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VOLUME XXVII.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, JFHIDAY, -JANUARY 22, 1915.
NUMBER 5.
ENGLISH CITY BOMBARDED BY THE GERMANS
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View of Scarborough, on the east coast of England, which, together with Whitby and Hartlepool, was
bombarded by the German raiding squadron of cruisers.
THOUSANDS DEAD
IN EARTHQUAKE
Italian Villages Destroyed; Big
Buildings Damaged.
Statuary at Rome Cracked, Street
ear Line Quit King Goes to
Scene of Catastrophe.
London Reports early Thursday
morning are that 15,000 persons are
buried in the ruins of Avezzano alone.
King Victor Emmanuel has 'gone to
the afflicted district, and troops are
being rushed to do relief work.
Rome Italy again has been visited
by an earthquake of wide extent,
which, according to the late advices,
has resulted in the death of 12,000
persons and injury to possibly 20,000
more in towns and villages destroyed.
The shock was the strongest Rome
has felt in more than a hundred years.
The town of Avezzano, in the Abruzzi
department, 63 miles east of Rome,
has been leveled to the ground. Here
8000 persons are reported to have been
killed.
In many small towns surrounding
Rome buildings were partially
wrecked, while at Naples a panic oc
curred and houses fell at Caserta, a
short distance to the east.
From below Naples in the Bouth to
Ferrers in the north, a distance of
more than 800 miles, and across almost
the width of the country, the undula
tory movement contained for a consid
erable period.
In Rome it was thought at first that
two shocks had occurred, but the
seimographic instruments in the ob
servatories showed there was only one,
which beginning at 7:65 o'clock in the
morning, lasted from 22 to 30 seconds.
In the capital itself, so far as
known, there was no loss of life, but a
great deal of damage was done,
churches and statues suffering most.
For a time the people were stricken
with fear and there was a veritable
panic in the hospitals, monasteries and
convents. The buildings on both sides
of the Porta del Popolo, the north en
trance to Rome, threatened to fall, and
the eagle decorating the gate crashed
to the ground.
The obelisk in St. Peter's square
was shaken and badly damaged, while
the statue of St. John Lateran and the
statues of the apostles surmounting
the Basilica are in danger of collapse.
The famous colonade decorating the
dome of the church of St. Charles Gat
Inari was cracked. A large piece of
the cornice of the Jesuit church of St.
Agnatius broke and fell with a crash
which added to the fright of persons
in the neighborhood.
Ceilings in many of the houses fell;
several persons being injured in that
manner.
Several streetcar lines suspended
operations because of the damage
caused by the earthquake.
At Torre Cajetani, about 37 miles
east of Rome, almost the entire village
was destroyed, while at Arnara the
municipal building collapsed.
Tide Swelled by Gale.
Boston Features of the storm which
lashed Southeastern New England
Thursday were the unusually high tide
that swept into Massachusetts Bay in
the forenoon and the damage to tele
graph and telephone wires in Bristol
county, in Rhode Island and in Eastern
Connecticut. The tidal rise in this
city came within 1.22 feet of the
record established in the famous gale
of 1851, when Minot's Ledge light
bouse was destroyed, and was the fifth
big tide in the last 15 years. Summer
residences were badly battered.
AU on Scharnhorst Lost
Amsterdam Information received
at Berlin is to the effect that none of
the officers or crew were saved from
the German erusier Scharnhorst, sunk
off the Falkland Islands by the British
squadron. Seven officers and 171 men
were saved from the Gneisenaa, seven
men from the Numberg and four offi
cer and 16 men from the Leipszig.
From numerous places in the affect
ed regions calls for doctors and medi
cine are reaching Rome. Pope Bene
dict was reciting the thanksgiving
after the morning mass when the
shock occurred.
At the capitol two magnificent can
dlesticks fell and were broken. At
the Palazzo del Drago, where Thomas
Nelson Page, the American ambassa
dor lives, several cracks in the build
ing, which had already eixsted, opened
wider, and plaster fell in several of
the rooms.
Steamer- Cranley, Scarred
by Emden, Now at Astoria
Astoria, Ore. Bearing several vis
ible marks of her encounter with the
German cruiser Emden the British
steamer Cranley arrived Tuesday
morning 19 days from Moji, Japan.
She will load the supplies donated by
the people of Oregon for the relief of
the starving Belgians.
Captain Alex Henderson, her mas
ter, brings a thrilling story of his one
sided battle with the Emden and that
the Cranley escaped destruction, is
little less than a miracle;
The event occurred at the port of
Penang, StraitB of Malay, where the
steamer i was lying at anchor, with
some French and Russian cruisers and
torpedo boats. One morning, just at
dawn, the Emden, which had been dis
guised by the addition of a "fake"
funnel so as to resemble a British
vessel, steamed into port and circling
within a hundred yards of the Cranley,
which was flying naval transport flag
No. 5, fired two broadsides at her.
One shot went through the steamer's
galley, while another pierced her hull
about four feet above the waterline.
It passed through 15 feet of coal, rico
chetted through the deck and pilot
house and then, turning downward
again, pierced the deck and went out
the other side of the vessel. Later it
was necessary to put seven new plates
in the steamer's hull to repair the
damage done by that one shot. The
craft was also hit in several places by
pieceB of shrapnel, but none of them
did any serious, damage. The Cran
ley's second engineer was struck on
the arm, shoulder and in the side by
pieces of shrapnel and was seriously
hurt, but has recovered.
1 wo Battleships, 6 Destroy
ers, 17 Submarines Asked
Washintgon, D. C. Provision for
the construction of two great dread
naughts, six torpedo-boat destroyers,
16 coast-defense submarines, a seago
ing submarine, a hospital ship, a trans
port and a fuel ship, at an aggregate
cost of $53,168,828, is made in the
naval appropriation bill as agreed on
by the house naval committee. All
told the bill carries $145,600,000, of
which $22,903,998 is directly appro
priated for new construction.
While the construction program
falls far below the plans urged by
Representative Hobson and other ad
vocates of a larger navy, it includes
the two battleships asked for by Sec
retary Daniels and provides for more
auxiliaries than the secretary had con
templated. Chairman Padgett pro
tested that the committee was "run
ning wild" with appropriations.'
' ' Kaiser Foregoes Fete.
Berlin The Reichanzeiger has pub
lished a decree signed by Emperor
William, according to which His Maj
esty, in view of the seriousness of the
present situation, asks that all festiv
ities formally held on the occasion of
his birthday be omitted this year. An
exception is made, however, of the
celebrations usually held in churches
and schools. The emperor asks even
that the many letters and telegrams
generally sent to him on his birthday
by societies and private individuals,
be dispensed with.
Parisian Tots Get Toys. -Paris
Gifts of toys, which were
sent from the United States on the
collier Jason, were distributed to more
than 5000 children, whose fathers are
fighting for France. The ceremony
was of a semi-official character and
was conducted at the Hotel de Ville.
The toys were distributed by William
G. Sharp, United States ambassador
to France, assisted by Madame Poin
cnre, wife of the French president,
and Paris city officials, raeiuding the
mayor and prefect of police.
Starving Chinese Sell
Wives to Buy Food
Pekin The ordinary suffering in
China has been so intensified by loss
of trade with Europe that in some
provinces the sale of wives and chil
dren is being carried on extensively.
The Manchus of ShanBi province
have resorted to this practice so gen
erally that President Yun Shi Kai has
issued a mandate in which he speaks
of the conditions as "heartrending."
"In former days," according to the
mandate, "the banner men (followers
of the Manchu banners) of ShanBi
were supported by the Ta-ying gran
ary. But since the revolution they
have been dealt with in accordance
with the common rule, namely, all sup
port has been withdrawn. The fac
tories of the banner men have also
been suspended on account of lack of
funds. Therefore means of livelihood
have been greatly reduced. ; The . win
ter will set in very soon, and it is ex
pected that the prices of foodstuffs
will rise. The aged and the young
will be starved to death, while the
stronger ones will wander from their
homes.
"Therefore we are very anxious
about them, and it is hereby ordered
that 2000 shih (a shih is 100 litres) of
rice from the Ta-ying granary of the
Shansi province be delivered over to
the major of the garrison, to be dis
tributed to the genuine sufferers."
Czar Sends 1,000,000 New
Men Against Prussians
London That Russia has started a
new army of from 800,000 to 1,000,000
men toward West Prussia to co-operate
with the army invading East Prussia
and the forces on the Vistula, is indi
cated, think military authorities, by
dispatches from Petrograd which say
the Russians have reached a point 40
miles east of the German fortress of
Thorn, after defeating a cavalry de
tachment. : It is believed that the plan is to
crush the German forces in the region
of Mlawa, between the Russian army
in East Prussia and the one advancing
on West Prussia, and also to operate
against the lines of communication of
the Germans operating before Warsaw.
Allies Report Heavy Loss
" In Aisne Valley fighting
London The German official report
issued at Berlin Saturday, says that
the entire north bank of the Aisne has
been cleared of French troops and that
the retreat of the allies was accom
plished only under the fire of German
heavy guns. A further announcement
from the main headquarters of the
German army says that as a net result
of the three days' fighting northeast of
Soissons about 6200 prisoners, 14 guns,
six machine guns and some revolver
guns were captured.
The further statement is made that
the French suffered heavy losses, from
4000 to 5000 dead French soldiers be
ing found on the battlefield.
: British Gain One Mile.
Paris The Havas Agency has re
ceived a dispatch from Stomer, dated
January 10, which relates a British
victory and an advance near La Basse
of one mile. The message follows :
"The British, by an impetuous at
tack, stormed the strongly entrenched
German position near La Basse after a
vigorous shelling. This is an import
ant strategic point and its occupation
represents an advance of one mile.
The British losses were slight, but the
Germans lost heavily. Many Germans
were taken prisoners.'"
- Silver Far Found Dead. .
Portlands' silver fox is no more.
The little animal was found dead in
his cage at Washington Park zoo, a
victim of old age. He had been in the
zoo for many yean and was one of the
principal attractions for children. For
some time he had showed signs of
failing. Silver foxes are so rare that
a good specimen is said to be worth
about $1000.
NEWS NOTES FROM
STATE SOLONS
State Capital, Salem Portland wo
men wantjthe right to serve on juries,
yet they don't want to be compelled to
serve on juries. If the legislature can
find a happy Jmedium somewhere be
tween these extremes the women of
the state will be duly grateful, said a
delegate of their number to the house
judiciary committee.
Apparently a majority of the com
mittee is not inclined to report favor
ably upon the pending bill, introduced
last week by Representative Huston,
giving women the privilage of jury
duty. This particular measure is op
posed by some of the up-state mem
bers. Their objection is based on the
provision that it will give women the
right to claim exemption by reason of
their Bex.
It is pointed out that in the rural
districts, where the sheriffs frequently
are required to travel many miles to
summon prospective jurors, the officers
may encounter a notice of exemption
for their pains.
But the delegation of .women led by
Mrs. G. L. Buland, representing a
number of women's clubs, and Mrs. J.
M. Kemp, representing the W. C. T.
U., pointed out that the same kind of
a law is working successfully in the
state of Washington, where conditions
are no moreunfavorable than in this
state.
Gov. Withycombe Names
. New Regents for O. A. C.
State Capitol, Salem Governor
Withycombe has appointed Mrs. Clara
H. Waldo, of Portland; M. S. Wood
stock, of Corvallis, and. N. R. Moore,
of Corvallis, members of the board of
regents of the Oregon Agricultural
college. Mrs. Waldo now is a member
and the others will succeed B. F.
Irvine, of Portland, and E. E. Wilson,
of Corvallis, whose terms will expire
February 15. Mrs. Waldo has been a
member of the board since 1906 and
has been prominent as a . pioneer
worker in educational, rural and civic
improvements. Waldo Hall, at the
college, ib named for her. '
Mr. Woodstock is president of the
First Nationl bank of Corvallis, and
was one of the first to suggest that the
college be located at Corvallis. Mr.
Moore is editor of the Corvallis Ga
zette-Times. He has always been
keenly interested in educational work,
especially in industrial education.
Members of the board who continue
in office are J. K. Weatherford, of Al
bany; J. T. Apperson, of Oregon City;
C. L. Hawley, of McCoy; H. Von der
Hellen, of Wellen; Walter L. Pierce,
of Pendleton, and George M. Cornwall,
of Portland.
Salt Contract May Not Be
Approved By Legislature
State Capitol, Salem It is apparent
that there will be considerable opposi
tion in the senate to approving the
lease made by the state land board
with Jason C. Moore, of New York,
for the development of the salts de
posits of Summer and Albert lakes in
Lake county. The lakes are said to
contain deposits worth millions of dol
lars, and the syndicate Mr. Moore rep
resents plans erecting a plant at the
junction of the Deschutes and .Colum
bia rivers to which point the deposits
would be piped.
Under the lease approved by the
board and the contract made with Mr.
Moore he is to pay the state, begin
ning next year, royalties of not less
than $25,000 annually, and more on a
royalty basis according to the product.
The lease is for 40 years. Mr. Moore
at one time bid almost $2,000,000 for
the property and other persons bid
more than that, but the bid of the
latter was not accompanied by a certi
fied check, as stipulated by the board,
and all bids were rejected.
It was then decided to lease the
property on the royalty basis and bids
were asked. Mr. Moore's bid was
the only one accompanied by a check
for $10,000, as stipulated in the ad
vertisement, and he was awarded the
contract, subject to approval by the
legislature.
"The proposal of Mr. Moore may be
the best that the state can obtain,"
said President Thompson, of the sen
ate, "but it is a matter that should be
given careful consideration by the leg
islature." .
Anti-Lobby Bill in Favor.
State Capitol, Salem The house
committee on judiciary is preparing
to report favorably on one of the bills
now before it providing for the elim
ination of lobbyists from the Capitol
balls. Representative Schuebel, of
Clackamas, and Representative Hus
ton, of Multnomah, have introduced
anti-Iobbying bills. The Schuebel bill
would require lobbyists to register if
they come to Salem, even if they don't
enter the State House. The Huston
measure would require them to register
if they enter the Capitol.
Sack Standard It Sought.
State Capitol, Salem Standardiz
ing of the weight of sacks of shorts and
bran is the object of two bills Intro
duced by Senator Dimick, of Clacka
mas county. The weight fixed for
shorts is 80 pounds to the sack and
bran 60 pounds to the sack. Senator
Dimick said farmers had complained
to him that they were receiving short
weight and several placed their loss at
three sacks to the ton.
German Airmen Drop
Bombs on Yarmouth, Eng.
Yarmouth A hostile aircraft passed
over Yarmouth at 8:30 o'clock Wednes
day night and dropped seveal bombs.
Considerable damage to property re
sulted and there was some Iobs of life.
One man is reported to have had his
head blown off.
One bomb fell in Norfolk Square,
close to the seafront, and another on
the south quay. . A third struck the
York Road drill hall, fragments of the
casing of.the shell crashing through
the glass roof of the billiard room of
the headquarters of the National Re
serve. A fourth missile fell near the
Trinity depot.
Great excitement prevailed in the
town and special constables, the police
and miltiary were called out to calm
the people, who streamed out of their
homes when the explosions occurred.
The electric supply was immediately
cut off and the town was plunged in
darkness.
The whirring of the propellers of
the air craft first attracted attention.
Then came the explosions and the
sound of breaking glass. The first
bomb dropped near the recruiting
ground and the others near the drill
hall. In all five bombs were thrown
by the aviators.
After the attack the air craft sailed
in" a southwesterly direction.
One man was found outside his home
on St. Peter's Plain. His head had
been crushed. He was identified as
Samuel Smith, a shoemaker. A wom
an, who has not yet been identified,
also was found dead, while a soldier
was discovered in Norfolk Square with
a wound in his chest.
The towns of Yarmouth, Sandring-
ham, King's Lynn and Cromer are all
in the province of Norfolk, which
abuts the North Sea about 150 miles
northeast of London.
NORTHWEST MARKET
REPORTS. ,
England Replaces Old
Glory With Own Flag
Washington, D. C. Ambassador
Gerard cabled the State department
the substance of a statement made to
him by Captain Farley, of the Amerl
can steamer Greenbrier, which arrived
at Bremen a few days ago with a cot
ton cargo from New Orleans, after
having been subjected to a series of
detentions, notwithstanding assur
ancea which had been given by Great
Britain that shipments of cotton in
American vessels would not be detained.
Officials did not disclose the details
of Captain Farley's statement, but it
is said he charged that after examin
ing the Greenbrier's papers, a British
prize crew ordered the American flag
hauled down and convoyed the ship
into Kirkwall, a British port. Captain
Farley refused to navigate the ship
while the British flag was at her mast,
and asserted that through incompetent
navigation by the British three booms
were swept away. He was ordered to
take the ship to Leith from Kirkwall,
which he did after raising the Ameri
can flag and later was able to proceed
to Germany, after a delay of three
days.
The State department, it is under
stood, is investigating the case through
the American embassy In London.
Consul-Elect From U. S.
Rejected by English City
London John L. Cutright, newly
accredited United States vice consul at
Nottingham, has returned to London
without taking up his duties because
the mayor and other city officials had
advised him that he would not be ac
ceptable in an official capacity. The
objection to Mr. Cutright was based
on articles which he wrote and which
were published in a Lincoln, Neb.,
newspaper. It was charged that the
letters expressed pro-German senti
ments. Before coming to Nottingham, Mr.
Cutright served as American vice con
sul at Coburg, Germany While there
he wrote the letters to which the Not
tingham officials took exception. Mr.
Cutright is a son of John Cutright, ed
itor of the Lincoln, Nebraska, Star
and formerly was private secretary to
William Jennings Bryan. The son, a
graduate of the University of Nebras
ka, has been in the consular service
only a few months.
The British foreign office has no in
formation concerning objections on the
on part of Nottingham officials to the
assumption by John L, Cutright of his
duties at the American consulate. The
American embassy would say nothing
concerning the case, further than to
say that if Cutright was not accept
able to the Nottingham authorities, he
probably would be sent eleswhere.
Barbon Bill Passed.
Washington, D. C The rivers and
harbors appropriation bill, carrying
more than $34,000,000, passed the
house by a vote of 164 to 81. The biil
now goes to the senate, where a pro
tracted fight is expected. All efforts
to block or substantially amend the
bill failed. Amendment after amend
ment was voted down. The bill
authorizes no new projects, the $34,
000,000 being apportioned to continue
improvements already under way, with
provision for examination and surveys
in various places, including Colorado.
Noted "Friar Tuck" Dead.
Burlington, Vt. George Frotliing
ham, the original "Friar Tuck" of the
old Boetonians, died suddenly Wednes
day of heart failure. He was 75 years
old. -Frothlnghara appeared here Tues
day night in a revival of the comic
opera "Robin Hood." He had played
the part of the jolly friar more than
6000 times in the last 27 years. I
Portland There is some improve
ment in the potato market this week.
The shipping movement southward has
started, but no great hopes are held
out, as only a small part of the stock
is of shipping quality. A few cars of
Burbanks are going to California and
for these buyers are paying 8090c at
East Side points, while ordinary stock
is bringing 7685c in Portland. The
San Francisco market is in better
shape, as the' Salinas are practically
all gone, and this will leave an open
ing for a limited quantity of Oregons.
The American Wonder seed movement
seems to be about over.
The local jobbing trade is not brisk
and the market is sufficiently supplied.
Front street prices are unchanged.
There is no shipping outlet for eggs
and with receipts enlarging the mar
ket is slowly reaching a lower level.
Sales were made at 2829c, case
count, : . , ;
Poultry receipts were liberal and the
market was weak, hens Belling at 13
14c. Dressed pork was very weak,
with 9c as the top. Veal was barely
steady.
No changes were reported in the
butter or cheese markets.
White beans are steadily advancing
in price. There was a good crop on
the Coast this season and the quality
was fine, but the market is being
strengthened by the upward movement
of prices in the East, where large ex
ports to Europe have caused advances.
Wheat Bid: Bluestem, $1.42;
forty-fold, $1.42; club, $1.41; red
Russian, $1.84; red Fife, $1.87.
Millfeed -Spot prices: Bran, $28.60
29 ton; shorts, $30.5031; rolled
barley, $33. 6034. 50.
Corn White, $36 ton; cracked, $37.
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $16
15.50; valley timothy, $1318.50;
grain hay, $10.5011; . alfalfa, $13
13.60. : ,
Vegetables Cucumbers, hothouse.
$1.75 2 dozen; eggplant, 8 10c
pound; peppers, 12J16c; artichokes,
85c90 dozen; tomatoes, $1.75 crate;
cabbage, Ulc pound; beans, 12jc;
celery, $2.50 crate; cauliflower, $2.26;
sprouts, 8c pound; head lettuce, $1.85
2 crate; pumpkins, lie pound;
squash, lie; carrots, $1.25 sack;
beets, $1.25; parsnips, $1.25.
Green Fruits Apples, 76c$1.50
box; casabas, $1.65 crate; pears, $1
1.50 box; cranberries, $911 barrel.
Eggs Freeh Oregon ranch, lase
count, 2930c dozen; candled,
81c; storage, 2629c. :
Potatoes Oregon, $1 sack; Idfiho,
$11.10; Yakima, 80c$1.10; sweet
potatoes, 21c pound.
Onions Oregon, buying price, $11.26
I. o. b. snipping points. :
Poultry Hens, large, 18Mc;
mixed, 13c; broilers, 1820c; (tur
keys, dressed, 21c; live, 18c; ducM,
12i16c; geese, ll12c.
Butter Creamery, prints, extr M,
294c pound in case lots; lc more Jo
less than case lots; cubes, 25c
Veal Fancy, 12Jc pound. .
Pork Block, 9c pound.
Honey Choice, $3.25 case.
Nuts Walnuts, 1624c pound.
Beans Small white, $5.76; large
rhite, $6.60; Lima, $6.26; pink,
$4.60; Mexican, $6.26; bayou, $6.86.
Hops 1914 crop, 10 men 1918
crop, nominal. .
Hides Salted hides, 14c; salted
bulls, 10c; salted calf, 18c; salted
kip, 14c; green hides, 12Jc; greeil
bulls, Bjc; green calf, 18e; green kip,
14c; dry hides, 25c; dry calf, 27a
Wool Valley, 1718c pound; East-
em Oregon, 1520c, nominal; mo
hair, choice, 1914 clip, 27 Jc. .
Caacara bark Old and new, 44ic
pound.
Cattle Prime steers, $7.50)7.75;
choice, $7.257.50; medium, $6.75
7; choice cows, $66.75; medium,
$5.756; heifers, $5 6.C0; bulls,
$3.605; stags, $4.606.
Hogs Light, $6.766.90; heavy,
$6.806.80.
Sheep Wethers, $6(9)6.60; ewes,
$65.60; lambs, $6.267.60.
Tacoma Local commission men re
port a splendid movement of apples
and a firmness in prices. Prospects for
a healthy business for the remainder
of the season are bright. During the
early part of the war, shipments of
this fruit could not be made to foreign
countries and to move the commodity
it was necessary to set prices down
nearly twice as low as they were last
year.
Potatoes are getting firm. Last
season the spuds opened at high prices
ana went down toward the latter part.
This year the tables are just reversed,
the tubers opening at low prices and
going up aa the season advances.
Merchants say, however, that Quota
tions win not rise much.
Milling wheat in Tacoma made other
advances, reaching the highest point
yet Known locally. Bluestem is offered
at $1.42; forty-fold, $U41; club,
$1.40; red Fife, $1.86; red Russian,
$1.34.
Fresh meats Steers, 121c pound;
cows, 12c; heifers, 12cj121: weth
ers, 12Jc; dressed hogs, 12c; trimmed
sides, ibjc; combinations, 15c; lambs,
jk14c; mamona l. 14o; year
lings, ibc; ewes, lie.
Poultry Ducks, live. 10O1 2c : hens.
dressed, 16 18c; live, 10 14c;
springs, dressed, 22c; live, 1416c;
squabs, live, $2.60 dozen; drensed, $6;
turkeys, live, 18c; dressed, 2830c;
geese, 20c.
Butter Washington create jrr. 28a
29c pound; Oregon, 2627c.
Seattle Wheat Blues tern . $1.48 :
Turkey red, $1.88; forty.foll. $1.42;
club, 11.41; fife, $1.87: red IRusstan.
$1.86; barley, $30 ton.
WAR SECRETARY
WOULD PREPARE
Garrison Wants Truth of Con
ditions Told in Schools. '
Government's Supply of Ammuni
tion at Present Sufficient tor
Only 30 to 40 Minutes.
New York Preparation for the de
fense of the United States in the event
of war was advocated by Secretary of
War Garrison, Henry L. Stimson, ex
secretary, and William C. Sanger, ex
assistant secretary, who were speakers
at a discussion on the military require
ments of the country at the. Republican
club here Monday.
Secretary Garrison said there was
no occasion for hysteria or fear of
compulsory service. When, the gar
risons in Hawaii and at the Panama
canal were manned, he said, the mo
bile army in the United States would
number 25,000 men. . -
Mr. Garrisonssald that tn his opinion
the regiments should be increased to
their full strength of 1863 men each,
thereby making a mobile army of 60,
000 men, and that congress should
make provisions for 1000 additional
officers. :
"The National guard," the secre
tary said "is still far from what it
should be. We must get a reserve of
trained men in the states, a reserve of
army officers to command the men.
We should have the truth told in the
public schools. Scholars should be
told of our years of travail and be pre
pared to deal with the problem of de
fense in later years.
Mr. Garrison asserted that it would
be of infinite value to have the thous
ands of enlisted men annually dis
charged from the army and the re
signed or retired officers where they
ermA he found and recalled to service
In the event of their being needed.
Mr. Stimson said Americans Bhould
be assured that the fate of the Bel
gians never should become theirs. He
advocated that the standing army be
increased to 50,000 men, exclusive of
the reserve and coast artillery, and to
more than 100,000 men, Including the
reserve, which he described as the
foundation for a citizen army. Sup
plies for such an army also should be
provided for Mr. Stimson asserted.
Congressional committees, he con
tinued, had asserted that the United
States had from 60 to 60 per cent of
the necessary ammunition for the
coast artillery. Upon application to
General Crosier, he said, he learned
that this was enough to last for 80 or
40 minutes of actual firing.
"In 1912," he said, "we had ammu
nition enough to supply an army of
450,000 men for half a day's battle at
a rate equal to that with which ammu
nition was consumed in the battle of
Mukden. Now, after great efforts, it
been increased to a supply suffi
cient for a day and aquarter. "
Continual Tremblings Keep
Quake Victims in Terror
Rome A renewal of seismic dis
turbances .early Sunday served to add
to the terror .of the people in parts of
the district that was visited by the
heavy earthquake last Wednesday.
Although the shocks were light,
buildings which had been cracked and
were tottering from the effects of the
first disturbance, were completely
razed. In Avezzano and Bora, the
'owns which suffered most from the
disaster, tube people left their tem
porary shelters and took refuge In
oj. en places. '
,Uin and extremely cold weather in
son w parts of the district ire hamper
ing badly the work of rescue, inn is
narti'entarly true of Sora, where a cold
rain ifell Saturday night and Sunday.
In many of the towns which were
thrown) down by the earthquake it is
feared these are still living persona
beneath the debris and that unless
they are) extricated soon, they will
perish.
DetaiUid reports received in the cap
ital regarding Italy's stupendous earth
quake disaster increase rather than di
minish the appalling list of dead and
the enormous property loss.
The Messoggero, i after making a
careful compilation of ail the figures it
has been able to gather from the dis
tricts and villages hitherto isolated,
announces that the number of dead and
Injured in the Abruzzi district alone la
30,000 without including the Sora district
Deny Kitchener Version.
Berlin One of the statements made
by Lord Kitchener, Great Britain's
secretary of state for war, in his re
view on the progress of military oper
ations in the bouse oi loras on January
6, Is challenged in a statement issued
from the German army headquarters..
Lord Kitchener stated in his address
that the Indian troops were surprised
at Givenchy in December and lost a
trench, which they afterward regained.
The German headquarters contend, that
this trench newer was retaken and is
still in the possession of the Germans.
Swiss Bear Beavy Guns.
Paris A heavy eonnonade was heard
on the Swiss frontier near Basel Mon
day and a red glare in the sky at ni jht
indicated that villages and farmhouses
were burning, according to a dispatch
from Berne. No foreigners will be
allowed to remain in Alsace after Jan
uary 20, 1( is said..