Richmond Times-Dispatch from Richmond, Virginia • 1

1917 a Newsy Year Complete artels To Keep Abreast You Must Read The Times-Dispatch Beery Branch Is Cocered Daily By The Times-Dispatch 67th YEAR volume NUMBER a RICHMOND VA MONDAY JANUARY 29 1917 PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS BE1ET HEMES Attempt to Take Life cf Alfonso British Cruiser Is Sent to Bottom Last American Soldier Expected Misunderstanding Over Quaran-to Recross Boundary Line tine Regulations Leads to Riot in About a Week on International Bridge 1 THERE WAS Asserts That Wall Street Knew! of Peace Message 48 Hours Be- fore News Was Released TO RESUME HEARING TO-DAY Rumors of Division in Committee Along Party Lines Vigorously Denied I hr Amm-Uted Press 1 NliW YORK January Emphatic declaration' by one member of tha Houae Rules Committee that there waa a on 1'reaident re-' WOMEN START WILD STORIES cent peace note and promiae by an- patrol aervloa in November it! 4 other that he would Insist that tha Before being taken over by tha Brit-congreaaional Inquiry extend to alleged tab Admiralty for auxiliary-cruiser "leaks" on ifeaiilential meaaagea gen- duty the Laurentic waa In the Cana- rally came to-night whan plana were being made for reaunptlun to-morrow of tho hearing here Repreaentatlvc Rennet Republican declared there waa a He originally made thla declaration at a private dinner laat night and to-day when a "leak" developed on hln apeech ha leaned a written atatement about It aald that there waa a the atatement Bald people in Wall Street know of It (the Trealdent'a peace message) forty-eight hours be- I fora tho time It was released for pub-J i one had the foresight to Nell 20000 1 shares of steel wliil- it was rising" DEVLIN EM 10 HIM IIIKIS TEAT OK 'riH PAPER llr Rennet declin'd to disclose the text of tho paper hut raid in thought Sherman Whipple counael to the committee had Men it and that it goon would he glv-n to the committee Itself" lie raid paper ia not poaltiva proof of a I think howevar that Mr Whipple lias strung- or proof of a than I have" Other committeemen mid they knew nothing of Mr isennet'a Information and Air Whipple made no comment on It Representative thiperfcll of Illinois Republican who Idsl week criticised Mr Whipple's conduct of the examination of a wliiiea announced he would deirwttid an inquiry into on other presidential tnoesases want to kpow presidential me-: "aagen be said think waj should back to the opening of Omk grew about leak We should learn If there waa a leak on the message last weak" chlperfleld also intimated that he would have further objections to the conduct of the inquiry If It ia not confined more closely to rumors I i-4 i Laureniic Former While Star Liner Sunl by Mine or Submarine I Hr AorUla I IjdXDON January Ths Uritlnh auxiliary cruiaer Uureblic of lltti tuna aruaa haa been aunk by a nub marina or aa a result of striking a mint according to an official state mant taauad to-night by the British Admiralty' Twelve officer and 101 men wera aavad The Admiralty atatement adda that the vauaal went down off the Irh coaat on laat Tburaday The commander of the Laurentic Captain Reginald Norton la among tho survivors Ha waa appointed about ala months ago to the command of thta otaamar which aa cwmraiaaiuned for dlan aervice of the White Star Do minion Une Tlie vesuri waa owned by the tjoean Hteam Navigation Company of Liverpool In tho Aral two year of the war tho Laurentic wae engaged In doing patrol duty- In tho Far East but several month ago returned to European water While In tha Faciflc the auxiliary cruiser held up and hoarded the American steamship China on Fabru-ary IS ISIS whlia that liner waa od voysxsfrom Shanghai to Kan Fran thirty-eight Austrian were re proteat by Tho launching of the Iaurentic at Belfast in ISOS marked the entry of the White Star Line Into the Canadian trade In conjunction with the Dominion ''Line Tho ssel was raid to be thd first paeaenger steamship to bo fitted with a combination of reciprocating anglnea with a low-pre'a-eur turbine At thet time the Laurentic was the largest vessel in the-Canadian trade Hhe wna 505 feet long with a beam of sixty-xeven feet four irche In addition to accommodations for 150 first-class 430 second-class and 050 third-class passengers she was equipped with six cargo hold with large refrigerating chambers The T-ad-rentlc was a alster ship of the Megan-tic another ship in the Canadian service which was requisitioned by the British Admiralty IS HOAX Isefawsr tew4 Makes Resistance to Fnrelhle Feeding I Hr Ass-H-laled Pmf1 NEW YORK January 214-Mrs Ethel Byrne who went on a when she waa sentenced on last Monday to thirty days In the pant IA bulletin issued by the prison thy-alcisna characterised Mra Byrne's attitude ae one of passiveness" and It waa said her condition both physically and mentally was good 'hunger strike' la a 'hoax" declared Commissioner Lewis Byrne ia making no resistance Forcible feeding le an everyday matter with us We constantly get alcohollca ana drug addlcte who must-be forcibly fed We are not permitted to allow prisoners to commit suicide The only difference between Mrs Byrne and the others is-that Mrs Byrne has some one on the outside giving out etalementa about her and us" Commissioner Lewis said he had received telephone calls all during last night and to-day from peysons Inquiring as to Mrs Byrne's condition concerning which Mrs Margaret Banger her slater and others had Issued statements It waa announced that the physicians are contemplating administering food to Mra Byrne at "regular meal times" hereafter MARINES CAPTURE BANDIT Evangelista Reported f'angbt After Hyarrh In Infrrlnr Arsr Mneorla BAX DOMINGO January SS It Is reported that tha American murines have captured tha bandit Evangelista after a search In tha Interloy near Hacorls and scattered his band It ia alao reported that the bandit Charha who headed another band surrendered to tha authorities at Macorla on Wednesday and later returned to the Interior with an escort promising to deliver up hia arms and ammunition Tha recent bandit raids on sugar properties near Macorla constituted the only aerloua outbreaks since the shooting early In Janunry of Captain John IL Henley and Lieutenant James 3 Bolton rrlvata dus Olsen was killed recently In a night skirmish with men ORANGE AND GREEN UNITE Their I'olera Mingle Perhaps for Flral Tim Hlare Rutile af the llayae IFlv I'rM-i ARMAGH IRELAND January The Orange and the Green united here lo-day In welcoming the Duchess oi Connaught's Own Canadian linn gets green and yellow favors respectively the emblems of the Catholics sna Orgngemen being hlsnded perhaps for the first time sines the battle of the Boyne The visiting soldiers attended in parties respectively the Catholic Cslhsdral and the Protestant Cathedral After the church services the Hungers marched In parade before the 'courthouse Addressee were delivered jn which 1 Colonel CfHonoghua responded referring to tho wonderful reception tho Rangers had received both In Dublin and in Armagh ile is opposed to Investigating methods tenilary at Blackwell'S Island for of tha block Exchange spreading 'birth-control propaganda TRAIL OK AMiKiiKI) IK4K waa 1 described to-night hy Commla- MiOA To RE TAKEA I I sioner of Corrections Burdett Lewis Representative Campbell "progressing well under gentle Republican member of the committee forcible feeding1 His Next Step Confidently Expected to Mark Progress Toward Peace PRESIDENT WILSON HOPEFUL Believes End May Come Before Spring Drive Takes Toll of Life WASHINGTON January the Kaiser" waa the administration watchword in tha peac situation tonight Diplomatic Washington waited anxiously for Germany to make the next move 'lit the President's world-peace game It was confidently assarted to-night that definite progress toward peace would mark the Kaiser's next step 1 President Wilson belietea that rapid developments In Europe may be expected and that the 'prospects for bringing definite peace negotiation before the big spring drive takes its toll of life are brighter at any tlma since he Initiated Ms first peace move There was tome concern in administration circles to-night over the statement forthcoming from Germany aa to the Kaiser's attitude on his birthday yesterday Thla waa tha Kalseria prayer that will forca peace by the sword" expressed in hia birthday measags to the Berlin Academy ot Kdence The President's advisers however pointed out that the statement was a formal pronouncement and could not be Interpreted as giving the Kaiser' views on the prospects for peace They clung to the hope that the (conference at German great headquarters In the field would result In a definite peace step by the 1 Teutonic powers DIPLOMATS RELUCTANT TO DlXCl'gg SITUATION Both entente and Teutonic diplomats in Washington were reluctant to discuss the peace situation to-night although It waa apparent that diplomatic Washington believes with the President that the way toward peace Is open and that immediate progress may be expected It was stated among Teutonlo diplomats however that definite peace developments must com within thirty days Unless both groups of belligerents have been forced into peace negotiations within that lime they asserted the big spring drive would be on and tha war would continue throughout another year Teutonic diplomats were entirely to-night over -the continued agitation by the entente statesmen on the question of dismemberment ot Turkey They asserted that for the entente to make Turkish doom a (condition precedent to peace was inconsistent One German diplomat declared that the entente powers had made vigorous efforts to secure the aupport of Turkey when the war began and had offered to guarantee the territorial afla political Integrity of the Porte If thla support was forthcoming Only the failure to secure Turkish aid he said had committed the entente powers to tha policy of destroying the Turkiah power In Europe Diplomatic Washington recognised that the Turkish question haa come to ba one of tha principal points in the peace discussion The President looks for a definite crystallisation of sentiment ss to his peace-league program In this country He will study carefully all comment at public gatherings throughout the country and already has looked over the mass of telegrams end tatters received at the White Houee Indorelng the peac plan He experts discussion In Con-greex to take definite form within the next week and la confident that a clear majority of -both the Senate and the House lndorse his peace program REPUBLICAN OPPOSITION WILL MAKE REAPPEAR A Nl'B opposition to the peace program In tho Henate will again make Its appearance this weak Tha resolution of Senator Cummins providing for an extended debate onha President's proposals and tlie resolution of Hens-tor Borah which would place the Ken-ate on record as opposing any abandonment of the principles of the Monroe Doctrine and of "no entangling alliances abroad" are both before the Ki-nate Henator Cummins said to-night that he would call up his resolution on Tuesday aonn after tha Benats meets and that "extended debate" might he expected He said ha proposed to lay before tha Benata hia reasons for demanding an expression of tho opinion of th Henate It la probable that the resolution ot Henator Rorah will ba either sidetracked or will prove abortive Democratic Benata lenders follow the President In (he -contention that the proposals mvls In the President's peace apeech do not In any way violate the Monroe Doctrine or tha warnings or th early fathers against "entangling alliances" They declared that they were willing th support ami vole for the Borah reinlutlun on this haals and to defend their poslllnn In debate DEMONSTRATES ITS POWER New Naval II ad I Mall Near ksa Dleg Talks 4 Pasams Alaska sad llaunlalu I llr A-MH-inlsil I'pesul MAN DIKGG rAU January The new naval radio station I'hullud Heights near In-re which was formally oprin-d on' Friday gave a demonstration of lla power' to-day when tha operators on duty talked with ihe Arlington Vu elation Darien Panama Nome Alaska and Honolulu overheard French operator ai work on the Islam! nf Tspelll Houlh Pad fle and concluded by exchanging ihe time of day with operators at a radio station near Melbourne Australia No attempt will be made to flash a pisaaag to Xuropa until th various new Instruments have bee broken In Numerous Prisoners and Considerable Amount of Booty Captured WITHDRAWAL OF FORCES I ADMITTED BY BERLIN French Carry Out Successful Attack Between Les Eparges and Calonne Trench BRITISH ALSO WIN TRENCHES roDsklerable Aerial Activity Again Takes Place In Western Theater I1- A-MM-lsted Imsl On the Uukowlna-Roumania front hetween the towns of Jaoobenl and Klmpnlung tho Russians have delivered a vicious attack which I faulted In the piercing of the line -of the Teutonic allies over a-Yront of nearly two miles Numerous prlaoneaa and a considerable amount of booty fell Into tho hands of the Russians Berlin admits th withdrawal of- th Teutonic forces along the Golden Bystrltsa River in this region saying that It waa necessitated in the face of superior Russian forces Between Lei Eparges and the Calonne trench north of Yerdiin the French have carried out a successful attack against the Germans taking elements of trenches from the troopa of tho German Crown Prlnco North of th River Somme near' Le Transloy th British In attacks have captured trenches front the Germans and carried out successful raids near Neuvllla-flt Yaaat and northeast of FestnherL Considerable aerial activity-has again taken place on the western front Lon don renortlng the destruction of four German aerupUnes and the driving down of another: -1' CONSIDER ABIE FIGHTING IN NORVhERN RUSSIA In Northwest Russia on tha Riga sector considerable fighting continues Here both Berlin and Petrograd record the repulse of attacks activity prevails' in th Aptrp-tUaltan theaters and duels' with the big guns and operations by small raiding parties are in progress on tha front In Macedonia Tha British auxiliary crutaer Laurentic formerly In the White Star Line's Canadian service haa been sunk off the Irish coast by either a mine or a torpedo Twelve ofllcera and It) men on board the vessel were saved In Mesopotamia the-British and Ot toman troopa continue theif fight for the possession of Kut-el-Amara Tha London War Office reports tha recapture by th British of trenches which th Turks took from them recently near Kut-al-Amara -HITMANS ON OFFENSIVE NEAR MOLDAVIAN FRONTIER IBy Associated Press) PETROGRAD January 31 (via London British Admiralty- per Wireless Russian forces after artillery preparation assumed the offensive yesterday aganat tha Austro -German fortified positions on both aldea of thjf Klmpnlung-Jacobenl Road near th northwestern frontier of Moldavia and after stubborn fighting broko through tha Teutonic lines along a front of nearly "two miles says tha official atatement Issued to-day by tha alan War Department Prisoner and booty weio taken by tha Russians tho extent of which haa not yet boon as? certslned Southwest of Riga throo successive German attacks were repulsed by the Russians The death of two priests who were wounded while ministering to the soldiers In th front tranches Is de-sc-rlbed In the official atatement as fol-lows: "tin January IS the Day of Epiphany In the region of Lahuay on the River Hhara southeast of Baranovichi the chaplain of one of our divisions Archpriest Father Kohlmogorov with croaa and holy water mada a tour of our front line trenches blessing th troops Although under artillery and trench mortar Hr of th enemy th brave priest did not hesitate In hip ministrations and both he and a priest a private accompanying him wars mortally wounded tha latter dying an hour later "When ambulance men arrived Father Kohlmogorov rafuaed to havt his wounds drasaad requesting th surgeons first to attend to tho prlvata Disregarding hia heavy loss of blood lie pronounced bis blessing on tha dying aohjlcr lying near him and only when tho prlvat waa carried away did tha priest allow himself to bo attended to In tho evening of th asm day Father Kohlmogorov passed away In th dressing station" All TORY FOIt ADMITTED RY RERUN BERLIN (vlt "eyvlllnl January 21 oiflcinl report say to-day: "Western Army group of Crown Prince Rupprerht: After a it rung artillery fir Kurlleh detioh-m "lit anceraded In occupying a email eeel Ion of nur limit advanced I'ne suhtliwest -f Lee Trarsloy and nrtb cf the Bivar Homme "In the other pectora of thla front the -lay was except for a temporary Inercaee of artillery fire In limited aceti ami Isolated advance guard engagements "IJs-tern war Front of Prince Leopold: On the Uivar Aa ther wes a violent artillery duel On both eldea of the river ihe Rueslana launched attacks wha-h filled unler heavy loss "Front of Archduke Joarpn: In thn Meet Csneec sector on th (loMen Dyetrltsa River the defence bad It TO RELIEVE STATE TROOPS! i At Least Part of Remaining 1 Guardsmen Expected Soon to Be Ordered Home As-wlsl-d R-esa1 ASIHNijTOV January The final act In the entrance Into Mexico of 12000 American soldiers as a result! of the Villa massacre of seventeen Americans at Columbus on March I 1110 waa written to-day with official announcement hy the War Department that General Pershing had been ordered and actually had started to bring Ms troops back to the United Ktates Baker U-ucd the follow ing announcement: Pershing lias been ordered to bring hia troops out of Mexico Tha movement la to be an immediate one and ia probablr already under Later advlw to the department aald that the troops already had begun the evacuation of Colonia Dublan 110 miles from thK'horder where they had been concentrating during the past few weeks The last American soldier ia experted to recross the border In about a week 1 No official information is at hand aa to whether Villa or Carransa troopa will occupy the territory left vacant by the Americana but the belief la strong here that the bandit who la credited with at least 1000 well-armed men and who ia now at least four times a strmg as when the American troops went across the border will makft a desperate effort to take the territory particularly for Ha moral effect AO DEI IN ION REACHED AN TO KKM)IMi UK FLETCHER The other two pile's of the Mexl- ran problem on which interest centers now are the disposition of the more than militia sill! on the border and the sending of Ambassador Fletcher to his post at Mexico City Officials say no derision has been reached to either of these questions but t(iat both are dependent on the turn of events In Mexico At leant part of the remaining guardsmen are expected to be ordered home ds soon ae the 25t eiow iruv-J WBTMirrifioVM'odTorthw'er and Pershing's regulars have been redistributed to provide adequate protection for tho border perhaps In three weeks time wlth-drswkl will enable a much smeller force to guata the border as large support has been essential to his long -line of communications The delay In sending Ambassador Fletcher ia due to the hesitancy to accord that degree of recognition to the Csrrsnxs government which is felt not only to have been none too friendly but also to he seriously endangered by Villa Zxpsts and other bandit activities as well as by the extremely weak economic condition In the country The Pershing withdrawal will be carried out with as much speed ae possible over the rough arid waterless section and It Is hoped that the men will cover about fifteen miles a day Railroads will pot be used even for carrying supplies as It la desired neither to run any chances of raids hy Villa nor to Incur any obligation to Carransa PREPARATION FOR WITHDRAWAL GOING ON FOR SOME TIME Preparations' for withdraws! have been going on for some time it was admitted to-day with the calling In of outposts and the (eking of steps tu protect friendly Chinese anil Mormons from punishment by the Mexf-cane A combination of reasons are given uiiulfiiMally for the withdrawal decision First was the Impractablllly of actually "capturing as the object of the expedition was explained to be in a White House statement Issued at the time the expedition wss sent In Then with the border apparently safe the demand for the return of the fitete troops has become more and more pressing a Moreover Pershing's present locution wss recognised sa a source of military weakness both In the fuce of sttacka on his long flanks and In the eventuality of a larger expedition Into Mexico more doclelve than all l'M reasons however was the belief ttai the situation would never he solved one way or another so long ax Pershing stayed and that It would he best to withdraw all American soldiers from the stricken country In order to re-nmve uny American or snll-Ainerlcsn Issue In oilier words lhare I a disposition to leave Mexico to work out lie own salvation without Interference and even tu give Carransa a diplomatic victory In the hope thai In some way stable government may arias there With tlielael American soldier out of Mexico the Mexican problem can be viewed In it new light From now mi It' will not be possible fur Cur-ranxn to meet American demands with ciiiinterdeiimnds fur the withdrawal of the I roups DRY" FIGHT IN MARYLAND Opening Gnn In Rattle I I'roklkl-tins Thrnnah Fired el Mann-Reeling in llnlllmnre 1 14V AsSiN-iateil Press I llAlTIMOHK MIL January Tha opening gun of the Anli-Haimm League to make Maryland "dry" wa fired today at a largo nmaa-niretlng Rev Thulium Hare Plate auper-Inleiidetit of tho league announced an effort would be made to put prohibition bill through the Legislature next year Conference Between Immigration Officials Brings About Satisfactory Arrangement I By ANsncistsd Press EL PASO TEXAS January A misunderstanding over quarantine reg-ulatjons led to a riot to-day at the Juares end of the main international bridge which threatened for a time to assume dangerous proportions Energetic measures taken by the Carransa garrison and a conference between the American Mexican Immigration officials later brought about an arrangement satisfactory to tha Mexican officials and quiet waa restored A rioters were mostly Mexican women employed as servants in El Paso who resented the American quarantine order that all persona or unclean' appearance seeking to cross the bridge be riven a shower hath and their clothing be disinfected to kill typhus germs Women stopped by the authorities returned tq Juare and circulated stories that' all were to receive a bath In a gasoline mlature similar to that which resulted in a Are In the El Jail last March-'in whlcji more than a score of persona were burned to death Stories were also circulated that American soldiers wera photographing the women while bathing and making the pictures public! excitkijavomen throng MEXICAN MDE OK BRIDGE Excited women thronged the Mexican side of the bridge held up street cars and completely 'blocked traffic for several hours They shouted defiantly waved controller bars at the helpless manager of the "trt-car system scurried against the shade of bridge walla when a mov Ing-plciure nun tried to take them and had a good time generally Some the car men were roughly handled and several "ar windows were broken Andreas Garcia Inspector-general of Carransa consulates and So-nlata Bravo the consul-general advanced in a motor car that wax shoved back- by the women some of whom later shouted VIIUI Vlv VU-! F-'trled to address the mob But the gsrrieon soldiers appeared and pressed the women hack from the bridge' Several shots were heard In succesr slon at this time hut Carransa officers and government invetlgator say no one waft hurt despite a detailed story that spread through El Paso that a peon had been killed for shouting "Long live Villa! Death to Carranaa!" HEC'OGXIZE certificates issued by Mexicans At an International conference held at noon It waa arranged that the American authorltirs would recognise bath and sterilisation certificate issued by the Mexican who have an effective quarantine plant Because of the riot the races on the Juares track were called off and the gambling halls dosed The quarantine order cloaa International traffic between 7 and 7 A owing to the shortage of night Inspector Travel Is unrestricted during the day except so far aa relates to those who potently are unclean VILLA BANDITS FOLLOW MILITARY TRAIN JUAREZ MEX January' 21 Villa adherents followed General Jose Carlos Murgula'a military train at Banta Bolls 110 miles south of 'Juares last night and tha train was forced to return to Gusman before resuming the trip to Casas tlrandes according to semiofficial sources The Mexleo Northwestern passenger train which left Caaaa Orandea for Juares late yesterday was also pursued by Villa cavalry but the engineer opened the throttle and escaped This rain was crowded with foreign and Mexican refugees NO HlMTVnBANCKN REPORTED AT'HIHY von it Press I NOGALEH AniZ January No disturbances were reported here to-day from nuby Aria following a two-day skirmish between American cowboys supported by guardsmen and Mexicans No American waa reported hurt but lnol spatter left by retreating Mex-leans led to the belief that one of them wss wounded The trouble Is said to have started by an attempt by Amerlcsn cowboy to round up some eatle near tha line Government officials spent to-day Investigating the Incident Major Wallace In command of the llah pivalry and Major It II Wells chief of staff to Brigadler-Generel II IMiunmer In I'omniaml of the No-gnlep district wera on the aerne General Plummer expressed the opinion that the Mexicans wera "members of ail Irresponsible hand of cattle-rustlers" The suldlera who searched houses on Ihe Mexican aide after the Mexicans had disappeared found two fresh bides both lies ring brands used hv American cattlemen' ll was aisled Krssl beef also waa found Tha troopers also discovered enddlea bridle spurs ami a rlfla with bullet-pierced and bloodstained stock MIIFIIN WKNK FROM GI NS IkED IN MEXICAN AnMY Chambers foreman nf tha Art-vacs IsiimI and Cattle Company and lieslla Woudell foreman of the MoYev ranch In this district aald that ahella found In the tranche which the Meal rani evacuated were from seven and (Continued on Keeund Page-) KING ALKONMO OK SIVtlN IBy Associated Prsul MADRID (via Perl) January IN An attempt waa made to-day to wreck a train on which King Alfonso was a1 passenger The royal train1 was preceded by a freight train Gin engineer of which saw an obstacle on the track and removed it Neither the royal train nor the freight suffered any damage The spot chosen for tlie derailment of the royal train near Granada was a particularly favorable one a (Its road here begins to run down grade The police have arrested two men on one of whom was found code tetters from Barcelona REAM PLACED IN FRONT OK ItOA 41 TRAIN IBy As-orislsd GENEVA January 23 (vtA An unsuccessful attempt upon the life of King Alfonso of Kpsin was made to-day near Granada 'According to the Kpanlhb authorities-an Iron beam waa placed across tha railroad tracks Just before the passage of the royal train hut-a catastrophe was avoided" 9 i -i'Tst i ism ai 'V' THREE KILLED IN WRECK Mere The Twreljr lajureg he Engine deludes With Hear' Car nf Rack Island Train rny Aaeoelnieil Prcea1 MEMPHIS TENN January Three persona were killed and more than twenty Injured two probably fatally when a Ht Louis' Southwestern Railroad engine collided with the rear car of a Rock Island passenger train eastbound from Little Rook- Ark to Memphis late laat night In a dense tog at Mounds Ark' near this city Responsibility for the accident had not been definitely determined tonight According to persons who were aboard the wrecked train the engine running aa an bore down on the passenger while It waa standing at Mounds a flag station and plowed Its way into tha rear coach causing It to telescope the car ahead splintering the timbers and twisting the steel work of the two cars Into a tangled mass A number of the paasengera were pinioned under the wreckage but with the assistance of the uninjured passengers and farmers attracted to the scene hy tha crash and the cries of Injured all wera released within a short time and taken Hurlbert where -they were placed aboard relief train and brought to thla city 'Owing to the remote section In which the rolliaieh occurred the number killctf or Injured was not definitely known until the return of the relief train here AIRMEN FLY 400 MILES Mcarrhlag l'at for Haltable Place la EKinblUh Training Hrknel IFlv Associated January 28-Flylug from Atlantic City to Palm Beach searching the coast for a suitable place to establish a clvllipn training school for aviators nf tho United Ktates Hlgnal Corps Jnqutth slid Patterson landed at dunk today on tlis Isle of Palms near here Th airmen fi-w 4U0 mile without a atop tOMlny from Houlhport The flight Is the first attempt to esntbllah an stir service fur passengera between the North and the Kntiih The sirmen will bring Uielr Curtiss flying boat to Charleston on Monday morning IN HONOR OF G0MPERS Labor l-edr Fraui III Part of the Country Hired lilaner In New York Mlv A-nx-Inltil Vi-i-on I NEW YORK January 28 ladmr Iraders from HI par to of the country cave dinner her? b-nlglit to Samuel (lumpenx president nfalhi Ann-rU-an Federation ofluikar lo-eoiimieitinrat IiIn fiftieth nunlversary of activity: in labor eirelea Ills lxl -seventh birthday ami his gulden wedding anniversary Among Ilia gueals were 'Alton It Irarher District Attorney Hwaiiii John Mitchell chairman of the Htate commission and Cornelius Kurd United Btataa Public Printer Vi y- 'i Kit A talked with Mr AA'TiIpple lo-day and they agreed that the trail of the alleged on the peace note should be taken up soon Definite plans for hearing will not he made until to-morrow morning The committee held a brief meeting here to-night after the arrival of the last members from Washington but Mr Whipple was not present Rumors of dlv'elon In the committee along party lines us to the conduct of the hearings are vigorously denied by both sides Whatever rrttlciama are made among the Republican leaders leader of the minority say are wholly Individual rosslbiiity exlsta that tha committee may recess on the day of the revenue bill vole In the House Majority Leader Kitchln ia understood to be anxious because of the probable close vote to have all Democratic members present NEUTRALS TO CONFER Dutch Minister at Rtarkhulm Directed ts Participate la Conference Has la Re Held (By Aswirlalrd Preaa1 LONDON January Confirming tha report that the Dutch minister at Stockholm had been directed to participate in a conference of neutral nations tha Danish newspupsr Polltlkrn la quoted rby the eoi respondent at Copenhagen iA tha Exchange Telegraph Company aa aaylng that Hwaden'a invi tatlon to Holland to participate was tha outcome of a meeting held In Krls-tlanla Norway last autumn It ia Intended to discuss nt the coming conference the correspondent adds tha Interests of neutrals during tha war aa well aa tha altitude of neutrals during peace negotiations The dale for holding the conference bus nut been fixed BEFORE MEDICAL SCHOOLS 'Berles of lectures sa Naval' sad Military Mellatlea la Br Drllvrrrd CHICAGO January 21 Ninety medical schools In the United Males with total enrollment In graduating classes of more than 3000 young men available for army and navy aervice wilt Institute on February 1 a aerlea of lecture en naval and military sanitation and treatment of the sick In both branches of Hie aervice These lectures will constitute a regular course In nearly all the medical schools of tho munlry and will he under supervision of Burgeon-Genera! Oorcas 17 A and Burgeon-General lira Is ted fit Thcnew curriculum Is the result of a movement started by Dr Franklin II Martin of Chicago member of the Commission on National Pe fens It la pmpnard -that army and navy now 00 short In medical ofllcera will bo able not only to fill vacancies but to have a large reserve 4 a A 1 1 1 iffi' j' -U i h-f a- i tl.