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WOMB, AliASRA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1015.
NO. 1830.
ANCONA REPLY EXPECTED TODAY
ROOSEVELT ROASTS
FORD PEACE PLAN
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Dec. 29.—
Roosevelt sees In the Ford expedi
tion nothing else but an effort to
■observe the aims of Germanism
Roosevelt pulls off the epigram that
“might serving rght must oppose
might serving wrong”.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 29.—
There is considerable speculation
regarding the various unofficial in
formation as to the contents and
reception of the Ancona reply. No
thing official has been given out.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 29.—
The United States government ex
pects to receive the Austria-Hungary
reply to the Ancoua note on Thurs
day. Secretary Lansing who may
know the probable contents has
given out nothing which would In
dicate that the reply would bo un
favorable. 'yhe usual direct con
nection with Germany and hence
with Vienna is not to be had today,
the Sayville wireless having been
destroyed in the storms.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.—The He
rald-Times London correspondent
says that it is reported there that
the Austrian reply will be evasive
and temporizing, but will leave
open the way for further nogotia
tions. This is hard to understand
in view of the Insistent tone of the
last American note to which it is a
response.
Papers here are discussing the
probable action of the government
but have no official information to
go upon.
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Eagle Social Committee annnoun
ces the Weekly Social for Thursday
(to-night) has been postponed.
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ELIilU ROOT TALKS TO
PAN-AMERICAN DELEGATES
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Dec. 29.—
The .second Pan American Scisnti
11c Congress was addressed by Elihn
Root today. Tho former Senator
spoke at length upon the mainte
nance of the neutrality of the Am
erican continent north and south,
He insisted that Pan Americans
could secure the strictest neutral
ity for themselves only by insisting
upon the strictest Kind of interna
tional law. Only the strictest inter
national law can restrain the na
tions, declared Root. This law
should not bo a doubtful thing, but
• known to all nations and lived up
to by all.
Professor Ross of the University
of Wisconsin also spoke to the Con
gress. He saw nothing but dark
prospects ahead. He said that mi
litary nations were sotting the pace
for all, and that all would have to
follow the lead or perish beforo the
more aggressive. Ho had no hope
for the nations following ethical
principles when territorial aggrand
izement or 'conquest of any kina
was the inspiration of tho national
leaders or rulers.
All day the time of the Congress
was engaged in discussing the inter
national situation and its relation
to American coalition embracing
all -the independent states of the
American hemisphere would be the
only way in which to ward off the
aggressive tendency of the nations
of Europe.
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TAFT URGES MILITARY
DRILL TAUGHT COLLEGES
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.—Former
President Taft is another states
man has got the preparedness bug
badly. He, in an address today,
dwelt upon the necessity of national
arming and urged that military
be taught in the colleges so that
there would be no shortage of train
ed officers.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 29.—
Army heads are not quito satisfied
that the Wilson preparedness plans
are any way satisfactory. In fact
one official paper of the service says
i that "the army heads are unanimous
in agreeing that Wilson’s prepared
ness plans leaves the nation hope
lessly unprepared and its military
equipment totally inefficient”. One
army leader is quoted as caying
that tho half way measures pro
posed inasmuch as they stand in
the way of proper preparedness are
worse than none at all.
It is stated hero that should tho
English government be driven to
adopt conscription it would sing the
death knell of the voluntary re
cruiting systom, and moan that
some form of conscription would be
passed Into law bore.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 29.—
It Is now feared that between the
moderates and extremists In the
mattor of United States prepared
ness, the dispute may grow so ser
ious that It will end in no prepara
tions plan bolng accepted. The so
called experts are hopelossly divided
according to a press statement.
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CABINET DEBATING BN
SUBJECT OF CONSCRIPTION
LONDON, Dec. 29.—The British
cabinet is now debating probably
lor the last time the question ot
conscription. Evidently the Derby
recruitng plan, partial conscription,
has not been entiroly successful.
LONDON, Dec. - 29.—The Mai'
claims that conscription is practi
cally determined upon. Three cs
binet ministers are said to have
placed conscription before the rest
of the body. as the terms upon
which they will consent to remain
in the cabinet. Other papers re
port that two such conservative men
as Balfour and Asquith are the
mainstay ot the opposition to con
scription. Kitchener’s attitude is a
■—of conflicting report
The Daily Chronicle thinks that
when Asquith asked for another
million men he had determined that
conscription had become necessary.
The conscriptionist papers reviewing
the registration of military material
available says that, an army of ton
millions can be raised in no time.
The main troublo will be in arming
the men.
BERLIN, Dec. 29.—rThe conscrlp
tlonist plans of the British govern
ment will end the war cays the
Tageblatt. The British conBcrii*
tion will cause a revolution and
practically compel the withdrawal
of Great Britain from active parti
dpatlon in the land lighting and
possibly also at sea.
YUAN ORDERS GENERALS
TO SUPPRESS RERELLION
yf
PEKING, Doc. 29.—In a strong
edict Yuan has directed bis adja
cent governors to auppro-o the anti*
Y uaniato.
TSIENTS1N, Deo. 29.—A regiment
of regulars marched oat of this city
with 'Its office yesterday end has
marched south to Join the rebels.
CANTON, Dec. 29.—Tho gover
nor’s quarters are strongly guarded
but disaffection reigns throughout
the city.
LITTLE WAR NEWS
ARRIVED YESTERDAY
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.—Cabled
dispatches from Europe today con
tain very Bcant war news, Indicat
ing very little activity. It Is be
lieved that this, and tho heavy cen
sorship which possibly marks some
Important developments, accounts
for the absence of intelligence di
rect from the war zone.
SAN FNANCISCO, Dec. 29.—It
is stated that Russia Is proparing
to place enormous ordero for ma
terial for war in the United States.
The Pacific Coast is to receive a
large section of these.
PARIS, Dec. 29.—Tho French
front is quiet. Artillery duelling
prevails in Flanders. The weather 'b
cold and wet. (
LONDON, Dec. 29.—Tho Admi
ralty' reports no submarining for
the first day in a whole weeK.
Practically all of tho recent activ
ites took place during densely foggy
weather.
LONDON, Dec. 29.—The govern
ment is making public the quanti
ties of contraband which were
seized in the seizure of mail from
noutral ships. The receipt„of a note
from the United States on the mat*
ter is reported, and is now under
consideration of the government
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one of our complimentary Sachet
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SERVIAN ARMY COMMANDER
RETIRES FROM HIS POSITION
PARIS, Dec. 29.—The Servian
army head has quit. Commander in
Chief, General Putnik has retired
and will no longer command the
Servian forces. The crushing of the
Servian defense by the Teuton-Bul
gar drive is said to he responsible
for this step.
PARIS, Dec. 29.—A Bulgarian
infantry regiment stationed at Gu
muldzina has mutinied.
SCUTARI, Dec. 29.—The Serv
ians and their Allies are preparing
to evacuate the city.
The defenses of Scutari before the
Balkan war were exceptionally
strong but since then they have
been practically demolished and the
city not easily tenable against a
strong attack.
PARIS, Dec. 29.—General Mauv
ry, the military governor of Paris,
has allowed better lighting of the
city. They are confident of being
able to repel oither Zeppelin o\
Taube attack.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 29.—
Success still waits upon the Otto
man forces and since the Allies
tried to force the Dardanelles the
Turkish fire was never so efficient
or so well directed. Today the
batteries on Gallipoli destroyed an
aeroplane and damaged Beriously a
battleship and cruiser. The names
of the warships injured are witheld
by the government.
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and
HAPPY NEW YEAR
to all our friends and customers.
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RUSSIAN PERSIAN ADVANCE
CONTINUES WITHOUT DELAY
LONDON, Dec. 29.—The Russian
advance in Persia is now merely a
matter of time. Yesterday they oc
i cupied Kashin on tho road between
Teheran and Ipsahan and the army
is marching southwards towards
the latter place. Germanic influ
ence in Ipsahan has been very
strong, the British Consul General,
T. G. Grahame, having been as
saulted by an assassin while out
riding one* morning last September.
Shortly after this the British and
Russian subjects left Ipsahan for
Toheran undor a guard of Persian
troops.
Recent dispatches indicate that
the city of Ipsahan is torn by two
factions, the Persian and the Tcu
ton, tho former wanting to mam
tain tho neutrality of Porsin, and
I the latter urging that they unite
with the hill tribes to revolt against
the Allies and support the Teutons
and their Allies.
PETROGRAD, Doc. 29.—In the
occupation of Kashin in Central
Persia important documents were
seized by the Russians which re
veal the extent of the Germanist ac- i
tivities, a number of former Russian
officials of German birth having
been active in this direction,
Tho documents have boon sent
here by the Russian commander?.
Some of the men who were urging
anti-Slav activities wcro high up in
the Russian government service.
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SCHMIDT CASE WENT
TO JURY YESTERDAY
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 29.—The
Schmidt case will go to the jury
tonight. Special prosecutor Noel
finished his address to the jury yest
erday and today Job Harriman and
Nate Coghliu spoke in defense of
Schmidt, the latter especially ridd
ling the carefully constructed theo
res of the Noel. Woolwln is closing
for the prosecution as District At
torney. The jury has been so care
fully picked by the government
aided by the private detectives, it is
almost certain that they will either
disagree or bring in a verdict of
guilty. On the jury are several
strong anti-labor men while two
confessed to a belief in the guilt of
Schmidt, but would not let this pre
conception interfere with the evid
ence would be placed before them.
This is said to be possible under
Californian law.
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WARDEN OSBORNE INDICTED
ALLEGES A CONSPIRACY
SINGSING, Dec. 29.—Tammany la
after the scalp of Warden Osborne
and he has been Indicted for fraud.
Osborne claims that it is a conspi
racy to oust him from his position.
The attack upon the reform warden
is bitterly resented by the inmates
of prison, as' Osborne has done mere
to make these unfortunates endure
their imprisonment and to improve
their condition than any other man
la the state. When Osborne took
hold of Singsing It was an Inferno
where bribery, corruption, vice,
drugs, cruelty and torture prevailed.
—“Outside Russia the worst prison
on earth”, said a well known social
worker. 1