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RQ HERALD Hat Takes ASSOCIATED PRESS Newi Since 1865 News Received Up to VOL. Lll VIC KSBUHG, MISSISSIPPI. SAfUKDAY MORNING, DECEMBER lb. 1915 NO. 301 THE viQicsey 4.4.4.4.4.4414.

4 4. 4, 4,4,4 CONGRESS swept oy SECOND NOTE TO AUSTRIA NEW STROKES PREPARING ADJOURNED TORNADO nnd Rolfe K. Rolling of Panama, brothers of Mrs. Gait. Most of the members of the wed.

ding party will witness the christening at the. White House ut noon tomorrow" of Ellen Wilson McAdoo, the seven months old daughter of Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. McAdoo nnd the president's only granddaughter. The Rev. Herbert Scott Smith, rector of tt, Margaret's Protestant Episcopal church here, who is to perform tho wedding' ceremony will officiate ut the christening.

President Wilson will act ns god father for the McAdoo baby and her god-mothers will be Mrs. Francis H. Sayre, her aunt, and Miss Helen VVoodrow Hones, the president's cousin. Decorators and florists were busy flt Mrs. Gait's home today puttlns the final touches on the rooms to be t'sed for the wedding ceremony and the entertainment of the guests aft-erwui'ds.

Members of Mrs. Gait's, fam-I'y Inspected the large number of presents sent from all parts, of the country. The gifts Included a huge wedding cake sent by number of wom Ion be a thousand times worse were it not for the war In Europe. The war in Europe has been the only cause which has saved the finance policy of the party now in power from the most gigantic collapse ever witnessed In a 'ivilizcd country, In my conservative and absolute conviction I believe if wt had not had the war In Europe we would have had the blackest tlmc3 In the history of the American republic. There be poverty and starvation all over the jsouth and bread Jriots with he atrmy of the United States out 'to preserve oj'der." Republicans who joined In the de.

bate included Senators Lodge, Smoot, Grcnna, Oalllnger and Works. Sena-toims Thomas and Gore supported Senators Simmons and Underwood, SPEECHES PRO AND CON. Speeches for and extensive military preparedness programs were made In the house today by two Republicans, Representative Augustus P. Gardner of and frank Mondell of Wyoming, 'Mr. Gardner said he had not decided 'which' preparedness plan ho would support.

but as a member of 4. DAY IN CONGRESS. 4 -j SENATE. Met at noon. Took up the house; resolution extending the emergency revenue act on year, Philippines committee continued healings of the self government bill.

Senator iShafroHr introduced bill for universal disarmament through an international tribunal. The Works bill for development of water hole in the California desert nnd the Sterling bill for private stock raising homesteads were reported favorably, Senator Weeks Introduced bill for regulation of Insurance companies. i Passed Joint resolution extending emergency revenue law until December 31, 181 Adjourned at 8:10 p. m. to noon Tuesday, Jan.

4, 1916. HOUSE. Met at noon. liepresentative Buchanan fall-eel to appear before judiciary committee to substantiate his impeachment charges against I'. S.

Attorney Marshall. War department recommended eontinuationVof $20,000,000 Improvement project on Mis-Kouri river. Adjourned at 8:45 p. to noon Tuesday, January 4, 1916. t'ue Island of Languid nd In Ine Hal-tic fea.

says a dispatch to ibe Exchange Telegraph 'company fioin Copenhagen. The bodies of several German officers were found on the' shore the despatch DODGED HER TAXES. Richmond, Dec. 17. Suit for IWO.OOO alleged to be due! the state of Virginia and the city of, Williams-burgrin taxes was filed hthe Wil liamsburg circuit court todtty ngalns'.

Miss Marie Marshall, a wealthy woman who for eighteeit years lias occupied a handsome ioine near the state Insane asylum 'uY Williamsburg under care of the asylum physlciium-Until recently It had liken supposed that Miss Marshall'! large holdings In stocks and bonds' were aKessed for taxation In New'Xork, where she lived before coming to Vilglnia. In-vestiKation developed that was not the case and th) iiginlu authorities) eliivcidd Uxit orouattt for taxes throughout the period since Mi Marsnall became a resident of the state, ABYSSINIA OFFERS TO FIGHT FOR ALLIES WILLING TO PI M10X IN Till: I Rcfiifcx Overtures of Germany Stands 15 Old Treiity Hli J-'rnncc, 11 ad Pmix, Dec. 17. LUIJ Jeassei, tho youriK emperor or Anyssinia, is no fa vorably disposed toward the entente) allies that he not only resisted efforts of agents to Induce lilm la abrogate treaties with Great lltituln, Italy and France last year; but offered soldiers to the allies us their mliiiury necessities demand, to Pierre Alype, a member of tho colonial committee of the chamber of deputies. M.

Alypo made this assertion In connect with the resolution offered by ejrutien Candaee. a colored deputy from Gkr.dahipc. that the French government seek immediately the means of -etuiing the cooperation of Abyssinian ticops under guarantee of the, country's Independence, If is re-eu'led that the late king Menelik con-clueb'e. a treaty of alliance with in 1007. M.

Alype pointed out thut the French In connecting the French port of Jn-bitll with Addis Abend Abyssinia, would make possible the' rapid trans porta Hon of troops to the coast where within four days they could reach Suez, or In five days Hassara In Mesopotamia, The Abyssinian troops he noted, also already arc well termed, having from to 1,000,000 modern rllb'M. Cooperation of the Japanese fleet hi suggested for tho transportation 'if Abyssinian troops to Egypt or Meso potamia. M'MT 1.V SUFFRAGE RANKS. Washington, Dec. 17, A proposal that the congressional Union for miffrtige be permitted renew Its affiliation" with th National Amerb-an Woman Suffrage Association was defeated after 11 Sfjiiited de bate jit today's session, of the.

association's annual convention. Earlier In the day the association held its election. Mrs. Carrie Chapman of New York, being eiutsen president without to suc ceed Dr. Anna Ho rd Show.

Mrs. Patty ttuf flier. Jacobs, Ala bama, was chosen second auditor. 4 TT1E WKATIIKlt 4, Washington. Dee.

17.MbifIf- Fair Saturday, cold'-r In southeast portion. iSunday fair. (ililt.MAXY AllbCT TO TARE VIGOROUS ACTION ON ALL l'UOXTS. BALKAN OPERATIONS AT TEMPORARY STANDSTILL Only Activity flattie la Valley of Albanian River Uclwcen Scrbluiw ami Rulyaiiuiis Sei'bs Probably Iteiiifoit rd Jly Italians. London, Dec.

17. While the diplomats in Greece und Rumania are engaged In new deals which will decides the next step in the Balkan operations, there is Increasing evidence that the Germans, ever restive are preparing new strokes on both the eastern and western fronts, or at least a concentration of their forces to strike when conditions are propitious. Dispatches from Petrograd not? Germany ncthity, particularly in the Dvinsk district, which would accord with the German ambition to reach the line of the Dvina river, while alt accounts from neutral countrleH mention a continued movement of men nnd guns to the west. In the latter theatre of operation it seems only a question nt what points the offensive Is to taken. Many persons believe that the Germans, having found the lines in Flanders nnd Artols nuts too hard to crack, contemplate moving In thv Saint Mlhile region, where helr line penetrates to tne river Meuse and where there has been considerable activity during the last few daye.

The only thing argued against ths Is that the river Ou been at flood e.nd the French have been systeinatictlly de stroying the bridges as they were rebuilt. TJttls Mr, has been little more doing than Hie usual mining and bombing operations and aerial fighting hi the west. In tho Rnlkans military operations are teinpornrlly at a standstill except in Montenegro nnd Albania, where the Austrian nnd Itulgarbins ara currying on mountain warfare against King Nichi las' troops and the Serbians. A big battle is In progress In the valley of the Albanlun cr Dluck Drin river between tne Serbs and Bulgarians. At last reports no decision has been reached in the fighting.

It is said, however, that the Bulgarians who crossed the river found Ine Serbians hud been re-formed ami were tiriven oock who o-uj iubiwb. It is possible that the Serbian counter attacks were made possible by supplies having reached litem from the Italians who landed on the Albanian coast and who were trying to open communication with the Serbs througn thuDoountry. The Italians it Is already have landed eighty thousand men. GERMAN THREAT. London, Dec.

IS. Germany hm tnreutoned to expel the entunte allies from Halonlkl, according to tho Times Athens correspondent. "Replying to Greek dlpplomotle rep resentations- which hud as their aim the prevention of the entry of Austro- Germun troops Into Greece, Die German minister declared that the fortifications which the entente ol'les an constructing at Hiilonikl would com pel Germany to take action to diivo out the allies forces. "Premier Skouloudis rejolntd thut In no case would Greece allow Ilul- gaiiun troops to net foot on Greek soli." Paris, Dec. 18.

A despatc'i to tho dated 1 lavas agency from Alliens Thursday says: The ministers of the quadruple en tente culled again on the premier yes terday regarding the facilities de-demanded for the entente' allied troops In il'he German minister called on Skouloudls a1, noon today," OH IO VALLEY. FLOODS. Cincinnati, 17,. Willie almost every stream In this section of Ohio valley Is nt flood stage (is tho result of the heavy and almost continuous, rains of the last 30 hours no material damage hud been reported up to night. Tne rain ceased late today nnd with colder weather predicted for tomorrow it was believed the surplus water In the small streams wouid quickly run out without causing serious damage.

ZEPPELIN Clil'JW FREEZE 13 ATI I. TO London, Dec. IS. Eight members" of the crew of a Zeppelin airship which rondoti October 1-1 were found frozen to deatti on their return to. Germany, according to th? Dully Express, which, although It Is tumble ti vouch for the truth of the storv says it has been openiy discussed In Germany where it caused a profound Impression nnd possible niied ns deterrent to further raids.

RKSULT MAY IT SHOUT PI 1DENTIAL HONEYMOON TOUR. IES- TEMPER OF AUSTRIA SAID TO BE CONCILIATORY Heldy to First Note Concedes Nothing and 1 F.ntl'oly Unacceptable, S'cond ot Wilt ltelteiate Demands in -More Peremptory Way. i- M'ushington, Dec. 17. The United states 'prepared late tolay to dispatch a second note to Austria-Hungary on the finking of the Italian steamship Ancciiu.

The communication will vigorously renew the' demands made In the first note; none of them, accord ins to "flu official announcement by Secretary Lansing, having been com plied with by the Vienna foreign of 1 'Presldeht Wil.son probably will ap prove th? form the second note shall lake tomorrow in conference with Secretary Lansing. The secretary then will act without further suggestion from the" president, "who will leave tomorrow nigbt on his fweiliiihg Should tho secretary determine, hoover, that the further cuiiM.U-tt the president is necessary he will go' herever the excutive may be. Should the situation become still more acute tho president may be forced to shorten his honeymoon and return to Washington, DOESN'T DESIRE QUARREL. From an authoritative Teutonic source tame the Information tonight mat 1 tie Vienna government bad no desire to be t'he cause of diplomatic relations' between the United States and Austria-Hungary being severed. It Was said that the-second left an avenue for It, the foreign office probably would see tit to agree to all the (demands made by the (United States.

The second note will be tabled to Ambassador l'enfleld for presentation to the Vienna foreign office at the tarllest possible moment. It is considered probable that ft will be startel by Monday, afternoon. It 'has been detei milled It was said tonight that the note shall restate the position and views of the United States emphatically, that It shall be oven more vigorous than the first note, which was the most drastic uf all' th'i diplomatic communications the United States has sent during the present war. ANSWER TO FIRST NOTE. "The ooiclal text of the Austrian reply was considered today by the president and Ida falUlliit.

Aptn re 1 1 the official version contained nothing which made' Its radically different from the unofficial version ea'bled in news dispatches from London. After the cabinet meeting Mr. tensing announced that none of the demands made by the United Stat had been acceded to. It Was explained that the reply suggested further communication on the subject and more ppeclfie information in support of the charges made by the United States. Official Interpretation, lir.

Lansing said, made the meaning of the Aus- government perfectly clear. The secretary previously ha! declared the unofficial veision to tie vague. Slight changes caused by variations in translation existed hetweeit the two versions, he snld after seein'5 the eiffkial text, but the meaning In I. broad sense! was the same. Such a rejoinder Is wholly unsatis factory and unacceptable to the American government and Increase the gravity of the situation between the two nations.

OEEICI A IS RETICENT. In regard to Ihe.tecond note, retary Lansing nnd officials were re ticent. Tt was Said however, that tho United States might give some of the facts risked for. though it would not under any Consideration enter into an extended elbcUHslon of details. Thy United States expects Its demands to be promptly compiled with, and such Mpparent oroerHsthiHllon hs officials consider Austria-Hungary exhibited In smsweting the original inquiry for information, -submitted soon after the Ancpnn disaster will nut be allowed to pass without fiction, Prince' Hohenlohe.

one of tho tit- Inches of the Austrian embassy, culled at Secretary 1'inslng's offt today nnd started much speculation by leaving what appeared to be a com munication. Later it was learned that the prince" had li ft a number of (ilspiitches In cipher which be desired to transmit to bis government. Code messages of this character ore required to pass through tho state department before they can be wirelessed. The messages, it was said, contained 'report of Informal conferences Huron Zwlertlnek charge of the embassy has had with Secretary l-iinwlng as well as an Interpretation ff public opinion here In regard to the Artcnri negotiations. GERMAN PATROL SUNK.

London, Dee. trol boat Dunn 17. The fin bys been wrecked on KASTEUX MISSISSIPPI AM) PART OP IX ITS I'ATHWAV, SEVERAL DEATHS AND MUCH DAMAGE TO PROPERTY Small Tovvih In iclnlty of Mciidlan tii-catcst -conmiuniciUlon Interrupted and HeiHhts Arc si 111 Meagre. Meridian, Dec. 17.

At four persons were kitled and least twj score mora or less seriously Injured early today as the result of a tornado which swept tnrougli several cusi Mississippi counties and passed Into Alabama nortwest of here. Two negro women and two negro children were killed In Giles. Kemper county, when structures they were occupying were denio'isiicd, a score of perse, 11s were injured and nearly one hundred buildings, for the most part occupied by negroes, were destroyed In toe town. Reports tonight Indicated that the cyclone first appeared In Clarke county, near Shubuta, forty-two miles south of here on the Mississippi Eastern railroad. Several persons were In- 4urcd jumI buildings w.fraJtjJj:oye'i or unroofed In Shubuta.

Near thw town tho tornado crossed toe- railroad three times In a space'; uf one mile nnd continuing struck Slonnsco and Hrewer, Injuring several persons and causing considerable, property damage. Jumping from Clarke to Lauderdale county, north of here, the cyclone struck Obudlah and Cti'bun un 1 sweeping on through Kemper county passed ltlto Alabama nenr Scoeoba Numerous' personal injuriea ond considerable damage vvn reported tit Obudlah and Culluin and advices from Seooba stated that In Gelger, seven miles northwest of taut place, several persons were injured nnd Hie railroad station nnd other structures destroyed. Tin) path of the tornad) for a distance of nearly fifty miles north of Obudlah was marked by damaged farm houses and otner structures, It was said. Wire communication throughout the stricken districts still was Interrupted tonight and only meager reports vvera available, Giles Is a small settlement east ol Soooba and near the Alabama state, line. The topulntlon largely is composed of negro farm hands aid naval stores workers.

Obudlah Is country 'town twelve miles nortn of Meridian and Monasco nnd Ibewcr are small hamlets southeust of Quitman. The tornado did not reach Quitman. previously reported In the path of the cyclone, but tho Immediate Sec Hon was visited by a heavy rain and electrical storm. One negro man was struck by lig'otnlng and seriously Injured. Information from Columbus, Stated that heavy property damage had been reported between that city und Fayette, Millport, suf-furecl heavily, it was raid and several persons were Injured thero.

ALA HA MA SUFFERS. Montgomery, a fiishlonuble residential suburb of "this city, was visited by heavy wind of cyclonic proportion: shortly beroro noon Roofs of houses were blown off and outhouses, fences and trees blown down. Electric light and telephone pole nni n'ii. were levelled and' the "street. flooded with water.

Street car traffic to tnat Ruburb was interbred with and telcphene connections dlsarrnng- ed. No personal injuries rf'sinied but the property loss is estimated at 000. The heaviest ralnstorrn In years section during the visited this entire tinv. a total of 3.1 inches being om daily reported. Serious property damage Is reported at and oround Orrville, Dallas county, and at Mountain enontv The tiome "of Henry Drown, near Mountain Creek was nnd ten persons In it at the time are reported badly Injured.

Physician have been hurried to the Drown home. Tne Pyron homestead- In the same vicinity, was blown Th'f family saw the cyclonic approaching and vacate' Hie escaping uninjured. it way. cloud hou.e, I iNG ARRANGEM 1 NTS. AV; 1 I on Dec.

1 rru gem were completed tonight for the welding tomorrow of President Wilson and Edith Rolling Gait. The ceremony will be solemnized late tomorrow evening at Mrs. Gait's home In the presence of members of the two families. All or the guests who will be present are In AVashington. Mrs.

Francis H. Sayre of VViillamsfown, the president's youngest daughter, Mrs. Anne bis sister, and Mrs. Amio Cotton, bis niece, arrived during ino day 11 nd are guests at the White Hoiic, Others who came were Dr, Wjb'iam liolllng of Louisville, KNOCKS OKI-' WOUIv Foil Tilt CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY SEASON. LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM TO BE TAKEN UP JANUARY 4TH Day in House Devoted to Discussion or National Defense Question Is sues Between Two Great Funic: Clearly Defined.

vi iiMiiimuu, juec. ii. conress uei .1 1 1 i juuineci lonigni ior ine holidays lifter the senate had adopted the joint resolution Which passed the Iiohm? yesterday extending the emer-genejd revenue law one year, Or until December 31, 1916. The senate adopted the resolution after a lively purtiisan debate, by a vote of 45- to 29, Demo-cm ts supporting it solidly and Republicans unanimously opposing It. President Wilson signed the measure tonight.

Both houses will reconvene at noon Tuesday, January 4, when--the "administration legislative program, Including the plans for national de-lonse, will be undertaken in earnest. During the two weeks of the session the only important legislation was the extension of the war tax. This was done to prevent a lapse of the law December 31 next, with the understanding that the law will be taken up for amendment in order to increase the revenue as soon after the holidays -as possible. OENEnAL.DlSCUS.SIOX. Upon the adjournment tonight there was a general exodus of members for their homes.

The day In thii house had 'been devoted to speeches on national defense. Discussion or war Tc vc i) resolutions in the senate rt- s.ilvfed Itself into a tariff arKumenri Republicans assailing the Underwood ae inadequate and condemning the general fiscal policy of the ad ministration. Senator Underwood of A'ubama in his first senate speech vigorously upheld law which bears his name and challenged Republicans to compare it with Payne-Aldrlcli tar iff. Senator chairman of the committee, in response to icfsticins from the Republicans, said he understood it to he the plan to propose further rev enue legislation alter the holidays ami that his impression was there would be no "issuance of bonds to defray increased expenses of the government, including the preparedness program. Senator Penrose' of Pennsylvania, Mho led in the minority Attack oil the resolution, Interrupted Senator Underwood's speech' to' draw a fdctura of idle men In his state during his campaign for re-election last year.

II said the present prosperity Jn the steel business was due to the; war and immense purchases by belligerent govern ments. Senator asking if 8en- titor Penrose attributed the late'de- prcsslun to competition of foreign steel mills duo to the tariff reduction in-' the Underwood law, pointed out thut importations of steel had been less since the beginning of war "than at any time in the most highly protected blstory of the country." "The senator from' Pennsylvania," Senator Underwood said, "has made clear big belief that th depression which followed the terror of the first few months of the war was due entirely to the Democratic admlnistra-tloiv but that the present prosperity Is due ulone to the war. ISSUES DEFINED. "This discussion today has clearly deiined the Issues -between the two great patties on nuestlons of legisla tion. Mr.

Penrose says we are com mitting a crime against the American peoples by reducing the custom house taxes and replacing them with taxation rt.tlr.g solely on the wealth of the country. I "He lias challenged the Democrats for that legislation and ho has chal- tariff law was with great deliberation reducing the tax at custom bouses with the purpose of making room In our system of taxation for a tac on wealth. Uy means eif th Income tax the burden is remove 1 front the poor man, and 'he 'that bath hall Seniitor Underwood declared tliat the falling off of 3S.OOO.OiO in the government llijuor receipts In the last year was' not due to Democratic fiscal legintullo'n but to the activities of leaders in the prohibition movement. WAR A IlLESHIXa Revenues Vere grs-ater In the first year of the present tariff law than in the lust year of tho Payne law he said. Senator Penrose declared that the European war had been a political blessing to the "Democratic party rather than a handicap to the snc-f'pssfnl working oiit of its free trade policy.

"The treasury deficit which Is blamed on the European war," said Senator Penrose "would in my pin- en-" in Elaborate arrangements werci made for guarding the house during the ceremony. All traffic will be detourol re the stree und a heavy guard of policemen and secret service mn will go on duty about the house early 111 the evening. Details or the wedding trip wec kept secret tonight but it became Known that the couple plan to leave Washington soon after tho ceremony ai go to some point In the south. There will be no effort to keep their whereabouts a secret. FREE TIME ON FREIGHT.

EXPORT New York, Dec. 17. The traffic bureau of the Merchants Asportation decided today to protest to the Interstate commerce commission ngahist tho rule proposed by the eastern trunk line association reducing from thirty days to 15 days the "free time" on export freight consigned to New York. The bureau took the stand tnat delays und irregularities in the ser-v of Uw mtUroods together with IheTHuTTceffatnties of "ocean shipping, would make the proposed regulation unjust without materially relieving congestion at terminals. CIGAR FACTORY DURNS.

Key West, Dec. 17. Tne 13. 11. Onto Cigar factory, which employed more than 5K persons, was destroyed here toAJght by a fire which originated In the rear, of tne factory from un-unknown en use, The flamws for time threatened a large part of.

tho city, nine residences being destroyed before they were checked. No estimate of the loss could be obtained tonight officials of the -cigar company saying they were unable to make any state' inent. RELIEF OF POLAND. Washington, Dec. 17.

A resolution asking the president to set aside 11 day during tho holiday season for an appeal to' the American people to aid In lelieving suffering In Poland duo to the war was passed by the senate teiluy en motion of Senator Kern tf Indiana. VILLA DETAINS AMERICANS. 'Washington, Dec. I' merit ng' nts at trer-hnve been Instructed effort to secure the Americans Gen. Villa Chihuahua.

depart- Mexican border to make every release of tho Is detaining at FIVE KILLED IN WRECK ON B. 0. ROAD END COLLISION IV dex.si: I'OO THE, CAISH. Wooden Coaeiics Reduced to Kindling Wood and Passengers Thrown In All Directions, Chester, Dec. 17.

Five persons were killed and eleven Injured, one probably fatally in a. rear end collision between an accommodation train bound from Wilmington to Chester and a train of empty express cars on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad tonight, ut Felton, two miles south of here. Two of tho dead were employes of the railroad and two were negro passengers. Daniel Callenger, a pas-M-hger of Philadelphia wus the fifth vie tlm. The ace idolit wits dUu lu v.bif'h made it impossible for thu engine-men to see the signals, according to railroad officials.

The train, consisting of thro. day eroach.es and an engine, was standing at Felton station when tne empty train crashed Into it. All three coaches of the accommodation wire fl ant' the envlne was Innied down tin embankment. The passengers, most of whom were workmen In munitlo.i plants ut AV'ilmington. were thrown In till directions and the wooden coaches ere reduced almost to kind-llngwood.

PHILIPPINE DILL. Washington, Dec. 17, A favorable report on the administration bill to extend the measure of self government in the Philippines was voted late' today by the senate Philippines committee nt tho conclusion of two days' hearings, An effort to pass the bill through both houses probably will be mad-i seen after the holidays. the ways and means eommitteo he ypiild vote for an appropriation for one of them. He had heard, he said, that, certain Democrats on the com mittee would oppose bills to financ army and navy increases.

"If anybody "thinks," ho shouted. ''that by taking these Democrats who are opposed to the increase and Adding them to the Republican members they can say 'we will not vote for anything except an Increase in the they have got to count without Augustus." Referring to proposed investigations ol organizations for and against pro paredness; Mr. Gardner, declared th committee on rules, to do its full duty, should Investigate William'-J. Piryahv nmong others 'determine whether he Was making money out of his 'propaganda. Reading from President Wilson's re cent address to congress and one ho made a year ago, MK Mondell vV: marked' WW the executive's views had changed greatly regarding prepared ness.

"If the program now before u.v had been preschted a year ago it would have been tin -measured 'terms iby the president I'imsOIf," he said. "Had It been presented up to' now 'by any Republican It would have been called outrageous by iilll persons calling themselves Democrats and many Republicans 'as well." 1 lie argued that' the country needed coast defenses, liofTiattleships. mmm NEARI.VCr CHIHUAHUA. 'Laredo, T)ec. Gen.

Jaclnt.) H. In command of the army operating nguinst Villi forces in the state of Chihuahua reported the main body of his troops within forty miles of the; citv oT Chihuahua, the objective of the campaign. Advices received In Xuevo Larect'i also reported that sanguinary had been fought at iSanta Rosalia and Ciimargo. More than 200 troops were5 taken prisoners. No other details wer given.

Gen. Onrranza today was at Cleneg.i del Turo near Saltillo. LOUISIANA OIL. Shreveport, Dee. IT.

Quotations posted today, advancing the Cadd production ten cents a -barrel and Itei Rivei oil fife cents, established ne.v high prices'ln the northwestern Loui siana. tlelds.B Today's quotations fix (he price for Caddo llpht at" Soto light $1.00 Red River light cent. and Caddo heavy 80 cents. MEXICO MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME i LINES Ol' ACTIVITY. Aid Ml hi mid Zapata Nation Will lie to the World.

Hi, Washington. Doe. 17. Uordcr advices to the Mexican embassy here today said that the Villa chieftains In conference at Chihuahua had announced an Intention "to eliminate Fifancisco Villa forthwith wi.h a view their own immediate surrender to goverrment." Prohibition against bull fighting in uie" Mexican state and Kali; of Intoxicating liquor in another have been In connection vith ten, Car- "iinya'K refurm )dan. t.iev of the teaCiied tnc.

Mcxituit fm-bassy here today. 'Gov. Salvarilo Alvarado of Yucatan in addition to prohibiting liquor sales, declared effective throughout stale the ngferlan reforms outlined in the Carrnnzu. jilatform and nn-nouiiced he soon woulrt issue treasury, pnblfc construction anl employers' liability regulations. In Jalisco Verhmija's reforms Include, besides abolition of bull fight.

Ihg, obligatory Sunday rest for laborers, reduction tt hours of labor, a minimum wage, 1 emulation of the truffle and prohibition of gambling. YOUTH'S TRAGIC DEATH. Jackson, Dec. 17 Joseph Carman. 16 years otd.

bite today while passing through the rnllroad yards here, tn trying to avoid r.ne train steppril lr front of" another ond was knrcked down, the train severing both lefts He died shmtti nfli-rivm-d at local hospital,.