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NOBU, AMMA, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 23, 1016
NO. 1882.
New U. S. Army Plans Will Be Opposed
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The Favorite Wins Easily In Seattle Ejections .
COMMONS VOTES GIGANTIC
SUM IN BRITISH PARLIAMENT
LONDON, Feb. 22.—Premier
Asquith’s request for ten billion dol
lars to carry on .the war was voted
through in a single session, an un
precedented record in the history o*
the oldest parliament in Europe.
Practically the government's side
of the case was presented by both
Asquith and the Chancellor of the
Exchequer.
Asquith stated that the war was
costing Groat Britain $25,000,00J
daily. It would reach its maximum
expense in another Month after
which it was uot in’ probable., ow
ing to the completion of munition
construction anl the more etiicient
production woula follow, tsiis would
diminish.
A tax on all profits, especially on
war profits would aH6r;l the govern
ment a- basis of collection winch
hitherto had been untouched.. The
receipts were still 12 per cent ahead
of the Interest on the total debt,
and under the new plan3 which the
Chancellor of the Exchequer would
briefly outline soon, this amount
would be still further incended.
The Chancellor of tho Exchequer
supplemented Asquith's statement by
a general review of the financial
outlook. He stated that the credit
of the nation was absolutely unim
paired and although the amount
needed to carry on the war was
enormous, they intended to keep il
so.
The Commons voted the required
sum without any opposition, the
first war credit which has been un
animous.
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STONE ANSWERS CRITICS
OF WILSON ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 22.—
Senator Stone of Missouri took up
the cudgels for the Administration
today in the Senate. He denied tbav
the Wilson policy was weak or
daunted by the least fear; that the
administration did not intend to up
hold to the uttermost the full rights
of the humblest American citizen
Stone said that this is in striking
contrast to the scant respect shown
treaty obligations during the
Roosevelt administration when
treaty obligations wore ob
"served or ignored and citi
zen ship rights upheid or discounted
according as a policy of political ex
pediency seemed to demand. Under
Roosevelt and unquestionably with
Roosevelt's assent, Root had deli
berately ignored the Korean treaty
lest international embarrassment fol
low, and It ill became either one 01
the other of these who merely pro
mised their good offices to citizens
oppressed by foreign nations, to de
nounce Wilson who had upheld the
rights of Americans as never before
Opposition to the Seamen’s Hill
is making littlo progress. The
same can be said about the shipping
bill.
The House military' Committee is
now ready to Introduce a bill pro
viding for an army of five hundreu
and seventy-five thousand men, in
cluding a federalized system of mi
litia and a reservo system doubling
this number. It is going to lead to
a merry fight on the floor of the
House.
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at. the Rose Candy Store.
SPECIAL CRASHES
INTO PASSENGER
MILFORI), Conn,, Feb. 22.—A
newspaper speial on the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad
going to New Haven ran into a
passenger train from Bridgeport,
head on, near Milford, Conn, today
killing six and injuring twenty.
The cause of the accident ts re
ported to have been a mistake in
signals the special engineer claim
ing that no block was in sight.
The accident took place where a
bend in the shore line obscured the
track ahead and the weather was
foggy. The corooany blames the en
gineer of the passenger train wlie. is
among those killed.
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The Sons of the North will give
a public Social and Dance at their
hull, next. Saturday, February 2(1,
at !> o’cock I*. M. Kverylnxly in
vited.
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VILLA’S MEN ARE
ACTIVE MEXICO
EL. PASO, Feb, 22.—The Villa
tistas have surrounded Guerrero
and the garrison has appealed to
the Carranza government for aid,
according to advices arriving thi3
evening.
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 22.—The
Carranza minister of war says that
the Vi'latists rre entrapped in north
Mexico, and escape for them is im
possible. The government is now
endeavoring to discover what inter
oats arc supporting the rebel leailor,
but it is believed that they are Am
erican interventionists.
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FALL OF TREBIZOND IS
REPORTED IMMINENT
PETROGRAD, Feb. 22—A section o£
the Turkish right wing being sur
rounded surrendered today. About
eighteen thousand men were cap
tured in the batch. The Russians
are pursuing rolontloscly the Turk
ish forces which are fleeing in dis
order.
The fighting today with tho re
treating Turks whero they could be
forced to a stand ended in the still
more decisive defeat of tho enemy.
PETROGRAD, Fob. 22.—It is
announced that the fall of Trebizond
Is imminent. The Russians have
now completely surrounded the city.
It is known that enormous stores
are located here and will bo avail
able to the Russian forces as muen
needed booty.
PETROGRAD, Feb. 22.—The cap
tured officers that were taken at
Ezeroum say that Genoral von der
Goltz was responsible for the fail
ure of reinforcements to arrive. Con
fldont of being ablo to hold out
against Nicolas he had sent dis
patches to tho relief force to pro
ceed to Mesopotamia as they would
not be needed in Ezcroum. Later
he endeavored to recall tho ordei
but it came too late.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 22.
ti is admitted that Trobizond is sur
rounded. Tho Ottoman troops are
now however advancing in strong
force to raise the siege of the be
lcagured city.
DUMA RECONVENES AND
TZAR ATTENDS IN PERSON
PETROGRAD, Fob. 22.—The
Duma reconvened today with con
siderable ceremony and an exceed
ingly- noisy war demonstration in
the streets from the people. Social
Improvements, war crodits and war
policies will occupy the attention of
the members in the beginning The
Tsar opened the Duma In person
and expressed the Intention of car
rying on the war to a successful
conclusion.
TOKIO, Feb. 11.—Russia la now
—ling ransoms money to sag for
the Russian warships captured by
Japan during the Russo-Japanese
war. Japan is ony asking a nominal
sum for tho ships. ‘
PBTROORAD, Feb. 22.—The Mi
nister of War stated that tho muni
tion supply was now better than at
any time slhce the war began and
for the first time adequate to im
mediate needs. He stated that when
the German advance was stopped in
tho eastern front, the Russian gov
ernment was short of monition sup
plies for two third of Its army.
Happily by heroic exertion this con
dition had been improved, so that
of the new army all the men were
fully equipped and in a short time
they would have more than ample
supplies for an aggressive campaign
He said that the supply received
from Japan in quantity and quality
was unexcelled. He said that the
success in the Caucasus was due
both to the directing genius of the
commander, and the adequate sup
ply of munitions at all times.
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ENTENTE POWERS HAVE
BLOCKED BALTIC BY MINES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 22.—
It has been doclared that the En
tente Powers hava now praetlcally
succeeded in blocking tho Baltic
with mines carefully laid at the en
trance to the North Sea.
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 22.—Mine
trawlors sent by Germany towards
the entrance of tho Baltic to dis
cover the presence of minos there
find that the ontrance Is practically
blocked and for a wide aroa after
leaving the Baltic, the North Sea
is a actually nested with these me
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naces to navigation. Tho Swedish
government will unite with other
neutrals against this policy.
LONDON, Feb. 22.— So far no of
ficial protests havo boon received re
lative tp tho alleged mining of tho
entrance to tho Baltic. In the ab
sence of any such. Grey stated that
there was nothing to say on the
subject.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 22.—
The owners of the steamers Kana
kee, Genesee and Hocking captured
with alleged contraband of war by
tho British and upon seizure requisi
tioned by tho British for govern
ment service, are now protesting to
the State Department against both
the seizure and the use ol’ their ves
sels by England. The state depart
ment is taking the matter up.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Fob. 22.—
The reported recall of Bernstorff ia
today discredited and in no way
confirmed.
BERLIN, Fob. 22.—The mining
of the Baltic is described as an in
sult to neutral nations.
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FORD RESINS CAMPAI6N
AGAINST MILITARISM
DETROIT, Feb. 21.—Tracts
mostly from figures and facts col
lected by Congressman Tavenner
and other antl-munltlonlats are now
being published by tho fund estab
lished by Henry Ford against mili
tarism. All these papers are wond
0
erfully powerful and convincing.
It their deluge tho country with
this literature It U certain to have
a bad effect upon prepa rn. Honiara.