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xomr AL.AHHA TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1016.
NO. 1935.
British Solons Discuss Conscription Uuder Cover
GENERAL SCOTT TO CONFER
WITH OBREGON AT EL PASO
SAN ANTONIO, April 24.—Gen
eral Scott, Chief of Staff, has practi
cally superceded General Funstcn
for the time being in the manage
men of the Mexican situation, which
he says is not very critical, all re
ports to the contrary notwithstand
ing.
It is announced that General Scott
■will confer with General Obregon
the Carranzist Minister of War, the
meeting will porbably be somewhere
along the boundary line.
EL PASO, April 24.—This is offi
cially information given out tonight
; The American troops will be re-ar
I ranged in Mexico with a shorter line
and a larger expeditionary unit,
and will maintain the status quo
1 pending the outcome of the with
drawal negotiations with Carranza.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 24.—
General Carranza wired his consent
to a conference between General
Obregon and General Scott either at
El Paso or in Juarez.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 24.—
President Carranza through his re
presentative here has requested a
quick answer to his note asking for
the withdrawal of tho United States
troops from Mexico.
NEW YORK, April 24.—Tho in
dications are that tho United States
government will shortly withdraw
troops from Mexico, says the World,
this evening. Scott’s report is said
to tend to this action.
RET TIIE NEWS KltillT. RE.Ai)
THE WORKER
BRITISH PARLIAMENT HOLD
SESSION WHICH IS SECRET
LONDON, April 24.—For the
first time in one hundred years tho
House of Commons held a secret
session wherein it is stated the en
tire question of conscription was dis
cussed.
While so far conscription has been
enforced in various districts, it has
practically left untouched the great
labor organizations which have pro
tested their intention to fight it.
The government has made no con
scription in the ranks of the rail
road workers, transport workers or
mine workers, holding that these
were in services contributing to
wards the prosecution of the war,
and as such already serving. The
avoidance of these has made it ne
cessary to conscript married men of
military age and the choice between
a fight with the unionists and tho
married men is now up to parlia
ment.
The situation is however carefully
concealed and newspapers are for
bidden to discuss the transpirings In
BRITISH REPLY RECEIVED
AND .S A VOLUMINOUS ONE
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 24.—
The reply of the British government
to the sharp American note relative
to the interference of that country
with the commerce of neutral na
tions was received l>y Secretary Lan
sing today.
The note is an especially lengthy
one and deals in considerable de
tail with the various phases of the
questions at issue, but beyond this
statement the officials of the Stat?
Department do not Indicate what
the general tenor of Its contents
will be.
The note is so voluminous that
will take long time for Lansing to
digest its contents, as it is highly
technical in the matter of some in
ternational law points which have
been raised.
NEW YORK. April 2 1.—As a re
sult of the constant seizure of parcel
post booked through to the Nether
lands, the steamers arc now refus
ing to handle this class of mail in
any way and the iiarcels are being
returned to the senders.
The quantities of contraband
merchandise being sent via Holland
to the Central Powers is the basis
for the action of the British.
The question is now receiving the
attention of the State Department
and has already been tho subject of
a note to the British government.
The steamers profess to he help
less in tho matter and therforc- de
cline to accept the mail.
Dont forget your SPUING TON'K
Flowers of Sulphur, Sassafras* Bark
Mexican Sarsaparilla,, ('nsenrn Bark
I,OMENS DRUG STORK.
GREECE IS BUST AND
CANNOT PAY ITS ARMY
ATHENS, April 24.—Tho treasury
is empty and the people are con
fronted with a serious situation.
Premier Skoulodis wants a million
dollar loan to pay the army wages
due for this year. Tho men have
got no pay since January 1.
The treasury was to havo been re
plenished by a loan from either the
Allies or from the Central Powers,
but the Allies will not come through
WHEN IN TOWN
Drop into the
MERCHANTS CAFE.
The Home of Good Eats.
Try Uver A Kidney Tea for
Spring fever.
EOMEN8 DRUG STORE.
aa long as Skoulodis is at the wheel.
The Greeks may obtain a loan
from Germany or Austria-Hungary
in return for active support, but
even this is doubtful.
BERLIN, April 24.—Seven aero
planes bombed the city of Trieste
yesterday and nine persons were
killed.
BERLIN, April 24.—It is denied
that the French captured the sub
marine which torpedoed tho Sussex.
The Germans claim that the identity
of the submarine which the French
captured is known.
BERLN, April 24.—While visiting
the southern lines of the eastern
sector with General Brusslloff, tho
Tzar narrowly escaped the bomb
plane.
NEW YORK, April 24.—The
French liner Rochambeau, mount
ing guns arrived here today.
LONDON, April 24.—The Paris
iana was submarined today.
Try Liver & Kidney Tea for
Spring fever.
LOMENS DRUG STORE.
Finest Unalakleet nog Salmon ai
DUFFY'S.. 7 cents delivered.
GET THE nEWS RIGHT. READ
THE WORKER.
Anything in the line of job work
at the Industrial Worker Office.
parliament no matter how authorita
tive the source of their information
The session did not show, accord
ing to the Daily News, any verj
great conflict of opinion between As
qulth and his colleagues whethei
labor or conservative.
Lloyd George was especially cor
dial in his support of the Prluu
Minister.
ONE THOUSAND DROWN
WHEN STEMMERS COLLIDE
SHANGHAI, April 24.—At the en
trance to this harbor the Chluese
cruiser Hai-Yung collided and sank
the collier Hsinyu drowning one
thousand men. The cruiser was
about to take coal from the collier
and was moving to draw abreast ot
the latter. The collier misread the
signals of the eniis r and endeavor
ed to cross the bows of tho cruiser.
On board the collier were over a
thousand coolies to take part In
coaling-up, and these were drowned
when the collier sank immediately
after being rammed.
M’COMBS WILL RESIGN
WHEN CONVENTION OVER
I
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 24 -
M’Combs will resign the position of
chairman of the Democratic Nation
al Committee as soon as the demo
cratic convention adjourns.
This statement was given Associ
ated press reporters personally i< -
day by M’Comhs. When M'Comhs
was asked whether he found him
self at outs with the President's
policy he declined to make any
statement on the subject.
It is now admitted however by
democrats that M’Combs is in com
plete disagreement with Wilson's
military and fiscal plans.
WANT YUAN IMPEACHED
AND FIRE FROM JOD
SHANGHAI, April 24.—Two hund
red and sixteen members of the Na
tional Assembly now in session hero
refuse to recognize Yuan at all, de
claring that ho has long ago for
feited his right to be considered
president of China. They passed
a resolution insisting that he be im
peached.
They declare also that Yuan's
creation of a constitutional cabinet
is no solution just as long as Yuan
is in control. Yuan lias to he re
moved at all costs and must never
again be allowed any position in the
government of China.
PARIS, April 24.—The Frencli of
fensive today reports further gains
in the Verdun section at Douamont,
Avoucourt and Cumeieres.
The lighting this afternoon was so
desultory on both sides that the bat
tle shows signs of ending in u dead
lock and a lull.
The Germans give no indication
of an immediate revival of the heavy
offensive which marked the preced
ing weeks of this great battle. It i
however unsafe to forecast that th
Germans intend to abandon a move
ment has been so costly to them.
British sentiment is offended by
French papers referring,to Verdun
as the German Dardanelles.
LONDON, April 21. The lighting
in France is of a desultory character
with neither side very active.
The weather conditions are now
fine and the spring giving way to
early summer. If any activities are
to be marked during the summer it
is anticipated that they will soon
i begin.
LONDON, April 24.—Aeroplanes
' raided Kent today. No damage was
'done and the ships were driven off.
Tho aeroplanes heloilged to the new
monster dreadnought type.
Those miners who Pave tlie <'us11
.no Inking advantage of Peterson's
rial .price .of S8.0U on llipross
While Boots.
WASHINGTON, D. C April 2 1.—
Ambassador Gerard who has had
many a lengthy conference with
von Jagow the German secretary for
foreign affairs, in consequence makes
reports which seem to indicate that
Germany will make concessions to
the American demands with refer
ence to the submarine question.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 24.—
The state department was at no
time in doubt as to the outcome ot
the negotiations with Germany ter
minating peacefully, but even now
they will admit no change in the
position that they have taken up
The reply of Germany will be ac
cepted only as an unqualified and
final acceptance of the American
position, says one of the highest
r tficials under Lansing. But still
other cabinet authority insists that
the government will agree to discuss
the question at length provided that
the German modifications in tho me
thods of the diver boats are such as
to make it possible to regard the
German position as tacitly accept
ing the principles of international
law as laid down in Washington.
Moreover Germany’s acceptance is
the more probable as the negotia
tions now being carried on with
Great Britain relative to that coun
try's interference with neutral shipp
ing are understood to be reaching
just as acute a stage as that whioh
Germany has reached in the matter
of submarines.
PREPARE AMENDMENTS TO
RURNETT IMMIGRATION RILL
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 24.—
! Amendments arc now boing pre
pared for the Burnett immigration
bill in order to meet the objections
of the Japanese Ambassador to the
measure.
Ambassador Chinda has formally
protested to the United States preei
dent that tho terms of the bill in
some particulars are in direct con
flict with the treaty rights of Japan
ese subjects in, or coming to Am
erica.