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Washington, D. C. Count von Bern
storff has made an appointment with
j Secretary Lansing for discussion of the
■ peace notes. He expressed himself as
' confident that a peace conference will be
arranged eventually.
New York: Scenes of the wildest con
fusion took place on the Street today, a
j total of 3.0SS.3U0 shares of stock chang
! ing hands. This breaks the record es
tablished on March 19, 1907, when 2,521,
1 (>00 shares changed hands during the
; hours of ’change, 10 a. m. to 3 p. in.
Washington, L>. C.: The Entente pow
ers cannot make peace with Germany
while the Imperial government remains
under its present control, according to
the belief of two of the allied ambassa
dors in this city. They say that what
the Allies are fighting lor istheestablish
1 ment of a peace permitting disarmament.
Under the present German autocratic,
undemocratic government there would be
no guarantee against a resumption of hos
tilities when the country has recovered
from the present war. The Entente pow
ers demand an entire change, probably
discarding the kaiser’s constitutional mon
archy and substituting a democratic par
liament. This can be brought about, the
diplomats believe, only by continuing the
war.' In a conference with Secretary
Lansing, Count von Bernstorff intimated
that Germany was willing to give the
Entente powers preliminary terms.
El Paso; Villa has recaptured Parral,
the Carranza forces having evacuated the
town at the approach of the bandits. Ref
ugees arriving from Chihuahua City de
clare that there lias been a split in the
Carranza forces and that General Murgia
is not now in a position to defend the city
against Villa.
New York: Judge Gary, president ol
the United States Steel corporation, an
nounces that there will be a general in
crease in wages among the smaller salar
i ied workers on the first of the year. The
\ great business enjoyed by the corporation
I has enabled the directors to make three |
i wage advances, besides piling up profits
at a tremendous rate.
Washington, I). C.: National prohibi-)
tion made a notable advance Monday i
morning when the Senate judiciary com- j
mittee ordered a special meeting for I
Thursday to consider the resolution pro- !
viding for a constitutional dry amend- ;
ment.
Washington: The strike arbitration
bill now pending before congress will be
fought to the limit by the American Fed
eration of labor, according to statements
made by officials of .the organization.
President Gompers, however, declines to
commit himself beyond declaring that
the government cannot- force involuntary
service u nder the Constitution. Admin
istration leaders believe that it will bean
easy matter to pass all the railroad legis
lation during the present session.
place at which they will agree to meet to
discuss peace terms. In explaining the
President's note Secretary Lansing says:
* 'President Wilson intentionally refrained
from any statement which might be con
^ strued as that ot a mediator liecause of
the strained international relations exist
ing between the United States and the
warring nations in Europe at the present
moment. Our rights are being invaded
more and more every day by the belliger
ents and we are on the verge of being
drawn into the conflict. We are there
fore entitled to know the exact terms the
belligerents seek in order that we may
regulate our future conduct.”
Berlin: German newspapers express
little surprise at Lloyd George’s speech
in which reference is made that restitu
9 t'on is universally accepted to mean Ger
many's surrender of all occupied territory
and the probable payment of indemnities.
They maintain that the chasm that lies
between the Entente and Central powers
is still too broad for even the most cheer
ful optimist to bridge.
Copenhagen: The Folketliing today
adopted the bill ratifying the treaty for
f the sale ot the Danish West Indies to the
United States, the vote standing 90 to 16.
London: Wilson's latest move has
caused a sensation here. It is confident
ly expected that the Vatican will follow
Wilson’s lead. England’s answer to Ger
many’s peace proposals is expected to
reach Berlin before Christmas day.
Washington:. The state department is
in receipt of advice to the effect that the
British steamer Stursula. a mule trans
port bound for Saloniki from Montreal,
was submarined without warning on De
cember twelfth. Four lives were lost.
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El Paso: A Mexican claiming to rep
resent Villa has just arrived here direct
from the bandit s headquarters. He says
he was sent to arrange another conference
with General Scott with a view to bring
ing about peace in the South. He also
states that Villa regards Scott as a good
man, fully competent to discuss terms of
peace.
Philadelphia: At a meeting of the
American-Mexican pence commissioners
held in this city recently the American
representatives insisted upon carrying
out the exact program as agreed upon
some time ago. The main points insist
ed upon are the retention of troops in
Mexico until all is quiet there; protection
of the border by American and Carranza
troops; and the right to pursue bandits
across the border.
El Paso: Three hundred Carranzista
deserters reached Juarez today.
Washington- The consideration of the
Shepherd District of Columbia prohibi
tion bill has been pul over until later in
the week. Senator Martin is vigorously
opposing the measure, arguing that the
saloon should not be abolished until a
substitute can be found for “the poor
man’s club.’’ He declares That he has
found places in dry states where great
quantities of alcoholic patent medicines
are consumed.
Washington. D. C.: Senator Borah of
Idaho declares that the president’s plan
of arbitration will not hold. He says
that such a law would lie unconstitutional.
Cheyenne: Roy A. White, together
with his wife and three children, perish
ed in a hotel fire in this city Sunday
night. They came here from San Fran
cisco.
Seattle: Investigation of the high cost
of living has been started here by the j
federal grand jury summoned for that
purpose. Scores of witnesses have been
summoned.
New York: The will of the late John
D. Archbold, which has been filed for
probate in this city, shows that the oil
magnate left a fortune in excess of one
hundred millions. *
Los Angeles: Louis Kalafageaneu, an
undertaker, was shot to death yesterdav
evening when he stepped to the door of
his home to answer the doorbell.
Washington, D. C.: Fred B. Wood
has been nominated for the position of
postmaster at Anchorage.
Salem: Davul Watson Craig, founder
of the Republican party in Oregon, died
at his home in this city Sunday, aged 88.
Palo Alto, Cal.: The men students of
Stanford university refuse to permit a
Chinese student to take up his lodgings
in the main dormitory.
San Francisco: The Portland Steam
ship company has chartered the steamship
Northwestern and will place that vessel
on the run been this city and Portland as
a freighter.
Seattle: Albert F. Sullivan, deputy1
United States Marshal with headquarters
at Valdez, died here on Tuesday follow
in}; an operation for appendicitis which
was performed on December 11.
Boston: The result of Billy Sunday’s
campaign and special election on thepro
liibi ion question in this city shows an
overwhelming majority for the “wets.”
The vote stood 53,459 for, and 29,297
against license.
Washington, D. C.: Secretary of War
Baker has asked congress to appropriate j
eight and one half million dollars for the
families of enlisted men in the United
States army and tor the national guard.
Immediate action is urged.
Washington, D. C.; Congressional
committees are occupied with the consid
eration of national defense problems.
New York: The White Star liner Ad
riatic reports having been chased for six
hours by a German raider on the way
across the Atlantic.
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Sing Sing: The two condemned men
who requested that they be permitted to
die in advance of the time set for their
execution, were accommodated on Tues
day.
K1 Paso: Reports from Chihuahua in
dicate that “many of Villa’s troops” were
killed in a baltle to the southwest of the
city with the “home guards,” an organ
ization of citizens of that city recently
formed to prevent further depredations
by bandits.
Olympia, Wn.: John Miller Murphy,
founder, and for fifty two years editor of
the Washington Standard, died at his
home in this city yesterday morning.
San Benio:' A party of Mexicans fired
fifty shots on Company If, First Oklalio
tna regiment which was encamped at the
Santa Maria pumping station. No cas
ualties reported.
Seattle: Four survivors were taken off
the wreck of the Canadian survey boat
Stadia yesterday by the steamer Hum
boldt, northbound from Seattle. The
Stadia was wrecked on an island in
Queen Charlotte Sound more than a week
ago.
Washington, D. C.: Steps are being
taken to place all radio communication
under government control. It is propos
ed that the. government bnv the radio
plants at a fair valuation.
Vincennes. Ind.: Two hundred coal
miners are entombed in the Iiruseville
mine as the result of an explosion.
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