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CHIHUAHUA CITY
TRENCHES HOLD
ARM Y0F VILLA
Bandit Leads Force in Person
Four Times Against "Dug
In" Defenders of Capital
Without Success.
TERRIFIC BATTLE FOUGHT
De Facto Authorities at Juarez
Fear Trevino's Ammuni
tion May Give Out.
FIELD COVERED WITH DEAD
Bulletin.
El Paso, Tex, Nov. 23. Francisco
Villa -withdrew his surviving forces
in defeat from Chihuahua City at 6:25
"o'clock tonight, after a battle of seven
hours, during which he made fruit
less attempts to carry General Tre
vino's protecting works by assault.
El Paso, Tex, Nov. 23. General
Trevino repulsed a fourth mass at
tack by Villa forces late today, the
-bandits being driven from their tem
porary entrenched positions with
heavy losses, it was announced in
Juarez tonight. The de facto troops
are now pursuing the bandits toward
the south, the same report from Chir
huahua City states.
Juarez, Mexico, Nov. 23. Three
times today Francisco Villa attacked
the first line trenches which defend
. Chihuahua City, and three times he
was repulsed, leaving his dead and
wounded on the plains outside of the
city to the south, according to mili
tary dispatches received by General
Francisco Gonzales at military head
quarters here from the besieged city.
. At 11 o'clock a. m. today (moun
tain time) the high-crowned hats of
the bandits were seen to the south,
along the Mexican Central main line,
'according to these messages. The bat
, tie was opened a few minutes later
with a salvo from cannon on Santa
Rosa hill, the key to the state cap
ital. The .first and second line
trenches, protected by barbed wire
entanglements, took up the fighting
and by noon a general engagement
was in progress along the entire
southern railroad, which continued to
early afternoon. ' .
Cannon Roar Deafening.
At that time the booming of the
large caliber guns on Santa Rosa and
other artillery stationed at intervals
along the first line trenches was so
. deafening that.it.was ajmpsj tapo.ssi
ble to hear the click of the telegraph
instruments, the military operator in
' Chihuahua City told the operator in
- Juarez. '
At 3 o!clock the battle was still
raging, the apparent advantage being
with the government forces. Villa is
reported by General Gonzales to have
at least 3,500 men,, practically all of
whom are armed and mounted. He
is also believed to have machine guns,
but no heavy artillery. For this reason
the twenty or more heavy field guns
of General Trevino's command were
able to rake the advancing lines of
Villa bandits, the messages from the
state capital stated. The field was
covered with dead and dying men, one
message stated. . -
A sortie by Carranza cavalry, sup
ported by artillery, resulted in the
capture of many Villa prisoners, who
were without ammunition and had
gone since morning without food or
water, another message declared.
Ammunition Limited.
Carranza officers here arc optimistic
reeardine the outcome of the battle
at Chihuahua City. The only cause of
worry to them is the fact that Gen
eral Trevino's ammunition supply for
small arms and machine guns is lim
ited and it is feared the attack will be
prolonged by Villa in an effort to
exhaust this ammunition supply.
However, the supply of artillery
shells is ample, it is said, to keep the
bandits away from the city.
. It was hoped by the Mexican mili
tary that General Francisco, Murguia
and his division from Torreon would
reach Chihuahua City soon, but late
today a message was received in
Juarez saying General Murguia had
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The Weather-
For Nebrsaka Fair and colder.
Hourly Temperature at Omaha.
Hour. Der.
G a. m 30
6 a. m
7 a. m 33
8 a. m 36
9 a. m
10 a. tn.
11 a. in
IS mr. .,
1 p. m,
2 y. m,
..... 37
37
3
3 p. m 42
4 p. m..; 4!
5 p. m , 40
6 p. m 38
7 p. m 36
s p. m 36
CoraparatlTa Local Record.
1116. 1916. 1914. 1113.
Hit-heat yeiterdar. . . 43 61 61 so
Lowest yesterday. ... 29 33 30 32
Mean temperatura 36 42 . 46 . 46
Precipitation 00 .00 .00 '.00
Terbperature and precipitation depsrturea
from the normal:
Normal temperature 34
Exce&i for the day 3
Normal precipitation .02 Inch -
Deficiency for the day 02 inch
Total rainfall elnre March 1 ... .16.07 inches
Deficiency since March 1. 1916. ,12.13 Inchea
Deflclencyf oro or, period, 191&.. 1.46 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1914.. 1.79 Inches
Reports from stations si 7. . sa. '
Station and Stats Temp. High- Raln-
of Weather. 7 p. m. eau fall.
Cheyenne, snow , 28
- Davenport, cloudy..... 38
Denver, cloudy 34
Dee Moines, clear 38
Dodse City, clear 40
Lander, cloudy... 26
86
44 "
64
36
North Platte, pt. cloudy 32 42 . 1
Omaha, clear 36 42
Pueblo, iart cloudy.... 42 48 .
Salt Lake City. pi. cl'dy 36 40
Santa Fe, pt. cloudy.... 88' 48
Sheridan, clear 18 32
Sioux City, clear 84 40 '
Valentin., dear..., 28 38
. A. WELSH, MetcreolottsL
Governor Morehead Tells People to
Be Thankful for "Horn r Twenty
Nebraska Executive Fixes No
vember Thirtieth as Day
for Rejoicing.
HIGH STANDARD OF HONOR
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Now. 23. (Special.) Al
though not a recipient in an official
way of the results of the democratic
land slide, Governor Morehead feels
that the country really has cause for
thanksgiving for a few things, one of
them being that "the horn of plenty
is pouring its riches at our feet."
Following is the proclamation as
it relates to Thanksgiving day:
To the people of the state of Ne
braska, greeting: It is my pleasure as
governor of the state, to again call
attention to the near approach of that
season so dear to very American citi
zen, in the festivities of which there
is no semblance of sectionalism, but
in which all join in one accord to give
thanks for the gifts which God in his
providence hath bestowed.
"The year draws to a close with
the horn of plenty pouring its riches
at our feet. We can be thankful for a
great past, a happy present and a
splendid outlook to the future. Ne
GREECE REFUSES
DEMAND OF ENTENTE
Cabinet Declines to Turn Over
Guns and Ammunition Asked
by Admiral DuFouf net.
WOULD BE UNNEUTRAL ACT
London, Nov. 23. The Greek gov
ernment has refused to comply with
the demand of the entente allies for
the surrender of part of its supplies
of arms and ammunition, Reuter's
Athens correspondent cables.
The dispatch follows:
"The Greek government has re
fused the demands of Vice Admiral
DuFournOt that Greece surrender
eighteen field batteries, sixteen bat
teries of mountain artillery with 1,000
shells for each, 40,000 Mannlichers
with 220 cartridges each, fourteen
machine guns with ammunition and
fifty motor vans.
"Referring to Admiral DuFour
net's contention that the cession of
war material to the Bulgarians and
Germans had disturbed the equili
brium, the government replies that,
although it does not desire to enter
into the- details of that, operation, it
must point out that the cabinet then
irr-ptwerrctmld- no approve ofresis-
tance to the central powers without
abandoning neutrality, but duly pro
tested, it also contends that the guns
already taken by the entente are mod
ern, while those taken by Bulgarian
were obsolete.
The reply concludes that the sur
render of war material for financial
compensation or otherwise would
constitute a flagrant violation of neu
trality and moreover that public
opinion, would not admit of the forces
of Greece being so neutralized as to
be unable to defend its vital interests
if esc were endangered."
Man Votes Thirty-
Nine Times at
Kansas City, Mo,
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 23. Evi
dence of fraudulent voting in this city
in the election of November 7 was
disclosed today when affidavits of
men who are alleged to have voted
repeatedly were placed in the hands
of Francis M. Wilson, United States
district attorney and Arthur T. Bag
ley, special agent of the Department
of Justice.
The cases have been laid before the
district attorney because the election
involved presidential electors, a
United States senator and congress
men. The affidavits siow that one man
voted thirty-nine times; another voted
thirty-seven; a third voted thirtytwo'
and a fourth eight times.-
Ziegler and Friedman
Form Contract Company
Isidor Zeigler a'ld Samuel Fried
man are the incorporators of the
Western States Construction ' com
pany, which has filed articles with the
county clerk. The cspital is $25,000.
The company plans to construct
drainage ditches, build bridges and
buildings and do a general contract-
ing business.
French Praise Work Done by
American Volunteers in War
Paris, Nov. 23. In the amphi
theater of the Sorbonne today was
held the first of a series of meetings
which will carry throughout this
country to civilians and to the sol
diers at the front the story of what
America has done for France during
the war. The meeting was held by
official approval under the auspices
of the association known as "The
Effort of France and Its Allies." Alex
andre Millerand, former minister of
war, delivered the principal address.
M. I Millerand spoke with great
earnestness and feeling of American
generosity and of the personal devo
tion to the French cause of thous
and of individual Americans, many
hundreds of whom had come to
France and imperiled their lives to
succoring the wounded."
"There wilt" forever remain shel
tered, under the mingled folds of the
Stars and Stripes and the red, white
and blue of the French flag and pre
served in the annals of the two coun
tries the names of the young Ameri
ft
braska
yea-,-
into the fiftieth
.A oion into the union
i V y citizens of all callings
a- .' itins have and are taking a
dee jy ;.rest in the effort to place
and vcp the front rank, the state
of their adopnon and binh. Never in
our history has their been higher
standards of honor and manhood, of
nudity for womanhood and of train
ing for children. For all of these
blessings of harvest and heart, let us
express our gratitude to the giver of
every good and periect gut.
Now therefore, I, John H. More-
head, as governor of the state and
in keeping with the action ot the
president of the United States, do
designate and set apart, Thursday, the
30th day of November, 1916, as
Thanksgiving day, and request all the
people to abstain from their usual
occupation and observe it as a day
of Thanksgiving. Not forgetting to
contribute out of our bounty to those
less fortunate and in a special man
ner contribute to the various calls
made upon us by those who now suf
fer from the ravatres of war and while
we open our hands to their cry for
material help, pray for the speedy
coming of the day when peace will be
restored to the nations now at war."
JOHN H. MOREHEAD,
'Governor."
RAILROAD WORTH
NINE MILLIONS
Plant and Equipment that Cost
Twelve Millions Capitalized
at Forty-One Millions.
RECORD COST -TOO LARGE
Washington, Nov. 23. The physi
cal valuation of the New Orleans,
Texas & Mexico railway, announced
today by the Interstate Commerce
commission, places the cost of. repro
duction at $8,865,636. The company is
capitalized at $40,938,031.
The report shows the original cost
ot the line equipped was Sli,ly4,ZJI
The record cost of road equipment
was found unduly large.
"The issue of $28,000,000 tonds,"
the report says, is really a portion
of an authorized issue oi $50,000,000,
and, although the issue is really a
part ot the capitalization of the New
Orleans, Texas & Mexico, it is an ob
ligation primarily of the St. Louis
& ban francisco.
The railroad is part of the Gulf
coast lines which skirt the Gulf coast
from New Orleans to Brownsville.
The announcement of valuation
was the second the commission had
made yaitswork; pf. appraising Jbe
rauruau systems ui ine country.
Wilkerson Goes
' On Witness Stand
. , In Damage Suit
i
Red Oak, la., Nov. 23. (Special
l eiegram.) Detective J. w. Wilker
son went on the witness stand this
afternoon in defense of himself in
the suit in which Senator F. F. Jones
of Villisca is suing him for $60,000
tor attempting to implicate Jones in
the Villisca murder of 1912.
Wilkerson testified that he was a
Burns detective and that he was as
signed in April, 1914, to investigate
the Villisca murder. Asked if he had
ever known Senator Jones, W. B.
McCaull, William Mansfield or Harry
Whipple betore that time, he said that
he had not, and that he held no malice
against any living soul.
When asked about the conversa
tion between himself and W. L, La
marr of Chariton, lie said that La-
marr told him that he, Lamarr, had
been employed by Attorney General
George Cosson to investigate the
Villisca murder, but that he had (lis
covered no evidence connecting Jones
with the murder. Lamarr was .for
merly employed by Jones.
Wilkerson told also of a conversa
tion between himself and "Hank"
Morton, city marshal of Villisca, in
which Horton said that on the morn
ing after the murder Jones followed
him upstairs into the city hall and
said, "Hank, I hear the Joe Moore
family has been murdered. They
ought to get Van Gilder, (for he had
trouble with Joe Moore."'
Sheriff O. E. Jackson of Red Oak
also was on the stand during the af
ternoon and exhibited the blood
stained ax which he said he found
in the Moore home the next morn
ing after the murder. .
Detective Wilkerson was on the
stand when court adjourned and will
continue his testimony tomorrow.
can heroes who have (alien gloriously
on the field of battle as aviators, as
soldiers of the foreign legion, or in
succoring the wounded.
In this coiii.cctiou he named Ser-
? leant Norman Prince, Sergeant Kif
cn Rockwell and Corporal Victor
Chapman of the aviation service, and
Rene Phelizot, H. W. Farnsworth
and Allen Zeeger of the foreign legion
as among those Americans who had
sacrificed their lives. -
Alluding to the immensity of
American effort for France, M.
Millerand named many persons and
societies, including the American re
lief clearing house, the committee of
American art students, organized by
Whitney Warren, the American Cham
ber of Commerce in Paris, the Amer
ican ambulance at Neuilly, Dr. Alexis
Carrel's hospital at Compeigne, sup
ported by the Rockefeller institute;
Mrs. Chauncey M. Depew's hospital
at Annal, Mrs, F. H. Whitney's hospi
tal at Juilly, and among the individ
uals, Mrs. Robert Bliss, wife of the
secretary of the American embassy in
Paris. .
HELD AT SPALDING
BECAUSE HE LOOKS
LIKE JEAN CRONES
Nebraska Marshal Arrests Man
Answering Description of
Person Trying to Kill
Hundreds.
ASSERTS HE IS A SOLDIER
Man Who Resembles Alleged
Chicago Poisoner Held for
Investigation.
REFUSES TO GIVE NAME
Chicago, Nov. 23. A Chicago de
tective left tonight for Spalding, Neb.,
to investigate the, identity of the man
whom Marshal Byrnes believes to be
Jean Crones, the Chicago anarchist,
who was said to have poisoned 200
prominent guests of the University
club at a banquet given Archbishop
Mundelein last winter.
Late in the afternoon Chief of De
tectives Larkin received a second tel
egram from Marshal Byrnes, which
read: ,
"This man did not give the name
of Crones. He answers description in
every way, but his hair is cut short,
so I cannot tell whether it is curly or
not. His clothes are same as de
scribed. He claims discharge from
army."
This telegram was received after a
detailed description of Crones had
been sent to Marshal Byrnes. A copy
of the indictment against Crones has
been telegraphed to Byrnes, so tVt
the prisoner may be held until the
police obtain a fugitive warrant.
Chief Larkin said: "It is beginning
to look as if the man may be Crones.
He seems to answer the description
in nearly every important detail. I
have sent a man to Nebraska to talk
with him and unless he identifies
himself he will be brought back to
Chicago."
Arrested at Spalding.
Snaldinz. Neb.. Nov. 23. A for
eigner; apparently an Austrian, Who
refuses to give his name, was ar
rested here late yesterday afternoon
by the town marshal on the suspicion
that he might be Jean Crones, Chi
cago anarchist, wanted on the charge
of poisoning the soup at the Univer
sity club served during a banquet.
The man had just arrived in Spald
ing when the marshal placed him
under arrest. He claimed to be a
discharged soldier, having served
nine months at Fort Crook, Omaha,
and having seeu service in Cuba. He
refused to give any name and refused
to. talk of . the Chicago- affair, -w.tli
which the marshal ic attempting to
connect him. The man, the marshal
said, admitted he had been a crook,
but said he was -living -square now.
He claimed to, be a friend of a cook
at a Spalding restaurant, but the lat
ter denied the friendship,
The arrest was made on the
strength of a photograph. of Crones.
and it was said that the prisoner re
sembled Crones closely. . .
He is being held pending the ar
rival of Chicago officers.
May Prove Alibi.
The suspect has told various stories
while here, the latest being that he
worked for three years for a farmer
named McCarthy at Central City.
Marshal Byrnes was investigating
this story tonight.
the Chicago detective is expected
to arrive in Spalding at 11 o'clock
tomorrow morning. While the suspect
says he has been a soldier and was
honorably discharged, he is unable
to produce his papers. When he came
here he immediately secured a job
as. chef in a local restaurant. It is
understood that $1,000 reward is of
fered for the arrest of Crones.
Wilson Aeplies to
Hughes' Telegrams;
Messages Given Out
Washington. Nov. 23. President
Wilson today sent a telegram to
Charles E. Hughes acknowledging
his message of congratulations re
ceived last night.
Ihe presidents telegram said:
"I am sincerely obliged to vou for
your message of congratulation. Al
low me to assure you of my good
wishes for the years to come.
Atter, the president had telegraphed
to Mr. Hughes the White House
made public several thousand tele
grams of congratulation from cabi
net members, governors of states,
democratic leaders in practically
every state and from the presidents
of several Latin-American republics.
no messages were received from any
of the belligerent nations.
Replying to the congratulations of
the cabinet the president said:
One of the best things about the
result is that it means four more
years of active association in public
service, and in that we are genuinely
rejoiced."
1 his was taken by some to forecast
an invitation from the president to
the members of the cabinet to re
main in office. i
Former Secretary Bryan tele
graphed:
"I am proud of the west, including
Nebraska. The states beyond the Mis
souri rave rallied to your support and
saved the day and in doing so have
honored themselves no lessMhan you.
They have been largely benefited by
the great reforms secured under yourj
leadership and they stand with you for
peace, prosperity and progress.
Omaha Men Organize New
Investment Company
The Standard Investment company
of Omaha, with a capital of $250,000,
has filed articles of incorporation
with the clerk of the county court.
T. F. Kennedy, A. W. Morton and
J. A. C. Kennedy are the incorpora
tors. The concern will do a general
investment and insurance business.
Which?
RAILROADS
FARMS-PLAN TO
FIGHT EMBARGO
N
Nebraska Grain and Live Stock
Association Asks Congress
men to Oppose It.
BRAND PROPOSAL UNFAIR
Congressmen from Nebraska will
be asked by the Nebraska Farmers'
Co-operative Grain and Live Stock
association to do all in their power
to oppose the proposed embargo on
grain. V
This was decided in resolutions
adopted by the association before ad
journing its three days' session at Jhe
Hotel Rome. Following closely the
phraseology used by Secretary Short
hill in his recommendations through
his annual report, the resolution on
this subject said, "It is unfair for
the federal government to single out
grain and '.grain productus upon
which to levy an embargo. If it is
just to stop the adanve in price of
these products, it is just to legislate
te stop a decline in the price of the
same products, yet there is no record
anywhere of any measure having been
introduced in any legislative body
seeking to raise the price of products
when they were selling too low."
Basis For 'Kates.
The association also reaffirmed its
opposition to any increase in freight
rates in Nebraska until a physical
valuation of the Nebraska roads
should clearly show an advance in
the rates to be necessary.
The association, through its reso
lutions, invites all co-operative local
and state organizations of farmers to
come in and join this state body, since
it is the largest in the state.
The right to peddle direct from
cars on the track was championed,
and it was" held that this right should
not be denied to any elevator com
pany, co-operative purchases associa
tion, individual, jobber, or retail firm.
Fore Railroads. i
The association resolved to push
for federal legislation giving the In
terstate Commerce commission power
to force the railroads to provide ade
quate car equipment and to regulate
the rules of interchange of equipment.
They favor an advance in demur
rage rates in order to make cars move
from places to loading and unloading.
Want Dirt RoadsN
They favor good roads, but want
dirt roads of the type already popu
lar in Nebraska, instead of stone
roadscosting $10,000 to $2i0,000 per
mile, which the , resolution says,
"Would impose an enormous burden
of expense, which would be never
ending.
They commended the extension
service of the University of Nebraska
College of Agriculture for the work
it had done in saving the farmers of
northern Nebraska fully $250,000 on
their potato crop, by keeping them
posted on the market condition.
They pledged their support for a
larger appropriation next year for
the University of Nebraska College
of Agruculture for Uhe purpose of
(Continued on Tag-n Two, Column mix.)
London Hotel Keepers Must
Curtail Menus Immediately
London, Nov. 23. Walter Runci-
man, president of the Board of Trade,
addressing a meeting of leading Lon
don hotel keepers last night, demanded
an immediate curtailment of menus.
He declared that there must be an
immediate and drastic cutting down
and a decrease in the use of imported
foods.
1 have just seen, he said, a speci
men of a Christmas menu which is
being circulateJ as an advertisement
by a leading London hotel. Such an
elaborate program would be waste
ful even in peace time and is little
SANTA FE ADAMSON
SUITGOES OVER
Hearing Involving Validity of
Eight-Hour Act Postponed
Until Friday. "
NO AGREEMENT REACHED
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 23. Coun
sel in conference over the Adamson
law cases today agreed to the request
that the Santa Fe case scheduled to
come up in the United States district
court in Kansas City, Kan., be post
poned until tomorrow.
The conference, it was stated au
thoritatively, was as' to whether the
record" tff the -cirse of thr Missouri,
Oklahoma & Gulf, appealed to the
supreme court yesterday, could be
made to cover the problems of all
railroads, or whether one- or two ad
ditional test cases should be brought.
Attorneys for leading railroads who
are here to witness the proceedings
pointed out informally that the opera
tion of the law varied in its effect on
different railroad systems according
to extent and local conditions and
said that close study would be re
quired to determine whether one
case would develop the points affect
ing all railroads.
A difference id the case heard yes
terday and the one today was that
the Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf is in
the hands of receivers under the di
rection of the federal court, while the
Santa Fe is an independent agent.-
Lawyers Continue Conferences.'
Washington, Nov. 23. Railroad
lawyers and Attorney General Greg
ory continued today their conferences
in an attempt to agree on one suit in
volving test of the Adamson act to
press for early consideration by the
supreme court. The difficulty in reach
ing an agreement arose mainly, it is
believed, from the anxiety of the rail
road representatives to pick from the
many cases pending in federal courts
one covering typical conditions faced
by all roads. "
Kailroad lawyers thought the Atchi
son, Topeka & Santa Fe case, set for
hearing today at Kansas City, in
volved all points at issue better than
any other, but Department of Justice
officials were inclined to favor the
Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf case in
which Federal Judge Hook at Kansas
City yesterday held the Adamson act
unconstitutional.
Selection of a test case would re
lieve the department from defending
a multitude of suits already filed, as
it is understood all railroads would
agree not to press individual suits or
institute new actions pending decis
ion in the test case.
No Wounded On
Big Hospital Ship
London, Nov. 23. Press dispatches
from Athens saying there were no
wounded on board the hospital ship
Brittanic when it was sunk off the
Greek coast were confirmed today
by the admiralty, which made the fol
lowing announcement:
"No wounded were aboard the Brit
tanic on which were only the ship's
crew and the hospital staff."
short of scandalous in war time. Such
a situation can not be allowed. All
menus must be drastically cut down
and there must be one or two fish
less and meatless days weekly.
"There must be an immediate de
crease in the use of imported foods.
Waste is especially noticeable in the
use of expensive cakes and confec
tions. If the trade interests will not
take the necessary action, the govern
ment must force them to do so."
Following the meeting the Savery
hotel announced the cancellation of
its special Christmas and New Year's
dinners. v
NEW MONARCH OF
AUSTRIA TO FIGHT
WAR TOTHE END
First Proclamation of Emperor
Charles Says He Will Com
plete Work of Fran
cis Joseph.
WRITES TO THE PREMIER
Says Illusion His Monarcy Can
Be Thrown Down Must
Be Broken.
BEGAN REIGN LAST NIGHT
London, Nov. 23. Emperor Charlea
of Austria has issued a proclamation
to the Austro-Hungarians, declaring
his inflexible decision to maintain the
War until "a peace assuring the exist
ence and development f the monar
chy," according to a Vienna dispatch
to Reuter's ly way of Amsterdam.
The dispatch says the proclamation
was printed in a special edition of
the Wiener Zeitung, together with an
autograph letter addressed to Premier
Koerber. The letter announced that
the new monarch had taken over the
government and confirmed the pre
mier in his present functions. After
paying homage to the late empcior,
the proclamation said:
"I will continue to complete his
work. I ascend his throne in a stormy
time. Our aim has not yet been
reached and the illusion of the enemy
to throw down my monarchy and our
allies is not yet broken. You know
me to be in harmony with my people
in my inflexible decision to continue
the struggle until a peace assuring
the existence and development of the
monarchy is obtained. 1 will do all
in my power to banish as soon as
possible the horrors and sacrifices of
war and to reobtain peace as soon as
the honor of our arms, the conditions
of life of my countries and their Lilies
and the defiance of our enemies will
allow." t -
New Emperor Takes Charge.
The heir apparent, Archduke
Charles Francis Joseph, assumed the
guidance of state affairs automatically
last night It is not likely that festivi
ties of any kind will usher in his reifrn
certainly not during the war. Ar
rangements for the burial have not yet
been made, but the body will be in
terred in the Capuchin Mausoleum,
next week, probably on Thursday.
Monday the body will be removed
from Schoenbrunn castle to Hofburg
chapel, where it will lie in state on
Tuesday and Wednesday. - . .
- . 8tory-of it Day- J -.
Loudon, Nov, .22. Telegraphing
from Amsterdam, - Reuter's . corre
spondent says advices received there
from Vienna are to the effect that
Emperor Francis Joseph rose Tues
day morning with a high fever. He
felt very faint and, contrary to his
custom, used an arm chair at his
table. Toward evening his weakness
increased to such an extent that he
asked to be placed in bed.
After the emperor was removed to
his bedroom, his body physician. Dr.
Kertil, and Prof. Ortner did not leave
the sick room. The emperor then fell
into a deep sleep, and between 8 and
9 o'clock the doctors, on approaching
the bed, found the end was imminent
and summoned the royal household
and the court chaplain, Dr. Senile,
who administered the last rites ot the
church. '-
The German emperor and King
Ferdinand of Bulgaria are expected
to arrive at the Austrian capital to
morrow, says a telegram from Vienna
received by the Exchange Telegraph
company by way of Geneva.
According to the latest details of
the Austrian emperor's death, the
message says, the majesty became de
lirious yesterday afternoon, passing
later into a comatose condition and
did not recover consciousness.
Bryan Will Devote
All His Energies
To Moral Issues
New York, Nov. 23. William Jen-,
niligs Bryan has given up attempting
to solve economic problems and here
after will devote himself to moral is
sues, he declared here today in an
address before the Rotary club.
The tariff, he said, was discussed
100 years before he took it up "with
all the zeal of a young man" and
probably would be discussed for an
other 100 years, but as to the moral -question,
when that is "settled it
stays settled and so I expect quicker
and more satisfactory results from
my efforts.
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