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'WHAT YOU NEED , . . . The other fellow may have; what you have the other fellow may want. Come together by advertising in the Press. ' wmr- ' v Buy Your Groceries' From YCj r Home Grocer BARGAIN DAY la every day with the Merchant Who tdvertises in the PresB he has some thing to sell and says so. , VOLUME XXVII. s ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, kriUDAY, JANUARY 1, 1915. . NUMBER 2. STERN WARNING GIVEN ENGLAND Meddling With American Ship ping Mnst Cease. Definite Statement Atked at to Intention ot Future Conduct ' Delay I Forbidden. - Washington, D. C. The United States government dispatched Tuesday a long note to Great Britain, insisting on early Improvement in the treatment of American commerce by the British fleet. It gave warning that public criticism was general over unwarrant ed Interference with the legitimate foreign trade of the United States. The document, - constituting the strongest representation on this sub ject made by the United States to any of the belligerents since the outbreak of the war, was cabled to Ambassador Page to be formally presented to Sir Edward Grey, British foreign secretary.'- . -:; , " Its preparation was begun a month ago by Solicitor Cone Johnson, Coun selor Lansing and Secretary Bryan and Anally had the personal attention of President Wilson, who revised its phraseology with minute care. - As the Retailed point of view of the United States in numerous1 specific cases of detentions and seizures of car goes had been set forth in a series of emphatic protests, most of which have gone unheeded, this -communication was couched in general terms, cover ing the entire subject of the relations between the United States and Great Britain as affected by the letter's naval policy, 'considered highly objec tionable by this government. Since France has adopted practically the same decrees on contraband as has Great Britain, the note is virtually a statement intended for all the mem bers of the triple entente. - The note declares at the outset that the representations are made in a friendly spirit, but that the United States considers it best to speak in terms of frankness, lest silence be construed as an acquiesence in a policy which- infringed the rights of Ameri can citizens under the laws of nations The document points out that com plaints on every side and public -eritj- clam in the United States hold the British policy as directly responsible for the depression in many American industries, a situation the seriousness of which must be apparent to Great Britain..:--,,.'." Reimbursement alone for cargoes unlawfully detained or seized, it states, does not remedy the evil, as the chief difficulty is the moral effect of British practice on American ex porter, who are restrained by it from taking risks v or hazards which in no ease ought to surronud legitimate trade between the United States and other neutral countries. Feeling has been aroused on the sub ject to such an extent, the communica tion adds, that the American govern ment feels compelled to ask for defi nite information as to Great Britain's attitude, , in order that' it may take such measures as will protect Ameri can citizens in their rights. - ' , AMERICAN CONSULS TO BEL GIUM MUST SUIT GERMANS Washington, D. C. United 8tates consuls in Belgium must be acceptable to the German military authorities, and the withdrawl of some now there, for the present at least, is desired by the Berlin government. This was made known in a formal notification to the State department Tuesday. ' Secretary Bryan ' declined . to make public the text of the German com munication 'or to comment on it until he had had full opportunity to consider It The understanding lit official eir elesrfs that the notice, is similar to the one aent Argentina and other, neutral countries.' ' It is said that while the German government does not insist that con suls in Belgium take Out 'new exequa turs from German officers, it an nounces that such consuls must exer cise their functions only by permission from the military in control of the ter ritory in which the consulates are sit- uated. " " '. ' ' - The United States has consular' rep- - resentatives in Brussels, Antwerp, Liege and Ghent. Military Plan Offered. . Chicago A plan in line with Presi dent Wilson's "citizen soldiery" idea was submitted here by Lieutenant Colonel Charles D. Davis, at the meet ing of the Illinois National Guard and Naval Reserve association. -. Under the nroDOsed plan militia regiments would be mustered out of the state -service and into the Federal, but would retain their state designations. , Thus, the First Infantry, of Chicago would be come the First Illinois infantry, U. S. ' A. Hie present community system of recruiting would continue. . Exile on Way to Cuba. Panama Ten persons deported from Costa Rica as the result of the discov ery of an alleged plot to assassinate President Alfredo Gonzales, and start a revolution in the republic, passed through Colon on board the steamer Celamaret, bound for Cuba. The al leged conspirators are said to be mem : ben of the Conservative party in Nicaragua, who were attempting to foment trouble in Costa Rica. Other Neutral Countries "May Join With America Washington, D. C President Wil son appealed Wednesday to American shippers of non-contraband goods, such as cotton, not to allow their cargoes to be mixed with contraband articles. The United States government, he an nounced, could deal confidently with the difficulties which had arisen in the treatment of American . commerce by Great Britain only if supported by ab solutely honest manifests. This statement followed a discussion by the President with his cabinet of the general shipping situation and of the note dispatched to Great Britain protesting at length against the Brit ish policy of prolonged detentions of cargoes and other - Interference with American trade. . - ' , - . : . ' i ; Publication of a synopsis of the note, the tenure of which was con firmed at the White House and State department, arouBed much interest, not only in diplomatic circles, but in congress and official quarters generally. Many diplomats of European and South American countries made formal in quiry at the State department concern ing the note, and a memorandum on the subject was promised them. There was a confident feeling in diplomatic quarters that steps would be taken, by other leading nations of this hemisphere, as well as by some European neutrals, to point out to Great Britain their acquiescence in the American point of view. National Conference On Unemployed Whacks Styles Philadelphia American women should help to provide steady employ ment for thousands of workers by be ing less capricious in demanding ever changing styles. Employers should be made responsi ble for their j employes both in slack and busy seasons by legislation com pelling them to pay a living wage throughout the year. The labor market should be organ ized and directed by a national em ployment bureau with branches in every important city, and labor unions should discontinue the practice of drawing sharp lines between the trades.' These were some of the suggestions offered to insure steady employment to willing' workers by speakers at Wednesday a sessions of the National Conference on Unemployed. John B. Andrews, New York, secre tary of the association, outlined a plan by which the entire labor 'market of the country would be organized under new branch of the Federal Depart ment of Labor with headquarters at Washington. The first step toward a solution of the unemployed problem, he said, is the establishment of a net work of organized labor exchanges, These exchanges he would have located in every state and every important city in the country. - ,,-.r '.- :. Philanthropic bureaus are impracti cable, he added,' "because Of the taint of charity which clings to them.'' Speaking on the subject of ''Public Works," Frank O'Hara, of the Cath olic University of America, declared it was the duty of those charged with the expenditure of public money for labor to study,, the conditions of the labor market. Mr. O'Hara recently directed the investigation of the Oregon com mittee of the Association on , Unem Aid Given Just in lime. i London The American consul gen eral at Brussels, Ethelbert Watts, who has arrived here on his way to the United States, said, with reference to work of the commission for the relief of Beglium, that a personal investiga tion had satisfied him that the supplies were being wisely distributed end were reaching the right peoble. . "The commission got to work only just in time," added Consul Watts. "If the food had been delayed a few days more the effect might has been tragic. ' You cannot preserve law and order among starving people. -' Brussels is now calm and orderly, and there is not likely to be any change in the present situation for some time to come. Estimated Oregon Budget Increased By $802,075 ,' Britain to Move Alien. London Notices to leave have been served by the police on persons regard ed as undesirable 1n the coast towns adjoining the Tyneside district and Sunderland, 3 The persons affected in clude aliens' ot enemy countries and naturalized aliens of both sexes, and also British-born descendants of aliens, including the second generation. Exceptions are made in eases of ad vanced age or extreme youth. Those affected must leave within eight days to an area SO miles from he coast, ap proved by the military authorities. . Italy Irritate Vienna. Venice Italy's expedition in Av- lona, which she occupied several days ago, appears to have produced consid erable irritation at Vienna, according to advices from the Austrian capital. It is thought there that possibly the suddenness of the Italian move may have disturbed plans attributed to Prince von Buelow'a mission at Rome, which is said to have included an offer of Southern Albania to Italy upon her agreeing to certain conditions. -' America I New Wat Kink. London A premium of 15 guineas percent was being paid in Lloyds Wednesday on policies worded : "To pay a total loss in the event of the declaration of war between Great Brit ain and America within 12 months from date." -,"-'.! s-' . - ., .. . The premium to insure against war's being declared between Norway and Great Britain within 12 months is now 7 guineas per cent Salem Secretary of State Olcott has announced that) his estimate of the expenses of the State department for the next two years U $8,776,396.47. The budget is based upon estimates submitted by the various departments to provide the legislature with some thing tangible for use as a basis in making biennial appropriations. The estimate is an increase of $802,075.64 over the expenses of the present bi ennial period. , v. , . - Under the law the various depart ments must submit estimates to the secretary of state not later than No vember 15, and pe must have a com plete itemized statement ready for the members of the legislature several weeks before the beginning of the ses sion. :',';','.'..-. ' , '"' The estimate includes $58,224.62 allotted by the emergency board to meet deficiencies in sundry appropri ations for the current biennial period which were found to be inadequate for the purposes intended," said Secretary Olcott t -. "Of the total estimate of $8,775,- 896.47 the sum of $1,650,588.51 is provided for by fees, licenses, contri butions and, so forth, paid into special funds which, under existing laws, can only be used for , specific purposes, though it will be found that in some cases the estimated receipts do not fully cover the Item of estimated ex penses, and in others that they are in excess thereof. The sum of $275,270 is derived from the Federal govern ment and private subscriptions, which are not paid over into the state treas ury andjdisbursed upon warrants of the secretary of state. ; "The special annual millage taxes, that is one twenty-fifth of a mill for the Monmouth Normal school, three- tenths of a mill for the University of Oregon, four-tenths of a mill for the Oregon State Agricultural college and one-fourth of a mill for road purposes, aggregating $1,898,000; the annual continuing appropriations, $1,121,- 862.97, and the estimated amounts to be provided for by appropriations by the present legislative assembly, $3, 889,095.64, making a total of $6,908,- 458.61, is the amount which under existing laws must be provided for by direct tax on the people of the state during the years 1915 and 1916. Upon this latter: amount however, is to be applied the estimated receipts of the state treasury not applied by law to some special purpose, aggregat ing $962,118.94, leaving a net total of approximately $5,966,839.67, which will be required to be raised by taxa tion and apportioned among the coun ties of the state through the medium of the annual tax levies for the years 1916 and 1916. .;;. . "Of the receipts from Bundry source, that is, those not applied by law to some special purpose, only those eman ating from the Corporation depart ment, after deducting departmental administration expenses; from the In surance department, less $16,000 an nually for departmental administration expenses; from fees of the clerk of the Supreme court; fees of the state engineer, State department, Treasury department and the State Water board are diverted to the general pind for the payment of general govern mental expenses." .' Estimates of requirements for the Various state departments for 1915 and 1916 are:"' ' '-' - '"" Accounting department, $20,000; county fairs, $95,400; state fair, $172,286.27; banking department $39,660; barbers' examining board, $6600; board of control, $15,000; bounty .wild animalB, $80,000; capltol, Supreme court building and grounds, $57,916; inspection child labor, $5000; conservation commission, $5000; cor poration department $87,200; dairy and food commission $36,000; dele gates to national conventions, $10,000; board of dental examiners, $4200; desert land board, $12,000; superin tendent of public instruction, $15,920; agricultural - and .industrial associa tions, $12,000; uniform school record books and' blanks, $10,000; board of examiners, $20,900; state teachers association, $500; Oregon normal school, $183,200; blind school, $37, 789.18; deaf school, $58,778; resident instruction (O. A, C.), $953,643; ex periment stations, $207,400; extension service (O. A. C). $194,106; resident instruction (U. of O.), $714,906; med ical department, ' Portland, $181,098; Eastern ' Oregon asylum (main build ings), $774,711; orphans and found lings, $85,000; ' non-resident poor, $3000; soldiers' home, $57,608.75; tubercular hospital, $70,616; Florence Crittenton borne, $11,613.68; Patton home, $9000; feeble minded institute, $156,106; election expenses, $35,000; executive department, $23,700; fish and game commission, $361,906.86; board of forestry, $111,240; fugitives from justice, $14,000; G. A. R. de partment of Oregon, $600; board of health, $53,678; . historical society, $19,836; board of horticulture; $18,- 000; horticultural society, $1000; hu mane society, $3416; hygiene society, $31,000; immigration agent, $71,- 790; Industrial welfare commission, $7702; accident commission, $967, 187.12; insurance department, $30, 000; , attorney general, $27,950; cir cuit court judges, $176,000; district attorneys and deputies, $184,600: Su preme court, $94,874; Supreme court library, $22,170; labor commissioner, $84,800; state land board, $18,000; legislative assembly, $61,600; state library, $38,800; : sanitary livestock board, $49, 940 board of medcial ex aminers, ($1096; mines . and geology, $50,000; registration motor vehicles, $47,160; national guard, $164,920; naval militia, $26,000; optometry board, $830; girls' industrial school, $56,876; penitentiary $202,800; way ward girls' home, $20,000; training school, $68,545; pilot commissioners, $5400; printing department, $126,230; proclamations, etc., $500; railroad commission, $100,000; rewards for ar rest, $3000; construction roads, $490, 000; weights and measures,' $10,875 stallion registration, $11,040; en gineer's office, $92,200; 8f fa depart ment $61,000; tax commission, $30, 000; treasury department.'. $36,800 water board, $40,000; miscellaneous. $2164.69; emergency board allowances on account of deficiencies, $58,224.62, 6-' I 17. FL Authnritie JVi'n Pint .. W I i . or conspiring ruipmos checking by American authorities of an Uprising of Filipinos set for Thurs day night were made here Sunday. Eight arrests have been reported, with more to follow. ' Christmas, eve had been chosen by the conspirators in the belief that the army officers would be engaged in preparations for celebrat ing the holiday, s - ,. . Warning was given that 10,000 Fili pinos in Manila alone planned a con certed attack on Fort Santiago, the Cuartel Eapano, the Cuartel Infantent and the Medical department Acting on this information, the military . offi cers Instituted a patrol of the streets at dusk and took other measures of defense. ..' , ; - "" It is disclosed that secret agents of the Filipino constabulary who are members of the secret societies dis closed the plans for an uprising, thus enabling the constabulary and police to disperse gatherings at Bagumbayan, Peco and Navotaa, near Malobon. The uprising was conducted mostly by followers of Artemio Ricarte, a revolutionary now in Hongkong,' to which pl he was banished by the officials several months ago. Its fail ure was due in part to poor organiza tion and lack of good leadership. . Reports from Navotas, a town six miles north of the capital, say that simultaneously with the outbreak at Manila on Christmas eve 30 men en tered the municipal building, seized three policemen on duty there and in effectually tried to open the safe, . Later the Filipinos seized several attendants conducting midnight mass and also captured the Filipino gover nor, Meleandrea. When reinforce ments of police arrived the revolution aries fired a volley and then, retreated. Later they encountered another force of police with which they exchanged shots and in this engagement the con stabulary succeeded in arresting 10 men. , In all 21 Filipinos were taken prisoners at Navotas. . 0. A. C. Preparing for Farmers9 Week Feb. Oregon Agricultural College, Cor- vallis More Oregon farmers and other persons engaged in productive industry than ever assembled before at the Agricultural College Farmers', Week, will be on hand when the next session opens on Febuaray 1. . This great mobilization of the industrial interests of the state will not be due to war or other destructive causes, but to the fact that closer and more extended co operation than hitherto characterized these annual gatherings has now been effected. - Much of the most Important work of the session will be done In groups rather than by individuals and at the same time the previous high standard of special, technical instruc tion and demonstration will be carried . Weit May Vhit Belgium. Balem Governor West may go to Belgium. He was invited Thursday by the Belgium Relief committee to accompany the relief to the war stricken little country. His answer was as follows: "While it is going to be rather difficult for me to adjust my affairs so as to meet this situation, I feel it my duty to respond. . However, I will endeavor to give the committee a definite answer within the next few days." The invitation was signed by Samuel Hill, Octave Goffin, C. Henry Labbe and Joseph Van Homlssen,: Farmer Fear Freezeout. Pendleton Though nearly 100,000 bushels of club wheat have been sold in Pendleton during the past few days at $1.10 a bushel, the highest price ever paid here, local growers of grain are far from nappy. . The continued cold weather, with the absence of either snow or rain, is responsible for their depressed state of mind, and many of them already have visions of being compelled to reseed their ground in the spring with seed wheat worth anywhere from $1.50 to $2 bushel. State' BUI Rejected. Salem Declaring that the bill is exorbitant and almost three times larger than it should be. County Judge Buehey announced that the county would not pay tbe $1678 asked by the state auditing department for auditing the books of the county departments. We had the books experted several ears ago for ibbu, continued tne by specialists of the different depart ments of college Instruction. , Indeed tbe work of the course will be unlike that of any similar course ever before offered in Oregon. Tbe progressive citizens of the state who will . attend will be massed in conven tions, congresses and conferences, and their thoroughly organized and con certed efforts will be brought to bear in the solution of the most pressing agricultural problems. It is impossible to state just how many industrial and social organizations will hold conven tions here at that time, but enough have already been arranged for to make the occasion one of vast im portance in the rapid and harmonious development of the state. ' Diplomatic Issue Is V ' ' . ' Raised in Belgium London British authorities were advised Monday that Germany had announced its refusal to recognize the exequaturs of British consuls to Bel gium. This is regarded as preliminary to Germany's formal taking over of the government oi Belgium. . It is believed here that refusal to tecognize Brand Whitlock as United States minister to Belgium would fol low as a matter of course. Spain also baa a minister to Belgium whose status would be questioned in the same man' ner. ''-.. . '-.'.'-- ' - Ambassador Page is without offilcal information, but it is said he is keep ing the State department at Washing ton "informed as to reports reaching Lonn.cpncernlng the situation. ; ; Washington, D. Ct 4- The United Status government at a late hour had received no notification from Germany that American consuls, originally ac credited to Belgium, would be required to obtain new exequaturs or certificates of authority. , Until such a notice is communicated ' and its form is ex amined, high officials said the Ameri can government would be unable to de termine a course of action. . Officials here regarded the points involved as of a delicate character and would say wily that they would study various precedents before reaching a decision. .-. . if r .-i iv '.' :'-' - In reply to question recently as to tbe status of Brand Whitlock, Presi dent Wilson replied that Mr. Whitlock would of course remain American min ister to Belgium, even though he left the country indefinitely. . :,. - Mr. Whitlock . is now In Brussels dealing unofficially with the German military authorities, . but Is accredited to the Belgian government, whose seat is at Havre, France. . ... FLOODS DAMAGE SOUTHERN STATE Tucson, Ariz. Floods, the result of a week of practically unbroken rain fall, inflicted severe damage on nearly the , entire area of the state lying be tween Phoenix and the - Mexican bor der. - Three persons, so far as known Thursday, have lost their lives; live stock by hundreds of head has been drowned; ranch houses and city resi dences wrecked or washed away by torrents roaring through v what are normally dry , arroyos, and traffic by rail, highway and wire either has been badly crippled or completely suspended. A Southern Pacific train loaded with passengers still is marooned some where near Nogales. ; Floods com pletely surround It v N - - t The most serious damage seems to have been suffered In that part of the Santa Cruz valley lying 80 miles south of here. The Santa Cruz river, swol len by the almost continuous rain of the past seven days, attained a width of more than 11 miles and the crest of the flood, after sweeping through Amado and the farming region round about reached Tucson, wiping out bridges and houses and threatening to work further destruction. ; , Dozens of ranch dwellings were de stroyed in the vicinity of Amado. Two Mexicans were drowned there after they had hung In the branches of trees for hours awaiting rescue. A United States soldier was reported to have been drowned In a big wash at Naco. An open cut a mile long, containing 19 centrifugal pumps and other ma chinery costing $500,000, which served the Tucson Farms company project, went under water. Poles coming down the river a little later indicated that the power lines had been destroyed. ' At Bisbee floods tore through the deep canyons between the mountains and inundated portions of the business section. Gangs of city workmen were engaged there digging and scraping away a three-foot layer ot sand depos ited on the main streets by the flood, BRITISH LOSE 1 , i AIR BATTLE Daring Attack on German Port Unprecedented. . Attempt to ''Dig Out" 'Wanhi of Teuton ReulU in ....te ',;:: - of JJitra-Modem Force. which receded almost as rapidly came. as it judge, ' "and that is all the job is worth." , i. G. Moore, county treas urer, who. according to the report of the State department, had a shortage of $116 in his accounts at the time of the examination, declared that there was never a shortage, - " Croofc Boundary Puzzle. Gateway There is much discussion throughout Crook county aa to whether it still is intact or whether a portion Is Jefferson county. The district judge rendered a decision in favor of the new county but the ease baa been - appealed to the Supreme court ' Should the Su preme; court uphold the district decis ion, no less than three towns, Metolius, Culver and Madras, are after the tem porary county seat William Boegli, I. M. King and Roscoe Gard, the com missioners recently appointed by Gov ernor West are being besieged by ap peals In behalf of each place. , Packing Plant Planned. Albany In a few weeks Albany will have an Important new Industry, a meat packing plant to be established by D. E. and H. L. Nebergall. Equip ment is being procured and as soon as a site la selected tbe plant will be assembled and placed in operation. Nebergall Broa. have been engaged in the retail meat business in this city for three years and recently have been doing packing at the plant of the Al bany Ice company. This work demon strated tbe feasibility of such an in dustry here. 1 Bryan to Retire? Washington, D. C The Christmas season political rumor is that William Jennings Bryan is to retire soon from the cabinet, and is to be succeded as secretary of state1 by Senator Stone, of Missouri. ; y. . ! The politicans base their credence of the rumor on their belief that the Secretary of State must get out of the cabinet soon to mske his race for the presidential nomination In 1916. They say his candidacy is an assured fact. Senator Stone, they say, will succeed him In the cabinet because, as chairman of the senate foreign rela tions committee, the Missourian has supported the foreign policies of both the President and Mr. Bryan. , Steet Net Save Fleet ' London A steel net stretched across tbe entrance to Pola Harbor, the great naval port of Austria, proved the un doing of tbe French submarine Curie, says a dispatch from the Milan corres pondent of Lloyds News. In company with other submarines the Curie wss attempting an entrance into the harbor to torpedo an Austrian squadron at anchor there. The Curie had pene trated to the harbor bar when she collided with the net. An Austrian merchantman gave the alarm and the forts opened fire. ,- Oklahoma Battle Fatal Cleveland, Okie. An unknown rob ber was killed, Chief of Police Fenton was shot through the leg and two oth er citizens were wounded in a battle here following an attempt to bold up 20 men In a pool ball. Fenton was passing the place and happened to see the men inside with their hands up, The police chief stood in the front door and emptied his revolver at the rob ber, who returned the fire, wounding tbe three men. , Americans In Philippines , furnished Riot Ouns Manila A government vessel Thurs day distributed riot guns and ammuni tion to the American civilians on Caragao and Frails Islands In the bay. One hundred rounds of ammunition and the necessary field equipment have been issued to the soldiers in the Cuar tel Espana in Manila. - Several barrels shipped to Corregl- dor island supposed to contain cement were found to -be full ot bolos. The native scout officers disarmed ' their companies and confined them at Cor regidor. The plan was to free the prisoners by a sudden night attack, to overpower the scant guard, man the guns, and capture the Island. The date had been fixed between Christmas and New Years. If nipped, the up rising was to be postponed until March ". ' ' " ' " ' - , '",' v Leper0 Exile I Costly. St Louuflow a Greek leper, An- astasios Loli os, recently discovered in St. Louis, was taken secretly to New York and put in the Isolated ward of a trans-Atlantic liner for deportation at an expense of approximately $1000 to the United States immigration bu reau at St Louis, became known here Thursday. A special ear was engaged at a cost of $600 and permission was Obtained from the board of health of every state between St. Louis and New York through which the railroad runs. A government revenue cutter carried the leper to the ship. . Harwich Fear Attack. 1 Harwich A possible German attack on Harwich is indicated by the follow ing notice issued by the mayor of that English seaport: "Although an attack on Harwich is not expected at present and there is no special reason for anx iety, it is considered desirable to noti fy the civilian population that in event of belligerent operations the members of the local emergency committee will direct everyone as to the course to be pursued. . All civilians are hereby re quired to act strictly in accordance with sucb Instructions." . Pop I Not Encouraged. Rome Pope Benedict, in addition to continuing his efforts for peace, Is trying to obtain the consent of tbe belligerent powers to an exchange of war prisoners. The answer to his pro posals thus far received and the diffi culties of various kinds that are being encountered are said to incline the Pontiff to the belief that bis initiative will meet with no better success than his request for a truce at Christmas-tide.-',, ' .,"..'. . ' Merrimae Survivor Die. , f -Grass Valley, Cal. Andrew G. Peterson, a survivor of the battle be tween the Monitor and Merrimae, died here Tuesday of paralysis, aged 80. Peterson was a Finnish sailor and at the outbreak of the Civil War he en listed in the Confederate navy and waa assigned to the Merrimae. He bad lived here for many years and at one time was town marshal. V"vr IT?!? H;S;4":, W'' - London Assisted by' light cruiBcnt, destroyers and Submarines, seven Brit ish naval airmen, piloting seaplanen, made a daring attack Christmas y on the German naval base' of C . haven, at the mouth of the Elbe. Six of the airmen returned safely, but the seventh, Commander Hewlett, it is feared, has been lost, as his ma chine was .; found off Heligoland,' wrecked. r,j ' y ' '. - ... ,. .... What damage was done by the bombs thrown by the attacking party could not be ascertained, but the Gor man report of the affair says that the -raid was fruitless. ' ' ' 1 The enterprise of the British navy ' In thus attempting to "dig out" the German fleet brought about a battle in which the most modern of war ma chines, the British squadron, including ' the light cruisers Arethusa and Un daunted, which have been engaged in previous exploits on the German coast, were attacked bv Zennelina. seaDlanes and submarines. , i --,. . By rapid maneuvers the ships were able to avoid the submarines, while the -Zeppelins found the fire of the cruisers too dangerous for them to keep up the fight . German ' seaplanes dropped bombs, which, according to the-British account fell harmlessly into the sea. The Germans, however, reported they hit two destroyers and their convoy.. the latter being set afire. " The British ships remained in the Vicinity for three hours without being attacked by any surface warships and picked up the seven pilots and their planes. ..,-. v. - . The others were picked up by sub- kilt kAl MBAllfnj. QM sunk. Commander Hewlett, it Is thought, was drowned. Bomb Is Exploded by' , fanatic in Hindu Temple San Francisco In the midst of the mystic services of an Oriental cult a stranger identified only by the name of Vevara, Sunday entered the crowded little auditorium of the Hindu temple here and at the very feet of the offi ciating Hindu swami exploded a bomb, which literally tore the bojub-tli-ower to pieces,- probably fatally wnundod Swami Trlgunatita, , tee 'usder, and threw scores of worhi,jkTs, iroi-tly women, into panic. The stranger enteral the temuiu while the swami was iti tho midst of Kaiser Urge Son a King, , London The Morning Post's Petro grad correspondent says: "Germany is energetically pushing the candidature of Prince Eitel Fred erick for the throne ot Hungary, tbe independence of which is expected to be one result of the war." Prince Eitel Frederick Is the second son of Emperor William. ae i.imim , i ec, a th t nttrncied thi e meinhprs of the i center uiule unti his address on "The ii.vine Peace,' and with loud steps attention of all the cult, walked up r,he he reached tbe rostrum on which the uvonmi tttrns JinHltif Inn iha BrvinMH ' Whilu the eyes of alt f-jllowed actions, wondering at the meaning of his strange conduct the man was seen to withdraw small white package from his black fedora hat and strike it three times on the rostrum. . . - As his arms descended for the third time there waa a fearful explosion that appeared to rock the entire build ing, filed tbe air with debris and flying glass. Blood and fragments of the body of the bomb-thrower spattered the congregation, for the moment transfixed In their seats with the nor- ror of the action. ' - ' , Italy WUl Bold Albania. Firmly. Rome It Is reliably reported here that the Italian foreign office has noti fied the powers that Italy is deter mined that deliberations ot the London conferences in connection with Albania shall be unconditionally respected, hence she will not tolerate the slight est attempt against the territorial In tegrity, independence or neutrality of Albania, will ; not allow-a change of government, and will prevent Inhabi tants from participating in the war. Tbe present revolution, the note continues, obviously was projected to create complications; but unless these complications are avoided, Italy will . exercise complete' liberty of actions toward the restoration of order, de spite the lack ; of Interest of some of the signatory powers - of . the London conference, ' ."-''; Mar American Give Aid. ' Paris It is pointed out here that every day Americans are doing some- -thing to win the gratitude of French people. During he past week Alfred S. Heldelbach, president of the Ameri can chamber of commerce gsve 10,000 francs for tbe benefit of the French soldiers and their allies. Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt contributed 126,000 francs to the American ambulance and Miss Julia Aylward gave 100,000 francs. Twelve children of Berkeley, Cal., con tributed articles made by themselves which were sold for 1000 francs. . Turk Send Ileavu Gun. Athens, via Rome The Turks 'are transporting heavy guns from Adrian ople to points on the Sea of Marmora, near the Rosphorus, especially Santo Stefano and Kadi Kol, on opposite sides ot the entrance to the Bosphorus stantinople from the Sea of Marmora- It is IndisDensable that the Dardanel lee be . defended strongly, since tl forcing of the straits means the en Turkey. '