Arkansas City Daily Traveler from Arkansas City, Kansas • Page 1

1 9. IXember of. the Associated. Press tfac 1892. Receives daily over three thousand -words of live lcanlr In the city.

Start the New Year right by beoom- ing a subscrWer. teiezrann news. i VOI.TJ1IE xxx; r1 Ummm ARKANSAS COT DAILX TRAVEIiai, FRIDAY, JAXU.IRY 22, 1915. No. 203 Members of the crew of the Durward GERMANS IIAIiT THE FRENCH.

Weather. For Kansas Generally fair to DISASTER OH WOULD ME L1E HEAVY FIGHTKIG IS 71SES OUIJ LIFE 5 I 1 ll It ii is- BODY WAS POUND HANGING TO A RAFTER. TBI COLD CO UTQUEST Cause of Rash Act was Financial Difficulties. Note Saying Dearest All Good Bye, Forgive Me." Henry Behrens, one of the best knojfa and highly respected citizens of Arkansas City took his own life this, morning by hanging, the deed having, been enacted at his place of business adjoining his home, at '422 West Adams avenue between the hours of 6 and 8 o'clock. Life was extinct when the body was found by Henderson Ward, an employe of the Behrens Hide Fur -who discovered it hanging in the fur store room at the plant.

He immediately notified the members of -the Behrens family all of whom were at home at the time and they turn called a physician and the city officers. The cause of Mr. Behrens rash act is given as financial difficulties over which he had been brooding, althoguh his folks did not know that he contemplated suicide. He had financial matters that were to come to a crisis today, it is said, and he could not face the affair, is. the supposition of his' relatives.

In fact he had told his son, Milton, who was identified with him In business, that he could not face the crisis today. Mr. Behrens probably remained awake all night and he thought about the difficulties until he decided to end it all by talc ing his own 'lifjHis life insurance, it Is reported on good authority amounts to about $15,000. fh Dr. W.

Marsh, coroner of Cowley county-was called here from Winfleld this morning and after a consultation with Deputy County Attorney Fleming and the local officers, he decided that an inquest was not necessary, as Mr. Behrens had left: sfc note which the ofllcers found in his making plain the fact that he killed himself wilfully. The note, which was written on a sheet of Mr. Behrens own letter heads, read as follows: "Dearest all, good bye all. Forgive me," says that they first sighted the German submarine in mid afternoon and stopped the vessel in response to a signal.

German officers boarded the Dur ward. Covering the captain and crew with revolvers t'aey ordered all on board to quit the vessel immediately Boats were lowered aiid after all hands had left the vessel, the sab- marine towed the boats to safe distance. Then they Were ordered to wait. The submarine returned to the Durward and then threw the torpedo into her. It wa3 twenty or thirty minutes before the vessel sauk.

The submarine then picked up small boats and towed them for 6 hours until they reached the Maas light ship. Then the German cast them adrift and went off at full speed. French Admit Some Reverses Paris, Jau. 22 An official comniua ication admits the oss by the French of 150,000 yards of trenches south east of Mihiel. This ground had ication admits loss by the French Northwest of Pont-u-Mousson, in the forest of Lepretre, the Germans also recaptured a portion of trenches tak en by the French on January 20.

In Belgium the Gemans yesterday bombarded Newport with a firece degree of violence at a point near Ron Honno and Mt. Schlu2ht. The statement says there has begen artillery engagements in east Germany in which the German batteries were reduced to silence. Infantry light ing in the region of Hartmaa and Weilerkops is described as going on "with great ferocity." The strug gle in this region has reached a hand to hand stage. SLIPS BACK A NOTCH.

United States in the Ship Building of the World Powers. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 22, -The Unit ed States will drop frqnr third to fourth place among thecworld ers with the of all ships under construction up to July 1, 1914, according to the calculations of the navy year book, issued today by: the senate naval committee. France moved from fourth to third place, according to the official table.

The official tonnage of vessels completed and building, up; to July 1, 1914: Great Britain Ger many 1.306,577, France 899,915, United States 894,889, Japan Russia 678,818, Italy 497,815, Austria 347,508 TWO IMPORTANT SUBJECTS Merchant Marine and For eign Trade Education By Associated Press. St. Louis, Jan. 22. Two subjects practically monopolized the at tention of the national convention on board of trade today.

"The American merchant marine' and "com mercial agitation for the board of trade." The delegates awaited the interest ing address of James J. Hill of St. Paul, who opposed the shipping bill now pending in congress. The bill was also opposed by Weldin Ring of New York. The matter of agi tating foreign trade was presented by Prof.

Edwin F. Gay, dean of the graduate chool of business admin istration of Harvard university. Zeppelins Made Invasion By Associated Press. Copenhagen, (via London.) Jan. 22.

A message from Berlin declared the airships which invaded England on Jan. 20, were Zeppelins of the latest type. They went forth from the German front like spectres in the night, carrying full complement of men, heavy guns and ammunition. Band concert postponed until next Monday, Jan. 25.

Your ticket is good. It Important Fortress at Metz AYas Protected Against Enemy. B.y Associated Press. Berlin, Jan. 22.

The Germans halted the French destroying move ment to cut off communication with the important fortress of Metz, in Lorraine and isolate the German forces in the St. Mihiel region. The official statement issued in Berlin to day says the French left in an attack at Pont-a-Mousson were repuls ed. The official statement says: "On January 21 in the western theatre of war a continuous rain rendered impossible any important fighting between the coast and the canal. An artillery duel took place near Arab.

One of the trenches we took day before yesterday to the southwest of Berry-au-Each, was abandoned and blown up. It has been entirely destroyed by the col lapse of the wall of a factory. "A French attack north of Verdun was repulsed easily by means of an advance in the region of our front, and cleared of all Frenchmen as far as our old position. "The battle of Croix-des Larnes, northwest of Pont-a-Mousson continues. A strong French attack on the re-captured part of our position was repulsed with heavy losses to the enemy.

"In the Vosges north of the Aisne we drove the enemy out of the heights of Hartmann, Weilcrkops and many were killed. We took two officers and 125 prisoners. ln the eastern theatre of war the situation is unchanged. Our attack on a branch of the Szucha made slow progress. There is nothing new in East Piliza." MUST TRIM HEDGE.

Senator Nixon Offered Bill Making This Requirement. By Associated Press. Topeka, Jan. 22. Senator James A.

Troutman, introduced a resolu tion In the senate today calling for an investigation of an alleged in surance lobby for throttling insurance legislation in Kansas. A senate concurrent resolution by Davis A. Zadid of Bourbon, asked that the Kansas congressional delegation vote for such changes in the constitution as would prevent a governor of any state from becom ing a candidate for United States senator until after the expiration of two years after the time for which he wa selected governor. Senator Nixon offered a bill re quiring the trimming of hedges near railroad crossings to a heighth of not more than five feet. Witnesses in civil aud criminal cases will be separated during a trial if a bill in the house, by Represen tative Clark should become a law.

ANOTHER WINTRY BLAST. Snowfall Over Kansas Averages from 1 to 5 Inches. By Associated Press. Topeka, Jan. 22 Another blast from the 1915 winter storage settled over Kansas in the form of a snow fall driven by a stiff and penetrating north wind last night.

The tempera ture over the state this morning av eraged 5 degrees above zero and at many points snow flurries still sparkle in the sunlight. The snow over Kansas today, that Is the latest consignment of snow, varies from one to five inches. The entire eastern half of the state received the largest snowfall. The southwestern section was touched lightly. Railway lines report only scattering delays on ac count of the weather.

There is but little wire trouble either from tele graph or telephone reported. Marvelous Operaton By the Associated Press. Chicago, Jan. 22 Bones from one man were transplanted into another in an operation performed here yes terday for the correction for a tub ercular humpback. Physicians said it was the first double operation ol OUT Of (WIS HENRY FORD ASSERTS THAT HIS PLAN CAN DO IT JUSTICE COT CDARITY Is Ills Idea Describe Wonder Woikcd in UU Anto Fuctory Under Irofit Sharing System.

By Associated Press New York 22. Henry Ford, the Detroit manufacturer of automobiles will guarantee to take every convict out of Sing Sing prison and make a man out of him, so he stated today in his testimony before the United States commission on Industrial relation and which is Investigating the great philapthroplc found ations of the country and the cause of industrial unrest. "The philanthropic foundaion may do some good," said Mr. Ford, "but they are not adequate. My idea is justice, and not charity.

I I have little use for phllanthrophy, as such. My idea Is to aid men to help themselves. Nearly all are willing to work for adequate reward. We have all kinds of cripples in our 'employment and they are making good. We have a good many men iwho have been In prison, who are outcasts of society.

Every ono of 'them is making a good showing and Is gaining him self-respect and strength of character. We will' guarantee to take every convict out of Sing Sing and make a man out of him." Mr. Ford a year ago Installed In the concern of which ho is the head, a system of profit sharing and a minimum wage scale of $5 a day, at the plant. He asserted today that it had done wonders. No more are his employes arrested for infraction of the law.

Instead of spending time at vicious or unprofitable pursuits they spend their time in 'their homes and at their employment. There has been an increase of 130 per cent in the hank accounts of employes In the last year. 6o great is the interest of the men that the executives of the concern are constantly having to hold them back in their activities, he declared. Cargo Will Sail Tonight. By Associated Press.

New York, Jan. 22. Carrying a cargo of food supplies shipped by. an American firm consigned to Amer lean citizens in the German-Ameri can owned steamer Wllhelmlna was given clearing from this port and is expected to sail this afternoon. Shippers assert the food is menat for consumption by United States civi lians.

This Is the first food carrying ves sel released 'at an American port for Germany since the war in Europe started. to enact maritime legislation looking toward placing the American shippers aud ship-owners upon a basis more nearly equal with these of competing natlcns, thereby enablJLg American exporters and ship owners lo meet tbe competition of ether In the ocean carrying "Not more neurly equal but 'absolutely equal' should bo ths requirement of American ability and American pride: an equality secured neither by sveh protection as Is accorded to the weak or by gift money In the form of a subsidy, but a privilege offered to the strong that be may conquer what Is his by right. i That Is the key to an atupla provision of American ships. There Is the necessary condition of that expansion In our fc reign commerce which we all know to be possible tad which will be lost or won according to out wisdom or our night and Saturday. Colder tonight.

BUYING SERVICE A LOSING GAME James J. Hill Speaks lie fore Nation al Foreign Trade Convention Need of American Merchants Ships Almost as Gerat as Munitions of War for Other Nations. By Associated Press. St. Louis, Jan.

22 James J. Hill in a paper on Freedom for Our Foreign Trade" submitted to the second National Foreign Trade Conven tion here today, said the "indispen sable" condition for such freedom W2is adequate ocean carriage in American ships. To buy service by big subsidies was, he declared, a lcs- irg game. The need of merchant ships in America was almost as great as that of other nations for munitions of war. MA-m a a I "in me monin oi tNOvenioer, ne 1U, lilt; CAUltD 11(111 1UV WJ 4 New York were $12,000,600 more than the year before.

There was an increase of about 300 per cent in the exports of food products. The foreign demand must increase in dir ect ratio with the exhaustion of sup plies in warring nations. How arc these goods, which we desire to sell and others are anxious to buy. to be carried to the oversea markets? "Such a slight relief as was afford ed by the wife removal of the prohibition of restiy for foreign-built vessels has been It is hardly a drop in the bucket. Up to the week ending December 26lh, 3 914, American registry has been granted to 105 vessels theretofore operated under foreign control, aggregating gross tons.

This is not enough to prevent resent congestion and holds out little hope for the supply of further "American cost of ship-construc-ticn is from 50 to 100 per cent higher than that abroad and according a reported statement of Captain Robert Dollar, who operated ships in both domestic and foreign trade, it costs about $17,326 more a year to operate a ship of 3,000 ton3 udcr the American than under the British fiag. These are advantages under which our foreign trade labors. "There are but two resources; one a merchant marine owned and operated by the government; the other a merchant marine provided by and for the people. "The former just now urgently advocated, is an unwise and would be certainly a disastrous experiment. Aside from the complications, almost certain to drag us rooncr or later Into the European conflict, owing to the uncertain and conflicting claims cf national neutrality, this policy would be followed by the totul destruction of the private shipping interest.

Private enterprise cannot possibly compete with a government which pays no interest on the cost ol its Fhips and throws aside consider ation of profit and loss. "What is the prospect, la this case, of economical management, and of those lower rates which the advocates of the plan hold out as a bait for its adoption. We have an exact measure of the fact in some comparative railroad The Panama Railway is entirly owned and operated by United States. Like most affairs cn tno Isthmus It has been handled by honest and com pet en men in their several liner. We have its official report for the ending June 30, 1913, to be compared with the statistics of all tbo railways of the United States for the same period.

The rate oi the Panama line was 3.48 cents per ton per mile, as against .7263 of a cent for all the railways of the United States. That is, the government rate was almost five times the rale made by private enterprise, over the entire country. "At the International Trade Confer ence of the Mississippi valley and Central West; which met at Memphis lat November, the following resolution was reported: "Resolved, that Congress be urged SI1IP SANTIAGO BOILER TUBE RLEW OUT AFTER A STEAMING TRLYL FOUR fJEIl VJ ERE RILLED Nine in Injured List. Cruiser Pro- ceeding to Guayman When Explosion Occurred. Complete Details Lacking By Associated Board the United States Steam ship, San Diego, Lapaz, Mexico, Jan.

21, by wireless via San Diego, Four men were killed and nine injured, yesterday afternoon on board the armored crusier San Diego when a boiler tube blew out after a steaming trial of four hours had been com pleted. The dead are: Oscar J. Wyantt, El Centro, Ambrose J. Hardee, Joplin, Mo. William F.

Elliott, Brooklyn, N. Y. A. Western, Davenport, Calif. All were firemen.

The injured are: Benjamin H. Tucker, R. B. Glid den. Darrell L.

Varnado. William H. Miller, Earnest A. Ledwithl, Charles W. Peterson.

All were firemen. George Ohm, water tender. E. Shippi, Seaman, Patrick A. Merriman, coal passer, Immediately after the accident the cruiser left for Guayman, where she arrived at 2 o'clock Friday morning.

The Ban Diego is a flag ship of the Pacific fleet, commanded by Captain Ashley H. Washington, Jan. 22. A brief of ficial report to the navy department of the explosion on the San "Diego, added no details except to say that some of the injured were in a grave their relatives had been notified. Admiral Howard reported an account of the accident as fol lowsr 'The San, Diego completed her four1 hour full power trial and made 21 and 45 one hundreths.

Just at the completion of the trial a tube in the No. 4. boiler ruptured due to 1 rxtr watTV Tn indications of a IT Mmv fast run was attempted. A full in vestigation has been ordered and the ship is proceeding lo Guayman." KANSAS APPROPRLTIONS. Four and One-Third Million Dollare Are Asked.

By Associated Press. Topeka, Jan. 22. The Kansas board of administration wants 4 and 1-3 million dollars for building and maintenance of state schools for two years. The budget was presented to the ways and means committee of the legislature today.

The amount asked for Is about one million dollars in excess of the sum approprlat ed for the same schools by the legislature in 1913. The appropriations asked for are apportioned as follows: Kansas University State Agricultural college Emporia State Normal Pittsburg Manual Training Fort Hays Normal school for deaf school for blind school for feeble minded medical school and hospital Ft. Hays experimental station Garden City erper-imental station Dodge City experimental station Tribune experimental station Colby experimental station for salaries and expenses of board of administration $41,000. In addition to these appropriations the budget allows $135,000 for new buildings by which all the larger schools are to be benefitted. Kl PROGRESS AGAE DESPERATE BATTLE HAS BEEN RAGING IN BELGIUM 3 DAYS VIOLEIIT ARTILLERY FIRE Russia Says Austria Continues to Retire Across Carpathian.

Gen. Yon 3Ioltke Gives an Interesting Interview By Associated Press. London, January 22. Heavy fighting is in progress once more along the west front. Spec ial advices from Amsterdam tells of a hard battle in Belgium between the Austrians and Russians which has been raging uninterrupted for three days, notwithstanding that the trenches are flooded and almost impassible condition of the roads.

At the other end of the line along the Cernay and Thamm in Alsace there is artil lery firing of unusual violence and another encounter along the Lor raine frontier is increasing in severity and on account of the importance of the issue, may develop into a battle of the proportion of that at Soisson, last week. The French advance at Pont-a-Mdusin, threatening (German communication with Metz is carried for ward at Syuss cutting off German forces in the region of St. Meci. The German line has been re-inforced of the lost around has been Austrians Are Retiring The Russian and German forces west of Warsaw have settled down in trench position and the battle line has become fixed, almost a rigidly as in the west. In the the north, however the Russians are advancing toward the Prussian bor der apparently having discharged a large army for this movement.

The camp in Galacia and Buckawina makes slow headway on account of the heavy enow. According to Russian reports the retirement of Austrians across the Carpathian is still in progress; Interview with Gen Moltke (by the way of Amsterdam and London.) Jan 22. There has been published in the local news paper an interview with Lieut. Gen eral Count Von Moltke, former chief of the staff of the German army, the account largely in form of "questions and answers." "The resolve to declare war must have fallen heavily' on Emperor Wil liam the interview suggested. "Striking his fist on the table and otherwise giving evidence of his emo tinn fien Von Moltke answered.

"Very heavily indeed." Do people ever stop to consider how tremen dous is the responsibility, of a con scientious monarch who must pledge the blood of his people That step a monarch like the emperor takes only when the life and death of his people are at stake." "Does your excellency believe these will soon come?" "The war can last a long time yet." Our visit in Poland is of the greatest importance. To French the disappointing, spoiling hope of their advance. The Russians entirely col lapsed. You may be firmly con- Hncpd that Germany will not per ish. We will be victorious." Durward Torpedoed.

London, Jan. 22 The British steamer Durward, say3 a Rotterdam dispatch to the Reuter Telegraph Co- has been torpedoed by a German sub marine. The crew was saved. The Durward was bound from Leiph to Rotterdam and. was struck by a tor pedo while 22 miles off the Maas lightship.

-The Durward as a vessel 1300 tons and was built at Glasgow in 95. Amsterdam Report. Amsterdam, London, Jan. 21 IlOie was wnilCU witu a icau pencil and was found in Mr. Beh-y, "Vena' inside coat pocket with other Coroner Marsh decided to let the family keep the note and he Will keep a copy of it for his records.

Mr. Behrens, according to the members of 'his family, arose about 6 o'clock this morning and it was about 8 when Mr. Ward found the body. Representatives of the Traveler visited the Behrens home and place of business shortly after the body was found and Mr. Ward, who discovered the dead body, told of the circumstances leading up to the Jtime he went into the fur room and made the find.

While Mr. Ward was terribly shocked he was able to give an Intelligent account of the affair. i said that he was the first em- p)f ploye of the place to reach the plant the offices locked, went to the kitchen door and Milton a' key to unlock the llice of Mr. Behrens. At that time Mr.

Ward if, he had 1'tseeniWs father this An-lltawering in the negative Mr. Ward Jjwent'to 1 the office door and unlock- 3 lJ it. When he opened the which led from the to the fur room he -was: confronted with Mr. Behrens body hanging only a. short distance from the door.

This so unnerved' Mr. Ward that he started back Quickly and called loudly for help. He dropped the key to the door and it has not yet found. Mr. mm the kind.

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