieniiy iiDerai o insure ine recrunuiir 01 nviivn. ) ono men. the ultimate sue 01 pro posed continental army. To maae certain the availability for federal use In time of war or great emergency of all men who participate in this payment, the plan contemplate authorising the president to draft them Into a volunteer army. .t Members of the committee are virtually unanimous In the opinion that congress has full constitutional authority to enact such a measure and that it can be so formulated as to withstand any attack through the courts. Of II road Character. The i-ystem of regulation contemplated Is of a broad character, designed to pro vide for the training and discipline of the guardsmen in peace times In a way that will Insure efficient organization for volunteer war service. Only the adminis tration of the law would be left with the War department. It Is proposed also to provide under these regulations for the co-ordination of enlistment periods, physi cal standards and the examinations which officers appointed by state authorities must pass, for an adequate reserve ss (TmTlliiuecFon Page Two, Column TwoT) The Weather 23 2 , . '. '. '. '.M 21 V 21 2 2-i -M 2i 25 p. m 2u Local Record. 1914. 1915. 1911. 113. 2 40 20 Zi 20 2 7 II 21 34 14 iH oil .00 .03 on Comparative Highest yeaterdsy., lowest eierday.. 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WILSON'S MESSAGE TO TRADE BOARDS Flame of War May Extend to United States Despite All Efforts to Preyent It. PRAISES THE "RESERVE SYSTEM WASHINGTON. Feb. 11. Dele gates to the annual convention of Ihe Chamber of Commerce of the United States left for their homes today, carrying with them a message from President Wilson, the out standing feature of which was his determination to keep the United States out of the European conflict, although he declared that the nation merely held that trouble at arm's length. The president was speaking on ntutrality at the annual banquet of the chamber, which was a conclud ing feature of a three days' conven tion. The president also spoke of the need of a real scientific tariff board end a merchant marine. "It Is a cruel thing." said the president, "to have It supposed, an.lt la In "many quarters, that we have kept out of this war simply because we wanted to keep out of trouble and aimply because we wanted to profit by the trouble of others, and yet misunderstandings for the time being are not to.be reckoned as against the consciousness that we must ourselves hold that we hare pursued the right and only serviceable course. I am not afraid of the slow verdict of history ;lth regard to the neutrality of the United States, and I believe that we are justified in exercising every degree of patience In making It clear what our position Is and how sincerely we are determined not to allow this quarrel to become part of ours. War May Spread to America. " "I have only this to say, though we hold this trouble at arms length -and keep or attempt to keep our own Judg ments cool, but the rest of the world is hot and It may be that any time with out our co-operation and without our ability to stop It the flame may extend to us. "And, therefore, I am glad that the United States has been put Into a posi tion to mobilise Its financial resources and to get Into the position which It must at last get into, whether It wants to or not. ', "If only we can keep this great nation at peace, there Is an Infinite prospect of happy prosperity - before the United States." Favors Heserve System. The president spoke of the federal re serve law, saying: ' "When you reflect what might have happened If our ' banking system had It t the outset of thia war been the clumsy and antlquateXVhlng that It waK' three years ago. you will realise that not only might we not have escaped disaster, but that disaster might- have- been o pro longed that Jt would have ben Impossible for the United States to occupy the po sition It now occupies." Woman Who Was Invalid for Half Century is Dead NEW; YORK, , Feb. ll.-MIss Millie Fancher. who celebrated her "golden Jubilee" as an Invalid eight days ago, died today at her home In Brooklyn. Misa Fancher was known to thousands of people all over the world through the extraordinary correspondence she built up during the half ventury of her Invalid ism. Although bedridden and only able to move ber right arm, she worked un ceasingly at knitting and embroidering and Is said to have used up 100,000 pounds of worsted. In 1868, when Miss Fancher was 17 years old and noted for her beauty, ahs was thrown from her horse and terr.b y Injured. A year later she was the victim of a street car accident which deprived her Sf the use of all her limbs except her right arm. For nine years she re mained In a trance-like condition, during which period her friends Insisted she wajt clairvoyant. It was In these years thaT she built up her correspondence, dictating a total of 4.900 letters. Uuring the fifty years of her imprison ment in a sick room Miss Fancher s chief nourishment was the juice of fruits. Bullet Which "Slew Woman Not from Gun Found at Her Side WINTER8KT. In.. Feb. 11 The revol ver bullet found In the brain of Mrs. Kthel Meyer, slain wife of Fred Meyer, weighed only about half of what a bullet from a 38-ca liber revolver shohld weigh, according to testimony of three witnesses today at the trial of Mrs. Ida Meyer, aged 60, on a charge of complicity In the murder of her daushter-ln-law. The mother-in-law and the husband al lege that Mrs. Meyer committed suicide with a .38-catlber revolver found beside the body. Accord'ng to testimony given by Cap tain C. W. Akin of the local National Hoard company the bullet which cauaed the young woman's death could not pos sibly have been of .3S-catiber. Ice Jam Breaks and Great Flood Threatens Portland PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. 11.-A big U Jam In the Columbia river above rhe lallea. Ore., has broken. The river hia risen seven and a half feet In twenty fou hours, and an Immense body of water la sweeping toward the confluence of tho Columbia and WUlamotto rlves near Portland. The Willamette already la on flood and if the two flood crria nwtt. disaster la Inevitable. Tbe Willa mette will be Larked up Into 1'oitlanJ .-id adjacent territory. TV0 CRUISERS OF THE BRITISH NAVY,ARE SUNK Berlin Official Statement Claims One Warship Sunk by Torpedo Boat and Another is Torpedoed. THIS IS DENIED BY LONDON 0ne-- s a, ii i w.i . iven in v. -1 . . . .ii I-' SOME NAMES NOT UPON ROLL LONDON. Feb. 11. A Berlin offi cial statement received heretoday claims that a British cruiser, the Arabia, has been sunk by a German torpedo boat craft and another Brit ish cruiser torpedoed. The British of ficial press bureau denies this. The British cruiser Arabia is not listed in the current naval publica tions. This is explained by the fact that the names of the new boats of the British navy have not been given out by the admiralty because of war conditions. . The German statement was to the effect that the German torpedo craft met British cruisers oft the Dogger bank on Thursday night and sank the new cruiser Arabia and tor pedoed a second cruiser. In giving out the German message for publication the press bureau ap pended the following: "The British admiralty states that the cruisers above mentioned were four mine-sweeping vessels, three of which have returned aafetly." Administration Has Won Its Battle in Nicaragua Pact Case WASHINGTON, Feb ll.-President Wil son practically won his fight for ratifi cation of the Klcaraguan treaty In Hie executive session of the senate today. Some of its most vigorous opponents ssid the administration had won enough votes to command the necessary two-thirds and they predicted Its ratification tomorrow Tbe administration . opponents, white they conceded . they expected the Nlca raguan convention would go through, re iterated they would rrevent ratification of the Colombian treaty to TaT-aWrndem-nlty nd, preg regret. -for tbe partition of Panama.. Nicaratuan treaty' proposed to pay' Nic aragua S1.000.000 for liiteroceanlo canal rights and naval bases In the Bay of Fonseca. Protests against tho naval bass feature have been - made by Salvador, which eontends It would violate tho sov ereignty, of Honduras. .Assurance to Costa Rica. Salvador and Honduras that none of their right will be violated by the United States ac quiring a naval base nl the Boy of Fon seca will be' incorporated In the ratifica tion resolution on the Klcaraguan treaty which the senate Is expected to pass to morrow. The ratification . resolution has been drawn.' to express also assurances that the United. States holds the Pan Ameri can nations which have protested regard ing their rights on the Boy of Fonseca In the highest esteem and will voice an earnest hope for continued friendly re lations. Woman Found in Woods Near Chicago Died from Poison CHICAGO, Feb. 11. -An autopsy per formed late last night by the coroner's physician on the body of Miss Marlon Frances Lambert, tbe 18-year-old high school student, which wss found last n'ght In a wooded section of Lake Forest, III., served to but deepen the mystery surrounding the death of the girl. The body was found by the girl's father. A statement Issued by the coroner today said that enough poison had been found In the girl's stomach to cause death. The nature of the poison has not been deter mined. Uetectlves today continued their efforts to find the man who accompanied Miss Lambert into the woods. His footprints were found paralleling hers to tho snot where the body was found. From there the tracks led to the tracks of the Chi cago sr Northwestern railroad, where the trail was lost. Police officers have been unable to find anything that might furnish a motive to support either muder or suciclde theo ries. Colonel Q. E. King, Indian Fighter, is Dead at St. Paul 8T PAUL. Minn., Feb. ll.-Funrral ar rangements were completed today for Colonel Josias R. King, civil war vet eran and Indian fighter, who died of heart trouble at his home late yester day, S4 years of age. Burial will take place here tomorrow. Minnesota his torians assert King was tho first to an swer .-esldent Lincoln's call for vol unteers for the civil war. enlisting promptly when ha rooetved Information from a private dispatch sent to Minne sota by the state's governor, who was In the president's office when tho call was signed. Deadline 9 1000 or Send FRENCH FAIL TO, -RETAKORENCHES German Report Says Four Suooei . live Assaults on Loit Positions Net Vimy Repuled. ATTEMPTS ON S0MME ALSO FAIL ' BERLIN, Feb. 11. (Via Lon don.) The repulae of four succes sive attacks made by the French In efforts to recapture trenches they had loat northwest of Vimy, in the Artols, waa announced today by German army headquarters. The French also (ailed In assaults to the svuth of the Somnie. The official statement says: "Northwoat of Vimy the French, after artillery preparations lasting for hour, attempted four times to recapture tbe trenchee they had lcat. All their attacks failed. South of the Somme they were also unable to recapture any part of the two lost positions. "On tbe Alsne and In the Cham pagne there have been local artillery duela of a lively character: "One of. our captive balloons es caped without Ha crew and drifted over the enemy lines near Vallly. "Eastern theater: North of Lake Drisvlaty, the advance of a strong Russian division was repulsed. "Balkan theater: There is noth ing to report." DOCK LABORERS REFUSE TO LOAD EXPORT FLOUR MFTLROl-HNE, Australia, Feb. )a fVIa London, Feb. 11.) The dock labor ers here hsve refused to handle flour for export ahipment, until the local price of bread Is reduced. EMPEROR OF RUSSIA HAS LEFT FOR FRONT LONIIO.V, Feb. 11.-A Petrograd dis patch to Reuter's Telegram company says thst Kmperor N'lchulss yeati-rday left for the front. Arrested for Wearing Loud Garb, and Thus He Learns of Fortune CHICAGO. Feb. ll.-Kelth F.dwaid Dalrymple wore flash clothing and for this reason was taken to the police station by detectives today. Had It not been for this Dalrym.le would not have known that he was heir to IMO.uOO and that the police of tha country had tx-ert on the lookout for him for four years to tell him so. Toung Dalrymple ran away from Ms o'clock Tonight Phone Tyler Your Want-Ad to The Bee. Old Abo. Vilify'' Neutrals Must Not V. Board Belligerent . ' Merchant Vessels ' BERLIN, Feb.' U.-Vla London.WThs German government's decision to treat armed merchantmen of hostile countries as warships has beet received with the heartiest approval. ' The press of all par ties expresses the belief that neutrals will now be compelled to avoid all merchant men of nations at war with Germany, and also to treat such vessels when In their harbors as wsrshlps, granting them. only the usual right to a limited stay for tak ing on coal, etc. Captain I. Perslus says In the Tageblatt that the copy of the British admiralty Instructions concerning operations against submarines will open the eyes of neutrals In regard to merchantmen armed "for de fense 'only," and that neutrals will treat them as warships. The new procedure, he says, will make the way easier for the submsrlne, although there Is still the possibility that Germany's enemies win fly false colors. The Kreme Zeltung asserts the memo randum opens the wsy to a settlement of the Lusltania case, and also abolishes the lossibillty of protecting hostile ships by placing Americana on board. It refers to the flying of false colors and continues: "America and other neutrals permit this deceptive use of their colors. No matter whether they cannot or, will not atop it, they must bear the. responsibility. If wo are to treat all enemy merchantmen which are armed as r-elllgerents. we can not stop because a neutral flag Is used wrongfully.". .. . Boiler Skaters Who Eloped Are To Be Reunited (From a Htaff Correspondent.) DK.S MOINKS. Is.. Feb. ll.-8peclal Telegram -when A." C. IJndblom re turned from Omah today with his daugh ter, Miss Llnnea Llndblom. who was taken Into custody there after her elope ment with Ardls Fenner. roller skating teacher, he called Chief of Detectives McDonald over the telephone and told him he had consented to the msrrlage of the young elopers. Mo asked Chief Mc Donald to wire Omaha to release Fenner, who Isnguishes In' jail, and tell him to come to lies Moines at once for the mar riage ceremony, home at Kilos in Springs, Ark., in lUflt. His father rox-red In the oil business and moved to Port Allegheny, I'm., where he died four years sgo. Tbe runaway waa the heir. After leaving home young Dalrymole went to New York, where he worked In department stores. Later he worked at Buffalo and Detroit. He came to Chicago ten days ago. TEXT OF AUSTRIAN ; " WARSHIP ORDER Armed Merchant 'Ship Wilt Be ' Treated at Men-o'War After . February 9. DUAL STATUS INCONSISTEHT VIENNA, Feb. 10. (Via London, J'ab. 11.) The teit of the memo randum communicated by tbe Aui-tro-Hungarlan foreign office today to tbe representatives of neutral governments announeelna the de cision of Austria-Hungary to treat aa warships armed merchantmen of countries at war with thia nation, la aa follows: "It la not unknown to the aovern menta of neutral powera that the British admit-alty In the eourae of the year 1913 caused a number of large British linera to be armed. The first lord of the admiralty declared In the House of Commons on March tS, 1913, that the armament of the Veaaela 'in question waa only to pro tect them from dangers threatening them froirt hostile ahlpa converted into auxiliary cruisers and to serve exclusively for defense. ' (Continued from Page One.) : British Warships Take Offensive. ; "Kxperlences gained In'the present wer show that a considerable number of lliltlsh morchsntmcn used the guns In Stalled aboard against hostile warships snd not solely with the Intention to es cape legitimate exercise of the prise right, but also to attack and destroy enemy warships. "As Is evident from the memorandum which the Imperial German government today communicated to neutral states. Instructions hsve been found sboard Uritiah steamers which prove that the Hrltlsli government Itself incited Its (Continued on I'age Two, Column Three.) Villa Wants Woman Prisoner for Every Man in His Command i KL PAW), Tex.. Feb. ll.-Franclsco Villa is ImUeved to be moving towsrd Madera. Chihuahua, according to official reports today to General fiavlra, com mandant at Juares. General Gavlra said his Informant reported Villa located be tween I-aa Cruccs and Namliulpa. many miles west of his customary haunts In the Santa Clara ranch district. An American arriving today, declared that according to reports st Kamlquipa, Villa had about 100 men In his Immediate hand. The American, who left western Chlhuanua about February S, said at that time,. Villa sent word ho waa com ing to Kamiqulpa to shoot deserters and that ha wanted one woman captive for very man of his command. The demand, according to the American, aroused the Inhabitants and Mexicans and Ameri cana, armed and organised to defend themselves and homos. Previously It was said. Villa had had many secret friends in western Chihuahua. According to the American, Villa was sngerod by tho num. tier of desertions, his force having been reduced from l.Ots) to about 100. . LANE SUGGESTED FOR THE VACANT CABINET CHAIR Rumor that Secretary of Interior Will Succrei Secretary of War Garrison, Who Resigned. OTHER NAMES ARE CONSIDERED Man Selected Wilt Not Be from New Jersey or the South and Will Be a Democrat. ADAMS MAY ENTER CABINET WASHINGTON. Fob. 11 .Presi dent Wilson plana to consider the ee lectlon of a successor to former Sec retary Garrison In eclunlon during a week end trip on the Mayflower 4vu iuu i uiunnc rn it ana vncsa peake hay. He left late tonight, after a dinner given In his honor by Post master General Burleson, WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. Th cabinet met today with a vacant chair for tho first time since Mr. Bryan's resignation. The depar ture of Mr. Garrison, with lta possi ble effects on the administration and the prepnrednesa program, waa dlscujsed thoroughly. While 8ecrelary Lane waa being considered In official circles as a likely choice. It the president was considering the namea of two or three other men and will not make an appointment before weighing their qualification carefully. The president has already made up h!s nilnd to appoint a democrat to the place, It waa said In well informed circles that ha will not be from New Jersey nor from the south. Other ames lllsruased. Former Governor Walsh of Massachu setts, Becrrtary Houston, Former Gov ernor Harmon of Ohio. Former Mayor Baker or Cleveland were added to the names being discussed. Former Gov ernor Adams of Colorado waa being talked of aa a possible successor to Becrelary Iane. It was understood, how ever, that at least one of the men being considered by the president has not been mentioned publicly for tho position of secretary of war. Reports thst there ' might he other resignations from the cabinet were met with denials. . . i. la Methods.' 1 V Supporters of 'the president declared itt.t V. m ...1 w . , . . .. ui-v mi. Mormon agreea on tno i; him rnoci)is m do i ii mn military and Philippine questions, but differed on the methods of carrying out their pol Idea. The president, his friends said, worked with congressional leaders on the cur rency, tariff and other bills and through making some concessions was able to get hills which he finally approved. Ho still feels that It is best to pursue tho same policy In dealing with tbe army and Philippine questions. . . Technically, the War department today was without a head. eJthough Major General Hugh Scott, chief of staff of the army, was the ranking officer. Under an existing executive order Gen eral Scott in the temporary absence on account of Illness of the secretary or assistant secretary would become acting secretary. The judge advocate general today decided that neither Mr. Garrison nor Mr. Breckenrldge were "temporarily' absent and therefore the order was with out effect. A new executive order deslg- nating General Scott as secretary ad Interim was Immediately drawn up. The order authorises General Scott to per ' form the duties of secretary of war tov a period not to exceed thirty days. "Congress will proceed to the completion . of a military program without regard to the resignation of Secretary Garrison," : s.Md Chairman Chamberlain of the senate military affairs committee today , after a meeting of the committee. The com mittee decided to begin next Monday the framing of the army reorganisation bill. fttltRISOM 19 OUT OP POLITIC Former Secretary Will Not Disease Art from Political Aagle. NEW YORK, Feb. ll.-Llndsey M. Gar rison, former secretary of war, an nounced here today that he intended to- (Continued on Page Two, ColumnFour.) The Day 'a War Nets TIIR WGSTKRN WAR FHONT Is' still the rratral field of military Interest. Latest reports show mm alana of leasealasr la the lateasely of tbe violent straaale which has been aTolasf oa for several days la th. vlrlalty at Vimy aad Neavllle, arar tho Helala border, while arc slana of a reawakening; uH' Ity oa tho part of both Uiraia and French. IN HEl.till'M, according; to aaoffl. rial re nor Is, there has been aa ' artillery battle la proareas dariaar tho laat tea daa arar Yores, bat tho opinion eoatlaaea to B revolt amona military observers that tho Germans have derided to sostms their predicted offensive antll ! more favorablo weather prevail. ' They are reported very baay, how. IN Bl SSIA tho artlllrxy play tho Hlca-Ovlaek front la notably heavy fa character, hat the latna. active, la Volayala tho RiuUu r.Brt m forward movement la the raptor at a bill betwrca tho fare, reeoro of Itovaa aad Latah, bat tba latest Austrian reports claim that Kmperor Nicholas' troopa havo, booa held la their aid amaltlaaa la tiallcla aad aa the Ilea frontier.